The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1903, Page 11

Balt & Ohio. ’hes & Ohlo. Chi Gt West. Chi M & St P. | Den ‘& Rio G. al stock market continues to quict dowon. w York stock market inactive and featureless. Silver firmer and Sterling Exchange weaker. " Wheat and Barley slow at previous prices. Odts, Corn and Rye very quiet. i Sceds steady emough, but not active. gs in large supply and weak. casing off, with a slack demand. ons unchanged in all positions. l{'mg;\‘ firin at the advance already mentioned. Potatoes and Omions plentiful and quiet. “."Green Peas appeared from Alameda Couniy. “Asparagus, Rhubarb and Tomatoes lower. Paultry and Game dull ct about previous prices. - Rain renders the fresh Fruit market quict. tuBpesaeean FEREEETR pld. Ilinols Cent . Louis & Nash 1251 De Beers -.. 27% Rands .. 148 Bar silver, quiet, 22 5-16d per ounce. 334@4 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for @3 11-16 per cent; for three @3% per cent. New York Money Market. YORK, March 4.—Money on call, firm, 313@5 per cent, closed at time money, firm, at 3 per een 514 per cent: nimety days, D@5l per cent: six 5@5% per cent; paper, 5@5%; per cent. Waak, with actual busines 10 for demand and at $4 §3.90 for posted rates, $4 85@4 88; commer- $4 831,04 8415 Mexican _ dollars, steady; ratiroad e — short biils is 3! . H 44 ;o n.onths’ bills is 3 utter and Eg, 3% per cent; prime mercantile Sterling exchange was in bankers' bills Bonds—Governments, NewYork Grain and Produce. Northern, is quoted at mfll 50; dry, Northern, at $22@22 50; No. 1 Scuthern, and No. $23 50@24 50. Warrants continue nominal’ St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, March 4.—Woel, weak. Medium grades and combing, 17@20c; light fine, 15@ 1814¢; heavy fine, 12@14c; tub washed, 19@20c. foundry, Northern Business. SEATTLE, March 4 —Clearings, $670,702; balances, $158,030. e TACOMA, March 4.—Clearings, $321,15¢; balances, $45.808, PORTLAND. March 4.—Clearings, $558,755; 00. NE, March 4.—Clearings, $318,730; balances, $54,213. Northern W heat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., March 4 —WHEAT—Wal- la Walla, 75¢c; Bluestem, 87c; Valley, 78@S0c. WASHINGTON, TACOMA, March 4—WHEAT—Unchanged; bluestem, 88c; club, 76, F ors;gn Markets. LONDON, March 4. msols, 91 13-16; sil- ver, 22 5.16d: French rentes, 100f 5c; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady: eargoes No. 1 standard California, 18 9J; English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, March 4.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 standard California, €s 10%4d@6s 11d; wheat in Paris, quiet: flour in Paris, quiet; French country = markets. generally 50c cheaper; weather In England, cloudy. COTTON—Uplands, 5.54d. LOCAL MARKETS. ] o . * nadian Pacific. .. anada Southern. .. .- Flour Exports in Fcbruary EW YORK, March 4.—~FLOUR-—Receipts, 8 barrels; exports, 32,850 barrels. Winter patents, $3 70@4. WHEAT—Receipts, 33,650 bushels; exports, 114,783 bushels. elevator and 8233c f. 0. b. afloat .. “The exports of Flour from San Francisco by | «*a during the month of February were as fol- & Northwestn Term & Trans Term & T pfd. A No. 1 North- iimwaitan Istands omh ern Duluth, 88%c f. o. b. afioat; No. Manitoba, R9lc f. Options suf- later rallied and dvance o lge decline. sed T8Yc and September closed T6%. HOPS—Quiet. SUGAR—Raw, : mild, quiet. Fu- s closed quiet and unchanged to 5 points DRIED FRUITS, EWAPORATED 3 a somewhat, Tllinois Central owa Central p tmproved demand. e g mmaon are quoted at 4@3 | choive, 5la@6lse; fan K © Southern pf Httle change from cote ¥ reported, remaining quiet, with Quotations 3¢ to the jargy: sizes steadily held. Tte for all grades. Are fairly active and steady at @102 for bags. unchanged at 12@ | | Louis & Nash W eather Report 10zq for boxes and 1Sc for pacled and 63 @Sc same date la S Chicago Gramn and Produce. Intarin & West The wheat market was Trading was dull and confined chielly The opening was off isc to H@c Later the market advanced m v with ghe strength in corn and along Rock Island pf cables :@d May ¥ but the extreme inactivity in the pit and (he large Argentine shipments, bushels for the week, had and when the break nrred wiflh mothing to support t reacted anmd two milion” Aepressing effe v the remainder | sing 1,@%c lower at ling down to T17%4c. ctive and the market dis. strength early on the un Souther Ry pfd TT@TT e, after played considerable tavorable weather demand from shorts; ened and