The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1903, Page 8

SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Local Securities dull. Mining Sto cks quieter. Oil Stocks lively. New York Stock Market somewhat higher on the day. westic Don and Sterling Exchange firm, wwith an increasis eat vel higher and Silver weaker. ng European demand. Barley weaker and dull here, but strong in the interior. Oats, Corn and Rye as previously Beans still in active Eastern dem Eggs declining, Cheese weak and quoted. and and firm: Butter steady. ! Fruits as previously quoted. Provisions dull, with ample stocks of Cured Meats:. Hogs firm at the recenil n Potatoes in liberal receip firm and in demand. Gan w. g activity and firmness i established advance. n Hops. t and wweaker. me dull and weak. Mexican Limes plentiful anl lower. Merchandise anfi Stocks. | STILL _ VERY ACTIVE| GHOUT THE COUNTRY, WITH | NEY BECOMIN EASIER. review of the current finan- e situation comes from a Wall street | erly | brisk southerly wind. rain in the northern portion: fresh southwest nd. vada—Rain Thursday; brisk to high south- wind, San Francisco and vicinity—Rain Thursday; G. H. WILLSON, Local cast Official, Tempotarily in Charge. - k market is pursuing a somewhat | &. - e A decidedly better under-| | | s ved monetary con- | | =gk ChfGecw | EASTERN MARKETS. rd ive speculati vement meet | o 4 i to encouraging_any at present. T! itting a decline of | tly .willing to per- which values will level. 1 market seem aver: per 1 ntration which © st few years. e vast combina- . » Preventing ordi- | field Steel, which scld 2% higher. w& and downs vance brought with it a falling off of the de- s . prospects, the indica- | mand, but in the absence of selling orders the tes than prevafled dur- ' tone continued. After midday the upward . 902, Until the | movement of prices was resumed and more | ! uld be fairly clear kept within reasona- next the tendency ! be toward easier rates; but Jt is plain tered )3 in the bid price. T B spare for extravagant NEW YORK STOCK LIST. s the stock market situation | , Stock— - cad earnings continue to traffic fe still phenom- ? the great addi- | the raflroads remain un- andie the enormous amount ng upon them. Nor is any All this means that the in- f the country are um- msumption is going along at high- ted, of course, by the ac- at good wages. Pro- being carried on up | act, the whole coun- nce has shown uneasi- nal political troubles, but a partial recovery in Germany strial depression of 1901 and 1902, | ring, and Brit: of revival. not expressed demand for st of American financ- ( ted with the foreign in- of activity on this however, change for- | s e have largely re- =s abroad and shown very and resourcefulness | tion are mot fa- | Recent events coal crisis are also calcu- | disturbances. These | the investor, and espe- r. must keep a ciose watch. s ssed. also, that many stocks cxcessiveiy high and mot very attractive | vents while money continues at its| vel. 1f money remains dear these | stocks will have to yleld, unless in sight. On the other | ty of stocks which have | correeponding to_.their | By careful discrjmin an \w picked up at a profit, to have an irregular market | ortunities for quick returns.” | Tering good Weather Report. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21—5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to as compared with those of the same date st season and rainfslls in last twenty-four rours Stations— 2 an Diego THE COAST RECORD. " - | > d o z < amomtony Wy wnw iR CpuIM Jo Ui aanymasdurag, ty gEys | samwmsdung, 2% were g8gys: 808285888 3 sl stnese T L o i Clear EATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECAST. The pressure continues to fall slowly over the Pacific Siope and rain bas fallen from Central California northward. t the interfor the rainfall has been light, but along the extreme northern coast and in Southern Oregon heavy rein has fallen. At Eureka 4,96 inches have fallen in the past twenty-four hours. The temperature a.ng-. have been slight in @il districts west of the Rocky, Mountains, High southwest 'lnd- @re reported from Cape Mendoeino northward along the coast-and also over Nevada. Storm warnings bave been ordereérom San Francisco to Bureka. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty boyre coding midnight, January 22: Northern California—Rain ‘brisk Thursday: o high -o-m-.ru winds, Southern GENERAL high off shore. California—Cloudy Thursday, with ket with no especial pressure to sell, support was afforded there was a general ad- vance to prices higher than those of last night In this The impressive feature of to-day sierling quoted a shade significance sterling first of the week. port of t | stitution * since F Atchison pfd .. Canadian Pacific Canada Southern | Ches & Ohio... | Den & Rio Grande. ~ 600 40 40 Den & R Gr ptd.. 10 88% 884 Erie ..... -4 38k Erie 1. 