The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 30, 1904, Page 13

Wall street stocks weak. Cotton market small and narrow. Fair trading in local stocks and bonds. rchange om London lower. Silver off. Wheat firm here, but lower at C hicago. Barley, Oats and Corn unchanged. Hay and Feedstuffs as previously quoted. Bean market still suspended and nominal. Demand for Prunes improving at New York. irm here and steady in the West. Feverish buyving of Hops continues. Cattle, Sheep and Hogs unchanged. Butter and Eggs quiet and unchanged. Cheese rising. Potatoes and Onions continue in ample supply. Poultry in good supply and gmrmllv weak. Hot weather stimulates the Fresh Fruit market. Continental Provisions THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER: 30, 1901. (OMMERCIAL SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. 100|Anaconda Dried Fruits in New York. Late mail advices from New York say: ather better tome to the prune mar- due to an im- Iy from coun- , but were not having bought are now poorly suppiled. ould be learned no k for Octobef the interme- pricots are but there t sales are reported at e se. There is Teporied to be more demand, toough we hear of no Sceded 3 y_quiet Cotton and Coffee. New York wires to E. F. Hutton & Co. yes- berday maid CTTON—-Our market opened from 3 to 8 hich was about the best of the [ sent the market t Receipts_fairly lib- e . 4 good. We do_not | gnificant, and | the prospects | | z | ton Crop Esti- , against 79 a This is con- | to 3 ofiering on but little nety days, 3% ; per cent. ak, then firmer, with nkers’ bills at $4.8555@ at §4.533094.5340 for t 20.—The stock market -day to very heavy are lower as a conse be said that the n and the fall in pr The movement ws develop- r by any | ce selling or >cks that showed strength lieved to be supported the general market 4 to be almost whol. | or of that make oc- | rities with the use | e coalers furnished although acite carriers | red_with the This was a ¢ mews which n spite of ma- expense account and coal s for August Ontario and West- economies =0 as to tion to | It wae hurt by plan.by which the mal on a 00, | bond iesue, Reading, on the other h the mainetay of the marke again and again, with ng on the declines | caused by the profit-taking. The high priced | coalers were conspicuous, Leckawanna eelling D to 800 on biAding for 100-share lots. Stocks ch have been the leaders of the recent ad- | ce were freely sold to-day. This | was especially true of United States Steel | preferred The advance in this etock has aroused skepticisr owing to the lack of news to mc- | for it. and when it was parceived that | recent buyers were realizing to-day, the pres- | eure to me e heavily upon it. The sharp reaction in Northern Securities on the curb was the ignal for a decline in Union Pacific and | ettracted suspicion of & manipulative source for the rumors in circulation of late of & o mise in the Northern Secu- rities cese. The grangers and Pacifics sym- pet ibe heaviness of Union Paciflc, Pau ch was lifted a point, Tost gy g 2 n ew of a session of the New York 2 bad impression. in the fival hour The weather | crops, and money te of the withdrawal of sub-treasury thus far xchange broke to the 2nd forelgn markets re- Cen G Pricer to $4.530.660. STOCK LIST. ;90 California street, {High Low.| Bid.| Ask. |Adams Express .| _|.. |30 lo50 ! Amalg Copper L BEUENS & - ] Pl 828 T FE ITEE TR i FiRRR 200 Butterick Co . & ‘anadian Pacific [ f ,mo(‘lePmew) | Am Arge Chem.. }_g |Michigan . 900, ’rnhm';;rdu 1,500/Corn Products Y E R =4 | Balt & Oh Gen Chemical |M K&T ..!General Eleetric.|. ../Great North pfd. --|Green ‘Cons Cop. Havana Tob Co. en . "500/Inter Paper . £00'Iowa Central 1,300(Met Securith 6,600 Met St Ry. 0| Mex Central "100/Minn & St L. b Pacific Mall Co. \People’s Gas ‘Puumn Car R 00 Rep § & 1 sa:afigau:}aazu ga8s - ssu,.' 5305 RN A 794,100 totel shares sold. NEW YORK BONDS. U 8 ref 2s, reg. pon. .. ..105% Do new 4s. Te5. 