The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1902, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCIS O CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1902 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. ini coined $81,000,000 Local ] Decreased imports of specic this ilver higher and Sterling Exchange firm. last year. s year. Wheat and Wheat freights steady. Barley, Oats, Corn and R e unchanged. Hay and Fecdstuffs continue firm. Beans steady, with more demand looked for. Butter, Cheese and Eggs remain about the same. Prices for loose seeded Raisins withdrazwn. Dried Fruits continue active and firm. Nuts and Honey in moderate demand and steady. Wool, Hides and Hops unchanged. Provisions lower at Chicago and dull here. Meat market firm at previous prices. Fresh arrivals of Bananas from the islands. Oranges, Lemons and Limes unchanged. Dressed Turkeys in oversupply Live Poultry firm and in good demand. Game ditto. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables about the same. No change in Oils. Local stocks and bonds quiet. Local bank clearings last year gain largely over 1900. and slow. Imports of Specie. Imports first eleven months of the year were $20,164,442, @gainst $25,373,728 during the same time in 1900, the descriptions being as follows: ~Gold bullior. $3,920.980; gold coin, $13,239,313; sil- ver builion, $2,536,369; silver coin, $4 The principal sources were: Austral 458,075, Mexico, $3,539,545; Japan, $3 Produce Exchange Sales. Produce Exchange call board sales in De- cember were 82,700 tons wheat and 8100 tons barley. For the first half of the crop year they were 393,300 tons wheat and 31,500 tons barley. One Clearance Daily. Charles Sieeper, manager of the San Fran- cisco Clearing House Association, under date of the 30th says: *'At a meeting Of the Clear- ing House Association held to-day a resolution was adopted whereby on and after January 2, 1902, the daily, exchange of checks, etc., at the Clearing House will be made at 11:45 a. m., except on Saturda) when the exchange will be made at 11 o'clock a. m. The Clearing House committee may change the hour of ex- change for special occasions.” Bank Clearings. Local bank clearings in December were $106,- 038,968, against $93,470,700 for December, 190G. For the year 1901 ghey were $1,178,169,736, against $1,020,5640555 In 1900. According to thes= figures weldid about $148587 business in 1901 in 1900, Custom Receipts. Receipts of duties on imports at the Custom- | house during the month of December were ing the total receipts since Janu- against $7,693,224 in 1900. Mint Coinage. The coinage at the local Branch Mint during the month of December was as follows: Double- eagles, $11,500,000; eagles, $565,000; the month, $12,065,000. Since January 1 to date the coinage amounts to $81,072,490, against | $57,446,634 in 1900. The Mint officials say that the coinage for the past year was the largest ever colned in one year by any mint in the world. Dried Fruit in New York. Mail advices from New York say: “There was ‘practically no trade fn the local circles Tuesdey and the market was unchanged. Cur- rents were rather unsettied, owing to the prob- able arrival this week of the Miramar with | 19,000 bbls and the widely varying views of different receivers as to the outlook, but actual #pot_prices for Amalies in barrels held steady at 5%@5%c. with cleaned in cartons quoted from 6%@Gic. Amalias to arrive were offered from 5 7-16@5%c, and cleaned in cartons after the arrival of-the Miramar at 6%c. Raisins were very dull on spot, with offerings general- ly withdrawn on the coast. New crop Santa Clara prunes were unchanged from a 34@3%c basis. A coast dispatch reported a sale to a large packer of about 200 cars old crop at a 28c basie for Santa Claras. This, if confirmed, will undoubtedly cause a further advance in ihe California merket. Oregon prunes are quoted on the coast at & basis price of 2%c, with some goods now en route still offering as low as a 2%c basis. Spot prunes were very quiet, but the feeling is one of confidence in the market. Apricots and peaches were steady. Fancy vnpeeled Muirs in 1-Ib wooden boxes are offered at 10%c. Nuis are quiet. Shelled Bordeaux walnuts are easier. The Weather and Crops. The yearly report of A. G. McAdie, section Girector of the climate and crop service of the Weather Bureau, is as follows: it may be stated at the beginning that the vear was one of large yields and generally fa- vorable climatic conditions. A fair crop was harvested and marketed at satisfactory figures, Farmers made money, both because of the ex- cellent weather conditi~as and good markets. Ehipments of fresh deciduous fruits during the season of+1901 were estimated at 170,000,000 pounds. Some of the details of the growing season follow: Oranges of excellent quality were plentiful in January, and the crop has not been serious- ly injured by frosts. Almonds and peaches were in bloom by the 4th of February, and peaches, cherries and apricots were blossom- ing by the ‘25th. Several thousand acres of o washed out by the heavy rains dur- ing February. Declduous friiit trees were in full bloom by the 4th of March, and work had commenced In the hop fields. Wheat had com- menced heading out by March 18, ~ Frosts early in April caused great damage 10 deciduous fruits, and severe hail storms in- Jured fiuit trees. Haying commenced about the 156th, and cherries and strawberrics were shl{‘x ‘om the Sacramento Valley. Olive pickigk was in progress in the vicinity of Sam Dicgo by the 22d of April, and vineyards were in excellent condition. Severe frosts on the 26th and 27th in the coast and bay sections injured nearly all varieties of deciduous fruits and grapes Grain harvest commenced in portions of the San Joaquin Valley about the 15th of May. Peaches, cherries and apricots were being ship- ped before the close of May from Yolo and Bolano counties, Conditions thus far had been vie for citrus fruits and walnuts. temperatures prevailed early in June; 1o the benefit of grain and hay. Heavy al the 12th of June damaged corn, potatoes and garden vegetables in portions of the northern counties, but did not injure fruits. Rapid progress was made joward the close of the month in harvesting grain and hay. Pros- paets were good for the largest crop of sugar cts ever gathered in Southern California. The vineyard in portions of the Santa Clara Valley reporied the loss of many of the older grapevines. and the three preceding dry years Wore glven as the cause. Abnormally high temperatures prevailed throughout the State at the close of June but caused no material damage 1o crops. Fires in the San Joaquin Valiey destroyed many large flelds of grain &nd much pasturage. During the month of July conditions were yery favorable for maturing grain and dectd. pous fruit crops and for the growth of sugar beets, hops, corn, beans and vegetables. Har- vesting and threshing progressed rapidly, and large crops of grain and hay were gathered, both of excellent quality. The yield of apri. cots and prunes was generally below average, and_other deciduous fruits were not proving as good crops as had been . Apples were looking well and gave promise of a heavy crop. Grape picking had commencéd in some sections “before the end of July, and the vine- surds were in good condition. heat Guring the carly part of Au- m.,..’