The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 9, 1903, Page 11

THE SAN I1RANCIfCO CALL : FRIDAY, JANUAIX 9, 1903. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. cal securities dull. Oil and mining stocks sclling zwcl! New York stocks buoyant and higher. or slightly lower. S ugar Exchange marked dozm 2oc. IWheat and Barley quict and steady. rn viominal, with liberal offerin lozwer ( Hay soc again. Beans end Seeds as previously g Nothing nezo in Butter, Cheese an Dried Fruits showing more firmn, Hops s continue quict here and elsewhere. and Wool unchanged. wnchanged. Oats and Ryc 1gs of Western. Feedstuffs unchanged. uoted. d Eggs. ess and movement in New York. LL'J'[.‘. Sheep and Hols as previously quoted. C ¢ Potatocs doing better. Oni Poultry and Game quieter and ea. Oranges lower. ions .x.'cak sier. Deciduous Frits not materially changed. Barley Exports in December. | The exp uring the ris of Barley from San Francisco | : of December were as fol- 5. 9 0 2 ;E,Tm not includ- | walian Islands, $470,226 The | £ 1901 Pacific Time.) Pt Cidy . Cloudy ioud 00 | 00 Cloudy’ has risen during the last twen.- | fre Point Conception “north, California there has been a there are some indications of a urbance passing castward over Northern | m temperature continues below the normal n Joaquin Valley. e Sacramento Valley tule fog is slowly ring and warmer weather may be ex- s < Rain has fallen from Eureka northward. | Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty rs ending midnight January §: California—Cioudy Friday; light ern California—Fair Friday; light west | winds. evada—Cloudy Friday Fan Prancisco and vicinity—Cloudy Priday | fog in the morning; 1 it north changing to southerly. - . ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. > EASTERN MARKET S. New York Stock Markt't | ki 1 NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—To-day’s stock market | was languM and somewhat irregular during | part of the session, but it was | wreater animation and general reports of the deal for @ivided con- ng by the Pennsylvania and Van- The coalers led the move- g of Rea iit interests. but the Readings themselves were but affected, beyond a full recovery earlier depression. Pennsylvania | share in the strength awaken~d Cries took the Jjead and of between 2% and 3% on Concise detalls were lack- t it was taken for granted had been taken toward of control of the antbra- ris have been long cuprent | 1 and the dominance of the 1 Heading made it evident | bservance of comity -between 38 e and New York Central po would be followed. The fact of the re- ption of “‘deals” Jects in the rul The declining course | Del & Hudson - | Del Lack & West ‘oo | & | Union Pecif | Con Tobacco ptd. | Hocking Coal .... ihe Readings for Baltimore | | ency to rally from yesterda; gamated Copper was very Irregular but was clined to react under the influence of the weakness of copper both here and in London. New York public utilities continued to re- flect the favorable effgef of Governor Odell's recommendation for the repgul of the franchise tax. The reported blizZard in the Northwest was taken account of by traders who sought 1o renew the market reactioh of yesterday. | The recovery In the London money market and he firmer tone of sterling exchange attracted | me atiention. The reduction in money sup- ies in London ix sufficiently a z v “The week's reduction of over $90,000,000 in loans of the Bank of England. largely augmented control of the outeide mar- ket, it is & matter of Interest whether the central institution will attempt to attract gold | from abruad or will operate directly to ease | the outside market in preparation for coming | Government loans operations. Bonds were quite active and were rather irregular. Total sales, par value, $3,880,000. United States bonds were unchanged on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST, Stocks— High. Low. Atchison ... s6% S5l | Atchison pfd 102% 101% Bait & Ohio ...... 102% 1013 Belt & Ohio prd.. 8, 044 Pacific i Canada Southern. Chesap, & Ohio Chi & Alton . | Chi & Alton ptd... Ind & Louts. .. i Ind & L Fffl & E Dlinols. T & G Western.. 30,300 &G W Apfd 100 & G W B prd. e & Northwestn. 800 “hi Term & Trans. 7,500 Chi Term & T pfd. 4,900 CCC&st bo\m‘ Denver & Rio G : Erie & W pid Louis & Nash . 4500 Mauhattan L 12,200 Metropolitan St Ry 1,500 Mexican Central 5,000 Mexican Natioral.. 1,000 Minn & St Louls.. 1,200 | Missours Pacific.... 73200 1,500 3,800 400 1821 182 182 4800 153% 152% 133% 7.400 783, 75 1!!