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

THE SAN FRANCISC) CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1901 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. ‘ i er lower. No change in Exchange. IWheat futures recovered somezchat. Barley firm. \ o change in Oats, Corn and Ry firm and Hay quiet and steady. ent takes a large line of white Beans. Colored weak. very tatoes steady and Onions firm. Asparagus coming in heavily. Butter, Cheese and Eggs as previously quoted. Poultry continues firm under light receipts. A ore Strawberries arrived. Oranges coming in heavily. ons and Limes unchanged. Bananas and Apples, steady. -unes still quoted firm, with some sizes getting scarce. Provisions rule firm at previous quotations. “o0l, Hops and Hides stand as before. Il firm under light receipts. Mutton and Lamb easy. ks continue in demand. Local stocks and bonds sell fairly. Imports of Specie. | this port during the | 41700 16,000 29,000 Reading . Reading 1st prefd. Reading 2d pretd. Rio Grande Western'...\'- & io Grande Western pre! . .. So 8.~ | St Louis & San Francisco.. -y 1900, the descriptions St Louis & San Fran st pre 85ty old bullion, §2,674,262; gold St Louls & San Fran 2d prefd. 68ty s n, $367,654: silver coin, | St Louls, Southwestern..... < 2 - s were: Mexico St Louls, Southwestern prefd. Japan, §1,648 8 Pt < = St Paul pretd W eather ’ ! St Paul & Omaha Weather Report. Southern' Pacific Southern Rallway ........ Southern Raflway prefd Texas & Pacific Unjon Pacific .. Spom e the seasonal rainfalls to jon Pacific prefd with those of the same date s o a il in the last twenty- — — | ast This Last XS 3 Season Third Avenue ure| Seas: Baltimore & Ohlo prefd.... tional Tube, t T........ Tube ‘prefd, t r.. | Express Companies— Adams Ameriean United_States Wells Fargo Miscellaneous American Cotton Ofl..... American Cotton OIl prefd. American Malting . American Malting prefd.. . American Smelting & Ref......... American Smelt & R prefd, ex div American Spirits .......... American Spirits prefd.. American Steel Hoop, t r American Steel Hoop prefd, t r.. American Steel & Wire, t r... 3 American Steel & Wire prefd, t r American Tin Plate, t r..... E 060 100 um temperature, TIONS AND GENERAL during the srthwestes as been a slig hours over the Californta. 1 south of 1 e Kilien iwer 8 American Tin Plate prefd, t r. ldalLo. Through- | 13.500 American TobRCEO ..o s.r..r. ‘ but little chan American Tobacc frem - o the o Anaconda Mining Co...... | r ion, and snow is falling | rooklyn Rapid Transit - nd Southern Idaho olorado Fuel & Iron.. - A 2 b the S 40 Continental Tobacco 1 reported at 700 Continental Tobacco prefd “ederal Steel, . ederal Winnemucca San Francisco for thi March 1901 ) dy unsettied weas winds on the coast; »we Sugar national Paper ... International Paper prefd.. loudy unsettied weather Laclede Gas s s in the interfor; mtional Biscult .... winds shing ational Biseuit prefd warmer Saturday. ational Lead ....... ied weather Saturday; ational Lead prefd ational Steel, t r. 3 ational Steel prefd, t r ew York Air Brake North American Pacific Coast ..... G Pacific Coast 1st prefd. Pacific Coast 24 prefd. Facific Mail ...... People’s Gas ... Pressed Steel Car. enow; continued cool ather Saturday, riy wind. inity—Cloudy unsettled westerly winds. cADIE. Forecast Official. led wre: Pressed Steel Car prefd Pullman Palace Car Standard Rope & T Sugar prefd n nations rikir agreement with a competitor. Sugar | Chi B & Q. 165 Butte & Boston.. 107 y irregularty, both up and down, | Dominfon Coal. 38 |Calumet & Hecla..858 dealings. Do prefd.. 130 |Centennial d market continued active and ir- | Federal Steel. 48% Franklin tal sales, par value, $5,425,000. 101 | Humboldt tes tBnds were all unchanged on the 144% Osceola 22141 Parrot NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. 182 | Quincy s Closing | Ed Elec Til. 27 | cal Tennessee Coal & Iros United States Leather United States Leather United States Rubber...... United States Rubber prefd. Western Union . Amalgamated Copper . Republic Iron & Steel Co. Republic Iron & Steel Co pres P C C & St Louts. 1,325,900 Shares sold. York Siock Market. March —There was a great 1 the stock market to- tions of specula- quite strong, the e more cheerful n the agreement tain and Russia ne opes ing was e being markets reat | [ { Tientsin. The Eries | 17 g per 2 n‘u‘f_s"o-‘ e, g led to the favor of the | Do coupon........18%(N ¥ C iats.... o7 | e to the late notable up- | U S 3s reg........ .11 |N J C gen 38 34 v, and they en- | Do 3s coupon.. . 111%|N Pacific 3s........ 715 | the opening strength, but | Do new 4s reg 1384 Do ts... 1055 | sarticularly directed | Do DeW 4 coup..138 s and their reaction had Do old 4s coup ‘”‘ ve in bringing about the Subse- -y Riggad 5 | in th neral market. The | i e S 1% Do 55 coupos Dist of Col 3.63¢ stocks w 113, 12315 under decided | a very large lLne of Do con 5s.. all the principal mem- | Atchison gen 4s.. 104% Reading gen ds..... 8434 were liquidated. maxing | Do 8dj 4 S5 R G W Ists........1008 | their prices. Attempts | Canada 8o 2ds.....108% St L & I M con .18 the market by advancing | Ches & O 4s......107% (St L & S F gen 6s.13115 and there. but they were | Do 3. 121% St Paul cons.......1841; | Chi & serving as a cover 1% St P C & P ist vealizing heavy tone in | Do 8 F deb 58..124 | Do 3s... 1 | the first of the week has had | Chicago Term 4s... 97 |S Pacific 4s . 