The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 28, 1903, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1903. 11 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Xot much change in the New Y ork stock market. More activity observable in local stocks and bonds. od condition all over the world. tract for Oats to a local house. Wheat market Gowe nmcnt Local gra of future Barley. Corn and Rye well held at the high prices. No further change in Hay or Feedstuffs. on approach of the new crop. heavy, with ample supplics bservable in Eggs. ' and dragging at Chicago. s selling fairly, with Peaches leading. ng in freely again. ier moderate receipts. in Potatoes, Omnions or Vegetables. 1 for Fresh-Fruit. | nmercial Qutlook. grees or more over Oregon, Idaho and North- ern Nevade, | Ferecast made at San Franciseo for thirty | ending midnight_August 28: | T California—Fair Friday; continued eather in the Interior; cool ‘weather on th fog; brisk southwest winds, California—Fair Friday, with fog oast in the morning; iight south- Friday T New of busi- York say certain of a season. Our vicinity—Fair e « th fog in ing and at night; light e > feeling the | Southwest winds changing to brisk westerly. - oy 4 A. G. McADIE. District Forecaster. Fruit and Wheat Bulletin. T the twenty-four hours ending 5 p. m., 120th meridian time, San ancisco, August 1903 ( = ? = =4 3 SESEEE €2 27 =E | g a8 g* 2 | | = ot. =8 35 3 e e ] | STATIONS. 3 E. 8 e | 2 g5 > l i 22 per cent 25 per cent g the | 16 per cent in values 20 Lt r—-‘wx e market for OP CONDITIONS, “ all picked, yield was Oregon Crop Bulletin. s ®ood. o rvest over. ward Beals, section di- looking well and ir- A for the | TiERUIDE m.m An .nu dance. ended Au for the week grapes nearly ripe. onds doing well, quality bet- the week Was warm _vear, anta Marii—Cool weather all week: early beans began cutting eariier than usual u Cloverdale—Plum picking begun. grain in shock, | Hanford—Excellent weather for drying fruit, to pastures, | crop in good shape. The | ALEXANDER G. McADIE, as it Section Director. | rmin and mold, but | ern amage t benefit he t been damnx—d'm *- - * | T e home - wieing | | EASTERN MARKETS. ' | to a‘close and Wheat and s Arawing advanced New York Stock Market. | NEW YORK, Aug. —Deaiings in stocks emaller to-day than for more than three egate dealings reaching ares. Trading by room the entire market. gs to continue ourse and succeeded to e extent of a point it a few prominent stoc ering of shorts before the end of the day caused the practical recovery of the declines and the market ciosed dull and heavy and not ppgeciably changed from last night's level, ».;‘ The @windling t in the vacht races did result in an ased attention to the F('wk market, of the members who came down this morning did not stay the day out. The preliminary annual statement of | Brie, showing nearly 4 per cent earned on the | common stock, accorded closely with expecta- | tions and resulted in profit-taking sales which | carried the price at nn-- time a point under last se of large re The Turkish Raisin Crop. e i night. Disappointment over this movement re- s m the raisin outiook | gaected depression at other points in the mar- s 1903, by Rufus W. | ket. The pews of the murder of a United States Vice Comsul In Turkey was assigned as the motive for some selling here for London ac- | count, but the incident awakened littie appre- | hensjon in our market, where it was assumed | that the Turkish Government would make all reparetion demanded. The day's weather map was regarded as unfavorable for grains. Some selling orders attributed to Philadelphia ac- ' count were commonly supposed to be due to is estimated to- 49,000 tons £ next month carrying & show never before been is consider- f experts | the Consolidated Lake Superior Company. The trade reports in iron and steel were distinctly more cheerful and indicated a growing demand | Foreign bank- | ¢ hss been sligh ks remaining estimated &t "pande in Smyrna | tons | at the concessions now ruling. T Wi years ago the | ing houses continued to make loans here in | & average of Fultanas | spite of the large withdrawals to-day of gold | amounted t poiome seasons | from the Bank of England. This had ‘the having vield 000 tons. The | effect of causing & somewhat easiér tone in the | e loan market. No large interior demand + currency ls_yet evident, while in the week