The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 18, 1903, Page 11

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRKIDAY SfiPTEMBER 18, 1908. '_—-—h_——h_.__.——_______—" SUMMARY OF THE MARK sirect stocks easy on the day. ocal stocks and bonds still quiet. Silver scveral fractions higher. Exchange unchanged. msecd Oil, Red and White Lead marked up. Wheat guict and Bran 1, loz wer. ady. Barley rather lower again. Qats and Corn unchanged. Increasing demand for Rye. iddlings unchanged. Hay as before. Beans unsctticd, but generally firm. Butter, Cheese and Eggs as previously quoted. Provisions declined again at Chicago. 'Wool, Hides and Hops quoted as before. Hogs weak and coming in more freely. ! ienty of Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables on the market. Poultry and Game firm and unchanged. Fresh Fruit in moderate receipt and light demand.’ W eather Report, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17—5 p. m (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) THE COAST RECORD. 13 2 = E BE B8 s sTaTions. ¢ §E §5 H S L z T s | £ 7 ] & 1 ‘00 he country along nia t the for northwest Fogi lumbia a the weather for fruit drying weather may be thirty cooler in isk west- exorpt wind. Fair Friday ng and at night; McADIE, Forecas! ARKETS. | ork 17— 3 . the tm: ver with cent the n whic the Standard t discount rat cks B, sular ading bec > were el and Coal essce was tine, a net it t much to srted 000,000, as ag: in_sympat thd States Steel United Sta per cen High. bt ] 9035 BO% 122 5 i 154 hio prd Paific. ... n of New Jerses. tesapeake & Ohi Aiton Cnt Greet Western W B pf & NV South st pid. South 2d pfd. . swiaware & Hudson Lack & West. & Rio G.. Rio @ prd a Central.. wa Central pfd.. K C thern outhern pfd. Nash. .. & Bt Louls uri Pacific. . Kan & Tex. K & T pfl RR of Mex pl w York Central. 1k & Westorn. e, : Lotk Jsiand COeeee 15,700 some ad from the fact that the Bank showed no ad Americans same period le: et showed some siigh! with the wide fluctuations Total sales, par value, e 25 and old 4s ad- on the last call. dvanc been bokly ession heaviness of Steel com- low record e against Stee bonds previous day's Another feature of the in was not without in on the early week's i States Realt taken k¢ Stock Market. ! tradic n- of were and by prominent | > produce an standard rai smmonly supposed to | together with heavy | f the market up- | n was commission house in ed un- prom- many rumors were Toing’'s improvements were ame dull, and ast hour the Pressed Steel Car. not explained. railway shares parti- which was foliowed by of which prices rece & vesterday's clcse. decline of % of a wes unchanged. The developed after the he seli- | from a Philadel- be on-adverse r of bills 1 group became more & off 4 points and | touching the jow material losses The lance were estimated to exchange advanced meet of the day a. K STOCK LIST. Low Close. 65 HEquagl: o & s ag: salie: LR United States made another shipment of in addition to which the West The banks thus far ard frregu- 65% 4 103% i |§§ ¥ 4 £ | [ Colo { Consolidat Gas Articles— Recel; Shipments. = Flour, barrels . 14,900 8 700 ‘Wheat, bushel . 86,800 149,700 Inter Pay Corn, bushels 405,100 451,100 Inter Pu 161900 161,400 700 27,800 uce Exchange to-day the Butter creamery, 15@20c; dair: teady to firm, 10%@11 Foreign Futures: LIVERPOOL. 3 Wheat— Sept. Oct. Dec pe A % | Opening . 6 4% 65 6 5% e Closing . ek 6 54 6 iy Leather pfd R TG T8N S i H = %1 wheat— Sept. Jan-Apl. § 2553 9% 0. [ Opening . . 2120 21 35 B S e - 095 i | Closing .. L2120 21 35 RS e e e 83 | Opening 30 55 28 55 Total sales.......469,300 shares. | Closing . 30 55 28 55 UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. | C NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Bond transactions | Eastern Livestock Market. st in to-day’s argely arcund the S er industriats. The crop | ich further co was of secondary Rock Island Co pi StL&S . StL & SF ist pfd.. L & SF 24 pfd.. St Louis 8 W . St Louis § W pfd St Paul St Paul p Southern Pacific Southern Raflway Southern Ry pfd. .. Texas & Pacific. ... T.StL&W St L & W fa. fd. vid b ptd Wheel & L E nda Min Co.. yn Rap Tran Fuel & Iron Columbue & H Coal in United Railroads of active. Quotations range from T%@S%c for all grades. APRICOTS—Are firm; choice at 9%@d%ec, extra cholce at 9%@10%c and fancy at 10% @12c. PEACHES—Are quiet at 7%@S%e for cholce and TH@8%c for extra choice. Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—Better weather condi- tions and the growing belief that neither quan- tities nor qualities of the wheat yield has suffered appreciable loss, with lower cables and weakness in corn. caused a weak opening in wheat, December showing a loss of ¥@%ec at S1%@S2ic. On top of these influences came another bad break in September wheat at Minneapolis and there was a rush of sell- | ing orders that forced December back to 81%c | prices was recovered. 