The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 19, 1903, Page 13

- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1903. A 13 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. ipment of $164.292 in specie to Hongkong. Fair trading on the local Stock Exchanges. New York Stocks rise and fall back again. of extreme depression. The selling to “take profite was unremitting all day, but was well absorbed until the final hour. Stocks then seemed to have passed. a scale from strong to weak hands and the profit taking made heavy inroads. The market closed weak without a rally. Bond jajes wers firm. Total sales, par value, $2,600,000. United ‘States bonds were unchanged on call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Silver a fraction lower. Exchange unchanged. Sales. High. 13-: Close. . L ok - E: Atchison pfd ..... & Wheat quict and unchanged. Freights still low. Bal :%vg’; Lolavam sB% ag z & 2 1 2 2 1 fd... Barley steady at -previous prices for cash grain. g::ll;;a;%.'“" 30 i;‘:e% i 135y = e R o ;7 - ersey .. 160 Oats still in demand for seed. Rye steadily held. Chies & Ohio- -2 11,300 'Sy 4% 9 . I/ 2 B Chi & Alton 800 243, 24 232 Corn continues scarce and firm. : :t‘ufi 3‘;‘% & ® Beans quict, with several descriptions lower. Seeds featureless. 30 100" 1675 187 g b o Chi Term & 'r 100 1% 113 11 Hay and Feedstufis steady to firm. Chi Term & T pta. 1100 2y 21" 2 = - C, C & St IAu!s 1,500 78 4% T8y lowr and Millstufis in moderate demand and unchanged. M,,!fi So-vik 200 1% Dis. Us Raaas | coo S0 2a pra 900 24" 4 Butter con n good demand and firm. | Det & Hudson 400 1:}: 6 e i Sais - | D1, Lack & W 100 248 245 Cheese a s steady at previous quotations. { Den & Rio G 1500 26% 25 2% ; - | Den & Rio G ptd., _ 700 18 T 1% Dried Fruits, Nuts and Honey quiet, but well held. Bh e 0 Hy By =g ~ Tt st P g | 5 Jp— - b I 7, Erie 24 pfd X Proz active, ‘vnr/f here and in the W e_:!. {g;',ak‘ Rl h 2,400 md in sufficient supply. Beef slightly lower. FI}:?:?,: BTN : : . ; il Central 700 1 well cleaned up and firm. Hides weak. ham Central . 00 2% 223 ¢ th 4 2 2 * ’ ;(flln L:lu 1l l:frc‘) fi: g 4115 ops rule firm, wi ’ r X el B ¥ ps i , with a wider range in prices | Hame G g "“2 3% J - oujs N 5,100 108 107 1083, I ery firm, with several kinds higher. Nanbattan oo damw 1% ] o Potatoes, (%nmn: and Vegetables in ample supply. xl:u;,"lBSI :.m 63 = o Pacific 5 ! in liberal supply and easy. Mo, Kans 500 : fo | Mot RRec e B 80 ” i at RR of Mex G local and shipping demand for fresh Fruits [N ot . 6500 —_—— Nor & West. . 4,500 m :B‘:r & West pfd... S '3 2 Portland .....20. 86 60 KW Cle; t & Weste . ), Retail Meat Prices. | et ‘Plarr.."29.76 100 70 8B Clear Pennsylvanis .. .. 17,800 Roseburg -20.88 86 54 NW Clear 0| Pitts, C C & St I: 500 wing tetall peloes Sor Sacramento ..29.80 94 62 B 00 | Reading ... . 97,800 g T Putchers® Pro £alt Lake ....29.84 94 68 00 | Reading 1st pfd. 300 - ‘ rancisco.20.96 64 56 .00 | Reading 24 pfd... 500 $ Obispo..29.88 80 52 .00 | Rock Island Co....178,300 me Roast 15@ 18c. Porterhouse | San Diegr 29.82 ‘T8 66 .00 | Rock Island Co pfd 5,500 L 18¢; | Seattie .80 84 B8 .00 St L & 8 F 1st pfd . B 6 58 .00 St L & S F 2d prd 3‘“\ 68 52 .00 St Louis 8 W, . Walla Walla 28 100 62 .00 | Louis 8 W p’d 2, Im Winnemuces . .. B2 S e 201 Yuma 4 00 WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST. The pressure has fallen over the entire west- | ern half of the country except a small strip | along the coast of California. A depression | f some depth overlies the valiey of the Colo- rado and showery Weather prevails in Arizona | and Southern Utah. { in Oregon and Maho. } Warm weather prev temperatures of 100 degrees are re- | 'Weather and Crops. Walla Walla and Boise City. Warm | | | weather #lso prevails in the interior of Call-| . week MeAdie, section cast made at San Francisco for thirty | Service of 19: anight, August roia—Cloudy: light southerly ulnd vind on the coast ‘ California—Cloudy, unsettled | with showers in the | nwest wind: cooler. ler Wednesday udy, changing to | cooler | wind, nd bariey in the s is generally but the qualf uth- G. McADIE, trict Forecasterf | 1 average. Ail reports from cate that the grain and hay ve the yield of recent yea Hops in the & eys have made wo during the cool weathe good for a much better a few weeks ago; pick Sugar beet harvest con- ending 5 p. m August the twenty-four hours meridian time, San Francisco, z 53 owing to the lar N is the heaviest ever 2 is reported in the F . corn and vegetables & ned rapi | v dly and picking is pro- hipments are being made reports show that heavy. The peac 2 arge an some places the can- | roverdale i sefusing to handle 1t. Al other | Copenos! =1 s Dre abundant and of 0od | Eureka . . NW LE s s in execeljen condi- g W ads of lemons were shipped | Tiomod. . masidie Hollister . ..,. 