The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1900, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1900. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Shipment of $68,048 to China. | xchange and Silver unchanged. i | money due to the bank was renewed. Wheat lower and weak. Barley stagnant. | | cants for £500 to £300 are aliotted all they Oats, Corn and Rye dull. N Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Poultry in sufficient supply and quiet. Fresh and Dried Fruits as previously quoted. No further change in Provisions. Meat market stands the same. othing new in Hay and Feedstuffs. Beans firm and in good demand. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables unchanged. Butter very weak, with heavier arrivals. Charters. The Conway Castle joads wheat at Tacoma e, 468 fon of Algoa Bay, 43s 8d. roess-s loads wheat at Portland 40s. ads lumber on_the Sound_for | W. Watson, lumber at Port ono! sure Shipment. t 2 treasure list of $68,048, exican dollars, $2898 in 2 stiver bullion ¥ aximum_temperature, ean, 56. ON AST. | re extends frc . ward through high pressure 10 be retreat ars rred in Southern Cal- Southern Nevad: a8 ris om ten to fo the greater portion of Ne- | city of thirty miles per t s reported from Eu- Francisco for thirty arch 24 a—Fair Saturday; light California—Cloudy, light unsettled Saturday; showers, weather, probably light ity—Fair Satur- 1 fresh westerly DER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. | ; EASTERN MARKETS York Stock Market. YORK. | New NEW —Prices of stocks to- | valling efforts to of heavy sales to majority of in- ices are below those of last t was at one time higher ght and several stocks or groups w of e strength. to manipu. est of profits. altimore and ed up nearl While the preferred continued in t bcks which have n the last few days | elling orders 0 traders, reversed bought | the balance of at account was on the side | ided sentimental in- | nion, as great hopes s active buying that be accorded to the There was nothing y to afford a clear ex- ness beyon€ the natural The local traction stocks weakness and were | drag on the market as was tractions were sold on re- | a heavy tax would franchise tax law. | Metropolitan after nutes before caused ing the whole mar- sgar was due to the | ent that recent negotiations | f the trade war had been iron and steel stocks gon- | rather heavy on account of | ie. There was some ap- e day that the rate for | ver Monday would cause a | by noney market, but this fear Money continued in good | the close. The cash changes for nearly rves w various accounts s estimated balance that the fate of the surplus depend upon the changes in the | | The sub-treasury has com- disburse the premium on Govern. [ s deposited for conversion into the and us a consequence the lcases by | r the week on sub-treasury opera. ed to $1,157.000 and this is al- receipts’ of gold from Canada The shipments to the in- | most exactly offset by the re. profit-taking in_governments has | the reduction of oans of the banks renewed activity on the stock marke 4 & demand for nmew loans. The ' ? the money market indicates that the - well within their 1mit of legal re. 1 market was lesg active than yes- | i yielded at some Doints in sympathy ks Total sales, par value, $2,585,000 States 25 advanced 33 and the re- 25, when issued, declined % in the | NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Closing ern & Ohio cat Western . zo Burlington & Quincy 0 Ind & Loulsville .. Ind & Louisville prefd.. & East Tllinots .. orado Sout suthern ) Southern selaware & Hudson 2 ware Lackawanna & Western & o Grande .. Tay e i | s | & £ Hocking Valiey | Tiiinois Central 2 | lowa Central .. .. Tos lowa Central prefd 14 Kansas City Pittsburg & Gui an Central & €t Louls Minn & St Louis Missouri Pacific % | 714 | | AND GENERAL| 20 Ontarlo 850 | 13 Ophir 80 | 1 60 Plymouth 12 | 60 Quicksilver 150 | 14 Quicksilver, pre T00 | | Hale & Norcros: 24 Sierra Nevada. 55 | Homestake 50/Standard .. 3| Iron Silver 68 Union Con 20 | | Boston Elevated | cash balance, $159,949,652; gold, $99,615,711. | Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: | Northern Pacific prefd .. Ontario & Western ... Oregon Rallway & Nav . Oregon Raliway & Nav prefd Pennsylvania . Reading - Reading 1st pre Reading 2d prefd Rio Grande Weste) Rio Grande Wester st 2| DI Louis & San Francisco Louis & S F 1st pr i St Louls & S F 2d prerd . - 36 St Louis Southwestern .. .12 St Louls Southwestern pre L 31% St Paul, ex div . 12014 t Paul, ex div . a7 t Paul & Omaha . outhern ae | Union Pacifl Union Pacific Wabash . Wabash prefd . Wheeling & L E ..... Wheeling & L E 2d prefd Wisconsin Central = Express Compa. Adams .. American pref American American ( American Maiting American Ma ‘American Am Smeit American Spirits .......... American Spirits prefd ...... 200 American Steel Hoop .... 100 American Steel Hoop prefd Steel & Wire Steel & Wire Tin Plate pre: Anaconda g Co. Z wy Brooklyn Rapid Transit . 651, Colorado Fuel & T Continental Tobac Federal prefd General tric Glucose Sugar . cose Sugar p nternational Paper Internaticnal Paper p Laclede Gas 7 National Biscult ........ atio ! Biscuit prefd .. National Lead ...... ational Lead prefd . Cational Steel . on: tional Steel prefd ... 