The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 29, 1900, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1900. money not been quoted cessful, as call has 2 red, a7 | Shovers Dar Sone and stas mariet H - have had oo difficulty in obtaining ample =5 ; euflmodn - “ fair e week in many respects has been one the most remarkable ones since the ‘boom’ s which started immediately after the election > . ST ugkn its course. Last Saturday, although the as well as on Tuesday, Christmas day, prices ldvuwd roughou the volume o St o, T R AUCTION SALES 2 srwu. AlICl'lON SALE h RACBHORSES IN 'I'mmfi BELONGING TO E. CORRIGAN, = f tranesction all sparture_for England, compris- W Bollhay. saics of "offician Tl OF i S o oo, Bl e e e “."&méum e White Beans continue to rise, being searce | P hger ‘AFiia, "Wallenatein, LUY s <52 Eiderably larger. "On ‘Monday, however, the and in demand, but colored descriptions son, Antioch, Loog Tom. Yodel, COFC oLl London market was open, and great activity quiet and unchanged. son’ Jr., and five of his choicest MMO‘ Nasenl and strength developed in Americans there. BEANS—Bayos, 1 002 75: Small _ White. |0 rac NOW. by such sires as Tndio, out ot \ The buying of our stocks was supposed to ‘3,3’_“ 34 50Q+4 65; Large White, $3 65@3 80: Pink, $2 10 ',’.““n ;o‘:fle“rru:nmnom Riley and othes nate largely from New York. DUt 1t was sup- @2 15; Red, 2 T5@3; Blackeye, $3; Limas, 3 50@ | Sist°rs plemented by covering by the forelgn bears and | “On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter 5 6; Pea, $4 2@4 50; Red Kidney, §3 5@4 per | famous mares. purchases by the European public. Even on Was sy “a5@%e; dairy, 120 Also to eclose a co-partnership the SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Qtah Mintng ... 8% | Christmas day there was o further exchange | goa ~ chars oais TGnne Eegs, fairly “SEEDS Brown Mustard, Dominal; Yellow 3-year-old imp. Mariner-Phoebe colt 3 |Wolverinea 1111117 doxt of builish opinions n all the uptown resorts | aotive; fresh, 2ic. Mustard, nominal; Flax, 32 50G2 ; Canary, | COUNT HUBERT———— of brokers and their customers, and some trans- er 1b for Californta and dc_for Eastern: | plso. per order executors Marcus Daly estate. 316c D Alfaita, T%g9sc; Rape, 14@ic; Hemp, 104c: Timothy, 4@4%ec. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $2G250; Green, $2 70 @3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. actions were reported to_have been made at | . advanced quotations in Sugar, St. Paul and New York Money Market. oney other favorite stocks, In spite of the fact that support and mantpulation by Inside Interests et Foreign Futures. uN;";‘V DY;"RK Dec. ’l—afiv’uy on c:-“. flll;m. and m?llnh (apparent in the movements ot i g Fi 5 S e cent; last loan, ruling | many stocks, ¢ 1 aent the publl 1 : Tate 4 per oent; prime Teroamtile paver, 4% | 15 I the market. The Duying by commission | # # | Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. per cent. " Steriing exchange, firm, with | houses, in fact, has been on an enormous scale. the great suburban winner, game race- horse and sire —~—MONTANA- Sire of Montanic, Mortgage, Montallade, eto. PRIMROSE— The royally xmd son_of ,imp. St. Blaise and Silver lower. Sterling Exchange firmer. [V heat futwres rather firmer. Barley i fair demand and firm. Oats firm and Rye weak. Corn very dull. Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged. a@s% actual business in bankers' blll- at $4 85 for demand and $ 51%@4 81% m— n ed Moreover, it is the general testimony that the amount of stocks purchased for investment and taken out of the street is exceedingly large, Onfons are very strong and sales of chofce Wood Violet; and SHAFT, by Pepper, out of Boise. Sale will take place at aiys; Oregons u; . P to $2 15 are reported. The general > ”E,mmms e . Drices are given below. Potatoes are weak. | —____ TANFORAN RACETRACK and several descriptions show a slight decline. | SATURDAY plouther Vegetables keep up well, though ; koot o - gy ces 0W an easier tendemcy. ownsend sts. POTATOES- River