91 B 2 O VALLEY. Independence .. 96 ¢ 5 the week was compara- King City - 81 51 2 Lt rable for fruit snd all | Livermore . . 85 3 € = Grain harvest is com- 1 b xcept in @ few places, and threshing is 52 y Wheat and bariey are = the average, but of excellent 3 icing ha e o e | Fortervitie o will be general during the present Red Bluft erside . ramento as been beneficial to Santa Rosa . Stockton - . Wiliows . crop is report- etter quality than that of pes are being shipped o Diego .... 7 - Fruit picking, | Franciseo. 64 - progress: | £ average. | 8 L Obispo... 80 - est s pro- Samts Maria 4 00 Clear - o amento. Citrus frults | \wEATHER AND CROP CONDITIONS. | - gprreing e Colusa—Plume ripening rapidly, drying com- ND BAY ERREEI. menced: good quality. : < curing the week. | " RiversideWeather sultry, probably showery | rat ied at the close. | jn the mountains. Witlows—Fruit drying progressing nicely. rdale—Fruit conditions unchanged. rmore—Hot weather damaging Erapes. lighter crop; n harvest is co and progressing I Hoilister—Prunes ripening fast; better quality than last year. Hanford—Shipping dried peaches and grapes; plenty potatoes on market. King City—Very cold afternoon wind. Palermo—Muir_peaches are being dried. i Santa Maria—Warm weather moderating; has | not_been overly good for beans. Napa—Corn_looking fine. Stockton—Shipment of _grapes in aiing continue icking and e D' increasing crop in % reported that | every day from Lod! district. clings will go to A. G. McADEE, Section Director. | e to handle them. A * . > wetk vas boen | | EASTERN MARKETS. || l The fruit crop is , | o 2Nt e = New York Stock Market. i progress in hand- Large shipments of peache NEW YORK, Aug. 18—There is no room to s« and plums continue to Eastern | doubt the operation of powerful and influen- declduous frult crop is of ex- | tial forces in the stock market to-day. Profes- | in some eections UEhter | gional operators followed the movement and made ap important addition to the market | Operations by pools were in evidence and m: | nipulative devices were easily detected for t! advancement of prices, but that the day's market reflected @ feeling of confidence over the future that has not been shown for a | iong time was plain to be scen. The feeling was generally based upon lue conviction that the necessary liquidation so far as it affects the securities market has been conciuded and that the Soanciel conditions have besn greatly strengthened as & uence. The move- Tent of interior exchanges and advances from interior money markets gave warning of the | early approach of the demand upon New York for funds to move the crops. This demand, | however, seemed to have lost its terrors. For- | eign exchange advanced again and the price of gold was raised again in the London mar- | ket. London is.taking protective measures against demands upon her gold supply and sold | | stocks freely in New York, but the movement | did pot impair the newly awakened confidence | that with the outward movement of the crops | | New York will be able to . ermeions are being shipped uantities from the Fresno district. large erop. and is generally although some sections making ,mplain of sic n coloring. Stock of Dimas ‘are heaithy and in good condition. rrigating Water is scarce SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. cunny weather prevailed during the the interior, but along the coast it er and fogEY. Grain harvest con- in some sections and is completed in | Heavy crops of Wheat, oats. barley ~ay are reported in mearly all districts. hect harvest ie progressing rapidly; in Maria district the crop is the heav- r sed_ owing to the large irrigated | O e einity of Anaheim the crop is | Beans, eorn and veget and give cache aturing and other hes ar Tgood condition Walnuts a |r¥f‘l owing to blight. Citrus fruits a wrifty and young oranges are showing sati REKA SUMMARY. rest hay baling are pro- o | -::ud-muy ool and cloudy e coast, where grain ripened siowly, © ooy in the interior. Vegetables verage CrOp. b LE® SUMMARY. 0 beet ugs tactory opened latter part 7. amsice %o far show 13 to 18 per cent Valencia ~late _ orsnges Bre being 2 ipped from some P in Riverside County. ¥ eather Report. followed the adoption of lM treaty, has given Wal| street much disquiet. It is supposed to ury Department at Washington also. assumed that the freedom from secure exchange for these amounts tate the jmport of gold. It is ._‘zg ‘5 FZ 27 - Z2 . 5522 22 fre TIONS. §§'§ = ven fa STATIONS. 