The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 16, 1901, Page 10

10 —— e THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1901. SUMMARY Silver a fraction firmer again. Exchange as before. Mackerel in barrels advanced soc. Hogs scarce and still higher. Other Meats unchanged. Provisions rule dull. All grains inactive and more or less easy. Bran continues firm and Hay steady. Some changes in Seeds. Beans as before quoted. Another advance in Onions. Vegetable market about the same. Butter, Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Doves and Mountain Quail out of season. Poultry still in good shape for sellers. Oranges higher, with smaller stocks. Other fruits unchanged. Wool, Hops and Hides as previously quoted. No further change in Dried Fruits. Oil and other stocks selling fairly. Canned Salmon in better demand abroad. | sorze. Lake Erie & Western . Lake Erie & Western prefd. Lake Shore Louisvilie & N Manhattan L. ...... Metropolitan” Street Hailway Mexican Central ....... % Minneapolis & St Louls...... Minneapolis & St Louls prefd Weather Report. 3 2 gt the seakonal rainfalls to of same date last 24 hours: e as compa: eeason, and rainfal re i - | 4100 Missouri Pacific This Last 400 Mobile & Ohio S Season. Issourl Kansas & Texas.. ... issouri Kansas & Texas prefd.. New.Jersey Central New York Cenfral . Norfolk & Western ... orfolk & Western prefd orihern Pacific . Northern Pacific pre Ontario & Western Oregon Railway & Nav......... Oregon Railway & Nav prefd.. Pennsylvania : Reading ........... Reading ist prefd Reading 24 prefd Rio Grande Western ... ... Rio Grande Western prefd St Louls & San Francisco.. Louis & San Fran st prefd. Louts & S F 24 prafd, ex d Louls Southwestern ... Louis Southwestern prefd Paul Paul pre(d Paul & ( Pa. uthern Railw uthern Railway prefd derabie energy n of the Pacific C 50 inches. T been a fal over Wash rains are h high th. was 1.66 Pacific prefd sh Wabash prefd Wheeling & Lake Wheel & & Loke Erie 20 pre Central Vi Av nal Nati N tton Of1 Ameri, Cotton O prefd. American Malting 2 American Malting prefd eiting & Refining... elting & Ref prefd rits i Prices in stocks made in the latter part of to-dey’s aggressive leadership of id Transit.. Colorado Fuel & Iron... Continental Tobacco 8 Tobacco prefd.... Fes eel S z Federal Steel prefd General Electric st Of these are vart of the day Glucose Sigar mary and 100 Glue Sngar prefd able ofter- [ 800 Im g evots ¢ 0 1 . S oot he more ob- 106 National Biscuit 2 sustain prices in the National Blscuit prefd. s buyring of Americans National Lead . mporary prop, although | el Sran poefd. . * ded to about a p. | National Steel prefd.. ational stocks. A fur- New Ycrk Alr Brake.. the smelting stocks, | ;‘ '}" Amecicsn 2 2 aciic Comst ... SOWR Fy Saa xhe | Pacfic Coast 15t prefd development to se- Pacific Coast 24 prefd. The metal Pacific Ma People's Gas. ex diviy Presssd Steel Car...... Pressed Steel Car prefd.. Puliman Palage Ca Standard Rope & Twine Sugar Sugar p Tennessee C % United tates Leather. United States Leather prefd United States Rubber United States Rubber ‘Western Union Amalgmated Copper .. Republic Iron & Steel Co. Republic Iron & P C C & st Loule. e steel stocks ran up to 2 polnts. | ew York Central was one.of the early points | 3. ! strength and (Delaware and Hudson was hroug but the market did mot these until supplemented by the in the grangers. The absor; gton was very heavy and it was rapid stages G points from the | establishing a gain of 4%. There | news 1o explain the spurt in this was supposed to be concerned ments to a trans-conti- | for 'gton. The Grangers but 2 points or better in sympa- veries in Brook- which, however, left Jowest, o was .h ,500 Shares sold small only net gains, owing to their -, X early weakness. The general I PRESN Soxbe time & point or more below | Y Cent 1sts.. J Cent gen &s. Northern Pac for the principal active stocl was mnot *by any mea universal, but man 5 prominent stocks were lifted from their early | 3 N2 o & 8 L'as depression. New York Central's rise of 3y | new 4s coup.13 & W con 4s......102 and Delaware and Hudson of 10 points appar- | Do o1d 4s reg....1131 | Or Nav 1sts.. 109 Sntly. had Some conmection, although whet It | Do old s cotb..1135| Do s, ed. i 10% Or_Short Line 6x..121% Among the notable movements of usuvally S e e 0 r obscure stocks may be mentioned a rise of 10 | phCor ooy Wise % | Do con B s Dis of Col 3.65 Atchison gen 4s Do adj 4s. Canada Sou 2ds... Ches & Ohlo 4%4s.. -123- Reading Gen 4s. 108 R G W 1sts. . &IM 11 S E & 8 F gen 6s 106% St Paul con nts in American Express, 7% in Evansville Terre Haute, 4 for the preferred, § for the th American stock and 2y, for the old, 4 Texas and Pacific Land Trust, § for Gen- | | Electric, with a_reaction of 3%: 3% for | ; g > 4 eeling and Lake Erie second preferred and | ¢ & » o i o) 3 it }g" r Pullman ard Minneapolis and 8t. Louis, | “1o 8 ¥ Deb fo.. 124 - Soaoho, 3 he latier reacting 2. Apparently the suspense | ciio merm e o e 16 © of the continued negotiations of the steel | Chicran moy merger and uneasiness over the *money out- | look were the influential factors in represing sctivity A decline In the call money rate to 1% per cent at the close had something to da ith the final rally. The ease of money belied the forecast of the bank statement, which in- dicates & weak return, but with large receipts of customs and the payment of nearly $3,000,000 ©on account of a Central Pacific note, the sub- Treasury has taken from the banks thus far IWis Cent 4s. . 