The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20
Decidnous and Citnis Fruits.

AS usual on Saturday the local demand for
fruits was brisk and the market was quite ac-
pies and Pears stood previously quoted,
with fancy in good request and steady and
common offerings abundant and dull Prunes,
ounces and Pomegranates ruled steady al
previous prices. The Gamers were Offering $40
per ton for Ounces, but no sales were reported
at that figure. Peaches were plentiful and
fancy stock not taken freely by the
local trade on the preceding day. the high
prices having checked the demand somewhat.
SalWays in bulk moved rather slowly, the can
ners being Indifferent buyers. few small
lots of Clngstones in bulk cold to the Gamers
at $50 per ton. Figs arrived freely in all kinds
of packages and continued to sell at a wide
range. Table Grapes in free supply and
in fair request. The Seedless variety were
little easier, but continued TO move of we'll.
Offerings of Isabella in crates were liberal and
included mucn poor Stock whlen oragged at
easy rates. There was a limited demand for
choice offerings of other varieties in crates for
shipment on the Portland steamer, but sup
plies were too large to permit any advance in
prices. The Gamers purchased several lots OF
river Muscat in bulk at $25 per ton. Wine
Grapes moved freely and occasional lots con-
tanning a large percentage Of sugar command
ed a small premium over the quotations.
There were liberal receipts of Watermelons
and as the demand was rather slack prices
had further decline. Nutmeg melons
firmly held in the early morning at T5cq$l per
box, but the light receipts proved excessive at
those prices and the best offerings could be
bought in the afternoon at 40G50c per box.
Cantaloupes, too, were easier and only a small
mum quotation. There was quite a surplus
of both kinds unsoId at the close.
large portion of the receipts of Raspber-
res and Strawberries arrived too late for the
regular trade and had to be sold below the
quotations. Available supplies cleaned up
quickly in the morning and there was sharp
advance in prices of Raspberries Backberries
and Huckleberries steady. There was
nothing new in Citrus or Tropical Fruits
STRAWBERRIES-S2G3 per chest for Ma
lindas and $3 506I4 for other large varieties;
Longworths. $4a5 per chest
RASPBERRIES-s6G per chest.
BLACKBERRIES-$2 90 per chest for or
binary and S506 for fancy from Santa Cruz
HUCKLEBERRIES-ed per lb.
APPLES-90cd$1 25 per box for fancy, 500
75e for good TO CHOICE and 25q40c for com
PEARs-Bartletts. 81 25a1 so; winter varie-
ties. 4ndTJc per box.
QUINCES-4GdBuc per box
FIGS-40cQS1 per box, according to size Of
box
PRUNEs-65a75c per crate and 5OG6Oc per
box.
PEACHES-SmaIl boxes. 5oq75c; carriers.
60q75c; large open boxes, 6Oq75c; per ton, $50
Q25 for SaIways.
PoMEGRANATEs- -6Oa75c for small boxes
and 81 90 for large
GRAPES-Seedl dless. 75d9oc per box or crate;
Isabella, 606175c per crate; other varieties 250
soc for small boxes; 50975c for crates and 75c
d$1 for large open boxes; Wine Grapes, S20Q
25 per ton for Zinfandel.
MELONS - Cantaloupes. 81 2592 so per
crate: Nutmeg Melons, 40cQs1 per box; Wa
termelons. 10G20c each.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, 81 5O1S for fan
cy Valencias 81 1892 25 for choice and 81 ESQ
l so for standard; Seedlings. Sl9i 20 Lemons,
ican LINES. $Sq9; Bananas, nominal; Pineap-
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