The record-union., 1896-12-23
COMMERCIAL.
BOTH SPOT AND FUTURE WHEAT
ARE QUIET.
Practically Nothing Doing in Barley
Light Trading in Oats, and
Prices Unchanged.
San Francisco. Dec. 22d.

feed is scarce; options are very qulel
Light trading in Oats and Corn, ana quo
tations are undisturbed. No demand for
Rye; offerings are not large, yet more
than is wanted.
Apples and Oranges move better, but at
no better prices. The top price for Navels
is for strictly fancy article; the average
top is 81 90; three cars arrived to-day.
Four cars Of Apples arrived. The Mandarin
Oranges offering bring more money, some
selling up to 81 so per box; there are very
few here, as those coming by the Belgic
have not yet been landed.
Eggs showed a stronger feeling to-day,
both ranch and store gaining slightly.
Weakness still prevails in Butter, par
ticularly for off grades.
Poultry is quite active and market well
supplied. Some poor Hens sell down 10 S5.
Receipts of dressed Turkeys are light for
this season of year, being only 60 tons to-
day, including native and Eastern In par
rels. There are lot of poor ones mere,
hence the range in prices. A carload OF
good. sound stock and is selling readily at
$5Q51 90 for Hens, $5 for old BOOSTERS, 30
Q5 so for young Roosters, $4 for Fryers
and 121aQ13c for Turkeys.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, So 1895 %; Bakers Extras. $4 90Q5:
Superfine, 81 25G4 so per bbl.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat is quoted at
81 4S4 per ctl for No. l and 81 80 for
choice; Milling Wheat, 81 55Q1 60.
BARLEY-Feed, fair to good, eOqS5c
choice. 8612QS712c; Brewing, 954971ac
OATS-White Feed Oats, 81 20Q1 40 per
ctl; Surprise, 81 5o@1 60; Gray, @;
Black, for feed, $1Q1 05; Black, for seed,
81 2001 50; Red, for seed, $1Q1 10 per ctl.
CORN-Large Yellow, S212QS5c; Small
Yellow, S1Q1 0212; White, s712Q9oc.
RYE-95cQS1 O21a per ctl.
BUCKWHEAT-$1 15Q1 40.
MIDDLINGS-S1S 50Q21 per ton.
BRAN-S13Q13 30 for California and
s12 per ton for outside brands.
ROLLED BARLEY-S19Q20 per ton;
Clipped Oats, 81 4oG1 80 per ctl.
HAY-Wheat, $SQ10 80; Wheat and Oat,
S7Q10; Oat, seas; Barley, S5Q6 90 for
river and $7QS 90 for the best Alfalfa,
pressed Wheat, S6Q9 80; Compressed Oat,
S6g7.
STRAW-35Q50c per bale.
HOPS-Sq10c per ID for fair to choice
and lie per ID for fancy.
BEANS-Bayos. 81 40Q1 60; Butter. 81 80
al so; Pink, s. 15G1 %; Red, 81 25q1 40;
Lima, 81 90Q2; Pea, 81 40Q1 so; Small
White, 81 20d1 40; Large White, 81 20g
30; Blackeye, 81 10Q1 10; Red Kidney,
81 %; Horse of Windsor, 90c0S1 10 per ctl.
POTATOES-In Sacks-Early Rose. 700
soc per ctl; Salinas Burbanks. coarse per
ctl for good to choice, and So IS1 for
fancy; River Burbanks, 30Q4Oc per ctl;
Sweet Potatoes. 75cQS1 10 per ctl.
ONIONS-50460c per ctl
TABLES-Tomatoes, 25G50c per
box; Cream Squash, 25c per box; Dried
Peppers, TQSc per 10; Dried Okra, SQ9c
per fb; Garlic, 11aQ2c per 10; Mushrooms.
5Q1212c per 10; Asparagus, 10Q20c per 10;
Los Angeles Tomatoes, 50cQS1 per box;
do, Green Peas, 4q6c per 10; do, String
Beans, 6Q7c per 10; do, Egg Plant, 5Q6c
per 10; do. Green Peppers, 496c per ID; do.
Summer Squash, &c per 10; Lima Beans.
&c per 10.
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-Fanc ,$1Q1 25;
Common, 40q75c per box; Eastern, 500
per barrel; Lady Apples, 81 90 per large
box.
Berries-Cranberries, s7Qs per bbl;
do in boxes, from Oregon, 50 %.
Grapes-In boxes 75g90c for fresh stock.
75cQS1 25.
Persimmons 35975c per box.
CITRUS FRUIT-Oranges, $2q2 75 per
box for Navels, and $141 so for Seed
Lemons, S1q1 25 for common and 81 50Q2
per box for good to choice, and 81 5093 for
fancy; Grape Fruit, S5Q6 per box; Japan
ese Mandarins, 81 25g1 40 per box.
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, $1Q2 per
bunch for Hawaiian and 81 50Q2 50 per
bunch for New Orleans: Pineapples. 81
as 80 S,ptp per dozen Ne1 e11,rs ro,,o,r,n. 49,.
prices furnished bs the Sam Franclscs aas
Fruit Exchange in carioad lots:
choea do S2c faney sc choice i2
FeachesnFancy. ei&c; choice. 5Ac; staii. stan.
sa1oe. Neetarinez-Fancy, SC; .hoice. &c:
halves, 6a6lsc; DO. quarters. 5q61ao; choice,
Apples-Evaporated 5S96c sun-dried. ii
Q2c. Prunes4 sizes. 3lac; White Figs, Sc:
Black do. 2Ag212c. Plums. 11ac for un-
Raisins-Carload lots. FOB. :Fresno-In
sacks or 50-rb boxes-4-crown loose. SIC;
ser1wn lSOse &C. 2crswn Loose &c;
tells, 4c; dried Grapes. &c. In 20-fb poxes
.Thres-crowp I'll 70 London Layers 8 20; clus-
perial Clusters. So.
BUTTER-Creamery- 22c; spe-
cial brands, higher; seconds, 20q21c. Dairy
Fancy, 19q20c; good to choice, 17Q1Sc;
lower grades, 14d16c Picked, 15Q17c per
10. Firkin, 15916c per ID.
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, 11012c fair
to good, eQ1oc; Cream Cheddar, 11@12c;
Young America, 1101212c; Eastern, 13q14c
per 10; Western, 12d1212c.
EGGS-26q30c per dozen for ranch; store
Eggs, 22425c; Eastern, 23925c for fresh
and 19Q22c for cold storage; Duck Eggs,
25c per dozen.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers. 13c;
Hens, 13c per lb: do, Dressed, 13Q16c;
Roosters S4 for old, SO 50Q4 90 for young /;
Broilers, 81 25G3 for small; S3G3 25 for
large; F'ryers, S3 2543 so; Hens. So 500
80; Ducks, $4d5 for old; 81 5Olp 90 for
young; Geese, 81 50G2 per pair; Pigeons,
75c per dozen for old, S1Q1 % for young
GAME-Ducks-Canv $5G9; NAL
lard, S4Q4 50; Teal. 81 80; Sprig, So 80;
Widgeon, 81 70; Small Ducks, 81 %; Quail,
S1G1 1919; Hare, 81 per dozen: Gray Geese.
So 5063; Rabbits. S1d1 90 White Geese,
S1G1 %; Brant, 81 80; English Snipe, 81 80;
common do, 75cq$1; Honkers, S4Q4 90 per
dozen.