The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 5, 1900, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1900 NEWs SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Sugar marked up. Wheat opened lower, but recovered. Other cereals quiet and unchanged. Hay, Beans and Feedstuifs as before. Hides quiet and in good supply. Tallow steady. Potatoes and Onions gquiet. Butter and Cheese unchanged. Eggs easing off. Poultry market fairly supplied and steady. Fruit stands about the same. Provisions as previously quoted. No change in the Meat market. Lighter receipts of Coal. Silver a fraction firmer. are & Hudson .. are Lackawan: B Delaw Charters. The Webfoot loads lumber and merchandl: for Samoa. The Arnold loads 1 for Cork mber at Hastings M Cargoes for Honolulu. | The Archer with a cargo v 182 cases of liguors, rele and 20 chinery crates bicy 112 packages 250 sacks corn, 3000 € barrels asphal- cases whis 300 sa 432 sacks ter sacks flour. 02 packages beer, 200 cases and 31 pack apolls & st js & St Louis prefd.. ages tobacco, 5 cases and 24 crates earthe - ider took Hilo a value s uarter sacks fi ement, £45 sacks bran 5 0% ‘sacke bar cases coal ofl, 1414 bal Cargoes for Apia. ¢ for Apia a value of pleces redwood lum- , 835 bundles pickets, -barrels salmon and The Eiliza Miller took $I75, consisting of 156 ber, 5248 pleces cases and 10 ha bread ande Western .......... nde Western prefd .... 0 FPRN. . 200 0mss n Fran 1st prefd Revenue Collections. in this dlstrl ue collections nths of the fiscal ¥ San Fran 24 prefd.. 45 gainst $3,172.1 uthwestern : 1% vious year, 2 from beer, o) | prefd & Omaha Jultus Jacobs, Assistant Treasurer of the 4 States at San Francisco, reports c and April 30 as follows tes notes. Lake Erie 24 1 prefd.. al bank notes e Nat: . certificates Redeemed g on Oil prefd. Malting ....... Malting prefd..... Smelting & Refng.. American Smelting & Refng b American Spirits . American Spirits prefd. Steel Hoop.. Stecl Hoop pref: Steel & Wire... Steel & Wire Tin Plate Tin Plate Tobacco American American American American E $47.163,342 coln from the same office for t Standard silver 4 Subsidlary silver ... American American American American Meridian—Pacific Time.) “ISCSO, May 4—% p. m The o the seasonal rainfalls dste, &s © e date last season. and rainfalls in the last 24 hours This Last season. seagon. eel prefd 4519 ! rectric sgar % ugar prefd.. nal Paper 1 Paper pri Independence San Lus al Biscult pref ¥ tonal Lead .00 12 134 ational Lead prefd.... Maximum temperature, National Steel al Steel prefd... XS _AND GENERAL udy and threatening weather prevails over R et Tat b the e of the country. Light O 28 o n over California, Nevada and e the British line. The greatest ' 4 from Southern California, £ an inch. Thunderstorms are reported from Sacramentc and Svokane. The pressure continues to fall slowly in all districts, and the distribution has changed but | little. The temperature has fallen over the cou: e r prefd Pullman Palace Car. andard Rope & Twine. 2, ry | Leather hours ending midnight May For Northern California—Showers Saturday; light southerly wind. For Southern California—Showers Saturday. light southerly wind. Republic Iron & P C C & St Louts Third Avenue between the Rocky Mountains and the coa: 1 s Leather and risen to the east of them. E: United States Rubber Conditions are favorable for showery weather | " "4i; T'nited States Rubber pre Saturday in all districts. | il e Forecast made San Franciseo for thirty | Republic Iron & hares £0ld For Nevada vers Saturday; T northers porticn SO e s | CLOSING BONDS. For Utah—S cooler. U S 2s refdg, when /M K & T 2ds. 8914 For Arizona y: cooler. issued .. 108 | do 4s . For San Fren howers Sat- | do 25 reg 9% N Y Cent Ists. light southwest wind o 3s reg .........109%2 N J Cent gen 55 G. H. WILLSON, o coup 1106% No Carolina 6s Local Forecast Otficial. do new 45 reg... do 4s . 134 —_— | @0 coup -...r o Pac s . - x| 9o 0ld 45 reg | do s . | do coup 15 IN Y C & Bt L'is | | @0 5n reg 11215 Norf & W con 4s. EASTERN MARKETS, | | do coup 1123 do gen 6s g | | Dis of Col 3 121% Or Nav 1sts r— e 5 | Atchison gen 4s. 10033 do 4s . * | "do adj 4 3%0r 8 Line T Can So 24s 7 o con s New York Stock Market. R S B T do s . 118 R'G W Ists . C & N W con do § F deb 5s. Chi Term ds D &R G lsts.. do 4 ... ET Va & Ga 1 Erfe gen 4s Ft W & D C 1sts Gen Elec 5s NEW YORK, May 4—The stock market muaintained its narrow and professional char- acter to-day. As though to vary the appeas ance of recent monotony the upward movement was continued to-day Instead of starting in the opposite direction. But this was hardly more than & device of the small traders to St L & § F gen 6s.12¢ 96t St Paul cons .. 21014 St P C & Tac 1st; 15| do 58 102% So Railway 5s 3 1S Rope & T 6 70 Tenn new set 3s. 120 |Tex & Pac lsts #ive an appearance of strength to the market | G H & S A 6s.....110% | do 2de and their realizing sales before the close | 40 2ds .. i brought prices back to last night's level and | B & T Cen 110, Wanash sas | left changes insigrificant except in a usually | Jowa Cent Isis ....114 |West Share s mctive stock. Sugar retained its relative prom- inence though on a decrcased volume of deal ings. It was lifted above yesterday's close once or twice with difficulty and the losses were about a point for the day. Long Island ran off 3%, seemingly on realizing on the sign- ing by the Governor of the bill authorizing KCP&G lIsts. La new con 4s | I & Nash uni 45 Sou Pac 4s . Cent 1sts. a cent .. do geferred B34/ C & S 48 MINING STOCKS. 