The San Francisco call., 1896-05-09
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS - Calcutta Grain Bags, spot, - lo@
4 10; June-July delivery, 81 2O@4 25; San Quen-
tin' 81 20; Wool Bags, 241s@2o1ac.
COAL-Harrison's circular says: "During tne
week there have been eight arrivals from the coast
mines with 1929 tons of Coal and Craigmore
from Newcastle with 3l3I tons. Business in this
line during the week has been reported generally
good. Quotations in most lines are unchAbgeu e2
cept for some few grades of Australian OF which
there is but very slim stock here ana stll less on
the way; these facts justify holders In demenuihg
fancy prices for the small quantity they nave.
Conaumers will not suffer waterway, rs tne bIis-
ish Columbia products can be safe y ana economi-
cally substituted for steam uses, ana these are III
the market in full supply at reasonable ngures
The strike in Austria ia does not show any signs OF
abatement in fact 1t is otherwise as II was report
ed on Change yesterday to have extended TO the
Sydney coierles; heretofore the labor disturb
ances have always been local ana never reacned
the wal liongong and Sydney mines
Wellington is quotable ut So: New Wellington,
80 Ss ton: Southheld wellington, 81 % ton;
esIe Wsae,S SS&S 81 90, co. Bryant sP s o4GS RpSmSS
Cumberland. $l3 so in bulk and sl5 In SKIS;
p,ennsylvsnia Anthracite Egg $l1; A welsh .;, An
Castle Gate and pleasant Valley. 81 go; Coke,
$40 90 in bulk and $12 30 = ton in sacks
Chinese mixed, So 2o@3 40: No. l, So 6O@S 20 p
eti; e. extra No $3 s5@4: Hawaiian Ia n % s71aG
CoFFEh-CtG Blckford's circular gives the re-
cepts at this port thus this year at IoslS bags
against l01.723 bags during the same period last
year. The sales from first hands were 4S,oot
bags against 81. .6A4 bags. The stock in first hands
May was 34,9lO bags against 35, bags The
worlds visible supply May 1 was 25ls,6fo bags
against B. s. 500 bags May i, 1898. The circular
says: "Cuite an active business has oeen done dur
ing the past ten days, aggreeating nearly oOOu
oags almost wholly local consumption. Ieaiers
were evidently in need of stock OF every descrip-
ton as the demand has been general for al! classes
OF Conee and the distribution about equally divid
cd The movement was readily met by importers
AT prices previously current. and quotations a
eEluenced by sales, remain practically nnaltered
AT the close. however good unwashed Salvadors
anu the better grades of Costa Rca are held litlt
uIHer Ioday's sto, K in first hands Is z.lS bags
Sosla hica 80 Nicaragua. 9779 salvador iO,77t
Suatemaia and 3l1 Mexican-tn all ~, i6o bags
l mere are no advces of cargoes afoat." We ouots
market firm at:
COSTA RIcA-1Ss4 92014c for good 10 prime; l71s
Sl2c Tor good mixed with back beans; l6I4@
nary.
aSiA>LyApoR-l71a@1s1ac for fair to good washed
to129zoc Tor good washed peaberry; lU9l t2c foi
superior unwashed; 16s4@l62sc Tor good green
unwashed; l9c for good uuwashed peaoerry.
GUATEMALA AND MExIcAS-2OtG21lAc Z ID fo
prime 10 strictly prime washed; le12GlS12c foi
good 10 strictly good washed; l712G Sl4c for fail
washed; l69l7c Tor medium; l4@l5i2c for ordi
nary; l29l4c for inferior to common; 2UG2lt
ior r good 10 prime washed peaberry; l9c for good
unwashec peaberry
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
quotes, terms net cash Cube, Crushed, Powdered
ana ana tlne Crushed, all 61ac: Dry Granulated, oTsc
eoniectioneIs' A, bs4c Magnolia A. 514c; Extrs