Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
SLUMP IN EGG PRICES
IS FEATURE OF MARKET
Drop of Three Cents to Clean Up
Excess SuppB-Pota-
toes Firm

Egg prices made a sensational slump yes
terday, dropping from 37c a dozen for local
ranch candled to 34c and from 33c Tor
local ranch buying price to 30c fiat. This
action on the part of the members of the
produce exchange at the call session was
due to the fact that several large dealers
were compelled to unload excess stock
much of which is said to be Inferior When
these eggs are disposed of it is believed
that quotations will advance.
There was no change in butter receipts
being 35,s16 pounds
Long Horn cheese advanced to 1871 92Oc
a pound.
Potatoes firm; sweets declined lac to
2W2hc pound.
There was enough fish in the market to
meet the demand.
Produce receipts-Eggs 14S cases; butter
s6,S16 pounds; cheese, 1855 pounds; pota-
toes, S11 sacks; beans, 33 sacks; sweet po-
tatoes, 427 sacks; apples, 1900 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Folio wing ;he wnolesale prices OF pro-
duce to retailers compiled BY the Market
Reporter:
EGGs- (Per dozen) Local ranch. canded.
S4c; do case count buying price, Soc; east
ern fresh, 30c eastern storage extras, 27c'
eastern storage seconds 24c.
BUTTER CPer lb.) California creamery
extra, S2Ac; do frsts. sic; cooking Zoe;
CHEEsE-(Per lb) Northern fresh, 1sA
a 17o; large Anchor 1Sc; Oregon Daisy,
19c; singles 1shc; eastern Twins. is "
zoe; eastern Daisies, 19c; eastern Long
Horns, 1871 a zoe; eastern cheddars, 19Q2Oi
imported Swiss. soc; Jack, 1Sc; domestic
swiss. 22@24c; cream brick, Ice; limburger'
19c; Roquefort, SSc; Edam, $3.50; Canadian
cream box. 81.
BEANs-No. pink, 1915; No.
llmas So; No. l Lady Washington, S4.ooi
No. l small whites $4.75; No. blackeyes
$3.50; No. l GarYanzas, $3.50; No. Calfor-
mia lentils Sc.
PoTAToEs Highlands. cwt, s14O91.5O;
local Burbanks $3.50; Salinas, $3.50; yellow
sweets, 282 1-4c; reds, 292 Lac
$3.50; northern yellow Danvers, cwt
$1.5O91.75; northern yellow Danvers, cwt
$3.50; local silyerssins, lug 9Sc; 90 swt' FSi
FRESH FRUITS-Apples. Alexanders. T.
tier, $1.5O; White Astrakans' $l.6oi
Gravensteins. 4-tier, s1.75; do, " tier
800; crab apples. &c lb; Belieheur'
BERRIEs-(Per basket) Strawberries
s@7c; raspberrles, 7c; blacl1berries. 79So'
@3,5O; do seedlings, $2.25; lemons, 81. 700;
Valencia oranges, ss.o0@4.oO
TROPICAL FRUITS-tPer lb.) Bananas
4@4hc do red. &c; Fard dates. 1o@ i4ci
MIsCELLANEoUs-C cabbage
crates, LOCAL. s275@S; grapes, lug box SVS; SG
nectarines, crate, s1.35; peaches box. Sl.oo
@125; Bartlett pears, box $1.75; plums
lug box, s1.2591.5O; ounces, box. 81 hgs,
soc box; casabas, crate. S.6O@ l''0; IoNAy
GETABLES-Northern artichokes, doz
9oc@s1; bell peppers. lug DOC; beets ooA'
punches, 25c; string beans, 3@7c 40 hIna,
7c green cabbage, S1.5o SACK red' sc ~
carrots 25c doz bunches; caulihower, Sl'o0
crate, celery 60@70c doz; cucumbers, box 20
a soc; green corn, 60c box; corn husKs, loc'
egg plant 40 &C lb; horseradish, 25c ID; okra
9S4c ib; lettuce, 81 crate peas &c lb; pars-
lev 2O025c doz; crimson winter rhubaro'
7bc6s1; do northern strawberry, $1.25 box;
spinach 1bc doz; summer squash. 25c lug;
Young onions zoe doz: turnips. 25c doz.
bunches tomatoes, 4OQ6Oci asparagus
green. 15c doz >,
DRIED FRUITs-Evaporated apples H.
SIC; apricots lb., 12c; loose white figs, box,
$780, do black, s1S5; peaches, lo.' 7c; pears
ib, s@12c; nectarines. lb,. S91oc:.
PRUNEs-S -4os 1oc; 4S-5os &c; a. 6ooSOs' 9oS SC;
RAIsINs (Muscatels) s)-2-crown, loose. 3d.
ib box lb &c; S-crown, do, &c; 4-crown, DC,
do, s-crown. s1.25; do, 4-crown, $50; Sui
tanas, bleached. lb. &c; do unbleached, She;
seeded raisins, 1901. pkg. sh @7c; do 12-
o. NPnTsVfPer TT; Ib) Fancy almonds Xxi,
17o. brazils 14c cocoanuts. 90c; flbertD
14c; pecans, Xxx, 1sc; do xxx 17e; DO
xxx, Ice; eastern peanuts, 7Ac; DO Jaran
6hc; pinenuts. zoe; No. walnuts' assn: l5o;
do budded, tic; eastern popcorn. cwt. $3.50;
do local. $3.50.
RICE-(Per 100 lbs.) Fancy Honduras
a, :
5000 so; Japan grades. $37594; Island rios.
'H0NEYMCPer lb.) Extracted. water white
%. 91Sc; do white, &c; do light amber, TIC;
comb, water white, 1sc; do light amber l5c;
beeswax, h., Soc
yFsTOCK-Packers pay E. o. b. Los An
geles for beef steers. 5@5hc; beef heifeis
~ @6c; beef calves 5A @ee; nut mnttea: on
wethers. s55oQ6; mutton. ewes $5QS'0o'
mutton, lambs, s35O@375; hogs. lie.
PoULTRY-tPer lb.) Live turkeys 25g
SIC; large hens lbs. up, 25c; small mems
az to " lbs lee; broiers' ! to dsto,,.n ~ lbs
1ec: friers IL to 8 lbs, 16c roast chicken
lie; ducks, 14c; geese, lie; old ROSTERS
&c; SQUADS dozen, $3.50.
CHIII-Evaporated strings, lb., Csc; DO,
loose, 22c; Mexican black, csc; green, &c:
cnili tepins, soc, ground, Sc,
HAY-(Baled.) The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay stor-
age Co. Barley. s125o@ 14.50; tame oat,
hay. per ton, sl4@1sbo; alfalfa. ton. $3.50
Mil, FEED-Bran s1.55; whole corn,
$50 cracked corn, s1sb; feed meal $3.50;
rolled barley. s1.25; oil cake meal, $3.50;
ahorts $3.50; Kaffir corn. S1.75; white oats
e. 90: red oats, eastern. $2.s5; wheat ori-
sinai stsI sacks, cwt. $3.50; wheat 1oO-lb. sacks,
t1.ss.