The San Francisco call., 1904-04-03
Potatoes and Beans.

The circular Of the San Joaquin Producers
Association OF Stockton saws:
The season % 1e03-leOs has been prosper
ore. growers have had large crops. and prices
have ruled high Since harvest there has been
a steady demand from most every state and
points in Europe for California products
stocks Of produce and beans are light and the
new crops Of 1905 VIII come a market that
is comps sratively cleaned up.
POTATOES-The market is firm at quota
tions under a steady demand. Mississippi
and Missouri River points still using Cali
fornia potatoes. which is unusual at this time
o. the year. The East has experienced a hard
and closed winter. which has prevented po-
tsto shipments from the north. The conse-
qUence Is California potatoes are in demand
from the Southwestern States. This large
trade has taken hundreds Of cars which has
reduced stocks to such an extent that the nc y,
crops VIII come into comparative barren
market.
Excessive rains will delay the new crop at
least thirty days and this, combined with
Light stocks and very large seed demand we
anticipate VIII make much higher market as
the season for old potatoes draws TO a close
''ONIONS-Sound stock at this time Of the
gear Is usually scarce. but large receipts OF
Auetraiisn brown land more coming) are sup
plying the demand. and prices as quoted are
not expected 10 advance.
'-BEANs-ft is re.,orteo that Russia has
purchased the Continent OF Furope enor-
nous amounts OF beans Eor shipment over
the trans-Siberisn Railway 10 the Far East
California shorld have this trade, and would
heve Il n Congress would take the matter I'M
and insist that food products. carried ia
American bottoms floating the American flag
destined 20 Japanese Russian ports, are not
cOntraband OF Heavy buying on the
Continent has decreased imports OF foreign
beans at the Atlantic sesboard, and II Is re-
ported that the stocks OF foreign beans at New
York and Boston are sc. 900 sacks less at the
present than at the same time in 1903
The Eastern markets are NJ, and New
York and Boston the past month have been
heavy buyers of California white beans Mich
fean has had closed winter, which has pre-
vented shipping. This has permitted Caiifor-
MA shippers 10 supply very large territory
that usually is supplied by Michigan dealers
The general situation is quite bullish The
steady shipping OF California beans the pss
sixty days has decreased stocks and holders
are very firm IN their views. and there is nc
california for 1904 will be less than 1908 due
70 floods in that section Of the State-the isl
ards o1 the San Joaquin and Sacramento riv-
entire crop Of WashingtOns, Pinks. Bayos and
Rlackeyes. The situation Of colored beans
especially Pinks. is very strong. as there are
not hand in the State more than 20 600
sacks. which Is not more than enough to sup
ply the local demand between and Octo-
her J. Texas. New Mexico and Arizona are
large consumers of California Pink beans
This demand alone viii force the price Of
Pinlos before the crop OF 1908 viii be ready
for market (about October -. 1900 to a figure
beyond any recorded. Look out for 4-cen.
PInis The stocks OF Backeyes north Of Ven
trra is less than 1000 sacks. which are light
stocks. and considering the present low prices
A batter market should prevail"