f last year there were large ew Orleans and to Chicago. | to that week last year there had been | the usual assurances that Western bank re- | serves were so large that a small requirement | of Eastern reserves was probable. But for the | veek ending August 30 New York bank re- serves declined $3,008,400. On September 6 there was an additional shrinkage of $8.795.800 September 13 the decrease was $7,039,200 ember 20 a further decrease of “with a deficit below the legal re- "$1,642,050. This occurred notwith- American vines, on There are, 4 by Turks, - native vine 3 Gue 1o « ature of the farmer. in w of ‘h» large uction anticipated ')u year It is likely es will rule at the lowest level reco Tor the past @ecade Red Rassins—C ng crop is estimated at 10,000 tons crve of P standing a loan contraction from August 30 to | September 20 of more than $22.000,000. The | severe experience of this precedent more than ck Raigine—Coming crop is estimated | anything else has prompted the conservatiy and cautious sttitude of the banks recently | and. although the usual movement of currency | to the interior is nom. expected, the opimion | is brewing that the bankers have so m.relull) ‘Iflfl\lljfd tor it that they will be able to meet @ severe strain in the Weather kcjporr. Meridian—Pacific Time.) X FRANCISCO. Aug. 21—5 p. m. (120th ! ¥ E E € ¥ | requirements without £ 3% az oS =5 ; | money market. g o8 st "E 55 £ | T here was slightly more breadth to the bond £ EE E3 22 £. £ | market then to the stock market, but it was Pt = €2 £ ZF 585 T ull and irregular. Total sales, par value, ATIONS. § £§ S8 §5 ¥ £ | $1,005,000 s e by £ | ¥'Unitea States bonds were all unchanged on £ 5 : % | the last call. P aid : : NEW YORK STOCK LIST. - - Sales. High. Low. Close. e T 2 SE Ciear .00 | Atchison ... 11,800 62% 62 u;z - w2 ? G = » 6z Estall % cpendence 20.82 S6 Angeles. 2092 78 Tamalpaiszs 92 50 Head : W Dns 1 2% 0 | hicag T & T prrd mwrcshszmn. PP 04 Francisco 29 62 Obiupo. .29.96 ; BRgey HER CONDITIONS FORECAST. pressure has fal VEAT B while cooler weather with fog will along the coast. tenverature bas already risen 10 do- }I { American | Wels Fargo . | Amal Copper . the exigencies of the coming reorganization of 4 Missourd, K & Tex.. Missou, K & T p Nationi of Mex p(d N Y Central Norfolk & Western. Nortolk & Pennsylvania .. Pittsbg, L'C & Sl EA Reading 24 prd Rock Jsland Co Rock Island Co pfd - St L & S F Ist prd SiL&sFedp Bt Louis 8§ W St llzuu 8 W pra. §t Paul St Southern Pacific Eouthern Rallway . Southerin Ry pfd.. Texas & Pacific .. 12, X 1,550 100 Tol, St L & West. Tol. St L & W »rd Union Pacific .... 8730 Wabas) "'300 Wabash pf 600 Wheel & Lake Erie Wisconsin Central. Wisconsin Cent pfd Express t'ompanxep— Adams .... "160 100 United States Miscellaneous— Amer Car & Amer C & F pfd Amer Linsecd Oil Amer Lin Oil pf Amer Locomotive Amer Loco pfd Amer Smelt & Amer § & Ref pf Amer Sugar Ref Anaconda Min Co.. 2,800 Brookiyn Rap Tran 200 Colo Fuel & Iron.. 200 Columbus & Hoek C ... Consolidated Gas 300 Gen Elcetric 400 Inter Paper .. Inter Paper pfd 400 500 Inter Pump | Inter Pump pfd ", | ational Biscuit . ational Lead orth American Puliman Pal Car.. Republic Steel . Republic Steel pfd Rubber Goods ..... Rubber Goods pfd.. Tenn Coal & Iron. v 1 Leather Leather pfd Rubber .. Rubber pfd Steel . Steel ptd 3 s s H Total shares sold.145,000 UNYFrED RAILROADS CF SAN FRANCISCO, YORK, Aug. Bond transactions nited Railroads of San Francisco: 10,000 at 0, 10,000 at $78 6214, 5000 at NEW TORK BONDS, € U S ref 2s reg...106% Louis & N Uni 4s. »sus Do coup . 1065, (Mex Cent 4s Do 3s reg 10614 | Do 1st ine Do coup 1061 (Minn & 6t T, Do new s 134 K & Do coup Do old 4s Do coup Do 5s reg Do coup Atch gen 4s 3 |Nor & “' con 4s. fi‘l% Do adjt s 50 Read Gen 4o o 933 Balto & Ohio 4s. 99145t L & I M c Bs.111 Do 3%s ... m]n.‘s: L &8 F ds.. 02 Do Conv 48 .94 Canada o 2aa’ 1107 72 .76y Southern Pac 4s.. 86 104 T4 784 Tex & Pac 1sts. . 01% Tol 6t L & W 4 Union Pac 4s . | Do cony 4s . 99% Wabash Ists . &S Lgés s 98 Term 4s xz», Con Tobaceo 4a.. Ft W& D 1sts. 104 (Colo F & I c Bs. Hocking Val 4148104 Manhattan Rock Island 73 |U S Steel Pennsylvan, %! NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adams Con . 15 Little Chiet Allce . 17 |Ontario . Breece . 15 Ophir Brunswick Con ... 05 Phoenix . 7 | Potost ) Savage. Sierra Nevada 1 60 Small Hopes . 