The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1904, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1901. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Vork stocks unsettled and irvegular.. Cotton higher. n the local stock exchanges still quiet. hange rates shozv little variation. i of the winter Wheat crop reported less favorable. f Oricntal orders for Barley partially confirmed. its, Corn and Rye as previously quoted. ay market sustained by Government army orders. Reans duli, Seeds steady to firm and Dried Peas strong. Heaw'y receipts of Butter, Cheese and Eggs. No particular change in Provisions. ~ct and Muiton slightly higher. Spring Lamb lozwer. s tn light receipt and firm. rthern Shingle market said to be overstocked. ~w prices for San Quentin Grain Bags announccd. Good Potatoes and Onions firm and wanted. {sparagus quotations comtinue to advance. Poultry and Game in light receipt and firm. 1ges quiet but firm, with decreasing stocks. i ! i Ora L Cbi & Northwestern Weal 1,400 ther Report. Chi Mil & St Paul. 23,700 Chi M & St P pfd.. 20tk Meridtan—Pacific T‘m,, Chi Term & Trans. ..... AN FRANCISCO, March 25—$ sre the seasonal Colo Sou 24 prd.... Delaware & Hudson Dela Lack & West. Denver & Rio Gr.. | Den & Rio Gr ptd.. . Hocking V Hock Valley pfd Sou pd. Nashvill Mxn?‘xnnr L..sose | Metropol Securities ‘Metnvtl St Ry.... E st pld South-rn Pacific Southern Ratiway. South Railway pfd Texas & Pacific Toledo St L & W WEA ER N AND GENERAL o e W . Duriog the past = the Becy Mk i revails morth of Poiat Con- and snow In r s :Qr g ®S | Am Cot Ol prd r heavy fross|Am lee. ... Sstum Jitbern California. 17 | Am loe pid. b the wind lulls, Am Linsced OIl... § Am Linseed Oil pfd 1 | Am Ls motive - | Am Locomotive p'd | Am et Am Am Sugar Ring 3 ’ | Ataconda Min Co. . € | Brooklyn R T. * ehama " | Colo Fuel & lrflv: | Consolidated Gas.. ng Corn l‘r:jucli {d Saturday, pos- | Corn Products p k. ¥ ity winge, | Distilles ur. . . utherly winds. | General Electric. r: light | Inter Paper g Ixter Paper pfd... | Inter Pump Satur- | 23 5 N . 5 - 4 26 2 - 24 Pressed S o4 Pullman Pal ‘u 208 | Republic Steel... 3 Republic Steel pfd 4 M cantlle | U & Leather pfd. » hange U £ Realty. . biils | 17 § Realty pid. . 5 cmand and at $4 84.35 | U & Rubber.. €+ Posted raies, | ' & Rubber pta 5 bilis, $4 B4 Bar | T § Steel.... . fexica re. d4c. Govern- | U S Steel pfd i . irregular. | Westiaghouse l-:lec nt, cios- | Western Union. ans . six months, ? Total eales...... g2 | UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO 1 e | :W YORK, March 25.—Bond transactions A } ytock Market | of the Tnited Railroads 6f San Francisco were . e % | $50,000 at $70 75 and $25.000 ar §70 8714 AMERICAN CAN COMPANY. | Common. bid 4%, asked 4%; preferred, bid 303;, asked EW YORK BONDS. ~ - 7| US ret 25 res.106KIL & N unled 4. 953 . e e 1 e 05% | Man con gold 4s.104 v s interred trom | Do % o€ 5 y Tatied U . Do new 4s rog.132 , ”.. issuance Do 132 7 : - 97% | . ‘1203 ern 1033, ern S t z% or ds offered & very different bid rumored insistence of the — l 3 z'& ¥ party om the return of Do . nern Pacific stock in full as put | Ches & Ohlo 4755. mw.lReuu. 2 6% ' % merger. The de- | Chi & Alton 314s. 77 | SL & I M con Ss.1141¢ his na ement was followed by a | C B& Qnew 48. MK S L & S F (g 4s. 81 ng vement in Union P.'l?lfl(‘ C. gn 4. lms/ St Louis SW 1sts. 84 t up to §3%, compared with 85, | C & - { the woek. Twice afterward C - 80% : was carried to that level again, but -113 t v‘vnxxav- V the market after this spurt | C. ' - dvance proved impos- | Ci . antmation awakened in | Cons Tobacco 48. Un thet the stocks were | O & 4 . Do conv 4 . % be by persons not conversant with | C F & I conv 45. 