The record-union., 1897-02-27
COMMERCIAL.
WHEAT STILL DULL AND PRICES
NOr1INAL.
Spot Barley Easy and Quiet, at In
changed PriCes-Not Much In
quiry for Oats.
San Francisco. Feb. 26th.


1t requires but few words to describe the
markets nowadays. Wheat is still dull and
prices are nominal; very little in to-day;
futures are lower. Spot Barley is easy and
quiet; prices unchanged options are very
quiet. Not much inquiry for Oats and
Corn; prices are as previously quoted,
though steady.
Receipts of Apples to-day were about
200 boxes; prices are getting too high for
the trade and sales at the top figures are
slow; cheaper stock moves fairly well.
only moderate call for Oranges; prices
steady and unchanged
There seems to be nothing to prevent a
further decline in Butter; in fact some
houses are now quoting below our figures
the market is weak. Cheese supply is in
creasing, but the demand does not seem
to improve; market is weak, though
not actually lower. On Eggs there is some
Improvement in the demand, but the sup
ply Is greatly in excess of the demand and
prices are weak.
Young BOOSTERS are dull. Hens are hard
TO move and some so as low as So Tur-
keys are scarce; dressed are higher, but it
must be choice stock to bring the outside
inquire Next week promises to be poor
one for California Poultry, as these are
five cars of Eastern announced to arrive.
Produce Quotations.
FLoUR-Net cash prices for Family Elk
tras. $5Q5 Is; Bakers Extras. 81 1904 IS;
Supertne, "a 1904 80 per bbl.
MISUNDERSTANDING Wheat is quoted at
81 33AQ1 30 per ctl for No l and 81 3G4
al 3l12 for choice; Milling Wheat 81 454
BARLEY--Feed, 7Oa724c; fancy, Soc;
OATS-Fancy White Feed, 81 371491 10
per ctl good to choice do. 81 1oQ1 80 per
CT; poor TO fair. s1G1 10 per ell; Surprise,
81 45q1 80 per ctl; Gray. 81 15Q1 30 per ctl;
Black for feed, s5cQSl % per CT; do for s5
per Ell; Milling, 81 a5@i 40 per eli. :,
CORN-Large Yellow, 7712Qo0c; Small
Yellow, 95Q91Ac; White, S0QS3c.
BUCKWHEAT-s1 i5@1 30.
MlDDLlNGS, S17 50020 50 per ton.
BR "a 80 for California and
| ROLLED BARLEY-si7 5oQ1S per tor;
| Clipped Oats, 81 3001 80 per ctl.
HAY-Wheat. SsQ11; Wheat and Oat.
a and a s sgS q 6 for fRe esq Sfafa
SfQ1 90; Glover, seas; Stock, $5Q6 90; Com
pressed Wheat. 5000 80; Compressed OaL
S6Q7.
sTRAw-35d5oc per bale
HOPS-9q11c per ID for fair to choice
and 12Ql242c per 10 for fancy. -
BEAHPs n Z io 8 5 9 s. Bgttf 1d =
White, 81 1001 20; Large White, 81 03nl 10,
B!ackeye, 81 154l 80; Red Kidney, u Zo4
POTATOES-In sacks-EarIy Rose, 75q
soc per ctl; Salinas Burbanks. 90cqS1 10 per
CT; Garnet Chile, S1W1 20 per GU
River Burbanks. coarse per Ell.
| River Reds 70GiS0c per ctl; Oregon Bur
| hanks, S0GSl 10 per ctl; New Potatoes,
safe per ID; Sweet Potatoes, 81 '541 50 per
ONIONS-s1 50l1 10 per ctl; do Oregon,
VEGETABLEs-C % per
dozen; Dried Peppers, Ease per 10; DRIED
0kra; 1QM1212c per ID; Garlic l14@2c pc per
| 10Gl5c per 10 for common and, 20Q25c per
ID for choice; Los Angeles Tomatoes, SOC
| Gs1 per box; do, Green Peas, 4G3c per ID;
do, String Beans, 9Gt1212c per ID; do, Green
Peppers, o0n75c per box; do, summer
Squash, q per box; do, Egg Plant; l5c
per 10; Mexican Tomatoes, 81 20 per box;
Rhubarb, $2a2 80 per box.
FRESH FRUITS-Apples Common MINOR to
good, 75c@$l per box; choice, 81 25Q1 90;
| fancy, 81 60: some extras held higher.
BOX GT for Save5 and 75e5S 3 f or e
lings Mexican Lines. S5d5 50; California
| Lemons, 75cIS1 for common and 81 5102
per box for good to choice. and 81 "a for
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas $1@2 per
| bunch; Pineapples, S2M4 per dozen;
Smyrna Figs, 13q14c per ID; Persian Dates
u Dried ri FRUITs-Following are the
| prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange in carload lots: ,o,,
choice do, 11l4Q12c; fancy, Sc; choice, ~
dSc; standard, CSC; prime, &c. Peaches
Fancy. 61ac; choice. 514c; standard, 4&c;
prime, 4c peeled in boxes, 90 10c. Nectar
| ines-Fancy, SIC; choice. 4&c; standard
4c; prime 3lac Pears-Fancy, halves, Ga
| 6Iac: do, quarters, 5651Ac; choice, 4144oci
standard. 314a4c; prime, 213gSc; Apples Ifhssc
! Prunes sizes, 3hc; White Figs, &c; do,
! Black. 24a2ls. Plums 112c for unpitted
| Raisins-Carload lots, +. O. b. Fresno
| In sacks or 50-fb boxes-Four-crown loose
53sc; 3-crown loose, 4asc; 2-crown loose
3asc; SeedIess Sultanas, 512c; Seedless Mus
| cateIs, 4sc; dried Grapes, &c. In 20-lb boxes
! -Three-crown London layers, 81 10; clus-
| tiers, 81 30; Dehesa Clusters, 81 80; lmperla
| Clusters, So
BUTTER Creamery-Fancy,, zoe; sec
choice, 13G14c: lower grades, 10G11c.
| CHEESE-Fancy mild new, &c; ran
| to good, 7GSI5c; California Cream Ched'
| dar 10hM11c; Young America, lWa &c
Eastern, 144142c per ID; Western, l2a
E1GtGs-12a13c per dozen for ranch
store Eggs 10nllc.
Ql4c; Hens. 13@14c per ID; do dressed, !
GI6c; BOOSTERS, - SOFA for old, young, $50
50; Broilers. s3a3 50 for small, large, 81 >
Ducks. "a SOFAS for old $6q7 for young
Geese. 81 50Gt1 10 per pair; Goslings, 81 500
g. Pigeons, S1Q1 % per dozen for old, 81 z
az 90 for young.
GAME-fIare 81 per dozen; Ora!
Geese, s.; Rabbits. s1G1 25; White Geese
81; Brant, 81 80; Honkers, o per dozen
English Snipe, So.