The record-union., 1893-05-01
COMMERCIAL.
The Past Week a Favorable One to
Produce Dealers.
Sacramento-Grown Strawberries in
Market-Fruit Outlook Good
Vegetables Plentiful.

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| SACRAMENTO, April 30th.
The past week was a very favorable one to
! local produce dealers, and at the close of bust
ness last evening the markets were pretty
well stripped OF everything of n choice nature
! Summing up the situation the past week
there was little change noticeable from the
previous one Sacramento-grown Strawber
ries made their appearance, but in limited
| quantities, and retailed at 25c and soc pei
pound. Oranges are on the decline, both as to
quality and prices. Apples have almost dis
appeared from the market, what few there
were retailing at &c to Sc per pound. a good
article of Bananas is scarce. Pineapples are
plentiful, and the quality of the best the re.
tail price being soc to 6oc each. Lines are
very plentiful. Sicily Lemons are in good
supply at 35c per dozen.
Poultry was not SO plentiful during the past
week as the preceding one, though there has
/ been no real scarcity. Eggs continue up.
wards, supplies being limited and prices finn
Butter is weak, the supply being much
greater than the demand, with every prospect
| OF continuing so.
New Vegetables are coming in freely.
Sugar Peas are now plentiful and cheap
Extra fine quality retail at DC per pound
Asparagus is also in plentiful supply and Of
| &c per pound. All bunch or top Vegetables
are arriving in prime condition, prices ruling
| low. New Cabbage is coming in in large
| quantities. String Beans continue scarce
| Wild Game is scarcely heard of these days
| There is little doing in Hay and Grain,
stocks being large, with light inquiry. The
Grain outlook at present is not very hattering
in this section, due to the continued wet
weather On the rolling land and in the foot
| hill regions pretty fair crop may be har-
| vested, while in the bottom lands generally il
| short m m AIi Ia oTlly rl0p pth on a
| south of the American River grain looks well
| but will be late, while in the sections further
south but little grain has been sown on ac-
count OF the moisture. Feed, however, in all
| sections looks well, and stock in prime condi-
! t1on. The present outlook is for q large yield
OF Hops, and Fruit prospects are excellent.
Retail Prices.
Following are the prices asked by retailers
for the various articles mentioned:
GREEN FRUIT-Apples, 81 1902 25 2
box.
DRIED FRUIT-Apricots 1o@12c q n;
Apples, S@lOc; Peaches, 12@16c; Plums, II
9l4c; Prunes, S@l0c; Pears, 1000; Nectar
mes 12@loc; Grapes, 81 . box; Figs, 5@5c
CITRUS FRUITS-Limes, Mexican, l5c p
doz; Lemons-Sicily. 35c 2 doz; California
| 10925c 2 doz; Mediterranean Sweets, 30@
| 5Oc q doz; NaVelS, 25@50c p doz, according
TO size; Cocoanuts, Ice each; Pineapples, soc
each; Bananas, 15@35 q doz; Tamarinds, zoe
DAIRY PRODUCE-Butter Valley, @ roll,
4Oc; Fancy Petaluma, soc; Nevada Creamery,
2oc. Cheese-California, 15c q ID; Young
America, 16ci Eastern Creamery. zoe; Linz
burger, zoe; Genuine Swiss, 4Oc American,
2oc; Martins Creamery, 20c.
EGGS-Fresh Ranch, 2U@25c p doz
| POuLTR4-Turkeys-L zoe Il II; Cob
blers, zoe; dressed, 24c Chickens, Hens, So
@6 SO . doz, 60@z5c each: BOOSTERS, S6P1 p
doz, 60975c each; Broiiers, So = doz 5U@6Oc
each; lame Ducks.S0 q doz, soc each; Geese,
vEGETABL LEs-rurnips, 121sc 9 doz;
Lettuce 1@1ac; Radishes. i 212c Lee IS, 1215c;;
Cabbage, 11ac y ID; Red Cabbage 10c; Cauli-
| flower, 1Oc q head; Green Onions, 121ac ?
dozen; Onions sc y ID; Dried Peppers, 25c;
Garlic, Sc; Horserauisn Root, Zoe; spinach,
| DC; Green Peas, &C; Green Peppers, soc;
Dried okra, soc; Rhubarb, 5gTc; Celery,
Cress, 2oc p doz; french Carrots, &c ? bunch;
! Cucumbers, 81 20 = doZ; Artichokes, 5Oc d
doz; String Beans, 1 sc q b-
POTATOES EARLY Rose, 81 65 a cwt;
Peerless So: River Reds, 81 50; Nevada Bur
banks, So; Oregon Burbanks, 81 80; River
B9FFk1anlTXs, F1. IlT, 81 So New Potatoes, &c I ID.