67 | U 8 Bteel 24 bs.. 743 and awakened suspicion of | Den & Rio G 4s. 97% Wabash lsts .....1 vlative origin. The first influence of | Erie prior lien 4s. 97%:] Do deb B...... fil& in Unfon Pacific, however, | Do gen 45..... 85 (W & L Brie 4s.. 8612 e general market, The rise | F W & D € 1sts. louuvm Cent 45 .... 89% Hock Val 43s...104%1 ““’ YORI\ MINING STOCKS. { :ggume Chiet on gain indicated by the | O ;1:: vement yas ignored, owing o6 t eage of the money market 4 are_included in -4 perations which have ylelded « banks for the week. In ad- | Forn Siver 2 a8 s been received by the banks | 1'%yl Gon | S be the interior over $2 that the resu ;Id'h' interior depositaries with their remittance Boston Stocks and Bonds. cce In the money market in the Panama canal payment. gement for export was an- is the common expectation that 1l be made next week. move- tuke profits wiped out the day’s gains, below yest *rday’s clos- Total sales, | States 28 registered and the new 4s 3 The bond market was irregular. 0,000 14 | Chicago Do pfd ........ 764 Shannon . e Dom Iron & S... 8%| Tamarack 95, | B4 Elec Nlum.. 233 37 Gen Electric .... Mass Electri - 72 1 Utah - 80%/ Victoria - 993 Winona 5 gt’ Wolverine ... London Closing Stocks Cons money..85 15 16{ N Y Central...... 19 mact - 8 |Nor & Western., 5§ 3% Ont & Western. | 215 Pennsylvania 60 | Rand Mines kd 225 10 oy & 14 9 113 50 194 31 ™ ‘Bar siiver—Steady, 25 11-16d per ounce, Money- per cent, The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 3 per cent and for three months’ | bills 2% @3 per cent. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, March 25. — The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank ended March 24, with the percentage of in- crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Percent. Cities— Inc. New York. 25 Boston . Philadelphia 8t. Louis . Pittsburg . | 8an Francisco. | Baltimore Cincinnati Kansas City Orleans Cleveland Minneapol! Detroit Louisville maha .. . Milwaukee 7,082,054 Providence 5,058,100 Buffalo ... bz stg | Indianapolis 4,826, St. Paul .. 6,009,812 K3 Los Angelcs 8! T8 St. Joseph 4,179,950 10.4 Denver .. 3, 3 Columbus . 4. Memphis [ Seattle 3,915,649 Richmond * 4571557 Washington 3, 61 nnah 2 2 gs £ Fort | Worth. Toledo, Ohio. Salt Lake City £E2 5 Eanin woEn B0 Grand New Haven Scranton Dayton Norfolk Springfield, Mass. Worcester Portland, Me Auzusm. Ga. 11 1 R 1S9 13 32 1005 K] K] K 8 Davenport . Little Rock . Wilkesbarre | Fall River | Wichita Akron . Chattanooga | Springfield, 1t Kalamazoo, Mich. Youngstown Helena Lexington Fargo, N. D... New Bedford . Canton, Ohio. . Jacksorville, Fia. | Lowell A Chester, Pa..: Greensburg, Pa.. Reckferd, {11 Binghamton | Springfield, Ohfo.. | Bloomington, IlI.. 1 ils. Quincy. | Sioux Mansfi Decatur, Jacksonville, Fremont, Neb. *Houston *Galveston . ar~ani as Cedar Rapids. | Totais, U. 8. Outside N. Y- Montreal Toronto .. Hamlllon . London, On! 8t. John, N. | Victoria, B. C. Totals, Canada. ,276 0.0 *Not included in totals because containing other iteme than clearings. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March 25.—The cotton market closed steady at a net advance of 71 to 76 points on the old crop and of 9@20 points on the new crop. St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, March 25-—-W00b—sleldy Medium grades, combing and clothing, 1 ‘ugm fine, 15@17%c; heavy fine, 12@14%e; tub hed, 22G31c. Neze York Grain and Produce. | NEW YORK, lllr;h 25 —FLOUR—Receipts, 39,200 bushels; exports, 7100 bushels. Market continves quiet and WHEAT—Receipts, _ 21,000, Spot market firm; No. 2 red, 81 n.u clavator and 81 085 1 £ o b afioat. strength ap- Bestad 1o the’ whest WATIMETO-aRY " rSiiet Bt one time showing %o advance. Late profit- takinz reduced the vrice lic. May closed at 98lc: July, 93%c, and September 853c. HBOPS—Bteady. HIDES—Steady. WOOL—Steady. PETROLEUM-—Steady. COFFEE—Spot Rio d2il; No. 7 tnvoice, 30 e, Futuree closel strong. unchanged to 5 “points lower. April, 5.5665.60c; June, 5. E : 5.90c septemher 64i6.05¢; November, 6.20c; Dece! 0.5074.35c. SLGAR—R.I\\'. firm; refined, firm. All grades of refined sugar have been advanced 5 cents a hundred pounds. DRIED FRUITS. 