The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 23, 1901, Page 10

Sl b s % THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1901, TINANGIAL® NWs SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. ¥ heat and Barley continue dull and easy. Oats, Bran firm and Hay steady at previous prices. Pink and White Beans firm and in demand. Seeds dull. Onions also easicr. Potatoes show some weakness. Vegetables firm. Butter and Cheese unchanged. Eggs firm at a further advance. | “xchange and Silver as previously quoted. Corn and Rye show little life. | | | | | | Poultry and Game in ample supply and weak. | Citrus and Tropical Fruits abundant. Rather more nibbling at Dried Fruit. Cured Meats very firm and moving off fairly. 700l and Hops dudl. Hogs steady. £y Coal Local stocks and bonds quiet. [ | Tadllow firm. J Becf, Veal and Mutton firm. | in sufficient supply for current mecds. } Hides quict and weak. Oil stocks fairly active. Exports of Flour and Wheat. 5 this port in 1900 were against 971.- Flour to a the exported for the cai- on director of the climate e Weather Bureau, makes r the week _has _been, considerably pargs of the State dur- No severe frosts have been re- occasional light to_heavy frosts some sections. Clear weather f the week, with ties. Rain com- ~continuing at d is still falling parently reached all parts of | A will be ve beneficlal in the Tops were showing a king very rapid growth, € far through the mea- ¢ gt and barley has | he State, and this as rapidly as P excellent con- at the present time and hay in all sec- ng are in progress in has dried sufficiently. rdists have made pruning. Trees and and have also been ther. So far as can be ® frosts at the beginning ised no material dam- | £ some injury to cit- Weather Report. | 1dian—Pacific Time) NCISCO, Jan. 22, 1901—5 p. m. swing are the seasonal rainfalls to pared with those of the same date d rainfall In she last swenty-four “Last | Th 2 Hours| Seas = z & 30.16 sope Trace Maximum temperature, ean, 54 DITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. | has risen rapidly over the Pa- % of San Francisco. It has fallen the coast south of Point Conception ssure extends from Southern "tah, and conditions are more rable for settled, falr weather than for the country west of the Rocky Moun- len from Sacramento north- er at Red Bluff is 13§ feet and ling. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty 23, 1901 light winds San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Wednesday; light northerly winds ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. .- — | | EASTERN MARKETS. | . et £ * New York Stock Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 22.—The influences f the stock market resolved themselves to-day into | atstinet component parts, which opei- conflict @ part of the time and never in clearly defined _concert. There was a In palpable effort on 0ot to open prices high. rokers in a number of stocks admitted the recelpt of orders to make first prices as high ae possible. This is a familiar device of traders who have gonme long of stocks during 8 rise on ome day to get the greatest possible benefit from the Prices of the stocks which were most paipably manipulated yesterday disclosed the operations of this class St. Paul and Northern Pacific were conspicuously affected in this way, toe former openinc up 1% and the latter rising al- most as much and then running.off again to near last night's level. The same stocks came iuts promunence again late in the day after ews hau been received of death. This ‘cvent had besepso de reseen there was little resson to ex- its actual announcement would cause ked depression in the market, but ap- parently there was a speculative element who feared ihe possibility of seiling induced by the Queen’s death. After that event was reported there was a pause in the activity of the mar- ket as though awaiting its effect oh prices, and shortly aulterward rooms traders set to | work to bid up prices again. They lifted St. Paul an extieme 4% points over last night, Northern Pacific 26 and the Grangers, Pacifics, trunk lines and more prominent stocks gener- ally from 1 to 2 points. The same traders were active in Sugar all day, making the extreme advance 2%. On the other hand the sensa- tional movement in Missouri Pac brought to & sudden stop after a th Jump at the opening. aiso fell back. sourl Pacific_was 7%, and it closed at a nei Joss of 35. This action of the stock naturally caueed some incredulity regarding the many rumors afioat yesterday of & coming consoli- dation of the Southwestern raliway ern group were, however, well sustained, and the absorption of Wabash ure bonds cou.