The record-union., 1896-04-05
COMMERCIAL.
POTATOES AND ONIONS IN FAIR
- DEMAND.
Strawberries In Heavier Receipt-No
= Changes to Note In Dairy Pro-
duce-Eggs Firm.

81 5, San Francisco, April Atm.
Potatoes and Onions are in fair demand
but prices are unchanged; it is propapie
that next week will see an Improvement
New Potatoes move very slowly. Aspara-
gus is in somewhat lighter demand at
about yesterdays figures; some poor stun
goes at 81 20 per box. Peas are still
higher under very light receipts; some sell
as high as 41ac per ID. Rhubarb arrived
to the extent of $50 boxes, and is still
weak; the common article goes as low
as 25c per box for some.
Strawberries were in heavier receipt to-
day, there being 81 chests; the small
variety sold at yesterdays figures, but
the large berries were lower Prunes in
carload lots are lower. The market has
been bare of Pineapples for some days.
Eggs are firm, temporarily; it will not
last long, however. Another cut is ex-
pected in Cheese shortly.
AS usual on Saturdays, receipts of
Poultry were light and demand slow; no
changes in prices A car of Eastern on the
market, selling at $6Q6 80 for Hens,
5000 80 for old RoosterS, and $SQS so for
young Roosters 1t was all good stock
and sells readily Another car will be
here next week, probably Tuesday.
Produce Quotations.
POTATOES-River Burbanks. 25035c
per sack; Oregon Burbanks, 3O@60c per
ctl; Early Rose, 35Gt45c per ctl; Petaluma
and Tomales, 3OQ40c; New Potatoes,
Q2c per ID; Merced Sweets, 81 1908 per
ctl
Oregon, 700SOc per ctl.
VEGETABLES-Los Angeles Tomatoes,
81 50Q1 20 per box; String Beans, 100
121ac. per 10; Green Peas, 3@4c per 10;
30c per ID; Dried Peppers, 1Oc per 10;
Mushrooms, 15@20c per 10; Asparagus.
81 2og2 80 per box for ordinary and
per ID; Rhubarb, 35Q75c per box; Cucum-
121ac per 10; Summer Squash, s@10c per
Tomatoes, 81 50M2 per box.
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-No. / grades.
81 50Q2 so per box.
MISUNDERSTANDING 7oc@S1 per
drawer for Longworth, and 35Q50c per
drawer for large berries.
CITRUS FRUIT-Mexican Lines, So so
Q6 per box; California Lemons, 75c@G1 %
for common. 81 50Q2 per box for good to
choice, and 81 25Q2 90 for fancy California
Oranges, $1Q1 75 per box for Seedlings;
Navels, $242 75 per box for good to
choice, and 80 for fancy.
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, $142
per bunch for Hawaiian; Pineapples,-Q-
per dozen; Persian Dates, 41a@5c per 10.
DRIED FRUITS-Following are the
furnished by the San Franeseo
carload lots
Apricots-Fancy Moorpark, 1Oa11c;
cholce, DO, S12c; fancy, 912c; choice, S12c,
standard, SC; prime, TIC.
-Apples-Evaporated, 4Ac; sun-dried, 30
312c.
Peaches-Fancy, &c; choice, &c; stand
ard, &C; prime, 312c; peeled in boxes, 12c.
Pears-Fancy halves, 7c; quarters, 61ac;
choice, &c; standard, &c; prime, 4c.
Plums-Pitted, 4c; unpitted, 112Q21ac.
Prunes-Four sizes. 4c.
Nectarines-Fancy, 615c; choice, &c;
standard, 512c, prime, &c.
t1gs-White, choice, 4@5c; Black, PIC.
Raisins-1n carload lots. FOB. San
Francisco in sacks or 5O-fb boxes: 4-crown
loose, 3Ac; 3-crown, 2Ac; 2-crown, &c;
seedless Sultanas, 3a4@4c; seedless Musca-
tells, 21242&4c; dried grapes, 21ac; 3-crown
London Layers, Toe per box in 20-fb boxes;
Clusters, 81 35Q1 80; Dehesa Clusters,
81 1902 20; imperial Clusters, 81 6OQ2 rs;
4-crown loose, s.; 4-crown loose, faced,
s. per box
R-Creamery-Fancy, .51a@16c
per !b; special brands, higher; seconds,
choice, 1214@1s1ac; lower grades, 11a12c.
fair to good, 9a10c; Young America, 11Q
12c; Eastern, 12Q14c per ID.
EGGS-lOl2Q11c per dozen for store and
llGl21ac for ranch; Duck Eggs, 15c per
dozen.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers.
15@16c; Hens, 15617c per ID; dressed.
-W-c per 10; Roosters, 81 5OG5 for. old
and sos for young; Broilers, $304 so
for small and So 50a6 80 for large; Hens,
81 5045 so; Ducks, $546 for old and 81 5O0
% for young: Geese, 81 2541 rs per pair;
Pigeons, 81 50Q1 20 per dozen for old and
81 1892 per dozen for young.