The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1901, Page 8

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL WEDNESDAY APRIL 17, 1901. active at a shade higher prices in some in- stances. Minnesota patents, $3 90@4 20; Winter | BOSTON, April 16.—Dusiness has been slower in the wool market this week, but prices re- main steady. Dealers are under the impression Brant, $130; English Snipe, §3; Jack Snipe, $1 50; Hare, $1@1 25; Rabbits, §1 25 for Cotton- tall and 75c@$1 for Brush. Located at 140 FOLSOM STREET. v p ery ally weak. 4| in the aivision of redemption, shows: Avail- | and butchers, $5 85@6 12%; good to chofee | very small = broflers are able cash balance, Sl .1£,m; gold, $98,199,547. ?;;yy, wlges‘;ul)l;( l;;ugh‘ ::uvy,,s;a‘ %@5 9%; light, ;t;unso' Emu!e:!?c.l"me!:nmy and in demand. A ! - e | R o iisi: ianb, slow: shorn | Game i nominal. with instgnificant recelpts. | | | s m g, e STl | UL T i, = 2 : L 7@5; falr to cholce mixed, 34 g - ns: Geese. ‘ | New York Grain and Produice. | |ern sheep, $ m3@5; yearlings, $ 75@5; native | 1 50@1 75: Goslings, $2 5@2 75 Ducks, & o F. - { : & | | 1ambs, 8§ 755 3; Western lambs, $@5 %. | for old_and $@7 % for young: Hens, 3 5103 3 i . % a Lol zoung Roosters, 96 007 : oud Rooflte:léoflhr PEREMPTORY AU C‘l'lON S AI.E { o 5. Boston Wool Market. tee and’ sogis o 0on smant: Flyeons, 813 per | RE ORY A NEW YORK4 , April 16.—FLOUR—Recs Df< 1 dozen for old and $2 @2 75 for Squabs. s; By Order of A: nee, 1 - - | | 21,019 barrels; exports, 4167 Firm and more | M G T 0 T hite. Geese, 81 T Sl oL A av AN i . SUMMARY GF THE MARKETS. FExchange as before quoted. Silver <veaker. 1" heat and Wheat freighis gitiel. Barley higher and in improving demand. Onts very firm and selling frecly. Corn and Rye dull at previous prices. No change in Hay and Feedstuffs. White Beans in small supply and firm. Potatoes firm at a further advance in Oregons. Poultry market well supplied and weak. First Cherries of the season arrived from Vacaville. Oranges firm. Nine cars 0 be auctioned to-day. Lemons and Limes in good supply and weak. Provisions quieter and casier. Barreled Beef lower. Hops very firm, with unusually light stocks. Wool inactive and unchanged. Hides dull and accumulating. Veal, Mutton and Lamb declining. Beef steady and Hogs firm. Dried Fruit, Nuts and Raisins locally very quict. Local stocks and bonds not very activ Grain Bags weakening under dry weather. More changes in Pacific Codfish. Fractional changes in Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Onions steady. Fruit and Salmon in London. The Grocers’ says: ““The market for salmon is without anima- London Gazette of March 39 tion, but prices keep steady, and with -more | suitable weather after the holidays a brisker business is anticipated. The Strathdon and Alsternixe are both reported off the coast and may be expected in at London shortly. The former brings 55,000 cases and the latter 91,000 cases of Alaska. The heavy quantities of California fruit which have been arriving i this country are to be further augmented by the arrival of the Strathdon with 35,000 cases and the Alsteraixe with 44.000°cases. While the recent arrivals have practically all been teken off the qu resales have only beea possible at prices considerably lower than those originally paid by the sellers. In fact busi- ness has only been possible at a smart reduc- tion in prices.” Prunes and Raisins in New York. | Latest mail advices from New York say: “Demcralized conditions prevail at practically all points in prunes and raisins. Excitement quoted down somewhat yesterday, but general conditions were about the seme as on Wednes- aay. The New York trade still gives little evidence of any disposition to buy to any extent either prunes or seeded raisins from California &t the reduced prices, while holders of spot stocks, particularly raisins, are willing to sell at almost any price at which they can find a buyer. The spot situation on prunes is a little better than on raisins, for the simple reason that stocks are light. What trade is doing is st 3@%c under prices at which saies were made hefore the cut on the coast. “The cut of 2c on seeded raisins by the asso- clation has affected the spot market for all sorts of ras setited and there is so complete a lack of de- mand that it is practically impossible to quote the actual market at the moment. California loose Muscatels, however, can be bought witi- out difficulty at 5%c for 2-crown, 5%c for crown and 6c for 4-crown, and very likely less morey would be accepted. “The extreme weakness of the raisin market 1o some speculative buying vesterday of rnia London lavers. A well-known job- & house, which has been prominent of late a rather heavy buyer of apricots, purchased 43%0 boxes of 3-crown layers from a local holder, this transaction practically giving the buyer, it is understood, control of the bulk of these goods on the spot. The price was not given out, but undoubtedly was considerably under the market. The new holder asks $1 40. “There is a better feeling in apricots, due largely to the recent buying: but quotations are practically as they have been. Figs are in good demand and firm; dates quiet; apples very dull; sun-dried apples are lower and easy The Weather and Crops. The report of A. G. McAdie, section director of the climate and crop section of the Weather Bureau, for the week ending Monday, is as follows: GENERAL SUMMARY. The temperature has beea considerably high- er than Guring the preceding week and no in- jurious frosts have occurred since Tuesday morning. With the exception of a light shower in the vicinity of San Diego, no rain has fallen during the week. Dry northerly winds have continued in most sections. Fogs along the coast have been beneficial to crops. The severe frosts of the preceding week, though less injurious than at that time esti- mated, damaged all varieties of deciduous fruits materially, especially in the central and | northern portions of the State. Some favored localities escaped serious injury, but from nearly all sections the reports continue very discouraging. In some places it is said the apricot crop will be & failure, and peaches, prunes, grapes and other fruits will yield a very light crop. The first shipments of eariy cherries and strawberries were made from the Sacramento Valley during the week. Oranges and olives were not injured by frost. SACRAMENTO VALLEY—The weather has been warmer than during the preceding weex and no severe last Mor. Dry northerly winds have pre- vailed, and” as no rain has fallen during the week the soil has become very dry. Late re- ports from the fruit districts state that while considerable damage resulted from the frosts of last week, the