The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1902, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1902 11 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. wiher decline in Silver. Lucol O1l marked up. 1Wheat somewhat lower on eall. Corn and Rye unchanged. Oats, C No variation in' Exchange. Barley quiet and casy Hay and Feedstuffs as previously quoted. Beans and Seeds dull and featureless. Butter and Eggs steady and Cheese weak. Nothing new in Dried Fruits. Bacon and Lard follow Hams up 1-2c. Hogs coming in from Western Potatoes in good demand and firm. points again. Onions steady. Poultry and Game continue quiet. Oranges in better supply and quieter, Local stocks and bonds show little variation. Oregon Crop Bulletin. The report of Bdward A. Beals, section di- rector of the United States Weather Bureau, for the Oregon crop bulletin, week' ended April 15, is as follow: ‘Abnormall the pas « ather has prevailed dur- ek over the entire State. In the n moderately heavy showers have red glmost daily, while in the eastern sec- they were principally confined to the first days, the latter half of the week being ing cloudy Light frosts have frequently occurred, but they have caused little or no damage to T Vegetation, owing to the backwardness e season. he cool, showery weather has been un- Iavorable for farm work and the growth of vegetation &oo v Fall-sown wheat and oats are in d condition. Winter wheat is still back- rd and the spring sown is slow in germinat- Warm, sunshiny weather is badly needed o bring the wheat crop up to its normal con- dition. Hop yards are looking fine and in some Sections the vines will soon e ready to train. Th far there are no complaints of missing rass has maintained a slow but steady Erowth throughout the week and pasturage in the western section is reported to be in good condition. ir'- the eastern section the weather has been tob cool for satisfactory growth to and as a result feed is short on the ress has been made in garden and In Southern Oregon and por- Willamette Valley early planted up and looking well. pricots, early plums, prunes and es of cherries are in full bloom. tmproving. Weather Report. Meridian—Pacific Time.) FRANCISCO, April 18—5 p. m. owing are the seasonal rainfalls to and rainfell in last twenty-four hours: Last This Last Stations— 24 hours. Season Season. Eureka . 44.58 Red Blufr . 22.68 Sacramento 17.50 San Franciseo 18.99 Fresno ... 10.39 Independence . 5.81 §an Luis Obispo. .. 27,57 s Angeles ... 14 n Diego 10.66 San Frasicisco data: %, minimum 48, mean The fcllowing maximum and minimum tem- peratures were reported from Eastern stations: 52-40/ Kansas City €2-40 Duluth 60-42 Omaha £0-58) Chicago . -38/St. Louls . 58-42.8alt Lake City COAST RECORD. é‘llxlm\;m temperature ETATIONS. *aayamoreg 4% sW 44 B 38 52 Flagstafl. .. ... i Pocatello, 1da.. 42 50 52 &8 = 52 e WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORBCAST. The pressure has fallen rapidly over the en- tire country west of the Rocky Mountains i £ the past twenty-four hours there has of mearly a quarter of an inch ldsho and Northern Nevada. prevails generally over”the hern tled wea Rain has fallen in moderate amounts from Fureka northward. A thunder storm is re- ed at Seattie, cramento Valley the temperature irom 4 to 10 degrees. In the San and along the coast there has change. Forecast made at San Francigeo for thirty hours ending midnight, April 19: Norther California — Cloudy, weather Saturday, probably unsettled showers; fresh unsettied 1y light showers; fresh Saturda brisk Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy, unset- tled weather Saturday, probably light show- ers; light southwest winds. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. California — Cloudy, weather Saturday, poss! westerly wind: cooler EASTERN MARKETS. = New York Stock Market. —— NEW YORK. April 15 —The varied activity | of very large speculative forces was still mani- fest in the stock market to-day. The move- ment of prices was entirely characteristic of &n active speculative movement under a well- centered and aggressive leadership. The deal- ings were on @ larger scale than those of yes- terday and progress was made also in the breadth of the movement and the variety of the stocks dealt in. The average of the daily deal- ings for the Week has becn brought up to ing- pressive proportions and, in fact. to a level bt sustained activity that was entirely unprece- dented in the local stock market until last year's new records were estabiished during the period of greatest speculative excitement. There | was nothing in the news to-day or in the con- ditions or outlook to account for the manmer in which Dew points of strength were con- stently developed, while the older points of strength were left to drift downward or were subjected to judicious feeding of the demand for the purpose of realizing profits. Those giocks which spurted late in the day yesterday nd those which opened this morning with a vigorous upward movement almost without ex- ception were subjected to realizing to-day and closed the day with smail net gains below the best prices. This was notably true of Atchison 4nd the anthracite coalers and was measurably true of stocks which showed perfods of strength later in the day. Broadly speaking the leader- ship of the advance was shifted to St. Paul and then the Unfon Pacifics, with a bituminous coal carriers enjoyed a strength and there were a number of wide advances among scattered industriais