The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1900, Page 31

SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Local bank clearings gain over last year. Exchange and Silver as. previously quoted. Shipment of $97,610 to China. Free selling of Gas stock on the Bond Exchange. Oil stocks continue lively and generally firm. Wheat takes a slight turn for the better. Barley and Oats firm; Corn and Rye dull. Hay and Feedstuffs quiet and unchanged. White Beans cornered in the East and scarce and firm here. Onions firm, Potatoes weak and Vegetables steady. Eggs off again. Buiter and Cheese unchanged. Poultry firm in spite of free receipts. Game ditto. Bananas plentiful and weak. Dried Fruits and Raisins continue neglected. Orange auction to-morrow. No change in Provisions. H Decrease in local foreign imports. {ops and Wool as before quoted. arket lightly supplied and &rm. Foreign Imports. s port 4 end. nuts was m | plation. for the ent of the c ¥ sea dur- 1000 1899 Tona. 17,86 323,500 337,400 26.500 | 13,200 1,418,000 | P from Great Bri- tons of coke. ris by sea above noted are | s Mount Diabio, 40,000 slorado, Utah and 0 to State line, 221,000 tons. | coal at Port Los Angeles | tons and at San Diego 27,000 tons, | 7,000 ton g fgures give the hlxh-n and lowest prices of coal at this port | ocargo tralis and Great Britain dunn' the | Weather Report. | (120th Meri@ian—Pacific Time.) BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2§ p. m. | The following &re the seasonal rainfalls to | @ate as compered with those of the same date last season, and rainfalls in last twemty-four | hours: [ Sast | This | Last |#4 Hours| Season. | Beason. 4 STATIONS. CONDITIONS FORBCAST. The pressure nas fallen Svidly Suteg the ER past ‘wenty-four hours over the tween the Slerras and the Rocky Over Ttah an inch 4 Tions are northerly winds over Utah and Southern Ne- | vade ture has fallen about 4 degrees over Ne California and Nevads. The fo & maximum wind velocities are reported »ca, 46 miles per The morthwes. Focaieila, 34 miles from the southesst, znd Eureks, 36 miles the north. F.unbuh.lnw-mmldld&. Pacific Coas | the past wesk | southerly win Northern California—Fair Southern Ca 20 Sunday, ~Cloudy Sunday; Rain or snow.Sunday ona—Cloudy Sunda brisk Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy Sunday; | 'ALEXANDER G Fori with fresh or snow Bunday; high norther- high northerly southerly McADIE, Official. EASTERN MARKETS. W growing perception that ail ordinary rules g ds are quite inadequate to apply to the | preparatic en the pri value o New Yor k Stock YORK Dee. Tast night New oo ational st ndition of affairs annou t bsequent slump. attracti Market. istained 1 * York f alarm over the ru- London This morning the New inutes to Ac rather sharp declines cks which had resulted than ve Lon. act gamble in Wes rl~-~ » renewed reports of the an active share Paul itself w rose to 147, s on a very large s leaving the previous sl e showing made by the Tube Prc and Kiyn were n fhe list under but price re above and the re: was weil ve been lingering appreh the st the der the rush to fact, been rise puttin Not only are i an unpre The widely diffused public arently continued well s paving for stocks and of their possessions, & satisfied t e pressure of persi being more than afte Rapid the advances weuk absorbed nsions dur- tha enormous influential profes- i their confidence siminated by But the fre- as- of Interest through the market anipulative and spec- 1 y prospect that could be relied upon to check the determination to buy stocks, { and money has continued easy in spite of the ns for the yeagly settiements and the rmous requirements of the unbridled spee- sentiment with nvinced of the re have not been lacking signs of continued buying by banking interests in furtherance of plans of consolidation of control. The efforts by profes- sic erators to