loss will mot be as heavy as then estimated. In portions of Placer County there was no injury to fruit, and the orchards on the <Sacramento and American rivers were not seriously damaged. Good crops are expected in those sections. The first strawberries from Placer County and the first cherries from Solano County were shipped on the 11th rain is needed. COAST AND BAY SECTIONS—The tempera- ture has been above normal during the week and no severe frosts have occurred since the Sth. The continuance of dry winds and absence of rain are seriously affecting crops in some sections. Early wheat but the late sown and pasturage need rain very soon. Barley is heading out. The hay crop will be heavy. Deciduous fruits wece considerably injured by frosts during the pre- ceding week, although some sections report that the loss will be very light. Apricots, peaches and almonds appear to have been most seriously affected, but in places prunes, grapes and wainuts were greatly damaged. The or- chards on high lands suffered less than those on the lower lands. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY—Generally clear weather, with warm days and cool nights ac- | companied by dry northerly vailed during the past week. Frosis occurred qufte often during the early part of the week, severely damaging almonds and apricots and in some sections vines. Peaches were damaged considerably in some localities, but a fair crop is expected. Other fruits were but slightly damaged. Rain is badly needed in all sections. The ground is generally too dry for the culti- vatien of orchards and vineyards. Early sown grain continues to look well in most sections, but the late & is generally suffering for rain. Grain is heading out in some places. Haying will commence hext week and a crop is expected. Alfalfa is doing well. of all kinds is healthy and in good condition. Green feed continues plentiful SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—Nearly normal temperature has prevailed during the week. No severe frosts have occurred 4nd no rain has fallen, except a light shower in San Diego County. Early sown grain continues in good wind, has pre- condition, but the later sown must have rain | #0on to insure a crop. Haying is in progress in some sections: the yield of hay will be heavy. Apricots were seriously damaged by frosts dur. ing the preceding k in Santa Barbara County and other places. g.emons are on mar- ket in San Diego. Los Angeles summary—Frost damage last week was mot gemeral: apricots, walnuts and vegetables were injured in some localities, in others not. Apricots are practicaily a faflure; peaches promise well. Haying is in progress: early sown, good crop: late sown, drying ap. Weather Report. BAN FRANCISCO, April 16—5 p. m. (i20th Meridian—Pacific Time.) The following are the seasonal rainfalls to Gete, as compared With those of the same date s, but the market is still so un- | ( | | | | osts have been reported since | | opening bulge realizing carried the price | preferred made new high records to-day. Not- last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four hours: Last _ This _ Last 24 hours. Season. Season. | Eureka . -0.00 44.49 Red Bluff . -0.00 22.67 Sacramento .0.00 17.50 San Brancisco . £0.00 18.99 Fresno .. 20.00 - Independence . 20.00 San Luis Obispo. -0.00 Los Angeles £0.00 San Diego . 2000 San Francisco data: Maximum temperature, | 63; minimum, 45; mean, 54. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. i The pressure has fallen slowly over Washing- | ton and Western Montana. It has risen over | Utah and Arizona. overljes the valley of the Colorado. fallen west of the Rocky Mountains except in Utah and Northern Arizona. ‘Ihe temperature has fallen in Southern Utah and Arizona. Freezing temperature is reported at Fiagstaff. Forecast made at San Franeisco for thirty hours, ending midnight, April 17: Northern California—Fair Wednesday, fog along the coast; light northerly winds in | the interior: fresh westerly on the coast. | Southern California—Fair Wednesday; 'light | westerly winds Nevada—Fair wii | | Wednesday: light mnnerly{ erly winds. cloudy in the southern portion Wednes- | warmer Wednesday night. Fair Wednesday, with fog in light southerly changing to brisk westerly winds. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, April 16.—The stock market gave evidence to-day that the speculation still retains an abundant vitality, but nevertheless the tone was exceedingly feverish and at times | very nervous. An opportunity was given dur- ing the morning to sce the unwisdom of the speculative’leaders in having attempted to sub- stitute a lot of low-grade industrial stock: for the high-grade railroads as leaders of the | market. The violent rclapses from vestérday's | manipulated advances in some of these stocks } caused considerable disorder in the market dur- | ing the early trading. The decided weakness | of the United States Steel stocks on account | of the reported threai ot the president of the | Amalgamated Association to precipitate a : strike had an unsettling effect all through the industrial list. It was proved once again that | the industrial stocks are influenced by such | variety of causes and conditions that it is | hopeless to expect any uniform movement in all of them. All higi-priced industrials con- tinued to show strength, notably Sugar and Amalgamated Copper. Tne dealings in the lat- | ter stock were on an enormous scale and the | price movement violent and erratic. After the point beiow last night. Later in the day, after | the publication of the proposition for absorb ing the Butte and Boston and Boston and Mon- | tana the stock was run up 4% from the lowes: to 128%. The last price was 125%—a net gal of only %. The general market proved rathe: indifferent to the moviment of the specialtie and there was a general declining tendency, | Rock Island especialiy falling 3% under last | night and a large number of prominent rail- | road stocks from 1 to Z points. With the re- | vival of rumors that the Burlington plan of | merger would certainiy be published to-mor- row that stock, Nort! u Pacific and the Eries became _extraordinarily buoyant again and there was a sympathetic recovery in the gen- eral market. The Kausas and Texas stocks | were another center of strength. In this move- | ment Burlington touched 195, a recovery from the lowest of 7%, and Northern Pacific, seliing | ex-aividend of 1 per cent, rose by violent ad- | | vances to 105%—an extreme advance of Tla. | The Erie stocks rose frum 2 to 3 points. The | prices of all of these stocks except Erie second | Withstanding the sympathetic recoveries In the | general market it will be seen that the day’s | net changes are as