The morning call., 1894-05-09
General Merchandise.

LINSEED 0IL-Quotations were advanced sc
p gallon yesterday. Now quoted ar CSC p gallon
for boiled and 60c fr raw in barrels eases DC
GRAM BAGs-Neqlected and nominal. Calcut-
tas. eG61sc; state Prison Bags, o14c; WOOL Bags.
CANNED FRUITS-Desers are bolding very
firmly at the improved prices and stocks are clean
ing up right along. Aprico1s, 1901 80: Peaches.
81 lb@l so: Fears ST 2Oa 40; White Cherries
81 90@2 Black Cherries, 81 90: Plums 81 o9
CANNED vEGETABLES-Tomatoes, 9Oc; Peas,
81 l0@l 20 p dozen
COFFEE-The private circular OF c. e Bickford
gives the receipts Coffee at this port since jan
uary at 96,62l bags. ngsinst 81 $50 for the same
time in 1893. The sales from first hands were 6s.-
ss5 bags asanst as 81 ana ne s5Scs 10 ~ IA nsss
May l. 1898. The worlds visible supply May was
2.2U6. 600 bags. against 3,4s6,eOO en May J. 1893
The circular says: no ch anges have occurred IN
this article since last review. BUSINESS continues
slow nut notwithstanding the apparent want of
an ms tiou our statistics show decided increase
in sales from first hands both for local co sump-
tion and shipment overland, as against the cor
responding period oft four previous years SO
far the home market Is concerned this would
indicate that the sources OF supply are In close
touch with consumption as it is not pro bable that
distributors interior dealers are carrying sur
plus quantities. The increase tD the overland
shipments has been mainly due TO the demand Tor
unwashed Ssluador-a descr ptfon not popular
heretofore with the central markets-occasioned
by the scarcity OF good grades OF Brazilian. The
low rates of freight from Central America which
prevailed dur ng the early season also ficilitated
this movement To-day's stock consists OF 23
bags Cos,a Rica SO bags Nicaragua, 9709 bags
Salvador ana .4U2 Guatemala, 81 800 IN all." We
quote: l91l@ 014c 2 10 for good TO prime Costa
Rica free from Dlack beans; lS@l9c p 10 for good
Costa hica mixed with black beans: l712@lSi4c
g 10 for fair Costa Rica: l40 SIC for common
10 ordinary Costa Rica: 10000 for good to prime
washed Salvador; lSc Tor good green un-
washed Salvador aud Nicaragua, 81 140n2l&c p
10 for prime washed Guatemala; 2UAC02O34c C p Il
for GOOD to strictly good washed Guatemala:
lSA@2uc 2 % for fair washed Guatemala 1910
1sc u 10 for medium Guatemala; l5Mi612c p ID
for ordinary Guatemala; 13Gl412c p II for very
inferior to common Guatemala; 2U12@21lhc for
good TO prime washed Peaberry: 1S12@20c for
good to prime un washed Peaberry.
COAL-Weilihgton, $S q ton; New wellington
is auotable at SO p ton; Seattle So so; Coos Bay,
Sc; Walsend So so for average. and 81 so for
clean; Scotch, So: Brymho 81 1898: Greta, nom
inaI; Cumberland, $40 60@l1 30 III bulk and 81
6l3 In sacks: west Hartley. IS So; Welsh Harley,
SS p ton; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. 81 q
~; Welsh Anthracite Egg, So; Camel, 81 y ton;
Rock Springs 81 80: Castle tate. 81 so: Pleasant
Valley. 81 go.
FISH-Pacifc Goldfish. Bundles. 41sc: cases, Sc
lected Sc: Homeless Striis &c; Middles. &c:
Standard Blocks, 611c: Sesbrig Blocks, 71ac;
Squares 71ac: silver King Strips. 71a ;Norway
strips 64c: Narrow Gauge 612c; barrels. SO.
Mackerel, hal bbls. - for No. /, SO for No. and
Ss@S so for No. 3; Eastern smoked Herring,
81 so in half bpls and 81 75 in Kits; Tongues and
Sounds, $l6.
NAIIs-Base prices are 81 75 for iron steel
and 50 5 for wire.
QUICKSILVER s36 p flask.
SU6AR-1he Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes terms net cash: Cube, Crushed. Powdered
and Fine Crushed. all 5s4c 2 ID; Dry Granulated.
51Ac: Confectionery A. SC: Magnolia A, 4Ac
Extra c, 45sc; Golden G. 1850; ID, 41sc; half bar
rels lac more than barrels and boxes lac more.