The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1904, Page 37

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY ‘29, 1904. SUMMARY. OF THE MARKETS. New York exchanges mot in session yesterday. Business still light on the local exchanges. Local bank clearings show a gain over last year. Silver and Exchange rates about as before quoted. W heat and Barley futures lower and the latter active. Oats quiet, Corn scarce and firm and Rye unchanged. Hay in larger receipt and easy. Feedstuffs firm. Beans and Seeds inactive at unchanged quotations. Potatoes in good supply, with some pressure to sell. Omnions and Vegetables plentiful and tending downzward. Poultry and Game in light receipt and well cleaned up. Receipts of Cherries the largest of the season. Butter, Cheese and Eggs still dull and in large supply. Prume crop of the Northwest cut down materially. Provision market still weak and sluggish. Cattle, Sheep and Hogs coming in freely. —e. | EASTERN * MARKETS. | * The New York Exchenges wers terday hence there were no Quotat importance from the metropolis. e Chicago | Board of Trade did business as usuel d the €an Francisco exchanges were aiso in session. | but busine ‘was insignificant and it was a euld day around. To-morrow being Memorial day, business | will be suepended tnroughout the Unfted States. New Vork Money Market. EW YORK, May 28. — Close — Money on was nomigal; no loans. Time money was easy, with sixty and ninety day loane at 213@2% per cent; six months, J 3@3% per cent Prime mercantile paper, 35,@4} per cent. Sterling exchange was nominal. with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.8715G4.5720 for demand, and at $4S525@4.8530 for sixty-day Blils. Posted rates, $4 S6G4 8. Commercial bills, $3 8504 85%. | Associated Banks’ Statement. NEW YORK, May 28.—The statement of eversges of the Clearing-house banks of this clty for the week shows: decreass $16.070,100; deposits _$1.088,955,500, decrease $1.812.600; circulation, $37,001,600, in cresse $521,200: legal tenders’ $81,155,300, in cal Bank Clearings. for the week just T3 768,947 over z ek 1905, belng $25,741.199. evines T3 73052 last The clearings Tor the same week in 1902 were $22.196,304 There were only five business days in the week last yeer, Washington Crop Builetin. isbury, section 41- er Bureau, for the week ended May Local Bapk Clearin ended show e gein The report of G rector. United State: Washington Crop E 24 is as follows crease $3,012,300; specle $235,275.400, increase The week was a fairly good ome r“’;";':; $13,272,900; reserve required $274.738,375, de- growth of most crops oh warm crease 408,150; surplus $20,602,325, increase would have caused more rapid advancement. There were light showers during the first days of the week, which were beneficial to grein, field_crops and gardens 6,658,060, ex- ; increase $16, nited S 59, tates deposits $35,911,- In Loans §1,040,483,400, | Winter wheat has made fine Drogress some localities it is waist t B ring wheat is now in followed by r i needed to germ! some late d giv a good Oats 1 r Sound cou have now come up over the ground evenly and appear and_other vegetables ess. Potato plan hed and cory: in most loc Early sow but a igh and commencing | Condition of the Treasury. o nces in the general 000,000 gold reserve fon, shows: Avail- 3; sold, $67,511,- | fund, exclus in division of redem | able cash balance, $163,3; ow. New Yerk Dry Goods. rown. Hops are about elght feet high cly Pastures are in splendid ver is tall and beavy 2% YORK, Bay 28. — The week ended and slowly in the drygoods market, With no flelds. a in any direction, and developments ation are awaited by the e in prices was reported, mount of regular sales were ruit Crop Report. but narrow From United States De- | seliing on this basis for some time. : e. ‘Washington. D. C., e 1904 : | Exports and Imports. All fruit trees blooming pro- | he latter mot promising; vel NEW YOR May 28.—Exports tly killed and some | from New the week were § aits promising. siiver and 2, xold laware—Prospects for Imports of at New York during the other fruits and berries ‘\ week were $725,915 gold and $2,404,000 silver. rospects for apples. * - % Frofe setting well [ A : | | Chicago Board of Trade. ' | * - * + dropping; rain much | Future Grain and Provisions. good yield; some | CHICAGO, May 28 —Lower cables and con- | T 2 o tinued favorable weather depressed wheat .oy pewmieing. | prices to-day. final figures on the July de- good condltion. | erage. | 11¥€Ty being down lic.” Sorn Is off . Oats b . a %ec. Provisions are 2ic some te | - cky—Prospec Res mamtwhat The weather and cables caused moderate . - R | selling of wheat at the start, resulting in a Miesouri— ,r\‘r‘-(«e less promising in feW | .y0he decline, July being off e to S, at S6c thern countles 4 e 2 to 86%c. There was some buying that looked g e, - e o, - DR like covering of the same character that has eavy yield A5 smproved: | Deen in progress for several days. This de- Indiana— peaches improved: | ;ond had a_tendency to hold prices fairly ¢ ‘ S steady at the initial dealings. Later, how- - i marth; gl | ; holders of May commenced 10 liquidate. R . uirg weakness started considerable selling except peaches prom In othcr monthe, causing losses all around. he September delivery showed a fair degree rries, standard 1 Wisconsin—Strawberries, standard apples, | or'firmness, due o purchases of nearly 1,000,000 plums a8 Cer e e better than average of | Pushels by a house with Northwest connec- owa—Fruit prosp . | tions. Extreme fluctuations marked the recen: X easons. san—Apples. ser well Oilahoma and Ind cherries being ma: Colorado—Frut frost Utah—Fyuit promising , Washington—Light frosts on Sth and 1lth injured strawberries Oregon—Izalien _prunes mnearly cherries end peaches have perienced in making sales, n Territories—Berries and not materialiy “c. May ranged between 95%c and 97%c, ne at 96%c. orn was decidedly bearish, due usually heavy receipts and almost weather conditions for the growing crop. July ned Y4 to e lower, at .. 