8% 8 fation, aithough the Weather Bureau's weekly ¥ : : Jeland suthorities were .50 oo s : for a favorable reception for the new l—ao‘lr——'d.m‘:m ===w Clear and enlarged dividends on Amalgamated 4 00 52 NW Pt.Cldy were talked of among the speculators. 78 96 66 SW cu'.u“' 00 earnings were widely discussed. These ,nmmw‘cuu .96 80 08 Clear 2.8 8 o %4 96 €2 W Clear AND GENERAL | sa | Am Smeit & Ref... | Am Smeit & R pfd. | Brooklyn Rap Trn. | Pressed Steel Car.. Atchison 4s Mexican Ce 70 ‘Bingham 28 Railroads— Daly West. 101 Atchison . 6235/Calu & Hecia ...430 prd b el Boston & Aibasy. 243" | Copper Ranks . 6334 Boston Eievated.137 Frank Xs) i BT NYNH & HO106 e Fiaraie: HAl Ficiburg. phd . 154 (Mohawh b 3| | Loion Pacific 176 01d Dominion [ 10 | ‘have been a subject of concern to the Tm/‘mconfls 'M BT & W Tol, St L & W p Unfon Pacific .. Union Pacific pt Wabash Wabash pfd Wheel & L Wis Central z Wisconsin Cen pfd. Express Companies— Adams ... ... 5 | American ... . | United States . | Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous. Amalgam Copper. Am Car & Foundi Am Car & F pfd Am Linseed Ofl Am Lin Oil pfd.... Am Locomotive ‘Am Locomotive pid Erle.. Am Sugar Ref... Anaconda Min Co. “olo Fuel & Iron.. & Hock Coal.. onsolidated Gas... Genera] Electri Internat Paper Internat Paper pi Internat Pump ... Internat Pump pfd. al Biscult North American Mall Gas Pressed S Car pfd Pullman Pal Car.. Republic Steel Republic Steel p{d Rubber Goods .. Rubber Goods pfd. . | Tenn Coal & Iron. Leather Leather pfd Rubber ...... Rubber pfd.. Steel 35 § Steel pf S Festern Union . | Total shares..1,120, UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. 5. 18.—Bond transactions of ited Ralircads of San Francisco: 056,000 at | | NEW YORK BONDS. | 2s reg...106%| Do 1st inc .... w ! 25 coup. Minn & St L s Teg......1061 Mo Kan & Tex 4s. mx, ' 3s coup.....106%' Do 2nds .. T | new 48 reg.134 Y Cent gen 314s m-, { new 4s coup.134 | old 4s reg..109 | J Cent gen Bs.127 orth, Pacific 4s. mtw. Do old 4s coup.10 | Do 3s Do Bs reg......101% Nor & W con 4s. Do 5s coup.....1011, Reading gen 4s Atchison gen 4., 99% [StL. & 1 5 con s, nnig Do adj 4s (88 S(L &S F & | Balt & Ohto 4s..100 Do 3%e 2 Do conv_ 4s Can Sou 2nd: Cent of Ga 5 Do 1st inc . Ches & Ohlo 4 Chic & Alt 314 C B & Q new 4= & N W con 7s.120 2n CRI&P4s.. 9% DodebB . CCC& St L gen 45 98 West Shore ds Chi Ter 4% -..... Wh & L Erie 4. Colo & Sou 45.... 84 ' Wis Central 4s Den & Rio G 4. 98 |Con Tob ds . Erie prior lien 4% 96 Do gen 4s i | 5 a0t Hock Valley 4345.104% Penn Con 3%s Louis & N unids. vm’& ! Mex Central 4s... i NEW YORK MIM\G STOCKS. 10 [Little Chiet 7 [Ontari, | m’/ ‘ u 00 15 ada Iron Stiver .......1 05 Small Hopes . Leadville Con 1 75/Standara ... BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money- ‘Westinghouse .... 80 Call loans .... 4@4%| Mining— Time loans ...5%@¢ Ad\entun Bonds— Mexican Central.. iB% Do Miscellaneous— Amer Sugar. Do pfd . Amer Tel & ! 95% Victoria .24 inona . To pfd ........ i3 Wolverine . LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Cons for money.903-16 N Y Central Do for acct Wtchison Money—2@2% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market short bills is 2% per cent. o i ot tna bill is 2% per cent. T 1OF New York Grain and Produce. | Closing . | compared with last a: | creassd 273,000 busheis: Hlnhuh‘ 94%c f. 0. b. m me‘ lef opening ad: I raid. In the afternoon treme, causing material docnnn- all umnnfl‘ naau world's 8 Jarge stocks demand. cxo-m. wlcei nowea %Quc deellne' u..y closed 88}e; lev(ember. closed 86%c; December, Siops_ry wnxs—mnay ETROLEUM—Steady. OUGAR—RIW firm: fair refining, 3 5-16c; rifugal, 96 test, 3 13-18c; molasses sugar, 3 l-lh. refined, firm. COFFEE—Quiet. The market for futures opened steady at an_advance of b points nn better primary and European cables and re- that Brazilian holders were looking for igher prices as & result of the alleged crop damage. Houses with European connection and brokers supposed to represent the recog- nized bull contingent were buyers, while the selling came from importers “and scatteri The markef Sales September, lBSc. longs who were taking profits. closed steady, net 5 to 15 points higher. were 42,250 bage, "i&udm' DRIED FRUITS, EVAPORATED APPLES—The market is easy, under a moderate demand, hlll wlumlfl quotable change. Common are held at 4@5 s rime, 5%@6c; choice, 6%@6%c; Tancy 05 d PRUNES—Spot prunes are steady to fiem ot rom 3¢ to 7c for all grades. Coast o hatsrowers have decided to hold m e for stze basia for new crop supplies. APRICOTS—Are firmly _held. Choice are aumten ot GUie for new and B@S%c fof ola crop. Old crop fancy are gquoted at 10@i2c. PEACHES —Are firm, with choice quoted at 7@75c and fancy at 8a10%e. Chicago Grain Market. Cl HIFAGD Aug. a falr degr the steady cables, the foreign markeis being up