The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09


s5g5.50 for large and s88s for extra: old
roosters. s404-50; young roosters. sI5o@S;
s gsg gss si@ sss ArS9sEs Ssss
f6@7 for young and s4g9 for old; pigeons:
$1.25G1.50; squads. s242.5o: geese, s242.50
per pair; gosiinss. $2aod3 per pair; turkeys.
Game tper dozen)-Hsre. SIPS; rabbits.
sl.25Q1.50.
Butter, Cheese and Eggs
There were no sessions Of the dairy exchange
Wednesday or Thursday, aud although most
was very little business In progress. the parade
and other features OF the deet celebration keep
Ing buyers away from the market When bus-
ness was resumed yesterday nearly all re-
ceivers were carrying large stocks OF butter
eggs and cheese and with few exceptions the
trade generally was the selling side OF the
market. Extra and first butter were lc a pound
lower and there was a decline OF l 11c dozen
weak, with sellers offering to shade the quota
tons. The lower prices for butter and eggs
gave somewhat Of a stimulus TO the movement
into storage, and some fairly large lines OF
cheese also put away-
The following sales were made on the ex
change:
Butter-2o cases Of extras at 23c. 20 at 22lsc
rs cubes at 23c and 1.5OO pounds Of No. pack
Ing STOCK q st zoe pound; - oo,.. ,o..n
Receipts for three days were 100 lbs butter.
900 lbs cheese and 3.6l1 cases eggs
lished by. the sales. bids and offers on the Aoor
OF the dairy exchange Prices In the street.
orally range from 1Lc to &c higher owing to
the various charges 10 be added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. 22l5e per 10.
6rm; do frsts. 22e. firm; do seconds. 2llac;
firm; No. packing stock. 3oc, steady; No
do 1oc. steady.
Cheese-Fancy caIifornIa new fats. 12isc per
lb. weak; do frsts. 12c. weak do seconds.
10tac, weak; fancy new Young Americas 1s1sc.
weak; do ,frsts, 15c, weak; fancy New York
Eggs tper dozen. cases iRcluded)-Callfornia
fresh extras. 2o1ae. hrm: do hrsts lsc, drm;
do seconds 1e1sc. FIRM do thirds 1ec hrm
Egg Quotations In Nearby Counties
SANTA ROSA. May s.-The drop in San Fran
change N local local prices. e Buyers sre ~sre paying
llslsc today for choice and 1e11e for seconds
gether caused an oversupply to reach the market
and break prices. 1t Is expected here that
prices VIII recover the nrst Of the week at the
latest; There continues to be good supply In
PETALuAA. May s.--The best price offered
weeks There Is shortage in supply and the
prospects are that the demand viii soon
ceed It; Two holidays this wees have some
has there been an oyerloadng among the buyers.
Deciduous and Citrus Fruits
After two partially closed DAYS on which
business was confined the narrowest possible
limits, the fruit market opened with fair
OF the leading seasonal descriptions together
with strong selling pressure. made prices very
aside from the deliveries OF Los Angeles crated
stock, were we'll above 900 chests. and as
practically all of Thursdays arrivals were stir
on hand. prices had 10 be reduced to stimulate
the demand. Since Wednesday three cars OF les
Angeles berries reached the market and the
held over lots selling down to CSC crate. OTv.
ing to the congested condition Of the streets
and the blockade during and after the parade,
buyers were unable to reach the market on
Thursday and most OF the consignments received
on thar and the preceding day had to be held
cherries over the holidays were very heavy. pros
poets OF an active market during the 1eet
celebration drawing In liberal shipments from all
districts There was slump In values for
this fruit also and at the close Of business
r were sesefa tsossana FOXES Loose Sner
tablished prices for them. most OF the offering
being small and generally unattractive. The
orange market was only moderately active and
quotations for that and the other citrus fruits
were unchanged W
strawberries-Longworth. ssG11 per chest
Cheney. s897 per chest; Malindass SJG7 per /
Cherries Ipsr drawer BLACK tartarian.
5o@65c in bulk. 2is q s.. pei, H..
Apples tper boxl-Fancy. sl-259l75; common
Citrus Fruits tper box)--Nayel oranges. s.ss
g 25@2 2 20 o. for f5ney ISgs for sSsies and
Tor seediess and sl.5o@2 for common; lines.
Tropical Fruifs-Bananas. s1@1. rs per bunch
for Hawaiian and s2-5o0s.5o Tor Central Amer
ican; pineappies, s3Gs per dezen-
Dried Fruits, Raisfns, Nuts nnd Honey
The local situation in all fruits remains as
previously stated Late mall advices from New
York say:
lone Of the packers has already taken stems
In making prices on this seasons pack OF april
cots. but 1t does not appear that he has bad
mucn more success in getting orders than his
The only business he is credited with having
done was the sale to New York. about week
boxes for August shipment at TIC T. o. b. and
OF another car OF choice Royals In % pound
boxes to Philsdelphia concern, for early ship
are not quoting at ALL and the other prominent
coast interesta.. with the single exception above
ard. Slac for choice. SC for extra choice and 9lse
for fancy in IS pound boxes for july shipment
(. 0. b. coast. and quarter OF cent less on
are moving very slowly and the market is weak.
Coast packers are slow to make opening
Of them put out quotations Of 7l5e Tor standard
and 7Sc for choice, In so pound boxes. for
August-September shipment T. o. b. coast. but
careful inquiry fails to locate any other seller
among the larger the small packers on
ors that even lower quotations have been made.
Growers said to have pretty stin ideas on
the question OF price. In the San Joaquin valley
the packers consider ridiculous prppoaltion
Some of the packers are trying the market
3stc (. o. b. coast fer the -four sizes OF santa
Clara fruit In bags. Others talk OF a 4c basis
but none Of them are receiving any encourage
ment from buyers. though 10 view OF the pros
pect of short pack this year representatives OF
coast interests believe that buyers win have to
pay such prices II not more when the season
actually opens In spot prunes there Is fairly
steady movement In small lots. bnt the market Is
stffl unsettled BY offerings from second hands
A sale Of ESQ boxes 50-60s Santa Clara In so
pound boxes. one OF the relatively scarce Sizes
basis and subseaue1tiy an Offering Of tS., r coast
in 25 pound boxes was made FROM second hands
at the same price.
Fruits --Apricots. i29l4r; evaporstea apple.,
54W6Hc; pears. 134951c; peaches. 7Ia 6lslkc:
figs. 2a Csc; prunes. size basis 3ft51,c per
pound.
Raisins e. o. b. Fresnol-2 crown sAe. \
crvwn. &c; crown. 494Ac; seeded 6615Ise-
seedless sultaras, 415c. 9oeGsf for London lay. !