4e to 47%c, sold vn to #6%c and closed at 47e. damaged by | to un- a failure; - fair; strawberries | Uats were under similar bearish Influence ::2".‘;',.‘9?;‘;«‘ and pears the matter of weather. After opening a | | #hade ic, July declined to 3S¥c SR | W eather Report. | “ Provisions lly deserted, and | business alme at a standstill. The easfer (120th Merigian—Pacific Time.) EAN FRANCISCO, May 285 p. m. The following sre the seasonal rainfalls to @ste, @s compared with those of the same | caused siight losses. Jower, at $11 2715, Jul $6 47%. Ribs were up The Jeading futures ranged as follows: July date’ Jast season and rainfall in last twenty- | T T Hwr. Ly Choes. | Last This Last | May . # hours. Season. Season. | Jul e 0.00™ 63.79 E P 0.00 B1.15 0.00 16.86 0 2059 o0 5,04 . ol 2.59 Sert San Luts Obisyo ... 000 16.89 o Jos Angeles . d 72 - May . 41 41 % San Diego -........ 0.00 440 116 |38¥ - - et Sl L The following maximum and minimum tem- | September > = 3 E peratures are reported for the preceding day Mess Pork, per bbl.— from Eastern stations Juiy . By :.(“ pit :H\ 52Kansas City September .. 185 11 58 56 Jacksonville bip 47 T 7 - 54 Washington i R R el s Ay -+~ prember ..... 6 €5 L -56 New Orleans Short Ribs, “‘; 1};0 lb: FoR = . oh B 2% 8 57y THE COAST RECORD, 403 el F KK -] TR R I 25 3 Cash Grain and Provisions. g EgE3 . % : sTaTIONS, > 3:i5 £% Z| CHICAGO, Mey 26 _Cash quotations were as . s 383 3 £ | rotiows: Flour was steady; winter patents, i TN - £ |34 70mi 80; _straights, $4 40G4 60; spring S Rl B nis, $4 30G4 30; ' straights, $3 90G4 20: e B - ; No. 2 spring wheat, 92¢ 2 “red, $1 05G1 06; _l a“ Cloudy . 2 yellow, 4814 No. 2 74 40 W Pr.Cidy . 2 “white, 4%c; No. 3 4 58 W Clear 72c; good feeding 00 57 Bl W Cloudy e malting, 45@56c; Flagstafl . . 70 32 SW Clear . No. 1 Northwestern, §1 064 Pocatello . 64 76 52 W Clear 00| prime tmothy-sesd, $3 05; mess pork. per Irdependent 82 &2 54 SE Pt.Cidy .00 | tbl., $i1 20G11 25; lard, per 100 lbs.. $6 406 Los Angeles 93 T4 56 EW Clear .00 | G 4515: short ribs sides (loose), $6 3714@6 5O: Mt Tamalpal 96 70 6} SW Cioudy .00| short clear sides (boxed) $6 25@6 50; whisky, Phoentx 38 94 W Clear (00| basis of high wines, $1 25; ciover, contraei Point Rey .65 9 50 TS' Cloudy .00 | grade, $10 75. Portiand -....20.86 74 52 NW Cloudy .00|" Articles— Recelpts. Shipment Red Bluff ....20.82 8% 58 SE Clovdy .00 ! Flour, barrels 24,100 28,7 Foseburg .....29.8 80 48 NE Pt.Cldy .00 | Wheat, bushels 15,000 100,000 Sacramento ..20.86 §2 66 8 Cloudy .00 | Corn, bushel 651,200 Ralt Lake ....20.92 72 434 N Ciear .00 | Oats, bushels 130300 San Francisco.29.98 58 0 W Cloudy .00 | Rye. bushels . 2,900 €. L. Oblspo..30.00 64 54 W Pt.Cldy .00 | Barley, busheis 6,300 pem BN EE R B2 B ttie 3 v e e Ut S W ey 5 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Tatoosh ......30.00 56 46 § Cloudy .00 Walla Walla. 2082 82 54 E_ Pt.Cidy .00 | CHICAGO, May 28.—On the Produce Ex- Winnemucea ..20.82 78 40 SW Clear .00 | change to-day the butter market was steady; Tuma oenee.. 2078 94 62 W Clear .00 | creamery, 13%@17%c: dairy, 12@13c. Exgs, at mark. cases included, 15@15%c. Cheese, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL |®2dy, 7%@sc. ELGIN, May 28.—Butter was quoted to-day ou the Eigin Board of Trade at 1730, at which price the market was quoted firm. The weekly output for the district was 743,200 pounds. i Miscellaneous Markets. ] FORECAST. | Do Bow t- :"-‘ "-"mh the during the past twenty-four over sreatts portion of the Pacific Siope. Cloudy weather prevalls from Point Concep- tion porthward on the coast and also in the Eacramento Valley. The temperature continues above the mormal e California. Northern Cal Eunday, pos- Foreign Futures. ifornia—Cloudy sibly showers in the mountains; fresh south- | trading in May, and much difficulty was ex- | er seiling off to 853 @85%c. July closed | perfect | | tone in graine offset a firm hog market and | Kk closed Ge | H| ( _Flour— | Opening Closing . London Closing Stocks. Cons for money.. 90%|New York Cen....117 Cons for account. 90%|Norfolk & West.. 55 Anaconda 3%| Do pra. . 80 Atchison -+ T0% Ontarlo & Western 223 95 | Pennsylvania .... 58 8915 Rard Mines. G 3/2 Readin; 30 r 18y 19 o 2315 ! Southern Rallway. Do pfd. Y s Southern Pacific. . Union Pacific. Louls & Nash... 100! Mo, Kan & Tex. lsaz Bar stlve Julet ; ! Bur Siver-Quiet; 20 11-164 por ounce. | months’ bills 2 per cent. St. Louis 1 ool Market. ST. LOUIS, May 28. — WOOL — Firm and GZ3iic: ehe e IO Moy fiao e ; < lic; tubwashed, 21g82c. i g Northern Business. SPEATTLE, May 28. — Clearings, $606,748; balances, $65,631. o % . TACOMA, May 28.