The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1906, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH TR S SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Stoc ks irregular and Ne ‘v‘u,‘\ w York. 2 locer. casit ana lowe in H Eggs higher. ssed Meais and Prouvisions firm. I er and Gan: s and lnwh Osons and s ot (s > Oranges i feverish. Cotton low Exchange unchanged, £ £ Barley ‘Futires highe 1 oversupply and declining. Oats very quiet, , Beans or Feedstuff's. Cheese unchanged. etables about the same. ¢ lozver. Another Note of Warning. t New York se the of general iven to the crop Northwest are tory. The winter has been hout the wheat belt, but the signs and only some pronounced eeded to reaction, drawback such as & crop fallure i change It is too early, however, this respect; and yres for 1 rai s suggested ve purpo "During the same ver $170,600,000, aie largest month in excess of exports EASTERN MARKETS. New York Momney Market. RE, March Money on call firm, we c ruling rate, € eent; offered road bonds New York Stock Market. YORK, March 1.—Stocks started to- today after signs appeared that aldat continued evidence of n ciscouraged long of the market and ch « récurrent show of Weakness from t time. Everything indicated a con- d upon the feserves of the clear- se banks and Increased the supposition comimercial benk statement might s Gisappearance of the surplus and the nt of & deficit in the legal reserves. y statement for the day showed arly half a million dollars to by the banks, bringing the to $5,663,000. It was reported that banks were withdrawing funds from ork on the express movement also. The New York exchange at Chicago ror from 15 cents discount- to 25 cen mdlmM the pressure upon New Yo k s from that center. Part of _the ts of interior ‘institutions, internal revenue being peid in New York by drafts on local deposits of interior banks. Deposits awful money by the banks fo keep up the per_cent reserve fund in the treasury to se- Te bank potes are also rupning low at this Foreign exchenge made a decline here + rates were appreciubly easier tod: London, Berlin and Parie. Yesterday's declipes in ®tocks brought in. the urual Teceived: notice to furnish additional marging on specuiative holdings The conclusion of bis selling showed an overextended short in- rest in the Hill raliroads and local tractions. e refusal of the application to the State au- 1'1u 1o against the proposed trac- merger helped to frighten the shorts in © local tractions. Lively rebounds in those groups heiped to pull the general level of the market Up to about last night's closing. But the recovery Was poorly held. Canadian Pacific reported net_earnings for January three times as large g8 for the same month in the previous year, the Erfe and the Central Rail- Foud of Georgie twice as lgrge, and the Chesa- peske and Ohio an increase to the extent of 76 cent. These showings were unavafling, . to induce any extra demand for the The fluctuating tendency of the mar- continued up to the close, which was ir- lar Bonds were hesvy. Total sales (par vaiue), 510,000, United States bonds were unchanged on call. New York Stock List. Hutton & Co., 490 California street, Francisco, members of the New York X -Exchange, furnish the foliowing otficial quotations of that Exchange: ETOCKS. |High|Low B F San Bales. Bid.] Ask. nds out the fol- | -| 40icaNw [l the lmrgest | ays, 5%@5% | cent the subtreasury represents require- | this morning to mell from hoiders who | Do £ Bajt & Oblo 500 td -j108 8,800 Bfl) ixmp.r‘n: B vak Un Gas. : Bruns D & 1....