The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 1, 1901, Page 10

10 OMMIRIAL THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1901. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver a fraction lower. Wheat futures firmer. Oats advanced under light stocks. Hay and Feedstuffs in good demand and steady. IWhite Beans firm under pending Government contracts. Old Potatoes firm and new weak. Butter, Cheese and Eggs continue plentiful and unchanged. Poultry in liberal supply. A car Fresh fruits continue in sufficient Dried fruits quiet and featureless. Two cars of Oranges sold at the Light business on the local exchanges. . Local bank clearings gain materially over last year. Exchange unchanged. Barley quiet and unchanged. Corn firm but quiet. Onions steady. arrived from the East. supply. auction. Bank Clearings. Local benk clearings in May were $100,051.798, against $89,607,566 for May, 1900. The clearings for the first five months of the year amount to $462,343,011, agminst $39,077,088 for the same time last yesr. Dried Fruit in New York. Mall sdvices from New York say: “Dried fruits are quiet throughout practically the whele list, but the market generally is held | fairly steady, owing Bimost entirely to the fact that spot stocks in nearly all lines are extremely light. With the prevailing dullness and anything like normal supplies at this period there & no doubt whatever that the market would be in very bad shape. Currants and apricots are held very firm, but unquestionably prices on any other line of goods could be shaded for round lots. There is almost no in- | quiry for sizable quantities, however, and the orders that are being filled are, as a rule, very sn"nll “*About the only business worthy of IDOQM‘ mention is in imported Sultanas, sales aggre- gating %0 boxes being reported in the pasl‘ forty-eight hours at prices around 12, 13c and | J4c for 2-crown, 3-crown and 4-cro Some | littie trade is reported in Valencia layers, also | &t 7c. There is rather better buying of cur- | rants by the country trade, but sales are alto- | gether for immediate wants. Oregon 80-40s | prunes are firmer, none being heard of under | 6lc, with not many available at that price. | Other sizes of Oregons sre virtually exhausted. California prunes are wanted in a small way | only Nuts are very quiet, except Jordan shelled, which are *higher and wanted. Holders were | esterday at 35, some asking up to ans are believed to be | Weather Report. a:th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, May 31—5 p. m. | The following are the seasonal rainfalls to | date as compared with those of the same date last season, and rainfall in the' last twenty- four hours Lest | This | Last STATIONS. |24 Hours Season. | Season. [ Eureka | { | Red Bluff. | | | Sacramento | xmependenéx Sen Luis Obispo Los Angeles. San Diego i 589 San Francisco data—Maximum temperature, | §1; minimum, 53; mean, 67. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pressure has fallen slightly during (he\ past twelve hours over Oregon and Southern | Washington. An erea of high pressure is | ;v\n\ ing rapidly southwestward oveg Idaho and ming. The temperature has risen from 6 to 16 Gegrees over Northern and Central California. It has also risen over Oregon. Warm weather prevalls in the valleys of California, with a | moderate norther. Maximum temperatures of 94 degrees are re- ported at Fresno, Sacramento and Red Bluf At Point Reyes & temperature of 55 degrees, while at Mount Tamalpais at the same hour the temperature was S0 degrees. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight June 1: Northern California—Fair Saturday; ued warm weather: fresh northerly winds in the interior; westerly winds on the coast, with fog in the afternoon. contin- uthern California—Fair Saturday; con- tinued warm weather In the interior, with | fresh mortherly winds; westerly winds on the | with fog. da—Fair Saturday; continued = warm weather; fresh northerly winds. Utah—Fair Saturday; warmer; fresh north- erly winds. Arizona—Fair Saturday; | warmer in northern winds. portion: fresh norther] San Franefsco and vicinity—Fair Saturday; continued warm weather; light northerly, changing to fresh westerly winds, with fog in the afternoon. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Local Forecast Official. | EASTERN MARKETS. E New York Stock Market. NEW YORK. May 31.—The stock market de- | veloped quite a buoyant tone to-day and lhei activity was still further increased, giving the market a good deal the appearance again that it offered during the boom period. The strength became very general during the pro- | gress of the day, but the effect was In part | sympathetic and flowed from the conspicuous strength of prominent stocks. The current | coujecture in the street pointed to a conclu- sion that the movement of the _principal stocks was due to operations by the Harriman- Rockefeller-Gould element and to those of the Pennsylvania Railway in retaliation. The ad- vances scored in the London market during | the holifiay vesterday and before the trading was commenced here to-day gave the market 2 good start at the opening and there were many gains ranging between 1 and 2 points. After the preliminary reaction to selling to take profits by the buyers of Wednesday Atch- ison moved very eggressively upward on an absorption of thousand-share lots. During the rest of the day