Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-14
LOCAL CROWN MELONS
ARE DUE IN MARKET
New System of Fixing Produce
Prices Adopted-Eggs
Down a Cent

Although receipts Of local eggs were down
to 152 cases. quotations declined to &c for can
died firsts and to 241sc for case counts, buying
price. No change in eastern fresh.
system Of fixing wholesale prices for
commodities In the market has been adopted
by President Thompson on change Here
after every Monday and Thursday prices quoted
on the board will be erased and calls mace
for ruling prices, which will be marked up oy
Caller Holmes.
1t is expected that Mexican tomatoes will
drop below 81 crate lnasmuch as the local
product will soon appear In the market. Local
stock is far superior to the foreign grown TO-
mato.
Apricots declined to 5Ods5c a box. Retailers
have an abundant supply of the fruit.
Royal Annes and other varieties Of cherries
plentiful in the market, and at all the
stores.
While carload shipments of cantaloupes from
Imperial valley nearly suspended, whole
salers continue to handle large consignments,
the melons selling at unchanged prices. Local
grown melons of large size Will soon appear IN
the market
Sea food Of all kinds was in sufficient guam
tty to meet the demand
butter, 20, $50 pounds; cheese, 152 pounds; po-
tatoes 521 sacks.
Foilowing are .ho rho!csale r-!eas - nroane"
to retailers as compiled by the Market he-
porter:
EGGs-Iocal ranch. candled 27c; do case
count, buying price, 231zc eastern fresh 26c.
BUTTER-selng price to trade 219c higher.
California creamery, extras, 30c; do hrsts' Zsci
cooking butter 25c; ladle butter, 26c.
CHEEsE-Northern, fresh, 16q17c Anchor
large, 1Sc; Oregon, Daisy, 1Sc; Eastern, singles
19c; do Twins, 17%Q1Sc; do Daisies, l4ci DO
Long Horn, 19o; imported Swiss, Soc; Jack
cheese, 25c; domestic Swiss, 25d26c; cream
brick, 2Oc; Llmburger 20c; Roquefort, $50
4Oc; Edam, sSQ8.50; Canadian cream, per box
S1.00.
BEANs-No I plnks $50; No Limas,
s465q4.75; No. l Lady Washingtons, AoOp
AIS; No l small white, 50; No. l Blackeyes'
Sc; No Garvanzas, $3.50; No. lentils' Cali
PoTAToEs-Idaho per cwt, 81 10@1.25; new
potatoes, per lug, 4005Oc; oregon burpahks'
per cwt, S1.10a125 Oregon White Rose 81
ONIONS-Bermudas, crates, Sl25; northern
Australia brown, per cwt, 81; Crystal Wax
S1a1.25; local Silver Skins, lug box, 4Og5oc;
garlic, per h., 10d12c.
FRESH FRUITS-New apples, $780, Pear
MAINS white winter. tier, $1.75; do "A tier
s1.50; Newtown pippins, Az tier, Sl.2O: Mis-
souri, pippins, 81; Wineaaps, Colo, g. 25af25o
BERREsstrawberries % per 6hshgt neT ser
basket, &c; Logan berries, per basket 21a4S'2c'
gooseberries, 10c
CITRUs-Grapefruit seedless SO; do seed
lings, S2 lemons, fancy, 250Q3.5O; ORANGES
navels 50 25a2 Is; do Tangerines, 81 %; do Val
encias. $3.50: lines, 2O-lb. box, $1.25.
TROPICAL4-Bananas, per lb., Az; do red,
&c: dates, Fard lb., 1o@Rlac; do golden li49
71kcc; Persian, lib pkgs.. Sc: pneapples, 6@7c
MISCELLANEOUS-Apr per lug box
65975c; cantaloupes, standards SL95; DO per
pony crate, ST. Go; do Jumbos, per crate, Sl.io;
cherries white. bulk 6l2dShr; do. bulk, per
lb., 9d1Oc; eurrants, per drawer, Soa90c; figs,
black per box, 81; do white. 81; grapes, per
crate, 50; loquats, per lb., 3G14c; peaches,
box, 5O@s5o; plums, per lug, 81; watermelons'
VEGETABLEs-Artich local, doz.. SOC;
do northern. 70G75c; asparagus green, per ID
sac; Bell peppers, Floridas lb, lo4l5c' beets,
doz bunches 25135c; beans string, lb., 1leq
&c; cabbage, green. sacks 60d75c; do red, b.