- tinued on an enormous scale and at a price lcvel above that of yesterday. Missour!: Ia. cific was in urgent demand in the loan crowd and commanded as high as 1 per cent premfum for use by the shorte. This gave eolor 10 the belief which was avowed by some of the irad- ers that the buyins cf the stock had resulted in & corner, leaving & very heavy short Jn- terest with their requirements Amsigamated Copper again moved wiaery, jumping nearly fimt. at th opening and then falling back 1 stocks were comparatively neglected, but flu undertone was reak in spite of the less threstentog Jtterances aathorised by trade Sagwstes ing been benefited by | - The latc notable rise was not well -Au:ulud, crpeclaily in the stocks which were bid oSt _aggressively. and the was aotive and rather easy best. than yesterday, Guring the day was . , Eonds were rather dull. ‘sales, $4,082,000. Shares Sold 16,000 25,100 8,800 200 2.600 1,500 but little change in tempera- | 3,350 [ United States refunding 2s declined % per cent | and the 3s coupon advanced 3 per cent. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Clostne | Stocks— Bid. Atchison . 4435 | Atchison prefd 8% | Baltimore & Ohio.. 7% | e Canadian Pacific . 8% | Canada Southern _ s68, | Chesapeake & Oh1o. 38% | Chicago Great Western 7% | Chicago Burlington & Quinc; Chicago Ind & Loulsville. Chicago Ind & Louisville prefd. Chicago & Eastern Iilinofs Chicago & Northwestern. Colorado Southern Colorado Southern 1st prefd.. Colorado Southern 2d prefd. Delaware & Hudson. re Lackawanna BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Boston & Albany, 2:: |Amalg Copper. {oston Elevated {Atlantle .. ’ston & Maine. | Boston & M Cal Bur & Q. |Butte & Boston... 79’ Dominion Coal ... 35% |Calumet & Hecla..855 do prefd . | Centennial 1Y% Federal Steel Franklin do prefd .. . Gl\g Humboldt | Fitcnburg pretd 218" | Osenme General Electric ..18% Parrot . do prefd .. 13815 Quincy . Ed Electric Ill... 214 Mexican Centrai .. 13: N E Gas & Coke. 12 Old Colony ... 0ld Dominion . |Santa Fe Copper. arack .. ‘The Commercial Ad- clal cablegram s The market here was very quiet to-da: tone of prices was firm, but businees was slack. | The whole world seemed to be watching the { Queen. The American department was the most opening American shares held steady under thé ¢ncouragement of the strong market in New York. Money The | Rt RAST R B B ' Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, Jan. 22.—The wool market here fs quiet but prices hold steady. The demand for wool is confined to the actual immediate neces- 'l!le- of "the manufacturers, There seems to no speculative feeling to_induce purchases lll.ld and what sales have been made are in | #pots. “Territory wool continues to head the list of_sales, Territory wools, scoured basis—Montana and Wyoming fine medium and fine, 16@17c; scoured, : staple, 49@s0c; Utah fine medium and nne 15@16c; ‘scoured, 46@47c; staple, 49@i0c Idaho fine medium and fine, 15@1l5c; scoured, 46 @iic; staple, 49G80c. Australian wool combing superfin Toc; l\-rne. G4@e7c. London Waol Sales. LONDON, Jah 22.—The offerings at the wool fales to-day numbered 13,366 bales. The best 8rades of scoured and greasy were in good de- mand and firm. Fine Merinos were steady, but coarse and low grades were irregular and lower. Cross-breds were in fair demangl and sold freely to the home trade and the Continent at full Tates. Some g£0od cross-breds were taken by American buyers. Cape Hope and Na- tal were In full supply lhe fine stock holding firm. Common and gray stock showed an easler tone, Southwest whites were steady. The gen- | eral bldding was elack at times and some of- | ferings of Montevideo were withdrawn. New York Metal Market. scoured basis—Spot prices, nominal, 73@T5c; good, 616 | :f::;; bThe o?enltg Wi ; !:(Yol;l' on the rally NEW YORK, Jan 22—Speculative activity H egan in New York last night and |was still dorm: o t for metals. brousht bears to scramble 0 cover. After the | L e o Aside from a little firmness {n tin the local market was a featureless affalr. flh—Clo‘ed firm at §26 80@27. was unchanged. Silver was AD—W, 3 drooping on New York salcs. EERRERY A anshaneed s H KL for Lake CLOSING. and $16 €214 for casting. Atchison, 43%: Canadian Pacifie, 91%; Union | PIGIRON—Warrants quiet and unchanged at Pacific preterred, 84%: Northern Pacific pre- ferred, §: Anaconda, §%: Grand Trunk, 7. sliver.’ quiet, 25 15-16d. Money, 214@3 per cent. New York Mone Money Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 22 —Money on call steady af 2@2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 34@4%; per cent. Sterling exchange easler, Wwith actual business in bankers’ bills at $4 §7% for demand and at $4 8314 for sixty days; posted rates, $4 S4G4 8433 and $4 58: commercial bills, 34 S2%@4 5334 Silver certificates, 6354 Bar silver, 62'c. Mexican dollars, 48%c. - Gov- ernment bonds, irregular; State bonds, inac- tive; railroad bonds, Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, .Ya;—lz To-day's statement of the treasury sho Avatlable cash bal- 1900; “old, - §74.56,1 firm. * | New York Grain and Prodyce. i * Denter do- D,,,‘::{ e 3;::2: | _NEW YORK, Jan. 22—FLOUR—Receipts, rie 000 barrels; exports, 20,000 barrels. Market 6314 | quiet. St 182, |, WHEATRecelpts, 37800 bushels; exports, Hooking Tamer 13& 54,900 bushels. Spot—Fasy: No. 2 red, 79%c T ey = 1308 | f. 0. b. afloat: No. 2 red, Tic elevator; No. 1 g i 3 23 | Northern -Duluth, 85%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Towa Central prefd 4 | hard Duluth, $5%c f. 0. b. afloat. Options— Lake Xrie &' Wosteen 41y | Ovened easy, but held. steady all the forenoon Lake Eris & Wikiern pretd. 0o * | on light offerings. Subsequent weakness was Lake- Shore = Loulsville & Nashvilie. Manhattan L.. Metropolitan Street Rlllwl Mexican Central Minn & St Lo Minn & St Lou Missouri Pactfic Mobile & Ohio. Missour! Kansas orfolk & Western prefd thern Pacific .. orthern Pacific prefd Ontario & Western Oregon Rallway & Oregon Raflway & M Pennsylvania Reading Reading st prefd. Reading 24 prefd Rio Grande & Western. Rio Grande & Western prefd St Fran. LY Louls & San Louis & San Fran ist prefd Louis & San Fran 24 prefd. Louis Sou!hwelurn 1 Paul & Omah Southern Pacific Southern Rallwi Southern Ratlway Texas & Pacific.. Unton Pacific . LUnion Pacific ;\r-rd Wabash Wabash prefd . ‘v‘\m—lm: & Lake Erie.. United States Wells Fargo .. Miscelianeous American Cotton Ofl.. American Cotton Ofl prefd f ting ..... Malting prefd. Smelting & Refining. Smelting & Ret prefd Diri American American American Tobace Merican o Anaconda Mining C:R'd Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Colorado Fuel & Iron. Continental Tobacco Continental Tobacco Federai Stee) Federal Steel prafd General Electric Glucose Sugar Glucose Sugar DMd International Paper . International Faver pretd donal Biscutt fonal Biscuit pretd. fonal Lra 1 Tead ational Steel fonal Steel North American . Pacific Coast .. Pacific Coast ist prefd Pacific Coast 24 prefd. Pacific Ma: People’'s Gas < Pressed fteel Ca Pressed Steel Car pr P«llm-n l-;-nhcg C-r % n% N Amalgamated Copper . 5% Republic Iron & Steel. 12% blic Iron & 614 PR LA 5 Shares sold. . CLOSING BONDS. tral lsts . Virg Centuries STOCKS. um- Chiet . Ontario | prompt: | closed 79%c; | loss off, | it | opened 1:@%c lower | based on the fact that Liverpool showed a de. | cline in the face of the advance here the day | being exerted | primary recelpt | demand to put in an appearance later caused N prime timothy seed,’ $4 45; mess pork, per bar- by seaboard erate local selling. iine. shipments and mod- Closed weak, ¥c net de- January closed 78%c; March, T9%@79%c, May, 79 5-16c, closed 79%c. HOPS—Steady. HID! - No. 7 Rio _invoice, T4c; mild, quiet; Cordova. 8@8ic. Futures—Closed steady at a net decline of 10§15 points. Total sales, 23 h;f including: February, $5 85; M, June, $5 75; Septem- November, $5 90; De- fair refining, 3 13-16c; centrifugal, % 5-16c; molasses sugar, 3 9-16c: refined, 'y Butter—Receipt: 2,325 p-ckn'u Steady. Creamery, 16@22 factory, 11@14 Eggs-Heceipts, 93 packages. Western | sverage. packed at mark, 19§20c; Western, | 20%c. DRIED FRUITS. gESaporated Apples quiet State common, fimc. prime, 5@5%c; choice, 5%@6c; fancy, Caiifornia. Dried Prunes, 34@sisc Apricots—Royal, Peaches—Peeled, Fruits steady. T@12c; Mootpark, S%@lc. 14@18c; unpeeled, 6%@10c. 3 Chicago Grain Market. } % CHICAGO, Jan. 22.—Wheat went up lc yes- 3 ay the stuff bought the previous session was sold and the market dropped back to the place it occupied Saturday. The mar- ket was largely a local one. May wheat at T4%@T4%c and soon The initial depression was after touched 7ic. before. Northwest receipts were large and it was generally belleved that reports of yester- ‘dlyl export business had been eng‘enled of which added to the depression. Tharket struggled along for two MOUrs between 74%c and Tsc without &ny particular pressure gainst the price. The heavy and the fallure of any cash renewed selling and May dropped to 7T4%c and closed weak, 1@1%c under yesterday. Corn was quiet and easy in sympathy with wheat. The demand was scattered. May corn_closed Z%c lower. Oats were weak. May closed %@%c down Bar per pound, as to size and | $950@10 50; Northern foundry, $15@15 50. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—Cotton closed un- changed to 1 point down. SUGAR—Rsw, steady centrifugal, 9 ‘test, 4 8'9-16c. Refined, steady Portland’s Business. fair refining, 3 13-16c; 16c; molasses sugar, PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 22.—Clearings, $265,- 180; balances, '$38, Northern Wheat Market. ON. t steady and un- Club, &5c. WASHIN TACOMA, Jan. 22.—W changed; Bluestem, 57%c OREGOX PORTLAND, Or, Jan. Walla, S4@54%sc. Foreign Markets. 22.~Wheat—Walla | LONDON, Jan. 22.—Consols, 9 7-16. Silver, 2815-164. French rentes, 101f %0c. Cargoes on | passage, qulet and steady; cargoes No. 1 Stand- ard California 30s; cargoes \\-lln Walla, 29s; English country markets, qu! LIVERPOOL. Jan. 22. 'I!EAT—-szendy: No. |1 Standard California, 6s 4%d: wheat in Paris, firm; flour in Paris, steady: French coun- try markets, quiet and steady; weather in Eng- land, overcast. COTTON—Uplands, 5 17-22d. CLOSING. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 22. — WHEAT — Spot, steady; No. 1 California, 6s 4d; No. 2 red West- ern winter, fs 1d; No. 1 Northern spring, 68 3%d. Futures—Quiet; March, 6s %d: 1d. CORN—Spot, quiet: ‘Amerl 114d; old, 4s. Futures—Quiet; July 3s lhd March, 3s $%d; May, 3s 9%d. | —_———— 1 #*- * | Exchange and Bullion. | Sterling Exchange, & dava - uuy Sterling Exchange, sight - 4 8815 Sterling Cables . . — 4 89 | New York Exchange, sight. = 17ty New York Exchange, ulugmpmc = 213 Fire Silver, per ounce... 0 % Mexican Dollars, nomlnnl 50% @ &1 Wiheat and Other Gram.\'. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are qulet at about, 37s 64 as. an average rate, usual options. The char- tered wheat fleet in port has a registered ton- nage of 45,360, against 40,850 tons on the e $530; on the way to thiu port, against 175.800. WHEAT-Liverpcol was steady, Paris higher and New York lower. Chicago was dull and weak, thouzh commission houses were buyers on breaks. The crowd sold freely on swells. The Wall street holdings have ail been thrown on the market, and It is ques- | tioned whether the market ‘can digest them. 108, tons, At the same time there is a demand for cash Wheat, and sales for export in American markets during the past day or two amount to about 2,000,000 bushels. | 'The Buenos Ayres correspondent of the Lon- don Times says that the Argentine official es- timate of the exportable surplus of Wheat and Flour is 65,625,000 bushels. Trade circles there, however, consider this exaggerated and pla the figures at about 45,000,000 bushels. The local market is lifeless at nominal quo- tations. smtflwnuwsmwln(. #7%c; milling, $1@1 05 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’ clock—December—2000 ctls, $107%. Second Session—No sales. At %@ Regular Morning Session_No sales. Provisions were moderately active, but| Afternoon Session—No saie ehowed an undertone of heavibess. The’ opens | JBARLEY—Continues weak and very dull at ing was weak because hog'recelpts were heavy and prices at the yards depressed. May por closed 1234c lower, lard 5@7%c down and rii 10¢ lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. 3 ‘Wheat No. 2— 1 2% % nh 2% 2% nH T R % s G mom o 3% 8% 3% 2y 1% Y% 26% 24% 25 1397% 138 3 1B 1B 1Y% T2T% 1B 7% 121 T25% % T42% TH 73 90 682% 6 82% - 705 695 6 95 h quotations were as follows: Flour, dull No. 3 spring_wheat, 65c; No. 3 red, 4e: No. 2 yellow, No. 2 white, Fasc: 81700 and easy 78 ke to ohotes, smaltli ‘barie $170; No. 1 Northwest rel, $13 §5@13 %0; lard. per 100 pounds, $7 319 short ribs sides (loose). ; dry LAN shuiaits (emad). CeaEibe: Dort sty sides (boxed), $7 26G7 85; whisky, basis of high Wires, $1.7; sugars, cut loaf, §.%c; lrlrmhud 5.65c; confectioners’ A, B.ifc; oft A, b clover, contract grade, $11. Articles— Ryt shel Barley, bushels . On the Produce Bxchange to-da Tikaise. Checee, dun . TUOTL “ieee o R 5 -3 ‘weak; fresh, 18c. * s 4 Chicago Livestock M u;ket. CHICAGO, Jan. 22.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 4500, including 600 Texans: market generally steady, including butchers’ stock and Texans: ‘to mhn-. :g- ulhlv “W K. b‘llkl)f“-‘.h ga SHEEP—Recel, 000 to- chatce wethern, H 9000 B0, Taie be” ciioics the butter | | e decline. Feed, 73%c for choice bright, 72%c for No. 1 and 70c for off grades; Brewing and Shipping gredes, n'l‘/nflfls%:\ Che&lllgr. nominal. BOAI Informal Session—9. 5 o'clock—No sales§ 8econd Sesslon—No Regular Morning Se: Ion—hfl sales. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Are still quiet but firmly held at the old quotations. ‘White, $130@1 50; Surprise, nominal; Red, $1 26@1 40 for Feed and $1 35@1 45 for See ; Black, for Feed, $117%@1 for Seed, $1 26@1 30 per ctl. CORN—Dealers continue to quote a nominal and very dull market. Offerings, however, gre not large. Yellow, $1 12%; Wh(t!, $1 1091 15; Eastern mixed, $1 12% per ctl. RYE—Continues dull and freely offered at 82 @8T%c per ctl. 1 l)L(‘K“HEAT Quntea at $1 85 per ctl. Flowr and Millstuffs. Prices for all descriptions under this head stand as for some time. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $325@ 350, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, §3 15@3 2, | | Oregon, $2 75@2 85 per barrel for family and | $2 76@3 for bakers'; Washington, bakers®, §2 75 3. OILLSTUFFS Prices In_sacks are lows, uxsal disccuntyto, the. trade; $3_per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $275; R 2 56; Rlce Flour, & Corn'Meal.'s2 extra cream do, $3 50; Oat Groats, $1 50; Hos iny, $3 50G3 5] Buclnvhen Fiour, Cracked Wheat, $3 50; Wheat Flour. §3 2: Rolled Oats (barrels), 394 in sacks, $5 75@7; Pearl Barl-y. %; Ssplit $6; Green Peas, $ 50 per 100 Hay and F;dstuffs. o There were two days' receipts to dispose of yesterday on the hay market, but the market #tcod up very well under the accumulated offer- hu-:' Bran was quoted extremely firm, but no ERAN—s15@15 50 per_ton. Bk TDDLINGE—$16 50G19 20 @2 aabm::r Corn FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled ilcake )lelll ll the mill, 826 Cocoa gs 18} 'cl‘xs:o‘ Cracked corn. 126; Mixed r'm :? Wheat, 13 50; ‘Whea Oat, $3@12; Clover, nominal Barley, $7 50 5 T date last year; disengaged, 4473 tons, against'| py, | free, 10 per etl for GIIII( Chiles for fiom mm $1@1 05 oNlons—anllswe\l.cutonmu.ns @130 ctl Vi 'ABI — Rhubarb, lfi: paragus, from Sacramento, 1 per_1b: Green Peas, BfiTe r 1b; String ; Cabbage, $te; ymatoes, Los Angeles, ;‘l W crate; Egg Plant, Los_Angeles, 134Qtie per 1b; Crkn Peppers, les, per 1b for fle_and Isc for Bell. led Pepwn lGnc‘ Okra, 10@1sc Carrots, 25@35c box; Hothouse Olcllm 1 50 per dol. Svmmer Squas e, 4c per Ib; uash, §2 per Gar! ::.nm;r:x Squash, mflo per ton; Mushrooms, Poullry and Game. Receipts of game were 140 sks. - The demand was fair and prices showed little change. Poultry continued depressed and weak at ahout the quotations that ruled at the close ot last week. Supplles were ample for lll. reeds. Two cars of Eastern came in, four thus far this week. POULTRY—Live Tuj 10@11c_ for Gob~ blers and 11@13c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, | 13@15¢c; Geese, per pair, $1 oslings, $175 | 2; Ducks, 4408 for o old and 8 for young: | 3 50@5: Roo 34 50@5: Old R Roosiers, $550@4: Fryers, 3484 30; Broilers, WG 450 for large and $3G3 50 for small; Pigeons, 5101:‘; per dozen for old and $225@275 for eys, GAM all, T5c@l for Valley and £2 for l(cnnl-ln, 3 50; Canvasbacl 50@ 350; Sprig, $3; Tell $1 5042 25; wndmn 3150 gl 75 Smlll Duck, lee Sl@l 25; Rabbits §1 2531 50 ror (,ouomm and §1 for Brush; Dove T5¢ per dozen. Buiter, Cheese ;rtd Eggs. Previous quotations ruled for Butter. Cream- ery grades were steady, but dealers reported itat datry Butise'was & ghit and aimost unsal- | P ab) Cheese 1s steady, and prices ehow no further continue firm, as the recent rains cut | the receipts, and prices are again higher. The dermand !s very &ood. | Recelpts as reported by the Dairy Exchange | were 31,500 pound- Butter, 597 cases California Fggs, —— cases tern s, 1860 pounds Calteriie, Cheese o —E"wunds Fastern | Cheese. BUTTER— "Crnmery—Exun, Bc; firsts, 1Sc; seconds, . Dairy—Extras, 1ic; firsts, 15c; seconds, l4c; | store, 12c. Storage—Creamery extras, 19¢c; firsts, 17c; sec- onds, — dairy extras, —. Pickle—i7c per lh. Kez—18c per Ib. CHEBE—-FII\:Y full cream, 1l%ec; cholce, 10c; comm nominal; Young Americas, 12c; Eastern, full cream, 16G164¢ per Ib. EGGS— Clll(ogl‘!l nneh—-salected ‘white, 27c; mixed, colors, do: ngu ml- ‘-(hered—sdected. 25¢; standard, Fresh Eutem—ancy. ~——; standard, —; seconds, —. Storage—California hncr —i standard, — 20c; standard, —; seconds, Fastern fancy, Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Cranberries are In greatly -reduced supply, and there {s only one kind left on the market. Fine Apples continue scarce and firm, and even common cre none too plentiful, though there are enough to go around. Pears are large- Iy_nominal. Oranges, Lemons, Limes and Bananas con- tinue in liberal supply, and with the excep- tion of the latter prices show little variation. ECIDUOU APPLES— €5c per box for common and T3¢ @150 for good to chofce; Spitsenbergs, $1 50 175; Oregon Spitzenbergs, $150@1 7. PEARS—50cG$1 50 per box. CRANBERRIES—‘\]-conIIn!. §1350 per bar- cn‘m‘s FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1G2; Seedlings, 50c@$l; Tangerines, nominal; Man- darins, 75c@$1; Lemons, 25c@S$125 for common and $150@2 for good to cholet Fruit, Hc@$1 50; Lit $4 50@5; Callfornia Limes, bunch; Fineappies, T5c@$? per Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The local trade report rather more demand for fruits n a small way, but not enough to cause any life to the market. With the ex- ception of Apples prices stand about the same. The