The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 16, 1903, Page 39

SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Local bank clearings show a good gain over last year. IV all street :tock: close the week easier and irregular. her more fluctuation in local securities. change in Silver and Exchange. 1V heat buyers and sellers cpart in their views. Market firm. Both cash and future Barley higher. Seed Oats in active demand and firm. Rye steady. C ice He n appearing in market again. y firm, but the medium grades weak. ffs firm at previous prices. in Beans and Seeds. h a gradually improving demand. , with wide difference in quotations. te supply at unchanged prices. further ch € irm at the recent advance, W ool in active demand and firm. reduce their bids for Hogs. Onions and Vegetables in ample supply. es easy with liberal supplies. Game dull. Good local and shipping demand for Fresh Fruits. rowing for new Dried Peaches. ‘J'ra:hrr Report. | Daily Crop Bulletin. | reporting unsatisfactory conditions in Provisions. wnwx v +aanyuseduo wnau g ETATIONS. aolmdPaL, s cpanynaadan, ool ul (Tejurey ‘syypapuny puw aeITI M J0 g “puim Jo w0 P 10 £ =38 288842 PERSERLLALREREA| 51 Santa Maria Santa Rosa . Stockton . Willows . Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear N Pt Cldy § Clear Clear Clear Clear. Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear loudy SE k= chardists are t pears. Willows—Crop_conditions avy " being rying shape; evidence of large rais ckton—Potato crop on sacks per acre, nort y ; light west- ar; ng AND CROP CONDITIONS. peaches Pears a heavy crop. unchanged. g well morning fog. ujt_conditions the ach drying in progrees Maria—Beans showing signs of early r beets making epiendid vield; me. n erop. ieland packed and shipped of large size. rogressing in "6 | Ditnois Central -1 for three months’ bills decrease, $4,351,500, Deposits, $908,335,300 | decrease, $5,937,200. Circulation, increase, $18, Legal tenders. decre $1.046,500. Specie, $17i crease, $1,211,000. Reser 46 crease. §: 800. Reserve required, $22: good | i averaging | Napa—Crop conditions remain good A. G. McADIE, Sectlon Director. . = * = day; warmer; | | EASTERN MARKETS. | -~ - N - y Swnlay NEW YORK STOCK LIST. ® o kyka ''''' McADIE, strict Forecaster. ‘learings. | Ateh! (.7', J: of jdeal weather for g that remained | Erie 2d !'d at Nor pfd..... Hocking Valley.... Hocking Val pfd... Tilinots_ Central lowa Ces 3w f Towa C mnxnd. 400 s b outhiern 400 Kans Cliy 8o pfd.. Loutsvl & Nash. ... Manchatian Elev. .. Metropol Minn & Missouri Pacific.... Mo, Kans & Tex... Mo, K & Tex pfd.. Nat HR Mex pd w York Centia rfolk & Western. r & West pfd. Ontario & West is somewhat but very good | € wheat has utting be general " il wheat be phunep 4 be bad for the wheat is much needed by | pindine teading 1xt pid. Reading 2d pfd Kock Isiand Co are a few reports | Rock Istand P x " it is sald, the tops | £ 1 & B F 1o pid, 200 o . oking, but there are | g I, & 8 F 24 prd. 300 . .. - O whoie, how- | &t Louis Sowesin.. 600 rop gives promise pf being | St Louls Sowsn pm Lam 1 Fruit Crfif Report. |5 in, United States De- Washington, D. C., T Unicn Pm-m» i Union Pacific Wabash . Wabash pfd Wheel & L E Wiscomie Cents Wisconsin Ce Express (umunlu— pples blown oft by | unchanged; somewhat | ples improving, but less than | grapes declining. ranberry bogs in Ocean Coun- jossoms, prospects excellent for a | rge crop; peaches not promising. { Atams .. . neylvania—Berries plentiful; apples fair | American . ght crop: peaches scarce. | United_Stat ’ | Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous— Amalgamated Cop.. and and —Apple Delaware—Apples promising. harvest beginning, crop | # srth Carolina—Early apples ripening, late | Am Car & Found.. west more promising than heretofore. | Am Car & F pfd.. Peach shipments practically closed; | :Z Lins of.. | e and inferior. Linseed Ol pid Reins meeded In sections of citrus Loco - No improvement in peaches and Apples and grapes fair prospects. y—Apples good in west section, e elsewhere, Apple crop very I L t crop of lwl:l o! indifferent Colum & H, Coal.. Consolidated Gas. General Electrie Inter Paper . Inter Beper ptd Inter Pump .. Promisi Inter Pump prd.... , ; ;,:;a:,.w' B o | el B - ' comtinse taiely promising: Pacific Mah o fi - “,"f;'df.