The record-union., 1897-05-18
COMMERCIAL.
WHEAT LOWER FOR SPECULA-
TIVE PURPOSES.
New Barley i'm Market-OId is I'M
changed i'm Price, Though There
is an Easier Feeling.
COMMERCIAL.1
San Francisco. May 18th.

San Francisco, May 18th.
Wheat is lower for speculative account,
but spot is unchanged New Barley was
received to-day; old is unchanged in price,
though there is a slightly easier feeling.
No changes in Oats and Corn; not much
Small Yellow Corn offering.
The first Currants We're received to-day;
there We're two baskets and sold for Toe
per basket. Raspberries brought 75c6$1
per drawer; they We're in bad order. Prin-
gle Apricots arrived Saturday. too late for
our issue: there were four baskets in the
crate; the lot brought 50; they were from
Riverside Strawberries are lower and
Cherries are doing somewhat better
The Butter market is in a slumpy con-
dition and prices have declined. Cheese
continues steady. Eggs are weak, but
not Quotably lower.
Nothing new as to California Poultry.
A car of Eastern was put on this morn
ing and brought $5G5 % for hens, sSqS 80
for young ROSTERS, 81 80 for old ROSTERS
and lac for turkeys.
produce Quotations..
FIGURING cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, 81 1894 So; Bakers Extras, 81 5O6D4 IS
Superfine "a 1904 80 per Dbl.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat is quotable
for local use: Milling Wheat, 81 37I5Gl1 45
BARLEY-Feed, 7212Q7614c per ctl; Brew
ing, S5d90c per ctl.
OATS-Puget Sound, 81 1901 % ner of,
some fancy white, higher; inferior grades
'CoRN-Large Yellow. sl@1 o21l: Small
Yellow, 81 021%a1 %; White, S5Q90c per ctl
BUCK WHEAT-Nominal.
MIDDLINGS-$1S 50G20 so per ton.
BRAN-$l5al5 90 for best California.
CLIPPED OATS-$1G12 per ton more than
the whole article. as to quality.
HAY-Old Crop: Wheat, $S010 50; Wheat
and Oat, $7n10; Oat, seas 50; Barley. $5G6
for river and IS SOFAS for the best: Alfalfa
$5aS: Glover. seas; Stock, $5QG; Compressed
Wheat. $6d9 80. New crop: Dat, $6Q6 SO
per ton; Alfalfa, s. per ton.
STRAW-35a50c per bale.
HOPS-Crop of 1896, Sq12c per ID.
BEANsIBayso,s5 3, s. IL 6o@l So; Butter. 81 %
e Gina 5s Pi9 e g. Sql Pea Ca h s 1 og Small ST
White 81 0541 u.s. Large White. g0c1lSl .
Blackeye. 81 4oQ1 60; Red Kidney, 81 75d2
POTATOES-In sacks-Early Rose CON
zoe per ell; River Burbanks, 5o065c per
sack: River Reds. 60070c per ctl: OREGON
Burbanl1s, 70cMM per ell; Petaluma and
Tomales Burbanks, ,59GSOc per ctl; New
Potatoes, 1a115c per 10.
0NIONS-New 60l670c per sack.
TABLES-Cucumbers. 4G075c per
dozen; Dried Peppers 6q7c per ID; Dried
n: Asparagus. 75cG$1 % per box for com
mon and 81 75G2 p per box for choice :;
Green peas, 4ogooe per , sack; Garden
per fb: Wax Beans, safe per 10: Rhubarb,
356I65c per box
FRESH FRUITS-Berries-S Strawberries
are ouotable at $3M4 50 per chest in baskets
and S56f5 50 loose for Longworth. and 50 50
"a per chest for large berries. Gooseber-
ries. 25435c per small box, and 2d5c per ID
loose Rlackberries 12i2c per basket
Cherries--S5G6o pper box for White and
5OcGS1 per box for Black.
CTTRUS FRUITS-Oranges, 81 256I2 per
box for ordinary Navels and 81 seas Is
per box for choice Seedlings, ,s1ef2 per
ifornia Lemons. 75cd$l so for common to
choice and 81 for fancy; Grape Fruit $4fD
80 per box.
TROPICAL FRUIT-We quote Bananas
at Sia2 per bunch: Pineapples, d per
dozen; Smyrna Figs, lSQ14c per 10: Per-
DRIED FRUITS-Following are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange:
Carload NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Moor
parks. C; choice do. &C; fancy. C;
choice, C; standard, 6Ac; prime, 512c.