The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1899, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER B3 - 1, SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Local securities active and unsettled. Silver declined. Exchange unaltered. All grains dull at about previous prices. Hay and Feedstuffs eak and inactive. Nothing doing in Beans and Seeds. Swmmer Vegctables higher. No variatio g better Game bringing better price Apples and Oranges plentiful and quiet. Nothing doing in Dried Fruits. Potatoes and Onions unchanged. | in Butter, Cheese and Eggs. wnder lighter stocks. Charters. Topinger & Oo. are loading the ships Galena Cambrian Warrior with wheat at Portland pe, the former at 36s 3d and the latter 34 Arnnie M. Campbell loads lumber st Ta- for Honolulu Failures This Year. n elr annual tssued ¢ R G Dun & Co h S Dres 1 ot total labil €28 last year, 40, mgainst § € : abilities of brokers and transp 2. against this. year Witk The 2ol the bulletin the Treas- wing figures taken fi alue of the prin- exported from the en months ended 53, cotte cattle and %; totals, men: articles eleven 3655, 500, = for the same Weather Report. 120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISOD, De: wing are the pared with t nfalls mea WEATHE CONDITIC AND GENERAL FORECAST. An area of high pressure overiies the Rocky tain regi e past twelve hours long are £ & storm has risen over Northern Washington. In the »rnfa the temperatures below the normal ashingte city Is re from the | Cana Chy Canadian Pacific da Southern .. apeake & Ohlo . Chicago Great Western 3 Burlington & Quincy. Ind & Loulsville ra Manha Minnea Missou: Mobile Kon Read Pau! exas Adams Americ United for o thirty rly wind: heavy fr Californin—Fair Thursday; srsday morning heavy light northerly winds, evada—Clondy: warmer Thursday Utah—Fair Thursday Arizona—Falr Thursday: heavy frost in cen- tral ports: San Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy Thursday, threatening at_night; warmer; fresh south- easterly wind ALEXANDER G. McADIE, srecast Official EASTERN MARKETS New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The stock market guve & demonstration of improved tone and | nerve in the spirit with which it accepted & slump of 13% points in Brookiyn Transit, ac- companied by sympathetic weakness in other stocks allled to 1t It cannot be said that this viclent decline was viewed with indif- ference, for it effectunlly checked the advanc- ing tendency in the general market and worked & reaction ex! ding over 2 points In a num- ber of standard railroad stocks and from 4 to 7 points in some of the industrials, Thanks o the earlier rise in the market, however, and the following the slump net losses are in nearly all cases small and some substantial gains are shown by important stocks. break in Brooklyn Transit was attributed to | i | | | The | the forced liquidation of @ large inside ac- count, concerning which many unfavorable | rumors of Monday were revived in full force and exaggerated by the bears with a view to breaking the market. At this time last year, after a notable sdvance, the stock sold at about the high Jevel at 157 without ever havi: In the demoralization which fol- lowed the sudden death of ex-Governor Flower pald and by April of this year it touched | the organized efforts to support and save the | conversed upon the stock and kept it mf. There was that to be ---wmpl&h—d to-day and it pursued its course, but was not allowed to unsettle and demoralize the whole miarket as was the case on Monday. The tone of the market during the early hours wa n4 fluctuations rather wide. Prices had ad- noed and recetved an additional impulse up- ward with the announcement of the increase in New York Central's dividend rate, that etock rising to 130 Extreme declines from the high level in other than Brooklyn Transit were: Sugar. 7%: Federal Steel, 6; People's Gas, Manhatian ‘and Tennessee Coal about & snd Tobacco and Metropolitan 4. The weak- mess in raliroad stocks which showed the larg. est_declines could be traced In part to the mame sources as those which were nstble for the break in Brookiyn Transit. The de- clines extended to 3 points only in Rock Tsland, Atchison preferred, Burlington, St. Paul and Touteville. In Brooklyn Transit, Sugar, Fed- eral Steel, Tennessee Coal and People's Gas the recovery reached 3 to 614 points and it amounted from 1 to 2 points all through the list. It viclssitudes since then have been many and various, and transactions in it alone have gone to make up the bulk of trading | on the Stock Exchange on many days. There have been single weeks when the total trans- actions in this stock excerded several fold ite total capital ismie and it has been the favorite of the 1y speculative clase, who delight in manipulation and mystery. Previous to this week ita low price for this year had been Thig, On Monday 1t touched 6% In the generai demoralization, To-day it touched 61 and re- bounded 6%. This review of the course of & wingle stock I8 fertfle in suggestion of ex: planation of the whole meries of events in this week's market. During the day when Brook. Transit was showing most acute weakness