The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 28, 1903, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCIECO CALL, EATURDAY.‘ MARCH 28, 19u3. OMMERa ——— SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Do ald s res- 116 o5 Sas i g Do coup . 111 N Y Cen gn 314s.1021, Do s reg 131-,!N J Cen gen He.1300; ¥ . . coup 16315 North P 4s.102% Local Stocks and Bonds fairly active. Alchison: ee c..mn: e sk New York stocks lower, with general sclling. Shipment of $52,512 in specic to Hongkong. Silver advances to 49Yc. Better cxport demand for-Whea Exchange unchanged. t at Chicago. Large line of long Barley being quietly unloaded. Oats and Rye very dull. Western Corn firm. . Lima Beans quict, with liberal supplies on hand. Butter, Cheese qnd Eggs as previously quoted. Provisions firmly held, but not No improvement in the demand for Dried Fruits. wery active. Hides, IWool and Hops unchanged. end Coal advamced $1. steady, Mutton easy and Pork very firm. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables about as before. No change in Poultry and Gan Orar ne. in large supply and weak. I'he Situation in Wall Street. | | OVER THE CONTROL OF THE ROADS KEEP THE MAR- KET UNSETTLED. sgnized Wall-street authority says: stock market has been unsettied by a conficting influences. While an easier tuation contributed toward improve- e Southern-Union Pacific controversy f decided uneasiness that favorable developments. le if any increase buying of stocks, and the investment | s of course still held in check by the ely high rates for money and the | small returns which good securities present high level prices. The knowl- | heavy mew security lesues a ng mperative purpose of enlars + terminel facilities of the great trunk lines s well as increasing their gemeral equipment, as & damper the general market there s of securities hang- TFIC por niso < bring is a sun r the market, and the certain prospect & turther big increase is anything but & bull & Still another movement exciling is the speculation in copper and eot- of which are exceedingly high. A 1 of uncertainty is also feit over the Union Pacific contest, which, as it) & struggle for control, unpleasantly re- % the consequences of & similar coptest in a B no such consequences casion seem prob- Gisturbance ai et activity, and the ou ng the rights of one | %k in another will be meery. Another suit tive consideration sota against the Company: _and. since a mportant negotiations hang | U it i= easy to understand the ached to its progress. With ntingencies o be faced, the showed surprising strength and nsiderable of the buying, how- and while there | indertone resulting the uncertainties above chilled all serious opera- n Pacifi wead able, still urage stock ma: me of the suits iny r fon holding ties significance serio te future of the market is, as exceedingly uncertain. Natural fome improvement as ncy incidental to April 1 is s contingencies referred to e danger of awkward com- om the § asize the necessity for cau- e operations. Although, in market is In much better several months, we should ad- profits on all sharp rallies, at least differences ‘betweln Messrs. Keene man are adjusted. The Interests rep- ese gentlemen may, howev et when least expected; hence the uncertaimy.” { | | Pacific Time.) | . March 27—5 p. m. the seasonal rainfells to as compared with those of the same date and the rainfall in the last twenty- Last This Last 24 hours. Season 0.26 | 0.56 0. o 00 o o w0 0 0,00 The following maximum and minimum tem- eratures are reported from Eastern stations: Keneas City 68 3% Philadeiphia 6o S De 36 Washington 50 Cincinnati Chicago e New Orleans .. 64 COAST ETATION. EEH 2% crament t Lake 5 52 =0 54 ES < 60 64 o o P 66 o8 54 2 5 o8 San Francis & L. Obispo San Diego kane 4 EE Cloudy osh 38 E Rain & Walla 52 § Cloudy nemucea 6 34 S Cloudy Yuma o ).U2 S4¢ 46 E Pt.Cidy . WEATH CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. ed depression overlies the Washing- A mark ' and will probably move inland Sai- ay. causing high southeasterly winds along e coast from Point Conception northward. Southeast storm warnings are displayed at =tations along the cosst from Port l'{lflm isory ' messages have been hwsrd, and Northbound vessels are i southern port 1o expect bigh southeasterly winds, perature hes remained nearly sta- . Uionary west of the Rocky Mountains. Rain has fallen over Washington, Oregon and Northern California. : mace at San Francisco for thirty bours., ending midnight, March 28: Nerthern California — Cloudy, unsettied weaiher Saturday, with rain; brisk southeast winds, high off shore. Southern California—Cloudy Saturday, pos- #ibly showers by night; light southerly winds. N ovade— Rain Saturday: cooler. n Francisco and vicinity—Rain Saturday; 1o bigh southeast winds. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. — ——— EASTERN MARKETS. ———— New York Stock Market. NEW | spicuous example. | market as a result. | Brie | Lake Erie & West. |LE & W pfd | Mo, K & T ptd. | 8t Paul about by gradual steps It is the part of the ambitious bear to bring it about with a rush and avail himself of the benefit of selling be- fore the break and of buying at the decline. The sluggish and hesitating tone of the mark for some time and the difficulties of the money market have dieclosed the unpleasant position of the bulis. The professional trading element on the exchange newly recruited by the return of a number of skillful speculative leaders dem- onstraied to their satisfaction the state of af- fairs. was nominally The opening spurt in prices this morning based upon the action of the | Secretary of the Treasury in resuming refund- ing operations, but the professional bear party | evidently had its part in forcing the opening bulge in prices and they sold freely from the start. s The first prices of the day were almost Do adjust 4s... Balt & Ohio 4s.. Do 3138 2013 Norf & W |Reading gen 4s % St L&I M con 5s.114 . 