The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

With the exception OF tomatoes. the other vege-
tables were in limited supply and met with an
average call at the previously quoted rates The
market for old crop table potatoes closed quite
nrm, with Lompoc and Oregon Burbanks still
leading In point of demand There were no new
arrivals of onions and few scattering lots that
remained IN nrst hands were firmly held at $50
Potatoes-Lompoc Burbanks. s1l0@1.35 per
cti; Oregon Burbanks. s5cQs1 per ctl; river
whites, 40@s5e per bag: early rose. 81 -55@1.50
per eti; seed kinds. I5@90c per ctl; sweet pots-
per h.
Onions Yellow, $3.50 per ctl; new green. cog
vegetables-Asparagus. 11@l2kc per lb for
extra. s@10c for No l and 5@Tc for No. 2;
green peas, S@1Oc per lb for bay and 4Q7c for
southern; tomatoes, Mexican. sI.5OQ3.25 per box:
do Los Angeles. $l.25@1.T5; dollhouse cucum-
per lb; rhubarb. 81. .5OQ2 per box; garlic. i2j5a
loc per lb; celery, 35ds soc per DOZEN cabbage,
M per et sacs SSe per e
rowrat and Hubbard squash, s10@15 per ton.
Poultry and Game
Poultry closed the week with the market close
~ cleaned up on everythingl except native hens.
which have been slow OF sale for several days,
stock. five cars of which were marketed since
Monday Small young chickens, suitable for
irving and boiling. were scarce and wanted.
ordinary lots finding prompt sale at high prices
while buyers were willing to pay a substantial
premium for the best selections A car OF west
ern chickens falls due tomorrow. There was
not much doing In game and with most receivers
it was a case of sell as much as possible with
out out regard T to prices: Only small portion Of
some had to be thrown away
srs9' Poultry ss sper d@ozen'-aeas @ s4;5o@5.5o for
old ROSTERS. s45oa5; young ROSTERS -. s7a9'se:
do extras, ss@s; fryers, s7@s; large
ducks. s6@7 for young and s4eg5 for old; pigeons,
S1.25915O; squads s2.50GD3; geese, S2M2 so
per, per pair; soslings. ss9S.5o; dressed turkeys.
Game lper dozen)-Gray geese, s1.75@2; white
geese, 1oc9$1. %; brant, $1@1.50; hare, SIG
l23; cottontail rabbits. 81 .25Q1.5O.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs
Qn the dairy exchange yesterday No. pack
ing ing butter and second eggs were marked down
marked up on bid at 13c. These changes were
considered unimportant and had little or no
effect on the general market, which closed quite
firm for the top grades of all three descriptions
Stocks of full weight extra butter were pretty
well cleaned up. the filing of shipping orders
Tor the north yesterday and Friday having
greatly diminished the accumulated supplies,
while large percentage of the arrivals OF eggs
comparatively limited supply available for regu-
lar market needs. There was not much doing
chasing Of small lots for ordinary routine wants.
The following sales were made the ex-
change:
Butter-1o Of extras at 24c and 500
pounds Of No packing stock at 1s15c pound.
Eggs-1O cases OF extras at lie and 10 cases
of seconds at 1511c dozen.
Receipts were A 900 lbs butter, 5000 lbs
cheese and ,473 cases eggs
The following are official quotations estab-
lished by sales, bids and offers the door Of
the dairy exchange. Prices the street, while
governed by the exchange quotations, generally
range from 115c to &c higher. owing % the vari-
Gus charges to be added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, 241sc per lb.
steady; do frsts, 2312c, steady; do seconds.
2012c, steady; packing stock, steady at 1S1ac for
No. ! and 1Sc for No. q
Cheese-Fancy California new fat, IL hc per
lb, firm; do frsts. lie. weak; do seconds, l0c.
steady: fancy new Young Americas, l4e.
firm; do frsts. 12c. firm; fancy New York stor-
age, l71ac, firm; Oregon do 13c, Arm
Eggs-California fresh extras. IL 1sc per dozen,
frm; do frsts, 1910. firm; do seconds, 151sc.
6rm; do thirds, 1412c firm.