0 0% Erle 24 pid g 550 Gt \‘mhcrn pra.. 600 206 Hocking Valley.... 000 1081 103% . Hocking Val pfd.. _200 97% 90i% "4 2,200 148 14T ML s | Pennsylvania | Tol St L & W pfd. { Union Pacific {a}d New York Stock Markes. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—To-day’s stock mar- opened with the same listless tone and dull business that have characterized the deai- ngs for some days past ions showed a tendency to lower prices, but aovement s anced several points. among them n fractional gains were made in the leaders. hatever there was of animation in the mar- ket was in the last hour, when the buying A more vigorous character than for some favorable tone was maintained up . which was strong at generally the best prices of the day, owed & good tone, was not especlally being 1y the business of the day important, e in excess of half a milli ua was the exch: Check upon e. Demand nder last night, wh t Paris, rose again, 11, centh se movements lispose of whatever chance there was of ports during the present week. To-day mak- ing a net advance last. market was dull and prices ruled otal sales, par value, $1,851,000. States threes registered and the twos registered advgnced 3, and the threes regis- The bo Baitimore & Ohlo.. Balt & Ohlo pfd.. Chicago & Alfon... Chi & Gt Western. & GtW A pfd. & Gt W B pfd. Chicago & NW.... { Term & Trane pta C C C & Bt Louis.. Colorado Southern. Colo South 1st pfd. Colo South 2d 3fd. . Delaware & Hudson Del Lack & West. K C Southern pfd Lake l'.r{e & “el: Manhattan Met Street Ry Mexican Central Mexican Nationa Minn & St Loui: Missour Pacifl Norf & West pfd.. | Ontario & Western Reading Reading 1st pfd. Reacing 24 pfd. Rock lsland . Rock lkll.nd pra & S F Southern Rallway.. 1 Southern Ry pfd.. Texas & Pacific.. Tol 8t L & W Unlon Pacific Wabash Wabash pfd : Wheel & L Erle... W& LE24pd ... Wisconsin Cent .. Wisconsin Cent pfd 100 Express Companies— Adams American United States . Wells Fargo Mircellaneous— Amal Amer Amer Amer Coppe: Car & Found Car & F pta Linseed Ol Lin O ptd.. Loco . 2 Loco pta. Smelt & Ref. Amer § & Ref pfd Pacific Coast . Pacific Mall .. People’'s Gas ..... Pressed Steel Car. Republic Steel ... Republic Steel pid Sugar e l'nlnnBlPC 4 U8 i The first transac- | and when | was | Although the market | the total sales | on_shaves. | of equal | Sub-Treasury showed that that in- | i couno Atchllov\ sen 4= l(fl Reading gen wdy Se ’r.:‘sfiazf(conmm Balt & Ohio ds. 102% St L& S F 4s.... 01 Do 3%s sstwx- | Union Pacific 4s. 103 Do conv 4s. o4 CM & St P gnde 1101 | Shi & TW con Te134%, Wabash L Chi R 1 & Pa 45.107% | Do 2ds 86 FUW & D <‘ ist..111% Rock Island 4s. 8714 Hocking Val 4145.100 © Manhattan goldds.104 L & N uni 4s.7..101% NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. 20 Little Chief CC& Va Tron; ssnln'"' 72 Small H ron. Sliver mall Ho Leadville Con 03 Standard ., BOSTON STOCKS \ND BONDS. Time loans Call loans ulnml_ 55| Adwentise Atchison pf 99 Boston & Albany.257 Boston & Maine.1901; Dominion Coal. Boston Elevated. 15213 Franklin . N Y N H & H..221 |Isle Royale Fitchburg pfd. l’l)l& Mohaw] . 52 Union Pacific | 01d Dominton . 18& Mexican Central. .5‘§ Osceola 5 Miscellaneous— Parrott American Sugar..130%! Quincy . 8 Am Tel & Tel....163 | Santa pr Copper._ 21 Dom Iron & Slee! Mfi( Tamara 148 Gen Electric .. Trimountain 20 Mass Elcctric |36 United States!1l! 225 Mass Electric pfd. 03% Uta) 7% United Frult 1001,‘ Vietoria’ 8% | R 37" | Winona ... 81 | o 7 | Wolverine 68 02 | LONDON ngl\G STOCKS. Consols for Y Central 1854 | money --.....93 3-16| Norfolk & West, . 15 51y | Consols for Norfolk & W pfd M | account (;| Ontario & Westn. ..03 | Anaconda . | Penusylvania Atchison .. § | Reading ... Atchison pfd.....102 | Reading 1st pid Uulllmnre & Ohlnl 815" Reading 2d pfd c Southern Rallway Southern Ry pfd Southern Paeific Union Pacifie Pacific Gt 'm Western. Chi Mil & St P Denver & Rio Gd. Unilon | Denver & R G pf \M) A l' S Steel. { Erie . toel | Erie 1 i R h Frie 715 Wabash pf Titinots ¢ De Beers Louls & Rands .. Mo Kan & - Bar stlver, v. 21%d per ounce. Mcney, 3@ per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for | short bills Is 335 per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for three months bills is 3% per cent, New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Jan, 21.