02 Standard .... Comatock Tunnel.. Tron Silver Leadville Con . BOSTON STOCKS AND BO) [Allouez ... 4 @5 Amalgamated %@0 Bingham Money— £all loans . Time loans 4 Copper Range yominion Coal Franklin Isle Royale Mohawk ola Ilumlmnn Do pid Boston & a'hany Boston & M Boston ' Mexican Miscella: American Do pfd Amer Tel & Tel. Dom 1 & Steel. Gen Blectris 161 Utah ... . 2114 |Victoria Mass Elect . 79 5 2 Mining— | Wolverine 72 Adventure ... ... 6 | TONTON CLOSING ron for money STOCKS, Anaconda Atchison Do pfd Bait & anadian Pact 913 Pennsy 84% Rand Mines 273 |Reading Chesap & Ohio. Do 1st ofd Chicago GV Do 24 ntd Chi Mil & St P.. Southern Ry DeBeers ... 20%| Do ptd Denver & R G.. 25 [Southern Fac Do ptd 803 Unfon Pacific Do pfd S Steel . Do pfd Do isi bid Do 24 pfd Ilinois_Central Louls & Nash... Mo Kan & Tex.. Bar silver, uncertain, 25 15-16d per ounce. Money, 1%.@2 per cent. The rate of discount in the market for short bills is 2% per cent and for three months' bills is 2% per cent. New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 17,242 barrels; exports, 459S8; more active xlu] held. -lr‘g,nxly AT—Receipts, 6825. Spot firm. No. red, SGe elevator and 88c f. o. b. afloat; N Northern Duluth, 90c f. o. b. afioat; No.' 1 har Manitoba, 96c f. 0. b. afloat. Further strong advances occurred in wheat this morning as & result of more rains in the Northwest, higher English_cables and bullish crop news from the Tnited Kingdom. At noon it quieted down and later reacted under DOOT export prospects, but closed steady at 1%c net advance. May, 830 | 89%4c, closed 89c; September, STI@S: wasi §7ic: December, §7 1-16@88%c, closed at 8T%e. Hobe. Firm. Pacific coast, 1902, 19G25%c. HIDES—Steady. WOOL—Quiet. COFFEE—Spot quiet. Coffee futures clmd net 10 points higher. Total sales, 95,700 including: September, 5.7 November, 3.00c: 4.30c; January, 4.90c; March, 4.60c. G AR—Taw strons: refined firth, DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The market con- tinued quiet and generally easy. Sales for Octeber and November delivery for prime have been around Ske, prices are now asked. Spot supplies are dull at about the recent figul Common, prtmg'. 5%@b%c; choice, 6@6%c, and fancy, e RUNES—Steady to firm; 8%c to 7c for all des. B PRICOTS—Continue firm, with new choice gmuw: olu 83,@8%c, and fancy, 12¢. PEACHES _are in moderate demand ana steady at 1@7%c for choice and 7%@8c for fancy. Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Aug. 27—Ci e ISehraskn, WTng -oMeis e and cables all made for an extremely strong Wheat market and but for the great amount of long wheat that came out a much I though slightly better! P sympathy with wheat. Uncertal tha eflect of the heavy rains West -m fears ‘af cold weather to follow als> influential ‘factors. September “finished Yc up- at ble, December closed at 51%@51%c, gl.u followed whut. lrlx prices being the September Kc un at 34%c. Decémber closed uuc some early strensth which did_not entirely desert that product. Offerings were free and the close showed tember pork down 15c, lard 5c up and ri T¥c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Artieles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— o1d m% 8% s s 814 8|1 ”a 81 82 8 82! 8215 8% 8 sk 8ig Corn No. s m% 6% 51 e BENR Nt Bw May .. 81% 1% Bl Oats September 3% WY % uw Deceml 3(1 s 3614 3615 3614 May ... 3854 = 38% 38 381 M. Pofk per barrel— September ~....12 57% 12 60 12 45 1250 October 1285 12 85 12 85 12 6715 May e e T3 pe Efl‘plln:felbeplfr v l”fl\“‘ 825 820 25 October . 57"5 7 60 755 7 51% January Y it 6w 695 Short Fifbs, per, 100, pounds._- September oy Tey Te 1@ gl 12 66213 660 6860 1o w‘heal red, WW%C 0. 2 corn, Blic; No. > y.now. Sac: No, 3 o-u white, ' 35% @35% %Gbfl‘uc- feeding barley, ey air to choice malt- m‘ 51@56c; No. 1 flaxseed, 97¢; No. 1 North- western, $1 011;; prime timothy sced, $3 30 mess pork, per h-rrex $12 50; lard, per 100 pounds. 38 107 short ribs sides (Ioose), 8 1! 7 50; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 0%c; e (boxed), TH%@T%c; clover, short clear sides contract grade, Articles— Recelpts.” Shipments, Flour, barrels .. . 18, ; Wheat, bushels . 1139,500 s Corn, bushels . 268,200 Oats, Rye the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady. Creameries. 14@19c; Dai- ries, 13@17-. Cheese, quiet, 8%@11%c. 'Eggs, firm, 1115@16c. Foreign Futures. Ll\"El‘lY’OOL. Wheat— Sept. Oflt Dee. Opening 6 674 6Tl Closing . . 