a rule of insignificant di- | mensions. The gains by the banks from the | sub-treasury, owing to the high level of pen- | sion pavments and the buying of bonds by the | Secretary of the Treasury, afford unquestion- | Grain is still in fair condition, but | is in good condition, | good | Stock able relief 1o the money market. The rise in | Chicago exchange to 10c premium also reflects | the turning point in _the interior currency | movement in favor of New York: But the sig- nificant fact in the day's money market was | the quick responte of the sterling exchange | market to the easier money conditions here, giving grounds for the conjecture that any in- ease in the available supply of funds in New York will go to Londoa for the purpose of the coming issue of consc It is important to remember that this sovernment loan, which is estimated at $250,000,000 as a minimum, is in excess of any loan since the French indemnity to Germany. The London money market is at present not only heavily indebted to the Bank of England, but the amount of French and American capital at interest in London is of | unprecedented volume. London’s solicitude | over the foreign excnange is thus easily ex- | plicable. The constant growth of the trade | balance indicates the increase of this country's | capital resources for investment. But it is | | obvious that the placing of the investment is purely a question of relative interest rates. The extraordinary financial operations in pro- gress in New York were again reflected to- day in the clearing-house exchanges, Which | | reached the astounding aggregate of $445,241,- | 223, compared with the previous record daily | clearing of $437,852,980 un one day of last week. | Operations in connection with the United States | Steel Company’s finances are supposed to ac- count for these figures. The bond market became irregular to-day on realizing in_speculative issues. Total sales, par value, $5,200,000. United States refunding 2s declined % and | mew 4s advanced ) per cent on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Stock— Atchison ... Atchison prefd Baltimore & Ohio Canadian_Pacific Canada Southern Chesapeake & Ohio. Chicago Great Western. Chicago. Burlington & Qu Chicago, Ind & Louisville. Chgo, Ind & Louis prefd, Chicago & Eastern Illinois. Chicago & Northwestern Shares Clost Sold. osing Bid. An area of low pressure | No rain has | with | Utah—Fair Wednesday; warmer; light north- | =*7"""" Arizona—Light snow in extreme northern por- | * | MK & T 2ds. | Amalgamated 843 | Grand Trunk, §%: Anaconda, 11%; Rand mines, i|* New York Money Market. 100 Towa Central prefd.. ... Lake E: ie & Western rie & Western prefd. hore ashv Manhattan Elevated Metropolitan Street Ra Mexican Central .. Minneanolis & St Loul Minneapolis & St Louls sourl Pacific obile & Ohio. uri, Kans uri, Karsas & Texas prefd. ew Jersey Central York Central orfolk & Western 5252 orfolk & Western prefd s6%4 Northern Pacific, ex div 103% Northern Pacific’ prefd 9% Ontario & Western 34% Oregon Raliroad & Navigation I . Oregon Railroad & Nav prefd 7 19306 o Pennsylvania 1575 00 Reading 3% 1,100 Reading 1st prefd. 8% 11000 Reading 2d prefd 525 S Rio Grande Western ) Rio" Grande Western prefd 100 St Louis & San Francisco. 43 St Louis & San Fran 1st prefd 8215 St Louis & San Fran 2d prefd St Louls, Southwestern..... . St Louls, Southwestern prefd. St Paul . St Paul prefd Paul & Omaha. uthern Pacific Southern Raflway Southern Railway prefd Texas & Pacific Union Pacific Union Pacific prefd. Vabash bash prefd Wheeling & Lake Erie. Wheeling & Lake Erie Wisconsin Central . Third Avenue .. Baltimore & Ohio pref National Tube Co, t T. National Tube Co’ pref, t T. Express Companies— Adams x American Tnited_States . Wells-Fargo Miscellanegus— ican Cotton Oil ... ican Cotton Oil pref. American Malting ... American Malting pref Am Smelting & Refinins. 1,100 160 100 14,900 7100 Am Smelting & Refining pref 9614 American Spirits, nom.... 2% American Spirits’ pref, nom . 17" Am Steel Hoop, t r, nom.. 61 ‘Am Steel Hoop pref, t r, nom 9 Am Steel & Wire, t r 4T Am Steel & Wire pref, t r, nom....110% Am Tin Plate, t r, nom 7 .. Am Tin Plate pref, t r, nom u7 23700 American Tobacco 1201 200 American Tobaceo pref 146 43,200 Anaconda Mining Co 52% /600 Brooklyn Rapid Transit . 8 Colorado Fuel & Iron 3% Continental Tobacco 4713 Continental Tobacco pref - Federal Steel, t r . Federal Steel pref, t r General Electric Glucose Sugar Glucose Sugar pref International Paper International Paper pref Laclede Gas ational Biscuit ational Biscuit pref ational Lead .. ational Lead pref . ational Steel, t r . National Steel pref, t r New York Air Brake North American Pacific Coast Pacific Coast Pacific Coast Pacific Mail . People’s Gas Pressed Steel Car Pressed Steel Car pref Pullman Palace Car . 1st pref . 2d pref 200 Standard Rope & Twine 415 74,900 Sugar 149% Sugar pref 128 Tenn Coal & Iron 5% TUnited States Leather 1% United States Leather pref 8% United States Rubber .. 215 United States Rubber bref &1 Western Union 9315 Amal Copper 12514 Republic I & T Co 2034 Republic 1 & T Co pref . 8% PCC&StL .. 60 United States Steel United “States Steel Pref 1,817,400 total sales. MINING STOCKS. U S 2 ref reg.....106%|N Y C lsts. Do coup . +106% N J C gen 5s. Do 3s reg. 110% | No Pacific 3s. 0 3s coup......11] Do 4s.. 0 new 4s reg..138%|N W C & S L'4s new 4s coup.139| Nor & W con 4s..101ig Do old 4s reg....113% Or Nav lsts Do old 4s coup..113%| Do 4s .. Do 5s reg. 110%| Or Short Line 6s 0 55 coul 11132| ~Do con 5s. Dist of Col 3.63s..124: Reading Gen 4s. Atchison gen 4s...102 | Rlo G W Ists Do adj is.. Canada S6 2ds. Ches & O 4%s. Do 5s... C &N W conis Do S F deb 5s. SL &I M con 5s.115% S L & S F gen 6s.1311% 2| St Paul con.. 1901e St P C & P 1sts..118% [ Doiss. So Pacific 4s. Chicago Term 4s.. 9% |So Rallway 5s. Colo So 4s. 38 D &R G 4. 102 Erie Gen 4s........ 89 F W & D C Ists Gen Electric 5s. Towa Central 1sts.117 L & N unified 4s.10: 81 K\\'Ia Cen 1sts. 93%' Va Centuries CLOSING BONDS. Do 4s. Adams Con. - Z(Little Chiet . L Alice . : . 35Ophir _. sy Breece ‘1 35| Ontario 87 Brunswic on..... 20|Phoenlx . 08 Comstock Tunnel.. 06| Potosi .07 Con Cal & Va......2 30| Savage . 10 Deadwood Terra .. 30| Sierra Nevada .... 30 Horn Silver . Iron Silver . Leadville Con . L5 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. 110/Small Hopes. 60/ Standard Money _Bonds— Call loans ......3 @t |Atchison 4s . Time loans .3%@4% N E Gas & C 5s Stocks— Mining Shares ATE&S Fe. 65 |Adventure . AT&SFe 5_ | Bingham M American Sugar...149% | Amalg Copper ....125 Am Sugar prefd..123 | Atlantic 3% Am Telephone. Boston & Mont Boston & Alban: Boston & Maine Butte & Boston. Calumet & Hecl; Chgo B & Q. Centennial 281 Dominion Co 36 | Franklin 1812 Dom Coal prefd..112% Humboidt 2 Fitchburg prefd...145 |Osceola .. 871 Ed Elec Tll. 20 | Parrot 5615 N E Gas & 11 | Quincy 85 209 |S Fe Ci ©Old Dominiof 34%, Tamarack . Rubber . 21 ‘Ulah Mining. 363 Union Pacific 93%| Winona .. 4% West End.. 5 % | Wolverines 4% 7 London Market. NEW YORK, April 16.—The Commerclal Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: Trading on the stock exchange to-day was narrow and the tone was weakening under the shadow of the impending budget. American shares were stagnant, dragsing down to the very close of the day that was featureless. There was some talk of active money in New York and of the threatened steel strike. The shares of the United States Steel Corporation relapsed two points to 47c on the fear of trou- ble. New York bought copper shares by cable. This was before the New. York opening and Wall-street representatives were paying free- 1y for calls on Anaconda, 5 for the end of May and 7% for the end of June, but this stock relapsed later with the rest of the American list and with tintos, which went off on London selling. The fortnightly statistics in copper showed a decrease of 620 tons in stocks ani 954 tons In supplies. It Is rumored that the Eompany is absorbing Avino. Mexican rails were pursuing the same up- ward coursesthat they took yesterday. The bank has bought £74,000 of gold in bars and half a miilion sovereigns were shipped from Caleutta to-day. CLOSING. LONDON, April 16.—Atchison, 66%; Canadian Pacific, 97; Northern Pacific preferred, 9%7%: Westinghous: 1% | " Bar stiver, steady, 271-16d per ounce. Money, 3@3% per cent. NEW YORK, April 16.—Money on call firm, 4@$6 per cent; last loan, 4 per cent; ruling rate, 51 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 88 for demand and $4 84%@4 843 for sixty days; posted | rates, i 551@4 S9; commercial = bills, 34 84@ | 4 8433 Silver certificates, 60c. Bar siiver, 58%¢c. , Mexican dollars, 4Sc. State bonds, steady; Government bonds, irregular;- railroad bonds, irregular. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, April 16.—To-day's state- | | | | i | 2020 Chicago. Rock Island & 153 | s800 € C C & St Louis §7% | 2300 Colorado Southern 131 | "4om Colorado Southern 1st prefd ® | 6200 Colorado Southern 24 prefd. L 22y 5100 Delaware & Hudson 79t 400 Delaware, Lack & Wi 20915 { 1,00 Denver & Rio Grande. 5 1500 Denver & Rio Grande pref 3% 118800 Erle - 8 30700 Erle 3 % 3,800 &reat Northern prefd 8 1500 Hocking Coal .. C19% 300 Hocking Valley’ i I 3,200 Ilitnois Central .. o 1,500 Iowa Central .. ment of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve, ! and futures £71 10s. Spelter ruled quiet and extras, $2 4532 80. WHEAT—Recelpts, 57,00 bushels. Spot, | steady; No. 2 red, 79%4c f. o. b. afloat; No. 21| red, 76lc elevator; No. 1 Northern Duluth, | 8%c . o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 8% f. o. b, -afloat. Options were firm all the | forepart of the day on export rumors of a | generally good cash demand West, heavy sea- | board ciearances again, fears of cold weather | working down into winter wheat States, | steady cables, some prominent buying West | and local covering. A sharp break finally | curred under realizing, howe was easy at %c net deciine. May, 76% closed 76%c; July, 76%@Ti%c, closed T6%c; September, 75%@76 3-16c, closed To%e. HOPS—Steady. HIDES—Firm. WOOL—Dull. COFFEE—Spot Rio, dull: No. 7 invaice, 6%c; mild, steady; Cordova, 84@12%c.. Coffee fu- tures closed quiet, with prices net unchanged to 5 points lower. Total sales were 29.000 bags, includin, May, 5.20@5.35c; July, 5.30¢ August, 5.60c; September, 5.65@5.70c; Decem- ber, 5.85c; January, 5.85c,” and May, 6@6.05¢c. SUGAR-Raw, firm; fair refining, 39-16c; centrifugal, 96 test 4 3-32@4lsc; molasses | sugar, 3 11-32¢; refined, firm. BUTTER—Receipts, 4500 packages. _Steady; fresh creamery, 16@2lc; factory, 11%@13%c. EGGS—Receipts, 24,500 packages. Firm; Western regular packing, 14@li%c; do stor- | age, li%e. . Dried Fruits in New York. NEW YORK, April 16.—There were no new features in the evaporated apple market to- day. Demand was of moderate proportions at old prices. State, common, 3@dc; prime, 43 @47%c; cholce, 5@s%c; fancy, 6@6iac. California ' dried ' fruits’ ruled inactive. Prunes were nominally quoted at 3%@7c per pound, as to size and gquality. APRICOTS—Royal, 7%@12c; Moorpark, @13c. i PEACHES—Pesled, 12%@2c; unpeeled, 5% | @1te. *- ! | * 8% | | | ! | Chicago Grain Market. 1 % CHICAGO, April 16.—During the first two hours the wheat market looked strong. The weather maintained a seasonable perfection and receipts were liberal dt spring wheat points, but on the other hand was a collection of considerations mor potent, at least early, when the market advanced %c. Liverpool showed appreciation of the advance here yes- terday and with this in mind opening bids were from %e to %c improved for May, which | changed hands from 70%@7lc. Bears hazarded ; small lots «nd forced the market to T0%c a few minutes later. The strength of the coarser grains made itself felt at this juncture, how- ever, and the bears ceased their operations and covered later as added incentives for so doing were felt. Among these bullish items were'a report from Oklahoma that the crop of that territory had been damaged 25 per cent by fly, | liberal seaboard clearances, a heavy visible | decrease and a prediction of frost for Kansas. | May rallled and advanced slowly to 7lizc dur- ing the forenoon. The market was not strong on the bulge, however, and when longs at-, tempted to secure profits the price dropped | sharply to 70%@70ic. The close a moment later found May ¥c under yesterday at T0%c. Moderate activity and a considerable degree of strength, due Lo unfavorable seeding | Weather, characterized the corn market. May | clesed e higher at 4d%c. | Oats were actlve and strong. May closed %c | higher at 25%c. i Provisions were quiet and easler, influenced | DLy Increasing hog reccipts and lower prices for them. July pork ciosed 10c lower; lard, 12%c down and ribs 20c depressed. i The leading futures ranged as follows: i | Articles— Open. High. Low. Clese. | Wheat No. 2— g May . 0% 0% July a% % 0% 0% Corn’ No. 2— i April . 43% | May i idig P July z 3% 4 4% | Oats No. 2— 4 May %Y 5% 2% July %Y 5% 2% ! K, barrel— | Mi‘yess PR AT a0 1 14 1215 | July 1440 1| Lard, per 100 pounds— : May - 817% 820 515 July 8cT; 310 805 September . 8 (25 8 0715 502% | Short ribs, per 100 pounds— ) May sae 8% 825 | July .. 795 T90% 79 September . T2 T 787 | Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, | steady; No. 3 spring wheat. 