The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 29, 1904, Page 15

E THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL“F-RIDAY APRIL 29, 1904 ] o, = Y et Jllll SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Local Stock and Bond sales fair, bonds leading. 1V all-street Stocks lower on the day terling Exchange a fraction off. Silver unchanged. 1Wheat and Barley futures weaker. Cash Barley steadier. Oats and Rye dull. Corn in light supply and firm. Bran and Middlings firm and Hay easy. quiet, with white de scriptions lower. Butter weak, Cheese in large supply and Eggs firm. Provisions dull here, but more freely bought at Chicago. Togs easy at the recent decline. Other Meats featureless. Potatoes coming in freely from Oregon. Not much change in Swummer V egetables. Poultry somewhat slower and weaker. Game in light receipt. Beans still Teze Onions lower. Strawberries lower under increased arrivals. Cheap Oranges selling off well-to peddlers. Mercantile Trust Company. e e P e . e Tilinois 1308 At the annual meetin the shaceholders | Iowa ¢ it of the Mercancile Tr on Apri B ’ the following 4 8 SChoms Wears Zeetle, president: N. D. Rid Henry T. Scott, vice presi cashier and secret fam Babeock, Wake in 181 Frederick W 35 vice president John d lark, George (rocker, 3 Drum, ‘M. H. Hecht, E. ouis. kins, W. G. Irwin, D. Or Mills, James D P&SIt Ste M cian, directors o M StP&SISIM pfd Duriig the past year the net earnings of Missouri Pacific the company amounted to $119 Mo Kan & Texas 1 on the capital of $1.000, Mo Kan & T pfd t raings two dividends, Nos t RR of Mex pfd emounting to $60,000, ing wt the rate of € Y Central 6 per cent per annum, were paid to the share- Norfolk & Western T holders; the balance, § itefl - Norfolk & W pfd Lok ] Nor Securities 9 Ontario & Western. 22 Penneyivania i Pl C ¢ & 8¢ L. 58 1 ing 443 —_— l(»‘rhn( Ist pra (‘i;’: 7 . R, Reading 24 pfd ... - 3 H eather Report. Rock J8land Co e 2230 Rock Island Co pfd 100 64 a3% (120th Meridian—Pac Time.) t L&EF ;"4 pfd . z "I'f‘x SAN FRANCISCC %5 5 m 1 seasonal rainfally t ; rainfal] in last twenty- last This Last 24 hours. Season.. Season. 85 0.19 » t in Cen pfd ress Companies. San Luis Oblspo s Angeles Ean Diego - 'rm_ .w\er RE TATIONS Faralion. 3¢ Amer 8 & R pfd Plagstafr Amer Sugar Ref Pocatel Anaconda Min Co. ependence n ¥ T, Angeles Steel Car. ) ¢ pta Pal Car. 8 Leather steadily polhe Dresure has risen over” the | B 8 IO ey pid.. 500 a weather prev n the Sierras and | U 5§ Realty =% weath + prevails in the Sierras and U € Realty pfd 100 - pa | U B Rubber ..... 2,600 » Fresno and U 8 Rubber prd 1.600 T T € Steel 4.500 TR Y vra 23/300 w Westnghee lectric. Forscast made at San Frabcleco for thipty | W orrer® Wtk boie hours ending_midnight,® Apri P Northern California—Fair Priday, warmer o e TR00% Shasas. % £ht northerly w 'NITED: RAILROADS OF SAN FRAN § Southern CRlifa a—Fair Friday; light west. YORK, April 28.—No bond lrln!nc- . as to-day « a !—nu Friday warmer.. AMERICAN CAN COMPANY. San Pranciscg and’ vicinity—Fair Friday Common_bid 4%, asked 4%; preferred bid | A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. m% 1085 Mexican Cen 107%| Do 1st ine...... l'ilfi 3| Minn & St 1. 45 / » V., b o b New York ,'l/nmy Market. YT IN J:Cen 1 EW YORK, April 2 Money on call was | Atiantic C L 4s. $4%|Northern at 1% per cent. closing bid 1 p nt, | Balt & Ohio 4s red at 1% per se loans, nominal: | Do 3% y sty and_ninet @2% per cent; six | Central "n e 109% |OSL, 4s and partic 94 ‘ nths, 3@3% r Prime ntile Do 1 7 |Penn conv 8%s.. 97 per, 38,@4 per cen Sterling exchange was | Ches & Ohlo 4%2102% Reading gen 4s.. 983 | ady at the dacline, with metual business in |-Chi & Alten 7 L & IM con 5.113% ukers bills at $4863004 8695 for demand | C. B & Q new 4% St & SF fg 4s.. 8214 | wrd at $4.84 4.5490 sixty-day bills. | C. M&St P gen 45,109 18t L § W 1sts. 963 csiBd wraben, Sh@e S8, nmercial bills, | C & N W con 7s.120% Seaboard A L 4%.. 68 $1 SA%@4 B4%. Bar stiver, § Mexiean 4. C. p 1 & P RR 45 73% Southern Pac 4s.. 90% ars, 484gc. Bond® —Governments, steady; rall- BB s nha flnx_‘\&mhv-rn Ry 5s...115%; | roads, steady ‘(‘k“l L gen 4-1(-.