The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
GENERAL MERCHANDISE e.

BAGS-All the output Of the San Quentin Prison,
amounting to S,35O,000 Grain Bags has been dis
posed Of. and the directors on that account have
raised the prices for future de veres to the highest
point allowed by law, namely, So 40 p 100, and
limited the quantity 10 be sold 10 single grower
OF grain to 5OO0 Bags. Barring accidents 10 ma
chinsry, from now TO June 80, the prison can turn
the season oU0,0U0 more, or a total OF 40O, OUO
Bags to be looked for from that quarter The pros
pect OF a tarir on Bags has led holders % advance
their asking figures which are as follows: Calcutta
Grain Bags, spot 51sc; June-July delivery. 51sc;
SaS d ellington, @ ss $50 s soa: New %sas.on,
$s per ton: Southfeid Wellington. 81 90 p ton:
Seattle. 60 so: Bryant s5 so; Coos Bay s. IS
SIS SO p ton in bulk and $l5 in sacks; Penn
sylvania, Anthraeite Egg. sil@lS ton; Welsh
springs, Castle Gate and PIeasan. Valley. 81 6O
Coke, sll@l2 in bulk and SIS = tonin SKIS
21a-ib extra 50 2 doz; White Cherries. 21a-ib,
extra. So 30: 212- h standards, So 10; Peaches
elbow free 81 y loSl ao: Apfcoiss,-s sec@sl oS;
CANNET VEGETABLEs-T 7oc p
dozen z1a,lb tins: Peas-s @1 20 D dozen.
COFF FEE-We quote:
COSTA RIcA-ls@2oc p n for good to prime
washed: ls@lsc for good; l7@l7s4 efor good mixed
with black beans l6@17c for fair; l01a0l4 &C nom
SALIVA oR-171s6Ai s1ac p IL for good to prime
washed; l6@I7c ior fair washed 1890 i91ac for
good to prime washed p.aberry; So 14c for
perior unwashed; 1A1ec for good unwashed; 1712
@lSc for good to prime unwashed peaberry.
GUATEMALA AND MExICAN-2O@2lc . ID for
prime 10 strictly prime " ashed; 1901 Ss4c for
good 10 strictly good washed: l61a@iS12c p ID for
fair washed 131aGl51ac for medium; 1l@l3c for
ordinary; S@lO34c for inferior TO common: 1890
2Olac Tor good 10 prime washed peaperry; l71a@
1Sc for good TO prime unwashed peaberry
fIsh-lss7 fish are now quoted as follows:
One hundred-pound cases. 4s4c ID; 50-D
bundles (iSe6l 3s4c: Boneiess .s96). 514c: MID
dies s1ac; Blocks, 61a97c; Desiccated, Sc p doz;
Pacific Herring, 15c q box; Dutch do, 9OcG$l 10
q keg; Whtehsh 81 50 In half-bbls and 81 rs in
kits: Tongues and Sounds, sl2: Mackerel, bDis-
No. sas IS s sas 81 sos So! hs So so
kits-No. l. 81 80; No. z, 81 20; No 8, 81.
QUJCKSILvER-Firm at $40 p flask.
UIL-California Castor Oil, cases, NO. ], 95c;
bbs, soc p gal manufacturers rates.; Linseed
IL, in bbls, boiled 3Sc: do raw. 36c: cases. &c
m ore: Lard OIL, extra winter strained, bbls, 56c
No. |, 4ac: cases. &c higher; China Nut, 46@52c
PETROLEUM, GASOLINE, ETC.-The stand
ard Oil Company gu ties as follows: Waterwhite
Coal Oil, In bulk, lU12c; Pearl OIL in cases. Ice;
Astra do, i &c; st ar, do lee; Extra star OH, in
cases zoe: Ella ne, do 2lc; Eocene, do. lSc; De-
4 soss s n Sak hl 6o 6 IN
bulk, 20c; $50 do in cases. z5c y gal
Mh5r1 MD IEAbAouoaaSls at a. ass,e T.
TURPENTINE-In cases. lc; in iron barrels,
3sc; in wooden barrels Ale y h.
CAN NDLES-The Standard Uil Company quotes
as follows: Electric Light-6's, 16 or 71ac: IA or
ss4c; IL OF &c; 10 OF, 5l4c. Granites-6's, l6 or
s1ac: IA oz. 71ac; IL oz. 7c; 10 or SAC.
heavy. quotable at 30@35c q ID; do medium 2Sc:
do light. 24@25c p fb: Rough Leather, 19G21c
b; Kips $40@ 8 per dozen Calf 7O09Oc:
! &c; Collar Leath r, black, ll1H@l3c y foot:
do, russet, 1112@I3c; Skirling Leather, 3l12@
SU1AR-The western Sugar Refining Company
gu otes, terms net cash: cube an Crushed 51sc;
Powdered, 5ssl: Fine Crushed. 67sc; Dry Granu-
4ssc; t1tra {, 4ilc: Golden { 41sc half barrels
Ac more Than barrels and boxes 12c moro.