The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1900, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1900. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Better feeling in Coffee, with more business. Silver and financial quotations mchanged. Wheat declined a fraction. Beans reported rather steadier. No change in Hay and Feedstuffs. Ontons higher and Potatoes firm. I"egetables still glut the market. Butter and Cheese weak and Eggs lower. Seven cars of Eastern Powltry arrived. Game steady and in good demand. Hams, Bacon and Lard advanced. Fine Oranges doing better. Choice Lemons well held. Some changes in Dried Fruits. Meat market as previously quoted. Fair trading in local securities. White Lead marked up. Other cereals unchanged. Honey advanced. Chicago & Northwestern. Chicago Rock Island & Pacific C C & St Louls. olorado Southern orado Southern ist Colorado Southern 3d prefd & Hudson.. re Lackawanna & Western. Charters. The E. B. Button loads sugar st the Ha- Islands for Delaware Breakwater for res chartered prior | ) Grande prefd. ercial says: orthern prefd. early revival 4 | at 27d per ounce. lis and St Lous pref Kansas & Texas prid. ersey Central & Western. riolk & Western p srthern Pactflc ... es are low, an aned Western prefd.. & San Francisco.. n Francisco 1st prefd. & San Francisco 24 prefd. yrna market shows advan far as known no Louis Southwestern s 1Weather Report. % Wabash prefd ‘heeling & Lake Erie ¢ & Lake Erie prefd efining pref & Wire pref Plate prefd. nda Mining Co kiyn Rapid Transit. Colorado Fuel & Iron.. tinental Tobacco . Francisco for the 3 Paper prefd. r Tuesday; fresh paes in the morning in ational Biscuit . nal Biscult prefd ational Lead srnja—Fair Tuesday: fresh t frost in exposed places. co and vicinity—Fair Tues- e ste in the morning; Coast st prefd. e Coast 24 prefd ALEXANDER Forecast Offici Pressed Steel Car prefd Pullman Palace Car. Standard Rope EASTERN MARKETS. e — 4 New York Stock Market. K, Jan. 5.—The volume of trading Sugar prefd ... 5 Tennessee Coal & Iron United States Leather. United States Leather prefd United States Rubber...... United States Rubber pref was on & small in Wall street ent of events before taking | - he sensitiveness of the market to | forelgn events was & ieading »ding the downward course | London and on the Con- | t there is need Foreign observers of good au- gestion that the present due to artificial causes In England it of this maneuver is | market for placing Gov- In Germany | confidence and terprises which ‘. in any event the 4 from New send American securities home The foreign exchange houses as- t the present level of discount in Lon- rofit on the speclal sk of England on The arriving ship- #0d_are the cause of t How long the easo ce of the cessatton of ship- Meantime rates for money | Ge: this _country is a guestion how ot could look to that source 1o | » the London market there ‘is little disposition cial circles to bold up prices | a market for 1n to-day's market open- down to or below the and o 1ong as arbitrage selling ce they were allowed to remain Later in the day there | prices when the pres- Republic Iron & P CC & St Louls. 407,100 Shares sold. CLOSING BONDS. i N J C gen bs. 5 N Carolina 6s. ©f interest rates i U _S 28 rexz.. Do 38 coup . Do new 4s reg.. Do new 4s coup. Do old 4s rez Do old 4s coup. Y C & 8'L4s 104 & W con ds ’ Oregon Nav 1sts..110 Or Short Line 6s. Reading gen 4s. RG W lIsts... SL & I M con 65.100% S L & S F gen 65,120 | Dis of Col 3 3. Atchison gen is Atchison ad 4s Can 8o 2ds ..... Ches & Ohlo 4%s. Chi & Nor con 7 Do 8 F deb is. Chi_Term sa...... D &R G ists ETV & G 1sts. F W& DC ists be repaid in gold 'So Railway Us. 64 Stan R & T 6s.... .73 |Tenn new set .. \Tex & Pac lsts. Union Pac 4s. 109% Wabash 1sts |{West Shore ds $% Wis Central 105 Va centuries. %64 Do deferred 7% Colo So ds. m& 8o Pacific 109 | Fos ; NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. e London selly —— itself, which ks #old earlier in the | report of a repuise While there was rices there was good ab- some very heavy back & few General White's he Boers at Ladysmit » effort to bid uy prion at the plocks of promine 135 Plymouth 5 Quicksilver .. 20| Do prerd . 32 Slerra Nevada . 50 09 Standard Hale & Norcroes, ersey Central was bid up ase of the dividend rate Brooklyn Tran enrly weaknees. The demand later in & list found such & supply prices hardened steadily to mbout urday’s closing level fractions where they Biz points on the BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. the general Westinghs Elec .. ‘Wisconsin Cent Dominion Coal Net losses wes Atch T & 8 F. Do prefd.... American Sugar...181% Bonds— | Atchison 4s - Mining Shares— Dealings in bonds were on & amall scale tone was heavy with @ few rallies with stocks. value, $1,300.000. Tnited States bonds were unchanged in bid NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Boston & Albany Boston Elevated Boston & Maine. CB&Q. Ed4 Elec 1l Fitchburg prefd. Gen Electric Federal Steel . | Mexican Central Michigan Tel | Calumet & Hecla. 750 121% | Franklin Atchison prefd Baltimore & Oblo. Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohfo. Great Western. 