1315 Do coupon 315 Do old 4s, res. l\)fi Do coupon. Do adj 4s...... 9634/ Atlantic' C L 4s.. 984 3%s Cemm of Ga bs. um‘ Do 1st ine Ches & Ohio 4 Reading gen is...100 Chi & Alton 333s. soug StL & IM con 0s.117% 2 B & Q new 4s. 9714 St L & 8 F fg 4s. ss;/z cu&sm gen 4s. mu.;sx LS W 1sts &N W con Te.130% |5 Alp Line 4a. & 5RNa R I 761 Bou Pacifc da. Do col 5s... 8635, C.C.C&BL gen 4s. 102 i Tomiman T |1 &L % W s S0 Con Tob 4s. 73%| Union Pacific 4s.105 CDI; & Soulh Ql. S 20] Little Chiet. 35, Ophir .. 15 Phoentx 09/ Potost 10| Savage Horn Silver. Iron Siiver. Leadville Boston Stocks and Bonds. |U S Steel. Do pfd. Mining— Adventure . 58 1% Atchison . Do ptd Boston & 20 Boston & Maine.164 2634 Boston Blevated. 153 |(‘0pp¢r Ran b6 Fitchburg pfd....137%, Daly Wi 137 Mexican Cent gt 13] Dominion NY. NH & H. ms,vx—‘mnkun B Pere Marquette.. 74 |Grancy Union Pacific....101%| Isle Royale . Miscellaneous— Mass Mining. | Mohawk . | Mont C & C. mwum Dominion Ed Elec Dllum. Gen Electric Mass Electric. Do pfd 56 |Utan - 42 Victoria 10514| Winona med Shoe Mach 52 |Wolverine ......... 50%| 6/ N Y Central. 8] Norfolk & w Cons for money.88 7 Do account. . .88 7- Anaconda | Atchison . Do pfd. . | Pennsylvania . 27 Rand Mines Do 1st prd Do 24 ptd linois Central Louis & Nash. . 4314 Bar silver stead 2@2% per cent. The rate of discount in the open market e for short bills is 214 per cent, and for three | months’ bills 23 per cent. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.—To-day's state- #1% | ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold re- serve in the division of redemption, shows Available cash balance, $149,967,675; gold, §665,714,558. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, ESept. 20.—Cotton futures opened firm; September, 10.32c; October, 10.87¢; November, 10.39c; December, 10.50c: January, 10.51c; February, 10.55c; March, 10.61c; April, 10.61c bid; May, 10.83c; June, 10.68c; August, 10.55¢ offered. Futures closed steady; September, 10.144::‘ October, 10.17c; November, 10.20c; December, 10.28¢c; ° January, 10.32c; February, 10.36c: March, 10.41c; April, 10.42c; May, 10.45c. Spot closed steady, dling uplands, 10.70c; middling Gulf, sales, 1109 bales. . e New York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 22,700 barrels; exports, 6500 barrels; sales, 10,200 packages; market was rather slow In early session, but good trade developed in last | hour. W 4,800,000 bushels futires 1 16/ afloat; 1 North Tath, 31 525 ¢, B bonte Np, 3 hard Man toba, nominal f. 0. b. afloat. Options had an irregular movement during the forenoon, guld- 5 ed by purely speculative conditions, but after | midday became decidedly weak under a bear raid, good Western weather and less active cash demand, closing ,t@'l(‘ net lowe: include No. 2 red May, $1 13%@1 14 1 12%; September, ~$1 16K@1 1734 = closed, December, ' $1 14%@1 16 3-16; closed, HIDES—Firm. WOOL —_Stehdy PETROLEUM—Steady. COFFEE—Futures closed steady, unchanged, to a decline of five points; sales were 63,7 bags, including October, 6.75c; November, §.85c; December, 6900685c; March, T30} May," 75Q7.40c; JTuly. 7.5007.86 7606 'Bpot Rio, ateady; No. 1 involce St PG AR Raw, steads: fair refining, ] 8 eentrifugal, 98 test, lsfie e L 8%c; refined quiet. DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The market was quiet, with the tone showing the effect of the weak situation as to future; common, 4@5%4 choice, 5% @6c, and fancy, 6%@Te. PRUNES—Show a somewhat steadler tone at about _recent prices; spot qmnua ions range grade. ehu.‘mf:c- s%fl%c lxt.rlnhol qs oo«.» ol lce, fancy, 0%@10c. x New York Metal Market. NEW YORK. Sept. 29.—The London tin market displayed a reactionary tendency after the apparently speculative advance of the last day or so, and spot was quoted at £127 s and futures at £127 16s. The local market re- sponded to the foreign tone, closing at $27 75@ 2 e London copper market was a_little Jower, closing at £58 for both spot and fu- tures. Locally quotations ~were without changs, lake standing at $12 75@13, casting t 34 2004 25 in the local mlrket ::?:l £11 lTl 64 in London. Spelter advanced slightly in London with Locally it was at 43s iddlesboro. Locally iron was quiet: No. ;nfl:ndry Nurlh;'m is nuo:fi at 3&3 ‘I'_P. 25; . 