May closed 4@%c lower at 47'kc. «nd featureless and inclind to follow The close was easy, with May 1y Union Pacific pfé n e tisfied the market Whee! & Lake Erie p the action of | onsin Central Wisconsin Cen pfd. Express Companies— stronger feeling jsrevailed. active demand from Enort were fair bu there being an brokers als . The close was strong, with May pork loc up, laid 10c higher and ribs up Wells Fargo. Miscellanenus ieading futures ranged as follow: Am Car & Found. Wheat No. 2— Amer Linseed Of1 | Amer Lin Ol pfd Am Smelt & Ref Am £ & Ref pfd | Anaconda Min Co Brooklyn Rap Tran Fuel & Lron Hocking Coal International Paper inter Paper pfd . hod . per barrek-- 3 aF 2715 17 15 Eisen here ther ool in California and | staiions in California e o 4 | Tenn Coal & Un Bag & Pap o B & P Copfa day in California. flaxseed, ‘$1 14: mess pork. per har: 100 pounds. 9 SHEH @% 50; short clear sides..(boxed), wudy, unsettled weath- =now in the moun fresh southerly EFE uthern California—Cloudy, unsettied weath snow in the moun UNTTED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCY NEW YORK, March 4. vads of San Franciseo: asked; subseript, NEW YORK BONDS. U 8 ref 25 reg “urb quotations with showers; Corn bushels ons ot quoted Forocast Official. On_the Produce Exchange to-day the bui- ter market wgs steady: creameries. 18@2715c; Egzs, strong, 17% 1071511, & N unified 4s. [Mexican Cent 4s. (1341 Minn & St L 4a dairies, 14@24¢. steady. 123c to 13%c. EASTERN MARKETS- Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. I3 N Y Cen gen 3 -.1023 [Northern " New York Stock Market. NEW TORK, March 4 . hanking position afforded by yesterday's sharp stgation in the stock market was manifest | the quieter tone of the trading to-dey. Leks wers apparently satisfied with the recu- #ffectod yesterday and desisted from | Ches & Ohio 4148104 The bears started s during the morning, but they found they dislodging little stock by offering down cés mnd they covered their short contracts. he resslt was to bring prices back to about ast night's closing level. almost to & standstill. of the selling pressure encouraged a 2 of operations by the bull pool in which lifted that stock 2% over last cupport was glven Amuigamated strength in other Jocal tractions c seemed to be 3] with the movement in n- A rise in General Electric of 4 poinis orthwestern of 415 from ine had & rea On the other recessions on small offerings & The steadying of the cessation of the calling of ioens by the banks proves the assumption that idere of stocks will net sell at the present ievel wnless compelled 1o do so by contraction Buyers are restrained by same restriction of credits. The action taken o the United States Eisel directors on the bond “ue and stock conversion plan and the elab- «rate outiey projecied for Atchison gen ey il FE Telief to the | Bait & Ohio 4. nada South 24s. | Central of Ga s St L & SW lsts.. ISA&AP I .. |Southern Pas 4s.. Chi_& Alton 31g8. 77% Southern Ry 5s... . B & Q new 4s. 933 Tex & Pas Ista... &SP gen 451103 'T. StL & W 3s. . N W con Ts.152% & 1 gen 4s 10015 icago Term 1s.. & Rio G 4s.. 98, Erie prior llen 4s. 98 Ft WaDC st 111 Hocking Val 414s.107 Pennsyivania 8y uut 88 55 Eastern Livestock Market. Tnion Pac con 5 1047, Union Pacific 4=..102% At that point pro- CHICAGO, Mareh . 4. —CATTLE—Receipts, 20,000; steady to 10c lower; good .to.prime it k 15@5 5 v to medium, gtoers, 5 1365 15 poor to m, $3 0@ 4@t 00 het Texas fed_stears, est Shore 4s. R HOGS—Receipts to-day, 25,000; to-morrow, 20,000; left over, 3000; market opened elow, : lower; closed steady; mixed and butchers, 95a7 702%: rough heav: 6 5; bulk of sales, SHEEP—Recelpts, H lambs,_ 15@20c lower: good to cholce wethers, $5@5 0: fair to cholce mixed, rn_sheep, $4 75@5 00; 15; Western lambs, §1 : ST. JOSEPH. ST e 5, ; natives, Western steers, $3 45@4 55; 5344 40; veals, $4G6 157 Con Tob 48 104 Rock Isi NEW YOKK MINING STOCKS. choice heavy, n%n; “light, terdey’s wide Deadwood Terra.2 10 Savage + active stocks Horn Sfiver. |Small Hopes |Standard R BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. credit resources. ‘cows and helfers buls “and " stage; 6100; light and light mix tipte,. 1450 top native. lamaby, New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 4.