The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27
Calls page Of Commercial News
Err Market in Nearby CountIes

Egg Market I'm Nearby Counties
their ofrer OF 81 cents for eggs, selling at 40
Producers keeping the nome market sup
piled and are also SelpPPns the 20 little dr.rence
in conditions for the last few weeks has MADE
the market firm. ~
for the best grade Of eggs today
The Petauma Poultry keepers ASSOCIATION on
met today and made further srrsnsements Ior
the poultry show in December. The Petaluma
egg exchange met today and decided 10 meet
SiNTI ROsA. Sept. as-The local egg mar
ket remained unchanged today. The independ-
ents offered 20 cents for choice ana - o
fered Al and 81 cents, respectively, Tor ehoiee
and seconds.
Deefduous and Citrus Fruits
There were few descriptions Of fresh fruits
that were in limited supply and firm as TO
plums and strictly fancy apples in four tier
boxes. Persirnmons and pomegranates, 700.
demand for them, but because there were very
few Offering. As far as the other fruits were
utter Generalization and after the limited needs
OF few early buyers were filed, sellers were
willing to accept any o6er for nutmeg melons:
known and most favored brands OF nutmegs
went at buyers terms. while stock that showed
chicken feed at ridiculously low prices or sent
to the crematory. There was no outlet Tor the
peacQeS-
fusing to take than absolutely necessary
to supply their customers, and the knoWiedSe
them nothing in their efforts to interest buyers
Fine figs could be had at low figures and stocks
failed to clean up, while the market was
were being urged for sale at low rates There
show OF steadiness In Bartlett pears.
but the competition between dealers kept prices
weak Berries were barely steady, the demand
FOR them being limited because OF the Hebrew
holiday, to which the general dullness OF the
tn Iarv aarra An
Strawberries-$G97 per chest for Longworths
and s4Q6 for the large varieties
Raspberries-s5@6 per chest.
uckleDerries-l21a@ @l4c per lb
s1.25; common TO choice. 4o@75c; crabapples,
5o0I65c for small boxes.
Pears-Bartletts. 65@s1 per box; other va
rieties. 40475c.
Quinces-40Q6Oc per box.
Pums and Prunes-75c@sl % per box or
crate
Peaches-Sman boxes. including mountain
fruit. SoG50c; large boxes. 2oQT5c; carriers.
nominal.
Figs-S0@50c per box.
Pomegranates-5OQ75e per box.
Melors-Nutmeg melons, 10@Soc per box; can
taloupes, 50eQsl per crate; watermelons, slG2
per dozen.
Grapes (crates and small bo1esl-Seedless. so
Ql5c; muscat. 6Og60e: black, 35g5oc; tokay,
FOR seedless and 5ogT5e Tor other yarieIIes;
wine grapes. s12Ql5 per ton, with some spe-
eial brands selling upato so
Citrus Fruits (per boxl--VAr oranges. $3.50
G3.5o grapefruit s4g5: lemons. s2.75G3 FOR
fancy, sl.Ibg25O for choice and S19l-2o FOR
Tropical Fruits-Bananas s1Q1.5O per buach
for Hawaiian and $2.50Q3 for Central American;
pineapples. s2G3 per dozen.
Dried Fruits, Raisins. Nuts and Honey
! The New York Journal Of Commerce says
| OF the New York market:
The market has a quiet appearance. The
only approach to activity is shown in spot
W he fQr rafa fS mod
almost wholly to fancy seeded. and though
individual orders are small stocks which were
moderate to begin with getting cleaned up.
and IL is expected that new goods will come
on bare market
fair, but 1t is on the hand TO mouth order. The
inquiry is chiefly for the larger sizes, and with
the increasing scarcity OF these the market
on them is firm. with an upward tendency.
There appears to be no demand for new crop
California prunes for forward shipment from
tue coast, but owing TO the heavy shortage In
| this seasons output, especially. in the large
sizes. packers do not appear to be at all anxious
TO sell. Peaches are dull and easy. except on
the finer grades. which are in short supply.
There is steady demand for spot apricots in
terested In offerings from the coast, and the
| tone Of the market is rather easy"
Fruits new croPl.Evaporated apples, SAC
standards. 6G61sc for choice. 7c for extra
choice and rae for fancy; pears, 5@T1sc; pitted
Plu%s' Gg514e; hss 23sG5e; P5Snss size
new crop. with premium for the large and
a discount for the small sizes.
kaisins new eropl-Clusters9 crown. 81;
crown, s1.25; crown $1.35. Seeded. 7GT15c;
seedless, 414c; Thompsons seedless, SIC; loose
| musca tells, 5a.c for crown, SAC for crown
| and AZ for crown.
Nuts--Almcnds thew CROP. nonpaTeils, 11550
| l2c; IXL. 101AM11e; ne plus ultra. 1Oc; brakes,
0lac; lsnguedocs Sla ace; hsrdshells. 71ac. Wal
nuts-12ls p slSc per Tor No. l softsheIl and
s-s05foc for No. do; l2c for No. / hardshell
and Sis Q55ac FOR No. = do.
Honey-Vater white, comb 16d17c; white,
i5c; water white extracted, Sds15e; white, 7l
died. 514 Q5zc per ID.
BeeswaI-ss 92sc per lb for light and 24G25c
for dark