The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 13, 1903, Page 12

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1903. SUMMARY. OF THE MARKETS. Vesterday a half-holida Local Stocks and Bonds quiet. New York stocks steady on the da) Silver a fraction or two lower. Exchange unchanged. IWheat Freights quict and steady. Wheat quict and featureless. Fair sales of Barley at steady prices. Oats, Corn and Rye inactive and unchanged. Bran, Middlings and Shorts higher again and scarce. { New wild oat and alfalfa Hay on the market. Beans firm and in good demand for shipment. Butter rather firmt, Eggs easy and Cheese weak. s Dried Frui showing increased firmmess. Provisions dull here and in poor demand at Chicago. 1¥ 00l moving off briskly, here and in the interior. Hops very steady, with continuous selling. Beef and Mutton more plentiful. Hogs still n light receipt. Best grade of Castor Oil 2c lower. i Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables about as before. Poultry in liberal receipt, but steady. Strawberries in large supply and Cherries very plentiful. Orange market overloaded. Limes in lighter supply. Vesterday a Half-Holiday. Yesterday was & half holdlay in trade, as the exchanges end merchants closed their doors honoy of the arrival of President Retail Meat Prices. lowing retsil prices for Meats are Retail Butchers' Protective As- Roast, 15@18c;: Porterhouse Tenderloin Steak, 13@18c. Top Round Steak, 16718¢ 10 ; Soug Roast hops or Cutlets, orned Beef, S@10c Meat. 4@10c. 15@20c; Shoulder Roast, 12 15c; Forequarter, 10Q1lc; Chops, 12%@20c. Chops, 25¢; Leg Roast, 1235 Roast, 10@12%;c; Chops, 15G Go mot cover the cheaper grades, The Weather and Crops. weekly report of A. G. McAdie, section of the climate and crop service of the @ Wea GENERAL SUMMARY. The weather during the week was warm and en he interior, but cooler along the coast, wi e cloudiness and fog. Northerly winds svatied in pearly all sections. With the ex- lon of light showers in some of the coast » raln hes falien in the last four weeks, and its sbsence is being eeriously feit sny sections. The hay crop is reported riy @ failure in some places, owing to scanty infall. Late sown grain is in very poor cod- end some reports indicate that it will barely half the usual crop, While other rts ghow that it is mow past redemption. early sown grain s in fair condition in most places, but is needing rain to make a good p possible. Later returns may show the con- tion less serious, but at present the farmers pear to have given up hope of the heavy rops expected eariier in the season. Haying progress. Pasturage is drying up. but is Jentiful in most eections, and stock are of cherries are being mads district to Eastern markets. rry crop will be about average. Peaches reported light in eome sections, and apri- are far below average in all parts of the Prunes, pears and smsll fruits are do- and will probably yleld full crops. oranges and walnuts are in good condi- " RAMENTO VALLEY.—The weather con- warm and dry during the week, with winds. Early sown grain is in good and will yield a large crop, but the be & re in some sections s soon. Haying has commenced is turning out very light in most it is reported heavy in Sacra- The hay crop is said to be a the foothills of Yuba County. ng up, but will hold out for without rain. Curl leaf is in- some orchards, but the crop heavy in most places. cherries are abundant sown rain fa crog ugh e in s dry S.—Cool weather during the first of warmer weather prevailed No rain has faller, rthwest coast, for about four are showing the injurious ef- y spell. Early sown grain s ndition, but the late sown will not make half @ crop in some eections if rain does t fall very soon. In some localities grain has n plowed up for planting other crops. The iay 15 very Hght in the so@thern districts, is Dow in progress. Pasturage ul most places. Hops are duous fruit prospects are very apricots, prunes and peaches than last' year. Large ship- jes are being made from Vaca- SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.—Clear and very warm weather prevailed during the past week rain is suffering from lack of rain in all por- ne alley eports from the northern rti he valley in ate good crops «f wheat and barley; in the southern districts the - early sown will be nearly a failure in most places. A large crop of alfalfa is being har- vested. The bhay crop will be good. The fruit « > eveloping well. Peaches will be a large crop, but prupes, apricots and peais are re- rted 13 » some sections. Vines are thrifty @hd the grape crop is making fine growth. Ir- rigating water is plentiful. Green feed is be- coming ecarce in the south. and In good condition SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—Partly cloudy #nd foggy weather prevailed along the coasi, and warm, clear weather in the interior. Grain is in excelient condition. and the outiook is good ior unueually heavy crope of wheat, barley and cats, Haying continues in_some sections, and the crop is very good. Sugar beets, beans, corn and vegetables are making rapid growth and will probably yield average crops. De- ciduous fruits are in splendid condittion, and, with the exception of apricots, will yield heav- y. Citrus fruits, grapes and walnuts are look- ing weil and progressing favorably. LUREKA SUMMARY.—Crops growing fairly el aiong the coast. Fruit prospects continue excellent. Outlook for stock on hi discouraging; a much - drouth and some ranges will be barren of feed. LOS ANGELES SUMMARY.—Much eloudy weather with fog, g00d for growing crops. Hay being cut. Apples and olives blooming heavi. ly. Orenges in fine condition; trees loaded ith healthy bloom and starting vigorous with. Weather Report. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, May 12-5p. m. The following sre the seasonal rainfalle to dsie @6 compared with those of the same date last season. and the rainfall in the last twep- ty-four hou: i Stock are healthy sooessss 33388383 e e L e MR e o SR 2 The following maximum and minimum tem- peratuces are reported from Bestern stations: Karsas City. THE COAST RECORD. T e E ey 2= 3 g R AL 3 ¥ z2 E STATIONS. 