there were successive devel opments of similar movements in other stocks, | notably Penneylvania, Union Pacific, Southerp Pacific, Missour! Pacific and the Southern Railway stocks. The buying of Atchison came | Erie gen from many sources, apparently in an effort to | disguise its origin, but the prevalent opinion was that a large part of it was for Philudel- phia account and in the interest of the Fenn- syivania Railroad. A large speculative pool was also active In the stock and helped along the advince by manipulation. The buying of Southern Rajlway was attributed to the same | source, and confident predictions were heard | that announcements would soon be made of a Pennsylvania controlled company. The ad- vance in Atchison reached 5%, in the preferred 28, Pennsylvania 3% and Southern Railway 3% a# a resuit of thie buying. The movement in> Union Pacific, Missouri, Southern Pacific and the Southwesterns generally was almost equally impressive, Union Pacific rising an ex- ireme 4%, Kansas and Texas preferred 3%, Southern Pacific 3% and Missouri Pacific 3%. The street was full of well-defined rumors that = settiement had been agreed upon between the contending interests in Northern Pacific, which would result in even stronger conditions in the rafiroad world than at woe the underlying cause of the strength in the market, but the rallroads in the Southern region responded much more notably than those in the N region. New York Cen- tral rose 2% and Baltimore and Ohio 2, ap- parently in sympathy with Pennsylvania. The #o-called Great Missouri Pacific retained its tull force as a factor. The decided strength of the steel stocks also had a able influ- ence. There was talk of an early dividend on the common stotke %t advanced 3% and the | preferred 2%. Amalgamated Copper rosc nearly | 4 points in spite of the reported formation of an opposition corporation. The combination of the opposition was said to be preliminary to its absorption by the Amalgamated Company. The stock reacted later and closed with a net eain of less than 2 points. There were gains <f from 2 to #% Doints in & number of other industrials. The market closed active lnd strong at a rally from a late reaction with manv stocks at the top. Bords shared in the strength of the stock market on a considerable volume of dealings. Total sales, w value, $4,215,000. United sum: Munfllfl( advanced 3% per cent on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Atchison prefd .. Baltimore & Ohio. Baltimore & Ohio prefd. Canadian Pacific . Chocapeake & Oht esapeake 5. Chicago & Alton . Chicago & Alton Chicago Chicago Chicago In Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago 90 Chicago Chicago 00 Chicago Termlnll & Tmilt 43% C C C & St Louis. 8214 Colorado Southern . 15% Colorado Southern 1st prefd ‘8 200 Colorado Southern 2d prefd 3% /000 Delaware & Hudson. 167% 1,200 Delawnre lack & Western. -241 3,100 Denvy & Rio Grande.. . 48% 2100 Denver & Rio Grande prefd | 84t 450 Erfe . .42 12,500 Erie 1st prefd - 693 8100 Erie 2d prefd . 5% 800 Great Northern prefd 180 3100 Hocking Valley .. 53% 1,000 Hocking Valley prefd R 8000 Tilinois_Central “140% 210 Jowa Central ... - %% Jowa Central prefd. 624y Leke Erie & Western Lake Erie & Western Ioulsville & Nashville. Manhattan L . Metropolitan S Mexican National Minneapolie & St Lo Missouri Pacific . Missouri Kansas & Texas. Missouri Kansas & Texas prefd New Jersey Central i EEEE ¥ 56%: 51% . 87 | ....... 0 | 300 Northern Pacific prefd. % 18,900 Ontario & Western 4 44500 Pennsylvania 13,190 Reading .. . 433 | 8,900 Reading st prefd . . T6% 4,9 Reading 24 prefd .. 54l 1060 St Louis & San Francisco. 5% 100 St Louis & San Fran 1st prefd 8 | & San Fran 2d prefd. Southwestern .. Southwestern pre 62% | Southern Raflway .... Southern Railway prefd Texas & Pacific Toledo St Louis & Western Toledo £t Louls & “eslem Unfon Pacific ... Tnion Pacific pfd. Wabash Wabash pfd 8% | ) Wheeling & Lake Erle. e ! Wheeling & Lake Erle 24 pfd. 0 | Wisconsin Central . 2015 | “Asccm' in Central D!d P, . & St. L.. Express companies— | Adams .. American - as | United States | J118% | 8 2353888388858 Amalgamated Copper ... American Car & Foundry. American Car & Foundry prefd. American Linseed Ofl.... Am Linseed Oil pfd. : American Smelting & Refining. American Smelting & ReAning ped. 9;% Bt American Tobacco .. Anaccnda Mining Co. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fuel & Iron Consolidated Gas .. Continental Tobacco. Continental Tobacco p! General Electric . Glucose Sugar Hocking Coal International Pa; International Paper International Power 100 Laclede Gas .. National Biscult Natlonal Lead National Salt Natlonal Sait pfd. North American Pacific Coast Pacific Mail People’s Gas . Pressed Steel Car. Pressed Steel Car pfd. Pullman Palace Car. 1,600 Republic Steel 2,700 Republic Steel pfd 10,100 Sugar .. Tennessee Coal & iron. Union Bag & Paper Co. Union Bag & Paper Co pfd. United States Leather.... 7,900 United States Leather pfd. 39 United States Rubber . 300 United Rubber pfd. 118,100 United Steel .. 53,800 United Steel pt 10,90 Western Union . 1,423,400 Shares sold. CLOSING BONDS. 6% IN Y C 1sts. 3 s. J!Q\&N‘Y(‘&SILH .138% (N & 11315 Or Nav lsts 101 StL&IMoonians % St L & S F 6134 Gen Electric 5s....1 Jown Central ists. 117X 4s. 103% NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. thfle Chief. 43|Ontarto_ . 