Reds, 10g%c: Burbanks, | 12ke 11:80 train, Third and T 25@45c for River and %c@$l 15 gl‘ etl for Sa- linas and 60@%c for m jweets, 50@e0c for Rivers and $5g%c for ONTONS—§1 852 06 per. ctl; Cut Outons, 1| Grain Ji’hite Beans continue to advance. Colored quiet. Omnions higher. Potatoes weak. Vegetables rather easier. No change in Butter, Cheese and Eggs. : witry in very fair demand at steady prices. Game ditto. Ye; hu-.uvqr. c; | this tendency being fllustrated by the compara- e 1llus D tive scarcity of many high-grade dividend-pay- otfve; railrosd, SFONE. ing stocks and the vase awidh which they. ad- Lo"dlm Market. of gilt edge securities has transferred the de- mand to new or second grade rallroad mort- vance on moderate buying. In the bond market also the lack of offerings LONDON, Dec. 28.—Atchison, 48i; Canadian = gages, some of which show substantial ad- Pacific, M%; Union Pacific preferred, §5%; | Vances. 5 ; % — Py i June and July, $%c; Wool Bags, Oranges and Lemons in good supply and weak. Limes still firm. | Norther 3 ’;fiflf .’:’.-".‘L.;,"“nm LI |l S R T T e New York Metal Market. .m‘f-r BLES Green Peas. 408 per In: | ;’%’z’&m e 18 el B Tl 3 & ounce; money, 3%@H4 Beans, P . 90¢; ute Pmr.a‘ and other Dned Fruits very dull. : Eenasta l Duw’s Review of Trade. S n;.‘ :“:hm;;:;w S R BT TR R “cegfu. =gy g sy Provisions as previously quoted. ; * [ Los es, 3@Sc per 1b; Dried Peppers, 9g110; Wallsend, b Co-of metal trade to-day. Bpeculation was conspicu- | Dried 10@l5c per Ib; Carrots, 25@35c per - o, ; Cumberiand in mr:"“ L% | ous by’iis absence snd the market was devold th bers, §150 per : .nm,:v.n&:kugmmtn? 4 Cans NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—R. G. Dun & Co's | Of !m) t new develoj Tin was shout $13'in sasks: Rocky Mountaln descriptions, 38 48 e e T 3":,".’..':.':.:'.'.:{ TR eewe £ o 0T > - x 2000 lbs 430 38 8 per ton. according o s possible accurate | liberal arrivals. The close here, however, was e rand. NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—The following table, | figures of fallures during the full year of 190, | steady, on the basia of $26 00927 2, owing to P nd G EGAR T Wt AR Cu complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- | & preliminary statement may be made that will | & lack of sellers. Copper @ o "m“’ e fi’c"' P S R Sty Qe ings ot all prindlpal cities far the week endMd | spoeoximits tho final Tesult. Detutled. returna | SSUIVAL TN ERACeTIRE ER e SaRe Tocal St ¥ © Lo o o o sty e - 'r&c Granulated, 8880, Contes — Decomber 2, with the percentage of increass | for all but the last few days of the year have | Bnul®l, BoWever. remains In o somewhac nom. pom : | and decrease, as compared with the correepond- | been complled, and adding a proportionate | Loks o with | C80% and brought good prices. A car came in t] | ng week last year: amount for the time still to elapse, It ADDEATS | Bioks. colaee han ugeee Ao St o8 "hut | from the East and was readily sold. A car of 3 less than 18 that commerclal fallures will number about | steady, on m- basis of m wnn- ncn Eastern live Poultry also came in. Local Poul- | 10c_more. No rdfn taken for : Percentage | 10,630, with liabilities of §137,000,000. Of this abroad wens Se a0 esh shelt, 0l off well at steady prices as a rule. | barrels or its equiveient e Dtihber 300 webé: {n manufastacing. for S| e Sominaily quoted st 34 124GL pt and prices Inc. | Dee. | 750,000, 7800 in trading for $60,000,000 and 530 | London prices were unchanged. Damu o tron | were steady, ) brokers, transporters, etc,, not properly be- markets ruled dull at unchanged prices. Pig ULTRY—Live Turkeys, 12@1c for Gob- ugxgan;} 1.8 longing to either of the other classes, for $27,- | fon Warrants were quoted at 39 80@10 50; | blers u:d 13@l4c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, Wool, Hops and Hides quiet and unchanged. Bank Clearings. Nothing new sm the Meat market. Increased imports of specie. Imports of Specie. his port during the year were 325,872,700, s the same time las tions being as follow: 1 ports of specte Amount. Cuiicago Ind & Louisville Chicago & Eastern Illinols. | Sam Francisco Meat Market. 