The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-29
COMMERCIAL.
Wheat Market at the Bay Steady,
While Barley is Weak.
business Very Quiet in L ocal Circles
Produce Receipts in Excess
of Demand.
san FRANCISCO. December 2sth.

with light run of transactions in options.
The only sales were in May, OF which 400
tons were sold at from sex TO S254 cents. The
receipts were 5,73s centals.
The Vegetable market shows little improve
ment in its condition, and trade was as dull
as ever this morning. Mushrooms were quite
plentiful and prices are steady. Potatoes are
active, with heavier receipts; the arrivals to-
day were 4,266 sacks. Onions steady; the
receipts were 436 sacks. A very poor quality
OF Tomatoes is Offering outside OF the new
arrivals from the South. Sweet Potatoes are
firm:
There is nothing new in the market for
Fresh Fruits, and outside Of choice Apples there
IS little demand Trade was duller than ever
to-day and Oranges had a weaker tone, owing
10 the constant accumulation OF stock. Dried
Fruits and Nuts are fairly active, but sales are
OF as brisk as they might be.
The Poultry market is still weak and dull
a. quotations. Turkeys, dressed, We're offered
freely this morning at Is cents, with ten tons
o. surplus stock IN cold storage. Three car
loads OF Eastern stock have arrived, and all
descriptions move OH slowly.
Despite an easier tone reported in the Fresh
Butter market. fine qualities hold up well at
top prices. Choice Ranch Eggs are very firm,
with moderate supplies and a good demand.
VIVA new Cheese meets with good inquiry.
Game came in very sour this morning, and
the majority of the ducks arriving were I'm
salable. Prices were unchanged.
Produce Market.
FLOUR-Prices easy. Net cash prices for
Family Extras So 9O@4 p bb; Bakers Ex-
tTas, So 9O94; Supertine 81 60 to So 10
WHEAT-Ihere was softer tone TO the mar
ket this morning. with but moderate inquiry.
Quotable at 81 25a1 2654 p ctl for shipping
and 81 2S44@1 30 for milling grades.
EARLE1-Trade keeps dull and slow, with
values easy. We quote: Feed, 76L@771@c p
ell Tor dark coast, 1880 for good quality
and soc Tor choice; Brewing S5a92I@c u ctI:
NIeValer Al 16d1 ~ a q ri
and oOc9Sl Tor lower grades.
OATS business is quiet and will likely re-
mann 50 until after the new year is entered.
Nequote as follows. Surprise 81 10 to 81 so;
milling, 81 1901 81 :; fancy feed, 81 300
81 10; good to choice iced, 81 3Od1 80; Oh
grades, 81 1901 25 Black, 81 O5@1 10 tor
common and 81 l215@1 20 for choice for
. ct4
CORN-Buyers have the market in their IA
Yor. QUotable at 971ac9$t for Large Yellow,
81 O581 U6H for Small Yellow and SIH'
! OH 2 ctl FOR White.
CRACKED CORN-Quotable at S24 5Q@
0ILC5AHlE MEAL-Quotablea at s35 q ton
so ton; fine kinds Tor tie table in large
and small packages, 3l4@554c p II.
CHOPPED FEED-Quotablea at S17@l7 so
SEEDS-We quote: Mustard, Brown, 81 IS
90; Yellow. S5@1 50; Canary, imported,
> 1o@5 125a; do, California. : Hemp, sc p
Alfalfa, &c 2 70 for California, and 956@914c
for Utah; Flax, 50 z I. ctl.
MIDDLINGS-Quotab at S21@23 2 ton.
tA1-N heat and Oat, So@11; Barley. s.
a.; Oat S7@9; fair 20 choice Wheat 500
1o 90; compressed, SOLO; stock, So 500
8 90; Alfalfa $500 so; Glover, S799 p ton.
SIBA W-1uotable at 35@45c p bale
HOPS-PTlces nominal at l69ISc ID
:, NIL ~ FFS-Ne quote: Rye Flour, $40:
I've Neal, 81 Graham Flour, &c; Oatmeal,
c; Oat Groats, sc; Cracked Wheat 3 &c;
BucNwheat Flour 5951ac; Pearl Barley, A.
e &c q 10.
BKAN-Quotabe at Sl5@15 so p ton.
BlE-Quotable at 81 125a q ctl.
BUCkM HEAT-Quotab at 81 1902 q ctl.
GROUND Embellishments at $1,000
POTATOES-Choices stock in quick demand.
Peerless, 75c@S1; Early Rose, 6O67Oc; River
Reds, 5OG55c; River Burbanks. COO Oc;
Salinas Burbanks 81 25@1 40; Oregon Bur
banks, Sl@l 20; Garnet Chiies, 65G75c; do
Oregon, 81; Sweet, 50c@1 p ctl.
9N10NS-Quota AT 75@95c p ctl.
DRIED PEAS-We quote: Green 81 25
a %; Biackeye, 81 COOL 20; Niles, 81 40
BEANs-Bayos, So 2o92 80; Butter, 50 40
"a 50 for small, and So for large; Pink, s
a. 10; Red, 50 4O@2 so; Lima, 50 20
az %; Pea, 50 5O92 rs: Small White.
- 3Q@2 70; Large White, 50 3O92 5 2 ell.