—Clearings, $258,233; bal- S ORTLAND, M 25.—Clear $325, balances, 337084, f et = KANE, M 28 — rings, $226. H balances, $20,10. e e Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, May 28 —WHEAT—Walla Walla, 71§72¢; bluestem. 80c; valley, S1@S2c. WASHINGTO! TACOMA, May 28. stem, Sic; club, 73c. * 1 LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. £ | §terling Exchange, sixty days.. — $4 8514 | terling Exchangs sight — 48Tk erling Exchange, cables — 4 88%% | New York Exchange, sight...... — 07i4 New York Exchange, telegraphic. — 10 Silver, per ounce e 5% Mexican Dollars, nomtnal L B Wheat and Other Grains. WHE | | | | | T—The Engleh and French markets | closed the week dull, with buyers indifferent. | Chicago was slightly lower on the day. The | private wires of Mitchell, Mulcahy & Co. sal | "“Broomhail still speaks of unfavorable Hun- garian and Roumarian crop conditions, He | estimates the world's shipments at ten million { bushels, but with little change on passage. Our visible ‘supply will show some decrease but probably not =o much as last year., There will be fine weather throughout the West, with in- creasing arrivais of Wheat. Cash markets very |dull. with a poor demand and a downward tendency. " This market was quiet and unchanged as to the cash grain with futures lower. CASH WHEAT. | _ California Club, $1 25@1 3: Californta | White Australian, $1 5214@1 : Northern Club. 1 30@1 40; Northern Bluestem, $1 50 @1 55 per ctl, FUTURES, Session 9 to 11:30 a_ m. | Open. Higl Low. Clos 2 | December ...$1 313 $1 313 $1 31% $1 31 | _BARLEY—There was a falr business in cash Fged at £1 0714, but sales were not as numer- ous as on the preceding d: Futures were lower oWing to the heavy arrivals and the cool, cloudy weather in the country, | 2 CASH BARLEY. Feed. $1 05@1 071;: Shipping and Brewing, $110G1 1i%; Cbevalier, 31 10g1 15 for fair to cholce, | FUTURES, Sesslon 0 to 11:30 a,_m. | Open. High. Low. Close December ... 974 o7 071y OATS—The week closed dull, with $1 35 named as the top price obtalnable for choice Red. The other descriptions were as pre- viously quoted $1 42%@1 52%: Black, $1 22 : Red $121%,@1 35; Gray, nominal, CORN-—Cantinues scarce and firm, with light receipts from all sources. Western _sacked, _$1 50@1 55 for Yellow, $1 471.@1 52% for White and $1 45@1 50 for Mixed: Californta large Yellow. $1 55@1 00: smail do, 81 5a1 60; Wnite $1 550 per_ctl: Egyptian, $1 40g1 50 f | And 81 Z71361 36 for brown. © b RYE—$1 3 % per cti. | BUCKWHEA 5@z per ctl, i Flour end Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, | 4 90, usual terms $4 600 Bakers' Extras, $4 506G+ Oregon and Washizgton, jobbing at $3 85@1 25 per bbl, MILLSTUFFS—Frices in_packages are follows: Graham Flour. $350 per 100 Ib: Flour_ $3 50: Rye Meal, $3 25; Rice Flour, Corn Mea), $3 50: extra cream do, $4 2 | Oat Groats, $3 50: Hominy, $@4 25; Buck- vl Flour. $4 50@4 75; Cracked Wheat, §: 2 Vbter 85 508 Hos 1 s, 5 ; in sacks, $6 7: Spiit’ Peas, bux:l, i Barley, $6; $5 50 ‘per 1 Hay and Feedstuffs. | closed days are ahead of the market the feel- | ing was easler, though prices did not change | Bran and Middlings continued firm, with light offering: -$21@22 per ton. BRA MIDDLINGS —$27 50G29 50 per ton. SHORTS—$21@22 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $23@23 50 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill. $20 50@31; jobbing_$32, Cocoanut Cake, $22@23; Corn Meal, Mixed Feed, §22G23; Horse Beans, ton. Broom 'Corn Feed, 90c per ct HAY—“'h»qlv‘;l;‘)fll , |10 _per ton. STRAW—60GS0c per bale, Beans and Seeds. narket The m quietiy, for Beans v $2 3572 $4 25; Lima, §3 2 ; Blackeye, $1 909215 $2@z2 50, SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $4@4 25; Yellow Mustard. $3G3 25; Flax $1 80@1 90; Canary, SLENE for Eastern: Altaita, 14%@lee; Rape, c: Timothy, 3 Ib; Millet, 3@3% Brm':n C::msee?‘%r per ctl; Niles, per_ton: . DRIED PEAS—Blackeye, $3 $3 25; Green Peas. $3G3 25, Potatocs, Onions and Vegetables. New FPotatoes continued to arrive freely, particularly from the river districts, and the market had an easy tone, with trade of a light Jobbing character. Most dealers were anxious 1o clean up, as Monday will be a holiday, and | some were making liberal concessions to buy- ers in order to force sales. The top quotation for whites was obtained only for small lots of exceptionally fine stock, $1 75 being the top for the general market. = Old Potatoes con- tinued very quiet and for inferlor offerings no reasonable offer was refused. Onions, too, were easier under liberal supplies and & light demand. Vegetables were generally plentiful, and. with the ntfltllm of Summer Squash, which war in limited supply, prices had a downward tendency, String and Beans were abun- dant, and poor lots of the former from the south were offering below the minimum quota-. tion, The canners were taking surplus stocks of Peas and Asparagus, paying lc per pound for the former and and 41;@5c per pound for the latter, according to fln:,n‘ Green from Brentwood im w ! 