on reports of wet weather in England and on the continent. There was falr commision house buying early in the day. and after open- | ing 1@#c higher at @8215c September advanced to 82%c. The strength was of only short duration, however. on the decline which followed, there was considerable selling for short account and many stop-loss orders were received. The break In corn helped along the decline, as did large increase in the world's visible, 2,400,000 bushels, and extrems weak- | ness prevafled the latter part of the session. After_eelling gown t0 SO0 September clossd 8083, @S0%5c, a loss of 13%c for the day. Corn. was father . dall, TRk raled weak throughout the greater part of the session. After selling between 51%@51%c and 52c, Beptember closed %c lower at 514@81%c. Oats were up a trifle at the start on a fair sion houses. The close with September oft e Pm\l!(onu moved up some at the outse the result of covering by shorts. The -mmler run of h»‘s and higher prices at the, yards also helped in the advance. Later liguldation set in, the declining tendency being augmented by the lower grain Trices. September pork closed 10¢ wer a 12 67%: September pork was up 5@7l%e at ST14@7 90, and ribs were 10c lower nt $7_40. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— High. Low. Close. ‘Wheat No. 2— September (0ld). 3 81 s1 September (new) &2 80% 80T December (new) SI% Si%y 5% 83 September 51 51y #5134 b1y ~ Mess Pork, per bbi— September .....12 S0 12 October . 12 95 12 O May Lard September October . Short Ri September October . “Cash_quotations_were as follows: _Flour, quiet but stead 2 spring wheat, §1@S3c; No. 3, 80%@82%c; No. 3 corn, vellow, 5214@51pe; No. 2 No. 3 white, 3313@85%5c: No. 2 fair to_choice maiting barley, 1 flaxseed, 96%c; No. 1 prime_timothy seed, $3 40: 2 55@12 60; lard, per 100 4 A Northwestern £1: mess pork. per bbl ibs, $7 7 ¢ ribs sldes _(loose), $7 125447 salted shoulders (boxed), $7 25a@7 clear sides (boxed), $8@ | 8 12%: whisky, basis of high wines, $124; | clover, contract grade. §1 Articles— Shipments. Flour. bbls 4.300 [ Wheat, bu . 15,800 | Corn,_ bu . 175,000 Oata bu . 850,000 | Rye,' bu . 5 Barley, bu . 9.000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creameries, 14@19¢c; dai- ries. 13G17c: eggs, steady at mark, cases cluded, 14%@15%0; ch steady, 10@11%c. Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. Oet, 6 6% G 67y Dec. 67 6 Ty Nov.-Feb. Wheat— Opening Wheat— Opering Closing Flour- Opening Closing . Aug Holida: Haliday. Holiday. Hollday. Visible Grain Sufiplv NEW YORK, Aug. 15 —Epecial cable and telegraphic following changes advices to Bradstreet's show the ‘xu'vbllr! in avaflable as States and Canada, afioat tor ol 15 BO: Inereased 320,000 bushels; total supply incréased 2,127,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, de- 4,000 bushels. Oats—United States of the Rockies, increased rope, New York Metal Market, NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.—Spot tin was 10s lower in London, closing at £128 5s lower for | futures, at £126 The® local market was easy at $27 7 Copper was unchanged in London at £60 for apot and £38 15 for futures Locally cop- per was quiet. s quoted at §13 MM 5 electrolytic, 313 50, and casting at $13 25. Lead was unchanged in London at &11 7s | | €4, and at $4 25 In New York. Epelter advanced 2s 60 in London to £30 a ned_unchansed here at $6, Tron closed at 5is 104 in Glasgow and dGs 1034d in Middlesboro. Loeally iron was un- | changed, although Southern advices reported declines at the furnaces of some $1 50 a No. 1 foundry, Northern, is quoted at 311 59 @18: No. 2 foundry, Northern, at $16 50G17; 0. 1 foundry, ™, and 'No. 1 foundry, | Southerp, soft,” at $16 75¢ Eastern Cotton Market. ORLEABH. 9he. Aus 18.—COTTON— RK, Aug. 18.—The cotton market opened qulet but firm at unchanged prices to an gdvance of five points and closed steady ' within a point or two of the best of the ses- sion_or at a net advance of 9 to 19 points. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. ’ CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—CATTLE—Receipts, 5000, including 1900 Westerns. _Siovw. o B rime steers, : poor to S0; stockers and feeders. 5 SAge: cows, §1 : et $2a4 cal nnerl. 40} calves, $2 504 7 65G4 40; Western nneu. xm‘fi-ue ipts to-day, 12,000; to-morro: 1000, iy tower.'Mixed and butchers: 84 v0g5 h;.un good to cho;%e heavy, & w 40 vy, ght, 85; mfinfi? -Recelpis, 24 B Bieost 456 '—Recelpts, 24, eep and lam! steady to %0 cholce wethars £ 55 @3 7 Yaur T Chotee gmixed, §2 50G3 25, ‘Weat. 239 T5@3 50; nati: 1 T s, 31 5055 30, Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, Aug. 18.