The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-12
COMMERCIAL.
The Wheat Market Showing Improv-
ing Symptoms.
Barley Hard to Dispose of In Round
Lots In the Regular Way-Oats
in Better Inquiry.

Business has been dull for SO long time that
the slightest activity would give encourage
ment and i'm part cheerful feeling 10 the sltu-
alton. y feeling OF lassitude prevails in the
Barley market, and it is difficult 10 dispose OF
any round lots in the regular way OF trade.
Prices also show easier Tone and buyers can
deal 10 better advantage to-day than they
could last week. shipping demand has lallsn
of to a greater or less extent, and this circum-
stance is not without its influence in causing
softer tone all round. The Oat market is
showing more life. There is better inquiry
and business is of little larger volume. Prices,
also, have sympathized with the improved
feeling, and sellers have the situation some
what IN their favor. No heavy receipts are
expected from any quarter until the new sea
son opens, and dealers are OF the opinion that
stocks now on hand can be so handled as 10
SIM maintain current rates.
The Vegetable market showed few changes
to-day. The receipts of early varieties were
well up to the average OF late, and sales were
made at lower prices except for the better
quality. The Potato market Is lower under
Increased receipts. Onions also snow de-
The Strawberries offered to-day were mainly
carried over from yesterday ana sales were
slow. Apples continue TO arrive from the
East, but stocks are light. The Orange mar
ket is weak and dull. There are no changes 10
report elsewhere.
few changes from yesterday. The dem d tor
Butter is light. The Egg market is in better
shape, and receipts are comparatively light.
Cheese is easy at quotations.
The poultry market cleans up well with
light receipts Prices hold firm at quotations.
There is a light demand for game.
Produce Market.
FLOUR - Stocks are not heavy, though
millers keep ahead of immediate wants all
the time We quote: Net cash prices for
Family Extras, SO 9O@4 r bbl; Bakers Ex-
tras SO sO84 Superfne, SO 6O@3 10.
at | =
] shipping and 81 264 for choice. Milling
grades are steady al IA range of 81 27139
l 325S 3 ctl.
BAILEY We quote as follows: Feed, s2]1
tor cnoice; Brewing, 9oc@S1 . ct; 49, 80
Milling, 81 1901 so; fancy feed, 81 1870
las; good to choice feed, 81 1901 4213; OF
grades, 81 1901 80; Black, 81 15@1 20;
Gray, 81 25@l 80 Tor feed and 81 1901 80
for milling; Red, 81 1713t9l 25 2 ctl.
CORN-Quotablea at 81 10 for Large Yellow,
81 10 for Small Yellow and 81 1901 12%
p ctl for White.
CRACKED CoRN-Quotable at S25 500
OILCAKE MEAL-Quotable at $50 p ton
Observation-Disclosures quote feed at S24 so
@25 80 p ton; fine kinds for the table, in
large and small packages, 25z@31Sc p b.
CHOPPED FEED-Quotable at S17@17 so
SEEDs-we quote: Mustard, Brown, @
&C; Yellow, -@-c; Canary, imported, S5@
SC = Tor California and 1oc for Utah;
Flax, SO 2 ctl.
HAY-We quote: Wheat and Oat, $40
II; Barley, S7@6 so; Oat, S7@9; fair to
choice Wheat, SS@13; compressed, SO
9: stock, s6@7; Alfalfa, SOLO; Clover,
sTRAW-Quotable at 35@46c p bale.
,HOPS-Nothing of interest to report De-
mand light with prices easy and nominal at
15c to 1Sc . n.
MILLsTUFFS-W quote: Rye Flour, SIC;
Rye Meal, Sc; Graham Flour, Sc; Oatmeal,
dc; Oat Greats, &C; Cracked Wheat, 31ac;
Buckwheat Flour, &c; Pearl Barley, 4149414c
BRAN-Firm at current rates. Quotable at
RYE-Busincss quiet and slow. Prices
easy: Quotable at 81 O591 13A y ctl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at S2@2 SO q
GROUND BARLEY-Quotable at s2o@21
POTATOES quote: New, 11&@21zc p 70;
Early Rose, 81 6O@l rs; River Reds, 81 60
@1 70; Petaluma and Tomales Burbanks,
S2@2 10; Humboldt Burbanks,l S2@2 10;
Chiles, 81 1901 80; Sweet, So I, ctl.
ONIoNS-From So 20 to 50 so 2 ctl is the
range for desirable offerings.
