The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1900, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1900. SUMMARY OF THE MARKIETS. Silver lower. Wheat and Barley continue dull. Oats and Corn firmly held, but qui Hay dull and easy. Bran higher. held at full figures. Sterling Exchange firmer. et. otatocs and Vegetables about the same. Butter weaker, Cheese unchanged and Eggs steady. Poultry and Game as previously quoted. Seven cars of Oranges auctioned. Lower prices for Mexican Limes expected. Nothing new tn Dried Fruits. Wool dull; Hops neglected; Hides ions stiff, with a further advance in Bacon. easy. Expected advance in Hogs next week. No change in Rice. Charters. influence in checking the buying movements. As the buying of the specialties was largely 0 cover short contracts it was not influenced L mber at Port Blakeley | by ‘money market considerations. ' There was . 3 © Turelw | D0 #tiffness in the rates for money, but pre- - elg, redwood at Eureki | I fmary fgures of to-morrow's bank &t | oft 1n | for | from Weather Report. (Q2mb Meridian—Pactfic Time.) 20, March 30, 1900—5 p. m. ose of the seme | LU nfall in the last | S0 Last | hos Last This 24 hours. season. sea 0.00 4407 | oft, 1851 1| gajes, | Unt % 0.7 data—Maximum temperature, 4 4 un Francisc im TIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. partly cloudy west s and light scat | over Washington and WEATHER CC fallen slightly over the f the country has risen generally west : the rise has been Eastern Washington. 5 r fair weather in with nearly stationa: a—Fair Saturday; light Saturda inity—Fair Saturday; G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Official. — - Discharge of California Rivers. lowing record of the estimated dally n California rivers is fur- pincott, hydrographer of the ed States Geological Survey. One second foot equals 50 miners’ inches: VER AT LA GRAN comnnnn wammon T RED MOUNTAIN. Sec nd Fe DATE. RIVER AT RED BLUFF. DATE. e Ma Mar March STANISLAUS RIV AT 1, ! New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, rch 30.—The raflroads re- ound of the stock market to industrials and special- | 16 1y and mounting well above polnt. There was a momen- n & point at the open- y and the stock never | osing level. Tw © dealings 1t was 13 points above | ing and fts net gatn | s in the stock were | learly demonstrated a the part of the specu- | ! skeptick m o ment failed to indicate so strong a retur: | Business in the bond market showed a falling | but prices were about maintained. % in the bid price. 23,970 People's Gas Owing to the falling Government bonds offered 1 nt of conversion the digbursement of premiums ed and the week's gain by the banks the sub-treasury will be less than a { million dollars. On the interior movement by . seasonal rainfalls to | express the net receipts are estimated at less than half a miilion. in cash the expansion in loans has un- | As against this small nably been large. There is ground for therefore, whether considerable inroad been made on the surplus. Total par value, $3,3%0,000. 1 States 3s, old 45 and new 4s declined W YORK STOCK LIST. Closing Etock— bid. Atchisc 3 Chesapeake & Ohlo Chicago Great Western . hicago Burlington & Quinc: “hicago Ind & Loufsville .. cago Ind & Louisville pref cago & East Tlinols ... . “hicago & Northwestern ...... “hicago R 1 & Pacific, ex div. C & St Louis . 5 “olorado Southern . ¢ “olorado Southern ist prefd. olorado Southern 2d prefd. Delaware & Hudson A Delaware Lack & Western . Denver & R G ......... Denver & R G prefd « « « « « Hocking Coal king Valley Central .. ral prefd S Kansas City Pitts & Guif. Lake Erle & Western .... . Lake Erie & Western prefd. Lake SHOF® .......coooocesees Louisville & Nashville . anhattan L sapa i Pacific . SOMD . o ri Kansas & Texas as & Texas prefd Central . Western ...... Vestern prefd . W ailway & Nav . & Nav prefd .. Reading Reading Reading " 24 pretd . thwestern . outhwestern prefc Louis § Paul Paul bre t P outh n Pact uthern Railwa: n Rallway pref. s & Pacl Union Pacific Union Pacific p Wabash Cotton Ol American Cotton Of! nz & Refining. & & Refining America irits merican Spirits pref merican Steel Hoop Ameriean Hoop p American Steel & Wire...... American Steel & Wire prefd. American Tin Plate Tin Plate prefd.... Tobacceo ... Tobacco prefd. Anaconda Mining Co. Breoklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fuel & Iron.. Continental Tobacco .. . Continental Tobaceo prefd Federal Steel . Federal Steel prefd General Ejectric Giucose Sugar .. Glucose Bugar prefd. Internatioal Paper International Paper prefd Laciede Gas ... National Biscuit National Biscuit prefd National Lead .. National Lead prefd. jonal Steel .. National Steel prefd New York Air Brake, North American . Pacific C Pacific Co Pacific Coast Pacific Mail American Pressed Steel Car. Pressed Steel Car prefd. Pullman Palace Car. Standard Rope & Twin Sugar .. Sugnr prefd Tennessee Coal & Iron United States Leather. United States Leather prefd United States Rubber..... United States Rubber prefd Western Unlon ... Republic Iron & Steel Co. Republic Iron & Steel Co prefd P C & £t Louis. Third Avenue .. public, regarding the sincerity of the Blibes S8 tal outgiving which caused yes. | CLORING -BONDS, ) fn the price of the stock. All| U § 25 refunding M K & T 2ds. ational rumors were afloat Te-| Cwhen issued .- 100 M K & T dn i 9% for compromise of the sugar | (7S 2 reg. 0% N Y Cent 1sts... ] 1103 i & o there were intimations that | (& 3 res. {110% N J Cent gen ... 