NEGEIABLES-Rhuba is on The market
but quotations are nOmlna because no sales
were made today. Asparagus is cheaper,
under more liberal offerings. Supplies OF
Mushrooms are increasing. Green Peppers
"a e in poor demand. We quote: Tomatoes 81
@I % ? hox; Mushrooms. 6@l5c = fb:
Green Peppers, 6@l0c; Green Peas, Sa1oc
= %; Asparagus, 15@25c 2 b; Rhubarb, 6@sc
q 10; Iurnips, 700 Sc r ctl; Beets 75c 9,
sack; Carrots, feed, 40@45c; Parsnips, 81 20
Z ctl; Cabbage, .o9oOc; Garlic, 11ac , h;
Camiuower. 81 p dozen; Dry Peppers. Ease
9 N; Dry Okra, 1&12c p ID; Marrowtat Squash,
S6GS e ton
FRESH FRUIT-The supply OF Apples con
unues, though goodly portion OF stocks IS
Of common quality. We quote Lady Apples,
81 6O@2 so z box; Persimmons Zoe
70 Ioc Don; APpIeS' -ooc9 ~ Tor common
10 good, ana 81 25@l 80 for choice; Mount
AIN Apples. S1@1 80 q box: Pears 25c
a51 30 q box; Cranberries, S11@l2 q Dbl.
CITRUS FkUiT-Oranges are getting cheaper
IS receipts enlarge. Mexican Lines, Sos;
California Lines, 100000; Lemons, Sicily 500
8 50; California Lemons, S19l SO for common
aud 50 50@3 for good to choice; bananas,
; 5000 so q bunch; Hawaiian Pineapples,
o; Mexican Pineapples, S406 q dozen;
Mandarin Oranges, Sl@1 20 2 box; Duarte
Navels, S3g3 so = box; Riverside Nayels
S3a5 80 3 box; Riverside Seedlings, 81 10
az 70 Z box; san Bernardino Navels, So
a 3 80 p box; San Bernardno Seedlings,
SH02 90 y box; Winters Seedlings, small
boxes, oO@1 5e; Fresno Seedlings, 81 1892 80
: box Oroville Nayels, S393 90 q box; Oro-
DRIED FRUiT-We Quote note as follows;
Dates, 1900 2 10; Apples, sun-dried. $40 ic:
do, sliced, 4@4i9c; do. evaporated, in boxes,
E5a&S5ac q n; Pears, bleached, 596c for
oratedi Tears, uubleached. 3d4c for sliced
ald Sgg252c for guar tered; Figs. 5 for pr .sse
ana o@4c Tor impressed: Prunes. 615071ac
lOr small; SIC TO 81 &C for the four sizes, and
9la910c Tor the fifth size Of 50@6Os; Pitted
ulns, 5ta@lOc, unpItted Puns. 2%d5c:
Nhite Nectarlnes, 1oc 10 12c; Red Nectar
ines, e@l0c 2 II; Dleached Peaches. 7%al1c;
sun-dried Peaches, 9sc . TO; Apricots, 11G
lie for Royals and 1591Gc for Moorparks;
Grapes, i s@2c 3 n.
RAIsINS-Quot as follows: London
Layers, 81 25@l so; loose Muscatel Sl@
! 20 IN boxes aud 254@51ac g II in sacks.
NtIS-We quote as follows: Chestnuts.
10 2 M. MulnnfS GMl-a bsr
99912c for soft shell ana 11@I2c > 10 for
paper shell; chile Walnuts, sG9c; California
Almonds, 12@12lSc for soft shell 6@-c for
hard shell and 1901 sc Tor paper shell. Paa-
nuts, 3l5@4c; Hickory Nuts 7@Sc: FIberfs
Toe: Pecan, s@loc for small ana l4@IGc lor
large; Brazil \ utS. HGl DC: Pine Nuts SmIOc
E 10; Coeoanuts, $500 90 , hundred
HONE4-Ne quote Comb, 11@13c; am
Der extracted, e &c; dark sore; water
white EXTRACTED, 7ise &c ? 10
ESWAA-Quotable at 23G25c p h.
BUTTER-The market is softening q nd lower
prices are probable in the near future. Fancy
creamery, 32@34c; fancy dairy, 29@31c;
good to choice, 23G27c; common grades (
@22c picked roll, 20@21c; keg, 2O@2lc:
Eastern iadle-paoked, 16@1Se; Eastern
CHEESE-We quote as follows:sChoice to
fancy new. 10@13c; fair TO good, SG9e:
Eastern, ordinary to ine, 1o912c; do, fancy
creamery, 13G14c z %.
EGGS-Steady at the old range of prices. We
quote as follows; California ranch, 800
4oe; store lots, crosse; Eastern, 2592ec 2
Ns-SlA vi 4sttL 70 -cuA anu -de4o1G Aci NlluACC.
POULTRY-Prices easy, under large offer
1nSs OF both domestic and Eastern stock.
We quote; Live Turkeys - Gobbiers, LOG
Toe; Hens 15G16c; dressed, 15@l6c =
n; BOOSTERS, 5000 so for old and S595 so
lor young; tryerS, 81 5O@5: Broilers, 81 a
70 ior small and 81 50G5 for large; Hens,
So@6; Ducks, S697; Geese S292 20 2 pair.
GAME-stock is not quotable owing to all
arrivals being more or less sour.
PRONISIONS-W quote as follows: East
ern Hams, 1l1z91 Sc; California refrigerator
cured Hams, 13&14c; Eastern Breakfast
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