Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-28
ADVANCE IN ONIONS IS
DUE TO KEEN DEMAND
Decline in CantaIoupes and a
Weakness in Poor Quail
ity of Potatoes

Dealers report the market still strong Tor
fancy potatoes. Receipts yesterday were
1896 sacks.
Keen demand for onions In the north and
the PERSISTENT rumor here that prices are
going higher caused jobbers to raise their
price to the trade to s1.75 per hundred for
all northern brown stock.
Cantaloupes and watermelons were de
cidedly weak. cantaloupes moved slowly
at $3.50 to S1.75 per crate, and the move
ment in watermelons was equally SLOW
Casabas were a drug at $3.50 per crate
Grapes were quoted at 65c@ $l25 Peaches
stiffened up cents per box Bartlett pears
were firm at $2.5Oq2.75 per box and the
top price quoted on plums and prunes was
sl50 per box.
/ cent. Cabbage declined quarter. Corn
husks advanced 2 cents Lettuce was
frmer Another shipment of sprouts re-
ported, sold at cents, Peas were firm at
cents. Squash and tomatoes were higher.
Owing to carload shipment Of MERGED
sweet potatoes which are Of very fine quail
ity prices weakened slightly on local sweet
potatoes. 1t Is reported there will be a
carload Of Merced stock shipped here daily
from now on. as they can be laid down
and sold at a profit at prevailing prices
There was enough fish in the market to
meet the demand.
Receipts of produce were; EGGS, us
cases; butter, 4e,652 pounds; cheese, 75l
pounds: potatoes, 1895 sacks; beans, 4ls
sacks onions, 800 sacks; sweet potatoes
36T sacks; apples, 5000 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro
duce to retailers as compiled by the Marker
Reporter:
EGGs-Local ranch oandled 4so; do case
count buying price, Ssc; eastern fresh, 35c;
eastern storage, packed extra, 304 32c; do,
storage seconds. 26c,
BUTTBR--seing price to trade aye high
err; California creameres, extras, 32Rci dc
hrsts. 31c; cooking. use; ladle. Csc.
CHEEsE-Northern fresh, l7@17hc;
local. 1se; oregon Daisy. 1873 @19e;
eastern Daisies. ls@1sKo; eastern Long
Horns. 1914 @ 20c; eastern cheddars 20c; inn
ported swiss, 3oc jack, &c; domestic swiss,
22Q24c cream brick. ice; limhufger, zoe
Roquefert sse; Edam' SsQs'sO; Canadian
BEANs~No. / pink, $3.50; No. i limas
$500; No Lady washington, $3.50; No,
small whites $45O No 1 blackeyes Sc;
lentils, S70s.
PoTAToEs-Highland owt.. s1.4O@1, ,sOi
local Burbanks. s125; Salinas sl,65; yellow
oNIoNs-Local yellow Danvers, s1.75;
northern, s1.75; do Australian browns. $1.75;
local. sl.75i local silver skins, ug box, 81;
FRESH FRUITS = Apples - Belleneurs,
s1@L.15, Az tier, s1@110; Pearmains,
white winter, Alter s1,25; do red, / u tier,
sl,00; Fall Pippins, 4=tier, s1.00; Jonath7
win, Alter s1.65; Az tier s1.25; Greenings,
14-tier, SITE; spitzenbergers, 4ptier $l.e5;
4 " tier. s1.35.
BERRIEs-strawberri per basket. 90
Zoe; raspberries. per basket, 1oe; black
berries per basket. sQ1eei eranberries, hbi
$3.50,
CITRUS FRUITs-G Grapefruit, seedless
sa75 seedlings, $3.50; lemons, $4Q450i
Valencia oranges 81.
TROP1CAL-Bananas ib. 4@4hc; Fard
dates, lb,, 1o@1Sc; golden dates, lb., lei
alligator pears. doz. s3,5O@A.5O; pneapples.
MIscELLANEoUs - Local cantaloupes
cabbage crate s175 casabas, crate, $3.50;
figs, box s1.oo; Muscat grapes lug box,
pears. $2.75 box; plums, crate, 81 so; prunes,
sl,50q175; ounces. lb,, &c; watermelons,
IN Gave lb.
vEGETABLEs-Nor artiehokes, doc.
ST. green asparagus. 15c Id; bell peppers. ID,
5@6c; beets. dog, punches csc: lima beans,
49 SC; string beans, lb.. &c; green cabbage,
sack. 81; red cabbage, &c lb, carrots. doz.
lunches. 25c; oaulihower crate, 81 80; cell
cry, crate, S2,25Q2.50i eucumhers. box. 40c;
green corn. box. 60965eI corn husks 10e
egg plant, lb,, 2a4 4c; horseradish, lb,, 25ci
okra &c lbI lettuce. crt. sl.P0; peas, so &c
lb; parsley. doz. 25o; northern strawberry
rhubarb, box, 81 SO; spinach. doz 206125e
sprouts. 1ehc; summer squash. lug box. 90
q S5e; young onions, doz. 2Oc; turnips, doz.
DRIED FRUITS-Evaporated apples. SIC
lb; apricots, 121s @14c lb; peaches, w q sc
lb; pears, 1O@12c lb; plums. 1oe; necta-
PRuNEs-so-4O -4Os s91oc; 4o-5os, s91Oc; 5O-sos
S@sc; 6O-7Os. 7c; so-9Os, 61se; s0-100s, &c.
RAIsINs-2 crown. loose. 5O-lb. boxes.
sho, lbi crown, do, 4e; crown, do Nc;
do 8 crown. 81 %; do crown. 81 so; Sui
tanas bleached, 6@7c lb; unbleached. 40
sc Ii; seeded raisins, 16 OF. pkgs. &c; do IL
&c.
NUTs-Fancy IXL almonds. 17hc lb; bra
zils. 14@15c lb; cocoanuts 9Oc; filberts lac
lb; pecans, Xxx. 15c; do xxx, 16c lb; east
ern peanuts. 7@7hc lb; do Japan, 6hc;
pinenuts. 1Sc: No. 1 assorted walnuts Ice;
do budded, 1Sc; eastern popcorn cwt, $3.5O;
do local. $3.50.
RICE-Fancy Honduras tcarolIna> SO. Is
Japan grades. aS.75@4; Island, $780,
HoNEY~Whits water extracted &c lb;
water white, lib frames, 1sc; do white, lie;
do light amber, lac; beeswax, SOC lb,
LIVE sTocK-Packers pay (. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. 5Q5kc; beef helf-
wethers, s5.5O@s; mutton ewes. s595. so;
mutton lambs, s3.5O@s.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys, live 25@2sc lh;
large hens 4 lbs. up, ice lb do small, sh q
friers. u to lbs. lie 10: roast chicken,
lsc lb; ducks. 1sc lb; geese, lie lb; squads.
S1.b0 doz; old roosters &c ID.
CHILI-Evaporated, strings, soc lb; green.
&c lb; chill tepins 75o lb; Japan, 16c;
ground. SC.
HAY (baied)-The following quotations
co.-Barley. s12 5O@14. SO; tame oat. ton.
$14@16.50; alfalfa. ton, s1S. 5o@14A5o;
wheat hay, s14@15,
MILL FEED-Bran. 81 55 whole corn.
s175; cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal SASS;
rolled barley, $1.15i oil cake meal s2,5Oi
shorts, 81 so; Kaffir corn, 81 rs; white oats,
S1S5; eastern red oats, $2.25; wheat, orr
ginal sacks, cwt. $1.soi wheat. lOo-lb'
sacks. 1lsas'
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