The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 7, 1902, Page 8

OMMEROAL SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Local Stocks and Bonds still quiet. Stlver higher. Exchange steady. Wheat and Wheat freights about as before. Barley, Oats and Corn wvery firm. Rye neglected. s firm and Hay quict and weak. Beans st:ll firm and in demand for shipment. Butter firm, Cheesc weak and Eggs a shade higher. Nothing 1:ew in Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Provisions quict and featureless, here and in the West. Wool very dull. Hops quiet and eas Beef, Veal, Mutton and Lamb in better supply. Hogs in iight receipt and limited demand. Hides working around better again. Rather wiore demand for Canned Fruits. Weather Burcaw reports Prunes dropping seriously. Potatoes firm and seeding stock higher. Onions still firm. Vegetables dull. Fresh Fruits dull, owing to the rain. Poultry end Game quiet and featureless. Feedstuffs THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 130z Retaii Meat Prices. The following retail guotations for meats are shed by the San Francisco Retail Butch- e Association: 10@15¢ Steak, 15@ Porterhouse Steak, 1736@20c; Round Steal 10@ i Corned Beef, 8@10c. 12@15c; Cutlets, 15@18c. %c; Chops, 12%@15c; Roast, 15@18c; 123%@20c; 12! 15c; Chope, 15c. Dried Fruits in New York. advices from fee in all the market J of the more i ment is m lines continues quiet, some easiness on a few descriptions. The move- bing in character, buyers ng disposed to purchase in uming outlet. Prunes are ion is shown by hold- to old lar as to qual- t, and somewhat fruit is figures, The difficult to quote. ¥or new re of offerings of oid has affected hat. On 40-50s Senta ¢ c is the gen- cral view of sales at less money are h sizes take the usual range below th s basis. Reports of dam- age to the new Santa Clara Valley heard ¥ y redited by wire this are fairly steady. s market shows more 4%c quoted on fine Amalias in The demand, however, is light, an being reported sold around quo- es from the primary market re- n 2 ehade firmer movement and demand for morning “In_cu steadiness barrels occasional lof tations. Adv port E <4 aisins th ia loose and seeded are dull. Prices are somewhat nominal. La: Valencias show some firmness and a jobbing movement at Spot request of both e note peac Apriccts are also steadier with descriptions oderate demand. Stocks e up and the principal holders are holding firm Figs, layers in 10-1b. boxes, are ccarce and firm. In nuts Brazils are reported steady at 4%c to 4%c on medium and larg:. Some buying is heard of. Western ideas are | below the market In many cases. Naples continue firm. Shelled almonds fairly steady and show a jobbing interest.” are The Weather and Crops. The weekly report of A. G. McAdie, section | director of the climate and crop service of the Weather s follows: Bur - SUMMARY. mtinued cool in all parts f the week, central and evailed along frosts have tion in 2li sections, except portions £ ) and Benito Coun- ty. Wheat and b heading out in the gr fons of an unusual be light in the south e if rain does £00d crops are the of barley i ed heavy hops and inferior _quality. uger beets are thrifty, but | ed by blight a Clara coun- light in those e also being in- P veral reports of pping, mainly prunes, 2s the trees were heav- will be a good Vineyards, wal- weather con- the first part atures prevailed on Tuesday and no injurious frosts. ing the present week, ected. Grain contin: Guri higher temp: ndition, and in some sec- d the yield of wheat and argest ever harvested. raying and thinning fruit. ears are dropping to some ¥. but the crop will prob- duous fruits are reported v and of large size, and orch- 2008 mark Cherries are be- considerable quantities from AND BAY SECTIO] 1 til near close of the week, @nd light rain fell in the central and northern ions Tuesday and Wednesday. Frosts oc- some of the northern districts, but = oo light to injure fruits or vegetabies. hay and feed are in good condition In orthern and central districts there will heavy crope of grain. but in Sen Benito and other southern coast counties the yield will probably be below average, owing, it is said, 10 cold weather and scareity of the early rains. Good crops of hay zre now being harvested. Hops and vegetables are in good condition. There is @ probability of a very light yleld of prunes in portions of Santa Clara, Sonoma and other counties, and as no injuricus frosts have occurred this season, orchardists are un- able to explain the shortage, though some at- tribute the blight to late rains Other deciduous fruits give promise of full crops, with the ex- ception of apricots in & few places. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.—The weather has heen generzlly clear and warm during the day, with cool nights, and light rain has fallen from Fresno northward, greatly benefiting grain and pasturage. Wheat and barley are rapidly heading out. and good crops are probable in mearly =il the central and northern counties, though barley is reported light in Merced Coun- ty. Haying is progressing in all sections: the first crop of alfalfa is reported heavy, but of inferior quality. Pasturage is plentiful, and stock are in good condition. Small fruits have commenced to ripen in the vigjnity of Reedley. Apricots and peaches are dropping in_some Jocalities, but fair crops are expected. Blight i injuring pears in Tulare County, and the ¥ield will be light. Other deciduous fruits are in good condition, and vineyards are thrifty. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—Cool weather has continued during the week, and fogs have prevailed_along the coast, benefiting growing crops. Drving winds in some sections have been unfavorable for late grain. Hay cutting has commenced, and & fair crop is being har- vested. Early sown grain is still in good con- dition in most places, but needing rain, and the same is true of sugar beets, potatoes and ather crops. Deciduous fruits are not making rapid progress, owing to continued cool weath- er, but are reported in fair condition. Straw- berries are being shipped from San Diego. Cit- rus fruits and walnuts are doing well. EUREKA SUMMARY.—Weather conditions favorable. Farm work is well advanced. Some small grain unhealthy; growing siowly. In a few Jocalities prunes were slightly injured by last frost. LOS ANGELES SUMMARY.—Grain harvest and haying in progress in some places; early ®own, & good crop; late sown, light. Lima bean planting begun. Frost in Campo Mountain Valley damaged potatoes, vines, etc. Weather Report. Cool weather (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) EAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 1902—5 p. m. The following maximum and minimum tem- es are 2 little firmer and in | in strong hands. | For walnuts | | per Ib; Tenderloin | Ban Luis Ob! Stew Beet, 5010c; | o San Francisco data: peratures were reported from stations in Call- fornia to-day ‘Eureka 58 San Diego. 