The record-union., 1898-03-30
COMMERCIAL.
WHEAT MARKET STEADY AT
UNCHANGED PRICES.
Barley Higher For Both Futures
and Spot Goods-Oats Have
Again Advanced.
San Francisco, March 29th

San francisco, Marcn Z9th.
Notwithstanding weakness in other mar
kets the local Wheat market is steady
at unchanged prices; this is all owing to
the weather, however. Barley is higher
for both futures and spot goods; very lit
tie offering and buyers have to pay full
figures; a sale of spot feed at 81 25 to-
day. Oats have again advanced, in SYM
pathy with Barley; all grades are marked
up; trading is not very active; the supply
is not large. No further changes in Corn;
in a small way sales are reported above
our figures Rye is very firm at the
recent advance; some hold for 81 20.
No further advance in Hay, although
the market is strong, and with the pres
ent dry weather further advance is cer-
tain. Bran and Middlings are quite firm
and prices have an advancing tendency;
no Bran arrived to-day.
Strawberries from Monterey, the first
from that place, brought 80 cents per
basket; there were four drawers, six bas-
kets to d drawer; other berries sold at
30050 cents per basket, being rather green;
hot house Berries from Santa Clara
brought 81 25 pei. basket Oranges have
been a glut on the. market: the bulk of
the stock is of medium and lower grade
goods; strictly fancy is not too plentiful;
the auction sales take considerable trade
out of the open market; receipts to-day
were about ten cars; an auction sale was
held to-day and one yesterday. Not much
move to Apples, the market is OVer-Sup-
piled with medium and cheap stock and
for such low prices prevail. There has
been little doing in Dried Fruits, and the
old prices stand; continued reports of
damage to the fruit crop by frost is
strengthening our market East, but it
has not yet affected prices.
Butter is steady at slightly improved
prices stocks move off and there is no
accumulation; northern shipment and
packing continues. Cheese is steady ut
quoted prices; very little old here Eggs
firm al ad nficpS al oil
and arrivals are not too heavy; in fact
some dealers claim that the demand ex-
ceeds the supply.
Produce Quotations.
FLOUR-Net cash prices for Family E,x-
WHEAT-Shipping Wheat. 81 IS per ctl
for No. l and 81 46Aq1 4712 for choice;
Milling, Wheat, 8 4S&Q1 52ia:,
oATs-Poor to fair. 81 221kQ1 271k per
ctl;. good to choice, 81 2I3kq1 321z; fancy
s. 21is; Milling, 81 25ai 30; Surprise. s. 5og 8
cS,o5IRN-Large yellow. 81 osA@1 10; Small
BucKWHBATlNominal 81 cKss H.zI r. at 81 1901 80
MIDDLINGs- -s21Q2s per ton.
BRAN-s16 50G17 per ton.
ROLLED BARLEY-s25Q26 per ton
HAYvPrices pr e5oear sSoeap or cargo are as fol-
and Oat, s1S 50@22 so; Oat, s16Q19 80; Bar
ley. $17d1s; Alfalfa, s12Q13: Clover, s12 50
aid: Stock, s12Q13; Compressed Wheat,
$l9d22; do, Oat, s17Q1s so.
STRAW.--3712Q46c per bale.
HOPS-New, 121k6171sc per 10 for Cali
fornia; DID, nominal.
BEANS-Bayos, 81 S0a2 80; Butter, 81 10
al SO; Pink. 81 1902 so; Red, s2d2 25; Lima,
S2d2 Is: Pea, 81 40GI1 55; Small White,
81 45Q1 55; Large White, 81 4OG1 So Black
eye, 81 2oq2 50; Red Kidneys, 81 90Q2.
POTATOES-Early Rose, 50a6Oc per ctl !;
Oregon Burbanks, 60Q9oc per ctl; River
Burbanks, 50G60c per sack; River Reds,
45M55c per ctl, Petaluma and Tomales Bur-
lsanks. 50Q65c per ctl; New Potatoes, 11aQ