The record-union., 1893-01-14
Business Light in the San Francisco
Wheat Market.
Vegetable Market Unchanged, with
the Exception of an Active De-
mand for Potatoes.
$40 FRANc1sco, January lsth


tations there are practically useless as a guide
10 operators The option market for Wheat
was quiet. and during the entire call only
some $500 tons changed hands at from
81 333z to 81 331&. No other options were
quoted. The receipts continue light The
Barley market is steady, with light receipts.
The sales were 900 tons Of May at e414 10
S4s< cents, The spot Wheat market is tirmer
with very little Offering. The foreign markets
are dull.
The Vegetable market is unchanged, and,
with the exception of good active demand
for Potatoes, there is little business doing in
anything. Choice Potatoes are very firm
The receipts were 5,945 sacks. Onions OF the
best quality are also active. The receipts We're
f19 sacks Mushrooms are fairly plentiful
and prices for buttons are firm. Early Veg
etacles are scarce and unchanged, Some Egg
Plant came in, but not enough TO quote
In the fresh Fruit market business is dull
with heavy arrivals of Oranges from all quart
ers. There is little demand for common Ap-
pies, and the market is loaded down with
them. Choice varieties, hewever, move OF
fairly we'll There is a good demand reported
for dried Fruits of all kinds.
In the dairy produce market the prices of
Butter are weak for all but fancy grades.
Choice ranch Eggs are fairly firm but prices
have shaded OF a little from recent top quota
tions. Choice mild new Cheese meets with
ready sale.
Prizes. are unchanged in the Poultry market
and stocks clean up well. Eastern arrivals
are heavy, with moderate receipts of Califor-
mia. Game arrives in good condition with
prices easy at quotation.
Produce Market.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Extras,
. SS 9O@4 q bbl; Bakers Extras, So 9094;
Superllne, 50 6oG3 10.
WHEAT-Quotabe at 81 271g@1 2S54 p
ctl for standard quality, with 81 80 for
something choice. Milling grades are quiet at
a range OF 81 323z@1 35 = ctl.
BARLEY-We quote as follows; Feed, 771ac
q : /
and o219Ys354c for choice; Brewing, 8774@
9715c p ctl.
81 45&1 so: milling, 81 1901 40; fancy
iced, 81 40; good to choice feed, 81 32%@
/ 3712; of grades, S1@l 20; Black, 81 o5@
! 10 for common and 81 1891 20 for choice
Tor seed; Gray, 81 25@1 80; Red, 81 15@
6oKNIouotable at 81 or for Large Yer,
low, 81 1901 1235 for Small Yellow and
81 O591 o71@ Q ctl for White.
CRACKED CORN-Quotable at $24 5o@
oILCAKE NfEAIr-Quotablea at $50 p ton
GORNNIEAL-Millers quote Feed at S24@
20 y ton; fine kinds for the table, in large and
small packages, 3149354c q ID.
CHOPPED FEED-Quotablea at S17@17 so
p ton.
81 1905; Yellow, s7S7 so; Canary, import, import,
Sc y; Rape. 81 25@8 20; Timothy SIC :
ID; Alfalfa, S39c D for California and 95a@
NGs-Quotablea at S21@23 q ton.
HAY-Buyers have the advantage. We
quote: Wheat and Oat, $S@11; Barley $40
8; Oat, S7@9; fair to choice Wheat, S99
] 8 so; compressed, S7@10; stock, S6 5O@
so; Alfalfa, SS91o so; Clover, 500 8
STRAw-Quotablea at 35@45c p bale.
HOPS-Market quiet. There Is strong hold
ing, but very little disposition is shown to
buy. Quotable at 1735&20c 3 ID.
MILLSTUFFS-We quote: Rye Flour, 315c;
Rye Meal, &c; Graham Flour, SC; Oatmeal,
,41zc; Oat.Groats, Sc; Cracked Wheat, SIC;
Blc lwheat Flour, 5c; Pearl Barley, 14G941ac
BRAN-Quotable at s15@15 so p ton.
RYE-Quotable at 81 071a01 1o9 ctl.
BUCKWHEAr = Quotable at 81 1902 p
GROUND BARLEY-Quotable at $1,000
POTAToES- Sweets are cheaper. Other
kinds firm. New Potatoes, 2@2%c p h;
Peerless, 90c9S1 10; Early Rose, Y5cQSi l o;
River REDS ed! 5oSa6eS; rdS,or. River Burbanks
$1@l 20; Salinas Burbanks, 81 25@1 so:
Humboldt Burbanks, 81 sol 40; Hum
lurpanks, sl@1 so; oregon Garnet Chiles,
S1@1 20; Sweet, S1@1 so = cti.
ONIONS-An transactions are embraced in
a range of 75c@S1 10 p ctl.
