The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-30
CONDITION OF TRADE.
4 Lively Export and a Good In
terror Trade Reported.
Large Lumber Contract-A Salmon Combine.
Dried Fruit HOre Active-Heavy Arri-
walls Of ceal-Etc.

The export trade of San Francisco Is run
p uf-e-ugo 1T tho .lIUE4s--t. --.--i-',s the in
terror demand for merchandise ranges from
fair to good it is natural to infer that trade
in general is active. The local bank clear
iugs last week were S15,354, 700, against
S14 997, 125 for the same week last year.
Collections are fair, but some lines of prod
uce, such as wool and hops, are kept more
or less quiet by the stringency Of the East
ern money market
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Cereals continue uninteresting. Wheat is
steady ana in good demand, and the gradual
decline abroad does not seem to affect this
market at the moment. Holders continue
ndisposed to sell.
Barley is literally offered, but the market
is steady at rates last quoted.
Oats have again advanced. Black are
particularly high, being wanted for seed.
Receipts Of white and gray, however, are
liberal.
Corn is unsettled and nominal, as each
dealer has his own set Of quotations. The
demand is slow and few sales are reported
Rye has declined, and holders now want
to sell.
Flour is in fair demand and steady.
Bran and middlings have both been
marked down.
GENERAL COUNTRY PRODUCE.
HAY is coming in heavily again, and the
market has declined 30 cents per ton since
last report. Beans are badly demoraliZed.
Prices have broken tremendously since last
review, aud at the close are still going
down with everybody eager to SELL Offer
ings are liberal.
Potatoes are steady at last weeks prices.
Onions have made another small advance.
Butter fas continued to decline under
heavy stock, aud eggs, too, have gone down,
as prices got too high iorthe ordinary purse.
4 Fine cheese rules tlTm-
p 1t was remarked id this column several
weeks ago that sagaciOus dealers predicted
that the low prices Of dried fruit would
create an active demand. This prediction
is now being verified, as dried fruit is nov
ing off freely. To be sure, prices are zoo
low for much profit, but the fruit is being
bought just the same, and The low prices,
themselves, may open up new markets.
ReisinS continue dull at previous prices.
q Wool is quiet, but the movement Is IN
creasingeas the Eastern money market Is
NVthing around easier, thus giving manu-
LECTURERS greater facilities.
Hops are quoted at 10 to ID cents for COM
mon to choice. Ali Common stock is
dragging at 10 to IL cents, but buyers have
gone into the country in search of choice
lots, Tor Which they are bidding IL to II
cents. 1t is not yet known how many
growers are meeting these bids.
Hides continue dull and easy. The meat
market shows no change worthy Of note.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Jobbers in grOcC7ies report good de-
mand, and all iaceounts agree lat the con-
dition of affairs has improved # late OF
uufte tsls ptivate circular Of r Hochkofler
says:
The steady decline OF prices eyeryNyl.,ye dur
Ell ct upon values 10 Ii Is marker, though per
5iaps not to the fullest eXieut owing 10 condt
ton and features put1iy local in character The
principal cause of the downward movement hs;
been The unusually heavy receipts at the ports
n hlyn uC
daily Outing the past tweniy-one days, colplrd
WIN extreme dizziness OF trade and generally
unfaYOrabe sentiment regarding the future.
since September 1st spot coffee 10 New York has
deelinrd IA cents per pound for No. z, while
quotations here have dropped from "a cent to
cent on all varieties except good aud prime
washed Guatemala, which stu brid at
former figures. meeting, however. with little de-
hard. Local dealers have given their attention
10 he reduction OF stocks Ia their hands. buying
only when uecessitaied by actual requirements.
oome lew parcels Of good unwashed Salvador
were placed at 1872 cents, under p assure from
holders 10 realize, bat IL would be dIihcull today
10 eheet sales Of any magnitude on thai basis.
Sugar is in good demand and prices show
no further variation.
Rice IS only moderately active.
PROVISIONS are reported active and firm,
win an advance IN bacon. California hogs
are now being freely packed by local packers
anu complaint is made that the average
ghts are very light showing deficient
-, owing to high price of grain.
made combination and announce tha fol-
loving caSt-lron rates for fish: King ST o..
Ied d, silver salmon 50 cents. The pack
promises to be heavy, hence the eombina-
Ion A a OF Alaska salmon at this
port tlls season TO September 9tn inc,usive
lggregate 336.597 cases against "a. h3e "a sec
same date In 1899 and 200, o94 cases in
a. quits are unchanged in price and
quiet, though more or less ia
q all the time.
AL MERCHANDISE
marked down l0 cents
IS steady at S41 per
sral supply. and re-
pany has hst