5| Ophir 33| Phoenix reece. Brunswick Con Comstock 'Punnel - 05 Potosi . Con Cal & Va.......2 25|Savage Deadwood Terra.... 9|Sterra Nevada. Horn Silver. 1 20 Small Hoj Iron Silver. Standard .. Leadville Con. BOSTON STOCKS AND BO! Money— Call loans S. Adventure ... 08% Bingham Min Co. 23!6 Boston 1 Copper Boston & uame m Altantic 2Pe Chi Bur & Boston & Mont...450 Dominion oa - Butte & Boston Calumet & Hecl: |Centennial % Franklin London éMirket. | Minneapolts | Buffalo | Peoria | 'Rochester . | Fanl | Chattanooga. | Winnipeg | Hamilton NEW YORK, May 3L.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London fipancial cablegram says: The stock market opened cheerful on news that the vexed Chinese question was in a fair Y of, being scttied by the pavment of the Hime spurted o expetintion o sn carty Tedis ime tion of the bank rate. The hard fighting in the Transvaal better is regarded as than a wild goose chase and so had less ad- verse effect than might have been supposed. American shares were steady on a stream of small purchases, particularly the Atchison is- Sucs on the phenomenal earnings reported, Southern Pacific on the monthl¥ statement and the steel stocks. For about twenty minutes there was considerable selling for New York account for profits, but our brokers absorbed the stock, and the advances were easily con- tinued because arbitrage houses are still in- clined to deal sparingly. LONDON, May 3L—Atchison, ex-div., 86%; Canadlan Pacific, 109% _Union Pacific, pre- ferred, 913; Northern Pacific, 102%; Grand Trunk, 11% Ammonda. 11%; Rand Mines, 421, Bar silver dull, 277-16d per ounce, Money, 215@3 per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, May 3l.—Money on call steady at 3@3% per cent, last loan 3 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4@4% per cent; sterling ex- change steady with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 883 for demand and at $4 85@4 85% for sixty days; posted rates, 34 85%Q4 8: com- mercial bills, $4 841,@4 54%; silver certificates, nominally, 60c: bar sllver, 59%c; Mexican dol- lars, 48c; State bonds, inactive; Government bonds, strong; railroad bonds, strong. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, May 31.—The Treasury statement of the balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in ths division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $163,765,862; gold, $93,016,140. J Associated Banks® Statement. o * NEW YORK, May 81.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at all principal citles for the week ended May 30, 1901, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the correspond- ing week last year: Cittes— New York. Chicago Boston .. Philadelphia t. Louis, Pittsburg Baltimores San Francisco . Cincinnati Kansas Ci New Orlean: Amount. «ee..$1,049,895, 4383 122,578,747 108,034,220 81,100,145 = 3 3 wowmwomiswne’ Dec. 84,341,715 18,613,869 18,027,750 15,325.350 BERLHRNE R Detroit Cleveland Loutsvile Providence Milwaukee St. Paul Omaha . Indianapolis Columbus, O. Savannah Denver . Hartford Richmond Memphis Washington . i New Haven. Worcester . Atlanta .. Norfolk Syracuse . Des Moines. | Nashville | Wilmingtos Rive: Scranton . s 9 Seattle Tacoma Bpokane . Sloux City. Dl aibiietaal Topeka .... Birmingham Wichita-.. Binghamton . Lexington, Ky Jacksonville, Fla. | Kalamazoo Akron, O... Rockford, Iil. Galveston . Houston Macon Evansv Little Rock Helena ... Springfleld, Youngstown, Jacksonville, Il Totals, U. 8. Totals outside N. Y $1,625,061,383 575,665,950 Montreal Toronto Halifax Victorla Totals .. -— ! Bradstreet’'s Financial Review. $30,089,110 * ‘NEW YORK, May 3L.—Bradstreet's Financial Review to-morrow will say: At the beginning of this week the transac- tions at the Stock Exchange fell off in a way which gave Wall street not a little anxiety. The foreign markets were closed on Monday for the Whitsuntide holiday, which partly ac- counted for the extreme dullness, but apart from this there was every evidence that the American public had liquidated the main part of its’ speculative holdings and was disposed to take further part in the proceedings. The heavy decrease in the New York bank loans shown by the two last clearing house state- ments afforded striking evidence as to this and as to the effects of the recent severe blow the speculative market had recelved. It would seem, however, that the liquidation necessary under the circumstances had been finished and that the losses incident to the Northern Pacific corner were in the maln adjusted. Some anx- iety made itself felt in this latter connection as'to the positlon of the London short interest, though it Would seem that the amount and {m- portance of the latter had been exaggerated. The most cheering indications which the market received were the fact that settlements were being made with the London bears in Northern Pacific at 150 for the stock and that the fortnightly account which began on Wednesday was being carried out without the dreaded complications. Up to this time our market's dullne was attended by a heavy tone in the general list, in spite of the firm- ness of a few issues, in which manipulation and reports of coming deals had an effect. The bearish operators were also more active and the appearance of the market justified to some extent the expectation of a further de- cline. More favorable indications at London had, however, a good Influence, which was sup- plemented by decided intimations that the contending factions in Northern Pacific had reached a satisfactory settlement as to & control of that company and the bearings of the Burlington deal. D — Y Bradstreet's on Trade. —— NEW YORK, May 31.