The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1899, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1899. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Bank of England rate agam advanced. Silver off a fraction. Exchange unchanged. Another decline in Wheat and Barley. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. Hay and Feedstuffs weak at previous prices. Beans no higher, but firm. Potatoes and Vegetables about the same. Buiter steady and Eggs weak and quiet. Poultry market depressed under heavy stocks. Game weak and dull. Oranges, Lemons and Limes plentiful and quiet. Nothing new in Dried Fruit. Provisions stand the same. Large Hogs in free supply, but small Hogs scarce. Seattle Coal marked up a dollar. et Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio. Great Weste; Burlington & Quiney Charters. The Luclle loads coal at Tacoma for Hono- tule. Ind & St Louls. —_— o Ind Chicago & Bank of England Rate. Chloase & Hechiametorn B, ) Chicago Rock lsl: 13y | The Bank of England has again sdvanced | CCu Louls. 63y its rate of discount from § per cent to § per | Colorado Southers - [ cent. These continued advances show that R 80 Houtus y | Ergland is finding some difficulty in keeping I e & Hudson 3 | gold from goln ¢ country, chiefly | o Pl e to the United Su 1 er & R G nver & R G p refd Exports of Salmon. | Exports of @uring the first cleve: ©5.6% cases and 15,200 packages, v 1,692,900, against 47578 cases and 10, wges at §1,524,140 for the same time in 1686 cat Northern prefd . Hocking Coal Hocking Valley lilinols_Central lowa Central salmon from this port by een | months of the ¥ Pitts & Gufi.. ie & Western .. ie & Western profd . Customs Collections. Local customs collecty 8508, 160, L6 1 mon s in November were November, 1898 s of the year last year. Produce Exchange Sales. opolitan Street Ratiway . Mexican Central ... Minn & St Louls . Minn & St L prefd Missourt Pacific Mobtle & Dnso §ASy D i e = Missouri Kansas & Texas . St o N ] sourl Kansas & Texas prefd..... 5 Profuce Call Board compare as follows: New Jersey Central .. R 4 1808, 1893, w York Central . . Wheat, tons . 300 204,600 | Norfolk & Western ...... el 00 orfolk & Western prefd.. e = Northern Pacific & Total . rthern Paciiic prefd ... ario & Western Eales for the T ta ouis & San Frang Louis & S F 1t prefd Louis & S F 2d pretd .. St Louis Southwestern . Produce Txchange Gra ports stocks of grain whar? December 1 as ul prefd ... ul & Omaha . Southern Pacific Southern Ratlway . outhern Ra Barley. November 1 . Wabash prefd’ Twcember 1 e 610" Wheellng & L o1 | Receipts in November were 37,216 tons bar- 0 Wheeling & L | ey tons oats, 611 tons corn and 1573 tons | ©0 Wu - ierican . United States . Wells Fargo . Misceilaneous— American Cotton Ofl . Weather Report. (20th Meridy Pacific Tfme.) 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1, 1685-5 p. m. .. American Cotton Ol prefd The following mre the seasonal rainfalls to Americun Malting o5 nte, r those of-same date American Malting prefd p Just season, last twenty-four | Agerican Smelt & Refining hours & Refining pretd e Last Spirits 24 Hours. Season. Season a 5p efd 000 2036 s : - s Ammerican Stecl Ho. | American Steel 238 | American Steel & Wire prefd 3 American Tin Piate ....... - ‘ American Tin Plate prefd M American Tobacco £ : | Tobacco prefd.. ° a Mining Co.... o Brooklyn Rapid Transit. « o Fuel & Iron ntinental Tobacco Coutinental Tobacco prefd. Federal Steel o5 Federal Steel prefd... tric The pressure has risen ropidly over the north- ern half of the Pacific Coast. During the past ¢ has been @ rise of half The pressure will prob- wlong the morthern coast Sat- re has risen over Nevada and ien at Los Angeles and San Jen in California. | at_San Francisco for thirty " ughe k Alr Drake . Yorth American . > “onst 2 cific Const 1st prefd.. flc Coast 24 prefd.. Pacific Mall ess at night: winds ANDER G. McADI Forecast Off) westerly, Al BAIGEES | ] | EASTERN MAREKETS | SRR | ew Yori: Stock Market. W YO - ed States Leather prefd. ited States Rubber ... ~d States Rubber prefd. Western Union .............. Republic Iron & Steel Re; c Iron & Steel prefd C & St Louts. 3%, 1 Total sales. CLOSING BONDS. 102 IM K & T 24s . 1.—The stock market riess affair. Pr responsible for wha ce and changes on this count were not well maintained owing 10 the desire of the professionals 10 close up their contracts at once. The organized buying of | the trunh lines and some of the stocks which | were in eviderce the earlier part of the week weemed 10 Le entirely discontinued and thome stocks reacted on profit-taking. New York Central w the new stock issue ded There were sales of th to- @ay was & narrow ar fessional operatiol . i were movement took p do 3e .... do 2 coup. @6 new 4s reg. 4o coup Ao c1d 4s reg do coup . do s rez. do coup Dis Col 2.6, Ala class A. do 13 N do ds . N Carolina Gs. a0 43 With the rights to subscribers 1o ted . from the price e rights at from 4i to 54 Union Pac do « showed some st | 4o currency’. ! tempt 1o ndvan Atciiwon gen 4 1 successiul hdo &h 4 | n pecinities suffered | Cns . L se notabiy Sugar, Brookiyn | Ches & Ohio 4is.. i X "%‘ Transit and New York tmct = - St L & 1 M con 5109 stocks and the ) wtocks. anditions do gen 6s . % | the money market were responsible for the St Paul cons ......111 | duilness in the The advance St P.C & Pac Tsts 120 | in the Bank of England rate from b to € per do s B xpected. but was a confl on wable anticipation from the stock ey | market point 1t s meccepted “ 3'2[Tenn new set 3s. notification of gland’s policy to Bold_oont » market with the purpose of keeping up rates so &s 10 at- tract fu to London for the future needs ! of that market, including the coming annual wettiements nd quirements of the Gov ernment_for the African war expendi- tires. Sterling exchange both here and in o ,,,*, g9+ ek Parls has declined u response to the conditions | 0% | o do deferred . in. London, where, however, the money e | 9% | Colo & 8o 4s. rencted slightly from vesterday's le The | =3A rate for money in New York does not rise | MINING STOCKS. above § per ocat. Preliminary estimates make 20 Ontario ...... soo! it_evident that to-morrov’s bank sta 20 Ophir .. 