37 L g 3 o s : 3 g Baker SE Cloudy Carson Clear Eureka . Cloudy Fresno Clear Flagstafl Clear Independence .29.! SE Clear Los Angeles..29 ¢ Clear Mt Ta Clear Phoenix Clear Pocatello 2 Clear Portland ... " Cloudy Point Reyes. N’ Foggy Red Bluft SE Pt.Cldy Roseburg SW Cloudy Sacramento . Pt.Cdy Salt Lake.. NW Clear Clear Clear NW Clear SE Cloudy S0 50 W Cloudy 56 48 S Rain . Walla Walla.20.76 §2 54 N Pt.Cldy . Winnemucca .20.62 &2 88 SW Cloudy Yuma .20.72100 64 SW Clear .00 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pressure has falien steadily over the northern half of the Pacific Slope. A moder- ate disturbance is passing east over Washing- ton and Oregon and has been accompanied b cloudy weather and light rain on the coast from Fureka northward. | Warm weather continues in the interior of California. Along the coast fog and cool | weather are reported. Tho temperature at San Francisco and vi- | is lower than at any other station re- cinity porting. Tatoosh reports a maximum velocity | of forty-six miles from the south. | Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours, ending midnight, May 13, 1803: Northern _ California — Cloudy unsettled weather Wednesday, probably showers; fresh southerly wind. g Southern _ California—Cloudy ~ Wednesday; fresh westerly wind. Nevada—Cloudy Wednesday. Sen Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy, unsettieq weather Wednesday. possibly light shower: light southerly winds, changing to brisk wes erly, with fog in_the morning and at night. ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. —_— -— = EASTERN MARKETS. —_— New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, May 12.—There was a languid upward movement of prices in spots during a part of the day's session of the Stock Ex- change, but before the day's trading wae over selling had developed on the largest activity of the day, which wiped out the previous gains and established losses of 2 point in United States Steel preferred and New York Central. The officlal announcement of the Rock Island-St. Louir and San Fra cisco deal was an influence at the openin althougn the direct effect was confined to S Louis and San Francisco., Rock Island hung back ere was trading in the outside mar- ket in the new Rock Island § per cent col- jateral bonds (when issued) and the establish- | ment of quotations at 9215 to 92 afforded a basis for estimating the exchange value of St. Louis and San Francisco under the plan at 2. The price advanced from last night's closing at 78% to 80%, but suffered in th: general reaction. A belief that the suspended Hocking Valley deal would be next taken up was reflected in a jump of 4% in that stocl Delaware and Hudson's 2% point advance was attributed to the election of E. H. Harriman to the directory. Published reports of the Wabash plan for a Baltimore outlet direct from Pittsburg were responsible for the strength in those stocks and the Wheeling and Lake Eries. The Gould group generally was affected in sympathy. The strength of Colo- rado Fuel was connected with reports of Rockefeller-Gould control. Covering of shorts by professional bears clearly played a large part in the market's recovery. Their attempts yesterday to uncover stop-loss orders having proved unsuccessful, they were disposed to re- trace their course. The opinion which greeted the monthly crop report added to this dispo- sition, as the deteriogation In the winter wheat crop was no greatef than expected, with a 2ood promise of remaining a bumper crop. The weekly bulletin of the Weather' Bureau offered further encouragement to hope for good crops. The speculation remained much repressed, however. The postponement of a strike on the Southern Pacific was considered satisfactory, but the most serious outlook on the Great Northern system offset this. The unbridied speculation in the cotton market is -the cause of some apprehension by reason of the demand upon the money market caused thereby and the fears of a curtailment of consumption. The statement of April experts showing a decrease in the cotton movement, compared with April of last vear, indicated the detrimental effect of the high price. The result upon the exchange market from the cur- tafled cotton movement in view of the inaug- uration of gold exports is also dreaded. For- eign exchange ruled firm to-day and a further outward movement of gold s looked for. The reduction in the grain rate from Chicago to New York was a depressing influence on the trunk lines all day, and this depression be- came more acute in the late selling movement. The principal aggravating cause of the late break in the market, however, was a report from Pittsburg of a cut in the price of steel billets by the principal competitor of the TUnited States Steel Corporation. This report carried United States Steel preferred suddenly down to a point under last night, the whole market weakening in sympathy. There was considerable variety in the bond market, but the price movement was lrreg- ular. Total sales (par value), $3,135,000. c.}l'nllad States 2s declined % on the last g NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Low. Close. Atchison .. % % Atchison pfd. i 97 Baltimore & Ohio.. 4,200 92 o1% 91 Balt & Ohio pfd.. 200 93 94 93 Camadian Pacific... 6400 1125 181% 132 400 31 304 30y 500 225 practically all | | Laclede | | San_Francisco'bond transactions: 2000 at | NEW YORK BONDS. U S ref 2s, reg..105%|L & N unified 45.100% Do coupon .....100% |Mex Central 4s... 79 Do 3s, reg.....107%| Do Ist inc . , Do coupon .....107%, Minn & St L Do new 4s, reg.135% M, K & T 43 Do coupon .... %! Do 2ds . Do old 4s, reg. 1051 Y Do coupon . 10% | i Do Bs, re 021 Do coupon 0215 Atch gen 4s 0014 | Nor & W R Can So 2ds %| Do 2ds . 81 Central of G S A& AP . S0 Do 1st inc . 480 Pacific 9014 Ches & Ohio 4 {So Ry Bs 11615 Chi & Alton 31ss. ITex & Pac 1sts..118% | CB &'Q new'ds. 93 (T, St L & W 4s. 75 M&St P gn 4.106 | Union Pac 4 102% C' & N con 7s....131%| Do cony 4 C. R I & Pac 45.105% Wabash lIsts . C.C,C & S Lgnds. 99%| Do 2ds . Chi Term 4s..... 84 | Dodeb B . 