68%@70%c; No. 2 | red, 70%@7c; No. 2 corn, 43%c; No. 2 yellow, 43%c; No. 2 oats, 21@21%c; No. 2 white, 29%@ 30c; No. 3 white, 281%@30c; No. 2 rye, 53¢; good feeding barley, 46c; fair to choice malting, 51@56c; No. 1 flaxseed, $159; No. 1 Northwest- ern, §159; prime timothy seed. $370; mess pork, per barrel, $i4 12%@15; lard, per 100 pounds, $8 25@8 30; short ribs sides (loose), i | | | $8 15@8 35; dry salted shoulders (boxed), T%H@ TYc: short clear sides (boxed), $8 37@8 50; whisky, basis of high wines, $127; clover, con- tract grade, $11. Articles— Flour, barrels . ‘Wheat, bushels . Corn, bushels Recelpts. Shipments. 25,000 26,000 64,000 Oats, bushels . 336,000 Rye. bushels . 5,000 Barley, bushel 32,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter | market was steady; creameries, 15@20%c; dalr- jes, 11@18c. Cheese, steady, 11@12%c. Eggs, | steady; fresh, 12c. # # Foreign Futures. | i i * # | LIVERPOOL. i Wheat— Opening Closing - PARIS. i nin Clpl;;inss- 18 60 our— Opening 9806 Closing .. ceee 23 65 Awvailable Grain Supply. NEW YORK, April 16.—Special cable and tel- egraphic communications to_Bradstreet's show the following changes in available supplies from last account: | ‘Wheat, United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 3,912,000 bushels; l.floflt‘ for and in Europe, increase, §00,000; total sup- | ply, decrease, 3,112,000 bushels. Corn, United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 1,143,000 bushel Oats, United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increase, 34,000 bushels. Pacific stocks decreased 211,000 bushels last week. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, April 16.—The downward course of lead in London was unabated to-day, prices having further declined 3s 9d to £12 28 64, touching the lowest figures in years. The | principal cause attributed to the weakness is heavy shipments from this country; New York alone shipped 4200 tons abroad since the 1st of April. Lead in local circles, however, remains inactive and unchanged at $4 37i. There was a sympathetic rise of about 15 points on bid figures for tin to-day as prices took another move upward in London. Trading, nevertheless, was very slow and our market closed firm but quiet at $26@26 5. At London the close was firm at £117 27s 64 for spot and £114 5s for futures. Although o steady undertone was prevalent in copper prices were more or less Nominal, owing to the absence of business, with the closing basis at $17 for Lake Superior end $16 62% for casting. In London an ad- vance of 10s was noted, making spot £70 17s 64 about steady at $390@3 95. Domestic iron markets were without important features, but continue steady. Glasgow warrants closed quiet on the basis of 43 3d and Middlesborough at 45s 3d. New York Coth)(t Market. NEW YORK, April 16.—A firm opening, With prices 5@10 points higher, resulted from an ‘unexpected show of strength abroad. The July position was relatively the firmest option on the list, while May, except at the opening, was the first to give way to liquidation on room profit-taking. The market closed qulet, un- changed to 3 points lower. New Orleans Cotton Market. NEW ORLEANS, April Steady; middlings, Siic. Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO, April 16.—CATTLE—Receipts, 3000; gererally steady: good to prime steers, $5@$: poor to medium. 33 S0@4 95; stockers and feeders, $2 75@4 75; cows, $2 75@4 50; heifers, 18.—COTTON— §2 50@4 75; canners, $2 19G2 75; bulls, §2 80@4 50; Texas fed steers, $4 25@5 35; bulls, 32 75@3 %0. calves, $3 75@5 25 grassers, 53 HOGS_Recelpts _to-day, 23,000; left over, 3000; weak: | standard California, 6s 1%d—6s 2d; wheat in | steady; French country markets, quie { ally quoted as before—33s 8d and 35s, usual op- | | nage of 15,800, against 25,700 tons on the same | grades. | ctls, ex-wharehouss that, although the imarket is not ready to advance prices, Yet the outlook is bright. Ter- ritory wools continue to meet with most at- tention. Fine medium and fine scoured, staple in, is quoted at 41@43c and the strictly staple article calls for 4@4c. Quotations: Territory, scoured basis—Montana, fine me- dium and 'fine 14@lsc, scoured 42Qilc, staple 45@46c; Utsh, Wyoming and Idaho, fine medium and fine 12@l4c, scoured 40@42c; staple, 44@45c. Australia, scoured basis, spot prices—Comb- ing, superfine nominal, 68@70c; good, 84@65c; average, 60@ssc. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, April balances, 3,150. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, April 16—In the Portland Wheat market the ruling quotation was about 57c, although some of the dealers were not inclined to go above 36%c for Walla Walla Bluestem was nominally two cents higher. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, April 16.—Wheat unchanged. Blue- stem, 5% club, 56%ec. 16.—Clearings, $357,443; Farei:gmkets. LONDON, April 16.—Consols, 95%; silver, 27 1-16d; French rentes, 101f 12%c; cargoes on passage, white quiet, red easy; cargoes No. 1 standard California, 28s 3d; cargoes Walla :m:{n. 29s 134d; English country markets, LIVERPOOL, April 16.—Wheat, quiet; No. I Paris, barely steady; flour in Parls, -barely weatk- er in England, showery. COTTON—Uplands, 419-22d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, dull; No. 1 California, 6s 1%d; No. 2 red Western winter, 5s 10%d; No. 1 Northern spring, 6s %d. Futures, quiet; May, 5s 9%4d; July, &s 9%d. CORN—Spot, firm; American mixed new, ds 1d: do old, 4s 2%d Futures, quiet; May, 4s 11%d; September, 3s 113d. b ey i d AR R R v e e e ey e LOCAL MARKETS. e # Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 days Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterling Cables . New York Exchange, sight. . New York Exchange, telegraphic Silver, per ounce. Mexican Dollars, nominal Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are quiet and nomin- tons, according to size of carrter. The char- tered wheat fleet in port has a registered ton- aate last ear; disengaged, 6310 tons, against 2563; on the way to this port, 150,000 tons, &against 214,300. bl WHEAT—Paris was easy, but Liverpocl was | firmer. Chicago opened firm and a shade higher, with a light demand, mostly speculative. The local longs were fair buyers. A better shipping and milling demand was reported for the low The weather for the next taree or teur weeks is likely to be a factor. Brad- strect’'s estimate gave an increase east of the | Yockies of 3,912,000 bushels, and a decrease | ufioat and in Europe of §00,000. leaving a total | @ecrease of 3,112,000 bushels. Toward the close | the crowd got afraid of carrving thelr wheat | cver night and began to unload. This market was quiet and not materiaily changed. Spot Wheat—Shipping, %%c; milling, $1g1 05 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, §1 