78-56 Fresno . 82.62/ Bacramento 68-58 Los Angeles......80-54 |Independence ....76-52 Red Bluff. -68-58 | Yuma ... 96-58 0. .80-56 Maximum temperature, : minimum, 56; mean, 62. THE COAST RECORD. = = £ EE o 5oy 28 9% 533 =£ 2 e 2= S 2 o, =3 §6 B33z o = ETATIONS. -‘;E 2; §:3 § H o e z :E 3 ¢ B 12 2 3 : & o Cloudy .02 lAil‘kOel;‘- B Cloudy .00 Carson T Clouay T. Eureka. ‘02 Cloudy .24 Fresno, .92 Cloudy T. Flagstaff ....20.84 Cloudy .00 Pocatello, 142.29.96 Clear .00 Independence..29.86 S Cloudy T. Los Angeles..29.80 ¢ Pt Cldy .00 Phoenix £ N Cloudy .00 Portland . .94 T2 58 E Rain .04 Red Bluff. .00 64 50 SE Cloudy .32} Roseburg 86 70 52 W Raim .01 Sacrament 98 6 Cloudy .05 Sait Lake Cloudy .00 San Francisco.30.02 Cloudy .24 £. L. Obispo..30.02 Clear .00 .20.92 Cloudy .00 2 Cloudy T. | 94 Cloudy T. | Neah 129.92 Cloudy .00 | Walla Walla..29.90 Pt Cldy .00 | Winnemucca .29.94 Cloudy .00 Yuma 29.76 00 | Pt Cldy . m., 66 degrees. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pressure has fallen slowly over t tire country west of the Rocky Mountains, ex- cept a small area from Point Reyes to Cape Blanco, where there has been & slight rise. Conditions still continue favorable for settied, fair weather over the greater portion of the coast. The temperature has risen over Southern Cal- ifornia and has fallen over the northern portion of the Btate. Light rain has fallen generally on the coast from Fresno northward. Forecast made at San Franeisco for thirty hours ending midnight, May 7, 1902: Northern _California — Cloudy Wednesday; probably light showers; light southerly winds. Southern California — Cloudy Wednesday; light showers: light southerly winds. a—Cloudy Wednesday; probably light ; fresh southerly winds. San Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy Wednes- probably light showers; light southerly | ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Officfal. Temperature—7. a. " EASTERN MARKETS. ! * New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, May 6.—The stock market | made a remarkable showing of recuperative powers to-day. Yesterday’'s nervous dlsturbance growing out of the collapse of the Webb-Meyer group of stocks was freely lacking from the outset to-day. That development, in fact, seemed to be accepted as highly beneficial. Immense relief was professed over the weeding out which had been accomplished of an inflated Ergup of securities whose precarious condition must have remained a menace to the market as long s it existed. The collapse of an infla- tion is always a hazardous operation, owing to the danger of the sentimental effect, however strictly localized. The effect is inevitably to shake the fabric of credit, and endanger sound | properties as well as the products of manipula- | tion. The firmness with which the market took the shock was a surprise to the more confident obscrvers. The effect was manifested in the opening dealings, where large buying orders appeared well distributed throughout the list. After yesterday’s test confidence has mot been S0 general in the soundness of the market posi- tion for many weeks as it was to-day. The money rate continued stiff at 10 per cent, u; which rate large sums were loaned by ' the banks, and the rate receded only after most of the demand was satisfied. The maintenance of | the money rate, however, was belleved to be a symptom of the pressure exercised by the banks against extending credits for undesirable spec- ulative purposes. The belief is general that the | recent liquidation had greatly strengthened the position of the banks and has added much to the soundness of the whole fabric of credits. To-day’s Clearing-house _exchanges were re- ported as $500,430,954. Only on four previous occasions, all of them -during 1901, have the New York exchanges exceeded half a billlon dollars for a single day. No large syndicate transactions are known to have flgured in the | result, which may be taken, therefore, as a | measure of the amount of liquidation accom- | plished on Friday and Saturday in the stock market. The transfer of $400,000 by telegraph to New Orleans was an incident of the day. Aside from the natural revulsion of sentiment due to the appreciation that vesterday's anxie- ties were unduly acute assurance was felt in the financial district that means had been found 10 avoid a strike by the anthracite miners. The coalers were natuarlly prominent in the vigar. ous upward movement. The movement in Louls- ville and Nashville, Chicago, Indianapolls and Louisville and Ilinois Central gave color to the rumors of the extension of the Louisville to Chicago and the establishment of a commercial unity among the Southern trunk lines. An unusually favorable batch of fourth week rail- road earnings reported by Southern and South- western raflroads, and further rains in the Southwestern States, stimulated the report. The answer flled by the Northern Securities Compeny to the Government's brief was favor- ably regarded in Wall street as an argument from the financial side of the device of securi- ties-holding companies, and prompted some buying of stocks available for mergers. This was notably the case with the Chicago, Great Western stock. The strength of the market, however, was quite universal and gains of as much as 1 to 3 points are common throughout the list. The market closed uctive and strong at_about the top. The bond market shared in the tendency to- ard recovery of stocks. . Total sales, $3,305,- Tnited States bonds were all unchanged on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Stock— Sales. Hish. Low. Close. Atchison .. 80 79 " TT0% Atchison ofd 2,200 981 08y 98k Balt & Ohlo. 4,200 108 .107TY% 107% Balt & Ohlo ofd.. 100 95% ~ 95% 905 Canadian_ Pacific.. 11,100 1273% 1243 127% Canada Southern 400 ‘94i; 933 ey, Chesapeake & Ohio 1,600 474 4635 47 Chicago & Alton.. 1,300 8613 35% 3613 Chgo & Alton prd.. ‘100 % T Chgo, Ind & Loufs. 14,900 793 74 = 78% Chgo, Ind & L pfd. 1,000 8613 85 86 Chgo & East 11l... ‘300 1661 165 167% Chgo & G Western100,100 32 27% 31% Chgo & G W A pfd 100 80% 89% 89 Chgo & G W B pfd 3,600 50 47% 491 Chgo & Nwestern. 1,600 263 200% 262 Chgo, R I & Pac.. 1800 177% 1748 177 Chgo Term & Tran 1500 21% 20 21% Chgo T & T ptd... 3,500 39 37 391 C. C. C& St L. 1,500 106% 104 106; Colo” Southern..... 2,000 313 20% 30 Colo So 1st pfd. 100 7215 72! % Colo So 2d ‘pfd 0. 47 4° 1 Del & Hudson..... 3200 177 178% 176 Del, Lack & West. 700 283 277 282 Denv & R Grande. 500 42% 42 C] 84% |8 Railway 5s..... C B & Q new 45.. 95% | Tex & Pac ists. . 