‘f"n:m PR T Small local to fruit by . pies fair in south, very light in " h Oklahoma Territory—Fruit giving fair to yields rado—Fruits doing well. New Mexico— Peaches, plums, pears and ap- ples giving irregular yields, but Iuluy is fine. Utah—Frult being marketed with good ylelds eenerally. Oregon—Prunes and pears Golng well; early vies ripe. St. Louis Wool Market. | 7 [ the various sizes. | Ches & Ohio | 825; decrease, $2,234,300. | winter low grades, | s finally but Syc net higher. { closed 88)c; | erop. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY. AUGUST 16, 1903. oIEYYY x 3 3 Foply 4s. 86 Eonthern Ry e 112% l.l!l.l:: 7| E ~v< 2ds. ¢ Ga Bs. 1_?114 Te hlo usnmt% 1as. 73 g 34 g 571 Pa Eo ton 3 —— EL T ufe 270 G frle prior lien 4s. 96% Do gen ds Pennsylvania . Rock Island Manhattan 724 U S Steel . 164! docking Val 434s.105 dexican Cen 4s. 1st inc .. 10 |Lmle Chtet 08 17 |Ontario 03 {Ophir . 073 Potont . 715 Potos! Con Cal & Va.l40 |Savage |Sierra N |8mall Hope: 'Standara . BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS, Money— Mining— Call loans 4@6% Adventure .. B Time loans 33 Allouez . . 5% Bonds— Amalgamated 46 Atchison ds ..... 97 |Daly West . S e Bingham ... e Calumet & Hecln.m A 1% Jentennial .. 17% Copper Range ... 501 Doston & Al -245 " Dominion Coal .. 8513 Boston & Maine..100 Franklin 8l \TNH&“ -195 Isie Roy T Fitchburg pfd ..114 Mohawk 50 Union Pacific . % 01d Domt i Mexican Central.. 143 Osceols. Miscellaneous— Amer Sugar .....1! Do prefd Amer T & Dom Iron & S Gen Electric Mass Elec Do prefd United Frutt U § Steel Do prefd S LONDO Consols, money.... 90% N Y Central 128% Do acct . Norfolk & W.... 65% Anaconda Do prefd . 89 % Ontario & 24 Pennsylvania [ Rand Mines Reading. . Do 1st pretd Do 24 prefd Canadian Pac Chicago G W Chi M & St P Southern Ry . DeBeers ... Do prefd . Denver & R Southern Pacific . Do prefd TUnion Pacific 77 @ +uor e.-ece. 293! Do prefd . Do 1st prefd.. 68% U § Steel Do prefd . |Wabash .. Do prefd . Do 2d_prefd Louls & Nash.... Mo Kan & Tex... Bar silver, steady, 2G2Y per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 2% per cent, and 2% per cent. 2515d per ounce. Associated Banks’ Statement. NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The statement of averages of the Clearing-house banks of this | city for the weck shows: Loans, $908,345,600; Surplus, $21,563,5 ex-United States deposits, e, $38,150, decrease. $23,500. & ,450; decre: New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Aug. Il 15,000 barrels; exports, 7220 barrels; strong, held higher on some grades. Winter patents, $3 V0G4 30; winter straights, $3 65@3 90; Min- nesota patents, $3 T0@4 95; winter extras, 90@3 25; Minnesota bakers, $2 70@3 05. WHEAT—Receipts, 51,300 bushels; spot firm, L e N ! No. 1 hard Manitoba, '%%c T3 afloat’ On good outside support, higher cables, strong Northwest markets and covering, wheat —FLOUR—Receipts, | developed a further sharp rise this morning, prices attaining new levels. Near the close, however, the market inclined to realizing and May, S9%¢ to September, SSL@dSHec, 884, @88%e, clospd State common to _chole 1901, 14@17c; old: Galveston, 20@ ; California, to 25 pounds, v, 24 to 30 pounds, ldc. WOOL—Steady. Domestic fleece, 28@32c PETROLEUM—Steady. Reflned New York, 8.55c: Pennsylvania and Baltimore, 5.50c; do, closed 893c: £9%e, December, 883%c. HOPS—Firm. 2015 @24 HIDES—Stead; 19c; Texas SUGAR—Raw strong. centrifugal, 96 test, 3%c No. 5. 4 Fair refining, 31ec; molasses sugar, Jc: 7 No. 9. b : N 13, 4.30c; No. 1 confectioners’ A, 4.86c: mould A, cut loaf, 5.60c; crushed, 5.60c; pflu. granulated, 5.00c; ‘cubes, 5.25c, Futures closed barely steady, net 5@10 points lower. Sales were 33,500 bags, including: August. 