The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 27, 1902, Page 8

" THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1902 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver a fraction or two lower. Exchange umchanged. Local Stocks and Bonds quiet and featureless. Wall-street Stocks buoyant and somewhat higher. Wheat and Barley dull and the latter a fraction lower. Heavy arrivals of Oats and Bran from the North. Another 50c lopped off the price of Wheat Hay. Beans firm, with an advance reported in Michigan. Corn coming in liberally fromthe West. Rye dull. Butter, Eggs and Cheese weak, and the latter lower. ¢ Prune syndicate said to have been successful. Provisions firm at Chicago and dull here. No change in Live or Dressed Meats. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables quiet. Poultry and Game neglected at previous prices. Fine Oranges selling well. Other Fruits dull. High Prices and Business. EFFECT OF THE CURRENT VALUES ON STOCKS AND THE TRADE MOVEMENT. A recent Wall street letter says: ““The crea- tion of tke $50,000,000 loan pool by many of the big New York banks had a decidedly bene- ficial effect. It was a very practical demon- stration that powerfui interests were agreed in protecting the market against &n unneces- sary crisi at good and legitimate borrow- #rs would secure such accommodation as they might need. and that no funds would be avail- able for speculative purposes. What the emer- Zency was, serious enough to call for such tnusual action, is Bot revealed. It was prob ably general, and can no doubt be traced back 10 the large amounts of money involved in vari- wous underwriting and syndicate operations. For some time past it has been no secret that this | weakest spot in the whole situation of the ablest financiers have been was the and_so0 sorely puzzied 1o know how the period of stress | anticipated at this sexson of the year would be met. It is believed that all serious danger bas been averted, and such, it is to be hoped, will prove 1o be the case. The mere assurance that $50,000,000 will be in available in case of crisis ich eney. be that the money will wanted for the same reason that a de- yositor will not withdraw his account so long he has ne in his bank. The influ- e, however, this offer by strong bankers vpon sentiment is highly important and bene- ficial 1l money was easier at once, though the money remains about 6 per cent. It s worthy of mote that in spite of the vy lguidation of the last three months the contraction of loans bas been only $50,000,000 Since highwater mark in the middle of August This is a comparatively small reduction, and i= probably explained by the fact that- Ameri- can loans abroad have been freely canceled or shifted to New York. Foreign bankers have been somewhat distrustful of American meth- ods of financing and this has thrown us more upon oUr OWND resources ai & somewhat incon- yemient season. As @ result we ought to ship jess gold in 1808 for settlement £0 this en- forced retrenchment has its advantages. While time money i= on a 6 per cent basis nd good stock~ on a 4@41% per cent basis, it is vident no legitimate widespread bull market can be expected, in spite of the 20 to 30 points decline lately experienced. Either money rates or stocks must decline in order 1o equalize this | difference; just which remains to be There is much reason in the argument that after such an uninterrupted deciine as that just noted a 004 reaction is due. Considering th @ectivity and soundness of general business, any smprovement in the monetary situation would certainly warrant a fair recovery. The year closes with no signs of a cessation in that ac- tivity tkat, ‘i merchandise prices could be made to = ine somewhat in proportion o the drop in stocks. & new and safer business level would be reached on which plenty of new contracts could be placed with confidence. Present high prices are a_serious obstruction to mew enterprise. The effect of high prices has been strikingly fliustrated in our foreign trade returns, which showed @ loss of $116,000,000 in exports during the Jast eleven months and an increase of $1. 600,000 in imports. Much of this loss can be iraced to the deficit in last year's corn crop and its effect upon other cereals and meats which form a large part of our exports; but highe: prices for cotton and oils, also manufactured products generally, stimulated imports and ¢hecked exports until our -excess of exports for the eleven months of this year was only §3 400,000, compared with $527,900,000 same tim Jast year and $571,600,000 the year before. So persistent and heavy a decline in our interna- tional trade balance i= highly significant. There is 2 probability of a change for the better in this respect; for there is a good demand for corn jor export this year, and the recent declines in Wheat apd corn are favorable to an outward movement of those staples. The immediate outlook for the stock market is for a natural reaction after the recent very heavy decline in prices. Currency is beginning 1> return from the interior more freely and reasury absorptions arc diminishing, while Jower prices for wheat and corn promise a bet- of export bills. To this' extent th s slightly better. The Vene. i n is a less disturbing factor; for there seems to be no misunderstanding be- tween the United States and Buropean powers about the acquisition of new territory—the vital point of the Monroe doctrine. Preparations for January disbursements will soon be completed, and a temporary momey Burry would mot bé surprieing. die of next month, however, the ¥ ituation should show improvement, and if other developments con- tinue favorable we will certainly have a good trading market. The general trend of the market for the present promises to be more confident on the buying side.”” Weather Report. (120-Meridian Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26, 1902—5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rain to 8ate as compared Wwith those of same date last season and rainfall in jast 24 hours: 1 o o s § gk g 5 W e 5 g2 ¢ £ eTaTioN. 