—Close: Money on call was steady at 314@43; per cent: highest, 415; closing, offered 4. Time money was firm; sixty days, 4%G4% per cent; ninety days, 4ismas per cent; six months, 43, @5 per cent. Prime ‘mercantile paper, 5G51 per cent. Sterling exchange was steady, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 §3.95 for de- mand and at $4 83.75@+4 83.80 for sixty-day 11 $4 8415 and $4 57304 8. bllls. $4 27,04 $3%. , 4T%c: Mexican dollars, 37%c. Bonds—Governments, weak; railroads, irreg- | ular. * # New York Grain and Produce. * 21.—FLOUR—Receipts, NEW YORK, Jan. 11,300 barrels; exports,-2351 barrels; firm and 4 | fatrly active. WHEAT—Receipts, $8,370 bushels; exports, 15,408 bushels. Spot market, firm. = Ni 8315c elevator and 83%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 89%c f. o. b. afloaf hard Manitoba, 90%c f. o. b. afloat. Up to 1 o'clock bullish conditions prevailed in wheat and prices advanced, followed by reactions un- der profit-taking sales. The early buylng mo- tives were higher cables, export demand, small receipts, continued Western support and for eign demand and a final rally occurred on cov- ering that left the last prices Y4c net higher. March closed at 84%c; May, 82% B83%c, closed " July, T0%@80%e, closed BOtge. SUGAR—Raw, nominal; COFFE! pot, ints lower to 5 _points hl;her Frellned qu'et. Futures closed net § Sales. 38,000 quiet. 50 3 e 4556-1 TOc \mem- ber, 4.95c; Der'-mlwr 5.05¢. DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATE! APPLES — Show Httle change from the conditions last report: grades being firmly held and all vl.rl'llel dln» playing considerable steadiness, though the demand 1s moderate. Common are quoted at 4@3c; prime, 53,@5%c; choice, 6% @6%c, fancy at T@gSc. SPOT PRU VES—Are steady to firm at quo- tations ranging from 2% @7%%c for all grades. hAx‘Rll"(' S—8how a llltleh better demand for choice Royals, but are unchanged at 7' c for boxes and 7%@10c for bags. i PEACHES—Are quiet at 12@1Sc for peeled and 6% @S%c for unpeeled. AR i Chicago Grain and Produce. l * —# CHICAGO, Jan. 21.—May wheat opened %@ %c up to-day at T9%@80%4e on firm cables and light receipts and advanced on general buy- ing, which was not participated In by the leading long. Heavy liquidation by the longs gaused 4 drop to S0c. afier renching SOKG 80%c. There was a rally to 803%c and the closing was strong, May %@%c U, at 8 80%D 80%c. The closing raliy came about through an active demand created by a Duluth report of an advance in cash prices and various re- ports of stiff bids by forelgners, espectally continental interests, There was only a small trade in corn. May | closed a shade up at 441@44%c. The oats market was falrly active and prices held steady. May closed ¢ up at 364c. The feature of trade In the provision pit was the bulge in January pork, which ad- vanced on a demand from -hort. and closed $1 05 over yesterday at §$10 per barrel. The May option at the opening responded to the advance in hogs and on the firmness on Jan- uary, but declined on local selling, closing a shade down. Lard closed 2%c down and ribs a shade depressed. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— . Low, Wheat No. - e o 761 76 ™ RO ug 153 4T & % 427 43 36 g6k azu 2% 19 00 19 00 “l;fl% 10 10 18 7214 10 30 1o 17 : ;2',% 9 42% lo 17“ y ° 46 Bhort Ribs, per 160 pounds— il January . .9 07% 0 l!* ’ W“ ? "3 May .. 9 25 Cash_quotations were as fnlla'r < Flour, !rl;'. N: rz“ Spring_wheat, m- llo. 3, T2@80c; No, 47%¢; No. 2 yellow, Af%c No.'2 otll 15¢; No. 2 rye. 14@48c No. 3 white. 34%@35: feeding bariey, 7.000 1ill 17,000 e e L SO On the Pnha lldn.m to-du ‘the m THE SAN FRANC SCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1903 ‘was easy. - Creameries, flbflci Dal- m u-uhd $30 50@31 50; Mixed :’::u‘ ,‘“’ steady, B¥c. mn $12 50@14, .m."'.fi of o mu at chw ‘Wheat an ——n Gat u«cu- s 9 50; Alfalf; 1? Foreign Futures. e | Bs. | @1 | No. Opentng . Closing .. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Tin was about 15& lower in London to-day under speculative seli- ing, with epot and futures both quoted at £13 The New York mfl(el was quiet and nb(c:ml steady at $28 2! £52 135 9d for spot and £53 for futures. Lo- cally copper was a shade lower and easy. Standard s quoted at $11 621; lake, $12 156 (k- 12 lb eleclmlyllc. $12 05@12 25; casting, $12@ s pelter was quiet and CHICAGO, 30,600; closed with iambs, steady. $2G+4 35; feeders, $4 45 HOGS-RCC(—IN: 6464; light and light mlxed 36@6 T7%: medium and heavy, 13 rado lambs, $6 50; ¢ firm; markets, Stiver, per ounce Mexican Dollars, Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT-—The forelen markets, after a long period of Inactlvity at unchanged prices, seem | to be growing active. nental markets are both in the United for Wheat, Louts for quotations. is