7 EVAPORATED, APPLES—The market firm with demand falr. Common ) 7G5k e: ‘prime. DRGBYC: cholee, v and fancy at 7@7lc. P large transac- RUNES—One or two fairly ‘e been reported at D010 e hole at o atowut g nnc;’ at 11@13c. HES—Are in light demand, but scarce and firm. Choice are qnoul at 7 m s extra choice at 1%@8c, and fancy at 9 o New York Metal Market. s0ld oft sharp- NEW YORK, March 25.—Tin Iy in London, spot breaking £1 10s and fu- tures azn&nlo £128 and £127 7s 6d re- ) The x'cth:ely Py also was easy, Coj declined 10s in London to tor .‘f,‘:'.".,.. <37 5 for tutares. Ry A% :med at tlx l'mm -nab:;u.: s’mf be-d a.cuua 1s 34 in Lmdon at £12 5s, mflmeuli $4 604 65, “1mmm)=~"v'!m but was o London. ; . clearings at the principal clties for the week: 1811 § RN AR SRS RS EIAT I Chicago Board of Trade. P Ben con . LB 056 1 3 Future Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, March 26.—The opening in wheat was firm, In sympathy with higher prices in other markets. July was unchanged to ¢ higher at 87@8i%c. Thers Was an urgent demand from the start, the pit crowd being active buyers on prospects of & decided drop in temperature in the Southwest. Commission houses alto had plenty of buying orders. Offerings, however, were light. As the session { advanced the market stronger. The { eltugtion in the Northwest was an importaut buli factor, the wheat market at Minneapciis ing strong notwithstanding the shutdown of el(hu.n mi] close wag strong, wlm Juiy R@ke hxm at ST%@STHe. May' cl “The feature in corn was the buying of abut 1,000,000 bushels of May by a promineat operator, who was recently fong on May | | wheat. close wae strong, with May at 33c. hervh-tandwmmnh- maintailning a firm tone i: 'fiwm “g‘:;kn Closed. firm. July Anished at I‘lx %o Provisions were strong on packing interests. There wes some realizing on an early advance, but the -lfll‘zl clntfll firm. July pork was. up T%@10c, lard higher and riby up 5@7%e. The leading futures ranged as foilows: Open. High. Low. “The lllly eluod at H0@H04C, . 2— Ma: - July (old) July (new). i | | i i i 1 Ca:h Grain and Promsmn:. CHICAGO, March 25.—Cash q as follows: Flour, quiet and :pfll!‘ Wwheat, S0GH0e 2 2 corn, .'.zmw,c No. : No, 2 sate Wk guenic: No. 4 white, No, 2 rye, dbc: good feeding barley, Ealk to eholce malting, 5@53¢; eed, | $1 085, Nlmdi;onhv;lenfl:a‘tl lfii ‘mess pork, R‘k, snort ribe sides tlw-). $6 62145 € 8735; short clear sides (boxed), $7 20G7 7% whisky, basie of high wines, §1 ia clover, con- | tract grade, $10 25. Racstuts”® i = ! Articles— eceipts. ipment ! Flour, barrels. 42,400 41,600 Wheat, hu;hi'l 131'3- 28.” | Corn, bushel Gats] bushels 217,500 zuzoo Rye, bushels. 81,600 Barley, bushels. 50,600 % 300 \ Butter, Cheese and Eggs. CHICAGO, March 25.—On the Produce Ex- change te-day the butter market was firm for | fancy and a!endy for other grajes. Creamer- ' { fes, 1 dairies, 1215@21¢. Cheese, easy, 10 | | @ile. Eegs, firm, 164 @16%0. i Livestock Market. ! CHICAGO. CHICAGO, March 25.—CATTLE—Recéipts, ' 2500; steady: good to prime steers, $5 26@5 75; | poor to medinm, $3 60 tockers and feeders, 182 twt 30; cows, 5! TW 355 he"erl. 32 ’50‘ {475 " canners, 37T ; 324 10; Texns fed llwl | caives, $3§6 2 HOGS. - Receipts to-duy, 18,000: to-morrow, | 20,0007 luldy 0 de lower: mixed and butchers. '&» 5 50; good to cholce heavy, $5 45@ 5 uZ’;, rough heavy, $5 m:: 40; light, $3@ | 5 40; bulk of sales, €5 30G5 ! SHEEP—Receipts, 0000; !hnev and lambs ! strong: {0 choice vethers' $4 25; fair to mixed, $3 | sheep, $4 GOG3 nllh- umbn Western lambs, $4 35@5 95. il iy | Miscellaneous Markets. |! : Western " 3385 60; | *- % | Foreign Futures. ! ) LIVERPOOL, H Wheat— J“i!’y Opent 6 T4 Cl:\.;lnl;‘ - 6 Ti | Wheat— “March. © Sept.