The record-union., 1893-03-15
COMMERCIAL.
The Wheat Market at San Francisco
Shows Weakness.
No New Feature of Interest In the
Fruit Market-Poultry Very
Scarce and High.
SAY FRANc1sco. March lat.

san Francisco, March 14th.
The Wheat markets were of again this
morning, Chicago and New York showing a
decline of quarter of cent Tor the day.
The advances are poorly sustained of late and
operators OF the bull persuasion look askance
at the light reductions in the surplus stocks.
II the visible supply continues 10 show such
light decrease for the future, the surplus on
hand when the new crop arrives Will be some
where in the neghborhood of 6oQoo.ooO
bushels. The local option market weakened
on Call, with sales of 2,2Oo tons. OF this
1,40o tons were December at from 81 3lA TO
81 31N, and 500 May at 81 251a. The re-
ceipts were 300 centals. There were no
sales of Barley options this morning. The
spot market holds firm under moderate re-
celpts and good shipping demand. The re-
ceipts to-day were 1886 centals. The spot
Wheat market is very dull, with light arriv- /
ais The English markets are weak and dull. /
The Vegetable market opened dull TINS !
morning, with moderate arrivals OF early
stun. Potatoes are steady, with moderate
demand. Onions are unchanged.
In Fresh Fruits the market shows no new
feature of interest. Both Apples and Oranges |
are plentiful, with a light demand and prices
weak. Much OF the stock is poor. Fancy
Lemons are 1r1nly held. Mexican Lines are
IN the market for dairy produce fancy
grades of Butter sell well, with medium
grades weak ana neglected.. store Eggs sell
better than ranch, with prices steady. Cheese !
Is in fair demand and active.
Receipts of California Poultry were light to-
day and the market cleaned up well with
prices firm. 4 carload OF Eastern came in
during the day. Game is scarce and firm.
Produce Market.
FLOUR-Trade is light, while prices are
not firm. Net cash prices Tor Family Extras, /
So 9094 q Dbi; Bakers Extras, 50 SO(9i; |
Supernne, 81 6o@3 10.
HHEAr-Staudard grades are quotable at
.fful :
thing cnoice. The inquiry for milling pur- /
poses is not general, and sales are slow at a |
range Of 81 261@1 3l14 z ell
BARLEI-We qUole: Feed, S09S214c q ctl |
for good quality and $3.50 for choice; Brew |
ing az1@e9s1 2 ell. ,,,,,,-
fancy feed, 81 40; good to choice iced, 81 80 |
@l 3z15; OF grades, 81 15@1 so; Black, /
81 o71@Gl IL lor iced ana "a 1901 2ofor
seed; Gray, 81 25@1 30; Red, 81 1U@1 10 {. /
ell
CoRN-QuotabIe at 81 o714@I 10 for
Large Yellow. 81 o71&a1 10 Tor small ell /
low and 81 O5@l 10 y ctl for White.
CRACKED CORN-QuotaOle at S25 SOC |
oiLCAKE MEAL-Quotable at s87 500
Observation-Disclosures quote feed at S24 500 |
20 80 q ton; hne kinds Tor the table, IN large !
and small packages, 2A@31ac p 10.
CHOPPED tEED-Guotable at S17917 so /
& ton.
quiet. We quote: Mustard Brown, "a
&C; Yellow, &c; Canary, imported. 500 !
. 80; do, California, :; Hemp, 4@4lsc p u;
Rape, 50 2592 30: Timothy, &C 2 n; Alfalfa,
99914c 2 10 Tor California, and 10@l0Lc for
Utah; Flax So e ell.
MIDDLINGS-Quo Notable at S19@22 q ton
hAI-We quote as follows: " heat ana
Dat SS@10 so; Barley, S7@S so; Oat, $40
8; fair to choice Wheat, ss@l2 so; com
pressed, S7G19; stock, SO 5O@7; Alfalfa,
- 5OGIo 80; clover, S7@9 . ton.
STRAW-Quot al 35@i5c p bale
HQPSm ~ min at 16@l9c p ID.
SIC; Rye Meal, Sc; Graham Flour, &c; Oat-
meal, 419c; Dat Greats, sc; Cracked Wheat
SIC; Buckwheat Flour, &c; Pearl Barley,
BRAN-Q uotable at S13@l3 so per ton.
kYE-Is improving slightly. Quotable at
CKWHEzAT-Nominala at S2@2 so p ct.
GROUND BARLEH-Quotable at $1,000
POTATOES-We quote: New, 39315c a n;
Early Rose, Sol 10; River Reds, $50
s5e; River Burbanks, 90c@S1 80; Petaluma
boldt Burbanks, S1@I 90; oregon Burbanls,
81 POOL 40; Oregon Garnet Chiles, 81 so
5I52; sweet, 75c@el 80 etl.
