The record-union., 1896-03-13
COMMERCIAL.
Little or Nothing Doing in Wheat
Shipping Lower.
Flour Firm and Fairly Active-Feed
Barley Quiet and steady-Fair
Demand for Brewing.
San Franciseo. March 12th.

San Francisco, March 18th,
There is little or nothing doing in Wheat;
choice shipping is lower; milling is firm;
from Port Costa were received 2S.o00 CEN
tails for Australia Flour is firm and fairly
active; nearly 1900 barrels arrived to-
day from South Vallejo for Sydney Feed
Barley is quiet and steady; fair demand
Tor brewing and prices are hrm NO
changes in Oats; trading slow and receipts
light. Corn is advanced for Small 1el-
low; market is steady and demand light
Rye is quiet and steady.
Potatoes are firm, except for new, which.
are weak. Onions are also firm, although
among the California there is considerable
poor stock. Receipts were 763 boxes OF
Asparag gus, AIT boxes of Rhubarb and 14S
sacks Peas. Asparagus is weaker and
sells by the box, except for extra. Rhu-
barb is weaker. Peas are a drug. No
Egg Plant Offering to-day; it has been sell
ing for 1001215c per 10. There were a few
Green Peppers in market the hrst Tor
some time. Cultivated Mushrooms bring
35e per 10 There are very few Cucum-
bers on the market, handled by but one
firm.
Butter is in its previous weak condition;
dealers refuse to go below the figures we
quote. and prices have been unchanged
FOR few days. Cheese prices are tending
downward, with a weak market receipts
are increasing. Eggs are weak and q
traction is cut off the price OF store. there
has been considerable inquiry for 912c
store Eggs, but we have as yet heard OF
no sales at that figure. Occasional sales
OF extra ranch Eggs are still MADE at &c
Taken all in all the poultry market is
firm. Some dressed Turkeys arrived in
poor condition and sold below the QUOTA
tions Ducks are very scarce. Hens are
more plentiful, but young stock brings
the top price There will be two cars of
Eastern on the market next week.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, $4Q4 10; Bakers Extras, 50 SOQ3 30;
Snperfine, 81 S5Q3 10 per Dbl.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat is quoted at
81 10 per ctl for No and 81 1154 for choice.
Milling Wheat, 81 Pool 2712.
BARLEY-Feed, fair to good, 6712Q1Oc;
choice, 71Ac; brewing, S212U8712c.
OATS-AIilling, 75QSOc per ctl; Surprise,
90Q95c; Fancy Feed, S00S212c; good to
Black. for seed, 65cQS1 10; Gray, 70Q75c;
Red, for seed, S5cGS1 %.
CORN-Large Yellow. S712q90c; Small
Yellow, S141 0232; White, S0qS5c.
RYE-S0dS215c per ctl
WHEAT-90cQ$ per ctl.
MIDDLINGS- -$16Q1S so per ton.
BRAN-S12Q12 80 per ton.
GROUND BARLEY-S16Q17 per tom.
HAY-Wheat, $SQ11 so; Wheat and Oat,
81 50Q10 80; Oat, 81 50Q1O; Alfalfa, $40
pressed. 81 5oSio' 90: Stock. $697 50 per
ton.
sTRAW-35Q60c per bale.
BEANs-Bayos, os, 81 O5a1 Is; Butter;
/ so; Lima, 81 50G2 IS: Pea, 81 5o@1 so;
Small White, 81 POOL 45; Large White.
ney, nominal; Horse, 81 30Q1 70 per ctl.
POTAT0ES-Sal Burbanks 15q90c
Oregon Burbanks, 50Q75c per ctl; River
Reds, 5o0l60c per ctl; Early Rose, 40Q50c
per ctl; New Potatoes, 142Q212c per ID;
Sweet Potatoes, $26t2 % for Merced.
ONIONS -60Q85c per ctl for California:
Oregon, 90cQS1 10 per ctl.
VEGETABLES-Los Angeles Toma-
toes, 81 25Q1 80 per box; Mexican, 81 500
2 per box; String Beans, -Q-c per 10;
Green Peas, 112Q212c per 10 for Los Ange
les and 3Q4c for Bay; Cabbage, 40Q5Uc
per ctl; Garlic. 33aQ5c per 10; Green Pep
pers, 20Q25c; Dried, 1O0I1212c per 10; MuSh-
rooms, 10Q15c per 10 for wild; Asparagus,
81 23GD2 per box, with extra at 5@1c per
10; Dried Okra, 121aQ15c per ID; Rhubarb-
5oQs s5c per box; Cueumbers, 5ocfb$1 90 per
dozen; Egg Plant, &C per 10.
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-No. 1 grades,
S5cQ$1 70 per box; common, 60475c per
box; fancy, 81 50Q1 IS.
CITRUS FRUIT-Mexican Lines, $50
s SO per box; California Lemons, $1QD1 %
for common, 81 50Q2 per box for good to
choice, and 81 80 for fancy; California
Oranges, SOL % per box for Seedlings;
Navels, 81 50q2 90 per pox for good to
2 per bunch; Pineapples, 81 5065 per
dozen; Persian Dates, 412Q5c per 10.
DRIED FRUITS-Following are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange. The figures presented
represent carload lots:
Apricots-Fancy Moorpark, 50G11c;
choice, do, 10c; fancy, 912c; choice, size;
standard, Sc; prime, TIC.
Apples-Evaporated 414c; sun-dried, 80
Peaches-Fancy, &c; choice, &c: standard,
&C; prime, 315e; peeled in boxes, 12c.
Pears Fancy, halves, 7c: quarters, 615c;
choice, &c; standard, &c; prime, &c.
Plums-Pitted, 4e; unpitted, 115Q21ac
Prunes-Fouf sizes, 4c.
standard, 51ac; prime, sc.
Figs-White, choice, 4Q5c; Black, 216c.
Raisins-In carload lots. F.O. B. San
Francisco in sacks or 50-Tb boxes: 4-crown
loose, 3a4c; 3-crown, PIC; 2-crown, &c;
seedless Sultanas, 3$4G14c; seedIess Musca-
tells. 212Q2S4c; dried grapes, 212c; 3-crown
London Layers, zoe per box in 20-fb boxes;
Clusters, 81 3541 so; Dehesa Clusters,
81 1902 25; Imperial Clusters, 81 60Q2 rs;
4-crown loose, s.; 4-crown loose, faced
s. per box.
BUTTER-Creamery 1S919c;
special brands. higher; seconds. 16G17c;
Dairy-Fancy, 1aQ16c; good to choice,
14015c; lower grades, nominal.
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, 11Q12c; fair
to good, 9010c; Young America, 11Q12c;
Eastern, 12Q14c per fb.
EEGS-10c per dozen for store and
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers,
121kd14c; Hens, 1215014c per 10; dressed.
14gs16e per fb; Boosters, IS 50Q4 for old
and So soar for young; Broilers, S4G5 for
small and S5 50Q6 90 for large; Hens, 81
Q5. Ducks $7qS for old and $7Gs for
young; Geese, 81 5041 IS per pa5f: Pigeons
s. 2502 % per dozen for old and 81 25d
2 80 for young.
GAME-Gray Geese, 50 per dozen; Hare
75c; Brant, S1G1 %; White Geese, 75c;
Cottontail Rabbits, 81 %; Bush, do, 75c
4S1 per dozen.
Meat Market.