'w York Air Brake North American Pacific Coast Pacific Coast 1st pr - Pacific Coast 2nd prefd Pacific Mall People’'s Gas Pressed Steel 100 2,159 Pullman Palace Car ... ndard Rope & Twine . BRMAE o y:-ooeneenr R ugar prefd e Tennessee Coal & Iron . United States Leather 4 Tnited States Leather prefd United States Rubber United States Rubb Western on RI&LCo.. RI1&L Coprefd CCC &St Third Avenue . refd Shares eold CLOSING BONDS. | U € refund (when [M K & T 2ds...... 66 issued) ...........104%| Do 4s..... Y Central lsts... J Cent gen 5s Carolina 6s. coup = 5 U s - ks new 4s reg....134% Do 4s - S new 4s coup..134%| Northern Pac 8s... U S old 4s reg......116 | Do 45 Y C & St Ls & W Con 4 17 anB U B old 4s coup. U 6 5 reg.. U S b8 coup........115 | Do gen 6s. Dis of Col 3.63s....113 |Or Nav lsts Atchison gen 4s....102 | Do 4s. 84 |Or Short Line 6s.. 106%| Do Con 5. 82% Reading Gen i YR G W lsts. 7 119% S L & I M Con bs.. 1S L & S F Gen 6s.. 1 St Paul Con. 97 |8t PC &P 103% Do 5s. 9812 Sou Pac 4s. 102% Southern Ry 5 .78 Stand R & T 6s. 7! Tenn new set 3s. Tex & Pac 1sts. Do adj ds... Canada Sou 2ds Colo & Sou 4s. Ches & Ohlo 44s.. Chic Term 4s. D & R G lIsts. Do 4s ETV &G lIsts Erfe Gen 4s...... FW&DC ists . T General Elec 5....115 GHE&SA 109 | Do 2ds. Do 2ds............108 |Union Pac 4 H & T Cent 5s.....110 'Wabash 1sts Do Con 6s. 1110 | Do 2ds Towa Cent lsts....115 West Shore s KCP &G ists. La new con 4s L & N Uni 4s.. . T1% Wis Cent 1lsts 107~ Va Centuries ... 90% Do Deferred...... NING STOCKS. | Mexican . 25/ Yellow Jacket. BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— |Union Pacific | Call 10an8 ........4@4%|West End ... | Time loans 4G5 | Westinghee Elec... 4 Stocks— | Wis Central ....... 17 AT&SF 2%| Bonds— A T & § F prefd.. 63% | Atchison 4 100% | American Sugar...105 |N E Gas&Coke 55, 63% Am Sugar prefg.. 111 | Mining Shares— Bell Telephone.....316 |Adventure .. 4% Boston & Albany..242 |Allouez Min Co.... 1 116% | Amalg Copper Boston & Maine.. 194 | Atlantic Chgo B & Q....127% Boston & Mont.... Dominion Coal ... 44 | Butte & Boston.... 63% Dom Coal prefd...114% Calumet & Hecla..780 | Federal Steel 50% Franklin % Fed Steel prefd.... 75 (Humboldt 1 |Osceola { Parrott Fitchburg prefd . General Electric Gen_Elec pref Quiney . Ed Elec 11l Santa Fe Copper... Mexican Central... 14 | Tamarack N E Gas & Coke.. 17 Ttah Mining 014 Colony Ola_Dominion Rubber .... _.205% Winona . 251 | Wolvrines, ‘ex gl New York Money Market: NEW YORK, March 23.—Money on call firm at 4@5 per cent; last loan, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6@5% per cent. Sterling ex- change irregular, with actual business in bank- ers’ bills at $4 85% for demand and at 34 5@ 4 5214 for sixty da posted rates, $4 S2@4 82%. Commercial bills., $4 §14@4 §1%. Silver cer- tificates, G0 @6lkc. Silver bars, 59%c. Mex- ican dollars, 47%c. Bonds—Government, ir- regular; State, irregular; railroad, irregular. Condition of Treasury. WASHINGTON, March 23.—To-day's state- ment of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $i50,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available London Market. NEW YORK, March 23.—The Commercial The markets here were idle and the tendency heavy, m striking exception being Americans, which monopolized attention. London engaged in profit-taking, but the buying was always fighting the decline. The market closed at the lowest, but operators had secured profits and were anxious to buy. again. ngly, when New York came strong in the street there was a scene of considerable excitement and extra police were to 105t path citar. The finteh was Duoyant: Far | for £5000 get 8 per cent; | st. | San_Francisco. 2.2 Cincinnatf . 15.0 Kansas 12,886,152 24.8 New Orlean; 10,047,460 10.9 Minneapolis . 10,004,239 285 Detroit . 7,932,338 0.4 Clevelan .7 | Louisville 18.6 Providence 5 | Milwaukee 5.3 | Omaha A | Montreal . | Toronto | purchased | of converting them into new 2 per cents and vorites were Baltomire & Ohfo, Atchison, and Norfolk & Western. In the last mentioned it is sald a strong pool is buying. Union Pacific and Southern Paclfic were weak spots. The speculative ball is apparently set fairly rolling. Tintos spurted 1, to 56d dividend. New York sold Anacondas.’ which fell %, to 9%. The bank lost £50,000 gold to the Cape. Call money and bills were unchanged. Two-thirds of the out. Appli- Final allotments of the war loan Applicants to £400 get all they ask. ask: applicants for £1500 get 33 per cent: ap- plicants for £4000 get 12% per cent; applicants above that amount, Premium to-day was 2%. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, %%; Union Pacific ferred, 78; Northern Pacific preferred, © per cent. | Grand Trunk, $%; A da, $%; bar stiver, Stanidy, S o Aee e N 1 —% Bank Clearings. i * NEW YORK, March 23.—The following table, comptled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at principal cities for the week ended March 22, 1900, With percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year: Percentages. Cities— Dec. New York. Boston . Chicago Philadel, Louls. $1,024,273, 409 Pittsburg Baltimore . St. Paul Buffaio Indianapc Columbus, Savanna Denver Hartford Richmond . Memphis Roc % New Haven Worcester . Atlanta .. Salt Lake Ci 4 Springfield, Mass.. Fort Worth Portland, Me. Portland, Or. St. Joseph.. Los Angeles.. orfolk yracuse ... Des Moines. Nashville Wilmington, Del “all River Augusta, Ga. Lowell . Bedford noxville, Tenn.. Topeka . Birmingham Wichita Binghamton Lexington, Ky. Jacksonvlile, Fia. Kalamazoo Akron .. Chattanooga Rockford, Til. Canton, O Springfield, O. Fargo, N. D... Sioux Falls, 8. D. Hastings, Nebr. : 8 S5 aee¥BaggsRLaE: ;) Heonn o w AneONHANBONOHGaoR! © Fremont, Nebr. 182144 1 Davenport . 692,561 Toledo . 2,039,583 Galveston . 4425000 Houston . 5.917.805 10 Springfield, TIl. 854,912 o Helena, 560,589 2 Evansville . 