The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 17, 1900, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1900. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver and financial quotations unchanged. J¥heat lower and Barley guicter. Other cereals neglected. Beans and Seeds meglected. Hay and Feedstufis dull and easy. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables about the same. Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Butter continues to decline. & itry market well cleaned up and firm. Game dull and weak, with ample supplies. Heavier receipts of Oranges promised for mext week. Provisions unchanged, with a moderate demand. Beef, Mutton and Veal higher. Lamb lower. Pork unchanged. Nothing new in the Rice market. Light trading n local stocks and bonds. Decreased exports of Lumber. Increased exports of Quicksilver. Some changes in Bags. Quicksilver Trade. The receipts of Quicksilver at this port In he s IWeather Re, port. th Meridian—Pactfic Time.) TIONS AST. eastward g on ard could move in likely rom this port 3 at 14, e month AND y Cape Mend. norther] ks, against s by sea W flasks and Brandy. 552 a we ally fair over Califor the Pacific Coa: velocity of thirty-six m very Saturday; therly winds y the coast. ER G 1 in Jan- s GENERAL Wy cloudy aland . with heavy frosts in ty—Cloudy Saturday, oon and night; not McADIE, Forecast Official. b g— 4 EASTERN MARKETS. \ New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The drooping tendency o es proved to be too much to overcome & jority of stocks show net losses c In the standard stocke these losses & ne from the early x tdcrable. The opening was at ght’s level in sympathy with Lon- a initial transactions, the weak. x and of Pa- c unsettie the market ¥ 4 pretty steadily from that time | u bear operators among the room t etarted to cover their short contracts i al dealings. This rallied the level of | thy riket from the lowest, but the move- = listless and entirely without force. | fact prices sag sols lost all of ence of & new from the early advance. casion for surprise,’ therefore, market fatled to hold th African news. t stocks as they had yesterday. the general tone of the market was never- | theless reactionary. upon Pacific but oth 1ssue. take profits s showing a sharp reaction There was no o that the advance on The bears had not as % encouraged by its good news Africa to buy stocks here and in d in the home mark: eir early gain, supposedly on | But London | all et. Con points, the local the but clined to raily with the cessation Of pressure sgainet Third Avenue. ing the early part of firmer toward fect on the general the day, ugar was elastic dur- but became the close with considerable ef- list. The public main- | changing | e such that & storm over the | rapidly The bears made inroads | Maii and United States Rubber, | tained it attitude of apathy and this was the | main cause of the heaviness. Probably some of &i50 regard the ground is bare orable bank sta! was in Iree suppl eater part of the day. however, that the the vague uneasiness is beginning to be felt the winter wheat crop, because snow to discount &n un- aithough money on | at 2 per cent for the The record show banks have lost on sub- treasury operations 32,130,00. According to re- ports from the leading banks shipments of me 3 receipts from the interior Tallen off oo Thin would in. movement o ing the total loss operations over § 060, some gold has been received which does been a o merc the course of active extension of the loan item large encroschment upon therefore, seems higher disc: by ey by express this week are neariy dollars greater than last week, while the | express huve iderably over a miilion dollars. a net Joss on the interior a million dollars, ding substitute treasury It is known mil- mak- that from Canada figure in this estimate. ued absorption of money into | ntile paper and other forms of loans in business. 8o that a further ie looked for. surplus unavoidable. change hardened a fraction in response to the | t rates in London. Sterling There A reserves, ex- The declara- | tion of the first dividend on the new preferred stock of the Baltimore and Ohioc was fully | expected and was without influence on market. There was & g0od absorption of some dormant | the rallroad bonds at advanced prices, but changes were irregular. generzily for active market sumably on funding bill by the road Londs, par vi United States new 4s adv: nate, ©ld 4¢ declined % In the bid price. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Bhares woid. Board-- Atchison . Atchison prefd Baltimore & Ohio Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohlo Chicago Great Western Chicago Burlls Chicago Ind & 1180 Ch CCC & St Louts Colorado Southern Colo Southern 1st prefd Colo Bouthern 2d preid on & Quincy. outsville .. Chicago Ind & Loulsvilie prefd Chicago & East Illinols .. Chicago & Northwestern o Rock Island & Pacific QR There was quite an | Government bonds, pre- ccount of the passage of the re- | = otal sales of rall- e, $2,025,000. nced 3%, while the | 218,50 Erie Erie 1st pretd Great Northern pre Hocking ( Hocking V Ilitnots Ce: lowa ¢ B 40 Iowa Central pre: . Kansas City Pitts 350 Lak & Western Lake ¥ & St Lou Adams sert Delaware Del Lack & Western Denver & R G .... Dever & R G pref Srie & Western pre| Northern Pacific American United. S Wells-Fargo ..... cellaneous— ican Cotton Ofl . American Cotton an Malting . meric: erican Smelting & Refining. al & Hudeon . is prefd.. tern pref Pacific pref i prefd .... e Western e Western clific ... acific prefd E nsin Central Express Com o1 1 Malting preferred. American Spt 00 American Steel Hoop Amerncan Steel Hoop p Amer Steel & Wire... American Steel & Wire p: 3% American Tin Plate » 34 Broc Pacific Pacific Pacific Pro United ) Canada So 2ds. Ches & Ohlo 4%s U S 28 reg. 12% Do 4s. 0134 | Do 3s reg. % N Y C st 110 Do 3s coup.......109% N J C gen a......12¢ Do new 4s reg...134% N Carolina 6s. Do new 4s coup..134%| Do 4s.... 108 Do old 4s reg N_Pacific 3s. Do o0ld 4s coup...115% Do 4s. Do &s reg........ 12X N Y C Do &s coup 112% N & W con 4s. Dist of Col 8. --118 Do gen 6s. H Atchison gen 10% /or Nav 1st | Do adj 4s.. £2% | Do ds. | Do e Chi & M Colo Bo ds. Do S F_ds Chicago Term 4s. D&RG ists.. Do 4s...... 9L St PC &P 119% ETV &G Ists. 1013 Do 5 120 Erle gen 4s........ 0% So Rail 108 FW&DUCists.. 71% Stand R & T 6s... 77 Gen Electric 5s....117 Tenn new set 3s.... GH&SAG®6s....207 Tex & Pac Ists H& U Pacific 4s. Wabash lsts. Homestake Iron Silver Mexican Money— Call loans. American Tin Plat American Tobacco . American Tobacco pre! Anaconda Mt lyn Rapid Tran Colorado Continental Continental Tob Federal Steel rnationa) Paper Laclede Gas ational ational ational ational ational ational New York Alr Bral North American Pacific ssed Steel Car prefd. I Pullman Palace Car.... ii6 Standard Rope & Tennessee Coal & Iron Republic Tron & Steel C & St Lous Total sales. CLOSING BONDS, Hale & Norcross. BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. ing_Co Fuel & Iron Tobacco . Biscuit ..... Biscuit pref Iead Lead pri Steel Steel prefd Const . Coast 18t prefd Coast 2d prefd Mail Twine. States Leather... ..109% Or Short Line 6s 9514 Do con Ss. 119% Reading gen s, M1 R G W Ists 54 8 Pacific 4s 120% St L & I M con Se. $2'3 St L & S F gen 6s. 1035 Paul cons Do 24s... 2% West Shore 106}z Wis Cent lsts. 9% Va Centurles. 6 | Do deferred. MINING STOCKS. 17, Ontario 07 Ophir . 1 25 Plymouth 5 Quicksilver - b e | Atchison 4. | Mining Sha |Adventure . 12714 Centennial 188 Franklin . 5% | Humboidt Sia Osceola. | Atlanta | Springfield, Mas: Fort | Fall River 8 7 4 5.3 Seattle ... 6.3 Tacoma 18.4 Spokane s oux City . 5.4 New Bedford. 102 Knoxville, Tern 171 Topeka ..... 85.9 ¥ ngham 7.8 Wichita . 3.7 Binghamton 21 Lexington, Ky 96.5 Jacksonville, ¥l 38.8 | Kalamazoo 2.9 Akron . 2.8 Chattanooga 81 Rockford, 111 %8 1 1 = | Fremont, Nebr | Houston % | Youngstown .... | of the at 2@2% per cent; last loan, 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4@5 per cent. Sterling ex- change firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 87%@4 §7% for demand and at $4 84% for sixty days. Posted rates, $# §5@4 88%. Com- mercial bills, $4 8434G4 843. Silver certificate: §iua@eoke. Bar silver, ssic. Mexican dol BONDS—State, inactive; railroad, irregular; Government, irregular. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail- ?m;q cah balanios, $196,075,061; gold rewseve, 222,243, T71. Landm_t_M arket. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The news of the relfef of Kimberley caused a booming opening in the markets here to-day, De Beers risine 1%. Business, however, was most meager, provincial orders being stopped by serious Interruptions In the telegraphic ser- vice and prices gradually dropped. Lord Rose- bery's speech in Parliament yesterday induced apprehensions in’ some quarters of impending foreign complications. Consols, which began at 1014, were pressed down by heavy cash sales of 100%, and they closed at only % better. The selling of consols was supposed to be in an- ticipation of the financial statement to be made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer next Mon- day. Americans began 1 per cent up, but in the absence of New York support siipped away eadily to the close. The trading in this de- partment to-day was the dullest we have had for years. Money was nominally unchanged, but there was an easler tendency and few bills were offered. The bank losy £200,000 gold, engaged for shipment to the Cape. The copper fortnightly statistics show stocks unchanged and supplies increased by 1400 tons. The Bank of Bombay has reduced its mini- mum discount rate from 9 to 8 per cent. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, 101%: Union Pacifio pre- forred, 18%; Northern Pacific preferred, 1: Atchison, 21%; Grand Trunk, $%; Anaconda, 9%4: bar silver stead. Bank Clearings. e e ey e e e i EW YORK, Feb. 16.—The following table, led by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at the principal cities for the week end- ary 15, with the precentage of in- decrease as compared with the cor- onding week last year: Percentage. Inc. Dec. 5.8 3 3.7 13.4 143 13.5 Amount. New Orle Minneapolis Richmond Memphis . ashingto: Peoria ... Rochester . New Haven . Worcester Salt Lake City Worth Portland, Me. Portland, Or. St. Joseph. Lo Angeles Norfolk Eyracuse - Moines.. nville mington, Seranton . Grand Ra Augusta, Low, ii6 Cantor. Ohio. Springfield, Ohlo. Fargo, N. D... Stoux Falls, 8. Hastings, Nebr.. Davenpert Toledo Galveston Helena Evansville Macon ... Little Rock. Epringfleld, guarters, but the market was practically un- affected by the week’'s developments at Wash- ington in that quarter and seems to have given more heed to the fact that the treasury this Week has been drawing on its balance in the depository banks at New York. The demand for bonds s still excellent and prices for both rime investment and second-grade of bonds 1d firm with fair buying in progress. Bradstreet’s on Trade. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will say: Satisfactory advices as to €x- panding spring trade in dry goods and kindred lines come from a number of markets. That the aggregate business of the country Is of gocd volume otherwise is, however, indicated by detailed reports of increases In trade, as compared with last year, confirmed by satisfac- tory railroad earning reports, by fair gains in bank clearings and by reports of better demand for money in commerclal channels. A year ago. it mway be recalled, extremely stormy weather was experfenced, and some effects, notably those on winter-sown crops, were very unfavor- able. This year opposite conditions have rufe and though some talk of lack of snow in grai srowing regions is heard, no widespread dam- age from cold weather Is yet noted. In fact unseasonably mild weather has had an appre- clable effect on several industries, notably those engaged in the manufacture of footwear, in discouraging sales of the same, actually causing the shutdown of some rubber manufactures, and also in the lumber and ice business. The scarcity of snow In the Northwest will unque: tionably affect the log-cutting season, firmer tone as to values is already perceptible notwithstanding talk of labor troubles aftecting the building trades. Heavy rains and atterward floods have affect- ed business and transportation in New England and Northern New York this week, and Cotton and other mills reporting lack of water as a reason for restricted operations a few weeks #E0 have been interfered with this week by the extremely high level of the streams from which they derive powe: The foreign demand for Iron and Steel seems likely to have a most important effect upon prices of the domestic product. It Is conceded that any important concession in value would be met by a heavy enlarged export movement. American Pigiron prices are steadily held, the only weakness noted being manifested the East. Concessions in Southern prices are claimed not to extend beyond one furnace. Con- siderable orders for Pigiron have been placed at full prices. and Northern coke Iron particularly has moved well in the central East. Steel rails are well held. a fair business being reported at the West; but plates are weak, In spite of a heavy business. Spring trade prospects in Hard- ware are_good, best reports coming from the West. by New England manufacturers at 18 cents ls regarded as a_guarantee that the price will be maintained. Tin is higher, having reached 30 cents this week on improved demand and in- creased foreign speculative interest. Some shading in raw Sugar prices is to be noted, notwithstanding considerable business done; but the refined grades are firmly held, and refiners insist on shorter delivery periods. | Coffee s fractionally lower also, as are Lard and Butter Wheat (including Flour) shipments for | week aggregate 3.834,009 bush | 357 bushels last week, 2454771 bushels In the corresponding week of 1899, 3,032,744 bushels in the in_ised Fallures for the week In the United States number 199, as compared with 231 last week, 163 in this week a year ago, 209 in 195, and 276 in 1506, Failures for the week in the Dominion of Canada number %, as compared With 25 last week, 20 In this week a year ago, 3§ in 1898 and 58 In 1897 and 1896, respectively. | Dun’s Review of Trade. NEW YORK, Feb. 16—R. G. Dun & Co. Weekly. Review of Trade will say to-morro Business continued larger than ever at this season in amount of payments and on the whole as large as ever In retail deliverles, though new transactions do not yet give as- | surance that it will hold at the same rate. Conditions affecting new orders and contracts have changed In some respects most favo | ably, while other conditions tend to restrict operations for a time, but a conservative judg- ment of the conflicting tendencies appear to warrant strong hope. Important branches of business are hindered by labor troubles, of which the building trades strike at Chicago affects the greatest number of contracts for industrial products and the labor and wages of the greatest number of men. Circumstances do not yet promise its speedy ending and in some other branches of Industry prosperity and advanced prices seem to have rendered controversies more frequent. But In other branches declining prices or such decrease of orders as may lead to stoppage of works have an_opposite tendency. The rise in wheat brings out larger Western receipts—in two weeks 5,444,292 bushels, against 6,235,168 bushels last year—but Atlantic exports, flour Included, in the same weeks have been only 3,645,408 bushels, against 6.192,407 bushels last year. The price closed half a cent higher for the week. The sult of Mr. Frick against the Carnegt Company to obtain an accounting and settie- ment discloses enormous profits made when prices of steel products doubled last year, but When peace was kept by the gigantic iron and steel combination. That results of great im- portance may spring from a contest affecting the control of so many iron works is evident. The new sheet company the united owner- ship of 160 mills it 1s said, but four widely known concerns controlling sixty-five mills re- fused to join. Prices of pig have not changed, though considerable sales, including some for export, are reported, but the excess of supply over demand which appeared in January is increased by the starting of a new furnace