97% Va Centures . MINING STOCKS. this week $2.350,000, in spite of the high level | Adams Con 20 Littie Chiet. ©of pension disbursements reached during the | Alice 45| Ontario week. The banks have continued to recefve |reece - 200/ Ophir . 9 currency from the interor, partly in the shape | Brunswick Con..... 33| Phoenix % 9f Fold from San Francisco by registered mall. | Comstock Tunnel.. 03| Potosi 12 The amount is estimated at over $2,000,000. It | Con Cal & Va...... 155 il de seen that this indicates a cash loss of | Deadwood Terra... 50 between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. ' The loan | Horn_Silver. -2 item. however. is ofy principal ‘interest, There | Iron Silver. : Leadville Con. have been additional large demands for rail- roed finances during the week and the BOSTON B'i'DCKS AN N like $25,000.000 has been made to Mr. Carnegls | Call loans. 214@3| Westngh Eilec ;;:’:‘hw steel deal, which will figure in the loan | Time loans l@l:“’u Cent .... Stocks— Bonds— The -n’vn’:: ©f the money market this after- Atch Top & S F.. 58%] Atchison 4s noon _may the prelude to a surprise in| Do prefd... L9 N E G & Coke s to-morrow’s bank statement. Amer Sugar . 2138 | Mining Shares— The activity of the bond market deel sympathy with stock$ and prices mw.a"‘fr?".'! wlarly. Total sales par value, $3,940,000 United States refunding 2s mdvanced 3 per cent and the 3s i per cent on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. -118%3| Adventure Boston & Albany. 254 *| Blneham Copoo on ny.. am C Boston & Maine.. 194 | Atinr Chi Bur & Q...... Dominion Coal Do prefd... Federal Steei . Q... Boston & Mont. Butte & Boston Calumet & Hecla. ! Centenntal | Franklin . Humboldt . 213% | Osceola. Parrot .. Quincy Ebares Eold. Ftocke— 41900 Atchison Atchisan prefd : Baltimore & Ohio. Canadian_Pacific Canada Southern . Chesapeake & Ohio Closing Santa Fe . T Chicago Great Western. Tlmlfl'(‘!k Siretis? 333 Chicago Burlington & Quincy. Utah Mining Chicago Ind & Loulsville . . Winona .. Chicago Ind & Loulsville prefa > ‘Wolverines Chicago & Eastern Iilinois.. “10334 | Union Land ...000 3 Cheps ot s B a0 | cago ) Sl T i 1 London Market. e e waTE i i .. Colorado Southern 8 - 4M% NEW YOR . 15— = 0 Colorado Southern 24 prefd. Ty | LRI KIS mifaripety <t 400 Delaware & Hudson 67 [ Th N ‘200 Delaware Lack & Western 97 he stock market here was heavy at the 200 Denver & Rio Grande.. 4115 | OvenMg to-day, but firm at the close. The 100 Denver & Rio Grande prefd. attributed to the growing im- 600 Erie .. preseion that the end of the war In South 300 Erie st prefd Kitchener's character- 100 Great Northern prefd. ic_silence when In touch with the enemy lm Htx‘llnn: $:‘l'|‘,; Blnl.:?—‘n significant. Investment buyis 1,900 Tllinois Central .. .’A 7o il e 19 Jowa Central .. 200 Iows Central prefd | of prices in the latter of the market there was a sharp demand for Atchison issues and New York Central. Berlin is buying Norfolk and Western. Silver had an artificlal spurt on speculative buying. CLOSING. LONDON, Feb. 15.—Atchison, 58%: Canadian Pacific, 93%; Union Pacific 'preferred, 90%; orthern Pacific preferred, $8%; Grand Trunk, #%: Anaconda, 9%: Rand Mines, 3%. Bar sil: ver, steady, 28%d per ounce. Money, 4@5 per New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Money on call, steady 8t 14@2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3%@4¢ per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, thea easy, with actual busines in bankers' bills at [$87% for demand-and at $4 84% for sixty deys. Posted rates, $4 S5@4 85% and $4 85%@ 4 5. Commercial bilis, $4 834@4 84. Stlver certificates, 62@63c. Bar silver, 6lc. Mexican dollars, 4Tic. - Bonds—Government, strong; State, inactive; raflroad, irregular. Condition of the Treasury. | WASHINGTON, Feb. To-day statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclustve of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the | division of redemption, shows: Available cash | balance, $145,156,237; gold, $76,383,760. i Bank Clearings. ¥ * NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—The following table, | | compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- | ings st principal cities for the week ended February 14, 1301 with the percentage of in- | crease and decrease, as compared with the cor- | | responding ‘week last year | | | |~ Percent—— | CITIES., | Clearipgs. | | Dee. | York ton Chicago ..., Philadelphia . Lou! Pittsburg Baltimore ... San Franetsco “ipeinnati as City.. inneapolis ! Datroit Cleveland Louisvilie Providence ... Milwaukee .. St. Paul Buffalo . | - | | | i | i Moines shville foux Ciey ] 3 i New Bedford... B 1 Knoxville, Tenn.... 5.0 Topeka -........ 83.4 | Birmingham . 