The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-18
COMMERCIAL.
Wheat Market Dull Shippers Well
Supplied.
Strawberries a Little Freer in the
Local NIarket-Cherries
Very Scarce.

Very Scarce.
Especial Commercial Correspondence of the
RECoRD-UNION.l
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18th.
WHEAT-Receipts, 600 sacks. No change
TO note. Market continues dull. Shippers are
well supplied. Millers buy selected parcels as
they require. No. l Shipping, 81 1910
1 Az; Milling, 81 52L@1 So. Foreign re-
ports indicated Il better inquiry for ''cargoes
of coast" which were quoted at SIS, but this
inquiry fell off at close of day.
Call Board transactions opened dull. Sales
200 tons 81 Az, buyer season, and 200 tons
81 40, seller 1892. AT the regular session
sales Were:' 200 tons 81 49,, buyer season;
1000 tons 81 1901 4OIE, seller 1892, being
about same as yesterday, and no particular
change at p. NJ. Board-but little business
done.
LONDON, May 17.-Market opened frmer
but closed dull CaTgocs of coast 37s: nearly
Que que and for prompt shipment, Sos. Other
Foreign Wheat about same prices.
CHICAGO, May 17.-Whcat u trifie firmer
May, SIG per bushel; July, 81@8O5Sc per
buShe
New YORK, May 17.-Wheat unchanged.
May, oS>sc; July, 9O@S934c.
"a RLEG-ls steady. Receipts / .93S sacks
No shipping demand. Local dealers buy as
they require, and trade is dull. Fair to good
held at - 0272. Brewing very dull. Masters
have stocks in warehouses, and as seasons
storage Is about running out they will not add
to their supply; 81 o5 u ctl full price Tor No.
! Brewing. The activity in yesterdays Call
Board was less noticeable to-day. No sales at
informal session. AT IL O'Clock sales We're:
700 tons buyer season. 9Sc; l. 500 tons seller
1892, 96MG955c; 900 tons December
81 Ol4@l U1k, Shows a frmer tone than
Yesterday. In the p. NJ. board seller 1892
closed at 9515c. Weather pr gspects are for
wi
be spared hot north winds.
OATS-Receipts 4 169 sacks. No change il.
market ana the demand limited and prin-
cipaliy for the better qualities. The large re
ceipts have more effect ON common grades
Quotations unchanged. Fancy Milling, 81 40
al 42z@; No l White, 81 321a@1 80; com
C0RN- Receipts 1,7So sacks Market al
ready overstocked and uull and prices are
hard TO maintain. Wheat, 81 3@1a; Large
and small Yellow, 81 3OG1 3219.
BEANS - Large arrivals yesterday were
principally Limas, and will probably be
shipped at once by sail or steamer to Eastern
markets. Market fairly we'll supplied. The
prospect is that much reduced area Will be
planted in southern counties, but there will
probably be larger area planted on the Sac
ramento River. small White. So $500 50;
Large White, 50 1902 40; Pinlks, So 100
2 20; Reds are scarce, 50 25@2 so; BayoS,
81 121z@2 20; Lhmas, So 25@2 30.
LSTUFFS-Buckwheat Flour 5@5Tc
2 ID; Graham do, $40; Rye do, $40; Rice 10,
SIC; Rye Meal, 314c; Corn do, SIC; Oat do,
435c;; Ground Oats, sc: Hominy, 41a@454c;
Cracked Wheat $40; Flake Pearled do, &c;
Farina, Sc; Whole Wheat Flour, &c; Rolled
Oats, sc; Pearl Barley, 4@4I%c; Split Peas,
4L@514c; Rolled Oats (o-fb sacks, &c = ID;
CRACKED CORN-S29 $1,000.
CORNNEAL-S2S 5O@29.
OlLCAkE MEAL-Mill price, $50 p ton.
BRAN-S17 50@lS q ton.
MIDDLINGS-S2O 5O@21 q ton.
BUCkWHEAT-S1 1907 y ctl
G G}91,I ; B I Ri @23 7 ton.
STRAW-I0@50c q bale.
ctl; Brown Mustard, 81 1908 20; Flax,
81 700; Canary, 21stg$1sc T. n; Alfalfa Sill
Timothy, 515@6c p 70.
DRIED PEAS Niles, 81 1901 40 a ctl:
Green, 81 5O@1 rs: Blackeye, 81 4O66l so
HAY-Continues to arrive freely-over 500
tons daily for q week past, and more than the
market requires, especially for ordinary
grades. Choice Wheat Hay, S141a@15 good
Wheat Sl3@l4; Wheat and Oat mixed s 2I%
@13; lower grades, abundant, SlO6IIiI:
Wild and Tame Cat, S1O@12. Some inquiry
for Alfalfa Hay from the river. but no arri-
walls. 1t would bring S1O@11 q ton.
