The record-union., 1892-05-27
COMMERCIAL.
DuIIness Reigns in the Wheat Market
at San Francisco.
Poultry Very Scarce and Prices Firm
Dried Fruits in &C od
Demand.
Especial Commercial Correspondence of the
RECoRD-UNIoN.

Especial Commercial Correspondence of the
RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26th.
WHEAT-Receipts, 500 ctls, nearly all for
The local mills. German ship. Alice loaded
al Fort Costa, brought 7o.265 ctls on passage.
DuIiness reigns supreme It is not safe to
queue No. Shipping at over 81 421a p ctl,
Whle mlllers pay 81 Az and occasionally
sl 90. Speculation is very limited and mostly
Tor new crop. Early in the day 400 tons sell
Ter 1889 sold at 81 393s, and at the IL O'Clock
Board was trlfe firmer. 700 tons seller
1892, 81 391491 $685., and 600 tons buyer
season, 81 4291 421+. decline of nearly lc
rom yesterday, and at the afternoon session
IOO tons buyer season, 81 42G91 424. %
tons seller 1892, 81 3914. 1t is expected that
the Produce Exchange will ADJOURN alter 10
morrow till Tuesday, and the loss OF a halI
day on Saturday will never be missed in the
present state of business.
Foreign and Eastern markets change slightly
from day TO day, and present no feature or
special interest
LONDON, May 26.-Market slightly weaker
and cargoes on passase quiet quoted: Car
goes oil coast, 3Gc; just shipped and nearly
due, 35s 3D. Liverpool buyers hold OF
rs 4d per ctl. Weather favorable for growing
crops.
CHICAGO, May 26.-July wheat 825sc =
bushel.
NEW YORK, May 26.-July wheat 9l2gc;
September wheat, 903gc.
BARLEY-ReceiptS, 1,066 ctls. Dealers
are less disposed to pay more by samples than
they can buy 1OO-ton lots in warehouses at by
taking buyer season contracts now soon ma
turing. An ordinary Feed can be had at 95c,
but good to strictly No Feed sells at 36149
9719c. Brewing continues dull and neglected
at 81 o21a91 05 2 ct. On the Call Board
prices We're firm, but transactions limited
400 tons buyer season, 961atGJ554c; 600 tons
seller 1892, 95@954c-and in the afternoon
n decided impro venent was shown in buyer
g. a
100 tons at 97c, indicating sharp corner for
contracts maturing next tuesday.
OATS-Receipts III ctls. Best grades are
a shade better. Choice, 81 47}a@1 30 p ctl;
good, 81 45; white feed oats, 81 10
/ 4215; fair grades, 81 3o@1 50.
CORN-Receipts 902 sacks. Large Yellow,
81 So; small Yellow, 81 3715@I 40; Large
White, 81 40 If prime.
BEANS Receipts are light and there is a
ders for Shipment Small White. 50 50
az so; Large White, 81 1902 40; Piuks,
- 1902 90; Reds are scarce, 50 25@2 80;
BayoS, 50 1892 20; LIInas, 50 25@2 20.
MILLSTUFFS-We quote at regular list
prices, but discount is given to the trade.
Buckwheat Flour, DC p b; Graham 30,
Extra Cream Cornmeal, 31ac; regular do, Sc;
Oat do, 41c; Hominy, 4R@1$4c; Cracked
Wheat 3}4c;- Flake Pearled do, 4Iac;
Farina, 434c Whole Wheat Flour, 4114c; Rolled
Oats, 7-tb sacks, &c; Flakel Pearl Barley, 2 h
sacks, 4l5c; Split Peas, 4}2c; Pearl Barley, in
25-b and 50-fb sacks, 31a@413c. Above are
ia 1O-b SACKS Al lOb SpSGllI6u.
CRACKED CORN-S30931 q ton.
BRAN AND MIDDLING G,S-Are firm. Bran,
81 50@lS g ton; Middlings, $40 300
GROUND s ' BARLEY-s2a 5o@23 ? ton de-
livcred.
ROLLED BARLEY-Same
CHOPPED FEED-S2O 5O@21 p ton.
STRAW-Dull; 35950c T. bale.
SEEDS-Rape, 21ag254c 4 10; Hemp, $40
334c; Canary (imported), 3@314c; no California
in market; Alfalfa nominal, go Oc; Flaxseed,
MnEtarn a
HAY-Receipts have fallen off little, but
supply is still abundant. Receipts to-day
240 tons. Choice Wheat Hay sells at 81 4; all
other grades are irregular. Fair to good
Wheat, also atand " heat mixed, S11 SOC 3;
Wild and Tame Oat, S1o@12; Alfalfa, S9@iO
q ton.
FRUITS arriving freely, and the season
seems in full blast. Gamers are buying
Cherries, and very soon they will be the only
outlet for excess of arrivals. Most articles ar
rived to-day in good order. Receipts to-day,
$50 chests Strawberries, $500 boxes Cher
TIes, 157 boxes Apricots. Other articles were
only few. Strawberries, 50 for common, up
10 SIS p chest for fine Sharpless; S9@13 Tor
fair to choice LOngworths; Cherries brought
1U9G5c for ordinary whites; choice, 81. The
Gamers would not pay over soc z box. 75@
9Oc and few 81 z box for Black Iartarians.
