Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-18
Prices Of wheat and Barley.

In the early days Of California agriculture.
when wheat had no export market or value,
and barley was extensively consumed by the
great number Of teams in use freighting goods
to the mines and by the stock used on this
various stage routes, it was not uncommon
for the price of barley to rule higher than that
of wheat. Since California wheat has be,n
exported and has occupied prominent posi-
ton in the quotations of tie European wheat
markets this condition of things has very
seldom occurred, and the present relative
prices Of the two leading grains of the
State is worthy of special note. No. wheat
is now worth in San Francisco 81 65, and
No. 2 81 60 to 81 62a per Genital. In the
same market barley is worth as follows: Feed,
81 so to 81 S7a; Brewing, 81 80 to 81 90 ;
Chevalier, 81 50 for choice standard bay, and
81 IS for COST. We do not hesitate to ex-
press an opinion that these prices for barley
are entirely artificial, and have no relation to
the real demand and supply. Those who are
interested in the corner on barley are
holding with the hope tina. the threat.
ened drought in portions of the State
will prove sufficiently reality to create . real
scarcity, and thus enable them to secure what
they demand before letting go. We predict
that somebody will be heavy losers. More
barley will be produced this year than for
years back, as the principal districts in which
barley is leading crop have already had a
sufficient rainfall, and large areas have been
and are being planted.
It Must be Manursd-Half and Half.
Not long since, during the taking of the
testimony in the debris trial before the Su'
psrior Court of this city, representative
farmer and a representative miner-old
friends-mes in well. known fruit store On
Second street. After a pleasant interchange
of the time of day, and inquiries after each
others health and business success, the sub
ject OF the pending action naturally came
up. Both had been on the stand
as leading witnesses, and their testimony was
in direct conflict in almost every particular
Naturally enough each was anxious for an
explanation of seemingly incorrect if not I'M
true statements made by his friend. The
farmer, who had himself been sufferer from
having portions of his land covered with
slickens, Inquired of the miner how they
made the slickens produce in the mountains.
The miner replied that there was no trouble
about that, and the farmers could make slick.
ems produce if they we're not prejudiced
against them. The farmer met this statement
by replying that he had himself planted the
slickens on his place to corn, to squash. to
sorghum, to Egyntian corn, had sown them
to barley, to alfalfa, and had planted Irish
and sweet potatoes in them, and in fact had
tried almost everything, and all had proved
failures and he was out not only the uss of
his land. but the labor and seed and good
deal of patience. 1t might make good land
sometime, but not in his time. OF
for his children or children's children.
but" says the miner, you didn't go to
work right. You ought to have mixed il
half and half with stable manure, and then
you would get good crops" To which the
farmer replied, without prejudice, that il
would take all the stable manure in the State
to make good soil, by the direction of the
miner, of the slickens already on his place,
and he wished the miners would send him No
more siickens till lie had made stable manure
enough to mix, half and half, with that they
had already sent him.