The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 1, 1900, Page 10

Qats steady. ¥ i heat futures firmer. SUMMARY wea Corn ruit mark comb Honey appeared. OF THE a fraction off. Exchange undisturbed. Barley lower. k. Rye neglected. . Hay zeak and old Hay firm. Rolled Barley declining. Beans and Seeds still very dull. and Onions weak. market better cleaned up. | well supplied and rather lower. isions listless and unchange MARKETS. | | i Nanatmo for Ka- se at Vancouv: lumber at Grays Klikitat, lumber st n May in was double ,000 in quar- | Bank Clearings. May were $89 507,568, ., 1898. For the first year they were SI.077,9 me time in 1899, , 11 eyeles, cs bread, 9 sks 110 sks barley, S cx provision beef and 15 pkgs 12 pkes Weather Report. 31-5p m rainfalls to um temperature, AND GEN RAL along the the Pacific Missouri Vai- allen over the Upper d about stationary o for thirty v; fresh west EASTERN MARKETS. | sruggied apatheti part ¢ aia ing the New York market be New York Stock Market. 31—The stock market with uncertainty and but toward the latter K on more aggressive sed with 2 greater appearance vital force thas it has shown past. The impulse was up- Ding on a- number of in- i over the holiday. The ng_and interest was the Johannesburg and the etoria to surrender. shares, and the tone of me reactionary after fit-taking and on d greater strength was iy f the "ater was in expectation of a more gn _account here, however, | id 0 have been very | Chollar . 1 and momentary unless some g K CP &G Ists. 3 Va Centuries | L & N'Unt 4s. { MINING STOCKS. 18 (Ontario .. rown Point Ophir, tive de- | Con Cal & Va. 4| Navigation Ry & Navigation prefd THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1900. 27 9-16d per ounce. * New York Grain and Produce. * * 209 barrel. exports, 3328 barrels. Firmer, in- jobbers for the popular brands. patent,. §3 6043 85; winter straight, §3 35@3 50; wiliter extras, §2 55@2 80, WHEAT--Receipts, 1,156,500 bushels; exports, 39 bushels. -Spot—Easy: No. 2 red, 82lc f. 0.b. aflaat, nominal; No. 2 red: elevator, T8c; No. 1 Dulutn, 75¢ 1. 0. b. afloat prompt; No, 1 hard” Duluth, 77%e f. 0. b. afloat to arrive. Options—Were strong and higher at first on French damage news, higher English cables, forelgn buying and dry weather fn the North- west. Later the market yvielded. to rain pre- dictions and eased off' under realizing, closing easy’ at unchanged prices. July, 16c@74c, gz;:—d %c; September, T3%@7513-16c, closed 3%c. HOPS—Steady. HIDES—Firm. WOOL—Qutet; domestic fleece, 25@28c; Texas, 154 1€c. COFFEE-—Futures—Closed steady with prices 5 to 15 points net advance. Total sales, 13,730 bags. inclu June. 36 5036 $0: July, $695; ‘ptember, 37 10; October, ovember, $7 15@7 20; December, $7 3@ January, $335; March, $750. Spct—Rio, 0. 7 Invoice, Sc; mild, steady; Cordova, wiaisee, ‘GAR—Raw, fair refining, 4 1-16c; . 96 'test, 4 §-16c; molas sugar, Refined—Firm’ 6, 5c; No. 7, 4.95¢; No. . 9, 4.85¢; No. 10, 4.80c; No. 11, 4.75¢; 70c; No. 13, 4.70c; Nc. 14, 4.70¢; stand- 3 confectioners’ A, 5.30c; mold A, d0c; ‘powdered, 4 ed, 0c; cube: X BUTTER—Recefpts, 10.461 packages: steady. Western creamery, 161%@20c; factory, 14@l6e. EGGS—Recelpts, 75,61 packages; weak, West- ern, loss off, 13@13tc; Western at mark, 1@13c. sthern suthern onsin Gentral . sress Companies— erican (ex div.) United States We Miscellaneous— . American Cotton Ofl ing prefd. & Refining . Hoop Steel & Wire.. Wire & Steel Tin Plate.. . Tin Plate prefd Tobaceo - i American American Tobacco Mining < kiyn Rapid Transit . Colorado Fuel & Iron. 1 Tobace: | Steel pref 1 Electric. Sugar cose Sugar prefd. International Pap International Paper pre Laclede Gas.... National Biscuit.... ational Biscuit pre ational Lead......... nal Lead prefd. a1 Steel ational Steel prefd New York Air Brake. th American.. fic Const Leather pref Rubber. Republic Iron & § PCC&StL Third Avenue t gen Pacific 3s.. Pacific 4s S new 4s coup.. 134 N YC & S L S old és reg, ex N & W con 4s or g % Or Short Line Or S Line con . Reading Gen ds, v 4s 2 s, Atchison gen 4s.. Atchison_adj 4 anada So 2d Ches & Ohio 438, Chgo Terminal 4s. Colo Southern 4s. D& R G 1sts D&RG4s E T Va & Ga lsts. Erie General 4s.. F W& DC ists General Elec 5s.... Ipwa Cent lst: Tex & Pac 1sts Tex & Pac 2ds..... Union Pacific 4s. Wabash Ists . is(Wabash 2ds West re 4 Wis Cent lsts. Plymouth | | pathy 2| retained ' | maiting, 40@iZc; No. DRIED FRUITS. The market for evaporated apples ruled rather quiet, but about steady, in the absence of sell- ing’ pressure and the better advices from coun- try sources. Prices remain unchanged. Cali- fornia fruits ruled dull and easy. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, lusc; prime. 5%@G6e; choice, OX@Tc; fancy, T@sc. CALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNES—6%@7c per pound, as to size and quality. APRICOTS-Royal, 1214@14c; Moorpark, 1@ 18¢. FEACHES—Peeled, 15G20c; unpeeled, 6@dc. | Chicago Grain Market.” H “ * CHICAGO, May: 31.