77 Colo & So 4s.... 89%| West Snore 45 . Erle 2d ptd...... Great North pfd. Hocking Valley. Hocking Val pfd. Tliinois Central. lowa Central... Towa Central pfd. Lake Erie & West. L E & W pfd Louis & Nash. . Manhattan L. . Mertropolitan St R Mexican Central. Mexican National Minn & St Louis Missouri Pacfic Mis, Kan & Texas. MK & T prd.. Néw Jersey Central New York Central. Norfolk & Western. Nor & West pfd Ontario & Western. Pennsylvania Reading Reading 1st pfd. Reading 24 prd 8t L & 8 F. St L & § F 1st pfd StL & S F 24 ptd. 500 1300 St Louls SW 100 24° 24 2315 St Loufs SW 5 537 St Paul... 160 St Paul pfd... .. 183 Seutgern Pacific. B4 Southern Railwa: 80 Southern Ry pfd 029 Texas & Pacific a5 TRELYS : , St W ptd % Union Paciic - % Union Pacific pfd 20 Wabash ... . 27! Wabash pfa . 477 W & Lake Eri 23 W& LE 24 pt 83 Wisconsin Cen 2 23% Wisconsin Cen pfd. 0y 4% 4Ty Express Companies— Adams . 225 American 205 United States . 125 Wells-Fargo 205 Miscellaneous— 1 Amalgam Copper. 655 Am Car & Foundr; 301, Am Car & F pfd 911y Am Smelt & Ref.. ‘ L 501 Am Smelt & R pfd. 400 95% 956 85ia Anaconda Min C sk oy (O Brookiyn Rap Trn. 651 6hty Colo Fuel & Iron Consolidated Gas. Con Tobacco pfd General Electric. Hocking Coal Internat Paper . Internat Paper pfd. Internat Power . Gas National Biscuit. National Leaq North American. Pacific Coast People's_Gas 104 Pressed Steel Car. boly Pressed § Car pfd. 018, Pullman Pal Car 100 217 217 Republic Steel 500 19 181 Republic Steel pfd. . seee cene Bughr.:.. .o 126 Tenn Coal & Iron 6215 U S Leather... 13% U 8 Leather pfd 951y U S Rubber . 1615 U § Rubber 5215 , 3 estern Grion i Amer Loco ... 2615 Amer Loco pfd 831, 93 K C Southern .... 88% K C Southern pfd. 52 B52% | Rock Island . 448, «a 44 Rock Island pfd T8l 6 6 Total eales ...361,200 UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK, v 12.—United Railroads of Reading €L & M con 5.1 StL & S F 4s. |St Louts SW 1st 97 12 96! 96! P Den & Rio G 4s. 98ly Erio prior lfen 4s. 991, Do gen 4s ..... 86131 FW&D C Ists.11 Hocking Val 413 Manhattan NF W &LE4s . Rock Island YORK MINING STOCKS, - Adams Con 20| Little Chief . o7 Aljce . 5 50 Breece 20/ Ophir . 150 Bruns . 04| Phoenix . 03! Com Tunnel Con Cal & Va. Horn Stiver Iron_Silver . Leadville Con ... 02|Standard . BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. | Westing Com ...105 . 061 Potosi . 125 Call loans . 215@3| Mining— Time loans 4" @5 Adventure 9 Bonds— Allouez . e Atchison 4s _..... 891 Amal Copper ... 678, Mex Central “4a.. 771, Bingham ... 3015 Rallroads— |Calumet & Hecla.524 Atchison Centennfal .. 25 Do prefd . 96%|Copper Range ... 63 Boston & Albany.255 |Dom Coal . Boston { Franklin Boston | Isle Royal Mohawk . 40‘4.0!(1 Dom Union Pacific 8974 Osceola . x Central 714 Quincy Miscellaneou |Parrot Amer Sugar ....125% Santa Fe Do prefd ......121 | Tamarack .. Amer Tel & Tel.157 |Trimountain Dom Iron & Steel. 27 |Trinity ..... Gen Electric ....191 |United States Mass Electric Ttah .. Do prefd ...... Vietoria . United Fruit ....1041| Winona. . U S Steel . 4% | Wolverine Do pretd 81y LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Cons for money.. 92%| Do prefd . fons for acct.... #2%|N Y Central Anaconda . Bly| Nor & Western. Atchison . . 8215 Do prefd . Do prefd D907 pnt & Western. Bal & Ohlo. ...l 94%| Pennsy1 Can Pacific .136 | Rands .. i 23 I g Do 2d prefd 22| Bo Rallway Ches & Ohio. Chi, Pe Beers . The rate of discount in the open market for short bills 1s 315 per cent and for three months’ bills 3% per cent. e New York Grain and Produce. — NEW YORK, May 12.—FLOUR—Receipts, 37,120 barrels; exports, 8000 barrels; steady. WHEAT--Receipts, 123,850 bushels; exports, 320,407 bushels: spot, easy; No, 2 red. 83c elevator and 82isc f. 0. b. afloat; No. 1 North- ern Duluth, 87%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard winter, 8i%c f, o. b. afloat. Opbtions were active and irregular all day, with noteworthy changes, (he general tendency being down- ward. ‘The cloge was stead. osfi'c closed at 83c; net advance. May, S2%; July, T1%@iT%c, closed at Ti%c; September, Coast, 1902 crop, at a partial ¢ . closed ‘at T43c. Pacific 18aZic. HIDES—Steady, WOOL—Quiet. SUGAR—Raw, quiet; refined, steady, COFFEE—Spot Rio, quiet. Futures closed steady, 5@10 points higher; sales, 13,000 bags, includf) une, 3.90c; August, 4.10c; em- ber, 4.20@4-25¢; November, 4.30c, DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The market con- tinues firm, though the demand is no more than moderite. Common are cuo:f 09’: 4@5Yc; prime, 5ic; cholce, 6c; fancy ; prices are firmly held af m to Te f all grades. i 54 53 APRICOTS—Continue firm; choice are quoted at o and fancy at 9@10%c. PEACHIE About ne-d;. o T%@8c for choice and 8%@8%e for fancy. New York Metal Market. YORK, May 12.—There was & sharp break in London tin to-day, epot there de- clining £1 Bs to 2134 bs, while futures lost £1 64, closing at £133 15s. Locally tin was e "a.k m lttle lower, spot belng quot- a 0. Copper was unchanged in London at £63 5s ;orfimt at £63 25 64 tmuz::ui nl.llll; r::: ork copper was qulet m - changed at §14 75 for lake, electrolytic and Lead was unchanged in London at £11 1Ts 6d_and at 871 in the local market. Spelter ":.I unchanged in London, closing there at-£21 10s and in New York at §5 5735, . Iron closed at 52s 8d in Glasgow and at 483 94 in Middlesboro. Locally iron was about 50 points lower on No. 1 foundry Northern, which is now quoted at $21@22 per ton: No. 2 Northern foundry is quoted at 26@20 50; and No.'1 foundry No. 1 foundry 50“““&;‘ ‘Warrants are nom- Southern soft,” $21@21 inal. i i [ New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, May 12.—The cotton market opened firm at a decline of 8 points to an ad- vance of 1 point and closed barely steady, 9@20 points lower. — Chicago Grain Market. B S s L SO BRI e CHICAGO, May 12.