The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1904, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1904, 4 {RY and bonds much q " Silze ghtly. E Pi at in sight all ov Barl 1d Corn quict, w j 4 un advanced, r Hay and Feeds , Cheese a drug a i Bacon dull and the 1 pment in the Plenty of H ima [ det Mutton still firm. wmder incre 1ef, iy | qu OF THE wions firm under MARKETS. cveral points higher and firm. uieter. hange ratcs unchanged. er the world. ith little variation. g to insufficient rain. 7 e, tuf’s as before. 1 Eggs selling fairly. Lard higher. atter lower. Hop market 0gs coming in. moderate supplies. ased receipts. Game unchanged. the cold weather. Pl positions b . Ac ou 1 = acreag @amag v « t n- e ¥ hs "eately piaced e < m India con- t s vdon Stock Ex- 93. The depre- actual quotations sharply, and ents was a lrtle Jist. Home | STATI | aw el il Pt.Cldy 3 3 Fhchode] {alodode ] PEY nomm lowly over the greater T in Southern eastward. Heavy ornia. for thirty & Teported and Friday R in morth- clsewhere; light southerly Fair Friday, becoming 6t in the morning; rult growers should vicinity—Cloudy Friday? A G. McADIE District Foecaster. JS[LA‘ MARKETS. Stock Market. The infivences which time in the sther burst of activity hich « > market ob- cover of the in carrying cks upward, * ek rk re able ? their bear ! expense he movement wa, under dis a belier n likel 1 present. The foreign to manifest hesitation and on that & turn for the worst but the agreements reached on sue- points In the comtroversy have given € are not sufficlent to Justify a resort growing volume of the demand mude an impression upon the nd as a usual precursor of an in the buying of stocks and the v accumulation of the imoney t adds to the Dellef that the de- heavy from various out- 3 cadership Hich have been imposing influ- rarget movements of the last prestige of this leadership he bears. The: Erle A.ll‘l‘l- United States Steel the movement, the profit- #iocks which had advanced of the day. This double i specalativ ts the technical forces in the Ler movement in elther direc- t serves to redu market for a tion The br 1 r Southwest wax une' of ‘the. helpfél Infisenees of the duy. Speculat N She Sav ive hopes were mtion into stocks and the imitiation erhnu« membe) of l:. Indnrwo( the on speculation an feature of the duy. . The s and near the top stocks. Bonds were active a par smive, $T 015 00 nd strong, _hu.l sales. United States bonds were unchanged on eall, NEW YORK STOCK LIST. - Stocke— &5 the conviction here that the points | is likely to cxtend to the ssterday and to-day the bull ared under such auspicious cir- v bears s progress might extend o oppose it. cover- | in_ the market | Chesapcake & Ohlo icago & Alton. & Alton pfa. . ni Great Western. Chi G W B ptd Chicago & N _W. Chi Term & Tran: Chi T & T ptd C, C, C & St Loui | Colorado Southern. 1,900 | Colo South 1st pfd. 1,000 | Colo South 24 pfd.. 2,500 Delaware & Hudson 800 Del, Lack & W Denver & ¥ 600 Den & Rio G pfd 600 rle .. 12.400 Fn- st xld 4,100 Erie 24 p 500 Great. Notthern ptd 3% Hocking Valley 00 | { Hocking Val prd | Hiinois " Central | Towa Central > | Jowa Central pfd.. | K C Southern | K C Southern pfd.. | Louls & Nash. | Manhattan L | Metropolitan &t Ry. | Minn & St Louts Missouri Pacific Reading 15t prd | Reading 24 pfd_. . Rock Island Co.... Rock Island Co pfd. StL & SF 1st pfd.. SiL & 3 pfd.. St Louis S W...... St\Louis 5 W pid. . St'Paui. . it Paul prd. . Southern Pacific. .. Southern Railway Eouthern Ry pfd Texas & Pacific T, St L & W T, L& W | Union Pactac s-Fargo Amalgam Copper. . Am Car & Fdry Am C & F ptd Am Linseed Ofl. 48,700 1,900 National Biscuit. National Lead North Amer Pacific “Mail Car pfd Pullmen Pai ¢ Republic Steel... Republic Steel pfd Rubber. Goods...... 208 Rubber Gocds pfd. T Tenn Coal & lron.. 38 U § Leather.. 8% U € Leather prd. 7B U : 121 49 11 wmom Lnlcn 8% 962,500 shares. UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK, Jan. of Dinited Railr Francisco: 33,000 at $79 50, 25,000 at $80. AN COMPANY. Ameriean Can Company—Common, bid 4, asked 41 preferred, bid asked 34%. NEW YORK BONDS. Total sales.....! U s Do coup ......I05% Hanhattan c & 4s. 103 Do 3s reg Mex Cent 4s Do coup 108 | ™, o 5. Do new 4= rex. 1224 Minn & S¢ T 40 Do 33% M K & Tex 4s... o De oid 45 Teg. m‘w Do 2ds .. Do coup 107% [ NR of Mex con 45 mv, Do s reg mn. NYC Een x-,,- 5% Do coup 101 JCg 3 [ Aty en S8 90% [Nox Par da i 108 | Do adjr 4= . ,i 3s 2% | Atianttc C L "se. 9714 | { Bslto & O 4s . I“l’x "VSL is & n:\n'c a3 | "De 33m . 