The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 28, 1899, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2s. 1899. WA SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. No variation in Silver or Exchange. I1"heat and Barley lower and quiet. Oats, Corn and Rye dull. ry Hay in demand and firm. Wet Hay sells at a disfouflm‘. Bran weaker under heavy receipts from Oregon. Beans cease to advance, but are firm. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables unchanged. Butter and Eggs quiet and weak. Poultry market still demoralized. Game stead: Fresh Fruits show no particular change. Cheese steady. Dried Fruits about as previously quoted. Provisions tn fair demand and unchanged. 1V 0ol active and firm at an advance. Meats stand about the same. Charters. The Santa Clara londs coal at Nanatmo for | the Columbia | Honolulu; Omega, Jumber on River for Valp Exports of Wine. Exports of Wine fr ing onths of 2,68 56 cases, against gallon 411 cases during last year. Weather Report. Pacific Tim 4 Oct. 21 al 0. M ; mean, 6L al. n udy Saturday. and vic g in the m asterly wind ALEXANDER G. this port by sea dur- the year were 1,500 the same time »om. imum_temperature, California, although weather i5 reported from s for the past | rainfalls to | velocity of 30 miles per is reported from Fort Francisco for thirty Octob: 1899: roia—Cloudy Baturday, = along the northern E to southeasterly a—Cloudy Saturday: ity—Cloudy Sat- | & and possibly ht; northerly changing to | McADIE, Forecast Officlal. —The ich saved gais ty of cases th ied prices night's level. ent to- rTow, as well the week's a 1 speclaities a some of the railroads suthwest an mixed ay, up ‘and , but preferred st essee Coal, stern xciting any attention. its of weakness in »cks of companies ha: industry e of the metals, t exempt, > 2%, with flurried to 10 p as quite firm at 6@ nd w 3 ements [ for tel At aphic t nt ash of fully upw. 1e th ef0; $3,500,000. hed it is which stood st b hed dent mpathy with stocks, _but were not in all cases wiped out. 10, par value .31 United Btate quotations. 0. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Shares Sold. Stocks— 607 Atchison .... Atchison prefd Baltimore & Ohi Canadian Pacific. go Burlington -& Quincy. ago Ind & Louls Chicago Ind & Louls prefd. Chicago & Eastern Illinols. Chicago & Col Denver & Rio Grande.. Denver & Rio Grande prefd. Brie oo taits Erfe.lst prefd. Great Northern prefd Hocking Coal... Hocking Valle; Tilinofs_Central. 1c Centra] s Ic Central _prefd 3 Kansas City Pittsburg & Gi Lake Erie & Western.. Srie & Western pref ore. T e & Nashville. Louisv Manhattan Metropolitan Mexican Central Minn & St Louis. Minn & St Louis Missouri Pacific Mobile & Ohlo. Missouri Kansas issouri Kansas & Texas New Jersel Central. New York Central Norfolk & Western Norfolk & Western pre Northern Pacific Northern Pacific pre! arlo_& Western gon Raflway & Nav Oregon Railway & Nav pref Pennsylvania Reading .. Reading 1st prefd Reading 24 prefd Rio Grande Western. Rio Grande Western pref¢ Bt Louls & San Fran... The table movement of the day was running 'The large eturns caused the nced Northern Pa- during the | the ny of the leading owr at a level This was med were reaction- | ck came late in the day and gained s were Rubber, General Colorado | Tilinois pre- ago and St. Loufs points on a single tran- There | he minor ing to do were all inclined to count of the reactionary tend- The Iron_and | Steel and Wire | only a feeble cent with | nd for loans to carry over until per cent all | the leading °t shipments of currency to the in- express and by deposits at the transfer amount allowing for receipts le ‘sum in gold from the assay their 10ss to the sub-treas- 4 of $§1,000,000. To- expected to re- Unless e n account of the banks has been largely that the surplus re- Saturday at only $1,441, been wiped out and a deficlt es- bond market eased off later in the day earlier gains Total sales, bonds were unchanged in bid a { | stock market | lay of strength during | Later there were individual stocks or | on the day, | active selling st hour wiped out the ear- in some cases The motive ng was the fear of an unfavorable as to take rance. d the fron | cks were conspicuous in the late | Do 5s reg. st 8t Louls & San Fran Ist prefd. Louis & San Fran 2d prefd. St Louis Southwestern.. - 12% St Louis Southwestern prefd s aix St Paul.. “1274 St Paul prefd.. an t Paul & Omah | | outhern Pacific. - 88% i Southern Raflway......— S| | ruthern Railway prefd.. . 58% | Texas & Pacific. - 19% Unton Pacific . 46y Union Pacific prefd. Wabash .. Wabash prefd. Wheeling & L E. Wheeling & L E 24 prefd. Wisconsin Central... press companies— dams American . ‘nited States Wells, Fargo & Miscellaneous— American Cotton Of American Cotton O ‘Amcrican Maliting American Malting American Smelting & Re Am Emelting & Refining prefd. American Spirits ‘American § American S American American American American American American American Tobacco pref Anaconda Mining Co .. Brooklyn Rapid Trarist Colorado Fuel & Iron Continental Tobacco Centinental Tobacco prefd Federal Steel ... ederal Steel pref, Co's. Stee]l & Wire . Steel & Wire pi Tin Plate .... Tin Plate prefd. Tobacco Sugar prefd . International Paper International Paj Laclede Gas National Biscuit ational Biscuit prerd ational ¢ ational National § 5 National Steel prefc New York Alrbrake North American Pacific Coast . Pacific Coast 1st pref. Pacific Coast 2d prefd Pacific Mail People's Gas Preesed Steel Car. Pressed Steel Car prefd Pullman Palace Car .. Standard Rope & Twine prefd | Sugar ... 182 | - Sugar prefd e | i Tennessee Coal & Iron . 185 United States Leather. 2414 RS ted States Leather prefd . ited States Rubber ... 4314 United States Rubber prefd . 112 Western Union .. il Republic Iron & Steel . -2 Republic Iron and Steel prefd - Bl P C C & St Louis, Shares sold CLOSING BONDS. T S 48 reg 100% M K & T 2 Do 38 reg. 10T~ Do Do 3s coup. 108% N Y Cent lsts Do new 4s reg....129 Cent gen 5s. Do new 4s coup..130 Carolina 6s Do old 4s reg. Do old 4s coup. Do 58 coup. Dis of Col 3.638. N Y C & 8t L'4s.1105 Ala class A N & W con 4s. Do class B, Do_gen 6s. Do cl 108 Or N Do ¢ 100 | Do 4s. Atch 99% Or Short Line 6s. Do adj 4s. 8% Do con 58.. Can So 2 108 ' Reading Gen 4s. Ches & Ohio 4i4s.. $5% R G W lsts. Do 58.. 