The record-union., 1897-02-13
COMMERCIAL.
DECLINE IN SPOT SPEC
ULATIVE MARKET WEAK.
Choice Bright Feed Barley Scarce and
Firm-Brewing Lower-Fruit
Market Slow.
San Francisco, Feb. Eth.

Market Slow.
| San Francisco, Feb. 18th.
| Spot Wheat has declined; the speculative
market is weak; no markets at Chicago, 1t
| being a holiday there; the quotation for
| spot is nominal, there being little trading
| a little activity would improve prices; a
part cargo down from Port Costa for Sgd
ney. OF Flour there were 1900 barrels re-
ceived to-day from Port Costa for Aus
/ traia- Brewing Barley is lower, but the
quotations is nominal; feed is very quiet,
| with choice bright scarce and firm, 120ou
| centals Barley down for Australia
/ No changes worthy of special mention
in Fruits. The market is rather slow.
About 500 boxes of Apples in to-day. Mex
! lean Lines are firmer. Not many Island
Bananas offering; those in on yesterday S
steamer are quite green. Very few Pine
apples arrived.
| Butter is unchanged and steady. Cheese
| is weak, with further declining tendency.
J With the exception of small sales of store
| Eggs there is nothing doing; the market IS
very weak and gradually declining
Receipts of Poultry We're heavier to-day
and the market all through was weak.
Young stock, which has been in demand,
is not wanted. Turkeys are no lower, but
very weak
/ Produce Quotations.
| FLoUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras. s5Q5 Is; Bakers Extras. $4 1904 s5;
t Supertine, 81 1904 35 per bbl
81 30 per cu for No. l and 81 3I1s for
choice. Milling Wheat, 81 4214a1 AZ.
BARLEYmFeed, ", fair to good, 75qSoc
OATSoFancy White Feed, 81 371aGg1 45
per ctl; good to choice do, 81 15Gl1 35 per
ctl; poor to fair, slr1 10 per ctI; Surprise,
| 81 40GJl ctl {HraV ST 10 Gfl ct1 :.
Black for feed, 95c@Sl % per ctl; do for
seed, 81 10q1 25 per ctI; Red. 81 10q1 20
-CoRN-Large yellow. 7714asoc; Small
Yellow, 90492l2c; White, So@S212c
RYE.S9@90c per ctl:
| BUCKWHEAT-$1 15f11 80.
| MIDDLINGS-$1S 50021 so per ton.
BRAN-$13Q13 80 for California, and
sl2 per ton for outside brands
| ROLLED BARLEY-$17 50Q1S per ton;
| Clipped Oats, 81 30ft1 80 per ctl.
| HAY-Wheat, SS@11; Wheat and Oat,
SIQ10; Oat, $6QS; Barley, $5Q6 90 tor
river river ar and $7qs 80 for the best; Alfalfa.
S6Q7.
STRAW-35a5oc per bale.
HOPS.sd1oc per ID for fair to choice
and 11G12c per 10 for fancy
| BEedANS5-Bayos, "a 5-Byos, 81 5o@1 50; Butter 81 80 80
Hma Wbi4e $ !, 7Ia ls2i m pea 81 2gf Wb,5 49, Sa5 n
l. ! L.: Black Eye, 81 1oQl 10. Red Kidney.
POTATOES sacks-Early Rose. 75@
soc per ctl; Salinas Burbanks, 90c@S1 10 per
River Burbanks, 66Gsoc per cfi;
River Reds, 75dsoc; Oregon Burbanks. 9oc
@l 10 per ctl; New Potatoes, 2a3c per lb I;
Sweet Potatoes, 81 J0Q1 So for Merced and
81 1872 for Los Angeles.
oNIoNS-$1 1872 per ctl; do Oregon,
| VEGETABLES Es-Cucumbers. 75c@$1 per
dozen; Dried Peppers, 7qSc per ID; Dried
Okra, 1oI1213c per 10; Garlic, 114Q2e per ID /;
Mushrooms, sa15c per ID; Asparagus, 10
4e5c per 10: Los Angeles Tomatoes. 50c4D
81 per box: do, Green Peas, "a sc per 10; do
String Beans, 7mloc per n; do, Green Pep
| 75cGs1 per box; do, Egg Plant, &C
per 10; Mexican Tomatoes, Sf@1 % per box
FRESH FRUIT-Apples-Fancy .s1g1 IS:
extra fancy, 81 s3Gl 40; copmon to good,
rel
| Observation-Disclosures, So soar per bbl.
box for Naveis and 75easi 3 for fo seed edr
/ lings, Mexican LINES So 50M6 California
| Lemons. Sigh % for common and 81 5012
per box for good to choice, and 81 25Q2 80
Il TTRoPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, s1a2 per
bunch for Hawaiian and 81 5oQ2 so per
bunch for New Orleans: Pineapples. 81
al per dozen: Smyrna Figs, 13G14c per ID.
| DRIED FRUITS-Followfng are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange in carload lots:
| ApTlcOlS-f dHcy MOofpdrkS, 4ZH2c,
choice. do, 111sal2c; fancy, DC; choice,
7l2Qsc; standard. SIC; prime. &C. Peaches
Fancy. 61ac; choice, 51ac; standard. 4Ac;
prime, &c; peeled in boxes, 991Oc- Nectar
tnes-Fancy, 51ac: chG.cA. 41Ac; standard.
4c prime, 31ac. Pears-f'a1cy, halves, 6
Ge1ac; do. quarters. 5Q5l3c; choice, 412Q5c:
standard. 314@4c; prime, s213G3c. Apples
| Evaporated, SIC; sun-dried, 1H42c.
Prunes. sizes. 312c; White Figs. &c: black
| do, 2IQ2l2c. Plums. 112c for unpitted.
| Raisins-Carload lots, F. O. b. Fresno
In sacks or 5O-fb boxes-Four- crown loose.
| BIC; 3~crown loose, 4Mc; 2-crown loose,
S&c; Seedless Sultanas, size; Seedless Mus
| catels, Axe; dried Grapes, &c. In 20-fo
boxes-Three-crown London Layers, 81 10;
| Clusters, 81 80; Dehesa Clusters, 81 80;
Imperial Clusters, So.
| -Creamery-Fancy 21G22c;
special brands, higher; seconds, 1s@19c:
Dairy-Fancy. l6Ql7c; good to choice 14a
1oc; lower grades, 1o@121Ac. Creamery Tub,
J -13I14c per ~
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, 9laa10e: fair
10 good, tms12c: California Cream Ched-
! dar, 1ol2Q1lc; Young America, 114 12c;
Eastern, 14G1414c per 10; Western, 12Q
12hc.
EGGS15a1sc per dozen for ranch; store
/ Eggs. 13m14e
POULTRY-Live Turkeys-Gobblers,
lGfl3c; boosters. 81 for old, S5M6 for young
Broilers, S3 10 for small $46f4 30 for large:
fryers, 81 JbtJ Hens, $4I5: Ducks, 81 oU
40 30 for old and 50 soar for young; Geese,
81 oo01 . per pair; Goslings, 81 5o43:
Pigeons, S1a1 % per dozen for old, 81 2j
az 30 for young.
| GAME-Hare, 81 per dozen; Gray Geese,
81 81; Rabbits, Slu1 30; White Geese, 81
Brant 81 30; Honkers, So 5uGl4 per dozen:
English Snipe, 81 90; common, do, 81 2oa