151 [ CM&St P g4s116%|Tol St L & W 4s. 83 C &N con 7 133" U Pacific 4s -106 RI1&P 12 Do conv 4s.....1087% CCC &StLg4s.103% | Wabash 1st: 2 Chicago Term 4s.. 8 | Do 2ds. Colo & So 95%( Do deb B. 4 Denv & R G 4s. 104% | West Shore 4s... 11414 | Alice 45 Ontarto Breece 50 Ophir 170 Brunsw ... 11|Phoenix . o6 | Comstock Tunn: 0¢, Potost 20 | Con Cal & Va....\1 55 Savage 10 Deadwood Ter: 75 Sierra Nevada..... 26| Hom Siiver. 50 Small Hopes...... 40 | ver. 72, Stand 20 i | Leadville Con 05! s $ 4 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS, United Fruit.....105 Westinghs Com...109 | yAining— venture . 2 Atchison 4s. Allouez .. . —:?1‘/“ Gas 1sts. Amalgamated ... §7i4 | Mex Central 4s... 82 |Bingham .. 378, | | NE Gas & Coke. 55 |Calumet & Heclf.54215 Railroads— _ |Centennial . 199, Atchison . 03| Copper Range.. 503 0 prei % | Dominion Coal. . 1361 Boston & Albany.263 | Frankiin oo 0 | Boston & Maine..19715(Isle Royal 1312 Boston Elevated..1631| Mohawk . 2515 |NYNH& H...237 |0ld Domi 20 Fitchburg pfd... 146 |Osceola 81 Union Pacific.....103% | Parrot . Mexican Central.. 28% Quincy Miscellaneous— Santa’ Fe Copper. American Sugar. Tamarack ... Do prefd | Trimountain Amer Tel | Trinity Dom Iron & Steel. 621} |Utah Denv & R G pfd.. 1,000 914 90% 91 Erie .... £ 15,500 38i; 36% 38% Erie 1st pfd. . 800 70 68 69%3 Erie 2d pfd L 200 b4y B3 bl Great Nor pfd 700 184ls 184 1841 Hocking Valley. 2100 841 82% 8415 Hocking Val pfd.. 300 Tllinofs Central.... 9,600 Towa Central...... 1.200 Towa Central pfd.. 1,500 Lake Erie & West. . Lake Erie &W ptd. : Louisville & Nash. 35,100 Manhattan Elev... 12,300 133% 1321, 133% Metropolitan St Ry 3,500 152% 150 = 151 Mexican Central... 6,300 291y 28y 28 Mexican National.. 4,900 19% 1813 19 Minn & St Louls.. 300 113" 112 112 Missouri Pacific.... 16,900 101 10014 100% Mo, Kans & Tex.. 700 25% 25l 2514 Mo, K & T pfd.... 800 571, 531 B6la w Jersey Cent 100 1023 102% 102 w Yorl Cent 0,200 160% 158% . 150% rfolk & Western §1,400 58ig b57% B8 Norfolk & W pfd.. L'200 91 91 0% Ontario & West... 13,000 3% 331 - 33% Pennsylvania ..... 20,400 151 139i5 150 Reading ..... .....165,000 67% 631, 66 Reading 1st pfd... 14900 86% 83" 854 Reading 2d pfd.... 26,100 715 68y 71 St Louls & S F. 600 69 681, 68% StL & SF 1st pfd 4,900 85 81 s4ig StL&STF2dpfd 100 8% 7% 713 St Louls Swestern. 100 21% 21% 21% St L Swestern pfd. 600 60 59 . 50% St Paul ... 30,500 171% 16974 171% St Paul pfd. 200 191% 1911 191 Southern Pacific... 13,800 66% 65% 661 Southern Railway.. 20,700 378% 368, 373 So Railway pfd. 600 957 008 0% Texas & Pacific, 8 i, Tol, St L & We: Tol, St L & W pf: Union Pacific Union Pacific Wabash ... Wabash pfd . Wheel & L E. Wheel & L E 24 pt Wisconsin Central. 10,900 Wisconsin Cent pfd 2,000 Express companies— Adams . American . United_States Wells-Fargo . Miscellaneous-— Amalg Copper. Am Car & Found. Am Car & Foun pt Linseed Oil. .. Linseed Oil pfd Smelt & Refin. Am Smelt & R ptd Anaconda Min Co. Brooklyn Rap Tran Colo Fuel & Iron.. Consolidated Gas. . Continental Tob 124 General Electeic Hocking Coal .. International Papr. Internat Paper pfd. International Powr. Laclede Gas . National Biscult. National Lead . National Salt National Salt pfd. North American Pacific Coast . Pacific Mail People’s Gas . Pressed Steel Car. Pressed St Car pfd. Pullman Pal Car Republic Steel . Republic Steel pfd. Sugar ... Tenn Coal & Tron. Union Bag & P Co. Union Bag & P ptd U S Leather. u Leather u Rubber. U S Rubber U § Steel. L"S Steel pi Western Union. Am Locomotive . Am Locomotive pfe K C Southern. .. Total sales.. NEW YORK BONDS. U S ref 2s reg....100% L & N unf 4s.. Do 2s coupon...109% | Mex Central 4s. 13: 'é: reg. 1st inc.. 3s coupon. Minn & St L Do I M K = - .883,000 Do new r Do old 4 reg I % o Do Do 58 coupon. Atchison gen 4s.. Do adj 4s. Baltimore & Do 31gs. . Do conv s Canada So 2ds.. 108" Central of Ga bs..109% Do 1st inc 86 Chesa & O 414 Chicago & A 314 Erfe prier lien 45.100 0 gen 4s. 8714 Wis Central 4s F W & D C 1sts..114 Hocking Val 414s.111% o Dhaon NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adams Con. 20 Little Chiet. General Electric..326% | Victorla . Mass Electric 433 Winona I!;' g é‘;ulh Col 4 | Wolverine . eel . TUnited C . Do prefd. it o Pk LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Consols, money.94 13-16 Louis & Nash. Do, account..95 MK &T. Anaconda - D5%| Do prefd. Atchison . - 81%|N Y Central. Do prefd. +100% | Norfolk & Wes! Baltimore & O...100%| Do prefd... Canadian Pacific..12815 |Ontario & West.. 34% Chesa & Ohio. ... 48%|S Railway pretd.. 971 | Chicago Gt West. 28 |S Pacific L 617 C M & St Paul... U Pacific. 1057 Denver & R G... Do prefd. 90 | Do prefd. 4|U § Steel. 429 Erle ... .94 Do 1st pfd. L2 Do 2d prd . 461y Tilinois Central. 782 | Bar silver, uncertain, 23 9-16d ber ounce. | Money, 213 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for | short bills is 2% per cent. The rate of dis- count in the open market for three months' bille 1s 2% per cent. London Market. NEW YORK, May 6.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: Stocks were idle and cheerful, pending some definite news about peace. Consols rose 3 to 95 and the new Indlan loan was 2% premium. Copper was 1 up to £531 the ton on Paris buying, and Rio Tintos were up % to 427%. American stocks have been the feature, At first the local business was very restricted, with prices simply firm, but in the afternoon | New York started a strong upward sweep, with the coalers leading. Private cables say that the strike in the mining region is likely to he averted. Reading was strong on rumors that the company had arranged terms with its em- ployes. ~ Louisville and Nashville is blazing the way on talk of being put on a six per cent dividend basis in July and Union Pacific is talked to 150 on the expectation of a similar dividend action. Canadlan Pacific bulged in the street. Gold to the amount of £107,000 in bars has been bought. A rally in silver sur- rised the market. It was due to speculative uying and some Eastern support. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, May 6.—Money on call, 6@10 per cent; closed offered at 9. Prime mercantile paper, 4%@b)% ver cent. Sterling exchange steady at the decline, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 87% for demand and at 8504 85% for sixty days ~Posted rates, and $4 881@4 89, mercial bill; ¥41,@4 S5%. Bar siiver, Sle. Mexican ollars, 41c. “Government bonds, steady; State bonds, inactive; raflroad bonds, strong. Condition of the Treasury. 42% | WASHINGTON, May 6.—To-day’s statement CHICAGO, @1 Northern Duluth; 837%c for afloat; of the Treasury balances in the general fund, e:chal:lve nr“gg s?w,m.ozga gold reserve in the division of redemption, Avallable cash ‘b-‘flmu. ’1;? 