6 6% 67 Wheat— Aug. Nov.-Feb. Opening 22 35 P t'fiwlng 2 \ 2120 Flotir— Opening 28 20 Closing . . 28 20 Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. £ > A CATTLE—Receipts, W\O':”i(n?lgfl‘lnz -lxg Texans and 2000 Western; market slow; good to prime steers, $5 30@6; poor to medium, $4@5; stockers and feeders, 2 50@4 25; cows, §1 50G4 50; heifers, $2@ 475, cannes 1 50G2 70; bulls, $2@4 40 calves, $3@6 75; Texas fed steers, $3 25@5 15 Western steers 0, HOGS—Recelpts 000; to-morrow. ay, 15,000; steady, 10c lower; mixed and butche: $5 10G5 85; good to choice heavy, 85 25@5 b roush heavy, §4 50g5 20; light, $5 50@6; bulk of sales, $5 20@5 SHEEP—Recelvu " 18,000; sheep and lambs, steady; good to choice wethers, $3@3 70; fair to choice mixed, §2 25@3; Western sbeep, $2 75 | @3 60; native lambs, $3 50@4 15; Western lambs, $4@5. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Aug. 27.Spot tin advanced 7s 64 to £126 10s in London and 5s to £124 5s for_futures. Locally tin was steady with spot at $27 50@28. Copper also was a_little higher in London, spot there advancing 7s 6d to £58 5s, while fu- tures were 103 higher at ‘LE 11s 6d. Locall; copper was trolytic, x‘i szu.ma 75; Lead was 1s 3d lower in London at £11 3s 64, but unchanged here at $4 25. Epelter was 2s 5d higher in London, closing there at £21 Ds, but remained firm here at 6. fron closed at'51s 84 In Glasgow and at 46s lfllqd in Middlesboro. Locally iron was qulet. No.' 1 foundry, Northern. $17 50g18; foundry, Northern, $16 50@17. No. 1 foundry, Southern, and No. 1 foundry, Southern, soft, $16 50@17. | vance of 2 points on all positions except De- | cember, which was one point lower. The close was at prattically the lowest of the session ' Eastern Cotton Market. ORK, Aug. 27.—The cotton market ady at unchanged prices to dn ad- NEW opened s 2 and easy in tone at a net decline of ints. PNEW ORLEANS, to- 13 27. Aug. Middling, 12%zc. SEATTLE, Aug. $574,546; ! balances, $56,705. TACOMA, Aug. 27.—Clearings, $334,507; balances, $34,742. PORTLA . Aug. 27.—Clearings, halanceu, $46, 3 SPOKANE, Aug. 21.—Clearings, el nont, 418, Northern Wheat Market. WASH!NGTON TACOMA, Aug. 27.—Wheat—Nominal. Blue- stem, Sie; club, 80c. 3 *- —— ¥ 5t % Exchange and Bullion. | Sterling Exchange, sixty day: — $483 Sterllng Exchange, sighi — M Sterling Exchang — 4814 New York Exchange, sight = New York Exchange, tele 10 Silver, per ounce b6 Mexican Dollars, n 42 I | vator stocks for a week or ten days. BA i lut.-m St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Aus. 2T.—Wool steady. grades, combing dnd clothing, 16%2ic; fine, 16@171¢c; heavy fine, 12@ibc; 20G29 Medium tub washed, Northern Business. 27.—Clearings, Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The market seems to be in good and improving condition all *ever the world, with more tendeney to fluctuate. Liverpool futures were higher and Parls futures lower yesterday. Chicugo was %c higher, with a good cash demand, small receipts ahd mo accumulation of stock. * Wires to Bolton, de Ruyter & Co. ““The Southwest are good buyers. Minneapo- lis reports an excellent cash inquiry and a much better demand for Flour. The North- western Miller says that the Northwestern crep has been underestimated, especially in South Dakota, where the crop has lately been showing marked improvement. Indianapoils wires that Kentucky millers are in that mar- ket for Wheat at r Chicago, and that local millers ‘unable ¢ 4o, buy Wheat in' the country and have been drawing on their ele- The English, German and Austrian l’nurkel! are all firm on bad weather."” In this market futures were higher again, but the cash grain remained as previously quoted, with buyers and sellers apart in thelr views. CASH WHEAT. c.mcrm- Clu 1 ‘6% 50: c.utomu it 50 N orthern Bide Steim, 1 Ns.l u%, Oregon Valley, $1 52%. FUTURI s-lnn 9 to 11:30 a. m. December ..Jl 4!% ll %Cl 6! u uv. lllfl‘i O\ 48;5 u u% __n.n was Yory active b i loell pnntun,w u‘}.‘.hfi to get sul clcm. -uvvm- ? l cun m- ket, had to r¢ on’. accordi w 11 hiy h cash grain, tho"ulh nm w-l ugc:: 'n"‘i 51 1081 ST muw FUTURES. mnuumo-.n. Open. Low. Close. December .-31,11% $LIN U114 o1 ux Close. $1 481 December . mu.; nged. : and Brewing, 80 for rair tw advance would have been recordea; onT showed ai ivance o oas at Biastic, ulunl inx b icn? m' """"" J ns.: while Decem! Yo l.ll. ing then became oz Bl luu that prices broke to 80%c and uu - fvely. 