doing the same in the Southwest and the ad vance at Liverpool yesterday was caused by strong priavte cables from this side. tinent s raising Its bids at St. Louls, which s a bullish feature, and New York reports heavy exports. Chicago advanced from 79% @80’ back to 80c try mills ed a fair c; May .. December grades, $ cholee. May .. December 4@4.05c and in London at Iron advanced in Glasgow to 53s 9d and in Middlesboro at 47s 43:d. Locally iron was dull and unchanged. Warrants continue nominal. , No. 1 foundry Northern is quoted at § { No. 2 foundry Northern, No. 1 foundry South- iern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft at $22 New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—The cotton market opened firm at an advance of 5@6 voints and closed firm at a net rise of 2@+ points. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. 21.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 16,000; 10c higher. Good to prime steers, $4 80 @6; poor to medium, |and fecders, Jan. $2 25@+4 40; cannerl. 3 50@’ | . HOGS—Receipts to- day, 20.000; to-morrow, left over, 6000; opened 10@15c higher; the advance butchers’, $6 30@6 70; good to choice heavy, 1 86 7 ‘rough heavy, $6 406 ,»; light, $625 | @0 35; bulk of sales,’ $6 456 SHEEP—Receipts, ' 16,000; lhreD. -twu. 75; na 4 50@6. ST, JOSEPH. | ST. JOSEPH, Mo., T active. Jan, $6 55 eceipts, of sale: balances, $50, - Northern Wheat Market. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Jan, 21.—Wheat — Unchanged; ! Bluestem, 85%c; Club, OREGO! AND, Jan, 21. ea la, m%ouc Bluestem, 54‘,4;56«: Vailey, Foreign Markets. LONDON, Jan. 2! 21%d; French rentes, 100f be. | on paesage, nominal and unchanged; cargoee | 1 Standard California, Walla Walla, 20s 1014;: English country mar- | kets, 6d. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 21.—Wheat, firm; No. 1/ Standard California, 65 04; wheat In Paris, flour in. Parls, firm; firm ana advanced 50c; England, overcast. COTTON—Uplands, 4.80d. Arm and advanced — _ LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Sterling and domestic exchange are both higher. | Sterling Exchange, 60 da: Sterling Exchang: Sterling Cables New York Exch: and the Coni Minneapolis. Session 9 to 11 Open. T 84 bisnes In London AU EXL 11s 3d, but was quiet and unchanged . $3 2684 40@2 7 60; Texas fed steers, | Good to choice wethers, $4 25 5:,fair to' choice mixed. $3 | ern sheep $3 2004 Western lambs, oTiatives, 21. Clearings, $669,785; | 21.—Clearings, $288,200; | 21.—Clearings, $576,709; 21.—Clearings, T5c. ‘onsols, 03 5-16; sliver, The English and France, There were large sales to coun- h demand at a slight This market ruled firm, not much improvement in prices, p- pers and millers are picking up all they can ldy their hands on all over the State. Futures were higher. as will be seen. CASH WHEAT. 40@1 471, lcconlln‘ to location; llmmx. 81 boql 521 per ctl. FUTURES. BA —The situation remains unchanged. ‘This market i3 dull and weak, with lower fu- tures due to the threatening weather, while in the Interlor the demand continues brisk at quo- tatlons above this market. CASH BARLEY. Feed, $1 15G1 17%; Brewin $1 20; Chevalier, $1 bere at x;h.n:ed here at stockers €0; cows, $1 40G4 1 60; bulls, $2 lost. Mixed and 4 407 West- 25@- tive lambs, $4@6 25; 21.—CATTLE—Re- $3 5@ 65: | cows and heif. stockers and | $6 65@6 5. active. Top Colo- 4 40, 3$331,330;1 1 i | | | | —Walla Wal- | Tie. Wheat cargoes 32s 3d; cargoes ! French country weather In | $4 8435 4 87;: 4 88% ontl- | tates | tinent is asking St. | in particular, The Con- ¢, but fell Kansas City report. dvance, there was The shi, thoug! :30 2. m. Close. $1 42 and Shipping 1 60 for fair to FUTURES. Semon n to u 30 a. m No sales, . 1 15% $1 l%fi $1 li“ 'l M,. 2 p. m. Session. No sales. 'rs—c«n!nu- quiet and unchanged, am) \gmu. ll flum u Bluck $1 feed and $1 25@1 30 fe i Red, for common to chom -.nd ‘$1 3234 @1 fancy: Gray, §1 25@1 CORN. ‘There is no turt! 'h'lfle ccntinues market. u"zom 1 15 pe: with 25 for 1 30 25@1 27% per ctl. her news to report in nues qulet. Western ) 1 2401 28 ¢ o, Oll R:d%né‘ fl’, %ot wln’u .5:0“ °f !e“m' mixed; ornle, large Yellow, wl rou:% do, j Esvptian, $1 20 f RYD—C 125 r otl. B'Ii::KWBEA . Norinai &t $1 75@2 10 per $1 22 L Whn-‘ofi m FElour ahd Millstuffs. and Washington, FLOUR—California Family Extras, $4 20@ 4 45, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $4 10@4 20; $3 50G3 75 per bbl Oregon for family and $3 50@+4 for Bakers', FFS—Prices in uekue- are follows: Graham Flour, r, $3 25; Rye iux e ‘sfi#}. $4; Farina, $3 50 per 100 Ibs; ‘3. Rice Flour, c-'-ucvlryfln:. wnhlilhtofiflun. ‘Hl'llltm]l!m Bran and Middiings mu ‘-!1 I‘I -t. m | lurge stocks of ranch and are selling their very | At the auctlon sale of Oranges held by the STRAW—50§62%c per bale. Beans and Seeds. - Dealers report no further change in Beans, the market ruling firm, with a good Inquiry for the East. BEANS—Bayos, $2 80@3; Pea, $3 50@3 75; gmall White, 83 4563 40; large Snite. 