The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1903, Page 13

‘ THE SAN FRANCISCO A CALL, WEDNESDAY, . DEC MBER 2, 1 MMARY OF THE MARKETS. i Bonds quiet. Stocks higher on the da\' tion lower. Exchange as before quoted. and featureless. Freights still very low. ith larger offerings. Oats steady. md dull. Ryevery .sloz. nt in Flotir and Millstuffs. ipments of Gold coming here from New York. Shorts lowwer. Middlings firm, zcith light offerings. iy and in good shape or styll for scllers. ns firm and other sorts quict and tweak. lower under excessive supplics. cgs firnt and in very- light supply.. Cheese still overplentiful. enty of Hogs arriving. s, Bacon and .I,ard_ in liberal supply and weak. Jops active and firm at a slight advance. Market more or less weak. inseed Qil declined 4c per gallon. Beef .and: Mutton-slightly higher. Veal unchanged. Hides.quiet and easy. Wool dull and unchanged. No wariation in Dried Fruits 3nd Raisins. Nuts steady: - Honey; still dull. Citrus Fruits in ample supply. Poultry plentiful and casy. Fresh Fruits selling fairly. Game in good demand. Omnions weak. Potatoes and I "egetables quiet. Meat Prices. . retall prices for mests are Butchers’ Protective As- Retail Roast, 15@18c; Porterhouse | Tenderloin Steak, 15@18c; Sir- Top Round Steak. 12%ec; | S@10c: Soup Bones, 15@20c: Shoulder Roast , 15@20c; Stew ider Roast, 10@12%c; @hops, 15@18e. the cheaper grades, regular prices on $58,502,143 40 $143.000 118,015 $261,015 ¢ather and Crops, W, 12 e Weekls report of A G. the chmatic and crop service of r Buteau, is s follows: mary.—Generally cloudy weath- over the -northern portion of the frequent dense fogs in the grea: along the coast and bay sections. in the Sacramento the northern coast. In the weather was clear; during the first part of the week ery warm during the latter. On Friday | © tempegature.reached 90 degrees at Los | o and B4 degrees at Sun Diego. A few | frosts occurred,. but caused no The rains over the morthern portion of the State during the preceding week were very beneficy and condition for all “kinds of ferm work from the. Central San Juan Valley northward, ex- cept in fhe cxtreme northwest where it is most 106 wet for cultivation. Plowing and seeding are progressing rapidly throughout the porthern pertion of the State and the early sown grain is up and making good growth. fn the south raim is badiy needed, and farm- ng éperations mre &t a standstiil juntil the raine beg Grass bas made rapid growth n the morthern portion of the San Joaquin Yalley Bnd northward and green feed §s be- oming plentiful in the Sacramento nd the comst and bay sections. Stock are im. ng rapidly whers there is green feed hards and vines are being pruned in many ocmlities and plowing orchards 1§ progressing rapidly the comst and bay section and the Racraments Val! Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley &es are ‘ripening and large ship- e The yield and quality are Szl Oranges are ripeming rap- uthern Cal ments contin: continue. Olives are making €000 progress. - The last of the graps rop has been shipped to the winerles. Sacramento Valley —The weather during the past Week "has been generally cloudy and fogey &t uight and in the morning and clear during the middie of the @ay. ere oocorred on U excellent rondition for - all ricwing and seeding are Barly sown grain js Srase hac grown rapidly beeoming plentifyl. 8 Pruning orchards and ng rapidly. Orchacds are being plowed in many sections. Oranges are ripening rapMly and arge shigments @re being made from some sections here plenty of water in the srreame Coast anA Pay Sections.