The morning call., 1892-04-06
General Merchandise.

GENERA. Merchandise.
BAGS = Steady. Caleuttas for JuneJuiy de-
cANSEb FGirs%o De essnSe Is fbe ,tn.,,o,
Qnoted at 81 259l 80 2 doz for Aprlcots, 81 O59
90 for Pears. 81 s0@2 Is Tor White Cherries and
81 s9Sl 80 Tor ,r,B BLACK y,
String Beans. socGsi; Tomatoes. ga bs. sGGs5c
CoFFEE-The private circular OF C. f. BIckford
gives The receipts al THIS port during the first quar-
ter OF 1892 at 63955 bags, sgainst 5l636 bags dur
hands were $685. bags, against 80, SAB. and the
stock In FIRST hands April LIST % 973 bags,
statistics given above show the volume OF business
for the three months just past to have been fully
equal 10 the average OF former IL is evil
dent that the listless feeling and apparent mae
tyity so often feature of Fate has It's foundation
altogether IN the conservative methods pursued by
dealers who buy sparingy. but OF necessity often
Notwithstanding the large arrivals during March,
aygr6gatng IS I75 Bugs, all reports agree that
Central American crops VIII yield considerably be-
low az average. The weakness oeeasloued BY tenn
porary pressure TO sell. as noted In our review Of
the lsth. has since given way TO a hrmer feeling
washed Salvador, parity due 10 the Influence Of
these adyiees and partly to strong demand fo this
quality from the overland mark developments dur
ing the fortnight amounting 10 l243 bags. besides
liza bags fair 10 prime washed Guatemala at rates
previously current. Local jobbers have dis
played more than passing interest in these feat
ures and the market closes quiet and slgbtly easier
In tone vita ut transactions A recent low
estimate OF the growing Brazil crops gives 500 OOO
for Rio and coo 900 Tor Santos but tho immediate
conditions OF supply and demand appear to be the
controlling factors with all Consuming mar
kets." Quotations are follows: 2OI46I2lI2c = 10
for good TO prime Costa Rlca free fron BLACK beans:
10000 for good Costa Rtca mixed with black
beans; 2lbsc nominal Tor prime washed Salvador;
lSi46B2Oi &c for good washed Salvador: iSIsc for
good UNIV shed Salvador. Nicaragua aud Guatemala;
2l12GZ2e for prime washed Guatemala: 2OISG
@2II4c for good 10 strictly good Guatemala l7s9G
Z01.c FOR fair washed AMI unwashea Guatemala:
2lhaG22c for good 70 prime pea-oerry: 1910
l913e for medium qualities: l5Gl5c for ordinary
qualities; So III &c for very inferior 10 common.
COAL-supplies continue heavy. Wellington is
quotable az So: New Wellington. So SOutnned
Wellington s.: Cedar River. SO so; Seattle, 50 SO;
New Seattle. So 5Os Coos Bay $3.50; sydney. $40
so; Scotch. 81; Brymoo. S76s7 20: Greta, $40
20: Cumberland. Sl3 in bulk and Sl4 SO in sacks;
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $l4; Welsh Anthra-
cite Egg, So; Camel. 80 r ton.
FISH-No. Mackerel Is quoted at Sl1@l6 IN
half bbls and 50 6oG32 10 ia kits: No 2 sIOdll in
bols and 81 65@2 Ia Kits: Mess Mackerel. $3GS rs
3 kit; Pacific Cod. 5l2c In bundles, 6G37c q 10 IN
cases, 7GD7i2c Z 10 FOR boneiesS Eastern Smoked
Herring. 33e: Dutch do. 81 5Oal IS r Reg: White
fish, slO In haf.bbls aud s2G2 IS IN kits; Tongues
and sounds, 81 rs o..
QUICKsiLVER-Quoted at S.5 2 flask
SlNUP-The Western Sugar Refinery quotes Gold
en-. IN bills II I3c q gallon.
NAlLS-QuOted AZ 81 90 for iron. 81 10 for
steel and 80 Is 2 key for wi-e In 2O0-keg lots
SUGAR-Ihe western Sugar Refining Company
quotes. terms net cash Cube. Crushed, Powdered
anu Fine Crushed, all 55sc r 10: Dry Granulated.
5I4c 2 n; Confectionery A. 51se: Extra c, 41ac;
Golden z. 43sc; ID, 4I4c = n; half-bbls, FAC more
than bols, and boxes more