—Bradstreet’s to-mor- row will say: Unseasonable weather has been the key of the situation®this ‘week, discourag- ing as it has been to retail trade in the cities and country districts allke, and retarding the growth of most crops, but par- ticularly corn and oats in the northern half of the country. Withal, however; there is a feeling prevalent that a few weeks of warm, sunny weather, a decided lack of which has 50 far been noted this spring, would do much to place matters commercial and agricultural in as good or better condition than a year Apart from these features the week has been ut much change except that a rather bet. ter spirit has been visible in the tuation l;ldd that (some. beriar h made toward a settlement o or troubles, The situation in texlflal has not changed materially. The steadiness of prices is still a feature, the cereals being as -or slightly higher, than a week ago, as 0 to bad crop u;w_ { dy weather '3 | dashiage tn the Ndnhwe-t to wheat and too oolgllwen.her for corn in the country as a Wl As for some time past, new business in iron and steel 18 smail, 5, while " production on or- ders Is at- maximum, ~Steel Dbillets ax¢ temporarily scarce and & cents higher, whl Bessemer pigiron s dull and off 25 Southern iron is dull and weak and vrutnt duotations could be cut 5 cents if businces Wwas offered. Finished products are generally Strong and the miills are still crowded with business. Rail mills have a season’s output guaranteed, and wire nails are pushed with orders, and bar and plate production is sold ahead. Rumors of advances to come after July 1 are heard, but nothing tangible offers in this respect with new business in a small vay. Hardware is in good shape and May Chicago were the heaviest for any month this year. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 4,138,970 bushels. against 4, 796,084 ‘Dushels last week; 4388140 bushels tho same week of 1900; 3,596,065 bushels in 1899 and 5,248,085 bushels in 18%. From July 1 to date this season wheat ex- ports jare 194,167,682 pushels, against 183926,706 bushels last ‘season and 213,489,240 bushels’ in Failures for the week number 144, against 192 lutw;'seek 135.1n this week a year ago, and 129 Canagian fallures number 21, agalnst 2( last week, 21 a year ago, and 18 in 1899 — = Duw’s Review of Trade. | * : § NEW YORK, May 31.—R. G. Dun & Co." ‘Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: While the weather in the Fast has hampered distributive trade to a large extent this week, rendering the season in some lines rather un- satisfactory, the West and South report un- changed conditions, with operations well up to the recent average. It is the season when crop damage rumors are always heard, and they have come from'many quarters, but prob- ably in large part owe their orlgin to specu- lation. There is nothing as vet to cause any modification of the general estimates made re- cently and founded upon the special returns from correspondents of R. G. Dun & Co. The labor situation is a little brighter. Many strikes have been settled and others are expected to terminate shortly. Iron and steel mills are working at full ca- pacity and more new plants have been-put in Speration. Quotations” are well maintdined, without any effort to secure advances. Farm- ing machinery 1s a feature of the domestic business and “there is no sign of decrease n the export movement of these products, which has attained enormous proportions, Rails are also going out freely to Australla and South America. Rallways are unable to secure freight cars and other dupplies, While structural work proceeds briskly with little in- terruption from labor cntroversy. There is a little less activity among manu- facturers of boots and shoes, some of the smaller plants reducing time or closing, os- tensibly ror the p\l se of taking stock. In- ventories would easily wait a month, however, it orders were ahnnfl.lnt. Salesmen In the West and South are sending good orders for fall delivery, but the local jobbing trade has Teceived a fetback from the continuous rain. Leather is still strong and active for heavy sole and high-priced uppers. Shipments of boots and shoes from Boston have shown the expected decrease from the phenomenally large figures of recent preceding weeks, but are still very heavy and since January 1 exceed last vear's by about 7000 cases. Extended holidays abroad and a short one in this country have tended to make the grain markets unusually quiet, while corn has had the added drawback of hesitation among traders, who have not recovered from the manipulation in the May option. Foreign pur- chasers were driven out of this market by in- flated quotations, as shown by Atlantic exports in five weeks of only 9,436,265 bushels, against 17,301,065 Jast. year and’ 18,433,818 in the same weeks of 1890 Each reaction in wheat is quickly followed by recovery and much sup- port is found in gloomy reports from growing sections. Insufficient moisture and low tem- perature are the chief causes of complaint and injury from insects is-also rumored, but there is always more or less loss through these in- fluences and the splendid condition earlier in the season gives