The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1901, Page 8

g S sl THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1901. o - NDW/ SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Bani’ of England advanced its rate of discount to 5 per cent. York and Sterling Exchange higher. Silver weaker. Oil stocks continue to sell well. Wheat off again under decreased trading. Barley slightly higher. Other cereals about as before quoted. Local stocks and bonds quiet. furt advance in Beans. Fine Po Onions doi Eggs decl v and Feedstuffs remain as before. oes firm, but lower grades weak and cheap. ig rather better again. Southern Vegetables quiet. ing, but Cheese and Butter unchanged. Poultry in moderate receipt and firm. Game in excessive supply. Oranges and Lemons n liberal supply, weak, dull. Limes quiet. Provisions firmer at Chicago, but unchanged here. ng new in the local Meat market. Hides weak and declining. Tallow lower. Bank of England Rate. Bank of England discount rate, which | 3 ® has been ¢ per cent. was yes- | vanced 5 per cent, showing & market 15 London. The Lumber Market. oast W record, are most ason to believe s will be one *hose of the tive 1. ihe secur- able vessels for the ts are missing stations, but it is sixteen feet and “been @ rise of twelve g in force. rain Friday; EASTERN MARKETS. New York Stock Market. in a torrent of ourse, at the close of the e breaks by that time gave the market aemoraiization prolonged rise rices gained mo- with the decrease in the face value ale to prev was forced would be aifficult ey market maintained a calm | r below th There was & con- in the which, with the single is the largest total on for the break, but the real root of the trouble was fhat faith in the level of prices | began to be !mpaired and a conviction was borne in upon speculators that the large de- mand for stocks which they have ex continue d ly discoun the slump to the advance in the Bank of England's dis- count rate. which rose from 4 to & per cent. a. Of t Cabled reports from London described gloomy | forebodings over the future, and the result | was @ sharp jump in sterling exchange rates | in New York and growth of a belief that the | New York money market will be called upon o gold to relieve the strained condition’ of the forelgn money markets. The heavy liqui- Gation in Suger had a very unssttiing effect on sentiment, in which it was commonly at- - tributed to & well-known steel magnate, who has made his mark heretofore on the bear side 0f the stock market. The violent slump in the rubber stocks on the reduction in the preferred dividend was an additional disturb- & influence. The extreme decl Baltimore and Ohio and Lacka- 3%, lowa Central preferred 3%, | o Grande preteryed and Chicass rn preferred “B” ved 3%, Union Pacific 34, and throughout the railroad list from 1 to 2 points. The closing was in many cases near the lowest. The bond market was very mctive and liqui- n was in force there as well as in mtocks, he declines in prices were by no means a8 marked. Total sales, par value, $8.955,000. Inited States refunding 2s declined 3% and new 48 (registered) % on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Shares. Soid. Btock— 2 Atchison .. Atchison pfe Baltimore & Oht Canadian Pacific Canadian Soutigers - Chespeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western, Bups B sushassisy 2 g v 2 3 » Chicezo & Northwestern 300 Colorado Southern lst pfd. 3% Cplorado Southern 3dped. % | balance, $139,7 | — Iron says: ““The | year, as viewed under | Hocking Valley Illinots Central Iowa Central Jowa Central Lake Erie & Western pfd. re . Loutsville & Nashville. 00 Manhattan L .. Metropolitan Street Ry Mexican Central Minn & St Louls pfd. Missouri Pacific Mobile & Ohio.. Missouri, Kansas & Texas.. mvgx.n Railw avigation pfd.. T s Reading ist pid. Reading 24 ptd Rio Grande Western Rio Grande Western pfd. St Louts & San Francisco. St Louis & San Fran lst St Louis & San Fran 2d pfd §t Louis Southwestern ... t Louis Southwestern pfd. hern Pacific thern Railway Southern Rallway pfd Texas & Pacifl Union Pacific l'rlr n rl"m fic prd. € & Lake Erie. & V Lake Erie pfd. };Je«-.»nnn Central 3 |5 National Tube .... GENERAL | * United States Miscellaneous Cotton Ofl prefd. Malting prefd. . Steel & Wite . Steel & Wire pref | yesterday at cash business, prices being out