The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 27, 1904, Page 15

1 HE A SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1904 —_—_— s md Rye firmly SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. $177.456 tn Treasure to the Orient. ther firmer on the day in Exchange or Silver. s and Bonds continue in light demand. ey wweak at a further decline. il shipment of Barley to Japan. steadn us and | pricés still check the demand for Poultry. 2] a reha jentiful XLTFORNIA.—The cool, par.dy ater Mutton and Lamb = ng Sait Dealc lar g aty Ly mat. weather n f the week a full crgp K sugar ir bu &85 in light ¢ i Sceds quiet, woith hittie s scarce apd Cheese and F 7 Honey to adjust the Raisin differences. supply, higher and very firm. cld at previous prices. wand bt steady. ariatton. 1g Hay on the market. .""UH,’,’. liberal pply. quict and unchanged ow and weak, with large stocks. ! Hops as previously quoted. vk and Veal plenti] ful. ming in to satisfy the demand. MMARY as cloudy urred in many s Rat & geteble uring in bably be Other and lar ex me March but ma the in th puthern p crops ¥ growt n Stock are is progressing but ¢ d durd T par ctio n fell about ' Pt peaches no de ® n the ing tly ne in an districts and ps ma ood the vines alfalfa is Almonds ight Grain an® Vines are more rain IR ¢ ather during the week Was very fa . r and the showers were of - y in the foothill i rainfall averaged about an and hay are in fair condition, yield will be light in most sectione ain wae especially beneficlal to tean je and easures the planting of a large . The-acfeage in grain and sugar beete below average. Pasturage ie good are doing well. Light frosts oc- e week, but fruits wers not excep of apricots, all s fru Oranges are looking W 3 weather and A s od. & e BUMMARY the late ram bay crop and some grain w Bisewhere: rain light and prospec ats are in excellent ng #own are doing nicely Fruit trees Wre in full bloom NGELES SUMMARY.—Reports from and eastern ent foothill el wowers during the week engaged plowing and seeding condition The hay sectior Farm and outlo ne = the in excellent ers ull = state benefited grain and wild - Weather Report. * (j20th Meridian—Pacific Time.) AN FRANCISCO, April 26—5 p. m The tollowin re the seasonal rainfalls to ste. ms cAmpaped with those of same date last sson, #nd reinfall jast twenty-four hours: Last This Last Stations— hours. season. n v:kl - 0.46 61.75 50.19 Red Bluf . 0.30 23.18 Sacramentc oz le.2 an Francias. 0.36 ¥ — s 5.50 2.34 18,40 19.29 11.62 THE COAS EE?Y 2 ¥ ;a,g & 5. %X STATIONS, ESSEE == g > LF ik o A £ £ g1 2 2 ¥ | 4% 12 40 00 o2 4d .00 52 5 46 a5 B2 Bi 44 60 .78 53 46 -0 2.4 60 32 00 20.46 72 38 00 inde 20.56 62 26 00 Los 20.88 B8 B2 0 2082 42 34 North M 20.04 02 48 Phoenix . 2042 90 48 e ® 3 20.7% 54 40 20.72 D4 46 D290 4 42 20,86 4 20.86 58 42 29.00 60 56 20.04 66 46 20.50 76 bi 20.04 05 45 20.42 S0 54 2056 64 44 2908 52 46 cgetables in good supply and weak. FORECAS i moving slowly out more fiercely than CONDITIONS AND G T. become er or less er. ERAL disturbance over the intermountain re- | northeastward, unfavorable and, fair fre- while conditions are | weather over the larger portion of California | the showers will probably | quent in_Neveda ani in Eastern California. The foliowing high winds are reported he temperature has fallen about 20 degrees North “ Head. 40 mlles, southwest; Winnemuce: | southwest: Modena, 80, southwest; Independ- enc 2, sout: and Flagstaff, south- t. aowers hav Forecast made at San hours ending midnight, c 1 N — Probably rwest winds. for EASTERN MARKET ocenrred throughout California. Francisco 27: light thirty show- showers ity-—Occasional light : light_southeast winds cADIE, District Forecaster. 1 | # New York Money Market. Am Car & Found. Am Car & F prd Am Cotton QIY . Am Cot Ofl pfd Tee ... Ice pfa Linseed : Lin Of! pfa Locomotive ... Locomo pfd.. . Am, Smelt & Ref. Am Smelt & R pfd. Am Sugar Ref Anaconda Min Co. Brooklyn Rap Trn. Colo Fuel & Iron... Consolidated Gas . Corn Products ... Corn Products pfd. Distillers Securit. | Gemeral Eiectric Internat Paper .... | Internat Paper pta. | Internat Pump *.... Internat Pump pfd. tional Le orth American .. Pacific Mail 5 | People’s Gas s Pressed Steel«Car.. Pressed 8 Car pfd. Pullman Pal Car.. Republic Steel Republic Steel pi Rubber Goods | Rubber Goods Tenn Coal & Iron.. 7§ Leather ...... Leather pfd. .. Realty ....... Realty pfd. Rubber .. Rubber pfd Steel . Steel prd Westinghse Elec Western Union . 16! 1114 1 PP Total sales ...197,100 UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK, April 26.—Bond transactions _d':‘y(lflro-dl of San Francisco were $1000 AMERICAN CAN COMPANY. Common, bid 4 asked 4ly; preferred, bid 33%, asked 34% | W YCRKK BONDS. U S ret 2 reg...106% (L & N unified 4s. 9% Do coupon. ....105% Man con gold 4s.1 Do 3s reg ..1061; | Mex Cent 4s. . Do coupon. L10T% Do 1st inc. . 124 Do new 4s reg.133 Minn & St L 4s. 9% | Do coupon.. 