- 100 000 34 3-‘{’ w‘- Reading ... Reading 1st pfd 24 ptd < Isiand .. cck Island pfd. Louis & § F. L& § F 1st prd. L &S F 24 prd. Louis 8 W Louls 8 W pm Paul ... Paul prd uthern Pacific Texas & Pacific,.. Tol St L & West.. Tol B¢ L & W ped. Union Pacifi ‘Wabash E 24 ptd. Wisconsin Central. Wisconsin Cent pfd Express Companies— Adams .. | American | Unftea_stai Wells Fargo Miscellaneous— Amal S & R prd.. Araconda Min Co. | Brookiyn Rap Tran | Colo Fuel & Iron.. | Consolidated Ga General Electric .. International Paper Inter Paper ptd.. International Power Laciede Gas ...... Netional Blacuit . National Lead .. North American .. Pacific” Coast Pacific Matl . People's Gas Pressed Steel Car.. Pressed 8 C prd.. Pullman Pal Car. | Republic Stesl .... Republic Steel pfd. Sugar ..... U B & P Co pfd. U S Leather - © S Leather pfd.. U 8 Rubber . U 8 Rpbber pfd. 8 Steel .. U 8 Steel pfd. ‘Western Union Total sales...1,200,000 UNITED RAILWAYS OF BAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Curb guotations ot United Railwaye of San Francisco: $50 bid, $91 asked; subscriptions, $47 25 ma, $48 asied. NEW YORK CLOSING BONDS. b 14 106 151 L 40033 XYl gen Brgn 105 1 N J Cen gen bs ..134 1 No Py 45 103 10.5% No P s n t s i 2254553500055 ey nnrle( protecied the speculation % St L Bxiely OB @ccount of the money situa- ' Y Bt 1 t ; ¢ 1 g: L he announcement late In the 1 L bunkers' pool which subscribed o0 0t e cetmber 1or the DRbLestion” of | o "t against cmergency has | ShimaR been dissolved added to the feciing of security 5t and K to the final outbreak of the buoy- Ry ancy in which the market closed. New York g A Central and Baitimore and Ohip shared 1o RE S - in the strensth due to the fead- | i : Of other special movements that | Wabash oo’ in the grangers was attribdted to the growth - the corn movement, though there was some v nce of orzanized merket support in Mis- g Pacific and Rock lsland. The speculs- S e el continued iu Sugar. which is ueual | CF&T 5 approuch of a dividend perfod for | F lat stock. but there was profit-taking in the MINING STOCKS. tlock in the lutter part of the day. There Little Chief -4 rons i evidence of profttaking (rom time St L3 time in some Gt Paul. | freece 18 Toe Tistea Bintes Sod stocks siowed a senh- | x = With this | s 1 Gemana. | %5 | Comstock Tun CC & Va Horn Silver 25 8 P’le\'ll Iron Stlver. , 81 Small Hopes . 30 . Leadville Con 03 Standard 8 25 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. | Sroney— ‘Westingh Commn.107 Call loans Time loans . k& Bonds— . i85 3 Atchison 45 . |Amalgamated ... 6314 Gas 1sts ., | Daly West 43 Mex Central | Bingham 30 Rallroads— | Calumet & 490 Atchison 864 Centennial . 21 do prefd 1021, | Copper Rangi [ Boston & Albany.257 |Dom Coal 3116 Boston & Maine.194 | Franklin 103y Boston Elevated. Fitchburg prd Union Pacific Mex Central .. awk ola l)omlnmn . Osceola 25% Parrot Miscellaneor | Quincy. Am Sugar 1331 | Santa Fe Copper. 1% do _pretd 121 | Tamarack ... st Am Tel & Tei... 163% Trimountain 9 Dom Iron & Steel. 68 | Trinity .11y | Gen Electric ....18% |U nited States .... 22% | Mass Electric 36 J2s do prefa .. o “ncmn. - D Tey United Frult ....168 | Winona . . 3% { U 8 Steel 38% Wolverine . . 67 do prefd suig' LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Con for money. 93 5-16/ Norfolk & West. i 93% d oprefd ....... 94 & |Ontario & West.. 33% 8§ | Pennsylvania .... 79% 10415 Reading . B4l 104 do Tt pretd. . 4D do 24 prefd...l 403 51 |soutnern Ry +..nr ! Chi Gt Western.. 20 d oprefd . Chi M & St Paul.186 |Southern Pac..... 681 Den & R G. 43% Union Pacific ... do prefd 9213 do prefd . 96 Erte .. U 8 Steel . do 1st prefd | do prefd . do 24 pretd 63‘« Wabash . Illinois Central...1533:| do pre(d . is & Nash De Beers Mo_Hen & Tex x| Rands . N Y Central.. Bar silver, quiet, 22%4d per ounce. Money, | 214@3 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for ehort bills is 3 5-16 per cent and for three months’ bills 1s 31 per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Jan, 8.—Close: Money on call, | steady at 39 @0 per cent; closing offered at 4 per cent. Time money, easler; sixty days, 5@5% per cent; ninety a- per cent; six nths, 5 per cent. e mercantile paper, | 51,@6 per cent. sterllnx exchange, firmer, | with_ actual business in bankers’ bills, at | $186.70@4 86.75 for demand and_at $183.50@ | 483.60 for sixty days' bills. Posted rates, $4 84104 871%. Commercial bills, $1825,@ §3%. Bar sliver, 48)c. Mexican doilars, 38%e. Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, irregular, | * —_———% | | New York Grain and Produce. * * NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—FLOUR—Receipts, | 9800; exports, 2357 barrels; moderately active and steadler. WHEAT—Receipts, 119,700 bushels; spot, firm; No. 2, S0%c elevator; No, 2 red, 9%c f. 0. b, afleat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 88%c f. o, b. afloat; No, 1 hard Manitoba, S7%c ¥ ©. b. afloat. In spite of an extremcly dull | trade wheat held remarkably firm ali day on higher cables, a better export inquiry, the | strength of corn, further good support West and local covering. The close was 2@ %c net higher. May, 70 11-16G80%c, closed at TT3%@18%e¢, closed at 18k4e. v, steady; refined, quiet, COFFEE—8pot Rio, steady; No. 7 involce, 5 3-16c; mild, firm; Cordova, 7%@12c. Futures closed ' quiet, unchanged to § points lower: sales, 16,600 bags, including January, $3 20; | March, §4 40@4 40; May, $4 60@4 G5; June, | §4 70; July, $4 T5@4 8S0; August, $4 50; Sep- tember. $4 90@4 95, DRIED FRUITS, EVAPORATED APPLES—The market shows no change from the conditipns recently re- ported, being steady to firm fnder o moderate Common _are quoted ; prime, Sz, cholce, SR @6les fancy: G ye. PRUNES—Spot prunes continue’ firm at 3% @7Ttac for all grades, APRICOTS—Rather quiet but hold steady 14@10c in bags. | at 7%@12c in boxes and at | PEACHES—Quiet, but steady, with quotu- tions ranging from 12@1Sc for peeled to 634G | 10¢ for unpeeled. £ % Chicago Grain and Produce. | % i CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—Wheat ruled active and | strong, and while the news was somewhat con- flicting, the general trend was more of a bull- ish character. Smaller receipts and firm cables imparted & gocd tone at the start and the mars ket was well maintained throughout the ses- sion. There was considerable buying by a | prominent long and some of the commission | houses, the offerings coming largely from locals. Argentine advices were again report- | ed favorable, but the large export business re- ported late in the day easily offset all bearish | tendency and resulted In a strong close. A cash demand was also favorable to the . May opened a shade lower to a shade | higher at 751@75%c and held firm the en- tire daf, selling up to T6c toward the close, with final figures at the top, making & gain }of_%@e. | Thrqre/’las a fair trade in corn and a firm feeling prevailed, there being but little pres- | sure to gell. The close was strong, with May %c higher at 43%e. Oats were strong throughout. May closed | 35c higher at 34%c. Provisions ‘eve firm on good buylng by | packers dnd high | yards. May for closed 12%c up, lard 5@714c % | higher and ribs Tic higher. & | e leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close, ‘Wheat No. 2— 1% T2 ny T2% ey 76 Bk 18 w3 3% 72 % % 4Ty 47 47l 45% 43% 4315 43% 2% 3% ey 4y 33 331 a2y g9, BA% B4% 4% 3anp 32 32 16 32 Mess Pork, ber bbl— | January ...0.0.17 50 17 1750 1785 | May .. ;10,22% 16 211,, 16 1,!/9 16 25 Lard, per 100 1 A Vi o9 9 90 ...1’5’% 9 55 947‘/5 9 55 Jul S935° 940 B321 937y F? hord R - 5" o7 s s e anvary - & (SR B 885 ‘ash quotations were as' follows: Flour, steady?; No. 2 lpflnz wheat, 73@75¢; No. .! 6i@69c; No. 2 TI%@T2%e; No. 2 cor s Detton o N 2 oata. 32%0; No. 3 white. i5@34%c; No. 2 rye, 45ci good ing barley, 4Sc; fair to choice mllunl_ 460 bbe; No. flaxkeed, $1 15; No_ 1 Northwuu ern, $122; nrl?neuumothy seel, 1 3 Sy ealied shouiders (hoxed), §5 Zo@8 H0; shott clear sides (boxed), $9@0 1215; whllly, basls :’x“:‘o‘.fi wines, $1 30; clover, contract grade, . 0 Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 12500 2,500 ‘Wheat, bushels . 71,300 186,000 Corn, bushels . 212,700 166,700 Oats, bushels . 253,100 175,700 Rye, bushels 4,600 4,400 Bariey, busheis 89,400 5,500 | On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter | market was um and easy; creameries, 186 28c; dairies, 17@25c. Eggs, quiet, 25c. Cheese, steady, 13%@lde. e oo O R Foreign Futures. #*- vNew York Metal Market. NEW YORK, lll{ 8.—There was a further break in the London tin market to-day, carry- ing prices down £1 7s 5d to £123 7s 64 for | svot and £123 15s for futures. The New York marke: was siightly affocted by..the. forelgn er prices for hogs at the; nnlhe lambs, $4@590; Western lambs, $4G ' ST. JOSEPH. ST. fiSFPH Mo., Jan. 8.—CATTLE—Re- ' ceipt 00: active, steady and strong. Na- | tives, '$3 86@6; Texas and Westerns, $3 36@5 25: cows and heifers, $2@440; veals, $3@7 50; bulls and stags. $3 o001 b5 oo lings and calyes. 32 50a 4 wtocpirs and Thees, the | | higher; top native lam wea;(qr;es! l“.:-nd closed about 10 points lower at 271 & Copper in London lost €s 34, closing at £52 158 for spot and at £53 for futeres. The local market also was easler, but showed little change. Standard s quoted at 11.371c nomi- Dal, Jake at 12.25¢ and electrolytic and east- ing at 12.15c. A further advance was reported in the Lon- don lead market; prices rose s 5d, closing at £11 Se, wnile New York remained quiet and unchanied a: Shelter ‘advanced 2s 64 in London to £20, but was quiet and unchanged here at 4.70c. Iron was rather firmer abroad, uln.sgow clos- ing at Bis 7d and Middlesboro at 4s 4. Local- iy tron was qulet and unchanged. Warrants are neminal. No. 1 foundry Northern is quoted at §23@25; No. 2 .rmn\dry Northern, No. 1 foundry sg‘\;thern and No. 1 foundry Southern | soft, . New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan, 8—The cotton market opened quiet and steady, with prices 