The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 7, 1901, Page 8

THE SAN TRANCISCO CALL, THUR s e SDAY, M v T o ARCH S BESE: 7, 1yUl, SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. New York Exchange cont:nues to decline. Silver unchanged. Zero woeather over the Wheat belt fails to affect the market. Barley much more active on call. Nothing new in Oats, Corn and Rye. Bran and Hay as previorsly quoted. 1White Beans in good demand and firm. r and weak under heavy receipts. Potatoes Onions and Vegetables show little change. v, Cheese and Eggs all lower. Poultry and Game show little variation. ‘ight cars of Oranges soid at auction. ng new in Dried Fruit. visions dull at the old quotations. gh prices check the consumptive demand for Mutton. trading in local stocks and bonds. cks continue in very fair demand. crnment Money Here. | Los Angeles .. San Diego 0.0 88 | 3.1 an Francisco data—Maximum temperature, fmum, 54: mean, 60, THER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORBCAST. Jressu; has fallen rapidly over the half of the country. During the past hours there has been a_fall of more than | £ an inch over Idaho, Eastern Washington British Columbia. The temperature has fallen rapidly along the coast from San Francisco northward. and has » fallen from Los Angeles southward. Con- r weather over t sco for 30 hours 0.00 3.6 | 5.56 tressurer of the . reports cash i | { | Nor Cloudy, unsettled with showers: much cooler California hursday. sthern portion: fresh southeast winds. | uthern California — Cloudy, unsettled 2 weather Thursday; fresh southwest winds. Nevada—Cloudy; cooler Thursday. Utah—Cloudy; cooler Thursday. ArizonR—Cloudy Thursday: aicne cooler Thursda Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy, unsettiel ther Thursday. with showers; brisk south- west winds. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, recast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, March 6.—The character of to- . v stmilar to that of railroad stocks yers of abundant re- a substantial kind went on » vide fluctuations in some highly speculative specialties. So far as railroad department was concerned, ¥ shifted to some extent from those ich were most prominent vesterday. f e of the market was that it d not really respond with unanimity at any time to the strength shown by invidiual stocks, f & high grade of | thvit rate business in sn . ith prices ranging at | yie; in those stocks which did advance the v~ i 4 ngth was npot simultaneous. Apperent g g | and for one stock would be large aused 1 before buying w taken up in @ sellers. | During the latter part of the day the bundant evidence of large prefit-taki ke which had been strong early in fe!l back materfally and many pening basis, | prominent stocks wh were not notably seliers pt_lower than | live to-day were al to fall back below n " |1 it's level. Nevertheless the day’s gains very strikirg, both by reason of the char- the stocks affected and the amount nsactiors and the extent Yesterday's late mo cortinued at the outset this morn- stock was carried up 2% to 1 ce. The strength of the stock the fact that large competing raiirc Apricots are are admittedly buy stock, pre in figs | for investmer. ng to tne street interpretation with a possible view consol! ts, to the exten- community of interests. Union T orthern Pacific and Pennsylvania wer | ‘aid to be interested in the buying. The | Baitimore and Ohio stecks continued to show i WALL STR e jcuous strength, th@>common advancing WHA L e s ow- L the preferred 2%. There was also a T MAY LEAD TO. | ing movement ' Atchison preferred. EUEN 3 hich carried it up 3_points. The common w York ck of Henry Clews says: | stocks of this road, Union Pacific, South in Wall street due to the pen- | ern Pacific and Louisville and Nashville were t great ocus ation of iron and | also very stronz. The later movement of s has been relieved by the | 48¥ had some appearanc- of manipulation 3t the scheme and the formai | the, Vurpose of sustaining the market while £ the | profit-taking was in progress elsewhere. The its detalls. The capitalization | reactionary movement took a point or more poration amounts to & total of | from the best price of many of the stocks. including $300,000,000 in bonds, | There was a long list of stocks of smalier ratiroads wl | from a poir ch were moved up all the way EEATUNL SACH: BIvE DESRIR S to 2% Long Island rose 8 on The bobds are to be, for the | light transactions and closed with a net gain issued to Mr. Carnegie and his|of 4% Among the industrials, Amalgamated nge for thel . while | Copper and Sugar claimed the largest share of stocks will be | attenti The former opened down 13 on re- stocks of the merged | ports of a renewal of antagonietic measures 1n about $70,- | Montana. It was strongly supported and oses. The seven com- are recent creations and were gencraliy capitalized on the | ommon stock representing mainiy etc. It will be observed, thers- rallied 2% at cne time, but in the late deal- ings it broke below 101 and closed with a net ioss of 21, Sugar was forced under last night's price for only a brief period, and after varied fluctuations closed with a net gain of 1%. The as a ru die of the se good w the issues cf the mew corporation | steel stocks continued much neglected and the game pelative position. A | heavy in tone. ate of burtks and foreign bankers The rallroad hond market continues active ritten the undertaking to the ex- [and prices generally higher. Total sales, $,- 0% United States 3s registered declined % per cent on the last call | 0.000,000; which insures the success tion beyond all be expected te peradventure and protect the money market i bie disturbance arising from the | NEW ¥ | et Wail ‘street now understands the | Spares | 1 TOCK LIST. Closing | S s neerned with estimat- | soa . Stock bid ing ite intrinsic en; and the future mar- | 16,100 Atchison . 