The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1903, Page 47

THE SAN OF THE MARKETS. ARY 6 in specic to Hongkong. carings $1,800,000 behind last year. ngc rates wichanged. at a decline. week cks and bonds. close the Rariey and weak. Iy quofed. (ffs steady. and Ryc as pr Bean mar Butter and Chee ply and weak. bi £s off agam, = t1ll inact icago, but dull here. ruat, I’rn:‘:c ons usly quoted. 1d Hogs. th lotwo-grade stock. he West last week. ing up better. brisk dernd. I£S Potato market Seven ¢ Ga ars o al sitpf i good Tex pfd. 100 4 [ NCR R of Mex prd ied ou oteal . vees 11814 7 Motk & West . L e k & W pfd.. 8T Ontario & Western 211 £,600 118% 115% 200 ddig By 100 7 7614 » i 4,900 25% 251 T ¢ quicksiiver trom i -4 n November were as 200 41 - Flasks. 14 New York 1,136 : f 31 ! 25 6700 141% 140 e 200 i : % B aede T | Mex 300 Pacific 11500 47i. - 46 4614 - 90 R Railway.. 1,800 20% 203 T thern Ry pfd 800 77 T8% 768 S s & Pacitios 1900 24% 243 243 < 3 20 360 the exports were The receipts at 39 flasks, against 1 ) Jast year. Totals Lumber Ll[‘fl!" in November. £ shows the exports ‘of } he followi vern 1902 alyed at $45 1903 ex; . month the American. . . Northern Securities. Pacific Mail....... | People's Gas | Pressed Steel Car.. Pullman Palace Car Republic Steel.. Republic_Steel ptd. | Rubber Gonds Rubber Goods pfd. . Tenn Coal & Iron.. 27 5 11 27% 11 45 ol 8 Leather.... ., | May .. A1 5 11 65 - 11 821 S Leather pfd.. Lard. ‘per 100 pounds— - ‘Jlnuu’y 650 645 ‘630 [ 671, 6 6215 6 67% 6015 617% ';('.n;“y u‘z.u, s.so:' 625 8 35 b - % Cash quofaticns were a& follows: \ NITED RAILROADS e FRANCISCO. | Flour steady. Winter patents. $4@4 20; NEW YORK; Dec —Bond transactions \llnlxhu :z .Asggl 10; spl":nrg‘ “s‘z’%;i("z?‘ 30; — United straights bake: z = = ) ‘srg".n Railways o San Pranciecs, 1000 a4 | 8 Epring wheat, T8@8ic s e, STR@RBRC: P 5 = Fa| 2 | No, 2 corn. #1%¢; No. yellow, 44c; No. 2 £x T2 b33 g | NEW YORK BONDS. 33140; No. 3 white. 341,@35¢; No. 2 rye. | g3 E8 £ €| U_S ref 2s reg..106% |5 good ' feeding hlrlbv 36@:1 fal to TATIONS, %E 3= =5 | Do coup ‘108 | choice malting. 43 No. 1 flax ‘seed, 93¢; g3 3° -E| Dossres .. Manhattan c g 45,102 | No. 1 Northwestern, R ir: e Tk e e E £ g1 Mexican Cent ds.. 70% | rel. $11 50@1l 623’ lard, per 100 pounds, £ £ 2| Do 1st ine .... 14 |$6 4734@6 50; short ribs sides (loose), $6 124 s | coup . 131% Minn & St L 46, 96% ;M 1, short clear sidés (boxed) $6 1234 : - | DO old 4s re&. 100 | Mo Kan & T 46. 9613 | 6 25: whisky, basis of high wines, $121; clo- 20 Cloudy Tr. ; -d a’“r .oeaa110 | Do 2ds ... T7% | ver, contract’ grade. is Cloudy 00| B9 Bs res S -~ Y e Atenison gen 4 0% | Fiour. barrels o= - Do adjt is - | Wheat, bushels 34 Atlantic C L % | Corn, buehels 500 2% Ralto & O 4¢ Oats. bushels 107,800 36 | Rye. bushels 7.900 G 46 Barley, bushel 11,900 loudy t inc ... % 41 Cloudy s & O 4% 4 Exch to-day th te: t - s .. | “On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter - Bain 12| oni'g Alton 34s | market was Creameries, 1 : Dairies, - Pt.Clay .00 | 576 Q n 4s.. 93 14T gs. firm, at mark. cases included, &0 Cloudy -2 25q27c. Cheese. steady. 10@10%c. 5 Rein . 42 Cloudy < 50 n Eastern Lwestock Market. 38 in — » i CHICAGO. = Prtaay 00| 981 | CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—CATTLE—Receipts, 50 Clovdy .00 | - UF ] Sical 24 fo. L09% | $200; nominal; good to prime steers, $ 5@ a2 Cloudy .33 | b 5 65 poor to medium, $3@4 25; stockers and 24 Snow | Erfe prior lien 4s. 9815 YWheel & L B 4 feeders, $1 75@3 90; cows, $1 50@3 90; heifers, 4 W Cloudy | Do gen 4s ... 881, Wis Cent 4s $1 75@4 50 $1'50@2 30; bulls,” 31 75 | 25 Qouty 1l FtWaD Cissiehl @4; -calves, §2 10@5 25. n s O o NEW YORK MINING STOOKS. HOGS—Receipts 20,000; Monday, Adams Con . AND GENERAL | fict - Brunswick Con ‘1 Little Chief WEATHER CONDITIONS FORECAST. _ The pressure has risen rlpldly over Califor- Nevada and Arizona moderate depres. et Washington and Con Cal & V Horn Silver fron Stiver Leaaville sion IS pas: Northern 1 Snow is - ing generally in the Rocky Moun- tain region und eustward. Cioudy weather pre- BOSTON. STOCKS AND DONDS. velle on the Pacific slope, with rain op =) v copst rru-rn San Francieco vorthward, - Ic.