the rate for call money was 4 per cent and was in plentiful supply. The rate at no time rose above § per cent and In the late dealings fell to 3 per cent, or yesterday's low level During the day sn engagement of gold for shipment to London was announced and ru- mors were current of further heavy engage. ments to go out on Saturday. The announce- ment and the prospect seemed to have no effect on the local money market. The anomoly of & 2 per cent money rate and gold being allowed to go out while stocks are forced to liguidation &t heavy sacrifices warrants no other conclusion than that the security offered for loans to carry in some instances i unsatisfactory. Such 18 Known to be the case. Yesterday's measures of protection and relief were still in foroe to-day. The market closed strong at the rally at mixed net changes. The bond market was active and showed later reactions from the early strength. making the tone irregular. Total sales, par value, $3,150,- Mfll'nn.fl States 22, 35, old 45 and Ss advanced % in the bid price. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Ehares. Rales. 38 Atchion srefd 900 Baltimore & Ohlp Bla. arly normal except that trading was active | ac rado Southern uthern 1 uthern ware & Hudson ware Lackaw er & Rio : er & Rio Grande prefd do pre t Northern prefd ... cking Valiey linois Central *antral tral prefd City ke Erie & Western hore Louieville & Nashville ttan n Ce apolls & St Louis . & & Missourf Kansas & Texas entral New York Central Norfolk & Western . g Norfolk & Western prefd Northern Pacific ........... Northern Pacific preferred tario & Western R gon Rallway & Navigation . Rallway & N Pennsylvania & 1st prefd 2nd prefd Western | ul prefd = *aul & Omaha .. Southern Pacific n Railway ......... sthern Railway prefd Pacific cific & pre Wheeling & Lake E ing & Lake Erle i an ck Island & Pacific litan Street Railway ville prefd.. Louis nna nde fd Pittsburg & Guif... pstern pre tral & St Louls pre & Texas prefd av prefd.. rn prefd ... San Francisco an Fran fd ie “entral press Compantes— Wells Fargo. Miscellaneous— 1440 American Cotton Ofl... 100 American Cotton Oil prefd 200 American Malting.. ) American Malting prefd... 4% Am Smelting & Ref. .. 1400 American Smelting & Ref prefd 218 American Spi . American Spirits prefd American Steel Hoop. American American America American Tin Plate. American T Fed N N Pacific People’ 62,424 180 10,785 10,225 Sugar P U S 20 reg. Do 88 rek Do 38 ocoup. Do new 4s reg. Do new 4s coup.. Do old 4s reg.... Do old 4s coup. Do Gs reg. Do §s coup. Dis of Col 3.65s. Ala class A Do class B. Do class Do Currency. Atchison Gen Do adj 4s Canada Sou Do § F Deb Chic Term 4s BEERs X 0QT: msn’vs’»gzgfl Homestake Iron Stiver. Mextcan American ntinental Tobacco pre! Federal Steel.. eral Steel pre General Electric National Biscuit... National Biscuit prefid National Lead. National Lead prefd. National Steel National Steel prefd. New York Air Brak orth American. Pacific Coast. . c onst 1st prefd Pacific Coast 24 prefa. Mail Pressed Steel Pressed Steel Pullman Palace Car. ndard Rope & Twine Sugar prefd.......... Tennessee Coal & Iron United States Leather. United States Leather pret United States Rubber. United States Rubber Western Union. Republic Iron & Republic Iron & > C & St Lou Shares sold. in Plate prefd ‘ar_prefd. CLOSING BONDS. Ss. TN 102 Do ds. N Y Cent 1sts. 110 N J Cent gen -133% N _Carolina 6s. Do &s “301% Southern Ry . .8 Stana R & T @s.... 103 Tenn new set 2s.. 9 .68 |Tex & Pac lsts....110 .88 | Do 2ds . 54 .12 |Union Pac 4s. .108 110 Wabash 1sts. a2 | 105 | Do 2ds. . 981 .. 1123 | West Shore 4s......111 110 Wis Cent 1sts...... §8 ..107 | Va Centuries. .8 : 5 . 82 ki icksilver Do pretd. Slerra Nevada.. Standard \Union Con. Yellow Jacket BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money .. Call loans , Time loans Stocks.. Atchison do _prefd Am Sugar do _prefd Bell Hoston & Mal CB&Q .. Ed Elec Til Gen' Electric ao prefd . Federal Steel do prefd Mexican Central Michigan Tel | O1d Dominion bber ... ‘elephonme..... Boston & Albany.. Hoston Elevated ne 340 242 T 188 195 208 a1 s 41, Osceola . 110 100 b 3 Bonds. . | Atchison ds ... | Mining Shares Adventure Allouez Atlantic | Boston_ & Mont. | Butte & Boston. |Cal & Hecla | Centennlal | Franklin | Humboldt 0% Parrot . Winona ..... 435 Wolverines . m’l’llh cenean & e t prefd...... San Fran 2nd prefd 2nd ‘prefd.... per, 5:@6 per cent. Sterling ex- ge, steady. with actual business in bank. |ers’ biils at 84§75 for demand and $4 81 for .| | | | | sixty days. Posted rates, $4 881, Commercial bills, $4 $61:G4 51 certificates, $9@3%kc. Bar silver, s%c. Mexican dollars, 47%c. Government bonds, strong; State bonds, inactive; rallroad bonds, irregular. $1 52@4 8213 and Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec, 20.—To-day’s statement of the cordition of the Tre: shows: Avail- 2ble cash balance, $291,5 gold reserve, $241, 445,266, London Market. NEW YORK. Dec. 2.