The San Francisco call., 1899-09-06
General Merchandise.


tations There is a good demand fof fruit bags
BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags 7d7Ac; Wool
Bags, 2662Sc Fruit Bags, SIC. 512c and &c for
the three grades of white and 7Q71ac for
beached jute.
BALE ROPE-Pure Manila, lac: sisal and
Manila Mixed 13c; Duplex Sizes 12c.
COAL-Cumberland is higher; Wellington. IS
per ton; New Wellington. $S Southf1eld We'll
lington, 81 SO; Seattle, Sc; Bryant, Sc; Coos Bay
$S 50 in bulk and siO Is in sacks; Pennsylvania
Anthracite Egg, $12; Camel. s. per ton; Rock
Springs and Castle Gate, s. 60; Coke Sl2 per
ton in bulk and S14 in sacks.
Harrisons circular says:
''Snce the Moana left the following coal
cargoes have been delivered here, viz: Jacques
2490 tons; General Fairchild, 2300 tons; Flor
ence, 2214 tons; Elwell, 2O90 tons; Bretagne.
tons; Lamoriciere 25O4 tons; total 1851 tons
There are at present only twenty-four vessels
Australia. with a carrying capacity of less than
60 600 tons. fully 10000 less than the same
period in 1898. But few names are being added
to our loading list in the colonies as the NUM-
ber is diminishing monthly, /. e., vessels tnat
others at the Newcastle side. Every cargo
that arrives has passed out of first hands Iong
several times, each time at a proht EVldentIy
coal tonnage must be scarce in the colonial
ports, as importers here are willing to pay fuii
rates without effecting charters. Hoh?luIu Is
a formidable competitor for coal carriers. as
POS per ton is offered for early loading at New
''There will assuredIy be shortage of coal
fuel locally this winter; there is no question
as to the ability of northern collieries TO
produce any required amount, but we are In
urgent need of carriers both steam ana sail
TO bring same to market. In the interim the
market prices are strong and sellers are 10th
to make contracts except for Government sup
CANNED vEGETABLEs-P Peas, 75G85c; As
paragus, 81 6Od2 So; Tomatoes, 15dSlc
CANNED % FRTschsFries @ Z &C 81 15@2 30 9 a5 for
| 65 Pears. s. 50Q1 50; APricots 81 20ql 7o;
COFFEEGWe quote: Costa Rica-131zG16c
for prime washed; 119l215c for good washed
1112015c for good prime washed peaberry
good to prime; S6l9c nominal for good current
mixed with black beans: SqS&c for fair; 5l2Q
e f6 ro6d a9r IN prme no Waa6ed sc for fair
washed; 10Q112c for good to prime washed pea
714@SAc for superior unWa shed; 7Aql12c, for
good green unwashed S&Q91ac for good to
10 ordinary Nicaragua-14dl612c for prime to
fancy washed; Sq1lc for fair to good washed; !;
washed; SasGgISc nominal for good to prime
unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican
--1Sq16c for prime to fancy washed; 93eal2c
for good to strictly good washed 1&Q9c for
fair washed 7GSc for medium; 4G612c for in
ferior to ordinary; Iogd112c for for good to prime
unwashed peaberry; 7AqSAc for good to su-
perior unwashed
LEATHER-soIe, heavy, 25d2sc per Ib; Sole
Leather, medium, 25d26c; Sole Leather. light,
25d26c; rough Leather, heavy, 25d26c; rough
Leather light, 25d26c; Harness Leather, heavy,
32a33c; Harness Leather, medium 3OdS2c;
Harness Leather light, 29G30c; Collar Leather,
15@16c per foot; Kip, finished. 40d45c per lb;
Veal. finished, 5Oa55e; Calf, finished. 75cq1 20;
Sides finished, 16g17c per foot; Belt Knife
Splits, 14616c: rough Splits, Sq10c per lb.
OIL-Calfornia Castor Oil. cases, No. l, Toe;
pure, 81 10; Linseed OIL, in barrels, boiled, SEC;
raw, sic; cases. &c more; Lard Oil. extra win
ter strained. barrels, 47c No. l, 42l3c: cases. sc
more; China Nut, 47d5sc per gallon; pure
Neatsfoot Oil, barrels 60c; cases. Csc; Sperm,
pure. 60c; Whale Oil. natural white, 32l2c; Pa
cific Rubber Mixed Paints, white and house
eolors, 81 25@1 80 per gallon; wagon colors,
PETRoLEGM, GASOLINE AND NAPHTHA
Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 12c per gal
lon Pearl Oil, in cases, lie; Astral on lie;
22c; Eocene Oil. 19c: deodorized Stove Gasoline,
in bulk Ice; in cases. 21c; Benzine, in bulk,
151kc; In cases. 201kc; S6 degrees Gasoline, in
bulk 21c; in cases. 26c.
ANDLES-Electric Light Candles, &c. Is or,
91hc; Is. IA OF, S13oi Il OF, rye; IS, 10 or.
SIC. Granite Mining Candles-6s. 16 o. 40s,
10c; 6s Is OF, 20s, 10Ac; 6s IA OF, 40s &C. 6s, IA
OF, pos 9Aci 6s, z OF, SAc IS, 10 OF, TIC
white, lie: Is. Is, As and 6s, coored, 12c; 12s,
white 111kc: 12s, colored, 121ac
WHITE LEAD-Quoted at 6AQ7c; Red Lead
and Litharge. 61s@7c per lb-
TURPENTINE-In cases, sc; in iron bar
rels SAC; in wooden barrels, SEC.
LUCOL-Boied, barrels, Acc; raw. barrels,
QUTCKSILvER-s44 5O6D45 per-fask for local
use and S40G41 for export.
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes, terms net cash, in 100-lh bags:
Cubes, A crushed and Fine Crushed, she;
Powdered, 512c: Candy Granulated. Sic;
Dry Granulated sc: Confectioners' A, &c; Cali
fornia A =: Magnolia A, 45sc; Extra G, 412c;
Golden c. 4ssc; barrels, 1-16c more; half barrels
&c more: boxes 1ac more; 50-lb bags. &c more
No order taken for less than rs barrels its
equivalent. Dominoes, half barrels, SIC; boxes