The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1900, Page 10

SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Exchange as before. Silver lower. and Barley quiet and unchanged. hing new in the minor cereals. v soft under liberal arrivals. Feedstuffs unchanged. firmly held, but quiet. tatoes weak, Onions steady and Southern Vegetables firm. Rutter and Eggs continue to decline. Cheese firm. en cars Eastern dressed Turkeys arrived thus far this week. Game continues dull, with ample receipts. Oranges sold rather lower at the auction. L ns and Limes unchanged. hing mnew in Dried Fruits and Raisins. ool, Hides and Hops dull and unchanged. Meat market as previously quoted. Local stocks and bonds still quiet. )il stocks firm and selling well. 1 heat neat W oston 141,540,364 a1 lis & £t Louls o | Phiiadeip e S £ nneapolis u 538, xports of Canned Goods. Minneapolis & Bt Louts pre 102% | St. Lout 41,609,813 SelIe Missouri Pacific . 8% | Pittsburg ........ 35,925,274 Px 4 Goods from this port dur- | 35,100 Mobile & Ohio .. 4 iBllllmore - s of the year amoun:- | Missourl Kanmas & Tex 4§ b P 44, during the 145% | Kansas City. 20,123,626 Britain took the 1423 | New Orleans. p 9 cases. | 44% | Minneapolis . . | rfolk & Western prefd 2% | Detroft Salmon. Northern Pactfic ........ 83v. | Cleveland | Northern Pacific prefd Ds9 | Loulsville . g - Ontario & Western 23% | Providence xports of § rom this port during the Oregon Rallway & %2 | Milwaukee f the year amounted to Oregon Railway & 7 |8t Paul p valued at| 6.700 }::n:;: Ivania lfit guflnhln . ) Dack- c ading = L | Omaha . : - e Reading st prefd &% | Indlanapoiis 3,600 Reading 2d pretd ... 6% | Columbus, O. L £ | ; !;th' Grande Western g [ H;m'nnnuh t J& io Grande Western pretd . enver . Weather Report. [ 665 Bt Lous na Sen Fran Six | Hartrord n,?‘rnnz;sl ,“(‘d‘d 5:;: 1 l;‘l;:lllnhfl‘nd . s0th Meridian—Pacific Time. n Fran 24 prefd.. 5 phis . e P S LT St Louts Southwestern ..., 37" | Washington . 1 pos " St Louls Southwestern prefd . 40% | Peoria .. rainfalls to st Paul ....... S T 134% | Rochester . the same date St Paul prefd .. 181% | New Haven 4 gerslaseore Paul & Omaha Worcester . Southern Pacific Southern Railway Southern Raflway Texas & Pacific Union Pacific .. Union Pacific prefd Wabash Wabash prefd Wheeling & Lak Wheeling & Lake Wisconsin Central Third Avenue Haltimore & © National Tube .. National Tube prefd Express Companies. H 1 3 mum temperaty Wy Adams : AND GENERAL{ 100 American 5 100 United States ... - wer Oregon . Wells-Fargo xtor island. Dur- Miscellaneous— we has been | 3100 American Cotton Oil.... . b from the | -- American Cotton Oil prefd 9 1 Over Southern American Malting ...... 5 Ar tah there has been American Maiting prefd American Smelting & Refng.. Amer Smelt & Refng prefd, ex div fallen over nearly all thern Nevada American Spirits .. b 18 degrees. American Spirits prefd Ehow stations west American Steel Hoop. American erican Steel Hoop prefd. w n velocities are Steel & Wire.. Ne miles per hour from Steel & Wire prefd. ¢ 3 from the southwest; Tin Plate..... 1 west; Salt Lake erican Tin Plate prefd. < ‘American Tobacco . g T is at a stage of 18.4 American Tobacco prefd. 135 . fall Anaconda Mining Co... 8 Francisco for thirty Broo | | Fort Worth. and the settlement. The American department Was a very notable exception, the dealings In these shares being the most active remembered in Londor for many years. In the street prices continued to bound up wildly, but the larger houses here think that the movement has now been overdone, the pub- lished news not being sufficient to justify so great an advance. LONDON. Dee. SEOSING. NDON. Dec. 21.—Atchison, #5%: Canadlan Pacific, $0¥; Union Pacific nre(‘firreq, 853 Northern Pacific preferred, 92%; Grand Trunk, §%c; Anaconda, 10; bar silver, steady at 29%d per ounce; money, 3@3% per cent. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Deec. 21.—To-day's statement of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $134,987,920; gold, $104,678,259. * Bank Clearings. |—— * NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—The following table, comptled by Bradstreet, shows the bank cl | ings at all principal citles for the week ended | December 21, 1609, with the percentage of in- | crease and decrease, as compared with the cor- | responding week last year: Percentages. Amount. Ine. +$1, 479,850,936 Atlanta .. Salt Lake City Springfleid, M: Portland, Portland, Or. St. Joseph 1,056,196 1,531,659 7. Nashville 1,659,257 & Vilmington, Del 1,021,394 3. 6. Grand Rapids | Augusta, Ga. Spokane . 1.3 | Stoux Ci 5.2 New Bedford. 13.4 Knoxville, Tenn. 12.4 | Topeka . 32.4 | Birmingham K, Wichita .. 28 Binghamton . Lexington. Ky. ... Jacksonville, Fia | Kalamazoo | Akron ... Chattanooga Rockford, 11 | Canton, | Springfield, O Fargo, N.'D. Sloux Falls, §. December 22, 19002 2 Saturday; cooler in 5 v winds 2 a—Cloudy Saturday; poe- Federal, Steel ........ the interior; cooler Sat- Federal Steel prefd.... 13 wind: General Electri H o3 et '8 . | Houston Glucose Sugar prefd. s | RO International Paper .. o 7Y Eranes 5] International Paper prefd. B | Tt Hon i i Navional Blecait . o | Springtield, dazens . NDER G. McADIE, .. National Biecuit prefd < 384 FRnestewn. O i Forecast Official. 