97 | . Do conv 4s St L & 8 F 4s.. 963 Can South 2ds. 48t L S W lsts... 90 Central of Ga 5 41 Do 2ds ... 81 | Do lst ine . San A & A 84 “hes & Ohio 4 "hi & Alton 314, {€ B & Q new 4 | € M&St P gn 4 P& N W con 7s.13 SR T & P 4s...105% | COC&St L gn 4s.1001; | Chi Term 45 . | Colo & South s, | Denver & R G 4 | | Southern Pac 4 Southern Ry 5s ‘Texas & Pac 1sts.1 2|Tol St L & W 4s. Union Pacific 4s. Do conv 4s. Wabash 1sts Do 2ds . il Do deb B West Shor W& L ; . 851, |Wisconsin Cen 4s. 913 Ft W & D C15ts.110 ' |Con Tob 4s . Hocking Val 4125108 [c P & I . Manhattan ......105% |Pennsylvania NEW YORK MINING STOCK: Adams Con . 20 Little Chief . Alice 25 (Ontario ... | Breece -ocs 25 |Ophir ... | Brunswick Con'. | Comstock Tu | Con Cal & V Horn Silver . Erfe prior lien 4s. Do gen 4 0114 Phoenix 11 | Iron Stlver . 85 |Small Hopes | Leadville Con .. 03 |Standard . | BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS, | o Money— Mining— | Call loans .6@8 |Adventure . ‘ | Time loans .....5@6 |Allouez [ | Bonds— Amalgamated Atchison 4s .....100 |Daly West . Mexican Cent 4s. 76 |Bingham . | = Railroads— |Cal & Hecla { Atchison . 80% Centennial | Do pfd . 961 Copper Range . Boston & Albany.288 pom Coal Boston & Maine.187 Frankiin . Boston Flevated.146 |isle Rovale . NYNH&H 1 |Mohawk ... Fitchburg pfd._. 141 |0ld Dominion - | Mexican Central. 261 'Osceola Miscellaneous— Parrott | American Sugar.123% |Quincy Do pfd . 12014 Santa Fe | Am Tel & Tel....161 | Tamarack | Dom Iron & S... 283; Trimountain | General Electric.180 ' |Trinity .... Mass Electric .. 33% | United States . United Fruit Utah without exception the hignest. Almost immedi- | United Copper Victoria ately the significant seliing in Pennsylvania | U S Steel Winona made its appearance again. The beneficiaries | Do prd .. - % | Wolverine . by l?,le llof'l’ll‘su:ccflpllon privileges seemed Westinghouse cm.100 united in their desire to take their profits | LA z promptly. There was heavy selling of x:x;ms‘ LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. on the curb. The holders of stock, seeing the | Con for money... 90% | New York Cent ourse of the rights, sold their holdings of | Consols for acct. $l [Nor & West stock on a lavge scale on the chance of securing | Anaconda 5%| Da pfd . rights to subscribe to the new stock at a profit | Atchison - 841 |Ontario & West in the future, while having funds in hand in the meantime from the sale of the present hold- ibgs of stock. was the Sompany’s treasury. thorized, will be shortly tion. New York Central at the same | time developed & very weak tome. The rumor | prevalent that the $17,000,000 of stock in which is already au- offered for subserip- The seiling of the stock was alleged to be againet this future issue of treasury stock. The prevailing sentiment on the subject of addi- tional stock Issues was shown b the special weakness of all stocks which have a possible St. Paul was a con- new iseue ahead of them. This formed the principal basis for the bear raid upon the market, which changed the early gains of 1 to 135 into such net losses for the day as York Central (ex-dividen Southern Pacific about losses between 1 and there were even wider Joss . Paul 41 Pennsylvania and New and a long list of In the inactive list s, The prospect of a further loss of over $2,000,000 in cash by the banks aggravated the wepkness. tnere was a break of 23 points in Northern Se- | taking of profits by the s caused some quick rallies at the last, but curlties be: The hasty On the curb the market closed in a very feverish and unset- tled state. Expert estimates as to the effect | - of the proposed refunding operation did not promise a large release of cash to the money The increased possibility for note issues was taken little count of in the stock market view of the measure. Bonds became heavy in sympathy with stocks. Total Unite and the les (par value), the old 4s 1 per cent on the ‘last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Stock— Atchison ...... Atchison pfd ...... 1,400 Balt & Ohio . 30,900 Balt & Ohio prd.. ; Ca Pacific ‘outhern & Onio “hgo & Alt prd.... © G Western & 8 & & & Norwestn. Term & Trn. T &T pta... & St Louis. » Southern, 8o 1st pfd. Colo So 24 pfd. Del & Hudson.. Del, Lack & V Denver & Rio D&RG pta. Ere Erie 24 pfd. Great Nor pfd. . Hocking Valley, Hocking Val pfd. Illinois Central. 