The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1900, Page 31

SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. .*i Bank clearings show a gain over last year. Shipment of $ 199,280 to China. Several local exchanges adjourned over Christmas. \u’*'rr a fraction lower. Exchange unaltered. in markets neglected and nominal, Hay and Bran weak and in ample supply. Beans firme but quiet. Potatoes weak, Onions steady and Southern Vegetables firm. Dressed Turkey market breaks under enormous receipts. Game lower and neglected. Butter, Cheese and ggs stand without change. \o more Orange auctions till after JTanuary 1. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins flat and nominal. Provisions quiet at un(hanged quotations. Hides weak and dudl, in sympathy with Eastern markets. Wool and Hops very quiet and unchanged. Meat market slenderly supplied and firm. FE 1 Bank Clearings. &l%0 looked at with suspicion and it was alleged 10 be due to manipulation with a view to trap the um into speculative commitments In | stocks which would have o be sacrificed betors the end of the year. Conditions during the week have grown appreciably easier in the money market. The Sub-Treasury operations The XWWelmHm!mmmn‘ to $20,045, 92 against §I° week last yea: 1ing. The presence of the money market was | Treasure Shipment. { The Coptic took out & treasure list of $159,20, congisting of $11,248 in Mexican dollars, $3370 in gold coln, 31200 in gold dust and $117,462 in Dried Fruits in New York. Mall advices from New York say: *“The m: ket is easy along nearly the engire line. Raisins can be bought elmost at buyers’ own prices. Clusters are lower, as & result of the very low prices realized et Friday's auction sale. Layers are selling very cheap. Some inguiry for go = is heard of at very low prices. Two- se Muscatels show a slightly firmer Stocks both here and on the coast > be light. Bales of 500 boxes of ose Muscatels were reported Satur- market. Prunes are d choice Roval nd In better demand. Low Dates are barely steady bbing trade id waste are a slight im- quotations.’ "eather Report. fic Time.) Dec. 225 p. m. rainfalls to f same date t twenty-four This | Last urs, Scason. | Season. CONDITIONS FORECAST. fallen siowly on the Pu- rapidiy east 3 pressure overlies e a moderate depres- Island \fornia, but light Oregon and Washing- erature has remained nearly sta- t re country west of the 1 . except in | where showers are ty—Fair Sunday, the afternoon an ing to southeriy ANDER G. McAD] Forecast Official. . EASTERN MARKETS. La New York Stock Market. szr ynnk Dee. 22— To-d-) s speculation The day's performance in the stock | be adequately described other- | market cannot wise than as speculative orgies. Individual con- | might attach to speclal stocks 2 and there was & wild scramble to rts and condition of stocks, as though re hopes of wealth and prosperity de- an ownership of stocks before Christ- There was no mews of importance to put ase On the question of values, pre: The buying seemed to rep- resent the cumulative e s upon the financial settiement of the imposing rise in prices during the week and the apparentiy undiminished con- “Bde ifested by large capitalists by their large absorption of securities, At the fall he hammer on the chalrman's Gesk this morning 16,000 shares of Northern Pacific were instantly bought in & single block. First transactions in & number of other important pended ¢ mas. any pew ent or prospective stocks ranged from 1000 shares up to 7200 shares. With & gigantic . Christmas tree, decked out b glittering ornaments and festoons of ristmas greens and bun'ing waving over the r of the exchange, the brokers bought stocks @s much abandonment as though they the gayety of the occasion depended upon it. The market apparently ran wild and was only quieted by an acoession of selling orders invited by extreme advances attained by some stocks, But the buying was resumed in the Jast helf hour, after the bank statement ap- ared, and g Dumber of stocks were rushed to f the closing was i sxtreme ad AND GENERAL | t California the | e @ part of the Christmas celebration and | have contributed to the money market, instead of taking from it, as last week. Pension pay- | for the | ments have reached the maximum month, and there have been larger payment of assay checks for gold deposited at Pacific Coast points. With the approach of December 31, which terminates the period for refunding Gov- ernment _bonds into the mew