|. 300 Butterick Co. ..| b4 100/Canada Southern| 67 700 Canadian Pa: 1,800 Cent M.ther 3 200010 & Sooc 3 % Do pf C&E I pfa ..IC I & L pta 300C & G W 20% | 2000 Do pra | 7% 300, Do ptd 8l 100, Do deds 1'0.' rday interest and dividend day in Stocks and Bonds. cr. r. ade Apples in good deinand. 1021 (10214108 o7 54 1103 10K {110 96 425 55 {1103 | o7 67 fic 16974 (1653 uws 169% | 3" [ 420 2% m‘q 22515 220‘, 229 l"ufl";& St P... l'!‘% 17 | fl&)()('Rl&Pm'l) x% 5% | 28% | &8 Do pra 6% 883 80"43‘!(1;0 Term .~ 18\@ i3 13 200 . 30 455 400 20 2,200 Colo Southern 347 200/ Do 1st pfd 7215 100| Do 24 ptd 52 14,800 Consoiidated Gas 187% 100 (‘oIrx Produc(; Do, 40| Del A Fudedn; ;D1 & Hud right 200D L & 20000 & = & 200, Do prd M 4 360|Detroit Un Ry Detroft Southern. Ds pfd . Diamond M 7,300/ Dist Do . Do prd ...... "800/ Gen_ Flectric 11,700/Gt Nor ptd 3,000/ Greene - Ct Greene Do p 600! Tlitnols Central, [Interboro -, 100/ Internatl 20K ¢ Bt s&n pra se 1800 K C Laclede Gas pfd , 200 Lake Erle & W|'d7 ptd mobemgh Valley 200/Long Island. 4,600 Louis & Nesh... ‘108 | n had speut itself. | v - wu )m-nun C & St L. | 1, W) \nuoml Lead 200, ,\AUOMI ‘Biscait, | jo2000 Do pta.. 15 00¢|Nevada l‘npwr €73 16 16 1,200(N Y Alrbrake. . \'wx . Do B500 Preseed & o0 teel (,‘ur[ n & Do PLllmnn [‘ar y Steel Springs; 68 Do ptd 51,400 Rending . 1,000 Do lst p 1“ - 8,000\ Texas Pacific 800/ Third Avenue .\ Toledo R & T Adams Express.. 5 Toledo 8t L & §Allis Chelmers .| 21 | 209/ 20%/ 20% %00, Do ptd %, Do ptd ...... 88 | 57 |50 | 100/Twin City 105,800 Amal Copper. ... [107% ut% 107%107% 400/ Union Bu & P 123 Am Beet Sugar........ I287) 200 »td . Do _pfd . | 8 |13, Am Can Co -....... K| Hfi 2% . Ly & F u { 1) 32 :*[ 900 Am_Oar ! . United Copper. 200 Do ptd- . zw: 11013 102 206/ United R of § 2,200 Am (‘nnon P - sl Do ptd 100 Do vfa . ok W) % % Do 43 Az Dist Tel. . e Am Bxpress 1.7 1230 Am Gr Tw Co ® 306, Am Hide & Lah. I Do ptd . ..o 2 sugar Do ptd . 1 300 Am Steel ‘Faris| na‘ 11y 700, Do pfé 200 Am T & T Co.. mli 400 Am Tob pfd . ‘JI R | 65 117% | 1 | 30 12\,. 113 12’~. 43 | 43 9% | 154 1080 14 A il 31:2‘ | 67 nu 5% 200/ New Jersey Cen.|215 214'4‘ 214 wlhfl 113 %70 | 70 | Xll ,U(% !15 24% 24 | Mu jus 15% aseByand 9934| 983 | 9814 99 115 | 24% k] | o1 ju7 (18 s SgSsarsaps W FERR ER 3 | 718,086; gold coin 7, 2nd bullion, $73,760, Gi8; goia U 8 ref 25 reg..103 lll.nfil 24 l!rloo Do coupon Do 4s Do 3s reg Do coupan. Do old 48 rej L & N unified 4«103 Do coupon. 0314/ Man con gold 4s.102 Do new 4s reg. xznla Mex Central 4s... 82 Do coupon. Do 1st inc..... 239 Minn & St L 35,98 | Amer Tob 1s. Do 6s . M.x&nnaaug% 33X | Nor Pacifio 4e. BrokivaRT ¢ i 94%| Do 38 7 Central ot Ga bs. un gnr & W con 451011 Do 1st inc. S L refdg 4s... 9613 Do 24 ine. -100% S 5.14 Do 3d Int. 83 80! Seaboard A L 4s. 9014 Do. col Bs. 88% | So Pacific 4s..... 83 C.C,C & SLgn 45.108 Do 1st 45 Colo Ind 56, er So Railway Tex & Pac 1 Tolstl.&wuo U'S Steer 24755, nsu\ Wabash 1sts Do deb B. Do gen ds 92% | Western Md Hock Val 41s...108 |y & L Erle 4s.. 903 | Japan €s . 100%| Wis Central 4s.. 92% { New York Mining Stocks. | Adams con 25| Little Chief Alfce .. 3.30| Ontario Breece 40! Ophir | Bruns 52| Phoenix . 02 Comstc 08| Potosi 10 Con Va Min Co. 1.30| Savage 54 Horn Silver ..... 2.10| Sierra Nevada. a2 | Iron Silver . 4.75/ Small Hopes 30 | Leaaville Con ;.. 0!Standard . 3.25 Hoston Stocks and Bonds. | Money— [U S Steel pfd...106 | Call loans ..5@6 | Westing Common. 