100 Do old 4s Do coupon. Atch gen 4s . Do adj 4s . .Allln'lr‘ C L IN Ba! »& Ohio 45...101 | Do 3s . . % | Do 3%s ....... 94%|Nor & W con 4s. 98 Central of Ga 55.109% OSL 4s & partic. 1% Do 1st Inc. 70 |Pa conv 3%s 102% | Reading gen 4s . 96% . 98%, Ches & Ohlo 4% Chi & Alton 3%s. T8%ISL & I M con 5s.112% c. 9IS L & S F fg 4s. B2% . 109 18t Louis SW lsts. 961 c 129% Seaboard A L da. 60% < 1 . 901 115% 11003 | T 117 . R0%)T, St L 45, 60 . 59 (Union Pacific 48.101% . 8511 Do cony 4s..... 99l T0%|U S Steel 24 5 Y 98141\Wabash 1sts ....117% Erie prior lien 4s. 981;] Do deb B ..... 624 Do gen 48 ..... STY|W & L Erie d5... 801 F W & D C 1sts.106% Wis Cent 4s .... 803 Hock Val 41s...108% W YORKE Adams Con 2 NING STOCKS. Chiet Alice Breece 523 Bruns_Con . 18 Com Tunnel 40 | Horn Stiver 30:Small Hopes Iron Silver, 1 801Standard Leadville Con 02 Boston Stocks and Bonds. NEW YORK, April 26 —Close: Money on call—Basy, 1@1% per cent; clesing bid, 1 per ofte 11, per cent | Nominal, with sixty and ninety, per cent; six months, 3G33 per | paper—4@4% per cent. mercant:ic ge—Easter, ank nd and at Ported Commercial Bar an Dille—$4 N5 4 4. with £ ai $3.872004.57 $4.851004.8515 rat s —$4 8064 8815, for sixty day Bonds-—Governments, easier; railroads, irreg- Mexican dollars 433 ular. ] York Stoc NEW YORK, Apri b R ). —To-day's stock m (less and apathetic than Market. t of yesterday. The free declinisy tendency f yesterday was arrested, but this discour- aged rather than fostered activity. What the traders require s & movement of prices, whether up or down. The arrest of the de- cline therefor= prompted the retirement of the light contracts that had been put on’the short side The movement had nc news to aceount for it and there was no symptom of any large n any quarter. early dissslution United States Steel most active stock, and its face of the practical confirm- | e report prevalent yesterday of the of the preferred stock con- version sydicate on which the stock declined then wn it the syn: £ n_the ea cate to n of bonds for which the sy to vay cash of expected delivery bonds which | the syndicate 1= still to receive. An initial engagement of dicate The second mortgage bonds were sold | y market to the extent of a & was attributed to members provide cash to 4 call 10 complete the payment for that meet the agreed 0ld for Thurs- day's steamer was made to-day and bills soid in the exchange market were supposed to_be against other shipments in contemplation. wase quoted as saying that of the payment for the General tranefer Attorney the formal The Panama canal would be made in two or three aays. which strengthened the belief that the gold outgo s a provision against the coming remittance to Parie. e entirely unaffected. fraction in The money market will The recovery of a large United States Steel preferred was the only movement of any significance in the market. irregular. The closing wi heav: United Stat NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Stocks— Rales Atchison 10,500 Atchison pfd 10 Baitimore & Ohic Bait & Ohio ptd Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio. 100 Chicago & Alton e Chi & Alton ptd A *hi Great Western. 1,000 Chicago & N W... . ... Chi, Mil & St Paul. 10,200 C, M & St P prd 300 Chi Term & Trans. 100 Chicago T & T ptd 200 C, ©, C & St Louls 5 Colorado Eouthern. Colo South 1st pfd. | Colo Soutk 24 pfd. Delaware & Hudson De West. Denver & Rio G. Den & Rio G pfd.. Erie .. . Erle 1st prd. Central pfd.. K C Southern...... K < Southern pfd.. Louis & Nash..... Manhattan L.... . Metropalitan Secs. . Metropolitan 8t Ry. Minn & St Louis. M, St P & § St M. MEP & S8 M prd. | Missouri Pacific. | Mo, Kan & Texas | Nor & West pfd. | Northern Securities Ontario & Western. ylvani £t & BF 24 St Louls 8 W. &t Louis 8 W Sout! Pach pra.. ¥ | §333ERasEERNE 17y, 160 guReERRARApLERy: | & LER R _E 3 §358 gusgzazentansen y and Total sales, $2,000,- | 3 s 2¢ declined % per cent on call. | % 22% g FELL] FlRE BRI e Szpe e i“‘{_“'! = 5 e d - bl 24 arghesgsisasy 2 s FOSEEE & : i § { : £ Money— |U S Steel .10y ! 1 loans .2 @3%! Do prd soue o6 | Time loans .3%@4% Westine Common. 78 Bonds— Mining— Atchison 48 991 | Adventure e |~ Do adj s 91 "[Aliouez L oa%y | Mex Cent 4s 66 |Amal Copper .... 48% | " Ratiroads— |Amer Zine 10 Atchison 2% Atlantic Sy | _ Do ptd 9314 Bingham 211 Boston & y.2500 {Calumet & 465 | Boston & Maine.168 |Centennial I8 | Boston Elev 142 < er Ran 40 Fitchburg pfd....140 [Daly Weat 28t Mex Central . 5151 Dom_Coal L6 N Y N H & H..18% Frankiin . . 1% Pere M 77 | Grancy 3% Unlon * 841llsle Rovale 7 Miscellaneous— {Mass Mining 4 Amer Arge Chem. 13 | Michigan . 4% Do pfd ........ 71 |Mohawk ... 40% Amer Pneu Tube. 3l3!Mont Coal & Coke 314 Amer Sugar ....127%101d Dominion 123 Do pfd ........126150sceola - s MR Amer Tel & Tel.126 |Parrot . 23y Amer Woolen 10%) Quincy 80 Do ptd ..... 4% 1 Shannon s Dom Iron & S) 0 | Tamarack 20 Ed Elect Ilum..238 |Trinity D3y Gen Electric ....160 |U S Mining 19% Mass Electric.... 