‘fi“";f,’.n. \\m?::_c.’m ; 'IIY. gh winds are reports North Head, = per hour, from the south: Poca- | T Eeade * P egid 3 Sela i Atchison ds ..... %% Mexican Ceni 45. 09 Railroads— ornia—Cloudy, unsettied weath- th showers; brisk southeast | . 1% ’I rn mfly ‘wind: C nhmmnmdy Sunday; light iy Sundey; warmer Sunday, or snow San Prancisco and vicinity—Cloudy, ui weather Sunday; Probably showerss Tt math east winas A. G. McADIE, Dietrict Forecaster. 3 % | EASTERN MARKETS. | S BN L AN W S B S NEW YORK STOCK LIST. 7 Stocks— Sales Higa. Y e gt ) s % LONDOX CLOSING STOCKS. 4 Consots. money. ntra) . ...122 B'“ H g::: T'% 2o .89 |Nor & Western ma us" “anadian Padific .. r:nnfl‘ | Ainizon y. | _ Do prefd % | Baito & Ohlo » .. 81 122! 35 | Canattan Pacific.. reid Ches & OHip - i c2g0 2 pld. 27 Ghi & Northwestn. e ...f‘._P:l“g Chi Tersn & Jpan. Chi Term & T pid. € CC & St Louis Cola Southern . Coly Bouth ist y lo South Del & Hudscn .. D Lack & West Denver X Rio G. Denver & R G pi TM o‘ shor: bhills is 15-1 three months’ bills Wrtkly Baiik S tatement. NEW YORK. Dec, T2—The statement . of averages of the clearing-house barks of this ity for the week shows: Loans, $880,808, de- $924,855,500, % | with little demand May slumped to § | 4 75; rough heavy, $4 40@4 60; | crease, $11,000; surplus, | §1,352,000. increase, New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Dec 12.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 42,501 barrels; exports, 19,121 barrels; stead Winter patents, $4G4 35: do straits, $1@4 10; Minneapolis _patents, $4 55@4 75; winter tras, $o@3 35;° Miunésota bakers’, $3 T0@3 u&. winter low grades, §2 80@3 1. \WHEAT—Recelpts, 12,623 bushels; exports, 30,382 bushels; spot, casy: No. 2 red, S0% ele- vator and 93¢ £. o. b. afioat; No. 1-No Duluth, $2%e¢ f. o. b. muu. i- | tuba, riominal f. o. b, afigat. Options— | steady, %4@%:c net decline. May enled amu. | July elosed S13c, December closed 90c. | H —Firm; Sfate common o cnolce 1905 | §7,428,800, | erop, 24@2c; 1902 trop, 21@25 9@12c. | Pagific Coasi—1903 crop, 186 e; mm crop, 9@12c. Firm; Galveston, 18c; California, ! 10¢c; Texas, 13% WOOL—Firm; domestic fleece, | COFFEE—Spot Rio, nominal € 15-16c; mild, firm; Cordova, 7% - | market for futurés closed steady, 5@18 points lower. Sales, 116,250 bags. including: Decem- | ber, 6.30@6.35c; : May, 6900 | 2 740G 7 |~ SUGAR—Raw, nal centrifugal, 96 tm. %c: molasses sugar, refined, dpil- No. | 8.95¢ 1 165}:‘c<m- cut’ loaf, . 4.55c; granu’ 5.05c: crothed, 5.05¢: lated, 4.40c; cubes, 4.50c. | DRIED FRUITS. | EVAPORATED APPLES—The market still | continues steady, with a moderate demand. Common, %l%l;i prime, 5@d%c; choice, K@ v, 0% & Remain steady, ranging from 2ic to Blc :or all_grades. ¥ Rble auiet, with choice sc; extra choice, 9%@I0%C; PEACHES—Remain _steady; choice, T4@ 7%c: extra choice, T%@S%c: fancy, 9K@L %a. e Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. | Wheat— Dec. . )(g::,h. 3{;:. | O ¥ . . v K Clp(.v:l‘n:‘ . 6 ‘!2 63 ‘Wheat— Dec. Mu- -June. ning 20 ® | Clesing 2070 lour— Opening . 27 90 Closing ...eoovee 21 90 Chicago -Grain Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Wheat opened steady, with May i4c lower to %c higher at 81%; 81%c, but scon.showed decided weakness, fluenced by the snowe and rains in the winter wheat section and seiling for profit-taking. The deciining tendency was augmentéd by ‘the extreme ‘weakness in December, which sid off 134¢ early in the day on heavy . deliveries. ‘(‘fvmnlsskon houses were active ”!lse’:l t\'ld c the advices from Argentina were still bnion, and reports from Minneapolis stated small sup- plies of wheat in the three Northwestern States. These features, together with reports | of a cold wave in prospect, changed the =enti- | ment in the pit and a@uring the last hour a {8ood demand developed with many sellers on the buying .side. The market responded (o | this demand and May advanced to Sllc, but | eased off again. The close was steady, with | | May %@%e lower at S1%@8ikc. Corn for December delivery was weak, out | May held surprisingly steady in view of the | weakness and_the decline In wheat. After - lnpemng at 43%c to 431, May sold between | 43%c ana 431pc. closing at 43%@43%c. | “Oats were firm on covering by shorts, the receipts continuing small. During the last hour thers was considerable activity in the pit, due to a number of local operators coming in with large buying orders. May closed at 36%@81c. Provisions = hogs and higher prices at the' yards. May pork was 173e@20c higher at the close. Latd | was 21@5c higher. and ribs were up 7ic 45,000 steady- to Sc higher; mixed and butch- ers, $4 45@4 75; good to choice heavy, $1 6% light, $t 30@ 4 60; bulk of sales, $4 50@4 65 SHEEP—Receipts, 1000; sheep, steady: lambs, steady: good to choice wethers, §1 50@ 35; Western fair 3 FoO R mized, 43 5008 Je sheep, $2 ; _nat lambs, ; Westérn lambs, $3 50@3 70. 5 Exports and Imports. NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Total imports of dry goods and general merchandise at the port of ‘New York for the week ending to-day were $0,370,886. “Exports of specle from this port’ for ‘the etk were $074,961 in silver and $107.000.in g0l Impotts of specie for the week at New Yor were $10,019 in silver and al 100,301 in gola. New - York. Metal Marth. NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—There was mod- erate demand in the metal market to-day, but quotations remained unaltered. The undi 3 of the fron market s firm, with prices un- changed. The eaey tome of tin repurted yes- terday continues to-day, spot at 3"1‘21 25, Copper was steady: lake, $12 3 electrolytic, $12 25@12 37 12 u @12 25. Lead—Spot, $1 25. Epelter momimal at 85 25. New Yorl Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Deec. 12.—The cotton market closed n-ay to firm and unc! -hanged St. Louis Wool Markel ST, LoUIs, Dec. 12.—Wool, lower; medium 17@21c; light, 12G14%e; tub wakhed, l:l'!mk. SEATTLE, Dec. u.-cumm. m.,m %fl& Dec_ l!—cl‘flnl. Mm balances. 12.—Clearings, hut, FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, The list of $10,316, 4 doi ex- b Devember | fe frm on smaller receipts o | % . HA\—WI!!IL $14@16 60, { LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. China took out for Hongkong a treasure consisting of $7281 in Mexican gold cotn and $190 n- dotiars, §2835 1n goid ust. Silver advanced %c. Exchange rates stood as before. | Sterling Exchange, sixty days — $180% | Sterling Exchange, sight — 4t Sterling_Exchange, cables —uiil llh New York Exchange, sight. . - ud New York Exchange, telegraphic. Stiver, per ounce . Mexican lars Wheat and Other Gram:. WHMT—lecu Europe still hxed on_the weather in the Argentine. A cable Buehos Avres from the agent of one of ! the largest manufacturers of farm machinery _in the United States sald that heavy rains continue, that damage is unavoidable and that prospects of the ¢rop are declining. Chicago was %c lom with the ‘Northwest | héavy sellers of | . The Chic: Teport of Bolton, De Ruster & Co. eaid: Market la sbout ¥ cent lower. | Liverpool cables were again a disappointment. Droomhafl reports a general apathy as to’the movement of American markets so long as the | weekiy supplies.continue so liberal. He ad- | vises that the world’s shipments will be about ,000 bushels, with very littie change on passage. A heavy fall of snow. which is also predicted for the winter wheat belt. helped %0 case the feeling. Primary receipts are con- i siderable fn excess of last year. There were free deliveries on December contracts, and the @dneoum or that option has been thereby in- creased. Armour's operations are, so far as can “be seen, only of a scalping nature. He must be a very large owner of May . wheat. Altogether, conditions are such that a. confi- dent Torecast of the market is a very difficult proposition. The price is not low, receipts con- | tinue large, the visible will show another in- | crease on Monday, and in ocur judgmenpt the market will need of more strersth abroad.’ Futures were lower ih this market, but the cash grain remained unchanged. CASH WHEAT. California_Club, $140G1 42%: Californta White Australian, $100@1 52%; Northern €l $1 4031 411 ; Northern Bluestem, $1 50@1 Oregon Valley, $1 40. FUTURES. Sesslon 9 to n et e Open. shos s Sl u"Deeember ‘34 bla, il 3»‘% asked. BARLEY--The rain weakened futures, but cash grain remaiped unchanged, with a quiet market. CASH BARLEY. Feed, _$1 10G1 15 Shipping and = Brew- ing, $115G1 ‘*0. Chevalier, $1 20@1 45 for fair the assistance Close. $1 33 to choice. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. 3 Open. ~ High. _Low. - Close. May .1 0415 $1 06 $1 0415 $1 04% Decermber--81 00% bid, $1 103 asked. OATS-Closed the week very stéady at un- es. White, $1 2214@1 25 for California .and 1 27%5@1 35 for Northern; Black. $1 30@1. 65; ed, $1 208 for feed and $125G135 for seed; Gr: § 8. CORN-Feceipts are not heavy. but they are tmore- than the demand calls for at the moment, and the market is accordingly, weak. Western sacked, 3125 1r Yeilow, $1 25 for | White and $1 20’ for Mixed;’ California large Yellow, $1 53061 50, mail’ round do, $1 40@1 30; White, $1 25@1 30 per ctl. R — ! 264l 30 per e, BUCKWHEAT—$2 256250 per ctl. Flour and. Millgtuffs. FLOUR—Calitornia Famlly Extras, | 4 85, usual terms: Bakers' Extras, $. | Oregon and Washineton, ver. bbl for Family and $3 90@4 40 for dakers'. " MILLETUF FS—Prices in pacn.uwnom l.a.-! Tbs, i | follows: Granam Flour, $3 25 per | Rye Flour, 55 20; Rye Meal, $3; Rice Fiour, T; Corn Meal, §3 25: extra crtam do, $1; Oal | | Groats, 34 50 Hominy, $i@i4 25; Buckwheat 1 75; Cracked Wheat, $3 78; Fa- Whole Wheat Flour, $3 30; Roilea 5 T ’bfib 40; in sacks, $6 T5@s 10 | Pearl Barley, 36; Solit Peas, boxes, $7; treen ‘l‘efi-. 5 B0 per 100 Tos, Hay and - Feedstuffs. The riln made the feeilng in Hay rather soft, hut quotations remained unchanged. | Feedstufts were still quoted Steady and un- changed, BKAN—$10 50420 10_pec_t )(mDLlNus—szfi uoa SHORTS—$19 UG 20 FERDETURFS - Rolled: B-rley. ton; Ofl Cake Meal- atvtbe miil, & 3 sohhlnl, IR Cocoanyl, ‘Cake, $21@22; Corn | §: cvr ru 30 50 ‘Mlxvd Fae m 0 | | | Wheat and_Oat, 3 B0@16 50; Oat, $13@15: Wid Oat, $11 50@ 50; Larley, $L3@13; Stovk, $10@11; Alfalfa, 12 50 per ton. . SFRAW_t0G 65 per -bae. Beans ~and S ceds. No further change jn Beans ix reported. The demand_has materially fallen off of late and the genéral tone is easy. uFAt\F——Bnyu. 52 3082 10 33, But- White. sz SBirs: iarse Pink. 32 6505 1 % Red, 25; small 30a2 3 w ‘Lima, $5G3 10; Red Rldnei $4@4 25; lackeye, $2@2 15 per ctl; Horse Beans, $1 50 x-. SEEDS—Brown Mustard. $3: Yellow Mus- tard, $2 65@2 S5: Flax, $1 S0@1 90; Canary, 5@ -sc for Eastern: -Alfalfa. 11@lic; 1%@2%c; Timothy, . 6@6c: Hemp, 331 per Ib: Miliet, 3@3i4e; Broom Corn Seed, 23 per ton. DRIED PEAS—Green, $1 802 per ctl. Potatoes, ©Onions and-Vegetables. Trade in Potatoes was quiet and the market was still overloaded with low-grade stock., There were mo striotly fancy Burbanks re- celved from Oregon.. Thé recent arrivals’ by steamer consisted chiefly of common sfock, which dragged at the familiar. quotalions. There were no fresh Sweets received, but car- ried-over stock was abundant and moved slowly @t previously quoted rates. Onions ‘were in ample supply and were rather dull at un- changed prices. Receipts of Vegetables from Los Angeles were light and prices of String and Wax Beans had a_further advance under a steady demand both for local needs and for shipment north. Peas were In good request and would have brought higher prices had the stock been of better® quality. _Tomatoes, t0o, were wanted for shipment to Puget Sound ports and Los An- geles lots sold at higher rates in preference to the Bay, which were frostbitten and other- wise in poor condition. Summer Squash and fancy Egg Plant from the south were steudy. | but there was some la sized Egg Plant offering. which could not be ‘sold at any price. Green Peppers were in limited supply and continwed to bring high prices. The other vegetables were without quotable change. "ATOES—Burbanks from the river, 009 Salinas - Burbanks, $1G1 45 per 85c@81 05 per ctl; River eet Potatoes, 00c@$1 10 per ctl. > Green Peas, 4@6c per 1b; String Beans, 7@% per 1b; Wax, 7@l0c; To- matoes, 35@60c ver box for bay and 75@8L per crate for Los” Angeles; Summer Squash from cles m‘g'abc per_box; Cabl 800 per &1} Carrots, T sack: Cucumbers S ;, Garlic, wnmlb Eu Plant 10c, per-ib: Dried Peppers. 