2= EE BEEE B2 © siR3EEs ¢ = e g : H I e e : i Astoria 46 46 W Clouay .14 Baker 42 8¢ SW Cioudy .06 Fureka 52 52 W Pt.Cidy .24 Fresmo . © 40 gw Clowdy’ o Flagstast 56 22 Pt.Cidy .00 Pocatello, ‘ia 82 28 BE Cloudy .00 Los Angeles 70 50 SW Cloudy .00 78 42 SW Cloudy .00 52 46 8 Cloudy .52 56 46 SE Pt.Cidy .72 50 42 8W Cioudy .10 58 48 S Clear 1.30 54 34 SE Clonay .00 56 46 W . Clear .84 56 36 W Rain T 60 48 N Cloudy .00 50 48 E Rain .26 48 88 S 04 42 — SW Pt.Cidy .96 55 30 W Cloudy .08 52 28 8 Cloudy .00 7 52 NE Clear .00 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. Francisco San the coast from north, and has fallen rapidly slope except Southern Californis. High westerly winds i m:_‘f:hu Storming in the Siervan® T TS ending midnight, December 27, 10055 :ithe nnug:mwm: T A resh weather ¥ mmy ‘winds. o g 9 weather Saturday: Jght south wind, o0 Nevads—Rain Or snow Saturday; brisk wes- terly winds. vicinity—Fatr Saturday; Sen Francisco and brisk southwest winds. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. u showers; * seen. | on the contrary, there is every evidence | buoyant tone developed in the stock market tp-day came as something of a surprise. The market started off in as dull and listless a manner as possible. It was taken as a mat- ter of course that the remnant of the week idly spent, as many brokers left town on Wednesday to be gome until Monday. The tightness of the money market was iooked to as an additional factor to repress speculation and this was the case early in the day, at which time the call loan rate rose to 12 per cent, with loans reported at 15 per cent. Later in the day it developed that lenders were oversupplied and were left with con- derable :unds on their hands as a result of holding out for high rates. The grounds of the animation-in the stock market were not entirely plain. The early stages of the movement were congested in a few stocks | and the rrincipal buying in these was by brokers otten employed by large and well- known speculative interests, including the so- called Western contingent. This was notably true of the buying of Erie, which was co tinued up to. the close of the market, sus taining the general list by sympathy. The ground for the buying was not stated, bi claims were circulated of large earnings in prospect. Rumors _persisted of a ‘'melon- cutting’* for Great Northern: a Montana ju- dicial decision In a copper case gave rise to the usual claims of agreement by both con- tending factions and St.. Paul's rise was ac companied by renewed claims that early ac- ton was 10 be taken on the new stock au- thorized. ~St. Paul ran off sharply at the regular monthly meeting without action. The upward movement became too general,.how- ever, to be attributed to a merely sympathetic effect from the strength of individuai stock: Low-priced stocks came into special favor an m were taken up successively and sharply. President Roosevelt had decided not to un- pute Bad a reassuring effect, as it was felt to eMpinate some risks of complication: There Was undoubtedly a general confidence | also that the danger of serious trouble In | the money market between now and January 1 is practically past, owing to the assurance | against emergency’ provided by the bankers' | $50,000,000 pool. The market closed firm and | active. There was some Investment demand for bonds. Total sales, par value, $2,200,000. United States 2 and new 4s advanced % | and the 3s (coupon) 3% on the last call. | NEW YORK STOCK LIST. i Stocks— Sales. High. Low. - Close. |-Atchison 18500 S+ 828 837 Atchison _p 2,800 99% 99 Balt & Ohio . 15,100 99% 973 Balt & Ohio pfd.. ..... B 1578 | Canadian Pac 130 Canada South - Chesakeape & Ohio Chi & Alton Chi & Alt prd.... | Cbi Lnd & Louis Chi 1 & L ptd Chi & G . > & G W A pra C& GW B pra. Chi & Northw. | Chi Term & Tran. T & T ptd. |{CCCé&BtL Colo Southern Colo South 1st pfd Colo South 2d pfd. Delaware & Hud Del, Lacka & W. Denver & Rio Gr. D &R G pfd.. | Exte ... Erie 1st pfd . Erie 24 ptd Great North pfd Hocking Valley | Metrol Mex Central | Mex National Minn & St L. Missouri” Pacific Missouri K & T. MK & T pta { N J Central Y Central Norfolk & West.. N & W_ptd. Ont & Western Penneylvania - | Reading ... | Reading 1st ptd Reading 24 pfd . Rock Island . . Rock Island pfd... StL &SF...... 500 724 St L & S F 1st pfd 100 s2- StL&SF2dpd 50 71 St L Southw. . 400 273 St L Southw pfd.. 1,100 62 St Paul ... & St Paul pfd ...... Southern Pac Southern Rail South Rail pfd... Texas & Pacific.. Tol, SLL & W. T, 5t A & W pt Uhion Pactfic . Union Pacific p Wabash .. Wabash pfd . Wheel & L Eri W &L E 24 pd.. Wisconsin _Central. Wis Central pfd... Express Companies— Adams . ‘American United States . Wells Fargo . Miscellaneous— Amalgamat Copper. 27,500 |’Am Car & Fndry. 400 Am C & ¥ pfd. Am Linseed Ofl Am Lin Ol pfd Am Locomotive. Am Locomotv pfd. Am Smelt & Ref. Am S & R ptd. | Anaconda Min Co. | Brooklyn Rap Trn.. Colo Fuel & Iron Consolidated Gas. | Cont Tobacco pd General Electric. Hocking Coal . Internatnl Paper. Intern] Paver pfd Internatni Power. o8 National Bisecuit National Lead . 300 North American. 2,000 Pacific Coast . .o Pacific Mail 500 &9 People’s Gas ...... 32,300 1041 Pressed Steel Car.. 1,800 60% “Prss Steel Car prd. 200 928 Puliman Pal Car. 400 230 Repablic Steel 500 19° Republic Steel pfd. 800 T¢ Sugar . e 5,200 130 Tenn Coal & Iron. 1,100 58 Un Bag & Papr Co TUnion B&P Co pfd. U S Leather.. U S Leather pf 7 S Rubber.. U S Rubber pfd.. U § Steel... U S Steel pfd. ‘Western Union Total sales.....095,700 shares. UNITED RAILWAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.—Curb United Bnfl“'wm of San Franc "Wmna._“ No bids, 91 asked; subscriptions—44% bid, 47 left after the Christmas holiday would be | cloze when the directors had adjourned their | The announcement that | dertake the arbitration of the Venezuelan dis- | Hock Valley pfd Albany X Iilinois _Central Los Angeles . 0 Iowa Central | Memphis 1 Iowa Cent prd ; | Fort Worth .5 X C Southern... 4 | Seattle 5 K C Southern pfd.. Washington 08 Lake Erie & W Hartford | Leke E & W pfd.. Peoria. 0 { Louis & Nash Toledo i | Manhattan L . Portland, Or. 7 Striet Rochester . 