Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-18
INDICATIONS GOOD
FOR CHEAPER EGGS
Market Dealers Reduce the Price
One Cent a Dozen-BriSk
Demand for Fruit

Demand for Fruit
Rains in various parts of Southern California
are credited with causing present increase IN
the supply of ranch eggs. Receipts Saturday
We're above normal, and many dealers were
unable to dispose of stock promptly quotations
were reduced 1 cent a dozen to 80 cents Tor
fresh candled and to 95 cents for case counts.
Lower prices are expected to be posted.
The bean market is easier and onions are
still weak.
Butter and cheese are steady while the tone
of the potato market is shade stronger.
The market sweet potatoes was easier.
Some dealers sold at Sl.75 per hundred, and
general quotation of S1.75 early this week IS
anticipated. Certain holdings that have been
held back are putting in an appearance, re-
sulting in the market dropping.
Call for Beleheur apples has been brisk, ana
higher prices this fruit within a week or
ten days is looked for by big handlers OF
Beleheurs. on account of the comparatively
low price these apples they are moving
much more rapidly than the red varieties and
f for no other reason it is believed dealers
will boost the price some in order to stimulate
demand for the red fruit
Fish In liberal supply.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, III cases;
butter. &c, 4S9 pounds; cheese, 1877 pounds; po-
tatoes. 1873 sacks; onions, $50 sacks; beans, 4S5
sacks; sweet potatoes, 153 sacks; apples, 1900
boxes.
Following are the official prices or pro-
duce to retailers compiled by the Market
Reporter:
BUTTER-selllng price to trade. 21sc
higher California creamery, extras Soc;
DO firsts, 32l&c; cooking, &c; ladle. 25c.
EGGS-Local ranch, eandled CSC; do case
count, buying price, 35c; eastern fresh, S6c;
eastern storage. packed extra, ESQ W3oc.
CHEESE-Southern. per lb.. 1Sc; northern,
per h., 1s@1Sl6c northern storage, per h..
lie; eastern singles, per lb.. lSo; eastern.
lb., $4,000; eastern, horns, per lb., 19c; east
ern, daisies, per lb., 19c; Oregon, twins. per
swiss imported, per lb., 32c; Swiss domestic.
block, per lb., 22Q2ic; Swiss domestic, wheel
per lb., 21@2ic; cream brick. per lb' 19q2Qc;
limburger, per lb, lsQ2oc; TX Roeuetort' per lo''
36Gg40c; Edam, per case, $S49.
ONIONS-Northern Australian Browns.
per cwt., $1.75; oregon. $1.S5; NeVadas
$2.25; garlic. per. lb., SC; ~, rnos
IS OOQ5 25 Lady Washington. 81. 4.26@45O; No:
/ small whites, 81; blackeyes, $3.50; NO
Garyanza, $3.50; No. l California lentils'
$500.
POTATOES - Highland, cwt, s1.65Q1. 75;
Nevadas, s1.75; Lompocs, $2.l002.@o; Sa-
linas $2.10; Early Rose. northern, s2.oo;
local Early Rose, $l.S5' White Rose local. local
s1.50@ 1.75; new potatoes boX' vi yello"
sweets $2Q2.25.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples--Ev 1b.,
101A @11hc; apricots, lb.. IL " q l3c; currant'
ib, lOc do pkg, 961oc; dates, Fard. 6Os'
h. lie; do 12s, 12c; do Golden, 60s lo., &c;
do pkg 9c figs, black and white, per lb.,
61s0713c do white, 6-oz pkgs., sos, d.SoQ
2; do 12-oz. 12s. pkg. ,90as5c; do 16-oz., los.
pkg 81; do 1907. cartons, 12s, 9Oc; nee
tarines lb., lee; peaches, lb., 61aq71ac; pears
h., 1Oa12lsc; plums. lb, 1Oc; prunes, So-4os,
lie; do 4O-5os 1okc; do 5o-6os; 9ae; do DO
75kc; do s0-1oOs, &c; do sacks. 15Q16c: raisns,
sultanas bleached. lb:. 1Cc; do unnleached.
do 12-oz. pkgs., &c; London layers, crown
2O-lb. box, s1.15: do 3-crown, 20-lb. box,
S1.25; do 4-crown, 2o-lb. box. s1bo; loose
muscates, 2-crown, SC; do S-crown, SIC;
| on peel, lac.