4 bers roug! ES—Burbanks WHEAT—Steady; blue- ( Receipts of Hay were larger, and as two | | i $32G33; Cracked Corn, $32 50@33 50; | $30@40 per | | heavy, dozen; Garlic, new, Ib; Z‘[me“P}lnTlo.lfic per 1b; Dried Ptzpfin,m —’rolfi for sun-dried and B%W 1b for evap- orated: Drled Okra. per 1b; Green Peppers, 8@12%c per Ib for Los Angeles and 10 @15¢ for Mexican; Marrowfat Squash, jobbing at 1%@2c per 1b, Poultry and Game. As usual on Saturday the receipts of do- mestic Poultry were very light and the week closed with the market practically bare of large young fowl, which were in limited sup- ply and steady throughout. Small fowl and scraggy old Roosters were dull all the week and there were quite a coops still unebld at the close. A car of Western falls due to- day. Game,was in light receipt and cleaned up well at steady rates. POULTRY — Live Turkeys 14@15c Ib; Geese, per pair §1 50@1 75; Goelings, e 2; Ducks, $4 50@5 per dozen for old and 35 50@6 for young: Hens, $0@7 for and $5@5 60 for small; young Roosters, 500 8 50: 0ld Roosters, $4 50G3; Fryers, $5 506 50; Broflers, $3G+4 for large’ and $202 50 for small: Pigeons. $1 20%:50 per dozen for old and $1 50@2 for Squabs. GAME—Hare, $1 00 per dozen: Rabbits, $1 75 @2 for Cottontalls and $1 per dozen for brush. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. The feature of the market at the moment 18 the extreme dullness of trade. The whole Street Is complaining. As there are two closed days before the resumption of business |1t is the general expectation that Tuesday will see & weak Butter market, Cheese is neglects od and extremely weak. There is nothing new in Eggs, the market being well supplied with the different grades. Receipts were 200 1bs Butter, 1633 cases Eggs and 4500 Ibs Cheese, TTER—Creamery at first hands, 18%@19c for extras and 17%4@18c for flnu;'&dr;.‘.ll. 13%c: store Butter, 13g15c; cold storage, nom- zal, CHEESE-8G9%o for good and 6@7c for lower gradés; Young Americas, DG9%c; Eastern, 1213Gléc;” Western, 11@12¢ EGGS—Ranch, 18@19c for falr to cholce; store, 10g17%c; Eastern, nominal. Deciduons and Citrus Fruits. The aggregate receipts of Strawberries were heavy. but the market showed considerable improvement, as retalleys wera purchasing freely in order to meet the extra Sunday re- quirements. Fresh arrivals of Longworths were comparatively light for reasons already mentioned, and choice offerings cleaned up readily at'firmer rates, the ruling prices being $5@S per. chest. Some poor and sunburnt lots sold down to $3 per chest, but there were not enough sales at that figure to warrant such a quotation. The large varieties cieancd up well and the canners were still buying at the mini- mum quotation, but were unable to secure any great quantity, as the regular trade cleaned the market up pretty well. Small lots of Blackberries and Loganberries were received and cleaned up readily at good figures. Rasp- berries from the south brought 20c per small basket, and some from Haywards sold at §1 25 per drawer. Gooseberrles and Currants con- tinued plentiful and dull. Receipts of Cherrles were the largest for the season, being somewhere in the nelghborhood | of 4000 packages. and as there were large lines | carried over from the preceding day the mar- ket was very weak. Occasional sales of the | best biack in small boxes were reported at a siight advance over the quotations, but for the | general market €0c was an extreme figure. | offerings of common white in small boxes were practically unsalable. Royal Annes were of- fering freely. but they were poorly packed and sold slowly. Bulk lots were steady_and the canners paid 2@3ic for white and 2@3c per pound for black. Apricots appeared from Win- ters and from the river and sold within the quoted range. Green Apples brought 30c per | box. Cantaloupes from Thermal sold at 65c { each. and some small ones from Coachella were offering at 35c each. Citrus fruits were in free | supply andt@nchanged. STRAWBERRIES—$1G8 per chest for Long- worths and 3263 50 for the larger varieties, LOGANBERRIES—$6@$ per chest and — — per crate. BLACKEERRIES—$5@7 per chest, RASPBERRIES—Crates trom Lootals, $1 50 each, GOOSEBERRIES—1%@2%c¢ per 1b for com- mon and 7%@10c for English, CURRANTS—30@ibc_per drawer. CHERRIES—Black, 40@65c_per drawer and | 3@6c per Ib in bulk; White. 25a40c per drawer | and 2@4c per 1b in'bulk; Royal Anne, 60@75c per drawer and G@oc per Ib in bulk. APRICOTS—$1 50@1 75 per box. APPLES—$1G2 50 per box. FIGS—$1 25@1 50 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@ {2 50 for fancy, $1@2 for choice and $1@1 25 for | standard; Sesalings. $1a1 2 | 2775, Mediterranean Sweets_ $1 501 | gertines, $1 80; Lemons, §2 5062 75 for fancy, | $1 50@i 75 for choice and $1G1.25 for stand- | ard: Grape Fruit, §1 50@2 for seedless and $1@ 1 50 for ordinary’ Mexican Limes, $5@5 50 per case: Bananas. $2G3 per bunch for Central | American and $1@2 for Hawailan: Pineapples, $2G3 per dozen. i Dried Fruits,Nuts,Raisins,Honey. 1 { | The Government Fruit Crop Report, which appears in the first column. says that the Italian Prune crop in Oregon will be almost a failure, and reports from private sources say that the whole Prune crop of the North- west will be short this year reliable estimates placing_it at about 30 per cent of an average crop. There are not to exceed sixty cars left | on hand in the Northwest. Otherwise there is | nothing new in the market. | FRUITS—-Apricots. 