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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1901. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. x —x Bank Clearings. Shipment of £100,146 to China. | & | Silver lower. Exchange umaltercd. NEW YORK, March 15.—The following ta- 1§ licat and Barley advanced c Ilav and Feedstuffs undisturb bl r, Cheese and Eggs scllin mges and Limes firm. Fruit situal Bacon and Lard sellin FHogs in light receipt again. Coal in sufficient supply and steady. 01l stocks selling heavily at weaker quotations. Local stocks and bonds rather Corn and Rye dul! and unchanged. ed. les continue in ample supply. ses and Onions as before quoted. n unchanged. ble, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the bank clearings at all principal citles for the week ended March 14, with the percentage of in- crease and decrease as compared with the cor- responding week last year. again. — P EEhty j j— Percent — ITI Clearings. | Ine. | Dec. New York . i | Boston . | 240 Chicago . i 30 Philadelphia 2.9 | S Louts 24 ; ; Elisburg 5 2 rices. altimore H 1g at previous prices. San Francisco | 143 A Cincinnati g 81 Lemons weak. Kansas City 15,451,886 | 8.7 | New Orleans 12,708,495 16. : Minneapolls . 9,493,502 . Detrait 9,083,459 | 301 2 Clevelan: 12,404,505 | 14.4 £ dozn to cost. Louisville 821,262 | 11.3 Providence 3 800 8. | Aitwaices 95 | 8t. Paul . , 696 3.1 Buffalo . o5 | 40 Omaha | 43 | 164 Indianapois - 25 | 172 Columbus, O. . , 200 15. easure Shipment. The America Maru took out a treasure list $100,146 ting of $3911 in Mexican dol- lare d coln and $96,000 in silver bul- 82 £ W eather R;fnrr. h Meridian—Pacific Time.) March 15, 1901—5 p. m the seasonal rainfalls to a those of the same date nd rainfalls in the last twenty- San . e A s, sco data—Maximum temperature, & mean, 60 w H GENERAL AND T. [ | « over the Pactfic Slope | end Northern Oregon, Light rain has fallen along ¥ over the north pe. while there ha: he coast of Southern | sen over the country | ns except along the | 1 California, where | rall r fair weather in ming cloudy and | immediate coast Saturday | | Francisco for thirty b arch 16, 1501 N rnia—Fair Saturday, becom- the coast in the evening: | the coast: fresh west wind along —Fair Saturday: cooler ast; fresh west wind. Fair Saturday. continued warm. d warmer Saturday. day; continued warm ¥icinity—Fair Saturday, | &£y Saturday evening; | er. G. H. WILLSON, Temporarily in Charge. —-— * EASTERN MARKETS. York Stock Market. There was increased | market to-day ested to come back to prominent stocks. | conttnued very dormant stocks nspicucus In the dealings. t powerful professional 2 a systematic progress | taking profits on a heavy | hicn have recently shown | nees while bidding up prices | lay's speculative move- some of the stocks . then, while aggressive nts of strength were developed. Among gton was the most conspicuous, | and had the most In- | buying of other stocks. s over last night at one | e dragging tendency of other nger group which were un- clally St. Paul and Great Western stocks, the common of the latter company re- their recent show of | hracite coalers also suffered | on yesterday’s late advance. | dday spurt in the group led by | fel: back again on re- | These Western stocks showed eck to thuir recent strong upward | d sold steadily all day. The St. an Francisco stocks were all re. ng from 1% to 2% points. Among | f strength developed to-day Iili- was ispicuous, reaching 3%. ern Iilinois rose 4 on smaller | ere were heavy dealings iIn | Continental Tobacco, opening | 'z respectively Ten- and Pressed Steel Car pre- erminal Transfer pre. narket closed with the much confused, some few t the top, but the majority of the pressure of profit-taking. market continued undisturbed in | prospect of a weak bank state- in raflroad bonds continued very ~-ues of Southwestern railroads con- the favorites. Total sales, $5,685,000. 1 States bonds were all unchanged on cal NEW P YORK STOCK LIST. ks— son ison prefd . . & On lian_Pacific . ada Southern . Closing Bid. 5814 021y a2t » Ind & Louisville. ind & Louisville prei & Eastern Iliinois. & Northwestern . Rock Island & Pacl & St Louis. i 2309 « rado Southern .. " C o Southern 1st prefd e C ado Southern 24 prefd 211 ' aware & Hudson ........ 166% claware Lack & Western 196 Lenver & Rio Grande enver & Rio Grande prefd. Erie 1st prefd : t Northern prefd Hocking Coal ».or Hocking Valley linois -Central . 2% 67% 208% 1714 5. 135% 301 s9g 2 116 2101 By 1l - 166%, 1 Flig - lg, - 81 e 2% 577 i at RN oo Central prefd e & Western . e & Western prefd. Shore ¢ . Central .. * inneapolis & St Lou M Kansas & Texas prefd.. _Central . % Northern Pa L) 1200 Ontario & W 2% Oregon Railway 2 Oregon Ratlway k2 Pennexivania 315 Reading a2y Reading iet prefd cading 24 prefd. . o Rio Grande Western [ Eic Grande TWestern prefd [cy & San Francisco. T8 m Fran ist prefd...., §% & San Fran 24 prefd Bt Lou's Southwestern and a |- | 1,198,700 Shares sold. 5 Savannal 1138 quiet. Denver 386 Hartford . 835 TR ST B T Richmond 663 | 22 . emphis . 292 4 2;1122 5: ;.::g;l Southwestern prefd. %1 :)\'llflhln!lflfl 2. 300 St Paul pre Rochester n3 . ... St Paul & Omaha . | New Haves [ 10,100 Southern Pacifi L > 3t Worcester 1.3 15,0600 Southern Rail Atlanta 20 6,500 Southern Raflway prefd Inar Sait Lake Ci 2 Texas & Pacific . Union Pacific .. Springfield, Mass. 7 - 5 Fort Worth . L300 Wabash oo Portland, Me. 26100 Wabash prefd ....... Portland, 4.200 Wheeling & Lake Erle. 4 SR B Saeach -l Wheeling & Lake Erie 24 prefd.... 