The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1901, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS 1¥all street rather firmer. Silver lower. IWheat futures firmer. Oats, Corn-and Rye unchanged. Bran marked up 50c again. Barley ve; Exchange unchanged. ry stead) Middlings and Hay unchanged. Beans and Seeds dull and nominal. Butter and Eggs higher. Cheese remains unchanged. Dried Fruit in greatly reduced supply and firm. Nine-tenths of the coast Hops cr W00l and Hides unchanged. op reported sold. Provisions firmer at Chicago and quiet here. All kinds of Meats firm and in Local stocks and bonds show mo: Poultry market continues in good shape. Fourscars of Citrus Fruit auctio Potatoes, Ontons and Vegctables moderate supply. re fluctuation. Game weaker. ned. about the same. ports of Canned Goods. Exports Canned Goods from this port £ the first eleven months of the year were ases, against 775,540 during the same | st year, the leading quantities belug To Great Britain, 218,140 cases; 20.704 cases: New Zealand, 20.790; | 9,106; Japan, 16,260; Indla, 13,583. | reat Britain this year show a 50 per cent 1 heat, Rye “and Cotton Crops. According to the Cincinnati Price Current the final official report of the Central Statis- | | Bureau of Russia makes the n)mn| crop in the seventy-two governments 000 quarters against 16,822,000 quarters ear and 20,306,000 in 1899. The rve is estimated at 105.527,000 quarters crop against 103,800,000 quarters last year. The following table is Broomhall's estimas of the wheat and ryve crops, in millions of auarters, including reserves, for the past few 5 Wheat. Rye. 1961 84 1 1900 D38 1S 1899 D34 181 1508 131 29 o7 205 135 1596 313 158 The average stimates made s members of different exchanges are as fol- New York, 10,500,000; Memphis, 10, Houston, 10,600,000; Norfolk, 10,321, H'm‘thcr Report. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of same date last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four hours: Last 24 Hours. -00 Last Season 20 This Season 1 :a» Francisco dats: Maximum temperature, um, 46; mean, b2 ‘ ing maximur and minimum tem- were reported from Eastern sta- 24-14; Cincinnati, 12: Jacksonville, 58-36. Ki New York. 16 Duluth, 0 to cago, 12 to —8: St. Louls, 6 to —10, ETATION. Astoria Baker Carson Eur ¥ . Flagstaft Pocatello, Ida. . Independence Los Angeles Phoenix Portland . Red Bluft Roseburg Sacramento . 20 200 .00 .00 .00 00 00 00 00 .08 .00 .02 00 00 5 RERARBEBEERRRRREREBES ‘Temperature—7 a. 8 WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST. Generally cloudy weather prevalls over Wash- ington and Oregon and along the extreme north- western coast of California. Light rain has failen in the western portions of Washington and Oregon. In other districts fair weather has prevaile An erea of low pressure is central over North- erm Montana, moving rapidly eastward. There has been a marked rise in temperature slong the coast of Southern California and tem- of 70 and above are reported. made at San Francisco for thirty mlni.:mgr geumsber 21, 1901: CaliforniaFair Saturday, e freme norihern coast: fresh mortheasterly wind. Southern California—Fair Saturday, except clovdy along the coast; fresh easterly wind. Nevada—Fair Saturday: light easterly wind. San Francisco and vielnity—Fair Saturday: light northeast wind. G. VILLSON, cal Forecast Official, lempflrufly in charge. AND GENERAL s EASTERN MARKETS. " New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The stock market showed its immense relief from the disturbing effect of the recent eccentricities of Amalga- mated Copper. There were some further con- tortions in that stock for a short time after the opening, but it settied down into a conditfon of quietude, which has not been seen for many wecks. Between 06 and 67 it seemed to have arrived at & condition of stable equilibrium. The opening @ip to 64% was apparently due o @ drive from the bears, who sought an oppor- tunity to cover their short contracts. The high Jevel of the stock for the day was at 68, and the net gain was & point. The statement issued directors last night was accepted as a mation of a struggle for business with the independent companies and such cut in the price of the product as would be necessary, This, however, had been definitely foreshadow- ed by previous developments and had been per- verted and exaggerated by all sorts of rumors &nd mavipulation. With authorized official in- ion as a base of operations, the steadi- ness and quiet tone of the stock offered a re- | markable contrast. The solution of part of the mystery which bas hung over this stock let Jooge the forces of demand which have lain dormant in the market for several days past. The buying was apparently based upon the gen- | eral consideration of the high degree of pros- perity which is prevailing in all branches of trade. The epecial strength of the coalers, Which led the advance, was due to the season. able weather for the trade and to reports of a | possible advance in the price of anthracite, The Jormation of the arbitration committee by the National Civie sirength of this group, as the president of the | miners’ organization has a prominent place on | the committee. The advances ran from about | & point up 1o 2% in Delaware and Hudson and 3 