—Although the wool 10 B 8 TS Tnore T T ket here appears week, the volume of sales has reached a fair aggregate. The feature of the week has n little change and i, 'mwl;xu- led F{_“cuhr Guotations: g o - Idaho, " ; fine 16 ; medium, 1 - ‘medium, 16 mv ,';',:‘ ":; 17@1° N - St. Louis Wvol Market. thm w Wheat Market. - onmu );Bw YORK, A%. 18.—FLOUR—Receipts, 3 wnln X 21,000 varreis. Unsettled agaii | wapa, ' lmstgam, SODBo abm S w mou e Hedo -u o TACOMA, u.o.n.nau Nn-r. -d-m bluu_,# and 87 #4%c f. 0. b. afloat; o ¢ i 18.—The wheat pit showed | of strength at the start, due to ' ed‘u .| ceipts came to hand in bad l.% fine, 16@17¢ Ut .;nd x"n‘:i e, .fllle. fine medium, | Northern Business. !EA 273; TTLE e T15—Clearings, 8717, — o Aug. 18.—Clearings, $526,935; TACOMA, fiu. 18.—Clearings, $282,511; Aug. 18.—Clearings, $313,148; hl-en. E.-." m-mnmm Spot stocks are Receipts were 30,600 Ibs Butter, 627 cases dairy, 20Q@ | LOCAL MARKETS. | - Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. {0 Local trade in fruits continued aetive owing Exchange and Bullion. to, b’ geat 5w of Sirngers e ‘The Coptic took out for Em&z‘m :"Md flu fl Il.. ly deman for good sound st ot §i04 703 50 consieth 510 in | suitabl Ked, Bibeicun’ doliare, STRE 00 e b ool - A | B e e t $38.000 ln iivas tnitsin lilver s a fraction lower. Exchange re- ki ‘ Bartlett Pears sold quickly for that purposs at $1 25 per box. ;uc:?n were Farmest Srticie on the st and §oed stock cleaned D well at better pri with occasional sales of choice freestones the mountains re- at a premium over the quotations. Fine Gravensteln Apples - in four-tier boxes were in demand and firm, but five-tier boxes ‘were dull at unsteady Figs and cholce mmmmuxmd prices. ns the sa !taunz ‘Exchange, sixty days. Exchange, sight ge, sight New York den.n[a, l.le‘!‘lnhlb Silver, per ounce ... ll";ég Mexican Dollars, nominal _— x Pears in bulk were well cleaned up with - Wheat and Other Grains. e C O y offerings seliing up WHEAT FREIGHTS—There has been some spot business for Eurcpe lately, and at the close two vessels are taken for wheat or bar- ley usual European options, at 15s 8d@16s 3d. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a regis- tered tonnage of 55,800, uflm“mm_ the same date last year: disengaged, tons. against 43,000; on the way to this m 320,000 tons, against WHEAT—News from nm East and abroad was scanty yesterday, as the wires wers not sale when obtainable, but ava‘lable sup- plies were very light and prices were largely nominal. . There was not much demand for Grapes, but fancy offerings were firmly held in anticipation of a demand for northern shipment. Some cholce offerinks of the Rose of Peru variety In large boxes from Stockton ere received and sold quickly at $12591 3 i per box, and a crate of the Isabeila vari Poen SMartines, the fiest.of the seasons Drovght u w. Trading in Melons contimued brisk and italoupes and Nutmeg Melons were firmer working weli. Liverpool futures were firmer. uuer light receipts. Bradstreet's gave the world's visible T P mduy arrived carload of fancy Valencia | increase of 2,400,000 bushels. Chicago eclh@ was on sale and met with a annna at $2 50@3 per box. Otherwise Fas nothing new to report in Citrae eruita: Large bunches of Bananas readily com- manded full fl:ure-‘ while small bunches sold at_irregular_prices. frvm R2%c to c. market was unchanged and quiet, bot neraiand in (e country, though the aemua is better inland than on’ this mark CASH WHEAT. California Club, $1 50 L\ll!omll STRAWBERRIES — Longworths, nominal; { White Australlan, '$1 5501 Northern Clt other varieties, $3 chest. $1 451 mhern Blue fitem. $1 55@1 51% RASPBERRIES—$7 r chest, | Oregon Valley, $1 52 BLACKBERRIE! per chest, HUCKLEBER] 1b. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. _low. _Close. S$1 4T $1 4T3 $1 463 $1 46% 75e for good to chotce and Crabapples, 30@40c for small boxes Tnd 50g 756 Degember for larze. 2 p. m. Session. PEARS—Bartletts, ncl for wraj Open. High. _Low. Close. | large open boxes, 75981 for No. 1 and | December ...$1 467 $1 467 $1 4635 $1 46% | for No. 2; to canners, per ton. BARLEY—The situation remained as on the FIGS— 5 4@$1 50 ver ceding day. me dealers asked $1 10 for PLUMS—50@70c per erlll and 20@40c g g'r:ed but $1 08% represented the best price box; I.I'l’e cvfll boxes, 40@75¢; to canners, paid in actual The feeling was steady, though futures were lower. NECTARINES_Nom CASH BARLEY. S —35@7T! inal. PEACHE: 5o for small boxes and 50@ €6 for large: to canners, per ton for Feel, §1 061,@1 05%; Shipping and Brew- [ ing, 31 120Gt trah s Chevalier $1 301 10 for Eroastime it SNOMER. . SN bt SHPY fuir to'chelce. pUTURES i MELONS—Cantaloupes, 75¢@$1 50 per crate; . Nutmeg Melons, per box; Watermelons, Session 0 to 11:30 & m. 015 por hundred. Oven. High. Low. Close. | = GRAPES—Seedless, 40@60c per bot and 65@ December ...81 07 $1 07% $1 07 $1 07% | S5c per crate; Muscat, 50@85¢ per box or crate; 2 p. m. Session. Fontainebieau, 30G50¢ per box oF crate: Tokay. Open. High. Low. _Close, | 60c@$1 per box or crate; Blgek, per box | December ...