78 | Time loans, .} 4%@5%, Mining— Bonds— Adventure Atchison 4s .....1018%! Alloues .. Do adj 4s..... | Amal Copper . Mex Central 4s.. 81 | Amer Zinc . 1334 Ratiroads— {Atlantic . Atchison 4| Bing 4215 Do pfd.. ... | Calurhet & Heclu 098 | Boston & Alban: | Centenn! Boston & Maine. Sonber. Rarse CE Boston Elev/ % | Daly West B Fitchburg pfd... | Franidin . Mex Central o INY. NH&H1 | Union Pacific....150%% Miscellaneous— Michigan | Amer Arge Chem 27%| Mohawk . | Do pta. n;z Mont Coal | Amer Pneu North Butte . 22 138 Amer Bugar. ’;;‘Old Dominion Do ptd. Osceola .. . Amer Tel & Tel. xss BT (3500000050 Amer Woolen Quincy .92 Do ptd mou.‘s).-nnon . . 8% Dom Iron & S.. 80%| Tamarack 107 | Ed Elect Ilum. 245 | Trinity .. 18| United Copper 68 |U § Mining. 491U 8§ Ol £ Unittd Fruit ..'108 | Utah .. 63 Un Shoe Mach. .. 81%{ Victoria . % Do _prd.... 811 Winona . 1% U 'S Steel.... 407! Wolverine THE COPPER STOCKS. BOSTON,. March 1.—The market was dull, weak and 'featureless wall day, Copper Range and North Butte thowing about the best strength and demand, with little offering. Looks as if we would have more liquidation London Closing Stocks, Cons money...90 9-16| N Y Central Do for acct. ?0‘6 Mgol Western. 1 Anaconda . td H Atchison . {Ont & Westérn. . 51 Do pfd )tvwaenmyhnnln 1 Balt & Ohio.....113%| Rand Mines Can Pacific . 17411\R¢Bdlnx o Ches & Ohl Chi Great est Chi, Mil & S¢ B % The rate of discount ln the open market for | short_bills is SHOIN per cent and for three months’ bills 5 9-16 per cent. | Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, March 1.—-Today's state- | ment of the Treasury balances in the general | fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 goid re- serve, shows: Available cash balance, $152,- certificates, 50,627, { | New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, March 1.—COTTON—Market opened steady 3 to B up, with trading light and some profit-taking on the announcement of two private elements clalming that general | indications point to an increase of from 8 to 10 per cent in this yéar's acreage. Bears be- came more aggressive and the market sold off some 15 points. Spot situation was bullish and the movement still sho signs of becoming lighter. It is reported that Mr. Price will be out with his estimate of amount of cotton ginned to February 24. The trade are ex- pecting this to be & little bearish on the the- ory that he has hitherto been bearish in his views, Futurés openied steady. March, 10.45c; April, 10.08¢; May. 1 June, 10.75¢; July, 10.81c} August, 10.75c; Getober, 10.36¢; December. 0.85¢. Futures closed barely steady. March, 10.30¢; April, 10.38c; May, 10.51c; June, 10.61 y. .61 <, 10'6lc; September, 10.31c; Oc: November, 10.282; December, Epot cotton closed quiet, 10 points lower. Middling uplands, 9.06c; middiing gulf, 11.20c. Sales, 25,503 beles. . New York Graln and Produce, ' NEW YORK, March 1.—FLOUR—Receipts, 12000 barrels;” exports, 5100 barrels; steady and quiet. WHEAT—Receipts, 22,000 bushels; 10,000 bushels; market weak; May 86%c; July, 86%c; September, 85 HOPS—Duil, HIDES—Steady. PETROLEUM—Steady. WOOL—Quiet. OFFEE—Spot Rlo qulet; No. 7_invoice, 8 7-16c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 9% @12%ec. Fu- tures closed steady at a net decline of 6@10 points; sales were reported of 61,750 in- cluding April, Te. May, T.0507.33c; July, 7.26Gg.30c: September, 7.45@7.50c; December, 2%0 exports, closed at c. 2 Tuc; January, 7.78c. "SUGAR—Raw, firm; _fa ning, 