4 Tor large: stock Hogs and i dressed Hogs, T%@%%e. Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER R 10,330 Sugar, ctls. coin, ,878; sil- b hern for ndry. 15@18¢c; Geese, per palr, $1 75@2: Goslings, S coin, 3880, The | Chicags Rk Tnna & ¥ B0, Besides these sirictly commerclal 4c- | Northern foundey, 3isgle 80; Southern foundey. | GFIS Gese, B potr O et ‘tus | Emmr 14tc for Steers and 6g7c per b for llows: M labilities of $3¢,000,000, swelling the total to i LA e B Joung: Hens, 8 50G5; Young Roosters $4 50G9; | Cows. ~ Tapan. $EIA." W i mumber ina sii; 00,05 in_amount. e — o *}fg:'g;sr;rfl R eTaas! S0: Broll- | " VEAL—Large, $g%: small, 1gWo per Ib. s shows a I » i all; ITTON—W - vear, “when all Teilures nambered D000 and lias New York Cotton Market. I Eigeons, 81 per dosen for old and 635 for | MUTTON—Wethars, 0Gie; Ewes, 840 per bilitles were $126,132,670. It must not be for- — AN t LAMB—10G 1 per gotten, however, that 569 was & year of ex- | NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—On the opening the e 0 e S PORK—Live T e for small and s%e for ™ ceptional prosperity, and while trade was then | market was quiet, with prices 1 to 4 points W ? | medium and stimulated by rising prices, the succeeding.| k X ;'Small Duck, . $1@1 35: | Vear had to bear the brunt of reaction. Despite | 10Wer. under light room and some forelgn sell- | Black Jack, §1 %: Gray Geese, $3: White Geese, | (°°4°FS: these disasters, made unavoldable by the very | W€ Soon after the call near monthe’ shorts | @1 Brant, $1 50 for small and $2 for large: conditions that brought wich & nnenomenal | took fright on rumors that January was to be | Honkers, $3@450: English Snipe, = §175; Jack record for 1839, it still will be found that 1900 | forced —considerably higher. Prices rcadlly Snipe, $125: Hare, $1G1 2 Rabbits, flm afl‘ compares favorably with other recent years. responded to the change in feeling, and as | for Cottogtall and §1 for Brus Doves, 65c Such general preparation had been made by | Liverpool quickly rallied to conform with our | per dozen. Eastern intercsts for a squeeze in money near | fimness a substantial net rise wWas soon re- the end of the year that the expected advance | corded. January climbed to 982 and Decem- Denver & Rio Grands prefd Erle .... Erie 1st prefd Butter, Cheese and Eggs. againet " 47, m 00 Tos .u\ 1 frnxrs in New York. 133 | Indiunapoits 26 | Columbus, OKiG . Se7 | Savannah . 11434 | Denver 10t | Hartford 16% | Richmond . 217 | Memphis . Mexican Central . Minneapolis & iancapolis & 5 Tonis preth 0 Missouri Pacific Mobi la es from New York sal market are quiet and practicall a good inquiry fr but only good good did mot occur and collections in the interior | ber was also much firmer. The -close was plaint of the scarcity of mercantile paper of- | higher. ‘There was hi Datry | fered for discount. This outcome Was par- e s e “‘. "l oo need more money after January 1. Meanwhtle Chicago Livestock Market. Stocks of Putter are ample and increasing. a good undertone has been continually in evi- and even extra Creamery is In better supply. | merchiandise South i Weat, Sellers QSSUIING | eonerally steady. Good 1o prime steers, § % | (o (he medium and lower es. ~ Supplies | were g0 good that banks made general com- | auiet, with prices 4 points lower to 8 points ticularly encouraging, though business will Pxchange. dence, founded upon the active distribution of | CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—CATTLE Recelpts, $500; | Dealers report a dragsing market, especially | and some branches of silk, where the general | 6; Poor to medium, §8 95@5 15; selected teed- | OfCheese are moderate. . Eggs are i and steady, wi 8 | improvement has been_ reficcted to a compara- | ers, slow, $3 7@ 3; mixed stockers, weak, | a ot demara, ot SUPPY O w oor fruit is easy, but sound is | tively small degree. In both cotton and silk | $2 50@8 76; cows, $2 50@4 20; heifers, 32 60@4 40; Receipts