53 200 §35; pinic ”m 75 hed: 33; Lima, 31 Red Kidneys, " TM Bll:k(!e $3 75 '4 ber ctl, BEEDs—Brown l(nlnrd '8 25; Yellow Mus- tard, $2 50@2 75 Canary, 4@ fl, Wli%c Rape, 1%@ @ic per Iv; ms—xsue- ‘2 50; Green, 31 75@ 2 W‘m ctl Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Liberal receipts of fine table Potatoes from Oregon weal that descrl, Salinas and River Burbanks and Sweet Potatoes were unchanged. Seed Potatoes were fairly active and firmly held at unchanged rates. Onfons were weak and only fancy offerings from Oregon brought the top quotations. Green Onlons are arriving freely from Stockton and find ready Receipts eles on the early express were bt .m Thoice Peas and String Beans found ready sal gher_prices. Tomatoes, Summer Squash ma Omn Peppers were y. Mushrooms were higher again under light recet, POTATOES—Burbanks from the river, 30@ Bac per ctl; s-mn- ?ur;llnll 90c@$1 15 per o Oregon do, 'u“ 3 iver Reds, m per ctl; Early Rose, for seed, n 1561 25 per ofl; t, Chiles 1 cll G.m s reeg.vnjohblnt l: for choice and grades; Green VEG! BLES—Grcen Peas, 5@Tc 1b: Strin Bel.nl. l?%.lfle Wax, —o; ctl; Carrots, per sk; Hot- house Cucarabers, T5c@#1 Der dozen for small and $1 25@1 50 (or large; Tomatoes from Los Angeles, $2@2 50 box; Garlic, 2% Los Angeles, per Ib for Etneklun lnfl Angeles; Egg Plant from - per Ib; Dried Okra, uozoa squnh from Los Angeles, $1 Marrowfat Squash, $10 per tom; ‘Hubbars, :we 12; Mushrooms, 20@30c per 1 Poultm_ Game. The fourth car of Western Live Poultry for the week was marketed and sold off fairly well at good prices. Reeal" of domestic live were light and cleaned up readily at sustained prices. Young Roosters were sgarce and in some instances sold over the quotations. The demand for the approaching Chinese holidays Kept the market for other descriptions firm. Dressed Turkeys were unchanged. Fifteen cases came n. | Receipts of Game were light, but there was a llr‘e C‘I,llnflly cagried over from the preceding rices for most kinds of Ducks and Get'!e are lower, as the birds do not keep well | in warm, murky weather and dealers are ! cbliged to force sales. Hare and Rabbits con- tinue firm. POULTRY—Dressed Tllrkey! 19@22c; Turkeys, 17@18c per Ib for Gohhlern and 18c for He: Geese, per_pair, $2@2 25; lings, $2G2 25; Ducks, $6@06 per dozen for old and $0@7 for Joung; Hens, $5G5 50; young Rownen $6@0 50: old Roosters. 353 5 Fryers, $1 50@5; Brollers, $3 50@4 for 50@3 50 for small;’ Pigeons, $iG per dozen for old and $2@2 50 for Squabs, GaSEDoves, $1 per dozen: Hare, $1 50 per dozen; Cottontall Rabbits, $1 Brush Rab- bits, §1 25: Mallard Ducks, §: 3 Can Vacback, #4161 Sprig. 1 1has 50- Kear : W Idxe(»n, $1 251 l 50; Ducks, @$1; Gray Geese, $2 v , THe@dl; Bl’fll!( z}‘ 50 for large and Tbc for small; Honkers, 3 504 60; English Snipe, §3; common, $1 50, oy ummar 1 50 per ¥ G 3125 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Eges continue to decline. than store, and In fact the demand at the moment is centered in the latter, as they are cheaper and almost as Zood at this season of the year. All store Eggs are picked up as soon as they come In and the demand is (or still more, while ranch are steadily accumu- lating in ‘spite of the efforts of dealers to sell them. me dealers are already carrylog Ranch are weaker | | | | best at Slc. Cheese is weak. Los Angeles is in the market at l4c, cased, and will pay no more. Some was sold for fhis account at l4c last week. Dealers as a rule refuse to accept this bid, but the probablilities are that there will be some business at it within a day or two In view of last week's sale just mentionad. Receipts are getting ahead of the consump- tion and stocks are slowly but visibly in- creasing. \ There is no change In Butter, the market being moderately supplied and steady. Receipts were 10.100 Ibs Butter, (58 cases Eggs and 6100 Ibs Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, frst - hands, 20%@3lc PS40 for fancy and 23%@2bc for firute; datry, 28%¢: store Butter nominal. CHEESE—! 