The San Francisco call., 1907-06-05

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eral offerings and 10@12Ac for extra; rhubarb.
toes. local. sl.5o@2 per crate; do Mexican. s2@
southern and 6@sc for northern: summer squash.
$1.25@1.50 for small and So for large boxes;
bos for and nd or
per box; garlic, 5@6c per lb for new; cabbage,
$1.70@2 per ctl; caulihower 65@75c per dozen;
carrots, 81 per sack; turnips, $l@1.50 per sack.
Poultry and Game
The poultry market is only moderately active
and prices are merely steady. with young roast
marked demand Large western hens are IN
good demand and higher at ss dozen. and simi.
lar offerings of native stock selling we'll
enough, but 1t is still difficult to market small
and medium sized stock. even at concessions.
demand and are lower in consequence. Prices
ing receipts, while the other kinds Of poultry
Poultry tper dosen,~Hens. ss@75o for large
and $4.50@5 for small; old roosters, 4@4.50;
large and s5@s for small broilers, ss5o@4 so
for large and 50. 50@3 for small; pigeons s1.25@
l5o; squads, si;5oa2; ducks; se@6so for young
and s5@S.5o for old; goslings, s2@2.oo per
Game-Hare. s1.5O@2; cottontaiI rabbits.
$1.50@2.25.
Butter, Cheese and Eggs
All three descriptions under this head rule
very firm. with butter and eggs particularly
showing more tone Extra eggs were 1c higher
on the exchange yesterday and there was Il
similar advance in the extra and first grades az
paratively light and the proportion of strictly
fresh extras In the receipts is steadily becom-
ing smaller. which accounts for the improve
are not as large as usual at this season Of the
year. the output of the Humboldt cream
cries is not up to the normal and the taking Of
the principal steamer OF the run between this
port and Coos bay has cut down the receipts
from the latter place. There has also been
ffrao d1aro Af-fc
Joaquin valley, shipments from that section
are being diverted to Los Angeles, where the
mar market is nearly &c pound higher than here.
local channels.
Actual trading the exchange confined
to extra eggs, the sales being follows: 10
cases at 21hc, 80 at zoe, 10 at 2o1sc and 20
at PIC.
Receipts were s4.10o lbs butter, 4990o lbs
cheese and 1.s03 cases eggs.
The following are the official quotations as
established by sales. bids and offers on the floor
Butter-Fresh creamery. extras. 24c per lb,
irm;. do lrsts, 23hc, firm; seconds. 22c, firm;
Cheese-Fancy California new fats. 1sc per
ID, firm; @ hrsts; l2c firm; new young Americss. Gas
age, fancy. 1Sc, hrm
Eggs-Galifornia fresh extras, 21c per doz,
firm: frsts. 1Shc. firm; seconds, lie. firm;
Deciduous and Citrus Fruits
Recc1pt6 summer
fruits are increasing right along and prices for
general offerings are on the down grade, though
as yet well colored lots of new apples, peaches
and plums meeting with prompt sale at
good prices Most of the arrivals of these de-
scriptions, however, too green to find favor
with buyers and are hard to move except at low
rates. Apricots coming forward freely, but
thus far the fruit has brought good figures and
it is not likely that prices will go much lower, as
holding out for 4c a pound for orchard rum
In some districts. Receipts of cherries. while
still ample for requirements, much lighter
than previously, and as the yield is known to
be light 1t Is almost certain that prices will be
higher before long. Some local handlers pre-
dict that the price Of black Tartarians will so
to 12c pound within short time, probably
before the end Of the current week. Strawber-
ries are in rather light receipt and high, the
first crop having been about gathered in nearby
districts, while the other berries becoming
more plentiful and cheaper; Cantaloupes and
nrm Citrus goods are featureless, with sup
plies plentiful and trade dull.
Berries-Strawberrjes $10112 per chest for
Longworths and $7@9 for the large varieties;
slaskberries. s.5o@5 per chest for primers and
gooseberries,. coarse per drawer for common
and 10c per lb for English.
Psr for boxes and
Apples~oId crop, s1.25@2 per box; new. s1a
Figs-$2@2.25 per box.
Cherries 1per drawer)-Blacks. s5c@S1; royal
/ varieties, loose.
s@9c per ib for royal Anne 7@9c for blacks
oantsioupes- 5oQ4 for large and s1@1.25
for small crates.
Peaches-$1 so per box
Plums-Clyman. $1.25@2 per crate; cherry. 90
@65c per drawer.
Citrus fruits lper boxl--NsyeI oranges. 2.5o@
$50 for fancy: $1.T5@2.75 for choice and 81. .25@
2.25 for standards: seedlings. 81. 1.50@2. 30; Va
lencias, $S.50@4; Mediterranean sweets, $500
4; tangernes $1.25@1-50; lemons, So. .2504 for
fancy: $2.25@ 3.25 for choice and $1@2 for stand
ard; grapefruit, $3@3.2 .25 for seedless and $1.5o@
for common; lines, $4@5-
Tropical fruits-Bananas $1@1 so per bunch
for Hawaiian and $3@3 so for Central American;
pineappies, s. per dozen.
Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Prunes and raisins continue very stiff at the
further advances noted yesterday, with packers
buying freely in all districts. The other fruits
than for years. with all conditions In favor of
the grower There Is nothing new In nuts and
honey.
evaporated apples. spot. 6@7c; peaches, 9@12c;
pears, 6@1Oc: prunes, size basis. 3@315c:
crop selling to packers at 81 @4c Der ID.
four size basis.
RaisIns--Seadea. sA@1oc: loose muscatels.
spectively; seedless sultanas, 714@715c: Thomp-
sons seedless, 75a@7Nc for unbleached; London
layers. nominal: clusters, nominal.
lsN @lsc; ne plus ultra. Isa1sc:S : brakes. .1sE
@14c; Languedocs. 1871 @14c; hardsheii, saioc.
sos No. e italian iSss for
Honsy..Sew fancy white comb. 11c asked; old
Provisions
The demand and supply about balance and
the movement of all goods is up to fhe aversre
The market exhibits no particular feature
Cured Meats-Bacon, 1515c per lb for heavy.
15A @15zc for light medium J61zc for Iichf y