Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-28

the country and>staryation stares them In the
face. We present our readers with our last
crop reports from several grain-growing coun-
ties:
BUTTE-Along the Honcut the wheat crop
will be as good any past year; in places
as high as orty bushels per acre is the esti-
mated. yield. On The red land IL is estimated
at twelve TO twenty bushels per acre. About
Nelson's the crop 10 good, bur at Gridley's
looks poorer, some farmers cutting IL for hay.
CONTRA COSTA The weather has been fa-
vorable and the fields that have been cut ex
ceed the expectations OF farmers. The crop
VIII be nearly as heavy as last year. Hay is a
large crop.
CoLUsA-The headers have been busy for
ten days and fair crops are harvested. II is
an early harvest, and gives better satisfaction
than was anticipated.
KERN-Farmers are crowded with work.
The cool weather has allowed the grain TO
ripen without irrigation and fields look prom
Using.
MARIN-Crops look well and feed continues
good.
MoDoc-Showers of two weeks ago helped
the growing CROP and grain promises good
yield.
NAPA-An average crop is expected, but the
newspapers only estimate two-thrds crop.
large area OF wheat has been sown and
heads are large and well filled. More hay has
been cut than ever before. An immense crop
of peaches Is promised.
PLAcER-Early grain looks fair and will
make two-thirds crop. Hay crop large.
SAN MATEo-All early-sown grain will make
full crop. Late-sown grain is not doing well.
Hay crop light and grass crop short
SAN LUIS OBIsPo-All grain put in prior TO
January rains Will give an average yield, and
many pieces will make so to so bushels to the
acre; All crops that have been we'll put In
are doing we'll.
soNoMA-Promise not SO good as five or six
weeks ago. Grass and grain have grown
slowly and the grain crop will be less than
two-thirds the usual yield.
SHAsTA-Prospect not fattering and but lit
tie grain Will be harvested. Most stock men
have abundant grass.
Los ANGELEs-The crop prospect is improv-
ing. Grain In places will be more than an
average and other crops large yield.
The following are the latest San Francisco
quotations for large lots:
FLOUR-S5 O0g5 co.
WHEAT-Sl 65g1 "a.
BARLEY-Sl A.,
OATS-s2 O0@2 20.
RYE-$l 371s
HAY-$l0Ql7.
CORN-$l 521l.
THE WOOL MARKET.
The stagnation in the wool market contin-
ues, there being large surplus of manufac-
tured goods on hand, no foreign demand and
very little home consumption. The following
is the latest Boston report:
There Is no prospect as yet of any improve.
rnent In wool, although there has been rather
more doing the past week. California wool
has been arriving more freely. Sales of 10000
pounds are reported at 22a24c. for Spring, liza
25c. for Fall. Some OF the recent receipts in
Guide fancy lots, and as high as 40 cents have
been obtained for small lots of $50 pounds.
This Is no criterion of thu market Thirty five
cents may be considered an outside figure for
choce Spring; o0932c for good average lots.
Latest from San Francisco:
Receipts to-dav aggregate 3S4 bales. Very
fancy clips of long staple are selling at 25c
Choice long, u Observation-Disclosures. 23@25c
Good shipping. lS12Oc
Heavy free, u 8b.........,............... l5aIsc
BURY, u ID b............,............... l54l8c