The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
;-1ss7 crop. s@12hc per ID.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS Calcutta Grain Bags nominal; Wool Bass. nu'u-nal: San Quentin, s 90
 COAL-A circular for Australia says: There are eighteen vessels due here from Sydney ana Newcastle within sixty days. n .th about 44oco tons of coal, all of which will come to a gooo market, as our yards have but little on nand. The engaged Australian list for San Francisco sec foots up ffty-oue vessels, with about l35ooO tons coal capacity; some of these will not leave their loading port before October next. Coal freights have been advanced over two shillings per ton from Newcastle since last mail; this was fully expected. as shipowners are not dis posed to seek this port. when have so few inducements to offer for outward charters, our incoming wheat crop being comparative iali- ure. Our importers have benefited but little by the increased r .-s of freight from Austra- lia, the cargoes of fully 90 per cent of the vessels chartered were disposed of months ago. hence consumers are insured cheap fuel:
 The American navy at Manila Will caiI TOT @ be shpped 1d from here which w sustain values and deplete our stock on hand. The general outlook indicates high prices r for coal through the entire year, and should prove banner season for our collery proprietors in British Columbia and Washington. as our re Quirements will be nearly all drawn from those sections
 Wellington. s per ton; New Yelling cumbsrIand sio a5 in bulk An sn1 sil 5 in sacks; per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleas, s, ant Valley. ss Coke. SIP per ton in bulk and
 COFFEE-c. E. Bickford's circular gives the receipts at this port thus far this year at i,oIo DaBs against Su,V5o TOT the SdIHe tluc last year, The sales from first hands were 434 bags, against A, SOL The stock in first hands May l was 23 4l9 bags, against 35. .loo May l.. 1897. The worlds visible supply May l was 6.6s3. 75o bags against 434s.Soo. The cir cular says:
 'As foreshadowed in our last review. there is little to say of the local market since the 27th ult. Sales in April from first hands and spectators were about treble the normal vol ume, and until those purchases are ltquidated, the demand will remain inconsiderable, buyers to unchanged, and the tone of the market IS
 ''To-day's first hand stock consists of s725 Costa Rica, 14S7 Nicaragua, 9S91 Salvador. Il, e45 Guatemala and 1871 Mexican; in all 33,- 619 bags against 33, ,5S9 bags the same time last year.
 The steamer 1lon is due about the Fist inst. with 4450 bags"
 We quote:
 Costa Rica-1sa17c for prime washed: 14@15c for good washed; 16G1611c for good to prime 1212G14Ac for good to prime; 1lQ12c for good current mixed with black beans; 9z@121zc for fair; 6Gsc for common to ordinary.
 Salvador-1361512c for good to prime washed {: 11Gl2Ac for fair washed; 14615c for good to prime washed peaberry 9A@109c for superior unwashed; S&dsc for good green unwashed; berry
 Nfcaragua-sa4 4d1Oc for good to superior un- washed: 1l@l2c for good unwashed peaberry-
 Guatemala and Mexican-7G1shc for prime to fancy washed; 14@16c for good to strictly good washed; 11q13i2c for fair washed SG10l.c for medium: 512G7Ac for common to ordinary; 15la9 1215c for good unwashed peaberry; 9A@1012c for good to superior unwashed.
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com and and Fine Crushed 7c; Powdered. S1ac. Dry Granulated, 57sc; Corfectioners' A, 57sc; Mag nolia A. 5l4c: Extra c, 5Ssc; Golden c, 5hc; ID; half barrels Ac more than barrels. and boxes 12c