The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1900, Page 10

10 THE SAN FBAMD‘ISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1300. NEW/ SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver and Exchange as before. Wheat dull and lower. Freights steady. with a more active demand. Oats firm, Corn weak and Rye neglected. Beans firmly held at previous prices. Hay quiet and not over sieady. Bran weak and Rolled Barley firm. Potatoes weaker under large receipts. Another decline in Butter and Eggs. Scveral @s of Oranges to be auctioned to-day. Cranberries very scarce and held still higher. Nuts and Raisins still neglected. Provisions as previously quoted. Hides weak and quieter at the decline. Barley firm, Dried Fruits, Wool and Hops neglected. Poultry and Game in good mrfl} and quiet. Meat market slenderly supplied and firm. No change in Oils. Local stocks and bonds quiet. Continued brisk trading in Oil stocks. Seeds unchanged. Onions also easing off. Cheese still firm. Dried Fruit in New York. es from New York eay: feless practically all along the fruits and nuts, the lower range e apparently in creating & Dates are now in good sup- g in yesterfay with boxes, ‘somewhat less A fair portion of her cargo and some further sales were Demand, however, is less ac- s been for the reason that & E arrived per Mani- offered at auction Friday, and awalt the sale. Figs % Turther dot will 000 day Currants are in m the regular trade, with & ry bad shape, and the ts are easier, due to large ar- red as low as 107%c. Sici- iy California Weather and Crops. on director of the climate e Weather Bureau, makes the week tinued cold and foggy 1 northern portions of the the greater part of the week, warm and dry in the southern sts have occurred in nearly all were too light 10 cause damage. all sections except Southern itation having been light districts and beavy in ihe portions. The storm of panied by unusually high htning, and by hall in damage was done to fruit eaking of the branches, and es were wrecked by the es. The rain is considered however, and especially in unties. Farm work has been nfavorable conditions, but has ¢ uld pow be benefited by sun- and warm weather, s the soil in many arge acreage of grain in all the grain growing ough some farmers fear & con- esent conditions will seriously in- n planting. In some parts of nia farmers are preparing to been materially in- the storm, and in Southern California g rapidly. Somewhat cooler weath- tion has checked the premature iduous frufts. Olives are in good a large crop is expected.’’ Weather Report. 120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15—5 p. m. owing are the seasonal rainfalls to mpared with those of the same date and rainfall in last twenty-four S £ " Last | This | Hours, Season. | Meximum temperature, mean, 53. NDITIONS FORECAST. The pressure has fallen rapidly along the and there are indications of the proach of a disturbance of considerable in- the Pacific. Boutheast storm are displaved from San Francisco to nd high coutherly winds are lkely from Point Reyes northward. The temperature has remained nearly sta- ry west of the Rocky Mountains. In California the temperatures continue < normal < falling over Washington and North- and cloudy, threatening weather prevatls generally over California. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty ding midnight, December 19, 1800: hern California—Cloudy, threatening weather Wednesday, with rain In central and northern portion; brisk, southerly winds, high off shore. Southern California — Cloudy Wednesday; threatening-at night; light northerly, changing to_southerly winds Nevada—Cloudy nesday. Utah—Falr Wednesday Arizona—Fair Wednesday. San Francisco and ‘1clnl(vmdy weather with rain Wednesday: to high southeast winds 50, AND GENERAL XANDER G, McADIE, Forecast Otficial. ¥ ! EASTERN MARKETS. *- New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 18—The irregularity and unsettied condition of the stock market to-day was Gue to various conflicting causes. There was stili some evidence of the important buy- ing which has been prominent for many days row and which is commonly attributed to operations by large banking interests, looking to the consolidation of control of meny com- peting and connecting raflroad systems. The buying of this kind was, however, distinctly jese than for some time past. were mude by professs operators to give an ap- pearance of & continuance of class ot iransactions. but the manipulative character of many movements designed to give this im- preseion became rather obvious begot some Zecling of doubt and distrust The crop of