The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30

Eggs (per dozen cases incIuded) California
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Egg Market I'm Nearby Counties
PETALUMA, July 29.-The general price Of
fered for eggs today by local buyers was 25l3c.
put some offerings were considerably lower. ow-
ing TO the grade and quality Of the eggs
Ihe Petaluma division of the Sonoma county
cooperative association made no change, paying
70 cents There was fair delivery
Eggs at this season grade rather low as to
size, attributed to the lack of green feed and
winding up Of laying season. There is good de-
SANTA CRUZ. July 29.-Merchants continue
paying % cents for eggs. stating that local
supply to meet demands may be necessary
shortly. Visitors are largely increasing and con
SANTA ROSA, July 29.-The local egg mar
Ret Tor the first time in some months appears
70 nave settled TO d normal condition TO remain
Tor time There has been no change in quo
tationS since Saturday. and the demand re-
mains strong. with fair supply. The SOnOma
Iruit anu produce company quote 201ac Tor
county cooperative poultry association holds
haI cent higher. 25c and 23c respectively
DeciduOuS and Citrus Fruits
Business in fresh fruits is OF the usual mid
summer proportions. with hucksters and retail
trsdesmen purchasing freely Of nearly every
IplhS, but despite this activity there is an un-
dercurrent Of depression in the market due TO
the heavy influx OF poor fruit Nearly all grow
peaches and prices for general offerings OF that
Iruit are weak, while large selected stock sells
700, are In abundance, aud with bulk lots Deihg
sacrlnced there is very little demand for small
boxes or crates except for shipping. One can
hlng concern was in the market for buik apIl-
cots yesterday paying $15 a ton for the BEST
iOts ana down to $40 for. poor. PlumS anu
prunes were in oYersupply and weak, with eau
ners purchasing sparingIy of bulk stock, while
the supply OF small packages was Tar IN excess
OF regular trade wants., Apples In tier boxes
hal1
no established prices for smaller sized fruit
Nectar1ueS We're lower but steady al Jle re-
Vlsed quotations, and figs were stiil IN Igut re-
ceipt and firm. Grapes We're very weak Isd-
ture, as buyers were paying but llttle ATTENTION
to them. Nutmeg melons from the river Ioqno
ready sale at good prices IN the early uaue, uQI
the supplies brought by the late boats could
hardly be sold at all. carload or hutMess
came in from TurlOek and the stock was held at
5OmT5c a crate Cantaloupes were in fair re-
quest while watermeOns were rather dull and
weak. with stocks excessive. There little
change in berries the market being rather weak
for everything except lOganberries-
Strawberries -Longworth. $5@6.5O per chest;
large varieties, S3-50W3 per chest
Blaekberries-$243-5O per chest
Raspberries-$4@6 per chest.
Loganberries+S49 per chest
Huckleberries-123aq q 15c per ID.
Apples (per box)-Faney in tier boxes, SIC
81 10; common 10 choice. 4eSi9ci erabapples' %
Pears-BartIett. 60cGS1 per box to the trade
and S1350925 per ton to the Gamers; Dear
born seedlings, l12c per ID.
Aprieots-Crates, 40@5Oc small boxes COG
35c; open boxes, 406S5c; per ton. nominal.
Plums and prunes-25@6Ue per small box or
crate open boxes, 40@75c; per ton. S1QG17 80.
Peaches-Sman boxes. 3546Oc; baskets, 259
40c; open boxes, 5G490c-
Nectarines-s5c@S1.l5 per box for red and 60
Q75c for white.
Figs-$1 .5O6t1 10 per box
Melons-Cautaloupes S1@1:50 per crate; river
nutmegs. 75c@$1 per box; watermelons. S1G2. 25
per dozen.
Grapes (per crate)-Seedless. 6Od75c; muscat.
S1G1.z5; Rose OF Peru. TJeQ$1; FOntainebleau
and sweetwater, 35@65c.
Citrus Fruits (per bOx)-Valencia oranges,
S3.50Q4 lemons, $344 for fancy. s.. .50G3 for
choice and S1.25d2 for standard; grapefruit,
IS. .j0Gl4 for SeedlesS; lines, $44J.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. S16l17J per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2.50Gl3.5O for Central Amerf-
can; pineapples. $1-50Q3 per dozen.