The record-union., 1896-04-09
COMMERCIAL.
WHEAT MARKET AT SAN FRAN
CISCO WEAK in TONE.
Barley Steady, With Light offerings
Receipts of Oats Light and
Prices Firm.

San Francisco, April Sth.
yesterday the New York wheat market
TOOK an upward turn and the local market
Followed. To-day Chicago is dropping and
the local market responded; futures are
weaker and spot prices are lower; cargo
Is down from Port Costa for export No
changes in barley; market steady with
hght offerings, especially of bright feed;
cargo Of $4,000 centals brewing arrived for
export to Europe. Receipts of oats are
light and prices firm, though trading is
not very lively.
Potatoes. excepting new, and onions have
an upward tendency, and the former are
advanced for some varieties. New pota-
toes are in over-supply and lower; receipts
were 491 sacks. Green peas took quite a
tumble; receipts were 733 sacks. Aspara-
gus is steady for ordinary, but firmer for
the better stock; receipts 129 boxes Or
Rhubarb there were 72S boxes received,
more than double the amount in yesterday,
and prices are very weak; it is only the
very best that brings our top quotation.
There were a few California Green Pep
pers received, but no offer was received.
S!umpy is about the only expression that
Will express the condition of the butter
market at present; dairy descriptions are
lower. No change as yet in Cheese. Eggs
are firm, if anything, and store eggs are
somewhat scarce, with sales generally at
lie and occasionally higher. Ranch Eggs
are advanced for the best.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family
Extras, So 1908 So; Bakers Extras, So 90
Q5 TO; Superfine, 81 s5a3 per Dbl.
81 OS%@1 071a per ctl for No. and 81 100
I Ia for choice. Milling Wheat, 81 l11a
.BARLEY-Feed, fair to good, 7o@71Ac;
choice, 7212a73a4c; brewing, S0QS6Ac.
OATS-Milling, 75@S2lac per ctl; Sur
prise, 90cq$1; Fancy Feed. s2l4@S71Ac; good
70 70 choice, s, 15gsoc; poor to fair, 671a@72lac;
C0RN-Large Yellow, ss4@9oc; Small
Yellow. 97l2eas1; White, s21aus614c.
RYE-1az3Qsoc per ctl.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per ctl.
MIDDLINGS-S17Q19 per ton.
BRAN-S14Q14 90 per ton.
GROUND BARLEY-S16Q16 80 per ton.
HAY-Wheat, $SQ11 so; Wheat and Oat,
q 5oQ10 so; Oat. 81 5oG1O: Alfalfa. $7G
p ssIey $3.50 s &C. SGysr STOCK 1887 ss SO S@
ton.
sp5A ssTRAWmsSa5Sc 5aaSa @ per bale.
81 4oai 50: Pink, eocasi / o5; = Red. 81 'epj IL
@1 90; Lima, $2 5oa2 60; Pea, 81 400
White 20; small aacdx1 White. hit s. Sogl 49, large
Red Kidney, nominal
POTATOES-River Burbanks, 25Q35c
per par ar ek R0regon eon BHranks so9e5e per
and Tomales, 35Q45e per sack; New Pota-
s.s toes. 1@IAc per fb; Merced Sweets, 81 so
ONIONS -6oa75c per ctl for California !;
Oregon, 70Q90c.
vEGETABLES-Los Angeles Toma-
toes, 81 2oq1 75 per box; String Beans,
sq111ac per ID; Green Peas 2@21ac per 10;
Garlic 44oc per ID; Green Peppers, =
per 10; Dried, 10a121ac per 10: Mush-
rooms. = per 10; Asparagus. s1Q1 10 per
box for ordinary and $2&2 90 for extra
Dried Okra, H1aQ15c per 10; Rhubarb, 80
@75c per box; Cucumbers, 6OQ75c per doz
Egg Plant, an@-c per 10; Summer Squash,
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-No. grades.
81 5042 so per box.
