The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-19
Deciduous and Cttru. FruIt.

Arrivals OF fresh fruits from nearly all sec
lions were much lighter yesterday than at any
time during the last few weeks. and with the
demand for attractive stock satisfactory the
market generally in good trim for the sell
ing interests. Values for Bartlett pears were
steady, although the Gamers were well sup
piled with contract stock and indifferent
about purchasing anything but the finest lots in
the open market. Peaches were In good request
and firm. with small boxes OF strawberry free
stones from the mountain districts leading in
point Of demand. while lug boxes made small
advance. Trading in grapes was quieter, owing
10 a luil in the demand for shipments, but
receipts were light prices were easily maintained
on choice offerings Melons were inclined to
eaSiness. although receipts Of nutmegs and can
taloupes showed some decrease Offerings Of
figs consisted almost wholly OF intermediate crop
lots of poor quality for which there little
Inquiry. Berries were easier. as receipts were a
little heavier than usual. and as the demand
limited at the previous high prices 1t took very
little to overstoek the market
acknowledgements, per chest;
large varieties, $S95.
Raspberries-$sGl1 per chest for choice
Observation-Disclosures per chest.
Huckleberries-129l4c per ID.
Apples-Fancy Grayensteins. 81 .4o61 so per
609s5c; crabapples. 3064Oc for small and T5ed
Pesrs~Bartietts, s1ai.50 per box for No
I and 75Gs5c for No. 2; canning price. $2o0
81 so per ton
Peaches Small boxes 40G60c: do fancy. T5a
s5c; lug boxes. 65c@s1; carriers, 5O9s5c.
PIums and PTunes5 t ssasOc: boxes. 80
Nectarines-75cGS1p per crate.
Apricots-1ls 63c per 10.
Figs-609s5c per box.
Melons-Nutmeg melons. 30d5Oc per boz; can
taloupes. sl9l- so per crate; wsternelons, S1.25
Grapes (smalI boxes and crates)-SeedIess so
6T5c; muscat s5cGs1; Toksy, s191 Is: other
varieties, 5og75c; lug boxes: Toc91.25.
sl.T5Gs; grapefruit. s. 5oq3 % for seedless;
lemons, $4.5065 for fancy. $263. so for choice
and slG1. 80 for standard; lines. s.. 5OG6-
for Hawaiian aud s.. 5OQ3.5O for Central Ameri-
can; pineapPles. sl25@S per Dozen
Dried Fruit. Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Fruits, old crop-Peaches. 4c for standards
size basis. 2G2l5e, with &c premium FOR the
New Fruits-Evaporated apples. 7hGs1Se;
apricots, s@eSc; moorRark. 11g12c; peaches.
for 40s and 1ac premium for 30s to 4Os; hgs,
3G4hc; pears, 66iOc-
Raisns (l90S erop)-London layers-2 crown,
seedless 314c for unbleached seediess sultanas
2% G3c; loose muscatels, 4c for crown, &c for
3 crowns and 2%c for crowns.
New raisins-Layers. clusters-6 crown. $3.50;
crown. 80; 4 crown. 1885, ordinary layers. 8
crown. 95cGS1; crown, 90Q95c; seeded. ga
sic: seedess sultanas Sc; Thompson's seedIess
SIC: loose mucatel, crown, 4I5c; 3 crown.
3&c; crown. 3Ac per III.
Nuts-Almonds. nonpareils, 1417 G15c: Xxi,
14G14hc; ne plus ultra. 13G13hc; Drake.
1lGIlILac languedOcs. 109i0lsc; hardshells 81
6n7c; old walnuts, lie per ID for No. 1 soft
shells. &c for No. do; hlberts, 12h@14c; pc
HoneySComb, 14@15c for water white and
10612c per Id for amber; extracted. TIC for
water white and 81 FOR light amber; old,
canded and dark amber, 4@41sc per 10.
Beeswax-27ls acc per ID for light and 250
26c dark.