The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1901, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1901, r SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Exchange and Silver unchanged. Vheat and Barle: show no further variation. Gozernment increasing its demands for Oats. Corn still dull. Rye held for beiter prices. Hay beginning to advance owing to drving weather. Bran soc higher again. Other- Feedstuffs unchanged. No activity in Beans and Seeds. of Butter, Cheese and Eggs vnchanged. Dried Fru as previously quoted. Wool, Hops and Hides as before. Meat market no higher, but very firm. Oregon Potatocs slightly higher. Onions unciic Poultry and Game about as before quoted. Nothing new in Fresh Fruits. Provisions quict at unchanged prices. Local stocks and bonds inactive. | Mexican Central... , 9,300 2% 2415 25 i Weather Report. Mexican Natiomsl, 300 b b 1& Minn & St Louls... 200 107iy (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) Missouri Pacific. ... 23,300 105% ; » S m. | e Tehr oy 2 owing are the seasonal rainfalls to | New Jersey Gemc. 1.oog date, as compared with those of same date last | New York Central. 1,300 1,100 100 500 season, and rainfall in last twent: Norfolk & Western o - rf & West pfd.. Northern Pac pfd. . Ontarlo & Western | Pennsyivant Reading . Reading 1st pfd. Reading 2d pfd. St L & San Fran, StL &S F 1st ptd. : StL &S F 21 pta 4,300 St L Southwestern. fan Francisco Fresno . 33338 333 - St L Southwest pfd G mercaz s [y o Ban Francisco data: Maximum temperature, | §f Too ‘oo The following maximum and minimum tem- | SOUEr TAcife. Were ‘reported {rom Eastern sta- | Souhern Railway Texas & Pacific Cincinnati, 40-34; Washing- Tol 8t L & West. ton, Tol St L & W pfd. ) - Union Pacific 13-28; St Philadelphia, 40-36. e e e e Wabash prd . THE COAST RECORD. Wheel & L Erie. W & L E 24 pra. Wisconsin Central. | \\';Ecomm Cent ptd. S xpress ETATION. Abame | American TUnited States = Wells Fargo . X Miscellaneous— R:l:.'r(l Amal Copper Tarson . Amer Car & F. Fureka Amer Car & F Fresno ... Amer Linseed Oil. rome S Amer Lin O pfd.. Pocatello Amer Smelt & Ref. Independence Amer S & Ref prd. r ngel Anaconda Min Co. 32 31 314 I Brooklyn Rapid T.. csx‘; e oois Bt Colo Fuel & Iron. 881, 88 Red Bluff Consolidated Gas.. 2500 217% 215% 2171, vt o g Continental Tob pfd ~ 600 114 114 = 11415 eis General Electric... 600 2531 28315 283 Glucose Sugar . 400 39 381, 38 Hocking Coal . 200 17 163, 16 International Paper 900 213 2034 21 International P pfd 400 76 Y International Power ok 8 Laclede Gas ...... National Biscuit .. ational Lead . tional Salt o North American. { Pacific Coast Pacific Mail . { People’s Gas . Pressed Steel Spokane Walla Walla inner: AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pressure has rise west of the readings are rey Nevada, Oreg y over the country Unusually high rted from all stations in Utah, nd Washington. The tem- 12 degrees over Southern 2 and 14 degrees in her has been blowing rola. Dust storms utkern California. Car, Pressed Steel C pfd | Pullman Pai Car. | Republic Steel . | Republic Steel pfd | Sugar .. 2 | Tenn Coai & iron. ‘nion B & P Co.. Forecast e at San Francisco for thirty | Union B & P Co pfd ending_ midnight, December 28, 190 U S Leather ..... California—Cloudy Saturday, with | U § Leather pfd.. s favorable for rain by night; fresh [ U S Rubber . 1y winds § Rubber pfd.. 3 e U § Steel pfd . Western Union . Amer Locomotiv ¥ Saturday; brisk Francisco and Fair in the | Amer Loco pfd. ng. cloudy and _threate at night; s iortherly, changing to fresh southeast- | Total shares £old.906,500 as. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. NEW EOD. BONDE. Sref 2sreg.... . & Nash unif 45.103 U S ref 2s coup lex Central 4s.. 837 * X S 3s reg. fex Cen 1st inc. 31% 1 <S 3s cv.)Aun. ;:' ?( S;{ l"l“:' -103 S new 4s rek. et EASTERN MARKETS. o s2i N ¥ Central Ists.106% N Y Cen gen 314s.110 1073 |N J Cen gen 5s..134 ¥ 107% |Northern Pac 4s.105% Atchison gen 4s.10514 (Northern Pac 3s.. 73 Atchison adjt 4s. 944 (Nor & W con 4s.102 Balt & Ohlo 4s..103 | Reading gen 4s.. 99’ Balt & Ohlo 3’ 961, St L & 1 M cn Balt & O conv 4s.105% St L & S F 4s Can South 2ds...109% |3t L & S W 1Isi Central of Ga 5s.107 |5t L & § W 2nds Cen of Ga 1st inc. 76 % Southern Pac 4s. 93 Chesp & O 4%%s..107 Chi & Alton 314s. 86 |Southern Ry Bs..124 C B 95% |Tex & Pac lsts..11934 cM T StL & W 4s.. 8133 Union Pacific 4s.107 Union Pac cnv New York Stock Market. ‘W YORK, Dec. 27.—To-8ay’s dealings in stocks were in excess of those of yesterday @nd the market had the appearance of strength and activity throughout. A closer anal; results w how, however, that the activity and strength were mainly in a few prominent stocks. In fact, there was active realizing €oing on all day, and when belated borrowers on call found the money rate rising sharply over their demand the movement to realize became general. The top level of prices was considerably reduced, and as a consequence the market chowed mo disposition to clos- ing @ull and steady at the reaction. The high- ly specuiative industrials were the conspicuous features of the market all day with Sugar still in the fore-front, but with a consideruble re- vival of speculation in Amalgamated Copper. Chi Terminal 4s.. 89 Colo & South 4s. 89% Den & Rio G 45.108% Erle prior lien 4211001 Erie gen 4s....... 90% Wincon Cen 4s. Ft W & 1 C 1st.105% (Con Tob 4s. Hocking Val 41s.110 | s Wabash deb B. West Shore 4s.... W & Lake E 4s. 9114 :!ugar wa d in the early market after -open- NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. ng a tion higher and touched 111% be- “on Little Chi It was lifted to 117% and ciosed at 115%, « | Breece % points on the day and a net e Saturday. The week's cam- ie stock by the bears was thus pretty sively demonstrated 1o be @ failure. The pet gain of Brunswick_Co Comstock Tunne Con Cal & Va. Deadwood Terra . Savage . - Slerra Nevada . e of refined sugar was advanced by all of 3 dent predictions that the duties on crude sugar | y'or B E€ - would be reduced. Similarly hopeful views RO DR S ‘were expressed regarding the copper industry, BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. and Amalgamated Copper, with the dividend | Money- Mining— off. adv and closed a point lower, | Call loa: 2 Adventure Which is equal 10 2 nét gain of 28. The spec- | Time loans . 