32 - | Los Angeles Wisconain Central Norfolk Third Avenue ... “ i | Syracuse . 5,500 Bq & Ohio o es Aoines . 530 Baltimore & Ohio prefd oo National Tube : National Tube prefd “xpress companies— Adams American United States Wells-Fargo Wilmington Fall River . Scranton rand Rapids . Augusta, Ga 84 %0 Miscellaneous - American Cotton Ofl . - American Cotton Oil prefd. 3% American Malting ..... 600 American Malting prefd ; 260 American Smelting & Refin...... 1000 American Smeiting & Refin prefd American Spirits ............... 315 | Topelon. . American Spirits prefd . Birmingham . American Steel Hoop .......... Wichita . American Steel Hoop prefd.... 813, Binghamton American Steel & Wire.... 3s%, | Lexington. Ky Steel & Wire prefd Jacksonville, Fla Tin Plate . Kalamaz Tin Plate prefd Akrop .. Chattanooga . Rockford, 111, . Canton, O. Springfield, O Tobacco .... Tobacco prefd Mining Co American American Anaconda Brooklyn Rapid Transit . Colorhdo Fuel & Iron . Fargo, N. Continental Tobacco Sioux Fall Continental Tobacco pretd Hastings, Federal Steel ........... Davenport . Federal Steel prefd Toledo ..... General Electric Galveston . Glucose Sugar ...... Houston . Glucose Sugar prefd 94 | Colorado Springs 200 International Paper 4 2315 | Helena ... 160 International Paper prefd '3 Little Rock 400 Laclede Gas ... ... 8014 | Evansville . 300 Nationaf Biscuit .. ... 401, ; Macon ....... National Biscuit prefd 3 Springfield, I National Lead 5 5 | Youhgstown, O. 415§ aticnal Lead prefd .... Wheeling, W. Va..| 584,731 | ational Steel ........ | ational Steel prefd Totals, U. S. : ew York Air Brake als’ outside of North American Pacific Coast 678,630,348 | 21.0 Facific Coast ist pretd OF CANADA. 1.200 'acific Coast 24 pref S —= Percent -—, e b : CITIES. | Creartngs. |"inc:"| Dec. Pressed Steel Ca iy 3 by | 1500 Pressed Steel Car pretd . 0% | Moighat S| sssMa| 11 Pullman Palace Car ..208 oxanto 2 3.0 ; . | Winnipes ] : | ““i% Standara Rope & Twine Vinuine | 68,500 Sugar . - “ H Hamilton | Sugar pretd ... Tennessee Coal & Iron . United States Leather. . United States Leather prefd United States Rubber ... United States Rubber prefd Western Union . Amalgamated Copper .. Republic Irop & Steel ... Republic Iron & Steel pref. P CC & St Louls St. John, N. B Victoria Vancouver, B. C. 593,150 | o5 Totals i * NEW YORK, March 15.—Bradstreet's Finan- CLOSIA G BONDS. gLl By cial Review to-morrow will say: U S35 reg.... Pacific 3s Prices this week have been strong and on Do s coupon. the whole advanced, while the activity was Do new 4s reg Do new 4s coup. Do oid 4s rez.. Do old 4s coup Do 58 reg...... Do 58 coupon Dist of Col 3.63s. Atchison gen 4s. considerable. be observed The chiet qualification that can in the speculative situation 1s that the public Is not in the market. Large interests support their specialties and evi- dence confidence in the future of prices and the manipulation of different securities has the support of the traders and professional element generally, Commission house business ie slow and the chief feature, so far as the outside participation s concerned, is _the 1213 St P C 140%| Do 5s...... 11%% S Pacific 4s . 98 'S Rallway 5s. 86% Stand R & T 6: 021 Tex & Pac lsts. Chi & 3 Do S F deb 58 Chicago Term 4s Colorado So 4 D&RGis Erie gen 4 FW&D Gen El Towa L & N uni 4s. MK &T 2ds.. Do 4s.... 927% | cend-paying stocks. This process continues 117 | to absorb large amounts of raflroad securities 561 | of the better class and to take them out of 11833 | the market, while it Is also observed that there 5 l'as been no selling pressure. The continued 119% 108 but slight appearance of any hardening of | rates over April 1, and the fact that on Friday Do 2as. 9615/ Pacific 4s {176 . Wabash Ists 7116 7| Do 2ds... 101 |West Shore 4s 80 l\"l!c Cent 1st: vean... 983 iVa. Centuries. of loans. Some little hardening of time loan MINING STOCKS, rates was observed, but the developments were Adams Con. P R "5 38 | the face of the rallroad earnings, the more Alice . S o (e -8 %3 | or less favorable erop outlook and the activity s 2 Phoenix & | of the iron and steel trade. Cometock Tunnel... 05 Potost T e Con Cal & Va....[l 8 Savage © 5917 e R e Deadwood Terra.... lerra Nev - 3| > Horn_ Stiver. 110 Small Hopes. | | Tron siver. 60 Standard 9% | Bradstreet’s on Trade. Leagville C 3 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. ‘ ———— 3 Money— e e 1% | NEW YORK, March 15.—Bradstreet's to | Fimne toums. . BuShs | West Ena o | morrow will say: The general situation i Stocks— Westinghse Elec... 62 | without Important change, the events of the | Atch T & Fta Fe.. 58 Bonds— week appearing to accentuate heretofore pre- P vailing conditions. Distributive trade and Do g speculation In securities continue large in vol- Bell Telephone. | Boston & Albany..253 b | Boston Elevated...171 |Amalg Copper. | Boston & Maine 1341 Atlantic .. 134 | ume, with prices rising in the more favored 23% | industries or dropping in those suffering from lg{" | suppression. As fypes of these movements the s | cotton ~goods industries are pre- |ChiB&Q.... 54% Boston & Montana 347 ~ | iron and “oal ‘Bos! eminent and these two seem like opposite D100 ™| ot & Honia, a3 4 | poles, So ‘marked 18 the difference in itade in In most other in- [ feeling and _conditio = o aquite favorable, notable 2217 | dustries the report w 6213 | In this direction being the lumber, leather and hardware and implement trade. Western and Southern distributive trade reports are quite favorable and the repurts of active demand for dry goods and. clothing at the West con- trast sharply with the reports of dull business Federal Steel. 