Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-04


ticlpated. The fruit in places will be a fail.
ure. There Will be some peaches, few
plums and fair crop of apples, but no qulnces
and very few pears.
SUrTER-The crops compare favorably with
last year. Many fields of wheat and barley
and none less than twelve. The farmers have
begun heading their barley and many are
ready to begin on the wheat fields.
TEHAMA-The crops are a little short, but
many fields will be an immense yield. A
number of farmers report over forty bushels
to the acre.
TULARE-The seoson has been unfavorable,
but thousands of bushels will be harvested
where a failure was anticipated a few weeks
ago.
YeLo-About a two-third crop is expected.
Harvest has been commenced.
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago has accumulated 5000, 900 bushels
of wheat, which spectators are holding for an
expected rise. The Illinois crop is estimated
at one-half of the average, yet the tendency
of prices in Chicago is downward. In San
Francisco quotations are as follows:
FLOUR-S5 so.
WHEAT-S1 5061I 70.
oATsHsi 6AIsi lss sSss SizaS' ~ o.
WOOL.
The New York and Boston markets have
been dull, owing to anticipated heavy receipts
of California Spring The following transac-
tions have taken place in New York;
One hundred and fifty thousand pounds new
Spring California, at 2294 cents for short and
bury lots, and 30@35 cents for choice free
$4,000 lbs. do. old stock at 2Sg3O cents: 100000
DIS. Fall do. at 1920 ceLts; 5000 bags secured
at 62970 cents.
Boston reports as follows:
fsnl; ,to
freely, rnd the stock is now increasing quite
rapidly. Sales have been large, comprising
430 900 tbs., at 2293Sc. for Spring and 22la9341a
for Fall. Some of the recent arrivals have
been ofa very handsome quality, and in con-
sequence higher range of prices has been
sustained. Although the market is consid-
cred easier for this description, to buy and
lots will not bring over 3O@s2c. up to 34c. for
choice; and any advance on the latter rate Is
obtained only for fany lots.
OUR LOCAL MARKETS.
Our mills are doing fair business, and the
outlook for good crop is very encouraging to
farmers and millers. Our market rates are
only slightly above San Francisco figures for
flour and grain.
LUMBER MARKET.
With the large number of improvements
now in operation and many more under con-
tract, the lumber trade shows no appreciable
falling off. We are informed by Perry, Wood
worth & Co. and f1rifhth, Lynch & Co., who
control the lumber market here, that there is
every prospect Of brisk Summer and Fall
season, The quotations of last week hold
good.
LIVE STOCK.
Good stock is scarce, but farmers are begin
ming to learn the importance of improving
their breeds of stock. We may reasonably
expect in short time to see q decided inn
provement in the quality of the stock coming
to this market. Our pastures are unexcelled
on the coast, and our great herds should take
a prominent place in the stock annals of the
State. The following are the qotations:
Cattle dressed, &c.; hogs, 5@51ac. gross sheep
81 6O9S2 each; milch cows, S3OgS8O
THE RETAIL MARKET.
No change In the price of staple groceries.
Butter is becoming more plentiful at 30 cts.
for good to 25 cts. for inferior.
Oranges and lemons are scarce and hardly
quotable.
Eggs are in good supply at 30 cents per
dozen.
Vegetables are plenty at fair prices, and
small fruits, principally strawberries, are
coming down in price within the reach of the
masses.