119% S L & I M con 5&.11 C & N Con 145 S L & S F Gen 0s.12415 Do S F Deb 56..106% St Paul Con. 169 Chic Term 4s 974 D &R G lsts. 106 | Do 4s...... ETV &G lsts | Erle Gen 4s 95% So Railway 103% Stand R & T 72 Tems new set 3s. F W & D.C ists.. 78% Tex & Pac lsts | Gen Blectric 15| Do 2ds.. GH&S A 10 |Unlon Pac 4s. 013 Do 2 107 |Wabash Ists 16% | H & T Cent 3s....111 | Do 2ds 1004 | Do Con 6s.. 110 |West Shore 4s.....113% Iow. sts.. 1114 | Wis Cent lsts K CP&Glsts.... 0% Va Centur | | La new con 4s 106 Do Deferred | L & N Uni 4s.. 99% Colo S 4s MINING STOCKS. Chollar ... 25:Ontario . Crown Poin{ 10|Ophir 0 Con Cal & Va. 155 P 10 | Deadwood 75 Quicksilver 150 | Gould & 28| Do preferred...... 700 | Hale & Norcross... 27 Slerra Nevada 50 | | Homestake 5 00 Standard 27| Iron Silver 3 Union Con. 28 Mexican 20 Yellow Jacket...... 15 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— i_Do prefd. a1 | Call loans %@6 Westinghs Elec.... 45 | Time loans. 5" @8 Wisconsin Central. 17 Stocks— Dominion Coal...... 4 Atch T & St Fe... 21%, Do prefd. 17 Do pretd.. 4| Bonds— g American Sugar...152% Atchison 4s........ 9 Do prefd.. 117 Mining Shares— Bell Telephone, 3 !Adventure ... 5% Boston & Albany..%0% Allouez Min Co.... 4 Boston Elevated. oston & Maine. hi B & Q. Edison Elec 111 Fitchburg prefd Federal Steel. Do prefd.. Mexican Central. | Mich Telephone: | 014 Colony.. | 014 Dominion. { Rubber ... Union Pacific. Union Land West End New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Money on call firm at §%@10 per tent; last loan, 9 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5@5% per cent. Sterling ex- Change, firm, with actual business in bankecs | | Dills at $4 §7@4 57 for demand and S 83 | 4'53% for sixty days. Posted rates, $ 5% and | 1073 Atlantic ... : 206 Boston & M, ex dv. % Butte & Boston. 208" |Calumet & Hecla. Centennial Franklin % Humboldt . 13% Osceola 108" |Parrot . 208 {Quincy 27 |St Fe Copper. 48 |Tamarack . 46% Wolverines Utah . $4 S5@4 881, Commercial bills, 34 82@4 8214, Bilver certificates, 58@59c. Bar sllver, 57%c. Mexican _ dollars, 4T%c. Government ' bonds, steady; State bonds, inactive; railroad bonds, irregular. Cash in the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—To-day's statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avall- able cash balance, $202,540,919; gold reserve, $258,535,154. London Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—The Commercial Ad- | vertiser's London financial cablegram says The markets here opened rather dull to-day, but became hard on early news of the vic- torious sortle at Kimberley. The close was chéerful on an unconfirmed rumor of a fresh victory at Ladysmith. Consols responded with an advance of 3-18 to 104%. Confidence was imparted further by expression of the opinfon now becoming general that there wili be money | squeezes as a result of the war. American se- curities were hard throughout the session and closed steady. Tintos were fairly actlve, Fa- Voritesswere go}xfihemdkluway Issues, Louls- ville and Nashville and Chesapeake and Ohi: Spanish 4's wefe 61, 458 % Jt is rumored that the Bank of Paris is ne- gotlating a ablg conversion of the Spanish loan. Tintos were 47%: Anacondas; § 1-16. The Bank of England bought £26,000 gold in German coln, £15,000 was engaged for South Africa and £15,000 for an undlsclosed destination, Money. was erratic and in bills the tendency | Philadelphta | Columbus, O. | Denver Rochester . | Worcester . | Des_Moin, | Augusta, Ga. | Ing to ‘above € per cent, and on was to greater ease. CLOSING, _ Canadlan Pacific, 95%; Undon. Pacifio. pre-| have other cereals, and wheat flour ferred, 79%: Northern Pacific preferred, T1%: Atchison, 22%; Grand Trunk, 7%; Anaconda, 9% bar sllver steady, 26%d; money, 2@2% per cent. Bank Clearings. @ NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at all principal cities for the week ended October 25, with the percentage of Increase and decrease, as compared with. the corresponding week last year: Percentage. Cities— Dec. New York. S Boston Chicago St. Louis. Pittsburg Galtimore . San Francl: Cincinnati . Kansas Cit: New Orlean: Minneapolis . Detriot Cleveland . Loutsville Providence Milwaukee Et. Paul. Buffalo Omaha Indianapolis 5,T19.4TL 5,633,844 6,759,459 5,534,600 4,101,144 vannah' . Hartford Richmond . Memphis Washirgton - Peoria . ew Haven Syracuse . Nashville Wilmington, Fall River.. Scranton Grand Rapids. Lowell . Dayton, Eeattle . Tacoma. Spokane . Topeka Birmingham Wichita . Binghamton . Lexington, Ky. Jacksonville, Fla.. Kalamazoo Akron Chattanooga. Rockford, 111 anton, O.. pringfield, O Fargo, N. D. Sioux Fails, §. D.. Hastings, Nebr. Fremont, Nebr. Davenport . Toledo .. Gal ton .. Houston . Little Rock. Springfieid, Iil.. Macon, Ga. Helena . Saginaw . 9,313 240 535,905 548, %3 Totals, U. S....§1,780,457,197 Totals o u tside New York 692,194,441 DOMINION OF CANAD. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Halifax Hamilton John, N. Bl ncouver, B. C Victorla, B. 1,006,856 618,025 Totals Bradstreet's Financial Review. > % W YORK, Oct. 27.—Bradstreet's financial review to-morrow will say A fair degree of activity and an enlargement L 2 i | | of public interest in speculation accompanied | a further though irregular rise of prices this week. This movement was partly based on the recovery of the London market, which in | the eari days of the week discounted the pos- sibility of a speedy ending of the Transvaal war by a sharp advance, in which American rails shared the honors with Kaffir mines. The somewhat easier tone of money also influenced | speculation, and considerable relief was shown when it became apparent that the recent rise in forelgn exchange rates was due largely to exceptional transactions in securities: that no gold was likely to be shipped to London, and that the Bank of England and the London money market recognized that it would be un- | Wise to create any extra pressure or disturb- ance in the financial situation here. Freed from this apprehension, und meeting for some days at least with decreaced demands for the shipments of currency to the interlor, the mar- ket for call loans yielded somewhat,’ the rates quoted on last Monday being 6 per cent or less. The Increased activity and the advaoces in stock prices on the succeeding days were, how- ever, accompanded by a harder tone in the loan market, the rates for call money promptly ris- Tiday after- noon touched 10 per cent. This was acccom] nied, moreover, by continued evidences of crimination against industrial collateral by the banks, the copper stocks in some instances having, it appears, been rejected in bank loans, which can be readily understood in view of the weakness of that class of securities. Yet the stock market was to all appearances more m- pressed by the talk of a speedy return of money from the interfor to New York, and it might be observed that large bids were re- ceived for the $2.800,000 of New York Caty 814 per cent bonds which were offered this week, the average of the bids being over 107. The money. situation was also influenced by the favorable statement of the Bank of England and further ‘decline of Qiscounts on London. The interest rates, therefore, did not materially check the bullish feeling, though the industrial stocks were held in check by the restrictions which the last of facllities for carrying them impose. At the same time Wall street fully recognized the importance, from an industrial standpoint. of the vlacing of contracts for 1,500,000 tons of steel rails at the recent ad- Vanced prices, deliverable through the year 190, thus insuring the activity and profitable character of the steel industry of the United States for another twelve months. There has been not a little fresh outside buying of stocks, even in the better class of industrials, and commission houses were more of a factor in the market. At the same time the upward movement seemed to depend for purchasing power on covering by the short Interest, sup- plemented by some renewed London buying and Dby the bullish manipulation which pools ana large operators carried on in various parts of the etock list. - * — Bradstreet’s on Trade. @ NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will say: : A quieting down of distributive trade, more particularly at retall, is reported In telegraphed advices to Bradstreet's this week, growing out of the unseasonably warm weather now be- ing experienced In most sections of the coun- try. Reflection of this is found In less urgent orders received by jobbers and in somewhat im- paired collections at many points. As regards prices, however, theme is no appreciable loss of strensth, the great majority of quotations remaining steady, and among those making changes advances are still numerous. That the husiness condition of the country remains at an unprecedented volume is testified to by the heavy gains noted in bank clearings over a year ago and by the immense increases in raflway earnings over exceptionally good re- turns last October. As regards the curremt ac- tvity in transportation it may be sald that eastbound traffic from Chicago in the past month bas been more than double that re- ported in the same period a year ago, and twice as large as that reported In_October, 1892, a record period of good trade. The ocean freights situation is gradually improving, part- Iy because high rates are attracting ail dis- engaged tonnage and partly because the check to foreign 'buying, = particularly of cereals, caused by the advance in vessel rates, has exercised a reflex action on the latter mar- ket. Simultaneously with the drop In frelght rates this week, has come a hardening of quo- tations for cereals, partly the result of this improved forelgn buying meeting the late de- cline and partly also because foreign and do- mestic demand for corn has not as vet brought out the flood of offerings earlier looked for. Wheat has been sympathetically -tmngimu bas been edvanced this week. Coffee is firm, but not much higher on the week, some speculatlve Teaction having been noted. Among the lead- Ing products decreasing in price, tin and cop- per among the metals have been most notable, the latter claimed to be due to production ap- proaching more to a parity with demand. Cotton is fractionally lower as the result of & deadlock between forelgn consumers and American producers. The situation of cotton £oods, one of aggressive strength, Is unques- tionably a supporting feature of no small ac- count. The strength of wool is natural, in view of the large sales. In woolen goods de- mand is favorable and turther price advances are predicted: Lumber, after slight hesita- tion at some markets, ‘due to enlarged sup- plies. Is again very firm, as are aiso hides and leather, in sympathy with recent advances in_boots and shoes. The situation of fron and steel is perhaps the most notabie one yet presented. The feat- ure of the market is the reported booking by the eteel rail mills of the country of nearly 75 Def cent of their capacity for next vear's de- livery. In all 1,500,000 tons of rails are re- ported to have been booked for delivery next year, and there is, in addition, considerable unfinished business’ on 1889 account, which it Is clalmed will still further enlarge the volume of business handled next year. Heavy buying of pig iron, to cover some of the rail sales, is reported jn the Central West at prices little below those ruling for some time past. In all lines of business demand is still very heavy, demand for steel for cars, of plates for ship- bullding and for wire being additlonal signs of strength. Demand for kardware is active at neerly all markets. The scarcity of sup- rlies noted last week is still a feature and Jobbers are still pushed for prompt shipments. Barbed wire, nafls and hand implements tend higher at some Eastern markets. Complaint that present high prices are injuring our ex- port trade Is also heard. Wheat, including flour, week aggregate 6,416,196 bushels, agalnst 4,160.