twos, there has been & rush of bonds to the Sub-Treasury for transfer, and the payments of premiums on thege hag been an item in replenishing the re- sources of the banks. Money has been loaned for account banks and financial Institutions out- side of New York on a very large scale. These institutions keep a large part of their reserves on deposit in New York clearing-house banks and the drefts on these deposits in the course of placing loans account for the heavy shrink- age in the loan and deposit items of New York banks, Sentiment is not an entire stranger to Wall street and the holiday spirit and rejoicing over the prosperity which an active bull mark t brings to the Stock Exchange district plaved their part in keeping up the enthusi The market baffles detalled anal e tion. In the aggregate number of shares dealt exceeded on former occasions, n and variety of the dealings all previous experience. The pable of absorbing any amount of offerings Without at all Impairing ite | | great animation and underlying strength The railroad bond market has been actuated by wympath with the stock market. The low orites and tive profit-taking. aited States 25 advanced 4, old 4s and 5s 3 and 3s registered Y per cent. The new fs de- :Km.d % below the ruling call prices of a week NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Rhares Sold. Btocks— Atchigon 5 Atchison prefd Baltimore & Ohio.. Canadian Pacific .. Canada Southern ake & Ohio Q ) Great Western ago Burlingtor v 1% Chicaso Burlington & Quincy Chicago Rock Island & & St Louls Colorado Southern . Colorado Bouthern 1st prefd Colorado Southern 24 prefd.. Delaware & Hudson.. Delaware Lack & Western.. Denver & Rio Grande.... Denver & Rio Grande prefd. Erje Erle 1st prefd . Great Northern prefd Hocking Coal Hocking Valley . Tllinois Central fowa Central Iowa Central DRY Kansas City Pittsburg & Gul Western ... Louisville & Manhattan L . Metropoiitan Street Rall Mexican Central . Minneapolis & St Minneapeiis &-8t Lous: Miseouri Pacific - Mobile & Ohio.. Missouri Kansas & Texa: Missouri Kansas & Texas prefd ew Jersey Central .. ew York Central . orfolk & Western orfolkk & Western pref Northern Pacific | Northern Pacific prefd. | «-i- Ontaric & Western | 200 Oregon Ratiway & N LIZ Oregon Raflway & Nav pref Pennsylvania Reading .. Reading 1st prefd . Reading 2d prefd .. Rio Grande Western Rio Grande Western St Louls & San Fran.... Louis & San Fran 1st prefd Louis & Sen Fran 2d prefd Louis Southwestern 8t Louls Southwestern Plul prefd Paul Q Omaha . Southern Pacific . Southern Railwa; Southern Railwa: Texas & Pacific .. Union Pacific ... Union Pacific pretd Wabash Wabash prefd Wheeling & Lake Erie Wheeling & me Erle pre Wisconsin Cen Third Avenue Baltimore & Ohlo pi National Tube . \m onal prefd Drecs Com, l t | codt | Ad: American . United States Wells Fargo Miecellaneous— American Cotton Ol Cotton Ol prefd. Malting ... ng pref Smelting & Refining. Smelting & Rei prefd Stee] & Wire.. Bteel & Wire i Tin Piate. | gmg‘-‘misksfl s-sms " | E1i=t4 =§:mwmmas;; | F 1mp: Ever since that time the continued animation and variety. bas been universa! in Wall in_prices would come in 1y financial settiements bad the funds disbursed and 4f tefest were sceking reinvestment, great Gread of a squeeze of mONey ra end of the year, as the reg are the largest ever known <ot o Rt S Joan rates rose 1o 186 ger cent be thrown over at any .crllu Joans, was vividly present every y in the vieinity o( episit of cemtion e road stocks by bankers and clal interests falled to attract & genersl ifi?i% E¥ieis 8 i i igi e !%2?5 i S28 & :ma:;:;.!cs | ern, NEW/ CLOSING BONDS, N Y Cent Ists.....100% v bl U S 25 refunding, reg .. 1 E N J Cent gen . Norf & W con 4s Or Nav lats . die lof% "ans e % -113%| do con &s .. 18k -1131;|Reading gen 4s 84 R G W Ists... .IM&.‘S( L & I M con bs. BX'«.‘S{ L & S F gen 6s.! 9 |8t Paul cons 1044 '8t P C & Pac 1st mg.l do &s . 3915 So Pac 4s |So_Railwa; S Rope & T 6s. Chi Term 4s Colo So 4s Tex & Pac 1sts. D& RG4s. { do 2ds Ere gen 4s . - 6% Union P Ft W & D C ists.. £11| Wabash Gen Elec s ........164 | do 2ds lowa Cent ll!‘ 1154 | West Shore 4s | L& Nash uni ds..2100% Wis Cent lsts . MK &T2ds .. s Va Centuries . Exchange closes until December 2. NG STOCKS. 20, Little C 4 Ontarto Brunswick | Comstock Tunnel.. ‘LonCfl&\l,. v 1 Deadwood Terra .. & | Horn Siiver . 8 Small Hope : Standard - Stocks— Westingh Elec Atchison . 6% Bonds— do prefd . 88 | Atchlson 45 ........ Am Sugar 403, NEG & l(\ke 58 do prefd Bell Telephone 1 Mining shares— Adventure ... 12 Allouez Min Co . ed .15 |Amalg Copper -141% | Atlantic .. - Boston_ & Mont Butte & Boston “alumet & Hecla..§20 791, Centennial . -1384; Franklin . i Fitehburg prefd Gen Elec . o pretd .. Ed Eiec Il Mex Cent Mich Teh-phnns Utah Mlning Winona Wolver! NEW YORK. Dec of averages of th Associated Banks of New York shows Loan: $757,008,700; decre: §5.661,300. Deposits, 400; decrease, $3.863,- Circulation, $3 increase, tenders, ' $6.137. 0; " increase, 159, 041,06 ase 5, 7 The Financier says: York banks for the a very favorable chara standpoint, and indicate turn of the | year will be made without disturbance in the money market. The banks hm. gained largely a in both on account of the Treasury d bus nts and receipts the interic This of itself would have « acting the influence of expending loans and Qeposits, but as both these items show & fur- ther shrinkage the reserve requirements have been materially lessened §nd the surplus in- creased $3, although the cash holdings | are only §2,205,700 higher than a week ago. 1t would be difficult to explain why, with the stock market beating all records and general business and all other conditions in & most satisfactory shape, loans should continue to fall off, but the fruth of the matter ie that ontside ban heavy lenders here, and while new loans origi New York, they ave placed in other cf ie decreased loan item amce the first of the month has been almost 00,000, Deposits have fallen off over $25 G500, ntle Tve casih vesstve 1s only s Metia ovér & milllon less, than at that time. This reflects the drain in ea but as demapds in the Interior have been fully met there seems to be ground for the belief that the banks will be able to meet all demands that mu) be made by Lorrowers from this time on. Movements of Specie. NEW YORK, Dec. —The imports of specle this week were $8825 1d and §: 7 silver. Exports of silver and gold from this port to all countries for this week nggregate $1,467,15 silver bars and coin and $142,(00 gold. Imports of dry goods and merchandise to the ;‘I’ ‘;Efl%fi New York this week were valued at Condition of the Treasury. INGTON, Dec. 22 —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, §140,027,974; gold, $98,013,081, London Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The Commerclal Ad- | vertiser's London financial cablegram saya: | The markets here were fairly active to-day ani the tone satisfactory. Americans buoyant, above parity and at close were at best. Con. buying. The chief features were Chesapeake and Ohlo, St. Paul, Atchison and Southern cormon. ' The last was largely bought. Money wae steady and the bank did a moderate busi- ness. It iost £55,000 gold to Indla. CLOSING. Atchison, 47%; Canadian Pacific, m Unlon Pacific preferred, 85%: Northern # New York Grain and Produce. * | * * . —~FLOUR—Reoeints, NEW YORK, Dec. 22 11,025 barrels. Neglected | 17.363 barrels; exports, | and nominal. Winter patents, $3 60@8 90: wi; ter straits, $3 4093 55; winter extras, 32 55@2 | winter low grades, $2 45@2 60; Minnesota pa ents, $3 95@4 25; Minnesota bakers’, $3@2 25. WHEAT—Receipts, 8,025 bushels; exports, {10519 bushels, Spot—Firm: No. 2 rea. T8Ke b. afloat: No. i S | Rortnern “Diutn, $5%c 1. 5 b shout; No. 1 bard Duluth, ¢ f. 0. b. afloat. Options— Opened steady and were sustained most of the forenoon on local covering due to fears of un- | favcrable erop or other conditions before the markets open again next Wednesday. Closed firm at pertial Mc net advance. March, T9%@ T5ige, cloed Thtac: May, 78 15367 1 160, closed T6c; December closed Tic. Ho‘:s.éfi"u:‘x. xoState, common to choice, 1900 crop, 16 , 194 d, - | fie fie Copnt, oo Cron, Toa100; 169 oren, - ivgiie: olds, HIDES—Steady. California, 21 to 25 pounds, 19€1'.“/ 'OOL, — Quiet. Domestic fleece, 24@26c; ] 'anu-, ne 21 | BF Futures—Closed firm at s Dot ag- ' 10@15 points. Total sales, 9500 bage, lncludllg Marel ts T0@5 76 May, §5 8c; July, e ‘tober, 34 05, 'mb'f N t—Rio, quiet; No. finvo(ce, L mil dy: Cordova, SL@13iy % 4 2ECGAR-Raw’ q;x‘ln:.