The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Continued From Page SO.

receipts at this port thus far this year at
12i, ,2s7 bags against 1o7.301 bags during the
same time last year. The sales from nrst
hands were s595f bags. against 75.2s6, The
stock in first hands April was b1, 426 bags,
against 59Os2 The worlds visible supply
April was 10.747,5s1 bags, against 1886 I4o
The circular says:
March business has been heavy as to both
imports and deliveries. the latter being con-
fined extensively. as heretofore. to Coffees
of moderate price, Of which current Salvador
and fair grades OF washed formed the larger
part. Prices quotably about the same as
on March s, with the exception OF Costa Hicas'
holders ideas for these having recently ad-
vanced materially owing to light existing
stocks and the prospect Of but nominal arrivals
from that country during the remainder OF
the season. The most inferior sorts have also
hardened little arrivals being scarcely sufh-
cient to meet the extreme demand for such
growths still move slowly at acceptable diff
ferences unless color Is perfect and bean ex-
ceptionally large, and these are In constant
demand choice parcels bringing readily 1319c
to 141ac Intermediate qualities. at say lie
to l3c are more less neglected> Compared
with the figures of April last year, receipts
and sales larger. stocks in first hands
smaller and in the aggregate the local statis-
tical position is regarded a healthy one
'.Spos Brazil Coffee in New York has de-
clined nc during the past month. but senti-
ment in the speculative field has gone more
strongly against Its distant position and futures
period. Visible supply decreased o1I,OOo bags
in March.
'.TodayS nrst nan0 STOCK consists OF ZofU
yador. oe. 900 Guatemala. 27sO Mexican and
4s0s various: in all, 51.426 bags
Deliveries from first hands since the Sth
ult include: 1130 bags Costa Rica. 1Ie Mica
ragua o. 62S Salvador 10,202 Guatemala, 1929
Mexican and 2203 other kinds; in all. 3S o41
bags against 36.S67 last year.
market closes steady.
Costa Rica (stock 2540 bags)-14015o for
strictly prime washed; 12h61315c for primo
washed; 111a@12Ac for good washed; 13Q15c
for good to prime washed peaoerry; I2QlZ4zc
for good to prime peaberry: 11@1I1c for good
to prime: 10ia@10a4c for fair: 9@10Ac for COM
mon to ordinary.
Salvador tstock 10000 bags)-11 aG12hc for
prime to strictly prime washed; 10A Q1lAc for
good washed; 91h@10c for fair washed; 11lh9
l21ac for good to prime washed peaberry: 100
1Ojdc for good to prime semi washed: 9sQ10c
for superior unwashed; 91zc for good green un
washed: 1OAG711c for good to superior
washed peaberry; I1ag9c for common to or
dinary.
Ecuador (stock 115 bags)-Current unwashed
9Q10c
prime washed: 9G10Ac for fair to strictly
good washed: 9A@91ac for good to superior
unwashed: 101a@10&c for good to prime un-
Guatemala (stock %, 900 bags) and Mexican
(stock 2TSo bags)-131a 7141zc for fancy
washed; 1OA@11Ac for strictly good washed:
f0A 61oksc for good washed; 9h@10c for fair
washed: 9193sc for medium: 715Q9c for COM
mon to ordinary; 111a@1215o for good to prime
washed peaberry; 10AG11c for good to prime
unwashed peaberry 91s@1oc for good to SUI
peII hawaiian (stock s794 bags)-1s914o for
fancy: 111h@1215c for prime: 1o1a@11Ac for
good: 91bG10Ac for fair; 11Q12c for peaberry;
7G9c for low grades.