The morning call., 1890-04-02
Tie Record of the Past Quarter
Shown StatisticaIIy.
The Lumber Trade = Cereals Generally Ruoy-
ant-Money Easier Potatoes Coming
in Heavily From tho East.

made to our order it could not be better.
Perhaps if we ordered it, it would turn out
the worst possible for the earth.
Trade continues very fair. On rainy days
1t is quiet; when the sun comes out it is
lively. Collections are good, and the job
bers as rule are busy. The tendency of
money is to rule easier. A large amount
was released yesterday in dividends. One
of the city banks which lately raised its
rate of interest from per cent to per
cent has gone back to per cent.
The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports 265 failures in the Pacific Coast States
and Territories for the first quarter of 1890,
with assets at S1,111.102 and liabilities
S2,419S5S, AS compared with ISL for the pre-
vlouS quarter, with assets S703.344 and
liabilities 81, 295, 1852, and 231 for the CORE
spending quarter of 1889, with assets $685.
796 and liabilities 81, 800, 794. The quarter
just ended makes rather untavorable ex-
hibit in the matter of failures.
City Clearing House exchanges in March
we're S6j, l04, 472, against SCI, oil, 264 in
March, 1889. For the last quarter they
were S1S0634, 5lS, against S195, 1l3, 723 in the
same quarter last year. This shows fall
ing off so far this year Of 81, 100000
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Cereals show more animation. Several of
them are lively and buoyaut. Wheat alone
is fiat and neglected.
There is quite an adj vance going on in
barley. The price has gone up 81 per ton
within the past week or ten days. Stocks
here April 1st were 1900 tons less than on
March 1st. This has given a powerful i'm
petus to an already strong market. The
demand for both feed and brewing is active
and buyers pay the advanced prices without
murmur.
Oats are stiff and prices have advanced
several times since last review. City stocks
are not over 1850 tons, aud there is keen
demand, chiefly on speculative account.
Holders are firm and buyers come to the
front cheerfully.
Corn is strong at 81 121s to 81 Is for yell
low, and the market Is only fairly supplied.
A round lot of 1900 tons rye at 1914 cents
has been Sold for export since last review.
AT the moment the demand is fair and the
market steady.
Flour is reported in active inquiry and
firm.
Bran has been advanced so cents per ton
Corn meal aud ground barley have been
marked up i'll sympathy with the advance
in the raw products.
GENERAL~CoUNTRY PRODUCE.
Potatoes continue to attract the attention
of produce dealers. But change has come
over the spirit OF the potato dream and
prices are tumbling right and left. A food
OF Eastern potatoes has demorallZed the
market Since last Saturday nnety-two
ears, or over 10000 sacks. have come in from
the East This amount alone is eight days
supply. Stocks are accommodating and buy
ers are holding off, expecting still lower
prices. Onions are also easy.
Both Eastern and California eggs are in
quick demand and higher, with moderate
stocks. The Eastern inquiry has been I'M
usually sharp this year. Butter is I'M
changed. Cheese continues weak.
Hops rule quiet at last weeks prices. A
decline at New York is reported.
Wool sells fairly at the newly established
spring quotations
The combination of tanners has gone into
effect, and revised prices now prevail. The
effect VI this association of interests re-
mains to be seen.
Colored beans are quiet at the high
prices. Whites are IN good supply and dull
Lines are in demand and higher.
Hay shows no further variation.
There IS nothing new TO be said of dried
fruits. They are remarkably cleaned up
and prices Tor all kinds except grapes and
hgs are gradually advancing. The dried
lruit men have done very well this year.
This being Holy week, the demand for
meats has fallen off considerably and the
meat market Is weak. Beef Is no lower
| about 72c per 10.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
There is very little new to report under
| this head this Week. Sugar Is moving more
| smoothly, as those jobOers who were short
| are filling their orders with Eastern sugar
The sugar crops OF The season 1So99O, II is
! stated by the American Grocer, are the
| largest on record There has been a steady
| advance i'll the production of beet sugar, it
| avlng risen from 2,2l0973 tons in 1886 to
| 5,5j0,OUO tons in lSSy-9J, gain in five sea-
| SONS Of l,33OU2I tons, OF coy per cent. On
DF Al
steady, the crops of 80 reaching 2,22S,-
COO tons, being Ill, $50 TONS lighter than in
| 1886.
Coffee shows no marked change. The de-
| manG improved somewhat during the week
| in sympathy with more favora bie reports
from New York, but prices show no i'm
provement. Holders continue firm. The
market at the close is quiet.
Rice remains in about the same position,
Island being firm and mixed Chinese weak.
PROVISIONS are quiet, but prices Tor bans
| bacon and lard are frmer than for some
| time, in sympathy with hardening Eastern
markets.
Gamers now report fair demand for
canned fruit, owing to the stock of dried
| fruit having become well cleaned up Large
lines OF cheap canned salmon have lately
been worked off at bower prices, and there
Is Still enough on hand. The season of 1890
opened yesterday on the Columbia River.
Some brands OF starch are lower and one
VI COhutuocu IIllh Has DttU
down. Mixed pickles are advanced 10 cents
per gallon canned oysters are again mark ed
up 10 cents TO 12A cents per case as to
brand.
The lower grades of Liverpool salt all are
more i'll favor of the buyer, tile quotation
for large sacks being SIS to SIS 80 per ton.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
Nut Gil has again declined aud is now
quoted at 10 cents to 50 cents per gallon.
Tobacco is quiet. Cigars sell fairly. Dry
goods are reported active and generally
firm.
Iron continues dull. Quicksilver is still
scarce and high, some dealers asking SOL
per flask. Coal shows no particular change,
as will be seen by the followin statement
from city broker:
AS the consumption for each week this month
has largely exceeded our imports, stocks in
yards are beug laI gely eaten into, and the pres
cut position has been taken advantage of TO In-
crease Nalnes somewhat. With no 6ituminous
| coal ell route from Great Britain and a very
meager amount atioat aud loading In Australia
(asO scarcity of tonnage thete), our almost ex-
elusive sources OF supplies are from the northern
coast and Will remain so for several months 10
come. Ihese is ample being mined there fOr our
uses without auy IU elgu Imports; the only draw
| back viii be the tonnage 10 move it; with San
iedro and San Diego out OF the market there
| would b. ample, but they are divertiHg n number
| OF vessels from our trade. There is no cause for
alarm us To our not receiving sufficient coal TO
meet all our urge&i demands this year, although
tie demand and supply may so nearly asslmilate
thai there would be but lutte obstacle to further
advance prices II the producers, who number but
| a few. should so decide.
Prices for lumber show no change, but a
| good export demand is reported from Puget
| Sound, where ships are scarce. Pine retail
lumber-dealers Of San Francisco are talking
| Of forming an association and meeting is
called for the 9th inst. The receipts at this
| port during the irst quarter of 1890 were as
follows, compared with the same quarter in
| 1889: Pine, 46.595,0O0 feet, against So
| 600 in 1889; redwood. &c, 545 900 feet,
against IS, l12,000;s shingles, l3, las, 900,
against 19,3S9,00O; ties, 36S, 1894, against
| 67,406.
THE FECKENHAUSENS.
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