3.80c: September, 4.80G 3.85c; October, 3.65c 4.00@4.10c December, 4.35@4.45¢ o: March, 4.60@4.65c; May, 4.85@4.95c; spot Rio quiet. bi4c; mild, quiet; Cordova, T DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The ~ market fs quiet and unchanged, though it is reported that futures are being offercd a ehade under recent quotations. _Common, 4@5%c: prime, 5% @60c chalce, 8%@6lc; fancy, 6%@ PRUNES—Are steady to firm and un- changed with a fair jobbing demand noted Quotations range from 3 to 7c for all grades. APRICOTS—Firm at 8G8%c for cholce and 10@i2c for fancy. PEACHES—Quiet and steady; tancy, 8G10%c. Foreign Futures. LI\'EHPOOL cholce, Tige; Oct. Dec. 66% 67 66% 67 Aug. Nov.-Feb, Holiday. ¥ Holiday. Hollday. Holiday. Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—There was a big de- mand for wheat at the start to-day, due to higher cables and the exceedingly strong senti- ment in the cash situation in the Northwest, &nd the market opened sirong. With September R@e to %e higher, at 83%c to K3 Shorts covered freely early in the day and with considerable buying by the bull leaders on the higher outside markets, Minneapolis being especially strong, cash wheat there sell- ing at $1 01 per bushei. Prices advanced rap- idly, September selling up to 84%c within a few' minutes from the opening. Commission houses sold on the advance and much of the gain was lost, although the market at no time showed any disposition toward weakness, On the down turn, September sold off to 83%c, but rallied again later. The latter part of the ses- sion showed more steadiness and September closed at 833c. a net gain of %@%c. Corn was quiet and the undertone was easy, although the strength in wheat served to s ly pflc;;“wmewhxl. September closed unchanged at_52%c. There were no important features in the trad- ing in oats and prices held barely steady. The close was easfer, with Septemver down %c at e PNVIIDIII were again weak, with S lquidation the feature. % g o had a ying _influence. ber pork closed 174 Tower: lard was off BT Tibs were down 7%@10c. Bt The leading futures l‘l-nt!d as follows: Articles— Open. High. . Close, Whefl-Nfl. - 8:. :' = . uE & 3 8 8 83 81 sa% & - i B3 0% 1=u ;2* Money, | $3 65G3 90; | per_100 lhl— mwu . 11'1& 7” Rficdflll. Shipments. 5,600 T 000 76,700 500 unoo 79,000 Rye. bushels . Harley, bushels On the Prodnce Exchange to-day the bu market was steady; creams, 14@lfc; lurle., 13@lic, Eggs, firm; at mark, cases included, 1@15%e. Cheese, steady, 10@11%c. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—CATTLE—Receipts, 200; nominal. Good to prime steers, $5 200 5 40; poor to medium, $2 T5@5: stockers and feeders, $2 50@4 20; cows. $1 50@+ 50; heifers, $2G4 75; canners, $1 50@2 40; bulls, $2@4 25; calves, $3@6 75; Texas rnd steers, $3@4 73; ‘Western steers, $3 25@4 65. S—Kecegpt: to-day, 8000; Monday, H 30,- 000, Stead: higher. Mixed and butchers, $5 70; 'good to_choice heavy, $5 45@5 5%} Tough heavy, £525 85; lght, $5 40@5 85; bulk of sales. $5 30@5 60. SHEEP—Recelpts, 2000, Sheep, l(udy lambs, steady., Good to choice wethers, $3 25 fair to choice mixed. $2 50@3 25; West. HOGS—Receipts, 3500; market, 5@10c higher. | Heavy, $5 30@5 42%: top, $5 85; bulk, §5 35@ 55, 5 65, SHEEP—Receipts. §0; lambs, §5 40. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Aug. The metal market: were fairly active, an average Saturday's busi | Bess being done at about yesterday's prices. Copper continued firm. Lake is quoted at $13 123%@1% ; electrolytic, $13 1215, and cast- 1 ing at $12 87 # ’” 10028 50, Tin was stead Lead, steady. Spelter, firm at Friday's udvmcs. $6. Iron, nominally unchanged and quiet. {l New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Aus. 15—The cotton market closed quiet and practically featureless, with | prices fluctuating within a point or two from opening figures. Northern Business. SEATTLE, Aug. 10.—Clearings, $535,510; balances, $124, | TACOMA. Aux 15.—Clearings, $276,062; bal- ! 39,041 S 15.