as reported by the Dairy Exchange p + 10910%c ol j circles better things are expected in January, | canners’,'$1 76@2 70; bulls, $2 S0@4 50; calves. | were 31,800 Ibs Butter, . Gl A3 . and in no direction has a reduction of work- | steady, @5 20; Texas steérs. $4 S)@4 95; §T9%6 | Eggs —— cases Dastern Eggs, 42 Ibs Cali- e auction 39, ing forces in mills occurred. Some wage dif- | steers,” $3 30@4 40; bulls, $2 60@3 3. e 2 Family Retail Market. ixed and butchen i e . ferences have been mdjusted. In this respect | HOGS—Receipts to-day, 27,000, the situation is unusuaily bright. orfolk & Western p orthern Pacific . artow log’;‘l'l Cheese and — 1bs Eastern Cheese. sate hifixher. Creamery—FExtras, 26c; firsts, 2Zc; seconds, 19,000; left over, 6000; average, More talk of a general reduction in coke and | top, $4 9. M cheaper ore after navigation opens might be | good to choice heavy, $4 701 calculated to unsettle quotations of the finished products, but jron and steel continue the even fenor of thelr way. In every department of | &I EEP—Receipts, 8000 S8RE musn Bearky Dairy—Extras, 2%c; firsts, 20c; seconds, 18¢; $4 5604 65; light, 34 60G4 80; Dulke of sates, # 35 store, Toc. 55 Oregon Railway & Oregon Rallway & Nav prefd Butter and Eggs are cheaper, but Cheess Los Norfolk on Water damaged this Storage—Creamery extras, 22%c; firsts, 2I¢; | shows no change. i) Sheep and_lam ; e : 17 rid to” have any g et | this idustry more business is offered than can | mostr I0GIE L. oo ta holes welho?: bl - oy Ty onl Citsh Ge. e SHNE G S it “" rather firm, wit it 6y be accepted, unless purchasers are willing to | g3 To@dé 50; fair to cholee mixed, 18 40g3 T5; N ¥ 414 last week, both being In fatr supply. Meats ashville . Bai give much time for delivery. One large forelgn | Jvestern sheep, $3 750" Keg—20c_per Ib. 4 50; Texas sheep, 32 9@ | CHEESE-Fancy, full cream, 18c; cholce, 1ic; | stand the same. -~ contract was loet on this account, and at many . e i & ‘!q"dll River Fointa:domestic operations are. delayed by iny | S Aat® Thimbs, %4 2565 00; Western lambs, gommon, nominal; Young Americas, iBoi| Thers is little new in Fruits but Vegstables ; g Crange Western peaf S Gt abllity to secuire material. Instead of the agl- 3 Cr s o R o R ol Sk & Ao Gaigun, This S e fair demand in & small & et tation for cheaper steel ralls that was so S o bave been rather high during holidays. - B gy il i o Louis & 8% | Augusta, Ga. prevalent a short time ago, producers are Portland’s Business. i Wit Sy bl | o s om shipping point. e Do o 4 R Gt N bl o, o adveucs S T aes (o e gy o RN, standard, | Cannel wou... PN . ) Shinpias pein ouis £ B 7% | Dayton, contracts in this line excee 000 tons at . ¢ - Z sxxivels Setng “zaote St I2uis Southwestern prot 5% | Senttle Chicago, and among forelgn orders is noticed | PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 2.—Clearings, $24,- | i Secon j . | Wellington —*’“"’ w‘"“‘"‘ - Tacoma . one for 17,000 tons from Australia. with many | g21; balances, $117.997. o astern—Fancy, standasd, Tike; | Neattle: .. - . Spokans smaller sales. Structural material is want st el P e BaIAS ank Dijdres. with: Hotlsteti oo . StorageCalifornia facy. %he: standard, ity In this department for export. Northern Wheat Market. Eastern fancy, e; standard, : seconds, | . pe: It is not a bad sign that the local jobbing [) e dozen ..........35Q8T% trade in footwear Is quiet, nor that orders re- — Honey co-l per. ceived by manufacturers’ from salesmen are OREGO! Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. small, as most travelers returned home for the | PORTLAND, Dee. 2. high as Se was e holidays. Hence, mew contracts are not large. | paid for Walla Walla, although the ruling quo- B ot e urning At fall capaclty and | (ations were about 54@Séte. A premium of 3 | TWo cars of Oranges wero suctioned as fol- | Meats, per Ib— Vious Trices. WooT lost the temporany \hartass | Over these figures was bid for choice Bluestem, | lows: Fancy Navels, §12%@215; cholee do, I nctivity. salin agerepating anl 4oneie | Cleared—British bark Blairhoyle, with 65,622 ('s1 30g165; standard, T6GS0c; chofce seedit pounds, a decrease of 2,661,300 compared with | bushels of wheat. German bark Alsterufer. | gicgsi. 