with a capacity of 600 tons dafly. A sale (s reported of 15,000,000 pounds of Calumet and Hecla copper fo consumers of the Naugatuck Valley at 16 cents. Heavy sales of leather at Boston, exceeding 100,000 sides, at a reduction of ¥c In price, with unusually large sales of hides at Chicago, also at lower prices, indicate that the dealers and consumers who have looked for cheaper boots and shoes may be satisfied. Heavy im- ports of hides at New York have some in. fluence and are part due to the famine in India. Shipments of shoes since February 1 have been 25,000 cases, or nearly 20 per cent larger than in the two weeks of any other year, but many of the works are nearly out of_orders. Wool sales at three Eastern markets have been only 12,324,436 pounds in two week against 12,635,500 pounds last year. The in- terfor still’ belleves In a further advance, but buying of wool on sheeps' backs has stopped and the manufacturer has made It clear that the mills hold large stocks to fill recent orders. Cancellations become 8o numerous as to cause yet only help mills Saginaw some uneasiness, but which have taken more orders than they can Totals, U. 8. $1.507,131,231 . Totais outside of Failures for two weeks have been New York .... 599,050,243 > --.. | manufacturing, 's2.386263: trading. 2656 : lures for the weel e been n DOMINION S RUENSAUA) Tnited States against 178 last year, and 42 in Montreal . MTEIT 1.3 Canada against 18 last year. Toronto TS . Winnipeg R2E 154 SR IR S Hallfax . 1.360.303 * | Hamilton 705,087 3 St. John, N 564.062 LAY %] New York Grain and Produce.l Victoria 550,259 2§ ARl Totals ... s 13, .. Bradstreet's Financial Review. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Bradstreet's Financial Review to-morrow will say: Activity In specu- lation decreased this week and the market became decidedly more professional. The un- dertone of prices was strong and the weakness which developed was, except In the case of a few specialties, productive of merely mod- erate recessions in prices, which were attribut- le to realizsing rather than to any renewal of general bearishness on the part of the large traders. The market, however, showed a cer- tain degree of indifference to favorable news and even failed to respond to London's cheer- ful reception of the mews that the first step in the movement of the British forces in Boer territory has been successfully accomplished, including the apparent rellef of Kimberley. There continued to be an abundance of the same kind of developments in regard to our own rallroad and industrial Interests, which bhad served as an incentive for the recent ad- vance in the market. Gross railroad earnings for January and for the first week of Feb- ruary show In most cases large increases and there has been further tangible confirmation of the belief that industrial companies, par- ticularly those identified with the steel and iron trade, are king remarkable profits. The prelimindry statement of the Federal Steel Company was a leading example and there were the usual sangulne reports about the showing that would be made by other concerns same kind and the dividends which their common shareholders might expect. In some instances the Industrial stocks responded moderately to the circulation of such reports, but the group as a whole was Influenced more by a disposition to take profits on the part of those who bought In the recent slump than by the appearance of fresh hnyfl* the raiiroad list, while the trunk line shares were exceptionally strong and well supported, there was also a good deal of 1 lariy, and when the market, as was several times the case, became dull, a tendency for prices to sag off developed. Specialties and manipulated stocks frequently attained prominence, and although the market at large was not particularly in- fluenced by the irregular fluectuations in Amer- fcan Sugar it pald some attention to the per- formance in Third Avenue shares and was on Thursday afternoon visibly unsettled when the stock broke quite sharply on news that the bankers who were to-finance the floating debt had withdrawn from the arrangements. y "nudloommuadmmmlr easy tn{ Vgnll street sregard the large increase In loans and decreas- In the surplus reserve shown Saturday’s bank statement or NEW YORK, Feb. 16 —FLOUR—Receipts, 14,- | 992 bushels: exports, 7260; market dull and feat- | ureless. | WHEAT—Receipts, 5600 bushels; exports, 100,- | 00. Epot. weak; No. 2 red, 67%c elevator: No. 2 red, skc f. o. b. afloat in store. ~Options opened casy and dropped off into positive weak- ness later in the day, owing to heavy Argentine ehipments, be: Paris markets, liquidation, snow in the West and the drop in Corn. Trade was slack here all day, and price changes nar- row. The close was weak at %c net decline. March closed 67%c; May 74 13-16@75 7-16c, closed Tic; July T4%@75%c, closed T4%c; September 75 @ 75 3-16c, closed ——. HOPS—Qulet, WOOL—Steady. COFFEE—Futures closed firm at 5@10 points net advance. Total sales, 27,250 bags, including: February, $720; March, §715@720; May, §i July, $730@735; August, 37 40; September, f’us; November, §750; December, $7 80; uary, §760. Spot Coffee—Rio, ‘steady an tending upward; No. 7 invoice, §%c; No. 7 job- ‘b;nlh 9%c. Mild--Steady to firm; Cordova, 10G UGAR—Raw, steady; Refined, steady. DRIED FRUITS. There was a better feeling developed In Evap- orated Apples to-day, owln{“w incerased de- mand from exporters and absence of sellers. Prices remain unchanged, as