—Tin lost 125 6d of its recent advance in London to-day, closing there improvements had same chilling reception as has been accord- cimilar projects by the rafiroeds, which “jromised heavs iuroads upon the vanishing sur- yius supply of capital. e movement, but the bonds (when offered freel . Bonds— tohison 4s ... x Central 4s.. 761 Rafiroads— The Steel stocks made gued that the privilege of conversion for 40 jer cent of the preferred stock in the bonds warrants an assumption of & parity of market - value for the (wo issues. The prospect of @e- “1ion en the Cuban treaty at the extra session of the Senate, as well as an advance in the price of refined sugsar, helped Sugar. The de- case of 20 per cent in January net ported by Union Pacific seemed to be e mariet closed rather irregular. Honds were dull and irregul . (var value). $1,760,000. I'nited Btates bonds were unchanged on the NEW YORK STOCK LIST. in London, and lar. Total sales fhisraey g : Exchange and Bullion. Silver is a fraction firmer and Sterling Ex- chaage a fraction weaker. | Sterling Exchange, sixty days.. — §1 85 | Steriing Exchange, sight. 48 | Sterling Cables. ... 480 | New York Exchange, sight 4% | New York Exchange, telegraphic it4 Silver, per ounce. e 45 Mexican Loilars, nominal @ v W heat a;d—Other Grains. WHEAT—Chicago reports trade at a stand- still, and equal apathy prevails in the other | markets of the world. There is no news worthy of note from any source. Quotations here stand about the same, though futures are lower. CASH WHEAT. No. 1, §1 45@l 52, according to location. Milling, $1 60@1 623 etl, FUTURES. Sesston 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. _High. Lo Close. $L41 §1 4 §141° 1w 123 122 1228 4 p. m. Session. Open. _High. Low. Close. May .. $1 $1 40% $1 401, $1 404, December 1 1228, 122 1221, BARLEY--Thiz grain, like Wheat, is apa | thetlc ana about stationary, though'the ten- { dency in futures is downwar CASH BARLEY. Feed, $1 17%@l 18%; Brewing and Shipping grades, §1 20@1 2215 @1 7 ftor fair to cholee, URES. 20a m High. _Low Cloge §1 15 $1 143 §1 4% . m. Session. Open. High. | Lew. Close. LS1 1475 L 13Y: $1 140 $1 143 ber. ... No sales. The market shows no ehange what- thing going on. | ever. There is little or White, $1 2ila@] 57%: Black. $1 2@l 25 for feed and $1 2@l 5213 {or seed; Red, $1221@ | 1 30 for common to cholce and fancy: Gray, $1 25@1 33 per ctl | CORN—Previcus prices rule for all descrip- tions, with a dull market | Western (sacked), $1 5@1 2713 for Yellow, $1 251 276 for White and $1 2061 25 mixed: Callfornia, large Yellow, §1 45 down, | according to dryness; small round do, $1 $1 65; White, $1 35 White and $1 20@1 221 for Brown, RYE-$1 1213G1 15 per o BUCKWHEAL—Nominal ‘at §1 75G2 10 per cental. Flowr and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Txtras, $& 406 | 4 65, usunl terms; Bakers' Eixtras, $4 30@4 40; shington, $3 7094 per bbl for Oregon and V. Family and §3 70@4 20 for Bakers', MILLSTUFFS—Prices in packages are follows: Graham Flour, § | Rye Flour, $3: Rye Meal, §2 75: $6 50; Corn Meal, $3; extra cream do, $3 7 Dat Groats, $i 50: Hominy, §3 75@ wheat Flour, §3 25@4 50; % Farina, $4 25; Whole Wheat Flaur, barrels, $749: in sacks, '8 arley, $6; & Green Peas, $5 per 100 ibe Hay and Feedstuffs. Everything remains TaNDOL 4w before quoted, with a dull market BRAN—$20 50@21 per ton MIDDLIN 26a27 per ton FEEDSTL Rolled Barley, $25 ten; Oflcake Meal at the mill hing, $26@26 H0; Cocoanut Ca Meal, $30@31; Cracked Corn, £30 0GT1 50: | Mixed Feed, $18 0@l 50; Cottonseed Meal, 26 0. HAY-—Wheat, $12 5013, d Black Oat. snglz 50; ' Barley, fock, $10; Alfaifa, $10012 per ton. * Beans and Seeds. Both Beans and Seeds remain as before, hold- ers of Beans being very steady and not dis | posed to give econcesslons. BEANS—Bayos, §2 S0G@3; Pea, $3 50. White, $3 15@: 35; large Whi Pink, 2 50@2 : Red, $2 73G3 4 25: Red Kidneys, $4 50g4 o @i 65 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $3: Yellow Mus- tard, $3: Flax, $§2 5083 Canary, Ge for East- efn; Alfaifa, 10@Vic; Rape, 14@2%c; Tim- othy, Hemp, #%@3%¢ per 1b; Broom Corn Secc, $12@15 per ton. "DRIED PEAS—Niles, §2 50; Green, $1 756 2 25 per etl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. The Potato market was featureless and ex- cept fer the very best grades the market was duil at previous prices. Some choice new Po- tatoes sold at the top quotation, but the general run of ofterings was poor and hard to sell. A ‘ar of ‘sweets was on sale and cleaned up guickly, There was no change in Onjons Over 20 boxes of Asparagus came in and the E’le{:vn m«d. only the best stock bringing he {op uotation, Choice Rhubarb sold at LI '12¢ In the morning, but prices receded until 100 became a top $c. Peas were firmer, supplies being light. To- Thatoes were offering more freely and the quo- lations were shaded. The market is over- stocked with dried B'.