Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-01

The general features Of trade in this line are
much the same as they have been all week.
The long expected rise in package coffee has
failed to appear. Sugar is steady at the recent
advance of nc. The week past has been one OF
unusual activity in the wholesale grocery line.
1t is many years since trade has been SO lively
at this time of the year. Retailers are evident.
ly stocking up heavily in anticipation of an ad-
vance in prices. The hand-to-mouth policy is
pursued on declining or uncertain markets. 1t
is absolutely certain that August, 1880, will
show larger amount of goods handled In gro
Gerry lines than any previous August:
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy Rio. 241z@25Hc;
choice Rio, 221a@23Hc; prime Rio. 23c; low
grade Rio, 2O1492l1kc; old Government Java,
291a@3Oc; Msracai6n. 251a@2711c; Mocha, 8O@
Guayra 26@27c.
ROASTED lin npapers)-Standard brands, 25c;
high grades 2s@3O15c; old Government Java.
bulk. 3SgS4111c; Maracaibo, 2s@29c; Santos, 26@
25c; good Rio, 24c; ordinary 2l15p2215c.
SPICES whole)-Cloves, I7Qlsc; allspice l0c;
cassia, &c; pepper. 15c; nutmeg, 75@SOc.
PETROLEUM tjobbers' pricesl-Il0o test. nc;
white. 10c; globe. 14@l41Sc: elaine, 1414c: car
nadine, 111ac; royaline, lac: red oil, 1lQl111c;
MINERs' o11-No. 1 winter strained 4aQ45c
% gallon; summer 3S@40c; lard oil, 55@5sc.
SYRUP-Corn syrup. 32@34c; choice sugar
syrup, S@S9c: prime sugar syrup, 32@33c;
strictly prime. 35Q36c; new maple syrup. 90c.
N: o. MoLAssEs-Fancy, new crop 5O@52c;
choice. 49c; medium. 38@43c; mixed, 40@42c.
SoDA-Bi-carb in kegs 31a@3Ac; bi-carb in
~; SIC; bl-carb assorted packages, 54G6c; sal
CANDLEs-Star, full weight, SIC; stearine,
q set SIC; parafine, 1l@12c.
RICE-Head Carolina, 74@711c; choice, 615@
ess; prime, $685.; dasSInisiana lou ana 64@sSc
gloss starch, 5A67c
FOREIGN FRUITs-Layer raisins. 50 65: Lon.
don layers, So 70: Muscatels, 81 80; California
cia l01Sc@ilc; sultan. IO1S@ifc; currants, $40
SIC: Turkey prunes, 6N@7c; French prunes, ga
l2c; Salonica prunes, in 2b packages. &c; cocoa
7c; do shelled, Acc; walnuts nap, l9@14c; Sicily
tilberts, l2c; Smyrna figs, lZ@l3c: new dates, 60
8Hc; Brazil nuts, 13c; pecans, 91%@l0c citron, q
n, 1S@l9c; lemon peel, 16c q b; orange peel i7c
apples. e1aporafed. Y5@iSc; peaches. .f evspor or
ated, pared, 2SG30c: peoches, California eva
porated. impaired, 25Q26c: cherries pitted, 22c
cherries, unpitted, 5@6c: raspberries. evapor-
ated, SS@S5c; blackberries, s@S1ac; huckle-
berries, l0@12c.
sUGARs-Cubes. 6zsc;powdered. 6zsc; granu-
lated, sc; confectioners' A. 6ac; standard 4;
e.; vssw sSfs wRss ans e@s yel,SM EeoS sh9ise fse &
5Yc; yellow. dark, 6HQ5ssc.
PIcKLEs-Medium. bbIs. (1.20O), 50 90; me-
dium, half bbls l6o0l, S CO..
dairy, q bbi, 81 20; coarse crystal. q bbi. 81 2S
Higgins Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 81 SO; Higgins
Eureka, 1914, b packets, S3 co.
CANNED GooDS-Standard peaches 81 TOD
2 80; 2ds, 81 1902 50. extra peaches. s2 S59s O0
pie peaches. 81 20; finest corn, 81 35@1 50; HID
Co. corn SOQ95c; red cherries, 81 4OQl so; Lima
beans, 81 20; soaked do. Soc; string do. 10000;
marrowfat peas. 81 l0@l 25; soaked peas. 7O@
Soc; pineapples, 81 30Ql 4O; Bahama do, 81 IS;
damson plums. 81 1U; greengages, 81 90: egg
plums So Is; California apricots, 81 4O@2 As;
California pears, 81 rs; do greengages 81 Is; do
egg plums, 81 Is extra white cherries, 81 IS;
raspberries,Sl 35@1.40; strawberries, 81 25@1 So;
gooseberries. 85@90c; tomatoes, 95c@S1; salmon
In, 81 30@1 30: backberries, 81 Is; succotash.
2-R cans, soaked. 90c; do green, IN. 81 25Ql so;
corn beef, 2b cans, 50 90; l4-b cans, Sl4:
baked beans, 81 40@l 50; lobster, In, 81 90;
mackerel. In cans. broiled, 81 so; sardines, do
mestic, Us, 81 5004 rs; sardines domestic, rs,
81 so; sardines, imported. rs. s1l 50ll2 so: sar-
dimes, imported, rs. SIS: sardlnes, mustard,
81 25; sardines, spiced, 81 25.
FIsH-Extra No. bloater, mackerel S36 a
Dbl; extra No. do, mess $40; extra Mol mack
erel. shore, SIS; extra No. do, mess S32; No. q
shore mackerel, S23 Codfish-Whole pollock,
415c p b; do medium, Georges cod &C.; do
large, 7c; homeless hake, in strips, Axe; do
Georges cod. in blocks. 61SQ715c., Herring
Round shore. s. 50 q bbl; split. s6 So lake, s8 25
v l0OD Dbl. White fish, So so y 100-b half bbl
Lake trout S. so y half Dbl; Finnan haddles
10c % b. Iceland halibut, 13c - h. Pickerel
half bbl, 50 90; quarter Dbl, 81 IS; Potomac her.
ring, So so % Dbl; 81 co 81 half bbl.
OATMEAL-$6 00@6 50 % Dbl.