1 entral. lowa Central pfd. K C Southern ... K C Southern pfd. . Louisvl & Nashyl. Manhattan Elev Metropol St R: Mexican Central Mexican National Minn & St Louis. Missouri Pacific Mo, Kans & Tex. N J Central N ¥ Central e Norfolk_& Westn Nor & Westn pfd.. Ontario & Westn Pennsylvania Reading .. Reading Ist pfd Reading 24 pfe Rock Island . Rock Island pfd Louis & £ ¥. & & F 1st pta. SL &S F 24 prd. St L Southwestern. St L Sowestn ptd St Paul pfd Southern Pactfic. .. Southern Railway Southern Ry pfd. Texas & Pacific Tol, St L & West Tol, St L & W ptd. Union Pacific Union Pacific Wabash ... Wabash pfd . Wheel & Lake E. W & L E 2d prd. . Wisconsin Central - Wisconsin Cen ptd Express Companies— Adams . ’ American United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous— Amalgamated Cop . Am Car & F . Am Car & F pfd Am Linseed. Oft Am Lin Ol pfd Amer Loco .. Amer Loco pfd Am Smelting & R Am S & R prd Anaconda Min Co Brooklyn Rap T Colo Fuel & Iron -Consolidated Gas Con Tob pfd .. General Electri Hocking Coal - EEEEEH 2 I8 e s5% geg 1 Ini High. 821 tates 2s coupon declined 1% per cent registered 1, while the new 4s cou- von advanced 1. the new 4s registered 7 and | s | Washing 26% is B 433 4 is 85 81 24 55% 1023 14 | Hartford i | Des Moines . Do pfd . . 991, | Pennsylvania | Baltimore & ‘Ohic 95 ' | Reading . Canadian_Pacific.138% | Do ist' pfd Ches & Ohio .... 48 Do 2nd ptd . Chi Gt Western.. 25 |Southern Ry Chi M & 8t P....173% | Do pfd ... ‘Den & Rio G.... 38 Southern Pacific. Do ptd 8 |Union Pacific . [Exte ...... 36% | Do pfd . | Do 1st pfd ..*. 68% |U S Steel ! Do 2nd pfd ... 55% Do ptd . | Tllinois Central ".142 ~ (Wabash | Louls & Nash....12214 | De Beers Mo Kan & Tex.. 26% 'Rands .. Bar silver, uncertain, Money. 3};@4 per cer The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 3% per cent; for three months' bills, 3% per cent. ¥ Bank Clearings, NEW YORK, March 27.—The follownig ta- ble, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at the principal cities for the week | ended Mareh with the percentage of in- | crease and decrease as compared with the cor- responding week last year: Percentages. Dec. \ $1,228,846,802 i 15 Inc. Philadelphiat St. Louisi . Pittsburgh San Franciscof .. Baltimores . Cincinnati Kansas Cit Cleveland Minneapolist New Orleanst Detroft .. Louisvillef . | Omaha ...... | Milwaukee? . Providencet Buffalot . St. Pault | Indianapolis Los Angeles St, Josepht Denver Richmons Columbus cattle 15.4 2! 9 5 0 s s 9 2 3 6 o s Savannaht Memphis Albany | Salt Lake City Portland, Ort { Toledot ... MFort Worth | Peorfa EREREaRE D BRENRs | Rochester . | Atlanta . New Haven | Nashville | Spokane. Wash . | Grand Rapids | Sloux City .. | Springfiela, Mass ... | Norfolk . Dayton Tacoma . Worcester . | Augusta, G | Portland, Me | Seranton’ | Topeka | Syracuse . | Evansville | Wilmington, Del | Birmingham | Davenport | Fall River el mmr o 118 HREEA i 2 1 3 .8 8 9 X 2 EaBa 532 8% ESS Fla . Greensburg. Pa . Rockford. 111 . Springfleld, O . Binghamton Chester ... Bioomington, T Quincy, T . Sioux Falls, 8, Mansfield, O . Jacksonville, Il . Fremont, Neb . Utica§ Decatur, I Houstont . Galvestont Beaumont, Tex§ . Charleston, S, C. Totals, U. 8. Outside N. Y Little Rock ah | Knoxville i3 | Macon . 7.3 | Wilkesbarre oy | Akron . 17.7 Springfield, Til . 1803 Wheeling, 'W. Va . 0.5 Wichita . 6.5 Youngstown 2.2 Helena .. 3 Lexington R Chattanooga . 3 3: 1 28 1 ol eloml !l mubuoiis! 8t. John, N. B! Victoria, B. C. Londonf .. Totals, Canada .....$50,046,047 Not included in totals because other items than clearings. iPalances paid in cash. §Not included in totals because of no com- parison for last year. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, March 27.—Morey on call, steady at 45@5% per cent, closing 4%@0 per cent. Time money, steady: sixty days, @515 per cent: ninety days, 5@l per cent; six months, 5@5%; per cent. ing exchange, easy at for demand and_ $4.£3.70 for Posted rates, $4 841 and §4 88, Mmkmr._l Bar silver,: 49%c. Mexican dollars, 381c. Government bonds, Irregular: railroad bonds, heavy. - — —— * Bradstreet's on Trade. * # NEW YORK, March 24—Bradstreet’s to- morrow will say: tveather, crops, distribu- tive trade, transportation and even collections fhow Improvement this week. The price situa- tion shows few important changes, but so far as actual indications are concerned demand *hows no curbing as a result of increased cost. Railway earnings continue excellent, those for the third week of March showing the enormous £ain of 17 per cent in gross. An abundance of moisture In the form of rains Rell in the West and Northwest last week. This put the ground in good shape I £pring planting. Jobbing distribution of dry- 8goods, clothing, notions, millinery, hardware and shoes shows a large ageregate, though spring_trade b reached 1t max.- pring as probably i Tron and mum At leading Western centers ness is now beginning to be sought. steel are active and demand still supply. The tendency is still toward incre: strength In finished products, a strengthening element being the upward tendency of British and German markets. Wire and nalls note marked strength. In the cruder forms the feature is better demand for pigifon at Chicago and Pittsburg and higher priced for steel bil- lets at leading centers. A curlous develo; ment is the sale of some Lake Superior char- coal ron to France. Lumber continues active, with deliveries un- equal to requirements at many points, and building material of all kind, in fact, s ac- tive. though quotations are 30 to 50 per cent higher than a few years ago and labor mani- fests a desire to get all or mcre than the building traffic will bear. Large sales of steel rails to traction companies and of steel pipe to Texas and California oll producers are noted. An interesting feature in finished ma- chinery lines is the report from Providence that large orders for export to Italy have been received. Leather is steady at the East. Wool is firmly held at the East, supplies are closely held and London prices are higher. Tin is selling speculatively