The San Francisco call., 1899-01-25
cENERAL MERCHANDIsE.

.BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags SIC spot and
SIC future; Wool Bags, 26@2Sc; San Quentin
Bags, 81 So.
CoAL-welington. IS per ton; New Yelling
ton, S.: Southfeld Wellington, 81 90; Seattle,
S.; Bryant, Sc; Coos Bay. S.; Wallsend,. 81 so:
Scotch sS;~ Cumberland, IS 5o@s IN bulk and
Egg @ s Camel IS s. per ton; Rock springs
and Castle Gate, 81 60; Coke, S12 per ton in
bulk and S14 in sacks.
Since the Alameda left there has been but
one arrival of coal from Australia-Birkdale.
with 1884 tons This is peculiarly exceptional
w, in one month; this makes delivery here
| OF only 21,0l4 tons in three months. which is a
very low average compared with the past.
/ The very high prevailing rates of freight on
coal during 1898 have deferred spectators from
investing, and have forced some of our larg
| est consumers to utilize other grades This
viii be overcome this year, prices are al
ready commencing to shape themselves for
deliveries later on, at figures which will en-
| tice steam fuel consumers to return to Aus
| tralian. A generous rainfall in February and
| property in this direction, carrying coal prin-
cipally at so cents to rs per ton less than
ing ships are still receiving fair freights, as
| tonnage Is not plentiful at present in Aus
/ tralian waters, and there is a brisk demand
there for Valparaiso and the South Coast.
There are at present engaged to carry coal
here from Sydney and Newcastle thirty yes
tons; ten Of these have already sailed. some
of them will not load for six months yet. Ten
| of these are vessels owned in San Francisco,
returning here after having discharged car
| goes of lumber at different Australian ports
! The coast collieries are in arrears in their
local deliveries of coal. The demand for same
| has been so brisk, and the consumption at
this season of the year is always materially
coRDAGE-Manila. &C. sisal. sAc;. Duplex.
CANNED FRUITs-Cherries, 81 35@1 so for
| black and 81 5O@1 so for white Peaches, 81 400
IS; Pears. 81 45Q1 So; Apricots, 81 35Q1 80;
CANNED ' -v-EFGETABLEs-Peas. s5caa 25;
Asparagus 81 5Od1 is; Tomatoes. S5q90c:
RGa l5@sc nominal for for
washed; l212q15c for good to prime washed
| peaberry; 11a11hc for good peaberry; 111k@13e
current mixed with black beans; 9910hc for
fair; 51aqSlac for common to ordinary. Saliva
dor-11q13c nominal for good to prime washed;
/ s@1Oc for fair washed; l014Q111Sc for good to
prime washed peaberry; sac nominal for su-
perl9r unWashed; SqS1kc for good green un;
peaberry. Nicaragua-S@DSs4c nominal for good
to superior unwashed; 916@1Oc nominal for
and Mexican-16lkG171k for prime to fancy
washed new crop; 1414G16c for good to strictly
strictly good washed old crop; 9Q11c for fair
washed old crop; 7qSa4c for medium old crop;
111Rc for good to prime washed peaberry old
crop; 91a@10c for good unwashed peaberry old
crop; SqSs4c for good TO superior unwashed old
crop.
PACIFIC CoDFIsH-Bundles, 4c; cases., Sc
lected, 4lsc; imitation Eastern, SIC; boneless,
nc; middles, 6ls@S15c per lb; desiccated, S71Ac
per dozen: picked cod. barrels. each. IS;
picked cod. half barrels. each 81 50.
LEATHER-Leather, heavy, 25@2sc per lb;
Sole Leather medium. 24@25c; Sole Leather,
light 23G25c rough Leather. heavy, 24@25c;
rough Leather, light 23Q24c: Harness Leather.
heavy. 32634c; Harness Leather, medium, 500
32c; Harness Leather, light 27q2sc ; Collar
Leather 14a16c per foot; Kip, finished. 40q45c
per Id; Veal finished. 50155c; Calf, finished
75c9s1; Sides, finished. 16@17c per foot; Belt
Knife Splits. 14d16c; Rough Splits SG1Oc.
OIL-California Castor Oil, cases, No. l. 95c;
barrels. SOC per gallon manufacturers rates.;
Linseed OIL, in barrels, boiled, SIC; raw, SIC;
cases. &C more; Lard Oil, extra winter strained
Nut, 45d55c per gallon Pure Neatsfoot on
barrels, 65c cases, 70c; No. l, barrels SOC; {;
cases, 6Oc; Sperm. crude, soc: natural white.
4oc; bleached white, 45c; Whale Oil. natural
white, 4oc bleached white, 45c; Pacific Rubber
Mixed Paints, white and house colors, 81 25G
81 S5 per gallon; wagon colors, s2q2 % per
PETROLEUM. GASOLINE AND NAPH-
THA-Water White Coal OIL in bulk. 121zc per
ff7iSc: fa.' star Oil, 71Ec; Extra Star Oil. 211sc:
Elaine OIL 221sc; Eocene Oil. 1870: Deodorized
Stove Gasoline. in bulk, 15l4c; in cases, 2lc;
Gasoline. in bulk. 21c; in cases, 2sc.
CANDLEs-Eleetrc Light Candles. IS, Is OF,
SIC. Granite Mining) Candles-ss, 16 OF, SIC;
6s, "A OF. SIC; IS, - OF, 71zc; 6s. 10 OF. SIC;
Paraffine Wax Candles-1s; 2s, As, IS, white.
91ec: 12s, 101ac; colored, 1c higher.
WHITE LEAD-Quoted at 6Q7c per Id.
TURPENTINE-In cases, 64c in iron barrels
5G IN WOODEN barrels PaTrs o Per gallon barrels
47c: cases, &c none.
QUICKSILvER-s42 per flask for local use
and s3SG3s so for export.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed
and Fine Crushed, SIC; Powdered, CSC; Candy
fectioners A, SIC; California A, SIC: Magno-
liza A. 5asc; Extra c. SIC; Golden C., 51sc; half
barrels, &c more than barrels, and boxes 40
more. No order taken for less than Is barrels
or its equivalent