5@Sc per 1 b fop Block- ton and 11g12 31 tor. soathern: Okra, 123%c per 1b; rccn Peppers, TOIOe per. 1b: Mushrooms, * 25@30c gr 1b: Marrowfat ~and Hubbard Squash, $10@12. per ton for round lots and % la per 1b for sacked, Poultry...and Ganme. Seven cars of Western Poultry were mar- keted during the week and the receipts .of domestic were unusually heavy. The demand was , lighter than nnlul. as a large '-bu'u-..r -of c Pplenty carried-over the demand was nothing extra wlfl. range as to \hy. wae negl nadaawt mmc per -xaumd flmut -:.d‘ as Thin and very DECEMBER 13, 1903. | There was Frices have again declined. of Cheese continue excessive and as the demand is insignificant the market con- Receipts were 19,860 1bs Butter, Eggs and 10,000 1bs Cheese. BUTTE“—CB‘UQI’Y 27@28c_for extras and seconds; dairy, 18@2ic; store But- ;;2. 11’.60. 600 cases cold storage, 2i@z6c; Eastern, 23@ | Ihnetll. 26@a3> inal; coid storage, ZSgullac; ior Cold storage. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. ly the case on Saturday, the de- i fruits was quite active, but as all descriptions were ample prices nad 5o quotable _variance. Yesterday = was shipping day for Puget Scund ports, but th demand from that quarter was light, as of- ferings of grapes were unfit for shipping and there was very little inquiry for Oranges, as the. northern markets ! were being supplied diréct from the growing- districts. It is re- ported - that _the British Columbian markets are overioadsd with Japanese Mandarins and are offering them in this market at 25c per box, f. o. b., shipping points, which, plus the cost ‘of transportation and duty, would make the price #d¢ or S0c per box landed in San Francisco. Yesterday's receipts of Berrics consisted of 26 chests' of large Strawberri r.uld lt.u 11 ries were mostly of poer quality and dragged at unsteady rates. There was nothing new in Apples or Pears. Persimmons were unchanged, with supplies ample for all requirements. Quinces have about had their run and the .juo- tations are withdrawn. e EBAW BERRIES—$2 50G4 per chest for the varieties. e ASPBERRIES —50c per arawer. CRANBERRIES—Cape Cod, $Li@ seys, $10G10 5 per bbl APPLES—Fancy Spitzenbergs, §1 75g2 per other varieties, $1G1 50 for fancy, 15@uoc tor dncxceL and 25@50c tor common; Christmas E. as—wm-r Nellls, from cold storags, SRR PERSIMMONS_50cast per box. TS 04600 for small boxes and 53c@ $1@1 25. Oranges, $1 25@ Tangerines, si 1 for creten. Jange. bokes, CITRUS FRUITS—Navel 2 50 per box; Seedlings, $1@1 50 for half boxes ana boxes, apanese Mandarins, box; 'Lemons, $1@2 per box: Grape F: 1 50@2 50: Mexican Limes. $i@4 50; Bana 1 25 per bunch for Hawailan and $2G3 for Central American; Pineavples, $2Gi 50 per dozen. Dried Fruits,Nuts, R_ni.sins,H oney Business I8 at a standstill, and as already | mentioned is_Iikely to remain so until after the turn of the year, ‘or Rovals and 99 sun-dried, 3@ G@10e; Nectarines, 4G6%c: Figs, whit in boxes; black. f%ie; Plume, Sitted, o0 see poun ERUNES—1903 crop, 21%@2%c for the four !lAlEth—F o. b. prices, Fresno, for 1903 . boxes—Loose Muscatel, 2-crown, a; 4-crown, Seed’ Piluscatele, $ie; do, Roated: 413 un- ched Sultanas, 4the; Thompson’s less, London Layers—2-crown, $1 25; 3-crown, 120 $2'5 -crown Imperial % crown, 5S¢ per lb; do 3-crown, 5%ec: Cured, 4%¢; Paéific, do, a%c; Oriental. 2 Seqded. Raisins—1¢.0s packages, fancy. 1b: chofce, T%c: 12-0% packages, fancy, in hnlk. Taney. T%ec: cholce, 1 softshell, 13%4@1dc: No. 1 hardshell, 13@15 Almonds, 1ic for Nonpareils. 