The San Francisco call., 1908-07-18

the price paid for eggs today in Petaluma- Fri
day as, as usual was SLACK day: arvs made another
advance here today and local dealers We're a1 9Her
ing 90 I5e for the best grades, as against -v1sS
per dozen yesterday, and for other qualities tney
only raised 1ac over yesterday. making the ng-
ures zoe today. There were many cases pfougn.
into town yesterday and considerable snlppihg
was done. Things seem TO be frightening up Ior
the producers in every way except Win Leeus
stuns This is almost proh3ltiye anu ils" from ~
the chicken men are contemplating retlrihg lloI
business until feeds drop Chickens are snlppeu
out daily by people who have declared IL Is m
possible for them to stand the prices OF Ieeu at
the present time.
SANTA CRUZ July 17.-Produeers today re
ceiyed Pc for eggs, which merchants are sell
ing at 30c. Some shipments made, but most
of the local product is needed for home consumD-
tion. The supply is holding out strong
Deciduous and Citrus Fruits
Business in fresh fruits unusually brisk
for FRIDAY, as the warm weather stimulated the
local consumpttve demand, and there was q sood
call for choice offerings of tree fruits for snip
ment on the steamer leaving for Puget sound
ports. Along about noon boom started in the
melon market and continued unabated right up
to closing time, and stocks of watermelOns. can
taloupes and river nutmeg melons were closely
cleaned up at improved prices. Grapes also sold
Off better and the demand for peaches was fully
as brisk as on the preceding day. but increased
supplies OF small boxes and basket fruit caused
prices for such packages to weaken. Fine large
offerings OF apricOts in crates were In good de-
offerings, being mostly Of small size dragged at
SOC, while small boxes were offered freely at 30B
40c. Bulk cots were easier in the regular
trades but prices 70 Gamers were unchanged.
Anything In the plum line suitable for pie fruit
found ready sale on canning account at $l0
ton. while prices in the regular trade ranged
from zoe to 81 a box FOR bulk fruit. The mar
ket still badly eongested with small pack
ages OF both plums and prunes, and prices for
the same had a wide range, Doc a crate being
about the top for general offerings. Bartlett
pears were plentiful and weak for No. stock
or windfalls. which constituted the bulk OF the
arrivals while wrapped lots OF No. 1 continued
to sell up to S1-25 box. Figs remained firm
on limited supplies, and there was no change in
the apple market. The Gamers paid lie a pound
for crabapples. while prices In the trade took
wide range as TO size OF package Berries
showed but little change, there being a ready
market for choice lots while of stock was
neglected. Red nectarines Offering again
and brought S1.15q1.25 for small boxes, while
the white variety found few buyers at 60g Toe
The citrus market was active and firm, with
stocks of oranges, grapefruit and Mexican lines
closely cleaned up.
Strawberries -Longworth. s4a6 per chest;
large varieties, $394.50 per chest.
Blackberries- -S2QS.50 per chest
Raspberries- 5O@6 per chest.
Ioganberries 5O93 per chest for red and
S1G2 for black.
AppIes-Fancy Gravensteins. In tier boxes
are selling at $1G1.25. Similarly packed lots
of red and white Astrachans bring 81, and
common TO choice stock sells at 40@S5c per
Pears-$1d1.25 per box for No. L and 40GS5c
for No ?; Dearborn seedlings, lac per ID. 90,
40c; in bulk. $10Q22.5 so to Gamers and $25@3O
to the trade.
FIulns--5Ot9ooc per Dox or crate tragedy
prunes. 3596Oc per box or crate; large boxes,
50c@$1.
Pesches-sman boxes, aoG65e; baskets. 4O@
65c; open boxes, -T5c61$1. %.
Figs-50@75c for drawers and single layer
boxes. T5cQSI for larger packages.
Melons-CantalOupes, $1.25 for pony, 81 .406l
LOO for standard and 81 T5 for jumbo crates river
nutmegs, 75e@S1-25 per box; watermeIons, $3.50
93 per dozen.
Grapes-75c0 % per crate.
Citrus Fruits tper box)-valeneia oranges. Sc
$3.50; lemons. $s. 25Q375 for fancy S2.5OQ3
for choice and 81 .2592 for standard; grapefruit
$3.5O44 for seedless; lines, $s.JOdJ.
Tropical Fruits-Bdnanas. 81 NI. - per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2JOQ3.5O for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples, $1-5O43 per dozen.