The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-18
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Ensiness Rather Above the Aver.
age at This Season.
Overland Shipments of Produce = Further
Gain in Bank Clearings Coffee Ad-
vanced-The Honey Trade.

in groceries is reported. Speculation, now
ever, is quiet, and 1t is as well.
Money continues in fair demand and
ample supply at the usual rates of interest.
The local bank clearings continue TO show
a gratifying gain over 1890, those last week
being SIS, $4,000, against So, 37S, G41 for the
corresponding week last year.
THE GRAIN MARKET.
There is not much to he said Of cereals
this week. Wheat is queter, and it is no
wonder, for the local shippers have bought
enormously during the past two months.
The French demand, which was the prime
tause of this heavy buying, was remarkably
sharp, as the weather has been continually
against the French wheat-grower this year,
rendering several resowings of the crops
necessary. At the close the foreign mar
kets are firm, and this market is steady in
sympathy, but quiet, buyers and sellers be-
ing apart.
Barley is weak at a decline, feed being
now quoted at 81 3712. with 81 40 for some
thing choice.
Oats are very dull, and prices have made
a general decline.
Corn is steadily held at about last weeks
prices, but the market IS quiet.
Rye is dull and freely offered, bat buyers
are scarce.
Bran and middlings have again been
marked down. and are weak at the decline.
Flour is active and firm at the advanced
prices.
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Overland shipment, Of California produce
via Southern Pacific lines IN February were
as follows: san francisco, IS Gl2, $50 pounds;
Oakland. 64I5l1; Sacramen o. l. 42S, 500: SLn
Jose, $4,000; Stockton, I.123 60; Mays
vile, III, $50; Los Angeles, 1891, 100; Cotton,
1910; grand total, 50, 25J, $50 pounds
The leading items were as follows; 1928
ceuIals beans, 1915 gallons brandy, $50 96S
gallons wine, 502.920 pounds borax, 9j3,510
pounds dried fruit, Il, 60 pounds fresh fruit,
1.T35,510 pounds citrus fruit, 4Sl, $50 pounds
ralslns, l,316,Sg0 pounds vegetables. So, 800
Ctnials potatoes, S33. $50 pounds canned
goods, 35S, So p0ulds hides, 55S,940 pounds
leather, ia. 40 pounds hops. 2S2 horses, 3d.
SO pounds honey, 1,G9l, 10 pounds wool,
l46,45O pounds canned salmon, 4, $50 pounds
picked salmon.
The annual review Of Schacht, Lemcke &
Steiner gives the honey crop OF 1890 at :, OOO,-
600 pounds, OF which 100000 pounds were
extracted he crop III 1853 was 100000
pounds. The circular says:
Comparing last years yield with previous
crops, more honey Than the average crop has
been produced. The quality has been very
choice, and we think that no huer honey has
ever been produced IN California nor in any
other ccLutry OF the world. Prices, considering
lie large crop we have had. have been very good
thanks 10 the active demand we have lad dur
Ing The ente season, fnr shipment 10 Europe, as
Well IS particularly for the different markets of
the Uuued States. LIrger shipments than for
many yeats have been made by rail- overland,
ana good prOportion OF this honey went from
New York TO Europe. According to statistics
the shipments East were 100000 pounds ex-
lIacIed ana 100000 pounds comb. The ship
mehts IO'rigu were 1872 cases against 900
cases in 1889. Shipments from here directly 10
Europe overland were $50 eases to France and
81 llyeTDoll which u
condition In Europe the supplies OF California
honey are only united, and paltlcularIy choice
While honey l. scare 50 that good prices are
being pa!d IL Liverpool and Hamburg.
II ps continue dull and prices are almost
wholly nominal at - to 30 cents per pound
Woo shows 30 noteworthy features.
Hides are quiet at the established prices.
Hay is firm and stocks throughout the
State are reported just about sufficient to
carry Us into the new crop.
Beans are inactive, but more or less IN
settled. Whites are weaker and piuks
fTmer.
