The morning call., 1891-07-16
THE CEREAL MARKETS.

less dull in summersand perhaps their COM
plants will cease.
THE CEREAL MARKETS.
Wheat is dull at slight decline all over
the world, despite continued reports of de-
creased European yield.
Barley has been very active during the
week at pronounced advance. Feed has
now gone up to 81 171a and 81 20. and is in
brisk request. The demand is chiefly for
export to Chicago. New York, Milwaukee
and other Eastern brewing centeis, where
our barley is at present needed, and to Iqui-
que, as the Chilean civil war has caused a
great scarcity of grain, hay land provisions
there. There is also good local Inquiry.
Sround barley has been marked up 10 So
and SIG per ton, in sympathy with the raw
grain.
Oats are firm, owing to the rise in barley,
out prices have not advanced. Receipts are
light and offerings moderate.
Corn Is Slow at decline. Eastern corn
is flowing in here freely.
Rye is held at an advance of 2h cents and
offerings are moderate.
Flour is in demand. for the west coast of
South America, but beyond this there is no
particular activity.
Grain bags are lower tEau at the date of
last review, but there is less cutting. Re-
ceipts of late have been free. and The de-
cline was due to the lear of some hclders
that they would be- left with some bags on
hand at the close OF the season. Dealers re-
port fair demand.
Bran has been marked down during the
week.
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Hay is steady, though receipts show some
Increase. At present prices the farmer can
get moderate returns for his industry,
though there is no fortune in hay even at
present quotations. There is a good de-
mand Tor lquiQue, which helps the market
greatly. Beans are irregular and dull. with
no variations worthy Of note.
Potatoes and onions are in liberal supply
and weak.
Butter and eggs arein identical conditions.
Choice lots of both are in light supply and
higher. while common kinds are abundant
and hard to move. Cheese. Is firm aad in
very lair request.
Fresh fruits show no particular change.
The Gamers and drierS still pay the good
prices quoted for several weeks, but the
market cannot be called strong.
Dreld fruits are neglected. The only
transactions are in new spot apricots at 8
and 10 cents per pound, and in grapes, for
future delivery. at 2h and 2B cents. A
few new apricOts are coming in, but there is
no particular inquiry for them The brok-
ers are hawking old peaches about the
street, but 90 not dispose of many of them.
The fact is, Eastern buyers utterly refuse
to take hold of the market thus far this
year, and the local spectators have been
bitten SO often that they, too, are fighting
shy OF it. Hence the staguation.
Raislns are in about the same condition as
dried fruit There is no call for them. and
there are enough on hand here and on the
| Atlantic Coast to last sometime yet. The
Eastern buyers cannot thus far be induced
| to buy, but of course this neglect Of the
| market cannot be pursued Indefinitely.
Hops are also dull, for reasons several
na nd in T.,
no inquiry and quotations are nominal.
Wool Is inactive at unchanged prices.
Hides are very quiet Refined tallow is
wanted for export, but rendered continues
| quiet, though II firmer feeling is reported.
Honey Is IN good demand and firm. Re-
ceipts continue light. The.market Is prac-
| tically unchanged.
| GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Groceries present few features of interest.
| Sugar Is reported in fair demand at the old
| prices. Coffee is quiet and unchanged
Hawaiian rice has advanced, owing to I'M
| eXpectedly light receipts from the is auds
! Other descriptions of rice are dull.
Provisions are in some demand for the
west coast of South America. but otherwise
| the inquiry is light Smoked meats are
steadily held, in sympathy with firm East
| ern markets.
Canned salmon is dull, despite tle re-
| ported light pack, as the cnnsumptive mar
kets are well stocked with last years pack
canned fruits are reported dull and de-
| pressed by the Gamers, VINO quote a weak
| market. The Eastern buyers refuse 10 take
hold, and, under the present condition Of af-
fairs, could probably secure concessions
| without much difficulty.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Tin plate is firmly held, with sales ut Sc &C
| per box. Quicksilver is dull at SAL pei
flask.
Tobacco and cigars are dull.
Foreign Goals are strong at an advance of
| 90 cents per ton in Australian grades
| Coast Goals are unchanged. The weeks
arrivals were 1850 tons from coast and
$3.50 tons from foreign mines.
| Dry goods are quiet. Imports of foreign
dry goods at New York for June were light,
amounting to only S7699, 800, against S15,-
$4,000 for the same month last year and
| S6.99l,6O0 for the same month two wears
ago. Tariff changes caused the heavy move
| ment in June, 1890. Imports for the six
months ending June 80. 1891, were SO 800,
200, against S9S, ID, 900 in 1890 and SOS, GO,
$50 in 1889. The amount thrown oD the
market in the first six months this year was
81, 100000 in excess of the amount imported
PRODUCE ana merchandise exports by sea
| from San francisco during the first six
months Of 1891 were S23, 457, 900, against
| Sl9,S3S,000 during the same time in 1890
A gain of S3,600,000 in our exports for the
during the first six months of 1891 were
| Sl0,2S3, 1856 against S7,342,750 during the
same time last year.
Advices from Australia are not eneourag
Ing TO lumbermen. Redwood is unstable
| ana oregon pine has dropped TO G6 per IO0(
feet, and at the decline the demand is very
small.