§1 07% $1 0s% 81 07% $1 073 | or crate; Sweetwater in large open boxes, 75c@ OATS—The market continues in good shape | for sellers, most of the demand being for seed, and there is no disposition to give buyers any | conz!illonl, ~Offerings are ample, but not: 1 15. CITRUS FRUITS Oranges, $1 509 2 50 per box; Seedlings. gl B Valencias, | $2@3; St. Michael, Mediterranean T gt 0 st | SRS, B White, $1 2061 30; Black, 1 45; Red, it, ‘$1@1 éxican Limes, - $1 u‘; 5 for commen myu 25@1 30 for | hanas, §2@2 50 per bunch; Pineapples, 29 chaice Grly, nominal. 1250 pll dozen. ” CORN—The market continues quiet, chiefly > L — . because there is 5o little here. but the feeling Dried Fruits,Nuts,Raisins,Honey |} The trade reports quiet and unchanged mar- nd buyers have to pay full figures i 162y for Yellow California large | kets all along the line. A few cars of new | Peaches are going forward, but thers is not much Joing in the other fruits. Nuts are | firmly held at about the opening prices. Honey | 13 also beld with steadiness, with a light move- - $1 @1_75; White, 81 55 per etl. RYE— Continues — frmly held, offerings, at $1 17%4@1 25 per ct BUCKWHEAT- 25G2 50 per ctl. with light for Royal Flour and Millstuffs. There have been no changes for a week or | The millers report the demand for more. | everything air. FLOUR—California Family Extras, uoo. 4 55, us Sl tecme; Bakers: Extras. $4 508 o Y pgton; §3 9081 30 per boi | for family and 38 9004 40 for Bakers. | 2-crawn loose, Museatels, 50-b boxes. 53¢ per MILLSTURFS—Prices in packages are as'| inc 3 crown. S%ce 4-crown, fo: Seediess. I tollows: Graham Floar, $3 80 per 100 Ibs: Ry® | Muscatels, bc; Seedless Sultanas, fc; Seedless Flour, §3 25; Rye Meal, $3; Rice Flour, $7: Thompeor | Corn ‘Meal. 83 50; extra cream do. $4 257 Oat 1 boxes. Groats, $4'50; Hominy, $4 25@4 50; Buckwheat | $1 40 per box: 3-crown, §1 50; 4- | Flour, Cracked Wheat, $3 75; F 20-1b boxes, ; 6-crown Imperials, | rina. 34 50 v'l"lh&em heat Flour. £ 75 Holled | 20-1b boxes, 83; Seeded, . To. b. Fresno, fancy, Dats, bbls, L n 5088 1-1b cartons, ; cholece, Ti¢. - | Pearl Barley, $6: Spiit Peas, boxes, $7; Green | NUTSWainuts, No. 1 softshell, 12%@13c: Peas, §5 50 ver 100 Ibs. Yo 2 loug@like: No 1 hardshell, 11YGT: No. 2, 10§1035¢; new Almonds, 11c for Nonj reils, 1033c for 1 X L, 10}%4c for Ne Plus tra and 8%c for Languedoc; Peanuts, 3@7c for Eastérn; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $3 50 5. HONEY—Comb, new, 121,@13: and 1lc for amber; new water white extracted, 514@6c; light amber extracted, 5@5%c; 4% c. Bl:lf:xfiw,\x‘nm per 1b. Hay and | Feedstuffs. The continued heavy receipts of Hay are not affecting the upper grades, which B i the lower Erades are easy at previous prices. Feedstuffs are &till firm, with 50@25 50 per tom: c for white T h Provisions. FEEDWF‘&—“GIM Barley, ns. ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $2u Cake, @22. | Chicako was firm at about previous prices, bing, P iesd 50 Cni th the market still of -a dragging characte Corn Meal, $33 506 racked Corn, {540 ¥ Fhe locat situation remains unchan e 135 ?llxed Feed, §23@24; Horse Beans, §28@30 | (il 1O TV, finees fair and others dull. AT _Wheat, $12014, with ssles at $14 So: | Stocks of cured Meats and barreled goods are Wheat and Oat, $11813 50; Oat, $10@13; Wild ED MEATS—Bacon, 12%c per Ib for CUR! heavy, 13c for light medium, 15c for light, l '4,-: for sugar-cured and ured; Eestern eugar- c-mornu Hams, @12 50; Family, $13 50; prime Mess Por Sli extra clear, 3 Mess, Dry Salted Pork, | 128¢; Pig Pork, $28; Pigs’ Feet, $5 25; Smoked Beef, 15c per lb. LAKD—Tierces quoted at 7%c per Ib for compound and 10@10%c for pure: half barrels, Oat, 11 50; Barley, $0@11; Clover, §8 50 en '21:31? $800: Aifaife, $5G10 50 per ton. L igc for extra light, Beans and Seeds. Beans continue quiet and several leading de- scriptions show slightly lower prices. The ap- proach of the new crop has a weakening ef- There is nothing new in_Seeds. H e iANS. payos, §3;, Butters, | pure, 101%@10%c; 10-Ib tins, 10%@llc; 5-1b 25; small White, §2 7543 10; large White, | tins, 11%ec: 3-1b tins, 11%4e. | §2 75@3 85: Pink, §2 85@3; Red, 90@3. | COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 9%c; three Lima, $3 50: Red Kidneys, nominal: | half barrels, 9lc; one tiece, 9%c: two tierces, Blackeve, §2 0062 76 per ctl; Horse Beans, | 934c; five tlerces, 9%c per 1b. 3. 