—Clearings, $368,444; E.rchangc and Bullion. | | Sterling Exchange, nny da; — $4 831 Sterling Exchange, sight . = e set Sterling Exchange, cables — 4874 | New York Exchange, sight . —_ 71 | New York Exchange, mugr.phlc, e 10 Stlver, per ounce - £ 533 Mexican Dollars, nominal -_ 42 Wheat and Other Gmm:. | WHEAT—Liverpool futures were higher | ! again. Otnerwise there was nothing new from | abroad. | Cnicago aavanced from 82%c to Silc, fall- | ing back to 83%sc. The market was bulled | by the cash situation, the demand being urgent |and the supply meager. The export demand ‘was increasing. In this market there was no change beyond a slight rise in futures. Business in the in- | terfor is lighter, as already mentioned, buy- ers and sellers being apart in their views. CASH WHEAT. Club, $1 45@1 50; California 50G1 60; Northern Club, lue Stem, §1 55@1 57%; | california White Australian, $1 $1 45@1 50: Northern $1 52 FUTUR! 1 Session 9 to 11 Close, Open. High. Low. December ...§1 48% $1 45% 8148 81 45% BARLEY—Most of the large receipts now coming up from the Southern Coast go to Port Costa, hence do not flgure on the spot market. The week closed on a firm market, both futures and the cash grain being higher, It was reported on 'Change that a lot of 15, 000 sks of brewing_was offered freely among the shippers at $1 17% without finding a buyer. | CASH BARLEY. | ‘Feed, $1 06%,@1 08%: Shipping and Brew- ing, $1 121@1 17%; Chevalier, 51 2081 40 for | fafr to cholee. | Oregon Valley, a. m. FUTURES. | Sessfon O to 11:30 a. m. Open. High, Low. Close, December ...§1 0815 $1 081 $107% $1 07l OATS—Closed the week quietly at unchanged quotations. The principal demand at the mo- | ment is for fine clean lots of red and black 1ur seed. White, ;l 20@1 30; Black, $1 309 1 45; Red. §1 15@1 20 for common and $1 25 130 for choice; Gray, mominal. CORN—The first Western seen here for some time came In yesterday, 500 ctls being re- t | celved. It 1s quoted below: | “'Western, sacked, 31 5OG1 52% for Yellow and $1473@1 50 for mixed, Caiifornia lirge Yellow, $1 M{l 621 ; emall round do, §1 70 m 75; White, $1 55 r ul YE—$1 17%@1 'B\JCKWHE:\'A—fl 1502 per et Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $4 60@ 4 85, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, §4 50@4 60; Oregon and Washington, $3 90@1 20 per bbl for family and $3 00@4 40 for Bakers, MILLSTUFFS—Prices 1n packages are as ! follows: Graham l"lour. $3 50 per 100 Ibs; Rys 25; Rye Meal, $3; Rice Fl 65 50: extra cream o, $1 287 Gt 25; G T50; Hominy, $4 25G4 50. b Proar 4 50G4 15; Cracked Wheat, 83 To: oar Fina, $4 60; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 75; Hol Outs, " ble, 60: “In sacks, * §6 50G8 10, Vearl Basles. 36; Spiit Peas, boxes, Ao 2 Peas, $5 50 per 100 ibs. { Hay and Feedstuffs. Cholee grades of Hay are firm, but the me- dium and lower grades are weak. Recelpts continue liberal, a8 will be seen. There fs no change In Feedstuffs, the whole Iine being firm. N—$24 per ton. n IDDLING 127030 per ton. TS 82 e5 tor Rolled Bariey, FERDSTURFS- Ro 5: ton; Olicake Meal at, the mill, $36G2 bing, 5 ‘ake, Corl Meal, $43 50@34 30: Cracked Cofn, &mg Mixed Feed, $23@24; Horse Beans, !M:w per ton, HAY—Wheat, $12@14, with sales at $14 50; ‘Wheat and on ‘1 13 50: 0-(. tloflm. wua o“‘ Sg u;sggu Bnrl:yi.‘u cnover. $8 50 D FRAW - 50guwe per bals. o Beans and Seeds. Previous prices rule, With a qulet market. BEANS—Bayos, $3@3 50; Pea, $3 25; Bui- ters, $3 25; small White, $2 65@3 10; large White, $2 66G2 90; Pink. $2 §563 101 50; Red Ki 90 per ctl; Red, nom- Horse Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. were in ample the market v’vu .:p v4 on Saturda came Potat and OIIID_ cady, although the case Y. uu to hand and_ steady, as is veually d 'mmwn'l‘:mu ined. Gl Pt “oor stock. which was Sy 1y, continued to -tm-man'm Sonmbers Tecelved and mat with —W mw—“fi -y 3 ‘White, 80c@t1 35 et 25@1 75 in boxes, nfi— guy u-lfl.!mh-tl, £ @3 75 ern_sheep, $2 'nsm'm nntlve lambs, '$3 25@ | 8; Western lambs estern - P% ST. JOSEPH, 5., ik 16 —CATTLE Re- ceipts, 100; market, 5@10¢ higher. “’Ss“‘“" $5 35 good to cholce Westerns, 55 | | stockers and feeders._$3 50@4. ; Garnet Chiles, $1Q »trm.lm‘m Ay Am-::-e-a lb Green uf.lfar Chile and for %fi. m per box; PO AT st 0 per ton. Poultry and Game. Poultry closed the week easy with the mar- ket liberally supplied. Another car of Western was marketed, making the fourth for the week. and a portion of the car that came in on Thursday was still on hlnd The receipts of domestic were about 50 coops, &omething un- usual for Saturday. and Glthough the demand for good stock was fair, there was a consid- erable eurplus unsold at the close. Game_arrive lower. Doves generally in poor condition and previously quoted rlle, FPOULTRY.Live furkeys, nomi T, . L !R:cn, aner da’nfl(or old and $3 ‘a 'or young; Hens, ; young : old Roosters, il& Fryers, $3 50@4: Brollers, “63 B0 for ll-r[e 50 for small; Pigeons, u 50 per dozen for old and §1 50@1 75 for Squabs. GAME—Rabbits, §1 Ml 75 per dozen: Hare, $1 25@1 50; Wild Dovi 75¢ per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter is very steady at the recently im- proved prices, and while some houses are car- Tying more than they like and are consequently yeak, the majority are but moderately sup- plied ‘and firm. The demand is acuw. presumably owing to tl lnenu\nt number of strangers in town. There {s no further change in Eggs. They are steady, with moderate supplies. Cheese |5 being quoted at all sorts of prices. Overloaded houses are pressing their on the market at 1214c, and even under, whi houses carrying light stocks are quoting abo them. The situation is unsatistactory. Receipts were 31,700 lbl Butter, 672 cases Eggs and 24,000 Ibs Cheese. BUTTER--Creamery, 2: dairy, 23@24c; store Butter, 17@20c; Ea 22g2ic. CHEESE--New. 12@12%¢ for ordinary and 13¢ for special : Young America, 14@15c Eastern, 13%@16c; Western, 1415c per Ib. EGGS—Ranch, 2714@28c for large white se- lected and 25@2ic for Bood to choice; store, 18 @24c; cold storake, 26c; Eastern, 19G21c per ozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. As usual on Saturday, the local demand, for fruits was active and fresh arrivals of choice stock met with ready sale, with occasional lots of faney selling at a slight advance over the guotations. Supplies common Apples, Peaches, Plums and No. 2 Bartlett Pears were | plentiful, and although trade was active, prices for such stock had no quotable change. Thers was some little inquiry for fine Pears and | Peaches in wrappers for shipment on the Port- land steamer, and fancy Grapes, too, were wanted for that purpose. Receipts of Bartlett Pears from the river were light, and as the market was well cleaned up, prices of canning stock had a narrower range. Green Gage an: Egg Plums in bulk were in light supply an found prompt sale at steady rates. The can- ners were in the market for cholce Peaches, but paid no attention to common offerings. Apricots continued scarce and firm. and chofce | Nectarines, which were also scarce, brought a b.f:i":;‘;"“";fin Aoe high' price. Watermelans and,Cantaloupes | $ .| were In free supply, and although the demand i SPOK’“%‘,‘:’ 15.—Clearings, = $264,376; | waq fair, prices continued easy. Nutmeg Mal- | balances, $33,9! ons were higher under a good demand and light *- - # | recelpts. Receipts of Grapes were less liberal i than on the preceding day, but prices of smal | LOCAL MARKETS. | | packages had & general decline, the demand 4| fer shipping being light and the quality of the - offerings Trade in Gitrus Fruits was light, and with the exception of Mexican Limes, prices were largely nominal. Ripe Bananas were still very scarce. Occasional lots of partly ripened stock were being withdrawn from the cellars, but prices were too irregular to quote. STRAWBERRIES — Longworths, other varieties, $3@5 per chest. RASPBERRIES—$7@9 per chest. BLACKBERRIES—$2 504 per chest. HUCKLEBERRIES—6@Sc per Ib. APPLES—Sc@$1 per box for tancy, 50@75c for good to_choice and 26@40c for common: | Cravapples, 30G30c for small boxes and 50G75c | for large. nominal; PEARS—Bartletts, $1@1 25 for wrappe una open boxes, 1 for No. 1 and lo@efic for No. 2; to canners, $20g35 per ton. Mexican Limes, | #150G2 50 per FIGS—$1 25G1 50 ver box for fancy blas | and 50c@$1 for common. | M PLUMS—50@i5c ver crate and 35@50c per | box: ‘large open boxes, 40@75ec: to. canners, £ | @25 _per ton. | “NECTARINES—$1 25 per crate for red. | APRICOTS—$1@1 25 tor large open boxes. | PEACHES—25@50c for small hoxes and 40@ 65c for large; to canners, $15@20 per ton for | freestone and’ $20625 for ‘clings; baskets from the nver, 25@40c. MELONS—Cantaloupes, T5¢@$1 10 per crate; Nutmes Melons. 