The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1903, Page 43

THE SAN FRANCISOO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1902. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. 2ir business in local Stocks and Bonds. street stocks a point or so lower. | bamk clearings gain slightly over last year. muck variation in Exchange and Silver. at firse, but quict, all over the world. ther fractional edvance in Barley. ats, Corn and Rye stil very slow. New Hay expected to appear this week. Bran and M ingy continue firm and very scarce. Continued brisk demand for Beans for overland shipment. utter firm. with some dealers quoting am adrance. Cheese and Eggs slightly lower and weak. Dried Frusis firmly held, but not eciive. Provisions comiinue imactive in all posiiions. Tops ruling firm again. Wool and Hides unchanged. fogs still weak, owing to the high prices. Tenn Coal & Iron. . 1,100 623 Union B & P Co.. ..... 10 Union B &P Co pfd & U 8 Leather ..... 1, U S Leather pfd.. 800 7 S Rubber ...... 600 T & Rubber pfd .. 100 U S Steel ........ 1,400 3§ U 8 Steel pr. PR % Western Unfon .. e sess sses Total sales ...... 189,400 shares. p UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK. May 9.—United Railroads of San Francisco bond tranactions: 5000 at 80, 10,000 at T9%. + NEW YORK BONDS, U S ref 2s, rég..108 |Hocking Val 414s.107% <. 5 | Manh; RPN | 3 {inues firm with prime fruft 1 held above quotations. Commo; : prime, B4@@¥c; choice, 5l@6c, and tancy at 63367 Yac- 4 PRUNES—Spot_prunes show some firm: with the large sizes held a trifle higher. tations remain at 3@Tc for all grades. “APRICOTS—Also rule firm and a shade higher on choice, which are quoted at T%0 K3gc; fancy, 9@10%c. PEACHES—Are about steady at 7%@% for choice and 8%@%e for fancy. dome instances at Foreign Futures. July. 64 64 Sept.-Dee. 22 7% 22 70 3135 3110 Chicago Grain Market. ‘ B e i 201 0035 » ) 3 g 1081 Do cotipon 132 | Atch gen 4s 102 | ady s . 1% | Bal & Ohio 4s 1017 Nor & W eon 4s. 9913 355 94 | Pennsylvania ... 98 |Reading gen 1s.. 9T% | 051 Rock Island ... 843, StL & mnfll,llfiu | Dolstinc ....78 (St L & S F 4s... 08 Ches & Ohio 41s.104% St Louls SW 1sts. 93% Chi & Alton 8%4s. 77 | Do 2ds . B & G new ds. 94% S A & A Pass 4s. 80% CM & StPgn 4s.109 | So Paeific - 90 | B % |So Railway l116% firm on small receipts, unfavorable crop re- ports, firm cables and a in the Orfent. July was unchanged to lac higher at 721 @72%¢c and during the first half of the session the fluctuations In prices were confined within a narrow range. There was a lack of outside orders and a moderate trading, which was mostly of an ‘‘evening-up’ char- acter over Sunday by local traders. Estimates of large world's shipments for Monday caused 18 | gome selling later in the day and the market - & . R - ps C & StL gn 45100 (T, St L & W 4s.. 75 Old Potatoes cleaning up better. New Polatoes weaker. §185 Tnion Bac 4v.+ . 103 | eased off, July declining to 72K, but & talr cash = s, | Colo & So 4s..... #91| “Do cony 45 .... 99% | demand and bullish crop advices sogn brought Not much change in Poultry and Game. | Colo Fuel & 1'5s. 85 | Wabash lsts A1841| prices back to the openick ,{““;’,:;,, e = < 5 > Sy R T e R - O | % Corn"wae ‘Aull, but the market was firm the Apricois from Yuma on the market. " West Snore 4s....1101 | greater part of the day. Favorable weather : b 7 7 i SB%W & L E 4s 921, | brought out considerable selling by local trads Strawberries higher. Oranges and Limes dull. L0111 Wis Central 4s.. 91% | ers, but the offerings were readily taken by “ 3 ; t NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Sy of HE pringmt Lenkg o Tenm cars of Oranges to be auctioned to-morroiw. {iadme Cob . 20 Little Chief 07 P, haved 1n the general dullness and aside * & Alice . . 25 Ontario L5 78| oAt e tarly buying of May by a prominent fee market ‘jl'/”'(’&‘t'd l'?""'J'(«'/’U"’- o Breece ... 20/ Ophir . 1 80 | (Grimission house and shorts, the market lacked AR IICEAT . AR SR SR T e Do o N‘,’; v 794 | any features Th 2f;gg§°;&- steady, July clos- - - | €on Cal & va...