1 : | Kyansville . N Y Cent 1ists...102%5 Do gen 3is....104 NJ Cent_gen 5s. Northern Pac 4s..103" SL &1 M con bs.115% % SL&SFds... 07 St L & SW 1sts.. 95 Do 2ds......... 85% S A & A Pass 3. 8653 | Southern Pac 4s.. 90%, | Southern Ry 480 v04 | Do 1st ine. Ches & Ohlo 4%5.103%; Chic & Alt 33ps.. 80 CB & Q new 4s.. 96814 |Southern Ry be...120 C M&SP gen 4s..113 | Tex & Pac lsts. C & N con Ts Tol St L & W 4s. 5% CRI&P 4s. 10815 | Unlon_Pac 4s....104%; CCC&S L gen 4s. 98%| Do conv 4s.....1067% Chic Ter 4s. 86 | Wabash 1sts Colo & Sou 4s ‘Little Chief, 20| Ontario | Ophir | Phoent: Potosi | Con Cal & Va. Savage Horn Silver. Slerra Ne . Iron Silver. Gmall Hopes . | Leadville . Con Standard .. | BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Mining— Call loans . Adventure . Time loans Alloues .. : Bonds— Amalgamated .. Atchison 4s -1003% | Daly West. % Gas Ists . Bingham . Mex Central 4s. Calumet & Hecla.500 Railroads— Centennial ...... 16 Atchison Copper Range.... 56% Do pfd * 998 | Dom Coal . Boston & Maine. 194 (lsle Royale » 10% {INYNH&H Mohawlk 3734 Fitchburg pfd ©Old Dom 15% Unlon Pacific. % | Osceola 4 Mex Central ..... Parrot - . A | Miscellaneous— |Quiney . Am Sugar |Santa” Fe Copper. 1% Do pfd.. 3 | Tamarack . 150 Am Tel & Tel... 183% |Trimountain .. .. 94 Dom 1 & §. 1 594 Trinity .. 9% Gen Electric . 177 |United States .... 22 | Mass Electric ... 356%|Utah ... 25% Do pfd.. 83" |Victoria . Day United Fruit ....110 |Winona 415 U S Steel. 1% | Wolverine . . 591y Do pfd United Copper ... 29% | Westngh Com . New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Call money was in very active demand to-day. {The ruling rate | was 12 per cent, at which level some very large lozns were made: Most of the demand was due to the readjustment which is usually made after a holidey, especially if ihe next business day happens to fall on a Friday. The banks very genmerally marked up their loans io-day, and although one or two minor trans- actions were reported in time money, most of | the bank supply was invested in call loans; per cent, closing offered at § per cent. Time money firm, sixty and ninety days, 6 per cent: six months, G} per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6 per cent. Sterling exchange, firm. with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 86.75@4 86.80 for demand_and at $4 83.25 for sixty days; posted rates_$4 8¢ and $4 87%: commercial bills, $4 821.@1 83. Bar siiver, 47%c, Mexican doilars, 38c. Government bonds, | strong; State bonds, steady; railroal bonds, ir- regular. = Bank Clearings. # NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Tkhe following table, compileq by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at the principal cities for the week ended December 24, with the percentage of increase correspond- | and decrease as compared with the ing week last year: Percentages. Inc. Amount, Dec. 2.5 Cities— New York Chicago - | Boston | Philadelphia, 8t. Louls . Pittsburg . Baltimore . San Francisco . Cincinnati Kansas Cit: Cleveland Minneapolis New Orleans Detroit .. Louisville Indianapolis Providence . Richmond Savannah . Salt Lake oo Atlanta . Des Moines New Haven Worcester Vashville . | Springfleld, Mas; Norfolk . Grand Raplds . Scranton | Dayton, Oh Spokane | Topeka . | Davenport | Wiimington, Del. Birmingham . Tall River { Macon . | Little Rock | Mansfieid, Ohio. | Helena | Knoxville . Lowell . | Akron . | Wichita. . Springfield, Iil Lexington New Bedford Chattanooga | Youngstown Kelamazoo Fa:rgo . Binghamto: Rockford Canton Jacksom e, - Springfield, Ohio Chester . Quincy Bloomington . Sioux Falls . Jacksonville, Fremont Houston . i} | *Galveston ... | *Columbus, Ohio Wheeling - Wilkesbarre 79,489 Decatur, Iil. Utica Greensburg, Pa Totals, U, §..51,851,694,309 0.3 Outside N. Y. 701,067,096 5.0 CANADA, Montreal $20,550,185 49.3 Toronto ... 12,528,518 26.7 Winnipeg 5,102,503 ... Halifax 1,864,792 - ..., Vancouver, B. C. 1185421 210 Hamilton 786,020 7.5 St. John, N. B TL412 40 Victoria, B. C. 1816 Quebec L. i Ottawa. . 2 London, Ont 3 Totals, Can.. $45,950,468 31.9 *Not included in totals because containing other items than clearings, — % ' Bradstreet's on Trade. —— G NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Bradstreet’s to- morrow will say: Satisfaction with the old and confidence in the new year are the dominating featurcs as 1902 draws to a close. The enormous holiday trade, exceeding in most respects all records, proved to be a fitting crown to a year of al- most unprecedeated business and industrial activity. Except in emall sections of the South ard Southwest, where and weather condi- tions had led to a modification of otherwise sanguine expectations, the volume of season- able business is in most respects satisfactory. In the East, the West, the Northwest and on the Pacific Coast there {s but one note and tlxlk of satisfaction with the results achieved At the close money on call was firm at 6@15 | | 26,878 barrels; exports, - | for choice and . | are moving slowly as - | Quotations range from 3 during the past few weeks. Additional re- ports received of trade distribution for the year confirm those hitherto given of an enormous volume of business, modified, it is true, in some respects, by higher cost of materfals and wages limiting profits. With the larger turn- over, however, and the active demand in most lines, the profit side has not béen entirely lost sight of and it is safe to say that equally satisfactory returns in years to come would prove acceptable. Reports of results in bank- ing clrcles this year are that good profits have Dbeen gained as a result of the comparatively bigh and at the same time st¥dy rates for money. The holiday spirit has ruled in whole- sale lines this week.w Most of the salesmen are in from the road and except for reorders to repair depleted stocks, jobbers are quiet and stock-taking is the main {nterest. Indus- trial operations have naturally slowed down, except where conditions, as in railway traffic, are such as to demand 'the straining of every nerve to keep up with business offered to pre- vent a midwinter congestion, which, fn the