406600 ber box; Watormelons, $5G15 per hundred. GRAPES—Seedless, §0@03c per box and 75e @$1 per crate; Muscat, 50@T5¢ per box or crate; Fontainebleau, 30@50¢ pér box or erate; Tokay, #0c per box; Black, 50GTbc per box or crate; Sweetwater in large cpen boxes, T5c@$l [, GITRUS FRUITS Navel oranses. 500 2 50 box; Seedlings, $1@1 25; Valencias, St 3 Bk Fruit, 3 nanas, nominal; Pineapples, dozen, Dried Fruits,N ut:,Rbmm',Haney. A growing demand for new Peaches in the country is revorted, and a few cars have al- ready gone forward. New Apricots are quiet, but firmly held. There is a fair demand for new Raisins, and a few orders have been booked, subject to opening quotations. | “Extracted Honey is steady, while comb is in ht supply and e W FROIT ~AFicots, 6%@%c for Royals lnd Dfiloc for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, l5@6%c; Peaches, 414G7c for fair to good l(ock "'"'fimm“" -t:g- i e OLD FRUIT—Evaporated Apples, ac; sun-dried. 3@4c; Nectarines, 4@5c for white, Plums, 4@fc for pitted and 1@1 for unpit- ted; Figs, 3%@dc for black and 42& for white. PRUNES—1902 crop, %e for the four sizes, with %@lc premium T he large sizes. RATSINS—1902 crop are quoted as follows: 2.crown loose Muscatels. 50-1b boxes. Sic per 1b; 3-crown, 5 ; 4-crown, 6c; Seedless, loose Muscatels, edless Sultanas, Gc; Seedless Thompsons, b¥e: 2-crown London Layes Ib boxes, $1 40 per box: 3-crown, o156, ¢ crown fancy clusters, 20-ib 2-crown Dehesas, 20-1b boxes, $2 50; o-m mperials, D en. $% Seeded, 1. 0. b. Fresno, fancy, 1-1b cartons, T%e; choice, 7ie. NUTE _Walouts, No. 1 softshell, 12%@13c; No 2, lovfi No. 1 hardshell, 1133@12c: 2’ 10@10%c; new Almonds, 1lc for Nonj Nt 10%ge for 1 X L, 1040 for Ne Phu tra and 8%ec_for Languedoc; Peanuts, 5@7Tc for Eastern; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $4 50 O ONEY—Comb, new, 1214@13%c for white and 11c for amber; new water white extracted, Sig@oo; light amber extracted, 5@5%c; dark, ‘%E‘ESWAX—Z"T?DC per Ib. Provisions. / This market s steady enough, With a falr trade reported, but Chicago contiies to report unsatisfactory conditions. The Chicago letter | of Bolton, De Ruyter & Co., says: ‘‘Market is ‘and unchanged. There seems nothing in dull A ent conditions to relleve the situation. Recelpts of hogs are all the time liberal, the Guality fine, demand disappointing and stocks fccumulating. We see Rothing to make higher e oo el i S AR o , I lor lor t, To%e tar :m‘:l u::gu Iiie for sugar-cured and for ext ugar-cu sugar- :::/’e: }‘}rnu lbieLc-mmn Hmi 15%e¢; ess Beef, §! sm no. fm'" Mess Pork, $19; “ M Pork, -le Der 1b for o3 B0; iy, lear, Cltl'l el YPM . tins, 11 o < ?,o.mm-. i one mm o . 9% Hfdz.r, Tallow, Wool and Hops. firm at the advance, with the trade .Mm:-"-uu higher prices. The situation yery strong. ‘Hides are weak, in the Bast o e acket well Slosact Sast mi eaned up. ma 'fi‘xu SKiNs “Culls and brands sell about 1 i w;m-‘. Meat Market. ihkulmnummm ed nmu [ifte lflfi.ue. 516 to dealers m——mu‘”hlfl“"n uxn—w Ponx—br-u.g«.a Go%e per b, MARKET. -'n-mumm. for good, sound mmw%“mn—u PCATI fe S@ec: Cows ana Hetters, k{ ; thin Cows, Ib. ¥ w'murr 3 ber 1> o ethers, dc: Ewss, 35G3%e ber BC—M 5@3 head. HOGS—“V. Hocg 140 u’"fil Ibs, 6@6%c: ynder 140 1bs. 5%@0%c: Sows. 20 per cent oft; Boars, 50 per cent off, and Stags, 40 per cent off from al ‘quotatl: Geteml Mnchaudue. BAGS—Grain Bags, 0@6%c; San Quentin, 8.85c; Wool Bags, Fleece Twine, T%@ ‘8c; Cotton Frult Bags, 6%c, 8%c and T¥o for th8 three grades. ‘Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ; $8; Seattle. $6 50; Bryant. $6 50; Beaver Cannel, $8 50 lrr mlon);:alkng'l in sacks. Y tain descriptions, 2000 1bs tom, Scord loh:'nd. » foot, In barrels, uu-‘ Whale Ofl, natural white, 70c;’ m gal- lon: Fish Ofl, In barrels, -45c; &c«» coanut, Ofl. in barrels, Tor Ceyion and 8% for A