The morning call., 1891-04-16

| for 1S9o-91 at 100000 tons and the beet
| crops at 3,660,000 tons-a total of 5,980.000
| tens. The total for the previous year was
5,669, 142 tons, or 5i0,85S tons below the crop
OF the world in the season of 1S9O-91. The
| local sugar market is without change as far
| as prices are concerned. A trade journal
| says that there is an agreement between the
| refinery companies and the jobbing grocers,
Dy which the latter are granted rebate on
llst prices in consideration of not selling
| below refinery prices. Jobbers breaking the
agreement, 1t is understood, will be cut off
| from supplies by the refineries. There is
| considerable talk just now among dealers of
a reported combination between the two
local rehnerles, but as the principals here
refuse to either confirm or deny the report.
the trade are more or less in the dark. Full
accounts or this rumOred combination have
been given in the local columns of The
| CALL.
Coffee is quiet and weak at last weeks
quotations.
Rlce shows no variation worthy of note.
PROVISIONS rule firm and cured meats make
fractional advance every few days. The
market is fairly active.
Canned fruits and vegetables are fairly
held, but quiet. Canned salmon is in
moderate supply and inactive.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The local retail lumber dealers have
marked down prices to cores pond with the
pine is 81 per NJ feet lower; clear, for floor
ing, 81 lower; No. l Z. d G. dressed, 81
lower. No. stepping is 81 so higher and
No. So lower. Selected spruce is 81 lower;
rough redwond. So to 81 lower; clear. So to
50 lower; Il. Il G., 81 to So lower. Rough
pine is now quoted at $40; selected, S25;
clear, for flooring, $50; No. Il stepping.
S43 90; No. 2. S2S; spruce, S19; selected,
S27; rough redwood, S19 selected, S26; t.
d G., S24 to $3l per NJ feet.
Tobacco is reported quieter. Cigars meet
with fair demand.
Dry goods are not very active and prices
show no particular change.
Local cOal-dealers report the market fairly
steady and well supplied as far as spot
stocks are concerned; but future prices are
weak and sellers are making concessions.
The weeks receipts were 9l06 tons coast
and 7765 tons foreign. A circular says:
The arrivals are not large of late to cause any
disturbance in local values but other influences
nave developed themselves, which have caused a
further decline. Resales are being made OF car
goes after arrival, leaving considerable loss to
The sellers, and other consumers, who will really
need iuei III The near future, are delaying pur-
chases In anticipation OF yet lower prices. They
may be deceived as they have often been before.
AS long as the Liverpool wheat market advances,
and The weather Tor our growing crops c0ntin-
ues reas onable, just so long will coal values re-
main low. But is not each Of the above causes a
so In The past The quantity of coal listed from
Newcastle, Australia is not excessive, viz. /: 49,,
600 tons, which will b. the total amount TO ar
rive within the next ninety days. English and
Scoc CHI grades have been offered very low during
the week, which shows the anxiety OF ship
owners 10 avail themselves OF the high outward
grain freghtS.
Quicksilver continues demoralized at S43
per flask. The receipts at this port during
the first quarter of 1891 were 1860 TASKS, AID
the exports S37 TASKS. During the same
quarter last year the receipts were 1864
TASKS and the exports 1913 TASKS. The fs-
ureS are against quicksilver this year, show
ing greatly reduced demand.
Exports of produce and merchandise from
San Francisco during the first quarter of
1891 were ST., 547, 200, against S1O,643, 100
during the same quarter in 1890, gain of
S1,S0O,00O for the first quarter of 1891. This
looks promising. The exports this year are
remarkably heavy.
Imports of foreign merchandise at this
port during the first quarter Of 1891 were
SIS, $4,000, against SIS, $4,000 during the
same quarter in $780,