—The westher dur- 1n% the past week has been warm and ecloudy. with & few light showers in the northern see- Dense fogs have prevailed during the his and early mornings in the bay and southern coart sections. Except in the ex- treme north. where ft = most too wet, the ground is in excelient condition for farm work. tion Grase s rapid growth and green feed is getting plentiful in ail sections. Stock are imorov- ing rapidly. Good progress is being made in plowing and pruning’ orcherds. Large ship- ments of celery continue. Cloverdale oranges sre making setisfactory progress and are in #00d condition San Joaquin Valley.. fogEy weather with heavy dews, during the pasi week. In the of the valley the ground is in excelient con. dition for cultivation and plowing and seed. ing are progressing; in the southern where the recent rain was littie plowing has been done. i ¥ v light frosts are reported 70 damage. Orange picking and tinue anf the frult is reported quality Dlives are makine w‘. a 21| McAdie, section | and the ground is mow in excellent | Vailey | nd pleasant during the past week was clear the first portion and very warm the last few tadly days. Rain is needed to soften the O cred rapidly sections they are m Guavas are in their v for shipment rime and the vield is | above that of last year at this time. Other citrus fruits are making good growth Large quantities of dried fruit are being ehipped Celery is being shipped in large guantities. Los Angeles Summary. —Abnormally hot at | close of the week with drylng win There | is as great demand for irrigating water as at any time during the season. Rain is badly needed for farm work and to stop irTigating. are. mot coloring as fast as was ex- Fureka Summary—eather conditions dur- ing the greater portion of the week were fa- vorable for farmf work. Considerable plow- ing and seeding./ Barly sown grain and grass are growing_ nicely ¥ eather Report. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time SAN FR "0, Dx owing are the sea ompared with those rainfall in last twen The date, as Independence ...... Luis Obispo Los Angeles San Diege Pordand Red Bluff. Roseburg acramento it Lake san Franc AND GENERAL | WEATHER CONDITIC FOI CAST. The pressure has n rapldly from Eureka northward and has fellen rapidly over Nevada and Utah. A storm of considerable energy is moving southward over the y Mountain on. | " Cooler weather prevaiis in Southern Califor- | nia. Warmer ‘weather prevails in Nevada. Rain has fallen at Eureka and all of the | northern stations. Tule fog prevails in the great valley. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty | | hours ending midnight, December 2: | Northern _ California — Cloudy | cooler at night; light southerly wind. Southern - California—Fair ~Wednesday, coming cloudy at night; southerly wind. Nevada—Cloudy Wednesday; much cooler | Wednesday night. | “San Francisco and_vicinity—Cloudy Wednes- | ga: vgnt southeriy wind, changing to north- erly. A, G. McADIE, District Forecaster. — —x EASTERN MARKETS. | x be- | x New York Stock Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—There was a consid- erablé increase of activity in to-day's steck market and a generally higher range resuited. The movement continued hesitating and some- what irregular and the small net changes re- sulting in some of the fhore active stocks left suspicion of professional manipulation. Even purpose of the supi manipulation was the subject of Goubt and dispute, covering such carrying suppositions as a professional move- ment agalrist the shorts, the bidding up of prices for the purposé of marketing long stock and even a purpose on the part of the bearieh professionals to make a_market for putting out fresh short lines. Speculative sentiment over stocks was equally confused. There was ittle in the news of the day to favor an advance’ in prices and some of the news was aistinetly unfavorable. The report of net earnings of ‘the Brie for -October showed a decrease of $375.756, compared with 1902. This was without effect, partly because it had been foretold and was known to have been due to ng expenses. of gross ngs for the third week in November thus far pub- Mished show an increase on the average of less than 2 per cent. Aum‘hmmmcm assured industrial list was -u:l- fell an extreme 2, but ‘There Whmw continues firm, but the high m—mhuulyluwmt.m-nh 9 Pex, cent yesterday, Wednesday; | trregular, United States 38 advenced 3 per cent last cail. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. | High. Low. Close 66! 67 300 911, 9oly i TI% T8l Ti 57% ST 8T usk 178 s Chesapeake & Ohio. 2,000 3l 3 icago & Alten... 200 - 83§ 82 i & Alton pfd... 0% 703 i Great Western. ~ 900 15% /Chi G W B prd.... e Py Chicago & N W.. "'400 16615 Chi Term & Trans. 200 8% ChT&Tprd.... ..... e C. C, C & St Louis 100 73 s Colorado Southern. 1,200 13% 1315 Colo South 1st pfd. 300 53 3 | Colo South 2d pfd.. 400 213 157 % Delaware & Hudson Del, Lack & West.. Denver & Rio G. | Den & Rio G ptd Erile T’§ Erie 671 Erie 24 pfd £ | Great Northern pid Hocking Valley.... T4 TeY TeY Hocking Val pfd 4 83y 839, | Tiiuois Central 130 120 120 Iowa Central....... 214 2% 20 lowa Central pfd.. 31 At 38l K C Southern...... 1 8y 19 K C Southern ptd.. 35 349 35 Louis & Nash...... 107 105% 107 Manbattan L. .500 140 130% 139 Metropolitan St ny 5300 118Y 116% 117 Minn & St Louls.. ..... o 50 Ontario & Western. 21 G Pennsylvania ... sh 140 usw Poles l/\u(l nn Y eading ... Reading 1st p’d bl 15& s Reading 24 pfd. 38 u Rock 1sland Co 25% 24% 283 | Rock Island Co pfd G0k ey ey | StL & SF 1st ptd. StL & SF 2d_pfd. Bl 4 45\. St Lowis § W.... 4 14 134 St Louis 8 W pfd. 32% 32 32 | st Paul.. 1408, 1387 140 St Paul p 1M 1720 172 Southern Pacif 483, 4Bn 461 Southern Railw: 208 19% 208 Southern Ry IR T8l 2% 245 244 g b8 B X % YL T 500 300 '1“:% “}2 . : 20% - 13 361 348 3614 \\ heeling " & LOE.. 100 16% 15% 16 Central.. 600 17 16% 187 | “n Central pfd. 400 37y 8TR 376y Express C »mbanm4 Adams 100 220 220 220 American United Statas Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamaetel Cop.. 21,600 Am Car & Fndry 600 Am Car & F pfd. 200 Am Linseed Off Am Lin Oil pfd Brookiyn Rap Trn. Colo Fuel & Iron.. Columb & H Coal.. Consolidgted Gas 00 General "Electric 300 | Internatnl Paper. 100 { Internl Paper pfd, 200 | Internanl " Pump. s intern! Pump pfd. . Natlonal Biscuit 200 ial Lead. 1,200 1.400 500 Pullman Pal Car.. 100 Republic Stee 400 Republic Stee! pfd. 6,400 Rubber Goods . 00 Rubber Goods y(d 360 Tean Coal & Iron.. 300 U § Leather.. 300 J l’llhtr pfd 100 Rub) 100 Rebber pia. Steel - 5,400 eel prd 22,600 rn Union Total sales. ....524, 400 UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO, "\d:-t\ YORK, Dec. 1.—No bond transactions NEW YORK BONDS. val 4ips. & N unified 4s. 98 coupon s, reg. . Do counon 101 o Atch gen 4s 100k Cen gen Do adf 4s 8T " Nor Pac 4s . | Atlantic C iine 4. 93 | £ Do Bal & Otio 4s....100% Nor & W Do 3is 943, (07 § Lis & parti Central of Ga . 105 Pa conv 3l Do 1t inc Readiny en 4 Ches & Ohio 415 ¥ 85 02 . T2 871 Ry 58 1121, o {Tex & Pac isia: 11415 . -C, C &=hxn¢sfi5\.xnl SL&W 4s. 68 Chi Term 4s.. Union Pac 4s....102: | Cons Tobacco 04 Colo & So 4s o8’ | Den & Rio 131 Erie prior. lien 4 5975 Do gen 48 84 8 iF“'nDCIluIV.’Vl 59 i NEW YORK MINING STOCKE. | Adams Con 10]Vittle Chief . 08 | Alice . : [Ontario . 800 | Breece 200 | Bruns_Coi 2 Com Tunnel 20 Con Cal & Va 26 Horn _Silver B4 | Tron Siver ... 15 Leadville Con L 4| Adventure . Allouez Mass Elect pfd... 77 United Fruit..... 85 - /4 2 21 | within the first M-\fl are offset an equai &= "“‘"""“‘Em‘ua..m treasury 3 anh!nm ‘s, was, bt firm echanged. WHEAT—Recelpts, 103,350 huu-: exports, 56,300 bushels. Spot steady. 2 ved, S54¢ elevnwr and S9%c r‘ o. hi:.l‘“'t ‘lfi i {(nhn:‘ o. b./aficat; No. 1 ha e Bchital, £ 4 1B atoat Or sned firm and higher on small Northwest wmlm.l and bullishress, anh\sd by lght con- | tracts supply. Later Jeclt under i ing Wlflr ~eceipts, clocing | KB fomer. ay, 84 13-16@85 1318, close] | 84%ec: July. S0%@S1%ec, closed 803%.2; Decom- ber, 88! e Firm. FEE—’ ket for eo futures (TR Cusd el et ok Sales, ~mu,u‘fi \ncludmg o e invoice,' 8 + ";uclm-n.- rieaiy; nnn-a quiet. | DRIED FRI 'VAPORATED Al mls—— markst eon- tinae 1:‘-)-7 with_supplies fafr_and | slew. Com'r‘nw. 4@5c; prims, 6@5%c: choice, | B e ?z‘v?um—cnm. rating from 2%c to 8140 | fo: al' PRIEOTS remain In {ndiffurens H bus are steady, owing to the abasnse Choice quotcé_at 9 exira cholce. l0g10%ci ¢ (mc’ a1 PEACHES are dull, o !a:ic. extra cholce, ‘lli&\( “rancy, 1 i | Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Deo. 1.