lan. COAL OTLeWater Whits Cosl Ofl In bulk. 14c; Pearl in cases, Astral, 20%ct Star, c: Extra Star. 24%c; Elalne, 26%5c: Eocine, Biigc; deodoried Stove Gesoitne. i bulk, 17c; in cases, 23! dc; In cases, 19%c bulk, 21c: in cases. TURPENTINE—76c R 6%c per Ib; White Lead, quantity. SUGAR—The Western pany quotes as follows, per bes, A Cru-hod and _Fine ¢ Refining Com- b 1n 10015 ba Crushed. .5.1 .60c; ia A, 8.10c: 'o.wc s, re; boxt oo dery Tor ail kinds; TabletsHalt-barreis, es, 6.25c per 1b. No orders taken for leu than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Receipts of Produce. FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 15. 115 Pelts, No 1,850 Hides, No. Flour,. qr sk .. 38,180, Broomcorn, bdls 70 Wheat, ctls . 2,810 Hay, tons 1,460! Barley, ctls ... 9,180 Straw, tons . 5 | Oats. ctls ..... 4340 Wool. bale 196 11111 1,990|Screenings sks. 400 « 1,130 Tallow, ctls . 237 | 360 Lime, bbls . Shorts, sks 200 WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks... 13,020 Beans, sks . « ‘Wheat, ctls 8,135 Bran, sks 1,250 | Oats, ctls 4.665 Feed, sks 340 | OREGON. ] ‘Wool, bales .... = 38 EASTERN. Corn, etls ..... 500 -—— % | STOCK MARKET. | B e For Eaturday there was an unusual assort- ment of local securities dealt in, and there | were a pumber of fluctuations. Alaska Pack- | ers fell back again at $137@136 50. Pacific | Gas Improvement sold at $51 50@51, Gas and | Electric at $65@64, and the certificates at | 363 soges. | Home Oil coatinued unsettled, selling lower at $1 90@1 5. The irregularity in this stock | of late is explained in another column. Sales on the California Exchange last week were 40,070 shares, valued at $47,679, the lead- | ing sales belng follows: Home, 17,600 ehares; Occidental, 3250; Ofl City, 3000; Reed, 2000; Independence, 14,050; Sovereigm, 1700; Assoctated Ofl, 1000. Ex-dividend yesterday: Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm, 5c; Four Ofl Company, regular | monthly, 1c per share, amounting to $3000; Contra Costa Water Company, regular month- 19,358 por share. amounting t $19,248 42: Port Costa Water Company, regular monthly, 30c per share, amounting to $1500; United G Efectric Company, regular monthly, 13c_ per | share, amounting to $3342 00; Presidio Street | Rallroad Company, regular monthly, 20c_per | share, amounting to ! The Daly West | Mining Company of Utah, regular monthly | dividena of €0 cents; the Empire State-Idaho Mining and Development Company, a monthly dividend of % of 1 per cent on the capital stock; the Quiney Copper Mining Company, a semi-annual dividend of §3 per share from the earnings of the first six months of 1908. Six months ago the dividend was $2 50 per share, and a year ago it was Stock and Bfi’f Exchange. and SATURDAY, Auvg. 15—12 m. UNITED STATES BONDS. | Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. 100 110 |4s qr ¢ (new)134 135 109 110 el — ¥, MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. = e &= 58 E con B, — — . — — [om CR 6. — — Cal-st C 5s. — — |PacG Imp4s — — CC wat 5s. — — (P E Ry 3s..106%107 EAL&Pf. — — [P&CRE. — — FCIRG6..— — P&OR6. — — Geary-st bs.. — — ,Powellst 6s. — — HC&S5l%s — — |SEG&RS. — — HC&S 5s. — |SF&sivis. — 10 Hon R T 6s. — — of - LA Elecfs. — — L ARy fs.. — — uvramm LALCG. — — 1089 — Do gtd 66 — — Do gid Se. — — o LAP lem 8s. — — b Mkt-st C 6. — — -~ | Do lem 5s.117 118 e N R of C6s. - NRC(of C)5s. NPC RR Bs. N C Ry bs. - & N C P Bs. . — 100 N SR Bs.. 0y — 0GLHBa. hrada s O WCg 5s. UG&BESSs. — — Contra Costa a3 | Marin Co.... " — G Cent L & P. SacEG & R — — f!:mmou FG&E. — 6 <lul|u|EL.12'&13*SF6ll..‘— — Pac G Imp. 50" 61 |Stkn G & E. — — Pac L Co... — e TRUSTEES' CERTIFIC. SFG &E. 62% 61 | INSURANCE. ! BANK STOCKS. Lon P & A — — Merch Trust. — — Merch Ex... — — S F Nationl. — — BANKS. ~ Sav & L So. — — Sec Sav Bk. — — Union T Co, — — STREET RAILROADS. = [Predie ... 3 @ POWDER. Giant - ...... 67 68 [Vigorit ..... — 5% SUGAR. Hana P Co. — 2%[Kilauea 8 C. — — Hawalian C. 43 — [Makawell C. — — Hw!CBfila Onomea 8 ©. — — Hutch 8 P C 13% 13%/Paauhau S C 14% 15% MISCE: US. lnhPuLla%— c8SCo T — Tal Fruit As. — Pac A F A. Cal Wine As. 95 96 |Pac C Borx — — % 10 Alaska Packers' Assn.. .137 00 136 73 1138 50 .33 . 