The record-union., 1893-12-28
COMMERCIAL.
Softer Tone to the Wheat Market to
the Advantage of Buyers.
Business in Barley Light, With No
Fluctuations in Prices-Move-
ment In Oats Not Brisk,
san FRANcIsco, December 27th.

There was a softer tone TO the Wheat mar
ket to-day, and buyers could make purchases
to better advantage. but trading was limited
Business in Barley at present is very Ilght'
with no fluctuations in prices. The move
ment in Oats is not very brisk.
The Vegetable market is very Gull, with
light receipts of green stuff. Potatoes are
shade f1rmer. Sweets are lower. Asparagus
was in light demand and weak.
There is very little doing in Fruits, and
prices are weak in all lines. Grapes are still
in, but the demand for them is light Oranges
are In heavy supply.
There is no change in Butter. The market
is weak, with heavy stocks on hand. Eggs
are still lower and the tendency is for stu
further decline. Cheese is steady.
The Poultry market is duh and weak and
Game moves Off slowly.
Produce Market.
FLOUR-we quote: Net cash prices for
Family Extras, So 5O@3 60 p bbl; Bakers
Extras, So 40@3 so; Superfne, 81 4O92 90.
WHEAT - Quotable at 81 02% p ctl 1or
No. l Shipping and 81 031 for something
choice Milling grades are quotable at 81 90
BARLEY-We quote: Feed, 7O@7214c p ctl
for fair to good quality; 1897 5e Tor choice
bright; Brewing, 771a9871%c p ctl
OATS-We quote: Milling, 81 .121aQl 20;
Surprise, 81 2001 80; fancy feed. 81 ITO
! 20; good to choice, 81 1901 10; common
Red, Is s5i@it lfyG Is; Gray, $Si@I 10 > ctI
CORN-Quotable at 75@S0c p ctl for large
Yellow, S71Z@9oc tor small Yellow, and o5@
BKAN-Quotable at S16@17 p ton.
HAY-Wire-bound Hay sells at S1G2 p ton
less than rope-bOund Hay. Followlng are
wholesale city prices for rope-bound hay:
Wheat, S10@13 so; Wheat and Oat, S10@
12 90; Wild Oat, S10@12; Alfalfa, S1O@
10 so; Clover S10911; Barley, S9@11; com
pressed Sl1@13; Stock, SO 5o@8 = ton.
STRAW-Q Notable at 5o@55c 3 bale.
HOPS-QuOtable at 1691S1ac p 70.
RYE-Quotable at S1@1 021a . ctl.
KWHEAT-QuotabIe at 81 25@1 40
GROUND BARLEY-Quotable at SIG so
PoTAToEs- Potatoes, Sc . II; Sweets,
$1@1 so p ctl; Garnet Chiles. 100000;
Early Rose, 50@55c; River Burbanks, 35@
45c; River Red, 50@65ci Salinas BuroanAs,
oSESIoNsGQ uotable at 76c@s1 10 p cn.
BEANS-We quote: BayoS, 81 SO@1 50;
Butter, 81 1901 90 for small and 81 $500
for large; Pink, 81 30@1 65; Red, 81 700
9; Lima 81 90@2 10; Pea, $292 20; small
White, 81 1902; Large White, 81 Io@1 80
VEGETABLES-We quote as follows: AS
paragus, 12549177zc 2 10; Mushrooms, S@25c
> h; Rhubarb, 5S6c > h; Green Peas, 6@7c q
fb: String Beans, S@12c p ID; MarrOwfat
Squash, sos ? ton; Green Peppers, Sc
p ID; Tomatoes 25@75c p box; Turnips, 75c
r cu; Beets, |0cG'o1 g SACK faIsh1Ps, S4 90
2 cti; Carrots, 40@50c; Cabbage, 500 55c;
Garlic, %91c ? b; Caullfiower, 6o@70c 2
dozen; Dry Peppers, o97c p u; Dry okra,
121z@15 sc p d.
pies, 75c@$1 20 p box for good to choice,
and 25@65c tor common TO fair; Lady Ap-
pies, 81 25Q1 so ? box; Pears, 25950c y
box for common and 75c@S1 % for choice;
Persimmons, 4O@75c p box; Cranberries,
Eastern, So 50@S 80 p bbl do, Coos Bay,
So 25@3 70 p box.
CITRUS FRUIT-We quote: FAIR to choice
Navel Oranges. 1902 rs 2 box; seedlings,
S1@1 rs; Vacaville Oranges, small boxes, so
@65c; Mandarin Oranges, 65c@S1; Mexican
Oranges, So 25@2 80 p box; Mexican Lines,
S697 p box; Lemons, Sicily, S4@5; Cali
tornia Lemons, S1@2 90 for common and
So 1903 90 for good TO choice; Bananas,
81 5000 so bunch; Hawaiian Pineapples,
So 50@3; Mexican PineappleS, 50 50@4 80
= doz.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, 314@41lc p II for
quartered, 3149474c for sliced. and 7Cg7 &c for
evaporated; Pears, 5@6c p n for bieached
halves and 1850 for quarters; bleached
Peaches, 507c; sun-dried Peaches, 4@5c; Ap-
ricots, Moorparks, 1112@1214c; do Royals, IL
Prunes, 415@454c 2 70 for the four sizes and
3G4c for ungraded: Plums, 412@5c Tor
pitted and 11l@2c for unpitted; Figs, 3@4c
for pressed and 124@274c for impressed;
4@5c p b.
RAISINs-We quote: London: Layers, 81
(99l 70; loose MuScaLelSs IN DUKES. lOCt9o l.
clusters, 81 5O@1 rs; loose MuscatelS, in
sacks, 2$4@334c p 10 for crown; 2@274c for
2-crown: dried Grapes, 112@2c y 70.
BUTTER-We quote: Creamery, 3O@32c;
fancy dairy, 2715929c; good TO choice. 24@
csc; common grades, 1S@24c p u; picked
roll. 19@21c; firkin, 1S@19c; Eastern ladle-
packed, 17@1Sc 3 n.
CHEESE-We quote as follows: Choice to
fancy new, 117691273ci fair to good, 9@IO1ac;
Eastern, ordinary to ffne; 11@14c p H.
EGGs-We quote: California ranch, ESQ
34c; store lots, 25@277zc p dozen; Eastern
Eggs, 22@2So for ordinary, and 24@26c for
good stock.
POULTRY-We quote as follows: Live
Turkeys-Gobblers, 12@14c 2 d: Hens, 100
14c p u; dressed Turkeys, 13@15c 2 10;
BOOSTERS, S494 90 for old, So 50@4 so for
Hens. 81 50@5 so; Ducks, So 5O@5; Geese,
81 5O@1 70 p pair; Pigeons, S1@1 90 p
dozen.
GAME-We quote as follows: Quail, 81 p
dozen; Canvasbacks. S3@4; Mallard, So 500
3; Widgeon, S1@1 20; Teal, 81; Sprig,
81 5O@1 75; small Duck, 75c@S1; Grey Geese,
S262 80; White Geese, S10l 20; Brant, SIG
! %; English Snipe, 81 50@2 p dozen Com
mon Snipe, 75c p dozen; Honkers, S. 500
4; Hare, 50@75c; Rabbits, S191 so p dozen.