8@10c for Royals and | 8@12¢ for Moorparks: Evaporated Apples, 4 6c; 3@4t5c; Peaches, | Pe | sizes RAISINS—F. o b. prices Fresno for 1903 crop (subject to change without notice) are as 50-1b boxes—Loose Muscatel, 4-crown, b: 3-crown, 4%c; 2-crown, 4c; Malaga, 3-crown, 4c! 2-crown, 3%c: Thompson cdless, 4c: seedless Sult Muscatels, 3%ec; do floated, ins. 16.0z cartons fancy. c: cholce, 5 |12-0z cartons_fancy, 4%c: cholce. 4%e: i ‘bulk, fancy, BYc; choice, 5¢c: Imperial clus- | ters. $3; Denesa, $2 50: ‘fancy. $2: London Layers 3-crown, $1 35; 2-crown, $1 25. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 13%;@14c No, 1 hardshell, 1361312 No. 2. 11@11%c; Almonds, 11%3¢ for -Nonpa- reils_ 113c for 1 X L. 11¢ for Ne Plus Ultra and 9%c for Languedoc; Peanuts, 6@Tc for Eastern: Pecans 114i13c; Cocoanuts, $4 . HONEY-—Comb, 11%@i2%c for white ard 10G1lc for mmber; water white extracted, | 6c; light amber extracted, 414@5c; | 3% 0. | BEESWAX—27@20c per Ib. | o e i Provisions. | No. 2, 11%@1% | The market continues sluggish and_feature- less, with plenty of stoek on hand. The Chi cago report of Mitchell, Mulcahy & Co. says | “It was thought that the packing interests were covering some stuff through brokers and there was some scattered outside liquidation. 1t is a very dull market, however, and at the moment without much tendency. Packers still {talk bearish and we are hardly inclined to expect that they will afford much support to prices during the mext few weeks.'" URED MEATS—Bacon. 9%c per 1b for 10c for light medium 1% for light, 1314¢ for extra light and 15@16c for sugar. cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams_ 13c; Cali- | fornla ms. lzaua 7 Mess Beer, $10G 110 50 per bbl; extra Mess. $11@11 50; Family, 2 50; prime Mess Pork, $15; extra clear. $18; Dry Salted Pork, 10c: $21; Me Porke, $27 Pigs' Feet. $5; Smoked Beef, 14c ib. Ve AND—Tierces quoted at 6l per 1b for compound and 8¢ for pure: half-barrels, pure u:’;c‘;wmvlh tins, 9%c; 5-1b tins, 9%¢; 3- ’:m;“ 9% COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 8%c; three A | Bank of Cal half barreis, 8i4c: one tlerce, 814¢; two tierces, 8c: five tlerces, T%c per lb. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 33@lc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steérs, -Hic: medium, "fif,’ lght, ‘Sc; Cow Hides, for heavy and for light: Stags, Gc; Salted Kip, 9c; Salted Veal. 10c: Salted Calf, 1lc; dry Hides, 16c: dry Kip, i3c; dry Calf. 18c: Sheepskins. shegrlings 25@30c each; #hort Wool, 40G65c each: medium, T0@90c; long Wool, $1@i 50: Horse Hides, salt. $2 75 for .m,mmtum-dlum‘u 1 75 for and for Colte. Horse Hi o $%5 tor Jarge_and $1 60 for medium. $1@A 35 for small a 80c for Colts. Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 30c; dry Salted Mexiean, 28e: dry tral *America: ao‘o.azm. Goat ~ Skins— g:lnm': Angoras, %l?fi;mm and smooth, 50c; condit! ac- cording to fon, obbing at 271%@30c per Ib for Call- (orl:-.m”?gmpum&m.—h; quotation s Meat Market. i ! of all kinds continue ol ‘market rules weak, though no furt] decline is noted. DRESSED MEATS, S BEF6%GTc for Steers and 5G6c per Ib per LAMB-—8%@9c 1b. row'fian - 61,@S%c per b, Francisco, less 50 c: Cows and Helf- per 1b. ‘thin Cows, CALVES—4@4%¢c i lt)"'f P A B HOGS—Live Hogs, over 200 lbs, 4%c: sof 20 per cent off; Boars 50 Stags, 40 per cent off from General Merchandise. .GS—Graln Bags. l!flegot and 5%c June- Jly; San Quentin, $5 40; Wool Bags, 32@35c: Fleece Twine, 7@Sc. COAI—Wellington_$8 gr ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Seattle, $650; Bryant, $650; Beaver Hill, §5 50; Stanford,” §7: Rosiyn, $7: Coos Bay. §5 50; Greta, $7; Walisend, §7;: Richmond, $7 50; Cumberland, $13 in bulk and $14 25 In sacks; Pennsylvania Amthracite $14; Welsh Anthracite Egg, $13; Weish Lump, §11 50; Cannel, $8 50 per ton; Coke, $11 50@L3 per ton in bulk and $16 in sacks: Rocky Moun- tain descriptions $11 45 per 2000 !bs and $12 S0 per long ton, according to brand, OILS—Quotations are for barrels; for cases add 5c; Linseed, 40c per gallon for boiled and 47c for raw; Castor Oil, in cases, No. T0c; T e {or o Coina. Xu. 5501706 per gaion: raw; na Nut, per : Cocoanut Ofl in barrels, 58c for Cevion and 55¢ for Australia: extra bleached w=inter Sperm Ofl, €Sc; natural winter Sperm Oll, 63¢; extra bleached winter Whale Ofl. 57c; natural Whale Ofl, 62c; extra winter strained Lard Oil, 8c. No. 1 Lard Oil, 65c; pure Neatsfoof Oll, 73¢c; No, 1 Neatsfoot Oil, 63c; II%:: Herring Ofl, 42c: dark Herring Ofl, 40c; jmon_Ofl, 34c; bolled Figh Oil, 37c; raw Fish Oil, 35¢; ’oll.‘ Paint Ofl, 33¢; raw Paint Ofl_3le. COAL OIL—Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk, 14c; Pear! O1l, In cases, 20%4c; Astral, ”m: w c; Extra Star. 24%c; Elalne, 263c; per cent off, above quotatl . 23isc; Deodorized Stove Gasolize. in bulk, 16c; in cases 223c: Benzine. in bulk, 18¢; in_cases, 19%;c; 86-degres Gasoline, in bulk, 26c: in cases, ‘3lc. TURPENTINE—SIc per gallon In cases and 75¢ {n drums and iron barrels. RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead, 740 7%c per 1b; White Lead, T%@7%ec, according to_quantity. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes as follows, per Ib, in 100-1b baga: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed 05.95c; Powdered, 5.80c; Candy Granulated, 5.80c: Dry Granulated, fine, 5.70c; Dry Granulated, coarse, 5.70c; Fruit Granulated, 5.70c; Beet Granu- ed (100-1b bage only).’ 5:G0c; Confectioners’ A, 5.70c: Magnolia A, 3.30c; Extra C. 5.20c: 5.10c; D, Be: barrels 10¢ more, 20¢ more: boxes, 50c more; 50-1b 10c more for ail kinds. Tablets—Half barrels, 6.20c: boxes, 6.45c; H. & E. Crystal Dominos, 8.70c per 1b. No orders taken for lesp than seventy-five barrels or its equivalent. Receipts of Produce. FOR SATURDAY, MAY 28 Flour. qr sks...19,780| Leather, rolis ss Wheat, ct 5,815/ Lime, bbls 276 Rarley, ctls 21,339 Paper, r 403 Corn, ctls . 466! Wine. 700 455/ Feed, 4t 48| Tallow, ctls . 232 2,790/ Hay. tons 651 1,040/ Straw, tons 3 1,822/ Wool. bales 391 Middiings. 85! Shorts. 50 Oats, ctls 25/ Screenings, 200 4.108| Cornmeal (East ++ 1,300{ centals . 865 * T =S SR T - | STOCK MARKET. | * 2 * The W eeky Closes With Dull and Featureless Markets. Business was quiet on all the exchanges, and there were no fluctuations worthy of com- ment. There Wil be no sesslons of the boards to-morrow. Sales on the California Exchange last week were 56,009 shares, valued at $25,729, the lead- ing sales being as follows: Associated Ol 4099 shares; Claremont, 6200; Home, 1300; In- dependence, 22,910; Monte Cristo, 1500; Oll City Petroleum, 17.300; Sovereign. 2300, Giant Powder has declared a dividend of 50c, payable June 10. Senator Charles N. Feiton has been elected a director of lf"complny to fill_the vacancy caused by tne James B. Smith. The Pacific Coast Borax Company pald a Rl:llllr monthly dividend of $1 per share yes- terday. Bunker Hill Ol Mining Company has levied assessment No, 2 of 3l4c per share, delinquent June 25. The output of the Ophir mine for the past week amounted to 334 mining carloads of first- class ore, assaying $61 94 per ton, and 44 c ond-class ore, cars of $69 03 ore and 15 cars of $26 09 ore. Recent ofl dividends are: Imperial Oil Com~ pany, regular monthly, 20c per share, amount- ing to $20,000, payable June 6: Thirty-three Ofl Company, regular monthly, i0c per share, amounting to $10,000. payable June 6. Pacific_Lighting Company will pay a divi- dend of 35c June 6, “The Security Savings Bank is about to seil 800 shares of the capital stock,. which will be first offered to stockholders now of record at $325 per share in the proportion of two-thirds of & new share for each share now held, provided no sale shall be made of fractional shares and that the offer Is accepted and the stock paid for on or before June 25, 1904. All the shares not subscribed for or pald for by stockholders on that date are to be sold for not lpss than $325 per share. There are at present 1200 shares outstanding of a par value of $250. When the bank was organized in 1871, $125 per hare was pald in. In June, 1892, $125 per hare more was paid fn from the accrued rofits, making each share fully paid. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. SATURDAY, May 2812 m. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Ask.| Bid 4s qr coup..106%1073/4s qr ep new.132 4s qr reg...106%1071|3s qr coup...108 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Ala AW 5s.101 Oak T Co 6s.119 Do 5s .....111 Do con 35101 |Oceanic S Bs. $4 |Om Cable 6. — ' |Pac G_Im 4s. 91 101 |P E Ry fs.104% 1262/ P & C H 6s.105 P & O R 65116 Ask. 133 106% 1z 1102 5 102 108 82 |Poweli-st s, — % — |Sac EG&RSs. 9T — 3 97% SF & EJVIs.116 11615 6210415 — | Sierra R 62110 115 jec 5u. — 105 |S P of A 6s Ry Ba.1115112 | (1909) L Co 68 — | 1910 — Do gt dfs. — S P of (1905)Sr 'A.101% (1905)&r B.102%, — (1906) 104% — (1912) A SPC 1 cg 3s.110 Do _stmpd.107% — ISP B R 61511, — Mkt-st C Ga. Do 1cm Bs.113% MY& MtTde 1014 11615117 106 |S V Wat 6s. — 105 Do 4s 24m. 98 99% Do 4s 3dm. — 100 &n G&E 100 G & E 55,100 105 STOCKS. Contra Costa 36% 40 [Port Costa.. — — Marin Co.s — 60 1S V Wat Co. 37% 38 GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cent L & P. 3 4 ISF G & E. 60 61 Mutval E L. 12% 12%[Stkn G & 5 6 Pac L Co... 8% — |UG & E Co. — — * INSURANCE. Firem's Fnd.300 310 | BANK STOCKS. #in Ntl Bk..125 126 |l P & A Cal .. 831 86%|Mer Trust AElo Rl 430 430 | Merch B Cal Safe Dp.146 14714/S F Nationl. First Nationl — SAVINGS BANKS, Ger 8 & 1.2250 2350 [Sav & L So. — Hum S & L. — — |Sec Sav Bk. Mutual Sav.100 Union T Co.. — S8 F Sav U.626 STREET RAILROADS. California .. — 200 |Presidio ..... 303 — Geary . = Teo POWDER. ' Giant . 0015 OLi: Vigorit ..... 4% 4% SUGAR. P Co. — 25 |Kflauea S C.. 3 4 Tamatian C. 0% 50 (Makawelt C. 21 21% Honokaa S C 121 13 [Onomea § C. 2¢ 25 Huteh § P C 815 9%|Paauhau S C 13% 1% MISCELLANEOUS, aska 13913 |Oceanic S . 3 LT & A e e vk 3% Cal Wine A. — 91%|Pac C Borx.155 1 MV& MtTm.100 — 3 Morning Session. 