The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
,--rf1re sources from which we have de-
M cosL sunplies are as follows:

To secure a complete statement Of the entire
coal consumption OF California have been
obliged 10 include deliveries at Port Los An
geles and San Diego by water, which has oeen
added in the above sources Of supply. Inc To-
tai amount received by water at those ports
Fuel Oil.EThis has proved a boon to Cali
fo-nIs, so farreaching in beneficial effects that
its future advantages cannot be estimated, ano
II is questionable to-day If the discovery OF
gold will prove as potent factor IN creating a
PROSPEROUS and permanent future for US all We
produce nearly one million tons Of varied grains
annually and fertlizing products; We
EXPORT thousands Of tons. of nearly every fruit
grown IN, and out Of the tropics; we handle
mora canned FISH than any other state IN the
y Mon: we unearth immense quantities Of every
meal known to commerce; we have the most
eouable climate on earth, and within two years
we have become lOr certainly VIII Wlthln Two
years more) the largest oil producers IN the
world. and are so geographically posiuoned That
We have the Oriental and colonial markets IN
der our control to take our surplus refined oil.
Is on it and what is it. and the people %
the aforesaid earth 10 consume what we VIII
provide for them Is il to be wondered at that
our population is rapidly increasing, that real
estate is being sought for at marked up values
and that Eastern plUtocrats are seeking invest
hand to solve, that the producers here Of oil
have been so far the least benefited, the main
advantages have gone TO the consumers Con-
tracts have been made this year at bO cents
per barrel with the freight paid by the vendor
Of over 40 cents per barrel; at the same time
il was well known. that they were substituting
oil 1t equal TO 81 80 per ton for coal, which was
being then used at over So per ton. Better
prices for oil now prevail.
Coke.-The total quantity received by water
fo0ts Up $50 tons, as against q al tons last
year over % per cent OF me 52 6s ms SoILle
Belgium and Germany, 1905 tons from British
Columbia and 1925 tons from Australia. II is
impossible TO approximate the quantity received
by rail- as the major portion Of this is delivered
direct 70 interior consumer 55 1t should agsre-
Pig Iron.-The arrivals Of pig iron by sail
aggregate S4IS tons OF this amount 4753 tons
are English, tae remainder is American. There
is an Eastern sydicate now figuring on utiliz-
ing the iron ores Of Shasta County, which may
result IN giving Us low-priced crude iron
The above will demonstrate the present year
10 have been exceptionally prosperous, and all
signs indicate an assured continuation for 1902.
2 have had a seasonable rainfall 10 date,
10 me grain markets OF the world are quoted
with an upward tendency, which promises a
prohtable outlet for our products. Our canning
industries are running full blast with most
promising prospects, and these, combined with
The OF rehneries now in course Of construction,
should insure us bountiful returns for the com
The annual review Of I. steuart says:
year Of unprecedented prosperity has Just
closed, leaving the State and City of San
francisco in condition Of active progression,
with every promise Of the city experiencing an
era Of progress and expansion unknown in its
past history. while the prospects of the State,
owing TO increased transportation facilities.
and the active efforts now being made to at
tract desirable immigration. promises 10 ado
materially in the near future to the present
sparse pOpulaLOu. anG thus putting California
par with other States of the Union where
similar methods have been 50 successfully pur-
sued for years past
The coal trade Of the year, although so ma
teually affected by the free use of oil as fuel
throughout the city and State compares mos
faForably with the trade Of pas years when
81 is borne in mind that the estimated dis
placement Of coal by fuel oil amounted during
to 1000 600 barrels Of oil
Inc lolio"inS uee.- give the highest and
lowest prices Of coal at this port per car1o
al,
year ~
1901 1000
High. Low. High Low
Australian. best quality. 81 2O-S5 50 81 e. Sc -
Great Britain ---.-.-.-. 90 IS o 90 7 -