The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1903, Page 43

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 24, SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. " Good gain in local bank clearings last week. Local secwrities quiet and not materially changed. W all-street stocks close the week with a decline. Exchange and Silver quotations as before. IWheat futures lower. Cash Barley more steadily held. Oats; Corn and Rye quiet at previous prices. l/a\ easy. -Bran and -Middlings still scarce: Beans continite wanted for overland shipment. Dealers offering Butter at a further decline. Eggs aid Cheese in fair supply and steady. » change in Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. wisions dill, with lower markets expected. gs goming in freely, and lower prices predicted. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables show little rhmxgv. I’uuin‘-\- and Game clean up at steady prices.” Fresh Fruits m(‘rtmg 70! 1!1: awery good demand. Bank ('I(uh'hg& !.‘ T & west 01, -dgaimst. $21,259, 788 during the g -week -of last year, showing a 86,918 2] 'a.éf_l_ingion Crop Bulletin. | S New York Grain and Produce. v YORK, May 23.—FLOUR—Receipts, 30,300 basrels; exports, 15,500 barrels. - Firmly held but quiet. Minneapolis patents, $4 10@ 4 40; Minneapolis bakers', $3 25@3 45; winter patents, $3 70@4; winter straights, $3 50@3 65; winter extras, $2 80@3 10; winter low grades, 80@2 90. WHEAT —Receipts, 13,400 bushels; exports, 186,664 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 8Yc elevator and 2o 1. o. b. afioat. - The late market was firm on covering and closed firnr at unchanged. priees. May, S3%@83%c, closed 83%c: July, T8%@T9%4e. HOPS—Steady HIDES—Steady. WOOL—Strong. PETROLEUM—Steady. COFFEE—The market for coffee _futures opened quiet at a partial decline of 5 points and .closed :dull op that basis. Total sales, 6250 bags, {hcluding . June, at 8.75¢, July 8. Décember '4.60c, April 4.80c. Spot Rio, quiet No. 7 invoice, b¥c; mild, quiet; Cordova, G12e. SUGAR—Raw, steady. | DRIED - FRUIT, EVAPORATED APPLES—The , quiet, but prices are held unchanged, common guoted at 4@dc; prime, cholce, B3 @6c; fancy, BHaT PRUNES. Stoady 1o firm 41 from 8¢ to' 7a for all grades. APRICOT®—In moderate demand and about firm at Ti@Sc for choice and 9@10%c for fancy. < PEACHES—Quiet and ‘rather easy; quoted at 7@8c and fancy, S3%@10ic. — is with 5L @5%c; market cholce Foreign Futures. 4 meatu London -Wool Sales. LONDON, May 23.—The third series of the %ool auctions sales closed to-day. The offer- ings numbered 8618 bales. - The demand was €004 and crossbreds sold at the highest prices of the geries. Merinos, while firm, sold occa- slonally below the best. The series opened With & 5 per cent advance and gained an ad- ditional 715 per cent later. Toward the close prices eased slightly owing to a falling off in the forelgn demand. Fine crossbreds closed ichanged from the March average; medium ossbreds were 10@20 per cent higher., Cape of Goed Hope and Natal snow white webe un- Changsd to 5 per cent up and greasy and scaureds advanced § per cent. During the serfes 90,000 bales were taken by the home trade 95,000 by the Continent, 5000 by America and 20,000 were held over for the fourth serles. —_— Northern Business. EE‘ATT‘LE May 23.—Clearings, $482,474; bal. ances, $92,848. TACOMA, ‘May 23.—Clearings, $305,588; bal- ances, $30,117. PO RTLAND, May 28.—Clearings, $340,080; balances, $71,964. SPOKANE, May 23.—Clearings, $273,740; balances, $37,070. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON., PORTLAND, May 23.