The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 16, 1899, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1899, ARY OF THE MARKETS. rchange and Silver une Wheat futures ioter, Oats firm, the lower mge a dul! market. especiall, grad ichanged. by the rain. Corn and Rye Hay trad Nothing new i i Feedstuffs weak. 1ECREC ; ing cl Jeans and Se Provisions. mor e actize at Chicago. Hams being cut again. Fruits, Nuts and Raisins dull. ue in large supply and weak. tues overstocked. Lower grades of Butter Zveaker and dull. Eggs and Cheese as previously quoted. Potatoes and Vegetables unchanged. d firmer. Poultry mark Moblle & Ohlo. our!, Kansas & Texas. Missopri, Kansas & Texas prefd. New Jersey Central Charters. mp Joads wheat at Portland for C. D. oa! at Nanatmo R "‘; T:r:' C for Lahaina: Cyrus Wakefield, merchandise at orfol Vestern.. this port for Honolulu; Rose, lumber at Moody- ri:flk & ‘“'flem prefd. wvillie for ¥ ntle, 40s. hern Pactfic e 3 Ay chartered for wheat to e Do prats Oregon Raflway & Navigation Or Rallway Pennsylvania ng : < ng ist prefd.. ng 24 prefd Grande Western < ande Western prefd St Louis & San Francisco.... St Louls & San Fran lst prefd. St Louis & San Fran 2d prefd Weather Report. | aeen Mflfl‘.'-"fi |“\ SAN FRANCIS fc Time.) The ol eate, as lust season, last twenty-four Last This Louts, Southwestern ....... 24 Hours, Season. Searon. uthwestern prefd §4h St Paul prerd 638 St Paul & Pt s ) s . Southern Rallway prefd Texas & P fic T Maximum temperature, NS AST AND GENERAL tton OMl ........ Ofl prefd g kv 1 Malting prefd 1 Soeiting & Refin 4 Smeiting & Refin prefd 1= s per hour, from n Luls la Mining n Rapid Transit Fuel & Iron rad , for thirty iental Tobacco 6: day; brisk i Ratn Saturday: fresh | w Saturday: high southerly tain or snow Saturday: high south- “neettled weath- fresh teel < | Steel preta . k Air Brake rth American winds ALEXANDER - United States Leather ....... United States Leather prefd . United States Rubber United States Rubber Western Union prefd ublic Iron & <2y Republic n & § . B4 PCC& St Louts.. % Shares reg K& T 2e 678 reg.. MK&TSs........ 89 coup. N Y Central Ists...1121 new 4 reg new 4s coup.. 4 48 reg... J Cent gen s \ Carolina Gs. Carolina 4s nmn 3 d 4s coup.. ific 1sts C reg Pacific 3s. U S 5s coup.. Pacific 4 Dis of Col 3.65 YO & B Lia Alabama class A. & W con ds..... 90 Alabama class B.. & W gen 6s... 135 i Alabamn class C. 108 oo iged Alabama Currency 10015 - . zen ds 20 " \kon adj 4s Or € Line con fs.. 113% da So 2ds Reading Gen 4s.... S & Ohto #iax G W 1sts 56 x Ohi W eo L & I M con &a. 108 it Paul cons...... PC& P lsta. PC&P3s So Raflway 5s.... Stand R & T 6s.. Tex & Pac lst Tex & Pac 2ds.... Chicago Term 4s D&R it all day rved to offset In the first ety Union Pactfic 4s...103% 4 A Wabash lsts ... A (e o Watash 2ds ol ton o West Shore .. et losses dn | H & T _C con 6a._ 110 Wis Cent Ists 00,00, To. | Towa Central 1sts112 |Va Centries . %/ KCP&Gists... 68 [Va Deferrea La new cons 4s....107 |“olo & So 4s L& N Unl 4 9 3n Pacific 4s MINING STOCKS. 10 Ontart 12 Ophir rease in rom the Cholar ......... Crown Point.. & 0 Quicksiiver do prefd Slerra Ne: Standard nion Con ow Jacket. 1 STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Westinghouse ..... 40 Call loans Wis Central ime loan Don kke— chison Bonds- do_prefd Atchison 4s. . % Am Sugar . Mining Shares— do prefd Adventure . [ Bell Telepho: Allouez Min Co. 34 Boston & Albany... Atlantic . Boston & Mont Butte & Boston Cal & Hecl Centennial Frankiin f the ewhat t nar ed ¥ and the Fitchburg prefd. Gen Electric 120% Humboldt 1 . Ao prefd | Osesola 671 13sT Fed Steel P Closing Bid axo, Ind “hicago, Ind hicago & NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Money on call, 6 per cent; last loan, & per cent prime ago & mercantile paper, 5%@6 per cent. Sterling ex- “hicago, Rock I /ith actual business In bank- T C C & St Louts for demand and at rado Southern days; posted rates lorado Seuther 1 bills, $4 A1 silver cor- . ernment bonds frregular: e; rallroad bonds irregular. London Market. Denver & Rio € Erie . e 1t profa.... 00 3 B NEW YORK. Dee. 18.~The Commercial Ad- e ey vertiser's London financial cablegram says: & Central The markets here began flat to-day on the sentral . “entral pre Kansaw City, Plitsburg Lake Erle & Western..... Lake Prie & Western prefd. Take Si 4 Louisv I Manhattan Bievated, ex div. Metropolitan Street. Rallway Mexican Central | absence of confirmation of the rumors that | Ladysmith had been relleved, but soon hard- enea and rematned firm, o fresh wave of buy- ing orders resisting avery attempt to sell prices h African buying was particularly { ®ood. The reports of the rellef of Ladysmith are still credited by the markets. The story is | #aid to have emanated from Marlborough House. 