—There were no impor- tant features in trading in wheat to-day and the market was dull the greater part of the session. Opening prices were easier on lower cables and the moderately bearish construction placed on the Government report. July being 14@%c lower at 72%c. A little demand from the big operator strengthened prices somewhat, but later prices again receded. During the last hour a better demand developed, due to & big decrease in the world's visible supply, as shown by Bradstreet's, of 6,300,000 bushels for the week, together with the bullish Illinols crop report, and the market became firmer. July closed 3{@%c lower at 72140, Corn ‘showed considerable strength, in spite of the weakness In wheat, July closing %o higher at 45%c. There was only a smail trade in oats, but the market ruled strong, closing firm with July % @%c higher at 32%c. Provisions were lower at the start in sympa- thy with the 10c decline in hogs, but activs buying by brokers for the sccount of promi- nent packers resulted in a rally, Covering by shorts helped in the advance, September pork closing 7igc higher; lard was up 2}3c, and ribs 23c higher. he leading futures ranged as follows Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. No. 2 Wheat— May . 81 July . 24 September 70 No. 2 Com— May . pren July . pren September g No. 2 Oats— May . 35 July - 1% September 208y Mess Pork, ,per bbl— May . July . 5 September 16 5713 16 6 5715 16 6735 Lard, per 100 1bs— May . § 821, § 821, 8 8215 8 8215 July . 8 80 897y S 7713 § 9243 September 8 90 9 05 8§ 90 9 00 Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— 2 ¥ 907y 920 9074 920 July 915 02713 91215 9 274 Sept: T 92 10 92213 910 920 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, qulet and steady; No. 2 spring wheat, 8@ 79%c; No. 3, 72@79¢; No. S@T8%¢c; No. 2 corn, 44 ; No. 2 yel ; No. 2 oats, 8blge; No. 2 white, No. 3 white, 32% 381a¢; No. rye, 40%@ ; good feeding bar- ley, 37@40c; fair to choice malting 49@56c; No, 1 flaxseed, $1 11; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 15; prime timothy seed, $3 45G3 50; mess pork, per barrel, $17 50@17 €21; lard, per 400 pounds, $8 75G8 85; short ribs side (oose), §9 15@9 25; dry salted ehoulders (boxed), 38 3715@S 50; ehort clear sides (boxed), $9 6215@0 75; whisky, basis of high winks, $1 30; clover, contract grade, §12 50. Articles— Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels. Corn, bushels. Oats, bushels Rye, bushels Barley, bushel 44,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm. Creamery, 16G2lc; dairy, 1415@18c, Eggs, firm, 14,@l4%c. Cheese, steady, 13%@18%c. Receipts. Shipments. 15,000 1 . 347,700 . 261,100 9,200 Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. Wheat— May:. July. Opening 64 | Closing - 63% Wheat— May. Sept.-Dec. Opening . 25 25 22 80 Closing . . 2510 22 80 Flour— Opening L3390 313 Clostng . 338 3135 i “wailable Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Ma: telegraphic advices to Bradstreet's this week { show the following changes in available sup- 2.—Special cable and plies, as compared with last week Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased 2,727,000 bushels; afloat for and in Europe, decreased 3,600,000 bush- els. Total supply, decreased 6,237,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of Rockies, decreased 756,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, Rockies, decreased 204,000 bushels. “Due to monthly revision. Russian stocks proved smaller than expected. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. May 12.—CATTLE—Receipts, 3000, including 100 Texans; good to prime steers, 35 20@5 60; poor to medium, $4@5 15; stockers and feeders, $3@3; cows, $1 60@4 75; heifers, $2 30@5; canners, $1 60@2 S0; bulls, $2 50@4 50; calves, $2 50@5 85, Texas fed steers, $4 25@4 85, HOGS—Receipts _to-day, 17,000; to-morrow, 000; left over, 5000; 10c lower; mixed and butchers, $6 35@6 60; good to cholce heavy, east of CHICAGO, $6 G0@6 85; rough heavy, $6 40@6 55; light, $6 266 bulk of sales, $6 50@6 60. SHEEP-—Receipts, 12,000; sheep, steady; lambs, steady to 10c lower: good to choice wethers, $5@b 83; fair to choice mixed, §3 T5@ 4 75; Western sheep, $4 75@5 85: native lambs, $4 500 Western lambs, $4 75@7 35; Colo- rado lambs, $6 50@7 35. ST. JOSEPH. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 12.—CATTLE—Re- ceipte, 2800; steady to 10c lower; native $4 36@0 50; cows and _heifers, $2 23@4 85; stockers and feeders, $3 70@0. HOGS—Receipts, 7200; 10@15c lower: light and light mixed, $6 6 45: medium and heay 5065 6215 . ¥6 40@G 60; pigs, SHEEP—Receipts, 500; active and firm. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, May 12.—There has been a good demand for wool this week. Territory wools have been well taken, but prices show very little change. Fine staple wools are selling on a scoured basls of 52@53c, with fine at 50@53c. Good fine medium has sold at 47@4Sc, and medium at 43@4bc. Idaho fine, 14@l14%sc; fine meaium, 16@15%c; medium, 16c; Wyoming fine, 14@14%c; fine medium, 18@15%c; medium, 15@16c; Wyoming fine, 14@l1414¢s fine medium, 153,@16c; medium, 16@16lc; Utah and N vaca fine, 14@143c; fine medium, 15%@l6c; medium, 16@16%c. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, May 12.—WOOL—Strong. dium_ grades and combing, 15@1Sc: light 14@17c; heavy fine, 10@13¢; tub washed, 27%c¢. London W ool Sales. LONDON, May 12.—The offerings at the wool auction sales to-day numbered 14,400 bales and consisted of varied assortments. Merinos soid at the highest rates for this series. Lambs were in spirited request and 10 per cent above the March sale. Northern Business. ufi:A’rflfi,' May 12.—Clearings, $782,662; TACOMA, 'May 12.—Clearings, $440,538; balances, $37,746. hfonm‘unmuw 12.—Clearings, $623,600; SPOKANE, ~ May 12.—Clearings, $430,804; balances, $34,166. - Northern Wheat Market. Me- fine, 18@ 2 WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 12.—Wheat — Unchanged. Bluestem, 76c; Club, 7lc. OREGON. PORTLAND, May 12.—Wheat—Walla Wal- la, 8lc; Bluestem, 74c; Valley 69¢c, — | ome dealers are quoting a slight LOCAL MARKETS. -— Exchange and Bullion. Bilver is rather lower again. Ster! Exchange, sixty days.. — 85 :l!flilll Exchange, sight - ': ssg New York Eachenge, sight-i: — © ot New York Exchange, telegraphic — 10 Stlver, per ounce — £33 Mexican Dollars, n -_— 4114 Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Spot business is dull &t 153 bid and refused for ordinary carriers, usual European options. For new crop load- ing 21s 3d is asked. The chartered wheat fleet in port hes a registered tonnage of 1509, Aagalnst 25,000 tons on the same date last year; Gisengaged. 