<select name="streetid" id="streetid">
<option value="4">a</option>
<option value="5" >b</option>
<option value="6">c</option>
<option value="7">d</option>
<option value="9">e</option>
<option value="11">f</option>
</select>

$("#streetid").find("option:contains('f')").attr("selected", "selected");

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