BUTrER-ls again in large receipt and diff
fcult to maintain prices. No shipping or
der, and there is less taken out for packing.
to good store lots, 16@l7c.
CHEESE - Continues very dull indeed.
Good brands, S@9c; Young America, Toe.
EGGS-Show no change, and arrivals of
Eastern are quite liberal Choice California
Ranch, 2Oc = dozen; store packed, 17@ Sc;
Eastern, 17%@1 SIC.
it was in very good condition. Strawberries
took sudden drop and were hard to SELL
Sharpless, $500 Z chest, in condition. some
poor chests sold at So 5O@6. Longworths
Sll@13 "a chest-latter for choice Receipts
mostly from Santa Clara. Cherries. $50 boxes
arrived. Many showed effects of rain and
were cracked. Choice Black, s. p box. and
ordinary sold for 81 so White sold for
Sl@1 20 q box. No large White ones vet re-
ceived. Currants and kaspberries, only few
arriving. oranges are getting scarce for de-
sirable lots, and strictly choice Navels sold at
81 50@5. COmmOner grade Oranges also
Lemons, remain as last quoted
NEGETA BLES-Are becoming plentiful
and few Gays warm weather viii create an
OveT-supply. Asparagus. 1A@1Lc: CHOICE
24c Peas. very duh, 5C@5 &c 2 sack; Rhu-
barb, 5O@55c 2 box: Onions, S0@S5c = 100
edsier-90c6S1 10.
DRIED FRUIT Dried Prunes, 4@7c;
Peaches, bleached, in sacks, 5la@61ac; sun
dried 2HG3Zc; peeled. in boxes, 14@1 &c;
Apples, quaTtsred, 21a83c; sliced 3@3Isc;
eyaporatcd, 5r51ac Plums, 4@41@c in sacks;
ulibleached, 2@214c; bleached, Apricots, ca
&c; Pears, sliced. 390c; quaEtered, 26D3c;
exaporated, 6@7c; Black Figs, 4t5@51ac;
White. 506c
loose Muscate!s, sc; Dried Grapes, 11ac p
ID in sacks.
HoNEY-white, 6@e14c; Light Amber, 81
BEESWAX-From 23c to Csc = b.
NUIS-We quote: Nalnuts, hard shell, 6@
sc; SOFT 90, 9@1oc; Almonds, hard shell, So
sc; soft do, 1o@l1c; paper shell do, lie: Bra
I'll, S99c; Filberts, lac; Pine Nuts, l3c: Pc
cans, l4915c 2 h; Cocoanuts, S4@5 q 100;
Peanuts, 31&@4c e r.,
HIDES, SKINS, EEC.-We quote as follows:
Wet Salted Hides-Heavy Steers, sound. Ia
nc 2 ID; culis, ga 619c 2 II; Medium Steers.
sc; culls, &c; Light Steers, Al nc; culIs, 315
g334c; Cows, 4941ac; cults, 31%a3sIc:
Stays, sound, 4c; Kip, 5000; cnIis. &c:
Veal. &c; culls, &c; Calf, &C; culs Sc Dry
Hides-Kip and Calf, loo: do culIs, &c. Deer
Six.ns-Summer, 371ac; medium, 3o@32IIc:
winter and long-hai ed, 2Od25c coat
Skins = Prime, 500 soc; damaged, 1o@25c
each, Kids, so lOc each. Sheep Skins-Iong
Wool, 90c@S1 40 each; medium, 7Oa9Oc
each; short, 40G7oc each; shearings, 1O@25c
each. EIk Hides-Heavy and light lO4l &c
2 h; Tails, fair lengths, 111921a each Hair
Fair average, 100 sc z b.
LEATHER-Heavy Sole, 25@3Gc q II. me-
dunn and light Sole, 21G23c; No. Sole. 100
25c: Rough, 16@11c; Buff 13mItc side
13@14e; Calf Skins. 50@60c; Harness No. l.
26g2Sc Harness No. 2, 22@25c; Buff splits
9G11c; Side do, 7@9c; Kfps, S36d5O .
dozen.
BAGs-The feeling continues very firm.
Parties holding stock are quite Indifferent
about selling at present price. We quote:
Spotcash price, 7Ssc; June and July delivery
7%4c for Calcutta imported.
PR0NISIONS-Cured AIeats-Han Fast
eril. 254913c p ~ Optimus, BE; A. 4 l.. l3c.
BACON = Eastern breakfast, 121566 Sc.
Sugar-cured breakfast Ole Coiftorrta