1 peRaine T S i 50,814 bushels of wheat: German shin = although dealers are encouraced by the knowl. | for Queenstown; British steamer Ching Wo, | PIY and quiet, while Limes are in light stock | Chattancoga. Rockford, 111 Canton, Oklo. o d, OF | i“‘nrg ’f,"il_i‘n(,m" | edge that manufacturers’ gupplies are light. for St. Vincent, with 176,978 bushels of wheat. ?P-?n;‘m There Is nothing new in the other | Ex::n. Sioux Falls, b pemriars WASHINGTON. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Pork, fresh |- Hastings, | | [TACOMA, Dec. 25.—Wheat, ulet and without | _APPLES—50G0c per box for comiion and Foultry and Geme | | - . change in price; Bluestem, 56%c; Club, 53%e. for good to choice; Spitzenbergs, $1@1 Hens, each .......5H0QT Doveas, w d—. S5eme 3r£|)3'$”°" | | New York Grain and Produce. S n Spitzenbergs, $1@1%; Lady Appl Q Young Roosters, Miscellaneou | S | & 20 American Cotton OMl . ‘American Cotton Oil prefd American M. American American Emelting & Refin Americen €melting & Refin prefd.. 1y over Wash- American Spirits ... 3 and ~has risen i American Epirits prefd = nd Arizona. 4266 American Steel Hoop -3 | Totals U. B.. lies nearly the | 2,600 American Steel Hoop prefd . ST% | Totals outsids L 45 Foreign Markets. et W ek e e % pEEA CRANBERRIES—Jerseys, $12; Wisconst Fryers, NEW YORK, Dec. ‘28.—FLOUR—Receipts, | LONDON, Dec. 25.—Consols, 97%; Sflver, | %13 & ‘;i“’;fl;"" §14 per barrel; Coos Bay, 32 ; [T “:'r"m z“wma—m ,’f:; 15,414 barrels; exports, 5390 barrels; eteadier | 20%d; wheat cargoes on passage, quiet and k:," q with wheat, but not more active. : steady: No. 1 Standard Callfornia, 30s; Walla | Sessiies WHEAT—Receipts, 7 bushels; exports, | Walla, 28s 9d; English country markets, qulet | darins, $171 25 91,318 Lushels.— Sales. 2,175,000 bushels futures, [ P4t Steady. = - - 2—Wheat, firm; No. 1 o g st e ?5',2"; ‘?x&&éfi‘ B¢ £, | Standard California, s 2 3d; wheat In %@ 4 Sorthern Dufutn SiME o dcatt No. 1 Herd | Edvte, Senlis foul in P auists French | apples G er ot Duluth, §7%e f. o. b. afloat. Options opened —Uplands, " 15-: » > g e ensy owing o continiied bearish sentiment on | COTTON—Uplands b 153, Dried Fruits, Nut.v and Raisins. the Government re?uré, lzu! qultckl:' rallied on WHEAT—Firm; No. 1 Callfornia, 6s 3d; No. el v tabl Lo e Dt o Doped e DAIANCE | 5 red Western winter, bs 11%d; No 1 Northers | The depression in Prunes, about which 80 | Arparague. per 1b300—|Onions, per 1.... 30 § Argentine cables, higher cables lrnm ‘Burope, | spring, 6s 2%d. much is belng sald, is due, according to local | )\rflcholu-. Az T @I | Galveston . - Fouston -8 | FHelena Evansville Little Rock Small B 420 Wild Geese, pair.—a50 Hare, each ..... na Note— 1b..16@20 Limes, per dos. 4@ 5 Lemona, dos he Rocky Mountains. | 76,600 American Bteel & Wire... blowing in the val- | 6,00 American Steel & Wire prefd. .. 185,100 American Tin Plate .. 100 American Tin Plate prefd .00 American Tobacco ... American Tobacco pref |or»o Ansconfla Mining Co - 87% | Dominion of Canada—| - 56% | Montreal . - 8% | Toronto 112% | Winnipeg Halifax Hamilton Neah Bay, and fofi',&x.fi': Z,m’,::fi:;‘, s sl S | Victoria *March, S3aTIe, closed 8%¢; elsewhers. For instance, there Is a very heavy Fidera oo 1 g R o i e b LOCAL MARKETS. Arpecme TIROMmA Ay el San numm for thirty "100 Glucose Sugar = —_— % | the demand for Prunes, but dealers think that ght, December 25, 1900: roia—Falr t.ammy, light ; light frosts Seturday morn- Saturday; light | the interior; light | Glucose Sugar prefd . International Paper .. \ 1500 International Paper prefd . Celery, ’ the mqum will improve soon after the turn of (Cj.,'m.'nud.?-: ':rcbfi:? x,%-hmm', ey mn mu.m. ;!rnlv- 10/ Bradstreet's on Trade. FFEE-Spot, stead Exchange and Bullion. - milg, uist; Cordova, SIS, | Mitires’closed 100 Laclede Gas Steady with prices 1015 points higher. Total AR S e tng Exc Bicut prrd e o folee o nles " incliaing | Decetaber, Wi | Stelivg Fxerares fere Lead ...... 