-:{x‘d :::udy. falr refning, cen c. Refined, dulet; ““-‘&"‘""’ fectioners’ A, standard A, mold A, 6. cut | 6c; crushed, lc pawdend 5.60c; cubes, 5 L'I‘TER'R'(:QIDK!. 2442 'flc *June creamery, lT‘”Q llc- 4188 : easter. West- Fidbe, at mark, BGTAC; Woat DRIED FRUITS. The week winds up with a fairl, mar- ke't‘ ll? vogue, .d'lfll prl«- M“":r',“l‘n’t m. terial o .70c; mnullttd Cream: tory, “ FaGR-Recel ern lar oft, Iu uuot d&:fle chun, ; faney, Nflomn A O cm M e Tghse. Peégz-ruhl. Togate, 'fi. peeled, 6@Sc. * Chicago Grain Market. [ S— Y CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Preceding thres days' suspenston of business the session In the wheat pit was extremely dull. The inclination of traders to keep out of the market over the holi. not affected by the news, which was Solminn “Liversool was fesctive’ auh A e ll(l week 18 of | reserve | slderable profit-taking was neutralized by fresh | 9 8 e S THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1900 [INANGIAL = effect on FEgERsne weak t] between lflic and $5%c Ill ¢l u!(c December closed 1o lam at $7%c; Jnu. ¥ lower at 35 m rers dull and n-meua_ dull 'm’ on * Ugh hol recelpll than l: | ribs closed unchln[eg.cll.rdq%c lo'er The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 3— i~ mber s find 1y % my * o 5% 0% 21 2114 2114 2% 2% 122y 1217 ¥ calE EEE BN Lard, per 100 Iba— December 70 1: 7% January . 6525 680 May ... [ 6 87% Short Rib January . [ 2 May 535 Cash quotatlons were as follows: Flour, dul winter patents, $3 65@3 80; straits, £ lom clears, §2 $0G3 30: spring specials, 3 30: 4, ents, $4 40: straits, $3@3 & blkfl! 8.2’“1 No. 3 spring wheat cnauc 3 red No. 2 eorn, 31%c; oats, 221@32sc; white, 2434@2%6c; malting barle: 1 Northwestern, ; mess pork, p»r bbi, "3 1214011 35 per 100 Ibs, $690@6 9; short-rib sides (loose), | $6 25@6 50; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 5%@ | S%e; short clear sides (boxed). $ 6586 75; whis. “basis of high wines, $127; clover, contract xruae $10@10 26. Articles— Recelpts. Shipments Flour, barrels 35,000 24,001 Wheat, bushels 168,000 12,060 | Corn, bushels 3 "6."1’) . bushels . bushels . 14,060 Chicago Livestock Market. 22. —CATTLE—Receipts, 2)0. good 0 prime steers, 6; poor to medium, $3 §5@5 20; selected fees |'ers, $375@4 40; mixed stockers, $2 5083 7 | $2 40@+: hetfers, $2 0G4 40; canners, $1 bulls, § 0@+ calves, 98 75@5 50; Tex- as fell steers, $4@@4 83 grassers, $3 25@4; §2 40@3 2. HOGS—Receipts to-day, 15,000; Monday 000; lefe over, 150, Generally mnd mixed and butchers, $ 6521 | CHICAGO, Dec. Nominally steady: heavy, $i 75@ nulh hea \) $4 60 Tieht. 34 60G4 92'5: bulk of sales, 84 8244 BHEEP-Recelr(s, 1000. Sheep and lambs, steady: good to choice wethers, to cholce m]xnl 3 153 $3 5004 20 xas sheep, lambs, $4@5 2 | New York Metal Market. | NEW YOPK, Dec. 22—Conditions in the | local metal markets were practically un- acter. General sentiment, however, was a bearish average. Buyers and sellers were hold- ing aloof until after the approaching holiday. Tin was quiet and about steady on the nomi- nal basis of 26 50. Lead ruled dull at §4 3 Spelter was also dull, at $1 12 @4 17%. Lauke conper ruled nominal at 17c for Lakc Derior and 18%c for casting and electrolytic, while acmestic iron markets continue dull at the 0ld basis of operations. Pigiron _ warrants, $0 50910 50; foundry, $15@1! uthern foundry, 15 75, and soft Southern, $I3Q15 75. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Cotton opened firm with prices unchanged to five points higher. | Although quiet much of the time, the market | continued slowly upward efter the call on un- precedented buying by room and outside shorts, made difficult by meager offerings. The feature of the forencon fluctuatfons was a fresh bulge in December. That option opened at $10-10, or 5 points above last night's closing, and at once jumved 10 points addi- tional and held at $1020 during the fore part of the session. Private wires etated that Sot thern spot markets were firmer on good de- mhand New Encland spinners, Late in the morning realizing sales carried prices sharply down. | The market closed steady with prices net 3 iDfllnls higher to 15 points lower. Foreign Markets. but steady, 4 orthern $14 50@ " LONDON, Dec. 22.—Consols, 97 1-16; silver, 2) 9-164: French rentes, 101f 37'%c: wheat cas goes on passage, quiet but steady; Walla Walla, 28s Tid; English country markets, quiet; wheat and flour on passage to United Kingdom, 2,380,000 ars; do Continent, 520,000 qrs. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22.—Wheat, dull No. 1 l(l.ndlrd Californta, 6s 2.dG6s wieat in quiet; flour in Paris, dull; F‘r‘nl‘h coun- (ry mn—km, qui€t; weather in England, cold | and Cq'mm\' Uplands, 5%d. CLOSING, WHEAT—Spot. firm 2 red Western win- ter. G liyds No. 1 Calitornia, s 34: N Northern Spring, 6s 2%d. Fufures, inactivi Pebruary, 68 %d; March, 6 %d; May, nominal. CORN—Spot, easy: American mixed new, i 16; do old. 48 4. Futures, quiet; January, 3s 9%A: March, 35 SKd. FLOU R—-%&efld). 