23.4 Wichita 10.3 { Binghamton s i Lexington, Ky 19.6 Jacksonville, Fla... 9.2 i Kalamazoo : ! Akron, O. | Crattanooga Rocl m « lorado Springs. o et Totals, U, 5 Totals_outside N. ¥ 2 DOMINION OF CANADA. |- Percent - | |" Inc. | Deec. CITIES. Montreal .. Toronto Winnipeg Halifax Hamilton ... St. John, N. B. Vancouver . | Victoria . Totals $20,448,35 | 2.7 |[. | % —— -% | } % Bradstreet's Financial Revicio, [ % * | NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Bradstreet's Finan- cial Review to-morrow will say: Divers influences were apparent in the ac- :lflnn of speculation this week. In spite of the strong tone which was manifested early in the week there were also indications of a dis- position to take profits in the raliroad share | list, based on the belief that the immediate | velopments fn connection with the impor- | tant combinations of properties had exhausted | their effect. There was a slackening of the | tendency to buy railroad shares and the con. | cessions In prices apparently encouraged bear- ish operators to attack prices, which they a1 | on Wednesday with some temporary success. | On the other hand the idea that the arrange | ments for the purchase of the majority in terest in the Carnegie Steel Company and its probable sequel in the form of a new and | lazger combination. of steel interests than has | yet been seen were progressing favorably heiq | ip the principal industrial stocks and kept |‘the street waiting for some announcement in | ttis connection. On Thursday, when prices | | in the raflroad department seemed liable to | settle down still further, the market as a | whole was again stimulated by reports tha | the news of a rearrangement in the steel fn. | dustry might be brought about at any moment, | It was further agreed that the large financiai nterests which are financing the steel deal | yrould be Mkely <o prevent any serious break n prices pending the consummation of their rlans, and this idea seemed to find support in the strength of the coal stocks and other securities with which these Interests are idon. tified. There were no other factors of gen- | eral importance to materially affect the mur- ket at large. Reports of new combinations in the rallroad world were circulated, but aid rot gain the same credence as during the preceding fortnight. New York Cotton Market. NEW. YORK, Feb, 15— SNEW YO eb. 15—Cotton closed steads, — Bradstreet's on Trade. — NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Bradstreet's to-mor- rew will say: Trade advices are rather more cheerful. | This applies as much to current retail busi- nees, which has been enlarged with wintry weather, as to the opening spring _trade, which firds stimulation in the general confi- dence felt as to the general outlook for the | coming year. Prices show exceptional i @1l things considered, the one weak spot be: raw cotton, which shares the rather W‘m tone manifested by the cotton growers and yarn markets. Forelgn demand for our bread- stuffs has been rather hetter. Specially cheer- ful reports come from the shoe and leather, the lumber and the Iron trades, the strength hfl?:.b-u Increased Lz‘?-hl talk of pending consolidations, although the volume of business is restricted from snme cauce. | strength lay talk of efl’nlolld.tlnn a fair volume of trade is doing at all leading iron markets and the advances noted in these columns last week are irmly held. Bessemer plg is still selling at $12 25 at r 1 to §14 at Pitts- Dirk, “and fales oFSortop ions afo roported: 1 cost Dumediate deliveries of steel billets st ¢ to $1 more than pool prices, $19 75. Chicago reports manufacturers’ price liste withdrawn pending the consolidation, but thfi Fillets ‘are §2 a ton higher on sales of 20, tors. Structural material is_active and the lajgest consumption since 1593 is looked for. including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,814,878 bushels, against 4,997, 813 last week, 5,034,060 {n the corresponding week of 1900 and 2,434,771 in 1899. From 1 to_date this season wheat exports are T HOF bushels, against 126,956.361 last season an 5 in 1898-99. . v Failures ‘for the week in the United States number 226, as against 350 last l;;;ek. 199 in this week a year ago and 180 in 1599, Canadian rzllure:snumhertd 39, against 34 last week and 35 in this week last year. * o8 Dun's Review of Trade. } * * NEW YORK, Feb. $5.—R. G. Dun & Co weekly review of, trade to-morrow will say: Business continues of good volume in nearly all parts of the country and reports from the West and Southwest of a satisfactory dis- tribution of merchandise by jobbers begin to have a familiar sound. Heavy orders come from’ agents on the road. There s no fmport- ant: change in prices in any department of manufactured goods and some staples rise while others decline, but the longer the situa- tion remains as at present, the surer the bu: ness world feels about a rise in prices in the future, for the demand for merchandise for prompt consumption does not decrease. Some progress has been made in the direction of settlement of labor differences in the Far West and the temper of soft coal miners 1s more amicable, while there is little concern among steel interests over the sensational stor- ies of organization at