The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-08-09
SAW FRANCIsCo MARKETs.

RECE1PTS-Wheat, 152. 500 ctls.: flour,
$500 or. SKIS: oats, $500 ctls.; potatoes.
1900 SKIS: eggs, 1850 doz.
FLOURISH francisco extra, best at
$5.00@5.30; medium, $3.50@4.5O; shipping
superfine. $3.00@4.25.
WHEAT-The demand is steady and
persistent, while prices seem to be shap-
ing more favorable for growers. Offerings
that will come up to the No. l shipping
standard are promptly taken at $I.373@
LAO. while anything extra commands
$1.414 U ctl. For milling purposes, old
crop is in demand, the limit being about
$1.45 y ctl. The market was fairly strong,
with apparently improving tone. Sales
were as follows:
Buyer season-1O0 tons, $1:484.
Buyer 1884, city-100 tons, $1.44.
Buyer 1SS4-10O tons, $l.43a.
Seller 1884-100 tons, $1.39; 200, 81. 1.37I;
100, $1.39 u etl.
Closing prices were:
Buyer season, city-10O tons, $1.49.
Buyer lSS4-10O tons, 81. .43s.
Buyer 1884, city-10O tons, 81 IA.
Seller 1884, city-100 tons, $1.385 y ctl.
OATS-Trade is very slow, and offerings
keep pace with the demand.
We q1ote: Surprise and milling, $1.65
@1.75; No. /, $1.45@1.5 .55; No. 2, $1.25@
1.35; black. $1.25@1.30 U ctl.
CORN-California yellow is quotable at
S1574@1.62A for large, and 81. .621a Les for
SmaI1s ol.oE2t0lsOI3s NEBRASKA
white, $1.42a@1.45 u ctl.
APPLES-9 bx., 50c@$ 80.
HIDES-Dry. u b.. usual selection. 16c;
dry kip. l6c; dry calf, 2Oc; salted steers, 50
BAGS AND BAGGING-The feature OF
the week is the arrival of an invoice OF
LOO bales gunnies from Hong Kong by
steamer. We have reached the end of the
first month of the harvest year without
any advance in the price of wheat bags,
though several predictions of an advance
have been made. The trouble is that there
are too many holders and too much anxiety
to get rid of stock and too many poor bags
teriaIly increase the possible price at pres
ent, We quote best quality Calcutta wheat
bags, standard size and weight, at 7@7aC
for spot lets and 74(g7ac for future deliv
cry; San Quentin factory make, u; Califor
MIA Jute Mill make, TIC potato gunnies
ll5@124c; wool bags. 35@4Uc apiece.
BARLEY-The situation does not ma
terially change. The ruling figure for the
best class of Feed is taken at 85c U ctl
though some choice parcels are being
taken by millers ut SHE. Grades that are
not of trst-class quality range from 80t0
S2Ac q ctl. The steady feeling in old
Brewing is well maintained, and prices
for an extra choice artice ar being forced
upward. Sales were:
Buyer season-1OU tons, 93ac; 500, 93gc q
ctl.
Buyer 1884 tons. 9o4c; 100, eOsc; 100
901c.
Seller 1sS4-10O tons. s2ac u ctl.
BEANS-We quote as follows: Bayos
$4.70@4.75; butter, $3.50; pinks, $4.60@
4.75; red, $500: l.mas, $2.60@2.70; small
white. $2.60@2.70; pea, S2.s0(G2.85 u ctl.
HAY-Alfalfa, $S.00912. 80; wheat, Sl3 OF
@l6.5U: cat. $12.001160O; barley, S9OOG
100: mixed. S1l.00914.00 t8 ton.
HONEY-Extracted, 6@7e y ID fol
choice: comb. 11@l2c; extracted, 6@7c.
LARD-California 10-ib. tins, l03011c
Eastern, 12fgl24c for tierees, and 124912lc
e fb for pals.
BUTTER-Good to choice roll, u 10.
21@23c: fair, l39lSc; firkin, 20921c: east
ern. 14@17c.
CORNMEAL--Millers quote feed at So
035 b ton; fine kinds, for the table, ir
large or small packages. Sc y tb.
POTATOES We quote wharf rates
Early rose, 10000; garnet chile, 70@80e
peerless. 90c@$1 U ctl.
EGGS doz.. 28@30c.
STRAW -Quotable at 10000 D bale.
CHEESE-Ca alifornia, 10@12c.
ONIONS Quotable at 25@ 35c for red
O6@70c u ctl for siiverskins.
BEESWAX-Quotable at 24c, y ID.
TALLOW-G Grease, ,6@6a; crude. 6a@6ac
refined 84@8Ac " ID.
BRAN-The spot market is quotable al
Sic. .O0@l7.50 per ton.
DRIED PEAS - Green, $500; niles
S2.0O@2.25: blacKeye. $3.50 U ctl
MIDDLINGS-Active at $lS.O0@20.W
ton.