The morning call., 1890-08-20
CONDITION OF TRADE.
The Indications Favorable for a
Good Fall Business.
Sharp Advance in silver-COtfse Higher-ce-
reals and Produce Bringing Unusu-
ally Good Prices

The feature Of the markets this week is the
sharp advance in silver, which has got up TO
81 1875 per ounce the highest point touched IN
twelve years. Mexican dollars have advanced
TO 93l2c In sympathy, and both markets are still
tending upward
The .ocal bank clearings keep up their steady
gam on 1889. Those last week were S20,5o3.-
5g6. against SlS,O0l $50 for the same week In
1889 We are now only S3,500,Oo0 behind
1889
Generally speaking, the outlook on the Pacific
Coast is brilliant farmers and fruimen are
getting high prices for their products, no com
plant Is heard from the merchants aud failures
are few and small.
THE CEREAL MARKETS.
The feature of tile grain markets is the sharp
advance IN barley, which has risen TO 81 2o54 10
81 3l1z for feed, una 81 SO to s 40 for brewing
IL looks as If seed would be dear this year
Present prices are about the highest for some
years.
quotations for fair to good, aud choice sell
higher.
Corn Is steadily held at 81 80 for No. yellow
and white.
Rye is quiet at 81 40 for new, and 81 90 asked
for old.
Tie above prices are high. Wheat alone does
not advance, though is brIugingthe respectable
quotations Of 81 3712 TO 81 10 here, aud even
higher prices are paid in the country.
Bran anu middungs are selling at fancy prices.
The former IS now quoted at SIS TO SO 90 per
ton, while the latter bring s2G 90 10 S27 so per
ton.
Grain bags are now held at 8 cents By the
syndicate who claim that they have complete
coutIo Of he market. Some sales are made at
this price, though buyers do not take hold unless
absolutely compelled 10.
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Overland freight shipments 0! produce and
fNlIr
cilc lines In July were 44,lSO2SO pounds.
Tie leading items were as follows: 1916 CEN
Ions WINE, 4,o3993O pounds canged goods,
2 1859, 100 pounds dried fruit, 10 O95, 80 pounds
fresu Iruit, Is, 100 pounds citrus ftult l34,340
rounds vegetables, 443, $50 pounds hides. 724,
ESQ pounds leather, SU.37O pounds hops. 43,9UO
pounds honey, g. SZS.26O pounds potatoes,
2,OGU,6SO pounds wool l2,5I0 pounds quick
silver, 9J6.3GO pounds canned salmon, "a, 800
pounds picked salmon. OF The fresh NUT H.
45G,3UO pounds, or over 80 per cent went from
Sacramento, which also shipped l,fQO,3oO
pounds Of the veg tables. Attention IS Called 10
The shipments OF fresh iruit, which amounted 10
Cos carloads, Of 10000 pounds each.
The only change ID fresh fruits this week Is
frmer feeling in peaches and Bartlett pears, aud
the latter have advanced under good Canning
demand. Both varieties have been In large sup
ply OF late, as mentioned IN last weeks report,
but hey are now less abundant
Dried nuts are unsettled and Irregular. The
ye,y high prices for peaches and aprcots have
scared OH The Eastern buyers, ana prices Tor Doth
are lower. ana there is no demand dt all. Deal
ers. however, firmly believe that the market VIII
recover, owing TO The crop failure In the East
PGuues are also weaker. Apples, ON the con-
IraTy, are IN Keen demand aud have sold up TO
1872 cents Tor a good evaporated arIiee-a
fancy price. NectaTines are also wanted al high
prices. IAe Eastern apple crOn IS also short.
Hops are sim, The demand IS good, ant SOnO-
mas have been Contracted at 2212 cents per
pound. The tendency Is sun upward; Inc
European crops are not looking very well.
Wool is steady and III improving aemand.
Hides are firm al lie recent advance and deal
els report a good inquiry.
Choice hay has again gone up, and even the
common grades have at last taken Il turn toward
better prices. Hay Is selling very well This
Beans are unsettled. Every description is
much higher than few weeks ago. owing prin-
clpally 10 Eastern orders Llmas are seHlng at
So 10 for autumn delivery and whites are being
contracted at 81 20, while spot goods VIII bring
81 90. COloIed beans are also Ia demand al
comparatively high prices.
Potatoes doing better. 1t is reported that
rot has seriously affected the Eastern crop in
many secttous. The market Is very stlH but not
Onions are also selling higher Receipts are
moderate aud Aust ALA mas called on this
keI for about 1000 boxes.
Butter IS I'll heavy supply, depressed and con-
sldeTably lower. There Is 10 Yestlge Of The re-
cent boom. Buyers largely running on
picked roll and Eastern creamery, ana The more
costly flesh roll IS therefore neglected. Cheese
is also dull and In larger supply, al fractional
Choice eggs, both Eastern and California, are
scarce ana higher, and common eggs are also
doing better.
Honey shows no change from last week, ex-
cepI that spot stocks OF wafer White extracted
have run low.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Coffee is IN active demand and higher In SYM
patty with au advance al New York. Salvador
Is now selling up to 2012c and Guatemala aud
Costa flca have gone up 12c aud "a per pound,
respectively. recent dispatch from Baltimore
Bays:
The coffee merchants of this city are very much
interested over the rumored formation of a coffee
syndicate, with capital of S5.U00,000. Several
Cables were sent to RIO this morning asking advice
) the syndicate. one dealer here who mas rela-
tions with both Rio and Santos says the syndicate
is for the purpose OF doing away with the mitdie
man, who IS an importer in the coffee trade The
syndicate will buy up all the coffee can from
painters regulate the prices and ship to an agency
in the United States, instead OF TO the importer.
Overland shipments OF coffee Der Southern Pa
clfc COmpanys lines IN July reached 1853, 40
pounds making q total OF 2,0l0,950 pounds
Since January lSt, against 1,343, 100 pounds IN
the same period IN 1889.
Sugar is in fair demand at last weeks prices.
Overland shipments from San FRANCISCO III July
were 2 663 $40 pounds.
All descriptions OF rice are weaker, the market
being better supplied win the principal kinds.
The radical advance In silver however, may tone
prices up again by enhancing exchange.
hams have again advanced slightly In SYM
patby with higher Western markets. Bacon aud
lard are irm aud unchanged.
Candy Las declined TO 9l2 and 10 cents per
pound 10 sympathy with the fall In sugar.
Canned corn ana tomatoes have advanced and
are very hrm. Curiants In barrels have gone up
slightly.
Canned Salmon is Is better demand on Eastern
account and Tie market IS now firm. Ihe first
trail-load oil ALASKA canned salmon from san
Francisco has recent left Oakland on It's way
across tue coutneut, EEere we're twelve cars