19% YORK, Dec. 22.—Bradstreet's to-mor- | January, $ 50@5 55; March, 8 75; u;';:, $ 7@ | Sterling Cables . per dx.. per the ¥ RL’!TS-—Pmne-. Santa 50-60s, {034 | quins, e less than Santa Claras, exceot ‘I00s - | ¥ 5 50; September, $5 90@6 9; October, gnd over, which stand the ssme. 'Agricots. 4G Tons sahd £ row will say: A fitting close to a year of ex- s New York Exchange, sig) 124 2 tah—Fair Saturday v Sl 41% | ceptional and in some respects unprecedented o,’:&";’i%fis‘”&‘.;u"fir‘nfi.‘;’;"mm %az: | New York Ry = '&::o'nufimfmfi'.': %‘m*‘.‘mfi;« E e Sose ooty Seimrteyl S north winds. | tional Steel prefd . $2 | activity is furnished by the very general re- | tory, 11%4@16c. gm‘sunsnmr - % 0 8% | Peaches, 4@sc for stan 5@6c_for choice beos .,_," g g G ey ,’xfi‘”‘ Dortherly, g,;:’th;:e £ % Brake. Ig port of large hollday business in the past week. | EGGS—Recelpts, 3056 packages; steady. West- | Mexican 3 changing to southeasterly wind. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Offictal and 6%@7c for fanmcy: P-n 2@7c; Plums, pxmd. 5@bkc: un‘nlned 1@1%c: Nectarines, 5@ c for red and for_white. ATSINS—The mmn Growers' Assoctation Paocific Coast Pacific Coast lst 5434 | The best report as to this sort of trade comes | &0 @verage packed, at mark, 19922ic; West- 8 Pacific Coast 24 prerd ern, loss off, 24c. from the Southwestern section, but except in St D W heat and Other Grains. 66 | some parts of the spring wheat and lumber shed |2 Pacific Mail 42 | belt of the Northwest satisfactory advices are | | pa maniet 1o crb b ried Mool s 4908 | WHEAT—Liverpool showed little changs, | heason of 1500: Bleached Thompoom's taney, 1ie . —— People's Cas % A% | quite general. Heavy-weight clothing, 00, has | ranfined eniefly 1o thy Astinbie eepson oy Paris futures were lower aad New York was | per Ib; cholce. Tic: standard. SXc: prime. Sc; | . Pressed Steel Car - 60% | been measurably helped for the same reason, | rent prices. Sentiment, however. on the whole, sl (riicions hixher: unbleached Thompson's, 15 Sultanas— EASTERN MARKETS. Pressed Steel Car prefd . -,82% | but despite 4 good business In the past two | was inclined to be builish, owing to the Hght | o e ed easter, with oderate de- | Fancy, 16%e¢ per Ib; e standard, §%c; . Pullmen Palace Car ‘2003 | weeks, the fur trade has apparently lagged | supply on hand, and the market closed fiem, | Chicago opened easter, A Tmotiate prime; fc. unbleached Sultanas, So; Sesdless ....... Standard Rope & Twine. somewhat owing to mild weather, In Whole- | With prices tending upward. Stats common Mmand and some selling by fraders. Later on | i1 hoxen, €igo; 4-crown, Tc; London Layers, * * | 90,200 Sugar .... sale trade business has been of seasonably | were quoted at d4@bc; prime, 4%@5%o; choice, | & firmer tendency developed, the shorts cov- | 3-crown, §1 50 per box; 3-crown, $1 60; 2 200 Sugar prefd . 16 | small proportions, but reports from leading | 6%@6c; fancy. 6@l . | ered and local support was given the market. | Clusters, 32; Dehesd, §250; Imperial, §. Al New York Stock Market. 1150 Tennesses seo Coal & Tron. .11 $ix | linee, such as iron and steol. shoes and le;.t{,h L Catifornia atied friits, quiet and about steady | e Government estimate of & erop of 522,000,000 ."b. at common shipping points in THE STOCK MARKET. i £50 United States Leather prefd 71 | Deen ' encouraging, chiefly, of course, as ro- | PRUNES. Were quoted from 3%@Sio 'per | bushels was considered rather bearish, Bh | N/ TS—Chestnuts, T%@% per Ib for Ttallan: NEW YORK, Dec. 25—The Mstory of to-| 5000 United States Rubber ... © 29% | gards the views éntertalnsd as to the outlook | pound, as to size and quality. the previcus crop was 547,000,000 bushels. The | walnuts, No. 1 softshell, llc; No. 2, Se; No. i 14 600 United States Rubber prefd -+ 78 | rather than as to new business actually accom- | APRICOTSRoyal, 11@1l4c: Moorpark, 15@16c. repart, however, caused no selling. hardshell, 10c; No. 2, T4¢c; Almonds, 12@13c f @sy’s stock market does mot differ materially | 300 Western Union .. 