The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 16, 1901, Page 8

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1901 T (boxed), 6%@6ic: short clear sides (boxed), 7T 50; ity Sistilicrs; finished goods, per gallon, §1 27; sugars, cut loaf, 6.3%c; granu- lated, 5.75c; standard A, 5:63c; clover, $1l. very dull. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at §185 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . I, 23,000 41,000 Wheat, bushels - 87,000 18,000 | FLOUR—California Family Extras, 33 25@ S8 Duhels ... 495,000 10001350, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, 15@3 % L Vet 000 | Oregon, $275@285 per barrel for family and Barley, bushels “130, 17,000 $275G3 for bakers'; Washington, bakers', $275 O MILLSTUFFS—Prices in_ sacks are as fol- On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter = , 5 - CLOSING BONDS. market was steady. Creamery, 14@1%; Dairy, | lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. U B & el ek D e ey OIoi1, fresh, | Flour, 8 pex. 100 lou: Five: Fioos: BT Hye reg 10513 | N ¥ Cent 1lst: 18c. Meal, $250; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, $275; — o cou 10544 [N 7 Cent gen 5 extra cream do, §330; Oat Groats, $4 50: Hom. =7 B g RN P * % | Iny, $350@3 75 ~Buckwheat Flour, @4 25; hange on ¢ York higher. Silver lower. do coup 07 o 48 ... Cracked Wheat, §350; Farina, 34 50; Whole xchange on New gher. R B R S T 5 Wheat Flour, $%; Rolled Oats (barrels), $@ L - and dull and freights weak. do coup ..... orf & W con 4s Forexgn Futures. 735; In né:n. u}s’ l:ourl %lm&i: Split wer and dull ana freights w A do old 48 ek i it S e g 4 Feas, 35; Green Peas, 3550 per : @ 5 o coup - G0 43 - . e ST Oats dull, but firm. do b reg . Or 'S Line 6. Hay and Feedstuffs. o do coup - do con 0s LIVERPOOL. PREEY and for Corn and Rye. Eetae il e il bt o ¥a¥: | Conditions seem pretty well establishea for T 2 i ted | "do aas s - St T & 1A oon 55.114% | Opening & 1% 835 | the time being, as prices run along the same, distuffs as previously quotea. ?;n s‘: }k]l;l el zx ri;.n-.s T gen ss.m | day after day. The demand and supply about . . . es & Ohlo 4% St Paul cons % i | with a decline in Pink Beans. B2 i 3 T hsat an. M. June. | bylance in Hay and the common kinds of Feed Souther s in light receipt and nominal. DR s Closing 8o Covoamt Cake, S dorg Menl, 355 2 = . ol o 2ds . . ‘racl N, 2! g P ol A ARy . Ft W & D C ista. U . Avwailable Grain Supply. ¥ Poul and weak. Game steady | Gen e s 10 \\P,,‘;,‘.;:,.. eta pply e Ay : Wheat, $1191350; / in Butter. Eggs and Cheese unchanged. { Jowa Cent lsts ...115%/ do 2de NEW YORK, Jan, 15.—Special cable and tele- | Wheat and Oat, $1 Oat, §9312; Clover, L & Nash uni 4s.. MK & T 2ds Straw, tons 100 | West v Ty Wis Cent ds . . 16/Va Centuries . MINING STOCKS. nominal; Alfalfa, $8@9 30; Barley, §7 50@9 50 per Y BrRAW—5@4T4e por bale. Beans and Seeds. graphic communications to Bradstrests show the following changes in available supplies from last accounts: Wheat—United States and Canada, east of cars of Oranges to be auctioned to-day. tinue to choke the market. Fine Apples firm. oo e ol %) | Aiiace Gon 3-reess L0 LR PR Rockles, increase, 22,010 bushels; afloat for and Some Eastern nibbling at Dried Fruit. | Breece'” 2 0o ephir . SR T R i R Pl SR S R e NS S R . g i . d. Comstock Tun {5 Potosi Siates and Canada, east of Rockles, e tarn: | tained except in the case of Pinks. The boom Ham:s, Bacon and Lard firm, but unchanged. 604,000 bushels. Oats—United States and zams, 0 G 1a % J | Con Cal & V 170 Saevage . ada, east of Rockies, decrease, 1,077,000 bushels, | Seems to be over in this description, as hold- Rath inquiry for Wool eyl W | erirg - RSy ers are now offering to sell at §2 25. Thers is Ka mquiry for ool. Horn Silver ©110/Small Hopes 7 . 3 A Sophg it o g, M g S lobs Il o iiver & Standara " ‘00 Chicago Livestock Market. BRI S gl To Sman e 102 wa ops aull. 1 rills_Glom. - —_— @4 65; e White, 33 i . S . | BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. CHICAGO, Jan. 15—CATTLE—Recelpts, 5000, | 2 25; Red, 82 75@8; Blackeye, $3; LxmnA $5 50 onal advance in Hogs. | (Moner— | Gilon Land 3 |including 1300 Texans. Cholce steers, steady; | @6 65; Ped. cleaned up and nominal; Ke Kid- . g B AT Wt Bt others slow to 10c lower. Butchers' stock, | 1V ol el , ; AT & St Fe. 45% | Atchison 4s to_prime steers, $5 26@6: poor to medium, $3 60 | 380 for Eastern; Alfalfa, 7::@%%c; Rape, 2¢ s arrived from the Sacramento River. Do peetd’ s i SHLIN B s &0 e, @5 10; stockers ‘and feeders, strong to 10c high- | gidc. ‘Hemp. 314@8%0; Timothy, 63c. s < Amer Sugar ......133 | Mining Shares— T B o T e e P sau 3, | , DRIED PEAS—Niles, 1202 ; Green, #2700 specie from this port. | pRp prerd 1IN Adventure Looooo. pners. $202 75 bulls, siow, 328584 30: | 8 Der ctl: Biackeye, nominal. Texas grass steers, $2 50@3 62%. | Boston & "Albany’ 254 |Amal Copper .. * | Boston El @ 50Q4; Texas bulls, .189 | Atlantic Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. | traceable the weakness of the trunk line rail- | Boston & Maine...194 Boston & Mont. HOGS—Recelpts, 30,000; to-morrow, 80,000; left road stocks, the magnate's projects being re- | Chi Bur & Q......142 |Butte & JBoston. over, 3000. =Steady to c lower; ton‘aflw- Bg'lx‘ed Another advance in Onions is noted and include the cnnslruc“on“?ibn raiiroad D;}mlmonmConX ::fl, (C:.