The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 15, 1899, Page 11

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1899, lers' finished goods (high wines), per gallon, dozen; Hare, 150; Rab-| L A Ry e.. o s | EEgriut et BRBIVEL | B2 B H rant, g lonkers, &N Fiour, parrel e Stioments, | Ensliah Snipe, #3250 per dozen; Jack Snive, | | Do Eatd Ga: Wheat, bushels .. 5500 v | VRO Market-st 6s... Corn, bushels 206,000 £1,000 Do 1st M Sats, bushels 278,000 241000 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. JNuR § X u Bariey, busheis | 2L.0% | There is too much Butter on the market and NRot cal 5 1}::11». AUCTIONEERS. On the Produce Excha 0~ the butter | Prices are off again. Cheese Is unchanged. L1014 — 1 a3 - market was steady: creameriex, 160%c; dairies, | Store Eggn are lower and vers slow of sale, e S S Fiie Tel ?UT“ Ln‘ Crhlie e gy neese, firm, 1N@1%%c. "Egge, firm; | Ranch Eggs stand about the same. They are | & 5 & R Selos™ — A s, o Main 1. tresh, 20c. n ample supply and quiet. Oak Tran .. 1 Street Raiitoade—" | and merchandise to parties not wisbiny 1 il JTTER— al o — |California 120 for Auctior o Creamery—Fancy creamery, 24c; seconds, 21@ | Ocean S § Gu. 1081005 | Geary PRI oy e = : SR iRt Datry—Fancy, 21%4@22; to cholce, 2c; €1 Ry — |oak § L g BT J ; £ w;""'z" e S Fowsint bt s > 1 |TRadlo BookS! BOOkS! BflflkS' . lckled roll, 21G22%e; firkin, 20G21c; creamery ¥ — 1m | Pow : ~ry , -~ n Ol4 Domin, 2114 Santa Fe C T.. - - SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. | Rubber e m‘f r:',',,:m.fi ] tub, zonc. i e A “5*:%‘};;’;“ a THIS DAY. | nien T o e S % CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 12%ec; old, 11%4c; | S F & SJ Glant Con Co. 89 91 | FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 1, at il o'elock 2. m 3 5 Weat Electric ... 33 |Utah Mining ..., Touns America, 1z%@ic; Eastern, 1%gidc; | ¥ R Vigodit .. 3 3 | We will sell in our JSalcamoms o large and v - “ 10 - o N Ui | ern, 5 er 1b. e ection of New York and Sterling Exchange advanced. Silver higher. Wis Central ....... 1 | “EGGB—Quoted n% 221@25c for store and @ | 8 P Hana P Co.... 5% — BO Pig Tin lozeer and Pig Lead higher. ‘ew York M Market. Dec. Mar.-June. ‘fifi'&?‘i’ki‘:’.fi.fi"fi& ls}.".:cr:xfixol?n'::mz{;fl 8e e ks Ol (S, 1g 1 lowecr and g L : g { 01 Money Market. 18 40 19 30 23c per d * 5 |Huteh 8 P C Consisting of over 2000 volumes. Comprising Linseed Oil and Lucol marked up. - s G g A oo . — 3 Kilauea S Co. 20~ — © | Art Literature, Illustrated Boks, ete o nsec ! A £ 1 Lup. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Money on call, steady B e Decid d Ci Frai H 114% | Makawell § Co 41 43 Catalogues now ready and hooks on ‘view No parficular change in cereals. &t 4G7 per cent; last loan, 4; ruling rate, § per e T eciauous and Citrus Fruaits. |53 |Onomea § Co. — 3 | EDWARD 8. SPEAR & CO., Auctioneers VO pa phe ot iy sl cent; prime mercantlle paper, 514@6 per cent e SV Wis(3dm) 1005 Paaubau 8 Co. 30% 31 31 and 3 Sutter Deans and Secds very quiet. Sterling exchange, easter, with actual business | The downward tendency In Oranges continues | Stkton Gas 6. — atiecellanecus— — and Feedstuffs weak and dull. oes and Vegetables unchanged. Chee changed. k a decline in common grades. Ten cars of Eastern Poultry thus far this week. Game in sufficient supply. Oranges continue to tend downward. Fine Lemons scarcer. Cranberries lower and dull. Dried Fruit market of a holiday character. Wool and Hides firm. Hops unsalable. Meat market stands the same. Pota Butter lower. Eggs dull, il Charters. | — | Southern . The Afmiral loads lumber on the peake & Ohlo Eound Woollahra, redwood at Eu- 50 Great Western reka Portiand for Europe, 40s. The Craigmore loads wheat at Portland for e what Burlington & Quinc, ¢ Southern ........ athern 1st prefd thern 2d prefd e & Hudson el Lack & Western.. »enver & Rio Grande.:..... ver & Rio Grande prefd s eiinine ie ist prefd....... at Northern pretd ] 5 ng Valiey Central 5 on the Silver bars Mexican dol o Peruvian soles o i coln I tral prefd Expenses. the fi are as Kans City Pitts & Guif. Lake Erie & Western L E & Western prefd Lake nths of the ( Shore .. 5 ville & Nashville Inter Iwa Misce Sisbind us Mexican Central Minn & St Louls..... Minn & St Louls prefd ursemen: Missouri Pac Mobile & Ohlo .. Missouri Kansas & T prefd Jersey Cent York Central 1k & Western 02,572 | 1k & Western prefd — Northern Pacific .. ... 224,621,000 Northern Pacific prefd. On! rio & Western . n Ratiway & Navigation... Or Railway & Nav prerd Pennrylvania -5 p.m. al rainfalls to | swe of same date ast 24 hours Louts & S F 24 p Louls Southwestern ....... Louis Southwestern prefd. Paul X St Paul pref St Paul & Of WaY os..n Southern Raflway prefd .. Texas & g Pacific Wabash Wabash prefd Wheeling & L Wheeling & L Maxtmum temperature, DITIONS ST. AND G AL Wisconsin Central as appeared off the Express Comp nia The pressure ... Adams & the past twenty- 100 American Cape Blanco to Cupe Disap- are dieplayed along the coast » northward and information | he southern coast mum wind velocities are | 4 miles per hour from | from Eureka, | American Cottc Ame Cotton OIl prefd. American Malting ..... American Malting prefd..... Am Smeiting & Refining.. 