15! Ontario the construction of & bridge at Hell Gate, but -3 late dealings In the stock secured a rapld ze- 11} Do eatd covery of 4% points. Hale & Norcross.. ) Slerra Nevada. The steel stocks showed | some rather languld evidence of positive | HOMeStake % 0 Standard positive | 1ron 8 Union Con strength without any particular news to ac- | Mocicon o 2t Yellow Jucke count for it beyond the published opinion of the president of one of the companies. SOSION FIDERS AXD D pres r8u- | Money— Union_ Pacific.. ing that the present low stocks in the yasd, o and the mpossibility of competition from Fu. | e SiGan | Atenison 4s. Tope insures against any considerable reaction | 1 i joans. RO e Cos &8s 100 € i prices. The stremgth of the London market | Aton op & § F.. 16 | Mintas Sroks elped the opening advance here, but London | “poe /rory 1% |Adventure #ld moderately on the advance.’ Steriing ex- | s oo, Eous 113% |Allouez_ Mng Co.. 1% change was slightly firmer again to-day in | Beti el oo Bt A GOy Spite o slightly easier money in London. But | Bemar & Albety. a6 | Al APDeCs the present gold movement is toward Paris, | Bomon & 143 |Boston & Mont an et s direct to France un- | poston 2 Maine.. 193 |Butte & Boston. d’r‘;d mrm! o :;-l::: :;14 ::;l::h.nn bills | Chi Bur & Q. 125% Calumet & Hecla..755 The bond market was dull, but prices were | Poriinion Coal..... 43% Centennlal . g ol held_ SOt saies, par value, $.375.000. | s atenis L apn o bid price. - od 4% % 4 the | piechbure prefd i NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Shaves Stocks— Atchison . Atchison pref Baltimore & Ohio. Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Condition 7!7177‘”0:«73'. L€ Chesapeake & Ohio . £ 450 Chicage Gm""mm"‘i" WASHINGTON., May 4.—To-day's treasury 400 Chicago Ind & Loui balance in the general fund, exclusive of the 150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of re- 16 Chicago & Eastern Illinois demption, ehows: Avallable . cash balance, 209 Chicago & Northwestern . "li.h’?.lfi: gold, 878,983,927, . 5 3,000 Chicago Rock Island & Pacific. 206 CC'C & St Louls. g:l‘ur-:o Southern i orado Scuthern pref Colorado Southern 2d prefd New York Money Market. NEW YORK, May 4—Money on call steady | | Canton, Ohlo. i | | | | * | ceedings in Missour! Pacific. | above the principal A at 1%@2% per cent; last loan, 2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3%@4% r cent. Sterling exchange firm, with acti business in bankers' bills at $4 £8% for demand and at $4 843 for sixty days: posted rates, $4 S3@4 833 and 34 89@4 £9%; commercial biils, 83%4 4 8434 Silver certificates, 604@60%c. r sl ver, 60%c. Mexican dollars, 47lc. Bonds— guvemmenl, strong; State, fnactive; rallroad, rm. London Market. NEW YORK, May 4.-—-The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here opened weak, the capture of Brandfort being disregarded. There was a Leavy break in home rails on the announcement that coal contracts had been raised 5s per ton. The close was more cheerful on the better view of the money situation. Americans were absolutely stagnant through- out the session and the street was sile Paris neglected Tipsos, but_Anaconda: harder in response to New York's price. The bank bought £11,000,000 In German coin. Call money was less wanted and the bank re. ceived back moderate sums due and did a small business on discounts. . Spot silver was firmer on small Eastern de- mand. Forward rates were unchanged, New York appearing inclined to sell. CLOSING. LONDON, May 4—Canadian Pacific, 89%: Union Pacific preferred, 76%: Northern Pacific preferred, Atchison, 26%: Anaconda, Si. Bar silver, steady, 2%d per ounce. Money, 8% @4 per cent. " were A — Bank Clearings. * The following table, shows the bank clea the principal cities for the week ending ¥ with the percentage of Increase and de- crease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Percentages. Citles— New York Boston . Chicago . Philadelphia St. Louis .... Pittsburg. Baltimore New Orleans . Mirnedpolis . Detroit veland Loutsville Providence Columbu: Savannah Denver . Hartford . Richmond Memphis . Washington . Peoria hester ew Haven .. Worcester . Atlanta_. oea Salt Lake City..... ringfleld, Mass... Fort Worth Portland, Me. . or Syracuse Des Moines Nashville ........... Wilmington, Del.... Fall River . Seranton Grand Rapic Augusta, Ga. Lowell ........ Dayton, Ohio. Seattle Tacoma Spokane Sloux City New Bedford ... Knoxville, Tenn.. Topeka ..... Birmingham Wichita .. Binghamton . Lexington . Jacksonville, Kalamazoo Akron Chattanooga ....... Rockford, 111.. ‘Fla... 310,95 Springfield, Ohlo. Fargo, N. D... Stoux Falls, 8. D... Fremont, Davenport . Toled: Galv Hous! Helena | Macon ...... Little Rock.... | Springfield, i1 Youngstown . Saginaw Totals, U. S.......§1,845,882,647 Totals' outside of New York. DOMIN Montreal Toronto - Winnipeg Halifax Hamilton St. John, N. Vancouver Victorta . Totals . $27,932,556 * Bradstreet's Financial Revietw. % NEW YORK, May 4.—Bradstreet's review of | the New York stock market to-morrow will say: A further diminution of activity and falling | off in the public’s interest and participation in speculation were the features of the stock mar- | ket this week. The volume of transactions was <mall and would have been almost insignificant but for the manipulation which has kept up in American Sugar and the somewhat similar pro- Apart from the noteworthy circumstance was the continued heavy tone of the industrial and the readiness of the steel stocks in partic- | ular to cell off, either on liquidation or bearish attacks. But for the covering of short con- tracts there would seem to be but little support in that portion of the market, and the adverse influence of the industrials of course again alded In creating a weak tone In the raflroad share list, except where manipulative support was extended. There were no declines of great consequence, however, and the market was com- paratively indifferent to the engagement and shipment abroad of $2,600,000 gold. ~Money is easy, and the steady increase in the national bank circulation under the new financlal law just reached the conclusion that the transfer of a certain amount of gold to London and Paris this spring will have no bad effects on the situation here. The London market, it may be observed, is in a state of inaction closely resembling what prevails here, and the gold shipments, troubles among_ industrials and sag- ging of the railroad stock list have checked the forelgn disposition to buy American stocks. The European participation in the market here was accordingly much smaller this week than for some time back, and represented as much selling as purchasing, the influence therefrom being on the whole adverse to our market, It would appear that large interests are firmly holding railroad securities in large blocks, with a view to a further advance in all income vielding stocks when the liquidation In Indus. trials has spent its force and the expansion of the circulation has its due effect on money rates and the financlal situation throughout the coun: try. — Bradstreet’s on Trade. -_— —m e . NEW YORK, May 4.—Bradstreet to-morrow will say: A further subsidence of demand and Jeveling of prices is noted in several lines this week, this process being no doubt aided by the unsettling effect of the rather more than usually disturbed conditions in labor circies. The net result is something approaching dul ness in many channels of distribution, i creased conservatism in the making of ve tures and a dl-follwm to digest business al- for before making new engage- ments. That the basic conditions of general businees, such as the outlook for the crops, the export demand and the increased purchasing power of the people mt large, have not been Blils were steady but | 1 tbie rublic demand, it may be stated that refatively” best veportacome from the Pacific Coast and from the Northwest. -— ' Dun’s Review of Trade. NEW YORK, May 4—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review to-morrow will say: Failure Statistics for April are especially valuable be- cause they show that there does not exist in the most important branches of business the conditions which threaten disaster. They call attention to one line in which some curtailment had seemed from previous returns to be In progress, which has been hastened by extensive strikes in the building trades. The state of business has been represented to fit and used to support several hundred theo- ries already. The simple fact Is that some reaction from the abnormal excitement and ex- pansion and rise of prices last year was nec- essary to continued prosperity. Its duration may, therefore, be expected to depend upon the promptness with which production and prices adjust themselves to actual demands. Much progress in that adjustment has been made during the past week with increased activity already resulting. Strikes springing from disputes about the terms of work and wages for the coming year have also made distinct progress toward settlement. The reduction in prices of ron and steel and their products has gone far enough to bring out much new business. At the end of last week cut nails were reduced 45c per keg and In plates and bars somewhat lower prices have been reported. Prices sheets have not yet been named, but In pipes and tubes there is some yielding with larger bustness in fence and other wire since the reduction. Not a sale of Besse- mer plg is reported, that association still asi ing $24 %0, while Eastern pig is offered at Pitts- burg below §23, and local forge is lower at §20, with Eastern at §19 75. Chicago local coke has declined 30c and Southern also. Eastern mar- kets are irregular with a growing belief that an output exceeding consumption will reduce prices until the demand again expands. There | are large foreign contracts for plg pending, and important sales of finished products for ex- port have been made. It helps toward better djustment that coke is quoted §1 per to than a month ago and antnracite coal h declined. The close of the wool year has come without the scarcity which some expected, but with the average of quotations by Coates Bros. reduced in April about lc. Sales have been small and yet much in excess of purchases for consump- tion. ! “Tlie market for goods, excepting the most fa- vored staples, has been so far unsettled and | irregular as to give small encouragement for | buying wool at current prices. Interlor holders | are still strong, hoping that the end of the | season brings the end of manufacturers’ stock. Cotton goods have also shown similar weakness in transactions for future delivery, and new | business is narrow. April exports of breadstuffs have been large, both wheat and corn surpassing last year's record. Atlantic exports of wheat in five weeks, flour included, have