The San Francisco call., 1908-08-11
Calls Page Of Commercial News

e@antaloupes., can $3.50 per crate; watermelons, S125
@250 per dozen.
Soc@$l; Rose Of Peru. 65@S5c; Fontainebeau
and sweetwater, 40G60c; large boxes. $l011-25.
Citrus Fruits (per boxl--valencia oranges,
$S.oO14; grape fruit, $3. GI3.75; lemons. Santa
barbara. S5@5,50; choice do. S450@+.75; San
i,ig Dlego choice, S293.50; standards, S191oO;
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. s1a1.75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2.50G3.50 for Central Ameri-
ean' pineapples, s1.5o@3 per dozen
Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Reports from Fresno say that during the first
OF last week offers of 315c for raisins were
made, and these strengthened the market so
that the price is general now. However. there
have not been many sales the market is
strong, with tendency TO raise, and farmers
rarely sell on a rising market. 1t is the lGeneral
oener In ralsin circles that the market VIII ad-
vance still further. and growers holding for
signed for this. One is the burn. 1t is said
that in some sections fully third of the crop
has been cut down. Another is that conditions
have greatly improved in the east ad the trade
is clamoring for raisins.
Late mail adviees from New York say;
The upward tendency of prices on new crop
Tor shipment from the coast is not inducing the
larger buyers TO take hold. but the country
trade is reported TO be more free handed in
the matter Of anticipating future requirements.
conditions on the coast as TO probable supplies
are held to be such that sellers are unwilling
10 make any concessions from asking prices in
order TO effect sales, despite the indifference
manifested by the larger buyers. There is a
strong advancing tendency to the market for
California seeded raisns. Old freshly seeded
goods are quoted at SIC (. o. b. as inside. while
sac I. o. b. is generally asked for September
shipment from the coast. New crop for October
Shipment is held at So @7c f. o. b. to packer.
There is quite little inquiry for 1908 goods,
put buyers are not disposed to pay more than
oEc I. o. b., at which price a good business
was done last week. The demand for raisins.
as well as other dried fruits, comes chiefly from
the country trade, the larger buyers at New
York and other centers holding back their orders
mainly for the reason that they not ready to
accept the contract terms upon which the pack
ers will do business this year to the exclusion
OF any other terms. In other California fruits
the market is quiet but firm"
Fruits (new crop)-EvapOrated apples, 4AG6c:
apricots 51e @se; peaches &c for standards, 81 a
012c for choice. &c for extra choice and 615c for
fancy; pears, 5G7c; figs. 213c; prunes, four size
basis, 312 2@4c for old and 4G4Lc per ID for
new crop, with premium for the large sizes.
Raisins II. o. b. FresnOl-2 crown, 4c 3 crown.
416c; crown 44c: seeded 6d615e; seedIess
sultanas, 31zc; 9Oc@$1 for London layers and
S1.10@2 for clusters.
Raisins new crop)-Clusters-4 crown, 81 so;
. crown, 10; crown. s.. 60; London layers,
81 110Q1- 20 seeded, 615 GTc; seedless. 4e; Thomp-
sons seedless, 4Ac; loose muscatels. 5Ac for
crown. SC for crown and 41sc for crown.
Nuts-AlmondS new CROP, nonpareils IL u a
12c; IxL, 1012 @11c; plus ultra, 10c; Drakes
91zc; languedocs, DC: hardshells. -. Wal
nuts-13c per lb for No. 1 softsheu and 10c for
No do; 121ac for No. hardsheI and 91se for
No. do.
Honey-water white comb. 16@17e: white
sc; water white. extracted, S@S1ac; light am
Der. 7@T15c; dark amber and candied, 514 95$te C
per ID.