rumors nf for such consolidation still to be put into effect showed Fome Vagueness were not tm from in- trinsic evidences o( probability. the credulous mood which has vailed in Wall street movements and stories therefore lost some of thelr (‘.W‘ freely to-ay. This was of course the out- come of the monetary situation in lauon With further military reverses in South A Tnd e Torelgn exchAnERs TUDNING asainst her it 1s the common expectation that the Bank of England discount rate will be advanced to- morrow. Such a condition is always sufficient tu cause liquidation of foreign securities from London in the interest of the ‘market. No uneasiness is apparent over the money market outlook 80 far as the immediate future is concerned. The sub-treasury is contribut- ing to the market by reason of large pension payments. increased premiums on Government bonds, which are being rushed in for conver- sion into the 2s before the refunding verlod expires, and some payments on_assay hecka’ for gold. depesited at Pacifis Coast points. While these conditions make for the safety of the money market the possibility recognized of & pinch in the last week of the vear, eepecially if undue speculative commit- ments are aliowed to eat up the resources of the market. These various conditions are the | explanation of the exceedingly varied market for stocks. Heavy selling to take profits con- | ed side by side with extraordinary ad- | es in special stocks. Of the day’s.special | was | the common | 24%, the first preferred to 57% and d preferred to 39%. There was some sovements among the minor Vander- | and connecting lines in Central traffic | territory. There was an active upward move- ment in the steel group, in Sugar, Amalga- mated Copper, Missouri Pacific and the South- ern Railway stocks, but none of these was well sustained. The market closed furiously active and surprisingly steady considering the | large volume of dealings. The bond market was as varied and irregular as thet in stocks and therefore realizing at | scme points contrasted with an advance in | price at others. Total sales, par value, $4,125,- | 0. United States refunding 2s, 8s registered, old 4s and bs advanced i and new ds % per | cent on the last call. The 8s coupon declined va movements by far the most impressive the advance in the Erie stocks, rising t he sec: 34 per cent. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Shares Closing Sold. Stock— B4, 16,200 Atchison .. | 27,600 Atchison prefd . i 2,900 Baltimore & Ohlo .. 0% | .s Caradian Pacific 7% 499 Canada Southern 0% | Chesapegke & Ohio 9% Chicago Great Western 15% | Chicago | % Chicago ) Chicago Indienapolls & Louls pid. o Chicago & Eastern Illinois Chicago & Northwestern .. Chicago Rock Island & Paciflo C C C & St Louis. Colorado Southern .. Colorado Southern 1st pref 00 Colorado Southern 2d prefd. Delaware & Hudson 121% | Delaware Lackawanna & Western 1894 Denver & Rio Grande. Denver & Rio Grande Erle Erfe 1st pretd . Great Northern pre Hocking Coal .. Hocking Valley Tllinois Central Towa Central . Iowa Central p: Metropolitan Street Railway Mexican Central Minneapolls & St Missouri Pacific Moblle & Ohjo . Missouri Kansas & Texas. Norfolk & Western Norfolk & Western prefd Northern Pacific .. Northern Pacific prefd Ontario & V Oregon Rail Oregon Rallw: Pennsylvania Reading ... Reading 1st prefd . Reading 24 prefd Rio Grande Western Rio Grande Western prefd. St Louls & San Francisco. 22 8t Louis & San Francisco 1st prefd. 764 Louls & San Francisco 34 pretd. &3¢ & hl\'izatinn & Navigation pfd. 7« Louis Southwestern ... Louls Southwestern pre! Paul . Paul prefd € 5 4 1, @ Southern Railway pi Texas & Pacific Union Pactfic snSala Wabash prefd Wheeling & Lake Erle . Wheeling & Lake Erle PNy National Tube prefd. Fx'vr!fl Oombanlel— 8 Wells Fargo . Miscellaneous— American ‘American ‘American Maiting American Malting % | American Smelting & Ref. 5% American 963 | American Spirits . 5 American Spirits prefd. by American Steel H an American 17 American Steel & Wire. American 87 American Tin Plate...... ‘American Tin Plate prefd. 90 ‘American Tobacco .. 10, ‘American Tobacco 125 Anaconda_Mining =% Brooklyn Rapid Trani b $85883388Y B sl 833935333 §5ss i | Pacific { mercantile paper, 4%@5i per cent. | No. 2 red, W%e elevato | 1uth, 83%0 . o. b. afloat; Republic Iron & Regublic fron & aaex prefd PC p O R R 1,264,400 Shares sold. CLOSING BONDS, 04% N Y C lsts N J C gen 58 [N Pacific 38 Do 4 H*NYC&&L‘IXW % N & W con 4s. Oervllu Iowa Central m 1]5 L & N uni ds....... .. 9415 Va Centuries.. MINING STOCKS. 20| Little Chief. ....... 