statement that the Ralsin Association had fixed prices for the Pacific brand is sald to be a mistake. None have yet been made, but_probably will be this week. FRUT TS Prunes. Santa Claras. { sizes. o: 30-40s, 7c; 40-30s, 6%ec: 50-60m, diic; el 0-50s, 314c; 80-90s, 2%c; 0-i00s, Bige; 20o-15be: 1%c; rubles, %c premium; Sonomas, %c and Ban Joaquins Yc less than Santa Claras, ex- cept 100 and over, which stand the same. Apri- ots, $0%c for Hoyals and 10@10%c for Moor- Evaporated Apples, 4c; sun-dried, 1%4@2%c; Peaches, 4@oc for standard, 5@sc for cholce and 64@Tc for fancy; Pears, 2@7c; pIt!e‘g: Sgeyc; unpitied 1G1%c; Nec- for_red and for white. RAISINS—The Ralsin Gro'er-' Assoclation has established the following prices: Bleached Thompson’s fancy, 12¢ per lb. cholce, 1lc; sundnrd lflc nrlme Sc; unbleached Thomp- | St ni——l-"lnoy g5 Tor Chotce, sisc: bleached Sultanas T " boxen, %c; 4-crown, 7c; 3-crown, 6%4c; 2-crown, fe. London Layers, 2-crown, §1 §0 per bo: $E g1 s Ma oy Adiatucs) $2; Del $3. All prices . 0. b. at common ship- Dine boints In Canrornta NUTS—Chestnuts, 9@10c per 1b for Italtan; hardshell, 10c; No, 2, Tic; Almonds, 12@13c for papershell, e for softshell; Pelml!a 5@se for Fastern; Brazil Nuts, 13c; Filberts, 1ic; cans, ug s, $3 HONET - Comb, T4t 14gs Tor bright and 12% @13¢ for light amber; water white extracted, % @se; lllY:L amber extracted, 6%@Tc; dark, 6@8khe BERSWANR- 4G5 per 1b. Provisions. Hams are firm at the advance already noted, and the other cured meats are also in good lhlpe for sellers. Barreled goods stand as be- ore. CURED MEATS—Bacon, nclmc 8 for @12c_for light medium, 1214@13c for lc for extra light an Tihe, 1954 ‘ahd isgisie for sugar-cured; ~FEastern _sugar-cured ~Hams, 12c; Mess Beef, §12 per barrel; extra Mess, §13; Family, $14; extra Prime Pork. $15@15 50: extra clear, $19 50G20; Mess, $17; Smoked Beef, 13c per pound. LARD—Tierces quoted at 6%4@6%c per Ib for compound and 9c for pure; half-barrels, pure, 9%c; 10-1b tins, 9%c; 5-1b tins, 9%c. COTTOLENE—One half-barrel, Sic; three haif-barreis, Sc; one tierce, 7Tjc; two tlerces, T%ec; five tierces, T3c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Dealers in Wool and Hops report nothing new in either description, both being quiet at large- 1y nominal prices. Tallow is firm at the recent advance. Hides are dull, with more stock than is needed at the moment. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 9%c; medium, Sc; Nght, 3@Sic; Cow Hides, aw: for heavy and 8@s%c for light; Stags, 6@ 'fic. Bllhd K!p, lc. Salted Veal, c; Salted Calf, Dry Hides, 15%c; Culls, 13%c; dry 5¢; ' Dry’ c.n 16@17c; culls and brands, Sheepskins, ong Wool, each; Horde Hides,” salt, § 50G2 75 for large and $2G2 25 for medium, $1@1 25 for umll and 50c for coits; Horse Hides, dry, $176 Targe, #1 €0 for madtum, $1 25 for small and o0 for colts. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, 3oc; fall or medium skins, 30c; winter or thin skins, 20c, tskins—Prime Angoras, 7ic; large and um, 36e. 1 rendered, 4%@i%c per Ib; ; grease, L—Spring Clip 18 quotable as follows: Northern, free, 15gl6c; Northern, defective, 120 : Middle County, free, 1 ; Middle Coun- 12@14c;: Soutl rl l!mlnuln “ 0c; Southern Mountain, free, mmlthl 11@12c; Southern Mountain, Mfeeuve monf H\lmholdl and Mendocino, 1§ Wl'le Nevada, 13@16c Fall Clip—San Jolq\lln. lw do lambe, 3@ 9c; Middle County, 9@10¢c; Northern Mountain, 10@11c; ithern 'Mountain, 7%@8%c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 11@12 per Ib. ‘HOPS—12@16c per Ib. 15 defective, General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $565; Calcutta Grain Bags, June and July, 6%ec; Wool Bags, per_ton, STRAW—35@473%c per bale. Beans and Seeds. Pink beans are reported In better demand again and quotations show some improvement. White descriptions: rule the high prices. There is nethlll' mw ln I!QCI. BEANS—Bayos, White, 50g4 0 Taree wh White, mus mn.n‘luu wbas m;fn., cl‘n:a up -m EEDs Rrowa” Svetird, nominal: Yellow Mustard, s ; Cana 0 ge ror'a..‘i‘.r":’ A’l‘tfih.a haase: R:’nm femp, SEBKC: Timothy. RIED BEAS. Niles, $207 80; Green, $270 @3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Some weakness in Potatoes is observable and quotations are generally off. Onions are steady at a slight decline. Sales of summer vegetables from the south were of carried-over stock, ; | A £ S fan strictly supe; to unwashed, Wgize nominal nominal for prime to 1 for fair to minal for goo lllhc nominal for good to Drlme \m'uh!d be: emal 200 MeRiae Saguiied peaberry. Guatemala washed, Sig@goc 1@12e for medium, for ltrlclly ®ood washed, 10%c for good washed, 9.