124% ppost n v’v‘.r '.nn‘ »:P-\ emulating the | © 5 38 coup. 1103 N Carolina 6s. L1271 - 1—4”‘\\--:'“ St Railway in- | {* S new 4s reg....134% N Carolina 4s. 106 iind Avenue ACQUITIDG | {7 S new 4 coup. 13454 N Pacific 3s....... 65% ecine 1 events | I° £ old 4s reg.....15% N Pacific 4 % were acutely perturbed and | {7 § US4 N Y C & 8 L 4 ain stock Th cul tractiom | (7 1M4% N & W con 4s. € other surprise in the mar- | 7 § 4% N & W gen 6s... A I ] ';v -4 """ 3 l! aggressive | Dis of Col 3. 119 Or Nav iste sircsth be face ofbad mews. The de- | Atchinon gen 4n...102% Or Nav da. nand in this group undoubtedly came {rom the | Stchison adj 4s..... $4% Or Short Line G he Dgures Elven Ut from Albany | “unada So 2ds....:106" Or 8 Line con ta. 114 o O (Wi lecel ‘upon Thes & Ohlo 4lze.. 38% Reading Gen 4s..... 881 : of the New York traction com- | “hes & Obio 5a...119% R G W lats. i panics were as high as the most extravagant | ¢ & NW con 7,..142 S L & I M con G 1185 estimates in Wall street. With the exception | > & NWSF deb ta121% 3 L & B F son 6o 15080 of a preliminary drive which carried the stocks | heo Terminal 4s.. 47 13t Paul compe a2 down from to 4 points, the whole group i D & R G 1sts a8 engerly bought ail day, rising well above | D & B G 4o . last night's figures aad mot falling far below | £ T Va & Ga st that agein. People’s Gar and a num- ber of jron and steel stocks by rising shary completed the demoralization of strength in the industrial group. The demand r the r iroads ssemed to have quieted down for the time belng with the exception of a stock here and there in the list which showed & good advance, Profit-taking was the motive for the selling. But the pressure upon the money market incident to the quarterly settle- ment” next week which was manifest in for- eign markets even more than here bad its West Shore 4s. Wis Cent Ists. 4% 107 MINING STOCKS. Chollar 14 Ontario Crown 16 Ophir Con Cal & Va...l 15 Plymouth Deadwood 55, Quicksilver Gould & Curry 18 Quicksilver prefd. Hale & Norcros: 20|Sterra Nevada. Homestake . andard . Iron Silver . fon Con . Mexican .. 23|vellow Jacket STOCKS AND BONDS. _Money. Union Pacific 23 Zall loa 4@4% West End . 92 -4@s |Wis Central . | Bonas— Atehizon ds N E Gas& | American Sugar Mining S | Am Sugar pretd Adventure one . Alioues Cmfi % . ex « Amalg_ Co; % Boston & Maine. Atlantic «r. 24 Chgo, Bur & Q. % Boston & 320 Dominion Coal.. Dom Coal prefd. Federal Steel . Fed Steel prefd.. 47 Butte & Boston 15 [Calumet & Hecl - 5414 Centennial 4% Franklin Fltchburg prefd....132 Osceola ] n ex div 128% |Parrot 513 | Gen Elec prefd...135 = Quincy 139 Elec 111 205 |Santa F' 6% Mexican Ce: | 01 cotony . | 91 Dominior Rubber ... . 13% | Tamarack 19% Utah Mining 206 | Winona 19 |Wolverines 30% | — % Bank Clearings. R * | NEW YORK, March 30.—The following table, | compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at the principal cities for the week ended March 30, with the precentage of increase and Gecrease, as compared Wwith the corresponging week last year: Percentage. | Citles— Amount. Dec. New York . $1,153, 118 473 8.1 Boston 105,438, Chicago Philadelphia . St. Louls Pittsburg Baitimore . n Franc Dlibisiemieet bokl i § BEBmrnd ol vidence wankee t. Paul . Buffalo Omal Indtan, Columbus, Savannah | Denver | Hartfo | Richmor i3 hmaint o ol | Washington . | Peori; Rochester .. New Haven . Worcester Atlantsa. ... it Lake CI Springfield, M Fort Worth . Portland, Me Portland, St L or. Joseph . Angeles . Norfolk Syracuse . Des Moines Nashville Wilmington, Del Fall River ... Scranton ... | Grand Raplds Augusta, Ga. Lowell Dayton, Seattle . Tacoma Spokane Sioux City . New Bedford . <noxville, Ten: Topeka ... Birmingham Wichita . | Binghamt, Lexington, K. Jacksonville, FI az00 iskoimibiobie wRainD: nuboLsDn BRI § 1 Bl L . ford. Sioux Hastings, Fremont, Davenport Toledo iveston Houston pringfield. Til Mrcon, Ga. Saginaw Helena tle Rock . ansville | Youngstown i niniomSinmiat | Totale, U. Totals outside w York DOMI a2\ £42,208 1.0 10N OF CANADA. Montreal Toronto nnipeg . 425, 338 e New York Money Market. NEW YORK, March 30.—Money on call steady at 33:@4 per cent; last loan, 4% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4%@5% per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at 4 8% for demand | and at $4 821.G4 S2% for sixty day: posted | rates, $4 831" and $4 87 Commercial bills, 34 523,@4 83 Sflver certificates, 6)%@61%c. Bar silver, 5%c. Mexican dollars, 47%c. Gov- ernment bonds, weak: State bonds, firmer; | ratlroad bonds, irregular. i Condition of Treasury. WASHINGTON, March 20.—To-day's state- ment of the treasury balance, exclusive of the | $130,000,000 gold reserve, shows: Avail balance, $154,730, Bold, $95,088, 505, ¢ S5 London Ma arket. NEW YORK, March 30.—The Commercial | Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The market here was idle, the effect of the Delagoa Bay award. = | £97,000. No special provision is made for the American claim. Shares fell £7 108 to Is i and closcd at £1 nominal. First debenture fell 130 to par, second 114 to 40. P e clined i, but recovered, s CE Americans showed meager dealings for the same reason as yesterday. There was fair profit-taking early. A strong rally at the opening of the aftarnoon was regarded as pre. liminary to manipulation from . New - York, which came as buyers of Atchison issues and Baltimors and Ohio, neglecting the others. The close was slightly’ under the best. rejgned In_ the streat. e “oppers were firm. Tintos closed at 3 };.‘;;k bought Anacondas in the ul:ee:u'ulxjel: The bank_bought £20,000 gold by £1100 1o South Atrica, il oney was more plentiful. The ami the bank was repaid this morning wng tone thirds were borrow in the afternoon. Bills were a shade easler. CLOSING. LONDON, March %.—Canadian Pacific, 908: Union Pacific preferred, 79: Northern Pacific Ereresre_g, fll"‘.:sy‘a“hm"‘ 29%; Loulsville, §3%; rand Trun i Anaconda, 10%; bar silver, steady, 274d. % SRl CH—_—— Bradstreet’s Financial Review. I T e A T e e e e e S NEW YORK, March 30.