The morning call., 1890-07-23
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Business Not Very Active, but on
Healthy Basis.
Overland Shipments Of Produce-Imports of
Merchandise Money and Collections.
The Grain Market.

but it is better than loss. We may find
these bank clearlngs much larger later on,
when the fruitmen begin to receive their
returns from their crops The Eastern peo-
pie are paying us enormous sums for our
fruit this year.
Collections are fair. Money is in suffi-
cient supply at the old rates.
THE CEREAL MARKET.
As rule cereals are firm. Barley is very
high now comparatively and feed sells
easily at 81 90 Brewing barley is quiet and
brings only 21a cents to scents advance over
feed descriptions instead of the usual ad-
vance of 10 cents. This is due to the pre-
pOnderance of the demand for feed.
Corn is now pretty well held by one house
and quotations have naturally been marked
up. The demand is fair, though buyers
hesitate to purchase freely at the advanced
prices.
Oats have been elevated about 81 per ton.
The inquiry, however. is not sharp and the
advance is sympathetic with the other cer-
eals.
Wheat is dull and not overfirm. The ship
pers are paying more in the country than on
this market.
Wheat freights are strong at 42s Cd bid
and 46s Sd asked for iron vessels. Two
wooden ships were taken yesterday at irreg-
ular rates.
Grain bags were dull and weak at the de-
cline. Dealers are unable to account for
decentralization except on the score Of lack
of harmony among themselves, as stocks
are the smallest for number OF years.
Rye is in moderate supply and firm.
Ground barley and corn meal are strong
at recently advanced prices.
Flour is active and firm.
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Overland freight shipments from Califor-
mia by Southern Pacific lines in June were
30,604, $40 pounds
The leading items were as follows: 3175
centalS beans, 1918 gallons brandy, 34S, 100
gallons wine, l .699, 60 pounds canned goous,
110,230 pounds dried fruit, $3.50 pounds
raisins, 2,79S,240 pounds fresh fruit 1000
$40 pounds citrus fruit. 763, 030 pounds
hides, 1880 pounds hops, 1880 pounds
honey, 4S9, $50 pounds leather, 1,779, $50
pounds potatoes, 226430 pounds onions.
2,S5O,690 pounds wool, 540,S20 pounds canned
salmon, 80 pounds picked salmon, 1885,
100 pounds vegetables.
As will be seen by tbs above list, fresh
fruit shipments eastward have begun in
earnest, and of the total Sacramento for
warded :, 3S7, $40 pounds, or nearly 100 car
loads, being nearly 60 per cent of the total.
The shipments this month viii be much
larger. OF the potatoes Los Angeles
shipped La, 900 pounds, or " carloads, or
rs per cent of the total Los Angeles also
forwarded Gil, 720 pounds of the vegetables.
The great bulk of the wool, wine, canned
goods aud other produce. as well as the
grocery staples, went from San Francisco.
The citrus fruit of course went from South
ern California.
Hay has been firm of late but is somewhat
easier at the close, receipts being large.
Beans are unsettled. Bayos are firmly
held, being scarce. Whites have again de-
clined and are very weak, while pinks are
more freely offered.
Potatoes are higher than last week. Ar
rivals are not heavy, and the demand is
good.
Choice butter, eggs and cheese have all
gone up since last report. being more or
less scarce Common butter is dull how
ever, and poor eggs are neglected.
Honey is lower. The quality is remark
ably fine this year. but there is too much Of
it coming in.
The fruit market continues lively. Can
| ners are buying apricots. peaches and
plnms, and all are somewhat lower than
last week, as the recent high prices called
in increased shipments from the orchards.
They still bring fine prices, however.
Dried fruits have advanced since last
week. Aprlcots are the only fruit of anv
consequence on the market, as the peach
season has not fairly opened, and it is too
early early Tor prunes. Aprlcots, are selling at
13R to 10 cents per pound, and PEACHES
have sold at 16 to II cents. Contracts for
prunes at to 10 cents are still being drawn.
Nectarines are higher, and dried grapes
are being freely contracted at 81 to 31a
cents per pound.
Wool rules dull, but there is no decline,
as holders of good woods are in no hurry to
let 60, and expect steadler market by
and by.
Hops have gone up again. In the local
market 20 cents has been paid for 1889 hops
for brewing, and dealers say that the same
figure could be obtained for 1905 were
growers disposed to accept it. Indeed. 90
cents has already been paid in several in
stances, and free bids of 1871 cents are
made, but most growers refuse to sell. The
foreign crops are reported looking poorly.
while the Pacific Coast crop is large and
fine.
The meat market shows no particular
change. Beef Is weak and abundant. Nut
ton and lamb are steady at the recent ad-
vance. Supplies of veal are sufficient.
Beeswax is in good demand at better
prices than have ruled for some years.
The wine market is in fair condition,
though there has been less talk about it of
late. The eXnorts during the first half of
1890 were 4,209,500 gallons, valued at 81. 747,-
$50, against 4,047,500 gallons at 81, SOS. 500
for the first half of 1889. Our wine trade
is steadily increasing.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Overland shipments of grocery staples
from San Francisco in June were 301, $50
| pounds of coffee, 9 1875, $40 pounds sugar and
! 5,346, $50 pounds tea.
Imports of grocery staples at this port
| during the first six months of 1890, com
| pared with the first half of 1885, were as
| follows: Sugar, los, ISL, 900 pounds, against
81, 500 600 pounds; coffee, 10 7S9. 600 pounds.
against 17,436,000 pounds; rice, q, $50, 900
pounds, against 30,327,000 pounds; tea,
| 100000 pounds, against los, zoe pounds.
| The imports of sugar this year show de-
crease. of 100000 pounds from the
| Hawaiian I:lands and 100000 pounds
| from the Philippine Islands. The net de-
crease is 43, 755, 400 pounds. The total for
| 1889, however, was remarkably large being
| 1S,000,000 pounds in excess of any previous
year, so the falling off this year is only
| about 100000 pounds from the largest
| total prior to 1882
| The grocery staples show no marked
changes. The California Refinery has
| marked up yellow sugars fraction, leaving
whites unchanged 1t is reported that the
same refinery, finding the Hawaiian crop
too light for its wants. has ordered a num-
her of cargoes from Manila and Java The
demand for sugar is average for the season.
| Coffee has been rather more active of late
at previous prices. Importers look for no
immediate disturbance through the rumors
OF wal in Central America. as the crop is
| pretty much forwarded. but say that the
next crop might be affected.
| Rice continues firm, and the Chinese
| grades are marked up again.
- Hams nave been advanced fraction.
Bacon and lard show no. change. Barreled
beef has been marked down.
Canned salmon is duh and weak 1t Is
| reported that fish are running freely in the
| Columbia River and this market is again
! lower.
| Canned fruits and vegetables continue
| stiff. The orders for peaches and aprieots
exec ed the supply. Most Gamers refuse TO
take any more orders, being already sold
up to their full productive capacity. Prices
continue to advance, and though thew are
already high, the Eastern orders keep pour
ing In. The present situation is a novelty to
the local Gamers. Their only trouble is,
some of them have to pay steep prices for
| the raw fruit.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
fluctuations in merchandise last week
were few and narrow. Dry goods are quiet.
| though the local merchants report a large
business for the first half of 1890. Tobacco
| and cigars are dull.
| Coal is firm. but prices show no further