The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-01
GROCERIES.

GROCERIES.
A Philadelphia correspondent sends word
that the near reduction in sugar tuties has
checked trade in raw sugar and molasses.
The stock of refined is light, and the mar
ket is fairly active.
The use of chicory as an admixtHre with
coffee is said to be more general in France
Belgium and Austria than in Germany.
Its use IN the last named country is s ated
to be mainly confined to the lower classes
but the wants of home consumption are ol
sufficient importance to require annually
about /, COO, 900 owts. OF manufactured Chi
cory.
The imports Of coffee into San francisco
the first 70 IT months of the year are 40 400
bags, the smallest quantity for that period
in several years, 10000 bags less than last
year, 900 bags less than 1881, and 80 ,00t
bags less than 1880. The difference is
largely due to the lessened receipts from
Costo Rico, the crop of which is said to be
short. The stock of Central American cof
fee in first hands in this city April 80, ex.
elusive Of arrivals on that day, is 81 7Ct
bags. This is less than one-half the guam.
tity at the corresponding date the previous
three years; at the same time prices were
higher then than now.
A circular issued by the treasury depart.
ment to collectors of customs says: 1.-The
department has been informed that at
tempts may be made TO violate the act to
prevent the importation of adulterated and
spurious teas, approved March 2, 1888, by
means ofimportations from Canada. The
attention of the custom officers on the from.
tiers is therefore especially invited to the
matter, and in case of doubt they are in
structed not to deliver teas imported into
their districts until proper samples shall
have been sent to the nearest United States
officer appointed under the provision oil
said act, and his report thereon shall have
been received. Or, in case the circumstan.
ces justify such action, such officer may be
invited to come to the port of entry and aid
The revenue officer in such examination.
rO-DAY'5 aUoTArroNt.
C0FfRe-kio ooIGnun, gG9AG iair, l0@l0c
choice, l0h To IKE; Laguvrs, | Va, zoe,
TEAs-linper!al, 45@55C; Young Eyrou, 40@60
Oolong, 4bCGG0G Japan, t0a6So,
bUaARs-We quote: Powdered lie crushed,
II: granulated, 1OI4: standard A /, 10; louini.
ana white clarified, 9h@91; yellow aisnaed,
D9k
MoLAssxs--Ioulsiana choice. o. priul, s29 S..
fair 70 good, AZ Gas corn syrup. 5lc; sug.r eyI-
up, 81 70 6s; reboiled, 45652.
BOSTON BAGGINe-lOh 6pilc per yard; empire
bagging, l0@l0hc per yard.
TIEs-200 per bundle.
RIcE-Wholesale, 90 20 ~.
sALT-In barrel, q rs; Liverpool In sacks sl.7'
OIL 81.
CRAoKERs--sods, t,s@7 Ky 74@7yl; xXx,74
@s cream. 10; ginger snnps, 10.
soAr-olive, s@75 per oOx; blue India, Y ID
bars, o. So per box \ ID. bare s5 10 per box; lib
bars, ~ "a per hoI.
BEANs-3H 10 60 Per pound.
OANDLEs-Star. full weight l5h,
OHEEsE-w K. Ia full cream i4eDl4n; Young
America i6js.
H0MINY AND GRITs-85 25 per barrel
hAisIEs-Inndon layer, new, por boz, 81 o.;
layer, G5a275.
DaIsD ArrLRs-9h.
per pound.
PIcKLEs-sll bO@12 per barrel; half barrels,
n: firm.
Coal OII--l10 deg nre test In bsrrels l6
in cases. ass s2o ,.,. c.,,.,, -,
CLOTHES PINs--Round. CSC; spring. ri ne, box
MRAsuREs-K bushel iron kOund. M 50 per
dozen: twO-hO0p pals. o. 90 three hoop, 2N,
TuBs-Three Eest 81 25 eight nest as "a.
No l. % 80 per dossn: No. z IS so; 10. & $50 o,
WRAPPINa PAprR-Rag and straw, DO to 7bo
WASH BoAaDs-wOod, 81 IS; zinc, sb; New
Era q 60G2 ~
PowDKR-s6 65 per keg Of rs pounds; 12h, 90
b 6S; 6k do 81 20; blasting kegs 50 90
sHoT--Drop, bag, q 10 to 81 lb buck, q IS 70
&Acr.x.1--No 1, barrels. ,l2 co. half barrel.
y; htsl loo; No. 2-barrels, 50 0G half. barrels
u hts 85c No. S-barels, as 90: half.bar.
rolls w. kits, zoo.
HOLLAND RERRINa--ImpOrted. lbs per ke
MISSOURI GIpRA-SUc per gallon.
vINEsAR--Per gallon. lSQ12Oc
STARoH-5@5Ao
LYE-Concentrated. 2 TQpA