61,000; gold, $95,038,914. ¥ ————% New York Grain and Preduce. ! ) NEW YORK, May 6—FLOUR—Recelpts, 20,588 bushels; exports, 13,804 barrels; more active and steadier with higher prices asked on some grades. A WHEAT—Receipts, 304,200 bushels; exports, 119,523 bushels; spot steady, No. 20p, s9%c elevator; No. 2 red, 90%c f. ¢ h. 20 L'Amrd c f. o. b. afloat. General firm- ness prevailed throughout the day in wheat, reflecting excessive rain in Nortl v:!u. higher cables, very small spring wheat recelpts, strong outside markets, a light primary moves ment, export demand, extensive covering o the big decrease in worid's stocks, The cloce was firm. at lzc net advance. May, S0W@ 81 7-16c, closed 8ite; July, 50 11-16c@S1ic closed 81%jc; September, 9%@I07%e, close T9%c; December, 81@81%c, closed 819c. WODL_STEADY. WOOL—S 2 o COFFEE—Spot Rio, nominal. No. 7 invoice, 5 7-1Ge; mild, dull. Cordova, ~S@l2c. The futre market closed steady, with prices net 5 polnts lower. Total sales, 23,250 bags, in- cluding: June, 4.95¢c; July, 5.05¢c; September, Manitoba, 81 5.25¢; December, 5.45@5.5 Oc‘.Ylu:mal'y, 5.55¢; 5.65¢; March, 5.7 i UKk Haw, steasy. Fair _refining, 3oi centrifugal, 96 test, 1zc. Molasses sugar, 2%c. Refined was steady. DRIED FRUITS. . Th 1 demand for evapora was moderate, and although some holders are a shade firmer in their views, prices remain about as last quoted. State common to good, T@8%c; pflme,\ 915@9%¢c; choice, 9%2@10c; fancy, '103%@11c, Nzyw pn‘fl:?u are bringing full prices and are in fair request. Old prunes are about steady, but not active. There is a fair demand for apricots and prices are pretty firm. Peaches are moying well at steady prices. G5 1onqisc; bags, 10%@ oA PRICOTS—Boxed, o, PEACHES—Peeled, 14@16c; unpeeled, 8%@ 1ic. Chicago Grain Markel. CHICAGO, May 6.—Trade in wheat was | 1argely the kind of affair that might be expect- ed after tWe considerable slump on'the burlal of the drought scare. The natural inclination was to figure on a reaction, and when cables showed no response to our slump, but rather tmproved, and receipts showed a marked fall- ing off, prices opened somewhat higher. The Dbig influence, however, was ‘a new Weather scare In the news of delayed spring seeding in the Northwest because of the excessive rains. The ground in the Northwest Is reported veri- table ponds, with the rains still falling. The Dbulls seized on this argument to emphasize the probability of a great decrease in the spring wheat acreage. - Northwestern receipts were very small and the outside markets showed good strength. Additional bullish _incentives were Broadstreet's report of a decrease of 4 | 6,974,000 bushels in the world's avallable sup- ply and the decrease of 2,400,000 bushels in the European visible. The cash situation here im- proved when prices broke yesterday and local | sample men reported eight loads taken here for direct shipment to Europe. These factors influence holders of wheat to retain their own- ings. There was practically no pressure to sell stuff at any time, either for short accounts or for liquidation. Trade in general, however, was rather quiet, without prominent features. Bulls were cautions. July started %@%4c to a_shade up, at THK@7dc, advanced to T5%@ 5%c and closed flim, f%c higher, at T5%@ 75%c. The coplous rains which have been so much needed in the Southwest had been large- ly discounted yesterday and their bearish effect was offset to-day by the number of bullish in- fluences. ; Corn showed' marked strength in the face ot bearish news. Firmer cables started the early ypturn and wheat strength added to the pit situation. One cause of an absence of selling pressure was that vesterday's break shook out most of the avallable stuff and deterred any response to to-day’s bearish news. = July closed strong, 1@1%c up, at 61%c. Good business in cash oats and sympathy with_the advance in corn and wheat resulted in only o fair trade in oats. July closed ¢ higher at 35%c. Provisions ‘ruled weak. The hog situation was weaker and Influenced the pit and out- siders eold liberally. July pork closed 15c lower, July lard 7%@10c down, and ribs 213 @be_lower. The leading futures ranged as follow: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat, No, 2 4 743 3% Tdon 5% kel 5% 4% Ti% T4 603 595, 60% 62 607 817% 60% 60 603, 4117 41 41y 348 34 3414 858, 3515 35% % 29 204 307 30% 30% 16 85 16 95 5 1700 17 00 Lard, per 100 1bs— B¢ 1010 1010 10 07% 10 07% July 10 121410 17% 10 071 10 10 | September ..10 2215 10 25 10 15 10 15 Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— < May e o 2 9 47% July 9521, 985 94 9 50 September .. 9 57% 960 9 5 9 55 Cash _quotations were as follo Flou ear! No. 2 spring wheat, 76%4@77%c; No. 5%¢: No. 2 red, 8214@83%c; No. 2 oats, 42 No. 2 whits, 43%@d4c: No. 3 white, 421444 No. 2 rve. 58@383c; fair to choice malting bar- ley, 68@ilc; No, 1 flax seed, $1 64; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 72; prime timothy seed, $7; mess pork, per bbl, $16 85@16 90; lard, per 100 Ibs, $10 0332@10 10; short ribs sides $0 45G9 55; dry salted shoulderd (boxed), S 8l4c; short clear sides (boxed), $10 05@10 1 clover, contract grade, $8 35. Articles— Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels . Corn, bushels _ Oats! bushels Rye, bushels . Bazley, bushels . Or the Produce Exchange to-day the butter arket was firm; creamerles. 19G22c; dairies, 4 eese, easy, 12@13%c. B y, 12@13%c. Eggs, eas: smfmems. Forcign Futures. i - =3 LIVERPOOL. Wheat— May. July. Sept. Opening . P B 6 0% 6 28, Closing . 611 61 6 3% PARIS. Wheat— May. Sept.- N Opening . 22 1{6 DZO ?Oec Closing . 2235 20 45 Flour— Opening . 26 55 26 30 i Closing 2660 26 30 Awailable Grain Supply. NEW YORK, May 6.—Special cable and telegraphic communications to Bradstreet's show the following changes in available sup- plies since the last report: WHEATUnited States and Canada, east of the Rbckics, decreased 4,574,000 bushel * | afloat for and in Hurove, decreased 2,400,000 bushels; total supply, decreased 6,473,000 bush- CORN-—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased 949,000 busheis. OATS—United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, decreased 588,000 bushels, New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, May 6.—The metal markets at home and abroad were generally in good condi- tion to-day.. At London the quoted price for tin was advanced 10s, with spot at £131 and futures at £127 15s. The local market was firmer, but business in sheet lots was mod- erate at $28 35@28 60. Sales were five tons May 2t $28 35 and five tons June $28 1215. Ccpper was firmer here and 10s higher in London, closing there at £53 Ss for spot_and futures. At new York lake closed at $12@ 12 10, electrolytic at §11 65@11 75, casting at $11 623, @11 75 and standard for spot to Au- sust delivery at §11 1214@11 45. Lead was steady and unchanged at 4%4c here and unchanged at London at £11 12s 6d. s&?lm- Was steady and unchanged here at 3': E.Tblgt 2t Tondon the price declined 2s 6d 5. The local iron market ruled steady and un- changed. Warrants were nominal. No. 1 Northern foundry, 'immo: No. 2 foundry, Northern, § i No. 1 foundry, southern, soft, $17 50@18. ‘Bnglish markets were nom- inal, Glasgow closed at 53s and Middlesboro at 48s. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 6.—The cotton market opened steady with prices unchanged to 3 golnu lower on near months and unchanged to points higher on late months, and closed steady and net 10@17 points higher. ' Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. May 6.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 3000; market steady to strong. Good to prime steers, $8 80@7 20, nominal; poor to medium, $4 60@6 75; stockers and feeders, §2 50@5 30; cows, $1 40@5 75: heifers, §2 50@6; canners, $1 40@2 40; bulls, $2 50@5 75; calves, $2@5 35; Texas-fed steers, $2 55@6 25. HOGS—Receipts, 18,000; to-morrow, 25.000; left over, 2500. Five to ten cents lower. Mixed and butchers, $6 80@7 15; good to choice heavy, $7 15@7 30; rough heavy, $6 85@7 10; light, $6 60@6 95; bulk, $6 80@7 10. SHEEP—Receipts, 10,000. Choice steady; otkers lower. Lambs, 10@20c lower. Good to choice wethers, $5 75@6 25; fair to choice “mfllasld 8|: 'n;?u “:1' W:ll(e;n sheep, $5 25@6 25; e lambs, clipped, §4 75@6 50; Western lambs, $5 25@6 50; wooled ngndos, $6 85. ST. JOSEPH. ST, JOSEPH, May 6.—CATTLE—Receipts, 600. Steady to 10c higher. Natives, $5 25@ cows and heifers, $1 50@6 2! eals, $3 25 @6; stockers and feeders, $2 25@5 35. HOGS——Receipts, 6700." Five to ten cents lower. Light and light mixed, $6 85@7 10: medium and heavy, $7 05@7 25: pigs, $4 25@6. SHEEP—Receipts, 3300. Steady. Western lambs, $6 20@6 85; Western sheep, $5@6 25. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, May 6.—There has been no change in the condition of the wool market here this week. The strikes in the wool mills through- out New England acted like a blight on the market and buyers are using them as a club to depress values. While there has been no quotable change from week to week, the ten- dency has been downward for some time, while the average of quotations Is fully a cent lower than the high price touched in January. Ter- ritory wool js dull. Choicest staples, scoured, are quoted, fine, 50G52¢; fine medium, 47@4Sc; medium, 45c. The ordinary territory grades are selling on the scoured basis of fine, 7@ 4Sc; fine medium, 43@45c, and medium at 38@ 40c. Fleece wools have had a fair inquiry, but sales have been very light. London Wool Sales. LONDON, May 6.—The third series of wool auction sales opened to-day with a large num- ber of buyers present. A representative cata- logue, consisting of 12,658 bales, was offered. Buyers from all parts competed briskly and a_ general improvement was noted. Merinos !and fine cross-breds were 7% to 10 per cent | higher; coarse 10 per cent, and Cape of Good \H?pe and Natal 7% per cent above the last sales, Northern Business. SEATTLE, May 6.—Clearings, $606,352; bal- ances, $136,878. 3 [ S EACOM, ey 6.—Clearings, '$200,308; bal- ances, $38,789. PORTLAND, May 6.—Clearings, $520,281; balances, $75,720. SPOKANE, May 6.—Clearings, $305,706; bal- ances, $41,70%. 5 Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, May 6.—Walla Walla, 65%c@ 66c; bluestem, 67c. WASHINGTON TACOMA, May 6.—Wheat—Quiet and steady. Bluestem, 66%c; club, 65%3c. Foreign Markets. LONDON, May 6.—The following reports of the London and Liverpool markets, dated to- day, have been received; Consols, 94 13-16@ 95; Silver, 239-16; French rentes, 101f T%c@ 101f 12%c; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; No. 1_Standard . California, 30s Gd; Walla Walla, 30s 9d; English country mar- kets, firm, LIVERPOOL, May 6.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 Standard California, 6s 4d@6s 5d; Wheat in Paris, dull; Flour in Paris, dull; French coun- try markets, quiet and steady; weather In England, showery; Cotton, uplands, 5 5-32. = LOCAL MARKETS. s SRl Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 day: — ss8ey Sterling Cables, sight. — iy Sterling Cables — 4894 New York Exchange, sig! — 15 New York Exchange, tele - 174 | Silver, ver ounce. s o1 Mexican Dollars, nomina — 5% Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are steady at 23s@ 26s 3d, usual options. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of 19,- 810, against 26,650 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, 19,000 tons, against 5032; on the way to this port, 228,900 tons, against 173,950. WHEAT—Liverpool futures were higher and Paris futures lower. Bradstreet’s gave the world's stocks as follows: East of the Rockles, a decrease of 4,574,000 bushels; Furope and afloat, 2,400,000; total decrease, 000 bush- cls. Chicago opened firmer on light receipts and firm cables and_the market advanced from 74%e to T5%c. There were some small foreign acceptances and Bradstreet's decrease in stocks given above gave the market a very flrm tone, it being the opinion that stocks would clean up. There were 215,000 bushels worked for export and there was a good shipping demand. The weather over the wheat belt continues to improve. There are general rains from the British line to the Gulf. Nebraska has been thoroughly soaked and Kansas reports general rains, except a light fall in the central coun- ties, which are the great wheat area. Taking the State as a whole there is now a_possibil- ity of half of last vears vield of 90,000,000 bushels. This market was steady and unchanged. Spot Wheat — Shipping, $1 12%; milling, $1 13%@1 156 per cental. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—December— 4000 ctis, ST 0% Se d Session—No_s: 3 Tegular Morning Sesslon—December—56,000 tls, $1 09%. Lt ernoon Session—May—6000 ctls, $1 12%. December—4000, $1 09%. - ‘BARLEY—The market continues to creep up gradually under the iight stocks and good in- terior demand frequently spoken of of late. Teed, 98%;c@$1 for No. 1 and 95@97%c for off. grades: brewing and shipping grades, $1; Chevalier, $1@1 20. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second: Session—No_sales. Regular Morning Session — December—2000 ctls, T9%c; 2000, TO%e. Atternoon_Session—No_sales. OATS — Chicago reported 375,000 bushels taken for shipment, with a firm market. This market continues very strong and would ad- vance under very slight influence. light and there are all sorts of rumors of large E 3 O o '$1 $315G1 40; whites, $1 321,@1 45 Surprise, $1 4061 45; black, §1'2001 32%; red, 1 30@1 42% per ctl. ’ CORN——C’?:lclzo advanced 14c owing to the alarm among the shorts over the report that the Gates party bought a million bushels on Monday. There were 325,000 bushels taken for shipment. This market continued firmly held, but quiet. Most of the spot stock is held by one firm. Large Yellow, $1 3716@1 471 small round do, $1 40@1 50: White, $1 50@1 60. . RYE—Is unchanged and very dull at 90@95¢ per ctl. . BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 65@1 75 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California_Family Extras, §3 50@ 3 75, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $3 40@3 50: Oregon, §2 75@3 25 per barrel for family and 50 for Bakers'; Washington Bakers', $3@ 3 3 MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $3; Rye Meal, $2 75; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, $3 25; extra cream do, $4; Oat Groats, $525: Hominy, $4@ 4 25; Buckwheat Flour, '$4 50G4 75: Cracked Wheat, $3 50: Farina, '$4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), §7 35@9; in sacks, $6 85@8 50; Pearl Harley, $5 50; Split Peas, $5 50; Green Peas, $6 50 per 100 ibs, Hay and Feedstuffs. Bran, Middlings, Rolled Barley and Corn products are all very firm, with moderate stocks and very firm raw grains. Hay fis Teak, owing to the aimple recelpts and fine cron_prospects. ; BRAN—S$17@18 50 ver ton. MIDDLINGS—$20 50@21 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, §21G21 50 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $25@26; job- bing, $26 5%‘1: Cocoanut Cake, $20@21; Corn Meal, $20 50@30; Cracked Corn, $30 50@31; Mixed Feed, $16@17; Cottonseed Meal, $26 50. HAY—Wheat, $8@11 50; Wheat and Oar, $8 50%1 Oat, $8@10 50; Alfalfa, $8@11: Clo- Yer, $700; Volunteer, §6'5088 50} Stock, 3068 per STRAW—40@65¢ per bale. Beans and Seeds. No further changes in Beane ‘were reported yesterday, but the market was very firm, with a continued demand for shipment. Bayos and Blackeye are scarce. Whites are wanted for the East, 2 P aree WhL, B2 5005 10; Dear § S0 §%0.° Pk, 82 103 25; Rad. 83 T5: Blackeye, # i Limas, §3 60@3 70; Red Klidneys, 5 per ctl. SEEDS—Trieste Mustard, $2 50@2 65; Yel- low Mustard, $3 25@3 50; Flax, $2 25@2 50; Canary, 33ec for Eastern: Alfalfa from Utah, Stocks are | i Hides. 15@18%c: Culls, 14c: Dry Kip, 11@13c: 10%@11%c; California, 10@10%c; Rave, 1%@ 2%c; Hemp, 3%c per Ib. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 60@2; Green, $1 50 @2; Blackeye, nominal Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Offerings of table Burbanks in first hands were firmly held at the quotations, but the market was dull throughout. A few small lots of gilt edge stock commanded a small pre- mium. In several sections along the San Joa- quin River early Potatoes have been com- pletely destroyed by frost, and krowers are looking about for new seed. This had a stim- ulating effect on the local market and Oregon Burbanks for seed had a sharp advance. New Red Onions came to hand in fair condi- tion and prices were firmer. A small lot of old Orezon, which arrived on the last steamer, was sold at 3¢ per ib. Other descriptions of old were unchanzed. The vegetable market was generally dull. Choice and fancy Asparagus was unchanged, but offerings of No. = stock dragged and prices took a wider range. Choice offerings of String Beans, Peas and Tomatoes were in demand for northern shipping at good prices. String Beans from Vacaville were offering and sold for 15@20c per Ib. POTATOES—New Potatoes, 2@2%c per | old, $1 50@1 75 for Burbanks from the rive Oregon Burbanks, $1 75@2 15; Oregon Garmet Chiles, $1 50@1 65; River Reds, $1 30@1 50; Early Rose, for sed, $1 66@1 75 Oregon Bur banks, for seed, 31 J5G1 05; Sweets, 32 25 for erced. ONIONS—Nevadas, $2 50@2 75; Australian, $3 50@3 75, second hands: new red, 90c@$1 per sack; Grecn Onions, 26GOUc per box; Silver- skins, 75cGS1 ver box. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, extra _fancy, $225 per bux, $175@2 for No. 1 and $1@1 50 for No. 2; Rhubarb, 40@65c_per box; extra fancy, 85c@$1; Green Peas, 75c@$1 per sack | and Ic per/lb to the canners; String Beans, | from Los Angeles, 8@12l3c per Ib, including Wax; Cabbage, 50@6dc per ctl; Los Angeles | Eomatoes, $1 25@2 25 per box and crate; Mex: can Tomatoes, §1 25@1 75 per box for repacke: Dried Peppers, 10g1lc per Ib; Los Angeles do, 18@17%¢; Carrots, 75c per sack; Hothouse Cu- cumbers, '50@75¢c per dozen for small and $1@ 125 for large; Garlic, 2@iic; Los Angeles Green Peppers, 15¢; Mexican do,” §@10c; Egg_Plant, from Los Angeles, 15@17%c; Summer Squash, from Los Angeles, $125@175; Marrowfat Squash, $15@20 per ton; Hubbard Squash, $15 @20; Mushrooms, nominal Poultry and Game. There was no more Eastern Poulfry mar- keted, but there were a great many Hens of- fering at $550@6, which were carried over from the previous day. Receipts of local Poul- try were moderate and there was a fair de- | mand for good stock, but poor Hens and small | Broilers were hard to sell. Young Ducks were weaker, owing to the large receipts of small | stock from suburban districts. There were no changes in Game. Receipts | were 14 sacks, consisting chiefly of Hare. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 13@l4c for Gob- blers and 14@15c for_Hens; Geese, per pa $1 25@1 50; Goslings, $2@2 25; Ducks, $4 50@5 | for old and $550@6 50 for young; Hens, $3 0 | @450; young Roosters, $6@7 50; old_Koosters, $375@4; Fryers, $5@550; Broilers, $3 50@4 for large and $150@250 for small; $1 75 per dozen for old and $1 75@2 for Squab: GAME—Hare, $1@125: Rabbits, 3150 f Cottontails and $1 for Brush; Gray Geese, $3; White Geese, $1@1350; Brant, $125 for small and $2 for large; English Snipe, $3; Jack Snipe, $150. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter 1s quoted steady to firm in spite of | liberal receipts, as the lively packing is keep- ing stocks down. Dealers say that at present prices they would rather sell it than pack it, but the excessive supply forces them to the | latter course. Prices remain unchanged. The situation in Cheese remains as before quoted, the market being plentifully supplied and weak. Eggs are quoted firm and most dealers re- port 10c for the finest ranch, though the figure is extreme and somewhat of a squeeze. There is no lack of supplies and every dealer has all he_cares to handle. Recelpts were 55,500 pounds and 327 tubs of | Butter, 1825 cases of Eggs, —— cases of East- | ern Ezgs, 13,500 pounds of California Cheese | and — Dounds of Oregon Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, 20c per pound for fan- cy, 1816@19c for firsts and 17@18c for sec- | onds; dairy, 16@18%c; store Butter, 14@18e | er_pound. PeCHEESE_New, 9@10c; old, 9@llc; Young | America, 8@10c; Bastern, 13@i5c per pound. EGGS—Ranch, 183%@18c for fancy and 17@ 18c for fair to good; store, 15@l6c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Strawberries were lower, as the bulk of the receipts came to hand late and the wet weath- er operated agatnst their sale. Receipts of Cherries