3 and Quincy. Ind & isville...... Old Dominton New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Money on call, steady, 5@$ per cent; last loan, & per cent. Prime mercantile paper, ¢ per cent. boperling exchange, irregular, with actual usiness in bankers' bills at $4 ST%@4 &7% for gemand and $4 3% for 60 days: posted rate B.5404 8% and 84 88%; commercial bills, $ £ Silver—Certificat 58%@59%0; bar sflver, 880; Mexican dollace, peC o | Bonds—Govern: : s iioen: wite ment, steady; Btate, steady: London Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 8—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The war news was predominant all day. General flatness marked the opening of busi- ness, caused by General White's dispatch that he had been hard preesed. In the American department there was hesitation to begin busi- Dness, operators dreading very low quotations, First bids were at 1 to 1% below parity, but Beriin $old even at that level, although not 80 heavily as on Eaturday. London " sold on a smail scale and no one seemed to have the courage to support the mar- ket It remained flat until New York prices were recelved, when within a quarter of an bour the best prices of the session were re- ceived. Then they sagged off until oficial con. firmation came of General White's successful repulse of the Boer attack on Ladysmith. This news caused such & commotion that busi- ness was almost forgotten. In the street prices | rallied to parity. African shares moved on similar lines and other markets were more or less peglected, but they recovered slightly at the close. Consols, which reached $8%, rallied to 98% on the late war news and the extreme | ease of money, calls being quoted at 3% per cent. The Bank of England bought £489,000 in gold eagles and £175,00 In German coin. A con- | tinental demand’ for gold is developing at 77s | $%d4@7is 9%d. Good Parls advices say that a ! large shipment of Russian gold is coming to London this week. It is Known that recent German arrivals comprised Russian gold, that country, owing to poor crops, having bought considerable breadstuffs abroad. Paris cheque to-day was 25.23; Berlin cheque, | 20.48. | CLOSING. LONDON, Jan. §.—Canadian Pacific, 82%; | Union Pacific preferred, 76%; Northern Pacific preferred, T43: Atc S T New York Grain and Produce. — NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 14,- 984 barrels; exports, 33.009 barrels. Weak and generally lower except for spring bakers, which were In fairly good demand and steady. WHEAT—Receipts, 20,000 bushels; exports, 241,856 bushels. Spot—Steady 0. 2 red, 75%o 1. 0. b. afloat from store; No. 1 Northern Du- luth, 78%c f. o. b. afloat prompt; Duluth, 80%c . o. b. afloat prompt; No. 2 red, elevator. Options—Opened steady on able: but gquickly ylelded to active bear at- tacks, which, being supplemented by weaker | late cables, small clearances, liquidation and disappointing export talk, -prompted a very weak market in the early afternoon despite an entirely unexpected decrease in the ble supply. After a final slight rally with corn the market closed steady at %c to %c net de- cline. March, T4%@75% closed wc; May, %, closed July, 73%@74 5-16c, FEE—Closed steady at a net advance of points. Total sales, 24,20 bags, includ ing: January, February, §6 40 March, $§ 50; May, $6 80@6 65 5 y @6 75; August, 36 75; Sep- tember, $6 50@6 90; October, $6 85; November, 95; December, 3/@7 05. | _ Spot coffee—Rio, firm: No. T invoice, T3%c: No. 7 jobbin sc; mild, firm; Cordova, Sl@i2ic. | SUGAR—Raw, firm; fair refining, 3%c; cen- trifugal, 9 test, 4 5-16c; molasses sugar, 3%c. Refined, firmer and fairly active; No. 6, $4 60; No. 7, 34 45; No. N v | $430; No. 1i, 8425 : standard A, $4 50 nfectioners’ A, $4 & creamery, 2@2c; Western creamery, 25@30c; factory, 17G223c. elpts, 6669 packages, steady; West- " DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Evaporated apples | were firm and slightly higher for common and | prime grades on account of better country ad- | vices and a good exvort demand, but other prices ruled easy. STATE BEVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 6@o%c;: prime, 6%@ikc; choice, TX@Sc; fancy, 81:@5¢ CALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNBES—3%@Sc per 1b, as to size and quality. APRICOTS—Royal, 13@15c; Moorpark, 15@1Sc. PEACHES—Peeled, 20922¢; unpeeled, Ti@10c. — o Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—May wheat opened Yc | over Saturday at 6s%@6S%c. It speedily de- | veloped that there was little excuse for such a | bold front to the market for Liverpool was not | overly steady and the small world's shipments | perhaps somewhat bullish at first glance—con- tained & potent bear factor In the increase in Russian shipments against a decrease from this country. Interest was divided between the | pits and the Board of Trade annual election, | | With the latter the more magnetic. May sold | oft early to 6s%c, where it steadied for a time | on buying against puts. The large receipts and the poor export demand, however, acted against this until even that poor support was | practically = withdrawn. Considerable long wheat was thrown in the market in the liqui- dation which relgned throughout the session, May slumped through puts without effort and touched 67%c, closing shortly afterward in a weak condition, %c under Saturday at 67%@6Sc. Corn was dull and easy In sympathy with wheat. May closed & shade under Saturday at N%GWHhe. Oats were quiet and featureless and though | the market showed some easiness In_sympathy with wheat, the close was steady, May peing unchanged at Z3%c. Provisions, in the face of large hog receipts, were firm. ‘The market was not a large one. May pork closed Tigc over Saturday; May lard, 5@7%c up at $6, and May ribs, 2%@5c improved, at The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Wheat No. 3— i i January . 