2% | 3 the general market so | Colorado So 4s..... $6%'S Ra'iway Ss. | out as en effective rally- | D & R G 4s. <102 |Stand R & T 6s | bid up within a quarter Erie gen ds......... $5% Tex & Pac lsts level. It fell back F W & D C lsts.103% Do sds.. and closed with a net gain | Gen Klectric 3s... |U Pacific 4s. Towa Cent lsts. L & N uni 4s MK &T 24s. Va Centurfes. 1174 Wabash 1sts. 102%| Do 2ds.. 80 | West Shore 4s. 9% Wise Central 1st ING STOCKS. | Among the leading rail- | substantial strength | the | trunk nnsylvania led the former | lines and by xtreme arfh advance of 2 points. MI 5o large as to tax facili- | ic 80 larg: cili- | Adams Con. 22\ Little Chief. 5 r rates to come on grain were Alice 33 Ontasio - e | Breec 20 Ophjr 55 Rl ol S .27 23 Phoenix Srines were Con | Comeiock Tumnei 05 Poton : . e Con Cal a 5| Savage . e ihe tous carrled | Deadwood Terra.... 30|Sierra N | extreme 3%, closing at the top, and the | Deadwood T 19 Bmant B | n gained 13, Nothing definite Is known | yor JHIve 6| Btandard e pibe buying. but the belle | 1500, T B~ g “another system. There was some | BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. strength among the group | Money |Union Pacific....... 82% werties which have been | Call loans. -3 @4 Union Land L4 srominent, but none of them was | Time .oans.........3%@4 West End . : Denver and Rio Grande stocks | Stocks— the common and 3% for the | | Westinghse Elec. Atch T & Sta Fe.. 60%| Bonds— belier that they will pass into | * Do prefd I 9413| Atchison 4s........102 | Missouri Pacific. Ncrthern | American Sugar...M2 | Mining Shares— e 6 points without any news. West- | * Do prefd..........121 | Adventure 1y moved up over ? points; American | Amer Telephone...162% | Bingham 253 | and preferred of the latter cor- | Hoston & Albany..25 |Amalg Copper 1013 | rumors of consolidat! Inter- | Boston Elevated.. 173 |Atiantie 2 3215 al Paper rose & and the 2% on & reported . | Boston & Maine. 1541 Boston & Montana.3s6 Bid. | Mexican Central. 6‘?% B'NE gl-. & Coke.. 12 lwll.nh Mining. 3 Colony .. ona 1% | Old Dominion 36%(Wolverines . Canadian Pacific . 94 | Rubber ....... 19 Canada Southern . 2, . Chrame et W 2% | London Market, ago, Burlington & 1654y — :; > ::“ l‘x'ml?’ i fi':.‘xl;‘illll; 37“_’, NEW YORK, March 22.—The Commercial Chivago & Eestern lilinois. 1153 | Advertiser's London financial cablegram says. Chicago & Northwestern. 17815 | Activity is growing on the stock market here. Chicago, F 1sland & Pi 125% | On good business to-day the tonme hardened CeE e st jia | considerably. The report of the Anglo-Rus- Colorado 3 Colorado Southern st prefd. 4R | Sen omlensangios wan 1N Sietie) el Colorado Southern 24 prefd 20% | American shares were buoyant all day on buy- Delawgre & Hudson.. 164%; | ing by professionals who were eager and mot Delaware, Lack & Wes 195% | at all discriminating, the only feature being Denver & Rio Grande. £215 | the sharp spurt upward of the Denver issibs Denvar @MW Snnte JH0. - % | and the Grand Trunk common. The jump. in Frte isi prefd #% | Grand Trunk was a smart one and It startes reat _\.onhfm prefd. ,',;,‘ | a lwm( New York was buying for con- Tiianis ORIY - ‘fi.,.lnnmumm on the local loans. Call loans Jowa Central . O were 3% per cent; bills, cent. The ogs Conp - B | EeTh ' ety M YO Do St from 1,4);»5;‘1“'mernudd ;i.!”‘ § to 7 per cent. CLOSING. - Zake Shore. . 2 Toulsville & Nashville........... [ 99% | LONDON, March 22—Atchison, 62%;: Cana- Manhattan Elevated 125% | dian Pacific, 97%; St. Paul, ; Illinols Cen- Metropolitan Street Raflway 164 * | tral, 140; Union Pacific prefd, §7%: New York Yexican Contral L. Geniral. 150; Fenneylvania, Tri: Reading, J: nes Low orthern i Anaconda. Mineapolis & St Louls prefd. Rand, 4%. Bar siiver, dull, 2i%d per Missourt Pacific - Money, 4 per cent. 3 Mobile & Ohlo, Missourl, Kansas & Texas. Missouri, Kansas & Texas prefd. ):ew %flwey Central. Fow Work OanErt. WASHINGTON, March 22.—To-day's Norfolk & Western. . 2 ment of the Treasury shows: BT B e atle cash balance, $154,213,195; gold, Northern Pacific prefd. Orepon Bativoed & Navigation T Oregon, Rallroad & Nav prefd Pennsylvania . New York Money Market. NEW YORK, March 2.—Money on call izamaiEE Portland, 233,400 | Porttana; o 769,55 St. Joseph ... 3,599,605 Los Angeles . 2,961,39% Bedford . Knoxville, Tenn. Topeka . Birm!ngham Wichita . | Binghamton ...1 1 Lexington, Ky .... Jacksonvil Kalamazco Akron . Chattanooga Rockford, 111 | Canton. Ohio . Springfield, Totals U. S...... Totals outside N ¥oooioooons TI6489,957 BT 5 DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal $IT416572 379 Toronto 11,131,844 19.8 | Winnipeg . 11640926 Halifax 1,373,165 6.0 Hamilton 4 513 250 John, N. B, 708,082 8.7 | Vancouver . 631,300 13.0 Victoria . 629,962 34,412,552 [3 R — | established standards of the market, were scen | trfal stocks fairly shared honors with the rail- | road list. | although there was a considerable amount of | and the tone of speculation there wi . collision between Russia and England in China | was | ness outlook, the incrcusing earnings of ral ! plays the greatest activity and steady at 24@2% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 31@4ls per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at 4 ST%@4 S8 for demand and $4 8i% for days. Posted rates, $i 85%@4 89. Commercial bills, $4 S3%@4 8414 Stiver certificates, (2@63c. Bar silver, 60i.c. Mexican dollars, 49c. Bonds—Government, steady; State, inactive; railroad, irregular. Bank Clearings. e * NEW YORK, March 22.