5@6 | Allouez ulation also continued active in Manhattan | Bonds— Amalgamate: stock rose an extreme 2 points, but | Atchison 4s Baltic . o net gain of only %. In the rafiroad |Gas ists ... |Bingham lisi the prin activity continued to center | Mex Cen 4s. 80% | Calumet & in the coalers and in the transcontinental | Raflroads— |Centennial . 14 &roup. There were indications of profit-taking | Atchison 9% | Copper Range ... b4 in some of the coalers, the Readings being the | Atchizon 1013 |Dominion Coal .. 4874 only one of the group 1o make a gain. Atchi- | son exhibited Boston & Alb. Boston & Mal Franklin e greatest strength on the favorable showing of net earnings for No- | NOY N H vember. The annual report of Union Pacific {-“n‘c(hgur}; f:fd ceueed some realizing in the stock, but it | Unign Pacific . rallied well. The buying in the general Hst | Moy’ Contral secmed to come from large interests, and Miscellaneous— Amer Sugar .. Amer Tel & Tel. Gen Electric Maes Electric 331 | Utah .. Masg Electric pfd. 915! Victoria United Fruit .... 95% Winona U S Steel .. 4215 Wolverine U S Steel pfd 83| orders were executed by individual brokers in Jarge amounts. There was some evidence of in- vestment demand among high grade stocks. he. bond market was active and strong. Total sales. par vaiue, $3,550,000. Dnited States refunding 2s -declined 3; the and do coupon % -per cent on Trinity ... United States . ‘W YORK STOCK LIST. o London Market. 102 NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: | The settlement occupled attention on the Stock Balt & Ohio pfd Cenadian Pacific Southern... & Chesapeake /& Ohio 1,5 Chi & Alton.... Chii & Aiton pfd... Chi Ind & Louis... | after the holidays. “The tone was cheerful, | however; the Argentine settlement counteract- ing the bad effects resulting from the Boer success.~ The American department wag good throughout, finishing strong on New York sup- port, particularly of Atchison and Unfon Pa- | cific “There is some talk over here of a New | Year's boom in the market, but London dis- | likes this week's traffic returns of some of | the big railroads and is inclined to ask whether 1 the poor showing is due to the storms or 20% | trade conditions. Then, too, we want to ses 984 | the Northern Securities Company scrip dis- Eoloraso sou 1 posed of. Rio Tintos rose to 41 and Anacondas 8o Bouth 1zt ptd 9% [ 10 6%. Copper sold at £48 the ton. Gold to Colo South 24 pfd. 28 | the amount of £201,000 has gone to Germany ware & Hudson 176% | and £45,000 is in from- Australia, AR CLOSING. o , Dec. 27.—A: H . son, B1%: Atchison Dreferted A088 Caminn Pacific, 116%; Denver and Rlo Grande, 45 Denver and Rio Grande preferred, 97. Erfe, 4214; Erie preferred. 75%: Northern Pacific 10, . Southern, Pacific. G2 Unton Pacinc, 06%: U'nion Pacific preferred. 913;. Bar sil: ver, 25%d. Money, 314G4 . ur'cenfi ' E Szafane el ey fiinois Central . fowa Centra! . 37 Central pfd St 7 fowa Cent ‘,‘_.m".'i o a New York Money Market. Western R 126 e, LRt R o T B fll:'-l Raflvay 3,100 162 161 lflh 1 (A § ol i cent, m-uemnuuno-r/m*wmt. . N / | | Exchange to-day and business was meager |. | Sterling exchange was frre gular, with actual businees in bankers' bills at $4 865 for demand @4 83% for sixty days. Posted B ""la. B(fi'o!r‘lmv‘rdcl‘nl i, silver, G8i6o. Mex- ican dollars, 438%¢c, Bonds—Governments, We:i; States, inactive; railroads, frregular, = Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—To-day's state. ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold -re. serve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $17; ; L A alance, §173,906,918; gold, 'i'\_.g. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The following tabls, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- itgs at the principal cities for the week endea December 26, with the percentage of Increase and decrease as compared with the correspond- ing week last year. o+ Cleveland New Orleans Detréit . Louisvill Indtanapolis Providence Omaha Milwaukee Buffalo . New York -$1,176.877,350 i Chicago . 142,150.670 Boston . 1 104.088.202 Philadelphia ..., 91,382,506 St. Louls . . 45,960,700 Pittsburgh ....... 36,454,098 Baltimore . 18605795 San Francisco. - 18.669.108 Cincinnati . k& 15,868,750 Kansas City 11210 15:840/084 Minneapolis . 13.034,347 St. Josep) Richmond Memphis Seattle .. Washington Hartford Los Angeles ..... Salt Lake City .. Toledo ... Portland, OF. Rochester Peorla Fort Worth Atlanta . Norfolk Des Moines New Haven . Springfield, M Augusta Nashville . Worcester . Grand Rapids . Sioux City Dayton, Syracuse . Scranton . ,107,636 145,067 .091,258 629,83 046,657 Evansville ... ..} Wilmington. Del.. Davenport . < 740.803 15.0 Fall River . o 946,600 ... Birmingham ..... 5 14.0 Topeka . B 27,179 24.9 Macon 756,000 B1.8 Little Rock 5.0 Helena Knoxville . Lowell Wichita Akron New Bedford Lexington . 495,659 Springfield, Til. 475,800 Binghamton . 300,800 Chattanooga ..... 299.705 Kalamazoo 5 393,463 Fargo .. Youngstor Springfleld, O.... ¥ Rockford 209550 R 347,000 10.4 810.834 . a3 26.8 Fremont eone , 002 x Bloomington, Ill.. 156,606 . Jacksonville, Iil.. 161,084 | Columbus, 0%..... 5,926,100 Gaiveston® ....... 8.584000 Houston® .. . 11310648 Celorado Springs*® 950844 Wheeling, W.Va* {-E!.