Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-18
Groceries.


Unusual activity is reported by jobbers.
Trade has been steadily improving since the
fall season fully opened, and all signs point to
time Of great activity for the coming months.
Sugars are firm as ever. but prices remain as
before. The expected rise in package coffee
fails to put in its appearance, bnt the drift in
Eastern markets shows that it cannot long be
delayed.
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy Rio. 221S@23%c;
choice Rio, 2O@211Sc; prime Rio, Zoe; low grade
Rio, 1S@l914c; old Government Java, &c; Mar!
acaibo, 2S@24c; Mocha, 2s@29c; Santos 2O@
23]1lc; Caracas. 2l@2Sc; peaberry, Rio, S@25c;
La Guayra. 22@23c.
2311Sc: high grades. 2515@2654c; old Government
Java, bulk, 81 1&G325lc; Maracaibo, 26@27c;
Santos. 2l@23c; peaberry, 26c; choice Rio, 24c;
prime Rio. &c; good Rio, 2l1@c; ordinary. 2lc.
SPICES (whole)-Cloves 2l@25c; allspice, Sc;
cassia &c; pepper, iSc; nutmeg, 5OqSOe; S3oo -
Ohio, i2O0, headlight, f5GO, SIC; water white,
10c; globe, l2c; elaine, l5c: carnadine, 1l15c;
royaline, l4c.
SYRUPs-COrn syrups, 26@29e; choice sugar
syrups 39@3Sc: prime sugar syrup. 30@33c;
strictly prime. S3@35c; new maple syrup, 90c.
n. D. MoLAsSES-Fancy. 4Sc: choice, 46c;
medium. 43c; mixed. 40942c.
SoDA-Bi-carb in kegs, 313@4c; bi-carb in As,
SIC; bi-carb, assorted packages, 5A@6c; sal
soda in kegs, nc: do granulated, &c.
CANDLES-Star, full weight, SC; stearine, y
set SIC; paraffine, ll@l2c.
RICE-Head. Carolina, 7@714c; choice, 614@
&c; prime, 5s40614c: Louisiana, 6@615c.
STARcH-Pearl, &c; cornstarch, 5@6c; gloss
starch. 5@7e:
FOREIGN FRUITs-Layer raisins. 50 65; Lon
don layers, So 10: California London layers
81 5O Muscatels. 81 %; California Muscatels
81 So; Valencia, nc; Ondara Valencia, 924@10c;
sultana, SIC; currants. 41S@5c: Turkey prunes,
4A@5c; French prunes Sk@l3c; Salonica
prunes. in 2B packages. Sc: cocoanuts. y 100,
s6 90; almonds, Lam, y h, 20c: do Iyica, 19c;
filberts, I2c; Smyrna figs, l2@l6c; new dates,
5%@6c, Brazil nuts, 10c; pecans, l@l5c; citron
per b, 2l@22c; lemon peel, y b. l3@l4c; orange
peel, 121Sc
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, sliced, per h &c;
apples. evaporated, 6A@6Hc; apricots, Califor-
pared, Q@23c: peaches. California evaporated,
impaired, l0G1l215c; cherries, pitted, 2l@22c;
cherries unpItted, 5@6c; raspberries, evapor-
ated. 24@243zc; blackberries, 714@sc; buckle
SUGARs-Cubes. SIC; powdered, S5sc; granu-
lated SIC; confectiOners' A, Sasc; standard
A, SIC; soft whites. 8@S1sc: yellow, choice,
7slc;syellow, good, 7ss@71ac yellow, fair, nc;
yellow, dark, 7c.
PIcKLEs-Medium. bbls (1,2OO), 81 so; medi-
um half bbls (600). 81 rs.
SALT-No /. p Dbl. Csc; No. ex, p Dbl, 81 O5;
dairy ~ bbl 81 20: coarse crystal; 7a bbl 81 70;
Higgins Eureka, 4bu sacks, 81 so; Higgins
Eureka 1914 b pockets, So 10.
CANNED GOoDS-Standard peaches, 50 00O
25; 2ds 81 50Gl1 65: extra peaches. 81 1902 80;
pie peaches, 95c; finest corn, Sl@l 30; Hid Co.
corn, 70@9Oc; red cherries, 90c@Sl: Lima beans,
81 10; soaked do, 85c; string do do, 75Q85c; mar
rowfat peas, 81 10@l Is; soaked peas, 70@75c;
pineapples, 81 40@1 so; Bahama do, 81 rs; DAM
son piums, Csc; greengages. 81 %; egg plums,
81 California pears. 81 50; do greengages, 81; do
egg plums S2;extra white cherries, s. 90; red
cherries 2 lbs, 90c; raspberries 81 4061 so;
strawberries. 81 10; gooseberries, 81 30@l 40;
tomatoes, S21a@92c; salmon. In 81 75@2 10;
blackberr1es Soc; succotash, 2-b cans, soaked,
99c; do green. 2 rs 81 25@1 so; corn beef, 2-f
al 81; lobster, 1-b. 81 75@l so; mackerel, In
cans, broiled, 81 90; sardnes, domestic. rs,
81 5O@4 60; sardines. domestic. rs. S. 25@8 so;
sardines, imported, rs. sll 50@l2 80; sardines,
imported. Us SIS; sardines, mustard, 81 80; sar-
dimes, spiced. 81 90
FIsH-Extra No. l bloater mackerel, S36 -
bbl.: extra No. l do, mess, $40: extra No. l
mackerel, shore, $50; extra No. do, messed,
$780, No. 2shore mackerel S24. Codfish-Whole
pollock, 41lc q b; do medium, Georges cod,
&c; do large, 7c; boneess hake, in strips, &c; do
Round shore, S. 90 q Dbl; split, 81 co.; lake,
81 90 ~ lO0-B half bbl White fish, 81 90 p 100
ID half Dbl. Lake trout, S. so y half Dbl.
Finnan haddock 10c p t. Iceland halibut, l3c
- b. PickereI, "A barrel, 81 90; a barrel, 81 10;
Potomac herring, S. 90 y barrel, 81 so q n
barrel.
OATMEAL-s6 3O@6 60 ~ Dbl.
MINERS OIL-No. l winter strained, 55@57c
q gallon. Lard oil, 75c