The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
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Everything under this head seems to be IN q q
condition of partial famine. There were llio
tons of Hay in yesterday. including 93 cars,
but receivers reported very lively ana strong
@ s,s With m one car Of choice W6eat
upon the rebuilding of the city is so far In ex-
cess OF anything ever before wnesse9 IL ted teat
grades.
The circular Of Scott & Magner says:
We report the arrivals for the last week as
2S2I tons, being almost 1000 tons less than
last week This is apparently caused by weath-
er conditions. The hard north winds, which we
have experienced for the last three days have
mad the effect of holding back all shipments by
water. The schooners' have been hiding in the
various sheltered spots and inlets around the
bay: waiting for the storm TO cease before
% this the railroad deliveries have been very
s Iisht for the last few days. with the result
that there is great demand for almost any Kind
OF hay. and the supply IS only a fraction of
our requirements. We have in consequence an
extremely firm market. with prices ranging a
trine higher. The San Francisco Hay Associa
Iioh has Just completed compiling its semi
anhua! statement of the stock of Hay hand
IN oalifornia on November /. tributary to and
nFslfaoie for the San Francisco market. The
total, which it has reached after a most
exhaustive canvass of the situation is les 500
IONS. IONS. Ine statement taken at the same time
Tor the year 1905 shows 157, 600 tons. These
ngures naturally would lead one To expect
greatly diminished prices There are. however
many factors which tend to counteract these
Iarge sngtres First. at this time last year there
consumers in San Francisco. which had been
stored Tor their use during the winter. These
parhs DO not now exist although there Is much
greater consumption In this city than ever be-
iore second. en- increasing interior demand.
Dotn Tor home use and for immense construction
WORKS Throughout the State. all make heavy In
roads into the supply third. the matter OF
transportation. which Is the most serious trouble
that now disturbs our market. will be the factor
which viii entirely regulate the seasons prices
Shond the railroads be able TO increase their
supply OF cars and furnish this market as rap
IDLY as is demanded. prices will undoubtedly
drop. We fail TO see, however any way in
which such "A result can obtain, as building sup
plies and all kinds OF stocks for local merchants
must be brought TO San Francisco in immense
quantities for mnny months to come. As re-
suit we fail to see anything which is likely fc
change the present uncomfortable condition of
the Hay market
Ito SKIS Bran and S4j6 SKIS Shorts in from the
north Yesterday. but ii was all wanted and In.
deed had been largely sold prior to arrival
BRAN--S20G22 per ton.
MIDDLINGS-$260i29 per ton.
SllORTS-S20d "a %. 30 per ton
:, ,,FEE9STUFFS-Rolle Barley, S23. 500 20:
Mixed Feed $23M24. so; oicake Meal in 5ton
lots 5000; jobbing s41 per ton: Cocoanut
CAKE or Meal at mills. Soi in 10 and S24 20 in
zion lots; jobblng, s25: Corn Meal. $3.50;
! CCTacked Corn; $50; Horse Beans. nominal; Broom
sso soas o 5000; jobbing s21 per ton; MeaIfslfa.
HAY-Choice Wheat sI9@22 per ton: good
wneat' Slb@lS; other grades Wheat. s14M15;
Wheat and Oat. s1502o; Tame oat, Sl2MI7:
VIA oat. SloM13: Common Hay, $9@1U; Al
falia: $9I12; Stock SSG10 per ton
olhA AN-o0GI0c per bale.