'Near the close, however. ‘the seili: and a firmer feeling m urrylu prices back to 81%e for Yg¢ and 82 ‘ b “%' *fl*c Mdmnflynmhmmm bu. l m-t. a gain of | 511,400 173,300 | No. 2| “otton easy, | lght | of 2,000,000,000 or more he crop of 2,000,000,000 or Dushels. This crop 18 not yet , how- ever. The local gituation rsmaine firm and un- chmod. ‘with ‘estern, -cknd. 31 01 mfulfi for Yellow 'uw‘-l a5t il Pl e o $1 Ol ;. Whne, $1 ctl. YE continues firm ul. ll 30.1 HK per etl. BUCKWKIA —.2 25@2 50 Flowr and Millstuffs. g.o“l—wflm Flllllly Extras, ““ @s 60; ks, Barley, u. Spm Pm boxes, §7; Green Sl $5 50 per 100 1bs. , Hay and Feedstuffs. Receipts of Hay are still large, those yes- terday being 1475 tons. The medium and lower es are weak. while choice keep up. HAY—W‘IIe.! $11@14 60, with sales of extra cholce ‘Wheat and o-n §11@13 80; 0-!. 50@11 50; Barley, 1; smk ‘500; Altaita, Beans and Seeds. Beans are weak. Theré is considerable of the old crop still on hand, and as the first lots of the new crop have been received local hold- 100 e are making concessions to clear oft their 1 rule in a few days. are quotrd A $2 50 and new Large White at $2 60 132 e e Hayos, 83: 25; Butters, £3 25; small “'Mle 32 7nos ur(- White, $2 50@2 75; Pink, $2 00 $2 90@3: Timar 30 Sy 40 Reas Kidneya 5 Blackeye, $2 50@2 65 per ctl; Horse Beans, $£1_40@1 50, SEEDS—Brown Mustard, Yellow Mustard, nominal; Flax, $i T Canary, 3g3y for, Eastern; Alfalta, nominal;. Rape 1% @ Timothy, 6@6l3c; Hemp, :mea-,e per Ib; Millet, $@3i4c; Broom Corn Seed, $20@ 23 per ton. DRIED PEAS—Green, $1 50@2 per ctl. nominal; 1 Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Conditions in the market stood as previously reported, supplies being liberal, the demand for shipping light and ‘a generally weak feeling prevailing. Even the very best Salinas Bur- banks were quoted lower. Sweet Potatoes were in free supply and barely steady at the previously quoted rates. Onions ruled weak, with stocks steadily accumulating. All_descriptions of vegetables were in supply, and although prices showed little change the market had an easy tone with prices tending downward. Green Corn contin- ued to arrive freely and the bulk of the of- ferings were of poor quality and dragged at casy rates. Tomatoes were in heavy receipt and prices had a further decline. The can- ners were picking up small lots at easy prices. String, Wax and Lima Beans were plentiful and dragged. Poor Limas were offering freely at $1 per sack. The other vegetables were well cared for at steady prices, POTATOES—Burbanks_from the river, 50c@ | $1 per ctl in sacks and $1@1 15 in boxes; Ba- free linas Burbanks, $1 40@1 65 per ctl; Farly Rose, nominal: Sweet Potatoes, 2@2%4c ib. | ONIONS—50@65c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Corn, 75c@1 50 per sack; crates from Alameda, $1@1 50; from Berkeley, 50c@§1: Green Peas, 3@dc per Ib: String Beans, 11@2c per 1.’ Wax, 14@2c: Lima Beans, 1}%,@2c per Ib:' Tomatoes, 35Q B0c per box for river and 60@65c for bay: Sum- mer Squash, 30G40c per box; Cabbage, | per etl: Carrote, T0G81 per sack: Cucumbers, 80@50c per box; Plekle_ Cucumbers, 81 2501 50 per I;?fl‘,j for No“’l lcnfl r&g'l for No. i h c per reen 'e) 'TE, b§X or l«?ckwl?mr!!h Obk;' :‘pe u A Egg Plant, 4 per X BYI'O'!I! $10415 per ton. s“"""‘ Pouitry and Game. Receipts of Californfa Poultry were moderate nd the market was in fafr shape for good stock. Good large fowl, such as Hens, Fro- yers and young Rooll!rl. were Wlnled and there was continued firmness in that llne of | ®oods. ~ Small stock continued rather weak, a | though the market cleaned up well. The sec ond car of Western for.the week was on sa | and met with a good demand. Another car scheduled for to-day's market. There were no changes in Game. Receipts were light and | cleaned up wel | POULTRY—Live Turkeys, nominal; Geese. 