The San Francisco call., 1898-04-19
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. nominal; Wool Bags, nominal San Quentin, s5 30.
 COAL-Wellington sS p~- ton; w Yelling ton, sS; southfeld Wellington s7 50; Seattle, S6; Bryant, S6; Coos Bay, $5 50; Wallsend. $7 5V; Scotch, S10 Cumberland, S10 25 in bulk and s11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley. s9; Coke. SIP per roI3T,1i7, ton I9 bulk 14, and $l4 in sacks. gives the receipts at this port thus far this year at B, SS5 bags, against AS 705 during the were 3l, 299 bags, against S0.S5o. The stock on hand April was 27, bags against IS. 293. The against 4.1S1,52s April 1, 1897, The circular says: Since the date of last circular, the 26th ut. sentiment has undergone a radical change in favor of this article, especially so among buyers, who were almost universally carrying scant supplies.
 The immediate cause of this sudden turn of feeling has been the serious tension between the Governments of the United States and Spain with reference to Cuba, leading to pro posas by Congress providing for funds in event of actual hostilfties-among others being the renewal of port duties on Coffee and Tea-and the daily contingency that these reso- lutions in part whole might become law.
 While among both buyers and sellers there | to the ultimate outcome of the present dfplo- matic difficulties the net result has been a heavy business at improving figures for all eX- 1 cept the highest price descriptions, the latter | being neglected in favor of those qualities 1 thought likely to be most affected by a tarlff
 ''The market has been quite irregular, sway | | conditions of supply and demand have also played their part: While some Coffees, notably current unwashed SaIvadors. have advanced l fully cent others have moved but fraction or have not changed at all.
 We call attention to quotations below, re- l vised to this writing.
 ''To-day's stock consists of 3U52 Costa Rca, 44S Nicaragua, 6S2S Salvador, .S14 Guatemala, and 1890 Mexican in all 31,557 bags.
 The steamer Ne port is due about April 20 with 4450 bags
 We quote:
 Costa Rica-1s@17c for prime washed 14@15c for good washed; 16Q1612c for good to prime | washed peaberry; 14@15c for good peaberry | 12l2Q141ac for good to prime; 11G12c for good 1 current mixed with black beans; 81hQ12Ac for l fair; 6q7l3c for common to ordinary. | Salvador-121541512c for good to prime wash ed; 1012Q124c for fair washed 14G15c for good to prime washed peaberry: 91441012c for super for unwashed; SAQ9c for good green unwashed l2Gl21@c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nlcaragua--9q1O12c for good to superior un- washed; 12c for go0C unwashed peaberry.
 Guatemala and MeXican-17Q1Sc for prime tc
 fancy washed; 13Q15Ac for good to strictly good washed; 11q1212c for fair washed: SQ1012C for medium; 6d7%c for common to ordinary 1512q17c for good to prime washed peaberry; l?
 q122c for good unwashed peaberry; 9Q1012c fol good to superior unwashed.
 sUGAR-Ihe Western Sugar Refinery Com
 pany quotes terms net cash Cube Crushed
 and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Dry Granulated, 5Ac; Confectioners A, SAC; Mag
 nolia A. 5%c: Extra c. 5Ac Golden c. 5Mc
 Candy Granulated, 5Bc; California A, 5kc per
 lb; half barrels Ac more than barrels. and l boxes more.