2 15-16c; centrifugal, 96 .mq molasses sugar, 2% @2 11-16c. All grades of refined sugar e Ta 10c & hundred pounds today. renovated, common to festern factory, common to % CHEESE—Unchanged, EGGS—Unchanged. DRIED FRUITS. EVAPORATED APPLES—The market con- tinues firm, with demand moderate. ~Common to fair nre quoted at T@8c; good, 814 ¢; fiir to good, 8 Yc; prime, 94,@9Y o; cholce, 10c; fancy, 11@113c. RU SES—Are good demand ‘on e cordin; BT Are 1n & strong posttion state- tically, but demand i Nght and prices changed at 10@10%e¢ for EhMBE lonwlfl“c tor extra cholce; 11@12%c for tncy. PEACHES—Are reported in_somewhat tor demana_on #pot,” with prices frm chotce are quoted af 10%c; fancy, nm fancy, 11%@13c. e g g e g e S are quoted at raisins, x T%¢c; London ll-vurl, $1.50G1.60. New York Metal Market. EW YORK, )llvch !.-—'nun wu a sharp broek in the London tin market, ¢ closing DEeaN0L ta and ratares af £163. P e TR Bl S TR spot. for lake, trolytic and $17.87%@18 for Lead at nrlbmd.vlthm foun- ndard foun dry c|odu warrants at 48 9d in no change was rej CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. Future Graln and Provisions. CHICAGO, March 1. ‘market was 4@8. 7 | Western fed _steers, $3.75@5. w Westorn fed Copper was higher in London, with spot quot- [ ea 270 & and Catures at £77 108 Locally | down LSS Lo oo S Sholh Lox et il a0 $18A5% 018,60 for 1a 18.60 for elec- | o FEM001.95; Grazs, uy‘ were increasing stocks of wheat at mnn.- apolis and continued mild Wweather the winter wheat section. May closed at m%a Bc, a loss of %@%c. Corn_onened steady, later in sympathy with wheat. ~The mar] closed easy, with nrlccl near the lowest of the day. May closed at 42%@43c, a net 1oss of L@Je. Weakness of whell and com had a bearish effect on oats. May closed %c lower at 30lc. Provisions onened steady on small receipts of hogs, but weakness developed immediately after the opening because of the liquidation of a large line of pork and ribs by a leading bull. At the close May pork was off 20c, lard and ribs were 2%@0c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. 81 81 S0Y 0% Sla Bln S0% 43 43% 42 42 429 September 44 FreH Oats No. 3— M Cash Grain and Provisions, CHICAGO, March 1-{--:: quotations were No. 2 corn, 3% @ 20%c; No. 2 white, Jw,c No. 2 rye, 63¢c; good feed— 381(c; fair to' cholce maiting, 1 flaxseed, $1.08; No. 1 North- v $1.11; mess pork, per bbl, $15.05@ 15.10; lard, per 100 ibs, $1.67%; short ribs sides unue) 5 971%@S: short clear sides (Moxed), $85134G8.00; whisky, basis of bigh wines, $1.28; c)m.er, contract grade, $14. Articles— Receiots, Shipments. Flour, batrels .. 51,000 38,000 Wheat, bushels 16,000 25,000 Corn, bushels . 163,000 Oats, bushels 210,000 Rye, bushels . 2,000 Bariey, bushels . 20,000 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. CHICAGO, March 1.—On the Produce Ex- change today the butter market was nrm Creameries, 17@27%c; dairies, 17@24c. steady, 1316@16%c. Cheese, “steady, uuom. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Chicago. CHICAGO, March 1.—CATTLE_Receipts, 7500. Steady to strong. Beeves, $3.90@6.40; cows and helfers, $1.50@5; stockers and feed- ers, $4.25G4.70; Texans, $3.65@4.49. HOGS—Receipts, 25,000; stro lomormw, 23,000, Mixed and butchers, $6.15@ .40 good ‘heavy, $6.30G6,42%: rough heay; 6. mafi 25; lignt,’$6.15G0.85; pigs, $5.80@6. bulk of sales, $6.30@6. SHEEP—Recelpts, 00 mady to 10c lower. Sheep, $3.75@0; lambs, $6.35 IKansas Cfl)‘. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 1.