The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-12-13
Hay and FeedrtuT.

Hay continues very firm, with increasing sales
OF choice wheat at So. so Several cars of mi1 ed
timothy clover and grass hay have been recei, ed
from neighboring states.
Feedstufs rule dull and easy, with line of
2,9i0 SKIS bran In from China.
The circular of Scott & Wagner says:
Arrivals of hay during the last week have
amounted 10 2,3S5 tons being a substantial In
crease over last weeks arrivals The mar ket
continues strong and sales made without any
lions continue good. with tendency toward i'm
proyement. and our market absorbs all arri rails
readily and without any forcing: gen -ral
feeling of encouragement is felt throughout the
ally distributed.
During the month of November the San Fran
cisco market consumed about $4,000 tona in
round numbers. December Will not take that
much, but the general average from all ex peri
ence shows that the steady shipment to come
In here will more than consume the stock in
sight available TO San Francisco. few stray
cars nave been arriving from various seetlo IS OF
the surrounding states, but have been selling at
figures which will prohibit their shipment il, any
quantity until our market advances more. 1t is
practically foregone conclusion that our IN arket
will continue at its present rate for the inme-
date present, with steady gradual increase up
ward toward the end of the season. There is
apparently no cause for alarm, but there is every
indication that we viii see prices quite a bit
higher during the next one two months. and
very much higher before hay can be counte ed
upon to supply this market. The exact condi-
ton of affairs to be thorough and
genera1y understood by the farming element or
shippers OF hay to San Francisco that all country
stocks are being held firm in hand at prices 4
trihe over our present market quotations. The
widespread belief that prices are bound Ia
be better prevents any great amount of trading
being done in the country. and the only transfer
of stocks of which we have received word con
sists of small sales being made from farmer tC
farmer for their local supply
Heavy shipments being made to the
southern portion of the state. but sales OF
any quantity have been reported during the last
week There is strong demand from the int
rior and the mountainous districts. with quite
large shipments being made into the localities
frJin wrich they are supplied.
Alfalfa continues in strong demand and sells
proportionately very high The supply OF straw
Is light and all coming here is readily absorbed
Bran S30@31 per ton for white and S29.5O@
81 for red.
Middlings- s3s. 5o@ $3.50 per ton.
Shorts-S33@ so per ton.
Feedstufs Rolled barley, s3o@31: rolled oats
for feed, $33Q34.50; mixed feed, $2SG 20 for
average lots: oicase meal in 20 ton lots $685. in
10 ton lots $3.50, in ton lots S39. small lots
$3.50; cocoanut cake meal at mills S25 80 in
20 and 10 and SIG in ton lots. jobbing S2650;
corn meal, S3Iet3S; cracked corn. $685. broom
corn seed 81 .20Gll % per ctl: alfalfa meal and
niealfalfa jobbing lots S23, carload lots so per
ton
Hay-Wheat. s1S@22; wheat and cat. s1T@2f
tame oat. $1T020: volunteer Wild oat, S15G1S;
alfalfa, S12@1550; stock. S12@15 per ton.
Straw-60G90c hale