Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-28
Groceries.

Sugars are again advanced, as quotations will
disclose. The fact is traced by jobbers to a
prospective scarcity. Fully three-fourths of
the refiners commence the refining of sugar
March l in bond for delivery after April l. as
this is the date the sugar clause of the McKin.
ley bill goes into operation. This will have the
effect OF making spot sugars very scarce during
March, and consequently prices are mulated.
with prospect of still further advances
Green coffees are up &c in the East, but roasted
is unchanged in this market. There should be
a rise of 1c per pound on the latter. to corre-
spond with the advance in the East. Why
roasted coffee fails to rise is one of the mys-
teries of trade.
GREEN CoFFEE-Fancy, 241f0251Sc; choice
Rio 2211S@2315c; prime Rio. 23c; low grade Rio,
2O14@2l1ac; old Government Java. 291493Oc;
Maracaibo, 25139271ac; Mocha 30932c: Santos
22026c; Caracas, 25G27c La Guayra, 26@27c.
ROASTED lin npapers)-Standard brands, ,2415c;
high grades, 271ag30c; old Government Java
bulk. Sl@331ac; Maracaibo, 28@29e; Santos ESQ
241ac; good Rio, 2312c; ordinary. 2lQ22c.
spICEs (whole)-Uloves, l5@l6c: alIspice, 1Oc;
cassia. SC; pepper. lSc; nutmeg, 75qSOc
PETROLEUM Gobbers' pricesl-llUo test, TIC;
Ohio, 12Oo. SIC; headlight 1900. SIZE; water
white. 1O@l012c; globe, 149I41ac; elaine, l5c;
carnadine. 17ac; royaline, l4c; red oil, llQll1ac;
purity, lac; oene, lac.
MINERS O1L-No. winter strained. S9@4lc
p gallon; summer, 33@35c; lard oil, 55@5Sc.
SYRUP-Corn syrup, Z7@3Oc; choice sugar
syrup, a@S6c; prime sugar syrup, 32g33c;
N. o. MoLAssEs-Fancy. new crop, 42c;
choice. SS@4Oc; medium, S3@36c; mixed, BAG
36c.
SoDA-Bi-carb in kegs. 31SQSIc; bi-carb in
rs, SIC; bi-carb, assorted packages. 5AQ6c; sal
soda, in kegs, lAc; do granulated &c.
CANDLEs-Star. full weight &c; stearine. y
set, SIC; paraffine, 1lQl2c
RICE-Head Carolina, 7@IAc; choice, 6130
6Ac; prime. 6G615c; Louisiana. 52406c.
STARCH-Pearl, 354c, corn starch. 5000;
gloss starch, 6QTc.
don layers, So 70: Muscatels, So %; California
Muscatels. 81 l5@2 %: Valencia. 7G714c; Ondara
Valencia, Sl4@S1@c: sultana. lS@2Oci currants,
5@511c: Turkey prunes, 7A@Sc: French prunes
cocoanuts. y 100. Sc; almonds. Lam. T2 b. 29c;
do Ivica, 17c: do shelled, 40c; walnnts nap, Is
@l4c; Sicily tilberts 12c; Smyrna figs, l3Ql4c:
new dates, 51506c; Brazil nuts. lSc; pecans. l414
16c: citron, q h, T9l8ci lemon peel, l2c u b;
orange peel. l2c.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. sliced. per n, lie;
apples, evaporated, 141a@l5c; peaches, eyapo-
rated. pared, 2S@SOc: peaches. California. evap-
grated, impaired, 1SQ2lc: cherries, pitted. Bic;
cherries unpitted, l39l31%c rasrberres' evap-
GRATED, 32@33c: blackberries, 91a9l0c; huckle-
berries i5c-
SUeARs-Cubes. TIC: powdered, TIC; granu-
lated SIC; confeciioners' A. SIC; standard A.
&c: soft white. 614@6ssc: yellow. choice. ca
619c; yellow. good. 554@57sr; yellow, fair, 53s@
PICKLFS-Medlun, bbls Il Q,2O0) IS 90; me-
dunn. half bbs tG00). 81 20,
SALT-No. l ~ Dbl, 81 90. No. l ex. p Dbl.
81 10: dairy. q bbl, 81 20: crystal. q bb
81 20: Higgins Eureka, 4-bu sacks, 50 80; Hig-
gins Eureka 1914 b packets, S3 90.
CANNED GooDS-Standard peaches, 50 500
Q 90; 2nds, 81 50@2 GO; extra peaches. S3 OO0
8 10: pie peaches. 81 So; finest corn, 81 35@l so:
Hfd. Co. corn, 95c0Sl 10; red cherries, 81 100
l so; Lima beans, 81 80; soaked do. Soc; string
do. 75@90r; marrowfat peas. 81 1901 25; soaked
peas. 65075c; pineapples. 81 509l Gu; Bahama
do. So %; damson piums 81 10; greengages, 81 so;
egg piums. 81 20; California apricots, 81 250
2 80; California pears, q IS; do greengages.
cherries 81 IS; raspberries, 81 40@l 45; straw
berries, 81 30@1 40; gooseberries, 81 l0Ql Is;
tomatoes. 95c@sl: salmon, In, 81 3O@l so; black
berrles 81 90; succotash, 2t cans. soaked. 90c;
do green, 2f. 81 25fl1 so: corned beef. 2-b cans
81 80; LIB cans, 81 %: baked beans, 81 4Oll 50
lobster H. 50 %; mackerel. In cans broiled,
81 so; sardines. domestic. rs, 81 5O@l4 60; sar-
dimes, domestic, rs. 81 10; sardines, imported,
rs sll 50@l2 So; sardines, imported, rs, SIS;
sardines mustard, S4 80: sardines. spiced 81 %.
FIsH-Extra No. bloater mackerel, SO p
bbl; extra No. l do mess, SIS so; extra No.
mackerel, shore. s24 90: No. ashore mackerel,
so: large '3's, $40. Codtsh-Whole pollock, &c
q h; do medium. GEORGES cod, &C; do large,
cod, in blocks, 615471ac Herring-Round
shore, S. so y Dbl; split. IS so: lake. SO % y 100
f Dbl. White fish, S70O % l0O-fb half Dbl. Lake
trout, SIS so - half Dbl. Finnan haddies. 10c q
H. Iceland halibut 13c y IL. PickereI, half
bbl. 81 90; quarter Dbl, 81 TO. Holland herring,
75c: WalkDff herring. g0c.
OATMEAL-S6 50G16 10 Ta Dbl.