The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-09
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Steady and in fair request. Calcutta Grain
Bags, 4ss@41ac ex-ship and 412@45sc for June
and July delivery; Wool Bags 24@26c.
COAL-Domestic grades steady enough, but
foreign descriptions TO arrive weak. Yelling
ton is quotable at SO 2 ton; New Wellington, So;
Southheld Wellington, ST So Coos Bay So; Walls
end. 81 so: Scotch, So Brymbo. ST so; Cumberland,
$13 so in Dulk and $50 in sacks Pennsylvania
Anthracite Egg, $l2: Welsh Anthracite Egg, SO;
Camel, SO; Rock Springs Castle Gate and Pleas
ant Valley, 81 60; Coke, $12 in bulk and $14 in
sacks.
LEATHER-Frm and rising. with an active
trade. Extra heavy Sole, 2s@30c q ID for No
and 24@26c for No: 2; heavy Sole, 24@26c for No.
and 22@24c for No. 2; medium Sole, 23@24c for
M oo M ana and S1S2a 1oF N FOR No ss 'oe'
CANNED FRUIT-Apricots, 81 10; Peaches,
81 3o91 40; Pears 81 80 d45; White Cherries
CANNED VEGETABLES Tomatoes, Toe;
Peas, 95c@s1 10 p dozen.
COFFEE-C. K. Bickford's circular gives the
cepts at this port since January at 101 ,493 bags
against SO, 62l bags during the same period in 1894
The sales from first hands were ga bars, against
$685.; the stock in first hands May was 55,6l4
bags, against 23037 bags May 1894 The worlds
visible supply May was 3.1l5,094 bags against
9, POS $50 May l. 1894. The circular says: "The
article has been in good demand during the past
ten DAYS, transactions being principally confined to
Costa Rica and unwashed Salvador both of which
attract attention account of their scarcity,
present and prospective. The stocks of the former
rapidly passing into consumptive channels, and
while there has been no actual improvement in
prices as yet, hardening tendency is noticeable.
Salvadors moving freely at l714c, but the de-
OF importers, and not more than 200 bags have
been tax en- at the outside quotation Guatemalas
have not felt the effect OF the Improvement in
other descriptions, and being in abundant supply
somewhat neglected by the local trade, although
in good request for overland shipment. Yesterdays
frst-hand stock consisted 1913 bags Costa RIGA, SO
bags Nicaragua, 9166 bags Salvador-in all 1877
bags. The steamer Colima is due about May 10
with $3.50 bags" The market is quiet and firm as
follows: 1881 1201ac for good to prime washed
Costa Rica: Ss4@f91sc for good Costa Rica: 8
Gl9c for good Costa Rica mixed with black beans;
cofr ginn. EH f0rF
mon ordinary Costa RIca 19G20c q ID for good to
prime washed Salvador; 1712c q b for good green
Guatemala; l912@2019c for good TO strictly good
washed Guatemala: 1S@19c q ID for fair washed
Guatemala 16@l734c for medium Guatemala;
14@1534c for ordinary Guatemala. 9@l3c for in
ferior to common Guatemala; 21@21$4c for good
TO prime washed Peaberry; 19@lS12c q ID for
FISH-Pacifc Cod, 1OO-fb cases, is quotable at &c
p ID; Bob bundles, 4c; Squares, 714c; Norway
Strips, 5s4c; Anchor Strips, b1ac: Middles, 61ac
Silver King strips, &c; Narrow-Gauge do, 61sc p
H. Tablets, 712c Oriental Blocks, &c; Seabright
Blocks, &c. Mackerel, half bbls, SO for No 2 and
$S@S so for No. 8; Eastern Smoked Herring, SOC
p keg; Dutch do, 906$1 rs p keg: Whitefish
81 so half bbls and 81 rs in kits; Tongues and
NAILS-s1 35 for iron and steel and 81 rs for
wire.
oUICKsILvER-s so p flask.
OIL-California Castor Oil, cases. No. j, 81 20;
bbls, 81 Is manufacturers rates.; Linseed Oil in
bbls, boiled &c; do raw, 64c; cases, sc more;
Lard Oil, bbls, 64c cases, 69c; China Nut, 40@45c
PETROLEUM starlight, 22c: Eocene, 24c;
Astral, 22c p gal; 1862 Elaine. &c p gal; PEARL
22c; Water-white, refined, bulk. tic; Headlight,
175o, cases. 24c a gall Mineral Seal, 500, 2612c
in cases; Standard, 110o fire test, 2012c p gal in
cases (caps), 2lc faucets and 1870 in bulk.
GASOLINE, ETC-63' Benzine, bulk, TIC: cases.
22c; TAO Gasoline, bulk. 1sc; cases. 23c; So Case
line, bulk. 25c; cases, soc p gal.
WHITE LEAD-Quoted at 512c ID.
RED LEAD-Quoted at 512c Is b.
TURPENTINE-Quoted at 4Sc q gallon.
CANDLES-Granite Candles, 6s, Ii OF, 1014c;
Electric Light Candles. IS, Is OF. ss4c; do IA or
Sc do, IL OF, TIC; do, 10 o. 614c; Paraffine Wax
Candles. As, IS and IFS, IA OF, 91ac y ID.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
has again advanced its prices and now quotes as fol
lows, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed. Powdered
and Fine Crushed, all 534c; Dry Granulated, 51sc
Confectioners' A. sc; Magnolia A. 45sc; Extra
{, 412c; Golden C. 414c; d, 4c; half barrels FAC
more than barrels, and boxes 1ac more