42% Centenndal . 913 ¥ ranklin . Mexican Central N E Gas & Cok i Colony.. and the receding prices of print cloths, bleached 0ld_Dominion. Cottons and other fabrics at first hands. Rubber ... Wolverines Railway returns continue highly favorable, — confirming R’Wr:; ')Ifil!‘tofl)l‘! I—flbl )led( of 'u- tivity In gene shipving, and reports of a London Market. shortage of cars, a strange one at this time of year, come from Chicago and other large centers. Glearings ar: of heavy volume and in this, as in nearly all other measures of trade improvement, present records surpassing ail previously recorded for this season of the year. Conditions in the Aomestic fron and steel trade demand recall the boom of 1899, and it becomes more and more evident that an enor- mous consumptive demand, discouraged by the high pricés of a year ago, 1s now coming freely into the market. Wool is in larger sales and forelgn markets are quite strong. FEastern stocks are said to be small and declining and the situation is gradually readjusting itself. The Government report of wheat in farmers’ hands pointing to 30,000,000 bushels less held than a vear ago was regarded as a bullish feature and counted with light Northwestern receipts caused a rise, which was, however, taken advantage of f{o realize and the net change for the week is slight. Wheat, includ- i our, shipments for the week aggregate ;fe‘m.m bushels, against 4,229,628 bushels last week, 2,272,450 for th: corresponding week in 1500 and 4,114,000 bushels in 18%. From July 1 to date this season wheat ex- ports have been 143.371,436 bushels, against {141,316.506 bushels last season. Business failures In the United States for NEW YORK, March 15.—The Commercial | Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: | The activity which was resumed in the stock | market here vesterday was continued to-day, but the tonc was irregular. American stocks | were strong from start to finish. New York | 6ver night had sent orders to buy 40,000 shares f Erfes, mot for arbitrage profits, but for | direct purchases. The New Yorkers got their | stock, and got it cheap, but with results seen /in the afternoon here when the whole Ameri- can list was buoyant. Other features of the day's movement were Northern Pacifics and Southern Pacifics. | Money was firmer. Silver was weaker on | American_ sales. . CLOSING. | LONDON, March 15.—Atchison, §9%; Cana- dian Pacific, 821; Union Pacific preferred, i | Northern Pacific ‘preferred, 90i: Grand Trunk. | 7%; Anaconda, $i;. Bar siiver, steady, 28 11-16d | per ounce. Money, 33@4 per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, March .15.—Money on call, steady, 2@2% per cent. Prime mercantile | the week number 217, as against 208 last week, paper, 314@4% per cent. Sterling exchange, | 190 in this week a Year ago, 205 in 1599, firm, with actual business in bankers' bills | in 1838 and 231 in 1397 A st $4874 for demdnd =5d st 84 S64Q4 8% for Canadian fallures [ar the week number 23, " ra against 33 last week, 22 in this week a year iy A0ES. HIBARG * nilton jnd | ag0 and 21 in 189 84 8814 Commercial bills, 'Igu.a‘u.*!l Mexi- ! Dun’s Review of Trade. I i -6114@63c. Bar silver, 60%c. pery ghm 4Sc. Government bonds, steady: — | NEW YORK, March 15.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s ‘Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow Improving wheat erop repérts, a duction seldom exceeded, strong Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, March 15.—To-day's stata- ment of the treasury balances In the general fund,” exclusive of the 000 gold reserve in the division of B R S steady investment buylng of bonds and divi- | 106% | ease of money has been a factor, there belng | some $25.000.000 was disbursed in dividends on | 8015 | various stocks created no previous disturbance | not sufficient to encourage bearish feelings in | all jron and steel products that can be dellv-l ered, beavy grain exports at good prices, activ- Ity in minor Industries and a money market that imposes no hardship upon business com- Threatening labor troubles seem more remote. The textile markets, long backward, have again falled to respond to the general confidence in commercial circles. A slight rally in cotton Wwas not held and the goods market shows a decline in a month from 5% to 5i4c in standard brown sheetings, at 22 to 2ic In wide sheetings. 