2 foundry Northern, 25@13 50; No. 1 el O No. 1 foundry South- | Chicago Board of Trade. | Future Grain and Provisions. opened firm, December unchanged to Rahee M SIS R R e & % : The market soon weakened, however, on li ‘eral sales by local longs and commission houses port from Duluth stating stocks there fix"mummm:mmmu: els was responsible for part of k h'mfll'mm | Pork and at the close the January option was nged. | No. 2 yellow, 54% | $1 08@1 16; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 18; prime | timothy seid, $2 55@2 65; mess pork, per bbl, 3% | Corn, bushels 420 | Oats, bushels 132,000 | Rye, bushels 7,200 | Barley, bushels 251,400 ! poor to medium, $3 90@5 25 stockers and | Western steers, $3@4 80. | ers, $3 80@4 50; fair to choice mixed, $3 25@ s7% | . 26%d per ounce. Money, ‘e'.;'m | Western yearlings, $3 65G4; wzthtrl. $3@3 | wethers, $3 25@3 10 points decline; mia- | EAT—Receipts, 16,200 bushels; sales, | pot easy; No. 2 red, | sold firmly demand became general. The market rfldll!l responded to the improved buying, Decem advancing to $1 13: lhv sold up to $1 l!% Heavy realizing sales soon caused renewed weakness. Primary receipts were 10 per cent in excess of those of a year ago, and this tm hul cnudenhla influence on the late Jow paint o Deosmber was relched at u 11%. = May to $1 u% market rallied -uxnuy s s wek wwith. Dacember a 31 11%61 nu May closed at $1 12%. priavorable weather .nd * Jeclin in wheat wused weakness- In corn. E rate Srotmae ot Destoss, with pit. raders favoring the selling side. December closed 50%e, a loss of ¥c. Oats were affected by of other grains. Trading was quiet. Dmhnr closed at 30%c, a decline of %c. Provisions were weak early as a result of lower prices for hogs. A good demand for lard caused a steadier feeling later in the day. There was copsiderable liquidation of off Tic; lard and ribs were unchanged. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— Bny(ember old . 1 13 114% 113 113% 1 l ll!‘ 110 1 10% 1% 111% 11315 111% 112% | 54 53% 5314 33% 827 32% 11 421 11 37% 11 40 1315 1305 13 07% T52% T3 . T52% anuary 7421 735 757% e hore Ribs, per \ou ibs.— October 3 TU% T T January . 680 682% - Cash Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—Flour firm; No. 2 spring wheat, $1 16@1 17; No. 3, $1 05@1 1 No. 2 red, $1 11%@1 13%; No. 2 corn, 52%c; ; No. 2 oats, 31%@32¢; N 2 white, 30%@30%c: No. 3 white, 30@32¢ No. 2 rye, B87c; good feeding barley, 36@87c; fair to choice malting, 40@49¢; No. 1 flaxseed, $11 40@11 50; lard, per 100 Tbs.. $7 6234; short ribs sides (loose), V@7 8714 short clear, sides (boxed), Sla@S%c; whisky, ‘basis of high® wines, $1 26 lover, contract grade, $12 25. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 3 Wheat, bushels Butter, Cheese and Eggs. CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—On the Produce Hx change, to-day, the butter market was steady. creamery, 14@20c; dairy, 13@17c. cn ese—Steady at 9% @10%e. - m?yym.rk cases included, at 14@ 11%0. e s A i | CATTLE. SHEEP AND HOGS. | Chicago. CHICAGO, Sept. 29.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 18,000, including 200 Westerns; market steady to lower; good to prime steers, $3 4096 25; feeders, $2 20@4; cows, §1 25@4 50; $1 35@5 40; canners, $1 50@2 40; buils, calves, $3@6 00 oG8 Traneipts 20,000; to-morrow, market 10gloc lower; P00 057 Bood 1o ‘cholce heavy, "§5 8506} Tough heavy. $5 35@5 65; light, $5 65@6; bulk of sales, $5 70@5 90. SHEEP—Receipts, 30,000; market weaier; market for lambs strong: g0od to choice weth- 4; Western sheep, $2 9094 15; native lambs, $4 50@6; Western lambs, $4 25@5 66. Omaha. OMAHA, Sept. 20. — CATTLE — Recelpts, 5000; market 10c lower; native steers, $4@6; cows and heifers, $2 25G3 60; Western steers, $2 9004 10; Texas steers, $2 65@3 60; o nd_heifers, $2 1063 canners, $1 D e $oeocs 33 250D b0; caiten S50 $30 25; bulls and stags, $1 75@8. HOGS —Recelpts, 0800; mbrket 100 lower; vy, $0 55@5 65; mixed, $5 60@5 70; light, 3 T0@5 80; pigs, $5@H 50 bulk of sales, $5 60 EBP—Receipts, 9000; market stead: ewes, $3.40@3 80; common and stockers, $2 25@ 8 70: lambs, $4 40@05. - 5 —_— Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Sépl 20.