\hlxmet‘ : ::;1‘1 b“s‘s“z';; ,‘o_h ll‘og‘sl 37:5.'106‘:0!6' lg“lckog: <y Po“tm“’-‘." o i anE St f o to a y way of o prefd ........108 | Centennial 3 5 '40; : g recet . e B e antintatiory | Mefiacl BtASL L1 A1 INEALMIINE sales, ' $5 2005 80. Other Potatoes are steady, with mors moder- P - or himself. Pennsylvania and,; Do prefd . 74 | Humboldt SHEEP—Receipts, 15,000. Cholce, steady, | ate arrivals. ‘entral were both off two points. | Fitchburg prefd...139% Osceola others 10c lower. Lambs, firm; good to choice | peceipts of Vegetables were light yesterday, market generally gave way in the | Gen Electric ......188i; Parrott . wethers, $3 75@4 6:: fair to choice mixed, $3 40 on Tuesday, and quotations were as usual - in sympathy with the break in Do prefd ... 16115 Quincy . @3 80; Western sheep, $3 7504 65: Texas sheep, | Iv nominal. Asparagus appeared from the e e wate asampis of | ma mioc 1 22| Santa’ Fe Copper {2903 0. native ldmbs, M@S 30; Westers | SRR o River, selling at #Go per 1b. the earlier part of the day. The| N E Gas & Coke..122% | Tamarack . lambs, 3506 60. POTATOES—Early Rose, 75c@$1; River Reds, s were generally and persistently | Old Colony 26 {Utah Mining. R 66c@$1; Burbanks, 40@55c for River and 85c@ 1 7} e grangers and Pacifics were at. Old Dominion .... 31% Winona .. New York Metal Market. $1156 per ctl for Salinas and Gc@$l for Ore- er than last night. Kanawha | Rubber ... . ‘Wolverines s gon; Sweets, 40@30c for Rivers and $1 for Mer- : as advanced five polnts. 'SC | Union Pacils LIl 8t e e R s B o . rancisco was strong on @ | = NEW .. Jan, 15, | “ONIONS—$1 90@2 % per ctl; Cut Onlons, $1@ . e or retiring the company’s Lo"do" M’arket was conspicuous by its absence in the local |1 25 per ctl. oo t e preferved ey '&Bu;\‘lm“?;* nla:_l"flzn\l‘ ‘E‘: v 7 . metal market to-day. A few small sales of Lake svam-:fium_mss.aziuen gn;;, 5@so ver. 1b; ne_decline in on_w 4 i 17 123 the only impor- | String_Beans, S$@i2%c; Cabbage, %c: Toma- Lackawanna 2t and in Delaware | NEW YORK, Jan. 15—The Commercial Ad- | oot or cot O Bt T Tas demand for That | toes, Los Angeles, 31 25G2 per crate; EBE & th oy ‘:::l‘; ‘;3:_;;;:“;1;?:‘53‘;?; vertiser's London financial cablegram says: article was fair, it was held for higher rates, | Plant, Los Angeles, 10@12%c per 1b; Green Peppers, Los Angels €@8c _per 1b for Chile and 124@l5c for Bell; Dried Peppers, 9@lic; and at the close $17 was bid with no offerings. The markets here were active and generally ting was unchanged at $16 62%. Tin ruled The break in sterling exchange cheerful to-day. The market is expecting | Ct made it evident that gold would % T 9 o ot dull and unchanged at $26 25. Lead and iter | Dried Okra, 10@15c per 1b; Carrots, 35¢ per g e e e i oo el e e o amicilamia and without change at $4 311 and | box: Hothouse ~ Cucumbers, $1 51350 per e Tan up o 4 per cent just before | opened heavy and idle, but soon rallied on the | 38 10 and 34 15 respectively. Plgiron warrants | dozen; Summer Squash, §1 50G2 per box; Gar- lic, 4c per lb; Marrowfat Squash, $§12@20 per ton; Mushrooms, 10@lic per Ib. quiet, $9 50@10 50; Northern Foundry, $15G16 50. New York Cotton Market. se and reports were current of some enormous borrowinge by the Pennsylvania on 2 < £ other rail- purchase of large cttributed to the reemed disposed t s of Eries on rumurs} Morgans. Later New York sell, causing a weak close Vear adeiphia | at wbout the lowest” * ©1F 0 L Poultry and Game. Amount raised by the com- | The bank lost £30,000 gold to India- 5 —_— Tas igh as $00.000,000 CLOSING. NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Cotton closed steady; R T e tiee oo unt of the Pennsylvania Atchison, 47; Canaian Pacific, 82; Union Pa- | Unchanged. A BTkl bt rikde st §5 SHOE for' Here: st are also this week involving §6; Northern Pacific preferred, R . gy st = rations. Cash continues Grand Trunk, 7%: Anaconda, ~§; Rand Boston Wool Market young Roosters, $4 50 for old Roosters, $5 for in very large amounts 37%. Bar silver, steady, 20%4d per v Fryers and large Brollers, $450 for small BIENE R PR o Money, 2:2@3 per cent. % s Brotlers, $1 % for Pigeons and §3 for Squabs, eyt { e BOSTON, Jan. 15.—There is an {mprovement | g5 for old Ducks and §7 for young do, 31 5@ sympathy with stocks. 50,069, declined 3 per last call here in the wool market this week, although business is far from lively. Prices, however, kold firm. Territory wools hold their places at the top of the list of sales. 2 for Geese, and 11G12%ic for Turkeys. Local Poultry was lower and weak at the decline, young stock being especially weak. ‘With the exception of Canvasbacks, which New York Money Market. EW YORK, Jan. 15.