reason to hope for an abun- dant yleld, * . Misfortune has also overwhelmed cotton plantations, according to the pessimistic views circulated by traders and factorles, who are endeavoring to sustain prices in the face of heavy receipts and unsatisfactory conditions at New Pngland mills, where print-cloths have | been sharply reduced to 2%c in order to dispose of the accumulation, which s sald to reach 2,000,000 pleces. Heavy brown goods have steadied under bet- ter Chinese inquiry, but local retall and job- bing trade is restricted by unfavorable weather. Although it is between seasons with the silk trade there is a good demand and available stocks of the more desirable lines are reported light. The ribbon trade continues brisk, de- spite lowering skies. Carpets and upholsteries improve and in l(flrphl clothing woolens there is more activity. brings out raw wool more freely, but there is not demand enough to advance prices in the face of heavy stocks and a large new clip comyng forward. In fact the accumulation of supplies has had a dis- tinctly depressing influence and in the Phila- delphia market quotations are perceptibly easier. The decline extends to the entire list of domestic wools, although not more than a cent in any Failures for the week numbered S in_the United States, against 160 last year, and 27 in Canada, against 30 last year. *- — New York Grain and Produce. * e NEW YORK, May 31.—FLOUR—Receipts, 29,500 barrels; exports, 6341 barrels. More ac- tive and firmer with wheat. ‘WHEAT—Receipts, 130,500 bushels; exports, 191,529 bushels. . Spot, firm; No. 2 red, 82%c f. 0. b. afloat; No. 2 red, Slic elevator; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 85%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 91%c f. o. b. afloat. Options were generally firm all day, ish home crop news, covering and _small Argentine shipments. July, 79 11-16@S0%c, closed 80%c; September, 7 1-i6@T1%¢, closed 77%c. HOPS—Quiet. HIDES—Steady. ‘WOOL—Quiet. COFEE—Spot, quiet; No. 6%e; mild, quiet; Cordova, $%@12%c. Futures closed quiet and net 10@15 points lower. Total sales were 13,000 bags, includ- Ing June, at 5.20c; July at 5.30c; August at Beptember at 5.45c; October at 6.46@ November at 5.50c; December at 5.50c, 7 invoice, and January at 5.75c. SUGAR—Raw, firm; fair refining, 33-32c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4lc; molasses sugar, 3 15-32c; refined, cuiet. BUTTER—Receipts, 11,470 packages. Steady. Creamery, 1518 factory, u@lv, EGGS—Receipts, 16, Firm. Weeiorn wneraied, Ti@1zAes Western solect: d, 13%c. 2 Bt DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, May 31.—There were no new developments manifestedd in the market for evaporated apples to-day. The demand was light and confined to immediate requirements | at_old prices. State Somman, wu(c‘;ll 4%@4%c; choice, 5@5%c; fancy, California_dried fruits ruled inactive and nominally uncl ged. PRUNES—3%4@Ic per pound, as to size and quality. APRICOTS—Royal, T%@12c; Moorpark, 8% @13c, PEACHES—Puled. lflim ' unpeeled, 5%@ prime, * Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, May 31L—Firm cables and re- ports of bad weather conditions in the West gave the wheat market a strong tone, and July opened %@%c improved at Téc to Ti%@ Ti%c. The best figures tempted a considerable number of sellers, chiefly professional operat- ors, and on Jiquidation for profits there was an early decline to 74%c, where the market stead- fed. Active covering later caused a reaction to T4%c. This buying was induced largely by news reports of damage by Hesslan fiy and further storles of drouth in sections where rain is badly needed. Later authentic advices were that while some damage had been suf- fered, it was not widespread, and as a result there was a big Increase in the offerings and W marker dectine to Ti%e. Here buying was renewed and close was firm, July %c higher at T4%@74%c. 3 ‘The corn mnrketlwwu t\rln‘_.‘l o‘t’l::lm trld“ light and recel were - ::ua !Julv closed steady and Y%c hl:her at 4%, Oats were active, but easier on liquidation. July closed e lower at 28% sions were dull. Hog prices despite small receipts. July pork olosed 2isc lower; lard sc _lower, and ribs a e lower. e leafing. futares ranged as follows: Articles— Wheat Nu. - ODlll- msb. lnv‘ #* Sey 'flefl- Pork., per bbl— 470 273 350 B3 BER CEe “mm mmm 3 red, T4%@75 No. 2 yellow, 42% 28%c; No. 3 white, 28%@29%c: No. 2 rye, good feeding barley, 48@500 fair to l:hnhn ing, 51@52c; No. 1 flax seed, $170; No. 1 Norlh- Thess. pork, pa ”E’fi“ Ay et 30008 £ pork, per 1bs, $8 175%@8 2734; short-rib sides (loose), $1 80@ %h dreyd).llgd lhauldu-l. 8%@7c; short clear sides ox 5 Barley, bush i E B g Mt | 7 creams 3 dairie ', 9@10%c. E g e‘-./ New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, May 31.