The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS - Grain Bags, June-July, $4 Is; Wool
Bags, 24@e 26c.
COAL-Harrsons circular says: During the
week there have been eight arrivals from the Coast
collIeries with 14,202 tons, and one from England
with 2041 TONS This has been the ligh test record
of arrivals for any week Tor months. There are
several cargoes fully due from swansea and Aus
tralia that may be looked for daily and our iobberS
are now so circumstanced that they can conven-
ientIy handle the same. as the rush is now over.
Business is very brisk with our dealers supp,yiug
the demand for domestic uses which the late storm
has materially increased and prices fully sus-
tained. Our recent copious rainfall will serve TO
divert grain in this direction next season,
hence there is a promising outlook for large con-
Sumers to purchase loW-priceG fuel next year. OIL
producers are threatening TO make inroads into the
consunp ion Of Coal as a steam producer, but with
Coal at its present low figure and the limited guam
tity of oil to be marketed here with the question
to its future continuous supply Coal importers
do appear alarmed as yet. Latest cabled freight
rates from Australia are quoted lower, as tonnage
is accommodating there, and in the absence of any
labor troubles there among the miners, we should
draw liberal supplies from there in 1896. The
competition between Australia and Swansea here,
prod ucts for steam uses" Wellington, So q ton;
New Wellington, So y ton: Southfeld Wellington,
Sc SO: Seattle S5Gd5 50; Bryant, So so: Coos Bay,
SIS: Wallsend. So 60 Scotch. ST so; Brymbo,
ST SO: Cumberland, $14 in bulk and $l5 in SACKS
Pennsyl vania Anthracite Egg. Sl2; Welsh An
thracite Egg, $40; Camel. 81 50@s: Rock Springs.
Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 60; Coke, $l3
in bulk and Sl5 q ton in sacks.
CANNED SALMON-The Alaska Packers AS
sociation quotes Red Salmon as follows: In lots
of %, ,OOo cases csc; 10000 cases, 921ac; $4,000
cases. 90c p dozen, net cash I. o. b. eX-shp.
COFFEE-C. T.. Bickford'S circular says: "There
is nothing new report in the situation here or in
consuming markets abroad, and the existing dull
ness may be expected continue until after the
approaching holidays New-crop Coffees Of the
cheaper sorts have found buyers at quotations. or
the small parcels received The better qualities
are finding some offers from overland marke cts but
these so Jar have been rejected as unsatisfactory.
Recent estimates Of the Central American crops
indicate a shortage OF 15% to 20Z as compared with
the previous total yield. Firsthand stocks to-day
are ice Salvador and 2293 Guatemala--in all 1899
with ZOO bags" We quote the market dull at
201sc for good washed Costa Rica; 2Oc q fb
for good Costa Rica; 19@le1ac p b for
good Costa Rica mixed with black beans;
171a@ls1ac for fair Costa Rica: l4@l61ac for
comm ON 10 ordinary Costa Rica; lS1a(G20i4c for
fair to good washed Salvador; la@1 91ac for good
bleach ed and green unwashed do; 2114G2l 1,ac q ID
for prime washed Guatemala; 20@20o4 for good
to strictly good washed Guatemala; lSG0193lc for
fair washed Guatemala: 1612@1734c for medium
Guatemala; 1412 2Gl612c Tor ordinary Guatemala;
116141sc for very inferior to common Guatemala;
2l622c for gooG to prime washed Peaberry; 2OQ
201ac for good unwashed Peaberry.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
quotes terms, net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed, all 5ssc: Dry Granulated, 434c;
Confectioners' a, 45sc; Magnolia A, 3Isc: Extra c.
33zc; Golden c, 35sc; half barrels, lac more than
barrels, and boxes 12c more.
SYRUP-Goiden, IN bbls, l5c; Black Strap, 10c
q GAL