—The wheat market opened e over Tuesday at 67%@67%e for July, and advanced sharply to - 67A@T%e because I4verpool “was 3%d higher. Parls was also strong and the. Northwest without general rains. The showers reported from that section were. belleved to.be insufficfent. - Later rains | were reported and the signal service issued a prediction of more rains The market held well against this for a time, | | biit as the end of the session drew nedr grad- Trade, which early was ac- | for that territory. vally gave way. . also. became more quiet as the close ap- ached. July slowly declined to 67@67%c, at vich it closed unchanged from Tuesd The corn market was strong early with eat _and on higher Liverpool eables. Country ported freer, -howey their tinge. ‘The trade was rather quiet: July closed heavy at the bottom, W@lc reduced from Tuesday. The oats market was firm for' July, but weak for May. Trade was-light and the range nar- row. July closed a shade over. Tuesday at 21146 21%c. Provisions wers' steady, but qufet. Hog re- | céipts were heavy and prices at the vard off, but the pit was sustained by a fair cash de- | mand and some covering by shorts. The close was lower all around, pork 5c. lower, lard a shade lower and ribs 2i3c reduced for the July | futires ranged a ARTICLES, Wheat No. 2— Oats No May ... July ... Mess Pork, 211 11 :2!,4! July ... Lard, 100 1 | July . 680 |62l 650 {6 gony September 680 |68 | 677 650 { Short Ribs, 100 Ibs—| Jury s 6o |esoulem |6 September 6 4735] 6 5215 6 4T1g| 6 4T quotations were as follows: No, § spring wheat, 3%@f6%c; No. 2 No. 2 corn, 3TR@3%e: No. 2 vel- No. 2 oats, 21&%22%0; No. 2 24%,@25¢; No. 3 white, 24@24'sc; No. 2 : good feeding barley, 37c; fair to choice 1 flaxseed, §180; No, 1 Northwestern, $1 80;. prime_ timothy seed. §2 407 2:42: pork, per barrel, §19 15@11 25; lard, per 100 pounds, @t §2's: short-rib sides 356 65; dry saited shouiders (boxed), short clear sides = (boxed), $6 95@ basis of high wines, $1 23. ARTICLES |Recelpts. | Shipm'ts. Flour, barrels. 18,900 14,000 Wheat, bushels. 49,000 5,000 Corn, bushel 527,000 | 733600 Gats, bushel €900 | 11500 Rye, bushels. 3,000 1,000 Barley, bushels. 24,000 1,060 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creamery, 15@19%c; dair: 13%@15c. Cheese, steady, 814@9%c. Eggs, easy fresh, lle. % % } Foreign Futures. * 3 % LIVERPOOL. ‘Wheat— . July. Sept. Opening - 134 Closing 59 PARIS. Wheat— May. Sept.-Dec. Opening . . 20 45 21 95 Closing see 20 35 28 Flour— Opening . 2145 Closing . 2730 ! * NEW YORK, May 31.—The Earl Fruit Com- mand for stocks from foreign sources. The | Deadwood .......... 5 Quicksilver later strength was conspicuous in the South- | Gould & Curry... 12.Q a4 Western grangers and.is doubt: | Hale & Norcrost..' 20'Sierra N +3| ospects of the winter | Homestake 50 00 Standar 85 Wheat crop. Atc on_preferred and Burling- | Iron Stiver . 62 Tnion Con 17 | ton were easily leaders, the former gain- | Mexican . . 21 Yellow Jacket. 12 ing 2 and the latter 2i on large transactions. | > OCKS AN b The strength elsewhere in the railrcad list | - BOSTON 8T fiv“:g fox\m. & proved to be In s thy with this ‘movement | MODEY=C Ny % and was not widely dissemi Another | Call losns B 2oy source of was the d i -tor sneel Tiee lonn e ~ stocks w at one time from 1 fo 3| ,5to o | points all a Later more hopeful view: DS weetd g7 iy B res— A of the trade outlook were 4o oted from author- | (7 Bretd. “1isa | Alloues. M - ities 1n the iro e and reports were cur. Sugar. Tent of large comtracts Tor cxport: Tn Sugar | D0 Port 112 Amat Copper.. 1111 58 omcial qt [Ched by restiess spech. | Doston & Albany (240 |Boston & Hion 1205 official quota ! » . Boston Elevated.:.138 [Butte & Boston.... 64 tors vutside the exchange during the holl. | C°5°F G I Eplle by v gl dey. The cpening price at 120 was the best | 9% |C and before the final raily in svmpathy with | e 42%| Centennial 9% the other strength in the market the stock | pD° Bref 634 | Oneman e Teiapsed to within a small fraction of Tues- | Fy0 SIE8,- e oo s day's c se in spite of the credence given to| pyod PU tovi- » reports of taking over a part of the op- The Shares Said 160 2. 185 ¥ 70 2 H gssie ts in the pri eries in the interest of the Amer- e of refined sugar. arket was more active | sales. pgr value, §$1,735,000. es 85 declined ¥ and the old bond and cent in the bid price. STOCK LIST. Closing NEW YORK Stock- Atchison .. Atchison prefd . Baitimore & Ohio. Canadian Pacific . Canada Southern 52 Chespeake & Ohio. L% Chicago Great Western...... - 123 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy......12% Chicago, Ind & Loulsville... 73 Chicago, Ind & Loulsville prefd.... 53 hicago & Eastern Illinois. Chicago & Northwestern.. Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific C € C & St Louts. Colorado Southern . Colorado Southern st pref Colorado Southern 24 prefd - 361 Delaware & Hudson.. 1115 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western.1 Denver & Rio Grande.. Denver & Rio Grande prefd. Erie .. Erie st prefd Great Northern prefd. Hocking Coal .. Hocking Valley . Minots_Central Jowa Central .. Jowa Central d. Kansas City, Pittsburg & Guilf. Lake Erie & Western.... . Lake Erie & Western pretd. Lake Shore . Loujsville & Nashville. Manhattan Elevated .... . Metropolitan Street Raflway. inneapo! t Minneapolie & St Louis prefd Missour! Pacific Missouri. Kanses & Texas prefd. New Jersey Central and a further advance of 10| Mexican Gent -133 " |Quincy. 134 % | Gen Elec . Mexican Cel U 2% | car sold to-day. One_ | Rubber .. - 28% Winona 2% | CHICAGO, May $1.—Porter Bros. C { Union Pacfic ....2 35 |Wolverines % | gales California frolt: | Peaches—Alexunons, New York Money Market. NEW YORK,-Mav 31—Money on call steady 1 at 1%@? per cent; last loan, 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, -3%@412 per cent. Sterling % | exchange steady, with actual business in bank- ers' bills at $4 §T3@4 §7% for demand and at 4 841:@4 ¢4% for sixty days; posted rates, 34 8% and $4 §6%; commercial biils, $4 £3%G 4 84%. Silver certificates, 60@flc; bar silver, 86c. Mexican doflars, 47%c. Government bonds, Condition. of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, May 3.—To-day’s statement of the treasury balances of the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash Talance, $146,605,535; gold, 365,922,306, London Markct. NEW YORK, May 3L—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's financial cablegram sa) The news of the impending- surrender Johannesburg and Pretoria caused a general improvement in the markets here to-day, Africans booming. Elsewhere the public bought only slightly, waiting for official confirmation of the war news. Americans were idle and featureless: | weak; State bonds, Inactive; raflroad bonds, | pany sold California fruft at auction to-day, | realizing the following prices: Cherries (boxes) | —Black Tartarians, %0c to $1 90, average $1 50 | Centenntals, $1 to'$150, average $11>: Royal | Annes, Sic to $1 85, average $148; Purity, i | to Toc, average 6sc. Favorable weather. 181101 60 box; Briggs May, $1 20. Plums—Cly~ mans, $1 $5a$1 90 single crates: Cherry, 50c | | Rpricots—Royal, $1 201 55 single. craten: New: {gastle, 70c@31 35, Cherrles—Black Republican, | sack for common and $161 25 for Garden; Strini §1 30G1 45_box; Royal Anne, mmxgu Tar- | Beans, 4G5 Reluzeel‘rm: Wax Beans, 4@ tarlans, G5c@$l 55; Blgarrean, 40c@$l 50; Cen- | 5¢; Cabbage, 40@dlc; Tomatoes, i0c@sl; Egg tennial, $1 %6@1 10, Roekport, W@i0c; Governor | Plant from ' Los Angeles, 4@oc; Dried Okra, Wood, '45@90c. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, May 31L.—CATTLE—Receipts, 12,- on sale to-day, two carl ers slow, shade lower. Lambs weak to 40; spring lambs, New York Cotton Market. conda. $3%: Rand Mines, 42; bar silver. qulet, 1 NEW YORK, May 31.—FLOUR—Receipts, 2§,- fluenced by wheat, with fair interest shown by Minnesota . offerings were generally re- | ver, and the crop reports 1o | 500. Choice light and medium steers, a shade lower; heavy and export steers, weak to 1l0c lower: butchers' stock, most 10c lower; best steers and heifers at § Natives, good to prime stees stock moderat §'0 poor o mediun, $0 4004 30; selectéd feeds | fesltng. tn. stentyr o ok T T N wwfih;“g’*gfig 33 g4 2 POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 10Glic for Gob- 4 40; RE i canners’, blers and 11@12ic for Hens; Geese, per pair, 290; bulls, $2 30; calves, steer | e1 %561 50; $1 25@1 50: Ducks, calves, $14750; Texas fed steers. $4 50 10: | bor Cid ang. ‘for young: Hens, $103: Texas grass stecrs, $3 TG4 40; Texas bulls, | Xoung Rossters 33 5096 0, 0id Kootters: $ | ,,HOGS = Recelpta to-day. 35.000: to-morrow, | taise Med it 0 1o i Simeont ot os 2,000 estimated; left over, 3:00; opened shade | per dozen for old and $1 50@1 75 for squabs. lower, closed strong, deciine ned. Top, | ‘G AME—Nominal. £ 17 mixed and butchers’, $4 %5 15: good 1o it B Name S 00055 03%ss bk oF men e Rt 0 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. SHEEP-Receipts, 11,0005 choice, steady: oth. 2 e ‘27 points. Early in the afterncon a reaction et in and prices went up 10 to 15 points from the lowest. The market closed steady at net unchanged prices to 12 points decline. ; ‘New Ijhrk Metal ‘Market. NEW YORK, May 31.—Cables from London were much better than looksd for, showing tin to be about £1 more than at the cllou I‘:t Tuesday. In sympathy with this tin in the local market exhibited considerabie ureng‘l; ana activity. apd closed firm at $29 50@30— 50 points above the previous closing. LAKE COPPER—Ruled quiet at $16 5. PIGIRON—Warrants wers weak and unset- AD-—iVas duil and unchanged at $3 97%@ The brokers’ price for lead was $3 8¢ $16 75. 2 b for coppc SIS L easiss ier gnt selling pressure and the falling off in the ex- port demand. The close was easy at $4 @4 50 4: for and Foreign Markets. LONDON, May 31.—Consois, 103 1-16; silver, 27 916; French rentes, J0If 1ic; cargoes passage, firmer; cargoes No. 1 standard Cali- fornia, 28s 9d; cargoes Walla Walla, 27s 9d; English_country markets, part 6d cheaper. LIVERPOOL, May 31.