The San Francisco call., 1909-04-13
| AND MARKET NEWS SPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE CALL


for all grades to decline sharply There was no
shipping business of any consequence, and with
retail tradesmen curtailing their purchases and
the Gamers indifferent buyers receivers found it
difficult TO dispose of surplus lots and large
amount had to be carried over. Rhubarb ad-
vanced again, the high prices paid in the grow
ing districts on Sunday necessitatiDg the asking
of higher rates here. Peas and new potatoes
stood about as before quoted, while local garden
truck was scarce and high. Old potatoes were
quiet but firmly held while Oregon onions made
a sharp advance.
Potatoes (per ctll-River Burbanks sl.250
Loo: Salinas Burbanks, 81; Oregon Burbanks.
Sl65G1s5; small Oregon seed, $1.25@1.35:
sweet potatoes, $l.s5G2; new potatoes. 2G3c
per ID.
Onions Oregon, s225a24o per ctl; Austria
lian. $4@425 per ctl; new green. 65Gs5c per
Vegetables Asparagus. gate per lb: rhu-
barb. $l@1.4o per box; tomatoes. $1G1.25 per
garlic, sd10c per h. cabbage. s2@2.25 per ctl;
dollhouse cucumbers- S1G150 per dozen; caulie
nower, 65Qt5c per dozen; carrots. I5e Isl per
sack; turnips. s1.o0 per sack; celery. 40@50c
per dozen.
Poultry and Game
Four cars of western chickens. including one
that came In late Saturday. were sale
Yesterday and met with rather sluggish de-
mand, as retail tradesmen reported business
quiet after the holidays and were not purchas-
ing very heavily. Prices for domestic stock were
largely nominal, there being hardly anything
received. There seemed TO be market for
from last week, and sellers were obliged 10 cut
prices sharply to dispose Of them.
Poultry tper dozenl--Hens. $5G5.5o for small,
s6.oo@1 for large and $sG1o for extras: young
ROSTERS. Ss@12: old roosters. s5@6: fryers, SIS
@e; broilers, $6@I for large. s5@5. so for
medium and So 5o@4 for small; ducks. sT@e;
i. i5 per pair.
Game (per dozen)-Grsy geese So; white
geese, $l@1.25; brant, So for large and so for
small; hare. 81 so: cottontail rabbits, So
Butter, Cheese and Eggs
Business In dairy produce regular local
day, but despite the dullness the butter market
developed stronger tone, presumably on pros
poets OF resumption OF the shipping business.
and extras and frsts were 1e pound higher at
23l9c and 23c respectively. All grades of eggs
were reported steady instead of firm as at the
close of business last week but the onlv change
IN the quotations was an advance of J5c in
nrsts Fancy nat California cheese was i1c lower
at l5c pound.
Sales on che exchange were as follows:
Butter-l0 cases of extras at pc. 40 eases
at 23c and 30 cases at % 1ac pound
Eggs-o0 cases Of extras at 2Sc and 40 cases
at % &c a dozen.
Cheese-2o fancy new California fats at 15e
a pound.
Receipts $500 lbs butter. 600 lbs
cheese and 1850 cases eggs.
The following are official quotations estab-
isned by the sales bids and offers on the floor
or the dairy exchange. Prices in the stzeet
orally range from 11c TO &c higher, owing to
the various charges TO he added.
butter-Fresh creamery extras 231ac per ib
nrm do hrsts. 23c, frm do seconds, 21Iac firm
Cheese-California: Fancy fats. 15e per lb
nrm: do hrsts, 14tac firm; Go seconds. 12c. firm;
fancy fancy Young Americas, I5c. firm: do hrsts. 14c
1rm Oregon: Fancy fats. 15c, firm; fancy
1oung Americas. 16ac, firm; Oregon stora ge
mats, lo1ac frm: do Young Americas 16c arm
Eggs tper dozen, Observation-Disclosures
fresh extras, 23l2c steady: do frsts 22Hc
steady. -
Egg Market In Nearby Couptie.
PETALUMA. April l2.-The week opened with
70 lac for best grade and 19I2c for second grade
eggs The product is moving freely and the de-
considerable hatchng is being done II Is NOT
expected that the number of fowls raised this
season will be large.
SANTA ROSA April I2-The veet ooened
without any change In the local egg market
the prices being firm at 22lac per dozen for
demand for all grades. with the supply limited
SANTA CRUZ. April 12.-The egg market con-
unues 10 remain firm. There is practically no
cnange IN the price; 2oc per dozen is now asked
Deciduous and CItru. Fruits
Duiiness dominated the market for fresh fruits
yesterday. there being very little life to trade in
any line except during the early buying period
when tradesmen were laying In supplies of ber-
ries There We're $50 crates of Strawberries re-
celyed from Los Angeles and four chests of Ma
lindas and other large varieties came in from
nearby districts. The Malndas sold at GOA T5c
drawer. wnlle the other kinds were offered at
4OG5Oc. but found few takers. There was hard.
ly enough business in citrus fruits and apples
to warrant making any changes in the quota tions.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $1G1.25; Longworths.
q per drawer; other varieties, 40675c per
drawer
Apples tper box)--Newtown pippns 81 ESQ
40 for tier and $1.15 for tier: common to
choice, 60d S5c
Citrus Fruits (per box)--Navei oranges So 259
ESQ for fancy and s1.s5@2 for choice: tan
gerines. 15cGS1.50: grapefruit. S2.5062.T5 for
seedless: lemons S215@3 for fancy. $2d so for
choice and 81 so for standard; lines. nom
insI
Tropical rruits-Bananas. 81 .25T2 per bunch
for Hawaiian and s2.5Om3 80 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples. S3d4 per dozen
Dried Fruits. Raisins. Nuts and Honey