The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
DeeIduou. and Citrus Fruits

Yesterdays business in fresh fruits
largely a repetition Of that OF the preceding
day. Everything on the list in good re-
quest. but. with supplies either up TO require
ments or excessive. values were low as rule,
and what few changes were made In the quota
tions were generally in the direction OF lower
prices. There an oyersupply OF peaches
and small boxes OF Salways. lemon clings and
orange clings from the Newcastle region were
being urged for sale at 306t4Oc a box. TO the
detriment of superior quality mountain fruit
and bulk stock from the river. Figs. too, were
In large supply and cheap. the late arrival
OF the best lots from the river serving to en-
hance the weakness noted In the last report;
Bartlett pears were barely steady at the old
quotations, while plums and prunes were quite
firm, with stocks of both comparatively light.
Grayenstein apples in four tier boxes and good
crabapples moved or freely at satisfactory
prices, but there very little life 70 the
in five tier packages being hard to move. Grated
grapes were lower, the shipping demand being
about over. while large open boxes sold freely
In the regular trade. New arrivals OF canta-
loupes and nutmeg melons did little better.
while old and soft lots could be bought at any
price buyers cared to pay. In the berry depart
mand and prices for blackberries and straw
berries took wide range. receivers being
obliged to turn surplus lots over to syrup
makers. Persimmons Offering in a small
way at S1.50 box There were several cars
eeivers were quoting the stock at $40 TO $1a
Strawberries 5OG7 per chest.
Blackberries-s2@6 per chest.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per ID.
Apples (per box)-Fancy in 4 tier boxes, coca
s1.15; common to choice, 4o@75c; crabapples, 40
Q50c for small boxes.
Pears-Bartletts. S1@1.5O per box.
Ounces -50Gl65c per box.
Piums and Prunes-40@65c per box or crate
Peaches-Small boxes, Including mountain
5oasoc
Melons-Nutmeg melons, 156l50c per box: can
taloupes. 75c@$L25 per crate: watermelons
$1.25Q2.50 per dozen
grapes tcrates anu slnai ooxes-Seediess, %
IS5e: muscat. 50Q6Jc; black, 35d50e; tOkay.
65075c; Isabella. 606g75c: large boxes 81 -256
1.75 for seedless and 5Oc@$1.25 for other
rieties.
Citrus Fruits (per boxl-valeneia oranges
S250@3.50; grapefruit. S4@4.50; lemons. $50
3.75 for fancy, s1I5G2.5O for choice and $40
1.25 for standards; lines, $4@5-
:. Tropical Fruits Bananas, s1@1.T5 per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2-5O@3 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples, S2@S per Dozen
Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
There is nothing new under this head. Busl-
ness continues quiet. both here and in the east
Fruits (new crOp)-Evaporated apples, 50 97c;
apricots, 7@101ae; peaches, Size for standards,
fancy; pears, oG71ac: pitted plums, IA ace:
figs, 21zQl4c; prunes. size basis, 31s G4c for old
and 494Ae per 10 Tor new crop with premium
Rasins 4. o. b. Fresno)-2 crown, 4Kc; 3
crown, &c; crown, 5%c; seeded, &c; seedless
Raisins lnew crop)-C Clusters crown. So;
crown, 81 80; 8 crown, 50; London layers-2
crown. $125: crown. S1.35- Seeded, 76l7t5c;
seedless, 4zsc; Thompson's seedless. 5kc: loose
museatels. &c for A crown, SAC for crown and
4%c for crown
Nuts-Almonds (new crop). nonpareilS i1useI
lie; IXL 1015 @11e; ne plus ultra, 10c; brakes
exc; languedOcs DC; hardshells, -. Wal
nuts-13c per ID for No. l softshell and 10c for
No. do; 121ac for No. 1 hardshell and 9l5c
for No. . do
Honey-water white. comb 1s@17c: white.
15c: water white. extracted. S0Si3e: white IN
Sc; light amber, 7@Ihc; dark amber and
caud ed III
Beeswax-2S@29c per lb for Hight and 24@25c
for dark.