\ 1 20|Savage 11| I e e In provisions was selling by out. | Bas had some depressing effect. The Govern- 1 10|8lerra Nev. T8 | giders, together with small ofterings by local ment menthly report is awalted for mere com- | 1 45/Small Hope , 39 Bears’ There was some covering by shorts late sive xnowledge of the condition of the | Standard 250 e day which caused a better tone in the the wWeek JUSt| winter wheat crop. The propos al BOSTON STOCKS AND BON | sltuation. 'September pork closed 71jc higher: $26,606,151 | tion of the Roek Island and the St. Louls and | _Money— Mining— | September lard was up Se, while September last year, | San Franeisco systems has reappeared as a ' Call loans g +'Allouez 77/ | ribs were down a shade. i 1. The mystery stili maintained by the ! Time loans .....4%@5 Ahaigamated | "The leading futures ranged as follow: E— r in the plan and the mixed views held Rlllroads— Bingham ... vy p - 1 > its effect bave deprived it of great stim- | Atchison . 791, Calumet & H Articles Open. High. Low. Weather Report. ting efiect. The unrest in the labor world | Do pfd .. 9474 Centennial 50 o g IR g . i is seen to be of {arreaching consequence. There | Boston & Albufy 255 .Copper Range. o A < R 8% L is mot o much fear of dinsettiement by stocks | Boston & Maine 1 Dontinipn Coat * | July 2 b = 3 Pac x as of the constant rise in cost of operation of | Boston Elevated..145% Franklin 2 | September 70 0% T0 AN industry and the consequences in reduction of N v H *193 > gl i Corn Ne 2 o N YNHG& H...195, | Momawk ... . | wing are net carnings avaliable for diftribution to share. | piohhurg prd . .140% Oid Dominion 4y MUy M . ared w bolders. Reports from the West D! decteased | {mio Bacihe . . s9%t lomeata O %! R e freight traffic of the railroads is attributed to iing b B ses 3 441 4y ey e 2 the uuwillingness of manufacturers t0 expand | I e R |~ Oats No. 4 o~ the 20! - R = 2 { | tainty Ever the labor Sutiook.” 1 the izon mas. | American Sugar_.128% Santa Fe'Cop oy : Bn 8w B, 2 ket trade authorities report a weak tone for o_ ptd a . |Fapaarnck ... Beptember . 29% Wi 20% {oundry iron and a state of deadlock betwsen | Amer Tel & T e . | “"Mess Pork, per bbl— buyers and seliers pending the settiement of . Stee! 3 Trinity ... X T . 1 " ent ease of money has not obscured the probiel | Mass Electric {Utah ... Bepember |16 70 18 12% 16 70 10 12% o future requirements in that feld. The larae Pl pd o Tgts. - Lard, per 100 Ibs— n expamsion by the New York banks in face | United Fruit . ona : 715 the stagnation of speculation in stocks is | U B Steel Wetverine May . -8 8T% SO0 SEE% SN0 ed as significant of the demands over- Do pfe Y the money mariket = of our foreign obligations ars sfer af obligations fro Attention i € which are to be met, an th ed by this domestic loan expansio n eftective liquidation, but simply m torelan to domestic attracted to various syn- and corporation losn re- which itate the conservation of money re- disturbances are to be avolded. f foreign money markets has to be sustained strength | ange market this week rear the god- The recent iarse m- | Con for mone. Nort & Western. 73 % | Con for-account 923-15| Do ptd . [ Anaconda . 5iy(Ontario & West.. 30% Atchison . 52| Pennsylvania . . Do pfd . 2100 " | Reading ... . Bait & Ohio 931, Do 1st pra | Canadian Paeific.135%| Do 2d pfd Chesap & Ohio .. 43% Southern Ry . “Chi & G Western. 2313/ Do ptd ... Chi Mil & St P..105% Southern Pacific Denver & R G... Unlon Pacific keeps alive the immediate interest Do pfd st The fesue of the $150,000,000 | Erle ... n explains the immediate | Do lst pfd H capital toward London Do 2d S subsequent course of the | Illinois : - , money markets remains a sub- Louls & Nash § 5 conjecture. Reports from Ger- | Mo Kan & Tex indicate & growing use for money there, | N ¥ Central . Eiy & to the passing of the long sustained in- q 2 g - 1 ertst P ent Bar siiver, steady, 24 15-164 per ounce. ~ isis and & reawakening of trade. The | y;,e. “35,G4 por cent, The rate ?-r discount period, as it d that American bankers for credits on w York is ept_in_the offices of brokers and prof operators #m-atocks, lent in prices of stocks. ent demand for well-secured a good return. St with the closing call of la whose prosperity ls of foreign money markets will be of his country during the coming is generaily ex- sort will be had to those markets a large The present restraint upon speculatton coepted with satisfaction ex- | onal de- | n active dealings and rapld move- n The genera! tone hoperul of the future stability of values in ' © of the prospect of dull trading ih stocks. tone of the bond market 1s rather bstier o that of stocks and reflects a moderate in- mortgages in the open market for short bil 3 cent and for three months' bills is 3! cent % per % pe Associated Banks' Statement. NEW YORK, May 9.