The record-union., 1892-12-15
Business Very Dull in the San Fran
cisco Markets.
Wheat Continues Low, There Being No
Disposition on the Part of Oper-
ators to Build Up Prices.
sAH FRANc1sco, December 14th.

tive in their dealings The only options dealt
IN this morning were in Wheat, and in this
commodity the transactions were light.
The Vegetable market is duh for ordinary
varieties and prices are weak. Potatoes are in
fair demand and prices are strong. The re
celps are liberal, amounting TO 6,424 sacks
Onions are firm and active. Receipts were
57l sacks. Mushrooms are scarce, only seven
boxes coming in to-day. Asparagus is in light
demand. Sweet Potatoes are firmly held for
Choice varieties.
There is little doing in Fresh Fruits. Choice
Apples are the only variety in demand.
Grapes are neglected. Lady Apples arrive in
small quantities. Fersimmons move of
slowly. Cranberries are stifeping up. Pears
are weak. Citrus Fruits arriving from the
south are too green to be readily marketable
The Poultry market is IN Il poor condition
for trading, with heavy arrivals Of stock and
more due. Sales OF all kinds Of stock are re-
ported below quotations. In the Game mar
4et MaIlard Ducks are plentiful and lower
Other kinds are plentiful ana steady.
~ the market for dairy produce Butter OF
all Kinds Is weak ana trade is dun. Stocks OF
1resh are dull Choice Eggs are moderately
nrIn, but the general market is weak. Cheese
Is steady.
Produce Market.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Extras,
$3 9O@4 p bbl; Bakers Extras, SO 9O04;
Superune. 81 6O@3 10.
WHEAT-The Liverpool market continues
60 decline and the local situation cannot i'm
prove under such circumstances. Good 10
Choice Shipping is quotable at 81 25@l 26:4
= ctl, wltu SLOW movement. Milling grades
are held al 81 3OG1 321a . ctl.
BAELEN-Iraue duh aud prices easy. Spot
business l. quite limI ed while no sales We're re-
corded at the morning sessions OF tue Call
Board. Feed, s41a9S0c q ctl for dark
coast, SIG for good quality and o219c Tor
choice brewing, S58925ac q ctI; Che, alier,
81 1901 l71a 2 ell for standard and e0c@$1
lor lower grades
OATS-No change in the situation. Free
offerings, but light demand We quote /:
Surprise, - 45@1 50; milling. 81 300
10 choice feed, 81 80 TO 81 30;
on grades, 81 10 10 81 %; Black, 91 05@
! 10 for common and 81 12iz01 20 for
choice for seea; Gray, 81 2591 80; Red,
81 I25aa1 20 q cu.
CORN-Selers are at a disadvantage, there
being no demand worth noting. Quotable at
S191 O21& 1Or Large yellow, 81 O5Ql U.1@
1or small Yellow ana 81 O752g1 10 q ctl fOT
CRAcKED CoRN-Quotable at s25 SOC
oILCAIIE NIEAL-Quotable at $50 p ton
from the mills
CORNAIEAL-Millers quote Feed at $3.50
20 2 ton; line kinds Tor the table, in large
ana small packages, 3l493$5c 2 ID.
CHOPPED FEED-Quotablea AT S17@17 so
SEEDS-We quote: Mustard, Brown, $40
80; Yellow, SOQ6 80; Canary, imported.
81 1o@5 l21z; 60 California, r; Hemp, sc d
b; Rape, 81 2595 20: Timothy, 51ac p h;
Alfalfa, SMG9c 2 20; Flax, So 50G2 = . p cti.
DDLINGS-Quotable at S26@22 90 per
ton.
HAY-We quote: Wheat and Oat. ssa11
Barley, 5000; Oot, 5 az, fair to choice
Wheat, S9G13 so; compressed. $7@lO;
stock, s. 50@6 90; Alfalfa, SS91O so; Clover,
$4G q ton.
sfRAW-QuotabIea at 85@45c p bale.
HOPS-Q notable at 1901 SC 2 %.
MlLLSTUFFS-We quote: Rye Flour, $40;
Rye Meal, 34c; Graham Flour, SIC; Oat-
meal, 4Ec; Oat GrOats, Sc Cracked Wheat
3}lc; Buckwheat Flour, 5@51ac; Pearl Bar
ley, 31aGE415c 2 %.
BRAN-WeQuote. No. Sl4@14 80 a ton.
R1E-tluotable at 81 I215G1 3 r ctl.
bJCk w WHEAT-Quotable at 81 1902 = ctl.
GROUND BARLEG-Quotable ut $1,000
POTATOES Prices easy all round, stocks
being large. Peerless, coo zoe; Early Rose,
3Sogo2gc; ~ ~ er t:edSs ..5 toyo9c; hlEer bur
bank, 0O9ooe . ctt; Salinas Burbanks, 9Oc@
81 20 2 ctl; Oregon Burbanks, 75c@S1 10;
Garnet ChlleS b0a 45c q ctl; Sweet, 4OG75c.
ONlONS-t1uotable at 9Oc9S1 2 ctl.
DRIED PEAS-We qUo.e: Green, 81 756
] so; Biackeye, 81 6O9l 70; Niles, 81 Goa
! 20 a. ctl.
BEANs-Bayos, So 1902 80; Butter, 50 40
a. 80 for small and S3 for large; Pink,
81 gO@l 80; Red, 50 fO92 so; Lima, 50 SO
10 - 80; Pea, - 40G2 90, Small White,
50 30 81 so; Large White, 81 25@2 80 y
VEGETABLES Market quiet Asparagus.
25c z h; Rhubarb,-G-c = II; Mushrooms, .