@l0c for fair for prime to fancy 105 washed, ¢ for inferior to - dinary, 11@13c for good to prime washed pe: berry, Io@llmc nominal for good to prime P washed Leather, medium, Mwe 28c; ‘Rough Leather, heavy, 2@3se; H v Stdes, Splits, i4glec: Soeul Splica. S@l6c per Ib ANB. $26@28 peaberry Sole, $%@%%c nominal for good to . 28@33c per Ib; Sole Sole Leather, light, h 21@28c; Rou light, 25@26c; Harness Leather, heavy Harviess ) Laathers mattom: he finished, _16@17c ARK—Grou mam Der cord. OlLS—ClI"omll Castor Oll per’ foot: Belt Knife per ton; Stick, in_case: COAL OIL GASOLXNZ AND BENZINE— Water White' Coal Ofl, In bulk, 13; Pear! Ofl, Shses. L5c: Astral. ain: Gasolin, bulk, bulk, 20c; cases, 26c per TlRPE&'n\E—nc per gallon in cases and 19¢; in . cases, 24c: Bocene, 2lc: Deodorized Stove T Daik, Mg 19% Star, 19c; Extra Star, allon. in drums or fron barrels. RED AND WHITFE LEAD—Red Lead. T4@ 7%c per Ib; White Lead, quantit . 1@7T%¢c, according to QUICKSILVER--$47 5048 50 per flask for lo- cal ree and $45 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, Crushed, §. ulated, tioners' 10c more. tarrels or its edulvalent. for com T Ib. in A, 5.7 5.15¢ 25e more; No orders mon and $2 75 rices are as follows: 100-1b bags Jac: Powdered, 5.85¢; ('-ndy Gran- 5.86c: Dry Granulated, 3¢; Confec- Magnolla A, 5.35¢; Extra C. i5c; barrels. I more: oxes, half- 50c more: 50-1b bags, taken for less than 75 Dominos, half-bar- 6.50c; boxes, 6.75¢ per Ib. otz Sl Wwood, $UI@18 for (\' Lath, 4 feet, 83 P 0@ ' Plckets, 315; Shingles, 17 | #plit and $12 for sawn; (g : Shakes, 311 for e, $20G28. San Francisco Meat Market. Packers revort rather better supolies of Hogs. owing to the recent advance, but prices are not disturbed. Quotations for Beef, Mutton and Veal stand about as before, and supplies of all kinds con- tinue 1 EEE! ht. T%ESKo for S for Cows. VEAL—Large, 8 AEAL Large. 30%c; small, per Tou: LAMB—io@1ic per 1 PORK_Live Hogs, S%e0e fot, sma 6c for Hogs a @8%e. ‘ethers, nd, medium and nd feeders, @5%c for % @5%c; dreesed Hog teers and 6@7%c per Ib @11 Ib. Tl Ewbs Saoe pring, 123 qnsc per Ib. 1 and $%0 large; f Produce. Recei pts [ w5 | Raisins, bxs Sugar, " ctls PYi HIdes, no . 5 OREGON. g Foam, ] et ey *- ¥ | | STOCK MARKET. * * Business in local stocks and bonds was quiet on the morning session, with no change worthy of note, and the same conditions prevatled in the afternoon. On the morning session of the Oil Exchange Monarch of Arizona and Petroleum Center were the leading stocks at steady prices. In the afternoon Kern advanced to $12@12 §0. The Central Point Consolidated Ofl Company will pay a dividend of 2c February 1. The Fireman's Fund Insurance Com; pany has declared the usual quarterly dividend of 3 per cent, payable immediately. The Oceanic Steamship Company il pay & dtvidend of 50c per share on Harrison's circular says: ‘ebruary Since January 1 the following coal cargoes from Australia have been delivered here, viz.: Saint Anne, 2200 Moptgomeryshire, shipments. Engagements for coal are becoming rare, -x- though there has been a pronounced declins rates of freight, but this has been more lhln overcome by the advanced price of coal, addition to which is the dol-y caused carriers awalting their turn. obstacle: bined make Newcastle an \mdeflnblt port for vessels to seek business, and will compel our local consumers to divert their orders to the | | coast products. Some s com- few of our large con- sumers would prefer to confine themseives to the Australian grades If they were assured a regular supply, and would prefer its use even higher cost to the British Columbia, but it is questionable it the existing situation would yarrant their doing so. Fuel ofl has become a_pronounced factor throughout the State, lnd its effect will be felt more acutely later on in the year: this is obvious to every one In the trade. steam producer It is be- coming an assurance that for five years at legst, the wells opened and being sunk, will give consumers an ample supply.” STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Jan. 2-2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask. | 2 Bid. Ask. 4s quar coup..113%114134s do cp (new)13734138 48 do reg. Cai-st 22 gt 3057n0gE> 57 vE o L] 027 aga % z Contra Marin B 1134114%3, 3 do coup. 110 110%; MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bay CoPCo bs.105 §8.116 9. P L ®, gat e Costa.. 10 70% County. 51% — Cl.llDfi’l‘ MW First National — California 30@32%c: Fleece Twine, CANNED FRUIT—Extras in 2%-1b tins are quoted as follows: Apricots, $150; Cherries, 1 Geary- Market-s |Oak Water 5s.102 1023 Qceanic S8 5e.108%100 Om C R, g 7yriss 4 g |Spring Valley. 