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 standard California, 6s 1dé@ts 2d; wheat in Paris, firm; ‘lour in Paris, quiet; French coun- try markets, firm. COTTON—I'plands, 4 15-16d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, dull; No. 1 California, 6s 1@ 6e 14d; No. 1 spring, 38 $ied. Futures—Qulet; o8 L steady; futures, 3s 10d; September, 3s 10%d. The 'Grain Exchange will be closed on Sat- urday, Menday and Tuesda: steady; July, Portland’s Business. May 31L—Clearings, $356,605; PORTLAND, balances, $40,998. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, May 31—There is not much of | interest In the local wheat market and prices are unchanged with the demand eas: The export value is in the vicinity of f0@sle for Walla Walla and about_the same for valley. Cleared—British ship St. Mjrren, for Quee town, with 119,182 bushels wheat. Foreign wheat shipments from Portland for the week ending to-day were 234,789 bushels. Total shipments for_the month of May from Portland were 638477 bushels of wheat and 137,507 barrels of flour, of which 111,328 barrels of ‘fiour went to the Orfent. Shipments. from Puget Sound for the same pericd were 314,151 bushels of wheat and 107,089 barrels of flour. Shipments for the season to date are: From Portiand, §.445,920 bushels wheat and 1019828 barrels of flour; from Puget Sound, 3,023,105 bushels of wheat amd §93,509 barrels of flour. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 31.—WHEAT—Qulet; no | change in quotations; bluestem, 54c; club, blc: both for export. *- -—— LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Builion. Sterling Exchange, six! $4 853 | Sterling Exchange, sight 4 853 | Sterling Cables .. 4 893 | New: York Exchange, sight 123 | New York Exchange. telegraphic — 15 | Fine Silver, per ounce. — [T | Mexican Dollars . 45% 49 Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The Slerra_Pedrosa takes for Cork 55,328 ctls, valued at $50,000. Liverpool was firmer and Paris higher. Chi- cagir opened Airmer under better foreign advices and a good Continental demand. The advance was checked, however, by reported .showers in the Northwest, and the early activity subsided. | Stili later the feeling became weaker on fur- ther showers In the Nc st Futures advanced local market, but general trade was dull Spot Wheat—Shipping, 90@%%c; milling, 9% e, g CALL DPOARD SALE: Informal Sesston - ; 1 2000 ctls, $9%o0; 4009, 99%c; 18,000, 947 Second Session- g Regular Moming S 9 eCember—SUod ctls, 99%c: sion—December—2000 ctls, o sales. et continues to decline, ernoen Seeston-— BARLEY— buyers being_scarce. Feed, 67%@70c¢ for No. 1 and 62%@65c for off grades; Brewing and Shipping grades, 75@80c; Chevalier, nominal CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—§:15 o’clock—No sales. Second Sesston—No- sales, Regular Morning Session—December—2000 ctls, 69%c; 4000, 69%c: 2000, 69%c. Aflernoon Session—No sales. TS—Continue quiet and unchanged. White, $1 1091 30; Red, $1@1 20; Gray, $1 0734 5; Black, 31@107% per ctl. RN—The market is dull and prices have a | declining tendency. stern large Yellow, $1109115 per ctl, n White, 9733¢@$1 per ctl; Mixed, §110. R’ @ C N ctl. . BUCKWHEAT— minal. Flour and Millstuffs. The China steamer took out 14,100 bbls Flour. FLOUR—California family extras, $3 60@3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, $2 25@3 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham | Flour, §: per 100 Ibs; Rye Fiour, §2 75; Rye | Meal, $2 50; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, Oat Groats, ; Hominy, " $3 25@3 50; wheat Flour, ;__Cracked Whe Farina, $4 50; Wheat Flour, Oats (barrels), “*@7 25; in sacks, $5 75@7; Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, $; Green'Peas, 100 1bs! Hay and Feedstuffs. Bran and old Hay are firm, but new Hay continues weak, though there is fortunately less coming in. Rolled Barley s weaker. | BRAN-$12 50@13 50 ner ton.. MIDDLINGS—$§17@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, §26@2 $27 50@28; Cocoanut Cake, $20%21: | $25; Cracked Corn, $25 50; Mixed. Feed, 515 30. HAY—Wheat, $7@9 for common_to good, $ 50 | @10 for cholce; Wheat and Oat, §7 50G9 50; Oat, $6a5; Barley, $5@7; Alfalfa, $5@7 5 per ton NEW HAY—Volunteer, # 50@5350; W $6@7 per ton. 2 STRAW—-25@37%c per bale. Beans and Seeds. : Beans and Seeds are both very dull. BEANS—Bayos, $3@3 20; small White, $3 25§ 3 45; large White, 33 10@3 20; Pink, $2 50@2 9, $25023; Blackeye, $0 5004; Butters, ; Lima, § %@5 3; Pea, $8 40@3 60; Red Kidneys, $4@4 50. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, nominal: - Mustard, 4c; Flax, $190@2 20; Canary, 8$%hc per Ib for California and 4c for Eastern; Al- $15G16 _ per | ; Jobbiny falfa, nominal; Rape, 2%@3c; Hemp, 4G4%c; Timothy, 4@4ac. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1.90@2 25; Green, $1 90 @2 25 per ctl Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Old Potatoes rule firm, while new are weak. Onions are slightly off. There is nothing new in Vesetables, £ 3 POTATOES—Burbanks, 3G00c per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 50@75¢; New Potatoes, 50c@$1 in sacks and G0C@S1 in boxes. ONIONS—New Red, 70@85c per ctl; Map, 13G3 50 per etl. VEGETABLES—Green Corn, 123%@20c per doz; Rhubarb, i0c@$1 25 per box; Asparagus, 50c@$l per box for No. 2 and $1 3@l w tor No. 1 and $175 for fancy large; Green Peas, T5@Sic per Austra- 3215c ver Ib: Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 5@sc; Dried -Peppers, '8@10c; Carrots, 25@35¢ v sack; Summer Squash, per’ box for acaville and $1 25@1 50 for : Al ; Cucum- bers, $2 50 for Al eda_and T box . f¢ MEryavie: new Ganin Saeic pertn, "% Lor Poultry and Game. The market is well cleaned up of Eastern, on | Corh, Meal, | Yellow | Butter came in heavily from Humboldt, but A hnteas 5 S8 weerern sheon?” sz &I | the miriet was steady as recelpts from that { !uram E ‘native lambs. 405 W quarter are not expected to be heavy in the ern lambs, near future. There was nothing new in Eggs Creamery—Fancy Creamery, 17@18c; seconds hflm“m mfi R New, T ;!W . L, je; - per oE ot -t?i.u.hmnc @i Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. 5 . Most of the Raspberries came In late, and bad to go to the canners at the inside figure. Tree fruits of all kinds, except Cherries and Plums, were in larger receipt and prices weak- sued In consequence. Though arrivals of Cher- riés were moderate they were dull, as the trade ran mostly on Apricots and Peaches. . DECIDUOUS FRUITS— "APRICOTS—40@60c per box for Pringles and 40GSie for Royals; In baskets, 40@60c. APPLES—Green Apples, 40@60c per box and 40c per basket and 75c@$l for Red Astrachans, large boxes. PEARS—Madeline, in_large boxes, 65 small boxes, 25@35c per box; in baskets, 25@30c. PLUMS~Clymans, 50c@$1 per box and crate; Cherry Plumg, %@d0c for drawers and 50c for boxes, STRAWBERRIES—$4G5 per chest for large and $6@9 for small berries. GOOSEBERRIES—25a3%c per Ib for com- mon and —— per Ib for English. RASPBERRIES—$4GS per chest. BLACKBERRIES -$7G9 per chest; from Fresno, 76c per crate. LOGAN BERRIES—$4 5087 per chest. CURRANTS-$2 604 per chest. FIGS--From Arizona. Toc@sl per box. PEACHES—30c@$1 per box and 75@Sic per basket. CHERRIES—35@30c per box for black: Royal Anne, 50G65¢. In bulk, 21@sc for black and 216Q3 per Ib for white and i@6c for Royal Anne. Receipts were 3516 boxes. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@2 50 per box; Seedlings, $1@1 75: Valencias, $3G3 50; Lemons, §1G1 50 for common and $2@2 30 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $4@5; Ba- nanas, $2G3 per bunch; Pineapples, $3 %0@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. New comb Honey has been received here, but no price has yet been fixed. Prunes continue to go out steadily, and at the present rate will soon be wholly cleaned up, something that has not happened for at least five years. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, for 40-50's, 2%@3%c for 50-60's, 34@3%c for 60-70's, 3@3%c for 70-80's, 2%@ic for 80-90°s and 2%@2%c for 90-100's; Apricots, $@l0c for Royals and 10@1ic for Moorparks; ' Peaches, 135G 4%e for Standards, e for choice and b 6¢ for fancy; Peeled Peaches, 10812%c; Evapo- rated Apples, 5}@fc;: sun-dried, 3@ic per lb: Pears, 31G4lc_for dark and 7@se for bright halves; Black Figs. 1%@2c: White Figs, 2glc: Bleached Plums. i%c: Unbleached Plums, ¢ for vitted and Iiic for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's b, 10c: cholce, 9c: standard, Sc; prime, 6c; unbleached Thompson's, per Ib. fc. Sultanas— Fancy, per Ib, §%c; choice, Tige: standard, 6% prime, 5c; unbleached Sultanas, sc; Secdles £0-1b boxes, bc; 2-crown, loose Muscatels, Fige 3-crown, 8i4c; 4-crown, 7c: London Layers, 2- crown, §150 per box; 3-crown, §160. Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, '$2 50; Imperfal, $3. All prices are f. 0. b. at common shipping points in Californi in sacks, 4@4%c fancy, per i nuts, S@ic for Standards and 9@ 10 for softshells; Almonds, 11%@I2e for paper- shell, 9@10c for soft and 4@5c for hardshell; Peanuts, 3%@6%¢ for_Eastern and Se for Cali® fornia; Brazil Nuts, T4@sc; Filberts, 12@12%c; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 11%4@12c for bright and 10%@ 1le for light amber; water white extracted, T4@T%e; light amber extracted, 6%@6%c; dark, 51 6o 1b. ? lfl(‘:s‘\’:{'\x—u@m per 1h, Provisions. CURED MEATS-Bacon, 1ie per Ib for heavy, Hic for light medium, 12¢ for light, 13 for ex- tra hight and 4ic for sugar cured. Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13@13%c;: Mess Beef, $12 per Bhl; extra Mess, $13; Family, §14; extra Prime Pork, $14 50@15: extra clear, $19;" Mess, $16 50; Smoked Beef, 1253@13c per Ib LARD—Tierces quoted at 7@Se per 1b for com- pound and $%@Se for pure; half-barrels, pure, 83c: 10-1b tins. 9%c 1b tins. 10%c. COTTOLENE—Tierces, $%@S%c per Ib; half- barrels, §%@s%c; 10-1b tins, 9%c. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Cuils and brands sell gbout lc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 10c; medlum, 9@9%c; light, 9@9%c; Cowhides, Stags, 7e: Salted Kip, Sc: Calf, 10c Hides, sound, 1Sc: culls and brands, 13c. Dry .Kip and Veal, 16c; Dry Calf, 18c; Sheepskins, Shearlings, 2@ each; short Weol, 3:@0; each; medium, T0@%¢ long Wool, $161 50 each; Horse Hidps. $2G: for large and 75c@$l 56 for small; 3 S0c. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, or medium skins, 32%c; winter or thin skins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, Tc; large and smooth, 50c; medium, 33c. TALLOW-No. 1 rendered, Se per Ib; No. 4@4d'sc refined, 6c; grease, 2%@2c. WOOL—Spring_clip_1s quotable as follows: Northern free, 15%@17c; Northern defective. 13 @ise; Middie' County, ' free, Is@lic; ~Middle County, defective, 13@lic; Southern Mountain, 12 months', 12@1%; Southern Mountain, free, 7 months’, 1@ Southern Mountain, defec- tive, 7 months’, 10@12c; Humboldt and Mendo- cino, 20@21c; Nevada, 14@17c per Ib. HOPS—Nominal at 6@1lc per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. BEEF—35%@6'%c per 1b for fair to cholce. VEAL—Large, 8@9c; small, 9@9ic per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 6%@Tc; ewes, (@f%c per pound. (pAMB—Spring, §14@fc; yearlings, Ti@Se per PORK—Live Hogs, 5%@She for small and medlum and 5%@5%c for large; stock Hogs and feeders, G @5%c; dressed Hogs, 1GSie. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $ 65; Calcutta Grain Bags, 6%c; Wool Bags, 284@32%c; Fleece Twine, The. COAL—Wellington, $3 per ton: new Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, $5; Seattle, $6 Bryant, $; Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, $5: Co- operative Wallsend, $5; mberland, $12 in bulk and $13 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Antara- cite Egg. $14; Cannel. $il per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and §IS in sacks; Castle Gate and Rock Springs. 3845 per 2000 1bs. SUGAR—The Western Su, Refining Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-Ib bags: Cubes, ushed and Fine Crushed, 5.70c; Powdered, Candy Granulated, 5.30c; Dry Granulate 20c: Confectioners’ A, 5.20c; Magnolia A, Extra C, 4.70c; Golden C, 4.6c; barrels, more; half-barrels, more; boxes, 50c¢ more 50-1b bags, 10c more. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Dominos, haif-barrels, 5.95c; boxes, 6.20c per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR THURSDAY, MAY 21 Flour, qr sks. sks. Wheat, ctis. Barley, ctls Cats, etls Carn, ctls Tutter, Cheese, ctl Tallow, Potatoes 420/ Raisins, bxs. 1,058 Quicksiiver, 372 Eggs, doz. 24| Wine, gals 6,340 Leather, rol 200/ Hides, No. 283 Hay, tons. 100 Middlings, s OREGON. 11,276 | Bran, sks. 1,540| Wool, bales. 3671 Flour, qr sks. Oats, ctls. Potatoes, sks. THE STOCK MARKET. R B TR S A R e o There was a bettér movement in local securi- tles on the morning session of the Bond Ex- change, with an advance in Glant Powder to $55 75 and in Contra Costa Water to $72 2. In the afternoon there was a fair business and prices were rather firm. 3 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, May 31-2 o. m. Bid. Ask. - Equit G L Co. 115%116% Mutual Ei Co. 4 43 do reg.....:13%116% O G L & H... 4% 4§ is do cu new. 1343135 | Pae Gas Im: 35 do coupon. 1094109% Pac A:scellaneous— SFG& 5 San Francis 15 - [3tkn G& ECo10 — ln.mrnn;_hd e R Firem's Fund.228 — Gears-st Tanle Stocke— HC&SH Anglo-Cal Ltd. 65 67 Do Gs. Bank of Cal.. 410 — L A Ry Cal 8 D & T.106 — LA L Co First National. — 290 Do gntd Lon P & A....132% — Do gntd Merchants' Ex 15 — LA& Nev Nat Bank — — Market Dy 1st NCN N R of Do Bs. o S N cal Oak. G Oak Pran Dak W Co Jceanic S Om. C Ry 6s. P& Cl Ry P&ORR Powell-st R Sae L £ iy 8P Do Do Do Do 8 P Rr 8V W Do stockin Wa Pac C Bor Co.149 ;‘ Par Paint Co.. 10 Boara. MoTRInE - Sesston. X 5 Alaska Packers' Asen, s 10. 30 Contra Costa Water . 5 Contra Costa Water © 100 Contra_Costa Water 10 Glant Powder Con. 200 Hana Plantation Co. 50 Honokaa 8 Co 10 Makawels . arket Street Rallwa: 125 Paauhau S P Cor.. oo, 10 Pacific Gas Improvems 105 F Gas & Electric Co. 7{0’ F & S J V bond: 3 S P of A bonds 53 Spring Valley Water. $7000 Spring Valley 6s §1000 Spring Valley 4s 31 morigage) Strev 110 Contra Costa Water . §5000 Contra Costa Water bonds. 20 Honokaa S Co. 130 Onomea Sugar Co 500 Paauhau S P C 13 Spring Valley Water. $2000 Spring Valley 4s (3d mortgage) Afternoon Session, Board— 5 Contra Costa Water . 25 Equitable Gas. 20 Giant Powder Con. 10 Giant Powder Con. 10 Giant Powder Con. S0 Oakland Gas 10 Onomea Sugar Co. 150 Paauhau S P Co. 50 Paauhau S P Co. 25 Pacific Gas Imp. 35060 S F & S J V bond: PRODUCERS' OIL EXCHANGE. ssegag.saat aninEss o RREB FEED £ 50 © 50 0 % 0 % % E 50 k3 12 [ 3 = 30 3 a2 3 Baumpnzan.n 7 50 % s 100 West Lake . Board- 100 Home Ofl. 100 Home Of1 - s 3 MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morninz Session. 03 100 Ophir .. © 25/1000 Potost 14! 200 Savage . s 55. 100 Siiver Hill Afternoon Session. 400 Best & Belcher. 26 400 Potosi 200 Chollar . 23/ 50 Potest 50 Con Cal & Va..140 1000 Savage . 400 Gould & Curry. 13| 100 Silver Hi 200 Justice . . 03 200 Utah ... 200 Overman . 19 500 Bullion . 200 Chollar 50 Gould & Curry. 100 Ophir .. Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morninz Sesston. 300 Chollar . - 24| 200 Mexican 200 Con Cal & V.142% 5 Overman 200 Crown Poin! 0% 350 Potosi .. 500 Justice . 