3 alue of the new securities. Excepting the | 108,400 Atchigon &r 1% 0,000 f londs the capitalization ¥ will make no material ad n the ' mec es on the mar- | and the same will be true of the bonds Carnegie and assoclates should | Baltimore & Ohio. Canadian Pacific ... Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohlo.. ... Chicago Great Western. i c keep them in their possession: which, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy however, j& subject to doubt. Mr. Carnegie's | Chicago, Ind & Louisville well known prodence may be expected to lead Chicago, Ind & Loufeville prefd. Chicago Chicago Chicago, & Eastern Illinois.. & Northwestern...... . Rock Island & Pacifi CCC & St Louls Colorado Southern ... Colorado Southern 1st Colorgdo Southern 2d prefd Dela®are & Hudson Delaware, Lack & Western Denver & Rio Grande.... Denver & Rio Grande pref Erie Ist prefd.... Great Northern prefd. Hocking Coal . Hocking Valley . Tllinois_Central Towa Central .. Iowa Central prefd.. Lake Erie & Western. .. Lake Erle & Western prefd Lake Shore . him to exchange some considerable proportion the mortgage for a variety of other invest- ments rather than have too many eggs in one ket Bey these immediate aspects of the nsaction this event suggests to Wall questions cf very great interest an application of the trust prin- scale surpassing anything that wed protable, or even possible ation_of the way in centrations of industrial cap- the creation of still larger. It is that the imerged companies found face to face with an inevitable and destructive compatition—a battle between giants—and this amalgamation was brought sbout by a tureat from Mr. Carnegie to poach on the preserves of hic neighbors. The or- niza n of this huge concern is openly justi- by 1t promoters on the ground that it is better 1o invest thirty or forty millions, xni m:xmn Loulevitle LE;Nulh'\;lile o 0 e ot e X anhattan Elevated ... rebunt 0 to 20 B o | “ico Metropolitan Street. Raiiiiay for the n existing industries.’ 0 exican Central ............. o7 which amounte 1o an ackhowledsment that | 140 Minneapolis & St Louls.. Ereat comcentrations of capital cannot realize | 1500 Misseapolis & St Louis prefd thetr poMey until they have become vigtual| 2,200 Missourl Pacific 2 2 monopolies. Tpon this principle may not the | 2400. Mcbile & Ohio.. e - : el - 5 Mimsouri, Kansas & Texas . T'nited States Sieel Conpany, having got un. | 14/ 5 205 der its control one-ha.( of the iron trade, find | , 300 M"Mlsfl» K_lrg:n‘ll'ruu prefd.... 5%y iself compelled to carry on its programme of | (1400 New Jercey Central : annexation until #t monopolizes the entire 200 Ny = g 1,200 Norfolk & Western .. dustry? And, again. ave there no other in.| Ji-300 Norfolk & Jvestern . i dustries likely 1o find themselves In the sam e Morihee Padle position of _inevitable competition between | a0 Northern Pacific prefd | capitals and driven to seek fuller pro- fon still larger amalgamations? icy has aiready provea 1o be a necess iron trade what i5 fo prevent its applica- tion until we have reached a condition in which every other industry will be owned or controlled by one Incorporated monopoly weems 10 me that we are Ontario & Western., Oregon Railroad & Navigation. Oregon Railroad & Nav prefd Pennsylvania Reading Reading 1st prefd Reading 24 prefd Rio Grande Western Rio Grande Western prefd £t Louls & San Francisco. tectic If this ity in [ W% which it s to be h vall against excessive eapitalization.’ St Louls & San Fran 1at prefd 82y | —er Bt Louls & San Fran 21 prefd "] g3, | , Louts, Southwestern. ] Weather Report. b XOuin Southwestern prefd 1 f | — :: l;-nl‘ 1527, | (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) s 1933 | EAN FRANCISCO, Merch 6, 5 p. m. e ! The following are the seasonal rainfall Southern Railway y date as compared with those of same date last Southern Rallway pref s Texas & Pacific. 2% | TUnfon Pacific . w0y | T'nion Pacific prefd. % | Wabash - | Wabash prefd a0 Wheeitng & Lake I T 1% Wheeling & Lake Erle E il 1457 Wisconsin Central 114 y Francisco. 1624 Third Avenue . 19 cxno 704 Raitimore & Ohio prefd a1y Independence . 2.17 National Tube .. sayg | San Luis Obispo TR National Tube prof sa21f | | At | and cold weather in the wheat beit, the | threatening the crop, which in many pla —_— = Express Companies— ....... Adams . 155 American s 300 United States . 584 ....... Wells Fargo 37 * Miscellaneous— Americen tton Ofl . .2 American Cotton Oll prefd . 85 American Malting . 4% American Malting prefd % American Smelting & Refining. 