—The Commercial Ad- vertisers London financial cablegram say The market was weak this morning except for American shares. All other stocks were offered plentifully and liquidation was general. But in | the afternoon the wreckage was absorbed and a better tone developed, especially for Austra- | lians, which had been badly hit. 59s | 13% o 5 & | g | 53 8 | 12 | | 02 8y | 18% [ New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 20 —Money on call, at 2@9 per cent; last loan, 8 per cent. , steady | eased off to the end, dull throughout. The opinion of the street now is that the bank rate will not be raised, and it is hoped that all trouble will be avolded over the set- tiement. The arrangements for that have been completed. Consols were $%. Americans ad- vanced above parity, then half an hour after | the start there was liquidation. All the Ameri- cans were steadily sold until well below parity, New York accepted our prices and the close, well below the best as well as above the worst, | too. They hardened on the street afterward. Sranish fours were 64%: Tintos, 42%: Ana- condas, 7 3-16. The bank bought £27.000 of French gold, £18.000 in bars. The inflow of the week has been £410,000. Call loans were easy to get at a_low point, 414 per cent. The bank did a big business in bills. CLOSING, LONDON, Dec. 20.—Canadian Pacific, 814; ion Pacific preferred, 72i3; Northern Pacific preferred, 12%; Atchison, 13; Grand Trunk, 6%; Anaconda, 7%. Bar silver quiet, 27hd per ounce. TW YORK, Dec. 20.—FLOUR—Raceipts, 17,330 barrels. Very quiet in view of the ap- proaching holidays and nominally easler with wheat. Minnesota patents, $3 80@4 05; winter pat s, $310@3 75; winter straights, $3 35 | 345; winter extras, $2 60G3. | WHEAT — Receipts, bushels. Epot, weak: No. ? red b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, f. 0. b. afloat nominal Options opened firm and verned by room covering and un- mger cables. But in the absence ¢f export trade or important clearances long and short seliing soon developed, with disas- trous effect on prices, which broke 1c a bushel ing the afterncon. Outside accounts have n generally reduced for the holidays. Closed weak at Sc net decline. March, 74%@Tile, sed T4¥c: May, T4RG@T%¢, closed T4¥c; July, e December, 2g72%c, closed T2, HOPS—Quiet. HIDES—Quiet. FOOL—Quiet. Frelghts to Liverpool, dull; grain by steam, a, COFFEE—Options closed firm, net unchanged to 10 points higher. Total saies, 10,20 bas, including: March, §6; ) $6 10; September, 36 3; November, 36 35@6 40. Spot coffee—Rlo, mild, steady. AR—Raw, firm; fair refining, 3 13-16c; trifugal, $6 test, 4%c; molasses sugar, 3 8-16c; refined, steady. BUTTER—Receipts, 3757 packages. Firm: Western creamery, 23@27c; June creamery, 22@ %ise; factory, 15¥@Nc. EGGS—Receipts, 1652 packages. Steady; West- ern ungraded at mark, 16G2lisc; Western, 21Q 24c, loss off. DRIED FRUITS. Evaporated apples In moderate demand for cholce grades only, the rest of the list being neglected. Country advices were better and the market as a whole was steady, with no ma- terial change in quotations. Callfornia fruits in fair request and firm. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 6@6%c: prime, 6X@7c; cholce, TX@8$%c; fancy, FORNTA DRIED PRUNES—3%@Sc per to size and quality. “OTS—Royal, 13@15c; Moorpark, 15@18c. HES—Peeled, 20@22c; .unpeeled, T%@10c. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The market for metals ruled very irregular, with some departments a | shade steadier and others weak and nominal. The cable advices and Western dis falled 1o note pronounced change In markets. utside At the close the Metal Exchange N—Warrants weak for futures. LAKE COPPER—Quiet at §16 50. TI> eady at $24 90G25 25. LEAD—Steady at $4 70@4 75. The brokers' and for copper $16 6. price for lead is $4 4 SPELTER—Dull at $4 60G4 673, CHICAGO, Dec. 20—In the fractional gain which Liverpool exhibited to-day there was some encouragement for the locals who had lcaded up Monday on the English reverses in Scuth Africa and the possibility of more serious complications. The opening here was accord- ingly firm, May up %c from last night at 70% @70%¢c. That proved to be the best mark for day, for clearances were small and the Gemand 'was smaller. The market gradually The war scare holdings were'let out and the price sank to a shade over tho normal plane It occupied at the close Saturday before Buller's defeat, nd the call for additional volunteers came as potent bullish factor. May closed ¥c under vesterday at 63%@69%4c. Corn was weak, principally because of that market's sympathy with wheat, but trade was g May closed %@kc down at 82%c. Oats were dull and weak, ccnsiderable liqul- dation having a depressing effect, as there was little demand. Money closed 3¢ lower at 2%@25%c. Provisions were firm early, but eased off later, closing about steady. May pork closed at qo:‘.’. May lard at $58 and May ribs at o leading tutures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. 6 0 6 &9 288 0 % W woowg fhd 32 a2y S Bomomom 3 et ‘P"L"w;“s T 100m 9eTe 9 no‘ anuary . 3 regd i ael0 30 Do 088 08 A .- ol 530 53 6% 560 5 522 i i h quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. § spring wheat, 64@83%c; No. 2 red, 68@6sc; No. 2 corn, 204c; No. 2 oats, 2%@23c; No. 2 white, 26%@25%c; No. 3 white, 2% @25kc’ No. 2 rye, 62c; No. 2 barley, 38g46c; No. 1 flax- eeed, 31 454 prime timothy seed.’s2 50: mess pork. per barrel, $5 70@9 9: lard, per 100 pounds, 30; short ribs sides (loose). $5 Li@5 40; dry salted shoulders (boxed), %@ short clear sides (boxed), 35 45@5 50;: whisky, distillers’ finished goods, high wines, per gallon, $1 2315, Articles— RN%. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 35, 26,000 Wheat, bushels 1100,000 57,000 Corn, bushels .. 308,000 101,000 Outs, bushels L.1251,000 182,000 Rye, bushels 000 4.000 Bariey, bushels X 17,000 On the Produce Exchanke to-day the butter market was steady; creamery, dats 16@25¢ 6G22c. Cheese, firm; 114@isc. Bys : Treeh, 2. Ty s Foreign Futures. 5 10% 5 10° Closing .. 5 10% 5 0% PARIS. Wheat— Dec. Mar.-June. Opening 18 65 19 30 osing 18 70 845 Flour— ning 2425 2525 Closing 243 2% 45 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—CATTLE—Good to chojes native steers steady. Common slow. Butchers' stock and canners about steady. Stockers and :’:oden firm. Good”m cholce, 35 40@6 85; po;;r medium, 25@5 20 mixed stockers, 3 selected - 2004 0; go0d 0 Siiver | cows, $3 40@4 40; , $3@4 90; canners. 2@ 2 %0; ‘bulls, $2 M{h';g:":lh‘el, $@7; fed Texas 2 > firm: “” €00d to cholce heavy, $4 05G4 15: roul . %3 99@4; light, §3 9G4 10; bulk of sales, i 12%. < SHEEP‘:erkn strong_and active. _Native wethers, $3 90774 50, lambe, $#@5 60; Western wethers, $4G4 40; Western lambs, $4 65@5 6. uw'bll “attle, 14.500; hogs, I Boston Wool Market. I # 265 HOGS—Stro hade higher; closed :ullr clearance. Mixed and butchers — BOETON, Dec. Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow: The tightness in the money market has cut short the demand for wool and as a result the Wool market has been almost lifeless during the past week. This is a time of the year, however, when a quiet business is always expected, it being & holiday and stock taking period. The Ught money market could not have come at better time for the wool trade, as their obliga tions matured last November. Their wool has been largely sold and turned into cash and the members of the trade are not borrowers to-day. The demand for wool is now running more to the coarser grades. Fine wools have reached #uch & high point that manufacturers are try- ing more and more to substitute medium wools for them. Sales of the past week have been made At the top prices of the year. The sales of the week in Boston amounted to 2,946,000 | pounds domestic and 425,000 pounds making a total of 3,368,000 pounds, against a total of 6,664,000 pounds for the previous week, and a total ‘of 6,624,000 pounds for the corre- sponding week Inst year. Sales since January 1 776 pounds, against 1 at this time, 159, amount to 34,835, pounds last year Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dec. 20.—Exchanges, balances, §54,164. T Northern Wheat Market. OREGON PORTLAND, Dec. 2).—Walla Walla, 51@52c; Valley, 51@52c; Blue Stem, 3c. Cleared—Britsh ship Hutton Hall, 118,726 bush- of wheat; German ship Nereide, 105,500 bush- els wheat, both for Queenstown. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 20.—WHEAT—Club, 5ic; Blue Stem, Sic. $302,083; Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Consols, 98%: silver, 27%d; French rentes, 9f 42iic; wheat cargoes oft coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on paesage. nominal, unchanged: English country markets, 64 deare: LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2.—Wheat, dul, Paris, steady; flour in Paris, country markets, quiet. COTTON—Uplands. 4 11-324. CLOSIN The Grain Exchange will observe the Christ- mas holidays by closing December 23, 25 and 2. CORN—Futures—Steady; January and Febru- ary, Is 6%d WHEAT—Spot—Spring, dull, and winter firm. Futures—Quiet; March, 5s 104d. (4 —_———— LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... $482% Sterling Exchange, sight. - 4 85% Sterling Cables.. — 4 59ty New York Exchange, sight i 1 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 15 Fine Silver, per ounce ceeee = & Mexican Dollars. .= 483 Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—News was scarce yesterday. Thers was nothing going on at Chicago except fres eelling by the longs, who evidently thought the market had reached the top for the present. Liverpool was 4d higher. The local market was of a holiday character and prices showed little change. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $73:@98%c; milling, $1 1 02%. e CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Besslon—8:15 o'clock—May—4000 ctls, $1 G4%; 4000, $1 05. Second Bession—December, 1900—2000 ctls, $1 06%. May—2000, $1 05%. 3 Regular Morning Sessoin—May—15,000 ctls, 1 04%. Afternoon Session—May—12,000 ctls, $1 MN%. BARLEY—8tsgnation still prevails and quo- tations are weak. Feed, 75@77%c for No. 1 and 60@72%c for off grades; Brewing and shipping grades, S0§S7¥%c; Chevaller, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Sesston—May-2000 ctls, 73%c. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Hollday week is never active and the | market continues slow and unchanged. White, $110@1 30: Red, $107%@120; Gray, $1 07%@1 17%: Black, 9Tic@$1 07 CORN—Eastern White is quoted at $1 02! 