110 will show still further improvement ir 75 Plymouth e dition of the banks, but the p 6 Quicksilver . T200 resources wiil come wholly from sub. Gould 18 " do pretd ST cparations on which mccount the ban Hale & -, 4 Sterra Novada ...~ 40 wained $2,930,000, including bond rede Homestake 45 00 Standard . L2530 and receipts on ancount of mold Geportin Iron Silw 0 Unjon Con . b interior points. On the interior money move. | Mexican 52 Yellow Jacket .... 15 ment by express, on the other hand. the banks 0 S have sustained & net loss of over $300,600. o | “n“:;_s’ron s‘rocxswAT‘n ,Bo."“' céipts from the interfor have fallen off ovor | Call oms At g ] “i $300,000, while the shipments to the interior | Time Ioans %o wio Fieed - . “& have increaned nearly $250,000. The net gain | - Stecher s gt JT - 19 on last week's movement had aroused hones | Atchisen Y. that the long expected reflux of funds to this | do prefd . e center had at last st in, but this week's | Am Sugar | figures show that the interior demand Ia std] | do prera - 9% unkatisfed | Bell Telephone The bond market mJulfi and prices were | Boston & Albany.. ¢ :" shaded in n;o ‘m-:m-my issues. Total males, | ;t.-wn vated % 1,340,000, | Boston & Maine.. 2034 Tloston & o tes bonds were unchanged in m’ 54 Butte & Boston - alumet XEW YORK STOCK LIST, 18U Contenniat TS Ehares Closing 129" Franklin ....20000 Salt Bid. 62 |Humbolde 2100 Atchison ... 3265 Atchison prefd 243 Baltimore & Ohlo. Canadian Pacific :;% Osceola 2o | was ‘at about the cpen level, | first preferred and Chesapeake and Ohlo, which | were strong. | Rickmond . | Chattanooga | Fargo, N ! Sioux ‘Fails, ' | Springfield, | Halifax | In determining the character and tendency of = Winona . e oy Wolverines . - Al ah Mining .. 3% New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—Money on call closed steady at 5@6 per cent; last loan, § per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 514@6 per cent. Ster- ling exchange, firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 §6%@4 8613 for demand and at $4 50%@4 §1 for sixty days; posted rates, $1 824 and $4 87; Commercial bills, $4 S0%@ 4 5033 Silver certificates, [5%@59%c. Bar sil- ver, iSc. Mexican dollars, 47ic. Government bon '"1“”.; State bonds, steady; railroad easier. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—To-day's statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail- | sble cash balance, $266,216,439; gold reserve, $239, 744,905, Shipments of Silver. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—The steamer Campanta, sailing for Europe to-morrow, will take out 253,00 ounces of silver. London Market. EW YORK, Dec. 1.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were slightly busier to-day than they have been recently, but the tone irregular. Toward the end it became der on an unconfirmed rumor that Kimber- had been rellsved. Consols moved up d, then walted for 4d. Americans opened | ew York. The close except in Erle The French still bought Spanish fours. Call money was In good demand, and bills were freely dealt in. The bankers lent small | amounts et 6 per cent, but did no discounting at that rate, The Copper fortnightly statistics show sup- plies 230 tons. CLOSING. LONDON, Dec. 1.—Canadian Paclfic, $74: Union Pacific preferrad, orthern Pacific preferred, 78; Atchison, 23%; Grand Trunk, 7i; Anaconda, $%. Bar Stlver, quiet, 2734 per ounce. Money, 4 per cent. Bank Clearings. —_— NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at principal cities for the week ended No- | vember 30 with the percentages of increase and | decrease as compared with the corresponding Wweek last year: Percentage. Cities— Inc. De New York ton . Chicago ... Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg Baltimore .. San Francisco Cincinnati . Kansas New Orlean Min Det Cle Loutsvill Providen, Milwaukee St. Paul . Buffalo . Omaha Indianapolis Columbug, O . Savannah Denver . Hartford . [opeTo e reTeTIr Ie) saooral Memphis . Washington . Peurla . Rochester . New Haven . Worceste Atlanta Sait Lake Cit; Springfield, Ma . Ma . or . Joser Los Angeles . Norfolk .. yracuse ... Des Moines Nashville Wilmington, ew Bedford . Knoxville, Tenn .. Topeka ........ Birmingham Wichita .. Binghampton Lexington, Ky . Jacksonviile, Fa .. Kalamazoo Akron Rockford, 111 . Canton, O . ringfield, O D o Hastings, Nebr . Fremont, Nebr . Davenport . Toledo Galveston Houston . Youngstown $1,437,945,126 side of New York.. $:27,037.011 - DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Hamtiton St. John, Vancouver Victoria . Totals Bradstreet's Financial Review. | o= » NEW YORK. Dec. 1L.