8% | Dliahed, " Btock taking i mow i progiess, and| PBACHES—Pedled, o, 18G20c; unpeeied, cable from" the Argentine said that the | PARCNE TG 10" oo catishell: Peanuis- soes | OB the morning session of the Bond Ex- ;m that of the past few weeks. That fs to| 120 Republican Iron & Steel 16% | detalls @s to accepted results probably may Wheat indications were: poor in. portions ot for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, 13c; Fllberts, lic; Pe. | change business was quiet, with sales of Gas say, seliing to take profits came on the mar- 400 - & Santa Fo province. The week's ehipment B M TosN S e IR s e Y from the Argentine were 24,00 bushels, e e LT T T A bty pled oo o atemeata : . 552,000 for the same weel g Chtcaga\Gram and Produce. S phie Jocal mariet futures Were higher, but | B¢, 1o, It }“,:‘.‘,‘,’," extracted, ehgreragted: | The umual active business was dome on the spot prices were unchanged. m\fic‘w x Ol Excharge. Monte Cristo opened at $2 % Whflllt—s-’“w"'l- 97%c; milling, $1Q@ vux—.ao»oc per Ib. "TSbot and declined to §2. % | 102% per ot ket ltke a flood In the opening dealings and the professional bears, constantly watehful for Jhsiganne. Lamg the first sign of the remction which they know | 1,466,500 Ehares sold. must inevitably come, foroed prioes down In CL an sttempt to dislodge long stock. Their 88, | vear. ; "% | * Speculation in cereals Nas been light and increases in supplies and large surplus reports from the Argentine republic have still further depressed the long Interest In wheat. efforts were defested, sz they had been on many previous occasions, by the supporting jers which came into the stock attacked and The world's wheat supplies are about on a par with those of & year and American supplies are actually small Prices a8 a rule are steady and changes few. The con- CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Save for a few mo- ments at the start the Government report is- tued after closing yestarday wasted its bear- CALL BOARD SALES. Session—9:15 o clock—May—000 ctls, Provisions. In the afterncon thers were large sales of advance, and Monte Cristo I sales. Caribou de- clined to §e. v - ricey Epiouons advances are in refined petroleum on 5 ion—No_sales, The market shows no thange whatever, The Utah Mining Company has levied an as- ently aarebaiet Erom etant :spmm e, &nd some gain fs noted in tin on e s, ot T Riery bt 2003 e L O Sesslon—December (01— | TURTID MIATS Bacon, 1H@He sor T for | S e and Lian fociety Nas Gectared e g B A KR T Miehot: “Cofteo_ 18 frastionaily higher.. Leng | impostng amounts of long Stuff for sale conse- eiriodh Sebalon—No ssles. heavy. 114Gl for llght medium, 174@1c for | o ‘dividend of 3 per cont per anmum on ail fered from those of recent Stock Exchange his- is weaker but by far the largest list of staples | quent to the Government nnr-. and those mnnm—-mum reported a falr inquiry at | light, 13%@lc for extra light and 13@15%e for «pulm payable lnuary tory was that the profit-taking was remcted |_Do unc} ‘Wool has been quist but steady. | Who wented to buy held off for a recession {n | Previous prices. sugar-cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 114G in force before the close and the unsettled Reading Wheat, including flour, shipments for the prices. May upened xfime or as t Mo to Feed, T6c for cholce bright, 724c for No. 1 i2c; Mess Bee xnsom barrel; extra’ Mess | STOOK AND BOND EXCHANGE. condition continued until trading ceased, prices RG W 01" | week aggregate 4,011,105 bushels, against 4,123,- | 12%c, nervously touch: Chen | and 674@T0c for off grades; Brewing and Ship- | $13; Family tra Prime Pork, o, 316; extra at that time showing wide declines from the g fa1l4 350 last week and 610,567 hmg;u in 1898, Trom | dropped to 2@niie. The unioading g Sf wheat | ping srades, v.o:gs: Rgha;:l;;-’ nominal. ;{::;&m Smoked 13c per FRIDAY, Deo. 23—2:80 p. = aner . s season a expeoted 6 material- ALL 3 A A X “r‘e";u:::.l. Ay €y Eg s A ;:nu&- againat 1 108,904,198 sen: | ize. mm?u;:ea of me‘m um-um de- | 1nrormal cg“.,m._.;n o'clock—No sales. L:‘?