The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

weak; fancy Young Americas, 1415c, weak
Eggs (per dozen cases included l-California
seconds, 24c. firm; do thirds. pc. firm; eastern
selected, Zoe, firm; DO hrsts. 23c. firm; do sec
onds. zoe, frm; storage extras. 2'ise. nrm-
Egg Market I'm Nearby Counties
SANTA CRUZ, Aug S.-Condtion Of egg mar
ket remains steady to close Of the week; onerlng
being Sic, with local product unequal 10 demand
owing to large number summer visitors. EmeK-
gency met by shipments from outside points;
EiLALUMA, Aug. o.-Inere vas eoi,sars @ 5I,1 3
the sudden rise in the price Of eggs. The de-
livery was not up TO the average and there seems
TO be tendency among producers TO hold oaeA
Tor better offerings. Dodge. Sweeney 4 Co. al
yertised an advanced price for today AIter
receipt OF quotations from San Francisco the
firm went cent higher. The general price paid
today was 32isc. The Petaluma division OF the
paid 33c Dodge. Sweeney & Co paid 3S3zc.
regular session. A morning meeting was called
for Monday to be held at Santa Rosa, for the
purpose of considering reorganization or rein
corporation of the association.
SANTA ROSA, Aug. S.-The week closed
with the egg market at the highest point OF
the season and buyers are predicting that 40
Local dealers were Offering 3215 cents for No.
and 2915 cents for No. today. while the CO.
operative association offered half cent higher
for No. l. The early matched pulets are be
ginning to lay and the supply is being slightly
increased, although selling of of large amount
of old stock keeps the quantity at about a
standon. Grain and other feed keep going
higher, which may result in stiH greater re-
duction OF hocks before rain comes
DeciduOus and Citrus Fruits
Receipts Of tree fruits in bulk from the nver
districts, besides being late, showed marked
railing on and sellers were quick to take adYan-
tage of the opportunity offered to diminish the
accumulated supplies of pears. peaches ana
plums. Prices even showed some improvement.
No Bartlett pears selling little higher, while
peaches in large lug boxes sold up to 81 The
greatest decrease in the arrivals was In pears.
afQ 1Drlia hrraTr
being less than 1000 boxes, and. while the can
ners were still heavily stocked and the river
wharf was badly cOngested with previous ar
rivals. the market had a stronger tone Ine
flush of the pear season is past and next week
peaches Will be the leading feature or the mar
ket. The Gamers made few tentative bids Tor
the latter yesterday, Offering $1250Ql5 ton
for free and up to $50 for clingStones. but as
there was not much of a surplus left after the
wants of the regular trade had been filed they
were unable to secure any large supplies Small
packages of tree fruits were quite steady as to
prices, red nectarines. aprieots and choice black
figs being about the hrmest articles. The apple
market decidedly weak and the top quotation
and Obtainable only in rare instances Grapes
were plentiful and rather weak than otherwise.
while light receipts and the usual extra week
end buying caused firm market for all kinds Of
berries. Nutmeg melons and what lew canta-
loupes arrived from the river found ready
ket, late arrivals finding buyers at Stff
prices. Watermelons were in fair request. but
weak with supplies excessive. The upper grades
of lemons were lower as dealers found it impos-
ceding day. The market for this fruit is Armer
at shipping points than here owing TO the brisk
demand from eastern points.
awberries-LOngw ngworth $6G17 per chest; large
varieties, $5Q6 per chest.
Blackberries-$2 per chest
Raspberries-S40l6 per chest.
Loganberries-S6@7 per chest.
Huckleberries-10@12lac per 10.
Apples (per boI)-Fancy in 4 tier boxes, S5cG
ST. common to choice 406 15c; crabapples, 25d
Soc for small and 50d60c for large boxes
Pears-Bartlett 6O4SJc per box for No. and
35q50c for No. =; to Gamers, $12-50@20 per ton
for No. /.
Aprieots-60@S5c per box.
Plums and Irunes-250I6 per small box or
crate; open boxes. 40G75c; per ton, $10415.
Peaches-SniaM boxes. 35GJ50c; baskets. ESQ
40c; open boxes, 50c9$1; carriers 6OGSOc.
Nectarines-75c@ S1-25 per box or crate for red
and 50g zoe for white.
Figs-$1. .25@1. so per box for black and 75e6
81 for other varieties.
Melons-Nutmeg melons, 81 al. so per box for
river and Sl.j092 per crate for TurlOck:
cantaoupes. $3.50 per crate; watermeons 81. .25
G2.50 per dozen.
Grapes (per eTate)-Seedless. 606S5c; museat
S5cQS1-25; Rose of Peru 65GS5c; Foutainebleau
and sweetwater, 40@6Oc; large boxes, $1Q1. %.
Citrus Fruits lper box)-Valencia oranges,
3.5004; lemons, $3.50@450 for fancy, 81 .5OQ3
for choice and $1@1.5O for standard; grapefruit
So 25@3.75 for seedless; lines. $4@5.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $16l1.75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and s.. 2.5043.5O for Central Ameri-