unfavorable coun- try advices and large receipts checked any ad- | vance. At the close, however, the tendency Wwas upward, with the undertone of the market :lma,cuuomh Dried Fruits ruled quiet and STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, § @c: prime, $4@8Yc; cholce, 174c; tancy, 3¢ CALIFORNIA DRIED PRI 'UNES—3%@7c. APRICOTS—Royal, 13@15c; Moo I5@1se. PEACHES—Peeled, nnpum?::.' ngu.' New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—It was a very quiet, uninteresting day in the local market for n:rim-.l In -y;nplfi;y with a ‘r:nhn- yioe In values in London tin again advanced qu Sharply, but displayed no marked strength of Went wers ot ot Shecial significance. At the close the Metal Exchange called: PIG TRON—Warrants very dull. COPPER—Lake unchanged at $16 25. TIN—Quiet at $30 8. LEAD-Unchanged, with $ 70 bid and $4 75 SPELTER—Unchanged, with $ 60 bid and $4 70 asked. The brokers' price for lead is 34 45 and for copper 316 %@16 50. Chicago Livestock Market. . CHICAGO, Feb. 16—CATTLE—Good to cholce, The placing of a large order for Copper | . against 2,902,- | 1858, 2,120,896 bushels in 1897 and 3,143,012 bushels | 25 in 1897 | cholce cows, $3 10@4 40; heifers, 38 25@4 75; can- ners, §2 50g2 %; bulls, 3$2 70@4 40; calves, $5@ 7 80; fed Texas beeves, $4@5. HOGS—Mixed and butchers, $4 75@5; good to cholce heavy, $4 @5 023%; rough heavy, $ 5@ :gg: light, $4 70@4 92%; bulk of sales, ¥ 85Q SHEEP—Native wethers, $4 75@5 60;_lambs, $5@7; Western wethers, $ $5@5 60; Western lambs, $6@6 9. mmmu—-c-me. 3000; hogs, 27,000; sheep, —_— % Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 16—The wheat opened easy on heavy Argentine shipments and lower cables, May %4@!c depressed at 68%:@ 68%c. There was little doing In cash wheat, export demand was not encouraging and May gradually sold off to 6814@6S%c. The decline was helped along by the weakness of corn. At the bottom some demand from commission houses caused g4 reaction to 68%c. The close was weak, May %c down at 68}zc. Except for some activity during the first hour and the last thirty minutes the session was quiet. The corn market yielded to heavy sales for profit-taking by recent heavy buyers and con- sidering the deluge the price held pretty well. Country offerings generally were reported small. May closed 14@%c down at 34%c. Oats receded with the other grain markets. The cash demand was poor. May closed k¢ under yesterday. The wezkness of corn and selling by longs depressed the provision market, which closed barely steady. Trade was quiet. There was covering of pork and lard and a little nibbling at lard by exporters. May pork closed 24@sc down, May lard a shade down and May ribs closed a shade lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: market Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— February 5% 3 6% esh @i esig 6% 6% 65T 6% ooy e e /i mH R ux ; B/ W% SW Oats ' No, 73— May . - o 2 2% July 23 2 2% less Pork, per bbl— May . 100 16 109 July 11 07% 1107% 10 92% Lard, ver 100 ibs— May . L60Ts 610 60 July . 1615 615 612 Short Ribe, per 100 Ibs— May . G2 602 59T 6024 { July ! 605 605 600 602 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady: No. 3 spring wheat, 64@67%c: No, 2 red, | 0@ T1c; No. 2 corn, 38%@33%4c: No. 2 oats, 2313@23%e; No. 2 white, 26%c: No. 3 white, 26%@3%c; No. 2 rye, 55ic: No. 2 barley, 31@42c: No. 1 flax seed, §160; prime timothy séed, §2 50 @2 52%; mess pork, per bbl, $3 70@10 %; lard, per 100 Ibs, 35 80@% 95; short-rib sides (loose), | % 90@6 15; dry saited shoulders (boxed), 4@ Giic; short clear sides (boxed), $6 055 15: whis. distillers’ fnished goods. per gal. ‘$1 23%; nulated, 5.49 | Flour, barrels | Wheat, bush i C 166,000 118,000 Rye, bushels 2,000 Barley, bushe 42,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady: creamery, 19G24c: dairy, | 19@ Cheese, firm; 12@13c. Eggs, firm; fresh, | j Foreign Futures. — * | LIVERPOOL. Opening . | l:lx:linl 51 5 10% 5 10% PARIS. | Wheat— Feb. May-Aug. | Opening 20 50 21 6 Closing .. 2030 213 | _Flour- Opening 26 80 28 15 Closing %7 278 Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Feb. 16.—Clearings, $278,845; bal- ances, $45,516. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Feb. 16.—Some dealers shaded | their limits on Walla Walla wheat to-day to Sic. but others were still quoting 5ic, and Val- | ley’ was easy at 53c. with a light demand; Blue Stem 1s nominally 6@57c. WASHINGTON. | _TACOMA, Feb. 16.—WHEAT—Club, 53%¢; | Blue Stem, 55%c for export and 2c higher for milling. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Feb. 18.—Consols, 100%: silver, 2744; French rentes, 100 67%c. Wheat cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on ssage, nominal and unchanged; cargoes No. Standard_California, 30s 4id: cargoes Walla Walla, 28s 34: English country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 16.—Wheat firm; wheat in weak; flour in Paris, weak: French quiet; weather In England, Parts, country markets, ansettied. COTTON—Uplands, §s 3-324. CLOSING. WHEAT—Futures closed quiet; March, ‘s : &s 104d; July, 5s 10%d. pot American mixed (new), steady, 3s §7d: American mixed (old), steady, 3s Sigd. Futures, quiet: February, 3s $%d; March, 3s §%d; May, 3s $%d. g B T — LOCAL MARKETS. * * Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... — s Steriing Exchange, sight - 4 883 Sterling Cables. - 489y New York Exchange, sight. - 15 New York Exchange, telegraphic. — 174 | Fine Silver, per ounce = 593 | Mextcan Dotlars. . 