“& dmym “ ved on_of other drying i of specie at this port during the | more | total for | . | ! and northern sections were greatly endangered | by the lack of shipping facilities caused by the San Francisco labor troubles, and in some | places the loss on perishable fruit was quite 3 Very light crops of wheat and bar- ley were harvested in Southern California. | Cooler weather toward the close of August re. tarded the ripening of grapes and late decidu- ous fruits, Htfl.}c_ beans and sugar beels were being harvested, and all were ylelding excel- lent crops. Nearly normal weather conditions prevailed during the month of September. In a few ex- posed places light frosts injured potatoes, beans and vegetables to some extent during | the first week of the month, and heavy rains toward the close caused some damage to grain in sacks, unbaled hay, beans and hops. The;c in the | | was an 'unusually heavy fall of sno | mountain districts on the 23d and 24th. Raisin drying progressed . satisfactorily, and as ample warnings of rain were given, the damage to the crop was very light. Shipments -of grain and hay were greatly regarded by the labor troubles at San Francisco, and immense quan- tities of grain were stacked up along the rail- road tracks. The season practically closed without disastrous northers, and with the de- sired early fall rains. The temperature during October was consid- erably above normal and from the 10th to 12th extremely warn weather prevailed in the coast and bay sections. The rainfall during the month ‘was _slightly above normal, and in | Southern California it was the heaviest for several years during October. Grain, hay, beans and late grapes were considerably dam: aged by rain, but other crops were benefited and pasturage was greatly improved. Fires | caused considerable damage in the tizmber lands | | about Pacific Grove and Salinas and destroyed many acres of grazing lands in other places. | Apples were yielding a better crop than for | several years. Walnut harvest was progress. | | ing, with excellent results. Prospects con- | | tinued good for a large crop of oranges and | olives. ~The raisin crop was nearly all cured | and moving to packing houses. An immense | crop of celery was being raised along the | | Santa Ana River in Orange County. The sea- | | son for grain, beans and sugar beets practi- | cally closed in most sections during the lll!cl" | part _of October, and excellent returns were the rule. Plowing, seeding and tree pruning were in progress in many places, The temperature and rainfall during the | month of November were both above normal, and conditions were very favorable for secur- | ing the outstanding crops. The raisin season | closed before the middie of the month. | Through the timely warnings from the sec- | tion center, the crop was well protected from the frequent rains, and the loss was quite in- | | significant. The season was a very successtul | | one, the vield being fuily up to the average in | many places and the quality of the raisins su- perior. Oranges were being gathered and ship- ped in considerable quaniities; the yield was | about average and the quality excellent. Olive | picking and pickling were in progress. Farly | wheat was in excellent condition and making | | rapid growth. The soll was in good condition | | and farmers were engaged in plowing and seed- | ing. “Some sections reported that the grain | acreage would probably exceed that of last year. New grass was abundant, and sfock were in good condition. Beans were nof as badly damaged byerain as had been reported, | and ‘the crop turned out very fair. The first week in December was marked by | unusually high temperatures, and followed by | cold weather. severe frosts, fogs and rain, con- | tinuing untii about the 20th. The cooler weather was beneficial in checking too rapid development of fruit buds. Oranges mot pro- tected by smudging and fire baskets were con- siderably damaged by frosts, but as ample warning had been given, the loss was compar- atively light. Young orange orchards, nursery stock ‘and vegetables were badly damared. | Grain and green feed continued in excellent condition. Dry, northerly winds _prevailed towar3 the close of December, absorbing much of the molsture in the =ofl and causing farm- ers great uneasiness, particularly in the South- ern districts. On the 27th an unusually severe ““Santa Ana” or dust storm occurred through- out Southern California. accompanied by high winds. causing great damage. Oranges were blown from the trees and many trees were up- rooted. This report closes too early for an accurate estimate of the losses sustained. Weather Report. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) | SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 31—5 p. m. , 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 This Last Stations— 24 Hours. Season. Season. Eureka .00 15.13 20.68 Red Bluff . .00 9.66 8.81 Sacramento . .00 5.98 6.78 San Francisco .00 5.80 7.22 Fresno ... 200 2.17 5.43 Independence . 00 134 231 San Luis Obis 00 4.56 10.20 | Los Angeles 00 245 6.7 | San Diego . .00 0.77 1.73 San Franeisco data: Maximum temperature, 56; minimum, 45; mean, B0. The following maximum and minimum tem- peratyres were reported from Eastern stations: Boston .. 42-22 Omaha | Cincinnati " 40-32| Duluth Washington 42-32|8alt Lake Jacksonville 50-34' Chicago . | Kansas City. 50-34 St. Louls . 42-30 Philadelphia . New York THE COAST RECORD. oxeg wnuIxen CUPUIA Wiy =8 ELFEEEEPEN S BRI Focatello.” ndependence Los Angeles. Phoenix. .... .. Portland . Red Bluff .. | Roseburg ... | Exfrymens al San Franeit Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Pt Cldy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Rain Clear Clouay Clear 00 .00 .00 % .00 -50 00 ‘00 00 BBssERERE Ry, SHezRERREREES R Eh RS BippSHRREIEREEASRENEERAY | wox, zggmzmgzzzz Temperature at 7 a. m., 48, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. nning to fall slowly along northward, is now falling along the Washington and Ope | ,iunwflnn.ndmlymflanllrmthu(}ap- December had less rainfall than any ous Southern California the month. at San Fran December sincy 1878, 1o little or no rain fell Qur- day;, : ALEXANDER G. McADIE, orecast Official, * * EASTERN MARKETS. —— *New York Stock Market NEW YORK, Dec. 51.