The record-union., 1896-11-17
COMMERCIAL.
THE WHEAT MARKET In A
FEVERISH STATE.
An Easier Feeling Prevailing in Bar
ley-Oats Steady--Market
Not Very Active.
San Francisco. Nov. 10th.

the speculative market is active May
Wheat rose to 81 &c this morning, but
subsequently dropped. December followed
similar course Spot prices remained
unchanged. An easier feeling prevalis IN
Barley; options are slightly off ana cholce
feed is also lower. Oats are steady mar
ket not very active; receipts light. corn
market is weak; receipts We're heaVy To-
day; in order to sell dealers most make
concessions; small Yellow has been scarce
but it is now more plentiful; Large 1ei--
low is lower. Rye is quiet ana easy the
demand has been satisfied. Buckwheat
arrived freely to-day; the demand Is
limited and the market is lower
Very few Berries arrived to-day; another
good rain will probably end the Berry
crop. Huckleberries have been failure
this season. Apples are firmly held. par
ticularly choice stock; the car OF Eastern
now Offering are Baldwins, and are sell
ing we'll at quoted prices. Receipts OF
Grapes were in the neighborhood OF l,Soo
boxes to-day, and there were consldefaple
carried over. The few boxes OF Fancy
Winter Nelis Pears now here are WORTH
more than quotations, but the trade will
not pay more; fancy are scarce, Whlie
common are plentiful. Pomegranates are
scarce at present. Oranges will arrive
right along from now on; couple of cars
in to-day but they were rather green.
Butter is, and has been, rather weak
than otherwise; some dealers report the
market as firm, but stocks seem to be ac-
cumulating rather than cleaning up; no
particular mavement in packed descrip-
tions Cheese is firm at the quotations.
with moderate supplies on hand. Fancy
ranch Eggs bring 39c, but they must be
selected goods; the market, generally, is
quite steady.
The week opens on pretty clean mar
ket, as regards Poultry, compared with
ft-l1c crh
and there was little carried over from last
week. The last lot of Eastern is pretty
well cleaned up and advices of additional
are not definite; two cars are expected
however. The outlook for California
Poultry, therefore, is good. Ducks and
Quail in fact all game, is now salable,
and quotations are given below; Ducks
and Quail have been sold right along,
contrary to law. Not much in to-day, but
there is not great demand.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, S. 1896 %; Bakers Extras, 81 90Q5;
Superfine, S4 25Q4 so per bbl.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat is quoted at
81 5212q1 5334 per ctl for No. l and 81 90
for choice; Milling Wheat 81 5715GD1 6212.
.BARLEY-Feed, fair to good, S0QS212c;
choice, s5GS614c; Brewing, 90Q9212c.
OATS-White Oats, 81 10G1 80 per ctl;
Gray, .-G-c; Black. for feed, 95cqS1 05
CORN-Large yellow, S5Qs715c: Small
Yellow, 81 o21a91 05; White, s71aQ90c.
RYE-S1 0614G1 10 per ctl.
BUCKWHEAT-S1 25Q1 80.
MIDDLINGS-S1SQ205 90 per ton.
BRAN-S14914 90 for California and
S12Q12 80 per ton for outside brands.
ROLLED BARLEY-$17 50q19 per ton.
HAY-Wheat, S6910 90; Wheat and Oat,
$79l0; Oat, S6QS; Barley. S5Q6 80 for
river and S7QS 90 for the best; Alfalfa,
50 5Oa6 50 first cutting, S4g5; Clover, s6g
4; stock, S5Q6; Compressed Wheat, S6Q
8 50 Compressed Oat, $5G7.
STRAW-35050c per bale.
HOPS-7G10c per ID for fair to choice and
11a12c per 10 for fancy
BEANS-Bayos, 81 4041 90; Butter, 81 40
Gl1 20; Pink, S1Q1 10; Red, 81 2oq1 40;
Lima. S2Q2 10; Pea, 81 40Q1 90; Small
White, 81 3041 40: Large White, 81 20Q
] 30; Blackeye, 81 1901 %; Red Kidney.
81 25Q2 80; Horse of Windsor. $4,000 per
POTATOES-In sacks-Early Rose, $50
40c per ctl; Salinas Burbanks. 50975c per
ctl for good TO choice, and S5a9oc for
fancy; Oregon Burbanks, 40070c per ctl,
River Burbanks. 25Q35c per ctl; Sweet Po-
tatoes, 75cqS1 25 per ctl: do. Merced, 81
al % per ctl
oNIoNs-SoQ35c per ctl; Pickle Onions,
35H50c per ctl.
