Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
Groceries.

| higher. We expect to advance our quotations
within day or two. Raw sugars are very firm
| for a few days past and granulated has already
advanced 1-l6c in Eastern markets. Coffee
options are still in favor of bulls and packages
must 60 higher soon if the present upward
drift is not arrested. The movement of gen.
| eral groceries is unusually active. Mays
volume of trade in this line WILL no doubt,
eclipse any previous month, but margins are SO
close that profits are far below many previous
month.
GREEN COFFEE - Fancy, Rio, 24@z5c;
choice Rio, 22923c; prime Rio, 2215c; low
grade Rio, 2O@2lc; old Government Java,
2SQ2911c; Maracaibo. 25@Nc; Mocha. 3O@
BIC; Santos. 22@26c; Caracas 241S@261sc; La
Guayra, 26GNc.
ROASTED Tin papers)-standard brands,
241ac; high gg5;sdes, gJ;I, s516Gsoc: old GoyeTnment
Santos, 253a@2sRc; peaterry, 2s1hc; choice Rio,
251lc; prime Rio, A15c; good Rio. 2S31aci ordi-
(whole,-Cloyes l7@lsc; aIlspioe.
l0c: cassia. &c; pepper, l7c; nutmeg, 70G80c.
PETROLEUM Cjobbers' prices)-ll0o test, nc
Ohio, 1900, Shc headlight, 1850, SIC; waller
white lO1c: globe, l4Gl411c; elaine, f4Jl5c; car
nadine. llac; royaline. lac; globe. red oil, 1l9
MINERs' OIL-No. winter strained, 4sR45c
p gallon; summer. 3s@4Oc; Lard oil, 6O0G5c
SYRUP-Corh syrup, T@29c; choice sugar
syrup Se9SSc: prime sugar syrup, SOG83c;
strictly prime. 33@S5c: new maple syrup, 90c.
N. o. MoLAssEs-Fancy. new crop 47@4Sc;
choice. Acc; medium. SS@4Sc; mixed 40@42c.
sopA-Bi,carb in kegs. 31Gas4c; bi-carb in
rs. 54c; 6i-carb assorted packages, 5A@6c;
CANDLEs-Star full weight, SIC; stearine.
p set. SIC; paraffne. L@l2c.
RICE-Head, Carolina. 7@71<c; choice, 6]sQ
6zc; prime. 539Q6c; Louisiana, 5A@6Hc.
STARcH-Pearl, ,2alc; cornstarch, % 566c; gloss
starch. 5Q7c.
FOREIGN FRuTTs-Layer raisns. s. 85; Lon
don layers, 50 rs; California, London layers
g Is; Muscatels, 50 50; California Muscatels.
lie; sultana. lO@ll1lc; currants. 51<@6c; Turkey
prunes. 6kQ6Zc; French prunes, Sll2c; Salon.
lea prunes. in 2-b packages, &c; cocoanuts p
100 Sc; ALMONDS. Lam, y d, Zoe; do Ivica, 17c;
filberts. l2c; Smyrna figs, l2QlSc: new dates, ga
811c; Brazil nuts, lie; pecans. y5Ql0c; citron, p
D, lSGl9c; lemon peel, lSc p h; orange peel,
DRIED FRUITs-AppIcs sliced. per N, &c; ap-
pies, evaporated, l013@1lHc; appricUts. Cali
fornia, evaporated. 8QlSc; peaches, evaporated,
pared. AG26c; peaches, California. evaporated,
impaired, lS@2Oc; cherries. pitted, l3@lS1<c;
rated. 3l@32c; blackberries. 7@711c; huckel-
berries. 10@l2c.
sUeARs-Cubss, G7lc; powdered, &c; granu-
lated, &c; confectionery A, &c; standard A.
5Sse: soft white. 514S5z4e; yellow, choice, 51s@
eho
59sc: yellow. dark, 5G5Nc.
PICKLEs-Medinm, bbls Q,2OO), 50 90; me-
dium, half bbls (6OO), IS co.
SALT-No. !, % bbl, 95c; No. ex, q bbl
u w; dairy ~ hb 81 20; coarse crystal, " bbl
81 20: Higgins Eureka. 4bu sacks, 81 50; Hig-
gins Eureka, 1914 n packets. 50 O0.
CANNED GooDS-Standard peaches 81 00@
Is; 2ds, 81 65@l so; extra peaches. 81 4002 Gu;
pie peaches. 81 05: finest corn. 81 009l 80; Hid
Co. corn, 65Q90c; red cherries. SUISSE; Lima
beans. 81 20; soaked do Soc; string do, 65@70c;
marrowfat peas. 81 1901 Is; soaked peas 700
900: pineapples. 81 30@I 40; Bahama do. 81 IS;
damson plums. 95c; greengages 81 81; egg
plums, S2 90; California pears, 50 40; do green
cages 81 80; do egg plums 81 Us; extra white
cherries, 81 40; raspberries, 95c@S1 10; straw
berries, soc; gooseberrIes, 81 3061l 40; toma-
toes, SSQSSc; salmon, In. 81 4OG9I IS; black
berries, 60c; succotash, 2-D cans, soaked, 80c:
do green, 2-b, 81 25@l so; corn beef. 2-B cans
y O5; l4-b cans. Sl4 90; baked beans, 81 40@l 80;
lobster. In. 81 80@l 80; mackerel, In cans
broiled, 81 90; sardines, domestic. rs. 81 25@
SO; sardines domestic Us So 75Gl7 90; sar-
dimes, imported, Us Sll 50G12 80; sardines. im-
dimes, spiced, So So
FISH-Extra No. bloater mackerel S36 a
Dbl; extra No. do. mess, $40; extra No. mack
erel, shore, S32: extra No. do, mess, s38; No. 2
shore mackerel, SA Codfish-Whole pollock
SIC u N: 40 medium. Georges coo, &c; do
large, &c; boneless hake, in Strips 41%c: do
Georges cod in blocks, 61d@715c. Herring
Round shore, S. 90 n bbi: split, $6 5O lake. 81 80
II lOOb Dbl. White fish, S8 so ~ I00-D halt bbl,
Lake trout, IS so % half Dbl. Finnan haddock
lOc q b. Iceland halibut, 13c q n. Pickerel,
half bbl. 50 90; quarter bbl. 81 35; Potomac her
ring, So 90 ~ bbl; So so " half Dbl.
oATMEAL-S5 O0&5 rs % bbl.