\—, Texas & Pac 1sts.1181; L | Chi Terminal 4s.. SORIT. St L & W 4s.. €9% New York Stock Con Tobacco 4s.. 58 (Union Pac 4s.....104 Market. | Colo & South _4s. CF & T con Be.. Erie prior lien 4s | Do gen 4= FtWa&DC | Do conv 4s.. U S Steel 24 bash lsts Do b B. 70 MR IW s k) Tsts.106% | Wheel & L E | Hocking Val 4745 1061 Wisconsin Cen 4s. NEW YORK MINING STOCKS, 20/ Little Chief .05 5 5/ Ontario 375 be had on almost al there is | Breece L. 10lophir 525 pressure on anybody to sell stocks to realize :(r\mlllrk f'rm . 03 Phoenix . . 08 and no not forced to do £0 would | Comstock Tunnel., 08| Potost it tempt to make holdings in such & mar- ' Cal & Va 50| Savage - 33 row market other hand there seems| Horn Stlver 30|Sierra Neva . 8o to be mothing the conditions or prospects | Iron Sliver.. 85| Small Hope- ax that can induce buying of stocks in spite | Leadville Con. 02! Standard .22 the ‘abundent facilities to be had in the | O S way of borrowed money. The consequence is | the deep lethargy of capital which the marke! | Boston S"’d"’ and Bonds. is witnessing, with puzzied guesses as to how when it may end Indications are plain Money— ll' S Steel 108 the outgo of gold will continue on a | Call loans.. Do ptd Zf pcale, ar supplies are abundant. T'yei Time loane.. 'Hbfii% West" hm Com.. 77 €_exchange rate at Paris sank to 25| Bonds— Mining— fratics 10 centimes to-day, thus widening the | Atchison adj 4s.. 91 mangin of profit on gold shipments from New | Do 4s - 99 York, in spite of an easfer tendency of sterling | Mexican Cen 4s.. 4! vehange here. The payment of the $10,000,000 | Railroads— er Zinc. t the Panama Government was also announced Ah’th‘m A All.lmle - from Washington, but no effect was produced Do p - 93% | Bingham ¥ | Boston’ s Albany.249 ' |Calumet & the Jocal money market. Yei the market Boston & Maine..168% | Centennial obviously sensitive to the offerings of any fresh claime ob capitel resources. The weather | Boston Elevated.141% Copper Range. worable to crop prospects, but was | Fitchburg pfd....140 [Daly West. on stocks. There was some | Mexican Centrai . 7% on United States Steel preferred, but | N ¥. N stock recovered to a shade above lust The market closed stagnant and about the night Bonds were neglected Totel sales, $2,075,000. Unite¢ States bonds were unchanged on cail. steady. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Stocks— Sales. High. Low. Close. Atchison €000 73N T g3e kA tohison prd 100 92 93 831, 3 Balt & Ohio 600 70% 70% TV 5 Balt & Ohio pfd. ge ' on o Canadian Pactfic }l?!fi | Bdison Flec Tim. 238 | Trinity 4 Gehera) Eiectric. 1814/T 8 Mining. .. g: Electric s o fo’& 33 Tos | Umen 10744 | Winons. 170 vaml shan l-ch u Iwm—m . g 1w @s _ | Western 1ambs, wooled, ——— & | Wallha, 73¢; bluestem, 81 a{ Do N 17%|Spanish Fours, Bar silver—258d per ounce. Money—2@2% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bilis is 21; per cent and for three months' bills 2 5-16G2% per cent. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, April 25 —The cotton market closed steady, 3G8 points lower. New York Grain and Prodliuc. NEW YORK, April 25.—FLOUR—Receipts. 18700 barrels; exports, 4000 barrels; miirket quiet. WHEAT—Receipts, 74.500 bushels; market firm for spot; No. 2 re $1 05G1 06 1. o. b afloat luth, 98G99c f. o. b. afloal firm, ¥c net advance. May closed July, 89%c; September, S4c; Decem! HOPS —Steady. WOOL—Steady. HIDES—Quiet. PETROLEUM—Weak. AR—Raw, firm; fair refining, steady. COFFEE—Spot Rio, steady: mild, steady; futures closed steady, 5 to 10 points net higher: sales, 50 bags, including May, 5.85@5.90c; 6.10@6.15c; August, 6.2B¢; December, 6. 70c. DRIED FRUITS, EVAPORATED APPLES—The market s | quiet, but nlrlt'tl\'e fruit is steadily held. Common, 4@5% ;)rllne. 5%@5%¢c; choice, ffi‘u'fith f-rcv, T@T%e. PRUNES—Neglected, at from 3c to 5%, according to APRICOTS—Show no ‘change either In price or general trade conditions. Ghoice, 96@10c extra choice, fancy, 11@13c. PEACHES—Quiet, but steady. Choice, T4 T extra chole€, 7%@8c; fancy, 9%@i0c. New York Metal Market. NEW YOR Avril 28 —Tin declined 24 f4 tn London, with spot closing at £126 105, and futures at £125 12 64. The decline abroad caused a slightly easier tone in the local mar- | ket, and spot clcssd at $27 50@28. Copper also was lower in !nndnn derllnlnx 2s 64 to £38 10s for spot and £38 Ts for futures. Thke local market, while steady, was quiet at present prices.’ Lake. $13 37%@ 13 234 electrolytic, 813 1234@13 25, and cast- ing at $12 824@13 1214 Lead was unchanged at $4 00@4 65 in New k and at £12 2s 64 in London. Bpelter. rled sieady, but lower Jocally at 20@5 25. It was alfo unchanged in London, £22 75 64 closed at B in Middiesboro. No. 2 foundry, Northern, $i4 foundry, Southern, and’ soft, | 85 closing at Tron 445 64 changed 5; i 34 in _Glasgow and at jron_fs ua- 135 D@15 2 No. 11 #* ! Chicago Board of Trade. - Future Grain and Provisians. * | CHICAGO, April 25.—The opening In wheat | was barelv steady to-day, owing to the unre sponsive tone of cables wnd more favorable Weath'r, both in the Northwest and Sou: The July delivery was %@%ec Ri%e lower at § ™ was a good demangd, howeve from the start, commission houseés and shorts being active bidders. With only . moderate offerings thc market soon developed congider able strenrth. Bullieh sentiment was largely the result of crop damage reports. Prices steadily advanced until july touched 83c, fro which point some reaction occurred on lfber: seiling by a big holder. The close was stron; with July at 5414@S4i%c. May closed at 8§ Early in the day traders in the corn pit wers in a quandary over the action of the leading | long, 2nd in consequence the volume) of bus ness light. The market —clossd | steady. July closed at 48%c and May at 4674 independently strong on an active July closed 1%ec higher Oats were geueral dema Provisions were firm_early in -the_day, | later there was free selling. The market closed r, with July pork down 2213@20c; lard own, and ribs 121gc lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Low. Open. High. B85, 615 5 82 80% Articles— Close Wheat No. 47% 49% 49 39 September .. 31% 2 31% Mess Pork, per barrel— May . 11 95 | July 12 25 | Lard, per 1w pounds - May July 9 | Beptember .. 300 f yShort Rive, . 6 4215 | { .yu! 2 5 6 00 | September 670 Cash Grain and Provisions. | as follows: Flour, quiet but firm; No. 2 spring ‘ @92c; No. 3, 85@h2er No. 2 red, e | 2 corn, 46%@48% 0. 2 yellow, No. 2 white, c; No. 2 rye, 614 1 No. 2 oats, 40%@40%c \"“y,u’fifi 0. 3 white, 40@42 good feeding barley, 37 fair “to choice malting, _45@55c; No. 1 flax seed, | $1 0013: No. 1 Northwestern, $1 07%; prime | fimothy sced, $2 95; mess pork, per batrel, | #12 10@12 15; lard, per 100 pounds, $6 2216 6 75; short ribs sides (loose), §6 25@6 50; short ‘clelr sides (boked), $6 50@6 75; whisky, basis ‘of high wines, $1'28; clover, contract 'grade, ) it Flour, barrels . | Wheat, bushel: | Corn, bushels Oats, busheis \P)o bushels | Bariey, bushel Butter, Chev Receipts. Shipments. 15,000 21 ggs. CHICAGO, April 28. the Produce on Ex: | change to-day the Butter market was steady. i dairy, 13@21c. Ef Oc. | Creamery, 14@23c; ggs, steady, | 1 4@10c. Cheese, #teady, 9G1 Livestock Market. CHICAGO. | CHICAGO, April 28.—CATTLE—Receipts, $000; market slow; good o prime steers, £ ; poor to medi; £5 0084 00; stocker aul 1 50@4 heifers [ES 5 60; Texas fed steers, 330 |* Hoas—Receipts to-ay, 80.000; to-morrow, 18,000; fic Jower; mixed ind_ butchers $4 830 5:'800d to choice heavy, $4 ; rough heavy, light, $4 65@4 90; bulk of sales, EEE 0G4 SHEEP—Receipts, 10,000; sheep and lam] steady: to cholce wethers, 0, falr to cholce mixed, $3 5@ 75 Western sheep, clipped, $1 90@5 60; native lambs, $4 25 lambs, Vestern cli;wd. $4 75@6 10; L Miscellanms Markets. | - Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL, Opening . Ciosing .- Condition of the Treasury. 'w‘%fn@ml April n—w- state- ::l ltellulv. m%mm m‘ the shows: balance, $219,987, ; gold, vaiiabie " chsh $106,902,379, SI. Louis Wonl Market. R Northem Wllm Market. 4 Tonndry, Northern. $15 250 $14 250 | but | CHICAGO, April 28 —Cash quotationis were | 1o ; valley, 81@83c. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, April 28.—Wheat unchanged. Bluestem, Sic; club, Tdc. Northern Business. SEATTLE, April 28.—Clearings, $447,900; balances, 74,207. TA A, Aprn 28.—Clearings, $286,550; M baiances, §: PORTLAND, Aprll 28.—Clearings, $332,239; balances,” §20, KANE, April 28.