5% American Smelting & Refining pfd. 3% American 1l American 17 American 364 American el 8152 American Steel & Wire American Steel & Wire American Tin Plate American Tin Plate pr American Tobacco .. American Tobacco prefd . Anaconda Mining Co .. Brooklyn Rapid Transit . Colorado Fuel & Iron Continental Tobacco . Continental Tobacco pi Federal Steel . Federal Steel prefd General Electric . Glucose Sugar .. Glucose Sugar prefd International Paper International Paper prefd aclede Gas .. ational Biscuft - ational Biscuit prefd National Lead ..... National Lead pretd Natlonal Steel National Steel prefd New York Air Brake North American Pacific Coast . Pacific Coast 1st prefd Pacific Coast 24 pretd . Mail ia 3,200 200 3,600 £,200 1,600 1 ed Steel Car . ssed Steel Car prefd Pullman Palace Car andard Rope & Twine 1 1 United Stat - TUnited States Rubber prefd Western URION .......coieeesess Republic Iron & Steel Co...... Republic Iron & Steel Co prefd C C C & St Louis. Amalgamated Copper 0 Shares sold. CLOSING BONDS. “ent lsts. J Cent gen Pac 2 Do new 4s reg. LINYC&ST Do new 4s coup..137% N & W con 4 Do old 48 reg or 1sts Do #3 Do 4s.... b1 s o 5 r Or Short Line Do con B8..... Reading Gen 4s. RG W lsts..... St L & T M con 5 tchison gen 4s Do adf ds......... Canada Sou Zds.. Ches & Ohlo 4145 Do 5s > & N S ¥ n Deb Lk Wabash lsts Do 2ds...... West Shore is Cent Ists, i | Va Centuries MINING STOCKS. 23 Little Chi 10 Ontarto 25 Ophir . Phoenix Potosi wema Brunswick Con . “omstock Tunnel 11 Hopes... adard ..... Leadville Con....... BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— |Union Pac a1y Call loans 3315 | Union Lan 433 Time loans 3:G4| West End 2 Stocks— “vestngh E Wis Cont Bonds— Amer Tel saee Boston & Alban: Boston Elevate Bingham ... Amal Copper Adlantic s Hoston & Mont. Butte & Boston... Calumet & Hecla. Centennlal . Franklin . Dominion Do pr Federal 5 Humbolde Do prefd. Parrot Ed Elec Tii.. Quiney . Me: Santa Fe Copper. Tamarack ........ Utah-Mining - 3% Winona .. _ 1813 Wolverines 0la Colony . Old Dominion Rubber London Market. NEW YORK, March 6.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says Business on the Stock Exchange remained nar- row and dull to-day. The public seems to be shy but the expectation of an early agreement for peace in South Africa continues to grow and spread. American shares were prominent in the trading. though the scale of business was small ing, then over hea New buying orders In Union Pacifics and Baltimore and Ohio. New York sold Southern Raflway, both common and prefer- red, and bought Atchison preferred. Money was hard. CLOSING. LONDON, March f.—Atchison, 5§ ; Canadian Paciffe, 84; Union Pacifie prefd. 87%: Northern Pacific’ prefd, ; Grand Trunk,_ 7%: Anacon- Ga, 10. Bar silver, steady, 28 3-16d. Money, 3%@4 per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, March 6.—Money on cali steady at 234@3 per cent; last loan, 2%. Prime mercan- tile paper, @4l per cent. Sterling exchange, firm. with actual business in bankers' bills at 4 8714 for demand and’ at $4 §45 for sixty days Posted rates. $4 S5% and $ 88 Commercial 34 5316@4 4. Silver certificates, 61%@ Bar silver. 61%c. Mexican dollars, 3c. rr- end bonds, casler; State bonds, weak; raflroad bonds, firm. Condition ‘of_ the Treasury. WASHINGTON, | March 6.—To-day's state- ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150.000,000 gold reserva in the divieion of redemntion, shows: Avall- able cf balance, $149,303,949; gold, $84,959,084. New York Cotton Market, NETW YORK, March 6.—Cotton closed un- | changed. - * New York Grain and Produce. * s NEW YORK, March 6—FLOUR—Receipts, 12,35 barrels; exports, 10,131 barrels. Dull but teady. WHEAT Receipts, 51,300 bushels: exports 93,265 bushels. * Spot. dull but firm: No. 2 red, s0ige €. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, Tac elevator: No. 1 Northern Duluth, §i%e f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 91%e’f. 0. b. afloat. Options opened firm on better English cables ter es 18 reported to lack the protection of snow. Later business became dull, and prices a little easer, | but again the market raliied on reports of Hes. sian fiy in the wheat belt. Closed net unchanged to e higher. March closed 79%c: May, ngfl S0ige, closed T9%c; July, 795-16@79%¢, closed o A HOPS—Quiet, HIDES- Steady. WOOL—Dell SUGAR-—Ra; . steady but dull; fair refining, 8%c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4lc: molasses Refined_dull. il quiet: No. 7 invoice, Tic: mild, teady: Cordova, S@12%c. Futures closed steady with prices net's points lower to 5 points higher. Total salos, 25,000 bags, including: March, 6.10c; May, 6.2076.25c; June, 6.25c; Jul 6.20a6.35c; September, §.35@6.40c: October, 5,406 G,ls“:fi ‘)'Xr:\tmber. 6.50c; December, 6.60c; Janu- ary. 6650 g ’Blhn'rnn—mul%:.. Su62 packages, = Steady: resh creamery, 22¢; June creams g H factory, 11@l5e. St EGGE-Recelpte, 10,600 packages: firm: West- ern at mark, 15%@16c: Southern at mark, 15@ ke, N DRIED FRUITS. A fairly actlve eale movement was noted In the market for evaporated apples. The close Las steads with common quoted ‘at e prime; 4% @sc; cholce, 5la@6e; fancy, . California dried fruits were inactive. nes, London was.buying Erle and Read- | York opened strong and sent | i Apricots—Royal, 7%@12c; Moorpark, Peaches—Peeled, 14g1sci ~unpeeled, ?flgmm e, Chicago Grain Market. - # CHICAGO, March 6.