—Bradstreet's Finan- | clal Review to-morrow wiil say: Railread share values continued their advance .this week while industrials and other specialties were irregular and in some cases developed considerable unsteadiness. A feature of the week's market was the further activity of Americans in London and large purchase by foreigners of International shares. The buying has been on a larger scale than any similar demonstration on the part of European In- terests in some years. It is indeed hinted that the movement has been worked up from| thix side, but the amount of stocks that are being shipped abroad and the large volume of the trading in Americans at London seems to negative this idea. The theory which finds acceptance in conservative circles is that the foreign financial and speculative world ap- preciates the Importance of the currency bill which has put the United States firmly on a gold basis and is also expressed by the present enormous earnings of rallroads fn this coun- try and the promise they afford of increased dividends or of payments on the stocks of The market had been expecting £2,500,000 to £3,000,063, and gets onty | | 1s_rather early | han | slowly. | show a much smaller ve reorganized ronds which have not yet vielded a return to their holders. There is a good deal of manlpulation in certain parts of the market. Poor support and activity were seen in the Pactfic and coal stocks and in other portions of the list as well. A good deal of profit-taking was also observed and some of the stocks which headed the advance and its beginning falled to retain all their advances. Yet the raflroad list was strong in tone and by fits readiness to rally from any reactions demonstrated the presence of a growing pub- lic interest in speculation. Money has grown easler for stock market purposes and the re- lease of the funds that have been used to carry Government bonds is proceeding a pace as the bonds are turned into the treasury for conversion into new 2s. The increase in the national bank notes is also having an effect on sentiment in advance of the appearance of such new circulation in any great amounts. Nor has the market been impressed to any extent by the fact that imports are increasing and that this with the paying off of foreign loans contracted some months ago has caused a sharp rise in exchange on the face of large foreign buying of securities. The principal unsettling influences have been in connection with the industrial stocks. The steel group and others of their class were early in the week the objects of tentative bullish manipu- lations, but decided Improvement was checked by the large supply of such securities by the year of labor disturbances and by the ldea that the trust agitation may lead to some adverse action as regards combinations at the present session of Congress. —_—— Bradstreet's on Trade. f—— % NEW YORK, March 30.—Bradstreet’s to-mor- row will eay: It has been a quiet week in dis- tributive trade, except at some few Western centers, this being especially true of the dry ®oods business. Wholesale trade in this line has been generally completed and pending the effect of spring demand upon the retail trade | the markets are In a waiting stage. AS re- gards prices the feature of the week has been the strength manifested by agricultural prod- ucts and provisions. The advances in the la ter, in fact, are regarded as foreshadowing an upward movement in hog products, long pre- dicted, but only partially realized. Numerous advances In wages have still further advanced the purchasing power of the community. Dis- quieting advices as to the international compli- cations and less favorable French crop reports have furnished the basis for & slight upward movement in wheat. Winter wheat crop ad- vices have been on the whole good, and have acted as a balance to the stories of French damage. Corn has been strong in sympathy with wheat and some renewal of foreign bu ing, aided by unsatisfactory advices as to the quality of new arrivals. Alone of the agricultural staples cotton has weakened during the week, not because of any impairment of the statistical position, which, | indeed, remains very strong, but really because some speculative holders have got tired and have given ear to reports of dullness in the cotton goods demand. New business in this latter line is undoubtedly quiet, but most of the mills are heavily sold ahead and finished products have not advanced proportionately as much as the cruder forms. Wool has been more active, but considerable business has been done at concesslons. The demoralization | in the sugar market is clearly confined to the refining branch, because while quotations of the finished products have been lowered the heavy refiners have been large buyers and raw sugar has actually advanced, the result being a stull further shrinkage in the margin of profit in refining. The recent advance in leather has tended to restrict new business, but advices from the | boot and shoe Industry are on the whole fa- | vorable. There has been some accumulation of stocks of lumber and talk of overproduction in some States of the South, but price weak- ness fs not notable. Manufacturers and Jo bers in carpets and upholstery report a heavy season’s business booked. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 2,963,349 bushels, against 2,203,- | 435 last week, 3,058,235 in the corresponding week of 1899, 3.350,664 in 1595, 2.464,645 In 1837 and 1,693,927 in 185 Since July 1, this season, the exports of wheat aggregate 141,172,650 bus| els, aainst 134,960,740 last year and 180,067, in 169798, Business fatlures in the United States for the week number 178, as compared with 192 last week, 190 in this week a year ago, 226 in 1835, | 212 in 1597 and 236 in 1896 Business failures in the Dominion of Canada for the week number 25, as against 23 last week, | 33 in thie week a year ago, 39 In 1898, 38 in | 1897 and 43 in 189%. i 7 ] Dun’s Review of Trade. i i Lo * | VEW YORK, March 30.