200 National Lead ....... s 19y | pring: 044,012 ————— 00 N N o . - SR B aad A i A i0 Natioast Sreel T D3| Totals U.s. o o1 ational Steel prefd . . @215 | Totals outside ) 746,346,437 1.6 ew York Alr Brake e | DOMINION OF CANADA. EASTERW MARKETS. North American .. - 18% | Montreal Pacific Coast ... © §9% | Toronto . s Pacific Coast 1st prefd 18" | Winnipes #* Pacific Coast 2d prefd 3 | Halifax . i K > Pacific Mall - 42% | Hamilton New York Stock Market. People's Gas . - 9% | 8¢ John, N Pressed Steel Car 1-11.0 S | Vancowver — 200 Pressed Steel Car prefd. B i 532,815 —There me 00 ;!urw— | Zm puliman Palace Car 8 Vistin 32,815 t of the stock market to- Standard Rope wine. . Totals . $34,501,209 s & ading nusd on a very large scale. - :unr A .mx o st i 11 atbly th . v ) Sugar pre 3 . ‘ was a trifle less broad | o35 Tennessee Coal & iron. oy | * t T ot week. The DU¥- | 217006 United States Leather. 13% | 5 ; 3 to congestion in cer- | ~ ‘409 Tnited States Leather prefd u% | | Bradstreet’s Financial Review. alized strength of a | 1,600 United States Rubber... tm | ant influence in sus-| % United States Rubber prefd. oy | R g | 200 Westefn Union . * * o e sese >4 | Republic Iron & L to take profits would Republic Iron & Steel Co prefd NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Bradstreet’s Financial The prolonged con- PCC & St Louis Review to-morrow will say: Last Saturday's imminence of a the likelthood of a Speculators as a rule heir money tied up in jlonged holiday, and until Wednes- ud the Amalgamated Copper . CLOSING BONDS. § 25 refupding, N Y Cent 1sts.. Atchison gen 4s 8t L & I M con 5s.114% bank statement was taken by speculators as a signal for a renewal of bullishness and for a general buying movement. In spite of the | influence of the deals, actual and prospective, in connection with the hard coal situation, the er s IN 7 a gpais Teg ... 105 J Cent gen 58...129 | possibility that the money market might be . Ahiars | o comp No Pac 3s I'71% | Stringent before the first of January had ex. y . r oo | do 38 reg $o 4 .105% | ercised a restra¥ning influence last week. It et g T e do coup .. N'Y C & St L 4s..198 | was intimated last Saturday morning that the - “15 ""“""0“‘":':" ufi do new 4s reg. 384 |Norf & W con 4s.. 99% | bank statement might not be a very favorable proeqrii iy cort o Do B Y J8 381 (Or Nav 1ste ......111 | one, but the street was hardly prepared for the at the opening, but they made | 4, 014 45 reg...115 | do 4s .. \102% | increase of $500,000 in the surplus which the B . o o oo | "0 oy 7 Or 8 Line 6s 129% | bank averages showed. When the statement R e aae- ] e'Sn ey do con 5s . 1183 | came out, the street promptly jumped at the 'Tu,l:‘;;, ';‘;’m;";h‘_h;p“‘:n; ‘K:m' do coup % |Reading gen 4s ... 837 | conclusion that while a firm money market was existence of & short interest formed yes- | Dis of Col 3.6s R G W 1sts .......101 | probable, rates might rule easier than 6 per cent and positive stringency need not be feared, ay had something to do with the resiliency, | "4, a45 4s St L & S F gen 65,120 | Leading interests in the financial and raflroad the bears were very timid about leaving| cen go 2ae St Paul cons . 18 | werld seemed to axert themseives to heip. th s open over the holidays. The con- | Che."g Ohio 414 St P C & Pac 1sts.120% | bullish movement and the public shared in case of money in wplte of the carrying | o 8 .. "1223; | the feeling of confidence. over of loans until Wednesday and th f“"':" 80 Pac 4s . 824 | Commission houses at any rate recelved heavy &ble forecast of the bank statement gave the So Railway bs ....14 buying orders and the transactions once more final 1o the market and it closed ani- | S Rope & T 6a..!7 |ran up in the neighborhood of 150,000 shares m ..,-; and strong :;“.:u.-‘glm;m“;:&g:;. :l;: | Texas & Pac 1s each day and once nearly to 2,000,000 shares. late 3 pales Batny chsunity ab. | Ao 2as The investment demand for bonds and stocks Erie gen is Union Pac 48 recovered esterday’s late re- | pu gy - ol action the top Drice was B, which was | Bop e 2eC 000 to | Wabash lsts . short of yesterday's price by half a point. | gl FUC P8 Lo g, Lol BEl L The extraordinary speculation in Northern Pa- | {7 & xouh unt 4, 1013 | Wis Cont tate cific 15 based on the benefit to accrue from 6%V IR ey aned, T (b B e saar, | Mgk & T 308...... 198 |Va Centuries ing its p lege to share net earnings in ex- MINING STOCKS. 20, Leadville Con . 40 Little Chiet © 2 00Ontario of 4 per cent on the common. This called | fon 'to various other common stocks, e mtocks are limited by the terms of the Adams Con Alice issue in their dividend rights. Atchison com- | Breece mon and Denver and Rio Grande common, Brunewick Con ... 14/Ophir Union Pac nd Southern Pacific were thus | Comstock Tunnel.. 03 Phoenix . affected. There was a renewal of the ad- | Con Cal & Va. 135 Sa - 13 ge Deadwood Terra .. 355 Sierra Nevada . 1s notably strong and the fact that the Janu- ary income disbursements were of record- breaking magnitude induces more or less buy- ing of an anticipatory character. pe e — Bradstreet's on Trade. *- #* NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will say: Seasonable conditions rule in Tance in St. Paul and Southern Pacific 4 trade st present. Holidsy frade ectivits 1o ifiea above ts former record price to mear 4. | Horn Silver 1110/ Small Hopes . Elrar Tud tta period of sirength and Brooklyn | Iron Siiver © & Standard” S Sy i yetious Transit rallied strongly after early weakness | BOSTON STOCKE AND BONDS. & sk markets with the on mccount of the statements of earnings for | Money— [Union Pacific 773 | POS! exception of some parts of the North- Aovember. The indications are that the | Call loans . 