and spe- cialties. Colorado Fuel was active and strong on speculative supposition that jon of that company into the United States Steel Cor. had been were gains of between 2 and 8 points in North American, People's Gas, the rubber goo stocks, New York Alr Brake, the American i\:l;l‘lm:’loek.:i ’F;‘onh \Yonh(‘hlnd Denver City and Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis. Burlington, Cedar Rapids and North- ern dropped 10 points on a _single sale and Brooklyn Union Gas. i ppe of the proj ed amendment o the Cuban reclprooity’ bijl. to rescind the differential duty on refined sugar. The preliminary figures of the cash movement for the week, indicating a gain in reserves of over $1,500,000 and an easier tone in the money market, were caleulated to sustain the specu- lative movement. The fact that sterling ex- change has ruled easy throughout the week in #plte of large American subscriptions to. the new British loan and some selling of securi- ties here on London account, while the supply of commercial bills of exchange is notably scanty, is striking evidence of the large credit resources of this center in foreign markets. The market closed active and irregular. The activity in stocks has diverted interest from the bond market, which was rather dull and irregular. Total sales, par value, $5,975,- celnited, States 3s coupon advanced % per and_ the o coupon declined r cent on the last call. g A NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Sales. High. Low. Ciose, . TL400 848 83 835 28,600 0014 Canada Southern.. Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton... Chic & Alton pfd.. Chic, Ind & L..... 8614 Chie, Ind & L pfd. 78 Chic & East Il.... 100 1 1681 Ghicago & G W 8,500 20 g% 26 c W Aptd 100 891 8935 889 Chic& G W Bpd 100 8- a1 S0k 800 251% 250% Chié Ter & Tr pfa 6,800 201 393 C, C, C & St Louis _'400 106% 10515 1051, Colo” Southern. 28400 31% 208 20y 700 T4 T4 Ti 7000 45% 443 4% 1,300 175" 17415 1/4 e S 285 3 463 45y Denver & R G 300 san o Erie ...... D 20400 308 B0 3914 Erie Ist pfd. 3700 70%, 69% 09 Erie 24 pta . 2,800 56 55y 364 Great Northern pfd 400 1851 185 185 Hocking Valley.... 7,100 84% 8 83y Hocking Valley pfd 1,500 92 614 Tilinols Central.... 28100 149% 146 149 Jowa Contral...... 2:800 50k - 49% 49% lowa Central pfd.. 4,500 88%. 87i; 8815 K C Southern ... 3800 - 2615 25, 26 K C Southern pfd. 5000 59is 68% 59 L Erie & Western. 200 68" 68y Fuk Western ptd ... ... g oulsville & Nash. 9,800 120 i28% 127 Manhattdn L...,.. 7,800 w}‘g i I Metropolitan St Ry 1,700 154% 154 Mexican Central... 3,600 Mexican National.. 19,800 Minn & St Louls 200 Miseour! Pacific. .. 52,000 Missouri, Kan & T 5,000 Mo, Kan & T ptd.. 9,500 | New Jersey Central 400 New York Cent.... 4,000 Norfolk & Western 15,400 Norfolk & W pfd.. Ontario & Western Pennsylvania . 25 eadi G oo ;!‘.’“ i 3 SRR R E R St Paul pfd. Southern Pacific. .. Southern Ry....... 20, Southern Ry pi . 2 Texas & Pacific. Toledo, St L & TSL & W prd. Union Pacific . 300 3,300 Wisconsin Cen pfd. Express Companies— BRI - :- o35 ocos American ... ..... United Btates ..... Wells Fargo ..... Miscellaneous — Amalgam Copper.. 21. Am Car & Foundry 1, Am Car & F pfd.. Am Linseed Oil . Am Lin Ofl pfd. Amer o Amer Loco pfd . Am Smejt & Rel Am 8§ & Ref pfd. Anaconda Min C 38 [ 8 §38833888335388 Consolidated Gas Con Tobacco pfd. .. General Electric Hocking Coal : Internat Paper ... Internat Paper pfd ... Internat Power ... 13,200 Lacleds Gas ...... .... National Biscuit .. National Lead ... Pacific Mail People’s Gas - 30, Pressed Steel Car.. Pressed § Car ptd. 100 Pullman Pal Car. _ 200 Republic Steel 1,700 2,500 Republic Steel pf Bugar ... ... 24,400 Tenn Coal & Iron. 14,500 Union Bag & P Co. UB&P Coptd.. 80 U 13" )i 59 U itee] ... 62!‘ U 8 Steel pfd 927 Western Union (5374 Total eales ....1573,900 CLOSING BONDS. U 8 refunding ,"l L & Nash uni 4e. Teg .. ] 74! Nort & W con 4-.10[‘52 Reading gen 4s. StL&Ime BtL&S 8t W & D C ists. Hock Valley 4335.11; NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. SESEERY " = — BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. oney— Call Joans . Time loans Bonds— Atchison 4s . ts Calumet & Centennial ... .. 10 Copper Range ... 59' Dominion” Coal ..140' Franklin ... .... 12 Boston & Maine.104 |Mohawk ... 35 ¥ N H & H..22¢ [0ld Dominion ... 21% Fitchhurg pfd ...146 1 61 Unlon Pacific 04 26 Mexican Central.. 29% 22 Miscellaneous— 2 1317 Pld ........119 Amer Tel & Tel.178 Dom Iron & Steel. 70 General Klectric. .325 American Sugar Do pfe United 15| Utah Mass Electric ... 4513|Victoria . Do pfd ........ 97 |Winona . N E Gas & Coke. 4 |Wolverine . United Fruit ...104 |Daly West LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Cong for money.. 943 Cons for acct..94 13-16] Do pfd .. . 5% !N Y Central Southern Ry . Chesap & Obio Do pfd ........ 99 Chicago G W.... 361 Southern Pacific . 683 Chl Mil & St P.175%|Union Pacific ...108 Denver & Rio G.. 464! 90° Do pfd Erle Louls 8 Bar silver. weak, 24%d per ounce. Money, 235 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 23 per cent. T rate of discount in the open market for months’ bills is 2% per cént. London Market. NEW YORK, April 18.