1t s noted that the War Office denies nothing, but only says that it has no news to issue. The market closed cheerful at the top. Americans were slightly bought early in the | session end remained steady il the afternoon, ; | Chattanooga S L & S F gen 6s.124% | , | rise in the when New York mold. Full London buying brought them also to the top at the close. Spanish fours were 681; Tintos, 45%@43. The fall was induced by the decline in metals. An- acondas were S, with Utahs 6, on fatlures al- luded to below The bank received to-day from Germany the £150.000 in gold referred to yesterday, nalt in German cofn, half in sovereigns. t bought £15.000 in French cotn. 1t also engaged £60,000 more from Germany for to-morrow and ar- renged for £500.006_ from various Continental eerilers next week. The bank's buying price for eagles was reduced to 7¢s 6d. e bank did a good business in loans. There were four small exchange fallures. CLO; i | LONDON, Dec. 15.—Canadlan Pacific. 9% n Pacific preferred. 76%; Northern Pacific preferred, 76%, Atchison, 21; Grand Trunk. Ti4; ondd. S Bar Silver.'steady at 2ikd per oney, 5 ver e Bank Clearings. — . NEW YORK, Dec. 15—The following table, | complied by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- | ings at the principal cities for the week ended Thursday, December 14, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared Wwith the corresponding week last year: Cities— New Yorl Boston Chicago Philadelp St Lous . Pittsburgh Baltimore San Franct Cincinnati Kansas City New Orleans | Minneapoly Detroit Clevelar | Loulsviile Providence . Milwaukee St. Paul Buffaio Omaha Indianag. « s lnmbus, O. vannah . Denver ... Hartford | Richmona Memphis Washington | Peoria 8 | Rochest Portland; Joseph | Los Angeles. | Norfolk . Syracuse ... Des | Nashy! le . Wilmington, De 1l River anton b Augusta, Gi woll vion, O. Llisies! Dawiien: Y Knoxville, Tenn. Topeka ghan: R4y Binghamton | Lexingten, K: Rockford, I ringfield, C 4 Siovx s, 8 Hastings, Neb. alls, pringrield, 1. Helena ... . U. S.......51,913,120,547 Totals outside of New York.. 696,671,304 DOMINION OF CANADA. | Montreal 316,290,853 Toronto 1 7 | Winnipeg Halifax Ham!iton 5t. John, Vit | Vancouver, B. €. | Totals.. ! Bradstreet's Financial Review. ‘W YORK, Dec. 15.—Bradstreet's financial review to-morrow will say: Although call | money rates did not go to an extreme there | was further pressure in the loan market re- | sulting in declines and liquidation throughout | the security list. more particularly in indus- trials and specialties. The selling in some cases | i | | | & | traffic_given more certainty of greater ou: | ! prices have | | was of a kind that would plainly indicate that | tull pools or large speculative Interests were | compelled to let go of their holdings. Bearish | Interests were very active and after adding to the depressing factors by their sales helped the | market to steady itself as it did on Thursday i I.r);n(‘nvzrln(k cxtensive lines of shorts. e market had before it thro week the fear of e out advancing in a way which indicated that | would probably 'be taken from New Yok e | London as the latter seemed unable to procurs & supply at Paris, the actual result being the engagement of $2.100.000 for shipment by to. | day’s steamer. The fact that sales of bonds tp | the treasury have ceased because of the sharp arket price of governments had & | bad effect. as it cut off relief through the a tion of the treasury and there was a general | disposition to call on \\'nhlni(nll for further ssistance to the money market. Not until hursday, however, did Secretary Gage taxe any Steps to meet this desire. The announce. | ment that January interest on the public deht amounting to $5,500.000 would be anticipated for | the month, though tardy, was well recelved and alded in steadying the market. Meantime de. | velopments had occurred which tended to unset. tie the speculative situation. The fact that large interests in Boston identified with the management of corporations whose se. | curities have been active 1n that map ket ‘were in_ difficultier with respect to thelr holdings of mining and other shares ‘\ reached Wali street in a - | not clearly understood and gave rise to a re. port that there was danger In the speculs. | tive posifion of large people In the New York | market. Later on when it became known that Boston troubles Involved in them had an Iswue of 33,500, 00) certificates a fecling of reijet was apparent. It may be noted however, that the heavy sales of pool stocks and the breajy in the manipulated specialties were apparentis started by the unfavorable development at Bos. | ton and under the actual money market condl. tione gained headway as they proceeded. The British repulses In South Africa wers almg among the depressing factors, lcading as they did to forelgn selling, which on Wednesduy reached much as 60,000 or more shares of gtocks. Considerable amounts of high grade bonds are said to have been sold in New Yook | of late for forelign account, in some Instances | been helped through by clearing-house | at concessjons. On Thursday, howev: London removed its u:llxudeulnd oboeu‘;rl;i stocks to some extent. On the whole the foreign influences were Adverse and aideq the disturbing factors to keep the ket in a nervous state. in which neither eayn. ings. dividends nor “'rights" like those to mim. scribe for the 10 per cent stock increase the Pennsylvania Raflroad had any. effect "1y checking declines. It would seem, howewer that the . liquidation of weak accounts and | unsound speculations