&WI. which sell slowly, though offered at reduced rst of the season from that quarter. were held at 10c per 1b, but were not sold, hav- ing arrived too late. - "ATOES—New Potatoes, 2@3c 1b; @l Busbanis _trom, the river, e R, for tadd. 811 B 3 Oregon, T:&e ! per otl; and 40aIS00 for lower Erades; Green Onion ST ABLES— Asparagus, tazage © per Ibi Cabbage. B3 or henen: Fons: 25 per bax; Garlic, gc per Jb: Dried 8 e T ' Poultry and Game. _ 'The third car of Western Poultry for the cur- Tos Bq ton; Hubbard, fent week was on salg and cleaned up pretty well. Tlm'!v’mt moderate receipts of domes- tie stoe Large “quated lower. ‘“‘;‘::a ,'3:"“ was dull, except 1 foundry, 'Southern soft, at for shipment at 13c. Chevaller, for seed, §1 60 §1 324@1 35 for | for Stlan. 31 4061 45 ot ; | about 36 506 Jit Peas, boxes, §6 50; | 18c; Sheepsking, shearlings, with sales of ex- fine at $13 50G14; Wheat and Oat, §11 50 MUTTON —Wethers, 11@11%e; 'Ewes, 100 | i 1084c per Ib. | LAMB--Spring, 12%@15c; yearlings, 129 | figure, with eales as low as rates. A sack of eas came in from Niles, Alameda County, the ey weet r etl. faney 40 per 1b; per etl; pers, 6@10c per 1b; were very and Roosters were very quist and TR AN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MABCH 5, 1903. No. 2 foun- | in yesterday's issue became shifted, and will be ' found in the first column under the head of | “‘Retail Meat Market” by those who wish to file them. Another cent was lopped off the Butter quo- | tations vesterday and the weakness was more bronounced. ' Dairy sold down gs low 24c. and Creamery was freely offered at 271a@2Sc. In a small way 29c was realized, but very few posted buyers paid over 28c. ~Receipts are now running large and stocks are liberal. continues weak and is being offered Eggs are in such.enormous supply that they are being placed In storage in large lines, though they are hardly fit for storing at this time of the year, especially if the weather is wet. This storing relieves stocks considerably | and acts as a check on the decline, but at the same time the market continues weak, with 15c as the ruling fligure for ranch. Commission | merchants are offering them right and leit at ' 15c. The retallers are also getting overstocked, | and those that recelye them direct from the country are in some instances offering to sell them to the commission merchants to get rid of them. Anything over 16c must be very large, white and choice. ! | Receipts were 45,000 Ibs Butter, 1965 cases Eggs and 34,500 1bs Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, first hand: Ib for fancy and 27@2il%c for first @27c; store Butter, 24c. CHEESE—New, 13@ldc for choice mild and 12%ec for seconds; Young America, ldc: East- . 17@17%c; Western, 16%@17c per 1b. i EGGS—Ranch, 15@16c, with some sales at 1e; store, 14@13c; cold storage Western Egaw, | nominal Deciduons and Citrats Fruits. Owing to the inclement weather trading In the Fruit market was very light and prices of all descriptions were unchanged. The attend- ance at the auction sale held by the California Auction Company was light and most of the offerings were bought in by the company. Six cars were sold, as follows: Fancy Nave $1 50@2 256; choice, $1 15@1 60: standard, 75 @$1 40; fancy Maita Bloods, $i 06@1 45. ac- cording to size. Lemons, Limes and Grape Fruit stand as previously quoted. Stocks of Apples are still heavy and prices have not changed for some time. it is reported that another car of Newtown Pippins was sold for shipment to New York at $I 75 per box. Winter Nellis Pears in cold storage are almost gleaned up, and what few are left are firmly eld. APPLES--T5c@$1 for common and choice and $1 25@1 75 for fancy. i PEARS—Winter Nellls, from cold storags $2@2 25 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Faney Navel Orange $1 T5@2 25 per box (with some speciaie high- er): choice, $1 25@1 75; standard, S$1@1 2! Secilings, 75c@$1 25 Tangerines, Tic@$l 30 Lemons, T5c@$1 for standard. §1 2581 50 for choice and $2G2 50 for fancy: Grape Fruit, $1@ | 2 50; Mexican Limes, §4 50G5; Bananas, §: per bunch for New Orleans and $1G! 5 tor Hawaila | Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. FRULTS— Apricot Sc for Royals and S@lde. for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 4 @6c; sun-dried, nominal: Peaches, 41@7lzc: Pears, 31@4lc for quarters and 5@l0c for halves: Nectarines, 4%,@blsc for white: Plums, 5G6e for pitted and 1@1i4c for unpitted; Figs, 4@3c for black and 4@5c for white. PRUNES—1062 crop, 21@2%c for the four sizes, with 1a@1l4c premium for the large sizes. RAISINS—1002 crop are quoted as follows: 2-crown loose Muscatels, 50-1b boxes, Hlje per Tb; d-crown, S3e; 4 5 Seediase. loose Muscatels, Sc: Seediess Sultanas, e Seedless Thompsons, 5ise; 2-crown London Layers, 20- b boxes, §1 40 per box; S-crown, $150; 4-crown fancy clusters, 20-lb boxes, $2; S-crown Deh sas, 20-1b boxes, $2 50: 6-crown Impertals, 20-1b 7351 choloe. Tiae NUTS—Wainuts, No. 1 softshell. 