—The year closed on the Stock Exchange with & demonstration of confidence in the substantial basis of values. The immediate factors were somewhat con- flicting and the early market was irregular in consequence, but the buying demand cleared the market of offerings and carried prices to a higher level during the course of the day. The publication of yearly summaries showing a record of achievements in excess of any previous year had a strong sentimental effect on trading. Confidence was general that the turn of the year would see a relaxation in_the money markets, allowing means for speculation to express' its confidence by pur- chase of stocks. The money market was again decidedly stringent to-day and very ac- | tive, the rate going to 15 per cent early in the day and hovering about that point at later periods. The shifting of loans forced some holders of stocks to throw them over, but other buyers who seemed to be provided with ample funds which were not affected by the shifting of call loans were ready to take them. The activity in the call loan market, however, was attributed in part to the secur- mng of means for the large buying of stocks which was again in evidence and which was Tather better distributed than that of yester- day. Preparations for the heavy annual dle- bursements were the largest factor in the strength of the money market. The Coalers continued very active and in the main firm, although there was a very large amount of realizing in Reading. It was considered sig- nificant that_the brokers who were heavy buvers of Reading yesterday took large amounts of Baltimore and Ohio to-day. A sharp reaction in Sugar was a contributing cause to early heaviness of the market, with the break extending over three points. Grant- ing of & temporary injunction against the pro- vosed retirement of Northen Pacific preferred stock caused some depression among the Pa- cific stocks. An offer made by J. P. Mor- gan & Co._during the day to pay par for Northern” Pacific preferred had the effect of allaying some of the apprehension that the formation of the Northern Securities Company would be effectively obstructed. The aperar- ance of the November statement of net re- turns of the Union Pacific, showing a large increase, was a factor in relieving depression in that part of the market. The November statement of Reading’s net earnings following that for Erle, published yesterday, confirmed the confidence in the Coalers. The Frie's somewhat supplanted the Readings in strength and activity and Lackawanna was lifted 73 points. Late in the Gay New York Central, selling minus the dividend, rose 23 over last night. Baltimore and Ohio gained as much. There was a vigorous recovery in Sugar, which carried it more than a point over last night, and Amalgamated Copper also rallied strongly. Sterling exchange became easfer in response to the higher mopey rate here. This served to soothe the fear. that gold may go out early in January. Foreign money mar- kets also reflected a confidence in’ a prompt 1elaxation of money rates after January 1. It is not expected that there will be a notable relaxation in money rates in New York until well into the coming month. Profit-taking made the closing easy and considerably below the best. : The bond market was .generally active and irregular. Total sales, $2,970,000. United States 2s coupon and the old 4s ad- vanced 3 per cent on the last call. NEW YORK STQCK LIST. Stocks— Sales. High. Low. Close. Atchison ... 80% 79 8014 Atchison pfd 8,400 102% 101% 102i4 Baltimore & Ohlo.. 27,900 1071, 105 1069 Baltimore & O pfd. 100 95 95 95 Canadian Pacific .. 900 113% 113% 1133 Canada Southern .. 600 86 81y 851y Chesapeake & Ohio. 1,000 47% 467 47 Chicago 5 85 gk =Y Chicago 3 i Chicago Chicago Chi & G W_B pfd. Chicago & N W. CR1&P... Chicago Term & T. Chicago T & T pfd. C C C & St Louls. Colorado Southern. Colo So 1st pfd Colo So 2d pfd. Delaware & Hud. Del Lack & West. Denver & Rio G. Erle 1st pfd . Erie 2d pfd . Great Nor pfe Hocking Valle: Hocking Val pfd Illinois_Central. Jowa Central Iowa Central pfd. Lake Erie & West. Lake B & W _pfd. Loulsville & Nash. Manhattan L .... Metropolitan St Ry. Mexican Central Mexican Nation: Minn & St Louls. Missouri Pacific .. 25,200 108% 105 Missouri K & T.. 400 26 ' 2515 26 MK &Tpd.... 1,000 b52% B2~ 62% New Jersey Cen. 1,000 195 ° 195 194 New York Cent... 5,000 167% 165% 167% Norfolk & Western. 2,400 57! 7 579 Nor & West pfd.. 100 913 91% 91 Nor Pacific_pfd 100 10034 100% 100 Ontarlo & West... 7,000 35% 348 851 Pennsylvania 17,200 150% 14934 150 Reading 126100 671 56% 567, Reading pfd...14,500 82 82 8214 Reading 24 pfd.... 41,700 6415 6375 €41; St L & San Fran. 2,000 55 55 55% BI&BF ot Dl Huhs’ oo Nies: B8 SL &SFadptd 700 i35 734 73% St Louls S W.... 400 27 St Louis S W pfd. 1,500 59 St Paul . - 11,400 1651 St Paul PO P Southern Pacific... 12,700 60% 60l 60% Southern Railway.. 34,500 34% 341, 341} Southern Ry pfd.. 9,400 941 931, 937 Texas & Pacific... 1,200 39% 39% 3914 Toledo S L & W.. 600 18 ' 179 17 TSt L & W pfd.. 500 35% 35 35 Union Pacific .500 1038 101% 103 Union Pacific 100 901 89 807 Wabash . 's00 22y 221 2o% Wabash p L1700 43% 421 42y Wheeling & LE... 100 18% 18% 18 Whi& LE20pfd. ... sa.; ss.e 2D Winconsin Central. 500 20% 203 205 Wisconsin Cen pfd. 200 42 417 413 Express Co nles— Adams B American ... &0 TR U § ex div . 100 98 Wells Fargo ex div. ... ... Miscellaneous— 2 Amalgam Copper .. 33,700 'IO& [ 6914 Amer Car & F.... 1 30% 30% 30 Amer C & F pfd.. 865 Amer Linseed Ofi. Amer Lin Oil pfd.. Amer Smelt & R.. Amer 8 & R pfd. Anaconda Min Co.. Brooklyn Rap Trn. Colo Fuel & T Consolidated G Con Tobacco pfe Gen Elect ex div Glucose Sugar Internation Paper. Intern Paper pfd.. Interpation Power. Laclede Gas .. National Biscult . National Lead . National Salt . National Salt pfd. North American .. Pacific Coast . Pacific Mail People's Gas A Pressed Steel Car.. Pressed S Car pfd. Pullman Pal Car.. Republic Steel .... Republic Steel pfd. Sngar .. ...aca. Tenn Coal & Tron.. Unicn Bag & P Co. U Bag & P Co pfa. U 8 Leather ... U § Leather pfd. U 8 Rubber.... U S Rubber pfd U S Steel . U S Steel pfd Western Union . Amer Loco .. Amer Colo pfd. Total sales. ....742,200 Shares. NEW YORK BONDS. ddddaddddd DRRRAW R nR S0 Railway bs....1241 Texas & Pac 1sts.11914 TStL & W ds.. 82 Union Pacific 4s..107% Union Pac conv 451061 Wabash 1sts.....118% ‘Wabash 2nds 115 Wabash deb. 66 West Shore 4s....114 iW&LE 4s. 91 ‘Wis Central 90 F W & D C ists Con Tob 4s ..106 Hocking Val 4345.109% NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adams Con 20 (Little Chief..... 