‘.’l‘_‘ | Wilkesbarres* 704,454 Albany . 3,214,018 Beaumont Totals, U. S. 3.0 Outside N. Y... 9.1 Montreal 8.4 ‘Toronto "?g V! i . 72 ;};“l;;l;&l 1,636,349 13.56 Vancouver, ’11?32}) . Hamilton . 731,062 §t. John, 35 683,954 Victoria, B. C. 515,868 Quebec® 1,242,145 Totals, Canada. $31,364,249 12.0 Z *Not included in totals because containing other items than clearings. **Not included in total parison for last year. because of no com- I Bradstreet's on Trade. i e T ks A BRI S L3 = 7 NEW YORK, Dec..27.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will says s Reports of a record-breaking hollday trade, of seasonable quiet In leading wholesale lines, of exceptional activity at top prices in iron and steel, of sustained activity In other indus- tries, continped complaint of car and motive power shortages and a general hardening of speculative markets for food products are the features of trade advices to Bradstreet's this week. The year closes with a burst of actlvity in iron and steel. Pig fron sales for the week have never been equaled at this season and lack of Muquate transpoft fdcllities alono is & bar to a still greater volume of distribution. The outlook is for a production of 16,000,000 tons of pigiron, of 30,000,000 tons of ore and of 12.- 000, tons of steel in 1901. Prices have ad- vanced of late and §15 76@16 Is freely paid at valley furnaces for Bessemer deliveries in the first quarter of next year. In finished products the mills are crowded with business. Wire rods have advanced $1 per ton. In the coke trade supplies mre piling up near the ovens, but furnaces are shutting down owing to the lack of cars to move one to the other. Wheat apparently cut loose from corn this week and displayed exceptional activity and strength for a holiday week. The winter wheat markets took the lead in this respect, buying Leing especially good at St. Loul: Reports of lack of snow over the winter crop have been received, but reports of a smaller surplus in Argentina, better cables, light receipts West and Northwest and smdller gains In the vis- ible supply have all been features. Export business has rather been checked by the rise. Corn has been dull, though steadled by wheat, while cats have firmed up a little. Provisions have shown more strength and cheese has been helped also. [ The cut in refined sugar of 10 to 25 points is really a reflection of the reduction In raw quotations, though talk of the “‘war’’ con- tihues. Coffee is stroniger and in better demand. Business faflu for the week number 219, as agalnst 262 last week, 213 in this week last year, 220 in 1890, 218 in 1898 and 297 in 1897. Canadian’ failures number 16, as against 24 last week, 15 in this week a year ago and 22 in 1890. — 1 Dun’s Review of Trade. \ P R Sl UL L NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: If any evidence was needed of the unparalieled prosperity with which this nation has been blessed during the past year the expenditure for Christmas gifts and decorations should be ample. Distribution of Christmas goods among the employes of large firms and corporations was on_tfe same scale, often the increase over last year amounting to 100 per cent, while the profit-sharing at the end of the year will reach an unprecedented figure. It is noticed that Southern trade shows less satisfactory gains over last vear than at other sections, Which s not surprising, as the principal pro- duct of the South has averaged from to §10 a bale less than a year ago, while the quantity thus far marketed shows no commensurate in- Following_closely upon_the fnterruption by Foll closel floods and- storms last week trancnorting. and manufacturing facilities were fu - r handi- capped by numerous accidents. 1. furnaces and steel mills were tied up and : move- ment of coke was hampered. This .csulted in such insufficient supplies of fuel that many stacks were banked at a time when full ac- tivity was especially desired. The situation as to coke is more critical than at any’ pre- vious ttme this season. The output In the Connellsville region has been at a record- breaking pace for a month or more, but stocks accumulated at the ovens because motive power ; and cars cannot be secured. Pig iron produc- tion Is no longer at the high mark recorded when December opened and with fancy prices ! | for fuel it is natural that Bessemer sheets aavance. Business In wholesale dry goods has been Interrupted by haliday influences and stock- | taking among fobbers. Cotton goods ruled | aufet,” apart from: the demand for converters, which was on a liberal scale. Cotton mills are £old ahead for several months as a rule and there is no urgency to make new contracts, especially in view of the uncertain raw ma- terfal. In the woolen goods division overcoatings find ready purchasers, while prices on some lines just opened are about 5 per cent higher than jast season. Wool is strong and turning upward, with a good demand not only from mills and dealers but on speculative account. Stocks are closing the year in mich better condition than at the start, exceptional consumption having mads large inroads, Footwear shops are actively engaged and are shipping much more heavily than a year ago. Leather and hides are strong, but comparatively aquiet. A decidedly high price level has been main- tained in the leading staples, with options trading of good dimensions despite the double hollday at the Produce Exchange. Wheat re- covered most of the recent moderate decline, supported by a falrly steady decline. Not- withstanding the high level of quotations as compared with earlier years exports for the week from all ports of the United States. in- cluding flour. amounted to 3.540.972 bushels, compared with 2,765,014 bushels a year ago and 2,417,018 bushels two years ago. Interlor recelpts