25@1 50: Goslings, $1 50@1 | per pair, $§1 g Ducies, $3a4 per dozen for o1d and $3a4 for young; Hens, $1 5025 50; voung Rooster: $5@6 50; cld Roosters. §3 50@5; Fryers, §3 b 4 50; Broilers, $3@3 50 for large and $2G2 50 | for_smail; Pigeons. $1 50 per dozen for old and | $1 50@1 75 for Squabs. $1 251 70 per GAME—Rabbits, Wild Doves, Hare, $1@1 25; 75¢ per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. | Butter is generally quoted top-heavy. creameries keep up, but seconds and dairy de- scriptions are weak and offered to buvers at | conceseions. The retailers are now freely re- | sorting to cold storage goods, and this of course | | operates against fresh stock. Cheese, (00, is showing a steady incresse in the spot supply and the market is weak, with a tendency among the trade to quote lower prices. to be arrested for the cold-storage stock a on account of th present, as Eastern and being taken by retailers ir _comparative cheapness, light. Receipts_werd 20,000 Ibs Butter, 662 E 74,300 Ibs Cheese. R—Creamery, 27@28c for extras and veconds; Calry, 21@25c; store But: Eastern, 220 24c. It : Young America, i Western, 14@16¢ iS—Ranch, 31@32c for large white select- | ed and 28@it0c for good to choice; store, 22156 27c; cold storage, 25c; Eastern, lBflZSc per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Local trading in frults was fairly active, | but there was not much- doing in the shipping tline. The canners were still in the market for clingstone P bulk stock was et Clingstones in am: packages were neglected, but choice frees were in demand at steady prices. Good sbund stock in carriers were also | firm, but a large proportion of the offerings in such packages were of poor quality, the wide range in prices. Canning Plum: and Pears were scarce and choice lots of Honke would have commanded a premium of § per ton over the quoted rates had there been any available. Ripe Pears in regular boxes were plentiful and easy. Stocks of Apples, Plums and Prunes in s shipping packages were heavy and prices stood as previously | quoted, with the market easy. Receipts of &rapes were light but ample, and, as there was very little demand for shipping, prices ranged lower. Offerings in large open boxes moved slowly, most Of the stock being green or sour, Strawberries, Raspberries and Black- berries were in fair request and prices stood the same. orke to quote, Figs and Quinces were easior under increased receipts. still_badly congested with Nutmeg Melons, and there were no established prices for the general run of mpp!l-. ‘Water- melons were well cleaned up and There wu nothing new to nwrt in Citrus fruits. pe Bananas were offering freely and met wi!h l mr demand at good prices, STRAWBERRI for Malindas and $4G6 for other large varieties; Longworths, Bominal Wfi;—-flma per chest, with some e ACK ERRIES_$0G4 50 per chest. nucannnmss— per Ib. HEPL or box for {ancy. 50aTse (A L K 25040c or common Cubnpvlu. 25@35¢ 1 small boxes and 409 60c for large. ARS—Bartletts, Ucofl for fuu:y md w:’r‘uc for No. 2: per ton m rieties, ”c S e o o bikc and 40985 per crate and 40@85¢, ac- | for white. PLUMS and PR W Dried me,Nutx,Ramm,Hm nc-sm-nnuaa-. mm P dozen; | Fancy | Stocks of fine freeh ranch, however, continue | i cases, Wence | Huckleberries were too | for mew fruits continues fair, with Peaches ! still leading. The' consular report on the Smyrna Raisin the first colamn. sizes, with }4@Ic premium for the RAISINS—1902 crop are quoted as follows: 2-crown loose Muscatels, 50-Ib boxes, 5%c per 1b; 3-crown, 5%c: 4-crown, 6c; loose Muscatels, 5c; Sultanas, 5c; Seedless psons, Blc; 20- B e N 30 Der ‘bax: au 50: 4- ancy clusters, 20-ib boxes, $2: Dehesas, 20-1b boxes, 32 50: s, $5; Seeded. £. o b. Fremno, fancy. ) sartons, The; cholce, 73 NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 12%@1: No. 2, 103%@11%¢; No. 1 hua-holl. um: No. 2, 10§10%c; new Almonds, 11c for Nonpa- rells, 1034c for T X L, 104c for Ne Plus Uk tra and 8%c for La: loc; Peanuts, mo tern; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $4 50 HONEY—Comb, — 12%@13%¢c for wmu and llc for amber; new water white extracted, Bl lltm amber extracted, 5@5%c; dark, AR wa—flfl’e per Ib. Provisions. Chicago was dull and a shade easier, with the demand - still disappointing. pts ot Hogs continue large and the speculative in- terest Is small. The market is still of a drag- ging character. The local situation is quiet and shows no te: whatever. CURED MEATS—Bacon. 