have been thorough, ang | a8 the public shows little disposition (o trane in stocks there has been a good deal of oy and out buying at the concessions by parmm. | nent o temporary Investors, dividend-paying shares receiving much attention, from. such quarters. -— . Bradstreet's on Trade. the mar- NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Bradstreet’s to-mor- row will say: General trade in wholesale and manufacturing lines is quieting down, but it is worth noting. It is undisturbed by the money situation, the Influences of which have been confined to speculative circles. The holi- day trade, on the other hand, has been given a decided impetus and comparisons with the same ot ng years are uniforml favorable. little doubt remaining that alth ‘the retall trade In seasonable lines has been the | d exports, exchange rates | somewhat indirect way | been adjusted and the | | | | | ng_a shade up at | duction been greater, | mount upw 3| were disastrous for a roud to double its earn- | most of B2 effected in some localities by unfavorable Weather holiday specialties have enjoyed ex- ceptional activity. As regards prices it is a Rwible fact that as many staples have advanced this week as have declined, while by far the larger number of quotations have Temained steady or firm. The strength of tex- tiles 1s stll a most notable feature of the general situation. Cotton goods are heavily $0ld ahead by agents and a very large spring business has already. been booked. Raw cot- ton is firm and unchanged on the week, partly OWing to the light receipts and to reafiirma- ton of a short crop estimated by the De- partment of Agriculture. Manufactured goods, where not advanced, are firmly held. Wool is' less active than of late, but prices are not less firm and some finer §rades are qugted higher. The London market cloted ‘at an advance over the last sale and talk of higher prices with the first of the vear is common. Woolen goods share the strength of ‘the raw materlal and silks and products are also firmly held. Corn. among tha ce};enl!, has displayed a speclally strong tone, owing to small receipts and depleted stocks. Provisions have weakened after the recent advance, but lard and pork are still higher than last week, and hog re- Ce1pts are rather emalier than expected. Wheat has been steady, partly on foreign reports of cold weather, partly because of intimations of international’ disturbancex. and because of ex- pectaticns of a bullish Government crop re- port. In most lines of fron and steel quietness and firmness are confident. Estimates of produc- tion point to a net gain in stock, and a source of strength fs the claim made that the fur nace capacity for half of next year at least 18 already hooked. Dealings in ore have been active and although nothing Iike the rush to book production witnessed a_year aso has heen Séen a large part of next year's output 1s expected to be placed by the close of the vear. What little weakness there is percepti- ble 18 in a few lines of finished product. Hardware iy in quite active demand at a number of markets on holiday spectalties. In other metals there tn considerable irregularity. Tin is again dull and copper is being shaded, while lead is higher. The open season, usually not regarded as favorable in the anthracite al trade, is this year welcomed because it allows of ‘unimreded shipments later than usual. High water in the Ohlo has released a large Tunllly of bituminous coal and the outlook 1s for replenished Western stocks. At the East, however, bituminous coal is still in_scant supply. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 3,260,643 bushels, against 5,133,- 231 bushels last week, 6,243,858 bushels in the corresponding week last vear, 4,464,399 bushels in 1897, 3520.626 bushels in 159 and 2,056,043 bushels in 1895, Since July 1, this season. the exports of wheat aggregats 97,559,626 bushels. against 109,- 720,853 bushels last year, and 115,509,187 bushels Failures for the week in Canada number 2, ainst 31 last week. 31 in this week a year g0, 43 In 1897, 39 In 1596 and 42 Dun’s Review of Trade. o — NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will say to-morrow Unusual depression in stocks this week has layed the great divergence between the trading and the productive industries of the country and its speculation. Never has pro- the number of hanis employed larger, the wages distributed higher, nor the purchasing power based on earn| greater than at this time, and never have ditlons of trade or returns of earnings and ness for transporters. Yet as the earnin of the rail s and manufacturing companies 1 their st cline us if ings and ruinous for a mill to realize unpre- cedented prospects. Inflated capitd®ization has, | of course, done much harm and speculative excitement has counted profits In many cases long before they were earned. Money markets here and abroad have been strained by British reverses In South Africa, and wherever they were overloaded have been pushed to quick and disastrous instead of gradual liquidation. The result is that the industries and trans- porting companies realize great profits, the speculative holders of their