DRIED PEAS-we quote: Green. 81 65a
II 50, Blackeye, nominal; Niles, 81 5U@
BEAN5-wequ quote: Bayos So 1902 so; But
ter, 50 6Q@S2 20 Tor small and s3@S %
Lima, So 20; Pea, 81 1902 so; small White
So 1902 So; Large White 81 zo@2 50 p
VEGErABLEs-w quote as follows:
String Beans, Toe TO 15c q 10; Cucum-
bers, - . dozen; Los Angeles Tomatoes, %
9 boz; Green PEPPERS, 12@I5c; Green Peas,
and 1o@151.c /, ID for No. 2; Rhubarb ca
Sc 2 n; Turnips, 70@75c 2 ctl; Beets, 75c
2 sack; Carrots, feed, lO@5Oc; Parsnps,
81 20 q ct; Cabbage, o5c@S1; Garlic 40
154c u 10; Caulihower 5U@ o dozen; Dry
Peppers, 5@7c = ID: Dry OKra, l5c 3 ID; Mar
FRESH iT-Apples, 5oc@s1 for COM
mon, 81 25@I 90 for good to choice, and
81 5O@2 z box for fancy
CITRUS FRUlT-We quote: Mexican
Lines. S5G6 2 box; California LINES,
Sl@1 20 q box; Lemons, Sicily. S5G5 so;
California Lemons, S1@2 for common and
50 5O93 for good to choice; Bananas, S1@22 p
Pineapples, SO 5000 Tdozen; Riverside Nav
els, $2G2 rs; Riverside Seedlings, SIG1 80 p
box; san Bernardino Navels, 50 5o@3 , box;
San Bernardino Seedlings, Sl@1 20 q box;
Hngs, @" 2 box Los Angeles Naveis. 81 s.? SO
o.; Los Angeles Seedlings, S5cGSl 20; San
Gaoriel Nayels, 50 25@2 so. San Gabriel
Seedlings. S1Gl 20 p box.
DRIED FRUII-We quote: Dates 4549;5c
Apples, sun-dried, quartered,, 414955zc; do,
1Oc e 10; Pears, bleached. 5G6c for sliced So
sc for CHARTERED and SC for evaporated; Pears
unhleached 394c for sliced and 21493c Tor
quartered; Figs, 5@6c for pressed ana Sale
for impressed; Prunes, 7CS5c Tor small, 80
9l5c for the four sizes and Toe for the fiftn
size OF 5o96os; Pfted tlums, 919@10c; un-
pitted Plulns, 21@@5c; bleached Peaches. 9
@12c; sun-dried Peaches, 6@S1ac 2 b; April
cots, 11@14c Tor Royals and I5916c for
Moorparks; Grapes, 2@254c 2 p.
RAISINS-Quotable as follows: London
Layers, 81 4o@1 90; loose Muscatel Sl@
! 20 in baNes and 3139444c 2 ID in sacks.
NUTS-We quote as follows: CheStnuts &c
to S. Z 10; Walnuts 7cto sc for hard she'll l0c
10 l21sc for soft shell, and &C 3 10 for paper
shell; Chile W;tlnuts, s@9c; California Al
monds. 13l 4cG1155c for soft shell. 71Sd s. &c
for hard shell, and 15916c for paper shells.
Peanuts, SO ic; Hickory Nuts, 79Sc; tilberts,
1OG11c; Pecan, S@1Uc Tor small and IA
@16c for large; Brazil Nuts, 91@c TO lie; Pine
Nuts, 121a@1Sc r N; Cocoanuts. S4@5 . hun
dred.
HONEY-We quote: Comb, l 25S@l4c; am
Der extracted, 7971sc; dark, 697c water
white extracted. S@S9sc ? u.
BEESWAX-Quotable at 24@27c e II.
BUTTER-We quote; Fancy creamery, 220
22}9c; fancy dairy, 2o@2l,; good TO choice. Il
q &C; common grades, 15916c; picked roll,
l5@17c; keg, 10 o. loo q 10.
CHEESE-We quote; Choice 10 fancy new
lie TO 12c; fair To good, S91oc; Eastern
ordinary to fine, 11Sl3c; 10, fancy creamery,
14@15c e ID.
EGGS-We quote: California ranch 179
1sc; store OTIS, 151991613c 2 dozen.
POULTRY-We quote as follows: Live
Turkeys-Gobbers, 10000; Hens, 10000:
dressed, 21@2Sc 10; RoosteTs S6@7
for old and SS@3 for young; Fryers,