—The statement of averages of the Clearing-house banks of this <ity for the week shows: Loans, $923 080,200 increase $9,001.200. Deposits, $015,834,700. increase, $107,045,500. Circulation, $43,948,900; Increase, § 900, decrease, $246,800. pecte, $160,051.700; in- crease, $1,613,400. Reserve, $238,988,300; in- . $1,666,600. Reserve required $I28,958, - . NEW YORK STOCK LIST. | 775, Increase, $2,51%.625. Burpius, $10,029.525 e b Sales. High. Low. Close. (ccremse, $1,152,025. United States deposits, ‘ Atebisos 18500 80 10k T | $10.342,025; decrease, $1,136,925. T At n prd 300 97y 08% 96% The Financier this week say The officlal 5 Balt & Ohbio S.000 02 14 91% ' statement of the New York Associated Banks < . Bait & Ohio pfd 100 93 931, 0215 | last week showed a somewhat unexpected in- v pres Canadign Pacific 1.500 132~ 131% 1313 | crease in loans, this item belng increased $9, - Canada Southern : > 711 | 001,200, This probably reflects in part the in- Ches & Ohlo 100 ‘#4% 441 44 | crease in the previous week and also sgme syn. een Chicago & Alton 200 804 30% 304 | dicate negotiations. The cash showdd a ne alitor *hi & Alton pfd 0.7 e’ | gain of only $1,366,600, instead of an increa: s moderate & 300 238 221, 223 of $3,008,200. as estimated from the traceabl: a s 5% 73" | movements of money during the week. This e & Gt W B ptd. 300 38 331, 871 | discrepancy probably reflects withdrawals of greater &N W 1793 1 | cash by trust comphnies preparatory to com- y Ter & Trn pliance with the reserve requirement, which - » tempera Ter & Ton pid Will become effective on Juné 1, and possibly * C& St Louis.. some of the seceding trust companies may Colo Southern Colo Sou 1st pfd Colo Sou 2nd pfa Dei & Hudsort Del Lack & W Den & Rio G...... G ptd, . Den & Rio Iilinois Central lowa Central .. * - ® | Jows Central pid | EASTERN MARKETS | |£Zui=o L. Manhattan & | Metropolitan St Ry Mexican Central | Mexfean National. Minn & St Louis.. New York Stock Market. May YORK was al Desultory professionat ©- | Missouri Pacific ¥ | Mo Kan & Texas.. Mo Kan & Tex pfd J Central . Y Central . or & Western. Nor & Western ptd | Ont & Western ... pPennsylvania Reading Reading 1st pfd Reading 2nd pfd . Rock Island . Rock Island pfd. St Louts & S F.... |8t L & S F 1st pfd St L & SF 2nd pfd StLouis S W ..... Louis 8 W ptd. Paul .. u Paul pfd . Southern Pacific Southern Railway. Southern Ry exchange dur- port potnt. The counts were firm to-duy hange market kept a f the dullness incident to t. The special heaviness Paul, tive leaders as St bison, Miss York was attributed which was ng of Rock Isiand * ¥ 10 the effect mal issues of stock d by surmise f the addit {TolStLew. invel i San Francisco | Tol St L & W ptd acguisition. A four-poi "m.x n :aemmn-i {_‘mm.\ Pm:: - [P rities tended 10 aggravate the - | 1 . i o Some extent. There was e Derciinie] Bepcet T v i Tecuperative power in the market and ' the | Wabash pfd aTig Clos.ng was easy &t about the lowest ing & L E , There was some selling of bonds, which made | Wheel & LE 24 pid Gage that department easy. ‘Wisconsin Cent 4 s The immediate influences wpon the narrow movement of prices in the stock market haye Dean minor importance. Considerations : which really dominate the market for securi- | American et are of wider range and' extended so far| United States the future es to prompt a walting attitude | Wells Fargo . Tather than sctive ODErRtions. M Bpeculation i repressed and at times aimost | Amal Cop . stignant, with the uncertainty of the problem | Amer Car & F ... 