—Money on call, steady, | W YORK STOCK LIST. at 2134 per cent, last loan 2%. Prime mercan- | Territory wools, scoured basis: Montafin and | Were lower and weak, the Game market was Closing | tile paper, 4G5 per cent. Sterling exchange, | Wyoming—Fine medium and fine. 16@17c; | Well sustained. Receipts were large, being 145 Stock— | easier, with actual business in bankers' bills | Scoured, 46@4ic; staple, 49@50c. Idaho—! sacks, but they wers chlefly Hare. 7 Atchison at $4's7G4 573 for demand and at $4 83% for | medlum and fine, “15gl6c; scoured, 46@dic; | , FOULTRY Live Turkevs, 1i@iZc for Gob- & r sixty days. Dosted rates, $4 S4G4 85, Commer- | Staple, 49@slc; No. 2 medium, 16@isc; scoured, | blers and 12@1Sc for Hens: Dressed Turkeys, ¥ cial bills, #4 821554 83, Stlver certificates, 643 | 42@43c. Australtan, scoured basis, spot prices | Uf15c; Geeso, per pair, §1 75G2; Goslings, §1 75 “anadian_Pacific @65 Bar silver, 63%. Mexican dollars, | —Combing superfine, nominal, 7c; good, 67@10c; | @%: Ducks, $i@5 for old and $5@¢ for youns: ‘anada Southern 49%ec. average, 64@67c. Hens, $4@5: oung Roosters, _$4 50@5; Old - hesapeake & Ohto. Bonds—Government weak; BState, inactive; | Roosters, $3 50@4 50; Fryers, $4 50@5; Brollers, Chicage Great Westes. frond, weak. - $504 50 for large and $250@3 50 for small: = Chicage, Burlinaton & Quincy FATORT, o - London Woo! Auction. Pigeons, $1@1 2% per dozen for old and $2 50 Naie Wik D Chicago, Ind & Loulsville.. | S e @27 _for New York Raisin Market Chicago, Ind & Loulsville ‘prefd Condition™of 't Treasury. LONDON, Jan. 15.—The first serfes of the | GAME—Quall, $125 for Valley and $2 25 for 35 Chicago & Eastern Ilitnoi — 1801 wool auction sales opened to-day. There u°‘"‘w"f JoaTwes “5.“0‘ L Cln'l_-lbfltk. x n CCCh 8t Louls.. i of the tressury balances in the general fund, brisk. The average of prices was 6 to 74 per | Jack, § G175 Gray Geese, 3313 5%0; White t “olorado Southern hjusive o1 the SUSN0N.00 Eold reserve i the | cent above the October sales. Merinos and | Geese, $1G150; Brant. §1%0 for small and 523 Colorado Southern ist prefd.. P S Cape of Good Hope and Natal sold 5 to Ti per | 2 25 for large; Honkers, “@‘g"u-rfnfil‘%‘:s;“‘f“- )1 laware & Hudson do Southern 24 prefd. s Jack Snipe, $1 25@1 50; bits, $1 25@1 50 for Cottontail and $1 for Brusl Doves, Toc per dozen. cent and cross breds par to § r cent higher. The offerings numbered 7526 bales and were too small to fairly test the market. Merinos displayed a good tone and at top prices were in request. Cross breds were offered in small lots and met with a good demand. Cape of Good Hope and Natal cross breds sold readily, greasies 5 and scoured T3 per cent dearer. Delaware, b DA, Denver & I ver & Lack & Western. Rio Grande.. Rio Grande prefd. 1 e | ’ New York Grain and Produce. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Hocking ¢ There was a radical drop in Butter on the Exchange, but it did not seem to improve the * 15.—FLOUR—Receipts, e Central i situatiop much, as the dealers reported a con- e spot, ey exports, 9300 bbls. Practically at Portland’s Business. tinued Wl market, with an basence of out- " Greece. Central pre a5 mills_refuse conceasions aud = e side orders, and plenty of stock on hand. = Erie & Western, will not pay old asking prices. Winter | PORTLAND, Jan. 15.—Clearings, $441,017; | Fggs were still reported steady in spite of Erie & Western prefd. patents, $3 6 winter straights, $3 45@3 55; | balances, $132,639, larger receipts, while . Cheese was quoted Lake Shore . Minnesota patents, $4G4 35. weak. Loulsville & Nashville et 7 Receipts as reported by the Dairy Exchange Mexican Central ....... elevator; No. 1, Northern Duluth, 86 f. o. b. OREGON. e Ry Sal = 1he i Do, naeapolis & St Louls. afioat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 90%c £. o. b. afloat. | po; Py BUTTER— 4 Minneapolls & St Louls pretd. Options were generally weak all day and ex- e e Jocal market | Cresmery—Extras, 2c; firsts, 15c; seconds, MissouriPacific but few exporters were quoting over Gile for allstreet or | | ceedingly dull in absence of e g AL S e other prominent Interests. Heaviness was also | ahading that fgurs’ hait o vegt. . T e |~ Dairy—Extras, Iic; firsts, 15c; seconds, ldc; souri, Kansas & Texas pretd. Inspired by bearish cables, liberal primary re- WASHINGTON. 2 store, 12c. presggy e Bovome ol ceipts, smaller seaboard clearances and mod- L g Storage—Creamery extras, 10c; firsts, 17¢; Vew York Central . erate liquidation. Closed %@%c net de- | TACOMA, Jan. 15.—Whegt, quiet and un- | seconds, —; dairy extras, —. TTel & Wentirn. cline: January closed, T8l3c; March §0%@sic,, | changed; Bluestem, §7%c; Club, Se. Pickle—17c per_ib. rfolk & Western prefd. closed §lc; May 51%@8lizc, closed 81%c; July | The combined stock of wheat Portland, Keg—18¢c per 1b. orthern Pacific .. 