Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-22
DEALERS WAGING WAR
IN THE ONION MARKET
Free Offerings on 'Change-Po-
tatoeS Weaker-Berri
Scarce and Firmer

call session of the produce exchange, but
comparatively few sales were posted.
Butter and egg prices were unchanged.
Potatoes are now quoted at s1.oo9L35 per
cwt. for Highlands Dealers are we'll sup
piled with spuds.
weakness in the market. Big handlers Of
onions apparently framing up a lively
war on prices.
In the green fruit list there was still a
scarcity in melons of all kinds excepting
Christmas melons. Cantaloupes and water
melons practically off the market, and
1t Is believed by the middle of next week
none Will be offered, Grapes and figs were
weak, grapes selling from so cents to $l,lO
per box, according to variety, strawberries
were scarce and hrmer at 4q9 cents. Pears
were selling yesterday at $2.50q300 per box.
Only very few boxes Of very small peaches
were offered.
Lettuce was offered at 75eq$1,O0 per crate.
Yellow tomatoes at S1.00 box, an advance OF
Is cents.
Dealers reported enough fish to meet the
demand,
Receipts of local produce for yesterday were:
Eggs, 02 cases; butter, IL 295 pounds; cheese,
202O pounds; potatoes, 1920 sacks; onions, $40
sacks sweet potatoes, 1853 sacks; apples, 12o0s
boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
| Following are the official prices of pro-
duee to retailers as compiled by the Market
Reporter;
BU4IER-Selnng price TO trade "a G
higher; California creameries. extras. S5c;
do firsts, 32he. cooking, 25c; ladle, 25c
EGGS-Local ranch, candled, 47c; do case
count. buying price 43c; eastern fresh, S5c;
eastern storage, packed extra, 32c; do stor-
age seconds 27c.
| CHEEsE-Northern fresh, lsqlOc; local, 1sc;
| Oregon Daisy, 1Sl2c; eastern singles, 191Ac; do
Twins, 1Sc; eastern Daisies, 1910; eastern
Long Horns, 191kc eastern cheddars, zoe; inn
ported Swiss, 32c; jack, l9c; domestic Swiss,
22q24e; cream brick, zoe; Limburger. zoe;
Roquefort, SSc; Edam. $SQs.5Oi Canadian
BEANs-No pink, $780, No. Iimas, $5 20;
No l Lady Washington. $3.50; No l small
Whites @0e No 5laShsyes $SSo ;S@57 NS
! POTATOEs-Highland, owt $l.O0a1, 80;
Salinas. sl.75; yellow sweets $1.5O@1:75.
oNIoNsL,Looal yellow Danvers $l:5G@ sl.i(a
browns, s15o@16O; local, sl,50q16O; local
silver skins, lug box, 81; garlic, &c lb.
| FRESH FRUITS-Apples-Be 81; AZ
S1.25; do red, 41a-tier, 81 fall pppns, 4-tier,
81; Jonathans California, $1.65; 41a-ter 81. .S5;
Baldwin, Alter, $3.50; 4l2tier, sl.25; Greetings,
4-tler, 81; spitzenbergers, 4-tier sl6O; 4a-tier.
| $1.S5.
DEMONSTRATION per basket 4@
| &c; raspberries, per basket, Sc; blaekperries'
per basket, &c; oranberries, bbl,, $780,
| CITRUS FRUITS-Grapefruit seedless.
s3.75i seedlings. s2.75; lemons. S4@5; Val
encias oranges, $500.
| TROPICAL-Bananas, b., 4c; Fard dates,
T 81
doz., $S.5OG4.5O; pineapples, lb., &c.
MIsCELLANEOUS-Loe cantaloupes, crate,
$3.50; Casabas, crate, 81; figs, box, ST. Muscat
/ grapes, lug box 50c@s1.1 peaches, per box,
| 75c@s1; Bartlett pears, s2,5Oq2.75 box; plums,
crate, $780, prunes, $780, ounces, lug box,
! 81; watermeions, 11a921kc lb.; Christmas mel
ons, crate $292.25.
| ABLES-Northern artichnkes, doz.,
| soc; green asparagus 15c lb,; bell peppers, lb,,
&c; beets doz. punches, soc; cabbage, sack,
60975c red cabbage, Sc lbs; carrots, doz.
punches, 25c; caulihower, crate, SL25d150; cell
cry, cwt., $3.50; eucumbers, lug box, 4oc; green
| corn, box, 55@60c; corn husks 10c; egg plant,
/ lb.. 244c; horseradsh, h., 25c; ol1ra, &c lb
| lettuce crt, 75cQs1; peas, 5Q6c lb.; parsley,
| doz 25c; northern strawberry rhubarb, box,
! s1.75; spinach. doz 20e; sprouts, &C.; summer
| squash, lug box, 4O450c young onions, doz.,
25c; turnips, doz. punches. zoe; tomatoes, SOa
PRuNEs-so- 4Os. s91oc: 4O-5Os, 9a1Oc; 5o-sOs,
| 5000; 6O-7os, &c; s0-90s. 6ho; 9o-1o0s, &C.
| RAIsINS-2 crown. loose. 50-lb. boxes
sHe ib: 3 crown, do, 10; crown, do, <xc;
London layers. crown 20-lb. box, 81. is;
! do crown. i.25; do crown, 81 so: Sui
| tanas bleached, 6@7c lb; unbleached. 40
| &c Ii; seeded raisins. 1s OF. pkgs. &c; do, IL
NJTs-Fanoy IxL almonds, 17he lb; bra
zis. 14915o lb; cocoanuts. 9oc; filberts. lac
| lb; pecans, Xxx, 15c; do xxx 16c lb east
| ern peanuts, 7@7hc lb; do Japan, 6hci
| pinenuts, 1Sc: No. 1 assorted walnuts. 16ci
do budded. 1sc; eastern popcorn owt. $500
- RTcE-Fancy Honduras (carolina> ss.1'
| cwt; choice Honduras (Carolna) $685. So
Japan grades. $780,; Island. So So
HoNBYgWhlte water extracted. 90 lbi
! do white. sac; do light amber. SC; comb
water white. lib frames, 1sc; do white, 17ci
| do light amber. lac; beeswax, SOC lb,
! LIVE STOCK-Packers pay I. o. b. Loi
! Angeles for beef steers. 5@51sc; beef heif-
! ers 4h@5c: beef calves. 5h q &c; mutton
wethers, $5.5O9e; mutton ewes. s5@5.5Oi
mutton lambs. So. 50@S.75; hogs lilo.
POULTRY-Turkeys live. 25@26c lb
large hens lbs, up, 19c lb; do small, ga q
! az lbs 17c lb; broilers, to Il lbs, 17c lb
friers, IL to lbs tic lb: roast chicken
! 1Sc lb; ducks. Ice III; geese, lie ID; squahs
! $3.50 doz: old ROSTERS. Sc lb.
| CHILI-Evaporated, strings 30c lb; green
4c lb; chilli tepins. 76c Id; Japan. l6c
! ground SC.
HAY (bale6)-The following quotations
| furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage
Co.-Barley. $12.5O@14.50; tame oat, ton
! s14@16. SO; slfalfa, ton, SIS. 50Qt4.5O
| wheat hay. s14@15
| MILL FEED-Bran, s1.55; whole corn
| 81 rs; cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal Sl.S5
| rolled barley. S1.15; oil cake meal $3.50
! shorts, ST so; Kaffir corn, 81. 70; white oats
s1.g5; eastern red oats, s2,25; wheat. orr
Elnal sacks. ewt. $3.50; wheat. 1oO-'0
aacks. sl,90.