105 per ctl, and Eastern yellow at §1 05@1 RYE-$1@1 M'Fer ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 30@2 15 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. The Thyra took for China 7970 barrels of Flour, valued at $24,610. FLOUR—California tamily extras, $3 8@3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, §3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, 33 40G3 50 per bbl for extra. $3 25G3 40 for bakers' and $2 25G3 for superfine. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $2 75; Rye Meal,’ §2 50; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $2 £0; Oat Groats, $4 50; Hominy, $3 25@3 Buck- wheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $3 75; Farina, # 50: Whole Wheat Flour. §3 50; Rolled Outs (barreis), $6@72: In sacks, $ 75G7; Pearl Barley, Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, $5 60 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. All markets under this head are slow and un- changed. BRAN-—$12 50§13 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$17g20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16 50§17 50 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, ; Job- bing, $27 507728; Cocoanut Cake, §20@21; Corn. mean!, $23 50G24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25; Mixed Feed, $16 50@17; Cottonseed Meal, $28 per ton. HAY—Wheat, $7 50@8 & for common to and $9@9 50 for choice; Wheat and Oat, $7G9; Oat, $6 50G8; Barley, $5@6 0; Alfalfa, $$G8 per ton; Compressed, $7@10 per ton. STRAW—35@30c per bale. Beans and Seeds. BEANS—Bayos, $3 25@3 §0; small White, $2 90 @3; large White, 32 40@2 w:“Plnh.nfl 6542 T5; Reds, §3 2663 50; Blackeye, : Butters, nomatnl; Lima, 4 20005 $3G3 25; Red Kid- 8, $3 50 per ctl, ;?:E‘l;s—sso;n num Yellow ustard, : Flax, i Canary, 3o per ib for California and dc for Eastern; Alfala, 7Gsc; Rape, 24@lc; Hemp, 4@4tc: Timothy, 4geise. Dmmn PEAS—Niles, §150@1 %0; Green, $1 75 @2 25 per ctl. Potatoes, Om'onimd Vegetables. Summer Vegetables sold higher. and Onions were unchanged. POTATOBS—Early Rose, 90@%c; River Reds, 80@70c; Burbanks, 50g85c per sack: Salinas Bur- banks, $1@1 2; Oregon Burbanks, 40c@$1 10; Sweet’ Potatoes, —— for River and $1 4081 50 Potatoes for Merced. ONTONS— 25 per ctl for all kinds. S"IEGEBTQAB Clnb D‘:’v Alb. tring ans, 7 : . g n- T g B eles, 12 icum| i pe,:'.lh Garll %c; Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 3@sc; led Peppers, 10c; Carrots, $0Ga0c per sack; Los Ankeles Summer Squash; 3126 per box; Marrowfat Squash, $20 per ton; Mushrooms, nominal. Poultry and Game. The demand for Turkeys i3 good, and as there are not very many on the market prices are firm. Other Poultry is also doing somewhat m". #s stocks are lighter. Game is doing er. . POULTRY—Live 14@150 for Gob- ‘Turkeys, bl d 14G15c for Hens; Dressed YT Geerc, per. pair, T 1503; Godlings: 41 16 @2 Ducks, 5 for old and $4 50a5 50 for Joing; Hers, 3 60@4 60; Young Roosters 450; Old Rosters, $3 50@4; Fryers, $3 Broil $3 50@4_for large and $3 50 gmall; Bigcons, 81 per dosen for old and 42 % GAME—Quail, $175; Mallard, ; Ca k. : Fis 1362 50 Teal, 11 0@2; dozen; e, Sk oo “White, 1 6; Drant, §1 50. Hon':ir::u g;:fiamfi' !n‘l‘w. 12 503 m"flm Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Quotations for all descrintions remain un- changed. The market is quiet with moderate stocks, BUTTER— ’emnmu-y—hney creamery, 24c; seconds, 21@ fillry—hna“.&m: good to cholce, 175%@%c; common, Eastern—1 for ladle packed. mild new, 12%c; old, —The American Wool and | foreign, | FETN for store and 306 . Eastern —Cold and 10 for se ¥ America, 12%@1%; Western, 13%@1ic_per Ib. EGGS—GQuoted at 250 3214c” per dozen for ranc age, 1S@1Sc for firsts fresh, 21g2%c per dozen Deciduous and Citrus Fruits Apples and Oranges continue 1n demand. but the cold snap Is agalnst any @ tivity. Prices are unchanged DECIDUOUS FRUITS. Eastern, Apples—35GiSe per box for oo thoait for good, 1 50 tor choloe RN fancy Spit v larae s Hay Winter Pears. | CITRUS FRUIT: per box: Seedlings, rins, $1 30G1 75; ¥ | @130 for comm Mexican Limes. $414 50 S0c: Bananas, §1 503 per $3 50@4 per dozen Dried Fruits, Nuts and Ruisins. DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, in sacks, 4o for " fe ship Avples, A (o o LAy Californi bunch, 40-50's, 4@4Nc for 5O-60'8, 34e for 6070, Al | for T0-50°s, 3¢ for 80-80's and 2Ne for H0.100°s Apricots, "11@13¢ for Royaly, 12%16 parks and 12@14c for Blenhelms 4 ke for Standards, 666\c for cholce and 7o for | fanc peeled Peaches, @15 Evaporated Apples, 7@7%c: Sun-diried, Gl4c per Ib; Neo | tarines, S%gi%c per ib for red; Pears, 6408¢ for | quarters and $@10c for halves: Black Figy, 3% e White Figs, 4gsc: Bleached Flums, Siitc; Unbleached Plums, 1gTic for pitted and 1ise for unoitted RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy. per Ib, 10c: choice, 8¢; standard, Se; prime, 6! un- bleached ‘Thompson's, per Ib,’ 6. Sultanas— Fancy, per Ib, Sigc: choice, Tisc: standard, §ie prime, Gc: unbleached Sultanas, bc: 50-1b_boxes, b rown loose Muscatels, 3-crown, 7c; London Layers, 2-crown, : S-crown, $160. Fancy Clustery Dehesa, $250; Imperial. $3. All prices are f. o. b. at common shipping polnts in_Californt ‘TS — Chestnuts, $@10c; Walnuts, §@% for standards and 9gi0c for softsheil; Al- monds, 11%4@12c for paper-shell, 9G10c for soft and 4@5c for hardshell; Peanuts, 5%@é%e for Eastern and 5c for California; Brazil Nuts, 7%4@Sc; Filberts, 13@124c; Pecans, U@I3c; Cocoanuts, $4 5045, HONEY—Comb, 11%@12c for bright and 1050 1lc for light amber; water white extracted, 13z @Sc: light amber extracted, §%@7c; dark, Sixc per Ib. BEESWAX—24@6c per Ib. Provisions. CURED MEATS — Bacon, 8%c per 1b for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 12%c for extra light and 13c for sugar-cure Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 12@12%c; California Hams, nominal; Mess Beef, §12 per bbl; extra Mess, $13; Family. §l4; extra Prime Pork, $14 extra clear, $17 UGisc per Ib. LARD — Tierces quoted at 64c per Ib for compound and T%c for pure; half-barrels, pure, Sc; 10-1b tins, Slsc: 5-1b tins, Sec. COTTOLENE—Tierces, T4@7%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell about 1c under quotaticns. Heavy salted steers, 12¢; medium, 1lc; light, 10%c; Cowhides, Mining Candles—Sixes, 16 0z, 40 sets, 1li¢c per set; sixes, 16 oz, 20 sets, 11%c: sixes, 14 oz, 40 sets, 10%c; sixes, 14 oz, 20 sets, 10%c; sixes, 12 0z, 20 sets, 9%c; sixes, 10 oz, 20 sets, Sc: twelves, 12 oz, 40 sets, hotel, 10%c. Paraffine Wax Candles, White—Ones, 14 o0z, 25 sets, 125c 2 per set; twos, 14 0z, 25 sets, 12%c; fours, 14 oz, 35 sets, 12%c; sixes, 14 oz, 36 sets, 12%c; twelves, 14 oz, 36 sets, 12%¢; Colored, lc higher. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 5c per Ib; 4c; refined, 6%c; grease, 2%c. WOOL— Fall clip, San Joaquin plains, S@10c: South- ern, 8@10c; Middle County, 11@13c: Humboldt and Mendocino, 16@17c; Eastern Oregon, 12§ 15c; Valley Oregon, 17@1Sc; Northern Mountain, free, 11@14c; Northern Mountain, defective, 100 11c_per Ib. HOPS—6@%c per 1b. No. 2, San Francisco Mecat Market. BEEF-7@7%c per Ib for Steers and 64@7c for Cows. VEAL—$210c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, Tc; ewes, 6c per Ib. LAMB—8§@$%c per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, i%c for small, 6%c for medlum and 5@5%c for large: stock Hogs and feeders, 5% @5%c; dressed Hogs, 7@8%ec. General Merchandise. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7@7%e: Wool Bags, 28@30c; Fruit Bags, 6c, 6%c and 6%c for the three grades of white and 7%c for bleached Jute. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Wel- lington, $3; Southfield Wellington, $7 &0. Seattle, $7; Bryant, §7; Coos Bay, $5 50; Walls end, $8; Co-operative Wallsend, §; Scotch, — Cumberland, $10 in bulk and $1150 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $13; Cannel, §9 50 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in #acks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes terms net cash, In 10-Ib bags Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5w Powdered, b%c; Candy Granulated, ic; Dry Granulated, 4%c: €onfectioners’ A, 4%c; Cali. fornia A, —; Magnolia A, 4ic; Extra C, 4% Golden C, 43(c; barrels, 1-16c more; half-bar- rels, Yo more; boxes, %c more: G0-Ib_bags, 3¢ more. No order taken for less than 75 ba | rels or its equivalent. Dominoey, half-barrels, G%c; boxes, 5%c per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2. Flour, gr sks ... 24.124| Brandy, gals 7,500 Wheat, ctls ..... lG.:WI!Uma, bbis 91 Barley, ctls ..... 2140 Sugar, bbls 90 Corn, East, ctls.. 3,000|Chicory, bbls 25 Cheese, ctls 125 | Ratsins, boxes. 167 Butter, ctls 135 Sugar, 'sks . Beans. sks 25| Eggs, doz Potatoes, sks 3,460 Leather, roll Onfons, sks 727| Pelts, bdls Bran, rks 1,325’ Hides, no Middlings. ‘sks .. 1,230|Straw, tons Wool, bale . 1/Hay, tons . Wine, gals . 42,100] OREGON. Flour, qr sks 320 [Oats, ctls .. 0 active stock on the morning session, selling at 326 §754@25 75. Makawell was firmer at $41 2. Gas & Electric was somewhat higher at $52 20 82 @, Spring Valley Water was weaker at $54 and Market-Street Rallway at $59G58 75. Alas- ka Packers' sold at 3116 In the atternoon there was but little change. The sugar stocks were weak, Paauhau sellin at $26@2 62%. Onomea at 328 60@2, an Honoksa at $29 25. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. ‘WHEDNESDAY, Dec. 202 p. m. Bid.Ask. |Cent L & P. % U S Bonds— ; is quar coup.. — — |Equit G L Co. 5 5% is quar res. Mutual EI Co. 13% 14 is quar new. OGL&H....42 Is_quar coup. Pac Gas Imp.. — 10 iscellan: Co. — 41 Gal-st Cab bs..117% — %8 C C Wat 5s. EdL & P Stockton Gas.. 11— F & Ci pinsirance— Geary:- rem's Fund. — 230 HC& Bank Stocks— A 1 LALC CusSD&T. - — do gnt First National.235 20 a0 ant [Lon P & A...71m I3z LAS Merchants' Ex — 1§ Market-s Nev Nat Bk... — 1% do 1st Saviugs Banks— NCN Ger § & L... N Rof 15 N Rof L — 14 N PCRR 6s.101% — NPCR 07— NPCR 107% — OGL&H ts108 — Oak Tran — 3 Ottan &8 fa. dogy1iak | Seary-st 5 n - = Om C R; n&— Market-st Ry. — & P &Cl —"110 [JSL & H.... — 5o Pk & 15 — |Presidio . - » Powell-st — 122 | Powder s— Sac El G — — |California — 1 SF&N Pialll 1y Glant Co 8% — SF&S Vigorit %3 3 Ry cf Cal 8 Pof A s 8 P C s § P C s Honokaa § Co. 294 231 § P C 6si Huteh S P Co. 23% 24 SPCls |Kilauea § Co.. =" 21 8P Br Makawell S Co 41 413 vy etand ‘aauhau S Co. 26, A AT . 