were light and flour mills have been handicapped by the car shortage. which made it difficult to bring in raw ma- terfal or take out the finished product. Corn continueg about G0 per cent over the price a year ago, which readily explains At. lantic exports of only 313,258 bushels, against 8,310,255 bushels last vear. Sugar became consplcuous through the ag- gressive cutting of quotations by competing Tefiners. Raw grades declined slightly on ac- count of blg crop estimates and other outside influences, but the fall in standard and granu- lated was disproportionately heavy and at the bottom point. after deducting all rebates, no profit could be figured. Even at the lowest Drice buvers were slow to take advantage. evi- dently anticipating more favorable terms. Failures for the week number 250 in the United States, against 237 last year, and 23 in Canada, against 18 last vear. -3 New York Grain and Produce. * #* 27.—FLOUR—Receipts, 25,265. [Easler, but NEW' YORK, Dec. 17.050 barrels; exports, not_quotably lower. WHEAT—Receipts, 104,500 bushels; exports, 7244. Spot. easy; No. 2 red, 83%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 943c f. o. b. afloat. Options opened easier because of disappointing cables, rallied on the strength of Northwest markets, but later eased off again, reflecting poor export demand, bearish forelgn news and local realizing. Closed wéak and J%c net lower. March closed at §%c; May, 80 closed 87c; July, S0%@S7c. closed cember, 851%@85%¢c, closed 85l4c. HOPS—Steady. HIDES—Steady. WOOL—Quiet. COFFEE—Spot Rio, No. 7 invoice, 7 1-16c; mild. quiet; Cordova, 7}4@11lc. Futures steady; closed steady, net unchanged to 5 points higher. Total sales. (2,750 bags, including: December, $6 65@6 15; February, $6 S0% $6 90@6 05; May, $7 10@7 15; Jun $7_30@7 55; $7 50: November, SUGAR—Raw, stead: centrifugal, 96 test, 3 2 15-16c; refined, steady 4.05c; No. 8, No."8, eptember, § 50: Oc- $7 65, refining, 8 3-16c: molasses 6, 4.15 3, 3.75¢; No. ctioners' A 5.25¢c; powdered, 4.85c; granuiated, 4.75¢c; cubes, 12 . BUTTER—Recelpts, 6100 packages. Steady. State dairy, 15@23c; creamery, 16@25¢; June creamery, 15@21%¢; factory, 1232@25%5¢. EGGS—Receipts, 10,700 packages. Steady. Western, at mark, 23@2Sc. DRIED FRUITS. A fair run of orders for desirable grades of evaporated apples was reported again to-day and the feeling was generally firm at well- maintained prices. State, common to good, 6@ 8lic; prime, 9@9%c; choice, ¥14@10c; fancy, 10% @ilc. California_dried fruits steady at old_prices PRUNES—3%@ by APRICOTS—Royal, 10@14c; Moorpark, 93%4@ 12c. PEACHES—Peeled, 16G20c; unpeeled, %@ 12340, were inactive but Chicago Grain Market. . CHICAGO, Dec. The Liverpool open- ing, after the holiday vacation, showed lack of appreclation of recent advances on this side. The weather in the Bouthwest was not in- imical to winter wheat and Northwest receipts were liberal. With this array of bearish in- telligence May opened % @%c lower at S214@ §2%c. Buying for the country account caused an advance early to 82%ec, this being the highest point of the day. poor support, save when .close to 82c, or at that figure. It was owing to buying at this price that apparently saved the market from further decline. The purchasing operations were credited to manipulators. The selling was largely in the way of profit-taking. The close was steady, May Sc down, at 82c. The corn'market was agaln dull and feature- less. May closed easier, %@%c under Mon- day, at 66%@0Gc. Oats were exceptionally dull. 3c down at 4blc, Provisions were strong on a light run of hogs and a good country demand. May pork closed G higher; lard and ribs each 7igc im- Dproved. . The leading futures ranged as follows: 2% May closed Articles— Open High Low 1 D\Vhe:t No, 2~—D s ios ecember 8y 10 79 78% May R July . 821, 828 815 813 SSn 64% . 635 639, ecember * " May 6674 063 754 July 66% 6614 66l a ' | December 44% 445 44y aang May . : 431 4ol | July © iy 3875 39 . Mess anuary . 1690 16 8215 16 S2% May . 17 50 17 20,é 17 30 Lard, per 100 pounds— January . 10 10 10 15 10 0715 10 0714 May ... 10 10 10 22% 10 10 10 1235 Short s, per 100 pounds— Danusrys it |Gt ViL.s o eent May ... 8 90 9 00 8 85 8 85 %Tsh agotations yere ns follows: Flour, firm; No. 3 spring wheat, T4@79c; No. 2 red, 85@86%ic; No. 2 corn, 6315¢c; No, 2 yel- low, 64c; fair to choice malting barley, Gl@ 63c; No. 2 white oats, 473, @4S14c; No. 3 white, 47%@4R%c; No. 2 rye, @6c; No. 1 flax seed, $154; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 56; prime tim: othy seed, $6 35@6 45; mess pork. per_barrel, $15 90@16; lard, per ' 100 pounds, $10 10@ 10 12%; short ribs sides (loose). $8 60@S 70; i short basis of dry salted shoulders (boxed), 7% @7% clear sides (boxed), $9@0 10: whisky, high wines, §1 32; clover, c Articles— Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels Oats, bushels Rye. bushels . Barley, bushels On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter n;m.rk;z@\;z: frm. Creltm:;le:.v 1@1 &ho: Dat- ries, i cese, steady, 0%c. Eegs, firm; fresh, 24@25c. o X5 Foreign Futures. —_— LIVERPOOL. Wheat— * March. May. Opening . 6 3% 6 414 Closing 6 5% 6 3% Wheat— Dec. Mar.-June. Opening . 22 95 Closing 1228 Flour— Opening . 28 80 Closing 28 80 New York Metal Marke:. NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Tin in London eased off 158 on spot and a full pound on futures under liquidation, closing easy in tone, with the former quoted at £106 and the latter at £103. Locally the market was quiet at $23 50 @23 75. Copper was dull, weak and nominal at $13 for lake: $12 871 for electrolytic and $12 50 for casting. Values at London declined 10s to £48 for spot and £48 10s for futures, but busi- " Tead'dull, Gachanged, both Hebé a8 ta T ad dull, unchange ere and in n- don, closing at $4 and £10 3s 9d respectively. '*smlltf duil and nominally unchanged at while prices at e ral: $4 40. ybile vrices at London werc ralsed 3s Iron continues featureless and unchanged. ern, $14 5 50; No. 1 foflfldl';. ;s “lt:n $15,50@16; No. 1 foundry, Southern, 'soft, $15 Glasgow Iron warrants clos 495 a s closed at 49s 6d and closed at 43s 3d, The market had | Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—CATTLE—Receipts, 4500; slow, but firm: good to prime, $6 409 7 20; pocr to medium, $3 75@5 90; stockers and feeders, $2@4 25; cows, $1@% 65; heifers, $1 50@5 25; canners, $1@2 20; bulls, $1 5@ 6 20; calves, $2 50@6; Texas fed steers, $3 15 @4 25, HOGS—Receipts to-day, 19,000; to-morrow, 15,000: feft over, 4000; active and 10c highe: mixed and butchers, $5 50@6 50; good to chol heavy, $6 308 75; rough heavy, $5 90@6 25; light, $5 35@6; bulk of sales, $5 90@6 40. SHEEP—Receipts, 12,000; sheep strong; lambs 10@16c higher; good to cholce wethers, $4@4 50; fair to cholée mixed, $3@3 90; Wes: ern sheep, $3 25@4 25; native lambs, $3@6 05. ST. JOSEPH. ST, JOSEPH, Mo., Dec, 27.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 530; steady to strong. Natives, §3 25@ 7 25; cows and helfers, $1 25@5 25; veals, $2 b0 @5 50: bulls and stags, $2@5 25; stockers and feeders, $2@4 25. HOGS—Recelpts, 4290; 10@25c higher. Light and light mixed, $6@6 65; medium and heavy, %Géflgfi&’): pigs, $4@5 15; bulk of sales, $6 25 SHEEP—Recelpts, 121: 15@25c higher. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 2 was steady, The cptton market closing with a net loss of 3@S points. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 27.—WHEAT—Steady at 5Sc for Walla Walla: 63c for blue stem. Cleared—Steamship Knight Companion, for Hongkong, with 42,057 barrels flour; steamer Argyll, for St. Vincent, with 179,783 bushels wheat. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 27.—WHEAT—lc higher, Blue stem, 62¢; club, 6le. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or. Dec. 27.—Clearings, $454,- 1; balances, $67,605. Foreign Markets. .—Consols, 94 3-16: French Wheat cargoes on passage, firm, but not active; cargoes No. 1 Standard California, 30s 6d; cargoes Walla Walla, 20s 6d. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 27.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California, 6s 5d@6s 5%d; wheat in Paris. dull: flour in Paris, dull. COTTON—Uplands, 4 21-32d. —_— —_— s LOCAL MARKETS. — % Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 days... Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterling Cables . New York Exchange, sight... N York Exch’ge, telegraph Silver, per ounce. . A Mexican Dollars, nominal Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Liverpool futures were higher and Paris futures lower. Argentine shipments for this year to date aggregate 31,286,000 busheis, against 72,202,000 during the same time last year. The Argentine crop Is said to be look- =3 i E823822 HE FEE, ([ WE | ng well, as a rule. Chicago opened easy on disappointing cables, and declined from §2%c to 82c, but ¥he mar- ket was active at .the decline. = The shipping movement continues to be restricted by the There was considerable for- cign business on both sides of the market, chiefly selling. A good many holders were getting out on account of the forthcoming Gov- ernment report, which will be out within a week, prior notice being promised. | | ecarcity of cars. In this market futures declined, but ship- ping quotations showed little change. Spot Wheat—Shipping, §1 05@1 06%; mill- ing §1 07% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o' clock—May—4000 ctls, $1 08%. Sécond Session—May—2000 ctls, $1 08%: 4000, $1 08%. Regular Morning Sesslon—May—32,000 ctls, | §1 0835 Afternoon Session—May—2000 ctls, $1 08%; 2000, $1 0814, BARLEY—The market rules steady at the slight advance noted yesterday. Feed, 81%@82%%c for choice bright, S0c for No. 1 and TT%@i8%¢c for off grades: brewing and shipping grades, 85@STi¢; Chevalier, S0c@ $1 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’clock—No sales. Second Session—May—4000 ctls, S13ic. Regular Morning Session—No salee. (Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—The Government has increased its | 2000 tors at Portland, it will ask for bids for { 2000 tons at Tacoma, makipg a possible 10,000 | tons in all. The market %aturally continues very firm under these national requirements, especially as the local inquiry continues good and offerings are not large. Prices rule firm at the advance noted yesterday. | ~_Advices from the north are very _bullish. The East is reported to be buying Oats and Barley all over Oregon and Washington. The Chicago market continues dull, with a slow increase in the movement from the farms. Grays, $120@1 25; whites, $120@1 373 ; Sur- prise, $1 3071 40; black, $1 07%@1 15 for feed and $1 20@1 25 for seed; red, $1 17%@1 20 per ctl for feed and $i 30@1 87% for seed. CORN—This market continues easy and slow. Chicago sends the same reports. Prices ceem to be settling at the satter place, Large vellow, $1 30@1 35; small round do, $1 85@1 40; white, $1 30@1 35 per. ctl. RYE—Is firmer at 711@81%c per ctl, most holders -now asking the latter figure for the best. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 €5 per cental. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—Californfa Family Extras, $3 250 3 B0, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@3 2 Oregon, $2 50@2 75 per barrel for family and 2 75@3 for Bakers'; Washington Bakers', $2 5@3. ! MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- jows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour, $2 75; Rye Meal, $2 50: Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, §3 25, extra cream do, §4; Oat Groats,$5; Hominy, | $4@+ 25; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $3 50; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, 33 26; Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 $5@ 836; in sacks, $6 50GS; Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, §5; Green Peas, $6 50 per 100 Ibs, Hay and Feedstuffs. Hay Is very firm and prices are quoted 50c higher. The weather is looking dry fn all districts, especially since the present drying north wind commenced. \he farmers now say that rain is nceded. . The Government has called for bids for 2000 tons at Tacoma for the army. Bran has again advanced 50c per ton. Mid- dlings are unchanged. Corn products are easy | in_sympathy with the raw grain. | BRAN—$I7 50@18 50. MIDDLINGS—$19@20 50 _per ton, FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $16@17 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $27@28; job- Dbing, $28 50@29: Cocoanut Cake, $20@21; Corn Meal, ' $31@31 60: ~_Cracked Corn, $31 50@32; Mixed Feed, $1€Q@17. HAY—Wheat, $9@11 50; fancy, $12; Wheat and Oat, $9@1i 60; Oat, $7 60@i0 50; Barley and Oat, $7 50@9 50; Alfalfa, $8@10; Clover, $6 50@T 50; Volunteer, $6@8 50; Stock, $5 50 @7 50 per ton. TRAW—30@4735c per bale. Beans and Sceds. The market continues very dull and of a holiday character. BEANS—Bayos, $2 3002 40; Small White, $2 75@3 15; Large White, §2 80@3; Pea, $3 50 Pink, $1 80G@2 10: Red, $2 50@3: Black- Ve 3 50@3 60; L 50; Red = T Mgy este’ Musiard, $303 15; Yell Mustard, §3 25@3 50; Flax, §2 40@2 60; Cav nary, 314G8%c for' Eastern; Alfaifa, trom e RS N el Hear e e B > —] es, o 3 I AR 25G1 65, Green, Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Patatoes continue in moderate receipts and steady. Oregon Burbanks have advanced slightly. There is nothing new in Onions. . A car came in from Oregon. Peas and Beans from Los Angeles are com- ing in poor. - mPO',A'ATOg“S—SOcl sanl 10 for Burbanks from e river: nas irbanks, $1 1 60; Ore- gon Burblnkl,xs: 20@1 60; m:ersgd!, $1 50@ 1 60; Sweets, @$1 for Merced. alOpNfilONS—Ql 63@1 85 per ctl; Oregons, $1 50 VEGETABLES—G: & geles. Sgi0e: String Beans from Los Angeicer i@10c; Cabbage, 40@30c per ctl: Los Angeles Tomatoes, $1@1 25 per box and $1 T5@2 crate; Dried Peppers, 9@12%o per Tb: Lo Bt bt Sk e g 50c; hothotse do, 50@75c per ¢ , with n'fi from ’ Egg per dozen for fancy; Garll Rngcics Groen Feppets, 46} iogs Blat. | demands upon the market. and {n addition to | the 6000 tons which it wiil take here and the | Los Angeles, —; Summer_Squash, from Los Aoacies o Marrowfat Squash. $5@8 per ton; Hubbard Squash, §5@8; lgu-hmnu, ncm- inal. -~ Poultry and Game. Poultry 1s in light receipt and good stock sells easily.” Receipts of dressed Turkeys con- tinue small, those yesterday being only 10 cases. Prices for all descriptions remain about as before. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 15@18c; Live Turkeys, 13@14c for Gobblers and 14@15e for Hens; Geese, per palr, $1 75@2; Goslings, $2@2 25; Ducks, $4 50@5 for old and $5@6 for young: Hens, $3@5; young Roosters, $4 50 @5; old Roosters, $4@i 50; Fryers, 50; Biollers, $3 50@4 for large and $3@3 for small; Pigeons, $1 25 per dozen for old and $1 75@2 for Squabs. GAME—_Doves, per dozen, $1: Hare, $1 25; Rabbits, $1 50 for Cottontails and $1 for Brush: Mallard, $2 503 Canvasback. $2@3 50 Sprig! $150@2; Teal, $1@125; Widgeon, Small Ducks, §1; Black Jack, $1@t 25; Englis Snipe, $2; Jack Snipe, $130; Gray Geese, $3; White Geese, $150; Brant, $1 50@2 per dozen; Honkers, $3@4 50. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. No changes in any description were reported yesterday. Stocks of fine Butter and Eggs Were both well cleaned up and the feeling wa firm, though second grades of Butter were re ported slow and rather easy than otherwise. Cheese continued weak under large supplies. Receipts were 24,700 pounds of Butter, — pounds of Eastern Butter, 527 cases of Egss, cases of Eastern Eggs, 23,800 pounds of California Cheese and 82,420 pounds of Eastern Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, 25@26¢ per 1b for fancy and 20@23c for _seconds; dairy, 17%@22c: store Butter, 14@17¢ per Ib; Creamery Tub, 20c; ekl Roll. 15@1 eg. 16@18c per Ib. PCH;:GESE gg 12c; old, 104;@11%¢; Young America, 13c per ib; Eastern, 13@15c. EGGS—Ranch, 34@85c for selected large, 81@83c_for good to cholce and 30@32c for falr; store, 24@27%c dozen; cold storage, 209 23¢; Eastern, . Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Ripe and well-colored Oranges are gradually cleaning up, but green fruit continues siow. Lemons and Limes are as previously quoted. There is nothing new in Apples and Pears. DECIDUOUS FRUITS. APPLES—$1 50@1 75 per box for extra, 7bc @$1.25 for good 1o choice and 25@u0c for ordi- nary; Lady Apples, 75c@$1 50. PEARS—Winter kinds, 10cG$2 50 per box. PERSIMMONS—25@50c per box. CRANBERRIES—Lastern, §9 50@11 per bar- rel; Coos Bay, §2 50 per box. CITRUS FRUITS — Navel Oranges, 75c@$1 for standards, $1@1 25 for choice and $1 50g2 for fancy: Seedlings, T5c@SL 23: Tangerines, $1 25@1 60: Japanese Mandarins, 75¢@S1; Lem- ons, BUc@$1 for common and $1 5092 for good to choice, and $2 50@3 for fan Grape Frutt, §2 @3; Mexican Limes, $4@4 50; Bananas, $1 75@ 2 75 per bunch for New Orleans and T5c@$l 75 for Hawallan; Pineapples, $3@+4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The situation remains unchanged, the mar- ket being firm, with a good demand for all de- seriptions. FRUITS—Apricots, 7@S%c for Royals and 8 @13c for standard to fancy Moorparks; Evap- orated Apples, T@8%c; sun-dried, 4@4lc: Peaches, 6@Tlc; Pears, 4@Sc; Plums, pitted, 4@5%c; unpitted, 1@2c; Nectarines, 5@Sie for red and 5%@6%c for white; Figs, 3@dc black and 212@3%c for white. PRUNES—New crop are quoted as follows: for 30-40's, 5L @5%c; 454 @iic; 60- S0-90's, 25 RAISINS—( per_20-1b box): Clusters— Imperial, $3: Dehesa, §2 50; fancy, $1 75; 4- crown, $1 60; London Layers—Three-crown, $1 35; two-crown, $1 25. Price per Ib: Stand ard loose Muscatels—Four-crown, 5i4c; thr crown,_bic; two-crown, 4%c; Seedless Musca. tels, be; Seedless Sultanas, bic;e Thompson Seedless, 6lc; Bleached Sultanas—Fancy, 8%c; choice, Ttc; standard, $%c; prime, 5%c; un- bleached Sultanas, Sc. Bleached Thompson's— Extra fancy, llc; fancy. 