4 ey Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The forelgn markets showed little change, but Chicago was weaker on large Argentine shipments of 1.500,000 bushels and liberal receipts in the Northwest. There was no pressure, but the bears had the advantage, being assisted by lower Continental cables and unloading of Corn by bulls. The local market was lower, both on and off 1. ““Uhot Wheat—Shipping, 95%c@$l: milling, 03%, §1 OIRGL %, 11, BOARD SALES. Informal _Sesston—9:15 o' clock—December— 2000 ctls, §1 0S%; 10,000, $1 08, May—2000, $101%; 8000, $1 01, Second Session—May—16,000 ctls, $1 01%. De- cember—6000, §1 08: 2000, $1 07%. Regular Morning Session — December — 2000, A 16,000, $1 07%: S000, $107%: 1 07%. May—2000 ctls, $1 01! Boo, 01y 32,00, §1 015 BARLEY—The market is quieter, but no '"al:fir' for No. 1 and 65G72%ec for off Feed, des: Brewing and Shipping grades, S0@87isc; Eievatier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesston—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afterncon Session—No sales. OATS—The market is dead. White, $110G130; Red. 9c@$117%;: Gray, $1 6734@1 15; Black, 92%c@ 1 02%. CORN—Eastern White is quoted at %c per ctl and Eastern Yellow at 31@102%; mixed, 97%c@IL. —Quoted at 7% 02% per ctl. g:”%‘w;u'l‘—"nm L Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—Callfornia. family extras, 33 0@3 75, sual : bakers' extras, $3 40G3 50; O Lo Washington, § 75G3 per barrel s MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trads Flour, §3 25 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flou Meal, §2 50; Rice Flour, 3i; Oat Groats, $ 50;: Hominy, $3 25G3 50; Buck- wheat Flour, Cracked Wheat, 33 75. Farina, $4 50: Wheat Flour 13 o 8 56 Peas, ed Oats (barrels). $6@7 2: in sacks, Foptarl Barley, §5: Spllt Peas, $; Green # 50 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. The markets under this head are weak as 5 rule, but quotations show little change from day to ;}l". e %DDUNG&—‘H.S per_ton. EDSTUFFS—] ; large Whis @3 10; Pinks, 32 0@ b P4 Flacueye.” 34 ot But Lima, $ 1565 2: Pea, 3 203 40; Kidneys, § 50G4. SEEDS-Brcwn Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, nominal; Flax. §1%G2 20; Canary, 34 per Ib for California and 4c for Eastern; Altaita, sa%; Rape, 1403 Hemp, 4@4%c: Timothy. 3 DRIED P! Niles, $1 50@1 90; Green, 1 75 @2 50 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatoes and Onions continue quiet and easy. Vegetables stand about the sam POTATOES—Early Rose, $5@%c; River Reds, 75@S5c; Burbanks, 0@75c per sack: Oregon Burbanks, 75c@$1 10; Sweet Potatod: 180 for Merced and $1 25 for River; New Pota- toes, 3. ONIONS—$1 75@2 10 per ctl for all kinds. VEGETABLES—Hothouse Cucumbers, §1 per dozen; Rhubarb, 7@i2%c per 1b; Asparagus. 10@23¢; Green Peas, 2G4c per Ib for Los Angeles and — for Alameda; String Beans, S@llc: Cabbage, 40@slc; Los Angeles Tomatoes. $1G1 i; Egg Plant from Los Angeles, 10@15c; Dried Okra, 12ic per Ib: Garlic, 8@ic: Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 4Gsc; Dried Pep- pers, A@loc: Carrots, $ug4uc per sack: Los An- geles Summer Squash, $1@1 25 per box; Mar- rowfat Squash, nominal. Poultry and Game. The six cars of Eastern that arrived this week are ail cleaned up and the market is prac- tically bare of stock. Arrivals next week will probably be small, as a blizzard now raging throughout the West is keeping back ship- ments from that source. Turkeys alone are dull, as receipts of dressed are too large. Game continues dull. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 1lc for Gobblers and 12G13c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, 11§lic; Geese, per pair, $1 76g2; _Goslings, 31 75@2; Ducks, $4G5 tor old ana $4@5 for young: Hens, $4@5; Young Roosters, $5@5 50; Old Roosters, 34@4 50; Fryers, $4 50@6; Brollers, H@5 for large and $3@4 for small; Pigeons, §1 25@1 50 per dozer, for old and §2'50@3 for squabs. GAME—Quail, $125; Mallard, 3$3@4; Can- back, $2@4; Sprig, 2 50; Teal, $1 50@ Widgeon, $1 50; Small Duck, T5c@$: R G31; Rapbits. | 13501 50; Gray Geess. 32 %0 vhite, $1 25@1 75; Brant, $1 50§2; Honkers, $2 50g4; English Snipe, 32 50 per dozen; Jack Snipe, $1 50 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Eggs and Cheese are no lower, but Butter con- tinues to decline, and is neglgcted and plentiful. Deaiers are willing to make free concessions to keep their floors clear. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy Creamery, 22@22%e. 3@23%c; seconds, Dajry—Fancy, 20g21c; good to choice, 15@18¢; common, 15@17c. CHEESE—C] 10c; old, 9%c: Young America, 10@llc: Eastern, 15%@l6c: Western, 13%@15c per Ib EGGS—Quoted at ldc for store and 15@l6c per dozen for ranch. Eastern—Cold storage, 124@ 4. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. A car of Navels eold at the auction at 31 55@ 230 for fancy small sizes and $115@13 for standards. Lemons sold at §150. Five cars will be offered on Monday, and as receipts otherwise will amount to at Jeast half a dozen cars, there will be plenty of Oranges offering. Watsonville Strawberries sold at $5@8 per chest. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES—30@60c per box for common, T5c@%$ for xocd to choice. and $1 25@1 50 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS— Oranges, $150@2 75 per box; Seedlings, 75c@$1 50;: Pomelos, i5c@ 250; Lemons. §1G150 for common and $2@2 50 for good to choice: Mexican Limes. $5@5 5: Cal- ifornia Limes, 25 Bananas, $1 2582 30 per bunch: Pineapples, 33 50@G4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Stagnation still prevails, and the market is nominal. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, #4c for . 4@4%e for 50-60's, 3igc for 60-T0's, 3%e 3 for §0-50's and 2Xc for 90-100 Apricots, 11@13c for Royals, 1214@16c for Moor- parks and 12GMe for Blenheims; Peaches, 5%@ Gc for Standards, §%@$%c for choice and 7@sc for fancy; Preled Peaches, 10@12%c; Evapo- rated Apples, 6@7c; Sun-dried, 5@5%c per Ib: Nectarines, §@9c; Pears, 3%@4%c for dark and 7Gsc for bright halves: Black Figs, 20%%c: White Figs, 2G3c; Bleached Plums, 8@%c: Un- bleached Plums, 1@7%c for pitted and 1jc for unpitted. = RAISINS—Bleached Thompeon's—Fancy, per 1b, 10c: cholce, 9¢; standard, Sc: prime, fe: un- bleached Thompson' per 1b, 6c. Sultanas— Fancy, per 1b, $i4c: choice, Ti%c; standard, 6%c: prime, 5c: unbleached Sultanas, 5c; Seedless. §0-1b boxes, Se: 2-crown, loose muscatels, S%c: 3-crown, §%c; 4-crown,’ Tc; London Layers. 2.crown, $1 50 per box; 3-crown, §1 8. Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, 2 50; Imperial, 8. Ail prices are f. o. b. at common shipping points in_California. Walnuts, 3@Sc for NUTS_Chestnuts, standards and 9@10c for 'softshell; Almonds, e r_shell, 9@10c for soft and @ B ardsnell: Peanuts. s4@6%c for Fastern and Ge for California; Brasil Nuts, 7%@Sc; Fil- berts, 12@12%c; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, # 3 e?-losn—c::mh. 11%@12c for bright and V%@ 11c for light amber: water white extracted The; light amber extracted. TX@7ie; dark, 540 &c_per Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c per 1b. Provisions. CURED MEATS—Bacon. $%c per Ib for heavy, 10e for light medium, Ile for light, 12c for extra light and 13%c for sugar-cured: East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 13@18%c; California Hams, nominal; Mess Beef, $12 per bbl; extra Mess, $13. Family, $14; extra Prime Pork, §14 30; extra clear, $17; Mess, §16; smoked Beef, 1lic ver i uoted at $%@7c per Ib for LARD—Tierces and Sc for pure: hall-barrels, . compound . pore: | pure, : 10-1b tins, $%c: Sc. A TTOLENE-Tierces. T%@$%e per 1b; 10-1b tins, $hc. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls ana brands sell about 1c under quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10%5@1i%e; medium. $1%6@10%c; light. Skc: Cowhides, 9%@10%c: Stags, Tc; Salted Kip, 940 10%c; Calf, 9%@104c: Dry Hides, sound, 1Sc; culls and brands, 15@16c; Dry Kip and Veal, T7e: Dry Calf, 19G3c; Sheepskins. yearlings, 2 30c each; short Wool, 35@6lc each; medium, 7 jong Wool, $1G125 each; Horse Hides, §2 75@3 for large and 25 for small; Colts, O ALLOW—No. 1 rendered. Sc per Ib; No. 2. 4c. refined, 6%c; gTease, 2%@3c. WOOL— Fall clip, San Joaquin plains. 9@10c; South- ern, 8@10c; Middie County, 11@i3c;: Humboldt and Mendocino, 17G20c; Eastern Oregon. 13g16c; Valley Oregon, 18@20c; Northern Mountain, free, llo;‘c: Northern Mountain, defective, 10Q e r 1b. BOPs—7@1ic per 1. San Francisco Meat Market. The market is firmer again all around, and several descriptions. including Beef. Mutton and Veal, are higher under lighter supplies. Spring ker. Hogs are firm. but no higher. T ERE SaGric per Ib for fair to chotce. VEAL_S@ibe per 1. MUTTON—Wethers, @8%c: ewes, per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 12%c; yearlings, 8@1l0c per ib. O IRy tor targor steck My nd or ; stoel B Sk ab e, dreseed Hogs, 1a8%e® General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $565; Calcutta Grain Bags, 64@6%c; Wool Bags, 28%@32%c; Fleece Twine, THe. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; new Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, §750; Seattle, Tt S ity $550: Wallsend, $8. Ce tive send, $§: Scotch. —; Cum- beriand, $12 tn bulk and $13 50 in sacks: Penn- eylvania Anthracite Egg, $13; Cannel, §11 per ton; Coke, §15 per ton In bulk and §17 In sacks. Harrison's Clrcular says: “‘During the week there have been six arrivals of Coal from Wash- ington, 16,200 tons: four from British Columbia, 14,312 fons, and two from Oregon, 1050 tons. to- tal, 31,52 tons. Fortunately our deliveries for the past two weeks were heavy, or we would have had a serious deflcit locally. Our fuel stock is a hand-to-mouth one; the amount here has to be finessed to satisfy consumers and make a sparse division with each; it ls a seri- n;rrpon bolhl th“dlrmbuwr and the re- ces remain stationary; tage taken of the situation: importers 3 t not to disturb values too markedly. values would naturally Increase foreign 1t Inflated shipments, besides creating labor disturbances at points of prcduction; hence, In the long ru the present policy is probably the more judi clous. As the weather has moderated some- what, the demand for household coals will nec- essarily diminish, which may enable the whole- sale dealers to accumulate a little stock in thetr yards. Our chances for shipments of forelgn Erades from Great Britain or Australis are monthly becoming more unfavorable, notwith- the present seductive n freights now ruiing. In former years, with the present grain freight tariff now existing, we would have had a liberal influx of foreign coals from RICE—China Mix 2 Whor hms, Mg B HOLE: cume o 1 P TR Tuisiana. by UCTION SALES AUCTION AUCTION AUCTION TUESDAY, February 20th, At 11 O'clock A. M., ON PREMISES, 516-518 WASHINGTON ST, GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, Consisting _of 2000 Tents: 000 Curtains and Nets: 6000 Duck and Driil Mattress Covers: 100) Sleeping Bags; 6500 Pillows: 4000 Sheiter Ten 50 German Stiver Band Instruments, Bass a Seare Drums; 100 Filters: 500 Galvanized Wa Buckets: 500 Assorted Shovels, etc. A Contractors, Klondikers, resort keepers, campers, hotels, steamboats, sailmakers. tent and awning makers, attention called to this NEW YORK AUCTION CO., sale. Auctioneers Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1. Oats, ctis Corn, ctis Cheese, cth Butter, ctls Tallow, ctls Flour, ar sks 12,408 Middlings, sks 150 Wheat, ctls 5 . sks . w0 Barley, ¢ ,.