Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-16

EGGS-The market has weak tone, in spite of
expected better demand consequent on the
Lenten season, which begins tomorrow. Some
poor Eastern are offered at almost any figure
that buyers will pay. sales touching as low as
15c per dozen. We quote prices as follows:
California. pc to 24c q dozen; Eastern, good,
20G22c q dozen.
P0ULTRY--Eastern live stock still comes TO
hand, 10 the disadvantage of domestic shippers.
Prices at the moment are weak, while the occur
renee OF the Lenten season will diminish the
demand to some extent for the next month,
SO that no great improvement in values is
probable, in the mean while. We quote:
Live Turkeys-Gobblers, l6117c q ID; Hens loo
lie; dressed Turkeys, 17@1Sc q To- Rosters. s6
al or oid, and 81 SOFAS so for yo1ng; Hens. S6(D
6 so for ordinary stock, and s7(@7 so for choice;
Broilers S617; Ducks SSe9; Geese 81 75G2 p
p pair: Pigeons, 81 25o02 y dozen
GAME-No sale for White Geese. We quote
Quail, SlGl % dozen; Canvasbacks, s4@6 ?
dozen; Mallards, SOS 50 . dozen; sprig 81 IS
81 50G1 70 . dozen; Snipe English, 81 50@3
q dozen; do, common, 75e1S1; small Ducks,
Sl@s1 %; Gray Geese, 81 5O@3 . dozen; White
q dozen; HonkerS, So 1904 So; Rabbits. 81 $50
so: Hare, 81 25@1 so = dozen.
PROFESSIONALISM is an active market.
Prices show buoyant tendency, owing to higher
prices at Eastern packing points and advanced
rates for Hogs here. We quote as follows:
Eastern Hams, 14@l415c; California, 10@l1c
Breakfast Bacon, l2&121zc; California Bacon, 1OA
@l014c for heavy and medium, I14@1115c tor
| light medium, l2@l21lc for light ana l21s@13c
extra light Clear sides, lie q ID; Pork, So 5000
| p Dbl for extra prime Sl0@11 for prime mess. $40
| alp 507a Dbl fol mess, S20G2l for clear, s2l@
| % for extra clear; Pigs teet 81 50el2;
Mess Beef, SO 5000 for bbls, "a 55@5
| oil for bbls, % 50G5 rs for hf bbls Family
| Beef S14@14 so p bbl; California Smoked Beef,
l2@l215c q ~ Eastern Lard, 91a9l0c fo7 tierces
and I0@101c 2 b tor pals; California do tierces
91zc; hf bbls l0c; ION tins, SIC; 5-tb tins sc ;
pals, loo for l0-ib, 1O14c for 5-fb and 1929 . for
| BIB pals.
| WOOL-There is no local trade The princi-
pal buyers tor shipment are East at present;
| while scourers are doing but little. Stocks re-
main about the same as week ago, except per-
haps that the stock of Eastern Oregon is less, as
| quite line of those Woods have been sold for
| securing We learn of no sales in Fall Wool
In fact, the Fall clip has been pretty well
cleaned up except one small line of Northern.
We quote spring clip;
| Oregon
Eastern, choice. g .I6@lsc
do poor to good
We quote fall:
Humboldt and Mendocino q to.......I2@14
| Sacramento Valley, defective..........-...o soil
| San Joaquin, detective. "a
| Southern Coast, bury and Seedy......... 10
| HIDES AND SKINS-Quotable as follows:
| Sound. Cuils
Heavy Steers, 81 BIS up, p b.. -@8%c &C O.
Cows ana Steers. 46 to 56 lbs ....61a@7 use
| Light 40 to 40 bs......-..-........6 4 O.
| Kips, IA to 80 fbs......................7 O.
| Veal Skins, to IA IDs.............61a97 O.
Calf Skins. Z to 10 bs.......;.....,61agI @,
selections, 12@lSc; Dry Kips do, 12g13c 2
| b. Calf Skins do, -G12c; Gull Hides, Kip and
| Calf, sc p ID; Pelts, shearling, 10c to
CSC each; do, short, SO@5oc each do, medium,
| Skins, summer, -(035c: do. fall and medium.
25@S0c o II; Goat Skins, 50@60c apiece for prime
and perfect, 25940c for medium, 10000 each for
small, SC each for Kid. Good, clean Skins
| should average 2(@24 TBS each; badly damaged
| have no real value Beaver Skins S4@7 each
for prime large, s2@4 for medium, and l0c9Sl
for small sizes. with inferior selling at marked
reduction; Wild Cat Skins, 15@60c apiece for
prime and 5@25c for poor; Coon Skins, 5@10c
| each for small and large; 10@S0c for Coyote
Skins, 1O@2jc for small and 25@'0c apiece for
| large.
FRESH MEATS-There is fair supply of Beef,
and prices are less firm. Fat Calves are scarce,
giving good tone to Veal quotations. Young
Lambs are plentiful and rates are well main
| tanned. Mutton keeps steady. Following are
the rates for whole careasses from saughterers TO
dealers: Beef-,First quality, Sc: second quality,
61$G71ac; third quality, 5000 SD. Vea1-Quot-
able at Sale q h. Mutton-Wethers, l0c;
Ewes, 91ac q 10. Handspring, 15c 2 b.
fork-Iiye Hogs on foot, gram fed, 81 d61ac:
soft, 514G51zc; dressed Hogs, S1aOg1ac q ID.