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 8000; market steady: native steers, u 76 @8 native cows and heifers, $1 506 stockers and feeders, $2 26@4; bulls, ‘l 15@ 3 25; calves, $2 50@5 HO; Western steers, $3G 4 25; Western cows, $1 25. HOGS-—Receipts, 4000; ml.l’k!t lower; bulk of sales, $5 75@5 85; hea “w Mcktn, $5 T5@5 90; pigs uld llsht.l. 85 066 GHF‘EP«H.eceII){!. muttons, = $3G3 80 Gk b ot A e e SRR ] Miscellaneous Markets. l Foreign Futures. London Wool Sales. LONDON, Sept. 20.—The fifth serfes of the 1904 auction sales closed to-day. When the sales opened bidding was active and most descriptions ruied unchanged from the July closing. Later the firmness increased and often advances of 5 per cent were noted Greased scoured sold well. Medium and heavy greasies, which at fisst were rather weaker, improved. Inferior and faulty scoureds were | irregular and hard to sell. The demand for crossbreds was very strong throughout. unchanged rates and medium and scoured adyanced b per cent. Good greasy combing from Cape of Good Hope commanded 34 @%d advance. The sales closcd at the best prices, The market is practically clear of old stocks. During the series 50,000 bales were uxen by home buyers, 3000 for the Continent, 40,000 for America and 3000 were held over. The offetings to-day amounted to 8551 bales. Superior -upn sold at 101%:1 above '.ho .mxy Good greasy hal average. ‘were in st o e St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20.—WOOL—Steady to ind Western mediu; ’]‘n‘- m'mm“rmb'em fine, 10a160 : Northern Wheat Market. [ TLAND, Sept. 20.—WHBAT—: &= ports Watla wul-. mm. Ditestom: 855 waller, St | T markets: Walla B INGTON. TACOMA, Sept. 29.—WHEAT—Unchanged; bluestem, 86c; club, 82c. Northern Business. sm-nxix‘:“sm. 20.—Clearings, $782,517; D COMA, "Sept. 20.—Clearings, $419,738; 08, POR'!'LA'PS'SI'). Sept. 20.—Clearings, $769,815; bal 111,086, s%“'xm:nn Sept. 20.—Clearings, $414,204; balances, ‘_Exchang:e and Bullion. | LOCAL MARKETS. l' ¥ | | Local trade active under the The Chicago wires of E. F. Hutton & Co. mmm—mtur—nuln “It was a nervous market with some scat- t not on a large scale. The tone was, however, heavy, and_although it closed at some slight reaction from the low point "1t ‘seomed o Indicate nothing. but ons, Primary receipts were again large. The cash market showed much less urgent demand, and this s the key note to the situation. The speculative buying is not on a large scale and not of a very character. We still look for a good scalping -nlm. and are inclined to think the drift be toward lower prices” market futures were 1l4c up on s et fesling and_covering by shorts, with a lively business. Cash grain was firm, with sales at lon pr(cu. WHEAT. California clnb u 40g1 50; California White Australian, $1 5521 62 ; Northern Club. $1 40 0} 50; Northern mm* $1 57%3@1 62% per etl, . FUTURES. uuolonhoulllxnoa.m. pen. December ..§152 $133% 8152 $152 4 ‘INK’ “ ’xss'L 153% 2 p. ns-sa-. December . -§1 52%. BARLEY--The market showed mo_particu-" lar change. Futures advanced at the open- | ing, but fell back later on heavy selling to- ward the close. The cash grain was quiet, but & sale was made at the top quotation. CASH BARLEY. Feed, new Brewing and shmph:. x1 1?81 172 Chevalier. §1 1T%@ 1 22% per ctl. FUTURES. Beulcn 9 to 11:30 a. m. High. Low. Close. December ..§1 1.{ $113 $1 121 $1 12!6 2 p. m. Session. December ..