4%@5% Union Land 3¢ " | West, where the spring wheat shortage and un- movements of currency this week will turn | Time loans .......5%@6 Weet End 33 | seasonable weather have checked distribution. strongly in favor of New York, which is ex- | Stocks— |Westingh Elec .... 55 | Notably cheerful reports come, too, from West- pected tc pount to over $2,000,000. | Atchison .. . 4% Bonds— ern jobbers, who have been called on for re- The bond market continued active, but there | ~do pretd _ §T% Atchison 4s . 01% | assorting orders and who report collections were A;,nr,‘,-vl::(..'.:xv. K:.-am?r‘fll»uklnl. Total | m’“;h )En? “c Col - 62% | good. Quietness is wholesale lines is usual at jted Stntes 2s, old 4s and Ss declined i | 154 iAd"ent"r:m- .. 103 | this period, but it is to be noted that specially The e da agvasced ¥ per cent 07 | Boston & Albary 23 |Alloues Min B e s Ty s Lo el NEW YORK STOCK LIST. sl Amale Copper ... 9% | fectionary trades, while a. distinetly Ghesrul 43% | Boston & : tone is found in shoes, leather and lumber, al- Rtoch— 36% (Butte & Bosten. though Eastern shipments of the first-named PP oo mflcfluma & are still considerably smaller than Atchison pretd ... Baltimore & Ohlo C C C & St Louls Colorado Southern ..... . clorado Southern st bretd . Colorado Southern 24 prefd. Deiaware & Hudson Drlaware Lackawanna & Western.. Denver & Rio Grande ..... | New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Close: Money on call, steady at 5@6 per cent; last loan, 5 per cent. Prime mercantile peper, $%@5 per cent. Ster- Industrial lines are fairly well emnll;;‘ed’:;a' strikes are few and far between. Prices show B : few changes, most staples being steady, but I 1 gt g 1 i K S ) Chesapeake & ovh’lo e 4‘? [Barrot. ;#h: y higher than last week well above Chicago Great Weste | 5. Chicago Burlington & Quincy .. . 14% 'Santa Fe New business In pigiron is small, but values Chicago ille ... .8 Tamarack . 317+ | re steady, which indicates confidence in the Chicago Ind & Louisvilie pre - 12%|Utah Mining ‘31, | future outlook in spite of reiterated stories of Chicago & Bastern Illinols | 20" | Winona 31; | @ large cut In ore prices next season, the prob- Chicago & Northwestern H 5 | Chicago Rock Isiand & Pacl | 8 | er. Finished products are a trifie much more_active than usual at t the year. are active and hol late advance. active and at leading Western son's business is reported the Denver & Rio Grande prefd ........ £3% | . steady, With actual business mmense amount of Brie ......... I | e at 84 P for demand g o % R T e O epecifications Erie b't‘o::l-:;g’.w‘ 165" | 4 80% for mixty days. Posted rates, 3§13 and | are coming forward fv--l{. Export trade is cawom gy oo Tasg | " ux. Commercial biiis, $4 m.vn&‘ Iver | quieter and there are cabled reports of shut- lfllntkt:‘l Valley Ki rnment meunlmsuu ‘bon 1°°'m' meu\m % “3';"4 ""uum"“'iwh. mwhmm e be. \ent i - a . in Tilinoie Central . - %% | iive; railroad bonds, irregular. st s ek on revorts of larser shipments from ths Towa Central prefd. & 7 . Eoviation In the cereals has been marrow. L2k i Wostern e London Market. aull and featureless, DUt prices have. been 3 Fhnad o e S 1. | 2 RS STS AR L % S | NEW TORK Dee 1 Tae Commerstt aa- | orin, M55 Y Sl i o i & ' | States, against 220 last year, and 18 in Canada, | 83%c . 0. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 8Tie | | steady ard nominal THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1900 the price of the cash article. Cotton, follow- ing “the reasoning as (o a lirge supply being needed to satisty even a mu uced con- sumption, few signs of which are yet presented and favored by smaller receipts, is slightly higher on the week, and quotations are now about where they were before the late break. Wool is fairly active, mostly for Territory grades, but the woole situation is still unchanged. Lumber is dull at retall but firm- 1y held by wholesalers, who look for a good trade next . Bad weather restricts logging operations in the Northwest. Fastern shoe manufacturers are well supplied with orders and leather is firm, but hides are generally re- ported dull and easter. Wheat (including flour) shipments for the Week aggregate 4,123,350 bushels, against 4,785.- gg"g:-; :Idli last week, 2,813,714 b\uh:lllg; (ze o week of 5,513,281 . 4~ 757,555 Dushels In 1857, and 3011708 bushels in 189. From July 1 to' date this season, wheat exports are 90,140,353 bushels, against 100,382,636 bushels I Thanes last season, and 115,23.084 bushels in Business failures jn the United States for the week number 260 as against 247 last week, 211 in this week a year ago, 212 in 18%, and 280 in Canadian faflures for the week number 28, against 13 last week, 20 in this week a vear ago, 34 in 1595, and ‘30 in 1897. » ¥ Dun’s Review of Trade. * NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will sav: Better weather conditions on the Atlantic sea- board and pronounced activity in distribution of all staple lines of merchandise at Southern clties bave fmparted a slightly more aggres- sive tone to general business. Distinctive holi- | day business, which at this perfod of the sea- son means retall distribution, has shown fur- ther improvement and no complaint is heard from any quarter, while