- 618 bushels last week, 5,500,091 bushels in the corresponding week of 1838, 5,811,391 bushels in 1897, 3,625,000 bushels in 18% and 2,743,014 bush- els in 18%. Since July 1 this season, the ex- ports of wheat aggregate 69,542,160 bushels, against 67,071,880 bushels last year and 75,283, 694 bushels in 1867-98, Business fallures for the week are 211 as compared with 221 last week, 219 in this week a year ago, 218 in 1897, 246 in 1896 and 2% in 18%5. Canadian failures for the week number 21, as compired with 20 last week, 23 in 18%, shipments for the 29 in 1897, 37 in 1596 and 48 in 1896. Dun’s Review of Trade. e NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—R. G. Dunn & Co.'s | weekly. review of trade to-morrow will say Fears and not facts made a war in South Africa seem a menace to property here and a week of conflict has cleared away the fear. British markets for securities have been helped by the belief that mining shares would be worth more with no Boer control in mining re- gions. Large purchases here of ammunition and meats have swelled the balance due this coun- try. Money markets have grown Jess embar- rassing, . stocks have gradually advanced, in- dustries are still supported by a volume of de- mand for which no precedent can be found and payments through the principal clearing houses for the past week have been 35.6 per cent larger than last year and 51.3 per cent | larger than In 1832. So great an increase shows the net business of many potent forces making | for public prosperity. The heaviest transactions in steel rails ever made 50 early cover 1,500,000 tons for next year's delivery, or two-thirds of the entire capacity of the works. The Pennsylvania is sald to have taken 105,- | 000 tons at $33, but all the leading railroads made large purchases and the price was then | advanced to $35 per ton, the same works hav- | ing delivered during the past vear at §I§ to $15. Great contracts for material follow, one concern having bought 100,000 tons Bessemer Ppig at Plitsbarg for $23, while $24 50 is paid for | carly deliveries, and 5,000 tons billets were sold to one concern there and 30,000 at Wheeling, | $3850 being quoted, with slabs at $3950 and | sheet bars at $36. Such transactions only show | the general bellef that such prices will run far | into next year. For structural work many orders appear, including some of consequence | for the East and for Cuba, and in bars the car and fmplement demand makes the Chicago mar- | ket very strong, but at Pittsburg works anxtety for future contracts has depressed the price to $215, and In plate some works have nearly | caught up with contracts and are accepting | $275. Shots are also weaker, $3 05 being quoted at Pittsburg, as the proposed combination seems to have failed. Markets for minor metals are reacting, tin having fallen to $30 62, with recovery to $31 2§ on Dutch sales in October, 400 tons larger than | usual, and lake copper is largely offered. at | $1737" Lead is a shade lower at $57% and spelter {s demoralized and offered at $5. Coke | holds strong, shortness of cars hindering de- | liveries, though more ovens than ever before are | producing. ‘Wheat remains practically unchanged, while Atlantic exports, flour included, have been 1 932,841 bushels in four weeks, agal 13,483,058 last year, and Pacific exports 2,197,771, against 3,124,306 last year. Western receipts fall short and in four weeks have been only 30,022,530 bushels, against 40,150,699 last year. Without concert there is probably some wait- ing for better prices by farmers. Fallurés for the week are 190 in the United | States, against 226 last year, and 23 in Canada, against 34 last year. — New York Grain and Produce. o ——————————————% | NBW YORK, Oct. 27.—FLOUR—Receipts, 17,- 304; exports, 18,692; sales, 9000 packages. Mar- ket firm, notwithstanding the decline In wheat, Western holders offering sparingly and refus- ing to consider lower offers. Closed firm for low grades and steady for higher qualities. WHEAT — Recelpts, 425 exports, 151,425 sales, 1,625; futures, 96,000 spof Spot—Weak No. 2 red, T5%c 1. o. Northern Du- luth, 76%c f. o. b, afloat to arrive new; No. 1 | | hard Duluth, §0%c to arrive; No. 2 red, 73%c | | elevator. Options opened weak at a deciine of | e under increased Northwestern receipts and | | poor exmort, and further declined e to Sgc, | fiquidation being active in anticipation of an | increase of 1,500,000 bushels in the visible sup- ply by Monday: closed weak at a net decline of | 3ac to %e. March, T5%@T9%e, closed 8%c; | 78%@79 3-1%, closed 187c; December, 7o% | @T%c, closed ToYe. g HOPS—Dull. HIDES—Steady. ¢ WOOL—Quilet. . METALS—To-day’s market was an uninter- csting one. Buyers held aloof In the absence of important news from abroad or the West | | and in view of a concessionary attitude of sell- | | | ers. The undertone of the market was weak, though prices as a rule were nominally un- changed. At the close the Metal Exchange called: PIGIORON—Warrants, very dull, at $17@1s. LAKE COPPER—Quiet, at $17 §0. TIN—Unchanged, at $21 bld and $31 20 asked. LEAD—Unchanged, with $i57%c bid and $4 62% asked. SPELTER—Weak, with $ bid and $510 asked. : The brokers’ price for lead is $4 40 and for copper $17 50. COFFEE—Options closed steady, unchanged, to © points higher. Sales, 24,250 bags, includ- ing November, $4 90; December, $510; Janu- ary, § 15; March, $ 25; May, $5 35; September, 5 55. ¥ dpat coffee—Rlo, firm; No. 7 tnvolce, 6 11-160; No. 7 jobbing, 6 9-16c. Mild, firm. SUGAR—Raw, firm, held higher. Fair re- fining, 8 13-16c bid; centrifugal, 9 test, 4 15-1c Dbid: molasses sugar, 3 §-16c bid; refined, firm. BUTTER — Receipts, 3087 packages; firm. Western creamery, 17@24c; June creamery, 19@ 223c; factory, 144@17c. i EGGS—Receipts, 531 packages; dull. ern ungraded at mark, 14@ise. - Dried Fruit in New York. NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—California dried fruits, rm. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, 6@Tc; West- prime wire tray, T%@sc; choice, §%@Stc; fancy, sL@se. - PRUNES—3%@Stc. APRICOTS—Royal, 13@15c; Moorpark, 15@1Sc. | PEACHES—Peeled, 20@22c; unpeeled, T%@10c. 1 PO R el i e { California Fruit Sales. D d NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Porter Bros. Com- pany’s sales of California frult: Grapes—To- kays, $120@135, half-crate, double crate; Cornichons, Pears—Winter Nellls, $350 box. yeaus, §140 box. Earl Frult Company's sales: Grapes—Tokays, $105@150 single, $230@2 80 double crates. Prunes—Italians, 95c@$1 10 single crates. Eight cars of fruit were sold. CHICAGO, Oct. 27.—Earl Fruit Company's sales of California fruit: Grapés—Malaga, S0c@" $130, single crates: Tokays, $1@130. Prunes— Italtans, 80@S5c. Five cars of fruit were sold. — s | Chicago Grain Market. —_— CHICAGO, Oct. 27.—Wheat openied weak-and after a feeble effort to cover showed a de- clining tendency for the remainder of the. ses- | slon. Nearly everything combined to create a bearish sentiment. Argentine shipments for the week were unusually large, amounting to 1,072,000 bushels. Crop conditions in that coun- try were reported promising, the scarcity of ocean vessels alone preventing enormous ex- ports. Such evidence of the undiminished ship- Ping capacity of the South American republic, coupled with a steady increase in the do- mestic_visible supply,- disheartened holders of long Wheat, who unloaded freely. There was also considerable selling for the short account, and as the demand was sluggish the market sagged steadily until near the end, When cov- and $2 65@2 80, $160, half-crate. Peaches—Bil- Articles— Recelpts. Shipme Flour, barrels . 21,000 20,00 Wheat, bushels 123,000 3,000 Corn, bushels 155,000 448,000 Oats, bushels . 307,000 267,000 | Rye,’ bushels . 9,000 2,000 Barley, bushels 91,000 B | dairy, | of 15¢c higher than a week ago. Good to fancy | mixed, $4 10@4 32%; butchers’, $4 15@4 45; light- | off coast, quiet and steady; cargoes on passage, ering started ‘an upturn. The improvement ‘was only temporary, however, as liquidation on & heavy scale followed and the market closed weak within a fraction of the bottom of the day’s range. A slack cash demand and re- g‘-;;: tMnthe exce|llent °§“‘““°"z°§u‘."' ‘winter a result of the recent vy rains, | stimulated the selling movement. December opened %@%c lower at 70%@70%c, touched T0% @0%c, declined to 70%c and advanced to 7T0%C and decfined to T0%c at the close. Corn was strong and active early, but event- ually weakened under liguidation, encouraged by an estimate by an authoritative statistician that ‘the total yield would amount to 2,200,000,- 000 bushels instead of 2,000,000,000 as predicted by the Government bureau. ‘A disappointing poor cash demand was also against the mar- ket, but country buying owing to wet weather and moderate receipts prevented any important break. December closed with buyers at 31%c. Oats were extremely dull and lost a fraction in sympathy with Corn. December closed at c. Provisions were flat and entirely without in- cident, the range ‘being just wide enough to permit of an occasional quotation. January Pork and Lard closed a shade higher and Janu- ary Ribs unchanged. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close, Wheat No, 2— o 5 October 6 69y o 8% December 0% 0% % 0% May .. TR M BH T Corn No. 2— December 2y 2y owy A% May .. 3% myK 3% 88 Oats No, 2— December 225 oy 2% oy May .. 2% AR UK uY Mess Pork, per barrel— December 805 800 805 January 960 95 960 Lard, per 100 pounds— December 520 52 520 5 January 3% 540 53% 640 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— December 450 480 480 480 January . 49 49T% 495 49T Cash quotations were as follows 3 No. 2 spring wheat, 69@72c: No. 3 spring whea 64@71c; No, 2 red, 7Tlc; No, 2 corn, 32%c; No. 23c; No. 2 ‘white, 26c; No. 3 white, ; No. 2 fye, 54%c;’ No. 2 barley, 39@43%4c: . 1 flaxseed, $128%: prime timothy seed, $2 30; mess pork, per barrel, $3@S 05; lard, per 100 pounds, $5 22%@5 25; short ribs sides (lgose), $4 90@5 10; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $5 TG 5 87%; short clear sides (boxed), % 36@5 45; whisky, . distillers’ -finished goods, per gallon, $1 24; suga 0c; granulated, 5. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was slow and weak; creamery, 15@22c; 1@1%c. Eggs, strong; fresh, 17@17%c. Cheese, strong; creams, 12@12%c. Foreign Futures. — LIVERPOOL. Wheat— Dec. Mar. May. Opening 51% 6% 6 % Closing . 5113 6 % 61 PARIS. Wheat— Oct. Jan.-Apr. Opening L1830 1915 | Closing L182% 19 00 Flour— Opening L2465 2 40 Closing . 2460 25 30 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Qct. 27.—There was an unusually good demand for cattle to-day at the recent advance in prices, which are on an average steers sold at $5 50@6 75; common to medium, $4 10@5 45; stockers and feeders, $2 504 T cows and heifers and bulls, $2@3 15; Texas, $3 25@4 70; calves, $5@T T5. Larger receipts than expected resulted in a further decline of 5c in hogs. Fair to prime lots, $4 20@4 46: heavy packers, $3 §0G4 20; weights, $1@4 35; pigs, $3 60@4 2. Trade In sheep was active at steady prices. Poor to cholce sheep brought $2@4 25; Western rangers selling at $3 50@4 25, and prime year- lings, $4 25@4 35; Inferior to choice lambs, $3 T5@5 35. Receipts—Cattle, 2000; hogs, 26,000; sheep, 6000, Sales of Sheepskins. LONDON, Oct. 2.—A sale of sheepskins was held in Mincing Lane to-day. The skins of- fered numbered 129,248, and were in good con- dition. The quantity sold was 120,79%. Long- wooled were 1d and short-wooled %d higher. The bulk of the skins offered went to the home trade. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 27.—Clearings, $395,645; balances, $38,644. Northern iV heat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 27.—The local wheat market is about as near lifeless as it well could be. Exporters to-day refused to quote above ¢ for Walla Walla, but others quoted 56@56bc, and the latter offer was refused for one lot on the ground that 57c had been offered by a com- peting firm. Valley, nominally, 57@57%c. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 27.—Wheat, %c higher to-day. Club, 56%c; blue stem, 5Sic. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Oct. 27.—Consols, 104 5-16; silver, 26%d; French rentes, 100f 37%c; wheat cargoes nominal, unchanged; No. 1 standard California, | 30s 4%4d; English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 27.—WHEAT—Duil; wheat in Parls, quiet; flour in Parls, quiet; French country markets, steady; weather in England, rainy. COTTON—Uplands, 3 31-324. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, steady; No. 2 red spot West- ern winter, 58 10%d; No. 1 Northern spring, 6s 1d. Futurés, quiet; Deeember, os 1li4d; March, 68 %d; May, 6s 1d. CORN—Steady; spot American mixed new, 38 70; old, 3s 7d. Futures—November quiet, 33 T34; December, 3s Sid; January, 3s Thd. —_— 5 LOCAL MARKETS. * 7 3 : , Exchange and Bulljon. Sterling Exchange, sixty day: s b Sle;llng Exchange, sight o~ 4 88 Sterling Cables .. .- 489 New York Exchange, sight. . - 12 New York Exchange, telegraphic 15 Mexican Dollars .. ot 3 i 8% Fine Silver, per ounce. s 57% Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The market continues to decline, both on and off call. Chicago opened firm, but inactive; but subse- quently declined under sales by scalpers. Gen- eral heavy rains were reported in the winter belt. Broomhall cabled a large spot demand for Wrheat and Corn. Later on Corn weakened on Snow’s bearish crop estimate, and Wheat sym- pathized, owing to the dullness of the market. An advance of %d in consols increased the bear pressure. Argentine shipments of 1,500,000 bush- els were reported. . Spot Wheat—Shippirg, $1064@1 07%; milling, 112%. FLOGLIZE 1L BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—December— 10,000 ctls, $109%; 2000, $109%. May—2000, $1 16%. Second Session—December—6000 ctls, $100%. Regular Morning Session—December—g000 ctls, $1 0915 4000, §109%; 28,000, $1 09; 8600, $1 (3%, May 2000, $116%; 4000, '$116%: 12,000, $116; 14,000, $118%: 15,000, $1 15%. Afternoon Session—May—4000 ctls, $115%; 10,- 000, $115%. December—2000, $108%: 2000, $1.08%. BARLEY—The market Is now neglected, both on and off call, and quotations for Feed are re- duced. 1t is reported, however, that prices are higher in the country than on this market. Feed, $0@STic; Brewing and shipping grades, 90@973%c; Chevaller, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Moraing Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—The market is dull, as usual just be- fore collection day, but prices retain ther firm- ness. Higher prices are peing paid in the cou try than on this market, the difference being sc per ton. White, $110@130; Red, $10755@1 1735 Gray, §107%@1 17%; Black,’ 97%c@s1 10. CORN_xastern large, Tellow, 11 0501 on; White, $105@107%; mixed, 105 per ctl. RYE_c@81 per ctl. 2 BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. Flour and Millstuffs. H FLOUR—California family extras, $3 6033 75, usual terms: bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, 33406330 per barrel for extra, $3 25@3 40 for bakers, and $2 2@§ for su- perfine. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, 33 25 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 75; Rye Meal, $2 50; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, §2 50; ex- tra Cream Corn Meal, 33 25; Oatmeal, $1 Oat. Groats, $450; Hominy, '$3 25@3 50; Buck: wheat Fiour, $4@4 2%; Cracked Wheat, $3 7 Faril $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 05@6 45; in sacks, ,&w’ 25; Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, $4 50; Green Peas, $5 per 100 lbs. ' Hay and Feedstuffs. Bran fa weaker, under receipts of 9000 sks from Oregon, but prices are no lower. i ‘Wet Hay continues to dgpress the market, | soft and 4@Sc || very ltvely. and dry Hay commands a premium. Dealers are breaking into country warehouses In order to get dry stock, and this adds $150 per ton to the price In other words, when the wet Hay gets cleaned out of the market sellers will have to advance prices $160 per ton to get out even on_their holdings. BRAN—$17 5018 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$19@20 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled- Barley, ‘$18 50913 per ton; Oil Cake Meal at the mill, §2627; jobbing, $27 50@328; Cocoanut Cake, $90@21;" Cornmeal, $23 50424 50; Cracked Corn, '$24G2; Mixed Feed, $16 50@17; Cottonseed Meal, $28 per ton. HAY—Wheat, $8@9 for common to £o0d and $9 50@10 for choice; Wheat and Oat, §750G9 50; Oat, 36 50@8 50; Barley, $@7; Island Barley, $ @8; Alfalfa, $5@7 per ton; Compressed, $1@9 per ton. STRAW—30@40c per bale. Beans and Seeds. The Bean market seems to have come to a standstill. There is no weakness apparent, but the advance has halted, except In Blackeye, which is still higher. The demand continues good. BEANS—Bayos, §2 5092 60; small White, §2 §5 @2 45; large White, $2 30@? 4. Pinks. $2 %@ $245; Reds. $350@375: Blackeve, But- ters, $3; Lima, » %0@5: Pea, $2 Red . $2 60@2 70 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, 3@3%c: Yellow Mustard, 4@é%c; Flax, nominal; Canary, 3iéc per'1b for,California and 4c for Eastern: Alfalfa, nominal; Rape, 2%@3c; Hemp, 4@4%c; Timothy, 4@43%e. - DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 35@1 50; Green; $1 75 @1 85 per ctl. Potatocs, Onions and Vegetables. There is no particular change in anything. The demand and supply about balance. POTATOES—River Reds, 60@65c; Early Rose, nominal; Burbanks, 50@70c per ctl; Salinas Bur- banke, _$1@1 25; _Oregon - Burbanks, 75c@$l; Sweet Potatoes, 7Tic for Rivers and $115 for Merced. ONIONS—§5@75¢c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, ' 2@c per Ib String Beans, 3@4c; Lima Beans, 3%@fc: Cabbage, S0c; Tomatoes, 15@40c; Egg Plant, 50@750: Dried Okra. 121c per Ib: Garlle, 2@3c: Green Peppers, T5c@$1 per box: Carrots, 30@40c per sack; Cucumbers, 50@5c; Marrowfat Squash, $@10 per ton; Mushrooms, W@2c per Ib. Poultry and Game. Poultry continues in a state of demoralization, as there are large lines of Eastern still unsold on the market, and most kinds are lower and | aun. Game shows no particlar change, arrivals be- ing light as usual. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 13@l4c for Gob- blers and 13@i4c for Hens: Young-Turkeys, 15@ 16c; Geese, per palr, §150@1 75; Goslings, $150@ Ducks, $4@450 for old and $ 50@6 for young: Hens, $4@5; Young Roosters, $3 25@3 i0; 012 Roosters, $a@ Fryers, $3@3 25; Brollers, 3@ for large, $3@325 for small $125 per dozen for Old and $1 Sanabs. GAME—Quall, $150@1 7 vasback, $6@ dgeon, per’ dozes for Cottonta : Doves. $175 for Small: Grav Gesse, $3 50@4 50; White, $150; Brant, $1350@2 50; Eng- lish Snipe, $250 per dozen: Jack Snipe, $150. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter and Fggs are weak and qulet at the recent decline, and supplies of both are ample. There s no change in Cheese. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy 30c; 28@29c. Dairy—Fancy, 26@27¢c; good to choice, 24@25c; store, nominal. 22@24c; firkin, 21@22%c; cream- Creamery, seconds, Pickled roll ery tub, 240, Eastern, c for ladle packed. CH —Choice mild new, 11%c; old, 10%@ He: Young America. 11%c; Eastern, 14@lsc EGGS—Quoted at 25@32%4c for store and 37%@ 40c per dozen for ranch; Eastern, 25@30c for uelcclé‘d 2@27%c for No. 1 and 20@22%c for seconds. | . Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. It is almost impossible to sell Melons, even at the low prices. Berrles are quiet at about the same quota- tions. Table Grapes are dragging at the weaker o Wine Grapes are in light sipply and Cltrus fruits show no change. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— . Apples, 35@65c per box for common; Toe@s1 for x0od to choice and $1 25@1 50 for fancy. BERRIES—Blackberries, $4@5 = per chest; Strawberries, $9@10 per chest for small and £26 350 for large berries; Raspberries, $4@6 per chest; Huckleberries, 6@Sc_per 1b; Wisconsin Cranberries $6 50@7 50 ver bbl: Cape Cod Cran- berries, §750@8; Coos Pay Cranberries, $6 50 per barrel and $2 per box. Grapes, 20@35¢ for Black, %5@40c for Muscat, 25@35¢ for Tokay; 30@ilc for Cornichon: crates sell 10@l5c higher; Wine Grapes, $24@27 per ton for Zinfandel, '§20@2¢ for other black and $18@22 for White Cantaloupes, 2c per box. Pomegranates, 50c@s1 per box. ‘Winter Pears, 35¢@$1 25 per box. Quinces, T5ca@$1 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Lemons, - The@$150 for common, and $2@4 for good to choics; Mexican Limes, $4@G450; California Limes, —; Ban- anas, $1 50@2 50 per bunch; Pineapples, $1G2 50 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins. Nectarines are hardly worth quoting, sup- plies being practically exhausted. Apples and Peaches continue the best sellers in the whole list. Prunes are weak and quiet. Nuts and Raisins are firm and in demand. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, In sacks, 4%c for 40-50s, 4%c for 50-60s, 3%c for 60-70s, 3ic for 70-50s, 2%c for $0-90s and 2%@2%c for 90-100s; Apricots, 11@13 for Royals, 12%@lc for Moorparks and 12@l4c for Blenheims; Peaches, 5%@6c for Standards, 6%@7c for cholce and 7% @Se for fancy; peeled Peaches, 11@13c; Evapo- rated Apples, 6@7ic; Sun-dried, 4%@sc per 1b; Nectarines, T%@Sc per Ib for red and $@Sc for white; Fears, 61@Sc for quarters and 8@100 for halves; Black Figs, 3@ic; White Figs, 6@6%c; Plums, 6@6k%c for pitted and 1%@2%c for un- itted. P RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per 1b, 10c; cholce, Sc: standard, Sc; prime, 6e: un- bleached Thompson's, per 1b, 6e. Sultanas— Fancy, per Ib, 8lc: cholce, Tic; standard, 8ic; prime, 5c; unbleached Sultanas, 5c; Seedl 50-1b boxes, 5¢; 2-crown laose Muscatels, 5% 3-crown, G%c: 4-crown, 7c; London Layers, 2-crown, §150 per box; 3-crown, $160. Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, $2 50; Imperial, $3. Ail prices are f. o. b. at common shipping. points in_ California. NUTS—Chestnuts, 15c; Walnuts, 8@%c for standards. and 9%@10c for softshell; Al- monds, 104%@12c for paper-shell, 9@l0c for r hard-shell; Peanuts, 5%@6%c for Eastern, and Ge for California; Brazll Nuts, 5%@d; Filberts, 11@11%c; Pecans, 11%@ 8c; Cocoanuts, $i 50@3. HONEY—Coimb, 11%c for bright and 10%c for light amber; water white extracted, 74@7%c: light amber extracted, 614@7c; dark, bic per 1b. BEESWAX—24@2c per Ib. - 50c per crate; Nutmegs, 109 Provisions. There is nothing new to report. CURED MEATS—Bacon, % per Ib for heavy, 93%@10c for light medium, T1ke for light, 1 for extra light and 13%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 4c; California Hams, 13%c; Mess Beef, $11 per hbl; extra Mess, $12 50; Family, $14; extra Prime Pork, $12 50: extra clear, ¥16 50} mess, $10Q15 9; Smioked Beet, 120 r 1b. PLARDTiercas quoted at 6@ic per Ib for compound and 7i%c for pure: half barrels, pure, 8c; 10-1b tins, 8%c: 5-1b tins, ge. COTTOLENE—Tierces, T%@1%¢ per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Wool Is active and firm and prices show some improvement. Jacob Wollner's circular says: : ““Our market, for the last few days, has been Free and choice wools are selling at an advance of from Ic to-2c per pound, but for defective wool there is no demand and for what little there is is very low compared with free wools. “Eastern markets are reported strong and ac- tive with an upward tendency. In Australia and New Zealand prices are 50 per cent higher than they were a vear ago. ““The outlook is good {dr Wool, especially free choice stock.”” HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy salted steers, 11@11%c; medium, 10%: light, 9%c; Cow- hides, 1@l0c; Stags, 6%@7%c; Salted Kip, Se; Calf, 10c; Dry Hides, sound, 17c; culls and brands, 13¢; Dry Kip and Veal, 15%@1léc; Dry Calf, 17@iSc; Sheepskins, yearlings, 20@30c each; short Wool, 3@60c each; medium, 70@ %c; long Wool, $0c@s$1 10 each! Horse Hides, salt, $2@3 for large and $12@1 50 for small; Colts, ' 25@te. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 5%@5%c per lb; No. 2, 4%@sc; refined, grease, 3c. WOOL—Spring Clips are’ out. Fall Clip-San Joaquin plains, 7%@%: South- ern, 7@llc; Middle County, 10@i2%c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 15@16c; Eastern Oregon, 11@lic; Valley Oregon, 15@iSc; Northern Mountain, free, 11@13c; Northern Mountain, defective, 9@ e per Ib. HOPS—5@12c per 1b. San Francisco Meat Market. | Potatoes, sks AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE. 2 P Y MONDAY, Oct. 30, at 11 o'clock I Will Sell at BRICKER'S SALE YARD, VALENCIA AND HERMANN STS, Firty head of horses suitable for all purpos S. WATKINS, Auctioneer. for medium and 5@s%c for large: stock Hogs and Feeders, bc; dressed Hogs, 7@8%c. General Merchandise. BAGS—Calcutta Graln Bags, T@7%c; Wool Bags, 23G30c; Fruit Bags, 6c, 6%c and 6%c for the three grades of white and 7j%c for bleached Jute. COAL—Wellington, §3 per toni New Wel- lington, §$; Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Se- attle, $5; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $: Wallsend, %7 50: Scotch, $8; Cumberland, $9 50 in bulk and $10 50 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $12; Cannel, §8 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gaté, $9 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and 14 in_sacks. BiCE Chins mtxed, §2 7003 T; China No, 1 $4 304 75; extra do, 34 $0@5 20; Hawallan. 85 512%; Japan, $i 371@4 §7i2; Loutsiana, $5Q6. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- PAny quotes, terms net cash. in 100-Ib bag: bes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5%c; Pow- cered,’ §%c; Candy Granulated, 5¢; Dry Granu. lated, 4%c; Confectioners’ A, 4%c: California Magnolia A, 4%4c; Extra C, 4%c; Golden ; barrels, 1-16c more; haif barrels, %o more; boxes. ¢ more; 50-1b bags, c more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or | equivalent. Dominoes, half barrels, 5%c; boxes, 5%c per 1b. Receipts of Produce. For Frida; Flour, qr sks ... 24, Wheat, ctls Barley, ctls Oats, ctls Cheese, ctls Wine, gals . Butter, ctls . Leather, roll Tallow, ctls Quicksilver, fl Beans, sks . . Ralsins, bx: Potatoes, sks . Hides, no . Onions, sks Pelts, bdls Bran, sks Middlings, sks Alfalfa Seed, ski Sugar, sks Wool, bags Hopes, bales OREGON. Flour, qr sks ... 14,165 Bran, sks . 9,007 Wheat, ctls . 45| Middlings, sks .. 50 Oats, ctls . 1000 Flaxseed, sks 510 613/ —— el Family Retail Market. — Butter and Eggs are weakening, as usual st this time of year, and both. have probably touched their highest points this year. Cheese 1s unchanged. 3 Poultry has been in enormoue supply this week, some ten cars having come in from the East. Game {8 also in better supply, though prices are still high. The summer Frults and Vegetables continue to get scarcer, and will scon disappear alto- gether. The following is The @ Call's regular weekly Drice list: oS periton annel ......5— [Castle Gate...11 50@— Saitington @10 00| Saasinon New Welling- Wellington —@3 50 ton . ——@10 00|Coos Bay. —Q1 0 Seattle - 8 0@— Dairy Produce, etc.— Butter, fancy, per Common_Eggs. wa-| equare ... Ranch Eggs, per Do, per roi @55 | dozen ........ 500—|Honey Comb, per @15 pound . Cheese, Eastern..17@20| Do, extracted. Cheese, Swiss. 2 Meats, ver Ib— Bacon 12@17| Pork, fresh 1520 Beet, choice 18@20 | Pork, salt 12@15 Do, good 10@15 | Pork’ Chops . 15@13 Corned Beet —@10 Round Steak......10g12 Ham, Cal.. 15@17 Sirloin Steak 15 Do, Eastern ..17%@20 Porterhouse, do...20Q25 Lard . 12‘% 8moked Beet 15 Mutton 10@15| Pork Sausa, 20 Lamb 12@15 | Veal . Poultry and Game— Hens, each ... Young each . 014 roo! ..50@65) Quall, per doz...$2@2 2§ Mallard, pair.$1 501 zé}g Roosters, Canvasb * 20050\ Sprig: per palo Small Ducks, each ......50@60/ pair .. Geese, each..$125@1 30 Wild Geese, Pigeons, pair ....40@50/ Rabbits, pair.....50@60 $3°00 Hare, each . $2 00 Doves, per d Fruits and N Almonds, 1b Apples . Bananas, 15@20 [Lemons, doz... 4@ 6 Limes, ‘per doz. ....20@25 Pears, per Ib. per Blackberries, |Ratsins, 1b drawer . 40@50 Raspberries, Cranberries, qt...10@12| drawer .. -35@50 Cantaloupes, ea...10@15|Strawberries, per. Nutmeg Melons... 5@10| _drawer .. 25@50 Grapes, per Ib.... 4@ 6 Walnpts, Ib. —Q@15 Huckleberries, 16.10G12| Vegetables— Artichokes, doz...200% Lettuce, 40z .....15 Beets, doz . 2@15 Onions, 1b = 3 Beans, white, ib.. 5@— Okra, dry, per ib.—@25 Colored, Ib...... 4@ § Peppers, green, Ib S@10 Lima, Ib 6@ $|Potatoes, Ib . Cabbage, each Caulifiowers, each Celery, bunch -3@5 5@10 Sweet Potatoes... 33 H 5@10 | Parsnips, doz ....15@— 5@— Radishes, dz bchsl0@13 Cucumbers, doz...16@20|Sage, doz bnchs..2%5@35 Cress, doz bnchs.20@35 String Beans, Ib. 6@ § Egg Plant, per 1b 6@ 8 Summer ~Squash, Green Corn, per { _per Ib.. dozen 0/ Thyme, ib Green Peas, 8 Turnips, doz. Lentils, b - 6@ 8 |Tomatoes, 1b . Fish Barracuda. . 10 Carp . 15 Coafish 5 Flounde; 15— Smelts Halibut —@—| Soles Herring —@—|Skates, Kingfish - 5@20| Tomcod Mackerel —@—|Clams, g; Do, Hor Do hardshell, Perch Crabs, each Pompar Do softshell Rockfish Mussels, qut. Salmon, 50 —J Oysters, Cal, Salmon, fresh . Do Eastern, dz. THE STOCK MARKET. | There was a light business in securities on the morning session of the Bond Exchange. Bank of California advanced again to. $40; While Gas & Electric was lower at 361 124@ 60 §73% and Equitable Gas declined to $5 75. Trading was dull in the afternoon and quo- tations showed little change. The Glant Powder Company has declared avidend of 50 cents per share, payable Nove: er 10. %he California Powder Company paid a divie derd of $1 per share on the 20th. The Central Light and Power Company paid a dividend of 5 cents per share on the 20th. The Pacific Lighting Company’s dividend of 35 cents per share will be pald on November §. The San Francisco Gas and -Electrle Com- pany will pay a dividend of 42 cents per share on the lst. - The Alaska-Mexican Company’s quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share will be paid to- day. The Alaska-Treadwell Mining Company will pay & quarterly dividend of 37% cents to-day. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Oct. 27-# p. m. Bid. Ask. 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