20 U § Ofl D% Do pfd .. 73 |Utah 3y Mass Gas 40 |Victoria 3 United Fruit ....105% Winona 5 3 Un Shoe Mach... 40 |Wolverine - T0% Do pfd . 1 London ('I«vx_f;rz Stocks. Cons for money.. SS%IN ¥ Central... Do for acct..... 881 Nor & Western. | Anaconda %| Do prd Atchison % Ont & Wi Do ptd - | Pennsylvania Bal & Ohio 1Rand Mines . Can Pacific ng 225 Ches & Ohio . £ 10 Chi Great West Do 24 ptd 3215 Chi_Mil & Raliway 21% De Beers . 8Ty Den & Rio G. : 491 . 724 Unton Pacific ... 86% 27 "1 Do pfe 9 | 6% U 8 Steel 10% | Do 24 prd. 42| Do prd 57 T Central 13§ |Wabash 1914 110%] Do nf 391, . 17%|Spanish 48 8314 Steady, 254 per ounce. Money—1%@1% per cent. The rate of discount in the cpen market for short bills is 24 per cent and for three-months' bills is 26 per cent. . New York Cotton Market. | closed strong, 7 to 16 points higher. New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, April 26.—FLOUR—Receipts, | 22,000 barrels: exports, 20,000 barrels. Quiet. | WHEAT—Receipts, 77,700 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 1 red, $104@108 f. o. b. afioat; No. 1 Northern Duluth, 88c f. o. b. afloat. Options were easy all day, but closed strong, % @%e higher. May closed 89%c, July closed S closed 83%c; December closed c. HOPS—Steady. HIDES—Steady. WOOL—Steady, ROLEUM—-Easy. JGAR—Raw, strong; fair refining, 3 3-16c; centrifugal. 96 test, 3 11-16c; molasses suga 2 15-16@% ; refined, steady. | , COFFEE_—Rio, quiet; mild, quiet, The mar- | ket for coffee futures closed steady and un- | changed to 10 points lower. Sales, 115,300 | bags, Inciuding: May, 5.75c; July, 5 | 6.10¢; September, 6.3596.30c; Decem- 50, anuary, 6.55@6.65c; March, | RIED FRUITE. | DI EVAPORATED APPLES—-The market is quiet, with demand light, but prices steadily heid. Common, @3%c: prime, 5 4 | Snee, ROt e TRTHE, | OONS: PRUNEE—Are o trifle more active and steady at, quotations ranging from 3¢ to 5%c, according 'to grade. APRICGTS—Are cleaning up well. Choice are quoted at 9%@l0c; extra choice, 104@ | 10%; fancy, 11@13c. | ACHES—Are in moderate su| rule firm at 7% @7%c for choice and 7 ex- tra choice. Fosetor New York Metal M ar;et. NEW YORK, April 26.—The London tin| market_closed iower. Spot there declined By to £127 Os, and futures were 7s 6d Jower The local market ruled eas ng, advanced 1s 3d to £12 5s in the Eng- lish market but remained quiet in New York Locally lake is quoted at $13 flae‘t;v'lmc, 13" 12 @15 25; castt NEW YORK, April 26—The cotton market telegraphic communications received by Brad- street’s show the following mnfu in avail- able supplics, as compared with last account: ‘Wheat—United States and Canada, east of Rockies, decreased 1,922,000 bushels; afloat for and in Burope, increased 2,800,000 bushels; to- tal supply. increased 878,000 bushels. Corn—U east of the Kockies, decreased 708,000 bushe! Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, decreased 956,000 bushels. T * Chicago Board of Trade. # Future Grain and Prowisions. CHICAGO, April 26.—In the face of lower cables there was an active general demand for wheat at the opening to-day. Initial quo- tations on July delivery were jgc lower to ¢ higher at S2c to S2%c. The action of a big ? | trader whose operations are closely watched by the pit crowd had considerable ta do with the day's developments. ,During the first hour . good buying, eredited to him. A {quick advance followed in prices, the July | option making a gain of about L. n declined as rapidly as it had risen. uge of the break was a wild scramble on the part of carly buyers to secure profit the impression becoming general that the leader had turned seller. ‘The market receivel little support on the way down. On the decline the price of July dropped to Slc. A re- | sumption of purchases by the principal holder induced active covering by shorts and prices I | started upward. During the last hour of | trading the. market -whs axtremely - bullieh. | coane g e, (ward higher quotations &3 & The market closed at_the highest point ot the | “Whits S5 3005 0. Biack, $1 25@1 30; Red, day, ftinal figures on July boink at 83%c, | §1 27361 36; Gray, §1 32%,@1 31% per ctl after the price had touched S3e. May sold ¢ K | between $higc and 86%c and closed at 86%ec, Notwithstanding a rather unsettied teeling ir the corn pit scntiment on the whole was bull- ish, July clcsing at May closed ot 46%c. A bullish sentiment pervaded the The market closed strong, with July at 36¥c. Heavy buying in provisions by brokers caused firmness at the opening. The close was firm, pit. with July pork up T%@l0c, July lard and ribs each being up 7% The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. Hign. Low. Close. Wheat, N 3 8615 863 B4y B4 S 8354 September, B0ty 81y September, 1 80 S0 “orn, No. 46% 45 46% 481 46 484, 48 463 47 6% September . Mess Pork, 62% 870 July 80 6821 September . ! Cash Grain and Provisions. | CHICAGO, Avril 26.—Cash_quotations were as follows: Flour, dull and steady: No. 2 spring wheat, 2c; No. 3, 86@#2c; N red, 9514@961ac: 2 corn, 4614@47%c; N vellow, 48%@49c; No. 2 oats, 40c; No. 3 White, 38@40c: No. 2 rye, 68c; good feeding barley, 45@b5c; 1 flaxseed, 98%c; No..1 orthwestern, §1 U5%: prime timothy seed, §2 90; mess pork, per bbl, §12@12 05; lard, per 100 lbs, £6 70@6 72%; short ribs side (loose), £6 25@6 50: short clear sides (boxed), $0 50@6 75; whisky. basis of high wines, $1 28; clever, contract grade, $10 75. Articles Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barre Fea 20,800 14,200 ‘Wheat, bushels Corn, bushels Oats, bushels bushels. .. y, bushels Rye, Barle: Butter, Chees: and Eggs. CHICAGO, April 26.—On the Produce Ex- chanze to-day the butter market was steady. Creamer! 14G23c; _dairies, 13@2lc: eggs, | weaker, 18%,@18%c; cheese, easy. 0@10%c. Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, April 26, —CATTLE — Receipts, 3000. Steady. Good to prime steers, 565; poor to medium, $3900G5; stockers and feeders, £3@4 40; cows, §1 T @4 85; canners $1 75G2 50; bulls, §2@+4 10; calves, $2 50@5 50; Texas fed. steers, $4@4 75 HOGS—Recaipts: To-day, 15,000; to-morrow, 30,000 Steady to firm. Mixed and butchers, $4 50@5 10; good to choice heavy, $5@5 10; rough heavy, §$- of sales, $3 95@5 05. SHEEP—Receints, 15,000, Sheep, 1ambs, strong. Good to choice wethers, steady: $4 5@ 5 50; fair to choice mixed, $3 75@4 50; Western “heep, $4 KO@D 50; native lambs, $i 30G5 85; Western lambs (clipped), $5@590; Western lambe (wooled), $6 25@T. * 1 | LIVERPOOL. Miscellaneous Markets. T Foreign Futures. July. Opening . :: :E ! Closing Sept.-Dec. 20 65 20 40 27 35 272 | Opentng Closing Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, ATr\Vl_NA~To-d-yl state- wury balances in the general fund, lusive of the $150,000,000 goid re- serve in the division of redemption, shows Available cash balance, $219,621.922; gold, $10v,180,546. Boston Wool Market. BOSTON, April 26.—Practically all interest in the wool market is confined to the West, where dealers are in the new crop. The course of vrices thus far has been a great disappoint- ment Lo the trade. Prices have been from lac 10 1c above last vear for the same clips. Deal- ers here declare that indications point to a | repetition of last year's experience, when the prices were o high as to cut off the year's profit. Territory wools are well oleaned up. Quotations : ldaho—Fine, 1415@15¢; heavy fine, 13@13%c; fine medfum, '15@15%c; medium, 16@17c; low medium, 17@18c. Wyoming—Fine, 141%@i5c; heavy fine. 13@ | 1wibe; fine medium, 15@15%c; medium, 18@10c; low medium, 18@19c. Utah and Nevada—Fine, 141@15c; heavy fine, 13@133g¢; fine medium, 163:@16c; medium, 18@10¢; low medium, 1 i ! " Montana—Fine choice, 18@i19c: fine medium ghoice, 18@10c; averaze, 10017c; staple, 19G Northern Wheat Market. WASHINGTON, TACOMA, April 26.—WHEAT—Blue stem, 84c; club, T4e. Northern Business. SEATTLE, April 26.—Clearings, $577,075; balances, §$133,486. MA. April 26.—Clearings, $347,782; bal- TACO! ances, $22.044. PORTLAND, April 26.—Clearings, $302,350; b"-%fi'kxs"’\bm 26.—Clearings, $520,880; balances, §56,004. . sk *- p * | LOCAL MARKETS. | * < w Exchange and Bullion. There was no further chan in Exchan and Silver. S > The Gaelic took out a treasure list of $177.- . unchanged in New Yo c] In ew 5 25" and ot £35 74 64 In Lopdon© ** Tron closed at 52s in Glasgow. and at 44s 64 4n Middlesboro. Locally iron is unchanged. P Available Grain Supply. £ g £ i 2 i % % $5 15@ @4 33; helfers, §2 25 54 95; light, $4 75@5 05; bulk 7, “Consisting of 5 in Mexican doi- lion' and Wiver for Honghons or n| and $90,201 27 in silver bullion for Shanghal: | ruled firm 1l along, are Futures are weak and were grain ring yesterday. CASH WHEAT. California Club, $1 27%@1 30 for Shipping and $1 35 for Milling; California_White Aus- tralian, $1 47%@1 50; Northern Club, $1 25@ 1 35; Northern Bluestem, $1 45@1 55 per ctl. . FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. Low. Close. May ..... L8267 S1 2% $1 flfl& $1 27% December ... 1 26 127% 125 127 2 p. m. Session. Open. High. Low. Close. December ...$1 27 $1 27 $1 26% $1 20% BARLEY—The downward tendency con- tinues both In cash grain and futures, the chief cause of the decline being the fine crop prospects. Cash offerings are not large, but buyers are out of the market and trade is consequently very slow. Otherwise there Is nothing new to report, The Gaelic yesterday took out for Japan 6720 ctls, valued at $7560. CASH BARLEY. Feed, $1 07%@l 10; Shipping and Brewing, $1 1215G1 17%; Chevalier, $1 13@1 20 for fair to choice. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. now going down. briskly sold in the Open. High. Low. Close. May .. 104K $1ood% §1 A% ST 04% December ... 