! MEATS-Beef, Prime Rib Roast. 215G91 sc;
Chuck Roasts, 1Oc; Rump, SC; Brisket, SC;
Corn Beef, eci Porterhouse Steak, ! 1901 sc;
Lt'ill, Loin Steak, 12H@15c; Round Steak, oc;
Chuck, 10c. Veai-Lon and Rib Chops 1 sc:
Roast Veal, 1219c. Mutton-Leg, lI@i2Hc:
Loin and Rib Chops, l21&c; Mutton Stew. Sc;
shoulder Chops, Sc Pork-Roast or Chops,
emma Sausages, 15c; Bacon, 14@l3c; Ham,
10000.
LARD-Eastern, / SC; California, 1215@15
Rb.
BREADsTUFFS-F 81 40 Dbl. 81 10
for 50-ib sacks, So 20 tor 1Oo-fb sacks; Oat-
meal, 0-ib sacks, 4oc; Cornmesi, lob sacks,
25c; Cracked Wheat, lob sacks, 35c; HON
my, 10-b sacks, ACC; Graham tIou~, ION
sacks; soc; Buckwheat, lob sacks, SOC; Rye,
Soc p 1O-fb sack.
HAY AND GRAIN-Hay, oat. 65c p cwt:
! Wheat H5p second
Wheat, whole, 81 40 Ground Barley, ST 10:
Feed Oats 81 6o@1 50; Middlings, 81 Is;
Bran, 95c; Straw, 7o@75c.
Rates to Producers.
Following are the prices to producers of the
various articles mentioned:
B GREEN E1tS FIRIUIT.,Apples, 75c@s1 25 q box.
teaches, ea be-, 99Ioc; Apples, 5@sc; Prunes, SO
81 90 : 6oBi piGf3Si5e; FGigsi e: Grapes: 7e:
II; Fancy Petaluma, Ice; Nevada Creamery,
Slc; tirkin, 15@1714c. Cheese-California
10c; Young America. lie; Eastern Creamery,
15@1Gc; Limburger, 17@1Sc; Genuine Swiss,
2Sc; American Swiss, 16@1Sc; Martins
CIeamery, 15@16c.
EGGSmRanch, 16@171acs q dozen.
Go66lers; l5c; dressed. Sc; Chickens-Hens,
Tame bucks, J!l So 5oi Geese, So p pair.
| VEGETABLES-Beets Sc; Turnips Sc: Car
rots, Sc; ParsnIps, Sc; Lettuce, SCI Radishes.
SC; Green Onions, Sc; Leek, SC; Ca 5bage, Ic p
| ID; Celery, 45c; Caulifower, 75c; Red Cabbage,
soc; Onions. 21ac = h Dried Peppers, 125Sc;
Garlic, &C. Horseradish Root, SCI Spinach, 313c;
Green Peas, 4c; Peppers, zoe; Dried Okra,
2oc; Celery Root, 4oc dozen; Asparagus
81 so q box; Rhubarh, 4@5c q 10; String
Beans, lie = ib Cucumbers, 9Oc = dozen.
PoTAroES.Early Rose, 81 20 . cwt;
Peerless, 81 rs: Oregon Burbanlls, 81 rs:
River Buroanks, 81 70: River Reds, 81 10;
Nevada Burbanks, 81 rs; New Potatoes, 2l5c
PD.
MEATs-Beef, 5]z9ec p II; Mutton, 71z@8c;
Lamb, 5000; Veal. large, 5@51@c; small,
dressed, s@9c Hogs 532961fc; dressed Pork,
&C; Hams, Eastern, 17@Eoc; California, / 90
| &c; Bacon. 121z917c
BREADSTUf rs Flour, ST. p Dbl: Oat-
meal, 10 ID sacks 31ac, p ID; So So p IOO-b
! sacks; Cornmeal - White, 81 so y loom
sacks; Yellow, 81 60 T 100-b SACKS; Cracked
Wheat, 50 80 1o0-io sacks; Granam, So p
| 1C0-b sacks.
Hay AND GRAIN-Oat hay, S1C@11 p
ton; Wheat, S1o@11; second quality. -; Al
talfa S9@10 so; Wheat. whole, 81 80 p ctl:
| harley, S5@9Oc; Corn, 81 20; Bran, S16 so
y ton; MiddlIngs, S2l Z ton; Ground Barley,
$40 p ton; Straw, 5og55c & bale.