308 | No. 2 red wheat, [ 1o choice malting, 53@591c; before the decline was checked and some re- covery scored by influential buying brought about by @ report of a big export business in flour and increased demand. The close was steady, with December off %c at SL%@S1%c. Crop dzmage reports from the country were few and the corn market opened under heavy sclling pressupe. There was a show of strength in tHe closing hour on the -prospect that froat danger is still imminent. Decem- ber closed steady at 52%c. a loss of %@%c. Oats were lower eerly but the late tone was strong and the cash demand wes good. De- cember closed lgc higher at 38%@30c. Packing-house demand turned a weak pro- vision marketsto firm,_ and some ecarly loss in October pork closed 15¢ lower, lard down 10c. and ribs 2ic lower. The leading futures ranged as follow Articles— Open. High. Low. Close, Wheat No. 2— Sept. (new)..... B0 80K 0% 80k | December 82 82 8% 81% May ... LSy % 83l sun Corn No. 2 September ..... 5% 521 December 5liy 513 May A 5% o1y Cats No. 2— Septémber ..... 3% 88 December . 38 3 May ... 5 101 10 Mess Pork, per September ... 1350 13 50 October 1360 13 e May . £ 1350 13 Lard, per 100 September .. 930 930 Qctober 815 827y January ....... 7Y 782 Short Ribs, per September . 890 October 9 0215 January i % Cath quotations were as follows: Flour, firm; ; No. 2 corn, Bl¥c: 0. 2 yellow, 5 hite, 39%e; $1 003%: No. 1 Northwestern, timothy seed, $3 20; me: @13 55 lard, per 100 1 30; short | ribs sides (loose), $8 B5GS ted shoul- ders (boxed), 6%@6He; short clear sid (boxed), 8§%@S¥%c; clover, contract grade, $9 73 @10, x San Francisco: 16,000 | i T, CHICAGO. v & NEW YORK BONDS. CHICAGO, Sept. 17.—CATTLE—Receipts, Do ref 26, reg.100 Mex Central 4s.., 72 | 11,000, including 2000 Texans anti 1000 West- Do Sabon .s..160351 Do 1st ine F 1514 eth - Market dull and lower. Good to prime Do e reg.....100 "|Minn & St L | steers, §5@6; poor to medium, $4@5 20: stock- Do Soupon .....108 (Mo..Kans & T ers and feeders. $2 50@4 15: cows, $1 50@4 50; Do new ds, reg.d Do 2as heifers. $2G4; canners, $1 50@2 00; bulls, $2G Do coupon . . 4.60; calves, $3 50@7 10; Texas fed steers, $3 Do e -1 @+ 40; Western steers, §3 254 50, Do BopPE - - 1103 INor Pac ds HOGS—Receipts to-day, 24,000; ‘to-morrow, oo ool J0134| Do 38 . | 15,000, Market 10@15c iower. ixed and Abs b . 97 [ butchers. $5 60@6 20; good to choice heavy, tch gen 4s . Reading gen 4s... 941, | $5 S0G6 10: rough heavy, $5 50@5 75; light, i Can So was the | ope and the late break in Ten- es in New York | ance at | | StL & 1 M con 5e.111% StL&SYF4s 92 Central .75 |8 y L101% Tex & Pac lsts.. Chi & Alton 3iis. T34 (Tol. St L & W ds. B & Q new 4s. 923, Union Pac 4s M & StP gends 104 | Do gonv 4= & N'W eon 7s..130% Wabash Ists R 1 & Pac 4s. 99%%| Do 2ds .. ,C&St L gn 4s. 93%| Do deb B Chi’ Term 4s .....-731a|West Shore 4 Colo & So 4. my| Den & Rio G .. 99 Erie prior lien $a. 96 Do gen 4s°..... 83 F W& Dc ists. 102 Hocking Val 4145.105 « C « C, ot Con Tob 4s ..... Colo Fuel & 1 Pennsylvania U S Steel .... Manhattan 45 ...102 |Rock Island 4s... L & N unified 45. 95% NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adams Con 10 Little Chief . 17 Ontario 15 Ophir 05 Phoenix e . 07 Potost . 20 - 1 40 Savage -« St Horn Silver 71 00 Slerra Ne I Iron Silver ...... 135 Small Hopes .... 20 Leadville Con ... 02 Standard .. Z300 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Do prefd ...... 69 Call loans ......4 @5 Westingh Com.... 78 Time loans 5%@6 Mining— Bonds— Adventure . 5 Atchison 4s ..... 98 |Allouez 4% Mex Cent 4s.. .. 71% Amalgamate 435 Raiiroad: Daly West 2914 Atchison ... - 5% Bingbam . Do prefd . 891 Calumet & Boston & Albany.250 (Centennial Boston & Maine. 168 |Copper Range Boston L .......138 |Dominion Coal .. NYNHG& 194 [Franklin P Union Pacific ... 72%Isle Royale Mex Central . Miscellaneous Amer Sugar Do prefd .. Amer Tel & T. - 10% 0ld Dominion ... Osceola ... 112% |Parrot 8% Quincy 13 [Santa Fe Copper. Dominion I & §.. 11 Trinity Gen Electric ....232 |United States Mass Elec . 19 {vUtah .... . Do prefd . 78 | Victoria. United Fruit ....101% Winona . U S Steel . . 193 Wolverine . LONDON CLOSING STOCKS. Consols, money.88 15-16/N ¥ Cent . Do acct 89 [Nor & West Anaconda 4 | Do prefa Atchison . 87% |Ontario & Wasl Do prefd . 9214 Pennsylvania Balto & Ohio.... §2%/Rand Mines . Canadian_Pacific.125% Reading -... Ches & Ohio 331 Do 1st prefd. 6% Do 24 prefd Chi M & St P..144% Southern Ry .... DeBeers ... 20% Do pretd . Bilg Denver & R G.... 241 Southern Pac ... 4% Do prefd . & |Unfon Pacific ... 75% Erie .... 