14%@15¢c for choice mild nd 14¢ for fair do: Young America, 16c: East- ern, 17@17%c; Western, 164@17¢c per 1b. EGGS—Ranch, 31@i2c ¢ fancy and 30c for lower and medium grades: store, 28@3vc: cold -lor- nominal; cold storage Western Eggs, 24 3 ?radunux and Citrus Fruits. Oranges continued to sell slowly in the | open market and vrices had no quotable change. Tangerines were In heavy raceipt and | weak at lower prices, although some that were bought at the auction were held at $2 50 per box on speculation. Mexican Limes wer> | offering freely at lower prices, the recent heavy arrivals having weakened the market. California Auction Company three cars of ns. | sorted fruit, including onme of extra y stock, were sold as follows: Fancy Navels, §1 1502 35; choice do, $1 20@1 50; standards, 85c@sl fancy Tangerines (half-boxes), $1 50@2.. At the Merchants’ Auction Company two cars of Navels were disposed of, choice | Navels selilng at $1 20@1 35 ana standards at_s0c@$l There was fair demand for Apples. Sup- plies were plentiful and only fancy Newtown Pippins_and Spitzenbergs brought over $1 per box. Winter Nellis Pears were steady, but common cooking Pears. were neglected and weaker. There was not much doing in Ba- nanas and there was a lot of poor stock offer- ing at low figures. APPLES—50g60c box for common, T3¢ | @41 for cholce and 1 Zo@ 15 for faney. H PEARS—Winter Nellis, 50@2 per box; other Winter Pears, 35@5 CITRUS FRUIT—Navel Oranges, $2@: v box for fancy. $1 50G2 for cholce and 1 25 for standards: Seedlings, T5c@$1 25: gerines. §1 76@2 60 for half boxes and $1@1 for small boxes; Lemons, T5c@$1 for standards, 'l ZWI B0 for choice and 2 80 for fancy: Grape Frult, $1 50G3 50; Mexican Limes, $: 50 4; Bananas_ $1 5042 00 per bunch for New riegns and i5c@$1 50 for Hawallan; Pineap- ples/ $2@3 per dozen, Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. 25 @ | ! L Tke situation remains as previously reported. FRUITS—Apricots, 5%@8Sc for Royals and S1,@13c for Moorparks: Evaporated Appies, 4 @7c; sun-dried, 3%@4c; Peaches, 4%@7Hc; Pears, 31%4@4%c for quarters and 5@l0c for halves; Nectarines. 4% @3%c for white: Plus B@6e for pitted and 1@1%c for unpitted; Figs, 4@5c for black (nd 4@5c for white. PRUNES—19802 crop, 2%@2%c for the four sizes, with %@l1%c premium for the large sizes. . RAISINS—1902 crop are quoted as follows: 2-crown loose Muscatels, 50-ib boxes, Gic per 1b; 3-crown, 5¥c; 4-cro 6c; Seedless, loose Muscatels, 5c; tanas, Sc; Seedless Thompsors, Sisc; 2-crown London Layers, 20- ib $1 40 50; 4- per box. Crows. fancy clusters, 30-ib boxes, §2; G-crawn b boxes, §2 Dehesas, , 20-] 3 wn_Impe- Tiaik, 20-Ib boxes, §3; Seeded, f, 0. b. Fresno, foncy, 18 oz, 8c: 12 om. Byc: bulk, Uhei ., 16 oz.. 12 ox.. Sic; bul NUTS—Walnuts, lofi.lhlll 13%e; No. 2, 10@11c; No. lhmnbell uonm No. 2, 9%@10c; Mmdl. 1le for Nonmnnl. mwue wr 1X L, 10@10%c for Ne Flus Ul- for. Lan its, 5@7c Tor M Bt-z!l Nuts;, 12@18c; Filberts, l.l.pum. hu-n 11@13¢; coeunm-, 50 Chestnuts, ssg 1b. HONEY—Comb, xz'nu or nr@:. amber_and dark; 113%e for “‘.’. 6@7 e n‘h‘ amber @oc; ter white 5% dark, BEESWAX—2iG29c per Ib, - Prwm' tons. All quotations remain as before, with a dull and featureless marke CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12¢ per b for T . !2%: for light medium, 1434c for light, 5o, HEht, 16%40 lams, 14c; Calits ; Mess, $18; Dry half-barrels, 10c; one tierce, 9%c; two tierces, 8%c; five tierces, 9% per ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Increasing activity Is noted in Hops and the market, Is very firm and slowly advanc- Ing. Late mall reports from New York say: “Offerings of Hops on the coast were reported as very moderate, due to the indifferencs shown by growers to sell at ruling prices. Dealers were bidding 25l4c net to_growers for cholce Oregons and 26c do for Sonomas, but they were unable to obtaln supplles of importance, indications being that growers were holding for 30c as an objective point. State Hops were unchanged. and advices ceived from up tie State quoted prices rau ing_from 30c to 32c for medium grades up to 35 for choice. The local market for do- mestic Hops was firm. A limited amount of interest was shown by buyers and they found that to obtain supplies it pay full quoted prices. Cable adv Germany reported strong markets with light offerings, especially of desirable grades. It was stated that some importers who had con- tracts to dell Hops to brewers were buying in &t a considerable advance over thj prices at which they were made. "hu in the day decidedly strong advices ‘were received from the coast, the reports stat- Illl that every sound Hop in Oregon had been taken at 26c, that 26c was freely bid_and lhlt there were rumors that as high as 26%c patdr "MDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1%c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 1lc; medium, 10c; light, 8%c; Cow Hides, 9 1or heavy and 8%c for light: Stags. 