in Hocking Valley. The strength of the cifics and transcontinentals was apparently base® on the favorable showing whlch it is ex- pecied the Union Pacific nnual report will | make. Reports of adfustment or of efforts | making toward that end of rate disturbances in the West helped the railroad list generally. The buil campaign in the local traction stocks was renewed under the leadership of Manhattan. The sharp gaine In a number of industriais were based on individual considerations. The express stocke were conspicuous as a group. ‘Westinghouse Electric rose buoyantly 11%, and { loans stiffened late in the day. Federation was factor in the | 3wy at a reaction closed with a net gain of 9 pointe. Sugar was heavy on the signs of the rene: of the rate war in that trade. The rate for Although the banks have apparently lost nearly $2,000,000 in cash during the week, sentiment is for the mo- ment optimistic over the money outlook. To- morrow's bank statement, it is hoped, Will re- veal a large loan contraction, although the rise in call’money to-day fails to corroborate this expectation. The fact that to-morrow’s steam- ers are the last on which gold shipments could reach foreign destinations in time for the an- nual settlements was felt to end the possibility of further drain on that score. The payment to-day of the dividend on United States Steel common, amounting to over $5,0 0, is ex- pected 1o favorably affect the money market. Bonds were moderately active and irregular. Total sales, par value, §2,390,000. United States threes registered and the old and new fours advanced 1 and the threes coup- on declined 3 per cent on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Sales. High. Low. Close. Atchison . 200 Tl T1% T8Y Atchison 00 101% 998 100 Balt & Ohio L300 10215 1014 101 Balt & Ohio pfd. 800 043, 04% 04 6! % &G W A pfd. & G W B pfd. & Northwe: RI& Pacfllc Term & Tran Term & T pf C C C & St Louk Colo Soutbern Colo South 1st pfe Colo South 24 pfs Dela & Hudson . Dela Lack & W Den & Rio Grande. Den & Rio G pfd Erie Erie Ist pfd. al Tilinois Central - Iowa Central . Iowa Central pfd Lake Erfe & W. Lake E & W pfd Louts & Nashvill Manhattan Metrop St Ry Mexican Central Mexican National N J Central Y Central Nor & Western . Nor & West pfd. Northern Pac pfd Ontario & West. Pennsylvania - Reading ... 39 Reading ist pfd. 00 - 80 9% | Reading 2d pfd 3 50% 58y ol | St L & San Fran.. 2.3 561, 55 56 StL&SF1stpfd. 5,000 83 8215 83 StL&SF2dprd. 180 74% 73 73% | St L Southwestern. 2,300 27l 2% 27% St L South pfa. 500 0% 0% 59 | 44,500 1041, 1627 163% | 100 188 188 | 20,000 61 58% 60% | - 7.400 331 32% &3;2 2200 931, 92% 923 | 1500 39 38 a8% | 300 19 18% 19% | 200 341 B4s 344 . 64,100 103 101!2 10214 | | T 900 89y 88% SOk | 5100 231 223 224 | | 5000 4% ad 4 |w S0 184 18 18 | 600 213 208 21 Wis Central pac., Lo00 2% #19 4 Express Cam:a-n(es— ARG ..o ks ioee eeee 100 American . 100 205 " 205 200 TUnited_Stat ol 93 Wells-Fargo 3 185 Miscellaneois " SR Amalg_Copper. Amer Car & Fndry 1. 300 30 29 297 Am Car & Fdry pfd 2, 85% 85% 85 Amer Linseed Ofl.. . 3 15 Am Linseed Ofl pfd . 10 Am Smitg & Refng i 00 43% Am Sm & Refs pfd 97 988 96 Anaconas MinCor. 2300 B0% S0 50 Brooklyn Rap Tran 18,000 643 627% 64 | Colo Fuel & Iron. % Consolidated Gas. . General Electric. .. Glucose Sugar. National Salt pd. . North American... Pacific Coast . Pacific Malil People’s Gas . Pressed Steel Car.. Press Steel Car pfd Pullman Palace Car Republic Steel Republic Steel pfd. Sugar . Tenn Coal & Tron.. Lmon Bag & P Co. Union B & P Co pfd U S Steel prd West Union, 9 Amer Locomotive. . 31 31 Am Locomotive pfd 1,400 ss;ya 881 Total sales. . ..680,200 CLOSING BONDS. U S ref 2s reg... me%LQNumh 10235 Do coup . wuex Cent 4s .83 Do 3s reg. 5 Do coup . Do new 4s reg. m% Do ‘coup ... 1% Do old 4s m lll’]( Do coup Do 1st inc L Fooking Val 430108 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS, Money— Call loans .. Time loans . Boston & Maine. .. NYNHE&H.21 NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at the principal cities for the week ended December 19, with the percentage of increase and decrease’as compared with the correspond- ing week last year: Percentage. Cities— 4 Ine. Dec. New York. $1,584,608,524 Chicago 383, Boston . Philadelphia St. Louis.. 49, % | Pittsburg 37,409,825 San Francisco. 25,674,639 Baltimore 24, 244,318 Cincinnati 19,600, &: | Detroit ... | Indianapotis | Bloomington, Fitchburg prefd..145 | Union Pacific . e Deninio old 2 Keaoget - ligy G Bomives” . 2 AMlsceslll eous— 3814 mer Sugar ....118% Sant Amer Tel & T, s"'.-r:'.'n:rfe' Bient Dom Iron & § Gen Electric . Mass Electric Do prefa N E Gas & Cok Inited Fruit . 'S Steel .. NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. 24% | Trimountain ... Adams Con 20/ Little Chief Alice Ontarlo . Breece 75|0phir 50 Brunswi 16 Phoenix 08 Comstock Tunnel..053 | Potost 03 Con Cal & Va 50 Bavage . 