stocks realize se- | vere losses. Iron productfon still expands. The Iron Age reports the output of pig 295,939 tons weekly December 1, against 253522 tons November 1. The decrease in stocks not held by the great steel companies is 5200 tons. A Pittsburg com- pany bought 40,000 tons of Bessemer for § at Valley mill, 'which is below recent pric: and Gray forge is quoted a shade lower at 21. Bers are again irregular, 21c for com- mon at Pittsburg and 2.2c for refined at the Fast and plates’ not exceeding sixty are sold at 2.4c by mills out of orders, while sald 2.4c 1s shaded at times for No. 27 but nearly vorks still ha orders far ahead and In other specialties prices are unchanged. The collapse of London speculation dropped the quotation of tin to 24c here, with recovery to 25%4c, and copper is weak at 16%c, but lead i3 a shade stronger. The boot and shoe works are hastening de- lverles to meet the enormous consuming de- mand and have shipped from Boston 186421 cases in two weeks of December, against -:2, 665 last year and still less in any other ycar except 1597, when 191,524 cases were shipped The same dealers who urge early delivery « past orders at lower prices are slow to p more at the higher prices now asked, while the works holding orders for some time ahead are not anxious to take more &t present. The approaching holidays make all welcome a season of quiet. Leather continues very strong, with scanty supplies of sole but great demands for upper. The movement of wheat 1s i declined only e, fraction higher. Atlantic exports of wheat, flour included, have In two weeks of Deces ber been onl 5,604 bushels, against 11,179, 59 bushels last vear, and Pacific exports were .501.987_bushels, agalnst 1.298,514 bushels last Shrinkage in Western receipts only 8, having come forward in two 45,411 bushels last year, is the movement then was ppointing, but weeks, agalnst remarkable, thoug! abnormal o ports of breadstufts in November decreascd ),000, visions and $13,000,000 in_cotton, lowered the value of staple ‘Xpflrt' $15,337,587 In spite of an increase of $2000,000 in oil.” But enormous shipments of products made the excess of ex- ports over Imports more than $49,000,000 for the month. Wool 414 not advance further, though sales scarcely dimin! nd have been 22.075.000 unds In two weeks at the three chief ma: Fets. "so far exceeding ‘all consuming dema: that speculation must still account for most of the business, but there was less excitement and more buying by small works. No change in quotations of good appear, though in xome heavy weights for fall nces of 10 to 15 cent are reported. i P Failures for the week were 218 in the Unitrd States, against 251 last year, and 26 In Canada, against 31 last yea ! New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—FLOUR—Receipts, 14,- 713 bbls; exports, 25,691 bbls; inactive and nearly steady, with buyers 5@10c under the mar} WHEAT—Receipts, 54,575 bushels; exports, 5 Spot market easy: No. 2 red, T¥c f. o. No. 1 Northern Duluth, 79%c f. o. b. afloa No. 1 hard Duluth, 90%c f. o. b. afloat spot; No. 2 red. 72%c elevator. Options closed easy at iye decline, following local sales and liberal Ar- gentine shipments. Subsequent slight declines were prompted by fears of a bearish Govern- ment report and an entire absence of impor- tant export demand. Finally the market rallied slightly with Corn and closed steady at ‘ac di cline. March closed at 75%c; May closed ic; July closed at 73%c; December closed at T2, EATHER—Steady. WOOL—Dull OFFEE — Closed quiet, 10 points 1 les, 19.750 bags. including January, 35 7 March, $ 90G5 %5; May, $6 05 July, $61 gust, $ 20; September.” $ 2568 30; October, $§ 25 @6 20; Nov $6 35, Spot—Rio,_stead. 7 invoice, §%c; 'No. 7 jobbing, THc. Steady. SUGAR—Raw, firm; held higher. Refined, steady: BUTTER—Receipts, 24% packages. Market | quiet and steady. Western Creamery, 23g2ic; June Creamery, 22@2%c; factory, 151:@20c. SGGS—Receipts, 532 packages. Market steady. Western ungraded, 16g22ic; Western, i@2dc, loss off. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Evaporated Apples ruled moderately active and steady at un- changed prices. “California Fruits, quiet. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, Sasisc: prime, 4@7c; cholce, TN@SKc; fancy, Sa@de. ALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNES—34@GSc per ity Moorpark, 15@18c. Ib, as to size and qu : unpeeled, 732@10c. APRICOTSRoyal, PEACHES—Peeled, Chicago Grain Market. I CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Provisions were em. phatically strong to-day, sentiment was di cidedly bullish and the market active through- out. Opening figures were over vesterday's close, the hog supply being light and prices at the yard firm. With the price up, there wa an excellent demand, commission houses com- ing Into the pit with good outside orders. Speculators hought with confidence in even better figures later on. Packers were not anxi- ous to take profits and as the session pro- gressed bldders steadily advanced their figures. he DToMt-taking at one time checked the ad- vance temporarily, but the close was very near the top, May pork closed 30 cents over yester- g