DRIED PEAS-We quote: Green, 81 COG
l SO; Blackeye, nominal; Niles, 81 5o@1 90
BEANs-we quote as follows: Bayos So
@I3 20 for large; Pink, 1908 10; Red,
50 9o93; Lima, So 1903 90; Pea, So ZOO
80; small Mhlte, ~ 7OS2 So Large
VEGETABLES : We quote as follows:
Mushrooms, 1o@25c 2 IL; String Beans SO
12c h =; Wax Beans, o@1oc . n; summer
81 e dozen; Green Peppers, C; Green Peas,
2@4c; Asparagus, 81 75@2 20 Z. box for
Rhubarb, 9ocgSl 12}5 . box; Turnips, 700
75c ctl; Beets sc 4 sack; Carrots. feed,
4O@5oc; Cabbage, SOC soc; Garlic, 2<91Ac
? II; Caulihower, 5OG65c p dozen; Dry Pep
~
rowiat Squash, S$5@4o 2 ton.
FRESH tRUlT-We quote as follows: APP
pies, 5Oc@Sl 25 for common, 81 5O@1 rs
for good to choice, and So p box for fancy.
CITRUS FRUIT-We quote as follows:
Me xican Lines, 81 5o@5; California Lines
75cR box; Lemons, Sicily, 81 so; Cali
fornia Lemons, Sigh so for common and
S292 90 for good to choice; Bananas, 81 o.
bunch; Hawaiian Pineapples, $500; Mexi-
can PineappleS, So 50Q6 : dozen; Riverside
Navels, 81 5OG2 20; Riverside Seedlings,
S1@1 20 y box; San Bernardino Navels,
lings, S1@1 80 box; Oroville Navels, o
= box; Oroville Seedlings, @ p box; Los
Angeles Nayels, 81 2591 90; Los Angeles
Seedlings, 75c@S1; san Gabriel Navels,
box
DRIED FRUIT-Wequ as follows: Dates,
415G5c; Apples, sun-dried, CHARTERED, 5@6c;
do, sliced, 647c; do, evaporated, in boxes 90
loo {, u; Pears, bleached, 5@6c for sliced,
395c for Quartered and SC for evaporated;
Pears, unbleached, 3@4c for sliced and 2159
Sc for chartered; Figs, 4&5c for pressed and
39315c for Impressed; Prunes 7@Sc for
small, 92s991ac for the four sizes and 1Oc
Tor the nth size of 5o960s; Pitted Plums,
S1SGl0c; unpitted Plums, 215a5c; bleached
Peaches, 9911c; sun-tried Beaches, csc
y n: Apricots, lie 10 4c for Royals and 90
Ice for Moorparzs; Grapes, 2@254c ? ID.
RAISINS-We quote: London Layers,
81 20 toS1 60; loose Muscatel, S5c@S1 20 in
boxes ana 334@4 12c . II in sacks.
NUTS-We quote as follows: Chestnuts,
sG1Oc 3 ID; Nalnuts, 1850 for hard shell, l OG
1215c for soft shell ana &C q ii for paper shell;
Chile Walnuts, SG9c; California Almonds
1313@1413c for soft shell, 71a0S15c for hard
Sole, Hickory Nuts. "a SCI Filoerts, 1o911c;
Pecan, S@10c Tor small and 14116c for large;
Brazil Nuts, &C; Pinenuts, 121aG13c = 10; Co
coanuts, $4@6 F1oO
HONEY-Market quiet though firm. We
quote: Comb, 1217G1 lie; amber extracted,
7t9799c; dark, core; water white extracted,
S@S15c q 70.
observation-disclosures at 24@27c can.
BUTIER-Me quote: Fancy creamery, 9
@20c; fancy dairy, 17@1Sc good to choice,
1891 &C; common grades, 12@l4c p 10.
CHEESE-Ne quote lots: Choice 10 fancy
new, 1O@l11ac; fair to good, SGyc; Eastern
ordinary 10 line, 1l@13c; do, fancy creamery,
14915c 2 10.
EGGS-We quote: California ranch. 1e "a
Eggs are offered at l 75s9l Sc > dozen.
POULTRY Live TurkeYS-iobblers le@
20c 3 70; Hens 10000; tressed, 2I@22c
e 10; Boosters, So oO@6 so for old and
$Sd9 for young; Fryers, 50 5O@6 so; Broil-
ers, 81 50@o so for small ana S666 so for
large; Hens So 5O@7 so; Ducks s. 5o@s SO;
Geese, old, 81 1902; Goslings, 50 5O@3 y
pair.