—Clearings, $319,488; balances, $98,150. LOCAL, MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Kxchange is a fraction lower. Sterling Exchange, sixty days. — $4 85 Sterling Ixchange, sight..... — Tamn Sterling Exchange, cables = Sssy New York Exchange, sight. Z 3% New York Exchange, telegraphic. — 1214 Silver, per ounce ik Mexican Dollars, nominal s T anig W heat and Other Grains. WHEAT—The foreign markets continue tame and uninteresting. Chfcago was higher again, and reported the | weather fine everywhere. Winter Wheat in the | Middle West is making a poor start. northern part of the Spring Wheat belt practi cally no seeding has been done, and in North Dakota most lowlands are flooded and with fa- vorable weather cannot be worked for a week | or two yet. Seeding is generaily well advanced in (he southern part of the Middle West. In this market the cash grain showed no further change, but futures were slightly lower {In the morning, recovering in the afternoon. H CASH WHEAT. California_ Club, $1 28%@1 35; California White _Australian, $1 5234 @ @1 57%; ilorthern | Club, $1 30@1 35; Northern Bluestem, $1 50Q {155 ver ctl FUTURES. Session 0 to 11:30 a. m. | May .. December ... cash grain yesterday and less pressure to seil. dn fact, asking prices were slightly higher. Futures, however, were slightly lower in th mo ning, though they strengthened somewhat in n: the arter CASH BARLEY. : Shipping and Hrewlns Chevaiier, fl 10@1 20 for mr to chelce, { FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. _Low. SL 04 81 64 2 0215 2 p. m, Session. High. $L04 $104 o3 02% |, OATSThere was nothing further new yes- terday, ths market being quiet and quotations unchanged. White, 81 80G1 40; Black, $1 201 30; Red, 2744G1 30; Gray, $1 32%4 per ctl. CORN—With continued ugm stocks, moder- ate receipts and a good demand the market | continues firm Western sacked, $1 42 White and $1 May Low. Close. December @1 45 for Yeliow and ixed; California large Yellow, $1 30G1 small round do. $1 5>@ | 1 574 White n anm 173 per ctl; Egyptian, | $1 10m1 50 for white and §1 2T%@1 S0 for | brow RYE per ctl. BUC 5@2 per ctl. Flour and Milistuffs. FLOUR —California_Family Extras, $i 0@ 510, usual terms; Bakers' Extras, $i 16@3, Cregon and Washington, jobbing at $3 85@+ 25 per_bhl. MILLSTUFFS- lows: Graham Prices in packages are as 1bk i lour, 35 7 @8, 60; In sacks, $8 5@ Split’ Peas, imxe-. $T Rolled Cats_bbls, $7 8 10; Pearl Barley, 56 Green Peas, $5 50 ‘per 100 Ibs. | Hay and Feedstuffs. Everything remains as before quoted, Bran and Micdlings being scare and firm and Hay with in liberal receipts, vesterday. although there " hdliea Bartey, 323 506 ge ;obnél Ollt‘k; g!ll at Lche mill, obbing $2, Cocounut Cake, o228, 1, $30 50@31 50; Cracked ~ Corn, &w.s.; :“"Horse Beans, . $00G . Broom Corn Feed, 90c per ctl, HAY—W heat, $13@15 50, Wheat and Oat, 12 50615 . $11 50@14 50; Barley, $11@L3; tock. uoml Ifalfa, sm@lz per ton. STRAW—00G i Beans and Seeds. [‘ Large and small White Beans are slightly | tower. steady. Othérwise there ll nothing new. BEANS -Hay: 5 Butters, $3 5043 i 90 Horse ¥ 10" per ctl; 5, EEDS—Brown Mustard, $3 ASOI Yellow Mustard, $33 25: Flax, $1 80@1 90:’ Canary, 2 stern; Amm. 14%@16c; Rape, tho; Hemp, 3% @dc per ; com Corn Seed, $20@21 per ton. DRIED PEAS—Blackeye, $3 per ctl; Niles, | §3 25; Green Peas, $3@3 25, Polatofs, Onions and Vegetables. | . 01d Potatoes continued to arrive freely from Oregon by rais and It was reported that the would bring about 8000 Facks. Trade was quiet, as jobbérs were taks ing no more than absolutely necessary for im- mediate requirements. There was very little > ' stock on the market that would command the | Flog% Rre FRT¥, N o0 00 Oon need: | othér descriptions exhibit no new features. mdximum quotation, $1 65 being about the top for the general market. Receipts of new Po- ‘ware shaded. Yellow Onions were unchanged, while Green were lowér under excessive sup- plies. Hekeipts of Asparagus, continued light and | prices had a narrower range. Retallers were indifferent buyers, but the market was held | steady by the canners, who bought up most | of the surpius at 5@6c per pound. Occasional Iote of well known brands of strictly faney stock were sold at Sc, but the top quotation was considered &n extreme for the general market, Peas arrived freely and prices de- cllned again. Rhubarb was abundant and