—The fact that there were. practically no dellveries on December con- tracts created bullish sentiment in December ‘wheat early and an advance of %c was made | hour. The better prices | brought out large realising sales and the ad- | | vance waa lost. May opened unchanged to %c | 'hlgher at 81%c to S1%c, and although this de- livery recelved considerable support from the ‘IEMIM bulls, and notwithstanding the lhnrp by | Weather in Argentina. com; | clearances, lower prices in all cutside markets |and @ fatrly large increase in elevator stocks ket _ylelded to 80%e. Prices rallied somewhat, hut the | close was lower, with May off RBYe at 877 | December closed 1@%c lower at 81l4c. . May closed | a shade lower at 42G42%c. . The feature In cate was the liquidagon of | May. May closed a shade lower at | Larger receints of hogs than ey ind » | decline of 10c in orices at the yards caused heavy selling of provisions. The close was | steady, January pork being off-Be, lard & shade lower and ribs down 73gc. The leading futures ranged as follows: | Tartictes— Open. High. Low. Closs. | Wheat No. 2— | Dec. " (new) 2y sy sy 81| | May Si% 81 80 81 | July 76 . 78 8% 5% | _Com | Decemben 41% 2y B 42 May 42 2% 42 4215 42 28 0% 42 { B 3415 3e% May .. 35% 36 July Bl WY 33 Meu Prrk per hbl— January . 1090 109 1080 1 . 11 17% 11 20 11 i Lard, per 100 ibs— & [ U' 6 42% 6 40 d h\: 6 50 6 421 Tbs— 5 821, 5 82% B Tl 6021y 602% 5uTy Cash _quotations were as follows: Flour, | steady; No. & wheat, T01:@82c; No. 2 red, 847 : No. 2 corn, 42 2 yeliow. idc} Nol3 white, 35@381c; No, 3 good ' feeding harlev 35e. 1o choice matting, 42 No. 1 flaxseed. Ng 1 Northwestern, 07ic; prime timothy séed, $2 80: meax pork. per Bartel. $11 13556 11°%5; Jard, per 100 Ibe. $6 471466 50 ‘short Tibe sides lioous) 36 25Q4 &0 diort slse eides | (boxed). $6 124@6 25; wh basis of high ves. $1'27; clover, contract grade, $11. Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. | barrel 4,600 46,500 | 456,300 | 157,000 215,200 2,500 560 Cn the Produce Exchange to-day the butter ! market was firm. Creamery, 16@25c; dairy, i0c,, CEBn ensler, 23G20C. Cheese, stead: 1061035, 14 Foreign Futures. L1v] ERPUOL March. May. ‘S 5 6 4% A 3% | 641, 631 Nov. Mar.-June. 5 30 10 - f_zs 2 New York Metal Market. NEW TORK, Dec. “Tin was rather London, spot there advancing 10s b to R R 64, while futures were 12e 04 hi Rt 125 6d. 1‘!’3;uy tin was quiet, witl -wl quoted | Copper advanced s 8d to £55 for. spot and | 28 4 to £54 10s for futures in London. Locuily T e S e Y a a . electrol and casting at $12. AT lll;. Lead was flflthlm“ at £ ll Lon- dopana 3t §4 25 in New York Rur Spelter 6d in Lon- advanced 7s 6d to £20 125 64 d: but was lower locally, with spot quoted a 9d in Middlesboro. ly iron s quiet; |1 foundry, Northern, is quoted at § [2 foundry. mott, Southern. at $13 50@14. Exports of copper for the month of Novem- ber, according to the compilation of the New | York Metal E: e, were 14.522 tons, the total for the eleven months 123, | 503 "tone, against 165,515 tons last yose: New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 1. closed steady af N_n ‘The cotton market net advance of 18@29 m‘:’:‘t. Eastern Livestock Market.\ CfllCAGO Al Dec. Receipts, mn.wllcn:ln‘lu 1500 ‘l‘mn 1:{0!&— -Ay. nol ) medium, Sn‘ nodm“lnd t.-a-u. $24 10° ' ...:*..,"t:..:fig‘“ ol BT 2 30,000; to-m Nort W heat Market. mm Dive: valley, Tae. e alla. COMA. fiw-.n.-uu, 'Dl‘- ! ehanged: biue stém, club, Tée 4 St. Louis Wool Market. Dee. 1. in the Nerthwest combined to create hurhn i Tron ciosed at 48s 9d In Glaseow and at 41s | ‘wools is with conditions steady. The foreign mmm is duil. Territory quota- tions: .w % gtie; wm ing, fine, MI‘. ch. “l‘;a ‘!hl’l" L‘uh Montana, ln- chotce, edium cholce. 19G20c; staple, c: medium choice, 20@21c. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Dec. 1.