higher: lead and spelter are firmier, and copper, alone of the other metals, is lower. Cotton has eased on larger than expected receipis, better weather, clearer realization of the fact that planting of a large crop is not only possible but prob- able, but largely also because _threatened labor disturbances give pause to buyers and dullnes intervenes. Eggs are selling at very low p Coke fs still scarce and high, but coal is easier and speculators are unloading, though much lower prices are not looked for. Wheat (including flour) exports for the week ending March 26 aggregate 2,401,987 bushels, against 2,395,508 bushels last week, 2,904,110 in this week a year ago and 4,494,335 in 1901, Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate 172,- 448,515 bushels, against 194,398,707 busheis last season and 150,967,698 bushels in 1900, Business failures in the United States for the week ending March 26 numbered 175, against 194 last week, 183 in 1902, 189 in 1801 ana 177 in 1800. In Canada there were 16 failures, against 14 last week and 22 in this week a year 4go. * * Dun’s Review of Trade. Futly NEW YORK, March 27.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: Irregularity in retail trade is due to weather At most points an early season the business, but in other sections there has been interruption from excessive rains. More uniform activity Is reported in wholesale trade with a notably large movement of groceries, millinery, paper and buflders’ ma- terlale, while conditions are satisfactory for the season In jewelry. Manufacturers of clothing, furniture, footwear and iron and steel are still engaged, ample supplies of fuel erally facilitating operations, but exten: ikes threaten to render idle many New England textile mills. Early opening of lake navigation will benefit business and the rallway traffic embargo will be removed. railroads thus far reported for March exceed last year's by 12.8 per cent, and surpass those of 1601 by 22.9 per cent. An output of about 300,000 tons of coke in the whole Connellsville region for the last week indicates that fuel troubles are almost ended in the iron and steel industry. No improvements have appeared in the dry goods market. The situation is peculiarly complicated as ‘to cotton goods; stocks are light as a rule and labor troubles threaten to curtail the omtput, yet jobbers are reluctant to undertake contracts ai present quotatioms. Dullness is reported in woolen goods, with new business on a limited scale. Cancellation of early orders has become & serious many mills that had disposed of their product or the season now seeking business. Jobbers e placing large orders for fall delivery of shoes, readily paying the recent ce in prices, and manufacturers of heavy have booked more business than is customary at this early date. Leather is quiet, but low stocks malintain prices. At last the turning point has been reached in domestic hides and prices have steadied, which is due to the some- what better condition of receipts. Failures this week numbered 214 in the Unit- ed States, against 205 last year, and 26 in Canada, against 22 a year ago. —_— & New York Grain and Produce. kS * NEW YORK, March 27.—FLOUR—Receipts, 21,379 barrels; exports, 45,732 barrels; steady but quieter, ‘WHEAT—Receipts, 11,400 bushels; exports, 43,575 bushels; spot, steady; No. 2 red, 78ljc elevator; No. 2 red, 79%c 1, o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 864c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 83%ec f. 0. b. afloat. Options opened firm on small Argentine shipments, higher French cables and covering by shorts, but were lower on active unloading. May by midday nad broken to the low point of the season. Subsequent improvements in an enor- mous trade gave the afternoon market a firm tone ana it closed only %c under the pre- March, S0%@8lc, closed at S0%c: ‘be, closed at Tilgc; July, T4N@ at’ Toc; September, 735@78Yc, closed st Tdle, HOPS—Dull HIDES—Firm, WOOL—Firm. PETROLEUM—Firm. SUGAR-—Raw, easy; refined, steady. COFFEE—Spot Rio, easy; No. 7 invoice, 5%c; mild, quiet; Cordova, T4@12c. Futures closéd barely steady, with prices net 2 to 5 points lower for the day and at the lowest level of record. Total sales, 40,750 in- cluding _April, 4.10@4.15¢; May, 4.15c; Jul 4.35c; September, DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The market shows the effect of pressure to realize, while the general demand Is quiet. Common are quotel at ly@i%c, prime at 5@5%c, choice at 5@ Glac, fancy at @7 PRUNEE—Spot quiet and unchanged at quo- tations ranging from 3c to 7c for all grades. APRICOTS—Continue steady under a fair demand; choice, 7%@8c; fancy, ’K,Io%c‘ PEACHES—Dull and easy at 7'%@S8c for choice and 81a@9c for fancy. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Marth 27.—The cotton market opened steady at unchanged prices to an ad- ‘vance of 2 points, and closed steady and with- in 1 to 2 points of the best prices of the ses- sion., sizE g Chicago Grain Market. —— e CHICAGO, March 27.