The record-union., 1892-07-19
COMMERCIAL.
Attempt Being Made to Inaugurate
Auction Sales.
Wheat still Strong-Barley' Weak
Corn Firm = Hay Easy
Fruit Scarce.
Especial Correspondence RnooRD-US1ox.l

San FRANCISCO, July is, 1892,
Inc week opened fairly active, with quite
an increase In the volume of goods sent out.
There Is continued active inquiry for
canned fruits. 1t is claimed that Gamers
views are strengthening with some already
holding for an advance The higher cost of
green trult will cause better prices for the
canned product. In farm produce the
market is very strong for spot Wheat, weak
1or barley, steady for Oats and firm for Corn.
Hay is easy. Potatoes were lower. Green
NUT moved off quickly, owing TO light re-
ceipts. Garden stuff cleaned up well at
steady prices. Dairy produce was steady.
Foultry came in sparingly, but prices do not
snow any improvement.
IL looks very much as if some of the buyers
are instigators in a movement to arrange for
ruit-growers to send their fruits to one or two
firms in this city and have the product auc-
TONED off, This move it is said, they are try
Ing 10 have arranged through Others so as TO
enable them 10 combine and buy the fruit for
less money than they are now able to get it.
AT the East auction sales. are a success. for
there are hundreds of buyers, but here it will
hardly pay, Tor the field is too limited, and
only Gamers can or would buy in large guam
titles, and they could combine. AS ii now is
commission merchant who has the interest
OF his patrons at heart sells all that can be sold
OF collecting the money, at good prices, and
after the retail trade is supplied then the re-
Inalnder is sold in bulk to Gamers, or else
held at the store for better prices. Under an
auction system no advantage can be secured
While those now enjoyed will be lost.
Mining shares to-day were quiet but SEEM
1ngly firm. The strength of the market in the
face of assessments and light trading is a
source of surprise. 1t creates no few con-
lectures as to the probable outcome, and, also
as to what are the influences which give the
strength. The street is full of bear reports.
The battery assays of the bullion-producing
mines run higher, while considerable dead
work in the mines has been finished and
more active prospecting and developing work
is now Ia order.
CEREALS.
Receipts-Flour, 7,15O barrels; Wheat,
osJlO centalS; Barley, "A, 100 centals; Corn,
100 sacks; Oats, - sacks; Rye, 2O2 sacks.
WHEAT-The market is very strong Buy
ers, to obtain supplies, are forced to pay an
advance on current quotations. Farmers are
still storing and Will not sell unless they get
an advance. The most of them expect to get
IN the neighborhood OF 81 45a1 so for No /
" mite shipping. New milling Wheat sells at
81 40@l 40, and old at 81 46G1 5255 For
Fort Costa or alongside delivery the market is
quoted as follows: Shipping 81 36146Dl 35sl
Tor fair to good; choice to gilt-edgeq 81 40
Sl 414; milling, 81 42%9l 40 for fair TO
good; 81 4714@1 5215 for cnoice TO gilt-edged
tations
BARLEY-Receipts continue large. consid-
eraple III excess Of the local demand. but with
crops OF the better grades at the East and also
abroad under an average export BUYERS show
more disposition to take hold. The market is
quoted as follows: Feed, poor, S5@gOc; fair
70 good, 514g93$5c; choice to extra choice.
So99S%4c; Brewing, Sl(Gl 1917. New Brew
ing Is quoted at S1@g1 %.
OAIS-The market has a steadier, stronger
zone, owing TO lighter receipts and q fair de-
mand We quote as follows Feed, 81 goo
20 Tor common; 81 30@l 80 for fair TO
gi gGoli FL 1891 4212 for choice 10 extra
81 90. New is quoted at 81 15@I 20.
CORN-Ihe market is very strong under
fno Tm holding 9g1a and light receipts We quote as
totoHS; 1oiloW, large, n 2354@1 26J4:
L 321z.
FUTURES.
Trading on call to-day was fairly active in
" neat futures. The strength OF distant op-
tions causes less disposition to sell early
months unless an advance is bid Barley
was falTly lively, but buyers and sellers APP
pear to be apart
Following are the sales recorded at the Can
Board to-day
-Morning-Regular session. Buyer
December-40o tons, 81 41s4; 100, 81 AZ.
seller l892-1,2 goo tons, 81 3G7a a ell.