10%c¢ for Ne Plus Ultra_and 8%ec for Lflnl'um ‘l_’e:um!! Ofifc for 1?.‘: ern; Pecans, il ‘ocoanuts, $4 50G5: Cali. fornia Chestnuts, S@i0c per ib, and 10@llc {ur lll“.n NEY--Comb. 11@13¢ for white and 9310 Ior xmbev ‘water white extracted, 5@3%c; light amber extracted. 415G 30 dark, $5:Gie. BEESWAX—27g29c per 1 e pe Provisions. Chicago was slightly higher again. 8c per e: chofcs, 6%e; Nb:rs—wnnuu No. No. 2, NK@12c No. 2, 11@11%: 1014¢ for I This market’ remainsd inactive and unchanged, with ; de Ruyter & le stocks of everythil Bl Cnicag. letter of Bolt Co. swid: _“Fhaumarket w some covering of was also buying through bmker-, vmch looked rather more like packing interests. The Als- tributive demard is gcod and hogs are 5c higher at the yards. A fair, run is expected for next Week. The market has had quite a sharp ad- some . reaction vance from the low point and Would therefore. seem natural. We regard tha Situation as & healthy one and the. price not high, We would buy Provisions on any reae- tion.' CURED MEATS—sacon, 1lkc pér. 1b for heavy, 12¢ for light medium, ldc for light, 1430 for extra lizht, 18¢ for sugar-cured and | for extra sugar-cured: Eastern sugar- cured Hams, bie:. California - Hams, 134@ Bae, Mess_Beef, $11 50 per bbl: 12@12 50; Family. $13; prime Mess Pork, §17. cxlrn clear, §24; Mess, §10; Dry Saited Pork, 'Pig Pork, $28; Pigs' Feet, $8 25; Smoked Bece T18e per b, LARD—Tierces _quoted at Tic per. Ib for compound and 9¢ for pure; half barrels. pure, 9%ec: 10-1b tins, 9%c; 5-1b tins, 9%c; 3-ib tins, bt COTTOLENE—One half barrel, thre balf barrels, S¥c: one tierce, 8%c; two erces, Slic; five tierces, 8%c per Ib. £0¢ Hides, Wool, Tallow and Hops. The markets under “this head remain about n Detore. Hops are steadily held, with most of the crop gllsed out of growers” hands. Wool is quiet and more or less nominal.. Hides are | quiet, with salted stock easy at the slight de- cline noted yestes Y. HIDES AND SKINSCulls and brands sell about 136C under quotations. Heavy saited Steers, 9c; medium, S6; Tght, T1sc: Cow Hides, r heavy and 'I‘ée fot !kht Stags, 5c; Liitealicin, ut: Salted Saited Calt. m‘/f' flty Hides, !Bc ry Kln, 13¢; dry L Sheepekins, r:rllnl:dl 20@30c cacn, bort Wool, ch: medium, 70@90c; 50; Horse Hides, salt. szu(arn 50 for medium, $1 25 @1 75 for B0c- for Colts; Horse Hides, dry, u 7 for large and $1 50 for me- dium, $1@1 25 for smail and flOc for Colts. Buck sl(m——Dry Mexican, 3ic; saited Mexican, 25¢; dry Central American,- slc Goat Prime worls. 7bc; large and smooth, —No. 1 rendered, 4%c per Ib; , dc; grease. 2 WOOL—Fali clip—San Joaquin Lambs', 9@ 11c; Middle County, 1i@12c: Northern i'res, H@120: Nortnern Detective, 10@11¢: Humbordi and Mendocino, 12Gldc: Nevada, 13@lsc; Ore- gon fie. 18@19c; Oregon medium, 17c per Ib. HOPS—19@22c ver Ib for California, . Meat Market. The packers and butchers report plenty of Hogs ecasy market. The other deseriptions‘are W DRESSED MEAT Wholesule rates from slaughtertfs to deal- ers are as follows: ~PEEF—64@7%c for Stéers and 5@6c per 1o for Cows. small, 9@9%c per .uu-nou gmm-. b oy A PLAMB—034G100 per b, PORK-—Dressed Hogs, TGS%e per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The 1 quotations 5 ey s 2o ,.s:tm:” per cent shrinkage for Cuth- CATTLE—S! N@ic; Ewes, ShG3%e e 190 1, s o 30 per cent off; i 40 per cent off Gengml Merchbndiu. e 2 50; Jer- | extra Mess, | | interim dividend of $ per cent (equal to 4 per | i i |wm Alameda Te per Ib; Whh‘ Lelfl. 8l.@ie, MIII‘ . . é. in 100-1b 'M 4.50c: c-nay Granulated, 5.50¢; Dry Gnn ulated, fine, 5.4Cc; Dry Granulated, coarse, Fruit Gnu.umed. ? lned (100-1b bags only), 3.20c; Confectioners 5.40¢ Extra C, 4.90c; | bass, barrels. 5.9uc: boxes, Dominos, 8.40¢ per Ib. No orders taken for less than seventy-five barrels or its equivalent. 6.15¢: Receipts of Produce. FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. Flour, qr sks i Wheat, ctls Barley. ctls Oats, ctls . Lime. bbis Brandy, gals OREGON. 