The herald., 1896-06-17
Local, Eastern and Foreign
Commercial Dealings
WALL STREET SPECULATION
The New York Cinnamon Sell Dear
Tea
British Government Proposes Rigid
Inspection of Food Products


increase of rs cents per keg on black sport
ing, powder by several concerns.
If visit is made to Chinatown. says the
New York Sun, the groceryman win offer
cheap tea at 81 a pound, and tell the GUS
toner to go to an American store for any
thing cheaper. He has In stock tea At 70
a pound, every leaf of which Is unbroken,
rolled up by hand. and tied up in tiny
punches like bundles of sage In Washing
ton market. The most expensive tea costs
as much as $74 u pound. Such tea Is OBJ
tanned by taking a large quantity OF the
finest selections of the crop and employing
three girls, two to hold a. long scarf of
raw silk and the other to shovel tea into
it. The tea is shaken back and forth and
then dumped off the scarf. leaving only
the tiny partially opened buds adhering to
the rough surface. These are carefully
laid aside and constitute the high-priced
tea.
Speaking of the depression of the canned
tomato trade owing to SO large number of
packers being In the business the Phila-
delphia Grocery World thus sums up the
1t is estimated that fully 25 per cent too
many tomatoes are now being packed,
counting the stock carried over. reduc-
tion Of 40 per cent would really not make
scarcity by any means, which fact Is shown
Back @ aSs was said to be- only SO per cent Of
that of the year before and even at the
reduction there seems to be no end to the
The British government proposes to ex,
ercise a rigid inspection over all food
products made In or imported into the
appointed to make tests. An Eastern trade
paper says of this:
What will interest Americans most Is
the statement that the report will de-
nounce certain American food stuffS, IN
cuding lard, cheese. oleomargarine, etc,
and that custom officers will be authorized
will be recommended that filled cheese.
unless marked as such, be regarded as an
adulterated food for the sale or importa-
tion of which there be fine and imprison
ment.
sold in its natural color. which would
practically exclude that commodity from
Great Britain A good . deal OF the lard lard
oil, and that will also be stopped at the
British ports.
Current Quota,irns
All sorts of fruits and berries are firm
under short supply and active demand.
Figs and plums are now In the market in
able change, quiet and steady
-BnI"rER-Local creamery. 2-lb squares.
squares. $s@S.lkc; coast dairy, fancy 2-ib
SQUARES. 2,la93oc:. do lA-lb, 21lac; common
grades and very light weights. $25c.
Young America 10c; do (3-lb hand mande).
lie; all lAc more cased for shipment, ,a
EGGS-Choice California ranch. 100
VEGETABLEs-Art per doz..
zoe; asparagus: per lb. case: beets. per 100
Ss DDS 9 csSSase per- e s ao7 esfre sslef
do 9Oc; chillis, dry, per string, sOc Mexi-
can can: per H. 15c green M per h. 12c cpSum.
garlic. do 7gsc: ieeks. per doz, 15c; let
tuce, do. 15c; green corn. per doz. 29c; on
Ions green per To- doS S bnnches' 2o@4Oei 49,
box, soc; ,parsnips, per 100 lbs. 75c; green
l5c; spinach. per lb. 15c; string beans, per
ID. 6u7c; tomatoes. per box, $1.OO; turnips.
per 100 lbs, 75c: Swatercrsesss, per doz:
GREEN FRUITS-Pears, - per box:
fyOSFlys fancy fSgiss appes pneapples eSe
%5o o per Gunsh IS .i sher s
500; currants. per box, 7oa75c; gooseber-
rles, per lb, Sc; rasgbsenrries. per box. He;
..CITRTs FRUITs-oranges, yaleneias,
sesSnss iemons fancy Gars
ka. s.i562.0O: Eureka and Lisbon. si.75D
200: Inquired. soc@s1. Is; lines; per 100, SOC.
comb, 1og12c per lb strained slaac; bees
p0uLTRXHens & 9est7S hTsgs per g sSa Sas
400; old roosters. s3.OOa4 90; ducks, s4.5O9
$50; turkeys, l4Ql5c per lb;
wheat and oat, ssooa1o.oo alfalfa, baied.