868,433 . Macon . 693,000 42. Little Rock.. 4. Youngstown, O. e Totals, U. S 1,599,258, 218 s Totals outside N. Y 574,954,509 : DOMINION OF CANADA. Winnipeg Halifax Hamiltor rcouver Victorla . Totals ... * | | | Bradstreet's Financial Review. | * * NEW YORK, March 23.—Bradstreet's Finan- clal Review will say to-morrow: Speculation has this week developed remark- | able actlvity and strength, the latter feature | being mainly confined to what is known as the standard railroad stocks. The principal factor | in the market has been the disappearance of | tears regarding the money market. Last week's bank statement showed a large decrease in the item of loans, indicating that banks which had Government bonds for the purpose taking out circulation were paying off these borrowings. This process is likely to be a rapid one and the supply of money available for stock market purposes has evidently increased. Rates for call loans were, however, only slightly easier and the activity of the stock market naturally tends to augment the demand for funds. The feeling of the street In regard to the financial outlook is nevertheless one of confidence, and the disposition to discount the effect of the currency Dbill upon the bank ci culation has been marked. Large interests have consequentiy felt themselves able to give support to their speclaities, and at the same time the public, both here and abroad, has shown a readiness to participate in the move: ment. The amount of outside buying was con- siderably In_excess of anything which the market had witnessed for some months past. London has taken a favorable view of the effects of the currency bill and of the position of American rallway properties. All of the European markets are steady on the belief that the war will soon terminate and there will be no volitical complications of an international character growing out of it. Consols have shown an advance and American stocks were features in the rise of vaiues. It has been some time since London has been such a large pur- chaser in this market, its buying of Atchison, the Pacifics, Baltimore and Ohio and other London specialties producing an impression up- on the exchange market, which has been de- cidedly wenk ~In consequence of offerings of bills against this forelgn buying. The sud. den announcement of the purch: Third-avenue road by ti )?Z'im%iufl’i Street Rallway and the sensational ad- vance of more than 50 points {n the former stock not only demoralized the bear | party in the street, but created for a time more or less fear that trouble migh connection with the short interest l‘n l(h:fl:f:c{(" No actual difficulties, however, develoved in this connection, and the action of Third- led to covering of shorts in other direction: and aided materfally in stimulating publle i t. terest as to other parts of the 2 : LREMER s SRS " Bradstreet’s on Trade. —_— NEW YORK. March 23.—Bradstreet's Review to-morrow will say: Some of the irregularitios are visible in the general trade and Industrial situation, the results of the working of counter currents In varlous lines, but taken as a whole the general outlook retains the most en- couraging features noted for some time past in these columns. Reports are favorable as to retail distribution and as to collections from Southern, Western and Northwestern markets, due to better weather. Continued good rail. road returns, record-breaking merchandise ex- ports from New York, with signs of a re- sumption of heavy shipments of iron to Eu- rope and good wheat and frult crop reports except from the Central West, are also feat: ures. An unfavorable element fs the predio- tion of a general strike of machinists, but it is possible more than its proper welght has been given this threatened trouble. As off: sets to this condition might be ecited the settlements of differences among lake ore handlers, a vital, point in the business looked for the coming spring and summer. Advances in wages of soft coal miners, of stove molders and of other work- ers allied to the iron and steel Industry would seem to point to labor conditions ng most of the favorable features which have made them subjects of favorable remark on the present prosperity wave. Forelgn demand seems likely to play & most A | against §730,374 last year. important part n the Iron and steel industries, judging from the reports of advancing forelgn markets and of Increasing inquiries upon man- ufacturers. Some lots of plg Iron are belng negotiated for at New Yor) ham, Ala., and Southern iron prices would appear to be on a parity with those abroad. While some slight concesslons might secure much of the business nothing like a general easing of values is to be reported. Bessemer plg 18 In fact firmer than ever at almost the top price reached in the present boom. Foun- dry irons, chiefly of low grade, are cheaper, but finished products note little if any change. Anthracite coal reflects the advanced season in weaker quotations, but bituminous sorts are in demand. The famine In coal in Europe seems to be growing more pronounced, but some rumored very large contracts for Southern coal have yet to be placed Copper Is In good demand and some large sales are reported for export demand and firmer on the weck, as are aiso hog products on smaller receipts and a reported squeeze of shorte. Sugar fs higher, mainly owing to the growing strength of raw material. ‘Wheat and corn amons the breadstuffs have been weaker, reflecting another one of those short swings in price which have been such a feature of the