01 Deadwood Ter B0 Sierra Ne Horn Stlver Iron Silver . Leadville Con London Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financlal cablegram says: The approach of the holidays has somewhat affected business on the Stock Exchange, but the undercurrent is good on the expectation of decisive South African war news soon. Copper touched S«')i the ton on the faflure of Willlam Sargent & Co., a leading firm of metal brokers. The llabilities are estimated at £100,000. Rio Tintos closed at £40%. American stocks were qulet early, with not enough business to test the tone. Then New York came a buyer, especially of the coalers and United States Steel, with the result that there was a general rally and a strong close, The statement issued by the Amalgamated Copper officials is disliked and distrusted. CLOSING. 20.—Anaconda, 6; Atchison, 00 Small Hopes 60 Standard .. 05! LONDON, Dec, V9% ; do preferred, 102); Canadlan Pacific, 116)4; Denver and Rlo Grande, 441; do pre- ferred, 06; Northern Pacific preferred, 102; Southern Pacific, 60%: Union Pacific, do_preferred, 903, Bar silver’ weak, 259-16d per ounce. Money, 314@4% per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Money on c strong at 6@9 per cent; closing bid, 10 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5@5% per cent. Kterling exchange was easy with actual buei- ness in bankers' bills at _$4 86%@4 sus for demand and at $4 8314@4 833 for sixty day: Posted rates, $4 S4@4 543 and $4 8756, Com: merclal bills, §4 §214@4 83. Bar silver, 55%c. Mexican dollars, 43%c. Bonds—Government, irregular; tive; railroad, irregular. 1043 State, inac- Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—To-day’'s ment of the treasury balances shows Available cash balance, $172,796,051; £115,459,108. e ———— Bank Clearings. ate- ®old, + Kansas City. Minneapolis Cleveland 19 125,700 63,548 14,740,030 Louisville 10,062,871 9, 9 Providence . Omaha ... Wi u*hington Hartford . Los Angele: Fort Worth, Atlanta. Norfolk Des - Moines. New Haven. Springfield, Mass. Augusta Nashville . Worcester Grand Rapids. Sioux City . Dayton, Syracuse . Scranton | Portland, M Spokane T Bok! 5! 2a B! L85! BUES: Sa New Bedford. Lexington .. Springfleld, Ill... Binghamton . Chattancoga Kalamazoo . Fargo .. Youngtown . Springfield, Ohlo. Rockford . Canton . Jacksonville Stoux lls. Fremont Jacksonville, Til tColumbus, O 1Galveston . §Wilkesbarre: 672,765 4,343,867 Albany . Beaumont 186,147 Totals, U. 8.....82,874,918,952 Outside N. Y. .510,428 Montreal . +$18,250,150 Toronto 15,016,448 ‘Winnipe; , 287,197 Halifax ,062 Vancouv 854.521 Hamilton 834875 St. John, 784,848 Victoria, B. . bISEeS §Quebeg ...t + 1,364,574 Totals, Canada. ....$42,800,765 22.9 Not_included 'in totals because contal other ftems than clearings. §Not included in totals because of no com- parison for last year. Y B e A ) Bradstreet's on Trade. T SR AT A o Tt NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will say: Retall trade has easfly held the center of the stage this week, stimulated, as | it has been, by the dual influences of exception- ally cold weather throwghout the country and a rather more pronounced holiday demand, which promises to be of record-breaking char- acter, not only as to volume, but as to quality and grade of §oods purchased. While jobbers in many lines, notably shoes, clothing and rub- ber goods, report a good re-order business grow- 1ng -out of the above conditions, wholesale trade as a rule has been seasonably quiet, excep- tions to this belng noted in woolen goods, raw wools, lumber, leather, coal and last, but by no means least, iron and steel in a myriad of forms. The spectacular feature of the ok in prices has been the continued marki down of copper and sympathetically zhmwuh the drop In tin and lead. Stow but steady accretions In the price of plg iron are proof of the heavy buying Folng onin the cruder forms. which vie vies. with the active call for bars, sheets rails and structural material among nnuheé products, Despite the record-breaking luction buyers are still eager and the famill car shoi cry is heard most loudly in this trade. N ing is heard of the usual sopseaative wal £3a o mbook' Za e 1eading, proda are fill and order-books of ng_p: ahead. Hardw: -Closing . a portion of the rally from the low prices struck lat week. Wheat nas eascd a Hitde on liqui- dation, absence of bull support and fairly large receipts. Visible supplies are no larger than r ago, but the export demand is a little Corn and oats have sympathized With price movements within narrow_lim! Fros Visions are irregular, with pork -nsmly higher and lard lower than a week ago. “Wheat, fncluding flour, exports for the, week aggregate 4,332,832 bu: as against 3,879.- 850 Dushels inat weele ‘and 4,123,350 bushels in this week last vear. Jvheat Exporis July 1 to dato (twenty-five weeks) aggregate 140,636,547 bushels, as against §0,084,709 bushels last year. Reports of rate cutting at the West contrast strangely with reports of car shortage and in- cldentally returns of earnings which show that fifty roads earned 8 per cent more in the first week of December this year than they did last, while for the second 'week forty-two roads show a Eain of $500,000 over the middle week of December, 1900. Again, October gross earn- increased 16.2 per cent on a total of $119,212,776, Business failures in the United States for the week number 262, as against 323 last week, 262 In this week a vear ago, 211 in 1899 and 212 in 1898, Canadlan falures for the week number 24, as against 23 last week and 28 in this week a year ago. o A CESE TR e U Dun’s Review of Trade. SATURDAY, .DECEMBER 21, 1901. N0, 2y foundry, Southern, $14 80915 50 No. 1 foundry, Southern uoo'xe No. 1 foundry, Southern, soft, ‘150 New York Camm Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Cotton closed 3@7 points higher. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec: 20.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 4000, including 200 Texans; very dull at late dechipe of 40c to 60c. Good to prime, $6@7 25; poor to medium, $3 T0@5 80; stockers and feeders, §2@4; cows, §$1@4 50; heifers, $1 50@ 5 25; canners’, $1@2; bulls, $1 75@4 25; calves, $2 50@6; Texas fed steers, $4 25@5. HOGS—Receipts to-day, 30,000; to-morrow, 27,000; slow, morning. Mixed and butchers’ g0od to choice heavy, $6 10@6 55 $§5_80@6: bulk of sales, $5 EEP—Receipts, 8000: 20. sheep slow, 10@15¢c lower; lambs, 23c lower. Good to cholce wethers, $3 65@4 25; falr to_cholce mixed, §2 6063 40; Western, sheep. $3G4 25 native lombs, $§2 25; Western lambs, $4 ST. JOSEPH. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Dec. 20.—CATTLE_—R ceipts, 1700; 10@15¢ lower. Natives, $2@ cows and_heifers, $1 75@5; bulls and stags, §1 7504 85; veals, $2 50GS 25; stockers and ceders, i Lo o NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: Holiday trade reached its maximum this week, nearly all sections of the country re- porting exceptional distribution, and while the class of goods especially stimulated by Chriat- mas demand occupled the position of greatest prominence general merchandise was not far hind in activity. Transporting interests ‘were just béginning to overcome congested con- ditions when severe storms made the situation more complicated than before. In the grain market wheat has held falrly steady at some reaction from last Week's ex- ceptionally high point and there s still much evidence of a firm undertone. Severe weather stimulated the Western demand for livestock feeding and also interrupted recelpts. Here~ tofore this season there has been a large gal in comparison with the corresponding perlod ot 1900 Higher prices have at last affected the export movement, ilures for the week numbered 25 in the United_States, as against 202 last year, and 91 as against 18 last year. * New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Deo. §800; exports, 8900 barrels. d firmer. WHEAT—Recelpts, 54,150 bushels. ~Market for spot, firm; No. 2 red, 86%c f. 0. b, afloat; No. 2 red, 833%c elevator; No. 1 Northern Du- luth, 85%ec f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 92%c f. o. b, afloal Options were generally firm and more active all day on better cables, renewed export demand, forelgn buying, crop Gnimage ronorts, Jooal coverigs, & good cash trade in the Northwest and small 3 ng wheat Closed firm and M@%E net hl'hfir losed at 86c; Mny % @85%c, ggo;ze.l % 20.—FLOUR—Recelpts, Market more ac- at 85lc; July, 843%@85 cloud at C; December, 833%@83 7-. ldc Clofl!fl 83%c. HOPS—Quiet, HIDES—Steady. L—Quiet. COFFEE—Spm Rio, steady; No. 7 invoice, Slo: mild, quiet; Cordova, TH@llc. " Coffes futures closed steady with quotations net § points higher to 5 points lower. Total sales 10,750 bags, iIncluding: December, 6.60c; Jan- uary, 6.60@6.65c; February, 6.70c; March, 6.75 . 80c. SUGAR—Raw, steady. Falr 3 9:82c; centritigal, 96 test. 8%c; sugar, c. Reflned was steady. BOTTER —Receipt State dairy, -15@: creamery, gZ&! creamery, 15@2134c; factory, 123%@15%c. EGGS—RenelDu. 3100 packages: excited and higher. Western, at mark, 26@33c. DRIED FRUITS, Holiday dullness was apparent In the mar- ket for evaporated apples to-day and traders were purchasing only in a hand-to-mouth way and paying old prices. ~State, common to good refining, molasses 6@8%c; prlme 9@9%c; choice, 9%@9%c; fan- CVC‘I,? ml'n:lél dried frults were nominally steady. APRICOTS. Hoval, 10@14c; Moorpark, 9% @PEACHES—PeelEfl, 12@19¢c; unpeeled, 7 @10%: * - % Chicago Grain Market. #— % CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-—Conditions in wheat were bullish all around at the opening. Trade was inclined to continue in its dull rut, but with such arguments for better prices traders who did wish to get into deals had to bid up for everything they bought. Cables were firm, London reported no cargoes arriving or wait- ing off coast and local houses with cable con- nections claimed better acceptances by the Continent. Receipts were small and the car shortage at Minnearolis retards movement there of both wheat and flour. Commission houses bought and prices steadily advanced. May opened ¥ @3%c up at T9%@79%c and closed strons, e up, at 80%e. Corn had a narrow and nervous market, with but a small trade. Small recelpts and the wheat firmness caused a strong tone, May closed firm. 3c up, at 66%c. followed after corn (S0 wheat. May Oats closed %c higher at %@ Brovisions. were Brm: Sansidering the weak- ness of the hog markef. The close was &trong in sympathy with grains, May pork 12%@15c up, lard unchanged and ribs 5@7%c higher. ‘The leading futures ranged as follows: Articl . L a 3 Wh;:';o A Open. High. Low. Close. Decelllber - 76 75 78 80% 79! 80 801 79! 80 631 [t P omom 66%% 66 66 44 44 Cri «22 45 a8% . 88 38% -16 2214 16 2714 16 1214 16 2715 6 5214 16 7215 16 7214 16 72 lard. per 100 lbs— Jlnunry B -9 6‘2% 9 6715 9 6215 0O 67 721 9 972 Jan 830 Ba2% 8 2112 8 3215 May .... 