The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 15, 1900, Page 10

> THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1900. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. ilver and Mexican dollars unchanged. P"heat opened firm, but weakened again. Barley dull. QOats firm and more active. Rye stead Ry ly held, but quiet. Bran firm and unchanged. Large s, Corn cleaned up. hipments of Hay to the Orient. Onions and Vegetablés about the same. of the new crop coming forward slowly. rules firm. Cheese dull and Eggs weak. Poultry in good supply and weak. Game in light receipt. Fresh Fruits exhibit no new feature. ried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins about the same. ” advanced. Hams easy. Meat quotations show no further variation. Charters. na. . Tobey eather Report. fallen sderat: North de- the coast EASTERN MARKETS. New York Stock Market. Sent The stock market more decided tone to-day. In- ation gathered force and in the professional traders fell and offered pric They met with ing out offerings 2 es down all considerable Bews was qu distributed through the list, raliroads and industrials suf. fering alike. Sugar enjoyed a period of etrength, but closed & point below las . The wted] stocks were generally heass s mber of them were off a point or over. The traction group, Union Bag preferred ison_preferred, Missourl Pacific, Southe Buriington, Loulsville, Balftmore a: Kancas end Texas preferred and Nopth- ifie preferred were down from 1 to 1% »wing uneasiness over the effects of the coal ners’ strike and fears of higher money mates to cause the redction. Wall street ulged a comfortable assumption that & with the anthracite coal miners tiled before the curtailinent of produc. tion proceeds far, but to-day’s news that min- ers whose supply of power was exhausted were laying down thelr tools without buving fresh supplics dispelled most of the optimistic fecl- The Toancial world seemed to awake | genernlly to-day to the realization that the cautious conservatism displayed by the world's great Lanks was warranted by foreknowiedge. London s have stocks wer in New York for London ac- eox t, ihe steriing exchange rate recovering a raction subseription by New York bankers to the Ger- man treasury bond issue of 80,000,000 marks emphasized the uneaginess of the effect of this Bew demand for mopey. The bond market did mot share in the late | activity of stocks and continued dormant. Total sales, par value, $543, | Btates 3s advenced % and the &s 3% per cent in | Indianapol , coal from | hardened sharply and | Do the bid price. Atchizon Atchison ore g0 ( ago, Ch Chicago, hic n Ave crican t an n Pacific C Pressed § nan ¥ + United St Western 1 Republic Republic . coup. S s reg 3s coup. tehison gen és. Atchison adj 4 l':‘vud; Sr: 24s.. Ches & Obio 4 Ches & Ohlo l‘&' C & NW co? s, C & NWSideb 5s.120% | | Chgo Terminal 4s. 0214 o Southern 4s. < D& R G ists. D&RG& Erie General 4s FW&D C st Gen Electric 5s. L & N Uni 4s. ME&T MI Chollar . Crown Point Hale & Norcross. Homestak: Tron Silve, Mexican hesapeake & Ohio. Indianapolis & Louis tional Paper prefd de Gas o al Biscuit al Lead prefd. ? i Steel prefd. New York A rth American .... cople’s Gas ates 1 g ates Leather prefd ex afv. P C C & St Louls. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. prefd .... & Ohio.. Pacific outhern 3reat Burl Western. .. gton Quinc: uthern 24 prefd. : Hudson ashville.. .. ated, ex di rect Rallway. oI s s oiies Louis prefd. & Navigati Nav prefd nue 5 Companies— ates . Cotton DIl prefd Malting . aiting prefd ing & R ing & Ref prefd 1 & Wire prefe 1 & T TobRCCO ......... I Tobacco prefd, ex 1 5 ugar prefd nal Paper Steel . 1Brake. el Car. teel Car prefd. >alace Car... her. ates Rubber... ates Rubber prefd. “nion Iron & Steel Co. iron & Steel Co prefd. Shares sold. CLOSING BONDS. MK&Tds. N Y Central 1 Sl 99% Wis Cent lsts 6% Va Centuries .. NING STOCKS. Other Provisions featureless. ractically . United | Omaha. Clostng Bid. % | of the Maine election, BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Call Joan: Time loans. Stocks— | Atch Top & 8 F.. 27 Do prefd Amer Sugar refd Bell Tele Boston & Albany..245 The officlal snnouncement of the | Boston Elevated . Boston & Maine Chi Bur & Q.. Dominton Coal . Do prefd. Federal Steel .. {Atlanec ... 48 | Boston |Butte & Mont. | | | NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Bradstreet’s financial i | wngunncy}_ = |Santa Fe Copper. Jld Colony, ex div.202 |Tamarack . )ld Dominion NEW YORK, Sept. 1. | compiled by Bredstreet, shows the bank clear- | ings at al] principal cities for the week ended | | September' 13, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the correspond- | ing week last year: Percentage. Amount. Inc Dec, 741,696, 634 96,680,655 Chicago . 133,386,749 Philadelphia . 74,733,087 St, Louls.. Pittsburg . Baltimore | San Francisco. | Cincinnati Kansas City New Orleans. Cleveland Loutsvilla Providence . Milwaukee . §t. Pau | Buffalo | Columbay Savannah'. Denver | Hartford | Richmond Memphis | Washington orth rtland, Me.. | Purtland, Or. 8t. Joseph Los Angeles. Norfolk ... Syracuse Des Molnes.... Nashville ... W ilmington, Del River | Scranton . Grand Rap Augusta, Ga Loweil . ton, O. | Seattle . Tacoma . Spokane | Sicux City... 14 New ford 83 | Knoxville, Tenn. 9.3 | Tepeka ... 964,562 8.7 Birmingham . 726,439 2.3 Wichita 621,337 135 2104 Ycungstown Helena Evansville Macon, Ga.... Little Rock.... | Springfield, Tl Totals, U. S, X Tctals outside New York ...... 656,339,421 s DOMINION OF CANADA. | Mcntreal $14,455,601 41 Toronto . i Winnipeg . Halifax . «mliton . Tanouvée o i | Victoria 44 Totals ........ BLBLIG eon o L : s Bradstreet's Financial Review‘.J review to-morrow will say: Hardly any Improvement can be noted in elther the activity of the stock market or in the quality of the trading at the Stock Ex- change. It continues to be a limited market | and the transactions In the main are confined | to an cxchange of contracts between profes- sionals. The public is out of Wall street and shows no inciination to come In, while even the investment demand for bonds and divi- dend-paying stocks Is The market wes not etiniulated by the result which, it may be re- marked, was generally construed in a favor- Zble sense by the street. Politics, however continue to be the principal toplc of discus. sion and the market is settling down to a be- | lief that while no political ‘'scare’” velop. the certainties of the situation as re- | gards the Presidency will continue to restrict | Speculation and to render Investors cautious. In one department of the list there was an ap- pearance of genuine weakness, the anthracite | coal stocks declining somewhat on the Increas- ing prospects of miners’ strike. Even in | this group, howe | shown at concessions, though the announce- ment that the strike would In all probability begin next week tended to create more or less bearish talk and feeling in regard to the gen- eral list. In this connection the bearings of trovble with labor in such a great industry as anthracite coal on the political outlook has not been lost sight of by the street. London seemed to take an unfavorabie view of the matter, but the London markets are stil dull and forelen participation and Influence were of | & correspordingly narrow nature. e T e S e - Bradstreet's on Tra&e. o NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Bradstreet's to-mor- | row will eay: | Expanding demand at advancing prices in | many lines of trades finds its chief exemplar | in the market for raw cotton, which has wit- | nessed the greatest excitement, heaviest trad- ing and largest gain in price for at least a de- cade. Rarely, i{ ever, in the history of the trade, as conducted on modern lines,” has the interest displayed on the product been greater, and the manufacturing Interests of the world find the situation a perplexing one, while the prospects of large profits to producers are stim- ulating all lines of Southern trade. English epinners, who are reported very generally short of upplies, are consldering drastic methods of meeting the requirements. In American col- ton markets the situation, from being a buyer's market a short time ago, is now reversed and sellers are in a position to dictate terms, So suddenly has the outlook, as viewed by the trade, generally changed, however, that manu- facturers are unable or unwilliig to define their exact position, or, if they accept new business, do so_on & distinct basis of cost uf new supplies. Maximum cotton crop estimates of past years are apparently panic-stricken and predict famine stocks for the end of the year, even with the reduced consumption. Most food prices are elther firm or higher on the week, wheat being advanced on better ex- port demand and bad weather at the Northwest, proved by the low grade of much of the re- ceipts. Corn s in good demand with scant rupples of old crop, and pork and lard sym- pathize therewith. Raw sugar Is &till scarce @nd higher on the week, and coffee is fraction- ally higher. Among the great products which are lower are butter and tea. Print cloths are out of the market at old prices, and Southern cotton yarns have advanced. Wool s still rather week, and the demand for spring weight men’'s wear goods is still disappointing. . The predicted anthracite coal ruiners' strike fe almost the only unfavorable feature of the industrial situation. The iron and steel situ- ation has not materially cha and irregu. larity in demand and prices is still a feature, Rather more talk is heard of the influence of election uncertainties upon future trade and certainly some additfonal weakness is told at leading pigiron markets, while, on the'other hand, finished material 18 rather more firmly heid. Examples of this are afforded In the weaker tone of pigiron at Philadelphia and Birmingham and in the placing of Bessemer piE on a §14 basis at Pits On the other and, some large sales of pig are noted at Chicago at 50 cents advance, and 25,000 tons of plates have been placed at that city at | firmer rates, while bars are active and higher, Wire products are and stocks are light. at_other Western but lower m&u- are u Wheat. BCTGIng flour, shipments for the s R mewhat slackened. | way de- | there was some support | | . Hardware s 1 Fo0d Fall Bustnees Ju ksl | Gctobe ;574 | Some large makers favor 827 | The markets here opened rather flat under the influence of a disquieting leader in | 290 bushels in Wnflint week of 1839; 3, ;6,259,848 bushels in 1897 and 3,568,326 bush- els_in 159, i From July 1 to date this season wheat ex- rts are 983, ‘busl against 43,012,795 fi-r.;egu Tast seastn Twng56,40t001 bushela’ in Business fatlures in the United States for e 4 week number inst ast in the same :g'k-: :‘::.r ago, 113 in 1508, 169 T Bt inton o¢- Canada business failures o for Uie week number 24, 88 aFalnst % last week. 2 in tlfis week a year ago, 20 in 188, 3 in 1867 and 41 in 18%. Duw's Review of Trade. * NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—R. G. Dun & Co." Weckly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: The trovical storm that devastated the Gulf coast, almost wiping out the city of Galveston and doing damage in other parts of the coun- try, caused & reduction in the volume of busi- ness at the South, and ratircads in the Gulf region have probably not shown thelr maxi- mum losses of earnings as yet; but even after such a catastrophe recuperative power 1s shown. An added cause of hesitation in business is the order for a strike of the anthracite coal min. ers. Otherwise the working force has increased this weel, for operations are resuming at stesl mills, and the Michigan peninsula car plant and the Deering Harvester Works have startsd up after seven weeks' idleness with 3000 hands each. From many quarters of the West and Southeast a better distribution of merchandise is reported in jobbing and retail circles. The weather has continued favorable for the matur- ing corn crop, with cutung progressing and the crop generally beyond danger; but damage to cotton by the storm s still ‘an unknown quantity. Prices of staple commodities are higher for the week, hoisted by the sharp rise in cotton, but in manufactured products thers {8 little change, though steady increase of busi- ness at the current level s satisfactory. Cot- ton closed last week at the highest price in ten ears, and a large short interest was await- ng reaction. Instead there came news of the disaster in Texas and sensational repurts that : m“gflnkbflleb had bul\sfl dest;:iad(.‘r A": :l;e New York Exchange trading e cess of all x;Eevlou' records, and prices rose by #* bounds. Bubsequently there were less exag- gerated reporta from the South, but ‘the et falled to respond, and middiing uplands ad- vanced to 11 cents. The rise in the raw mate- rial caused sharp advances in cotton goods, In one weelk standard brown sheetings rose from 5.67 to Gc, wide bleached sheetings from 200 to 2l¢, standard brown drills from 5.67c to b.87¢ and staple ginghams from be to 6.50c. Buyers who have been delaying for weeks are anxious to secure liberal supplics, both“n- stant and distant. Stocks in first hands were cleaned up and | sellers generally withdrew from tha market Wheat rose above Sic again in the face ct receipts for the crop vear thus {ar £415,958 bushels larger than last year, while exports de- creased 10,251,378 bushels, including flour. Ite- ports of heavy rains in some sections and In- | jury to the crop with better inquiries by for- ! eign houses explain the advance. More orders are being received at fron miils and prices are steady. In structural and fin- isned materioi there is much business and ac- tivity is becoming almost universal in the iron region. Steel rails are awaiting for the agree- ment as to prices, which is expeeted to be reached next week. A reduction in keeping with other steel products is consider.d certain, | and then the market will be on a settled basis. | as the 2,000,000 new basis and believe that nearly tons would be ordered at that figure. Sbipbuilding was never more active, and a feature was a contract for a coal pler (o be used in the export trade. Boots and shoes begin to recover after many weeks of fdle wheels through New England. Orders are coming forward freely and a re- turn to normal conditions is in prospect. Last week's shipments from Boston were only 67142 cases, which is the smallet unt since the decline began, but Increasinz pur- chases promise an early gain in forwardings. Conditions are similar in the wool market, where fales last week agaregated pourds, against 12,036,500 pounds a year ago. Prices do not fall as might be expected In such a duil season. Failures for the week were 195 in the United States, against 149 last year and 20.in Canada, against 32 Jast year. London Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: to-day. the Times concerning the situation in China. They recovered partially on the news from Africa and closed fairly cheerful, were under parity most of the time, New York offered some support. Business in this department was on an extremely smalii scale. Money was firm owing to heavy calls. Sflver was firmer, the Calcutta price be- ing T4%. CLOSING. Atchison, 28%; Canadian Pacific, 91%, ex- dividend; Union Pacific_preferred, 76%; North- ern Pacific preferred, 73%; Grand Trunk, 7; Anaconda, 9%.° Bar silver, quiet, 28 15-164" per ounce. Money, 2 per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Money on call, easy at 1%4@1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4@% per cent. Sterling exchange, steadier, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 588 for demand and at $ 3% for sixty cays. Post- ed rates, $4 45 and_34 ST1@4 8. Commerclal bills, 4 S2%6@4 Silver certificates, 2% c. Bar siver 62%c. Mexican dollars, 45%c, sovernment bonds, strong; State bonds, inac- tive; rallroad bonds, irregular. # —% New York Grain and Produce. | —% NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—FLOUR-—Receipts, 2 barrels; exports, 10,916; sales, 9000 pack- ages. Firmer again, with Inside prices raised 5@10c and demand active. Winter patents, $370@4; winter straights, $3 50G3 60; Minne- WHISAT—Receipts, 100,000 bushels; 0,400; sales, 3, ports. Spot, s 2 aficat: No. 7 red, 5%c elevator; No. 1 Northern Luluth, 8¢ f. o. b. afioat. Options had quite a strong opening on higher cables and more rain in the Northwest, after which, by reason of realizing and heavy offerings in Chicago, they declined sharply, weak _at un- chonged prices. March, c, closed 5%c: M. @S5%c, closed ptember, SON@ Si%c, closed 80iGe: October, $0%@S1%c, ' closed 80%c; December, §23%@83%e, closed 82%c. HOPE_Dull. HIDES—Firm. WOOL—Dull. COFFEE—Closed firm at 10915 points higher. Total eales, 18,500 bags, including: September, December, 7,30@7.40c: January, 7.40ci May, 1.60G7.65c. SUGAR—Raw, firm; fair refining, 4ic; re- fined, firm; centrifugal, 96 test, Sc; molasses su- gar, He. BUTTER—Receipts, 3321 pacl . State dairy, 15%@20%c: creamery, 16%@2lc: June creamery, 18it@i2ic; factory, 14@16%c; imitation creamery, 15@17%c. EGGS - Receipts, 6122 packages. Steady; Western regular packing at mark, 1glic; Western, loss off, 19c. DRIED FRUIT. There was little or no business done {n evapo- ‘rated apples to-day and the market ruled qulet and nominally unchanged. State common were quoted from 3%@bc; prime, 4X@stic: choice, 6% @6c; fancy, G6@6lc. California dried fruits were Inactive. Prunes were quoted from 3%@ T%c. _Apricots—Royal, 1@ldc; Moorpark. 15@ 16c. Peaches—Pecled, 14@1Sc; unpeeled, 6@dc. e Chicago Grain Market. | scta patents, $4 45@4 50. exports, 000’ bushels futures,’ £0,000 ex- No. 2 red, S1¥e f. o. b. * CHICAGO, Sept. 14.—Wheat was fairly ac- tive. ‘The market opened strong., October at 6c to T6%c, because Liverpool showed a respon- sive advance to the bulge here yesterday and because rains in the Northwest were again in- terfering with threshing. Long wheat came out at the start and a dip to 75%e took place, | but as the offerings were well taken the market reacted to 761%@70%c. The export demand, however, did not make its appearance here, as had been hoped. This with the liquldation of over a milllon bushels of long stuff by a_prom- {nent trader, caused the, market to breal: and the close was weak at the bottom, Octobér 3sc under yesterday, ToMe. Corn was dull and featureless, but steady. October closed Ye lower, at 39%c. Oats held at yesterday's figures. October closed a shade down, at 21%c. Provisions were easier on’ hog receipty the estimate, under heavy pressure ¥from :a},l'm flfklh‘orll, 11';}: ‘:ommd ‘was good. Oo- ober pork closed wer, lard T%@10c down and ribs loc depressed. 2 The leading futures ranged as follows: over Article Low. Ay e E Ty o o g 8 BB iz oe ey emy R [EAE ‘l% 600 :lnur. i sales 2%e; No. 8 white, c; No. 3 rye, 52 g00d feeding barley, %e; falr to choice malting, 44@49c; No. 1 flaxseed, §150; No. 1 Northwéstern, 31 61; prime timothy seed, # ; mess pér_barrel 4o@1L Per 105" pounds, 45 T2R@E (oose), §7 40@7 70; dry salted shoulders (boxed, @%c; short clear sides (boxed), $7 9:@8 05; whisky, basis of high wines, $126; sugar, un- changed: clover, contract grade, $9 75. Receipts. Shipments. 50000 28. Articles— Flour, barrels 5.000 ‘Wheat, bushels 256,000 Corn, bushels 175,000 Oats, bushel 285,000 Rye.’ bushels 1,000 Barley, bushe 2,000 On the Produce Pxchange to-day the but- ter market was firm; creamery, 16l2@20%c,; dairy, 14@18c. CheeSe, firm; 104 @1l%c. EgES, steady; fresh, l5c. * * Foreign Futures. — . * LIVERPOOL. " eall “ER PARIS. Sept. Jan.-Apl. 20 65 2218 270 215 26 30 2 25 26 30 2815 California Fruit Sales. e e e CHICAGO, Sept. 14.—Farl, Fruit Company’s sales of California fruit: Grapes—Malagas. $115@1 25; single crates; clusters, average $155; Tokays, 10@75c; clusters, average $166. Pome- granates—$§1 15@1 30, single crates. Pears—Bart- letts, $1 76@2 30, boxes: Alexla, 75@%0c; Beurre Bosc, average §1 27; Beurre Clairgeaus, average |, 85c@$105; Seckels, average . 812091 75; Howells, $1 650 195; 4 Anjou, average $12S; Duchess, average 95, Prunes—italians, 70@750, single crates. Porter Bros. Company's sales: Pears—Bart- letts, 95c@$2 05 box. Grapes—Tokays, 95c@sl 85, single crates; clusters, $1 25@15: Muscats, 80c @31 458 Morocco, $195; Cornichons, $175; as- sorted, $145. Peacl Salways, 60@ssc. Twelve cars of fruit sold tdday. NEW YORK, Sept. 14—Porter Bros, Com= pany's sales of California fruit: Pears—Bart- letts, l)cgum box and $110 half-box; Santa Anna, 65@75c: Beurre Hardy, $105: Summer Beckels, 70c half-box. Grapes—Tokays, $1 65, double crates, and 75c@$1 45, single crates: Pur- ple Duanes, G5c; assorted, §l. Plums—Kelsey, 45c@$1 %5, single crates; Yellow Egg, 60c. Prunes—Gros, $0c. Peaches—Salways, 45@65c. Earl Fruit Company’s sales: Grapes—Tokays, 70c@§1 75, single crates; Malagas, 60c@§l: clue- ters, $125@150; assorted, average c. Fifteen cars of frult sold to-day Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2000; | chofce light and medium steers, steady; heavies, 10c lower; Texans, firm. Natives, good to prime steers, $5 50@5 90; poor to medium, $ 0 @5 3; selected feeders, $ 9005 30; mixed stock- $2 S0@3 70; cows, $2 S0@4 35; heifers, 3@ canners. §2 25@2 %0; bulis, $2 50@4 50; $6 85. Texans—Receipts, 300; best on sale s carloads at $2 9. Texas fed steers, #4 355 10; Texas grass steers, $3 4004 35; Texas buils, 52 75@8 40. HOGS—Receipts to-morrow, 17,960; left over, 6500; heavy, 5c lower; light, v to chada lower; top, Mixed and a‘: 55; good to choice heavy, $5 05 eavy, $4 90@5; light, $ 15G5 65; buik_of , 35 1065 35. SHEEP—Receipts, 5000; sheep and lambs, ac- tive and strong; £ood to choice wethers, $i 754 415; falr to choice mixed, $3 30G8 73; Western sheep, $3 80@4 15; Texa $2 50@3 native lambs, $¢ 35@5 20; Western lambs, $ 15G@5 9. New York Cotton Market.™ NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Cotton futures opened feverishly and irregular and later prices showed a decline of @15 points on the near position, while the later months were 2 points lower to | 1 point higher. A great deal of long cotton was for sale and within the next few minutes prices showed @ further loss of 7 points. There was a partial reaction on covering, but again the market became very weak. From the opening | | figures of vesterday September broke | Octol 25 points, March and May 3i points. At ome time October had special sup- port on account of heavy buying by Liverpool, but this was finally withdrawn. The market closed steady in tone, but at about the lowest level of the day, a net loss of 24@30 points. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—The week finishes up with very little of any material change In the metal prices as quoted on last Friday. Tin 23 and January ruled very dull and somewhat lower, owthg to | the casier markets abroad. prices there easing off_10s for spot and £1 futures. The clos: here showed spot to be on the basls of $29 504 30. Lake copper was auiet and unchanged at $16 55@17. Lead dull at $i 37%. Spelter easy in tone, but not quotabiy lower at $4G4 10, and_pig iron warrants very dull at $9 37i4¢ 10 37%. The brokers' price for lead was & and for copper $18 §7l¢. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.—To-day’s statement of the Treasury balances in the general fund, | ?' the $130,000,600 gold reserve in the | exclusive atvision o Dbalunce, $135,562, 7 Foreign Markets. LONDON, Sept. 14.—Consols, 98 11-16; sflver, 928 15-16; French rentes, 101f 2isc. Wheat car- goes on passage, firm. not active; cargoes No. 1 Standard California, 32s; cargoes Walla Walla, 30s 6d: English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 14.—Wheat, firm: No. 1 Standard Californla, 6s_5d@6s 5%d: wheat redemption, shows: Avaflable cash 3 gold, $73,684,654. Paris, firm; flour in Parls, steady: French | country markets, easy; weather in England, fine. COTTON—Uplands, 7 5-324. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. 2 red Western win- ter, 6s 1%d: No. 1 Northern spring, 6s 4iyd; No. 1 California, 6s 50@6s 5%d. Futures, quiet; September, 6s 3d; December, 65 4%4d. JORN—Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 43 3d; Amerfcan mixed, old, nominal. ' Futures, quiet; October, 4s 3%d; November, 4s 3%d; De- cember, 4s 2%d. SHETTT Sale of Sheepskins. LONDON, Sept. 14.—At the sale of sheepskins here to-day 156,240 bales of Cape of Good Hope and Natal skins were offered, of which 116,188 were sold. The quality was not improved. The demand was mostly by the home trade. Long- wooled skins declined a halfpenny to three farthings and short-wooled a halfpenny. Shorn goods declined a farthing. Portland’s Business. Sept. 14.—Clearings, $403,583; PORTLAND, balances, $34,097. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Sept. 10. — WHEAT — Walla ‘Walla, 66@57c; Valley and Blue Stem, 50@60c. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Sept. 14.