The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-22

being firm and several others weak. The de-
mand Is nothing extra, and the market is well
stocked. Receipts OF new potatoes are slowly
Increasing aud they are dull.
California onions are about gone for the sea
son, and the soft new ones are now coming in.
Australia sent US 27O4 crates during the week,
and they being picked over and sold at
10 IA cents per pound for lots In good condition.
Butter Is weak at IS to 20 cents Ter pound.
The market is heavily stOcs ed and dull and
there have been 20 shipping orders of any con-
sequence here for a week or Two. All hands are
busy picSling and The surplus Is thus Kept down
to a manageable point.
Flat cheese is weak, though stocks are not
large. Young Americas are steady.
Eggs are quieter. Eastern are again coming in
and selling at II 10 1879 cents per dozen, the
home product being quoted al Is ana 20 cents.
fOutrY is selling much lower than fortnight
ago. owing to increased receipts. We are again
receiving cOnsignments from the East, though
arrivals are thus far light
Lemons and lines are IN fair supply and dull.
Oranges are dun aud selling we'll.
Figs and pitied plnms are the only firm dried
fruits on the list. All the other varieties
dull and apTicOts and peaches are weak and sell
Almonds are IN good demand and light supply
and the tendency IN prices is upward All other
kinds, pc nuts and Brazils particularly, are dull
and weak at general decline.
Meats show little change beef aud mutton are
easy, lamb has declined, dressed hogs are lower
and live hogs are easier veal is unchanged.
Exports OF California wine from San Francisco
duling the first quarter of 1891 were 2, ABS, 290
gallons, against !, 975, 500 gallons during the
St ady Increase, year after year
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
Imports of staple groceries at San Francisco
during the first quarter Of 1891, COMPARED with
The first quarter OF 1890, were as follows: Sugar
146 PAS, 600 rounds against 81, 975, 800 pounds /;
coffee, 1928, $50 pounds. against $3.50, 100
pounds rice, 16,l84.6O pounds. against IT,
667, 900 pounds; tea, 639, $40 pounds. against
796 ,436 pounds. The imports of sugar in AtaTch
were the largest ever reported. The change in
the tariff on the 1st of April made 1t desirable for
lie Hawaiian planters 10 get as much of their
crop ON this market possible.
brisk Interior demand for sugar is reported.
Prices remain without variation. Reports are
coming from CUBA mat The crop now making
will reach 100000 tons, which is couside raby
more than ever before. and Cuban sugar planta-
| lions are now considered profitable invest
ment.
Inc California Refinery has advanced prices on
syrup cents per gallon.
Soda crackers and pilot bread have been
marked up owing TO the Increased cost of flour
and other raw material.
Coffee is quiet. Prices show no further change.
The last Panama steamer brought up 16,7UO
bags from Central America. central American
coifees in New York are reported easier but
stocks IN that market are below th- average,
being estimated nj Is, 900 bags all descriptions
Mixed lice is lower. Japanese is steady aud
Hawaiian firm. A trade contemporary is author
lty for The statement that IN Louisiana The crop
VIII, if weather IS SraSonabe, be 20 TO 80 per
cent greater than during the past few years aud
there is fair prospect OF sufficient TO supply the
demands OF all The United States east OF the
Rocky Mountains.
Provisions move eff very well. and hams, lard
and bacon have again gone up. Packers Of cOrned
beef have combined and advanced prices
Canned fruits dun but firmly held above
the views of buyers. Canned salmon is also re-
ported quiet
MISCELLANEOUS.
A dispatch from Chicago says tnat at meeting
OF window glass manufacturers OF Pttsburg and
the West IL WAS decided 10 advance prices 10 10
10 per cent Immediately.
The only change Tn metals is an advance in tin
plate to So 62I2 TO Sc 70 per box, with a fair
business reported. Pig tin Is dun.
Trade in dry goods has been more or less
quiet owing 10 the frequent rains. The outlook
| for a good business is encouraging, however.
| Tobacco and cigars are reported fairly active.
Several trtng depreciations IN coal have &C.
Cured since last review. The weeks receipts
| were 1885 tons coast aud 5166 tons foreign. a
circular to the trade says:
Ali further decline appears TO have been checked
for the present, as sales have been made this
week below last weeks prices. Australian quota
tons by cable received this week indicate great
scarcity OF tonnage available for early loading
(within the next sixty days. and purchasers can be
found here to order at fuil fgures prior to July
loading. Subsequent shipments freely offered,
late in the year, at apparently very low figures the
buyers assured OF the cost to Them the shippers
| are meanwhile guessing the prices at which they
| may snip. heretofore the Australian shipments
regulated values here's this year Great Britain Will
as our principal coal carriers will from
that section. Latest quotations from Liverpool are
| lower than for years past, as shlpoWners anI-
| ious to secure the high outward grain freights
which VIII assuredly rule the latter part OF this
| year. our coast mines Will not make as profta
they viii nd sale for will be considerably less, be-
| sides material lowering OF values.