The record-union., 1897-05-22
COMMERCIAL.
DECLINE In SPOT AND FUTURE
WHEAT.
Speculative Barley Lower, But Offer
ings of Spot Are Scarce, and
Prices Sustained.

San Francisco May 21st
Wheat is easier: futures have declined
considerably and spot is also lower: Chi
cago futures are lower Speculative Barley
is lower, but offerings of spot are scarce
and prices are sustained Corn appears a
tr1fie weaker. Rye is firm at the quota
ton for choice; off grades are scarcely
quotable.
Receipts of Strawberries were $50 chests
and of Cherries 4,072 boxes Notwithstand-
ing the very large receipts of Cherries
prices We're fairly well sustained; the Vie
toria steamer took quite a lot Newcastle
Raspberries brought 81 5002 per crate. Cur
rants sold at 81 per drawer and 81 5042 per
crate.
Butter and Eggs are quite weak, while
Cheese rules steady.
With a few exceptions Poultry is lower
Receipts We're more than the trade re-
qures.
produce Quotations.
FLoUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, 81 75a4 IS; Bakers Extras, 81 5OeD4 IS;
Superfine, S4 10G4 35 per bbl.
WHEAT Shipping Wheat is quotabie
noinally at 81 30-1 3l1a per ctl for local use
sl$oal IS; Milling, Wheat, 81 35@1 40.
ssakLEfRFeed, Rrsn 72gaSe eggs per ell Choice.
OATS-Puget Sound, 81 1011 25 per ctl;
some fancy white, higher; inferior grades,
CoRN---Large Yellow, s1a1 osM: Small
Yellow, 81 o11241 10; White s21aGiy714c per
RYE-soa as21hc.
BUCKWHEAT-No
MIDDLINGS-S1S 50a2O so per ton.
BRAN-sl5g1o 50 for best California.
EohLED Re IdIiID BARLEYasls = Ri 5oal7 per ton.
than the whole article, as to quality.
HAY-Old Crop: Wheat, sSQ10 5O Wheat
and . oat. s.ale; 60 oat; se@S 80; Barley, s5q6
s5as; Glover. seas; Stock. S5a6 Com
pressed Wheat, s6a9 50. New Crop: Oat,
sssf g Psr s9n Alfalfs nsI s,s $ per ton
HoPs.Crop of 1896, sa12c per 10.
BEANS-Bayos, 81 60d1 So; Butter, 81 25
g g 5i ~ PINK m Faa sal io ,as Red 8 2Sm so Lima
81 05a1 20; Large White, $1@1 I5 Black
eye, s. 4Oal 50; Red Kidney, 81 75a2.
POTAT0ES.In Sacks-Early Rose, COO
River Reds, eoq75c per ctl; Oregon Bur
banks, 70cqs1 10 per ctl; Petaluma and To-
males Burbanks, 70dS5c per ctl; New Po-
tatoes; 1@2c per fb; Sweet Potatoes. 81 25
toNIoNs-New, eoa75c per sack.
TABLES-Cucumbers. 25@75c per
for natural Dried Peppers, &C per 10:
Dried Okra, 10G12Rc per 10; Garlic, l12c
per 10; Asparagus, 65cG$1 per box for com
Green Peas, 25@40c per sack for common
and 4o465c for garden; String Beans. 4lI
&c per 10; Wax Beans, ACC per 10; Rhu-
*
FRESH FRUITS-Berries-S
$3GI4 80 per chest in baskets and "a 5On5
loose for Longworth and 50 25I3 so per
chest for large berries. Gooseberries 2OT1?5c
per small box, 11aQ3c per ID loose Black
berries. d per basket. Raspberries, 40
M50c per drawer.
Cherries-25Q4oc per box for White and
4Oai65c per box for black.
CITRUS FRUIT-Oranges, 81 2562 per
box for ordinary Navels and S374 per
box for choice; Seedlings, S1@2 per box;
Mediterranean Sweets, $212 50 per box;
Mexican Lines, % per box; California
Lemons. 75cGA SO for common to choice
and 81 for fancy: Grape fruit. s4G14 so per
box.
TROPICAL FRUIT-Bananas, s1@2 per
bunch: Pineapples. % per dozen;
Smyrna Figs, 13Q14c per 10; Persian Dates,
&c per fb.
DRIED FRuITs-Following are the
prices furnished by the San Francisco
Fruit Exchange:
Carload ots-Apricots-Fancy Moor
parks. &C; choice do. &C; fancy, &c: