The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1901, Page 8

JANUARY 1, 1901 { SUMMARY OF' THE MARKETS. 1Wheat closes the century higher and very strong. Other cereals quiet, as usual on the last day of the year. hange as previously quoted. Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged. Dealers predict a further advance in Beans. otatoes, Onions and Vegetables about as before. Three cars of Eastern Poultry in. Dressed Turkeys in moderate receipt and high. Game sold off well at steady quotations. No further change in Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Orange auction to be resumed to-morrow. Oranges and Lemons plentiful ; Limes in light supply and firm. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins neglected and nominal, Provisions dull at the old prices. Hides quiet and weaker. Wool and Hops unchanged. Meat market shows no variation. San Francisco bank clearings touch the billion dollar mark. d customs collections in 1900. r and E i e Increase Stock Exchange with the buying power of the market maintained, as is evident from the vol- ;| ume of the day's business. important stocks the net changes for the day are impressive. The full strength of the mar- | ket was not maintained to the close and prices | showed a tendency to slip back during the | latter part of the day, in spite of the sustain- ing force of extraordinary strength in a few | stocks, But the closing day of the vear and e century was nevertheless signalized by the st prices for the year or for all past time in Dot a few stocks. The most conspicu- ous of these was Pennsylvania, which opened with an upward rush under a congestion of uying orders which called for no less than 0.000 shares to be immediately purchased at opening. Local Custems ‘Duties. This carried the price up to %in after the opening rush, but did not 1 and closed nearly a point lower. St. Paul up perilously near to Pennsylvania's selling at one time only % below great trunk line stock. The absorption of Northern Pacific was very heavy, the price ing at the opening 3% over Saturday under level, ac ting rush of orders to buy at the mar- ket. Later in the day there was a recru- descence of strength In the Erle stocks under fluence of the semi-official announc ing the purchas “ompany to 6312, which was 5i over Saturday. ces of all three of the stocks mentioned were high above all previous records. The same was true of other stocks in the raflroad ist, but the general movement otherwise was large extent in sympathy with the move- this group. This specialized strength also served as & sustaining force for a very Fe amount of profit-taking as has constant- Iy been the case recen After the manner in London's weakness was ignored on y the apprehensions of trouble there were not looked to for much effect here. But the unexpectedly favorable aspect of af- fairs there did serve as a fill-up to the market and London buying here was a factor of strength, although there was sufficlent selling for that account in other stocks to leave the buying on balance only small. The strongth of the sterling exchange market in face of London buying here was very significant. Com- merctal bills of exchange against both cotton and grain are reported rather scarce, and it aseerted that there is some demand for e: change for remittance of annual obligations to Lordon. But that special demand for sterling obably to be explained by the lending of York money in London. The exigencles he London market and the abundance of ew York in spite of all the extra- emand, point to such a process. losed with a 6 per cent call loan rate. mentarily maintained. It ran off after. 5 per cent and lower. This was partly ans last Friday 1 Wednesday. of the Pennsylvania Coal are about 3c lower. Good cleaning ity are guoted at 16c for small lot biy would buy £ t #till heid at Prazils are quot nonds are low in bonds an prices declined in some portions nificant reminder that the anded by the process of premium co: efunding into the new 2s is no longer payable by the G. ent, the refunding operations sing to-day s old 4s declined 2%; : do registered, 1%; 2s, %, ver cent on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. 3, 1% and the Closing Bid, Baltimore & Ohio . Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western Chicago Burlington & Quincy. Chicago Indlanajolis & Louls. Chicago Indianapolis & Louis pfd. & Eastern Illinois. : 621 gals, S102 by 2% L6561 oy By~ Chicago & Northwestern . 13 valued at §1,156886 Chicago Rock Island & Pac 120% : e o el C C C & St Louis. o o R B Colorado Southern 734 R Mt Colorado Southern 1st prefd 4 g & S Colorado Southern 2d prefd compare as follows: For 190- Delaware & Hudson $337.008; for 1899-10,0 Delaware Lackawanna & Denver & Rio Grande Denver & Rio Erie voss oo Erfe 18t prefd .. imon for December egainst 139,085 cs, 3249 Since January 1 thes For 1900—856.205 6 cs, 32,146 pkgs ¢ Lumber for Decem- ist 2,542,000 1t for De- 1 these ship- we: For 1900—2,862,000 | for 159 Weather Frpnr!, Gt e & Western |- Lake Shore Loutsville & Manhattan L . Metropolitan Street Railw, Mexjcan Central Minneapolis & St Louis. Minneapolis & St Louls prefd Missour] Pacific Mobile & Ohio .. 7 Missour, Kanses & Texas Missourl Kansas & Texas prefd (20th Meridian—Pacific SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31, 1505 p. m. ing are the seasonal rainfalls to | pared with those of the same date end rainfall in last twenty-four I'me) | “Last This H ew {erl:)'cCEnlrlll . 