7c; Salted 3& Veal, 10c: Salted Calt, 10%c; ey Hides, 11@115c; Cuils, 160 16%e; dry Kip, Mc; dry Calf, 19¢; Culls. mp 18c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 23@30c short wool, each: medium, eu c; long wool, 50 each; Horse Hides, 50 for me- g dlum, i@ for smaih and 80c for Colts; Horss Hides, dry, $1 75 for large, $1 50 for medium, #1013 for small and 80c for Colts. Buck snmp—Dry Mexican, %c. dry Salted Mexi- 25c: dry Central American, 32%c. Goat Pflm é}:‘“m' 75c; large and smooth, B0c; tum, T‘Ale.x;ow;xvo. 1 rendered, B%@dc per Ib; | No. i grease, 3 J’wx.’égnfln(—\’dley Oregon, Lambs, 15@ Fall Clip—San J in and Southern, 7@10c por 1h: 40 Tasske, SI00: ¢ riman Gfrctive, | 9G10c per 1b; Humboldt and lendocllo. 129 | 18¢; Middle County, Delle ur HOPS—241,@26%c per 1 San Francisco Meat Market. Hogs are firm at the advance noted yester- day, with light receipts. DRESSED MEATS. ‘Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—1@7%¢ for Steers and 6@6%4c per Ib '°'§g"fl_hm 8@9c; small, 9@10c A 3 MUTTON—Wethers, uv.coc Thali Wethers, Ewes, S@S8l4c per o yi.ma-—s;mn‘, T vearituen 10@10%¢ per PO Dressed Hogs, 8%@9%c per ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations arc for good, sound Livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less 50 per cent shrinkage for Cattl CATTLE-Steers, $151%c; Cows and Helers, 7@Tlc; thin Cows, 4@5c per AL B 4G3YG per 1b (ross welght). SHEEP—Wethers, 4@i%c: Ewes, 3%@3%c per Ib (gross welghi). LAMBS—Yearlings, 41@4%c per Ib. HOGS—Live Hogs, 160 Ibs and up, 64%@ 65¢; under 160 1bs, 6K @6%c; feeders, B@6Y,. sows, 20 per cent off: boars. 50 per cent off and 'stags, 40 per cent off from above quota: tions. General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, 5%@5%c for June-July delivery; San Quentin, 5.55c; Wool Bags, 32 35c; Fieece Twine, 712@8c. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton: Wellington, $S: Seattle, Rosiyn, §7: Coos Bay, $5 50; Greta, $7; Wall, end, $6 50; Co-operative Wallsend, $6 50, 50; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and | 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egs, ‘Weish Anthracite Egg, 13 Weish mp, $11 50: Cannel, 39 per ton: Coke, $i5 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks; Rocky Moun- tain deseriptions, §8 45 per 2000 1bs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. OIL—Linseed, 36¢ for bofled and S4c for raw tn “barrels; cases, Sc more; California Castor Ofl, in cases, No. 1. 70c; pure, $1 16; Lucol. 50c for bolled and 48c for raw in barrel Lard Oil. extra winter strained, barrels, 93¢ cases, §1; China Nut, 55@62¢ per gallon; pure Southfield $6 50; Bryant, $6 50: Neatstoot, in_ barrels, 70c; cases, 74c; Sperm. 0c e Ofl, natural white, ;i S i barrels, 45¢; Boc; Tocoanut i, ‘In’barrels, 63%5¢ for Ceyion and 58iac for Australla. COAL OIL—Water White Cull Oil, in b\llk. 16c; Pearl Ol ir cases, 2 Astral, 2215 sur. Sec: Extra Star. 351ge; Biate. Sine ne_ 24%4c; deodorized Stove Gasoline, bk, in’ cases, Zilge; do, degrees, n bulk, 18%c; In cases, 25¢c; Benzine, in bulk, i 16 in cases, 2215c; S6-degree Gasoline, bulk. 2lc; In cases, 27%ec. TURPENTINE—T70¢ per nllo'n in cases and T3¢ In Jdrums and fron RED "AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead, 6@ | 6%c per 1b; White Lead, 6@6%e, according to qQuantity. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes as follows, per Ib, in 100-1b ba; Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5.1 powdered, 4.95¢; Candy Granulated, 4.95¢; Dry Granulated Fine, 4.85c: Dry Granulated Coarse, 4.85¢; Fruit Granulated, 4.85c; Beet Gnnullled (100-1b bags only), : Confectioners” A, 4. 45c; Extra C, 4.35; Golden 2 barrels, 10c more; half blr- rels, 25c more: boxes, S0c more; 50-Ib bags, 10c more for all kinds. lel'tl—fllll barrels, 5.35¢; boxes, 5.6Uc per Ib. No order taken for less i than 75 barrels or its equb ent. ceeipts of Produce. FOR \\'EDI\FSDAY JANUARY 21 Flour, qr sks.. Vool nales Wheat, ctls ... &m'fiou ks . n 2845 Beans.’ sks ... 1907 - Potgtces, sks .. 5 8 900 Quicksfiver, fiki Onions, sks ... Mi 800 Wine, gais . 351 Brandy. gu's Stratw, toms ... 10 Lime, bbis Hops, ‘bales . 91 Leather, rolls @REGON. 