-Dec. | Opening ..... 290 o145 Closing ... 21 40 | Flour— Opening 20 55 | Closing . 29 40 Northern 1Wheat Market. OREGO) PORTLAND, March 25— WHEAT—Walla | Walla, T0c; bluestem, Sic; valley, Slc. H WASHINGTON. | TACOMA, March 25.—WHEAT—Ic_ for bluestera at $2c: club unchanged, Northern Business. SEATTLE, March 25.—Clearings, i $306,032; balances, $1 TACOMA, March 25.—Clearings, $280,760; { balances, i FORTLAND, lun‘h 25.—Clearings, $452,532; belasoa $64, 653 KANE, u-rch fi—(’le-rxnn £335,851; hnlancee $38,365. B || | Tocar MaRKETS. | i : ) per ctl: River Reds. $1G1 10 per ctl; emall | Oregon Burbanks for seed, 90c@$1 per etl; | Garnet Chiles. $1G1 10 per ctl: Farly Rose, | Dried_Okra, 10@123&c per Ib; December ... 1‘.1 100% P m. Seseion. May—$1 10, Dné;n»-n 0. S OATEContige fiemly held, with o falr local e demand. consum Whl(e 'l 27%@1 37%; Elack, $1 u.x Red, $1 26@1 35; Gray, $1 52% per CORN—There is nothing T o report n this grain. When buyers parchase they Bave to_pey. full Seures, for sel Western eacked, for Yellow, $1 35 for White and §1 m for Mixed; Cali- fornia large yellow 1 45; small round do. $1 50@1 55; wm-. 81 40@1 45 per cti; Exyptian, $1 40@1 50 for white and $1 2730 130 for brown. RYE—$1 30g1 32% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@2 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California_Family Extras,: WA 810 usuml terms; Bakers Oregon and Washington, jobbing at w ” perbhL ! Prices In follows: | Flour, m I.h. Rye Flour, nn finl u. Rice_Flour, ;c«—nm 25; extra cream .u.ou ts, $4 50; 3 zs our, 5; Cracked Fox hole Wheat Flour! %2 50, Hotiea . bbls,” $7 25@8 G0; in sacks, $6 76@S 10; i Barley, “'l Split Peas, boxes, §7; Green Hay and Fecdstuffs. There is no further decline in Hay, but there might have been during the pest day or two hod it not been for the appearance in the market of the Government with the rush order for 1075 tons for Manila, mentioned yvesterday. Dealers calculate that there will be just about enough Hay to carry the market through to the mew crop, and therefore they 0o not look for any decline approaching the proportions of a Feedstuffs rule weak at the decline noted yesterday. BRAN—$18G@19 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$25@27 50 per ton. SHORTS—$18G10 30 per ton. FEEDSTUFFE—Rolied a Barley, b, e $24@25 pcr ton; Oilcake Meal Jobbing, $32: C: Nitaien. "2 Soatt 'm ton. STRAW—50@T0c per bale. Sig1s Beans' and Seeds. ‘The sitution remains unchanged. Dried Peas yule very firm at the advance, and some kinds { Seeds, already mentioned, 2re strong and losely held, while Beans are still quoted dull at_previous prices. ‘2 BEANS—Bayos, 38@2 50: Pea, $3G3 25: Butters, $3 80@3 75 small White, m 15; decxe: White., 3 «5«" 3 35; % 20@3 30: Red mdneu. mnye. $2G2 15 per ctl; Horse szl:Ds—arown Mustard, $3 75G4: Yellow Mustard, $3@3 25; Flax, $i 80@1 90 Canary, 514@5%c for Eastern: Aifalfa. 1414@16c: Rape, 1i@2c; Timothy, 6gGic: Hemp, 31iGic per Millet, 3@3tc; Broom Corn Seed. $20G21 per ton. LRIED PEAS—Blackeye, §3 per ctl; Niles, $325; Green, $3a3 25, g i Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Receipts of river Potatoes were a little over 1000 sacks and most dealers reported a steady market with a good inquiry for the best lots, but prices were no nigher. Trade in Oregon Burbanks was quiet. as buyers were holding off awaiting the unloading of the Oregon steamer, which arfived about noon with 6009 sacks. Choice Onicns continued firm, while poor lots were neglected. Nevadans were meeting with a feir inquiry at $2 50G2 65 per ccntal. A few small shipments of Sweets came in and were held at a sharp advance, | The market