1847y 8571, 84734 867 Cluh_ quotations were as follows: Flour A0y, spring wheat, 72076c; No., 3 3 @ S34c; 461 o ‘c; No. 3 w)me. h%@fl‘?hc, No. 2 rye, 65@05%%c; fair to choice malting barley, b9@62c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 58; No. 1 North- western, $1 50; prime timothy seed, $6 65: mess porlc, per bbl, $15 15G15 25; lard, per 10 Ibs, £9 3G9 67 ort ribs | 'sides (loose), No, 25@s 40; arx ia1ted shoulders (boxedbs 1% Bk s clear sides (baxed). $8 65@8 75: ‘whisky, f high wines, §1 32; clover, contract grade, $9 40. Articles— Receipts. Shi&m.ml. 9,000 000 12,000 000 000 275,000 27,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm;_creameries, 16@‘.'4c, dairles, 14@20c. _Chgese, firm, 9% @10%g. Bsgs, firm; Barley, bushels . $2 HOGS—Receipts, 11,800; 11\@25«: lower. Light and light mixed, $5 25@6 26; medium and heavy, §5 60@6 45; plgs, $3@4 70. SHEEP—Receipts, 700; dull, steady. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or. Dec M—Clel.riflll. $364,- 550; balances, W Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 20.—WHEAT—Steady, with an upward tendency. Light sales are re- orted. ag holders will not drop the rultnw gures. Walla Walla, 59%@60c; valley, 60c blue stem, 6lc. Cleared—Bark Olivia, for Queenstown, with 73,000 bushels of wheat; bark Schiller, with 63,467 bushels of wheat. ‘WASHINGTON. Dec. 20— WHEAT—Unchanged. TACOMA, Blue stem, 60c; e Teetlan siesmantp. Lulgl Clampa. ¢leared to-day with 85,007 bushels of wheat for St. Vincent. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 20.-—Consols, 94 8-18; sllver, 25 9-164; French rentes, 100t 35¢; wheat car- goes on passage, rather easier; No. 1 standard California, 30s; Walla Walla, 20s 10%4; Eng- lish_country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 standard California, 6s 4d@6s 414d; wheat in Parls, weak; flour in Paris, wealk; French gour:lry markets, dull; weather in England, rosty. COTTON—Uplands, 4 19-32d. CLOSING. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20.—Hops at_ London (Pacific Coast), steady; £3 3s to £3 13s, —— - —_— LOCAL MARKETS. e R Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. - “$4 84Y Sterling Exchange, sight — 4 873 Sterling Cables — 4 883, New York Exch: — 015 New York Exch'ge, (ele!r‘lnh - 10 Silver, per ounce........ = 55% Mexican Dollars, nominal. - rren Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Liverpool futures were firm and Parls futures were weak.' Argentine crop was reported in good condition, the weather being favorable, Chicago was several fractions higher, but the crowd fought the advance. Strength and activity increased. Interior winter wheat mills in all directions were drawing on market cen- ters at stiff prices. The seaboard reported thirty-five loads for export, In this market futures were firmer, but spot prices remained unchanged, $1 023%; \Vhelt—ShkpptnS- 06% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES, lnronml Session—9:15 o’ clock—May—12,000 ctls, $1 Cichnd. Heaston—May—8000 ctls. $1 06%: 16,- $1 06%. December—2000, $i 03. Decem- ber, 1902- % 000, $1 09%; 2000, $1 09% Hegular Morning Session—May—18,000 ctls, 1 06 milling, Afternoon Sesslon—May—2000 ctls, $1 06%; 24,000, $1 06%. December, 1902—2000, $1 10 8000, §: 3 2000, $1 09%. BA! —Is steady at former prices. e @80c_ for choice bright, 77isc for Sc for off grades: brewing and oo !hipplng grades, S25@80c, Chevaller, Socgsi per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. ‘Afternoon Session—May—2000 ctls, 79%c. OATS—The market ruies firm at unchanged quomllons Grays, $1 1216@1 20 for feed and $1 20@1 25 for seed; whites, $1-15@1 80; Surprise, $1 g 1 35: black, $1@1 12! (nr feed and $1 15@ 1 2214 for seed; red, $1 1214@1 20 per ctl for feed and $1 25@1 3714 for se CORN—The market continues Inactive and unchanged. Large Yellow, $1 35@1 37%: small round do, §1 3501 45; white, §1 35@1 43% per cental RYE—75@80c per cental. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 65 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $3 25@ 3 50, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@8 25; P R VR 2 75 . 5 LLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- low- usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, er 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 75: Rye 5b; Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal, §3 35: $4; Oat Groats, §5; Hominy, do, $4; ot Hious, S04 Jo; Cracked hole Wheu 34 50; X fi 25; Bnlled "Oats (hlrre]:), $6 85 835, in sacks, $6 50GS; Pearl Barley, Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, $6 50 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Another advance of 50c in Bran is noted. Otherwise there s nothing new in any de- scription, BRAN—$17@17 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18 50@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16@17 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the miil, Job- bing, §28 6Ua29; Cocounut Cake, $20 e cream $4@4 Meal, $31@31_50; 4 (Sracked Corn, Mixed Feed, $16 B Sheat, 811 taney, Wheat and Oat, $8@11; Oat, $7@ and Oat, $7g0; Alfaita, 5G9 80;" Clover, $6@7; Nolustiis 45 ek, T ton. —30@-11 Beans and Seeds. ‘All descriptions are unchanged. Der e | bleached Suitanas, be. Bleached Thompson's— ‘Beans con- fresh, 28c. tinue dull, * % BEANS—Bayos, $2 30@2 40; Small White, §2,753 15; Larse White, 52 8003 Pea, 83 50 i ; Pink, '$1 ll); Red, $2,5003. Foreign Futures. e g L : s Fricate e{d::{lrd 3@3 15; Ye o x Mustard, = " Wheat May ?:t- 40 Rave, 1% @13e; Hem‘;":';lnz'é pe’r“l‘g‘ Opening . 