80%@80_11-16c, closed 80%c. Tacoma and Seattle increased 5000 bushels last | CHEESE—Fancy, full eream, 12; cholc rthern Pacific prefd. Steady. week. 10%c; common, nominal; Young America: Ontario & Western.. W Ul‘:gl“fl F . 1‘1 k s Ugogl;_lem. full cream, 15@16%c per 1b. » Ry & D v, o1 s . 42 ' VO ull. 4 S or }(3‘ £X "p?iflf"fiimm.: %1 COFFEE—Spot—Rio, s%;llzl‘;‘ No. ;‘llnvelce, ke REIER ek, co({;:to'fmnmflcol;::elwted white, 26c; mixed, ennsylvania {18% | mild, dull; Cordova, c. Futures close , 3 % Reading - $as | with' prices _unchanged to © points higher,| LONDON, Jan. 15.—Consols, 97%. Silver, | ° California gathered—Selected, 2c; standard, 22¢; second: Readin, ref d Reading 1st prefd Fresh Eastern—Fancy, —; 724 | Total sal Reading 2d prefd 75 bags, Including: March, $5 85, 43% | May, $5 9 293d. French Rentes, 101f 97%c. Cargoes No. 1 June, $ 9; August, $6, and Sep- Standard California, 30s 6d; cargoes Walla standard, —; | s | teadis o Rio Grande Western & | tember, $6G6 0 : secon o | Rio Grande Western prefd. 2 | “BUTIER-Receipts 5300 packages: firm. | “forknncol, Jon 1o —whess in basie, waist: | "Storage—California fancy, —; standard, —; = P e £t Louis and San Francisco. 2% | Creamery, 10g17c; June creathery, 15@30c; fac- | noas tn Barls.” qalet: French country markety | Bastern fancy, 20c; standard, —; seconds, : 4 £ &t Louls & San Fran Ist prefd..... 8 | tory, Ligite. aull; weather in England, frost s & . £t Louls & Ean Fran 24 prefd. 7 EGGS—Recelpts, 8604 packages; fairly steady. | = COTTON—Uplands, 5id.. % T AND GENERAL St Louls, Southwestern. 22" | Western average. packed at mark, 15%@2ic; L Decids nd Citrus Fruit: T. S Louis, Southwestern prefd 0% | Westorn, Soms it aber g SLOSING: eciduous a itrus Fruits. T e 5t Pavi prefa 5 PRLED, EREFTR 5a; Noo 1 ved Western: winter, 66 24a: No: 1 ENCGIAE Xbw ) &t Paul & Omaha. The market for evaporated apples ruled rath- | Northern spring, 6s 4l%d. Futures, steady; | , At least six cars of Oranges are announced 3 ur been a rise o Bl 425 | ér quiet, but about steady at unchanged prices. | Maych, 6s 14d; May, 65 1%d. ‘| for to-day's nuction. The sunny and warm inch over Southern Pacific 515 | State common, 3%@é%c; prime, 5@5%c; choice, | CORN-Spot, easy; Ametican mixed new, Js | weather I expected to revive the lately de- itions con- S Eatbony et 53@6; fancy, 6@ic, 11%d; American mixed old, is 1d. TFutures, | pressed trade in citrus fruits. , westher over & Texas & PR(‘IHC. Mk % T(;;?‘l::cr::l(’) ‘:i‘:edm’fln::\?u "‘(;ull‘ 3%@s%e for ;‘3“5{@"““"" 3s 10%d; March, 3s 9%d; May, | * The market is still choked with Bananas. in the Sacramento e P 312 | APRICOTS—Royal, 7%@12c; Moorpark, S4%@ g —_— Fine, Apples continue firm. But few Pears t Bel Benin. wwar § Wabash ... @ 1% | 15g * 5. e Wabnsh peatl. - 26% | PEACHES—Pecled, 14@15c; unpeeled, 6%@10c. 3 DECIDUOUS FRUITS— e e | R EE T e S T e s San Francisco for thirty l b Lo R R i 365 | LOCAL MARKETS. 175: Oregon Spitzenbergs, $1 2541 80; Lady Ap- dnight, January 16, 1901: | “60 Thira Avenue . 121 | . : ples, nomnial. ria—Fair Wednesday; light | , S0 Third Avenue oo erd [ Chicago Grain Market. # T | EEARSeemperver Sl 9 1 | 14500 National Tube . | = A RRIES—J 3 ; itornia—Fair Woetnesday; light| gip National Tube prifd e Exchange and Bullion. [ e e ues: o xpress compal 3 nges, : Wednesday; warmer. | ey Seedlings, 50c@31 %; Tangerines, nominal; Man- ? Y iariar Weanestay | 3 Admms M8 | SHICAGO, Jan. 15.—May wheat opetied %c | gieriing Txchange, & dave $4 843 | darins, 8c@$1; Lemons, 25c@S1 25 for common 300 Tnited States 56% | 1OWer at T7%c to Tn{o and under the discour- | gterling Exchange, sight. 4 831 | and $150@2 50 for good to choice; Grape Fruit, lght mortherly | 3 WreFee. | agement of weak Liverpool cables and Mberal | Sterling Cables 4 89% | 50c@$1 50; Mexican Limes, $4 5035; California Miscellaneous— Northwest recelpts sagged to 76%c. On the | New York Exchange, sight...... — 15 | Limes, 25@35c; Bananas, 50c@$1 50 per bunch; American Cotton Oll ... 20% | theory that a reaction was about due there | NCW é’xl",l:rfi-;:r-;:lrneée!elesnnhl ::* Pineapples, 75c@4$2 per dozen. American Cotton Ol pretd 88 | was some buying on the declines and prices | oo y v o . SR . ALEXAN . McADIE, % e - | Mexican Dollars, nomin B50%% Bl 2 g, | SR |y gt e T Sk SR B i o e K, —— | 2250 American Smelting & Refin. 8% | in’the world's visible, touched TT%@TT4c. The Wheat and Other Grains. 3 #* ¥ | 2,000 :mn::gfl ;rlm:i'nx &_fw'n prefd ’3.‘ | heavy primary receipts and lack of outside | ED?M:.':::? n"u‘fi:x?::ex"nm:::? ‘t’r(:m"thln ! i American Spirits pretd 1 | R ey Sia%e down at e, > €1 WA2| WHBAT FREIGHTS—Are weak at 3 94, | mareiy mibbling at best, 'no, biistness ‘has EASTERN MARKETS. | | 7860 Amerioan Steel Hoop ... 28 | " Corn was aull but fairly steady, although the | Usual options, and it Is reported that steamers | roqu)ieq. Still, 1t gives hopes of some move- | 400 American ;:eee; ,:ogiw{m-e - ‘3% | crowd kept a close eye on wheat and ran at | 8re again seeking the grain trade for business. | ;ont 1ater on. . * # | 21200 Amerlcan | poe s w‘:p;e 573 " | small losses. Uncertainty over the weather, | The chartered wheat fleet in port has a regis- o 1.200 American &% | which at present is not favorable to the move- FRUITS—Prunes, Santa Claras, 4 sizes, ¥ L A ! Sox ¥ tered tonnage of 41,140, against 46,450 tons on | g0 oe To. 40. 