—WHEAT—Steady; Stem, 58%c; Club, G6izc, both for export. e LOCAL MARKETS. Blue Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterling Cables .. New York Exchange, New York Exchange, telegrap! Fine Silver, ver ounce. - Mexican Dollars, nominal 5% @ Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Liverpool and Parls were both higher. New York also opened higher, but fell back. Chicago opened firmer, with an upward ten- dency, and more disposition to buy. It was raiping again in the Northwest, and the news from there was bullish. For the first time in months Liverpool followed the Chicago ad- vance. The export business in both Wheat and Corn was very large. Argentine shipments were 500,600 bushele. Later on the market weakened off under considerable profit-taking and large by commissiori houses above 76c. ‘This market opened steady, but shaded off Ei?flllg o other markets. | 1 Shipping grades, TI%@ . grades: Brewing an 82%c; Chevalier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—December—No sales. Second Session—No_ sales. Regular Morning Session—December—4000 ctls, 73c; 4000, T2HC Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Dealers reported an improved mar- ket vesterday, the tone being firmer and the inquiry more ‘active. Prices, however, showed no_change. H White, §1 15@1 30; Surprise, $1 33@1 40; Red, $1 1661 Gray, $110@1 20; Biack, for feed, $1 10@1 15: for seed, $1 15GL20 per ctl. CORN—Nominal: none offering. RYE—Steadily held, but dull, at §7%4@%c per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Unquotable; nons coming in. Flour and Millstuffs. . FLOUR—Californta Family Extras, $60@ 87, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 423 50; Oregon and Washington, $2 75@3 10 per barrel for family and $2 15@3 50 for bakers': Eastern, $4 76@5 75 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks ere as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, §3 ver 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $275: Rye Meal, 32 50; Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal $2 extra cream Co, § 50; Oat Groats, $ §; Hom- iny, $360@3 75; Buckwheat Flour, $@4 2; Cracked_Wheat, 33 59; Farina, $450; Whole ‘Wheat Flour, §3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), 35 @7 25; In eacks, $5 15@7: Pearl Barley. 35 Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, 5 50 per 100 lus. Hay and Feedstuffs. There is no further change in Bran. In spite of the heavy receipts of Hay the market keeps up, and dealers are surprised at the continued demand for export. Much of this fe for military account in the Orfent, as ship- ments for Russian and American account by two ships alone this week amount to &t least 400 tons, If this demand keeps up it will make a holo in stocks after a while. BRAN—$14@15 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$16@19 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16517 50 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $36G7; jobbing, 337 50@328; Cocoanut Cake, $20931; Corn Meal $26 50; Cracked Corn, 327; Mixed Feed. 513 50G14. HAY — Volunteer, 34 50@7; Wheat, 310312 Wheat and Oat, $9 50@11 50; Oat, $8g10; Clover, $4G6; Alfalfa, $6Q7 50; Barley, $ H0@S 30 per ton. TR S o e Beans and Seeds. New Blackeve and large White Beans are coming In slowly. The market is dull and prices show little change. BEANS—Baycs, § 40G2 50; Small White, $4; Large White, 50@2 75; Pink. §2 235@2 Red, $2 25;. B‘lcke!ytn $325; Lima, % 15@5 25; Pea, none here; Red Kidneys, $3'2%@3 5. SREDS-Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, dc; Flax, $2G220; Canary, 3%c per 1b for Callfornia and 4c for Eastern; Alfalfa, nominal; Rape. 24Gsc; Hemp, 4@4%4c: Tim- thy, 4G4%4c. O BRIED PRAS—Ntles, nominal; Green, 2 5@ 250 per ctl; $2. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. A car of Merced Sweets sold at the quota- tion. Other Potatoes were unchanged. Onfons ill_quoted. g POTATOES—Garnet_Chiles, 50c; Early Rose, 5@30c; Burbanks. 30@élc for Rivers and Tscast per ctl for Sal Sweets, T5c@s1 for prices are Rivers and $1 50 for Merced. ONIONS—Yellow, 50@§c per ctl; Pickle Onions, 604’ VEGETABLES—Green Corn, 65cG§1 per Tic@$1 ver crate for Berieley and Tic@ for Alameda: Green Peas, 142%c per Ib; String Beans, 1@2c: Limas, 2@3c per Ib: Cabbage, 40Gi50c; Tomatoes, Rivers, 20@lc: 35@40c; Egg Plant, 35@50c per box: Green Green Peppers. 30@40c per box eda; Pickles, $1@1 25 per ctl for No. e for No. 2; Garlie, 3¢ per Ib; Mar- rowfat Squash, $8@10 per ton. Poultry and Game. Young Poultry continues in free supply and cheap. Hens, too, are dragging, stocks being larger than the demand. Old Pigeons are lower, | as the shooting demand is over. light receipts. Game rules firm, wit POULTRY—Live Turke: and 11@12c for Hens: 9@11c for Gobblers young Turkeys., 14@l6c; per pair, $1 25@1 50; Goslings, $1 50@1 75; $3@4 for old and $3@4 for youns: Hens, '$3 5096; Young Roosters. $4@4 50; Ol4 Roosters, $3 50@4: Frvers. $3@3 50; Broflers, $2 50@3 for large and $2@2 50 for smail; Pigeons, $1611 25 per dozen for old and $1 T5@2 for Scuabs. GAME—Doves, 50@75c per dozen; Cottontafl Rabbits, $1 25@i 5; Brush Rabbits, 75c@3t Hare, 31 %@1 5: Grouse, $5@3; Sage Hens, —; Mountain Quail, §2 5)@3 per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter rules very firm, with moderate stocks and a good demand. Cheese continues dull and in heavy suppl The weakness in Eggs Is rather more pro- nounced, and most dealers report a dragging market. There is no lack of supplies. BUTTER- Creamery—Fancy Creamery, %G%e; extra marks higher; Seconds, 24@2ilec. Datry . 