5% to be In fine brown drills and 5% to 5%¢ In staple ginghams. Steel miils are still much behind their orde: and contracts for Bessemer pis for July dell ery Indicate that the activity Is not considered temporary. Yet the wide difference in quota- tion between immediate and distant sales sug- Eests some fear that the present high pric cannot be maintained. While the various poo and assoclations are extremely conservative about advancing nominal price lists, actual business continues to be transacted at pre- miums, which are according to the urgency of purchasers. Structural material is still a fea- ture, and the rapid development of newly dis- covered ofl flelds is creating an unusual demand for plates, pipes and drilling machinery. —Steel rail contracts have been increased and rail- ways need rolling stock. Pigiron production, according to the Iron Age, has increased to 292,399 tons weekly, which s about 5000 tons below the high record of February 1, 1900. It is surprising to find, despite an output at the rate of over 15,000,000 tons annually, that fur- nace stocks decreased 21,236 tons-during Feb- ruary, making the total 535443 tons on March 1. agamst 70,531 tons five months ago. Boot and shioe shops are well occupied, East- ern factories having thelr full capacity en- gaged in some cases up to September 1, and even the less fortunate makers have contracts for some months. - Leather is active and well sustained. . Slight improvements in special lines of textiles are occasionally noticed, but prices are maintained with difficulty. Further declines are reported in wool, making a materfal fall since the month opened. At the 'last concession Boston holders exhibit an in- clination te refuse bids and there is more in- z‘l’;ltlon of steadiness than previously this sea- hrl;‘rg:ueu for a good winter wheat crop are Fallures for the week were 209 in the United States. AERinat 10 last year, and 83 in Canada, against 23 last year. % = New York Grain and Produce. * T * NEW YORK, March 15.—FLOUR—Receipts, 24.245 barrels; exports, 16,058 barrel: more ac- tive and firmer with wheat. WHEAT—Recelpts, 05,800 bushels; exports, 35,850 buyshels; spot, strcug; No. 2 red, Slie f. 6. b. afloat; No. 2 red, $0%c elevator; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 88%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 bard Duluth, 82%c f. . b. afloat. Options de- veloped marked activit§ and strength all day. Starting with bullish ibles and a scare of shorts the market continued to advance on large clearances, good Southwest buying, broader public Interest and a reported squeeze of shorts at Liverpool. March closed at 80ic; May. S0GSDc, closed at 80%c; July, PR@S0%NC, closed at S0%é. | HOPS—Quiet. | HIDES-—Steady. WOOL—Dull. SUGAR—Raw, steady: fair refining, .3%c; centrifugal, 95 ‘test, 4c; molasass sugar, .3%c: refined, steady. COFFEE—Spot Rio, steady; No. 7 Invoice, Thac: mild, market quiet; Cordova, 8@12%c. Flilurel closed 5 to 20 points net higher; total sale: I3 August and Septcmber, $5 85 36 15; January, $§ 20. BUTTER—Receipts, 3354 packages: irregular and unsettled: fresh creamery, 16@20c; June creamery, M4@18%c; factory, 11@14%ac. EGGS—Receipts, 3185 packages: barely steady; December, 13@13%c. DRIED FRUITS. The market for evaporated apples w: changed and nominally steady, but continues dull. * State common was quoted at 3%@4%c: prime, 4%@sc; choice, 514@6c; fancy, ) California dried fruits were dull, but steady. Plfil'szs—:uexuc per pound, as to size and quality. sAPRICOTS—Royal, 7%@i2c; Moorpark, $%@ 15¢, Ml:’EAC}[ES—Pc:led, 14@18c; unpeeled, 6%Q@ 10c. un- * Chicago Grain Market. #* * CHICAGO. March 15.—The day's trade in wheat was heavy. May opened %c higher at 75%@75%c,, Influenced by lighter Argentine ship- ments and an advafmee at Livéerpool In the face of our slight decline yesterday. Moderate Northwest receipts were a contributory factor in the strength. Profit-taking on a fairly lib- eral scale forced the market back to 75%c early. Offerings became lighter at this decline and the market steadled and Longs again sought profts, but numerous short lines needed protection at that figure and after hesitating a few minutes the market shot up 0 i6%c and closed strung, 1%@1ie over yes- terday. St. Louis interests, présumably cover- ing shorts,” were heavy purchasers over T6c. Corn was firm and the trade was on & lib- eral scale at times. Higher cabl unsettled weather, light country ofterings and sympathy with wheat caused a strong feeling. May closed 1% @%c higher at i113@41%c. Oats were moderately active and firm In sympathy with corn and wheat. May closed 1%@%c higher at 25%@%%c. Light hog receipts, higher prices for hogs and the grain strength combined to support | the provision market. May pork closed 27%c bigher, lard and ribs each 10c up. Theé leading futures ranged as follows: Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady: No. 2 spring wheat, 6313@724c; No. 2 . 754@7T%c: No. 2 corn, 40%c: No. 2 vellow, : No. 2 oats, 25%@25%c: No. 3 white, 21@ . 2 rye, 52@53c; good feeding barley, 40 @46c; fair to choice ting, 50@56c; No. 1 flax seed, $152; No. 1 Northwestern, §152; prime timothy seed. $4 35: mess pork. per bbl, $15 4@ 1550; lard, per 100 Ibs, $7 72i4@7 75; short-rib sides (loose), $740@760; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 6%@6%¢; short clear sides (boxed), $785@795; whisky, basis of high wines, $127; clover, contract grade, $10 65. Articles— Receipts. Shipmente. Flour, barrels . 37,000 21,000 ‘Wheat, bushels 93,000 73,000 Corn, bushels 200,000 164,000 Oats, bushels . 235,000 374,000 Rye.’ bushels 6,000 Barley, bushels . 3,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was dull; creameries, 15@21 11@1%¢. Cheese, quiet, 10%@11%c. fresh, 11%c. VR Foreign Futures. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 15.