29 | Do pretd .88y Do 1st prefd .20 Do 24_prefd . Toy Illinots Central Doy Louls & Nash - .33k MK&T Bar silver, steady, 263%d per ounce. Money, 3@3% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 3%@3 15-16 per cent and for three months’ bills 3 15-16@4 per cent, New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—FLOUR—Receipts, 24,700; exports, 11.400; dull WHEAT—Recelipts, 25,000; spot, easy; No. 2 red, 86%e elevator and §7c f. 0. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $3%c . 0. o. afloat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, 95%c {. o. b, afloat. Ogtions sustained a severe break this morning under liquidation, poor cables, a decline in Minne- apolis and small clearances. Later it rallied and closed barely steady at Yc net_ decline, May closed S03kc. September closed S7%c and December closed 873c. . | and heifers, $1 $5 70@6 25! bulk of sales, $5 €5@6. SHEEP—Receipts, 25,000. Sheep and lambs, strong to 10c higher. Good to cholce wethe: $3 25@4; fair to choice mixed, $2 25@3 75 Western sheep, §2 7043 i0; native lambs, $3 50 @6 10; Western lambs, $3 50@5 45, ST. JOSEPH. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 17.—CATTLE— Recsipts, 3500; dull; natives, $4@4 50; cows 6 05; medivm and heav: SHEEP—Receipts, 1562} strong to 10c higher; | Idaho lambs, $5; wethers, $3 75; ewes, $3 30/ New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—Spot tin was 5s higher in London at £120 16s and futures ad- vanced 7s 6d to £120 15s. The local market for tin was quiet at $27 15@27 60 Cgpper advanced 7s 6d for spot 1o £56 17s 64 in London, and futures there were 58 higher at £56 12 64 Locally copper was nominally unchanged. Lake is quoted at $13 75, electro- Iytic at $13 62%@13 75 and casting at $13 25@ 13 37%. Lead remajned firm here at an advance of | 10 points to $4 50 but was unchanged fn Lon- don at £11 3s 8d. Spelter declined 5s in London to £21, but remained in New York at $6. Iron closed ot GOs 94 in Glasgow and 45s 714d_in Middlesboro. Locally iron was quiet. No. 1 foundry (northern), $17; No. 2 do, §16 50; @18. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Sept. 17.—The cotton market closed. barely steady, 3G7 points lower. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.—Wool, dull, steady: medium grades, combing and cleaning, 16g21c light fine, 15@17%c; heavy fine, 12G14%c; tub- | washed, 20@30c. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Sept, 17.—The offerin=s at the wool auction sales to-day .numbered 12,312 bales, chiefly crossbreds. There was a large attendance and competition was spirited. A moderate supply of Merinos met with a brisk demand for home and Continental spinners. Fine Merinos were firm. American purchases | | included a few lots of medium coarse, Northern Business. 17.—Clearings, $413,331; 17.—Clearings, $352,517; PORTLAND. Sept. 17.—Clearings, $650,008; balances. 363, 17.—Clearings, $308,5844; SEATTLE, Sept. balances, $56,588. TACOMA, Sept. | balances, $20.200. SPOKANE, Sept. balances, $16,574. Northern Wheat Market. WASHINGTON. TACOMA. Sept. 17.—Wheat, unchanged; bluestem, 82c; club,, T8c. OREGON. PORTLAND, Sept. 17. — Wheat — Walla lla, 77c; bluestem, Slc; valley, 80c. —— e | LOCAL MARKETS. #* e Exchange and Bullion. W heat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Conditions remain about the same . Chicago reports the movement g but thal 1t ie stll moteraie, " ex 3@5 15; stockers and feeders, | steady; light, $5 S5 | 5 309, No. 1 foundry (southern) and do soft, $15 50 ‘White Australian, $1 55@1 60; Northern Club, $1 46@1 50; Northern Blue Stem, §1 56@1 57%: + Oregon Valley, $1 521, FUTURES. Session 9 to 11 a. m. ' Open.. High. Low. Close. December ..$1 45 $1 453 $1 45 $1 45% | May ........1 45% 145%. .145% 1 40% { 2 p. m, Session. | Open. High. Low. . Close. | December ..$1 45% $1 45% $1 45% $1 45% | BARLEY—The Montara brought up from the | Southern coast 41,763 ctls, but the major part | of it was en route to Port Costa, so did not | figure on the market. The feeling was weak, | however with both cash grain and futures slightly lower. CASH BARLEY. Feed, $1 1214@1 15; Shipping and Brewing, $1 20@1 25; Chevalier, $1 26@1 50 for fair to choice. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. Low. Close. December ..