for Asparagus opened firm under | limited supplies and a good demand and prices | of ali grades advanced. Receints were 510 | | boxes, nearly all of which came n late in the | forenoon after most buyers had left th~ market. | The belated arrivals, however, met with a | steady demand and the prices established dur- | ing the early trade were well maintained. Rhubarb was in free supply and unchanged, while Peas did better under limited receipts, with some dealers trying to obtain Te per pound | for the best lots of bay. Tomatoes wers scarce and repacked offerings from the south readily commanded higher prices. Some poor | lots of old stock were offering below the quo- ' tations. POTATOES—Burbanks from the river—1: 11156 per ctl; Oregon Burbanks, $i 15@: $1 40@1 60 per ctl; Sweet Potatoes, nominal: new_ Potatoes, 3@3%c per Ib. u,\[o.\'s.—\"etlm\' 2 2562 50 per ctl for Or- $3 30@2 75 for Australian: Green | 35@50c per box. | v F(-ETABLBs—Almmsul 12612%c per Ib for extra, 810c for No, 1 and é@7c for No. Rhubarb, $1@1 50 per box: Green Peas. 4@fc per Ib for Los Angeles and 4@6c for bay: | String Beans, 156 per Ib; Tomatoes, $2% 2750 per box or crate fof Los anmes and'$1 25 | @2 for Mexican; Summer Squash”from Los | Angeles, — per box; Cabbage $1 10 per ctl: Carrots. 50c per sack: Ipthouse Cucumbers, $1@1 23 per dozen: ic. 121éc per ib: Exx Plant. 15@20c per ib: Dried Peppers, SiSc per | b for Stockton and 10@12%c for southern: Green Peppers, Mushrooms, 10@20¢ per Ib; | , 1G1%c per Ib; Hubbard, %c The Poultry market was rather slenderly supplied, as the bad condition of the roads in | the country caused by the recent heavy rains | is checking dellveries of domestic stock at shipping points and the expected car of West- ern was delayed by storms. Prices of ali de- scriptions were unchanged, with everything but old Roosters and small Brollers meeting with 2 Jvod domand. _Acrivals of Geme wers, light | and cleaned up well at previous prices. There have been no Wild Pigeons received for some | days and the quotations are omitted. POULTRY—Live Turkeys. 16@18c per Ib; G $282 25- Goslings, 32 ."—'-'l: per 1 Poultry and Game. T_pair, . % soao 50 per dozen for oid and $6 5067 = | $6@5 50 for large and $3 :loc-i for small: Exchange and Bullion. et e e T | _GAMEGray Geese, $3@3 30 per dozen: Sterling Exchange, sixty da; $1 853 | White Geese, $1@1 50: Brant, $2 for small and Sterling Exchange, sight . 4 S8 $3 for larze: Hl\nkcfl, 4G5 mlllh Snipe, Sterling Exchange, cables 4 89 u 50; common Snipe, i5; Rabbits, Now Tk Hoctange. EDA 123 | $1°30G2 for Cellnnulll and $1: 1 B tor Brush’ | New York Exchange, telegrai 18 Hare, §1 25@1 50. Silver, per ounce 55% | e, Magican Defties, el Rutter, Cheese and E, ggx‘ Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Liverpool futures were higher and | Paris futures lower. Chicago . continued to fluctuate on crop conditions. The Modern Miller is giving a better report of the crop out- | look, while the report of Snow, the statistician, takes exactly the opposite ground. It says that With the passing of the frost it is evident that the promise of winter Wheat is poor. Seeding was late, the falli growth small and the winter severe. ‘The smow brotection was insufficlent, except in the lake district, and there was more winter killing shan for some years. South of the Ohio River. the outlook is poor and much seeded tand will be plowed up. The dry ! weather in the Southwest also did more or less | Mulcahy & ! sald wes & mervous m.nm, with Ciad principatiy local by reason of of tal Emnhrl communication, the 'IM Chicago being pretty generally down. showad falr strength and the May price in other markets and premiums for cash wheat were maintained. The principal bullish feature of the day was Snow’s crop report, which intimates that conditions are away