40 Ontari 6 00 |Unlon Pulflo | Unlon West End.. - Westinghsa Eiec... M% Bonds— Atchison W..... .lfl]a N B Gas & C bs... Mining Shares— Adventure .. Allouez Min Amalg Copper. | Atlantic London Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—The Commercfal Ad- vertiser's London flnancial cablegram says: There was general heaviness {n the marke's here to-day on the talk of dear money and weakness in Continental apd Indian exchanges, uugge!llnx sharp advance in the Bank of Eng- land discount rate on Thursday, although it ’u known that the bank will take that action only under strong compulsion. Americans were dull throughout the session on New York realizing =ales, but they were fairly active. The market seems tired and saggy, but bu) ers are forthcom- ing on every sharp break, although the ten- | Gency 1s to realize, The bank lost £15,000 of gold to India, £10,000 |to the Continent and £40,00 to an unstated destination. CLOSING. Atchison, 43%; Canadian Pacific, 90 : Union referred, 8§54; Northern Pacific pre- ferred, 881%; Grand Trunk, 6%; Anaconda, 9%. Bar silver, steady, 26%d per ounce. Money, 3@3% per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 18 —Money on call, steady, at 4@5 per cent; last loan, 5 per cent. Prime Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business in bank- ers’ bills at §4 84% for demand and $4 80l for | sixty days. Posted rates, $481% and $4 55@ ¢ 85% Commercial bills, $4 9% @4 certificates, 8i@85c. T dollars, 50%c. State bonds, ular, Silver Bar silver, 6ic. Mexican Government bonds, irregular; inactive; railroad bonds, frreg- Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—To-day’s statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclustve of the $160,000,000 gold reserve in_the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $141,010,008; ROI, $103,746, 558 ‘New York Grain and Produce. NPW YORK, Dec. 18.—FLOUR—Receipts, 23,- 450 bbls; exports, 15,154 bbls. The market was a shade easier against checking demand. ‘WHEAT—Recelpts, 146,150 bu; exports, 129,150 bu. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, T7%e f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Du- No. 1 hard Duluth, $7%c f. o. b. aficat; options worked from a | steady opening on'the strength in corn to mid- day and afternoon weakness, resulting from an absence of outside support, a large increase in world stocks, bearish Argentine crop news and | liquidation; Closed easy, %c_to %c net lower; March, 79@79 9-16c, closed T9%c; May, 781 closed 78%c; December, % e 6% @T%e, closed T6%c. HOPS—Steady. HIDES Steady. WOOL—Dull. COFFEE—Futures closed steady with prices 5 to 10 points net lower. Sales, 13,875 bags, in- cluding M 75@5.800; July, 5.80@5.85¢; Sep- be: Ocber, 6.0 Spot_coffee—Rio, No. 7 invoice, 7c nominal; mild, market quiet: Cordova, 9%@18%c. SUGAR—Raw, steady; falr refining, 3%c; cen- trifugal, 96 test, 4%c; molasses sugar, !hv re- fined, steady. -~ BUTTEI. Receipts, packages; ety orcamery. MO Tuns oreamery, 00 23c; factory, 11%@16e. EGGS—Recelpts, #497 packages; easter; West- ern, regular packing at mark, 21@%c; Wel!em, loss off, 2ic. DRIED FRUITS. Inquiry for the desirable grades of evaporated apples remains fair at current quotations. The undertone of the market was firm and prices | at_the close were tending upward. State com- | mon, quoted at 4@5c; prime, 4%@6%c; choice, S@se; tancy. 6 Calitornia dried frafts were quiet and nofni- nally unchanged at 3%@Sic per pound for | prunes, as to size and quality. Apricots—Royal, 11@14c; Moorpark, 15@16c. Peache Peel it LS . ot e New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Procrastination was the order of the day in the cotton mrie Early fluctuations were tolerably energetic of generous scope, but business could at no time be called active, and after the first hmlr was very dull. The room element appeared to be content to awalt the passage of the holidaye before makink extensive fresh ventures, oy Chicago Grain Market. — % CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Corn started with a rush that apparently indicated considerable alarm among shorts. Vijth stocks of contract stuff already low, there was not a single car of contract corn among the 738 that were in- spected to-day and s Who have hereto- fore been holding off in the expectation df a reaction were driven in. January shorts first time showed nervousness and the ;:;- of that option advanced quite rlp\dly !ar a time under active bidding. May slone digressed, al- ture. Starting at 40@40 ad c, December corn jumped to 4lc in the tew minutes’ trading, le January, un- changed at 36%@36%c, advanced to After Showed considerable strength. Shorts rerewen their attempts