5 Lou fancy winter stead, HO‘B—A( London (Pacific Coast), steady, 22 is@£3 e, Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dec. 22.—Clearings, $266,361; balances, $0,924. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 22.—Wheat steady at 54@ 54t4c for Walla Walla. Cleared—French bark Louis Pasteur, for Queenstown or Falmouth,, With $3,603 bushels of wheat; Dutch bark Pax, for same port, with 26,700 barrels of flour. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 22.—Wheat market quiet and steady; blue stem, 5Gic, club, b3tac. i e — L LOCAL MARKETS. —_— E:change and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 m 34 82 Sterling Cables :fis’: erling Cables....... 3 New York Exchange, sight 10 R R e Mexican Dollars, nominai. e S Wheat and Other Grains. WHEATYesterday's markets were of a holiday character, and there was no news of any importance. wwfll&umflh!‘rfinuu. e .m»-rel. nu-momse milling, $§1 m—. 15 Duluk N Ini :15 o' —No sales. w%nwm% ’c‘u-, $1 03%. 1 L e n e B LSS ad). Rc for choice ht, 72ige for No. 1 and for off G g A'r—mnllfi-.m. Flour and Millstuffs. —_ | “On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter 1 market was dull; creameries, 15@23c; dairles, 12 | | @20c. Cheese, dull, 10%@11%c. Eges, dull, fresh, 20c. N s * | 1 Foreign Futures. -*- % LIVERPOOL. Feb. l{l;; M!ny. Openin; “ Y Closing % LR ‘Wheat— lge; Mnr.-al;ne. Opening 19 8§ a Closing 19 85 2106 il 2 65 26 90 Tm’:n‘;‘ 25 70 26 90 buils, | chenged and almost entirely of a holiday char- | from shipners and advanced bids from | :.:l'nclmuhn'- Wmhh-'..n poneks are se gt lows, usual !rndn Graham X m ll‘. R;; Meal, H‘ Ble. l'lon.r 5 -x & $880: Farina Wheat Flour, $8 -, Rallud ts (barrel 72; In luh. M’l Pn.rl Bulenfi "split Peas, §5; Hay and Feec Feed.fmfi's. Bran is in good supply and weak at the quotation. There is no ch: Hay. BRAN—$14g15 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$16 50@19 0_per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16@17 on; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $35@28; Jobbl 326 50: Cocoanut Cne ot B1S: corn uu.l 1 u §0; Cracked Corn, §26 50@27; eod. 3 | HAY—anun!eer. 0% Wheat, Jugs %; | Whet and Oat, lover, | nomin: Alfalfa, ssfin M. Bnrley. $7 50@9 50 per_ton. sTRAw—nct's,c per_bale. Beans and Seeds. Bustness will probably be dull from now on until the turn of the year. Beans continue firmly held. { BEANS—Bayos, 32 50g2 75; Small White, | 34 @ e White, 33 50@3 75; Pink, 53230 § g v Blackeye, $3; Limas, 5 %@ | 8 40: Pea, "84 204 80; Rea Kidney, $3 75@4 per BEEDs-Broln Mustard, | Mustard, ) | 3 per b for Ce | Alfalfa, T)%@%%c; Rape, 2! nominal; Yellow | Timothy. 4@é¥e. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $2G250); Green, 5270 | @3 ver ctl; Blackeye, nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetabies. Everything stands about the same. Pota- toes are weak, Onions steady and summer Veg- ‘ etables in moderate supply and firm. { oEQTATOES River Reds, 10gSc: Burbanks, 30@50¢ for River and $1@1 er ctl for Sa- | linas and 50@%c_for Oregan; Sweets, {0@60e for Rivers and 5@%c for Merced. ONIONS-—$1 60@71 85 per ctl; Cut Onlons, §1 | @125 per etl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 5@llc_per Ib; String Beans, 10g15c; Cabbage, %c; Tomatoes, | | | { | | l geles. 1071240 per 1b: Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 215@Sc per 1b; Dried Peppers, S@llc; 15&01 2%@8Sc per 1b; Drjed Peppers, 9@llc: | Dried Okra, 10@ | box: Cucumber: per 1b; Carrots, 2@c per Tsc; Hothouse Cucumbers, | $1 8 per dozen; Summer Squash, $1 0@1.15: Garlic, 4@ per 1b; Marrowfat Squash, $12% | 15 per'ton; Mushrooms, 8§15c per Ib. | Poultr; and Game. The market was overwhelmed with dressed Turkeys. Not for several years has there heen such a supply. As near as can be ascertained | the arrivals of California and Oregon stock ‘lmoun(ed to about 250 tons, While there were several more cars of Eastern. It is estimated | that the week's receipts trom tne Fast, in- | cluding those cars here but mot vet put om, | | foot up 18 cars, an unprecedented amount, Of | course the market could not hold up under this immense load and prices broke. Almost every fruit commission merchant had cases of Turkeys to sell, ontside of the regular recefy- ers, and large tocks were carried over at the | close. Other Poultry was nominal, as usual