reached 11,080,903 bushels. against 10,744,798 last year. ific exports 3,513,250 bushéls, against 2,090,737 last year. Corn exports 130,573,337 bushels, against 12,090, - 747 last year. In spite of conflicting stories the movement of wheat from the farms continues larger than a year ago. The price closed as it opened, while corn declined 2c. All eéxports from New York in four weeks have been 3.4 per cent, over $11,000,000 larger | than last year, and with the gain of $15,000,000 | in cotton from other ports the month's aggre- gate for merchandise should rise above a hun- | dred _millions. Imports show a small gain, but will hardly exceed seventy millions. Failures for the week have been 209 In_the United States, against 158 last vear, and 27 in Canada, against 23 last year. Flour' shipments this ;week are very large. Wheat, Including flouf, shipments for the week aggregate 4,537,022 bushels, against 3,863,- | $63 bushels last'week, 3,854,081 in the same | week of 1899, 2,923,775 bushels in 1895, 1,799,322 bushels in 1597 and 1,882,718 bushels in 15%. For the week failures numbered in the United_States 153, as compared with 182 last | week, 164 in this week a year ago, 240 in 1555, | 228 in 1697 and 267 in 1596. | Failures for April in the Dominion of Canada | were fewer than dn April a year ago, but lia- | bilitles were nearly 15 per cent heavler. * * New York Grain and Produce. b * NEW YORK, May 4 —FLOUR—Receipts, 16, 123; exports, 29,930; market narrow and barely steady, showing some decline on the lower | grades of winter and spring patents; winter winter patents, 33 65@3 §5; Minnesota patent; WHEAT—Receipt: 1,025; spot strong; No. 2 red, $0%c f. 0. b. afloat spot; No. 2 red, Ti%c elevator; Np. 1 Northern Duiuth, T6%e f. o. b. afloat to arrive; No. 2 hard Duluth, T8t f. | b. afloat; options were quiet and rather weak up to the last hour, when large seaboard clear- | ances of flour and chinch bug reports from | | Tennessee caused local covering and a rally. Early depressions were impelled by weakness | abroad, large Argentine shipments and fairly | good home weather new: Closed firm at a partial izc advance; M 72 7-16@73c, closed | at 7dc; July, 72 11-16@73 5-16c, closed at 7T3%c; straits, $3 45@3 50; %0, September, T3%@74c, closed at T4c. HOPS—Quiet. WOOL—Dull. COFFEE—Spot rio, steady 7 invoice, Tie: | mild, quiet; Cordova, 94@13ic; futures closed | with prices net unchanged to & points | total sales 30 bags, Including July, August, $6 eptember, $6 85; October, December, { 3AR—Raw, refined, steady, lowe —Receipts, ' 3411 packages; stead: Western creamery, 16@20c; factory, 13@15 EGGS-—Recelpts, 9470 packages; storage West ern at mark, 13%c: regular packing at mark, 12@13c; Southern at mark, L@12%e. DRIED FRUITS. There wss a fair export demand noted for prime evaporated apples at fully sustained | prices. Other grades, however, showed irregu- | larity and weakness. Cholce varleties eased off partially under disappointing country ad- vices. California dried fruits were dull and nominally unchanged. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 4%@ic; prime, 5%@6e; choice, §%@Tc; fancy, Tis@se. ¢ CALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNES-—34L@Tc. APRICOTS—Royal, 13@15c; Moorpark, 15@18c. PEACHES—Peeled, 18G22c; unpeeled, Th@fc. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, May 4.—There was considerable irregularity developed in the market for metals to-day Tin further declined from yesterday's ai nting London advices and the faree Teceiptl? Slosing weak at §29 6 bid and asked. Pig iron warrants were weak; Northern No. 1 foundry, nominally —$21@23. Lead dull, $4 70134 2. Spelter ruled a shade firme: on good export demand and the absence of sellers, closing on the basis of $4 60 bid and $4 65 asked. The brokers' price for lead is 34 45 and for copper, $17. * Chicago Grain Market. % CHICAGO, May 4.—Wheat opened lower on weak cables. For a time the trade was dull and prices firm, receding a bit from first figures. At the decline the cash demand showed up in encouraging form; chinch bugs were reported from Tennessee and Texas and conkideration was given the liberal side of clearances, both weekly and for to-day. Under the impulse derived from these considerations the market rallled and the close was firm. The demand for May placed that option at 13c discount under July. July closed %c higher at 673 @63 Corn was easy to begin with and decidedly weak during the middle of the session. Cables were lower and freer country offerings were reported. Business in the pit was fairly active. Later in the sesslon the wheat strength had some effect, and this, combined with buving by an influential bull, caused a rally, the close being firm. Reports concerning the shipping demand were conflicting, some claiming that it was good—others to the contrary. July closed firm, %c up. Oats were quiet within narrow limits, af- fected throughout In a modest way by the corn fluctuations. July closed a shade down. Provisions maintained their firmness, but made no particular gain In prices. Trade wa: dull the greater part of the session. July pork closed 2%c higher and ribs 2sc down. *: The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. |High.| Low. Cash _quotations were as follows: Flour, | on_passage, much reduced, but on the contrary sctually im- | Tag e Ko, b i e Mol o ey, S proved, seems evident Trom "the advices ‘re. N ater Siadogsgon o3 White, 3a0He: No: at wholesale 1s rel- | 3 White, 5% No. 2 Rye, . Good atively quieter, which is not unusual at this | feeding ‘Barley. 