The record-union., 1897-08-18
COMMERCIAL.
DECLINE IN PRICE OF WHEAT
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Lighter Demand for Barley, and
the Market Easier-Eair
Inquiry for Oats.
San Francisco. Aug. 18th.


| Flour was advanced yesterday. Chicago
| Wheat is lower. and locally the speculative
market has also declined; spot goods are
| firmly held. Barley Is unchanged, al
| though the market is easier; the demand
| is lighter. Previous prices rule on Oats
| and Corn; fair call for Oats to-day and re-
! ceipts are small. Corn is still Offering
| sparingly; prices are largely nominal; that
/ arriving Is mostly sold prior to arrival
| No change in Rye market rather easy.
Taking the fruit market all through ii
is still in very unsatisfactory condition.
As long as the supply exceeds the demand
as much as 1t has there can be no satisfac-
tory returns, as buyers name their price.
And again, fancy prices cannot be obtained
for the medium and poor grade of fruit
sent to this market Apricots are disap-
pearing; scarcely any in bulk arriving
| now. Grapes are a drug. Not many Figs
here. Good Red Freestone Nectarines
| Clingstone Reds coming in that go much
lower. Bulk Pears are lower
Butter IS steady at the quotations; some
dealers still fear that the market is get
ting top-heavy; stocks are not excessive
There is more inquiry for packed Butter,
and these descriptions show an advancing
| tendency Cheese is fairly steady; the re-
| celptS are smaller and stocks are not SO
heavy as they have been: there is, how
ever considerably more Cheese here now
| than there was last var at this season
| Eggs are advancing and are quite steady
receipts are smaller.
Produce Quotations.
| FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family Ex-
tras, S5Q5 10; Bakers Extras, 81 7504 80.
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat. 81 so per, ct
| Wheat, 81 55a1 so.
BARtEY-Feed, so@9212c. per ctl; Choice
Bright, 95@9712c; Brewing, 81 10M1 l2l2c pei
| ctl for No. and $1Q1 % for Coast
| OATS-Poor to fair, $lQ1 10 per ctl;
good to choice, 81 121s@1 2212; fancy feed,
81 25Q1 80 per ctl; New Red, 81 O5@1 1919;
CORN-Large Yellow. 81 07lbGl1 10; Small
Yellow, nominal; White, 81 05@1 10.
iEAT-Nominal.
| MIDDLINGS-$19 per ton.
BRAN-$14Q14 so per ton.
ROLLED BARLEY-s20@21 per ton.
the whole article, as to quality.
| HAY-Wheat, $12Q15 Wheat and Oat $ll
OLA; Oat. $l0Q12: Barley $9Ql2 for the best
$7@9; Compressed Wheat. $12 50Q14.
| STRAW-30Q40c per bale.
HOPS-Good to choice, 7@9c; fancy, 10q
BEANS l,Bayos, 81 75@s; Butter, 81 u u
I1mFa 81 6egl 81, 75 Peas 81 25@i So Small 1al
! So; Blackeye, 81 9oQ2; Red Kidney, nom
POTATOEs-In boxes and sacks-Early
Rose 40150c per ctl; River Burbanks 400
ctl; new, Sweet, 24@1c per 10.
ONIoNssilverskins 9oc@$l 10 per ctl;
| Pickle, 7oq90c per ctl.
VEGETABLE -Cueumbers, 2oa25c per
box for Bay; Garlic, 21ac per 10; Green
Peas. 115a215c pea. ID; String Beans, 2l3a
Tomatoes 81 per box for river and 81 for
Bay; Green Corn, 75c@S1 in sacks. and 75fl
soc per box for Berkeley, and 81 25a1 so in
Chile and 4oQ5oc per box for Bell; Egg
| Plant, 35Gl50c per box; Green Okra, 25040c
per FRHs hSs ta Ffsn 5e per "a boxes
4o@65c; Crab Apples, 15025c per box.
Aprieots---Packed, 2od40c per box: in
Berries Strawberries. So scat 50 per chest
for large; Blackberries, $2lt2 80 per chest
Raspberries, So 5o95 per chest; Huckleber-
| ries, &c per 10.
Cantaloupes- -5oc@$1 25 per crate; Nut
megS, 40lf50c per box.
Figs-smaall boxes, soa4oc: large. 5CQ75c.
GrapeS-20Q30c per box for Fontainbleau
and Sweetwater: Muscats, 25035c: Black,
20130c; Tokay, 4ed50c per box; Seedless,
40G50c; Isabella, 65Q75c; crate Grapes bring
| Nectarines-White, 25030c per box; Red,
40G65c
Peaches-25a5oc per box and 2o@45c in
stone and s25@30 for Clings.
Pears-Common, 2oQ40o choice, SOC per
| box; in bulk, S10U15 per ton.
Plums-20Q40c per box and crate; in
| bulk, S5010 per ton.
Watermelons- -s5q10 per 100; picked sizes,
| SlZ 0O.
CITRUS FRUIT-Oranges Valencias $3
as so per box; other varieties, nominal
! Mexican Lines, re-pack S. 50lG6 per box;
California Lemons, $1d2 so for common to
| choice and So for fancy.
TROPICAL FRUITS -Bananas-S1672 per
! bunch; Pineapples, 81 50G2 so per dozen;
Smyrna. Figs. 1Sql4c per 10; Persian
DRIED FRUIT-New Crop-Apricots,
carloads, 5Q614c per ID for Royal, 7aSlac
| for Moor Park; Prunes carloads. Base;
Black Figs, jobbing, 3d316c; Raisins, 224c
| for 2-crown, 314c for 3-crown, 3s4c for 4
crown and 81 for London layers; Peaches
Evaporated. 5laa6c sun-dried, 'sG4c.
Peaches 4a6l2c; : peeled u in >, boxes. 5o1aee.
unpitted, 1G112c Prunes--4 sizes. 21a@2s4c
Neotarines, 4q5c. Figs-Choice White, Sc;
| do Black, 4c.
BUTTER --Creamery-Fancy, 24c per ID;
special marks higher, seconds, 22023c.
lower grades, 14G116c. Picked, 17m1Sc;
Firkin, 16a17c: Creamery Tub, 19Q21c
| CHEESE-Fancy mild new, SC; fair to
10G11c; Young America. sQ9c; Eastern,
| 12Q14c; Western, 11Q12c.
| EGGS-15G18c per dozen for store and
19Q24c per dozen for ranch; Eastern, 140
POULTRYSI.iveT Turkeys 13a14c per 10
| for Hens and l5G17c for Gobbiers; Roost-
ers, So 50G4 for old. So 50d5 50 for young
| Broilers, 81 50Q2 50 for small. 81 7503 for
81 75Qs for old and 81 50a8 50 for young
| Geese, 75c0$1 per pair: Goslngs, $lQ1 SO:
| Pigeons, s1Q1 25 per dozen.
| GAME-Nominal
Meat Market.
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