of line. ‘rancisco_for thirty | Sy & S klyn Rapid Tran rado Fuel & Iron Continental Tobacco . Continental Tobacco prefd. B! General Electric Glucose Sugar .. National Biscait tional Biscuit pre National Steel prefd New York Alr Brake. North American Pacific Coast . Pactfic Coast ist prefd Paific Coast 24 prefd | ~The long-expected | People’s Gas .. over the stock mar- | Pressed Steel Car. ch was mot | $99 Pullman Palace 51| i ’ ot United States Leather i el ‘seram. | United States Rubber United States Rubber Western Unlon ... R ats Cots Republic Iron & Steel Repunlic Iron & Steel pref St Louls | 88@73c; No. 2 red, T5@TT%e; No. 2 Corn, | No. 2 yellow, 36@3s%c; it progressed. The widening mu‘ ent losses | her sny of the liguida- | CLOSING BONDS. the cail lcan rate ruling at|U ans, however, incident to | ctions involved in | ¥ 1 t and the disturbance of | thue caused added to the unsettied feel- | arket. - The clearings to- | re assigned to account | b ng January has been pretty lufe-[ causes contributory to | 08t importance must be attached 3 In the raflroad list Erie first preferred | Geclined 4, Delaware and Hudeon 4, Northern | Boston Elevated Boston & Maine. NEW YORK, Jan 8~1%e Corswacial Ad- Yertiser's London financlal cablegram says: There was universal heaviness in the markets here to-day on the action of the Bank of Eng- land in advancing its minimum 4 to 5 per cent. The return: wed tl o Tatlo of reserve to labllltics Was only Bt while r cent is regard fate “mintmum, . Do o b o e The South African news also wi aging and there were three more Excl fail- ;‘I‘;X‘s“ B‘;’(‘l’l‘e’l’nn' !lhlrt&llxflflfl“m of members at ent nsols fel markets followed suit. A e Americans were heavily 0ld_and the clos- ing was depressed, although New York ab- sorbed stock most lberally and the Continent Sought at the reduction.” Silver was weaker o dearer mone; CLOSING. LONDON, Jan. $*—Atchison, Canad! Pacific, $9%: Unton “Bacife. pretorred. . so: Northern Paciflo preferred, %; Grand Trunk, D?r :‘l;nl::ndk 9%. Bar siiver, steady, 27 7-184 New Yorlmey Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Money on call easter At 43%4@5%c per cent; last loan, 4% per cent; prime mercantile s Papes, 4%@5% per cent; ster- ling exchange, with actual business in bankers' bills at M 84% for demand and $4 82@ 4 u% !or sixty days; posted rates, $4 8214@4 83 d $4 §7; contmercial bm-. 34 81%@4 83; silver Sortificates, G4GEte; bar silver, 63%c; Mexican dollars, 80c; Government bonds, weak; State bonds, steady; railroad bonds, weak. Condition of the TreMUV. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. 3.—To-day's statement of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of udemptlun, ,-d?o:‘: Avl.lhbl‘ cash 8ol ,340, 544 lNe—w York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—FLOUR—Receipts. 39,- 150 barrels; exports, 18,021 barrels. Dull and easier, with prices 5 to 10c lower to sell. WHEAT — Receipts, 65,400; exports, 24,575, s;a::d—&“.y; No. 2 red, Site . o b. aloat; No. : elevator; No. 1 N o 1 B ahonrs Noo 1 by Ttath, 8% b. afloat. Options—Exhibited '!Ikhlll 1A | an “ihe” torenogn, under stoplomn selling, un- - 89% | satisfactory cables, lack of outside support and a bearish Price Current Weekly Review. Closed weak, 1@i%c net decline. March, S1%@82%c, . 495 2 | clo:ed S1%c; Ma) 81 9-16@83c, closed 81%c. : e lu ! nsul WOOL—Steady, COFFEE—Spot—Rlo, quiet; No. 7 Rlo, 7c; 435 \ mild market, dull; Cordova, 9%@13%c. Futures —Closed quiet. with prices 510 points lower, 'roml sales, 9250 bags, including: May, $5 %@ 38; September, $6G6 10; October, S‘I;_-,\R-—Raw, steady, but quiet; refined, quie BUTTER—Receipts, 1312 packages; steady. ly. | Creamery, 11@%c; June creamery, 17G23c; fac- | tory, 11%@16e. EGGS—Receipts, 2237 packages; firmer. West- ern average packed, at mark, 22G26c; Western, loss off, Zic. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Desirable grades of evaporated apples were sharing a fair inquiry at current rates, with general sentiment of a - 4% | bullish average owing to the light receipts and “16% | an absence of sellers, Prices at the close were | tending to | was quoted at 4@Sc: prime, 4% u& S%@sc; fancy, Tc. Carbornla dried frutts ruled d 8 igher level, State common @5%c; cholce, Pm’\ ES—Were nominally quoted at 3%@5%o | per 1b as to size and quality. APRICOTS—Royal, 11@14c; Moorpark, 15@16c. PEACHES—Peeled, 16@20c; unpeeled, 6@9c. - 4 Chicago Grain Market. * CHICAGO, Jan. ®.