12L613%0; 10@11c; No. 1 hardshell, 11@111zc; No. . 9% ®@10c; Almonds, He for Nonpareils, 101 @1ie for 1 X L, 10@10%c for Ne Plus Ultra and 8Stc for, Langeudoc: Peanuts, 5@7c for Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 12013 Filbert: 129 12%c: Pecans, 11@13c: coanuts, $4 50435, HONEY-—-Comb, 126 4c for bright, 1 for light amber and 10c for dark; water white extracted, 6G7le; light amber extracted, Bly @ dark. 4@41sc. BEESWAX--2713G30c per Ib. Provisions. There is nothing new to report. Quotations remain as before and everything in the list is firm except Prime Mess Pork. ED MEATS-Bacon, 12c per Ib for| { heavy. 12%c for light medim, 14@14le for | light, 15@15%c for extra light, 16@16%c for | sugar cured and 17@17l4c for extra sugar cured; Eastern sugar cured Hams, 1iljc; C ifornia Hams, 13%c: Mess Beef, $10 50@11 per bbl; extra Mess, $11 50612; Family, $12 5061 frime Mess Poik $13 80Q14; extra ciea ess, $18; Dry Salted Pork. 12¢: Pig' Pork, §: Pigs’ Feei. $6: Smoked Beef, 15c per Ib. TARD- Tierces quoted at Sic per ib for compound and 12c for pure; half barrels, pare. 12350; 10-1b tins, 12%c; M1b tins, 12%e; 816 tins, 13e. COTTOLENE--One half barrel, 9%c: three half barrels, #%c: one tierce, 9%c; two tlerces, 9tic; tlerces, 9%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops.' HIDES AND SKINS-—Culls and brands sell 13¢c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 10%c; medium, 9lcc: light, Slc: cow | Hides, 9c for heavy and 8izc for light; Stags, 7e; Salted Kip, Slc; Salted Veal, 10c; Saited | Calt, 1035¢: dry Hides, 17@17%e: Culls, 166 1616 dry Kip, 1dc; dry ¢ Culls, 174G each; short woni, A0G€5e each: medium, 63G90c; long Wool, 90cG$1 0 each: Horse Hides, salt, $1 for large and $250 for medium. $1G2 for ' small and O0c for Colts; Horse Hides, dry, $175 for large, $150 for medium, $1@1 Small and 30c for Colts: Buck Skin Mexican, & dry salted Mexican, 25c; di Central American. 32%c. Goat Skins Angoras, Toc; large and smooth, H0c; medium, | 3he. | TALLOW--No. 1 rendered, 514@6c per Ib; | . 2, 413@5c; grease, 1@dc. WOOL—~Nominal. Hardly any here. | HOPS—23@25e per Ib. | San Francisco Meat Market. | Hogs are scarce and firm at the advance al- ready noted. The other descriptions remain unchanged. DRESSED MEATS. B Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers ' are as follows: . i | BEEF 1@ (d Steers and 6@6ic per 1b | for Cows. VEAL -Large. 8@9¢c; small, 8@40c per Ib. 12%¢ per 1b. PORK—Dressed Hogs, 9%10%5c per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. | The following quotations are for good, sound Livestock, delivered-in San Francisco, less 50 per cent shrinkage for Cattle: { CATTLE - Steers, 814@0c; Cows and Heifers, | Tigc; thin Cows, 4@ic per 1b. H CALVES--4@5%e per 1b (gross weight), SHEEP—Wethers. 410@4%c; Ewes, 4@4lc per b oss welght). LAMBS— Yearlings, 5c per Ib. Bil5e; ; Feeders, 5%g6ige. HOGS— Live Hogs, 1€0 Ibs and up, 7 under 160 1bs, U'Axfl'g 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, 6%@6e for June-July delivery; San Quentin, 5.35c; Wool Bags, 32@ 35¢; Fleece Twine, Ti4@Sc. COAL—Wellington, $8 rper ton; Southfield | Wellington, $8: Seattle. $6 50; Bryant, §0 Roslyn, §7; Coos Bay, $3 50; Greta, $7; Walls- end, 86 50; Co-operative Wallsend, $6 50; Richmond, $7 B0; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 25 in sacks; Welsh Anthracite Egs, $13: Welsh Lump, $11 30; Cannel, §8 50 per | ten; Scetch Splint, $7 50; Coke, §15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks scriptions, $8 45 per 2000 Ibs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. | | | OIL—Linseed, G6c for boiled and Bic for raw in barrels; 8¢ more: California Castor | Oll, In cases, No. 1, 70c: pure, §1 16; Lucol, 503 for bolled and 48¢ for raw in barrels; Lard OIl | extra winter strained, barrels $1; cases. $105; | China Nut, 55@62c per mlan; pure Neatsfoot, ":. h-rrga. 1&'; r-:‘m“ i m Dflrluflk hale Off, natun e, ' galioni Oll, in barrels, 45c; cases, B&%mflnut Oil, in barrels, 634 for Ceyion and 08'gc for Australia. COAL OIL—Water White Caal Oil. in bulk, 16¢; Pearl Oil, in cases, 22 Astral, 22 Btar, n;", Extra Star, 23lc. Elaine, 27%4c; Eceene, 24i4c; deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk, 17c; in cases, 23%c; do, 72 degrees. in bulk, 18%c; In cases, H ine, 1n buik, | 16c: in cases, 22%4c; 56-degree Gasoline, In | c; In cases. 