The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1904, Page 12

THE . SAN FRANCISCO’ CALL, ' WED SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. New York Stock and Cotton markets higher. cal Stocks and Bonds still quict. er and Exchange about as before quoted. an Bonds decline and Japanese Bonds advance. Wheat firm but quict. Freights low and unchanged. Barley. Oats, Corn and Rye show few changes. , rains strengthen Feedstuffs. No change in Hay. Flour and Millstufis in fair average demand. Beawns and Seeds quiet and featureless. Floods improving the Potato market. Onions firm. sparagus lower and coming 1n freely again. Poultry higher and in good demand. Game unchanged. Stocks of Oranges still decreasing. Prices steady. Butter, Cheese and Eggs still weak and plentiful. othing new in Dried Fruit, Nuts and Honey. Hams, Bacon and Lard @l in good supply and weak. Wool operations stopped by the heav Hops firm, with rather more going on. Beef, Mutton and Pork still slozi Russian and Japanese Bonds. h from London to New York yes- that on reports of & Russian defeat | cse the Russian 4 per cent bonds | nt and the Japanese issue ad ail Meat Prices. rices for meats are | chers' Protective As- | AND GENERAL | WEATHER CONDITIONS Rain, more or the Mexican to the Canadian bougdary. The preséure is ris- the northern coast, favor unsettled weather and temporarily clear skies. derstorm is reported at Salt Lake City The following maximum wind velocities are 6, west; Modena, conditions st { will be less ra Independence, west: Flagstaff sver the cheaper grades. quote regular prices on of rain are re- California _are all ¢ W eather and Crops. 3 r is no longer confined channels and this must be remem- n reading the river gauge records cage of grain land on the western side is under water. readings are reported and reports levee rt of A. G. McAdie, section and crop service the Sacramente hours ending midnight March 3 tile lands on with light showers; or rain Wegd- esday Clearing slowly fresh westerly trict Forecaster. rmers-have ¢ EASTERN being retarded 1% per cent, clc ing 112 per ceat six months, demand and a e weather was ~Governments, rle Stock Market. YORK, March Union Pacific made movement in to-day’s market similar in char- b the announce- this isolated Lo carry the general This sluggishness of the g scemed adequately dealings by the United « States St fafled signally conflicting move. el vreferred, which | general list seemed o be conflicting move- the pressure iout a recovery. Unicn Pacific becas ed strength in the merger securi- | urb was (he only sympathy with the rise in Uni ‘mained inert untf | frequent than in southern districts ample and crop pi xeneral list re ng Aptl and buying of Union Pacific was as but there can be the suspicion has gained a the spesulative ceful in the process of undoing the ecurities merger. ground that the real point at.issue is an ad. transcontinentat field which threatens to reopen the whole di ich was fought to so violent a termina. is fostered by traversing of the history of the formation of | the Northern Securities Company and by the | | republication of the contention by E. H. Har- in a public hearing that the transfer of | his holdings of Northern Pacific was by private | Morgan & Co., and not by de- | posit of the stock with th> Northern Securities | for exchange into their and fruit will be conditions were v The fear gains d the latter is plentiful loom and apricots and £00d growth. Sl promsiee fruits are setting well curred on the Stock are reported heal: It ix estimated that 75,000 northern porti ed and the damage jevees on Bouldin m the afterncon of the 24th sparagus lands are th, but no da Pacific interests out for the return of their original holdings of hern Pacific and the control of that system, i e it is also felt that there s no more dispo- sition 1o yieid this peaceably than at any other Reports of enormous loans made | and more damage will averaged about two inches in | Drevious time. out the grain districts five inches in was the heaviest seascn and was mccom » the mountains. er the rain, but caused no damage. rapidly and the at any time during the \ go0d crop of hay will be raised and | meke a fair crop Pasturage is £00d and cattle are im- tierds and vineyards were greatly the rain and the prospect is good | eids of deciduous fruits and grapes in full bloom at 2% to the absorption of that stock, but threw no light on the question. clcsing dealings that showed any sign of response to the Union Pa- A rize of over 2 points in St. Paul ‘and «_in Southern Pacific then pulled the general | list up to last night's level or slightly above. The heaviness of United States Steel prefarred was due to the fears of a statement of the earnings for the quarter to be made at the mecting next week, which is also to act on the The session of the Stock Exchange passed without any announcement of gold ex- ports by to:morvow's steamer, although for- cign exchange made & further advance. There as some revival of the cron scare ¢ dry weather in the Southwest. The market. closed quite firm. Total sales, $1.530,200. 