to cover. December advanced to 41c_and closed at that price. January ad- vanced to and closed at 5 = There closed at was quite selling of luv“ Wheat :fl’."".: —-.finw'- NOAL -a at TY@TIHC and mnm% and closed at To%e. ‘were featureless bll! firm with corn. closed a shade and ribs 2%o lower at $6 22%. The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. Artlcles— Wheat No. 2— cember 69 695 0% 6% 10 8% 2% 2% 4 4 o Y 36 ay A% n8 nx 2% 8% 1201% 12 07% 1197 12 00 704 710 68214 6524 68 68T 620 6223 627% 630 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour. dull. No. 3 spring wheat, 80@69%c; No. 2 red, T2@T5c. No. 2 corn, 40c; No. 2 yvellow, 4. No. 2 oats. u%@zsc l’\o 2 'white, 25%c; No. 3 white, 24%@ 2%e. No. Good teeding barley, 43@ | 49¢; fair to cholcek' alting, 50@55c. No. 1 flax seed, $1 61@1 62; 0. 1 Northwestern, $1 62 Prime timothy seed, $4 45@4 50. Mess pork, per | bol. s 12%G11 25, Lardmver 100 be,” $7 (ARG 705. Short ribs sides (loose). 36 25@6 60. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 5%@6%c. sides (boxed), $§ 60@6 70.” Whisky, basis of high ‘wl:agcs _n 37: Clover, .contract srade, $10@10 25, cle Recelpts. Shipments. Flour, bbls . n,ons mu.ooo t, 21,000 77,000 | On, the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was dull; creamery, 15@24c 130 30c. Cheese, dull; 104@UNC. Eges, aun ireats, Foreign Futyres. ety Avazlable Grain Supply. N’EW YORK, Dec. u.—speclul cable and tel- o communication to Bradstreet's shows R owing changes in avallable supplies over last account: ‘Wheat, United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, increase, 532,000 bushels; afloat for and In Europe, increase. 2,000,000; total supply, {ncrease, 2,532,000 bushels. Corn. United States and Canada, east of the 600 Rockles, decrease, 1,483,000 bushels. orhe combined atock of wheat at Portiand, Tacoma and Seattle, decreased 55,000 Dshers last presic et New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Cable advices this morning reported a further loss of £4 for tin at London, chiefly due to the bearish statis. tical position of that metal and_the weakness | shown in producing countries. Prices are de- glining rapidly. The ciose abroad was on th | basis of £112, making a loss of $25 since the | first of the month. On recelpt of the above report our market opecned weak and lower, remained weak and unsettled d\lring the day and closed weak on the basis of $25, against 326 25, vesterday’s close. The rest of the I however, was of no more than ordinary in terest. Copper was dull at $17 for Lake Su- | ehow more or less change. Other unnh?.l Feed, o for choloe bright, Thje for No. 1 and oft and Shipping grades, m c; Chevalier, nominal. BOARD SALES. SQ-lon—.l‘ochch—ul’—“efll. g‘A I(.—_l{lho sales, : TS—There {s no change to report, stoc being lght and the market firm Sl Ias miliar qustations, Whits, % nominal; Red, $1 25@1 40 for fe uanu for seed; Gray, nominal; Black, for feed, $1 120; (or:eed.usfi)o et CORN—Offerings are rather larger, especially Finkach Gescriptions, and the market is dull and weak. California Yellow, $1 15@1 20; Cali~ forria White, §1 10@1 15; Eastern mixed, "$112% ol 15 per otl. E—$5@87%0 per ctl. The market continues sttiggish, BUCKWHBAT—Quoted at §1 T5@2 per ctl Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $325 @3 50, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@3 25; Oregon, $2 75G2 §5 per barrel for family and $2 75@8 for bakers'; Washington, bakers’, §2 75 MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual dlscount to the trade; Graham Flour, §3 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour, 2 75; Rye Meal,” 52 50; Rice 'F'Iour $7; Corn 'Meal, '$2 7 extra cream do, $3 50 iny, §3 5@3 75; Cracked Wheat, Wheat Flour, $§ 2; Rolled Oats WEin saeks. 5 T50T, Feart Barley, 3’ Split Peas, §6; Green Peas, $5 50 per 100 1 Hay and Feedstuffs. There is no change in Hay, one way or the other, supplies being ample for all nesds. Bran s weak at the decline already noted. Rolled Barley is frm in sympathy with the raw BRAN—314 50915 pe: MIDDLINGS 415 3915 8 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16@17 ton; Otlcake Meal at the mill. 3502; per Jobbing, Cocoanut Chike, fi7ghs: Corn Meal, $260 ed Corn, 328 3130 *Crack 50@27; Mixed Feed, $15 HAY—Volunteer, 3; Wheat, $11G13 50; Wheat and Oat, f10gi 50: Oat, ¥ Cloger, lwmmll. $8@9 50; Barley, 0 mew—wmc per bale. Beans and Seeds. All descriptions of Beans dre firmly held, but there is no particular demand, except for ‘the ng:rvn! kinds of white. BSeeds remain as be- Bl ANBv— Small Whi r Bac: Tany fer 33 35g3 fo: Pink. 3 fl kL :. Blwkey:hfl: Limas, $5 5@ 4 