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in 1875. The araount of beer manufactured was 477,123 barrels, and of 

 ale 1,99G barrels. 



The flour and grain movements at Saint Louis for the last five years 

 were as follows : 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



Flour. — The flour trade and manufacture of San Francisco has rapidly 

 increased during tlie last few years. The receipts of the calendar year 

 1876 were 560,881 barrels, against 513,586 barrels in 1875. The barrel 

 on the Pacific slope contains 2 centals, or 200 pounds, 4 ponnds larger 

 than the barrel used on the Atlantic slope or in the Mississippi Valley. 

 The exports by sea for 1876 were 508,143 barrels, the declared value of 

 which was $2,560,759 ; the export of 1875 was 497,163 barrels, valued at 

 $2,476,151. From the way in which the statistical records are kept, it 

 will be easier to give the receipts and exports by " harvest years" than 

 by calendar years. The harvest year closes June 30 of each calendar 

 year, beginning with July 1 of the preceding year. A consolidated 

 statement of the receipts and exports of flour and wheat will be found 

 below. 



Flour in the San Francisco market is arranged mostly in three grades : 

 superfine, extra-superfine, and family. Superfine and lower grades are 

 the staple export to China, Japan, and the Pacific islands. Diffc-ent 

 grades of extra-superfine are sent to England and to Central and South 

 America. Family flour, especially its finer grades up to " gilt-edged," 

 m mostly taken for home consumption and fbr export to the United 

 Kingdom. Of the 508,143 barrels exported during the calendar year 

 1876, 213,621 barrels went to England against 254,066 barrels in 1875 j 