921 = 93% 92% 9% 2 p. m, Session. Open. High. Low. Close. December—9ic. OATS—Though the market continues quiet, all descriptions rule firm and the occasional CORN—The market has again gone up and is quoted very strong at the advance, with supplies light ‘and the demand good. Westerr: sacked, $1 421,@1 45 for Yellow and White and $1 3774 for Mixed; California large Yellow, $1 #0@1 47 mall round do, $1 55@ {1 572%; White, $1 46@1 47% per ctl; Egyptian, 81 104/1 50 for white and $1 27%@1 30 for brown, RYE—Offerings are light and the market continues firmly held at §1 30@1 32} per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$§1 75@2 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. Business is not very active at present, but n‘dg. the tone of the market is generally ste FLOUR—California Family Extras, $ |5 10, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $4 70@5, | 0!‘1‘(3;)1] and Washington, jobbing at $2 85@4 20 | ver bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in_packages are as | follow: Graham Flour, $3 50 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $5 50; Rye Meal, $3 25; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, $3 00; extra cream do, $4 25; Oat Groats, $% 50: Hominy, $i@+ 20; wheat Flour, $4 50@4 70; Cracked Wheat, § Farina, $4 §0; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 7 Rolled Oats_ bble, $7 26@S €0; In sacks, $6 5@ § 10; Pearl Barléy, $6; Split’ Peas, boxes, $7; Green Peas, $5 50 per 100 lbs. Hay and Feedstuffs. The weakness in Hay continues and, as al- ready mentioned, the market is being helped downward by several houses which are throw- | ing their hold:ngs on the market. Otherwise prices would probably be higher than they are now. as the supply is certainly not large. Bran, Middlings and other Feedstuffs continue firm al the recent advance, with stocks light and the usual recelpts from the north shut off. Rolled Barley is weak in.sympathy with the raw grain. BRAN—$20 5621 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$27@20 per ton. SHORTS— $20 50@21 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $23 50@24 per | ton: Oflcake Meal at the mill, $29 50@31: jobbing, $32; Cocoanut Cake, $22@23; Corn | Meal, $30 50@31 50; Cracked = Corn, $31G32; Mixed Feed, $21@22; Horse Beans, $30@ 40 per ton; Broom Corn Feed, $0c per ctl. HAY—Wheat, $13@15 50; Wheat and Oa $12 50@15: Oat, §11 H0GI4 50: Barley, $11@13; Stock, $10G11; Alfalfa. $10@i2 per ton. STRAW—30@T5¢ per bale. Beans and Seeds. Pinks are firm at a slight advance, being | in demand for shipment to Texas and Eastern | | points. The other kinds of Beans are quiet at vrevious prices. There Is nothing new in | Seeds. BEANS—Bayos, Butters, $3 50@3 75; = 3 largs White, $2 66@2 Pink, $3 35@3 50 Red, $4 50; Lima, $3 25@3 Red Kidneys, Blackeye, §2 15@2 25 per ctl; Horse Mustard, $3 75G4; 1 90 C: | per ton. DRIED PEAS—Blackeye, $3 per ctl; Niles, $3 25; Green Peas, $3@3 25 Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. | Potatoes coutinue to arrive freely from Ore- gon and the market is liberally supplied, Sup- ply and demand cut little figure in the market now, as all of the supplies are owned by a few dealers, who are working in harmony and ex- | acting high prices, Trade yesterday was quite ! brisk and fancy lots of Burbanks would bave | brought higher prices had there been any ob- tainable, There were very few river Burbanks offering and prices were largely nominal. Prices ' of new Potatoes were well maintained under a’ steady demand, Receipts were 279 sacks. The | Tecent arrivals of Australlan Onions were | firmly held by importers at the top quotation, | While old lots were being pressed for sale at concessions. Receipts of Asparagus were about 500 boxes more than on the preceding day and, as there was no demand for shipping, —prices were | shaded. Occasional lots of prime fancy stock | brought Sc per pound, but there were not | enough sales at that figure to warrant such a quotution, Peas were firmer under decreased | Teceipts, while Rhubarb continued in excessive | supply and weak, except for choice San Jose | Jots, Los Angeles vegetables had but slight | 4%@Tc per Ib; Rhubarb, ibe_per ecn” Peas, $120@ | 170 per sack; Haie per ?3 String Beans, per % 360 bar box or crate for Los Angeies, $i b L e Daxiean and $2a2 25 per_crate for Flerida; Summer Squash from Los Angeles, §1 @l 25 per be Cabbage, $1 256 per ctl; Carrots, 50c per s . "Hothouse Cucumbers, 50c@$1 25 per dozen; Garlic, 15c per Ib: Egg Plant, 20c | er Ib; Dried Peppers, S@10c for sun-dried and r2 @13c per 1b for evaporated; ?fled Okra, 1310136 per 1b: Green Peppers, 1714@25c per Ib: Marrowfat Squash, jobbing at 1%@2c per pound. Poultry and Game. The third car of Western Poultry for the current week was on sale and moved off rather Slowly, as the high prices checked the demand considerably. , Recéipts of domestic stock Were moderaté and young chickens, particu- larly large young Roosters, met with a_good demand at steady prices. Hens and old Roos- fers were dull and lower owing to heavy re- ceipts of Western, which consisted chiefly of old stock. Geese and Squab Pigeons were weak at easier rates. Receipts of Game were light and were read- iy dis of at previous prices. POV RY—Live Prurkeys. 