the milis to enforce de- mands for higher wages. The standard measures of business make favorable comparisons. At some points there are evidences of an inclination' to delay oper- ations in iron and steel until something definite is known regarding the proposed combination. but this applies only to small undertakings which are insignificant in com urgent dealings that cannot be postponed. Pur- chasers find difficulty in securing even ap- proximate dates for delivery of goods in many products and mills are so far behind orders, 3s a rule that no new contracts are sought. Structural materials and rallway supplies are in greatest request, numerous heavy orders belng accepted this week at full prices. There is mo inclination to shade quotations of finished products, and pigiron at Pittsburg has been again advanced. No sign of weakness is apparent in any de- partment of the boot and shoe industry. Some manufacturers have booked orders _mal will insure running on full time weil into May and it is an exceptional case where jobbers can secure March deivery even from ihe smaller shops. Salesmen are returning from the West and South with most cheeriul reports, and while local jobbing 1s less brisk than last | week, there is omplaint. Forwardings fro Boston were 7 cases, against §3,% in the previous week, and although the total for two weeks is somewhat smaller than the 185,068 cases shipped last yvear, the movement in 190 was heavier t fn the corresponding fortnight of &ny other year. News regarding the textile manufacturs is less encouraging, despite the face that sales of wool at the three « rkets rose to 6,792,600 poun. recent | records showing over the same week last time in 1800 that the movement commenced to fall off and the depression began which has continued ever since. Cotton fabrics continue quiet and domestic mills are not fully occupied Liverpgol cables | have given no eupport, while Manchester is securing raw cotton from India in unusually large quantities., These influences caused a further decltne in'middiing uplands, king the | Price to the lowest po e months. t in thi ports in_January were N against 89,251 in 1900, but the increase w: entirely due to an advance of 2.2 cents a pound in the price, as the quantity was 1542 bal smalier, 235, Wheat was advanced this week by reports of Tecelpts At the milis unft for erinding. The flour output at Minn Smaller than a year ago, and a f B ease is ex- pected. Atlantic exports of wheat, including flour, for the week were bushels, againet bushels la: Fallure: r the week nu in the United States, ngainet 218 ana ‘In Canada 40, againet 12 1 * - % [.\'c’w York Grain and Produce.} *- NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—FLOUR—Receipt: 9900 barrels; exports, 4740 barrels. Less activ but steadily held at yesterday'®) prices. WHEAT—Receipts, 43,200 bushels; export 32,000 bushels. Spot—Dull. No. 2 red, £. 0. b. afloat; No, 2 red, T9c elevato Northern Duluth, 87c f. b. afloat; 0. 1 No. 1 o. hard Duluth, Sc . 0. b. afloat. fairly steady all day, but quite destitute of speculative feature, deriving its stability chlefly from strength of corn, relatively small primary recel light offerings, reports of ¥ ylelded to renlizing and closed decline. March, T9%@79%c. 78 16-16G50 2-16c, closed $ic} closed T0ige. cady. pot—Rio, dull; No. 7 invoice, Tie; mild market quiet; Cordova, 8@12%c. Futures —Closed firm. not unchanged to 10 points Total sales reached 12750 bags. Mare! 80; May, 35 ;" Novembei July, 35 .85 90; Ja v, steady; refined, quiet. Recelpts, 4950 packages; strong. amery, 16@224e; June creamery, 15@ ; factory, li@ide. Receipts, 10,535 packages. Steadygat ! decline. Western, at mark, 17%@15c Southern, at mark, 17@17%e. DRIED FRUITS, EVAPORATED APPLES—The business exe- cuted in the market for evaporated apples to- day was ch confined to suoplying imme- diate requirements, and this was only in a small way. The clogse was steady at last | hight'a yrices. State common were quoted at | 3%@4%c: choloe, Saifc; fancy, 6@ic. ‘Callfornia faney dried fruits were inactive but steady | PRUNES — Were quoted at 3%@$'ac per | pourd, as to size and quality. | APRICOTS | 7@1%c; Meorpark, Su@lic. | PEACHES—Peel, 4@18c; unpeeled, 61.@10c. | # * Chicago Grain Market. *3 CHICAGO, Teb, 15.—Corn was the largest market experienced lately. Buying was gen- eral, while most of the offerings came from local hands. At the bottom of the market's light country acceptances, belief in an approaching perivd of bad roads, which would Hinder the movament, the small amount of contract stocks here and the fact that cash sales here yesterday afternoon agsregated half @ million bushels. May corn opened ljc higher at 40%@40%c and under heavy buying for both accounts advanced during the forenqon to 40%c. On the rise local traders offered liberally and | the market reacted slowly to 403%c. The close, | however, was strong, %@%c higher, at 0tc. Wheat was dull and narrow. Trade in this cereal was |ight in volume and absolutely bare of speculative and Argentine shipments less than they were the previous week. These facts, combined with the corn strength, merely saved the bearish sentiment of