N1@c e 10 for common and 15@25c p ID for
buttons; Tomatoes, 25@7 sc = DoS; Turnips,
6597 &c z ctl; Beets, 75c q sack; Carrots feed
4O@t5ci Iarsnlps, 81 70 q ctl; Cabbage, 75a
@cOc; Garlic, &c 3 Do; CaulifiOwer, &C p
9ozen: Dry Peppers, 7@5c . 10; Dry Okra,
125+c e n; Marrowiat Squash, S4@7 2 ton.
FRESH FRUIT - Common Apples are
abundant. Oranges are in large receipt
though trade is slow. Grapes are altogether
neglected. We quote as follows: Lady Apples.
SOP %, 90 z box; Grapes, 20@l &c p
5Oc9S1 Tor common 10 good and 81 goo 80
Tor choice; Mountain Apples, 81 5062 4 box;
Pears, 2oc9Sl 20 q box CranberrIes, S1O@
so "A Dbl.
CITRUS FRUIT-Mexican Lines. $50
8 90; California Lines, 50g75c: Lemons.
sicily, 50 5Oa6; California Lemons. 81 5O63
1orcommonandS - 50@t 30 for gooQ 70 choice:
Bananas, 81 5Oe2 80 . bunch; Hawaiian
Ifneapnles,-@-R p dozen; Mexican Pineapples,
$4@G = dozen; Mexican Oranges, 81 0Utc2 g
box; Mandarin Oranges, 5OGs sc = box; Dll-
arte Navels, S3@3 so p box; Riverside
Naveis. 50 5o94 2 box; Riverside Seedlings,
$2G2 so r. box; Winters Seedlings sma
boxes, 75c@S1; Fresno Seedlings, - 1905
r box; Oroville Oranges. S3@3 80 q box.
DRIED FBUIT-We quote as follows: Dates,
o.290c e n; Apples, suu-urlcu, @4c: do,
sliced. 4841ac; do, evapOraled, in boxes, 715@
$40 2 70, Pears, blescned. 5@6c for sliced. So.
bc for quartered and Sc Tor evapOrated; Pears,
unbleached. 3@4C lor sliced ana 2a2}5c for
quartered; Figs. sc for pressed and GIc Tor
impressed; Prunes, G1Sg714c Tor small, sl9@
954c for the four sizes and 9Ja@1Oc for tha
AIih SIZE OF ou@oOs; FItted Piuns, 81 GlOc;
unpiued Piums. 2 aG5c; White Nectarines
1ug12c; Red NectarineS, sal Oc 2 ID: Uleached
teaches. sta9l1c; sun-dried Peaches 6@7c =
4
Tor MOorparKs; Grapes, 154@2t C 3 ID.
RAlSlNS-lt uOtaule as follows: London
Layers, 81 259l %; loose Muscatel, s1@
20 TN boxes and ? s@31ac 2 10 in sacks.
NtTS-We quote as follows Chestnuts
14@ &c 2 70; Walnuts, case Tor harC sneu
9@S1S- Tor soft shell and 1Iml2c a 10 for
paper shell; Chile Walnuts. S09c: California
Almonds, 12@1215c for soft she'll 6@-c for
hard shell anu 14@15c Tor paper shell: Pea
nuts, 31494c; Hickory Nuts, C.; Fil6erts.
1Oci Pecan, c91Oc lor small ana l4G1Gc for
large; Brazil Nuts, 9@1Oc; Pine NUS. stdlOc
= h; Cocoanuts, $500 so = hundred
HUNE1-We quote: Comb. 1OG13c.
amber extracted. 19.1%c: dark. 6m-c: yyaGer
white extracted. - eGSc p ID.
BEES SWA&-Quotable at 23@25c > b.
BUrTER-QuOtatiOns for choice fresh mali
ties are fairly well sustained. Picked Roll
and Seg descri ptiOns are weak as otlerIngs
are free. We quote prices as follows
Fancy creamery, 3252954c; fancy dairy
2g@3lc; good TO choice, ESQ 27c: com,
mon grades. 1S@22c; picked roll. 2O62lc.
keg 2OG21c; Eastern, ladle-pacl1ed lea
lsc: Eastern creamery, 25D211.c = b.
CHEESE-Steady market We quote prices
as follows: Choice to francy new, 10
@12Lc; fair to good, sl@Sc; Eastern, ordi-
nary 10 fine, 10912c; do, fancy creamery, I3
ETGS- Situation favors buyers. We quote
prices California ranch, 35@371sc; store
lots, 26G32lsc; Eastern, 24@26c e dozen Tor
lair 10 good and zS@3Oc for choice.
POULTRY-Prices easy. under liberal offer
lngs. Another carload OF Eastern was re-
ported at the railroad depot this morning.
We quote prices as follows: Live Tur-
keys-Gobblers, 14@15c; Hens 14015e;
dressed, 16@l7c , d; boosters, S5G5 so tor
old and S5@5 so for young; Fryers, 81 50@5;
6roilers, $4@4 25 for small and 81 50@5 for
large; Hens, S5696; Ducks. S597; Geese, $40
so 9 pair.
GAME-Trade continues good. We quote:
quail, 75c@S1; CanvasbaclIs, 81 to s.; NAL
are, $50 50i Sprig, 50 25@2 so; Widgeon,
- 50@1 -; Teal, 81 5o@1 : 5; small Ducks,
II @o91 90; English Snipe, 81 25@l 30;
common Snipe, 75cGS1; White Geese, 81 25@l
l %; Gray Geese. 81 5o@3; Brant, 81 50g
l 20 Hare, 81 2591 so; Rabbits, Sl@1 20