The record-union., 1896-03-18
COMMERCIAL.
Market for Spot Wheat Flat and Spec
ulatiVe Business Light.
Barley Continues Steady, With Light
Receipts-Heavy Receipts of Pota-
toes Weaken the Market,
san Francisco. March nth.

San Francisco March 18th.
The market for spot Wheat is fat; spec
ulative business is also light; Chicago and
foreign markets offer no Encouragement
Barley continues steady; to-day's re-
ceipts were light; choice bright feed is
scarce, and a lot of 100 tons sold in the
country at an equivalent of 7344c here
Dealers report business in Oats dull and
quotations largely nominal; receipts light
Corn is light in offerings and also in re-
ceiDt. Rye arrives in small lots occa-
sionally; market is quiet and steady.
Heavy receipts of Potatoes have weak
ened the market; to-morrow's steamer
has another lot aboard, so that the OUT
look is not bright. Onions are also weak
and Oregons are lower. Asparagus ar
rived heavily, 1,2s4 boxes, and was weak.
Rhubarb is weak; receipts 926 boxes. Peas
arrived to the extent of 225 sacks.
Creamery Butter is still weak, but dairy
descriptions are steady Packing has al
ready begun in some sections. Eggs are
1irmer, particularly store, which are now
IN demand; sales have been made at lie.
Poultry IS somewhat weaker for young
stock, excepting Ducks, sales of which
have been made above top quotations.
Eastern is selling at So 1906 % for Hens,
- 50Go for young BOOSTERS, 81 50Q3 for
old Roosters, 13c for Turkeys and S6 %
for Ducks.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, S4a4 10; Bakers Extras, SO 80Q3 90;
Superfine 81 S503 10 per bbl.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat IS quoted at
81 O712 per ctl for No l and 81 0S34q1 10
for choice; Milling Wheat, 81 POOL Ply.
BARLEY-Feed, fair to good, 6719070c;
choice, 11AQ7212c; brewing, S2124S712c.
OATS-Miiling, 75QS0c per ctl; Surprise,
90d95c; Fancy Feed, S04S212c; good to
fhlolee' f5lei aZ12g1712cc; poor to fair, fair, 65g70e
Ged, for seed, S5c0S1 O5.
CORN-Large Yellow, S71kG921zc; small
GLOW, S1u1 O21a; White, S0Q85c.
Ky R4Es-o0ne212c per ctl.
BUCKW WHEAT-90c0S1 per ctl.
MI MM5D11I~1N u SiS--S16Q1S 90 per ton.
BRAN-S12d12 80 per toIi
GROUND BARLEY-S16617 per ton.
HAY-Wheat, $SQ11 so; Wheat and Oat,
g 50Q1O 80; Oat, 81 50Q10; Alfalfa, SIG
" BadFley s19s &c cl0ye $sgs ss3 n6 Com
ion.
sTRAw-s5Q6oc per bale.
BEANs-Bayos, 81 o5a1 Is; Butter;
81 50Q1 80; Pink, 90c0S1 20; Red, 81 300
I 30; Lima, 81 5oq2 50; Pea, 81 50o1 60;
90cqS1 20; Blackeye nominal; Red Kid
ney, nominal; Horse, 81 30Il 70 per ctl
POTAIOES-Salinas Burbanks, 60Q90c
per ctl; River Burbanks 30G40c per sack;
Oregon Burbanks, 40Q65c. per ctl; River
Reds 50Q60c per ctl; Early Rose, 40Q50c
per ct; New Potatoes, 142Q212c per NJ;
Sweet Potatoes, 81 1903 for Merced.
ONIONS-60QS5c per ctl for California !:
Oregon, S5c6S1 10 per ctl
VEGETABLES-Lo Angeles Toma-
toes, 81 25Q1 30 per box; Mexican, 81 500
2 per box; String Beans, 10615c per 10 !;
Green Peas. 112G215c per 10 for Los Ange-
les and 3U3l2c for Bay; Cabbage, 40Q50c
per ctl; Garlic, 315Q5c per 10; Green Pep
lerS, &c; Dried, 10Gl21ac per III; Mush-
rooms, 6Q15c per ID for wild; Asparagus,
S1G1 90 per box for ordinary and 81 100
. for choice; Dried Okra, 121a015c per
ID; Rhubarb, 50Q70c per box; Cucumbers,
.locq$l 40 per dozen; Egg Plant, -Q-c
per ID.
FRESH FRUIT-AppIes-N grades.
S5cqS1 70 per box; common, 60Q75c per
box; fancy, 81 50Q2
CITRUS FRUIT-Mexican Lines. $50
for common, 81 50Q2 per box for good to
choice, and 81 80 for fancy; California
Oranges, $1Q1 80 per box for Seedlings;
Nayels, 81 50Q2 20 per box for good to
choice, and So for fancy.
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, SIG
= per bunch; Pineapples. 81 50@5 per
dozen; Persian Dates, 412GgJc per 10.
DRIED FRUITS-Foifowin are the
prices furnished by. the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange. The figures presented
Apricots-Fancy Moorpark, soG11c;
choice, do, 10c; fancy 91ac; choice, Sic;
standard, Sc; prime, 712c.
s,za. ,Appiss-NVap0Fa'e0 44o' Sun7dried' 80
Peaches-Fancy, &c; choice, 4c; standard.
6 prime. 312c; peeled in boxes. 12c.
Pears Fancy, halves, Tc; quarters 61Ac:
choice, &c; standard, sc; prime, 4c
Plums-Pitted, 4c; unpitted, 11aQ21hc
Prunes-Four sizes, 4c.
Nectarines-Fancy, 614c; choice &C.:
standard, SIC; prime, sc.
Ffgs-White, choice, 4G5c; Black, 2Jbe
RaisinS-In carload lots. FOB San
Francisco in sacks or 50-fb boxes: 4-croWn
loose, sac; 3-croWn, 2Ac; 2-crown &c:
seedless Sultanas, 32zG4c; seedless Musca-
tells, 215Q2Szc; dried grapes, PIE; 3-crown
London Layers, zoe per box in 2O-fb boxes:
Clusters, 81 35Q1 80; Dehesa Clusters,
81 1902 %; Imperial Clusters, 81 6O02 rs:
4-crown, loose, s.; 4-crowh loose, faced,
s. per box.
BUTTER-Creamery Fancy, 1S619c:
special brands, higher; seconds, 16GI7c;
Dairy-Fancy, 15016c; good to choice
14q15c; lower grades, nominal
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, 110I2c: fair
to good, 9W10c; Young America, 11612c:
Eastern, 12a14c per 10.
EGGS--1O@1o15c per dozen for store and
11G12c for ranch.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers.
1219013c; Hens, 1214613c per 10; dressed,
13Q15c per ID; Roosters, "a for old and
S6q7 for young; Broilers, SO 5O64 so for
small and S505 so for large; Hens. 81
as; Ducks, $7QS for old and 81 50QS so for
young; Geese, 81 50G2 per pair; Pigeons,
81 25Q2 90 per dozen for old and 81 25d
80 for young.
GAME-Gray Geese. 81 so per dozen;
Hare, 75cQ$1