were about 180 boxes, and as the offerings were chiefly of undesirable stock the frult sold slowly at lower prices. There was nothing new in the Citrus market. Two cars of Oranges will be auctioned to-day. STRAWBERRIES_Longworths, $7G10_ per chest; Malindas, $3 50@5 per chest and 75c@ 1 per crate. R PIES—$162 50 per_box, _according quality; from Australia, $1 50@2 50 per box. CHERRIES—White, “75¢@$1 per drawer: Black, $1@1 25 for small and $1 50@2 for large boxes. E CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1@1 75 for standard, $1@2 25 for choice and $2 25@3 | for fancy; extra fancy, $3 25@3 40; Seedlings, $1 25@2; Mediterranean Sweets, $1@2 50; Va- lencias, $2 50@3; Malta Blood Oranges, $1 50 | @2 50; Tangerines, in quarter boxes, Sc@sl and $1 25@1 50 in half boxes; Lemons, Sc@$l for common and §1 25@1 75 for_good to choice and $2@2 50 for fancy; Grape Fruit, $1@2 50, including _seedless; Mexican Limes, $1@5: Bananas, $2 25@3 per bunch for New Orleans and — for Hawalian; Pineapples, $3@% per dozen. to Dried Fruats, Nuts and Raisins. | The market remains as heretofore quoted. and there is nothing mew besides the reported | contracts for new Royal Apricots at 63%@Tc. Stocks of everything except Prunes are small, and there will be very little of anything on | hand when the mew crop comes in. The Weather Bureau reports Prunes dropping serlously in_Sonoma, Santa Clara and several other counties, as will be seen in the first column. _These reports have been coming in | of late, but have heretofore been unconfirmed. They are now increasing. FRUITS—Apricots, 9@10c_for Royals and 10 | @13¢ for standard to fancy Moorparks; Evapor- ated Apples, 8@lc; sun drled, 5@5%e; Peaches, 6% @8Yc; Pears, 6G¥c; Plums, pitted, 5@6c: unpitted, 1%@2%c; Nectarines, 51,@6c for red and 5l,@6c for white; figs, 314@4%c for black | and 514@6c for white. PRUNES—1901 crop are quoted as follows: 30-10s, 61 @6%c; 40-50s_ 5@5%ec; 50-60s, 4% @t3c; 60-70s, 4@4lc; T0-S0s, 334@3%ci 80- 90s, 3@3%ic: 90-100s, 2%@2%c per Ib. RAISINS—Seéded, 3-crown, Sc; 2-crown, 6% | @7%c; Loose Muscatels, 6%c for 4-crown and blic for seedless; 3-crown, te; 2-crown, S¥e: Seedless Sultanas, 53c for unbleached and 7@ 8%c for bleached. Clusters—Imperials, $3; Dehesa, $2 50; Fancy, §1 50; London Layers, $1_25@i 35. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 113e; No. | 2, 616@7%c: No. 'l hardshell, 9c: No. 2, 7e: Almonds, 10%@i2c for papershell, 9@10¢ for softshell and 6@7c_for hardshell: Peanuts, 5@ 7c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts. 12@12%c; Fil- berts, 12@12%c; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, | $3 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 11@12¢ for bright and 9@11e for light amber; water white extracted, 5@ : light amber extracted, 4@4lic; dark, c. K—2715@29c per 1b. Provisions. Chicago was lower and featureless. The San Francisco market is also dull and without change. B CURED MEATS—Bacon, 13¢ per Ib for heavy, 13%c for light medfum, 14%ac for light. 15¢ for extra light and 16c for sugarecured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 14@ldlsc: Califor- nia Hams, 13%@lic; Mess Beef, $9G9 50 per Dbbl: extra Mess, $10@10 50: Family, $11@ 11 50: prime Mess Pork. $15 50@16; extra clear, $23: Mess, $18 50@19; Dry Salt Pork, $11 50@ 12 50; Pig Pork, $25: Pigs’ Feet, §4 75; Smoked Beef, ' 13%@14c ver ib. LARD—Tierces quoted at 8%c per Ib for compound and 11%@12c for pure: half barrels, pure, 12%c: 10-1b tins, 1214¢; 3-Ib tins, 128c: 3-1b tins, 12%c. COTTOLENE—One halt-barrel, 1 half-barrels, 10%c: onme tierce, 10 tierces, 10c; five tierces, 9%ec per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Wool is quoted very dull, as the early pur- chases at high prices have made buyers very cautious. , The. strikes in the mills on the Atlantic seaboard are also affecting business. Prices show no change and the market is re- ported in an unsatisfactory condition. Hops rule quiet, as previously reported. with fine crop prosnects and more on hand than at this time last year. Hides are working around firmer, both here a three two and in the East. Some large. sales have been made and local dealers are expecting an im- provement in prices. Several are aiready quot- Ing higher HIDES AN INS—Culls and brands s about 1lac under quotations. Heavy lm:g Steers, 10%4@11c; medium, 914@10c: light, S@ Oc: Cow Hides. 9c for heavy and 3@8%4¢ for light; Stags, 6L@7Tc; Salted Kip, Salted Veal, 9@0%c: Salted Calf, Dry Calf, 16@18c; Culls - and Brands, 15 Sheepskins, _shearlings, 20@30c _eac) Wool, 25@60c each: medium. 65 Waool, 90c@$1 10 each: Horse Hides, sl @3 for large and $2'23@2 50 for medium, $1 for smali and 50c for Colts; Horse Hides, dry, $1 75 for large, $1 25@1 50 for medium, $1 for #mall and 50c’ for Colts. Buck Skine—Dry Mexican, 321ic: dry salted Mexican, 25c: dry Central "American. 32%e. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, 75c; large and smooth, 50c: medium, 3be. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered. 514@6c ; No. 2. 4%4@3c; grease. 2',50!%:?5 L ‘WOOL—Spring—Northern free, 14@16c; do, defective. 13@14c: Middle County free, 13@15¢: do, defective, 12G13c; Southern, 12 months, 9@ AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE. TO-DAY, May 7, we will sell at auction at 7 Seventh st., the contents of one 8-room lodg- ing-house, as carpets, bedding, stoves, lace curtalns, chairs, tables, kitchen utensils, etc., on account of tearing down the house. Me- BRIDE & CO., Auctioneers, 785 Market st. — 10c; do, 7 months, 9@11c; Foothill, 11@13e; Nevada, 12@15c per lb. HOPS—12c for fair and 13@l4c per Ib for good to choice. San Francisco Meat Market. Supplies of Beef, Veal, Mutton and Lamb are increasing, and the three latter are still lower. Beef is barely steady. Hogs are not coming in freely, but the demand is light and local deal- ers say that the feeling is not as firm as it has Dbeen. DRESSED MEATS. ‘Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—7@7%c for Steers and 6%@7c per Id for Cows. VEAL—Large, 7@8c; small, 3@9¢c per Ib. s MUTTON—Withers, " 714@8ise; Ewes, THe per 1b. LAMB—Spring Lambs, 9@10%c per 1b. PORK—Dressed Hogs, T%@9%c per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good sound livestock delivered at San Francisco, less 50 per cent shrinkage for cattle: CATTLE—Steers, 83@%c; Cows and Helfers, 7@1%¢c; thin Cows, 4@oc per Ib. CALVES—5@5%c per 1b (gross weight). SHEEP—Wethers, 4@4%c; Ewes, 3@3%¢ per Ib (gross weight). LAMBS—Suckling _Lambs, $2 5082 75 per head or 4%@3c per Ib liveweight; yearlings, 4 @43ac_ver Ib. P HOGS—Live Hogs, 200 Ibs and under, 6 50 per cent 67c; 200 Ibs and over, (@6ljc; feeders, G%c; sows, 20 per cent off; boa: off, and stags, 40 per cent off from the above quotations. General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, June