present situation of small cupplies of fuel the couniry-over might result in serlous derange- ment. ~ Not only are sprivg goods being or- dercd with freedom and confidence, but prompt delivery of the same s being.urged. Raw wool is very strong and rather mors Interest is noted in low grades at leading cen- ters ihis week. Australian advices are very bad, because of the drought and a great short- Age in productlon of wool ¢ expected in that country. < The lumber trade situation, that for white pine and hardwood particularly, is satisfactory. Wheat, Including flour, exports for the week ending Deccmber 24, aggregate 8.500,488 bush- els, against 2,256,037 last week, 4,201,542 this Wweelt last vear and 3,858,165 in 1900. W heat exports since July 1. aggregate 127,521,019 bushels, against 144,927,756 last season and 93,999,518 in 1900. Corn exports aggregate 1,502,651 bushels, against 1,528,141 last weel, 30 same wesk last year and 4,011,105 in Among the great industries iron and steel, naturally quiet at this seaton of the vear, atill note tbe continued fuel scarcity, affect- ing production of merchant furnaces East and Reilway bullding has been active this the heaviest, In fact, for fiftcen vears past— ©nd showing a 12 per-cent Incease In mil:age over a year ago. Speculative feeling in coppar is Letter and talk of an fiaprovement in the mefital itself is heard. z usiness failures for the week ending Thurs- day number 161, as against 225 last week, 219 in this week last and 290 in 1808, year, 213 In 1900, 213 in 1899 #* * Dun’s Review of Trade. I -— % NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade to-morrow will sa: Trade and speculation experienged the cus- tomary holiday quiet, except in Christmas goods, which sold freely, many packing and shipping departments being stiil engaged on this class of work, which could not he com- pleted at the specified time. Industrial under. taking of inventories, while other plants ar closed because fuel cannot be obtained. Orders still come forward freely and the new year will open with more business on the books than ever before. is a good export movement of the leading sta- ples. In this, ae In many other instances, however, there is still the drawback of inade- quate transportation facilities which restrict shipments to the seaboard. Financial condi- tions are satisfactory. Railway earnings thus far this month surpass last year by 5 per cent and those of 1900 by 11.6 per cent. | . Quiet conditions in the iron and steel indus- | tries unaccompanied by any sign of weakness | testify to the healthy tone and suggest a bright outlook for- the coming year. Furnaces and the usual time, not because orders are lacking, but in order to accumulate a moderate. supply of coke. Foreign pigiron is offered slightly below domestic quotations, but neither import- ed nor home-made iron is available for imme- diate use in large quantities. Independent steel mills claim they are unable o pay pres- ent prices for billets, which cost $31 or more for early shipment. An unexpected favorable feature has ap- peared in the market for cotton goods. After a long season of stagnation in the export divi- sion the demand for China suddenly became considerable, notwithstanding the depression in silver and liberal stocks of cottons in ‘Shang- hal. In woolen goods there is a good demand, overcoatings providing the chief feature. ‘Wool |15 strong, with further advance anticipated next year. 2 Fallures for the week numbered 200 in the United States, against 250 last year, and 21 in Canada, compared with 23 a year ago. P SR S ——SEESLY. New York Grain and Produce. 26.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 7822 Darrels. Firm, NEW YORK, .Dec. with a moderate trade. WHEAT—Receipts, 143,325; exports, 81,200 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, Sic elevator; { No. 2 red, T9%¢c f. o. b.; No. 1 Northern, Duluth, 86%c f. 0. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Mani- toba, 8i%c I. 0. b. afloat. Options had a slow, | uneventful day, but maintained a steady to firm tone. A cold wave menaced the unprotected winter wheat plant, receipts were light, ex- port demand fair and the late corn market a help. The market closed 3c higher. Ma: 8114@81 b-16¢, closed S1¥c; July, TSH@TS ciosed 7T8%c; December, 84%@84%c, closed —Spot Rio, nominal. SUGAR—Raw, quiet. Refined, qulet. DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The market, with- out being particularly active, is fairly steady at | 4@sc for common, 534 @b% for prime, S%@Eac ac for fancy. | PRUNES—Spot prunes are not being pressed | for sale owing to the strong coast advices, but usual at this season. sc to The for all | grades. APRICOTS—Firmly held at 7%@I2c for bexes and 310c for bags. PEACHES—Steady at 12@18c for peeled and 6%@10c for unpeeled. Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—The holiday dullness which was manifested in all the pits was espe- clally noticeable in wheat, and trading at times was almost at a standstill, but in spite of ex- treme inactivity prices were steady. Owing to there being no cables the opening was easy, with May a shade to %@lc lower, at 71@ Strong markets at St. Louis and a falr ex) demand helped to maintain a firm tone, a though crop journals were bearish and Argen- tine advices were more encouraging. May sold up to T18@77%c. There was a little decline toward the close and final figures were a shade higher, at T7%c. heoni- feature In the corn trade was an advance of two cents in the December option, caused by the anxicty of some belated shorts to get to cover, but as soon as their wants were supplied the market dropped back to about its former position. The market had a firm un- 23:;:0“5 and May closed a shade higher, at e, Oats ruled firm throughout. The close was steady, May %@34c higher, at 34c. Provisions were strong the entire day, due mostly to the smaller receipts of hogs and higher prices at the yards, The close was strong, with May pork up 27%c, lard and ribs each 71:c@10c higher. The leading features ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. lose. ‘Wheat No. 2— 2 . Cloeg December . 