98 | Cent of Ga 58 M | Do it inc 70 SL&IMconb musn&svuu M 76% 8t Louis SW 1sts. 04 02% Seaboard A L de. 06 Cm Thr‘m . % Con Tehmons Siib e |US Steel 2 5s.. 74% Colo & So 4s 881 |Wabash 1sts er & R G 4. 0T% ! Erie prior lien 4s. 98! | _Dc Gen 4s . Fc W & D C 1sts. 10335 | Hocking Val 414s.105 | NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adams Con 10) Al 27|0n! jcoto ¥ conv f.. 72 | Tron = :rr |8mall Hopes Standard .. { BOSTON §TOCKS AND BONDS! Westing Com.... 84 Mining— SLITRRL3IR Bingham .a Calumet & Hecla. 441 Centennial Do pf Bonun && Alblnym Boston lhlm 166 { Boston El NY NH&H Fitchburg pra. Union Pacific Cons, for ma-q,-lvl ! le Do for acet 88! & Anzconda ;| PRUNES—Are quiét % | much weaker than May ref 25 reg..105% Louis & N uni 4s. 09% Ches & Ohio..... 34%| Do lIst ptd 40 Chi Great West.108 Do 2d pfd 3115 Chi, Mil & St P.149% S0 Ratla | De "Beers D! 11363 [Wabash 1121; Do ptd eady, Money—215 per cent. s Thke rate of discount i the open market for short bills is 31G31, per cent and for three months’ bills 33 per cent, New York Grain and Produce. w 20%d per ounce, YORK, Jan. 2! 20,437 barrels; exports, 25,900 barrels. auil and unsettled, démand being checked by the wheat break. ‘WHEAT—Receipts, 31,900 bLushels. Spot was steady. 94c_elevator and 95c f. o. b. afloat; Northern Duluth, $1.00% f. o. b. afloat. tions experienced a severe and unexpected —F IDL R—Recelpts, 7800 bushels; exports, No. 2 re No. i Op- | stop-loss orders and bearish weather and ca- Later, however, they rallied on re- 1 suport at Chicago and general cov- ering, with the close relatively strong at c to %c net decline. May, 921@03%c. closed at 93Yc; July, SCL@SSHc, closed at S8ige. HOPS—Stead; HIDES—Firm. PETROLE T N—Stead. COFFEE—Spot Rio, firm; No. | 8%c; mild, steady; Cordova, 81&@13%c. futures closed steady at a net advance of 1 | to 15 points. Total sales, 143,000 b 7 invoice, 8@ Coftee 760 Ocmhrer 8.65G8.7 R_Raw. nominal; f refining, iz : centrifugal, 96 test, 3 11-32¢; molasses sugar, 219-32c; refined was dull. DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The market shows | the effect of rather indifferent demand, though | | no_changes are reported in the quoted range. ! Common are quoted at J@5c; prime, SK@ONC choice, 535@tc; fancy, G4@7 and barely steady at | quotations ranging from 3ic to Gi4c for all . | Brades. APRICOTS—Are in light demand, but are | firmly held, with choice quoted at 9@ extra choice, 9%@10%c; fancy, 11G15c. PEACHES—Are moving a little better_and rule steady, with choice quoted. at extra choice, 7%@Sc; fancy, 8@10c. | Chicag(?}rain Market. | CHICAGO, Jan. 21.—The day was one of marked activity and excitement in the wheat pit. An ominous lull pervaded the pit at the start. Opening quotations were steady, May being 34c higher to ¥c lower at 91%e to 921c. Trading was barely under way, however, when a general selling movement began in the July | this option was the relief from drought ex- perienced by the growing crop in the South- west, where copious rains were reported. With the heavy selling in July small holders in May decfded to secure profits before it was too late. As a result general liguidation er sued. The leaders of the longs bought open in an effort to stem the tide, but offerin were too liberal, and before the break had been ay had declined to 90%ec, a loss of the .high point. July was .and sold from 83%c to 84%ic At the opening down to 81 a sheer | arop of 214c. early short and the market grad; buyers the latter part of and May regained all of its early | loss, the price again touching 921;c just before | the close. Final figures were at 917%@¢ | July did not respond to the improved sent ment as readily as the nearby delivery and closed with o loss of 1l4c at S3%c. Corn ovened steady on firm cables and un- favorable weather, May being a shade higher 10 & shade lower at 505c to SOR@H0Ic. AN A result much of the early decline was re- covered and a firm tone prevailed at the close, | although May was %@lc lower at 497,@d0c. Oats fared the best of the grains, and while | there was a sharn break early in sympathy with the wheat weakness, all of the loss. was recovered and new high record in May mmde. May closed at 4215@42%c. Provisions weathered the gale and held steady in the face of the sharp break in grain, There was some selling by local longs and al for outside account, but the market held w and closed steady, with May pork 2%4c higher, lard up Sc and ribs were a shade high The leading futures ranged as foll Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. | . Wheat No. 2 - G v 02 8014 92 i St S1% - 84y | September ... 0% % 1T | September ‘Jlnu:\l & 5 6 80 6 80 “ash quotations were as follows: Flour, firm 0. 3 wheat, S0GST . 2 red, 92598¢; 2 corn, 46%¢; aeastic. No mess pork, per 3 1013 22%; lard, 100 1ba. ST 03 short ribs sides (loose). §0. 30 short clear sides (boxed), $6 #214@6 75; whlekv basis of high wines, §1 27; clover, contract erade, $11 25. Articles— Flour, berrels . Wtea, bushels Corn, burhels O bushels huxno! bushels . 66,000 xchange tha Butter m mnrket Rye. Barle; “on the Produce stead: eameries. 15@21c;: dajries. 179 eggs. steady at mark. cases included, 25@ chees steady. 10@10%c. Foreign Fnturcs. ‘Wheat— Ma;fi Opening - | Closing ” 6 3% PARIS, May-Aug. 21 35 21 30 28 05 25 80 New York Metal Marker! W YORK, Jan. 21.—Tin lost £1 in Lon- don, Slosing at’ £125 58 ana 2120 15 Tor Anot and futures, respectively. Locaily tin was also lower, closing at $28 25@28 75, Copper declined 5 tn London. closing at £57 10s for svot and at £57 2s 0d for futures. Locally copper was unchaned. Lake is quot- 0 Rs Faaa: electrolytic, $12 (216G12 8714 and casting nt $12 50212 locally. but was “eas firm at $4 60G4 18 24 lower in ll"ld‘lm at £11 15s. Spelter deciined s (d to £21 75 6d in ion- don, but rematned steady hers at $4 93@5 05, Tron closed at 49¢ 94 in Glasgow and gt | 41s 94 in Middlesboro. Locaily the markbt was unchanged. No. 1 foundry Northern, $15 @16: No. 2 fonndry Northers, $14G15; No, 1 founary Sonthern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $13 75014 New York C k Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—The cotton market opened steady. but showed much irregularit; first prices being 7 points higher to 4 noin lower. The rlose Wwas Strong at a net ad- vance of 20 fo 10 points. Northern Business. WSEATTLE, Jan. 21.—Clearings, $386,234; bal- 'n\couk Jan, 21.—Clearings, $305,752; bal- “TEORTLAND. Jan. 21.—Clearings, $675,517; 277, _balances, $63,; 21.—Clearings, $238,030; SPOKANE, Jan, balances, $64,704. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAhD Jan. 21.—Wheat— blustem. 78¢; valley, ipments from Market | break this morning under heavy selling on | | @elivery. The cause of the sudden activity in | | dium des. combing and clothing, 17@21c; | fight afie: $5@17e: Neaty, 1501430+ b washed: Y Loridon Wool Sales. LONDON, Jan, 21.—The offerings at the wool auction sales to-day numbered 74,400 bales, in- cluding a large seiection of superfine scoureds and greasies. Bidding Was animated and prices advanced sharply. Merinos were firm and in active request for all sections. . Cross- hreds were steadily absorbed, Amerfcats buy. ing a_few fine iots, and also several parcels of Geelong grea LOCAL MARKETS. * I | % Exchange and Bullion. €ilver advanced %c. No other changes. ‘The Indlan Government has purchased since October $10,000,000 in silver, and it is expected will buy $7,500,000 mor: in the next four }monthv “The metal will be turned into rupees 1at a profit of §10,500,000 to the Indlan Govern- ment. Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... — $4 84 Sterling Fxchange, sight . = s 5w | Sterling Exchange, cables . S New York Exchange, sight .... — 12 New York Exchange, telegraphic. — 15 i Silver, per ounce ... .e —_ 561 | Mexican Dollars, nominal 5 @46 Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Continued good keep the foreign markets stationary. The gen- eral conditions of the prospective supply will be seen in the first column. Chicago declined from 92%c to 90%c and re- covered to 92c. Armour's operations keep all | traders guessing. | In this markét futures were lower, as will .