The morning call., 1891-01-28

and very hrn.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Sugar is in fair demand and prices have
been marked down by one refinery. OF
coffee, the private circular OF X. Hochkofer
saws:
There has been very little improvement in the
demand from the interior and business has con-
tnued 10 drag. Prices are also lower. or the
different descriptions of Central Americans,
Guatemala has been In most demand both for
home consumption and overland shipment, sales
aggregatiug 26S7 bags. Prices OF good qualities
have declined from the nominal quotations at the
beginning OF the month "a ale T. Id. Good I'M
washed Salvador has been very much neglected,
only 1913 bags bleached old crop having ben
sold at 2Uc until Wednesday. when several par
GELS Of old ana new sold at 1870. costa Rica Is
almost entirely exhausted in first hands, last
sales being made at fun prices, including some
small lots from second hands. The parcel re-
ceived by last steamer was mostly of ordinary
qualify OF new crop. Total sales from first hands
296 bags.
Rice sold lower during the week under in
creased receipts, and a slow demand.
Provisions continued quiet, with wea k
feeling still peTceptible Ill hams, bacon and
lard.
Some of the cheaper brands of Liverpool
salt are 80 cents per ton lower. The best
brands show no change.
Canned fruits continue quiet There are
q few orders from the East, but they do not
amount TO great deal.
Canned salmon rules dull at previous
total receipts Of salmon at this port from the
| Opening OF last season to January l, 1890 at
| al, 93T cases; exports J92,ST5 cases; stocks
| in warehouse January LIST, 14S,062 cases
! This quantity, it is thought, has been con-
| sideraDly reduced by exports since thai
! date.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| Cordage has again been marked down u
cent pound.
All metals are reported dull, and pig til
! has declined to 21R cents to - cents pei
| pound, dealers quoting negl ected market.
Tobacco is very dull.
| Dry goods are reported moderately act I've
| Coal shows no further decline, but the
| market is hardly as steady as it was las
week. The weeks receipts were q, $50 tons
Coast and 600 tons foreign. A circular Il
| the trade says:
| The deliveries for the past two weeks nave no
| kept pace Win the consumption, hence yardet
stocks are decreasing aud are very light AT lIeS
| ent. Vel as the Australian deliveries are ah
| preaching consumers have no fears rs 10 men
wants being supplied later In the season very
| fortunately for the public generally the Wlhte
has been particularly mild and the rainfall ilsnt
! II II had been otherwise values would nave peel
| marked up much higher, as 1t would nave DeeI
| questionable whether the increased uefhanC
| would rot have created a partial famine VIZ
want rain Immediately throughout the Slate Y
| insure us crop of grain, two more weeks o
continuous dry weather Will have a slgnlhcah
effect The cost of future loading cargnes
| coal. Meanwhile the tendency Is Downward d.
| buyers are timid and are holding oil, ieRliul
| lower prices later. The output from the bfltisi
| Columbia colielies promises TO be very iats
| this year.
Pine lumber has been marked down IRON
81 TO So per M feet, according to deScflp
! ton.