The record-union., 1892-05-30
COMMERCIAL.
Memorial Day VIII be Observed on
Change at the Bay.
Splendid Prospect In This County for
CereaIs-Fruits Of Good Quality
Very Scarce.
Especial Commercial Correspondence of the
RECoRD-UNIoNl

Especial Commercial Correspondence of the
REcoRD-UNIoN.l
SAN Francisco, MAY 2sth.
IN the absence OF any Produce Exchange
there Is nothing of interest to report in cereals
OF any kind. Monday is a legal holiday, and
all business will be closed. Our streets al
ready show the readiness with which our
Ihefchaht; avail Of any rest; most have gone
out OF town, Others are preparing 10 90. The
Enghsh and Eastern markets are also OF
monday chaT acter. Quotations quite un-
changed and weather in England reported
brilliant" 1t is too early yet by several
weeks to have each days climatic change
carefully watched in Great Britain and all
over Europe
WHEAT-Receipt for the week, 110,79O
cts. The spot market is very dull that it
partakes OF a holiday nature. On Call busi-
ness is very quiet, and options are sill on the
down grade. The weather has been favorable
20 growing crops since our last report, and
indications point TO a larger crop than was an
ttcipated few weeks ago. The first new
Wheat of the season arrived at Port Costa on
Monday last 1t was by no means choice
nor plump, but, as usual, sold well. After
considerable bidding il was knocked down at
81 521a-hardly "a fair criterion of what bet
Ter Wheat viii bring later on. We quo.e:
No. California shipping, 81 421I to 81 40;
oregon Valley, 81 421G 10 81 40; Waia
Walla, 81 40 to 81 4212; rejections, 81 80 TO
81 371a; choice California milling will bring
81 so TO 81 52%
BARLEY-Receipts for the week, 1904
centals. This market is no exception to the
rule 50 far general dulIncss is concerned.
On Call, options sagged badly during the fore
part Of the week but rallied "a bit toward the
close. Spot Barley is duh and weak at our
quotations. Crop reports are more encOurag-
ing and the northern part Of the State Will no
doubt have a heavy crop We quote: No. 1
bright Feed at 97I4c TO 9824c; fair Feed, 95c;
No. l Brewing, 81 05 to 81 O71%.
OATS-Receipts for the week, 3. .O65 centals
Very little of interest to note. Receipts con-
tinue light. Poor grades are neglected, but
choice Whites and Grays meet with ready sale
at good figures, considering the decline in the
price OF Barley. We do not anticipate any
drop in the Oat market until just before the
new crop puts in an napperanCe here. We quote:
Gray, 81 80 to 81 35; poor White, 81 271a
to 81 so; No. 1 White, 81 3215 to 81 35;
choice White, 81 40 to 81 40; Surprise, 81 40
TO 81 50, according to quality.
HAI-Receipts for the week, 1897 tons
The first ear of new hay arrived at the close
of last week. 1t was soft wheat and not
such an abundance OF good old hay Offering
at low prices this year, that new hay cannot
be expected to bring good price at the first
send off. Later on it viii do better, and we
think all our shippers would do well to stack
their hay this year and give the market a
chance to get rid of the old hay which is
offering. We quote Git-edged Wheat at
Sl4 80 to Sl5; Ordinary Choice Wheat, 81 3
to $l4; Choice Wheat and Oat, $12 80 to
S13; Other grades of Wheat, or Wheat and
Oat mix d, so so to S12; Wild Oat, SO 20
8l2 90; Tame Oat, $40 to S12; River Alfalfa,
SO to 81; Nevada Alfalfa, SO to SO; Com
pressed Hay, all the way from 50 to Sl2;
Straw, 4Oc to SOC per bale. Toward the close
Of the week receipts slackened up consider
ably and the market closed trmer and
slightly higher for the better grades.
FRUITS-Were in good supply. Receipts,
100 chests Strawberries, 3,74O boxes Cher
ries, 10 chests Currants, 27O boxes Apricots,
a few Peaches Prunes and Figs Strawberries
show wide range from So to SO chest for
Sharpless, SO to $l4 for Longworths, and
very choice berries were so scarce that 81 7 a
chest was paid for the latter variety The
large receipts of Cherries can only be disposed
of TO canneries. The quality is generally good, -,
and no appearance OF any serious damage by
late rains or hot spell White sold at 4O@65
a box; Black Tartarians, 6O@S5c a box and
some choice ones offered al the latter price
toward noon. CUrrantS, 66GSOc q drawer.
