The record-union., 1893-03-01
COMMERCIAL.
The Wheat Market Takes Another
Backward Turn.
Prices Have Dropped to a Point
Where They Are Apt to
Go Lower.

turn THIS morning, and the business oItlOOk
was darker than ever. The feeling among
dealers Is very blue. prices have dropped
10 point where they are apt to so lower and
yet at an unsafe range TO short. In the spot
Wheat market business has come TO almost a
siahdstil. Ships under charter are being
loaded, but others are not being pat on berth,
as shippers are losing money ateven pres MT
prices. There is is also a heavy increase lor
lie week Of stocks afioat for the United King
dom OF $4,000 tons, and of 81 900 tons 10 the
continent. The sales of Wheat on call were
$500 tons. OF this / 900 tons were of May
at from 81 2s@1 2754; 800 tons Of May y. e.
at 81 2255 and 800 December at 81 "a. The
receipts were 5000 centals. IN Barley there
were sales Of 1900 IONS. or this LOO tons
were Nav at SIC go tons seller 'J3. at
SIC. The receipts were 7,745 centals.
The Vegetable market opened steady to-day
under a moderate demand. The Potato mar
ket holds flrm under good demand. onions
were steady.
The fresh Fruit market is again heavily sup
pl Ell with Oranges, and the arrivals were tie
largest OF the sea son. Seedlings are quoted
lower. Choice Apples move oil 10 lair adVau-
1age and prices rule steady. California
Lemons are f1rmly held and Mexican Lines
are as stiff as ever.
The Butter market is weak at quotations,
with moderate arrivals and stocks heavy.
Legs are weaker, with free arrivals and COM
paratvely light demand. The prices of Ranch
Eggs was shaded. California Cheese is plenti-
1ul anu prices are easier.
The Poultry market was higher today, with
moderate arrivals and a better demand.
Game Ducks arrived in large quantities, ii be-
ing the cleanup for the season, which ends
To-day, except for Geese, Hare ana Rabbits.
Prices were weak.
Produce Market.
FLOUR-Net cash prices tor Family Extras
So 9O94 2 Dbl; Bakers Extras, So SOG4;
Supreme, 81 6O@3 10.
WHEAT-ProUaoiy really choice parcel
would bring 81 20, but 1t would nave to be n
line sample. Offerings of milling grades are
not particularly free, ana this class of stock
holds up fairly well, being quotable at 81 Pr
oil 3212 r ell.
BARLEY-We quote as follows: Feed,
soc p ctl Tor good quality and S1AG So &c
for choice; Brewing, 6599719c r ctl.
OATS - We quote prices as follows:
Milling, 81 1901 50; fancy feed, 81 40; good
to choice feed, 81 30@1 371a; OFF grades.
81 1901 so; Black, SOL Is; Gray, 81 20
al 50; Red, 81 1oG1 l52 ctl.
CORN-Quotablc ut 81 o5@1 or for
Large Yellow, 81 05q1 or for Small \ elbow
and 81 o5@l 10 2 ctl for White.
CRACKED CORN Quotable at S25 5o@
-OILCAKE MEAI.-Quotable at $50 ton
rom the mills.
Observation-Disclosures quote Feed at S24 so
@25 so 2 ton; tine kinds for the table, IN
large ana small packages 254@315c r 10.
CHOPPED FEED-Quotable at 917@17 so
SEEDS-We quote: Mustard Brown, "a
C; Yellow, &c; Canary, imported. 500
o 20; DO; California, ~; Hemp, sc : NJ
Alfalfa, 99S14c q ID for California and 10
ql0i5c for Utah; Flax, 50 rs p ctl.
MiDDLINGs-Quoted at s19@22 . ton.
10 80; Barley, S7@S 80; Cat, S7@9 so; fair to
choice Wheat, So@12; compressed, sos;
stock, So 5o9z; Alfalfa, 50 50@1o so; Clover,
SrRAW-Quotable at 35@5Oc 3 bale.
HOPS-prices lower. STOCKS at ali promi-
nent markets said to be ample. Quotable ut
MILLsTUFFs-we quote: Rye Flour,
SIC; Rye Meal, Sc; Graham Flour, &c; Oat-
meal, nc; Oat Greats. &c; Cracked Wheat
3}9c; Buckwheat Flour, &c; Pearl Barley 4 =
BRAN-Quotablea at S13 5O@14 q ton.
RYE-Quotable at 81 10 to l 3 q ctl.
BUCkW HEAT-NOmna at S2G2 so = ell.
GROUND BARLEY-Quotable at S19920
= ton.
'P0TATOEs-E Rose, sI@ 1 10; River
Reds, 65@75c; River Burbanks, s5cG 81:
Petaluma and Tomales Burbanks, 9ocaSl ! O.:
humboldt BurbankS, Sl@1 20; Oregon Bur
banks. 9Oc@S1 %; oregon Garnet Chiles,
Sl9l 3; Sweet, 81 121a@2 3 ctl.
ONIONS--Quotable at 81 1909 20 2 ctl for
good to choice.