the jewelry trade is much more active than for several years past. Unchanged conditions in the leading manufac- turing industries during the last week before the Tolidays mean much. At this time in or- dinary years furnaces close down in large num- bers and dullness {s general at mills and shops where iron and steel are handled. Instead of reductions of working force or concessions in price this vear, however, reports from the principal citles indicate the existence of con- tracts that will take months to fill and new sales are made at the former level, despite much talk of cheaper ore next year. Other industries exhibit the same indifference | to_precedent.. Instead of the holiday quiet in the wool market, the last week's figures of sales at the three chief Eastern markets amount to 7,238,- 000 pounds, against 6,785,000 pounds in the pre- ceding_week, and 5,627,400 pounds two weeks ago. Prices ‘are steady, but show no recovery from the recent decline, and manufacturers purchase only raw material to flll orders. An- other decline appeared in hides at Chicago, taking the average back to the level prevailing two months ago. Leather was also easfer. Wheat is qufet, receipts aggregating 4,802,779 bushels, agalnst 3,306,289 last year, while At. lantic exports were 2,701.412 busheis (flour {n- cluded). against only 1,53,164 bushels in the ame Week of 1899. Failures for the week were 203 in the United against-2 last year. . - * New York Grain and Produce. * * NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—FLOUR—Receipts, 14,246 barrels; exports, 10,817. Neglected and icre or less nominal, closing steady. WHEAT—Receipts, 213,625 bushel: Spot, steady; No. 2 red, ofloat and T6l%c elevator; No. exports, T8%e f. 0. b. | 1 Northern, | f. ‘0. b. afloat. Options, after a steady open- ing on English cables, reflected subsequent de- pression under weak French markets and | afternoon business on rather small Northwest | receipts, an export demand in the Southwest'| and a good flour business reported at Minneapo- | Iis. Closed steady at e net advance. March, T9%@T9%c, closed Tige: May, TSH@T9 1-l6e, ciosed T9¢; December, osed Tic. HOPS—Firm. HIDES—Qulet. WOOL—Quiet. SUGAR—Raw, steady: refined, quiet. COFFEE—Spot Rio, eas; 7 involce, 6%c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 912@13%c. The market for futures’ closed unchanged to 5 points | lower. Total sales, 14230 bags, includin December, $5 50; May, $5 S October, $6. 654 packages. Market ; June creamery, 1@ packages. Market steady; State, 2 : Western regular pack- ing at mark, 20@28%c; Western, loss off, 2ic. DRIED FRUITS. There was a fairly active sales movement again to-day for evaporated apples, with a steady undertone prevalent. Advices from the country were favorable to buyers. Prices, how- ever, were not quotably lower, but conces- sicns were freely granted on large lots. State common was quoted at 4@5c; prime, 4%@be; fancy, 6@7c. Caiifornia dried fruits 'were inactive but quoted at 3%@4lec per to size and quality. Moorpark. 15@16e. pound for prunes, Apricots—Royal, s 1114 Peaches—Peeled, 16@20c; unpeeled, 6@9c. b * Chicago Grain Market. * # CHICAGO, Dec. 2! tained the greater part of the session and the undertonc was a trifle easy. With Liverpool firm, Argentine shipments smaller than the week previous, with moderate Northwest re- ceipts and an unusually heavy export flour de- mand reported from Minneapolis, May opened | ¢ tsc higher at 73@i3%c, and then quickly lumped to 72%c. Here the shorts began to | take cognizance of the situation as shown by the early news and a reactlon began. This was helped along later by reports of an ex- port demand and by St. Louls purchasing, | under which May railled to 73%c. The bulge | met the usual profit-taking, but the close was steady, May e, higher at T8@73%c. Corn’ was heavy and dull, both for near and distant futures, December ‘was for sale at the start and there seemed to be no demand. The close was 1%c under yesterday at 33%c. Janu- ary closed s down at 36%c. May H@kc i lower at 35%@36c. Qats were dull. May closed unchanged. Provisions were quiet. The market opened fairly steady, but eased later in sympathy with a decline In hogs and the slump in corn. Janu- ary pork closed ic lower; lard 5c lower and ribs 23@5c down. . The leading futures ranged as follows: —Wheat prices were main- | Article Open. High. Low. Close. ‘Wheat No. 2— December 8% Ty 6% 70 January 0% 70% 0% T0% % R TR b 36 December 2 ‘;‘lnuuy B gh g TR L Mess Pork, pér barrel— January May .. Lard, per 100 pounds— December 20 Cash ?ule! an 0%c; No. 2 red, uotations were as follows: unchanged Mo 3 spbing: wheat W0 Ugiie: No. 2 com. ity No. 2 yellow, 383 0. 2 oats, 22%c; No. 2 White, 25%@25%c; No. 3 white, 241@25%c; No. 2 rye, 50%@5lc; fair to cholce malting, 5205 No. 1 flaxseed, $1 58; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 prime timothy seed, $4 40; mess pork, per bar- rel, $11 125@11 25: lard, per 100 pounds, $6 921:@ 6 95; short-rib sides (loose), “3(50: dry salted shoulders (boxed), $5 8719@S6 12%; short clear sides (boxed), $0 65@6 75; whisky, basis of high wines, §127; clover, contract grade, 310910 25. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels « 40,1 Wheat, bushels 182, Cern, bushels . 375,000 Oats, bushels 284,000 Rye. bushels . 