36%c; falr to cholce malting, Hls BTt Sty mened sy | B, Nk e b . e Bl mand, which s, of course, relled upon- s & | fard, Lt 100y 15?‘:5:' Short Rib sides, . Short Clear sides, boxed, $715@7 2. basis of high wines, §125%. Clover, contract grade, §7. ARTICLES. Receipts.| Shipm'ts. 17.000 15.000 Rye, bushels . Barley, busheis . On the Produce Exchange t: the: Hattes market was firm; creamery, 45@19 13@16%c. ~ Cheese,’ dull, $@ilic. & fresh, 10%c. 24,000 * Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. Closing ‘Wheat— . Opents 19 5 Closing. ] Flour— ning L5 Closing ..... 2570 Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, May 4.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2000; steers, strong to a shade higher; butchers, steady, strong and active; natives, good to prime steers, $4 7565 75; poor to medium, $4 10 | 4 63; selected feeders, 34 23@5; mixed stockers, chojce steady to strong. steady to slow, $3 60G market is steady at about previous quotations. POULTRY — Live Turkeys, Li@l2c for Gob- blers and 13@l4c for Hens: Geese. pair, §1 5001 75: Gosl 262 3 50 or old and $6@7 for youn, Youns Roosters, ; Ol :?:'?’ Sall; Pigeoner 3502 por domon Tor or £ 75@2 per old and 31 75@% for Squabs. GAME—Nominal. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Both store and ranch Eggs are a fraction off and the market is easy and quiet, with ample stocks. Cheese has not changed for some time. Buttgr is quiet and easy, though no lower. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy seconds, 16%@ 170 Dairy—Faney, 16%@17¢; good to choice, U@ 16c: common, ldc. CHEESE—New, 7%4@Sc: Younz America, 83 Siec: Eastern. 16@1ic: Western. 15G16c per 1b. EGGS—Quoted at 144@15c for store and 16 @17c per dozen for ranch; Eastern, 15@15'sc. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. creamery, 17%c: Currants have appeared from San Leandro, selling at $1 50 per crate. Two crates came in. Receipts of Gqoseberries are rapidly increas- ing, and those of Cherries are also growing larger, being accompanied by a corresponding weakening in prices. Two cars of Oranges =old at auction at $2 40 @3 05 for fancy Washington Navels, $2 50@2 65 for fancy Austral Navels, $1 154130 tor cholee Navels and 55cG$110 for standard do. Oranges rule firm, supplies being moderate. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES T5c@$2 per box. 410; cows, $3@4 50; helfers, $3 25(i4 95: cows, | and $5@S for small berries. Recelpts were 350 a4 canners, §2 25@2 90; bulls, steady, | chests. « $2 80@4'25; calves, firm, $4 50G6 50; Texas fed | CHERRIES—0@Tic per box for red and white steers, strong to 10 higher, $47 Texas | and 60c@$135 for black. Receipts were 8% bulls, firm. $3 25G3 7 boxes. eceipts, ,000; to-morrow, 15,000, CITRUS FRUITS—-Navel Oranges, $1 5043 per left over, 1200; market active, 5@10c higner: | box: Seedlings. $1@175; Lemons, $1@150 for top, $5 41%; mixed and butchers, $5 15@5 40; | common and $2G2 50 for good to choice: Mexi goed to cholce heavy, $5 25@5 47%: rough heavy, | can Limes, $4@45¢; Bananas, §1 25250 pe $ 1085 1; dight, $5'0505 2% bulk ot sales, SHIEP-Recelpts, $000; sheep, strong: lambe. strong to 10 higher: ood to cholce wether £ 2505 65; falr to choles to mixed, $4 30@% 2 Western 'sheep, $5 25 05; vearilngs, 8 6; rative lambs, $ 50G7 10; Western lambs, $6@17 10, California Fruit Sales. NEW YORK, May 4.—California fruit sold to- | day: Cherries—From Vacaville, advance, $1 6213 @4 0. average $306: Chapman, $2 7002 average §279; P. Guigne. average, $1 62i5; Rc port, average, §7i4c: Black Tartarlan, $1 5G 425, average $3; from Suisun, advance Castle, Knights early black, average, $162%. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, balances, §65,594. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, May 4.—Quotations in the local wheat market remain the same as yesterday, and are to a large extent nominal, some of the exporters declaring themselves out of the mar- ket altogether. Walla Walla, 53c; Valley, 52@ 53c; Blue Stem, S6c. WASHINGTON. May 4.—Exchanges, $334,745; TACOMA, May 4.—WHEAT—Market quiet and prices ‘unchanged. Blue Stem, Ssc; Club, e Foreign Markets. NDON, May 4.—Consols, 100%. Sflver, French Rentes, 101f 10c. Wheat cargoes buyers indifferent operators, 3d lower; cargoes No. 1 Standard California, 29s 6d; cargoes Walla Walla, 28s 9d; Hnglish coun- | try markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL. May 4.—WHEAT—Quiet; No. 1 Standard California. 6s 313d@6s 4d: wheat in Paris, quiet; flour in Paris, quiet; French coun- try market COTTON | LOCAL MARKETS. s L4 Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, sixty day Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterling Cables .. New York Exchange, sight. New York Exchange. telegraphic Fine Silver, per ouncs Mexican Doliars.. niie2R [RRER % Wheat and Other Grains. ‘WHEAT—Paris continued to shade off. Chi- cago was steady under a good shipping demand and an estimated decrease of 2,600,000 bushels | in the American visible supply. Corn was weak. Later on in the session the market firmer and a shade higher, but there was more disposition to buy, even at the advance. The cash demand was a bullish feature, the other markets leading. Corn rallied on liberal buy- { ing by Cudahy. In the local market futures opened lower, but recovered. Spot values were not disturbed. Spot