6 2% |~ DRIED PEAs'—Nueu. $125@1 65; Gree: Closing . 8* $1 25@1 50 per ctl. Wheat— Opening . Closing . Flour— Opening New York Metal Marke:. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The New York metal market was demoralized. Spot tin 1@1%c lower and closed weak. Local prices for cop- per are nominally unchanged, but the market has no snap. The chief disturbing element came from London, owing to heavy declines there in prices for both tin and copper. The Glasgow pigiron market was decidedly lower. These declines and the resultant demoraliza- tion came about through the failure of Wil- llam Sargent & Co., the being long 2000 tons of copper and also long on tin. The clos- ing prices of tin in London were £5 5s lower than_they closed vesterday. This closed spot at £101 58 and futllru at £100 10s. The New an e 5 nd, o s 1d and §28 asked, weak and unc ‘was nominally unchanged h at 13¢ ake, 12%c for electrolytic and 12%0 for c-.t]n At London there was a-nervous and much lower market, although toward the close prices rallied s listle, but. the et 1053 ‘was 7s G4 for spot and 10s for futures, respectively at £48 12s 64 and £49. Lead was quiet but unchanged here at §1. London closed at £10 8s 9d, a decline of 1' 9d. “F:“" closed weak here but unchanged af and London closed un: Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatoes continue in good supply, but deal- ers are holding prices up. Ten cars of Salinas Burbanks came in, and three cars from Wat- sonville. One car of Merced Sweets arrived. e n condition, and recelpts are light. = SO0 POTATOES—80c@$1 10 for Burbanks from the river; Slllnln urbm 'Ql 30@1 60; Ore. ver Reds, crcofl S—$—— per ctl; Onzmu. $1 so'z VEGETA ireen Peas from Los An- es, 9@12tc; String Beans from Los Angeles, umiuv.c- Cabbage, 40@50c per ctl; Toma- 5c@$1; Los Avseles Tomatoes,” $1 25@ 1 per box and gu- Dried Peppers, OOIT%c per 1b; Dried Okra, 1215@20c per To: Carrots, sack; Cucumbers, uo mflu 1%@2%' Green "Peppers, box ‘ind 35a50c for Bell; Pag Ploe from !m Anlvle- 12%@16«: Summer Squash from Los Al;l:e ;“h‘mfl sqm:mw t Squash, s5@s uash, $5@8; Mush: e are temporarily cleaned up. i Poultry and Game. The Poultry market has been in unusually good shape all this week and prices have made a substantial advance. Turkeys, however, ruled weak until yesterday, when the feel. ing impjoved under lighter arrivals. Receipts of dressed were 74 cases. nm are three ...q a halt cars of Eastern dressed reported on Baiat, bat they are not. belng odovet st vat Other kinds of Poultry continue firm, ‘and ‘ox- tra fine stock is bringing over the quotations. Game was slightly lower. Receij 120 Ipts were Tus 13 for Gobbln‘ ud m“ rkeys, 12%4@: “fl Ay for Her . fi ng mw-nn. 2@2 25 Ducks, or young; Hens, § yml B luld um‘:o"‘r“ i e roilers, or large ;mul. Pll’!flsn:. fi” per dozen for old und ual —Doves, per dozen, $1; Hare, $1 25; n-hblm $1 50 ror Cottontalls and $1 for Bnnh. $2@2 50; Canvasback, $1 i $1 50@1 75; Teal, T5c@$l; Widgeon, Smal Ducks, $1; Black Jack, §1; English Snlp'. $2; Jack Snipe, $1 50; Gray Geese, §3: White Geese, §1 25 Brant, §1 50@2 per dozen; Honkers, 50. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. The exchange advanced Butter 1c and Egss 1%c, and quoted both firm. In the open mar- ket the feeling was equally strong, and both Butter and Eggs were reported in moderate stock, with a better demand for store Eggs. The whole market, with the exception of Cheese, which is laboring under liberal sup- plies, was reported in good shape for sellers. Receipts were 25,300 pounds of Butter, — pollndl of Eastern Bulkef. 5 clnel ot Egss, caseé of Eastern 6600 pounds of Callrornln Cheese and 21,2 40 ‘pounds of Oregon hees. S TER—Creamery, 20200 ver 1b for fancy and 20@23c for seconds; dairy, 17%4@22c; store Butter, 14@17c per Ib; Creamery Tub, 20c; Pickled Roli, 15@19c: Keg, 16@18c per Ib. CHEESE—New, 12¢; old, mu,oum. Young America, 13c per Ib: Eastern, 13@15c. EGGS _Ranch, 34@35c for selected large, 31G33c for ood 'to cholce and 0g320 for tair: store, 24@27%c per dozen; cold storage, i tern, Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Three cars of Oranges were auctioned as fol- Fancy Navels, §1 40@1 85; cholce do, i standard do, 50c@$1 20; Seedlings, 40Q@ 60c. A car of Lemons sold at $2 05 for fancy, 31 3591 60 for choice and 95c@§1 25 for stand- ard. Grape Fruit is higher and large-sized fruit 1s firm. Mandarins and Tangerines are lower. DECIDUOUS FRUITS. APPLES—$1 50@1 75 per box for extra, T8¢ @81 25 for lood to cholce and for ordl~ : Lady $1@! 2 3 per box. ErTRUS rxkuneg';mm Oranges 75031 for standards, $1G1 25 for cholce and $1 5092 3c@$! for fancy; Seedlings, 1 25; 'r-nnmm Thet H leanele MnndAfln- 151'0". Limol!" 