00%. December—2000, §1 053%. $105%; Second _Session—December—6000 ctls, 2600, $105%. May—4000, $1 00%. Regular Morning Session—December—4000 ctls, $105%. ¢Afiernoon Session — December — 000 BARLEY—Dry weather, a stiff norther blow- ing in_the Sacramento Valley, light offerings ond a brisk demand are sending prices up and sales at full figures were made. The feeling is very firm. Feed, §1%@s2ic for choice bright, 8o for No. and 75@78%c for off grades; Brewing and Stipping grades, $5@s73%c: Chevalier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Session—9:15 o’clock—December— 22,000 ctls, Toc. Second Session—December—6000 ctls, Tic. egular Morning Session—December—2000 ctls, ; 12,000, Tae. Affernoon Session—No sales. , OATS—Continue very firm, and large sales Fave been made during the past several davs. White, $137%@150; Surprise, nominal; Red, §1324@1 45; Black, $115@1 25 per ctl. CORN—Offerings are neglected and prices Fkave not changed for some time. Yellow, §1 10 @115; White, $110@115; Eastern Mixed, $1121 per _ctl. RYE—80G82%¢ per ctl. very quiet. BUCKWHEAT—Is quoted at $163@170 per ctls, | | 1 | The market continues | Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $3 25@3 50, ususl terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@323; Ore- gon, $2 75@2 85_per barrel for family and $2 5@ 3 for bakers': Washington bakers', $2 75@3. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks ‘are as fol- lcws, usual discount to the trade: Graham | Flour, $3 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $275; Rye Meal, $230; Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal, $27: extra cream do, $350; Oat Groats, $4 | iny, $350@37: Buckwheat Flour, i Cracked Wheat, $350; Farina, $4 50 ole | Wheat Flour, $325: Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 10 @i 60;_in sacks, $575@72%; Pearl Barley, $; Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, $6 50 per 100 lbs. Hay and Feedstuffs. The continued dry weather has thus far had no effect on the Hay market, though the feel- ing is very steady. Feedstuffs stand as be- ore. BRAN—$15 50@16 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$16 50@19 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $17 50@18 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, $25@26; jobbing, $26 50; Cocoanut Cake, $17@18; Corn Meal, $256) 25 50; Cracked Corn, $25 50@26; Mixed Feed, $15@16. HAY—Volunteer, $5@8; Wheat. $11@13; Wheat and Oat, $9@12: Oat, $9@11 50; Clover, nominal Alfalfa,” $3@9 50; Barley, $750@9 50 per ton. STRAW—35@47%c per bale. Beans and Seeds. White Beans rule very firm, and spot stocks are reported smaller than for several years at this time. Government bids for 30,000 pounds were opened vesterday, and if the Govern- ment, following its recent plan, takes more than it advertised for, a higher market is ex- pected. Limas are aiso very firm at the re- cent advance. Pinks continue plentiful and weak. The other kinds show no change. BEANS—Bayos, $2 50@2 70; Small White, $4 75 @4 9; Large White, $4@4 15: Pink. $1 75@1 Red, $3@3 25; Blackeye, $2 75@3; Limas, $6 @6 50; Pea, nominal; Red Kidney, $1 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow, Mustard, nominal; Flax, §2 50@3; Canary, 3%@ 3%c for Eastern; Alfaifa, 71.@8%c for Califor- nia and 9@9%c for Utah: Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp, 2%c; Timothy, 6%c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $202 3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. Green, $2 0@ Potatoes, Onions and Vegetabies. Potatoes and Onions show no particular change beyond a further advance in Oregon Burbanks. Potatoes are very firm and Onions | are steady. The Vegetable market is about as before quoted, - the supply about balancing the de- mand. The canners bought Asparagus at $1. More White Onions from San Leandro sold at 38 per ctl. Receipts were 1750 boxes Asparagus, 420 boxes Rhubarb, 620 sacks Bay Peas and 485 sacks New Potatoes. ' POTATOES—Early Rose, 70@%c; Burbanks, for River and $1@1 20 for Orego net @Chiles from Oregon, $1@1 15: Sweeis, 30@ 60c for Merced; New Potatoes, 1@1%c per Ib. ONIONS—Oregons, $3@3 35 per ctl; Nevadas, $3@3 50; Cut Onions, 51c@$l 2% per sack; Aus- tralians, $3@3 75; Green Onions, 25@50c per box. VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, 50c@3$1 50 per box: Asparagus, $1 5@2 for fancy, $125@150 per Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Stocks of Butter continue ample for all cur- rent needs, and though receipts are heavy the northern demand and local packing keep stocks from getting too unwieldy. Cheese is quoted firm. While there is no particular decline i Tegs the feeling is more or less easy, though there is an increasing demand for the medium and lower grades. Recelpts are free. Fractional advances in several descriptions of Butfer, Cheese and Eggs were made on the Dairy Exchange. Recelpts were 106,300 pounds and 147 tubs of | Butter, 1649. cases Eggs, 385 cases Easte Eggs, 6205 pounds California Cheese and — pounds Eastern Cheese. OPEN MARKET QUOTATIONS. ; BUTTER—Cr . 17@1T%4c per Ib for fancy and u@f:xz;c%r -eg}nds; dairy, 14@lsc per ib. CHEESE—Cholce mild, new, 9%@l0c; old, S¢ per Ib. EGGS—Ranch, 13%@17c for good to fancy; store, 14g15c per dozen. DAIRY EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. 16e; BUTTER— Creamery—Extras, specials, higher; firsts, 15c; seconds, —. Dairy—Extras, 1ic; firsts, 14%c; seconds, —; store, 12c. CHEESE—Fancy, full cream, 834c; choice, 9¢; common, nominhal; Young Americas, 10%¢; Eastern, full cream, 14@léc per Ib. EGGS— California Ranch—Selected White, 16c; mixed colors, 15¢ per dozen. California Gathered—Selected, lic; standard, 1%¢; seconds, —. Deciduous and Citrus Fruils. Four boxes of Cherries, the first of the sea- son, came in from Vacaville and sold at 8 per box. The shippers were Lee Gates, 2 boxes; Robinson Bros., 1 box, and Mrs. P. Lyone, 1 box. Nine cars of Oranges will. be offered at to- day's auction. The Orange market is quite firm, and extra brands of Navels are bringing $2 %. Stocks are not heavy. Lemons and Limes are in ample supply and weak. Bananas are firm, with moderate of- ferings. Strawberries were lower again, though ar- rivals were not excessive. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— STRAWBERRIES—$§7@10 per chest for Lon, worths_and 3:@7 for large berries. Receipts were 185 chests. APPLES—$1G2 50_per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Seedlings. 