Wheat—Shipping, 9@%4c; milling, 97iz¢ @sl CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sessions—§:15 12,000 ctle, $1 01%; 4600, $1 62. Second Session—December—12.000 ctls, $1 0214, Regular Morning _ Session—December—34,000 ctis, 1 024; 2000, $102%; 2000, $1 02%. Afternoon’ session—No ‘sales. BARLEY—Continues dull and featureless. Feed, 6¢ for No. 1 and T0@i2ixc for off grades; Brewing and Shipping grades, S0@sic; Cheva® lier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’ clock—No sales. Second Sesslon—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session —No sales. OATS—Offerings meet with no attention what- ever. White, $110@1 30: Red, $1G120; Gray, §101%@ 115: Black. $1@107%. CORN—Eastern large yellow, $1 15@1 17% per Eastern white, $1G110 per ctl. RYE—9@§7%c per ctl. ¥ BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. Flour and Millstuffs. The China steamer tock out 12,271 barrels of Flour. FLOUR—Callfornia family extras, $360@3 7, usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 4073 50; Oregon and Washington, $2 25@3 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $275 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, §2 2 Meal. $250; Rice Flour, Oat Groats, #50: Hominy, $325@3 50 wheat Flour, $4G425; Cracked Wheat, Farina, $150; Whole Wheat Flour, Oats (barrels| 725; In sacks, $5 Barley, §5; Split Peas, $5; Green Pea: 100 1bs. et $325; $3; Rolied @1; Pearl Hay and Feedstuffs. Prices for all descriptions stand the same and the market shows no new features. BRAN—$12G13 per ton. MIDDLINGS—§17@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley, $15@17 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill, §26@27; Jjobbing, 327 50@28; Cocoanut Cake. $20@21: Corn Meal, $%; Cracked Corn, $2550; Mixed Feed, $1530; Cottonseed Meal, nominal. HAY—Wheat, $7@9 for common to good: $3 30 for choice and neeasionally $10: Wheat and Ost. ;65500':'0.1. $6@s; Barley, $@7; Alfalfa, %G ver ton. STRAW—25@35c per bale. Beans and Sceds. Dealers report a very dull market for Beans and Sceds at the old quotations. BEANS—Bayos, $3@3 25 smail White, $3 3@ 3§0; large White, §3 20@3 25; Pink, $2 25G2 to; Red, $G3 50; Blackeye, 3 0: Butters, nomi- nal; Lima, $5 25; Pea, §3 4083 30g Red Kidneys, 43 50@4. ) SEEDS — Brown Mustard, nominal: Yellow Mustard, 4%@4%c; Flax, $19@220: Canary, 3ic per Ib for California and 4c for Fastern: Alfalfa, 9@10c; Rape, 21@3c; Hemp, 4@4%c: th 4lpc. TERIED TEAS-Niles, $1 9062 25; Green, §1 %0 @2 25 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. " Supplies of everything under this head are ample for all needs, and prices stand about as betore. . Receipts were €70 boxes Asparagus, 364 boxes Rhubarb, 18 sacks Peas and 2 boxes and 53§ sacks New_Potatoes. B Liae B e e o 3 : otatoes, o hacks and $141 % in . o1 7 ONIONS—New Red, Toc@$1 30 per ctl; Aus- | lian Wq! per ctl. %OE’I‘A ES—Rhubarb, 35@75c AR R for o, 1 an gmn'?l‘l. Toc@sl per $12 for Garden: String for Vacaville; Horse Beans, Angeles and B e et e e . lant from ngeles, H ot saiic per Ib: Garlic. Saqioe: Gra ver box; r box for No. 2 and $2G2 35 for fancy Jarge: Beans, 4@6c for Los Peppers from Los Angeles, 6@llc: Dried pn'-, 8@10c; Carrots, :?I‘lu:k M.Plf'n’: geles Summer Squash, $1@150 per box; Cucum- Poultry and Game. 1s pre¥y well cieaned up, anda local stock are not heavy the became | o' clock—December— 30 per | H 1 or common and | bunch; Pineapples, $3 50@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The market for all descriptions continues dull and unchanged. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, !n sacks, 3%c for | 40-50's, 3%c for §0-60's, 3%c for 60-70°s, 3@3%c for | T0-80's, 2%@3c for $0-90's and 2%c for 90-100's: Apricots, 9@10c for Royals and 9@llc for Moorparks; Peaches, 4%@4%c for Standards, e for ~nolce and 5%@sc for fancy; Pesled Peaches, 10@12%c; Evaporated Apples, il4@sc: Sun-dried, 2@4c per 1b; Pears, 3%@4%c for dark and 7@sc for bright halves; Black Figs, 1%@2c; White Figs, 2@3c; Bleached Plums, Tic; unbleached Plums, Gc_for pitted and 1%c for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's Fancy, Ib, 10c: choice, Sc; standard, Sc; prime, 8¢ bleached Thompson's, per ib, ' 6c. Sultanas— Fancy, per Ib, 8%c; choice. Ti3c; standard, 6%c; | prime,’ S¢; unbleached Suitanas, Sc: Seedless, 1 per | 50-1b boxes, 5c; 2-crown, loose Muscatels, sic: | 2-crown, 6ie; d-crown,’ 7c: London Layers, | 2.crown, $130 per box; 3-crown, $1 60. Fancy | Clusters, $2. Dehesa, 5t Imperial, $3. All | prices ere f. o. b, at common shipping points !in_California. NUTS—Wainuts, 8@% for Standards and 9@10c for softshells; Almonds, 113%4@12c for paper shell, $G10c for soft and 4@5c for hard shell. Peanuts, %@6%c for Eastern and jc for California. Brazil Nuts, T':@Sc. Filberts, 12G Pecans, 11G13c. Cocoanuts, $4 50G5. zY—Comb, 1114@12¢ for bright and 10%@ water white extracted, | T4@Tsc; dark, | | HO lle for light amber; | 7%c: light amber extracted, | B'2@6c per 1b. BEESWAX—24@26c per Ib. Provisions. | _Light stocks of cured meats are reported at | Western points, and the markets are firm in consequence, though trade is very dull here. | CURED MEATS—Bacon, 1lc per Ib for heavy, { lie for light medium, 12c for light, 13c for ex- tra light and 14%c for sugar cured. Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13%@l4c; Mess Beef, $12 per | bbl; extra M $13; Family, $14; extra Prime | Pork, 314 50@15; extra clear, $19; Mess, $18 50; | Smoked Beef, 1212@13c per I | LARD—Tlerces quoted at 7@Sc per Ib for compound and §%@%c for purs half-barrels, | pure, 9%c; 10-1b tins, 9% b_tins, 10%e. —Tlerces. $%@S%c per 1b; halt- | barrels, 10-1b tins, 9%c. 1 Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. | | | ‘ COTTOLEN The circular of W. B. Sumner & Co. ““Wet salted hides are quiet, with on | erate demand, but prices are steady say a moc Dry | 1, | hides and calf skins continue in demand and | s guar coup. | sell readily at quotations. Horse hides are de- | pressed and must be sold at lower figures. Re. | | celpts of deer skins are increasing from the | | north and Mexico, but the demand fs fair and | skins sell freely. at skins sell readily. Tal- | low is steady, with a fair demand. Sheep | | ekins are slow ‘of sale.”” ! | HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell | | about lc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 10ge10iec: medium, $G@%4c: light, 9@9%c;: Cow- | hides, 5G9%c; Stags, alted Kip, 10c: Calf, | | Hides, sound, 1Sc: culls and brands, 15¢; Kip and Veal, 15@1ic: Dry Calf, 19@ pskins, shearlings. 15@30c eacl | Waol, 3@ec ~ each: medtum, 70G¥e wool, 1@ each Horse Hides, | large and $125G17 for small; Colts, 2@soc. | Deer Sk mmer or red skins, 40c; fall o | | medium skins, 25¢; winter or thin skins, 20c. | Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, 75¢; large and | smooth, 50c; medium, 35c. | _ TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 5@3%c per Ib; No. | 2, 4@434c; refined, 6%4c; grease, 21;@lc. | _ WOOL—Spring_clip is quotable as follows: rthern free. 16@18c: Northern defective, 13@ | 16c; Middle County, free, 15@17c; Middle County, | defective, 13@l5c; Southern Mountain, 1 | months’, 12@13c; do. free. 7 months', 12@ldc; do, defective, i months’, 10g12: Humboldt and Mendocino, 20@23c; Nevada, 16@1Sc per Ib. HOPS—6@% per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. There is nothing new to report in anything, supplies being about equal to the demand. SEF—6@6%c per Ib for fair to cholce. AL—61:@vc per | MUTTON—Wethers, 7@7%c; ewes, 6%4@7c per b, LAMB—Spring, 8GSc per Ib. | PORK—Live Hogs. 5%@éc for small and medium and 3%4@3%c for large: stock Hogs and feeders, 5%@dlac; dressed Hogs, 7@$%c. | General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, §5 65 | Grain Bass, 64@é%c; Wool Bags, Flecce Twine, The. COAL—Wellington, 38 per ton: new Welling- ton, $8: Southfield Wellington, $7 30; Seattle, 46 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, $5;: Wallsend, $3; Co-operative Wallsend. $3;: Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthra- cite Ezg, $14: Cannel, $11 per ton; Coke, $I5 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks: Castle Gate and Rock Springs. $8 45 per 2000 Ibs. Harrison's circular says: “During the weelk there have been three arrivals of coal fro Washington, 9760 tons; two from Oregon, tons: two from British Columbia, 6373 tons;: to- tal, 17,258 tons. This is considerably less than we consumed this week, still there is no ap- parent scarcity, as the generous deliveries for several weeks past have caused an accumula- tion. No change of values: prices remain sta- tionary. and have not varied for several months past. ‘The fearful disaster this week at a Utah colliery, where so many colliers were killed, will force the Southern Pacific Company to | draw from their reserve of fuel at this end, as the Pleasant Valley mine was one of their inte- rior supply poin The first American anthra- cite coal ever shipped to Russia is now being loaded for Cronstadt. Large quantities of bitu- minous are being contracted for, deliverable in | France and Italy. America now holds the fuel | supremacy of the world, as her output this ve: | will be greater than that of Great Britain, thus the sinews of peace as well as war are now | under our control, which will prove a most su cessful adjunct in future years. Australtan | coal freights show no change: in view of fu- | ture grain rates they should be ceclining some- what, and they certainly would If it were not for the brisk demand for coal tonnage for Hon- | | olulu, which does not relax at all, from last re- b ) RICE—China mixed, $4 635 19: China N | $4 25@4 70: extra do, $3@5 30; Hawalian, 359 Japan, $¢ Louisiana, $4 3047, | USUGAR—Prices are higher. The Western | Sugar Refining Company quotes, per Ib in 100- | | 1b bags: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, | | 5.60c; Powdered. 5.60c; C: Dry Granulated, Magnolia A, 4 | 4.50c; barrels, 1 Calcutta 2814@32%c; ndy Granulated, 0c: Confectioners’ A, 5.10c : Extra C, 4.60c; Golden more; half-barrels, %c more | boxes, 50c more: 50-1b bags, 10c more. No orders | | taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Dominces, half-barrels, 3.5c; boxes, 6.lic per | pound. Receipts ; i Produce. FOR FRIDAY, MAY 4. 740 Sugar, sks. .76 Sugar, bbis.. 200 Lime,” bbls. 540 Quicksilver, fisks 310 Leather, rolls 52 Wine. gals. 10% Exgs, doz. | Onlons, sks. | Bran, sks. hm- is no change in Butter, Cheese ana gs. Meats and Poultry stand about the same as last week. Gooseberries are added to the list of fruits. STRAWBERRIES—$4@5 per chest for large | | pany AUCTION SALES SPECIAL AUCTION SALE £ AT SWITZER'S STOCK YARDS, cor. Tweltth and Harrison sts. MONDAY, MAY 7th, at 11 A. M., ‘We will sell 2 carloads of horses from the Ore- gon ranch. These horses are from 1050 to 13 ibs. and from 4 to 7 years old, all of therm gentle. We are going to sell and must be sol} | without any limit or reserve. A rare chanc to get a sound young horse for your pri-. Horses will arrive after Saturday. May Remember, there is no limit on this stock: © must_be_sol: SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Auctioneers, 327 Sixth s —————e Cherries. continue in light supply and Strawberries are siowly cheapening, Vegetables of all kinds are plentiful. Coal, per ton— Cannel ......5—@13 00 Seattle ....... Wellington .. —@10 0 Soupthfleld w Welling- Wellington . —@10 00| Coos Bay Produce, etc.