5.000 Beriey, bushels LLlLl 67,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was dull; creamery, lgflfl%e: dairy, 123%@20c. quiet, 104@1%c. Egss. qujet; 20c. HA L m iae S e e Foreign Futures. ¢ IR ‘Wheat— | passage, | ary, to_cholce L $4 T5@4 97%: h and Lo orad “u 024 z‘l:iprr’nl?‘ # fic'fimr:w:-dl of sa'xmy:a‘ewm.-. 2000 head; sheep and lambs, active, steady to strong. Good to choice wethers, $3 70@4 2; fair to choice mixed. $3 15@3 65; Western sheep, $3 60@4 20; Tex: sheep, $2 25@3 50; native lambs, $4@5 25; Wes ern lambs, $4 50G5 2. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Trading was on the whole very slow in the local metal markets and of a holiday character. Sentiment was still of a bearish nature, despite another rise of at London as the result of a speculative move- ment in tin, the close there being firm at £18 5. Though the local market responded with an advance of 30 polnts, it was only in a nom- inal way, as tin was freely offered at $26 0. which was the closing figure, but found few takers. Copper on the London exchange was again a shade higher and steady at £71 18s 7d, but falled to.influence the markeét to any ex- tent, prices remaining unchanged. Lead was dull'and nominally unchanged at $4 57, while abroad there was an advance of 2s 6d shown. A loss of 2s 6d at London for spelter to 21§ 10s shows that price to be the lowest for the year, but the local situatian rated very slow at $412%@4 17%. Iron in England was dull, with Glasgow quoted at 6ls and Middlesboro 713 6d. In domestic classes the iron market was weak, no important features, ruling dull and nominally unchanged. Pigiron warrants, $0 50@10 50; thern foundry, $15@16 50; Southern country, $10 %@ 10 75; soft Southern, $15@15 5. Boston Wool Market. | BOSTON, Dec. 21.—The Commerclal Bulletin to-morrow will say of the wool market: The market is steady and the sales compare favorably with those of a year ago in the same week. Most of the business done has been In the shape of large blocks of Montana, Oregon and Idaho wool to one or two large mills. The American Woolen Company has bousht but Bparingly. Prices are firm and Lendon cables Dote private sales at advancing figures. Stocks on hand are large. The sales for the week were 3,727,600 pounds domestic and 260.500 pounds foreign, a total of 3,988,100 pourds for this week, against a total of 3,881,000 pounds last week, and a total of 3,504,000 pounds for the corresponding week last year. The receipts to date show a decrease of 819.290 bales domestic and an increase of 47,377 bales foreign against last year. The sales to date show a decrease of 167,635,600 | pounds domestic and 25,197,300 pounds foreign. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—There was no indi- cation in the forenoon of the squeeze of De- cember shorts, and not until nearly mid-after- noon did the storm break which carried De- cember to $10 25, as against $9 §3, last night's price. On the opening the market was quiet and firm, with prices unchanged to § points higher. Professional profit-taking set in, and before the first half hour had elapsed prices fell sharply 8@10 points. The aftérncon was firm without indlcating special new ‘eatures. Ofterings appeared to have entirely withdrawn, and not until $10 25 was reached could holders be induced to sell sufficient cotton to abate the alarm of oversold room operators. Talk of £10 50 for December before delivery helped 10 intensify the excitement. At the close the market was barely steady, with prices net 22 points higher to 5 points lower. Foreign Markets. 98%; Sfiver, eat cargoes on 285 LONDON, Deec. 21.—Consols, 2914d; French rentes, 101f 30c; quiet and steady; Walla Walia, 9d; English country markets, dull. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 Standard Californla, 6s 212d@6s 3d; wheat in Paris, weal flour in Paris, weak; French country markets, dull. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, quiet: N 214d; No. 2 red winter, 58 11 spring, 68 24d. Futures—Quie 4d; March, 6s 1¢d: Ma: American mixed new, { CORN—Spot, quiet 4s 113d; do old, 4s 1ed. Futures—Quiet; Janu- %s 10%d; March, 3s 9. Portland’s Business. 1 _California, 6s No. 1 Northern February, 6s PORTLAND, Dec. 21.—Clearings, $34: ances, §24,957. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 21.—Buyers are still pay- ing 54c and 54%c for Walla Walla and &7c for Blue Stem, with a fairly free selling move- ment. Cleared—British ship Astracana, with 91,524 bushels of wheat; German bark Eflbek, with 136,495 bushels of wheaty both for Queenstown. WASHINGTON. and TACOMA, Dec. 21.—WHEAT—-Quiet steady; Blue Stem, 56izc; Club, 53iec. - * ARKETS. | * * Exchange and Bullion. S Exch: , 60 days. - $4 82 Sterling Exchange, sig) = T A% Sterling Cables. — 4 86t New York Exchange, sigl yo 10 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 121 Fine Siiver, per ounce. s Mexican Doliars, nomin: Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The world's markets are seldom as lifeless as at present. There is no news from any country. The only life at Chicago was some purchas- thg by St. Louts, This market was nominal. Spot Wheat-—Shipping, 96%@%i4c; milling, $1 @1 02% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesston—9:15 o'clock—May—6000 ctls, 03%. Second Sesslon—May—2000 ctls, $1 03%. Regular Morning Session—No sales. - Afternoon Session—May—2000 ct] $1.03%; 2000, $1 03%. BARLEY—There is nothing new to report. The feeling s steady. Feed, Tse for choice bright, 72%e for No. 1 and 67%@70c _for off grades; Brewing and Shipping grades, TT4@S2%c: Chevaller, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES, Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sale: Afternoon Session—December (1901)—2000 ctls, §1 T1%e. gx’l‘s—!