2Tic. - TU! rer gallon in cases and i 82¢ In ms and fron barrels, 'RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, €@ G%e per ib; White' Lead, 6@6%c, according to | avantity UGAR—The Western Sugar mmn{ Com- v quotes as follows. per Ib, in 100-1b bags: Cubes. A Crushed and Fine' Crushed, 4.75c: powdered, 4.60c; Candy Granulated, 460c; Dry lated, fine, 4.60c; Dry Granulated, coarse, oes Sirait Granulated, ~4.500; Beet Grams: ted e A, 'flf:;m e n';:}&cfi&;?‘". dade: usreie, 10c mars: . more: baxes, move ; s AL T N ihan 78 hareate or Ite sanivalent. ?mm CODFISH — Bundles, per Ib, ; cases, regular, Dc; cases, extra large, " Uvariow ."d- o e a e i bbls, 37 50; pickled | ga000 | $3000 Caklans | Central Bank of Oakla | City and County Banl | E I . Honoluiu Sugar . Rocky Mountain de- | . Receipts of Produce. FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4. Flour, qr sks 3,892 Straw, tons ... 5 ‘Wheat, ctls 57,067 Feed, sks . . 280 Barley, ctls 6,000 | Sereenings “sks. 100 Corn, ctls 655 Lime, bbls . 200 Beans, sks 1,463 |Leather, roils.. 83 Potatoes, sks... 4,498 Hides, No. .... 208 Onions, sks . 750 | Peits, bdls .... 1,800 Bran, sks 1,155 | Wiy ®als « 59,400 Middlings, sks. 685 | Tallo ctls . 205 Wool, bales . 100 Quicksilver, flks 23 Mustard, sks .. 70 Sugar, ectls ..1,000 Hay. tons .... 608/ OREGON. Flour, qr sks... 10,324 Wheat, ctls ... 830 . Plaonid i S PR S STOCK MARKET. F—— % Local securities again showed a decided diminution in transactions, even the stocks being tame in comparison with the ac- tivity and fever which have prevailed in them walting to | for a few days past. Everybody i see how the cat will jump, and even the wise oneg have quit guessing. On the morning ses- slon Gas and Electric sold at $32 §712@33 25, against $52 50 as Tuesday's closing prices. and Pacific Gas was practically unchanged at $3925. Giant Powder was half a point bet- ter at $70 50. In_the afterncon Gas and Electric sold up to $04 and Giant Powder to $70 i5. Trading was merely fair. The ofl stocks were quiet all day. The Contra Costa Water dividend of 42¢ will be_paid on the 16th. The Eastern Dynamite Company has decided to pass the regular quarterly dividend due this month. rate Of 4 per cent per annum, with an extra diyidend yearly of 2 per cent. The Standard Eleetric Construction Com- pany of San Francisco proposes to increase its capital stock from its present amount of §10,- 0w, divided inte 10,000 shares of the par value | of $1 each. to $160,000 in 100,000 shares of $1 par value each. The Grangers' Bank of California, in liquida- tion, has declared a dividend of §7 50 per share | ors. This i3 the fifth dividend | in llquidation and makes a total of $21 re- | to the stockh turned on each $100 share. It Is believed by | those who have charge of the liquidation that the remaining assets will yieid sufficient to enable $7 to §8 per share more to be paid. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. March 4-2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS, Bid. Ask. | Bid. Ask. L1001,110%4 45 qr o (new) 1351 100141105 8s ar coup.10774108% CELLANEOUS BONDS. &s ar coup. 0 Oak W g Bs. — 100% 107 108 |Oceanic S 3s. 6 — {Om C R 68.127% — Pa Im 4s. o Pac E Ry bs. 1154 Pk & CH 6103 - Pk & OR 6s.118 — Geary-st Os. 81% Pwl-st R 6117 — I, C&S Blas.104 — ° Sac EGER5SI06 — Do 9815 08% SF & SJVoe. — 124 H R T&LSs. — 107l Sferra Cal s112 — L Ang R 38 P of A 6s L ALCo6s — (1909) my Do gtd b Ao . 1z Do gtd 5s.106 107 '8 P of C 6s L. A Plebs.106 107 Mkt-st C fs.123% — (1905)Sr A.10615 — (1805)Sr B.10T 1074 Do lem 19| (1900) ... 109% NRof Cés. — 108%° (1912) ....120 NRC of ¢ - " 8PofClst N P C R s100% c gtd bs..123 — N 5. 115 , Do_stmpd.1101, — N C 55101151081 (5 P B R 8s.i4ll — N S R Bs..101%102% S V Wat 6s.106%107% 0 G L&HSS 113 — Do 4s 2dm. 101 Oak T Co fis. — 128 | Do 4s 3dm 1017 Do bs ... — 115 |Stkn G&E6s10l — Do con’ be 10615 U G & E 55.106% — WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa 621, — Port Costa.. 