The record-union., 1893-04-01
COMMERCIAL.
Good Friday Observed by the Produce
Exchange at San Francisco.
More Activity Noticeable in the Vege
table MarSet-Very Little Doing
In Fresh Fruits.
san FRANCISCO. March 31st.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31st.
To-day being Good Friday, there were no
sessions of the local Produce Exchange, and
the board will remain closed until Monday.
To-day was observed as holiday in the East
and Europe, financial business of all kinds
being generally suspended.
The Vegetable market was more active this
morning. Asparagus and Rhubarb moved
off more freely to-day and Peas cleaned UP
well on shipping orders from the North.
Potatoes are scarce and prices are higher with
hardening tendency, There is good de.
mand for choice Onions.
There is very little doing in the Fresh Fruit
market. Oranges are quiet, with heavy stocks
on hand. Apples are very scarce and dull.
Choice Lemons are in light supply. Lines
are easy at quotations.
In the market for Dairy Produce Butter OF
all kinds continues weak, with heavy stocks
on hand and accumulating. Eggs are easier
and receipts are heavier. Cheese continues
weak with light demand.
Arrivals of Poultry were heavier to-day,
with trading dull. Prices declined little for
Hens and old stock. Game is in light demand
and receipts are poor.
Produce Market.
To-day being Good Friday, there is no ses-
sion of the Produce Exchange, and, conse-
quently, no grain quotations. spot Wheat is
weak at ; 23s4 = ctl for standard grades,
while choice feed Barley is rather firm at S715
@SS$4c. In Oats and Hay there have been no
material variations for a week past
VEGETABLES-We quote as follows /:
@12c Rb: summer Squash, -9-c p II; Gu
cunbers, 5oc@S1 ? dozen; Los Angeles To-
matoes, % = box Green Peppers, &C;
Green Peas, 598c; Asparagus, 7@9c for
al 40 p box; Turnips, 70@75c p ctl; Beets
75c 2 sack; Carrots, feed, 4O@5oc: Parsnips,
81 25 ctl; Cabbage, S5c@s1; Garlic, 20
Peppers; 5@7c ? n; Dry Okra 15c q 70; Mar
rowlat Squash. $50 q ton.
FRESH FRUIT-We quote: Apples, 5Oc@
81 20 for common; 81 5O&1 70 for good 10
choice, and 50 2 box for fancy.
CITRUS FRUIT - We quote as follows:
Mexican Lines, S5@5 so; california Lines,
S1@1 10; Lemons, sicily. S5@5 so; Caltor-
mia Lemons, S1@2 for common and So 5OQ3
q box for good to choice; Bananas, S1@2 q
bunch; Hawaiian Pineapples, $500; Mexican
vels, S2@2 70; Riverside Seedlings Sl@1 so:
San Bernardino Navels, 81 50@2 rs; San
Bernardino Seedlings, SI@1 rs; Oroville
Navels, %; Oroville Seedlings, o; Los
Angeles Navels, 81 5O@2; Los Angeles Seed
lings, S5c@S1 rs; San Gabriel Navels. $50
20; San Gabriel Seedlings. S1@1 25 p box.
Apples, sun-dried. quartered, 5@6c; do. sliced,
COZ; do, evaporated, in boxes. 9@1Oc;
Pears, bleached, 5@6c for sliced, 3@5c for
quartered, and SC Tor evaporated; Pears, un-
quartered: Figs, 4@5c for pressed and 3@315c
for impressed; Prunes, 79Sc for small, 500
912c for the four sizes ana 1oc tor the fifth size
OF 5o@6Os; Pitted Plums, 913@S1oc; unpitted
Plums, 214@5c; bleached Peaches. 9@11c;
sun.dried Peaches, 6@s19c 2 fb; Apricots. IL
.@14c for Royals and 15@16c for Moorparks;
Grapes, 29254c ? h.
RAIsINS = We quote London Layers,
81 4o@1 so; loose Muscatel, S1@1 20 in
boxes and 33IG4@4c > ID in sacks.
NUTS-We quote as follows: Chestnuts,
Case = D.: Walnuts 76D9c for hard she'll 1OM
1919 for soft shell and ? b for paper
SHE'LL Chile Walnuts, S@9c; California
Almonds, 131391412c for soft shell, 714@s5ac
for hard shell and 15916c for paper shell;
Peanuts, 3g4c; Hickory Nuts, 7@Sc; Fill
berts, 1o@11c; Pecan, s@1Oc for small and
14@16c Tor large; Brazil Nuts. sc; Pine
Nuts, 121%@13c . II; Cocoanuts, S4@5 p
hundred.
HONEY = We quote: Comb, 12%@14c;
amber extracted, 70715c; dark, 6@7c; water
white extracted, s@S15c p u.
BEESW WAA-Quutablea at 24@27e q II.
BUTrER-We quote as follows: Fancy
creamery, 2o@21c; fancy dairy, 171a@1s1ac;