1000 Northesn Ry of Cal & .10 73 N of cent . $5000 Ouriand Tranit Con 5 per cent. 101 5 10,000 Pacific_Electric Ry 5 per cent.105 00 0,000 Sacto Elec, Gas & Ry bs 97 50 5 Alaska_Packers' Association...139 00 5 Glant Powder Con 60 50 Unlisted Securities. mmnusnlocu STOCKS. Bid. Askl Bay CPC G0 98 — |88 OB 4, b A3 AL Wat 68115 — (S P Co #1as101 — Cal NW Bs.. — 112 |Sun Tel 6s..113 — MC 05 Ris SF 113 30 — g0 & g = Cai 150 P Co. 108 1% a1 Ship Co- 27 |Oak Bk Sav. ol 2 P T.A15 130 [Cak T Con.. 75 — Cer. Bk, Oak — 63 |IOOF Hall A 6 — Cautes Co. T4 — 164 Chy & C 12 120 — Cyp L Imp.. 6% — 100 — East Dn:-d: S.l ® - Do com .. — 50 .26 3% signation of | saying $21 15 per | %«* Street— $2,000 United R R of 8 F 4 per cent.. T8 50 California Stockand Oil Exchange ‘board. Asked. a6 20 7 13 Fischer’s delinquent to-day in the Bid. Monte Cristo. Occidental of W Va. Ofl City Fetroleum Peerless Thirty-thres . Twenty-eight Toltec .. West Shore Assoctated Bonds. ‘Wabash ... Miscellaneous— Cal Jockey Ciub Chutes Company . Cypress Lawn Improvement. Fischer's Theater. . Northern Cal Power. SALES. Morning Session. ‘862 e 1075 n Mining Stocky. SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the gales on the San Fran- clsco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. TONOPAH MINING EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the San Fran- cisco and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterday : Morning Session. 1500 Esperanza ... 012220 Ton Midway.. 28 3000 MacNamara . 18/1000 Ton Midway.. 39 1100 Rescue . (63000 Ton Midway.. 40 2750 Ton Midway.. 37| 500 Ton Gald Mt.. 12 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. statement-for two years of the estimated flow of certain California rivers in cublc feet per second. or second feet. The figures for the last year may be revised by later measure- ments. The figures are by S. G. Bennett, hydrographer. United States Geological Surve: SACRAMENTO RIVER AT IRON CANYON. Second Feet. 21,940 21520 21,100 20,700 19,900 19,100 19,500 TUOLUMNE RIVER AT LA GRANGE. Second Feet. DATE. DATE. 15 13,505 1 | 13805 17 | 13,985 18. 9,415 1 9,415 20. | 8415 May 21 | 10155 KINGS RIVER AT RED MOUNTAIN. Second Feet. DATE. —— May May May May May May May TULE RIVER, NEAR PORTERVILLE. Second Feet. Smoking by Women. It is true that the young habltus of s of amusement may pro- nounce the habit of feminine smoking to be “ripping,” or whatever is the latest term of approval in his vernacu- lar, and it is equally indisputable that there are many long-haired decadents, showing by their dress and manners a degeneracy from the essentially mas- culine, who encourage women to ap- proximate as much as possible to them- selves. But without fear of contra- diction it can be emphatically stated that the English gentleman, well bred, brought up in an ordered home, edu- cated amid the cleanly, wholesome in- fluences of a public school, and filling his useful part in the sea or land ser- vice of the King, in a profession or business, hates to see a woman smoking under any circumstances, and as far as his own sisters and his fiancee or wife were concerned, would do his utmost to prevent it. Perhaps his attitude is strictly logical, and if he enjoys a r, cigarette or pipe himeelf, why should not his women folk? In his mind, however, smoking by women is invariably associated with other attributes that he does not admire, and though on occasion he may make excuses for the cigarette that has accompanied a flirtation the prejudice is there and is ineradicable.—London Telegraph. 100 Andes 17| 50 Ophir 575 200 Bulllon . 18/ 400 Potosi . 20 100 Con Cal & V.1 70| 300 Scorpion 19 1200 Con Imperial. 02| 100 Sterra Nev, 43 200 Hale & Norc. 79| 100 Sterra Nev. 4 300 Julia . €8 200 Silver HU1 ... 34 500 Justice 20 300 Stiver HII ... 53 100 K. Graesgler. 95/ 100 Utah .. o7 200 Mexican ..... 170/ 400 Yellow Jacket. 22 PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the Pactfic Stock Exchange yesterda: * Morning Sessfon. 200 Andes 18| 300 Con Imperfal.. 02 200 Andes 300 Con N Y 200 Belcher 100 Crown Point.. 22 200 Beicher 200 Gould & Cur. 29 790 Bullion . | 200 Seg Belcher... 14 400 Con C & 673, 200 Union Con ... 62| SATURDAY, May 28—12 m. Bid. Ask.| Bid. Ask. Alpha .13 14/Justice . 18 18 Alta 09| Kentuck G os | Andes 18| K. Graessier. 95 — Belcher .4 34/ Lady Wash — 08 Best & Belch.1 56 1 65/ Mexican 170 Bullfon 16 17|Occidental Caledonia 87 89/Ophir . Chavenge 21 . 24{Overman . 38 Chollar . 19 | Confidence ...1 19 Con Cal & V.1 34 Con Imperial. 14 Con N Y . 3 44 20 22| Silver HUI . 85+ 56 04 05/St Louis . o 10 | — 50| Syndicate 08 04 Exchequer 41 42\Tnlon Con ... 60 61 Gould & Cur. 30 32|Ctah . 6 o7 Hale & Norc. 81 85/Yellow Jacket. 22 23 Julla ....... o7 e8| TONOPAH MINES. Bid. Ask.| Bid. Ask. Colehan — 0i/Ray Tonopah. )1 — Esperanza . — 02| Rescue .. o 06 Gold Anchor.. — 30/Ton Belmont. 67 60 | Gold Mt Con. — 03[Ton Cashboy.. — 25 | Jim Butler... 30 —{Ton Exten..1 051 121 | |Lucky Tom.. — 09/Ton Gold Mt._ 13 | MacNamara . 17 18iTon of Nev...7 75 8 25 | Mizpah Ex .. 10 —|Ton N Star.. 2 | Mont Ton..1 60 1 67%/Ton S Lake. 100 Paymaster ... — 08!United }‘on - 18 |Ray & O'B.. o0& —| —_—— FLOW OF CALIFORNIA FRIVERS. The following table gives a comparative AUCTION SALES 60-AUCTION SALE-50 Sixty head of DRIVING, WORK and DRAFT HORSES from Yolo County, Cal., weighing from 1000 to 1600 pounds. Very few of this lot will weigh less than 1100 pounds. Ten head halter broken; fifty head broken, in good order and readv for Worl. They are suftable for all purposes, from milk Also stylish driving horse, 8 years, 16 hands 1150 pound: An inspection by prospective buyers is fn- vited. Sals Takes Place TUESDAY, MAY 31 1904, AT 8 P. M At Salesyard, 1732 MARKET"ST., near Van Ness Ave., San Franeisco. Horses at Yard, Sunday, May 20. FRED H. CHASE & CO., Livestock Auctioneers. 