The morning call., 1891-03-11

very active, and sold at very liberal prices per
nans more than The relative values OF pulled
wool. The market at present IS fairly active,
and good fair stock will bring liberal prices.
The meat market exhibits several note
worthy variations. Mutton has gone up to
10 cents per pound. and good quality is scarce.
Lamb Is very firm at the high prices. Live
and dressed hogs have again advanced. Beef
shows no change.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Changes under this head last week were
neither numerous nor large. Sugar has
made no further variation. and a local trade
journal says:
The demand from The interior Is OF hand-to-
mouth description, which is not surprising in
view Of The removal OF the cents per pound
duty on raw sugar on April LIST, al which date II
Is expected that "a cents viii be about the re-
fneTy price Of granuiaied. In New York prices
Tor April delivery are as follows: Cut loaf aud
crushed. 3 cents; cube. 4s4 cents; powdered.
AZ cents; graduated, Az cents
Coffee continues active. and large trade
has been done during the past fortnight.
Prices are firm.
Rice continues more or less unsettled, and
prices have advanced in several descriptions
and declined in others. The recent increase
in freights from New Orleans will, it is
thought, prevent further shipments of
Louisiana rice.
Provisions are reported quiet, with fur
Their decline in hams and bacon.
The spot market for canned fruits is firm
but quiet. Several large transactions on fu-
ture account are reported.
Canned salmon remains unchanged. A
fair demand for Alaskan fish is reported,
and stocks Of this description are now re-
daced.
MISCELLANEOUS.
All descriptions of petroleum, gasoline
and benzne were marked down during the
week.
Leather is lower and quiet.
l)TV goods are in mod ta demand and
the market exhibits no features worthy Of
remark. The value of the imports OF for
eIgn dry goods at New York in February
was S13, l47, COO which is s., 100000 less than
goods thrown an the New York market last
month was SIS, 733, 200, which shows an ac-
tive consumpIive demand. Tie imports at
that port during the first two months of the
year were S25, $50, 900. against $50, 155, 600
during the same period in 1899
Cigars and Tobacco are III fair average de-
mand.
Still lower prices were made for some de-
scriptions of coal last week. Australians
are now down TO SIS and 50 and Seattles to
81. Fierce competitions among importers
ruled all the week and in the rush to sell
some cargoes were sold below cost, and cut
ting under each others quotations prevailed
very largely among sellers. The future
course Of the market is probematic. Some
dealers anticipate slight recovery, as sell
ing DeloW cuSt cdnHot CoHIinue very lOiS
others look for low prices to rule, in view of
the enormous stocks ON hand. Nobody,
however, looks for high prices in the near
future. Coal is now just where the con-
sumer wants it, though still lower prices
would be welcomed in view Of the long siege
of famine values We have la ely struggled
through. With coast Goals at 81 to SO, and
foreign descriptions at SIS to S1l, wholesale
rates, prices cannot vet be called low by any
means. Cheap coal is blessing to this
coast as dear coal is a curse
Exports of specie from this port during the
first two months Of the year we're 81, los, coo,
against S2,O57,0O0 during the same period in
1890.
Exports of produce from this port during
the first two months of the year were
S7,S54,0 against 81, 261, 900 during the same
period in 1880