26 Hours| Season. | jew York Central % " {Suetan. Norfolk & Western 0.00 ®»u | na | Norforlk & Western prefd. 00 | s | wm | Northern Pacific 6.00 ¥ { Northern Pacific pry 0.00 | Ontario & Western 6.00 |- Oregon Rallway & 0.00 p Oregon Rallway & 0.00 Pennsylvania 0.00 Reading ... . Reading st pref Reading 24 prefd Rio Grande Western 65% Rio Grande Western prefd % X St Louls & San Francisco. 23 .. St Louls & San Francisco 24 prefd. 17 The presture has fallen slowly ovi 4200 St Louis & San Francisco 24 prefd. 3% cific Coust, north of Cape Monfocine, ohg hos| 260 St Louls Southwestern ... risen rapidly over Scuthern California, Arisona | 5109 St Louls Southwestern prefd. 4% @ Utah. An @rea of high pressure extends | 52100 St Paui .... A146% ng, southeast to Texas, | ‘20 St Paul prera 187 1t is sligitly cooler over the entire country | 5.5 St Paul & Omaha 124 west of the Rocky Mountaine and in general | 50,700 Southern Pacific . 2% low temperatures prevail over the entire coun- | 26,700 Southern Rallway 2% try w of the Mississippi. | 3900 Southern Raliway prefd 2% Eastbound travelers are warned to expect | 22700 Texas & Pacific 2614 very cold weather in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, | 142,900 Union Pacific ... 801y New Mexico, Texas and eastward to the Mis. | 24,60 Union Pacific pred . 5% Sibcirpl. 500 Wabash 12% Light rain baé fallen at Neah Bay. Other- | 4,900 Wabash prefd 258 u—;’,o gy;; bas been no precipitation on the Pa- 2,600 Wheeling : l‘km Er’l‘ 12 e 4 heel! e Erie The deficiency in rainfall at San Francisco "?fi‘; film’;l‘n Central i3 165 for December, 1900, is 3.66 inches. In Southern| 100 Third Avenue ..... 18 Cuiifornia. the month has been {he dryest on | 1200 Baltimore & O 5% record, only a trace ing at An X Vhile 1o rain fell at San Diego, e e r) Forecast msde st San Francisco for thirty | 3 rours ending midnight, January 1, 1901: 190 148 Northern California—Fair Tuesdiy, becoming 188 cloudy a2 night: continues cold weather; fresh 56 rortheast winds: heavy frost in the morning. 128 Southern California—Fair Tuesday, 'lilul‘ht frosts in the morning; beavy in the interior; 31% light nortberiy winds. b acon suay by uieht: Ueht ; g becoming cloudy g it changing to fresh southeast winds. 4 ALEXANDER G. McADIE, 6% Orfcial. 2 RERERASCE 1 T EASTERN MARKETS. 5 9113 " ST St 112 New York Stock Market. #si In a number of | There was some diminution from the buying | The price got back to the high point | the | ment of the terms of the bond issue for financ- | The first preferred stock was rush- | Do prefd.. Bell Tele ¥ Boston Elev 160 |Amal Copper ...... %4 Boston & Maine...19 |Atientic ... L% | Cnt Bur & Q......142%|Boston & Mont....326 Dominton Coal .... 39 Butte & Boston.... 83% Do prefd 5 _|Calumet & Hecla..830 Federal Steel . Centenntal I Do prefd..... Franklin 116 Fitchburg prefd Humboldt . .50 Gen Electric Osceola . T Do_prefd.. Parrot . 50 | E4 Elec 1 Quincy an Tamarack 1335 Utah Mining ...0.033% 4 Winona . . 6% Rubber . Wolverines . S48 Tnion Pac. The | of the list, while advancing at others. To- ta] sales, $1.275.000. The notable clapse in the prices of Govern- | | chiet feature all da; | vices from America and large buying orders | the year, than January 15. ! pacific preferred. 6 orthern Pacific, 903%: | Grand Trunk, Anaconda. 10. Bar silver, steady, 29 9-164 per ou:: mey, 4 per cent, | | summary reviewing the business of the year | collapse of speculation during the spring and Contfnental Tobacco .. “ontineutal Tobacco pref Federal Steel .. Federal Steel pref General Electric : Glucose Sugar .. Glucose Sugar prefd. International Paper . International Paper prefd. Laciede Gas Natlonal Biscuit . National Biscuit prefd. ational Lead . North American .. Pacific Coast | nounced dullness, and from a steady Pacific 18t pried. Pacific Coast 2d prefd Paclfic Mail People’s Gas . Pressed Steel Car, Pressed Steel Car prefd. Pullman Palace Car.. Standard Rope & Twine. Sugar ... Sugar prefd . Tennessee Coal & Iron. ited States Leather. 1% United States Leather pretd . T8% United States Rubber.... . 2% United States Rubber prefd.: . Western Union ..... % Republic Iron & Steel 16% Republic Iron & Steel prefd. .64 P C C & St Loule... . B8 Amalgamated Copper . 4 1,349,600 Shares sold. S CLOSING BONDS. ref reg. 106 INY NPTON Do coup. 106! ,l ¢ T Gont e }M Do 2s reg ex hn.mv.i N H Do 3s coup. Do new 4s reg....138 Do new 4s coup..13 Do old 4s reg.....114 |Or Nav Ists.......110% Do old 4s coup.. 115 | Do 4s..... gt Do 3s res. 113 |Or Snort Line 6,128 Do 6s coup. 13 Do con &s. J118% Dis of Col 3.655....12%5 |Reading Gen is.... 9 Atchison gen 4s...102% (R G W 1sts........101 Do adj és Canada Sou % 88% St L & I M con 5e.114 -109% S L & S F gen 6s..129% Ches & Ohlo 434s..10414 | St Paul con........1855% Do 5s.... 120i St P C & P lsts...117% C & N Con ...139%| Do Bs..... 122 Do § F Deb 5s...125 |Southern Pac 4s... §3% Chic Term ds. 95 ' Southern Ry bs....1l4% Colorado Sou 4s.... $4%/Stand R & T 6s.... D&RG ds.. 10212 Tex & Pac lIsts....115% Erie Gen ds FW&DC General Elec 5s. © 86 Do 2ds... 01| Unfon Pac 4s. 160 | Wabash lsts. s. Iowa Cent 1sts.....118 | Do 2ds... L & N Uni 4s......102 | West Shora:: MK & T 2ds...... 7T1%| Wis Cent Ist: Do 4s......... 88%| Vd Centuries. MINING STOCKS. Adams Con. 20| Little Chiet. Alfce 45|Ontarlo 1 Breece 2 60l Ophir Brunswick Con. 18| Phoenix . Comstock Tunnel.. 