the ‘crowd from becoming fictently confident to result In short selling. May opened e highsr at 75%@7%c and d clined early to T5ige. fter_touching 7o%c the market rallied feebly to 75'3@To%c_and the close was steady, a shade lower, at 7atse. There was i moderately active market for oats, but the range was a narrow onme. May closed a shade down at 23%@25%:¢ Frovisions were dull and the tendency easfer because of heavy hog receipts. Commission- houses which bought yesterday were generally ers to-day and In this they were joined in e y‘\'ny“hy a pnckln'”:’nmren.l The close and risie May pork closed 12c lower, lard The leading futures ranged as follow: Articles— Ope: gl £ e 5. Oven. High Low. Ciose. orthwestern, $1 66: prime i, e e e i B, S ribs dd-mw‘ 5 dry s = ers (boxed), 6} @6tsc; clear sides (hoved); i parison with the: §0%c | featuves. Cables were steady | | | | | | | | Options—Were | 9d; Engflsh country markets, some higher, | some lower. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 15.—Wheat, qulet; No. 1] Standard California, 6s 3d@és 314d: wheat in | Parie, firm; flour in Paris, ste: French country markets, firmer. HOGS—Receipts to-d: 38,000; to-morrow, 28,100; left over, 2500; average, steady; top, $5 50; mixed and butchers, $5 30@5 47%: good to cholce heavy, $ 40@5 %0; rough heavy, $5 2@ §95; lght, 35 305 424: bulk of sales, 3 3¢ SHEEP—Recelpts, ——; sheep and lambs, | outgo CORN—Spot, firm; American mixed new, 3s 11%4; do old, 4s 4d. Futures—Quiet;: Febru- ary, 3s 11d; March, 2s 10%4d; May, 3s 9%d. * — —% Exchange and Bullion. Sterli: Exchange, oy 4 85% S!:;H‘In\z Exchang -— 4 89y Sterling Cables - 4904 New York Exehange, sight - 1% New York Exchange, telegraphic — 215 | Siiver, per ounce - = & Mexican Doliars, nominal. 50 @ O 37 35@7 ; whisky, basis of h! wines, $127; Sover! Contrace arade QL Recelots. Shipments. 26,1 30,000 Articles— Rye, bus] Barley, bushels . On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter rket was _active; creameries, uzn 3 Guirtes, Da@ise. Cheese, actives 10% hae! Eggs, dull; fresh, 16%c. Foreign Futures. il SRR RO e Sl LIVERPOOL. Wheat— March. May, 'ni . oines lsun 6% PARIS. ‘Wheat— Feb. May-Aug. Opening 2005 2120 Closing 2006 21 Flour— Opening 26 10 27 10 Closing el New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—Chanses in tin In the local market for metals was active to-day, but the total business was of small volume. First ‘eales were made at $2677% and finally at $26 80. The market closed steady at 425 80@ 25 57%. The advance was the result of a rise of 2%s at London to £122 17s 6d for spot and futures to £11§ 2s 6d. Spelter was again firmer | and 5 points higher, owing to a good specula- tive movement, closing firm at $3 95§4. The rest of the list, however, was generally un- | changed and without important new feature. Copper was dull at $17 for Lake Superor and #16 62% for casting and electroiytic. At London prices were unchanged at £71 53 for spot and futures at £71 178 6d. There was -a_slow de- mand for lead at $i 373, but at London a turther decline was noted, closing the market weak at £14 7s 6d. Domestic iron markets remain dull and featureless, with pigiron war- rants auoted at $9 50@10 50; northern foundry, $15@16 50; southern foundry, $i4 50@15 75, and sofc southern $13@15 75. Glasgow closed at 543 80 and Middlesborough at 44s 6d. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 15.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2500; generally steady; good to prime steers, $4 90@6; poor to medium, $3 40@3 80; stockers and' feed- ers, about steady, $2 sU@4 50; cows, $2 0G4 15; heifers, $2 60@4 35; canriers, slow, $175@2 40; bulls, §2 50G4 25; calves, 15@20c higher, $4 60@ 5 60; Texas fed steers, $a@4 Texas grass steers, $3 30@3 90; Texos bulls, $2 50@3 60. chofce steady to strong, others slow and weak; good * hoice wethers, §3 75@4 50; falr to choice mixed, $3 50@3 %: Western sheep, $3 80@ 450, Texas sheep, $250@3 60: native lambs, 34 20@5 30; Western lamnbs, $5@5 30. Boston' 1Wool Marke. BOSTON, Feb. 15.—The Commercial Bulletin will say to-morrow of the wool trade: The receipts of wool in Boston since January 1 have been 12,388,357 pounds, against 19,720,000 pounds for the same period in 1900. The ship- ments to date are 23,547,179 pounds, against | sales of ,500 pounds for the same period in 1800. The market Las ruled active and the is mow ahead of that of last year to date. Speculators are unloading and prices of all fine medium wools. especially short Utah, Colorado and simllar clips, are extremely weak. Fine wools are in better request. Fine staple territory is in bettér request and has sold at sic clean. Portland’s Business. Feb. 15.—Clearings, PORTLAND, balances, 354,509 Northern Wheat Market. PORTLAND, -l.)»»“'HEATa“'lH:\ Walla, 54%@dic, WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Feb. 15.—WHEAT—Quiet, but steady; bluestem, club, I5e. Foreign Markets. TLONDON, Feb. 15.