16% 117 Water Stoc! iter Ex Asen.: - o0 Contra Costa.. 3% 7413 - Marin County. 50 — 2 Spring Valley. 4 — (Pac C Bor Co. — 12y Gas & Electric— Par Paint Co.. 93 — Cent Gas Co... — Morning Session. 5 Alaska Packers' Assn. 300 Hana Piantation Co.. B 150 Hutchinson S P Co. nn 20 Hutchinson § P Co...... 3 iy 10 Hutchinson S P Co, eash.. 2 e 2 Honokan 8 Co. R % Honokaa 5 & 2 iy 20 Makawell ... 0% 0 Market Htroet Rallway ] 50 Market Htreet Rallway. % 40 Cnonien Hugar Co & 00 & Vanihau M1 5% B0 Paauhan B 10 Gl T i Panuhon 8 P Co, 0 90 3 Panuhan B B« . 5:"1 ssTHUN Waler Rissgst Afternoon Bession. " Flantation €o 178 "tk 29 25 0 o 1 0 Italiway 9 00 Rallway... B mes Bugar G5 & L35 hau 8 5 00 Morning Sesslon, Moard Dominton ... | 1100 | Afternoon Sesston. Hoard CALIFORNIA OIL CHANGE. Morning Session. 100 208 100 200 | 50 %0 150 11 500 110 100 Ansconda Oil Co. 130 100 Anaconda Ol 125 100 Anaconda Ol ¢ 120 Afternoon Session. Board— 100 Tidal Wav 200 | 160 Carfbou . 10 | 200 Barker Ranch.... % ] Anaconda Ofl C 13 100 Anacondg Ofl C 1 100 Yukon Cude Ofl € 16 MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Francisco | Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morninz Belcher ... | o Mess, §16 50; Smoked Beef, Gould & Curry. 11 Afternoon S 100 Andes .......... 11{ 300 § = Best & Belcher. 23| 300 Sierra Nevada. n Cal & Va.135| 500 Sierra Nevada. Con Cal & Val 1d & Curry. Standard it Louis 10 1300 Mexican 30| 400 Union Con. 400 Ophir . Utah .. 600 Ophir . Yellow Jacket. The following were the sales in the Pacift Stock Exchange yesterday: Morninz Session. 200 Andes ... 11 400 Ophir | 200 Caledonla ..., 51| S0 Ophir b3 0 Carters G M Co 38 E 300 Chollar 13 1 700 Con Cal& % 20 Con Cal & P %0 Con C: “ | 200 Cro “© 0 Mexican i Atternoon Session. 200 Andes 101700 Ophir b %0 Belcher 14 2w Ophir 7 100 Con Cal & Va'1 35| 600 Potost . 1 1100 Con Cal&Va..1 52% | 450 . 500 Gould & Curry. 10| 200 Slerra | 200 Mexican . 32/ 200 Union Con, 2% 600 Mexican 31 200 Utah ... [ 1200 Mexican 30| 500 Yellow Jac ) CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20— p. m. Bld. Ask | Bid. Ask. Alpha 0 4] Kentuck o 0 | Alta — 0é|Lady Wasl | Andes 1 12| Mexican . Belcher .. 13 14|Oceidental Best & Belcher. 27 29[Ophir . 02 04{Overm: 48 —Potost 13 15 1012 Confidence . Con Cal & Con Imperial Con New Yor] Crown Point. Exchequer . Gould & Cui Hale & Julta Justice 0 THE CALL CALENDAR. | December, 1899. Notice to Mariners. COLUMBIA RIVER LIGHT VESSEL NO, 80, COAST OF OREGON. Notice is hereby given that on December 17, | 1599, a first-class can buoy, painted black and marked “Light Vessel Moorings” in white, was placed to mark the station of Light Vessel No. § off the mouth of the Columbia River, in latitvde north 46 degrees 11 minutes 11 sec- onds, longitude west 124 degrees 11 minutes 41 seconds, and_distant 16% miles from Tilla- mook Rock Lighthouse and about 7% miles % W. from Cape Disappointment Light- impossible to state now when the ves- sel can be returned to her station. This notice affects the list of Lights and Fog Signals, Pacific Coast, 1599, page 22, No. 70, and_the list of Beacons and Buoys, Pacific Const, 1838, pages 35 and 4. By order of the Lighthouse Board. E. D. TAUSSIG, Commander, U. S. N., Inspector Thirteenth Lighthouse District.” _— Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, Cal, December 20, 1899, ‘The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry bullding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— I e. at noon of the 12th meridian, or at § o'clock p. m., Greenwich time. C. G. CALKINS, Lieutenant Commander, U. 8. N., in charge. —_— ————— Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, o AUCTION SALES GRAND AUCTIONSALE fa o = THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS AND RACEHORSES BY Imp. Trentola (grandson of Musket), Mor Del Norte, imp. Brutus. Dare. Dr Major Ban, imp. Creighton. imp. elc., out of famous brood mares. As in superior to any ever offered Sale Takes Place THIS EVENING.. ...DECEMBER 2l Commencing at 7:45 o clock OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHAN 721 HOWARD ST.. near Third Horses at exchange. Catalogues realy $ WM. G. LAYNG, Aucti EDWARD S. SPEAR & CO. © AUCTIONE 3 31 and 33 ~UITER STREET, Telephone Main CASH paid for Furniture, C Merchandise to parties not wi auction returns.” _ ad NOTICE OF SALE OF BA PROPRIE FRIDAY FRIDAY, Dec. 2 At 10 o'clock a. m..” we will wel rooms, by order of King, Ward & tors of the International and tels, 1000 TRUNKS, 74 VALISES, B¢ EDWARD §. SPEAR & €O., A 31 and 33 Su *|Coos Bay.. «|Oregon Ports Arcata Alliance . Aloha Crescent City Tellus .| Departure Bay Cresceat &ity...|Crescent City Columbia Portland. ... Corcna San Diego. Algoa. ‘hina and Miami . A. Blanc! Curacao . Bonita . *{Tillamook .. Victoria & Pur Alblon .. Queen Steamer. | Destination. Am. Maru...China& Japan Dec. 11, Nelson . Humboldt Dec 1 pm PMss 9am Pler $am Pier W berdeen ..|Portiand......|Dec. Newburg .(Grays Harbor Dec Pt. Arena.. Point Arena.. Dec West Coast... Dec. Dec Dec Santa Rosa.San Diego..... Dec. Samoa ...../Humboldt. Pomona. Humboldt Coos Hay. Arcata Umatilla .. Vic & Pgt Mariposa .. Sydney érth Fork/Humbold! North Fork Humboldt. Umatilla ..