—To-day’s market for metals manifested all the characteristics of a regular holiday. Demand was light and con- fined chiefly to immediate requirements. Copper in London advanced 5s but was very quiet; closing at £69 8 94 for spot and £70 10s 3d for futures. Here the market was dull and without change. Aside from its continued steadiness, lead locally ex- hibited no new feature. The close was steady at $4 37%, while in London prices fell off 23 64 to £12 6s ad. Spelter ruled quiet at 33 95@ 4 while in London prices fell off 2s 6d, spot closing at £12 6s 34 Domestic iron markets Trere rather and in buyers' favor. Beans and Seeds. The Government awards on the contracts for white Beans were expected yesterday and con- siderable curlosity was exhibited as to the quan- tity wanted. This description continues very rm. 60; Small White, $4 80 REANS-Bayos, $3663 45 Sl WhitS 2 70; gsed. $3@3 35~ Bucx u i 38 25 P minal; Red Kidney, $475 per ctl. O EEDS Drown. Mustard, neviinal; Yellow Mustard, nominal; Fias. 33 060, Canary, 33 3%c r;;r Eastern; M.r-xi:. fominaly lg mp, '%msen fizAs—Nnn w:fl Green, $2 0@ 3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Receipts were 530 boxes Asparagus, 474 boxes Rhubarb, 241 sacks Bay Peas and 121 sacks String Beans. Old Potatoes are firm, while new are weak. Onlons show little change. Some inferior Green Corn sold down to 75c@$1 per sack. Otherwise there was little new in Vezetables. FOTATOES—Burbanks, 50c@$1_for River and $135@1 65 for Oregon; Sweets, 65@75c for Mer- ced; New Potatoes, §150@2 in sacks and $1G175 in boxes. ONIONS—Australians, jobbing, at 34@4 25: New Red, #@ic per sack; New Yellow, G 125 per ct VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, 50c@$l_per box: sparagus, $1 for large, 31 25Q150 per box for No. 1.and %casl for No. 2: Green Peas, $1@1 50 sack; String Beans, 4@7c Tor Vacaville: ‘Cabbags, 60@75c per ctl; m toes, Mexican, $1@12% per crate; from Ame-. $50@31; Dried Peppers, 3 Strvevitie Bucutnberss 3 51 B o e Cucuml T per box; lie, 4G5 for new; Green 10c per 1b for Chfle and 20c for B'e‘l‘l:. En PllnL 10@15¢ PoultryaTGame. 2 A car of Eastern came in, selling at $4 50Q 10 50; Northern foundry, (5 for Hens, 3550@7 for young Roosters, 3450 06 5o doumm mmmrru 31415 80, and | for old Roosters, $5 for Fryers, $2 5093 50_for soft Southern, Glasgow warrants | Broilers, $175 for Pigeons Squabs, $3 50 closed at 53s 8 uni Middlesboro 458 6d. { fof old’ Ducks, § for young do, $12 for New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 3L—COTTON—Futures closed steady, unchanged to six points net higher. Chicago Livestock Market, CHICAGO, May n—c:nmn—nmx»u, 2500. Good to prime steers, $5 45@6 05; poor to medi- um, $4 40@5 40; stockers and feeders, $3@4 90; cows and helfers, $2 85@4.90; canners, $2 25@ 285; bulls, $3@440; calves, $4@6 15; Texas steers, $5 25@5 40; do, bulls, $2 75@3 85. HOGS—Receipts to-day, 22,000; to-morrow, 17,000. About steady, closing easier. Mixed -.nd butchers, $5 70@5 95; good to choice heavy, Wl W' light, $5 65@5 90; bulk of sales, $5 82 sxnm—mmm.s. 4000, Chiolce, steady: oth ers, slow. Good to choice wethers, $4 35@4 60; falr to cholce mixed, $i 10@4 40; sheep, $4 40@4 60; yearlings, $4 50@4 75; na- tive lambs, $4@5 65; Western lambs, $5@5 65. California Fruit Sales. NEW YORK, May 3L—Porter Bros. Com- pany sales California fruit: Cherries—Royal Anne, $125@3; Tartarians, 90c@sl 45; Pontiac, $1 05; Centennial, $1; Cleveland, 50@70c. Apri- cots—Royal, $155@2 37; Seedlings, $1 80@2 30; Newcr.b!la '$130. Peaches—Alexander, $1. Two cars_sold. CHICAGO, May 31.—Porter Bros. Company sales California fruit: Apricots—Royal, §1 0@ 3; Seedling, $1 451% B ke, W05 Naw, Bemchin —Alexander, $1 Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, May 31.—Clearings, $450,033; balances, $67,354. Northern Wheat Market. * OREGON. PORTLAND, May 31.—Wheat—Walla Walla, @60c. Total wheat shipments, flour included, from Oregon and Washington for the _season to dl,te l.vnmlnt to 29,759,681 bushels. the period during the season of 16991500 the Shipments were 20,130,170 bushela. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 3L —Wheat—Quiet und steady. Bluestem, 6l%c; Cln 59%4¢. erzigfl ign Markets. LONDON, May n—Comola, 94%. Silver, 277-16d. French rentes, 101{@101f 17%c. English country markets, quiet but steady: import into U. K., wheat, 288,000 quarters; import into U. K., flour, 148,000 barrels. LIVERPOOL, May 28.—WHEAT—Firm; No. 1 Standard California, 6s 1%d@6s 2d; wheat in Parls, weak; flour in Paris, weak; French coun- try markets, partly cheaper; weather in Eng- land overcast. CLOSING. LIVERPOOL, May 3L—WHEAT—Spot, No. 1 western winter, 5s 11d; No. 1 northern spring, firm, €s 1d; No. 1 California, steady, 6s 3%d. Futures, steady: July, 5s 11%Q; September, o5 - CORN—Spot, quiet; American mixed, new, 8s 11%d. Futures, steady; July 3s 11d; Sep- tember, 3s 11%d. . g?s—&t London (Pacific coast), steady, * Ee i iy C - H—— - 3 Exchange and Bullion. Sterl! Exchange, 60 d: —_ St:’;lll:; mghm llsh:y. — ’: ;& Sterling Cables . - 4 9% New York Exchange, sight. - 12% New York Exchange, tele - 15 Sllver, per ounce.. s 59% Mexican Dollars, nnm!nll 9% @ 50 Wheat and Other Grains. ‘WHEAT—Chicago was firm on better foreign advices and continued - dry weather In the Northwest. Broomhall was bullish on the Con- tinental situation, and estimated that Furopean requirements of American wheat for the com- ing year would be 240,000,000 bushels. The out- siders bought September and the pit crowd sold July. Complaints of Hesslan fly were increasing and offerings were very light. ~Louisville was a large buyer of September. At the close the lo- cal crowd sold on reports of rain at Huron, S, D. The English visible supply decreased 353,000 bushels. This market was unchanged on the spot, but futures advanced. t Wheat—Shipping, 97%c; milling, 1 685 per cor R E0 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—0:15 o' clock—December— 2000 ctls, $104%: 4000, $1 04 Second S e—lan—-mcamber—m ctls, $104%; 8000, $1 04%2; 4000, $1 04%. Regular Morning Session—4,000 cu: $1 M Afl.ernm Session—December—8000 ARLEY—Quotations show 1o, chas The aem.nu is light and there is nothing flom: on !’