50c@$1 for common and $1 for_good t cholce, and $2 3 for rnm:y. rln. Fruit, 'l @3; Mexican Limes, $4G4 50; Bananas, $1 7 278 })er bunch for New Orl!nno and Toc@$1 T for Hawallan; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. According to private advices received from San Francisco by the New York Journal of Commerce the stock of leading fruits, crop of 1001, still left in California, is approximately as follows: Evaporated Apples, 850 tons, out of a crop of 2000 tons; Peaches, 2750 tons, out of a crop of 10,000; Apricots, 600 tons, out of a crop of 4500 tons; Prunes, 4000 tons, out of a crop of 30,000 tons. This exceptionally fine showing leads the dried fruit trade generally, on both coasts, to espect a firm market dur- ing the rest of the season, with stocks cleaned up by the time the 1802 crop came in. Certainly the market {s fin first-class ihape with the best December business ever nown, FRUITS—Apricots, 7@8%c for Royals and 8 @13c for standard to fancy Moorparks; Evap- orated Apples, 7@Sthc; sun-dried. 3%@d%c: Peaches, 5@7lsc; Pears, 4@Sc: Plums, 43, @6c; unpitted, 1@2c; Nect: , 5@54¢ for red and 5%2@6lc for white; Figs, 3@4c for black and 3@3%c for white. FRUNES _New crop are quoted as follows: e @“c'aum o 80-90's, 2t % RAISIN: lPflce per 20-1b box) Imperial, §3; Dehesa, §2 50; fancy, $1 75; crown, $1 London Layers—Three-crown, $1 35; two-crown, §1 25. Price per Ib: Stand- ard loose Muscatels—Four-crown, crown_b6%c; two-crown, 4%c; Seedless Musca- tels, bc; Seedless Sulfanas, 5%c; Thompson Seedless, 6%c; Bleached Sultanas—Fancy, 8c; hoice, 73;c; standard, 6%c; prime, 5i4c: un- Extra fancy, llc; f.ncy 10c; choice, 9c; stanc ard, 7%c; prime, 6l4c. TFancy seeded, choice seeded, fl%c. do In bulk, !lncy, 6%c; choice, 6%c per \LT%Chealnms 9@10c; Walnuts, No. sotishell, 0%c; No: 2 T4ge: Mo 1 hardsheli. 9c; No. 2, 7c; Almonds, 11@12c for papershell, 9@106 for softshell _and 6@7c for hardshell: Peanuts, 5@7c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts 129 123%c; Filberts. 12@12%c; Pecans, 11@13¢; Cocoanuts, 50@5. HONEY—Comb, l”ulfic for bright and 109 11%c¢ for light amber; water white extracted, 5@Se; light amber, extracted, 4@Sc; dark, dc. BEESWAX—273@29¢ per Provisions. Chicago was firmer again at a slight advance. This market showed no change, being only moderately active. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12c per 1b for heavy. 12%c for light medium, 13%c for light. 1414¢ for extra light and 15¢ for sugar-cured: Eastern _sugar-cured Hams, 13c; California Hams, 1214c; Mess Beef, $10@10 50 per barrel; extra Mess $§11@11 50; Family, $12@12 50; rime Mess Pork, $15; extra clear, $22 s $18 50@: Smoked Beef, 13%4@ldc per poun LARD—Tierces, q\lo(ed at 8ige per Ib for compound and 1il4c for pure; half 1s, pure, 11%e; 10-1b tins, 12%ec; 5-Ib tins, 12%c: 3- n: uns. 12%e. TTOLENE—One half-| blflel 10%ec; three hllf-blrrell. 1 ‘fi. two tlerces, 9%c; five tierc Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Hops are quoted firm by local merchants, who are asking 15c for the best, second hand prices. They report nine-tenths of the coast crop sold and the few growers who have not yet sold are holding for higher prices. The demand is active. ‘Wool and Hides remain as bntorc quoted. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1%c under quotations. ed ; Cow Hides, for ' light; Steers, 1lc; medium, 10c: 93¢ for heavy ana 2a0%o ags, 7c; Salted Kip, 93c; Salted Veal, 9igc; Sllled Calf, 10c; Dry Hides, 163c; Culls, 14c; Dry Kip, 13c; Dry Calf, 18¢; Culls lnd Brnm- 18c; Sheeplklnj shearlings, 15@30c ; short Wool, 40@60c each; medfum, 7 Wool. 80c@$1 10 ‘each; Horse salt, 2 75 Zor larze and S35 55 for medul *1 75 for small and Hides, dry, $1 75 for large, $1 25@1 50 dium,” $1 25 for small and 50c for Colts. Deer- skins—Summer or red skins, 35c; fall or me- dium skins, 30c; winter or thin skins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, 75¢c; large and smooth, 50c; medium, 35c. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 6c per Ib; No. 2, ‘WOOL—Spring, 1900 or 1901—80numrn, de- 4%@5c; grease, 3c. (ectlve 7 months, 7@8c; Oregon Valley, fine, 1514¢; do, medium and coarse, 11@13c; Ore. 'an Eastern, choice, ueuc do, fair ‘o good, wuc Nev.d. oo Joaquin L @oc; Middie Commty, SBR0c: Norin: m. uounmn Tree, 9@10c; do, defective, 8GVe HOPS——O@IO!: for fair and 11@12¢ b for good to choice. Local dealers quatp:r 10@15¢ for shipment. San Francisco Meat Market. The feeling In everything continues firm, with prospects of a further advance, stocks of all kinds being moderate. ‘Wholesale rlles from slaughterers to dealers are as follow: smm‘—r%fls%c for Steers and 63%@7c per 1b_for Cows. VEAL—Large, 7@8%c; small, r b, mlybrron—wnhm e e AL LA B—9@9%¢ per 1b. PORK—Live Be . from 150 to 250 Ibs, 5%ec: under 150 1bs, 5%@5%c; sows, 20 per cent off: ,mr cent of lndtumurm( 0, | off from the above ‘quotations. "dressed Hogs, o G merMandixe. GRAIN BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7c; lo- cal make, Jc less than Calcuttas; Wool Bags, 32@35¢c; Fleece Twine, 73%@8c. WSoAL_W. ;I'nnsstua. t& per ton? mthncu ‘el lon, ; Seat e. H Bl', t =3 307 Wallsend. 