The San Francisco call., 1906-05-05
FRUITS
FIND MARKET
Handlers of Perish
able Goods Are
Busy.
Average Demand
for Other Goods
Is Made.

Handlers Of fresh fruits and other
perisha BILE produce located on the wa
ter front were kept busy yesterday
forenoon supplying the wants of local
retailers, and a majority OF the latter
reported an average movement in the
regular consumptive channels Straw
berries, apples and oranges found the
most favor with buyers and supplies
of the first article mentioned closed out
at satisfactory prices.
Lemons and grape fruit were in short
supply. but a carload OF the former is
hourly expected. Vegetables were plen-
tiful and prices showed but little
change from the last report Such ar
ticles as require much attention in
cooking We're slow of sale owing to the
difficulty experienced by housewives in
preparing food for the table. Aspara-
gus and Peas were almost entirely
overlooked by the regular trade, but
the Gamers came to the relief Of the
market and cleaned up surplus lots OF
both articles at prices within the range
Of quotations appearing below.
All lines of Dairy Produce were re-
ported steady and Cheese was quoted
at a fractional advance Butter was
wanted TO fill shipping orders and this
demand together with liberal storing,
kept the surplus down to reasonable
proportions. Shortage OF Butter and
Egg cases is hampering the movement
from the producing districts, but there
viii be plenty of packages available as
soon as most of the box factories have
resumed operations
The grain markets are still unsettled.
pending the return OF normal condi-
tions and the reopening Of the banks.
and quotations are accordingly omit
ted. Hay is coming In sparingly and
is meeting with prompt sale. There is
a fair inquiry for mixed carloads uf
Beans for shipment to the Southwest.
The following quotations represent
wholesale prices for the leading COM
modities:
HAY-F. o. b. wharf or car-s16@1S
per ton for choice, $15G16 for medium
and S12Q14 for inferior grades; Straw,
45G55c per bale.
BEANS-Per ctl-Bayos, sS.65@375;
Pea. s3.75Q4; small White, s3.5OQ3. i5;
large White. s.. 2.4Od2.e Pink, s2.O50
2.l5; Red. 81; Lima, s45O@46o; Red
Kidneys, $3.25Q3.75; Blackeye, $4,000
AS.
DAIRY PRODUCE-The official Dairy
Exchange quotations are as follows:
Butter-l7c per 10 for creamery extras
and IL l-2c for No. / store. Cheese
Mild new, per 10. IL l-2c; do, fancy
Eastern. Is LIE. Eggs-Selected ranch,
dozen, Is l-2c.
FRESH Strawberries, s4Q6
per chest for Longworths and s25OQ5
for large varieties; Cherries, box, s1e5
@l50; Apples, box, s1.75Q225; Oranges,
box, S2.25Q3.50; Lemons, box, s15OQ3;
Grape Fruit. box, s2.5o@S; Bananas,
bunch. slQ1.75; Pineapples. dozen. 81.
Q3
TABLES-Potatoes, per sack,
slGL75; do new. ID, 1QI 1-4c Onions,
ctl, $2.75Q3.25 for local and Sc for Aus
tIalian; Asparagus, box, s1@1.75; Rhu-
barb. box. 5OQS5c: Peas. sack, 65Q75c;
String Beans, Id, 4Q6c; Mexican To-
lnatOes, box. $1q1.50: cucumbers. doz.,
50cQsl25: Cabbage. ctl. 81: Caulifiower.
doz. sec; Carrots, sack, 81; Lettuce,
doz. 10c.
MEAT MARKET
RECEIPTS Of Dressed Meats are we'll up
to current requirements and prices of
all descriptions are established upon a
stable basis. The demand is rather
limited owing largely to the continued
free distribution from relief stations.
Wholesale rates per Id, from slaugh-
tcrers TO dealers, are as follows: Beef
5 1895 l-2c for steers and SOS 1-2c for
Cows; Veal, care for large and 7Qsc
for small; Mutton, lie for Wethers and
10Q 10 1-2c for Ewes; Lamb, u 1-2c