64 661 65 Bpring Val.. 857 863 S AND ELECTRIC 4 4% Sac B G&R. Marin Co . Cent L & Eat G L ty 4L SFG&E. Mutual -~ 1% 8F G L Co. 0G L - Stkn G & E. Pac G Imp W UG& E Co. 341 — Pac L Co — ! TRANC ¥irem's ¥nd.310 — | BAN onl.125 - First Nationl — 98 Lon P & A.147 500 Merch Ex... 40 1371 S F Nationl. — SAVINGS BANKS. Am Na Cal Safe Dj Ger 8 & L.2159 - Sav & Loan. — 105 Humboldt Security Sav.370 — Mutual 80 Union Trst.2150 — § F Sav Co.386 — TREET RATLROADS. ' California .. — 215 Presidio .... — 4% — 60 POWDER. Glant ...... 1§ 70% [Vigorit ..... 214 3 SUGAR Hana 415 4% Kllauea Hawaiia 6% Makawell Honokaa ... 14% -~ Onomea Jiutchinson . 15% 18 ' Paauhau MISCELLANEOUS. Alaska Pack.155 Deeanie § Co 10 Tal Fruit Co. 92 iPac A F A. 3% Jal Wine As.1013, Pac (' Borx.165 0 I Morning Session. F 2N =N 5233 quitable Gas ...... jant Powder Con . Honokaa 8 Co 3 Hutchinson 8 P 440 and Blectrie Co and Eleetric Co nd Flectric Co. ring Valley Water .. Stockton Gas and Electric Street Paauhau S8 P_Co ., North Shore & Los Angeles-Pa: . R. Los Angeles Ry 58 ...... Transit Cons s Afterncon Session. 10 0 £2000 100 $1000 $2000 Board 10 Alaska kers’ Assn . 100 Contra_Costa Water . 20 Glant Powder Con . * 35 Hawallan Commercial and Sugar. 25 Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar. 50 8 ¥ Gas and Electric Co 4 175 § F Gas and Eiectric Co 50 8 F Gas and Electric Co 85 Spring Valley Water 15 Spring Valley Water Street — 5 Makawell $3000 United Gas and Electrie 5s CALIFORNIA STOCK AND OIL EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, March 4 1908. zzennssaal’ o $33UBBAUIY ] 33 Asked. | Abby Land and Improvement. 125 Alameda Bugar .. American Biseuit 92 50 American District 10 00 Bay Counties Power 90 00 Cal Central Gas & FEi 80 00 85 00 €al Cotton Mills R Cal Jockey Ch Al Shipping ‘al Cai Title Tns & Chutes Company . Cypress Lawn [mot Co Eastern Dynamits Ewa Sugar Pla) ‘quitable (Pool) G ur Ol . Gas Consum Hanford Of1 . Home Ol Imperial Ol . Kern OIl ... London & § F Bank ( Monte Cristo Of1 . Mercantile Trust Northern Cal Power Nevada National Banl North Shore Railroad . 01l City Petroleum Orpheum Company - Peerless Ofl . Pacific States Tel & Tel . Paraffine Paint .. Postal Device & Impt Reed Crude Ofl 8 F Dry Dock . San Joaguin Ol . Sausalito Land & Ferry Sperry Flour Company Standard Eleetric - Sterling_Oil Thirty-Three Ofl - Twenty-Eight_Oil Truekee Rlectric . Union OIl . Tnjon Sugar LUnited Petroleum Tnited Gas & Electric Western Fish Co . West Shore Ofl Superior Ol . T 23383 Board— 45 Home Oil . 2000 011 Gy Petrals 'Mr«lflm . 1000 Ofl 400 Cal Standard Ofl . 1000 Reed Crude Oil. s 1000 Lien Ofl, b 90 . 100 Aatec OHl ..... ke o a1 a2 16 53 09 90 = P &% Gas This company is reported to have | been paying regular quarterly dividends at the | | 1 fr-)u PLYMOUTH. CHERBOURG, HAMBURG | 11 AUCTION SALES CLOSING-OUT AUCTION SALE ) oF & Horses,Rubber-Tired Hacks, Harness, Ete. NORTH END STARLES, 514 BROADWAY, bet. Kearny and Dupont FRIDAY, March 6, at 11 a m. On account of ill-health I will offer all of my stock of the above stables at PUBLIC AUC- TION, consisting of 5 almos: new RUBBER- TIRED HACKS, 20 HORSES, all blacks and 10 sets HACK HARNESS, 2 SURREYS. 5 BUGGIES, single and double harness. G. MARINI, JOHN J. DOYLE, Auetioneer, office 327 Stxth st. This stock can be seen any time before day of sale. e 100 Sterling Ofl 55 11000 Sterling 300 Twenty-Elght Oil . 100 Twenty-Eight Oil 850 Chutes Company ... MINING Following were th, ciseo Stock and Exchange board yesterday: e we 2 Morning Sessi 300 Andes 26 200 Savage . “ 100 Bullion . 10 300 Seg Beicher.. 30 100 Con € & 5| 100 Seg Belcher. 100 Con € & V 100 Sierra Nev 500 Con N Y.. 07| 200 Union Con . 1 100 Crown Point. 40| 50 Union Con ..1 20 200 Mexican .. | 400 Yellow Jacket 38 100 Occidental Afternoon Session 100 Andes . « 25 1000 Kentuck 400 Andes . 26 | 100 Ophir 300 Belcher 30| 100 Overman 300 Challenge 62| 300 Overman 100 Con C & Va.2 30 | 100 Savage 42 500 Con N Y ... 07! 100 Sterra N 160 300 Crown Point. 40 300 St Louls ... 18 160 Gould & r. 34 200 Yellow Jacket S5 | 100 Gould & Cur. 53| 200 Yellow Jacket 60 200 Hale & Nore.1 85 | Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Session 300 Bejcher .. 51, 200 Sierra Nev 200 Con C & Va.2 25, 30 Union Con.1 200 Crown Point. 41| Union Con ...1 1 100 Overman . 56| 200 Utah ........ 38 200 Savage ... 42} 200 Yellow Jacket 61 Afternoon Session. 700 Andes . 25 200 Mexican 155 200 Belcher 52 200 Potosi . 