The morning call., 1893-12-20
General Merchandise.

OSneTdi heIcnanGISe.
GRAIN BAGS-Calcuttas nominal
CANNED FRUlTS-Culting Co.'s circular
says: THE usual stagnation attendant upon this
season of the year is now upon u.s. jobbers having
supplied themselves long ago with sufficient stocks
to carry them through the holiday season, prefer
ring 10 depend upon purchases during the first
months OF the new year rather than stock up at
present. we doubt II there Will be any improve
m ent IN trade before February at the earliest.
from all points, both domestic and foreign al
though an occasional carload or:er is filled for
at 81 25@l 80; Peaches. 81 8: al 40 q dozen:
Pears, 81 350al 4D: White Cherries. 81 S001 So:
CANNEp " VESEpxsLEs.To sS soes Peas as
81 1901 25 p dozen. The Cutting Co.'s circular
says: ''rhe Tomato market continues about as
heretofore, although some weak holders are shad-
Ing November prices. There is a light demand for
Peas of fine quality for holiday trade 1t is pleas
ant TO know that the stock of fruits is probably
the lightest known for several years"
COFtEE-Quotations are: 2l42@22c nom. for
good To prime Costa RIca, free from black beans; /;
201s@2Ic nominal for good Costa Rica mixed with
black beans; l91a92Oc nom. for fair Costa Rica;
l73lSIac nominal for common TO ordinary Costa
RicS: 2115@2l34c p 10 nominal for good to
prime washed Salvador; 2lc q 10 for good
green unwashed salvador and Nicaragua; 2Os4 q
2lc y 10 for good bleached unwashed Salvador;
22c o ID for prime washed Guatemala: 2lI5G1
2ls4c for good TO strictly good washed Guatemala:
l9Iac nom. for medium washed Guatemsla: l71a
@ lSc nom. for ordinary Guatemala: l59l7c q ID
nomin I. for very inferior to common Guatemala; /;
20LaG2 1ac for good to prime washed Pea berry;
2O@2O12c for good TO priIne unwashed Pea
perry.
C0AL-wellington is quotable at IS; New We'll
lington. IS p ton; Seattle, S6 so; New Seattle
So so; Goes Bay So; Wallsend So 90 for aver
age, and 81 SO Tor clean; Scotch. Sc; Brymbo.
81 75@S: Greta. nominal; Cumberland. SO in bulk
and SO IN sacks; West Hartley SO So Welsh
Harley, IS q tons Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg.
Sl1@l2; Welsh Anthracite Egg, So: Camel.
SO; Rock Springs So 50@9; Pleasant Valley ana
Provo. SO 509y ex-cars
FISH Pacihc Codfsh is quoted TO jobbers as fol-
lows, catch OF 1898: Selected. SC: Bundles. 511c:
Bone ess Strips. &c; Middles. 71sc; Standard
Blocks. 1ac: Seabright, SC; squares. Sc; Mess
and $S so Tor \ o. 3 Eastern Smoked Herring, 30c
Dutch do. 81 25 p keg; whiIefsh, 81 6Oin half
bbls and 81 10 in Kits; Tongues and Sounds, 81 40
NAlLS-Base prices are 81 75 for iron or steel
and So Is for wire.
QUlCKSILvER-Quoted at $37 5O@4l p flask.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cupe, Crushed. Powdered
and Fine Crushed. all 5Ssc q 10: Dry Granulated.
4ssc: Extra Z. 4!4c: Golden c. 4c; ID. 334 c.;
standard A. 41ac: half-barrels. same as barrels
aud boxes 13c more.
San Francisco Meat Market.
No parttc change in any description. Choice
Christmas Beef is bringing 7@Sc p 10. Wholesale
rates from slaughtererS are as follows:
BEEF-First quality. 519@6c 2 10: second quail
ity, 4I%@5c: third do, 31a@4c Fs 10.
VEAL-Large. heoc p 10 small Calves, 6@61ac;
Dairy Calves, n. @ Sc e 10.
MUTToN-wethers, 6@612c: Ewes. sos 12c
2 u.
PORk-Live Hogs sc for heavy and medium
granted aud 5@5I4c 2 n for small: stock Hogs,
41@95e y Ii: dressed do, 7@71ac e 10.
Wood Mar ct.
Posts. 915c each; Redwood, So 25 "a cord;
Oak, rough, So so; peeled. 81 rs: Pine. SO so;
Railroad Ties 35c apiece for 6xS. Ale for 7XS and
45@5Oc for IKE.