The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-22
TRADE BOOMING.
Large Exports Across the
Pacific.
DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS.
A Marked Increase in Business With
San Joaquin River Points
Also Observed.

There are two wharves on the water
front which prove that times are not so
hard as some people suppose them to be.
One is the .Iackson-street pier and the
other is the Oceanic dock.
-Up-river shipments have increased at a
remarkable rate, and the prospects of bet
ter times among the farmers has been
made manifest by heavy shipments and he
placing of larger orders this week than
during any prior period of this season.
4 a the Oceanic dock. for the first time
in three years, several hundred tons of
freight have actually been refused for
Honolulu and the colonies by the steamer
Alameda, which sails this morning.
Lam really surprised at the increase in
New Zealand and Hawaiian trade" said
. Captain Barrett, Custom-house officer for
the Oceanic dock. yesterday. Just take
a=glance at that pile Of freight"
Mostly for Honolulu, / presume 2"
Queried The CALL reporter.
Not by any means. The colonial trade
OF. this port has been steadily increasing
Cd tor mum Der of months until It has come
TO TINS. HE Alameda has all the freight
on board that she can carry, and this much
or tile Honolulu shipment has 10 be taken
down Oh the island steamer Australia TO
make room for through freight"
Inquiry al the Custom house ELECTED the
Information that there has been large in
crease In exports 10 New Zealand, Austria
Jla-and Honolulu, and that corresponding v
= large ealgoes Of imports have been re-
eeiycd..
e. Boxes of canned fruit, rolls of wire.
-oales Qf~eolton and all manner of general
meTchandisA constitute the surplus frejoht
lying on the Oceanic dock.
How do you account for This rnsh of
ocean business in dull times ." was asked
q a member OF the firp of Williams. Di-
II think it comes from wholly natural
results, was the reply.
HE natural results" are in reality tba
Increased demand for American goods in
New Zealand and Australia Accoruinp
10 The statements of several interested ner
sons there Is a tendency 10 purchase from
San cRnciscO and other American cities
apparent in Sydney aud Auckland re-
Gently. American manufacturers and es-
peclaLy California productions, surh as
cauQed goods, fad ready sale and are
really IN demand in the colonial cities.
As TO The very decided increase in bust
ness a Jackson.strert wharf, it is learned
that farmers Of the San joaquin are mag
ing purchases now and appear to have a
= pretty fair amount OF coin 10 pay for their
investments.
- At this same period Of last year more
goods were shipped 20 Sacramento and
odu Joaquin river points by rail than are
now forwarded by steamer. The truth in
the matter is that stockton and Sacra-
mento are really in a very flourishing con
0ltlon and doing more business with this
CITY Than they ever have for months.
money is not so lpoSe as it might he.
sad Nr. Parker, leading merchant of
Stockton yesterday, but the volume OF
cur business is much greater than it was
last year" a.
esteTday was an extraordinarily busy
uay al tue Jaekson-s;rrat wharf. and signs
OF better times are visible everywhere.