65% 65% 6% 68 1 30% 5" 83% 33% May ... 8% 8% Mess Pork, per barrel— January . Ty b 61% Ry 51734 Cash quotations were as follows Flour, steady; No. 3 spring wheat, 62%@83%c; | | No. 2 red, 66%@673c; No. 2 corn, 30%c; No, 2 | oats, 20%@22%c: No. 2 white, 26K@25%c; N S htte. HiaGrowe: No. 3 Fre, SogtIes No barley, 38@43c; 1 flax seed, $161; prime timothy seed, §2 %: mess pork, per bbl, $8 405 10 65; lard, per 100 Ibs, 35 655 83; short ribs sides (loose), $5 G5@5 80; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 5%@5%c; short clear sides (boxed), $5 75 @5 §5: whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gal, $1 28%. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Filour, bbls ... 29,000 Wheat, bu . 44,000 Corn, bu . 336,000 | Oats, bu 184,000 Rye. bu . 9,000 Bariey, bu . 61,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; cremmeries, 22G28c; dalrfes, 17@25c; cheese, firm, 12@12%c; eggs, firm, 2c. Foreign Futures. ning lostng . Opening osing Flour— Opening Closing Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Jan, t—;‘m—am to cholce fat steers steady to stron mon grades, 16@'”0 lower; Texans generally 10c lower; butchers, stockers and canners, 1 lower. Poor to medium, $4 10@5; : good to choice cows, $8 @ 4 70; heifers, §3 40G4 2, canners, <~ S catvens bugh S Trar Tedas beoves; closed strong; averages ‘good clearance. ood to cholce 34 25@4 3; light, inferior and com- 0od to choice. Mixed and butchers, §4 25@ benk $4,40@4 55; roen besyr 228 i bulk of sales, 5. SHEEP and lambs steady; active for §0od to Others weak. Native wethers, $1 $4 40G4 65; Western native z;b' hogs, 42,000; sheep, estern 'lambs, 34 40@6 ceipts—Cs R attle, 20,000 N w York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Jan, §.—The week opened with | Indications favorable to increased business and {mprovement in values in the metal market To-day several metals scored slight gains on re- appearance of buyers and encouraging advices from abroad. Offerings, however, Were less ur- gent, and as a rule were at a_higher lovel. the close the Meta] Exchange called: PIGIRON—Warrants quiet. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged at $16 50, TIN—Steady, with §24 95 bid and 3§25 50 asked. LEAD-Steady, with $ 70 bid and $4 76 asked. SPELTER—Stéady, with # 60 bid and # & The brokers' price for lead 1s 45, copper, $16 50. Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Jan. 8 The statement of the visible supply of grain in store and afloat on Saturday, January 8, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, s as follows: Cash in the Treasury. ‘WABHINGTON, Jan. 8.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail- eble cu& balance, $284,619,688; gold reserve, Foreign Markets. LONDON, Jan. 8.—Coneols, 95%@98%; stlver, 27%4; French rentes, 99t 0573%c@99f 80c; wheat cargoes off coast quiet and steady; cargoes on passage nominal unchanged; markets steady: import into U. K., wheat, 229,- 000; flour, 194,000; wheat and flour on passage to U. K., 1,790,000; to continent, 790,000; Indian ehipments wheat to U. K. LIVERPOOL, Jan. §. English country IWheat dull; wheat in Paris guiet; flour in Paris dull; French country COTTON—Uplands, 4 13-32d. CORN—Spot, American mixed, new nominal; do old, 3s o%d, firm. Futures, quiet; January, 3 6%d; February, 3s 5%d; March, 3s 5%d. WHEAT—Spot 'dull. 68 10d; May, hison, 19. Bar silver, steady | Futures easy; Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, ‘balances, $72,622. Northern Wheat Market. —Clearances, PORTLAND, Jan. market business | Quotations are nominall: moderate demand for Walla Walla at 52 and bluestem 18 qulet at .—In the Portland wheat s nearly at unchanged with a "1 hard | and 52 for TACOMA, Jan. Club, 8lc; bluestem, 53c. — LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, sixty days. | Sterling Exchange, sigh Sterling Cables ..., New York Exchang New York Exchang Fine Silver, per ounce. Mexican Dollars . W heat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Both spot and future prices were a traction lower, under small trading. Liverpool and Parls both declined. reported an easfer market on increased receipts The visible supply decreased Operators were bearish, as the market acts heavier every day. London report- ed stocks wealk on the African situation. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $7%@9%%c; milling, $1 CALL BOARD SALES. o'clock—May—2000 ctls, cut loaf, $5 40; crushed, | g powdered, $ 10 granulated, $5; cubes, | In the Northwest 5 399,000 bushels. BUTTER—Receipts, 5920 packages, firm; June | loss off; Western ungraded at | Informal Session—t Second Session—May—4000 ctls, $103%; 18,000, Morning ~ Session—May—4000 | $1 03%; 16,000, $1 03%. B s inoon " Session—May—26,000 ctls 6000, $1 03%: December- 4 BARLEY -The market continues dull at un- Offerings are somewhat 000 ctls, $1 07 chapged quotations. Feed, 12%@T5c for No. 1 and_60@70c_for oft -ades; Brewing and Shipping grades, 80@57%c; “hevalier, nominal CALL BOARD SALES. 15 o'clock—No sales. Informal Session Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. fon—December—2 | 4000, 70c; May—4000, 69%c: 4000, 69%hc. OATS-—The situation has The market 18 firmly held, but the de- mand is poor, except for Black, which sell fal . White, §110@1 30; Red, $1 07%@1 20; Gray, $1 0715@1 17%: Black, 97i:c@$1 07%. = CORN—Eastern White s quoted at §7ic@ 4 per ctl and Eastern Yellow at $1 5@ mixed, §7ic@$1 0235, —$1G1 05 per ctl. 'KWHEAT—Nominal. Flour and Millstuffs. The China steamer took out 11,520 bbls Flour. FLOUR—California family extras, $3 60@3 75, bakers' extras, §3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, $3 40@3 50 per bbl for extra, $3 253 40 for bakers' and $2 25@3 for superfine. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as follows, usual dlscount to_the trade: Graham Flour, % per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, §2 75; Rye Meal, 50; Rice Flour, $450; Hominy, Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, §875; Farina, Hariein, tog7 B in sncks: 1s), : in z JeeT 8 Spilt bean, §: Green Peas, 15 80 per 100" 1bs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Quotations for all descriptions stand as be- fore. The demand for Hay is light $12 5013 50 ver ton. MIDDLINGS—$17G20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, Cocoanut Cakes, $20 meal, $23 60424 50; Cracker Corn, $24 Feed, $16 5017, Cottonseed Meal, $28 per ton. HAY —Wheat, §7 50@5 50 for common to good and $9G9 50 for choice; Wheat and Oat, $1G9; k5 ume‘gbfim 0 Altalta, £GS per ton; Compreseed, per STRAW—25@t0c per bale. Beans and Seeds. Dealers report rather more inquiry for Beans, Prices show no further Afternoon Se: not changed for 50; Rolled Oats T6@7; Pearl Bar- Oat, $ 60@8; with less weakness. BEANS—Bayos, $3@825; small White, $2 76@ Reds, $3 2%5@3 50; Blackeye, $4 50 i S0@s; $290@3 10; Red Kid- SEEDS—Brown Mustard, 3@3%c; Yellow Mus- tard, 4@4%c; Flax, 32 123%; Canary, 3ic per b for California and 4c for E: 2 Rape, 2%@3c; Hemp, 4@43sc; Timothy, DRIED PEAS—Niles, 31 50@1 90; @22 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetabies. Onions have again advanced, and Potatoes are also tending upward. Vegetables continue weak and in good supply. POTATOES—Early Rose, 85@95c; River Reds, 65@75¢; Burbanks, 50@85c per sack; Salinas Bur- Oregon _Burbanks, %0c@$1 30; s, §150@1 60 for Meteed. 25@1 50 per ctl for all kinds. VEGETABLES- Green Peas, 1@3c String_Beans, 1gsc; geles Tomatoes, 50@$1; Egg Plant from Los An- 12izc, Dried Okra, 12%c per I1b; Garlie, b@6kc; Graen Peppers from Los Angele: s, S@llc; Carrots, 30@40c per sack: Los Angeles Summer Squash, 65c@$1 per box; Marrowfat Squash, $12G15 per ton. Poultry and Game. Seven cars of Eastern were put on yesterday and sales were made at $4 50 for Ducks and Tryers, 82 for Geese, $5@5 % for Hens and young Roosters and $4@+ 50 for old Roosters. There were no receipts of local stock, except 'w dressed Turk: i me was steady and sold off well. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 14@15c for Gob- blers and 14@15c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, 15 Geese, per pair, $1 75! Hine, ‘bete. Young. Fpostors, s : You ers, St 50; Fryers, $4 500; Brotl $4 50@S for large and 3 26@8 60 for small; tern; Alfaif banks,’ $1@125; Sweet’ Potat ‘abbage, 40@s0c; eons, §1 per dozen for old and $2 @3 for & Flectric was stronger at $49 and Spring Val- squabs. | ley Water advanced to §92 12%. GAME—Quall, $1 50G2; Mallard, $3 50@5; Can- | In the afterncon Gas & Electric advanced vasback, $3 50@4 50; Sprig, $2 [0@S 50; Teal, §2 50 | to $49 75. Makaweli declined to 375 and @3; Widgeon, 32, Smail Duck, 31 50; Doves, | Onomen to 325 per dozen; Hare, $13:0; Itabbits, $125@2; There was increased trading in ofl stocks ‘é’“a""“x . $ 0G4, White, 31 50; x‘azn&:u 5 | o the Eroduren: Mmbaves. - L ke 3; Honkers, $5; English Snipe, per e Kilauea Sugar Company dosen; Jack Enipe, §1 G160, per share on the 15th and the Paauhau Sugar ki s Company 3 cents on the 19th. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. Butter 1s lower, and daires and second MONDAY, Jan. §-12 m. cres erl are rticul ‘ak. Cheese i Bid. Ask. id. Ask. e S e Sk *| U s Bonas— |centL & P....— "% Eggs are lower and quieter. 4s quar coup. — | Equit G L Co. 4% & BUTTER: [ avar g’ = 1w Mutaal B Col 1415 —Fan e R ar new. . . AT — n%,‘.:‘“ 2534 ¥ Creamdsy, 2Q00; 9% | 3 Quar ‘coup..109% — | Pac Gas tmp." 45 Dairy—Fancy, 22c; good to choice, 19@200; M las Pac Light Co. - 1 common, 13@17%ec. 1 - SFG&E..#%% CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 120; old, 1l%c; 07 San Fraacisco. s 4 ockton Gas.. 12 Young America, 121@13c; E: Insurance— Western, 13%@l5c per Ib. 136 13 ern, 15%@16c; G seary 5 9% Firem's Fund..220 230 EGGS—Quoted at 26@50c for store and 34@6c | Jeary-st R bs. — 95 Firems Fu per dozen for ranch Eastern—Cold storage, 11 G & 3 3%s..11 — Ana\n}l‘(r»::olc{::—“ 18915 for firsts and ibc for seconds; fresh, |} FS0v N6 o Anmie-Sa et 03 = e “LAL\ == lcalsDAT. = % . 