Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
UPWARD TURN IN VALUES
FOR LOCAL RANCH EGGS

Product advances lnree Gents d
Dozen in Two Days.
Butter Firmer
Fresh ranch eggs and tho 2-cent advance
per dozen were again the feature OF the
produce market Saturday. Surplus stock was
moved rapidly on account OF the drop Oh
cents dozen. and dealers who have
difficulty in securing eggs are gradually get
ting back to the Thanksgiving figures. Eggs
at 3 cents EACH it has been demonstrated, 90
not interest consumers. 1t is understood that
eggs will go to higher prices within a ie"
days.
Reports Of a light crop of potatoes all
through the middle west and west, and the
fact that a good portion of the potatoes IN
the middle western section and the oregon
country have been cleaned up, and more
recently a report that it is raining on the
river. all combined to stiffen the market on
potatoes here yesterday On the exchange
Highlands were quoted at $.65Q175, whereas
the low price had been S160 and Lompoc
and Salinas stock was quoted at 81 fiat,
swet potatoes advanced to $1.75@2.25 a cwt
The supply is diminishing rapidly and there
is a considerable amount of poor 10 cholce
stock among the potatoes offered.
Butter is hrmer because of the 1h-cent ad-
vance in San Francisco, but receipts con-
Onions, beans and cheese are steady at
present quotations.
Fish in good supply.
Receipts of local produce were; Eggs, 9S
cases; butter. 3S4OO pounds; cheese, S2s
pounds; potatoes, 220O sacks; sweet potatoes
ia sacks; apples 1900 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro-
Reporter:
BUTTER-senlng price to trade, 21sc
higher. California creamery, extras 96 32c;
do firsts, 32lkc cooking, &c: ladle, 25c.
count, buying price, 40c; eastern fresh, S6c;
eastern storage, packed extra, SOqSlc.
CHEEsE-southern, per lb., Sc; northern'
per h., 1Sg1S1Ac; northern storage, per lo'
17Q1715c; eastern, singles, per lb 1Sc; eastern
twins per lb., 171ag1Sc; eastern cheddars' per
lb., 1992Oc; eastern, horns, per h., lsc; east
lb., 1shc; Oregon, daisy per lb., A8Al9c;
Swiss imported, per b.. 32c; Swiss domestic
block, per H.. 22qZ4c; swiss domestic, Wieei'
per h., 22Q24c; cream brick, per lb.' lsWzoc'
36Q4Oc; Edam, per case, sSqS
ONIONS-Northern Australian Browns, per
cwt, $1.6O9175; Nevadas, 500; Yellow Dan
vers, S175; oregon, $l.S5; garlic per lb. ,s &C.
BEANS-No. pink, $500; NO hnas'
S. OOq525; Lady Washington, $L25q4.6O; NO
small whites s4OOg426 No; 2oo5z Do! 6iackeyes Mo
S5.50q6; No. / Garvanza, S45Oqo.OOi NO.
California lentils, s60oQ7
PoTATOBS-Highland, cwt., I66; Ne
vadas, $1,75; Lompocs, $780, Salinas $2'Oo'
Early Rose, northern, $500; White Rock
sweets, 81. 7542 .25 red sweets s16O@1.75.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples--E -EyaDorated. Ip:'
1oq1c; apricots. lb., 12lzqlSc; a. curranas' ads
lb, lie; do 12s, 12c: do Golden, COS, lb, &c;
do pkg, Sc; figs. black and white. per ID,
61kQ714c; do white, COZ. pkgs.' 6os, 4.sog
q do 12-oz., 12s, pkg, ,9Oa95c; do 16-oz.' los'
pkg, 81; do 1907. cartons, 12s. soc; nee
tarnes, lb., 10c; peaches, lb., 61s4T1ac; pears
lb., 1O9121ac; plums, lb., 1Oc; prunes, 5o-4os,
iOb@11c; do 4O-5Os, 1Oc do 50-6Os 91kc; do
6O-70s, 7IhaSHc; do 7O-S0s, 7lkdS1ac do So-9os,
Sc; do 9O-1OOs, 7GD71zc; do sacks. lac; raisins'
sultanas beached, lb., Ice; do unbleached.
do boz pkgs., &c: London layers, crown,
20-lb box l.15: do 3-crown, 2O-lb. box,
s1.25; do 4-crown, 20-lb. box, S.5O; loose
muscates, 2-crown, &c; do 3-crown, 612c;
do 4-crown, &c; citron, 16c; orange and LEM
FRESH -Citrus-oranges, tanger.