12 Alice .. i5 |Ontario .....:..8 50 Breece 75 |Ophir .64 Brunswick Con.. 15 |Phoenix . - .05 Comstock Tunnel 05| Potosi . - 05 Con Cal & Va...1 60 |Savage . 04 Deadwood Terra. 50 |Sierra Nevada... 17 Horn Silver. .. Small Hopes..... 40 ron_Silver. 60 |Standard ..... Leadvyille Con... 05 ’ BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— U S Steel pfd. Call loans. Mining— Time loant Adventure Bonds— Allouez .. Atchison 48 ‘Amalgamated Gas lsts.... . 80 |Baltic . Mexican Cent 4s.. 8114 Bingham 23 N E Gas & Coke. 57 |Calumet & Hecla.575 Railroads— Centennial 1215 Atchison .. . 8014 |Copper Range. 5315 Atchison pfd ....1 Dominion Coal... 52% Boston & Albany.261 | Franklin 13 Boston & Maine.191 |Isle Royale. NYNH&H. Mohawk . Fitchburg pfd. Old Dominion. Union Pacific. 1, |Osceola . Mexican Central, 26 |Parrot 28% Miscellaneous— Quincy American Sugar..116% Santa Fe Copper. 3 Am Tel & Tel.. 18133 Tamarack .......265 Dom Iron & Steel. 27 | Trimountain 33 General Electric.281 |Trinity 14% Mass Electric.... 34 |Utah . 2% Mass Blectric pfd. 921 Victoria ...... 5 N E Gas & Coke. 4 |Winona United Fruit..... 90 |Wolverine . U S Steel.. 148 London Market. NEW YORK, Dec, 31.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial _cablegram says: Business on the Stock Exchange was restricted to-day by the New Year celebration: American stocks held around parity till the afternoon, when they weakened on New York's early, selling orders. ~Your limits were too high, | little business’ resulting. The markets are very narrow. The professional element is looking favorably on BHaltimore & Ohlo and there was a very strong rush of buyers near the close. The Reading issues spurted to the record price of 29% on talk of favorable ar- rangements with the Pennsylvania Railway. Rio Tintos touched 40%. CLOSING. LONDON, Dec. 81.—Anaconda, 6%; Atchi- son, 81%; do gn!mafl, 104%; Canadian Paci- fic, 116% D. & R, G., 45%; do preferred, 95%; Northern Pacific, 1021; Southern Pacific, 61% Union Pacific, 104%; do preferred 92. Bar silver, steady, 25%d’ per ounce. Money, 4% per cent, New York Money Market. CLOSING. NEW YORK, Dec. 81.—Money on call, strong, 6@15 per cent; closed bid and asked 5@6 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 5@5% per cent; sterling exchange, easier, with actual business' in bankers' bills at $4 86% for demand and at $4 831,@4 83% for sixty days; posted rates, $4 8414@4 87%; commercial bills, 84 83@4 8334; bar silver, 65%c; Mexican dol- lars, 43%c; Government bonds, strong; State bonds, inactive; railroad bonds, irregular. New York Grain and Produce. * NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 46,566 barrels; exvorts, 22,583 barrels; dull at cld prices; closed firm. ‘WHEAT—Receipts, 80,750 bushels; exports, 79,966 bushels; spot, dull; No. 2 red, 88%c f. 0. b. afloat; No. 2 red, 87c elevator; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 87%c f. o. b. afioat; No. 1 hard Duluth, 94%c f. o. b. afloat. Options opened easy with cables, rallled on a scare of shorts and ruled irregular all day, but gen- erally well sustained owing to a decrease in world’s stocks, strength of late Continental cables and moderate outside support on the weak spot_situation. - Closed steady and _un- changed. March, 87 11-16@87%c, closed 87%c: May, 86 11-16@87%c, closed c; July, 86%@ 8713¢, closed 86%c. HOPS—Quiet. HIDES —Firm. WOOL—Quiet. COFFEE—Spot Rio, dull: No. 7 invoice, 7 1-16c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 7%@llc. Fu- ures closed with a nmet advance of 5 to 10 oints; total sales, 41,000 bags, _including: January, 6.75c; March, 6.85@7c: May, 7.05@ 7.20c; June, 7.3c: July, 7.30@7.40c; Septem- ber, 7.45c; October, 7.60@7.65c. SUGAR—Raw, steady; fair refining, 3%c; centrifugal, 96 test, 3%c; molasses sugar. 2%ec. Refined was steady. BUTTER—Recelpts, 7300 packages: steady: State dairy, 16@23c; creamery, 16@25c; June creamery, 15@2114c¢; factory, 12%@15%ec. EGGS—Recelpts, 10,900 ' packages; steady; Western at mark, 23@29c. DRIED FRUITS. The market for evaporated apples was very quiet, but about steady at unchanged prices. State, fior}mflg%glogoflz, 6@8 o(iz@l;lilme, 2@ 2 X ; tancy, c. D%CCAL%P'OO'i:NIA DRIED‘"F%UITS—W:N dull RIS, gre APRICOTS—Royal, 10@14c; Moorpark, 9% 13c. O EACHES—Pecled, 16@20c; unpecled, T4@ 12%e. E -% Chicago Grain Market. % CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—On the whole, though fairly active, wheat was only a scalping affair, operating under local conditions. There was only a small amount of outside business, due largely to & general timidity against cagrying anything over the holiday to-morrow. The bearish feature was the disappointing tone of the cables, Liverpool was up, but not enough to reflect the strength here yesterday, and traders took it for a sign to unload what they acquired yesterday. Some local bulls took ad- vantage of the nervousness of sellers and bought in at the lower opeping figures. This brought a quick reaction @and an advance, which, however, was quickly lost on more sell- ing at the advance. May opened c to Ye lower at 82c to Sl%c, sold up to 82%c and back again to 81%@Si%c. The last hour of trade was dull and even the close for May was steady and unchanged at 82%c. Corn_followed closely after Wheat. The fea- ture of the session was the selling by hous: that bought yesterday. May closed steady, ¢ down, at 66%c. Oats were sympathetic with the other cereals early, but Jater sellers became uneasy and wanted back the stuff they had put out. May closed Yc up, at 45%c. Provisions were rather active, though weaker on very heavy hog recelpts and correspond- ingly lower prices at the yards. May pork closed 17%c down, lard 17%4q lower, and ribs 10c down. The leading futures ranred as follows: | $12 50 for casting. Articles— Open. High. Low, Close. ‘Wheat No. 2— December 8% 78 8 8 May . 82 82: 81 82 July ! si% 82 81 81 Corn’ No, 2 December 63 63 63! 63 66! 66 66 66! 66 66’ 85 65 44 45y 44 45y, 45! 45 45 45 July. 39 39 89 39 (ess Pork, per bbi— January .. 1675 1680 1875 16 80 May . .17 32% 17 40 fl?fl 17 30 Tard, 00 Ihs— January 10 07%10 07% 995 9 95 May ...........10 124 10 15 9 97% 10 02 e e R e anuary . 3 May . S5 3% 88, Cash_quotations- were as follows: Flour, easy; No. 2 spring wheat, 78@80c; No. 3 spring, i No. 2 red, 8414@87c; No. 2 oats, 46c; No. 2 white, 472%80‘ No. 3 white, 47@47%c; No. 2 rve, 8534@66c; fair to cholce ‘malting_barley, 56@62c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 57 @1 58; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 61: prime tim- othy seed, $6 35@6 mess pork, per bbl. 15 80@15 90; lard, per 100 Ibs., $9 90@10 15 :hort 1ibs sides (loose). $8 50@S 60; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 7%@T7’4c; short clear sides (boxed), $8 90@9 10; whisky, basis of high ;rl.‘nsn,)tl 32; clover, contract grade, $9 «{6 Articles— Receipts. Shipments, Fiour, barrels . 30000 " 55 000 Wheat, bushels ... 113,000 19,000 Corn, bushels 165,000 Oats, bushels 155,000 Rye, bushels . 3,000 Barley, bushels 10,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creams, 16@24c; dairies, 14mm‘ i, ,Cheese, ‘steady, 0%@10%c; eggs, s ly, Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. telegraphic communications to Bradstreet's show the following changes in available sup- plics from last aceounts: WHEAT—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased 113,000 bushels; afloat for and in Burope, decreased 700,000 bushels; total supply, decreased 815,000 bushels. CORN—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increased 289,000 bushels. OATS—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased 914,000 bushels. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Holiday conditions prevail in all metal markets, and price changes are few and far between. Tin ut New York was dull and unchanged at $23@24. At London values were 5s higher, but \uiet, with spot quoted at £106 5s and futures at £104 5s. Copper in London was quiet and unchanged for spot at £49. but was 2s 6d lower on fu- tures at £45 1 Here the market was dull and_nominally quoted at $1§ for lake and Lead and spelter were featureless and un- changed, closing at $4@+ 35. London closed at £10 3s 9d and £16 15s respectively, unchanged. Iron was also dull and without change. Pig- iron warrants closed at $10 50@11 50; No. 1 Northern foundry, $15 50@16; No. 2 foundry, Sonthern_$14 50@15 50; No. 1 foundry, Sout Ci 8116 '50@16; No. 1 foundry, Southern, soft, $15@17, Glasgow iron warrants closed at 49s 1d. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec: 31.—Cotton closed quiet, 2 to 13 points higher. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO, _Dec. 31.—CATTLE—Receipts, 6000; steady. Good to prime, nominal, $6 75@ 750; poor to medium, $3 T5@5 90; stockers and feeders, $2@4; cows, $1 25@4 65; heifers, 81 7505 25; canners'. §1 2692 30; bulls, $1 78 @4 50: calves, $2 50@) 507807 to-mor- 'HOGS—Receipts: To-day, row, 35,000; left over. 10@20c lower. 10.000; Mixed and butchers’, $6@6 60; good to choice heavy, $6 40@6 75; 'rough heavy, $6@8 35; un‘:,y $5 35@6 50; bulk of sales, $6@6 45. ° SHEEP—Receipts, 10,000; _sheep, stead: lambs. weak 10 10 lower. Good . to choics wethers, $4@4 80; fair to - olce mixed, $3@ 3 90; Western sheep, $3@a 50; native lambs, $3G5 85; Western lambs, $5 80. ST. JOSEPH. \ ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 31.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1960; steady. Natives, $3 25@3 75; cows and hegelrl,dsl 5033 25; vfill $2 50@5 75; stockers and feéders, §2 25@4 25. HOGS-Heceipts, 13000; _strong; | 109200 lower. Light and light mixed, $6 10@8 75; medium and heavy, $8 40@6 80; pigs, $4@5 75. SHEEP—Receipts, 500; market steady. Top lambs, $5 75; top ewes, $4@4 25. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, Dec. 31.—Business in the wool market was not so heavy this week, owing to the holiday season. Prices are firm, but no one appears to expect a boom. There is a strong undertone and dealers say that if there is a @hange it will be for the better. Terri- tory wools hold firm and sales are making at full prices. Good lots of fine medium, are seli- ing on the basis of 42@43c for scouted, with fine at 45@46c and staples at 47@4Sc. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dec. 81.—Clearings, $532,075; balances, $75,181. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 31.—WHEAT—Steady; ‘Walla Walla, 62c: bluestem, 63c, WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 31.—WHEAT—Qulet and un- changed; bluestem, 63c; club, 62c. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 81.—Consols, 93 15-16d; sil- wver, 25%d; French rentes, 100f@100f 25c; wheat cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; No. 1 standard California, 30s 6d; Walla Walla, 29s 6d; English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—Wheat, quiet; No. 1 standard California, Gs; wheat in Paris, E flour in Paris, steady; French count’ kets, quiet; weather in England, warm; cot- ton, uplands, 4 9-164. S LOCAL MARKETS. E= * Exchange and Bullion. The Customs authorities have fixed the value of the Mexican dollar for appraisement purposes for the ensuing quarter at 44.9c. Sterling Exchange, 60 days..... — $4 841, Sterling Exchange, sight. L= sy Sterling Cables . — amsy New York Exchange, sight e 0215 New York Exchange, telegraph. — 05 Silver, per ounce.. — 55% Mexican Dollars, nominal. Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTSAre kteady at 35s, usual options, which is the rate of the last reported charter. The chartered wheat fleet in rt has a registered tonnage of 40,600, against ,670 tons on the same date last year; disen- gaged, 6370 tons, against 8631; on the way to this port, 180,237 tons, against 106,120 WHEAT—The usual flour and bran throwing and general horseplay occupled the brokers yes- terday morning, hence there was no business ‘worth talking about. Chicago showed little change. The shorts covered freely and long wheat came out. Scalpers bid up the market in their endeavors to cover. A Rosaria cable reported the Argen- tine weather too dry for Corn and said that rain was much needed. Bradstreet's gave the supply as follows: East of the Rockies, de- crease of 113,000 bushels; Europe and afloat, a decrease of 700,000; total decrease, 813,000 Dbushels. Receipts . at Chicago during the year were 3,000,000 bushels less than in 1900. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 05; milling, $1 07% per ctl. . CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Segsion—9:15 o'clock—May—6000 ct]s, $1 08%. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. No afternoon session. BARLEY—The market is of a holiday char- acter and quotations show no change. Feed, 81%c for choice bright, 80c for No. 1 and 77%@i8%c for oft grades; brewing and shipping grades, 85@87%c; Chevalier, 80c@$1 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o' clock—May—2000 ctls, 80%c. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales, No afternoon session. OATS—Closed the year very firm, with light stocks all over the Coast, and a good demand for Government account. The world's visible supply. according to Bradstreot's, decreased 914,000 bushels during the week. Receipts at Chicago during the year were 15,000, bushels less than in 1900, Grays, $120@1 25; whites, §1 20@1 37%; Sur- pfi;e,‘ 141 30?%540': black, ‘r’éd M‘i‘:@ilvwo‘flo feed ana $1 20 or seed red, 20%e0r focd ana 31 30@1 8154 tor aced. Lok CORN—The market rules dull, both here and in the East, and quotations show no change worthy of note. The visible ly, according to Bradstreet's, increased 825, bushels dur- irg U’le‘ week. i s e Recelpts at Chicago during: the year were 50,000,000 bushels loss than in 1900, Large vellow, $130@1 35; small round do, $135@1 40; white, $1 3214@1'35 per ctl. RYE—Steadily held at 77%@81%c per etl. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at § 5 per cental. " Flour and Millstuffs, FLOUR—California Family Extras, $3 25@ 350, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 15@3 25; Oregon, $250@2 75 per barrel for family and 23 for Bakers'; Washington Bakers', MILLSTUFFS—Prices In sacks = lows, ‘usual discount to the. trade: . Granhem Flour, $8 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $275. Hye Meal,’ $2 50; Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal, §3 25; extra cream do, $4; Oat Groats, $5; Hominy, §4@4 25; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $350; Farina, $450; Whole Wheat Far SR Tk o Gunll D : In sacks, 2 5 Peas, $5; Green Peas, $6 50 per 100 Toas’ Pt Hay and Feedstuffs. The market remains as before quoted, Hay and Feedstuffs ruling firm, the former owing to dry weather and the gatter on account of light stocks. BRAN—$17 50 per ton. 19@20 50 per ton. MIDDLING! FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barle: 2 $16 50@17 50 50; sfi' 003 301 Votunteer, 8008 50 50 ver ton. STRAW—30@47%c per bale. Beans and Seeds. as already mentloned, is reappearing. Prices show no | More trade in Beans Is expected after the |! holidays, as the shipping demand, gsooa ; Limas, $425@450; Red Kidneys, 3 75 per ctl. s ] S—Trieste Mustard, $3@3 15; Yellow Mustard, $3 25@3 50; Flax, $2 40@2 60; Canary, 3%@3%c for Eastern; Alfalfa, from Utah, 8%e; Hape, 1%@1%c; Hemp, 3%c per Ib. DRIED 'PEAS—Niles, $125@1 65; Green, $1.25@1 50 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Everything under this head remains about as previously quoted, Potatoes and Onions are in moderate supply and steady. Los Angeles Veg- etables are easy, supplies being sufficient for all current needs. Thus far they have shown llxl:ue effects of the recent cold snap down ere. POTATOES—80c@$1 10 for Burbanks from | the river; Salinas Burbanks, $130@1 65; Ore- gon Burbanks, $120@1 60: River Reds, §1 50@ 160; Barly Rose, for seed, $1 10@1 25; Sweets, T5c@$1 for Merced. f)&v’lons—«sl 65@1 85 per ctl; Oregons, $1350 VEGETABLES—Green Peas from Los An- geles, 5@Sc; String Beans from Los Angeles, 6@10c; Cabbage, 40@50c per ctl; Los Angeles Tomatoes, $1@1 50 per box and $1 25@1 75 per crate; Dried Peppers, 9@12%c per. Ib; Los An- geles do, 15@17%c; Dried Okra, 123@l5¢c per Ib; Carrots, 35@50c per sack; Cucumbers, 25@ 50c; hothouse do, 75c per dozen; Garlic, 14@ 23¢; Los Angeles Green Peppers, bc; Egg Plant, from Los Angeles, 15@20c; Summer Squash, from Los Angele: ——; Marrowfat fizuuh. $5@8 per ton; Hubbard Squash, $5@8; [ushrooms, nominal. Poultrm_ Game. Shippers of dressed Turkeys made a curious and unusual mistake this year. Instead .of sending them in for Christmas they held them back for New Year's, when the demand is never as good as it is at Christmas. The re- sult was a partial famine and fancy prices on the former, and an oversupplied and dull market on the latter holiday. Carried-over stock acted as a wet blanket on yesterday's market, and both live and dressea Turkeys were 1c lower. Fine large birds, better than those that came in for Christmas, were slow at 16@17c pen Ib. Other Poultry was firm and sold readily. Chofce Hens, young Roosters and large broil- ers were especlally wanted, and the market Wwas expected to continue in good shape. An- other car of Eastern came in, making six thus far this week. Game was firm and sold off well, though re- celpts were 102 sacks. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 15@17c; Live Turkeys, 13@l4c for Gobblers and 13@lic for Hens; Geese, per_ pair, $150@1 15; lings, $1 75@2; Ducks, $4 50@5 for old and $6@7 for young; Hens, $450@5 50; young Roosters, $5@ 6; old Roosters, $450@5; Fryers, $4@4 50; Broilers, $4@5 for large and $3@3 50 for small: Pigeons, $1 25@1 50 per dozen for old and $1 75 @2 for Sauabs. E—Doves, per dozen, $1; Hare, $125; Rabbits, §1 50 for Cottontafls and $1 for Brush: Mallard, $3@3 50; Canvasback, $3@4; Sprig, $175@2; Teal, $125@150; Widgeon, $125; Small Ducks, $1; Black Jack, $1; English Snipe, 2 1 Jo5K Snipe; §150; Gray Geese, $393 50; e e, ; Brani zen; Honkers, $3@+4 50. T S v Butter, Cheese and Eggs. A weaker Egg market is expected with the turn of the year, as the holiday demand is now practically “over, and receipts will prob- ably increase from now on. Prices thus far show no weakness, however. Butter remains in moderate stock and us t':‘l:;:fled. Cheese continues weak under large Receipts were 26,400 pounds of Butter, —— pounds of Eastern Butter, 479 cases of Eggs, 70— cases of Eastern Eggs, 800 pounds of Cali- fornia Cheese and 560 pounds of Oregon Cheese. lan’Tz'l‘iiR~Cr%e:nl;ery. 25@26c per 1b for nd 20@: : 734 @22¢: ey S or seconds; dairy, 1774 20c; Pickled ‘Roll, 18@1! CHEESE—New, Young America, 18c EGGS—Ranch, i5¢ for selected large, 3: gfig Zg; 500,/(2 to ch%!ce and 30@32c Eol;'e!al ._24@27%c per dozen; cols 206 R b cold storage, Deciduous and Citrus Fruats. The Honolulu bunches of Island rather green. e Orange market shows no chan; and well colored fruit selling well, .n%e'n'e’;"-; fruit dragging. Lemons and Limes are quiet. Persimmons are getting scarce. There ls nothing new in Apples and Pears, DECIDUOUS FRUITS, APPLES—S$1 50@1 75 per box for extrs, @$1 25 for go0d to cholce and 35G60e far orde. nar: Lady Apples, 75c@$1 50. PEARS—Winter kinds, 75¢@$2 50 per box. PERSIMMONS—25@50c per box. CRANBERRIES—Jerseys, $10 per barrel; Coos Bay, $2 50 per box. CITRUS FRUITS — Navel Oranges, 7 1 for stardards, $1 25@1 50 for choice and $1 5@ 2 25 for fanc Seedlings, 75c¢@$1 25; Tanger- ines, $1 25@1 Japanese Mandarins, 75c@$1; Lemions, 50c@$1 for common and $1 50@2 