The record-union., 1893-12-16
COMMERCIAL.
Shippers Practically Out of the Wheat
Market at San Francisco.
No Large Amount of Business Doing
In Barley-Oat Prices showing
Better Tone.
SAN FRANCISCO December / 5th.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 18th.
Wheat shippers are practically out Of
! the market, as there are no round lots offer
/ ing at prices that will ADMIT of export busi-
ness. Dealers are offering small consignments
at range of 81 034@1 064 p ctl as to
| quality, but not enough can be bought within
this range to warrant shippers in purchasing.
| Speculation has carried prices in the Call
! Board away up above the sample market quo
/ tatiOns, and the situation can therefore be
well described as being all at sea. There is
said to be large short interest in December
! Wheat, and the filling of contracts on that
! option has caused 81 very marked advance in
! values. For instance, this morning sales of
| December Wheat were made in the Call
Board at 81 IL T. ctl. which shows marked
! difference from the figures given by operators
in the sample market for parcels of less than
100 tons. When the pinch is over, values
are likely to be better equalized. There is no
large amount Of business doing in Barley, yet
| there is fine holding, and buyers do not find
! il an easy task to obtain concessions on an
article of desirable character. The rain was
expected 10 cause more or less weakness
( in values, While the result shows that no
changes Of fimportance really occurred Deal
/ ers IOOk upon the oats Situat. o. as pfomls-
/ ing. business is becoming more regular ana
! general, While prices are showing "a little
/ better tone.
! The Vegetable market is unchanged, with
! light arrivals. Business is dun and prices are
/ weak. Sweet Potatoes are lower. Uther Narl-
! etieS are weak. onions are easy AT quotations.
The demand Tor Oranges is dull and all
| sorts are weak. Grapes are in light demand.
| Choice Apples are in fair demand and hrn
No further decline is reported in Butter or
! Eggs The market for both is weak. Cheese
! is in moderate demand.
Ano her carload Of Eastern Poultry M has ,Ese ar,
| rived Receipts of California are light. Inc
! market is steady and weak.
Produce Market.
! FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
| tras, So 5O@93 60 q bDl: Bakers Extras. So 40
as 80; Superfine, % 4O@2 90.
WHEAT--No. l Shipping. y 0324@l O6A;
BARLEY-Feed, 7Q@7219c y ctl for fair
to good quality, and 7314@75c for choice
bright; Brewing, 80@90c p ctl.
81 2O@1 50; fancy foej, 81 173z@1 20; good
10 choice, 81 1O@1 10; common 10 tair, - &c
al or; Black, 85c@$1 227a Red, S1@
CORN-Quotablea at oU@S5c p ctl for large
Yellow, 9O@92Hc for small Yellow, and 600
| 921ac for White.
BHAN-S16@17 p ton.
HAY.-Wire-bound Hay sells at S1@2 y
| ton less than rope-bound Hay. Following are
wholesale city prices for rope-bound Hay:
Wheat. SIO@i3 so; Wheat and Oat, S1O@13;
! Wild Oat, S1O@12; Alfalfa, S1O@10 90;
| Glover, S10@11; barIey, $9911; compressed,
! S11@13; Stock, 5 1@5 2 ton.
| STRAW-5O@ 55c = bale.
| HOPS-16@1S19c p ID.
RYE-971ac@S1 p ctl.
! BUCKWHEAI-$1 25(@1 40 p ctl.
GROUND BARLEY-S16 5O@17 so p ton.
| POTATOES-Garnet Chlles, 5U@6Oc; Early
Rose, 50@55c; River Buroanks. 35@5Oc;
| River Red, 5O@65c; Salinas Burbanks, 700
soc p ctl
BEANS-Bayos, 81 6o@1 so; Butter, 81 60
al rs for small and 81 85@2 Tor large; Pink.