—Wheat had an irregular, | nervous day. Under the depressing influence of unresponsive Liverpool cables, May opened %c lower to unchanged at 76%@T7%c. On buying caused by light Northwest receipts a rally to Ti%e followed. The bulge moved to action the desire for profits and a slump to 6%c was the result. On this decline stop-loss orders came out and there was even some short seiling. The corn strength then became an influence and on covering May recovered to 77%c. Agaln sales to secure profits became the order of the day and as the recent broad demand was lacking prices responded readily to the pressure. May declined to 76%c and closed weak, %c un 63%c. There was scarcely ahy Corn was moderately active. The market opered easier on the good weather, but turned strong on a good cash demand. The close was firm, with May 3c higher at 3Tc. Oats were fairly active and generally strong, although there was some easiness at the start on bull selling. May closed }c higher at 24%c. Provisions opened easy, but turned strong on a good cash demand, particulariy for pork and ribs. Shorts and outside interests were well represented in the buying. Prices eased from the top on profit taking, but the close was firm. May pork closed 22%@2%c higher, lard | 24@5c up and ribs 10c improved. The leading futures ranges as follows: High. Low. Close. Arucle—- 3% Y TR W TR % 8% 6% 86% 5% 6% 6% Jl.nu- 1312% 1265 1280 2% 127 129T% 887% 695 T02% 710 652% 665 660 6724 “Cash quotations were as_follows: Flour, quiet and firm. No. § Spring Wheat, 2 o-u 23340 0. 2 white, 26%@2ic; No. 3 white, 25l z.c No. 2 Rye. T3c; Fair to Choice Malting, 56@60c; No. 1 Flaxseed, $1 57;"No. 2 Northwestern, $1 55; Prime Timothy Seed, $4 10; Mess Pork. per bh] $12 87%4@13; Lard, per mn m- 95 ibs, sides (loose). 50@6 80; Dry su(ea Shoulders _(boxed), mmuc Bhurt Clear Sides | (boxed), $7@7 10; Whiskey, bulnool high wines, $121; ver, contract grade, Shipments. 57,000 barrels Wheat, bushels 100,000 Corn, bushels 174,000 Oats, bushels 278,000 Rye, bushels 2,000 Bariey, bushels 160,000 On the Produce Exchnnn to-day the Butter market was dull. 15@24c A Creams m 12@20c. Cheese, dull; mwu!ac Egi Fresh, 2dc. el Foreign Futures. I Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—CATTLE—Receipts, 12,- 000, including 400 Texans. Gmernlly mflu i lower, including butchers’. prime steers, $5 35@6 15; poor to maamn, 0t @5 2%; stockers and fe-aer-, $2 T5@4 40; cows, $2 654 16; helters, mm ; canners, §2G2 65; bulls, §2 90@4 40; calves, $4 50@6 12%; fed steers, $4@4 90; grassers, $3 30@4 30; bulls, 50, i;‘o’.gs—mpu 'y, 28,000; to-morrow, 2%,000; estimated léft over, 2500. Opened 5c¢ Tower; closed strong; top, 15, mixed and ununm $4 85@5 15; good ehnl heavy, rough hesvy, $4 2 iiehe, 34 % Goi0. puikc of sales, 3 3006 SHEEP—Recelpts, ' 12,000. Sheep, steady: o e, 101 P i £ 4 r to cholce mixed, i sheep, $3 T5@4 65; Texas sheep, uw‘;‘."::‘l | tive Jambs, s*-n Western lambs, $5@5 50. New York Metal Marlm NEW YORK, Jan. $—The metal markets o England were 1n somewhat of & Semi-panicicy condition, as the result ‘of the unfavorable statement issued by the Bank of England, - 3 Sterling Exchange, sight. Z. N Sterling Cables . - 483 New York Exchange, sight - 1 | New York Exchange, telegraphic — | Mexican Dollars, nominal 1] was nominal 50. The rest of mw-r, remains quiet, with trading eannn-d chlefly to supplying Immediate requirements. Lake Copper ruled dull nominal at $17 for Lake Superior and $i6 for casting and electroiytic, while at London a loss of 7s o 1 was noted. Lead and spelter continue quiet but llenav at unchanged prices. Iron markets in this munzry were wmmn: material change, despite the weakness abroad, where iron at Gloagow accined 33 to §7s and Middleboro 94 to 49s. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—On the first call the market was steady and 2 points higher to 1 point lower. Covering soon became popular, Wwhile Wall street and Western buying de- | yeloped on a small scale. Prices quickly re- sponded and at the best level were 2@4 points above the close yesterday. Before midday, however, profit-taking carried values down 8 @12 points and for the rest of the session business was sluggish and of a professional turn. Late in the session business took an easier tone under fresh realizing and the mar- ket closed quiet with prices 5@10 points lower. OIL CITY, Jan. 3.