—WHEAT—Walla Wal- 1a, 72¢; Bluestem, 76c; Valley, 74@T8c. WASHINGTON. May 23 —WHEAT—Unchanged. ' TACOMA, Bluestem, 77c; Club, 72c. e ol LOCAL MARKETS. —————— Exchange and Bullion, : ‘Sterling Exchange, sixty days.. — $4 85 Sterlmg Exchange, sight . i Sterling Exchange, cables. - ew York Exchange, sight. — 014 ew York Exchange, telegraphie — % Iver, per ounce P B4 : Mexican Dollars, nominal = a .:Wheat and Other Grains. { promptly. Hare were firmer, but Rabbi! = ction @ivect- WHEAT Futures wers lower. The cash section direc e Bl B e SN U Wea Puresu, for the market was- unchanged. Cutter & Moseley , Bulletin, week ended May 19, LIVERPOOL. posted figures on Charge showlng a meager i “Wl.:-(— J\gi E'F’fb | carry-over, as follows: Carry-over, 1902, 149,. The foré-part of the past week was moder- pening ... 8 000 tons; imports from Oregon and Washing- A $part ot the’ pa: '! g dragyne 7 | Closing .. 834 € 1% 'ton,-76,000; imports from -Kansas and the 2 the T6th tn | T 2 o | b East, 20,000; exports, 407,000; consumption and ix n“F‘:' e % | oo T Mg - Sepf; Do frced 315,000 The crop belng 600,000 tons Unice Pacie™ ,,m e 881 | Closing . 2475 2320 °f leaves a carry-over of 63,000 toms, or| practi- Wabash 5 . 500 27 20% 26 Fl .cally nothing. . Wabaah pfd 2825, 47% 40 48 .32 85 30 30 The Chicago letter of Bolton, De Ruyter & W & Lake Erie 500 237 28y 23 32 90 80 45 | Co, said: ‘‘Broomhall makes the world’s ship- - | W &L-E2apta... 700 38 36 36 2 ments 12,000,000 and little change on passage. E | Wisconsin Central, -400. 2213 21% 21 — % | The market here was Irregular with operations g wheat and « | Wisconsin Cen pfd. = 500 - 4415 43% - 42 entirely of a scalping dcnar;uer. ‘”The South- 5 e ed well E -~ - AR T o - west continues to send unfavorable crop re- i was Yonesied, as e msanies e Chicago Grain Market. Forts but not to a sufficlent degree to ma- il 3 BT “i00 208 206 208 % terially - enlarge investment buying. Cables States . 100 5 .115 |#———o - |'show:no_tendency but are indifferent to ad- (> 200 : . - | vances -here. - Weather generally favorable us— X CHICAGO, May 23.—The early. wheat mar: !hl_'gusha'm the d\s'csr bl;l t‘?ere were a‘dv!c':: per. 12,100 617 | ket was easier on tha cables and generally jm- | to-day of some damage by heavy rains in tl Am Car & Foundry 1.000 3 St | provea . weather . conditions, Jbls apening & | Ked Fiver Valley. The visible supply on Mon- Am Car & F ptd. 240 9% B9 89 | shade to %@kc lower at T3%@I5%c,. but pre- .- B kot sin R - laeks SUSE O 2 a scalping market, an crop conditions AR D 338 Laictions of frosts in Nebraska and some bad [dn doubt we think Wheat.may be bought on AP Ti000 s 5n s s 234, | crop mews from the Red River Valley caused | sharp bregks. =Stocks are light and there s 91| pit traders and commission houses to buy &nd | not much pressure from that cause.” X 4% |a frmer feeling cosued, July alvancing to| o CASH \\‘}‘;gtr_ s 9415 | 7434c. Liquidation near the end of the ses- fornia Club, $1 3 ornia s White Australi $1 47 1 52 N nh:ru 22:3, sion ‘caused a reaction, Armour being credited | Siyg riralien: §1 T g s Stem, $1 45 §81; | With unloading considerable July, and the close | @1 50; Oregon Valley, §1 40. 20214 | was easier with July down %H@Nc at T3%C. FUTURES. 1o There was no noticeable’ improvement i’ the Sesaton 9: to 11:30°8 ‘. cash situation. 3 Open. High. _Low . Closs. — i 17Y The sentiment in the corn.pit was moder- a3, g £ Meridisa—Pa | 16% | ately bullish on the crop situation and there [ December . .§128% §125% $1.28% 81 28% S AR PRANTIS m | 40" | was- scattered buying by commission houses | > NeRes. Tke feMowing erc the sessonal ralnfelis i 97 | and local traders. 'The market ruled steady, | BARLEY—Was held with rather more stead- pared with those of same date 49 | July closing %c higher. iness, though prices showed little change. R nst twent: 18% | There was not a large trade in oats, but the | Cutter & Moseley posted-the following fig- 92" | market was quite strong on small offer(ngs and | ures op Change, wing the carry-over this This 54 |a bullish sentiment on thé crop situation. July | Year, ds follows: Carry-over. June, 1002, 28,- s 25 | closed %c higher at 33%e. | 000 tons; recelpts from Oregom -and Washing- | People’s Gas 1001, | Provisions were supported by thid packers | ton. 1L775; crop, 400.000 tons; exports, 185,000 Pressed Steel Car 56% | and the market held fairly steady. -July pork | tons: consumption, 230,000 tons, giviog = carry- 8 90 © | was. 5. higher, lard showed a gain of 2}c at | Over this year of 24,775 tons. 210 the close and ribs closed 10c higher. CASH BARLEY. 