| be seen. The cash grain remained unchanged and was reported in falr movement for milling and feeding account, with the shippers doing nothing. | CASH WHEAT. California Club, $1 38%@1 42%; California | White Australian, $1 45@1 50; Northern Club, | $1 38%@1 413%; Northern Bluestem, $1 4T%@ {1 50; Oregon Valley. $1 40. FUTURES. Sesston 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. ~ High, Low. Close. U Bl §1 38%; $130 $1 381 $1 384 2 p. m, Session, Low. High. S108% s108% st ey AT sarket continues unchanged and -|u1cl all around. CASH BARLEY. Feed, $1 07%@1 11%: Shipping lna Brew- | mng, $! 15@1 17%; Chevaller, $1 17%@1 40 for fair to choice, OATS=The market shows no particula change. ~Black are lower on the inside quo- tation, with a _marked falling off in the de- mand ul late. They are now largely on a feed basls, as there 1\] Innzer any seed dem: ‘Black. §1 251 55; Red rm teed and $1 25G1 35 for seed; Gri et TTh ‘market rulehquiet,: with Tacgde ofterings, ot remar) | % Wekters, sacked. 81 25a1 e o s1 95a1 211 for te an i Citfornia. large Tellow. §1 3208 Saroty Tound ' do. §1 $0@1 50: \White. $1 35 per eetr Egyetian, §1 45@1 55 for white and $1 25 for | P st 25@1 30 per cn, E—$1 250 B 51"15a2 per et for Yellow, 12216 for BUCKWHEAT- Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—Callfornia Family Extras, 4 85 usual terms: Bakers' Extras, $4 5 | Oregon’and Washington. $3 90@4 20 per bbl !or 9%c for amber: water white extracted, 5 | Family and $3 90@4 40 for Bakers' | Blc: light amber extracted, *%@4%c; dark. | MILLSTUFFS—Prices in packages are as | 3%@4c. | follows: = Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 tbs; | BEESWAX-—27@20c per Ib. $325; Rye Meal, d‘”;“""" ko ¥ b o, $4 | Eroata "84 50 g Provisions. Flour, u 50 G 5 Fa- | | rina 4 50; . Wheat Flour, $3 50; Holled | The local trade announce a further decline | Oats. bbis. §7 @S 60: in eacks $6 75@8 10: | in Bacon and a smell advance in Lard, which | Fearl Barley. $6: Pli. Peas. boxes, §7. Green | has ruled firm of late, Hams and Bacon | Peas, $5 50 per 100 Ibs: Hay and Feedstuffs. Some dealers afé quoting a weaker Hay mar- Tket, while others report the situatlon still firm. The feeling scems somewhat_unsettled and un- | certain, like the weather. Prices stand about | the same. There Is no change in Feedstuffs. | BRAN—$20 50@21 50 per ton. | MIDDLINGS--$27@2S 50 per ton. | SHORTS_$20 50G21 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $23 woza 50 per ton; Oil Cake Meal at the mill, $28@29 50: $21@22; Corn | jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, Mea! @28 50: Cracked ' Corn, $28@20; Mlxed Feed: ‘fi@fl Horse Beans, ‘30610 per | i H\Y—Whe‘l $14@17 50: Wheat and Oat, $14@i6 50: Oaf_ $14@16; Wild Oat. $13@15 Barley, $12@14 50: Stock nominal—none here: | Alfalfa $12@13 50 per ton STRAW—50@75c per bale, Beans and Seeds. Lima Beans are very firm owing to the dls- | appointment over the small rainfall down th, and auotations have advanced again. Otherwise there is nothing ne -BEANS—Favos, $2 3° 02 LiR l’ea §3 25; But. | large White, lerll $3: smlll White, §2 95@3 05; $2 80@2 90: Red. $4 2564 50. : Pink, na, $3 15G3 25; Red Kidneys, $425; Black- eye, 82 15@2 25 per ctl; Horse Beans, $2@2 50. sEEDserm )l‘a_un-m ufl Yeliow Mus- tard. $2 65@: 1 90: Canary. 5@5iic for Easten 11@1dc; Ray 1% @2c: Timothy, 6@6¥%c: Hemp, 11,@3%c per ib; Millet, 3@3%c; Broom Corn Seed, $20@23 | per ton DR]ED PEAS—Nominal. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. The - market for table Potatoes was firm under moderate supplies and a steady demand | { an? prices were higher all around. The recent ! arrivais of Oregon Burbanks were mostly of | good quality and they were readily marketed at higher rates, with a few exceptionally fine | lots selling up to $1 45 per cental. Salinas | Burbanks, too, swere firmer under limited sup- plies, while rivers were higher in sympathy with the other aescriptions. Sweet Potatoes | were in good request and prices ranged higher. | A fresh car of fancy stock was received and | was flrmly held at the maximum quotation, while the best offerings of carried-over stock moved freely at the inside rate. Onions were firmly held at advanced prices, stocks being | light and held by & few deale Trade ‘n miscellaneous vegetables was fair s and prices of cholce stock, particularly String | Boune ang Ege Plant, were well sustain Summer Squa:h and Tomatoes were aburdant | | and moved slowly at unchanged rates, much of {the stock being frost-bitten and otherwise in | | Boor condition. Lima Beans from Los Angeles | gold at 10c per pound and Asparagus from the river was quickly disposed of at 50 per Only a small quantity of ecach came in. coreignment of 16 were received by steamer on Wednesday. The Tomatoos were small and of poor quality and the consignment will Drove 2 loss,to the im- porter: POTATOES—Burbanks from the river, 80c@® $1 per ctl: Salinas Burbanks. 31 1 80 per t]; Oregon Burbanks, otl; bt ver ne‘:l Su@toe per ctl; Glrllrl Chflel. 90¢ 001 per etl; Guen Onions, 1b; lfic. per cll VEG. mflmfl Peas, 3@5c | Steine Poans Tog1sc per 1b: Wa 33"5 ‘Tomatoes or crate: Rhuhltb Oc per Ib: Squash from Los Angelen. BO@STE Cahbage §1 per etl: Carrots Hothouge Cucumbers, 7 Blr“l- r ib; E D Ti@1ate for mtm 193¢ per 1b: Sreen” Pespers hrooms, ibbard i 5:- and 82}46' sacked. § ¥ crop prospects ' FUTURES. Sesston 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open High. Low. Close. | MY s vsns- o $L06% $1 06% $1 0615 $1 06% 2 p. m. Session, May—$1 06%. and prices show no change worthy | uonov ut Xes of Mexican 'romnoui English Snipe, $3; common Snipe, §150: Wild Ve $1.25: Rhbits, $3 for cmomuu and or Brueh; _Hare, zsc Butter, Cheese and Egg.. i A d for store Eggs for shipment to the north ihe Territories on yesterday's steam- er has: hardened. this description and nothing was quoted under 22c yesterday. There is no call for ranch, however, and they continue chey, though they aro selling fairly since the decline, already mentioned. Stocks iarge and receipts liberal. The shipments on | the northern steamer averaged 2ic, and there i ere B0 cases for Honolul, also’ manifested at 24c. ; _The demoralization in Cheess continues, and {some sales were made yesterday as low as | Thae, umngn this figure represented Cheese. prices. {, Butier rules steady. Fine creameries are in light supply, receipts from the north are down to practically nothing, and the cold | weather has cut down the production in Marin ' County. Prices remain as before. Receipts were 39,000 _Ibs Butter, 971 cases Eges_and 43,200 Ibs Cheese. | | | ter, nominal; | nraln-ry and 22%02«' "Tor extras. CHEE! {12¢ for select mild new and S@lvc for lower | | grades; Young Americas, 11@12c; Eastern, | 1516, Western, 14@15c ver Ib. EGGE—Ranch, 2214@25¢ for cholce to faney and 2%c for sinall and mixed colors; store, 22G2215¢; cold storage, 18G19c. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. 1 The cold weather continued to restrict local trade in Citrus {ruits and buyers were taking only enough to meet immediate requirements. hive as sheghitely dothing deing in the shippiag line. Outgoing _steamers Somé small shipments of Oranges for Honolulu and British Columbia, whlch had been pur- chased at the auctivn sales and in the open market early in the week. 1t Y stated that the large packing houses in the south have notified growers to cease picking Oranges, as the frult is accumulating at shipping points owing to the scarcity of cars and the over- | tern markets. | stocked condition of the Eas Only four cars of Oranges are announced for to- day’s auction. rade in Apples was quieter than usual, re- ! tailers being apparently well supplied. Prices, " however, were unchanged, as most dealers were of the opipion that the lull in the demand was only temporary. Pears, Bananas and Pine- | apples were unchanged. APPLES—$1 25@1 5 for fancy, 75¢@$1 for choice and for common. PEARS—Winter Nellis from cold storage, $1 750 CITRUS FRUITS_Navel Oranges. $1 ;«r for tancy. $1 35QL 75 for cholee and casl for standards; Seedlings, § S0c@S$1 paese % Lemons, $1 75 @: 150 'for choice and 15casl, for standard: Grape Fruit. $1g2; Mex- ! fcan Limes, : Bananas, $1@2 per bunch | for Hawatian and $20% 50, for Contial Amer: | tcar; Pineapples. $1 60@2 50 per dozen. Dried Fruits,Nuts, Raisins, Honey FRUIT—Apricot: for R xnd 9 @lic for Miorparks: vagorated Appies. 