12%c per Ib for heavy, 13c for light medium, 15c for lght, 15 for extra NI’M. 17%c for sugar-cured and 18 sugar-cured; Eastern - cured Hams, c; California Hams, 15i4c: Mess_Beef, .u 12 per bbl; extra Mess, §12 @12 50; Family, §13 50; prime Mess Pork, $19: ess, $20; Dry Salted Pork, “$25:" Pigs Feet, 15 55 7%c_per Ib for for pure; It ns, MI' lerces_a and 10@10%¢c half barrels, 101%@10%c; 10%@11c; 51 llm. 1134¢; 3-1b tins, ll C. COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 9%c; three half barrels, 834c; one &lemmflfie. two tlerces, 9%c; five tierces, 9%c per Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. » HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 13¢c under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, * 10c; medfum, Dc; light, 8e; Cow | vy Sc for light: Stags, 6e: Salted Kip. 9e: "Saltea Veal, 8lge; | Salted Caif. 10c: dry Hides, 16¢; dry Kip, 13c: 3 Calf. 3 J8c; Sheepskins, »letrll.nl‘. ‘wool, 40@50c e: & dium, $2 for small and 50c for Colts; Horse Hides, dry, $1 75 for large and $1 50 for me- dtum,’ $1G1 25 for small and B0c for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 32ic, dry ealted Mexican, 26c; dry Central American. 2%e. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, and TA —No. 1 rcndered 4\594*., per 1b; | | No. 2. 4@4%c; grease. 23%@3c. WOOI—Fall _clip—San Joaquin Lambs’, 9@ 12c; Foothill, 10@12c; Middle County, 11@132, Quotations for epring clip are as follows: flum. boldt and Mendocino, 18@20c; Nevada, 13@15c Valley Oregon, fine, 18@19¢; do, medium, 17 | 18c; do, coarse. 16@17c per Ib. HOP§—20@2ic per Ib for both 1902 and 1903. Meat Market. Ofterings of Hogs to packers from country | sellers continue to increase, and the weak tone | noted yesterday continues, though.there is no | further decline. DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—6@ic for Steers and 5Q0c per Ib tor Cows, VEAL—Large, 7G8c; small, 9@10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 3@8%c; Ewes, 8 per ib. | LAMB—9@10c per ib. PORK—Dressed Hogs, 8%@9%e per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for gocd, wna Livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less 50 | per cent shrinkage for Cattle: CATTLE—Steers, 8@fc; CD'I and Heifers, 7@8c; thin Cows, 4@5c per | CALVES—4@5%c per Ib lnuu weight). SHEEP—Wethers, 4c; Ewes, 313@4%c per Ib (gross_ welght). LAMBS —$2 7 per head. HOGS—Live Hogs, 140 to 200 Ibs, 6c; under 140 1bs, 5% @5%c; Sows, 20 per cent off; Boars, 50 per cent off, and Sta; 40 per cent off from above quotations, General Merchandise. | ; BACS—Grain bags. 5GSKc: San Quentin, 5.560; Wool Bags, 82435c; Flecce T e otton pra Bage Shic, ke s T tor the three grades: Brown Jute, 8%@7%c. COAL—Wellington, ' $8 per ton; New Wel- | lington, $8; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Bu.‘ ver Hill, § 50: Stanford, $7; Rosiyn, §7 Bay, 38 50; Greta, $7: Wallsend, $7 Rlch-| | mond, $7 50; Cumberiand, $13 ‘n bulk and $14 25 in sacks; Welsh An(hmlle m, 313, | Welsh Lump, $11 50; Cannel, per_ton: Coke, $11 50@13 per ton in ok ol $15 in sacks: Rocky Mountain descriptions. $8 45 per 2000 1bs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. OIL—Linseed, 4ic for boiled and 42c for raw | cases, hic more; Castor Oil, in cases, | Bakers' AA, $1 10@1 12 Lucol. 41¢ | for bolled and 3% for raw in barrels; Lard Ofl, | extra winter strained, barrels. 00c; cases, 93c: 41( per "II i cases. Slc: Spe T0c; " Whale Oi llllll 1 white, 50@065c per Ton: Fish OIl In barrels, 45c: cases, 30c: Coo coanut Oil._in barrels, 38¢ for Ceylon and 53¢ | for Austraiian. L OIl.—Water White Coal Ofl in bnll 1 Ol in cases, 20%c: Astral, 201 Extra Star, 24l4c; Elaine, 26 ; deodorized Stove Gasolin me, i { in cases, 23lic: Benzine, in bv.u' 1 in cases. 19%c: SA-degree Gasoline, in | bulk, 21e: in cases_27ie. TURPENTINE—TSc per gallon inf cases and {72 tn drums nd iron barrela. | "RED AND W AD—Red Lead, | 6%c per 1b; White Lead, 6@6%e¢, ll:cnrdl.n‘g uantity. e China No. 3. 84 szg.m 31:‘% No. $5 75@5 90: extra No. aifan, $4 90G5; Japan, SUGAR—The Western Sugar Roflnln‘ Com- pany quotes as follows. per Ib, in 100-1b bags: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 818 Powdered, 5.00c; Candy Granulated. 5.60c; Granulated, fine, 5.50c; Dry Granulat "S0c: Fruit Granulated, 5.50c: Beet er (100-1b bags only), 5.40c: Confectioners' A. 5,50 Magnolla = 5.10¢: Extra C, 5c: Golden d.80c: harrels. 10¢ more; half | b 1, Haw.' | edconne; Granulat. @ e 5o waora: hakas, 505 tmors DTS re. for ail Kinds. Tablets—Hair-barede: | Be: boxes._G.25c per Ib. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Receipts of Produce. FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. 15.416 Wool, bales 6,016/ Fhorts 13,313 Screenings, sks. 3,186 Tallow, ctis 27 { i | Bran. ‘sks | Middiings, ske. Hay, tons ...... 