The record-union., 1896-05-29
COMMERCIAL.
SPOT WHEAT DULL, CHOICE
SHIPPING EASIER.
Barley Easier at the Quotations, Not
Much Doing-Oats Firm at
an Advance.
San Francisco, May 2sth.


spot Wheat continues dull; choice ship
ping is easier; futures are lower. Barley
IS easy at the quotations, not much doing.
oats are in light receipt, firm and all
kinds are advanced. Corn is unchanged;
yellow remains steady, and White weak.
Potatoes are easy and prices tend down.
ward. The market is overstocked with
onions and prices are weak Asparagus
goes at all prices; receipts are too heaVy
for the demand. String and Wax Beans
from Los Angeles are in very poor conol-
ton and large quantities are dumped,
quotations are nominal.
A new variety of Apricots called the
Newcastle arrived from D. j. Parmalee
of Vacaville and brought 81 20 per box.
1t is practically a Royal, grated to a
Pringle. Strawberries, generally, are In
better condition, but there are still too
many arriving in cooked condition, hence
the wide range in prices. Cherries are
off, particularly Blacks; the Whites
clean up to the Gamers readily; there
day.
Butter is steady Store Eggs are not
In demand and ranch move rather slowly,
also; the quality of the former is inferior.
Ihere are plenty of Eggs on the market
and a decline is not unlikely.
Poultry of all kinds is dull Good young
stock would do well, but the majority OF
fhat here is poor There cb is sti nefba some
ear will be here early next week. What
little game arrives is unfit for sale and
NOT worth quoting.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family
s Extras. 80 1898 s5; Bakers Extras, 50 IS
G3 80; Superfine, 81 S5Q3 per bbl
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat is quoted at
q o2Eal os per ctl for No l and, and 81 % %
Tor choice Milling Wheat 81 l9al -1i2 Ii.12;
1211c; choice, T3Ac; Brewing, 7712qs212c.
OATS-Milling, S213QS71ac per etl; Sur
prise. 9212cQs1: Fancy Feed, s11sqsoc;
75@S0c; Gray, 771aQS5c per ctl.
CORN-Large Yellow, 90q9212c; Small
ff{lSSE, gal4e&asl; $751; White VIII e., s212aSS@c'
MfDDLiNGsIs1Sgff9 afIo per p ton.
BRA1lNGf BRRANlGflo 5oa56 20 per 1, ton sGG,e to n.r
HAY-wheat, ssau so; Wheat and oat,
$s910; Oat, 81 50Q10; Alfalfa, $IQS 80;
pressed Wheat, 500 50; Compressed oat.
IS 5OQs; Stock, SeQ7 per ton.
f3GRa AaWanss5a5oc per BALE
BEANS s-Bayos, e0cQs1; Butter, 81 259
l SO; Pink, s5Q95c; Red, 81 20; Lima, 81 50
@ 70; Pea, 81 30Q1 45; small White, 81 20
nominal; Red Kidney, nominal.
POTATOES-Oregon Burbanks, 65Q90c
per ctl; Early Rose, 65Q75c per ctl: Peta-
luna and Tomales. 65Q75c per ctl; Hum
toes, S5cqS1 per ctl; New Early Rose and
Burbanks, in boxes, 81 25q1 &C. per ctl.
ONIONS-25q40c per ctl for new.
NEGETABLES-Los Angeles Toma-
toes. S2Q2 80 per box String Beans, 3Q5c
per ID for Los Angeles and S49c for Win
tersi Wax Beans, 3q5c; Green Peas.
per sack for garden; Garlic, 4q5c per 10;
Green Peppers, 2oq25c per 10; Dried Pep.
extra; Dried Okra, 1211c per rb; Rhubarb
40g50c per box for ordinary and 75cQS1
for extra Cueumbers; 6oc9s1 per doz;
Summer Squash, 81 25Q1 50 per box.
Egg Plant, 15420c per 70.
FRESH FRUIT-Apricots-P 75c
QS1 per box.
BERRIES Strawberries. s7@1O per
chest for Longworth and S4QT per chest
for large berries; Gooseberries, 20430c per
drawer and 2Q21ac per 10 in bulk; Rasp-
berries, 45gS5c per drawer and 81 90 per
crate for Newcastle; Blackberries, $ per
crate Cherries-Biack, 40Q50e per box
and 4Q5c per 10 in bulk; White. 50q65c
per box and 5@7e per ID In bulk Currants
CITRUS FRUIT-Mexican Lines y5 500
per box; California Lemons. 75c6$1 %
for 8 soS2 5o box for good
Oranges, S1Q1 rs per box for Seedlings;
Navels, 81 25a3 per box for good to choice
and 50 S9g4 for Eo fancy pided MiediteSyanean S9
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, S1Q2 pei
bunch for Hawaiian and SO per bunch
for Bluefields; Pineapples. S3Q5 per Dozen
Persian Dates, 512q6c per 10.
DRIED FRUITS-Following are ths
prices furnished by the San francisco
Fruit Exchange: The figure, represent
carload lots.
Apricots : Fancy Moorpark. 1oa1c
choice do, 1oc; fancy, DC; choice, So: stand
ard. TIC: prime. 612Q7c.
Apples-Evaporated, 4a4kc; sun-dried
Peaches-Fancy,. &c; choice. 4c: stand
ard, SIC; prime, 2Ec; peeled 4. boxes, lie
reaTsFncy hsvss .e nms 9nartegs sse
Plums-Pieted. 3lac; unpittsd. 1hQ2c.
Prunes-Four sizes, 3Q3Ac.
MISUNDERSTANDING. BIC; choice. 5ci
Figs~White. choice, 4G5c: Bleck, PFC,
Re'sins-In carload lots. F. O. B. San
Francisco in sacks or 5O-fo boxes: 4-crown
ssssiess sGlsHas aaew s,ac sssdes. Mus
catels, 21aq2a.c; dried grapes, &C: 3-crowr
London Layers, 70c per box IN 20-fo boxes
az rs: Imperial clusters. 81 6oaa Is;
4-crcwn loose. 3; a-oTown loose. faced
s. per box
BUTTER-Creamery-Fancy, 14G14ac
Dairy-Fancy, 13Q 131ac;. good to choice Il
G12hc; lower grades. 11Q12c
CHEESE Fancy mild new, &c: fal,
EssseTn e sepa iaaf1e caIe per 0Ts N america Saso
EGGS--11Q12c per dozen for Store and
15Q14c for Ranch; Eastern. 11a12c; Ore
gon, mg12e; Duck, 14415c per dozen.
G14c; Hens, 11Q12c per 10; dressed, C per
10: BOOSTERS, saga so for old and 81 56af
FOR young; Broilers, 81 50Q3 for small, 81
q5 for large; Fryers, s5a6;, Hens. So 5oa
young: Geese, s1Q1 % per pair; Goslings
S1G1 %; Pigeons, 81 25Q1 80 per dozen for
old and 81 25g1 so per dozen for young.