40G1 SUbS Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, nominal; Flax, $1 70G1 80; Canary, gg5ke for Eastem; Witata, ominal; Rape, ; The local Wool trade continues to report an e e S Goi4S | active and firm market, with not much here 1% @2%¢; g b Millet, 3G8ie; Broom Corn Seed, £200 are mot for sale. B RIED PEAS—Green, §1 5082 per ctl. e et Hops show more of @ range in prices, and 19035 are now bri more than 1902s, being better. A sale of bales new Sacramentos | at 10c is reported. Buyers are willing-to take | hold of the market freely at present prices. but disposed growers are . off for better the market was fairly active the recently re- | | duced prices were unchanged and an essy | Hides cont contions weak in eTmpathy with the feeling _prevalled. onal lots of nas | Burbanks sold as high as §1 8 per ctl, but | RS AND SRING.culls and bragds sell the common Tun of supplies sold within the | about 1%c under quotations. (eavy Seited Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. | s of Potatoes were moderate, but Recei] 3 abundant, and although | carried over stock Wi juoted range. Sweet potatces were offering | Steers, l')t' lum, 9c; Se; l‘o- ?mly and were in hllr mnm at me.ayl 1des, s:lnrr bng md m- ' rates. Onlons were plentifu easler, the | demand being rather slack. St CRieSToe oy ndes, Joery e was_an active demand for vegetables | dry, Calf, iSc; Shee ins, che -nem "fim and the best offerings found quick sale at steady prices. Good Green Corn was firm at euh HA‘I"BMS. -ll umu:wuem-. nunn— rates, but poor stock _continued and 50¢ for Colts; Horse Hides, Good sound Tomatoes sold readily at " .,, o ‘and $1 50 for medium, nm % un appearing prices, but a portion of the re- | 3o ‘L 0 m‘m for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry order. being soft and overripe, and had to be sold below the guated Fates. Lima Beans vere steady, while ng and Wax Beans were very weak, ex- mp( Cfor strictly chofce offerings. Summer Bquash cleaned up well and grices had a sharp | Nttle advance. The mher vegetables stood about as previously quoted. POTA’ 'I‘OES—thnkl ('rvm the river, 75c® Mexican, 82%c; dry salted Central 'American, 3234c. Goat Skins—Pri Angoras, ‘Ia:mehrl! @ h, 50c; medium, m?drr-d":%“xe per Ib; 26c; dry Foothill, 10@12c; Middle nty, llr&: Quotatons for spring dlv are u ton?w- Mendocino, 1! $1 10 per ctl in sacks 1 15@1 50 in boxes, | boldt and PR LT e i | T B B e = < per Chil 5 Sweet Potatoes, moa HOPS—1003, '19G20c; 1 m . nnl::'nmmnumor e T e & .IM—”". ok v arums—a " corn, 5ea1 50 eneral Merchandise. "E u.‘”m«uumnfi. :' ia . e ley, 3@4c i S—Gi ags. m c; San t! m“ ome Per Ib: Wax. Ty qse; | 5350, Weor Bags. i Tis 1b: Tomatoes, ll 8c; Callnll Fruit Bags, .Ke. 6% and Tic for i “ T%‘M c.m:" The@$1 per v sh. :‘fi"'am = llck' Cucymbers. 150 B 1 50G1 75 per s or m. m qn— others: Garlic, 2@3c per 1b: per box. or-dlmrchlundmem&ll:um Olra, 40@50c per box: Eeg Plant, 40g60c per box; Marrowfat Bllu.lll, $20 per tonm. Poultry and Game. ecei of Poultry were libsral and the e Retailers were well POULTRY—Live Turkeys. nominal: Geese, pair. 25@1 50: $1 75 m'll. dozen for old and $3 - ey 4507 Fryers. . $3 5004: 368 large and $2 5o 1 $1 50 per dozen old £1 1 78 for ibe. 78 __ per $1 25@1 50: Wild Doves, TSc per dozen. Buner, Cheese and Eggs. ns, bigc; 2-crown London Layers, 20- | crown fancy clusters, 20-ib boxes, $2; 2-crown | CA’ | 1@8e; Hides, Tallotw, Wool and Hops. | except a few Oregon and Nevada clips, which | Everything else is well | \ i 3 1 | | | peaberry. nominai for fancy washed, | Star, 203e; AUCTION SALES BIG AUCTION SALE OF 1000HORSES e 7 e, ‘Séabright, & 3 tablets, ear wst,c. boneless, plckled u:d‘ bbis, 57 30; plekied” Cod, bbls, $4 7 COFFEE—Costa Rica—11%@18%0 for strict- ly prime to fancy washed, 11@1134c for prime washed, 104 @10%c for good washed, Dl. ",‘ for good to' prime washed Tor Buod b petmmy peaberey” BRGNS Tor 168 tor tair. igeNe for g to ordinars Salvador—11 nominal for strictly primo washed, 813@10%c for good to prime washed, Tla@Sc for fair . 9@1055c for fair to prime washed mb-rry T @ for goud to prime semi-washed, T%@T%c for superfor unwashed, 737%g for [ood green un- washed, 7%@%c for good to superior UnW: peaberry, $g6c for inferior to ordinary. Nica- Tl‘ulvllk‘flldc nominal for prime to faney ‘washed, wll)c nominal for fair to atrictly Ti@ise tor prime to strictly prime washed. 05 @10}4c for strictiy washed, c _for good washed, T80 Sise for falr wash c for medium, for interfor to omlnm. & om.: for fair to prime washed 8c for good to prime unwash Deaberlv nominal for g00d to superior unw. THe for ash- dam: LEATHER—Sole, hea nesvy. 308400 pec 1b: maediam, B 24@26c; Rough Leather, 26@25c Leather. heavy, 33Gddc for No. for No. 2; medtum. 