&c; carrots doz bunches 25635c; caulihower,
75cG$1: celery per doz., s1Q1.25; cucumbers,
per doz,, 9Ocas1; corn, green box zoe; corn corn
husIs. cut. per h., 12c; do uncut, SC; egg
plant lb. 10c; horseradish. per lb., 10c; oyster
plant. per doz., S5d4oc; okra, lb.' l21s4l9c;
lettuce. crate, s1d1.25i peas. lb, 2hc; parsley
Crimson Winter, 75cas1 do northern Straw
berry, box, sL25; spinach, do. 15c SQUASH
summer. per lug box, 35@4oc; young onions,
doz., 20G30c; turnlps, doz. punches, 22q5oc;
tomatoes Coacheila, per crate 81. 50q1.75; do
Mexican, Sis.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, evaporated, lb.. SO
SEC; apricots lb.. 12c; figs, white loose box;
81 so; do black, S135; imported figs, per lb., IL
d15c; currants, 91Rd10c; peaches, lb.' 6g!c;
pears, lb., 10c; plums lb, 1Oc; nectarlnes' d.
PR1yNEs-2o-sos. 11a12c; sO-4os &c; 4O-5Os,
7lac 5O-6Os, 61bc; 6o7Os, &c; 70-sOs, 5as so-sos'
&c; 90-100s, 4l5c.
RAIstNs-Muscatels 2 crown, loose bo-lb.
boxes. lb., Shc; crown, do do 4c; crown
81 25; do 4 crown, do, s1.60; do crown, 1.S5.
Sultanas unbleached, ID, &c; seeded raisins'
16 OF. pkges., &c; do. 12-oz. pkges., &c.
NUTS-Almonds, fancy IXL, lb., 16@l7c;
Brazil lb 14715c; cocoanuts, 90c; f1lberts, lb.,
lac; pecans, xxx, lb. lie; peanuts, eastern,
lb, 71sc; do Japan, 66D7c; do Spanish, shelled,
No |, per h., 1Oc; plnenuts, 1sc; walnuts,
No. s. s., ID, 14d15c; do No. 2, 1O911c; do
Jumbos 17d1Sc do budded. 17q1Sc; popcorn,
eastern per cwt, s375 do local, 1925.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carolna), per 100
lbs, s675; choice do $696.50 Japan grades,
49, 1904: island rice, $3.50; broken, $3.50.
HONBY-Extracted water white, lb 71sdSc;
do light amber, 6I5c; beeswax, 30c.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay. f. o. b. Los An
geles, for: Beef steers 5@5hc; beef heifers,
41s65c; beef calves, 5l2q6c mutton weathers,
S. 5096; do ewes, s5G5.5O; do lambs, $S.5O9S.75;
hogs. lie.
PoULTRY-Turkeys live, per lb.. 23hc;
large hens 4 lbs. up, per h., 1Sc; small hens,
21s to 3lk, per lb, 1sc; broilers, / to IL lbs,
17c; friers IL to lbs, 20c roast chicken,
zoe; duck, lie; geese, lac; SQUADS per dozen'
ST. 50: old ROSTERS, per lb., SC.
22c; Mexican black. 25c; green chilli, 10c; chill
Tepins, 81. 25; Japan, 15c.
HAY (baled)-The following quotations are
Barley, S12 250d1450 tame oat, per ton. SAG
16 50: alfalfa s13.50G145O; wheat hay, s14G15.
MILL. FEED-Bran, SLAB; whole corn. 81. so;
cracked corn $1.S5; feed meal, 81. 90; rolled
barley, 81 80; oil cake meal S2,95 shorts, S1.7O;
Kaffir corn, s175; white oats. ST. 30; do red.
eastern, $2.25 wheat, original sacks, cwt.,
na.