The record-union., 1897-12-29
COMMERCIAL.
SPOT WHEAT is FIRM AT AN
ADVANCE.
Barley Unchanged-Recei Light
and Offerings Limited
Oats Rule Firm.
San Francisco Dec 20th

| San Francisco. Dec. 2Sth.
| spot wheat is firm at an advance; spec
! ulative business is practically at stand
! still; al Chicago December wheat went
beyond the dollar mark, but Immediately
! dropped; another cargo down to-day from
| Port Costa for export. Barley is un-
! changed; market IS firm receipts are
| light; offerings are limited. Oats rule firm;
prices show no changes; fair demand TOR
all kinds. Corn is weak and lower for
yellows and white; to-day's receipts were
quite heavy; the demand is fairly good
plenty offering. Rye is firmly held at quo
tations; not much coming in of late
Hay Is arriving sparingly and the mar
ket is quite firm in consequence; the cheap
er grades are more active and are higher.
Bran Is steady; during the week prices
arrivals and good demand
NOT much call for fruit; the demand
seems TO have been pretty well satisfied
| for the present. The market is well
stocked with apples and oranges. Grapes
are very hard to move, as are persIm-
! mons: Mandarin oranges are not too
pientlful and prices are well sustained.
Dried fruits are quiet; no changes in prices.
Nuts are less active, as is to- be expected.
During the week the butter market has
| been in very excited state, and all sorts
OF prices We're asked and obtained; at the
moment there is an easier feeling and buy
ers are not as anxious as they have been.
supplied. A weaker tone to the egg mar
ket; store are lower, but ranch are not
affected
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras' e S?n4 g. Bakers Extras, 4 1904 40
ctl for No. and 81 432sGi1 45 for choice;
Milling Wheat 81 4712gt1 80.
BAR BARLEY aa EY-Feed, good to choice. S5GS7lAc;
aney, s0c per ctl; Brewing, S1GI1 10 per ctl.
OAIS-Poor to fair, $l41 05 per ctl;
good to choice, 81 o71zG1 1212; fancy feed
81 l5gI 20 per ctl: Gray; 81 121zd11 III:
| %; Black for seed, 81 35Q1 80; Red,
CoRN---Large Yellow, s714QssAc; Small
GLOW, 81: White, 9e992I.c.
BtcKWHEAlTf-s1 XVII Salf' 25a1 a5 per ctl
-s2o023 so per ton.
BRAN-SllQlS per ton.
BOILED BARRLEY--$l9Q2o per ton,
the e Whole &, article sasli as to quality
$lZaA; Oat, $l1412 80; Barley, $40 50Q12 for
best; Alfalfa, SO 5001o; Glover, 50 50Gyl0; !;
CoSmnPrsSsed SnPEs @ ~. Wheat. $i2QI4.
HoPS-cNew. 1o414c per 10; old, nominal
80; Pink, 81 76a1 80; Red, 81 50d6i 90; Lima,
81 sog1 40: Large White, 81 2oai IS; Black. aclS
eye, S2 2502 so; Red Kidney, $202 25.
POTATOES Early Rose, 50a60c per ctl;
Burbanks, 50Q60c per sack; River Reds
soG40c per ctl Salinas Burbanks, 754s5c
per ctl; New Potatoes. 2Q3c per ID; Mer-
ONIONS-S2Gt2 % per ctl.
VEGETABLES-Lo Angeles Green
Peas, S610c per 10; do. String Beans 100
do, Green Peppers, 7MSc per lb: do, Toma-
toes, 65@I5c in boxes and S1Gi1 % in
crates; do, Summer Squash, l0c per r /;
| Tomatoes, 25Gt50c per box for Bay; Dried
Okra. 121z915c per 10; Asparagus. &C per
FRESH FRUITS -.Apples--Fancy. SO
Lady Apples ST 25a1 IS per box. OK POI ''A'
Berries-Strawberries q per chest for
large; Cranberries. ssa9 50 PEI. barrel for
Eastern and s2 per box for Oregon.
Grapes-25Q4oc per box; crate grapes
40Gi65c.
Pears-Common to choice, 4o9s5c per
box: fancy. 75cGs1.
Persmmons-25G50c.
CITRUS FRUIT-Oranges. new, 81 500
2 IS per box for Navels and s1@1 25 for
Seedlings; Japanese Mandarins, 81 1901 rs
per box: Mexican Lines, repack, s263 per
mon to good, 81 5oa2 for choice and 81 $50
TRoPicAI FRUIT--Bananas, s1q2 per
buch; Pineapples, S3@4 per dozen; Smyr-
ma Figs. 12Q13c per 10: Persian Dates. &c
DRIED FRuITgNew Fri crop-carloads-
Apricots 506c per ib for Royal, 7@Sc for
Meorgagk T. ga Prnnss ear70ads oos 59z5os az
g1aQ2Ac; so-so's. 2G214c; 9o-10os HOS.
Black Figs, in sacks 2m3c: Peaches. 4GD
&c; peeled. 10I12l4c; Nectarines 4G6c
Pitted Plums. 4G41ac; Pears. case for
quarters and 4C161ac for halves; Apples 611
&c for evaporated and 3&s@4l4c for sun
dried.
RAISINS = New crop-Carloads-T
crown. 2hc per 10; 3-crown 3Mc: 4
crown. 4lac; London Layers, 81 1GaI1 Is
per box: Seedless Sultanas, &C; Dried
Grapes. 2s4d3c.
BUTTER-Creamery Fancy, s7GsIibc
per ID: special brands, higher: seconds. 81
MS6c. Dairy-Fancy, 32iac: good TO choice
som3ic: lower grades. 27I29c
CHEESE-New, nG12c. old, 1Offllc: Cal
ifornia Cream Cheddar, ul4u12c: Young
America 12Isgf13c; Eastern 12Gl4c
EGGS-Ranch. S0G34c per dozen: Store.
24I27c: Eastern 16Go2oc for cold storage
POULTRY-LiveT Turkeys, 12iagf13c per ID /:
Dressed Turkeys. f501ec per 10: Ro6sters
s. 507f for old and SiGf4 so for young;
So 50a5: Ducks. So 506t5 for old and young;
Geese. 81 5eGi2 per pair; Goslngs. 81 506I2
Pigeons. 81 per dozen for old and 81 25GI SO
GiME@Mallard, s2a2 50: Teal. 75c;
Sprig. s1m1 p; Widgeon. 75eGSl: Small
Ducks 15e; Quail, Sin1 12Iac; Brant. sla3
So; Gray Geese. s2Gi2 50; White Geese.
75eas1: English Snipe. 50: Jack Snfpe. 81:
Hare, 75c; Rabbits. S1QI1 so.