2s and new 4s coupon advanced oupen and old 4s NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Sales. High. ood rains in tions assure igh in fine condition. will re- Snow feil heavily Bonds were | 1¥ cather Report. 3 Meridian—Pacific Time,) SAN FRANCISCO, Marcs 29—5 p. m. foliowing are the seasonal rainfali npared with those of same date i 4 rainfall in Jast twenty-four hours: Atchison pfd Baltimore & Ohio Balt & Ohlo pfd.. Canadian Pacific. . Cen of New Jersey Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton.. Chi & Alton pfd.. TIIE COAST RECORD. 1 wnwixeR g wopdsaIa o awng *aeswmoreg waadurag, “epmm 3o e Ay *wonmdoag = 2 5 i { &) = 2 (-4 = i tel | 1 i R4 1 s - 3T Ll a0, Independence Los Angeles. Mt Tamalpaf. North Head. .. BEEETER| sunymasduag, i under ‘heavy unloading, closing Weak, #fl‘e i lower. May closed 98%c; July closed Be,;;!témbur closed BSK:.* HiDEs Sead. WOOL—Stron. PETROLEUM—Easy. COFFEE—Spot Rlo, steady; No. 7 invoice, 6%c: mild, steady; Cordova, '10@13c. Coffee futures closed_steady.. 5 to 15 points mllrh-r.s qs-m, 30,890 bage. May, 5.‘“ sg:: July, 5! 8bc; ember, 6@6.10c; ® cembar, 6 e e SeBt —_———% | SUGAR—Raw, firm; fair refining, 3 5-32%; < | Metrop St Ry ... Minn & St (M StP&SS M. M. St P & SSM ptd Missouri Pacific . Mo, Kan & Tex Mo, K & T pfd Ntl RR Mex pfd. . New York Central. Norfolk & West .. Nor & West pfd . Ontarfo & West Pennsylvania . P, C C & St Louis Reading Reading 1sf Reading 2d pfd Rock Island Be Rock Island Co pfd StL & SF 2d ptd.. St Louis ! St Loute Southern Southern Southern Texas & Pacific Toledo, St L & W T, St L & W pra. Uhion Pacific Union Pacific pfd. Wabash Wabash pfd .. Wheeling & L E Wisconsin Cent Wis Cent nfd Express Com; Adams American | United _States Wells-Fargo . Miscellaneous Amal Copper Amer Car & Fdry Amer C & F ptd.. Amer Cotton Oil .. ‘Amer Cot Oil pfa.. American TIce Amer Ice pfd | Amer Linseed Ofl . Amer Lin Ol pfd. Amer Locomotive . Amer Loco melt & Rfg Amer Amer Amer Sugar Rfg . Anaconda Min Co. Brooklyn Rapid Tr Colo Fuel & Iron . “onsolidated Gas Corn Products Corn Prod_pfd Distillers General Electric Irter Pover Inter Paper pfd Inter Pump ... | Inter Pump pfd National Lead North American Pacific Maj! Peoples’ ¢ Pressed Steel Pressed S Fullman Republic Republic Rubber G Rubber Gonds Tenn_ Coal Teather Westing! Wes Fotal UNITED ¥ NEW YORNK £H000 at §7 5%, U S réf 2s reg.. Do coupon Do coupon Do new Do couvon Do cld Do *coupon Atch gen Do adj 4s Atlantic Bal & Ohlo 4s..10 Do et M & & NW “olo & olo ¥ & Den & Rio G yrior lien 4s Do gen 4s Wa&DcC Hock v NEW Adams Con Alice Breece Bruns_Con Com Tunnel Can Cal Horn Silver Tron Sflver Leadvilk Money— Call loans Time loans . Bonds Atchison 4s Do adj 4= Mex Cent is Railroads— Atchison Do pfd .. Boston & Al Boston & Mains Beston Ele Fitchburg pfd. Mex Central .. NY NH&H Pere Marquette Union Pacific. Miscellaneous— Amer Arge Chem. Do ptd | Amer Pneu Tube. Amer Sugar Do prd . Amer Tel & Tel.125%|Parrot . Amer Woolen Do nfd ... Dom_Iron & 8. Elect Tlium..234 |Trinity n Flectric . | Mass Electric Do pfd . | Mass | United | Un Shoe Mach. Do pfd ... E LondthC—IZ:mg Stocks. Cons money..85 15-16IN Y Central Do meet INor & Western. Anaconda Atchison Do pfd . Bal & Ohio Can Pacific Ches & Ohin Chi Great Wi Mil & St De Beers . Den & Rio G. Do pfd . ni Erle ... Do 1st nfd Do 2d pfd. Tl Central Louis & Nash. M K & Texas. S Realty S Realty pfd S Reubber Rubber pfd 1 m U Northern Securities ond_transacti ) were and S100,000 at $79 AMERICAN « XY Common, asked 3 preferred, . & N unicd 4s.. Man con gold LINR of Mex con 4s. INor & W Con hes & Ohio 1 i & Alton 3 B & Q new s SP gn 4s. ading gen 4 Louis SW 1sts, Seaboard A L . R 1 & Pac is Do col Bs ..... C.C.C & SL gnis Chi’ Term 4s ... Cons Tobacco 4 « Wis Cent 4s.. YORK MININ &5/ Small Hopes Boston Stocks and Bonds. 1@ 17 Westing ¢ [Calumet & He 4! Conper Range “IDaly West 180 Franklin |1sle Rovale | Mass Mining 1315 Michigan . 72% |Mohawk . Mont_Coal & C 12614/ Old" Dominton 815| Tamarack 3815 Victoria Llont & Western. 0314 Pennsylvania R1% | Rand. Min 11814/ Reading 14512180 Raflway * Tnion Pacifi FRIGU S Bteel 33382278 BERRRA 18% ] Spanish 4s . Bar silyer—Dull, 25 11-16d per ounce. Money—31,@4 per cent. 111% 53 6315 o | o 1175 | 6408 g | PRUNES—Continue to attract a steady | 38 37 85 21 118 0la 22% 6275 451, 153 331y 507 22 83 63% 25 30 863, 231y 19 37ty 151, 1814 40 220 192 103 205 3043 10 71 2014 £ 159 ns a0 s Loy S L& W d4s. 603 45103% L oSk Steel 24 Bs.. TA% 1161 . G5 8314 80% 06 26 |5 50; fair to cholce mixed, $4 25@4 60: W 333 214 The rate of discount in the open market for short bills is 3 per cent and for three months’ bills 27%@3 per cent. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March 20.—The cotton market | closed steady at a net advance of 8 to 13 points. | * ¢ Visible Grain Supply. NEW YORK., March 20.—Special cable and telegraphic communications received hy Brad- street’s show the following cl lies. as compared with last account: T—United States and Canada, east decrease 851,000 bushels: increase 400,000 able suj WH of the Rockles, afloat for and in_ Eurepe, bushels: total supply, decréase 451,000, 0 avail- CORN—United States and Canada, east of Rockies. e R i ted States and Canada, east of New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, March 20.—FLOUR—] 300 barrels; exports, ! entrifugal. 98 test, .3 5-32c; molasses sugar, 220-32c; refined, firm. DRIED FRUITS. | . EVAPORATED APPLES—The market is { firm, with prices heid at full figures. Common are quoted at 4@5c; prime. 513@5%c; cholce, 8lc. and fency ‘at T . * | jobbing demand for small lots, but the un-; | absenice of demand for large lots. Prices ' range from 3%ec to 63c, according to grade, 5% | APRICOTS— Are quiet, but nominally steady, | with_choice quoted at 9% @10c: extra cholca jat 10%@10%5c, and fancy at 11@13c. PEACHES—Are fairly active and firm, with cholce quoted at 74,@7lac: extra choice at 1 7% @8, and fancy at 914@10c. New York Metal Market. .NEW. YORK, March 29.—The London mar- | ket for tin was firmer to-day; spot advanced | £1 5s to £128 10s, and futures £1 Ss €d to | | £128 125 6d. Locally tin was firmer, closing at | $28 25@28 50. | White ot (| Club, 81 4215G1 10s for futures in'the London ' @1 573 per ctl. | Copper advanced 7s 6d to £57 185 for spot | and b to £ market. Locally copper was firm, but_un- changed. Lake and electrolytic,. $12 §713@ | 13°00: casting. $12 6214@12 5. e Lead declined. Is 3d to £12 5s, but was unchanged here at §4 €5@4 6. Spelter was firm anl unchanged at $5 15 5 25 in the local market, but London was 2s | 64 lower at £22. |, Jrom closed at 52 6a_in Glasgow and 43e 11014 in Middlesboro. Locally iron was un- changed, with Na. 1 foundry. Northern, quoted at $16@15 50; No. 2 foundry, Northern, $14 50 @15; No. 1’ foundry, Southern, and No. 1 foundry, Southern, soft, $14@14 50. | i l Chicago Board of Trgfle. * gy i * Future Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, March 2 out in force at the o i | { i { 1 ~Buyers of wheat were )ening, ‘but_sellers were €. The result .was u Strong start, the iy option “being up a shade to %@lic at 88%@s0l¢c. - The initia) firmness was due partly tu higher cables. but the strength in the cash market yesterday was perhaps the chief supporting fuctor. For a time the mar- | ket was extremely bullish and prices contin- 2% ued to advance, July-selling up to S9lzc. The clos 71 tween | An active general trade was witnessed in the corn pit, but a nervous feeling was mani- | fested. The close was casier. . July opened ke to %c higher at fo 523c. and closed at 51%@H1%c. May ranged between Silzc and closed at 5% @55 hc Oats followed the course cof other grains, the market being governed almost exclusively | by the action of avheat and corn. After open- ing shade to '@l c higher at 387 - July old between “iN3381zc an closing at 3815@38%c. i Provisions were firm early in the session. | The market felt the cffects of the late selling in wheat and corn, realizing sales causing losses throughout, ~ The close was weak, with July pork down 30c at $13 25. July lard w off 10c at §7 12%. and ribs were down at_$7 05. | The leading futores ranged as follow: |+ Articles High. | "Wheat o however, ‘was weak. with July at 8T5@ ay closed at 95'Gc, after ranging be- Close Mag: . :... 957 July (uld) 8875 July (new) ity N Sept (old) . 817 | Sent (new) Oats No Juiy . ! Reptem it Mess Pork, May 5 July P lard, per May July ... Short Riby CHICAGO, Masch .- Cash quotations were | as follows: Flour, “quiet but firm. No. 2 spring wheat. 95c@$1 01: No. 3. S8c@$l g . 2 oats, 30% @40l c: No. 2 iye] 7le; good feeding barley, 38a30c: fair to | choice malting, 45@ddc: No. i flaxseed, $1 09: No. 1 Northwestern, 81 15; prime timothy seed, [ 82 90: mess pork. per bbl, $13@13 121;5: lard, per 100 Tbs, @6 90: short ribs sides e - chort clear sides (boxed), basis of high wines, $1 28; coutfact grade, $10 25 Receipts. Shipments. 38,200 3 barrel . bushels Corn, huslels 800 Oats, Lushels 3 860 | Rye, bushels .............. 