Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
Groceries.


Mr.. J. II. Labaree, member of the we'll
known coffee firm of New York, was in the
city to-day and gave his views Of the situation,
substantially as follows: I'm the past three
years we have had two short coffee crops. Last
year the yield was above average. This year it
has been one-third below average. There can
hardly be decline of prices before the new
crop begins to come in, which will pc next July.
The paper money Of Brazil is now worth more
than gold in spite of the heavy debt of that
country. Unless some disturbing elements ap-
pear which cannot now be foreseen there will
be no change in coffee markets in the near
future, certainly no decline. All Brazilian cof-
fees are paid for In London, and there will be
no decline in prices unless Exchange declines,
and there are no signs of this now in sight.
Consumption of coffee has now overtaken pro-
duction and from present outlook the worlds
supply will by next November fall to three
quarters the average OF the past few years"
Veloped that Germany has imposed duty of &c
per pound on coffee, and France lie. In Great
Britain the duty is about &c per pound. There
would be some kicking on this side of the pond
if we had a lie tax added to every pound of
coffee consumed.
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy Rio, 23024c; choice
Biz % oS RTi%s E0 G 10" c S5aSs MK
acalbo, 2311@2416c; Mocha, 2S76@29he; Santos,
2O1S@24c: Caracas, 22024c; peaberry, Rio, 2314@
24c: La Guayra, Zo1a924c.
high 01Sde grades. agaSo; old aoVern%ens menus. java T
bulk 3I1S@33c; Maracaibo, 7@2Sc; Santos.
241662s11c; .peaberry,, 28xc; choice Rio. Csc;
ps SPICES G whole )sCloves, i9G26c; aiispice, 1Oc;
cassia, &c; pepper, 17c; nutmeg, 70GS0c.
PETROLEUM jo6bers' prices)@lloo ~ test. ne;
Ohio. 1902, S7sc; headlight, l5Oe0, SIC; water
white, 1015c; globe, 14Ql41Sc; elaine 1416c; car
nadine, n16c; royaline, lac; globe red oil, ll@
MI MIXERS o11-No. winter strained. 4e047c
p gallon; summer. 40@43c Lard oil, zoe.
SYRUPs-Corn syrup. 2SG30c; choice sugar
syrup, 3363Sc; prime sugar syrup, SO@3Sc;
strictly prime, 33G35c; new maple syrup, 90c.
M e medium Sc nEE @xsd Si02 asc ssOc
SoDA-Bi-carb IN kegs, 3G3s4c; bi-carb in rs,
SIC; bi-carb, assorted packages. 5A@6c; sal
soda in kegs, re; do granulated, &c.
set. SIC; parafine, 1l912c.
RICE-Head, Carolina, 6N07c; choice, ga
6zc; prime, 511G6c; Louisiana. 6g613c..
STARcHe.Pearl, 23zc; cornstarch. 696c; gloss
starch, 43z@7c.
FOREIGN FRUITs-Layer raisins, 81 IS; Lon
don layers, &2 80; California London layers,
81 10; Valencia, nc; ondara Valencia, S4@S1Sc;
sultana, ,914c; currants, ,5H0574c; Turkey prunes,
41a@5c; French prunes. 60915c; Salonica
grunes, in IN packages, &c; Socoanqts 100,
do. shelled, 4Oc; walnuts, nap- I21z@l5c; Sicily
filoerts, l2c; Smyrna figs, 12agl3c; new dates,
6G614c; Brazil nuts, 10c: pecans, ll015c; cit
ron, y b, l9Q2Oc; lemon peel, q D. 16c; orange
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, sliced. per &c, ap-
ples evaporated. &c; apricots, California, evap-
Grated. l414Ql6c; peaches, eVaporated, pared,
26@28c: peaches California, evaporated, un-
pared, I9@2lc; cherries, pitted, ,l314@l41<c; cher
rjes unpitted, 566c; raspberries, evaporated
251S@261&c: blackberries, 71z9Sc; huckleberries,
lOGl2c
SUGARs-Cubes. TIC; powdered, re; granu-
lated, TIC; confectiOners' A, 7c; standard A,
SIC; soft white, 6sS@65sc; yellow, choice, 61s@
664c; yellow, good, 5000; yellow. fair, $50
7fSi 7PfS1ickIEs@Medinm, 6bls u.sOO) IS so; medi-
UNI, half bbls (600), So 25.
dairy, ~ Dbl, 81 20; coarse crystal: bbl, 81 20;
Higgins Eureka, 4bu sacks 81 50; Higgins
eureka, 1914 d pockets. S. 90.
CANNED GooDs-Standard peaches, 81 000
25; 2ds, 81 651l so; extra peaches, 81 40@2 60;
pie peaches Csc; finest corn, 81 00@1 so; Hid Co.
corn. 7569Uc: red cherries, 90cGSl: Lima beans,
81 20; soaked do, S5c: string do. 6O065c: mar
pineapples. 81 4Oa1 50; Bahama do, 81 IS;
egg plums. g 90; California pears. s. 50; DO
white cherries. s. 40; rasPberries. s5e@s1 TO-
Strawberries. 81 10; gooseberries 81 3O@1 40;
tomatoes, S5@9Oc; salmon, In, 81 6501 90;
blackberries. 65c; suce9lash &C o1 I'm cans soaked,
cans. 81 Us; l4-B cans $l4; baked beans, 81 40
al 50: lobster, In, 81 75@1 80; mackerel, In
cans, brolled. 81 50; sardines, domestic, rs.
81 2594 so; sardines, domestic. 1Ss, IS 7567 90;
sarLines, imported, Is, S1l 50@l2 50, sardines,
imported, rs, SIS; sardines, mustard. 50 30;
sardines, spiced. s. 81.
bbI.; extra No. do, mess, $40; extra No. /
mackerel, shore, $50; extra No. do, mess,
S36: No. 2shore mackerel. $24 Codfsh-Whole
Sc; do large, &c: boneless hake in strips, &c: do
Georges cod in blocks. 61<071zc. Herring-
Round shore, "a so q Dbl; split, Sc 90; lake,
b half Dbl. Lake trout, s. 80 p half Dbl. Fin
nan haddock, 10c p b. Iceland halibut, 13c p
D. Pickerel, n bbl, 81 90; Il Dbl. 81 10; Poto-
mac herring, S. 90 e Dbl, g. 80 = " bbL