81 30@1 90; Red, 81 65@1 90; Lima, 81 80
! az i o; Pea, $2@2 10 Small White, 81 SOC
/ so; large " nite, 81 5O@1 so ctl
I VEGETABLES - Asparagus, 171a920c q
| ID; Mushrooms, 5@1Oc p ID Tor com
mon and 15c to 25c Tor good to choice;
Green Peas 5@Sc T. b; Marrowfat Squash,
! sos p ton; Green Peppers, 40@50c 3 box;
Tomatoes, 20@5Oc p box; Turnlps, &c y ctl;
Beets, 75c@S1 p sack; Parsnips, 81 20 2 ctl;
Carrots, 4o@50c; Cabbage, 6O9o5c; Garlic,
54@1c = 10; CaulihOwer 60@7Oc p dozeni Dry
Peppers, 5@7c p 10; Dry Okra, 121a@ &c q 10.
FRESH FkUIT-APples, 65c9Sl p box tor
fair; Lady Apples, 81 25@1 80 box; Pears,
25@5Oc p box tor common and zoe 10 81 20
for choice; PeTstmmons, 40G75c p box; Gran
berries, Eastern, Sc 5O@9 p Dbl; do, Coos
Bay, So 25@3 rs p box.
! GRAPES-2O@50c p box.
| CITRUS FRUIT-tair to choice Navels,
S2@3 90 . box; seedlings 75c@S2; Iaca-
vile Oranges, small boxes, 5o@65c Man,
DARN Oranges, 81; Mexican Oranges, 50 so
@3 p box; Mexican LINES, % 5O@5
p box; Lemons, sicily 81; California
3 80 for good TO choice; Bananas, 81 500
2 90 p bunch; Hawaiian Pineapples. 50 500
3; Mexican PIneappleS, SO 1904 80 2 dozen.
DRIED FRUIT-Apples, 31a@47ac . 10 for
quartered. 3Aq41ac for sliced and 1(971ac for
eyapordted; Pears 5@6c q ID for bIeached
halves and 4@5c for quarters; bleached
| Peaches 507c; sun-dried Peaches, 4@5c;
Apricots, MOorparks, 111a@121ac; do Royals,
ll@11I5c for hleached and O1712c for sun
dried; Prunes 41aS454c q 10 for the four sizes,
and 3@4c for ungraded; PlumS, 41a00c for
! pitted and 11I@2c for unpitted Figs 3@4cfor
| Nectarines. 6@7c; Red Nectarines, 4@6c p ID.
| RAlSINS-LOndon Layers, SIGH 20; loose
| Musca els, in boxes, 75c@S1; clusters. 81 so
al : D; loose Muscatels, in sacks, 27a@3Ac p
70 for threecrown, 2@214c Tor twocIoWn;
dried Grapes, 119@2c q ID.
BUTTER-Creamery, 32%@34c; fancy
| dairy. 2S@3Oc; good to choice, 25@27c: COM
mon grades, 1S@24c q %; picked roll, 200
22c trztn, 1o@2oc; Eastern ladle-packed,
17@1Sc q 70.
fair TO good, 9@1072c; Eastern, ordinary to
E&GS-Caiifornia ranch, 35@3sc; store
lots, 25@3215c p dozen; Eastern Eggs, 22@
24c for ordinary and 25@2714c for good
! stock.
POULTRY-Live undergraduates 14@
&c 2 b; Hens, 14@16c; dressed Turkeys IA
Gl7c z u; BOOSTERS, S4@4 80 for old, So 500
I so for young; Fryers, S4@4 so; Broilers,
1904; Hens, $4@5; Ducks, So 5000; Geese,
81 5o9I 70 = pair; Pigeons, s1@1 so 2 doz.
baihs s4a9 quail Mssrd s 8a9s9 995sp 56 Wdo fagya5
81 25@1 90; Teal, S1@1 20; Sprig, 81 T5@
2; small Ducks, S1@1 %; Grey Geese,
S2@2 80; White Geese, S1@1 25; Brant,
81 25@1 so; English Snpe S2@2 SO q
dozen; Common snipe, 75c@$1 q dozen;
Hare, 75c@S1; Rabbits, soc q dozen.