Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-09
COMMERCIAL.
San Francisco Produce Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, August It'll r.

l SAN fhASStcSN, august I'LL p N.
Flour Nillers have not changed prices in nearl,
| two weeks. We quote the various brands
Best City Extra, 50 so; Bakers EAtra
% l2ta5 ST3: Saperfne, IS sect; interior
Extra, "A 55G5 interior Superine, IS 5oS4; Ore.
gon Extra, "a 5osas; choice do, s5J95 25; Oregon
S i2l Dbl.
! WHsAr-To-day closes a,f Rneventful week Re-
/ have been hard to place Shippers are determined
to go Slow and taAe the chances of the market run.
ming up We are rapidly drawing into the second
month OF the harvest year, and tie movement Of
grain 50 far has not been large as expected or as
might be desired for The interests Of ail concerned
The apparent apathy OF exporters is beginning to
induce feeling OF speculation, which dsyeloped This
morning to certain extent in the purchase OF 10 COO
etls of No l terms reserved and now held for
higher prices tean at present rule Sales include
GEO ctis choice old milling. 81 60; 500 do new do
81 574; 5000 do good No !, 81 so; 6,op0 do No p
81 IS e ctl. Small lots Of Superfine were reprted
at 81 Is q c.l. We quote No. At 81 5Q11 I5 with
choice milling at 81 % No J, 81 s2atdI 47s u ell
BARLEY--The market this morning was disap-
pointment to holders. The recent buo ant feeling
seemed to have disappeared ana softer tone as
psarei to prevail. Late small sales Of feed at S5c
brought out large offerings at that figure but buy
ers did not respond. The heavy stock known TO be
on hand is a barrier to any great augmentation in
values unless demand from some outside source
should suddenly spring up. The inquiry on Change
was comparatively light, and although some few
bids were made, they were such as sellers would not
accept, being below our inside quotations trans.
fer OF 900 SKIS choice brewing was effected at soc
q ell. Brewing is quotabie at S74@90c: feed,
s2i@S5c Cheyaiier, 81 4o@l 45 for choice bay and
Sl0fI 25 for coast.
oArs-were in toleratly fair demand to day, and
the week winds up with free sales at full figures.
Transactions include 500 SKIS California; 81 40
81 do good Salinas 81 371; 800 do Washington Ter.
ritory 81 IS q ctl. We quote: Humboldt, 81 400
so; coast, 81 2ogl 10; oregon aud Washington
Territory, 81 20d1 As. Surprise, 81 559l 90 q ell
HAY-Wp uuNts Stock. SthttlO. L SlOn - .
wheat, Sl0dl3 z ton.
HoPs--Samples of the newcrop are the market
but no parcels have yet been placed We nominally
quote the range at S5(dioc q h.
FRUIT Over 5000 baskets of Peaches arrived this
morning. Prices would have fallen badly had not
the wan weather caused lively demand, while
Gamers did their share in sustaining the market by
taking all surplus at DC d basket below trade rates
Figs brought higher figures owing 10 lessensd re-
ceipts and better demand. Grapes are beginning to
appear in greater variety, while the quality is I'M
proving Plums are still drug, finding but poor
custom even at present low prices. Following are
quotations for jobbng lots: Apples 75cefSl .
e box for green, and 81 25@l 70 Tor red; pears,
75c@s1 q box; Bartlett do. 81 25@2 % q
bnx, and 75c@Sl g basket; cantaloupes,
50 5o,d4 q case; Sweetwater grapes, 75e@sl .
boz Aluscat do, 12c e NJ Rose of Peru, 81 IS
az q box; common Black, T5ct9I % q box;
crabapples, coarse q basket; wstermelons,
81 20@2 Is q dozen; aprieots, 4@5c q h !;
biacSberres, S3@4 e chest; figs, S1@1 % g
box nectarines, sl@1 so y box; peaches in bxs, 40
d60c; do i'll baskets, 65d70c, with extra ehoics at
75c; plums l@2c . ID; German prunes. T5cdSl .
basket; raspberries, S7g9 . chest Strawberries,
Ssal0 q chest oranges are quotable at S3o@3o
q Thousand for Tahiti lemons, s9@l0 q box for
Sicily 81 502 for California, and S4d4 so for Aus
tralian; lines, S6td7 for Mexican; pneapples, S'a
80 D dozen; tamarinds. 12@15c e Ii.
HoSEy-Reeeipts moderate and inqairy fair. We
quote Comb, i1@I3c; strained, 7(a75c q 10
BUTTER-Choice grades of fresh quality were yc-y
scarce this morning, and prices much stronger.
Holders of fancy get almost their own price,
light is the supply. The Point Reyes and lower
coast boats will probably arrive Monday, but the
market is in condition to absorb nearly twice rs
much he expected receipts without depressing
values Picked and firkn will probably be in good
demandnext week. We quote : Good TO choice, 27lG
2slc for the usual of consignments with Point
Reyes and fancy diaries at 30c 2 ID inferior TO
or mary, 2l924c, inside rate for mixed lots from
country stores. New firkin is quotable at 21@25c
y III. Picked comes within the range of 25a27ac;
Eastern is i'll fair supply, and 19@221c q ID will
probably cove the bulk Of offerings.
EGGs-The tendency Of the market is buoyant,
though positive advance is reported. Selected
lots occasionally sell cent above our top price
We quote: California, 22d24e; Salt Lake, 22a23e;
Eastern, 20d2lc q dozen.
PouLTRY-M0 derately active at unchanged rates.
We quote Turkeys, Isolde for live; ROSTERS S5d
80 for old. and 81 50@6 so for young; hens,
IS seal: broilers, 1904, according to size; ducks,
g 50a4 so y DOZEN Geese 81 50td2 q pair.
Wool Receipts to-day were not large, comprising
scarcely AGO baes Humboldt. We quote l9c for
bury 20@2lIc fer slightly bury, and 22d24c for
free southern and San Joaquin. Northern is
quotable at 24@26c for ordinary heavy grades,
while choice Humboldt ranges from SOC TO 334c;
Siskiyou, 2S@30c; Washington Territory 25@2Sc.
Eastern Oregon sells at 19@t23c for inferior, and
,6CG27c for choice. Fine light fleece Valleys come
within limit of 32tq33c, while common grades
are noinually Sic Il ID.