10c; cholce, 9¢; stand- ard, 7isc; prime, 6%c. Fancy sceded, Tc; choice feeded, 6 do in bulk, fancy, 6%c: 11c; Walnuts, No. choice, 6%¢ per Ib. NUTS—Chestnuts, 1 1 softshell, 9%c; No. 2, 8G8%¢; No. 1 hardshel;, No. ‘2, ‘7¢; Almonds, 10%@12c for paper: shell, 9@10c for softshell and €@7c for hard- shell; Peanuts, 5@7c for Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 12@12%c; Fiiberts, 12@12%. Pecans, 11@1Jc: Cocoanuts, $3 50@5. HONEY+—Comb, 12@12%c for bright and 1 Lise for light amber; water white extract b amber, extracted, 4@bc; dark, de. e S WA 2 1 o700 pes . = Provisions. Previous prices rule in the local market, and trade is reported quiet. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12¢ per Ib for heavy, 123%c for light medium, 13%c for light, 14l4c for extra light and 15c for sugar-cursd; Eastern _sugar-cured Hams, 13c; Californi: Hams, 1214c; Mess Beef, $10@10 50 per barrel extra ' Mess $11@11 50; Family, $12@12 50: prime Mess Pork, $15; ‘extra clear, $22 50@23: Mess, $18 50@19; Smoked Beef. 13%@ldc per pound. LARD—Tierces, quoted at 813c per Ib for compound and 1i%c for pure: half barrels, pure, 11%¢: 10-1b tins, 12%c: 5-1b tins, 12%c: 3-Tb ‘tins, 12%e. COTTOLENE—One half-barrel. 10%c; thres half-barrels, 10c; one tlerce. 9%c; two tlerces, 9%.c; five tierces, 9%c per 1b, ¥ Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1%c under quotations. Heavy salted Steers, 1lc; medium, 10c; light, 9%c: Cow Hides, 9%c for heavy and 9@9%c for light; Stags, 7c: Salted Kip, 0lc; Saited Veal, 9%c: Salted Calf, 10c; Hides, '16%c; Culls, 14c; Dry Kip, 15¢; ‘alf, 1Sc; Cuils and Brands, 15c; Sheevskins, shearlings, 15@30c each: short Wool, 40@60c éach; medium. SGc; long Wool, S0c@$1 10 ‘each: Horse Hides, salt, §2 50@2 75 for large and $2@2 25 for medium, §1 75 for small and 60c = for Colts: Horse Hides, dry. $1 75 for large, $1 25@1 50 for me- dfum,’ $1 25 for small and 50c for Colts. Deer- ekins—Summer or red skins. 85c: fall or me- dlum _skins, 30c; winter or thin sk Goatskins—Prime Angoras, 76c; lary smooth. 50c; medium. 35e. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 6¢ per Ib; No. 2, 414,@5c: grease, 3c. WOOL—Fall, San Joaquin, 6@Sc: San Joaquin Lambs’,” 75@8%e; Middle 'County, 8g10c per pound. HOPS—9@10c for falr and 11@12c per Ib for good to cholce. Local dealers quote 10@15c for shipment. San Francisco Meat Market. Stocks of everything.continue light and the feeling is firm all around. ‘Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follow: BEEF—71%@8%¢ for Steers and 6%@7c per AT arse, T@s% 1, 8@ EA rge. T@S%c: smal 10¢ 1b. MUTTON—Wethers.” §@Sie:’ Ewes, Pias er 1b. P LAMB—9@9%c per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs. from 150 to 250 Ibs. 6e: under 150 Ibs, 53%@5%c; sows per cent off; boars. 30 per cent off, ‘and stags 40 per cent off from the above quotations; dressed Hogs, Ta8%= General Merchandise. GRAIN BAGS—Calcutta Graln Bags, 7c: lo- cal make, lc less than Calcuttas; Wool Bags, 32@38c; Fleece Twine, T%@Sec. COAL—Wellington, $0 per ton: Southfleld Wellington, $9; Seattle. $7: Bryant, $6 50; Bay, §5 50; Wallsend, $8 50; co-operative Wl end,’ §8 50; Cumberland, $12 In bulk and $13 23 in sacks; ‘Pennsylvania ‘Anthracite Egg, $§10; Cannel, $11 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, §8 45 per 2000 Ibs and $8 50 per ton, according e Catifornt Castor O alifornia M1, In cases, No. 1, 70c; pure, $1 20; Linsced Oil, in barrels, bofied, 67c; raw, €6c; cases. 5c more; Lucol, 58c for bolled and 5ic for raw in barrels; Lard Of: extra winter strained, barrels, 85c; cases, 90c: China Nut, 55@72c per gallon: pure Neatsfoot, 70c; cases, 75c; Sperm, pure, 6c; Oll, natural white, 40@43c per gallon; lg:llh ell. \;mgs%:h‘%c; cases, 42%¢; Cocoanut . barre G for' Ceylon an: Australian. \ = R COAL OIL—Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk, Astral, 20c: 13%ec; Pearl Oil, in cases. 20c. Star, 20c; Extra Star, 24c; Elalne. 25¢; Eocen: 22¢ in bulk, 15¢; In n bulk, 14¢; In cases. deodorized stove Gasoline, cases, 21%4c; Benzine, 20%c; S6-dexree Gasoline, In’ bulk, 20c; I TURPENTINE—0S cases and 522 tu drime gnd fron basre SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-1b bags: Cubes, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5.03¢, Powdered. 4.90c; Candy Granul Dry Granulated, 4.80c: Confertionts A, & ooc: Fruit Granulated, 4.80c; Beet Granulated (100~ ia A, 4.40c; Extra D, _4.10c; barrels, 10c Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY, DECEMEER 27, Flour, - 10,368 Wheat. "cils. 0 80400] ?vr‘u:?w'nl- [ perier, ctis:.: 8:310| Leather, roils. Rye, il 175 . ugar, ctls..... 2.515| Raisins, b Potat 5 toes, Sks... 2432 Hops, bales O FESCON PE T ] FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. | —_— s There is no further change in Butter, Egge and Cheese. Poultry and Game are selling at last week's prices, but are not plentiful as they have been. Meats are very firm at the higher prices, and there are no signs of their being any cheaper at the moment, as the supply is mors or less light all over the United States. Fruits are now pretty well whittled down to Oranges, Apples and Pears. Summer Vegeta- bles now come chiefly from the southern part of the State, and are high. Some kinds of Fish are dearer., Coal, per ton— Cannel ....