—Wheat started with a’j £00d demand from shorts and commission houses, the market being influenced by a sharp advance at Liverpool and still felt the impetus Wwhich it gained on the curb yesterday after the close. "This-strength was due to a sudden fear that the cold weather had done or would do severe damage to the infant crop, and as the weather was still frigid to-day, the in- fluence remained as a comfort to the bulls, although the bearishly inclined speculators smiled at it May opened c to %@bgc higher at 5% to_T8@76%e, and sold to 784c. It re- acted to 76c during the forengon and held steady for some time. Lack of outside demand later caused a further decline on a very dull market and the close was easy, May un- changed at 75%c, the bottom price for the da: ,, Foilowing a brief period of moderate acti ity at the opening, the corn market ruled dull and featureless. May closed a shade lower at 40%@40%c. Oals were less dull than wheat and corn. The market opened steady, but tired longs soon let go of considerable quantities. The close was weak, May 3c lower at 23%c. Provieions were dull but firm on light hog | receints. 'A demand for pork offset moderate | tellirg of lard. May pork closed Tic higher, | lard a shade up and ribs Gc higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articlcs— Open. Low. Close. | yheat No. 2 e o arch . 7 | e v £l Y K | May 6% % % | " Corn | March 39% May “a a% o 0% 40% Oats - | March perey 24% M;l)' # 5% 6% 0% %% ees Pork, per: barrel— March . = ol W 1407 e 117 1435 1417% 14228 | S Rt ige . L s May T4y Taig T4 74T Jlg)); ) TR T50% T82% T62% ort Ribs, 100 pounds— el e Yo 110 | May .. 7 S(’p"’.emher - ; ga 7 25% 720 7 22% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, 3 spring _wheat, 65@72; No. 2 .. corn, 39%c: No. 2 yellow, 39i4c; 25% @26%4c; No. 2 white, 2712@30c; | No. 3 white, 27@28%c; No. 2 rye, 53c; common barley, 40@46c; fair to choice malting, 48@d6c; No. 1'flaxseed, §1 57@1 57%: No. 1 Northwest- ern, $1 8@1 59; prime timothy seed, $4 40; mess pork, per barrel $14 06@l4 10: lard, per 100 | [ounds,” $7 40@7 433 _short-rib sides (loose). | 737 25; dry salted shoulders _(boxed), 36 250 | 650; snort clear sides (boxed), $T10Q760; | whisky, basis of . high wines, §127; clover, cntract grade, $10 7. > Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. | Fiour, barrels 000 38,000 | Wheat, bushel | Corn, "bushels Oats, bushels Rye.’ bushel Barley, bu: On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was actlve: creamery, 15@22c; dairy, (| 10G19¢. Cheese, dull, 10%@11%c. Eggs, quiet; 1 pLLTN 1 3 Foreign Futures. | | 2 % LIVERPOOL. | Wheat— Opening Closing Wheat— Opening Closing Flour— Opening Clostng. Boston Wool } BOSTON, March 6. Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow: here is as yet no substantial improvement | to be noted in the wool market except that dealers are disposed to exercise a little mora discretion in selling, although there is still more or less pressure to liquidate and wool has been sold at lower prices the past week than at | any time since the downward movement began. | A large line of territory which was carrfed as | collateral has been parted with at a clean cost of 35@3c, which Is the lowest level touched for that class of wool. A portion of the same wools were sold two weeks previously at a clean cost of 42c. A number of holders, not pleased | with the amount of stock on hand and a new | clip of 360,000 pounds close in sight, are natur- | ally desirous of cleaning out thelf stocks and | some consigners who had hitherto been holding | their wools above the market price have urged the commission houses to let them go, in ord | 1o clear the way for the new season’s produc The prices at which wools are being sold are | | about low enough to Interest mvestors and It is | reported that there have been some purchases for speculative account, not very extended as | The American Wocl and | yet, but sufficiently pronounced to indicate that | Epeculative Interests are carefully watching the situation and are willing to take hold when | what they consider a favorable opportunity pre- | sents itself. The sales for the week in Boston amounted to 3,374,500 pounds domestic and 335,00 | | pounds foreign, making a total of 3.729.500, against a-total of 6.546.000 for the previous and a total of 1,885,000 for the corresponding week last year. The sales since January 1 amount to 34,736,900 | pounds, against 32,501,000 pounds for the corre- | | sponding time last vear. | Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 6.—Receipts, 15,500, includ- | ing 300 Texams. Choice native steers higher; | others about steady. Top, $625. Butcher | stocks and Texans steady to strang. Good to prime steers, $5 05@6 25; poor to medium, $3 65 | @5: stockers and feedos firm. $2 75@4 60;. cows, | $2'70G4 35; heifers, $2 754 50; canners, weak to_shade lower, $2G2 65; bulls, steady, $2 765G 3 2 420; caly dy, $4@6 25; Texas fed steers, grass steers, §3 35@4; Texas HOGS—Receipts to-day, 23,000 to-morrow, | 28,000, estimated: left over, 2500. Shade lower, closing weak. Top, $5 6212: mixed and butch- | ers’. $535@5 60; good to choice heavy, $5 45@ {5 62i4: rough heavy, $530@5 40; light, $5 3@ | 55714: bulk of sales,” §5 45@5 55. ’ | SHEEP-Receipts, 15,000. Sheep and lambs, | steady to shade higher. Good to choice weth- | ers, $120G4 55; fair to_choice mixed. $4@4 90: | Western sheep. $2 5063 native lambs, $4 50@ 525, Western lambs, $6@5 2. New York Metal Market EW YORK, March 8.