and July, 8c; San Quentin, 5.56c; Wool Bags, 32@33c: Fleece Twine, T}%G8c. CANNED VEGETABLES—Peas, 2-Ib stand- ard, 85c; sifted; 95¢; extra sifted, $1 10; petits pois, $125. Gallons—Standards, $3 75; extra sifted, $4 25. Asparagus, per case, 2 dozen cans to the case—Mammoth White, $2 50@3 75; Large White, $2@3 75; Medium White, $1 75@ 265; Small White, $160; Mammoth Green, $265@3 65; Large Green, $2G2 90; Medium Green, $1 75G2 50; Small Green. $1 50. CANNED FRUITS—Though the feeling is somewhat better and the Eastern wholesale | Brocers are ordering fairly for this time of the year, stocks are ample and the local packers expect more or less carry-over. Fruit Canners quot Apples, The Californ as follows, in 2%-1b tin: $1 35@1 Apricots, $1 25@1 50 ellow, 31 40@1 65:; do, Lemon Clins, Bartlett Pears, $150@1 75; Plum: 30; _Nectarines, $1 25@1 50; Muscat Grapes, $115@1 35; Quinces, $1 30@1 55; Straw- berries, §150@1 75; Blackberries, $1 40@1 60. COAL—Wellington, $9 per ton; Southfleld Wellington, $9; Seattle, $650; Bryant, Roslyn, $7; Coos Bay, $5 50; Greta, $8; Wall end, §850; Co-operative Wallsend, $8 i beriand, $i2 in bulk and $13 25 in sacks; Penn- sylvania Anthracite &g, ——; Welsh_Anthra- cite, $14; Cannel, $11 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks; Rocky Mountain de- scriptions, §8 45 per 2000 1bs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. CORDAGE — The local cordage company quotes as follows: Pure Manila, 16%¢ per Ib, Sisal size, 12%e: Bale Rope, 12%c for Stsal and 16%c for Manila; Duplex, 1lic. Terms, 60 days or 133 per cent cash discount. Lots of 10,000 1bs, lc less. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, I, 3 cases, Regular, 4% P Taree, 4b Easte! “Narrow Gauge, Blocks, “‘Orfentals, * Blhc: Blocks, 6%e; Tablets, 7c; Middies, 65@ 8c; 5-1b boxes, Fancy Boneless, 9¢; 2-1b boxes, Fancy Boneless, 7@Sc; Desiccated, per dozen, “‘Seabright, 80c; Pickled Cod, barrels, each, $7; Pickled Cod, half-barrels, each, $4 25. COFFEE—Costa Rica, 14@13e for strictly prime to fancy washed; 1214@13%¢ for prime washed; 11@12c for good washed; 11%@1dc for £00d to prime washed peaberry: 10%a@lle_ for good to_prime peaberry; 10%@lic for good to prime; 833@10c for fair; 6@Sc for commen to ordinary. Salvador—121%4@13c for strictly prime washed; 10%@12c for good to prime washed: 9@10c for fair washed; 10%@1134¢c for good to prime washed peaberry; 93@1l0c for good to prime semi-washed; $%@9c for superior un- washed; 8,@S8%c for good green unwashed; 9@9%c for mood to superior unwashed pea- berry; 6@Te for common to ordinary. Nicaragua—12@13c for prime to faney washed; 9%@1lc for fair to strictly good washed; 8§@8%c for good to superior unwashed; 9@$H%c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—13@15%¢ for prime to fancy washed; 11%4@12%c for strictly yashed; 10%G1l%e for good washed: 0% 10%4¢ for fair washed; 8@9c_for medium; 714¢ for infefior to ordinary; 10%@12¢ for good to prime washed peaberry; 9@l0c for good to prime unwashed peaberry; $%@S%ec for good to_superior unwashed. LEATHER—Sole, heavy, 20@32c; extra keavy, 30@40c per Ib; medium, 27@2dc; light, 24@26c; Rough Leather, 26@28c; Harness Leather, heavy, 35@39¢c for No. 1 and 30@35c for No. 2; medium, 30@37c; light, 29@35c; Skirting No. 1, 40@42c; No. 2, 36@38c; Collar Leather, 15@16c per foot; Trace Leather, 40@ 4ic; Kip, unfinished, 40@30c per Ib: Veah finished, 16@17c_per foot:; Belt Knife Splits, 14@16c; Rough Splits, 8@10c per 1b. TANBARK—Ground, $25@28 per ton; stick, 16@18 per cord. Y ®Sifornia Castor Oil, in cases, No. 1. 70c; pure, $1 20; Linseed Oll, In barrels, boiled, 78c: raw, 76c; cases, S more; Lucol, 68c for bolled and 66¢ for raw, in barrels; Lard OLL extra winter strained, barrels, 95c; China Nut, 57%@68c per gallon; pure Neats. foot, in barrels, 70c; cases, 75¢; k €5c. Whale Ofl, patural white, 40@50c_ per gallon; Fish Oil, barrels, 4234c: cases. 4T%e; Cocoanut Ofl, barrels, 83%c for Ceylon and | Australian. S AL OTL. Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk, 13%@14c: Pearl Ofl, In cases. 20c; Astral, 20c; Star, 20c; Extra Star, 2jc: Elaine, 25¢; Eocene, 59¢:" deodorized stove Gasoline, in bulk, 16¢: in cases, 2214c: Benzine, in bulk, 1434c; in cases, 2ic: 8G-degree Gascline, in bulk, 20c; in | cases. 26%c. TURPENTINE—6Tc per gallon in cases and 6lc in drums and fron barrels. ND_WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 7@ ‘White Lead, 6%@7T%c, according to quantity. SALT—Liverpool, $30@82 50 for the best and $28@29 for factory filled. Domestic—Imitation Liverpool, $26 25@27; H. R. H.. $26 25@27; Californta Dairy, 50-1b bags, $26: Rock Salt. $18 50@19 60, according to quantity; Granu- lated, $26 25@27 per tom. QUICKSILVER—$45 50@47 per flask for lo- cal vse and §$44 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes as follows, per pound, in 100-1b bags: Cubes, A, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 4.50c; Powdered, 4.35c: Candy Granulated, 4.35¢ Dry Granulated Fine, 4.25¢; Dry Granu- lated Coarse, 4.25c: Fruit' Granulated, 4.25e: Beet Granulated (100-1b bags only). nome, Confectioners’ A, 4.25c; Magnolla A. 3.85c Extra C, 3.15¢; Golden C. 3.65¢; “D.”” 3.55c barrels, 10c more: half-barrels, 25¢ more: boxes, 50c mor: 1b bags, 10c¢ more, for ail kinds. Dominos—Half-barrels, 4.75¢; boxes. 5¢c per 1. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. LUMBER—Retail prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes. $18@19 50; extra _sizes, higher; Redwood, $17@20; Lath, 4 feet, $3 90@ 4: Pickets. $19:" Shingles. $2 for No. 1 and $175 for No. 2 Shakes. $13 for split and $14 for sawn; Rustic, $25@31. Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY, MAY 6. Flour, qr sks... 1,120| Wool, bales. 1 Wheat, ctls 2,995 | Alfalta Seed, 13 Barley, ctl: 2,697 Tallow, ctls. 217 Oats, ctls 400 | Pelts, bdls. 03 Corn; ctls. 520| Hides, No. =3 Potatoes, 1.190| Leather, roil 53 Onions, sks. 300| Wine, gals 89,800 Hay, tons. 323'Sugar, ctls 2,630 OREGON. Flour, qr sks... 800 STOCK MARKET. B —— There was falr trading on the morning ses- sion of the Bond Exchange, but the only varia- tion worthy of note was a decline in Pacifio Gas at $39@40. The oil stocks continued dull, but Sterling was higher at $1 50@1 8214 ahevy wes mu;lrxfid::w in the afternoon. stocks ex- d yesterda - verial, 20, and Thirty-Three, 1oe > "o The following quotations for the United Rail- Continued on Page Eleven. AR A PR T T R Tacoma Co. Steel Is a good stock to buy at 13c. Advances to 2oc May 10. Why lose five cents a share?. Will go to par quicker than the average stock. Safe. Profitable. Pros- pectus tells the true story of this big company and its big proper- ties. Ask us for it. The Amarican Cuaraaty and Trust Cos, 829-823 Hayward Enilding. R i 5 S T R