‘lmly held, but dull. White, $1 30@ 150; Surprise, nominal; Red, $1 25@1 40 and $1 1 45 for Seed: Gray, % Ao e andof o, 31 1501 M0 for Beva, 3% @1 30 per ctl. CORN~—There is no demand of any conse- querce. _Yellow, §115; White, §110; Eastern m"rm—wn D e e, BUCKWHEA T Quoted at $1 T@2 per otl. Flowr and Millstufs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $3 25 @3 50, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@3 25; Oregon, §2 75@2 85 per barrel for family and $2 75@3 for bakers'; Washington, bakers’, §2 /5 M FFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, “ugual discount to the trade; (iraham Flour, $3 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, $2 75; Rye Mea), £ 50; Rice Flour, $7; Corn’ Meal, $2 75; extra cream do, $3 50: Oat Groats, $4 50 Hom iny, . $3 50@8 75; Buckwheat Flour, Cracked 33 50: Farina, 34 50: ‘Wheat Flour, $3 25: Rolled Oats (barre! [ 7.25; in sacks, $5 75@7; Pearl Barley, %; Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, $ 50 per 100 ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Hay continues soft under liberal There is nothing new in Feedstuffs. BRAN—$14 50@15 per ton. MIDDLINGS—S$18 50@19 5 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $18@17 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, $25@26; jobbing, 3$26 50: Cocoanut Cake, $17@18; Corn Meal, $2600 H Cracked Corn, $26 50@27; Mixed Feed, $15 HAY—Volunteer, ‘Wheat, 13 50; ‘Wheat and Oat, ; Oat, m‘u&mr nominal; Alfalfa, 50; Barley, $7 50@9 50 PBIRAW-35047%0 per bale. Beans and Seeds. There is nothing new in Beans, aside from the usual slight fluctuations from day to day. The feeling continues firm. BEANS—Bayos, $2 50@2 75; arrivals. Small White, Potatoes, Onions and Vegetabies. Potatocs continue weak and Onfons steady. 1os Angeles Vegetables are still bringing high prices. Pfi‘“—flvfl%fl.fle: mmmmmnmm Unas and 50@%c for Oreson Sweets, 0@60c 75@%0c for 3 ONIONS—$1 €0a1 30 Cit Ontons, 81 s@10e_ per | @125 per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green, Pea: String Beans, lic; Cabbage, 99c; Tomatoes, $1 5032 for Los Am Egz Plant, Los An- geles, 10c per 1b; G Peppers from Los An: geles. 21;@Sc per 1b: Dried Peppers. file; Dried Okra, 10915 per 1b; Carrots, @3¢ per box; Cucumbers, Tic; Summer Squash. §13 Garife, 4@sc_per Ib; Marrowfat Squash, 3129 15 per ton; Mushrooms, $@lsc per Ib. Poultry and Game. T cthi Dressed Turkeys are still coming in freely from the East, the arrivals thus far this week amounting to about eight cars. More are to follow. This Bastern stock is being worked off &t 13%@lc per 1b. Receipts of California 21‘#!;9(! Turkeys are liberal and the market is eak. Live Poultry rules rather firm than other- Wise, arrivals being modgrate and the demand good. Game continues out of favor and will prob- ably remain so as long as the Christmas tur- key has the floor. Prices continue low, though arrivals are not heavy. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 13%@14c for Gob- ble Dressed Turkey 1 }@2: Goslings, $L 34 Geese, per pair, $1 $9@4 for old an 6 for youns: 13 Young _ Roosters. $4 56@6: Old Roosters, $350@4; Fryers, #4@4 i0; Broilers, $2 Has large apd §Mre 0 o Pigeons, 225 for Plgeons, 51 per dozen for old and $20 GAME—Quail. $1@! 25: Mallard, $§3: Canva back, $3; Spri $2@2°50; Teal, _$1 35@1 Widgeon. $1@1 25: Small Duck, $1; Black Jac! $125; Gray Geese, §3; White Geese $1@15 Brant, §1 35@1 0 for small and $1 7°@? for large: Honkers., $i30; English Snipe. 31 3@2: Jack Snipe, $1 50;: Hare, $1 25; Rabbits. $1 25@1 50 for dc‘monun and §1 for Brush; Doves, §5@75c per lozen. * Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Buttér is off again, but the market is quoted steady at the decline, stocks not being exces- sive. A few scattering orders are reported. Cheese stands the same as for some time and | is reported firm. | Another decline in Eggs is noted and the market Is weak at the reduction. While arri- vals are rot heavy, there are enough here to | g0 around. There is an Interfor demand for Eastern Eggs and some are being shipped to Sacramento and Stockton. Receints ar tupe rien oy the DAlry Frokaaes were 19,700 lbs Butter, 363 cases California Eggs. —— cases Eastern Eggs and 400 Jbs Cheese. PL1TER— Creamery—Extras, 27c; Dairy—Extras, 23c; firsts, 2lc; seconds, 19¢; store, I5c. Storage—Cresmery extras, “2%c; seconds, 20c; dairy extras, 19c. Pickle—20c per Ib. Keg—20c_per ib. CHEESE—Fancy, full cream, 13c: cholce, 1lc: | common, nominal; Young Americas, 13%c: Fastern, full cream, 15@16%c per Ib. FGGS— California ranch—Selected white, 35c; mixed | firsts, 25¢; seconds, firsts, 2ic; colors, e per dozen. i California Gathered—Fancy, 30c: standard, | 28c; seconds, 24c. Eestern—Fancy, —; standard, 3c; sec- | Storage—California fang standard, — sta Eastern, —; seconds, fancy, 26c; Deciduous and Citrus Fruit. Two cars of Oranges were auctioned, and | sales were made as follows: Fancy Navels, | $1 60@2 cholce Navels, §1 %@1 85; standard | do, $1@1 3. Strawberries came in again and sold at $1@ | 10 for small and $3@6 for large berrles. Cholce Spitzenberg Apples are bringing the top quotation. DECILLOUS FRUITS— APPI.ES - 20@60e per hox ‘or common and | 65c@$1 % for good to cholce: Spitzenbergs, $1@ | 175; Oregon Spitzenbergs, $1G1 25; Lady Ap- ples, 31 io@3 ver box PEARS—35c@$1 30 per box. PERSIMMONS—40@%c per box. CRANBERRIES Jerseys, $12; ‘Wisconsins, $13 %0; Cape Cod, $14 per barrel; Coos Bay, §2 3 @2 7 per hox CITRUS FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $1@2 50; | cedlings. T5c@$1 50; Tangerines, Tsc@$l; Man- Lemons, 25c@$1 25 for common ) for good to choice: Grape Fruit, | darins, $1G1 and $1 50@2 The@s?; Mexican Limes, 34@4 30; California Limes, 2 Bandnas, $192 per bunch; Pine- | apples, $1@2 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. FRUITS—Prunes, Santa Claras, 4 sizes, 3c: 40-50s, -G0s, Sige: B0-70m, 3%c; 70-30m, 3ie §0-00s, 2Mc: 90-100s, 2%c: 100s and over, 2c: ru bles, %c premium; Sonomas, %c and San Joa- quins %ec less than Santa Claras, except 100 ond over, which stand the same. Apricots, 6@ Sc for Rovals and 10@10%c for Moorpark Fraporated Apples, 5tfc: sun-dried. 3%@iisc: Peaches, d@sc for standard, 5@6c for chofce and 6%@7c for fanc: rs, 2@7¢; Plum: Pitted, s@b%e; unpitted, 1@1%c: Nectarines, Diée for red and 5}%@Se’ for white. RAISINS—The Raisin Growers' Assoclation bas established the following prices for the heason of 1900: Bleached Thompson's fancy, 12¢ per Ib; choice, llc: standard, $¥c: prime, Sc; Phbleached Thompson's, 9c per 1b. Sultanas— Fancy, 10%c per Ib; choice, 9i4c; standard, s¥c; prime, Sc: unbleached Sultanas, Sc; less, Po-Ib boxes, 8l4c: 4-crown. 7c; London Layers, 2-crown, $150 per box: i-crown, $160; Faney Clusters, $2; Dehesa, §2 50: Imperial, $3. All prices f. 0. b. at common shipping points in California. NUTS—Chestn: T4@sc per Ib for Italtam; Walnuts, No. 1, ell, lc: No. 2, Se: No, 1 hardsheli, 10¢: No. 2, T3c: Almonds, 12@13c for Papershell, $@ilc for softshell: Peanuts, 5@ for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, 13c; e Filberts, 1ic; Pe- 11@13c; Cocoanaut: S0@5. flx—'{:)'m-:g—(‘omb. 131@14% @3¢ for light amber; water white, extracted. Tu@se: Lght amber, extracted, S%@Tc; c@fige per Ib. e VAX—24@6c per 1b. Provisions. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11@11%ec per Ib for | heavy, 111%4@12 for light medium, 12%@13c for | light, 13%@14c for extra light and 15@15%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 11%@ 12c: Mess Beef, §12 30 per barrel; extra Mess, $13; Famlily, $i4; extra Prime Pork, $16; extra Clear, $19 50; Mess, $17; Smoked Beef, 1 per und. PLARD—Tierces quoted at 6%c peg Ib for com- pound and $%c for pure; half-barrels, pure, $%c: 10-1b tins. 10c; tins, 10%c. COTTOLENE—One-half barrel, 8iec; three half-barreis, Sc; one tlerce, Tie; two tlerces, TXe; five tierces, T%e per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. All descriptions remain as previously quoted, and the markets aré dull as usual at this time of the vear. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 10c; medium, light, 8%c; Cow- bides, Sc for heavy and 8ic for I Stags, 64c; Salted Kip, Sc; Salted Veal, 9%c; Salted Calf, 10¢; Dry Hides, 15%@16c; culls, 13%@ldc; Dry Kip, 15@16c; Dry Calf, 16@16%c; culls and bnndlvuc: Sheepskins, shearlings, each; short Wool, 30@50c each; medium, 60@T5c Jong Wool, 75c@$i each; Horse Hides, salt, 32 @2 75 for large and 32 25 for medium, 31 35 for small and 50c for colts: Horse Hides, dry, $1 for large, $1 50 for medium, $1 25 for smail Blc for colts. Deerskins—Summer or red 35¢; fall or medium skins, 3c; winter or thin skins, 2c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, 7Se; large and smooth, 50c; medium. 35c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 4@4%c per ib; No. 2, ;xac; grease, 2G2%c. $ ‘WOOL—Spring clip is quotable as follows: Northern, free, 15@16c; Northern, defective, 12 @l4c; Miadle County, free, 15@16c: Middle County, defective, 12@l4c: Southern Mou 3 in, defective, the', 9G1lc; Humboldt and Mendoc Togite: cfiw-‘fl’; ligite per Ib. o, 2'\iddte County, : erm’er:all:\m:hf e G e boldt an oc HOPs- 12g16e per Tb. b San Frum:gca Meat Market. i T The market shows no variation. BEEF—7@Sc for steers and 6@7c per Ib for cows: VEAL—Large, §@%¢; small, 10c lhuu'rron—wmm, 9@9%e; ”.",““,’e o 1 General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin . Bags, # &: Caleut Grain Bags, June and July, 8%c: Wool B.:': :{.m for white and SX@S%c for bleached te. COAL—Welll Wellington, gmsmn': .o Bay, $ 50; Wallsend, : Cumberland, $12 in : Pennsylvania Anthracite Coke, 15 Moun Harrison's circular says: _“Durt there have been three atri Britisn Columbia, ! Son Washington, 7650 i | this stock before the sale. | sources promised in the near Geese, each...§1 50@1 75 Teal . | Pigeons, pair 50 Widgeen ..o Rabbits, pair .... 0 Small Duck * Hare, each . - Wild Geese, pair. o e e e e DS B AUCTION SALES EDWARD S. SPEAR & C0., Aut!l-m. o e ‘elephone Main Cash paid for Furniture, Carpets, Desks and Merchandise to parties not wishing to wait for Auction Returns. BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY, De- PO o g g enc cl ' eloc! . wzo wxu.'lgsi.lt b2 "m‘:'n S:]SE’ROO‘ by CATALOGUE the private libraries of two Eng- lish itlemen, co:sunn- of 000 books, finely bouns.mlnd mostly English editions. NOTE.