7,404 Bran Flour, ar sks sk ..«)|snoru ok Qats ' ctis Potatoe: —_— | STOCK MARKET. * The week closed with all stocks qu'st and featureless. Sales on the California Exchange last week [rere 12450 shares, valued at $1010. the lead- ing sales being as follows: Home. share Occidental, 1100; Oil City. 2000: Supesior, 1000 Toltee, 185¢; Four and Monte Cristo. 300 eac! Lion. §25: Chicago Crude, Claremont and Mon- arch. 500 each, The California Fruit will pay a regular monthly dividend cents per share December 21. The Alaska Packers' Association paid a reg- - monthly. dividend of $1 per share yester- The General Electric Company has dee lred a regular quarterly dividend of $2 per share, pavable January 15. The San Francisco Union Salt Company of Alameda County has levied an assessment of 5 cents per share. délinquent January 11, At the office of the Contra Costa Water Company it is stated that negotiations for the sale of bonds are still golng on. but no sale | has been madée as yet; in consequence no div- idend will be paid this month. The London Financial Times of November 27 saye: ‘‘The directors of the London and San Francisco Bank, Ltd.. have declared an Ganners’ Assocfation | of 60 cent per annum) for the six months ended September 30 last. carrying forward £12.400 toward the current half year. The amount of realized asseis of the capital resetve fund has further increased during *he half year. and stands now at over £04000, equal to £3 s 6d_for every £10 share.’ The delinquency of the 3c assessment on the (‘nllfnrnla Combined ml Company has been postponed to Decembey 1 Stock and Bond Exchange. SATURDAY. Dec. 12—12 m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid Ask. Bid. Ask. | 48 ar coup ..1097-110% 45 ar cp newlAAX 1341 is gr reg ..109 110 (3s ar coup..108 )HQ(‘PLNEOl! HOVDS Ala A W Ts. Do 5 =m0 | B 108 | Do con 5a. — 104 106 [0 W ztd §s. — 0T nie § 5s. — 78 Om Cable €5.120 121% Par G Im 4s. 05 P E Rv 5e106%167 P&C 6s. C P & OR 6s. HKL\IF‘ Y- Powell-st £s.113% — H C&S 54s104% — S F G&R bs. 95 100 HC — 101 |SF & SIVEs.118411TY | Hon 04 108 (SR of C 6e.112% — | LA - Se10114105% § B of & 6 { LA fe 11125 (1008) | LA ot (1910) - Do T Do o 10 | Gemse armu o | LAP 100 — (1905)Sr B.1 ' 18— | asem — 114 | -am2) | — 107%(SPC 1 cx | Do 14% — | Do _stmpd. i P — 1071 |SP BR a1 H ] — 10 (S V W 6s..103% | CPCSs — 101 muma%mk' NSRRBS 08 — | Dodsfdm — — 0G I HB5.107 — |Stkn G&E bs — 100 O T Co 6s.117% — UG & E 5. — 105 | WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa — 42 (Port Cofta ..— — Marin Co .. 61— (8§ V W Co.. 38% 38% GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cent L& P. 3% 4% S F G & E. 68 Muttal E L. 9% — |8 F Gas L.. 3% Fuc @ Im.. 88 54% 5 C ’& U Firem's Fnda20 BANK Am Ntl Bk 125 nn Anglo-Cal Bank of A-H-nss = Cal Safe Dp. 1471135 First Nationl — SAVINGS BANKE, : GQrS&Lmfl"fl Sav & L So. 4 101 | Hum § & L. — Sec Say BK.40O 300 Mutual Sav.100 165 |Unfon T Co. — — S F Sav U660 — 3 STREET RAILROADS. California .. — 203 [Presidio .... 30% Geary ......— 80 POWDER. Glant ...... — IVigorit .... 3!‘ 4% SLGAR Hana P Co. — S0c |Kilauea C. — 6 Hawailan C. 41 #1% | Makawell C. 22 H { Honokaa § C 12% 1314/ Onomea § C, — Hutch S B C_0% — °|Paauhau § C 1§ — MISCELLANEOUS. P Al42 — |Oceanic SCo & [3 Fac Aux FA - ¥ Pac C Borx.167 - 1 F C A 92 — Cal Wine A. 803 91% ks Morning Session. " Boar 15 8§ F Ges & Electric Co 356 8 F Gas & Electric. Co -5 Spring Valley Water Co. 50 Spring Valley Water Ce 5 Spring Valley Water Co. U 8 3 per cent bonds (s $1000 Pacific Electric Ry & p.r cent. #5000 S P Cal ist con 5s (stamped). nibus Cable 6 per cent ml $60C0 Pacific Electric Ry 5 pee cent. 2‘ W Caiiforma Stockand Oil Ex:hangc Qi Stocks— Bid. 132% 18 AL Asked. Apotlo” : l:oclnad Trust cenmc-m Clll(omll Standard ... i T Chicago Crude auy! as: i DB 88 o e EEUEECEEEERERE L e A ® g Y . rtrazeeseesiaenne Conerageann 47 AUCTION SALES “Quickly the Highest Amount.” That is what it means to dhw‘c of your goods where they have been used. ANDERSON, The Auctioneer, About it. Room 26, su.