30G37c; Skirting, No. 1, llmlc Leather, 15@16¢ B loo( Trace Leas 44c; Kip, unfinished, per Ib; V.‘L fin- s Der io; Cale, fnkshed, S3c@¥L por 1o ‘ax _sides, 1”‘7‘ per foot; Beit Knife Spll!l 14@16c; Rough Spllll, $@10c per Ib. TANBARK—Ground, $25G48 per ton; stick, $16@18 per cord. OlL—Linseed, 44c for bolled and d2e for raw in barrels; cases, ; Castor Of, in cases. Nor 1. 70¢; Bakers: A, $1 1081 12; Lucol, 416 for boiled and 3% for raw in barrels; Lard Oil, extra winter strained, barrels, 90c; cases, 90c: China Nut, 57%4@62c "per_gallon; _pure Neats- | foot, in barreis, 75e; cases, perm, _pure. Tt Whate Oil natural white, 5G85e por par: lon: Fish Ofl, In barrels, 43c: Cases, B0c; Co- coanut Oil, i barrels, 8¢ for Ceylon and 80c for_Australiap, COAL OIL--Water Whits Coal Oft in Bulk. 14c; Pearl Ofl in cases. 20%c; Astral, 20%c: Extra Star, 24%¢; Elaine, 28ge c; deodorized Stove Gasoline, in in cases, 23%e¢: Eensine, in bulk. M—d‘m Gasoline, in 1 and ll‘ht, Focene, bulk, bulh 2le; i7e: in cases, in_cases RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 6@ B1ac per 1b; White Lead, mlfic according to quanti QU ICKSXLV!R—’“ W for local use and #43 50 per flask for export. AL quotes as follows: Bates. ‘common, $1 90 Datry. per tor, $13 25: Half Ground, $12 25@12 75; Rock Sait. $10 506 12 25; imitation Liverpool, $13 25@14; Granu- lated,” $13 25@14 per ton, SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes as follows, per ib, in 100-1b bags" Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed. 5.78¢: Powdered, §.60c; Candy Granulated. 8.80c: Dry Dry Granulated. coarse. 4 e N To0. 1o bags onre), §.40c; Confectioners’ A Soc: Magnolia A.510c Extra €, 3c: Golden 4.90c 4.80c; barrels, 10¢ more; half Barrels, 20e e boxes, 50c more: 50-1b bags, 10c more for all kinds. ~Tablets—Half-barrels, 6e: boxes, 8.25c per Ib. No orders taken for less_tban 75 barrels or its equivalent. LUMBER—Pine, ordinary sizes. $18@19: ex- tra sizes higher: Redwood. $19@23; Lath. 4 feet, §3 75: Pickets, m’b\ Shingles, $2 33 for Yo.'1 and $1 75 for No. 2; Shakes. $14 for spiiz and $15 for sawn: m Meat Market. Hoss ars easy the decline mated. with packers still bidding 6c. No sales at _this figure, however, have yet been reported. Beef. Mutton and Veal are in ample supply and Beet is slightly lower. The other descriptions show Httle ¢ K DRESSED TS, Wholesale rates from siaughterers to dealers are as_follows —_6@7c for Steers and 5@6c per b for_Cows. VEAL--Large, 7@Sc: small, moc per Ib. l(UTlY)‘K-W'ther-, 8G9c; Ewes, 3G8%e per Luln—swlu. D'g'll‘k per Ib. PORK—Dressed Hogs, S%@9%c per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good, sound delivered in San Franciseo, lees 30 thin Cows. 4@bc per CALVES—4@5%¢ per b <nou SHEEP—Wethers, 4c; Ewes, 3%"5- pw ™ 5G3 per head. HOGS—Live Hogs, 140 to 200 Ibs, 6@8%c: under 140 Ibs, 53%@5%c: so". 20 De! cent off: Boars, 50 per cen: off. and Stags 40 per cent off from above quotations. Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY. AUGUST 18. Flour, qr sks... 15,000 Hops, bales . 6,630 Wool, bales [ 20 Shorts, ‘sks . | OREGON. 12,264 Wool. bales = a.nm)smru. sks . 1523 18 STOCK MARKET. | +———————+ o and tre was w:' on tha moraing session - The sugar stocks ruled firm and ubau was higher at $15. Alaska Packers was J0c bet- ter at $145 50. A falr business was done in the ofl stocks. Home selling Bigher at $1 15@1 50. ternoon Alaska was still Packers IM !vl‘illl Valley Water sold up 25. chinson advanced to $13 18 and Fonokaa sold at $13 Home Ofl was off again at §1 30@1 37%. 2 There will be no 10:30 a. m. session of the Californfa_Stock and Ofl Excha to-day. The Board will meet as usual at 1:30 p. m. The Gas Consumers' Association paid its There was regular monthly dividend of ten cents per share, to $5000 The on the stock id out to holders who thets been called for August 24, to vote upon a reso- Jution consenting to the sale of the property, ete., of the company to the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company. At_the special meeting of the shareholders of the California Title Insur and Trust to §s o} ! H H i sl Stock and Bond £xchange. TUESDAY. Aug. 182 p m. Ask. l‘:wrcouv 135 " reg .. o res £ 107%, By Lre 5 | ] € C G&E 3s. |Oceanic § 38 — CalG&E om C R 6s. — — and ct Js.. — — Paenm!.g_ - fal-st CJs.. — — PE Ry3s.— 107 EGWate — 1@ DacR W — — AL&P6S. — — P&OREs..— — Geary-st Ss.. — IPo-cn-n- - — HC&S5%s — E G&R 5s. — 104 HC&SSe.. & SIV 5e — 120 Hon BT g Rof C s — — A Elec 5a. — 5 PofAfs. — — L A Ry 5s..112 1900) . - LALC asie) - - Do sid & ALY AP fom 5o Qsosr 5. — — Mkt-st C 6s. (1906) — - Do Jem 5. goy 1= = NRoor O [:B.C.. S ic%‘fi-' N%.{msé N CR Bs.. Do 4s - NSR.. Do 48 - - Continued on Page Fifteen.