82,570 tons. against 20,500; on the Way to this port, 386,260 tons, against '237,250. WHEAT—There was not much change in the Eastern or foreign markets yesterday. New York reported cables on cash Wheat very flat, With few bids. Kansas and Oklahoma report- ed the crop in fine condition, the late rains ving greatly improved the situation. The E:;i:"o letter of Bolton, De Ruyter & Co. ‘‘Market was extremely dull and easier. The Government report Indicates a crop of winter wheat of about 500,000,000 bushels. It was as expected, but is bearish. Cash situation is not encouraging, very little export business being reported from any quarter. The Illinols Wweekly crop report was mildly bullish. South- Test reports prospects improved by regent rains. Armour was evidently selling May Wheat when the market would take it. Broom- hall reports were in France improved condi- tions somewhat. but too much rain in United Kingaom, W dther in Germany favorable some replowing of the early damage flelds. Bradstreet's makes the world's visible decrease 6,300,000 bushels, against a decrease of 2,700,000 last year. This market suffers :{gm lack of speculative interest on the out- This market was qulet and featureless at previous quotations, CASH WHEAT. California Club, $1 37%@1 40; California White Australian, $1 4733@1 55; Northern Club._$1 321,@1 35; Northern Blue Stem, $1 45 rcx 47%; Oregon Valley, $1 40. FUTURES, ‘Session 9 to 11:30 a,_m. . Open. High. TLow. Close. May--No sales. December ..$127 $127 $1 26% $1 27 No afternoon session. BARLEY—The feeling was firmer yesterday. with sales at full figures. Offerings were light and the dry weather imparts cnhanced strength to the market, Futures, however, were weaker. CASH BARLEY. $| Teed, $1 08%,@1 11%; Brewing and Shipping grades, $1 13%@1 17%2; Chevalier, $1 15@1 35 for fair to choice. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. Low. Close. May—No sales, December .. 93 93 02% 92% No afternoon session, OATS—The market continues dull. There is. a_moderate jobbing demand, but the sales on this account are small and do not change Qunllltionl one way or the other. Offerings are ample. White, $1 201 27%; Black, $1 12151 20: Red, $1 15@1 20 for common and $1 22}: for chotce; Gray, nominal. COR: Values for both domestic and West- ern continue more or less nominal, as the de- mand is poor. Arrivals from the West have been running light of late @1 20 for White and $1 1 California large Yeliow, $1 2081 25 small round do. $1 40@1 50; White, §1 20@1 30; Egyptian, $1 40@1 45 for White and $1 20@ 1221 for Brown. RYE—Continues dull at §1 10@1 13% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@2 per ctl, Flour and Millstuffs. There Is nothing new under this head, the demand for Flour being very moderate and the local feed mills still cutting prices to se- cura business. FLOUR—California Family Fxtras, $4 409 4 65 usual terms: Bakers' Fxtras, $430@4 40; Oregon and Washington, $3 70@4 per bbl for Family and $3 T0@4 20 for Bakers'. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in packages are a: follows: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 Ibs Rye Flour, $3; Rye Meal. $2 75; Rice Flour, $650; Corn Meal, $3: extra cream do, $3 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, $3 50; Rolled Oats,_barrels, $7@9: fn® sacks, $6 50@8 50: Pearl Barley, '$6; Split Peas, boxes, $6 50; Green Peas $5 per 100 lbs. Hay and Feedstuffs. New Hay came in vesterday unexpectedly and sooner than anticipated. A cargo of 63 tons new Alfalfa was recelved from the river, but was not placed on the market. A car of new wild oat came in from Byron, Contra Costa County, to Scott & Magner, and was jobbed out to retailers at $12. It was said to be about the best specimen of the first new wild oat for some years. Bran, Middlings and Shorts are all higher in and very scarce and firm. Hay con- tinues strong and in demand at previous prices. BRAN—$23 50@24 50 per ton, MIDDLINGS—$27@29, SHORTS--$22 50@24 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley. $24@25 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill, $25@25 50: job- bing, $26a26 50; Cocoanut Cake, $21@22: Corn Meal, $27@28; Cracked Corn, $27 50428 50; :flx;}l. Feed, $18 50@19 50; Cottonseed Meal, 26 50. HAY—Wheat, $13@15: Wheat and Oat. $13@ 14 50: Red and Black Oat. $12 50@13 50: Bar- ley. $11 50@13; Stock, $10 50@11 50; Alfals $10 50@12 per ten. ®50c per bale STRAW—421% Beans and Seeds. All kinds of Beans are in good shape for sellers. There is still a good demand for ship- ment, with Bayos, Pinks and Whites leading. The firm feeling in Limas already noted con- tines. BEANS—Bayos, $3 25G3 50; Pea,. $3 50: Butters, $3 25: small White, $3@3 25: larg: White, $2 75@3; Pink. $2 60@2 75; Red, $2 7 | @3: Lima_ $3 70G3 85: Red Kidneys, 34 50@ 4 65: Blackeye, $3@3 20 per ctl SEEDS—Brown Mustard, Yellow Mus- tard, $3; Flax, $2@2 10; Canary. 6%c for East- ern; Alfalfa, 13@lic; Rape, 14@2%c; Tim- othy, 6c; Hemp, 3% @3%c per 1b; Millet, 312@ 4c: Broom Corn Seed, $14@16 per ton, DRIED PEAS—Green, $1 75@2 per ctl, | Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. ‘The best grades of old crop Potatoes were in fair request and steady at previous price The trade reported a fair inquiry from Texas for cheap river Burbanks, which were well cleaned up, New Potatoes appeared from the river and sold from $1 25 to $1 75 per ctl, according to quality. = Offerings from across the bay were easy at unchanged rates. Old Onlons were firmly held, bu: moved slowly. New red and green were in_free supply and Receipts of red were 550 sack: Receipts of Asparagus were too heavy for the market to absorb and prices had a further decline. The canners were in the market for surplus stock of No. 2 and bought large quan- tities at the minimum quotation. The same old prices ruled for Rhubarb and stocks con- tinued large. Peas sold to the trade at slightly firmer rates. The canners made Itberal pur- chases at the bottom rate. Choice String Beans were in demand at good prices. The top quo- tation was obtained only for choice lots from Vacaville. Green Peppers had a sharp de- cline under increased receipts. Tomatoes con- tinued very scarce and were firmly held. POTATOES—New Potatoes, $1G1 50 per ctl; old Burbanks from the river, 35@55c per ctl; Oregon do, 65c@$1; River Reds, 30@35c per ctl; Sweet Potatoes from Merced, $185 per ctl ONIONS—Domestic Yellow, $1 25@1 50 per ctl; Australian, $550@6 per ctl; New Green Onions, 25@40c per box; new Red, 75@80c per sack. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, $1 50 per box for extra fancy, $1 25@1 35 for No. 1 and 75¢ @$1 for No. 2; Rhubarb, 30@60c per box; Green Peas, 75c@$1 per sack for common and $1 25 for garden; String Beans, 6@10c er Ib; Wax, 6@Sc per 1b: Tomatoe: Mexican, re- packed, $6 per large crate: do, small boxes, 4 50; Summer Squash from’ Los Angeles, $1 25@1 00; per box; Cabbage, $1@1 25 per ctl; Carrots, 85c@$1 per sack; Hothouse Cu- cumbers, 50@75c per dozen for small and $1@ 1 50 for large; Garlic, 6c per Ib: Dried Pep- pers, 6c per 1b; Green Peppers, 25@3i¢ per 1b; Marrowfat Squash, $40 per ton, Poultry and Game. Receipts of domestic Poultry were liberal, but good stock found ready sale at sustained prices. Hens were in free supply and weak and a portion of the car of Western that came the preceding day was still on hand and Snalls Pigeons, §1 shat 7 o i fii g e e clias G. . $1@1 25 per dozen: Cot Rabbita. 1 35; Brush Rabbits, 3155, B’W,ChcucandEgp. The teeling in Butter is very steady, and | Bosnian crops. tins, 12 advance. Pickling and storing continue to keep the floors reasonably clean. Cheese rules weak at the decline already D Thcra i6 e tfutt angw tn Eges, but no X receipts are liberal and the market i3 weak. The surplus is still being stored. Receipts were 71,100 1bs Butter, 1855 cases Eggs and 19,500 ibs Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, ~ 20%@21%c; dalry, 1814@20%c; store Butter, 15@17%c¢. CHEESE—New, 10%@1lc_for choice mild; Young America, 12c; Eastern 17@17%c: Western, 1633@17c per ib. EGGS—Ranch, 17@19c; culls and seconds, 14@16c; store, 16@17c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Recelpts of Strawberries continued large, but as the demand was brisk, prices were main- | talned. Only the very best lots of Longworths brought the top quotation, $6 being the top figure for the general run of offerings. The minimum quotation for the large Berries was for poor stock only, the lowest figure for cholce offerings being $4 50. The prices were regulated by the leading handlers of Watson- ville Berries, who have entered into a combi- nation to fix and maintain vaiues. It is not known as yet what disposition will be made of the surplus stocks in the event of receipts belng too larxe for the market to absorb, but it is understood that they will be offered to the canners at a fixed rate. Common Gooseberries were in free supply and easler, but the English variety was un- changed. Cherries were in excessive supply and easy, with some poorly colored offerings seiling below the quotations. Recelpts were 8§29 boxes and only cholce black were in de- mand. A few more crates of Pringle Apricots cama in from Arizona and sold at $4 per crate. The Orange market was overloaded and very easy owing to the abundance of poor stock. Prices of all grades had a wider range and the demand was slack owing to the liberal offerings and lcw prices of Berries and Cher- ries. The same may be said of Apples, which were piling up all over the street. Stocks of Mexican Limes have been considerably re- duced of late and prices are firmer. STRAWBERRIE: per chest for Long: worths and $4@5 for the larger Varieties; crate: from Watsonville, $1@1 50; from Florin, — GOOSEBERRIE! per drawer for common and 10c per Ib for the English variety. APPLES—$50c@$1 _per box for common and choice and $1 25@1 75 for famcy. CHERRIES—Black, $1@1 25 per box; red, : white, 75c. CITRUS FRUITS—Fancy Navel $1 73@2 50 per box; choice $1@1 75; standard 75c@$1 50; Seedlings, 75c@$1 25: Tangerine: 75c@$1 in quarter boxes and $1 25@1 50 in half boxes; Lemons, 75c@$l for standard, $1 25@ 150 for choice and $1 75@2 50 for fancy: Grape Fruit, $1@2 50; ~Mexican Limes, $4@ 4 50; Bananas, $2 50@3 50 per bunch for Cen- tral American and $1 25@2 for Hawallan; Pineapples, §2@3 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. Continued crop damage reports from the East and Europe, together with prospects for moderate to light crops of the three or four leading kinds in California, keep the market | firm, and it would take very little to cause an advance. New York reports an increasing de- mand for Prunes for export on account of the serious deficiency in the French, Servian and | The California crop is expected | Oranges, to fall much below that of last year. There | have been several moderate export orders for Prunes on the market lately, but they are re- ported all filled and the market is rather quiet- er again. Apricots and Peaches lead In point of_firmness. New Honey is expected to arrive this month. A ‘good crop is expected. Walnuts and Almonds | Tule firm at previous prices. | FRUITS—Apricots, 5%@Sc for Rovals and | 9c for ordinary Moorparks: Evaporated Ap- 3 ; sundried, 3@4c; Peaches, 4@6%¢; | 313@4%c, for quarters and 5@Sc for ; “Nectarines, 4@5lsc for white; Plums, 4%vc for pitted and 1@1isc for unpitted; Fiss, 315@4e _for black and 4@5c for white. PRUNES—1902 crop, 2@2%c for the four sizes, with 1,@Ic premium for the large sizes. RAISINS—1902 crop, are quoted as follows: 2.crown loose Muscatels, 50-Ib boxes, 5}c per 1b; 3-crown, 5%c; 4-crown, 6c; Seedless, loose. Muscatels, 5c; Seedless Sultans, bc: Seediess | Thompsons, 5l4c; 2 crown London Layers, 20- | 1b boxes, $1 40 per box; 3-crown, $1 80; d4- | crown fancy clusters, 20-1b boxes, §2; 2-crown | Dehesas, 20-1b boxes, $2 50; 6-crown Imperials, 20-1b boxes, eded, f. 0. b. Fresno, fancy, 1-1b_cartons c; choice, Tijc. NUTS—Walnuts, No, 1 softshell, 12413 , 1015@11%sc: No. 1 hardshell, 1142@1 10@1014c; Almonds, 11c, for Nonpare 1013@11e for I X L, 10G10%c for Ne Plus Ul- tra and 8@S%e for Languedoc; Peanuts, 5@ stern; Brazil Nuts, 12@i3c; Filberts, 12 . 