The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-25
CONDITION OF TRADE.
The Rain Creates a CommOtion in
the Grain Market.
Wheat and Flour Higher-sharp Break in
Feedstuffs-C Coal Declining Under Very
Heavy Arrivals, Etc

| III mas again rained copiously and the crop
outlook was never better at this season.
commence is expressed on every side, the
country merchants are renewing their or
ders, partially discontinued for time, and
prospects are bright The features of the
week were the remarkable decline in feed
stuffs, owing to the rain, a further deprecia-
tion IN silver and an additional gain in LOCAL
Dank exchanges, those for the week being
Sl5,n0.0C0 against ST., 932. 500 for the CORE
spending week last year.
THE CEREAL MARKETS.
After the rains had become so general and
| coplouS that the crops this year were almost
| assured, there came a great crash in feed
| stu1fS Barley made one of the sharpest
breaks on record, dropping in three or four
DAYS from 81 1914 to ST %. Bran, middlings.
ground barley, chopped feed, oats-in fact
an feedstuffs, dropped like plumb line.
When it is remembered that before the
rains bran sold at S23 per ton against SIG
To-day, mddlings at S27, against S1S to $50,
chopped feed at S2S. against S4. and barley
al 81 52z2 to 81 1874, against 81 32R, the
! extsnt Of the depreciation Will be realized.
AT the moment the bulls have regained
| partial control of barley, which is accord
| Ihgly hrmer. But oats ami corn are still
iower the former beng offered at sharp
utcllne ana the latter selling SLOWLY al a re-
AUCTION OF 21sc per GENITAL.
1--we Is quiet at the old quotations. Wheat
| is doing very we'll Under an active demand
| many thousands of tons have been sold
during the past ten days and the price of
| shipping has advanced to 81 40 and 81 Az.
! Wheat freights have also advanced, 40s
/ oelng the current quotation for iron vessels,
ana considerable chartering is going on
| Snperhne and bakers -four have been
marked up to correspond with the advance
IN wheat. Family flour is unchanged. There
J Is good demand for superiiHe for Japan.
Inc rains have led some bag operators to
ADVANCE their asking prices for Calcutta
| gram bags from 6B cents, May and June
delivery, TO 6H and 63s cents, but no. actual
sales sales over 6B cents have yet been reported.
Inc Calcutta manufacturers have lately
marked down their bags to point below the
parity OF tins market, which may net some
oI the local holders loss
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
! Wool continues firm. but business is still
| Of a iobbinp character owing to the lack nf
assortment.
Hons are dull STEADILY held and nm.
changed. The WASHINGTON newspapers re-
| port contracts in that State for 1891 hops at
| 10 cents per pound.
h Hides are still duh and cheap.
Trade In honey is Of retail character.
Hay has declined in sympathy with the
ether feedstuffs, and the highest price for
choice IS now only SIS against SO 10 $40 40
Beans are also vveaEer and ouiat. as rho
wet weotbar h,S ,;,,a, ,'a,t,, ~ I,' 81
different asnect va
Potatoes have coma in beovi1y ord oil
kinds have daciinad IT, n,srI'at ny IT. az
aIIv stncl,ed NO 'N0' 10 i'ooA-
Onions bave oIso doolirod r,dor IN
creased raraints STbaU gat ~, - 81 n ,ar
Genital Int are now wort5 ca "a ~ ia e. g. ~
FgvS ore in anil rI, ~ oo atu ~ 20 90
cents prr dozen which l. anita danIina
were CHASING aftar hn,,ars ~ tb ~ 80,
held off ami forced nricas' dor,, ronifi,y
The market is steadier AT the close ppwi11c
to the storm. Bnttsr foo has gona Soyn
and the market is danrassad and yary basu'
iIv stocked. Cheese il eosv ar a dsclirn
Raisjns are NEGLECTED. chaan ond WOOL,
,vith fraa s,,aI,Iis 49,, eteap Gnu "S"h,
mt'u iiee oupPtIes' NUS are quiet ana snow
ho CHduSe DeyOnu increased hrmneSS III
almonds, which are IN moderate supply.
Dried iruits are quiet, as n rule, aud vari-
at1Ons are fractional. Stocks of all kinds
eXceDt figs are iipht Sill n fair business i'm
small Wv Is re,ortad in a,,,las nasob 80
and nrunes fO' F0'NN'
'' ~, Piules'
ne wheat MARKET SHOWS no change
worthy OF note.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
Ct,,,... =; ,,.; 49,. 8, -,
Nh'iiS'S ~ slocoiieo az lew anu nal
row. PROVISIONS are quie' and practically
unchanged, ~ slight depreciation III
EASTERN rams De excepted.
famed fruits rule hrm and the demand is
any steady business. Canned vegetables
are also firm. No such season as last is
looked for hoyever as II iS not nrnhalIo
th,t thnra viii hn ,nntbar tr,,;t faa;i,nH -
tne Fsetarn Sta+oS ~, - --"'s A''Aui0 4"
va - y 49,, mo Je"i'
NaHutu salmon SHOWS no cnange from
last report and Is not reported active at the
moment However, it is said that free con-
tracts for Columbia River fish fu+ura do
livery are beioo made
So !; IL, ~, 80; ,, -,
,SuS"i - III 1tiy Ian ueualld auu prices
TaS euc,ar ~ 70 rn','oI, NO NY on
when tine inorirv NAV ha hristar 49,
Rice ais hrisker nj ahout tho nid ,,rioas
or coffee. the circnIar of r UodI,iso+i.r
lately. issued saws. -
sirc. M. La,.i,,,,I, =, H. ..,,. -.
been steady ioi dsp VI tn snd t"Hn .e,e ms
sorbed the nun quantity of coffee coiresnondinr
10 the average consumption. Owing both TO The
lower rates OF railroad freights established last
year ard 10 The frmness Of The Eastern markets
- TVSiues d st,one demand Tor lle central
70 snnniv Chiefly 1n a,r ny n"s peen ucu,s
good and prime Sa5hed Guatemaia bnt also ow ~.
Ing 10 the hardening views OF some of tie hold
ers. Pieces of these qualities are very nrm,
while those OF the medium and ordinary qualities
Oh Oh Uaatelnaia are lower. No strictly good or
iIyais IN Gai 'o - Sra ooae 10 "aau, me At
black beans. and low gTsdes THE fn,Imsr cid Sntn
at 2O1s TO 2o34 cents, others at our GrotatIons
The prices Of good unwashed Salvador declined
carry IN me month TO 10 cents, ana some sales
iLoih WHAT were even made AZ 1874 cents, but IL
Of Seias h az ~ w. az 80 10 cents' WIN iar amount
lst inst comnrise SoS hs1s @,asta Pm 'o ao 1o
Salvador and 1472 Guatemala. ana Tor oyerI md
shipment 256S Guatemala and 1873 Salvador.
81. linnd - fgnfr,