only strictly fancy stock received any tion, Boutharn. yemetables ‘were. In Nmited supply and prices had slight variation. Florida Toma- | m(.i‘ are cleaned up and the quotations are omit- Teceipts of vegetables included B5S7 boxes | of Aspdragus, 525 boXes of Rhubarb and 716 sacks of Peas. POTATORS-—Burbanks from the river, ;1 so @81 6 per etl; Oregon Burbl ks, $1 per ctl; River' Reds, $1G1 10 D e ol Qteson surlbank;l(or ued d. 31 25 mw rnet Chiles, $1 4091 60 per &; new Potatoes, 21a@8e per poun, ovas— $2 5002 75 per ctl for Ore- e B Aust nllnn. Green s, ge, $150 per ctl; n- -cb Hothouse Cucumbers, 75¢ ; Gatlic, ibc per 1b: Egg Plant, 1? Dried SEevpers, 8@i0e for sun- gried "and 125 @15c l‘ evaporated; @i5¢ per 1b; Green pers: Squash, jobbing at 1 Poultry angi Game. “l’oultrv were modlrnh a»em- of doms ed old and small -m ‘“l l‘ Over the | | was an extreme figure and was obtained only {in a peddling way for strictly fancy lots, 90c Pinks are still in very fair demand and | tatoes were increased to 167 sacks and prices | ot 19¢ being | i i i and ” The situation in Cheese remains as 3 * -urht is irregular again, with a e the auotations siven hy ] Some, who are receiv- ing owing to_their course small different nnum ‘who are- ub-rnly e pliedand their daily receipts to keep their to a manageable point, do-not quote over 20c. Still_others quote 21c easily obtainabie for fine ranch, and so it goes, each dedler Quoting x his stocks are large or otherwise. There are shut off the speculative buying up County, claiming that this buying is deranging the market. Under these confiicting conditions, when each house has a different set of. quota- tions, it Is difficult to quote the market accu- rately. The feeling in Eggs. however, is un- auestionably firm_rather, than weaic. Receipts were 70, Butter, 1728 cases Begs and 65,600 ibs Cheese. BUTTER—Creamery at first mna. 15g19¢ for extras and 17@11ic for Grats; dairy, 160 734c; storo Butter, 13@14c; cold storage, nom- CH!ESE—MMIC and 7@7%c for lower grades; ny.eloe Eastern, 15@16c; PGS —Raneh, 19G21c for store, 17@18%¢ per doze: for good_to choice new ; Young Americas, Western, 14@15¢ fair to cholce; Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Receipts of Strawberries consisted of fiftcen chests of Longworths from Palo Alto and nine. teen chests of the larger varleties from Wat- sonville, Prices ranged lower as a result of the increased receipts, but the market cleaned up well. The top quotation for Lomgworths | being the top for the gemeral run of offerings. | A drawer of Raspberries came in from across | the bay and sold for $2. The low prices of the cheap grades of Navel Oranges attracted a certain class of trade and !a good movement in such fruit was noted, peddlers belng the principal buyers. Therw was a fair inquiry for sound fancy stock for « shipment to Honolulu, but otherwise there was very little doing in that grade. All the other Citrus fruits stood as previously quoted. | There was continued firmness in Apples, par- ticularly fine Newtown Pippins, which readily commanded the maximum quotation. Bananas are ripening slowly in the cellars and are seh- | ing as fast as they can be withdrawn. ™. STRAWBERRIES—75cG§1 for Longworths | APPLES—$1@2 50 'r bor or FIUITS- Navel Crunges, $1 2502 e. | for fancy. T0c@8L 50 for cholce ana 40c@SL for May . 4 | staudard; Tangorines, ' T3e481 25 por _ box: Decernber ... % 125% °125% | Le 52 5063 15 for fancy, $1 5081 1 for BARLEY _There was more steadiness in the | d $1G1 25 for standard: Grape Fruit $1 25@2; Mexi: 2 50G3 50_pe h and $1 "562 for Hawalian; . $2@3 per doun Pine- FRUITS—Apricots, 814@ 9‘5’12(‘ for Moorpark: 6. sun-dried, Yo Erars. SullyG: Figs, white 2%@3c In boxe-, black. 4iic; Plums, pitted, 537 per Ib. | ERUNES-1005 erop.” 2@2%e for the zes. RAJISINS—The Assoclation quotes the follow- ing prices. Standard grades, BO-Ib cases—2: crown Loose Muscatels, 6%e¢ per Ib; 3-crown, Gde: 4-crown, Gl4c: Seedless Loose Muscatels, 414c; Seediess floated. 41ac; 2-crown Maingn loose. Sci S-erown Malaga Toose, Bohc: Seedless Sulfanas, unbleached. 