The herald., 1896-05-14
MARKETS OF THE WORLD
Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
Mr.. McKinley's Remarkable StraddIe
On Finances
In the Price Of Rosln--The Strawberry
Crop of the Southwest


That the United States will before long
compete with our own manufacturers III
supplying iron and steel abroad grows
more and more probable. Already these
industries have assumed gigantic proper
lions In the states, and the output Is more
iia sc,dht ior nome regnpe firnaces
are now capable of producing no less than
ll,Sis0oO tons of pig iron IN the year. or
Years ago. cons Nc e ssa remarkabIe are the
figures with regards to steel. The present
productive capacity OF the steel works IS
set down at over Y. 0O0,O 900 tons per annlim.
or a larger quantity than is turned out in
all the rest of the world put together our
own country included. As iron and steel
play second fiddle to the Americans. we
are still the largest stel exporters In the
world. but how long we snail CONTINUE SO
IN the face of the overwhelming American
output is very doubtful.-London Fina-
cial Tines.
Within the past two weeks the ordinary
grades of rosin have advanced to the hlgh-
est point known for many years, #. indeed.
the prices have ever been SO high as they
are at present. The trade has been pre- pre-,
pared for this appreciation In values, and
1t has occasioned no surprise. because the
course OF the market on these grades mas
he CHEZ IN the aside
from the enhanced value of these partfcu-
lar grades. lies in the. fact that never be-
lore Ill the history Oh the DuSlIltIos nave tiiC
quotations on ali qualities Of rosin ranged
SO closely together While the dark grades
have gradually advanced, the pale resins
have declined. under u depression In the
demand. and the result Is seen in the exist
ing slight difference In quotable values.
The prevailing conditions in the market
the extraordinary consumption of these
qualities by European manufacturerS.-O1l,
Paint and Drug Reporter.
One of the largest fruit-growing concerns
In Florida was recently Incorporated at
Venice. the Southern Florida Cooperative
Fruit Growing association. The associa-
tion owns one of the finest tracts of land
there. and T. now preparing to plant 100
acres of budded grape fruit. The capital
s'HS a ts Sater e%seS MARCH, March, 81 the sale
amo "E to 81 o7$ Sis TIE Total number 81
pieces soa 5ens sSarta hf mme
ateiy preceding with s2O517.O l4. which beat
all former records. This is said to be an
e st. Louis advicSs are to the ;! erect that
the strawberry crop in West Tennessee,
Southern Illinois. and Eastern Missouri
well. Drouth last fall and adverse weather
during the winter and early. spring. have
had the effect to cut down the yield very
No presidential candidate has declared
for the gold standard. Mr.. Mckinley has
said. IF the Republican platform declares
for free silver ! will not be a candidate.
! would not run on a free silver PLATFORM
Current Ouotsfions
Values remain absolutely stationary. ex-
not quoted lower Nearly all isales of
California stock are made at 1874 cents.
But few merchants hold for IA cents,
BUTTER-Local creamery. 2.lb squares.
S5M371ac; coast creamery: fancy 2-lb
ss$s so1st SSs Eys 5sasy comb se
mon grades and very light weights. 200
GHEEsE-Local full cream large. 1oc:
Young America, lie; do (3-lb hand madeJ,
12c. An Nc more cased for shipment
EGGS-Choice California ranch, 12lsd1ic.
VEG observation-disclosures ,ali per doz..
zoe; asparagus, per Id. 6@sc: beets. per 100
a Ss ss c per- co b @ Ssery
do. soc; chills, dry, per string. soc: Mexi-
can. per lb, 15c; green, per ib, 12c; cncqm-
garlic. do, -7@Sc; leeks, per doz. 15c: let
fuce, do. 15c: mushrooms per III. C; on
ions. green. per doz bu II, :. 2o@ 40c; do.
white. s. 80; parsley. per box. soc: par
ships. per 100 lbs, 75c; peas, green, per H. Sc;
radsnes per doS 6mncnes 1pc' f spinaeh per
oes, per box, SOcG$1.O0; turnips. per 100
lbs, 75c; watercress. per doz punches, 4Oc;
wax beans, 7aSc: summer squash, per box.