7.120_ Potatoes, sks 5‘.’;0!IOnlons, sks .. Flour, qr sks . Wheat, ctls Barley, ctls . = STOCK MARKET. f e # There was a good demand for bonds, but a poor demand for stocks on the morning ses sicn of the Bond Exchange. Oakland Gas w: higher at $76 25@77. Hutchinson was weak: at §15 75 and Paauhau at $17. There was nothing new in the afternoon. | ‘Fhe oil stocks continued very active, 'l(’l Sterling the favorite and selling up to §i 235. The mining #tocks continued to show a steady shrinkage in the volume of busines: ‘and the steam seems to be leaving the ma: ket. There have besn a number of assess- ments lately, and two more were announced yesterday—Mexican 10c, delinquent February =, and Siera Nevada 10c, he Bay Counties Power Company wil a dividend of 209 February 10, e There was considerable bl\ylnx of the bonds of the United Raliways of San Francisco im New York yesterday. ey range from $81 to §53 and toterent. © | e Pacific Coast Borax Company has de- ciared a regular monthly dividend of §1 her share, payable January 29. The Kern River Oll Company has levied an assessment of 50 cents per share, delinquent February 23. o & A special meeting of the members l(erc:au-.ml Ex;.-hnnxe has been " calleq Yo March 25 to vote upon a proposition t & bonded indebtedness of §1,500,000 loapgr;: ing. The morey for erecting the new builds Bark of California hasi to take the bonds in such amounts as may be ‘Whiie the new building I8 being constructed. STOCK ' AND BOND EXCHANGE. ‘WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21—2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS, ! - Bid. Ask. 4s ar ¢ (new)13615158 '3s ar. coup..108 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS Ala A W 0s. ~ — |0ak W gos — 101 &“lnhlc!’fl:- S | Omnibus - 1% Pac G Im 4s. it Pne E nfi huo;‘uox v ! H E i (s} § =958 ¥ ’1’ ozZzzz 2 i ok 9?g°“nn‘v gl‘ AUCTION SALES To Get in T L e Opportunity of a Lifstime Racehorses raining. Property of W. 0’B. Macdonough CONSISTING OF Beau Ormonde, stus, St. Phillivina; Brutus, out of Golden Locks, two fine geidings by Orteo, Glenarvon, Orsina, Or- Organdie, a colt by imp. Ormonde, and Orsini; also the following noted ones owned by DR. H. E. ROWELL: St. Sever, Sol Champagne, Formero, sides the stallion First Call, Lichtenstein, Pat Morrissey, Imperious, Montoya, be- Flyiny Beauty and Mimi. Sale takes place At T:45 { Thursday Evzning, Jan, 22, 1903, o'clock sharp. Occidental Horse Exchange, 246 Third st., near Folsom. WM. G. LAYNG, Auctioneer. Catalogues ready. Horses at salesyard. GAS AND ELECTRIC. 3% Cent L & P. l. . 523’ S.l INSURANCE. Firem's Fnd.312% — BANKS. Am N Bank.120 m»s First Nationl — LP&A.. Anglo-Cal .. 961 98 Bank of Cal.465 Cal Safe Dp.137% — .161 40 Mer Ex (lie S F Nation] SAVINGS BANKS. STREET California. Geary 195 210 Sav & Loan. — Security Sav.330 lCnlon Trst.2150 RAILROADS. | Presidio ... | 0 4 POWDER. Gtant | VIgOrit ceeve SUGAR. Hawaian Hor nokaa 14 B 1ok IISC!LLAV‘OLS Alaska Pack 158% — Cal Fruit Cal Wine ALIWXWH‘ Puc L‘ Borx. Morning Session. Board— 25 Alaska Packers' Assn 150 Equitable 15 Hutchinson S P Co. 25 Hutchinson S $100 Los Angeles Lighting 3s. 35000 Northern Ry 20 Oakland Gas . 50 Oakland Ges $5000 Oakland Tias 100 Paauhau S F $21,000 Paclfic Elec Street— 2SS Equitable Ges . R s 2000 N P C R Mw Oakland Transit’ P Co, cash. of Cal 3s. it Con 38, s Co.. Ry 3 Afterncon Seulon. 55000 D $1000 S F 20 S V Water CALIFORNIA STOC! Abby Land & Improvement Alameda Sugar ‘American Biscuit American District T: Bay Countles Power. 1 Cotton Mills. Cal Jockey Club.. Cal Powder . Cal Shipping C Cal Title Ins & Trus Central Bank of Oakland. Chutes Company - City and County Bank Eastern Dynamite . Ewa Sugar Plantation Equitable (pool) Gas. Four Ofl - Gas Consum: Hanford Oil Home Ol Honolulu Impertal O1l Kern Oil . London & S F Bank (Ltd) Monte Cristo Oll. Mercantile Trust Northern Cal Power. . Nevada National Bank. ilroad. North Shore Oil City Petrdteum. Orpheum Company Peerless Ol ... Pacific States Tel & Paraffine Paint S F Dry Dock... San Joaquin Oll. Sausalito Land & Ferry | Sperry Flour Company. Standard_Electric Sterling Oil ... Thirty-three Oil Twenty-eight Oil . | Truckee Electric Umion Oil Sterling Oil Sterling Ofl, Sterling Otl Sterling_Ofl Monte Cristo Sovereign Oil . Junetion Oil Sterling Oil . Sterling Oil, b Twenty-eight . Monarch Oil a_Packers' Assn t Powder Con . | $2000 Les Angeles Ry Bs.... orthern Ry of Cal 38 & S J V bonds.. $6000 S P Cal Ist con Js (stmpd). $6000 3 P of Arizona (1908) Cal Central Gas & Elec 5 Kern River Ol . Twenty-eight Ofl . Twenty-eight Oil . Monte Cristo, b 90 . K AND QIL EXCHANGE. Asked. 1 20 0 33 el 70 00 t. & g23%88es: : ¥ ¥ Tel 00 - 50 L4 8 g83ssENs iy “90. Afternoon Session. Lion Oi} Peerless Ofl . Peerless Oil Sterling Ofl ... Sterling Ofl . Sovereign O 500 Sovereign Oil 1000 Cal Standard Ol 200 Monarch Ofl 500 Four Oil . 5 Kern River Ofl . ra— Kern River Ofl . Reed Crude Ofl . Sterling O4l, b 30, Twenty-eight Ofl . 2 60 kN e 17 40 €0 50 30 00 ™ MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock and Exchange Board y.md-y Morning Session_ ) ::;;:ss;x;ssas;sa 300 Yellow Jack. 100 Yellow Jack. !3‘5;‘5-‘-5!’5!:83“3-‘.5!333 gesssureruzasyy lfil?:a:ll!fial-‘-!fln