—A reaction occurred | In tin, both in the local metal market and | I London, due principally to a light specu- | lative movement. Tin here opened about 25 | points higher than the close of yesterday | ruled quiet but firm, closing at $26 20@26 3: #be close at London was steady, with spot | tin quoted at €119 58 and futures at £115. Copper rules dull but steady. London wa | 26 60 higher. spot closing at £70 12s 64, whi futures closed at £71 25 64, The quotations | Lere were §I7 for Lake Superfor and $16 621 | for casting and electrolytic. Lead contfnued slow and unchanged at $4 37% and spelter also was dull without quotable change, the closing basis being §3 921543 57%. Domestic iron mar- | kets were inactive and nominal. English mar- | kets ruled without change. Glasgow closed at 26 16 and Middleshoro closed at 458 9. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, March 6.—Clearings, balances, $70,556. Northern Wheat Market. $403,733; PORTLAND, March 6. — WHEAT — Walla Walla, £5@s6c; Blue Stem, 57%e. WASHINGTON. TACOMA. March 6.—WHEAT—Dull and un- changed; Blue Stem, 57c; Club, 543ge. ’ Foreign Markets. LONDON, March 6.—Consols, #7%; Silver, 28 3-16d; French rentes, 102t 2T%e; wheat car- goes on passage, steadier; No. 1 Standard Cal ifornia, 30s 3d; Walla Walla, 284 9s; English | country markets, dull. LIVERPOOL, March 6.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California, 6s 24d@6s 3d; wheat In Paris, weak: flour 'in Paris, weak; French country markets, weak; weather In England, stormy. COTTON—Uplands, & 3-32d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot dull; No. 1 California, 6s 21d; No: 2 red Western winter, 58 11d; No. 1 North- ern Spring, 6s 214d. Futures, steady; May, 58 11%d; January, €s %d. CORN-—pot,’ quiet; American mixed, new, 35 24d; do old, 3s 11%d. Futures, stead; March, 3s 9% May, 3s 9%d; July, 3s 9%d. | i '~ LOCAL MARKETS. | L Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 6 day Sterling Fxchanse, alght . —a | crate; from Mexico, 65c@$1 25 per crate; Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT-Liverpool and Paris futures were lower. New York stood about the same. Zero weather at Chicago and a cold wave over a great part of the wheat belt occasioned some alarm at Chicago, especially as the plant is not protected by snow, and this, with rather better cables, gave that market more tone at the opening, and there were more buyers than sellers at the lglv.nce. Minne- apolis millers were good buyers of cash Wheat, and there was also buying for Liverpool ac: count. The improvement, however, wat checked by selling by heavy holders, and there was also some quiet long selling. The crowd became bearish, and the close was ‘wea'ter. The Government report on Saturday will show stocks of Wheat, Corn and Oats In farmers' hands. This market opened somewhat higher on call, but fell back. uspot Wlllell—Ehlppdlll’. 95c; milling, $7%c@ $1.02% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALE | Informal Sesslon—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, | s0%e. Siond_Session—December—2000 ctls, 31 04%. May—4000, 9%c. Regular Morning Sessicn—May—10,000 ctls, STacs S, SS3ic: S0, $S%c; 2000, Sbizc. De: cember . 000, 2 © Afternoon Session—May—4000 ctls, 95%c. De- ! cember—8000, $1 04. BARLEY—There was more activity on call than for months, the reason given being tha* weeks has cut down stocks, which has creat- ed @ call board inquiry. The spot market was steady and unchanged. 7 Feed, T2%c for cholce bright, T0@71%e for No. 1 and 67isc for off grades: Brewing and Ships ping grades, 75@80c: Chevalier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular_ Morning_ Session—May—2000 ctls, Tic; 2000, T0t%e; 4000, T0c; 4000, 69%c. December— 2000 ctis, 69c; 2000, 65%c; 2000, 65%c: 2000, 6SKc: 2000, €Sic. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Stand the same. Some dealers report tree sales, and others a dull market. - U T T g R e 40 for Fee - Bras? aominal; Black, for Feed, $117%@1 20 for Seed, $125@130 per ctl. CORN—Yellow, $110@115; White, §1 10@1 15; Eastern mixed, $112% per ctl. ' RYE—§213@S5c_per ctl. BUCKW HEAT—Nominal. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extrs 33 5@ $3 50, usual terms; Bakers' Extrs 15G3 255 Oregon, §2 75@2 85 per barrel for family and $2 75@3 for bakers'; Washington, bakers', $275 @s. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 75; R Meal, $250; Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal. $2 extra cream do, $350; Oat Groats, 3150; Hom- iny. 83 50@3 Buckwheat Flour, 4 25; Cracked Wheat. $350; Farina, $ 30 Whole ‘Wheat Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 10 @7 60; in sacks, $ 75@7 25; Pearl Barley, 35; SPlit Peas, $5; Green Peas, $6 50 per 100 Ibd. Hay and Feedstuffs. Arrival of 5117 sks of Bran from Oregon. The market shows no change. May is as before quoted. BRAN—-$15@16 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$16 50@19 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16@16 50 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill, $2582%: jobbing. $26 £0; Cocoanut Cake, $17@18; Corn Meal, $256 ;fgq" Cracked Corn, $25 50@26: Mixed Feed, HAY—Volunteer, $5@S; Wheat, $11G13; Wheat and Oat, $3@12; Oat, $9@11 over, nominal; Alfalfa, $8G0% 50: Barley, $730@9 50 per ton. STRAW- @ 4T%c per bale. Beans and Seeds. Aslde from a demand for White Beans, the market is dull and featureless. BEANS—Bayos, $2 50@2 75; Small White, 34 6 @4 90; Large White, 34@4 25; Pink, $2 15@2 35; Red, $3@3 50; Blackeye, $3@3 25; Limas, $ 60@ 570: Pea, cleaned up and nominal; Red Kid- ney. $3 75G4 per ctl. SEEDS—Erown Mustard. nominal: Yellow Mustard, nominal; Flax, $2 50@3; Canary. 