04| Potosi . pUR] Con Cal & Va...... 150|Savage ... 12 D »od Terra. < |Sierra_Nevada 2| Horn Silver. 1 10'Small Hopes. Iron Silver.. 66 Standard .. Leadville Con B AND BONDS. Money Union Land. 3 Call loans . 4G5 West End. .98 me loas .4@5| Bonds— Atchison ds. Atch Top & S F. Amer Sagar New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 8l.—Money on call, firm, at 4@S per cent; last loan, 41 per cent: ruling, 5% per cent: prime mercantile paper, 4%@5i per cent. Stes g exchange, strong, with ac- tual business in bankers' bilis at $4 85%@4 85% for demand and @4 S1% for sixty days; | posted rates, ${ bills, $4 S0% @4 bar siiver, ernment bonds, ; railroad bonds, Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. of the treasury balan exciusive of the § 643500 inac; : Mexican dollars, weak; State bonds, irregular. ~To-day's statement s in the general fund, 1,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption. sho Available cash , S144,141,474; gold, 395,357,658, London Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 2 he Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: | The markets here were all disorganized again | to-day on account of the West Australian | mining failures and the consequences of- them. | There were three more fallures to-day de others sre virtually certain to come at the | next settlement, since the bulk of the trouble | occurred after this settlement had all been arranged. The American department was the | It buoyant from the | start to the finish, mainly on over-night ad- | which New York sent early In the morning. | The English public 1s siill standing aloof re- | garding the market as being In the hands of manipulators who may pull out the pegs at any moment. Berlin was a buyer of Penn- sylvania shares. Gold tc the amount of £40,000 was taken for Paris and £30.000 for India. Money was in strong demand for the end of but rates were unaltered. Bills wcn(" to 41 on a rumor that the Bank of England was refusing at less than & for terms longer CLOSING Canadian Pacific, $4%: Union Atchison, 4§ The Stock Exchange here and the Continental | bourses will be closed Tuesday, January 1. . Dun’s “Review of Trade fir 1900. I * NEW YOREK, Dec. 31—Dun’s review, in its just closed, will say markets: Conditions of iron and steel during 1900 were much more ound than in the preceding year, when speculation wasgrife and prices inflated far beyord the bounds of reason. Statistics of the weekly capacity of furnaces In blast show that the highest point on record was reached February 1, while there was little diminution during the mext few months. But with the regarding the leading realization of the fact that operations had been overdone there came a steady reduction in out- put. Frem 296 furnaces in biast on February 1 there followed a coutinual shutting down until but twenty-one were in operation on No- vember 1 and the weekly production decreased 52,710 tons. Even at this rapld rate of de- clining output stocks accumulated with start- ling rapidity, and on October 1 the top was reached at 670,521 tons. Business conditions were satisfactory, how- ever, and demand expanded while exports of finished products grew heavy when prices reached a level that made competition possibie witk. brand producers. In two months ending December 1 furnace stocks of pigiron decreased 118,315 tons, and tbe tone was so much im- proved that many idle furnaces resumed. Manufactured articles have moved along similar lines. Quotations of Iron and steel products at the beginning of the vear were 1t~ tle below. the level prevailing thirteen years ago, and the fall was almost uninterrupted un- i1 October, when the average was but 63.68 per cent of that prevailing January 1, 1887, Tt f dlfficult to select one branch of this industry & being pushed harder than another. Railway supplies of all kinds have sold very frecly and the markst is flooded with urgent orders for frelght cars. Structural material, particulariy for bridges and ships, has been in much better demand than supply. Steel rails were reduced from last year's price of $35 to B e re een inal t to the official change of September. e:trm- for 1,200,000 tors deliverable during 1901 have been placed at $26, and numerous export orders the list wili also suggest the probability that be m.smulnx. 1o 3k ThJuy. Bod then Eraaelly. som Durine y, an gain. Bul during the Jast week thers was’s u"i’hn;‘»:‘mm : pper e , varlations t nmt'ounl-n?tn ot'hn of & cen af were sales I a2 low ug 164c, and the close was at the | advance at Liverpool | moderate Northwest receipts and a reiteration | of the report that Argentina would have but Articles Open. High. Low. Close. | Wheat No. 2— % i December . LOoTm% % % TR January b7} uN 1% R May . WY 8 % TR Decomber - 6% 3% 6% cember . @ January oM sw e sew May . D% e WK W% Oats December oy M mK W January 2 = o2 = | May Touy u§ uw U4 barrel— Xoe | January 1260 1242 : e 128 12624 127 Jard, per R R 605 63 6% | 0 G8% 6% T12% 702 TO0%%| nds. | 6 6 45 650 | 6 65T 6 62% ! market was dull, Creamery, 15G2%c; Dairy, 13 @, Cheese, dull, 10%@li%c. Eggs, frm; fresh, 23c. « e — Foreign Futures. * ! LIVERPOOL. ! ‘Wheat— Feb. Mar. ('Taenlng 611 6 1% | Closing . 81% 617 PARIS. ‘Wheat— Dec. Mar.-June. | Opening 9% N1 Closing 19 3 207 Flour— Opening 25 35 26 65 Closing 26 65 American made in advance of any other coun- fell from $4 70 at the start to $3 76 and recoverad to $4 37, where it has been maintained by the smelting companlies for many months. The year 1900 opened with favorable condi- tions prevailing in nearly every branch of the | goods trade. de Wi 'gzmnm The home trade was three n fell away untll by June the &'?.