—R. G. Dun & Co.' Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will & Progress toward better things has been un- mistakable. It was a yeer ago that the frep- | zied speculation in fndustrial stocks reached its culmination with prices averaginz higher than at any time since, while rafirocd stocks after some decline rose $113 per share higher in September and after the fall in both, which | ended in December, have now risen $835 per ! share, to the highest point of this year. The advance during the past week has been re- markably vigorous and with more public sup- port_than before. | Wheat exports fall far below last year' in amounting the week to 9,766,861 bushels, | stead 6 bushels last year. The price has advanced 2%c, with statements that the ' crop of France is greatly reduced, though it | to make any such estimate. | The exports of corn again prove the magni- | tude of foreign demand for cereals, as the | extraordinary movement of last year is closely | approached, 11,794,875 bushels " having gone abroad in four w against 13,102,811 bushels | last year. The Western receipts are nearly | three times as large as in the same week | last year, Indicating an abundant supply on but the price hasrisen ligc. Wool has declined fully lc on the average of revised quotations and more for fleece and | fine or fine medium territory, which sells at | S5¢ clean, with medium closing at . The goods market is qulet and orders are limited and outside the favorites prices are irregular, with 5 per cent decline in some medium wool- ens and fine worsteds. Iron is growing weaker except in Bessemer | pig, which Is held at §24 9. ut Pittsburg in | spite of small sales of Fastern at lower figures. | Anthracite No. 1 has sold little above 523 and | basic at $22 50, with Eastern forge offered at $20 50 at_Pittsburg. In finished products no further change appears except in refined bars, which sell in large orders close to 2 at Phil- adelphia and in plates, which are selling at 2¢ or less at both markets. Better prices are excepted from the consolidation In sheets. But it will not be easy nor in the end profitable to hold prices after supplies S0 far exceed demand that material can be bought at lower cost. The advance of lc in sole leather has led to some heavy transactions, though in fact but a restoration of prices paid in January. | It restricts orders for boots and shoes, which | are small, although shipments continue about | 7 per cent larger than last vear for March, exceeding those of other years still more. Hides at Chicago continue to decline, though Transactions through clearing-hous: ume of business than age for March being but 34.4 against 14,10 a year ago, the daily a 143 per cent smailer than last vear, per cent larger than In 1S05. Failures for the week have been 203 In the TUnited States, against 194 last year, and 33 in Canada, against 26 last year. % New York Grain and Produce. | i £ * * NEW YORK, March 3).—FLOUR—Recelpts, 60,258 barrels: exports, 0357 barrels; firm. Win- ter patents, $3 63@3 %0; winter stralts, $3 4@ 355; Minnesota patents, $3 70@3 9: Minnesota bakers, $2 $5@3; winter extras, $2 602 %0; low grades winter, $2 25@2 40. WHEAT—Recelpts, ~ 65,500 bushels. Spot— Firm: No. 2 red, S0%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, T7%c elevator: No. 1 Northern Duluth, 7% No. 1 hard Duluth, 79%c f. 0. b. afloat prompt. Options—Opened easy, but soon rallied and for the baiance of the day were very firm, closing e met higher. -Bulls were aided by renewed buying for St.‘Lous account, crop damage re- ports and general covering by early sellers. May, 73 5-16@74%e, closed Tic; July, 73%@Ti%e, closed T4%c; September, T3%@idkc. closed T4lgc. HOPS—Steady. MIDES—Firm. WOOL—Dull. COFFEE—Options closed barely steady, with orice net unchanged to 5 points lower. 'Total sales, 10,250 bags, Including: April, $5 40; Ma: $6 45; September, $6 65@6 70; December, $5 9 February, §7 05. ‘Spot—Rlo, dull; No. 7 invoice, T%c: No. 7 jobbing, S%c. Mild—Quiet; Cor- dova, $14@1dc. SUGAR—Raw, firm; refined, {rregular. BUTTER—Receipts, 13.240 packages; weak and unsettled. Western creamery, 21@25c; factory, 18@21c. . EGGS—Receipts, 13,708 packages: firm. West- outhern at mark, 11@12c. ern at mark, 12¢ DRIED FRUITS. Bustness in eveporated apples was slack and the market continues slow, except for desirable grades, which hold about steady at old fig- ures, California drled fruits were dull and nominal. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 4%@ic; prime, 5% @6c; cholce, 7@T%c; fancy, 7% ac. 0?:ALI!"ORN!A DRIED PRUNES—3! e, APRICOTS—Royal, 13@15c; Moorr 15@18¢. PEACHES—Peeled, 18@2%; unpeeled, 7 The leading futures ranged as follows: New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 30.—Tin continues active and conziderably higher to-day, influenced by a good export demand and the strength abroad, our un;l.gxet dvancing sixty polnts, closing firm at A e net gain for the week aggre- gated 185 points. Lake copper, though firm in tone, was un- chlnfede?mm lnst might's closing at 4§16 75 Pig {ron warrants continue quiet. Lead aull, closing unchanged at §4 §7% bid asked. Spelter was quiet and unchanged, clos- ing at $4 50 bid and $4 60 asked. The brokers lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham price for lead was $4 45 and tor copper $17 2. | Flour, $3 25 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour. 2 7; Rye ——— Chicago Grain Market. ! ! Cembabu enlo A R AR el CHICAGO, March 3).