I May ribs 15c higher. o e Wheat was dull and heavy, there being a general disposition to awalt the Government crop report, which was not due until after trad- ing hours. The opening was steady on the strength of light Northwest receipts. and the steadiness of the Liverpool market, open- chary. however. expecting the: port to be rather h-urllll‘h. off, touchi - it reaction caused by h:;‘:nm "mu"l.;gum but 1t | inches | with corn a | which, with the losses of $500,000 in | | | the close was at the “‘put’ figure, the windup leaving May 4c lower at 68tac. Corn was a bit easier on freer country offer- ings and better weather for the movement. The strength of provisions, however, had a | steadying effect and the market sustained only & ight loss, closing steady. May closed % own. The oats market was stagnant and lifeless, such slight motions as it made being in sym- pathy with corn. May closed a shade under yesterday at 24iye. The leading futures ranged as follow At ‘heat N December 101212 1035 103 106 Oat Groats, wheat Flo Oats (barre! weak. Feed MIDDLIN FEEDSTU ton: Compre Harle; moth 4c: ' No. $149; Prime Ti, , $243; ) bbl. 38 8510 35; Lard, per 109 ibs, Short Rib sides, loose. Shoulders, boxe: boxed, $555@5 Foods, per gallor Articles— Flour, bbly Wheat, bu Corn, bu. Oats, bu. Rye,’ bu. Barley, bu On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter ,finfi-{c‘et :l:-l -lugy; creamery, lsfié&‘ dalry, Pl: N eese, l, 3 @12%e. o B gz ch rm, %@L, Egss, ffm; e Gl Fereign Futures. .\\‘ i LIVERPOOL. eat— Dec. Mar. May. Opening . b 104 5 10}‘; Closing . : 510 597 PARIS. Wheat— Dec. Mar.-June. | Opening 18 50 19 40 Closing 184 192 Flour— Opening 420 B Clostng ... 40 %15 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—CATTLE—Steady, un- changed; cows steady: canners firm; fed Tex- ans steady, In good demand; good feeders firm. Fancy Christmas steers, $7GS 50; good to cholce, 35 40@6 50: poor to medium, $4 3G5 mixed stockers, 3343 75; selected feeders, 34 2574 63; §00d to cholce cows, $3 50@4 30; heifers, $3 506 505; canners, §2@3; bulls, a4 20; calves, $1 @7 0; fed Texas beeves, $4 steers, $3 2G4 05. { HOGS—Market 2%c to 5o higher; clearance grass Texas €0od. Mixed and butchers, $3 95@4 50; good to cholce, $4G4 15; rough heavy, $4 63G4 9; light, | 33 9544 10; bulk of sales, $id4 10. | HEEP—Steady; go: to choice lambs strong. Natlve wethers. $4G4 15: lambs, $4@4 ern wethers, $i@4 50; Western lambs, $4 Recelpts—Cattle, 200; hogs, 24,000; West- London Wool Sales. LONDON, Dec. 15—There was a good attend- ance at the sale of Cape of Good Hope and | Natal sheepskins held in Mincing lane to- | day. All the offerings were sold, the home trade securing the bulk. Long and short wooled skins were %d and coarse %4@%d higher. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Taken as & whole the metal market to-day was easier on a better class of news from abroad and the west, later leading to increased inquiry from the real buy- ers and confidence of sellers. At best business was slack all day. The Metal Exchange called: | PIGIRON—Warrants, lower to sell at the close. LAKE COPPER—Nominal, at $16 75@17. TIN—Steady, at $25a25 50. LEAD—Steady, at $ 65G4 15. SPELTER—Steady, at $4 6564 75. The brokers' price for lead is $4 45 and for copper $17. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec of the Treasury shows ance, $287,695, 15.—To-day's condition | Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 15.—Consols, 102 1-16; silver, 74d; French rentes, 100f Wheat cargoes Off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on passage, rather firmer, partly 34 higher; No, 1 standard Callfornia, 20s; English country mar- kets, firm. DON, Dec. 15.—Wheat firm; No. 1 stand- ‘alifornia, :_wheat in ‘Paris, weak; flour in Paris.” weak: French country markets, steady: weather in England, frosty. COTTON—Uplands, 43,d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot firm; No. 2 spring, 6s Futures quiet; March, bs 10d; May, 58 97d. CORN—Spot firm; American mixed, 3s Futures steady; December, 3s 6d. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 1i.—Clearings, $40,- 699; balances, $92,277. Northern Wheat Market. OREGO! PORTLAND, Or., Dec. Walla, 51@52c; valley, 51G52 WASHINGTON TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 15.—-WHEAT—Club, | 60%c; blue ‘stem, 52 %d. —WHEAT—Walla blue stem, e o LOCAL MARKETS. | Exchange and Bullion. | Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... — - $4 8215 Sterling Exchange, sight - 4 81 Sterling Cables. - 489 | New York Exchange, sight. - 121 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 1 Fine Stlver, per ounce. = N Mexican Dollars . - m,l Wheat and Other Grains. i WHEAT—The Willlam Tillle takes for Cape Town 65,862 ctls, valued at $19,630; Lord Cairns, for Cork, 45.69 ctls, at $43,%60. The market was. dull, with & decline in fu- | tures. | Liverpool advanced %c. Argentine shipments were 550,000 bushels. The Chicago market was | very tame, with little news. There were more | sellers than buyers and it was a small day. | The Government fssued its report, ziving the | crop of 1899 at 547,300,000 bushels, or'12.2 bushels | per acre. There