50; Red Kidney, $3 T6@4 per | SEPDS—Brown Mustard, —nominal; Mustard, nominal; Filax, $2 50@2 75; 8%c per b for California and dc for Eastern Alfalfa, Ti@0%o; Rape, 2%@8c; Hemp, 4@4lc; Timothy, 404 RIED PEAS Niles, $0250; Green, §270 Q! per ctl; Blmnya. nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Fine Salinas Burbanks are firm, but all other Potatoes are weak under heavy recelpts. Prices Onions are hardly as firm as they have been. Vegetables from Lol Angole- are in good supply and fair de- S FATOES River Reds, 70@80c; Burbanks, 30@50c for River and $1@1 20 per cfl for Sa- | linas and 60@%c for Oregon; Bweets, 40@60c for River and 85@%0c for Merced. ONIONS—$1 60g1 85 per ctl; Cut Onions, $1@ | 135 per etl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, ¢@Sc per Ib; String Beans, 8@10c; Cabbage, %0c; Tomatoes, 5c@$1 60 for Los Angeles; Egg Plant, Los An- | geles, 7c per Ib: Green Peppers from Los An- geles, 2G6o per Ib; Dried Peppers, 3@lic; Dried | Yellow - @1 Garlic, 4@bc par 1b; ermwl’&t Squuh, 312@1-‘: per ton;.Mushrooms, 8@150 pe: Poultry and Game. Two cars of Eastern Poultry came in. Prices perior and $16 62% for casting copper and elec- trolytic. At London the market was a shade lower, closing eesy at £71 10s. Lead ruled dull, | with ‘only small lots £0ld at the current rate of $4 37%, while the London market reported | unchanged prices at £18 s 6d. Spelter was | rather quiet, but about steady, $ 15@4 20. A local market. The iron markets of the country continue dull, buyers and sellers holding off until after the holldays. Prices were nominally unchanged. English {ron markets were un- settled. Glasgow closed at 6ls 9d and Middles- boro 52s 9d. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Deo. 18.—CATTLE—Receipts, 5000. Generally slow. Good to prime steers, $515@ 8; poor to medium, $3 50@S; selected feeders, ; mixed stockers, 33 75@3 15; cows | 10; heifers, §3 6004 60; canners, .§1 5Q | w& 35; calves, 5 50; Texas 75; grassers, §3 25@4¢; bulls, $2_40@3 18. HOGS—Receipts to-day, 39.000; l!wmormw 000; estimated left over, 8000. Market, BQIDG lower; top, $4 85; mixed and butchers, $4 60@ 45 ood to cholcs heavy, H $504 85 h ; light, $4 65@486; bulk of ed 18,000. Bheep and lambs, 10@15c lower. Good to cholce wethers, $3 76@ 4.40; fair to cholce mixed, $3 40@3 80; Western sheep, §3 T6@4 40; Texas sheep, :sbl 50; o s;e“\lmb‘ $3 85@5 50; Western Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dee. 18.—Clearings, $452,319; bal- ances, $56,655. | Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 18—WHEAT-—Steady, at B for Walla Walle. WASHINGTON. Dec.. 18.—WHEAT—Quiet, un- Blue Stem, S6%c; Club. 5o Forezgn Markets. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Consols, 97%: | 29%: French rentes, 101t 20c. Wheat cargoes on passage, quleter and hurdly any demand; car- goes No. 1 Standard California, 80s %d; cargoes Walla Walla, 28s 94; English country markets, ule( a@ LIVERPOOL, Dec. 18.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 Standard California, 6s 214d; wheat in Paris, quiet; flour in Paris, quiet; French country | markets, steady; weather in England milder. COTTON—Uplands, 5%d. CLOSING. T—Spot, quiet; No. 1 California, 6s 0. 2 red Western winter, &8 11%d; No. 1 TACOMA, changed; WH. | 2%ad; Northern spring, ‘fl!u”id“ Futures quiet; Feb- | The 'Proviston Exthln[e will close at 1 p. m. s:\ December 24 will reopen on De- cember —_—— —_— % " LOCAL MARKETS. Ezchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 80 days Sterling Exchange, sight Sterling Cables New York Exchange, sight. New York Exchange, telegraphic — Fine Silver, per ounce. W @ Mexican Dollars, nomi: Wheat and Other Grains. WHBAT FREIGHTS—Spot frelghts are quiet ' at 38s 9d, usual options. The chartered wheat fleet In port has a registered tonnage of 57,700, against 35,120 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, $311 tons, against 5546; on the way to this port, 108,000 tons, ml m‘m. A charter {s reported at the spot rat WHEAT—The markets e’ vfl'ymu are still reported quiet ‘and -m.hout mtelfl feature. Bradstreet's figures an increase of l.ll.m bushels in the wma'. vmbh supply. cables that great nade T beirg taken of m':'i-m age of that country. ln the “Ayres alone, h “ ‘ 4 i 5 -4 PR |28 the demand continued poor the low prices | Joss of 2s 64 abroad falled to influence the | 1 silver, | usually scarce. { for all descriptions stood about the same. Recelpts of Game were about 150 sacks, and still POBLTRY Live Turkeys, 12§12%c for Gob- blers and 12%@13c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, | 18c: Geese, per pair, $1 75@2; Goslings, $1 75 | ; Ducks, $3@4_for old and $4@5 50 for young: ; Young Rooste 33 50@4; Old | Sogs; Frvers, 3 0@4; Brotlers, | $350@4 for large and $3@3 25 for Pigeons, $1 per dozen for old and $1 75@3 for Squabs. G. L N % Mallard, 901 Canves: Jack, Whi Q| 1%; "Brant, $1 2581 50 fnr llel and $1 15@! for | ll.rl'o. Honkers, $4 English Snipe, $1 50@ | 178; Jack Snipe, Hare, $1 25; Rabbits, $150 for Cottontall and $1 for Brush: Doves, per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter and Pggs seem to be fairly started on their annual early winter drop, as they have | declined every day for several days. Both are | ln better supply. There will be no orders of | y consequence for Butter, according to local Geaters, until the price gets down to &boat 35¢, and meanwhile llocll will tend to accumulate, Recelpts of Eggs are in excess of the demand at the present high prices, which explains the decline. Exch; and 1000 Cheese continues firm and u Recelpte, as reported by, m. were 16,000 1bs Butter, 353 1bs Cheese. BUTTER— Creamery—Extras, 28c; firsts, 250; seconds, Dairy—Extras, 24c; firsts, 2%c; seconds, 1dc; store, 15c. Storage—Creamery extras, 22%c; firsts, 21c; seconds, 20c; dairy extras, Pickle—2ic’ per ib. Keg—20c_per 1b. CHEESE—Fancy, full cream, 13c; cholce, 11c; common, nomin Young Americas, 13%c; Eutem, full cream, 15@16%c per lb. c-_momu ranch—Selected white, 40c; s per dozen. Calttornia Gathered—Fancy, —; standard, 82%c; seconds, —. Eastern—Fancy, —: standard, $3%0; seo- ords, | _Storage—California fancy, 300; standard, —:; Eastern, fancy, 30c; standard, seconds, mixed Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Cranberries are held still higher and are un- ‘Two or three cars of Oranges will be offered at to-day’s auction. The market for Oranges, Lemons and Limes shows no change worthy of Tote, being quiet and well suppiicd. There aré not many Pears on the market, but there are plenty of Apples. Prices for both descriptions show no change worthy of note. | RECIDUOUS FRUITS PLES—30@60c per box for common and n for good to choice; Spitzenbergs, 75c@ t ; Oregon spmenbem 31@1 2; Lady Ap- ples, §1 75G3 pe! PEARS. S50q3 CRANBERRI EB—Jer-eyl:.e $12; Wisconsins, $13 50; Cape Cod, $14 per barrel; Coos Bay, $2 50 @275 per box. setlings, 3107 10! Tancerinen: Reds - Isp: n : Tan : Ja Vianarine. $1 m‘?s S emone. Reatt 35 and $1 50G2 50 for good to choice; Grape T5c@$1 60. Hexlcln Limes, 4 80; Callfornia Limes, Bananas, §1 250 per bunch; Pinalppln, d.a per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nut: and Raisins. The market continues lifeless and no activity ' is expected until after the turn of the year. FRUITS—Prunes, Santa Claras, 4 sizes, 30; 40-508, 7c: 50-60s, Sic: 60-70s, 3%c; 70-80s, io: 50-908, 2%c; 90-100s, 2ic; 100s and over, 3c: ru- bies, o premium; lmomu. e and San Joa- I watcn stand. i ......C"'“ Sricats, 16 fe " for Royals and 1 s its, 73%@%c per for Italian; A sottanel, Ikel'mflo.l‘k No, 1 0, ot AL Petomts. uts, 13c; Filberts, | uotes as follows: | tancy washed; U¥@12%c for strictly good washed; —@10%c for ‘Dod washed; @10 for fair washed: %o for medlum; 6%@3$%c Tierces pound and 9%c for 9%c: 10-1b tine, 10¢; 5-I1b COTTOLEN E—One-hal Balf-barrels, Sc; one tierce, T¥e; five tierces, THe per Jb. it wl ad Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. ‘Hides are weak, as previously mentioned, and the gemand has fallen off. Wool and Hops are also 4ull and no activity is expected for some little time to come. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about Ic under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 10c; medium, Sc: light, Siec; Cow- hldtl 9¢ . for he‘v’ nnd 8% for llghl. S(ul Sheepskins, | each; short Wool. 3@30c éach; medium, 0@ T5c: long "Wool, 5c@$1 gach; Horse Hides, salt, $2 50 @275 for large and 32 2% for medium, $1 35 for small and 50c for colts; Horse Hides, dry, $1 75 for large, $1 50 for medium, $1 % for smail and 50c for colts,, Deerskins—Summer or red skins, 35c; fall orAmedium skins, 30c; winter or thin skins, %c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, large and smooth, 50c: medium, 35c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 4@434c per 1b; No. 2, 3‘/!