—Wheat opened easier because of lower cables from Liverpool, %@%c under yesterday, at 66%@66%c. In a short time the price sank from that to 66%c, where the report of damage to the French crop made its habitual appearance and Jjoined with re- ports of a blizzard in Austria and higher prices in Budapest, caused a reaction which sent May to 67%@6Tsc. Profit-taking caused a reaction to 56%c, but on the break shorts covered, taking the cue from the strength of corn and nearly all the slump was recovered, the market closing strong, May %@%c over yesterday at 67%@6T%c. St. Louis covered in enormous lots and traders who had sold early also made haste to take back their early sales, matertally aiding in the strength and activ There was a fair cash demand, but the car scarcity interfered with the closing of many deals. Domestic crop reports were favorable, as was the weather. Argentine ship- ments while large were no larger than usual of late. The corn market was broad and strong, helped principally by a heavy export demand. The demand for shipment in April was also heavy, but the ever-present difficulty in getting cars ‘Intruded itself and was an efficient check on much business of this sort. Country offer- ings were light and cables lower. May closed H@¥e over vesterday. The strength of corn held oats firm. The trade gradually showed a balance in favor of July options. July closed ¢ improved and May %c up. Provisions were nervous with fluctuations wide and the market altogether rather jerky. The opening was under yesterday, the con- sideration being lower prices at the yards. A small dip followed and then the market re- acted, May pork shooting up 30c to 812 97%. There was a good cash demand, but there was also considerable profit-taking, which told in the end, the close being rather heavy. May pork closed ic under yesterday, May lard 5@ | T%ec down and May ribs Ge depressed. Articles: Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— May . 6% 6 6% 67% July . Loey e 674 651 September L e ek 6% s “orn No. 2— March . e 3% May . 38 8% July . s 39% Septem| 3 o Oats No. | May . Uy A% July . 3% 244 Mess pork, per May . 1262% 1297% 1260 1270 July . 22715 1245 12 17% 12 2 640 642%% 650 6352% 662% 665 650 635 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 3 spring wheat, 83@66c; 2 red, 83@70c; No. 2 corn, 33@3s%e; No. 2 Alge: xgflz white, 27c; No. 3 white, 26%@27c; No. 2 rye, G5%c; No. 2 barley, 40@43c; No. 1 flax- seed, $165; prime timothy seed, $2 30@2 40 mess pork, per barrel, $12 (5@12 ard, per 100 pounds, $6 30@6 42¢; ‘short ribs sides (loose). $6 60@6 §5; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 6%@ B4c; short clear sides (boxed), $6 85@7; whisky distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, §1 25 sugars, cut loaf, unchanged; granulated, un- changed. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 000 6,000 Wheat, bushel; 3 Corn, bushels Oats, bushel: Rye, bushel Barley, bush 0 51,000 “On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was weak; creamery, 3@ dairy, 16G@21c. Cheese, firm, 12@13c. Eggs, steady, 10%ec. P I . Foreign Futures. #*- - LIVERPOOL. Wheat— Mar. May. July. Opening A 5 9% 5 9% Closing . o s 5 9% 5 9% PARIS. Wheat— Mar. May-Aus. Opening 2 40 21 00 CF:MH; 204 20 9% Flour— . L Opening 0 Cming - 2B Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 30.—CATTLE — Recelpts, 4300; steers average fully 10c lower than yester- day, but cholce stock Is steady; best on sale to-day, 35 Natives—Good to prime steers, $4 90G5 75; poor to medium, $4@4 65; selected feeders, steady, $4@4 75; mixed stockers about v, $3 40G3'%0; cows, steady, $3@4 30; heif- ers, steady, $3 -J@4 $0; canners,’ slow, $2@2 bulls, steady, $2 0@+ 15; calves, unchanged, $4 50G5 75. Texans—Best on sale to-day, two cars, $4 15; Texas fed steers, ¢ to lic lower, 3 80G4 95; Texas bulls, steady, §3 20G3 60. HOGS—Recetnts to- X left over, es- timated, 2500; generall 5214, Mixed 'and ' butcher: choice heavy, $5 30@: @5 25; light, $ 10@5 37%; 5 40 ° SHEEP—Receipts, 7000; sheep and lambs, steady. Good to choice wethers, $5 S5@6 fair to choice mixed, $4 S3@5 90: Westerns, sheep, 85 756 yearlings, $6@6 native lambs, $5 60@7 35; Western lambs, $6@7 35. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, March 30.—Exchanges, $323,926; balances, $99,835. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. y PORTLAND, March 30.—The Portland wheat market showed but slight change to-day. Walla Walla was steady at 53@5dc, with the usual re- ports of fancy bidding in the interior, some re- ports giving the figures up to .3sc. lley is steady at 33@5dc. Cleared—Ship Isle of Arran, for Queenstown, with 112,655 bushels wheat. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, March 30.—The wheat market was steady to-day, but there was nothing doing. Bluestem, 52ic; club, G0lc. Foreign Markets. LONDON, March 30.—Consols, 101 5-16; silver, 274d; French rentes, 101f 30c; cargoes cn pas- sage, mear positions in demand; cargoes Walla Walia, 2S¢ 3d; English country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL, March 30.—Wheat, firm; wheat in Par's, steady: flour in Paris, quiet; French country ‘markets, firm. COTTON—Uplands, 5%d. CLOSING. WHEAT — Spot. nominal. May, &8 9%d: July, Gs 9%d. CORN—Spot—American ‘mixed new, steady, 4s; American mixed old, firm, 45 %d. Futures— Quiet; May, 4s %d: July, 38 11%d. Futures—Steady; | LOCAL MARKETS T e e e Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, sixty days. " l:! Sterling Exchange, sight . 487 Sterling Cables. 4 5§ New York kxchange, sigl 17 New York Exchange, telegrapl :\l Fine Silver, per ounce. 