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 1500; generally strong; butchers' stock, active; £00d to prime steers, $4 90@6; poor to medium, § $604 8: atockers and festers choice siendy, others weak, 52 70@4 5; co : heif- "5 $2@2 60; canners, S 65@4 65; bulls, w cal 34 50@6; Texas fed steers, oas fiece il T e g to-morrow. &l igher; top, . mixed an $5 55@5 T7%: good to choice heavy, $5 o 82 rough heavy, w‘i: light, $5 57: buik of sales, & 75. SHEEP—Receipts, 40u0: sheep, strong: lings and good lambs, 10c higher, others st New York Metal Market. NEW YORK. March 15—The local metal market on the whole was a small one specu- latively. Tin was the only prise the bright side of the picture of the week. | 17.000 bags; March, 35 70; May and June, | Western, at mark, 14@l5c; Southern, at mark, | owly rallfed to 7éc. | Articles— _Open. High. Low. Close. | | Wheat No. 2— * | March 4% % N ™Y April . TN TH UL T % TS% 6% i S 41ty g 4% 1% a1y 1% % U ™ B 2% L4515 60 sy 1 Lard, per 160 ibs— o | May 1T T 1T | July 10° 77 78 September T82% 780 78215 Short Ribs, per 100 bs— May ....... 1625 T45 150 Beptember . 160 146 T4 weak at £65 10s on spot and £69 on futures. Our market was dull on the basis of $17 for | lake and $I6 621 for casting. Exports of cop- per are still falling off rapidly. Production | for February amounted (o 21,000 tons; total for two months, 43,719 tons, as contrasted with | 51,900 tons last year. Lead was dull and un- changed. Spelter weak, $3 90G3 85. While the | undertone of iron is easy prices remain un- changed. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March 15.—Cotton eclosed steady, net six points lower. London Wool Sales. LONDON, March 15.—~The offerings at the auction wool sales numbered 13,587 bales. The quality was better and competition was spirited. The home trade was a good buyer. Prices showed a hardening tendency. A good | section of merinos sold freely to Yorkshire and German representniives. Cross-breds were in moderate supply and were quickly taken, | several suitable parcels of greasy, especially super light, going to American buyers, who Iso took a quantity cf good greasy Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, March 15.—Clearings, $311,015; | balances, $44,974. Norihern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, March 15.—WHEAT — Some Walla Walla wheat sold to-day at Gitc per bushel and reports were in circulation that 7o was being paid in the interior. This Is fully lc | above the export value. | WASHINGTON. | TACOMA, March 15— WHEAT—Quiet and firm; Blue Stem, 5§'%c; Club, béc. Foreign Markets. LONDON, March 15.—Consols, 36%; silver, 28 1-16d; French rentes, 102f 37lc; wheat e:!r‘lou off coast, demand; cargoes on passage, quieter, No. 1 standard Callornia, Tin0a; Saveocs Walla Walla. Ses Tia; English t kets, quiet. “LIVERPOOL, March 15,—Wheat, firm; No. 1 standard California, 6s 314d; wheat in Parls, steady: flour in Paris, steady; weather in Eng- land, fine. | corroN—Uplanas, 4. CLOSING. e LIVERPOOL, March _15.—WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. 1 California, 6s 2%d; No. 1 Northern ring, 234d; No. 2 red Western winter, 5o Ti%d. Ptares Firm, My, 5 %d: Juy. . COHN—Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 3s 10%d; do old, 4s %d. Futures—Steady, May, 3s 10%d; July, 3s 10d. =3 ‘ LOCAL MARKETS. | % =3 Exchange and Bullion. €0 d. -_ 85% Bt e T - e Sterling Cables - 4 89% New York Exchange, sight. - 15 New York Exchange, telegraphlo — ::):fi Stexicad Botiars, 5 5 e ar Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The improvement which began sev- eral days ago still continues. | 'New York advanced again and Chicago was | firmer on small offerings, good cables and a | better export demand there and at the seaboard. | The market steadlly improved, In spite of a vigorous bear fight, be getting scarce. The commission men did | some selling at T6c on old open orders. Condi- tion seemed to work steadily in favor of hold- ers. New York reported 30 loads taken for ex- port, Southwestern exporters were In the mar. ket for supplies, Minneapolis reported a good | Weal and export demand, and a large inquiry for exvort. Corn via New Orleans was also noted. At Chicago 350,000 bushels were taken | for abroad. ~Argentine shipments for the week were 1,345,000 bushels, agaiust 2,528,000 for the same week last year. The local market again advanced, both on and O por " Wheat—Shipping. -97%c} 2@ 11023 ver ctl. | CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, $1; 6000, $100: 200, $100%. December—2000, | $106%; $000, $105%. Second Session—May—2000 ctls, $100%. | _ Regular Morning Session—May—12,000 ctls, 1 $101%; 10,000, $101%; 6000, $10134: 2000, $101%. | " Afternoon Session—May—2000 ctls, $102. De- | cember—6000, $1 057 milling, : 2000, $1 06%: 10,000, $1 06. BARLEY—The market was decidedly stronger { on "Change, owing largely to a scarcity of bright feed, and prices advanced a fraction. | The demand was fair. Feed, 6%c for cholce bright, 75 for No. 1| | ana T0@72ic for off grades: Brewing and Ship- | ping grades, 77%:@82%c: Chevaller, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—9:15 o'clock—No sales, Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. ‘Afternoon Session—May—10,000 ctls, Tle. OATS—The improvement in Wheat and Bar- ley has not yet affected this market, which re- | mains quiet, with ample offerings. White, $1 25@145; Surprise. nominal; Red, 31 2@1 40 for Feed and $1 35@1 45 for Seed: | Gray, nominal; Black, for Feed, $117%@1 20 for Seed, $1 25@1 30 per ctl CORN-—-The market continues lifeless at quo- tations which are largely nominal. Yellow, $110@115: White, $1 1091 15; East. | ern mixed, $1 123 per ctl. 3 RYE—80@s2i4c per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $3 350, usual terms: Bakers' Extras, § uo:xx? Oregon, 32752 $5 per barrel for family and $2 75@3 for bakers'; Washington, bakers', §2 3. ILLSTUFFS—Prices 1n sacks are as fol. lows, usual discount to the trade: ' Graham | Flour, $3 per 100 ibs; Rye Flour, $2 75; Iy, Meal,’ $2 50; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, §2 7 extra cream do, $3 50; Oat Groats, $4 50 Hom- iny, $350@3 75; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25 | \Jr);cked ‘Wheat. $350; Farina, $450; g"hflle W he Fiour, $3 25. Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 10 %0; in sacks, $5 75@7 25; Pearl Barley, §; g;m ‘Peas, §5; Green Feas, 3 5 per 100 156, Hay and Feedstuffs. All markets under this head are qulet and featureless. BRAN—3$15@15 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$16 50g19 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16@16 50 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, $25@2; jobbing, $26 50; Cocoanut Cake, $17@18; Corn Meal, $25@ 3 50; Cracked Corn, $%550G25; Mixed Feed, B HAY—Volunteer, $5@S: Wheat, $11@13; Wheat and Oat, $9@12; Oat, $9@11 50; Clover, nominal; Alfalfa,'$5@9 50: Barley, $7 50@9 5 per ton. STRAW—35@17%c per bale. Beans and Seeds. The situation in Beans shows no further change worthy of remark, Pinks being weak and Limas firm. BEANS—Bayos. §2 602 75; Small White, $4 60 @490; Large White, $4@4 25; Pink, $190@220; Red, '$3G3 50; Blackeye, $3@3 25; Limas, $ 758 5 %0; Pea, nominal; Red Kidney, $3 75@4 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown 'Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, nominal; Flax. $2 50@3: Canary. 3i4@ 3%e for Eastern: ‘Alfalfa, 7%4@S%c for Callfor- nia and 9@3%c for Utah; Rape, 2@2ic; Hemp, LD PEAS. Niles, 262 50; Green, § les, ' 3 per fil‘: Blackeye, nominal. - Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Green Peas are steadily declining, but As- paragus and Rhubarb keep up very well. Of the 346 boxes of Rhubarb that came in 100 were taken off the market and shipped to Sacra- mento. String Beans are weak. The southern Vegetables show no change worthy of note. et T e Ipts were es boxes e e A y m : banks, Eiies om ¢ Sweets: 50@75e Chiles ‘ we tor Mere: New Potatoes, 2 per 1b, ONIONS—$2@2 7 per ctl; Cut Onl 50c@ $150 per sack; Australians are jobbing at sc: Green Onions, 35@40c per box. VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, 75c@$1 50 per box; agus, 11@12%c for fancy, 7@l0c for No. 1 and 5Gée per Ib for No. 2: Green Peas, 114G 3¢ for Los Angeles and 2G3c for Bay: String Beans. &Gsc; Cabbage, "Sc; Tomatows. Los Angeles, Toe@$l 25 from Mexico, 25 per Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, | arg, and the bears seemed to | per 1b. Poultry and Game. continues In moderats receipt and and both old and young stock sells Arrivals of ‘Game are getting irregular and quotations are therefore largely nominal. POULTRY — Live Turkeys, 10glic for Gob- "’ Poultry very firm, readily. blers and 12Q13c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys. 12%@14c; Geese, per pair, $1 50@2; Goslings, $2 50@2 75; Ducks, $4@5 for old and @730 for young: Hens, $430@6; Young Roosters, $3G7; old_Roosters, $450; Fryers, $550@6: Broilers, 550 for large and 33@4 for small: Pigeons, $175g2 Der dozen for old ‘and 32 300 275 for Squabs. GAME—Gray Geese §3: White Geese. §1@ Honicers, $2G i Jack ‘Snipe, —: Hare, @150 for Cottontail and Toc@$! Butter, Cheese and Eggs. There is more Butter on the market again, owing to free receipts from up the coast, but stocks are not excessive and the market Is quoted steady and unchanged. Cheese is also steady. There is plenty com- ing in, but it is going out very well. The situation in Eggs Is as before, the de- mand for cold storage, coupled with large local consumption, keeping stocks down. Quotations remain without change. Receipts as reported by the Dairy Exchange were: #8,900 pounds of Butter, 1417 cases Eggs, for Brush. 15,550 pounds California Cheese and — pounds Creamery—Extras, 17c; firsts, 15c; seconds, Ue. Dairv—Extras, 15¢; firsts, 13c; seconds, 12c; firsts, —; CHEESE — Faney, 3 cholce, nominal; Young Americas, $%c: EBastern. ful Cream, i15@i6%e per Ib. California Ranch — Selected White, 12%c; mixed colors, 114c per dozen. California Gathered—Selected, 11%e; stand- ieth Easiern-Fancy, —: standard, — nds —_— “StorageCalifornia fancy, —; standard, ——; Eastern fancy, —; 8! —; sec- onds, —. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. The Orange market continues In good condi- tion, as the decayed stock seems to have be- come eliminated from the receipts, and it is now the exception rather than the rule, as was the case a fortnight ago. At the auction 9 cars were sold, as follows: Fancy Navels, $115@1 80; cholce do, %0c@$1 15; standard do, 85c@$1 10; Lemons, 75c@$1 25. Lemons are weaker again, as receipts have suddenly Increased. Limes are firm at a fur- ther advance. Bananas continue firm. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES—50G75c_per box for common, 30c@ $150 for_good to choice and 31 T5@2 for fancy. PEARS—75c@$1 50 per box and nominal. CITRUS UITS—Navel Oranges, Seedlings, _3)e@$l; Tangerines, . 25 3 Japanese' Mandarins, ~ $1G1 50: Lemons. $19 3130 for common and S$175@2325 for good to cholce: Grape Frult. 