23%c; good to cholce, 2@%e; common, 17%@3tc. Creaméry tub—20@22%e per Ib. Pickled roll—19@20c. Firkin—18@19c. CHEESE—New, fc; fancy, 10c: old, 8§%%c; Young America, 10@10%:c; Eastern, 13%@l4c, ‘Western, 10@12c per lb. EGGS—Quoted at 173@22%e for store and 274 @32c per dozen for ranch; Eastern, 13G22ic. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. The recent arrivals of Oranges, especially the Seedlings. are golng off slowly. Waterimelons are piling up and prices’ are weak. Other melons show no further change. The feeling in Grapes is weaker, and prices are lower. Tree fruits are in ample supply at unchanged prices. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES—%@50c per box for common and 60c @$1 10 for good to choice. PEARS—Bartlett, T5c@§1 25 per box; other va- sieties, doggic per box. J] X. QUINCES—25@i0e CRANBERRIES—Coos Bay, $2 50 per box. STRAWBERRIES—$3@4 per chest for large and $@7 for small berrie: BLACKBERRIES—§4@5 per chest. RASPBERRIES—$1G6 per chest. HUCKLEBERRIES—2@5c per Ib. FIGS—20@30c for singlg and 3%@sdc for double layer boxes. POMEGRANATES—50G7c per small box. PLUMS-%@40c per hox and $5G65c per crate. PEACHES—%@60c per box: in bulk, $0@3 per_ton for freestones and clings. GRAPES—Muyscat, 40@60c per crate; Seedless, $1G1 10 per crate: black, 40g6sc: Tokay. 406 60c; Isabella. 50@T5c; Wine Grapes, $15Qi8 for white and $20@25 per ton for Zinfandel. MELONS—Nutmegs, 30@50c per case; Canta- loupes, 50c@$1 25 per crate: Watermelons, $6@ 18, with extra large at $20§25, per 100. CITRUS FRUITS—Seedling Oranges, $1@1 50; Lemons, §1 25@2 for common and $250@3 for gcod to cholee: Mexican Limes, $ 50@6: Ba- nanas, $1 50@2 50 per bunch; Pineapples, §1 0@ 350 per dozen. > Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Fruit 1s in fair demand on local account at unchanged prices. Shipments from interior points eastward are up to the average for this time of the year. Honey continues very firm. FRUITS—Prunes, Santa Claras. 4 sizes, B0s, Tc: 50-60s, S%c; 60-70s, 3%c; 70-80s, Ie; SO- c; %0-1008, 2%c; 1008 and over, Zc; rubles, 3%c premium; Sonomas %c and San Joaquins %o less than Santa Claras, except 100s_and over, which stand the same. Apricots, EX@S$%o fof Royals and 10@12c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 5@6c; sun-dried, $@4c; Peaches, 5% G5%e for standard, 6@G4c for choice and T@Sc for fancy; Pears, 4@7c; Plums, pitted, 5@6c;: un- itted. 1@1%c: Nectarines, 5Gokc fe i and Biiitec cor white. A B RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's fan Ib, 10c; cholce, dc; standard, so: prime, 8¢: wa bleached Thompson’s, per b, c. Sultanas— Fancy, per ib, sic; cholce, Tie: standard, ec: prime.’ 5c; unbleached Sultanas. 5c: Eeadless, 50-1b boxes, fe: 2-crown loose Muscatels, e 3-crown, 6%e: d-crown, Tc; Landon Layers, 2. crown, $150 per boxi 3-crown, $1 Fancy Clusters, $2; 50; Impert prices i as St ShiDDInE pornts i Cal ornia. NUTS—Walnuts, 8@10%c for standards and @1lc for softshells: new Almonds, 13 134s for paper shell, $%@ilc for Eastern and 548 for ornia; ‘Braz * berts, 7 ) e for bright 13¢ rm;';l:!ll ln;lewr: wnletr whlte,r:'xlrute\f!;a @se: amber extract : €1zc ver Ib. ot G 45 BEESWAX—24@2%c per Ib. Provisions. \ Bacon has advanced. Hams are easy and un- ckanged. Other descriptions are quiet and .‘.::- turel se. CURED MPATS-Bacon, 1lc per Ib for heavy, 11ie for I BTG Ne e, s e ern sugar-cured Hams, 1233c; Mess Beef, $12 per bbi; extra Mess, 313; Family, $14; extra Prime Pork, extra clear, i Mess, $16 50; . 12%@13c 1b. ‘Quoted at 7o per b for com- and Se for : half-barrels, pure, %c c; 6-Ib tins, 9%ec. pound 10-1b barrel, §%c; thres | 30@50c_for Bell; Dried Peppers, 25G35c per sack: Summer | ameda: Cucumbers, 2@ | have shown no variation for some time. Sup- | plies of Vegetables continue large and low AUCTION SALES« AUCTION SALE by Electric Light TUFSDAT EVENING, Eem;{mb" l!,qm at 7:30, did k. now - h|'vmn3:'r:'dn-<’-'v‘x';fi>z-r:l?§l‘om EXCHANGE, Howard street. Paif-barrels, 8c; one tlerce, $%¢; tWo tierces, §%c; five tierces, $ic per b Hides, Tallow, Weol and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sent about lc under quotations. Heavy saiteq Steers, $4@%c; medium, S3c; UEht. Sc: Cow hides, Sc; Stags, 6e; Salted Kip, 1ic; Dry f5c: culls and brands, 12: Sheepskins, lings, 20G30c each: short Wool, 30@80c each dius 0@s0c: long Wool, %0c@$1 10 each: H. Hides, salt, $2@2 % for large, 31 75 for medi: $1 for smali and 50c for coits: Horse hides, dry $150 for large, $1 25 for medium, $1 for smal and %@s0c for coits. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, 35c; fall or medium skins, 30c; winter or fhin skins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, ©e large and smoeth, 50c: medium, 3c. TALLOW~No. 1 rendered, 4@4%c per Ib; No. 3@3ise; grease, 2G4 WOOL—Spring_clip is_quotable Northern, free, 13@16c: Northern, defective, 129 14c; Middle County, free, 4@l6c; Middle Coun- ty. defective, 12@lic; Southern' Mountain, 12 *, 11§1%; Southern Mountain, free, 7 11@12c; Southern Mountain, defective, ¢, 9@llc; Humboldt and Mendoetno, 14 @17c: Nevada. 