48 cative Welte: end, $8 50; C lana, $12 in bulk and '13 m in sacks; Pennlylvnnlu Anthracite Egg, Cannel, $11 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bl]k 8nd 17 in sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, E ;-s,rmlb'md“”perwn. according o_bran Harrison's circular sa: “During the week there. nave been four coal trom Bric: ish Columbia, 16,530 tons; eix from Washing- ton, 12,332 tons; one from At a, 2300 tons: total, 31,191 tons. other sources, o evidence of this s at peocih apparent. Values are unchanged for wub cogat brducts: and prices have Gociined. somewias for colontal grades mow afloat and ‘for load Fuel oil is n“] mkl“ figures, AUCTION SALES CLOSING-OUT SALE = or = Vendome Stock Farm Trotting Stock Pmrrty of James W. Rea, San Jose), Tudin um(m:em res IRAN %125 : BOODLE, 2:13%: GUY wn.x}:s ’u.. IRECTOR, 2:17; NUT- WOOD, 2:18; ANTH\OL? 2:28%; Ete. In to McKINNEY, 2:11% and IRAN ALTO. 2:12% Geldings and mares with trotting records. and all in all it is the finest collection ever offered by auction in this eity. Sale Takes Place THIS DAY, SATURDAY, Dec. 2Ist, Commencing at 11 A. M. OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE 721 Howard street, near Third. WM. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer, Catalogues ready. Horses at Exchange. fourths of which will be utilized for gas pro= ducing, conjunctive with crude ofl 7oQILS—Calttornia, Castor Ol in cases, No. 1, $1 20; Linseed Ofi n: I, in barrels, boiled, ; cases, S5c more; Lucol, 56c for bonod 'and Bdo for raw in barrels; Lard Ot extra winter strained, barrels, 80c; cases, 95c: Chlmu!, 55@72c per gailon: pure Neatsfoot, pure. n is,’ T0c; cases, 75c; Sperm, pure, 8bc; Whale Oil, natural whlte. W per_gallon; Fish Ofl, Barrels, 37%c: 42%¢; Cocoanut 1, barrels, 63%c for Ceylon and 08%c. for Australian. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk, 18%c¢; Pearl OIl, in cases. 20c; Astral, 20c; Star, 20c: Extra Star, 24c: Ei 250; Eoecens, i doodorhed stove Ga bulk, 18¢: n Cl.'l, 2 Benzine, In bulk, lic; In cases, 20%c; 86-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 200 In IURPERTINE 58%e per gallon m cases and 52> in drums and iron barrels. SUGAR—The “':(!l'n“%l.f:f Rlfln'l‘ Com- ny quotes, ) in P Cuben, Crushed &nd Fine Crushed. Powdered, 5.13c; Candy Granuiated. Dry Granula Conectioners’ A, 5. 03¢ Fruit Br-nul.lod. Beet Gr‘nuluud (100~ 1b bay C a5 more: B50-1b bags, 10e m than 75" Barrels or its equivaie half-barrels, boxes, 5.800 pe ‘A“ON—AMM‘H a local (fld! Journal the Puget Sound pack of the Alaska Packers’ Allocll“ol‘l 1s placed by that company at 314,- 800 cases, as compared with 161,000 cases last year. The association’s Alaska pack is divided as follows: Talls—Kings, 13,008: red Alnska, .76; medium red, 17,334 pinks. 152,216 two-pound Kings, 2300 flats—Kings, 5245; mak- Ing & fotal of 908,304, against 050,81 last year. The salmon market !I n( present quiet, with lttle doing In 5ot Soods. 'The fret sals of Ted Alasks, 1903 has been reported--12.000 cases at the opening price. Thers has been & good movement of salted salmon from tha north of Japan, where the stock can be laid o S B S e wetie 6 e Soe 1 aska, $1 Puget Sound luck!!el and $1 55 for Colum- bia River chinooks, 'B:n-eh Pacific Coast; cash, less 13 and per cent. led salmon is scarce Recei; pmmdm'r. FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20. col, sk 1,950| Leather, rolls 730| Hides, No . 8,470| Peits, bdls 23! Tallow, ctl 3,525 Sugar, " ctls B:§a_§s. » -1 ran, sks . Middiings, sks 2,900| Brandy, gals ... 4,000 Hay, tons, ..... 197 Chicory, bbis ... 28 . OREGON. Oats, ctls . 1,230) FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. —_— Meats have followed the wholesals market up and are higher, Beef, Mutton, Lamb and Veal being the principal sorts affectsd. Butter is also rather dearer again, owing largely to the late cold snap. Eggs remain about the same, The summer frults and vegetables are alm: gone and Apples and es now comprise | the more important varfeties in the market, though small quantities of other fruits are occasionally seen here and there. Summer vegetables from nearby points are disappearing. The supply from the southern part of the State. which generally supplies this market during the winter months, may be con- siderably reduced this season, as the recent freeze down south did a great deal of damage to Green Peas, String Beans and Tomatoes, Coal, per ton— elling! W — Seattle. 8" ® coos Bay T 354 B Dllry Produce, ete.— pa e Rabbits, each...15@20 Brant, each Fruits and Nuts— Alligator Pears, each : Grapes, 1b. .8 25g50| Cimes.” dogen. - @18 15@20|Lemons, doze: Blackberries, dr.—@— Quinces, per Ib. Cranberries, at. istns, per Ib. 1 Cocoanuts, "each.—@10| Raspberries, dwr—@— Chestnuts, per 1b.15@20 Strawberries, per Dried Figs, pr [b—@10| _drawer .......—@— Grape Fruit, per | Walnuts, pr 1b.12%@13 dozen . T3c@$1 00| Vegetables— Arllchokel. aou:lm 50| Beets, 1 Beans, 'hlte 1b. 6@—|Parsn| ...... 10@12 Radishes, dounw i Green Peas, 1b...—@15 Green Peppers,Ib 0010 l.ettuc-. per doz. az bel Turnips, per doz.100 Tomatoes, ‘per 1b.15G— ! Herring . Mackerel Do, Perch Do, Eastern,dz.25@40 - STOCK MARKET. . 2 Stocks were neglected on the morning se: sion of the Bond Exchange. There were sev- eral bond sales. The market was of a holi- day character. 'l'hl afternoon made up the deficlencies of the morning by a better business, with con- siderable fluctuation. Alaska Packers' scared aw $170 and California Wine was higher at Spring Valley Water was lower at @$57 50, and Gas and Electric at There was more animation in the ofl stoc’ as will be seen by the list of sales, ithly, 60c per share, un.umn. to $129,- Continued on Page Thirteen.,