4 200 Caledonia ...2 30 200 Sierra Nev ..1 05 306 Chollar 41| 200 Union Con ..1 15 500 Con Tmperial. 04 200 Union Con.i 171, 200 Crown Point. 41 500 Utah ........ 36 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, March 4—4 p. m. Bid. Ask. | Bid. Ask | Alpha 08 07| Julia .. 08 08 | Alta 10' Tustics .. 17 18 Andes . Kentuck 05 o | Beleher ... 52| Mexican . Best & Belch.2 60| Occidental Ophir . a0 2 | Bulifon | Caledonia Overman Challenge Con 61 63! Potosi | Chollar 41 45 Savaga | Confidence .1 25 1 50 Seorpion 2 28 2 30, Seg Belcher.. 30 i1 04~ 05 Sierra Nev ..1 05 1 10 06 07 Silver Hill & 6l | 40 42 St Lo 1% Eureka Con.. 23 — Syndieate . Exchaquer 84 05 Union Con 131 Gould & Cur. 53 56 Utah .. a8 Hale & Nor..1 06 1 10 Yellow Jacket 30 | Lady Wash.. 05 ——————— | OCEAN TRAVEL. e | Steamers leave San Fran cisco as follows: For _Ketchikan. Jynens Skagua: c., Alaska— m., Mar. 7. 12 17, 22, Apr. 1. Change to company’s steamers at Seattle. “For _Victoria, _Vancouver, Port Townsend, Seattl coma. Everett, Whateom-—11 a. m.. Mar. 7. 12, 17, 22, 27. Apr. 1. Chanae at Seattle to this company's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Seattle for Tacoms to N. P. Ry.; at Vancouver to C. P. Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay)-—Pomona, 1:30 p. m.. Mar. 5 11, 17. 23, 20, Apr. 4; Corona 1:30 p. m., . 14, 20, 26, Apr. 1 For Los Angeles (via Port Los Angeles and Redondo), San Db and Santa bara Santa Rosa, Sunda * m. State_of California, Thursdays, 9 &. m. For Los Angelos (via San Pedro and Wast San Pedro), Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz. terey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford. Luis Obispo. Ventura, Huememe and (*Ramona oply.) 9 a. m.. Mar. 6, 14, 22, 30, Apr. T . Mar. 10, 18, 26, Apr. 3 Bay, San Jose dei Gabo, La Paz, Santa Rostia, Guaymas (Mex.) For further information obtain folder. Right reserved to change steamers or sailing date. TICKET OFFICE -4 New Montgomery Palace Hoteh Freight Office. 10 Market st. €. D. DUNNAN, Gen. Passenger Ast. 10 Market st., San Franciseo. O. R. & N. CO. “Columbia™ sails March 14 24 April 3, st “Geo_ W, Elder” salis Magch 9, 19, 29, Aprit &, 18, 28 Only Steamship Line to PORTLAND, OR. and short rail line from Portland to all points Fast. Through tickets to all points, all rail or steamship and rail, at LOWEST RATES Steamer tickets Include berth and meals. ! Steamer sails foot of Spear st at 11 a m D. W. HITCHCOCK . CLIFFORD. Gen, Agt, Pass, Dept, Gen. Agt. Frt. Dept. 1 Montgomery st - Hamburg-American. Servios. - April 4 Apri) & Towin-Serew Express and Mar. 7\“\]60“ - Mar. 14| Deutsehland Mar. 21 | Moitke . April 1% Pretoria Mar. 25/ Pennsylv: April Is S. S. Deutschiand. Record Voyage, 5 days 7 hours 38 min. SAILS APRIL 9, MAY 7, JUNE 4, JULY 2. HAXBURG-AMERICAN LINE, 37 B'way, ¥. T. HERZOG & CO., 401 California st., Gen. Agts. TOYO KISEN KAISHA, (ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP €O) Steamers will leave wharf, corner First and Brannan streets at 1 p. m.' for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hiogo). Nagasaki and Shanghai, and connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India, ete. No received on board on day of salling. 8" AMERICA MARU..Friday, Mar. 27, 1003 £ 8. HONGKONG MARU. Wed., April 2. 1903 £ S. NIPPON MARU..Saturday, May 16, 1907 Via Honolulu. Round trip tickets at reduced rates, For freight and passags syply et Com ‘s office, o . corner e 'W. H. AVERY, General Agent. OMA, for Honolulu, Samoa, ”'-lw:m. Thursday, March 13, 10 a. m. ALAMEDA, tor Honolulu, Mch, 21, 3 p. m. - l.& IAI"OI‘A'. for Tahiti, Mch. 24, 10 4. SPRECIELS & BR0S.C0., Agts., ickat0ffce 543 arkat 2 Froight ffice. 329 Narkat L., Pier . 7, Pacific St / AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON. Phila..Mar. 11, 10 am|Vad'I'd. Mar. 21. 10 am St. Paul.Mar. 18,10 am|Phila....Apr. 1, 10 am RED STAR LINE. NEW YORK. ANTWERP, PARIS. Zeeland.. Mar. 7. 10 am Vad'l'd. Mar. 21, 10 am thnd!x:: 14, 10 am Ken'ton. Mar.28, 10 am CHAS. D. TAYLOR. G.P.A.C.30 Montg'my st. | Pennsylvania . COMPAGNIE TRANSATLANTIQUS DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Salling every . instead of Saturday. at 10 a. m.. from Pler 42, N ctes. o Hayre. $10 ana upward. _Sec ond-class ';fi""i%‘ upward. GEN| AGENCY U STATES AND CAN- ADA, 32 Broadway (Hudson bui . Apenia5 Montgomiery avenae; dan Francies 3 3 Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S. NAVY YARD AND VALLEJD. TRISBIE or MONTICELLO. 20 p ., exeept Sun-