DRIED PEAS-We quote Green, 81 15@
! 75; Blackeye, 81 60@1 70; Miles, 81 500
] 65 p ctl.
quote as follows; Bayos, 81 1902 so; Butter,
s. 4o@2 so for small and So for large;
Pink, 81 40@2 so; Red, 50 40@2 60, Lima
So 9o92 95; Pea, So 6o@2 70; Small
White. 50 5o@2 70; Large White, So 500
VEGETABLES-There is nothing of inter
est in the market. Receipts are light and
trade is slow. Novelties in the shape of Gu
cumbers and Egg Plant from the Hawaiian
Islands We're received this week. The con-
signments were small Poor Tomatoes are
unstable. Cucumbers, $1@2 . dozen; Los
Angeles Tomatoes, 76c9S1 20 q box; Bay To-
matoes, 25@7 &C; Mushrooms, So &c for COM
2 R1rfnDS.
Peppers, 7te6c; Green Peas, S@1oc p n; AS
paTagus, 12@1Sc 2 II; Rhubarb, S@10c p b;
Turnips, 70975c q ctl; Beets, 75c p sack;
Carrots, feed. 4o945c Parsnips, 81 20 p ctl;
Cabbage, 75@SOc; Garlic, &c p ib Cauli-
flower, 81 z dozen; Dry Peppers, 6@Sc 2 10;
Dry Okra, 1214c Ii; Marrowfat Squash, SS
FRESH FRUIT-Market quiet. Supplies of
Apples continue large. We quote as follows:
Lady Apples 75c9Sl; Persimmons, 50c@S1
9box; Apples, 35@75c for common to good,
SI91 20 Tor choice, and 81 5092 = box for
fancy; Pears, 5oc@S1 so . box; Cranberries,
Citrus FRUIT-AIexican Lines are lower
Better demand prevails for oranges, though
prices do not improve as supplies keep liberal
Lines, -9-c; Lemons, Sicily, S5@5 so
California Lemons, S1@1 80 for common and
'S3693 so for good to choice; Bananas, 81 500
2 so 2 bunch; Hawaiian Pineapples. o
Mexican Pineappies, S4@96 q dozen; Mandarin
Oranges, 81 1902 ? box; Duarte Navels
= rs q box; Riverside Seedlings, ST 25@:
y box; san Bernardino Navels, So 2502 rs {
box; San Bernardino Seedlings, 81 500;
p box; Winters Seedlings, small boxes, 4O@
soc ? box; Fresno Seedlings, 81 50@1 :;
= box; Oroville Navels, 50 25@2 . y box
Orovile Seedlings. 81 50@2 . box; Lo
Angeles Navels, 81 50@2; Los Angeles Seed
Ings, S191 so q box.
DRIED FRUTf-The market shows lathe
firm lone all round We quote prices: Date
4szG51ac 2 b; Apples, sun-dried, 4@41aC
do sliced, 45595e; Go evaporated, in boxes
S14@s1zc = n; Pears, bleached, 5@6c 10
sliced, 3G5c for quartered and sc for evapo
rated; Pears, unbleached, 3@4c for sliced ant
2JS@3c for quartered; Figs, sc for pressed
and SG4c for impressed; Prunes, 6971zc 10
small, 9G9hc Tor the four sizes, and $40
9lsRlOc; unpitted Pluns, 2I5@5c; Whit
Nectarines, 10@12c; Red Necttrfnes, SOLO
p u; bleached Peaches, S1aG111@c; sun-driet
Peaches, 6Gsc 2 b; Apricots, 1l@14c TO
Royals and 15@l6c for Moorparks; Grapes
RAffSlNS-Quotable as follows: Londor
LAYERS 81 2591 so; loose MuScatels SIC
25 in boxes, and 254(931 p u in sacks.
NUTS-We quote as follows: Chestnuts
I3@14c ? II; Walnuts, 6@Sc for hard shell
9@1Oc for soft shell and 11@12e q h 10
paper shell; Chile Walnuts, S@9c; California
Almonds l21z@13c for soft shell, 61agec 10
hard shell, and 14@15c Tor paper shell; Pea
nuts 3ISG'4c: Hickory Nuts, g@Sc; tflberts
lOallc: Pecan, S@5lOc for small and 14@16
for large; Brazil Nuts, 1901 1e; Pine Nuts
121z@15c p ID; Cocoanuts, S395 so Z loo.
HONEY-We quote: Comb, 129l312ci am
Der extracted, 7@71zc; dark, 697c; waite
white extracted, S@S15c q n.
BEESWAX-Qnotable at 24@26c = D.
BUTTER-Prices are not we'll sustained. he
ceipts are getting too heavy TO be convel
lently handled and reduction In prices IS prof
able, In order to prevent stocks OF ireSh acct
mulating. Fancy creamery, 81 @321ac; fanc
dairy, 279S0c; good TO choice, 221z9Sot
common grades, 1S@22c; picked roll, /
2oc; kee. l. 41a92oc; Eastern, ladle-pas keo
log 1Se; Eastern creamery, 2215e@25c p ID.
CHEESE-Really first-class product is il
demand and firm at full figures, but all othe