Currants ranged from 50@75c p box. RaSp-
berries sold as high rs 81 2 drawer for choice,
but later in the day very lair ones sold at 5Oc
n drawer. GoosebeTrieS, SC 4 10; choice Eng
llsh do, 718QSc p ID. Apricots, 81 25@l 90 p
box.
Ctr tuIro.-Are selling very well,
considering recent large arrivals. Choice
Riverside Navels bring SIG 80 q box; fair
To good do, 50 50@3 2 box: Riverside and
San Bernardino st. MichaeIS and Mediterra-
mean Sweets, S3@13 so p box; Los Angeles
Navels S2@2 so; do Seedlings, 81 1902 % g
box. Lemons are not so abundant as recently
and prices are higher. Choice Riverside and
santa Barbara, SO 1903 so p box; Los An
geeS, $292 90: imported Sicily, 30 p box.
Lines were readily taken from the last Mexi-
can steamer at SS@9 q box.
DRIED FRUITS-Have been in good demand
Tor most varieties, and the limited stocks
have been still further cleaned up. Dried
Prunes, 4@7c, as to sizes; Peaches, bleached,
in sacks, 6@7Iac; sun-dried, 3@5c; peeled,
in boxes, 14@15 sc; Apples, quartered. 21&@3c;
sliced, 369316c; eVaporated, 5G51&c; Plums, in
sacks, 4@41ac; unpitted, 2@24c; Apricots,
bieached, 60715c; Pears, sliced, 3@5c; quar-
tered, 2@3c; evaporated, 6@7c; Black Figs,
415G51@c; White. 5@6c.
RAISINS-London Layers, SOc@S1 20 q
box; loose Muscatels, 6o@9oc ? box, 2199
SIC 2 b in sacks; Dried Grapes, 116G921$c , b.
HONEY-White, 6@614c; Light Amber, 5A
@5$4c;; Amber and Candied, 30 514c q Ii.
BEESW AX-From 23c to 25c p 10.
NUTS-We quote: WalnutS, hard shells, Ga
Sc; soft do, 9@1Oc; Almonds, hard shell, S6I
Sc; soft do, lto9,SSl1e; paper r. shell do, 14c:
VEGETABLES-Arriv freely, and many
articles, especially Peas, are drug Potatoes
are working Off freely by carload lots to Mis-
1inue, however, low. Receipts to-day We're $50
SKIS Peas, 15S SKIS Beans, AS bxs Squash, 226
bxs Rhubarb, $50 SKIS Onions 2,475
SKIS Potatoes. Asparagus sells at 75c@Sl 25
u box, and the canneries buy freely Choice
Bay Asparagus, 81 25611 90 a box Peas
5G@75c sack for prime garden. The can
neTs took all good offerings at soc, Beans
String and Wax, about Sc = 10. Squash f56
9Oc q box; Rhubaro COG &c box; Los An
geles Tomatoes, 81 25a1 75 box; Garlic, &c;
Green Peppers, 25@3Oc y ID; Cucumbers, 6Oc
q dozen; Onions, abundant, 45@50c = 100.
Potatoes, : o gyS5c for good new. Some very
fine island Early Rose sell at 81 lo@l 20.
IlYas sl,. - Ell 500,
BUTTER-Receipts, H. 200 pounds, and
prices continue easy although arriving in
somewhat better condition, Fancy. 19c is
regarded as extreme; Good to Choice / ia,
SIC; store lots, 14@l 512c.
CHEESE-Dullandw without change, 71I99c;
Young America, l0c.
22a221Sc; good store, 19@2oc = doz; Eastern,
POuLiTRY-Continues firm. Hens. s6a7
a dozen; choice large do, 81, 50@6; Old
IS 5o@I1: Brothers, 50 5095 doz; small to
medium, So 90 10 SO 90 tor large ones;
Ducks, So 5000 so; young, S6@S p doz;
Geese, 81 25@1 so 2 pair; Goslings, 81 25@
l rs; Live Turkeys, l6@19c . u; dressed,
HIDES. SKINS. ETC. - Very quiet, and
prices are low with little prospect of any inn
provement Local tanneries take most of the
Wet Salted Hides offered. None are being
shipped East. Stocks are moderately large
and quotations are about as follows for
cash. Heavy steers, sound, 79@754c q 10;
culls, &c; Medium steers, &c; culls, 41495c;
Light Steers and Cows, 4@414c; culs, size;
sheep Skins-Long Wool, 9Oc@S1 40 u skin;
medium, 7o@9oc each; short wool, 4097oc
each; shearings, l0@25c each.
TALLOW-Refined 5Lz@S515c; best rendered
4I4@41@c; No. 2, 314d3l5c
PRoE oElSIONS-Followfng are latest quota
tlons nom kingan Il Co, and Armour OF
kansas City, subject 10 change at any mo-
ment: Eastern Hams, 1901 SIC; Breakfast
Bacon, boneless light, 121s913kc; lower
grades, 1oallc = b; Beef Hams. 12c; Califor-
Extra Clear Pork. SIS 80 2 hi. Clear II =: