The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1902, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISGO C 8 CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1902. f y 2 5 ment is small. Apricots and prunes are firm | New York Exchange, sight..... — " 12% | 2 50; Mediterranean Sweets, $1@1 50; Lemons, g and peaches are steady at unchanged prices. | New York Exchange, telegraphic — 15 ' | 50c@$1 for common and $1@1 50 for ‘good to N PRUNES—37,@6%c. Silver, per ounce. 3 P 8% and §1 73@2 50 for fancy: Grape Fruit. APRICOTS—Royal, 10@14c; Moorpark, 9% | Mexican Dollars, nominal. . 45 @ 45% a: Mexican Limes, $4@5; Bananas, $2 25@ @12%c. Sihie U 2 75 _per bunch for New Orieans and $1 25@2 > og")lszAcHEs_Peem, 14@18c; unpeeled, Ti% W heat and Other Grains. for Hawailan; Pineapples, $§3@4 per dozen. 23 C. p SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Exchange and Silver as- previously quoted. Wheat futures lower. Barley futures unsettled. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. Bran and Middlings easy. Hay steady. Beans and Seeds continue dull and nominal. s Butter and Eggs in larger receipt and, easy. Dried Fruits and Raisins unchanged. Meat market as before quoted. Lucol Oil marked up. : Potatoes and Onions firm and unchanged. Southern Vegetables in light supply and higher. Poultry firm and selling well. Fine Oranges in good demand. Moderate trading in local stocks and bonds. : Baker .......30.00 32 24 NW Cloudy .13 Government Money Here. . 208 i3 33 W Soutr B £ ! Eureka 2090 5648 W Cloudy 1.7¢ Julius Jacobs, Assictant Treasurer of the | Fresno ...... 20.: Near’ . United States at San Francisco, reports cash ;,m::g h»g-g‘s ;g e: Sz <C:|l;'ufiy gfl on hand January 31 as follow Independence 20.86 54 24 SE Pt Cldy .00 United States notes. Los Angeles..20.04 60 40 W _ Clear .00 Treasury notes of 189 Phoenix 20090 68 38 NW Clear .00 National bank notes Portland ....29.84 42 32 W Rain .24 Gold certificates Red Bluff../30.00 48 46 W Rain .16 Silver certificates Roseburg ....29.84 52 40 SE «loudy .86 Goild coln ... - Sacramento ..20.08 54 40 SE Pt Cldy .12 Etandard silver dollars t Lake....20.92 40 16 SE Cloudy T. Subsidiary silver coin. San Francisco.30.02 53 44 SW Cloudy .18 Minor €OIN ....... L. Obispo..20.98 66 44 W Clear .00 | Fractional currency San Diego....20.98 56 46 W Clear .00 Coupon ........ | Seattle 2084 48 3¢ W Rain .11 Miscellaneous ‘30.04 36 22 E Cloudy .07 20072 42 3¢ E Rain .36 Total ! 29.96 46 16 N Pt Cldy .00 The shipments of silver during’ the month | Winnemucca 2092 42 30 SW ' Cloudy .09 | were as follows Yuma 29.86 70 36 S . Clear .00 Standard silver dollars . '334“33 R e $105,050 | WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL | FORECAST. The pressure has fallen rapidly along the coast of California from San Francisco south to Point Conception. Conditions are favorable fcr showery weather on the Pacific Coast gen- The -Hey Situation. te circular of Somers & Co. sayse The priv erally. Light rains have fallen from San Fran- date of “February 4: | e b ipmengs of Hay have continued light The temveratures in Califronia are nearly normal except in Scuthern California, where they are about 5 degrees below the normal. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, February 6, 1902: Northern California—Cloudy Thursday, with showers; light southerly winds. ughout the past week, the total being vers 1o that of the week preceding, 2100 tons. The situation hi been somewhat peculiar for & week or ten days past, the market having ely sensitive to weather influences. " last, owing to no sign of rain, the | “"guets: MERt southerly winds. L pes. _zlnc-;dl::-;u:qnfl&x; ‘:“",.10;'.,3,"{‘}:; | sibly light showers; warmer; light southwest it_seem ¢ S ¢ | winds. | cipation of rain Sunday. The slight pre Nevada—Cloudy, unsettled weather Thurs- tion of Saturday night did some good, | must be followed by more shortly to in- | As we write it is cloudy, but | day, with occasional showes fresh southerly winds. e » | "San Francisco and_vicinity—Cloudy Thurs- e B ndlc e T rely a | daY. With occasional light showers; light south- o market, yet at the present time it | ®rl¥ winds Chfl:fi"r,mw;en‘?rg.“ A, should mot be controlled entirely by this idea. | EXANDER G, McADIE. | Rain or no_rain there is no reason why Hay Forecast Official. 1 not hold strongly at the present prices - or even higher. Stocks are being rapidly re- | x. % duced the country and many heretofore | | bay eec are now buying very largely in | | other @i for their own use With tnis | | EASTERN MARKETS. unusual anexpected demand there may be . some uestic @s to whether we will have | | i to through the year; such a surely hold yp prices for the belance of the season Although some few cars of fancy wheat hay | have sold as high as $14, vet this can hardly | be given n actual quotation.” The Feeling in Wall Street. New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—To-day's stock market was a dull affair, in spite of spasmodic efforts by pools to awaken a general movement in the market. By the time they succeeded in moving prices one point depression would develop in | another, and in qgnsequence the dull movement was irreguler all day. Striking movements in | closely heid high-priced stocks continued a fea- | ture. The significance of these movements was | not disclosed, although traders sought to make the most of them for their sympathetic effect on the general list. These apparently sensa- tioral movements on a very small volume of treding are a natural consequence where the stock of a company is closely held for pur- | poses of control or centralized in the hands of { a few powerful capitalists for investment, who EENRY CLEWS STATES IT AS BUOYANT AND RATHER BULLISH THAN OTHERWISE. The New York circular of Henry Clews says: “An improved change can be observed in Stock Exchange temper, as there is a some- whet more copfident feeling prevailing, but opinion regsrding the future of the market con- tinues much Givided. Among a large number of ehrewd essful men, there is a feeling ripe for conservatism, that the v has reached its crest, and little further progress unless ‘some | dcgree of rece takes place to permit an- - bt On the other hend there is still | are quite uninfluenced by the course of prices @ large tecopmition of the fact that while the | In the open market. Among the stocks S0 moy Covntry has been making phenomenal progress. | ing were the Chicago and Northwesterns. Amer- breaking il standards, the business 4 | ican Express, United States Express and Lack- ound, and that as yet there it | awanna. Nashville, Chattanooga and St, | overstrained credit or seri- | Louts, which advanced 103 yesterday, reacted on | ous react ‘One amazing feature is the slight effect the loss of the corn crop is having upon elther | 3% to-day. The recent sensational upward movement in Lackawanna is associated with the rumors of control of that road in the inter- est of an outlet for the Wabash system. The Wabash stocks were very fir y in the raliroad traffic or general business. The re- ceipts of grain at Chicago during four weeks in_Jenuary were only 11.000.000 bushels, | same connection. Another center of speculn aea “;:mt - ,mf:(«a h;frhek{:“:hinfll:: Tlaos | tion was in the local traction stocks ung:r the T e rhiohy S retoctias t tho oan influence of published reports from Philadelphia of information of a securities company to hold | ~Metropolitan Street Railway stock and possibly other local traction stocks. Manhattan was the movement. It was expected that January would be the period when this deficiency began to be felt, but the most enthusiastic optimist | Ve Searcely” fiad the courake o predict that 1t | % Actve of this group. and Metropoitian | o ke et s Srand resul: | declined gn profit-taking, falling 1% below lasi T e onin have ut some veade iety | Might dering the day ‘and pulling the other Bankrupicy; while, now, the roads affected are | 10cal tractions with it, The speculation in | Amalgamated Copper was very feverish, the ac Jowing_geins over the large returns of & year ago. This Simply Eves 10 prove the | price running off 13% during the morning on the ETeat tivity in general business. The farm- | further bres in_London copper markets and ers of the West have enjoyed a series of pros- | the slump in Rio Tintos. The steadying years; high prices for corn and oats, | °f the London copper market and re- r with a good vield of wheat, have | POTtS of a panic among the bears in Rio | e 4 them for the shortage in | TIntos railied Amalgamated Copper to 13 over | corn: the towns and cities of the West are also | 185. night, and it was an effective factor in the &till in the midst of the boom, and the re- | late rally in the New York stock market. The culting immense demands for both raw ma- terials and speculative pool operating in Southern Pacific tock that stock vigorously in hand and pushed it up 1% on very large bidding. The general market rallied #n sympathy. St. Paul rose 2 | points over last night and a number of other transcontinentals about a point. Steel also de- | veloped some strength at the close. Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marfe preferred added manufactured products Keep the ads taxed to their full capacity; while cxperienced judges on the ground are of opin- jon that the prosperity wave has not yet spent full force in the West, though it may have arly done o in the East. It is euch facts as these that enable the big holders of stocks to maintain a firm front | 4% more pints to its upward course. The v where e average trader and investor thinks | cent buying of Sugar continued: but its net | t prudent to kecp aloof. Certainly the situ- | Bain was oniy a fraction. There was no general ation just now renders operations on the short | influence effective in the market at any time side extra-hazardous. The market refuses to | bevond the disposition to dullness caused by the 80 Jown because the financlal powers with d export movement of gold and the unsettled | question of the Northern Securities Company. The bond market was only moderately active, but I‘laln(‘llned to be firm. Total sales, par value. 0,000. advanced % per | of easy money and good earnings i them have it in thelr power to severely those who serfously antagonize them. a is the least acceptable condition to the yrofessional element, which if it cannot de- jress is equally ready to clevate prices, A somewhat brighter feeling has been noticed the last few days. due to rising bank reserves and United ‘States refunding 2e | cent on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. | the afternoon, however, W & LE2dptd., 100 2814 Wisconsin Cent.... 2,800 21 . Wis Cent pfd...... 500 408 Express Companies— Adams . S bopcashas gk American ... 800 226 United States. 2,800 1161 ‘Wells Farg weee Maiscellan Amalg Cop 4 ‘Am Car & Foundry Am Car & F pfd.. Am Linseed Oll... Am Linseed Oil pfd Am Smelt & Ref.. Am Smelt & R pfd. Anaconda Min Co. Brooklyn R Trans. Colo ¥Fuel & Iron.. Consolidated Ga Con Tobacco pfd General Electric. Glucose Sugar..... 2100 218 200 281y 200 49 Hocking Coal . 500 16 Internatnl Paper. 700 10% Internl Paver ptd.. 300 75 Internatnl Power.. ..... Laclede Gas ...... National Biscuit Natlonal Lead .... National Salt...... National Salt pfd.. North Amerjcan... Pacific Coast.. Pacific Malil ... People’s Gas. Pressed Steel Ca; Pressed 8 Car pfd. Pullman Pal Car.. Republic Steel .... Reputlic Steel pfd. Sugar ...... . Tenn Coal & Iron.. Union Bag & P Co. Union B&P Co ptd. 400 74 U S Leather.... 2,000 11% U S Leather pfd. 300 81 U S Rubber.. 1,000 14 U S Rubber pfd 100 51 U S Steel.. 16,500 43% U S Steel pfd 7.100 93% Western Union. 1,300, 91 Am Lecomotiv, 8,000 321y Am Locomot ptd.. 00 921 Total sales.. CLOSING BONDS, U S ref 2s reg..108% L & N unl 4s Do coup . Mex Cent 4s Do 3s reg Do 1st inc Do coup. . Minn & St L 4s..104 Do new 4s reg.13915 /M K & T 4s..... 99% Do ccup ......13 Do 2ds . Do old 4s reg. N Y Cent_lsts Do coup . Do gen 3%s . Do 58 reg Do coup . Atch gen 4s . Do adjt 4s . Balto & O 4s. Do 3%s Do ccnv 48 . Canada So 288 Cent of Ga bs. Do 1st inc . C & O 44s . Chi & A 33 1 |So Ry bs C B & Q n i|Tex & Pac CM & St T St L & W 4s C & N con '3 (Union Pac 4s CRI&P Do conv 4s CCC&S 4 |Wabash 1sts Chicago_Ter: Do 2ds .. Col S Do Deb B. ‘West Shore ds. W &LE 4s Wis Cent 4s Con Tob 4s. Ft W & D C Ists.100%, Hocking Val 414510813 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adams Con 35 Little Chiet Alice .. 45 Ontario Breece @5/ Ophir . Brunswi, 08 Phoenix 3 Cometock Tunnel.. 06| Potost . 10 Con Cal & Va....1 25 Sierra Nevada 12 Deaawood Terra... G0 Savage . Horn_Sflver ~.....1 25|Small Hopes Tron Siiver . . 64|Standard . Leadville Con 05/ BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— United Fruit Call loans ....3 @4 | Mining— 16 @41% | Adventure 22y |Allouez 3iq Atchison 4s 102 | Amalgamas T4 Gas Ists 82 (Baitlc .. Mex Cent 82 |Bingham . 2315 Railroads— |Calumet & Heela.650 Atchison | Centennial 133 60 % |Copper Range - 7035 | Dominion Coal |Franklin ... 151 Boston L .. 162 |Isle Royale . 224 NY¥NH&H....210 |Mohawk ,.. Fitchburg pfd 145 |0ld Dominion . Union Pacific 102% Osceola . Mex Cent ... 25" [Parrott . Miscellaneous— ‘Qumcy . Amer Sugar 1273 Santa Fe Copper. 313 Do prefd ......118 [Tamarack .......260 Amer Tel & Tel..158% [Trimountain . Dominion 1 & S. 32 |Trinity ... Gen Elec United States Mass Elec Utah .. Do prefd . Victoria U S Steel | Winona, Do pretd . !Wolverine LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Consols for money 94% | Louls & Nash....106% Consols for ac- Mo, Kans & Tex. 254 count . Mo, K & T pfd... 54 Araconda . 6% Y Central. L16515 Atchison . Norfolk & Watrn. 573, Atchison _pf 90% (Nor & Wstrn pfd. 94 Balt & Ohlo.....106% Ontario & Wstrn. 3i% Canadian_Pacific.117% So Railway ..... 33 Ches & Ohlo..... 46% So Ry pfd .97 Chgo G_Western. 231, |Southern Pac.... 64% Chgo, M & St P.168 |Union Pacific ...104}; Denver & Rio G. 43 |Unfon Pzc pfd., 92 D°& R G pfd.... 93%|U § Steel.. e Erle ..... U S Steel pfd.... 958% Erie 1st pfd. | Wabash .. .23 Erie 24 pfd. Wabash ntd...... 43 Tilinois Central. Spanish 4s DTy Bar silver, firmer, 2514d per ounce. Money, 2% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for 3-months’ bills is 27 per cent. London Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The tone of the stock-market was good to- day, eral De Wet's forces stimulating buying. The American department was still neglected and inert. The copper situation is locked on with disfavor, as are New York gold exports. In New York bought Southern Pacific on a revival of old consolida- tlon rumors. Rio Tintos closed at 45%. after having touched the exireme of 4414. ~Anaconda closed at 6 15-16, or % down for the day. Anglo-American Breweries were firmly bought in anticipation of the removal of the war tax on beer in July. Canadian Pacific jumped on Berlin buying. It is understood that the Charter Trust Com- pany has received subscriptions to the amount of £7,000,000. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Money on call was steady at 23, @2% per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4@4% per cent; sterling exchange was steady, Wwith actual business in bankers' bills at $4 87% for demand and $4 844@4 84% for sixty days; posted rates, $4 85@4 8515 and $4 88; - commercial bills, $1 8414@4 84%; bar silver steady, 65%c; Mexican dollars, 43%e: bonds—Government, ' strong; State, inactive: railroad, strong. 4 Condition of the Treasury. TASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—To-day's statement of ‘the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclugive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: _Available cash balance, $174,647,631; gold, $88,101,645, . * a * New York Grain and Produce * —% NEW YORK, Feb. 5—FLOUR—Receipts, 22,400 burrels: exports, 17,700 barrels: quict but steadily held in face of wheat brenk. WHEAT—Recelpts, 416,650 bushels Spot, easier. No. 2 red, §7%c £, o, b. afloat; No. 3 red, 89%c elevator; No. 1 Nerthern Dulutl 85%c f. o. b afloat; No, 1 hard Manitopy 87T%c f. 0. b. afloat. 'Subjected all day to a most constant bear pounding, the wheat marier experlenced considerable decline, notwithstang. ing a light Interior movement. Exporters wers indifferent again and the Southwert a. seller The close was rather weak at ¢ net decline, March closed at 88%c; May, 83%@S3 15.160 closed 83%c; July, 831@S3 15'16c, closed b3tic. HOPS—Steady. HIDES—Quiet., AT po o, steady, . T 5%c. Mild, quiet. Cordova, 8@12c, gmg‘ steady and unchanged to b polnts lower, 1 sales, 24,250 bags, including: March, Ei’é:; May, 5.55@5.60c; 'July. B.75@5.85¢; October, 5.95¢; December, 6.10@6.20c; J: 15c. SUGAR—Raw, steady. refining, 3 3-16c; centrifugal, 96 test. 3 11-16¢; molag. ses sugar, 2 15-16c. Refined was steady, - DRIED FRUITS, Evaporated apples are meeting a very mod- erate demand, but are steady at former quo- tations. State, common to good, are quoted at 10 & beteer situation abroad, resulting from | , Stock— Sales. . Close. yeece prospects in South Africa and & favor: | Atchieon .. 6.800 i tble reaction. in the German industrial situa. | Atchison ptd - 2 9715 ton There s also a good investment demand | Baitimore & Ohio.. 3,000 1033 3 v bonds, which has tempted the bringing out | Bait & Ohio pfd... "3co 96 «7 several new important iseues. This fact has | Cenadian Pacific... 3,200 114% 12en anticipated in these advices and demon- A Canada Southern .. 1,100 ST sirates an undertone of confidence on the part Chesapeake & Ohio 400 457y « ¢ bankers financing these deals, who will be | Chi & Alton....... " 1,000 24 ely to give the market general suppert unti: | Chi & Alton pfd... ..... ’:‘a‘l,'". sch offerings are absorbed. The excellent | Chi Ind & Louis... — 460 521, sowing of the United States Steel Corporation | Chi Ind & Louls pt 100 756y +nd the sdvance in copper, resulting from | Chi & Eastern Iil.. 200 142 uge demand for the same, were also stimulat- | Chl & Gt Western. 200 227 ® factors. and the proposed reduction of t Chi & Gt W A ptd. 100 843, lon by abolishing the war taxes should have | Chi & Gt W B ptd. 100 454 fsvorable effect, because the stoppage of ab. | Chi & Northwest.. 2,900 2174y sorption of funds by the treasury will remove | Chi Rk Island & P 1,100 162% +me of the most serious menaces to the mone. | Chi Term & Trans. 400 17 zary situatien Ch{ Term & Tr ptd 1,100 3114 The immediate outlock of the market js [C C C & St Louis. 4800 101% 99 1003, herefore mere favorable, and it would not be | Colorado Southern. 14,600 15% 15 15% arprising if considerable efforts were made to | Colo South 1st pfd. 2,800 66! 5% 60 jHimulaie greater activity. Good opportunities | Colo South 2d pfd. 6700 321 314 321 :°r trading are offered in the present situation, | Delaware & Hud 600 1743, 174 17313 11 we continue to advise the taking of mod. | Del Lack & West 900 2941 201 291 b profits when such are offered. | Den & R ‘Grande 400 429 “azy a2 P }-:Rx" & R G prd. 2% gv. sl:f 91 Ve 86 - sse y Y% 38% 3 Weather Report. | Erie ist pfd. 100 o0 60 g | Erie 24 pfa. 300. 56 E5% 56 (120th Merldian—Pacific Time.) Gt Northern pfd.. 300 189 188 1871 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5, 1902—5 p. m. | HocknE Yaney s-- ., 500 09:2 €9 o The following are the seasonal rainfells to | HiGoECotre) 1500 1y 5B M. Zate. as compared with those of the same date | Ions Conton o 500 ‘407 0% ‘401 Jast season, and rainfalls in the last twenty- | Jowa Central pfd.. 100 w.z 4% 74 sour hours Lake Erie & West. W e e a1y e - — | Lake Erie & W pf. 300 133 2 . Last24 This Last | Louisville & Nash. 6,000 104% }gu }33,,, Stetions— Hours. Manhattan Elevat. 48200 17 155 135% Tureka - 1as | Met Street Ry. 36500 174 171 171 Red " 1.08 | Mexican Central... 1.500 "28% “281; 2ss¢ Sacramento 012 | Mexican Nationaill 1800 173 17 37o n Fra 0.18 Minn & St Lout 400 107% 107% 10715 Tresno ....... 0.00 Missouri Pacific .. 6,000 1084 102" 1031 Independence 0.00 Mo Kan & Tex.... 100 24% 243 ' o4i} {an Luis Obispo 0.00 | Mo Kan & Tex pfd 400 53 52 52% 1.08 Angeles 0.00 New Jersey Central s R S an D 0.00 New York Central. 1624 1013 10214 Fe —3- ———— | Norfolk & Western 56 56 56 San Francisco data: Maximum temperature, | Norf & West pfd. 93% 2% 09 Li: minimum, 45; mean, 50. Ontario & Western 33 33 3,'4 The following maximum and minimum tgm- | Pennsylvania . 149% 149 143'/‘ peratures were reported from Eastern stations: | Reading . 57 b8% Bos, Boston .. -.28-12 ‘Washingto 280 | Reading 1st pfd K31 “Cincinnati ... . 16-02 |Omana - 08-04 | Reading _2d Pra:: 3% g ?-"‘:’/, Philadelphia .....24-12 | Duluth 02-08 | St L & San Fran.. 62 62! 62 New York T d 00-03 ‘ St L & § F 1st pfd 83 83 R3: ¥anses Cit 1204 | St L & S F 24 pfd. B % 0.3 | 8t Louis Southwest SR o i “ | 8t L Southwest pfd 500 58! 581, 5sy | 8t Paul - 21,500 165% 1637 1658 St Paul pfd . 300 1888 188% 1sg g i) 3 | Southern Pacific... 82,600 64! 627 641y H 2E 3 |Southern Railway.. 3500 328 323 g3 ] £% £ | Southern Ry prd 200 043 oi% 93y 2 £, T |Texas & Pacifc. 300 3815 38y 3w H R F|Tol Bt L & West.. 2700 21% 2015 203 - 2 =~ | Tol St L & W pfd. 10,300 39 38, 39 . : : 5 | Union Facific ..... 12,600 102% 101% 102 : : : | Unifon Pacific ptd.. 1,300 8913 89i; go: L : Watamn pid.. o 1130 0% 18 2 ‘abasl . - . 42 43 Astoria ......20.76 46 88 NE Raim .82 | wheel & Eris 100 1r® 114 1TR T@8%c; prime, 8%@dlc choice, 9% @luc; fan- cy, 104 @llc. < in Callfornia drfed fruits also the move- g i the partially succeesful pursult of Gen- | | | — % *- Chicago®Grain Market. l CHICAGO, Feb. 5.—Wheat lay almost life- less to-day—the dullest market Routine news was pit lacked perienced indifferent and on the it for a long time. whole the has ex- any feature fo redeem it from lethargy. The early fluctuations were almost imperceptible, though under the influence of corn. May at one time got %c under yesterday's close. There was almost no speculation. 1y lower, but improved with the day. me selling orders and the local crowd wag Cables were slight- There sold at every opportunity, though not to any great extent. 1y bullish, . but helped little. Yc lower at 7&@1‘217/” and sold_up to 78’ The usua] statistics were slight- May opened %@ c. On the corn break May slowly declined to T7%c, but reacted on covering, the small reaction in corn and the improving cables. May closed a trifle weaker, %@3lc lower, at TT%c. Corn, while ‘not so dull_as wheat, weak and quiet market. Sentiment Wwas gen- erally bearish, regardless of bullish news from the country. ' May corn closed barely weak, %@ie lower, at 633c, Oats were "profoundiy dull and featureless. May closed 14@%c lower at 44c. After a fairly strong and higher opening provisions sold off with the grain slump. May.|1 pork closed Gc lower; lard a shade lower and ribs unchanged, The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High, Low. Cl 5% 74 4% 73% 77 % 8% % 8% 63 63 621 631 oo B 6215 63 62 62 61l 62 44 a1 43% 44 safin 88 38% 8T% . 38 September, ..... 326, 328 321 32% Mess potk, per bbl— May . 15 95 15 9735 15 T7% 15 85 July . .16 02% 16 073 15 873 15 923 Lard, per 100 Ibs— May . . 950 950 O 42% 9474, Short ribs, per 100 Ibs— : May .. .~ 8473 850 84214 847 July . - 855 857y 852 857 « Cash quotations were as_follows: Flour, steady: No. 3 spring wheat, 71@75c: No. 2 red, 831.c@8%¢c; No. 2 white oats, 45%@47%¢e; No. 3 white, 6034¢; falr to choice malting barley, 59@63%c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 70; No. 1 nort] western, §1 73; prime timothy seed, $6 pork, per bbl, $15 65@16 57%; lard, per 100 ibs, $9 2734@9 30: short ribs sides (loose), $8 25 @8'40; ‘dry selted shoulders (boxed) short clear sides (boxed), $8.62%@8 75; Whisky, basis of high wines, $1 81; clover, contract grade, .$9 40, 55; m T@TYc; “Articles . bu. Barley, b Recelpts. 000 Shipments. On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; 15@22c. firm; fres Cheese, steady; 9%@11%c. h, 26%c, H creameries, 16@26c; dadries, Egss, Foreign Futures. — % ‘Wheat— Opening Closing . Wheat— Opening Closing . Flour— Opening Closing . LIVERPOOL. March. May. .61 62 L6l 625 PARIS. Feb. May-Aug. . 2160 2265 21 60 22 60 . 2710 28 40 81 25 45 New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—There was a de- cline of %c in the price of copper in the New York market to-day and at London there was a loss of 7s-6d for spot and 10s- for -futures. At New York lake closed at $12 50§13, electro- ytic at $12 50@12 75 and casting at $12 25@ | 12 50. London closed with spot at £52 17s 6d and futures at £52 15s. Tin was unchanged here, but the market higher, W 10s. ith pot at £110 and futures | was rather easy at $2¢ 25. 'London closed 15% at £104 Lead was stead¥ and unchanged ‘at New York, as well as at London. Here the price was ‘$4 10 and at London £11 12s 64 was quoted. Spelter $1 was weak here but unchanged at London was unchanged at £17 10s. The local iron market was firm but quiet. The Glasgow iron market closed at 49s 3d and Middlesboro at 44s 10%ad. | closed at | $16 50@17 50; No. 2 foundry, Northern. $16G $11@12; No. 1 _foundry, Pigiron. warrants Northern, 16 75; No. 1 foundry, Southern, $16@16 50; No. | 1 foundry, » Southern, soft, $16@16 50. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Cotton closed steady, with prices net'2 to 6 points higher. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Feb. 5.—CATTLE—Receipts, 16,- 000, Including 500 Texans; opened strong, rule steady; good to prime steers, $6 50@7; poor t: medium, $4@6; stockers and feeders, $2 50@ 4 50; cows, $1 25@5 25; heifers, $2 50@5 50; ganmens, 31 2592 35; Dulls, $3 5004 00 calvis; $3@7 50; HOGS—Recelpts to-day, 15,000, left over, 33,000; Texas fed steers,’ $4@! 2250; active 'to-morrow‘ strong to be higher; mixed and butchers, $5 90@6 35; good to_choice $6@6 §5_95@ light,” $5 T5@6 10; 35. SHEEP—Receipts, 15,000; sheep and lambe, strong to 10c higher; good to choice wether: $4 60@5 30; fair to choice mixed, $3 80@4 G0: ‘Western sheep and yearlings, $4 25@5 65; n: heavy, $6 30@6 55; bulk rough heavy, of sales, tive lambs, $3 50@6 30; Western lambs, $56G 6 30. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., ST. JOSEPH. Feb. —CATTLE—Re- ceipts. 1500; market, steady: cows: and heifers, $1 50@5 40 veals, ' $3 75@6 50; stoc! feeders, $2 25G4 75. HOGS—Recelpts, 6000; market, steady; light and light heavy, $6 2036 4 mixe kers and $5 15@& 25; " medium and pigs, $3 85@5 20, SHEEP—Receipts, 100; market, stronger. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Feb. 5.—The wool auction sales closed to-day with offerings of 12,115 bales. All sections, including American, were active buyers of fine haired greasy, improved 5 per cent for medium, largely due to the demand for America, 15 per cent for coarse and 10 per cent for scoured. and ruled somewhat irregular. Slips were In large supply Scoureds rose 5 per cent and Cape of Good Hope and Natal greasy were readily taken at an advance of b | per cent. what, Short heavy stock dragged some- while slow. white scoured toward the end of the sale hardened and at the close showed an advance of 5 per cent. "'he pros- pects for Merinos are fairly satisfactory, as stocks in London and manufacturing districts reduce the minimum of old stock. During the gole 64,000 buley 77,000 by 15,000 wa PORTLAND, balances. the s held over. Northern Business. Feb. 840,953. 5.—Clearings, were taken by the home trade. ‘ontinent, S000 by America and $356,471; TACOMA, Feb. 5.—Clearings, $240,480; bal- ances, $118,622. SEATTLE. Feb. 5. —Clearings, $408,850; bal- 'ngle»'bx‘i“ri'é%i b. 5.—Clearings, $233,968; bal arSPOKANE, Feb. 5—Clearings, §233,068; bal- Northern Wheat Market. PORTLAND, OREGON. Feb. 5.—WHEAT—Walla Walla, 6415@65c; blue stem, 65%c; valley, Gdc. TACOMA, Blue stem, 643c; LONDON, Feb, WASHINGTON. Feb. lub, 63%c. Foreign Markets. 5.—WHEAT—Unchanged. 94 9-16; Silver, 25%d; French rentes, 101f 20c; wheat cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; No. 1 Standard Callfornia, 20s 7%d; Walla Walla, English country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, : Standard California, 6s 3 Feb, 20 3d; ‘Wheat, qufet; No. 1 19d; wheat in Paris, teady; flour in Paris, steady; French country Tark steady; weather in England, over- cast. COTTON—Uplands, 4 17-32d. —_ — LOCAL MARKETS. D e S U (S G 7 Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 day: Stegling E: , Stehiing Caviea™o, "Eht WHEAT—AIl markets, both in this country and Europe, are quoted dull and spiritless, with but little change in prices. Chicago was tame, the market being & scalp- ing one, with the Northwest selling freely. The demand was chiefly to fill shorts. Broom- hall cabled that there had been Tains in the Argentine, but that they were insufficlent. The flour trade was reported so dull that the Min- neapolis mills would mostly shut down, and the few left running would grind Manitoba wheat in bond, though the report lacked con- firmation, Toward the close of the session thero was heavy selling, one house selling a mil- lon bushels, In this market futures were lower, but spot prices stood as_before. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 07%; milling, §1 10 @1 12% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15_o'clock—May—16,000 ctls, $1 08. \December—2000, $1 081, 6000, §1 08%; 4000, $1 08%. Second Session—May—2000 ctls, $1 08%. De- cember—2000, $1 09. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—May—10,000 ctis, $1 0814. BARLEY—The showery weather Keeps fu- tures unsettled, but epot prices are firm without much fluctuation. The feeling continues firm, but the demand is nothing extra. Feed, w;g for choice bright, 90@91%c for No, 1 and 8714@8S%c for off grades; brewing and ehipping grades, 95@97%c; Chevalier, 510 20 per cental. . CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, 84%c; 2000, 8434c. Second Sesslon—No sale Regular Morning Session—2000 ctls, 85%c. Afternoon _Sesslon—May—6000 ctis, 8534¢; 2000, 85%.c; 2000, 86%c; 4000, 86c. OATS—Dullness still’ rules and the market shows no change. Offerings are abundant for all_current needs, Grays, §1 22%@1 30; whites, $1 25@1 423; Surprise, $§1 1 45; black, $1 1234@1 z‘gs for feed and $1 2214@1 32% for seed: red, $1 27%@1 37% per 1 42% for seed. CORN—Chicago was tame, with a poor de- mand and considerable selling for account of Cudahy. Chicago was also a heavy seller at Kansas City, but the Southwest was bullish on_the small movement, 3 The San Francisco market showed no change. Large yellow, $1 373%@1 45; small round do. $1 50: white, per ctl. $1 1 40 RYE—Quoted at 8609& per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 65 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $350@ 875, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon, $2 75@3 per barrel for family and $3@ 335 for Bakers'; Washington Bakers, $3@3 35. MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trad - Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $275; Rye Meal," $2 50; Rice Flour, §7; Corn Meal, $3 25; extra cream do, $4; Oat Groats, $5; Hominy, $4@4 25; Buckwheat Flour, $4G425: Cracked Wheat, '$350; Farina, $450; Whole Wheat Flour, '$3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 85@S 35; in sacks, §6 50@S; Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, §5; Green Peas, $650 per 100 Ibs Hay and Feedstuffs. Bran and Middlings were quoted easy, and lower quotations are mot unlikely, especially if the weather continues moist. Hay rules steady with moderate receipts. The light and scattering rains have thus far not affected the market. The circular of a well- known local firm appears in the first column, and sets forth the situation. BRAN—S$1S 50@19 50 per ton. MIDDLING! 150 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley $19G20 pet ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $27@28; jobbing, $28'50@29: Cocoanut Cake, $20G21: Corn Meal, $31@32; Cracked Corn, 331 50@32 50; Mixed Feed, $17@18 50; Cottonseed Meal, $26 50. HAY—Wheat. $10@13 50; fancy, $14; Wheat and Oat, $10@13 50: Oat, 9@11 50: Alfalfa, $5@ 10; Clover, $i@9; Volunteer, $6 50@9; Stock, $6 @S 50 per ton. STRAW—40@65c per bale, Beans and Seeds. ctl for feed and $1 35G There is nothing new in any description. Trade is dull. BEANS—Bayos, $2 wc:z 50; Small White, $3 10@3 25; Larse White, $275@3; Pea, $3 50@ Pink, $1750210; Red, $2 2502 50; Black- eye, $3 50@3 65; Limas, $4 40@4'60; Red Kid- neys, $3 50@3 75 per ctl. SEEDS—_Trieste Mustard, §2 : Yellow Mustard, $325@3 50; Flax, §2 40@2 75 Canary, 31,@3%3¢ for Eastern; Alfalfa, from Utah, Sigc; Rape, 1%4@1%¢e; Hemp, 3%c per Ib, %RIED PEAS—Niles, $125@1 65; Green, $125@1 50 per ctl. . Pgtatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatoes and Onions remain unchanged, with stocks held firmly at the quotations. One car | of Sweet Potatoes came in and sold slowly at | lower prices. Tos Angeles Vegetables were higher as offer- ings were limited. Receipts for the day were 6 sacks and 7 boxes. Tomatoes and Peppers from Florida sold slowly at $4@5 per crate of six baskets. New Rhubarb was more plentiful | and sold well at unchanged prices. & POTATOES—$1@1 30 for Burbanks from the i river; Salinas Valley Burbanks, $1 50@1 75; Oregon Burbanks, $125@165; Oregon Garnet Chiles, $140@150; River Reds, $§150@1 60; Farly Rose, for seed, $1 50@1 60; small Bur- banks, for seed, $135@145; Sweets, $150 for Merced. ONXIONS—Oregcns, §2 25@2 75, Green Onions, 50@65c per box. VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, §@10c; Green Peas from Los Angeles, 7@Sc; String ‘Beans from Los Angeles, 10@l5c, including Wax; Cabbage, 40@50c per ctl; Los Angeles Tomatoes, $1 75 @2 per box and §2 25@2 50 per crate; Mexican Tomatoes, $2@3 per box; Dried Peppers, 121@ | i5c_per 1b; Los Angeles do, 15@1i%c: Dried Okra, 1215@15c per Ib; Carrots, 35@50c per sack: Hothouse Cucumbers, $1@1 25 per dozen for large and 50@75c for small; Garlic, 14@ | 214c; Los Angeles Green Peppers, 20@25¢; Mex- | ican’do, 20@25c; Egg Plant from Los Angeles, | 20@25c; Summer Squash from Los Angeles, | $1 75@%: Marrowfat Squash, $8@10 per ton; | Hubbard Squash, $5@10. Poultry and Game. first hands; Recelpts of local Poultry are light and sell readily at high prices. One car of Eastern ‘was placed on the market, making the fourth | this week. Arrivals of Dressed Turkeys were moderate and cleaned up well at the quota- tions, Game sells well at previous prices with the exception of Hare, which are plentiful and weaker. Forty-one sacks came in. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 16@18c: Live Turkeys, 13@l4c for Gobblers and 14@i5c for Hens; Geese, ver pair, §1 5091 75; Goslings, $2@2 '25; Ducks, $5@5 50 for old and $6@7 for young; Hens, $4 50@5 50: youngz Roosters, $5 @6: old Roosters, $4 50@5¢ Fryers, $4 50G5; Brotlers, $4@5 for large and $3@4 for small: Pigeons. “$1 25@1 50 per dozen for old and $2 50@3 for Squabs GAME—Hare, $1; Rabbits, $1 50 for Cot- tontails and $1 for Brush; Gray Geese, $3 50; White Geese, $1@1 25; Brant, §1 top 2 50 pér dozen; Honkers, $3@4 50; Englist Snipe, $3; Jack Snipe, $1 50; Robins.’ $1 50 per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. There was no further fluctuation in any de- scription yesterday. While supplies. of both Butter and Eggs continued light the soft, molst weather was highly favorable to_in- creased production and dealers were inclined to sell, fearing that the expected late winter decline would catch them with unwieldy lines to dispose of. The feeling is general that top prices have been touched, especlally for Eggs, as receipts of the latter’are steadily increas- ng. eceipts were 28,900 pounds, 13 tubs and —— s of Butter, —— pounds of Eastern Butter, 1027 cases of Eggs, —— cases of Eastern Eggs, 8350 pounds of California Cheese, —— pounds of Oregon Cheese and -—— pounds of Eastern Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, 273%@28c per 1b f fancy, 27c for firsts and: for second dalry, 17%@25c: store Butter, 14@17c per Ib. Packed goods are cleaned up. . CHEEBE—New, 11@113%c; old, 10G10%¢c; Yollndg America, 12@13c; Eastern, 13@l15c per pound. « EGGS—Ranch, 22%,@23c for selected large and 21@22c for good to choice; store, 19@20c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Oranges continued to move well, although the wet weather did much to check the de- mand. Supplies were light and desirable sizes of fancy Navels were firmly held at previous prices. Small Navels and Seedlings are plen- titul and sell slowly at the quotations. Tan- gerines and Japanese Mandarins sell readily at slightly increased prices. One car of choice and standard fruit was offered at the auction yesterday and the following prices were ob- fained: ~Choice Navels, $1 30g1 85; Standard, $1 10@1 15; Fancy Lemons, $1 80; Standard, kt Se. Limes and Lemons move well at sustained prices. Fancy eating Apples meet with steady fr quiry at former prices, but poor stock con- tinues dull. e PR e AP _box for @41 25 for mood to choice and 25@60s for or dinary. - storage, T5c@$2 50 per PEARS—From cold box. - TRUS FRUITS—Navel Ora Fines. §1 75G3; Japancss Mandarine, 35 55@ Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. FRUITS—Apricots, T@8%c for Royals and 8 @13c for standard to fancy Moorparks; Evap- orated Apples, 8@8%c; sun-dried, lglfiéc; Peaches, 7%c; Pears, 414@Sl4c; Plums, pitted, icsblfc;%un itted, 1@2c; Nectarines, 5@ 53¢ for red and 5%@6%c for white: Figs, sc for black and 60@75¢ per box for white. —! ted follows : OO Tp e e 3 e @i%e; 60- 3% @4%c; 70-8 3%U@3%¢; 80-00's, 2 90-100's, 2%@2%¢ per 1b. RAISIN! ded, 3-crown. Sc; 2-crown, 6% @7%c; Looss Muscatels, 6%¢ for 4-crown and 5Y%c for seedless; 3-crown, 6c; 2-crown, 5%c: Seedless Sultanas, 5c for unbleached and @ 83sc for bleached Clusters—Imperial, $3; De- hesa_ $2 50; Fancy, $1 75; London Layers, $1 25@1 35. NUTS—Chestnuts, 11@12c; Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 9%¢; No. 2, 8@8%c; No. 1 hardshell, 9c; No. 2, 7c; Almonds, 10%@I12c for paper- shell, 9@10c for mfuhellawfir:m :(A“l't shell} Peanuts. 5@7c_for = g@nz%é?n}‘i‘_’xfmfi;::m:%c; Pecans, 11@13c oc . $3 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 11@12c for bright and 109 1lc for light amber; water white extracted, 5@bc; light amber extracted, 4@5c; dark, 4c. BEESWAX—27%@29¢ per Ib. Provisions. Chicago was dull and slightly lower. This market was listless and unchanged. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 11i4c per Ib for heavy, 12¢ for light medium, 13c for light, 14c for extra light and 143%@15c for sugar cured; Eastern sugar-cured Ha: 12@12 California Hams, 11@12c; Mess /Beef, $9 10 per barrel; extra Mess, $10 50@11; Family, 11 12; prime Mess Pork, $15; extra clear, 23; Mess, $18 50@19; Smoked Bee 1333@14c par pound. LARD—Tierces. quoted at Sc per Ib for com- pound and 10%@llc for pure; half barrels, pure, 11%c; 10-Ib tins, 11%c; 5-1b tins, 117%¢; 8-Ib tins, 12c. COTTOLENE—One half-barrel, 1034c; three halt-barrels, 10c; one tierce, 9%c; two tierces, 9%e; five tlerces, 9%c per Ib. Hides, Tailow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands. sell about 14c under quotations. Heavy salted Steers, 1lc; medium, 10c; lght,. 9c; Cow Hides, 9%4c for heavy and 9c for light; ; Salted Kip. 9le: Saited Veal, 9ici Salted Calf, 10c; Dry Hides, 16%c; Culls, fdc: Dry Kip, i4@13c; Dry Calf, 18c;’ Culls and 5@30c 5@ Brands, i5c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 1 each; short Wool, 40@60c each; m""u"hl long Wool, S0c@$1 10 each: Horse Hides, §1 75@2 for small and 50c_for Colts; Horse Hides, dry, $1 75 for large, $1 25@1 50 for me- skins—Summer or red skins, 35¢; fall or me- dium skins, 30c; winter or thin skins, 20c. th, 50c; medium, 35c. “TTALLOW--No. 1 rendered, 514@6c per Ib; SWOOL—Fall, San Joaquin, €@Sc; San Joa- quin_Lambs’, per Ib; Valley Oregon, spring, 15@15%c; do, fall, 1i@1dc per Ib. '« good to choice. Local dealers quote 10@15c for shipment. - There s no further news in this market. Wholesale rates from slaighterers to dealers BEEF—6%@7%e¢ for Steers and 6@7c per Ib for Cows. $2 75@3 for large and $2 50 for medium, dium, $1 25 for small and 50c for Colts. Deer- Goatskins—Prime Angoras, 75c; large and No. 2, 4%@5c; grease, 2 T%@8%¢c; Middle County, $@10c HOPS—9@10c for fair and 11@12c per Ib for San Francisco Meat Market. are as follow: VEAL—Large, 8@9c; small, 8§10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 8@8%2c; Ewes, 7%@8c 1b. P°LAMB — Yearlings, 9@9%c per Ib; Spring Lamb, 1lc r 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, from 150 to_250 Ibs, 5;20 6c; under 150 Ibs, 514@5%c; soft Hogs, 5@5 sows, 20 per cent off; boars, 30.per cent o and stags, 40 per cent off from the above quo- tations; dressed Hogs, 7@8%e. General Merchandise. GRAIN BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7c; lo- cal make, %ec less than Calcuttas; Wool Bags, 32@asc; Fleece Twine, 7T%@Sc. COAL—Wellington, $0 per ton; Southfleld Weilington, $9; Seattle, $6 50: Bryant, $8 50. 50; Wallsend, 38 30: Co-operative Wallsend, §8 50 Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. —— Welsh Anthracite, $14; 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 to brand. OIL—California’ Castor Oil In cases, No. 1. 70c; pure, $1 20; Linseed Oil, in barrel boiled, 78c: raw, 74c; cases, Sc more; Luco 66c for boiled and 64c for raw, in barrel Lard Ofl, extra winter strained, barrels, 90c cases, 95c; China Nut, 57%4@6Sc per pure Neatsfoot, In_barrels, 70c; cases, 75c: Sperm, pure, 65c; Whale Oil, natural white, 40@50¢ per gallon; Fish Oil, barrels, 3734c: cases, 4234c: Cocoanut Oil, barrels, 63%c for Ceylon_and 38%c for Australian. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk, 13%c; Pearl Ofl, in cases, 20c; Astral, 20c: Star, 20c; Extra Star, 24c; Flaine, 25c; Eocene, 22¢; 'deodorized stove’ Gasoline, in bulk, 15¢c; in 21%c; Benzine, in bulk, l4c: In cases, 86-degree Gasoline, In bulk, 20c; in cases, 26%5c. TURPENTINE—67c per gallon In cases and 6lc in drums and iron barrels. 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, 4.80cs Fruit Granulat 80c; Beet Granulated (100~ ib bags only), 4.i0c; Magnolia A, 4.40c; Extra C, 4.30c; Golden C, 4.20c; D, 4.10¢; barrels, 100 more; half-barrels, 25c more; boxes, 50c more; 50-1b 'bags, 10c more. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its ‘equivalent. Dominos, half-barrels, 5.30c; boxes, 5.53¢ per Ib. Receipts of Produce. FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. Flour, qr sks 02 Shorts, sks. 120 Wheat, ctls 59,691/ Onions, sks 110 Barley, ctl 42,194 Tallow, ctls. 204 Oats, ctls 740| Sugar, ctls 500 Rye, ctls. . 570| Peits, bal 4,053 Potatoes, ctls.. 2,285 Hides, No 217 Bran, sks. B 810 Wine, gals. 117,150 Middiings, sl 500 Brandy, gals... 1,000 487| Lime, “Bbl 182 s Quickstl. fisk: 18 athers, 7 451 roll s OREGON. Flour, qr sks... 2,045 Bran, sks. 2 STOCK MARKET. _— % There was very fair trading on the morning session of the Bond Exchange, but the few fluctuations were in the direction of lower prices. Contra Costa Water was lower at $75@74, Alaska Packers' at $168@167 and Gas and Electric at $42 50@41 87%. There was a sale of California Street Railroad at §170. The oil_stocks continued dull. The only noteworthy change in the afterncon was an advance in Spring Valley Water at was payable February 5. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. W‘EDNESDFFQM 5—2:30 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask. . Bid. 4s qr coup..112 1121 4s qr e (.,..)139“1‘33; 4s qr reg....112 112% 3s ar coup..108%109 SCELLANEOUS BONDS. Ala A W Co — — [Oceanic bs .. — 102 Bay CPC 68.100 100% Ombus C 65.131 — Caist 5s....116% — " |Pac G Im 4s. 56 1004 C C Watbs. — — |Pk&C E 6s..105 - Ed L&P 6s. — — |Pk&0 R 6s..117 Fer&C H 65.120 — [Pwi-st R 651191 Geary-st 5s. — — |Sac EGR 3s. 95 ° — H C&S 5%s. — SF & SIVs. — 123y Do oz v Sierra Cal 65.105 — L Ang R 58.120% — |S P of Ar ts LA Light 6s. — — Do gtd 6s. — — Do gtd 5s.103%104Y; 65122 — Do 1st c3s.1093%111 Oak W g 35 — WATER Contra Costa 3% Marin Co... 50 Cent L & P. 2% — Eqt G L Co. 3 —_ - Mutual ... — 43 x onflni&fl-'»éb! Fran o8 2% Pac G Imp.. 361 40 ISttn G & 5' 5 0 INSURANCE, Firem’'s Fnd. — 275 ;- . smks. Anglo-Cal .. — 1 L P al Safe Dp.11415 — ; First Natol.320 350 (- © Netionl1sTi — SAVINGS BANKS, Geiman ...1935 2000 Sav & tban — 9o Hamue Sav 78 - Tty Savi30s 350 S'F Bav Usizg — | Sk 2 GRAND AUCTION SALE ——OF OVER—— 100 ™25 Sivers: HORSES First consignment from D. and Livery Miller, Modoe County, and consists of the finest _ looking, soundest and best boned horses ever shipped to this eity. They are suitable for all purposes. They weigh from 1150 to 1500 Ibs each, ages range from 5 to 8 years. All solid in color, gentle and broke to drive. Come and see them and be convinced. They must be soid, no re- serve. These horses are mow on exhibition at the Exchange. SALE TAKES PLACE NEXT BIONDAY... FEBRUARY 10, 1902 Commencing at 10:30 a. m. OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE, 721 Howard Street, Near Third, San Francisco. WM. G. LAYNG, Livestock Auctioneer. 5 AUCTION SALE 23 —ON 'S AT STEIN'S’ STABLE, 712 BROADWAY, NEAR STOCKTON ST. Of 40 head BROKE DRiVING AND WORK HORSES, \reighing _(rom %n&téogméfls broken mules, oomf;n.d by 3 SONOMA_COUNTY; also 8 BUGGIES, 1 SUR- REY, 1 HACK and a number of single and doubie work and driving harness in good order. Stock now at yard. W. H. HORD, Livestock Auctioneer. THURSDAY. FEB. 6, 1902, AT 11 STREET RAILROADS. California ..170 — | Market 88 9% Geary ...... — 60 |Presidio .... 35 45 POWDER. Glant ...... T7% 79 | Vigorit ..... 8% — . SUGAR. Hena ...... 2% 4 [Kilauea .... 9% 10% Hawalian ar t [Makawell .. 25% 26 Honokaa ... — — |Onomes .... 24 25 Hutchinson . 144 — |Paaubau n 12y MISCELLANEOUS, Alaska Pack.167 168 Pac A F A. — Cal Fruit As 97% 98 |Pac C Bor..163 Cal Wine As 97 — |Par Paint... 16 Oceanic S Co 35 40 Morning Session. 40 A Packers’ Association 5 Alaska Packers’ Association 20 California Fruit Cannners 25 California Street Railroad 80 California Wine Association.. 15 Contra Costa Water 10 Contra Costa Water. 65 Contra Costa Water 10 Contra_Costa Water, b 10. 10 Grant Powder Con. & 20 S F Gas & Electric Co. 20 S F Gas & Electric Co, s 10 15 S F Gas E Electric Co, 5 10 5 Spring Valley Water 3000 Spring Vailey 4s (3d mortgage) tscoo Spring Valley 4s (3d mortgage)..101 T Street— 75 California Fruit Canners. Afternoon Session. Board— $3000 Bay Counties Power Co 5s 15 Contra Costa Water. 100 Spring Valley Water, 25 Spring Valley Water . Street— $3000 Los $9000SF &SJ PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. 23338888233 8 3 83 8383 Board— 30 Home 1500 Lion 1000 Petroleum Center . 200 Sterling .. 20 Twenty-eight Afternoon Session. Board— 200 Central Point Con. Home ® 25833 o 172 Peerless 150 Peerless, 2000 Petroleum Cen aa we E TR MI STOCKS. The following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. 50 Best & Bel... 28| 100 Potost 1000 Caledonia .... 32/ 200 Savage 500 C C & Va....1 25 100 Silver Hili. 1000 Gould & Cur. 14 800 Silver Hill. 500 Mexican 30 100 Silver Hill. 200 Ophir. . 83/ 200 Union Con. Afternoon' Session. 300 Caledonia 200 Overman 1000 Caledonia 34| 400 Potosi .. 100" Challenge 13| 300 Stiver Hill. 300 Chollar . 12| 300 Siiver Hill. 400 C/C & Va....1 30| 100 Standard 700 Mexican « 81| 200 Union Con. 400 Ophir . 84] 200 Utah ........ The following were the sales in the Paci Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 2200 Best & Bel 27, 100 Ophir 50 Best & Bel 26| 200 Potosi 308 Caledonia 33| 400 Savage . 400 Caledonia 32| 400 Silver 800 Chollar 12| 200 Stlver 300C C & 1 25| 400 Silver 300 Gould & 14/ 200 Silver 800 Mexican 29| 500 Union Afternoon Sessfon. 700 Best & Bel... 28| 200 Mexican . 200 Challenge ... 13| 100 Ophir .. 200 C C & Va....1 30| 300 Overman 500 Gould & Cur. 15/1000 Seg Belcher. 200 Hale & Nor.. 25| 200 Sierra Nev. 500 Mexican . 31| 800 Union Con. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5—4 p. m. Bid.Ask | Bid. Ask. +« — 04| Kentuck . [23 06| Lady Wasl o1 02| Mexican . 82 g‘g;;::.flemu . L3 35| Overman 3 13| Potost 13 Savage . 1 “ | 823222255258 8 2 RE| EIR28SERERR2R 02| Sterra. Nev... 18 Con N ¥..... 05! Silver Hill.., 69 Crown Point. 08 St Louis. = Eureka Con.. — | Standa 30 Exchequer. 02 Syndicate ... 07 Gould & Cur. 1€| Union Con. 20 21 Hale & Nor.. 27|Utah ........ OL 03 Julia . 04| Yel Jacket... 07 08 Justice 15 HOTEL ARRIVALS. NEW WESTERN HOTEL, G Balley, Texas [ S Hatch, Cal B Butts, Vallejo H Christensen, Cal H C Burroughs, Carson Miss R Wooly, Cal S J Paul, Salt Lake J H Smith, Glenwood T Akins,’ Chicago |E Podesta, Stockton J Henyway, Hanford |A L Augspurger, Cal E' C Freelberg, Cal |Ada Augspurger, Cal G L_Allen, Monopole Mary Augspurger, Cal M S Batcon, S Leandro Bertha Augspurger,Cal W B Davis'& w. Utah O Johnson, Butte K Farnsworth, Utah I J Moores, Reno W _W Emory, Utah |W H Cassidy, S Diego J J Kirby, lilinols |H L Monroe, L Ang J F Rupper, Kansas C W J Casey, L Ang Vacancies in Civil Service Positions. The United States Civil Service Com- mission announces that examinations will be held in San Francisco and other places for the following positions: March 4, 1902—Seed laboratory assistant, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agricul- ture, salary $720 per annum; local and us- sistant Inspector of hulls, steamboat in- spection service, §I500 per annum, age limit 25 to 3 years. March 5, 192—Steam engineer, with knowledge of ‘flumblng. $720 per annum, and engineer and plumber in the quartermaster's department at large at Fort Baker, Cal., per annum. Persons who desire to compete should apply at once either to the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or to the secretary of the local board of examiners, Postoffice, for application forms, which should be properly executed and filed with the commission prior to the hour of closing business on February 4. Mexican Benevclent Society. The following named have been installed by Mrs. Librada Geesch, P. P., as the of- ficers of the Ladies’ Mexican Benevolent Soclety for the current term: President, Mrs. Carmen VHlalon: vice presi- dent, Mrs. Cornelia Duart, lreum-e;. wl'n Carman Villalon; recording and financial sec. retary, Mrs. Esther Arzave; trustees, Mrs. Concepeion Alonso and Mrs. M. James; out- side sentinel. Mrs. Teresa Gomez; inside sen- tinel, Miss Anita Torre. The ladies of this soclety will ‘give a cascaron pa®™ty in Austrian Hall on the evening of next Saturday. Wilmerding School - Founder’s Day. Founder's day will be observed at the ‘Wilmerding School of Industrial Aris, Sixteenth and Utah streets, to-morrow. During the morning there will be an ofli- cial inspection of the school by the re- gents of the University of California and an address to the students by E. J. Mc- Cutchen. In the lfiernoe:n.lhz publiec will be admitted to the various classes. .