16 | The leading futures ranged as’follo Feed, $1 06%@1 10; Brewing and Shipping 75% | i { grades,” $1 13G1 18%; Chevalier, $1 15@1 35 124 | Articles— Open. - High. Low. Close | for fair to choice. 56 | Wheat No. 2— NI g ] FUTURES. 9% - Zgfi % Seksitn 9 to 11:30 &. m. d “ i 1705 |- Open High, Low - Close, 83% Carn No.' 3= % [Dectmber ... 90% 90% 001 ~ 90% Ma. 443 | OATS—The market shows no variance what- S| ever, | Trading fs light. it 2 4 34 e 1 2it; Black §1 3 o g 3¢ " Hed lalz for c-unman and ll el Western Union ... bl u&mx cholce: Gray, $1 324@1 | m N—Quotations show. very Hiidte change, Total sales B lnd the' mar is Q;M!sllld feuurele; X NEW YORK BONDS. XEES Western. (sacked), 15@1 17% for Yellow, E o .2 T | U S ret 25, reg wss. L & N unified u:om. 7750 * 181 2051 2 for White and $1°12%@1 m mr 4B e oL =8 K Do soapis 105% |Mex Centra! 4s 6 85 mixed;, California large Yellow, ; 22 53 ¥ .2 Do 3 8 Do ematl mund‘dn $1 401 50; White, :‘ £5 BF .2 g - T ey e el e $= 5E 73 BR % D 9 07 0% 1225 for Brown. gi 3% §° 3 Do coupon Septes 900 90T ¥9 mll}r“:ms been dull for some time at $1 10 | oty £ - { uf : 235 per ctl £ E s -~ | Ms”"" Ribs, per 100 Ibi BUCKWHEAT—$1 752 per ctl o 871 : Do s B0 96 g W0 N s M?,‘: e a5 948 Flour and "Millstuffs. B0 51 34 W Cloudy .0i Do adj . 90 Cdsh quotations ‘were as folows: - Fldur, Eureks . or.30.92 54 4 oov? | Bal & ORio 4s°..7102 /S L &1 M con 5s.112 | steady; winter patents, $3 50g3 G0 strafghts, | FLOUR—California Famlly Extras, $4 460 - 54 68 Do 3%s ....... 94 L & § F 4s. 963 | $3 20@3 40; spring patents, §3 80@3 90; M 2 465, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $4 50@4 40; Fiagetalt 270 .56 Do _conv 4s... muL_ epring_wheat, 79@80c; No., 3, 76@79c; o d Woahi 5 . dence 58 | Can $o 2ds .. red, 78GTOC: No. 3 corn, #¢; Mo, 3 yelws Oregon and W :5@4“;:‘:"“ B‘moo per bbl for b1 Central of Ga 5s. 1-6\ | 41c; No. 2 oats, 38 No. 2 white, 371%@38%50 i "h £ o % “; . D6 1st inc ..... So Pacific 4s.... 90 | No. 3 white, 35%@S81%c: No..2 rye, 4534 @500 T amart Byare. s S iuges are: &5 3 Ches & Ohjo 4144104 |80 Ratlway On...116% | good. feeding bariey. Se@iscs fair . 1o morcs | *"Rye Meal, $2 75. Fice Flove' 8 Chi & Alton 33%s. 16% \Tex & Pac lsts. 118" | malting, 49G54c: No. 1 Raxseed. §1.12; Mo ; 'ig TR ot e ios - Fious, » C. B & Qnew ds. M4%'T, St L & W 4s. 74 | Northwestern, $1 17%; prime Umathy seed s o S 90 -4 g g i “UB‘;H Plc‘“ ma $3 50; Mess pork, per bbl, $17 37,@17 60; | wheat Flour m(?r’-‘ck‘é;évbn.:. oo 72 C'& N con 7e....132 cony 4s lard, per 100 Ibs, $8 85@8 9735 short ~ ribs | F: b R aring, ($4 25, Whole, Wheat Fiour, - SR ‘&‘ef.;"n‘.:’f’.g,,, W?Eflh Ists . sides loose), $0 406 50; dry sated smowrlers'| Rolled: Oats, barrel o SO w4 - (boxed), $8 1215 short clear _-sides.| 550 Pearl Barley, $6: Spilt Peas, Loss, 36 60; 60 Colo & 8o 4s..... | (boxea), '{WB 1%, “whisky, basis of high | Sreen Peas, $5. per 100 154, o DS e Jvines, $1°30; clover, ‘contract’ grade, $11 %@ 62 Erie prior lien 4s. 983 Wis Central < Hay and Feedstuffs. o gen 4s . Con Tob_4s Articles— Receipts Shipments. | f 8 F W & D C 1sts.110 |Colo Fuel & Iro Flour, barrels 29,200 7,900 s 5 Hocking Val 431071 4 | Penneyivanta 96 | Wheat, Dushels P 1375001 Previous quotations rule for all descriptions, a2 | Maghattan ......101%/Rock Island 82% | Corn, bushels ... 1100 ‘700 Hay Is rather weak than otherwise, but Feed- a NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. - - | Oats, bushels. . 218,900 249200 | #tuffs are firm, . Adams Con o6 T Bushets 6600 - ... Sevéral cars of good Wheat and Oat Ha; EATHEE CONDITIONE- i Dty | Ao - 50 | Barley, busheis . 