below the average, ge. e c Chiclxo letter of Mitchell, 0. winter kili the Modern tler, only mildly so The crop and the cash situation are the important factors. The latter may be to same extent artificial, but, whatever the cause, the fact remains that oot Wheat ls relatively | high and tauyw hacropmundml guessing for On these nofldlflnnl'-' ‘:Nll we | is likely to l‘ln time to u%fl ja Club, $1 & White Australian, $1 H%’.l:zl Cllulfill fl%flm“: Northern gt oo FUTURES. Sesston 9 to 11:30 a. - May .. iy flgfi s ui‘ B Dmh-r...lls 4% 1 2 p m lalha fifie B The receipts of Butter, Cheese and Eggs for the past twenty-four hours were very heavy. @s will be seen below. Those of Eggs were the largest for the current season. The But- ter market ehowed no pronounced decline, but the feeling was perceptibly weaker, and the general expectation was that quotations were on the verge of a recession. As for weak as ever. Eggs, too, were iy easy, and the retailers report- ed that they could buy lower than on the preceding day, while hlly!x‘l out in the coun- Ty reduced their bids to producers. - TLower grade Eggs lost the gain of the day before, Though, ot as. caslly s oh the precciing das: thoug] as a3 on prec: e Recelpts mn%m Ibs num-, 2002 cases 'lfll“" BUTT! crwnerx at first hands, 22@22%c lnreltrn 2lfllucl\urlflu flm« | coid st c for e:.tras, 15@19c for sec- oo 1 'fm".'nol to choice new for “lowes 9!&’1&“ T T_Rra :" m—s,pe 19@22¢ for fair to choice; lmgl! and 16@18c for hdlt—plck?l’ ing Americas, Eastern, 15G10c: Western, 14G155 Dectduous and Citrus Fruits. recent rains in the southern State have interfered with picking, :‘u;: that -:‘cytm in thhs market i ness in g ,5 cars 13 1 § i ! $11 50; Cannel, $8 50 per per ton in buik and $15 in sacks; Rocky Moun- | | per long ton, 3-crown, u!s.e- 4-crown, 6%e: 3-crown per Ib; Malaga loose, loose, 6%e; Be; Malaga Seedless Sultanas, nnblncb'd. 4%e; Seediess Thompsons, unbleached, 5 isers, $5; Derown -crown fancy clusters, No. No. reils, 11%e for I X and 9l4c for Lan Eastern: Pecan HONBY—Com! ¢ for amber: v-m 3 11@1116c: Almonds, 11130 llc for Ne Plus Ultra Peanuts, o; lght BEESWAX—27@20¢ per Tb. Provisions. The general situation remains about as be- fore stated. The Chicago wires of Mitchell, Muicahy & Co. yesterday sald: ““Market closed higher. The improvement was mainly | in sympathy with strength in grain, and while prices gained rather sharply early they did not hold the improvement at the close. We are unable to se¢ any change In the general condition." CURED MEATS—] heavy, 1314c ‘for enn light and 15c for Hams, 12%¢; Meas extra Mess, $11 “l" prime Mess Pork, $i5: Mess, $18: Dry Saited m Park, @1; Pies Feet, $8; P LARD—Tierces auoted at 6Xc per I tor comrpound and 9%c for pu 1*- 934c; 10-Ib tins, 10c; 5-1b tizs, ting, 10%ec. TTOLENE—One half barrel, 9%ec: three balf barrels, 9%c: one tierce, 9c’ two terces, 9c; five ticrces, 8%c per b, Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 14@Gle under quotations. Heavy Salted St-ers 9%¢; medium, Sle: light, T%c; Cow Hides, Sc for heavy and 7%ec for light; Stags, €c; Salted Kip, Bc; Salted Veal, 10¢: Salted Calt, 11c- dry Hides, 15@16e: Iy Kip. ise; dry fonaitl 8 n:n;h ‘medium, 70090c: ok | short Weol, b Wool, $1@1 50; none Hides, salt, $2 75 crlg large and 2 50 for medium. {1 1 75 f Vs nd 80c tor' Colta: Tiorss Higes “atyr 103c per b for ‘Bacon, 11c_for light medium, 13c for light, | sugar-cured: | i Chlifornia | $1 75 for large and $1 50 for medium. $1@1 25 nd 8c for Colt: for small and Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 3le: dry Salted “fTexicam, 25c: dry ‘Ams 3lc. Goat Skins—Prime An. large and smooth. S0c; medfum, 24@27c per .b for ca'l‘urnn, 1903, and 17%c for erop of Meat Market. Beef and Mutton are firm, ehowing fractional advances. Spring Lamb is lower. Hogs are unchanged, but they are firm, | as receinis are very moderate, DRESSED MEATS. { Wholesale rates {rom slaughierers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—714@8c for Steers and Te per Ib for ows. VEAL—Large, $@S%c: small. m?a per m MUTTON—Wethers, $1.