were 201,700,000 bushels winter and 25,000.000 bushels spring. The new winter crop Is estimated at 30,150,000 acres, or 20000 | mors than last fall, and the condition is placed at 97.1 per cent. Spot Wheat—Shipping, 97%@%%c; milling, $1 @102%. l CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May— 8000 ctls, | ecund Session—May—400 ctls, $1 04%: 10,000, 1 0415 Regular Morning Session—May—24,000 ctls, | §1 04242 14,00, 31 04%; December, 190012100 culs, 1 08% . Afikrmoon Session—No sales: | BARLEY—There fs nothing new to report, | the market being neglected. Exports from this port during the first sleven months of the year amount to 3,745,300 ctls. ued at $2.539.600, against 735,52 ctls, at $910,116, | during the same time last year. Feed, #c for No. 1 and 60G7¢ fo Brewlug and ehipping grades, Mer, nominal. CALL BOARD SALFES, Informal session—9:1 o'clock—No sales, Second Session—No sales. piicsuiar Morning Sesslon—May—000 ctis, Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Holders report a very firm market with an advancing tendency in the lower grades. White, $1 10@1 30: Red, $1 07%@1 20; $1 0%@1 17%: Black, 97%c@$1 074, Lt CORN—Eastern White Is quoted at 31 02159 1G5 per ctl, and Eastern yellow at §1 051 15 RYE—$1@1 05 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at 51 9082 15 per ct1, Flour and Millstuffs. Shipment of 4000 barrels Flour to Liverpool, FLOUR—Callfornia family extras, $3 6033 75, usval terms: bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; O, and Washington, $3 4083 50 Ber 0L for extra, Hi for superfine. as fol- : Graham 82 75; Rye eal. $2 50: | Mustard, 4G | per box; | rins, Reds, $3 25@ ncminal; Lin D B Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatoe: Vegetabl POTATO! 60@70c; Burbanks, 40 banks, $1d1 Merced. ONIONS—90c@$1 25 per ctl for all kinds. VEGETA String_Bea geles Angeles, 10c 12ic per Ib Squash, Farina, $4 50 )“'bnl! Pearl Barley, $5 50 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. There has been no Hay market for two days, Owing to the rain. The feeling continues very BEANS-B: @3: large White, $2 40@2 ED PEAS—Nlles, $1 50G1 %0; per cti. $4 50; Hominy, $3 $4@4 25 Cracked Wi Wheat in r, hy $5G7 25; sacks, stuffs remain as before. BRAN—$13614 per ton. S—$17G20 per ton. FFS—Rolled Barley, C 50; Cottonseed Meal, $25 eat, $7 5045 50 for common to good Wheat and Oat, $1G9; for cholce: sed, $7@10 per ‘tom. STRAW—%@gite per bale. Beans and Secds. All descriptions are quiet and unchanged. yos, $3 253 50; small White, 32 90 Pinks. $2 650! 350; Blackeye, $4 50G4 75; Butter ma, $4 $06G5; Pea, §343 2; Red Kid- er ctl, rown Yellow | Hze: 14 3ic per for Eastern; Alfaifa, 24@3c; Hemp, 4G4%; and Onfons are steady. Los Angeles | re in good supply. 25; Oregon Burbanks, LES—Green Peas, 5@%c Sar ;. Cabbage, 40@3c; matoes, 75c@41 25; Egg Plant from Los Dried Okra, Garlic, 4@5c; Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 6Géc; Dried Peppers, 8Gl0c; Car- rots, 30G40c per sack; 6e@3l per bo: Cucumbers, §1; Los Angeles Marrowfat Sqi per ton; Mushrooms, 15@2c per Ib. Poultry and Game. There are still large stocks of Eastern on the market and quotations for some kinds are in Game shows very little still lower. supply and change. POUL/ H@lic; Gees ng; 5@3 50 for Pigeons, $1 p uabs. $1 25 inglish Sni $1 5@l 50. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. The lower grades of Butter are weak, but Creameries show no further loss In strength. Cheese is firm, and some dealers are getting over the quota- Stocks of all tions. Eggs are about as before quoted, but the not firm. marke BUTTE 20c; Pick| Eastern, 1 CHE AME—Quall, Canvasback, $3 Dairy—Faney, common, Dressed Turkeys are wealker. "RY—Live Turkeys, 13@Mec for blers and 13@Ue for Hens; Dressed Turke: G2; Goslings, $1 75 | Ducks, $4@450 for old and $4 50G5 0 for Hens Roosters, e, per pair, $1 $3Gi: Young Roosters, 32G4: Fryers, $3 60, r large and $2 per dozen for ol d and $1 ozen’; pe, I kinds are ample. Creamery—Fancy creamery, 24c; seconds, 219 @Se tor ladle packed. Cholce mild new, 12% ol Young America, 124@ic; Eastern, Western, 135,@15c per Ib. 3GS—Quoted at 2 3% per dozen for ranch. 18@15c for fi ¢ per doze: Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. There is n are in free are plentitul DECIDUO Apples—35@65c_per box for common, 75c@$1 for good and $1 25G1 50 for choice; Lady Apples, #1502 per box BE Cape Cod Cranberries, Cranberries, Persimmon: Winter P cases Honey The market for everything except Honey fs flat and no improvement Is expected until after There is no pressure to sell, as dealers generally belleve in firm prices the turn of Seedlings, 1 50a1 p 50 for common and $2G4 for good to chole Mexican Limes, $44 50; S0c: Bananas, $130@3 per bunc £ 50@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Shipment of 784 pounds of Deeswax and 125 | rsts and 15q for seconds n. 0 change worthy of note. supply and weak, 1. US FRUITS— trawberries, $2G3 §7 50GS 50; $150 per box. 5@50c per box. le@$2 per box . CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, Pomelo: $1G2; Lem Calt roja Li to Liverpool. the year. when business is resumed. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, 4%c for 40-50°s, 4@4%c for & for 70-50's, 3c for $0- Apricot: Slc for Sta fancy; Appl @ Slc; White Unbleached -60's, 3%c for 60- ards, 6¢6%c for choice a pnl,:d Peaches, 12%4@15c; Ev jo: tarines, $l@Sc per Ib for red; Pears, 640 quarters and 5@l0c for haives: Black Fi Sun-dried, 5@S%c per Figs, 4@fc: Bleached Plu Plums, 7@7%c for pitted for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per 1b, 10c; cholee, Sc; standard, Sc; prime, 6c: un- bleached Thomps 1 80-1b boxes, Ge; 2-crown loose Muscatels, 5%c: 3-crown, 6ic: 2-crown, $1 80 per box: 3-crown, Clusters, $2; prices are unbleached Sultanas, Sc; 4-crown, 7c; London Dehe: $250; Imperial, 0. b. at common shipping points in_California. NUTS — C| and 4iric hestnuts, dshell; Eastern and for California; i Filberts, 11%@i2; Pecans, uts, $4 5065, HONEY—Comb, 11%®@12¢ fo. bry 11c for lght The Chicago market was reported more ae- tive yesterday. Here pure Lard was advanced e per pound. Local deal, is in the fac where Hams M CURED heavy, Si4c 121c for extra light and 13c for Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 12§ 12%0; (' Mess Beef, 312 per bbi Hams, nomi; Mess, $13; Famil extra clear, U@14%e per LARD — Tierces compound and 71 8c; 10-1b tins, Size: G-1b tins, 8% COTTOLENE—Tierces, 74G™%¢ per 1b. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell lc under about Heavy saiteq steers, 12c; medium, 1lc: light, 10%c; Cowhides, 1le; Stags, 7 Salted Kip, 104sc; Calf, 1lc: Dry Hides, sound, 18% @ 15c; cull brands, 15 Dry Kip and Veal, i%e; Dry Calt, | 181 %5 eac large and $t TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, ic per Ib; No. 2 light amber extracted, 6% epskins, yearlings, 0@35c amber: water white Provisions. Bacon was steady. ers a e of a recent advance » reported very fir TS — Bacon, $ie for .ight medium, at ‘m. na $1750; Mess, 316 ib. 4c for pure: half-| quotations. h: mediu; “for small; S0c. 4c; refined, 6lsc; grease, 2ic. WOOL— Fall clip, San Joaquin plains. 9910c; South- 11@13c; Hum ern Oregon, Jorthern = Mountafn, free, 11@14c; Northern Mountain, defective, 10g ern, 8@loc: and Mendoct; Valley Oregon, 1ic ver Ib. Middle Count: no, 16@17c: Ei 1T@ise; HOPS—6G%c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Marke?. BEEF—1@7t%c per 1b for Steers and $%g7c for Cows. VEAL—$@10c per 1b. MUTTON wethers, A per 530 or hedram A TGO c for medium and 565 Hogs and feeders, 5%c; dressed Hogs, 7@Sic. General Merchandise. BAGS—Calcutta Graln B;fi“7fl‘?:“ Bags, 28@30c: Fruft Bags, fc. 6%c and 6%c for the three grades of white and Tic for bleached Jute. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton: New Welling- Seattle, §7; ton, $8; Sout hfleld Wellington, $7 Flour, §3 50; Rolled $5; Split Peas, §; Green Peas, $16 50@17 50 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $26@27; job- nut Cake, §20G2 Cracked Corn. $24@25. Mixed ; “Timothy, ireen, §175 —Early Rose, 9§%c; River Red 5¢ per ctl; Salinas Bu S0c@s1 1 Sweet Potatoes, — for River and §1 25 for @3 25" for small: Wa2 5 for se, $3G3 50; L2 Honkers, 250 per dozen; Jack good to cholce, 17%@ ; firkin, 20@21c; creamery @25c for store and 3@ Eastern—Cold storage, fresh, while Lemons are in light supply and firm. Apples $1@150; Japanese Manda. and ¢ for 90-100's. @13 for Royals, 12%@16c for Moor- parks and 12@l4c for Blenheims; Peaches, 1 60. S@l0c; Walnuts, for standards and 9@l0c for softsheil; monds. 11%@12c for paper-shell, $@lbe for saft | h Peanuts, i%,@6%¢ for Brazil Nuts, ght and 10 1 e ant e | Te; dark, Sie cutting Hams again, some sales as low as 1lzc are reported per 10%¢ for light, Sugar-cured’ ®; Smoked Beet, auoted at G%c per Ib for | barrels, pure, | | : long . 82562 T for c: ewes, 6%c per Ib. Ib. 5%@5%e for small, for large. 43 75; $5 BOT: Corn- ver ton. per 1b; Los An- Summer uash, $20 heavy Gob- $3 50a4; | Brollers, | Gate, | commenced AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE P EMPORIUM AT HORSE MARKET, 2a 220 Valencia Street, THIS SATURDAY, Dec. We will sell 50 head of DAY. 16, at 11 O'clock. f Work, Road and Drafe Horves, from 4 to 7 years old and weight from 1000 to 1500 1bs, ail broke and sound. lic s invited ‘to call and examine this st and see them in b s Office—327 Sixth stree The pub- el ® any time before sale. LLIVA.. & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE Of % HEAD to 1600, st EIGHTH Oakland, SATURDAY, ine. Fr:r HORSES, weighing from 1000 and Dee. HARRISON STS., 16, at 1 p. m., rain sacks; Pennsyl nel, 930 per ton, 015 Coke, $13 in_sacks. “During the week t liveries of coal from two from B arrivals continue we Washington tish Columbia, Ardiff, 3543 tons; total, nia Anthracite Egg, $13; Can- Rock prings and Cas per ton in bulk an larrison’s circular says here have been six de- 702 tons; 5 tons. pull through 3 will the winter in good shape, as the quantity deliverel fully equals the amount consumed this week It now looks as 1f the frelght market for the shortly be relaxed. a: releasing congestion In the coa movement of coal w the Government has transports. some of which will naturally dift into coal transporta tlon; there is plenty of room for them have been two serious week, accompanied