3%c: u"blenth&d Slge. Layers, four ! per 20- | Dehega clusters, §2 50; 4-crown tancy’ clusters, rown London Layers, $1 35: 2-crown $1 25: usual advance for frac. layel Seeded—Fancy 16-0z } . T%¢; fancy 12-0z c-mm-. pe: | package, 6%c; fancy bulk carton: r Ib, T¥e: choice 16-0x cartons. per 1b, 7lac: Shotes 12°02 cartons, tors, tings, secded Seediings, seeded Seedlivgs, Muscatels, NUTS—Walnuts, 1115@12e; 11@11 hac; anl'9%c for Lan Pecans, 11@13c: Cocoanuts, $3 50@5. —Comb, 10@1li4e for white and S} @9%c for amler: water white extracted, 3 edoc: bY4¢e; light amber extracted, 4%@4%c dark, 31 @i BEESWAX. "‘1;290 per 1b, Provisions. There is nething new to report iywhere, except that Chicago reports buying larger and of a better character. This market is dull and ' well stocked, CURED MEATS—Bacon, 10c per Ib for v r heavy, 10%c for ilght medium, 12lac for light, lic for extra light and 1444@15c for sugar- cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 121sc. forina Hams, 11%@12e: 1 per bbl; extra Mess, $11 30@12; 12 50@13; prime Mess Pork, $15; extra clear, 24; Mess, $18; Dry Salted Pork, 10%c; Pig Pork, $27; Plgs' Feet, $5; Smoked Beef, ldc | per ib. LARD—Tierces quoted at 6l4c per Ib for | compound and Sige for pure: half-barrels. pure. tins, 9%c §35c: 1010 tins, e S GTTOLENE—One balt barrel, 3 3-1b tins, 8%c; three ! haif barrels, 8%c, one uerte 8b4e; two tierces, $lac; five tlerces, S*E ner Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS Culls and brands sell sbout 4 @le under quotations —Heavy Saited Steers, 9%c; medium, § light, 8c; Cow Hides, Sc for heavy and for light; Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, 9¢c; Salted Veal, 1 Salted Calf, 1le; dry ‘Hides, Calf, 18c; Sheepsking. shearlings, short Wool, each; medium, T v’ 4254 50 for mediugs, $1 3581 75 to o Lk Aand o Lman ‘and b for Colts. Horse Hides. | $1 75 for large and $1 60 for medium, gme;s. Buck Skins- for small and 501: for Colts. Mexjcan, ited Mexican, 286c; dry Central Alnerl ln. 3 Goeat Skins—Prime An- wm T5c; |lr|" al looth, 50c; medium, AL OV N dered, $%@4i5e per 1b; TA] ren s No. 2, 2 m(' @ic \\oalfism-m; eup—s.n Joaquin and South- ern, 12 months', 9@ilc; do 7 monthe’, 8%10c per ib; Middle Counties, 12@16¢ for free and 14c tor defective; Nortlern, 15@17c for free 12@15c for defective; Nevada, 12@15c, ac- Ording to, conaition. & HOPS—24a%7c per 1b o fon Calitornia, ” {90a, and 17%@20c for crop of Meat Market. Hogs are easy at the decline noted vester- 5. The DRESSED MEATS. Whotesale rates {rom slaughterers to dealers follo “;L“ @ tor Steers and C@ie per Ib for Cow: VEAL—Large, 8@%! small, §%3@9%c per nd. Po‘l‘lLTTON——W!flIm 8@9c; Ewes, r 1b. PeLAMB—11@113c per Ib, A et abes, Sligoc per m. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good, sdhind Livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less 50 per cent shrinkage for Cal CATTLE Steers, <gbo; ([::w- ana Hll(en. Sc; thll WS, VRS Sigaise per o (mu weight). SHEEP-—W elha‘rl',“) : Ewes, r b (gross welg P AMBS$2 50 _per 8@8%c %W Ibs, 5%e Ibs, s:,,fiu”} mn Hon. i!(’li" 20 per cent of Boars, 50 per cent Ofl Stags, 40 per cent off from above quota: tions. General Merchandise. B-thszc wol and oxc me $8 per ton; New Wel- 60; rant, $6 Bea- BAGS—Grain July; m Quen Fleece Twi: uv. are quoting as hl.h n 22: but,v light stocks, are of per. dnwer for the larger varfeties. | Seediess | wn Imperial clusters, $3; o-crown | ‘Mess, Beet §10 306 | Family, | 16c; dry Kip, 13c; dry | o tons | No orders taken for less than seventy-five bar- rels or its equivalent. 'Receipts of Produce. FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 28. - Flour, gr sks .. 193 W 231 Wheat, ctls 2 180 56 720 | s | Bran, sks . Middlings, 679 I Hay. tons bbis 35 | Straw, tons u’qmenum- fiks. 20| OREGON., Oats. ctls ..... 387 *- » L STOCK MARKET. | Continued Faxr Trading, Wilh Bonds Preferred. While business in local securities was not es active as on the preceding day, it was very falr, and the genetal tone of the mar- ket was steady. Bonds sold better than stocks, ‘and included $31,000 Los Angeles Rallway 5s at $111 50. Gas and Electric was higher, { touching $62 50, and Hawallan Commercial was firm at $46. There were sales of Pacific | Borax at $168@167, | The feature on the California Exchange was the heavy dealing in Indgpendence Ofl, 23,300 shares selling at 24c. New dividends: ~Imperial Ol Company, reg- | ular monthly, 20c per amounting to $20.