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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1900 AND SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. S W er firmer. Rather more demand for White Beans. Hay soft under larger receipts. C n better supply. Potatoes dull and plentiful. ol oal 1 Supplies of summer Vegetables steadily increasing. oultry and Game steady and unchanged. | Eggs continue to weaken. ] Butter and Cheese easy. Four cars of Oranges auctioned. thing new in Provisions. Wool continues inactive. Hides weak and neglected. Sterling Exchange weaker. at advanced. Other cereals remained stagnant. Bran unchanged. Onions quiet. Charters. n loads lumber at Grays The Harbc The for rran loads wheat at Portland | - & : | | } Europe. Exports of 7{ "heat. ¢ fiour from this port thus far this barrels, agl last crop a wheat ed wheat gives t year of 5.67 against 3, ear. basis and | al & 2,200 t 34,007, 1 Weather Report. 350 200 Merd: N FRAN Pacific Time.) March 16—5 p. m. > seasonal rainfalls to of same date iast twenty-four This Last Vais Season. Season. | . 43.15 25.35 the Pacific Slope. ate coast, where it i & re overlies the British hern Montana, and & extends northward from a and Oregon. The ¥ in all districts. fallen slightly in Cali- 4 nearly stationary in all 16 weather in 25 the coast | 1™ o for thirty 110 200 except | fresh Saturday, in the morning; e cosst Saturday, _except along the coast; light weeterly | “j'6i) | “100 | 300 | "85 £a =m0 ex the morning; fresh westerly 44 H WILLSON __ Lpeal Forecast Off) ! | EASTERN MARKETS. | ‘ - * ‘ew York Stock Market. YORK, March 16.—Whatever signifi- "s stock market was Trading in the ag- 1 scale and even at timt & few of the specialties. e to absorb & large share | stock on the e in the price After an early decline this stock nts and closed with Sugar was active, but narrow _range and a small net gain. People's decline and ¢ weak. Otherwise the price fluctuations narrow | ke dealt in a short one. 212, T T v I T T [+ USis S 3s any g5 were smi e list of = ank statement may fall slightly k as was feared. The made a small contribu- ash resources of the banks Northern Pacific prefd... Norfolk & Western. Oregon Ry & Nav Reading . Reading 1st pi Reading 2d prefd Rio Grande Western Rio Grande Western prefd St Louis & Louis & San Franc, 1st pref Louis & San Fran, 2d prefd Louts, S: Louis, Paul ...... Paul prefd.. Paul & Omaha rn Pacific . rn Railway suthern Railway prefd Texas & Pacific Union Union Wabash ... Wabash p: ling & L Wh Wi American 3 ed_States Wells Fargo Uniy Ry & Nav pre! | i3 | o | refd San Fran 9 | % Pacific Pacific prefd.. m | 17 .45 122 Miscellaneous— American American A American Tin Plate.. American Tobacco - American Tobacco prefd Ana > Continental Toba Federa ‘ederal ral Electric . Glucose Sugar Glucose Sugar prefd ernational Paper International Paper prefd Laclede Gas .. National Biscuit ...... National Biscuit prefd National Lead .... ational Lead prefd. ational Steel e ational Steel prefd, ex div ew York Air In: North Pacific Pacific Pacific Pacific People Pressed Steel Car.. Pressed Steel Car prefd.. Pullman Palace Car... Standard Rope Sugar Sugar Smelting & Refining.. Am Smelting & Refining prefd American Spirits - American American Steel Hoop. ‘American Steel American Steel & Wire American nda M 8% ton Ofl..... otton Ofl prefd S| irits prefd Hoop prefd & Wire prefd g Co.. Transit Iron tal Toba prefd. I Steel teel ‘prefd Brake.. America Coast 24 prefd. Mail s Gas . 1 52 541 184 & Twine, 6% >- 013 prefd . Tennessee Coal & Iron.. Tnited United United United Western Union Republic Iron & Republic Iron & P CC & St Louls. % Ehares sold CLOSING BONDS. | U S 2s registered do (when issued).106 S 3s registered coupon S new 4= reg § new 4s coup S old 4s reg. § old 48 coup. S 58 registered coupon Dist of Col 3.65.. Atchison gen 4s Atchison adjust 4s. Canada Sou 2ds. Ches & Ohio 4138, Erle General fe. Ft W & D C 1sts. Gen Eiectric 5. States Leather. { States ‘Leather pref: States Rubber.. States Rubber % 21y " & 101 M K & T 4s. Y Central ists J Cent gen orth Carolina 6s.. orth Carolina 4s. thern Pac 3s orthern Pac 4s. Y C&StLs or & W cons is ..115%; Nor & W gen 6s 119 |Oregon Nav Ists. 101% Oregon Nav is. 82% Or Short Line 6s.. Or 8 L cons 5s. Reading gen 4s. e general tone was firm was probably | Ches & Ohlo is...119% R G Western lsts ¢ fact that the bear traders bought C & Nor cons 7s...142 |StL-& I M cons 5s111% cover short contracts. There was no | C & N § F Deb 55,121 |St L & S F gen 6s. H of any outside speculative demand, | Chicago Term 4s... 91% St Paul cons. some investment buying here | Denver & R G 1sts.103% Ft Paul C & P ist Il scale. Probably the bears | Denver & R G 4s.. 99 St Paul C. & P A | ) cover by the prospect that | E T Va & Ga 1sts.102 (Southern Ry 5s....110% | Standard R & T 6s 73 Tenn new set 3s.... § Texas & Pac lsts Texas & Pac tions between them. This G H & S 2107 |Union Pac 4 1= has happened in over H & Texas Cent 56.1021 Wabash lets weeks and brings down the losses by | H & T C cons 6s..110 Wabash 2ds. ‘e week on sub-treasury opera- lowa Centra] Ists..114 |West Shore 4s. y 7,000, compared with 36,860,000 last KCP&GIists.... 70 |Wis Central 1sts 1% ‘gain by the banks is due to 14 new cons 4s...167 |Va Centuries ent on pensions. On the currency | L & X unified 4s... 9 |58 Deferred { ¥ exp ot ror a net 5o o 2% Col u | by express to the interior Son Phote -l 4= the banks is indicated of only about NG compared with 32,500,000 Without al- STOCKS. e s registered mail | Chollar ... 20 Ontarfo .., the joss of the banks on all sunts is there- | Crown Point . 11 Ophir .. 000, compared with | Con Cal & Va..... 1 40 Plvmouth week. The changes in | Deadwood .. 60| Quicksilver nt are largely guess work. Some = Gould & Curry. 14| Quicksilver ‘alled loans during the week, but | Hale & Norcross... 24 Sierra Nevada e borrowing of money to Homestake . 0 ndard .. 295 nued. The hard- | Iron Silver. 68! Union Con... b Mexican 22| Yellow Jacket...... 