—Bradstreet's financial review to-morrow will say: Money continues to be a pre-eminent factor current speculation/ In securities at New York. The favorable bank statement which appeared last Saturday, when the Stock Exchange had adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late Vice President Hobart, however, had been expected and In part discounted b, strength of prices during the final 4 of ast weck. The fact that some money had re- turned from the West and that the re-estab- lishment of a $6,000,000 surplus over the legal requirement of the banks in place of the deficit in reserves shown by the two preceding weekly statements was not entirely due to purchases of government bonds by the treas- ury had a favorable effect on sentiment. Neverthelers, when the market reopened on Monday it became apparent not only that speculative interests which had been support "‘f prices were inclined to realize on the de. velopment of any public demand for stocks, but that while stringency In the loan market was improbable there was still no likelthood of u return to easy monetary conditions. While money is beginning to return to New York the West the South is drawing consider- amounts and 1t was al=o noted that for- cign exchanges advanced in a way which gave support to the jdea that gold might be shippea to London. This tendency was checked by the renewed and somewhat unexpected frm ness of call loan rates, which were only tem- mrfly below € per cent and particularly on day were as high as 8 per cent. treasury on Wednesday the extension of r'(hn'- offer so t-h:e the $7.000,000 more of bonds the treasury had not obtained out of the 000 prior to Decomber 23, a effect on the tone of the money market arrested any expectation that rates would allowed to reach a higher level than v needed 10,Act a1 8 proventive ot wold exports. O Thiniiatvineg hotlday, wih Ra chvares o e ving o an lvance 1n Tank of Fngland rate in the meantime. oo 3 3% money favorable to bullish activity, but the - |m""‘“ tcu.aa l.I. simulant in another ad Daltimore and Ohlo securities at the close of | as compared with 202 I | been for the month | Thus | larger | a rvise as to justiry | has been. s of plg still advance, cording to the lron Age, Bessemer to 421 Pittsburg with small transactions | atioat to arrive last week there was unusual activity in New York Central, and more particularly the Penn- sylvania railway stocks. The rise of the lat- ler to over 14) was accompanied by reports of AN agreement between the two companies just named regarding the maintenance of rates and the division of territory where their competi- Uon 18 likely to lead to disagreements. Th Yiew of the matter was naturally made the basis for more elaborate rumors dealing with the possibility of closer relations between all trunk lines, while one story which found its way Into print was that the Pennsylvania acquired a controlling interest in the Bal- timore and Ohfo and that a deal had been con- summated by which the Vanderbilt party ac- uired a majority of the tocks of the Lig and the Chesapeake and Ohlo roads for the purpose of consolidating these latter two. The reported acquisitions were denied with con- siderable emphasis, but not before Baltimare and Ohlo stocks, which had at first reacted, common rising to Bradstrect’s on Trdde. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—Bradstreet's to-morrow Will say: Warm weather and a holiday have imparted an appearance of irregularity and even dullness to some lines of distributive trade, completing a month which has been on the whole quieter than was the preceding month, but one ich still mnakes satisfactory COMPArison with a corresponding period a year 80, When the weather conditions particularly favored distribution. The price situation gen- erally is apparently one of notable strength, in View of these conditions. Farm products, it is true, notably wheat and corn, have been weak and lower on unsatisfactory foreign demand and a bearish influence exercised by increasing supplies of the former grain. Other cereals are stronger, however. Provisions have Leen lower, largely on increased receipts of hogs, but lard has been steady on good export demand. Wool- en goods have been strong, also, despite unfa- vorable weather. Raw wool hi again ad- vanced on heavy trading, and what is addi- tlonally interesting, prices at the latest London wool sal\ appear to h: gained to a parity With recent advances here. Crop damage reports from Brazil have been a moving feature in coffee, which started from a very low price level and with large stocks carried over from previous years. The price of this staple advanced nearly one cent in November. Iron and steel are even quieter than they were a week ugo, and some shading | of prices, more in the nature of readjustment, however, than of weakness, have kiven an appearance of {rregularity to the market, and the feature of the week has been the agree- ment upon iron ore prices, placing the price for the coming season, ns was intimated in this column last week, at nearly double that pald at the opening of the present year. Other | metals have been fairly steady in sympathy with Leadon. A marked tendency = toward higher yrices for hardware !s reported at a number of markets. Hollday business in this ine has opened weil, and the prospect for spring trade |s regarded as encouraging. Coal remains strong in price, the chief difficulty, as heretofore, being questions of transportaion. The industrial situation has improved. Some further advances in wages of rallway people and of glassworkers are 10 be noted, and some strikes of con! miners have been settled. Wheat, flour, shipments for the 0 bushels, against 3,653,- 7,483,559 bushels In the 9,950 bushels in inciuding bushels last w ports of against 96,608,042 bushels ix 43 bushels in 1897-95. < Business failures in the United States, as usual at this period, number 171 for the week, st week, 212 In this week t yéar and 107,93, a_year ago, 20 in 18 1895, Business failures in Canada for_the week number 25, last week, 25 in this week n_year ago, 157, 47 in 15% and 39 in 1593 the Dominfon of against 3% Dun’s Review of Trade. I @ > NEW YORK, Dec. 1—R. Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say Business continues wonderfully large, pros. perous and healthy. As the detailed statement of failures Ly branches of business cannot be made until next week it seems well 1o say that In tour weeks fallures have been reported amounting to $5,848,5%, against §8,110,475 In the same weeks of last year, 311,610,155 i 1897 and over $12,un,600 in 13 and also in 189, the volime of solvent trade represented by exchanges at the principal clearing-houses had » per cent greater than r and 46 per cent greater than in I ratio_of delaults to business pay- ments was §257 in $1w0 for November, 1855, for 1867, but $1 2 50 cents in 31000 for 1399, the volume of Lusiness has been in October, notwithstanding the extraordinary flood of business ever since the beginning of last March. Wheat remains weak, yielding one cent and a quarier, although Western receipts were but last against se in for the week, G bushels, and for four w, 10 last year, explains n declined one cent with rts than last year for the and for dress geods meres tends higher, but there s not much change in men's weer, nor smuen the high prices paid for ales continue heavy, but largely spec 1 stimulated by the rise in Londor. citement of speculation leads many (o k the fuct that purchases of goods are 10 some extent, bindered by the rise in jrices already made. The & in_reased o wool nufacture has to meet a greafly st of material next year. Prices | for 1900 have been fixed at $5 0 for Besseiwer ore at | r lake ports, asainst §2 I3 last year and $1 25 for non-k mer, against $2 last year, while coke at $2 75 for furnace with high rail rates in every direction indicate that iron will not e macde next year as cheaply us it grey forge to being unchanged. ducts are still ylelding as works run out of orders and compete with each other for that siness, and re bar Is $2 per ton lower Philadelphia. common’ $6 per ton lower at Lehigh. and awith further concessions In sheets because many of the tin plate works are now closed. Some of the iron works about Pilttsburg are running half-time. The shipments of boots and shoes in four weeks have been 273307 cases, 14 per cent larger than in 1597 and 33 per cent larger than in 1884, exceeding those of other vears even more. But new in quantity, shows & marked decrease because of the jrolonged rise in prices, even thoush that rise has been relatively less than the ad- vance in leather. which still continues, or in hifies, which has apparently been checked agall ¥ United States against 281 last year, and 21 fn Canada ugainst 19 last year. quotations at other points l New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK. Dee. 1.—FLOUR—Receipts, 26,- bushels; exports, 24,89. The market was weak and lower, but even concessions failed to attract buyers. Minnesota patents, $38@4; do 3 winter patents, $355G3 80; . $335@3 45; winter extras, §2 6@ Inter low ‘grades, 32 35G2 40. WHEAT—Receipts, 255,90 bushels; exports, 853, Spot, weak: No. 3 red, 72%e f. o. b. . 1 Northern Duluth, 76%c f. 0. b. afloat to arriv 0. 1 hard Duluth, 77%c¢ f. o. b. . 2 red, e elevator. Options opened easy at e decline, following ower cables, but soon recovered, owing to w forelgn’ demand, and advanced c. This succeeded by a reaction, under favorable was Argentine crop reports and news of a big local graln trade failure, The close was weak at Made loss from Wednesday. January. T1%@ T2c, closed T1%c; March, T3%@74%c. clored T3%c; May, 73%%74 11-16c, closed 73%c; December, 70 546471 3-16c, closed T0%e. HIDES-—Firm, LEATHER-Firm, WOOL—Dull. METALS Tusiness in Metals on the local ex- change hung fire all day; at the close buyers and sellers alike were disosed to await further developments at the West and abroad before making decided moves. The light stocks of #pot Lead caused that metal to hold a firm rela- tion to the rest of the list; otherwise the mar- ket was destitute of feature. At the close the Metal Exchange called: Pig Iron warrants neg- lected and nominal G 17 4AKE COPPER—Dull and nominal at $179 TIN-Dull at $27 20g27 75 LEAD—Spot uu‘:e‘ul‘“” at $480; spelter, Qull &t $4 4034 50, The brokers' price for Lead is $4 40 and for Copper $13@17 3. COFTEE-Options closed steady. 510 points net lower. Local sales, 19,760 ncluding: Ty, arc 0y, $610@6 20; July, 36 15@6 25; Au- December, £ 7455 86 a September. $ 3076 90; October, 36 40 ¢ Rho. nteady. . Mild, steady: AR—Raw ‘and refined steady. BUTTER — Recelpts, 43,270 packages: firm. Western creamery. 23G2ic; June creamery, 20 %c; factory, 15%gise. EGGS—Receipts, 7188 packages. Western un- graded at mark, 14@22. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS. Callfornia Dried Fruits ruled weak and feat- ureless on account of the weather and lack of demand. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, z!g; o e : fancy, e pen Yosen ‘ae 15 ShsS saa Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dec. :-.::_Am-m firm; N wd 339 in 159 and 315 in | 37 in | G. Dun & Co’s | plates $3 lower at Philadelphia | flures for the week have been 344 in the | 1 Yet | others opened steady, closed 10G2%c lower; butchers’ stock and canners, about steady: stockers and feeders, quiet and easy. Good to choice, $5 40§7; poor to medium, $4 2565 25: mixed stockers, $3@3 60; selected feeder 46: good to choice cows, §360(74 50; heifers, $350G355; canners, §1 T5@3; bulls, §2 50G4 25; calves, $@7; fed Texas beeves, $1@5 %; grass ves, '{‘m steers, §3 254 20; Western range HOGS—Active, steady, Gc higher: good clear- ances. Mized and butchers, §3 :5@4; good to choice heavy, uu&:mlsk; rough huwl‘o 375 llglt. $3 T5@3 95; bulk of sales, 878, SHEEP—Market strong and -active: lambs weak to 10c lower. Native wethers, $3 5 lambs, $4@5 55 We 50; West- Igmbe. 340 Yestern wethers, #G4 50; West Recelpts: - Cattle, 4300; ,000; ) 23 aceio e, Hogs, 15,000; Sheep, Chicago Grain Market. —_— . CHICAGO, Dec. 1.—At the opening to-day the wheat market derived a bit of steadiness from the light deliveries of the contract ar- ticle—about 210,000 bushels, the strength of Minneapolis and reported damages from flies in Michigan. May opened a shade over Wednesday at 69%@69%, and early touched 70c. Business was stagnant and the market turned speedily weak upon the receipt of a discourag- ing Modern Miller report and the lack of out- side demand. The flour trade was reported anything but satisfactory, the weather good for fall plants and crops and the frost sald to have killed ‘the Hessian fly. The slump thus started was boosted along as many stop orders were touched, thus putting considerable long wheat on the market. May sagged down to €5%@6%, closing %c lower at 6sc. The failure of McCord & Co. In New York had little et- fect here. Corn was steady on alleged bullish weather and light receipts, turned weak, depressed by the heaviness of ‘wheat and to a degree by the McCord fallure. May closed %c down. Oats yielded with corn. Trade was light and the May range only K. May closed %e down. Provizions were steady. supported by a light supply of hogs, higher liog prices and a good demund. May pork closed 2'sc higher, May lard a shade up and May ribs 2@G6c higher. The leading futures ranged as folows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Wheat No. 3— December . ©% 6% oy g % 6% 3 3 0% 0% 8 3nig By w2y 32 December . n% 2% 2y May . 2 2 23 Mess Fork, ver barrel— December . 805 8024 January 945 9 423 Ma; 95T 960 967 Lard, per 100 pounds— December . 4 85 4 ::5‘ | January . i 5 1215 2t ay . 21, 5 3213 632 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds December A8 4 455 January 49 45714 y 51 510 quotations were N 3 spring wheat, No. 2 corn, 30%¢c o. 3 white, 24{5525 No. 2 barley, IS%a43tk prime timothy seed, 32 4 rel, §7 639 Bye; N mess pork, per bar lard, per 100 pounds, $4 S0G5 | Ehort ribs sides (logse). $4 S0@5 15; dry salted | shoulders (boxed). 5%@5tc; short clear sides (boxed), $5 1 whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 23%. Articl Recelnts. Shipments. 23,000 13.0 Flour, barrels . 00 Wheat, bushels . 900 Corn, bushels 213,000 Oats, bushels 309,000 Rye, busl Barley, bu..she On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; creamery. 16G26c: dairy, 15@ 22c. Cheese, steady; 11%@12%c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 1Sc. e e e Foreign Futures. e LIVERPOOL. Wheat— :r& | Opening . Closing . 5 9% PARIS, Wheat— Dec. Mar.-June. Opening . 18 00 18 95 Closing. - L1800 189 Flour— Opening L2000 uM Closing . 85 UB | s for the week and for | et London Wool Scles. R e e s LONDON, Dec. 1.—The wool auction sales were resumed to-day after a two days' recess due to fog. The offerings numbered 13,805 bales and were in the main good. New clip river Merino stock was offered. It was better grown, | sounder and in lighter condition than for years and this, together with a fine selected lot of Queensland and Port Philip greasy brought out the keenest all-around competition. America secured 500 bales Merinos and crossbreds at fancy prices. The attendance was large. Fol- wing the xal New South Wales, 2400 bales—Scoured, 1s 144628 6d: greasy. SdGls 5d. Queensland, 2400 bales—Scoured, 1s 915332 T greasy, Sizdgls 4id. g §ud; | greaxy, $3:d@1s Gad. 1014; greasy, Sag11d. New Zealand, 2800 bales—Scoured, 644@1s 5 greasy, 5418 1l,d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 400 bales— | | Scoured, 1s 54@2s 6d: greasy, 10d@1s 1d. Prices of some finished pro- | isiness, although considerable | | Vietoria, %0 hales—Scoured, South Australla, 300 bales—Greasy, 1s %d@ 1s_tied. West Australin, 500 bales—Scoured, 1s 6dG1s Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 1.—Exchanges, $436,- 461; balances, $53,081. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 1.—There was not enough doing in wheat to make a market price, but Slc in the vicinity of the top for both valley and Walla Walla. There is very little selling and no_ships in port to take care of that which is here. Cleared: Ship enicia, Queenstown, with 113,297 bushels bar- ley, 11252 bushels wheat. Foreign shipments from_FPortland for week ending to-day were 34,067 bushels. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 1L—Wheat—Club, 50%c; brue stem, GZc. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 1.