Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-05
VEGETABLES SCARCE
IN LOCAL MARKET
LIGHT RECEIPTS CAUSE AD-
VANCE IN PRICES
Eoq Quotations Up 8 Cents All Around,
Dealers and Consumers Long
for Better Weather
Conditions

Inclement weather, something unusual but
always OF brief duration in California, has
cut down the receipts Of vegetables and ber-
ries in the local market. Consequently these
commodities are higher than usual. cabbage
selling at 81 a sack, local tomatoes at 9l.Z5
a iub box and peas 10 70 IL cents pound.
These prices will rule until the gardeners IN
crease conslgnments.
Scarcity of local eggs caused an ADVANCE
Of 3 cents a dozen all around. only eighteen
cases. or $40 dozen, were received Tuesday.
No change In quotations on storage eggs
Butter receipts were under 1900 pounds.
No advance in prices.
Fish is more PLENTIFUL
Receipts of produce were Eggs, is cases;
butter, 1852 pounds cheese, 81 poundsi po-
tatoes, g sacks; onions, sack; sweet pota-
toes, 145 sacks.
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
Wholesale quotations:
EGGS-Local ranch, candled, extra Sc
lected, 41c; local ranch, candled, soc; local
ranch case count, buying price, S6c; east
srn fresh 35c; eastern storage, packed
extra soc; eastern storage, seconds, 28c.
BUTTER-Californa creamery extras. 2
lb roll, Csc: California creamery hrsts. z
h. roll, 67hc. eastern creamery, extras
67hc; cooking butter, 2ec; ladle butter
cHEEsE-Northern fresh. zoe; northern
storage. 10000; oregon Daisy, lsh hc;
eastern singles. 19c; eastern twins, 100
19hc; eastern Daisies. zoe; eastern Long
Horn, zoe; eastern Chedders, 10c; imported
swiss. 32o; Jack cheese, 1Sc; domestic
zoo 21c Roquefort. ss o 4oc; Edam. ssOO9
300; Canadian cream, per box, S1.o0.
BEANS-No. 1 pinks, $4.bO14s0; No. l
Limas. S44O@4 45O; No. 1 Lady Washing.
tons s425@450 No. small whites, se. 40
Q5.50; No. l Blackeyes. $500; No. Gar
vanzas. s3.9OQA5o; No. Lentils. California
PoTATOEs-HighIands per cwt.. s1.to
@1.35; Lompoc per cwt.. $1.65 Oils; Wat
sonville. per cwt, $1.50@1.65; Oregon Bur
banks per cwt.. $1.40Q1.5o; oregon Early
Rose per cwt., $2.oo; Salinas, sl.5O@lSSi
Yellow Sweets. per cwt., S175.
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown. per
cwt, s1.6O9L75; oregons. 50 cwt; garlic
8010c lb.
FRESH FRuITs-Apples: Bellefeurs'
Alter, s1.5O@1.65; Belleheurs. 4h-tier
s1.35; Gravensteins, Alter, $1.0O; Craven
stems, 4h-tier, 90c@ $1.00; Hoovers. after
s2.25: Jonathans 4-tier, $500; Pearmains
tier sl.a5; Pearmains. red. 4-tier. s15o;
Pearmains, red. 4h-tier. s1.2o; Smiths
cider, 4-tler. $3.50; Smiths Cider. 4h-tier
$1.25; Ben Davis, 4-tier. COL 81 90 g lSS;
Newton Pippins alter, $3.50; Mo Pippins
Alter. Col, S2.oo; Mo. Pippins Az tier
Cal, $1,95; Mo. Pipplns, 4-ter. Call $3.50;
Rome Beauties. $2.5o@275; spitzenburgs'
4-tier, s2.5o; Ganos. s1.75@2 200; Winesaps
4-tier, Col. s875@ 500; Wlnesaps. 4-tler
Cal, s1.75; Winesaps, AZ tier Cal. s1.25
Berries: Strawberries fancy. per basket
9912c; Strawberries choice, per basket SC;
cranberries, per barrel. si191l.5o; rasp-
berries, per basket. 1Oc. Citrus: Grapefruit
seedlings. $2509s3.0o; lemons, fancy, $40
lemons. choice, s175; oranges. fancy Nayels
$3.50; oranges, Vaiencias, fancy. s26o9
800; lines. 20-lb. box. S1.25.
TROPICAL-Banasas, per lb, 4he; ban
anas. red, per lb., &c; dates, Fard, h.. 80
Dn-E Ia H.lh
pkgs, &c; Alligator pears. doz., $500; pine
apples, 6@7c.