7 3 Do gntd 6s.. _ — |First Natlonl .20 — Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. | Do gnta ts.18 — Len P & A-...131 1z LA&PRBs.101 106 !\!erck{.-n!l“kl-:x e Fine large Navel Oranges are in quiok de- | Mrketwst o e Ll S e mand and higher, and readily bring $2% by [N O N G R o o® ~ |Ger S L L1550 — the carload. Seedlings are weak and dull. N R of Cal 6s. — — |Hom S & .. - Common Lemons are easy and inactive, but | N R of Cal s.112% — | Mut Sav Bk. € — t-.nacj{ stock is firm. Limes are plentiful and PCRR6s.162 — |8 F dav L o wealk, o FCRR#.106 — Sav & L So. — DECIDUOUS FRUITS— rg R R 6s...108 — |Sec Sn\:i_ lék. - Appies—35G8ic per box for common, Tse@sL | Q. & ML is-i8 w0 Unton T Co. T, ro{;;a?i $125@1 Bocg‘nircchalce. S | Dak “1 yowhros — California .....11T%120 3 ES—Cape ranberries, ; Coos o Sl Seary-st W — Bay Cranberries, $1 per box. Oceanio S8 Co. — 104 |Geary. N Om C Ry s... — 126% / Market-st Ry.. 60% — CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $150G2 .| ' uuied™ ger, box: Seedlings, 300G81; Japahese Man- | £ RY fo w0 S0 2 B 7y g ns, §165@1 7; Pomelos, $1@3; Lemons, 81| pa % 0 By 8o — o PROSOMC -t n @150 for common and $2g3 for good to | gowSt Rofe — 1 | BRECIE FOTIE" 47y cholce; Mexican Limes, $4g4 50; California | 3% & N B se 112 — | B Denamite.. & — Limes, 2@35c; Bananas, $160G3 per bunch: 5 p @ BIv ge 114e10% Gant Con Co.. 93% M4 Pineapples, $30@4 per dozen. § Ry of Cal 6s. — 106 Vigorit -....... 3 3% > = 8 Pot ot = | e Soske rie i 153 | 8 P C 63(1905).108 110 |Hana oo T Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. {55 ¢ Rt W BV R el IspcC — — |Honokaa § Co. A few more changes in Fyuit will be seen. | § p. ¢ — — |Hutch 8 P Co. 2 The market continues dull, Honey is irmatan | § P Br 124%4124% | Ktlauea S Co.. — 2l advance. | 8V Wi fi: 115 ‘gmwuéscsogw:* v — | Onomea. s DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, $fo for |'S Y Wat da... 20 — |Onomen ©C0- 33 = 40-50'8, 4@4xc for 50-00's, B for 60-T0's, Bko | g GO 0 R e | PR eot— for 70-80's, 3c for §0-%'s and 3%c for $0-100°s. |~ \water Stooks— Al Pack Assn.119%120 Apricots, 11@13¢c for Royals, 12%3@Il6c for Moor- | % |Mer Ex Assn.. — 100 parks and 13g1o for Blenheima; Peaches, 4@ | \rorie Counrr. 517 | Oeaantc 8 Co. 2% 9% 6o for Standards, 84@6%c for choice and 7@Sc | Spring Valley. 97% 2% Pne A F A.... 14 2% tor fancy: peeled Peaches, 13%@1sc; Dvaporated | SDinE, ALY, 974 03K Pac A K Ao — Apples, 84@T3%c; Sun-dried, 5@o¥c per 1b; Neo- | Cent Gas Co... — — |Par Paint Co.. 9% — tarines, S@uc; Pears, 6@7%c for quarters and | = Session. $@llc for halves; Black Figs, 2%@dwe: Whits | B it Figs, 4@ic; Bleached Plums, 8g9c; Unblenched Plums, 7@7%e for pitted and 134c for unpitted. | 30 Glant Powder Con .. o RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per | 10 Hawailan Com & Sug 1b, 10¢; choice, Sc; standard, 8c; prime, 6c; un- | 100 Honokaa Sugar Co. bleached Thompson's, per b, 6c. Sultanas— | 23 (momea Sugar Co. Fancy, per Ib, 8%c: cholce, Ti3¢; standard, 6%o0; | 60 Pasuhau S P Co.. prime, 6c; unbleached Sultanas, sc; Secdless, F_Gas & Electric Co. §0-1b boxes, Ic; 2-crown loose Muscatels, 5tc: | $4000 8 P of A bonds...... 3-crown, 6%c: 4-crown, 7c, London Layers, | 10 Spring Valley Water... $-crown, $150 per box; 3-crown, 31 60. Fancy 6 Spring Valley Water. Clusters, $2. Dehesa, 32 50; Imperial, $3. Ail | 10 Spring Valley Water. prices are f. 0. b. at common shipping points | 117 Spring Valley Water . in_Californi; 5 Spring Valley Water. NUTS—_Chestnuts, §@10c: Walnuts, 8@% for | 500 Vigorit Powder . standards_and 6@i0c for softshell; Almonds, | Street— 11%G1% for paper-shell, 9@10c for soft and 4@ | $6000 Hawailan C & § Co. Bc for hard shell; Peanuts, 6%,@6%c for Eastern Afternoon Ses: &nd 3o for Californin; Brazil Nuts, T@sc; Fil- Hoard— berts, 12G124c; Pecans, LGlc; Cocoanuts, | 19 comtra Costa Water HONEY—Comb, 11%@12 for bright and 10%@ | 5o oo Plantation Co lc for light amber: water white extracted, Sc; [ 10 it ISR o 5 &0 Ught amber extracted, T4@i%c: dark §%G% | 1) Masawers BEESWAX—24@20 per 1b. R ) 10 Oakland Gas Provisions. $2500 Oakland Tran = 25 Onomea Sugar Co. The market is strong and Hams, Bacon and | ¥ Paauhau § B, Co. Lard are all a fraction higher. | 1083 Gas & Electris CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9%c per Ib for| 39S F Gas & Electric Co. heavy, 10c for light medium, 11c Tor light, | 500 Vigorit i%c for extra light and 13%c for sugar-cured: Street— Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 1%@13c; Callfor | ¢100 oconnte S § bonds nia Hams, nominal; Mess ‘Beef, $12 ' per bbl; | 9000 0coanic B B borde. extra Mess, $13; Family, $l4: extra Prime Pork, | o (Pring Volled ¥ x $14 50; extra cloar, §17 60; Mess, 316 50; smoked B - Beel, 14@4%c per 1b. = o ~ <] < LARD—Tierces quoted at 6%c per Ib for com- | SAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EXCHANGE pound l::d T”.c“!nr pure; half-barrels, pure, BOARD. S4c: 10-1b th %c; 5-1b tins, Sc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 7%@7%¢ per Ib, Morning Sesston. Board— ka Packers . Powder Plantation . s & Electre Co.. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell | about lc under quotations. Heavy salted Spring Valley Water ....00-7700 10 o1 00 n?(-‘;u 1 med(u:n, 11c; light w,)c; Cow- | $3000 Spring Valley Water 4s 2a mtge....108 12% hides, 1lc; Stags, Tisc: Salted Kip, 10%c; Calf, | Afternoon Session. 5@ Gas . 1lc; Dry Hides, sound, 18@1Sic; culls and | 100 Equitable G: brands, 15¢; Dry Kip and Veal, l7c; Dry & Honokaa Susar 20c; Sheepskins, vearlings, 20G35c each 3) Onomea. Sugar Co. Wool, 35@60c each; medium, 70G@%ic; lon; X 2 S F{ Gas . lect: fal $1G1 25 each; Horse Hides, salt, $2 25@2 75 for | - 10 Hawallan Commercial . large and $1 for small; Colts, 50c. §prln; \}a“‘)‘ ‘?Al!r TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, sc per Ib; No. 2, Spring Valley Water . 4c; refined, 6i4c; grease, 2isc. | Spring Valley Water WOOL— 30 Spring \r'fllby \\%ler B Fall clip, San Joaquin plains, 9@10c; South- pring Valley Water 4s 3d mtge. ern, 8@loc; Middle County, 11@13c; Humboldt | 200 Vigorit Powder . and Mendocino, 16@17c; Eastern Oregon, 13G16c; | Valley Oregon, 18@20c; Northern Mountain, PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE. free, 11G14c; Northern Mountain, defective, 10@ | B e per ib. Morning Session. HOPS—6@se per Ib. Board— —_— 35 Burlington . 100 San Francisco Meat Market. | 0 bowin BEEF—1@T%c per Ib for Steers and 64@7c for | 1o bioiine) Cows. VEAL—S@10c per Ib. vational tional = bt : 7 rthfield W}x‘l!rl‘.groa—“ ethers, T@Ti4c; ewes, 6%@To per | 200 Northield LAMB—8@8lc per Ib. Afternoon Seesion. PORK—Live Hogs, t%c for small, 5%c for | 300 Dominton medium and 5%@biec for large; stock Hogs and | 1000 Dominion feeders, 5%@slac; dressed Hogs, TGS%c. 200 Home Oil : 200 San Luis . Gem‘ral “_I“ZChand”e' CALIFORNIA OIL EXCHANGE., BAGS—Calcutta Graln Bags, 7@7%c; Wool Morning Sesston. Bags, 25G30c. Board.. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- | 250 Northfleld .. ton. #: Southeld Wellington. §1'60; Sesttle, 37; | . 200 Barker Ranch Bryant, $7; Coos Bay, 35 50; Wallsend, §8; Co- | 500 Century OIl Co. operative Wallsend, §8; Scotch, —; Cumber- | 109 Gentury Ol Co. .. land, $10 in bulk and §LL50 In sacks; Pennsyl- | 100 Anaconda Ol Co _ vania Anthracite Egg, $13: Cannel, $i1 per ton; Atternoo fon. Coke, 315 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks. o el SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes terms net cash, In 100-Ib bags; Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5%c; Pow- derea, Bc; Candy Granulated, Sei’ Dry’Gran- | ulated, #%c; Confectioners’ A, 4 “alifornia At Masnolin A 4i40; Extra C, i%o; Golden | Following were the sales In the San Francisco C) 4y barrels, 1-16c more; half-barrels, ec | Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: more; 50 Caribou 200 Anaconda Ol Co. . oxes, 3c more: §0-Ib bags, 'sc¢ more. | Morning Session. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its | 200 Best & Belcher 25| 100 Mexican ........ $3 equivalent. Dominoes, half-barrels, 5%c; boxes, | 100 Chollar . 20| 100 Overman 10 b%e_per Ib. 100 Con Cal & Va..1 5 250 Savage . 20 | (COFFEE_The ciroular of C. E., Biektord | Afternoon Session. ves the receipts at this port in 1599 at 183,615 | 500 Bullion . 05| 500 Ocet bags, against 138,893 bags in 1598. The sales | 300 Chollap . 17 smpofa'::n.m ey from first hands ‘were 164459 bags, against | g0 Chollar . 16| 12L64. The stock on hand January 1 was 9994 bags, against 9953 on the same date In 1599 The world's visible supply January 1 was 7,03, 462 bags, against 660076, The olrcular says: A generally better feellng prevalls every- where. Higher prices have been paid here for | sy Boicrer * e coffee grading under 11 cents and all old crop | 900 Besr & Belcher 25| 20y OLmiE stock {n first hands coming Wwithin this range | s Sy 18| 200 Over: has been piaced. A larger business has tran- | (800 COONAT, o) 18] 200 Overman spired than Is apparent by the sales given be- 5214 | 200 Savage low. nConsiderable trading having gome on be- | 350 GO Calgva:.1 475 300 Stores® Nevada: tween second hands, who hold uncommonly full | 200 Fale & Norcrs. 4] 100 Terne Jemmos- supplies, contrary to thelr usual custom at this | 20 rome & 22| 500 Carters GMGo. season. = Resales of unwashed Salvador, old | baip-tbrerlyes ooy crop, have been made at Sic. New crop Aftmnan Dunt . washed Guatemalas and Mexicans are moving 17) 200 Potost .. within the limits marked by our quotations 15| 200 Savage with a good inquiry for the very finest styles. | & 1 45| 300 vage “Stocks in first hands consist of — bags | 200 Hale & Norcrs. 40200 Sierra Costa Rica, 135 Nicaragua, 2421 Salvador, 231 | 200 Mexican .. 301 300 Union Con Guatemala ‘and 1546 Mexican; in all 813 bags, e as against 9156 bags same time last year.” CLOSING QUOTATIONS. 2 We quote: Costa Rica—I3%@16c nominal for — prime washed; 11@13%c nominal for good wash- DAY, Jan. 84 p. m. ed; 11%@l5c nominal for good to prime wash- Following were the sales in the Pactfic Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. epsuNsagR Rasue ed 'peaberry: 9%@lle nominal for good to prime Kentuck . Bm;‘m‘ag eaberry: 10912c nominal for good to prime; 8@ | Alta . Lady Wash. o - e nominal for good current mixed with biack | Andes . Mexican . % 2 beans; §g5%c nominal for fair; i@7%c_ nominal | Belcher . . 