34@ | 3%c for Eastern; Alfalfa, 7%@S%c for Califor- nla and ¢@%%c for Utah; Rape, 2@2%c; Hemp, | 3%c: Timothy, 6lec. | . DRIED PEAS—Niles, $2@2 50; Green, $2 70@ 3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Arrivals of Potatoes were 13,063 sks, of which 7028 were Oregons. The market had to give way under this influx, and Oregons were lower. Salinas are hardly quotable, there being scarce- Iy any here. Sweets are also lower, under re- celpts of four cars. Onlons are quiet and unchanged. Receipts of Asparagus were lighter and the market was firmer. Other Vegetables stood about the same, Receipts were 150 boxes Asparagus, Rhubarb and 32 sacks of Bay Per POTATOES—Early Rose, 20@3%c for River and 50@%0c for Oregon; Garnet 221 boxes Chiles from Oregon, 65@Tic; Sweets, 85@S5c for Merced; New Potatoes, 3@3%c per lb. ONIONS—$2 03 per ctl; Cut Onlons, $2 | per et Australians are jobbing at &c; Green | Ornfons, 35@40c per box. VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, 5G7c; Asparagus, | 11@16c for No. 1 and 7@loc per ib for No. 2: Creen Peas, af6c for Los Angeles and 3@éc for Bay: Strirg Beans, 5@llc; Cabbage, $1@ 110; Tomatoes, Los Angeles, 0c@$l 25 per o Plant, Los Angeles, 124@1ic per lb; Green Peppers, Los Angeles. 8G12ic per Ib for Chile end 1ic for Bell: Dried Peppers. 12g@1Sc; Dry Okra, per Ib: Carrots, 25@3c per sack: Hothouse Cucumbers. $1 50 per dozen; Summer Squash, §1@1 25 per box; Garlle, 3@3lc per Ib; Marrowfat Souash, $30 per ton; Mushrooms, 1214@15c per b. Poultry and Game. Two cars of Eastern Poultry came in and sales were made as follows: Hens, $6@6 50; old Roosters, $3; young Roosters, $§50@7; Ducks, $5; young do, $10; Geese, $2; live Tur- keys, 12@l4c; Pigeons. $150 per dozen. Prices for local Poultry remained unchanged. Game is largely nominal. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 10@i2 for Gob- blers and 12@14c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, Geese, per pair, $150@175; Goslings, 3: Ducks, $4@5 for old and $6@7 for | youn Hens, 6; Young Roosters, $6@7. Oid Roosters, $4 50@5; Fryers, $ 50@6; Broilers, $ 50@5 for large and $3 for small; Pig- eons, $1 50@1 75 per dozen for old and §2 503 O AMNEGray Geese, 33 White Geese, 3101 % Brant, §1 for smaill and §150 for large; Hon- Kers, $3G4 50: Englich Snipe, —: Jack Snipe, " Hare, $1; Rabbits, §1 for Cottontail and e for Brush; Pigeons, — per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. $2 o Recelpts of Butter, Cheese and Eges were | heavier and all three were lower, as will be | geen. The greater part of the Butter is arriv- ' ing soft and in poor condition, which enhances | the wenkness of the market. “'ha feeling in Eggs is still quoted steady, {in spite of the decline, owing to the local and cold storage demand aiready mentloned. There | s no accumulation of stock. Cheese is weak under the liberal supplies. Recelpts as reported by the Dairy Exchange were: 63,400 pounds of Butter, 1935 cases Eggs, | 26,540 pounds California Cheese and — pounds Easter Cheese. UTTER— Ereamery_Extras, 1T%c; firsts, 15c; seconds, “Datry—Extras, 15c; firsts, 13c; seconds, 12c; store, llc. Storage—Creamery extras, —; firsts, —; seconds, —; dairy extras, —. Flckle, — per § pound. Cifense Fancy, full cream, cholce, Sc; common, mominal; Young Americas, 9ic; Fastern, full cream, 15@16%c per 1b. B arnia Ranch—Selected White, 12%c; mix- . 1l4c per dozen. o ia Gathered— Selected, 11%c; standard, l‘;l’““;cnml it standard, — econds, — G torage_California fancy, —; standard, —; Eastern’ fancy, —; standard, <—; seconds, ern—Fancy, —; : Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Fight cars of Oranges were auctioned as follows: Fancy Navels, $1@1 60; cholce do, Tse @$1 15; standard do, 40@60c; seedlings, 406S5c; Lemons, $1 26@2 3. T 3! T change In citrus frutt, 'except the fluctuations in Limes, owing to their scar- ity andfrmness. Al oiher fruts are ag'be- oted. fore ai EaS DECIDUOUS FR APPLES-50@Toc_per box for_common. %0c@ $150 for good to cholce and 1 75@2 for 1 % PEARS—750@$1 50 _per box and nominal CITRUS FRUITS Navel Oranges, ; Seedl! ; Tangerines, 75c@$1 50; Jay Beedllng e, 611 50; Letoras S0t 5 e common and $1 50 for good to cholce: Grape Fruit, 506@$2; Mexican Limes, §7 Calitornia Limes, nominal; Bananas, per bunch for Island and $1. Orleans; Pineapples, T5c@$2 per Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins, rRoITE_ At W0 £ v s e T i Pples, Mo Gried, 114@%c; Peaches. 3q3ie 25G2 for N:: dozen. 2@7c; Plums, glnd. SN':E"‘Y' ():xlgex'cmn" sight. New York Escnamee. tolsgraphic Sliver, per ounce .. Mexican Dollars, nominai. “Feed e % ez ard, 4@ for choice and for m‘!ii: Ite; Nectarines, for red m“% for PRUNES—Santa Clara, 4 sizes, 3c: [ 50-608, ; 60-708, 3%c; 70-50s, : i e B S e the very good demand of the past several | 75@85c: Burbanks, | Sonomas, sons, per’ Ib. . 104¢ per 1b; cholce, 9%c; standard, §%c; prime, Sc: un- bleached Sultanas, Sc: Seedless, 50-lb boxes, @ge: 4-crown, ici 3-Crown, Glci 2-crown, Ge, Pacific brand, 2-crown. 5¢; 3-crown, 3%e, and ttrown, Sici seeded (Fresno prices), fancy, 16- ounce, ic; 12-ounce, 5%c; cholce, l6-ounce, §%c; 12-ounce, 5%c: London Layers, 2-crown, §130 per box: 3-crown. $160; Fancy Clusters, §2; De- hesa, $250; Imperial, $3. All prices f. o. b. at mon shipping points in Califernta. NUTS—Chestnuts, 8@10c per Ib for Italian; Walnuts, No. 1, softshell, lc; No. 2, Tige; No. 1 hardshell, 9%c: No. 2 Tc; Almonds, 12G13c for papershell, 9@1lc for softshell; Peanuts, ig 6o for Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 13¢: Filberts, 13e; Pecans, 11@L Cocoanuts, $3 50§5. HONEY—Comb, 13%@14c for bright and 123 13¢c for light amber; water white extracted, Tige; light amber extracted, 6%@Tc; dark, 6@ 1 S EWAX—24g2se per Ib. Provisions. The market continues dull and unchanged. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11@11%c per ib for heavy, 11%4@I12 for light medium, 12%@13c for Iight, 13GMe for extra light and 13@13%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 12¢; Meas Beef, §12 per barrel: extra Mess, $i3: Family, $14; extra fine Pork, $I5@15 50: extra clear, $19 50@20; Mess, $I7; Smoked Beef, 13c per pound. LARD—Tierces quoted at 6%ec per Ib for ecmpound and 9%c for pure: half-barrels, pure, 9%c: 10-1b tins, 10%c: 5-1b tins, 10%c. COTTOLENE — One halt-barrel, ' $%c: three haif-barrels, 8c; one tierce. 1%c; two tlerces, T%e; five tlerces, T%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands seil about 1¢ under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 9%@10c; medium, 9c; light, $@Skc;: Cow Iides, S$%c for heavy and $@Sic for light: Stags. 6@ 6%c; Salted Kip, Salted Veal, 9@10c: Salted Calt, 10e; Dry Hides, 15%@16c: Culls, 1% @ldc: Try Kip, 15@16c; Dry Calf, 16@17c; culls and brands, 14@lic; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c cach;_short Wool. 30@50c each; medium, 60@75¢: lcng ‘Wool, T5c@$i each: Horse Hides, salt, 32 50 @27 for large and $2@2 25 for medium, 31325 for small and #c for colts; Horse Hides. dry, $175 for large, $1 50 for medium, §1 25 for small and Ge for colts. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, 35c; fall or medium skins, 30c; Winter or thin skins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angcras. 7tc; largs and smooth, 50c; medium, 33c. § TALLOW~—No, 1 rendered, 4%@4%c per Ib; No. 2, 4@4%c; grease, 2@2%c. I WOOL.Spring, 10— Humboldt _and Mendo- ecino, lwluv “h Northern, free, 12@13c: flfl: defective, 10@llc: Middle County, free, 10@1lc: do, defective, $@10c; Southern, 12 months, 8@ 9¢; Southern, free, 7 months, 70{9;}‘:0.“:: fective, T months, 7@Sc; Oregon ey, fine, 15@16c; do, medium o.'nca coarse, 14@lic: Ore- o1 tern, choice, 12@c: do. fair to good. Sfic; Nevada, 10@rizc. Fall—Humboldt and Menddcino, 11G12c; Middle County and Ncrth- ern, 8@%c; San Joaquin, T@sc. HOPS—16G20c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. The consumptive demand for Mutton con- tinues light, owing to the high prices, though some sales are still being made at l0c. Oth- erwise there is nothing new Iin the market. BEEF—iGsc for Steers and 6@7%c per 1b for cows. VEAlL~Large, 7@Sc; small, % per Ib. M’:‘él'l‘o.‘l—-“'ethm, 9@10c; Ewes, $34@% per und. WL;\‘MB—TQIYIIB“ 10c per Ib; Spring, 10§12%c per_pound. PORK—Live Hogs, 6%c for small and 6%c for medium and 6c for large; stock Hogs, 5%c; teeders, 5%c; dressed Hogs, S@9%ec. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, 3565; Calcutta Grain Bags. June and July, 6%@6%c: local | make, 63%c; Wool Bags, 30@52i4c; Fleece Twine, | The. COAL—Wellington, $9 per to Southfleld Wellington, $9: Seattle, §7; Bryant, §7; Coos Bay, $530: Wallsend, $9; Co-operative Walls- end,” §9; Cumberiand, $12"in bulk and 313 % in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Can- nel, $10 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, 38 4 per 2000 pounds and $8 30 per tom, according to_brand. SUGAR—The Western SugariRefining Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-Ib bags: ulated, 5.85c; Dry Granuiated, '5.75c: Confec- tioners” A, 5.75c; Magnolia A, 5.35¢; Extra 5.%5c: Golden C, 5.15c; barrels, lbc more; hal arrels, 25c more; boxes, flc more; 50-1b bags, 10c more. No orders taken for less than 15 barrels or its equivalent. Dominos, half-bar- rels, 6.50c; boxes, per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR WEDNESDAY. MARCH 6. Flour, ar sks..... 21.91| Tallow, e Wheat, ctls. © 3,000 Sugar, ct! Barley, ctis 2,69 Lime, bbl Oats, ctls Beans, sks. Potatoes, sks. Onions, sks. Bran, sks Middlings, sk Straw, tons.. Hay, tons.. | 10 Pelts, 457 Hiides, N OREGON. 1,018 Bran, I i Flour, qr sks sks. Oats, ctls. Potatoes, Onions, sk a4 * There was quite a lively business on the morning session of the Bond Exchange, though sales were generally small. Honokaa declined to $32 75, Paauhau to $33 §7% and Spring Val- ley Water to $91. There were sales of Oceanic at $57 50@56. In the afterncon there was continued ac- tivity in Oceanic at ${6@55, and business on the whole was satisfactory. There was a_continued good business in the ofl stocks, with a decline in Monarch of Ari- zona to 62c and ISc, seller 9, and a drop in California-Standard to fic. There was nothing new mn the afternoon, The Belcher Mining Company has levied an assessment of 10c and the Gould and Curry one of 10c. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. #* WEDNESDAY, March 62 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid.Ask. Bid. Ask. 4s coupon ....114 114% 4s cp (new)....138 4s reg . 