5% May figs July - T4 Corn No. 2— December 4714 January . 45 May .. ; 43% Oats No. 2— Decembar (new) 32! May . B35g 34 Mess Pork, p>r bbl— January .16 70 17 25 May .16 30 16 50 16 30 16 473 Lard, per 100 1bs— December 1015 10 20 1015 10 30 January 29821 9 971 9 8214 99215 57l 9 421 9 521G 8 471 8 5214 8 321, 8 671 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, dull })ut steady; No. 2 spring wheat, 78@75%c; No. 3, 69c; No. 2 red, TA%@7b%c: No. 2 corn, 45%c; No. 2 yellow, 48c; No. 2 oats, 3214@. 32%c; No. 3 white, 31%@34c! No. 2 rye, 4814¢c; good feeding barley, 356@42c; fair to cholce malting, 41@53¢c; No, 1 flaxseed, $1 16; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 24; prime timothy seed, $3 75; mess pork, per bbl, $1T@17 10; lard, per 100 10 15@10 30; short ribs sides (loose), $8 50 ;_ary salted shoulders (boxed), $8 2@ short clear sides (boxed), $8 871469 elover, contract grgde, $10 £5. X /’@?’ Articles— <~ Receipts. shipmen‘l_f TFlour, barrels 49,000 43,000 ‘Wheat, bushels 228,000 Corn, bushels. , 222,100 Oats, bushels. 71,200 Rye, bushels. 00 Barley, bushels, On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter i’%‘i'..f“ b q“‘l"f@gg easier; creamery, 18@ 273k, Ty, . Egss, steady; 25c. Cheese, firm; 13@13%c. . i New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dec, 26.—The absence of thi English market cabies naturally exerted a restricting effect on the local metal trade, but most descriptions were firm and higher. = Tin advanced to 26@26lc, but Was very quiet, takings are interrupted.in many cases by the | Prices of commodities are firmly | held by the steady domestic demand and there | mills will extend the season of idleness beyond | and while copper prices were reduced, the market continues nominal. Standard is quoted r:‘l:::lll-;'. 11%c and electroiytic and cast- . malned Gl and ady 8t 4hn L o n and easy at 4%c. Iron was dull. W its, nominal; No, 1 foundry Northern, ; No. 2 foundry Northern, No, 1 foundry Southern and No, 1 foundry Southern, soft, at $22@23, New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Cotton to-day vpenxefl dull at & decline of one point to an in- vance of one point and closed quiet and steady at a loss of three poluts to a net advance of one point. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—CATTLE—Receipts 6000; market slow. Good to prime steers, $5 50@6 50; or to medium, 5 70: stockers and feede: 2G4 50; cows, @4 50; _heiters, $2@5 | anners, §1 254 20; bulls, $2¢4 40; calves, $3@ 7; Texas-ted steers, $3 75@5. HOGS—Receipts: To-day, 19,000; left over, 8000; market 5@10c higher. Mixed and butch- ers, $6@6 45; good to choice heavy, $6 45@6 65; rough husvy. 0 454 light, §5 85@6 20; bulk of sales, $6 3 |~ SHEEP—Recelpts, 11,000: 10@15c higher; | lumbs, 16@25c higher; good to cholce wethers, $4@4 50; ialr to cholce mixed, $3@4; wesfern sheep, $4@4 5O0; native lambs, 25; western | lambs, $4 25@6. ST, JOSEPH. + ST. JOSEPH, Dec. 26.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 12800." Texas and Western, $335G5 75; cows | 8pd belfers, $2g435; stodkers end feeders, $3@+4 85, HOGS—Recelpts, 3300. Medium and heavy, | $6@6 20; pigs, $4 50@6 25; bulk, $6 45@6 55. | SHEEP—Receipts, 600; steady. Quality | common. | i A Northern Business. SEATTLE, Dec. 26.—Clearings, $715,532; balances, $130,067. TACOMA, Dec. 26.—Clearings, $437,529; | balances. $50,6€0. PORTLAND, Dec. 26.—Clearings, $725,542; ! balances, $103,584. SPOKANE, Dec. 26.—Clearings, $386,008; | balances, $05,876. " Northern Wheat Market. OREGON, | PORTLAND, Dec. 26.—WHEAT—Walla Walla, 70c; valley, 75c. \ WASHINGTON. | Dec. . 20 WHEAT. Bluestem, 72c. TACOMA, 134c higher, closed at S13c; club, *- -% LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. There was mothing new yesterday beyond a | fractional decline in silver, Sterling Exchange, day e Sterling Exchange, sight . . — 4 87 Sterling Cables .. =g e8 | New York Exchange, sight I — par | New York LExchange, telegraphic 215 | Silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars, nominal Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—It was a holiday at Liverpool and | Paris. The Argentine cabled a change for the better in the weather. Continental stocks De- cember 1 were 33,048,000 bushels, against 25,- | 400,000 December 1, 1901. Odessa stocks were | 12,000,000 bushels, ‘against 1,500,000, Bradstreet’s gave the exports of Wheat and Fiour from the United States this week at 3,560,000 bushels. Minneapolis stocks will in- crease about 1,000,000 bushels for the week. | The winter wheat crop is reported in fine con- | dition, with the movement of Wheat from formers small. Chicago was firm, with some demand for the Continent, In this market therc was no change worthy | of remark, either in cash grain or futures. Trading was light all around. CASH WHEAT. No. 1, $1 373%5@1¥42%; Miliing, $1 4591 50 per ctl. ! FUTURES. Session 9 to 11 a, m, Opern. High. Low. Close. December—No sales, May ... .81 37 $1 37% $1 37 $1.37T% 2 p. m. Session, Open. ‘High. Low. Close. December—No sales. May .§1 37% $1 38 $1 37% $137% BARLEY-—Cash grain was a fraction lower, in sympathy with a decline in futures. Busi- ness was dull and offerings were light. CASH BAKRLEY. Feed, $1 17%4@1 20; Brewing and shipping grades.’ $1 2215; Chevalier, $1 55@1 60 for fair to choice. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11 a, m, Open. High. Low. Close. ' December—No sales, May $1 18% $1 10% $1 18% §1 19% 7 2 p, m, Session. Open. High. Close. December—No sales. May ..$1 19% $1 19% §1 19% $1 191 OATS—There are plenty on the market for the current slack demand and prices are un- changed. Receipts from the north are liberal. White, $1 27%@1 35; Black, $1 20@1 25 tor feed and $1 26@1 30 for seed; Red, $1 20@1 30 for common to choice and $1 32%@1 35 for fancy: Gray. §1 25@1 27% per ctl. CORN—Since last report 1400 ctls have come in from the West. The market continues dull and_unchanged. Western (sacked) is quoted at $1 25@1 2714 | fer Yellow and $1 25@1 30.for White and $1 25 for mixed; California, Large Yellow, nominal; small round, do, hominal; White, nominal; Egyptian, $1 25@1 35 for White and 1'25 for Brown. §1 1214@1 15 per ctl- BUCKWHEAT—Nominal at $1 T5@2 10 per cental, Low. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $1 20@ 4 45, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $t 10@4 20; Oregon and Washington, $3 50@3 75 per bbl for Family and $3 50@4 for Bakers'. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in packages are as follows: Graham Flour, $3 50 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $3 25; Rye Meal, $3; Rice Floui ; Corn ‘Meal, $3 25@3 50: extra cream, do, $1@ 4 25; Oat Groats, $5 25; Hominy, $1 25@4 50; Buckwheat Fiour, $4 50@1 75; Cracked Whea $4; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, §3 70: Rolled Oats, barrels, $7 35@9: in sacks, $6 85@ 8 50; Pearl Barley, $6; Split Peas, boxes, $6 50; Green Peas, $5 per 100 lbs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Another 50c has been lopped off the price of Wheat Hay, but the medium and lower grades remain unchanged. The feeling, how- ever, is weak. Since last report the arrivals of Bran from Washington foot up 11,855 sacks, but the market shows no change. BRAN—§18 @19 50 per ton. MIDDLING:S 50@24 50 per ton, FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $25@26 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $25@26; jobbing, 26 50@27; Cocoanut Cake, $21@22; Corn Meal, }0@31; Cracked Corn, $30 50@31 50; Mixed Feed, bzwfl; Cottonseed Meal, $26 0. HAY—Wheat, $13@15 50, with $16 for extra fine; Wheat and Oat. §12¢15; Red and Black Oat, $11@13; Wild Oat, $10@11 50; Barley, $10°50@11; Stock, S8 50@9 50; Alfalta, $9@ 11 50; Clover, $8@10 per ton, STRAW—50@6bc per In.le. Beans and Seeds. Local dealers received telegrams vesterday reporting higher prices for Beans in Michigan, There was no.change here except in Blackeye, sales being reported at the quotations below. The market was quiet, . BEANS—Baygs, 52 65@2 80; Pea, 50 small White, $3 15@3 35: large Whlte.sslafl 3 26; Pink, $2 40@2 70; Red, $2 90@3; Lima, $4 20@+ 36; Red Kidneys, 4 50; Biackeye, $4 90 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $3 25; Yellow Mus- or Eas 3 c; Rape, 23c; Timothy, 7¢; Hemp, N o S % @ic 1b; R TRD PR AL it \02"2 50 Pfl; es, ; Green, §1 2 25 per ctl. F e Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. *Two cars of Sweets came in from Merced and moved oft falrly well. Otherwise the mar. ket for Potatoes and Onions was dull and featureless, Receipts of Los Angeles vegetables, while less than 50 packages, proved too much, there belng but little inquiry for anything. ' There are too many Green Peppers on the market, and at present this is a hard vegetable to sell. POTATOES—Burbanks from the river, 506 85c per ctl; Salinas Burbanks, 1 10 “per ctl; Oregon 'do, 75c@$1; Yakima do, 05; River Reds, 40@b0c per ctl; Early Rose, for seed, per ctl; Sweet Potatoes, $1 50 e NTONS totas 1 for chot per ctl for ce and fancy, and 45@70c for lower grades. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 5@6%c per 1b: String and Wax Beans, 8G10¢; Cabbage, 406 60c per ctl; Tomatoes from Los Angeles, Tic ber box and $1@1 25 per crate; Carrots 40@ 50c per sack; Garlic, 2%4@2%c per 1b; Green Peppers, from Los Angeies, per Ib; Dried Peppers, 8@dc per Ib for Stockton and 10@12%c for Los Angeles; Egg Plant from Los Angeles, 8@10c per lb: Drled Okra, 15@20c mrxb;summers«mngom Los Apseles, 51 @1 25 per box; Marrowfat Squash, $10 pe; Der ton; ‘Hubbard, $10@12; Mushrooms, 25@30c per 1b Tor laree and BaGi0e Tor Dastens, Poultry and Game. There was practically no market for Poultry or Game yesterday. the public ap- parently having had a surfeit of fowl. Only 8 cases of dressed Turkeys came in and there Was very little domestic live Poultry received. A car of Western, that came in on the pre- ceding day, was marketed and sold off slowly. ‘There Were Ifberal receipts of Game and large quantities were carrried over. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 21G22c-per 1b: live Turkeys, 17@iSc for Gobblers and 17@18c for Hens: Geese, per pair, $1 T5@2; Gos- lings, $1 75@2; Ducks, pery, dowen, for old and $1 50@6 50 for young; Hens, $+ 50@5; young Roosters, 5 50; old Roos- Ters, $1 5005; Fryers. 34 3000; Broilers, $40 4 00 for large and §3@4 for small; Pigeons, ,llfilbiza per dozen for old and $1 75 for squabs. . GAME—Doves, $1 25 per dozen; Hare, 75c@ $1 per dozen, Cottontail Rabbits, $1 50; Brush Rabbits, $1; Mallard Ducks, $3G3 §0; Canvas- $2G2 50; Teal. back, $3@3 50; Sprig, $1 50; widgeon, $1 50; small Ducks, $1@1 25; Gray Geese, $3@3 50; White 'Geese, 3 1-25@ 1 50; Brant, $2 for large and $1 25 (or’lmlll: Honkers, $4@5; English Snipe, $2 50; common, i §1 50, Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Cheese is lower and weak at the decline. It was freely offered yesterday for the north- ern and southern trade at 15¢ per nound for fancy mild new, cased, f. 0. b., With no re- sponse to the wires. Eggs are also weak and liberally offered to buyers at concessions, without much extra business resulting. Receipts continue to in- crease. Most dealers report a weak Butter market, with 30c ruling for fancy creamery, though offcrings are being made as low as e, with | sales at tbe latter figure. Receipts are ample and there Is enough Butter here to go around. Reczipts were 45,500 Ibs Butter, 612 cascs Bggs and 5200 lbs Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, first hands, 28@30c per Ib for fancy and 27%c for firsts; da: 25@27ic; store Butter nominal; cold storage is about gone; Western, nominal, CHEESE—New, 141%4@15c; old, nominal Young America, 16c; Eastern, 17@17% Western. 