1o be worked out in the financial world during | Amer C & F pid the coming summer and fall The condition L oil o the money market is %0 easy now as to afford reilef from any pressure of liquidation. The scarcity of the supply of stocks makes a | constant temptation to the professional oper- | ators to work for an sdvance. » But ::7 il t, attract any interest in the market, their occasional attempts to take demonstrate thet they are practically alone on the buying siGe. Bpecuiation s in consequence litile more then & game between in which the miost subtie and agile Wins at the expense of its feliows. The bulls made & demonstration for an advance u::ylu: the '-tnm‘m high- &enerally reported this have’ shown roinge, ove period of last ;‘w oo have been effective ‘n: H tustions 1B and have ER AT e Mexican ratiroad and Copper. Anxiety over the wheat crop has become somewhat allayed by iman Pal Car, the W Bureau's and by the evident in ‘market. The damage to and to cotton sezaNEsEEEznas s Ing g - &3 S “‘sag’filla | have drawp upon their cash deposits in banks The statehent as regards cash was most | kely made on rising averages, for the As- | sietant Treasurer was heavily a debtor at the Clearing-house at the last day of the bank week. The deposits were increased $10,074,500. which amount corresponds very closely with that called for by the fncrease in loans and | the nét gain in cash; therefore the statement may be regarded as harmorfous. The re- quirea reserve was increased $2,418.625 through { the augmented deposits and deductf] from this sum the gain in cash, leaves $1,132,025 as [ the decrease in surplus reserve which item $10,029,825. This disclosure of the surplus reserve had some- wkat of & mental effect on the market on Eaturday, as is customary whenever the banks show decreases in surplus, but there was mo reason (o expecting an advance in-ratcs for money, or any less liberal offerings, for there is Stll = gréat abundance of loanable | funds in excess of current and of immediately prospective demands. There was an Increase of $362.900 in circulation, indicating that the New York banks are preparing for greater activity in money later in the season Eight of the downtown banks oW a net Increase of $5,%0.000 in loans. Four show a net loss of $1.800,000 in cash. The average daily clearings of the banks. which In the previous week Was wi 400,000 Jast week. oo I Exports and Imports. FEFT NEW YORK, May 9.—Total imports of mer- chandise and dry goods at the port of New Yark for this week were valued at $10,434, 400, Total imports of le at the port of New Took for Wil week $207,806 gold and $42,- 0 stlver. Total exports of specle from the of New York_for this week were $1,430,200 gold and $555,510 stiver. # re —— - l New York Grain and Produce. E [3 NEW YORK, May 9.—FLOUR—Recelipts, 84,927 bbls; exports, 9431 bble.{ Market _ in- active, but steady. Winter patdnts, $3 1fi4 winter straights, 50@3 60; Minnesota pat- ents, $464 30; wifter extras, $2 803 10; Min. ném bakers', $3 2083 40; winter low grades, W fl?’ . 'HEAT—Receipts, 101,100 bushels; ,361 bushels. Svot steaay. © elevator and §2ie 1. o. b. hérn Duluth, o. b. afloat; No. hard itobe, STigc f. 0. b. on cold weather in the “cables and cov R W A [ r | Legal tenders, $§9,83¢,800, | | spot at $30G30 1214 | bought for A July .. September Cash quotations were as follo winter patents, $3 50@3 §3 20@3 40; spring patents, $3 35; $3 10@3 40. bakers, $2 30@2 35; 2 spring wheat, T8G78%c; No. 3, 12@79¢; No. 2 red, 78%@79c; No. 2 corn, 44%Ke; No. 2 yellow, I 2 oats, No. 2 white, X, No. 2 rye, B0c; feeding barley, 37@40c; fair to choiee malting, 19G56c; No. 1 faxseed, $1 11: ern, $X 15; prime timothy , $3 45@3 50; Mess pork, per bbl, $17 0@ 17 621 lard, per 100 Ibs, $8 90@S 95; short 13@9 30: dry salted @8 50; short clear sides 7; whisky, ntract grad Flour, dull 60; strichts, straights, | ribs sides (loose), $9 48 871, @9 | ders (boxed), (boxed), $9 6215 $1 30; clo Articles— Flour, barrels . Wheat, bushels | Corn, bushels Rye, bushels Barley, . bushels "°Qn the Produce Bxchange to-day the butter market was firm; creameries, 1 i dairfes, 141 @18c:° eggs. firm, 144@14%c; cheese, | steady, 183%@13%ec. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, May 9.—The metal markets were generally quiet and unchanged, prices easy ané nominal for Iron. Tin is dull, with 2%, COPPER—Quiet and nominal. Lake, Iytic and casting, $14 624 @14 75. LEAD—Steady. Moderate demand at $4 371 SPELTER—Unchanged at $5 75. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 9.—The cotton market opered firm at an advance of 1@5 points and closed active at 2 points higher, Eastern Livestock Market. ST. JOSEPH. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 9.