(2' grease, 2@2' 1 Sprine ciin 1s_quotable as follows: | Northern, “Roe: 15Gibc; Nacthorn, detecchior 1 @lc; Middle 'County, free, 15@16c; Middle County, defective, 12@14c; Southern Mountain, 12 months’, ¥@10c; Southern Mountain. free, 1 months’, 1i@iic; Southern Mountain, defective, | 7_mon 1ic; Humboldt' and Mendocino, 16@17 wldl. 13@16c per lb San Joaquin, do lambs, 8 | o)c Mmdle County, 3@10e; orlhern Mountain, | free, 10@llc; Southern Mountain, 74@S%e: | Humboldt and Mendocino, 11@12¢ per Ib. HOPS—12@16¢ pe'r . San Francisco Meat Market. Prices for Hogs have not changed for sev- eral weeks. The demand and supply about balance. Beef, l!ntt d Veal 1t M it - T for steers and aap— s VEAL—Large, 8@9c; small, 9§10c per b MUTTON—Wethers, 9@9%c; Ewes, 9o per Ib. Mufi—lflelmfie per_Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, §%¢c for small and 5%c for medium and 5% @5%0 for large: stock Hogs and eeders, 5@S%ce; dressed Hogs, T%@8%c. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $ 65; Calcutta Grain Bags, June and July, 6%c: Wool Bags, 28%@32%4c; Fleece Twine, 7ic; Fruit Bags, ;‘/.‘Mc for white and $4@8%c for bleached jute. CANNED FRUIT-Extras in 2%-Ib tins are Quoted as follows: Apricots, $150; Cherries, §3 for black and 2 for Royal Anne; Grapes, $1 35; Peaches, 31 65G1 75; Pears, $1 85; Plums, §1 35@ 140; Quinces, $1 65; Strawberrles, §1 7. COAL—Wellington, §9 per ton; Southfleld Wellington, $9; Seattle, $7; Brvant, $1; Coos Bay,, $5 50; Wallsend, $9; Co-operative Walls- | end, $9; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 25 n eacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $i4; Can- rel, $10 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in buik and | $15 in sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, 33 45 | :er :-)M Ibs and $8 50 per ton, according to ran CORDAGE — The c per 1b for local cordage company Pure | Sizal sizes and ‘bale mp’:.nm;' ‘é“;..":,’ p ‘erms. T 1% per cent cash discount. PACIFIC CODFI H — Bundles, per Ib, cases, 3'%c; cases, extra large, 4c; cases, imi- tation Eastern, 5c; Boneless, 4% Norway, Strips, 4téc: Narrow Gauge. #ic: Silver King, | | fc: Biocks Orfental, 4%c; Seabrig Tab- lcts, 6o; Midales, Goiden’ State Ss: Midais, White Seal, 7c; 5-Ib boxes fancy Boneless, 810 Desiccated, per dozen, Tsc; Pickled Cod, bar- | rels, each, $6 Pickled Cod, half-barrels, — Costa Rica — 13G1c for prime @12i4c Tor good washed: 12gide for | good to prime washed peaberry; 11@1i%c for | good to prime peaberry; 11@l2: for good to | prime; 10@10%c for good current mixed with | Black ‘beans: $13@10%0 for fair; 7@8%o for com- mon to ordinary. Salvador—11@i3c for 0GI0%e for fair washed: 1NG12h0 Tor Facd i % prime washed peaberry; 10%@11%e for good to prime semi-washed; —@ibie for superior unwashed; 10@10%c for gocd green unwashed: 11@11%e for good to superior unwashed pea- berry: 7@S$%c for common to ordinary. Nicaragua — 13@16¢ nominal for prime to | fancy washed; 10@12%c nominal for fair to | strictly good washed; 9%@10%c nominal for §ood_to superlor unwashed: 11@11%c nominal for good to prime unwashed peal Guatemala and Mexican—13@16c for prime to | 30; for inferior to nrd:mry 128130 for good to | prime washed peaberry; 11G11%c nominal for | gvod to prime unwashed peaberry: 10%c | neminal for good. to superior unwashed. i LEATHER—Sole, heavy, %@a8c per ib; Sole | | Leather, medium, 23G30c:’ Sole Leather, ight, | 2¢ ough Leather, heavy, 2/@2c: Rough Leather, ugm %@260; Harness Leather, heavy, 3:g38c: Harn ss Leathe: er, medium, Har- Ticss Leather. Tight. B@35c. Colar T Teather, 15 | @16 per foot; Kip unfinished, 40@50c per Ib; Veal, finished, 50@55c: Calf, flnllhwd Toc@$l 20; Sides, finished, 16@17c Per foot: Belt Knite Splits,_l4g1te: Roush Splits. St per b TANB. . Grouna, JG28 per ton: Stici, 1 Dtr cord. OILS—California Castor Ofl, in cases, No. 1, Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18. Flour, qr sks..... 9,810] Hides, No. Wheat. "cu- 17,120 Pelts,” bils. . "2520| Lime, bbls. 430| Leather, rolis. - 262| Wine, gals. 2,370 Tallow, ctls. 4,930 Raisins, bxs. 5 Wool, bales. 1,730 Quicksilver, 1,995 Broomeora, e ’ OREGON. 2,24 Bran, sks......... Hay, tons. Flour, qr. sks Potatoes, sks. S THE STOCK MARKET. *- — Local stocks and bonds were quiet. with a decline In. Gas.and Electric to 48%. The ofl stocks continued active, with higher | to has .d.clmfl the usual monthly dtvidend ol gixty cents per share, Dfllea on the 20th. STOCKE AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Dec. 18-2 p. m. UNITED STATES sSUNDS. MISCELLANEOUS PONDS. Bay Co P Co.104%105 Lai-st_Cab ss.119 E ¥ ) §»||Ei 0! IiIEEI IR & H g Ss. B s e 101 108 5 13 # ] 708 zgg @, g Ed g Pioei H (RRRREI 3 | i i AUCTION SALES EDWARD $. SPEAR § 0., Aust W‘- Bang s SUTTER ‘elephone Cash pald lor Furniture, Carpets, 0 parties wnlunnnn- BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! THURSDAY. FRIDAY end nrum De- WE_WILL ELL]‘NOL’R ..-‘" CATALOGUE the private libraries of two lish gentlemen, comsisting ot m books, bound, and musuy lfifl NOTB.