The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-14

year of $4,000 were 7.41G, 600 pounds against
7,7l3,000 during the preceding crop year.
Sugar shows no change. a fair local and in
terror demand is reported. Considerable cutting
among large JOUbers Is reported. The total stock
of raw sugar at the four Atlantic ports, May LIST,
was 53, 059 ions. The stock In the principal
countries on the latest dates was 1906, 900 tons,
a decrease OF 80, 900 tons for the week Stock
AT The same time last year was 1874, 900 tons.
Reports from cane-growing countries continue
favorable. II is now thought thar Cuba Will fur
ntsh 100000 tons, against 100000 tons esti-
mated short time ago. NJ. LIGHT, under date OF
April 10Th, estimates the bees crop at $500 600
tons against 2,7S5, 944 tons in 1859
Coffee shows no further change, being Inactive
and weak
Rice continues firm, The market having been
slenderly stocked OF late, and lObbers have made
Inc quotations. The comparatively high price OF
rice Is TO some extent attributed 10 tue failure of
The present crop In Japan, which country Is said
10 he importing rice.
Provisions are firm in sympathy with rising
Eastern markets, but prices show no further ad-
vance
Pickles In all packages have again advanced.
Starch has advanced u cent per pound.
Gamers continue to make concessions TO work
of stocks OF old canned fruit and the market Is
accordingly easy, though quotations show no fur
Their decline.
here Is nothing new In canned salmon. The
Columbia River packers and fishermen are at
OggeTheads over the price for FISH, and packing
operations are thereby seriously retarded.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are few features 10 merchandise this
week. Quicksilver is scarce and high. The re-
ceipts at this port during the first four months OF
tie year were 4271 TASKS, against 506l during
the same period IN 1889 aud 9437 In 1888. The
shipments by sea during this period were 1441
| TASKS, against 2402 In 1889 and 5l41 in 1888.
| These figures tell the Story OF the quicksilver
| trade.
| Tin plate is In better demand and sales have
been reported al S4 10 per box, while 81 50 10
| 81 S712 is Row generally asked. Pig tin has I'M
proved also, 81 cents being the current rate.
Iron is dull, aud will probably continue so un.
Ill the present difficulties settled. The East.
| ern iron markets also quiet, with produc.
ton In excess OF the consumption.
Copper Is IN active demand, and heavy sales
| are reported on the Atlantic Coast The market
| is very stiff
Tobacco is fairly active while cigars are quiet
The demand for dry goods Is improving, and
| fact, than at tile same time last year.
Coal shows no particular variation. Futures
| are weak and the spot market is none too
| strong. The receipts last week were 27 264
| tons, all Coast.
Foreign imports at this port In April amounted
| TO SO 69l 800, making total imports during he
| first four months Iot 1890 S17,042, 900 against
| SlS,9o5,OOO during the same time In 1889. The
most notable change Is falling of this year
| OF 81 10000 from the Hawaiian Islands. This
decline of 80 per cent is largely due to the back
| waIdness OF the sugar season.
Exports from this port by sea In April were
S3.O36, OOO, against s.. 91S 900 In April, 1888
| For the first four months of the year they were
| Sl3,779,O00, against S12,636. 600 for the same
| time last year.
The exports Of specie from this port during the
first four months of the year were S4,355 600
against S9,076, 600 for the same time in 1888
The imports OF specie were S1,l70,O00, against
S1,OS4,OO0 In 1889. These figures do not In
clude imports by rail-. and we receive nearly
twice as much from Mexico by rail as We do by