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, €2. Market nominal. OGS—Receipts, 3100. Market steady to 2l4c lower. Plgs. firm; {ight and light mixed, $8 3714 @6 65; medium_and heavy, $6 65@6 S0; bulk of sales, $6 60@6 75; plgs, $56 50@€ 5. SHEEP—Recelpts, 1199. Slow, steady. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS. May VOOL—Steady. dium grades and combing, 15@1S lig) 14@il7c; heavy fine, 10@13c; tub washe e. 2714 London Wool Sales. LONDON, May 9.—The offerings at the wool auction sales numbered 13,050 bags. There was a large attendance and free buying. Me- rinos were in falr supply and the competition for them was spirited. 1 parcels were * s, which com- prised nearly one-half of the offerings, were mostly eold for home and the continent, but a few were taken for America. The offerings for next week se 1700 bales. N mhermutu. SEATTLE, May 9.—Clearings, $623,402; bal- , electro- Me- ht fine, 4, 189 ances, §113 TACOMA, May 9.—Clearings, $267,550; bal- ances, 140, b'P() D, May 0.—Clearings, $303,884; SPO! . May 0.—Charings, $368,252; bal- ances, $99, Northern Wheat Market. onmc‘!‘r’c. PO AND, May 9. —WHEAT—W, 3 1a, Tie; Biuestem, the: Valley, Ther T ® Wal WASHINGTON. May 0. —WHEAT — Brusscen, Foo] Ciub, 716, Unepanans: o e | oca mamkers. | WSS ERRARRE | December CHICAGO, May 9.—Trading in wheat was |4 g5 usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $4 3094 40, small, but there w“-; a wglimtlwm?‘ yester- | Oregon and Washington, -$3 T0@4 per bbl for day’s bullish sentiment. Opéning prices were | Famijy and $3 70@4 20 for Bakers’. e MILLSTUFFS—! on talk of possible war | follows: basis of high | VB oL, W, Norgn Jiue S, B4 : FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. 5K s %1 2% $1 ma BARLEY—Anothér fract! advance oc- curred yesterda: greates a 2 CASH BARLEY. emgee, 31081 R TR 1or fair to choice. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. May ... Open. High. E $1 ost $ '(fnh December ... 93% 3% OATS—Dull and nominal. Offerings aré not lu%t, but they are sufficient. i Mmfl' 1“flllg*&umn m“;‘t’h’b Tor cholce: Gray, nominal. - CORN—Dealers continue to report a very dull and unsatisfactory marke! % ma t. West, acked), 17 20 for 81175451 20 ‘for White and 81 15g1 11 mixed; California la: Yellow, 3 gmail ound do, $1 4001 50; Wits, ki ‘BUCK na,r_é 564 per otl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $4 400 Prices in packages are as Flour, 25 per 100 Ibs; Graham . 33 eal, $275; Rice Flot Rye Flour. §3: Rye M: {30; Corn Meal, $3 50; extra cream do, §3 75; Oat Groats, $4 50: Hominy, $3 75@4; Buck- wheat Flour, $4 50; Cracked = Wheat, 50; Farina, $4 Whole Wheat Flour, 50; Rolled Oats, barrels, $7@9; in sacks, 0 50G8 50; Pearl Barley, $6; Spiit Peas, boxes, $6 50; Green Peas $5 per 100 Ibs, Hay and Feedstuffs. New Hay will probably make its appearance this week. It will be needed, for stocks are pretty well whittled down. Local dealers re- port sales for all sorts of polnts in the interior, s the shortage seems to be general all over the State. The market rules very firm. Bran and Middiings continue in meager sup- ply nndflflm at the high prices. BRA r ton. MIDDLING! OR' 123 26 S0a28 50, SH per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $24G25 per :;fl; Ofleake *llcl! the lmjc.llli"’l" 50; éob. ; Cocoanut e, s g Hi93%e" Cracked. Corn 28 20: Misea Feed, $18 50G19 50; Cottonseed Meal. B ¥ Wheat, $13@15; Wheat ana Oat. $13@ 14 50; Red 2nd Black Oat, $12 50§13 50; Bar- ey, $11 50@13; Stgck, $10 50@11 50; Aifaita. $10 50@12 per ton. STRAW—42% @800\ per bale, Beans and Seeds. Large purchases of Pinks, Bayos and Whites keep these sorts firm. Limas are also firm, as mentioned yesterday, but the quotations have made no advance as yet. The other sorts are steady, but the demand is nothing extra. BEANS—Bayos, $3 15@3 25; Pea, $3 ters, $3 75; small White, ' $3@i 20; White, $2 75G3 10; Pink. $2 252 70; §2 15@3; Lima, $3 80G3 90; Red Kidneys, @4 66; Blackese, ; But- 3430 $2 5@3 ctl. SBEDS. Brown Mustard, §3; Yellow Mus. tard_ $3; Flax, $202 10; Lanary, 6%c for East. ; Alfalfa, 13@Mc; Hape, 1@2%¢c; Th 6c; Hemp 34 @3%c per ib; Millet, 4c; B DRI m Corn Sced $14@16 per ton. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. D PEAS—Green, $1 75@2 per ctl. Recetpts of old Potatoes were light and cheap stock from the river cleaned up well, there be- was in falr request locally, with prices un- changed. Receipts of new Potatoes were large and prices were shaded, the demand being rather slack. Old Onions were easier under mere liberal supplies. | in fair request and steady. As Is usual on Saturday, trading in veseta- I readily. These was a brisk demand for Aspara- | Bus, and, although receipts were liberal, prices had a further advance. Garden Peas from Ala- meda sold quickly, but the common offerings we:e dull and the bulk of the receiggs went to the canners at the minimum quotation. Toma- toes were yery scarce and firmly held. Ten | $4 per box. A sack of String Beans from Win- | ters sold at 15c per 1b and a box of Summer Squash from Yuma, Ariz., brought §1 25. Green Peppers from the South sold at €5c per Ib. A few small consignments came in. POTATOES—New Potdtoes, §1@1 50 per ctl; old Burbanks from the river. Oregon do, : River Reds, ctl: Sweet ‘Potatoes from Merced, $1 85 per ctl. ONIONS—Domestic Yellow, $1 50@1 60 per ctl: Australian, $5 50@6 per cti: New Green Onions, 30G40¢ per box; new Red, S3cG$1 per sack. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, $1 65@1 75 per box for extra faney. $1 5c@$1 for No. 2: Rhubarb, _ Green Peas, 75@00c per $1 25 for garden; String from Los An- | &eles, $@10c per Ib; from Coachilla, 5@Sc per 1b; Wax froin Los Angeles, 8@10c per b; from Coachilla, 6@Sc per Ib: Tomatoes, Mexican, re- packed, $6 per large crate; do, small boxes, $4; Summer Squash from Los Anaeles, $1 50 per box. Cebbage. $1G1 25 per ctl: Carrots, $5c@$1 per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 50@73c per dozen for small and $1G1 50 for large; Garlic, 6c per ib; Dried Peppers, 6c pér Ib. Poultry and Game. Prices for Poultry were unchanged and most Qescriptions of ehickens continued to find ready sale. Hens wére in free supply and negleeted and some dealérs were offering below the quota- tions in order to clean up. There were liberal receipts of young Ducks from suburban dis- tricts and prices were shaded. Recelpts of Hare and Rabbits were very 30@A0c per bo: I sack for common and | 1 light, but as there was very little Inquiry for the former, prices were easier. POULTRY—) nominal; Geese, ers, s0: Brollers, for large and 32 tor small; Pt . §1 50@L 75 per dozen for old and g for Squal QAMBE—_Hare, §11 25 per dozen; Cottontail Rabbits, §1 75; Brush Rabbits §1 25, Buiter, Cheese and Eggs. Some dealers are dlsposed to quote Butter small way for the best creameries, but the | majority of the trade still quote 2lc as the general top. Most of the receipts are coming in the form of tubs and cubes and go into storage. The commission men are also receiv- ing 2 number of pickling orders from the re- tatiers, and Los Angeles is in the maiket with are kept down pretty well. Cheese is quoted hc lower again. the north were filled yesterday Stocks here are la: 3 0 ranch Egsa c Js now the top auotat some o report small sales of extra fine selected at 40:. The market is weak and t«‘flgt.l continue liberal. Receipts were 100,200 Ibs Butter, 1759 cases first Eess 17,600 1bs . s 20g21c; A :':":a%u‘:";nemd mitd ca, 1%¢; Eastern, 17 Orders at 1le ifi EGGS-—] 14@16c; store, 1 Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. largs | ing some inquiry for shipping. The best stock | New red and green were | | bles was active, and choice offerings cleaned up | boxes of Mexican eame in by rall and sold at | 35@55¢_per ctl: i 50 for No. 1 and | higher, and In fact 22c is being realized in a | Fineapples, §2@3 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Fruits continue firmly held, but quiet. The New York market 'd' showing more toné with- o a in prices. pricots, 5%@8c for Rovals ut any wrE s B T 3 ; sun-drit B e e balves: Nectarines, c for white; Plums, 4G6c tor pitted and for i Flgs, 3 lcrbl:cnt‘udl.hlur'u. ot 45 AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE 200--HEAD--200 P —or— Driving and Draught Horses and Young Mules Bred at RANCHO DEL PASO, to Be Held at AMERICAN RIVER BRIDGE, Near Sacramento, on UNES— crop, 2@3%ec for the four sizes, with 34 2-ero RAISINS—] Wi s H B ey dnatars, Shib Sonan 82, 2esuwn clusters, xes, $2: 2- B RdRm s e, $3; . 0. b. . 1-1b_cartons, 7¥c: choice, The. - NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 5 |;‘§{m XL mm%"@cmx;mum ezt Numl_ 12@13c; Filberts. 