1,000 Barley, bus 55,900 E Butter. Cheese and Egg CHICAGO, March -On the Produc - butter market was firmer; stock Market. ! CHICAGO, March 20.—CATTLE—Receipts, nd lower; good to prime stes poor to medium, $3 T3@4 w0 stockers and feeders, $2 7044 35: cows, $3 757 : heifers, $2@4 canners, §1 13G2 60 HOGS —Receipts to-day, 22.000; ln-mnrruuui : mixed and butchers, $5 256 | hoice heavy, $5 50@5 65 rougn | £5 405 55. | 'SHEEP—Receipts, 20,000: sheep. 10c higher: | | lambs, steady: good to choice wethers. $4 60 | ern sheep. $4@5 55: native lambs, $4 50@5 75, Western lambs, £4 75@86 15. i s o Foreign Fuytures. LIVERPOOL. May: July. Opening . 8 81 6 81 | Closing .68l 68y 1 ' PARIS, . | Wheat— March. Sept.-Dec. Opening .. 21 7 21 25 | Closing. 21 80 21 20 o Flowr— R [ Chocing .. )7 10 | Boston W ool Market. M © BOUSTON, March 20.—A steady demand holde in the woal market, both domestic and foreign being strong. Pulled and territory wools are | firm, with supplies méderate. ~Quotations: _Idaho—Fine, 15@15%sc; heavy, fine, 13@l4c: A9 mediing)S11015%s; 0% Tdunt, 17018 Vyoming—F ine, c; avy, fine, | 14¢; fine medium, 15@1515c; medium, 1S@19c; tow - medium, 8@ 19¢. 2N Utah and Nevada—Fine, 1514c; heavy, fine, 13@1dc; fine medium, 151@16c; medium, 18@ 19¢; low medium, 19@20c. - | Montara—Fine, choice, 18@1%¢: fine, medium choice, 18@19c; average, 18@19c; staple, 19@ 20c; medium, cholce, '18@19¢c. St. Louis Wool Market. ST, LOUIS, March ‘Wool, steady. 29. Medium grades, \bi and. clothing, 16@ 22 e e, 5 Haes tab washed, S2g31c. -« Northern Business. nces, $83, 5 &TAmlt.’!‘g;%flh 20.—Clearings, $204,836; A e 8. Concae. e ances, , AN M 20.—Cl 12,349, batancee, M0 Rwion - Northern Wheat Market. : ND, Mareh 20— WHEAT—Walla PORTLAND, — T waita, e bluestem, Slc; valley, 8lc. TACOMA, March 20.—WHEAT—Unchanged; blucetem; Sc; ehub, 766, i | LOCAL MARKETS. W heat and Other Grains. 5 WHEAT FREIGHTS—Rates continve about 15s spot and 20s new crop loading. There Is nothing doing on The chartered wheat fleet in port has @ registered tonnage of 7186, against 6762 tons on the same date last year; dise: 000; on the way to this port, ons, WHEAT—The foreign markets came through Broomhall cabled from Liver- pool that Argentine offerings were snall and Bave the foreign crop conditions as follow: ed conditions continue to _im- dertone is Inclined to easiness owing to the | Prove slowly: France. Germany, Hungary, Rou- mania and ltaly, no change from the favorable tenor of the crops; Russian-Southern, crops un- . continues favorable; Australia, acreage expected, £ Chicago advanced at the opening, but subse- Quently declined. Northern Missouri reported the wheat iooking finely. and letters from Cen- tral Missouri and Tennessee reported crop Prospects good and the crop looking green. This market showed no particular variation either in cash grain or futures. The shippers are doing nothing and the millers are also out moment, being_ well sup- as previously qu firm but quiet. certain; India, an_increased of the market a | plied for the present. CASH WHEAT. Northern Bluestem, §1 52% Session 9 to 1 2 p. m. Session. December—$1 33. BARLEY-—Yesterday was another quiet and with nothing of any conse. quence doing. For Feed §1 1245 was bid, $1 15 Both buyers and sellers | teatureless day, asked, with few sales. continued indifferent. ol p CASH BARLEY. . ced, -$1 129@ 1 15; Shipping | 2 * | $1 1715@1 20; »lgae\'lllen P iFal s o ta 1 15@1 25 for [ i to cholce. o Session 9 to 11: 2 p. m. Session. May—$1 085 OATS— As th®seed demand for Black is now they have relapsed to a feed basis. which €xplaing the sharp decline in quotations. continues unchanged, steady and the demand fair. White, $1 271,a1 Red. $1 25@1 35; Gra | choice and_73 the” tone being Black, $1 25@1 35 3214 per etl. ‘The market has shown no change for beinz qujet but firmly held. ceipts are moderate and_stocks Western sacked, $1 for White and $1 do. 81 Ho@1 55; Egyptian, §1 40G1 50 for white and $1 1 30 _for brown, RYE—This market featureless for several months and quotations are unchanged at $1 30@1 5215 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 T5@2 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. All descriptions under this head are in a | normal condition at unchanged prices, though | the bad condition of the country roads is check- | Ing the distribution of Millstuffs at the moment. alifornia Family Extras, $4 $0G C 5 10, = Oregon and Washington, jobbing at $3 85@4 2: MILLSTUFFS—Prices Graham Flour, ; Rye Meal, §:; $3 25; extra cream do, $4; Oat Hominy, $4@4. 