work reactions have, there- fore, be that s dence with turn the cause here has been increasing interest in railroad ds of lower grade issues and the volume of | bon a act of the ecn formly def g as the publ in the value of hich to buy pri But it of the advance. ealings has approached high-record fi | 4= 1 over the call prices of a week ago. Shares 1000 5,300 -, aB et Rep NEW YORK STOCK LI§T. Stocks— Atchison . Atchison Baltimore & Ohl Canadian Pacifio Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio. Chicago Great Western Chicago, Burlipgton & Quincy. Ind & Louisville..... . Ind & Louisville prefd vlorado Southern . Colorado Southern 1st prefd Colorado Southern 24 prefd. Delaware & Hudson Delaware, Lack & W Denver & Rio Grande. Denver & Rio Grande prefd Erie Erfe 1st pretd Great Northern prefd Hocking Coal . Hocking Valley . Iilinois Central Jowa Central Iowa Central prefd. lake Erie & Western. Lake Erie & Western prefd. Lake Shore . Minneapolis & St Minneapolis & St Lou Missouri Pacific Mobile & Ohfo. Missouri, Kansas & Texas. It is a trulsm aintains its confi- ocks and has money will continue to ad- 15 worth while considering that | advance is the attraction for the | to buy while that buying is in gures. United States refunding 2s advanced 1%, old %, 3s 1%, 6= 1% and new 4s 3 per cent | # ¥iZanaiiegn | is an extraordinary showing. | 813,500,000, | the cash’ gains. | §2.000,600 higher than & week | banks opened the year. Southern Pacific Southern Raflway Southern Rai] Texas & Pacific ,ln:an Pacific .. ‘nion Pacific prefd Wabash . Wabash prefd . Wheeling & L Wheeling & L E 34 prefd. Wisconsin Central Third Avenue ... Baltimore & Ohio, National Tube .. press Cnmplnl Adams American United States . Wells Fargo Miscellaneou: American Cotton Of] .8 American Cotton Ofl prefd. . 90 American Malting .. -5 American Malting prefd .2 Amerjcan B ‘American ‘American American 18 American Steel Hoop. 31% | American Steel Hoop prefd. .71k | Amerjcan Steel & Wire seeee 454 | Steel & ere nrv!d - Tin Plate...... . 55% American Tin Plate prefd. . 9 American Tobacco ... g American Tobacco prefd. a3 ® Anaconda Mining Co.. Tasy Brooklyn Rapid Transi - 857 Continental Tobaeco Continental Tobacco Federal Steel . Federal Steel prefd General Electric Glucose Sugar .. Glucose Sugar pref International Paper International Paper prefd. Laclede Gas . Biscuit Biscuit prefd Lead ar.... ‘ar prefd Pullman Paiace Car.. isy Standard Rope & Twine 42,100 200 ) Tnited States Leather 6400 United States Rubber 3,600 United States Rubber er'd 7Y 400 Western Tnion 4600 Amalgamated Copper %0 Republic Iron & Steel Republic Iron & Steel prefd.. P CC & St Louls....... Shares sold CLOSING BONDS » Y Cent ists. N I Cent gen s.. Northern Pac 3s.. new 4s reg.. < 05 Do new 4s coup 100 Do old 4s reg 1104 old is coup 04ty Coloralo Sou 4s.... D&RC | Wis Cent 1sts JVa Centuriés . STOCF Adams Con ) Little Ace <2|Ontario . Br 250 Ophir f krun«uu—k Con 15| Phoen; 04| Potos! - ymstock Tunnei. Con OB & Vo yeadwood Terra Horn Silver Iron Silver - 1 45|Savage lerra Nevada all Hopes Standard .. o8l STOCKS Union Pacific dville Con BOSTON AND BONDS. Union Land . Bonds— Atghison 4s NE G & Cok do prefd Mining shares— i Am Sugar 143% | Adventure ........ 104 do prefd 1 Aliouez n Co.... 3% r,rn Telephone 155 Amalg Copper 931 ton 234 |Atiantie .. e 2y F 159 |Boston & ‘\Ium ...388 Boston & \I 15 Butte & Boston 3 CBE&Q.. 1 Calumet & Hecla. Dom Coal 29 | Centennial ] Franklin £ Humboldt . do prefd Osceola Fitchburg Parrot Gen NE 01a ¢ 01 Domini Rubber ..... | Winona . on IWolvering Associated Banks' Statement. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The weekly statement of averages of the Assoclated Banks shows: Loa ,200; incfease, $3,358, De- posits, increase, §15,384.806. Circu- increase, $135,400. Legal increase, $3,196,400. Specie, ; increase, $2,678,W0. Total reserve, Increase, Reserve re- quirements, $213,545,400: increase, $3,846.200; sur- plus reserve, $iI increase, $2,024.900, The Financier sz f the Associated Bank's report for the coming month's receipts of cur- rency equal the January remittances usually flow in this direction, the fears of a 000 light money market may well be dissipated. | | As the situagion stands at present, the position | of the banks is easy and, addition to reserve requirements necessitated by growing loans and deposits, the surplus is increasing. During the week just ended loans expanded $9,338,500, which, considering the facts that business virtually began on Wednesday, It is probably on reflects the t safe to say that the loan expa present tendency of this item in Pelated manner. The gain in cash was 858 100, the latter having been increased heavily by rea- son of dividend requirements. But aside from this money I8 fowing to York, not only in response to usual conditions, but also on ac- count of attractive opportunities afforded banks to make uge of their funds here. This has been a feature for some time and probably will con- tinue until checked automatically. by interest rate reguiations. The deposits, owing to heavy n and cash increases, ran up in excess of thus contracting to a large extent Still the surplus reserve is ago and stands at $11,525,900 or almost the figure with which the It is interesting to note that during the year now ending the clear- ing house banks of New York have increased their loans $118,660,200; depo; $105,236,100, and cash- holdings, $26,077,200; this, too, after hav- ing met the heaviest demands ever known over the crop season. In the twelve months now closing the surplus reserve touched $30.000,000 only once, has been in excess of $20.000,000 only fourteen weeks and under $10,000 same number of weeks. that the banks have found constant employ- ment for their lundn m.hom the general totals have ruled ever before. Since ot B aeioral. s of the city have neariy doubled their circulation, the present at 831, . This money assisted materially as a fac- tor during the somewlmt stringent two Condition of the Treasiry. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—To-day's Treasury statement shows: Avul-.bh cash balance, $143,- 456,€07; gold, $85,366, London Market. . LONDON, Dec. 20.—Examining the money outlook, the Statist says: The large sum rowed by the Bank of England at 4% per disclosed’ that the reserve amount £16,600,000, which indicates that been maintained for some time. As check rate tn_fallen 9 8 m cernme!, and Rerlin exeh-n.e to ld in the open mrtn m ed rates the 'gE, "’IE hfll exchange al L Bank of # | that | despite the heavy | % | count of the Mght supply on hand. ! | | | i | { | | | sharp demand from local shorts. | at TS@Tse THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1900, being- wondertull; nodl most aluctlm. 'mwut adequate lzllflll In‘5 1 n{ gl steady purchaser of eilver throughout the week and the position of the Inaly ‘curreney department points to heavy purchases at a not far distant date. Money from New York will be plentiful at the opening of the year with active stock mar- kets, The fall in silver to 29%d. the stsu-k ascribes to America for for Cash, but adds that i ately afier ihe turn American holders will no longer pre‘-d sales and that a sharp reoovery is antici- pate NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's Tondon financlal cablegram says: The failure of thirteen houses with t-emi; nine members of the exchanges, involved in the complete collapse of the. West Australian and British Columblan Financing, palled upon the whole market here , and the trwblo e not over. About & dozen iore. failu expected on Monday. sorbed by this disaster and many heavy sales were Induced by it, though there is no reason why the trouble should extend beyond the &roup concerned. Even the American d was influ- epartment enced somewhat by it, and the sell put prices down 3 point or so. Besi local trouble it is quite generally said thu the American market is getting to be top- heavy. After the opening fairly good buying was ‘chserved, nevertheless, and the close for there | Americans were much better, espectally for the Money ‘was bétter grade sh: steady. Of gold £50,000 taken for export to India; £65,000 to Paris, and Paris 18 expected to take a pretty fair quantity in January. CLOSING. LONDON, Dec. 28.