-ond floor of Phelsn Building. Telephone Main AUCTION b SALE Of Christmas gifts. 1 handsome donkey cart ?;.bzamh 2 pinto pon::g 4 stylish surries, 7 wagons, 4 E barness: 3ust be ol - o D. flofll{l”cn. 15, ll.:. m., at e —— Mining Stocks. sets of SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the San cisco Stock and Exchange board yenerd-!' Morning Session. 800 Belel 21 100 Mexican 100 100 Beas & Belcha 2w 100 Chollar . = 218 700 Con C & V: 20 100 Crown Point: o] 500 Gould & Cur. " 500 Hale & Nore. S 200 Justice 1 sl < exican 90| 300 Union Con, .. 34 200 Mexican . 98' 300 Union Con .. 38 PACIFIC SPOCK EXCHANGE. / Following were the sales on the Pacific Stock Exchange yesterday Morning Session. 1100 Andes . 20 100 Could & Cur. & 200 Andes - 21 500 Gould & Cur. 40 900 Belcher 22| 300 Gould & Cur. 38 1100 Bullicn 08| 200 Mexican x 100 Caledonia ... 83| 860 Mexican . .1 02% 50 Challenge Con 2u| 160 Ophir 200 200 Chollar . 23160 Ophir 208 100 Con € & V Ophir 5 160 Con C & Va.1 15 200 Overman pd 200 Con C & Va.l 20 100 Potost = 400 Con C & V.1 Potost = 800 Confidence savage w 300 Confidence Sex Belcher.. o8 500 Con Imperial Sierra Nev .. 8 300 Crown Point Unton €on 56 300 Exchequer Yellow Jacket' 3 TONOPAH MINING EXCHANGE Follow} cisco and were the sales on the San Fran- ‘onopah Mining Exchange yesterday Morning Session 500 Goleonda Con. 17] 300 Ton Midway.. 48 200 MacNamara. 11] 160 Ton Midway . 4 200 Mont Ton 1 45,200 Ton N Star, 3z 95 Rescue ...... 03/2300 Ton N Star.. 3 600 Ton Midway.. 45| 100 Ton Belmont.' T7 ) crosiNG QuOTATIONS. SATURDAY. Dee. 12—12 m. Bid. Ask.| Bia. sk .03 04 justics w10 2 04)ientuck e s Keyes Grass. — 1 22 2pady Wash.. — 3 2 10. Mexican 100108 07 0/ Occidental .. 40 44 Caledonia 50 S1:Ophir 10215 Challengs Con 22 2% Overman %D Chollar 22 Po . o 2 Confidence T IR Savage S IR Con C & Va.l 20 1 25|Scorpion o002 . Con Imperial. 03 04/Seg Belcher.. 08 ' 09 Con N Y.... 12 14[Sierra Nev .’ 56 38 Crown Point. 16 17 Silver Hill... 8 178 | Bureka Con.. — 30§t Louis 1215 Excheager .. 18 10|8yndicate o o8 Gould & Cur. 30 40iUnion Con .. 38 60 Hale & Nore. 49 50| Utan e | duitn s..... 04 05! Yellow 5 TONOPAH M! Bid.Ask, | Bid. Ask Colehan — 19| Paymaster — A8 Esperanza T 02 et o ‘o Gipsy Queen. — 30 Ton Betmont. 75 -&5 Gold M Con.. 64 . — Ton & Cal.. — 22 Lucky Tom... — 17/Ton N Star.. 31 32 MacNamara . 10 11 Ton Midway. 46 43 Mont Tonl 37% 1t 421 United Ton.. — 12 2 A Berlin women's club of which Frau uer is the leader; has a membership of 40, all working women. The ovgani- 15, zation publishes a paper and finds situa- tions for the unemployed, and its offices present an unusual spectacle in a land where women are not. as a rule, would be called advanced. what OCEAN TBAVH. Change to company’s steam- ers at Seattle. 'or _ Victoria, Vancouver, Port Townsend. Seattle, Ta- coma_ Everett, yhumu-—u s. m., Dec.-2 T. at Seattls to 3 y. ka (Humboldt Bay)—) Pomora. u 30 Jan. 5 cam . Jan. 2. 13 18 ta Rosa, Sundays, 9 a. m. State of California. Thursdays, 9 a. m. For Los Angeies (via San Pedro and East San Pedro). Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Mon- terey. San Simeon. Cayucos Fort Harford (San Luis ‘Obispo) Ventura and Hueneme. oom Bay. D &, @ D«:lu 19. 27, Jam. 4 Bonlu 31, Jan 8 For Basena lnw-lm bay San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan Altata, Santa Ro- La u!huoulmu (Mex.). 10 a n "7th. of each For fgrther information obtain folder. ht is reserved to change steamers of sall- EBT OFFICES—4 New Moutgom- ery street (Palace Hotel). 10 Market street md‘l’ wharves ‘N" General ssengar 10 Market street. San 'f‘m TOY0 KISEN KMSIM. (ORIENTAL l’m Steamers will leave wharf, corner First R ke nd HON calling IS Shanghal, and i and at mflnnwnfiwmua No Tecelved on board om day. of saiil NIPPON MARU {calitog as Mantiay - Wednesday, December 30, 1903 Salll Saturday, at l.s.n..x.v- Pler Il. North River, foot of Morton street. Pirst class to Havre, $70 and .-.u-nl-mu.-‘fi ERAL AGENCY FOR ANARE. . e rveas: New York. J. Agests, 5 Mon“gomery ol