.gd, T5¢ for No. 1 and T0@72%c for off les; Brewing and Shipping grades, 80@Sic; hevalier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Kerular SMorning Session-No sales. Regular Morning n—No .wel;’mnm Session—December—6000 ctls, T0%¢; 12, o.\’rs—wmu are hunor and very scarce. In act, the marke et is almost bare. Black e Bt e e pr iy Svnite, 31 %\;rvflu*u, nu&l:‘!nll Red, $135@1 45; Black, 3 ne - mr;etl "fl“"w?n;m e e e Lo s_quiet, o = v 180 Basters K‘Il?: 35; Whi flmfl%. mixed, §1 27%. fi“fi’;— Thagizige pe BUCKWHBAT 1 aseted at §1 6 per ofl, ex- wnehmuo. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—Californla Family extras, § 350, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, uuo:s:g Oregon, $2 50@2 75 per barrel for family and $2 75@3 for bakers'; Washington bakers’, $2 75 are as follows, MILLSTUFFS—Prices in lu:hl usual aueo\m;" to the trade: Hay and Feedstuffs. \All descriptions under this head remaln un- Hay is steady and selling very well. 1g18 per Meu, 12 for Hen Turkeys and Sc for ers, Local stock was dull, large youns fowl only belng wanted. ' Hens, Ducks and oid FRoosters a.rl:olloyze'r. and Turkeys are also off. TRY—Live Turkeys, 8@ for Gobblers Sq AME Hare, §1G1 %5; Rabbits, 51 %G1 0 Lo Cottontall and Toe@st tor Brash 3. Buiter, Cheese a and Eggs. The receipts as published below, are for for- ty-eight hours. All descriptions remain as before quoted. Supplies are liberal and the tendency is still to make concessions to keep stocks down to & manageable point. Receipts were 173,900 pounds and 418 tubs of Butter, 2162 cases of Eggs, 330 cases Eastern Eggs, 44,425 pounds California Cheese and — pounds Eastern Cheese. OPEN uARKF.'r QUOTATIONS. BUTTER—Cream 17%@18e per 1b for lunc{bnnd 16%@17c lor leeond.! dairy, 14@16%c per CHEESE—NQW. 8@%: old, nominal; Young Americas, EGGS—-Mch 14%@l6c for good to fancy; store, 123,@13%¢ per dozen. DAIRY EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. BUTTER— Creamery—Extras, 17c; firsts, l6c; seconds, Dairy—Extras, 16c; firsts, 15c; seconds, lc; store, 13c. CHEESE—Fancy, full cream, 8¢; choice, T%c; common, nominal; Young Americas, 3%c; &sé'earg,_t\lu cream, Mfl*‘: per Ib. E California Ranch—Selected White, 14c; mixed colors, 13c per dozen. California Glthered—sslec"d. 1%e; etand- ard, 12; seconds, Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Plums have appeared. Curnnu are in larger supply and lower, with the canners buying at_the inside figure. Peaches anl Apricots are bringing good prices. Apples are steady. Cherries continue in light receipt and firm, and the canners are said to be paying high prices in the country. Almost all berries are slightly lower. Two cars of Ora: were auctioned as fol- lows: Fancy Navels, $2 40; fancy Valencias, 32 60; cholce do, $170@2; fancy Mediterranean Sweets, $1 40@1 60; cholce do, 0c@$l 50. A car of Lemons was sold in the open mar- ket at §275 for fancy, $150 for choice and $t for standard. Arrival of 439 cases Mexican Limes. Pears appeared from Courtland and Winters, selling at 65@75c per box, and §25@50c per bas- ket. DECIDUOUS FRUITS. APPL‘ES—E::urn. $1 50@1 75 per box; local new, _40@75c box. “APRICOTS_730@31 per crate and box for ;gnxllee and 90c@$l 40 for Seedlings and yals, CHERRIES—Receipts were 1422 boxes, sell- ing at 50@75c per box for red, for dark and 75@%c for Royal Anne; in bulk, 5@7c per 1b for black and 2@sc for red and Sc for Royal Anne. PLUMS—T75¢@$1 per box and $1 25@1 40 per crate, * CHERRY PLUMS—30@65c per drawer and T5¢ @$1 . crate. STRAWBERRXES—”@“M}' chest for Long- worths and $4@6 for large berries. Receipts were 333 chests and 365 crates. The latter i from New- castle, RASPBERR!ES—W! per chest; from New- castle, $1@1 2% per crate, GOOSEBERRIES—WM per drawer and 2@ 4c_in bulk: English. — per Ib. CURRANTS—$2 585 chest. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1@2 25: Seedlings, T5c@$l 50: Mediterranean Sweets, T5¢@$1 75; Tangerines, 50c@$1 S, Lemons, T5c @31 for common and $13@250 for good to gholos: Grape Fruft, Siegg1 i6: Mealoa Limen, 50: per buncl NG Oricane and. sia? for. Homolal: Pine: apples, $2@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Previous prices are quoted, and the market is quiet. FRUITS—Apricots, 5@7%¢ for Royals; Evapo- rated Apples, 4@6c; sun-dried, 1%4@2c; Peaches, 3%4@4 for standard, 43%@5%ec for choice and 6@ 6%c for fancy; Pears, 2@7c; Plums, nned‘ so 4c; unpltted, 1@1%c; Nectarines, 4@4%c f and 4@Sc fcr white. < PRUNES—4 sizes, 3c; 40-30s, 6%c; 50-60s, 4%c; 60-70s, !%’c).' 70-80s, 3%ec; 80-%s, 2%c; %0-100s, 2%c: A ATSIN S The Raisin Growers' Association has established the following prices: Bleached Thompson's fancy, 12¢ per 1b; choice, 1ic; standard, 10c; prime, Sc; unbleached son’s, 9¢ per 1b. Bulh.u.l—!'mcy. 10%c ur 1b; choice, $ikc; stan prime. 4-crown, B%c; ndon Layers, 2-crown, $150 ;8- crown, $1 60; Fancy Clusters, $2; 50; Imperial, $3. AIl prices f. o.-b. at common shipping points in California. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, No. 2, 8@8%c; 1:3 1 hnrdthelk 10@10%¢; 814@7%¢; Almol 13@14c A 1ic for softshell and i..e Pea-' s@se_1 Brazil Nuts, 11 Fliborts: 120140; Pecans, 110138 ¢ ‘m‘“ ‘EY—Comb, 10@11c for bright an am tar llght amber; water white extracted, t ber. Ix'.ru!tld. dar] llih am unw.