Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-24
DEMAND FOR TURKEYS
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
CranberrieS Jump to $40 and
$11 a BarreI-FanCy Figs
from DoWney Section

few days there has been unprecedented de-
mand for turkeys for the holiday season
Young turkeys were sold from 26 TO 20 cents
a pound Wholesale and retailers puIIeu
down 81 to 3S cents a pound TOT LdhCS
dressed stock. The cost of ThanksgINlHs
feasts did not appear to worry Los Ahse-
les consumers.
Trading at the call session of the produce
exchange yesterday was brisk. Largest saIeS
were two carloads Of Oregon Rose potatoes
for December delivery and one carload Oh
choice Oregon Burbanks.
Cranberries advanced to S10Q11 bar
rel on increased demand. The Howes and
Jersey varieties Of berries are cleaned up
orders have been placed by dealers tor
fresh supplies. ~ -
Tuesday prices for all commodities were
Fancy figs from the Downey district sold
at $3.50 a box Fancy Verdell grapes
brought $125@1.35 a box.
Fancy casabas sold at 81 a crate anu
Christmas melons at S2.25
There was a liberal supply of all kinds OF
fish in the market. oo
cases; butter, 1920 pounds; cheese @ S9a
pounds; potatoes, 27S2 sacks; onions S-V
sacks; sweet potatoes, 27S sacks; apples
4345 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro.
duce to retailers as complied by the Market
Reporter:
BUTTER-selling price to trade, 2hc
higher; California creamery, extras. $780,
do firsts 32hc; cooking. 25c; ladle. Zoe.
EGGS-Local ranch candled, SIC; do case
count, buying price, 4Sc; eastern fresh, SSc; {;
eastern storage, packed extra, S09S4c.
CHEESE-Northern fresh, 1870; local
18c; Oregon Daisy 1SAc eastern singles
l8hc; do Twins, 1Sc; eastern Daisies, 19g
20o; Long Horns IS q 2Gc; eastern chcd-
dars, 10 20c; imported SWISS S2c; Jcit Jack
19c; domestic swiss. 23Q24c; cream brick,
19g 20c; limburger, 19Q20c; Roquefort' so
Q4Oc; Edam, $7.50Q12.
ONIONs-Northern Australian Browns
per cwt., s1.75; Northern Yellow DanYers
s1.75; oregon, $i.75; garlic, per d. &C.
BEANS-No. pink, S6.25 900; NO.
limas, s5.25Q $50; No. l Lady Washington
blackeyes, $5.75@6; No. Garvanzas, $4'oO
Q5: No l California lentils. 81.
POTAToEs-Highland, cwt.' $LdOg 0@ 5'oS; 90
Nevadas, $1.75@1.S5; Lompocs. $l'9Og 2'9g' g5
Salinas, s1.9O@2; yellow sweets $3.50 a l. TO-
DRIED FRUITS-Apples-Evap 10
9hQ1OH; apricots, lb.. 121s @ 13; curraits'
ib.. lie; do 12s, 12o; do Golden. COS h.. SC SC;
do pkg. SC; figs. black and white, per ID,
6h07hc; do white, Coz. pkgs sos $l;0oV
2: do 1907; 12s. Pkg. sO@9oe; 40 ios iolUc eoc:
necartines, lb., 1Oc; peaches, lb, 6 4s q a re-
pears, lb.. 1O@12hc; plums' ID: iOci
prunes, sO4os. 1Os Ollie do -, 4o5Sos' y lVG S6
7O-S0s 7h @Shc; do sO-9Os, SC; do sO-1oOs'
7@7hc; do sacks, lac: raisins, sultanas 6s
bleached. lb.. 10c; do unbleached. ID. o% ~
12-oz pkgs., Sc; London layers crown
2O-lb box, s1.15; do 3-crown. 2O-io' oox,
$1.25; do 4-crown 20-lb. box. sl.bo; l1ose 3o
| muscatels. 2-crown, &c; do S-crown. 3 re-
| do 4-crown, &c: citron. lee: orange ana
FRESH Ts-Citrus-Oranges, Valen-
| cias, s4; do navels, S2.25@3 lemons S4g
8; grapefruit. seedless, $S.5oQS.75; do seed
| lings, $2.25@2.50. IT..