—CATTLE— Receipts, 8000; active and cows and heifers, $2.200) ers, $3 bulls, *$2.65@ estimated cows, $2.75@4.25. HOGS—Recelpts, 11,000; steady. Bulk of sales, $6.10@6.20; heavy, $6.17 @015 pnckera, $6.10@6.22% ; pigs and lights, xteudy Mu(!onl, 4; fed ewes, $4.2 Omaha. OMAHA, Nebr., March 1.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 4000; 5@10c lower. Native steers, $4@ 4.65; cows and helfers, $3@4.40; canners, 3, stockers and feeders, $3@4.00; calves, €50; bulls and stags, $310a4. GS Heayy, p ,000; _steady, .0TAG6.20; marxed, $6.0T5%@0.10; itght. . 565 6. 125'4{ pligs, $5.50@5.85; bulk of sales, '6 07T1s it sHEEP—Ru-emm 4000; steady to easier. Yearlings, - $5. 90; wethers, $5.25@5.65; ewes, $4. M@S 40, $0.25@6.60. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS, lam| Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. Wheat— March. Opening Closing Wheat— Opening Closing . Flour— Opening Closing . St. Louls Wool Market, LOUIS, March 1.—Wgol steady. and Western, medium, ST. tory 18@21c. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, March 1—WHEAT—Club, 67@ GBc; bluesten, 68GMe; fed, BOTIY liey, 71 WASHINGTON. TACOMA, March WHEAT: Bluestem, 6Sc; club, 67c; red, 65%c. _Terri- Export— Northern Business. PORTLAND, March 1.—Clearings, $1,100,406; balances, $17 SEATTLD, Maréh 1.—Clearings, $17,786,495; balances, “ctl; S! TACOMA, March 1.—Clearings, $404,228; bal- "TSPOR ’f;fi March 1.—Clear! arch 1.—Clearings, $578,540; balances, $168,761. iid 2 LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion, was ¢ lower, LOCAL. Exchange, sixty days. Sterling Fxchange, sight Sterling Exchange, cables . New York Exchange, sight New York Exchange, telegraphic Silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars .. INTERNATIONAL. New York on Paris.. New York on Mexico . Parls on London.. Berlin on London ‘Wheat and Other Grains. some business in the it at lower prices and May option was also lower. The cash grain continued very dull, with large offerings, and almost all descriptions were lower, as will be seen. Silver sterling 1gititl The stock n regular warchouse and on whart March was (4,811 tons, against 68,530 tons Februbry 1" T resblpte 10 Aehroaie e 14,097 tons. CASH WHEAT. California Club, $1.87%; California - White Australlan, $1 lower grades of Califor— nia Wheat, $1. mgfi .30; Northern Club, spot. $1.30G1.82%: o Bluestem, #1756 1.38%; Northern Red, $1.30. FUTURES. !e-lan 9 to 1l llu" ll ‘128 1. 281 26% .”n 1.2 * '116 December . l D. m Sullon Low. Close, May—No lll‘l- ‘Lfl% bld QI.N% asked. December 1.26; 20% §1.26% BARLEY- mn was eanunued firmness_in futures yesterday, but aside from some tnllu in the Decembéer option business was gqule The cash Feed was steady, With some saies at the_quotations. The stock In regular warehouse and on whart March 1 was 16,703 tons, ullgg n,m tons February 1. The receipts in February wero 6251 tons. 5 ”CA BARLEY. Fecd, 1.15@1.17% for common a or good to ~cholce;: Brl'lnz, 1.21 125 Ch!vliur $1.20@1.55 pe: ;1 u: !'U'rum. Session 9 to 1 a. m. ay—No sales; $1.18% bid, $1.19% asked. 'December—05! ’l.‘. * p. m. Moy—xo sail §i.b sk Bl #15 auked, e = el i 957 OATS—The stock in lar warehe on wharf March 1 was w“ 5’.