— | B per sqr. .35@40, Ranch Eggs, Do, “ser roll......35@— dozen | Cheese, Cal........ 10812 Honey | Cheese! Eastern.17g2) pound | Cheese. Swiss % Do, extracted Common EgEs. 15@17y | _Meats, per Ib— Bacon so Office 1 | Comb, | Beet, ehaice. Do, good Zorned Beef. ... o Ham. Eastern. iagg Pareernouse o Lara ... | Mutton | Spring Lamb.. | Pork, fresh | _Poultry ana ¢ | Hens, ea Young Roosters, each .. 0id Roosters, | Fryers, each | Broti e | Apples ... | Bananas, dozen Cherries, per Ib Gosseberries, Ib, Orznges, dozen sins, per Ib.. 10620 Strawberries, per S@123) Adrawer ... o3 10%35 Walnuts, per 15...— 04 Vegetables | Artichokes, doz. Asparagus, per | | Beets, dozen | Beans, white, 1b -39G% {Onions, per b . 4G10 (Okra, dry 2a15 pers, green ses, ver ib. et Potatoes Colored. Lima. pe | Cabbage, eac 5 | Cauliflowers, each 5 { Celery, bunch... Cress, 'doz bnchs. 20625 Cucumbers. per Esx T | Green pe. 3 Turnt 0611 | Lentil 5@ 8 Tomatoes, ver Ib.10@12 | Summer Squash, Lettuce, per doz..15@ Fish— Barracuda D | Codnsh | Flounders | Halibut | Kingfish . | Mackerel Do. Horse.. | perch | Pompaho Rockfish . 3almon, fresh.. Do, smoked. . Shrimps ... — THE STOCK MARKET Business was good on the morning session of the Bond Exchange. Gas and Electric declined fo $662% and Glant Powder advanced to $92 50. In_the afterncon Giant Powder dropped back to $91. Paauhau was firmer at $31@31 12 Gas and Electric at 347@47 12’3 and Hutchinson at_$24. The Mutual Electric Company has declared a dividend of § cents per share, payable on the Iith. The quarterly interest coupon of $150 on the bonds of the Edison Light and Power Com- is now payable Ophir has levied an assessment of 20 cents. T | * STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, May 42 p. m. Bid. Ask. B Equit G L Co. B \13"”1 Ei Co 4s do reg... L4 114N G 15 90 O e TN D ot § Bonds— -)‘dlfl c;lII-ID.. 108%109% | Pac L. Co - kS scellansous— SFG&E.. 4 Cal-st Cab 58..118 — |San Francisco. sis @ C C Water 6s..107% — BAL & P ts. 120 — £ Thtance 0 L&l Rye et o - eary-st R 5. — Bank Stocks— HC&S s4e Anglo-Cal Ltd. e4% — 0 i omes Bank of Cal...405 — L A Ry ds. Cal SD & T.14 —f~ Do gntd 6s. rst National. — 290 P & A 1323 — Merchants” Ex 15 & — Nev Nat Bank — — o GS:\'mIlLBlnkD— NCNGR .. — i |Gr S EL. 158 — N R of Cal 114%5115% \fye Sav Bk H$Y — N Pof Cal 8.18 — ISP Sav U....508 — N Sav & L Soec. L Sec Say Bk... — — Oak G Lamss 10 — |UReeTadic o Oak Trans 6s..115 California .. 105% Geary-st Market-st R Om C Ry 6s. - P & CI Ry 65104 i e P&ORR G — | PowderStocks— Xu Californfa ....160 170 b . 91% 91 SF Vi : -, | Vigorit ) ’s 4 Sugar Stocks— Hana S P Co.. 8% % Haw C& S Co§7 % Honokaa § Co. 32% 3% Huteh S P Co. 243 — | Kilauea $ Co.. 20% 214 Makawell S Co i3% — B e e fa. 1147 %1 Onomea S Co.. 38 = — SV W Gd % | Paguhau § Co. 31 1% Stocktn Gas 8 9 — | Miscellanecus— ‘Water Stocks— | Al Pack Asn.. — 19 Cal Fruit Asn. — 107 T4 | Mer Ex Assm 100 T [PacAF A | Pac C Bor Co.150 Par Paint Co.. 10 Morning Session. Contra Costa.. Marin Count Spring Valley. uas & Electric— Cent G L Co. Cent L & P. Board— 15 Contra Costa 2 Contra Costa 5 Equitable Gas . 50 Giant Powder Con 125 Giant Powder Con 10 Glant Powder Con 20 Giant Powder Con 15 Glant Powder Con, 90 Giant Powder Con 100 Makawelf 50 Paauhau S P Co 68% 50 . 3 dusUnERRaLseny 50 S F Gas & Electric 1% S F Gas & Electric, 45 § F Gas & Electric. a1y 5 S ¥ Gas & Electric, casl 621y 5S F Gas & Electric o 508 V Water 0 0 Vigorit Powd 0 Street— 100 Paauhau § P Co $5000 Angeles Ry $000 Park & C H 8 per cent bonds. $5060 Nor Ry of Cal 5 per cent bonds. $4000 N P C R R 5 per cent bonds. Afternoon Session. Board— 85238 LaassssrusssseEg.ag E 435 Glant Powder Con 92 50 10 Giant Powder Con, s 90. 25 10 Glant Powder Con 4 33 306 Glant Powder Con . 2 00 10 Glant Powder Con, 3 9 a1 s 250 Giant Powder Con.. e Giant Powder Con . 5 Glant Powder Co . 5 Giant Powder Con 50 Hana Plantation C Honokaa . Honokaa . Hutchinson S Mekawell .. 2 Paauhau § P Co . 100 Paauhau S P Co ¥ Gas & F Gas & Ele S V Water ... 200 Vigorit Powder $3000 Oceanic S S bonds REA2EBERRLR22! Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morninz Session. 100 Andes . 05 100 Gould 20 500 Challeng 15 190 f;rlde:h?“«'-ry Ll 200 Crown Point... 12 100 Overman . » Afternoon Session, 100 Belcher 12] 100 Overman . ‘1% 100 Savage ........ -1 30 160 Sierra Nevada. 22 200 Sierra Nevada 7 200 Union Con sl 50 Caledonia . 50 Caledonia . 460 Chollar 400 Chollar 200 Ophir .. Following were the sales § fic Stoe Board yesterday: % Teute Sl 200 Con Cal & Vi 32 569 Crown Point. 3 200 Mexican L ] 200 Mexican 490 Best & Belcher. - 30 Crown Point... " 1000 Mexican ........ % 0 Occidentai 7 IF ... 52| 300 L't s e OB 200 Qverman 11 3| o0 Yenow dacket. B CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, May ¢4 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid Aslk. :lm . 02 0% Justice .. . Continued on Page Eleven.