3aspberrieS, 5O@S0c a drawer; GooSeberres
3G IC for usual variety, 6G7c for large Eng
lisn. Apricots improve daily. Pringles from
NacaVile are the only kind arriving. and sell
at 75c to 81 20 box. Figs look fine. They
are from Southern California and Arizona
and bring doc ID. Peaches and Prunes re-
ceive no attention as yet. They are very
scrubby.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges are duh and sell
little slow, but our last quotations are SuS-
at improved prices Sicily Imported, 500
5 30 q box; choice santa barbara and River
side, S4@4 so; good Los Angeles, So 80
LINES getting scarce at $500 n box.
DRIED FRUIrS-Haye been in good de-
mand for most varieties, and the limited
stocks have been still further cleaned up.
Dried PTunes, 4@7c as To sizes; Peaches.
beached, in sacks, orc; sun-dried, 5@ &c;
peeled, in boxes, l4MI5C; Apples, quartered
Plums, in sacks, 4@4lac; unpittcd, 2a214c;
Apricots, bleached G@71ac; Pears, sliced. ;}6
Sc; quartered, 2@3c; eyaporated, 697c; Black
Figs, 41aG 512c; White, 4@6c.
RAISTNS-London Layers. SOc6S1 % =
DoX: loose MusCatels, 60@90c q box, 2I%03J5c
2 ID in sacks; Dried Grapes, 15@a 21ac = fb.
HONEH-White, t@6l &C; Light Amber 81
G544c; Amber and Candled, 5@5L4c p ID.
BEESWAN From 23@25c z ID.
NUTS-We quote: Walnuts, hard shell. 6
C1Sc; soft do, 9@lOc; Almonds. hard shell, S@
&c; soft do, 100 ic; paper shell do 14c Bra
Ill, S@9c; FnbertS, lie; Pinenuts. 13c
NEGEIABLES-Ar IN good supply and
sell well, except ordinary variety Of Pea.
which are OverStocfed. Asparagus has a very
vide range, because so much of it is
not first-class. Receipts-7o0 boxes As.
paragus; $50 sa ks Peas, 169 sacks
beans, III boxes Rhubarb, ST boxes
Squash, E2, ,O15 sacks Potatoes, IS boxes
Los Angeles Tomatoes. Asparagus sold
a box for choice. Even a higher price was
paid for fancy. Peas 20 hard Mt soc to Coz a
sack and Gamers have to clean up many lots.
choice Alameda Garden Peas, Zoe to 81 a
sack. Beans are doing well at advanced
prices, though not as nigh aS yesterday, 6t1 q.
Tor string: some choice Nagayille Sc : b.
squash sold at 75aSoc a box. Rhubarb. soc
.Or fair, 81 a. box for choice: Tomatoes. 81 so
al . box: Garlic, aGeic; onions, soc Fs 100
ibS: Green Peppers, &t02j z 10, Cucumbers.
5Oc q GoZ. Potatoes are STEADY. bat TODAY
was 9 quiet day. In sacks, $50 0c for good
varieties: very iine island Early Rose and
oregon BurOan6s, 81 1591 40 q 100 lbs in
Dairy PR0DUCTS-Continu dun. exce9t
Eggs. which are HrIuer and higher Reccints
Butter -. Q hs; Eggs, 4GSO dozen. But
ter no changg in quotations, but market very
duh and hard TO clean up arrivals. Cheese
very duh ana prices barely sustained
EtfGS-In good demand. Choice California
Ranch. 90 aG23c; good store, 2v92IC; East
ern Eggs. same.
P0TITRY-Y Yesterday cleaned up at full
prices Quotations unchanged. Hens, S6@T
= dozen; choice large do, s. 5o@S; old
boosters, So 0O@9; young, fuH grown, do,
SS 5O@l1; Broilers. 50 5000 = doz; small to
medium, So 50@6 80 for large Oues; Ducks,
> 5G96 so; young, S66lS = doz; Geese,
2oU1 80 2 pair; GOSiingS, 81 25Gl 20;
Live turkeys 16G19c ID; dressed, out OF
HIDES SKINS, ETC Very quiet, and
prices are low with little prospect of any inn
provement. Local tanneries take most OF
the Wet Sailed Hides offered None are be-
ing shipped East. Stocks are moderately
large ana quotations are about as follows for
casRi ca. G,te;ay Mteagy steers sound, z@7 10; eulls,
&c: Mealum Steers, &c; culls & a sc: Light
Steers ana Cows, 4@4Ilc; culiS 3I%e; Dry