0 from the Am Smelting & Refining prefd | -+i-ic American Spirits vessels are warned of heavy American Spirits prefd.... Cape Mendocino northward. | American Steel Hoop at San Francieco for thirty | Amerfcan Steel Hoop prefd cember 15, 1893 | American Steel & Wire udy Friday: probably American Steel & Wire prefd tern portion; fresh American Tin Plate....... American Tin Plate prefd Cloudy Friday, with oe- American DY S caslonal showers; fresh southerly winds Tobacco pref: ada— tu to raln Friday; Mining_Co. wirmer Brooklyn R Utah—Snow Friday: warmer north. lorado Fuel & Iron. Arize Fair Friday, with frosts in the inental Tobac morning. ntinental Tobac at Fra and viclnity—Cloudy Friday, deral Steel Ehow theasterly w XANDER G Forecs nds. McADY Orfic! eral Steel prefd neral Electric - International Paper International Paper prefd o Gas T 3 nal Biscult prefd. National Lead ...... National Lead prefd ional Steel ..... National Steel prefd New York Air Brake. New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Expectations of a R ) ket were appointed this morning. Heavy Pacific ( 24 prefd. thrown upon the market from Alall the brokers very bold and de- People's O Pressed e wed Steel Car prefd iman Palace car offering pric us that there was down. But it wae not %o acute a pressure of necessity upon the market to T was ndard Rope & Twine. the case yesterday, and several developments Bugar e 2 overnight helped 1o t ‘o ugar pref R prices. The ny dm s g Tennedsee Coal & lron ’ . d o any United States Leather ..... e take on fon of United States Leather prefd o ut midway | United States Rubber ..... n, the bears had reiin were willing to #5 & sucking dove."” United States Rubber Western Unfon prea Republic Iron & Steel.... conflict of o ests a fierce one before Republic Iron & Steel pref; the iseue was decided, and prices moved both P CC& St Louts.. ways at once tn opening market and hever Jor e 1,083,000 Shares sold. ort in Sugar was a | S noticé 1o the bears from the.outset that.they \ CLOGING BONDS. were Dot 10 have things all their own way, . 102 M K &T 4s. though ‘they .wiped out ‘Sugur's opening 18% N Y Central Tise In short order. and made heavy inroads 109% N J C indusirial list, and even poiat below yesterda the abortive power uying demand proved too much | J 8 new 4s coup.. U S oid 48 reg U 8 old 4¢ coup U € old 5 reg T 8 % coup. Dis of Col 36is.. dy b for the racty Fubsequent attacks were made upon the iron the d steel ties and in fact ew York City special- | every stock where any | Alabama class A information could he he a heavy account | Alabama class B the long side, with the hope of wiping out | Alabama c margins and “Yorcing liquidations. The suc- | Alabama C Cess achicved must aave been very moderute, | Atenison . J'.;aflr,g the almost complste recoveries | Atchison adj 9% Reading Gen ds.. were caused In nearly all cases when 0 v the shorts begun to cover. M | Ches & Onio 4\ It was noticeabl M S L&IMcon 5 Siea awaper hand, that the buying demand | Ches & Ohio bs....115%S L & S F gen 6o aied away the higher level “of prices |C & NW con 78..142 |St Paul cons achisved, This encouraged renewed offorts by | C & NWSF deb Sa 11648 P C & B i he heard up 1o the period of the last reaction, | Chicago Term 4s.. His'S P C & P oo Whon they refraiued from attacking the mar. | D & R G 1st 1015 S0 Rallway b ke and " the ol % was firm near the top | D & R G ... 98 'Stand R & T 6s. level“at substantial E TenuV&G lsts. s net gains all through the 193 | Tenn new s et The outiook in the London market con- | Erie General 4s..70 |Tex & Pac tinued 1o offer the keynotg to the speculative [F W & D C 1s Tex & ban 240 situstion. The failure to advan Gen Eiectric 5s...117 |Unlon Pacific & Fate of @iscount by the B GH&S A 6.....110 (Wahash lats Rwell offered a suggertion G H &S A28 105 |Wabash 240 . SOCNVS “Npprahension ot #xports from | H & T C Ba.. 112% West Shore 45 . here, though the be A during the | H & T C con fa...110 | Cent 1sty morning that £oid would go wut by Saturday's | lowa Central Ists.112% Ve Centurice b v 2 | K C P& Giste... 68 |Va Deferred . The Trw Department's offer to forexo | La_new cons 4s....107 |Colo & Sou 4 the rebate hitherio demanded befure anticipat- | L & N Unl $8... 9% |Sou oo o ng the vum;m‘m" Janunr terest had a [ M K & T 2ds e | % e effect in the g . % ket. The total amount « o NG STOCKS. .70, 000, Chollar ..... 10/ Ontario Crown Point 12 Ophir .. export felt Con Cal & Va.... 1 & Plymouth burst in the Engl Deadwood . 