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's financial cablegram from London says: Stocks were animated to-day on the Boer statement regarding negotiativns printed in the Daily Mail. Betting is 4 to 1 on_ peace. There is better feeling all round and the bear contingent scrambled to cover, but after the close of the Exchange Baifour's announcement that negotiations had been suspended for a con- sultation among the Boer leaders had a de- pressing influence on Katffirs and Americans in the street. Speculation finally had a recovering tendency, witi. Atchison and Erle the favorites. Local business in Americans is much improved. Copper was ¥ up to £53% the ton; Rio Tin- tos 5 up to 4414, The bank will take £500,000 in gold due to- morrow from America and India. New York Money Market. e three NEW YORK, April 18.—Money on steady, 4@414 per cent; closing bid and 4@4% per cent. Prime mercantile pape: 5% Sterling exchange was with actual business in bankers' bills a % | @487% for demand and at $4 85@4 85% for | sixty days. Posted® rates, $486 and $4 88%. Commercial bills, $4 8414G4 853, Bar silver, 52%c. Mexican dollars, 42%c. Government bonds, irfegular; active; rallroad bonds, irregular. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, April 18.—To-day’s’ state- ment of the Treasury balances shows: Avail- E&;e cash balance;” $177,976,754; gold, $02,002, call, tate bonds, fn- * * Bank Clearings. * * NEW YORK, April 18.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at the principal cities for the week ended April 17, with the percentage of increase and decrease’ as compared with the corresponding week last year: 1 el s B35 sz3stassiiaanss D 3 25! & £ San Francisco. Cincinnati 22,608,700 Kansas Cit; 20,069,973 Cleveland 16,011,416 Minpeapolis 11,158,405 New Orleans 13,804,401 Detroit . 10,003,428 Louisville 10,217,237 10,151,358 7,004,200 7,459,607 6,714,997 5,791,672 ... 3 4,843,539 11.8 8t. Joseph. 4,702,719 7.1 Denver 4,670,831 ss02 Richmond 4,806,996 18.0 Savannah 8,272,333 4.5 Salt Lake City. 2,120,025 41.4 Albany . 3.180,671 1201 Los Angel 4.050,647 48.6 Memphis . * 2,966,191 7.9 Fort Worti 3,120,850 34.5 Seattle . 8,222,734 38.4 ‘Washington 8,040,308 452 Hartford 2,992,633 4.2 Peorfa 2,683,445 15.2 Toledo 2,652,082 40.1 Portland, Or. 2,848,603 34.2 Rochester . 2,611,798 ..., ‘Atlanta 2,575,781 7.4 Des Moin 2,156,253 29.2 New Have L7922 119 Worcester 1584771 ... Nashville 1,719, 13.8 1,608, sies 1,579, 15.8 1,171, 3.4 1 . & 1. 1 1 1, 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 §3% 1 S8 3R acon .. Liitie Rock. Helena . Knoxville .... Lowell Akron Wichita Springfield, Texingtcn New Bedford... Chattancoga . Youngstown . H 2 = 3o 2 i 890, 018, 1045, 58T, 004 51 627, 841 053 1000 485,406 38 Fargo .. Binghamton Rockford . Eloux Falls. Jacksorville, 1. mont. : 8,: gpazat: vestcn . *Crlumbus, Ohlo tWheeling. 1Wilkesbarre {Heaumont . Totals, U. Outside N. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Halifax Vancouver, Hamllton 8t. John, N. Victoria. B. N In als cau fot inclue In parison for last year. PR Boloon: ‘%“. Bradstreet's on Trade. Dokl Bl 200l RokeaD! RNl Al akD R Ob! bhaDN! 2828 1 = BN S Be- L — s NEW YORK, April 18. Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: Weather condftions havi operated irregularly, affecting pric on the exchange and the dlstribution of mers chandise through regular chan: but not in all cases, however, unfavorably. ~Continted low temperatures and weather have lessened confidence in a humper yield of winter wheat and given the crop killers tunity, as shown in higher pri cereals. Prices of provisions of all . but, ucts and butter have because phrticularly beef, hog er | of luced prices rece, kinds, been advanced receipts. Cattle and hog at A T rts are the i ‘are the smallest. Nothing like the present activity In bullding % | i recalled for at least a decade past and lum- ! ber and kindred materials are active at most markets. It has been a weather market for the ceréals, with the general tendency upward on poor crop reports and light receipts. The imposition of the export duties by the British Government had only a momentary effect here. Production and consumption of iron and steel are apparently at the maximum. Wheat, including flour, exports for the weck aggrezate 4,118,108 bushels, against 3,842,012 bushels last week and 5,306,217 bushels’ in this weel last year. : 3 ‘v‘vne.c exports, July 1, 1901, to date (forty- two weeks), aggregate 206,806,087 bushels, against 166,333,035 bushels last season, ‘Business failures for the week in the United States number 193, against 182 last week, 212 in this week last year and 161 in 1000. In Canada for the week failures aggregated 20, against 16 last weelk and 28 in this wees a vear ago. J e * s . Dun’s Review of Trade. S | NEW YORK, April 18.—R. G, Dun & C Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say ‘Weather conditions have been potent for good during the past week. Retail distribution was lm‘l‘l‘y accelerated, Which in turn enlarged jobbing trade and brought more pressure on manufacturers for prompt shipment; agricult- ural work was facilitated and bufldinz opera- tions made rapld progress: traffic increased at the interior as the condition of country roads improved, which made collections better. Some labor controversies were settled and others were averted. Complaints are still h re- garding tardy deliveries, but freight is- less congested and business has increased to the extent of 6.9 per cent, larger railroad earnings for April thus far than last year and 16.3 per cent over 1900. Quotations of iron and steel cannot.yet be inflated, but the market Is follow- ic::.:-:gtlu‘ril courses, despite the efforts of lead- sition. Woolen goods are in urgent demand, pur- ers having secured most of the cloth which tcl‘::BAr.xlerlmnsComnlny was unable to furnish owing to the strike. Footwear shipments from Boston have decreased, but jobbers are placing orders for fall and the shops are well oc- cupled. meats have advanced very strong. W s sstalned by exports. from all ports of 4,485,352 bushels, flour included, against bushels a year ago. B D aflee. hive beer notably weal the Tatter falling to Within @ sixteenth of thé rd. ba;'t:;l‘:nrree-color the week numbered 261 in the ited States, against 208 last year, and 2¢ o Canade. against 21 a year ago, #— New York Grain and 'Prariuce.. -3% *- x NEW YORK, April 18.—FLOUR—Receipts, 14,080 barrels; exports, 2811 barrels; market quiet, but steady; cxusezgs d;;l;h e B T—Recelpts, 208, ushels; expo WHEAT—Recelp! N T elevator. No. red, §7%c f. o. hest: No. T Northern Duluth, c f. 0. b, afloat: No. 1 hard Monitoba, c f. o D afloat. Except for a short time at the start, when bullish crop news and small receipts ad- vanced prices a little, wheat was unsettled and easy, reflecting a pressure of long stuff on the market and less vigorous support than was ex- pected. Export trade also proved light. The close was rather weak at %@%o net decline, May, 79 15-16@80%c, closed July, 80 1-16@ 80 15-16¢, closed 80%c; September, T9%@80%c, closed 79%c; December, 80 11-16@81%¢, closed 80 c. HOPS—Firm. HIDES—-EFH!:;. ‘OOL—Stea &FFEE—SDO! Rio, dull; No. T Invuice, 5%c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 8@12c. Futures closed steady, net to 5@10 points lower. Total sales, 31,500 bags, including: 2@ Y, 15; September, 4 June, $5; July, $5 10@5 ssm 5 80; October, '$5 85; December, $5 50@ 555 £5 : Janui " 3 SUGAR Firm. Fair refining, 2 20-32c; Cen- tritugal, 96 test, 3 13-32c; 221-32c. Refined was firm. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, April 18.—Evaporated apples are Armer in tone, but without change in price. A fair tusiness is doing in prime and choice grades, which are held rather higher. State, common 1o 00d, 7@81c; prime, 9Gc; cholce, 9% @10c; fancy, 1035@1ic. ‘Prunes are stcady on most grades, old fruit showing rather an easier feeling. Trade is moderate for jobbing account at unchanged molasses sugar, prices. Apricots are steady and quiet. Peaches show u little steadier tone. TNES—3%@6%c. igl‘i?cla'ls—étuyal. 10@14c; Moorpark, 11% ige. O AcHES Peeled, 14@180; unpeeled, Sg10c. =4 Chicago Grain Market. - — ' CHICAGO, April 18.—There was not such a volume of business in- wheat as for several days past. The crowd was in a guessing frame of mind and feared possible rain news might cause a break at any moment. There was any quantity of bullish news, but under the pre- vailing sentiment much was lost sight of and the trade seemed deaf to anything but ram possibilities. The condition, as one expert put Jt. i one of drymess from Pennsylvania, tp Texas and north to the North Dakota line, THe trade understands well what can happen if rain does not fall. The extreme of the dryness cen- ters in Kansas. At the opening there was a short-lived spurt. May prices started %@%c up at T4%@T4%c. Prices were somewhat er- ratic In their fluctuations, dipping frequently, and then as frequently rallying, though the rallies were weaker each time. There was a rumor of rainfalls West and profit-taking and some short selling pressed until May closed weak, H@%c lower at 'st?nzgc. Trade in corn was inclined toward the walt- Ing attitude. Business was moderately active at times. The close was weak, May Hc down at 62c. Oats had a fairly good trade, though wheat and corn dragged it down. May closed lyc down at 43c. Provisions looked like a manipulated market to-day. Though trade was quiet, /prices early were strong, The hog market wa only steady and may have contributed to a growing weak. ness, but prices were depressed by the local bears. May pork closed 1214¢ lower; lard 2140 down and ribs 2}4@5c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Whest; No 2 Seze i 2, L 6 8 74 4 W% 5% 4 4 627 627 61 62 o «alz 0 624 62% 621& 61% 6115 Jal mE 5% BB pt., ol A 8214 3113 314 Sept new' - o N 33 33 per bbl— lhyu . ¥ L1695 1895 1675 16 80 July ........7T12% 1715 1695 17 00 September ..17 1214 17 12% 17 07% 17 07% rd, per 100 lbs— May L9 8TIN 972 973 July 95714 9B 98 Beptember .. 9 87% 9§ 07% 9 92% 9 95 Short Ribs, per 100 lbs— May D2y 923 92 9 n& July .94 9 932% 937 September .. 9 47% ~ 950 940 9 42if Cash_quotations were as follows: Kl H lour, : No. 8 spring wheat, 7314@74lc; No. 3 2::,’ nosx“c.:gxa 2 oats, 44%c; No. 2 white, 45@46c; No. 3 white, 45G48c; No. 3 rye, 590G 80c; fair to choice malting barley, B514@68c; No. 1 flax seed, §1 69; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 50; prime timothy seed, gg 85@6 90; mess pork, per barrel, $16 S0@16 85; 100 kK (loose), Toar sides (boxedy, | 4b. 835 15, T¥e; short clear % 3 avar, eontract srade, ST 00, pounds, $9 T0@9 75; Yo 35; dry salied shoulders Articles— Receipts. Shipments, Fiour, barrels . 16, ,000 Wheat, bushels On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter easier; ~ creame; ; ries, 3 " o5gshe, Cheese, steady, 13018 gge. ;‘.-fi.’f;"u«h. 16%@10%c. | * Foreign Futures. #: ‘Wheat— ‘Jul). ning - 8 | Closing 511% s ril. Sept.-Dec.’ | g Bk R Closing ...« a 20 60 i ur— Opening « 26 65 e L 2 6 New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, April 18.—Some business was !u&inm“nm{yd“‘ . Al the me! wuh-l;t fifliflu‘w.ggm ing interests to maintain a conservative po-! 0!\0'{1 i fl .?fifi%&nw:muu while London was 1s 3d higher at £13 13s 9d. ‘ER—Locally was firm and unchanged at $4 45, and 2s 6d higher at London at £18. TRON—The iron market was quiet. Pigiron warrants, nominal; No. 1 foundry Northern, $19@20; No. 2 foundry Northern, $18@19; No. 1 foundry, Southern, $1750@18; No. 1 foundry, Southern, soft, $17 50@18. English markets were lower. Glasgow closed t 54s 4d and Middlesboro at 46s 7%d. New York Cotton Market. ’N‘EW YORK, Aarll 18.—The cotton market closed steady with prices 12 points higher to 1 point lower. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, April 18.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 1500. Good to prime steers, nominal, $6 50@ 7 25; poor to medium, $4 65@6 50; stockers and feeders, $2 50@5 25; cows, $1 50@5 75; heif- ers, $2 50@6; canners’, $1 50@2 40; bulls, $2 50 %fi’go' %Vu, $2 50@5 50; Texas-fed steers, HOGS—Receipts to-day, 18,000; to-morrow, 15,000; left over, 6000 head. Market steady to 8. Mixed and butchers’, $6 80@7 30; good to_cholce heavy, $7 25@7 40; rough heavy, @'1% 20; light, $6 T0@6 95; bulk of sales, $7@ SHEEP—Receipts, 3000 head; market steady: lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, §5 50 @6 20;1 fair 5?‘ cg%aezznlxed. ‘SQ lesbw. VV'%;(- ern sheep, 7! ;. native , §'B0;" Western lambs, $5 S0 6o O 00 ST. JOSEPH. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 18.—CATTLE—Re- [ From ceipts, 500; market steady. Natives, 5 50@ 7 10; cows and heifers, $1 25@8 50; veals, 3 stockers and feeders, $2@5 2. S—Recelpts, 4000; 5c higher. Light and Hi light packers, $6 921,@7 10@7 35; pigs, $4 85@6 EP—Receipts, medium and heavy, marke. ‘Western steady. sheep, Northern Business. SEATTLE, - April 18 —Clearings, $526,358; balances, $88,864. frogts TACOMA, April 18.—Clearings, $206,000; bal- ances, $69,578. PORTLAND. April 18.—Clearings, $323,483; PSR o 18 Belaes S, .—Clearings, $274,794; Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, April 18.—Wheat—Nominal Walla Walla, 641@65¢; Bluestem, 66@664 . Valley, Goe. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, April 18.—Wheat—Steady; Blue- stem, 66c; Club, 65c, Foreign Markets. LONDON, April 18.—Consols, 94 13-16; sil- ver, 24%,d; French rentes, 100f 95¢c; cargoes on passage, rather firmer; cargoes No. 1 standard California, 30s; cargoes Walla Walla, 29s 6d; English country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL, April 18.—Wheat in Paris, ‘steady; French country markets, firmer; weath- er in England, fine. COTTON—Uplands, 5 3-32d. —— —_— LOCAL MARKETS. \* Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 day: . - $4 86 Sterling Cables, sight o — 4 88% Sterling Cables ... - o—_— 4 89%y New York Exchange, sight. . 15 New York Exchange, tele; c 174 Silver, per ounce . 5254 Mexican Dollars, 451y Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The English market was easier, while the French market showed no noteworthy change.’ Chicago continued nervous and unsettled, gol ing up and down at a moment’s notice, It ad- vanced from 74140’ to 7T4%c, and fell back to 73%ec. It was almost purely a weather market. The Chicago dispatches of M. Blum & Co. said: ‘“‘Market firm and fairly active, with the weather influencing. The market feels the loss of the St. Louis contingent, who sold out yes- terday. The weather is generally clear ‘and cool, ‘except insignificant showers In lowa and Minnesota. The bearish sentiment is develop- ing and the crowd is going short. Northwest stocks ghow a decrease of over 2,000,000, bush- €ls. A Minneapolis authority estimates the acreage in Minnesota and North Dakota at from 15 to 25 per cent less than last year. Snow’s statement gives the Kansas condition a decline of 5@10 points this month.” The advices of Bolton, de Ruyter & Co., sald: “‘The Southwest i5 again buying, and Kansas Clty reports that even with favorable weather from now on not over half a crop is | possible in the Southwest. The Modern Miller says that damage reports are Increasing and there has not been enough rain. R. G. Dun & Co. issue a wheat statement in which they say the outlook is encouraging for a large yield of winter wheat, the least satisfactory featura being the lack of moisture, which is causing arxiety in a number of States. Bradstreet's gives the exports of wheat and flour for the week at 4,118,000 bushels. At the close of the day it was raining bard in St. Louls and sev- eral parts of Southern Illinois, and wheat and corn were very weak there in consequence, with the best people selling.” This market was steady for shipping grades, but lower on call. Spot Wheat — Shipping, $1 11%; milling, $1 121@1 15 per otl. CA” L BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’ clock—December— 18,000 ctls, $1 08 ay—10,000, $1 11%. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—May—4000 ctls, $1 1134; 24,000, $1 11, December—6000, $1 0814 2000, $1 08 000, $1 08; 0000, $1 077, Afternoon_Session—May—8000" ctls, $1 1015. December—2000, $1 07% ; 14,000, ST 07%. The market continued weak, with han buyers. BARLE more seilers Feed, 95@06%c for No. 1 and 92%@93%e for off_grades; brewing and shipping srades, 973c @$1; Chevalier, $1@1 20. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—9:15 o'clock—December— 6000 ctls, T0¢; 6000, T8%e; 2000, T8%c. fecond SesslonNo sales, Tegular Morning _Session—May—2000 flc, - December—2000, T8% Afternoon Session—December — 4000 ctls, 8Yc; 14,000, T814c: £000, T OATS—Reports from Chicago sald: “Tt is a wenther market, and if the dry weather con- tinues there will be a sharp rally. Iowa and Nebracka report damage by drought.”” This market continued neglected and un- S $1 30@1 40; whites, $1 30@1 43; & TRYS, o S, ; Sur- prise, y:i 40@1 45; black, $1 1214@1 32%; red, 1 423 per ctl. CORN—Chicago advanced from 62%c to 62%c and fell back to 71%c. Cash Corn was fn siender supply and excellent demand, with a large speculative trade. Little Rock, Ark., reported that the demand for Corn was so great that the market was snowed under, with estimated nceds of 1,000,000 bushels for the next sixty days alone. This market continued neglected and un- ctls, d. ch!':“a Yellow, $1 35@1 45: small round do, $18b@1 473 white, §1 40@1 50 per ctl. “RYE—Dull at per ctl. | ‘BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at §1 65@1 75 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. - FLOUR—Californfa Family Extras, $3 509 3 75, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon, §2 T5@5 25 per barrel for family and $308 50 for Bakers'; Washington Bakers', $3 MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks o6 e fob lows, usual discount to the trad raham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $3; Rye Meal, $2 76; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, $3 5; extra ream do, $4; Oat Groats, $5 25: Hominy, $4G £755; Buckwheat Flour, $4 50@4 15; Cr t, i 3 50; Wh ats (barrels), 50; Pearl ks, 85@8 Feas, $5 60; Green Peas, Barley, $6 50 per 100 lbs. Hay and Feedstufs. 'rum—noudnsinlr “?imziwo 13@14c; Middle county tree, "EEDS' rie; tective, 2 o ., 13@1: o Olicake M mill, 335026 Southern, . All descriptions remain as before quoted. BRAN—$17@18 per ton. MIDDLING! ton; Ofl eal at the mi] ; jobbing, 2650021 nit Cake, Corn Meay, Cracked Corn, 50@80; Mixed 3 Cot eal, 50. Tam ik and O dof e bl O H d [a) $ [0~ !ur, 9; Volunteer, $6 50@8 50; Stock, $6@8 ‘The situation shows no change whatever, BEANS—Bayos, $2 40@2 60; small Whi 90@2 a a te, BRI S, R o S e e % for ern; Alfalfa from Utah, gflgmmlfltlmn: Rape, 1%@ . Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. LSSy GO R g o and offerings in first hands wers firmly held. New Potatoes. were offering freely at slightly lower prices. Thers were no Onions received and the mar- ket showed no change, stocks of all descriptions being plentiful. -Asparagus cleaned up well under a steady local demand. Receipts were large and fancy stock was slightly lower. Rhubarb was plen- tiful and sold at unsteady prices. Receipts of Peas have been heavy all the week, with laj quantities carried over from ' day | to day. About 1000 sacks came in vesterday and al- though offered at low figures, the market did not clean up. Los Angeles Vegetables were in liberal receipt and being in good condition met with ready sale. POTATOES—New Potatoes, 2@2%c per Ib; old, $1 35@1 55 for Burbanks from the river; Oregon Burbanks, $1 60@1 85; Oregon Garnet Chiles, ; River Reds, $150@1 60; Early Rose, ‘for seed, $1 50@1 65: Oregon Burbaniks, for seed, $1 20@1 50; Sweets, $1 90@2 for Mer- ONIONS—Oregons, $2 10G2 35 for the best and $1 50@2 for lower grades; Australian, $3@ 3 25, second hands; Nevadas, $2 35; Green Onions, 40@§0C per box. VFGETABLES — Asparagus, extra fancy, per box, $1 50@1 75 for No. 1 and $1@ 125 for No. 2; Rhubarb, S5¢ per box: extra fancy, 25; Green Peas, 75c@$l1 25 per sack; String Beans, Los Angeles, 10@16c per 1b, including Wax; Cabbage. 40@ B0c per ctl; Los Angeles Tomatoes, 75c@$1 25 per box and §1@1 25 per crate; Mexican Toma- toes, 75c@$1 50 per box, including repacked; Dried Peppers, 10@l1lc per I1b; Los Angeles do, 13@173e¢; Dried Okra, 121.@20c per Ib; Car- rots, 75¢ per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 50c@ $1 per dozen for small and $1 25@1 50_for large; Garlic, 2@2%c; Los Angeles Green Pep- 15, 12%4@15¢; Mexican do, 8@10c; Egg Plant, Los_Angeles, . Summer Squash, frem Angeles, 76c@$1 50; Marrowfat Squash, $15@20 per ton; Hubbard Squash, $15 @20; Mushrooms, nominal. Poultry and Game. Poultry was In liberal receipt and the demand was rather slack. Large young stock was in °| fair demand, but small stock was not wanted. Old Hens and Roosters were also dull.. The quotations were generally obtained when sales ‘were made. One car of Eastern is expected for to-day’s market, ‘Game continues to move slowly at unchanged prices. Twenty-six sacks came in. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 13@lic for Gob- blers and 15@16c for Hens; Geese, per pair, $150@1 75; Goslings, $2 25@2 50; Ducks, $4 50 @5 for old and $7@8 for youns; Hens, $4 50@ 5 50: young Roosters. $6 5047 50; old Roosters, $4 50@5 F;ryers, $5@6; Broilers, $4 for large and $2@3 for small; Pigeons, $1 50@1 75 GAME—Hare, for_Cottontails and $1 for Brush; Gi $150; White Geese. 50c; Brant, 75c@$125 per dozen; Honkers, $3; English Snipe, $2 50@3; Jack Snipe, $1 50. H le A Butter, Cheese and Eggs. The situation remained unchanged. Re- ceipts of Butter were again heavy, but the market was steady, with a continued demand for the East, though the Chicago market was 1%c oft and the New York market barely steady. Cheese continued weak, with plenty on hand and plenty coming in. kEggs were also in liberal supply, with a steady demand and fine large ranch bringing the top figure m a small way, large lots being readily ob- tainable At 16c. The third car of-Butter for the East has not yet been made up, but will be shipped I the shipper can get the goods at the figure he feels able to pay. F Receipts were 91,600 pdunds and 2 kegs and 223 tubs of Butter, 1950 cases of Eggs, 15,800 pounds of California Cheese and 3200 pounds ©of Eastern Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, 19§20c per pound for fancy, 18@18%c for firsts and 17%c for sec- onds; dairy, 16@i8c; store Butter, 14@13c per ound. P CHEESE—New, 9@l0c; old, 9Gllc; Young America, 8glvc; Eastern,! 13@i5c per pound. EGGS—Ranch, 14@15c, with 16c for selected large; store, 12%@ldc per dozen. Decidtious and Citrus Fruits. Attractive offerings of Longworth Strawber- ries sold readily at 80c@$1 per drawer. ‘Scme small and otherwise poor stock was sold as low as T5c. The demand for Oranges was less brisk, as receipts have been heavy during the past week and dealers were apparently well supplied. Owing to the light receipts yester- day In the open market prices were upheld, although standards were noticeably dull. At the auction prices were lower. Three cars were sold as follows: Fancy 2 60; Choice do, $1 50@2.70; Standard do, 90c @52 eedlings, $1 25@1 35. Two cars of New Orleans Bananas eame in, but as they were mostly green prices were un- S—$2@2 25 per box for extras, @1 75 for good to choice and 60c@$l for or- ainary. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1@175 for standard, $2@2 50 for choice and $2 50@3 for fancy; extra fancy, 25@3 40; Seedlings, $1 25@2; Mediterranean Sweets, $1 50G2; Va. lencias, $2 75@3; Malta Blood Oranges, $2 @3; Tangerines, in quarter boxes, 75c@$L and $1 25@1 50 in half boxes; Lemons, 75c@ §1 for common and $1 25@$1' 75 for good to choice and $2@2 50 for fancy; Grape Fruit, S1 @3,_including seedless; Mexican Limes, $4 50@ : Bananas, $1 75G3 per bunch for New Or- leans and $1 50@2 for Hawalians; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. FRUITS—Apricots, 9@10c for Royals 10@13c for standard Evaporated Apples, 5@6c; unpitted, 1%4@2%c; Nectarines, 514@6c for red and 5%@6c for white; figs, 4%4c for black and 5% @6c for white. PRUNES—190L crop ‘are quoted as follows: 30-40's, 6%@6%e; 40-50's, 5@5%ec; 50-60°s, 4 B SR S g S 90's, 3@3%ec: 90-100's, 21.@2%¢ per Ib. RAISINS_Seeded, 3-crown, Sc; 2-crown, 6% @7%¢c; Loose Muscatels, 6%¢ for 4-crown and 5c for seedless; 3-crown, 6c; 2-crown, 5%c: Seedless Sultanas, 5%c for unbleached and 1@ 814¢ for bleached. Clusters—Imperials, $3; De- bess, 82 50; Fancy. $130; London' Layers, NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 11%c; No. 2,°6%@7%c; No. 'l hardshell, 9c: No.. 2, Te: Aimonds, 10%@12c for papersneli, 9@10¢ for 'softshell and ‘¢ for hardshell; Peanuts, 5@7c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, 12@i2%c; Fiiberts, 12@13%c; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $3 50@5. ONEY—Comb, 11@12c for bright and 9@1ic for light amber; water white extracted, Blc; light amber extracted, 4@4%c; dark, dc. BEESWAX—27%G29c per Ib. Provisions. As expected, Bacon and Lard have followed Hams up, all descriptions showing an ad- vance generally of ¥4c. Dealers report an im- proved demand and fncreased activity. Chicago was off, with the packers selling. Ofterings were light and early sellers turned buyers. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 13¢ per 1Ib heavy, 13%c for light medfum, 14%c for light, 15 for extra light and 16c for sugar-cure Eactern sugar-cured Hams, 14@14%c; Californi: Hams, 1315@l4c; Mess Beef, 50 per bar- rel; extra Mess, $10@10 50; Family, $11G11 5 iews, 518 30910, Dry ‘el Fosk 815 50912 20 Mess, $18 ; Dry ork, . Pig Pork, §25; Pigs’ Feet, $4 7 fookd Beet, 13%@ldc per ib. - D—Tiercés quoted at 8¢ per Ib for compound and 11%@12¢ for pure; half barrels, pure, 12%¢; 10-1b tins, 123%c, 5-Ib tins, 12%c: 3-Ib tins, 12%ec. C 10%c; three LENE—One halt-barrel, 0c; one tlerce, 9%c; two terces, for half-barrels, 1 9%c; five tierces, 9%c per * Hides, Tailow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1l4c under quotations. Heavy salted Steers, 10%4c; medium, 9@9%c; light, $@8%c; Cow Hides, 9¢ !o:- hfl;y l:d“m*soufor light Stay c; Salted Kip, Yac; ted Veal, Tncm}ted Calf, 10c; Dry Hides, 16c; Culis, 1 ;y'bry Kip, 13¢c; Dry Calf, 18c: Cuils and Brands, 15c; Sheepskins. shearlings, each; short Wool, dium,” 31 for Hides, dry, $1 75 for largs, $1 dium,” $1 for small and 50c for Coits. Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 82%c; dry sal ican, 25c; dry Central American, 323c. Goat Skins— Prime Angoras, 5¢; large and smooth, 50c¢;" rendered, 5%@6o per Ib; free, 14@16c; do, do, oacm;uv;. .if.%’..’:: at 12 mn&.; 9@10c; do, 9@11c; Foothill, 11@! Nevada, 12@15¢ per ib. HOPS—12@13c for fair and 14@15c per Ib for gecod to choice, Gmerm“dix s Bags, June and July, 6c: San Wool Bags, 32@35c: BAGS—Grain Quentin, 5.55¢; Twine, Ti@sc. COAL—Wellington, $0 per ton: Southfield ‘Wellington, $9; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, $5 50; Navels, $2 40@ | 3125 | I Straw, tons . 10 Lime, bbis | Hay, tons 410/ Wine, gals . Middlings, sks.. 225| Sugar, ctls Wool, bales .... 