Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-07
LOCAL EGGS SOARING
To HIGHEST PRICES
Consumers Want the BeSt-But-
ter Receipts HeaVy-FruitS
Decline in Value

Principal feature Of the produce marke'
Tuesday was still another advance in quo
tations on local eggs-from AZ and 3S cents
to "a and 80 cents a dozen. Receipts OF
fresh eggs recently have not been sutncleh,
to meet local demand. Poor quallty %, .,
eggs shipped in from the north does not
relieve the situation. Consumers "s"'
the best and the best comes high.
Receipts Of butter totalled 1866 pounds
but there was no change In prices
Cheese firm; potato market in good con
dition.
sharp decline in cantaloupe prices was
the chief feature of the fruit market
The price on large crates dropped 70 $S,oy
@25O. The decline was due to the COO
weather. Watermelons were weak. ne ne
price on grapes advanced cents to 81
a 80 cents per box. Receipts were lig4t
The market was firm on pears. reaches
and plums showed little change.
Barracuda was scarce; all other kinds
of fish in liberal supply.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, 254 cas-.
es; butter 1856 pounds; cheese S2sS
pounds potatoes, 1851 sacks; beans.
sacks; onion, none; sweet potatoes l4i
sacks; apples, 13,2oo boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices Of pro
duce to retailers as compiled by the Marker
Reporter:
EGGs-Local ranch, candled, 43c; do, case
count, buying price. 89ci eastern fresh S2c
eastern storage, packed extra, ESQ SOC; dc
storage seconds. 25c.
BTTTER-serlng price to trade 2lbc high.
er; California creameries, extras, 32Bc; DC
firsts, 31c; cooking. 25c; ladle. 25c.
CHEESE-Northern fresh, l7g gl ~
large Anchor 18c; oregon Daisy, 10 u q ISc q
eastern singles, 19c; eastern Twins. 18 1s q
19c; eastern Daisies 10000; eastern Lone
Horns, 100 zoe; eastern chedders, zoe; i'm
ported SWISS S0c Jack. 19c; domestic
swiss, 22@ 23ci cream brick. 19o; limburger
Ice; Roquofort. 88c; Edam, sS0s.6o; Ca
BEANs~No. / pink. ss.75; No, 1 llmas
s4.75@5; No. 1 Lady Washington, $3.50
No. / small whites $3.50: No. l blackeyes
IS. so; No. 1 Garvanzas, 80; No. Cali
oTAToEs-Highland cwt. s1.26@1. so
local Burbanks, s1.50; Salinas, s1b5; yello"
sweets s1.75.
@1.4O; northern yellow Danvers S1.25 q
1.A0; northern Australian browns. S1.2o g
lao; local Australian browns, sl25 lao
silverskins 50; garlic, 7c lb.
FRESH FRUITS-Apples-Bell
s1.15@1.25; after. s1.1o; Greetings, 4
tier 1925; 4b-tier, 81; Gravensteins. 4
tier $3.50; AZ tier, 81; Pearmans. white
winter Alter. st.35; do red. X tier: :!
Fall Pippins, Alter, s1.10; do 41a-tier, 81. 80
BERRIES-Strawberri basket, S9lOc
raspberries. 10c blackberries. &C.
CITRUS FRUITs-Grapefruit' seedless
$3.50; seedlings. $3.50; lemons s496; Va
TROPICAL-Bananas lb. 4@4hc; Fart
dates lb 10@14c; golden dates lb. 7@7hc
alligator pears doz. s35O@ 45o; pineapples
&C lb.
cabbage crates, s2Q2.5O; casabas, crate
81. so; figs. box. 81 2S; Muscat grapes, luE
box, 65Q9do; Tokay, d.25 1rS5; black
65ci peaches box, 81; Bartlett pears
box 81 Is; plums lug box. s1@1 .S5; prunes
s1@1.35; ounces, box 81; watermelons' ID
1Q2c.
VEGETABIIE artichokes, doz
81; green asparagus, 15c lb; bell peppers 10
&c: beets, doz. punches 25o; lima beans, 40
60; string beans, lb. 4c; green cabbage, sacl
90c@S1; red cabbage. lb. Sc; carrots. do2
bunches 25c; caulihower, crate, 81. 90; Gel
cry crate, S2.25Q2.b0; cucumbers, box 05c
green corn. box. soc: corn husks. 10c: eg
plant, lb. 3a5c horseradish. lb. 25c; okre
| &C lb; lettuce, crate, 81 Q1 20; peas, 90 :
lb; parsley. doz. 25c; northern strawoerr
| rhubarb box 81 50 spinach. doz. 20Q 25c
sprouts, 12hc; summer squash, lug box, 2
| a S5c; young onions doz zoe; turnips, doi
punches. zoe; tomatoes. 250 soc.
DRIED FRUITS-Evaporated apples y
lb; apricots, 12@18c Ib; peaches, ~ @7h
lb; pears, 1O912c lb; plums. 1oo; necta
rines 8010o lb.
PRUNEs-aO-4os s@1Oc; 4o-5Os, s@sc
5o-6Os 7ho; sO-7os 7c; 7o-SOs. &c; so-9Os
RAIsINs-2 crown, loose 5o-lb boxes
$40 lb; crown, do, 4c; crown do y
London layers crown. 2o-lb, box. 81 10
tanas, bleached, 697c lb; unbleached. 4G
&C lb; seeded raisins, 16 OF. pkgs, &c; do
o. &c.
NUTs-Fancy IXL almonds. tic lb; bra
zIls. 14o lb; cocoanuts, soc; filberts, 14c lb
pecans, Xxx, lac lb do xxx, 15c lb; eastern
peanuts, 7Q7kc lb; do Japan, 6hci pine
nuts. lie; No 1 assorted walnuts. 1901
do budded, 17@1Sc; eastern popcorn c"'
SO 5O do local. So so.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carollna) s6. I
cwt; choice Honduras (Carolina) $685. so
Japan grades, $8.75@4; Island $3.50
broken. $3.50 oy
HONEY-Whlte water extracted. 999A
lb; do white, S1a @9c; do light amber 712
Sc; comb, water white, lib. frames, lSc; d
white, lie; do light amber 10o; oeeswa~
30c ID.
LIVE sTOCK-Packers pay f. o. b. Lo
Angeles for beef steers. 5dA5 hc; beef helf
ers' Az 05c; beef calves, 3 Y a &c; muttol
wethers, S5.60@6; mutton ewes, $oQb'o oo
mutton lambs SO 5O93.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys. live 2o@2ec
large hens lbs. up, 19o lb; do small "a
Az lbs, lie lb; broilers, to II lbs. 17c lb
friers, IN to 3 lbs. tic lb; roast chicken
18c lb; ducks, Ice lb; geese. lie lb; squads
st.5 so doz; old ROSTERS SC lb,
CHILI-Evaporated strings, SOC lb; greer
4c lb; chilli tepins, 75c lb; Japan, lSc
STAY Hay Cbaled)-The following quotation
furnished by. the Los Angeles Hay Storag
Co.-Barley s12.5O@14. 5Oi tame oat, tor
st4@16,50; alfalfa ton, 3.5OQ14. SO
wheat hay, st4915
MILL FEED-Bran. s1.55; whole corr
81 80; cracked corn, s1.S5; feed meal, s1.90
rolled barley. 81 rs; oil cake meal 81. 80
shorts, 81 so; Kaffir corn, SIS; white oat:
s1 %. eastern red oats. S2.25: wheat. orr
ginai sacks. cwt. $3.50; wheat 1Oo-lt
| &c 81 .95,