$1 12% asked. OATS—The situation shows no further change, the market being well supplied and the demand of the usual local consumptive | character. ‘White, §1 371@1 55; Surprise, $1 50@1 60: Red, $1 22%@1 lz% for feed 31 for se¢d; Black, $1 30@1 35 for feed and $1 50 @1 70 for seed. CORN—The local trade continue to quote a quiet and featureless market. Western sacked. §1 40G1 45 for Yellow, §1 45 | for White and $i 40@1 425 for Mixeds Cali do, $1°35@1 45 !ur ite and 81 23@1 30 Brown. RYE—$1 35@1 40 per ctl BUCKWHEAT—Nominal at about $2 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California Family Extras, $4 809 510, usual terms; Bakers' Extras. $4 70G5; QOregon and Washington, jabbing at §5 85G4 23 mus'rvnrs— Prices in packag follows are as $7: Corn Meal. $2 50; extra cream do, $3 60} M 5 t Groats, $4; Hominy, sacks, $4 25: Pearl Barley, $5; Split boxes, $5 50; Green Peas, $5 50 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Recelpts of Hay were free and included 31 cars. The market remained as before quoted. | Feedstuffs were steady and unchanged. BRAN—$20@21_per ton. MIDDLINGS—$24G28 per tom, SHORTS §20G21 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Batley, $23 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill,” $31 2 50; | Johbln(. $33; Cocoanut Cake, $22@23; Corm eal, $30 50@31 50; Cracked Corn, mxed Feed, $22G22 50; Horse Beans, $30@40 | per ton; Broom Corn Feed, 90c_per ctl. HAY—Whul $9@13 50, with $14@14 50 for: ext Wheat and Oat, $5G13; Oat, $8@12 ey, sud Oat, $8@11; Volunteer Wild_Oa $6 stable, ~ $7@8 50; stock, $5 50@' 50@9 Clover tsolo Alfalfa, $9@12 per ton. TRAW—30@50c_per bale. Beans and Seeds. The market for Beans continues in a condi- | tlon of suspense, with quotations largely nom- BEANB~B¢)'M $2 15@2 50 Pea. $2 75@3: Butters, $2 T5@3; small White, $2 lfl"e Whne $2 i5@2 40;_ Pink, $2 25@2 90 33 75@4; Lima, $3°70@4: Red Kidneys, | 4 25; Blackeyes, $2 25G2 40 per ctl; Horse Beans, $1 85@2 40, Dt P 3 e 35 Can ey | ax, anary, @ic; _Alfalfa '15c: 'Rape, 1%@2%c: Timo- h}' 5%c; Hemp, 3%@3%c per Ib; Millet, 23 Broom Corn Seed, $20@21 per ton. D ED PEAS—Niles, $2@2 25; new Green Peas, $2@2 25 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatoes were firm during the early trade, as the principal river boat was late and plies of fresh stock were rather light, the market wer cargo. Prices of river Burbanks were un- changed, however, but the top quotation for Salinas ‘was shaded. A carload of Sweets was marketed and met with prompt sale at an ad- vance. Onions were quiet and unchanged. Re- ceipts of most kinds of Vegetables were lib- eral, and the market was weak for every- thing except Summer Squash and Garlic. Receipts of Tomatoes included much poor | stock and prices ranged lower. The canners were taking occasional lots at the inside quo- tattions. POTATOES—Burbanks from the river, 65@ 80c per ctl; Salinas Burbanks, $1 10g1 35 per ctl; Early Rose, nominal: Garnet Chiles, 75@ 85c; Sweet Potatoes, $1 20 per ctl. ONIONS—$1@1 20 per ctl, VEGETABLES Green Ci, 73c@$1 25 per sack or ci String_and® Wax Beans, 214@4c Por b Tima Heans, @3t per 10; Tomatos 30 @50c ver box; Summer Squash, T5c per box; Cabbage, 75¢ _per ctl; Carrots, 75¢c per sack; Cucumbers, 40@50c per box; Pickle Cucum- bers, 50c@$1 25 35 Box box; Garlic, 4%4c_per ib: Egg Plant, 40@ box: Dried Peppers, A inal: Green Okra, 35@80c per box: Green Peppers, 50@60c per box; Marrowfat Squash, $15 per ton. Poultry and Game. Two more cars of Western Poultry were at hand, making six _for the week, but only one was marketed. Receipts of domestic “stock were about 100 coops, and the market con- tinued steady for large Hens. Young Chick- ens continued very dull, with suppiles accum- ulating, and Fryers. Broilers and young Roosters were quoted lower. Game of good qually et with prompt sale. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, old, 14@15c per b for Oohbler- and 16G16c for Hens: young Geese, per pair, ‘l 50 345065 ‘Turkeys, per i e o, 31 1052¢ Duc, lozen for old and 8506 for young; Hens, 34750 dozen for Cottontails and $1 50 for Brush. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter shows no further change, ruling steady at the decline already mentioned, with a quiet and featureless market. Cheese con- tinues to improve in firmness, as receipts are running much smaller than they did some time ago, and most dealers are quoting an advance. Some dealers are almost wholly ela-nea out of stock, and only three or are now liberally supplied. The houses mllm. off in neeipu is nnrflnlled to de-| 30 creased cticn, the Cheese producers h-lg“ hulv !nmd :hur attention tter m 0 ggs exhibit Do further. daciina, rather steady than gftherwi T 1 “sanch descriptions sty Receipts were 35,300 Ibs But and 4500 Ibs Cheese. Creamery at first hands, 28c % "".2’ forags. 