40 5l%c: sun-dried, 3@ic; Peaches, 4@6%c; Pears, 6@10c: Yeetarines. c: Flgs, white, 4G4%c ln hwxel. black, «u:?fl%llmu pitted, 6@9c per | Imunss—m crop, 2%@2%c for the four sizes. H RAISINS—F. o. b. prices, Fresno, for 1901 crop: 30-1b boxes—Loose Muscat-ls, 2-crown, 5%c per Ib: 3-crown, £%c; 4-crown, 614c; Seed- . less Muscatels, 4Yc; do, floated, 4%c; un- bleached Sultanas, 4ic; Thompson's Seedless, Stc. London Layers—2-crown, $1 25; 3-cro 145 §2; 8-crown Del : Malaga,Loose, 2- H crown, 5%e: Valencia : Pacific. do, 3%e; Oriental, do, | Seeded Ralsins—16-0z packages, faney, 12-02z packages, fancy, c; choice, 63¢; in bulk, fancy, i%e: choice. "rs—vulnuu No. 1 softshell, 13%@14c | No. 2, 11%@1(2 No. 1 harashell, 13@13%c: | No' 2. 11G1134e: Almonds, 11c for Nonpareils. 10%c 'for 1 X L. 10%c for Ne Plus Ultra and | S%c for Languedoc; Peanuts, 6@7c for Bastern; Pecans. 11@13c; ~ Cocoanuts, $ 50@5: Chest- nuts. S@10c per Ib. ! HONEY—Comb, 10@11%c for white and !‘13 i are reporteq very dull. There is no change worthy | of note at Chicago. are | poor | Most dealers are predicting still lower SE—llc for the general market, nv,ol | Howard, George C. Receipts of I;Yaduce FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 21. l&%? m‘mlq N 2. rn-nmfmm. 3000 Leather, rolls 10/ Wine, gals 286 Brandy. gals 27/ Lime. bola - OREGON. 6.l 508 Cninnl |n 56| Middiinge, sk | P | ‘ Flour, qr sks .. | Oats, | Potatoes. sk FARL IR i e sl STOCK MARKET. | | %*- Mining Company The Ophir Declares a Dividend. The feature of the market i A the declaration of a dividend of 23¢ the Ophir Alning Company, the first since Tanu. ary 12, 1880, twenty-four years ago. It anjounts to $35,200. The previous dividend, a queTter of a century ago, was at the rate of | §1 per share. The. company now has about $47.000 in the treasury, with seven car loads of high grade ore now on the way o, in pro- cess of sale. Twenty-four years is a long time between dividends. but better Jate than never. On the Bond Exchange business was very light in the morning, but picked up consid- | erably in the afternoon. Alaska Packers weak- { ened "oif again, dropping to $142. There were i sales of Giant Powdér at $62: figures. and among the unlisted securities 000 United Railroad 4s sold at | bonds have been steadily rising of late and | | current gossip has it that the old weak hold- | ings have been tramsferred to stronger hands. | There was nothing new in the mining and | oil_stocks. The latter were very dull. The annual meeting of the stockholders of | the Savings and Loan Soclety has been called for January 26. | g The "North Bonanza Mining Company of Storey County, Nev., has levied an assessment | of 10 cents per share, delinquent March 1. | TNiinois Crude Oil Company declared its first monthly dividend of 1%c per share January 14, the amount being $2500. 1901 Oil Company, a West Side company, has levied assessment No. 3 of Kc per share, to! become delinquent February Tonopah Midway Mining Company has re- cently changed its c-plm stock from 750,000 shares to 1,000,000 shares. Shenandoah C, M. M. Co. of California on January 14 levied assessment No, 21 of 2c per share, amounting to $4000. to become delin- quent on the Tonopah board February 13. At the regular annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Central Trust Company the fol- lowing directors were elected: Charles Webb Perkins, Mark L. Gerstle, E. A. Denicke, O. A. Hale, F. W. Dohrmann, Frank J. Symmes, Horace L. Hill, Henry Brunned, C. C. Moore and W. A. Frederick. An auditing committee composed of George W. Bauer, Albert G. Wieland and Fred B. Jansen was also elected. The directors have organ- ized by electing Frank J. Symmes president, Horace Hill and O. A. Hale vice presidents and Henry Brunnmer cashier. The net profits for the year amounted to $80,023 64. It is pro- posed to pay semi-annual dividends on March 1 and September 1 at the rate of 3 per cent per annum. Stock and Bond Exchange. THURSDAY. Jan. 212 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ark. | Bid, Ask. 43 ar coup..1071510814 4s qr ep newli1i4134 48 ar reg. 21081148 qr coup..107 108 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Ala A W Bs O T Co 6s Do 5s Do con 3. 1011 (Oceanic § 5s. Om Cable 6s.122 Pac G Im 4s. P E Ry 3s. muuoa P & C H 68.103% — P & O R 6s117 Powell-st 8s.113% — {SE G&R Ds. 101 SF & SJVSs. llf"fi o~ - Sterra R 6 s P of A 6s 116% — -109 7 aoomsr A104 AMD)Sr B.10§% — (1908 ... 