ines, $1.75; do navels S2.25Q2.75; lemons, soq
$50; grapefruit, seedless' $3.50; do seedlings
~ AP;PLEs-Baldwin, Al; Alter, s1.75; belleheurs'
4-tier, $115Q125; do 41a-ter, 9oq95c; Ben
4-tier $3.50; do 4lk-tier, s1.25; Gano, 4-tier'
Colorado, 81; Greetings, 4-tier, $l25: do
Az tier sL1O; Hoovers. 4-tier, $1.50; do AZ
tier, s115; Jonathans. alter s2 25Q25 80;
Langfords Alter. S1.2591.35; Missouri Pip
pins, S125; do 41s-tier, s110; Pearmains,
White Winter, Alter. SIPS; do 44a-tier, S1.l0;
Pearmains, red, 4-tier. s11o; do 4!s-tier, M;iV'
Rome Beauties, alter, $2,25@2:6O; Smiths
Cider, Alter S1.35; do 4A-tier, 75ci Spitzen-
burg, 4-tier, s2d3 25; Yellow Newton Pippins.
4-tier, s1,S5; do 41s-tier, S115
MISCELLANEOUS-Alli pears, doz.,
IS; bananas, per lb., 4l5c blackberries. per
basket, 12c; cranberries, per bbl, NSsQO;
strawberries, per basket 14c easabas .ss,, Per q.
grapes, per box, 5Oa75c; pineapples, so
Sc: peaches, per box. 50Q75c; pears, Winter
Nells, per box, $250Q3; persimmons per
crate. Sl5o91.75; pomegranates' per crate
VEGETABLES articholses. doz,
s1.25; green asparagus. 15c lb.; bell peppers
h., 7c; beets, doz. punches, 35c; cabbage
sack, 4oQ5Oc red cabbage. 39355c lb.; car
rots doz. punches. 25935c; cauliflower. crt.,
s1.5O9175; celery, crt., $3.50; cucumpers'
CRIT, $3.50; green corn, box, 65c; corn husks'
1oc; egg plant, lb., l Y q &c; horseradish, lo.'
25c; okra, &C H.. lettuce, crit, SOC Toe; peas,
607c; parsley. dozen, 25c northern strawberry
rhubarbs, box, $1.75; spinach. dozen. zoe;
sprouts &c; summer squash, lug box, 400
soc; young onions. loz, Csc: turnips, doz,
punches. 2oc; tomatoes. 6oQ75c; yellow 81;
NIJTs~Fancy XXI. almonds. 171sc lb.; bra
ziis, 14@15c lb.; cocoanuts. 9Oc; filberts. 14c
lb pecans Xxx 15c; do xxx Ice lb.;
eastern peanuts, 7@f12c lb.; do Japan, 6lsc;
plnenuts 1Sc; No. assorted walnuts, 16@l7o;
do budded, 1Sg19c; eastern popcorn, cwt., 81;
RicE@Fanoy Honduras (CarolIna), ss.75
cwt; choice Honduras CCarollna), S6q6.5O;
Japan grades ss,694; Island $3.50; broken
S'i3S aoNEY-white water extracted &c lb.;
do white, sl5c do light amber &c; comb
water white, lib frames, 1sc; do white,
lie; do light amber 14c; beeswax, SOC lb.
LIVE STOCK-Packers paw +. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers, 5q5lsc; beef heif-
ers 41A95c; beef calves, 5Rq6c; mutton
wethers, S5955O; mutton ewes, $545.5o; NUT
ton lambs, IS. .5O98.75; hogs, lie
POULTRY-Turkeys, live, &c lb.; large
hens, lbs up 22c lb.; do small, 21h@3h
lbs lie lb.; broilers, to III lbs. 26c lb.;
friers 1h to lbs, 21c lb.; roast chickens
25c lb.; ducks. 25c lb; geese, 2Sc h.. squads
Sl5O doz. old roosters, 16c lb.
CHILI-Evaporated, strings, SOC lb.; green
4c lb.; chill tepins, 75c lb.; Japan, Ice;
ground, Sc.
HAY (baled)-The following quotations fur
nished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage Co.
Barley, S12.5O@145O tame oat, ton. st40
1850; alfalfa, ton. S1S.5O9145O; wheat hay,
si4615
MILL FEED-Bran, $1.55; whole corn, s1.75
cracked corn. $3.50; feed meal $780, rolled
barley, s1.15; oil cake meal, $3.50; shorts,
$3.50; Kaffir corn, N.75; white oats. H.S5
eastern red oats, $2.25; wheat. original sacks,
WI 100-Ih sacks. 81 %