5150 . 51 00 165 00 18400 108 75 100 %0 63 50 63 00 117 50 120 60 California Stock and Oil Exchange 0il Stock— Bid. Asked. Caribou Ofl Co . k2 S0 | Alameda Sugar .. | American Biscuit | Cal Central Gas and Elect | Cal Jockey Club . | Cal Title Ins and | Cypress Lawn Impt Co. | Standard _Electric . AUCTION. SALES 2 2 P2 | Auction Sale 120 Horses August 17, at 11 2. m., at J. B. HORAN’'S STOCKYARD, Cor. 10th and Bryant Sts. and two-year-old coits. 8. WATKINS, Auctioneer. £ 25 BIG AUCTION SALE OF 1000HORSES The first consignment of this lot will be soid oa THURSDAY, Aug. 20, at 11 a, m.. At SUNSET SALES YARDS, 180 VALENCIA .. mear Thirteenth. If you want good sound young horses or mares at your own prices don’t fall to attend this sale, as they must and Will be sold to the highest bidder. 8. WATKINS, Auctloneer, 122 Grove st. ' FOR SALE. By Assignee for Benefit of Creditors.—Stock and fixures as a whole of Ely Stern Co., at 137 Stocktcn st.—Stock consists of bisques, decorated china, stationery, notions, Japanese goods, etc., and can be inspected on premises. Sealed bids will be received by undersigned at 767 Market street,e until noon Wednesday. August 19, 1908. Certified check for 10 per cent to accompany bids. Terms cash. To be removed at purchaser's expense. Right ge- served to reject any and all bids, but oniy highest bid will be accepted. REUBEN CO- HEN, Assignee of Ely Stern Co. Home OM1 . « 17 1 %0 Imperial Ofl 1% 00 Independence Ofi i 18 Junction Oil . 2 Kern Of1 525 350 Lion Ol o [ Monte Cristo Ofl . 821 % Monarch 5 Bl il City Petroleum 30 Peerless Ofl ... 13 50 w Reed Crude Oil . 1 San Joaquin Ol . 5 Py Sterling Ofl .. o o Thirty-Three Ofl . 00 Twenty-Eight Ofl . Union Of! United Petroleum . West Shore Oll .. Misceilaneous— Abby Land and Impt. 838 288 American District Bay Countles Power .. Cal Cotton Mills Cal Powder ... Gal Shipping’ Co, 00 Central Bank of Oakland > Chutes Company City and County Ban! Eastern Dynamite . Ewa Sugar Plantat! Honolulu Sugar . London and S F Bani Mercantile Trust Northern Cal Power . - o Nevada National Bank Gty North Shore Raflroad.. 500 - Orpheum Company . 13 00 122 Pacific States Tel and Tel 3 Paraffine Paint . . Postal Device and Tpm San Francisco Drydock Sausalito Land and Ferry.. Sperry Flour Co . B Truckee Electric Union Sugar . United Gas -.na Elecmc Western Fish Co igenigss: g ‘SALES. Morning Session. 2000 Reed Crude Of1 4 500 Sovereign Oil . 37 100 Home Oil ... 1 9% 400 Home O11 (s 90) 155 500 Home Ofl (s 90). 1 %0 100 Home Off 150 100 Home 115 100 Toltec on .. 20 10 North Shore R R. 500 Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the San Frane cisco Stock and Exchange board yesterday: Morning Session. 09) 500 Overman 82| 100 Overman 500 Alpha 500 Belcher zooa;.cgv;lmmrnm:m fl) 300 Gould & Cur. 33 CLOSING QL‘O’I’ATION’. SATURDAY, Aug. 13—12 m. 08 Justice Challenge Con Chollar ... Confidence . Con Cal & V.1 oz 12 2 101 4“4 6 1 32 18 13 ] A = 45' Syndicate 05| Union Con 33| Utah 47| Yellow 06 | £BB| ZEaREs 33| 1A% PACTIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the Pacifie Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 1000 Chollar ...... 15( 100 Ophir .. 200 Con C & V.1 27%| 100 Sas 20 Con C & Va.l 25 200 Sierra Nev 1000 Exchequer 04! 500 Yellow Jacket M 300 Mexican 1 10| 500 Yellow Jacket 60 200 Mexican .. 1 l’v.. TONOPAH mmc; EXCHANGE. !nnom Jere the sales o the Spe Fran- cisco ‘Tonopah Mining Exchange yester- 110 - 2 o . 38 IdAsk{ !d‘.-u, 04/ Pine Grove e } 0 11 B‘Ton Belmont.1 18— 35 pidway oreee @ 2 10 Union . .« 30 - 00 . 18 13 50 1 FLOW OF RIVERS. The following tables give a mun statement for two years of the estimated flow of certain California rivers in cublc feet per second, or second feet. one second fc ing 50 California miner's Inches, of about b miner's inches. for the last year ma blmh.dbylll"m ‘nm-nb J. ments. The lmt. h.ydro‘rlphtfl United States Geolnl‘lnl 3 ‘TUOLUMNE RIVER AT LA umcn. Second Feet. 1902. 1903. 300 1 200 ° 135 7 115 o 55 [3 %0 3 35 7