5 A8 ie: New York Stock Market. | “L20 American Tin Plate prefd B e e R ere eparias | the same date last year; disengaged, 4473 tons, | 70-s0s, ot Sorson, “Ssic &m&“e:\‘?m;dofz‘m, | 16100 American Tobacco ..... 1142 | 4 rush large quantities to market, the car | ®K8INSt 4840; on the way to this port, 109,950 | 135¢; rubles, %c premium; Sonomas, Y%c and Jan. 15.—There was & confus- | *- ;.. American Tobacco prefd M2 | cupply having become more nearly adequate. | LODS, Against 177,000 Sar.’ Joaquins ic less than Santa Claras, ex- | 3% Anaconda Mining Co .. 403 | P e '0f corn being rectived sheguate. | \WHEAT—Liverpool, Paris and New York | copt 100 end over, which stand the same. Ap iment in the stock market | 173 Brooklyn Rapld Transit 8% | improvement. . May closed 4 lower at 38y | Were all lower, and Chicago also opened at a | cots, 6Gsc for Hoyals and 10@10%c for Moot stocks proved the sensation 6700 Colorado Fvel & Iron 4% | Tnprovement. . gecline, in eympathy with the forelgn markets. | parks; Evaporated Apples, 3@6c: sun-dried, r erratic fiuctuations were | 29.300 Continental Tobacco . 0% | "t re was a narrow market for oats and the | THer® was a falr demand at the de- | 3y@4Yc; Peaches. 4@ic for standard, 5@éc for e of the unsettled frame of 700 Continental Tobacco prefd 93 |y e wax bare of features In & specuiating | cline, though St. Louls sold freely. Coun choleg and §%@Ic_ for fancy, Pears. 27 steel interests. There was | 53800 Federal Steel % | way, although there continued to be a good | S1Wan & Day and Armour were moderate | Plums, pitted, 5@6%c; unpitted, 1@lic; Nec- Federal Steel prefd General Electric Glucose Sugar .. Glucose Sugar prefd . & 45 M buyers. "Hopes of Wall-street support encour- oge holders and fears of it tend to discourage skort selling, all of which keeps the market tarines, 5@5iic for red and 5%@6e for white. RAISINS—The Ralsin Growers' Assoclation has established the following prices for the in_spite ot National Tube and the whole group { cash demand. The movement from first hands | continued liberal, but desirable grades were i hard to get. May closed e lower at 24%c. t ; upsettled. Bradstreet's estimates for the week : 4 rose on an sverage et e R G 221; | Provisions were qulet and steady. The open- | ghow an increase of 822,000 Dushels east of the | wos an: Choree, Tior errndm Han.® fancy, 1o ey 2 International Paper prefd 1 | 108 was higher in sympathy with higher prices | Rockies and a decrease of 1 bushals in SHed Thompaon' N oot Aoy . Laclede Gas .. 70’ | at the yards. foliowed by a further bulge on | Jiitope and afloat, Biving 8’ total decreass of | Fance. iorc per 1; eholce. Siam: miane nas— end to be distributed in quarterly | onal Biscuit 3015 | the good cash demand. Prices reacted from the | 775100 bushels. - Snow cables {rom Argenting | Lancy: 10%e per Ib; cholce, 9%c; standard, 8c; sed proncunced weakness in the 92" i top on realizing by scalpers, but the close was | that the harvest there is & Miseppotne. | Erine 8c; unbleached Sultanas, Sc; Seedless, inpiate itecit drcpped back nearly 3 Joss | sieady. May porc closed Bic hieher, May lard | e e bust-suthoriice AL e K A T s B e Yoints. he curre urmise as to what alvi- 6 Tite up and May 5c improved. y - 3 H % 5 o - - 2 Saie ¥ rortable surplus at 44,000,000 bushels, 3 5 Sung Wl Vs Sechacel vanchel She Siemii ot 8 % ' The dending Zatorey ranged as follows: many estimate as high as 55,000,000, G f‘r}':::"i f.bPe::C& 2 50; llhl:umr‘:: m‘l‘:m‘sfl e i B e Ll B ational Steel prefd i/ | Amcien " Open. THigh: Low. Cioss, | e el masket ty‘lawer Aad Bat at the de- | Calltpenie, L it siders was to 2 A 5 ‘heat No. 3 N ut per for 2 act was fhat the | North American 0% | January s T 7w | o Spot Wheat—Shipping, 9S%c; milling, 10234 | wainuts, No. 1 oftshell, Tie; No. 3. fox Nev i the large disbursement e e o 5% | 4% ';:"2 K CALL BOARD SALES. hxmh;flfi- 10.00:‘2‘?4.,:;_ ‘lm;. nA.fnT“fr’" 12G13c for Wee quite sEnif a . apershell, : Peanuts, 56 b o g F g . e ) i Pacific Coast 24 prefd 7 5 ‘&‘;Z‘"“" Sesston—9:15 o' clock—May—2000 ctls, for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, 136; Filberts. 150 s he more Jderate conjes { 3 361 4| 8L - s, 116 1 Cocoanuts, $3 50@5. 