SIS. 100: loose 7.5OaS5O
MILLsTUFFs-Flour, Los Angeles, $500;
Stockton brands. $4.40; Oregon. $3S5: east
ern, ,sl.Oo@5 50; bran, per ton, local: sl7oo;
northern. $780, rolled barley. i per '-ttE. ton.
meal, per cwt.. sl.Oo.
DRIED FRUIrs-Apples. sun dried.
sfsas sfs fancy III e 5e nSHes % eyapGr c
choice, &c. peaches. fancy. unpeeled, Sc;
choice, &C.; nectarines, fancy, sa9c choice,
3Q5c: sacks, 2dSc; fancy, 1Oc.
MuTs-Wa!nutss IT'S VA Les Angeles &c; med
1!Q15c: almonds, softshefi. 1Oc: paper Shelf,
l2c:. hard shell. &c; pecans, 1S@l5Ac; nj
'fiiis HfDEs iss'-aiS. XND wooL-Hides. as they
run, 1Oiac per lb; sound kips. Sc: bulls and
stags, SEC; calves. 15c; sheep pelts, 21aa41sc:
wool, spring clip. good. dose; inferior, SGp
hivH per ls,.a !ssmBesyss NO
Apsf PREssEp sa&sS MaAT%Ai aGsz' SgHI per lb-Beet
4&G5c%; % veal II t5@SsAc; S5SA mutton. 4a41Ac; lamb.
'tscsf; cGR%p RSfS MExTs-Eagle faSSi hams, sc; Rex
hams. lo@14c; av. nc; selected pig hams.
&c; av. SIC; fancy Rex boneless breakfast T
breakfast bacon. 94fc: Diamond 6 break
sugar cured, SEC: Rex boneless butts, &c.
Rex dreid beef (sets) 10c; Rex dried beef
Onsides), 111ac; Rex regular dried beef. =:
smoked tongues per ID, 1Sc: light medium
bacon; 7Ac; medium bacon, &c: dry salt
clears, S5Q4Oc; av. &c; dry salt clear backs
5Ac Rex pure leaf lard, tierces, &c; ivory
tierces, basis, 5Ac Cottolene, tierces 55sc
RAISINS-Fancy clusters, 81 25; 4-croWn
l. l. clusters, s.. l.10df1.25 3-crOwn l. L. per
box, 9Oc@$1.0 90; Sultana. seedless, per box,
s0cG$1.oo; S-crown loose muscats. per box,
eeeat7oc; 2-crown Ino Loose muscats, per box 5o96
crown loose, In sacks. per ID, 21a02Ac; 3.
crown loose in sacks, per lb, 21bGi2%c.
4-crown, per lb, S1s@4c; Sultana, seedless
fancy bleached, per lb, 696Ihc; Sultana'
seedless, choice, per lb. 319@4o. Fractions:
Half boxes, 25c; quarter boxes. Soc. per box
FIGS-Calfornia white, per lb, 4@5c:
California black. per lb, 4@41ac; California
ffaancy, faalSy, per lb 75aS5c; imported Smyrna,
BAGS-(Net cash)-Calcutta, 525hc; no.
tato bags, 4c; dried fruit sacks. 100 lbs GM
n @osc: bean sacks, DC; walnut bags. 14Q16c;
BEANS AND DRIED PEAs-Pink, 81. .s5
%l:So; Lima, $2.s0@3.OO: Lady Washington.
M5OQ1. go: white small, $175@2.O0 garvan-
COS. &C small, $20062.50: garvancos. large,
ssog0S.oo; green field peas, 2.50Q3 90; black
e eyed ED beans, $2.25@2.50: lentils imported,
s';Sg1s;IU; ientils, California, $3.00G3.50.
I@seo @ parley. 75c; oats. 81. 10q1.25; all per 100
POTAToEs-Per 100 lbs.-New earlv rose.
cno1ce TO fancy. 81. H.150f1 25; fair to good and
all other varities 9Oc@$1.1O.
ItReaI Estate Transfers
~. y ana Ada p. Jerome to G.. F. Brown