2% HORSES! HORSES! T On Tuesday, May 31, at 11 o'clock, at J. B. HORAN'S SALES YARDS, cor. 10th and Bryant Sts., I will sell 165 head of the chofcest young horses and mares that have been offered on this market in many a day. They are solid blocks, weighing from 1000 to 1500, from 2 to 7 years oid. This is an op- | portunity seldom offered to iIntending pur- chasers to get choice young stock at their own prices. This sale Is called by order of Mr. John Patterson of Remo, Nev., and it is a well-known fact he has neither spared tims nor expense in selecting the sires and dams of the young horses to be disposed of on next Tuesday to _the highest bidder. S. WATKINS, Auctioneer. N. B.—T also have 50 head of 2 and 3 year old mules and 50 head of young mares wi well bred colts by their sides that I mu dispose of before Jume 10. For further par- ticulars call on or address 8. WATKINS, offics 122 Grove street. Phone South 20. Board — 00 Independence \ 7| D o~ -50-; ;::::’nw : g} JUST ARRIVED AND MUST BE SOLD, a 100 Sovereiga 39 { lot of good gentle horses: also wagons, surries 200 ON City P 89 | and carts, single and double harness. at 1110 Folsom SDAY, May 31, 11 a. m. WM. CLOUGH, Auctioneer. e —————— e To delay buying is unprofit- able. San Francisco land values in- crease rapidly. Read the REAL ESTATE bargains to-day and decide. ——— Dog Nursinz the Latest. May 28.—The Dogs’ Pro- tective League has opened a new field for women. The professions they have | overstocked. Now the members of the | gentler sex who are compelled to take g 2 g % | employment may be provided for in the ! hospltal of the league as nurses for sick canines. Dog nursing, it Is said, | is growing popular. It pays better than typewriting. i ————— R —— | Tries to Poison Students.s | PARIS, May 28.—In the military eol- |lege at Sofia a university student, | dressed as a peasant, was observed in the college kitchen endeavoring to empty the contents of a bottle into the dish that was being cooked. He was arrested and confessed that he had been commissioned by an an- | archist society to poison the 550 pupils in the school,“mostly sons of high- placed Bulgarians. —_————————— | Sharp Criticism for Statue. { BERLIN, May 2.—Harden, the | eritic, say: “France and Italy will have the American monopoly of the | trade in sculpture” if the Kaiser's gift to the American people, the “awful statue of Frederick the Great,” will ever be set up in Washington. Har- | den insists that Frederick “looks like ! a bad boy who has just been punished for refusing to eat his soup.” —_——————— Duke Is Selling Pictures. LONDON, May 28.—The Duke of Marlborough has caused a flutter by putting up for sale at Christie’s this week a number of drawings and pic- tures from Blenheim. Every one knows that Blenheim is by no means over- stocked with works of art, while the Duke's town house, with the exception of a few small rooms, is absolutely bare of all such decorations. ———————e ! Workingmen as Missionaries. LONDON, May 28.»The Bishop of Oxford, preaching in St. Paul's Cathe< | dral at the annual service of the So- ciety for the Propagation of the Gos- pel, said that in his opinion the work | of the missionaries would be far more | eftectual in South Africa and other | countries if they included in their reg- | ular staft ordinary Christian working- men. | } e Gulliver's Birthplace Sold. LONDON, May 28.—Quiica House, County Cavan, where Dean Swift wrote part of his “Gulliver's Travels,” has | been sold in the Irish Land Judges' Court, together with the demesne. Ow- | ing to the association with Dean Swift, | the house and land were sold on the | ba: of a rental of £111, the ordinary renfal being estimated at £37. ————— e — A Famous Cedar. The famous ceiar of Lebanon, which | has guarded the southern entrance of | the old Chelsea Physi¢ Garden for ]1 more than 220 years, has just been cut | down. l In 1683 four Lebanon cedars, the first j aver introduced into this country, were successfully planted in the Physic Gar- dens. Two of these trees, after flour- ishing for nearly a century, were re- moved, partly on account of their de- cayed condition and partly because it was thought their shade injured the growth of the plants for which the garden was speclally intended, and the managers of the garden, in a fru- gal spirit, disposed of the timber fo@ £23 9s 5a. In later times, however, the histori® interest attaching to the two remaining trees was better appreciated, and when in 1846 a large branch was blown down in a gale, the Society of Apothecaries used the wood to provide four chairs for their hall.—London Daily Chron- icle. —_——————— Good Record for Bank. A Marblehead (Mass.) bank which has been going.a hundred years paying dollar for dollar all that time now puts up its shutters and will go out of busi- ness solvent and respected to the last. It was never a big concern, having a capital of only a little over $100,000, but it shows a better record than many a bigger one, and will leave a memory creditable to the town and the com- meonwealth in which it has so long op~ erated.—N. Y. Tribune. SODA WATER SAL.