The San Francisco call., 1910-12-06
Deeiduou- and citrus Fruits


The rain practically wound up the crops ~
grapes and berries aud receipts or both In the
local market were llght yesterday. 1neIe -
no raspherries received and only nine chests -
Strawberries came to hand. The latter we're ped
died OUT in small lots az advanced prices; Inc
situation in crauberrtes remained exactly the
same at the close OF last week Stocks we're
light and holders were very frm in their views
refusing to make the slightest concession TO buy.
Offerings of grapes consisted largely or
Grated goods carried over from saturday stocks
Of oranges were increased By the arrival Of four
carloads.
Strawberries s6a9 per chest.
Raspberries-N Nominal
uckleberries-46I &C. per 10.
Cranberries-Cape Cod. s14015 per bol.
Apples tper boxl-Fsncy TIER red soc9 p; p,
bellHOwer, 75cdSl; choice fruit. 55g60c; Christ
Pesrs@WiSteT PSV III n NeIis. s2a2.5o per box. cook
ing varieties, T5cGS1 per box
Persimmons-5OGl7 Toe per box.
Pomegranates-659T5 for small and S1G15O
for large boxes.
GraPes-Crates. T5c@s1: small boxes. 4oG5Oc;
large boxes. nominal.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-NaveI oranges. 81. -
02-25 for choice and 50 5O02- 70 for extra choice
tangerines, sig1 30; grapefruit $3.50 e, f2G 2G
"A for fancy. So 75d3 for choice and S262J0
for standard; Mexican lines. S45095.
for Hawaiian and 81 5OG2 25 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples' S29Z5O per Dozen
Dried Fruits, Raisins. Nuts and Honey
PTunes and apples still higher Small
pTUnes out OF the market.
Late mail advices from New York say ot
prunes: European buyers seem to be quicker %
realize the shortage in the California crop than
the American trade, but perhaps their pereep-
tions were sharpened by the failure OF their own
crops In any event. they began to buy early
and have continued 10 buy ever since Win Ine
result that they have secured some JO.OOO.O0O
pounds OF Calfornia'S S0,0OO,0O0 pound crop
France taking about 80 coo 600 pounds Germany
probably 15,0OO,OOO and other foreign markets
say 100000 pounds. Out Of the remaining
so. 600. 600 pounds had to be supplied the de
msndS of this country and Canada and not only
that. but France has again come into the mar
kaf and fbare are renewed inruiries from, ger-
many. France, ordinarily a great prune pro
duclng country. bad this year crop Of f0.00O,0O0
pounds. while Bosnia and Servia. which gener-
ally supply the bulk OF European consumption.
with some TO spare. turned out a very small crop
this year, which, moreover. was OF poor quality.
For some reason the Bosnian and Servan prunes
not keeping this year and il Is almost i'm
possible to ship them. A one Of our packers eX-
pressed it in a recent letter the prune supply OF
the world that is left I'm the hands Of packers
and growers is concentrated in California
FruitS-EyapOrated apples. 50 99l7c; apricOtS.
liz l3c: fancy Aloorparks, 131a q l4c. peaches,
515Q612c; fancy. &c: prunes. 6Q6lac basis; hgs,'
nominal; pears, 1OM BE.
Raisins-Layers. clusters-6 crown. $3.50;
crown, 81: seeded. 4s4c for choice and Sc for
fancy; ThOmpsOn's seedless. 412c; loose musca-
tel. crown. 4Itc; crown. S24c: . crown. nc;
seedess, 5 - 64c; raislns in sweatbOX at Fresno,
2G21ac
Nuts-Almonds. nonpareils 15c: XXI. 14c; ne
plus ultra. 13c peerless, 12c; brakes. 1ll2c; Ian
guedocs. lie; hardsheH iaGSc: shelled almonds.
3O035c; wslnuts. 15c per 10 for No 1 soft
shells. 141zc for No. ! standards; No. standard.
lie: peeans, 14la a915e: peanuts, ~ gSe' pine
fornia chestnuts, S@1Oc per H.
HOney-Water white comb, sage honey, l40
Ice; white do, 12Gl215c; amber do, 1OMllc. .
Sacramento river comb. 1O913c; extracted. So a
9e FOR white. 7Gsc for light amber and 515@6ae
per ID for amber.