during | he Turkey season | Game was in large supply, neglected and | 1o P()Y LTRY—Live Turkeys, 13%4@4c for G(\b-‘ ble: and 13%dl4c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, | Eastern Dressed Turkeys, 10@1ic per pair, §130G2; Goslings, 31 75@ 34 for old and $450g8 for vounsi Young Rogsters, 34 8045 014 Roo nmu»n, 3 3@ Pig-onx $1 per $1%; Mallard, §3 : Spris, 52, Teal, $1@1350; Widgeon, no all Duck, $1@1850; Black J «.eeae §2; White Geese, $1@12 il 26@1 50 for mall and $1 45@2 for large, Hon kers, $450; English Sni T542; Jack Snipe, §1 5@1 50; Hare, §1G1 Rubhm $1 25 for Cot- | | tontail and $1 for Brush; Doves, 6oc per dozen. | i | | sosiob i Butter, Cheese and Eggs. | | | Prices were unchanged on the Dairy Exchange. | | Butter and Eggs were quoted steady, chiefly owing to the Christmas demand, as receipts of both were liberal. Cheese ruled firm, as usual. Recelpts as reported by the Dairy Exchange 300 Ibs Butter, 409 cases California Egss, 1970 cases FEastern Eggs and 4130 Ibs | Cheese. | | " merrER— _Creamery—Extras, 2fc; firsts, %c; seconds, Dllr}—bxlru. Y3c; firsts, Zlc; seconds, 19¢; stare, 15c. Storage—Creamery extras, 22i4c; firsts, 2ic; second; 20c; daliry extras, 19c. Pickle—20c per 1b. Keg—20c_ per Ib. CHEESE—Fancy, full cream, 13c; choice, 1lc; common, neminal: Young ‘Americas, 13%c! E;\Etern full cream, 15@16%c per lb. Cnllfumll ranch—Selected white, 35c: mixed colors, 32%c per dozen. California Gathered—Fancy, 30c; standard, 28c; seconds, M. & | “Freeh Eastern—Fancy, —; standard, 30c; sec- | | “Storage—Caltfornia fancy, %c; standard, —; fancy, 26c; standard, —; seconds, Eastern, Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. There will be no more Orange ayctions until after the turn of the year, as the Southern packing houses close during Christmas week. All cltrus fruits are in g00d supply and steady at unchanged prices. Cranberries are extremely scarce and firm. Not for years have stocks been so light. Fine Spitzenberg Apples are firm at the good prices, though such stock is scare. Common Apples are In heavy supply and weak. : THBECIOUOUS FE AEPT MR d0@te per_ hox v common and | 65c@$1 2 for good to choice; Spitzenbergs, $1@ | Oregon pllzenber‘l. 1@t Lady Ap- #1 75@3 50 ver box. < ox. T PERS!MMOBS—N&'MAI CRANBERRIES - Jerseys, $12: Wisconsins, 12 8, Cape Cod. 314 per barrel; Coos Bay, 3¢ 8 2 T8 pe ,GSTRAWBhnRIEs-IAru berries, $3@5 per SIG! 50; st RUS FRUITS — Navel Orangas. sé;f;fin;., T50@$1 50; Tangerines, $1@125; Man- darins, $i@1 %; Lemons, Zc@$1 2% for common and $1 50@2 50 for good to cholee: Grane Fruit, T5e@$150; Mexican Limes, $4@+ 50; Cattornia | Limes, 2@3%c: Bananas, $1@2 per bunch; Pine- | apples, $1G2 per dozen.” Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The market 1s flat and neglected. Trade is at a standstiil. The Cured Fruit Association has reduced prices somewhat on the larger sized Prunes for export. Domestic quotations remain unchanged. FRUITS—Prunes. Santa Claras, 4 sizes, 3c: 40-50s, Tc; 50-60s, S%c: 60-70s, 3%c: 70-80s, 8yc: 50-808, 2%c; 90-100s, 2c; 1008 and over, Zo: ru- bles, %c premium; Sonomas, Yc and San Joa- than Santa Claras, except 100s ch stand the same. . 60 ted Apples. : sun-dr P 'osc Tor standard, s@te lnd Q\gfl’lc for fancy s@eYe: ung red a m for c red and e; Pears, 2@7c; Plum: vlued IOI c; Nectarines, lafihe for white. ko ed t!;:ll&:“ogi "‘rl a4k pas nubllnh st 'n.é'; prices for= whe lbv cholcc. e rd, l‘!e, m'. lc, 5:‘;alunhed ‘Thompson's, k m' mnu— Fancy, 10%c per 1b: cholce, 9 standard, i prime, Se. unblesched Saita o; Sediets O 81 50 per box: LR $160; ':; Ciusters, §2; Dehesa, 32 50; Imj L 83 Al prices f. 0. b. at commor shipping | ts in California. NUTS—Ch estnute. 1 13¢; Cocolnull 46, lilx-camb 13%@14%e for bright and 12y %@ O Y (it amber: water white: exe % ey ampez,” exiracted. Sigre; o AX-24@%%c per Ib. Provisions. Previous prices rule, with & quiet market. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11@lik%e per Ib for heavy, 11%@12 for light medium, 124@13c for light, 13%@c for extra light and 15@15%o for ucpor at €Xc per Ib for com- LARD—Tierces -1 9. rn halt-barrels, pure. lt.l.b‘tlna 8%e; Tfie. five uuql. m :‘:“. Hp e fi--. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Hides continue weak and qulet, In sympathy with the Eastern markets, which have recently declined somewhat. Wool and Hops are dull | ulated, 5.75¢ ? i Bid. Ask. | Bid.Ask. | | 4= quar coup..116 ‘117 48 do cp (new).138 oo B res s 1ivk!