16@17c per 1b; Geese, T ir, $1 50@2; Goslings, ——. Dacks, 88 1 3064 5 per dozen for old and $6 %@ 7 50 for young: Hens, $6 50@7 50 for large an $5 for small; ' voung Roosters, $7 50@ 8 50: old mt;;:,fufi: i riers, or o -2 1 Shai" 50 per dozen for old ; Plgeons, and $1 Tl!gfl for Squabe. GAMI G Geese, 50 Cioess. 31 251 78: Brant, $4G5; _English Snipe, o 30: Cattontal) 1 50; Hare, $1 50@! Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Almost all Butter houses quoted the market weak and top-heavy, with large stocks and Itberal receipts. In view of the immense sup- plfes known to be in cold storage, and which Will be carried over into the coming season, the commission merchants | are timid about | storing and_say that thus far they are d the way of othing in this direction except in smn #mail orders. This course, -ud’u will_soon iead to an overstocked and .;m | markst, which tends to render the current ituation Hnwum haky. how- :n"r‘, ¥ unchanged. i) o) The Cheese market shows no further change worthy of note. steady at unchanged prices. Re- ue liberal and supplies are plen- lone keeps s e ol ts_contin vt tocks down to iful and storing al : controllable point. 73,300 1bs Butter, 1673 cases and 13, 1bs Cheese. - for extras and 17@1 Mtorm dl'lrrll% for an i g 175e; cold storage, nom- |“%fi!?% for low: o Y:nc Americas, ant for er H 9%@10e: . !lfil-: Western, 14@15¢ br : -Ranc] for fair to 5. | EGGS—] firm. cholee; ‘worth varlety from Continued to’ come to fiw-nln n hand h;'- .oo!ufiu. > being more or less muddy and a considerable portion of the receipts had to be washed before being offered for sale. Prices were well maintained and occasfonal lots Sold in a ped- :llllu way at a slight advance over the quota- ons. Trade in Citrus fruits was quiet and con- fined_chiefly to small purchases of sound Na- vel .Oranges, which formed but a small per- centage of the ofterings of that fruit. - market was overloaded with inferior quality Oranges, which attracted but little attention, although offered freely at liberal concessions. Several dealers are of the opinion that unless subsequent receipts show some improvement in quality, prices will range lower. ~Ten cars of Navels are expected for to-day’s auction sale. Ripe Bananas were still in limited sup- ply and continued to com: high prices. Apples were steady at unchanged rates. STRAWBERRIES—50g90c for Longworths and 25g405 per drawer for the larger va- rleties. APPLES—$1@2 50 per. box. CITRUS _FRUITS—Navel Oranges, for fancy, T5c@$l 50 for choice and 40c standard; Tangerines, 75c@$1 25 per =box: Lemons, '$2 50@2 16 for fancy, $1 50@1 75 for choice and $1@1 25 for standard; Grape Fruit, §1 25@2; Mexican Limes, $4 per case: Banan: 3 50 per bunch for Central American and $1 25@2 for Hawailan; Pine- apples, $2@3 per dozen. Dried Fruits,Nuts,Raisins,Honey. 1 25@2 for It was reported yesterday that the prospects for settling the protracted Raisin controversy were better; that the leading packers had agreed to take over the remainder of the crop, some 2500 cars, and thereby making the 3c pledge of the Assoclation to the banks good, and that a new schedule of prices for, the rest of the year would be issued at Fresno. Other- wise there w#s nothing new in the market, Prunes still being neglected and weak and the other fruits too closely cieaned up for any ac- tivity. There is nothing new in Nuts and Honey. FRUITS—Apricots, 81%@10%¢ for Royals and | 9G12c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples. 4@ ; sun-dried Peaches, 54@7%c i Pears, 8@113%¢; Figs, white, 2%@3c in boxes; black, 434c; Plums, pitted, 3@7%c per Ib. PRUNES—1906 crop, 2@2%c for the four sizes. RATSINS—The Association quotes the follow- ing prices: Standard grades, 60-Ib cases—2- crown Muscatels, S%c ' per 1b; 3-crown,” B%c; 4-crown, @lgc; Seedless Loose Muscatels, 4)c; Seedless floated, 434c; 2-crown Malaga loose, Sc; drcrown Malaga loose, 5%c: Secdless Sultanas, unbleached, $ijc; Seedless Thempeons, unbleached, 5ie. ers, per 20- 1b box—&-crown Imperial clusters, $3; b-crown Del clusters, $2 50; 4-crown fancy clusters, $2; $1 35; 2-crown London Layers, §1 25, usual advance for frac- tional boxes and_layers. Seeded—Fancy 16-0z cartons, per 1b, T%c; fancy 12-0z cartons, per package, 6%c; fancy bulk carton: cholce 16-0z cartons, per Ib, i cartons, per, package, 6%c: - choice bulk car- tons, per Ib, Tle; 16-0z cartons, seeded Seed- lings, Muscatels, per Ib, 7e; 12-0z cartons, seeded Seedlings, Muscatels, per 1b, 5%c: bulk, crown London A Layers, 25 seeded Seedlinrgs, Muscatels, per Ib, 6%c. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 131,@l4c No. 2, 11%4@i2c; No. 1 hardshell, 13@13%: No. 2, ‘11@11%c; Almonds, 11%c for Nonpa refls, 11%c for I X L, 1lc for Ne Plus Ultra anl ‘9%c_ for Languedoc; Peanyts 6g7c for Eastern; Pecans, 11@13c; Cocoanuts, 5. HONEY—Comb, 10@113c for white and 813 @9%c for amber; water white extracted, 5@ 5lc: light amber extracted, 4%4@4%c; dark, 3laGe. BEESWAX—27@20¢ per Ib. Provisions. Stocks continue heavy, the demand is slow and the market is weak at the recent decline. CURED MEATS—Bacon, ‘10c _per Ib for et heavy, 1015¢ for iight medium, 12igc for light, 6o for extra light and 1434@l15c for sugar- cured; E: ams, 1214c; Cali- Beef, $10 50@ 12;" Family, extra clea n_sugar-cured 113 $12 50@13; prime Mess $24; Mess. $18; Dry Salted Pork, 10%c: P Central American, gorns, 7hc; large and smooth, 35¢; small, 20c. TALLOW—No. 1 ren No. 2. 3%fi4c; grease, 2 WOOL—Spring clip—San Joacuir. and South- ern. 12 months’, 1c; do 7 months’, 8@i0c per 1b; Middle Counties, 12@16c for free and 114 14¢ for defective; Northern, 15@17c for free and 13@15¢c for defective; Nevada, 12@15c, cording to eondition. HOPS—24@27c per b for California, 1903, and 1734@20c for crop of 1504 Meat Market. Most of the Cattle coming in are still hay- fed, but the Sheep and Lambs are grass-fed The two latter are very weak, as receipts are | increasing. Veal continues plentiful. Hogs continue to arrive freely and are weak, but no lower. DRESSED MEATS. Whotesale rates from slaughterers to dealers Vigatin regetables Included 1576 boxes | 2FS &3 follows: el e ek o it 40| 2TIE—100), foc. Stiscy/ 654, 0046 4. . foe sacks of Peas. 178 3 P(,"T‘;TOES_BB",_“"’,N?- the ,;“,"' $130) oo:xn ‘AlL—Large, $@9c; small, 8%4@9%c per 1765 per ctl; Oregon Burbanks, $1 501 75 | d < - cu;p'nnverkmL 191,10, per al: emall | e Rt i S My 8@8%c Oregon Burbanks for seed, 50 per ctl; ; Garnet Chiles, $1 30@1 70 per ctl; Early iose, B RAE LTI e i da 1 15, §1 4061 80 per ctl; new Potatoes, 2%@3c per oo RARKET: NTONE— 2 50@2 75 per cfl for Ore- | The following quotations are for good, sound s “""&‘.‘ 020 sustraliah; Green | Livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less 50 s per cent shrinkage for Cat CATTLE—Steers, 8G9c; Cows and Heifers, 7@Se; thin Cows, 4@bc per Ib. CALVES—4@4isc per ib (gross weight). SHEEP—Wethers, 4@i%e; Ewes, 3%@ic per Ib (gross weight). LAMBS-$2 b0 per head. d. to 200 Ibs, 5% @6c; AR @S uc r cent off, ove quota- HOGS—Live Hogs, 140 over 200 Ibs, SH@DYE: soft Hogs, Sows, 20 per cent off: Boars, 50 and Stags, 40 per cent off from abe tions. General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, ¢ spot and 53¢ June- July: San Quentin, vk%; Waol “Bags, 32@35e: Flesce Twine, iGSe. CANNED FRUITS—The California Fruit Canners' Assoctation quotes the following price Tist: E3 H FRUITS. = 2 5 e ] 2 | = Apples Apricots Blackberries Cherrfes R. A. (USRS Hu858E| e $28338 g -] LN standard, 86c; Gi S0 Standa $7: allsend, ord, n, $7, 1;, Wall u‘d.mc § per ton in bulk and $15 in tain descriptions, $11 45 per per, long ton, to brand. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, cases, regular, 5%.c; cases, Eastérn style, 6 rg:m RlQ.—I P2 to peaberry: lli: c &r ..:"&'. prim 03¢ for fair; T3 Salvador—14@14%c for 18%¢ for. per ib, Tic: | cholce 12-0z | 50c; medium, | dered, 4% @4i%e per 1b; ® @de. i | | i 1 i [ AUCTION SALES P [N 2 AUCTION SALE at ARCADE HORSE MAR- KET, 327 SIXTH ST.. WEDNESDAY. April 27, at 11 a. m. By order of A. W. Johnsom I ‘will sell 35 good horses. JOHN J. DOYLE, Auctioneer. fancy 'lalhfi&;*l.llc for fair to strictly Washed; o for good to super Lo o LI T paed o priese cawasiel pin ey - Guatemala and Mexican—14@15c for fanay washed; 124@13%¢ for prime to strictly washed: 114@11%c for strictly good washed: - 1014@11c for good washed; 93 @10%4c for fafr washed, 8GY¢ for medium: 7@S%c for inferfor to crdinary’ 1234¢ for fair to prime wash- ed peaberry: 9%@10c for good to prime um- washed D-b:fdfl‘; 8%@9%c for good to su- pe: 1 per I ides, 16@17c per foot; Beit Knife Splits, 14@16c; Rough Splits, S@ldc per 'b. TANBARK—Ground, 38 per ton; stick, $15@18 ver cord. OTLS—Quotations are for barrels; for cases, add Be; Linseed, 49¢ 6’1"]’ llon for boiled and ; Castor No. 1, 70e: Bakers’ AA, $1 10@1 12; and 43e for raw; China Nut, 60@70c per gallon: Cocoanut Ofl In barrels, 38c for Ceylon and 55c for Australlan; extra bleached winter Ofl, 85¢; natural_winter Sperm Ofl, S0e; extrs bleached winter Whale Ofl, 63c; natural Whale Oil, 60c; extra winter strained Lard Oll, 8e: 60c; pure Neatsfoot Ofl, 7 botled Fish Oil, 40c; raw Fish Oil, Paint Ofl, 35c; raw Paint Ofl, 33c. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Oil 14c; Pearl Ofl, in cases, 20%c: Astral, 3 Ster, 2014¢c; Extra Star, 24l4c; Elaine, 28%c: Focene, 23i4c; Deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk, 16¢; in cases, 22%;c; Benzine, in bulk. 3c; in_ cases, 19iy egree Gasoline 1m bulk, 25¢; in cases, 3lc. TURPENTINE—Slc per gallon in cases and 75¢c in drums and iron barrels. ps RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 7@ 7ic per 1b; White Lead, 1@7%¢, according to quantity. QUICKSILVER—$43 50@44 50 for local use and $41 per flask for export. SALT—The cutting among local houses i flercer than ever, as may be imagined from the new quotations. Bales, 73@00c for common and $1 251 40 for granulated: Dairy. $6@7 per ton; Granulated, $7 50@S 50; Half Ground, 100- 1b bags, $3 25. do, 50-1b bags, $3 T5; Rock Salt, $2 85 in 100 and $3 25 in 50 Ib bags: Genuine Liverpool, $14, $15 and $16 per ton in packages of 224, '100 and 50 Ibs respectively. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- , per Ib, in 100-15 ba d Fine Crushed, 5. pany quotes as follows, Cubes, A Crushed an Powdéred, 5.30c; Candy Granulated, 5.50c; Dry Granulated, fine, 5.40c; Dry Granu- jated, coarse, 5.40c; Fruit Granulated, 5.40c: Beet Granulated (100-Ib bags only), 5.30¢ Confectioners’ A, 5.40c Magnolia A, 5e 4.90c; Golden C, 4.80c; D, * barrels. 10c more; half barrels. 25c more: 50c more: 50-1b bags, 10c more for all Kkinds Tablets—Half barrels. 5.90c; boxes, 6.15¢c: H. & E. Crystal Dominos, 8.i0c per Ib- No orders taken for less than seventy-five bar- reis or its equivalent. LUMBER—Pine, ordinary sizes, $18910; ex; trg sizes higher: Redwood, $1 5 ith, 4 fest, $3 T5@4; Pickets, $17@25; Shingles, $2 for No.'1 and $1 50 for No. 2; Shakes, $i4 for split and $15 for sawr.; Rustic, $33@39. Receipts_of Produce. FOR TUESDAY. APRIL 26. i o - ; 1c i Pork, §21; Fisv Feel, 35: Smoked Beet, lic| 1y o g . 380 Wool, bal e LARDTierces quotgd at 6%c per Ib for | Wheat, ctls 2310 Alfaita, compound and S%e fof pure; half-barrels, pure, | Farley. ctls 4508 Hides, No. 981 8%.¢; 10-1b ting, D%c; b-Ib tins, 9%c; 3-1b tins, | S‘,’:’.‘ ct.l:. l"“g; r:‘-':fi.r o - 9% % eathier. O TTOLENEOne halt barrel, 8%c: three | Potatoes, sks .. Z2.807(Wine. als 38,900 Balf barrels, §%c; one tierce, 8%¢; two tierces, | Onlons, sks 4 120 Lime. Dble - 8lac; five tierces, S%c per Ib Bran, ske 3 Gt w5 T ay, tons . | Tallow, ctis . R Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. | 5w tons Sl aager " ctis o0 Lais OREGON. The markets under this head remain about | Wheat, ctls .... 1,1380ats. ctls .. 318 the same. dHl‘DS E'Pe q“{;: both hhrr- "}‘ldldh‘ AUSTRALIA. he East and quotations show no change. es. 3 e Bill “moving off falrly at steady prices, Onlons, ctls . 1,350{ The movement in Wool is average and the 5 : * market is devoid of especlal feature at the mo- | l mert. 2 HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell | l STOCK MARKET. A about %4@lc under quotations. Heavy Salted | . % * 2 mnedmm' g%s‘i; r“'hl(iim str“‘ d. b Sc for heavy an or 5. | Lo fo: Salied Kip, fe; Salted Vel},flmc.:ks.ned‘l'fllf Demand for Bonds, but Calf, llc; dry Hides, 16c; dry Kip, isc; dry 4 & Caif, 18c: Sheepskine, shearlings, each; | Stocks Still Quiet. short Woal, 40Gube edch; medium, 0090c; long | Wool, $1@1 50; Horse Hides, salt, or | o, e 50 for medinm. 31 35@1 78 for | Bonds moved very well yesterday, —bet | eman ‘and 50c for Colts. Horse Hides, dry, | Stocks were quiet and not materially ¢ lr’l‘t . $T'35 cor large ana $1 30 for medium, $1G1 25 . though the sugar stocks showed some Al for 'small and Soc for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry | Dess. Hawaiian Com: ’“"}, e { Mexican, H1c; dry Salted Mexican, 28c; dry |$48 12 and Hutchinson to %. e Goat SkinmPrime An. | The oll stocks were neglected and the min- ing stocks were very quiet. Ex-dividend vesterday: Hanford Oil, $1, or $2000; Homestake Ofl. 30c. The Pacific Lighting Company will pay & regular monthly dividend of 35 cents per hare on May 5. P he Caledonia Mining Company has levied an assessment of 15 cents per share, delin- ac- | quent May $1. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, April 26—2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. 4s coup..107%108 |s qr cp mew.134 1341 ds :rr reg...10714108 [3s qr coup...1074108% US BONDS. E 5s. 813 82 58.116% 117 ¢t s — 101 P 6s — 130 & C H 61141 — eary-st Os.. — — H C&S 5%8100 — DoSs ... 97 — Hon R T 65107 — L A Elec fs. — 105 L A Ry Jeany — LALCo6 — — Do gtd 6s. — — Do gtd 5s.104 — LAP lem Os. 90% — Mkt-st C 6 — 119 Do lem 5s.113% — MVE MtT5s.101% — CBs.10T 1074/ L TI61IT 10543107 09 i . 99 102 | — 100 | 106 — " Contra Costa 37 Costa... — — Marin Co... — 61 1S V Wat Co. 38% 38% GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cent L&P. 3% 4 [SF C & _ - Mutual E L. 12 13 |Stkn G & 5 — Pac L Co... 56— |U G & E Co. 3 INSURANCE. Firem's Fnd. — 340 | BANK STOCKS. Am Ntl Bk.125 — |L P & A...1525 — Anglo-Cal .. — 87 [Mer Trust... — 220 Bank of Cal.425% — |Merch Ex... — — Cal Safe Dp..— 150 |S F Nationl. — 158 First Nationl — — SAVINGS BANKS. Ger § & L.2260 2350 |Sav & L So. — 100 Hum 8 & L. — — [Sec Sav Bk. — 450 Mutual Sav.100 — [Unien T Co.. — — 8 F Sav U.625 — STREET RAILROADS. California .. — |Presidio . a Geary ......— 80 1 POWDER. 1% 62 [Vigorit .cco — 8 SUGAR. |Kilauea S C. 415 21% 2% (1 i £ | i i L Ll H 7. §§§:==Ei i i