The San Francisco call., 1908-08-08
Deciduou. and Citru. Fruits

Trading in fresh fruits was Of as large vol
ume yes1ernay as On any OF Ine Precedng aaSs
steamers and the activity of peddlers Onsetting
the duIness which usually dominates the regular
trade Friday. The river boats brought COM
paratively light manifestS OF plumS. pears and
peaches. but there was no scarcity, as the mar
ket was literally supplied with previous arrivals
and the receipts from other sections were about
up to the average. The took moderate
only pay the top quotation of $50 a ton for
gilt edged lots of large fruit. No pears were
In good request among peddlers, while large
boxes OF peaches plumS and prunes sold on
well In the regular trade at more satisfactory
prices than have ruled for some time. Small
shipping packages Of choice tree fruits were
PLENTIFUL but steady to prices, red nectarines,
carrier peaches and black figs being higher. A
portion of the receipts Of figs were OF the Bruins
were woody and lacking in juice. The apple
market gIhte active for fancy stock and
fine Gravenstefn in "a tier boxes readily brought
81. while 90c was the ruling price for tier
boxes Of that variety. Nutmeg melons from the
river and from Turlock found ready market at
stiff prices. the receipts of the former being
unusually light for this time Of the year Five
more cars OF watermelons came in, causing an
easy market for that article. Berries were in
light receipt and firm for everything except
blackberries. Following another advance at
shipping points the best lemons were held at
higher prices but dealers reported difficulty in
efecting sales at the new quotation.
strawberries-k9ngwOrtn' s91S ss@' per chest
Blaekberries-$2@3 per chest.
Raspberries- -$4G6 per chest.
Loganberries-$5@6 per chest.
Huckeberries-10U1315c per ID.
Apples (per boxl-Fancy in tier boxes. S5c9l
81; common to choice; 4OG Toe; crabappies. ESQ
Pears-Bartlett 50@S5c per box for No 1 aud
25@4Oe for No. ,; 10 Gamers, $12.5Og2O per ton
Apricots-Crates. eOG65c; small boxes 40@
5oc: open boxes, 60975c.
Plums and Prunes-25@6Oc per small box or
crate; open boxes 400 zoe; per ton, $7.5OQ10
Peaches-Small boxes. 35G5Oc; baskets 25d
soc; open boxes. 40@s5c; carriers, 600soc.
and 5O@75c for white
Figs-S1. 5061.T5 per box for black and 75cG
Melons-Nutmeg melons. $1@1.50 per box for
river and Sl.5042 per crate for, TurlOck;
cantalOupes s2.5o@2.T5 per crate; watermelOns
Grapes (per cratel-seedless. 6O@s5c: muscat
s1@t1 25: Rose of Peru 65@s5c; Fontainebleau
and sweetwater. 10000; large boxes s1G1. 20.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-Valencia oranges,
s3.50@4; lemons, $350Q5 for fancy. S2.5O4
$50 for choice and Sl@1.50 for standard .
grapefruit. S3.25@375 for seedless; lines $4d5.
Tropical Fruts-Bananas $1@1.T5 per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81. .50Q3.50 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples. s10OGS per dozen
Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Rasins rule firm under the heavy buying
mentioned of late and several shippers estimate
that the first crop or the goods that will be
ready for delivery in October, have been dam
aged at least 20 per cent possibly mors iL ana "a
the sweatbox, against &c price a week ago.
There has also been heavy buying Of prlnes
prices given below. Large shipments OF apricOts
to Europe likewise reported.
Late mail reports from New York say:
The curious situation is presented in the
,dried fruit field OF shippers daily Strengthening
the tone OF the prices and trading disposition,
despite the fact that buyers are not disposed to
do any business. Twice within the week the
quotation for prunes has advanced and some Of
the leading shippers are out OF the market on
Santa Claras. Yesterdays quotation on these
goods 4Hc to 4%c, with Sonomas &c. Ore
gons firm at sac. Despite this steadily
advancing tone OF the market the buyers are
showing no disposition to buy whatever. their
immediate needs being supplied at resales among
jobbers and most of their future orders having
been placed or agreed upon as to price.
Seeded raisins are coming forward fast as
market factors. especially on orders for early
October delivery. Prices announced from the
coast yesterday named 6%c as the new basis
which is advance Of quarter of a cent over
the previous prices for the week. Packers are
reported sold short and obliged to cover at ad-
have been sold during the week and confirmed
at 61hc but yesterday no goods were offered at
such terms
Fruits (new crop)-Evaporated apples. 41s76c.
apricots. 51z 6Sc; peaches. SC for standards 81 a
5jac for choice &c for extra choice and 6i5e FOR
basis, 3sa@4c for old and 4G4He per ib for
new crop, with premium for the large sizes
Raisins a. o. b; Fresnol-2 crown, 4c; 8 crown.
afs; crown: sI aoesi as SEEDED foe SgSse seedess
/ 81 I042 for clusters.
| Raisins (new crop)-Clusters-4 crown 81 So.
5 crown, $40; 6 crown, $3.50; London layers,
sons seedless. Axe; loose muscatels SIC for 4
| crown sc for 3 crown and aye for crown
Nu1sIAlmonds mon new er9pl' nonpareis II
| 9nc; languedocs. &c; hardshells. - Wal
nuts-13c per Id for No 1 softshell and 1Oc for
No. do; 12lsc for No 1 aardshell and 9isc for
Honey-water white. comb. 1e@17c; white.
| 15c; water white. extracted. SQS1se; light am
ber. T@715c; dark amber and candied, 81 a5s[e
per ID.