—Generally bearisn news caused a break of 1@1%c In May wheat to-day, but late in the day the sentiment changed and the entire loss was regained, the close being unchanged. May corn was %@%ec higher and oats were a fraction better. Iosing tFom 33@e s 106 lower. . Products closing from wer. Trading in wheat was again dull and ex- treme weakness prevailed the greater part of the session, although the close was firm. May opened unchanged to a shade higher at 72%¢c to 72%ec, the steadiness being due to the un- favorable weather conditions. The weakness in outside markets, cables from Paris showing # sharp decline for flpur, changed the senti- ment in the pit and longs became active seil- ers, - There was also congiderable selling on short account. ~With no support from any source, the market quickly declined, May sell- A good export late in the day caused to_cover there was also a fair demand by longs who had sold out earller in the session, which resulted in a strong upturn. The closing was unchanged at TIR@T2Yc. . was no feature in the tra In m and_the volume of u‘:““-'um it ¢ was firm, May o al after selling mmo @42%c and Earnings of | probiem, | trading was light. The liberal receipt of hogs and a decline in prices at the yards caused an easicr tone at the start and the weakness in grains added to the depression. A fair de- mand for lard from exporters later in the day created a better feeling, but May pork closed 10c lower at $18. Ma: Tibé down 21,@8c at lard 8715 was off Tijc ana The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— July July . September hort Ribs, Sfl&e"‘mhr d, per 100 Ibs— A 10 10 High. Lo 858 888 33 17 97 17 15 16 90 45 10 07 s 9 80 9 85 w. Close. 2% B 684 o 434 33% 31 % 18 00 17 20¢ 16 95 1§19 0 2 988 9 82% 9 81% PR G RER No. 2 yellow. 4214c $1 1@l 12; prh 0 "y 8 871 dry salted short clear tract grade, $12 25. ?rl(. per bbl, §17 85@18; No. 1 as follows: Flour was weak: No. 2 spring wheat, 75@76; No. 3, 671G T5e; No. 3 red, T0%@71%sc: No. 2 corn, 42 H2001 10 No. 3 rye, loe; oot teeat 4c; No. rye, B ‘eeding 39@40c: fair to choice malting, 47@53c; No, 1 flaxseed, $1 09; e Northwestern, whisky. basis of high wines, §1 30; clover, con- Articles— Flour, barrels Wheat, bushel: Corn, bushels Oats, bus] Rye.” bushels. Barley, bushels. Receipts. Shi 21,500 1 60; White, §1 30: Egyptis TRl N = ICKW. ominal at §1 T5@2 10 per $1 40@1 45 for wh. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras. $4 4@ 4 65, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $% 30G4 40: Oregon and Washington, $3 70@4 per bbl for Family and $3 70G4 20 for Bakers'. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in packages are as follows: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour, $3; Rye Meal, $2 75; Rice Flour, §6 50: Corn Meal. $3: extra cream do. $3 75: Oat Groats, $4 50: Hominy, $3 75@4: Buck- wheat Flour, $4 25@4 50; Cracked Wheat, |#3 50; Farina, $4 25; Whole Wheat Flour, 33 50; Rolled Oats, barrels, $7G9; in _sacks, $6 50 gaw; Pearl Barley,' $6; Split Peas, ~boxes, 50; Green Peas, $6 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. The situation in Bran is very easy and-quota- tlons are none too steady. Middlings, on the contrary, continue scarce and firm. There is Bothing new in Hay. BRAN-§: 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$27G28 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $25 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill, $25@25 50; jobbing. 26 50; Cocoanut Cake, $21G22; Corn Meal, Cracked Corn, '$30 50G31 50 Mixed Feed, $18 50g19 50: Cottonseed Meal, $26 50. | . HAY—_Wheat, $12 5013, with salés of extra e timothy seed, $3 75. mess | fine at $13 B0@14:. Wheat and Oat, $11 13 Tard, per 100 Ibe, | Red ‘and Black O $11@12 50; Barley, $10G | 05910 1214, short ribs sides o). $0 %08 | 11 50; Stock, $10: Alalta; $10G12 per ion. shoulders (boxed), sides (boxed), $10 6215; S b Beans and Seeds. Pe06" | Limas continue weak, with large supplies stil] 25000 | on hand and prospects for another abundant 129500 | crop favorable. Whites are still in very fair 309,900 | demand for the East and Texas. i BEANS — Bayos, 32 80G2 90; Pea, $3 50; 24c; eggs, firm, 18c to 13%ec. 3 ; ¢heese, teady, On the Produce Exchange the Butter market | Pink, §2 25G2 o5; was firm; creameries, 18@27%¢c; dairies, 14@ ! | small White, $3 lsfiflaeéxs,’zurge White, w&s 'i-S 75@3; Lima, 15@ 4220%; Red Kidneys, $4 0044 13@13%c | $3 2343 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown 'Mustard, $3: Yellow Mus. tard, $3; Flax, $2@2 10; nary, 6ic for East. s | en: Alfalfa, 13@lic: 'Rape, 14@2%c; Tim- \ ily at 30.00@80.05c. around. at_14.50@15.00. | was_quiet. $22 00@22 50; No. rants are nominal. CH | CHICAGO, ers and feeders, 4 60; 2 75; bulls, fed steers, $4@4 50. Closed bad. good to choice heav: §7 107 38; nant. 7 207 40 Sheep—Receipts, lambs, steady. fine, 14@17% 18@28%4c. balances, $75,861. ces, $100,725. balances, $35,375. | Walla, T2¢; Tie. unchanged; biue in silver bullion, remained as before. Sterling Cables .. New York Exchange, Silver, per ounce.. same. 1, a1 1 B e 1199 March 2000, steady to strong. $5@5 50; poor to medium, $3 70@4 T5; stoc 32 5@+ heifers, $§2 50@4 75 $2 25@4 50; calves, $3@6 Sterling Exchange, sixty day: Sterling Exchange, sight Mexican Dollars, nominal.. Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Chicago declined from 72%c to T1lc and recovered to T2%ec. demand set in and frightened the shorts into buying. Otherwise there was nothing new. The San Francisco market ranged about the CASH WHEAT. ICAGO. Hogs—Receipts—To-day, row, 15,000; left over, 1500; mostly_10c lower, Mixed and butchers', $7 25@7T Foreign Futures. —_— % - LIVERPOOL. Wheat— March. May. July. Opening +vv0s Nom, 61 61y Closing . Nom. 6% 6% PARIS. Wheat— March. May-Aus. Opening 23 30 Closing 23 40 Opening 30 85 pening 30 8 Closing . 31 00 New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, March 27.