wi case.” The delivery of terfered with, a: mined ready for may discommode the Sc for fuel for a time. the price of all coals freights; the two added they have fully delivery, but the acc Carbon Hill mine Is much more Latest cabled quo from Great Britain report marked adva hera colliery explosions this th loss of life Comox will n outhern Pacific s well as a stiffening 4 together make Eng a . fuel tmports almost prohibitory." RICE # Bas $4 5712@5; SUGAR-—The W ny quotes term Eibes, A Crushed Powdered, e Granulated, 4%¢ China mixed, nd; Golden C, 4%c rels, rels or its equivalent. S%c; boxes, STac per CAN truit, 2 mon 'to Liverpool. Japan, $4 55@5; Louisiana, $4 5045 ‘onfection: fornia A, —: Magnolia A, 4'sc: Extra ¢, barrels, i4c ‘more; boxes, 'l more; i3c more. No order taken for less than 75 D’ GOODS—Shipment of cases vegetables and 25,31 cases sal- $3 803 90: China N 4 9G5 10; Hawatia " ted, y Granu 3 A, e 1-16c more; 30- Dominces, half-barreis, 1b. 76,510 cases $3G3 50; Snipe, | | 14, 1%e; 15%4@16e; 1@ Oranges £o0d $1 50G2 25 | 319 | on: me: I%e [ a7 for 1 $@sc; and ¢ Seedles Layers, ~ Fancy $3. Al Al- 1gllc; Chicago, | b for $14: extra Prime Pork, 314 50, Wool, e Wool | Wheat, ctis Receipts o FOR DEC Flour, qr sks.... 17, f Produce. EMBER 15. Sugar, sks Sugar, bbls . | Barley, ctis Lime, bbls . Oats, ctls . . 430 Hay, tons orn, ctls 10 Straw, tons Cheese, ctls 47 Hops, " bales . W2 Butter, ctls 161 Wool, bags ...... 23 Tallow, ctls Peits, bndis ..... = 4 Beans,' sks ... Hides, No M= Potatoes, sks .... 1530 Eggs, doz . . 600 Ontons, sks Leather, rolls Shorts, sks . Wine, ga. Bran, ‘sks ... 3,060 Brandy, gals . Middiings, sks 100 AUSTRALIA, Wool, bales Family Retail Market. — . Eggs are cheaper ag: are unchanged. ain. Butter and Cheess Fruits and Vegetables are about the same as last week. Thers are summer Vegetables on Poultry is very plentitul, came in from the East plenty of Los Angeles the market. as ten carloads this week. Game, is in good supply and cheaper. There is no chan, in M ts. The stormy weather makes Fish scarce and dear. Coal, per ton— nel $—@11 ©|Castle Gate.. —@13 80 Wellington . —10 00[Southfieid New Wellin, o to|co e lington s 1] ton — B ‘oos Bay. - Seattls 9 08— Dairy Produce, ete.— Butter, fancy, per, Common Eggs....25Q— square . S0@53 Ranch E Do, per roll. —@4| dozen ool Do, good —@4 Honey Comb, per =815 pound .. 15 Cheese, Eastern..17¢20) . eXtracted. & Cheese, Swiss.... 20825 Meats, per Ib— 17| Pork, fresh 20| Pork, sait Do, good . 15| Pork’ Chops . Corned Beef . 10| Round Steak. Ham, Cal .. Sirloin Steak . Do, Eastern — Lard ... 15 Mutton . 15 Lamb 12915 Poultry and Game— Cranberries, Grapes, per 1b...10G12 Huckleberries, ib..—@10 dozen....15@25, Vegetables— Artichokes, doz... doz" . 15 white, ib.. 5G— Colored. 1b. 5 Lima, ib.. — Cabbage, eac! . b0 Caulifiowers, each 510 Celery, bunch Cucumbers, doz.. Cress. doz’ bnchs. 2067 Egg Plant, Ib..... 1562 per Ib. Green Peas, Ib.... $410 Thyme, ib . Lentils, 1o . - 8@ § Turnica. dor Lettuce, doz Tomatoes, Ib. Fish— | Barracuda . |Shrimps Carp T i Coarnish Flounders Halibut .... Herring Kingfish Mackerel Do. Horse. $ Sweet Potatoes. Porterhouse, d |Emoked Heef . |Pork Sausages..12 |Veal ns, Ib. Strawberries, per drawer. . | Walnuts, Ib. [Ontons, 1b ... |Okra, ary, per i | Peppers, “green, 1b | Potatoes, b .. sgio 5 ‘ Parsnips, doz . Radishes. dz beh: Sage. dox bnchs..2s String Beans, Ib Summer Squash, &l a - Da hardshell, 100 451 Crabs, each ......10 Do softshell,doz 3@ Mussels, qut......108 Oysters. Cal, 10040850 Do Eastern, dz.3560 Perch .. — Pompano . Rockfish . 150 — Salmon, fresh.....20G— Salmon, smoked..—t720 -— THE STOCK MARKET. There was a falr business in securities Gas & Electric declined from $4 terday. 3 to $53 75, and Alaska Packers' from $117 75 to 117 There were no marked changes in stocks. The Paraffine Paint quarterly dividend of one of 25 cents on the The Pacific on_the 14th. The American Fuel its first dividend of 2 The Oakland G and Sunset Telephone c dividends yesterd: The Spring V a dividend of 42 cents The Contra Costa W Auxiliary Fire Alarm €o | paid_an_extra’ dividend of 5 cents per shar® Company and the P 'y Water Company will the oil Company will pay a 25 cents and an extra 20th. Oil Company w cents per share ompanies paid the usial v share on the 2th or Company pald & ividend of 40 cents per share yesterday STOCK AND BO: ND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Dec. 15-2 p. m U S Bonds— B “ Equit G L Co. 5% % - ™ al El Co. 144 - 5 G .. s Pac Gas Imp.. — M |Pac Light Co. — Cal- — SFG&E.. 6% cc 109 "110% 'San Francisco. 3% Ed Stockton Gas.. 13 Facl | Insurance— Geary Firem's Fund. 228 — HC Bank Stocks— Do Anglo-Cal . LA Bank of Cai. 400 @ — La lcaisDaT. - = Do |First Nationl. 25 — Do |Lon P & A3 1% LA Merchnts” Ex. — 16 Mark |Nev Nat Bk 190 Do Savings Banks— NEe Ger S & L.. 5 - N R Hum 8 & L. Liee N R Mut v Bk... 3 45 NP & F sav U... 000 — NP Sav & L So.. — N Cal Sec Sv Bk... — 19 0GL | Cnion T Co...1400 inee Oak | Street Railronds— Oak W Californta ..... Ocean Gea. Om C P&Cl Pk & O Bryant, $; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $5; Scotch, —: Cumbe; rland, 397 in bulk and 15 A