The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-12
COMMERCIAL.
Weekly Review of the Market at San
Francisco.
Free Buying Of General Merchandise,
But Mostly Of an Assortment
Character.
Especial Correspondence REooRD-UxIoS.7


free buying of general merchandise, but
mostly of an assortment character. Canned
Fruits and Canned Vegetables are very strong,
with the tendency still upward. In Provis
ions another advance was established, with
still higher prices looked for In Hog product.
N staple Groceries no changes are reported.
Coal is very firm with an upward tendency.
In farm and orchard product the market has
not shown any material change, although
slight fluctuations obtained from day 10 day.
Wheat has met with a quiet but strong de-
mand from shippers, with better prices paid
at favored localities for straight parcels than
were bid in this city. Quite number of YES
sells have come down from Port Costa loaded
outward, while those on berth will receive
quick dispatch. Charters are slightly weaker,
with the rate at the close quoted at 25s U.K. 70.
b. for handy-siZed iron vessel. The decline in
charters is, of course, in favor of wheat-hold-
ers, but it is more than offset by a decline in
silver. The lower silver falls, the cheaper
Wheat from India, Chile and Russia can be
imported into England, Germany and France,
and of necessity low prices operate against the
market value of Wheat in this country. Bar
ley has held very strong for bright, choice
grades, and weak for off color and poor
grades. The consumption is large. There is
free demand for the better grades for export.
The lower freights eastward will cause heavier
shipments than for years, while England
promises TO take more liberal supplies during
this season than she did the last season. Oats
have had strong support in limited supplies,
light receipts and good demand. The crop
in Oregon and Washington will be less than
it was last year. and as the Barley crop is
short up north there will probably be less
shipped to us from those two States. Corn
has held to steady prices. The stock in
h5e Not &c ;T~rI,t fla +bn will
be short. The corn crop in the Central States
win be about 25 per cent. less than it was in
1891. Rye fell back some. AT the decline
there is more buying. In ground feed there
was large buying. particularly in Bran and
Middlings at the lower prices Oregon is send
ing us liberal supplies. Roll and Ground Bar
ley met with large home and shipping de
mand. Poor Hay is in oversupply, weak and
irregular in prices, but choice met with q fair
Inquiry and held steady. An effort was made
to advance the price OF creamery and Butter
in squares, which sent a large number of buy
ers to roll Butter. The latter sells for less
money, with good to gilt-edged averaging
fully up to the same grades of creamery.
Cheese has ruled steady. Eggs have ruled
irregular, with wide range in prices. Garden
stuff has shaded off for all kinds, except Sum
mer Squash, which advanced under lighter
receipts. Shipments up north are about
over owing to local supplies. Onions
have ruled steady. The crop in
Oregon is short. Choice, good-keep-
ing Potatoes have strengthened under a
better shipping demand, but poor Potatoes
are weak. Honey is scarce and strong. The
crop was less than had been estimated. In
Hops we were not able to hear of any sales,
owing 10 buyers views being below sellers.
The yield at the East and abroad is short of
an average, although it may be more than
was that in last year. New crop Mustard
Seed is offering fairly free at 36314c for Vel
low and 234@3c for Brown. In Wool the
market was liieless, due largely to an absence
OF assortments and also of Eastern buying or
ders. Scourers are about the only buyers in
the market. Fail Woods are coming in, but as
yet not enough has come to hand by which
prices could be established. Heavy ship
ments of Beans are being made TO the East,
while Mexico is buying colored in small guam
titles. The I2llrdI Press says that the fruit
market has been buoyant for the more choice
tree fruits suitable for Gamers and strong for
choice, bookkeeping fruits for shipment to
the East. The average daily sales by auction.
through two agencies, of California fruit at
New York, Boston, Chicago and Minneapolis
are over twenty carloads. The sales OF other
agencies, as also the consignments to other
cities, are not reported by telegraph, so we
are unable to include them. These large con.
sgnments have been sold at good prices. II
is claimed that the Eastern markets
would take still larger consignments without
breaking prices. The shipments of green fruit
to England promise to be successful but il
viii take time to disabuse the English OF the
many erroneous ideas which they now enter
tain The local or San Francisco market is
being glutted with bookkeeping and also
trashy fruit, which works an injury TO the
more choice. The auction sales in this city
are proving an injury rather than benefit to
the industry. Berries have met with fail
demand. Grapes continue to come IN more
or less sour and poor; probably the COO
weather is against their maturing properly
Melons, under free receipts and cool weather
have declined. Black Figs are very scarce. A
consignment of Navel Oranges came to hand
the past week from Australia. The quality is
said to have been good They sold at So pei
box. The consignee cabIed for heavier ship
ments. Efforts are being made TO break the
dried fruit market, but so far as we are able tC
learn it is not proving a success. The guam
tity that will be cured this year will be very
considerably less than it was last year, while
the quality, as a whole. will be much better
The fact must not be lost sight of that mex
spring there will be larger Eastern demand
than ever before known. This opinion i!
based on the small crop of fruit at the Eas
o
the 1892 curing on hand at the commence
ment OF the season, and also that the con
sumption Will be very heavy owing to The
throngs that Will visit the Worlds Fair.
STEAMER MOVEMENT S.
The following vessel dates for sailing and
destination cover the outward movements in
next week:
August Steamer. Destination.
l3-Oregon and Portland
13-Point Arena...-Point Arena d MendocinC
13-Hum boldt.. Eureka, Fields Ldg 81 Arcata
13-Keweenaw-PtI Townsend, Sea ttled Tacoma
l4-CoTona.....-.........San Diego and way ports
15-San Bas~......-.....Ne New York via Panama
6-0ceanic-...H ongkong y Yokohama & Hon
l6-Hattie Gage........ Eel River and way ports
J6-North Fork. Eureka, Fields Ldg IL Arcat5
1T-Walla Walla.-. Victoria, PCT Snd& Alaska
17-Columbia.. ......,... Astoria and Portland
l7-Jos Angeles. Pedro and way ports
17-Pomona.. Eureka, Fields L'ding & Arcats
1S-Acapulco.. Panama and way port:
19-Mariposa Sydneyvia Honolulu&Au cklnC
l9-Santa Rosa.......San Diego and way port,
20-Point ARENA Point Arena & MendocinC
2o-Humboldt.. Eureka, Fields Ldg q Arcatf
3I -Fnrea San Pedro and yaV n ora
21-State Of California. Portland and Astoria
CEREALS.
Receipts-Flour, 5000 barrels; Wheat
11,O43 centals; Barley, 1O,IO9 centals
Corn, 1920 Sacks Oats. 1,947 sacks; Rye
WHEAT-The market to-day was quiet pu
firm. The offerings were not large. We quote
For Port Costa or alongside delivery the
81 3614@1 3S24 for fair TO good; choice tc
gilt-edged, 81 4o@1 49,; milling, 81 421.
al 40 for fair 10 good: 81 47t56}1 So
for choice TO glit-edged. Holders ask higher
BARDE1-The market was quiet but firm
for al grades except the poorer The latter
are used j., largely t for turning out roll and
Feed, poor, Sc laGS SIC: fair to good on1o21Lc