Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-28
MEXICAN WATERMELONS
SELL At $3.50 EACH
CantaIoupes Cheaper-SIight De-
cline in Local Ranch
Eggs

First watermelons of the season arrived
in Los Angeles yesterday, the shipment com
ing to Rivers Bros from Esperanza, Mexico.
The melons we're large and juicy and sold
at $3.50 each. Watermelons from the I'm
perlal valley are due to arrive, beginning
June 10.
Cantaloupes are coming in steadily and sell
at lower quotations.
246c a dozen.
Peaches declined to s15o@175 a box on heavy
receipts.
Butter remains firm at present quotations,
Green corn sold at 40c a dozen.
Fish plentiful.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, 239 cases.;
butter, 14,12S pounds; cheese, 1877 pounds; po-
tatoes 625 sacks; beans, 100 sacks.
PRODUCE PRICES
Wholesale prices of produce to retailers as
corrected daily by Market Reporter:
EGGS-Local ranch, candled 271ac; local
ranch, case count, buying price, A42c'
BUTTER-Selling price to trade, 21Rc hlgh-
er; Califoi mia creamery, extras SOc; CailIor-
MIA creamery, grsts, 29c; cooking butter zoe
large, 17c oregon, Daisy, 1Sc; Eastern, sin
5i1s, f9o Eastern, twins, ioo, Eastern, @ 1s,s-
les 1S1ac; Eastern, long horn, 191sq20c;
Eastern cheddars, 19lAc; imported SWISS Soa
Sic, Jack cheese Csc; domestic SWISS, zlc
cream brick, zoe; Limburger, 2O@21c; Rogue
fort, 3s94Oc Edam, SS.0O@9.oO; Canadian
cream, per box, S1.00.
BEANS-Pinks, $780, lirnas, %75; Lady
Washingtons, $3.50; small whites, $5.25; black
eyes, S6.25; bayous, $3.50; Garvanzas' $4'oV'
Lentils California, $780,
POTATOES-Nevadas, Sips; Highlands, per
cwt,, s5c4S10o; Lompoc per cwt;, $iSoq
15O: Watsonville per cwt., $1OOgL25; 1daho'
per cwt., 90c9$110; new potatoes, per box,
4O@5Oc; oregon Burbanks, per cwt., SlSSg % g
/ 50; oregon White Rose, $780, Salinas, Sis
QL35 Yellow Sweets, per lug, sl.35.
ONIONS-Bermudas, per sack SOU; beT-
mudas crates, $1.50@1.6O Northern Austral-
ian brown, per cwt., $500; Nevadas, S2.W;
local Silver Skins, lug box, 6Oc; oregon
$1.75; garlic, per lb, S@10c
APPLEs-Bellefeur, S1s-tier, s175; FAN PIP
pins, s165; Fall Pippins, 41s-tier, $40; Green
ings, S16O; reenings, 4A-tier, s1.95; Jonathan
45-tier Colorado Jack, S2.25; Pearmains,
white winter, Alter, $1.S5; Pearmains, 41s-tier,
ST. 40; Pearmains, red Alter, s1.5O; Pearmains.
red 41a-tier, Sl.2O; Ben Davis, Col, S125G
$50; Ben Davis, Col, s1.25@1.5O Newtown
Pippins Alter, S2OO Newtown Pippins, Az
tier, ST. 80; Mo. Pippins, Col, s2.Oo; Langfords,
Alter, S165; Langfords, Hs-tier, S1.25 Rome
Beauties, $780, Spitzenburgs, 4-tier. $500;
Ganos Colo Jack, $1.75; Winesaps Col, $3.50;
Winesaps Alter CAL, $225@2.50.
BERRIES Strawberries per basket, 4q7c;
cranberries, per bbl., $500; raspberries, per
basket, 495c; blackberries, per basket, 4q5c;
N~~--0N'
CT ciiTRUs-Grapefrult seedless, $500; grape
fruit, seedlings. $500; lemons, fancy, SS S25q
$50; lemons choice, $780, oranges, fancy
navels. s2.5O926O; oranges, choice navels'
81. 90; oranges, tangarines, Y box, SLOW; or
anges valencias, fancy, s2.5O@S.Oo hmes'
3O-lb box, s1.25. -
red per lb., &c; dates, Fard, lb,, lOqlZci
dates, Golden, lb., 7z@71ac; Persian, LID:
packages, 71a4Sc; Alligator pears, doz., Sz''oa
$50; pineapples 546c.
MIsCELLANEOUS-Ap per lug box
SIPS; cantaloupes, standards, $500; canta-
Ioupes per pony crate, $3.50; cantaloupes' spe-
ciais. per crate s1.0O; cherries, white, bulk
76Sc; cherries, bulk, per lb., sole; currants'
per crate, s1.oO; figs. per box, Sl.zo~I.o oo
1@2c; peaches box, s1,5O; plums lug boxes
ETABLEs-Artichokes, northern, doz.