$1 14 §114% 81 13% $1 14% 2 p. m. Session, December—$1 143. ATS—The Montara brought up 15,1 tfom the lower coast. The market showed no change, some dealers quoting it active and others ‘dull, 3 White, $1 2041 3214; Black, $1 40@1 60; Red, $120@1 223 for common and $1 26@1 25 for choice; Gray, §1 2712 per ctl, Reports from Chicago vesterday at the area affected by frost was X00,000 acres, half of which is & cure against injury, while the damage in the other half Is only partial. The dispatch &aid that a 2,000,000.000 bushel crop is assured. Western, facked, $14214G1 45 for Yellow, 4215 for White and $1 40 for mixed; Cali- fornia large Yellow. $1 50@1 55; small round | do, $1 70@1 75: White, $1 55 per ctl. RYE—The market is showing increasing strength and it is reported that buyers are | trying to secure large lines, Quotable at §1 20 @1 21% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$2 25@2 50 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $4 60@ 4 85 usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $4 5004 60 ctis \ 1 Oregon and Washington, $3 9034 20 per bbi | heavy, for family and $3 90@4 40 for Bakers. | MILLSTUFFS—Prices in packages are as | Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Rye Meal. $3; Rice Flour, $7: $3 26: extra_cream do, $4; Oat Groats, $4 50: Hominy, $4@4 25; Buckwheat Flour, ‘$4 50@4 75; Cracked Wheat, $3 75; Fa- Oats, bbls,’ §7 2508 60; in eacks, $6 | Pear] Barley, $6. Split Peas, boxes, § Peas, $5 50 per 100 Ibs, Hay and Feedstuffs. The Bran market continues to weaken and another decline is announced. Middlings are unchanged. Hay remalns as before. It is i the hands of local dealers, who do not let prices go down. 58 10; per ton. 5 50328 per ton, per ton. Rolled Barley, $24@25 p feal at the mill, $26@26 50; job- bing, $27@27 50: Cocoanut = Cake, $21@22, Corn Meal, $33@33 50; Cracked Corn, $i3 503 54 50: Mixed Feed, $22 50§23 50; Horse Beans. $28G30 per ton. HAY—Whez choice at $15; Wheat and Oat, $11@18 50; Oat, $10@13; Wild Oat. $9 50@11 50; Barley, $9@11: Clover, $8 30@11; Stock, $8@9; Altalfa, $9 509 10 50 per ton STRAW—33@65c per bale, Beans and Seeds. Quotations for Beans have become unsettled of late and some kinds are quoted higher and others lower. s a general thing, the market rules steady to firm. The demand 2 70@2 90; Pea. $3 25; But- $3@3 15; iarge White. SHORTS—$22¢/2: FEEDSTUFFS- ton; Oflcaks however. | No. 2, 4@4%c: grease, 214g! i { | @ | rina $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolled | Smoked Beef, 156 per Ib. Green | compound and 10 | | | | | { i | | ! $2 T5@2 85; Red, $2 D0@3 | Lima, $3 40@3 50; Red Kidneys, nominal; Blackeve. §2 50@2 75 per ctl; Horse Beans, | $¥ 4)a1 50, SEEDS—Brown Mustard, Mustard, nominal; nominal; Yellow Flax, $1 70@1 80;' Canary, | 5@5isc for ern; Alfalfa, nominal; Rape, | 1%@3%c. Timothy 6a8iec: Hemp, 3% @316 per 1b; Millet, 3@3i4c; Broom Corn Seed, $20@ 23 per ton. DRIED PEAS-—Green, $1 80G2 per ctl. | Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. | | | i Receipts of river Potatoes were light yes- | | terday, but the boat that arrived late on the | preceding day brought large supplies and the market was amply stocked. The demand for | local use was stcady, but there was no in- | quiry for shipping and prices were unchanged. | Salinas Burbanks were in limited supply and | firm. The market was overstocked with Sweet Potatoes and there was a sharp drop in prices. Three cars came fn from Merced and receipts from the river were Iiberal. Onions were plentiful and unchanged, Vegetables continued plentiful and prices of most_ descriptions bad but little varlation, String Beaps were in small supply and cleaned up quickly at previous prices, while Limas found quick sale at higher rates. Tomatoes arrived freely, but choice offerings ruled steady at the previously quoted rates. Gréen Peppers were plentitul again and prices were shaded. Choice Green Corn continued bring good prices, while common and inferior offerings were dull. Other Vegctables stabd about as previously quoted, with the demand fair | . POTATOES—Burbanks from the river, 60c@ $1 per ctl, with some fancy higher: Salinas Burbanks, $1G140 per ctl; River Reds, 806 90c per ctl; Sweet Potatoes, jobbing at $1 40 @1 50 per ctl_ ONIONS—50@65¢ per ctl, VEGETABLLES—Green Corn, sack; crates from Alameda, $1 25a1 75; Rerkeley, 75¢@$1 25; Green Peas, 2 String_Beans, 214@3c per Ib; | Lima Beans, 3@3 per box; Sum: $1G1 50 per from i0c per box: Sc_per sack: Cucumbérs, 25@%We per box: Pickle Cucumbers, 3@3%c for'No. 1 and 1@2%c per Ib for others Garlic, 2@3c per Ib; Green Peppers, 30@40¢ per box or sack; Green Okra, 30740c per box: Egg Plant, 35@80c per box; Marrowfat Squash. $10G12 ver ton. | | Poultry and _Gal:!c. Poultry continued firm with the demand go0d, and altbough receipts were liberal, the market cleaned up well at steady prices. Two cars of Western were marketed, making five thus far this week. Retallers were busy stocking up for the Hebrew holiday trade, and oceca- sional sales of fine, large, young stock were reported above the quoted rates, Game of £ood quality sold well. Recelpts were light and prices were unchanged, | POULTRY—Yourg Turkeys, nominal -, $1 50@1 75; Goslings, L $1G5 per dozen for old and $5@6 oung; Hens, 50@6; young Roosters, : old Roosters. $% 50G5; Fryers, $3 506 Brotlers, $3@3 50 for large and $2 50@3 for smail; Pigeons, §1 50 per dozen for old and $1 50G2 for Squabs. GAME—-Rabbits, §1 25 Hare, 5@1 75 per doze: $1@1 25; Wild Doves, 75@90c per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Geese, $2G2 25; The market showed no change yesterday Butter was quiet, Cheese plentiful and dull, and Eggs in mouerate supply and steady. Tecelpts were 36,000 Ibs Butter, 630 cases | Eggs and 48,600 Tbs' Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery, 30c and occasionally Ble for extras and 20@28c for seconds; dairy, 21@24c; store Butter, 17%@19c; cold storage, | 24@25¢; Eastern, 22@24c per Ib. CHEESE—New, 12@13c; Young America, 13@l4c; Eastern, 15@16c; Western, 14@15c per 1b. EGGS—Ranch, 36@37%c for large white se- lected and 30@35c for fair to choice; store, 221,@27c; cold storage, 24G26c; Eastern, 22%@ 27T%c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Receipts of Fruit, while light, were ample, as the local demand was not very brisk and there was practically no Inquiry for Peaches were not as active as on the ing day, and the top quotation for smal only fcr fine | varieties. Offerings in bulk moved slowly, as the canners were backyard buvers. Fancy Apples and Bartlett Pears ruled firm, but low de offerings were abundant and weak. uinces and Prunes were in fair request and prices were maintained. Pomegranates were suddenly plentiful and prices had a sharp cline. Figs were abundant and for the gen- eral run cf supplies Toc Was an extreme Table Graves in Iarge open box ik : request localiy, but_offeri e ings in crates kool ed slowly, there being no shippis mana. Wine Grapes offering tract were Dms i xes | to | | ! mond, $7 50; Cumberland, ! $1G3 per box; Grape Fruit, $1 75G2 25;Mex- | & $11@14 50-with sales of extra | QUINCES per box. m{'lcs—mm;mbumdmwmu boy‘nunxs—mm per crate and 40g50c per x. PEACHES—Small 50c@$1: carriers, 75@90c; large open boxes, i per ton, $200 30 for Clingstones and $25_for Salways. POMEGRANATES—30@T5c for small boxes and §2 60 for large. GRAPES—Seedless, per box; Isabel- la, T6@SOc per crate; other varieties, 35g30c for small boxes: 50@75c for crates and T5c@§1 for large open boxes; Wine Grapes, $20g24 per ey wfnzr‘:%"“:';nmmpe-, $1 25@2 50 ME! A T crate; Nutmeg Melonh, T5cG#1 25 per box: ‘Wa- | termelons, 20@3Cc each. CITRUS Fl(u';‘s—o;;n'm :z .cfl'ofidn:l fan- y Vi 1 T5G2 for chol 259 50 ?}:finmflm; Seedlings, $1@1 25; Lemox: ican Limes, $8@9; Bananas, nominal; Pineap- ples, $2 50@3 per dozen. Dried Fruits,Nuts, Raisins, Honey NEW FRUIT—Apricots, 7@9c _for Rovals and 9@llc for Moorparks; Evaporated Appies, 5@be; Peaches, 5%@Tc: Pears, 3 Neco tarines, 4@4igc for white; Figs, white, 4%@ 4%e In boxes; Plums, pittéd, 3@ic per Ib. PRUNES—1903 crop, 2%@3c for the four sizes; 1902 crop, 2%@2%c for the four sizes. with '15@lc premium for the large sizes. 6%aTe. - NOTS S Wajhuts, No. 1 softshell, 1215G13c; No. 2, 10%@)1%c; No. 1 hardshell, 11}3%12c, No. 2, 10910%c¢; rew Almonds, lic for Nonpa- { refls, 10%ec for T X L, 104c for Ne Plus Ul- tras and 8%o for Langueloe; Peanuts, 3G7c fn; Eastern; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, $1 50 HONEY—Comb, new, 124@13%c for white and 9@llc for amber; new water white ex- tracted, 5la@6lge; light amber extracted, 3c; dark, 3%@4%4c: B AX—27@29c per Ib. Provisions. Chicago was lower again, but without fea- ture. This market was qufet and unchanged. JRED MEATS—Bacon, 12%c per b for 13c for light medium, 15c for lght, 15%c for extra light, 17%ac for sugar-cured and 18l for extra sugar-cured: Eastern sugar- cured Hams, 15%c; California Hams, 155c; Mess Beef, §11 50412 per bbl; extra Mess, $12 @12 50; Family, $13 50; prime Mess Pork, $19; extra clear, $23; Mess,'$20: Dry Saited Pork, 12%¢; Pig Porly, $28; Pigs' Feet, $5 LARD—Tierces quoted at 7%c per Ib for % @10%c for pure; half bar- rels, pure, 11@11%c: 10-1b tins, 11%4@113%c: 5-Ib tins. 11%c: 3-1b tins, 11%e. COTTOLENE—One hait harrel, 9%ec: three Lalf barrels, d%4c; one tierce, 935¢; two tierces, 9%c; five tierces, 93c per ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Everything remains about the same, Wool being affected by the-local strike. Hops firm @nd Hides easy. Several of the wool houses settled with thelr employes vesterday, how- ever, and Tetumed sorting and grading. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1lic under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers, 9%c: medium, 8%c; light, Sc;_Cow Hides, Sc for heavy 'and Sc ror light: Stags, fc: Salted Kip, Sc: Salted Veai, 9%c; ted Calf, 10c; dry Hides, 15@15%c; dry Kip. 13¢c; dry Calf. 17c; Sheepskins, sheariings, 250 30c each; short wool, 40@50c each: medium, 70 @90c; long wool, $1@1 50 each: Horse Hide: salt. $2 75 for large and $2@2 50 for medium, 31 2541 75 for small and §0c for Colts; Horse Hides, dry. $1 75 for large and $1 5¢ for_me- | dium, $1@1 25 for small and 50c for Colts. | Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 32%¢c; dry salted Mexican, 26c; dry Central Americab, 32%ec. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, 75c: large and | smooth, 50c; medium, 35¢c; small, 20c. | TALLOW—No. 1 renderedicflg@lfl;.‘ per 1b: | ¥ 3 ! ) WOOL—Fali_clip—San Joaquin Lambs’. 9@ | 12¢; Foothill, 10G12c; Middle County, 11@13c. Quotations for spring clip are ss follow: Humbolat and Mendocino, 18620c e Nevada, @15¢: Valley Oregon, fine. 1 3 do, medium, | 17@18c; do. coarse, 16@17c per Ib. HOPS—22@26c per Ib, with most asking still hizher prices. Mecat Market. Hogs are quoted weaker again, arrivals be- ing more liberal, though there is To positive decline in prices. DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follow: growers | BEEF—6@Tc for Steers and Uf6c per 1b for_Cows. VEAL—Large, 61:@S%c; small, 9@10c per pound. | MUTTON—Wethers, 714@S8%ec, with fine | stock accasionally 9c; Ewes, 7@Sc per pound. LAMB—9@1(c per pound. PORK—Dressed Hogs, 81,@9%c per pound. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good, sound Livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less 5C per cent shrinkage for Cattle: CATTLE—Steers, 8G0c; Cows and Helfers, T@Sc: thin Cows, 4@5c per pound. CALVES—4@0%c per rouna (gross weight). SHEEP—Wethers, 3@ tc; Ewes, 3@3%c per pound (gross weight). LAMBS—$2 75@3 per head. HOGS—Live Hogs, 150 to 250 Ibs, 6c; under 150 1bs, 51@5%c; Sows, 20 per cent off; Boars, | 50 per cent off, and Stags, 40 per cent off from above quotations. General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, 5@5%c; San Quentin, 5.55¢; Wool Bags, 32G30c; Fleece Twine, 7% @ Sc; Cetton Frult Bags, Glae, 6%c and Tke for the three grades; Brown Jute, $%@7ie. . COAL—Wellington, $S per ton; New Wel- lington, $8; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Bea- ver Hill, $5 50; Stanford, $7; Rosiyn, $7; Coos Bay, $5 50; Greta, $7; Wallsend, $7; Rich- $13 in bulk and $14 25 in sacks: Welsh Anthfacite Egg, $13; Welsh Lump, $11 50; Cannel, §8 50 per ton: Coke, $11 56@13 per ton in bulk and $15 In sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, $8 45 per 2000 ibs and $8 50 per ton, according to brand. OIL — Linseed is higher. Linseed, 49¢ for boiled and 47c for raw in barrels; cases, bc more; Castor Ofl, in cases, No. 1, 70c; Bakers' AA, $1 1081 12; Lucol, 41¢ for boiled and 39¢ for raw in barrels; Lard Ofl, extra winter strained, barrels, D0c; cases. 95c; China Nut, 55@70c per gallon; pure Neatsfoot, in barrels, Tbe: cases. 80c: Sperm, pure, 75o: Whale Ofi, natural white, 50@55c per gallon: Fish Oll, in barrels, 43c; cases, 30c; Cocoanut Oil, in barrels, 58¢ for Ceylon ard 55¢ for Aus- tralian, COAL OIL—Water White Coal Oll in bulk, 14c: Pearl Ol in cases, 20%e; Astral, 20%c: Star, 204c; Extra Star, 24%c; Elaine, 263o! Eocene, 33%4c: deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk, 17c™ in cases, 23%c: Benzine, In bulk, 13c; in cases, 10i4c; S6-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 2l¢: in cases, 27lc. TURPENTINE 78 per gallon in cases and 72c in drums and fron barrels. 500 Andes ....... 164500 Con Imperial. RED AND WHITE LEAD Have advanced | 100 Belcher 1 28 700 Gould & Cur. 31| i4c. Red Lead, 614@7c per 1b; Whits Lead, | 100 Caledonia ... 93| 50 Hale & Norc. e, according to quantity. 300 Challenge Con 3u| 300 Savage ...... SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com-| 200 C C & Va....1 5 pany quotes as follows, per Ib, in 100-Ib bags- Cubes, A Crusbed and Fine Crushed. 5.85c: PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE. Powdered, 5.70c; Candy Granulated, Dry | Tre following were the sales on the Pacific Granulated, fine, 5.60c; Dry Granulated, coarse, | Stock Exchange yesterday: i 5.00c: Frutt Gr-ln;llned.(‘&ar)c:‘ IB‘;:T Gr;nulltod Morning Session. | (100-ib bags only), —: Confection . 5.00c: Mngnalia A, 5.20c; Extra C, 5.10c; Goiden ot - Rl 5e: “D." 4.90c; barrels, 10¢ more: half bar- | 500 Chal Con... 36 | 200 Savage .... 38 rels, 25¢ more: boxes, 50c more; 50-Ib bags,| 100 C C & Va..l 55 | 200 Sterra. Nev. & 10c ‘more for all kinds. Tablets—Half barrels, | 200 Con N York 19 (1500 Stiver HUI. 70 6.10c: boxes, 6.35¢ per 1b. No orders taken for | 200 Mexican ...1 10 | 300 Yellow Jdbk 53 less than seventy-five barrels or its equivalent. | 200 Overman .. 27 | 200 Yellow Jack 56 Recei —t Prid Afterrioon Session. ce1pts o) roauce. 200 Gould & Cur 31 eceipts of ce. 300 Hale & Nor 54 FOR THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, E=l . qr sks... 10.850/Bran, sks....... s % Wheat, T 3:060 Miadiings, ska.. 300 e - Parley, ctls..... 8335 Screenings, ska. 200 TONOPAH MINING EXCHANGE. e B meLie, 203| The following were the sales on the San ‘orn, ctls A st Somopel Beans, sks. 1,610 Hides, No....ll 27 | pegaciseo nd N Mgy yei- 2310 Ouickeiiver nics. ob : o ver, S 171'Leather, rolls. 167 13 Boot Tom.... 92 577 Wine, gals. 22,000 e 10 a:lfi Lime, bbls. 593 22 OREGON. c RN T N @ 8,550/ Bran, sks....... 3360 Afternoon Session. gl 2.500( Middiings. ‘sks.. 870 2,450/ Shorts, 2,873 13 33| Feed, saks. 600 2 AR A o 700 e e YA > b l 50 Mont Ton. 8 100 Mont Ton. b4 Fonide mL e s CLOSING QUOTATIONS. down to $156 in the. afternoon. R R there was nothing new. The market was onty THURSDAY, Sept. 17—4 p. m. moderately active. e th:‘.mh B:m e 2 1and has levied an assessment of 2c per share, | Al 04 06/ Justice . 08 10 delinquent 15. 17 Kentuck 08 ot Kem Canyon Ofl Company, of Fremo has | Belcher I 25 25 Mexican .. w1101 13 lovied” assesament No. 7 of S, dellnquent | Best & Béich:1 8 1 85 Occidentai’ " 35 38 14 Bullion . 501 O e stockholders of fhe Bank of California | Caledonia - % = have signified the!r intentions to take the 25 26 of the new stock to which they are | Chollar 22 30 entitled according to @ o Stock and Bond Exchange. 3 8 a e Point.. 18 18 THURSDAY, Sept. 172 p. m. | Eureka Con. — 6 il Exchequer ... 6 6 Gould & Cur. 6 17 Ask. | Hale & Nore 5 3 =% | Laay wash . e TONOPAH MINES. Bid. Ask. | Bia. Gi'n 3 2 58108 105 B - 28 £5 PR 17 —_ % B i ] 11 e i1 0 15 G £ — & —_— - 56 RUI- | HC & 8 5%s — — |S E G&R Bs. — 104% HC&S5. — — SF&SJV5s — 120% HonRT6s. — — SRofCéls. — — L A Elec 8s. — 106 S P A Gs EATA S = 7 A B e Do gtd 6s. — — DeaE T = o P2 LAP lcm B8, — — —_— - Mkt-st C 6s. — — - - Ngo lcm 5s. — 115% - - R of cuetoeniord il e oy e B g NEchie — —Tlap — = |ana GELDL Suitable for all purposes. g+ B T slines v S Also span stylish bay carriage geidings, 16.2 NCPCB8s — — Do 4s 2dm. — 100 | one single-footing saddle mare, N SR 8s.— 100 | Do 4sdm. 98 100 Consigned from Siskiyou and Lassen counties, COLR G — s el - = Sale Takes Place g orde. = = [ — — |Monday, September 21,1903 At 11 a. m. at Contra Costa — — || = D, 1732 MARKET ST. i [Spring Vi Bu S ST AR o F. CHASE. & G0, - GAS AND ELECTRIC. Livestock Auctioneers. Cent L & P. — 5 |SseEG&R — — Horses mow at yard. “nll‘ll“l.lflélAE*G‘Sro&Efl - EeEEE—————SSPEPEED U b S F Gas . - - Poc G 3% 5% S 8B C © | EXAMINATION HELD FOR Pac Lighting 56% — - - 125 Paauhau 35 S F Gas 20 Makawel 345 Paaubau 25 S F Gas Ofl Stocks— | Caribou Oil Co. Four 0il Hanford O Home O1l . Imperial Oil | Independence ‘Ol Junction Oil Kern Ofl . Lion 01l Monarch Oil . Peerless Oil . Reed Crude Oi Sterling Oil .. Mis Abby Land & Alameda Sugaj American Bisct American Dist; Bay Counties | Cal Central Gas & E! Cal Cotton Mills. . Calitornia Jockey California Powder Cal Shipping Co Cal Title Ins & . Central Bank of Oakland. Chutes Company .. City & County Bank Cypress Lawn Ewa Sugar Pl Honolulu Sugas London & § F Paraffine Paint Postal Device San Frarcisco United Gas & ‘Western Fish Board— 500 Monarch . 400 Lion Ofl . 625 Pittsburg 1 Hanferd Of Street— 200 Home O1l, day: - MISCELLA. Alaska Pack.1556% 1501} Cal Fruit As. 835 95 Cal Wine As. 96 2 Board— $5000 Market-st R R con §s bonds. $2000 Pacific Electric Ry bs... $2000 S P ot Arizona (1910) 10 Spring Valle: Afternoon Session. ‘Board— 20 Alaska Packers' Association. 10 Alaska Packers' Assoclation. . 10 ‘Alaska Packers' Assn, s 90. 65 Giant Powder Con. 10 Hawatian Com & Sugar. 20 Hutchinson S P Co. 85 S F Gas & Electric Co. Street— 5 Glant Powder Con.. Monte Cristo Ofl. Oil City Petroleum. San Joaquin Ofl Thirty-three Oil . Twenty-eight Oil | Union 0il United Petroleum . | West Shore Oil... lianeous— Eastern Dynamite . Equitable (Pool) Ga Gas Consumers' Assn Mercantile Trust .. Northern Cai Power. Nevada Naticnal Bank North Shore Railroad Grphenm Company Pacific States Tel & Tel Sausalito Land & Ferry. Sperry Flour Co.. Standard Electric . Truckee Electric Union Sugar ... 100 Sovereign Ofl 100 Home Oil . 10 Hanford Oil . INSURANCE. STOCKS. LP&A.. Mer Trust . Merch Ex S F Nationi Sav & L Soc Sec Sav Bk. Unton T Co. STREET RAILROADS. California ..195 210 | Presidio .... Geary .. - = POWDER. Giant........ 643765 | Vigorit .... SUGAR. Hana P Co... 10c — |Kilauea S C Hawalian C. 45 46 |Makaweli C. Houokaa S C 1322 — |One X Hutch S P C 13%; — |Paauhau S C 97%s) Morning Session. S P Co... & Electric C ‘Water. i S'P Co. & Eleetric Co. Bid. 100 67 130 00 85 gas: Y Impt. i uit . rict Tel. Power. Impt Co antation. i Bank (Ltd)... & Tmpt Drydock Electrie... Co. OFFICIAL SALES. Morning Session. i . = 30. Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE. ! The followirg were the sales on the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board vester- Morning Session. 17 . 03 100 Ophir ‘on_ 33 300 Potosi . -1 55 500. Silver Hj 19/ 100 Union Cx Afterncon Sessjon. 200 Exchequer TRUSTEES' CERTIFICATES. SF G & E. 6% €8 & 8 Mg i s Ila B ar =19 S& 2 gsunseEEE ase 88 w53 83t 838 30 8 16 ‘on. o BER, BEERELH] ghyeERegny 2 88 { | | f i } & b | | California Stock and Oil Exchange ECEERg T4 VETERINARY SURGEONS Under New Law Candidates Must Be Graduates of Duly Authorized Colleges. The semi-annual examination of candi- dates by the State Veterinary Medical Board was commenced yesterday at the rooms of the Civil Segvice Bureau in the City Hall, twenty-five candidates present- ing themselves to take part in the exam- ination. Under a law passed by the recent Leg- islature, which goes into effect to-morrow, the candidates who hereafter desire to be authorized to practice as veterinary sur- geons must be graduates of a duly au- thorized veterinary college. The State board will confine its duties to issuing authority to capdidates by examining the diplomas presdfted from recognized coi- leges. ° The examination yesterday was con- ducted by the following members of the State board: Dr. D. F. Fox of Sacra- mento, president; Dr. E. J. Creely of San Francisco, secretary: Drs. W. J. Oliver and W. D. Morrison of Los Angeles and Dr. J. J. Streets of Ventura. The examination held yesterday was written and was confined to the subjects of “Theory and Practice of Veterinary Medieine, Veterinary ~Surgery, Anatomy and Materia Medica.” The examination papers of the candidates will be marked to-day by the State board and the results will be announced to-day. The State board will close its meeting here with a ban- quet. : A Have you seen the Cats Funny, aren’t they? Well; they are mot half s howling as the “Meows of a Kitty.” By Kate Thyson Marr i i | - Steamers leave San Fran- cisco as follow: For Ketchikan, Wrangel, Juneau, Haines, Skagway. ete., Alaska—11 a. m., Se 18, 25, 3 C to company’'s Beattle. For_ Victorta, Vancouver. Port Townsend, Seattle, Ta- coma, Everett, Whatcom—11 a. m., Sept. I8, 23, 28, Oct. 3. Change at Seattle to this com- pany's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Seattie for Tacoma to N. P. Ry.; at Vancou ver to C. P. Ry. G For Eureka (Humboldt Bay)—Pomona, 1:30 p m., Sept. 19, 25, Oct. 1; Corona, 1:30 p. m.. Sept. 16, 22, 25, Oct. & For Los Angeles (via Port Los Angeles and Redondo), San Diego and Santa Barbara— Santa Rosa, Sundays, § a. m. p State of Callfornia, Thursdays, 9 a. m. For Los Angeles (via San Pedro and Sast San Pedro). Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz. Mon- terey, San Simeon. Cayucos., Port Harford (San Luls Obispo), Ventura and Hueneme. ) Coos Bay, 9 a. m., Sept. 14, 22, 30, Oect. & Bonita, 9 a. m., Sept. 18, 26, Oct. 4 For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose det Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Ro- Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m.. Tth of each month. For further information obtain folder. Right Is reserved to change steamers or sail- tng_dates. = 1 OFFICES—4 New Montgom- ery street (Palace Hotel), 10 Market street and Broadway whart. Freight office, 10 Market street. C'D. DUNANN, General Passenger Agenty 19 Market street. San Francisco. O. R. & N. CO, “Columbia’ ealls Sept. 10, 20, 30, Oct. 10, 20, 80. “George W. Eider” sails Sept 18, 23 Oct. 5. 13. 25. Oniy steamship line to PORT- LAND, OR., and short rail line from Portiand to all ooints East. Through tickets to al points, all rail or steamship and rail at LOW- EST RATES. Steamer tickets include berthy and meals. Steamer salls foot of Spear st. ac 1 a m S F. BOOTH, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept.. 1 Montgomery. C. CLIFFORD, Gen. Agt Frt. Dept.. 3 Montgomery st. IMPORTANT! Change of Sailing Date. S.S. ST. PAUL, For Nome and St. Michael WILL SAIL ON THURSDAY, September 24 2P. M Instead of 20th inst., advertised. NORTHERN COMMERCIAL €O., 645 Market st., San Francisco. 0800905000000000000000 T0YD KISEN KAISHA, (ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO.) Steamers will leave wharf, corner First and Brapnan streets, at 1 p. m.. for YOI N and. Shanghal. “and _comnecting® oé ngl - with steamers for India, ete. No as previously cargo received on board om day of 8. 5. HONGKONG MARU (calling at ...Saturday September 19, s. 8. NIPPON MARU.. 5. S. AMERICA MARU........ <aes Te Laaseen «.Tuesday. November 10, 1908 Via Honolulu. Round trip tickets at reduced 5. 8. MARIPOSA, for Tahitl, 20, 11 a m. §.8. ALAMEDA, for Honolulu, Sept.26, 11 a.m. 8. 8. VENTURA, for Honolulu, Samca, Atek- tand and Sydnéy, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2 p. m.