1 point higher to 2 points lower and closed steady, Tith prices net & points lower to 5 points gher. Eastern Livestock Market. CH!FA‘}O CHICAGO, Jan. 8. —~CATTLE—Recelpts, 10,- 000; best lower; others steady. Good to prime, $5 40@6 80; poor to medium, $3@5 50; stockers | and feeders, $2@4 60; cows, $125@450: helr- ers, $2@4 25; canners, $125@250; bulls, 40!450 calves, $3 B0@T 50; Texas-fed steprs, $3 75 L HOGS_Receipts: To-day, 18,000, 000 estimated: left’ over, Toc ' higher:, cloed’ advanes jost. butchers, §630G6 €5; good to choice heavy, $6 706 60: rough heavy, $6 506 60; light, §6 @0.30; bulk of sales, $6 3G 8. Recelpts, 8000: theep steady to Be i Tamie seah T higher. choice ' wethers, $125@4 75; fair to choice mixed, §5 254 25; Western sheep, $3 4044 60: HOGSARQL‘BID!I. 4922; light and light mixed, $0 35G8 (55 medium and heav. . §6 5B@e 72! ples, $4 70 “bulk of !ll!!}t i m’-"),* ‘EHFFP—-Retflm!\ 79, neudy and strong. Top Western yearlings, 3‘1‘15 lambs, 15@25¢ 5. Northern Buflnzu SEATTLE, Jan. 8.—Clearings, $588,353; bal. ances, §109,719. TACOMA. Jan. 8.—Clearings, $367,810; bal- b.lnncf(..'sss 661 B SPOKANE Jan, 8.—Clearings, $343,052; bal- ances, §61,474 e oty Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Jan. 8 —Wheat—Walla W TSc: bluestem, S0c: vailey, To@700 T T m Jan. 8.—Clearings, WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Jan. 8—Wheat, steady. Blue- stem, SLic; club, 72, iy Foreign Markets. LONDON, Jan. 8.—Consols, 93%: silver, 223,a; French rentes, 100f 30c; cargoes on pas: fage, nominal, unchanged; cargoes, No. 1 Standard Californfa, 8ls bd English_count; markets, quiet and ‘st i LIVERPOOL, Jan. 8, “hem steady; No. 1 standard California, 6 8ica; French country | markets firm: we-mn in England Cotton—Uplands, 4 * * | LOCAL MARKETS. # Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 days Sterling E: sight Sterling (;\hL New York Excha New York Exchang Silver, per oun Mexican Doll 39 Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Liverpool cables reported that Liverpool merchants who have been active traders in American Wheat during the past three months are now liquidating their hold- ings of this American Wheat and replacing it | with the Argentine grain, which is relatively cheaper. The weather in the Argentine con- tinues favorable to the harvest, New Y for export. The Southwest demand was not as good yesterday as the day before. Quo- tations at Chicago, however, were slightly higher. In this market cash quotations remained the | same, but futures were somewhat higher. CASH WHEAT. No. l $1 37%@1 4215; Milling, $1 45@1 50 per ctl FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. Low. Close. $137 S187T% $137 $1 871y No sales, Session 2 p. m. Open. High. w. SUST% S 87% $1 8T ;1 S5 | No sales, Futures were steady and cash grain_was firm. Prices showed no change. The demand was merely fair. Feed, §1 16%4@1 20; Brewing and lhlppln‘ grades, $1 21%4@1 22%; Chevalier, $1 56@1 60 for (lh" to choice. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. . Open. High. Low. Close. May .. WL 1T% S1 I8k $11T% $118 December.... No sales, Session 2 p. m. Opem>. High. Low. _Close. May .......$118 $118 $118 $115 Decendler.. No sales, OATS—The market is slow and dealers are hardly as firm as they have been, though lhe market is steady Enuuxh White, §1 2134@]1 45; Black, $1 201 25 for | feed and $1 25@1 80 for seed: Red, $1 20@1 30 for common to choice and $1 az»gel 33 for nm:y, Grny. $1 25@1 27% per ctl. ORN—The market is nomtnal. Offerings of Weatern ere frée and' the demund. 1o sihe Western (sacked) Is quoted at $1 22%@1 23 | for Yellow, $1 221@1 25 for White and $1 2215 for mixed; California, Large Yellow, nominal; #mall round do. nominal: White, nominall Egyptian, 5120@130 for White and $120 for | Brown. RYE—$1 121@1 15 per ctl. o PUCKWHEAT—Nominal at $1 752 10 per “Flour and Millstuffs. The millers report some falling off in the ! demand for Flour, Wwhich is now only fair. Prices are unchange FLOUR—Californfa Family Extras, $4 4 45, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $4 10@4 20; | Oregon and _Washington, §8 50@3 75 per bbi | for (-mlly and $3 50G4 for Bakery'. MILLSTUF) in are~a follcws: Graham I-‘lour, 5350 pet “100 b Rye Flour, §3 25; e Me: 514 Corr Meal, #a4 s, K58 Ml Pearl boxes, $6 50; Gireen Peas, 85 per 100 Ibs: Hay and Feedstuffs. Another decline in Hay is noted.s The cause is the rushing in of the Hay accumulated dur- ing the recent shortage of cars arnd most of it i3 consigned. As soon as this inflow is over Barley, dealers look for lc;:o recovery in. Re- ceipts yesterday light. re is no further (‘h‘n" in Feedstuffs. RAN- 17@18 per ton. BIBDLI r ton. - FEEDSTUFFS8—Rolled Barley, per ton; Olluke Meu) at the miil, $25@26; jobbing, ; Cocoanut Cake, $21@22; Meal, Feed, mflhgu o] ed‘:?fll, 31 50;. . HAY—Wheat, 14 5“. 