The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Butter. cheese and Eggs

WItn reCelpts TuTI1I0g
far in excess OF current requirements, the down
ward trend in prices continues unchecked, and Il
is freely predicted in some quarters that the
price of the best stock will drop TO 15e dozen
within a week or so. That there will be no stOr-
Ing of early eggs this season seems to be the
concensus OF opinion among posted handlers and
II is not likely that the market viii strengt hen
before the regular storage season sets IN unless
some shipping business develops in the interim
All grades were marked down l2c dozen yes
terday. making the top quotation 1615c-
Receipts OF butter are increasing right along.
but the market remains quite steady for fresh
stock An attempt TO put the market Tor tresh
extras down to 26c a pound the exchange
failed yesterday. A lot OF 10 cases was sold at
that figure but the market recovered and closed
steady, with the previous quotation Of 2Te bid
The cheese market Is unsettled. being steady one
day and weak the next. according as individual
dealers are supplied.
Receipts we're 81 500 lbs butter 127O0 lbs
cheese and 1880 cases eggs.
The following are official quotations as estab-
lished by sales, bids and offers on the door of
the dairy exchange Prices on the street. while
governed by the exchange quotatlons generally
Gus charges to be added:
Butter--Fresh creamery extras. 27e per ID,
frm: do frsts. 2615c. firm; do seconds. 23c. hrm;
California storage extras, 25c, weak; do irsts,
23e, weak; do seconds. 22e, weak: eastern stor-
age, weak at 241zc for extras 22c for hrsts and
zoe for extras and Ice for hrsts.
Cheese-Fancy California new fats. 12c per ID.
weak; fancy new Young Americas. 13c. arm:
do nrsts, 12c. nrm; fancy New York storage.
/ III &c, weak. oregon do, 1212c. weak
Eggs-California fresh extras. 1916 per dozen,
steady; do frsts. Ice. steady; do seconds, 15Ac,
steady; do thirds, 15c. steady.
DeciduouS and Citrus Fruits
There was fair amount of business in fresh
fruits, oranges being the leading feature with
new arrivals in that department. but stocks pre-
viously received were far in excess Of the de-
mand and prices remained weak all around. Re.
packing was still necessary, much of the
fruit had been on hand for long time and was
commencing to deteriorate as a result Of the cur
rent wet weather. There was good demand for
seedless grapefruit and choice tangerines which
were In limited supply, while lemons were dull.
and only the best offerings of Mexican lines
found prompt sale In the apple market the re-
cent arrivals OF the Ben Davis variety from Ore
gon were In good request for local and nearby
and weak.
Apples tgsr bo4)-Fancy, s1.25a1.75; common
Citrus Fruits (per boxl-Navel oranges 81 rs
o. for fancy and s1.25G1.6O for standard and
choice; tangerines, 81 25@1 so; lemons. S2Q2.5o
for fancy, S1-50G2 for choice and 75cG$1. % for
standard; grapefruit. s., ,50@s for seediess and
slg1.25 for common; lines (repaekedl, S4G7.
nu1c6 TcSpissi sor FruitBsRasss s 5e@sS per
American; pineapples, s2Q3 per dozen
Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Slight reductions in prunes and raisins are
noted. Both are quiet but holders are confident
OF the ultimate future. Other fruits are un-
Fruits-Apricots. 1602oc: evaporated apples,
61s@s1ac; pears, s15Q11c: peaches. 99i6nc;
ngs, 3Gs11e for white and 2s4@ for black;
prunes. size basis, 81 63Stc per lb-
Raisins e. o. b. Fresnol-2 crown. 4Ke;
8 crown, 42e; crown. 4%se; seeded, 81 q
os4e; seedless sultanas. AZ g4hc; 81 .20Q 1.3O
Nuts acknowledgements, 1874 G1415c: I X
Il, 15q1 l4c; ne plus ultra. 12Ia 9I13c; brakes
1lQ 12c; Languedocs, 10c; hardshells. 701715c
Wainuts-l5c per ID for No i softshell and 1Oc
ror No do; l5c for No. / hardshen and 915c
Tor No. do; Italian chestnuts, 1061215c per lb
Honey-Water white, comb 16917c; white
ioc' water white. extracted, SQS15c; light am
per q 1Sc; dark amber and candied. 5A@5%c