15 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. ted by Western banks for buying ¢ bonds in New York. These doubt- | the outlook somewhat modified srofessional traders that the banks are certain to | 4 out to-morrow. Money on call was for most of the day at from and the late flurry was ac- r palpable manipulation, quickly yielding under the offerings But whatever may remain of the in to be smail. The impres- vever, that to-morrow’s the low water mark of ss of replenishment will next week. nt high-grade bonds were g prices. At other points ) sales, par value, $2, 4s declined % =nd the 3s AT& CB& the bid NEW Y Call ioans Time loa #Locks- SF. AT &S F prefd American Sugar Am Sugar prefd. Bell Telephone Boston & Albany. Boston Elevated. Boston & Maine. Q. Dominion Coal. Dom Coal prefd Federal Steel Fed Steel prefd Fitchburg prefd Gen Electroc . | Gen Eiec pretd Ed Elec 1l | Mexican Centrai. Union Pacific . Union Land . West End . Westinghouse Wis Central .. 1018 Atenieon % Atchison 4s ........ ¢ | 109 N E Gas & C efi::“;? Mining shares— Adventure 4 Allouez Mng 2% Amalg Copper Atlantic o 424 Boston & 11432 Butte & Boston 5 " |Calumet & Hecl 4 Centennial 132 Franklin 125 |Osceola ORK STOCK LIST. 4 Sopper .. N E Gas & Coke Tamarack Ehares Closing | 513 Colony, ex div.205% Utah Mint s Bid. :5la Dominion 15% Winona rf"" % Burlington & Quincy. g0, Ind & Louisville.. Rubber . | New York Money Market. NEW YORK, March 16.—Money on call firm at 314@7 per cent; last loan, 3% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5@5% per cent. Wolverinel | Sterling ex- | - ~ 3 - 2 | change soft, with actual business in bankers hicago, 1nd & Louteville pretd | Ditle“at % o for demand and at 34 o - e sixty days: posted rates, 34 83% and $4 7. Com. | Rock Iatand & Fadie mercial bills, 34 §1%4@4 §1%. Silver certificates, | is e 60%@613%c. Bar silver, 60c. Mexican dollars, | > wthern 47%c. Government bonds, weak; State bonds, | el Ly a3 | inactive; rallroad bonds, irregular. ] hern 24 prefd 173 Prerri o = Delaware & Hudson 145 | Condition of Treasury. Delaware, Lack & Weste Denver & Rio 1 Denver & Rio s | 100 o 127 1 ist prefd..... 371 2 thern prefd 157% Jocking Coal 3434 | Shows: Hocking Valley 2 .. Tilinois Central us | 106 Jowa Central ..... 14% Jowa Central prefd....... o | 3% Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gul uy | 300 Lake Erie & Western...... 20% | Lake Erie & Western prefd 5 Lake Shore 5 194 Louisville & Nashville. 518 Manhattan Elevated, ex af 920 Metropolitan Sfreet Railwe Mexican-Central . Minneapolis & St Louis Minneapolis & St Louts prefd Missouri Pacific . Mobtle & Ohio. > Missouri, Kans & Texas. Missouri, Kans & Texas prefd. New Jersey Cen! New York Central. Norfolk & Western. Norfolk & Western prefd Northern Pacific a2y | 15:.‘ | heavy. | WASHINGTON, March 16.—To-day's | ment of the condition of the treasury balances | 1n the general fund, exclusive of the $150, ! gold ka\'tulnhllhe dl;lllollun e Avallable cash balance, §136,751,515, | gold, $96,265,197. st London Market. NEW YORK, March 16.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram say: The markets here were at a complete stand. still to-day, the members devoting their a tention to decorating the exchange Patrick’'s day. Dearer money is feared, as new loans are | coming out which have been kept back for the | | war loan. West Austfalia announces one for | $1,000,000, and the India and London County | i | Councll ‘are coming in for large loans. 13 | war loan was weak to-day, the premium be- | ing 1%@1 5-16 lower. Speculators are disappointed at what they regard as the comparative smallness of the applications. Americans were stagnant with the other ship- | state- of redemption, | for St The Transactions on It were | Detrott . % | circulation, e something which the stock mar- | decided bullishness. But, although the action | of Congress on the measure was certain for | | nity that it erred in disregarding the decrease | on bonds deposited in exchange for new | grossed the attention of the traders, while lit- | raliroad earnings ‘and the favorable reports | tent. ments. Anacondas were still weak on litiga- tion. Paris supported Tintos. The bank lost £300,000 gold engaged for the Cape and £15,010 for South America. It bought £33,000 in bars. Bills were a shade easier. Silver was firm on the French tender of 20,000 kilos. The cop- per fortnightly statistics shows stocks up 233 tons and supplies fifty-three tons. CLOSING. LONDON, March 16.—Canadian Pacific. $7%; Union Pacific preferred, 781%; Northern Pacific preferred, 764; Atchison, 24; Grand Trunk, 8%; Anaconda. 9%: Rand mines, 36; bar silver, stead. %d per ounce. PSR e s COREEE o Bank Clearings. * NEW YORK, March 16.—The following table, complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at principal citles for the week ended March 16, 1900, with the percentage of Increase and decrease, as compared with the correspond- ing week last year: Percentages. Cities— Amount. Inc. Deec. New York. $1,010,668,795 3 Boston . 112,584,040 Chicago 125,341,866 Philadel 62,802,780 Baitimore San Franel Cincinnati . Kansas City. New Orleans. Minneapolis Clevelan: Loulsville ce 5t. Paul.. Buffalo . Omaha dianapolis . 5,370, 4,310, 4,663,193 749,858 2,767,001 3,312,617 Fort Worth... Portland, Me. Portland, Or. St. Joseph Los Angeles. Norfolk . Syracuse Molnes shville nington, Fall River Scranton . Grand Rapids.. Augusta, Ga. Lowell . Dayton, Seattle Del noxville, Tenn. peka ... Birmingham Wichita. ... Binghamton Lincoln .. Lexington, K: Jacksonville, Fia Kalamazoo Bay City... Chattanooga Rockford, TIl. Canton, O. Springfield, O. Fargo, N.'D. : Stoux Falls, 5. Do Hastings, Nebr. Fremont, Nebr. Davenport . 2,124,258 Toledo » 6,227,000 Galveston . 7,295,501 Helena . AT Evansvilie 9940524 Little Rock. 415,551 Macon .. 557,000 Springfieid, Tii. Youngstown . i Saginaw . : Totals, U. §. 611,020,647 . | Totals outside N. Y. 600,351,852 . DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal . $11,181,371 . Toronto . 