The record-union., 1896-03-04
COMMERCIAL.
Shipping Wheat Continues Soft. at
Unchanged Prices.
Barley Steady, at Previous Quotations
No Change in Oats-Vegetables
Plentiful and Weak.
San Francisco. March Sd.

San Francisco, March Sd.
shipping Wheat continues soft at un-
changed prices; a cargo was cleared yes
terday for Queenstown; futures were
lower. Barley is steady at previous fig
ufes; offerings are still light; a cargo was
cleared yesterday for England; futures
are weaker. No change in Oats; trading
IS limited. Corn continues weak; Small
yellow is lower; demand is slow.
Potatoes are firm, particularly good
Burbanks. Onions are very weak and
prices are lower; quotations below are for
good stock; the poorer grades run lower.
Green Peas are doing better; receipts this
morning were very light and the market
Is pretty well cleaned up. Asparagus was
IN lighter receipt-205 boxes-and sold
higher Rhubarb was also lighter-156
poxes-but there was considerable held
over from yesterday; some poor stuff sold
Tor 5Oc per box.
There is not an abundance of Apples in
The market, but prices do not advance.
oranges are in slow demand; prices un-
changed. Nothing new in Dried Fruits
market quiet. Nuts move slowly and
steadily at previous prices. Mexican
Lines are trifie weaker, but few choice
Etlu bring 50 90 per box
Inc Butter market appears demoralized; (;
prices nave taken a tumble, and some
tlcns: Nothing new in Cheese; stocks are
not heavy and market firm. Eggs are
1fmer' occasionally 13c is obtained for
fancy ranch.
Poultry is firm; BOOSTERS, Broilers and
Ducks are higher. The car of Eastern is
al cleaned up. No more is announced for
LIlls week, so there is nothing to hinder
SaHIornla stock. The Eastern was in good
condition and sold for 50 500$6 for Hens,
$4QS5 for old Roosters, 81 for young
boosters, and SO for Ducks.
Produce Quotations.
FLoUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
Iras, S4Q4 10. Bakers Extras, So S0lg3 so;
Superfne, 81 S5Q3 10 per bDl.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat IS quoted at
p 121a per ctl for No. and 81 13A for
choice Milling Wheat, 81 221201 2712.
BARLEY-Feed, fair to good. zoe;
choice, 71AQ7212c; brewing, SoqS5c.
OAIS-Milling, 75QS0c per ctl; Surprise,
choice, 70Q75c; poor TO fair, 60Q65c; Black,
Tor seed, 65cd$1 10; Gray, 6712Q75c; Red,
Tor seed, S5cQ$1 o5.
Yellow, 95c; White S0Q8212c.
RYE-S0QS215c per ctL
BJCKWHEAT-S1Q 10 per ctL
MlDDLINGS- -S160lS 80 per ton.
BRAN-S11 50GU12 per ton.
GROUND BARLEY-$16Q17 per ton.
HAY-Wheat $8Q11 so; Wheat and Oat,
- o0o1O 90; Oat, 81 50Q10; Alfalfa, $40
pressed. 81 5OQl0 80: Stock, $6Q7 so per
sTRAw-35a6oc per BALE
HOPS-3Q5c per ID.
BEANS-Bayos, 81 05Q1 10; Butter,
81 50Q1 50; Pink, 90cQS1 10; Red, 81 300
] 60; Lima, 81 5092 IS; Pea, 81 5o@1 90;
Small White, 81 20Q1 10; Large White,
9OcQ$1 20; Blackeye, 81 5Od1 60; Red Kid
ney, 81 5001 10; Horse, 81 309I1 70 per ctl,
POTATOES-SaI Burbanks 6O09Oc
per ctl; River Burbanks. 30435c per sack:
oregon Burbanks, 50Q70c per et1; River
Reds, 50Q60c per ctl; Early Rose, 100000
per ctl; New Potatoes, 304C per 10; Sweet
Potatoes, 81 1902 20 for Merced.
ONIONS-50Q60c per ctl for California;
VEGETABLEs-Los Angeles Toma-
toes, 75cQ$1 % per box, Mexican, 81 504
10 per box; String Beans, 10c per lb;
and 6Q1c per 10 for Bay; Cabbage, 40Q50c
per ctl; Garlic, 312Q412c per ID; Green Pep
pers, 15c per 10 Dried, SQ10c per 1b; Mush-
rooms, 15Q20c per lb; Asparagus, 6Q7c
per Id for ordinary, and 9N11c per 10 for
choice; Dried Okra, 1212Q15c per fb; Rhu-
barb, 60QS5c per box; Cucumbers, 50c0
81 80 per dozen; Egg Plant, 10d1215c per 10
FRESH FRUIT-AppIes-N i grades,
S5cQS1 per box; common, 50Q75c per box;
fancy, 81 2591 so
8 80 per box; California Lemons, $1Q1 %
for common, 81 50Q2 per box for good to
choice, and 81 5QQ2 IS for fancy California
Navels, 81 25Q2 80 per box for good to
choice
per bunch; Pineapples, 81 50d5 per
dozen; Persian Dates, 4l2d5c per 10.
DRIED FRUITS-FolIowing are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange The figures presented
represent carload lots:
.Apricots-Fancy Moorpark. 10q11c;
choice, do, 10c; fancy, 9l2e; choice, S15c;
standard, Sc: prime, 712c.
Apples-Evaporated 41zc; sun-dried, 30
B13c.
Peaches-Fancy, &c; choice 4c: standard
&C; prime, 31ac; peeled in boxes, 12c
Pears Fancy, halves, &c; quarters 61ac;
choice, &c; standard, SC; prime, &c.
Ia
Prunes-Four sizes, 4c.
Nectarines-Fancy, Size; choice, &c;
standard, 51zc; prime, DC.
Eigs-W hite, choice, 405c; Black 21hc
RaiSins-In carload lots. FO b San
Francisco in sacks or 50-fb boxes: 4-crown
loose, 3Sact 3-crown, 2Ac; 2-crown. &c;
seedless Sultanas, 3s4 404c; seedless Musca-
tells, 21a@2s4c; dried grapes, 21ac: 3-crown
London Layers zoe per box in 2O-fb boxes:
Clusters, 81 35Q1 so; Dehesa Clusters
81 1902 %; Imperial Clusters, 50 6O02 IS;
4-crown loose, S. 4-crown loose, faced
$ per box.
BUTTER-Creamery 19G21c:
special brands, higher; seconds, 17u18c;
Dairy-Fancy, 1701Sc good to choice X
G17c; lower grades, nominal
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, 11D12c: fair
to good, Sd10c; Young America, 11112c;
Eastern, 12a14c per 10.
EGGS-1015Q11c per dozen for store and
1119Q1215c for ranch.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers 10
@13c; Hens, 12I14c per ID; dressed 146716c:
Roosters, So 50014 for old and Sc 5O97 for
S5G6 for large; Hens, So 50d4 so: Ducks.
81 50Q6 for old and $647 for young; Geese.
81 5011 75 per pair: Pigeons, 81 7572 per
dozen for old and S2Q2 25 for young