GREEN FRUITs-Pcars. - per box:
Strawberries. common. 5mSc: choice to
per doz, $ed7: Central American, $4.OOd4.5 50:
bananas. 81. 25m25o per bunch; cherries,
per bpT n iss 80
@35o; Mediterranean sweets. s1.75G2 90;
ka. si.75d2O0; Eureka and Lisbon. *.75@
HONEY AND BEEsW NSi s fo eye
comb anloc per ID; strained, S4ic; bees
w" p T, ~, T I9 s4oo0a75 nov aox.
100: Old ROSTERS. sa.Ooa40O; ducks, $500
"a aA t9SrkWsHSs lea s RfF 1 Barley se whea.
snd cat ss@1o; alfalfa, baled, sS.5oa9; loose,
M u s,a sTETTFsnT19ur :. LIS Is: Angeles
si.OO: Eastern. s4.0O@5.50; bran per ton.
local. $500; northern. $l5.5O; shorts, per
barley, per ton, $1,000 cracked corn per
cT pR fs fef FR Tfa per sT e san dried
rated, fancy, sdl7c. Apricots, fancy. lie:
choice, &c. Peaches fancy, unpeeled, SC;
choice, g.. NectarInes, fancy sa9c; choice.
Piums, pitted, choice. 7Gsc. Prunes. choice Is.
boxed. $a5c: sacks. 2@sc; fancy, 10c.
@ sC iSa soft s heS Enss Neo. famed
shslI r1 1sc ,d bard SHE'LL &C. Pecans, 1sdi5c
HIDE; iO xND wooL-Hides. as thew
run, 1Oc per Id; sound kips, SIC; bulls and
stays, SIC: calves, 15c; sheep pelts, 50I5c:
wool, spring clip, good, 4d5c; inferior, so
TALLow-sasAc..
LIVE STOCK--All per lb-Beeves. 21sfD
Sc; calves. 3M31ac; sheep, 2AQ3c; lambs,
DREssED MEATs-All per lb-Beef. 5D
65ac; veal, s@7c; mutton, 5a51sc; lamb, SO
CutR ri MEATs-Eag1e hams, s1Ac; Rex
hams, 1O914c. av: 11Ac; selected pig hams,
Im9c. ay: 9kc, Diamond G picnic hams. 56
b hass wfapned, no ise; Reg bqnsisss
sugar eared ST. Rex s sonesss bs sc
Rex dried beef (sets), 10c; Rex dried beef
dnsides), lie; Rex regular dried beef, &c:
smoked tongues. per ib, 15c; light medium
bacon, Sc; medium bacon. SIC dry salt
clear bellies, 16G20c. av. 71ac; dry salt short
clears. 35G40c, av. &c; dry salt clear backs,
blsc: Rex pure leaf lard, tierces. 81 ivory
lard. compound, tierces, 5Hc Rexoline
tierce basis, 91ac; Cott0lene. uerces, SIC.
. RAlSlNS-Fancy clusters, Slips; 4-crown
y l. clusters ,$1.10n1.25; 3-crown l. l., per
box box, Socq$l. 90; Sultana. seedless, per box,
;.W0cMSlW; 3-crewn loose muscats, per box,
s 6m'oc Hierown Loose muscats. PEE hx sop
c crwn loose os in sacks, per lb 2kG2a4e: g.
S-crown. per lb. 81s414c! Sultana. seetiless,
fancy blchd. pei. ID. 6N6lac; Sultana seed
less. choice. per Id, 31adl4c. Fractions: Half
poxes, 25c; quarter boxes, soc, per box
=, FIGS-CalffOrnla white. per lb. 46i5c. CAL