The record-union., 1896-11-24
COMMERCIAL.
THE WHEAT rlARKET DULL AT
SAN FRANCISCO.
Flour Unchanged and Active-Not
Much Doing in Barley-The
Market Flat.
COMMERCIAL.

San Francisco, Nov. 23d.
Wheat market is dull; Chicago is doing
little better, but cable advices are not
strong; the local speculative market is
fairly active and fairly steady spot
values are unchanged; a part cargo is
down from Port Costa for Sydney, and
fun cargo is down for Europe. Flour is
unchanged and active; quantity is down
from Port Costa for shipment to Australia.
Not much doing in Barley; market rather
fiat; offerings are liberal and prices un-
changed Oats are unchanged. Corn IS
weak and dull; Small Yellow is lower.
Very little doing to-day in Fresh Fruits;
the weather keeps buyers at home, unless
compelled to buy No Berries arrived to-
day, the season is practically over. Four
cars of Oranges arrived; Navels sell well;
few fancy bring 81 80. Receipts of
Grapes were only about 400 boxes; for the
few good ones higher prices are asked
There are not many fancy red Apples Offer
ing. The last of Island Bananas received
are not offered as yet, being too green. A
car of New Orleans Bananas arrived to-
day. A shipment Of 100 boxes Mexican
Oranges is on the market. Lemons and
Mexican Lines are dull and weak. Nuts
move freely, particularly Walnuts. car
Of Italian Chestnuts has just arrived.
Butter is weak, in liberal supply, and
prices have declined for the fresh article;
packed descriptions remain unchanged.
Cheese is very firm at slightly improved
prices. Eggs remain as previously quoted;
market firm, with a scarcity of fancy
ranch, but plenty of common California
and Eastern here.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, So 1895 %; Bakers Extras, 81 90Q5;
superfine, 81 25q4 so per Dbl.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat is quoted at
i 4Ss4 for choice; Milling Wheat, 81 5213Q
571S.
BARLEY-Feed, fair to good. sOQs2ac:
choice, Soc; Brewing, 90Q921ac.
OATS-White Oats, 81 1901 80 per ctl;
per ctl; Black, for seed ed 81 2oai S. Red d.
for seed. S1@1 10 per ctl.
CORN-Large Yellow S21aqS6Ac; Small
Yellow, 81; White, S5QS71ac.
RYE-S1 06AQ1 10 per ctl.
BUCKWHEAT-S1 2591 80.
MIDDLINGS-S1SQ205 90 per ton.
BRAN-S14q14 90 for California and
81 o0q13 90 per ton for outside brands.
ROLLED BARLEY-S17 50619 per ton.
HAY-Wheat, SsQ10 90; Wheat and Oat,
SlQ10; Oat, seas; Barley, S546 80 for
river and S7q8 80 for the best; Alfalfa,
&; stock, S5Q6; Compressed Wheat, seq
y 90; Compressed Dat, S6Q7.
STRAW-35q50c per bale.
HOPS-S411c per ID for fair to choice
and 12013c per ID for fancy.
BEANS-Bayos. 81 4oG1 90; Butter, 81 40
Q1 so; Pink, S1G1 10; Red, 81 2591 80;
Lima, S2q2 %; Pea, 81 40Q1 80; Small
White. 81 30q1 10; Large White 81 200
30; Blackeye, 81 1541 20; Red Kidney,
S2q2 90; Horse of Windsor, S5Q90c per ctl.
POTATOES-In sacks-Early Rose. $50
40c per ctl; Salinas Burbanks. 50Q75c per
ctl for good to choice and S5q95c for
hQ mi ri .
River Burbanks, 25Q35c per cl; Sweet Po-
tatoes, 75cqS1 per ctl; do, MERGED, 81 10
q % per ctl.
ONIONS-30G40c per ctl; Pickle Onions.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 2o93oc per
box; Cucumbers, 25Q40c per box; String
Beans. 4q6c per III; Cream Squash,
25G30c per box; Egg Plant, 25g4Oc box;
Peppers, 1890 per ID; Dried Okra,
1UQ1242c per 10; Lima Beans, 81 so; Gar
lie, 11aQ2c per 10; Green Peas, 2Q5c per ID
wild
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-Fanc 75caS1;
Common, S5Q60c per box. Eastern, S343 50
per barrel.