—The following table, complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- Ings at all principal cities for the week ended March 21, with the percentage of Increase and decrease, compared with the correspohding week last year: Citles— New York . Boaton . cago Philadeiphia St. Louls Pittsburg . Baltimore San Franctsco Cincinnat{ . Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolis . Detroit Clevelans Louisviile Providence Milwaukes St. Paul Buffalo Omaha . Indianap Columbus, Ohi Savannah Denver Hartford Richmona Memphis Washington . Peoria Rochester ... New Haven . Worcester .. Atlanta ........ Salt Lake City 87,069,476 42,945,908 36.8 3 BINSS 232, BEaELBE Donm s 1 1 Norfolk racuse y Des Moines . Nashville ... Wilmington, Del... Fall River cranton ... rand Rapids Augusta, Lowell .. Dayton, Ohio . Seattle . Tacoma pokane Ohio. D Galveston Houston ... Evansville 1,001, 65 Macon ..... 639,000 Little Rock . 613,485 Helena ... 695,116 Spriogfield, TIl. 530,399 Youngstown 301,861 Bloomington 4 251,483 Jacksonville, Til.... 137.696 slorado Springs. Bradstreet's Financial Revietw. #* e e NEW YORK, March 22.—Bradstreet's Finan- cial Review to-morrow will say: Great strength and activity, fully up to the recently during the week. Prices advanced in the early days of the week and the steel indus- In both departments of the market new records as to quotations were made, and manipulation outside partictpation increased. London showed little interest in the market un- fortunate and affected by the rumors that a possible. In rfact the stories that an actual clash between the forces of the two powers at Tientsin might occur unsettled tne money and stock mark>ts abroad, and on last \\'edne!d? produced a selling movement and a setbacl in prices here. This movement, however, was apparently due in any event and the liquidation was by no means severe, Fresh buying made its appearance and the news on Thursday was that Russia and Eng. land were again in acecrd, thus removing any ground for fear that "ae money market would Le unfavorably affected by foreign ,political complications. A stronger tone thereupon re- asserted itself and the upward movement in prices, based on the favorable crop and busi- road properties, their good dividend prospects and the talk of further deals and combinations among the different systems, with the really striking success of the steel deal, all com- bined to sustain a buoyunt tone in speculation, — — Bradstreet's on Trade. -—— NEW YORK, March 22.—Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: Trade is still active, though perhaps not so buoyant as in weeks past; part- Iy owing to the natural subsidence of the spring demand at wholesale and partly because of the interruption to demand and shipments by snow and rain storms in the northern half of the country. From the South the first dis- tinctly unfavorable advices received for some time past come as a result of the heavy and continued decline in the price of cotton, Trade comparisons with earlier years favor the present season, as may be gathered from the exceptionally good railway earnings gnd the enormous increase in clearings, of which are no doubt explained by the prepar- ations for large financial operations and the bullish speculation in stocks, which has re. sulted in new price records for many securi- tles. Southwestern advices are especially cheerful and farmers in that section hope to repeat or even improve upon the good results of last year. Textiles are still the sore spot in the trade situation. Cotton is %c lower on the week, 2%c below the top of the rise last year and 1%¢ below a year ago. Wool strengthens as cotton weakens. Old lots of wool are well closed out at Boston. Prices are mo higher, but cut ices _are no longer Eoods are P beat situated o all and the ‘raw® sik market is healthy. Iron and &:el are strong and even buoyant, but as in es past, the Western dis- LS el g i ggis i 55% $s8 i and a fractional gain is noted after the late “n‘:" d.flm ords nf’ shoes are urn: coming In in 'uodun-l:gxlgen ‘at Boston and help to dispel whatever uncertainty have ex- Isted among manufacturers as to the outlook. Shipments are increasing, those for this week exceeding last week and a vear ago though Stll nearly 10 per cent below a year ago for the season. Heavy leathers are good de- mand at all markets and light welghts, thoush Quleter, are not accumulatin, wwxi("“' including flour,b mmfl. wr' t{n ek aggregate X , agains - 693,939 bushels Il}(s:vr:k; -905.‘” bushels in the corresponding week of 1900, and 3,746,761 busheis in 1599, From July 1 to date this season wheat ex- ports are 146,628,100 bushels, against 144,220.301 last season, and 180,575,502 ‘bushels in 1398-3. Failures for the week in the United States number 231 as against 207 last week, 192 in this Wweek a_ year ago, 152 in 1889, 215 in 1898 and 221 in 1897. G Canadian fallures number 4 as against 28 last week, 23 {n this week a yegr ago, 33 in 1899, 29 in 1898 and 40 in 1507 PG R S A Sl AN Y Dun’s Review of Trade. I * NEW YORK, March 2.