‘3 tons Jebruary 1. The receipts’ ln February wm mn tons. rket continues quiet and unchas lolce seed, $1.. Rtfl. .l 55@1.70 for common; = g or fair to good and $1 50@ 2, 1906. than we are, and this js na, little help to them in the way of competing for gemeral frade. The only way that we can possibly regain the lost export trade Is to cut the price and Wheat imust sell considerably lower in order to do this. The domestic Flour-trade is dull.”” FLOUR-Californla_ Family Extras, $4.500 5.10, usual terms v, Extran: Oregan and” Washinglon $3.7504.25. per bbi. FARINACEOUS GOODS—Prices in packages Graham Flour, $3.25 per 100 $3.07 Rye Mealy $3.50; Rica Meal, $2.75; extra Cream do. $4.50@4.75; Oat Groats, $4.75; $3.75@4; Buckwhut nuur. $4.50 ‘Wheat, $3.75; $4.50; Whole Wheat Flour, saw Rotied. Oats, "bbla: $7@8: In sacks, $6.50@" Dbbls, $4.60; in sacks, $1.10; Pearl Barley. $6; s&;nl Peas, boxes, $5.50; Green Peas, $5.50 per 100 1bs. '82 are as follows: Hay and Feedstuffs. Stocks of Bran in regular warehouse and on wharf March 1 were 851 tons, against 1037 tons February 1. The recelpts in February were 2363 tons. The market for this product is_quoted easy and quiet. There is no change in Hay. The arrivals yesterday were light and consisted exclusively of cars, BRAN—$§20@21 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$26@30 per ton. SHORTS—$21@21.50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $25@26; Otl- cake Meal In 5-ton lots, $37; jobbing, $37.50 per ton; Cocoanut Cake or Meaj at mills, $23 in 10 and $§23.50 in B ton lots: jobbing, $24; Corn Meal, §27.50@28; Cracked ~Corn, $28@28.50; Mixed Feed, $24@25: Horse Beans, 0 per ton; Broom Corn Feed, 90c per cti: r‘.mm Meal, carload lots, §22; jobbing, $23.50 per ton: Mealfalfa, $22 in car lots and §25.50 in small- er_quantities. HAY—Wheat, $11.50@16: Wheat $8.50@12 $5@12; Ba unteer Wild__Oat, uos stock, $7.508.50. Alfalfa, $S@11 per ton for ordinary and $12@12.50 m cholce river. STRAW—30@53c per bal Beans and Seeds. Stocks of Beans in regular warehouse and on whart March 1 were 198,681 eacks, against 196,517 sacks February 1. The receipts in February were 41,928 sacks, The market continues dull. After tax assess— ment dey (next Monday) is past there may be some business. $ 5 and Oat BEANS—Bayos, $3.40@3.65: Pea, Butter, $8.50; small White, s;;u@ 3 White, W-!W 63; $3@3.20; Lima, here, Deys, $3.20@3. ‘Horse EEDS—Brown Mustard, $4.50@4.75: Yellow Mustard, $3.60G3.75; Flaxseed, $2.50G3; Ca- vary, 6@8%c; Alfalfa, 12c; Rape, 24@3c; Tumdths, be: Hemp, 5@5%e ‘per 1b; Millet, 3@ 314c; Broom Corn Seed, $20@21 per ton. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §2G2.50; Green Peas, $2.15G2.30 per ctl. Potatoes, Onlons and Vegetables. The Potato market was very liberally sup- plied with all descriptions and there was no improvement in prices or trade conditions. Stocks of Onlons are slowly decreasing and th market is . gradually improving: Australlan lots, cx-steamer, were firmly held at $3.50 per cenfal, but there were no sales reported. They will probably be held for shipping. Receipts of Asparagus were much lighter than on the preceding day, but there waeé no scarcity, as there was plenty of carried-over stock offering and prices were barely steady. Rhubarb had another sharp decline under re- céipts of 750 boxes. Southern Peas and Means were closely cleaned up and very firm. The other vegetables stood as previously quoted. POTATOES—RIver Whites, 50@S5c per sack: Salinas Burbanks, $1@1.50 per ctl; Oregon Burbanks, 75cG$1.15 per ctl; Garnet Chiles, $1@1.15 per ctl; Early Roze, $1.25@1.40 per cul; small_Oregon seed, T6@S0c per ctl; Sweet Potatoes, Tic per_ctl. ONIONS—Yellow, 76c@$1 per ctl. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, 9@10c per Ib for extra, 6@Sc for No. 1 and 3@5c for No. 2; Rhubarb, $1G1.50 per box; Green Peas, 5@100 per 1b; String and Wax Beans, 15@18c per 1b; Tomatoes, $1.50@1.75 per box or crate; do, Mexican, $2@2.50 per box: Summer Squash, $1.3002 per box: Cabbase, 902061 per cu: Car- rots, T5e ck: Garlic, 5@6c per orin Peppers, 25c per 1b: Dricd Peppers, 12* @15c per 1b for sun-dried and 18@20c for evaporated; Mushroom 15c per Ib. Poultry and Game. The market for live Poultry was a little easier, as the demand was less urgent ‘than previously, bu thers was no decline in prices, as recelpts Were light and good stock kept well cleaned up, Thirteen cases of dressed Turkeys came In and, being mostly poor, rold slowly at irregular prices. Receipts of Game consisted largely of. Hare and Rabbits, both of which were lower, POULTRY—_Live Turkeys, 14@16c . per 1b; Dressed Turkeys, 15@20c per 1b; Geese, per Pt sh@2.00; Goslings, $250g3: Ducke, 350 & per dozen for old and $6@8 for young: Hens, §6@0 for small and $6G8 for large; young _Roosters, 7.00; old Roosters, $&3 5.50; Frwers, .50; Broilers, $3@4 for smail and $5G3. nu for large; Plgeons, $1.25; O 02 toxen—CiFiy Géese. ' 1398.00; White Geese. $1G130; Brant. $250 tor large and ‘l.flfl{ Cununu.ll Rabbits, $ uom Brum mmu h Butter, Cheese a Eggs. There was more business on the exchange yesterday and fresh Butter was 2c lower and selected Eggs 3¢ higher. Stocks of Butter were nmot over large and the market was not very weak at the decline. Eggs wefe steady at the advance, though receipts continued large. The consumption, however, is _also large, as frequently mentioned of late. There was nothing new in Cheese. Business on the exchange was as follow. Butter—20 half boxes fresh extras, 2bc; 10 do, 24%he; do, 24c; B whole boxes do, 2dc; 10 half boxes cold storage, 22%c. Eggs—10 cases fresh sélected, 16c; 20 do, 163%c; 10 do, 16% Cbflen—Fur fancy mew flats, 13%c bid, 1dc Recexpu were 51,800 Ibc Butter, 4700 Ibs Cheese and 1821 c DAIRY EXCHAN%IED OF‘FXClAL QUOTA- 'Red Red Kid- .50@4.65 per s (Note—The Exchange llllulkunnl nprelenl wholesale prices as established by sales, bids .nd offers on the exchange. Prices for Butter and Bggs on the street are governed by the Exchange quotations, but generally range about 1@1%c higher, owing to the miscella- neaus character of the business.) BUTTER- —Fresh—Calitornia _extras, 24, ;- firsts, 23c, wemk; seconds, 22c :::k Eastérn, nominal. ' Eastern Ladles— 20c: firsts, 19c. * Storage g torma. nominal; Txtras, 20¢, steady; firsts, 19%4e, steady: pack. ing stock. 10c, steady. GGS—_Fresh _California _ selected, 16%c, cteady: frsts, 15%c, steady; seconds, 1dc, Steacy: thirds, 13c. steady; Eastern, nominal. Storage_Nominal — Calitornta cum‘.s fancy new, lde, e , stel secos 12c, dy; Youn' Americas, fancy, lic, steady; firsts, 13c, steady; seconds, nominal. Eastern— Fancy, 16c, firm; Western, 14@14%c. Storage— California, nominal; Y Americas, nominal; Eestern, fancy, 10¢, steady. Deciduou: Citrus Fruits. All Orange handlers report a greatly (m- proved demand for the small and medium sizes. ot _Navel ' Oranges, which, because of thelr comparative cheapness, are ‘finding the most favor with buyers. The trade is nlnnlu less on size than nrwleuny and lo ced " fruit 15 meeting with eady. demand: "While the Lig sizes of the uv grades, which are firmly beld at stift rates, are inclined to drag. The auction people hope, to have four cars available ‘There was only one car re- lbtl hour yesterday, however, idered