'll.h sales of extra fine at and Oat, \$12@ | 14 (0; Red and B!lck Ol! 'll'll ‘Wild Oat, Q"u call B"'fu’&u g)oeclmrr Koo obr § g o ; S oir ton Beans and Seeds. There is no further change to report, either in_Beans or Seeds. BEZANS—Bayos, $2 60G2 lo. 8.75; small White, 831563 5; large Whice, i L0 Hrnd L gl “:dx Bmwn Mitara, g5 !.lluw mu 'fimfix‘m. 7% Hemp, #& i “" DRIED . PEASSiles, $2 50; Green, §1 uo' 2 25 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Strictly fancy Burbank Potatoes were in 52G Gocd to . ri reported a fair seaboard demand | demand and prices Wwere firmer, supplies being light. Trashy stock continued to drag. A car of Sweets came in and_cleaned up quickly. Early Rose and Garnet Chiles for seed were firm” at _previous rates. 7There was nothing new in Onions, the market being more or iess ‘weak. Peas, Beans and Green Peppers from Los Angeles were in umlvo supply and dull Other Vegetables sold well at sustained prices. 1 16 per m POTATOES—Burbank: boc per ctl; Salinas Burb-nkl. h Oregon do, 80c@$1 10; Rher Reds, per 1‘10 per ctl; Gar- ctl; Sweet per cii for encice and fancy { Mmfl)c for lower grades, | \'EG 'ABLES—Green Peas, | String Beans, $@10c; Wux. 6@ic: mnx | 5@sse Tomatoes from Los Angeles. | | o ‘l 50 ne?'e crate and $i 25 per box; Carrots, 40@50c % @dc per lb Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 8@5c per Ib; Dricd Peppers, $@% per Ib for Stockton and 108 12%e tor Los Angeles; Egg Plant from Los Annle‘, 8@10c per lh ‘Dried Okra, 15@20¢ per Summer Squash from Los Angeles, $1 25 per box; Marrowtet Squesh, $10 per ton; Hw— Yera, “$ioatz: Mushrooms, 25@35¢ per per sack; Garlic, 2 Poultry and Game. The Market was overloaded with old Hens, both Western and Californian, and that de- scription was dull at easier rates. [Fine large young stock continued to bring full fgures, but Fryers and Broflers were easier, the high prices having apparently checked the demand. Trading, however, was steady at the new prices. _There . were twenty-one cases of dressed Turkeys recelved and choice stock sold readity at 21@23c, with occasional sales of fancy at 24c. Some very poor birds were sold | at_17@18c per Ib. | There were liberal recelpts of Game. Ducks are coming in very and” thin elowly at egsy rates. Rabbits and English Snipe are firmer. xr pouna POULTRY*-Live Turkeys, 17@18¢ | for Gnl hlerl and 17@18c for Hens, | pair. $2 Goslings, $2@2 25. Ducn B55 mer fozen Jor ok and $00" nn.. Hens $4 50@5 50; young Rovaters, SUGT; ol Twosters, $5@35 50; Fryers, $0@5 W. Broll- ers. $4G4 50 for large and $3@4 for small; Plgen‘nnf@‘sxm 25 per dozen for old and $20 2 25 for Squabs. R Al GAME—Doves, 150 per dozen Cottontail Rabbits, $1 Brush Rabbits, $1; Mallard Ducks, $2 50a3: Canvasback, $2 50@94; Sprig, $1 50@2 50; Teal, $1 25@1 50; Widgeon, §1 25@1 50; small Ducks, $1@1 25; Gray_Gee: $3; White Geese, $1 258 1 50; Brant, $2 for large and $1 25 for small; | Honkers, $4@5; English Snipe, $3; common,, $1.50. Butter, Clteese and Eggs., There was nothing new of any consequence with recelpts | vesterday. Butter was steady, about balancing the demand. Cheese stood the | same, stocks being moderate, and the demand | nothing extra. There was & fair inquiry for Eggs at the quotations which have ruled for | some days back. | Receipts were 33,300 lbs Butter, Eggs and 23,300 lbs Cheese. SSOTTER - Creamery, first hands, 20@30c_and | occasionally 8le per Ib for fancy and 27%@ Siee for firsts; dairy, 25@27l4c; store Butter, nominal. CHEESE—New, 14%@l5c; oid, hominat; | Young America, 16c; Eastern, 17@17%c; West- ern, 16%@17c per Ib. EGGS—Ranch, 31@33¢ for fancy and 30c for lower and medium grades; store, 274,@29c; cold storage, 22@27c; cold storage W estern Eggs, 26c. 502 cases Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Tangerines were suddenly scarce and prices had a sharp advance. Oranges, Lemons, Grape Fruit and Limes were in ample supply, and there was very little business in those lines. | Five cars of Oranges are announced for te- | day’s auctlon sales. | Stocks of fancy Apples have been light for | some days and a car of high-grade stock, chief- |1y Spitzenbergs, that came in_from Oregon, sold off well at full figures. Nearly all the houses on the street Lave large lines of cholce | and common stock, which are moving off fairly well under a good local inquiry, but there are | Very few golng out of the Etate. | , The quotations for Promegranates are with- drawn, as they are practicaily out of the mar- | ket. Persimmons will soon follow suit. RIES—Cape Cod, $12 60@13 per nsin, nominal. %50c per hox_for common, 60c@ $1 for cholce nnd $110@1 30 for fancy, with ira fancy higher. M MMONS —40G65¢ pe RS Winter Nelils, $1 25 including cold storage; other | BUc@si. CITRUS FRUIT—Navel per box for fancy, $150G2 150 for standards; Seedlings, 75c@$1 23; Tan- gerines, $2@2 25 for