80 Quicksilver veminated rumor Gould & Cur 10 Quicksilver prefd 2 Sterra Nevada.. occagioned | Homestake € 0 Standard a heavy demand for Americans. Orders | Iron Silver . 5 Union Con . ere cabled to New York long after the usual | Mexican ....... M Yellow Jacket. bours, and Londen's total purchases for the BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. day were run up to 60000 shares. Sterling ex- | Money— iDomi oal .. change responded with a drop of Call Iniuu 697 Dom xé‘;u"l ’Sroe.rla the pound. Additional gold w Time loans m' Bonds— e relie 5 s of gold ship. | A T % soig | Adchison s ........ ments was the dominant fac It cor; e dning or in the late | surength of the market. Bonds rallied from | early weakness in sympathy with stocks. Total sales, par value, £ 0 United States bonds, unchanged in bid quo- AT & S F prefa. American Sug; Bell T-lenhulmr ston & Albany. Boston Elevated 1% | Adventure . 130% |Allouez Min Atlantie .. |Boston & lont. 9 Butte & Boston. tations. Chgo. Bur & 1 NEW YORK STOCK LIST. B e T, O m‘g:’.'::f;uf oo Closing | General Elect: 1 |Franklin . Bid. | Federal Steel [Osceola ... 20 | Fed Steel prefe |Parrot ... € | Mexican Central... 11 |Quincy - * | Office had not confirmed the Ladysmith rumor | long time. The leading futures ranged as follows: | TArticles— Open. High. Low. Close. % | Wheat No. 2— % | December .......... &% 6 8% ey | May 0% 6% 6 63% July % 0% 6% 0w 800 | Corn No. 3— 80 | December W% 3% s my 08 January 0% 3y 307, Ny 150 | May W BR wY T8 | Devember nY ny 2y o 4 | Decem 265 | May ... 2 A u i 3 | ganuary oo e R Wi 9% 10 0114 1 May 10 321 10 10 | Lard. per 160 noundl—‘! ? din2e % | January 545 5 5 5 5 o 2 155 ug 133 4 | Corn was exceptionally strong, due chiefly to 1 | from the high plane which the market has re- in bankers' bills at $487% for demand and at | | HEING4 82y for sixty days. Posted rates, $4 8205G4 8812 Commercial bills, $4 S16M 813, | Stiver certificates, 59G39i4c. Bar silver, 53l | Mexican _dollars, Government ' bond: steady: State bonds, weak; rallroad bonds, | Tegul Cash in the Treasury. TASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avall- able cash balance, $287,775,128; gold reserve, $343,593, 985, London Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—The Commerctal Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: This was an emotional day on the Btock Ex- change. It began flat on the news of the losses sustained by General Methyen and dear money. Liquidation was stopped at noon by the rumor that Ladysmith had been relieved and the mar- ket hardened slichtly. Near 4 p. m. it was stated on the board that the War Office oon- | firmed the news and this created buoyancy and | & great hubbub, during which little could be bought. The sensation continued in the street, but profit-taking sales caused a relapse, in- creased by the announcement that the War | or the sensational stories of heavy Boer losses. Consols were 101%@102%. | Americans opened weak, being sold for the quarter of an hour. There was free buying of | them in the afternoon on the expectation that New York would buy on the war rumor. New York, however, sold, causing a setback. Near the close again the market boomed, finally | easinz off on the street. Tintos, 43%@45; Ana- Spanish 4's were 66} | condas, 7%: Utahs, & The bank bought' £13,000 gold in French cotn | and £5000 in_bars, the first bars taken for a This was regarded as a hopeful | | symptom, ' the market price having fallen to | 76s %4. It is understood that Berlin will send here to-morrow £230,000 gold. A Vienna broker | recelved a dispateh to the effect that the Bank of Austria will arrange to supply the Bank of England up to £2.500,000 of gold, but leading bankers discredit this. Money was In strong demand early for exchange operations. The bank did a §ood business in loans. Discount | houses raised deposit rates 4. | Three small exchange fallures were caused by the fall in Westrallans, LONDON, Dec 76%; Canadfan Pacific, preferred, 5% 7: Anaconda, 8; ounce. —— . ! Jew York Grain and Produce. —— e NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 17.600 barrels: exports, 4500. Neglected and barely steady, closing a little firmer on the late | strength in wheat | WHEAT—Receipts, 12,950 bushels; exports, 40,222 Spot—Firm: No. 2, T%c f. 0. b. afloat | spot; 1 Northern Duluth, 78%c f. o. b. afloat to arrive (prompt): No. 1 hard Duluth, Sle f. 0. b. aflioat (near by 0. 2 red, Tic ele- vator. Options—Opened steady and unchanged, but 50ld off under local and foreign offerings until checked, in the afternoon by strength in corn. A sudden demand from shorts, finding but little for sale, advanced prices sharply, and the market closed firm at ic net advance, in face of small export demand. March, 74 15-16@ Tilae, closed T5%sc; May, 74 1-16c@75 16-16c, closed Toc; December, ciosed 72%c. HIDES— Firm. LEATHER—Firm. WOOL—Dull. | COFFEE—Futures closed steady at a net de- cline of § to 15 points. Total sales, 26,000 bags, | including: December, $5 70: January, $5 75g5 80: { March, $5 85@5 ®0; May. 3 9%@6; June. 3636 05; July, §6 05; August, § 10; September, § 15, Spot Coffee—Easier; No. 7 invoice, 6%¢. 