5,906,385 54 Wirnipeg 1585,074 7.0 Halifax Tas309 2002 Hamilton 730,670 5 Et. John, D 532,464 YVancouvers. 785,596 Victorla - 01,785 Totals ..yerenr. §26,242,088 *- * NEW YORK, March 16.—Bradstreet's Finan- clal Review to-morrow will say: An event like the passage and formal enactment of the cur- rency bill, accompantied as it is by the prom- ise of a considerable Increase in the national ket expected to celebrate by an exhibition of some weeks past, there was no demonstration of this kind based on it and this week the market has been dull, professional and at times | inclined to sag lower. The undertone is bullish | and there is a general feeling that speculation | will be materially benefited by the bill. When, however, the market on last Saturday and Mon- day developed considerable strength, accompa- nied by extensive covering by short interests, the movement was abruptly checked by the rise of the call loan rate to § per cent. Notice was thus served on the speculative commu- of the bank reserves and the reduction of the surplus to slim proportions in Saturday’s bank statement. The showing in question merely supplemented the statements for a series of weeks past, all of them pointing to the fact that preparations by banks for taking out cir- culation under the new law have involved the purchase of a large amount of governments, a considerable part of which Is being tempo- rarily carried on loans at New York, thereby diminishing the extent of the accommodation the banks can at the moment extend to the stock market. It would seem that this warn- ing was not lost. For the balance of the week the market was very dull, with a_disposition to sell off on the certainty that to-morrow's bank statement will be bad, perhapé to the extent of wiping out the surplus reserve and substituting a deficit, aithough rellef prom- ised from the treasury's payment of premiums and from interior banks of funds to pay the Government for bonds bought for circulation purposes. Activity was confined to spots, and 2 few speclalties, notably Third Avenue, en- tle attention was pald to the continued good concerning industrial perties. The dulln: however, had Its bene The pressure on the money market was relleved and call loans, while firm, were generally held at 5 per cent or less. Nor, while bear traders showed some activity, was there any great display of confl- dence on their part, the prevalent feeling baing that when money relaxes prices would really appreciate. The public, however, was con- pleucusly inactive and the leading bulls showed little or no disposition to do anything beyona protecting their specialties to @ certain ex- * e Bradstreet's on Trade. —_— % NEW YORK, March 16.—Bradstreet's to- morrow will sa; Trade advices are as a whole cheerful and the stretch of values is apparently unabated, though some soft spots still present themselves. A permanent feature this week has been the increase in the strength of values of farm products, nearly all the cereals, pork | products and cotton advancing, while materials for manufacture and the products thereof Ve generally remained steady or unchanged. h?m Government report on the quantity of corn in farmers’ hands showed a smaller than expected #upply and quite an outbreak of speculative interest occurred, sympathized in by wheat, and both cereals’ reached the highest point touched on the crop of 18%. Liquidations on the advance brought about some reaction in prices, growing wheat crop advices proving rather depressing as a whole and the statistical position remaining bearish as pointed out in these columns last week. The close finds quotations above those of a week ago. It scems evident that the weather and the grow- ing crops will constitute price making features for some time to 3 Ianufacturers of shoes are and weather retailer by conditions have rather favored enabling him to dispose of some carried-over stocks. X Copper has been 'stronger in tone. i tank plates at Pittsburg are lower. vanced stage of the season, While bituminous grades of coal are firm. Though quiet the iron and steel situation has developed a rather more confident tone. Less is heard about shaded quotations, though, on the other hand, the volume of new business has not been very large. Some low-grade pig iron has been moved at concessions. By the taking of orders for Bessemer pig at Pittsburg this week the entire production for the first half of the year in that district has been placed. Southern iron advices are of steady prices and of rather more inquiry on export account. Except immedlately in Chicago, Where the idleness of many thousands of men has made duliness in_the machinery and kindred trades, the Western iron situation seems a strong one. Reports of coming activity in railroad building multiply, but it is possible that a false construction may be put upon the reports that §9,000 miles of new road are pro- jected. The heaviest mileage ever built was in 1887, when less than 13,000 miles were con- structed, and It is of course safe to say that nothing like as large a total will be built this year as is reported projected, more particularly new railroad building Will be largely a matter of extensions of existing lines rather than the bullding of new roads. Structural material is in better request and some very large contracts will_shortly be placed. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 2,127,450 bushels, aganst 4,208, 768 bushels last week, 4,114.046 bushels in_ the corresponding weel of 1899, 3,679,056 in 1898, 1,626,434 in 1897 and 1,592,123 in 1896 Since July 1, this season, the exports of wheat aggregate 141,208,536 hushels, against 175,225,741 last year and 172,620,570 in 1897-98. i Business failures in the United States for the week number 1%, as‘compared with 159 last eek, M6 in this week s year a0, 233 in 1595, 1 in 1897 and 300 in 1896 Business failures in the Dominfon of Canada for the week number 28, as compared with 3 last week, 21 in this week a year ago, 23 in 189, 36 in 1897 and 40 in 1896 — et Duw’s Review of Trade. —_— % NEW YORK, March 16.