150 for for dark: water white c; light amber extracted, 5% Eastern: The market continues dull and tame. The Chicago létter of Bolton, De Ruyter & Co. says of that market: ‘Market is about unchanged. Volume of business is small and cash trade peor. Receipts of hogs continue the same as last vear. on the whole with the. quality much better and trading not so good. The market shows very little reactionary power and we still feel like selling provisions on the ral- RED MEATSBacon, 12¢ per Ib for . 12%e for light medium, 143%e¢ for light, 10: for extra light, 163;@i7c .or sugar-cured and 1714c for extra sugar-cured; Eastern sugar- ams, 15¢; California Hams, I | extra clear, $26; Mess, Pig Porl Pigs' Feet, $5; LA pound and 11%c for pure; baif barrels, 10c; ane tierce, 9%c; twe tierces, 1 | Oregon Hop market: ; Mess 511 5012 per, bul; extra Mess, §123 ; Family, $13 50@14; prime Mess Pork, B e et $18; Dry Salted Pork, 12¢: 'k, $28; Smoked Beet, 15c per Ib. RD—Tierces quoted at Sc per Ib for com- 11%¢c; 10-1b tins, 12%c; 5-1b tins,’ 12%c; 3-1b | tins, 12%ec. COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 104c; thres 9%c;. 5 tierces, 9%c per Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. The Portland Journal of May § says of the “Quite a large number of Hop orders were received by local dealers this morning from their Eastérn connections. The call was for yeraged about 19c a pound. Ome of the l'hmt local dedlers said this morning that he for a large supply mt 20c.” “fiops are Arm,- sald McKinley Mitchel “and the market has an upward tendency. expect conditions to improve steadily and higher prices to prevail within the next few weeks."” HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 14c under quotations. Heavy saited Steers, 1015c; medium, 9%ec; I ; Cow s, Te; Salted Kip. Calf, 10%¢; dry 3 Calf, 19c; Sheepskins, each; short wool, each; medium, 70@90c; long Yool $1G1 50 each; Horse Hides, salt, $3 $2 50 tor medium $2 for small the cholcest grades of the 1902 crop and prices | expected an order from the East to-morrow | May 14, 15 and 16, 1903. Commencing Each Day at 10:30 a m. SALE POSITIVE-TERMS CASH. W. H. SHERBURN, Auctioneer. AUCTION SALE P AT P PALO ALTO STABLES, 320 O'FARRELL ST., THURSDAY. May 14, at 1l a m. orses, Buggies, Harness, Lease and Good Will By order of W. O. SPENCER, who is retiring from business on account of il Neaith, I wiil sell the contents of the above stables, consist- ing o 45 livery horses, 30 buggies, 1 rubber. tired hack. 3 wagons, 35 sets of single and dotible harness, robes, blankets, tools, etc., with or without reserve limit. JOHN J. DOYLE, Auctioneer, Office—327 Sixth st. N. B.—Sealed bids will be received for the whole business until morning of sale. W. 0. SPENCER. % ATTENTION! @8- CONTRACTORS, FARMERS, JUNK DEAL- $30,000.00 RAILROAD BUILDER'S OUTFIT. By order of McMURTRIE & STONE, I will sell their entire grading and masonry x consisting of 56 horses and mules, 125 sete barness, 15 wagons, 73 cars, 48 wheel scrapers, 145 two and four horse scrapers, 27 road plows, 4 derricks, blocks, ete., 275 pairs doubletrees, 60 tents, 5 army ranges, dishes, etc., black- smith tools, etc., at warehouses, two biocks north of East Oakland station, at 11 a m. Monday, May 18, and continue i soid. Warehouses open for inspection after May 12. This outfit Is in first-class order. | “Send fbr catalogue. W. H HORD. Auctioneer, 1732 Market st.. San Franciseo. 2 100 HEAD OF BROKE AND UNBROKE HORSES; also 25 head of Saddle Horses, | be sold at pubiic auetion Saturday, May 16, B4 Union Stock Yards, Thirteenth and 11 a m P b Harrison sts To be sold at AUCTION. 34 WORK and BUSINESS HORSES, CAMP, PEDDLING and EXPRESS WAGONS. BUGGIES SURREYS, CARTS and HARNESS at 1140 FOLSOM ST., TUESDAY, MAY 12 11 m. T@T%¢ for good green unwashed. T%@8%4c for $00d to superfor unwashed peaberry, i@fc for inferior to ordinary, Nicaragua—11%@i3c nominal for prime to 50c for Cults; Horse dary, $1 75 foe | large, and $1.50 for medium, | and 50c for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 32%e; dry saited Mexican, 25¢c; dry Central ‘American, 32%c. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, 5c; large and smooth, 50c; medium, 38c: 1_rendered, 5}%@ée » 3@4c. ™ | No. 2, Bc; grease, WOOL—Quotations for new spring as follows: Humboldt and Mendocino, Foothill free, 13@15c; do, defective, northern, _14@17e, according to_eo | Nevada, 12@13¢; San Joaquin free, 11@! | cetective, 9@1ic per Ib. HOPS—1 per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. 11813¢ The weakness in Hogs continues @nd the de- | mand is light owing to the high prices. i DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from siaughtecers to dealers are as foliows: BEEF—1Gbec for Steers and 8@7c per Ib for | Cows. | VEAL—Large, T%@8%c; small, 3@9%c per | 1b. | MUTTON—Wethers, 8%@9%¢c; Ewes, 5g0: | per Ib. | P*LANB—Spring. 10@11%¢ per 1b. PORK_Dressed Hoxs, 10@1le per 1b. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good, sou Livestock, delivered in San 5o, "1cas 30 Per cent shrinkage for Cattle. CATTLE—Steers, 8@8c; Cows and Heir- o s oot ber 15 teross: c per (87088 welght), SAEEE wethers, 10434c; Bwes, depe 1 | (gross weight). MBS e Live Hgn 140 o 2o e ve o . T@T | under 140 Ibs, 6%,@6%e; Sows, 20 ey cans e , 50 per cemt off and Stags, 40 cent off from above quotations. sy General Merchandise. BAGS—@Grain Bags, 5¥c for June-July de- livery; San Quentin. 5.35; Wool Bags, 32 3Bc; Fletce Twine, T%@8c. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton: Southfield Wellington, $8; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $8 50; Roslyn, $7; Coos Bay, a;{ 8; Greta, 37; Walia- ; nd, Cumberland, BT e 1058 1 encin; W Sy Egg, $18; Welsh Lump, 59; Cani 30 : pe‘r‘ln%; Scotch Splint, 31”510 Coke, $11 &u | per ton'in bulk and §15 in sacks; Moun- tain descriptions, 38 45 per 2000 Ibs and $8 80 per tan, according to brand. OIL—Linseed, 34c for boiled and 52c for raw in barrels; cases, S¢ more; California Castor | Oil, in cgses, No. 1, i pure, $1 16; Lueoi, | B0c for Botled and 48¢ for ‘raw in barreis; Lard ined, bartels, $1; cases, 1 05; China Nut. | Neatsfoot, in barrels, 75c; cases, | pure, ;.‘loc wmzm c\u‘.n ::m?'x‘ zmn_ per gallon; Fish . rre) i _cases, | Cocomnut Oil. in_barrels, d8c for Ceylon and 55c_for Australian. COAL OlL—w “*c;n-r.nnm 28e; 7 decdorized. Stove Gas cases, in mm!w%—m in cases and -hn%wmn.fi-muu.n 6%c per Ib; White 6@4%c, according to Refining Com- quantity. paty cictes g toliTes y g ws, bes, A ul" ‘in, extra winter 1@1 25 for small | clip are m ‘l‘:-‘ ndition; | 13¢; do, fancy washed. 8§10c nominal for falr to strict iy washed. T@7isc for good to superior unwashed, 7%@8Se for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—11%@14%c for prime to fancy washed 10%@11%ec for strict- Iy good washed, 9%@10%c for good washed, 8@9c for fair washed. 64@7¥c for medtum, 4@i6e for inferior to ordinary. 9@10%e for fair to prime washed peaberry S@S%c f i Dflg\e unwashed peaberry T§Sc n;.,:l:‘:l‘lf: | good to superior unwashed Receipts of Produce. FOR SATURDAY, MAY 8. Flour, qr sks... 6.763; Wool. bales 0 Barley, ctls ..T 3,805 Shorts, sks . 300 Corn, ctls . 1,375, Feed, sks o3 Broom Corn, bie 2 Tallow, ctls 221 195 Peits, No ... 8805 2.070| Hides, No ..... 688 575 | Quicksiiver, fiks % 338/ Leather, rolls .. 48 200/ Wine, gals .... 87,325 308! Lime, . bbls . s 23 WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sk: 9.514| Barley, ctls 1378 Wheat, ctls 2,080/ Oats, ctls. .. 50 3o, Sapma STOCK MARKET. There were a good many sales of gas stocks yesterday, but they were in small lots as a tule. - Gas and Electric was lower at 330 58 3%, and the certificates sold at $30@5T 78. Pacific Gas was lower at $41@41 26. On the California Exchange there were large sales of Independence Ofi at 17@lSe, and con- , siderable business in Oeccidental Oil at 22@24c. Twenty-Eight was lower at $8 90@3 965. Sales on_the California Ex: last week were 124,930 shares, valued at 185, the leading sales being as follows: Caribou, 1375 shares; Clairmont, 1000; Four, 2900; Junction, 2450; Lion, 19,800; Monarch, 5573; Monte Oristo, 2900; Oeccidental, 9625; Oil City, 2400; Reed, 1250; Independence, TO,56T; Sterling, 1306; Sovereigm, 1184. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. SATURDAY, May 8—12 m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask.p Bid. Ask. .. 110%111% s qr ¢, new.138 13% 4s qr reg....110%1111|3s qr coup...10T%107% MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. 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