745, store Buiter THOR i r, Firern greamery. 21i4g%c; Eastern “ladls Taxen. 10@1Tc CHER! h squares, sz—ln.un oA e e R grades; Young Americans, x:‘!w.c: Onlnn. 9@10%c; Euurn, 10@15¢ 30 for large white se- 3503c seconds and 20G21c for bakers Dectdmm: and Citrus Fruits. in fruit market continued :flmulu: of the warm sunny ‘weather, but there was very little movement in .uwu. channels, all export orders hav- ing been . Rece sold off well at good ] ! 50@4 per chest for the and for Berries Seeded, 33 { 1%02‘«: per 1b: Beedlen Sultanas, 2e. 150 | s: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 Ibs; | Rye Flour, $3; Rye Meal, §2 75; Rice Flour, | ened upon the arrival of the belated river boat, which brought a heavy | add Se: common; , 273 3 nom- | Barley ctls inal; Esstern, S5058e for frsts, @250 for | in Citrus or Tropical fruits. ' showed no marked change. @1 50 for Plos Toas 222"“" TGS 1 per MELONS—Cantaloupes. T5c@$1 25 per crate; Nutmeg Melons, 30¢50¢ per box: Watermelons, tl’sflperdommmm-u.m extra large. GRAPES—Small boxes and crates; Seedless, 75 @ Sbc; _Tokay, 35@75c; Muscat. n.-e. Isabella, 50@75c: Black, -25@80c. Large boxes, 75c@$l 25; Wine Grapes, moa per CITRUS FRUITS—Oranges. §2 5 50 box fancy. $1 75G2 25 for Mel st for Btandara; crape Fruit, Limes, $450@5 per case: Ssnmanen: h Bunch, for Central 25 for Hawalian; jozen. Dried Fruits,Nuts,Raisins,Honey. The firmness in large-sized Prunes before mentioned continues, with a 2%c basis quoted. The smaller sizes continue to drag. East- & markets are working around into better as will be eeen In S04 50 Dot vnm'm—m- cmp—Aprimu. 7 fllc for | and 9@12¢ for Kooru l ectarines, Pears, 1367 Plums, pitted 00%e Tor black. ,50%%0 for red and 1g8%¢ for yellow: Figs. 2 crown bricks, 50c; 3-crown, crown, crown, 65c; bul whue. 2%0% black, Jue. Evaporated Apples, 5%@Tc per ib. PRUNES—14@1%c per 1b for the four sizes and 2% basie for the large sizes, RAISINS—1904 crop f. o, Fresno—Im- rial clusters, $2 50" Dehesa, $1 5503 00681: Loose Muicatels. 4- 3-cro 3@3%c: Sieare; S.c‘e\:slm PRGN, Froated. 3 )lullcnnoln 23" he New Walnuts, No. 1 softshell, 1lc; No 2 9¢; No. 1 hardshell, 10! Almonds, 16@17¢ for Nonparel I X L, 13@l4c for Ne Plus Ultra Languedoc; Peanuts, fl.’c for Eastern; Pe- c;;szbcufilflc: Cocoanuts_ $4 50@5; Chu'.nuu. 1i HONEY—Comb,_ 11@12c for white and 1 lic for amber; water white extrac | 6c: light amber extracted, 5@5%4e: o fornia lare Yellow, 31 4001 45: small round | g $1 55@1 ite, nominal; Exypuan. | - e, BEESWAX—27@29¢ per Ib, Provisions. The local situation showed no further change. Brokers' advices from Chicago said: “‘The general character of the market is unchanged. | There is a good cash demand, but not a large speculative trade. The selling pressure seems to be. of a scalping character. We are still rather inclined to expect rather better prices.” CURED MEATS—Bacon, 113c per Ib far heavy, 1134c for light medium. 1ldc for light, 14%c for extra light and 17c_for sugar- | cured: dry salt Sides, ume. Bellles, 13:. Eastern eugar-cured 14¢; fornia Hams, 13'%4c: Mess Bfiel $10@10 50 mr bbl; extra Mess. $11@11 50; r-mny 12 50; prime Mess Pork, $14 50: extra $24; Yiens: $18 Dry Saited Borke, 10%e: Pl Pork. $26; Ples' Feet, $5: Smoked Beef, 1ic per Ib. LARD—Tierces quoted at 6%c per Ib for California Compound, ¢ for Eastern compound and 1ve for pure; half-barrels, purs, 10%e; 10-1b tins, 10%c; 5-1b tins, 10%¢; 3-1b tins, 11 ENE—One half barrel, 8%c: three halt S¥c; one uewfb 83ge; two tierces, 8c; five tlerces, 7%c per Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. The phenomenal activity in Hops continues and prices are very HIDES AND SKINS— Cul Steers, 10c; medium, 9c; light, 8ije; Cow Hid 146 for heavy -nd sl&e for "light: 63;c; Salted Kip, Veal, 10c; Calf, dle; dry Hldel lfi‘nc dry Kip, 13c; dry Calf, 19c: Sheepskins, shearlings, 25@ 40c’ each: short Wool, 40@65¢ each: medium, 5@90c; long Wool, $1@1 50; Horse Hides, salt_$2 75 for large and $2@2 50 1 25@1 75 for small and 50c for Colts: Horse ides, dry $1 75 fpr large and $1 50 tor i3 | dlum,” $1@1 25 for small and 50c for | Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 30c; dry lllled Mexican, 25c; dry Central American, 30c. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras, 75c; extra do, 50c; medium, 35¢; small, TALLOW—No. 1 nndend 4@4%c per Ib: No. 2 3%c: Grease 2%@! WOOL—Fall clip—San Jolquln and South- ern, 9@11e; Southern Southern Moun- tain, 0@1lc; Middle Counties, free, 14c; | do, defective. 10@12c; Northern free, 14c; do, defective, 10@12c; Humboldt and Mendo- cino, 14@15c per Ib HOPS—1904 crop, 26@29c per Ib. Meat Market. There is nothing new to report in this mar- ket. DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: ( BEEF—04@7c for Steers and 4GS0 per 1> for VEAL—Large, 7GSc: small 8@9 per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, ' 7@7%c; Ewes, 8@7c | per Ib. LAMB—S@9c per Ib. PORK—Dressed Hogs, 6@8c per b, LIVESTOCK MARKET, The following quotations are for good, sound Livestock delivered in San Francisco, less 50 per cent shrinkage for Cattle; CATTLE—Steers, T4 @7%c: Cows Ind Hett- ers, 5l.@t%c; thin Cows. 4@5c per CALVES - S@ithe per Ib (groas welght). SHEEP—Wethers, 3%@3%c; Ewes. 3@3%ec per Ib (gross welght). LAMBS—$2 50@2 75 per head. HOGS—Live Hogs, 140 to 200 Ibs, e 200 to 250 Ibs, 41c; 130 Ibs and under, over 250 Ibs. 4%e; soft Hogs Dot Wamied: Sows, 20 per cent off; Boars, 50 per cent off, and Stags, 40 per cent off from abowe quota- tions. and brands seil | ;| about 3%@lc under quotations. Heavy salted 13 AUCTION SALES 2a = » AT AUCTION. 5Il Head of Choice Selected llmy Draft Iloms Wfintmmulmt_lhlm old. T can and’ the San Department should Smpest u:u lot, as they are what they wan must and will be soid to the hln’hnt blddcr . Oc- tober 3, at 11 o'clock. at the International '.:::L corner Tweifth and Harrison st b S =Y AUCTION SALE 50 Head of Work, Driving and Saddle Horses, Weighirg from 1000 to 1700 pounds. Consigned by C. L. Taylor, Batavia, and others. To be sold | MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3. 1904 at 7:45 o'clock at salesyand, 1732 MARKET ST., near Van Ness ave., 8. F. FRED H. CHASE & CO., Livestock Auc- tioneers. Horses at yard Saturday, October 1, 1904. Send for catalogue | nfih{ monthly dividend of §1 per share yes- | terday. The Giant Powder Company Consolidated will pay a regular monthly dividend of 30c per_share October 10. The Brunswick Consolidated Mining Com- pany of Grass Valley has levied an assessment of 3c par share, delinquent November 3. The shiv Emily F. Whitney Company, & California corporation, bas levied an assess- ment of $23 per share, delinquent October 24 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURS Y. Sept. 202 p. m. UNITED ST.TES JONDS. jor | i . — |43 qr cp new. “ 1064107 |38 qr coup o MISCELLANEOUS BONDS, AlsAw e = — [0F co ta.limyray Assd Oil 8s. 70 — Do S5s. Bay CPC 5s.101 102 | Do con 5s. — Cal C G 62.102% — |Oceanic S 3s. — 7% Cal G&E & Om Cable ds.124 m & ct 5s. S1% 81% Pac G Im da. Cal-st C 8s.1121% — |P B Ry 5s. mauw.-w €'CWat 5a. 98 " — | b & CH 6104 B4 LEP 60121 125 (P & O R 6s. uw,us‘s F&CHOs. — — |Powell-st Geary-st 58. 30 — |SacEG&R 5-. Wy — H CA&S 5%s. — — |SF & SJV 5s.1187 — Do Be.....101% — |Sierra Ry 6s.111% — Hon R T 6s.101% — |S P of A 68 L A Elec 5s. — 104 L A Ry 6s.117 — LALCo6s — — c Do mtd ter — = 1° G00DSE Ar w:m.mw, Do 5s.....10315105 1905)Sr B. — LAP lem 5s5.104 105 | (1908) B Mkt-st C 65,115 — Do lem 5s.113% — MVEM!IT 59.105 — N Rof C 6s.108% — Do Ss.... 1L NP C R bs.l N C Ry 5s NCPC3s NSRRS3s OGL&H Bs. N0%!U G & E 55.102% — O W gtd Bs. 100 | WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa — 3714/ Port Costa.. — — Marin Co... — IS V Wat Co. 38% 39 GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cent LEP. 3% 4 ISF G & E. 62 624 Mutyal EL. — 12 |Stkn G & B. — 5% Pacific LCo®® — |IUG&ECe. — — INSURANCE. Firem's Fnd. — 340 | BANK STOCKS. Am Nt Bk. — 130 |Lom, P & A.150 — Anglo-Cal .. 