—R. G. Dun & Co. Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: The new monetary act which was signed and tooK effect on Wednesday has not .nmeg m:n- ness perceptibly. as yet. Designed as a barrier agalnst lllrt'ureyharmy it was by some expected to have immediate influence through provisions regarding bank circulation. ~While $2,100,000 will be added to the New York circulation the increase thus far indicated will be mainly In- terior, affecting the chlef monetary centers only by lessening reliance upon them ‘when more currency is wanted. The graln movement is fading in {mportance. Corn_exports. have been in two Weeks only 5497,102 bushels, against 7,126,033 last year, though prior to March 132,952,502 bushels were exported, against 99,049.05 last year. ~The wheat movement is falling behind rather less than it has been In recent weeks, owing partly to large Pacific shipments. Atlantic exports in two weeks have been 3,009,45 bushels, flour included, against 6,220,478 last year, and Pa cific exports 2,666,077 bushels, against 1427 bushels last .year. While Government esti- mates of wheat in farmers' hands showed a sufficlent_quantity with visible supply to meet besides all home requirements as large forelgn demands as those of last year and yet leave a large surplus there is no reason to expect that last years foreign demand will be equaled. The price advanced 1%c for the week and corn advanced lizc. St. Louls efforts to excite new confidence in higher prices for fron have never had the de- sired effect. While various mrakets are called stronger not a quotation has advanced, but Eastern grey forge has sold there In considerable quan- tity at §20 50, against $21 for igcal forge, and Southern No. 1”foundry is selling here at $22 T, against $23 50 for Northern No. 1. Bessemer pig s still held at 524 at valley mills, though £mall lots are obtainable at Pitisburg at $24 50. Large contracts are mentioned as in prospect, but none is clcsed except a structural contract for the Government printing office. Much work is deferred because of the builders and ma- chinists’ strike at Chicago and because of doubt Whether prices can be held with the output exceeding consumption over one thousand tons r day. Copper is strong and a shade higher, Bit large arrivals have caused some decline in tin. It is not strange that higher prices have been asked for most cotton goods with the markets for_raw cotton higher than they have been since January 10, 1895, and the break In prices did not go far enough to change the situation. With print cloths at 3%4c, against 4.06c early in 1893, standard and Southern sheet- ings %@%c lower and ginghams lc lower than in 1598 the mills would be asking more if they had not taken large supplies of cotton before the rise in February. The disposition to order goods ahead is much affected with much doubt about price, and consumption would probably be_affected If present prices were to continue. Sales of wool have been only 7,332,700 pounds in two weeks. Manufacturers have such sup- plies that they buy only to plece out for special Wants, and the best dealers report that a yield- ing of 1c would be required in order to effect sales. Quotations are really nominal for lack of transactions. The mills are still producin at quantities of goods without buying wool. Prices ‘of leading goods have not declined, but others, both plain and fancy, are somewhat ‘weaker. The ylelding In satin leather has led to con- siderable sales of men's shoes at ic decline, but the concessions recently made in boots by makers who held old stock of leather are now refused, and it is claimed that transactions in hemlock and oak sole have been larger than at any time since November. Most of the makers are receiving very slender orders. The market for hides at Chicago is again weaker, though the decline is not large. Fallures for the week have been 198 in the United States, against 189 last year, and 28 in Canada, against 30 last yea New York Grain and Produce. — YORK, March 16.—FLOUR—Recelpts, exports, 13,073 barrels; sales, market fairly active and firmer, 5@10c higher on some grades; Minnesota pa- tents, $3 75@4; winter patents, 33 65@3 90; win- ter straits, $3 4543 60; winter extras, 32 60@2 95. WHEAT—Recelpts,’ 60,800 bushels; exports, 25,99 bushels; sales, 2100 bushels futures; 165,- 000 bushels export; spot firm; No. 2 red, TS elevator; No. 2 red, 79%@soc afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 79%c afloat; No. 1 hard Du- futh, Sic afloat. Options opened firm on smaller Argentine shipments than expected and bullish home crop news. Realizing at midday led to a setback, but shorts were again forced to cover in the last hour by an advance in corn 20 that the ma-ket was finally firm at e net advance. March closed at T7%c; May, 134@ T3%e, closed at T3%e; July, 73 6-16@73%¢, closed at T8%c: September, T3%@Tsle, closed at T3%e. HOPS-Qulet. HIDES—Firm. WOOL—Quiet. COFFEE—Market for futures closed steady at 5@1) points net advance. Total sales were 23,000 bags, including May, $6 $6; July, $6 90; August, $6 90; September, $7; October, $7; No- vember, 37 05; December, §7 25. Spot—-Rlo, steady; No. 7 invoice, $ici No. 7 jobbing, T%c. Mild, qulet and steady; Cordova, Sle@lic. SUGAR—Raw, strong; refined, firm. BUTTER—Receipts, 2691 packages: firm; ‘Western creamery, 20G2c; factory, 17@20c. FGGS—Receipts, (257 packages; market bare of stock; Western at mark, 20c; Southern, 19 DRIED FRUIT. Orders for cvaporated apples were conspicu- ous by their absence. On the other hand, how- ever, offerings were liberal, which, with light receipts and generally unfavorable country ad- Vices, tended to create a rather weak under- tone. Prices at the close though were at the old basis. Calitornia dried frults were qulet and_without important features to speak of. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, Av.sg%c; prime, 8@6ic; cholce, T@Ti%ec; fancy, 7 c YATIFORNIA PRUNES-3%@rc. APRICOTS—Royal, 13@15¢c: PEACHES—Peeled, 15722 New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 16. Tho.prlndpll feat ure of the metal market to-day was the frregu- larity of cables. A decline of 17s éd for tin in London caused a similar decrease of 25@30 points, closing nominally at £33 25, easy. Cop- per ruled firm in sympathy with An advance of 10s _abroad, closing firm and unchanged at $16 37 Pigiron warrants continue dull and while quiet, ruled a shade eas- nominal: ier, closing $1 673% bid and $4 72% asked. Spel- ter was weak and lower on liberal offerings, closing weak at $4 55@4 6213. The broker's price for lead was $4 45 and for copper $16 50. lead, Chicago Grain Market. — CHICAGO, March 16.—Opening quotations for May wheat showed an advance of %@c over yesterday's closing price, May starting at 66%@ 7c. Traders who sold yesterday in anticipa- tion of another weak Friday opening on ac- count of heavy Argentine receipts were dis- agreeably surprised by the figures from that count showing shipments of 700,000 bushels less than last week and made haste to get under cover. Overshadowing everything else in influence on the market, however, were the re ports of extensive damage to winter wheat caused by the present cold wave. It wi known that the Western wheat flelds are prac- tically bare of snow protection and the rapidly sinking thermometer brought conviction to shorts that the damage reports were not ex- aggerated. The ope advance showed suffl. cient profits to some holders and realizing caused a temporary reaction to 663 @66%c for May, but ide of fifteen minutes after the opening the market began jumping u!ldbl:! a vigorous demand, the advance not ohécked until May had feached 6T4@6THe. - By that time the edge of the demand ‘worn off and a tendency to take profits caused a slight setback for a time, selling belng in- after a break due to enlarged receipts, is firm, but siightly lower than a week ago. Wool is fairly steady, but manufacturers are out of the market and concessions can be ob- tained though London advices are better. Anthracite is lower, in keeping with the ad- creased by the weakness shown in corn at that time. The market gradually became exveed- ingly dull, with trading confined almost en- Within‘a. Tarrow range: senaraily_atound 3 for May. Toward the close the :Ifhl again became firm, with Yolunie of ualoees cused of mage. May market closing firm at that figure. Cables ware firm. The cash demand was poor and New York reported but eighteen loads for export, taken late to-day. 5 Corn was fairly active and frregular.” The market opened firm and slightly higher, mainly in sympathy with wheat, but prices gradually gave way to persistent selling. Late in the session the market rallied with wheat and at the close was steady at a shade advanced for the day. May closed a shade higher at 37%c. The market for oats was absolutely at a May closed 23%@?24c, unchanged. Provislons were quite active and strong. Hog prices were the highest of the season and packers bought liberally on this account. Pro- Viston stock showed no Increase anl ihis anl the strength of wheat had considerable in- fluence on trading, the demand being xocd all . May pork closed T'c higher; Muy lard 5c_higher and May ribs 5@7i%c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows ed reports Dadk to S, the Articles— Open. High. Low. Clos. Wheat No. 2— Mareh . i -1 ay . July . 8 6 Corn Murch <ies 35% iy i s uly . Septem! g&’t 381, May 2% % July . 2% 2% ay 1% May . 11 1235 5 ; 6 07% July . S615 615 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— L6805 610 l605 610 uotations were as follows: Flour, 0. 3 spring Wheat, 62@66c; No. 2 red, No. 2 Oats, uxg No. 3 White, 25% steady 9@69i4c; No. 2 Corn, 36! 24%c; No. 2 White, 26@" 63c; No. 2 Rye, 5 o 2 Barley, 36%@42c: No, 1 Flaxseed, $162; Prime Timothy Seed. 5215 Mess Pork, per barrel, $10 301115 rd, ‘per 100 pounds. $3 90@6 02%: Short Rib Sides, loose, 5956 20; Dry Salted Shoulders. boxed, 84@é%c: Short Clear Sides, boxed, § 3) @si0; Whisky, distillers finished goods. _per gallo §1 24%. ' Sugars—Cut Loaf, 5.95c; Granu- 5.39¢. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 68,000 67,000 Wheat, bushels’ = 34,000 15,000 Corn, bushels . L 241,000 18,000 Oats, bushels 318,000 168,000 Rye,’ bushels 4,600 2,000 Barley, bushels . 27,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was easy; Creamery, 19G2c; Dairy, 16 @22. Cheese, 12@13¢c. Eggs, firm; fresh, lic. Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. Wheat— Mar. May. July. Opening . 5 9% 6 8% Closing 5 9% 5 5% Wheat— Mar. May-Aug. Opening 1 2075 Closing 18 207 Flour— Opening 2% 285 Closing . % 26 8 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 16.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 2500; receipts for the week largest of this year: market generally firm. Natives, good to prime steers, $4 75@5 80; poor to medium, lected feeders, strong, $ 20G4 80; strong, $3 40@4 50; cow: ers, $3 15@4 50; canners’, $2 40@2 %5; bulls, $3@ 425; calves, $4 10. '‘Texans—Receipts, 400. Texas fed steers, firm, active, 33 85@4 80; Texas bulls, strong, $3'20@3 70. HOGS—Recelpts, to-day, 15,000 _to-morrow, estimated, 16,000; left over, 2000; average fully 5c higher: highest hog market since July, 139. Mixed and butchers’, ~$4 55@5 124; good _to choice, heavy, $5@5 12%: rough heavy, 34 5@ 495; light, $4'50G5 02%: bulk of sales, '$5@5 05. SHEEP-—-Receipts, 5000: lambs, steady; good to choice wethers, $5 T5@6; fair to choice mixed, | $3 50: Western sheep. '§; 5048 %0; yearlings, | % 50@6'50; native lambs, 5 50Q7 25; Weéstern lambs, $6@7 2. London &ol Sales. LONDON, March 16.—At the wool auction sales to-day 4410 bales were offered, which consisted of exceptionally fine selections of merinos at slightly advanced prices. Super- fine Geelongs went to America and Queensland wools to the Continefit. Greasy lambs wools mixed, by French and German representatives. A | good selection of crossbreds were offered, | American buyers taking suitable lots at 23 to | & per cent advance. Competition was keen and prices firm. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, March 16.—Clearings, $221,928; balances, $35,484. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, March - 16.—The local Wheat market is holding steady in sympathy with other markets and with just about a sufficient demand to take up evervthing that is offered. Walla Walla, 53@sic; Valley, 52@53c. Foreign Markets. LONDON, March 16.—Consols, 101 5-16; sflver, 27%d; French rentes, 101f 22%jc. off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on quiet and steady; cargoes No. 1 Standard Cali- fornia, 29 6d; cargoes Walla Walla, 27s 6d; English country markets, firm. ~ LIVERPOOL, March 16.—Wheat firm; French country markets, steady. COTTON—Uplah« 5 19-324. CLOSING. 2 WHEAT—Spot, steady, firm; No. 1 northern spring, 6s 213d. Futures quiet; March, nom- inal; May, 68 9%d: July, s §%d. CORN-—Spot steady; American mixed, 3s 11 old, 3s 11%d. Futures quie 10%d; July, 3s 10%« May, 35 LOCAL MARKETS. —_— Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, sixty days Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterithg Cables New York Exchange, sight. New York Exchange. telegraphic Fine Stlver, T ounce - Mexican Dollars % Wheat and Other Grains. . WHEAT—Extremely cold weather (the ther- mometer being at zero, with no snow) in the West_sent the Chicago market up. In addition Broomhall cabled unfavorable crop reports from Southern Russia and only 2,500,000 bushels from the Argentine, wherpas 4,000,000 vance was cl ed by weakness in Corn. Thie market was higher again, both on and off call, with more activity. - Gg!ikqfl et Spot ' Wheat—Shipping, ~%6X@9%c; milling, 98N @$1 01%. 2 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 a. m.—May—2000 ctls, i e T Prctmber oo, foet B8 ns;fi;id Session—May—2000 ctl 4000, S8c. 7 g December—4000, $1 041%; S000, §1 018%: 6000, $1 043 Regular Morning Session Decembero15.08 ctls, $104%: 4000, $104%. May—2000, JSc; 6000, | 9834¢; 6000, 8%c. ‘Afternoon Session—May—6000 ctls, 95%c. De- cember—2000, $1 04%: 12,000, $1 05. BARLEY—Quotations remain nominal in the absence of business. Feed, 75c for No. 1 and 65@72%c for oft es: Brewing and Shipping grades, S0@8Tic; alier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—9:15 o’clock—No sales. Second Session—No_sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—No sales. GATB—TI;:N is no business, and quotations remain unchal ‘White, $1 10@130; Red, 95c@$1 17%; Gray, G 15, Bk MO e ‘ae o [—] ern ¥ nco?v, per ctl and Eastern Yeliow at $1@1 10; mixed, $1471 05 per ctl. B N Rominat, Flour and Millstuffs. _The China steamer teok out 12,271 barrels of Flour. 2 mflk—cfllfor::, family extras, $3 60@3 75, usual_terms; bake: extras, 40@3 50; Oreg: and W 7563 per are i3 MI ces in sacks are as fol- Jows, usual discount to the trade: e 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $2 76; Rye Meal, ‘32 30; Hay and Fecdstuffs. Receipts of Hay were heavy yesterday, the market continued soft. Feedstuffs motl“l‘.: B ton. MIDD! ton. FEEDSTUFFS—] Barley, $15@17 per 4G4 60; | steady, $1@3 25; heit- | were taken by the home trade and inferior lots | ‘Wheat cargoes | passage, | new, | —25@35¢c per bale. Beans and Seeds. Large Whites are doing better, under an tm- proved demand, but Bayos are lower. Other Beans are about the same. K BEANS—Bayos., $3@32; small White, $310 @325; large White, $3@315; Pinks, $250@ 2 85; Reds, nominal; Blackeye, $4 35@4 65; But- ters, nominal; Lima, $5 15@5 %; Pea, 3 2@ 340; Red Kidneys, $3 50@. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, 44@4%c: Flax, $190@2 20; Canary, 3%c per’Ib for California and 4c for Eastern: STRA Alfalfa, S@l0c; Rape, 24@3c; Hemp, 4G+%c: Timothy, 4@433c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 50@1 %; Green, $1 75 @2 50 per ctl 5 Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatoes are dragging, with abundant stocks. Onions are steady. - Asparagus and Rhubarb are selling very well. They are being shipped East every day, in addi- tion to the regular local demand. Peas are plentiful and weak. Receipts were 1468 boxes Asparagus, 406 boxes Rhubarb, 405 sacks Peas ad 48 sacks New Po- oes. POTATOES—Early Rose, 70@s0c; River Reds, 70GS0c; Burbanks, 40@70c per sack: Oregon Burbanks, Gc@il; Sweet Potatoes, 12 50 for Merced and 31'% for Rivers: New Fotatoes, ONIONS—$1 75G2 25 per etl, VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, #5@81 50 per box: Asparagus, i0cdi$1 per box for No. 2 and D 180 for No. 1and §1 75@2 for fancy large; Green Peas, 1@3c per Ib; String Beans, 4@8c; Cabbage, 40asic; Los Angeles Tomatoes, $1 2561 T5; Exg Plant trom Los Angeles, 1G10c; Dried Okra. 32ec per Ib; Garlle, 2%@3%c: Green Pep- from Los Angeles, — Dried Peppers, 5§ 10c; Carrots, 25@3e per sack: Los Angeles Sume mer Squash, §1 % per box; Marrowrat Squash, ominal. Poultry and Game. Poultry and Game continue firm at the old quotations, with here and there an exception. Five cars of Eastern have come in thus far this week. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11@12¢ for Gobblers and 11@12c_for Hens: Geese, per pair, $2G2 2; Goslings, $2 50@3; Ducks, $4@5 for old and @5 for young: Hens, $4 50@6; Young Roosters, $§ @7; Old Roosters, $4 50@5; Fryers, $; Broilers, $@5 50 for_large and $3G+4 for small; Pigeons, $150@1 75 per dozen for old and $2 %5@2 0 for Squabs. GAME—Hare, $1@125; Rabbits, $§1 35@1 50; Gray Geese, 33 50; White, $1: Brant, $1 502 Honkers, $3 50@4 per dozen; English Snipe, 32 50 @8; Jack Snipe, 31 50. st Butter, Eggs and Cheese. Stocks of Eggs are rapldly accumulating, as receipts have been very heavy since the boom began, and the sharp advance In prices has checked the local retall demand. There are still some boomers around, but their ranks are thinning. Prices are lower and weak at the decline. X The Butter market is steady, with a fair demand for the north. There is no change in Cheese. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creamery, 2Ic; seconds, 20c. Dairy—Fancy, 19G20c: godd to cholce, 17%@ 18%¢; common, nominal. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 8@8%c: old, Tc; Young America, 3@10c; Eastern, 15@16c; West- ern. 13%@15c per 1b. EGGS—Quoted at 13@lc for store and 15@ 17%c per dozen for ranch. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Four cars of Oranges were auctioned as fol- lows: Fancy Navels, $135@2 30; cholce, $1@ 190; standard; 60c@$1 2. Lemons brought $1 40. Strawberries from Palo Alto brought $1 per drawer. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES—50@75¢ per box for common, $1@ 160 for good to choice and $1 75@2 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@2 75 | per box; Seedlings, 75c@$150; Lemons. $1G1 50 for common and $2@2 50 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, $5 50@6; California Limes, 50@ | 75c; Bananas $125G2 30 per bunch; Pineap- ples, 33 50@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The market continues neglected at nominally unchanged quotations. i DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, 4@4%c for 40-50's, 3@3%c for 0-60's, 3@3%c for 60-10s, $%c for 70-50°s, 3¢ for $0-90's and 2%c for %0- 100's; Apricots, 11@12%c for Rovals, 12%4@lsc for ‘Moorparks and 12@13%c for Blenheims; | Peaches, 52@6c for Standards, §%@6%c for cholee and @S for fancy; Peeled Peaches, 10@ | 12%c; Evaporated Apples, 6@7c; Sun-dried, 5@ | £%c per Ib: Nectarines, $@dc; 'Pears, 34@4%c | for dark and 7@Sc for bright halves; Black | Figs, 2@2%c; White Figs, 2@3c; Bleached | Plums, $@%: unbleached Plums, 7@7%c for pitted and 1%c for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per Ib, 10c; choice, Sc; standard, Se; prime, 6e; un- bleached Thompson's, per Ib. Gc. Syltanas— Fancy, per Ib, Skc; choice, Ti4c; standard, 6ic; prime, 5c; unbleached Sultanas. 5c: Seedless, 50-1b boxes, 5c: 2-crown, loose Muscatels, 5%c: 3-crown, 6%c: 4-crown, 7c; London Layers, 2-crown, $150_per box: 3-crown, $180. Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa. $2 50; Imperial, $3. All prices are f. 0. b. at common shipping points in_California. NUTS—Chestnuts, §@%: Walnuts, for standards and 3@10c for softshells, onds, 11%@12c for paper shell, 9@10c for soft and 4@ 6c for hard shell; Peanuts, 5%@é%c for Eastern and 5c for California: Brazil Nuts, Ti@%c; Fil- | lk?o'és 12G12%ec; Pecans, 11@e; Cocoanuts, | 4 . HONEY—Comb, 11%@12c for bright and 10%@ Ilc for light amber: water white extracted, T%c: light amber extracted, T%@7%c; dark, 5%@te per 1b. EESWAX—24@26c per Ib. Provisions. The feeling In cured meats continues weak and the demand 1s poor. No change fn prices. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9%c per Ib for heavy, 9%c for light mediu 10%ec for light, 12¢ for extra light and 13c for gar-cured; East- ar-cured Hames, 13c: California Hams, Mess Beef, $12 50 per bbi; extra Mess, $13; Family, $14; extra Prime Pork. $14 50: extra clear, §16 50; Mess, §15 50: Smoked Beef, 12%c per Ib. LARD—Tierces quoted at §%@7c per Ib for compound and 7%c for pure; half barrels, pure, Sc: 10-1b tins, Sic: 5-Ib tins, §%e. COTTOLENE—Tierces, Th@S%c per Ib; 10-la tins, Sic. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. There is no further decline in Hides, but they are weak and in free supply. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 103c; medium, Sc; Nght, %ec; Cowhides, 91z Stags, 7c: Salted Kip, 9ic; Calf, 9%@1loc: Dry Hides, sound, 18c: culls and brands, 15c; Kip and Veal, l6¢; Dry Calf, 19¢; epsk yearlings, 15G30c each: short Wool. Jsaens medium, 70@%0c: _long Wool, $1g1 23 | Horse Hides, $2 25@2 75 for large and O e o . —No. 1 rendered, 5@5%c per Ib; No. 2 ‘zc; refined, H , Jagdise: 6i4¢; grease, 215G 3o, Fall clip, San Joaquin plains, : South- ern, 8@10c; Midale E:umg, E‘.I:co:m;iumbo‘lgz and Mendocino, 17@20c: Eastern on, 13G :&:; Vl:legac Om lmfi Northern Mountain, Tee, : Northern Moun fres, TIQH tain, defective, 10G Jacob Wollner's circular says: ““The spring shearing has commenced In the southern part of the State and is well under | way. “‘Our market, as well as the has been very dull and quiet months. The mill men oniy Eastern mari fOF the Tast thoes splice out, as they lald in a large stoc Wools in the fall months. The woolen eoonn market seems to be very strong and active and woolen mills have never been so weil cm ployed as they are at present. £ ‘““The London sales, which opened the fth inst, showed a decline of T%@10 per cent. then it has somewhat recuperated el lines, although with an active demand ;r?c':: have not improved very much, Woo are being offered at this sale han for mons years, as 50,000 bales were carried over ey the January sales. We can only hope that as Segre e €h as the January sales “It seems that the orders fo good In this country are of such & charaster®cols coarse wools can be used. And in the lya two months medium wools, Which were neglest. ed heretofore, are eagerly sought after and have advanced some in prices, but hac enough but that we can import some of \ih medium wools from foreign markets. The Americans are close competitors at the preseme London sales for that class of wool. 2 ere is very little new w and the old stock on hand In" this aminl 1B mostly in a scoured state. There seems ta Lo no reason for wools going lower, as even with the drop in London. American wools have. i, advance of from 10 to 15 per cent. n wools would have to drop 10 to 15 more before they would be on a, be, linp:;mmd in I‘thh" market. * rse, w market s lomewh;tw Gebressd wna. qooll the Zome weak spots, but unless the enerm! heiy ers of wool and ‘the wool growers will redace their asking prices to such a figure that the and speculators ean take hold of them, there does not seem to be much show for an active market for two or three months. Money seems t, P vl m.“ be hardening in the Eastern speculation. 