former market. In the Cen- tral West wheat orop advices are disappoint- ing, complaint of winter killing more than offsetting Increased acreage. ‘Wool remains one of the soft spots in the market, ang thoukh a great deal more business has been done this week than last concessfons are easier to obtain and prices are quotably lower, Leather, on the other hand, returns a better report than for some time DASst, quo- tations of hemlock are higher and business has been larger at several markets. The boot and shoe industry notes some improvements in_de- mand and prices, but hides remain rather dull. Wheat, including flour. shipments for the week lgll‘etl!! 2,903,495 bushels, against 2,737, 450 bushels last week, 3.74 bushels n the corresponding week of 1899, 96,818 bushels in 188, 1749419 tn 1897 and 174857 bushels in Business failures in the United States for the week number 192, as compared with 190 last week, 182 in this ‘week a year ago, 215 in 1898, 221 In 1897 and 274 in 1596. Business failures in the Dominion of Canada number 23, as compared with 28 last week, 33 in this week a year ago, 20 in 1895, 40 in 1897 and 44 in 1896, — Dun’s Review of Trade. NEW YORK, March 23.—R. G. Dun & C Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say In its falr state of operation the new money bill has given satisfaction at the treasury and to banks. Applications for mew 2 per cents have exceeded $106,000,000 and the net increase in bank circulation is already over $10,000,000. As the rate at which new circulation can be issued is limited, except for banks which gave orders In advance of the passage of the bill and the issues at first are largely for the in- crease of notes to the par value of bonds de- osited, little can yet be inferred regarding the other increase, though applications indicate that it will be large for interior banks. The release of millions employed in preparation for action under the new measure has caused In bank returns considerable changes, which are nominal rather than real, and the money mar- kets are undisturbed. The reportea settlement of the Carnegie-Frick controversy s one of the greatest importance to the iron and steel | industry. A fight between such forces would in the end have affected prices and values beyond calculation, while the combination of interests now said to be agreed upon may prove evolutionary in its influence. Whether the markets will be immediately affected is not clear. As yet the tendency toward reaction of prices continues, though in the Pittsburg | region bessemer and basic pig are strong. But Eastern bessemer, gray forge and Southern pig are sold theré at prices below those gov- erning In large transactions and only the de- mand for steel-making iron appears to exceed the supply. Eastern markets are weaker, with a reduction of §1 per ton at Philadelphia in some grades. The finished products are gen- erally unchanged, though shots rise at Chicago with the coming combination, while plates sink lower at Pittsburg and to ' the lowest point ince April 5, 1899, at Philadelpha. The London wool sales have shown a shade more strength than those of last month and considerable American purchases of some grades indicate the true position of the prices asked here. Yet the markets here are called stronger in tone, although of the sales re- ported much the greater part were at con- cessions and manufacturers are doing very lit- tle. Eales at the three chief markets are only 4,500,900 pounds, of which 3,771,500 were do- mestic. The state of the woolen goods mar- ket does not encourage manufacturers to pay the prices now asked. There is not only little ground to expect an advance in prices, but in other than leading grades some concessions are frequently made to secure transactions and the business is still disappointedly restricted. The manufacturers have advanced hemlock sole lc in spite of a further fall of 1l per cent in hides at Chicago. making the decline 3 per cent within four weeks. The advance In wheat which followed ‘state- ments of the quantity in farmers' hands has not been maintained and the decline the past week has been 13c. Corn also vielded about she. Receipts at West- ern points in three weeks have been 11,977,231, against 10,180,957 last vear. Meanwhile Pacific exports are heavy and in three weeks have been 3,153,543 bushels, against 1,656,277 3| year. The foreign demand for corn still lessens. Failures for the week have been 183 In the United States, against 200 last year, and 27 in Canada, against 24 last year. * New York Grain and Produce. — NEW YORK, March 23 —FLOUR—Receipts, 21,243 barrels; exports, 2023 barrels. More active, especially low grades, closing steadfer. WHEAT—Receipts, 39,200 bushels; spot, firm; No. 2 red, 75%c elevator; No. 2 red, 78%¢e f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 75%c f. o. b. gfloat prompt; No. 1 hard Duluth, 77%c f. o. b. afloat prompt. Options—Opened well at 3c de- cline under bearish cables, very heavy Argen- tine shipments and unloading. Later there was a reaction and afternoon firmness, based on strength of corn, export business and local cov- The close was very firm at Yc net ad- May, 7113-16G72 T-16¢c, clozed 72%c; July, , closed T2%¢; September, 72@72%c, closed T2%e. HOPS-—-Quiet. HIDES—Firm. LEATHER-—Firmer. WOOL—Dull. COFFEE—Options closed barely steady, with prices 10 to 20 points net lower. Total sales, 13,000 bags, including: April, $6 65; May, $6 635 6 75; June, $6 65: July, §6 75; August, 36 75; Sep- tember, $6 $0G6 85; December, $7 05@710;" Jan- uary, $7 05. Spot—Rlo, barely steady; No. 7 in- voice, 8%@S4c; nominal; jobbing, 8%@S%c. Mild-Quiet and easy; Cordova, $%@ldc. SUGAR—Raw, firm. Refined—Firm. BUTTER—Receipts, 2523 packages: firm; Western creamery, 2i@25c; factory, 15@20c. EGGS—Receipts, 11,455 packages; weak; West- ern at mark, 1% @15isc; Soutnern'at mark, 4@ c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, March 23.