&;‘TW’“G m‘“’“flr - p-rlb:lr- com- UNI;IE,D STATES BONDS. . o tain Lhe marks ate .wn, 1898-99. veloped that ‘been on- rou pure, . Ask. Dreaks the Ingenuity of the teaacrs ving 1823 | “Bisiness fallures in the United States for | Blds for wheat served mostly P e B prics | Secom et Bastt o sales! A TOL N et DA 8. - perently falled them or thelr industry in -.3' S3% | the week number only 213, against 2¢7 last | &n elusive fraction s‘u until l‘u % Regular M"m - R g o e barrel, Sifc: three | 45 do res.. ing out new stocks being overcome by weari 1L | woaic B0 1n this weak s year ago, 318 fn 16 | Tecovered. Even at the top m‘fi. SATE The s be- | PRC; v tlerces, e por o, o o Hereen = ften In Whit 3 . o - ter .. 114% | “Canadion fatlures for the week number 15, | ATm. 3o Digher, at 1:,!(: mm l.t"w ““-bg memfi c»w-?c‘:nchmmm{m w-gC [ 2 | asalnst 5 last week, 22 inuthis week & year |, COFR Was moderately active ut'the opentng, | nominali Red FIRGL ), (0T Tiod, and i Hides, Tallow Wool and Hops. | C'¢ water sei08 " = |Om .18 — 1975 | 2o, 10 tn 163, and 2 In 1857, mm,,,‘.{’”:“;“"“""“"' closed | 148 Lor e Geed, #1 BT 0 por cu. EA B & P oain 135 |Pas - — 108 The cat market ruled but ex- | - CORN-—_The market continues m‘loc? Previous quotations rule for all descriptions. RE e s B8 R ts, fatled to create & ripple of troul hibited sts h nwn o pull molrma the | quotations are more or ellow, | JHES AND SKINS—Culls and brense o Ghary-st R 33 — — Se18% — call loan market. Only on the G:;m‘; & ';i" mm::’ "mg“ recently been plodd ;nmt 15; wmu,nmnu,mmm about l¢ under quotations, Heavy “'l:d Bbg: £ 6s. — S::'r"':&‘v‘t e = ay el . b » Thet ot i ind 204 the rate dectined from i e it i except_for n—wggff LA Ry AN 8 F & STV saisk ant market which .m‘:u.a“é‘.‘,fi.:’&?..‘.‘m; 5 ot o8, o MR L T T T_w SEELNOS o o0 5 ' x:.m - B ER ek Rt Bortion of the seeeion wax the inconstancy of L Ok Tecoipts, falr local Buving and the whest L A Entd 5s..100 108 |8 P C 6s (1905, ibe mengn and demand for speciel stocks. © Seoath Were the main. wum e Flowr and Millstuffs. LAPRR S0 — | Serles A) ... would be followsd by & sharp reaction. st i A o e : oo M Sa 1, Do dtie> - :T“sm:m;_an:;;a would shift hurriedly g- The leading futures ranged as follows: .,.%wmlr “fi;-.flgf- Hldrs,. -l“z. 32 50 s‘?u GR7s — 114 | Do (81D betwoen traders on the floor would result in 60 | which at present ‘govern the movement of| Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. 1 and 60c for colts; l!omfllh:'&o.‘n‘% N‘p‘.‘, :N pr *;R T ngs street. Anoth or large, for - H {he formation of & pool to take all offerl | values in Wall er good® bank | . Wheat Ne, 3— for large, $1 5 for medium, $1 % for smail and |'N B.C B & b = wome cl‘h“-mmug?'w'm?%u these were ded to megative 1 f y December .. o "}:.f“;}." mlflx«'fr red skins, | Do &8 . Gne of two or three points. Such & m might be & check to the progress of the market skins, 20c. Beateninn oo ""',.:" thin | N Cal Ry Dever failed to attract a horde of T1% | on mccount of high rates for money, a cause Jarge and smooth, ‘medium, ‘|OekGL & Toltowing, with buying orders o b which has checked so many promising move- TAHDW—NO. 1 rendered, 4@4%c per Ib; No, | 08k ‘Tran both within and without the eXchange. ot it readronans v& S i S ety S edets | B NSO Tk QB bl 2n ates, | s S, T 2 oo Vet - d in County. =t of stocke i which this operation oceurred in- 55 | and dividend «;““ e m“,mv! i5gi6e; * Midaie GAS AND ELECTRIC STOCKS, That, ‘months', 9@10¢; Southern Mountain ol | Cent L & P Co — B gt Houthers Moscunen, free. ¥ | S a* cor 3 ing In_ securi monthe', 1g1ic: Humboldt potive. | Mutmal L Co. mmmmrsumune-. 1 -.-&n?m ol 0GL & ¥ money have not m ; do lambs, Pac Gas Imp. 4% 18 Stkin G&E Co Saston for timid g. g , INSURANCE STOCKS, street. in 1 n-m T4@¥4c; | Firem's Fund. 23 — Aoty wich St R S ser b TN o NattonLate General Merch Bank of Cal4® €12% Lon P & A 18 — erchandise. 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