—The offerings at the wool auction sales to-day numbered luoo l-lel Crossbreds were in strong demand and fine grades were firmer, while medium coarse mm unchanged. halfbreds sold ly. Greasy merinos sold well. P | LOCAL MARKETS. N 3 | » l E.rchange and Bullion. Wires from New Yorl .nnm rday day reported ‘:ln; engagemept of about n Japanese tor unmr! to San Francisco, and furthermore | reported the shipment of $1,000,000 in gold from New York to San Francisco. The latter item has already been mentioned. There were no important variations in Silver 8% Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTS A _French | been taken on the spqt for Wheat mt:unp--,;‘ i1is 34, and several have recently been char- | tered for Barley at this figure, which is there- | | fore the ruling rat ‘at the moment. It ls very !low. The chartered Wheat fleet in port has registered tonnage of 925, against 33.'” foason the same date Tast year; disengaged. 933 tons, against 44 740; on the way to this | WH‘E‘:‘; Rewrt:uhnm m Argentine say that recent rains the weather has been nnn -nd harvest prospects are excellent. Chicago was lower, with no news worthy of note. is market is unchanged, ml- A ana Cathres. for the former at ;'fi‘d’ Joioss. WHEA' a Ciab 81 4061 42%; California wm Aum-n-n. $1 14; Northern Club, P dogi gy > Nnnm hucstei, $1 5001 5134 5 1 40, UTURES. Session 9 to u May .. som 39:“‘1 a% s oin st sin | | December. ... | 2 n m. Session. " H& “la* fiMa 81 Hfi as to cash { BARLIJY—BM)I tuh mln and rumm lre lower, owing chiefly to increased offerings and | expectations of large deliveries on December - | contracts. At lhe same time it is said that there is still ember short interest, Which ‘ought toWender the market firm, I not i now at least lner on. 'ASH BARLEY. Fred, $1 06% G\ 1215 Shippin and Bre !n 15@1 20; Chatier $1 ML 4s for Tare o chol FUTURES. Sessicn § 10 1130 8% m. ! - Hu Low. Close. | May ... 51 $105 108 | ' December. | W\bld Nl',fi asked. | 2p' m lon. i No sales. OATS—The trade reports a fair movement at | firm " prices. Offérings are ample, but not ex- | Sbatve. bd recelyts have hesn running very | moderate of late. i { “'hlle,’ 20@1-30; Black. $1 1 60; Red, | $1 10@171215 for feed and $1 25@1 35 for seed; Gray, nominal (none here.) | CORN—The market continues dull and mora ler less weak, though prices show no further | change. ! | Western sacked. $1 274@1 30 for Yello 30 for White nnd $1 25@1 2715 for Mixed California large Yellow. $1 231,@1 30; .small round do, $1 40@1L 60; White, $1 25@1 30 per eti. RYE—Is still slow of sale at $1 25@1 30 per | etl. | BUCKWHEAT—$2 23G2 50 per ctl | | Flour and Millstuffs. The demand for' Flour and Millstufts contin- | ues average, with ne change in quotations. FLOUR-California Family Extras, $1 600 4 8. usual terms: Bakers' Extras, $1 50@4 60 Qregon and Washington. $3 9064 30 per bol tor Flfl.l“y and 'I 0G4 40 for Bakers'. MILLSTUFFS8—Prices in Dltku!l are as fol- lows: Graham Flour. §3 25 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour, $3 25 :"Rice Floar, Corn ' Meal, ; extra cream do. $4 Groats, Hominy, $4 Flour. '$4 350G+ 75; Cracked rina. 84 50: “hcl- “hzll Flour, '\; 30 | Oats, bbl sacks, $6 | Peari Raricy, 39: Spitt Pn! boxes, Peas, $5 50 per 100 1bs Hay and Feedstuffs. HBran and Shorts are quoted weaker, while Middlings are very firm under light offerings. Hay is steady at the familiar quotations. with a good demand, which keeps the market in good shape for sel - Oficake Meal and Cocoanut Cake are higher. -BRAN—$19 30620 50 per ton. umrvu\es 26 50628 50 per ton. SHORTS—$19 30620 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS - Rolled Barley, $24 30825 pe ton: Oil Cake Meal at the mill, $27@28 30; jfib. Link, "$35630; Cocomnat Cake, $21622; 'Corn | Meal, 3047 racked Corn, $30 50431 50: ‘ !letnl Feed, $22 bf'fl ; Horse Beans, $30@ T ton. AY—Wheat, $14@10 30; Wheat and~Qat. $12 50416 30; Oat, $13@13; Wild Oat. 13 50: Barley, $11@13; Stock, $10G11: | $10612 50 per ton | STRAW—40G65: per bale. 31 Alfaita, Beans and Sced. Lima Beans have advanced slightly and are | quoted firm, with the growes not offering at