Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-16
CEREAL PRODUCTS.
what wheat and Barley IL Grown
In the CaMnIY.

I'm the County.
D. X. Edwards, of this city, has beef
for some time gathering up data with
reference to the amount of grain il
warehouses in this city and county-con
sumption, acreage, surplus, etc.-witl
the following result: Barley on ham
May LIST, 100, 900 centals; wheat on ham
May 1st, AZ GOO centals. Monthly crust
Of barley by the three principal mills II
the city: Capitol mills, $50 tons; Lank
ershim mills, $50 tons; Alta mills, 40
tons total, LOO tons, or $4,000 Genital
per month; or, in round numbers, say
total annually crushed and brewed il
the city, 500, 900 centals.
New barley will not be in the marke
for general use before July. Putting thu
next two months consumption at 20 ,OO(
centals, the surplus carried over will bt
about CO. 900 centals. Very few cars o
Los Angeles barley went East last year
No vessel was loaded at San Pedro with
barley.
The amount Of wheat on hand is moon
siderable, except that Of the Lankershim
Milling Company, of their own raising
They have on hand about 80, 900 centals
The other milling companies have been
for some time bringing three to four car
loads per day from the San Joaquin val
ley.
ACREAGE.
In this county, from best accounts
there are about 800, 600 acres, including
several thousand in the Antelope valley
OF this, one quarter, or IS 900, is in wheat
leaving in barley 225, 900 acres, OF which
we will safely say not to exceed 40, 900 is
cut for hay, leaving to be harvested fol
grain 1856 900 acres of barley, which, al
an average yield of 1919 centals per acre
would make 2,225. 900 centals of barley
in the county. Annual consumption IL
the city, 100000 centals; seed and feec
used by farmers, 725,000 centals; tota
consumed in county, 1,225 900 centals
leaving as surplus for export, 1000, 00(
centals, or 5000 carloads of ten toni
each.
Where and how this surplus shall g
from here. is a question of much con
Germ to Southern California producer
and transportation companies.
Much of the barley raised in thi
county is what is known as "feed," tina
is, it is dark in color and will not do fol
brewing.
If the weather is favorable considerabl,
and plump, which may be shipped over
land for mailing purposes.
The existing freight rates to Chicago
Milwaukee and other points is 60 cents
making choicest brewing barley worth
65 to 671s cents +. o. b. here.
Feel barley is mostly consumed OF
this Coast, San Francisco being thesprin
cipal market. Barley is worth Their,
only 671a cents. Freight from here there
by all rail, 271a cents; by San Pedro anc
steamer, 20 cents. This would max
barley 40 to Az cents per GENITAL il Sal
Francisco was used as basis. Barle,
has not been lower than now in Sal
Francisco in ten years. The acreage il
the State to barley is much less than las
year, but that will not materially affec
the Los Angeles market for feed barley
as the local demand governs the price
in Southern California. Barley is WORT
so to So cents now in Los Angeles.
This has always been known as
fuctuating market. For some years
when Arizona was not producing as nue.
grain as it now does, barley brought hig
prices here. Now, unless transportatio
companies and shippers put their head
together and find place and way
work off the surplus product, it will re
main here, bringing no money into tn
country, but depressing the market
Barley producers have no margin at pres
ent prices; in fact, it is doubtful if it j
not now below the cost of production t.
those who farm rented lands. Harvest
ing costs 10 cents per GENITAL, threshinl
! 10 cents per Genital sacking 9 cents pc
cental-29 cents, money out, leaving
very small margin to cover cost of pillow
| ing ground, seed and rent.
| WHEAT.
| Seventy-fve thousand acres at an aver
age yield of II centals would be 900, 90
centals.
The two mills of this city have flou
producing capacity of 700 barrels per 2
hours. equal to IS 900 barrels per month
or about $50, 900 centals annual consump
ton of wheat. This, with seed an;
amount used otherwise, would leave n
surplus wheat for export. Wheat i
worth 81 40 to 81 421a here now-highe
than in San Francisco.
Last yeai' there was no wheat shippe'
from San Pe..ro. One vessel of Lo
Angeles county whee was loaded at Sal
Diego.
This year some may be exported, bu
a like amount will be brought in to NJ
with home products.
Wheat grown in San Fernando valley
Newhall and Antelope, and some othel
Ipoints, is fine milling quality.
| Summing up the situation. our chie
surplus will be barley, Markets are low
at all points. Transportation both BY
rail and water are high.
Some parties in this city are working
with San Francisco and Eastern parties
with the view of finding an outlet. Viii
the transportation companies cooperate
Mr.. Edwards has been for ten years {
grain dealer in this State. He will likely
soon form q partnership with leading
gentleman in this city and give his at
tention entirely to the grain trade, which
appears to have been for years neglected
and without any system of handling o.
basis for market values.
Strangers, Call at E. Laventhal & Sons
LOG North Main street, for your wines, liquor
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