The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-03-02
COMMERCIAL.
The San Francisco Wheat Market
Weak For Options.
Light Business Transacted in vege-
tables-Marlet overstocked With
All Kinds of Oranges.
SAY FnANc1sco. March Isl

morning at the opening, but closed firmer on
the report that the Hatch anti-option bill had
been killed for good. The local Wheat mar
ket was weak for options, and little was done
IN spot. The trade in Barley is increasing in
proportion as that in Wheat declines, owing
70 the demand for shipping to the United
Kingdom. This is the first year that feed has
been shipped in this direction, and 1t is, said
mat 10000 tons are now contracted for in
this quarter. The list of stocks of grain in
warehouses and On wharves shows a decrease
OF 25,927 tons OF Wheat and 1,91S tons of
Barley. The receipts Of Barley at san Fran
cisco were 3, o75 tons. The sales OF Wheat
on call to-day were 2,7OO tons; 2, 500 tons OF
May at from 81 275z91 27tI and 200 tons of
december at 81 "a. IN Barley options the
sales were 500 tons. or this 800 tons were
1913 new at sac and 200 tons May at S37sc.
The English markets were dull and weak.
The Vegetable market opened steady to-day
with light business transacted Potatoes
were unchanged, with an cas-. er tone in Sweets.
Choice onions were firm and in good de
mand.
The fresh Fruit market is overstocked with
oranges OF all kinds, and much OF the stock is
poor Apples of all the better grades are dull
ana prices are weak. California Lemons are
very scarce and trm. Mexican Lines are
easier The next steamer, due on the 9Th,
will bring $40 cases
The fresh Butter market is weaker, with
y
from quotations. Some sales were reported
OF store Eggs al 17c, bat prices, as rule for
al kinds OF Eggs are kept up to quotations.
The Poultry receipts are light and the de-
mand Is good. Prices are steady. No Geese
or Brant came in to-day, but Rabbits and
Hare were plentiful.
Produce Market.
FLOUR-Prices easy. Net cash prices for
Family Extras, SO JO@4 q Dbl; Bakers En-
T2s, 80 Soe4; Sqpernne, 50 COOS 10.
81 23A r ell with 81 20 for something
choice. Milling qualities are steady at the
old r9nge, say 81 : 14S1 82}5 3 ctl.
BARLEG-We quote as follows: Feed,
soc = ctl for good quality and s149625zc
for choice; Brewing, S599712c 2 ctl.
OATS We quote prices As follows:
Milling, 81 45@l 90; fancy feed, 81 40; good
70 choice feed, > 3o@I 3775; of grades,
81 1901 80; Black. 81 81 ); Gray, 81 20
al 80; Red, 81 1o81 10 ctl.
Large Yellow, 81 O5Gl or for Small Yellow,
and 81 05@l 10 2 ctl for White
CRACKED CORN Quotable at $50 500
olLCAKE MEAL-Quotable at S35 ton
from the mills
Observation-Disclosures quote Feed at s24 so
@25 90 2 ton; fine kinds for the table, IN
large and small packages % G3lSc 2 n
CHOPPED FEED-Quotab.e at S17@17 90
? ton.
C; Yellow, &c; Canary, imported S5og
k R1{io " S5 s3%@ 5S til Ti% rsfiy, NJ
@Io15c for Uidh; Flax, So rs Yctl.
MIDDLLNGS-Quoted at S1J822 q ton.
HAI-We quote: Wheat and Oat, $50
10 so; Barley, $5@s 80; Oat, 500 so; fair to
choice Wheat, $o@12; compressed, S7a9;
stock, 50 5oG7; Alfalfa, SO 5o@1O 90; Clover,
S7&9 2 ton.
STRAW-Quotable at S5S5Oe ? bale.
HOPS-Quotable at 16@Isc p ID.
on, MlL -, vi, quote p, Rye Flour,
trf0QfG
315c; Buckwheat Flour, DC; Pearl Barley q,
@44ac 2 70.
RYE-Quotable at 81 10 10 l 15es ctl
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at S2G2 so = ell
GROUND BARLEI-Quotable at S1S@2O
q ton.
POTAToEs-Early Rose, SIG 1 10; River
Reds, GOO sc; River Burbanks, o5c@Sl;
Petaluma and Iomales Burbanks, 9OcaSl 10:
humboldt Burbanks, $1@1 20; Oregon Bur
banks, 9Oc@Sl 20; oregon Garnet Chiles,
Sigh 5; Sweet, S1@2 = ctl.
ONIONS-Quotabie at 81 1902 20 p ctl for
DRIED PEAS-We quote: Green, 81 Goa
l e57S; Blackeye, nominal; Niles, 81 659l 20
BEANS-We quote: Bayos. 50 55ao e5.