@10%c; 9l ver Ib. LAMB—Fall, 12%@13c; Spring, 15c. PORK— Dressed Hogs, 7@Sie per Ib, LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good, sound livered in San Francisco, less 50 and Heifers, 7gke; thin Cows, 48 CALVES—i@4iic per 1b (zross weigh). SHEEP_Wethers, $1288%c: Bwes, $ie@tise per 1b (gross welght). LAMBS —5%.@bc per Ib. OGS—Live Hogs, 140 to 200 Ibs, 5%@e; over 200 lbs, S%@SHC; soft Hogs, i%@5ie; s, 20 per cent off; Boars, 50 per cent off. ags, 40 per cent off from above quota- General Merchandise. BAGS—Jhe directors of the San Quentin prizon have established a new price of §5 40 for Jute Bags. Other Grain Bags rule firm at the recent advance. Grain Bags, blze spot and 5%c June-July; Sun Quentin, $5 40; Wcol Bags, 32@33c; Fieece Twine, Tla@Se. COAL—Wellington, $8 ver ton: New Wel- linston, $8; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, §6 50; Bea- ver Hill, $6: $7; Roslyn, $7:° Coos Bay, $6 50; Gi Walisend, $7; Ricbmond, $7 70, Cumberland, $13 In bulk and $14 25 in | sacks: Penn | Weish Aathracit- Egg. $1 tain descriptions, $11 45 per 2000 Ibs and $12 80 rding to brand. Harvisor's circular says: “The quantity of colonla! coal In first hands has shrunk consid- erably, hence all to arrive prior to the lst of June will find ready sale at full prices. On the chartered list from Newcastle there are sixteen vessels named, with a carrying capaeity of over 46,000 toms. Our proi rainstorms bave largely increased sales of all grades of coal which are suited for household purposes all the British Columbia coals which are avail able for domestic uses have found ready buyers at profitable figures, hence thers fs but very | little coal now in yard. Te is & quantity of Australlan Richmond coal, which is being readily disposed of, it finding a demand for stoves and grates: still, If Australia wants to sustain itself in this market for the disposition of its coal products, it will be forced to reduce its delivery price at Newcastls or the cost of carriage from the mines here must be matecially modified. Ofl fuel still holds its grasp among consumers hers for steam uses, the output shows no signs of decrease, as new flelds are belng developed with very promising prospects, Qur “increase of population s showing itselt very markedly through the consumst! household coals, with every promise that it T wit conllhue for some time to come. ollllflnl are for barrels: for cases, seed, for Avctrallan; extra bleached winter Sperm Ofl, 85c: natural winter Sperm Ofl, 80c: extra bleachad winter Whate Oil, f5c: n-mrll Ofl, 80c: extra winter strains o, T8e; No. 1 Lard Ol 60c: pure Neatsfoot Gl el No. 1 Neatsfoot OI d5c:_ darkc botled Fieh Ofl, 40c: raw Fish Ofl. 3se; bolled Paint-Ofl, 35¢c; raw Paint Ofl, 33e. COAL OIL~—Water White Coal Oil. in bufk. Mdc: Pearl Oil. In cases, 20%e; Astral. 20%c; Star. 204c; Extra suri'd 241sc: EMine, fl:.‘ 13c: 'in_cases. 19%c; 86- bulk, 25¢: in’ cases. 3lc TURPENT! gallon in cases and par rrels. RED AN’ LEAD—Red Lead, 7@ mnmr 1b; White Lead, 7@7%ec, according to quantity. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining pany quotes as follows. per Ib. in 100-1b Crushed Fine 5. Extra C. 4.80c: 4.70c; barrels, 10 more; half ba: boxes, 50c mere; 50-1b bags. 10c 'rnm..—nm Parrels. 5, . Crystal Domi; i 5.