38,800 840 { are reported in, and some small sales ary ATHE Breece .3 30 | “On the Produce Exchange to-d Jeported, but no market price has yet been es- FORECAST. Bruns- Cen 08 k nge to-day the buster ‘tablishe thy intermiount- | Com Tunnel .... 22| Fie, ';sgf;c“:‘:’;‘ et PR e: M Brum—ubg ton. A Gepression contintes over - | C e - . 4 g cit region and light showers are reported | Con Cal & Va... 1 13 | clusive, 14@iac; cheese, weak, 113gise, " |* MIDDLING —t,z%’m er ton. in the mountains and foothills. | Forn Stiver ..... 11 4 SHO! 8 nowers continue in Utah, and & thun- | fron Siver ...... 1 25/ Small Hones - R , Fl-.EDsTu-'Fs— Shiea B.n.y $23 uoou per torm 1 reported af Salt Lake City. Light | Leadvide Con ... oz Standard . 2 50 . e s fl&yzu ; dob- wers hgve aiso occurred along thé south- BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Eastern Livestock Market. 325020 05 nggm"tcgflr:e gz Gast of Califormis. Money— Agventure % 22G33; Horse Beans, ‘30 35 . e is_rising rapidly over the | Call loans _,g;l, 8% CHICAGO. Comn-eed ‘Meal. §26 60. $30 per ton; o Pacific Coast And Slowly | Time toans ... .4 4G5 Amal CopPer - ax a HAT Sneat a1501 witn sal " and Northern ‘California. | “'Rafiroads— | Bingham 28% | CHICAGO, May 23 —CATTLE — Recelpts, | g iinr uu %0:’ Wheat &nd Ont $13g 4 ot following bigh winds . are reported: | . 74% Calumet & Hpcll.czo 350. Steady. Good to prime steers, .nominal, and Black Oi 12313 Bnrley ;?1‘ e ek, 30 miles from the north; Winnemucca, | Do prefd ... 22.“’ Centennial ... $4 0G5 25; poor to medium, $4@s 80; stockery Sigele, $10 m :“Altaita, $10 60@12 ,f‘,"(‘l,é Independence, 26 morthwest; Modens, | Bostdn & Aibany. it B2 Copper, R-n: - avd Tosders, $I001T5; hors G 14@50c Der baie: § for thirt; &'H Peanidin - fers, $2@4 75; canners, $1 50@2 75;. buils, $2 7 | Ficchbure prefd. 139 _|sie Royale 435 calves, 320006 15: Texas-ted. steers, $19 | Beans and Seeds. - | Mex - noes—nmn u - 1N S SO . « .nn’fl‘::u:‘r],t él".‘é’ nariierty winds. o | " Miscellaneouis— o v 35,000 Teft over, 4500”5;';,..? ‘:?fm,””;‘,g:g:, There {8 not much new to report under this uthers . Caltfornia — Cloudy, unsettled | Amer Sugar .....1 Sc lower. Mixed and -butchers, $5 90ge 25, {[c2d; Beans continue firm and in active de- b possibly light showers in the AD“ e 800d to cholce heavy, $6 35@6 55; rough- ,,,“,y- ‘mand_for Shipment, ¢ southwest winds, - $6 1506 30; light,§5 €5G5; bulk of saies, 3010 BEANS—Bayos $3 50G3 60; Pea, $3 109 wers Sunday: warmer. et g 3 15; Butters §3 25: small White, $3G3 25, Sen Prancieco and vicinity—Faif Sundsy. ot sm_—gp_.m,,,,, 1000, Sheep, steady: plar8e White 83 25 Pink. $2 8002 90, Red, with - cloudiness in the morh Tight north Froemrr) lambs, steady. Good to cholce wethers, "" 52 90@3; Lima, ed Kidneys, $§ winds, chenging 1o mgz;{rnéulyi DIE, 5 25 ;,.,,u,chom mixed, $3 T6@+4 15° w“m_n hlsBnckeys l:lzb per :fl Horse Beans, ALEXAN . _McAl sheep, $4 50@5 60; native I . - Porecast Official; ambs, "MQ‘I suu&—arawn Mustard, $3; Yellow Western iambs, :;‘ w.%s e tard, $3; th ‘202 10; c-nuy, 6yc *g‘,, .’;‘.‘:t . emn; 15glic g : ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 23.—CATTLE—Re. ‘;‘c”!'kfi= Heinp, ““&«m Ib; Millet, e cel it : EASTERN MARKETS. B i DRIED KEas Grent, B 1005 ot * “NEW YORK STOPK LIST. “Sater. .ee BN “' ‘anéda Boutherh Ohio. .. A Alton 2K Gr. West... orthwest for ke Tru;;; i gz a.:“ :'u:;.»—emdy 24 15-164 per ounce. e & T prd.. S The rate of discount in the open market o BN s 5012 | emort bille 35 3% per cent and for three months’ Cole Bouth lst ptd & &h bills 3% per cent. 3z “q outh 24" ptd T 1% 12%| Associated. “Banks' . Statement Bt i it : Den & 946 u°pra M 8% wew york, May 23.—The -m«unof.v. - 333 .33% | erages of the clearing-house banks, of this clty - Brie 2o S 9% 9% | for the week shows: Loans, $020,463100; de- Gresi North ptd . e “. Harking Yalley B 4 Hocking Va1, ptd. u mfn? Ceppr BIM States W- le Ekfort: and Impofl: NEW YO‘E " ’.M M of 5 :!