—The market for evaporated apples, while not active to-day, wa steadily held, owing to an unexpected decrease in recelpts and an absence of sellers. The mar- ket, however, remalns unchanged. California driéd fruits ruled steady at unchanged prices. Only a hand-to-mouth business {s in progress. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, s prime, 6%c; cholce, 7@T¥c; fancy, 7% e, CALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNES—3%@Tc, as to size and quality. AFRICOTS—Roval, '13@15c: Moorpark, 15@18c. PEACHES—Peeled, 18@22c; unpeeled, 73%@Sc. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 23.—METALS—Although cables from London were generally unsatisfac- tory, copper in the local market for metals was more active and firmer to-day. The asking rate advanced 25 points at $16 50@16 75, closing firmer at these figures. Tin, however, influ- enced by a decline of £3 10s abroad, ruled weak and decidedly lower akaln, closing nominally at $30 75, against $3] 50G31 75, the figure current at yesterday's close. PIGIRON—Warrants cohtinue quiet. LEAD—Was unchanged, closing steady, at $4 673 bid and $4 721% asked. SPELTER—Ruled quiet and steady, closing unchanged, at $ 50 bid and 34 60 asked. The brokers' price for lead was $4 45 and for copper $1675. — Chicago Grain Market. I CHICAGO, March 23.—May wheat opened 36 under yesterday at WY@K, depressed by lower cables and the record-breaking size of Argentine shipments. The cash business done yesterday—350,000 bushels—during to-day's ses- sion was increased to 600,000 bushels and this fact, together with the corn and provision strength and the moderate receipts, caused a rally which carried May to 65%c. The eclose wes firm, May %c under yesterday at 65%@ %e. Trade during the greater part of f session was rather quiet. The corn market after a perlod of depression turned strong. The heaviness of wheat was felt early, but later covering by shorts caused a sharp reaction. Buylng by interests which have recently been Supposed to be taking profits inaugurated the - sharp rally, which stopped only with the end of the session. May clased %c up. Trade in oats was small and such firmness ae the market showed was in sympathy with or. " May closed a shade mproved The provision market was strogg and gen- erally active, lending some of 1ts strength to the grain markets. -~ Receipts of hogs under Seneral casn demand, and at Birming-, Atlantic exports were 1,753,028 bushels for | the week and for thres weeks only 4,762,452, last | trade. May pork closed 1m%Qe day, May lard 1o up and May ro o s The leading futures ranged as follows: over yest: ribs 10¢ Im- Articles— Wheat No. 3— March i L 2: 3 g -l B 2a aa BE 88 B W 3 = g3 g an aa BE 22 * B 3 Open. High. Low. Close. % | Potatoes, Oni m Prices for everything remained about the 2% EE] fig Mustard, 4%@4%c: Flax, §1 90@2 20; Canary, 3%c per Ib for California and 4c for Eastern: Alfalfa, 9@10c: Rape, 2%@3c; Hemp, 4@4%c: % | Timothy, 4@4%c. % | DRIED PEAS—Nlles, $1 5002 25; Green, §1 %0 @2 25 per ctl ons and Vegetables. same yesterday. Rhubarb was weak, receipts being large. ‘The same remark applies to new Potatoe: Recelpts were 1060 boxes Asparagus, 636 boxes % | Rhubarb, 456 sacks Peas and 230 sacks new Po- tatoes. POTATOES—Early Rose, 70@80c; River Reds, 70@80c; Burbanl 40@Mec per sack; Oregon Burbanks, 65c@$1; Sweet Potatoes, §2 40G2 80 for Merced and $1 2 for Rivers; New Potatoes, Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, b;r:‘l’y steady: No. 2 spring wheat, 62 c; No. 2 r 88c: No. 2 corn: 8T No. 2 nnoxcn‘.%wu\‘e N 2 white, 26%@26%c; No. 3 white, 26@26isc; No. 42c: No. 1 flax 36@250: MESS | Green P T5c@$1 50 per sack: String Beans, 5 lard, per 100 1bs, | Gioes cabb g i short-rib sides (loose), $8 25@6 50: 2 rye, b4%@5oc; No. 2 barley, seed, $165; prime timothy seed, pork, per’ bbl, . $11 20@11 $5; :du mmlsezg ry salt shoulders (boxed), 6%@6%c; shos clear sides (boxed), $640@650; whllrv. disti] lers’ finished goods, per gal, $124%; loat, o granuiated, hste " | e fusars. out 1@2c. ONIONS—$2 50@2 85 per ctl; Cut Onlons, 30c@ 50. # & VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, T5c@$130 per box: Asparagus, 65c@sL per box for No. 2 and §1 35@ 18 for No. 1 and $1 7562 25 for fancy larke; Cabbage, 40@30c; Los Angeles Tomat $125@2 E‘!e! Plant from Los Angeles, 10c ed Okra, 32c per Ib; Garlic, 2%@3%c: reen Peppers from Los Angeles, Dried Peppers, $@l0c; Carrots, 25@3ic per sack; Los Angeles Summer Squash, rt 1- Receipts. Shipment: . 51,000 39,000 208,000 27250 | Ot the five cars of Eastern that have arrivea 10,000 | this week there is now but o | Marrowfat Squash, nominal. Poultry and Game. little left, but On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creamery, 19@23%c; dairy, 16G22c. Cheese, G 13c. 3 i e ey 1@ ’gn- steady et S e S O SR Foreign Futures. e | enough to give the market an easy tone. Prices generally etand about the same. and 12G13c for Hens; Geese, per pair, $26G225; Goslings, $2 50@3; Ducks, $4@5 for old and @5 for young; Hens, $4@5 50; Young Roosters, $§ @7; Old Roosters, $@430; Fryers, 3 50G6; Brotlers, $4 50@5 for large and $3@+4 for small Pigeons, $175@2 per dozen for old and $2@2 for Squabs. GAME—Hare, $1@125; Rabbits, §12; Gray Geese, 32@2 50; 'White, 31 5@1 30 per box; | POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 10i1ic for Gobblers | @$1; Brant, 31 35@1 &, | LIVERPOOL Honkers, 33 per_dozen; English Snipe, §2 0G3; Wheat . Mar. May. July. Jack Snipe, $1 50. 