—Credit balances, $120; certificates closed 1% bld for cash. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 3.—Clearings, $435,281; balances, §78,613. Northern Wheat Market. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Jen. $.—Wheat—Steady and un- chaoged. Bluestem, lub, 5Se. RTLAND, Jan. 3.—Wheat—Walla_ Wal siigone. Fordign wheat exports from Poriand for the week ending to-day were 758,612 bushels. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Jan. 3. — O — Consols, 97%; silver, 2 7-18d; French rentes, 101t 85%o; cargoes on passage, qulet and steady; cargoes Walla i, ‘298 34 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 3.—Wheat, firm; standard Callfornia. 6 44G0s. 40 wheat in Parls, firm; flour in Parls, firm; weather in Enzland, overcast. COTTON—Uplands, § 17-324. i CLOSING. gaL Pt mirm; No. 2 Californla, 6o 54 No. 2 red Western' winter, bs 11%d; i Northern spring, s 3hd. | Futiric.Steady: February, os 1%4; March. s 2d: My, oo %4 CORN—Spot—American mixed new, ~quiet, 48 %d; American mixed old, firm, 4s 2d. Fu- tures—Quiet; March, 3¢ 9%d: May, 3s 8d. P RS e s TR LOCAL ‘MARKETS. -— . Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 d Fine Silver, per ounce. Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Although Liverpool and Parls fu- tures were both higher, the reaction at Chicago expected on Wednesday was marked. While there was no pronounced decline, éfther there or at New York, the feeling was easfer. At the opening at Chicago there were large hold- ings for strong and aggressive parties, and it was belleved that the general speculative sen- timent was working Into grain. Later on, however, traders, In the absence of outside buying orders, began to sell, and the market declined. St. Louis also did some selling. The forelgners likewise sold, but the Minneapolis millers bought all they could get hold of. Con- siderable Wheat was dumped on stop orders, The market was not without bullish features, however. The Cincinnati Price Current said that the Wheat supply is now from 25,000,000 to 35,000,000 bushels less than a year ago, but that the surplus is larger than ever exported during the closing half of the season. One large Minneapolis company, operating 135 houses along the Great Northern Rallroad, took in only 3500 bushels yesterday, though the | roads are in perfect condition’ for market- ing. A lot of 150,000 bushels was reported taken for export. The San Francisco market was weaker again, both on and off call, with decreased trading. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1; milling, $1 02}%@ 105 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—12,000 ctls, §1 04%; 12,000, $1 05. Second Sesslon—No sales, Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—No sales. BARLEY—The market was firmer and Feed sold at a slight advance, with a good demand. Other demflpllonu were firm, but unchanged. e for cholce bright, 124@73%c for R AL (TAQ e T o yrafies: Eerine aan Shipping grades, 77%@S2%c; Chevaller, nom- inal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—$:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Seasion—No sales. Regular Morning Session—May—2000 ctls, 73c. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—There Is no change in the situation. ‘White, $130@150; Surprise, nominal; Red, $1 25@1 40 for Feed and $1 35@1 45 for Seed: Gray, nominal; Black, for Feed, $115@1 20; for Seed, $12541 30 per ctl CORN—White is held rather higher. Other- wise there is no change and the market is uet. DY eliow, §1 121431 15; White, $1 1091 15; East- ern_mixed, §112% per ctl. RYE—$6@87%c_per ctl. B CRWHEAT Quoted at $175@2 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—Caltfornia Family Extras, $3 %@ $3 15@3 25; regon, 32 T5@2 §5 barrel for family and u'lsm for bakers ; Washington, bakers” $37 MILLSTUFFS—Prices in_sacks Jare as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, u per 100 1bs: Rye P'Inur, “$275; Rye Meal, Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal, $275; i B0 f8: Oat GROGEs; $460; Hom- iny, $350@375; Buckwheat Flour, $4g4 2; Cracked Wheat, $850; Farina, $450; Whole Wheat Flour, ::m Rolled Oats (barr s6q 725; in sacks, 3 75@7; Pearl Barley, $3; Split , $5; Green