“ug'i“_ 8i: g | kets to-day. S—Recelpts,: 4300, Weald to 2 1 {;-lzm -'ned light 3mlxefl $6@6 2214; m::‘lfu::‘::r 4 eavy, 2066 T4%; bulk of gales, 20@0 Dlgs, $5 2506 7. £ Jooen; SHEEP—Receipts, none. » Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK, May 23.—A good many buy- ers have left the dry goods murket after hav. ing purchiased conservative bills of merchan- dise. Prices are firmer.” with an advancing (n'l’d ncy. Jobbers hlvo uM ‘been nmlflly act New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, May 23.—There. has been noth. Ing worthy of special note in the metal mar- Prices remained generally un- :.h:'nm l;nd buyers appeared to be lflfll‘l‘l‘lfll‘ ing only l“vp“ aking oniy such o5 as they needed for um—fltml.ln!d lflo“ or iominal on the basis of $14 85@14 8714 lnr llh QII¢~ tmyt and. ustm:. v TIN—FEasy, unchang LBAD- 8t ’“,f o unchanged at-$5 8. nn'—“é{-ie"" aemua ‘at $4 87 lmfl—nofllwlv _unchanged and dull. New York Cotton Market. ' NEW YORK, May 23.—The cotton . market opened at -Mmal“mmfinut generaily, ruled teady, mo-un except | net @12 points u.“ ‘Wwhich closed 10 polnu lower. St Louis W ool Murk?t nd. m lm lllfl. llQl'uin. heavy, fine, uouo, tub washed, Patatm’:, Onions and V. egetables:. New Potatoes continued to 'sell at a wide range, according to size and .quality. The best grades were in good demand, both locally and ‘for shipping,” @nd were steady at $1 25@ 50 p« ctl.> while small green offerings drag- 75c@$l. Old. were in ample supply and kec pts of newgOnions were light, but, as the was well supplied prices wers no higher. Old continued to drag and could be bought -at conceseions. Trading in Vegetables was brisk s the demand among retailers for. Sund ments was steady, and thera was L8 fair lnqulry for shipment north, Prices of Asparagus hadl @A further advance under continued light' re- cefpts and -the market -was cleaned: up early in the day. String and Wax Beans were also higher, although receipts were liberal. To- % toed we -flu freely and continued to ly d-n- Mt as_ofterl 'lflcfly udc the receipts of at the ‘minimum rate. otables were liberal and 'pfleld m !Ilmmnr variation, “A--15-19 boX .of - came in trom Bay Farm. n from 1903. from Marysville, $2@2 25 per tox; from Yums, $175 per box; 'Garilc, 8G10c per b for ol Dried Peppers, 6c per 1b; Green Peppers, 15 @20c per b, 2 3 X Liky Poultry'and Game. A car of Western Poultry, making the sec- ond for the week, was on sale and was pretty well cleaned up at the close. Receipts of do- mestic stock were very light dnd prices of all descriptions were sustained. . The market was practically bare at the close. A few sacks of | Hare and Rabbits' came in and cle\god( up stood as_previously quot POULTRY—Live Turkeys, nominal; Geess, r pair, §2@2 50; Goslings, $2¢ Ducks, per doz. for old and young: Hens, $5 50@6 50; young Roosters, $7@10; old Roosters, $5@5 50; ers, $5 H ilers, for large and mlll $2@3 for per dozen ror old and $1 7§ or . GAME—Hare, $1 50 per dozen: 3 Co((ollull Rabbits, $1 75; Brush Rabbits, §1 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. The feature of yesterday’s Butter market was the sending out of postal cards by several local houses offering the best creameries at 28c. The market is overstocked and the feel- ing is very weak. Still lower quotations are predicted for the coming week. There {8 no change whatever tn Eggs or Cheese.” Receipts of Egs contimue to fall oft slowly. Receipts were 76,900 0 Ibs Butter, 1570 cases Esn nnd 9700 1bs Ch . R—(:rtmew 230 dalry, 21@22%c; | s or. Buner 17@: CHE! mil 17@17%: “culls and seconds, c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. The demand for Strawberries among retalers for the Saturday and Sunday trade was bris| and although’ receipts continue large prices were higher. The top quotations for Long- worths was for some special brands, $6 being the top for the general run. The