for good to_cnoice, and $2 50@3 for fancy; Grape | Fruit, $2@3; Mexican Limes, $4@+ 50; Bananas, $1 75@2 75 per bunch for New Orleans and T5¢ $1 75 for Hawailan; Pineapples, $3@+4 per ozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. steamer brought up 05443 Bananas, but they were The latest news In this market is the with- drawal of prices for loose seeded Raisins, ow- ing to differences between the American Raisin Packirg Company and the Raisin Growers’ As- soclation. When the two bodies adjust their dispute the prices will be restored. The quo- tations for seeded below are accordingly nom- inal under the circumstances. Dried fruits of all kinds close the year very strong, with a continued brisk demand. The situatlon is exceptionally flattering. Nuts and Honey, ‘while not exactly dull, are less active than Haisins and fraits, FRUITS—Apricots, 7@8%c_for Royals and 8 @13c for standard to fancy Moorparks; Evap- orated Apples, 7@S%c; sun-dried, 4@4l4c; Peaches, 5@7%c; Pears, 434@Slsc; Plums, gllted. 4@5%:c; unpitted, 1@2c; Nectarines, 5@ i4c for red and 514@6isc for white; Figs, 4c for black and 60@7! per box for white. PRUNES—New crop are quoted as follow: 30-40°s, 6@6%c; 40-50°'s, 4K@5%c; 50-00° 43,@4%c; 60-10°s, 3% @4i4c; 70-80's, 3% @3%c; £0-90's, 2% @3Y%c; 90-100s, '2%4@2%c per Ib. RAISINS—(Price per 20-Ib 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 1b: Stand- ard loose Muscatels—Four-crown, 534¢; three- crown, 5l4¢; two-crown, 43 ¢c; Seedless Musca- tels, bc; Seedless Sultanas, '5lc; Thompson Seedless, 6%c; Bleached Sultanas—Fancy, 8%c; choice, Tl4c; standard, 6%c; prime, 5%¢; un- bleached Sultanas, 5c. Bleached Thompson's— Extra_fancy, 1lc; fancy, 10c; choice, 9¢; stand- ard, -7%c; prime, 6%c. Fancy seeded, 7e; choice seeded, 6%c; do In bulk, fancy, 63ec: cholce. 6%o per Ib. NUTS—Chestnuts, 10@11c; Walnuts, .No. 1 softshell, 9%c; No. 2, 8@814¢; No. 1 hardshell, 9c; No.'2, 7c; Almonds. 10%@12c for paper- shell, 9@10c for softshell and 6@Tc for hard- shell; Peanuts, 5@7c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, 12@12%c; Filberts. 12@12%c; Pecans, 11@13c: Coc: s, $3 50@5. HONBEY—Comb, 12@12%¢ for bright and 10@ 1114c for light amber; water white extracted, B@6c: light amber, extracted, 4@bc; dark, de. BEESWAX—27%,@29c per Ib. i Provisions. The Chicago market was lower, but steady at the decline. This market was dull and featureless, as usual at this season of tHe year. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12c per Ib for heavy, 12%e for light medium, 13%c for light, 14%¢ for extra light and 15c for sugar-cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13c; California Hams, 1214c; Mess Beef, §10@10 50 sq- barrel; extra Mess, ‘11361}1560 mFlm}ly, ‘gflfl 50 ! Mt Pork, 3 ra clear, 50@23; Rese. $18 50@19; Smoked Beef, 13%@ldc per pound. LARD—Tierces. quoted at § comnd et T1e for Purer halt” batrain pure, uwfi ;Z‘Hb tins, 12%c; 5-Ib tins, 12%c; 1b tins, C. COTTOLENE—One half-barrel, 10%3c; three hait-barrels, 10c; one tlerce, 9%¢; two tierces, 9%c; five tierces, 9%c per ib. Hides, Tailow, Wool and Hops. There is not a great deal doing in Wool, be- cause stocks are depleted, as already men- tioned. The feeling, however, is steady and the best grades are moving off very well. Hides and Tallow continue in good shape for sellers and the feeling in both is steady. There is nothing new.in Hops, which have almost wholly passed out of growers' hands, and the few still left in the country are held for better prices later o, HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1%c under quotatic Heavy salted Steers, lic: medium, 10c: Vight. 9%c: Cow Hides, 9%c for heaty and 9G0%c for lght: Stags, Tc: Salted Kip, 934c; Salted Veal, 9% Salted Calf. 10c; Dry Hides, 1613¢; Culls, 1de. Dry Kip, 13c; Dry Calf, 18¢c; Culls and Brands, 15c: Sheepskins, shearlings. 15@30c each each: medium, 52 5082 $1 75 for small and 50c Hides, dry, $1 75 for large, $1 25@1 dium, $1 25 for small and 50c fér Colts. Deer- skins—Summer or red skins, 35¢c: fall or me- dium _skins, winter or thin skins, 20c. Goatskins—Prime Angoras, : large and smooth. 50c: medium, 35c. TALLOW--No. 1 rendered, 5%@6c per Ib; N GOL Fall, ‘San Joaghin, 6@Sc: San ‘WOO! . San_ Joaquin, 5 Joa- quin Lambs’, 7%@8%c; Middle County, 8@10c P3P 6@10e for tair and 11@12¢ per Ib for good_ to cholce. Local dealers quote 10@15c for shipment. General Merchandise. GRAIN BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7e; lo- cal make, %c less than Calcuttas; Wool. 32@ase Twine, T%@Se. Bags, Fruit AUCTION - SALES o~ SPECIAL AUCTION. Market, 327 Sixth st. THURS fifx%fc;g:. Bt T a. w1 wiil seii I::‘:f:: rpose horses; also wagons, n e rhess et JOHN 3. DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneer. yellow, $120@1 65; do, Lemon Cling, $130@ 175 Ba‘nleu Pears. $1 26@1 75; Plums, 90c@ $1'25; Nectarines, $1@1 50: Muscat Grapes, 93¢ @$1 35; Quinces, $1 10@1 55: Strawberries, §1 30 1 75; Blackberries, $1 36@1 CO. 2 s COAL—Wellington, $9_per ton; _Southfiel Wellington, $9; Seatle, $7; Eryant, §6 50; Coos _Bay, §5 50; Wallsend, $§ 50; Co-operative Walls end, $8 50; Cumberland, $12 in bulk ard $13 in sacks; Pennsylvania Amh_rzcl!e Egs, $15: Cannel, $11 per ton: Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks: Rocky Mouutain descriptions, $845 per 2000 1bs and $5 50 per tom, according to brand. CORDAGE — The local cordage company quotes as follows: Pure Manila, 16c per Ib; | Sisal size, 11%c; Bale Rope, 11@11%ec: Dupiex. 10%c. Terms, 60 days, or 1 per cent cash discount. Lots of 10,060 1bs, 1c less. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundi cases, Regular, 4lc; cases, E cases, Eastern’ Style, 6c; Bone 5%c; ‘Narrow Gauge, T Blocks, ‘‘Orfental, 634c; Tablets, T T%e; 5-1b boxes, Fancy Boneless, boxes, Fancy Boneless, 7}3@8c; Desiccated, per dozen, 73c; Pickled Cod, barrels, each, $7: Pickled Cod, half-barrels, each, $4. COFFEE—Costa Rica—1314@14c nominal for strictly prime fancy washed: 11%@12%c nom- inal for prime washed: 10%@llc nominal for ‘— washed; 10%@12%c for good to prime Washed peaberry; 93%@10%c for fair to prime peaberry; 10@1ic for good to prime; $3%@%%c for fair; 7@7%c¢ for common o ordinary. Salvador—12%@13¢c nominal for strictly prima washed; 10%@12c nominal for good to prime washed: 9@10c nominal for fair washed; 10%@ 1133c nominal for good to prime washed pea- berry; 9%@10%¢ nominal for good to prime semi-washed; 9%@9%c nominal for superior unwashed; 9¢ for good green unwashed; 9g9%e for good to superior unwashed peaberry; 6@ic for common to ordinary. Nicaragua — 12@15¢_nominal for prime to fancy washed; 9%@llc_nominal for fair to strictly good washed; 83%@9%c nominal for good to superior unwashed; 9@93sc nominal for good to superior unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican — 12%@15%¢ for prime to fancy washed; 11@11%¢ for strictly good washed: 10% @10%c for good washed: 913 @10c for fair washed: S@dc for medium: 6@ T3¢ for inferior to ordinary; 10%@12¢ for good to prime washed peaberry: 9%@10c nominal for 8ood to prime unwashed peaberry: 0@9%c nom- inal for good to superior unwashed. LEATHER—Sole, heavy, 20@82c: extra heavy, 30@40c per_Ib; medium. 