75c@$1: Tangerines ouns, 50c@31 for common and 25@2 for good to choice; Grape Fruit, 50c@$1 50; Mexican Limes, $450; Bananas, $125@250 per bunch; Pine- apples, 75c@32 per_dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Oranges, 75¢@# 50c@$1 25; Lem- The local market for everything under .this head is dull, though a good many Prunes are being shipped East from interfor packing points. The condition of the New York mar- ket for fruits and Raisins will be seen in the first column. FRUITS—Apricots, 5@T4c _for - Royals and 85@10c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 3%@5c; sun-dried, 1%@2c; Peaches, 3@3%c for standard, 4@Sc for choice and 5@8c for fancy; Pears, 2@7c; Plums, pitted, 3%@5Sc; unpitted, 1@1%¢; Nectarines, 4@d%c for red and 4@ for white. PRUNES—Santa Clara, 4 sizes, 2c: 30-40s, 40-50s, 3%c; 50-G0s, 3%c: 60-T0s, 2%c; T0-80s, 2i4ei 80-90s, 1%c; 90-100s, .1%c; 100-120s, 1i4c. These prices apply to all districts alike, no more dis- crimination being made. RAISINS—TEe Raisin Growers' Assoclation has established the following prices: Bleached Thompson's fancy, 12c_per 1b; choice, lic; standard, 10c; prime, 9¢; unbleached Thomp- son’s, 9% per Ib. Sultanas—Fancy, 10%¢c per Ib; choice, 9%c; standard, $%c: prime, Sc; un® bleached Sultanas, Sc; Seedless, 30-1b boxes, fle; 4-crown, Tc; 3-crown, 6lc; 2-crown, 6e. Pacific brand, 2-crown, 5c; 3-crown, 5%c, and 4-crown, 5l4c; seeded (Fresno prices), 5c; Lon- don Layers, 2-crown, $1 350 per box; 3-crown, $160; Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, 32 50; Im perial, $3. AIll prices f. 0. b. at common ship- ping points in California. NUTS—Chestnuts, 8@l0c per Ib for_Itallan; ‘Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 10c; No. 2, Tisc; No. 1 hardshell, 9%c: No. 2, 7c; Almonds, 12@lsc for papershell, $@llc for softshell; Peanuts, 5@6c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, 11@1l%c; Fil- berts, 12@12%c; Pecans, 11@l3c; Cocoanuts, $3 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 13%@l4c for bright and 12% @l3c for light amber; water white extracted, T@74c; light amber extracted, s@éc; dark, 4@ Sc_per 1b. @25 per 1 BEESWAX— Provisions. Dealers are reporting a quieter market and say that top prices have probably been touched, as the advance has cut down the consump- tion very much. There is a point beyond which the public refuse to go, and that point has apparently beeh reached.’ Pork products are no lower, but barreled Beef is off slightly. There is a feeling of easiness throughout the whole market. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12 per Ib for heavy, 12%@i3c for light medium, 13%c for light, 1434c for extra light and 15%c for sugar- cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13c; Mess Beef, $12 per barrel; extra Mess, $12 50; Fam- ily, $13 50; prime Mess Pork, $15@15 50; extra $22 50; Mess, $19; Smoked Beef, lc per RD—Tlerces quoted at 6%c per Ib for compound and 10%c for pure; half-barrels, pure, 10%c: 10-1b tins, 11%c; 5-Ib tins, 1i%e. COTTOLENE—One - half-barrel, $3c; three half-barrels, 8%4c: one tierce, $l4c; two tierces, Sc; five tierces, %c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Hops are very firm. Stocks are sald to be smaller than for many years at this date, beinz from 1000 to 1300 bales in all hands. Buyers are bidding 11@12c for new crop in the country, but are meeting with poor success, as thase figures are below the views of growers. Hides continue weak and %c above the parity of the Eastern markets, salted stock con- tinues to accumulate. Dry Hides alone are meeting with a fair demand. Tallow is firm, with a good local and export inquiry. ‘Wool continues inactive and prices show no change. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 13%c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 9%%c: medium, 8%c: light. Sc. _Cow Hides, Sic for heavy and Sc for light; Stags. 6c; Salted Kip, 9c; Salted Veal. 9¢; Salted Calt, 10c: Dry Hides, 15%c; Culls, 13¢; Dry Kip, 15¢; Dry Calf, 16c: Culis and Brands, 129 13¢c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 15@25c each; short Wool, 20@46c each: medium, 85¢;_long Wool, T5c@81 each; Horss Hides, salt, 32 50 for large and $242 2 for medium, §1@1 3 for small and 50c for Colts; Horse Hides, dry, $175 for large, $125 for medium, $1 for small and 50c for Coits. Deerskins—Summer or red skins, $ec: fall or medium skins, 30c; winter or_thin skins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, 7ic; large and smooth, S0c; medium, 3e. TALLOW—No. 1 zrendered‘ 43¢ per 1b; No. 2, ; grease, 2@2%c. aw&llg—rsnflng.elm or 1%1—Humboldt and Mendocino, 15@16c per lb: Northern, free, 12@ 13c; defective, 9@llc; Middle County, free, 109 fic: do, defective, S@ldc; Southern, 12 months, 8@Sc; Southern, free, 7 months, T@i0c; do, de- factive, 7 months, 7@Sc: Oregon Valiey, 'fine, 15@16c: do, medium and coarse, 14@15c: Oregon, Eastern, choice, 12@14c; do, fair to good, 9@ilc] Nevada, 10@12c. HOPS—15@20c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. Reet is steady and unchanged. Small Veal is off Slightly, and Mutton and Lamb are also rather lower with increasing subpliss. Hogs carce and firm. colgg;;‘er ‘@Sc for Steers and 6@7c per Ib for cows. VEAL—Large, j@Sc; small, §g% per Ib. ML‘TTON—“’etfiers. 8@8%c; Ewes, T%@Sc per TO- THURSDAY.... At 11 O'Clock. Stock consists of 23 Work and Driving Horses, 10 Open Buggies, 7 Top Bus- mles, 8 Carts, 4 Surreys, Hacks, 5 Top Rockaways, 2 Waxgonettes, 3 Rub- ber-tired Buggles. 1 O'Brien Patent Spring Pneumatic Tire Road) Bugsy, only used a few times (cost $350 three months ago). has pole and shafts; 40 Sets Work and Buggy Harness, 4 Saddles. 100 Extra Collars, Lot Wheels, Top. etc.: 2 Chests of Tools. < d Sale rain or shine, as everything positively must be sold on this date. S. WATKINS. Auctioneer. — eSS “ to 225 Ibs, E%@S4e: 225 and over, S@ENC: Toaders, = " ressed Hogs, $15@%%e. General Merchandise. ‘BAGS—Calcuttas are weakening under the ary weather. San Quentin Bags, §5 65: Calcutta Grain Bags, 6%c; local make, e less than Calcuttas; Wool Bags, 0@3c;: Fleece Twine, CA\&.‘?NED FRUITS—Extras in 24-1b tins are quoted as follows: Apricots, $1 50; Cherries, &'%or black and $2 for Royal Anne; Grapes, 5; hes, 65c@$l 75; Pears, §1 §5: Plum: Bt e Quinces. 3185: Strawberrics, $1 COAL—Wellington, $9 ‘per ton; Southfleld Wellington, §9; Seattle, §7; Bryant, 38 50; Coos Bay, $ 50 Wallsend, §; Co-operative Walls- end.’ $9; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and 31335 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14: Can- nel, $10 per ton: Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks: Rocky ‘Mountain de.cflpllo:; 3845 per 2000 pounds and $8 50 per ton, accord- ing to brand. C _ The _local cordage R A Crotiows: Pure Manila. 13%e per. 1b: ‘Bale Rope, 9%c: Duplex, 9c. Terms. G days. or D per cent cash discount. Lots of 10.000 Ibs. lc less. X PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, per So: cases, regular, 5.50c: do, extra large, 5. Fastern style, 6.