9% Mexican bDoliars 8% 49 Wieat and Other Grains. WHEAT — Large Argentine shipments of 3,875,000 bushels depressed the Chicago market, though this was somewhat offset by the etrength in Corn and Provisions and free buy- ing on St. Louls account. 10,000 ctls, $1C5%; 2000, $1 05%. Spot Wheat—Shipping, %%@%73%c; milling, K@ 01%. ' ‘CALL BOARD SALES. aformal Session—9:15 o' clock—December—10,- 000 ctls. $105%; 2000, §1 05%. Second Session—December—4000 ctls, $105%; s G, May—2000, SS%o: 2000, Biger oo sihe. Reicular Morning Session—December—2000 etls, $1.058 4000, $1 03, May—2000. 983kc; 2000, SSyc. Atternoon Sesslon—May—2000 ctls,” $53c; 2000, ogige: 000, 9S%c. December—2000, '$105%; i000] K LEY—-The market drags along as usual, without feature. Seldom if ever has Barley Deen €0 featureless for o many months, Feed, for No. 1 and G@Mc for off grades; Brewing and Shipping grades, 809 87ic; Chevaller, nominal. : CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesston—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. g fternoon o SRR oThe market is firm enough, but dull White, 3130G130; Red ®cG3 17%; Gray, i15; Blac c@$1 g e aa_ Tiixedl are held igher. Eastern White is quoted at §105@107% per cti ana Fastern Yellow at $1@110; mixed, $1 050 1 0'"4 E; etl. guexwmzfimm' = Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California famlly 3 60@3 75, usual terms: bakers' extras, $3 0; Oregon and Washington. §2 25@3 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- WEEE + | 12t for extra light and 13%c for sugar-cured; Meal,” $2 50; Rice Flour, $i; Corn Meal, '$2 50 at. c.#m $ 50; Hominy, 33 253 50" Buck- wheat Flour. %; Cracked Wheat, §37; Farina, # ole Wheat Flour, REH Peas, Rolled ‘Oats (barrels), $6@7 25; in sacks, 7:"Pearl Barley, $o; Split Peas, §5; Green 50 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Bran has at last responded to the light re- cetpts and small stocks, and is higher. Hay drugs along the same. MIDDLINGE e FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $15817 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill. $26G27; Johblni, $27 50@28: Cocoanut Cake. 320@2L; Corn Meal, $23 50G24; Cracked Corn, $24@24 50; Mixed Feed, $15 50; Cottonseed Meal, nominal. HAY—Wheat, $1@9 common to_good; $950 for choice and occasionally $10; Wheat and Oat. $6 50@9; Oat, $6@S; Barley, ¥5@7; Al- falfa, $6@7 [0 per ton. STRAW—25@35c per bale. Beans and Seeds. Beans are hard to buy, as holders are very bullish and disinclined to part with their hold- ings unless at an adyance, hence the market though stiff, is quiet. Seeds are without change. ANS—Bayos. $3@3 25: small White, 13 3@ te. $3 20@3 25: Pinks, 202 85 Blackeye, 3 50: Butters. nom- r ton. per ton. Mustard, 416@4%e; Flax, ‘alifornia_and 4c 2%@3c; Hemp, iginci $1 90@2 25; Green, §1 9% 33c per ib for Alfalfa, 9@10c; Rape, Timothy, 4@4%4c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, @2 25 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Dulless still rules in the Potato and Onlon markets. Asparagus advanced again, but Peas and Rhubarb were weak under large receipts. Re- ceipts of Mexican Tomatoes were 1135 boxes, with more expected to-day. Receipts were 1052 boxes Asparagus, G2 boxes sacks New Po- Rhubarb, 64 sacks Peas and oes. POTATOES—Early Rose. 83@75c; River Reds, nominal: Burbanks, 0@éic per sack; Oregon Burbanks, 65c@$§l; Sweet Potatoes, $2 332 50 {gflp‘demed and $1'% for Rivers; New FPotatoes, c. 1O IONS—$2 5002 75 per ctl; Cut Onions, 50c@ VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, 65c@$1 per box for fair to good and $125@1 50 for fancy; Aspara- gus, $1@12 per box for No. 2 and $150@175 | for'No. 1 and §2G250 for fancy large; Green Peas,, 60cG$150 per sack: String Beans, 5@l0c; Cabbage, 40@50c; Tomatoes, 31 50@2; Egr Plant from Los Angeles, $@i0c; Dried Okra, 32%c per Ib: Garlie, 24G3%c; Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 25c; Dried Peppers, $@llc; Carrots, 25 e per sack; Los Angeles Summer Squash, §1 150 per box. Poultry and Game. There is not much change In the market. There ls still some Eastern offering, but not enough to weaken values, though live Turkeys are quoted off somewhat. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 5@10c for Gobblers and 12@13c for Hens; Geese, per pair, $2322; Goslings, §2 50G3; Ducks. $1 3045 5 for ola and $4 50@5 i for young: Hens, $3 3; Young Roosters, $6G7; Old Roosters, $3 50@4; Fryers, 5 50: Broilers,’ $4G5 for large and $3@3 50 for Pigeons, §1 73G2 per dczen for old and $2G2 %5 for Squabs. GAME—Hare, $1; Rabbits, 3 3 Tsc: Brant, $1%5@1 Geese, 3202 White, : English Snipe, $2 :0g3; Honkers. $3 per_dozen; Jack Snipe, $150. Butter, Eggs and Cheese. The downward tendency in Butter continues, and supplies are free. Cheese remains un- changed. Fine ranch Eggs bring 15c with the majority of dealers, though some are storing thelr sur- lus stocks in order to avoid a glut. The fee ng, howeker, is rather steady than otherwise. BUTTER 1Cre73men —Fancy creamery, 15g@13%c; seconds, 17@17%c. gnlr)—l-‘nnc:‘. 16%@17c; good to choice, 15Q 16c; common, ldc. CHEESE—Cholce mild_new, Sc: old. _T%c: Young America, $%@ic; Eastern, 15@i6c; Wes ern, 13%@lic per Ib. EGGS—Quoted at 12%@13c for store and 13@ 15c per dozen for ranch. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Seven cars of Oranges were auctioned, as follows: Fancy Navels, $145@265: choice do, §1%0G205; Standard, %0cG§150; Malta Bloods, 1 70. Large Strawberries continue to arrive in poor condition, as a rule. Fresh Mexican Limes are expected 'to-day, and dealers think that prices wiil_be lower. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES—T5G%c per box for common. $1@ 150 for gaod to choice and $1 75@2 for faney. STRAWBERRIES—$5@7 per chest for large and $15G20 for small berries. CITRUS_FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $150@2 75 per box: Seedlings, 75c@$l 0; Lemons, $1@1 50 for common and §2G2 30 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, 0@*; California Limes, i0G 5c; Bananas. $1@2 30 per bunch; Pineapples, $4@5 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, 4@¥4e for 40-50's, 3%@4c for §0-60's, Igc for EWe e for 70-50's, 3G3%c for 50-30°'s and 3 for - 100's; Apricats, 11@i2i4c for Roy: for Moorparks and 134 for 3 Peaches, 5}@6c for Standards, a@f%c for choice and 7@Sc for fancy; Peeled Pea I:z 12%c; Evaporated Apples, 6@7c; Sun-d ic per Ib; Nectarines, S@ic: Pears, Ja@éisc for dark and igSc for bright halves: Black Figs, 2@2%c; White Figs, ;_leached Plums, $@9c: unbleached Plums, 1@The for pitted and 1%c for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per Ib, 10c; cholce, dc; standard, Sc; prime, 6c: un- blenched Thompscn's, per b, 6c. Sultanas— Fancy, per Ib, Sic; choice, Tic; standard, 6%e¢; prime. ic; unbleached Sultanas, bc: Seedless, 50-1b boxes, fe; 2-crown, loose Muscatels, 5%c: 3-crown, 6isc; d-crown, 7=: London Lavers, 2-crown] 8150 per box; 3-crown, $160. Fancy Clusters, $2: Dehesa. $2 0; Imperial, $2. All prices are f. o. b. at common shipping points in_California. NUTS—Wainuts, §@Sc for standards and 9@i0c for sofishells; Almonds, 11%@l2 for paper shell, 9Gitc for soft and 4@ic for hard shell; Peanuts, 5%@6%c for Eastern and Sc for Califcrnia; Brazil Nuts, 71@sc; Filberts, 12@12%c; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts,’ $4 . HONEY—Comb, 11%@13c for bright and I 11c for light amber; water white extracted, 7%c: light amber extracted, TX@7%c; dark, 5%@sc per Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c per 1b. Provisions. advance in Lard and Bacon has occurred. Hams show no change. The market Is not active, and the advance is purely sympathetic with the Western markets. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 10i¢ per ib for heavy, 104c for light medium, 11%c for light, The exvected n sugar-cured Hams, 13c; California Hams, nominal: Mess Beef, $12 per bbl: extra Mess, $13; Family, $14; extra Prime Pork, $14 50; extra_clear, $1700; Mess, §1630; Smoked Beeg, 12%@13¢ ver lb. T.ARD—Tlerces quoted at 7GSc_per Ib for componind and MINGe tor nuve hal® barrels, pure, S%e; 10-b tins, 9%c; 5-1b tins, 10c. COTTOLENE—Tierces, §@S%c per 1b; 10-1b tins, $e. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Prices for all descriptions under this head re- main unchanged. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 10c: medium, 9ic; light, Sc; Cowhides, te: ; Salted Kip, 9G9 Dry Hides, sound, 18¢; culls and brands, fc: Dry Kip and Veal, 16c; Dry Calf, 19¢: Sheep- skins, shearlings. 15@30c each; short Wool, 34f Eas e each: medium, 10@%c; long Wool, $1@1 25 each; Horse Hides, §2 2%5@2 75 for large e @st 75 for small, Colts, Deer Skins— Summer or red skins, 40c; fall or medium skins, 35e; winter or thin skins, 2)c. Goat Skins— Prime Angoras, ic; largé and smgoth, ode; medium, 3. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 5@5%e per Ib; No. 2, i@4vic: refined, 8lsc: grease. 2i.g3ec. WOOL—Spring clip {s quotable “as follows: Northern free, 16@i%: Northern defective, 13 i6e: Middle County " free, 15@lic; Middie County defective. 13@15e; Southern Mountain, 12 months’, 12@lic; do free, 7 mouths’, 12@l5c; do defective, 7 months'. 10@12c; Humboldt and Mendncinn, 2@%e: Nevada. 16713 per Ib, Jacob Woliner's cireular says: “The arrivals of Wool ng the month of March last year amounted to 5300 bales, vear they amount to about 400, e “Sheas pretty well over in Kern, Tulare and Kings countles, but so far only about one thousand bales have been sold in those places at prices ranging from 12Gl5c. Some of tae wools were contracted for last November nud December. Most of the growers are holding thelr Wools walting for buyers to come, but the Eastern and local markets are in such a con- dition, being quiet and dull, that buyers do not know ‘what to do or what prices to pay. “Statistically Wool ought to be stronger, as the woolen mills are more actively employed than for years, but they bought such tremen- dous lots of Wool during October and Novem. ber last year that they seem to have raw material on hand withaut coming Inte 1ie market. Wools are held firm everywhere, %o it the manufacturers have to come Into the mar- ket they will have to pay the prices. ‘‘Prices are nominal, as no sales can be re- ported in this market.” HOPS—6la@10c per lb. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quertin Bags, $ 65; Calcutta Gralr Bags, 64@6c; Wool Bags. 28%@32l%c; Fleece Twine, Tige. COAL—Some changes appear. Receipts are in- ; Red Kidneys, | AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE. 2 AT 1625 MARKET STREET. MONDAY. 2 PSS MONDAY. .April 2, at 11 & m., 1 wil! sell 100 head of First-ciass Work and Driving Horses. Sale positive. THOS. MADIGAN. creasing and stocks are growing more liberal. Weilington. 