The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-16
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Indications That the Volume of
Business Is Increasing.
Wheat and Barley Hieher-sugar Lower.
Lumber Marked Up-The Canned, Dried
and Fresh Fruit Trade-Etc.

1--we may Judge by the local bank clearings,
which were SIG, 1885, 72 last week, against s15,-
S24, 576 for The corresponding week in 1889,
business shows slight improvement. However,
trade generally picks up at this time OF the year,
when the fruit-growers and farmers begin to get
returns for their harvest, and we may therefore
consistently look for more active times from
now on.
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Cereals have been pretty firm during the past
week. Wheat got up To 81 3614 for No. 1, but
at the close is easy at 81 80 the top price for
No. l. The foreign markets have weakened
slightly. Wheat freights are stiff at an advance,
42s Cd having been paid for iron ships to U. K,
Hayre or Antwerp, and one handy-SiZed vessel
obtained 43s Sd yesterday.
Barley has again advanced, being now very
firm at 81 10 as full price for 10. L Feed, and
81 l712 for choice. Brewing descriptions have
advanced in sympathy with feed, aud are now
quoted at 81 20 to 81 Q per ell.
Oats are steady in sympathy with the other
cereals, but are quiet as buyers hold off.
Corn Is firm. Holders have advanced large
yellow and White and are disposed 10 again ad-
vance prices. The inquiry Is fair.
Rye has taken turn for the better, demand
for export having raised the price from 9212c to
81 Holders are now indifferent about selling.
Ground barley has been marked up. Bran and
mlddlinSs are hrm, and mlddllngs have again
advanced.
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Fruit continues the lively article under this
head. 1t is being bought up right and left by
Gamers drlers and Eastern buyers. Hardly any
Is coming INTO this city. Even the common
mongre sour plum, which has been given the
cold shoulder for years is bringing prices that
realize large profits for the grower. This is be-
cause The Eastern people want our plums and
are eagerly buying them at So and So per box.
Plums do not flourish in the Eastern States. The
Eastern people want our peaches, apIicots, figs
pears ana cherries too, even at eXorDltant prices.
Indeed they take every Kind of fruit, except
APPLES, raised In This State Those nifty house
wives who generally preserve line of assorted
fruits for the winter will have 10 90 without this
year pay rich folks prices Tor them. " ilh
peaches at 81 90 per box wholesale and apricots
al cents per pound retail, 1t is hardly probable
mat much OF either will be put up by The house
wife this year. Tie State is gathering in the
gold for It's fruit all the same.
Dried fruits continue nominal, the season not
having fairly opened yet. New apricots are sell
ing al 1904 cents per pound, aud sales OF un-
peeled Dleached peaches as high as 10 cents are
reported. Prunes ate being contracted at G12 a
10 cents per pound, according To size. Growers
are very still and buyers make the advances.
Hops continue strong at last weeks prices.
The New York market is rather quieIer, with
more liberal offerings. Some Sonoma hops lave
been contracted here at l712 cents per pound.
Wool continues quiet and weak with few buy
ers.
Hay is steaGy al frmer prices aud good hay
hDds sale without difficulty.
Beans are weak ana dull. Pea and white have
DECLINED and the other varieties are neglected.
POTATOES and onions ale Weakening under in
creaslng receipts.
Dairy products show some change. Choice
butter and eggs are somewhat higher, but com
mon eggs are weak and dull. Cheese has adj
vanced under slender receipts.
Honey Is easy and arrivals are more than suffi-
Client Tor lNe demand.
The wheat market shows no marked change.
Beef continues abundant and weak. hogs have
advanced traction. Mutton is reported easier
by Inc large concerns, but prices have not
changed. Veal is in ample supply al previous
prices.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Sugar was marked down "A cent per pound by
both reiineries last week. The demand is re-
ported very good The Eastern markets are
easy.
Coffee is quiet and prices2show no further
change. There Is no inquiry on overland ac-
count at tile moment.
Though rice is quiet stocks are slender and
The market is stiff at a further advance in Chi
nese descriptions. he last steamer brought
24o0 mats, against an average Of 10000
Iapioca, Sage and nutmegs have all declined.
prices.
Canned salmon is weak and dull at much
lower prices than have ruled Tor the past year or
Canned fruit is excited. Most of the Gamers
are oVersold and refuse TO sell any more fruit,
particularly peaches and apricOts, hence quota
tons are largely nominal. TIE demand Tor the
East continues enormous. This is The liyelest
frult year ever known In this State. IL is le-
ported that high grade California canned fruits
ave meeting with some inquiry in New YORK for
expectation 10 Germany.
MISCELLANEOUS.
C0astwise lumber has been marked up 81 per
NJ by lie jobbers. The retailers have not yet
advanced their price. The demand for lumbar
at northern mills continues active, both Oh local
and export account. lie steady expansion In
this trade is shown by the TACT that tonnage on
the way Tor the sound amounts TO "A, $50 tons,
against LII at the same time last year, and
S142 tons al The same time In 1883.
Pig iron Is dull, and all brands are lower ex-
cept Clay l. ne White. Quicksilver Is also a
fraction lower and nominal
Eastern llnseed, castor aud cocOanut oils have
advanced under reduced supplies.
Tobacco and cigars continue quiet.
Coke has declined, the demand having fallen
oil. Coal Is firm, with arrivals for the week OF
1904 tons coast, and 64O6 tons Australia. A
local circular says:
Although quotations have not been actually ad-
vanced, yet the market is nrmer. sales of car
goes eau readily be made at the asking prices of
week, with the general bel eff that prices VIII be
marked upward before the opening Of the fail trade.
There Is no likelihood of any particular scarcity to
warrant any marked advance, unless the Wellington
strike (not yet compromised) should be OF long dl-
ration and Australian coal freight rates should be
further advanced: these two causes, or either of
them would certainly uuSettie values. AS there Is
every reason to believe that the Wellington Compa-
ny Will restart this month and probability OF
Australian trelghtS being advanced, no fears need
be entertained of any great change The Australl
llsI Keeps increasing; our imports from there the
next six months Will be very large, especially during
our winter months when 1t is most needed: some
fancy grades of domestic Goals which are only I'M
ported from Great Britain will be in short supply;
their consumption Will be replaced with the output
from eparture bay.