- 000 ‘payable May 6; Thirty-three Ofl Com- | pany, regular monthly, 10c per share, amount- "ing to $10,000, payable May 6; the Giant Pow- der Company, consolidated, Tegular monthly dhglend No.' 65 of 30c per sh: payable | May 10, The Alaska Treadwell Mining Compun!_ of | Alaska paid a quarterly dividend of 37%c | per_share, amounting to $75,000, yesterday. The Ophir Mining Company ' has received $26,748 as net proceeds of the sale of eight ralioad car loads of ore and eight car loads are on the way, STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, April 25—2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. 45 ur coup..10T13108 |4s av (new).134 134140 |fi ar reg...10713108 iSs qr coup..1074108%] | MIECFLLAVEOLS BONDS. Ala A W 5s. — |0 T Co 6s — Bay CPC be. mm,m 8. 1 Cal C Gbs.. — i I(x!u&l-‘ 5s. : Hon R T Gs.ufl L. ,\ Elec I A Ry s, uw.u. {LALCo6s — Do gtd 6s. | Do gta 58108 105 LAP lcm Bs. 99% — | 19% Do ? MV&Mt T0s.101% — |8 I NP® o C6s107 "107% TN6L11T S (iomse B R NSR log LAH 'u 10'6%107 10 W gta 5s. Contra Costa 37 Marin Co. 3 FG&E. . 121 l"%mkn G &FE . 56% — |U G & E Co. INSURANCE. 340 | | BANK STOCKS. [ Am N D125 ln% 21 2| & IL P & A. Anglo-Cal .. 82 87 |Mer Trust { Bank of Cal.425%440 |Merch Ex | Cal Safe Dp. — 150 |S F National. — 135 | First Nationl — — | | SAVINGS BANKS. | Ger S & L.2260 2350 [Sav & L Soc — 100 | Hum S & |Sec Sav Bk.. — 450 | Mutual ‘Sav.100 — {Unten T Co. — — § F Say U.625 — STREET RAILROADS. Californfa .. — 200 |Presidio ..... ‘Gury 5 — 80 | POWDER. Giant ...... 60% 62 |Vigorit ...... — 4% SUGAR. Hana P Co. — nilauea S C. 3 4 | Hawaiian C. 40 — Mohpaelt & 2 zm; Honokaa § C 11% 12 |Onomea S C. 2314 27 | Hutch S P C 9 9% |Paauhau S C 13% 13% | MISCELLANEOUS. uunn- P A3 0 loceante 8 ¢ — 4% | Cal B C A — 100%/Pac Aux FA. & 6 | Cal Wine A. — Pac C Borx..165 168 | | MV&Mt Tm.100 — Morning Session. Board— 20 Hawalian Com’l and Sugar. 15 S F Gas and Electric 10 Spring Valley Water Co. 25 Spring Valley Water Co, b3 $1,000 4s (20 mtge). .00 S ¥ & miwo Street— 5 Bank of California 15 Glant Powder Con. 100 Hawailan Com'l -nd Sugar 6,000 Los Angeles K; .000 Northern Ry of Ca Afternoon Session. oy 10 Cal Wine Association 50 Giant Powder Con 5 Hawallan Com'l and Sugar, 10 § F Gas and Electric. 140 8 F Gas and Electric. 15 8 F Gas and Electric, 5 90. 1$25,000 Los Angeles Ry 5s $1,000 8 V 45 (2d mtce) $8,000 § P Cal 6s (1905, series B). Street— 15 Hawailan Com'l and Sugar. 10 Pacific Coast Borax. 10 Pacific Coast Borax. $1,000 S P of Arizona (1908). 49 00 25 iy i3 ] 25 ¥ s38 2288 ZN¥BLIHIY3 32322 a2 & 3938 '‘R2EaTAER i Unlisted Securitzes. mscx-:u.‘msous BONDS. | iR G e Tt b Go 4145.1001; — CNW R 5. 1083411015 | Sunset Tel 6s. 113 — 10734 Sutter-st u- ua 113% U RR SF 4s 1% : & Afternoon Session. Board 5 Pacific States 'm s34 Tel Co....100 03 $1000 s F .mrl N P R: 11 20 Pacile States Tel and Tel Co....100 00 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS, | on the Anglo-California Bank signed by Ala § Co...2¢ — |Mat Nav Co. — 90 Am Bis Co. — — |Mills Ntl Bk. — — Cal Cot Mills — [Nev Ntl Bk Cal G&E Cor 3 45 [N S R R. Cal Jéck C1.120 150 [N C P Co. Cal Powder. llfl — |Oak Bk Sav.1121 — Cal Khlv (‘o 27 |Oak T Co. Cal TL&T 135 |I0OF Hall o { 112 |Pac — |Pac 90 |Para 60 |8 F 60 250 |SF&SJT o podid 3 ¢ S 1% |8 O&’ 25 — | Swiss- 15 22 |Truc 10 14%|UR In Co 42 60 | Do Com... 9 — California S’ tack and oil Exchange Oll Stock— Bid. Asked, Apollo - . 4 Mmll(ed Trust Certificates. 19 20 Carfbou ........ . 415 4 30 Central Point Con ween i Chicago Crude 20 21 58 61 ean 140 0 o ot Nt 24 25 eeen 12 00 40 cesn (‘!; 0 12 43 46 e 14 00 15 20 Reed Crud 1850 sene El&lcklmck. wess 300 Senator . R 67 0 41 43 8 on 700 750 00 Ll 50 27 50 3 750 50 100 L] s 1 . 200 B 271215 600 Yellow Jacket .2 15/ 100 Yellow Jacket 5 62%| TONOPAH MINING EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the San Fran- cisco and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 1000 MacNamara . 19/ 500 Ton o 80 Mont Ton ...1 50| 300 Ton a1 850 Ton Belmont. 68| 200 Ton 30 Afternoon Session. 2500 MacNamara. 0! 200 Ton 2 700 MacNamara . 101400 Ton 400 Mont Ton . Im!mTunolNl\OT‘ 1600 Mont Ton...1 52%| ' CLOSING QL’O‘I‘ATIOV! THIRCDAY April 284 p. m. Bid. Ask.| Bid. Ask. 04 06| Justice . 