16%@17c_per’Ib. EGGS—Ranch, 32a33c for fancy and 30@ | 3lc for lower and medium grades; store, 21%@ 30c; cold storage, 22@27c; cold storage West- ern Eggs, 20c, Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. The frult market was dead and most deal- | ers were hardly pald for the trouble of keep- iing their stores open. There was a fair at- | tendance of jobbers at the Orange auction, but retailers “were conspicuous by their ab- sence. Aside from some spirited bidding on fancy shipping stock the sale passed off quiet- | ly. Three cars were sold. Fancy Navels | brought $1 75@2 25 and choice $1 80@2. Some | cholce Lemons sold at 75c@$1. i ‘Two steamers from Honolulu that made port on Thursday brought up between them over 5000 bunches of Bananas. CRANBERRIES—Cape Cod, $13@13 50 per barrel; Wisconsin, nominal, } APPLES—35@50c per box for common, 60@ 90c for choice and S1@l 50 for fancy; fancy Oregon, $1 253G+ 5, i PERSIMMONS—40@73c per box. PEARS—Winter Nellis, $1@1 25 per box: some faucy ccld storage higher; other Winter | Pears, 50@0e, | POMEGRANATES—S$! per small box. CITRUS ' FRUITS—Navel Qranges, $2@2 50 | for fancy; $1 25@1 75 for chofce and Sl@l 25 | for standards; Seedlings, $1@l 25; Tanger- iues, $1@1 25 for quarters and $1 75@2 for half-boxes; Japanese Mandarins, §1G1 25 per | box: Lemons, 75c@$1 for standards, $1 25@ | | 150 for cholce and $2@2 50 for fancy; Grape | Fruit, $2@2 50: Mexican Limes, $1G1 50; Ba- | ranas, $1 75@3 per bunch for New Orleany | :i“d —— for Hawailan; Pineapples, $3@4 per | czen, b i araae i Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. | There i3 nothing new to report. The market continues of a hollday character. Mail ad- | vices from New York say: ‘Private telegrams | | to-day from San Jose, Cal., state that prac- | tically the entire unsold holdings of prunes | are now in the hands of packers and that It is_confidently expected the syndicate which controls the bulk of the holdings will advance prices. ‘Outside holders,” the advices say, | | ‘are not disposed to sell under present con- | ditions, fearing that they will be picked up | by the syndicate. According to reports on the street efforts have been made to purchase stock from the outside holders through broker- age interests here, this roundalbut way be- ing less likely to arouse the suspicion of hold- ers as to what was being done. The syndicate, according to the information that, has comé i Torward, numbers five packers and the out- siders row holding stock of consequense do not exceed four. A letter says: ‘The move- ment to control the prune situation looks itke a successtul one and-any one here holding stock is disposed to carry it into another year, the feeling being that values will be higher.’ - FRUITS—Apricots, 5)3@8c for Royals and $%@l3c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 4 @ic; sun dried, 4@4%c; Peaches, 4%@7%c; | Pears, 3%@4%c for. quarters and 5@l0c for halves; Nectarines, 4%@5%e for white; Plums, 5@6c for pitted and 1@1%c for unpitted; Figs, 4@dc for black and 4@5c_for white. PRUNES—1902 crop, 2}4@2%c for the four slzes, With 4Gllc premium for the larse | sizes. RAISINS—1802 crop are quoted as follows: 2-crown loose Muscatels, 50-Ib boxes, 5%4c per 1b; 3-crown, 5%c; 4-crown, 6c; Seedless, loose | Muscatels, 5c; Seedless Sultanas, be; Seedless | Thompsons, 5ic; 2-crown London Layers, 20- b boxes, $140 per box: S-crown, $1 50; 4- crown fancy clusters, 20-1b boxes, $2; 5-crown fancy clusters, 20-ib boxes, §$2; 5-crown Dehe- | sas, "20-Ib boxes, $2 50; G-crown Imperials, 20-Ib boxes, §3; Seeded, f. 0. b. Fresno, fancy, i6 0z., 6%c; 12 oz., 5%c; bulk, 5¥c; choice, 16 | oz, 6%c; 12 oz., S¥c; bulk, 6%c. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1, softshell, 13@13%c¢; No. 2, 10@11c; No. 1, hardshell, 11@11%e; No. | 93,@10c; Almonds, 1lc for Nonpareils, 10%@ 1ic for I X L, 10@10%c for Ne Plus Ulira and | 8@8%e for Languedoc: Peanuts, 5@7c for Bast- | ern: Brazil Nuts, 12@13c;: Filberts, 12@12%c; | Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5; Italian | Chestnuts, 12%@14c per Ib. HONEY—Comb, 12@13%sc for bright, 11ic | for light amber and 8@l0c for dark; Water | white extracted, 6@7%c; light amber extract- ed, bls@6c; dark, 1@4¥ec. @29c per Ib. l Provisions. Chicago was firmer. and unchanged, CURED MEATS—Bacen, 12%c per 1b for heavy, 13c¢ for light medium, 15c for light. 16e for extra light, 17c for sugar-cured and 1Sc for extra sugar-cure Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 14% @14%%c; California Hams, 12%@l4c; Mess Beei, $10 per bbl; Extra Mess, $10 50@11; Family, $11 60@12; prime Mess Pork, $15@ 15 50; éxtra clear, $2i; Mess, $19 50; Dry Salt- ed Pork, 13%c; Pig Pork, 4 Pigs’ Feet, $5; Smoked Beef, 1414@15¢ per Ib. LARD-—Tierces quoted at Sc per Ib for com- pound and i2%c for pure; half-barrels, pure, 12%c; 10-1b tins, 18%4¢; 5-1b tins, 133c; 3-1b | tins, 13%e. COTTOLENE—One half-barrel, 9%c; three half-barrels, 9%c; one tierce, 9%c; two tlerces, 9l4c; tive tierces, 9% per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culis and brands sell cbout 1%c under ‘quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 1lc; medium, 10c; light, Sie; Cow Hides, 9c for heavy and Slic for light; Stags, 7c; Salted Kip, 8%c; Salted Veal, 91sc: Salted Calf, 10c; Dry Hides, 16%@lic: Culls, 15e; | Dry ‘Kip, 13c; Dry Calf, i8c; Culls and Brands, 160; Sheepskins, shearlings, 25@30c each: shoré Wool, 40@60¢ each; medium, C5@T0c; long wool. S0carsl 20 each; Horse Hidés, salt, 3 for largs and $250 for medium, $1GZ for small .and Sc for Colts; Horse Hides. dry. $175 for large, $150 for medium, $1@1 25 for small and Boc for Colts, Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 2215n Gry salted Mexican, 25c; dry Central Amesi: can, 3233¢. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, fae large and smooth, 50c: medium, 35c. FALLOW-No. 1 rondered, S%@6S per ;| No. 2, #%@be; krease. B@3%e. L O0LSpring—Vailey Grégon, Lamb:, 13 Der 1b. Fail Clip—San Joaquin ‘and Southern, Ta10c | per‘ 1b; do hmm Il;-. wllgi: :grtll}em defective, 0c per 1b; Humboldt and Mendocine: 1o 1 Saidte County, S@1ic por M 0ocin0 12a HOPS—23@38¢ per 1b. San Francisco Meat Market. Previous prices rule for all descriptions, - &h DRESSED MEATS, \ olesale rates from slaughtercrs to dealers are as_follows: BEEF—1@Thc for Steers and 6@7c per 1p This market was dull | for Cows. VEAL—Large, $%@9¢; emall, 9%@tone per_lb. MUTTON—Wethers, 8§13@9c; Ewes, ¥ s @814 LAMB—10c per Ib. PORK—Dressed Hogs, 8%@9%c per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations good, Livestock, delivered in San Braas per cent shrinkage gflr Cattle: ver Ib (gross weigiit). HOGS-Live Hoge 160 e srie %, urder 160 ive, Wl L per cent oft; &;‘wmm'm 10 per cent off from above quotationed 8% General. Merchandise. $2¢ delivery; San Quentin, 5.33¢; Wool 1 . Green Peas, 1b.10@12%4: AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE OF SUBURBAN ELECTRIC LIGHT COx. PANY PLANT = At HAYWARDS, California, on TUESDAY ..ce.sevcueen .....December 30, 1003 At 11 O'clock A. M., AT LIGHT WORKS, HAYWARDS, I shall sell at public auction, without reservs, for_cash, the Suburban Electric Light Plan; of Haywards in lots to suit. One 18x44 250 H. P. Corliss Engine, Pumps, Ofl Tanks and Fiiters, Larkin Oil 2 sets of Horizontal Boilers, 2 Westinghouse 4. C. Dynamos, 500 lights each: 1 Dynamo, lights; two 30-Arc Machines, lot Transtorme::, lot Arc Lamps, 1 Northern Generator, Wes:' inghouse Ameter, lot Belting, lot Double Pols Knife Switches, lot Rheostats, lot Voltmeters, lot Switchboard Transformers, Ground Detec. tors, about 230 feet 24-inch J-ply Belting, Junk, Copper Wire, Aluminum, etc., etc. TERMS—CASH. SALE ABSOLUTE. M. MARCUSE, Auctioneer, 918 Broadway, Oakland. 2 AUCTION SALE o, SOPHEY BROS.” LIVERY STABLE And to Cloge Estate of J. E. Sophey- 30 LIVERY and WAGON HORSES. 40 WAGONS and BUGGIES. 20 SETS HARNESS. Also Entire Contents of Stables —aAT— 820 Folsom St., Near 4th MONDAY, Dec. 29, at | p. m. B. STEWART, Auctioneer. —— * — Family Retail Market. * There i3 no turther change in Butter, Cheess and Eggs, though all three are dfclining in tha Wholesale markets under increasing supplies. Meats, Poultry, Game and Fish show no va- riations worthy of note, and Fruits and Vege- tables stand about the same as last week. COAL, PER TON— i Wellington ..$—@10 00|Southfield | Seattle —@ 8 50| Wellington 10 00 | Rosiyn 9 00/Caos Bay 7 50 Richmond —@ 9 30i\Greta 9 00 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC.— Butter, choice,sq.35@65 45@50 | Western Eggs. Cheese, Sw. Common Egi Ranch Egzgs, per. MEATS, PER POUND— Bacon 15@25 Pork Sausage.12%@15 Hams 15@17 Smoked Beef... —@20 Lard .. .... 15— The San Francisco Butchers' Protective As- scciation gives the following retall prices for meats: Roast Beef ......10@18|Lamb Chops Tenderloin Steak.13@18 Spring Lamb. .15@20 Porterhse do.1714G22% |Reast Mutton.. 8@1214 Sirloin _Steak..1214@15 Mutton Chops ...10G1% Round Steak...10@12' Mutton Stew..... 10 Beel Stew - S@10| Roast Veal B ‘orned Beef . 810! Veal Cutlets » oup Bones ..... 4@—| Roast Pork......11@18 Soup Meat. 10 Pork Chops ,....15@18 Roast Lamb ..12%@18 POULTRY AND GAME— Hens, each......50@90, Young Roosters, €ach ......od Old Roosters, ea.. Fryers, each. Broilers, each. | pair ... ! Doves, ‘per oz $1 50 Ducks, each. Geese,” each Gray Geese, each.40@50 Goslings .. White Geese, per Pigeons, pai.. pafr ... - —@50 Brant, per pair..65@75 English Saipe, per dozen....$3 Mallard Ducks, Common Snipe, per pair 7 per doz. $2@2 50 FRUITS AND NUTS—. Alligator Pears, dz§3@5! Sq-abs, per pair.50@ Rabbits, each. Hare, each. Almonds +..15@20| Dried Figs, per Ii Apples . . 3@ 5| Limes, dozen Christmas Apples, |Lemons, dozen Per I 2% oieae 8$@10|Oranges, doz. Cranberries, per Pomegranates, per quart E dozen 5 | Persimmons, "doz. 20G—| Pears, per Ib.. s ‘20@30, Pineapples, each.25@50 15@20 Quinces, Ib.. 3 Cocoanuts, each..—@10 Raisins, per Ib. 15 Grape Fruit, per Tangerines, doz. dozen .60c@$1 Walnuts, per Ib..15420 VEGETABLES— Beets, dozen ....10@— Okra, dried, Ib...—@23 Beénls. :h\te. Il: ;:IIITI. r ;b.‘lol‘&u olored, per Ib. renips. pr doz.. 106 Dried Lima, Ib.. 6@ S|Radishes, dozen Cabbage, each .. 5@10| bunches ..sae.15@20 Celery, head..... 5@10|Sweet Potatocs, Cress,dz bunches. 2030 _ per Ib ...... 28 2% Cucumbers, doz..—@—| Garlic —0 4 Green Peppers. per 1b ......12%@15 Dried Peppers ..15@25! Esg Plant 12%@15 Sage, dz bunchs.25@30 String Beans, per per ..o Sprouts, per b | Spinach, per Ib. Thyme, dz bnchs.: 130 ‘Turnips, per doz.2 Tomatoes, 1b.. Lettuce, per doz.15@20 Leeks, dz bnchs..20@25/ Mushrooms, Ib. ..10@50 Onions, per Ib. 3 FISH— Flounders Halibut 1213 — Herring 206— Mackerel 35@50 Do horse. —@65 Rockfish . om— Salmon, fresh 508 — Do smolee-d. Sardines . 3a10 rimps . . —@10 Shad L@ls | Mussels, quart...—@— Oysters, Cal, 100.40@50 Do Eastern, dz.25@10 Striped Perch .. Pompino Rockeod @ il e @ 35¢; Fleece Twine, 7%4@8e; Fruit Bags, 5%c, ¢ and 6%c for three sizes of Cottonfand iy $igc for Brown Jute. wCOALWelitgton. & per ton: _Southileld ellington. cattle, ; Bryant 507 7: Goos Bay, §5 50: Grete, 31, Waile: Co-operative Wallsend, $6 50; R! 30: Cumberland, $12 'in buk and 5 in_sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite EgK, Welsh Anthracite Egg, $13; Welsh Lump, $11 50; Cannel, §9 per ton; Coke, 310 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks; Rocky Moun- tain descriptions, $8 45 per 2000 Ibs and $8 50 per ton, aceording to brand. OIL — Linsead, 56c for _ bofled _and Bic for raw in barrels; cases, Sc_more; Cali- fornla Castor Oil_ in cases, No, 1, T0c: pure, $1 16: Lucol. 48c for boiled and 46¢ for raw in barrels; Lard Oil, extra winter strained, bar- Tels, 93c; cases, ‘$1; China Nut, 35@6Z2c per gallon; pure Neatsfoot in barrels, 70c; cases. me Sno.rg:s,t Dove. tbe: Whale Ofk :‘-lm' . 50@G5e per gallon: Fish Ofl, rrels, 45c; cases. 50c: Cocoaput Ofl, in barrels, 63%a for Ceylon and 8i4c for Australian. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Ofl, In bulk, 16¢; Pearl O Astral, Star, 22%e; Eoce! 22%e; €€c In drums and iron barrels. RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead. 63 6%¢ per Ib; White Lead, 6@6%c, according t TR o 32 C: ra, No_ 2 (Siam), $4.321@4 35: China No. 1, $8 1565 30; extra do, $5 6U@5 80; Hawalian, 50; Japan, 25@5 90; Louisi- ava, $5 371%@6 50., SUGAR—The Wastern Sugar Com- pany quotes as follows, per in 100-1> bags: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, povzvnt 5.15¢; ~ Candy Granulated, 5.30¢; . Tablets—Half-basrels, 5.35¢; boxes. 5.80c per Ib. No order taken for less than 13 barrels or its equivalent, Receipts of Produces : FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26. Flour, qr sks .. 12,220 33 62,486 7 698 16 250 Potat 1 4