—Atchison, Pacific, 94%: Union 47; Canadian Pacific 'preterred, 85; _Northern Pacific preferred, 83; Grand Trunk, ; Anaconda, 10; bar silver, steady, 20 9-16d | per cunce; money, 4@4% per cent. EE S T INe'w York Grain and Produce. * NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—FLOUR—Receipts, 22,800; exports, 376. Stromgly held but not quotably higher. Minnesota patents, 3§23 9@ 420; do bakers', $3@3 25; winter patents, $3 50 90; do straights, $3 40@3 55; winter extras, $2 55@2 90; do low grade, $2 15@2 60. WHEAT—Receipts, 1,700 bushels 31,775 bushels. Spot market, exports, firmer; No. 1 | Northern Duluth, 84%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 83%c f. o. b. afioat; No. 2 red, Sic f. o. b. afloat; ‘No. 2 red, elevator, T8%c. Options after a steady opening at once de- veloped pronounced strength, advancing almost 1c a bushel on small Northwest recelpts, stead- ier Liverpool cables, Wall street buying and a Closed strong net advance. January, TI%@78%c; %e; March, 79 5-16@80%c; closed, 80tac: "‘Aosed‘ 80%c; December, T74@ c. Sic: closed, ¥ HOPS-—Quiet; State common to choice, 1300 Pacific Coast, 1990 crop, 15@19c. Galveston, 18}3@1Sc; Califor- domestic fleece, 24@26c; Dull; Texas, E-—Futures closed firm 3040 points Sales, 35,000 bags, including Janu- Se; March, 5900 6.10c; Jul. @ ‘October, §.15@8.30c nvoice, ' 7¢; mild, Rio, steady Cordova, 9 . BUGAR-Raw, steady: fair refining, 3%c; centrifugal, % test, 43 molasses sugar, 3%c. | Refined—Quiet; confectioners', 6.40c; moid A, < a cut loaf, 6c; pow- | dered, granulalrd .60¢. BUTT eceipts, 133 plckages. Firm; | creamery, 17@25e; June creamery, 17@23c; fac- tory, 160 EGGS Receipts, 224 packages. Steady; "estern average packed at mark, 10@22%c; Western loss off, 24c. DRIED FRUIT. The market for evaporated apples ruled slow, but was steadily held at current rates on ac- State com- @sc; prime, 4%@kc; fancy, §@ic. California dried fruits were inactive but steady. PRUNES— 2 @8Y50C. APRICOTS—Roval, 11@l4e; Moorpark, 15@16c. Peaches—Peeled, 16@20c; unpeeled, §@dc. L | Chicago Grain Market. | * CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—For tws and a half ac- tive, strenuous hours, the ‘isual duration of the Saturday session, the market displayed an effervescent spirit. During the first hour there was more sgeculative busi than during the | whole sesslon of any other day this week. The first symptoms of buoyancy and strength brought back from the alluring stock market mary deserters from the grain pit. May wheat openéd unchanged at 3%, but quickly respond- ed to buying ordérs from all sides of the pit. .(. ! #* May advanced, growing more active as it sired, until 75%ec was bid, Over Tic offarings Were a bit freer, but they quickly ceased when the breadth of the demand became apparent and not until the price was well over T did the selling pressure assume sufficient weight to affect prices. From the top May eased off to T3c, r of shorts was re- | newed a May closing 17 | stubhorn 7oi4c. The founda- {lon of tha marker's strength Jay In the recent firness of forelgn markets and to a greater degree in the falling off in North- western receipts. Corn was fairly active and firm, but owed | mokt of its strength to the substantial rise in wheat. May corn closed %@%c higher. The oats market at times was fairly active under covering, by shorts, but at the close the important short lines were intact. closed @%c up 4t UG2l4c. Provisions were fairly active, opening firm on lighter hog receipts and advancing late in sympathy with the wheat strength. January pork .lm-ed 2%c higher; lard, 12%c and ribs oteThere will be no séssion of the Board of Trade January 1. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 3— December 0% TR 7oy January 0% T Toig May . T 6% 3% Corn No. December . 3 W4 m; January 6% WL % 3% L 36% “ ay 2 22 a3 2 Llrd per 100 pounds— December 6 !1‘& 6 H‘/fi 6875 6924 .ununry 680 690 Gt a% 705 Short Ribs, Der 100 pounds— 30 6425 630 6 421 843 655 642% 655 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, dull and steady: No. 3 spring wheat, 73@75c; No. 2 oy 37c: N No. 2 | white, ‘28@20e; No. 3 white, 25@%0 I'!l B1@52c; fair to choice mltln‘ ‘flax seed, $1 Articles— Flour, bushels . Wheat, bushels .. Corn, bushels Oats, bushels Rye. bushels mrluy. bulhell .. 000 16,000 2 s.000 000 « 41,000 11,000 mm‘. to-day the Bfl!!fi uuv., 10%@11%c. Bggs, ac- mfi c'}v'u dull. e, {IveT trosh, Tho. May oats | (o Nt‘w Yotk Metal Market. mx.nu. "W.—As usual for.a Sat- mmubn:_nmxmm Imports at New Vork. NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—The imports of dry o o i wore valoed o LA New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dee. 2.—The cotton w e)ud(\nu‘mhmdulpom Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Consols, #1%; Siiver, 29 9-164; French rentes, 101f 25c; wheat cargoes fornia, 68 2%d@és ln Pari: teady; fi in Paris, m cotntey’ Mmarkets, Steady; weathr in Y bogiand, ne. COTTON—Uplands, 53%d. CLOSING. ;V?Ea’r;lpot 13\5. II.NM ‘Western winter, & 3a; No. 1 Ealifornta, firm, 205 RN—Spot, firm; American 3 Futares—Quiet:" March, 2 Thds May, HEAT-Futures quiet; February, s %d; March, 6s %d; May, nominal. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Deo. 20.—Clearings, balances, $4, Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 20.—The Portland wheat market has been 8o far In front of the proces- sion throughout the season that the full extent of the advance in other markets to-day was not reflected locally. Walla Walla sold around b54ic and 55c. Bluestem is in nominal demand at the usual differential of 2c to Sc per bushel. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 20.—Market c higher and n better demand. Bluestem, §5¢; club, Sdo. — LOCAL MARKETS. = $289,418; Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, § days. - uay erling Exchange, sight. - 4 855 Sterling Cables .. p 4875 | New York Exchange, sight. - 123 New York Exchange, telm—-phm - 15 Fine Silver, per ounce Sedbest'= 83 Mexican Dollars, nominal . 0% @ i Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Reports from Chicago were dectd- edly better. The market was strong and tive at the advance, and the leaders were buy- ing, which made the market look higher. The speculative trade was good and more business | was done during the session than during all the other dayg of the.weék. Commission houses | have much better buying orders, and there has bgen no selling pressure for some time. New York was also higher and very firm. This marke higher, both on and off call, and the feeling was firm. Spot Wheat—Ehipping %8%c; ne 103% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—0:15 o' clock—May—2000 ctls, 81 03%; 2000, 31 2000, $1 06%; 4000, $1 0d%a. December (1901)—6000, $1 10 Second Sesslon—May~2000 ctle, §1 05%. milling, Regular Morning Session—May—14,000 ctls, | 81 053, ;BARLE\' market continues in go shape, arriv of the best descriptions beln‘ slerder and the demand good. 3 Feed, Tic for choicq bright, for No. 1 and 6714@70c for off grades; Brewing and Ship- ping grades, T7%@S2%c; (‘ne\aller. nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. | nformal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Sccond Sesslon—No sales. ! Regular Morning Session OATS—Are still