50c@$2: Mexican Limes, $3@ California Limes, nominal; Ba- nanas, 7:c@$2 % per bunch; Pineapples, Tic@ $2 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. There Is nothing new to report. FRUITS—Apricots, 5@7c for Royals and S4@Q 10c for Moorparks: Evaporated Apples, 4@5ie: sun-dried, 1%@2%c; Peaches, 3@3%c for stand- 4@4l4c for cholce and 5@%c for fancy: Pears, 2@7c; Plums, pitted, 4@5c: unpitted, 1@ 1%4¢: Nectarines, 5@5i4c for red and 5%@éc for SES—Santa Clara, 4 sizes, 3c; 30-40s, 7c; 40-50s, 6%c; 50-608. 4i4c; 60-70s, 3%c; 70-80s, Ie: 80-90s, 2%c; 90-100s, 2%c; 100-120s, 1%c; rubles, 3¢ premjum; Sonomas, %c and 'San Joaquins ¢ less than Santa Cl except 100 and over, Which stand the same. RAISINS—The Ralsin Growers' Asscciation has established the following prices: Bleached Thompson's fancy, 12 per Ib: cholce, 1lc; standard, 10c; prime, Sc; unbleached Thomp- sons, 9c per Ib. Sultanas—Fancy, 10%c per Ib; choice, 9%c; standard. S$%c: prime, Se: un- bleached Sultana: ; Seedless, 50-1b boxes, 6c; d-crown, Tc: 3-crown, 6%e: 2-crown, Se. Pacific brand, 2-crown. Se; 3-crown, 54e, and _crown, 5le; seeded (Fresno prices). fancy, 18- unce. 5lc; choice, T6-ounce, §%c: 5%c; London Layers. 2-crown. $1 33 per box; 3-crown, §160: Fancy Clusters, §2; De. hesa, $250; Imperial, $3. All prices . o, b, at common shipping points in California. NUTS—Chestnuts, $@10c_per Ib for Italtan: Walnute., No. 1 softshell, 10c: No. 2. Tie: No. 1 hardsbell, 9%c: No. 2 7c; Almonds, 1@l3c ounce, 7e; 12-ounce, for papershell, $@11c for softshell; Peanuts, 6o for Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 13c; Filberts, &. Pecans. 11¢13c: Cocoanuts, '$3 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 13%@14c for brizht and 12% 13 for light amber: water white extraciod Tic; light amber extracted, 6%@7c; dark, 6@ 6%c per Ib. BEESWAX—24@2ec per Ib. Provisions. Dealers say that Hams, Bacon and Lara are selling at about the cost of mportation, and in some cases below it. ‘The feeling fa firm enough, but the demand is slow. CURBED MEATS—Bacon, 11@11%c per.1b for heavy, 11%@12 for light medium, 12%@13c for light, 13@l4c for extra light and 15@15%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 129 12i4c; Mess Beef, §12 per barrel; extra Mess, $13; Family, $i4: extra fine Pork. $15@15 8. extra clear, $1950@20; Mess, $1 i?uk.d Beef, 13¢ _per pound. LARD—Tierces quoted at 6%c per Ib for compound and 9%4@%%c for pure: half-barrels, pure, 10c; 10-1b tins, ‘10%c; 5-Ib tins, 10c. COTTOLENE—One half barrels, 8%c: three half-barrels, 8c; one tlerce. 7%c: two tlerces, T%ec; five tlerces, T%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands seil about 14c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 914@10c; medium, 8%@9c; light, 3@8ic; Cow Hides, Slc for heavy and 8¢ for ligh Stags, 8@6%c: Salted Kip. Sc: Salted Veal, 3@ Sic: Salted Calf, 10c; Dry Hides, 15%@1Se; Culls, 13%@Ue; Dry Kip, 15@16c: Dry Calf, 7e; Culls and Brands, 14@lse; Sheepsking shearlings, 20@30c_each; short Wool, @500 medium. 60@7sc: long Wool, 75c@$1 Horse Hides. sait, $2 75 for ana §242 % for medium, §1 25 fof small and tq for colts; Horse Hides, dry, $1 75 for large, $1 50 for medium, $1 25 for small and 50c for colts Deerskins—Summer or red skins, 35c: fall or medfum skins, 30c; winter or_thin skins, 2c. Goatskins—Prime 'Angoras, 7ic; large and ERLLOW-No. 1 Fendéred. A —No. rendered, e n; No. 2. 4@4lc; grease, 2G2%c. e o WOOL—Spring, 1900—Humboldt and Mend cino, 15@16c ver Ib: Northern, free, 12@13c; detective, 10@1ic: Middle County, free, 10@1lc do, defective, 3@10c; Southern, 12 months, 3§ Sc: Southern, free, 7 months, 7@10c: . do, de- fective, 7 months, ‘1@Sc: Oregon Valley, 15@16c; do, medium and coarse, 14@lse; gon Eastern. choice, 12@M4c; do, falr to $@llc; Nevada, 10gi2c. Fall—Humboldt Mendocino, 11@12c; Middle County and ern. 8@dc:’ San Joaquin, 7@Se. HOPS—i5@20c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. Recelpts of Hogs have again fallen off, and are now small. The consequence is a firm market. The other Meats continue steady previous prices. - BEEF—@bc for Steers and 6@7%c per Ib for 3 caws. VEAL—Large, 7@Sc: small, Se per Ib, MUTTON— Wathers, 3@3%c; Eve, pound. » N ol Mun—Y«r‘Ilnn 10c per Ib; Spring, 10@ i Live Hogs, and_under, —Live 3 160 0. 225 The, a0, 335 ‘and pven e Tocders: Sle; dressed Hogs, $%@9%e. General Merchandise. BAGS-—San Quentin Bags, $565; Calcutta Grain Bags, June and July, 6%@7c; spot, 6%@ %c; local make, %c less than Calcuttas; Wool Bags, 30@34c; Fleece Twine, T%@Sc. wc(l:f!;(—Wel'l.lnn:: $9 per ton: Southfleld ellington. $9: ttle. $7; Bryant, $7:_Coos Bay, $550; Wallsend, on-om.