poor condition of some of the recetpts accounts for the wide | range in prices. About 1300 crates came in from Florin and sold in the morning at but_supplies proved excessive and pnmd @ sharp decline. There were several hundred crates unsold at the close. Stocks .of com- mon Gooseberries continued heavy and prices of bulk lots were shaded. Another crate of choice Raspberries came In from Los Angeles Courity and sold at 30c per basket. Receipts of Cherries were the largest thus far for the season, aggregating nearly 4000- boxes. Some extra fancy blacks sold as high as $1 20 in the morning, but for the general run of sup- plies $1 was an extreme figure. Five 1')-“7 boxes of Royal Anne came in from Oroville and sold .at 85c per box, sume _variety in bulk from the Sacramento River. brought 6c per 1Ib. - Choice Apricots sold off well at the previously quoted prices. The Orange market was pretty well cleaned up and although sales were limited to small parcels the feeling generally was steady. Ten or twelve cars will be auctioped to-morrow. | Stocks of ripe Bananas were very light and | firmly held. Tangerines have about had. thelr run_and the quotations are withdrawn. STRAWBERRIES—$4 50@6 50 per chest for Longworths and $3@4 for the larger varleties; crates from Florin, 3 4 Gmanf“&‘g«‘? — Common, 20@25 rawer an ' per Ib in’ bulk: Englis 9810¢ per 1. it > PLES—50c@$1 box for common and chofce and $1 25@1 flvle;or ':Mfl,r A CHERRIES—Black, 50c@$1 per box and 6@0c per Ib in bulk; white, 40@65c per box and 3@5e per Ib In bulk: m" RICOTS—From Arizona, $1 25G1 50 per CITRUS FRUITS—Fancy “Navel Oranges 81 75@2 50 et Box; cholce, . §1 1 75; stas dards, 75c@$1 25; Seedlings, 7Wm 25; Lem- ons, 75c@$1 for standard, $1 25@1 50 for cholce and $1 76@2 50 for fancy; Grape Fruit, 5c@$1 50; Mexican Limes, $4@4 50; Bananas, ;2 $2 50G3°50 per bunch for Central American a - for Hawalian; Pineapples, um per ozen, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins, H ofiéy The situation remains without change. Pre- vious reports of damage to the Eastern and European crops by cold weather Lave been tully confirmed. blLULAb—ApYICOl!. 6% @7%c for Royals and T@8e for ordinary Moorparie; Evaporated Ay Biés. 4Q4%c: mundried. 314@ic; Peaches, 4130 3 4@4%c for quarters and 5@6 for halves; Nectarines, 406: for white; Plums, 4@6c for pitted um 1@1%c for unpitted; Figs, ey o for the four g, with %mu premium for the large. sizes. 902 crop are quoted as follows: soove N Muscatels, 50-Ib boxes, 54o per ib; 2-crown,- B¥c; 4-crown, 6c; Seediess, 10ose Muscatels, Bc: Seedless Sultanas, Sc: Seedless Thompsons, 8%c; 2-crown London Layers, £0- Ib baxes, $1 40 per box; 3-crown, '$1 50; 4- crown fancy. clusters, 20-ib boxes, $2; 2-crown 20-1b boxes, $2 50; 6-crown Imperials;” 20-1b boxes, §3; Seeded, . Fresno, fancy, 3 0. 1-1b cartons, T%e; chnle.. T No- z, nm’uy.e, No. 1 hardshell, ufism, ige. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, aci Almonds, 1o for Nenpareils, 0%1e Tor T X T 16@10%e tor Ne Pilus Ultra and 8@8%c for Languedoc; Peanuts, 0cf 7c for Eastern: Brazil Nuts, 12@l3c; Fiiberts, !tg]oi : Pecats, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $4 :Y—Comb, 12Q1334¢c for bright, 11he for light amber and 10c for dark; water white extracted, 6@7%c; light amber extracted, 5% dark, 4G4 e‘:flsw“ per 1b. Provisions. The market is still quoted dull and more or less weak. The Chicago letter uf Bolton, De Ruyter & Co. says: ‘‘The market is a little firmer. = Receipts of hogs 35,000, against 37,000 last ye ere is no improvement in the cash demand and speculative - operations are small, with enough talk of Armour and Swift l'lmwn to prevent much selling pres- sure at the momest. We are still inclined to feel bearish on provisions and would sell them on hard spots. Think are going into a ason of great plenty in hogs, with the con- sumption restricted by the comparatively high price :of products. If so it will be difficult for the packers to maintain existing prices.” hwn!l?