30% — v BK...275 STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. for black and $2 for Royal Anne: Grapes, 31 35; | Califc 145 Peaches, $1 65@1 75; Pears, $1 55; Plums, $1 3@ Glan Con Con cmggg:‘: $140; Quinces, $1 65; Strawberries, $1 75. COAL—Wellington, $9, per ton: Southfield | Hana S P Co. T4 T4 Wellington, $9; Seattle, §7; Bryant, §7; Coos Somu 2 Bay, $ 30; Wallsend, %; sacks: mmylnnl- Anthracite Egg, §14; Cn- ml, $10 w ton; Colke, | 1060 Steriing O & D Co. b ¥. 8% L.2s588% ns !Etilla! 100 Paauhau S P Co. PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Sesston, Boa 100 Four Ol Co. 200 Junction 100 Junction 7 Kern Ofl 4) Kern _.ver 900 Monarch of Arizona. 30 Monte Cristo . 200 Monte Cristo . Petroleum Center... 1000 Petroleum Center, b 80 100 Petroleum Center. 150 Reed Crude Ofl Co. 100 San Joaquin Ofl & Dev 100 Sterling O & D Co. BLLsE BT 100 Sterling O & D Co. 2000 West Lake i 2 Kern Ofl Co. 200 San Joaquin Off & Afternoon Se R Board— 200 Bear Flag 30 Calitornia Standard 500 Callfornia Standard 100 El Dorado . Hanford Home Of1 Independence . Kern 011 Co. Kern Oi1 Co. Kern Ofl Co. Lion Ofl Co. Lion Ot} Co. Monarch of Arizona. Monarch of Arizona, x‘.V‘ Ofl City Petroleum Peerless . Petroleum Center .. 750 Petroleum Center 1300 Reed Crude Ofl Co. 300 Reed Crude Ofl Co. 300 San Joaquin Ofl & Dev.. 200 Wolverine ...... Street— 500 Independence Buckhorn Burlington P = California-Standard F3 Caribou . | 5 Ei Dorado | 180 Four Oll ] Hanford ... | 117 00 Hanford-Fresno-Kern Rl\er } ‘mi e Home Ol . | 408 | 415 Homestake =1 » g ndependence ... R o e | 3imsl 123 Kern River . | 187 Lion Oil Co % | = Los_Angeles O & T Co. 40 | 43 MeKittrick Consolidated.. 2 3 Monarch of Art 7 - Black Jack 15 | 10 Pittsburg = o 5 Senator 15| 180 Supertor — 3 Occidental @ | & Ol City Petroleum . — | =0 Petroleum Center E x Producers’ & Consumers’ — | v Reed Crude .. 8 ® Rex . . 50 S al . 2 b 5 Ban Francisco & M Z| a2z San Joaquin O & D Co.. 122 12 50 Shamrock 0 | 100 Sterling O & D Co. | 38 | 3@ Sunset Orixinal - o =) 2 v-Eight | = 2% Westlake - 19 2 Yukon wi & Central Point . ® —1| 15 % 2 - 900 Queen Esther - ' Thirty-Three Oil Co 10 00 =, Wolvertne . 1w | 17% MINING STOCKS. Following wers the sales in the San Fran- eisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Best & Belcher 23| 100 Overman ...... 13 1250 Con Cal & Va.1 60| 100 Elerra Nevada. 21 700 Mexican 29{ 200 Standard .. 450 150 Ophir 64 300 Sierra 200 Crown_Fotn 31 100 Yeliow Jacier 400 Hale & Norers 17/ sales In the Paclfic Following _were the Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Sesston. 400 Best & Belcher 23| 300 Ophir .. - 400 Best & Beicher 24| 300 Potosi 09 15| 200 Bavage ity 10| 500 Sterra. Nevada. 29| 400 Stiver Hill .... & Afterncon Session. 200 Best & Belcher 23 400 Con C & V. 162% 400 Best & Belcher 24 200 Crown Point n 700 Con Cal & Va.1 500 Yellow Jacket. CLOSING QL 'OTATIONS. 2 HER| |68 HRB2EY| 28] But & Belcher Bulllon Caledonia Challenge Con Chollar Confidence Con Cal & V Con Imperial .. Crown Point. . Con New York. Eureka Con .. Excneqmr - NS EEANR U3 23uRRE! -IW6TIP‘IS 'I Moou's Phases. el 7isjsjwnin @nm Moon, it T e 13 X bt er, January 13 -mlnxmuml: (R — e T B nin(sinia b Knights of Pythias. . The officers of Bay City Lodge have been Installed by H. A. Morrison and a full corps of assistants. The public installation of the officers of Unity Lodge last week in Pythian Castle was attended by a large num- ber of persons, who were interested and instructed in the ceremony, new to many, never tiresome to such as have oft wit- nessed it. After the Installation there was a socfal hour. Arrangements are being made to issue an officfal organ, to be published in this e 'he officers of the lodge at installed last week by Deputy d!-nd Chancellor Robinson of Merced, assisted BV ko LR e e . Conley, past it of the Native Sons, was installed as chan- cellor. was a banquet after the instaliation and a night for the Knights, Madera is at work forming a company of the Uniform K. Past Presidents Bodfish and Hutchings at a recent meeting of the Hall A.-ocu- tion were each presented with a find watch In recognition of the services w rendered that At the last held meeting of Damon Lodge Senfor Past Grand Chancellor Bod- fish, a member of that lodge. whose in- terest in it during his membership of thirty-one years has never flagged, was made the reciplent of a gold vest chain and emblematic charm in recognition of his many services In the lodge. During the m‘mntnlnn the assertion was made that he was ohe of the few members of the order who did not seek rest after having received high honors and that he is as active for the lodge to-day as he was when he first joined It. NOTICE 1s hereby given that ‘WALTER B. OLUETT, ROBERT CLUETT, JR., GEORGE ALFRED CLUETT, E. HAROLD CLUETT, And EVERTCN J. PEABODY, bave this day been admitted as members of this firm. Dated at Troy, N. Y. 1st January, 101 Cluett, Peabody & Co