-fivf' ‘Walls- end, $9: Cumberland, $12'in bulk and $13 25 in sacks: Pennsylvania’Anthracite Egg. $14: Can- nel, $10 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and 317 in sacks: Rocky Mountain descriptions, 38 4 wbmflmw and 38 50 per ton, according Harrison's circular says: “During the weel there ave heen four” arrivas. o cout. tros British Columbia, 12.391 tons: elght from Wash. ington, 23150 tons; two from Oregon, 1220 tons; one from Australia, 1241 tons; total, 35,- 002 tons. The quantity coming fo. hand is fully supplying all immediate calls, both for house and steam uses, hence the pri steady, and business is fairly well maintained. Prophecies of varied characters are being mada to the future of the coal market ily. The domestic demand will be fully equal to former years, as it cannot be by other fuels, as no substitutes can be found for coal. For steam uses for manufacturing pur- poses coal will be largely displaced by fuel oll. on the grounds of economy. Already scat- tered through the city tanks are being placed for the reception of ofl where coal was for- merly used. Our styeet raiiroads, large bujld- ings with elevators, and large and small fac- tories are gradually drifting Into its use. Al our bay and ocean steamers will doubtless ad- here to coal consumption, as the insurance risk is materially in by the utilizing of any other fuel, hence the coal sales per an- num will remain large, notwithstanding the influx of fuel oll into the market. The de- crease of imports of foreign coal will cause a maintenance of high outward grain freights, lllneflmlm'-'-'fllllum‘l'l- erous coal freights ), formerly ruling, ! aim, SLGAR The Western Suear 3 ‘auotes. 100° Crushed, 1:’ ae i ‘more. No orders taken for less than 75 :}nh or “.:Nllmlfl'll. Dominos, half-var- rels, 6.3c; boxes, 6.5c per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 15. Flour, qr sks.... 14,73 Straw, tons .. ) Wheat, ctls 5.155 Hay. tons . 22 Barley. ctls 255 Peits. bdis . 3 Oats,” ctis 1 1760\ Hides, No . = Corn, ctis 50 Lime, bbls %2 Potatoes, sks ... 2275 Brandy, gals 3.000 Onions, sks 0 Wine, gals ... 92440 Bran, sks ....... 2150 Leather. rolls . & Midditngs. sks .. 235 Quicksilver. fisks Sugar, ctis . 2,000 Tallow, CtIS wevee 420 Wool, bales . i OREGON. Potatoes, sks ... 2% EASTERN. Oats, ctls ..ccun.- . Family Retail Market. | — . Butter, Cheese and Eggs are plentiful about last week's prices. Poultry is In moderate supply, as receipts from the East are not large at present. Prices show little variation. Game is coming in slenderly, as usual at this time of the ye The spring Vegetables are still rather dear, but supplies are gradually increasing and prices will soon be down to the capacity of tis general public purse. Decayed Oranges have about disappea and most of them are now sound and & Limes continue scarce and dear. at Coal, per ton— Gannei ... 12 00| Soutntield R Seartie coos By, — 845 Datry Produce, ete.— Butter, choice, sq. und 2 | extracted 10§12 i 20 60@73| Ducks, each.......505% Geese. each...$1 50Q° 75 | Pigeons, pair.....«@65 Rabbits, .e% 0G0 |Hare, each. Fryers, each. m'wua Geese, pair. Broflers, each. Turkeys, per Ib...17 Meat: per 1>— 13 Round Steak. 15| Strloin Steak. Tenderloin, do. Porterhouse, do.17% Smoked Beef..... Pork, salt. Pork' Chops. Pork Sa Veal 1 i 1 X Vegetables— Asparagus, per 1b.1 Peppers, per 1b....209— Artichokes, doz 40| Potatoes. per Ib.. 2 Beets. doz. New do Rhubarb. per 5. Sweet Potatoes,Ib §|Parsnips, per dz.X Radishes,dz behs. 1 Caulifiowers. each Sage, doz bnehs. Celery, head.. |String Beans.ib.i7% Cress,” doz bnchs 1520 Summer Squash, ;}l‘culszn. doz.$1 0@ fi B Egg Plant, 1b 5 Bprouts, per Ib. Green Peas, Ib. ttuce, per dox. fons, per Ib. Okra, dried, Ib. Fish— Barracuda Carp . atfish . Codfisn Flounders . Halibut Herring Kingfish Macxerel . Beans, white, 1b.12 Colored, per Ib.. X Dried Lima, Ib. Cabbage, each. Rockfish Salmon, fresh. Do. smoked. Shrimps .. Do, softshell,dz. 15@20 Mussels, quart 1 15@40 Oysters. Cal. 100. 4060 . 3@ Do, Eastern, dz.25g40 Wp—— » [ STOCK MARKET. | # ‘Business on the morning session of the Bond Stz m the moraing sesien of the Bona sales. Alaska Packers’ advanced to $122 and Makawell to $42 124, and Honokaa declined to °m - The only change In the afterncon was & re- covery in Oceanic to $7@48. On the morning session of the Producers’ Ofl Exchange there were heavy sales of Petroleum Center, Reed and Monarch, all at lower prices. Hanford was off again at $90. Business was quieter in the aftermoon and there was less fluctuation. Street raliroad stocks ex-dividend yesterday were: Presidio and Ferries, 100, and Oukland, San Leandro and Haywards, 0o, The California Fruit Canners’ Association will pay a dividend of 60c per share on the 20th. The London, Paris and American Bank has declared a dividend of 4 per cent for the six months ending December 3L 1300, payable im- mediately, making 7 per cent for the year. STOCX AND BOND EXCHANGE. s e is " M Bay C P C §s. — 101 Cai-st_Cab Ss. S 56.105 106 € C Water Sa. Om C R 6s....128% — EL&P 6s. Pac G x — 100% F &ClRyfs Pk & Cl R 65105 — Geary-st R5s. — — FR&ORs.. — — Haw C Si....108% — |Powell-st R fa.120 BN R R 14 (3 F & S0V ey o LALCosts. — — |SRofCal 6a.110 — Do gntd 6s.. — 14 'S P R of A fe.112% — Do gntd fe..100 — |S P C ds (1905, LAPRR 55.101%102% | Series A)..... — 110% S s | e S scrtonh.—nfi Do = NRofCal o — 14KS P C st g = N R of Cal §s.120% — | S P Br R ds... 1318 — NPCRR 014 — 'SV Water = NPCRRGe108G — SV Water - NCRRS..11 — | Do - OGL&H.113 — [Stkn G = Oak Tr Co 6s. — 1T/ ATER STOCKS. = Contra Costa.. 0% 7T1% Spring Valley. 1% Siarin Coanty. 995 = GAS AND ELECTRI Cent L & P. 4 |Pac - Equit_Gas. iz - @ 3% o an - Pac 4% Stktn G & B.. — 1 JRANCE STOCKS. Firem’ 20 Anglo-Cal ) (Lon P & A...18 — at Sote mb? 105% “’Ezlurx-m'}"x‘s. = 1st N of 8 F.. — 312% 7 SAVINGS BANKS. .......1880 1900 g 15— g ;, PARSERRALT S | B BSEL"!SSUmS Afternoon Sesston. 20 Alaska Packers’ 1% Cal Safe Deposit . 5 Hawallan Coml & 10 Honokaa 100 Honokaa. - 260 Hutchinson § P Co w 0 Oceanic S § Co. 20 Oceanic S S Co. 10 Oceante S S Co... $1000 S V 43 20 mtge) FRODUCERS' OIL EXCHANGE. Assn.. ])z’c:fromu-mmm. b 30. Continued cn Page nm-‘