present. The other descriptions show consid- erable change in a small way, generaily toward ! lower prices. The market continues inactive, | with more sellers than buyers. There is no change in Seeds. BBEANS—Bayos, $§2 30% 50: Pea, $3: But- | tere, $3 25 small wmu rge_ White, | 50 $2 25a@2 60 R&d 25; Pink. 3: Red Kidneys, $4 25: Blackeye, Horse Beans, 81 302, $2 65a2 85: B e T e | 5 a for . Basteen: . Alfalta, 11@11c; Rags: e; y. 6@6lac; Hemp, 34@8 e‘ | per Ib: dullet, 3@8%5c; Broom Corn Seed, $205 per’ DRIE‘D ‘PEAS—Green, §$1 8082 per ctl. | Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. | Receipts of Potatoes were light, but the mar. Fh. particularly river ki and such stock wved alowly. Fancy Salinas Burbanks were | Tteady. while Oregon were dull, as buyers were | lding off awaiting the arrival,of the <o pelliig s hourly_expected witR~1ib- | i eral supplies. There were no fresh Sweets re. | ceived, and old stock. which was plentiful, was | dull at vrevious prices. Onlons were rather | weaX than ise. and sales at the top quo- tatlon were rare, $1 5 being about the top for | the common run of supplies. As usual on Tuesday the recei tables from Los Angeles were i jefly of carried | with a very light demand. both there being & fair demand | TESf | bleached Sultanas, . light amber extracted, 4.2@3c; dark, 313@4c. for. Cottontails and $1 25 for Brush: Ha Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter continues to_decline. . dealers ied, especially with n-umd lnd Tower “araden, “andare offering anything There is no change in The market is stili “weak and handicapped by heavy ocks. Eggs continue swady and unchanged. Fine ranch are still scaree and sell rnafly‘_von ar- rival, The majority of people are ng the cheaper cold storage and Eastern. Rncvlwpu were 26,200 1bs Butter, 811 cases D4 4300 1be Cheest. P s t nd 24@27c for seconds; dairy. ':n:e' ?;uuer 174 @1%c; cold storage. o gecl-l Enhlulzu (wtrh general e for the l.’lc)!tor select mild new and 1L uv.e tor lower grades; Young Amer::a;ia:_ "cfi»g."- 1515@1614c; Western, ver T %fimn"cn. o toe cholce and 450 48c for smail colors: inal; cold storage. u.am, Bastern, 26028 for cold storage. Deciduous and Cigrus Fruits. ‘The Avole market mtlnud active and the demand was confined chiefly. to high-grade | stock, particularly of the Newtown Pippin and Spitzenberg varieties. Stocks of the latter Were none too olentiful and the quotations had a narrower range. Good Belifiowers and Baldwins moved freely at $1 25@1 50 per box and cholce offerings of other varieties were in good request at steady rates. The mar- ket was stiil overloaded with sommon and wormy\. stock, which was neglected. Small quantities of -‘Winter Nellis Pears were with- from cold storage and found prompt sale at the previously quoted rate. msm-mn rapes were in - ey S s By fae open boxes were higher under light receipts, only 38 boxes bejng received. Receipts of Berrice were very light and choice lots were easily disposed of. Cltrus fruits were in amole "‘uwl" ok nged. more cars avels c cha: Three of K Rares ally improving in.color, but still lacks sweet- ‘nces, market was bare of ripe Central ‘American Bananas, and Hawalian moved more treely in_consequence. y “Bml:s—mnmu $5@12 per Dot ehest. luou 50; Jer- Y. $2 50@3 per to an already overstocked large be: RASPBERRIES 86 per CRANBERRIES Capa Co n!l, $10@10 75 per bbi: Coos P PPLES—Fancy Spitzenberss, $1 7562 25 per box: other varieties, $1@1 50 for fancy, 75 for choles and @50 for common; Christmas Apples, $1 50@! PEARS—Winter Neliis, 1 § per box. 501 80 per box. PERSIMMONS—50cG$1_per. GRAPES —0guoe_for mmall, ke and €09 S5c for crates: large boxes, §1 25@1 50. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Pt per box; Seedlings, $1 . Tangerines, $1 5082 for. balf boxes and $1@1 25 for q-_-.n-r boxes: Japancse Mandarins, $1 50@1 15 for haif bozes and 00@75c for uarter'bozes: Lemjons 1 T box rlpe rult, 5092 d e S i, » $1 2562 25 per American; Pineappl Dried Fruits,Nuts, Raisins, Honey The market is as previously reported. Thers is not much going on, as the demand is light and there is very little of anything left in growers” hands. Walnuts continue the firmest description in the list, with Prunes and Rals- ins dul. There is very little movement In Honey. FRUIT—Apricots, 789 for Royals and 99 1le for Moorparks; Evaporated les, 4@5%c; sun-dried, 3ie@4c: Peaches, 41486%c; Pears, | 6@10c; Nectarines, 4@5%c; Figs, white, 4@4%c in boxes; black, 4%c; Plums, pitted, 6@éc per . WgRL\E§-|m crop, 2%@2%c for the four for 1908 2- "RAISINS—F. 0. b. prices, Fresno, crop: 50-1b_boxes—Loose Musca Sice per Ib; 3-crown, S%e: 4-crown, 8%e; Seed- less Muscatels, 4gc: do, Jloated, 4lzc; un- 4%¢c; Thompson's Seedless, London Layers—2-crown, $1 25; 3-crown, $2 50; 6-crown Imperia] crown, 5c per Ib; do 3-crown, Cured, 4%c: Pacific, do, 3%c: 2%c. Seeded Raisins—16-oz packages, faney, sc: 12-0z packages, fancy, bulk, fancy, 7%c; cholce, No. 1 softshell, 13%@ldc; 5@12c; No. 1 hardsheil, 13@13%c: . 11@11%sc: Almonds, llc for Nonpareils, 10%¢ for I X L, 10%c for Ne Plus Ultra and 8%c for Languadoc: Peanuts, 6@7c for East- ern; Pecans, 11@13¢; Cocoanuts, $4 50§5; Calt- fornia Chestnuts, $@10c per 1b, and 11@12%c for Itallan. - HONEY. 100 ge omb, 11@13¢ for white and for amber; water white extracted, BEESWAX—27@29¢c per Ib. Provisions. Dealers report Hams,/ Bacon and Lard weak and dull, but prices are no lower. Sup- piles of all are liberal. Barreled Beef and Pork are in falr demand for shipment at steady prices. The Chicago advices of Bolton, De Ruyter | & Co. say: ‘Market was a shade easier. Receipts of Hogg are again below year. For the month o} November they were 100,000 less than last year. while shipments were 5000 more and the average welght was 238, against | 241, There is a good distributive demand and the whoie situation looks to us legitimate and | healthy. Packing interests do not seem ready vyet to bull the market, but on the other hand are not hedging their products to any | We still advise buying provi- | sions.” CURED MEATS—Bacon, 12 per 1Ib for | heavy, 12%c for light medium *14%ec for light, 1533¢ for extra light. 1Size and 20421'3c for extra sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, l4isc: California Hams, 13Ke; Mess Beat. 91150 per Bbi: rime Mcay Pork. $18; ork. they Kreat extent. Beef. 13c per Ib. LARD—Tierces quoted at Tl,c per 1b for compound and Sc for pure; half barrels, pure, 10-1b tins, 9%e; 5-1b tins, 9%c: 3-Ib tins, COTTOLENE—One half barrel, $%c; t half Barrels, $%.c; one tierce, 8%c; two tierces, | 8ic; five tierces. S%c per 1b. | Hides, Wool, Tallow and Hops.| Hops ars reported firm and active at the dvance noted below and as already men- foned from: 70 to 75 per cent of the crop has passed out of growers’ hands. Wool cantinves at a standstfll. not pressing the market and buyers disin- clined to purchase. Prices are as before. There is nothing new in Hides. The mar- and featureless. Arrivals are run. Jewsl wt thie Ume of Chy your, being long-haired and grubb HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands seil about 114¢ under quotations. Heavy saited Steers, fc: medium, Sc: light, 7i4e; Cow Hides %c for heavy and 7lsc for light: St Salted Veal, 10%@11c: nry “Hides, . 15¢; dry Kip, 13c; dry | Calt, 18c: ins, shearlings. 25@30c each short W each; Horse Hides, sait, ge and $2G2 50 for medium. $1 25 @175 for gmall and 30 for Colts: Horse Hides, dry_ $1 75 for large and $1 50 for me- ium, $1@128 “for small and B0c for. Coits. Skin: Mexican, . 32c; dry salted 3 it 4%e per Ib: No. 2,-4c. 213@3c. WOOb— all clip—San mfln Lambe’. 8§ 11e: Middle County, 11@12c. orthern Free, ll.!'c Nor!lfl Defedl\;: |~lle- ‘Humboldt 13@15e: Ore- Eic) xi'&‘a “por b for L i General Merch Merchandise. for sugar-cured | extra Mese, | with seilers | AUCTION SALES ‘ WILSON THE AUCTIONEER. Phone Exchangs 97. That's AlL $10,000-° WORTH OF ~ Upholstered Furniture Damaged by Water. Will Be Sold at PUBLIC AUCTION THIS DAY. Wednesday, Dec. 2,1903 1 o'clock a. m.. at WILSON'S AUCTION ROOMS 818 and 820 Mission St., near Fourth. Positively must be sold witheut reserve or Himit. cost or value comprising mahogany davenports. mahogany parior sets, . 