The San Francisco call., 1904-03-06

bIeached winter Whale OIL. s5c. natural Whale
OIL. toe extra winter strained Lard OIL 75c;
No Nestsfoot OH s5e s'S2S isst 3s--ns on, CS .SG'
45c; dark Herring Oil 43c: Salmon on CSC
boiled Fish Oil 40c; raw Fish oil, 5Sc boiled
Paint Oil, 35c; raw Paint Oil. S}c
COAL OIL-Water White Coal OIL In bulk
Star. 2OIse: Extra star 24isc: Elaine. sS133e: ss3e
bulk Ice. in cases. 2215c: Benzfne in buil
I3c; in cases. 19iac; S6-degres Gasoline in
bulk Csc; in cases. Sic
TURPENTINE-s4c per gallon In cases and
7SC in drums and iron barrels
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead s1se8
&c per It. White Lead. 6l5Q7c. according to
sUGAR-Ths Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes as follows. per 10. in 1OO-I5 6aSs:
Cubes. A Crushed and Fine Crushed 5 55r-
Powdered. 5.4Oc; Candy Granulated 3 4Oc: Dry
Granulated. fine. $500: Dry Granuiated, coarse
soc; Fruit Grsnulated, 500; Beet Granulated
Q00-lo bags only. 510c: COufectioners A
5.30c; Magnolia A, 4-9Oc Extra c. 4sOc.
Golden c. 4.TOc; d. 46Oc. barrels IOc more
bags. 1Oc more for All kinds. TabIets-Falf
barrels. 5.S0c; boxes. 6-o5c; II. & e Crystal
Dominos. S.SOc per 10. No orders taken FOR
less than seventy-ive barrels or its equivalent
COFFEE-C. E. Bickford's circular gives the
receipts at this port thus far this year az Al $50
tine last year The sales from first hands were
29S19 bags. against "a. iO1. The stock in first
hands March was 81 bags. against 51.5o5
bazs last year The circular says.
"A further and serious decline has occurred
since our circular OF February 8. amounting.
FOR Brazil grades. 20 lac per pound during
that time and making the total decline from
the highest point this year about 2lac in spot
Coffee and g. for futures. New York D. now
about 1lac above the lowest prices ruling in
1908. say during June 70 September. the dif-
ference in futures being trihe wider but
practically equivalent
The sudden and rapid collapse OF the up
ward movement. which began with a legiti-
mate and low basis some four months ago.
can be wholly attributed 20 OverspeculatiOn
leading to what has proven TO be an entirely
untenahle immediate position and premature as
TO prospective conditions This element Is
said 20 have been largely disposed of during
the enormous February liquidation. but conf
dence on the part OF the trade has been rudely
shaken and there are temporarily no willing
buyers among those who deal in the actual
article. Probably il will take some time 10
restore their support. which al the outset was
being manifested IN a practical way in all
directions The local market closes dull prices
dropping
''To-day's first hand stock consists % 200
BAGS Costa RIca. III Nicaragua. 92I0 Salvador.
II. 17O Guatemala. 2421 Mexican and 800 vart-
Gus in all 20 931 bags
Deliveries from first hands since the 6th
nit include: 119 bags Costa Rica. IS Mica
ragua. 1855 Salvador 1852 Guatemala 1lS
Mexican and 3O2J various in all IL. 5lI bags.
Market closes quiet and easy.
Costa Rfca-NOuiual. 13i2 n 15c for strictly
prime 10 fancy washed, l2la q l3c for prime
washed. 11lsGl21ic FOR good washed; 100
IOi5c for good 10 prime peaberry; 10lz Gle for
good 10 prime. 9GI0lC for fair, IQsl-c for
common 10 ordinary .,..-
salvador-14d14sc for fancy washed: l2is@
131sc for strictly prime washed, lOql2c Tor
rood TO prime washed. SlsG91sc for fair