10513108 CURED MEATS—Bacon, 1lc _per b for heavy, 11l4¢ for light medium, 13%c for light. 1ic for extra light and 16c for sugar-cured Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13%c; Californy Hams, 12%@13c: Mess Beef, $11 50 per bbl extra Mess, $12G12 50; Family, $137 Mess Pork, $16; extra clear, $24; M Dry Salted Pork,_ 11%c; Pig Pork, $28; Pigs' | Feat, $5 20; Smoked Beef, 15c_per 1b. LARD-—Tlerces quoted at Tc per Ib for | compound and 9%c for pure: half-barrels, pure, ' 934¢: 10-1b tins, 10¢; 5-1b tins, 103kc: 3-1b tins, 10 AT TOLENE—One balf barrel, 8%c: three half barrels, S%c: one tierce, 8%c¢; two tierces, §lge; five tierces, 8%c ver Ib. | Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. | | No turther change in this market 1s reported. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brand: abeut Xécmc under quotations. Heavy ‘ed Steers, meulum. light, 7%c¢: Cow Hldu, i 7Y%e for heavy and Tise for mm Stags, ! Salted Kip, Sc¢: Salted V 10%c; dry Hides, 15@1 Calt. 18c: Sheepskins, shearlings. short Wool, 40@65c each; medium, 7000¢ Weol, $1@1 50: Horse Hides, salt. for large and $2@2 50 for medium. $1 25@1 75 for | small and 50c for Colts. Horse Hides. dry. | $1 75 for large and $1 50 for medium, $i@1 23 | for small and 80c for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 3lc: dry salted Mexican, 23c; dry Central American, 3te. Goat Skins—Prime An | goras. large and smootk. 50c: medium, 33¢ small, 20c, TALLOW—] 1 _rendered, 4c per Ib; No,| 2, 3%e: P3c. . 2 'gou-wnn clip—Sa~_Joaouin Lambs’. 99 ' 110, OMiadle County, 11@i2c: . Northern * Det | fective. 9@10¢: Nevada. 13@15c: Oregon fine, | 18@19c; Oregon medium, 17¢ per Ib, HOPS—27G30c _per 1b for California, 1903, and 17@18c for crop of 1904 Meat Market. Local packers report plenty of Hogs coming in o fill the demand. which is light. Mutton rules firm at the recent advance. Otherwise the market is featureless. ! prlme | %18: | | Marin Co.. UG STOCKS. '!‘ert Costa.. S V W Co.. Euccrmc. SF G & E. Stkn G & E. WATER | Contra Costa 40 41 -~ . 8 GAS AND Cent L & P. 3% 4% Mutual E L. 8% 8% Pac L Co.. 54 56 SacEG &R — TRUSTEES" C‘ERTYFXCATESA SFG&E — | v G & B.. INSURANCE. Firem's Fnd. — 350 | BANK Am Ntl Bk. — Anglo-Cal_.. 8914 Bank of Cal.$42 Cal Safe Dp. — Flrst Nationl — SAVINGE — 2300 151 |S F Nationl. BANKS. Oar S & L ! Hum S & L. Mutual Sav.100 § F Sav U.620 630 STREET RAILROADS. m.lszcfl"; iPremho « Union T Co. California Geary .. POWDER. 62% 62 | Vigorit .. SUGAR Hana P Co. — — al | Hawaiian C. 43% 45 lulu-eu c. 20% Honkaa S C 12% 12% Onomea S C — Hutch S P C_8% S%|Paubau S C — MISCELLANEOUS. Alaska P A.141 Ocenale S Co 4 Cal F C A ¥ Pac Aux FA 5§ Cal Wine A. — 95%/Pac € Borx.167 Morning Session, oard— 5 Alaska Packers' Assocliation. $2,000 Pac Electric Ry 5 per cent Afternoon Session. Glant Z8ha @ = (RS &E g2 10 Alaska Packers' Assocation. ..142 00 DRESSED MEATS4 30 Californin Wine Assoclation... 95 00 | Wholesale rates from slaushterers to dealers 30 Giant Powder Con. 62 00 ars as foliow 10 Giant Powder Con.. 4 r C—-‘me%c for Steers and 6@6%c per ;g Giant Powg:r Cu:. =€; or Cows. Honokaa S Co.. 12 50 | VEAL-—Large, 8@9c: small. 9@10c per Ib. 5 o = MUTTON—Wathers. $1G0¢: Ewes. 5a834c b e et S = per 1b. | LAMB—10m11c per 1. 22 PORK—Dressed Hogs, 7@S%c per Ib. % LIVESTOCK MARKET. !1.000 Los Angeles Ry 5 per cent....114 6215 The following quotations are for sood, eound | $2.000 Oakiand Transit Co 6 per cent.117 00 Livestek. delivered in San Francisco, less G0 | $1,000 S F & S J V 5 per cent...... 118 123 lDQr cent shrinkage for Cattle: Street— ATTLE. Steers, S49c: Cows and Heifers, | 10 CaliforniaWine 95 00 | 7@Sc; thin Cows. 4@bc per Ib. 30 Contra” 20 25 | CALVES—4@4ic per Ib (gross welght). 40 00 SHEEP--Wethers, 4@4%c: Ewes, 4c per Ib n.coo Sprln( \m 4s (24 mtge). 9 50 | "LAMBS-5c per Ib. HOGS—Live Hogs 140 to 190 Ibs. flkfl%c. over 180 Ibs. Sc: soft Hogs. Sows, cent off: Boars, 50 per 2nt ‘o and Siage. 30 per cent off from wbove quotations, General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Pags, 5%06!66. San Quentin, 5.86c: Wool Bags, 52g5c: Fleece Twine, 1% | mlo—velllfl‘ln.u” per lfill. i Seattle, Dt u'y"lo- greia. 3 ;'i w.ium 37 % bum 13 in ‘bull extra bleached winter S wtmer lnem Oil, 150. mum Ofl, 63c: natural ed’ Lard Californ:aStack and Oil Exchange ;on City Pemlem 5 cerless . 