09] 200 Sitver Hill 300 Mexican . 24 18 2 8 Afterncon Session. 500 Alta . 04 300 Justice . 200 Best & Belcher. 26 200 Ophir . 300 Con Cal & V.142'% 200 Overman . 300 Gould & Curry. 13 30 Utah CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, May 31—4 p. m. 22U Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. 04 Justice [ 04 05 Kentuck . — 0 o Lady Wasl e — 2 Mexican . 23 2 Rest & 2 27|Oceidental 1 M Buijlton .. 02 §3 Ophir .. . 53 M Caledonia . 5 125 Overman . 18 “hollar Potosi . 2 Challeng L Confidence ... Con Cal & Va..1 Con Imperial Con New Yerk Eureka Con Crown Point Exchequer Gould & Curry. Hale & Norers. Julia Sierra Nevada.. 311 1818k 88 CALL CALENDAR. June, 199, IM.|T.|W.|T.|F.| 8. Eofitare Moon's Phases. P First Quarter; June —|—l—— | Last Guarter, Ein Son) dino Jun Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. chants’ Exchange, May 31, 1900. The tume bali on the tower of the new Ferry butiding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— i, e.. at noon of the 120th meridiar. or at 3 G'clock p. m., Greenwich time. C. G. Lieutenant Commander, U. San Francisco, Cal., # Sun, Moon and Tide. ! x= United States Coast and Geodetic Surveyi Times and Heights of High and Lo Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low wat the city front (Mission-street twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: the height of tide is the same at both place: FRIDAY, JUNE 1L = occur at NOTE—In the above exnosition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand cotumn and fhe successive tides of the day 1n the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide o the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the Tast tide of the day. except when there are but ven are in addition to the soundings on the {"nued "Statss Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height. and then the number given is subtracted {rom the depth given by the ch: reference is the mean of t . The plane of lower low waters. #*- i : | Steamer Movements. | ¢ 5068 TO ARRIVE. Steamer. | From. Due. o .|Sydney.. «.|June 1 3{-’.’;}2"’&“:‘ .|Victoria & Puget SoundJune | Point Arena. J } 1 1 2 2 .|Coos Bay. 3 .IPortland. It 4 .|San Diego. |June 4 Humboldt June 4 on (Oyster Harbor. 4 Pomona June k3 Warfleld H ‘Washtena 5 Bonita H Steamer. Destination.. | Satls. | Pler. Newburs ...|Grays Harbor|June 1, 5 pm|Pler 13 St te of Cal Fortiand. June z, 11 amPler _¢ £anta Rosa./San Diego. June 2, 11 am|Pier 11 San Jose....Cape Nome.... June 2, 2 pm!Pter 31 Humbotdt - {Cape Nome....|June 2. 10 am|Pler 2) Pomona ....' Humboldt. June 2. 2 pm!Pler o Pomona ....|Humboldt.....|June 2, 2 pm|Pier 9 Queen .|Puget Sound..|June 2. 2 pm|Pler 9 Del Norte.. Oregon Ports. June 3, >am Pier L"; Pt. Arena..|Point Arena..|June 4, Spfllflfl‘fi Cos Bay.':|Newport June & 8 anyPler f) Wai Walia. Ve & Pt 8d./Tune 5. 11 am Pler Arcata .....!Coos Bay. June 5. 12 m|Pier 13 .|San Di J\lnl::l:-ln;!_-!rsél | &Japan|June pm| Fareia June 7. 11 am/ Prer 24 7, 10'am| Pler 9 8 9 lm‘P‘" 1 8,12 mi 2HEME 8uLR S. N., Mer- | harf) about | three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights | AUCTION SALES kel 2 50 HEAD OF HORSES ¥ s w.:;mn from 1060 to 1400. ‘ell-matel pairs ot S, BROWNS and CHESTN l‘fhgfinfltlfl‘é\."’ From HAGGINS' RA At SALESYARD, CH (Kern €o. Land Co). 332 MARKET ST., cor. Van ess avy CHASE & MENDENHALL, Successor to KILLIP & CO. Stmr nt City, Stockfles ! Crsn“m:u«my_ ¥. Stockfieth, 3 hours trom tmr ata Rosa, Alexander, 61 ho fro! ! San Diego and way ports. R Stmr Pomona, Parsons, S - ol m Eu tmr Mattéawan, Croscup, $4 hours from Ta- | “Havw bark Roderick an e = aw oderic] u, 21 day: from Hilo. p " Brig Galllee, Dinsmore, 30 days from Tahie, | _ Schr Reliance, Anfindsen, 24 hours from Iver- { sens Landing. 1 CLEARED, 17 hours Johnson, n | _Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, San ¥ sodall i Perkins & Co. ) Stmg City of Puebla, Jepsen, Victorta, ete; { Goodall, Perkins & Co. | Br stmr Bristol, Mcintyre, Chemainus: R Dunsmuir's Sens Co. SAILED. Thursday, May 31 Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, San Pedro. Stmr Whitesboro, Olsen, —. Stmr Sonita, Nicoison, San Pedro. City of Puebla, Jepsen, Vidtoria. Coquille River, Thompson, Grays Har- Seotia, Jacobs, Rockport. Cleone, Madsen, Cassar Emoire, Nelson, Coos Bay. U'S stmr Egbert, Perks, Seattle. Br ship Lord Templeton, MecCracken, Cape | Town, via Seattle. | Bark Gatherer, Younggren, Tacoma. | Scbr Mary ampbeil, Fort Ross. i Schr Rio R« Johnson, —. I Schr Quide, Olsen, Port mble. RETURNED. ’ day, May 31 Schr Julla A Wkalen, hence May 30 for Cave Nome, mainsail and job San Francisco, M The captain of t p Hindostan, from San Francisco Feb § for Valparaiso, re- ports that on March §, at 4 a m, lat § 4 N, lon | 123 W, found the ship to be on fire under the | main hateh under donkey engine. Had to aban- | don her same day at 1 a the n and twelye of the chrew taking mate and eight of the crew other. After being in boats 20 hours arrived at the Is quesas Isianc after travel | taken off 19 days later by and Taken to Tahiti. The dostan