7 job- bing, T4c. Mild—Barely steady: Cordova, 8@ | 12i5c. HoAR_Raw, steady; refined, st dy. BUTTER—Receipts, 2411 packages, steady: Western dairy, 23@2ic; June creamery, 22g25%c: factory, 15%@%0c. S—Receipts, 6152 packages. Steadter; Western ungrade at mark, 16g21i4c; Western, 21G24c, loss off. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Choice evaporated ap- ples were in good demand and higher on better country advices, but other grades move slowly and the market generally was quiet. California fruits, quiet and barely steady. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, gaic: prime, 64@ic; cholce, TXGSKc; fancy, Sa@e. CALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNES—3%@sc. APRICOTS—Royal, 13g15c; Moorpark, 15@18c. | PEACHES—Peeled, 20g22%: unpeeled, Th@10c. | New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—The temporary uplift in the price of tin yesterday was followed to- day by a sharp fall under iiberal offerings and disappointing forelgn news. The other depart- | | ments were badly neglected and nominal in nearly every Instance. At the close the Metal | Exchange called plg Iron warrants easy and lower for futures: lake copper dull and n inal at $16 75G17; tin barely steady at $25@2 50; | lead unchanged’ at $4 65@4 75; spelter dull at | 34 80G4 kers' price for lead is $4 45, and for 14.—Union LY Pacific preferred, | Northern Pacifio | Grand Trunk, steady, 27%d per Atchison, 2. bar siiver The copper, $1 London Wool Scles. LONDON, Dec. 4.—At the wool sales to- | day 2439 bales of wool sheepskins were offered. Attendance good. Practically all offerings were s0ld aftér keen competition and speclally for fine combings and crossbreds. Merinos showed 1d and fine crossbreds 1d advance. Inferior stock sold %@1d over the last series. The home trade secured the bulk. Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—Wheat opened a shade down for May at €9%c. It was believed that the Government report to-morrow would be | | bearish and there was some selling on this, | the market early turning dull and heavy with | the price under puts. Buying against privileges held the market steady for some time, when | turther support was received from the strength of corn and the reduction in the Manitoba yield | given In the officlal report of the province. The improvement in the financial condition of Wall street was also an Influence in the strength near the close. May closed % @%c over yesterday at 69%c. | the sudden spurt In the all-rall’ demand which appeared vesterday. May closed at the'top, e over yestorday. | Oats were very dull. but advanced a bit with | corn. May closed 4@ %c over yesterday at 24y @2%e. Provisions were steady, but retreated a shade cently occupled. May pork closed 7%@l0c lower, | May lard 2igc under and May :ibs bc lower.. Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... — $f #215 | Steriing Exchange, sight - 4 s815 Sterling Cables. . .- 4590 | New York Exchange, sight - 1213 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 1 Fine Silver, per ounce. = N Mexican Dollars .. - i | &1 0234, Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—CATTLE—Best steady: medium grades, 10@15c lower: medium cows, 10G15e lower; canners about steady; Texas steers a shade easier: fancy Christmas steers, $7GS 25; good to choice, $5 40G6 %0; poor to medium, $4 26@5; mixed stockers, $3@3 75; se- lected feeders, $4 25G4 70; good to choice cows, 43 €584 50; helfers, $3 4005; canners, 3§2G3: bulls, um&fix calves, adn ted' Texas 25; grass Texas steers, 33 250: ket ' averaged a lowe: §3 8504 3 to ehotce heasy. 13 4 10; ers, Rl to cholice heavy, 3 rough heavy, u% 90; light, §3 90@4 07%; bulk of sales, §3 9714G4 05. SHEEP—Sheep and lambs active, mostly 109 5o lower: falr clearances; native wethers, 33 90@4¢ lambs, $4@5 75; Western wethers, 5; lambe, $5G6 5. g leceipts—Caitle, 12,000, hogs, 32000 sheep, ‘ancy Christmas steers again reached 8 25 to-du)'n," They were Aberdeen-Angus bred, aver- aging 1350 pounds and choice. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dec. 14.—Clearings, §564,038; bal- ances, $194,226. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 14.—The forelgn wheat shipments from Portland for the week ending to-day were 302,157 bushel: The local wheat market continues to drift, and_while an occasional small lot changes hands the totals are so small that the aggre- gate business of the port is insignificant. As high as 52 is paid for small lots of both Val ley and Walla Walla, but exporters are very indifferent about taking hold of much of the cereal at anything above % to Sle. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. W4.—WHEAT-Club, B0%c; Blue Stem, 5. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec, 14.—Consols, 101 11-16; sitver, 2744; French rentes coast, firm but not active; cargoes on passage, rather easier; No. 1 standard Californta, 30s 3d; English country markets, part 63 dearer. LIVERPOOL, /Dec. 14. — WHEAT — Firm; wheat in Paris, quiet; flour In Paris, qulet French country markets, steady. COTTON—Uplands, 4 11-32d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot No. 2 red Western winter, firm, 6s 8%d; No. 1 Northern spring, firm, 6e. Futures, steady: March and May, bs 9%d. CORN—Spot firm, unchanged. Futures steady; December, 3s 6%d; January, 3s 6d; February, 3= 6%4d. LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Wheat am{ Other Grains. WHEAT—-News was scarce yesterday. Liv- erpool wae firmer, and the tone at Chicago was strong, with a good shipping demand. The market was thought to be largely oversold. For export 110,000 bushels were taken in two days. Receipts were light, and offerings were absorbed at every decline. [The local market showed no change worthy of note. Spot Wheat—Shipping, M%@9%%c; milling, §1 CALL BOARD BALES. | Informal Session—$:15 o'clock—May—8000 ctls, $1.04%; 2000, 31 4% Second Session—May—6000 ctls, $1 04 Regular Morning Session—May—10,000 ctls, $105%; 12,000, $105%4; 12,000, §1 05%. December, 1900—14,000, $1 09? Afternoon Sesslon—May—20,000 ctls, $1 05%. BARLE ‘he market continues featureless at unchanced quotations. Feed, §0c for No. 1 and 60@75c for oft grades; Brewing and ehipping grades, 85@%c; Cheva- lter, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session. Second Session- N Regular Morning Seesion—No sales, Afternoon Session—No sales. White, 31 10a1 ;. Hed, 31 o7 White, 2 , 1 20; $1 0T%@1 : Black, 97ic@$1 073, CORN—Eastern White Is quoted at §1 02%4@ 105 per cti. All other kinds are nominal.. RYE—$1g1 05 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. The China steamer took out 11,320 barrels of Flour. FLOUR—California family extras, $3 60@3 75, usval terms; bakers' extras, $ 40@% 30; Oregon and Washington, $3 4063 50 bbl for extra, r #2583 40 for bakers' and §2 53 for superfine. MILLSTUFFS—Prices In sacks are as f 100f 60c; wheat cargoes off | | 14@14ke per Ib. and the top' quotations for Navels In car lots Is $2. Fine Lemons are higher, being scarce. Limes are quiet. The market is heavily supplied with Apples and Persimmons. Cranberries are lower and dull. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples—35@6Sc_per box for common, T5c@$1 for good and $1 25@1 50 for choice; Lady Apples, $1 50@2 per box BERRIES — Strawberries, $2§3 for large: Cape Cod Cranberries, §750@830; Coos Bay Cl;::fl!l’fl!l. $1 50 z:g box.m rsimmon: - Winter Fente. ScG33 per vax. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $150@225 per box: Beedlings, $1@150; Japanese Manda- rine, $150@175: Pomelos, $i@2; Lemons, $19 160 for common and $2G4 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $4@4 50; California Limes, %@ 50c: Bananas, $150@3 per bunch; Pineapples, $3 5064 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The market Is of a holiday character, there being no business worthy of note. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, 4%4c for 40-50's, 4@4%c for 50-60's, 3ic for 60-10'm, 3o for 70-50's, 3c for §0-90's and 2%ec for 90-100's. Apricots, 11G13c for Royals, 12%@l6c for Moor- parks and 12GUc for Blenheims; Peaches, 5g e for Standards, 6@6k%c for choice and 7¢ for fancy; peeled Peaches, 12%@lic; Evaporated Apples, 7@7%c; Sun-dried, 4@5kic per lb: Nec- tarines, 8%@3c per Ib for red; Pears, 6%@Sc for quarters and $@10c for halves: Black Iigs, 3@ S4c; White Figs, 4@bc: Bleached Plums, S@ic; Unbleached Pl 7@7%c for pitted and 1ic for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, Ib, 10c; choice, Sc; standard, Sc; prime, 6c: bleached Thompson's, per Ib, Fancy, gr 1b, 8lc; chotce, Tie; 5¢; 2-crown loose Muscatels, 5%c: unbleached Sultana: S-crown, 6Yc: rown, 7c; London Layers, 2-crown, $130 per box: 3-crown, $1 60. Fancy per rd, flac; 5c; Seedless, Clusters, $2; Dehesa, $2 0; Imperial, $3. All prices are f. 0. b. at common shipping points in_California. NUTS — Chestnuts, $@10c; Walnuts, S@dc n;':‘“x:n‘\ and sgitc for softsheil; Al 2c for paper-shell, $@10c for soft and 4gSc for hardshell: Peanuts, 5%@6%ec for Eastern and 5c for California; Brazil Nut, 7%@Sc: Filberts, 11%@l%; Pecans, 10g11 Cocoanuts, $4 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 11%@12¢ for bright and 10%@ 1 for light amber: water white extracted, 73 @Sc: light amber extracted, ¢%@ic; dark, Sk per Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c per Ib. Provisions. The market is slow and unchanged. CURED MEATS — Bacon, 8%c per Ib for heavy, $%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 124c for extra light and 13c for sugar-cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 1244c; Californ! nominal; Mess Beef, $12 per bbl; extra 13; Family, $14: extra Prime Pork, $14 50: clear, $1750; Mess, $16 50; Smoked Beet, LARD — Tierces quoted at §%c per Ib for compound and 7c for pure: half-Larrels, pure, Tie: 10-1b tins, Sc: &-1b tine, Skc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, T4@%¢ per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. The stagnation in Hops continues and it fs almost impossible to sell them. Hides and Wool rule firm. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy salted steers, 12c; medium, 1lc; light, 10%c; Cowhides, lic; Stags, Tic: Salted Kip, 104c; Calf, ic: Dry Hides, sound, 18% @ 15c; culls and brands, 15c; Dry Kip and Veal, 17¢; Dry Calf, 20c; Sheepakins, yearlings, 2033 each; short Wool, 35@60c each; medium, T0@%c: long Wool, $1@1 25 each; Horse Hides, salt, §2 26G2 75 for large and §1 for small; Colts, 5oc. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 5c per 1b; No, 2 4c; refined, 6l4c; grease, WOOL— . Fall clip, San Joaquin plains, 5@10c; South- ern, §@ic: Middle County, 11@13c; Humboide and Mendocino, 16@17c: Fastern Oregon, 12g1c; Valley Oregon, 17@1Sc: Northern Mountain, free, 11G14c; Northern Mountain, defective, 10G 11c ‘ver 1b. HOPS—6@%c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Marke?, BEEF—7@7%c per Ib for Steers and 6%@7c for Cows. Water Btocks— Contra Costa.. Marin County.. 54 Spring Valley. 5% 95 uas and Electric— Cent Gas Co. Board— 25 Blue Goose 119 Dominion 350 Dominion 200 Carfbou ....... 15 Cholame ‘Valiey - Board— 600 Dominion 100 National . % New Hope 100 Petroleum C 100 San Luis . Mornin; VEAL—8@10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 7c; ewes, 64c per ib. LAMB—$@8%c per Ib. PORK~—Live Hogs, 5%@5%ec for small, %G b%c for medium and 5@5%c for large stock Hogs and feeders, 5%c; dressed Hogs, 1@Sige. General Merchandise. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7@74e: Wool Bags, 23@%c; Frult Bags, éc, 6%c and 6%c for the three grades of white and Tic for bleached Jute. COAL—Wellington, 8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, $750; Seattle, §7; Bryant, $8; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $5; Scoteh, ——; Cumberland, $75 In bulk and $1125 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. $13, nel, 50 per ton, Rock Springs and s Gate. $1:25; Coke, $13 per ton in bulk and 315 in_sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes terms net cash, In 100-15 bage Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, se. Powdered, S%c; Candy Granulated, be; Dry Granulated, 4%¢: Confectioners’ A, 4%e: Call fornia A, —; Magnolla A, 4isc; Extra ¢, lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, §3 25 per 100 Ibs; R:’o Flour, §2 75; Rye | Meal,” $2 50; Rice Flour, Cornmeal, '$2 50, Oat Groats, $4 50; Hominy, $3 26@3 50; Buck- wheat Flour, $4G4 25 Cracked Wheat, $3 75 Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolied | Oats ~(barrels), 72 in sacks, $ %@7; | Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, §; Green Peas, | $5 60 per 100 ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. The raln interferes with trade in Hay and Feedstuffs, and quotations continue weak. BRAN—$13314 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$17@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16 50317 50 ke Meal at the mill, : Job- Cocoanut Cake, 1; Corn- meal, $23 50424 50; Cracked Corn, : Mixed Feed, 816 17; Cottonseed Meal, per ton. HAY—Whe: at, $7 50@g8 50 for common to good and $3@9 50 for cholce; Wheat and Oat, .gfl: Oat, 36 10GS; Barley. $3G6 50; Alfalfa, $G8 per ton: Compressed, $1§10 per ton. STRAW-35@30c per bale. Beans and Seeds. BEANS—Bayos, $3 25@3 mall White, $2 %0 @3: large White, $2 40@2 50; Pinks. $2 65G2 75; Reds, 33 25@3 50; Blackeye, $4 50@4 75; Butters, nal; Lima, $4 $0@5; Pea, $3@2 25; Red Kid- . $3 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown _ Mustard, 3@3%c: Yellow Mustard, 4@4i4c; Flax, §2 12i6; Canary, 3%c per ib for California and '4c for Eastern: Alfalfa, 7@Sc; Rape, 2%@3c; 3 4%e; TH d Ag:chc pe, 2%4@: Hemp, 4@i%c; Timothy, DRIED PEAS—Nlles, 1%0; G L3 @2 25 per ctl. He e Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. The market runs along about the same, being Quiet and featureless, POTATOES—Early Rose, 50@95c; River Reds. §0@70c; Burbanks, 40@75c per ctl; Salinas Bur- banks,” $1@1 25; Oregon Burbanks, 110; Sweet Potatoes, — for River and $12 for Merced. ONIONS—90c@$1 25 per ctl for all kinds. VEGETABLES_Green Peas, 5@7c per I String Bears, 5@7c; Cabbage, 40@50c; geles Tomatoes, i5¢G8l: Egg Plpnt Angeles, 10c; Cucumbers, $1: "Dried Okra, 12%c per 1b; Garlic, 4@3c; Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 5c; Dried Peppers, l.p;n; Car- rots, 30@40c per sack: Los Angeles Summer Squash, Toc@$1 per box: Marrowfat Squash, $20 per ton; Mushrooms, 15@25c per Ib. Golden C, 44c; barrels, 1-16c more; hal rels, %c more; boxes ¢ more; 50-1b %e more. No order taken for less tha rels or its equivalent. = - bags, 75 bar- LUCOL~—Is higher at §8 per gallon f and 6lc per gallon for bolled, In barrels. o(r?l:: kl“i‘";:u—?l Tin is 1 m ) I3 n is lower at 27y @29 S8 per 1o P°F 1b. Pig Lead is higher at Receipts of Produce. FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1599, Flour, gr 4,502 | Straw, ton: @ Wheat, ct! 00,388 | Wool, bags. S Barley, 10180 | Quickstlver, fasks 40 Corn, K 1,200 | Hops, bale: P 7,530 53,900 m 423 | Sugar, bbi “r 2,838 | Lime," bbls a7 945 | Pelts, bdis 30 240 | Ralsins, boxes.... 1,000 §%0 Brandy, gallons.. 9,500 OREGON. Flour, qr sks..... 1124 Cats, ctls... 850 Wheat, ctl Lam | THE STOCK MARKET. There was more trading in securities yes- terday, particularly in the afternoon, but fluctuations wese narrow. On the oll exchanges there were no new features, the market being quiet. The Hawailan Commercial and Sugar Com- iy has declared a dividend of 50 cents per share, payable on the 20th. This is the thir- tleth 'dividend, but the first in several years. It amounts to’ $i0,000. The Kilauea Company wiil pay a divi- dend of 25 cents per share to-day. The Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company TAI pay a dividend of 2 cents per share on e 20th. The Oakland Gas Company will pay a divi- dend of 25 cents per share to-day. The Centril Light and Power Company will E;' a dividend of 5 cents per share on the The next dividend of the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company, to be paid on January 2, will be the last at 42 cents per share. After Poultry and Game. Tbree more cars of Fastern are at hand, making ten thus far this week. Prices remain low, of course, and there is a large quantity of stock unsold. Game stands about the same. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 12@13c for Gob- that the dividends are to be reduced to 3% cents per share, or 4 per cent per annum. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, Dec. 14-2 p. m. B asc eous— Cl‘l:—n Cab 5s..117% — CC Wi e b Seonad o HC&S 112 — o S%s. e T4 5% Mer Ex Assn PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. Afternoon Sesston. MINING STOCKS. | | Following were the sales in the San Francisco ' | | | Stock and Exchanze Board yesterday: | Al Pack Assn.umg — | T%Iu AUCTION SALE ) P Cent L & P. pelio b FHT, EMPGRIUM HORSE MARKET, Board— 220 V, 2% Hutchinson § P Co. 5% alencia Gtreot, 9 Hutchingon 8 P Co w0 SATURDAY, Dec. 16, at 11 O’clock. 5 Oceanic § § Co.. 0 We will sell 50 head of Work, Road 1 25 Paauhau 8§ P Co B 52y, | Horses, from 4 to 7 years o1d ‘and welght l::n: 200 8 F Gaslight . " | 1000 to 1500 ibs, all broks and sound. The pun: 4 150 8 F Gas & Electric Co. ‘ggg lic is invited 'to call and examine this stock $6000 Ssgrei:{_-.nch Ry és... * and see them In harness any time before sale. iant Powder Con . 108 e ena s X e Office—327 Sixth stree: $6000 8 V 4s (2 mortgage)..... 2 L Atternoon. Session. AUCTION SALE Board— Of 3 HPAD OF HORSES, weigh: 115 Equitable Gas . 2 0y | 10 180, at EIGHTH and HARRISON Sig® 10 Fireman's Fund Ins 8§50 | Oakland, SATURDAY, Dec. 14, at 1 p. m., raia 75 Hana Plantation Co . T s . p. m., raia 15 Hana Plantation Co . DI | e 15 glwlll.n ('fémr"l'& Sugar. ;a: 3 5 Hutchinson 0. 1lan 30 Oceanic 8 8 Co.. ¥ 7 | oclock p. m., Greenwich time. 1% &% Gan & Blectr) W 28 | 5 3 CALKINS. as & Electric Co, 8 8. ™ R 45 S F Gas & Electric Co. 55 00 tenant Commander. U. 8. N.. in chargw. $1000 8 F & 8 J V bonds. 11 i s e 25 Spring :‘nlle)’ a‘nm 9 ——— 15 Spring Valley Water .. % 30 Spring Valley Water % 1 15 Spring Valley Water % Sun, Moon and Tide. treet— F Gaslight . 3 P Branch Ry ad l:m_:_ed States Coast 04 Godstic Survey— R vonee, s o 1 SAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EXCHANGE Waters ‘a1, Forte Point. _enttance. o fan BOARD. Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. Morning Session. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at Foard— the city front (Mission-street wharf) about 100 Equitable Gas twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point. anic 8 8 Co. the height of tide is the same at both places, 10 Market Street Raflway — - - 258 F Gas & Electric FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. 20 Spring Valley Water . pring Valley Water . 100 Vigorit Powder . Afternoon Session. 100 Equitable Gas . 850 15 G Z 90 00 i 10 Oakland ] . 100 Oceanic 8§ § . 9700 & Hutchinson Sugar . 2% 00 30 § F Gas & EI .55 25 200 Vigorit Powder .. . 