2 “Prices can only be quoted nominal, vmhmhmw.tm-‘vne'otht: 120 per cent to prices ruling at this time last HOPS—6%@10c par Th ! | bags. .10c mére, 20 inte - AUCTION SALES GRAND EXHIBITION —— AND — AUCTION SALE Of the Greatest Collection of ANTIQUE AND MODERN JAPANESE AND CHINESE OBJ:CTS OF ARTS AND CURIOS Ever Placed Before the Public of San Fran SALE BEGINS T0-PAY, Satarda; March To Continue Daily at 11 a. n.. 2 p. m.. SW COR. GEARY and STOCKTC Opposite the City of Paris and Union Squa T. McDONALD, Auctione. AUCTION SALE B S —OP- 100 HEAD OF HORSE: (Must be s At 1625 MARKET ST.. near Twelfth, MONDAY, March 19, 1300, At 11 o'clock. Rain or shine. SPECIAL AUCTION SALE [N P [ AT SWITZER'S HORSE MARKET, Tweifth and Harrison, TUESDAY, March 20, of 30 head of broke and unbroken Ho ranging in weight from 1060 to 1500 pound: years old. Horses will be at tion Sunday, March 18 SULLIVAN 3 Livestock Auctioneers; Of: San Francisco Meat Marke The ‘packers say that they have all the Hogs | they want now, owing to the recent s als from the East. Other meats are unchanged BEEF—6%@1c per Ib. for fair to choic VEAL—6g10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, S@S%c; ewes, T%@sc ver . | "LAMB—Spring. W@1ic per 1b. | PORK_Live Hogs, S%he for small and me. aium and 5%@%e for large: stock Hoge and feeders, 5%@5%c; dressed Hogs, 1G5 General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $ 5 Cal Grain Bags, $%@8%c; Wool Bags, 9% Fleece Twine, 7%c. | COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton | ton, 38: Southfield Wellington, $7 30; S 3 Bryant, $6 50; Coos Ba Walls $8; Co-operative Wallsend, $5: Seotch, | Cumberland, $12 in bulk and 313 50 in sacks Pennsylvania Anthracite Ege. $13; Cannel. fii per_ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and § sacks. Harrison's circular says: “During the week there have been the fol- | lowing deliveries of coal: From Wagh! seven arrivals, | Columbta, E | Oregon, 920 tons | total, < | the market easy, as the quan fully 15,000 tons less than the | If this continues for a month | empty yards will gradually ac | stock, and we shall again begin to breathe eas- | iy on the fuel question. The last Austra mail added a number of new names Icading list, so that about six months | may look for some rellef from TUnder existing circumstances there she a very lengthy list of chartered vesse | Francisco from the colonies,’ judging f | past experience; as in former years, s ers were ever ready to accept 42.8s | ton for the round voyage (Ne | Francisco with coal and San Fra | rope with wheat), whereas, now t ! fly secure 52.6s for the same voyage, and y ar reluctant to charter. Honolulu coal requirements are diminishin omewhat, and it now appears as iIf the quan- tity contracted for, and yet to be delivered may prove in excess of the demand. This wi necessarily divert Colonial tonnage in this direction, and probably cause a reaction in freights, In fact there are offerings now on the market a decline from last week's ruling flsures. LUMBER—The Shenandoah took for Sydney 1,208,489 feet redwood, 22. feet sugar pine, 330,964 feet rough pine, 122,500 feet yellow pine, 5960 doors and 452 bundles shingles. RICE—China Mixed. $ 0534 10: China_No. 1 $4 25@4 70;_extra do, $@5 50: Hawallan, $5@5 28: Japan, 34 75@5; Louisiana, $4 50@7. AR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per b, in 100-ib s: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed. 5.0c; Powdered, 5.50c; Candy Granulated, 5.10c: Dry Granulated Fine, 5c; Confectioners’ A, Se: Magnolia A, 4.60c; Extra C, 4.30c; Golden C, & 40c; Dominos, half barrels, 5.75¢; boxs 8c; barrels, .10¢c more: Balf barrels, 2S¢ more: boxes, .50c more; 5 for all kinds. No ord barrels or its equivalent. o et for less than Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY. MARCH 14 . 17,057 Sugar, bbls. 1.500| Lime, bbis. 3,460 Chicory, bbis 560| Hay, tons. 600{ Straw, tons 50 Wool, bags.... 93/ Quicksilver, fisks 328 Leather, roll: 471 Wine, gals. 114 Eggs, doz. 1,640 Pelits, bdls. 1,920 Hides, No. 2,100 Middlings, OREGON. 10,330 Onions, sks. 4 Famrily Retail Market. + Fgxs are dearer. Cheese is cheaper. Butter s unchanzed. Poultry continues rather above the normal in price. Game will soon disappear. Meats are about the same. New Strawberries have appeared in small quantities. Asparagus, Rhubarb and Green Peas are steadily becoming more plentitul. Otherwise there is nothing new in Fruits and Vegetables. Coal, per ton— Cannel ...... 3 00 Seattle ......$8 50@— Wellington .. 0 M; 3outhfleld New elling- ‘Wellington.. 30 ton .. —@10 0/%00s Bay...... ® Dairy Produce, ete.— . Butter. fancy. Common Eggs....15¢17 per . dozen 12@17 |Pork, fresh. 20| Pork. _sal 15| Pork Chops. 19 Round Ste: |3irlotn_ Stea 17%@— |Porterhouse do. 12@15 | 3moked Beef . Poultry and Game— B'ul.a Zch 0@S5 Geese, cach.. §1 %@2 Young Roosters, |©igeons, pair ....-40@0 each @90, Rabbdits, pair ... 045 01d Roosters, ea..65@15 Hare. acl 1. —@3 Fryers, each......80@7s| Wild Geese. pair..0006) | Brotlers, each.....50@60|Engliish _Snipe. Turkeys. per Ib...15@% | per dozen ..3 0043 Ducks, each ......80@75 | Jack Snipe Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, per Ib...13%2) Limes, per dozen.12@ i .. § Raisins, per Ib. @l | A¥Eaeme. damen: 8.3 Srawberrics. per, | Cranberries. aqt basket ... 220G Oranges, dozen. Walnuts, per Ib..—9l “ Lemons, dozen.... 10620 - i Afl:ch‘e;;g: az.50c@$1 25 Onions. per Ib.... ”_5 ‘Asparagus. Ib. 4§19 Okra, dry. per 1b.—@30 | Beets, dozen. 1215 Feppers, reen.ib—g— T rotatoes. per ib.. 37 B d e 1b.. #f 3 Sweet Potatoes.... 4@ 3 Colored, e > - 1@ | Parantpa. per doa 16 s 8 Cs h, . 4210 | Rhubarb, per Ib. TS Sage. doz bnchs. 4 g’:::."u:'im;mm‘:flm String Beans, Ib..107 12 Cucumbers, per dz.3132 Summer Squash. | Fag Pant. Ib..... 12815 per pound ....... 3 3@ §)Thyme, per Il § Turnips. per dor |Tomatoes, per Ib “1) | Green Peas, 1D Lentils, per Ib... Lettuce, per doz. Fish— Barracuda Flounders Halibut Herring . | Kingtish Mackerel l THE STOCK MARKET. is also a factor In retarding | $——————————————— # The feature of local securities on the morn- ing session was the decline in Glant Powder e e Continued on Page Eleven.