38 _chaies, leather couches velour couches A chance of & lifetime for & hoilday, gift at one-fourth its value. loss your gain. Don’t miss this sale. & AUCTION SALE of :m Wagons, Har- ness, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2, at 11 a. m., Ar- cade Horse Market, 27 Sixth st. Horses be as represented or momey re: JOHN J. DOYLE, Auctioneer. 13 per ton in bulk and $15 in ucb: Rocky Mountain descriptions, $11 45 .-r 1bs and $12 S0 _per long ton, ace PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, m 1b. z'-.e cases, reguiar, de; cases, extra Eastern style, 84c; boneless, 4340; 4%ec; “Narrow Gauge.” B¢ !uv xmy "6.1 898%c: D!Clhd ‘Cod. bl. §7 50; pickled Cod. haif bbl CORDAGE—The local conp-ny quotes as follows, per cent discount for Manils, 14%e: ie Rope, 10@11c 13c for nflnly Be? tablets, 8e; mmm- 6 days or cash, no sales under 10 Sisal. 1lc; Duplex, 10c; per ib. COFFEE—Costa, Rica—12% Drlma to fancy washed: Rashed: 105@111e for 8 for guod to prime washed for good prime peaberry: "l% to prime; Tl@Sikc for fair: 414 mon (o ordinary. Salvador—11@12e m-nul for strictly prime washed: 9@lic for good to prime washed; 090 for fair washed: ¥@igse for fair to prime washed peaberry: B8 for good to prime semi-washed: 7%@8%c superior unwashed: 1%4@7%c for good greem 3 @9%4c for good to superior™ un- yashed peaberry; $14@8ie for inferior 46 or- dinary. | Nicaragua—111 @il nominal for Leather, 15G16c per foot: Trace Leat! $hc: Kip, unfinished, 40@50c per Ib; Veal, on- ished, 50@€0c per 1b: Calf, finished, Ib: Wax sides. 16@i%c per toot: Beit Krite Splits, lsg1ge: Roush 5 . 8@10c per- Ib. T. RK—Ground, Per tom: stick, 18 cord. n”n,—E'una is lower at 48 for bofled and ;. Castor oil, 12: rels, 83c; cases, lon ;. re Neatsfoot. gallon: pu ot | 50c; cases, m; o< for 'Cevion an “COAL OlL—Water White Coal i oit m Iull. : Pearl Ofl in cases, Astral, Star, 22¢; Extra Stax, 26c; uun-.ac;m 2Bc: deodorized Stove Gasoline, In ifll. 17e: in cases, 23%4¢; Benzine. in bulk, lde; in cases. nu.e 96-degree Gasoline, In 27%¢. I URPENTINE—S0c per gallon fa u—- and 74c in drums and iron barrels. RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 640 .c 3 Xb White Lead, 6%4@Tc, according to quotes as follows: Genuine L m “ 312 50. Tt Ground, sumnn Rock Sai ‘ 12 50; Hgf Groun: ® 5 imitation Diverpool. $i2 56@13 35 25 per tom. pany quotes as follows, Cubes. A Crushed and F¥ Powdered, 5.30c; Candy Granulated, 5.80c: Dry Granulated, fine. 5.40c: Dry Granulated, coarse, | 5.40c; Fruit Granulated, 5.40c; Beet Granu- lated (100-Tb bags only), 5.20c; Confectioners A. 3doc: Magnolia A, Sc: Extra G 4%0c Golden C,, 4.80c: | hait barrels, mare: boxes, B0c Taore: Wiy | bags, 10e more for ail kinds. Tablets—Hal barrels, 5.00c: boxes, 6.18c: H. & E. a—y-u Dominos, S.40c per ib. No orders taken than seventy-five barrels or its less LUMBER—Pine_ordinary sizes, $18@19: ex- tra sizes higher: Redwood $U : Lath, feot, $3 90G4: Pickets, §I ; Shingles, 33 for No. 1 and $1 30 for No. 2 $13 for | spiit and $14 for Rustic. $2531. : Meat Market. Beet and Mutton are firmer. with & small advance in prices. Veal and Lamb shew no | change. Hogs are coming in freely and are rather weak, though thers is no further de- ne. b = DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to deal- tollows kma;tvr.:s!‘;mv.e for Steers and 44@6c per | Itr for Cows. el 08%e per s 89%%e VEAL—Large, S@fc; MUTTON—Wethers, 309'4 pef b, LAME—91@10c per 1. | | MR Damed Jogs. 4% per 1. LIVESTOCK MARKET. following quotations are for good, sound Livestock dellvered in San Francisco, less peg. cent .nm.n.- tor Cattle: SHfc; thin (o':‘, ‘4@dc per Ib. "B'.‘ | per cent off. and Fauzes 4 i i Wine, gals. 25,100 Lenthier, roila._ . ' 10 Sugar, etls. 1.080 Brandy, sals. 3330 bbls. . 52 50 e R H i i g 1 i it | (] f | ] i} i’% A t : ; R i Y § 1 { i : ! i | !% i E E %i I ! i H i N { Bon 32 | l | 7! i i : i !‘l | i | i