113 113% 38 coup m o2 | MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bay C P C 5s.103 IS V Water 6s.112 — Cal-st Cab 5s..116% Stkn G & E 63100 — C C Water 53.108%f — OGL & H 5.113 — EL &P 6s....1280134 [Oak Tr Co 6s.117% — F & Cl Ry 6s.11213 — Oak W Co 5a. — 100% Geary-st R &s — | Oceante SS 55105151085 J108% — |Om C R 6s...128 120% 1004y .10 — 4 Crushed, 6.25c; Powdered, 5.85c; Candy Gran- | | 1000 McKittric] 1500 Petroleum Center AUCTION SALES AMERICAN AUCTION (0., 517 MARKET ST., opposite Battery. TUESDAY, at 10 o'clock a. m., March 12, 1901, At salesrooms, 517 Market st. $25,000 WORTH GOVERN- MENT TENTS, ETC. By order of headquarters the following Gov. ernment property direct from the Presidi, 3000 Tents; 2000 Duck Wagon Covers, Flys, o 30 sets Double and Single Harness and Lea.s Camp Tools: 3 Government Mules: 3 Ar Wagons, _etc. AMERICAN AUCTION CO., Auctioneers. NOTE—AIll this tentage is nearly new, . ing been used but a short time on the milic reservation of San Francisco. Goods wi on inspection with catalogue on sale, Friday, March 8, 1901 C. E. DAVIS, Auctioneer. Sugar Co. Sugar Co. 10 Honokaa Sugar Co, cash..... 160 Kilauea Sugar Plantation Co Kilauea Sugar Plantation Co.. Kilauea Sugar Plantation ¢ Market Street Railway, cash Oceanic Steamship C Oceanic Steamship Co. Oceanic Steamship C Oceanic Steamship C $:000 Spricg Valley 4s (2d mortgage) Street— 20 Giant Powder Con 100 Market Street Rail Afternoon Session. Board— 50 Alaska Packers’ Association.. 10 Alaska Packers' Association 50 Alaska Packers’ Association $6000 Bay Countles Power Co 5s $1600 Bay Counties Power Co js 40 California Wine Assoctation. 20 Contra Costa Water 15 Makawe!l Su Co. - 15 Oceanic Steamship Co.... 10 Oceanic Steamship Co.. 10 Oceanic Steamship Co 80 Uceanic Steamship Co. 225 Oceanic Steamship Co $1¢00 Omnibus Cable 6s.. 25 8 F Gas & Electric Co 25 S F Gas & Electric Co 2 Spring Valley Water Street— 4 Bank of California ... $4000 Hawatlan C S Co Ss 2000 N P C R R b T—— $1000 S P Branch Rallway 6s PRODUCERS' OIL EXCHAN Morning Sesston. Board— 50 Aetna . 10 Blue Goose . 6600 California-Standard . 2000 California-Standard . 100 California-Standard . 100 Four . 500 Hanford, Fresno, Ker 100 Home ........ 1600 Independence . 100 Junction 300 Lion .. 00 MeKittrick Consolidated § Monarch of Arizona. | 100 Morarch of Arizona 392 Monarch of Arizona %0 Monarch of Arizona. 5 9 200 Monte Cristo 200 Cceldental of West Virgini 300 Occidental of West Virginia. 1000 Ofl City Petroleum. 25 Peerless 0 Petroleum Center - 750 Petroleum Center, b 30. 30 Reed Crude 5 Reed Crude 200 Sterling 0 Sterling n R | | | 100 Sterling. b .. Afterncon Session. Board— 409 Aetna. 2400 Californd 50 300 Californ: 51 ! 200 Central Point Con. 1 % E1 Dorado 17 1100 Four 100 Monte Cristo 400 Monte Cristo, 3000 Ofl City Petroleum. 1000 Oil Tity Petroleum. 1000 Ot City Petroleum. 300 Petroleum Center 500 Petroleum Center, s 30, 200 Reed Crude 100 Sterling, b 100 Sterling 200 Twenty-eig Street— 3000 Otl City Petroleum. SAN FRANCISCO OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Sesston. |1 ran 123NLINURSSB38LB A a Board— 700 California-Standard 100 Independence 100 Kern Ofl 100 Monte Crist, 8 $0. R 5 San Joaquin O & D Co... 100 Wolverine .. Board— 500 Columbian . H Hm{arrg 135 Hanford . 'll")"' n Oil 500 Lion .. S 500 Monarch of Arizona. 2000 Petroleum Center . 100 Sterling, b @.. MINING STOCKS. oR2 BHAL3332 &KANSB/USS Fran- iy Following were the sales in the cisco Stock and Exchange Board Morning Session. u 300 Yellow Jacket.. 19 300 Challenge 200 Chollar 200 Belcher ........ 100 Best & Belcher " 100 Best & Belcher 19 200 Yellow Jacket.. 19 300 Gould & Curry. 18 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Fxchange yesterday: Morning Sesston. J 200 Challenge Con. 16) 300 Savage . n 200 Gould & Curry. 18| 300 Sterra Nev: 3 200 Mexican w ternoon Session. 500 Gould & Curry. 17 300 Yellow Jacket.. 19 300 Ophir 64 200 Yellow Jacket.. 20 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY. March 6—4 p. m. e of A fs112 113 N R Serles A) ...110% — NR Do(Serles B)110% — NP 013 —* | Do (1906) ... — 13 N P. — | Do ae12 ..122% — NC T 18 BOc et g baioets — SV 104 (8 P Br R 6s.132 — Do 34 mtg..102% — VATER STOCKS. Spring Valley. % o €93y - Marin County. 53% — | GAS AND ELECTRIC STOCKS. Pac Lt Co ... 43 4§ Sac E G & — 0 SFG & E.. 7% — San Francisco. 4% #i% Stktn G & E. — 4 INSURANCE STOCKS. Firem's Fupdz® 29 | BANK STOCKS. Anglo-Cal ... T — [Lon P & A...145 — Bank of Cal..409%411 |Mex Ex (ilq) = Cal Safe Dep.105% — |S F Natlonai — 1% Ist N of 8 F.— 312% SAVINGS BANKS. German . Sav & Loan .. = — Humboldt Security ..... W — Mutual - Unton Trust .. — — S F Sav STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. California-st . — 140 (O § L & H.. 9 — Geary-st ... AT — |Presidio ....... 28 — Market-st ... 69% — POWDER STOCKS, Glant Con ... 84 8 |Vigorit - SUGAR STOCKS. Plan ... 5 S4(Kilauea & g:'-'.‘«:m". g adewar . §§5 [onokaa . Onomea . Hutch § P ... %5 — 'Paauhau 3% — MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Alaska P A...1B%123% Oceanic SS Co A "Erult Can. JTR100G| Pac A F A pe o8 Cal Wine Asn.100 — |Pac C Bor Co1s5 — Mer Bx Assn.102% — |Par Paint Co. 12 — Morning Session. rd— 102 75 103 60 90 60 3 i 300 Bld. Ask Bid. Ask. Alpha . 2 e Aita . [ o 02 Andes . 05 08 0 n Beicher . . 8 10 % 17 Best & Beicher 13 20 | 06 Bullion .. .0 02 @ 8 Caledonta ...... 64 67 1 Challenge Con.. 1§ 18 o8 Chollar o 1 0 12 Confidence . 76 80 P Con Cal & Va..1 60165 a o Con Imperial... 01 02 Sierra Nevada. 23 20 Con New York. 01 03 Silver Huil 3 5 Crown ‘Point... 10 12 St Louls - 8 Eureka Con. 06 — Standard S0 ¢ 50 01 02 Syndicate - . 8 on B2 Hale & Norers. 13 18 Julia .0 ¥ 2 WEEKLY CALL It Publishss the Cream of the News or the Week and MANY ATTRACTIVE AND ORIGINAL FEATURES. ITISTHE BEST WEEKLY PAPER ON THS PACIFIC COAST Not a Line of it Sensational or Faky, and Not a Line of it Dry or Uninteresting. —_— e