*3 L] s ;g o L : i since the has been at as low ll the shingle mills shut down that _can hold prices at There is and that is shutting supply within the demands. Receipts of Produce. FOR FRIDAY. MARCH 25 ik i Bk i Ez i s i : I i » $3388Es38-80 with quotations | | Family Retail Market. ] § % - Continued heavy buying of Ezgs for storage Ppurposes caused wholesale prices to advance sharply during the week and as a result the cheaper grades are higher at retail. Supplies are steadily increasing, however, and prices may be lower before long. Butter stands ex actly the same as quoted last week, while California Cheese is cheaper. Fish at the hanged and Meats are sull familiar quotations and P but little since last week. gus Is much higher owing to the great decrease in the receipts, caused by the inun- dation of Bouldin Island, on the Sacramente River, where the bulk of the crop is grown. Several minor will be noted in the other Vesetables. With the exception of Ovanges, Which are cheaper. all kinds of Fruits stand exactly the same as quoted last week, COAL. PER TON— selling ‘cultry has ¢ ‘Wellington HIO New Seattle l 50| Wellington $—@10 00 Wellington Richmond Nut $—@ 3 00 Greta .. @ 9 00/Coos Bay....$—@ 7 30 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC.— Butter, cholce,sq43@30| Cheese, Swiss. ... 2575 3540 Egxs, doz. 20923 @20 Horey, comb, 1b.—@20 Do extracted.. $G10 hA'XB PER POUND— 18635 Pork Sausage..17%@13 —@20 (1615 Smoked Beef. 2% G— Francisco The San | Assoctation gives the following retall prices for meats: | Roast Beet. Butchers’ Protective Tenderloln Lamb Chops. | Foreqtr Lamb.123% POULTRY AN | FRUITS 21 ‘urzp- Fruf 9' S lees doz Lemons _doz Tangerines, 10| Walnuts, pes Ib.13@2 | VEGETABLES— | Asparagus, Ib..12%;@20| Onions_ per I | Artichokes, doz.. M-vkn. arted, Beets. dozen. 0— Potaioes Beans, white, Ib. :\o— Do new. Do sweet, Parsnips per dz | 5@10! Radishes. dz beh. | 5@10) Rhubarb, 1b. . 4 5G—| e, dz bnches.25 10615 String Beans_ Ib. 20 6@ S Thyme, dz bnchs.: | Lattuce, per 402.15@30| Turnips, per doz —@15| Rockeod 10G12%| Sea Bass. 1215 Smelts . 3| Soles . Skates each. | Halibut Herring. Mackerel . | "o horss " Rockfish .. | Salmon, _fresh. | 5o Do smoked. . Sardines gallon. ... .60 Do bardshell, b S610 Crawfish_ 1b. 1% Crabs. the Homestake Mining Company of South Da- _a regular monthiy dividend of 25 cents. .= Pacific Lighting Company will pay menthly dividend of 35 cents per share April The Oncmea Sugar Company will pay a monthiy dividend of 20 cents per shade April 5 At the annual meeting of the stoekholders of the Makawelf Sugar Company, which corpora- tion owns 50.510 shares of the Hawailan Sugar Company. the following directors were electod Henry F. Allen, Warren. Gregory, W. M. Alex- ander, Wiillam G. Cooke, S. T. Alexander ar I Strassburger. Henry F. Allen was eie president; Warren Gregory, vice president; S. Alexander, treasurer; W. W. G. Cooke, secre- tary, and E. Tschuml assistant secretary. The report of the Hawalian Sugar Company states that the crop of 1963 yielded 10,3231, tons of sugar from the company flelds and 1340% tons from the Gay and Robinson flelds. The dam- ge from the leaf hopper was great, but it is Boped that It ia now. checked. " The estimates for 1904 place the crop at 11,920 tons of sugar from the company fleids and 1869 tons from the Gay and Robinson flelds. The financial statement of the Hawallan Sugar Company shows net earnings for the year ended Decem- ber 31, 1908, of $00.47% 67. Bonds amounting to $250.000 had been sold up to that date, and further $30.000 on January 1, 1904, making total of $300.000. the proceeds of which wers used in_the construction of the new Olokels ditch. The cash on hand December 31, 1905, was $§11.033 73, and the surplus $195,166 35. The Makawelt Company had $5,716 27 cash on hand The Consolidated Ditch Company's assessment of $10 falls delinquemt April 12. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY. March 252 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. | Bid. Ask. Bid. 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