MIscELLANEOUs-P winter Nellis,
picking boxes, t1.5O@1.75; cantaloupes, local.
crate, Jumbos, $2509 800; casabas,, crate,
$1.69@1.70; Christmas melons, $500; grapes,
lug boxes. si.25Q1.5O; Guavas per basket,
4c; peaches box. s1.25; pomegranates, sc;
ounces. per box, S1.25; watermelons, per
ib, 1Ihc; persmmons, per lb., 6@sc
VEGETABLES - Artichokes. Northern
doz., S1.2591.40; Brussels sprouts Northern,
h. sos &C; bell peppers. lb., l0c; beets, sacks.
soc; string beans, lb. 15c; green cabbage
sack $100 red cabbage, lb., &c; carrots,
sack. soc; caulihower. doz, S5960c; celery.
dos.. 5O96oc; celery. crate. ss.5o q 20;
so a 60c; corn husks, cut. lb., 5Q6c; egg
plant, lb., $3.50: leeks, doz., S5c; oyster
plant. doz., 35 q 40c; okra. lb., SQ10c; let
tuce, ct, s1&1.25; peas, lb. 12h a 15c; pars-
ley, doz., Csc; parsnips, doz. 40c; rhubarb,
crimson winter, S5c; rhubarb, Northern
strawberry, box. s5c; spinach. doz, zoo 25c;
summer squash, per pOA, fOCt squash, tuD-
bard. lb., 1@1hc; young onions, doz.. 159
s5c; turnips. sack. SOC; tomatoes, s1.25 box.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples. evaporat ted. lb,
10Q11c; apricots lb IL 15c; figs, loose.
$1.25; peaches, lb., 1890; pears lb. 11W
12c; plums. lb, 12hc; nectarines ib. 90
PRUNEs-2o- sos; 1oc; sO-4os, &c; 4o-5os
7hc; 5o-60s, ehc; 6o-7os, &c; 7o-sUs' sac;
So-9Os. SC: 90-1oOs. 41sc.
RAISINS-Muscatels, 2-crown, loose. so
lb. boxes, lb. 41sc; 3-crown, lose, 50-lb. box,
lb. SC; 4-crown, lose 50-lb box. lb. &c; Lon
don layers 2-crown. lose 2O-lb. box, H.
sl10; 3-crown. $1.25; 4-crown, S1,65; s.
crown, S1.90; Sultanas. bleached, lb. 9Q11c;
unbleached. az Q4c; seedless, 1907. pkg
6hQ7hc; 1907. pkg. S1h96lsc.
NUTS-Per Diamonds, fancy, IxL, lie;
Ne Plus Ultra, Ice Brazs. l4Q15c; cocoa
nuts, s5cQ $500; chestnuts, 1lQ12c; hlberts
14@15c; hickory, Sc; pecans, XXX 12hc;
xxx, lee; xxx. lie; eastern peanuts, &c;
Japan peanuts, &c; Spanish peanuts, No.
shelled, 10c; pinenuts, zoe; NO l S. S. wal
nuts, 1917 @14c; No. q loc; Jumbos, l7@
lSc: budded. 1sQ zoe; eastern popcorn cwt
s375: local. cwt. $1@3.25,
RICE-100 lbs,-Fancy Honduras, Caro-
lima. 81; choice Honduras, Carolina, $40
7.25; Japan grades. s4s5 o 500; island, seas;
HoNEY-Per Ib-water white, extracted
7@7hc; white, extracted, &c; light amber
extracted. 6Qehc; water white comb,
1lb-frames. 1sc: white. comb. frames. l5c;
light amber, comb, frames, 1S@l2hc; bees
wax. per lb. soc.
Angeles for beef steers, Az 941Ao;r beef
steers, 3h O. 4c; beef heifers, "a q 4c; Ueet
calves SC; mutton, weathers, S4.5045; ;
mutton. ewes SS7594; mutton. limbs. sac
3.25; hogs. 71ac.
PoULTRY-Buying prices in the country;
(Per lb.)-Hens, 17@1Sc; old roosters, Sc;
stags. SC; brollers, l to 2 lbs, per Id. 24c;
fryers lbs and up, per lb. 22c; roasters, g.
lbs and up per lb. 19c; geese Ice; ducks,
1Sc: suuab pigeons. dozen, $3.50; turkey
hens, S-lb. and up 22c; young tom tur-
keys 22c: old toms. 24c,
a zoe; lose. 1Sc; Mexican black 2ql5c,
green. Sc; chill tepins. sl.25; Japan. 15c;
HAY (Baled). The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Co. CPer ton)-Barley or wheat hay
sI25oQ16,5O; tame oat hay, S15Q 1850; al
falfa, $1350015
s176; cracked corn. $3.50: feed meal 81;
rolled barley, s1.60; oil cake meal, s2,5o;
shorts $1.85: Kaffir corn. So; white oats,
81 80; red oats, eastern, s2.25; wheat, ORR
glnal sacks. cwt. s2.O5; wheat. 1O0-lb, sacks
Butter and Eggs at Retail
Butter. 2-lb. fancy ,..,.'....'.'''' ...Soe
Butter. 2-lb. roll, choice .............. soc
Cooking butter, 2-lb. roll ....,..... 80 g S5c
Eggs, dozen ..........'''.''''''' az " " 40c
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK
ca AGO, Jan. 4.-Cattle-Receipts esti-
mated at 9OOO Market weak and 1Oc lower.
Beeves, s5; Texas steers Aa5; western
steers slG6 20; stockers and feeders, sS@5.25;
COWS and heifers, s210@5 SOL; calves T.25p