The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-04
General Merchandise.

BAGs-Very strong at the advance. Demand
active. Calcutta. May and June, 6s4c Wool Bags,
CANNED FRUITs-FIrm and unchanged. De-
mand fair. Strawberries, 81 49, Raspberrle,, 81 80
Aprieots 1902 10 q dozen; Peaches, 81 321aCG2 IS
q doz for freestone; Bartlett Pears. 81 15@2 25;
CANNED VEGETABLES = Tomatoes, s5c@sI;
Peas 81 25@l 80: String Beans 95cGSl u dozen.
C0FFEE-The private circular OF X. Hochkofier,
issued Yesterday gives receipts of Coffee at this
port thus far this year at 81 bags against 265
hands were 24,os6 bags, against 49, l34, and the
stock in hand March lst was 1896 bags, against
market dnrng the past eight days has been very
strong ana active at hardening prices owing both
good local demand and to the Improvement of the
article in New York. Good and prime washed Qua
temalas very scarce. rendering business very
difficult in these grades. Large orders from the
central markets remain unexecuted on THIS accouht
Prices OF these kinds have advanced 14912c q 10,
while those for lower descriptions are unchanged.
A small lot OF prime Costa klca received by last
steamer sold at 2li4c. Good unwashed Salvador
has been In very good demand and sold rapidly,
prices advancing to 191ac and leaving but a short
supply on hand. The improvement of the New York
due to anticipated small receipts from Bra
iii during the next three four weeks owing both
labor strikes (Which however, reported at
end and scarcity of tonnage in Rio. Receipts at
brazilian ports in the last eight days averaged 5000
bags in Rio and 1875 in Santos, and during the
whole month of February 7741 bags in the former
mort and sl4s in the latter" Quotations are firm Mt
3i1A@211ac for prime washed Guatemala: 201s9
2lc for good washed Guatemala: 1914 @2OMc for
Washed raas Guatemala; 2i62l1ac for good to prime
Costa Rica, free from black beans; l9s4@2OIs for
good Costa Rica. mixed with black beans; 1870 for
good unwashed Salvador; l5@171ac for inferior to
ordinary qualities.
CoAL-rhe arrivals in February were the largest
for long time, being 13S.0b0 tons against "a $50
In February, 1890. The arrivals for the first two
months of 1891 255,770 tons, against 16S, 29O
tons during the same time In 1890. The market Is
heavily stocked and weak, with strong desire to
sell Prices for foreign Goats have again declined
during the past week ten days. We quote
prices to dealers as follows: Wellington, $40:
New Wellington, $40; southfeld Wellington, $40;
diamond, SO q ton; Cedar River, IS; Seattle
IS: Now Seattle; SO; Coos Bay, 81; sydney
SO: Scotch $9t@9 SO; Brymbo. SO; Greta, SO;
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. SIS: Colorado An
thracite Egg. SIS: Camel, So 2591 so per ton.
FISH-No. i Mackerei, $15@l5 SO in haif-bbls
and 81 50@2 rs In kits; No. 2. SD 509l5 In
bbls and $2(@2 20 in kits; Mess Mackerel, 5000 20
"A kit Pacific Cod 61sc In bundles 7e in cases, SC
for homeless: Eastern Smoked Herring. 35c: Dutch
do 81 50dl rs q keg: Whitefsh, $40 in haif-bbls
and $2(G2 70 In Kits; Tongues and Sounds, 81 75@
2 q kit
NAILS-Two hundred keg lots So rs for iron,
~ So for steel and So 40 for standard wire small
lots l06120c more all round.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and lower at $46 q
flask.
SYRUP-The California Refinery quotes: Drips
In bbls 25c do. In halfbbls 27Iac: In 5-gal Kegs,
321ac; In l-gal tins, 42ac gallon.