‘Eh:‘.a"x.'&’fa mto pro- u courre In prices’ began gradually to decline .qr-én. The arrest of buying was remarkabie. e closing year of the century was a re- markable one for farmers and planters, notwith- standing the fact that some sections harvested emaller crops than preceding years. While the South produced less cotton than in two previous record-breaking seasons, prices were the highest in ten years, and the net profits made on plantations were enormous. Spring wheat States lost much grain, but Kansas and otber larze winter wheat growers made big crops, and the average price was high. In fact cereals were all abmormally advanced. But there occurred ‘an actual loss in exports £0 that Russlan ports were ableto procure much for foreign trade that had belonged to American producers. ¢ % * | New York Grain and Produce.| * - % NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—FLOUR—Receipts, ! 21,0M Dbls; exports, 14,08 bbls.; stronger. Winter patents, ‘$3 70@3 95; winter straights, $3 50@3 60; Minnesota patents, $3@3 30; Minne- :om bakers, $3@3 25; winter, low grades, 2 £@ . WHEAT—Receipts, 194,300, exports, 39,731 Spot, strong; No. 2 red, §3% f. 0. b. afloat; No. 2 red, 82 elevator; No. 1, Northern Duluth, §7%ec; No. 1 hard Duluth, 91%c f. o. b. afloat. Options had a strong opening on a big demand frbm shorts, higher cables and foreign buying. Subsequent ‘unloading by big longs and selling for short promoted a declded reaction, which in turn was followed in the last hour by a second violent upturn based on covering, active outside support and the visible supply decreased. | Closed strong, 2%@sc advanced. January 75%@ :&e. ;lole%“n.\;fi&;‘ March, ga‘tcm«c, closed c; May ¢, close c. Hops-Srend HIDES—Steady, WOOL—Dull. SUGAg—Raw, dull but steady; fair refining, 3%c; Cefitrifugal, 9 test, 4%c; molasses sugar, 2%c: refined, dull. COFFEE—Spot—Rlo, dull: No. 7 involce, 7c; mifid, dull: Cordova, 9%@13%c. BUTTER—Recelpts, $5 57; firm; Creamery, 17 @2ic: June creamery, 17@2ic; factory, 11%@i6c. EGGS—Recelpts, 58, Firm; Western, aver- age packing at mark, f1g2ic; Western, loes off, DRIED FRUITS. The market for evaporated apples ruled in- active but steady In tone at unchanged prices. State common was quoted 4@ic; prime, %@ S%c: choice, 5%@6c; fancy, 6GSc. ifornia’ dried fruits quiet. Prunes, 3%@ S4c; as to size and quality. APRICOTS—Royal, 11@14c; Moorpark, 15@16c. PEACHES—Peeled, 16420c; unpeeled, 6@dc. % X i Chicago Grain Market. *- ® CHICAGO, Dec. i —There was heavy pres- | sure from buyers on the wheat market at the start. May opened wild, %@%c to 1@le higher at 75%@76%c. Despite heavy profit-tak- | ing by longs during the first hour, the ice held remarkably steady, May dropping only to Ti%e. The opening strength was based on an | equal to i here, on | 45,000,000 bushels, and that of an inferior grade, | for export. The sentiment in the pit was bull- ish to a degres which needed but little to set it aflame. -On the report of a visible decrease of 65,000 bushels, the demand became even more. pressing than before. Shorts and those who bad taken profits earlier added to the clamor from the commission houses, and in steady leaps May ascended to 7Sc. Offerings became welghty again, but the prices held sturdily and May closed strong, 2i@2%c higher, at Ti%c. Corn was only moderately active early and | responded but slowly to the wheat strength. | There was a fair shipping demand. May closed iuc higher at 37@373c. Oats were moderately active and firm, in with wheat. " May closed %@%c up Provisions were moderately active and firm ; on light_hog receipts and in sympathy with | wheat. The advance was made at the opening | and thereafter prices merely held. the closing | being steady. January pork closed 25c over Saturday, lard unchanged and ribs Tic better. The leading futures ranged as follow: Cash quotat! quiet -and firm; UAT malting barley, 53@60c: No. 1 Northwestern, $1 56; mess pork, per barrel, $11 59@!1 62%: lard, per | . $6 90@5 hort ribs sides (lgose), | ary salted shoulders (boxed), 5@ clear sides (boxed), $6 SO@6 3 short @ 6%4¢; whisky, basis of high wines, $1 27; clover, con- | tract grade, $10 25@10 3. | Articles— Receipts. Shipments. | Flour, barrels . - 45,000 38,000 | Wheat, bushels 132,000 3,000 Corn, bushels .320,000 79,000 Oats, bushels 296,060 201,000 Rye, bushels . T 40m 2.000 | Barley, bushels . 51,000 21,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter | Charters. The W. G. Irwin loads merchandise for Hon- olulu, | Chicago Livestock Market. I CHICAGO, Dee. 3L.—CATTLE—Receipts, 12,- 500; market 10G15¢ hisher; good to prime eteers; | $5 40@6 10; poor to medium, 33 75@5 30; stock- | Mustard, nominai: Flax. ers and feeders, §2 7@4 35; cows, §2 5004 30; | helfers, §2 601 60; canners, $1 85@2 50; bulls, | $2 5005 50; calves, $4@6 50; Texas fed steers, 34 1 Texas grass cteers, $3 5504 10; bulls, 50a@3 '2H°&Hmlpfl to-day, 22,000; to-morrow, 30,000; left over, 1822; market 10c higher; top, $505; mixed and butchers, $4 T6@5 02%4; good 1o choice heavy, $ 8565 05; rough heavy. $4 704 450; light, $4 75@5; bulk of sales. $4 90@%. SHEEP--Receipts, 5000; 10c higher; active; good to cholce wethers, $3 S5@4 60; fair to choice mixed, §3 50G3 %; Western sheep, $3 500 400, Texas 'sheep, 32 50@3 60; native lambs, ; Western lambs, $5@5 60. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—So far as business was concerned, the local metal market was practi- | cally at a standstill to-day. Traders were on hand only to receive the cable advices from London, which were on the whole very unsatis- factory to friends of the market. Iron in Eng- lund scored about the lowest prices for nearly two years, touching 6(s at Glasgow and 49 5d | at Middlesboro. Tin was £10 lower at £125 6s, owing to a lack of speculative interest and cloged weak. Copper advanced 2s 6d. Lead and epelter were unchlhfi As to local rices there was no actual s of operations, ing nominal in all cases. Tin was quoted at $26 20; lead, $4 ; spelter, $4 17%. Copper, $17 for Lake lor” and $16 for casting. Pigiron warrants, $9 50§10 50. Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Dec. #1.—The statement of the visible supply of grain in store and afloat on Saturday, December 9, as lled by New York Produce Exchange Bl !nllmrl:h' Bushels. Increase. Decrease. Market. New Yofk Cotton NEW YORK, Dec. 51—Speculation was slug- gish in the cotton market to-day and at no 11 tosstimulate it points | the reason siven under the head of Barley. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 31.—Consols, 97%; silver, 29 9-18d; French rentss. 101f. Wheat cargoes on passage, sellers asking an advance of cargoes Nb. 1 Standard California, 30s 3d; car- goes Walle Walla, i9¢ 3d: English country markets, quiet; imports into United Kingdom, whea . Fheat, 206.90: tmports into United Kingdom, LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3).—Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California, 6s 3d@és 3i4d; wheat in Paris, firm; flour in Parls, steady; French country markets, firm; weather in England, unsettied. CLOSING. _WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. 1 California, 6s 3d; No. 2 red Western winter, 5s 11%d; No. 1 Northern spring, 6s 2%d. ~Futures, stead: February, 6s 1%d; March, 6s 1%d; May, 6s 214d. CORN—Spot, firm: American mixed, new, 4s 1d; do, old, 4s 2d. Futures, firm; March, 3s 4d; May, 3s 9d. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dec. 381.—Clearings, $126,228; balances, $36,349. Northern Wheat Market. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 31.—WHEATBetter demand and prices 3jGlc higher; blue stem, 5T%c: club, afe. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. in sympathy with other markets. B851¢@56c; blue stem, GSc. Cleared—Ship Andreta, with 101,582 bushels wheat; ship C. H. Watjen, with 103,818 bushels wheat; both for Queenstown: French bark General Meilinet, for Algoa Bay, with 62,768 bushels wheat. Total wheat shipments for December were 2,103,713 bushels. Total wheat shipments from Portland for the vear to all ports (flour in- cluded) were 15,086,357 Lushels, From Puget Sound points, were 10,299,216 bushels. 31.—WHEAT—Firm, Walla Wall total shipments * . Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 days....... 84 821 Sterling Exchange, sight. o - 4 86% Sterling Cables . - 487 New York Exchange, sight . - 1249 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 15 Fine Silver, per ounce... . = 3% Mexican Dellars, nominal. . 0% @ 51 Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are unchanged and quiet at 3Ss, usual options. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of | 53,900, against 27.400 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, $630 tons, against 2115; on the way to this port, 105,470 tons, against 201,700. WHEAT—The century closed with an unex- pectedly higher and stiff market. A Liverpool was stronger and Chicago reported a big speculative demand at an advance. New York rose 2%e, the sharpest rise for some time. The American visible supply decreased 64,000 bushels. The world’s shipments for the week included 73,000 bushels from the Argentine and 15,000 from Australla, both small. kets reported active speculation. At Chicago there was more disposition to buy, | though thero was considerable realizing. There was also fair outside buying. Wall street pur- chased freely. It was announced that some Minneapolis milis might close down on account of high freights, but in view of the good de- mand for Flour this was considered a bluff on the part of the mli The report gave the market a little setback, however. The San Francisco market advanced, both on and off call and was very firm. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $%c@$i; milling, $1 0215 @16 per ctl. © CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 _ o'clock—May—44,000 ctls, $§106; 2000, $105%. December, 1901—4000, $1103; 4000, $110%; 4600, $1 10% Second Sesslon—May—s000 ctls, $1 Regular Morning Session—May—32,000 ctls, $106%; 16,000, $1067; 4000, $106%; 14,000, $1 0¥ December, 1301-2060, $111; 2000, $110%; 2000, $110%; 12000, 1 10%. Afternoon Sessfon—May—2000 ctls, §106%. De- cember, 1801—2000, £1 10%. BARLEY—In expectation of the usual fire- works and pandemonium of the closirg day of the year there were no samples shown on the Produce Exchange. But owing probably to the lively Wheat market the usual festivities were omitted. The market consequently showed no change, and no sales were reported. Feed,' 75c for choice bright, 72ic for No. 1 and 67%@70c for off grades: Brewing and Ship- ping grades, 7714@S2%c; Chevalfer, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sessfon—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Sesslon—No sales. Regular Morning Sesslon—No sales. Afternoon Sesslon—No sales. OATS—There was no business yi The market rules firm, however, with light stoc ‘White, $130G130: Surprise. nominal: Red $1 25@1 40 for d and $135G145 for Seed: Gray, nominal; Black, for Feed, $115@120; for Seed, $125130 ver ctl. CORN—The market continues very dull and auotations are largely nominal. Receipts from the East are larger again. Yellow, $§1 121691 White, $110@112%; Eastern mixed, $1 123 pel etl. RYE—85@ST%c per ctl. neglected. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $175@2 per ctl. Flour and Millstiffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $3%@ 350, usual terms: Bakers' Extras, $3 153 25: Orogon, §275@2 55 per barrel for family and $2 75@3 for bakers'; Washington, bakers’, $275 @s. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 1(0 Ibs: Rye Flour, §275; Rye Meal, 1$2 50; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, $2 extra cream do, $350; Oat Groats, $450; Hom. Buckwheat Flour, $#@4 %: $350: Farina, $ 50: Whole Wheat Flour, $3%: Rolled Oats (barrels), $6@ 72; In sacks, 8 T@7; $5; Split Peas, §5; Green Peas, § 50 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. The market continues Hay quoted, all descriptions beiug in ample supply. BRAN—$14@15 per_ ton. MIDDLINGS—$16 50@19 50 ver ton. FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley, $16@17 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, $25@26: jobblne, $26 50; Cocoanut Cake, $i7@1S: Corn Meal, 250 2650: Cracked Corn, $2650@27; Mixed Feed, — Volunteer, $5@$; Wheat. $11@13 Wheat and_Oat, $10@1250: Oat. $9@1: Barley, Clov nominal; 5G9 # 50a9 5 per_ton. STRAW-2@47%c ver bale. Beans and Secds. Bean dealers are talking of another advance in whites immediately after the 1st, but there was no change yes ay. The market rules very firm. however. There Is nothing doing in_Seed: nBEA!X\F Bavos, $2 56@2 75: Small White, 84 5074 65; Large White, §2 65@3 80; Pink, $2 10 Red, $2 T5@3; Blackeye, §3; Lim Pea, $4 25@4 50;* Red Kldney, $3 75@4 per ctl SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 50 Canary, for California and 4c for Eastern lac; Rape, 24@ic; Hemp, 4@ Mse: Timothy, lec. DRIED PEAS—Niles. $ 270 @3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Alfalfa, 3%c per Alfalfa, ; Green, Onfons are fairly steady, but Potatoes con- tinue easy. Four cars of Merced Sweets sold at the quotations. Southern Vegetables were generally lower. L POTATOES—River Reds. 7@sic; Burbanks, 35@dsc for River and 90c@$! 20 per ctl for Sa- linas and 60G%c_for Oregon: Sweets, S0@60c for Rivers and 75@90c for Merced. ONIONS—$1 50@2 per ctl; Cut Onions, $§1 @1 2 per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 4@Sc per Ib; String Beans, 6@10c; Cabbage, 90c; Tomatoes, Tos Angeles. $1772 per crate; Fgg Plant, Los Angeles, 10@12c per Ib: Green Peppers, Los Angeles, 3@6e ver Ib: Dried Peppers. 3@lic; Dried Okra, 10@lic per Ib; Carrots, 2%@3ic per box; Holhuuuhcu‘elllam b:lx 50 Gpg{l dozen; Summer Squash, per box; Garlle, 4@sc per 1b; Marrowfat Squash, $§@12 per ton: Mushrooms, nominal. Poultry and Game. Receipts of Dressed Turkeys were 154 cases, exclusive of mm it hi ices. ‘brough! lth e pvas i, e g0t o} L rwfloglur young Ducks, §2 25 for 313 for Pigeons Recel Roosters, and 13c for ilve Turkeys. of Game were 150 sks and sold off | W ot frm prices, the New Year's demana 8, P All mar- | % | "CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11@113c per Ib for | erday, for | and Feedstuffs remain as previously | cases of Eastern, and ' came in and sales were | e | 1 80 for Butter, Cheese and Eggs. There was no further change in anything on the Dairy Exchange. BExtra Creamery Butter was quoted steady, while all other grades were weak and accumulating. Cheese continued firm under moderate supplies. Eggs continued in moderate receipt and go.d ‘demand and prices were firm. Recelnts as reported by the Dairy Exchange were 40,500 Ibs Butter, 307 cases Callfornia E&gzs, —— cases Eastern Eggs, 800 1bs Cali- fornia Cheese and —— Ibs Eastern Cheese. BUTTER— Creamery—Extras, 2c; firsts, 23; secouds, Dairy—Extras, 2c; firsts, 20c: seconds, 1Sc: store, ‘lic. Storage—Creamery extras, 22%c; firsts, 2lc: seconds, 20c; dairy extras, —. | Pickle—20c per I8. Kes—2¢ per lb. CHEESE—Fancy, full cream, 13c; chol common, nominal: Youns America: Fastern, full cream, 16@10%c per Ib. EGGS— California ranch—Selected white, 31 colors, e ner dozen. I ; mixed | standard, | lifornia * gathered—Fancy, 28c; seconds, "—. | Fresh Eastern—Fancy, —; standard, 27ic; | sec 3 Storage—California faney, 2%¢; standard, Eastern faney, 25¢; standard, : seconds, Deciduous and Other Fruits. Several cars of Oranges will be offered at auc- tion to-morrow. The feeling in these goods is rather week, owing to cold weather and liberal stocks. The latter would probably be muci larger if the railroads were not short of cars. Lemons are dull and weak, but Limes are firm. There is no change in Apples or Pears. A few large Strawberries came In and were siow of sale at §2G+4 per chest. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— 3 APPLES—307i60c per box for common and e | | AL for good 40 chotes: Epitaenberes, 3161 egon Spitzenbergs, $1G1 2; Lady Apples, 81 75@3 per_box. | PEARS—335cG31 {0 per-box. CRANBERRIES — Jerseys, $12: Wisconsins. $13 50; Cape Cod, §14 per barrel; Coos Bay, £230 | @2 75 per box. 4 CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1@2 2:; Seedlings, T5c@$1 50; Tangerines, $I@1 % Man- darins, $1@1 25; Lemons, 25c@$1 25 for common and $§150@2 25 for good to cholce: Grape Fruit. §0cG32; Mexican Limes. %4 50G5: California | Limes, z@3ic; Bananas. §1G2 per bunch; Pine- | | apples, 312 per dozen. ! Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. s at the moment, to pick up with | | There is nothing at all a though the demand is expec: the advance of the new yea |, FRUITS—Prunes. | 9 ; 90-100s, 2! bies, e premium; S r quins, e less than Santa Claras, except 1 and over, which stanG the same. Apricots, Se for Royals and 10@10%c for Moorp Evaporated Apples, 5@fc;: sun-dried, 3144 Peaches, or standard, and 6 for fancy: pitted, 5@6%e; unpitted,” 1G1%: St for red and 5%@6c for white. RAISINS<The Raisin Growers' Assoclation has established the following prices for the season of 199: Bleached Thompson's faney, 1 per Ib; choice, llc; standard, S%e: $ unbleached Thompson's, Sc per Ib.’ & Fancy, 10c per Ib: cholce, Szc- standard. $% prime, Sc; unbleached Suitanas. Sc: Seedless, i0-1b boxes, 6ie: d-crown. | 2-crown, $150 per box: | Clusters, $2; Dehesa, $2 50 ectarines, 5 prices f. 0. b.at common California. NUTS—CEestnuts, Tl@% per Ib for Italian: Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, No. 2, Se: i hardshell, 10c; No. 2, 7ie; Almonds. 12G13¢ for | Peanuts. papershell, s@llc o1l )r Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 13c: Filberts, 13c; Pe- 11G13¢; Cocoanuts, §3 G065, © § Y—Comb, 13%@14%c for bright and 12 r light amber; water white, extracted, | light amber, extracted, 6%@ dark, | 1b. X—24@2%e per Ib. | . . | Provisions. i ues Aull, as usual at the | | | The market continues dull how no change. | close of the year, and prices | | neavy, 113%@12¢ for light medium, 1214@1c for | lght, 13%@Me for extra light and 15G15%e !or} ! sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 11%@ {12c; Mess Beet, $1250 per barrel: extra Mess, $13! Familv. §14; extra Prime Pork, §15; extra | clear, §1930; Mess, §17; Smoked Beef, 13c per | | pound. 4 ; | " LARD—Tierces quoted at 6%c per Ib for com- | {pound and ke for_pure: half-barrels, 1 934c: 10-1b tins, 10c: 5-1b tins, 10%ec. COTTOLENE—One half-barrel, §%c; three | haif-barrels, Sc; one tlerce, T%c; two tlerces, | | 7%c; five tierces, e per Ib. j Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. I Hides continue weak and some dealers are | quoting a further slight decline. Wool and | Hops are dull and nominal, as usual at the | | close of the year. HIDES AND SKIN: about 1¢ under quotations. Hea loe; medium, Sc; lght, S@Sizc: Cowhide pure, e for heavy and S@$'%c for light; Salted Kip, 9G9sc: Salted Veal, Calf, 16c; Dry Hides, : cul Dry Calf, 16c; culls and brands, 20@30e each; short 80a75e: long Wi Sheepskins, shearlings, Waool, 30@30c each: medium, 5031 each: Horse Hides, rge and §2 25 for medium, 50c_for col Horse Hides, dry. $1 75 for large, $1350 for medium, $125 for smail and 30c for | colts. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, fall or medium skins, %0c: winter or thin Skins, 20c. atskins—Prime Angoras, : large and smooth. | TALLOW WOOL—Spring_clip is auotable as follow: Northern, free, 13@16c; Northern, defective, 12 ! 14c; Middle County. free. 15@16c; Middle County, hern Mountain, 9@i0c; Southern Mountain, free, months', 11@12c; Southern Mountain, defective, 7 months’, ¢@1lc: Humboldt and Mendoeino, 16 @17c; Nevada, 13@15e per lb. | ip—San Joaquin, G@Sc: do lambs, S@ Fall sc: Middle County. 9@10c: Northern Mountain, 10@11c; Southern tain, Humboldt and Mendocino, 11G1%¢ per Ib. | | HOPS—12gl6c ver Ib | deat Market. There has been no change in Hogs for some weeks, as the demand and supply about bal- ance. Beef, Mutton and Veal are still in light | stock and firm. H BEEF—7@Sc for Steers and 6@7c per Ib for | Cows. ! San Francisco i+ small, 9@10c per Ib. 5. 9@0sc; Ewes, Sig@% per und; PEAMB—10G20%c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%c for small and 3%c for medium and 5% @5%e for large: stock Hogs and | fecders, 585} L@z, | | General Merchandise. i i BAGS—San Quentin Bags. $56: Calcutta | Grain Bags, June and July, 6%c; Wool Bags, .c; Fleece Twine, Fruit Bags 6@ wr white and S,@8%c for bleached jute. NED FRUIT—Extras in 24-1b tins quoted as follows: Apricots, §1 30, Cherries, §2 for black and $2 for Royal Anne: Grapes, $i Peaches, §1 6@l 75; Pears, §18i; Plums, §1 3@ 140: Quinces, $165: Strawberries, $1 75. | COAL— W, lington, $9: . $7; Cocs Ba $550; Wallsend, 39; -operative Wallsend, Cumberiand, §12 in bulk and $I3% in sack Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, §14; Cannel, $10 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $i8 in | sacks: Rocky Mountain descriptions, 88 45 per | 2000 1bs and 38 per ton, according to brand. CORDAGE — The local cordage company quotes as follows: Pure Manila, 12%c per Ib; Sisal sizes and bale ropes, 9¢: Duplex, Sc. | Terms, 6 days of 1% per cent cash discount. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, per Ib, cases, dc; cases, extra large, fc: cases. imi- tation Eastern. se; Boneless.' 4ic: Norway, Strips, 4lhc; Narrow Gauge. 