—Consols, 1026. Silver 214d. French Itentes, 100f GTic. Wheat car- Eoes off coast, quiet and steady; cargoes on passage, nominal and unchanged; cargoes No. 1 Standard California, 298 3d: cargoes Walla Walla, 27s 30; English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1—Wheat. dull, No. 1 Standard California, 6s 1%a; wheat in Paris, quiet; flour In Parls, quiet; French country markets, quiet: weather in England, rainy. COTTON—Uplands, 4 11-324. CLOSING. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 1.—WHEAT—Spot No. 2 red Western, steady, G 7itd: No. 1 Northern sprinz, steady, bs 104d. Futures—Steady: De- cember, & 8%d; March, 5s 9%d: May, 5s 9%d. CORN—Spot Ameriean mixed, new, firm, 3s 4%4: do old, firm, 25 4%d. Futures—Steady; De- cember, 3s 6d; January, 3s Sid: February, a8 Gd. LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. poe zag2 o ] i Mexican Doliars Tine Sllver, per Wheat and _gllxer Grains. WHEAT—Futures dropped a cent fn sym. pathy with lower quotations from the East and abroad. Spot prices were weak, but no lower. The decline abroad affected Chicago, which fell from 70c to 65%c. The market was dull, and December deliveries were small. Holders were not pressing their stocks on the markeg, but the bears did considerable hammering. ea% owing to the reported failure of a New York | firm. Argentine shipments were §25.000 bush: els, ‘and the rate of the Bank of England advanced from 0 to 6 per cent. . £ ‘Wheat—Shippl: 3 A pPing, ST%GI%e; milling, CALL BOARD SALES, qilaformal Session—9:1 o' clock—May—400 ctls, Second Session—May/-2000 ctls, $106: 2000, $1.05%: 4000, $106%; $105%: 4000, $1 6% Regular Morning - Seasion Ma 2 2106 14,000, 81 0514 ERaNE s, Afternoon Sexsion—May—3s,000 - e S, B Sl 66,19 clls, valied at 543,225 e et market s fla | Reds, Brewing a: nd shipping grades, $5@%c; Cheva- lier, nominal Inal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Becond Session—No sales. “Rcful “l‘lr Morning Session—December—2000 s, S4%c. Afternoon Session—May—4000 ctls, 80c; 2000, 9%c. December—6i00, $4c; 2000, §3%c. eions CIMT‘B-—Tnda continues dull at prices. White, $1 1021 20: Red, $107%4@1 20; Gray, $107 @117%: Black, 97%c@$1 07" CORN—AIl kinds quoted at §$107%@115 per B Guoted"at $101 5 per et R oted at per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at §1 %092 15 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California family extras, $360@3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, §3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, $3 40G3 50 per bbl for extra, $325¢3 40 for bakers' and $225G3 for superfine. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in_sacks are fol- usual discount to_the trad $325 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, $2 60; Rice Flour, §7; Cornmea tra Cream Cornmeal, $325; Oatmeal, $4 25; Oat Groats, $450; Hominy, $325@350; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25: Cracked Wheat, §375; Farina, $45%0; Whole Wheat Flour, §3 Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 06616 45; In_sacks, 35 856 25; Pearl };florleby.: #5; Split Peas, $450; Green Peas, § per 100 1 Hay and Feedstuffs. The Hoy market remains as before, depressed and weak. Feedstufls are easy and unchanged. BRAN—S$I4 5016 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$17G15 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16 5017 50 per ton: Ollcake Meal at the mill, $26§27; job- bing, $37 50§28 Cocoanut Cake, §20G21; meal, $23 5024 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25] Mixed Feed, $16 50017; Cottonseed Meal, §25 per ton. HAY—Wheat, $7 5069 for common to good and 49 5010 for choice: Wheat and Oat, §149; Oat, $TG8 0, Barley, $3@7; Alfalfa, $@8 per ton; Compressed, $7G10 per ton. ) STRAW—36gic per bale. being —_— 4 Beans and Seeds. Firmness still characterizes the Bean mar- ket, though prices show no further advance. BEANS—Bayos, $3 25¢3 50; small White, 5290 @3; large White, §240G250; Pinks, §265G275; $375@4; Dlackeye. $4 50G475; Butters, nominal; Lima, $ %G5; Pea, $3G3 2; Red Kid- neys, $30 per ctl. SEEDS—Hrown Mustard, 3G2 tard, 4G4%c: Flax, §212%; Canary, 3ic : Yellow Mus- for Callfornia and 4c for Eastern; Alfalfa, 7@ | 8e; f4@3c; Hemp, 4Q@4%c; Timothy, DRIED PUAS—Nlles, §135@100; Green, §17 | @155 per cti. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. This market continues dull and practically unchanged. Vegetables are rather weaker. POTATOES—River Reds, 6@6ic; Burbanks, 50M@65c per ctl: Sallnas Burbanks, $1G125; £on_ Burbanks, 65c@s] 10: Sweet Potatoes, $5c for Rivers and $1@1 10 for Merced. 1ONS GETABLE ng Beans, S@Tc; Los Angeles V) 1b; abbage, 40G50c; Tomatoes, per St r ib | e a— Seattle . 106025 Tomatoes, $1: Egg Plant | from Los Angeles, Sc; Dried Okra, 12%4c per Garlle, 3dc; Peppers, 40@sic; | Dried Peppers. 34 10c , 30q40c per sack: Cucumbers, 20@40c;’ Los Angeles Summer Squash, 75c@$1 per box; Marrowrat Squash, §12 @15 per ton; Mushroom: Poultry and Game. . As usual on the day after Thanksxivine, there were no receipts of dressed Turkeys worthy of note, and the quotations below represent old and poor left-over stock. Live voultry of all kinds was weak, owing to the heavy supplies of Eastern, and some descrip- 7%@15¢ per Ib. tions were lower. me was also weak and duil. | POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 10712 for Gob- and 10Gi2c for Hen: Dressed Tur , Geese, Ducks, per palr, $4714 50 $1 75a2 or old u ers, 344 50; Fryers, $3 50G4; Broilers, per dozen for old and §1 T5@2 for Squabs GAME—Quall, $1 75@2; ilard, $5g6: Ci vashack, $647; Sprig, $2 5043; 26! on, 42; Smaill Duck, $1 ;. Dovy per dozen: Hare, '§125@1 50; Rabbi a2; Gray Geese, White, Brant, 1 75€250: Honkers, $5. 