The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
Deciduous and citrus Fruits

Deciduous and Citrus Fruits
:. The river boats and the trains from the Napa,
Sonoma and bay growing districts were late
yesterday and the consequent tardy deliveries
OF eonsignments had n demoralinzing effect on
the market. Owing to the scarcity of choice
stock in the early trade. firm prices were OBJ
tanned for most descriptions but the market
fell TO pieces when the belated supplies reached
the stores. Peaches, plums and prllnes were
all very weak, with sellers cutting prices on
all kinds Of packages in efforts TO keep the
unsold surplus down 10 the smallest possible
40 pound boxes came in from Newcastle and
was marketed at 75c@Sl box Apples and
pears were held at firm rates and anything
grading as fancy found prompt sale at all times.
Figs were suddenly scarce and good packs would
have sold readily Mt sharply advanced rates had
the fruit been received a reasonable hour.
Aprieots were firm. particularly for bulk fruit.
and receivers were Indifferent about selling
choice fruit to the Gamers, as the regular trade
was willing to pay stff rates. There was a
but receipts of all varieties too large TO
permit any advance in prices Quotations for
currants and cherries were largely nominal, Of
ferings being limited TO few odd lots. Melons
were in good demand and citrus fruits moved
of fairly at the old quotations
Strawberries -Longworths. nominal Banners,
S5G6 per chest; other large varieties, $4@5 per
chest.
Raspberries $4@5 per chest.
Loganberries-S263 per cnest for red and
Blackberries~ SO. 5o@35o per chest.
Currants-$6@s per chest.
Cherries-S6loc per ID for black and 5@Sc
for Royal Anne.
Apples-Fancy four tier fruit, S1.25G175 per
50a75c, 5 so'i'iiOH 'D'4ee' ''e4T-' eiaO app'e''
Pears -Bartletts. sl.25G1.75 per box; other
varieties, 60cM$1.25 per box.
Peaches-Smal boxes, 40@65c; baskets, 40@
soc; lug boxes. T5c@sl.
Plums-Crates. 50@65c; small boxes and bas-
kets, 354 SOC; tragedy prunes, 50Q75c per crate
and 40M50 per box.
Figs-Double layer drawers, $ld125; single
layer drawers, 6O@75c; white figs, 6O@T5c per
drawer.
Apricots-Crates, eO@75c; small boxes, 5O@
75e; lugs. 75c@S1.25; to Gamers, $20G2T.50 per
Melons-Cantaloupes $1.75@2.25 per crate;
Wa atermel2ns, S2.5o@S5o per doz. -
80 Citrus Fruits tPer boXl-Navel oranges; $2I5@
1.75 for standards; Valencas, 50 .25@3; grape
fruit. 81. 2.75@3.25 for seedless and S1@1. so for
common; lemons SO for fancy, S35044.5 80 for
choice and 81. 50@3 for standard; lines, So. so
al.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, 75c@$1.25 per bunch
for Hawaiian and Mexican, s1.50@2 so for Cen
tral American; pineapples, $S@4 per dozen.
Dried Fruits. Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Rasins reported offering for New York,
October shipment. at 515c f. o. b. for fancy
seeded in one pound cartons. but few orders
being received. Prunes continue very firm
al the quotations, with packers in the country
looking for supplies.
future delivery, TQ10c; peaches, 5@5hc; do
1910 crop, future delivery, 5G6c prunes, 3a
Q4c, with Il premium for sos and 1c premium
for 40s; new crop, 4q415c, with the same pre-
miums for the larger sizes; figs, 3sl @5c; pears,
5@T14c.
Rasins-Layers. clusters-e crown, 81 so; 5
crown, 81 IS; crown 81 %; seeded, 4@5c; or
binary layers, 3 crown. slips; crown, 90c:
Ihompson,s mp seedlesss, 81 @s19e for anbleached
crown &c, crown S19c, 2 crown Sc; seedtess,
2@2Ac.
Nuts-Almonds. nonpareils, Az @15c; IXL,
14Ql413c; ne plus ultra 13@1312c Drake, 1O1a
@ll42c: languedocs, 11c hard SHE'LL 71ac: wal
nuts lSc per lb for No, softshells, sac for
No. do; pecans, 141a @16c; peanuts, 41a@5c;
pine nuts, lSQ20c per lb.
Honey-Nominal.
Beeswax-27 II 6u3Oc per lb for light and 23m
26c for dark