and_four of the Francisco May 31 on brig Galilee. TELEGRAPHIC on account of_carrving away on M: 0 miles SW of rly wind. POINT LO May 31, 10 p m—Weather i hazy: wind NW. velocity 12 miles. | DOMESTIC PORTS. GRAYS HARBOR- 201, hence May "00S BAY--Sailed May 31-Stmr Del Norte, n Francisco. L—To sail June 1—Stmr Navarro, for Francisco PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived stmr Energia, hen Sailed May 31—Schr Lu- May 31-Br or s-mr Horda. schr Mar: >r ,noluic E Smith, frc Chil bark Pacifico le, from San Di Salied May 3-Hr stmr Energia, for Port Ludlow. TACOMA—Arrived May 31—Bktn Ruth, hence ¥ 1. M.gév»d May 30—Bark Levi G Burgess, for San Francisco. ASTORIA—Arrived May 31—Br ship Wendur, from leutt: | TRORT BRAGG—Arrived May 3i—Stmr Tilla- | mook, from San Pedro. | PR TTLE Arrived May 30—Ital bark Lo- | thatr, from Port Townsend. May 31—Stmr Ro- salie, from Skaguay; stmr City of Seattle, fro Skaguay; U 8 stn nce May 2. ORT! —Ger bark H Hack- led May 20—Br ship Port May 25— Br ship Arslesey. | OKOHAMA—Seiled May 2—Pr stmr Duke for Tacoma L I Arrived May 3-Br bark Bank- " Aus—Arrived May 30—Br shi i May 2% < “NEWCASTL | Osborne, to load for San Franeiseo. g | Br ship Springbank. to load for San Francis | “Sailed May 20—Br bark Morven, for A | priieo. ONGKONG—Arrived prior to May 20—Jag i nxl;'xr Riojun Maru, from Seattl: Br stmr Em press of China, from Vancosver s ANTWERP—Salled May 2—Br ship Corte for San Francisco | FALMOUTH- Ted 20—Ger ship Al ™ Br ship Buteshire, terkamp, for werp v s TAN STEAMERS. \ P OUTH—Arrived Ma; tmr Auguste oy ew York, for Hamburz, and rrived May 3i—Stmr Maas- Stmr Volum- alparaiso, etc, nia, for Hamburs ~. v 31—-Stmr La Tou- Bismar-k. for nd Cherboursg: stmr Cherbour. 31-Stmr Saxonia - remarkable glaciers in he Rocky Mountains uplift he southern border of Mon- of this region has hitherto 1 and its more elevated por- mnamed until There are man that part of t that crosses { pns were S 1'2‘,1':" ummer, when a geological party pi loted the way up ihe mountains and dis- vered some of the iargest glaciers in e s "Here rises Granite Peak, which, | aceording to Mr. Ganuett. is the culminat- Sint of Montana, 12524 feet high. R found in these mou recently _described Jame 11 is Grasshopper Glaefer, which derives ts name from the enor- mous quan’ of grasshopper remains | are found d in the glacler. Pe- iflfl:flc‘,{m‘m» grasshoppers that thrive in O Craitie to the north take their fiight southward and m eds cross th S ountains. Their favorite route Seei ! to be acress ths wide glacler. and in the passage scores of thousands of them suc- “umb to the rigor of col wind, -fall | helpless upon the SnOW. are finally entombed in the ice. he course { Sime Dillions of them have been the vie- tims of this glaci They are. of course, carried by the ice river down into the val- foy and deposited at the melting edge of | 155 fce. and Mr. Kimball says that thou- tands of tons of grasshopper remains are | the ernri{ml material at the lower edge | jacier_ We ! P :l?f'vclt(seagd sand as forming the terminal | moraine of giacic : morairal | whose principal material Is | sshoppers. i ‘r'lgl:;s ‘msm remains are washed out of | the in furrows wherever the sun's | heat has grooved the surface into runlets | Do escerding water. The grasshoppers | permeate the glacier trom top to bottem. | No fragment of ice can be broken so | emall as not to contain remains. Most | P he insects have been reduced to a and lh?l f’nrro:l of !h!lm s out by the runlets and natura i:,',’_:‘pf‘,:‘,ld In parallel lines are very dar in color.—Omaha Bee. | EATING IN BOLIVIA. f the Belivian Indians are cu- . A hole is dug in the ground een inches deep and a foot square and over this is built a roof of | olay, with holes of different sizes to re- | eeive the various mohmg pots. Roasting | fs done on =pits passed through the holes, | so that the mecat comi€s out very much | gmoked unicss great care is taken to have | only live coals at the bottom of the oven. | The national dish and the common food ' of the masses is “chupe,” a sort of first cousin to the Irish stew. "It is a conglom- | ‘erate composed of irregular constituents | from the animal and vegetable kingdoms ~-a mess of mutton and such other meats i as are available; chicken, fish, fruits, po- tatoes, carrots, barley, corn, rice. onions, yams. ete., chovred up. msm, seasoned | with peppers and herbs and stewed to a | consistency of porridge. | ‘What happens to be left from one meal | simmers in the pot until the next. If the fire goes cut the chupe is allowed to cool, but it is warmed again and a new supply of the ingr added to the wuter-ln{:ed and greasy stuff for the next meal. In the citles at the hotels and restaurants where there are Fremch or | Swiss cooks, the chupe is savory and pai- | atable, but the fart! you go from the centers of civilization the worse it Stoves ts. Ore eats it first under onrotest, thenm r ssity. and only to escape starva. ! Hon: But finaliy the Stomach ropel o B Which sre weualiy o b ' . al but the m“"“: canned meat and bread with him. )