The San Francisco call., 1908-08-12
Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

Receipts Of the leading descriptions Of sea
late and the market is showing more tone in
consequence. A short while back receivers were
cutting prices on nearly everything in the or
chard line but that receipts have been
curtailed values are more stable and are point
ing upward. Apricots have had their run and
receipts of pears rapidly decreasing, while
plums prunes and peaches are plentiful. but
longer in excessive supply. Small packages
of grapes. peaches. plums and prunes were
wanted for shipment yesterday and brought
good prices. and fancy apples were in de-
mand for the same purpose at 9Oc@N box
Sonoma peaches in lug boxes cleaned up rap
idly in the regular trade. the 30 pound pack
ages selling at 40415c, while larger boxes
from the river touched 9Oc. PeddlerS were heavJ
buyers of No. 2 Bartlett pears at S5G50c
box, while the Gamers were purchasing spar
ingly Of No. l at previous prices. Most Of the
arrivals of the latter were contract supplies
consigned direct to the Gamers Receipts OF
nutmeg melons from the river were the largest
for the season. being $500 boxes. and the mar
ket easier, but the easiness was due chiefly
to the tardy delivery Of the consignments, as
buyers were securing the market for supplies
in the early trade The other kinds OF melons
were dull and weak. All kinds Of berries were
firm on light receipts and citrus fruits
tanned all of their former frmness.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., T@8 per chest;
large varieties, SAGE per chest.
Blackberries-S2@3 per chest
Raspberries-S5@6 per chest
Loganberres- per chest.
Huckleberries- per ID.
Apples (per box)-Fancy in tier boxes. S5e4
81; common TO choice. 4O975c; crabapples. 259
35c for small and 50@6Oc for large boxes
PearS-BarIletI. O1QSUc per DO4 IOr NO L and
S5@5Oc for No. 2; to Gamers. sl2.5O922. so per
ton for No. J..
ApricotsH
Piums and Prunes-35@6oc per small box or
crate; open boxes, 406T5c; per ton, S1O915.
Peaches-Sman boxes, 40960c; baskets, 259
4Oc: open boxes 4OM9Oc; carriers, 60@S0c.
Nectarines-75@90c per box or crate for red
and 50d60e for white.
FigsESI. .5OQ2 per box for black and 5oc0$1
for other varieties
Melons-Nutmeg melons, 75c6s1.25 per box
for river and 81 .2541 80 per crate for TurloekI
cantaloupes, 81 25@2. so per crate; watermelons,
Grapes (per crateJ-Seedless, 75@eOc; muscat,
S5e@Sl; Rose of Peru. coarse: Fontainebleau
and sweetwater 4O66Oc; large boxes. S141.25.
citrus Fruits (per box)-Valencia oranges,
S3Q3 so; grapefruit, So .25@S.T5; lemons. Santa
Barbara, S5@55o; choice do, 81, 4,5o0475 San
Diego choice and fancy, $2-oOg5-oO; Standards
$101 80; lines. $4G5.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. s1@175 per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81. .50@3-50 for Central Amert-
can; pineapples, $1.5O93 per Dozen
Dried Fruits, Raisins. Nuts and Honey
With the exception Of apples, which easy,
list of fruits Is firm, with prunes leading in
point of strength and demand. Prices are gener-
There have been liberal sales Of apricots Tor
export while the buying of new crop prunes
Raisins also are strong, with another advance
throughout the list, both old and new crop.
Buying has recently been heavy, as frequently
Fruits new crop)-Evaporated apples. 4159ec;
apricots, 6l5 d1Oc; peaches, 5@5Ae for stand
ards. 5i5@6c for choice, 615c for extra choice
and &c for fancy; pears 4QTe; figs, 2gS12c;
4@4Iac per Ib for new crop, with premium
for the large sizes.
Raisins t. o. b. Fresno)-2 crown. 435c; 3
crown 4Zc; crown, 514c; seeded, &C; seedless
sultanas, &c; 81 .25@1 80 for London layers and
81 25M2 for clusters
Raisins new crop)-Clusters-4 crown, 81;
3 crown. s. 80; crown S3; London layers,
81 .25a1 so; seeded, nc; seedless. 412c;
Thompson's s seedless, 4S4c; loose muScatels, 5Ac
crown. -
Nuts-Almonds new CROP. nonpareils. 11119
12c; IXL, 104a a911e; ne plus ultra 1oc; brakes
nuts-13c per ID for No. softsheu and 10c for
No do; 12Ac for No. hardshen and 919c for
No do.
Honey-Water white comb, 16917c; white,
SC: water white, extracted SGS1ac; light am
Der, 7@T1ac; dark amber and eandied, o14 4g5Ac
per ID.