1~ STOCK MARKET. — % Inereasing activity in local stocks and bonds is observable on the Bond Exchange, and yes- terday morning’s busimess was better than for a long time. Fluctuations, however, were neither numerous nor pronounced. Mutual Electric was lower at $13 8T%@13 6215, while Pacific Gi Improvement was higher at $03@03 25. California Fruit Cannmers was weaker at $0@89 50. The oil stocks were dull and not materfally changed. The afterncon market was _much quleter, with sales of Alaska Packers af $147 50@148. The East Sierra Nevada Mining has levied un assessment of 5 cents per share, delinquent §eptember 23. An ent of $4 per share was delin- quent yesterday on the stock of the Oroville Water Company. A special meeting of the stockholders of the Sierra Rallway Company of California has been called for October 28 to vote upon a prop- osition to create a bonded indebtedness of $560,000 in 5 ver cent 40-year bonds. The special meeting of the stockholders of the Spring Valley Water Works, for the pur- pose of assenting to the transfer of the com. has Stock afld—r_ogldflzchany. THURSDAY, Aus. 2/—2 p. m. Dry | Orpheum Compan: AUCTION SALES SPECIAL AUCTION SALE OoF Py B CONTRACTOR’S OUTFIT, tc. AT vamm AND HARRISON STS. THIS DAY, FRIDAY, All‘n 28 atllam This stock must without limit oe reserve. be sold JOHN J. DOYLE, #m Ed L&P 6s. F & C H 6s. Geary-st 5s. H C & S5ls. HC&S ds. Hon R T 6s. L A Elec fs. L A Ry Bs L & L C 6 Do gtd 6s. Do gtd 8. — — LAP lem 5s. —\ — Mkt-st C 68 — Do lem 5s.117% — N RRof C66.10615107 NR Cof C 5s.118% 119 NPCR Rbs. — 1084 NCPCW. — "— NERSs.. - .— NSR®...— — OGLHEs — — OWCghs — — WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa — 60 |Port Marin Co ... — — |Sprim GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cnt L&P. — 5 [SacEG ut = — I8P Mutual B L 13% 14 |8 F Pac G Imp.. 5334 54%/Stkn Pac Lighting — — |U G STEES' BF G&E. 6 61% INSURANCE. Firem’'s Fnd. — i BANK STOCKS. Am Nlu Bk. u'rv.mu L P& A... Anglo-Cal T [Mer Trust Bank of Cal. — |Mereh — Cal -Safe Dp. — — ;s b4 Nmm - First Nationl — SAVINGS BANKS. Ger § & L. — — |Sav & L So. 95 108 Hum S & L. — — |Sec Sav Bk. — — Mutual Sav. — Union T Co. — — S F Sav U. — STREET RAILROADS. California .. — — |[Presidio .... 35 48 Geary .. LRGP POWDER. Glant .65 6 |Vigorit - 8% | SUGAR. Hum P Co = — [KlauesSc — Hawallan C. 43 Makawsit C. 22 24 Honokaa S C nzz 54| Onomen 8 G 38 3 Hutch § P € 13 Paauhau S C 15 — MISCELLANEOUS. Alaska Pack.i48 |Oceanic S Co Cal Fruit As. 89% bow?ac AFA. Cal Wine As. — |Pac C Borx. — Horlllnl Session. 200 California Fruit Canners, s 90.... 90 00 9 50 98 50 3% Hawatian Commercial & Sugar.... 43 50 106 Hutchinson S. P. Co. 13 6215 10 Mutual Electric Light . 13 875 100 Mutual Electric Light . 137 50 Mutlal Electric Light . 13 2% 50 Paauhau S. P. Co 15 0o 5 Pacific Gas Imp 53 09" 5 Pacific Gas Imp 53 25 $1000 S. P. of Arizona 107 75 $3000 N. P. C. R. R. § per 08 00 sswo Pacific Electric Ry 5 per cent.....108 78 8. V. 3 pex omt. 33 mortgage).- @ trest— 50 California-Street R. R... 200 00 8 F Gas and Electric Co. 86 50 $5000 8. P. of C. 6 per cent (I 107 50 Afterncon Session. Boara— 50 Alaska Packers’ Ass'n. 147 30 55 Alaska Packers’ Ass'n ... 148 100 Hutchinson 8. P. Co. 13 75 109 Paauhua S. P. Co.. 15 00 California Stock and Oil Exchange Caribou Oll Co Monte Cristo Off . Morarch Ofl il City Pmounm Peerless Reed Crude Off - San Joaquin Of . terling Ofl .. hirty-Three Oil Twenty-Eight Oil West Shore Ofl . B8 wBBapn: 885 433833 Bay Counties Power . SI{ Central Gas & Mflt ‘al Cotton Mills . Jockey Club Powder Shipping Chll(n Company City and County Bank Cypress Lawn Imp. Co. Eastern Dynamite .. Ewa Sugar Plantation Equitable (Pool) Gas.. Gas Canlumeu‘ Ass'n Honolulu Sugar .... London & S. l‘ BI.DI "-‘d- Mercantile Trust Northern Cal. Pows . Nevada National &nl North Shore Raflroad Pacific States Tel & Tl Sausalito Land and Ferry.. Sperry Flour Company - Standard_Electric Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHAN Following were the sales on the San cisco Stock Exchange yesterday: afi - os 4o 10 an i 300 Sa L -l-:h-n L ® 300 Sterra Nev... g 100 Sterra Nev. 400 Union Con. 36 100 Yel Jacket.. a2 #Iflfllm' N Gots nptum"". » PACIFIC' STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the Pacific Stock Exchange : 300 Caledonia 14 100-Con C & = 500 Chollar . : 1500 Con N 200 - £ S Fult 500 Con C f e 200 Con C 300 Gould 300 Hale & 200 Justice