3% the early morning tides are given in the I. band column the guccessive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. Tha second time column gives the second tide the day, the third time column the third t and the last or right hand column gives ust tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The helghts «iven are in addition to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, Dt when a minus sign (—) precedes the height and then the number given i the depth given by the chart reference is the mean of the low g Session. 200 Hest & Belcher. 347 100 Ophir a 100 Crown Point.... 16| 50 Potost . 15 TO ARRIVE. 100 Gould & Cu 11| 300 Savage 05 Justice . 08 100 Union Con. | Steamer. ) From. | D 200 Mexican nl — Afternoon Sesston, = 100 Andes . 11| 50 Con Cal & “|Dee. 13 150 Belcher 19 | 600 Gould & Cu: "|Dee. 15 400 Best & Beicher. 35 | 600 Mexican Boe. 18 400 Bulllon 04 | 100 Ophir . Dec. 13 100 Chollar 15| 300 Slerra Des. 18 100 Con Cal & Va1 70 | 100 Yellow Jacket Dec. 16 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock | COlUMbIS - e % Exchange yesterday: e B o Morning Session. | Homer .. Dec. 16 50 Beicher ........ 13 | 200 Gould & Curry. 11| Arcata . |Dec. 16 200 Best & Belcher. 35 | 200 Mexican 38| A. Blanchard. 2 | Dee. 16 160 Carters G M Co_30 | 200 Opkir . 8| Nowburg . Grays Harbor. Dec. 16 400 Con Cal & V 70 | 300 Sterra. 50 | Mackinaw |Beattle m((‘jm‘]'; :otm. . §7 900 Utah 05| E. Thompson.. Departurs Bay 200 Gou Curry. 12 Pomona . Humboldt Afterncon Sesslon. Walla W e 400 Belcher . 18 | 600 Crown Point..... 16 | SOron® ‘Teacent City 20 Best & Belcher. 33 | 200 Gould & Curry. 13 | Gyt 3 Bullion 04 | 700 Potost 17 | " Porti 00 Caledonfa ::..0 12 | 500 Savage . 0 | Coquilte R 156 Con Cal & Va..170 ATlance R eru CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Bonit o anie THURSDAY, Dec. 14— p. m. | Mosteawi Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. ety Alpha [ .ol Alta o o7 b Andes 1 12)) » Belcher 81 12 Best & B B 3 H Builion . 03 04 1 Caledont; 51 58 1% Chollar . 15 [ “halleng: 14 e Confldence ... & —|& icher -1 o Con Cal 7 lerra Nevada.. 0 gy Con Imperfal... 61 02 Siiver Hill..... 04 oy ) Srown Point 15| St Louls........ e Exchequer . 02| Standars —17 | Samos (Oregon Ports. | Gould & Cu: 12| Syndicate " | bt 4 Hale & No 37| Union Con. $ 38 ) Biwpinicl, [ERIERL < Julia @|Utah . 06 06 | North Fork. Justi et Discharge of Cilifomia Rivers. The following record of the estimated dafly arge of certain California rivers is fur- A nished by J. B. Lippin United States Geological Survey. foot equals 50 miners’ Newburg ..(Grays Harbor Dec. Corona -....|San Diego.....| Dec. 2. 11 am Pler il Aberdeen ._[Portiand...... Dec. cott, hydrographer of the | AW, Maru..[Chinest JapaniDec. £, 1omiEMes One second uille Ry Grays Harbor|Dec. 22, ......|........ inches. Walla WalilVic & Pgt 8d. Dec. 22, 10 am Pler § KINGS RIVER AT RED MOUNTAIN. o 24, 10 am Pler 24 e ——— — — Shipping Intelligence. SACRAMENTO RIVE! — ARRIVED. Thursday, December 14. Stmr Tillamook, Anfindsen, 22 hours from Ibfon. A imr Point Arens, Hansen, 15 Bours. from R AT J) Mendoctno. DATE. Stmr Greenwood, Fageriund, 2 days from 00d. Oy Miami, Reilley, ¢ days 15 Bours from Seattle. December December December December December December December | _Stmr Alex Duncan, Nopander, $ hous from Pigeon Point. Gipsy, Leland, 18 hours from Monterey e St Bose, Alexander, & bewurs from | _Stmr M Hayward, — days from | Sydney, via Honolulu. Haw stmr Astec, Trask, 4 days from Manils, ta Nagasaki 23 days. V'Br stmr Robert Adamson, Morgan, ¢4 days DATE. trom Nsnaimo. Ger stmr Tanls, Schultz, 89 days from Ham- burg and way ports. Schr Bmma Claudina, Nielsen, 18 days from -~ | Tacoma. CLEARED. | Thursday, December 14. | Stmr Lakme, Schage, Seattle: E T Kruse. | m\mrcg«. W Eldre, Randall, Astoria; O R | Stmr Costa Rica, Urry, Panama, etc: P M | 8 8 Co. §g33gee|§ Br stmr Flintshire, Dwyer, Manila, via Hono- lulu; U 8 Government. \'Br ship Gifford, Parry, Liverpool;: G W M- Near. Br ship Lord Cairns, Davies, Queenstow: Girvin & Eyre. Br -hlx Wm Tillle, Grieger, Cape Town: Gir vin & SAILED. Thursday. December 14 | «Etmr Bonita, Nicolson, San Pedro. i Stmr State of California, Gage, Astoria. Stmr Despatch, Johnson, Portland. TULOUMNE RIVER AT LA GRANGE. Stmr Aleatraz, Carlson, — DATE. Second Ft.| 1599 | Mining. Schr Twilight, Anderson, Grays Harbor. RETURNED. ‘Thursday, December 11 Schr Twilight, hence to-day for Grays Har~ Canals—1599. | Turlock | Tot'} bor, returned on account of carrying away balyards off the heads in a strong souther y wind and rough sea. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 14. 10 p m—Weather cloudy; wind SE. velocity 20 miles. MEMORANDUM. s have been ordered at San and information signals sl DOMESTIC PORTS. TTLE—Arrived Dec 14-—Stmr Al from. Skaguay. ARES ) bl Bl B o ol ks 24 SE storm Franeisco to in the south.