—This is a collection that very seldom is offered at auction. Catalogues now ready and_books on exhibition. EDWARD S. SPEAR & CO.. Auctloneers. AUCTION SALE PSS » SWITZER'S HORSE MARKET, TWELFTH AND HARRISON STREETS. THIS DAY. SATURDAY, Decembver 22d, Commencing at 11 o'clock, We will sell 57 head of ALL-PURPOSE HORSES from 1000 to 1700 pounds. A fine lot ©f horses and must be sold. Call and examine Positively no limit. S. WATKINS, Auctioneer. assured of a sufficiency this winter. The pres- ent daily output of fuel ofl in this State is fully 12,000 barrels. Computing say four bar- rels (it is somewhat less) to the ton of aver- age coal for steam production, it can be read- 1ly seen that & number of large coal con- sumers are now substituting ofl. Coal produ- cers have little fear that they will not find an outlet for their output in 1901, aithough oil may prove a formidable competitor; their sales this year are in excess of last, and the gen- eral increased fuel demand from a number of ture will prob- ably make 1901 the banner year for volume of coul sales. Australtan and English shipments are beccming exceptionally scarce, as their high import cost preciudes their finding buyers at covering figures. It is many years since the Swansea loading berth for San Francieco was vacant, only one vessel now en route. The last Welsh quotations for freight, cost, etc, landed here, foot up over $9 per ton, making it a lux nstead of a necessity.” SUGAR—The Western Sugar Hefining Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-Ib_bags: Crushed, 8.15¢; Powdered, 5.75¢; Candy Gran- ulated, 5.75c: 5.68e; Confe 5.55c: Extra C. 10c more: half- 0c more; 30-1b bags, n for less than Dominoes, half-bar- rels, 6.40c; boxes, 6.6 per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21 Flour, gr sks..... 21193 Straw, tons . Wheat, Hops, 'bales. Barley 1,100/ Chicory__bbls. Oats, $25| Hides, No, k > 42| Pelts,” bdls . o Potatoes, sk 4345 Wine. gals. © 48.200 Onions, sks. 308| Leather, roil Bran. sks Quicksilver, flaks Midditngs, Raisins, bxs y, Lime, bbls. Family Retail Market. Butter and Eggs are steadily cheapening and will continue to decline right along now un- less the weather should hecome highly unfav- orable. The market is freely supplied with Turkeys, which are arriving from the East I large quantities. Other poultry starids about as be- fore. Game has been considerably cheaper of late, and has been hawked about the streets very low during the past week. There is nothing new to report in Meats. The scarcity continues, however, and it costs more to eat meat than it did & year or so ago. . Summer Vegetables from the southern part of the State are in smaller supply and rather | dearer. Coal, per ton— Cannel ......$—@12 00|Southfleld Wellington ..—@11 00/ Weilington —@11 00 Seattle 9 00@—|Coos Bay.... —@ 730 Dairy Produce, ete.— Butter, cholce,sq.50@60|Common Eggs ..30335 Do good . (#5G— |Ranch Eggs, per Pickled . 3540/ dozen 0 Tub. per 23— Honey Ci Cheese, Cal 7l und . 20 Cheese, East extract 2 Cheese, Swiss. Meats, per I 12%4@16| Round Steak Sirloin Steak | Porterhouse do . |Smoked Beef . Pork, salt 50G63| Doves, per dos..$Se@?1 |Quail, per doz.....51 % 50g65| English Snipe, per 40@50| dozen ... 4043 | Jack Snipe . ‘20@40| Mallard, pair @2 Canvasback 5080 Sprig = 2 5 Fryers, Broilers, each. Turkeys, per Ib. Ducks, each . each Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, per 1b..1520 Lemons, dos . Apples 4@ 5 Raisins,’ per Ib. Bananas 204125 Strawberries, Oranges, doz 5@ basket .. Limes, per doz....10G13| Walnuts, per Vegetables— Asparagus, per Ib30@—[Onions, per Ib. Artichokes, dz75c@f1 5| Okra, dried, ‘Beets, dos ... .10@ — Peppers, green, Beans, white, Ib..15@20 Potatoes, per Ib. coiored. per Ib.10%— Rhubarb, per 1b..—@15 Lima, per Ib.... ¥@10 Swest Potatoes,ib 3G— Gabbage, each .. 3¢~ Parsnips. per da.100_ Caulifiowers, ea... |Radishes,dz behs. 15@2) Celery, head ..... 5@—|Sage, doz bnchs..23@™ Cress, doz bncha.15@2)|String Beans, Ib..15@20 Cucumbers, pr dz15@2% Thyme, per Ib... %a%) Egg Plant, b.....10@15| Turnips, per Az..106 - Green Peas, Ib.... S@15| Tomatoes, per Ib..10@12 Lettuce, per doz.15G2v' 10 T THE STOCK MARKET. ‘ —_— Local stocks and bonds continued dull on the morning sesston, with a decline in Hawaiian Commercial to 90%. ‘The feature in ofl stocks was the advance n San Joaquin to $9 50. The others were steady to firm. In the afterncon Caribou sold up o 0. The Paratfine Paint Company has declared 3 dividend of 25c per share, payable immediately The Oceanic Steamship Company has de clared the usual monthly dividend of 3 cents per_share. payable January 2. > The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com- pany has declared a dividend of 33 cents per share, payable January 2. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE FRIDAY, Dec. -2 p. ™ Bid. Ask. | 4s quar coup..11 116%|és do cp (new). LISIINY is do reg. 15 115% /38 do coup.....— — MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bay Co P Co..1M% — |Oak Water is..104% — Cai-st X € € Wi E F & Cl Ry Su i1 = [P & C Ry .05 109 Geary-st Rs. — — |P &ORR fs.113% — HC &8 5%s.. — — |Powell-st Rés18 — Do 58 08 — |Sac E G&R 3s. — 100% L A Ry 1 1% S F & SIV 5s.119%120%; LALECots. — 103 SRofCalés.. — 113 Do gntd 6s. TSP Rot A Ssuinin L A gntd 5s. S P C 6s (1905, LAPRRs.10 — %i"'&n’“'iim‘«“ Mark Py (Series o g T Do (1906).....112 112% NENG N R of apss : Do 3d mig... — &%‘E sekin® Gas 5101 103 Oak Tran 6s Contra Costa.. 0% 7 Spring Valley. 9% 8% Marin County. 5% — GAS AND ELECTRIC STOCKS. Co— 4% Pac L Co. “ Co. 3% 3% Sac EG&R Co = = 9 ¥ SFG&E.. Franciaco.