ONIONS-25q35c per ctl for Yellow;
Pickle Onions. 35Q50c per ctl.
ETABLES-Tomatoes, 259ooc per
box; Cucumbers. 25@4oc per box; String
2J430c per box; Egg Plant, 25G4oc box;
Green Peppers. 25g4oc per box; Dried
Peppers, Sa1oc per ID; Green,
1oai51Ac per per ID; Lima Beans ans 81 25G
81 30; Garlic, 112Q2c per III; Green Peas.
3q4c per 10 for garden.
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-Fancy 75c@S1;
Common, 3596oc per box; Eastern, saga so
pc: barrel.
Berries-strawberries S5q6 per chest
for large berries; Raspberries. 81 per
chest; Cranberries, SSQS 80 per bbl;
90, in boxes, from Oregon, 81 80.
Grapes-Black 30Q5oc per box; Muscats,
4od50c per box; Tokay, 25Q40c in boxes;
Cornichon, 30Q40 per box; Grapes in
crates bring l04l5c more than boxes;
Black Wine Grapes. nominal.
Pears-Common. S5g65c per box; Winter
Nelis. 75cGS1 % per box.
Persimmons-5oq15c per box.
omegranates-40II65c per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, S4 5oQ5 per
box for Navels and 81 5oQ4 for Seedlings;
Mexican Lines, S4Q5 per box: California
Lemons. S1Q1 20 for common and 81 80
az per box for good to choice, and 81 80
Q3 for fancy
TO choice, and s2 5OQ3 per box for fancy
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas. S1a2 per
bunch for Hawaiian and 81 50q2 50 per
bunch for New Orleans: Pineapples. 50
"a per dozen.
DRIED FRUITs-Following are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange IN carload lots:
choice, DO liA2g1Zc; fancy, &c; choice, TN
Peaches-Fancy. 6}ac; choice. 5Ikc; stan
dard, 4l2p5c; prime, &c; peeled in boxes,
9410c. Nectarines-Fancy. sc; choice. &c:
standard, 3i3c; prime &c. Pears-Fancy
halves, 6Q6i2c; do, quarters, 5Q5I2c; choice
sI2Q5e; standard, 3l4U4c: prime 2I5a3c
Apples-Evaporated 81 46c; sun-dried, Ia
ef2c. Prunes- sizes, 312c; White Figs, &c;
Black do. 2AQ232c. Plums, I12c for un-
pitted.
Raisins-Carioad lots. FOB. Fresno-In
sacks or 59-ih bONeS-4-craHrYl looSe XII
3-crown loose, 4ilc: 2-crown loose 3Ltc:
Seedless Sultanas. 5l3c; Seedless Musca-
tells. &c: dried Grapes. &c In 29-ib boxes
tiers. 81 80; Dehesa Clusters. s. 30: I'M
perfal Clusters, 50.
-Creamery-Fancy, 24a25c;
Dairy-Fancy, 21c; good to choice. II
iSc per 10. Firkin-l5ql7c per II,
CHEEsE1-.FIaney mild pew. 9Qloc: fair
Eastern. 12a13c per 10;
EGGS-30d3sc per dozen for ranch;
store Eggs nominal; cold-storage, 22124c;
Eastern, 20fl26c; do, selected. 2sQ30c; do
cold-storage. IsQ22c; Duck Eggs. 25c per
dozen.
POULTRY-Iive Turkeys--Gobblers II
Ole; Hens, 11Q12c per ID; Young Tur-
keys. I2Q13c per 10; do, dressed 130I5c
Tor Young: Broilers. So 50a2 70 for small
S3GS % for large; Fryers, 50 25Q3 so;
Hens, S4a5; Ducks. So 50G4 for old: 50 501
90 for for young; Geese, 81 % per pair;
Goslings, 81 50a1 IS per pair; Pigeons, 75c
@S1 per dozen for old and 81 25a1 80 for
young.
GAME-Ducks-Canva s3G7 80:
Mallard. S3 50G4; Teal, 81; Sprig, So: Wild
geon- 81 so, Small Ducks. 81; Quail, 81 %
81 9oi Hare, 81 per dozen; Gray Geese.
= 90; Rabbits, 81 2591 80: White Geese,
81 Brant 81 so. English Snipe. So: com
mon. do, 81.