Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-15

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
15e per dozen. We quote prices as follows:
California, &c TO 2ic q dozen; Eastern, good
2O622c 2 dozen.
POULrRY-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
Live Turkeys-Gobblers, l6G17c y II; Hens, 100
17c; dressed Turkeys, 17(d1Sc p ID; BOOSTERS. 80
| al Ior OH, and 81 SOFAS 50 Tor yo1ne; Hens, l6G
Broilers, S6@7; Ducks. sss9; Geese. 81 7592 25
q pair: Pigeons, 81 25m2 a dozen.
GAME-No sale for White Geese. We quote
Quail, sl@1 IS y dozen; Canvasbaeks,. si@6 p
a. 2 dozen; Teal, 81 50@l 70; Widgeon,
| 81 5o@1 70 p dozen; Snipe, English, 81 50@S
s1@s1 25; Gray Geese, 81 5O@S y dozen; White
| Geese, 25@75c q doZen Brant, Sl@l 25
| q DOZEN Honkers, So 50@4 so; Rabbits. 81 25@
| l 50 Hare. 81 250l1 so p 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, 149l41ac; California, l09l1c
for salt; refrigerator-cured, 1S1aGl4c; Eastern
Breakfast Bacon, l2@12Hc; California Bacon, l04
| Gl015c for heavy and medium, 11149111&c tor
! lRUl Heululu, 1-Ol-T2C IOr llBut Liiu lZ1sltloC
extra light; Clear SIDES, lie = ID; Pork, 50 5O@10
. Dbl for extra prime, Sl0@11 for prime mess, Sl9
@is 500 Dbl for mess, S2o9a for clear s2l@
Mess for Beef extra s. se 5s6 r for ie s5s I'll 81 ss
| for hf bbls: Extra Mess Beet $40 50
| oil for bbls IS 5095 70 for hf bbls; Family
Beef s14914 so . Dbl; California Smoked Beef
12@l2hc 2 ID; Eastern Lard, 91a@loc fos terces
and 10@101sc y II for pals; California do tierces
915c; hf bbls, 10c; lob tins, SIC; 5-b tins sc
pals. l0c for lOtb 1Oc for 5b, land 1O1Sc y b for
! 3-fb pals.
| WOOL-There is no local trade. The princ-
pal buyers for 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 stoC of Eastern oregon is less, as
quite line of those Woods have been sold for
securing. We earn 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, q
| do, poor TO good -......l30915
| We quote fail:
Humboldt and Mendoeino p b............-I2a14
Sacramento Valley, defective...............S soil
Southern Coast bury and seedy.......... 10 9
HIDES AND SKINS-Quotable as follows:
Sound. Culls.
Heavy Steers, 81 lbs up, p d. -@S15c &C d
Cows and Steers, 46 to Sc bs.....614@7 4 csc
| Light 40 TO 40 ibs...--..-...........6 O.
Kips, Ia to 80 fbs.......................7 5 o.
| Veal Skins, s to IA Ds.............619G7 @
| Calf Skins. to 10 Instrumentation 6 O.
Dairy Calf 25@85c each: Dry Hides, usual
selections, 12@l9e; Dry Hips, do, l2@1Sc y
b. Calf Skins. do, -@12c; Gull Hides, Kip and
Calf, sc p ID Pelts, shearling, 10c to
25c each; do, short SO@5oc each; do medium,
5O@75c each; do long wool, 9Oc@s1 25 each; Deer
Skins, summer. -@S5c: do, fall and medium
25@S0c p h; Goat Skins, 50@60c apiece for prime
and perfect 25@4oc for medium, lo@2Oc each for
small, sc each for Kid. Good, clean Skins
should average 2@214 fbs each; badly damaged
have no real value. Beaver Skins, S497 each
! for prime large, s2Ca4 for medium, and 10c@S1
for small sizes, with inferior selling at marked
| reduction; Wild Cat Skins, 15@60c apiece for
prime and 5C925c for poor Coon Skins, 5@lOc
| each for small and large; 10@30c tor Coyote
| Skins, 10@2jc for small and 25@gA0c 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 carcasses from saughIerers to
dealers: Beef-First quality, SC: second quality,
| 619G71Sc; third quality, 5000 q d. Veal-Quot-
able at sale q b. Mutton-Wethers, 10c;
Ewes, DC y b. Handspring; 15e . ID.
| Pork-Live Hogs on foot, grain fed, 81 061ac;
| soft, 5l4q515c; dressed Hogs, S15G915c D ID.