75; Cracked Wheat, £3 7 le \Wheat Flour, $: in_packages are as $3 25 per 100 lbs; $7: Corn Mea rina. $4 50; W Loa ! | tional boxes and_I $6; Split Peas, boxes, § | Peas, $5 50 per 100 Ibs, Hay and Feedstuffs. ® are now peporting a better de- wedstuffs, as the hea\y rains have made the*ground so boggy that in many parts "¢ State stockmen have been obliged to take up their stock and feed mor: steadiness in consequence, remain as betore, ‘The Hay market shows no changze whatever and the demand is sufficient to absorb the daily —$18@19 50 per ton, MIDDLINGS-$24@26 [0 per ton. 18@19 30 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS-—Rolled Barle: jobbing, $32 Meal $29 50@30 Mixed Feed, Z 40 per ton; Broom Corn Feed. B0c per ctl. HAY- Wheat, $14 30F16 50, Oat, $14@16; Stock, $12 50613 50; Alfaifa, 30@70c per baie Prices show i:x» ¢ | Cocoanut Cake, $12°50G14 per Beans and Sceds. to quote a quiet | quetations which have ruled for some littie time. Dried Peas continue in light supply and firmly large White, Red Kidneys, ' 519@5%¢ for Eastern: Alfalfa. 1415@16c: Rape. Hides Timothy. 6665c: Broom Corn Seed, $20@21 11b; Millet, 3@3%ac; | per ton, 3 per ctl; Niles, ), 5 R AT R s By i Taiven 8305, Tesas ted steer. | £ 0lalocs, Onions and Vegetables. | | The he A firm feel g prevalled in the market table Potatoes and trade was quite active, most Jdeal:rs were expecting a higher range of The hest lots of river and Oregon Bur- | banks were readily marketed at full figures and | moved more freely. to renorts of extensive damage to the growing croos in the flooded Some dealers reported a weak market for saed kinds, while others were firm In their vicws and were still asking high prices. | ! Dry Onions were in good request at the top rate, with scine dealers asking .d little :r;_ore‘ H - but no actual sales were reported over $2 50 Miscellaneous Markets. l | pex centar, &7 5 s | Receipts of Asparagus were nearly 1300 boxes and prices had a further decline. mas weak owing to the lack of demand .for | shipping. and there was quite a heavy surplus One canner - was in the market and purchased several hundred hoxes of No. 2 at 3@3%c per pound. Rhubarb was in free supply and unchanged. receipt, but sold slowly at easier rates owing uality of the offerings. which ‘ects of the recent rains. | packed lots of Tomatoes were firmly held at the too rates, while offerings in original pack- ages were offered freely at the insid: quotation. The steamer Curacao, which arrived from: Mex. ican ports on Monday, brought up 1400 boxe: most of which were in poor condition and will St be:su"bpo.xce“d} G Pe Fought. u <ot Green rer w Were cftering at 20@30c por. posad A LIk signment of five crates of Florida Tomatoes, which arrived on Monday, was sold at $3 50 POTATOES—Burbanks {rom the river, $1@ Dor, cils River Reds, $1G1 10 pér ‘i Gt : River 1 : ?,eru;xon e @ per ctl; small Garnet Chiles, 2 £5 25a5 50; light, $5 2085 65; bulk of jyjces. | Stee: feeling i - A | Hides, Sc for heavy and i%c for light river districts. unsold at the close, Peas were in light to the poor showed the ef $1G1 20 per’ctl: Farl $135G1 50 ber ctl; new Potatoes, ii@3e per pound. ONIONS—Yellow, §2@2 50 per ctl egon and $3 50G3 75 for -Australia; Onlons, 35@60c per box. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, 5@dc for No. 1 and 3@t ic - ver 1b_for §1 25@1 50 per box; c-s‘ $1 10 per ctl; Carrots, 50c per sack; Cucumbers, $1@1 50 per dozen: Gari per Ib: Egg Plant, — per b, pers, 5@8c ver Ib for Stockton. and 10@12i4c for southern; Green Peppers, 10@15¢ per ib: fib:’rd‘. %c per 1b. Plultry and Game. Poultry was quite active for -“‘"_ufl’lu Dried Okra. t Squash, 1@1%e per catiiiat: whavk got rchasing freely e Easter trade. Twc cars of Western were on sale, mak- B al es. stock were light and large Snd heavy Hens Id, scraggy were ratner dull. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 1 Gecse, per pair. $2a2 2b: Go Ducks, 85 5086 50 per don.-;gri’ ‘and Roosters. were firm at | and very small’ Broflers Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter is easy at the slight decline noted yesterday, and atocks are ample for all needs. The “tend is downward. Receipts from Humboldt el inceeass om pow on and large supplies are expected when the weather clears up. : > There is nothing new in Cheese. There are a few small orders coming In from the north, b:'t they cut little figure and general trade Is slow. The Egg market continues weak at Mon- day's decline. Heavy handlers continue to offer ‘fine ranch freely at 20c. and 2lc repre- sents sales of fine large selected In small lots. Good ranch were offered yesterday at 19c. No 800d store Eggs are selling under 18c, and the low quotation represents poor and dirty stock. Receipts - were moderate yesterday, but the AUCTION SALES AUCTION SALE EXTRAORDINARY All of the rolling stock of the Wendling Lumber Co., on Friday, Apeil 1, at 11 a. m, falling off was due to the storm. and with | ar the lumber yards of the above