—Consols, 97%: Slilver, 28%d; French rentes, 102f 32ic; wheat car- Roes on passage, quiet and steady: No. 1 Standard California, 29s 9d; Walla Walla, 28s | COTTON—Uplands, 5 11-32d. CLOSING. . dull: No. 1 California, 6s orthern spring, 6s 3d; No. 2 red nter, 58 11%d. Futures—Quiet, March, 3s 11%d; May, 6s %d. WHEAT—Spot. ‘o. 1 Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT-Thers was no pronounced change in the Eastern and foreign markets. Argentine chipments for the week were 1,376,000 bushels, against 1,624,000 for the corresponding week last year. nce January 1 these shipments foot up 4, ,000 bushels, against 6,064,000 for the same time last yearn India reported some damage by storms in the upper and central provinces, with Nlistress Increasing in Bom- bay. The recent advance at Paris due to the agitation for bounties by farmers and re- ported damage to the French crop by severe frosts, though it is too early yet for a definite opinton on the latter point. Chicago opened firm. but dull at the closing prices of the preceding day. Millers reported an improvement in the demand for Flour. Stocks at Minneapolis and Duluth are expected to show an increase of 200,000 bushels for the "W local market was dull, weak and un- changed. Epot Wheat—Shipping, $6%c: milling, 98%c@ $1 02 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES, ession—9:15 o’ clock—May—4000 ctls, S Decmier 2000, &1 03;" 4000, 1 053%. Second Session—No sale: Sforning _Sesslon—May—2000__ctls, S 0, L o0 December—6000, $1 06%. Afternodn Seseion—May--S000 ctls, $1 00%; 15,- eglected and weak at the de- B‘Aml'En‘:fl ted. ready noted. “Féa“. Tho for ehoice bright, T24c for No. 1 and f0c_for off grades: Brewing and Shipping grades, 17%@S$2%c; Chevaller, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. nd Session—Nd sales. %eec;ulll‘ Morning Session—No sales. Afterncon Session—No sales. OATS—This market has been fixed In a groove for weeks, and there are no present signs of its getting out of it A White, §1 30@1 50; Surprise, nominal; Red, $1 25@1 40 for Feed and $1 35@1 45 for Seed Gray, nominal: Plack, for Feed, $1 17%@1 20; for Seed, $1 25@$1 30 per ctl. CORN--Consignments from the East are com- ing along again. The market continues dull and nominal. Yellow, ~$11214@115; White, $115; Eastern, mixed, $1123% per ctl. RYE: eak and declining at 8§14@s5c per ctl, with sales reported at the inside figure. - Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—Californta Family Extras, 3 %@ §3 60, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@3 25° Oregon, $2 75@2 8 per barrel for family ana §2 75@3 for bakers'; Washington, Bakers, §2 7 @s. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: £ S Bt e H our, §7; extral cream do, $3 50 B iny, $3 3 75 Cracked Wheat, $ Wheat Flour, ¥ 2; i), 0 L Gt peae, 3 9" pes Jou.ind+ SPUE Hay and Feedsiuffs. There is little change, Bran being stiff and scarce and Hay steady at the old quotations. ¥ 7 ton. ATODLINGS 416 5035 @ per ton, | Butte; | 40-50s, 6%c: 50-608, 43ic; 60-T0s, S¥c; 70-S0m, 3ic ;: Cocoanut Cake, ; Corn Meal, $35 g Gt Som bk e HAY — Volunteer, ; Wheat, $11@13; Wheat and Oat, #¥@12; Oat, 9611 30; Clover, minal; Alfs @9 50; Barley, 37 50g9 5 Beans and Seeds. ‘There are some changes in Seeds, but Beans continue quiet at previous prices. BEANS — Bayos, §250G2 75; Small White, $4 60@4 %0; Large White, #4@4 2; Pink, 32 159 235; Red, $3@3 50; Blackeye, $3@3 25: Limas, $5 60@5 70: Pea, cleaned up and nominal; Red Kidney, $3 76@4 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, _nomi Yellow Mustard, nominal; Flax, §2 50@3; Canary, 3%@ e for Fastern; Alfalfa, Tla@Sie for Califor- nia and 9Gélccc for Utah: Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp, 3%c; Timothy, 6%c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $2@250; Green, 3370 @3 per ctl; Blackeyé, nomipal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Sweet Potatoes continue weak at the decline already noted. Other Potatoes stand about the same, v Onions are very strong at a further advancs, as wiil be seen below. Almost everything that came in eold at $3, there being no range In prices on the wharf. Vegetables continue firm and prices show no material change. POTATOES—Early Rose, 65@75¢: Burbanks, for River, $1@1 25 per ctl for Salinas and 65c@$1 10 for Oregon; Garmet Chiles, from Oregon, 50@70c; Bweets, &5c@§1 for Merced. ONIONE—§2 75§38 per ctl; Cut Onions, $125 o Eor Sies b, 15e: A v A Rhubarb, : Asparagus. from Sacramento, 124@nc. tor forced and B@ 40c for natural; Green Peas, 5@Sc per Ib; String Beans, 1 Cabbage, §1; Tomatoes, Los Angeles, i0c@$150 per crate; from Mexico, 2 25G2 50 per crate; Egg Plant, Los Angeles, 10@20c per 1b; Green Peppers, Los Angeles, 20@2%5c_per 1b for Chile and for Bel Dried Peppers, 9G11c: Dry Okra. 10@15c per Ib: Carrots, 25g35c per box; Hothouse Cucumbers, 32 per dozen; Summer Squash, $1 5@2 50 per box: Garlic, 3@3%¢c per ]Sq Marrowfat Squash, $20425 per ton; Mushrooms, 10@20c per 1b. Poultry and Game. The season for Doves and Mountain Quall is over. Arrivals of Game were 115 sks, mostly Hare, as has been the case of late, and Ducks were higher and firm in consequence. Poultry shows no change worthy of note. Supplies are not large and the maiket is in fair condition for sellers. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11@i3c for Gob- Dlers and 12@l4c for Hens: Dressed Turkeys, 12@16¢c; Geese, per pair, $13092; Gosit 230 @275; Ducks, 83 50g5 for old and $5@7 30 for rourg; Hens, §3 0@5; Young Roosters, @ Old_ Roosters, §3 50@4 50, Fryers, $5@s; Broilers, $@5 50 for large and 33 50@4 50 for emall; Pigeons, $1@1 50 per dozen for old and 32 50@2 Yor Squabs. GAME—Quall, $150@175 for Valley; Mallard, 4@6; Canvasback, 8@%; Sprig, $3@4; Teal, §2 50 @3 50; Widgeon, §250; Small Duck, $125@175; Black Jack, $150; Gray Geese, $330@4: White Geese, $1G150; Brant, $150 for small_and 2@ 250 for large; Honkers, $3@430; Eng! Snipe. $1 s0@2: Hare, @81 25; $125@150 for Cottontall and §1 for $3@4; Jack Snipe. Rabbits, Brush. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Prices for all des The market ptions stand the same. continues freely stocked with . Cheese and Eggs, and receipts are ap- parently accumulating, though the Exchange quotes a steady market for all three. Keceipts, asx reported by the Datry Ex- change, wWere 43,500 pounds Buiter, 1065 cases EZ; 1 and 740 pounds CMeese. KBUTTER— Creamery—Extras, 2lc; firsts, 19%: seconds, Dairy—Extras, 19c; firsts, 16c: seconds, l4c: store, 1lc. Storage—Creamery extras, i frsts, —; seconds, —; dalry extras, —. Pickle, — per pound. Keg, —— per pound. CHEESE—Fancy. full _cream, 10c: _cholce, 9c; common. nominal: Young Americas, l0c: Eastern, full cream, 15@16%c per Ib. EGGS— California Ranch—Selected white, 17c; mixed colors, 15c per dozen. alifornia gathered—Selected, 1c; standard, —: seconds, —. Fresh Eastern—Fancy, —; standard, —; seconds, —. Stordge—California fancy, —; standard, —; Eastern fancy, ——; standard, —; seconds, Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Lighter stocks and soft, springlike weather have gfreatly improved the Orange.market, and Drices are higher all around. Four cars were auctioned as follows: Fancy Navels, §l1 6@ 245; cholce do, $1 25@1 70; standard do, $1@1 25; fancy Ruby Bloods, half boxes, T5c; standard | @0, full boxes, $1; choice Mediterranean Sweets, $1@1 (5: Lemons, $1G1 40. There is no improvement in Lemons. _The scarcity in Limes continues. Apples, Pears and Bananas are as before quoted. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES—3@6sc_per box for common, T5c@ $1.50 for good to choice and $1 756@2 for fancy. PEARS 65c@$] 50 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Nevel Oranges, $1@2 30: Seedlings, 30c@$125; Tangarines, Tic@$l 50; Japanese Mandarins, $1 50@ Lemons, 25c@ $125 for common and $150@2 for good to- cholce; Grape Fruit, 7c@$150; Mexican Limes, 50@6: California_Limes, 25@30c; Bananas, 756 @175 per bunch: Pineapples, 75c@$2 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The market stands as before quoted. FRUITS—Apricof €@Se for Royals and 109 104c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 4@ 5l%c: sun-dried, 1%@2%c: Peaches, 3@4c for standard, 3%@Sc for choice, and 5%@6%4c for fancy: Pears, 2@7c; Plums, pitted, 5@6%c: un- pitted, 1@1%c: Nectarines, 5@5%c for red and 5%4@5c for_ white. - PRUNES—Santa Clara, 4 sizes, 3c; 30-40s, 7c; $0-90s, 2%c: 90-100s, 2i4c: 100-120s, 1ige; rubles, e premium: Sonomas, % and 'San Joaquins 3c less than Santa Claras, except 100 and over, which stand the same. RAISINS—The Raisin Growers' Assoclation has established the following prices: Bleached 71kompson’s fancy, 12¢ per 1b; choide. 1lc; standard, 10c; prim: S¢; unbleached Thomp- son's, S per Ib. Sultanas—Fancy, 104c . per Ib; choice, 94c; standard, 8%c; prime, §c; un- bleached Sultanas, Sc; Seedless, 50-1b boxes, %c: 4-crown, 7c: 3-crown, ic:.2-crown, fe. Facific brand, 2-crown, 5c: 3-crown, 5Xc. and i-crown, sic: seeded (Fresno prices). fancy, 16-ounce, 7c; 12-ounce, S%c; choice, i8-ounce, 6%¢; 12-ounce, 5%c; London Layers, 2-crown, $1'50 per box: 3-crown, $160; Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, $2 50: Imperial, $3. All prices f. o. ©. at_common shipping points in California. NUTS—Chestnuts, $@l0c per 1b for_Italian Walnuts, No. 1, softshell, 10c; No. 2, Tisc: No. 1 hardshell, 9%c; No. 2, Tc; Almonds, 12@13c for papershell, 9@11c for softshell: Peanuts, § @6 for Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 1ic: Filberts, itc; Pecans, 11@13c: Cocoanuts, §3 50@6. HONEY—Comb, 1314@14%c for bright and 1214 @i3c for light amber; water white extracted, 7%@Sc; light amber extracted, €%@7c; dark, 6461ac_per b BEESW AX—24@25c.per 1b, Provisions. Continue dull and unchanges. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11@11%c per I for heavy, 11%@12¢ for light medium, 12%@13c for light, 13%@Mc for extra light and 15@15%e for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-curea 120 Mess Beef. $12 per barrel: extra Mess, 31 Family, $14; extra prime Pork, $15@15 50 extra clear, §19 0§20; Mess, $17; Smoked Beef, 13c per pound. LARD—Tlerces quoted at c per Ib for ccmpound and 9%c for pure ls, pure, Sl%c; 10-1b tins, 10c; 5-ib tins, 10%4c. COTTOLENE—One half-barrel, §%c; three Palf-barrels, 8c; one tlerce, THe; two tierces, The; five tierces, T%e per b - Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. ] All descriptions remain as before. There is no espectal life in anything. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under quotations. Heavy Salted steers, 9%@10c; medium, fc: light, 5@S%e; Cow Hides, 8¢ for heavy and 3@Skc for ligh Stags, 6@6%c; Saited Kip, 9c: Salted Veal, shearlings, 20G30c_each: medium, 60@T5e; Horse Hides, salt, §2 225 for medium.’$1 colts; Horse HI for riedium, $1 25 Deerskins—Summer or red medium skins, 30c; winter San Francisco Meat Market. Fogs have agatn advanced. The scarcity mmmumm.’ —_— -&fl-" from Nevada, Oregon the BEEF—1Qsc for Steers and 6@T%c per Ib for cows. VEAL—Large, 7§8c; small, ¢ per Ib. m—wnhm. 10§10%c; Ewes, 10c per LAMB—11@12%c per Ib: spring, 12%@15c per pound. PORK~—Live Hogs, for small and 6%c for medium and ic"or“l:g": stock Hogs, B4c: feeders, 5%c: dressed Hogs, 3@9%c. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $565; Calcutta Grain_Ba.s. June and July, §%c: local make, 6%e: Wool Bags, 30@324c: Fleece Twine, Tic. COAL~—Weilington, $9 per ton; Southfield ‘Wellington, $9; Seattle §7; Bryaot, §7; Coos By 850 Walleend, 19: Co-operative. Walle: T o Cumberiand, $12 in bulk and $13 % i sucks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. $14; Cannel. $10 per ton: Coke. $I5 per ton in bulk and $17 In sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, 18 45 per 2000 1bs and 30 per ton, ng to orand. e L il . in e P ushed, f.ib; Powdered, s.85¢; Candy Gran- ulated, 5.85¢; Dry Granuiated, 5.75¢; Conde tioners’ A, 5.75¢c; Magnolta A, 5.3c; Extra 8.25¢c; Golden C, 5.15¢; barrels, 10c more; haif- barrels, 25c more; boxes, i0c more; i-1b bags, 10c_more. No orders taken for less than i barrels or its equivalent. Dominos. half-bar- rels. 8 56c: boses. A% per Ib. CANNED SALMON—Liverpool reports a bet- ter demand for spot‘salmon. Alaska !s strong, with prospects of further strength and an ad- vance in price in case the flest is delayed much longer. Fear for the safety of the Ard Damurchan, which carried a very large car; is causing a good deal of trouble .to the deal ers. MACKEREL~Has advanced to 850 in baif barrels. Receipts of Produce. Corn Meal, ctls.. Flour, ar sks..... Potatoes, sks. Family Retail Market. — Egws are somewhat cheaper again. Butter and Cheese remain as before. The market is not very heavily supplied with Pon't Game has been scarcer for some days and prices are higher. Mutton and Pork have again advanced the n wholesale markets and supplies of both are light. There is no change in Beef and Veal. Fruits and Vegetables are without especial teatures. i%-:m Southfie}d 11 00| Wellington ——@11 (0 9 0@——ICoos Bay.....—@ 1 0 | Commons Eggs....—@2 Rancn Eese. per, Gosen x -15G15( Rouna Steak 5820 Sirloin Steak 12| Porterhouse do .. Do. good . Corned Beef.......10812) Smoked Beet . Ham ... 12@15| Pork, salt Lard glb‘ Pork Chops Mutton 15| Pork Sa Lamb 15@25| Veal Pork, tresh 5g—| Poultry and Game— Hens, ef#ch -50@%0) Quatl, per dos........58 Young Roosters, |English Snipe, per each ... > 0 Ol Rooste: b Fryers, each 5 Brotlers, eac] % Turkeys, per i Lacks, each ...... 3 Geese, each...$1 50@1 15 Wid Rnsite, patr g Wiia Limes, per dos. ‘48 § Lemons, doz et sins, per I 1G5 Wainats per b 150 Vegetables— Asparagus, per 152550 Peppers, per Ib....300— Artichokes, doz..Toc@$l| Potatoes, per Ib.. 2u— Beets, doz . -10G— | Rhubarb, per Ib..15@20 Beans, white, Ib..J! | Sweet Potat: 1b St— Colored, per Ib..1 Parsnips, per dz.10@— Dried Lima, 1b.. 6@ 8 Radishes,dz beha. 13G2) Cabbage, each Sage, doz bnchs..25 Caulifiowers, ea... | String Beans, 1b..20@25 Celery, head Summer Squash, Cress. doz bnchs. Gucumbers, pr &z ; Grean Peas, 1b.. 1 Lettuce, per doz..15@20 Onions, per !b.... 4@ 5 Tomatoes, per 1b. Okra, dried, 1b....—@23! - | Shrimps 10 . 8910 Shad .. 19 1215 Sea Bass 15 12 Smelts 1 3 Soles ams, gal | Do, hardshell, 10612/ Crabs, each THE STOCK MARKET. Busiriess on the morning session of the Bond Exchange was fair. The sugar stocks wers hardly as firm, and Kilauea and Hutchinson showed a fractional decline. Oceanic Steam- ship advanced to $100 75. Gas and Electric de- clined from $49 to $48 50. . There was no particular change in the after- noon. Hawallan Commercial sold at 5. The ofl stocks were comparatively quiet, with somewhat lower quotations for Junetion and Monarch on the morning session. In the afte noon Junction fell off to i%, and the other stocks were easy as a rule. The following were ex-dividend yesterday: Oakland Gas, 25c: Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards R. R.. 2c; Kilauea Sugar. 25c; Pa- cific Auxiliary Fire Alarm, Se: Pacific Teie- phone, 40c; Sunset Telephone, 2Sc. Central Light and Puwer will pay a dividend of 5c on the 20th and Makawell Sugar one of 40c on the 25th. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Feb. 15-2 p. m. " Bid.Ask coup.. 11351145 U S 48 cpmew)1sT 139 reg... 113%1144% | Do !-e'eo\m“ - ul»: MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. 1 Bay C P Co 5105 154/ Oak W Co 8. — 1 Cal-st_Cab 3e.116% — c S8 Se.108 — C C Water 5s.108 108% Om C R 6s...138 — EL&P6s. .18 leDlm&hJfifl - F&CIRy 6alliy — PK&CIR 15 — Geary-st R5s. — — Pk & OR 6s. — — Haw C Powell-st R Ga120% — Do 3s . ISEG&R d LAR SF L A Lt SR Do gntd sP Do gntd |SP LAPR Markt-st Do NeXG 13%] Da B Do N R ot Cal a1z — NEE 224 g i