3 s Ciniectunts s Jo the | i Pesrietiog 4 ‘,22 Secind Sesslon—May—4000 ctls, $104%; 2000, | CHONBY- Comb, Ia@iIe for bright and 123 stocks made speculators feel that thelr move- | o0y Drcered ooy Cor it 3% 38y | 31045 : * | @i3c for light amber; water white ex ment on good news was likely to be similarly ‘h’t"‘,,m el Ry b "!34 lar Morning Session—May—2000 ctls, | T%@Sc; plgn‘;‘ amber c; dark, disappointing. The bears were not slow to |~ it A iake"advaniage of thls frame ot mind. “Their i ‘45 Standard Rope & Twine - tsrmo Sesslin atay—soow cte, srovs. S EEWAX 2128 per 1b. seliing forced an extreme decline o n Fed- | ° g0 Busar 2 Wweak P i L L | 8 TR 4 B T et gl i e v oo . per cent, omitting the expected lump aivi- | 3000 1) s or off grades; ug a pping Ay Gend of © per cent’ Atter the close of the! & e ey L 1o 1ty e, DG, O el e, Hama are quoted firm in the Hast, but there Eite unt wire was sorced down 4% and Na: | il Gnied States Rubber prefd May .. 755 18" 78" | Intormal Bession—:15 o'clock-No seles oo g e gt g B Rt tional Steel, Emeiting, Steel Hoop, Colorado | a0 Meimnomion c..... Short Ribs, per 100 pound Second Session--No sales. also firm, but the demand for all descriptions Fuel and National Tube from 2 10 3 points. | 3. | January . paies ae seeee 710 18 poor. The episode 18 by some regarded as reflecting May .. T2% 730 T22% 7 the impression produced by the utterances and projects_of the country’s leading steel - Zr 3 pate. T the same influence Wwas perhaps | 1,113, Cash quotations swere as follows: Flour, quiet ;N wheat." 11gTae; Ro. 3 red T5smrre ” K %@TT%a: THc; five tierces, 7%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Hides are still dull and prices show little change. There is perhaps a little more in- quiry for Wool, though it does not amcunt to much. Hops continue inactive and nominal. HIDES AND SKINSCulls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 9%c; medium, Sc; light, S@Sisc; Cow Hides, S$ibc for heavy and S@Sie for light; Stags, 6@ 6l%c; Salted Kip, 9c; Salted Veal, Sc: Salted Calf, 10c; Dry Hides, 15%c: culls, 13%c: dry kip, 15; Dry Calf, 16@l7c; culls and brands, 14c] Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c each; short Wool, 30@56c each; medium, 60@75c; long Wool, Tic@$1 each: H;c&rl!e Hl«:;:. ll.l‘li'flg)?! 75 (o: large_and $2@2 25 for medium. $i@1 25 for smal and sbe. for colts; Horse Hides, Ary, $1 75 for large, $1 50 for medium, $1 25 for small and §0c for colts. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, 35c fall or medium skins, 30c; winter or skins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, large and smooth, 50c: medium. I5c. TALLOW—No. ‘1 rendered, 4c per 1b; No. 3G3%c; grease, 2G2¥e. WOOL~—Spring_Clip s quotable as follows: Northern, free, 15@16c; Northern, defective, 12¢ 14c; Middle County, free, 15@16c: Middle Coun- ty, defective, 12@ldc; Southern Mountain, 12 months’, 9@10c; Southern Mountain, free, 7 months’, 11@12c; Southern Mountain, defective, 7 months’, $@11c: Humbpidt and Mendocino, 16 @17c: Nevada. 13@18c per Ib. Fail clip—San Joaquin, 6%@Sc: do lambs. 5@ 0; Middle County, 9@10c; Northern Mountatn, free, 10@lic; Southern Mountain, T4%@S%c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 11@12c per Ib. HOPS—12@16c per 1b. San Francisco Meat Market. Hogs have advanced another fraction and are scarce and In demand. Beef and Veal have also moved up a fraction. Mutton and Lamb continue firm at the high prices, with light supplies. BEEF—T%@8%c for Steers and 6@7% per Ib thin 1 Ce 5 VEAL-Large, : small, 3@lic per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 84@10c; Ewes, 3g9%c per pound. LAMB—10@11c per 15: spring, 124@15c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, b%@6c for small and 5%@ 6o for medium and S%@s%c for large: stock Ei'i' and feeders, 5%@sic; dressed Hogs, 1'% @8e. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, 5 65; Calcutta Grain Bags, June and July, 6%c; Wool Bags, 28%4@32%5¢; Fleece Twine, Tie. CANNED FRUIT—Extras in 24-1b tins are | quoted as follows: Apricots, $1 50; Cherries, $2 | for black and 32 for Royal Anne; Grapes, $1 35, Peaches, $1 65@1 75; Pears, 31 §5; Plums, $1 35@ | 140; Quinces, $165; Strawberries, §1 7. { COAL—Weliington, $9 per ton: Southfleld Wellington, $9; Seattle, $7; Bryant, $7: Coos Bay, $ 50; Wallsend, $9; Co-operative Walls- end, $9: Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 2 in | sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14: Can. nel, $i0 per ton: Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $15'in sacks: Rocky Mountain descriptions, 38 45 | per 2000 Ibs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. CORDAGE — The local cordage company quotes as follows: Pure Manila, 12%c per | Sisal sizes and bale rope, S: Duplex, Terms, 60 days or 1% per cent cash discount. PACIFIC 'CODFISH—Bundles, per Ib, cases, regular, 4i4c; cases, extra Eastern style, §tc; ke Stafe, 6c; middles, White Seal, sigo; boxes, | fancy boneless, 7@d: desiccated, Gilt Edge, per dozen, 75c: pickled cod, barrels, $7 50; Dickled cod, haif barrels, 34 25. | COFFEF-Costa__Rica—13gl4c nominal for prime washed, 11@12%c nominal for good washed, 12G13c for good to prime washed pea berry, 11@11%c nominal for good to prime pe berry, 10%s@13c for good to prime. $la@loc nom- inal for good current mixed with black beans, 9gl0c nominal for fair, 6@T%c nominal for | common to ordinary. Salvador—10%@13c for | good to prime washed, 9@10%c for fair washed, 11G12e for good to prime washed peaberry. 