compan) clearer wedther the arrivals will probably | [ will sell ail of the roiling stock, consisting run up again to their ‘previous volume. Receipt: Eggs and 39,800 Ibs Cheese. seconds; dairy, 1 ; store Butter, nominal; cold storage, 20@21c for extras, 18@lic for sec- onds and 16@18c for ladle-packed. CHEESE—813@§8c for good to choice new and T@Sc for lower grades: Young Americas, 9’/.0{’0“; Easteru, 13@l6c; Western, 14@106c 1b. “’h}fis—-fl.nch‘ 19@21c for fair to cholee; store; 17@18%c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. There was a fair amount of trading In Navel Oranges at the recently revised quotations, as receipts continued light, stocks were steadily decreasing. The demand was confined chiefly to low-priced fruit, with peddlers and small storekeepers the principal buyers. The man- agers of the auction company announced (hl'l only five cars would be available for to-day sale. Choice Tangerines ruled firm at the re- cent advance, while Lemons, Limes and Gra Fruit were dull. ” There was nothing new to report in Apples or Bananas, trade in both descriptions being fair and supplies ample. The steamer Alameda brought up 4854 bunches of Bananas from Honolulu, nearly all of which were too green for immediate use. Two drawers of Strawberries, each contain- ing six small baskets, came in from Palo Alto. They were of poor quality and very muddy aad sold_slowly at 1 per basket. APPLES—$2G2 25 per box for extra fancy, $1 50@1 75 for ordinary fancy, 90c@$l 25 for far_common. CITRUS FRUITS—) to choice; Tangerines, $§1 50@2 per box: Lemons, $i 752 50 for fancy, $1 25@1 50 for @Sl for s $1 25G2; Mexican Limes, $5@5 50 per case: | Bananas, $1G2 per bunch for Hawailan and §1 56@2 25 for Central Americ $2@35 per dozen. Pineapples, i Dried Fruiis,Nuts,Raisins,Honey. 13 for Yeliow, $1 35 | : 4 5@1 30 for Mixed: Cali- | Tl and 97 ! fornia large yellow, 31 40@1 45: small round $1 10@1 45 per ctl; The situation remains as for the past fort- night. Nuts are quiet. Fruits are largely nominal and mostly cleaned up, except Prunes, and Raisins are still kept uncertain by the factional differences between the growers and packers. Honey is still handicapped by the competition of the Cuban product in New York. Taken as a whole the market is al- most motionles FRUIT--Apricots, 8},@10'4¢ for Royals and | 9@12¢ for Moorparks: Evaporated Annle.,'fi:o; 6o sun-dried, 3@dlac; Peaches, 51 véhrs, 8@i1%5¢; Nectari &* white, 3@ic in boxes; black, 4ic; Plums, pitted, 5@&c per Ib g PRUNES—1903 crop, 24@2%c for the four sizes. RAISINS—The Association quotes the follow- ing prices: Standard grades, 50-Ib cases—2- crown Loose Muscatels, Sic oper & Ib: 3-crown, Sisc: 4-crown, 6lsc: Seedless Loose Muscatels, 4%,c; Seedless floated, 4tac: 2-crown Malaga looke, Sc; d-crown Malaga loose, 5%c: Secdless Sultanas, unbleached, 4%c; Seedless Thompsons, unbleached. Sigc. Layers, per 20- ib box—8-crown Imperial clusters, $3; 5-crown Dehesa clusters, $2 50; 4-crown fancy clusters, $2: 3-crown London Layers, $1 2-crown London Layers, $1 cartans, Io, T%c; fancy 12-oz cartons, per fancy bulk cartons, per Ib, Tiac; tons, per Ib, Tlgc: choice 12-0z -kage, 6%4c; cholce bulk car- 16-0z cartons, seeded Seed- . ver i, The iings, Muscatels, per Ib, 7c: 12-0z cartons, seeded Seedlings, Muscatels, per Ib, 53c; bulk, seeded Seedlings, Muscatels, per Ib, 6%ec. NUTS—Wainuts, No. 1 softshell, 13%4@ldc: No. 2. 1112@12c; No. 1 hardshell, 13@13%c: N Eastern; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts. $1 50@5. @0c for amber. water white extracted, Slc: Mght amber extracted, 4%@M¥c; dark, BEESW AX—27@20c per 1b. The market is weal grades remain unchanged. ~Stocks of Hams, Bacon and Lard are ample for require- ments and the demand Is not active. The Chlcago situation is unchanged CURED MEATS—Bacon, 10%c per Ib for | heavy, 10%c for light. medium, 13c for Hght, | ¢ for extra lizht and 15¢ for s Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13c: Hams, 126121ac; Mess Beef. $10 50@11 per bbl; extra Mees, 811 50G12; Family. $12 50@! prime Mess' Pork, $15: extra clear, $24G25 Mess, §18; Dry Pork, /s Pigs’ Feet, $5; Smoked Beef, per 1b. LARD-—Tierces quoted at 63c per Ib for compound and for pure: 9%;c; 10-1b.tins, 9%ec; 5-Ib tins, 97sc; 3-Ib tins, r-cured : COTTOLEN half barre's, 9e: 83,c; five tierces, 8%e per Ib. allowe, Wool and Hops. Hops are quoted quiet, though a few sales | of 40 head of first-class draft horses and mare: were. 50,200 1bs Butter, 1608 cases | weighing from 1300 to 1700 [bs., from 5 to * s, . N 2 {:lr. old, all good workers: S first TTER—Creamery first - hands. T wagons, for extras, 21§2134c for firsts and 18G20c for | Thig stock been in use 1 year and the above has spared no money to get first-cla: Remember the date, Friday, April 1, at 11 & m. at the lumber yards, foot of Sixth st This stock can be seen any time befors day of sale at the lumber ticulars call at the office of JOHN J. DOYLE, Auctioneer, 327 Sixth st. class lum. ring wagons, 40 sets of harness. n first-class condition; has oniy company horses. rds. For further par- Sale positive, without reserve. E5) B £ AUCTION SALE of HORSES and MARES, WEDNESDAY, March 30, at 11 a m. AR- CADE HORSE MARKET, 327 SIXTH ST. JOHN J. DOYLE, Auctioneer. L. H. BURD, Auctioneer, Office 1818 MARKET ST. WILL SELL THIS DAY, 11 a. m., THE ELEGANT FURNITURE,- 642 GEARY ST. L. H. BURD, Auctioneer. } vel Oranges. $1 25@2 | per box for fancy and 75c@$1 25 for standard | ndard; Grape Fruit, | fancy washed; %l strictly good washed; 814@8%o for good to su- perfor unwashed; 9% @10%4c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. | | l | ce for frac- | Fancy 16-03 | > 11@11%c: Almonds, 11l for Nonpa- | reils,_ 111g¢ for I X L, lic for Ne Plus Ultra | and ‘9iic for Languedoc: Peanuts, 6@ic for | all around. and slowly | tending downward. The heavier descriptions | of Bacon are quoted lower, but the light | | pany quotes as follows, per Ib, in 100-Ib b { Cubes. A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 363 Powdered, 5.50c; Candy _Granulated, 5.30c Dry ~Granulated. fine, 5.40c: Dry Granu- lated, coarse. 5.40c: Frult Granulated. 5.40c Beet ' Granulated (100-1b bags onmly), 5.30c: Confectioners’ A, 5.40c; Magnolla A, 5c: Extra C, 4.90c; Golden C, 4.80c; D, | 4.70c; barrels, 10c more; half barrels, 25c more: boxes, 50c more; 50-Ib bags, 10c_more for ali kinds. Tablets—Half barrel: | 8.15c; H. & E. Crystal Dominos. 8.40c_per Ib. No orders taken for less than seventy-five bar- rels or its equivalent. ‘alifornia | alted Pork, 10%c; Pig | e | half-barrels. pure, | one tierce, 8%c: two tierces, | :&)fi.qfl%e for good to prime washed 12¢ for good to prime; 9@10%ec for fair; 7@8'5c for common to ordin: peaberry 034c for good to prime peaberry; 1014@ Salvador—14@14%c for fancy washed; 12%@ 13%¢ for strictly prime washed: 10@l2c for %ood to prime washed; S$34@9ic for fair washed; 10@13c for fair to prime washed pea- berry; 91,G9%c for good to prime gemi-washed 9@9%c for superior unwashed; 832@8c for good green unwashed; 94@l0c for good to superior unwashed peaberry; i@Sc for Inferfor to or- dina: Nicaragua—12% @13%c nominal for prime 1o 1lc nominal for fair to Guatemala and Mexican—14@15c for fancy washed; 12}4@ldc for prime to strictly prime washed: 11%@11%c for strictly sood washed. 10%@1lc for good washed: 94 @104e for fair washed: S@9c for medium: T@S%e for inferior to ordinary: 1013@12'3¢c for fair to prime washed peaberry; 93, @10c for good to prime unwashed peaberry; 8%@dc for good to su- perfor unwashed. LEATHER—Sole, heavy, 20@82c; _extra heavy, 30@40c per 1b: medium, 27@29c light,. 24@26c; Rough Leather, 26¢728c; Harness Leather, heavy, 35@3%c for No. 1 and 20@35c for No. 2. medium, 30@37c; Mg 5c ;. Skirting. No. 1 40@42c; No. 2, 3 Col lar Leather, 15@16c per foot; Trace Leather, 40 @#4c; Kip, unfinished. 40@30c per 1b; Veal, finished, 60@60c per lb; Calf, finished, 65c@$1 per Ib; Wax Sides, 16@i7c per foot; Belt Knife Splits,” 14@1 Rough Splits. $@10c per Ib. round, 320828 per tonm; stick, OILS—Quotations are for barrels; for cases. TANBARK— $15@18 per cord. add Sc; Linseed, 48c per gallon for boiled and 47c for raw; Castor Of Bakers' AA, §$1 10@1 12; Lucol, 45¢ for botled | and 43c for raw: China Nut. 80@70c per gallon Cocoanut Oil in ‘barrels, 58¢ for Ceylon and 53¢ for Australian; extra bleached winter Sperm Oil, 85c; natural winter Sperm Ofl, S0c; extra | bleached winter Whale Oil, 65¢; natural Whale in cases, No. 1, T0c: )ilg60c; extra winter strained Lard Ofl, 7% 1 Lard Ofl, 60c: pure Neatsfoot Ofl, 7T3c: 1 Neatsfoot Ofl, 65c: light Herring Ofl, 45c: dark Herring Oil, 4dc: Salmon Oil, 38e boiled Fish Oil, 40c; raw Fish O, 38c; boiled Paint Oil. 35c; raw Paint Ofl, COAL Olls—Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk. 14c; Pearl Oll. in cases, 20%c: Astral, 20%;c Star, 203c: Extra Star, Eocene, 33%4c; Deodorized Stove bulk, 16¢. 