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weckly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: The position of general business is satisfactory, being marked this week by Increased activity of retail concerns throughout the West and in some Atlantic seaboard cities, which Is ‘con- sldered the forerunner of a generally good SPring trade. New enterprise is reflected in the largest demand for many months for build- ers’ hardware and general materials and con- tracts for prompt delivery of all structural g00ds are very difficult to place. Collections are prompt and railroad tonnage is well main- talned. Earnings of all railroads for the month of March to date show a galn of 10.8 per cent over last year and 36 per cent over 1899, The gains extend to practically the whole country. The textile industry alone does not improve Short time hus been adopted by the Fall River cotton mills and there are reports that some of the Southern weaving mills are about to curtail production, but this has been Jvithout special effect upon demand for either print clot] or-heavy brown cottons. Quotations of pig iron and finished steel tend toward a higher level. There is still the whole- fome element of conservatism, which prevents violent fluctuations and keeps the advance at a moderate rate, but the tendency of the mar- ket is undeniably toward better things. The | most conspicuous strength is apparent in Bes- eemer pig, which now commands $17 at Piti burg, while steel billets have sold at $24 and bigh carbon billets reached $30. Steel bars are §1 per ton higher and structural shapes are firmly maintained, with every expectation of an advance. While these quotations show mod- | erats gains much higher rates are paid for immediate delivery and in small amounts. A ghort time ago it was expected that new ore prices would be much lower, but the remark- able strength of products will tend te sustain values of the raw material. New high records are constantly cstablished for voke in the Con- rellsville region and prices are firm. Among the minor metals further depression in tin was the feature. The amount of cotton coming forward at the South indicates that plantation stocks are by no means exhausted and preparations for the new crop promise an enormous acreage. Footwear is firmly maintained for staple lines, although high-priced grades are easier. Some decrease.in demand does not disturb pro- ducers as factories are busy on contracts that will require months to fill. Buyers who left Boston recently are uow sending in orders freely. Especially is thw noticed in the local market for patent and enamel shoes. Leather is in good demand, but quotations are un- changed. Hides at Chicago have declined steadily for two montiis, the met fall in the average of ten grades amounting to 7.2 per cent. " Despite the weakness in domestic lines foreign hides are tending upward. Special reports telegraphed this week indi- cate that the winter wheat crop is in good condition and an unusually heavy acreage was planted at the Southwest, while ravages by the Hessian fly have been exaggerated. Failures for the week numbered 224 in the United States, against 153 last year, and 33 in Canada, against 27 last year. New York Grain and Produce. *- % NEW YORK, March 22 FLOUR—Receipts, 13,779 bbls.; exports, 13,750 bbls. Quiet and steady all day at old prices. ‘WHBAT—Recelpts, 11,600 bushels. Spot, firm. No. 2 red, §1%c f. 0. b. afloat: No. 2 red, 80l elevator: No. 1 Northern Duluth, S0@80%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 92%c f. o. b. afloat. Options at first were inclined toward heaviness, selling off 1%@1%c under liquidation impelled by bearish cables, fine weather Wes a rise in consols small seaboard clear- ances. A subsequent stir in export circles, however, alurmed shorts and prompted after- noon steadiness, helped by a bullish ‘‘Modern Miller’” report on the crop outlook. Closed firm. %@%4c net decline. March closed S0%c; May, S0q@sbise, closed S0%c; July, 75%@S0 7-16c, closed 80;c: September, 79%@79%¢, closed T9%c. HOPS—Quiet, HIDES-Steady. COFFEE—Spot—Rio, dull: No. 7 involce, 7c; mild, dull; Cordova, S%@l2c. The market for futures opened quiet at unchanged prices, ad- vanced 5 points on local covering with sellers scarce, subsequently lost under renewed selling by local interests. Closed steady with prices partially 5 poimts lower. Total sales, 22 bags, including: March, 1902, $6 May, $5 55: June, $5 60; July, § 65; August, $5 70; Septem- ber. 8 75: October and November, $5 $0. SUGAR—Raw, steady: fair refining, 3%c; Centrifugal, 9 test, 4 13-32c; molasses sugar, 39-3%; refined, steady. BUTTER—Receipts, 3668 packages; firm; creamery, 16@22c; factory, 10@14%e. - EGGS—Receipts, 17120 packages; easfer; | Western at mark, 12%@13c. DRIED FRUITS. While the market for evaporated apples ex- hibited signs of strength to-day, owing to the lght supplies on hand, there was no startling changes in quotations nor was there any ac- tivity to speak of. Prices at the close remain as last quoted, but the trend of prices is to- ward a higher level. State common was quoted at 3@ic; prime, 4%@4%c; choice, 5@%c, and fancy, 6@6Yc. California dried fruits nomtnally steady. PRUNES—34@7c per pound, as to size and uality. PRICOTS Roval, T4@izc: Moorpark, 8%@ 13¢c, 'EACHES—Peeled, 1214@20c; unpeeled, %@ were inactive but ———— Chicago Grain Market. * *® CHICAGO, March 22.