11 59 & 8 - Closing. H 4 Butter, Eggs and Cheese. Wheat— r. May-Aug. Quotations for Butter were again shaded, as Opening . 20 85 there were heavier receipts from Humboldt and Closing . the southern coast, while the demand for the Flour— north was less than heretofore. J i Clieese and Eggs remaln unchanged, with am- | ple supplies. Closing S 55 ; . A e reameryFancy creamery, : seconds, 1 3 18@18%e¢. Chicago Livestock Market “B_';;_chy' 17g1e; 008 to choten, 150 :; " ‘nominal. CHICAGO, March 2. —CATTLE—Recetpts, | ‘*Ci{ERar. Cholce mild_new. Se; old, The: | 2000. Generally stronger. Natives—Best on sale to-day, $640; good to prime steers, strong to shade higher, $4 85@5 80; poor to medium, steady to firm, $4@475; selected feeders, steady, $#@ 475; mixed stockers, about steady, $350@3 85; cows, weak, $3@4 15: heifers, steady, $3 10G4 60; canners, weak, 10@15c lower, §2 10@280: bulls, | weak, 10c lower, §2 60@4 20; calves, steady, M@ | 6: Texas fed steers, ruotably stronger, $ 80@3; Texas bulls, weak, $3@3 60. HOGS—Recelpts to-day, 20,000; to-morrow, es- timated, 15,000, 5@10c higher, closing strons. Top, $ 25; mixed and butchers, $ 90G5 2 to_cholce 'heavy, $505@5 2; rough hea @5; ight, $1 65@5 10; bulk of sales, $ 05@5 20. SHEEP—Receipts, 20.000. Sheep and lambs, steady to strong. Good to choice wethers, $ 60 @6; fair to cholce mixed, $4 75@5 60; Western sheep, $5 40@6; yearlings, $6@6 50; native lambs, £ 25G7 35; Western lambs, @7 3. London Wool Sales. LONDON, March 23.—There was a falr a tendance at the wool auction sales to-day. The number of bales offered aggregated 1319. Mer- which consisted mostly of scourings, ern, 1314@l5c per Ib. EGGS—Quoted at 124@13c for store and Uc per dozen for ranch. Two cars of Oranges | low 130; Standard Lemons, %0c@$l 25. Stocks of Oranges are getting reduced. ons and Limes are steady. 150 for good to choice and CITRUS_FRUITS—Nav. per box; Seedlings, for common and_32@2 50 Mexican Limes, $ 50G6; C: 75c; Bananas, $1@2 50 per bunch; $4G5 per dozen. | Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisi ranges. 1 | 40-50s, 3@3%c tor 50-60 ; Lemons, 1 g00d to cholce: fornia Limes, 50@ Pineapples, Young America, $%4@9c; Eastern, 15@16c: West- 13%@ | Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. 14 at auction as fol- | Choice Navels, §1 1042; Standards, §1 1@ Lem- | More Strawberries $1 75@2 for fancy. 150 ns. ! DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, 4@1%c for 3@34e for 80-10's. went to the home trade. American buyers were | 3iic for 70-50's, 3¢ for $-90's and 2%ec for 90- the chief competitors at prices against sellers. Poor greasy wools sold at 7% per cent below the opening of the serles. Good wools, suitable for America, sold at unchanged prices. There were numercus withdrawals. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, March 23.—Clearings, $288,678; balances, $43,149. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, March 23.—In the local wheat market most of the exporters are in difficultles about quoting over 63c for Walla Walla and some sales of valley was made at that figure. At the same time bdc was possible for Walla Walla. There is very little offering, farmers apparently being too busy with work on the farms. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, March 23.—Nothing doing in wheat and prices nominally unchanged; blue stem, 53%c; club, G0%c. Foreign Markets. LONDON, March 22.—Consols, ver, 27%; French rentes, 101 35c@101f 40c; car- e, rather firmer; cargoes, Wal on_pass 28s 434d. LIVERPOOL, March 28 —Wheat, firm; whes in Paris, steady; flour In Parls, stead weather in England, dry and cloudy. COTTON—Uplands, § 15-324. CLOSING. | 100°'s; Aoricots, 11@12%c for Moorparks and 12@13%c Peaches, 5%@éc for Standards, for Royals, for Blenh Nectarines, 8@9c: Pears, 3%/ for dark and 7@Sc for bright halves: Figs, 2@2%c: White Plums, §@%: unbleached Plums, pitted and 1%c for unpitted. 1b, 10c; cholee, Jc: standard, Sc; prime, bleached Thompson's, per _Ib, fe. Fancy, per Ib, S%c; gholce. T4c; standard, prime,’ 5c; 50 3-crown, 6c: 4-crow: 2-crown. $150_per box: 3 Clusters, $2; Dehesa, §2 50; 7c; TImpertal. $3. in_California. NUTS—Walnuts, 8@%c for standards 9@l0c for softshells; Almonds. 11%@lZc paper shell, 9@10c for soft and 4@5c for shell; Peanuts, choice and 7@Sc for fancy: Peeled Peaches. e Evaporated Apples,” 6@7c; Sun-dried, 5%c per Ib; unbleached Sultanas. Gc; Seedless, boxes. 5c: 2-crown, loose Muscatels, 5%c London Layers, 3-crown. $1 60. Fancy 124@ 150 eims. #4@6%e for | i e lack Figs, 2@3c; Bleached 1@7%e for RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per un- Sultanas— [ All prices are f. 0. b. at common shipping points ana for hard 5%@6%c for Eastern and sc for California; Brazil Nuts, T)@Sc; Filberts, 11@13c: Cocoanuts, $4 505, 12@12%c¢; Peca HONEY—Comb. 113@1%c for bright and 104@ 1ic for light amber; water White extracted, T%c: light amber extracted, T%@T%c; dark, 5%@6c_per 1b. BEESWAX—24@26c per 1b. Provisions. la at | the demand is nothing extra. CURED MEATS—Bacon. 10¢ per Ib for heavy, 10%c for light medium, lle for light, 12%c for extra light and 13c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13c: California Hams, nomi- ! Hams, Bacon and Lard continue firm, though | are expected to-day. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— | . APPLE: 90c_per box for common. $1@ | INITIAL AUCTION SALE 2 b 100 Drait and Carriage Horses. Consigned Direct by John Collins, Hon Butte Co., California. Comprising the finest lot of broken and broken, sound, blocky-buile and hands. horses ever offered in this city. Agzes ranging from 4 to § years. Weighing 1060 to 1500 Tba. All passed by veterinary. Suitable for ever purpose. No culls, worn-out or second-ha horses among them. No reserve. Pubiic vited to inspect them now at salesyard. Sale Takes Place at OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE, 721 HOWARD ST., NEAR THIRD, NEXT MONDAY March 2 Commencing at 10:30 A. M. Auctioneer n- Receints of Strawberries are slen- der. but slowly Increasing. The summer Vege- Vegetables. tables are in good supply. Coal, per ton— ..$—@13 00 Seattle —@10 00 ifie Wellington... b —@10 00,08 Bay...... Dairy Produc 8 09— —@9 0 750 Butter, per = 04350 |Common Fggs..... square . 40245 Raneh Fgxs, per Do, pe: @40 dozen 1 Cheese, 10G12|Honey C heese 1@} pound . Cheese, 20335, Do, ext 12317 Vork, fresh 13G20 | Pork. _salt 15 Pork Chope. —@15|Round Steak. 15g— = rioin, Steak .. {Porterhouse do... 12715 | moked Beef 12@15 Poric Sausages Spring Lamb......13g— Veal . Pouitry and Gam. Hens, each........60@! Younk Roosters, ench 0la Roosters. ea.. Fryers, each Broilers, each 0@ Enelish Saipe TQurkeys. per Ib...13420 _per dozen. Docks, earh @7 Jack Snipe Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, per 1b...1732" Limes, per dogen.12A15 Apples .. 5@ § Raisins, per Ib.... 5@10 Bananas, dozen.. 1wa15 Strawberries, per Oranges, dozen.... 033 basket 152 Lemons, d n. ... 100 % | Walnuu Vegetables Artichokes, doz...25@50| Onions. per Ib.... 39 5 Acparagus. per ib. 4@ 3, Okra, dry. per ib.—gs0 Beets, dozen.......12@15 Peppers, green, Ib. Beans, white, Ib.. 5@— | Potatoes. per Ib. Colored. per Ib.. 4@ i|Sweet Potatoes. Lima, per Ib....—@ 8 Parsaips. per doz.15 each..... 5@10| Rhubarb, per Ib... 5@ 8 3 nes. dz bens. 10 elery, bunch ... Sage. doa bnchw. .25 Fress. Aoz bneks 2043 String Beans, 1b..10@15 Cucumbers, per dz.$1@2 summer _Squash, Egg Plant, Ib.....15@20 _per pound - saw Green Peas, ib.... 3@ 5 Thyme. per ib....20@%0 6 § | Turnips, per doz..10713 Lentis. per Ib Lettuce. per doz..15@— | Tomatoes, per 1b.10@15 Fish— Barracuda Carp . Sodfish . Flounders Halibut Herring . Kingfish . Mackerel Do, Horse . Perch . Pompano Rockfish Salmon, fresh Do, smoked . "~ | Do Eastern, g o THE STOCK MARKET 2540 * The principal fluctuation on the morning ses- sion of the Bond Exchange was a decline in Gas and Electric to $50 37%. Spring Valley Water .declined to $9 50 and Onomea to $28. Sales were fair. A slight decline in Onomea was the only change in the afternoon. The Anaconda Copper Mining Company has declared its regular dividend of $125 and an extra dividend of 75 cents, payable April 3. Amount of dividend, $2,400,000. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, March 232 p. m. 3 Bid. Askc. | Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— |Equit 6 L co. — 3% 4s quar coup..14% — |Mutual El Co. 1% — 4s quar reg... — L4%/OGL & H.... 4 45% 48 quar new..136 — ’Plc 5 3s_quar coup..110% — |Pac - Miscellaneous— |ISFG&E. 1 % 4% |Skn G&ECow — pinsurance— irem’s Fund.227%§ | Bank Stocks— Anglo-Cal Ltd. — Bank of Cal...408 |CalSD&T. |Eirst Nationai 250 |Lon P & A....130 Merchants' Ex 18 Nev Nat Bk — vings Banks— 116% Ger § & L..1500 Hum S & L. |Mut Sav Bk. 4 3 1 10 re:) e o rEEw §8:8n TIEiT] — 103 1024102% B B> B =af WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. 1 spot northern . Mess Beef, $12 per bbl: extra Mess, §13; | N R 5416% S F Sav U - spring, 68 2%d: futures, steady: March, nom- | Bariie $14. extra Prime Pork, $14 50 extra | N P ™ inal; May, 6s §%d: July, bs 8d. cleer, ; Mess, $16 50; Smoked Beef, 124G | X P o s merican mixed. 3s i futures, oted at T@T4e b for | Oa | Street Rafiroads— firm; May, 3s 9%d; July, 3s 9%d. m‘,;,‘:f.?‘f;:“..'n'fi"w“-‘fsc for pnn:“ hllpf"b.rrvl'. Oak Californta 3 pure. Sie; 10-1b tins, 9@9%e: S-b tins, $%e. ' | Oak COTTOLENE—Tierces, §@Sc per Ib; 10-Ib Ocea tins, e, A joes LOCAL MARKETS Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. | 5% > Sac L& ¥ % | QIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell g {1:( ",.! : about 1c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, Exchange and Bullion. 16c; medium, S%c; Ught, %: Cowhides, Sc: | § b % - Stags, 7c; Salted Kip, 9@9%c: Calf, 9%@lic; | Do 32y g Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... — $#488 | pry Hides, sound, ISc: culls and brands, 15c; | Do Hutch S P Co. 2% — Sterling Exchange, sight. - 487 | D Kip and Veal, Ifc: Dry Calf, l%c; Sheep- | Do Kilauea S Co.. 215 — Sterling Cables = 48 | 3ins, shearlings, 15@30c each: short Wool, 35@ | § P Br fs.. 14128% Makawell § Co 48% — New York Exchange, sight...... — 17% | S0 S ‘mediuin, 0@s0c: long Wool, $1G125 | S V Water 6514 — Onomea S Co.. 21428 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 20 | e e orse Hides, §2 %3 75 for large and 75c | _ Do 4s. .14 — |Paauhau S Co. 2% 2% Fine Silver, per ounce. - 89% | Gs1 15 for small; Colts. 25@30c., Deer Skins— | € V W 4s(3dm)1023% — | Miscellanecus— ¢ Mexican Dollars .. 5% 49 juramer or red sKins, 40c: fall or'medium skins, | Stktn Gas 6s..100 103 |Al Pack Assn.118 1183 Ty e nter or thin skins, 2c. Goat Skins— | Water Stocks— Cal Fruft Asn.10044101 Wheat and Other Grains. Prime Angoras, large and smogth, 30c; | ()“nnt‘rl (foih: .83 @5 |Mer z!x fi-n.. 5 100 a5 2 | Marin County. — — ' Ocea 931y B m-fi‘x’.?b“ 1 rendered. 