| FRESH FRUITS -Citrus-oranges, tanger-
| ines, $1.75; do navels $2.25q2.75; lemons, $50
$50; grapefruit. seedless. $500; do seedlings
APPLEs-Baldwin. Alter. s1.75; belleheurs'
4-tier, $1.15@125; do AZ tier, 81 @ l.l0; ben
4-tier, $3.50; do 4hs-tier, 31.25; Gano. 4-ter'
Colorado. So; Greetings, 4-tier, sl.25; do
4stier, s1O; Hooyers 4-tier sl6O: Sl2,o do ~ y
Langfords. 4-tier. $1.2591.35: Missouri Pip
pins. SIPS; do 41A-tier $l1o Pearmains, M
White Winter, 4-tier. SIPS; do 414-tier, H.l0:
Pearmains, red, 4-tier $1.1o; do 4la-tier. $llO;
Rome Beauties, 4-tier, S225q2.5O; smith
Cider, 4-tier, sl.S5; do 4ls-tisr' 76c; Spitzen-
burg. After, $293.25; Yellow Newton Pippins'
4-tier, $1.S5; do 41a-tier, s115.
MIsCELLANEOUS-Al pears. doz.,
s4a5; bananas, per lb., hac; blackberries. per
basket, 12c cranberries, per bbL, Sl3.o !;
strawberries, per basket, lac; casabas, per
crate, s2.25; Christmas melons, $500. .2.25;
grapes. per box, S1.25Q1dO; plneapples, SC;
peaches, per box, b0q65c; pears Winter
Nells, per oo&, S2.25; Bartletts, $3.50; per-
simmons, per crate. $1,5o91.75; pomegranates'
per crate, $l.50.
VEGE ETA BLES-Northern artichokes. doz.,
81 %; green asparagus. 15c lb.; bell peppers,
lb, SO 7c; beets, doz punches, 35c; beans, 10
Sc; cabbage, sack, 60c; red cabbage, 3QS1ac
lb. carrots, doz. punches, 20 q 35c; eaull-
flower crit, $3.50; celery, crit, $3.50; cucum-
bers doz. 75c@$1.25; green corn box, 65c;
corn husss, 10c; egg plant. lb, 5Q6 &c; horse
radish, lb, 121ac; okra, SC lb.; lettuce, crt.'
500 75c; peas, s@10c; parsley. doz.' 25c;
northern strawberry rhubarb, hox $1.75;
spinach doz zoe; sprouts, &c; summer
SQUASH, lug box, 40@ soc; young onions doz.,
25c; turnips. doz. lunches, zoe; tomatoes,
NIJTS-Fancy XXI almonds. 171ac h.; bra
zils, 1i915c lb; cocoanuts, eoe; filberts. 14c
lb,; pecans XXX, 15c; do xxx, Ice lb.;
eastern peanuts. 7Qp7'2c lh.i do Japan, 6he;
ninenuts 1Sc; No / assorted walnuts, 16Q17c;
do budded, 18q1sc; eastern popcorn c"t.' "a;
do local. $3.50.
cwt: choice Honduras tCarolinal. s6qs.5o;
Japan grades, sS.75@4; Island, $3.50; BROKEN
HoNEY-white water extracted. &c lb.;
do white Slhc; do light amber. Sc; comb.
water white, lib. frames, 1Sc; do white,
i7c do light amber. 14c; beeswax SOC lb.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay f. o. b, Los
Angeles for beef steers. 5Q514c; beef heif-
ors, 4lhG5c; beef calves 51aQ6o; mutton
wethers. S5@55o: mutton ewes s5p5.5o; NUT
ton lambs, S. 5O93.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys. live, &c lb.; large
hens lbs up, 22c h.; do small, 21sQ3h
lbs, i7c lb.: broilers, to IA lbs, 26c lb.;
friers, 11s to 8 lbs, 21c Ib.; roast chickens,
25c ib. ducks 25c lb.; geese. 23c lb.; squads,
81 80 doz.; old roosters. Ice lb
CHILI-Evaporated strings. sOc lb,: green,
4c h.; chilli tepins. 75c h.; Japan, 16c;
ground, Sc.
HAY (baled)-The following quotations fur
nished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage Co.
Barley, Sl2 50614.50; tame oat, ton SAG
l6 50 alfalfa, ton. s135O@4.5O; wheat hay,
s14015.
MILL FEED-Bran, s1.55: whole corn. si.75;
cracked corn. $3.50; feed meal, s.S5; rolled
barley $1.15; oil cake meal $3.50; shorts,
e. e0 Kaffir corp TX. whita