230 240 Bank of Cal.420 423 |Merch Ex... 30 36% Cal Safe Dp — 150 |S F National — — First Nationl — SAVINGS BANKS. Ger S & L.2330 — |Sav & L So. — 106 Hum S & L. — — [Sec Sav Bk. — 424 Mutual Sav. — 100 |Union T Co.. — — | 8 F Sav Un.615 nfln‘l‘ RAILROADS. California ..195 200 |Presidio ..... — Geary . - @} POWDER. Glant ...... 63% 64% Vigorit ...... — 4% SUGAR. Hawallan C. 62— |Makawell C. 28 = Honokaa 8 C 15 15% Onomea 8 C. 2 Hutch S PC 9% — Puuhnu 8 P13y 5% Kilavea S C — 43! MISCELLANEOUS. Alaska P A.126% — |Oceanic 3 C. 2 2% {Cal F C Al —"100 |Pac Aux FA. 4% General Merchandise. VAT 08— i B AT, Pt A BAGE—Grain Bags, $5@5 25: 3800 !'nll( Bu- 6%@T%c for white and Tc loo Makaweli .. s 3 brown jut. 18 w2ty COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton: New W, lington, $8; Seatt $6 50; d Beaver Hill, $6 30: Roslyn, $7: Coos Bay, “ 50; Rlchmond $7 50; Cumberland, $13 in 2 d_$14 25 in sacks: Pennsylvania An- mrulu Egg. $14: Welsh Anthracite Egg. $13; Coke, | Welsh Lump. $11 50; Cannel, $9 per ton; $11 50@13 per ton in buik and $15 in sacks: H Roc.ky Mountain descriptions. $8 50 per short 0 GILS—Quotations are for barrels; for cases inseed, 57c per gallon for bofled and 85¢ for raw; Castor Oil, in cl.le. No. 1, 70c; | Bakers' AA cases, $1 1081 12; Lucol, 50c for bolled and 48c for raw; China Nut cases, 80c per gallon; Cocoanut Oil, in barrels, 58c for Ceylon and 55¢ for Australian; extra bleached winter Sperm Oil_68c; natural winter Sperm Ofl, 63c; en;. bleached winter strained Lard Oil. 7bc: No. 1 Lard Ofl, 6Sc: | pure Neatsfoot Ofl, 73¢: No. 1 Neatsfoot Ofl 63c ight Herring Oil, 42c; dark Herring Ofl, Salmon Ofl, 4c; boiled Fish Ofl 37c; raw | 40c nfl.. $1 25@1 50 per dozen; Rabbits, $2 pe.-, Fish of. 35¢; botled Paint Oil, 33¢; raw Paint COAD OIL—Water White Coal Qil, h‘l. 13c; Pearl Ofl, In cases, 19%3¢c; Al!rll, 19! Star 19%c; Extra Star, 24e; Elaine Hc cene, 23c; Deodorized Stove G.lolln. 16c: in cases, 22%c; Benzine, in nulk, 13c; taces, 19%c; 80-degree Gasoline, in Balk. 50 in_cases, lc TLRPENT]’NE—GIG per gallon in cases and- 75¢ in drums and n_barrels, RED AND WH!TE LEAD—M Lead, 7' T%c per 1b; White Lead. T%@7%e. to_quantity. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes as follows, per Ib. In 100- A Cru and Fine Powdered, 6.10¢ Cfindy Grlnnll(e& l.l. Dry Gruumlntad fine, 6c; Granul coarse, 9c per Ib. No orders taken twl?-um seventy-five barrels or its cquivalent. Receipts of Produce. FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. Flour qr sks... Wheat, ctls Oats, ctls ..... sks . Hlddllnll sks . Local and Mining Shares Both Fairly Active. There was very fair trading on the Bond Exchange, with a vontinded advance in Pa- cifie States Tcl. and Tel. to $117 50. Other fluctustions were narrow. The oil dull. The Comstocks mining shares continued rather more active than usual, but $2,000 Pacific Elee Ry ] 100 Paauhau S."P. Co.. | $2.000 S. P. of Afluml 41910) 5. Co.. 130 Pac. States Tel. | 20 Spring Valley W $1,000 Pacific Elec. \ 12,000 S. P. Cal. lst $10,000 Oakland Tran. 2 p. m. umen. Board— 10 Alaska Packers’ Assn 10 Giant Powder Con 40 Hutchinson S. Unlisted Securities. MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. ”tflidvA!k'q P Bld-{?"’-. Bay CPC N - .00 .. — B L Wat & 2 %S P Co 1431005 — Cal N W Ss. — 113 |Sun T&T 6s. ""’6 - M CWat5e.100 — | Dobs...... o Tl 105 ISk Tatet T 8 F Drdk 8s |LKO(574:$5 — SF & NP 8. — MISCELL ANEOUS STOCKS. Ala § Co... 2T 29 |Lon S F Bk. 48 ‘Am Biseuit. — 90 |Mat Nav Co. — 90 Cal Cot Mils 80 — |Mills Nt! Bk. pant Cal G&E Cor 47% 48% Nev Nu_ Bk. ns S Cal Jock CL1I0 ~ — Cal Pdr Co130 145 N [ Cal Ship Co. — 25 . Cal TI & T — 138 e Can Bk Osk — 65 = Chutes Co... 4 6% 5% City & C Bk — 120 - Cyp Ln Th. — 6% - East Dynm. — 373 - DuP Pdr pfd 75 85 o Do com... 30 — 20 FN Bk Oak.120 — P Fischer Thtr 10c 40c > - Froch-A Bk.108 — g Gas Con As. — 21% Truckee Elec 12 13145 | Homo P Co. 24 — |UR InCo 11+ Do (poob).. — 28 Do com.. — 11 a m. session. - Board— $58.000 U. R. R. of S. F. ds........ 55 00 2:30 p. m. session. Board— $4000 U. R R of S. F. 4s....cc.... 5500 California Stock and Oil Exchange azgane ™ B { HFEH T PEET