helf-boxes; Lemons, 75cG 1 for standards, $123@1350 for choice and 22 50 for fancy; Grape Fruit, $1 5062 50; Mexican Limes, $i@4 50; Dananas, §1 per bunch for New Orleans and $1 251 Hawailan; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. r box. 1 75 per box, Vinter Pears, Orln‘el $2@2 50, 2 5 for Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. The New York market for Apricots and | Prunes is showing more firmness, with increas- ing activity in the former. This market re- mains the same, being firmly held, but quiet. | FRUITS—Apricots, 5%@Sc for Royals and | 813@13c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 4@ { sun-dried, 4@4l4c; Peaches, 414@TY 8la@4lee for quarters and 5@10c for Nectarines, 5lazc for white; Plums, Fig: k{H | Béte for pitted and 1t1%c for unpitte Hasc for black and 4@0c for white, | ues with 34@llzc premium for the large e I{A\ISIVS——IQO" crop are quoted as follows: 2-crown loose Muscatels, 50-1b boxes, Bic per | 1b .i—cmvbn Bi¥c; 4-crown, 6c; Seedleu loose | | Muscatels, Scedless Sultanas, Oc; Seedless ‘Thnmmonl Slker 3 etoun Lodos Vtere B ib | boxes, $1 40 per’ box; 3-crown. $1 50; 4-crown | fancy’ clusters, 20-1b boxes, $2; 5-crown Dehesas, 2 50; G-crown Imperials, 20-1b b. Fresno, fancy, 16 Ik, 5%c; choice, 16 6! nists i w?fihell 13@13%¢; @ No. 1 hardshell, 11@11%c; No. 2, 9%@10c; Almnndl 11c for Nonpareils, 1013@ |2 | No, llc for I X L, 10@10%c for Ne Plus Ultra and | Languedoc; Peanuts, 5@7c for East |ern. Brazil Nuts, 12g13c; Filberts, 12012 Pecans, 11@13c; 50@5; | i ' Cocoanuts, Chestnuts, 10@12%c b 1b. HONEY—Comb, 12@13%c for bright, 1134c for light amber and 10c for dark; Water white extracted, «fl c; light amber extracted, 5l@ee; dark. 4@ EESWAX—'ZI%GB: per 1b, Provisions. | The situation remains as previously quoted, | the market being duil. Chicago ‘wires report the packers rather bullish on the situation. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12%¢ per 1b for | heavy, 13¢ for light medium, 15¢ for light, 16¢ for -extra light, 17c for sugar-cured and 18c for ext ' 14haltihe; calltornia Hams, 1214614 Deet, $10 per bbl; Extra Mess, §10 Fam. 11 50g12; prime Atess Por Lats 50 Sira clear $57. Aicas, $10 50; Dry Satted bork: 13%c; Pig Pork, 328@30 Pigs’ Fee(, $5; i Smoked Beef, uw& 15¢ per 1 RD—Tiérces quoted at su per 1b ror cam found and 12%c for pure; half-barrel 3 10-1b tins, 13%c; 5-1b tins, l!*c &lb | i | halt-barrels, 10c; one tierc | 9%e; five tierces, 9%e per 1b. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands eell about 1%c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 1lic; medium, 10c; light, Sigc; Cow Hides, 9c for heavy and S3jc for light; Stags, ) | Te: Salted xi')’ ;&c- Salted Vul. 10c Salted Calf, ov.c rynau 1101;&‘ 74C; two tierces, foc: Eut 1 Sh.epllm-; lhnrllntl‘ each; short ; medlum, ; long wool, wml ‘each; Horse Hides, salt, §3 for large d §2 50 for medium, $1 for small and { 80c. for Colts; $175 for es, large, $1 50 for medium, $1 llllwm 11 and 50c for Coits. Buck Skins—Dry 32%¢; Gry 'Salted Mexican, 25c; dry Central Ameri: smooth, 50c; m, 35¢. 1 FALLOW—No. 1 rendmd, 5%@6c per Ib; o, grease. woon;!nflu—vulw ‘Orégon, Lambs, 150 16c Fall Clip—San Joaquin and Southern, 7@10c r Ib; do Lambs, 8@10c; Northern, defectiv lfle per Ib; Hllmhldt lllfl lnn no, 123 fl ‘Idfll. ‘fflll c per Il San Franmca Meat Market. Quotations remain unchanged. The market is steady. DRESSED MEATS. ‘Wholesale rates from Muml to dealers are as follows: BEEF1G1%e for Steers and 6@6%c per 1b for Cows. mx.—urn. 8%@9c; small, nvz'mm per uumu—wm 8%@9c; E 8@8%e MB—10G1 1b. bfr%ax—w° $14@915c Der Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The followh juota are for Livestock, ddnxfr:‘a lm neLen. Tess it shi PeE AT cuw- and Heiters, 7 T ters, .’ " lb (no- -i’*“‘a “E’r.w"'?m Saisic! Ewe, und-r 160 lbl. Hb and sell rl:nflu’e‘fl;‘ for cholde and $16 | PRUNES—1002 crop, z%@2%¢ for the four | Tec: | 5; Italian | ra sugar-cured; Eastern lunr-cnred H:‘uu, i COTTOLENE—One halt- N;Nl 10%c; three | mmmto ‘boars, 50 per cent off, and stags, 40 per cent off from above quotations. General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, 5%@5%¢c for June-July 8%c; Fleece Twine, T4@Sc. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton: Southfieid | Wellington, §5; Seattie, $6 60: Bryant, $6 50: | Roslyn, §7; Coos Bay, §5 50; Greta, $7; Walls- | lend, $6 50; Co-operative Richmond, $7 50; Cumberland, $i2 in bulk and §18 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Antbracite Egs. ——: Welah Anthracite Egg, $13: Welsh Lump, $11 50; Cannel, $9 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks; Rocky Moun- tain dacr!p(lonu, $8 45 pnr 2000 1bs and $s per ton, according to brand. OIL—Linseed, 36c for boiied and Séc for raw in barrels; cases, 5S¢ more; California Castor Oil, in cases, No. 1, T0c; pure, $118; Lucol, 0c for bolled and 48c for raw in barrels; Lard Oil, extra winter strained, barrels, 9fc: cases, §1: China Nut, J5G62c per gallon: pure Neatsfoot, In barrels, 70c: cases, pure, 70c; Whale Oil, ver gallon; Fish Oil, in n Cocoanut Oil, in barrels, 63%c Xw Ceylan md 3834c for Australia. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Oil, In bulk, 16c; Pearl Oil, in cases, + Astral, fl; o Extra Star, 25%c; Elaine, Star, zzs;‘ Eocene, 14¢; deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk, 17c; in cases, 2314¢; do, 72 degrees, in buik, 18ikc; in cases, Benzine, in bulk, {d6e;" in cades, igo: S0-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 21c; in cases, 27 | TURPENTINE—T72c Der gallon in cases and { 66¢ in drums and iron barrels. | RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 6@ | 614¢c per 1b; White Lead, 6@6l%c, according to | quantity. | SUGAR—Prices are 20c lower. The West- i-ern Sugar Refining Company quotes as follows, per pound, in 100-ib bags: Cubes, A Crushed { and Fine Crushed, 5.10c; powdered, 4.95: Candy Granulated, 3.%5c: Dry Gnnulned Fine, 4.85c; Dry Granulated Coars it Granu- lated, 4.85c; Beet Gn.nullled (100-15 bags only), | Confectioners’ A, olia A, 4.45ci Extra C, 4.35c; Golden C, 4.25¢; D, 4 lbt" barreis, 10c more: half-barrels, 25¢ more: niore; 50-1b bags. 10c more for ali . Teblets—Hal(-barrels, 5.35c; boxes, | B.60¢ per Ib. No order taken for less than 73 barrels or its equivalent. | Receipts of Produce. FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. Flour, qr s 7.758 Lime % Wheal.qctll T ~% % Bariey, ctl 1, 315 Beans, 'sks 500 Leather, 58 Rye, ctls 170 Raisins, bxl 1,750 Potatoes 405 Quicksfiver, fisks. ' 18 Onions, «l 405 Tallow, ot 256 | Bran, sks 60 Brl.ndy &al K | Hay. tons 251 Wine, gals . { Wool, bales ,.... ommoN. Flour, qr sks.... 1,002 WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks. « 1,000 Bran, sks ... Potatoes, sks 25 | S SR } STOCK MARKET. Pabente — A very fair business was done on the morn- | Ing session of the Bond Exchange, but there were no fluctuations worthy of note. | % The feature of the afternoon was a break in Giant Powder to $72. Trading was light. The mining stocks were active again, and a very good business was done In the oll stocks. The First National Bank has declared a semi-annual dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, This, with the extra divi- dend of $6 per share at Christmas, makes 16 17 per cent on the par value of the stock for the year 1902, The Pacific Coast Company has declared quarterly dividends of 11 per cent each on the first and second preferred and the common stock, The Port Costa Water Company will pay a regular monthly dividend of 30 cents per shar® January 15, Mission Lodge Masonic Hall Association paid | & dividend of 40 cents vesterday. The United Gas and Electric Company will pay a regular monthly dividend ofe15 cents per share January 15. coupon Was paid on the $ per cent bonds of | the Oakland Transit Company January 7. The Oakland Gas_ Light and Heat Company will pay a regular menthly dividend of 23 | cents per share January 15. The Presidlo and Ferries Rallroad Company has declared a Tegular monthly dividend of 20 cents per share, payable January 15, | THURSDAY, Jan. 8—2 p, m. | UNITED STATES BONDS, 3| 10015110% ds ar ¢ (new)135%, 156° 0935110% 3s qr coup..108 5 i MISCELLANEOUS BONDS, Ala A W 6o — Oak W g Gs. — Bay CPC 5s. lfl"élw Oceanic S 5s — C C G&E 5s.106%4107% bmnibus 6s.. Cal-st §s ...115 |Pac G Im 4s. 95 € Costa Bs 106% Pac E Ry 5s.100 Ed L&F 8s1281% — Fer & CH 6s.117%121 Geary-st H & C 54a10) OR 6e.11: 871 Pwi-st R 9s.118% Sac EGR 5s.10213 — Do 5 98%100% SF & SJVis. — 123 HE TeL fla o 107 |Blerra Cal 65100 111 Do_gtd 5s.106 | LA Pleonfs.103 107 | (1805)sr A 1053%100% 3 | asmsr B 073 i Do 1em Je.12115 (et . mnu‘ -— | NRof © 6s.108 1084 Do Bs ylaigiz N P C R 5s.10754108% NCR6s.—T — NCPC 1 % — N 8 R 0s..101%4102 SV W as. lm‘filhl" L&H 55.112% — | Do 4s 2dm.102% — = | k | Do 4s 3dm.102% — | Do bs ....112%113 'Stkn G&B 6s 16314107 Do con 5s.100% — U G & E 5s.107 — WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa 66% 6714 Port Costa. u 661, Marin Co .. 60 uzs, Spring Val. 85 | GAS AND ELECTRIC, Cent L. & P. 3% — ,Sac EG&R. 40 | Eqt G&L Co. 3 3;5?0&5 1% Mutual EL. — 64 SFGL (0. — — 0GL&H. 68% — Stkn G & E. e Pac G Imp.. 35% — UG & L CO. 8414 35 Pac L Co.. it INSURANCE. Firem's Fnd 810 — | BANKS. Am N Bank125 130 |First Nationl — — Amsio-cal - e Paml of Cal485 475 | Mer Bx (if). 40 — Cal Safe Dp. nng — AS F Nationl. — — SAVINGS BANKS. Ger S & L.2125 2200 Sav & Loan. — 105 i urity Sav.325 — | ]Lnlon Trst.2450 — STREET RAILROADS. 200 | Market-st 01 — 80 idio . 37 a1 POWDER. cees T1% T3 |Vigorit ..... 2% 8 SUGAR. | .4 41, 415 Kilauea . 8 10% | Hawatian csq 46 Makawelf *.. 28% 29 Honokaa . 15 !Onomea .... 23 " 25 Hutchinson . 