‘- Beans, sks . Potatoes, sks 2,85 Eggs, doz . Onions, sks 22|Lime, bb: Bran, sks 1,635 Quicksilver, UTAH. Flour, gr sks ... 1268 J S —— Family Retail Market. — Butter, Eggs and Cheese are all cheaper. There Is no particular change in Poultry or Meat. Game is stiil cheaper, and will be out of season or the 1st of March. Doves are already out. Fruits and Vegetables are about the same as last week. Receipts of Asparagus and Rbubarb are still slender and prices are high. Coal, per ton— Cannel ......$—@13 00 Seattle . Wellington... —@10 00 Southfleld New Welling: ton ... —a310 00 Dairy Produce, etc.— Butter, fancy, per_ Common Eggs.... 15G— square .. - 50§55 Ranch Egss, per_ Do, per roll..... —@4 _dozen - THGN Do, good. Honey, Comb, per Cheese, Cal..... Do, extracted.. —@10 Cheese, Eastern.. pound 12gL% Cheese, Swiss. .. Meats, per 1b— L. Bacon <eeees 12G17 Pork, fresh. 5@ Beef, choice...... 15G20 Pork, salt 12@13 Do, good. - 16@215| Pork’ Chops. 1518 Corned Beet. Round Steak..... 10§12 Ham, Cal. Sirloin Steak......15@— Porterhouse do... Smoked Beef... . Pork Sausages. Veal ..... - Do, Eastern. Lard . Mutton Poultry and Game— Hens, each -30a73 Young Roost each ....... Old Roosters, Fryers, each Broilers, each. Turkeys, per Ib.. Ducks, each. Geese, each Quall, dozen..$150@1 73 Mallard, pair..75c@$l 00 Canvasback, per pair ... Sprig. pair. Teal, per pair. Widseon, pair. Small Duck, pair.30g35 Wild Geese, pair..80@T 15@20 WGT5 @1 40@50 English Snipe 40@30 | per dozen. .33@3 50 —@20 |Jack Snipe. a1 B5a2 10@15 @l Limes, per dozen § Raisins, per Ib... Walnuts, per Ib. Strawberries, per __ Apples ......... Bananas, dozen. Cranberries, qt Oranges, dozen.. Lemons, dozen....10G20| Vegetables— Artichokes, dz. Okra, dry, per Ib. Asparagus, 1b. 340 Peppers, green, Ib. Beets, dozen. @15 Potatoes, per b Beans, white, Ib.. 5g— Sweet Potatoes... Colored, per 1b.. 4@ 5 Parsnips, per doz.\ Lima, per Ib. Rhubarb, per Ib. Cabbage, each. Caulifiowers, ea. Celery, bunch. Sage, doz bnchs. .. 5@ String Beans, 1b..15@20 Summer Squash, per pound ag\o Thyme, per Ib... 2G50 Turnips, per doz..10G13 Tomatoes, per lb. @12 Cress, doz ?:ch-."-vfi% Esx Plant, Ib. 2 e o - o s Lentlls, per Ib. Lettuce, per doz.15@— Onions, per Ib..... 2@ 3| Fish— Barracuda. Carp - Coafish Flounders . Halibut . Herring . g Kingfls 15 Clams, gailon. — Mackere Do hardshell, 100. 40@5) Do, H Crabs, each.......10@15 Perch . Do softsheii, dz.5@35 Pompan Mussels, quart... 10612 Rockfish 5 Oysters, Cal, 100..40@5% Salmon, fresh. Do Eastern, doz.255G40 Do, smoked. _—- - | THE STOCK MARKET. l ”—_——-————‘ Sales were more liberal on the morning ses- sion of the Bond Exchange, but changes were few. Spring Valley Water was stronger at $96 50§ 9% §7ia and Contra Costa Water at $73 50, In the afternoon business was smaller thaa for some days, and the only change worthy of Dote was a further advance in Contra Costa Water to ¥4 Oil stocks were quiet at the famillar prices. The Rex Crude Oil Company, Los Angeles, has declared dividend No. 1, § cents per share, ble to-day_ P asessment No. 13 of 50 cents per share has been levied on Vigorit Powder Company stock, delinquent March 20. The Makawell Sugar Company paid the reg- ular monthly dividend of 50 cents on the 13th. The Spiing Valley Water Company will pay & dividend of 50 cents per share on the 20th. The Contra Costa Water Company paid s monthly dividend of 40 cents per share on the 5eh. e Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards Rallway Company paid a dividend of 2 cents per share on the I5th The Presidio Railway Company paid a divi- dend of 10 cents per share on the 15th. The Kilauea Sugar Company paid a dividend of 25c per share on the 15th. The Home Oil Company has declared a divi- dend of 7' cents per share, payable on the 20th tnst. The dividend of the California Fruit Canners’ Assoctation s at the rate of 6) cents per share. Following is the financial statement of the asso- ciation: Assets—Plant and machinery, real estate and good will and shares in Southern California Packing Company (at cost), $1.95,235; better- ments (new), $19.057 32; plant and machinery (mew), $15,284 31: bills and accounts receivable, $611,506 72; Inventory (at cost), $1.042,207 17; sus- nse account, $11,95 11: profit on shares of uthern California Packing Company, §15.- 486 32; total, $3,625,021 %. Liabllities—Capital stock, $2,755,500; bills pay- able, $54,06 37; outstanding _accounts, 2. 725 84; surplus, '$355,308 42; _contingent réserve fund,’ $66,456 32 total, $3,623,021 %. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE FRIDAY, Feb. 162 p. m. K Bid. Ask. |Equit G L Co. 4 4 | Mutual Ei_Co! . F &ClRy Geary-st R HCa&ss HC&s3s. L A Ry Ss. L A L Co Ss. Do gatd 8. Do sntd 5s.. LA&PR 3 Market-st §s. Do 1st M s NCNGR™. Hum 3 & piss e o v . NPCRR Sav & L NPCRR Sec Sav NCRR |Union T Oak GL&H reet Oak k Dak | Oceant = - 12 — Px Powder Stocks— Row |Californta. 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