8 per ton; New Wellington, $8; Southf ‘Wellington, $7 30; Seattle, W Bryant, $ 50; Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, §; Co- operative Wallsend, ; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $132% In sacks; Penns vania Anthracite Egg. $14; Cannel, §i1 per ton; Coke, §15 per ton in bulk and §17 in sacks. Harrison's circular says: “During the week there have been five arrivals of Coal from Brit- ish Columbia, 14.365 tons; four from Washing- ton, 11,300 tons; two from Oregon, 1160 tons: to- tal, 26,768 tons. The quantity of al coming to hand for the st few weel serving to make the fuel question easy with large consum- ers, and we can once more breathe freel we have tided over the winter requirements. A few months ago it was most serious question as to whether our receipts would fiil our urgent requirements that time. The bottom planks of yards were visible that had not been uncov- ered for years, as all the Coal had been taken out. Coast Coal carriers were unprocurable, as the sailers were diverted from the trade, fihd- ing more profit by carrying Coal and Lumber off the coast, steamers had been drafted into the transport service, and no foreign cargoes ‘were arriving. The outlook was most discour- aging for our principal consumers, as stocks usually lead to high prices, especially when the producers number so few, but singular to say no advantage was taken of the situation, and values have not been disturbed. It is evi- dent that for some time to come steamers will be utilized to transport our Northern output. hence new names are being added to the list, and we shall shortly have the yards again ac- cumulat! a reserv which they prudently aim to Lave on hand. RICE-China mixed, $405@510; China No. 1, $425G4 7 ; extra do, $@6 30; Hawallan, @5 3: Japan, 4 75@5; Louisiana, $4 90@7. SUGAl'~The Western Sugar Com- Cubes, A ny quotes, per Ib in 100-1b ”] hed and Fine Crushed, 5.60; Powdered, 5.60c; Candy Granulated, 5.20c; Dry Granulated, 5.10c; Confectioners’ A, 5.10c; Magnolia A, 4.70c; Extre C, 460c; Goldén C, 4.50c: barreis, 100 more; halt-barrels, 25c more: boxes, S0c more: £0-1b ‘bags taken for less than 75 tarrels or its equivalent. Dominos, half-barrels, 5.85¢; boxes, 6.10c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. An advancs in Hogs is looked for next week, recelpts being slender. "—6% 5 7c_per 1b for falr to cholce. VEAL_6g:c per 1. m)w'nox-vvemm TH@Sc: ewes, 1@THc per LAMB—Spring, 9@10c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, #%c for small and me- dium and 5%@5%c for large; stock Hogs aad feeders, i@5%c. dressed Hogs, 1@8%e. Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 3 29,123 Sugar, sks 500 2,950 Lime, bbls 91 1,330 Leather, rolls 127 Dats, "ctls 695 Quicksilver, flsks 3% Corn, East, ctis.. 600 , doz 28,740 530 Wine, gals 21,000 4 110 Peits, badls 150 Butter, ctls 470 Hides, No . m Beans, sks 1,843 Wool,” bags a8 Potatoes, sk 2,049 Straw, tons 5 Bran, sks 83 Hay, toDS «.eves. 565 Middiings, 50 OREGON. Potatoes, sks ... 278 ——— & Family Retail Market. S Butter is still cheaper. Thers is little changs in Cheese and Egss, both being in very large supply. Frults and Vegetables remain about as be- fore, with the exception of Strawberries, which are n better supply and somewhat cheaper. Summer Vegetables are plentiful. There 1s no particular changs in Meats and Poultry. The former are still high, but are slowly cheapening, Mutton and Lamb in _parti- cular, while supplies of the latter are Coal, per ton— Cannel ...... 00[Seattle ........58 0P— Wellington - 10 00 Southfleld New Welling- W earioy Butter, per sar. Do, per roll. Cheese, Cal. “10g12| Cheese, Eastern...11@2) Cheese, Swiss | Common Egss. Meats, per Ib— Bacon Foultry and Hens, each Young Roosters, cach 0Old Roosters, Fryers, each. Brollers, eac 65@75 Hare, eac) 5@75 Wild Geese, 50@60! English Sn:pa Turkeys, per Ib...15@2)| per dozen. m 3 Ducks, each.......50@7 Jack Saipe.... 1 0 Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, per 1b..15320 Limes, per dogen.. Apples . - 5@ 3 Ralsins, per Ib.... Bananas, dozen...10015 Strawberries, per Oranges, dozen....10g35| drawer ...... S0c@sL 25 Lemons, dozen....10920:Walnuts, per Ib...—@15 Vevetables— Artichokes, doz... Onions, per Ib.... 3@ 5 Asparagus, per Ib. 4@10 Okra, dry, per Ib. Beets, dozen.......12g15 Peppers, green, Ib.! Beans, white, 1b.. Potatoes, per Ib. 5 Colored, per Ib.. 4@ 5 Sweet Potatoes. 5 Lima, per Ib....—@ 8 Parsnips, per doz.15@— Cabbage, each..... 5@10 Rhubarb, per Ib.. 4@ § Caulifiowers, each 5@10 Radishes, dz behs. G123 Celery, bunch..... 5@— Sage, doz bnchs..25@% Cress, doz bnchs..20@% String Beans, Ib.. 10915 Cucumbers, per dz.51@2 Summer _Squash, Egg Plant, Ib.....15@%| per pound. Green Peas, I1b.... 3@ 5Thyme, per Ib. Lentils, per 1b.... 6@ §/Turnips, per doa.. Lettuce, per doz..13@— Tomatoes, per 1b.1 5 Fish— Barracuda ........20@— |Shrimps Carp 12g—/Shad .. 15 Coafish .. " Flounders Halibut Herring Kingfish .. Mackerel . 5@ 15320 Oysters, Cal. 100. @2 Do Eastern, doz.23g40 | THE STOCK MARKET | * Local securities continued quiet on the morn- ing session, with very little change in quo- tations. _ In the afterncon the same conditfons pre- valled. There s not much activity in thess fties at present. ";:: oil stocks stood about the same. The Market-Street Railway Company bas declared a quarterly dividend of 60 cents per share, payable April 10. The regular quarterly dividend of I cents per share was paid yesterday by the Parafine Company. P ihe California quicksilver mining companies have declared quarterly dividends of 10 cents per share, and extra ones of the same amount, 21l payable on April 1. as follows: Aetna, $20,000; Napa Consolidated, §20,000; New ldria, 20,000 Fhe” Boston Quicksilver Mining Company. which paid 10 cents on the 2d of January, has passed the dividend for the first quarter. Coupons on the following bonds will be patd on Monday: Geary-St. Raflway .. Hawatian Commercial Hawailan Commereial . Los Angeles Railway Northern Rallway of Cal. Omnibus Cabls . S. F. and S. J. V. Ry. Sierra Rallway .. S. P. Ry. of Cal S. P. Branch Railway.. Total .. In addition there will be the quarterly in- terest on the original United States 4 per cents, amounting to $5, 454,42 L EXCHANGE. t | ..n‘m—] 106 | a2 — | Insu .14 — | Firem’ S~ % | Ba HC & 105 116 | Anglo-Cal Ltd. — Do 5= . L1068 1071 Bank L ARy 103 — | Cal § LAL L= = |Fume Do gn -— — !Lom Do 100 — Mere Olmthmfllon!q-