112 P Bikentuek [ 29 Keyes Gra — 100 EH h o8 60 1 80| g \U!Ot,cldentll 64 @lOphir ... Challenge Con 17 mnvem-n 34 38 Chollar 20 =i s 2 Confidence .. 95 1 s 30 Con C & Va.1 65 1 70 Savage .. 37 a8 Con Imperial. 02 (3/Seg Belcher . 1 Con 02 0lSierra Nev o Crown Point, 18 20/Silver Hill 30 East Sferra N 06 — 0 Eureka Con.. — [ Exchequer 29 s Gould & Cur. 21 26iUtan 2 Hale & Norc. 67 69 Yellow Jacket. 20 21 Julia .uoe.... 08 07 "TONOPAH MINES. Bla. A-l D#A Coleban Esperanza e 06 wissigll lsal Little Ton MacNamara . Mont Ton. 150 l M\»’Tnu & Salt L Paymaster ... — _10iWest End . - Ray Ton | BRIEF CITY NEWS. INSOLVENT C URATOR—C. €. Dubain, curator of the California State Mining Bureau, filsd a_petition in insolvency yesterday. He owes $376 and has no assets. MINER DEMANDS DAMAGES.—Thomas Hill_sued the Bully Hill Copper Mining and Smeiting Company yesterday for $10,676 - Aes Cor injurles sustained by him at the mines of the company in July of last year. He was struck by falling rocks. RESCUES CHINESE SLAVE GIRL.—Don- aldina Cameron of the Chinese Home yester- day avolled to the Superior Court to be ap- pointed guardian of Chow Ying, a Chinese gi: aged 11 years, rescued by her from the life of a slave in the home of Loole Zook. She says the girl has been cruelly treated. CHECK WAS WORTHLESS.—James Mof- fitt, 70 years of age, was arrested yesterday by Policeman McNamara and booked at the City Prson on charge of securing money 2 vretenses. He is accused of presen | s ot e et X self. SUIT OVER- BANK ACCOUNT.—Margaret McLaughlin obtained an injunction yesterday restraining John F. Whelan from withdrawe ing from the Western National Bank the sum of §7000 he has on deposit there. She nuuw that though he claims the money, it i reall hers. having been given him by her to to Hoid in trust for her. HEALTH BOARD FILES ANSWERS.—The Board cf Health yesterday flled answers to the suit of James A. Emery and others who wers dismissed last January and whose places were filled by Louis Levy and others. Each answer is a general denial of the charge that the ap- pointment of Levy and the otherf plaintifty was a violation of the civil service rules. SAYS BUSINESS DID NOT PAY.—S. G: Sant Anna, 210 Montgomery avenmue, secured a warrant from Police Judge Cabaniss yester- day for the arrest of J. E. Tetlow on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Sant Anna glleges that he was induced to pay Tetlow150 for a share in a real estate busi- nees at $20 Market street on the representa- tion that it was netting §200 per month. CLAIM INTEREST IN REALTY — Peter and Raymond McCartby, grandchildren of the Jate Thomas McCarthy, yesterday flled a suit against thelr aunt, Mary MecCarthy, to set aside a_deed made by her which conveys tg W. H. Roden a piece of.realty on Devisadero street, near Ellis. They claim that they have an interest in the proptrey which w: overlocked by their aunt when she made t deed. WOULD IL‘ WIFE'S GUARDIAN.—Arthur Humphreys betitioned the Superfor Court to be apoointed guardian of his wite Rose Humphreys_ claiming that she is mentally and. physically Incompetent to care for herself, Mrs. Humphreys is now In the custody of her daughter, Adaline Bergst, at 11 Oak Grove avenue, and Humvphreys wants Mrs. Bergst cited to appéar to show cause if she can why his petition should not be granted. Mrs. Humphreys is worth $400. SALMON GETS MONEY BACK.—Frits Salmon, the countryman who took the advice of spirits as transmétted to him by means of a slate by Edward E. Earle and invested $500 in ofl stock and t medicine, will get hi money back ll‘fi:: anything in the forec: 9 ent opfained in the Superior Courf A e gment against Earle yesterday at, the court feeling _sal not what it should have been if lefltlmu SUE: RECOVER REALTY.—In_ two A filed by Frank Caval pany and { the other against his sister, Elizi- beth Henzel, he avers that the defendants are unlawiully H hat Mrs, Henzel, nmu. e -y- that Mrs, ing as his unlawfully -od “to be the owner of the land. land, he says, is his under the terms of his father's will. TOUT GETS OFFICE.—B. F. Tout was re DWINNELL WINS —The Su- court yesterday enjoined W. F. Dyer, er and Charles Truesdale inter® % 2855 LI ifi’ b i} 2 B i i ! il ! i i gh T s il ok s I i fi