15 16% Paauhau 16% 17% MISCELLANEOUS, e 6% Pac AR a0 2N — it C: 5 ac Cal Wino As.100% — — Pac C Borx. — 107% Morning Session. Boa 'l & S 45 30 e s 5% i BT I ah n 100 Pacific Light o - 5 50 110 6215 111 8715 | .108 25 27 100 Wa 67 00 $1000 Honolulu R T & L Co 107 25 Afternoon Session. rd— Costa Water .. ;g E:::: Costa Water, s 90.. 30 Giant Powder Con .. 10 Giant Powder Con 20 Giant Powder Con $2000 S P of Arizona (1909). Street— $3000 United Gas & Electric §s........107 00 CALIFORNIA STOCK AND OIL EXCHANGE. Bid. Asked. Zuzase fszass Abby Land & Improvement. 1 10 ‘Alameda Sugar 21 00 American Biscuit 90 00 ‘American District Tel. 6 50 Bay Counties Power. . 7000 Gl Contral Gas & Eiee.... 5500 Cotton Mills. 75 00 Ccl Jockey Club 105 00 02 50 delivery; San Quentin, 5.55¢c; Wool Bags, 32@ | Wallsend, $6 50; I Semi-annual Interest at the rate of $3 ver“ STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. | London & S F Bank (Ltd). Monte Cristo Oil Kern River ... Mercantile Trusi Northern Cal Powes Nevada National Bank North Shore Railroad 01l City Petroleum Orpheum Company Peerless Oft | S F Dry Doek. San_Joaquin Ofi - | Sausalito Land & Ferry. | Sperry Flour Company Standard Elsctric | Sterling Ofl Thirty-three Ofl . Twenty-eight Ol Truckee Electric Unton 01l - Union Sugar . Ilnn‘d Petroleum . United Gas & Electric. - Western Fish C; West Shore O1l ., E8Enenll: 8. w 8 sssuszus 28: & Board— 25 Peerless . 500 Sterling 100 Occidentai 25 Independence . noo Sovereign ..... we Boar 1000 Lion, b 30 500 Sovereign 400 Sterling 2000 Sovereign 1500 Monarch . 50 Kern Oil . 200 Oeglden!ul t: 8 ¥3RENE’ 28253 - | . The followiny Francisco chk' nd day: the sales in and Exchunn-liou-c Morning Session. 10 500 Potost 1000 100 Confidence 200 Crown P 1000 Exchequer 200 Gould & C Soo Gomd & & sould & C 400 Justice . 200 Mexican 100 Mexican 409 Ophir 500 Y J.&‘k.l Overman ...." 75| 160 ¥ Jacket ,\nernm n Session 11 200 Ophr .. 800 Overman .... 800 Potost 50, 300 St Louts . 1, 30 Union Con . 1 anuemm. P 100 Caledonia 300 Union Ce « 09 1100 Utah .. -1 n_c. 700 Y Jacket . 500 Mexican . 100 Occidental . The followinz were the sales in the Stock Exchange yesterday: e Morningz Session. 500 Atoha con 500 Alpha Con . Andes . Belcher Belcher 200 Belcher Bullion Caledonta Caledonia . Exchequer’ 800 Gould & C .. 00 Gould & C .. 500 Justeie | 11(1) Mexican 00 Occide: 00 Y et - Y Jacket Session. 5060 Alpha Con.... 500 Julia . 860 Alta 506 Alt Anc 900 Andes . 800 Bullion 50 S Nevada 200 Crown P . ) 8§ Nevada s2 | 500 Exchequer ... 300 Stiver H b | 900 Gould & 60 100 Union Con ... | 200 Gould & C - 8 | i | CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ’ THURSDAY. Jan. $—4 p. m. ! Bid Ask. Bl s | 3 Justice . 2 l: Kentuck . l"l 14 15 Lady Wash - 13 36 Mexican . 101 20 3 05 Oceidental T Bir .. 90 1 95 B How 37 3= Scorplon . o e Sex Beleher .. 17 19 Sterre Nev .. Si % Silver Hill.... 80 &2 _ Crown P [I! % 08 Eureka Con . — 8 Exchequer .. % o8 Gould & C .. 2 s Hale & Nor . 38 = | Julia .. THE CALL CALENDAR. January, 1903. First Qr., 4| 5|ea| 7| 8| 910 Jan @ ————————| & Fuli Moon, R ETNELY m':.@.v.nu ’E‘T[? T[?'?[T\ Last = 25 ninlu{n w (o ew Moon, — 25 HOTEL ARRIVALS. NEW WESTERN HOTEL. W H Gaine. Cal ¥ i‘ Cauftman, Tows ¢ S Rariek: S Dak Rarick.'s Dak " 1 | Dak W “McGarin, Redding |© M Faimer, Penneyl H Glover, Redding lhmo- Bean, 5"' [:] nolu... NY ss A Carpent |.l w sunuy Pt:n'll s J F Purdy, Lavton MEe Moore, Penn PJS"M]." Pa }\ Mooney & wf, Pa | 4 T Dwyer, Sydney J L Fredricks, Cal D M Pride, Sta Rosa D Hudyine. oo anls EEE T L Debating League Meets. The regular monthly meeting of the San Francisco Debating League was held last Tuesday night. The committee of ar- | rangements decided that the Wilmerding | Debating Club should meet the Cynthia Club on a date to bé announced later. The following officers were elected by the league to serve during the ensuing yea President, George Hayes; vice presidents, Fred Berg and Miss Relmers; recording secretary, Milton Meyer: financial secre- tary, Milton Clark; treasurer,. Charles Hollman. —_——— Sneak Thief at Hotel Franklin. Nicholas Cralg, night clerk at the Ho- tel Franklin, 1904 Markgt street, notified the proprietor about 7 o'clock yesterday mecrning that while absent from the of- fice for a few minutes attending to a call from the top floor some one had entered the office and stolen a tin box containing $2615. The police were informed of the theft and Detectives Fitzgerald and Gra- ham were detailed on the case. ——— AP ——— Insolvent Merchant. Giovanni Lirati, doing business as a merchant in San Rafael under the firm name of G. Lirati & Co., filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $242923, "and his assets are $106115. e e b e In Humboldt and Mendocino counties, California, there are sixty-six sawmills at work upon the nlmon.- redwood forests, Y