4%e: Silver King, 6c; Blocks Orlental, 4%c; Seabright, 5c; Tab- lets, 6c; Middles. Colden’ State, 3%c: Middles, ‘White Seal, 7c; 5-Ib boxes fancy Eoneless, 8%c: Desiccated, per dozen. Tic: Pickled Cod. bar- rels, "eachi % i0; Plekled Cod. - half-birrels, each, §3 75. COFFEE — Costa Rica — 13@l4c for prime washed; 11@12%c for good washed; 12G13c for | good to prime washed peaberry: 1@ll%c for good to yrime peaberry: 1@l for good to Trime; 10G10%¢ for good current mixed with | black teans; 9%@10ise for falr; 7@S%e for com- mon_to ordinary, Salvador—11@13c for good to prime washed: 10@10%¢ for fair washed: 11@12le for good to | prime washed peaberry: W%@1l%c for good to prime semi-washed; —@10%c for suerior un- | Washed: 10@104e for good green unwashed: 11 | @111 for good to superior unwashed peaberry; 7@8%c for common to ordinary. Nicaragua—13@1€c nominal for prime to washed; 10@12c_nominal for fai. | Rawe ! inferior to ordinary: 12@13e for good to ashed peaberry; 11@11%e nominal for unwashed peaberry: 10G10%c unwashed. 7l | Water White Coa! Oil. | Lath, | ship_Company { California Star | Home AUCTION SALES &2 AUCTION. 2» 2 e vanm, arrgi SO St o Y our 0 At 10 a. m. without reserve. FIFTY HEAD OF WELL-KNOWN T“)G’l; TERS, ROAD HORSES AND CARRIA AND SADDLE HORSES, together with buf- Kies, surreys and harnesses, for the benefit of my ereditors. By order of DAN McCARTY. 5. WATKINS, Toc; raw, 68c; cases, gallon for boiled and #ic extra winter strained, barrel China Nut, 58@6c per gallon: pure Neatsfoot Oll, barrel cases, fic; Sperm, pure, 8¢ Whale Ofl, natural white, 315@42ic per gallors Fish Ofl, barrels, 3c;: cases, #ec. COAL " OIL, GASOLINE AND BENZINE - n bulk, 12%e; Pearl OF Star, 18%c; Extra Eoceene, 204c; De- 18 Astral, 1§ Flatne, Star, odorized Stove Gasoline,” in bulk, lélc: cases, 20%e; Benzine, bulk. iee; cases, I gree Gasoline. buik, 2c es, 2c per gallon. F—éic per gallon in > in drums or iron barrel RED AND WHITE LI ~Red Lead. T4@ : White Lead, 7 . according to R—$47 50645 10 per flask for lo- cal use and $4 for export. JGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-1b_bags: Se: Powdered. 5.75¢: Candy Gran- ted, 5.65¢; Confec- A, 5.%°; Extra C. is, 1c more; half- wore: boxes, 50c more: 50-1b bags. /o orders taken for less than 7 equivalent. Dominoes, half-bar- §.i0c: boxes. 6.65¢ per Ib. LUMBER~—Retail prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes $16M17; extra sizes. higher; Red- wood. $17@13 for No. 1 and $15@18 for No. 3: 4 feet, 33 50@4: Plckets, $18; Shingles, $175 for common and $2 75 for fancy; Shakes, $11 for split and $12 for wn: Rustie, $20@25. Receipts of Produce. Flour, qr sks 3 ~ : Barley, ctls tddlings, sks ... 1 ata, ctis - . 19 | cather. rolls . sicksilver, flsks 168 ctis . Potatoes. sks . - o700 Oni . sk . nions. s = 7 Sugar, £ 7 Tallow, etls . 204 OREGON. Flour, qr sks..... 33,156 Onfons. oo 08 Oats, 'etls . Bran, sks 2,180 Potatoes, sks T * The Stock and Bond Exchange was not in ion _yesterday. The Oil Exchange did its usual good busi- ness, the leading stock being San Jeaquin, which advanced from $16 62% to $12 25. Monte Cristo was slightly off. The following divicends will be paid to- morrow: Honokaa Sugar Company, 30 nts per share, or 330.000; the Oceanic Steam- 0 cents per share, or $13,500; the San neisco Gas and Electric Company, 33 cents per share, or $43.494. Interest on the following local bonds is now rayable: lifornia Street Cab) $22,250 Contra Costa Water 50,000 Les Apgeles Lighting 6s 30,000 Market Street Cable 90,000 Nevada Co. N. G. Ry 8,750 Northern Ry. Cal. 6s 154,580 N. P. Coast Ry. Gs........ 22,700 Oakland Transit Co. Gs 2,000 Oakland Water Co.. 37,500 Oceanic Steamship Co. s 3.2 Park and Ocean Ry. fs.. 7,500 Park and C. H. Ry. s. 10,500 S. P. of Arizona Ry. 6s. 300,000 Also the quarterly interest on the United States 4 per cent bonds of 1%7, amounting to $3,255,676. PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE Morning Session. Board— California Standard Lo «..onee Monarch Monarch . Monarch Reed Recd Reed on city . San Joaquin San Joaquin ..... San Joaquin San Joaquin . Occidental Sterling . Junction - Monte Cristo . Monte Cristo . Monte Cristo . E 400 1500 2000 200 300 2000 1000 1400 15 » 50 20 30 200 won » EHESR SSSSHSHE&'QESQSStthEBB! “n West Shore S aeanin s Afternoon Session. Board— Home Reed Reed ....coooen San Joaquin . ar Joaquin . San Joaquin San Joaquin ... Independence Four - Four Ol City Sterling Sterling Sterling Lion Lion Junction California California-Stand: Monte Cristo Monarch Caribou Queen E . Petroleum Montara CLOSING QUOTATION MONDAY, Dec. 31—2:3 p. m. STOCK. | mia | - [5=1-) dWBAARYRBEBLLASIBRRBAZENY wewed b4 89 Carfbou Four lependerce ) 23| 1881 a8 a3 |8 ™ Kern River Lion Ofl Company Monarch of Arizona.. Junetion ... Monte Cristo Reed Crude Rex .. P San Joaquin O. & D. Co. Sterling 0. & D. Co, Twenty-eight Westlake Westshore Wolverine wlid o MINING STOCKS. Tre following were the sales in the San Fran- ctsco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. 200 Best & Belcher 70 Con Cal & Vi 100 Caledonia 600 Gould & 00 Challenge 1200 Mexican 20 Challenge . 33 200 Ophir 550 Con Cal & V ! 300 Savage Afternoon Session. 200 Best & Belcher 26 100 Overman .. 3% Con Cal & Va..170| 200 Sterra 100 Crown Paint... 11| 100 Stiver Hill 300 Gould & Curry 33 100 Silver HNI ... 200 Mexican . 7/ 100 Yellow Jacket.. 100 Ophir 2 The following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. RLEE] Nevada. wseRad 200 Belcher . 11} 500 Mexican 3 200 Challenge Con.. 17| 200 Mexican . El 30 Chollar o 1200 Con Cal o 35 Con Cal & ® 350 Con Cal & 1000 50 2100 B ‘Best & Belcher 26 250 hir .. 300 Chottar i3 B0 Oberman 2 - h 5 # E BRI 8| ENS2HEBIBL2ER! =