Peu, %50 a8, 3 50 per 100 bs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Hay 1s steady and recelpts are hardly as y as they have been. All Feedstuffs re- main as before. BRAN—$14@15 per tun MIDDLINGS—$16 50@19 on. FERDSTURFS - Rolled . Barley, $16@17 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mlll, $25@25; jobbing, $26 §0; Cocoanut Cake, $17@18; Corn Meal, $260 2600;" Cracked Corn, $2650G27: Mixed Feed, “:?Av Volunteer, Wheat, $11@13 50; ‘Wheat and Oat, nomzw Oat, $9@12; Clover, nominal; Altalfe, $5@9350; Barley, $750g9 60 “SrTRAW—-Wfléc per bale. Beans and Seeds. ‘Beans continue firm, but prices show no fur- ther change. BEANS—BIM u 50@2 70; Small wmte. ctl. EEEDS—Brown I(\uum rominal; hllow Mustard, nominal; Flax, $2 50@2 75;; 3%c per'Ib for California and e for Eumn. Alfalfa, T5%@9%c; Rape, 2%@3c; Hem, TORIED FEAS_Niles, $20250; G 0 les, a reen, @3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. . Potatoes, On('ons and Vegetables. Sweet Potatoes are wut. Onfons are doing rather better again, Fine Potatoes are rather firm than otherwise, but the lower grades are weak and cheap. Southern Vegetables continue quiet, and as & T OTATOES Hiver Heds, T00850; A’ ver s, Burbanks, 30@40c for River and $1@1 25 linas and 0SS tor Or-son.p.:nc“ o for Rivers and $0@Sc for Merced. ommvs—u 6@2 per ctl. Cut Onlmu, ne 1 SR TABLES Green Peas, 6o per 1h: strlnx Beans, moe. Clbbnc %0c; Tomatoes. Los Angeles, $1¢ per_ cra Plant, cumbers, $1 50 dozen; Summer 31 50 Poultry and Game. Only four or five cases of Dressed Turkeys came In. Poultry as a rule was in good shape for sellers at higher prices for some descrip- flofll\ A car came in from the East. o'mvtry’brl‘.buln(nl market dragged Frices Were " mur il around. Considerable s offered. POULTR —un 'rurkm.um for Gob-| There was a fair business In local stocks ana , 815091 75; Teal, English_Snipe, %cw for Cottontall and $1 for Brush; Doves, per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. A decline In the medium grades of Eggs was the only change on the Dairy Exchange. Extra Creamery Butter continued steady, but all other grades were in heavy stock and weak. Supplies of Cheese were still light. Ranch Eggs were in light suply and steady, but store -nd other lower grades were in Increasing sup- Recelp(n as reported by the Dalry Exchange were 2,700 1bs Butter, 436 cases California Eggs, —— cases Fastern Eggs, 6300 Ibs Cali- fornia Cheese and —— lbs Eastern Cheese. BUTTER— goreamery—Extras, %c; firsts, c; seconds, Dalry—Extras, 2lc; firsts, 19¢; seconds, 130; ulore. 15e. Storage_Creamery extras, 2c; firsts, 2le: seconds, 20c; dairy extras, Pickle—20c’ per Ib. Keg—20c per Ib. CHEESE—Fancy, tull cream, 13c; cholce, 11¢; common, nominal; Young Americas, 1ic; Fast- ern, tug:_ cream, 15@16%c per Ib. California_ranch—Selected white, 3lc; mixed colors, 280 per dozen, California, gathered—Fancy, 2fc; standard, —: second Fresh mtern—l-'lncy, —; standard, 7c; seconds, Storage—Caltforpla fancy, 2c; stan Easters fancy, Be; standart, oy seconds, — " Deciduous and Other Fruits. Two cars will be offered at to-day’'s Orange auction. Oranges of all sorts are in good sup- Ly and weak and seedlings are Jower and dull. mons are still plentiful and dragging and Limes are also quiet, owing to the cold weather, Lady s are out of faver and lower. BEGDEDGs TRt APPLES—30g60c per box for common,and 3¢ @31 %5 for good to cholce; Spitzenbergs, $1G1 75 regon Spitzenbergs, $1@1 %; Lady Y box. 2 AnE T s00gi1 per box. CRANBERKIES — Jerseys, §12; Wisconsins, $1360; Cape Cod, U per barrel; Coos Bay, 5230 (‘I’I‘HUE FR('ITS—\-VQI Oranges. $1@2 edll - Mn 25; Tangerines, $1@1 25; Man- Garine. By o0 Lomors, SGi 28 for common and i1 cmza 25 for good to choice: Grape Fruit, exican Limes, $4 50G5; California : Bananas, $1@2 per bunch; Pine- R ber aoaen IDD Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. FRUITS—Prunes, Santa Claras, 4 sizes, 40-50s, Tc; 50-60s, Glc; 60-Tos, 3%c; 70-S0s, 3%c; 2c; 90-100s, 2%c; 100s and over, 2s; ru bies, Yc premium; Sonomas, i4c and San Joa- quins,” %c less than Santa Claras, except 10s 204, over, which stand the same. Apricot Sc for Royals and 10@10%c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 0Q6; sun-dried, 3Gk Peaches, 4@5c for standard, 5@6c_for chol and 6%@7c for fancy; Pears, 2@7c; Plum ectarines, 6@ has established the