10 1 Occldental . 13 20 for common to ordinary. Salvador—84@ilc | Best & Balchr. 22 23 Dphir . 7 @ nominal for good to prime washed: T%@5%c | Bullion .. 0 Overman . 8 o nominal for falr washed; 9%@l13e nominal¥or | Caledonta . 43 |Potost B 1 £00d to prime washed peaberrs: TX@S%e nomi- | Chollar .. = 17 Savage 13 19 nal for good to prime semi-washed: S%@S%e for | Challenge Con. 19 21 Scorpion - superior unwashed; fjc for good green un- Confidence . 60 6 Seg Belcher. 03 o4 washed; 9@9ic nominal for good to prime un- | Con Cal & Va.l 4014 Slerra Nevada. 42 43 washed pe Aberrf; 8%@7ic nominal for common | Con Imperial .. — Ol Silver Hill . Q05 to ordinary. Nicaragua—14@16%o0 nominal for | “on New York. — 04 /St Louls 3 - prime to fancy washed; S@llc nominal for falr | “rown Point 1 12 Standard . 280 — to good washed: 8GSic nominal for good to | frxchequer ..... — 02 |Syndicats = superlor unwashed: $gS%c nominal for 800d to | Gould & Curry. 3 24 Union Con ..\ 2 28 rime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and ‘Hale & Norcrs. 40 41 Utah ... 04 06 exican—144@16%c for prime to fancy washed. | Julia - flz‘fillflw Jacket. 22 24 — | new crop; 114@I8¢c for strictly good washed, | Tustice new crop; 10Gllc for £00d WAshed, NEW CTOp; | g ——— !3?”" for fair washed: 7%@8%c for medium: s@7c for inferlor to ordinary; 11@l3c for mwai -— | to prime washed peaberry; 3G9%c nominal for g00d to prime unwashed 'peaberry: Sx@s%e nominal for good to superfor unwashed. Sun, Moon and Tide. WHITE LEAD TIs higher at 7@7%c per Ib. | <~ - Red Lead and Litharge, 7%@7%c. United States Coast and Geodetie Survey— oy e Times ‘and Helghte ot High and Low : aters at_Fort Point. entrance Receipts of Produce. Francisco Bay. Published by officlal s S thority of the Superintendent. FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 8. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at 7,625 |Wool, bags = 4 '-h' city front (Mission-street wharf) about b G 25 | twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: 20 |[Hides., no 150 the height of tide is the same at both places. l.gog E‘llrlw, ton: ‘:al) 47 |Hay, tons NU. A7 Wine. Eals 45,500 TUESDAY. JANUARY 9, 900 |Lime, bbls 26 7,273 Sugar, bbls e 150 | Sun sets . | doz . 0 | "5’{5“"3%{ e bbi ‘Js% 1 Moon sets uicksilver, 4| Beacher. rol ] e 1,800 | OREGON. Potatoes, sks ... 100, L WASHINGTON. = 4,792 |Flaxseed, sks ... 1189 | 7 100 2 1 14 b1 THE STOCK MARKET. NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides __o | the early morning tides are given In the left &—————————————® | hand column and the successive tides of the day in the ord: occurrence . The There was a fair business in securities In | second time: eaons Eives (he socond tifle of | 2 hours from Hongkong, and last_or right hand column gtves the B S of the aay: except when thers are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The helghts given are in addition to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference s the mean of the lower low waters. e e — Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mem thants” Exchange, San Francieco, Cal. Al 8, 1900. The time,ball on the tower of the new Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day— L e. at noon of the 10th meridian, or at ) 4 Wl time. clock p. m. Greenwich time. oo in charg Ldeutenant Commander, Tellus . Coos Ba: Miamt . Progres San Pedro, State of C Point Arena.. Crescent City. North Fork. -{Humboldt.. .| Jan. 11 Queen Victoria & Puget Sound|Jan. 13 Moana . “|Sydney.. |Jan. 13 Emptre Coos Bay. Jan. 13 Pomona . Jan. 13 Matteawan Columbia. -|Portiand ~|{Jan. Aberdeen «|Portiana -|{Jan. China .. -|China and Japan Jan. Volumnia ...... Hamburg.... 3 whurg G Harbo TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. | Salls. | Pler. | | —— Santa Rosa|Sen Diego.....(Jan. 3, 11 am|Prer 11 Pomona ....(Humboldt.....[Jan. 3, 2 pm Pler 3 Brunswick /Humboldt..... Jan. 9, 12 m Pler 20 Aloha, ...... Crescent City. Jan. 9, 3pm Pler 3 Samoa ....[Humboldt..... Jan. 1, 1 am|Pier is Australia .. Honolulu...../Jan. 10, 2 pm|Pier 7 Homer ..... Oregon Ports. Jan. 11, 10 am|Pler 23 Coos Bay. wport... Jan. 11, % am|Pler 11 Umatilla Vic & Pgt Sd.Jan. 11, 10 am Pler » State of Cal Portland Jan. 13, 10 am Pler 24 A. Blanch'd|Coos Bay Jan. 13, 1pm Pier 13 Corona .....|San Diego.....|Jan. 13, 11 am Pler i1 Pt. Arena..|Point Arena.. Jan. 13, 2 pm Pler 2 North Fork. Humboldt..... Jan. 14, 9am Pler 2 C. Nelson..|Puget Sound..|Jan. 14 10 am|(Pler 2 Bonita . an Pedro.... Jan. 15, 9 am|Pier 11 Arcata Coos Bay Jan. 13, 10 am Pler 13 Hong. Maru|China& Japan Jan. 16, 1pm(PMSS Vic & Pgt Sd. Jan. 18, 10 am Pier 9 Jan. 10 am|Pler | Shipping Intelligence. — 4 ARRIVED. Monday, January 8. Jap stmr Hongkong Maru, Filmer, 29 days 2 Yokohama 13 days 2 ours, via Honolulu 5 days 20 hours. Stmr Arcat: Reed, 85 hours from Coos Bay. Stmr Samoa, Jahnsen, 3 hours from Eureka. Br stmr Wellington, Wallace, 9 hours from Comox. Chil_ship Hindostan, Welsh, 2¢ days from Port Townsend for Caldera, Chile; put in leak- ing. Haw ship Falls of Clyde, Matson, 16 days trom Hilo Bark Albert Griffith, 19 days from Honolulu. Fr bark Gen Neumayer, Bacheller, 176 days from Swansea. Schr Nettle Low, Low, § hours from Point Reyes. CLEARED. Monday, January S Stmr Sonta Rosa. Alexander, San Diego; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Acapulco, Cattarinich, Panama, etc; P M S S Co. tn W H Dimond, Nillson, Homolulu: J D Spreckels & Bros Co. SAILED. Monday, January & Stmr Columbfa, Doran, Astori Stmr Newburz, Hansen, Grays Harbor. Stmr Acapuleo, Cattarinich, Panama, ete. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Stmr Coquille River, Thompeon, Grays Har- bor. Schr Dora Bluhm, Smith, Honolulu. MEMORANDUM. Per Chil ship dostan, bound from Port Townsend, for Caldera. put in Jan 3 and re ports: Sailed Dec 15 lumber laden for Cai dera, Chile. Shortly after leaving Cape Flat- tery we had heavy gales of wind from SE and heavy sea, which made the ship labor and com- menced to make much Water, 8o the pumps had to be kept going night and day. Nothing but gales of wind all the time, so I put into this | Port to try to stop the leak In the ship and get | my pumps resaired, etec. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Jan 5. 10 p m—Weather wind NW, Velocity § miles. DOMESTIC PORTS, SAN _PEDRO—Arrived Jan 7—Stmr Ruth, from Eureka. Jan $—Stmr Alcazar, from Greenwood. SEATTLE — Arrived Jan $—Stmr Cottage 5" _trom Skaguay; U S stmr Sheridan, hence an 5. PORT ANGELES—Safled Jan $—Br stmr | Bioemfontein, from Seattle, for Honolulu. EUREKA—Arrived Jan $—Stmr Westport, | hence Jan 6. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Jan §—Schr Alice, from Eureka: stmr Luella, from Bureka: sche Serena Thayer, from Eureka. Sailed Jan 5-Stmr Pasadena, for Fureka. REDONDO—Sailed Jan $—Stmr Brunswick, tor San_Francisco. ASTORIA—Salled Jan $—Stmr State cf Calt- fornia, for San Francisco. Arrived Jan $—Schr W F Jewett, hence Jan- vary 1. TACOMA—Arrived Jan 7—Br stmr Port Al- bert. from Manila: Br stmr Sikh, hence Jan 4. GRAYS HARBOR—Sailed Jan é—Schr Defi- ance, for Honolulu. Arrived Jan 6—Stmr Sunol, hence Jan 2. PORT LOS ANGELES—-Arrived Jan $—Stmr Alcazar, from Greenwood. COOS'BAY—Arrived Jan $—Stmr Allce Blan- chard, hence Jan 5: stmr Empire, hence Jan 6. FOREIGN PORTS. FALMOUTH—Arrived Jan $—Ger shin Flott- bek, hence Sept §; Br ship Muskoka, from Ore- gon, ANTWERP—In port Dec 23—Br ship Milver- ton, for San Francisco. HONOLULU—Arrived Dec 26—Schr Allen A, from Eureka: Br stmr Flintshire, hence Des 17. Dec 21—Brig J D Spreckels, hence Dec 11 Br bark Kinjaurie, from Liverpool: Jap stme America Maru, hence Dec 2. Dec 2—Ship | Jabez Howes, from Tacoma; U S stmr Iro- quots, from Labaina. Dec 29—Haw bark R P Rithet, hence Dec I : bktn Klikitat, from Port Gamble. Dec 30—Schr W H Smith. from Ta- coma: schr H P Bendixen, from Port Blakeley. Dec 31—Jap stmr Hongkong Maru, from Yoko- hama. Jan 1—Stmr 20 miles W (Athenian); another stmr 10 miles cast. Salled Dec 23—Stmr Australia, for San Fran- cisco. Dec 27—Bktn Planter, for San Fran- cisco. Dec 2%—Jap stmr America Maru, for Yokohama. Dec 20—Br stmr Algoa, for San Francisco. To sail Jan 1—Br-stmr Flintshire, for Ma- ntla. SYDNEY—Arrived Jan 7—Ship Florence, from Chemainus. HILO—Arrived Dec 2 Schr Helen N Kim- ball, from Tacoma. Dee 27—-Schr Lottie Hen- nett, from Port Gamble. Dec 233—Schr Jennle ‘Wand, from Grays Harbor. KAHULUI-Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Katulani, hence Dec 18. OCEAN STEAMERS. BRISBANE—Arrived Jan 7—Stmr Warrimoo, from Vancouver, etc. KOBE—Satled Jan 5—Stmr Goodwin, for Ta- coma. JAPANESE WRESTLERS. Their Physical Development Is Something Truly Remarkable. Although the American is willing to concede to the Japanese the possession of a mental capacity almost, if not quite, | 1.-qua||n§I that of the ority of the white races, he is apt to ™ a somewhat slighting opinion of him as viewed from a physical standpoint, says the Medical Record. The specimens met with in this country do not tend to convey a favor- able impression of their athletic powers, After, however, reading an account of the physical measurements of some of the most prominent Japanese wrestlers, a more respectful attitude regarding the muscular development of these little men will probably be taken. The Jiji Shampo has recently published a table giving the measurements of six of the foremost Ja anese fighters. From this table it is gath- ered that the most bulky of these modern gladiators weighs, at the age of 22 years, about 300 pounds; helght, 5% feet: girth of chest. 58 inches; lung capacity, cubie centimeters; upper arm, elghteen inches. Another one weighs over 280 ponds: height, 6 feet 5 inches; s:flh of ghest, 48 inches; lung capacity, cuble centi- meters; upper arm, 16 inches. The small- est of these fighting men weighs more than 200 pounds, measures In height 5 feet 7 inches, while in lung capacity he exceeds them all. There are few wras lers or pugilists In this or any country who attain to these dimensions, and those who have seen some of the best expo- nents of Japanese wrestling are willing to back them when pitted against the pick of the European or American ex- perts, as it said that t the morning, thouh variations were faw. Gas | the day, the third time column the third tids | &5 they are powerfar LTCY OFe as skiliful