Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-15
Groceries.

Tne movement In this line IS unusually active
the past few days. This is largely due to the
fact that general drift of prices is upward, and
retailers are laying in heavy stocks in the as-
surance that they will have to pay higher prices
later on. Sugars are very firm at the advance
Of 1sc noted day or two ago. The value OF
actual coffee has fuctuated scarcely any the
past month. Options have been going up and
down, with the general tendency upward, and
the real article, while very firm, has undergone
no change. The price which the retailer has to
pay, and consumer as well. is practically the
same as for months past. It is next to impos-
sible to keep up with the advances in canned
and evaporated fruits. Scarce day passes
which does not record rise. Rice is. how
ever, steadily drifting upward. The shortage
of fruit brings heavy demands on rice, which
Is bound to be the working mans dessert the
coming fall and winter.
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy Rio, 241l@25Hc;
choice Rio. ZH@231ac; prime Rio, 23c; low
grade Rio. 2015G2l1Sc; old Government Java,
2916@3Oc; Maracaibo. 2514@271Sc; Mocha, 30@
s2c; Santos, 22Q26c; Caracas, 25@0c; La Guayra,
26@7c.
ROASTED lin papers)-Standard brands Csc;
high grades, 2S@301kc; old Government Java,
bulk. 33l93419c; Maracaibo: 2S@29c; Santos. 260
soc; pea6e5ry. Soc: choice Rio; 26e; prime Rio,
sPfoEs-(whOlej j-Cloves I79fsc; allspice,
10c; cass1a. SC; pepper, 15c; nutmeg, 75@SOc.
PETROLEUM Gobbers' prices)-.1l0o test, 7Ac;
white. l0c; globe. 14@1416c; elaine, i411z; car
nadine. .!174c; royaline. l4c; red oil. nGllHc;
purity, 14c
MINERS o1I-No. winter strained. 4sa45c
q gallon; summer 3S@40c; lard oil. 65@5Sc.
SYRUP-Corn syrup. 32@34c; choice sugar
syrup, 37@39c; prime sugar syrup, 32@33c;
strictly prime, 35@36c: new maple syrup, 90c.
n; Q. INC MMoLAssEs-Rancy. new crop; 5o@52c;
sopA-Bi- -carb in kegs, 315@374c; bi-carb in
rs, SIC; bi-carb assorted packages, 53z@6c;
sal;soda in kegs, 1Ac: do granulated, &c.
GaSRkesssa sst BE full SMsslght SIC; stearine
RICE-Head Carolina, 7@714c; choice. $40
&c; prime. 6@615c; Louisiana, 524G615c.
sTARoH-Pearl, 3Ac; corn starch, 615Q7ci
FOREIGN FRUITs-Layer raisins, 81 65: Lon
don layers 81 75 Muscatels, 50 so; California Mus
catels.S 40; Valencia.S1ac; Ondara Valencia 1O%
@1lc; sultan, 19zaQllc; currants, 654@6Ac; Tur-
lea prunes, in 2-D packages, &c; cocoanuts a.
100, s.; almonds, Lam, % b. 29c; do Iv1ca, l7c;
do shelled, 40c: walnuts, nap., 13@14c; Sicily
flberts, l2c; Smyrna fgs, 120l3c; new dates, Ga
&c; Brazil nuts. 13c: pecans, 91d@lOc: citron,
q b, 1S9l9c; lemon peel, l6c % b; orange peel
i7o.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. sliced, per n, &c;
apples, evaporated. l5@l6c; peaches, evap-
Grated, pared, 2S@3Oc; peaches, California,
evaporated, impaired, 25@26c; cherries, pitted,
22c; cherries. unpitted 5@6c; raspberries evap-
Grated 33@35c; blackberries. S@S11c; huckle-
berries, lOQl2c.
sUGARs-Cubes. SIC; powdered. SIC; granu-
&c; soft white, $1,000; yellow. choice, 500
SIC; yellow. good, 51a@55sc; yellow, fair, $50
51ac: yellow, dark, 5SQ514c.
PICKLEs-Medium, bbls. Q,2O0), SO 90; me-
dium. half bbls. (600), SIS 90.
sALT-No. !: V Dbl, Csc; No. lex. q Dbl, 81 90;
dairy q bbl 81 20; coarse crystal. y bbl 81 20;
Higgins Eureka, 4bu sacks, 81 80; Higgins
Eureka, 1914 packets, So 90.
CANNED GooDS-Standard peaches So 700
2 80; Eds: 81 4O@2 50; extra peaches, 50 s5@3 90;
pie peaches. 81 IS; firnest corn. 81 35@i SO; Hid
Go. corn, S0@s5c; red cherries; 81 40@l so; Lima
beans. 81 20; soaked do. Soc; string do 75@gOc:
marrowfat peas. 81 1901 25; soaked peas, 7O@
soc; pineapples. s. So@l sS 40; Bahama do s2 S.:
plums 81 Is; California apricots So 40
az As; California pears, So rs; do green
cages, 81 10; do egg pums, 81 10; extra white
I'll sS aS
matoes, S95@l: salmon, In. 81 30@1 so; black
berries, 81 Is; succotash, 2-b caus, soaked, soc;
do green. 2b, 81 25@1 so; corn beef 2-b cans.
s2 90; 14b cans. Sl4; baked beans, 81 409l so;
broiled. 81 so; sardInes, domestic, rs, 81 5U@
75; sardines, domestic, rs, 81 so; sardiIes,
imported, rs. sIl 50@l2 80; sardines imported,
rs, SIS; sardines, mustard, s4 25; sardines,
spiced, 81 25
bbl: extra No. 1 do,mess. $40; extra No. mack
erel Shore $28; extra No. do, mess $32; No.
shore mackerel s23. Codfsh-Whoie pollock,
415c y II; do medium, Georges cod. &c; do
Georges cod in blocks. Gl@7Xc. Herring
Round shore, 50 so ~ Dbl; split. S. so; lake. sS Is
% lOO-b Dbl. White fish, S6 so % l00-B half bbl
Lake trout, IS so y half Dbl. Finnan haddies.
oe = r. j Iceland haiibS sc S PcHsIs
ring. So 80 q bbI; 81 90 y half Dbl.
OATMEAL-S5 60@5 75 " bbl.