344 @3%c for %ood to prime semi-washed, $G9%c for superior unwashed, $%@GS%e for good green unwashed, 10g10%c for good to superior un- washed_peaberry, 6@7lc for common to ordi- nary. Nicaragua—13@i6c nominal for prime to fancy washed, 10@l2c nominal for fair to | strictly good washed, §%@Sc nominal for gool | to suberior unwashed, ~10g10%c nominal for | good to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—12i18kc for prime to fancy | washed, 11G12c for strictly good washed, 10%@ for good washed, 914 @l0c for fair washed, Sc for medium, 6@i%c for inferior to o dinary, 11@13c for good to prime washed pe berry, 10@10%c nominal for good to prime un- washed peaberry, $14@%%c nominal for good to superior unwashed. FATHER—Sole, heavy, 25G3%c per Ib; Sole Leather, medium, 286@3c: Sole Leather, light, 20m2e; Rough Leather, heavy, 21@25c; Rough Leather, light, %@2c; Harness Leather, heavy, 39G3sc; Harness Leather, medium, ' 30@37c: Harness Leather, light, 29G3c: Collar Leather, 15616 per foot: Kip, unfinished, $0@S0c per Ib: Veal, finished, 50@55¢; Calf, finished. T5c@S! 200 Sides, finished, 16G@17c_per foot: Belt Knife | Splits, 14@16c; Rough Splits, S@lfc per Ib. TANBARK-Ground, §2603 per ton: Stick. 8220 per cord. - s Caiitorata Castor Ofl, in cases, No. 1. 75¢; pure, $1 30; Linseed Oil, in barrels, botled, Toc: raw, 6Sc; cases, ¢ more; Lucol 6% per | gallon for boiled and 67c for raw; Lard Oil, extra winter strained, barrels, 70c; cases, Tc: China Nut, 56@66c per gallon: pure Neatsfoot Oil, barrels, 6oc; cases, T0c; Sperm, pure, 6ic; Whale Oil, natural white, 37%@42%c per gal- | lon: Fish Oil, barrels, 3ic: cases, 40e. | COAL_OIL. GASOLINE AND BENZINE— | rhite Coal Ofl, in bulk, 13c; Pearl Oil 5 . i%c: Bxtra Star, | | | i cases, 23c; Elaine, 24c: Gasoline, In bulk, 14 cases, 1! < 6 per gallon. TURPENTINE—6lc per gallon in cases and S5c in drums or iron barrels. = RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 74@ 7%c per Ib; White Lead, 7@7%e, according to O K SILVER 847 50045 50 ver flask for lo- cal use and $45 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per lb, in 100-1b bags: Crushed, 6. Powdered, 5.83¢; Candy Gran- ulated, 5.85¢; Dry Granulated, 5.75c; Confec- tiorers” A. Magnolta A. 5.35c; Extra C. 5.25c; Golden C, 5.15c; barreis, lic more; hali~ barrels, Zc mot . 30c more; 50-1b bags, 10c more. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Dominos, half-bar- rels, 6.50c: boxes, 6.75c per 1b. LUMBER—Retall prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary stzes, $16@17; extra sizes, higher; Red- wood, $17@18 for No. 1 and $§15@16 for No. I; Lath, 4 feet, $350@4: Pickets, §13; Shingles, $175 for common and §2 7 for fancy; Shakes, $11 for split and $12 for sawn; Rustic,’ $20@25. Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY. JANUARY 15 Flour, qr sks. Wheat, ctls . Barley, ctls . Oats, ctls Beans, ske Potatoes, s! Onlons, 'sk: Bran, sks Middlings, Hay, tons .. THE STOCK MARKET. Stocks and bonds were in better movement on the Bond Exchange, but prices showed mo change worthy of note. Values were steady as a rule The feature on the morning session Exchange was the continued dseline. in Sar: ford to $S. against $120_on Monday. Sales were in very emall lots. Peerless advanced to $8 60, other changes being slight. In’ the afterncon there were no violent S annval mesting of th e annual meeting of the stockh the Columbian Banking Company - wag® heis Janvary 12 The usual semi-annual dividend at the rate of 6 per cent per annum was de- clared at the beginning of the year. The fol- lowing were elected directors: I J. Truman, | W. 8. Miller, Colonel J. C. Currier, C. O. Perry, F. L. Turpin, John Coop and R. L. Lillenthai. 1. J. Truman was elected president: W s, Miller, vice president; Colonel J. C er. secretary: F. L. Holl fer: X "Smith; assistant cashter T ctier: & STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Jan. 15-2 p. in. UNITED STATES BONDS. 3 Bid. Ask. l4s a0 ep mewyiaTy 38 ‘docoup....110 — NEOUS BONDS. € C Water 3s.108% — C Ry 6s..128 & — BaL &P soin 1% }8’.’;.:}‘.:,..3 = 4% — P & C1 Ry 66.105 — — P&ORRG — — T SRR w — |SF &BJV ts.10 1201 — SR or'Cal caie 104 |S PR of A 6s.110% — — |8 P C és (1905 — | Series A) ...100% — — | Do (Serles Bjnog — Do — | Do %08 ... 113 g B Bon s S Do 10— S P BR & taiin ot NP % — |8V Water 6s. Nol s = | Bt — _Istktn oa 1103 Gas' el WATBR STOCKS. - Gontra, Costa.. 104 — [Spring Valley.. 2% — | 0 McKittriek Consoiidated corn, 87c; yellow, 3 20 | 1250140 for Feed and 45 for Seed: | Family, $14; extra Prime Pork, $15@15 50; extra GAS AND ELECTRIC STOCKS. 00e; Ko 2 hite; mfl"k&‘% e & . nominal; Black, e B 5 T @1 20; | clear, §1 50G20; Mess, $17; Smoked Beef, 13 | Cent L&PCo— ¢ Fao L o= @ No. 2 rve, 53c; No. 3 barley, 52@80c; No. 4 w'r‘%a. $125@1 30 per ctl. per pound. 