The record-union., 1896-01-03
COMMERCIAL.
There is a Good, Steady Tone to the
Wheat Market.
Barley Firm and Further Advanced
With Continued Scarcity of
Choice Feed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. I'd.
Flour has again advanced 15c per barrel
and is flrm; over il, 1000 barrels went out by
the last China steamer There is q good
steady tone to the local Wheat market al
though Chicago is easier; quite large cargo
was cleared on Tuesday for Europe, and
cargo is destined for South Africa, Barley is
firm and further advanced, with a continued
scarcity OF choice, bright feed. Despite the
heavy receipts of Oats from the north the
market is in good shape and prices rule firm
There ia good feeling in Corn, and it is
rather steady a. the recSnt advance Rye is
not very active and somewhat weaker. Buck
wheat takes wide range as to quality; not
much changing hands.
Potatoes are rather weak; over 2, 100 sacks
were received to-day; Sweets are scarce as to
Mereeds. Onions rule firm for choice. There
were no String Beans In to-day. Mushrooms
are not in evidence at present. Asparagus
does not sell readily at the quotations. Green
Peas and 1omatoes from Los Angeles are at
hand.
Fancy Creamery Butter is slightly ad-
Fauesus put othsf Klhas are uhcnaAss sle
market Is quite nrm. The Egg market does
not appear TO be quite as strong as il was,
though prices are not lower; the demand Is
slow. everybody being well supplied tor the
present
Another car of Eastern Poultry was on the
market to-day, making the second car this
week, and sold for So 60@6 Tor hens, 81 90
90 Tor fryers and So 5O96 for young rooSters.
California stock was qulet. not a great deal be-
ing IN. Game sold slowly at about previous p9.l.s
rather scarce and selling we'll
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Extras,
R3 65@3 20; Bakers Extras, 80 4693 55;
Supernne, So 65G2 90 = bbl.
WHEAf-Shipping Wheat is quoted at
81 011401 O212 r ctlIor No. and 81 O354 for
=
BARLEY Feed, fair TO good, 6os4 g7oe;
choice, 717ze; Brewing, 75@S21ac.
9714c; Fancy Feed, sO@s5ci good to choice,
671S@So poor To lair, . o714Q65c; Black, for
Aeea JG1 so; Gray. 65@7 &c y ctl
COkN-Large Yellow, S21xGS5c; Small 1el-
low, S50S71zc p ctl; White, oo@S5c.
RYE-76@S0c y ctl.
BUCK W HEAE SOc@$1 p ctl
MIDDLIN GS-S1S 1S@21 . ton.
BRAN-$12@15 90 y ton.
GROUND BARLEY-S1 5916 ton.
HAY-Wheat, S5@12 90; Wheat aud oat,
81 5o911 90; Oat, 80 oo@lo; Alfalfa, S6@
Compressed, SO 6o@11; stock, s0Go DO =
ton.
srRAW-s5@6oc . Lale.
HOPS-4G6c p 10.
BEANS-Bayos 81 1o@1 15; Butter, 81 30
Ig1 so; Pink, S1@1 Is; Req, 81 2001 50;
Lima. So 50@2 90; Pea, 81 5001 70; Small
White, 81 4o@1 90; Large White, 81 100
I 80; Biackeye, 81 7541 so; Red kidney,
81 75@1 80; Horse, 81 3o@1 20 y ctl.
IL
ctl; River Burbanks, 25@36c = sack; oregon
Surbanks, 45@60c = ctl; River Reds, 35@40c
2 cJl; Early Rose, 5O96oe p ctl; Sweet Po-
h. oNI0Ns-e0@s0e = ctl for California; Ore
gon, 75@BS5c y ctl.
VEGErABLE Cream Squash, 2OS25c .
box; Tomatoes, 25@boc; String Beans @
&C = D; Green feas, 0oc = b; Green Peppers,
10000 y box carrots, 3OG4Oc; Cabbage, 5Oc
etl; Garlic, 41sg524c = ID; Dried Peppers,
T@10c p .; Mushrooms, &C u; Mar
rowfat Squash, SOS p ton; Hubbard
squash SoG7 y ton; Asparagus, 100000
y 10.
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-N 1 grades coo
@S1 = box; common. 4006o p box; fancy,
81 25; Lady Apples 5097 5c for small boxes
and 81 5O91 70 for large size Cranberries,
S1091l z Dbl. Grapes, 40Q6oc in boxes
and 70@60c III crates. Pears nominal. Per-
simmons, 4o@75c . box.
CITRUS FhUII-Mexican Lines S5@5 so
p box; California Lemons, S1@1 % Tor COM
mon anu $1 50@2 p box for good TO choice,
and 81 5o@3 Tor fancy; California Oranges
$2@2 10 p box; Japanese ndandarins
55c@S1 10 p box.
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, 81 25@2 y
bunch; Pineappies, 81 5000 y dozen, Per-
DRIED FKUITs-Folowing are the prices
furnished by the San Francisco Fruit Ex-
load lots. Apricots, firm; Apples. steady;
Prunes, strong, especially for larger sizes;
Peaches, quiet Apricots-tancy Moorparks,
10@11c; choice, do, 1Oc; fancy, 91Sc; choice,
&c; standard, SC; prime, 71zc. Apples
Evaporated, 414G5c; sun-dried, 3@35zc.
Peaches-Fancy, &c; choice. &c; standard,
41Sc; prime, 4c; peeled in boxes, 12Q13c.
Pears-Fancy, halves, 7c quarters, 612c;
choice. &c; standard, &c; prime, 4c. Plums-
Pitted, 4@415c; unpitted, 11z021ac. Prunes-
-Four sizes, 4c. Nectarines-tancy, &c;
choice, &c; standard, SIC; prime, &c. Figs
White, choice, 5000; Black, 2@21&c Raisins
in carload lots, 4. .. Is. san francisco in
crown, PIC; 2-crown, 20214c; seedless Sui
tauRs, 3$<04c; seedless Muscatels, 2159254c;
dried grapes, 212c; 3-crown London layers.
$4,000 p box in 20-b boxes; clusters, 81 35
al so; Dehesa clusters, 81 1902 20; I'M
perial clusters. 81 6OG2 70.
--CreAmery-Fancy, 23@26e. spe-
ciaI brands, higher; seconds, 21@22c. Dairy
Fancy, 21G22e: good to choice; 1S@20c;
lower grades, l6@l7c. Picked. nominal;
drkin, nominal.
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, 9@11c; fair to
good 761Sc; Eastern, 12@1318c q u.
EGGS-22@26c . dozen for store and 27@
sec for ranch; Eastern, 19@21c; fancy East
ern, 22@25c.
POULrRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers, log
lie; Hens, 1O@12oT h; do, dressed, 11013c
. 70: BOOSTERS, SAGA so for old and 81 500
8 so for young; Broilers, SO 5O@4 for small
and SAGA SO for large; Hens, $4G5; Ducks,
81 5o@6; Geese, 81 5o@1 70 pair; Pigeons
S1@1 25 p dozen for old and 81 50G1 IS
= dozen for young.
ME-DuckE-AfallRrds, 50 so; Teal, 81
Sprlc 81 25@l so: Wfdgeon. 75caSl: small
duck : &c; Quail S1D1 20. Gray Geese, S20
2 rs; White Geese 81; RABBITS. 5ocG$1 for
bush and S1@1 90 Tor cottontails; Hare, 75c
GS1; English Snipe, 81 50&2; common
Snipe, S1@1 %; Honkers, s343 90; Brant
81 250l DO . dozen.