following prices for tl season of 1900: Bleached Thompson's fancy, per 1b; cholce, llc; standard, 8%c; prime, 8c; unbleached Thompson's, $¢ per 1b. Sultanas— Fancy, 10%c per 1b: cholce, 93c: standard, 8%c: prime,’ 8c; unbleached Suitanas, Sc; Seedles: 50-1b_boxes, 6lc; 4-crown, 7c; London Layver 2-crown, $1 50 per box: 3-crown, §1 60; Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, $2 50; Imperial, '$3. Al *prices f. 0. b. at common shipping points in California. NUTS—Chestnuts, 7%@%c per Ib for Itallan; Walnute, No. 1 softshell, 116 No. 2, S¢ i hardsheli, 10c; No. 2, 7%¢; Almonds, 12G13c for papershell, 9@llc for softshell; Peanuts, 5@6c for Eqstern: Brazil Nuts, Lic; Fiiberts, 13c: Pe- cans, 11@13c; Cocoan 5085, HONEY - comb, 15%@14%e fCF bright and 121 13c for light amber; water white, extracted, Gé 8c; ll‘hl amber, extracted, 6%@7c; dark, er’ EESWA K 2g26 per Ib. Provisions. Prices for Hog Products were higher on the | Chicago Board of Trade, but this market was quiet and unaffected. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11@11%c per 1b for heavy, 11%@13c for light medium, 12%@13c for light, 131%@14c_for extra light and 15@15%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 11%@ 12c; Mess Beef, $1250 per barrel: extra Mese, $13; Familv. $14; extra Prime Pork, $16; extra clear, $19.60; Mess, 317; Smoked Beef, itc per und. P EARD—Tierces quoted at 6%c per Ib for com- pound and $%c for pure; half-barrels, pure, ¥e; 10.1b tins. 10c; 5-1b tins, 10%4c. COTT E—One half-barrel, 8ic; three half- burre!n !c: one tierce, THc; two tierces, Thc; five tierces, The per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Tallow is lower. Hides are weak and declin- ing. g The Hide circular of W. B. Sumner & Co. suys: ““Wet salted hides continue weak and wvery little stock has been sold during the past week. Dry hides are in demand and sell freely. Salted horse hides find ready sale at advanced prices,\but dry horse hides are neglected. Deer- | skins ‘ars on & good trading basis and sell demand. Sheep- about le T quots $to: medium, oc; light, 8@%e; Cow Hides, $tic for hfln\-y lnd fis\&c for_light St‘&s 8@6%c: Salted Ki Salted Veal, Salted Calf, 10¢; Dry Brides, d3tses culls, 19ko; Dry Kip, 15c; Dry Calf, 156@16c; culls and brands, lic: Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c cach: <hort ool 0GESe ench; medium, 8095c; long: Wool, 7c@$1 each: Horse Hides, salt. $2 SW 75 for large and $§2@2 2 for medium, $i@1 25 for small and 50 for colts; Horse Hides, dry. $175 for Jarge, $1 50 for medfum, $1 25 for small and 5oc for colts. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, 35c: fall or medium skins, 30c: winter or thin gkins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, 75c; large and smooth, 50c; medium, 35c. !.IDW 1 rendered, 4c per Ib; No. 2, wfw,c zem “vOOL—Sprlna clip 'tz auotable as follows: Northern, free, 15@16c; Northern, defective, 12@ 1dc; Middie County, free, 15@l6c; Middle County, detect! 12@14c; Southern = Mountain, 13 month: mlnc Southern Mountain, free, 7 monthe', 11@12c: Southern Mountaln, defecti 7 months’, S@lic: Humboldt and Mendocino, 16 Tic: Nevada 13@16c per Ib. Fall clip—San Joaquin, 64@sc: do lambs, 8 gc; Middle (‘uumy 9@10c; Northern Mountatn, free, 10g1lc: Southern ’Mountain, - Ti,@sigci Humhnldt and Mendocino, 11@12¢ per 1I HO! 12@ice per 1b. San Francisco Meat Market. BEEF—7GSc for Steers and 6@7c per 1b for Cows. VEAL—Large, §@fc; small, #@10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 9g9%c; Ewes, 84@%c per PEAMB10@10%c per b, PORK—Live Hogs, 5%c for medium and 5% @5%e for large teeders, 5@5%c; dressed Hogs, T%@8%c. General Merchandise. BAGS — San Quentin Bags, $565; Calcutta Grain Bags, June and July %c; Wool Bags, Iington, $%: Bay, $ 50; Wallsend, $9; Co-operative Wallsend, u. Cumberland, $12 1n bulk and $132 in sacks: ennsylvanie, ‘Anthracite Egg, 3i4; Cannel, $10 ton; Coke, 315 per ton in bulk and $i8 in Backs; Rocky Mountain descriptions, $8 45 2000 1bs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. SUGAR-The Western' Sugar Refining Com- uotes, per n bags: P ahed o180; Powdered. 5.75c: Candy Gran- ulatad, nse, Dry Granulated, '5.65c; Confec- Honers' A, 5.65c; Magnolla A, 5.%c: Extra C, Hiomere caden C. 5,060 barrela; 100 tiora: BAIC barrels, 2o more; boxes, Gc more: 50-1b bags, 10c more. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Dominoes, half-bar- ""‘WM’;“J&E' t this port Recelpts of Hawallan Sugar at this in Deccmgr were !L'N 700 1bs. Receipts of Produce. THURSDAY, January 3. 8,98 .n 183 Wine, gals 43,400 2 258 37410, Hides, " No 410 I.W' ume. Dbls. m an- sks. 19 345 P 206 960 mdénu-'. 2 bales. 31 )0-1 Shorts, k3 STOCK MARKET. — ~ rch of Arizona sold up rptouns Qentar (o fie. Thare wees sales 50@6 37. The’ tono'lu oil dividends were ber: arican Fuel, $1000; o Boeme, $16:000; om0, " The Belcher Mining Ccmpany has levied an assessment of 10c. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, Jan. 3—2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. : Mallard, $2@3; Can- Dk w i 3 o; . 50 for small and ”n l’rt;r $it1 350 Hae, 1125, Rabbits, §1 5 4s quar coup..114 ‘1§ ru do cp (new). lu up. MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. |Oak Water 5s, Bay Co PCossli¥ — Cal-st Cab §s.116 XIGK (}(‘earh Sertes an% o “120% — ai g G107 108t 6s.131 Vater 6a.. 1144 — oas B&o tn Gas 3 m%m Costa.. 103% — |Spring Valley. 83 3¢ Marin County. 5% — | GAS AND ELECTRIC STOCKS. Cent L & P Co — Paciflc L Co.. % — Equit G L Co. 2% 3 |Sac E G&R 40 Mutual EL Co § OGL&H.. Pag Gas Imp. 44y — & E. San Francisco. 4% Stktn G & E. — INSURANCE STOCKS. Firem's Fund.228 TOCKS. First Nationl.810 London P & Al |Merchants' Ex 18 Anglo-Cal Ltd 76 Bank of Cal..400 412% Cal S D & T..104 Gers&l.xssoxm & L. Union T Co.. STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. |98 L &H. 1 § F Sav U..500 | inishing in POWDER STOCKS. ioe = 160 VIEOME <eecases B Giant Con Co. 8% 53% SUGAR STOCKS. Hana 8 P Co. 6% — |Kilauea S Co. Haw C & S Co — Honokaa S Co. 31 Hutch § P Co. 26% — 313%|Onomea. S Co. |Paaubau S Co. MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Al Pack Assn.123%124% Oceanic S CD 108 lfl% Cal Fruit Asn.103%2104 FPac A F 3 Cal Wine Assn1od 101 Mer Ex Assn. 97 Pac Bor Co 153 Para Paint Co. 12% — Morning Session. Boara— 15 Alaska Packers’ X 10 Alaska Packers' Assoclation, b 5. 85 Anglo-Cal Bank . 50 Contra “Costa_Water. i a2 10 Hutchinson S P Co. 50 Market-street Railwi 50 Market-street Rallway 50 Pacific Gas Imp... 08 ¥ Ges & Blectrie Co. F Gas & Blectric Co. SeP of A bonds pring Valley } Soring Valley Afternoon Session. szEssseanisna ansgesusazses 3 ka Packers’ Assoctation. § Hawattan Commercial & Bugas. 50 Honokaa S Co.. 65 Kilauea Sugar nam.-non Co. 0 Market-street Railw L3 EEEEEBBEEELEEN &+ srsesnengansLAA s 8 PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE. llornlnl Seeston. 1000 Four Oil i co.. 2500 Hanford-Fresno-Kern River 500 Hanford-Fresno-Kern River, 8 100 Home Oil 1000 Lion O11 Co 1000 Lion Ol Co 600 McKittrick . 25 Ofl City Petroleum 3100 Petroleum Center 100 San Joaquin Oil and Pev 5§00 Twenty-Eight - 300 West Shore ... EEFERERE PR 43 T3 3 1 Street— 100 San Joaquin Ofl shd 3 San Joaquin Ofl and Dev.. BE ewll EH Afternoon Session. 155 Petroleum Center . 1500 Petroleum Center 1000 Petroleum Center 1000 Reed Crude Ofl C 1150 Reed Crude Ofl Co. 20 Cale- Standard . "75 Sa Joaquin Oil and Dev. 50 San Joaquin Ofl and Dev. 100 Sterling O and D Co 6 Kern Oil Co. 100 Home O1l . !8588&5:5:5’;}83@33332! el CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, Jan. 3—2:30 p. m. 421 Market street. co W. H. A BT - Sgail S 31| 2AV| guS| DVY Independence Kern River .. Occidental of West \lrsllll& Oil City Petroleum Petroleum Center - §|Sl S328 | LAWY SRR 2B | H @ w wi o owe O 8 MINING STOCKS. The following were the sales in the Francisco Stock and Exchange Board Morning Session. | 88. AUSTRALIA, for T‘hlfl g2 EEEEEFEREEH Gould & Curry 39) The following were ti Stock Exchange yesterd: £82848 3558 sessueEsyyEsiny FEEE PR PRI AUCTION SALES 23 AUCTION. Y A MASCOT STABLE, J106-1108 Golden Gate ave, SATURDA ANUARY § a. m. without reserve. FIFTY 'BEAD OF "VEL!,I\\OWV TROT- TERS, ROAD HORSES AND CARRIAGE AND SADDLE HORSES, together with bug- gles, surreys gqpd harmesses, for the benefit Auctioneer. Moon’s Phases. % W T it Bort b 2 T 6[.7] 8] 9110|1112 | Ful Moon, - pogp — |/ January 4 13[14[15]16 17 18|19 [ Last Quarter, H & " January I Quarter anvary 2. | LARGEST PB.IMN IN WORLD. Located in France, and a Model in Every Respect. France’s new prison at Fresnes, some eight miles from Paris, s the largest in the world. It takes the place of three old prisons, is situated in a healthy di