—London tin prices | were advanced 13s to-day io £158 3s for spot | and £158 10s for futures. market was also a shade higher, closing stead- At New York the Copper at London declined 2s 64 spot, and futures closed at £64 17s 6d. The local mar- ket was a shade better on the Inside price | for lake and electrolytic, but it was quiet all Standard 15 quot=d at 13.T5c, and electrolytic at 14.75@15.00c and casting | Lead was quiet here at 4.67%4c, but in Lon- don it declined 15 3d to £13 1s 3d. = Spelter was steady at New York at 5.75c. In London it was 2s 6d higher at £28. The Glasgow iron market closed and Middlesboro at 52s. Locally the market | No. 1 fourdry Northern is quoted | at $24 00@21 50, No. 2 foundry Northern at | 1 foundry Southern and No. | 1 foundry Southern soft at §23 50@24 50. War- at 57s Eastern Livestock Market. —Cattle — Receipts, Good to prims steers, cows, $L 500 canners, $1 50@ ; Texas 23,000; to-mor- $7 3547 65; rough heav 5000. sight. New York Exchange, telegraphic 08t 8Tlac; Sheep. 305 70. Northern Business. SEATTLE, March 27.—Clearings, PORTLAND, March 27.—Clearing 642; balances, ‘$108.163. ACOMA, March 27.—Clearings, Foreign Markets. ‘Wheat gl $6 90@7 25; bulk of sales, | steady Good to choice wethers, $5 50 @6 75; fair 10 choice mixed, $4 50@5 50; West- | ern sheep, $5 50@6 75; native lambs, $5 506 7 50; Western lambs, $5 St. Lam_:—Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 27.—Wool, steady. Medium grades and combing, 15@181sc; light heavy fine, 11@13¢; tub washed, $493,002; $458, - bal SPOKANE, March 27.—Clearings, $266,104; | Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, March 27.—WHEAT—Walla blue stem, TI@TSC; valley, T614@ | WASHINGTON. TACOMA, March 27.—WHEAT—Nominally em, 80c; club, 70c. , LONDON, March 27.—Consols, 90%:; silver, 22%d: French rentes, passage., quiet and steady; English country | markets, quiet but steady LIVERPOOL, March quiet; flour in Paris, quiet; French country cargoes on in Paris, markets, steady; weather In England, cloudy. COTTON—Uplands, 5.24d. SR N LOCAL MARKETS. — b i i § Exchange and Bullion. The America Maru took out for Hongkong a treasure list of $52,512, consisting of $2919 in Mexican dollars, $1593 in gold coin and $18,000 Silver advanced sharply to 49%c. Exchange A large export ; Northern Club, $1 1 60 per ctl. - FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. High. <% Peh 119 2 p. m. Session, Open. High. Low. No sales. $1 19% $119% $119% $1 19% lake | | to; Hemp, 3% @31%c per 1b; Millet, 4c; Broom Corn Seed. $14@16 per ton. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $2 50; Green, $1 75@ 2 25 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. ; Stocks of fancy Burbanks are gradually de- | ereasing, the easy prices having stimulated the | demand somewhat. Common offerings continue plentiful and dull. There were no Sweets or new Potatoes receiyed yesterday. Onions stand held and dull. There were 1570 boxes Rhubarb and 571 boxes Asparagus received Yesterday. Asparagus cleaned up quickly at slightly firmer prices and some very fancy stock sold in a small way at a little better than the quotations. Rhubarb | filled. Some sales of strictly fancy were re- the general run of offerings. A carload was shipped east from this market on Thursday. Receipts of Los Angeles vegetables were light, OWINg 1o the recent rain in that quarter. W hat little came in found quick sale. Bay Peas were in free supply and steady. Mushrooms and dried Peppers were plentiful and weak. POTATOES—New Potatoes, —— per Ib; old Burbanks from the river, 3734 @80c per ctl} Oregon do, 60G86c; River Reds. 30G35c per ctl; Early Rose, for seed, $1@1 15 per ctl; Gar- | met Chiles from Oregon, 75@85c per ctl; Sweet | Potatoes from Merced, jobbing at $1 85 per ctl. ONIONS—Domestic' yellow, 65@S0c per ctl; | ::straunn. $4 per ctl; Green Onions, 30@40c per X, VEGETABLES—Asparagus, 5@Sc per Rhubarb, 50@9Cc per box: Green Feas. 55@6c per Ib for Los Angeles and 6@7c for bay; String Beans, 15c per Ib; Wax, — per Ib; Crbbage, $1 per ctl; Carrots, 50c per satk; Hothouse Cucumbers, $1 50G2 50 per dozen from Los Angeles, $2G@2 50 per erat @3c_per Ib; Dried Peppers, rowtat Squash, $25@30 per to 25; Mushrooms, 5@10c per Ib. Poultry and Game. Tomatoes Garlie, 213 6c_per Ib; Mar- | current week was on sale and sold at good | prices. Receipts of domestic stock were liberal and prgvious prices stand for all descriptions. | Large young stock was in good demand, but old | Roosters, old Hens and small Broilers soid siowly. The demand for Game is becoming slack and the daily receipts are just about sutficient for | the demand. Some of the receipts still show | the effects of the warm weather in the interior, being tainted. POULTRY—vive Turkeys, 15@17c per Ib; Geese, per pair, $2@2 50; Goslings, $2@2 50: Ducks, $5@6 per dozen for old and $6G8 for young: Hens, $5@6; young Roosters, $7G8; old_Roosters. $5@5 50; Fryers. $6@7; Broilers, $4 50@5 for large and $3 50G4 50 for small: Pigeons, $1 50@1 75 per dozen for old and |82 5062 75 for Squabs, Rabbits, $1 60; Brush Rabbits, $1; Gray Geese, $2@2 50; White Geese, T5c@S$1 25; Brant, $1g 1 50; English Snipe, $3@3 50; Robins, 75c. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. The situation shows no change whatever. The northern demand for Butter continues, which keeps the market in good condition at steady quotations. Cheese is weak, and when- ever a change occurs it is downward. Eggs are steady at the advance, but prices are now so high that speculators are getting cautious about storing, and it is reported that several heavy buyers for storage have already withdrawn from this business and have commenced to send in_their Eggs to this market. Receipts were 60,700 lbs Butter, 1800 cases Eggs and 3600 Ibs Cheese. : hands, 24@25c SUTTER—Creamery, _first 24¢; store Butter, 17§ 3 12@13c for choice mild and 11%e for seconds: Young America, 13@id%ec; Eastern, 17@17%c; Western, 16%@17c per Ib. EGGS—Ranch, 16@18c; store, 14G15%c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Oranges continued weak, being in free sup- ply and neglected. There was some little in- cuiry for shipping, but the local trade was quiet, retailers having purchased freely earlfer in the week. A few Jays ago the large sizes of fancy Navels were scarce and in demand, but now it is the smaller sizes that are wanted, and ! was such offerings that brought the top price at the auction. At the sale held by the | California_Auction Company 5 cars were dis- posed_of at the following prices: Faney Na- vels, $1 30G2 15; choice do, $1@1 40; standard, 70c@$1 15. The Merchants' Company sold one éar of standards in poor condition at 33@70c. There was nothing new to report in the other Citrus or Tropical fruits. The Apple market was weaker, the demand being limited to faney stock from cold stor- age. A car of fancy and choice Ben Davis cume in from Idaho and was offering at 90c@ but_sold slowly. B iR 50 3¢ Ior common, 85c@$1 25 for Orat choice and $1 H0@l 75 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Fancy Navel nges, $1 75@2 per box (with some specials high- er); choice, $1 25@1 50; standard, 75c@l1 25; Seedlings, $1@1 25; Tangerines, T5c@$l for uarter boxes and $1 25@1 50 for halt boxes; Yemons, 75c@$1 for standard, $1 231 80 for Ccholce and $2w82 50 for fancy: Grape Fruit, 1 50@2 50; Mexican Limes, $i@5: Bananas, ;x T6@2 50 per bunch for New Orleans and T5c@$1 50 for Hawailan; Pineapples, $3G@4 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. There is nothing new under this head. Trade fe still dull. FRUITS—Apricots, 514@Sc for Royals and 81@1dc for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 5% Qec; mn-dried. 3@ic; Peaches 4%OTie: Pears, 3 e for quarters and 0c for Taives; Nectarines. 1% (5%0. tor white: Piame, 5@6c for pitted and 1@lisc for unpitted; Figs, for blacks and 4@d¢ for white. PRUNES—1902 crop, 2@2l3c for the four sizes, with %@1%c premium for the large sizes. | | 1 RAISINS—1902 crop are quoted as follows: Close, | 2-crown loose Muscatels, 50-1b boxes, Sic per $1 34% | 1bi 3-crown, 5%e: 4-crown, 6c: Seediess, loose 130 | Muscatels, 5c: Seedless Suitanas, Se; Seedless Thompsons, 5ic; 2-crown London Layers, 20- Close, | 12, Doxes: $1 40 per box; 3-crownm, §1 50; 4- BARLEY—There 18 nothing new in the situa- tion. A large line of long feed Is being quietly unloaded, but it is said that this liquidation has been’ lation tn CASH BARLEY. o5 BEAS L Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. Low. .No;lu. 87 2 p. m. Session. o :cfi-"u“ w0y for some little time. S - Jcontinues aull e g5 Close. & 81 0815 crown fancy clusters, 20-1b boxes, §2; 5-crown Dehesas, 20-1b boxes. §2 50; G-crown Imperials, 20-1b boxes, §3; Seeded, f. 0. b. Fresno, fancy, T Wanags. No. I softehell. 1214815 alnuts,’ No. 1 sof L 3 No. 2, 10g11¢; No. 1 hardsnell. 11@i1ige; do: 2, 9%4@10c; Almonds, 1lc for Nonj 10% @lle for I X L, 10@10%ec for Ne Plus Ultra and 8@8lc for Languedoc; Peanuts. 5@7c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, 12@1%; Filberts, 12%c; Pecans, 11@l3c; Cocoanuts, HONEY—Comb, as previously quoted, Australian being frmly | was easier, the demand for shipprg being about | ported at $1 per box, but the quotations cover | The fourth car of Western Poultry for the | GAME—Hare, $1@1 35 per dozen; Cottontail | ————————— ey Family Retail Market. Esgs are dearer this week. It Is not oftsn that they advance at this iime of the year. but the wholesalers have cleaned up the market by putting large quantities into col,dn l;orlle. Butter are also dearer, Bt the Tenotee “grades remain a8 before. iteats are e betore. . Beveral kinds of Poul- try are a little cheaper. Fish stands the same as_last week. There is nothing new in Fruits. Asparagus, Tomatoes and Mushrooms are cheaper. COAL, PER TON— Wellington 10 00 Southfleld Seattle 8 3| Weliingten 10 % Roslyn . 9 00/ C: 1% Richmond .. —@ 9 30iGreta . —@ 900 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC.— i Butter,choice, $q.55660 Common Eggs. Do good ......45@¢30 Ranch Eggs “g Chesse, Cal ... 13g:20) Honey. comb, per Cheese, Fastern.20@25| pound .. - Cheese, Swiss ...25@35| Do extracts .‘3?3 MEATS, PER POUND— e Bacon 15G20 Pork Sausage B e -} Lard . The San Francisco Butchers’ Protective As- soclation gives the following retail prices for meats: | Roast Beef ....10@18) Roast Lamb, per | Tenderiotn Steak 15@18, _quarter ..31 00@" 150 Porterhse do.17%@22% Roast Mutton ..10@13 Sirloin Steak..123%@15| Mutton Chops.13 Round Steak ..10@12's Mutton Stew 10 Beef Stew —@10 Roast Veal . Corned Beet 8@10| Veal Cutlets .... Soup Bones 4G—| Veal Stew ... i31,@13 Soup Meat . 4@10 Roast Pork y;cu Lamb Chops ....—@25 Pork Chops ....15@13 POULTRY AND GAME— Hens, each .....50@73|Robins, dos ..$191 25 Young Roosters, Squabs, per pair. | _each ...".....75@90| Rabbits, each ... Old Roosters, ea,50@63 Hare, €ach ..... | Fryers, each ....50@75 |Gray Geese,sach. | Broilers, each ...40@60| White Geese, per Turkeys, per Ib..23@26| pair . | I‘h)::kl each "MA:’-GSX‘EMK.