Barley-Regular session. Seller 1892 new
100 tons, 9O9sc; 500, 901ac; 200, 9OAe p
Afternoon-Wheat. Seller 1892-1oo tons.
81 365S: 600. 81 81; 100, 81 3719. Buyer
September-10O tons, 81 391I = ctl.
Barley. September4lOO tons, 9215e. De-
cember--2oo tons, CSC; 200, 96AG; 100,
400, 911c p ctl.
FEEDsTUFF
Receipts - Bran, 3S5 sacks; Middlings.
$50 sacks; Hay, S21 tons; Straw, 10 tons
The market for ground feed was firm for
bran, m1dditngs, crasked corn and feed
meal. Ground barley is moving Off freely at
current current quotations; The market is quoted as
follows: Bran, 1S@l9 d ton; Middlings.
$40 50922; Rolled Barley, $50 5O@22 SO:
Feed Meal, S27@29.
HAH-Under continued free receipts the
market is weak, with further concessions in
order for consignments forced on the market
Dealers are bearing the market. The crop
We quote the market weak as follows: New
hay, clover, S9a11; Alfalfa, S7@9 90;
Wheat, 80 5o@12 SO; Wheat and Oat, $50
II 30; Barley, S6@9; Oat, S9G11 80.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Receipts-Butter, 473 ctls; Cheese, 100 ctls;
Eggs, $500 dozen. Overland receipts-Egrs
- dozen; Cheese, 259 ctls; Butter, =.
BUTTER-The market is stin lightly sup
piled with gilt-edged, but its place is largely
supplied by choice, which keeps prices from
advancing. Dealers do not appear to be an
ticipating their wants To-day there was a
freer outside demand.The markets. quoted as
follows: Poor to fair, 15t917c; good TO choice
1S@19c; gilt-edged Dairy, 20c; gilt-edged
CHEEsE-The market was firm at un-
changed quotations We quote as follows:
SKIM 5@6c; Cream gilt-edged, 8h@ec: good
to choice, s@s1ac; fair to good, 71565Sc; Young
America, s@1Oc, boxed, slightly higher
EGGS-The market for Eastern store and
ranch is unsettled and irregular for all Eggs
below choice. Strictly fresh-laid Eggs are get
ting scarcer. Wequote prices Store and Ranch
Eggs ''as is" 1G@l9c; Candled fair to good
10000; choice, 21@22c; strictly fresh laid
mixed sizes, 23@524c; selected large-szed and
strictly fresh laid, 25@26c; Eastern, 14@I5c
for las is" 19@20c for Candled and 2l@22c
for well-known packs. Carload parcels of
Eastern sell for less money than quoted
above.
Receipts-Potatoes, $3.50 sacks; Onions,
Receipts OF garden stuff and the demand
were evenly divided. River Tomatoes in large
boxes, sold at S2@2 25 = box Wequote: Green
Peppers, Chiles. 50c@S1 4 box; Belle Peppers
75c6S1 25; Egg Plant, 81 5o92 for large
boxes; Cucumbers, Marysyille and Vacavile,
25950c = box; Bay, 5o@9oe p box; for pick
ling, coarse p box; String Beans, 2G4c = ID;
very tender slightly higherSSummer squash,
Nacaville, and 81 75@2 25 for Bay;
Green Peas, 50@75c e sack; tender and
sweet sell at 2@21&c q 10; Dry Peppers, loo
lie; Cabbage, 40G50c . ctl; Feed Carrots,
SOC; Turnips, 5o97 sc; Beets, 81; ParSnips,
81 20; Garlic, ,193c q ID; Green Corn, ,60c@S1 2
sack I0r sweet from Nacayile, 15g2oc
ONlONS-Ihe market was steady, at from
4O650c on the wharf
POIAIOES-The market was fairly steady
to-day, under moderate receipts of choice.
There are too many unripe coming in, which
causes the wide ranges in quotations. Con-
signments of something extra sell, in a small
way, at an advance of from 1Oc TO 15c
on our outside quotations. We quote as
follows on the wharf; Burbanks In sacks
6o@75ci in boxes, 75c9S1; Peerless. 6O@80c;
Garnet Chile, 7O@S6c; Early Rose in sacks
60@75ci in boxes, 75c9S1 10.
FRUIT.
Receipts were light today, and consequently
the market was cleaned up early, with an adj
vance obtained for some varieties If present
warm weather holds for a few days receipts
will be exceptionally large. which viii neces-