11G13c; Cocoanuts, $+ 50@3. | 2Y—Comb, 12@13%ec for bright, 114 | for light amber and 10c for dark: water white | extracted, 6@7%c: light amber extracted, 5'3 @6e: dark, 4@il5c. BEESWAX—26G28¢ per Ib. | The market continues very quist at the de- cline of a week ago, and the feeling is rather weak than otherwise. Chicago was somewkat higher again yester- day, but the cash demand was reported poor. The Chicago letter of Bolton, de Ruyter & Co. said: ‘“‘Market was a shade higher. Receipts of hogs 65,000, against 62,000 last vear. Thers was selling early by foreign houses and buy- ing later by brokers, supposed to be for Swict and Armour. It is a dull market, however, in a speculative way, and no material impmve- ment in_the cash demand is reported. Receipts of hogs keep fuily up to expectations, and tie quality is good.'" ED MEATS—Bacon, 12¢ per Ib for 12%c for light medium, 143zc for light, 15c for extra light, 16%@17c for sugar-cured and 17lc for extra sugar-cured; Eastern | sugar-cured Hams, 15c; California Hams, 1c; { Mess Beef, $11 50@12 per bbl; extra Mess, $12 : Family, $13 50@14: prime Mess Pork, extra clear, $: Mess, $18; Dry Saited Pork, : Pig_Pork, $28; Pigs' Feet, $5;| Smoked Beaf, 15¢ per Ib. LARD—Tierces quoted at 8c per Ib for com- pound and 11%ec for pure; half barrels, pure, 11%ec: 10-1b tins, 12%¢; 5-1b tins, 128¢; 3-1b COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 10i4c; three half barrels, 10c; one tierce, 974c; two tlerces, 9%ec; § tierces, 9%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. The Wool market continues in good shape for sellers. The interior movement has been brisk ever since shearing commenced, and the clip is generally of fine quality, owing to the long cool epring. The local market fs quoted | firm, with no accumulation of stock. Hops remain about as before quoted. There is a steady demand for spot goods, which is cleaning up stocks, while more or less con- tracts are being drawn in the country for 1903 | crop at 14@15¢ per 1b. Both growers and buy- ers are disposed to do business, which causes a healthy movement, without excitement. Hides remain as befors stated. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands seil about 1lgc under quotatio: Heavy saited Steers, 10%c; medium, 9%c; light, 8lgc; Cow | Hides, S%c for heavy and 83c for iight; Stags, 7c; Salted Kip, 8lge; Salted Veal, 10c: Salted Calf, 10%c; dry Hides, 17c: dry Kip, idc, d-y Calf, 19c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 25@30c each; short wool, 40@65c each; medium, 70@90c; long wool, $1@1 50 cach; Horse Hides, salt, $3 for large and $2 50 for medium, $2 for small and B0c for Colts. Horse Hides, dry, $1 75 for large and $1 50 for medium, $1@1 25 for small and 30c for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 32150; dry salted Mexican, 25c; dry Centra | | 1 American, 32%c. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, 5c; large and mooth, 50c; medium, I5¢; small, 20c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 5%@6c per Ib; No. 2, 5c; grease, WOOL—Quotations for new spring clip are as follows: Humboldt and Mendocine, 17@19¢: Foothill free, 13@15c;: do. defective, 11@13c northern, 14@l7c, _according to condition Nevada, 12@15c; San Joaquin free, 11@13c; do. defective. 9@11c per Ib. HOPS—18@20c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. Quotations for all descriptions remain about the same. Beef and Mutton are now plentiful and the feeling is easy. Receipts of Hogs are moderate, but the demand is light, as the pub- lie consumption is comparatively small. DRESSED MEATS. ‘Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—1@8c for Steers and 6@7c per Ib for OO AL —Large, 714@8%c; small, 9@9%c per . M{;‘l’rDN-—w’etherl, $14@9%c; Ewes, Sg@oc er Ib. L AMB—Spring, 10@11c per Ib. PORK—Dressed Hogs, 10@11c 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, $@0c; Cows and Heit- ers, T@Sc; thin Cows, 4@5c per Ib. CALVES—4@5%c per 1b (gross weight). SHEEP!;X:MH. 4@4%c; Ewes, 4c per Ib Wi g LAMBS—Spring, $2 50G2 75 ™ head. U0 S0 20 Jbe, T@THe: HOGS—Live H: under 140 Ibs, 6% : Sows. 20 per cent off: and Stags, 40 per cent e Biare. 150 per cont off off from above quotations. General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, 5%c for June-July livery; San Quentin, 5.55¢; Wool Bags,® dsg 35c; Fleece Twine, 71i@Sc. CANNED FRUIT—The California Frai Canners' Association quotes as follows for 214-1b extra standard and extras: Apples, $1 20@1 50; Apricots, $1 1081 75. Cherries—Royal Anne, = $1 902 25; White, $1 65G2; Black, $1 40@1 85. Peaches—Yel- low, $1 30@1 35; Lemoa Cling, $1 40G1 70; | Manila, AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE £ AT M PALO ALTO STABLES, 320 O'FARRELL ST., THURSDAY, May 14, at 11 a. m. Horses, Buggies, Harness, Lease and Good Will. By order of W. O. SPENCER, who is retiring from business on account of iil health, I will | seil the contents of the above stables. consist- ing of 45 livery horses, 30 buggies, 1 rubbe: tired hack, 3 wagons, 35 sets of single double harness, robes, blanket tools, with or without reserve limit. JOHN J. DOYLE, Auctioneer, Office—327 Sixth st N. B.—Sealed bids will be received for ti whole business until morning of sale. W. O. SPENCER P REGULAR WEEKLY AUCTION SALE AT ARCADE HORSE MARKET, 327 SIXTH ST WEDNESDAY, May 13, at 11 a. m. 33 good Horses, Harness, Wagons. JOHN J. DOYLE, Auctioneer. 100 HEAD OF BROKE AND UNBROKE 23 HORSES; also 25 head of Saddle Horse: d etc be sold at public auction Saturday, May 16, a 11 a. m. Union Stock Yards, Thirteenth and H ison st: ‘White Heath, $1 1 60; Bartlett Pears, $1 1 60; Plums, $1@1 25; Blackberrie: 1 1 70; Raspberries, §2. Strawberries, $1 65; Muscat Grapes, $1 03@1 35. CANNED ASPARAGUS—No. 2% sguare cans—2 dozen to case—weight, 65 Ibs—Mam- moth White, peeled, $3 734 Mammoth White, $2 75; Mammoth Green, peeled, $3 65; Mam- moth Green, $2 60; Large White, $3 10; Largs White, high grade, $2 25 Large Green, peeled, $3; Large Green Mariposa, §2; medium White, Gold Medal, $1 80; medium Green, Gold Dust, §1 75; Small White, Old Fort, $1 70; Small Green, Royal Red, $1 50. One-pound square cafis—2 dozen to case — weight, 38 Ibs—I1-Ib square white tips, Goid 1-1b square green tips, Old CANNED PEAS—Association _prices for new pack are: Baby Petits Pois, $1 50: Petits Pois, $1 55; extra sifted, $1 13; standard 86c. Marrowta galion, standa: 38 per ton; tle, $6 50; Bry sifted, $1: standard: gallon, sifted. $4 COAL—Weilington, Wellington, $8: S k Roslyn, $7: Coos Bay, $5 50: Greta, §7. Walls end, $7 50; Richmond, $7 50; Cumberiand, in bulk and $14 25 in sacks; Welsh Anthr Egg, $13; Welsh Lump, $11 50; Cannel, 38 per ton; Scotch Splint, $7 50; Coke, $11 30 r ton in bulk and $15 in sacks; Rocky Mous ain descriptions, $8 45 per 2000 Ibs and $§8 I per_ton, according to brand. CORDAGE—The local company quotes as fol lows: 60 days or 14 per cent discount for casl %c; Sisal, 11%¢; Duplex, 10%4c; Bal Rope, 1015@1ic per Ib. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, per 1b, 4% cases, regula Se; cases, . Bl Eastern style, 6c; boneles: | 5% Jarrow Gauge'’ 814c ocks, “‘Orienta! : blocks, * 6%0: tablets, middles, 6%@8 8@0c; destccated, ——; piek bbls. $7 50; pickled Cod, half bbis, $4 d Cod, COFFEE—Cbsta Rica—13@13c for strictly prime to fancy washed, 12@12%c for prim washed, 10%,@11%¢ for good washed, 10G for good to prime washed peaberry, 9@1ilc good to prime peaberry, 9%@llc for good to prime, 8@9c for falr, 5@7%c for common to ordinary. Salvador—11%@12%c for _strictly _prime washed, 9@llc for good to prime washed, S@ Sc for falr washed, 9@10%4c for fair to prime washed peaberry, S@8%c for good to prime semi-washed, T @8%c for superfor unwashed, T@7%c for good green unwashed, T%@S%c for good to superior unwashed peaberry, 4@6c for inferior to ordinary. Nicaragua—11%@13c nominal for prime to fancy washed, 5g10c nominal for falr to strict- 1y sood washed. 7@7%c for good to superior unwashed, 7%@8Sc for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—11%@14%c prime to fancy washed. 10%@11%c for strict- Iy good washed, 9% @10 c for good washed, 8@9c for fair washed, 614@7%c for medium. for inferior to ordinary, 9@10%e for f to prime washed peaberry, 3@8%c for good t prime unwashed peaberry, 7@Sc nominal g0od _to_superior unwashed. LEATHER—Sole, heavy, . 30@40c per Ib: mediw 244 Rough Leather heavy, for No. 2: medlum. Skirting, 1, 40@42c: Leather, 15@16c per foot: extra light 3 iSc: Trade Leather, 08 44c; Kip, unfinished 40@50c per Ib; Veal fin- ished, 60c jer Ib: Calf, finished, 65@$1 per 1b; Wax Sides, 16@17c per foot: Belt Knife Splits, 14@16c; Rough Splits, S@i0c 1. TANBARK—Ground, $25@2S per m. $13 50@16 per cord. OIL—The best grade of Castor Ol is lower. Linseed, 5dc for bolled and 52¢ raw in barrels: cases, Sc more; California Cas- tor Oil, in cases, No. 1, 70c; pure, §1 14: Luco! B0c for botled and 48c for raw in barrels; Lar Oil extra winter strained, barrels, $1 Kk $1 05; China Nut, 50G63c per Neatsfoot, in barrels, 75c; cases, Sfc: rm. pure, 70¢; Whale Oil natural White, 50@85c per gallon; Fish Ofl, in barrels, 45c; cases, Soc: in barrels, 38¢ for Ceylon and Cocoanut Ol 1414c; Pearl Oil._ in 2lc; Astral, 2ic: Star, 2lc; Extra Star, 25c: Elaine, 27c: Eoee: 24c; deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk, 1 2314c; Benzine. in bulk, 13c; in case: 6-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 2lc; TURPENTINE—Tlc per gallon in cases and €5¢ in drums and iron barrels. RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 6@ 613¢ per Ib; White Lead, 6@6%ec, according to quantity. in QUICKSILVER—$44 50846 for local use and | $43 50 per flask for export. SALT—The Amalgamated _Salt Compan quotes as follows: Genuine Liverpool, $14@ 16; Bales, common, $1 90: Dairy, per ton, $13 25: Half Ground, $12 25@12 75; Rock S: $10 50@1: Imitation Liverpool, $13 25@14; Granulated, $13 25@14 per ton. UGAR—The Western Sugar Reflning Com- pany quotes as follows, per Ib, in 100-Ib bags Cubes, A Crushed and Fine 'Crushed, 5.6%c Powdered, 5.50c; Candy Granulated, 5.50c Dry Granulated. fine. 5.40c; Dry Granulated, coarse, 5.40c: Fruit Granulated. 5.40c; Beet Granuiated (100-1t_bags only). 5.30c: Confec- tioners’ A. 5.40c; Magnolia A, Jc: Extra €, 4.90c; Golden C. 4.50c: “D,” 4.70c: barrei l0c more: half-barrels, 25c more: box more; 50-1b bags, 10c more for ali kinds. T lets—Half-barrels, 5.90c; boxes. 6.15¢ per No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or | equivalent. LUMBER—The following retail prices wera adopted April 10: Pine, ordinary sizes, $21@: extra sizes higher: Redwood. $25@30: Lath. feet, $3 50; Pickets. $24; Shingles. §2 35 No.'1 and '$2 for No. 2: Shakes, $14 and $15 for sawn: Rustlc, $36@46. Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY. MAY 12 Flour, qr sks. Screenings. sks . 400 Wheat, ctls . 60 Tallow, ctis 28 Barley, ctls Sugar, etls ..... 2,800 Oats, etls Quicksilver, fisks 35 Beans, sks . Wine, gals . 8 Onions, sks Lime, bbis Potatoes, sks. Middlings, sks Hay. to Wool, sks Feed, sks Following were the sales on the Pacific Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 200 Andes 25 500 Con N Y.... 14 600 Belcher 49! 200 Hale & Nor. 73 100 Caledonia .1 45| 300 Overman .... 41 100 Caledonia .1 47'% 200 Silver Hill ..1 30 100 Caledonta ...1 30/ RSy S e —————————————————— { sTock maARKr. The half holiday cut into business yester- day. All the exchanges adjourned at noon and the forencon's business was light. Gas ani Electric sold at $57@57 371 and the certificates at $56 50836 75. The oil stocks were quiet. Alaska Packers was ex-dividend of $1 ves- terday. The dividend amounts to $1S,000. A local trade journal says that the directors of the San Francisco Gaslight Company will shortly declare a dividend of §1 50 or §1 75 per skare on the stock of that company. There is at present about $100,000 on hand. and at first it was Intended to declars a dividend of $1 per share from that, but as it was found that the San Franeisco Gas and Electric Company would pay off its not within a few days, it was decided to m~ .e one payment instead of two. There is -.il a small technicality to b put right before a clear title can be given to the purchasers of the company's real estate, but that will be settled shortly, when a final payment will be made, and the affairs of the company wound .up. ' ‘The Seorpion Mining Company has levied an assessment of be, delinquent June 15. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, May 12—2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. coup... 110511138 da 5 1305 is . s 48 qr c. new. 18 e Teg. o 110% 111338 qr coup. .. 107X 1081, Continued on Page Fifteen,