Observation-Disclosures, o per chest
for large berries; Raspberries, @ per
chest; Cranberries, SS49 per barrel;
do in boxes. from Oregon, 50 so.
GrapeS-Black, 40Q50c per box; Muscats,
40q50c per box; Tokay, 35950c in boxes;
Cornichon, 50Q65c per box; Verdels, 50Q60c
per box; Grapes in crates bring 5Q10c
more than boxes.
Pears-Common, 35Q65o per box; Winter
Nelis, 75cqs1 % per box.
Persimmons-40q75c per box.
omegranates-40465 per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. SO 50Q4 %
per box for Navels 81 50Q2 80 for Seed
lngs; Mexican Lines, S4Q5 per box; Cali
fornia Lemons. S1Q1 % for common and
81 50d2 per box for good to choice and
81 50q3 for fancy.
bunch for Hawaiian and 81 50Q2 so per
bunch for New Orleans: Pineapples. 81
al per dozen.
DRIED FRUITS-Foliowing are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange in carload lots:
Apricots-]FTalnHelyo Moorparks. PIG;
Qsc; standard 65aQ7c;. prime, eQ6lac..
Peaches-Fancy, e13c; choice. size: stan
dard, 41kg6c: prime, 4o; peeled in boxes.
halves. 6d614c; do quarters, 6qo1sc; choice,
4l1Q5c; standard. S1zg4c; prime 21sg3e;
G2c. Prunes4 Sizes 3lac; White Figs. &c.
Black do, 2]4Q213c. Plums, 1hc for I'm
Ralsins-Carload lots. FOB. Fresno-In
sacks or 50-ro boxes-4-crown loose, SAC;
3-crown loose. 4Ac; 2-crown loose, Sac;
seedless sglt s 54c sesdl ss !, M nnTs
-Three-crown London Layers, 81 20; clus-
tiers. 81 30; Dehesa Clusters. 81 90; I'm
IeTlai clusters, 81.
-Creamery-Fancy. 24q23c
seconds. 22423c Dairy-Fancy, 21c; good
TO choice. $4,000; lower grades, 15G17c
Picked. 1741sc per ID! Fir1in, 15017c
per 10.
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, lie; fair to
good, 9G10c; Young America, logic
Eastern, 13d14c per 10; Western, 12a1212c
EGGS-3eQ39c per dozen for ranch
store Eggs, nominal: cold-storage, 22424c
Eastern, 22Gs26c; do, selected, 2sq30c; do
cold-storage, 19g22c; Duck Eggs, &c pei
dozen.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers. l.
m14c; Hens, 13d14c; do, dressed. 14q16c 10
Young: Broilers. 81 50Q3 for small, 50 2
013 80 for large; Fryers, So 25Q3 so; Hens
s4Q5; Ducks, SO SOFA for old; So 5oQ4 q
for Young; Geese. 81 80 per pair; Cos
lings. 81 50a1 IS per pair; Pigeons, 81 per
dozen for old and 81 80 for young.
CfAME-Canvasback, u; Mallard
81 50q5; Teal, So 50Q2 70: Sprig, 81 50a
Quail. s10l 1917: Hare, zoe per dozen: Gray
Geese, 81 50Q3; Rabbits. 81 25a1 30; White
Geese 15cGS1; Brant, 81 2541 30; English
Snipe. 81 so; common, do. 76cQSf.
Meat Market.
Eo,lowfnp are the rates for whole car
cases from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF~F'irst quality. &c; second quail
fly, 4Q4Ihc: third quality, 312e per 10.
VEALC41zQoc for large and G97c per. II
NJ Mu s,T7Tt5; 505Ac: Ewes. q
&c per 10.
IAMB-5Gec per 10.
PORK-Live Hogs. 3hG31sc per 10 fol
heavy and 3AG3asc for small
Eastern Grain Markets..
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