firm, but | | - i light. White, $1 30@1 50; Surprise, nomi- | ;;‘; Rsed $1 2:@1 40 for Feed and $1 35@1 45 for Seed; Gray, nominal; Black, for Feed, $1 1@ for Seed, $1 @130 per ct YRN-Dull _at weak quot | 1 12@1 15; White, $1 1061 1215; $1.12%; per ctl. RYE—S$5@ ct] BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 @2 per ctl. astern mixed, | ons. Yellow, | c_per ctl. | :, Flour and Millstuffs. ! | The China steamer took out 14,230 barrels | | Flour. i FLOUR—California Family Extras, § %@ | 350, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@3 2:; | | Orexon, $275G2 8 per barrel for family and | 2753 for bakers'; Washington, bakers’, 52 75 MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- | lows, usual discount to the yade: Graham Flour, er 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $275; Rye | tear 50 Rice Flour, #: Corn Meal, $1 75; | extra cream do, $3 50: Oat Groats, $4 50; H tny, 8 50@3 75; Buckwheat Flour, $4g4 25 Y ekga Wheat, 8 %; Farina, hols Graeked are s 25: ‘Tolled Gata (barvelsy, o 7%; In_sacks, $ 15@7; Pearl Barley, §5; Spite Peas, $5; Green Peas, $ 50 per 100 lbs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Recelpts of Hay continue light, but the mar- ket shows no improvement. Bran is also in moderate receipt and steady. BRAN-$14@15 per ton. MIDDLINGS 616 $0g19 50 per ton., FEEDSTUF) Rolled Barley, 316@17. per ton Olicake Mead 8t the mlL ’cmu éob- oocn, ; Wheat, meu 50; pgr'fi':w—n.dm per bale, Beans and Seeds. There 18 no further advance in White Beans, but they are very firm, with light supplies. Press dispatches from the East report the mar- ket for these descrl| ocornered there. The demand for Alaskan Government aocount humh‘wformnum. Colored continue_ay EANS—Bay 3 MOO 65; u%wnm a fin, D, 5 254 10, Red mam n Patatoes, Onions and Vegetables. The sttuation rematns unchanged. Onions are firm, while Potatoes are rather weak than otherwise. Vegetables continue to bring good prices. POTATOES—River Reds, T0@8c; Burbanks, | half-barrels. & Pigeons, §1 per dozen for old and $2@2 25 for Bquabs. GAME—Quail, SS Ss.110%111 Om C Ry 6s...128 Water §s.108 — |Pso G Imp 4s.101 D P S RS [F & SR il store, “16e. Geary- . — — |Powell- S8 — extras, go; frsts, lu:l!bs:‘lu. ——Mfi&%h—m seccnds, 20c; dairy extras, —. B5........108% — |8 F & SJV 5s.119%120% et EEEETT e EoE gty o e B e |2 S S S PECESS Eastern. full cream, 1@itke per 1o LAFRR 0 — xa(lmn"iim- MM“"'D:’?(‘.*% - gl colors, per NCNG — 14 [SPR Ist fl-n-b—.h—y. 2%c; standard, Hl:cfl Eu— Igsnu T - . nuy m—; Oak fs... ~ 11 Stkin Eastern fancy, 6o; —; esconds, | Oak Water 5s.106% — | WA STOCKS. Contra . Ti% Spring Valley. 333 M Martn o GAS AND BLECTRIC STOCKA L&PCo— Pacifio L Ca.. There will be no Orange auction to-merrow. | S0, . uam«mm_‘n—.fl%}:fl‘gf!‘ E&% s s Pas Gt Trip @ Sticin = .«ng.:?lwm un-:; for a1 mo for d gr‘:xun Spitzenbergs, »; Apples, $1 75@3 per box. ggfihBERR h-. 'm e Clvbno Cod, $14 per h‘ CITRUS FRUITS — Nas J103 % Sarine ot 30, Lemons. o0t 1 for o ana 31 a5 tor &ood to Do Fratt, 50c@$2; Mexican Limes, fornla Limes, ; Bananas, fl.’ per Mlm:h Pine- appies, $1@2 per dozen. - Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. POa.— 1 The market for all de d.:!vflfl. continues o fig& . neglected, while Prunes, Pears and Raisins ek ~ - are depressed. No change in prices. gy smcm 3 h:nn.u T \.‘t FRUITS Prunes. Eants Claras, 4 simie, fo: 40-508, 7 Si%c; 60-70m, 3% e e S0 To0m, e 1005 ang over blos, %o premium; Sonomas, %o and San Joa- quins, %¢ less than Santa Claras, except 100s and over, which stand the same. Apricots, §@ se for 4 10910%ec. _tor ~ Moorparks; Evaporat 5@sc; sun. Peaches, @S for'standard, 5gsc 'for and 6%@Tc for fancy; Pears, 2@7c; Plums, pitted, m%c unpitted, 1@1%¢; Nbetlfinu, 7] Sthe for red and 5%@éc for white. A ETNE The Hotin. Growers Asssctifion has estabiished the Zollowing prices for the Pack Assn.123%1243% Paoc A F A..., l‘tl l‘rult Asn.108 Mer Ex AssD. Oceanic 8 Oo..m 108% ] 5 %0 Par Patae o....