%5c; Bonaless. 7c: o 7e; ““Narrow Gauge,'”” 7¢ "Su\"er King." 7 blocks, “Oriental.”” 6%c: do, “‘Seabright, tablets, Tc; middles, Te; do, ‘“White Seal, 83e; 51b boxes fancy, Boneless, Sc: 2-Ib_boxes, do. ‘Tiie: deslecated. per dozen, 7ic: Piekled Cod, barrels, each, §7 75; do, half-barrels, each, . COFFEE—Costa Rica—14%@15%e for strictly prime to fancy washed; 12%@lc for prime Washed: 11@1% for good washed; 11%@13c for good to prime washed peaberry; 1N@N¥e for good to prime peaberry: 10%@11%c for good to prime; 9@llc_for good current mixed with black beans; 9@10c for fair; 6@7%o for common b 13%@13%e for strictly prime washed: 9@12%c for good to prime ‘washed; company ., | 8%@s%e for fair washed: 1@12%c for good to prime washed peaberry; 8%4@9c for good to prime semi-washed: $%@S%c for superior un- washed; 8%4@8%c_ for good green unwashed: 10@16%c for good to superior unwashed pea- berry; 6@7%e for common to ordinary. Nicaragua—12%@15%c nomingl for prime to tancy washed; 9@lll;c nominal for fair to strictly good washed: T%@S%e nominal for good to superior unwashed: 914@10c nominal for good-to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—12@l6c for prime to fancy washed; 10%@11%c for strietly good washed: 9%@10%c for good washed: 8% for fair washed: T%@S%ec for medium; & for inferfor to ordinary: 11@1%¢ for &ood to prime washed peaberry: 94@10%c nominal for good to prime unwashed peaberry; 8%@S%c nominal for good to superior unwashed. LEATHER—Sole, heavy, 28@3% per Ib: Sole Leather._medium, 26@30c: Sele Leather, Tlight, 25@2Sc; Rough Leather. heavy, 2/@3Sc; Roush Leather, light, 2@2Gc; Harness Leather, heavy, 28@3%c for No. 1 and 30@3%c for No. 2; Harness Leather. medium, 30@37c: Harness Leather, lieht, 29@35c; Skirting. 36G@40c; Collar Leather, 15@16c per foot: Kip, Veal, finished, 30@ Sides, nished, 4#0@30c per 1b If, finished, T5c@$1 20 finished, 16@l7c per foot; Belt Knife 14@16c; Rough Spiits. S@10c per Ib. ARK—Ground § per tom; Stick, $18@20 per cord. OILS—California Castor Ofll, in cases, 0. 1, Tic; pure, $1 30; Linseed Ofl, in barrels, boiled, Tle: raw, 6c; cases, G more; Lard Oil, extra cases, Sic: China : pure Neatsfoot Oil. bar- T0c; Sperm, pure, &ic; Whale , 373%@42%e per gallon; Fish Oil, barrels, 3c; cases, ilc. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Oil, In bulk. : Pearl Ofl, In cases. 19¢; Astral. 19¢; Star, : Extra Star, 2dc: Elaine, 2ic: Eocene, 2lc: deodorized stove Gasoline, in bulk, I5c: in cases, 2lc; Benzine, in bulk, lc; in cases, 20e; St-desree Gasoline, in bulk, %c: in cases, . SALT—H. R. H. is quoted at $18 75 per ton In lerge sacks and $1975 In 0s. Liverpool is quoted at $17@18 50 for the best and 14 0@15 25 for lower grades. Higgins', $27 50@% per ton. TURPENTINE—35c_per gallon in cases and 4%¢ in drums or iron barrels. RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead. T4@ T¥%c per Ib; White Lead, 7G7%¢, according to qGuantity. QUICKSILVER—$46 50§47 per flask for local use and $45 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Reflning Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-Ib bags: Crushed, 6.050: Powdered, 5.&c; Candy Gran- ulated, 5.6c; Dry Granulated, '5.35c: tec- : Magnolia A, 5.15¢; Extfa C. ', 4.95¢; barrels, 10c more: haif- ., 25¢ more: boxes, 50c more: 50-1b bags, . No orders taken for less than 15 tarrels or its equivalent. Dominos, half-bar- rels. 8.30c: boxes. 6.65¢ per Ib. LUMBER—Retail prices are as follows: Pins crdinary sizes, $1S@19; extra sizes. higher: Red wood, $IS@19; Lath, 4 feet, §3 90@4; Picke! Shingles, $2 'for common and $275 for vi Shakes, 513 for split and $14 for sawn; Rustic, 2502 unfl Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 18 Flour, qr sks. 12,960 | Hides, No .. 537 ‘Wheat, ctls . 69,685 Wine, gals . . 69,400 Barley, ctls . 8, Tallow, ctls 209 Potatoes, sks 1,900 Sugar, ctls . 5,000 Bran, sks . 3,240/ Lime, bbls - 182 Middiings, sks 400| Quicksilver, fisks 272 Hay, tons . 471/ Raisins, bxs 1,650 Wool, bales . 38| Leather, rolls %9 Pelts, bdls 503" OREGON. Potatoes, sks ... 250 ) T - — ! THE STOCK MARKET. —_— % An advance in Glant Powder to $76 was the only change on the morning session of the Rond Exchange. Business was light. Trading was better in the afternoon. Glant Powder advanced to §73, Gas and_Electric to 45 and Onomea to $2750. Alaska Packers sold at_s124. The ofl stocks were quiet and not materially clanged. The California Fruit Canners’ Association has declared the usual monthly dividend of 60c pes share, payable on the 20th. The Alaska Treadwell Mining Company has declared the usual quarterly dividend of 37%e z’hsun' amounting to §75,000, payable on the 2uth. The Spring Valley Water Company has de- glared a dividend of 4Zc per share, payahie on the 20th. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY. April 162 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask Bid Ask. 4s coupon 13%114% | 48 coup (new).139%4140 4s registered...113%114 !3s quar coup..111%1121§ MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bay C P C 5s.103% — [Oak W Co 3s.102 Cal-st Cab 3s.117 | Oceantc SS 5s.104 C C Water 55.10933 — |Om C P 6s....15% — E L & P 6s..128%133% Pac G Imp 45 — F & Cl Ry 6s.115 |Pk & Cl R 6s.105 Geary-st R 5s. — Pk & O R 6s.117 Haw C 5%s...106% |Powell-st R 6s.120 Haw C 3s. 102 2% SEG&R m L ARRSs. .12 13%S F & SIV 551184119 ound. PEAMB—Spring, 9G9%c per pound. PORK—Live Hogs, 150 Ibs and under, 6%c: Continusd on Page Nine. Never has capital been affairs as it is now in San and m=tropolis of the West. pany has been the means of ing interests and properties box for No. 1 and 60c@$1 for No. 2; Green Peas, $1@1 50 ver sack; String Beans, i@7c; Cabbage, 50@6ic: Tomatoes, Los Angeles, $1 30 @2 per crate; from Mexico, $1@1 25 per crate: Ess Plant, Los Angeles, —— per ib: Green Peppers, Los Angeles, per Ib for Chile and for Bell; Dried Peppers, 12@18¢; Dry Okra, 20@2c per lb; Carrots, 25@35¢c per sack: Hothouse Cucumbers, S0c0S1 per dozen: Sum- " Matrowfat Squash, nominal. L Poultry and Game. Supplies of Poultry continue ample and the tendency is toward lower ovrices. Hens and HE PACIFIC COAS To-day offers greatar inducements for the profitable ir- vestment of money than any other portion of the world. The incorporating of the West-Coast Investment Com- will yield from five to fifteen per cent. W= have to offer Bonds—Income Country and City property—valuable Oil, Mineral and other lands. Confi- dential eorrespondenc: solicited. Send for prospectus. WEST-COAST INVESTMENT CO., us PHEI.A,H BUILDING, San Francisco, Calif. so alive to this condition of Francisco, the financial center getting together and combin- never on sale bafore, which