“P;P‘ . m Geese, each $1 50@ 2| Englis] nipe, Goslings ...$1 50@2 50| per dozen 34 54 Pigeons, pair ...40@0) | FRUITS AND NUTS— Alligator Pears, dz$3@5, Grape Fruit, per Almonds . 15@20, dozen 4@ 6 Limes, m . Lemons, dosen .. —@20 Oranges, doa . —@20 Pears, per Ib 20G— Pineapples, e 25@30| Raisins, per 1b.. | Chestnuts ......15@20| Tangerines, dos. .1 Cocoanuts, ‘each —@10/ Walnuts, per Ib. 1 Dried Figs.per 1b—@10} VEGETABLES— Asparagus, Ib. 5@12%(Okra, dried, Ib.. Beets, dozen ....10G— Potatoes, n , 1b 4 Beans, white, 1b. 5@— Potatoes, pr lb.&olga | _ Colored, per Ib. 5G—! Parsnips,per doz.1 Dried Lima, Ib.. 6@ 8 Rhubarb, Ib.......506 Cabbage, each 5@10/ Radishes, doz | Celery, head . .wml bunches 15§20 Cress,dz bunches.20G.0| Sweet Potatoe: -$293| per Ib .. 24 -5Q6|Sage. dz bunchs. tring Beans, per —@65| pound ... .. 25 25 Summer Squash, Egg Plant —|_ per Ib.... Green Peas, I.10@12% Sprouts, per ib..—@ 8 Lettuce,perdoz..13@20 |Spinach, per Ib..—@ 8 Leeks, dz bnchs. 15320 Thyme,dz bnchs.25@30 | Mushrooms, Ib...10@25 Turnips. per doz.10G— | Onions, per Ib. 19 3 Tomatoes, Ib..... 25@ — | FIsSH— | Barracouta —@—| Sea_Bass —@13 Carp .. 0@1215 |Smelts . Catfish —@1215 | Soles Codfish —@12i5 | Skates, each ...10@15 Flounders . 106— | Squid .. : | Halibut 15@— | Tomeod | Herring " 110@— | Turbot . % | Macke —@20|Trout, Saimon. | Do horse @—|Trout ... | Rockflish ......—@12% Brook Trout ....—@— | Salmon, fresh ..—@20 Whitefish ....... Do smoked 5 Clams, gallon ..50G— Do_hardshell, per pound . sa@10 @10 @15 Crabs, each . Perch .. +.10G— | Mussels, quart...—@— Pompino . ..$1G— | Oysters, Cal, 100.40@30 Rockeod . —@12%| Do Eastern,dz25@40 | @ @ [ clear,. $26; Mess, $15; Dry Salted Pork, 12%¢ Feet, $5; Smoked Beef, Pig Pork, $28; Pigs’ 15¢ per Ib. LARD—Tlerces quoted at 8$%ec per Ib for compound and 12c for pure; half barrels, pure, | 12%e; 10-1b tins, ¢; 5-1b tins, 12%e; 3-IB tine, ‘3e. COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 103c; thres halt barrels. 10c; one tierce, 9%¢; two tlerces, 9%c; 5 tierces, 9%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Vool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1l4c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 10c; medium, 9¢; lght, Sle; cow | Hides, 8¢ for heavy and 834c for light; Stags, Te; Salted Kip, S%ec; Salted Veal, 10c; Saltad Calf, 10%¢; dry Hides, 164@17c; 1334¢; dry Calf 19¢: Sheepskins, shearlings. 23 @30c _each; short wool. 40G63: each: medium, 70@90c; long wool, $1@1 50 each; Horse Hides. salt, $3 for large and $2 30 for medium_$1G3 for smal! and 50c for Colts; iorse Hides, dry, | 81 75 for large, $1 50 for medium, $1G1 25 for small and 50c for Colts; 3Juck Skins—Dry Mexican, 32%e; dry salted Mexican, 28¢c: dry Central American, 323c. Goat Skins—Prime Argoras. 75c: large and smooth, 50c; medium, | TALLOW—No 1 rendered, 5%@6c per | No. 2, Be; grease. | 7 WobL—Quotations for new - ave | as toliowe: San Josquin free, 11G1e; do, do- fective. 9@1lc per Ib. HOPS—22@24c per b San Francisco Meat Market. Previous prices rule. Mutton and Lamb cone tinug easy. Beef iy steady and Hogs rule firm under light receipts. DRESSED MEATS, Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—7@Sc for Stecers and 6%4@7c per Ib for Cows VEAL—Large, 8%@Jc; small. 9910 per Ib. lm"t?gv—\v.men, 1@1Y%¢; Ewes, 10%9 1c per 1b. LA::IB‘EDPIH‘. 14e; yearlings, 12@12%¢ per und. P PORK—Dressed Hogs, 10@11c per 1b. LIVESTOCK MARKET, The following quotations are for good, sound Livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less 50 per cent shrinkage for Cattle: | CATTLE—Steers, S14@%c: Cows and Heifers, 7@7%c; thin Cows. 4@dc per Ib. ALVES—4@5%4¢ per Ib (s1oss weight). SHEEP—Wethers, 45@4%¢c; Ewes, 4@4%40 per Ib (gross weight), LAMBS—Yearlings, 5¢ per HOGS—Live Hogs. 160 Ibs and up, 7%e: | under 160 Ibs. TRGT%c: Feeders, 6i@7ig | Sows,_ 20 per cent off: Boars, 30 per cent af. | and Stags, 40 per cent off from-above quote- tions, General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, 5%@6c for June-July delivery; San Quentin, 5.53c; Wool Bags, 32g 35c; Fleece Twine, Ti4@Sec. COAL—Wallsend is $1 higher. Wellington, $ per ton; Southfield Wellington, $8: Seatts 50; Bryant, $6 50: Roslyn, $7; Coes Ba 50. Greta, $7; Wallsend, $7 50; Co-operative Wanisend, ——: Richmond. 37 50: Cumberiand, $12 in bulk 3 25 in sacks; Welsh A: thracite Egs. Weish Lump, §11 50; Ca nel, $8 30 per ton: Scotch Splint, $7 50: Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks: Rocky Mountain descriptions, $8 45 per 2000 Ibs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. OlL—Linseed, 36c for boiled and B4c for raw in barreis; cases, 5c more; California Castor Oil, in cases, No. 1, 70c: pure, $1 16; Lucol, St for boiled and 48c for raw in barrels: Lard Ol Coutinued ey Page Thirteen. ADVERTISEMENTS .o e “To the Stockholders of the Southern Pa- cific Company:” We hereby beg to inform vou that we have authorized Messrs. Edward Pollitz & Co., 43 Califor- nia street, San Francisco, to re- ceive for us in our names, proxies for your shares of stock, to bLe voted upon April 8, 193, for the e S e i i z : | New York, March 24, f Referring to above notice, we re- spectfully request all holders of Southern Pacific Company's stock to call at our office at their eartiest convenience. EDWARD POLLITZ & CO., ) 403 California street. e