The record-union., 1896-10-14
COMMERCIAL.
FLOUR FIRM, WITH STRONG UP
WARD TENDENCY.
Wheat Has Been Further Advanced,
Both for Spot and Futures
Barley Higher.
San Francisco, Oct. 18th.

San Francisco, Oct. 18th.
Flour Is firm, with a strong upward ten
denoy. Wheat has been further advanced
ooth spot and futures; very little ofrer1ng
IN the sample market. Barley has followed
the lead of Wheat, and all descriptions are
hlgher; as high as S21ac was PAID for
small lot of bright feed. Onerings OF oats
are very limited and an advance Is noted; !;
there are practically none but feed oats
mere Rye is very firm at IurIher al
vance; very little offering.
Berries arrived more freely to-day and
are weak; Strawberries are lower. Good
Apples sell we'll; there are quite lot OF
wormy and inferior stock here; Spltzen-
bergs are arriving Very few Figs here.
Grapes are weaker for table Varieues
Peaches are scarce and better prices are
quoted. Light receipts of ounces Fancy
Winter Nelis Pears are scarce and hrmer.
Fancy Dairy Butter is advanced put
other kinds are quoted as heretofore.
Prices have reached point where buyers
do not take hold until forced to do so. IN
old Cheese there is little doing the demand
for mild new is about enough 70 Keep
stocks from accommodating. Eggs appear
easier, except for best store lots, whlcn,
owing to smaller receipts of Eastern, nave
done we'll Ranch Eggs, however. are
shaded somewhat for the general run, "a al
the outside figure.
Produce Quotations.
FLoUR-Net cash prices for Family s5 yyoEs Ex-
fras, 81 1OQ4 20; Bakers Extras, So 9og4'
superfine s. 3oas 90 per Dbl.
81 22l5 % Der ctl FOR No. and 81 23a4 for
Choice; i2 Milling Wheat. 81 25Q1 80 per ctl.
BARLEY-t'eed, fair to good, 1oV74ac;
0HSlcf 6&TseMfling, ogaHi Ge' sasGg5e per et Sur
prise S1Q1 05; Fancy Feed, 971aqS1 90;
good to choice. 9.124el1ac; o2 po9r 70 R,acF tah'
for seed, S1Qp1 20; Red, for seed, oo4921ac
CORN-Large Yellow, s5@S71ac; Small
yellow, 9212c: White. S21ac per ctl.
RYE-S712490c per ctl.
CKWHEAT-Nominal.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80 per ton.
BRAN-$13Q13 30 per ton for CaNfornia
and slZQ12 90 per ton for outside pranos.
ROLLED BARLEY-S16 50Q17 90 per
HAY-wheat, 81 5oQ1o; Wheat and Oat.
Sc 50q9; Oat, $6qS 30; Barley, 81 5OQ5 for
river and S6GI7 80 for the best; Alfalfa,
50 6oQ6 ooi first cutting, s4go; Cl9ver; 1Tb sos
s6Q9; Compressed Oat, .s546 80.
STRAW-25445c per bale.
S.Nfaa5es., BGANsNBavos. s1@1 20; Butter, 81 4o9
70; Pink, 66g95o; Red, 81 o541 20: Lima,
81 1872; Pea. 81 20g1 40; small All. Wh5e. WI ute
Eye. .0i $1Gi 81 25: So Red Kidney. Kid 81 eoai IS;
Horse Of Windsor, 6OQ75c per ctl.
POTATOES-In sacks-Early Rose, 2oQ
800 per ctl; Salinas Burbanks, 50G65c per
ctl for good to choice, and 754soc 1or
FANCY; River Burbanks. .25035c per ctl'
Sweet Potatoes. 75cQS1 p per ctl in boxes.
ONlONS-3VdS5c per cu for yellow;
PICKLE Onions, 30Q40c per ctl.
ETABLES-Tomatoes 10420c per
box for Bay; Cucumbers, 25Q4Oc per box
for Bay Summer Squash, 3oQ40c pei, ctl;
2JQli0c per box; Green Corn, S1Gyl 20 per
crate for Alameda; Berkeley, 50g6oc, per
Green okra, 4oaS5c 5e're per of box: DRIED oEra.
1213g15c per 10; Lima Beans, S101 80 per
sack String Beans, s1Q1 80 per sack; Gar
f FkEEsR FShUIT-Apples-spitzenberg.
81; Fancy Bellfower, 759s5c; common rs
Q60c per box.
for Longworth and 81 5oa4 per chest for
large berries; Raspberries, S4a5 per
chest; .Blackberries, S3a4 per chest; Huck-
Us per bbI; do in boxes, 81 So
Figs-Black, 35Q75c per box.
apes-Black, 2oq35c per box; Muscats.
Isabella 75cQ$1 per crate; Corniohon, 80
@6oo per box; Grapes ip crates bring 591oo
Sl9Q21 per ton: White, in bulk, SS@l2 per
ton.
Melons-W -Watermelons, s5Q1o per hun
dred; Cantaloupes, S1Qp1 20 per crate; Nut
1negs, 35q60c per box.
Peaches-S5cQs1 per box for choice and
60Q75c for common.
let's, 81 25g1 80; Winter Nelis. 5o490c per
box.
Pomegranates-4Oq65 per box.
Quinces-6UUb3c per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Mexican Lines, $50
so per box; California Lemons SlQ1 Is
for common and 81 5042 per box for good
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas. s1G2 per
bunch; Pineapples. S2 50q4 per dozen;
f5ffE pRfRp DafeF U1I4T2c PGf VII ara the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange in carload lots:
Aprlcots Fancy Moorparks, 1115c; choice
Fancy. 6lac; choice. 4lac Standard, 334Q4c;
ines-Fancy, sc; choice, dc; standard, 31ac;
prime &c. Pears-Fancy halves. 51ac: do,
quarters, &c; choice. s3zc; standard, &c;
sundried, 1lQ2c. Prunes, four sizes, 3ac'.
White Figs. &c; black, do, 2AQ21ac
Raisins.Carioad lots FOE. Fresno-In
seedless sultanas. 4e;, seedless Muscatels,
acleG Iondon layers r. W 81 To- c0es css
ters. 81 50; Dehesa clusters. 81 IS; Imperial
-Creamery-Fancy,. 23q24c;
special brands, higher; seconds, .20a22o:
iSc; lower grades 148i6c Picked, i5al7c
CHEESE-We quote: Fancy mild new.
eq10c; Eastern. 12g13c per n.
EGGS-Quotable at 1Sq20c per dozen for
common store and 22425c for the best;
271Ig29c ordinary ranch and 31Q32Ac for
select; cold-storage ranch, 19q21ci East
ern. 18a22c; Duck Eggs. 20q22c per dozen.
Turkeys-Gobblers, 12G13c; Hens, 12Ql3c
per 10; Young Turkeys, 13Q15c per 10;
boosters, 81 for old and So 50l74 so for
young; Broilers, 81 2542 rs for small, 81 rs
as for large Fryers, 50 1893 25; Hens,
So 50d4 20: Ducks. So for old; $3G4 for
soumng NJ ~ par Pireons pgr 81 ns dss - f oU
oId and 81 50g1 75 for young.
GAlSE-Hare, 75c per dozen; Gray Geese.
R2q2 so; Rabbits. 81 70 per dozen: White
Geese, 81.