The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-24
NORTHWESTERN WHEAT.
SHARP Demand for 1t From the
Western NllLeyS.

IS already pointed out, the Northwestern
states Cf the Pacihc slope are finding an
excellent market for their wheat in the West
cru states and already some lU,OOO,UU0 bush
&c have been shipped eastward overland. rms
c-rlDsratirely new departure in the wheat
ECa1e Isl arLracrlUE attention IN the West ana
the Chioseo Record Herald says; '-Aerchandis-
80 of Washington and Oregon wheat by the
rfaln uen OF the Mississippi Valley Is a
ftGGlar part Cf the business now
r. d. Higgins of The Armour Grain Com
Eang has been on the Coast buying wheat
lar TIE last ten days and one OF the mem
bern o. the Rosendaum Grain Company OF this
tlty = also there Large purchases were
o made hy the Van Harrington Company
ol Minneapolis The wheat Is selling on the
coast ~ 10 to % cents. which makes It's cost
4n CHICAGO 81 O5 20 81 10 per bushel There
a-e three important varieties The white
wheat is used by cracker ana cereal 1000
Manufacturer and the s0-called red is being
used b. sou winter wheat nlilers, VINO Sleno
with red winter ersin ~ this section Some
of III mills are planning TO Use 80 per cent
o- the coast wheat.
.-Miuers using coast wheat have been able
no Eag better prices tor home grown on ac-
count o- adding of grinding the blended wheat;
bushels. uf which nearly one-half viii come
U or pass through Chicago This immense
quantity UlL cut The SOFT winter millers IN
= better ulsti 10 compete in the -four mar
krrs rlau either the spring wheat mLlers OF
ers oi the s-lthWest. The gram blends nice
4. With tLe Michigan white, which Is some
what similar. on this account the Detroit
ulllefE have bought b. Freely. one mill al
ToIed5 has taken between 100000 and 5000
oDo bushels"
sl5r.Ier1lutary TO the above San Fran
CISCO wheat house has just received the fol-
LOWING letter from the ". A. Gordon Com
rauy O. Portland. ore;
A PORTLAND POINTER.
-.Referrin- o. your favor OF the 18th. You
ere no doubt right about shipments OF flour
from the North depressing your wheat mar
k-t II appears that Oriental markets are
----.fIr-.- -- ~, ~ higher Drice Tor -four
aud are holding back, blufnng a little But
that Wont last always They can Z get cheap
er -four anywhere else. and they VIII have 10
EaF the price ana renew their supply: Inc
loI-er they wait the keener viii be the de-
wanl- ln the meantime our Tnlllers are our
snafpesl competitors il lne MAeal MAJ NJ -
some az them paying more Than can De real
tied in your market But you, and the san
Francisco trade IN general are laboring under
: delusion On assuming that the purchases Tor
Eastern account are likely 20 be dumped on
Four market af any time They are shipping
it out faster than you have any idea Of ana
they are getting plenty of cars. Train after
tram Cf euIuries are coming from the East
you are also mistaken u you think there are
onIv 10000 bushels sold that way Nearly
Cue-lalf the crop Il already sold Tor East
err account sod 70 teea me nh4is ana h9t
tender on the board. one OF our correspond
crts in the thickest part % the wheat coun-
a. east of the mountains writes that four
ffthe ~ the crop IN his territory is sold 70
20 East III former letter intimated
fhat rulr tho territory contiguous 10 Portland,
mad fs rhIs side of Umatilla. would be avail
ahle for rhe California market, and that by
reason of lower freight 70 Portland. But that
Is uo longer true There are Eastern buyers
.A.e CHI. NOW EAAhAt6 VI any --N -AiN- IAN
fud tsr west The Dalles- None Of the
Eastern purchases as lar as know are
bought 10 hold on speculation, but TO supply
mills
IA first they were a little timid about our
club wheat. not knowing what kind Of -four
m would make. bur since experimenting with
she first shipments they seem TO be eager for
Dr. especially fCr our sherman County club
Another aelusicu that Is affecting your san
Francisec Dleat trade 5ust now is the notion
that have crop OF 100000 bushels in
the three states There won't be 450eo .'f'
80. rcu need ro- lle awake ~ nights with fear
81 being 1Vcrv leimed and crushed with our
wheat. one ~ the most liberal shippers 10
ynur market early this season was heard to
say thaf he had been slaughtered there and
is NOT HEely t0 deluge your market here
after Aside from the Eastern demand, Liver
rool has now advanced 10 about a parity
with l0ur quotations Ana won't Liverpool
g. higher when they realize that there Is
nothing o. export from this continent 10 speak
ofo As there appears % be a sharp demand
FOR wheat the part OF millers on the At
fartfc Coast. there Is movement here to
fnaururate shipments by steamers from here
40 New York around the Cape. II is all a
matter o. freight rates. II steamers can be
had ~ the usual rate and wheat IS as
well liked there IN is In the Middle West.
sny event parties here holding wheat not
worried about lack Of markets For the first
tine Or twelve months they are having a va
riefv ~ markets and some ~ them insistent.
The Portland Flour Mills have Just char
tered two vessels for South Africa, partly for
wheat. You all such inveterate bears down
.he-p that YOU can only the floor % your
exchange. Life VI your heads and you viii
Sc something else