The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags for next season. nominal, at 47s@5c; Wool Bags 26@2sc; San Quentin Bags, s4 S5.
 COAL-Wellngton, ss per ton; New Yelling ton. ss; Southfield Wellington, s7 50; Seattle s6: Bryant, s6; Coos Bay. s5; Wallsend, S7 50: Scotch. sS; Cumberland sS 50G9 in bulk and s1O s14; Camel, ss 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, s7 60; Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and s14 in sacks.
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes, terms net cash Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed; s7sc;; Powdered. 69sc; Candy toners A. 5ssc; California A. 51kc: Magnolia A. 5asc; Extra c, 5Ac; Golden c. 51sc; half barrels Ac more than barrels, and boxes 1sc more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent.
 CoFFEE-C. E. Bickford's circular gives the months of the year at 1Sl.72s bags, against 137.376 during the same time last year. The sales from first hands. were 11s,13s bags against 113.e74. The stock on hand December 1 was 14.0Sl bags, against 15.273 last year. The worlds visible supply December l was 6, s6s 200 bags. against 6,422.7s2. The circular says:
 Business has been of very moderate propor- tions during the past month and market condi- tions have undergone little change during that time
 'The desire on the part of importers to close out as far as possible. their remnants of in- for all old crop grades, with the exception of those ranging in value from Sc down. Triage is scarce and readily salable at from DC to 61ac according to roasting style and cup merit
 New crop washed Guatemala has not so far been received in sufficient, quantities to establish firm basis of values, but a small shipment arriving last week sold at 16c for prime to 171sc for strictly superior
 Brazilian receipts have lately taken on very small proportions and the New York market for spot Coffees has improved iAc for both No Rio and No. 4 Santos since November [ No changes have been made in former estimates of the next Brazil crop.
 'The worlds visible supply decreased 159 600 bags during the month of November.
 ''To-day's first hand stock consists of POTS bags Costa Rica. B Nicaragua, 1853 Salvador 1858 Guatemala and 9S6 Mexican in all 12 40S bags, against 12.026 bags same time last year.
 We quote: Costa Rica--14G15c nominal for prime washed; 13G13Rc nominal for good washed 13@15c for good to prime washed pea berry; 111kQ121zc for good peaberry; 111s@l2hc for good to prime; 10ls@11c nominal for good current mixed with black beans; sQ11c for fair: 515@Sc for common to ordinary. Salvador-1l G13c nominal for good to prime washed: 9d10ISc for fair washed: 10l1G11hc for good to prime washed peaberry; SA@S%c for superior un- washed; Sc for green unwashed; 9k@10c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua -SQS&ac nominal for good to superior un- washed; 919q10c nominal for good to prime un- washed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican 16M171kc for prime to fancy washed new cppp. 1li1M13Ac for good to strictly good washed 9d11c for fair washed; 7QS1ac for medium: 5G 6a.c for inferior to ordinary; 11la@12c for good to prime washed peaberry; 9h010c for good unwashed peaberry; SQSa4c for good to su- perior unwaShed.