460! ral resuit ef the change of weather for past week. British Columbia Is increasing shipments of household coal, hence thers iz & relative decrease of demand for Australian domestic grades, although there are several cargoes now en route, suitable for that pur- pose. Freights on ccal from Australia still remain depressed, evidencing that outward grain freights from there are ling low, as our local outward grain freights are anything but seductive. TFuel Oil is being sold in large quantities, still there is no _perceptible im- provement in quotations; it is still being offered at very low figures, notwithstanding consumers can well afford to pay much higher for it. An extraordinary demand has recently developed itself for screenings and slack for steam, as it is low-priced and very effective; for the moment ail the yards are without any on hand. As only house coals are Scraened, the quantity made is not large, steam coals are never screened. T large deliveries here this week from British Columbia will relleve the market and will cause some of It to g0 into ya OIL—Lucol is higher. California Castor Oil, i cases, No. 1, Toc; pure, §1 20; Linseed Oil, in barrels, boiled, 78c; raw, cases, 5 more; Lucol, 68c for boiled and 66c for raw, n barrels; Lard Oil, extra winter straited, barrels, 90c; cases, 95c; China Nut, 57 1% @68c per gallon; pure Neatsfoot, in barrels, B cases, T5c; Sperm. pure, 65c. Whale Oil, nat- ural whité, 40@50c per gallon; Fish Oil, bar- rels, 42%c; cases, 47%c; Cocoanut Oil, barrels, 83%c for Ceylon and 58%ec for Australian, COAL OIL—Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 13%@14c; Pearl Oil, in cases, 20c; Astral, 20c: Star, 20c; Extra Star, 23c; Elaine, 25c; Eocens, Somplaln: o o shetuknge. but ‘this in the Saty her 22c; deodorized stove Gasoline, in bulk, 18c: in ‘cases, 22%c; Benzine, in bulk, I43e: in cases, 2lc; S6-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 20c; in cases e. . 26%4c. TURPENTINE—67c per gallon in cases and 6lc in drums and iron barrels. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes as follows, per pound, in 100-In bags: Cubes, A, Crushed and Fine B 4.50c; Powdered, 4.35¢; Candy Granulated, 4.35¢; Dry Granulated Fine, 4.25c;: Dry Granu- lated Coarse. 4.25c: Fruit Granulated, 4.25¢: Beet Granulated (100-1b bags only), none; Confectioners’ A, 4.25c: Magnolia A, 3.85c Extra C, 3.75¢; Golden C, 3.65¢; “D,” 3.58¢ barrels, ' 10c 'more; half-barrels, 2S¢ more boxes, 50c more; 50-1b bags, 10c more, for at kinds. Dominos—Half-barrels, 4.75¢; Be per Ib. No order taken for less than 13 barrels or its equivalent. San Francisco Meat Market. Hogs are being received from outside sources and three cars came in from Utah yesterday. All Kinds remain as previously quoted. DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follo BEEF—1@7i4c for Steers and 6@7c per Ib for Cows. VEAL—Larse, T%@Slc; small, 8%@10¢ per pound. M}Jhflox—w‘e(hern. 81%4@9%¢c; Ewes, 3@8%0 r peLAxB—pran:!. 9@10c per Ib; Lamb, 113@12%c pér Ib. PORK—Dressed Hogs, T14@9%c per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good sound livestock delivered at San Francisco, less 30 cent shrinkage for cattle: 'ATTLE—Steers, 81.@9c; Cows and Helfers, I4c; thin Cows. 4G5e per Ib. CALVES—4%@5%c per Ib (gross weight). SHEEP—Wethers, 414@5c; Ewes, 333@4c 1b_(gross weight). LAMBS—Suckling Lambs, $2 5082 75 per head or 5%@6c per Ib liveweight; yearlings, 4%@bc per Ib. HOGS—Live Hogs, 200 Ibs and_under, 6%@ 6%c; 200 Ibs and over, 6%@6k4c; feeders, 5% 6i4c: sows, 20 per cent off; boars, 50 per cent off, and stags, 40 per cent off from the above quétations, Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 18, Spring Flour, qr sks... 11,725| Hops, bales 2 Wheat, ctls . allow, 7 Barley, ctis . b 60 Oats,” ctls . No . 319 Beans, sks - Raisins, bxs ... 960 Potatoes, sks .. 1,161 Quicksiiver, fisk 90 Onions, sks . 75! Leather, rolls .. OREGON. Potatoes, sks . Flour, qr sks... 5,076/ Corn Meal, sks.. 4v8 _—— * FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. SRGEERAERIN S » Butter is still cheaper, and is now about as low as usual at this time of the year. Cheese and Eggs are plentiful and not materially chanzed. Prices for all other lines remain about as they were last week. Asparagus and Straw- berries are somewhat cheaper, but the latter are still scarce and high. Fish, Meats and Poultry show little variation. COAL, PER TON— $——@13 00| Southfleld - —®@11 00| ~ Wellington $—@11 00 ——@ 8 30|Cnos Baj T o0 —@ 9 00| Greta . oo B!):\IRY PRODUCE, E(':I'C.— utter, choice, 5935@45| Common Eggs. ..15¢— Do good. 35@—! R-dgnh Eggs, per zen Common ) - -17%@20 15 Honey, comb, per s 20| pound .. -15@20 20g30] Do extras o LB. 14@18| Pork Sausages. 12! 113 17| Smokea Beck +.. i g50 150—| The Francisco Butchers' Protective As- sociation announces the following retail prices for meats: Roast Beet 10@15 8pring Lamb .. Tenderloin Stk.15@17% Roast Mutton Porterhouse do.17%@20| Mutton Chops. 10@12% | Mutton Stew 15@20| Pork Chops D GAME— 50@90| Pigeons, Bate - Grape Fruit, pe Walnuts, pr 1b. dozen .. <7 3 VEGETABLES— Asparagus 5@10| Okra, dried, Ib. Potatoes, per Ib. l;:w Fotatoes. rsnips, per dz. Radlishes, dozen bunches . Artichokes, doz. .15@40) Beets, dozén ... Beans, white, B 20@30] Colored, per 1b. Dried Lima, Ib... bage, - | _per pound. 20(Sprouts, per i | Spinach, per Ib. Thyme, dz behs..! | STOCK MARKET. * Dullness still prevailed on the morning ses- sion of the Bond Exchange, with an advance in Gas and Electric to $44. There were sales of Bank of California at $425@425 25. The leading oil stocks continued in active movement, as will be seen, and quotations wete maintained. In the afternoon Oceanic Steamship sold down to $30. The oil stocks stood about the same. The Sea Breeze Oil Company has levied an assessment of lic, delinquent May 7: Oakland Oil_and_Asphaltum one of le, May 10. . The Pacific Coast slared the regular monthly dividend of share, paydble April 29. The following quotations for the United Rail- ways of San Francisco were received yester- day from New York by Bolton, De Ruyter & Co.: | Common stock §2¢ 712928 %fi “ibscriptions. $101 THG10D. ; —_— Continued on Page