—News on hand before the tap of the opening gong was against the bulls, and May started out with a decline of %e 1o %e to ¥@lc, selling simultaneously at T6%c and T5%c. Liverpool was easy and the war scare seemed to have become a thing of the past. Argentine shipments were very heavy, Northwest receints were liberal and the weather distinctly spring-like. May d clined during the forenoon to 73%c. The cas situation was reported Improved and the Mod ern Miller said a few gloomy words concern ing the ravages of the Hesslan fly during the afternoon, and the market rallled under cov- ering by shorts to 76ikc. The close was steady, K@% under yesterday at Toc. TN opened easy and declined early fn sym- thy with wheat and bearish news. Support R; a leading operator checked any pronounced weakness, and during the afternoon a outside demand sprang up and a local bull made large purchases. 'The close was firm, a sl Higher, at 4154@ 1% for May; Oats were fairly active and firm. May closed a shade up at 24%@2c. * Provisions were very irregular, following a steady opening on light receipts. After open- e R A R rokers u 3 Was steady, 3¢ lower for pork, 12%@lsc higher for ribs and 2l%c lower for lard. The leading futures ranged as follows: < Arflckl—; Open. High. Low. Close. Wh;c! No. 2— T ;g“ ;5* ;_g* 6% 7% % 41% 4 CI;Z 2 24% 2 hblm 4% 4% 24% 63 1640 1580 1 b::_w 15 00 14 65 14 TEt 1p 1B 1B 7 g“ 79 78 7924 ll,l).;h.—.’ 97 T80 7921 77 7% 7 67! % 3 1% 1 7 77 Cash quotations were as follows. steady: No. 3 spring whea fad ) 9 2! G No, 2 corn, do%c: No. 3 No. 2 oat ; No. 2 white, 3 -white, ‘B‘A 7 No. 2 rye, market fairly active; creameri tri Cheese, datries, Hottc " Cheese, active, W Wheat— gfnnlll‘ osing ‘Wheat— Opening . Closing Flour— Opening Closing New York Metal Market. . NEW YORK., March 22—An improvement in speculative circles of tin abroad caused an advance of 10s in that market to £113 17s 6d on spot and £111 158 on futures. The local market was sympathetically higher, but trad- ing was confined chiefiy to supplying immediate requirements with the close firm at 325 60. Cop- per in London recovered the loss of yesterday cn some light buying orders and closed steady at £68 175 6d on spot and £69 7s 6d for futures. The local situation was entirely destitute of new features, prices rcmaining nominally on the basis of §i7_for Lake Superior and $16 621 for casting and electrolytic. Spelter was a shade lower to-day, but trading at the decline was small, with the final tone weak at $3 So@ 3 90. continues dull and unchanged. Domestic {ron markets were qulet and in the absence of business prices were more or less nominal. Pig fron warrants, $3 50@10 50; North- ern foundry, $15@15 50; Southern foundry, $14@ 1550, and soft Southern, $S13@15 50. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March 22.—The cotton market, after opening at an advance of 11G2L points, further improved a little. May sold up from 8.03¢ to 8.10¢c, July from 3.05c to 8.05c and Oc- tcber from 7.3%¢ fo 7.42c. The general market closed steady at a net advance of 12 to 20 points. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, March 22.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1500, including 100 Texans. Steers about steady. Good to prime ste poor Hum, 75040} stopkers wnd fesaire, acive $H @4 65; cows, 32 65@4 35; heifers, $2 704 60; canners, slow, $22 60; bulls, $2 75@4 35; calves, Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. { $4 50@6; Texas fed steers, $1@5: Texas grass | steers, $3 40@4: Texas bulls, $2 5033 7. i HOGS—Receipts to-day, '16,000; to-morrow, 15 000, estimated; left over, 1500. Closed stromg, 5c lower. Top, $6 Mixed and butchers’, 45 85@6 15; good to cholce heavy, $6@6 15: rough heavy, $5 85@5 95; light, $5 $5@6 05; bulk of sales, $5 97 05. SHEEP—Receipts, 4000. Sheep and about steady. Good to choice wethers, 5: falr to choice mixed, $4 50@4 80; W sheep, $4 75@5; yearlings, $4 755 10; lambs, $ 75@5 40; Western lambs, $ 2085 40. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, March 22.—Clearings, $251,864; Lalances, $51,951. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, March In the Portland wheat market Walla Walla was selling over a range of 56@sTc. Three ships cleared to-day, with cargoes totaling 340,000 bushels, and two more will of Linlithgow, with finish to-morrow. Cleared—Ship County 115,204 bushels wheat; bark Swanhilda, with 124,740; bark Arthur Fitger, with 94,57; all for Queenstown. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, March 22.—No change in wheat; bluestem, 5ic; club, 56 London Wool Sales. LONDON, March 22.—The offerings at the wool auctlon sales to-day number 14,740 bales. The attendance ®ood and operators were free buyers. Americans competed eagerly for suitable parcels and pa‘d full rates for medium greasy. Superfor scoureds and cross-breds were firm. Merinos were generally 10 per cent high- er. A small selection of new clip met with a ready sale. | | i | Foreign Markets. LONDON, March 22.—Consols, 95 15-16; Sil- ver. 21%d; French rentes, 101f 42%c; wheat cargoes on passage, quiet' and steady; No. 1| Standard California, 30s 3d; Walla Walla, 2s 6d; Knglish country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL. March 22.—Wheat, steady; No. | 1 Standard California, 6s 31d@os 4d: wheat in | Paris, dull; flour in Parls, dull; French coun- | try markets, steady. | COTTON—Uplands, i%d CLOSING. | WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. 1 California, 6s | 3%d; No. 2 red Western winter, 6s: No. L/ Northern spring, s 32d. Futures—Quiet; May, | 68 %d: July, 6s 1:d. i | CORN—Spot, firm; American mixed, new, 3s 10%d; American mixed, old, 4s %d. Futures— Quiet; May, 38 100; July, s 0%d; September, HOPS—At London, Pacific Coast, steady, £4@4 15s. A ODRE P SRR Ry R Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchonge, 60 days - Hmy Sterling Exchange, sight. - 4 883, Sterling Cables - 4 80% New York Exchange, sight - 15 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 17 Silver, per ounce........ ; 6015 Mexican Dollars, nominal. Wheat and Other Grains. ‘WHEAT—New York, Parls and Liverpool were all lower, although the former recovered at the close. Argentine shipments for the week were 1912.000 bushels, against 4,296,000 for the | same week last year. | Chicago opened heavy, with holders realizing frecly. Fresh buying will be necessary to sus- tain prices. There is a good deal of long wheat coming out and everybody seemed to have sell- ing orders. The Northwest sold May. Armour’s buying stopped some of the selling. In this market there was an improvement in futures, but spot prices were unchanged. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1; milling, o1 v2%@1 05 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—December—2000 ctls, $105. Second Session—! —6000 ctls, flfl!é: 2000, $1.023: 2000, $1 2% . $102%; 8000, $1 0214 Regular Morning Session—May—6000 ctis, §1 03; 4000, $103%; 10,000, $103%; 2000, $103%; 6000, $103%: 6000, $103%; %000, $103%. December— 2000, $1 05%; 6000, $1 05%. Alternoon Sesslon—May—2000 ctls, §163%: 4000, RLEY—The situation still stands the same, some dealers quoting a firm and active and others a dull market. Keed, 6%@7T%e for cholce bright, Te for No. 1 and 72%@73%c for off grades: Brewing and Shipping grades, 80gsic; Chevalier, nomi- nal. CALL BOARD SALES, Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales, Second Session—No sales. pplBular Morning Session—May—000 ctis, né\qu‘“oqn Session—December—2000 ctls, 69%c; . 69%c. OATS—Dealers are quoting a dull and fea- tureless market. White. 31 zow1 45; Su nominal; Red. | $125G1 40 for Feed 313501 45 _for Seed Gray, nominal; Black, for Feed, $117%@1 20 for Seed $1 25@1 30 ner ctl, CORN—Yellow, $110@115; White, $110G1 15; Eastern mixed, $112% per ctl. BCKWHEAT “Nomiral. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $3 5@ 350, usual terms: Bakers' Extras, $3 15@3 25; §2 75@2 8 per barrel for family and @3 M for bakers'; Washington, bakers' $2 75 ILLSTUFFS—Prices t lows, usual amb‘-'m Meal, 6‘ 0% Rice Flour, #1: Corn . mugnmdfi..an:on Groats, $4 50; Hom. 3 *’-’"-%=‘ 5 R it peas, §5; Green Hay and Feedstuffs. v&uhwflm. as arrivals have been light for some little time. Hay shows no change whatever. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $i6 Utlcake Meal at the B! oot Gkt 3 {135: 19,100 pounds California Cheese and — pounds | Eastern Cheese. BUTTER: Creamery—Extras, 17c; firsts, 15¢; seconds, He. Dalry—Extras, 15c; firsts, 13c; seconds, 12c; store, llc, tons of white Beans, has again nn«"wuk'lnnl-nmwu is con- sumes about one-third of present stocks of ‘Whites -and renders the market very firm. _Col- ored Beans continue weak, especially Pink, which are reported offering freely at conces- sions from the quotations belm.vi ltgu:& m deals ho rying large stoc! - {0 on 1ike &rim deatn to keep the market from ety REANS—Bayos, $25002 65; Small White, $4 6 @4 %; Large gh!lke. a4 5!’"1.} fll:’r:'» : ackeye, o mas, oo ge’-‘.fiommu;'fuamdney. $B@4 per etl. S— Brot Mustard, nominal: Yellow Mustard, nomimal; Flax. 35 50@3; Canary, 350 3%c for Eastern: Alfalfa, 134@Skc for Califor- nia and m:l‘éc slor Utah; Rape, 2@2%c; Hemp, RIED ERAS Niles, $20250; Green, 12 700 3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatots and Onions show no further change ‘worthy of note. The former are steady and the latter firm with light stocks. Receipts of Asparagus were the heaviest yet, but a good demand for local account and ship- ment keeps the market from breaking. Rhubarb and Peas are about as before quoted. Southern Vegetables are not much in evidence now. The canners bought No. 2 Asparagus at Tc. Mexican Tomatoes are cleaning up. Recelipts were 2146 boxes Asparagus, #2 boxes Rhubarb, 473 sacks Bay Peas and 180 sacks New Potatoes. POTATOES—Early Rose. §ic@$§1: Burbanks, @50 for River and 80G%c for Oregon: Gar- net Chiles from Oregon, 80@%c; Sweets, 60@" for Merced; New Potatoes, 1G3c per Ib. % ONIONS—$2@3 per ctl Cut Onions, T5c@si 50 per sack; Australians, 33 30@4; Green Onloms, 25@40c ver box, 4 VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, 60c@$150 per box; Asparagus, $175G22 for fancy, $125@150 per box for No. 1 and 60c@$l for No. Green Feas, 2G2%c for Bay: String Beans, 6@l0c: Cabbage, 65c@$1; Tomatoes, Los Angeles. 75c@ §150 per crate;’ from Mexico, $125@150 per crate; Fgg Plant, Los Angeles, 12%c per Ib; Green Peppers, Los Angeles, 8G10c per Ib for Chile and 12i4c for Bell; Dried Peppers, 129 18c: Dry Okra, 25 Carrots. 2@35c per sack; Hothousé Cucumbers, 75c@$1 50 per dozen: Summer Squash, $§1%5 per box: Garlic, 24@3c per Ib; Marrowfat Squash, §20§30 per ton; Mushrooms, $@lic per I Poultry and Game. There s no decline in Poultry, as receipts continue light and the demand good. Game continues dull. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11§12 for Gob- blers and 12@l4c for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1 50@2; Goslings, $250@3: Ducks, $4 30@6 for old and $8@9 50 for young: Hens, 538 young Roosters, $7@8 50; old Rooster: @5 5 Fryers. $5a5 50; Broilers, $5G8 for large and $350G4 50 for 'small; Pigeons, $1 75G3 per dozen for old and $2 30@3 for Squabs. GAME—Gray Geese, $3: White Geese. $18 Brant, $1 50@1 75 for small _and 82 for large; Honkers. $3@4 30: Eneiish Snipe, $2 50 Jdack " Snipe, $150; Hare, $1; Rabbits, $§125 @150 tor Cottontail and 75c@$1 for Brush, Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Eggs are quoted steady on the Dalry Ex- change, and stocks continue small, while the demand fs lively. Storage room is said to be Betting scarce, owing to the large quantities | lately put into the ice houses. One house is already reported full. Cheese continues firm. Butter is still weak for everything except the fancy creameries, and stocks of medtum | and lower grades are’ large and dragging. i Heceirts as reported by the Dairy Exchange Wwere: 58,400 pounds of Butter, 1204 cases Eggs, Storage—Creamery extras, seconds, dairy extras, —. Pickle, per pound. Keg, — per pound. CHEESE — Fancy, full cream, Sc: cholce, Sc; common, nominal; Young Americas, 9%4c: Eastern, fuil cream, 15@16%c per Ib. firsts, —; EGGS— Californta Ranch — Selected White, 13%e: | mixed colors, i2%c per dozen. i California Gathered—Selected, 12%c; stand- ard, 12c; seconds, Fresh Eastern—Fancy, ——; standard, — seconds, — California Eastern fancy, —. cnds, —. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Longworth Strawberries from Mountain View brought T0c per basket, recelpts being one- half chest. Oranges continue to crowd Into the mar- ket and the feeling is very weak. Under the circumstances the prices obtained at auction are very good. Thirteen cars were sold yes- | terday, as follows: Fancy Navels, $1@1 70; choice do, 60c@$1 30; standard do, 50c@$1 20. There is no change in Limes, though the ( chilly weather has diminished the demand. Lemons continue weak and dragging under large supplies. Bananas and Apples are unchanged. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— APPLES—30@7ic per box for tommon and §1 @1-75 for good to cholce and $2 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, 30c@$1 75 ey, standard, standard, —; sec- Seedlings, —; Tangerines, 50c@$l 2: Japan- ese Mandarins, $1@150; Lemons, 50c@$l for common and $125@2 for good to choice; Grape Fruit, 56c@$2; Mexican Limes, $5@s 50; California Limes, nominal: Bananas, T5c@$2 25 per bunch: Pineapples, 75c@$2 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisi There s nothing new to report, the firm- ness and increased activity in Prunes having become an established condition. Desirable sizes are getting scarce, and even the small | sizes are being freely taken. The report of the.secretary of the Raisin Growers* Assoclation, issued on March Is, shows that the ralsin crop of 1398 amounted to 3247 cars, and of 1859 to 2645 cars; in 1900 the crop was 3434 cars, with a surplus on hand of 1458 cars. 2 FRUITS—Apricots. 5@7c for Royals and §%4@ 10c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, $%@se; sun-dried, 1%@2%c; Peaches, 3@3i4c for stand- ard, 4@dic for choice and 5@6c for fancy. Pears, 2@7c: Plums, pitted. 4@5c: unpitted, i 1i3c; Nectarines, 5@sic for red and Sia@éc for white. PRUNES—Santa Clara, 4 sizes, 3c: 30-40s, 7c; 40-50s, GY4c; 50-60s, 4l4c; €0-T0s, 3%c* 70-80s, Sic: §0-90s, 2%c; 90-100s, 2ic; 100-120s, 1c; rubles, 3 premium: Sonomas, ¢ and San Joaquins 3c less than Santa Claras, except 100 cad over, which stand the same. RAISINS—The Ralsin Growers’ Association has established the following prices: Bleached Thompson’s fancy, 12¢ per Ib: cholce, 1lc; stand- ard, 10c: prime, Sc: unbleached Thompsons. ¢ per’ 1b. Sultanas—Fancy, 10%c choice, 9%c: standard, §%c; prime, Sc; unbleached Sul- tanas, Sc; Seedless, 50-1b boxes, 6%c: 4-crown, 3-crown, 6%c; 2-crown, 6. Pacific brand, 2-crown, 5¢i 3-crown, S%c, and d-crown, 5e: Seeded (Fresno prices). fancy. 16-ounce, 7e: 12 ounce. 5ic: choice, if-ounce, §%c: I12-ounce, 5%c; London Layers, 2-crown, $150 per box; 3- crown, §160; Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, $2 30; Imperial, $3. All prices f. o. b. at common ship- Ding_points in Californ: NUT: . 8Gl6c per 1b for_Ttalian: Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 16c . 2. Tige: No 0. 12@13c S, 1 hardshell, 9%c: No. 2, 7c; Almonds, for paper-shell, 3@1ic for softshell; Peanuts, 5@ 6e for Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 13c: Filberts, 13c: Pecans. 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $3 50@5. 3 HONEY—Comb, 13%@14c for bright and 13c for light amber; er white ex: clefl.lm Ught amber extracted, 6::@ic; dark, 6gsie per Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c per 1b. Provisions. The situation remains without change, the market being firm with a good demand for lfll‘nhnlll and Lard, the inquiry for Bacon being CURFD MEATS—Bacon, 1i%c per Ib for heavy, 12@12%c for light medium. 3¢ for light, 18% for extra light and 15@15%c for sugar-cured: Fastern sugar-cu Hams. 12%@13c: Mess $12 50; Famil; 15 30; extra cl 1% per pound. LARD—Tierces qucted at 6%c per Ib for Beet, 312 barrel; extra Mess. $13 50; D:el.;c mess Pork, $15@ compound and 10c for pure: haif-barreis, pure, 10%c: 10-1b_tins, c: 5-ib tins, 10%c. COTT rrel, S$4c; three halt-barrels, Sc; one tlerce. T%c; two tierces, Te; five tierces, TXc per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. San Francisco Meat Market. Receipts of Hogs do not increase and the market continues firm. Mutton and Lamb continue easy at the recent decline. BEEF—i@sc tor Steers and 6@7%c per 1b for cows. VEAL—Large, 7@Sc; small, ¢ . “MII'XOH— ethers, Sia@dc; "‘w $@%%4¢ per pou: LAMB—Spring. 