250 per dozen; Jack Snipe, $1 25. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Quotations for al descriptions remained the eame and business was dull, as usual just after Jens, $3 504 50; Young Roosters, $4@4 5; | | $3 0414 for 1arge, $3G3 50 for ‘small; Pigeons, §i | Piecons, patr. $1 5@ | Apo, English | Hooe . ington, ton; New Wellington. %5 &wmwa" ‘ellington, $7 507 Seattle, . Bryant, $6: Coos Bay, $§; Wallsend, §§; Scotch, Cumberland, $9 75 In bulk _and §i1 33 in sacks; Pennsylvahia Anthracite nf-".'n'al"c Can- nel, §9 50 per ton; Rock Sp Bilie, it 20 Coker 313 per ton In bulk and $15 o 5091 %0; Chin: RICE ina mixed, §2 R R By pany quotes. terms net cash, p f'ube-.q: Crushed and Fine Crushed. 5%c: Pow. dered, B%c; Candy Granulated, Se; Dry Granu- lated, 4%e; Confectioners’ A, 4%c; California A, —: "Magnolia A, 4c; Exira C. #%c; Golde C, ixe: arreis, "i-16s ‘mare: hait-barrels, N0 more, boxes, e more; i)-lb bags, '4c more. No order taken for less than 15 barrels or ite equivalent. Dom:inces, half-barrel c; boxes, 5% per 1b. San Francisco Meat Market. There are free arrivals of heavy Hogs, but small are very scarce and firm. Prices for all descriptions remain unchanged. BEE! Gi%e per Ib for Steers and €%Q@70 for Cowr VEAL—$@10c per 1 MUTTON—Wethers, 7e; LAMB—$GSic per Tb. ORK-—Live Hogs tNc for medium Hogs and feeders, Sic Rm‘:’fl? of Produce. 52,965 Buckwhe: 10,250 Alfalfa s wes, 6%4c per Ib. @5%e for small, $4G “c for tock Flour, qr Wheat, o Barley, e Cheese, © Butter, © Tallow, cf Beans, " eks Flour, qr sks. Wheat, ctl: Oats, ctls . Potatoes, sks. . 390! M| . 2,904 diings, uckwheat, - — e Butter and Cheese stand about the same as last week, but Egge are slightly cheaper. Seattls Coal has advanced $1. Meats are about the same as previcusly quot- ed. Pouitry and Game are in better supply and rather cheaper. There is nothing new In Fruits and Vege- s except that Los Angeles is sending up e good fresh Peas and Beans. Coal, per ton— Cannel .......$—@11 )| Castle Gate.. —Q13 8 Wellington . —@10 W |Southfleld New Welling- Wellington 0 ton ——4110 00|Cocs Bay..... L 0Wg— Dairy Produce, ete. Butter, fancy, per, |Common Egg: square 50@53 Ranch Egi Do, per @46| dozen . Do, good c . tound Steak Ham, Cal .. rloin Steak .. Do, Eastern Lard Mutton . Lamb . Poultry and Game— | Hens, each .......50065| Quall, dozen..12 @2 50 | Young Roosters, Mallard, pair.$i 0G— each .. “50665|Canv ck, pair | Old roosters, ea. . 2 $1 50 Fryers, each. prig, pair. — Frollers, each Teal, per pair.....80 Turkeys, per Ib on, pair.....600— icks, Geese, c o each..$1 241 0 K Smail . Duek, | Rabbits, pair. - | Hare, each . lish Snipe. 4231 Doves, per doz.....51 35/ Jack Snipe....$1 £0G2 00 Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, Ib . r | Bananas, dozen. | Cranberries, qt.. | Grapes, per 1b | Huckleberries, ib. Oranges, doze' Lemons,” doz. Vegetables— Artichokes, doz. [ wer 20425 | Walnuts, ib £0975Onlons, 1D ..... hollday. Butter was pretty well cleaned up, | Beets, doz . ‘Okra, dry, per ib.— ut Eggs were in rather better supply and | Beans, whit Peppers, green, Ib 8¢ b B2 ! " Colored. I 4% 5 Potatoes, 1b BUTTER- }r‘L‘:g‘.fl, b, ?(:lf T.'" lo!‘l‘:m. q : = Creamery, 29G26c; secon: “abbage, e 54410/ Paranips, dos e 130 aopsmey-—Feey, Cranmary, HQN sondn | G e st MR T bclumzlg Dairy—Fancy, 22%@23c; good to cholce, 219 | Celery. bunch 22; common, 0. roll, 21G22%c; firkin, 20G21c; creamery 7@1sc for ladle packed. —Choice mild new, 13@12%c; 11%c; Young America, 1214@1; 16c: Western, 13%@15c per 1b. GS—Quoted at 2@ for common and 42 dozen for ranch. Eastern—Cold stor- E ¢ for firsts and lic for seconds; f(resh, 2325 per doz. Eastern, 15%4 | Sage, doz bnchs..: Cucumbers, doz. 5 String Deans, Ib.. Cress. doz bnehs Summer Squash, &g Plant, Ib. per Ib... 2 Thyme, 1b Fish Barracuda ... « : —_— | libut Deciduous and Citrus Fruils. | i Clame: Sal vorrresel A Mackerel =| Do Hardsheil, 100 4045 Oranzes are weak and dealers refuse no rea- | _Do. Horse. Crabs, each ......10@¢13 sonable offer. Stocks are ample. Lemons and | Herch Madaaoftshell, dot 363 Limes nre unchanged. Fine Apples continue | Rockfish 5 Oysters, '{l.'iw"w!} | firm. Granes are weak and dull, as the cold | Salmon, fresh..... Do Eastern, dz.%g4 weather is against them. Mandarin Oranges | Saimon, smoked..— | from Japan “are on the market. DECIDLOU Apples, 24 good and $1 L2 5 FRUITS— c per box for common, T5e@$1 for @175 for choice; Lady Apples, BERRIES—Strawberries, $10 per smail and §1 0G5 for large berri $447 per chest: Blackberries, Cranberries, $3@9 30; Coos $1 5061 75 per box. Persimmons,, 3@30c per box. Grapes, 35@65¢ per box; crates, $0gTse. Winter Pears, 50c@$1 76 per box. Quinces, 4MiTie per box CITRUS FRUITS—Naval Oranges. $243 per Seedlings, $1 50G2: Japanese Mandarins, G2: Pomelos, $150G2 #; Lemons, $1G1 5 common and’ $2373 50 for good to cholce: Mexican Limes, $3 50G4 50: Bananas, $150g3 per bunch, Pineapples, $1G2 0 per dozen, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, 40-5's, 414@4'ec fur 50-60° for 70-80°s. 3¢ for §0-%0's and 2%c for 0-100's. Apricots, 11@13c for Royals, 121G 16e for Moor- parks and 12Glic for Blenheims; Peaches, 6@ Sc for Standards, 6G@6%e for cholce and ¢ for fancy: peeled Peaches. 