|Vie & Pgt 84 Mariposa ..|Sydney.. 10 pm Corona. San Diego.. 11 am Peru . .Panama...... 2 m , 10 am 3 pm Pler N LSRN ST SR TN Shipping Intelligence. | P i BRI SR L ERS ARRIVED. ‘Wednesday, December 2. Stmr Peru, Irvine, 20 days ¢ hours from Pa- nama, etc. Stmr Tillamook, Anfindsen, Alblon. Stmr Coquille River, Thompson, 3% days from Grays Harbor. Stmr Sequola, Thwing, 1§ hours from Fort Bragg. Stmr Alecatraz, Carlson, 38 bhours from Port Los A les. Stmr Matteawan, Croscup, 39 hours from Ta- coma. Stmr Bonita, Nicholson, port and way ports. < Schr Monterey, Knudsen, 70 hours from Coos Bay. Schr Alice Francis, Wallstedt, — days from Portland. | Tillamook. . Columbla. Albion . 14 hours from 4 hours from New- Unga. o~ CLEARED. Wednesday, December 2. Stmr Jeante, Mason, Seattle; Goodall, Per- kins & Co. Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego: Goodall, Perkins & Co. Br ship K Hughes, Queenstown; Meyer, Wilson & C Br ship Helensburgh, Jefferson, Queenstown; Eppinger & Co. SAILED. Wednesday, December 20. Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego. Stmr City of Para, Zeeder, Oc Stmr Pomona, Parsons, Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego and way ports. Stmr Whitesboro, Olsen, Stmr Alcatraz, Carlson, Strr Cleone, Higgins, Caspar. Stmr Noyo, Johnson, Fort Brags. Stmr Sunol, Green, Grays Harbor. Stme Crescent City, Stockfleth, Crescent City. Stmr Jeanle, Mason, Seattle. Stmr Alblon, Winkei, Tillamook. Ship Glory of the Seas, Freeman, Comox. Schr Maid of Orleans, Johnson, New Whate com. Schr Mary C, Madsen, Fort Ross. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 20, 19 p m—Weather hazy; wind NE, velocity 12 miles. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE — Arrived Dec 20 — Stmr Miami, hence Dec 16; stmr Lakme, hence Dec 15, TACOMA—Arrived Dec 20—Schr Sailor Boy, from Port Townsend. NEWPORT_ (S)—Arrived Dec 20-Stmr Del Norte, from Eureka. GUALALA—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Navarro, hence Dec 19. PORT HADLOCK—Arrived Dec 20—Schr Aza- len, from San Pedro. REDONDO—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Fulton, trom Portland. Sailed Dec 20—Bark Vidette, for Seattle MENDOCINO—Sailed Deec 20—Stmr P Arena, for San Francisco. ALBION—Arrived Dec %—8chr Newark. boc COOS BAY—Salled Dec 20—Stmr Sianal, for Grays Harbor. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 20-Stmr North Fork hence Dec 19; stmr Laguna, hence Dec 1§; stme Homer, hence Dec 19. ¥ ?’Ilefl Dec 20—Schr Bertle Minor, for Hono- ulu. SAN PEDRO-Arrived Dec 0—Stmr Pasa- dena, from Eureka. Sailed Dec 19—Stmr Westport, for —. Des 20—Schr Lizzie Vance, for Seattle; schr Re- porter, for Grays Harbor. ASTORIA—Sailed Dec 2—Stmrs Georze W Elder and Alllance, for San Francisco. BOWENS LANDING—Arrived Dec 20—Schr J _Eppinger, hence Dec 18, FORT BRAGG—Arrived Dec 20—-Stmr Ruth, hence Dec 17. Sailed Dec 20—Schr Barbara Hernster, for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Dec 15—-Br stmr St Irene, from Tacoma. HONGKONG—Arrived Dec 20—-Br stmr Mon- mouthshire, from jon. SWANSEA—Salled 20—Fr ship Eugene Fautrel, for San Francisco. OCEAN STEAMBRS. LONDON—Arrived Dec 20-Stmr Marquette, from New York. SOUTHAMPTON — Arrived Dec 20 — Stmr St Louls, from New Yorl — - R D tiemie 1 1. 2. 2. NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given In the left hand column and the successive tides of the day In the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are in addition to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when & minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. to be as direct as possible. But nowaday: a l;:fn number of peopl stor tery of typewriti be a huge conven “AUTOTYPED, Not Dictated, When You Typewrite Your Own Letters. A few business men, who are old-fash- foned as well as elderly, still view the typewriting machine as an offensive inno- vation, but in the vast majority of com- mercial transactions the pen Is now used only for the production of signatures, and enormous has been the consequent econ- omy of time, temper and eyes. In private correspondence, however, the pen still pretefjds to scorn the competition of the machine, and mrbody who ventures to break the Pm"‘ rule must be prepared for cold disdain or angry expostulation. The reason for this, probably, is the fact that once it could fairly be assumed that every typewritten letter was a dictated b letter, and of course everybody wants the transmission of his or her friend’s thought sides profes- secretaries have learned the mys- "f' and for them it would lence if the last impor- tant prejudice against typewritten letters, umboldt. not be by inventing a word to be used as “Dic- tated” is h{d typed” woul burdened with several other significations. E5me one of our ingenious me ol o can doubtless mlvenm the gratitude of folks to retain thelr reoutation for courtesy.—New York Times, as such, could be dissipated. Would it possible to effect the desired change the business world? do If it had not already been “'Self-written” Is clumsy and 1 corresponder find the pen a nuisance, but ':b:_dm:g the ordinary,