—This is a tion n:n very seldom In offered s ogues now resdy an auction. Catal books on _exhibition DWARD S. SPBAR SPECIAL AUCTION. On_account of removal, premises are sold and bullding will be torn down, H. M. Black's garriage tactory at the corner of Natome and New Montgomery sts., at 1l a. Friday. cember 71, 1906, we will sell his Ceitire stock ok Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, Macl Tools, etc., ete. SULLIVAN & DOYLE. Anctionegrs. GAS AND ELECTRIC STOCKS. Cont L & P Co— 4% Pac L Co.. “ Equit G L Co. 3% 1% Sac E Co— 3 Mutual L Co.. 9 SFG&B..W59 OG L & H.... &% 0% San Francisco «n Pac Gas Imp. 43% 4 Stktn G&B o INSURANCE STOCKS. Firem's Fund.228 Anglo-Cal Ltd. 7§ Banlk of Cal...49 Cas » » & 4. .W—, Merchants’ Ex Ger S & L. Sav & L So. Hum § & L. 5 F sav STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. California . Goarv-st | Market-st California - Glant Con Co. 0% 8% SUGAR STOCKS. Hana S P Co. T 7“”‘“-. Honokaa 8 Co. 3113 :x |Onomen 8 . 31 e o % s Co. “ 3 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Hutch 8 P Co. | Paauhau i i | Gas §a3 & Blectrtc co - Gas & Hiectrie Co - §% zsccomm s sjgusay CIIR House § per cent bonds. 8J V bonds....... - Afternoon Session. Board— 50 Hana Plantation Co 150 Hutchinson S P Co 808 ¥ Cas & Blectric Co . #1000 8§ V 4 per cent bonds (30 mtge) Str 1% Hutehinson § P Co .. PRODUCERS' OIL EXCHANGEL Afternoon Session. Board— ornfa-Standard ... tandard (B 30) w Bsu., @ ssam 100 Caribou . 100 E1 Dorado | 2000 Four Ol Co 200 Four Ofl Co 1350 Hanford-Fresno-Kern 400 Hanford- Fresno-Kern Rl\er 100 Home Ofl ... 75 Home Oil . - B ee k1 BL‘-ES!&SESaSESEI&SI 1000 McKittrick Con 3100 Petroleum Center Wolverine . PRODUCERS OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. Board— California Standard. California Standard #00 Caribou Oil € Four Off Co. Four Oil Co. HAnford-Fresno-! Kern River. Home O11 MeKittrick Cor Petroleum Center. Reed Crude Ofl Co. San Joaquin O. & CLOSING QUOTATIONS, Tuesday, Dec. 5—:30 p. m._ 28LRNISRSIRERE 7Fc; pure, $1 30; Linseed Ofl, In barrels, bofled. | — sTock., o Tor bolled and He for tany Lavh SO : galion for and 87 for raw: Lar r — < extra’ winter strained, barrels, 10c; cases, T50: | funfoia Standard | w| % China Nut. 6097 per gailon: pure Neatstoot | Carinou Oif Co 2 " Ofl, barrels, cases, 70c; Sperm, pure, 8¢; | four O Co. 50 | 51 Whale Oil,_natural white, ‘S74G42%0 per gal- | ganford. 100 1200 lon: Fish Ofl. ba-rel i cases, 4fe. Hanford-Fresno-Kern Rivi 0 bes- COAL OTly’ GABOLINE - AND, BE: Bt o 405 | 4w Water WAHE Coal Ofl, I balk, 120; Peasi Ofl, Independence Ot Co. = 3 cases, 18c; Astral, 18¢; Star, 1Sc: Extra Star, 950 0 0 2%; Elaine, 23c: Eocene, 20c: Deodorized Stove 3 28 Gasoline, in bulk, 14%c: cases, s o bulk, 1aie; cases. 19%c; 36-degree Gasolin © a bulk; cases. 25c per gallon. : b FURPENTINE fic per Ealion In cases ;n-]l X 3 60c in drums or iron barrels. Monte Cristo .. J 16 180 RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, T4@ | doetdental of West vh-nm 1 a I3 Tho per 1b; White Lead. 7GTXe. according to | 01" City’ Petrotum ELEE ] uant e e 2 & 130 TCKSILVER—$47 50848 50 per flask o | R & B | S - use and or export. | Surset Original x & BLGAR—The W leblte‘m ~ osoul?r Reflning Com- | ryoney efght 230 16 ny quotes, n bt - i habed € lsc Powdered. 50 Candy Gran.§ Wolvertne . s B v il o l:lltked s ”(_‘ncr::l\:!‘n;d The following were the ..1‘;. mldme San Fran- one: . 1 tock and Exchange Board yesterday: 3. 5Bor Gotden G '5.00; ‘barrels, loo more: haif- | cieo Stock and Bxchange Boer barrels, %5 more; boxes, 5o more: 50-Ib bags, | Belgher 3 P 10c_more. No orders taken for less than 75 | 400 Best & Belcher - barrels or its equivalent. Dominoes, half-bar- | 300 Con Cal & Va. .17 [ oo 6.40c: hoxes, §.850 per Ib. 100 Con Cal & Va1 & LUMBER—Retail prices are as follows: Pine, | 100 Go & Canry.. . § ordlnl sizes, $16@17; extra sizes, higher; Red- Afternoon Session. r{l']flls for No. 1 and $15@16 for No. 2: | 100 Challenge Con. 20 200 Savage . x‘m‘ 4 feet, $350G4; Pickets, $18; Shingles, | 5 Gould & Curry. £ 40 Sterra X n $1 75 for commou and $2 75 for fancy: Shakes. | 100 Mexican .. 33| 400 Union 2 Hi1"tor spiit and §i2 for sawn: Rustic, $0G2 | 200 Occidental &) oo Yoliow Tuskei B 100 Ophir . o4 The following were the sales in the Puacific Stock Board yesterday Morning Best & Belcher Sesston. 200 Mexican 351 130 Mexican 'yrigt 20 Ophir . 200 Savage ! 71 3% Teliow dacket: 300-Ophtr . 84 200 Union Con, 300 Savage 17 200 Yellow Jacket.. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. B8 RERES Con Imperial. Con New York. There are some curious features con- French liame - ucud with Frencl Pu nlnry ol-c