7O@75c; asparagus. gren' per To-, 4gtci ,oe pei
punches, 25@35c; beans string, lb, 4q6c; cap
bage, doz punches, &c. carrots, doz bunches
256l35c; caulihower, crate Sl.OopLoO' ceiely
per crate s3.5oqS75 oucumpers' per nI,s uIn,
81 OOD1 50; corn, green, doz., 45c; corn husks
cut per lb, 1Oc; husks, uncut per ID
Sc; egg plant lb., 15c; horseradish, per lp'
1O912c: oyster plant per doz So@4oci okia
Ib. 3Oc; lettuce, crate, l.VOql,zo' peas osG 5D
204c: parsley doz, 25c; parsnips, doz., SoQ
35c: rhubarb crimson winter, 75cQSLOO; rhu'
barb northern strawberry, box, sl,5O; splnacn
doz., 15c; squash, summer crate; 4Ve9Oo
young onions, doz., 2O@SOc; turhlps' 10 u4a
lunches. 25035c; tomatoes local, per crate
81 90; tomatoes, Mexican, crate S1'75Ql.So.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, evaporated' ID
s6D9c: figs loose, white, box, $l.5O; nlgs
loose, black, box. s1SS imported ngs' az sD
i691Sc; currants, 9h@1Oc; peaches. lb' 6AQ
Sc; pears. lm., 1o@12c; plums' d. I77sc
aectarines, h., 71s4Slhc.
PRIJNEs-2 -SOs. 11Q12c; sO-4Os, Sc; 4O-5os
71kc; 5O-6Os, &c; 6O-7Os &c; 7o-SOs' SIC; SO-sOs
- RAIsINs-( (MuscatelO; 2 Crown loose. 60 60
Ib. boxes, lb., 46c; Crown, loose, 5o-lp
boxes. Ib., SC; Crown. loose, 5o-lb. boxes
h., 51sc; London layers, 2 Crown N-Io @
box s115: London layers, Crown, zO-lo' poA
81 %: London layers, 4 Crown, 2o-lb box
q 60, London layers, Crown, s1s5 Sultanas
belached 9a11c; sultanas, unbelached. 10,
3lkc; seeded raisins 16-oz pkges' o72w'7so
seeded raisins 12-oz. pkges, sac.
NUTs-Almonds fancy XXI, ID, 11@isc
almonds Ne Plus Ultra, lb., &c., Brazils 10.
IsaS14c: cocoanuts, s5c@sLOO flberts. ID.
I4915c; hickory, lb., Sc; pecans, AX, " 10: ?;
ID. 17c; peanuts eastern, lb. lie; peanuts
California, lb., 51a@6c; peanuts. Japan, 10.
slS6D7c: peanuts, Spanish shelled. No. l, pc
b 1oc; pinenuts, zoe; walnuts, NO. !, ?.
Jumbos, 17@1Sc; walnuts, budded' lIQlSc
,,oncorn. eastern, per cwt., $3.50; popcorn
local, per cwt., $1.OO@S.25.
RICE-Per lb.: Fancy Honduras (Carollna9 az
choice fN'SN
Japan grades, sS.75@4.Oo; Island rice $3.50
broken, $3.50. ~
HONEY-Extracted water white lb' q
71bc; extracted, white, lb., &c; extracted
light amber, Ib.. e1hc; comb, water white
lib frames. 16Q17e; comb, white. 1-ih ID
frames. 1501sc; comb, light amber. lib
frames, 1O@13c beeswax, lb, Soc.
EsToCK-Packers pay +. 0. b. Los s, AN AN
gele sfor Beef steers, 5@5hc; beer hel1ers
4lSG15e; beef calves. 51AQ6c; mutton, weathers
AZ -5oG6. 90; mutton. ewes, s5.ooQ55o; mutton
lambs $S5O@S75; hogs. lie. oao-
POIJLTRY-Turkeys, live, per lb., 2SQZ9c
large hens, lbs. UP. per lb.. 1Sc smal
hens, "a to 8A, per h., 1sc; bhoilers IL t
3 lbs, per lb., 25c; fryers, 2la to IDS, pc
III, 25c; roast chicken, per lb zoe; ducks
ner lb, 1sc; geese, per lb., Ice; SQUADS pc
dozen, sl5O; old ROSTERS per , Ib' &C. &C.. o,,an
rated loose. lb, lie; Mexican, black, lb., Zoe
Green Chill, lb.. zoe; Chilli Tepins, h. A'Sa
Japan, 15c. -.,. ~
HAY (Baled)-Following quotations ar
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay storag
company: Barley, $12. 5O@14.5O; tame oat hay
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