RRIES--Strawberries, 5oa75c per
drawer for Longworth, and 30G5Oc per
drawer for large berries.
CITRUS FRUIT-Mexican Lines, SIS 80
q6 per box; California Lemons, 75cQ$1 %
for common, 81 5oQ2 per box for good to
choice, and 81 25Q2 so for fancy California
Oranges, S1q1 75 per box for Seedlings;
choice. and s3@3 80 for fancy; Mediter-
raean Sweets, 81 1902 %; Malta Bloods
s2TfR TR6G1 80; & Michaelft s2aR 80 per box
per bunch for Hawaiian; Pineapples,-Q-
per dozen; Persian Dates, 41aq5c per 1b
DRIED FRUITs-Following are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange. The figures represent
carload lots.
Apricots-Fancy Moorpark. 1oQ11c;
choice do, 1oc; fancy, 912c: choice. S1ac;
standard. SC; prime. 71ac.
Apples-Evaporated. 4Ac; sun-dried, SO
31ac
Peaches-Fancy, &c; choice, 4c; stand
ard, &C; prime 312c; peeled in boxes, 12c.
Pears--Fancy, halves. &c; quarters, 61ac; !;
PIumsNPitted. 4c: Unpitted, uni hie' 1Ha2hc.
Prunes-Four sizes, 34Q312c.
eetaTines-Fancy. 6lac; choice, &c:
Figs-White, choice, 4a5c; Black. 21ac.
Raisins-In carload lots FOB. San
Francisco in sacks or 5o-lb boxes: 4-crown
seedless Sultanas, 3s4@4c; seedless Musca.
tells, 21sq2&c; dried grapes. PIG; 3-crown
81 1902 25; Imperial Clusters, 50 6O12 Is;
4-crown loose. s.; 4-crown loose, faced
eiai brands. higher: seconds, 131a914c;
Doairy1Fancy, 13Q131zc; good to choice,
iaa1s cHEEsETnegy loTsr grades mild d5oa11Se ,olo
fair to good. 9Qloc; Young America. 11g
12c: Eastern. 12Q14c per 10.
EGGS-1o14Q11c per dozen for store and
11Q121ac for ranch; Duck Eggs, 15c per
dozen.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers. IA
1Se Rs asns 1sc Per ~ dressed 1a lSgle per
for young; Broilers. s3Q4 80 for small and
s. 5oa6 for large Fryers. Sc 5oQ7; Hens,
50 for young; Geese 81 a5a1 So SO per s psir: sGa
Pigeons. 81 50Q1 75 per dozen for old and
81 1892 per dozen Off young.
Following are the rates for whole car.
casses from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-First quality, 611c; second Qual.
ity, 4lsg5c: third quality. 4c per 70.
VEAL-5Q6c for large and 6G7c per 10
per 10.
MUTToN-wethers. 6a61ac: Ewes, 5h
Q6c per 10.
LAMB-Spring. 79717c per ID.
PORK-Live Hogs, 31z44c per 10 for
heavy, 4Ac for small and 3Q3hc for
feeders.
Eastern Graiq Market.
New York, April Sth
WHEAT-April, 7414c; May, 74Ac; June,
7312c; July, 1870; September. 1880; De-
cember, 1890.
Chicago, April Sth.
wHEAT-April, 651ac; May. 6614c; July,
66Ac
SACRAMENTO MARKET.
Trade In Produce Circles Quiet, at
Unchanged Prices.
Sacramento, April Sth
Business in local produce circles was
quiet to-day, and prices were unchanged.
Following are the retail prices for the
FLOUR-Family Extras. 81 20 per 100
fbs; 81 10 for 80 lbs.
FRUIT-Bananas, &c per dozen. Lines
10c; Lemons, 25c; Oranges-Seedlings Is
a30c per dozen; Navels, 4OII5c; Dates,
Sc per 10; Apples 5410c per ID; Cocoanuts,
1oc EACH Cranberries. 10c per quart; Pine
apples. 60c each.