2gezeye” ggggg z | of: _|AUCTION SAI.BS WILSON THE AUCTIONEER. THAT'S ALL. AT AUCTION. CONTENTS ENTIRE HOUSE AND UPRIGHT PIANO. 1326 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE. Between Webster and Fillmore. TO-DAY, FRIDAY, January 22, 1904, 11 o'elock a. m. [ am ordered to sell to the highest bidder, without reserve or limit, Costly mahogany Davenports, divans, large parlor mirror, earpets, curtains, iron and brass beds, bedding, parfor cabinets, vases, center tables. Grand sale. A.H.ANDERSON, the Auctioneer ot 19 TURK 8T., re he will have a sales- as well as 4“. to recelve consignments of FURD ete.. and will buy. sell and lxocnlnx. ‘{I'P'l'fll-lm‘n FURNITURE. CARPETS. ETC. Lodging- houses bought, sold and exchanged. Present, office room 26, 806 Market st Main 1852 RN Morning Session. 1000 Un\!.do‘l\&llrold 4s . Kern S Kern O11 . Afterncon Sesston. rd— 2000 Toitec 500 Associat 562 Independence 100 Junction - Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the San Fran- cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. ..I) 190 Occidental . n | 1€0 Occidental . [ o 40 92 20 300 Challenge Com 18| U Seg Heicher.. ® 10 1000 Con Imperial. 03| 100 Sierra Nev .. 85 200 Con N Y . 05| 1¢0 Union Con ., 8§ 100 Crown Point. 20| 200 Utah .. 3 M Gould & Cur. 35| 100 Yellow Jacket 35 0¢ Mexican .....1 63, Afternoon Session. Andes . 31, 100 Ophir .. .4 80 Andes - 32| 100 Overman .... 28 Caledonia $5| 100 Potosi . - A Challenge Con 25 900 Savage - 5 Challenge Con 24 200 Savage . 8 Chollar ... 23 100 Seg Belcher.. 00 .CunLt\ll'lh 100 Sierra [ 700 Sierra Nev [ | 200 Siiver 5 20 B b [ 1" 1 80 15 175! 200 Yelow Jacket 42 4 50| 200 Yellow Jacket 43 435 50 Yellow Jacket 45 PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the Pacific Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Alpha Com 400 Alta 400 Andes 100 Andes 300 Andes 100 Belcher 100 Caledonia 100 Caledonia 100 Chollar . 200 Sierra Ne 400 Sierra Nev .. 100 Sierra Nev . 20 = 26 o5 g 6 o 500 Con N Y 200 Union Con .. S4 300 Gould & 100 Utah 1 160 Hale & | 200 Utah . 14 400 Justice | 200 Yellow Jacket 3% 100 Lady W 100 Yeliow Jacket 40 Session. 300 Andes 300 Overman . 3 200 Andes . 600 Potosi . .2 100 Caledonia 100 Savage . W 20 Caledonia 100 Sterra Nev .. 67 450 Chollar . 23| 100 Sierra Nev 3 1600 Chollar . 25| 200 Sicrra 70 100 Con € & Va1 85| 100 Siiver 68 70| 100 Silver a7 2500 Con Fmperial | 100 Sitver 65 C 0S| 100 Union 86 | 400 Union 5 100 Union s 200 Union S8 200 Union Com bd 400 Utah ... 15 200 Ophir 100 Yellow Jacket 42, TONOPAH MINING EXCHANGE Following were the sales on the San Fran- ciseo and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 100 Gold Anchor.. 13| 300 Ton Belmont. 67 100 Goid Anchor. 13| 400 Ton Belmont. €6 100 Mont Ton..1 27%| 300 Ton Beimont. 63 2190 Mone Ton ..130| 300 Tou. Midway. 40 2900 Rescue 06/ 200 Ton of Nev.5 50 100 Ton Belmoni. e8| 100 Ton N - Afternoon Session. 600 Brunswick 06| 400 Ton Midway. 40 50 MacNamara . 12| 500 Ton Midway. 41 300 Ton Belmont. €7/ 300 Ton N Star £ CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, Jan. 21—4 p. m. Bid. Ask | Bid.Ask. 08" 10(Justice - 10 12 13 N Kertuck . o 05 Andes . 32 34 Keyes Graes.. — 17 Belcher 29 31 Lady Wash.. — 08 Best & Belch.1 65 1 75 Mexican . 80 185 Bullion . 09 10 Occidental =2 94 97 Opkir BT 24 26/Overma 22 26 27| Petesi 5 3 Confidence =1 o e Con C & Va l 61 @ e 0% 0 10 o . T 6 24 28 Slwtr‘ Hill .. 65 68 05 —iSt Louls - =% — oS L4 o8 20 22U L2 e 38 40|Ciar ... it 18 I8 SoiYellow Jacket 42 43 Bid. Ask. . = 00 - Ray & OBrien 02 10 - i 08 — 12 s 0 F o - =B Hannapah ... — o — Hannapah Mu — — 0 cNamara . 10 50 6 00 25 . 3 B 125130|Ton Midway. 40 — 05.United Ton... 0 13 —————— SUPREME CHIEF RANGER PAYS OFFICIAL VISIT Head of the Foresters of America Comes to Meet the California Brethren. Supreme Chief Ranger John F. Kelly of the Foresters of America, - organization having a mem! the United States of 270,000, 24,000 ‘ which are in the State of California, arrived in this city last evening from Jersey City for the purpose of an official visit to the courts of Francisco and other parts of Jjurisdiction. During his stay State the supreme chief, i president, Thomas E. ceived last evening by Grand Ranger H. A. Gabriel of San