124@lic; Evaporated Apples, 1@T%e; Sun-dried, G@3%c per Ib; Nea- tarines, $1Gc per Ib for fed: Peary, $se for quarters-and §@i0c for halves: Black Figs, 5@ ic; White Figs, 4@6c: Bleached Plums, 5@ Unlileached Plarme, T07%¢ for pltted and 1% for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per 1b, 10c; choice, Sc; standard, Se; prime, 6o: un- bleached Thompson's, per 'Ib. fe. Sultanas— Fancy, per Ib, Skc: cholce, Tic 3 rime, 5c; unbleached Sultanas, bc: Seedies Ib boxes, be; 2-crown loose Muscatels, Sige 3-crown, 6%c; 4-crown, 7c; London Lay: 2.crown, $150 per box: 3-crown, $160. Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, §250; Imperial, $3. All rices are £ o. b. at common shipping polnts In fornia. NUTS—Chestnuts, S@12%c; W for standards and 10G/10ic’ for monds, 1li4c for paper-shell, S$i@sc for sort and 5c for hardshell; Peanuts, 5%@6%c for Eastern and G for California;’ Brazil Nuts. chest for Raspberries. @S: Cape Cod Bay Cranberries, box in sacki 4%e for nuts, 9@y oftatiell © AL 7ig@sc: Filberts, 11%3Glic; Pecauns, 1051k Coconnuts, $1 50G5. HONEY—Cumb, 11%@12c for bright and 10t 1ic for light amber; water white extracted, 1 file;lx‘h( amber extracted, §%@7c; dark, Sic T WBEEWAX-IWM per Ib. Provisions. CURED MEATS — Bacon, 9%c per Ib for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 124c¢ for extra lght and 13¢ for sugar-cire Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 12%4c; Californ Hams, nominal Mess Leef, $12 per bbi; extra Mess, 313; Family, §14: extra Prime Pork, $14 extra clear, $1750; Mess, $15 60; Smoked beet, 1G144e ver Ib LARD—Tierces quoted at 6c per Ib for | compound and 7c for pure; half-barrels, pure, Tige: 10.1b tine, Seo G-1b tins, Sic. OTTOLENE—Tlerces, "h@i%e per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy salted steers, 11tc; medium, 10%c: light, 0c; Cowhides, 109 10%e: Stags. 7c; Salted Kip, 10c; Calf, X Dry Hides, sound, 1Sc: culls and brands, lc: Dry Kip and Veal 16c; Dry Calf, Sheepskins, yearlings, 2G¥c each: . 56 medium, 70G%e: long Wool, $1@1 2 each: Horse Hides. salt. $250 for large and $1G1 50 for smali; Coits, de. p ';I'ALlfiVV';‘N:“cI Tendered, e ber 1b; No. 2, c: refing : grease, e WOOL— Fall clip, San Joaquin plains. $@9%e;: South- ern, §G10ci Middle County. 10G12%c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 16@16c: Eastern Oregon. 126 15c. Valley Oregon, ligisc: Northern Mountatn, free. 1G13c; Northern Mountain, deective, oG} HOPs—tgi0e per 1b. General Merchandise. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7@7%c: Wool Bags, 23@3c; Frult Bags, G, 6Xc and 6%e for the three grades of white and Tize for bleached Jute. COAL—Seattle "has sdvanced §l. Well- | | Powder to $92 50. 3%e for 60-70's, I'4e | f THE STOCK MARKET. — . Local securities were quiet yesterday, though there were Increased sales in the aftermoon. Alaska Packers' was weaker at SISGIT 124, Hawallan Commercial declined to 32 and Glant The Pacific Lighting Company will pay a daiyidend of 35 cents per share on the Gth. The Mutual Electric Company will pay & aividend of § cents per share on the Gth, The Oceanic Steamship Company paid » dividend of 50 cents yesterday. The Onomea Sugar Company will pay & divi- dend of 35 cents per share on the Sth. The San Francisco Gas and Electric Company paid a_dividend of 42 cents yesterday, The Pacific Gas Improvement Company will pay a dividend of 40 cents per share on the | 11th. | The Giant Con. Powder Company will a dividend of 8 cents per share on the 1R STOCK AND EOND EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, Dec. 12 p. m. BId. Ask. Bid. Ask. Equit G L Co. 5% & Mutual EI Cor — 06 L&H. Pac Gas Imp coup. 4s quar reg.. is quar new g — | Stockton Gas.. 13 Insurance— |Firem's Fund. 22 Bank Ed L & P 6s.13 F & CI Ry 6s. Geary-st R Gs. — H C & 8 3%hs.110 L A Ry & LALCo .9 Do gntd 6s.. 9 Cationi. 23 15 Do gntd 58.. — 12 |Lon P & A....12%10 LA&PRG10h — et o -st_Ce.. 129% — Nat BK...190 — t M G117 18 nes Banks— R 78112 — o A — al 6118 — |Hum S & L...1060 1180 N R of Cal 5s.113%114'5 Mut Sav Bk.. 39 4 NP CRR éslutly — 00— IR R 68108 — - % N Cal R R w190 — | . — 310 0GL & H 5. | Unton T Co.. 1400 1640 | Stroet. Raiifonds— X alifornta . Ocean 8§ S §8.108 — |Geary . 7 - Chpe Om C Ry 6s...18%4128 | Market st ..... 2% — P & Cl Ry 6s..108 109 |Ouk & L & H. —® 8 Tk & O Ry 6115 — |Presiay - » Powell-st R fs — 122 Sac El G &Rse — — TR T SF &N Piells — namite. 8 — 8 F & SIV 5s.115% — | Glant Con Co. 9% 927% 8 Ry of Cal és.ioviy — | Vigorit | SPof As....113 13t Sugar. 5 P C 68(1%6). — 111 | Hana P Co § P C6OWIM — |Haw C & § § P C 6s1912).118% — |Honokaa § SPClcgis — — |Hutch S ¥ £ P Brta. 224 — | Kilauea S Co.. 8V Wat 6s.... 144 — |Makawell S Co — SV Watds.. 102 104 [Onomea S Co. 3 — S Co. NY 22y neous— AssadiTisng Wis(2dm).100%101 | Paaul Stkton Gas 6. — — | w1 Water Stocks— Al P Contra Costa Mer Fx Assi - Marin County.. % — |Oceanic § Co.. — 9% Bpring Valley.. %5 — |Pac A F A 1% -~ « . Bor Co.M2%130 - Per Paint Co.. Morning Session. Board— 20 Alaska Packers’ Assn 30 Contra Costa Water. 60 Hawaitan Coml & Sugar 100 Market Street Railway. 7000 Oakland Transit Co fs 30 Pacific Coast Borax, s 10. 170 Pasubau § P $1000 S F & S J V Bonds. Afterncon Sess Board— 10 Alaska Packers’ Assn. 20 Alaska Packers' Assn 60 Alaska Packers’ Assn 10 Alaska Packers’ Assn 110 Contra Costa Water. Glant Powder Con... 2% Giant Powder Con. ——— Continued on Page Thirteen,