%.%‘\’x;&;m’i o 4 ot et eavy, 12%c for medium, 14%c for light, 15c for_extra u;xm 1 % hu tor m( x. i 7 for. H oot s T5; Callfornia Harss sae rime Mess PWL $16; . $11 50912 per bbl; extra M 012 “B.e;,“’u’ & By ; T m'-hn Fedt, $8; Smoked ous uith. b1 95 e Ib tot com- D a0 G1le. tor paver rrels, Doend ) fae; 1040 tine, 11%c: B-10 tas, 1150 30 une, 2 COTTOLENE—One halt barrel, halt blrrell, 10c; one tierce, l!‘c, two tierces, 9%c; b tierces, 9%c per Ib. o Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1%c under quotations. - Heavy salted S 10%c; medium, 9l4c; light, 8i4e; Cow Hides. :ac for heavy and .zse for- "f'" Stags, | o, Balt n. !fic' 17c; arv h G 0 Sesgese eat i 50 ‘th Horse Hides, sall e od 32 50 Tor' medlum, €2 or n:u‘lslf:dr B0c for Colts; Horse Hides, dry, $1 75 for large 1 mefllum. $191 25 for small ana uw or all a; chicu;, s salted )lnl 20e; dry Centrai f,‘{:;.,."{,’ Goataking — Prime * Angores: Toei large and smooth, 80c; medium, 3se; San Francisco Meat Market. Hors cotinue weal and the local packers falking o another decline in the e ?..'f.m. Arrival more than suffictent for 1he e DRESSED MEATS. * Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers follows e e @8c for Steers and BX@7¢ per 1b _gm T nx—nr-ui‘ bt u%- D' b in San Franeisco, less wmmm-. '3- and some of the | 10%4c; three | ? | Thirty-three. lwl.-ul_ in bulk and $14 25.in -chA WOII!I Anthracite ., $13; Welsh ca-z. $8 50 E"tog{x&au:h Splint, 81 1 50@13 " s:: ton in bulk and '15 in sacks: !oay -nnl- taln descriptions. 38 43 waooo ibs and $8 50 acc D Linseed, 8o for or poiled_and 20 raw in barrels; cases, Sc more; California ot tor Oll, in cases, No. 1, 70c: pure, $1 14 Lu- cases, pure T5e: cases, . Doarm, pure, Toc: Whale Oil, natural Whits, 50@55c per gallon; Fish Ol 'n barrels, 45¢: cases, B0c: Cocoanut Oil, in barrels, S8c for Ceylon and Bbe for Australian. AL OIL—Water White Coal Ofl in bulk, 143%c; Pearl Ol Star, ' 2lc; Extra_Star, Elaine, 27c; Eo- 24c; deodorized Stove Gasoline, i bulk, 17c: In. cases, 23%hc: Benzine, In bulk, 13¢; 15 | cases, 19%c: mmmmt, in bulk, 2lc; in_cazes, Frihe. TURPENTINE—Tlc per gallon In cases and barrels, 65¢ In drums and iron RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 60 6%e per Ib; White Lead. 8Q0%0, scomiing quantity. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes as follows, per Ib, In 100-1b hags: P b?nfi cbnlfi:):“ c“naarng ulated, 4 owde: a ran 5.500° Dry uruux.ud. fine, 5.40¢; Dry Granulated. 5.40c; Fruit Granulated, 5.40c; Beet Granuiated (100-1b bags onlyy, 5.30c i Contes- | fioners’ A, 5.40c, Magnolia X, tra O, | 4.90c; Goiden C, 4.80c; *D,” 1s, 10c more; halt Barrel kinds. lets—Half-barrels, 5.90c; boxes, €.16c per Ib. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Receipts of Produce. FOR SATURDAY, MAY 28 Flour, qr sks... 12,320 Wool, bales 23 Wheat, ctls ... 860 Shorts, sks .... 8 Barley, ctls 7,380 Screent sks. 753 Bran, sks Midalings, sk 610 Chicory, bbls .. Hay, tons' m} , rms ... Straw, tons 5! Quicksilver, E] OREGON. Flour, qr sks... 5,900/ Wheat, otls.... 2,753 STOCK MARKET. All classes of local securities were qulet, as neual on Saturday, and quotations showed | little change, | goSiies on the Off Exchangs last wesk were 60,142 shares, valued at $20, sales being as follow: 1500 shares; Junction, 7369: arch, 2900; Occidental, 5550; Ofl City, ~R‘;&)d 4000; Independence, 84,100; Sovereign, The California Cotton Mills Company will y a dividend of $1 per share, amounting to | BiZobo." on June 10> . The stockholders of the Trazsit and Light Company of this city have voted to cre- ate a bonded indebtedness of $2,500,000. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. SATURDAY, May 23—12 m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask Bid. Ask. 4s ar coup...110%111% (4s qr o new.135%136% 45 ar reg....110%111% )38 qr coup...1074108% MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Ala A W Bs. — |0k W g 5. — — Bay CPC Bs. — 107%|Oceanic S 5s. L | CCG&E Ss. — 107%|0m C R G, 124 — | Cal-st 5e....116%121 | Pac G Im s 95% 98% — 103% Pac E R 5s.112 — AL & P 6s.126 — |Pk & CH6s.108 — | Fer & CH 0s.116% — | Pk & OR 6s7118 — | Geary-st 5s.. — Pwl-st R 6s.116% — | B Cas ske: 1021;9 — |Sac EG&RJs. — 1044 :!1 ! 2 $ L AE Cobs. — L Ang Ry Ss. — 111% — | LALCo6s. — 1234113 Do gtd 6s. — Do gtd 5s.106 — (1905)Sr A.103%5104 | L A Plc 5s.102 104%| (1905)Sr B.104% — | Mkt-st C €s. — | Do lem 58.118 N Rof Cés. — NRC of C 5s. — NPCR b — NCRRbBs. — N CPC 5s.102 | N SR Bs...1 | O G L&H Bs. 1 Ok T Co 6s.123 Do Bs.. Do con Ss. — —. WATER Contra Costa — Marin Co.... — GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cent L & P< 3% 4% Eqt 5 UG&E Co. 34% — TRUSTEES' CERTIFICATES. 8 F G & E. 54l 536%/ . INSURANCE. Firem's Fnd.325 350 / BANKS. e 125 135 (Lon P & A. Ampiocar Sy = [Ser e co-12%0 Bank of Cal. Merch Ex . Cal Sate Dp.143 S F Nationl — First Nationl — SAVINGS oz | Humboldt - - M‘;‘uunl s-.v ux% == BANKS. Sav & Loan. — Security Sav.380 U Trust Co.2150 s’ml-:l-rr mu.noms. California ..199 Presidio | Geary ...... — .88 2% POWDER. T4 [Vigorit ewes — SUGAR. 3% 43| Kilauea 47 50 | Makawell ! 13% 14%|Onomea 15 — |Paauhau MISCELLANEOUS. Aduska Pack154§ — (Oceanic § Co 8K !% Fruit 92% — AF &l Wine = 101%102% Pac & Borx 108 Morning Session. Giant ke | mw-u.n Honokad | Hutchinson . Board— 10 Alaska Packers’ Assn. 25 Cal Wine Assocfation 50 Glant Powder Con.. 165 Hutchinson S P Co. S0 S F Gas & Electric Co. 15 S F Gas & Electric Co. 20 8 F Gas & Electric Co. $5000 Oekland Transit 5s. $5000 Pacific Eleetric Ry 5a. Street— 50 Alaska Packers' Assn 85 Pacific Gas Imp, 8 90. 50 Vigorit Powder. % CALIFORNIA STOCK AND OIL EXCHANGE. «88 GEgegmald BHgugssus EEREEES SEoupE o1l Stocks— Caribou Oil Co Four Ofl.... Hanford Ofl. Home Oil. Imperial Oil. Independence Ofl Junction Ofl. Monarch il City Petroleum. .50 Peerless Ofl... Reed Crude Ofl San Joaquip Oil. Sterling Ol - oua & 8R8RLRE Twenty-eight Oil West Shore Ofl “ Miscellaneous—. Abby Land and Improvement ' 1 20 Alameda Bugar... 28 American Biscuit American District Tel. ‘Bay ‘Counties Power. . Cal Central Gas and Electric. bo tn b8 83 gas Cal Shipping Co. Cal Title Ins and Trust. 130°00 55 e 83 - Gal 43 AUCTION SALES B& Order of Emmrs. DRAFT HORSE SALE f—AT— Occidental Horse Exchange, 246 THIRD ST, Near Folsom, Thursday Evening, May 28, 1903 Commencing at 7:30 Sharp..- All' the- Percheron and Clyde draft stock, yearlings, two, three, four and five year olds, and brood mares with foals and the Clyde stal- lion Rob Roy. from the Yerba Buena: Stock Farm, property of ESTATE OF HENRY PIERCE (deceased). Also, 10 head of choicely. bred trotting and mares, belonging to estate of deceased). of San’ Francisco. Horses at salesyard 'nz-dq. WILLIAM G. LAYNG, Auctioneer. &y AUCTION D 80 HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES 35 MARES and GELDINGS, broke and un- mkc. caddle horses, logues ready. May 26. two-year-olds. Colusa Ct To be Sold et 11 & MONDAY, MAY 25 SALESTARD, 1742 day: The following wWere the sales In the Pacifis Btock Exchange yesterday: Morning Sesston. 9000 Alpha Con. 08 | %00 Crwa Petns 28 500'Alpha Com. 04 | 200 Hale & Nor 58 i Gy 00 200 n 300 n 300 18 300 o | 200 38 200 i3 800 a w0 following were the -1- in the Tonopald mnlu Exchange yesterda Morning 400 MacNamara 400 Colehan ... 500 Colehan ... 30 100 Paymaster . 100 Paymaster . 1000 Paymaster . CLOSING QUOTATIONS. M Ton,s 10.1 25 ] ; f ! o - o - Con lmp!rlll. Ton New York § el 32 % a7 = Eg o 20 a 110 8 £ “ “ B Frown Point.. Eureka Con... Exchequer .. Gould & Cur. Hale & Nor.. Itl&is:ififlfitlfl&ii; Z 88ER| !585!8588&8 3; : : 16 o ' §98 DAY 2 bd?? -8 | IFER2EENE 1 l“.gtl 831 . BBLE goEgan t“!lt:i | B5E 3, i i l: H i l Y il i §F i i ! | 1 ; ! i i B 2;%% il [ il | i ; 5 Il il s - Just Published, MARCONI WIRELESS