-‘“,u-t season of 1900: Bleached Thompson's fancy, 12c | 150 & per Ib; choice, llc: standard. $%c; prime, =t unbleached Thompson's, ¢ per Ib. Sultanas e Fancy, 16%c per Ib: choice, S%c; standard, 5% - prime, Sc; unbleached Sultanas, Sc; Seedless, | S 80-Ib boxes, @%c; i-crown, 7e; London Layers, | 50 8 2-crown, $1 5 per box; Scrown, $160; Fancy | 2 & Clusters, $2; Dehesa, §2 50; Imperfal, $3. Ail prices f. o. b. at common shipping points in California. T%4@% per NUTS—Chestnuts, 1 for % Jtaltan W:ln\l!l. No. 1 Ioflz!he‘lfilc XXAC‘ Noa , o, 1 hardsheli, 10e; No. 2, 7 monds, ue for cf:::)u“‘l‘l@ 3¢; Cnmnnum t! 5. 200 Caribou HONEY—Comb, 13%@1434¢ for bright and 1 200 Caribou . @l3c for light amber; water white, extract T8@sc; light amber, extracted, §%@fc; dark, £@8%e per 1b. BEESWAX—24@20 per Ib. 8VEER Provisions. £ ] Previous prices rule. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11@11%0 per Ib for heavy, 11%@12 for light medium, 124@1%0 for ht, 13%@Wc for extra light and 15@15%e for ed: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, %@ Beet, $12 50 per barrel: extra Mess, f13; Family, $i1; extra Prime Pork, $16; extra Clear,-$19 50; Mess, 13c per und. LARD—Tlerces quoted at 6%c per Ib for com- pound and Suc for pure; halfbarrels, pure, 10-1b tin: s%c; one tlerce. Tie: two uer“; five tierces, % per Ib. Smoked Beet, St 500 Home Ofl ... CLOSING QUOTATIONS. SATURDAY, Dec. 201045 a. Hides, Tallow, w, Wool and Hap: Bia. |Asked \ | HIDES AND SKINSCulls and brands sell =N o about lc under quotations. Heavy Salted | » o cevs, 10c; medium, Sc; 1 8i4c: Cow- | - 32 c for heavy and Siec fof light: | 5 a ited Kip, 9i4c; Salted Veal, 934 | “ Calf, 1 Dry Hides, lojc; 5| 4n Kip, Calt, ibc; eulls = n T R w D Kern RIVEF.e.. = s short_Wool G0c each: medium, 0@ise. | Lion Oil Co.. i F long Wool, TicG81 eagh; Horse Hides, ‘salt, 32 5 | McKittrick Gonsolidated - o | @2% for iarge and $2 25 for medium, $1 35 for | Monarch ot Ariscua. 5 ~ small and 3¢ for colts; Horse Hides, dry, 81 75 | Junction .. “" i | for large, $i 30 for medium, $1 25 for smail and t 10 18 fle for colts. Deersains—Summer or red skins, | Occidental of West L - “'rr fall or medium skins, 3¢; winter or thin ()1] City Petroleum . 0 8235 skins, 20c. Goatskins — Prime Angoras, : s | u large and smooth, 50c: medium, 35c. | @ TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 4@4%4c per Ib; No. I i4c; grease, G2 ac. WOOL—Spring clip is _quotable as foliows: Northern, free, 15@iic; Northern, defective, 13 Tic: Miadle ' County, free, 15@i6c; Middle ounty, defective, 12@i4c; Southern Mountain, 12 months’, 9@10c; Southern Mountain, free, 7 months’, 11@12¢: Southern Mountain, defective, 7 months’, 9@1ic: Fumboldt and Mendocino, Neévada, 13@16c per D—San Jm&ln 6t0: do Tambe, ¢ a@ic: Midals Cnumy 0; Northern lblmt:l Southern 'Mountain, - Ti4@8%e: and Mendgeino, 1@ per Ib. HOPS—12@l6e per b, San Francisco Meat Markd. Light supplies and firm prices continus to characterize this market. BEEF—1@$c for Steers and §@7c per Ib for Cows. Bor— VEAL-] s@c; 4“4 veesien | 10 Sterra, ‘Nevada. L MUTTON=3 sthere, s@Pe; : B, Plte ver 8 1 v & LAMB—10@1( per 1b. PORK—Live 5%¢ for medium and 5% @5%c for II-I'I., stock Hogs and feeders, 5@s%c; dressed Hogs, T4@S%a. General Merchandise. B asic, Bid Asie. — % 0 Eentuok oo 14 Wl g Ars poest Bullfon o0 E:m < cnemm—— P"COAL — Wellington, § per ton; Southseld gfim"'&l' 3 Bavage - ome Wellington, 9; Seattle, §7; Bryant, §7; Coos seee KJ - Bay, $6 00; Wallsend, 35; tive Walle- | Con Cal & ¥il's 01 6 Sor Belotiil D5 S P e e L | & i & < Silver BUL...... & 5E Tous " It Publishss the Cream of the News of the Week and MANY ATTRACTIVE AND ORIGINAL FEATURES, %%ulm Fss g waer| o4 ITISTHE BEST WEEKL 3 ¥ cases, , 18%0; Extra Btar ofl, His; Elaine, Btko; Wigo. 'ACIFIC COAST