trict and covers, with ity main buildin, flower gardens and villa residence of of | ficials, over half a square mile. e prison, unlike our penitentfaries, is not built on the star plan, but consists of five rectangular blocks, one of which is the infirmary. = The plan is the cellular, and the number of cells reaches the huge total of 1824. As, however, accommoda- tion is provided on the “association’ sys- tem for 400 ileged prisoners, the total of the Fresnes prison is 2224. As a samtarfum for the ecriminal Fresnes is unique. As his or her nt home it boasts the proud record of being only half full of crime, or at least punisb- ment by I grl!onmem for crime, dim- rance The system at Fresnes {s Interestin possibly It Is worthy of imitation. The authorities believe in fresh air and sun- | shine, those sworn foes of the microbe and friends of bealth. - Hencs, as already stated, the prison is a model ‘sanitartum. Otherwise the criminal is gently educated. He works at some trade and can purchase from the proceeds of his work extra food and personal requirements—with the ex- ception of tobacco. When the prisoners g0 to_worship, which is not compulsory. or to “school,” which Is, they wear hoods 50 as to prevent mutual recognition on re- lease. g some of the workshops this rule does not obtain. The reason for this apparent inconsistency is not clear. ven the officials receive instructions on such subjects as the prevention of crime and prison discipline, and as a result of this the excellent idea of the whole prison is admirably carried out. A flnal featurs | of Fresnes is the severe simplicity of its nial architecture compared with the bare | style of many of our prisons.—London Express. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _leave Hroadway vhu—( San Francisco: » .v.n "1.6, 1, 16, 3L 28, &1, Feb. 5. Change to company’s steam- ers at Seattle. For Victoria, Vancouver (B C.), Port_Townsend, Seattls, Tacoma, Everett, A N, P. Ry at Vucdou;e.r to C. s boldt —23 5, 35, B, 25, Feb. 2, and every &t h.,“" — after. For San Diego, nnvmnl ooly at Santa Bar- bara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los An- ednestaye. ¥ o m.: agdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan. Altata, La Paz, Senta Rosalia and Guaymas (ex)—1b & m_ Tth each montn flflr further Information obtain company's olders. The company reserves the right to changs steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing, without previous notice. CKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery l!refl (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen, 10 Market st., San Franisco THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND pear-street Whart at U & FARE BTEiges, s e s, a, Helena and all points in _the Northwest. ‘Through tickets (o all points East. E C W ARD, General Agent, 630 Market st TOYO KlSEN KAISHA. ST!AKER! WILL LEAVE WEAR" ner First and Brannan streets, at 1 .,_, for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, ‘f.';, R Sy’ A s for In- cargo received on board on day of 3 Friday, March 15 ‘101 Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage lDDIYF:l company’s office, e First. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS. Stopping at Cherbours, westbound. From New York Every Wednesday, 10 & m. Kensington .....Jan. 3(Vaderland Noordland ......Jan. 1§ New York: Friesland .......Jan. 23| Kensington - RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwerp. ow York Every Wednesday, 12 Noon. .Jan. 23! Kensington . INTERNATIONAL "AVN‘ATXQ;’A&X{A.\Y General Agent Pacific Coast, Montgomery st ws.s.c.. EEAuD o aToEY ...Sunday, January §, l;. m ALANDIA ¥ vHonnlulu only).... esday. January 16, 7 A - | s8. SONOMA, N hometale, Baaon, Fow land and Austraiia.. e Wne-du.hmnrifi.ll'n-. -muuunl- 327 Markat St Warket St., 7. Pasific St PANAMA R. R. TiRe To NEW YORK via PANAMA Direct Fare—Cabin, §i5; Steerage, $40. . S. ROANOKE sails january 8, S, S, ST. PAUL sails January 28, From whart, foot of Fremont st dl;-. Freight and ‘Market st. .5 BONNER, Facifo Const Agwnt DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE- ng every Thursday. nn-a-d “ Sall aturday. at 10 a. My from Pier Sth River, foot of Motton street. First class CO., Pa C Agents, 3 ‘avenué, San Francisco. Tickets lroad Ticket Agents. FOR U. S. NAVY YARD AND VALLEJQ, Steamer “Monticella.”