Despite the good shipping demand for po-
tatoes the market rules weak, as stocks are
very l.rge.
Onions keep steady at high prices.
The shipping demand for butter during
the past wee6 or ten days has been remark
able. II has extended from Puget Sound
to the Black Hills and beyond, and even
some orders for the Eat are reported. The
Eastern butter market IS hId at the mo-
htlf. WHICH explains kIlE CHI on us lGr our
butter Shipping srates have been practI-
eally cleaned out Of the market by this de-
mand, and prices rule fran al general al-
vance
Cheese is steadier, but shows no variation
worthy OF remark. Eggs are higher and in
moderate supply.
Several small variations in driel fruit
have occurred, but the market /. dull and
LninleTesting.
Tie only new feature in nuts is a sharp
decline in Brazils, owing to offerings of the
new crop.
R;,isins continue in large supply, both
here and IL the EJst, and the market is
dull and weak at the comparatively low
prices. The New \ ork Commercial Bulletin
has recently printed this gratifying piece of
news:
The competition OF The lower grades OF Cali
furnid raiNlnS l. seriously checkin. the sale OF
Valencia frult, as Ia many sections u domestic
product IS b ing substituted for the imported
The low value Uf Tie former being the lever
working lie Change II certainly loo as
II thus competition was bound to increase IN the
future rather IA II diminish, and some venture
the opinion that in The cOur-e OF the next Two
three yeaIs the Vtlencias will meet the same
fate tha' his Oyertak-n The MIlagIs. In other
words, that California VIII ultimately control the
markets OF this county.
The meat market shows no particular
change except that mutton is rather easier
under slightly increased receipts. Hogs arI
nTm aud choice. Small cattle still being ~
cents, the beef market is somewhat easier
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Overland shipments of staple groceries
from California in February were S3699O
pounds coffee, 337,97O pounds tea, $3.50
pounds rice, 10, Sl3, $50 pounds sugar and
%, $50 pounds syrup.
Imports by sea ut this port during the
first two weeks of the year, compared with
the same period last year, were as follows:
Sugar, 6I,064,0O0 pounds, against 30,9l3,0 900
pnunus; Coffee 3,923, 800 pounds, against
26lLOOO pounds; tea, 5O4, 400 pounds, against
5134 pounds. The imports of sugar last
year during the period in question were
lgnt owing IN tho back wardness or the
Hawaiian crop. Sugar ruled firm ali the
week The movement is not large, as
buyers, expecting lower prices after April
1st. purchase only to supply pressing wants.
Whites are higher than for some time
Coffee continues strong and prices have
advanced, but reduced stocks have prevented
all active movement Shipments overland
have lately been large, as shown above.
Rice rules firm as rule, with an adv1nee
IN Hawaiian and japanese and in Chinese
mixed
Provisions are reported quiet with still
lower prices for hams and bacOB, though hogs
have been advancing for some little time.
In fact, California hogs are too high 10 al
nit Of local packing. 81 scarce are good
llight hogs for butchers use that several car
loads OF Eastern frozen hogs have been i'm
ported. L1rd has exhibited no marked
change FOR some time.
In spices several changes are noted, cassia
being higher, while sage, tapoca ani both
slttPd China and Singapore pepper are
marked down slightly.
The price of China nut oil has been re-
duced to 81 and 81 cents per gallon.
Canned fruits aTequOted firm with broken
stocks and good Eastern inquiry. There
is also an inquiry ON future account, but as
the Gamers are unable to forecast prices
for green fruit but little business results.
Canned salmon Is moving off fairly at IN
changed prices 1t is reported that some
of the Alaskan canneries have made com
bination for the coming season.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Linseed oil is lower. Turpentine and sew
eral additional brands OF petroleum have
again been marked doYa
In drugs citric acid is advanced to 65 cents
per pound. Gum arabic has been reduced
t. So cents, gum opium to So 80. Morphine
sulDhate is lower. Oil OF cube5s lower. Pot
ASH in casks higher. Spanish saffron is
lower,