Butter, 81 6OS2 70 for small and $500 20
for large; Pink, 50 5O92 %; Red, So 75Cl3:
Lima, 50 5O@3 20; Pea, 81 75@2 80; small
White, 50 to 81 80; Large White, So 7o9
VEGETABLES-String Beans, 10000 p Ii:
Cucumoers, 2 dozen; Los Angeles Toma-
.. L
common and 20@3Oc q 70 for Buttons; Green
Peppers, 1901 &c; Green Peas, 5Gs7c r b for
Los Angeles and &C = h for Bay; Asparagus,
1219G25c e ID; khubarb, 1o@12c q d; rurnips,
S0975c ? ctl; Beets, Use = SACK Carrots, feed
40s 5oc Parsnips, 81 20 q ctl; Cabbage,
25@ss2c; Garlic, 54g1I4c ? n: Caulihower,
Okra, 15c q Ii; MarrowIat Squash, SIG 500
3 per ton.
FRESH FRUIT-we quote: Apples, 5oc9
81 for common. 81 259l 90 Tor good TO
choice, and 81 5o@2 g box for fancy; Pears.
7oc TO 81 90 p box.
CITRUS FRUIT-We quote as follows.
Lines, q small box; Lemons Sicily,
S5@5 SO; California Lemons, S192 for com.
bananas, SI@2 p bunch; Hawaiian
Pineapples, S596; Mexican PineappIes,
$7@5 ? dozen; Riverside Navels, So 25
CD3; riverside Seedlings, 81 5Oul 757a box;
san BernardinO Navels, 80 5O@3 y box:
san Bernardino Seedlings, 81 50@2 > box:
Oroville Navels, So 50@3 ? box; Oroville
Navels, 81 5o@2; Los Angeles Seedlings,
S5c@S1 20; san Gabriel Naves. 5000 20
san Gabriel Seedlings, S1S1 20 p box.
DRIED FRUlT-We quote: Dates 4slG51Hc
e ID; Apples, sun-dried, quartered, 1895 &c;
90 sliced, 5139 &c; do evaporated, in boxes
9@1Oc; Pears, beached, SOC for sliced; SO
sc for quartered, and sc for evaporated: un-
bleached, SO ic for sliced and 215(9 &c for quar-
tered; Figs, > &C for pressed anu 30 &c for I'M
pressed; Prunes, Csc FOR small, . "a 81 &C for
the four sizes and loo for the fifth size of 900
COS; Pitted PIumS, 91a91oc; unpitted, 2159
DC; bleached Peaches. 8 ,@i116c; sundried,
69SIsc; Aprcots, 11@14c for Royals and l ,
916c Tor Moorparks; Grapes, 2@21ac p ID.
RAISINS-Q uotable as follows: London
Layers, 81 27tzG1 co. loose Muscates, SIG
! 20 in boxes and 3 1850 r ID in sacks
NUTS-We quote as follows: Chestnuts, CO
Sc z %; WsInutS, 69Sc for hSrd-shell, 9I.99
loo Tor soft-Shell ana C 2 10 Tor paper-shell;
Chile Walnuts, St99c; California Almonds,
14i5c for paper-shell; Peanuts, Sole: Hickory
Nuts, 79Sc; Fil6erts, 10@11c; Pecan, S@1Oc
for small and 14@16c for large; Brazil Nuts
10@1lc; Pine Nuts, l21@@l5c . 10; Cocoa
nuts, 500 2 hundred.
H0NEY-We quote: Comb, 121z914c; am
Der extracted, .9T15c; dark, 6G.c; water
white extracted, ga s. &c 2 n.
BEESWAX-Quotablea at 24@26c p h.
BUTGER-Me quote: Fancy creamery, 22%
@2Sc; fancy dairy, 21922c; good TO choice,
I9R2Oc; common grades, l tg1oc; picked
roll, 1901 Sc; keg, 1691Sc = b.
CHEESE-Ne quote: Choice TO fancy new,
126l255c; fair 10 good, SOIL; Eastern,
binary to fine, 11@13c; do, fancy creamery.
EGGS-We quote: California ranch, 100
gle; store lots, 1Sc p dozen.
P0ULTRY-We quote: Live Turkeys-Gob-
blers, 16917c; Hens. lG@1Sc; dressed, q
zoe = ID; boosters, S6@6 80 for old and SIG
: 30 for young; Fryers 50 5o96 80; Broilers,
81 5o@5 so Tor small and S696 so for large;
Hens, SO 5o@7 so; Ducks, SOS; Geese,
S2@2 so I pair.
75cRS1 2 dozen; Gray Geese 81; White
Geese, 81; Brant Sl@l 20 Z dozen.
PROVISIONS-Easter Hams, 17@1Sc;
california Hams, 1901 &c; Eastern Break
fast Bacon, 1916 &c: California Bacon heavy
and medium, 14@14 do, light, 41S91 &c;
DO extra light, 1915 &c; do, clear sides, 5
Gi5j5c = n; Pork, extra prime, S16@16 so;
do. prime mess, Sl7Sls; do, mess, S23@
%: do clear, S25@2o; GO, extra clear, S26t9
81 = bbE Pigs Feet, SIP so r bbI;
Beef, mess. b6ls, 81 5o@s: do: extra
mess, bbls, IS 5o999; do Fam family, 81 s1I1@I2
smoked. IOJ%@11c; Eastern Lard. compound
fierces' 12c: do. prime steam, 131a914c
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