%s a0 Covprr 1o M | skins, 20e. ‘Goatskins—Prime large and smooth, S0c: medium, 35c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 4@4%c per mb— nn‘ clip is _quotable 16c; N rn, def f:‘llm' thc; Middle County, fres, 15@ite; - Mifale ide; Southern M chflSoulhm Mountain, m“fl-lln free, thern Mountain, defecty months’, $@1lc; B\unbnldt and M dm, ic; Névada, 1igite per 1 'Cl p—San ; Middle County, : | 10@11c; Southern Mountain, i Humboldt and Mendocino, 11G1%c per Ib. HOPS—12§16c per I San Francisco Meat Market. Supplies of all descriptions continue slender and the market rules firm. { BEEF—?OM for steers and 6@7c per Ib for “VEAL-Large, 5g9c; small, $@10c per 1b. MUTTON—Wethers, nmsc. es, $14@dc per 1b. LAMB—10g10%c per Ib. FORK—_Live Hoge. 5%¢ for small and 5%c for medium and 5% @5%¢ for large; stobk Hogs and feeders, 5G5%c; dressed Hogs, T @8%c. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $565; Caleutta Grain Bags, June and July, 6%c; Wool Bags, 2% @32%c; Fleece Twine, 74%c; Frult Bags, 62G6%c for white and $4@8%c for bleached Jute. COAL—Wellington, $9 'per ton; Southfleld Felington, %9; Seattie, C Bay, $550; Wi end, in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg $i4: Can- rel, $10 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in buik and | | 518 'tn sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions. 38 4 ger g‘m Ibs and $5 50 per ton, according to ran RICE—China mixed, $4 25G4 30; No. 1, #7109 | 485; extr : Japanese, $4 95@5 30; Louls- | iana, $4@7; Hawalian, $4 54 8§74 per ctl. SALMON—Round Iots are quoted as follows: Alaska red. $120; medium do, $110; pink, %c: Columbia_River, *Chinook. $1'75 for tails and #1855 for flats; barreled Salmon, §10 for Alaska barrels and $§ 50 for half-barrels, SUGAR—The Western Sugar Mmu Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-Ib Crushed, 6.1 tioners’ A, 5.1 §.15¢; Golden C, 5. barréls, 2S¢ more; boxes, 5o more; lc more. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or iis equivalent Dominoes, haif-bar- yels, 6.40c; boxes, 6.85c per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR SATURDAY. DECEMBER 22. Flour, qr sks. 10,868 Hides, No . 432 | Wheat, ctls . 5745 Wine, gals . 800 Barley, ctls 8,625/ Brandy, gals . 400 Oats, ctls .. 2% Tailow, ctls 400 | Corn, East. ctls. wou.mer rolls . 56 | Potatoes, £ks 603 Sugar, ctls . | Onions, Quicksilver, 1.9 280, Chicory. 00l. Lime, bbl: bbl Bran, sks Middlings, Hay, ton: Peits, bdls 9,504 Onions, % sks 630 Bran, sks 2,077 Middlings, Flour, qr sks. Oats, ctls .. Potatoes, sks . — THE STOCK MARKET. | Business was very dull on the Stock and | Bond Exchange, and prices showed no change worlhy of note. The board has adjourned to | Wednesday. ¢ The fecling was firm on the Ofl Exchange, and several stocks made a slight advance. Sales on the OIl Exchange last week were 89,451 shares, valued at $115,%44. The heaviest transactions were 13,400 shares Home, 863 shar~s Petroleum Center, 12,250 shares Califor- Dia-Standard, 10,800 sharés Reed, 9000 shares Hanford-Fresno-Kern River, §100 shares Cari- bou and 4500 shares Lion. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE | SATURDAY, Dec. 22-12 m. UNITED STATES BONDS. MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bay Co P Co..104% — k Water 5s..104% — Cal -st Cab 3s..119 anic SS Se..110 110% C € Water 5s.108 C Ry 6s...128 — Ed L & P 6s..131 F & C1 Ry 6s..114% — l’lnry—-l Ros. — — HC&S 8. — — Do 5t L A L A 6s. Do ST R of At a%iis LA S P C 6s (1905, LA Series A).....100% — Marl o (Berles BIIOY — Do 2% NC N R Do NP Do N Cs Oak Oak Tran 6s . 119% — WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa.. T0% T1% Spring Valley. 3% 8% Marin County. 511 — GAS AND FLFC'l'RIC S‘l‘m Cent L& PCo— 4 - “ Equit G L Co. 3% 3% S‘c E Q&R Co - Mutual L Co.. ! 10 SFG&E. - OGL&H — San Francisco. 4% 4% Pac Gas Imp.. mA — Stktn G&E Co. — 1 INSURANCE STOCKS. Firem's Fund.228 235 BANK STOCKS. Anglo-Cal Ltd. 75 First N‘(Iml.l 310 Bank of Cal...09 12t Lon P & 413 Cal S D & T.. — 103 Merchants' Ex. 16 SBAVINGS BANKS. Ger 8 & L.....1560 1500 Sav & L So. e Sec Sav Bk - e — Union T Co. _— - STREET fiAILROAD STOCKS. californla ....13% — ry-st ..o... - Market-st 70% 708 | California .... — 160 Vigorit Glant Con Co. 83% S4% SUGAR STOCKS. Hana 8 P Co. 6% — |Kilauea § Co.. 20% 21 Haw C & S Co 9 — |Makawell S Co 4134 41 Honokaa 8 Co mt 31% |Onomea S Co. 53 - Hutch S P Co. Paauhau § Co. 313 — nwc!u.uwzou! STOCKS. Pack Assn. — — Pac AF A.. 1 — c-l mu Asn. m».