5 o tor | BB G L G0 M Sac masRGe T 4 N e P N P36 prime timothy | CORN-—Dealers report stagnant market | LARD-— s OG L & H... 9% 5% San Francisco. iy Seed, $1 65; raess pork, ‘per barrel, $14 20g14 %; | With quotations mominal in’ the absence of (compound dnd So for pure: half-barrels, pure. ... 0% 9% San Franciscd b " lard,’ per 100 pounds, $7 421@7 50; short ribs | sales. nll.lxo:d' “lilml lléuwhllt. $1 1041 15; | 9%¢; 10-1b tins, 9%c; 5-1b l‘_n . : Pac Gas D e = 3 AU I B e | R GoTc per Bl Tne market continues | half-barrels, Sc: one tierce. T%c: b oo Prire humsmmmfie s QCEE. Cal . First Nationl. — 325 SAVINGS BANKS. oo — 1840 (Sav & L So. - — |Sec Sav Bk - — |Union T Co. STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. o 134 40 OSL&H 45 Presidio 8 POWDER STOCK& California. ... (Vigorit Glant Con Co 8% $4%/ SUGAR STOCKS. Hana S P Co. 6% 7% Kilauea S Haw C & SCo §7% % Makawell 8 Co Honokaa S Co 31% 31% Onomea S Co, 2 Hutch S P Co 28% — MISCELLA Al Pack Assni2s 125% jceantc Cal Fruit Asn.103% — | Pae A Cal Wine Asn.100 Pac Bor Mer Ex Assn. 97 Par Pamt Co. Morning Session. Board— 25 Hana Plantation Co. $12,000 Hawallan C & S Co Js. 50 Honokaa S Co. 495 Hutchinson S P _C S 15 Kilauea Sugar Plantation Co. 20 Makaweli, cash ... 25 Market Street Raflway. 10 Oceanic 8 S Co. 5 Paauhau S P Co. 10 Pacific Gas Imp. 5 S F Gas & Blectric Co.. | 58 V Water | 4000 8 V 4s (3d mortgage) | Street— $2000 'V 4s (3@ mortgage). Afternoon Session. Board— $3000 Bay Counties Power Co Sa. 20 Contra Costa Water .. 2000 Hawailan C & S Co Ss. 50 Honokaa S Co...... $5000 Los Angeles Ry 3s. 25 Makawel! Sugar Co 25 Makawel! Sugar Co. $1000 Oceanic S S bonds... 190 Onomea Sugar Co. 50 Paauhau S P Co : 7 8 F Gas & Blectric Co. 10 § F Gas & Electric Co... $54.000 S F & S T V bouds.... 6 SV Water.. Street— 50 Alaska Packers' Ass'n, b 200 Alaska Packers' Ass'n 200 Market Street Rallway . | m | L. | | PRODUCERS' OIL. EXCHANGE. Morning Sesslon. Board— 300 Bear Flag 1000 Bear Flag 450 Cala-Standa: 100 Carfbou 400 Cartbou 300 Cartbou 20 Carfhou . 250 Four Oil 800 Four Of! 2 Hanford 24 Hanford Hanford Junetion Lion Ofl . Lion Ofl Co.....oerree McKittrick Consoijdated McKittrick Consolidated McKittrick Consolidated MeKittrick ¢ lidated Monarch of Arizona. Monte Cristo s Ocetidental of W Va 1 00 500 w0 100 100 200 0 100 150 250 i 0 200 Queen Esther . 400 Queen Esther 400 Reed Crude Of1 0 Reed .Crude Ofl Co. 250 Reed Crude Ofl Co.........e. % San Joaquin Ofl & Dev. 460 Sterling O & D Co... " 200 Sterling O & D Co Twentv-Eight Wolverine Yukon Street Hanford Lion Oil Afternoon Se: Brard— American Fgel . Bear Flag Bear Flag Four Ol Co...... Four Oil Co, s 30. Hanford Hanford Hanford-Fr. Lion Oil Co 200 Lion Ofl Co 450 Monarch of Arizona. 400 Monarch of Arizona 200 Monarch of Arizona. 200 Oceidental of W Va. 100 Occidental of W Va, Peerless o Petroleum Center Petroleum Center 500 Reed Crude Oil Co 130 Sterling O & D Co. 200 West Shore . 250 Wolverine Street— 100 Twenty-Elght . 400 Bear Flag . 400 Junction . 200 Peerless . 100 Monarch of Arizona.. 460 Monarch of Arizo: 10 Kern River . 600 Lion Oil Co . 100 Monte Cristo 10 Ofl City Petrol 2 Hanford 200 Four Of1 300 Four Ofl Co MINT. The following were the sales in the San Franeisco Stock and Exchange Board yester- day: Morning Session. 300 Belcher ... 1f} 500 Occidental o4 200 Belcher " 15| %50 Ophir o 400 Best & Beicher 23 100 Best & Belcher 24 n 300 Potost . 200 Savags 300 Savage 500 Seg Belcher. n 16 7 3 300 Chollar ... 25 Con Cal & Va..1 600 Crown Point. 200 Sterra Nevada. 25 350 Gould & Curry. 500 Sierra Nevada. 24 200 Hale & 100 Sierra Nevada. 23 200 Justice . 200 Sitver Hill., @ 300 Mexican 100 Standard 410 200 Mexican . 500 Yellow Jacket.. 16 Afternoon Session. 200 Belcher . .. 13| 100 Overman 200 Best & Belcher 25/ 200 Sterra " 23 g 10 1000 Con Cal & Va..1 70| 200 Silver Hill. 100 Gould & Cw: 45 190 Justice . o8 o 700 Mexican 2 ® 500 Occidents [ B 600 Ophir 65 The following were the sales in the Pactflo Stock Board yesterda: 200 Belcher . " 3 e $00 Best & Belcher = 200 Best & Belcher 22| 200 Mexican 3 500 Best & 2411300 Ophir o 500 Best & 2/ 300 Potosi . 12 $0CC & 70! 400 Sierra Nevada. 24 u0CC & 67 100 Sierra Nevada. 3 MCCea& tg! 400 Stlver HNL. 30CC& 75! 500 Union Con. . N 1800 Crown 15 500 Yellow Jacket.. 18 500 Gould & Curry. 46 200 Belcher E-d 100 Best & n 800 CC& 12 0CC & 2 20CC & CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, Jan 15—4 p. m. Bid.Ask, [T | 03 w o ® ® 04 8 - 5 o M 2% o 06 ] e 6 81 ¥ n i LR @S - e ™ 2 = @ G @ o " . — — 85 Standard . 0 - — 08 S8yndicate 1 n @ 48| Union Con. n B 1 19 Utah ... T . 02 08 Yellow Jacket.. 15 16 e THE CALL'S CALENDAR. M|T W T |F. |8 1 3| 4 [ 5| Moou's Phases hd s ek €1 7] 8] 9]0 1|12 | Ful Moon. i ks January & B[M[15]16[17[18)19 | Last Quarter, —_— € Jomay 3 EIE-SE_ AR NE A% .“’Jlll‘flyml First Quartor AR TE IR 2R January” %, Experiments are-being made to discover if aluminum mlz not be used in the man- ufacture of h!{e—dlu wind ts. done, it is thought it - b?“'rl.‘}yamnbh,vnm:u wol verdigris deposits, and as it is not easily of out of tune. L oo