The San Francisco call., 1904-06-16
General Merchandise.


BAGsT-Grain Bags are lower and dull at
SIC owing 10 less favorable crop prospects:
San Quentin. IS 40; Wool Bags. S2q35c; Fleece
CoAL-wenington. IS per ton; New yelling
ton. IS; Seattle. 50 So Bryant. SO so; BeavT
Bay lli & so. cTets 81 wsslisenSS e.. Riebu.nd
81 so. Cumberland. $13 in bulk and S14 25 in
sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. s14;
Si1 so; Camel. IS so per ton: Coke S11 50diS
per ton in bulk and SIS in sacks: Rocky Noun
tain descriptions S1l As per 1000 lbs and Sl2 80
per long ton. according to brand
Harrison's circular says: Since the steam
ship sonoma left there have been no arrivals
Of coal from any Australian ports yet sinsu-
lar to say. there appears no apparent urgent
requirement for colonial coal, although there
is no excessive amount here in yard There
are four cargoes fully due here to arrive from
Australia with about 5000 tons. but the
coal on each Of these vessels Is specially adapt
ate demand as the sale for household pur-
poses at this season of the year is very light.
There are forty-One vessels on the engaged
list for the carriage OF coal from Australia.
their aggregate carrying capacity being about
los. 600 tons. AS about IS per cent OF this
coal VIII not arrive for several months hence.
1t will probably come to fairly profitable mar
ket. as II is exclusively fuel suitable for
household purposes Goals mined in Australia
specially adapted for steam purposes are liable
to come to an Improbable market for several
months to come as they have to come in direct
competition with British Columbia and Wash
ington Goals which being landed here al
prices with which they cannot possibly com
pete Prices remain unchanged, although
slight concessions are being made for round
lots The volume Of business Is extremely
light, and complaints are very general about
the small quantities changing hands; the
present asking rates OF freight on grain car
riers exceedingly low. with a dismal out
look for any improvement IN the near future.
This will not prove very seductive to coal car
riers from Australia seeking this port for
profitable business
OILs-Quotations are for barrels; for cases
add SC; Lnseed. 49c per gallon for boiled and
4Ic for raw; Castor OIL. in cases. No. 1. IOc,
Bakers "A, 81 1901 u; Lucol. 45c for boiled
and 43c for raw; China Nut. 6215 56sOc per gal
lon; COcoanut Oil in barrels, 5Sc for Ceylon and
55c for Australian: extra bleached winter Sperm
Oil CSC; natural winter Sperm OIL. SIC; extra
bleached winter Whale OIL. SIC; natural Whale
OIL SIC: extra winter strained Lard Oil. I5e;
No Lard OIL. Soc; pure Neatsfoot OIL. T3cs
No. Neatsfoot Oil CSC; light Herring OIL.
boiled Fish OIL SIC; raw Fish Oil. 35cs boiled
Paint Oil, 33c; raw Paint Oil. sic.
COAL OIL-Water White Coal OIL. In bulk.
1s15c: Pearl OIL. in cases. zoe; Astral. 2oc:
Eocene 23c; Deodorized Stove Gasoline. in
bulk. Ice: in cases. 2212c; Benzine. IN bulk.
13c; in cases. l915c: s6-degree Gasoline. in
bulk 25c; in cases &c.
TURPENTINE-S1c per gallon In cases and
75c in drums and iron barrels
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead. 7A0
to quantity.
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes as follows per ID. in 1OO-lb bags:
Cubes Crushed and Fine Crushed. 5.95c:
Powdered. 5S0c; Candy Granulated. 5.SOc; Dry
Granulated. fine 5.7Oc: Dry Granulated, coarse
570c: Fruit Granulated 5.70c; Beet Granu-
lated G00-lb bags only. 56Oc; ConfectiOners'
A. 51Oc: Magnolia A. 9.5Oc; Extra 9. o2cc'
Golden C. 5.1Oc; D." SC: barrels 1Oc more;
half barrels 25c more; boxes. SOC more 5O-lb
bags 1oc more. for all kinds; Ta6lets-Halff
Dominos S.7Oc per h. No orders taken for
less than seventy five barrels or its equivalent.