The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-09-13
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.

RECEIPTS-Wheat, 62.500 ctls.: flour,
IL ,50C or. SKIS: oats, 2, 75O ctls.; potatoes,
300 SKIS: eggs, 1000 doz.
FLOURISH Francisco extra, best, at
$4.50@5.00; medium, $3.50@4.0O; shipping
supertine. S3.O0@4.t0.
WHEAT-The market can be considered
as fairly steady at Sl.25 P ctl for the bet.
ter class of shipping qualities. All offer
lngs that come up to needed requirements
are promptly taken, while buyers will
often pay small advance for something
choice sooner than miss the purchase.
Farmers are showing more willingness to
meet the situation, and it looks as if busi-
ness during the month will be large in
volume. Call trading is not very general,
though few operators impart a good
deal of life and spirit to the daily sessions.
Sales were:
Buyer season-1,O00 tons, $1.41; 100,
1.405; 1O0, $l.4pa.
Buyer season, city-SOO tons, $1.414; 100,
S1.4O4.
Buyer 1s8l-1OO tons, s1.931. 100. S1.3344.
Seller l884-1OO tons, $l.z73 u etl.
Closing prices were:
No. White Bid. Asked.
Buyer season. ........%l 401 81 403
Buyer season, city. 80. l All ! 413
Buyer 1884 ............ | 334 335
as1IsE sASs l9oS aSD BAGGiNGITbe Il condition. Es
the same as SO fully out ined two weeks
ago. Some of the large holders have
nominally withdrawn their goods from
the market. We quote best quality
Calcutta wheat bags, standard size
and weight, at 6l@64c for spot lots; San
Quentin factory make, II; California Jute
Mill make, TIC: potato gunnies, 11a@123c;
wool bags 35@4Ilc apiece.
CRACKED CORN -Quotable at S33@3
q ton.
HAY-Alfalfa,s ss. .Oo@12 90; wheat, sl3. 90
@l6.00; cat. $l2.00@l6.0O; barley, 5000
12.O0: mixed. $7.00@1l.00 " ton.
OATS-The general tone of the market
is of weak character. Supplies are COM
ing forward from Humboldt county, and
are said to be up to the usual standard for
quality. As it is mainly from this direc-
tion that we receive our best milling oats,
the market will no longer be bare of this
description, while prices will necessarily
be lower.
We quote: Surprise and milling, SLIGO
1.25; black. $1.l0@l.20 y ctl; new Salinas
feed, $1.10@125.
POTATOES We quote wharf rates:
Early rose, 40@50c; garnet chile, 60c;
peerless. 6Oc Y ctl.
DRIED PEAS = Green, $500: niles,
$500; blacgeye. 1925 y ctl
EGGS-Y doz.. S2s@34c.
= STRAW-QuotabIe at 45350c y bale.
CHEESE-California. 10(gI3c.
APPLES-R bx., 50@75c.
BEESWAX-Quotable at 24c. y ID.
BEANS-We quote as follows: Bayos.
S2.00@2.50: butter, SO 80: pinks, S2.25@
2.6tl; red, $500: l.mas, $2.75: small white,
1926; pea, $2.25 u ctl.
POULTRY-Live turkeys. gobblers, 81
@23c, do, hens. 20@22c. do. dressed. "a
&C: roesters, $6.00a.7.O0 for old. and $500
@6.50 for young; hens S7.0U@8.50: broil-
ers. $3G0G45U. according TO size: ducks,
$5 5007.0l . doz.: geese $500 92.50 u pair
BARLEY-There is a pretty steady
trade in progress, causing supplies to
move off with celerity. Prices keep fairly
uniform TOR feed descriptions. the range
for good to choice quality being 80G821c,
while lower grades are placed within the
limit OF 75@77Ac y ctl, Brewing remains
stationary, with no pressing demand.
Old sells from 90c@Sl. .021. according to
quality. while new can be had at 85G9Oc
y ctl. In Cheva'ier there is fair move
ment. The market is well scanned for
extra choice lots. for which custom Is
quick at full figures, say $l.55 y ctl.
Stock that could be simply classed as No.
/ cannot be placed at over $1.50, while
anything below this grade is irregular in
price, as there are comparatively no buy
ers for any such offerings. Bidding at
the close is represented by the following
table:
No. Feed Bid. Asked.