DRIED PEAs-we quote: Green. 81 ESQ
! 5 p; Blackeye nominal Niles, 81 659I 20
BEANS-We quote: Bayos, 50 $500 65;
Butter, 50 5000 70 for small and S3@3 25
Lima, $685. 10; Pea, 81 75@2 80; Small
White, 81 20 TO 81 50; Large White, So 5O9
VEGETABLES-Strin Beans. 1 502oc q h:
Cucumbers, "a dozen; Los Angeles Toma--
toes. @ box: Mushrooms, 12%@l sc for
common and 20@3oc q ID for Buttons; Green
Peppers, 1901 sc; Green Peas 5d7c . ID for
Los Angeles and c 2 10 Tor Bay; Asparagus,
126 PIC y 10; Rhubarb, o@12c ? ID; Iurnips
EO@75c y ctl; Beets, Zoe = sack; Carrots feed
100000; ParSnips, 81 20 2 ctl; Cabbage,
T0@S0c; Garlic, M@l14c q 10; Caulitiower
5UG65c q dozen; Dry Peppers, 5G7c q 10; Dry
08ra, loo T. b; Marrowtat Squash, Sl2 300
FRESH FRUIT-We quote: Apples. 5oc@
81 tor common. 81 25@1 so Tor GOOD IL
choice, and 81 5000 2 box for fancy; Pears.
CITRUS FRUIT-we quote as follows:
Mexican LINES, SJ@1o 2 box; California
LINES, small box; Lemons, sicily,
mon and So 5O@3 lor good to choice;
bananas, Sl@2 = bunch; Hawaiian
Pineapples, S3@G; Mexican Pineapples,
Sos 2 dozen; Riverside Navels, So %
as; Riverside Seedlings, 81 5O@2 p box;
San Bernardino Navels, 50 5Oa3 p box;
san Bernardino Seedlings, 81 5o@2 2 box;
Seedlings, 81 5o@2 y box; Los Angeles
Navels, 81 5092; Los Angeles Seedlings
S5c@S1 20; san Gabriel NaveIS. S2@2 20
san Gabriel Seedlings Sl91 20 p box
DRIED FRUIT-N quote: Dates 454G515c
2 h; Apples, sun-dried, qUartered, 1895 &c;
do sliced, 515gGc; do evaporated,' in boxes,
991Oc; Pears, bleached, 5G6 tor sliced; 3@j
&c for quarered, and sc for cvaporated; un-
bleached, SO ic for sliced and 215G3c for quar-
tered; Figs, 5e6c for pressed ana SO lc for un-
pressed; Prunes Csc for small, . az &c for
the four sizes and Toe for the fifth size of 5Oa
COS; Pitted Plums, 91a91Oc; unpitted, Poo
Sc; bieached Peaches, > 91119c; sundried,
6GSl5c; ApricOts, 11914c Tor Royals and l )
@l6c tor Moorparks; Grapes, 2@2tac p 10.
RAISINS- Quotable as follows: London
Layers, 81 , z5991 %; loose Muscatels, SIG
/ 20 in boxes and ) o. &C q ID in sacks.
NUTS-We quote as follows: ChestnutS, Co
Sc ? n; Walnuts, 6@Sc for hard-shell, $40
Toe Tor soft-shell ana C Tor paper-shell;
fNaI lie.
1870 FOR soft-shel 715dSc for hard-shell ana
Il &c for pa per-shell; Peanuts, 3@1c; Hickory
NUS, 7@Sc; Fllberts, 1U@11c; Pecan, S91Oc
Tor small aud 14Sl6c for large; Brazil Nuts,
10@11c Pine Nuts, 125%@15c e ID; Cocoa
mus, ) Go p hundred.
HoNEY-We quote: Comb, 1214@14c; am
Der extracted, 7@75zc; dark, 691c; water
white extracted, S9o1ac 2 b.
Observation-Disclosures at 24@26c p II.
BUTTER-We quote: Fancy creamery, 221%
@23c; fancy dairy, 21@22c; good TO choice,
10000; common grades, 17@lSc; picked
roll, l6@lSc; keg, 16@1Sc r 10.
CHEESE-We quote: Choice to fancy new.
12@12@c; fair TO good, 9@11c; Eastern, Or
binary to fine, 1l@13c; do, fancy creamery,
EGGS-We quote: California ranch, goo
Gle; store lots 1S@I9c , dozen.
P0ULTRN-We quote: Live Turkeys-Gob-
bierS, 14@l6c; Hens. l4@16c; dressed, l 90
&c : d; boosters, S696 90 for old and $40
2 90 for young; Fryers,So 5096 so; Brothers.
81 5O95 90 for small and 5000 so for large
Hens. S6@7; Ducks, S7@e; Geese, S292 SO
2 pair.
California Hams, 1870 I7c; Eastern Break
fast Bacon, 100 1910: California Bacon. heavy
and medium, "a 47zc; do, light, 1419@15c
do. extra light, 1591634c; do, clear sides, -
n i3izc > %; Pork, eXtri, prime, S16@16 90;
do. prime mess, Sl7@1S; do, mess, S23@
~; do, clear, S25@26;s 10, extra Gle clear. s2G9
81 Dbl P 6ss SCI s. 5o as % Do e9 S9,;
mess. bbis, SIS 5O99; do, family, S11@12
> Dbl; extra do, sig 5o913, p Dbl; do,
smoked, 1o1a@1lc: Eastern Lard, compound.
Heroes. lI55e: do, prime steam, 13@l3]5c;
- e. A-a ! sc: 2-lh. l5lL..: Cali-