4zP'PEEs~Baldwin, alter. :275; belle ell e.
fleurs. 4-tier $1l5 LIS; do do ,'ie tier,
81: Ben Davis. Alter $1.1O; do y tier. 85c;
| Gano, Alter, Colorado So Greenings' 4-uer'
| s125 do Litter. S1.10; HooVers. Alter
$50; do Al tier s115; Jonathans- 4 4-ter, s9
s3,95@26o; Langfords, Alter, $l.25Q l'So /;
Missouri Pippins S1.25; do 4h-tier SLY;
Pearmains. White Winter 4-ueT' 81 10. c
AZ az tier. s11O; Rome Beauties alter
s2.25625O; Smiths Cider, 4-tier $l;96: 40
Y tier, 75c; spitzenburg, 4-tier' $2g sZ9i
yellow Newtown Pippins. Alter. Sl'S6; DO
1MfsCEfi Observation-Disclosures pears, doz,
s5; bananas, per h., 41ac; blackberries, per
STRAWBERRIES, per basket. 12c; casabas per
crate $780, Christmas melons, $40 22oi )
grapes, per box 75cQ $50; pineapples. sg a.
Nells per box s2.50@s; persmmons, per
crate, $1.5o91.75; pomegranates' per crate
S1.50. -.
$1.25; green asparagus, 15c lb; bell peppers
IL. 4M6c; beets doz. punches, soc; cabbage
lb,. 7c; beets doz. punches. soc; cabbage
sack. soc; red cabbage S9SMe ID; caarots rote
sf5o: celery. crate, s2.75; cucum-
bers crate, $3.50; green corn. box; 65c
corn husks. 1Oc; egg plant, lb' Y "a zc'
horseradish, lb., 25c: okra. &c lb.; lettuce
crate. 5O@ 75c; peas, &c; parsley. dozen
9Sc; northern strawberry rhubarbs' box
s175; spinach, dozen, zoe: sprouts, &C. sum
mer squash, lug box. 4o@5 SOC; young onions
doz.. csc; turnips, doz. punches. zoe; toma-
toes 6O@75c; yellow, 81; beans "a 4c lb.
NIJTs-Fancy XXI almonds, 17ho ID; bra
Hils, 14@15c lb; cocoanuts soc; tiIoerts, l4c
III. pecans Xxx. 15c; do XXX 16c lb; east
ern peanuts. 707hc lb; do Japan. 6hci
ninsn'ts, 1Sc; No. 1 assorted walnuts. Ice;
do budded. 1sc; eastern popcorn cwt' sS.soi
do local, $3.50. - ,c..,,> &c p.
.rgt! choice Honduras (Carolina) $6@6.5o;
japan grades. ss.7594; Island $3.50;
orGKeN, rGGSMrY@Wbite 9o.cWyb water extracted. &c Ib;
40 white, SIC; do light amber. Sc; comb
water white. lib frames. 1sc; do white TIC;
40 light amber. lac; beeswax. SOC ID.
LIVE sTOCK-Packers pay (. o. b. Los
AnreIes for beef steers. 5@5hc; beef heif-
ers' Az @5c; beef calves. ~ q SO; mutton
wethers, $5@5.5O; mutton ewes 500 55oi
mutton lambs So IS hogs; g sad ne, e. ,.rrs
mems. lbs. up. 22c lb.: do small 21s @
Az lbs. tic lb.; broiers. 1 to u lbs; 26c
IN. friers. ~ to lbs, 22c lb; roast chick
ems. 22c lb ducks. 22c 3D.; geesgi A. zoe Ib iO'
qCdTIf GIIIff r1Eyaporated strings. 3oc lb green,
&c ib; chilli tepins. 7bc lb; Japan. Ice;
SrGpHY 9HY VSba,e6)-rhs following quotations
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage
co.-Bariey. s12 5o@14: SO; tame cat Ton. on:
s140165O; alfalfa, ton. S1S'ooV Aa'oV'
wheat Mai nay; yE;EEpWBran. 15rW s1.B5; whole corn.
81 75: cracked corn. $3.50; feed meal. $l.soi
rolled barley s1:i5; oil cake meal ;t SIV' oats
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