- k, e, Provisions. All articles under this head are as before quoted. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12c per Ib for heavy, 12%@1c for light medium, 13%c for light, 143%¢ for extra light and 15%c for sugar-cured f-barrel, f-barrels, $%c; one t|elem-u. 8%c; $%e; bare w6 ticroen, AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE. R £ A THIS DAY. SATURDAY... .Juse 1, 199, At 11 o'clock a. m. OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE, 721 HOWARD ST., NEAR THIRD. SIXTY HEAD OF HORSES, All broken, from 4 to 8 years old. Suitable for expressmen, liverymen, bakers, milkmen, team- sters, ete. These Horses weigh from %0 to 1300 ponnd-. ‘There are several well matched teams, ‘and carriage horses. Also some very Cholcely bred trotters among them. There wilt be no reserve. This is a rare opportunity to get fine Horses at low prices. OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE, 21 Howard st. Horses at salesyard. ndocino, M@15c per Ib; Northern, free, 12 e etsative, Ja@116; Middle County, fres. 31 1lc: do, defective, S@10c; Southern. 13 monthe, 3@9c; Southern, free, 7 months, TG10c:; do, der fective, 7 months, 1@Sc: Oregon Valley, 'fina, 14@15¢; do, medium and coarse, 13@l4c; Oregon. Eastern, cholce, 11@13c; do, fair to good, 3G 1ic; Nevada, I HOPS—15@20c per 1b. San Francisco Meat Marke*. There is no further change. The supply of Hogs continues ample for the needs of local packers. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers folle “BEEF_1GTHo for Steers and 5G%c per b T%@sc; small, 8G9 per b, KD'AITOL?WM wm-:. "Ewes, S4@1: per ?8 ia m |b- d under, ¢ Live Hoss. and under, v.. Hogs, [ m to 225 1 225 and over, 8%4@8c feeders, —; ere-ea General M. rrchandise. GRAIN BAGS—San Quentin Bags, 3555; Cal- cutta Grai Bags, T@TYc: local make o less then Calcuttas; Wool Bags, Fleece Twine, 7%@Sc. COAL—Wellington, $9 per ton; Southfleld Wellington, $9; Seattle, §7; Bryant, 38 50; Coos Bay, $550: Wallsend, $9; Co-operative Walls- Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania’ Anthracite Egs, 3$14; Can- nel, $10 per e, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in ‘Rocky Mountain descriptions, § 4 per 2000 pounds and §8 30 per ton. accord- i ran Harrison’s ctreular_says: “During the week there have been two arri- vals of coal from British Columbia, 14,403 tons; seven from Washington, 17,655 tons; three from Oregon, 1200 tons: total, 3,258 tons. Although arrivals have been liberal for the past several weeks, there s no aceumulation In the yards, and some of our wholesale dealers have been endeavoring to get a reserve stock on hand to prepare for emergencies. It Is very mani- fest that the fuel consumption this year is materfally greater than last, when we com- pute the fuel oll that is being used by some of our largest factores, railroad companies, etc., which formerly utilized coal only. Prices are ‘well sustalned, and values ars now named exclusively by our coast colliery proprietors, where formerly Australian and English pro- ducts were the principal factors in establishe ing quotations for several years past. It is probable that the Australian list may be swelled considerably within the next thres months, for coal delivery here the latter part of the year. This is almost assured, as wheat tonnage must reach here from the Colonles, and coal is the only available article to carry. The oll position is bettering itself somewhat. and must continue to do 80, as the manage- ment Is drifting into commercial hands. whers it will be Intelligently manipulated. Fuel ofl values will be advanced, and producers will willingly pay 2 per cent more for it than the e s P “Castor OIL in cases, N ornia . in cases, - inseed Ofl, in barrels. Sotied: o raw, Lara Off, winter m—am'ed Darrels, Soc; cases Nut, mm per_gallon; pure N sfoot Oil, Sperm. pure, c; 37%@!-‘10 Ddr al- 5 ue, in cases, 18%c; Astral, 18%c; COAL O] 12%¢; Pearl Ofl Star, 18%c: Extra Star, 2%c; Elaine, Bie ene, 20%c: deodorized stove Gasoline, btk in cases, %lc; Benzine, in bulk, ldc in chses fe: 6-degree’ Gasoline, in bulk, Zic: O RPENTINE—Sc per gallon fa cases and barrels. 49 in drums or iron SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes. per 1b, in lm-lb bags: .35¢: Gran- ulotea S mer Dry Oranatated: .iser fec— tioners’ A. 5.75c; Fruit Grumx.&a:. 5.75c; Mas- 5.15¢; nolia A, 5.35¢c; Extra C, 5.%¢; barrels, 0c more; half-barrel 50c more; 50-1b its equivalent. ‘Dominos, half-barre! 50c; boxes, 6.75¢ per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY, 544/ MAY 31 u 165 1109 269 687 700 40 53 31 un.‘Poutou. sks..... 2,707 90| Bran, sks. - 3000 — - Giant Powder Company has declared a divi~ dend No. 30 of 75 cents per share. — i Family Retail Market. o SNSRI Last week's prices for Butter, Cheess and Eggs are quoted. All are plentiful, Meats and Poultry show no changes worthy of remark. ‘With the possible exception of Werries the summer fruits are higher than usual at this time of the year, as the crops are turning out rather light. This Is especially marked in the case of Cherries and Apricots. The few Peaches coml:( forward are generally hard and none Y cetables are in falr supply, but thers is glut of any kind, and prices show little change. Coal, ver ton— Cannel ..... $—-@12 00|Southfleld i 1B@20 and Apricots, per Ib.. Almonds . 8 b & $5 aisks glign