13@16c per ib. Fall Cilp—San Joaquin, §%4@%c: do Lambs’, § ; Middle County, 9@llc per Ib, he: 2 as follow: G HOPS—Old, mominal at 5@ldc per Ib; new, There 1s no further changs in anything. BEEF—6@%c per Ib for fair to chotce. 10@12¢. San Francisco Meat Market. A VEAL—Large, 7@8c; small, 834@9%4 MUTTON—Wethers, TH@Sc; ewes, gTRe per and. pol..um—s»fins. $34@% per Ib PORK—Live Hogs, 5%¢c for smail. 5o for me- dium and $%e for large: stock Hogs and feed- ers, 5@5%c; dressed Hogs, 3@8%c. Gmramhand ise. BAGS—San Quéntin Bags, 585: Caleutta Grain Bags, 5%c: Wool Bags, 3%@32%0; Fleece Twine, 73¢; Fruit Bags, 64@6%e for white and 8% @3%c for bleached jute COAL—Wellington, $3 per Wellington, 39; Seattle, 37; tom: Bryant, Southfiela ¥7; Coos Bay, $5 50; Wallsend, $9; Co-operative Wall send. $3: Cumberiand, $12in bulk and 13 25 | $14: Car sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, Tel, 311 per ton: Coke, $18 per tom 1 buik and $13" in sacks; Rocky Mountain deseriptions, 86 pel;.’.’mlbl. and $8 30 per tonm, according o brand. “Harrison's ctreular saye ““There bave been the following deliverfes of coal this week: Four from British Columbia with 12290 tons: two from Washington, %500 400 tons; tons: ome from Oregon, Swansea, 2156 tons short this week ful absolutely needed, which will fores us to draw from the small reserves now in yard The near approach of winter months will of eourse create an increased call for fuel for domestrs use; for this we are very poorly equipped. but there is yet ample time to make provision for same within the next thirty or forty days, by shifting their shipments from steam to domes- tic crades. The absoluts control of th 1 market is in the hands of five colllery proprie- tors in British Columbia and Washington, as the sparse arrivals of forelgn grades cut no ficure whatever in this market. Crude of! is proving a substantial leaning post at this crit- ical seasom, and i3 serving to establish a uni- form value for all fuels, and there seems no disposition on the part of well owners to In- helr present standard prices. With the mberless wells now being sunk in different sections we may well feel assured that the quantity produced will increase for several vears to come. Hence it will eventually be- come ome of the main factors in making the markét orice for fuel locally.” 7GAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-1b bags: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6.90c; Powdered, 6.50c; Candy Granulated, 6.50c; Dry Granulated, 8.40c: Confectioners’ A. 6.40c; Magnolla A. fe: Extra C, 5.90c; Golden C, 5.80c; barrels, 10c hale-barrels, 2%5c_more: boxes, 50c more: gs, J0c more. No orders taken for less barrels or its equivalent. Dominoes, half-barrels, 7.15c: boxes, 7.40c per Ib. Recei ptm roduce. FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMEER M4 8.412|Ontons, sks. one " from Barley, etl: Oats, etls. Corn, etls. Cheese, cf Butter, ct Bran, Middlings, P ——————————— Family Retail Market. — Butter is dearer. Eggs and Cheess stand the same as last week. Poultry is in abundant supply at moderats prices. The little Game now coming in s dear. There is no particular change in Fruits and Vegetables, both mmmum Cranberries are coming in from Bay and will soon arrive from the East. Coal, per ton— Fiingts i Wellington o Vellington .. Seattle .. 00@— | Coos Bay..... T80 Dairy Produce, ete.— Butter, - Cheese, Eastern. Cheese, Swiss. “ommon Eges....20@2%¢ Meats, per Ib— Bacon . Mutton . Lamb Pork, fresh Hens, each. Young Rooste: Almonds, per 1b..15@—|Oranges, dos. Avples . 4@ 5| Limes, per an 15320 | Lemons) dos. | Plums, ‘per Ib. Bananas. dozen... Blackberries, dr.. Crabanples, per Ib 4@ 5 Quinces, per Ib... Cantaloupes, ea... szlswlm-m-, per 1b.... Figs, per I........ 5@ 6 Raspberries, dr Grapes, per Ib.... 4@ §| Peaches. 1». Watermelons, ea..10G35 Straw! Nutmeg Meions, i drawer ....... each +..—@ 5/ Walnuts, per Ib. Vegetables— Artichckes, dos. ~n|0nlvn. per ... s Beets, doz. 12@15 Okra, green pr Ib. Beans, whi Peppers, L Colored, per Ib. | Potatoes, per Ib.. Lima, per Ib. 3/ Sweet Potatoes... Cabbage, each.... Parsnips, per doa. Caulifiowers. 5@10| Radishes. dz 5 Celery, bunch..... 5@— Sage, doz bachs. Cress,doz bnchs.20@2 | String Beans, Ib Cucumbers, pr ds. | Summer Sq Esx Plant. ib. 10 3 Green Peas, 1b.... 4@ 5 Turnips, per doi. Lettuce, per doz.15@—| Tomatoes, per Ib. 4@ 5 THE STOCK MARKET. Business was light again on the morning session of the Bond Exchange and quotations showed littie change. In the afternoon Alaska Packers' sold up 10 17230 and Spring Valley Weter to 3 Oil_contirued to advance, S48 Otherwise the ofl stockn stood abont tos same. The La Fortuna Mining Company Arizona x‘u fielu-d a dividend of Se, ,.,.:.. imme. ately. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY. Sept. 143 p. m. R e e 4s quar coup..115%116% s do (mew).. 5 0 re...... THRIISY 1s do coup. .. 10% MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Cal-s* Cab 5s.1184 — 10ak Wat