13c: in_cases, lulsc: S6-degree Gasoline in b 5 in o ; HONEY—Comb, 10G1114c for white and 8% | PUak: 35¢; in cases, 2413c; Elatne, 2815 Gasoline, in in cases, 2213¢c; Benzine, in bulk, e TURPENTINE -84c ver zallon in cases and 78c in drums and iron barrels. RED AN WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 7@ Tlc per 1b; White Lead, 7@7%4e, according to quantity. QUICKSILVER—$43@44 for local use and $42 50G43 50 ver flask for SALT —Bales, $1 40; Dairy, $8 50@® per ton Granulated. $0 50@10: Half Ground, 100-1% bags. $4 50: do. 50-ib bags, $5; Rock salt, $4 25 in 100 and $4 30 in 30 b bags; G ine l.n-gwl. $1 ages of 224 $15 and $16 per ton in pac 100 and 50 Ibs respectively SUGAR—-The Western Sugar Refining Com- 5.80c; boxes, LUMBE: —Pine,_ordinary sizes, ; ax- | tra sizes higher; Redwood, n’finm + One half barrel, 9%c; three | feet, $= 75@4: Pickets, $17825; Shingles, $2 for No 1 and $1 50 for No. 2; Shakes, §14 for split and $15 for wn; Rustic, $32@34. Meat Market. Some further changes will be obssrved. Beet are being made af the quotations below. Buy- | s higher, scarce and getting searcer. In Mut- ers have raised their bids for 1904 contracts, both here and up north, Tacoma advices re- porting bids at 18@20c. Spot stocks are very small. as frequently mentioned of. late. ton, Ewes have again advanced. Mutton is also scarce, and this market is now drawt: the bulk of its suppiies from Utah, Tdaho and Montana. Spring Lamb {s only occasionally vy rains have stopped all operations seen and the heavy rains and high water in both shearing and buying. in all ' this State have stopped all shipments hence | sections of the State, and the trade look for | from the interior, especially from the Sscra- no further movement until the weather clears. | mento River region. Dresaed Hogs are aiso & Prices rémain unchanged. | fraction higher. but there is mo further ad- Hides are steady and conditions remain as | vance In live Hogs though receipts are very for some time back. WIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell abcut lz@lc under quotations. Heavy Salted . 9ljc: medium, Sigc: light. T%c; Cow Stags, Salted Kip, 9¢; Salted Veal, 10c: Saited dry Hides, 13@16¢: dry Kip, 13¢; dry 1f. 18c: Sheepskins, shearlings, 25@30c each; short Wool, 40@65c each; medium, 70@90c; long | Wool, $1@1 50: Horse Hids large and $2G2 50 for medium, $1 35@1 75 for mall and 50c for Colts. Horse “Hides, dry. $1 35 for large and $1 50 for medium. $1@1 25 for small and 50c for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 3ic; dry_Salted Mexican, 25c; dry Central_American, 31c. Goat Skins—Prime An- goras, 75c; large and smooth, 50c; medium, 35¢; small, 20c. NTAz, ‘u:;&c grease. WOOL—Spring clip—San Joaquin'and South- erm, 12 months’, 8@llc; do 7 months’, S@10c T b, P HOPs24g27c per 1b for California, 1908, and 1713@20c for crop of 1904, General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags. 5%4c spot and 5%¢c Jun July: San Quentin_ $5 40; Wool Bags, 32@35c; Fleece Twine. 7is@Sc. CANNED FRUITS The California Fruit Canners' Assoclation quotes the following price list: (g ; ] P i * ‘;-_zg & 5 o e 0 8 ¢ FRUITS. zi2 |32|F¥ = g s ERLRRE 1 55/81 30181 20/81 10 gt Dniaim i e iR Cherries. white . '[ 1950160 138 Cherries, black, . 206, 1 75| 160/ 135 135 }#{l 100 200 ... 140 130 13801 15[ 1705/ '95 2 zgizx 190 21200 175 160 140 ‘CANNED. VEGETABLES—Tomatoes, 3a-n standard, 85c; Green Peas—Pétits pois, 35 @1 50; sifted, $1; extra sif -$1 15; 7oy i 3 | modera Mst that is coming forward In any quantity. salt, $2 75 for | 0. 1 ""3';2'."&‘“""" per Ib; | Veal is the description ln the Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—T74@8%0 for Steers and T@T%e per b for vzu.%m. 8%@%; small, 8%4@9%c per ind. W;‘mflos—w-nm, 0% @10%0: Bwes %P 10c per_Ib. LAMB--None coming in. PORK—Dressed Hogs, 815@% per 1b. LIVESTOCK MARKET. ‘The following quotations are for good, sound Livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less 50 per cent shrinkage for Cattle: CATTLE—Steers, ; Cows and Heifers, Cows, per 1b. 1b (gross ). SRR Wethers. 1a@suE, Bwie: T B0 per Ib (gross weight). BS— 8 LAM 14! per Ib. H Live Hogs, 140 to 200 Ibs, 57%@6c: over Ibs, 5%@5%ec; soft Hogs, 4%@5%c: Sows, 20 per cent off; Boars, 50 per cent off, and Stags, 40 per cent off from above quota- tions. Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY. MARCH 20, 11,515/Corn Meal. Past- ern, ctle . 203| Lime, bbls . 10| Paper, reams 4| Wine. gals . 75| Sugar, ctls OREGON. Bran, sks .... 577 C p— * | 'STOCK MARKET. | — * Another Quiet Day on the Locai S EXxchanges. There was some activity in Gas and Elee- tric 'at $39@50 50, but otherwise the local ngton. Bryant, Bea- securities were quiet. California Fruit Can- o nn).'a 35 I_g?g?ru-%;-” Cvos ners sald at $07. Bonds were dull. There - Greta. $7: Wallsend. Richmond, was nothing new oll stocks and the For Clpseriand, $13 In SGlk- and. $14 35 14 mining stocks were generally ‘tasy Anthracite $14: | H | '.'I§ 7 i i '; i % Ex-dividend yesterday: Pacific Coast Borax Company, regular monthly, $1 per share, to $19,000, The General Electric Company has declared @ regular quarterly dividend of $2 per share on stock. payable April 15. of the California | T g! } § i Bt i é i § - for the &u‘m . were $031. $877,088 for the same i b i i ! b ’,l ; '