Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-27
Groceries.

The failure OF package coffee to advance
battles all leading jobbers. Green coffee is up
fully 1c per b in the last two weeks, and IS
relatively much lower than packages. Tea is
also on the advance. Prices are 3@4c per b
higher since the beginning of the month. Mer-
chants charge the advance up to the passage Of
the silver bill. and as result the increased
cost of exchange. Speculative influences are
also at work stimulating prices. The tea crop
is good and arrivals to our ports have been
large of late. But all cargoes find ready sale
as soon as they reach port. Jobbers are evil
IDENTIFY laying in large stocks in the expecta-
tion of further advances. The movement of
general groceries continues active, and general
drift is toward higher level
GREEN COFFEE-Fancy Rio, 2411@2511c;
choice Rio. 2213@2315c; prime Rio, 23c; low
grade Rio, 2O16G2l15c; old Government Java,
291f@3Oc; Maracaibo. 2515@271Sc; Mocha 30@
SIC; Santos. 22Q26c; Caracas. 25@Nc; La Guayra,
26@27c.
ROASTED lin papers)-standard brands. 25c;
high grades, 2s@3O11c; old Government Java,
bulk. 33@341ac; Maracaibo. 2s@29c; Santos, ESQ
sOc; peaberry, 30c: choice Rio. 26c: prime Rio,
25c; good Rio, 24c; ordinary. 2l1l@223c.
SPICES-( whole)-ClOves TGl8c: allSpice,
1Oc; cassIa. &c; pepper, l5c; nutmeg, z5@soc.
PETROLEUM Gobbers' prices)-110o test, TIC:
Ohio, 120o, SIC: headlight 1902. SIC; water
white, l0c; globe, l4@l414c; elaine, 1419; car
nadine, l1Tc; royallne. 14c; red oil, uGl114c;
purity. 14c.
MINERS OIL-No 1 winter strained. 43@45c
y gallon; summer, 3s@4Oc; lard oil. 55@5Sc.
SYRUP-Corn syrup. 32@34c; choice sugar
syrup. S7@S9c; prime sugar syrup. S2@33c;
strictly prime, 35@36c: new maple syrup, 90c.
N. o. MoLAssEs-Faney, new crop. 50@52c;
choice. 49c; medium, So943c; mixed, 4o942c;
Us, SIC; bi-carb assorted packages, 5Ag6c;
sal-soda in kegs, 1Ac: do granulated, &c.
CANDLEs-Star. full weight. SIC; stearine,
p set, SIC; parafine, I@l2c.
RICE-Head Carolina, 7A@71zc: choice. 616@
634c; prime. 6@61ac: Louisiana, 554Q61%c.
STARcH--Pearl. S34c; corn starch. 51807c;
gloss starch, 5II7c.N -.----
FOREIGN FRU1Ts-Layer raisins. 81 So; Lon
don layers 81 70: Muscatels So 50 California Mus
catels 81 40; Valencia SIC; Ondara Valencia, ,1015
@llc; sultan. 1019Qllc; currants. 5A@614c: Tur-
key prunes, ,61lG7c; French prunes, ,90I2c; Salon
lea prunes. in 2-f packages, SC; cocoanuts ~
100, S.; almonds. Lam, y b. 29c; do Iv1ca l7c;
do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap, 13@l4c: Sicily
fiberts l2c; smyrna figs l2@lSe; new dates. Do
Q b, 1s@l9c; lemon peel, 16c q b; orange peel,
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, sliced. per n, &C.;
grated, pared 2S@30c: peaches. California,
evaporated, impaired, 25@26c; cherries pitted
&c; cherries, unpitted. 5@6c; rasDberries evap-
grated. SS@S5c; blackberries. S@S1ac; huckle-
sUGARs-Cubes 8Ac; powdered. &c; granu-
lated, 63sc; confectoners' A. 614c; standard A,
6Ac; soft white. 5zaG6c; yellow. choice, $50
ys1ow ysi1Sw saPf saGe sgH Sage' yellow" fair S@
PIcKLEs-Medium.b b6ls. u,2OO), SO 90; me-
dium. half bbls (600), S5 90.
SALT-No. L p Dbl, CSC; No. lex - Dbl, 81 90;
dairy. p bbl, 81 20; coarse crystal. p bbl 81 20;
Higgins Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 81 81: Higgins
Eureka, 1914 packets, So 90.
CANNED GooDS-Standard peaches, 81 700
80; 2ds. 81 40Q2 81; extra peaches. So 85l3 OO;
pie peaches. 81 65; finest corn, 81 35@1 so; HID
Go. corn. S0Q95c; red cherries; 81 4OQl so; Lima
beans. 81 20; soaked do. Soc; string do 75@9Oc;
marrowfat peas. 81 10Q1 25; soaked peas, 7O@
SOC; pineapples. s, 30Q1 40; Bahama do. 81 IS;
damson plums, 81 10; greengages, 81 so; egg
plums, 81 Is; California apricots So 40
az 45; California pears, 81 70; do green
cages 81 Is; do egg plums, 81 is; extra white
cherries. 81 IS: raspberries, 81 35Q1 40; straw
berries, 81 250l 30; gooseberries. S5@90c; to-
matoes, 95c@sl; salmon. In. 81 3O@1 80; black
berries, 81 l5 succotash, 2b cans, soaked, 90c;
do green. 2b, 81 25@1 so; corn beef, 2-B cans.
81 90; H-B cans. sl4; baked beans, 81 4O11 so;
broiled. 81 so; sardInes, domestic, rs, 81 5U@
IS; sardines, domestic. Us. 81 so; sardines
imported, rs, SI1 50@12 so, sardines. imported,
rs, SlS; sardines, mustard, 81 25; sardines
spiced, 81 rs.
FIsH-Extra No, bloater mackerel,N NS36 q
Dbl: extra No. / dc, mess. $40; extra No. mack
erel, shore. SIS; extra No. do, mess. S32; No. 2
shore mackerel s23. Codfish-Whole pollock,
416c p b; do medium. GEORGES cod &c; do
large 7c; boneless hake, in strips. H4c; do
GEORGES cod IL in . bscks 9 ks s@ HsIrHg n o
p 1OO-b Dbl. White fish, So so p l00-B half Dbl.
Lake trout, IS so r. half Dbl. Finnan haddies,
lOc % d. Iceland halibut 13c ~ h. Pickerel,
half bbl. So 90; quarter bbl. 81 35; Potomac her.
ring SO 80 p Dbl; 81 90 p half Dbl.
OATMEAL-S6 0O6l6 so q Dbl.