The San Francisco call., 1896-07-19
GENERAL MERCHANDIsE.

BAGS-Cal cutta Grain Bags, spot, 81 Is; San
Quentin, s4 20; Wool Bags 241a@261ac.
COAL-Harrison's circular says: "During the
week there have been seven arrivals from the
Coast mines with l6, ,915 tons, and arrival from
sydney with 34O0 tons OF Coal. Business in this,
with other lines, Is particularly dull sales are
light and profits are cut very fine OF course for
the next three months the consumption of fuel for
home uses except for cooking is almost nil and as
this is the most profitable branch OF the trade.
tailers and jobbers complaining Of slack trade.
The steam consumption is of about the same vol
ume as last month, but com petition is so keen that
profits have become mythical. Extensive sinking
OF oil wells is becoming general throughout some
OF our interior countless but the yield Is Suf-
ficlent 10 diminish the Coal consumption but very
little. The Corral Hollow output should be seek
next. There is marked variance of opinion as to
the uses this Coal is best adapted for Its analy
ana Its appearance would indicate that is has fair
steaming properties 1t VIII have 10 be offered
very low TO successfully compete with some us
traian st am grades which aie being offered at
stoppage of work at the Newcastle colieries,
shipments are being resumed. The best grades of
WeIIinSton Is q quotaols at ss; New Wellington,
sS 3 ton: Southheld Wellington, 81 so q ton;
seattle, S5@5 so: Bryant So; Coos Bay. 81 so;
Cum berland, $ll@l2 In bulk and S13@l In SKIS;
tsnR5yyana ss cnn6e 81 & Roc spass
Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 90: Coke.
$l1@12 in bulk and SIS 2 ton in SKIS
COFFEE-C. l. Bickford's circular says: ssrhere
is change in this article, the position of the
market remaining about the same as Indicated by
entirely adverse and they buy cautiously snd for
temporary require ments only Owing TO the ioss
OF the steamer Colombia, short distance ont from
this port, have had no arrivals since the 4th
! inst Her offee cargo was small, between l1OU
| and 1900 bags, and may be partly Or wholly sal
| vaged in damaged condition To-das's stock con
sists of 2230 Costa Rica. 3l4 Nicaragua, Ia, ,67l
| Salvador, 1867 Guatemala, 2o4 Mexican-i in al
81. .S46 bags, against SO. "a same time last year
| The steamer City OF Sydney with $50 bags is due
about 21st inst" We quote the market duh and
| nominal.
| 1880 for fair; l319@l61ac for common TO ordI-
sHLvADoR-ls@l914cfo for good to prime. W ashed
f14@l734c 2 n for tafr Washed: 1912gzoc fo
good washed pfaberry; 17@171ac for superior un
washed: l63s@l612c for good green unw ashed
19@l91zc for good to prime unwsshed peaberry.
GUATEMALA AND MExIcAN-2012@12l1 1ac TO
prime strictly prime washed; 10000 for goot
10 strictly go washed 1712@lS#c for fa
washed; lo19@le1sc for medium 14I4@15i4c 10
ordinary: 12@l4c Tor inferior TO common; 2Oi "a
| 2lc for good TO prime washed peaberry; lS9l914t
! for good 10 prime unwashed peaberry
CANNED HALMONs-1he Alaska ackers' As
sociation quotes Red Salmon follows: In lots o
! 2b,0U0 cases. 95c p dozen: $4,000 cases. 921ac
dozen; $4,000 cases, 90c = dozen. net cash o. b
| ex-ship.
SUGAR = Whites show some change. Tn,
Western Sugar refinery Company quotes as fol
lows. terms net cash: Cube and Crushed, 5Tsc; Pow
/ dered, 55sc: Fine Crushed, 5Jsc; Dry Granulated
! 514c; Confeetioners' A. &c; Magnolia A, 45sc
| Extra G, 415c Golden G, 43sc; half barrels, "a
| more than barrels, and boxes 12c more.
| SYRUP-Golden, In bbls, 1bc Black strap, 10
i = cal.