10§1lc per pound. FORK—Live Hogs. 130 bs and under, 8%c: 190 to 25 Ibs, 8%c; 225 and over, feeders, —; dressed Hogs, 8%@J%ec. General Merchandise. BAGS—San Quentin Bags, $565; Calcutta Grain Bags, June and July, 7c: spot, §%@ ; local make, Y4c less than Calcuttas: Wool Bags, 30@34c: Fleece Twine, Tia@sc. DAL — Wellington, $§ per ton; Southfleld Wellington, $9: Seattle, §7; Bryant, $: Coos Bay, $ 50; Wallsend, $9; Co-operative Walls- end, $9; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 %5 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracie Egz. $14: Can. nel, $10 per ton: Coke, 315 per ton in buik and 317 in sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, $345 per 2000 pounds and 35 30 per ton, accord- ing to brand. Harrison's circular says: “During the waek thers have beéem four arrivals of coal from British Columbia, %09 tons; two from Wash- ington, 8§00 tons; two from Oregon, 510 tons: four from Australfa, 12,804 tons; total. 31383 tons. The deliverles are somewhat less than the quantity consumed. but the generous a rivals of last week will make good the d ficiency. Prices are unchanged. and business for steam grades is fair, but there is a marked shrinkage in the demand for domestic uses, as the incoming spring weather is declaring itself, which means little or no fuel for grates. But few vessels are being added to the load- ing list in foreizn ports, showing very clear- Iy that the delivery cost of Australian and English coals will rule so high that within a year their offerings will be the exception, not the rule. There is no branch of com- merce that has been so serfously modified lo- cally within the past twelve months as coal: this has been brought about entirely by the discoveries of fuel ofl in several counties of our State. If the reports emanating from the newspapers and interested promoters could bo verified. the oil output would be double our requirements, but actual facts will prove that facts and figures are about as one I8 to four. The colliery proprietors in British Co- lumbia and Washington fully realize their po- sition. and are acting cautiously In not fore- Ing shipments.’” SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per 1b, in 100-Ib bags. Crushed, 6.0ic; Powdered, 5.85¢c; Candy Gran- ulated. 5.65c; Dry Granulated, 5.55; Cont tioners’ A. 5.58c: Magnolia A. 5.15c; Extra o 5.06c; Golden C, 4.9c; barreis, 10c more; hyif. barrels, Zic more; boxes, 50c more: 50-1b ba; 10c more. No orders taken for less than barrels or its equivalent. Dominos, half-bar- rels, 6.30c; boxes, 6.55¢ per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY. MARCH 22 Flour, qr sks Wheat, ctis . Barley, ctls . Oats, ctls Lorn, etl Rye.’ et Beans, Potatoes, sks sks 93| Wine. gals 2,127 Quickstiver, flsks Onions, sks mtnnom Middlings, sks 4 EASTERN. Oats, ctls ....... 3.0000 e i Family Retail Market. —_— Butter is plentiful and rather cheaper. Eggs are slightty dearer. There is no change In Cheese. Poultry has been high all the week, owing to light arrivals. Mutton and Lamb are slowly sctting cheaper. Beef and Veal are unchanged. The market is oversupplied with Oranges and Lemons, which are consequently cheap, but Limes are still searce. It is rather difficult to find good sound Apples now. The Vegetable market is weil supplied with the seasonal varieties. Strawberries In small Guantities are coming in from the peninsula, but are very dear. Coal, per ton— Cannel .....3——@12 10| Southfleld Wellington. . —@gh 00| Wellington 100 Seattle ..... 3 00g-—Coos Bay.... 70 ity K Ranch Eges, tter, choice, sq.: |Ranc! per Honey Comb, per, - Bor exiracted 3312 Poultry and Game— Hens, each . Young Roosters, Raisins, per ib. ns, e /Walnuts, per Ib... $/Peppers, per Ib. 5G4 Potatoss. o Artichokes, Beets, doz. Beans, white, 1b. Colored, per Ib.. Dried Lima, Ib. doz. Cabbage, each.... Caulifiowers, each Celery, head... | String Beans, Ib..10@12 Cress, doz bnch: Y| Summer Squash, Cucumbers, doz.$1 | _per Ib.. 5320 Egg Plant, 1b. | Sprouts, per_Ib. 133 3 Green Peas, Ib. inach, per Ib. Lettuce, per doz.. Thyme, doz bcha.235@30 Onions, ver Ib. Turnips, per doz..1 Okra, dried, Ib Tomat oes, per 1b.10Q15 ‘Whitefish — |Clams. gallon. — Do, hardshelil, b $@10 Crabs, each ....12%@— Do, softshell,dz. #4@— Mussels, quart.. 1 i THE STOCK MARKET. | —— B3 The featurs of the morning session of the Bond Exchange was the decline in Hawaiian Commercial to $0Q7TL. The last previous re- corded sale was at $30 12% on March 8. Gas and Electric declined to $46 and Hutchinson was weak at $2230. The other stocks were featureless. In_the afterncon Hutchinson recovered to 22 §735 under active sales. Homokaa soid un to $32 and Hawallan at §70. Oceanic advanced to $39. ‘There was nothing new on the ol exchanges, the usual business k The Napa Consolidated Quicksilver Ming Company has declared a quarterly dividend o 10c_per share. or $10,000, }-ubu April 1. The New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company has declared a dividend of ¢ per share, or $20.000, payable April 1. The Central Oil Company will pay & dividend of lc per share on the 25th, amounting to $882% The Continental Oil Company will pay a divi- dend of 3¢ per share on April 1, aggregating s STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, March 2-3 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. compon..... 14 itk coup (new). -amnn' R s '3 quar coup LRI MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Om C T i tRan a3 Pttt TN e 2 27TR0023% ;E g3 i | el = 2!