$——@13 00|Southgeld Wellington ——@11 00| Wellington $—11 00 Seattle .... —@ 9 00/Coos Bay... —@ 7 00 Dairy Produce, ete.— Butter, choice, sq50@55/ Ranch Eggs, per Do, ....40G45| _dozen Packed, per Ib..25@—| Eastern Cheese, Cal.. .15@17| Honey Comb, per Cheese, Eastern..17@20| Cheese, Swiss. m)easi Common Eggs...—@30| Meats, per pound— -14@18, Tenderloin do.. .1 pound Do, extra Pork Chops......— Pork Sausages.12% 1091215 | Veal 1 .. 12Q1 {’Slrlnh! Steak. 5@— | Round Steak Poultry and Game— Hens, each .50@75) English Snipe, Hare, each. Fryers, each. Brollers, each. i e 5078 Turkeys, per Ib..15¢23| Sprig, per pair Ducke, each....15c@8l| Teal por pair. .. 23438 Geese, each..$1 30@1 75 Widgeon, pair...35@50 Pigeons, pair....40@50 Small Duck, pr..25@— Squabs, per pair.—@00| Wild Geese, per Doves, per dz.—@$1 25 - Rabbits, each...15@20, Fruits and Nuts— Alligator Pears, Bananas, doz Cranberrles, qt{.—@15| Cocoanuts, each.—@10 Chestnuts, per 1b.15@20 Dried Figs, pr 1b—@19 Vegetables— Artichokes, dz..$1@1 50, Okra, dried, 1b..—@40 Beets, dozen.....10G—| Potatoes, pr Ib..202% Beans, white, 1b. Parsnips, per dz.109— Colored, per 1b. 5@—| Radishes, dozen Persimmons, doz.—@20 Raisins, per 1b.. 5@13 ‘Walnuts, pr 1b.12%3@15 Lima, Ib.. . 6@ 8| bunches ......15@20 Cabbage, each... 5G—| Sweet Potatoes, Celery, head..... 5@—| per Ib.... 29 3 Cress, 'dz bnehs. .20@30| Sage, doz bnehs.25@30 Cucumbers, doz.20@25/String Beans, per Egg Plant, Tb pound 5 4@ 6 Summer k 5@20| per pound Green Peppers.ib 6@10 Sprouts, per 6@ » Lettuce, per doz.15@20'Spinach, per Ib.. 5@— Leeks, dz behs..15G20| Thyme, dz behs.25@30 Mushrooms, Ib...50@75! Turnips, per doz.10G— Onions, per Ib.234@3% Tomatoes, per ib.15G— Fish— carp .—@10, Sea Bass —a— Catfish 12%G— ' Smelts —@ais Codfish .15@20| Soles - . § Flounders 12%4@— Skates, each Halibut . —@15 Squid . Herring . 8G—. Tomeod . Mackeret 15G— | Turbot Do, horse 16@—| Trout Perch . 8@10/ Brook Trout Pompino Sc@$1 00| Whitefish Rockeod —@15 Clams, gallon Rockfish . 10@1215| Do, hardshell, Salmon, fresh...13@23| per pound Do, smoked. . ..13@25 Crawfish Sardines . .10@—| Crabs. each. Shrimps .—@10| Mussels, quart. Shad . 10@— | Oysters, Cal. 100.40@50 Striped 15@20| Do, Eastern,dz.25g40 » All stocks were dull yesterday, with no variations worthy of remark. The regular quarterly dividend of 60c per share wiil be paid by the Market Street Rail- way Company January 10. The Napa Consclidated and New Idria Quick- siiver Mining companies have declared the usual quarterly dividends of 10c per share, payable January 2. The dividend of the Empire Consolidated Quicksilver Mining Company, payable January 15, is 80c per share, amounting to $150,000, the first pald by this new corporation, which has acquired the property of the Sulphur Bank and two or three other Callfornia quicksilver clatms. The Wells-Fargo Express Company has de- clared its regular semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent and an extra dividend of 2 per cent. This makes 8 per cent for the year, which was the rate for many years prior to July, 1804 Since then 6 per cent, in two semi-annual in- stallments, has been paid. The dividend will be 'vald on January 13. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Dec. 27—2:30 p, m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask. 4s quar coup.112'4113% | 4s ar c (new)13934140 4s quar reg.111%112% |3s quar coup.1081; — MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bay CPC 5s.108/4109 Oceanic 5s.. — Bid Ask. 108 Cal-st Bs ...119 [Ombus C 6s.120%132 € C Wat 5s.1l1 — |Pac G Im 4s. 08 100 EdL&P6s. — — |Pk& C H 6s..— 112 Fer&C H 65,120 |Pk&O R 6s..121 — |Powl-st R 681187120 (Sac EGR 3s. 1 %42 = o7 Do 5s ... — 100 |SF & SIVos. — 12.;2 L Ang R 5s.118 119 Slerra Cal 68 — — L A Lght 6s.101% — |S P of Ar 6s Do gtd 65100 — | (1909) ....113%114 Do gtd 5s.1025,105% ao1; o — - LA&PDs 9 — S P of Cal s Do lem 5s.101 103 (1905)Sr A.107% — Mkt-st C 6s.127% — (1905)Sr B.108% — Do lem §s. — 123 (1908) 105111 NRCal 6s..112% — | (1912) ....120 — Do bs ....121% — |S P Cal 1si Pac C 581074 — ‘ ¢ gntd 10 — Cal R 5s.1120,11R% S P BrCai6s.136% — Oak Gas 5s..113%1 8§ V Wat 6s.11134112 Oak Tran 65.124¢ 125 | Do 4s ....102% — Do 1st cds.1ll — | Do 4s3d mi0l 101% Qak W g 52.105 — !Stitn Gas 6s.102 — WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa 7444 76 [Port Costa. 6314 68 Marin Co 1o 38— |Speing Vair: $o33 6% GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cent L & P. 2% 2% Eat G L Co. 3 30y Mutual ..... -— 52 QG L&H. 32 821 Pac Gas Imp — 42i! INSURANCE. Firm's Fnd.2:5 Anglo-Cal California Cal Safe Dp.110% — First Natnl..330 — Q). 1815 — S F Nationl.135 e SAVINGS BANKS. German ...1930 2000 |Sav & Loan. — 90 Humboldt = — |Security Sav.3153 — Mutual Sav.. 86 3 Mgiuat Sy o Union Trst.1800 STREET RAILROADS. California ..150 — Market . Geary . — 5014 |Presidio . POWDER. Glant ...... 80 52%)Vigorit ... 4% 5 L SUGAR. ana . 3% — Hawattan . 33« = /juaues - - Honokaa ... 10 10% |Onomea Hutchinson . 1414 15 |Paauhau e MISCELLANEOUS, aska Pack.170 172 | Oce: 50 Cal Fruit As. 95100 |Pac A F A" B Cal Wine As. 9% — |Pac C Borx.165 & — Mer Exchge.ll0 — |Par Paint... 15 — PRODUCERS' OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. 200 K 200 Lion 100 Gesi i i idental of West Virginia. 500 Wolvert o 0 1000 California-Standara 15 1000 Junction, = D:l 24 10 Kern River .. 8 00 20 San Joaquin Oil and De 8 100 Sterling 112% 20 Thirty-th 5 Morning Sessicn. .. Board— 77 Alaska Packers Assn... 170 00 1000 Bay Counties Power Co. 5o 108 25 165 Market-street Raflway 0§75 135 Market-street Rallway. 90 00 5 Spring Valley Water. 86 30 Street— $3000 Omnibus Cable 6s.... $15,000 S. P. of Arizona (1909) Afternoon Session. Board— 10 Caitfornia Fruit Canners. 600 Market-strect Raflway S. P. of Arizona (1900). $2000 Spring Valley 6s. Street— 815,000 Northern® RY. of Ul 64