-— Pac C Bor Co151 183 Mer Ex Par Paint Co.. 139 — Assn.. Oceanic S Co.. 0 xm Morning Session. Board— 2 Hana Plantation Co. Honokaa. en sHupissn., 88! tugsust Street— 150 Hutchinson 8 P_Co. 10 Spring Valley Wate $2000 Spring Valley 45 bonds (3 mtge).. PRODUCERS' OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. Board— 4000 California-Standard . % 100 California-Standard . b1 Caribou . 62 | g 30 3% 3% 3% 2n 0 3 [ & 2 “ T 280 © CLOSING QUOTATIONS. SATURDAY, Dec. 22-10:45 a. m. STOCK. . Bid. | Asked. | B line of Guerrero_ street, ‘Westshore Wolverines MINING STOCKS. The following were the sales in the San Fraa- eisco Stock and Exchange Board ye Morning Session. 100 Ophir . 200 Belcher 100 Chollar 100 Con Cal 200 Gould & Lurry The following were the sales In the Pucifie Stock Exchange yesterday Morning Session. 13! 300 C Alpha g Scorpion Beicher . Confidence . 5 Con Cal & Va. 1 Con Impertal .. Exchequer ... Gouid & Cumry 3 Hale & Julia .. | REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Laura R. and Charles H. Conrad C. Hornung, May S. and Smythe, Frank J. and Neva E. W liam J. Hocking, undivided % of I % Fina strvet. W W of Lask 137:6; $1000. Smith, Lulu S. and Mary A. King (wife of Charles A) to Kath- erine,” Esther, Harry B.. Thomas 3 garet Corbett and Thercsa F. Bov ¢ tne of Jiayes strest, 15 W of Octavia, $1000. "atate of Joseph M. Wood Martha Woc E line of Shrader street, 150 S % by E 125; $2000. Edwin T. Cooper to Harry W. Goodall, 8 line of Jackson street, 157:6 W of Locust, 40 by S 127:8% Estate of Emil D. Rosenbaum (by Sarah Re= senbaum and J. B. Lankershim, executors) to Matthew I. Sullivan, undivided 1-35 of lot on 19 8 of Thirteenth (Ridley), S 160 by B 280; $973. Joseph and Max J. Brandenstein (trustees of estate of Albert 8. Rosenbaum), Samuel W. Levy, Joseph and Jane Brandenstein, Samuel M., Albert M. and Charles W. Rosenbaum, Virginia and Julia_Strassburger to Patrick W. Riordan, on SE cormer of Guerrero and Quinn streets, E 280 by S 160; $34,000. Matthew [. Sullivan to same, undivided 1-38 of lot on E line of Guerrero_street, 19 S of Ridley (Thirteenth), S 180 by B 280; $1000. Estate of John H. Moller (by J. B. MocMur- oty Iot on w ray, administrator) to Catherine Burns, lot on E line of Rom ell place, 336:8 ! r-t Sixteenth, i 3 E 4113 N 22:4 W 42, Paclfic Coast Steamship Co. St:amers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For Alaskan Ports—11 a. m., Dec. 2, 27, Jan. 1. Change to Sompaziy's steamars at Beattle. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.). Port Townmend, Sea Tacoma, Everett, and New Whatcom (Wash.)— a Dec. 22, 27, Jan. 1 and every fifth day ter. Change at Seattls for this company’s steamers for Alas! 3 y.; at Seatthe or Ta- coma to N. P. Ry.; at Vencouver to C. P. Ry. For Eureka, Humboldt Bay—2 p. m., Dec. 24, 29, Jan. 3. and every fitth day thereafter. For San Diego. stopping only at Santa Bar- bara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los An- geles)—Steamer Queen. Wednesdays, 9 @ m.: steamer Santa Rosa, Sundays, § a. m, For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Cay- ucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo). ta, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, | East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport— Steamer Corona, Fridays, 9 a. m.; steamer Bonita, Tuesdays, 9 a. m. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, fan Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata. La Paz, Santg Rosalia aymas (Mex.)—10 2. m. 7th each month. Information obtain company's The company reserves the right to changs steamers, safling dates and hours of sailing without previeus notice. T OFFICE —4 strset_ (Puince Hotal)" o .mm GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. 10 Ilrl.! st., San ,'flllben TRE 0. R. & A. 00, DIEPATCH FAST ™ PORTLAND mntlll.n. FARE. ia"s"go... Eaes COLUMBIA Salls. &N fi&"'flm TOYO EISEN KAISHA. smAms WILL LEAVE WHARY, COR« First and Brannan streets, at % i:b;zm.:a oy - e Through tickets to %xA of ensington RED STAR LINEy New York and m From New York Bvery Wednesday, 12 ?-’-ffixd-’&' ms-s-“- ESCRE IA Mllm R e ’ BTN . 88 ‘u.h( Tahit! .Sunday, January o i PANAMA R. R, Uine To NEW. YORK via nmlflfm S, S. ROANOKE safls 8, $. 8. ST. PAUL n!lslnn From whart, foot of Fremout ot at v office, 380 it and passenger '”"r ¥. CONNOR, Paciic Coast ] s % : l’g a| 19 | a8 R 9 50 g Bn lI: 6| & - § 8 “| ® = @ 5 H 10 l'fll.&ll"'l.l.'m ‘ed., Thurs. and Sat. at m. (4 a m, l:u. 8:30 p. EYvEI