5@5%e per 1b; No. | Spring Vailey. Y [ 5 Sy - WHEAT—Chicago was unchanged. Liver- | g ig@dsc: refined, 6%c; grease, 24@3c. | ~Gas & Electric— b pool was lower and dull. Argentine shipments | ~WOOL— | Cent G L Co.. — —_|Par Paint Co.. 10 — were 4,300,000 bushels. bushels of No. 2 winter worked for export. Fo elgn advices depressed the Chicago market, but there were more buyers than sellers, and the elevator men were free buyers. Spot quotations in this market wers lower, but futures were about the same. Spot Wheat—Shipping, 95@%%c; 9Th4e@sL CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—8:15 o'clock—May—4000 ctl: $Tc. December—10,000, $1 033 18.000, $103%. Second Sessfon—December—10,000 ctls, $1 03%. Morning _ Session—May—4i0i0 ctls, Regular 97%c. December—14,000, §103%; 2000, $1 04, Afternoon Session—May—2000 ctls, $7%c. De- Chicago reported 500,000 milling, ern, s@lte; Middl . unty, 11@13c; Humboidt, and Mendoceino, 17 Eastern Oregon, r- free, 11@lic; Northern Mountain, defective, 104 1b. e Bos @0c ver 1. San Francisco Meat Market. BEEF—6§4%@7c per Ib for far to cholce. VEAL—6@ic per 1b. MUTTON—Wethers, 8GS4c: ewes, T14@Sc per 10@1e per Ib. 0gs. SHc for small and me. s, h AMB—Spring, PORK—Live S cember—2000, $1 04. . jum and 5%@5%c for large; stock Hogs and BARLEY—It is the same old story of a stag- | S ic: dressed Hogs, 7G8% S e T TR e . 1 an - Brewing _and Shipping grades; 300 General Merchandise. Chevaller, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, 3565: Calcutta Infcrmal Session—2:15 o'clock—No sales, Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Grain Bags. $%@6%c; Wool Bags, 281,@aic; Fieece Twine, Tic. COAL—Wellington, 38 per ton; New Wefling- Afternoon Session—No sales. . 5.8 S OATS—There is nothing new to report, sales ‘,gnw ?;’ ryfi-:.m’n‘e!“g: Well 'l'!‘:;."n‘zo : wmfl;' being small and not numerous. 0 Bryant, O o o % Seailiend s1aise: 18 e, origeqst g0 ) 1H: Gray. | Cumberland. $I2 tn bulk and $13 50 In sacks a W Ivania Anthracite Egg, $13; Cannel, $1i CORN-Eastern White is quoted at o730q | LoR0Y) 5 510% per ol and Enstern Yellow af $1g 30, | Lo 0% Coke: #6 per ton In balk and 317 'tn mix . $141.05_per ctl. E—97%c@$1 per ctl. W ABAT Nominat. Flour and Millstuffs. The Carmarthenshire took for China ana Japan 12,520 barrels Flour. FLOUR—California family éxtras, $3 60@3 7, usual terms; bakers' extras, §3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, $225@3 per basrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices Jows, usual discount to the trade: Flour, $3 2% per 100 [bs; Rye Flour, $2 75: R; Meal, 32 50; Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal, ns{:'; In sacks are as fol- Graham RICE—China mixed, $ 05G510; China No. 1, $4 354 10;_extra_do, '$5@5 Hawaiian, 3G 225. Japan, $4 75@5; Louisiana, $4 50@7. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per Ib In 100-Ib bags: Cubes, 4 Elushed and Fine Crushed, b.60c: Powdered: 5.60c; Candy Granulated, 5.20c; Dry Granulated. 5.10c; Confectioners’ A, 5.10c; Magnoiia A, 1.70c: Extra C. 4.60c; Golden C. '4.50c; barrels, foo more;_half-barrels. 25c_more: boxes, 30¢ more; Z0-1b bags, 16c more. No orders taken for less 5 barrel: its ivalent. R R Receipts of Produce. Oat Groats, S Homiky, X 530 Buck- FOR 'rnm%v.s MARCH 23, wheat Flour, : Cracl eat, §3 75; . qr sks..... 53,570 Sugar, Dbl T T Wsle whter Pees BB Paant Settacr.. 126,078 Lime. bbie > Rolled ‘Oats (barrels), 25; In sacks, $ 7@ | Barley, ctl 65,702 Raisins, bxs. 1,006 7; Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, | Oats, ctls. 6301 Pelts, bdls. 17 § 50 per 100 Ibs. Corn, ctls. 2 Hides, No. 398 H T E Cheeke, cti a0y ather. roiia 12 dsti w, ct ne, @) and. g s Bl B Quile s 1 Previous prices rule for all descriptions. The | MiaAlngs. sKa [Rers, dos. s market is quiet and well supplied with every. | Mustard, 46 thing. Sugar, sks. P BHAN-—-$12@13 per ton. 600 1490 128 + STRAW- Beans and Seeds. Beans continue firm and in demand at the ad- | Butter Is also slightly lower. vance already noted. S Eggs are considerably cheaper this week. Meats and Poultry stand about the same as BEANS—Bayos, $3@3 25; small White, §3 25@ | last week. 335; large White, §3 1098 20; Pinks, $2 7@ | There!s no particular change in Fruits and Fall clip, San Jeaquin plains. 9g10¢: South- | 134 | F36e; Valley Oregon. 18@20c; Northern Mountain, Cent L & P... — Morning Session. Board— ' 25 California Fruit Canners 155 Glant Powder Con 100 Giant Powder Con, s 55 Giant Powder Con 100 Honokaa 25 Honokaa 75 Kilauea S 30 Onomea Sugar Co 100 Paavhau S P Co 30 S F Gas & Electric . 35 S F Gas & Electric 10 S F Gas & Flectric 190 S F Gas & Electric 125 § F Gas & Electric 8% SV P ES Essgzssszuyrsuzssd 88 wsazsmAsnsugIAsss P of Cal 1905 63......... Afternoon Sesston. 6 Equitable Gas .. 30 Glant Powder Con . 25 Giant Powder Con 15 Hana Plantation Co 50 Hana Plantation Co 15 Honokaa S Co . 5 Honokaa S Co 30 Hutchinson S P C 190 Kilauea Sugar Plant: 235 Makawell 10 Makaweli 10 Oceanic S § 109 Onomea Sugar ( 100 Onomea Sugar Co 525 Paauhau S P Co EFCEEDELELTEET - PON-T Y SE‘;SEBSgB!!NE}BiSng 20 S F Gas & Electric 350 8 F Gas & FElectric 10 8 F Gas & Electric 9 S F Gaslight .. 150 Hutchinson S P Co PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. L1 115 Er ™ 1 300 Anaconda . 5 100 Barker Ranch . 15 100 Caribou . 0 225 Home Ol 265 160 Home OIl is 100 Yukon in Following were the sales fn ciscs Seock and Exchange Board yestamienr Morning Session. 100 Alpha Con. BER2ZERREEeR §