27@29c: light. 24@26c; Rough _Leather, 26@28c; Harness Leather, heavy, 35@89¢ for No. 1 and 30@33c for No. . 2; medium, 30@37c; light, 20G35c: Skirting, No. lm 40@42c; No. 2, 36@3Sc; Col- lar Leather, 15@16c per foot; Trace Leather, 40@4dc: Kip, unfinished, 40@30c per Ib; Veal, finished, 16@17c_per foof Belt Knife Splits, 14@16e; Rough Splits, S@10c per Ib. TANBARK—Ground, 28 per ton; Stick, 16@18 per cord. LS Cafiornta Castor oI, in cases, No. 1, 70c; pure, $1 20; Linseed Oil, in barrels, boiled, 67c: raw, 65c; cases, Sc more; Lucol, 58c for botled and 56¢ for raw, in barrels; Lard Oil, extra winter strained, barrels, 85c; cases, 90c: China Nut, 55@72c per gallon; pure Neatsfoot, in_barrels, 7T0c; cases, 75c; Sperm, pure, 63c: Whale Oii, natural white, 40@50c per_ gallon: Fish Ofl, barrels, 37%¢c; cases, $2%c; Cocoanut Oil, barrels, 63%c for Ceylon and 38i4c for Australian. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk, 13%c; Pearl Oil in cases 20c: Astral, 20c: Star, 20c; Extra Star, 24c; Elamne, 25c; Eocene, 22¢; deodorized stove Gasoline, in bulk, 13c cases 21l4c; Benszine, in bulk, ldc; In cases, 20%c; 86-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 20c; In cases, 26%c. TURPENTINE—358%c per gallon In cases and 52¢ in drums and iron barrels. RED AND _WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 7@ 7%c per 1b; White Lead, 6X@7%e¢, according to quantity. 2 SALT—H. R. H., §24 75 per fon_in large sacks and $25 50 in 50s. Liverpool, $21 75@22 for the best and $17 50@20 for lower grades; Higgins', $30@32 50 per ton. QUICKSILVER—$47@48 per flask for local use and $44@45 50 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, per Ib, in 100-Ib bags: Cubes, Crushed ~and Fine Crushed, 5.05c; Powdered, 4.90c; Candy Granulated, 4.90c: Dry Granulated, 4.80c; Confectioners’ A, 4.80c: Fruit Granulated, 4.50c; Beet Granulated, (100- ib bags only), 4.70c; Magnolia A, 4.40c; Extra C, 4.30c; Golden C, 4.20c; D, 4.10c; barrels, 10c more; half-barrels, 25¢_more; boxes, 50¢ more; 50-1b bags, 10c more. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Dominos, half-barrels, 5.30c; boxes, 5.55¢ per Ib. LUMBER—Retall prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $18@19 50; extra _stzes, higher: Redwood, $19@20; Lath, 4 feet, $3 0@ 4; Pickets, $19; Shingles, 32 for No. 1 and $1 75 for No. 2; Shakes, $13 for spiit and $14 for sawn; Rustic, $25@31. San Francisco Meat Market. All descriptions are as previously quoted, with. light supplies and a firm market. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—7%@S%¢c for Steers and 6%4@7c per Ib_for Cows. VEAL—Large, 7@8%c; small, 8@10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, §@8i4c:’ Ewes, 74@Sc per Ib. LAMB—8@9%¢ per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, from 150 to 250 Ibs, c: under 150 Ibs, 534@5%c: sows 20 per cent off: boars, 30 per cent off, and stags 40 per cent off from the above quotations; dressed Hogs, T@8%e, Receipts of Produce. : FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31 Flour, qr sks.. 8,167|Wool, sks ..... 5 Wheat, ctls ...183,207|Quicksilvr, flsks 43 Barley, ctls . ,427 | Raisins, bxs ... 720 Rye, ctls 615|Sugary ctls . 2,339 Beans, sks 905 | Lime. bbls - 1 Potatoes, sks 85,535 | Leather, rolls .. 1350 Onions, sks . | Hides, No. . 436 Bran, sks 1,150| Pelts, bdls . 435 Middlings, sks . 1,055 Tallow, ctls ... 224 Straw, tons . 8/ Wine, gals + 10,000 Hay, tons .. 473 OREGON. Oats, ctls . 4,140| Bran, sks 1.670 Potatoes, 32| Wool, bales . 3 pF B b Giant Powder Co. has declared dividend No. 37 qf 75 cents per share. * STOCK MARKET. * % Local stocks and bonds were dull on the morning session, and the only change was a slight degline in Alaska Packers to $i74. In the fternoon Gas and Electric was lower, declining_to $41. California_Wine sold _still higher, closing the year at $04 bid. Alaska Packers fell back still further to $173. Ha- wailan Commercial sold at $34. The_dividend of the Hibernia Savings and Loan Society is at the rate of 3§ per cent per annum. Paraffine Paint Company paid a dividend of 25¢, or $2500, on the 20th. \ The current adyance in California Standard Oil is said to be due to the fact that arrange- ments have been made by which the company becomes fully possessed of its land, formerly leased from the McKittrick Oil Company. ‘The following dividends are payable January 2: California Title Insurance Company, $1 50 per share for the quarter; Columbja Banking Company, $3 per share for the half year; Han- ford Oil Company, $1 per share for the month; Napa Consolidated and New Idria Quicksilver Mining Company, each 10c per share for the quarter; Empire Quicksilver Mining Company, 20c per share, first dividend. Other dividends have been declared, ble in January, as follows: Market-: ilway Company, 60c per sh: for the er, on the 1otn; Imperial Ol Company, 20 Thirty-t! m| sha; p.y.b’le ‘on the 6th: Well rn-::r & cn“ P cent for the six months and an extra dividend of 2 per cent, both payable on the 15tH, 2 Union Con. has levied an assessment of 10c. THe semti-annual interest on the following local bonds is now payable California-st. Cable 5s. 'y, 20c per share, and Contra Costa Water 5s. 50.000 Los Angeles Lighting 6s. 30.000 Market-st. Cable 6s. . 00,000 Nevada County N. G. Ry. 7 8,750 Northern Railway California 65 . 154,68 North Pacific Coast Railway 5s 22700 Oakland Transit Co. 6s. ‘ 42,000 Oakland Water Co. 37,500 1 Oceanic Steamship Co, 5a. 80.125 Park and Ocean Rallway 6s. 7.500 Park and_CIiff House Raflway 68...... 10,500 Southern Pacific of Arizona Rallway 6s. 300,000 Total . :;.E‘;’?exmrmu.mw‘w The following ofl dividends were paid im De- : San $836.255. gember: Astec, $2700; Central Pt. Con., Joaquin, mwm'sm $5000. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Dee. 31—2 p. m, UNITED STATES BONDS. RS Bid. Ask. 43 quar coup.11274113% 45 ar o (new 35 duar res nx%ug%‘n&w'f . MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bay CPC 5s.108% — 105 Cai-st 5s .. 119 130% — CECWarh.ul — 96100 EdL&P & — — — = Fer&C H (s.120 o Geary-st 5s.. — 100 .