The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

nearly everything in the orchard line hand
20 keep the trade supplied for at least two days
Wlthout any further arrivals The Gamers were
doing nothing to relieve the market, and with
sellers dependent entirely upon retail tradesmen
ana 9eddlers for outlet for the heavy sup
plies prices for general offerings Of everything
were low and Irregular, though occasional sales
at small premium Peaches, pears and pIums
were the most plentiful and weakest articles on
the ilsi and there were more grapes and ngs on
hand than the trade could absorb despite brisk
buying for Sunday wants. In the apple depart
ment Gravenstens In four tier boxes alone were
nrm, there being but little movement in COM
mon TO choice stock. Nutmeg melons sold up TO
75c box during the early trading, but prices
sagged In the middle of the forenoon when the
bulk Of the arrivals from the river came on the
market. and receivers willing sellers at
3O@50c In the afternoon Cantaloupes in large
crates found few buyers, and watermelons were
very weak, there being fully 10 cars standing
on the railroad tracks. Receipts Of berries were
light. but the demand was likewise. and they
failed to make the usual Saturday advance The
citrus market was quiet with lemons weak at
Strawberries-S6@9 per chest.
Blackberries-$2@4 per chest.
Raspberries- per chest
Huckleberries-10@121sc per lb.
Apples (per boxl-Fancy In tier boxes. S5cG
81; common to choice, 40@75c; crabapples, 25G
35c for small and 50@6Oc for large boxes.
Pears.Bartlett 6ogs5c per box for No and
Piums and Prunes-5Oa75c per crate for prunes
and 25Q5oc per small box or crate for plums;
open boxes, 35@75c.
Peaches-Sman boxes, 35@50c; open boxes.
riers. 55@75c.
J Nectarines-75c per crate for red.
Figs-65c@$1 per box for black and 3095Oc
for other varieties.
Melons-Nutmeg melons, 3o@75c per box; can
taloupes, S1.25Q2 per crate; watermelons, SIG
Grapes (per crate)-Seedless. eo@s5c: muscat.
5OQ75c; black, 40@60c; Fontainebleau and
sweeIwater, 4o@5oc; tokay, 75cQ$1; large boxes,
citrus Fruits (per box)-valencia oranges.
$S@S.50; grapefruit $3.25G3.75; lemons, fancy
Santa Barbara, $3.50@4.50; choice do, $292. 80;
San Diego choice and fancy, $1.5O@S; stand
ards. $1@150; lines, S46J
Tropical Fruits. Bananas. $1G1,75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2.5O6l3. so for Central Amer
ican; pineapples, $l.509S per dozen.
DRIED Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Eastern buyers are still slow about taking
hold of the new crop OF fruits, though some
business in this direction is being done right
along The markets everywhere, here and in the
Fruits (new crop)-Evaporated apples. ga
61sc; apricots, 613910c; peaches, 5@5Ae for
Standards, 51s ace for choice 615e for extra
choice and 7c for fancy; pears, 4G7c: figs, "a
311c; prunes, size basis 315@4c for old and
4@41.c per lb for crop, with a premium
Raislns Il. o. b. Fresno)-2 crown, 41zc; 8
crown. crown. 4&ei crown, 5Ac; seeded, &c; seedless
Raisins .(new erop)-CIusters-4 crown. S1.75;
crown, $2.25; crown, $2.75. London layers
crown, $1.15; crown, $1.25; 4 crown $1.I5.
Seeded, IgI1ae; seedless, 41ae; Thompson's s
5Ac for crown and DC for . crown.
Nuts-Almonds lnew CROP, nonpareils, IL y a
l2c; IXLs 1O1s G1lc; ne plus ultra, 1oc; brakes.
91ae; languedocs, Sc; hardshells. -. Wal
nuts-13c per lb for No. l softshelI and 10c Tor
No. do; 1213c for No. 1 hardshell and 912e for
Honey-water white, comb. 16@17c; white,
15c; water white, extracted. SGS1ac; light am
Der, I9115e; dark amber and candied. 5A G5zc
Beeswa1-2s@2sc per lD for light and 24@25c
for dark.