doubtful whether the other three would arrive In time for the sale. A fair amount of business was reported in the .oodn at the famillar quotations. les of good color und aize re- le cheap stock continued dull PPLES—$1.2502. r box for fancy, 750 o‘l % for ohnleo and l%’bc for_common. fl"u Dried Fruits, Nuts, Ralsins and Honey, jptions under this head continue quist unchanged. oGS sar Moorpaews; Feaches, RS fon "...:3‘ e 8lsc for choice, !ur" for 21 e 1 50; Rolled Wheat, | light, 14%@15c for extra light and Iic for sugarcured: dry Ealt Sides, Lic: Bel- lies, 12c; Eastern sugar-cured P44 California Hama. 13%e: Beet, $8.50 per bbl: extra Mess, $10; Pamily, $i1 nie Mess Pork, §l4; extra clear, §19.30; Mess. $17.50; ; Pigs’ Feet, $3: Smoked at_6%c per Ib for Th@Tse for Campoind and Towe for pure: half rari ot hthe s .10 ime. 11e: S-Ib. tins, 1Lisc: b tins, 11%e. COTTOLENE—One half barel. $%c; three half barrels, 834¢; one tierce, Sl¢c; two tierces, 8%c; five derces, Sie per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell sbout Y@lc under quotations. Heavy Safted Stoers, ‘Ase: liige; light, 1lic; Cow Hides. 11%4c e or neavy and litge for )ight; Stags, Sc. Salted Kip, 11%ec: Salted Veal, 12%c; Salted Calf lic; dry Hides. 22c: | dry " Kip, ; : Sheepskins, | shearlings, 20@40c each: short Wool, 30@T5¢ | each; medium, 1.10; lnnl Wool, $1. m | Horse Hides, salt, $3@3.25 for large and 32.73 for medium, '$2.25' for emall and 50c for Colts ‘Horse Hides, dry, $2@2.25 for large and $1. m 1.75 for medium. $1.25 for small and 50c Cnm Buck Skins—Dry Mexican, 33c; d,, smited Mexican, 26c; dry ' Central American. si%he. Goat Skins—Prime Angoras 7! tre large do. $1.35; large, B0c; medtum,’ 50.. i1, 85c. S FALLOW—No. 1 rendered, $4044e tn vbls; in cans and drums, 4c less; No. 2, 3@3ie: Meat Market. The packers and butchers still report a lightly supplied and strong market for all descriptions. DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—05%@0%c for Steers and 5%@6c per 1b_tfor Cowe. VBAL - Large, 7@Sc: 8@9¢ par 1 A e 10ROIcT Eoes. 100 1o»c”w8_"mm 11%@12c; Spring. nom- jal—none coming N PORK—Dressed Ho‘- 8@11c per Ib. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are for good sound Livestock delivered in Sen Francisco, less 40@ 45 per cent shrinkage for Cattl cAmE—steen. T@T%¢c; Cows and Heif- T EALVES- 3% @4i%e per 1b (gross weight). SHEEP-Wethera, 6Q04c; Ewes, 305%¢ per b (grosy weight S —$3G3.50 per. head. BOOS——U". Hogs, 130 to 250 Ibs, Te: over Ibs, 6 Cader. 1307 1bs, 8%@8%c; Feedera and soft Hogs. nominal at about Blze: Sows. 20 per cent off; Boars, 50 per cen: off, and Stags, 40 per cent off from above quotations. General Merchandise. BAGS—Grain Bags, buyer June-July, T%¢: San Quentin, 834e. Wool 30@33c; smali lots, 31@34c: Fleece Twine, 73ac. oAl Wetlington. $1.30 ‘per tan: New Wel- lington_ $7.50; Seattle, $6.50: Bryant, 3$6.30: Beaver Hill, $8.50; Roslyn. §7: Coos Bay, $3.50; Richmond, $1.50; Cumberland, $14 in bulk and 15.25 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. 14; Caunel, $9 ton; b 3 per ton in bulk and §15 in sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions, $8.50 per short ton. OILS—Quotations are for barrels; for cases add Sc: Linseed, llon for boiled and 500 for raw: Castor Oll, In cases. No. I 70c; Bakers' AA, cases, $1.20@1.22; Lucol, 80c bolled and g8c for raw: China Nut, cases, 55 78c per gallon; Cocoanut Ofl, in barrels, 38c for Ceylon and 055c for Australian; extra bleached winter Sperm Oil, 85c. natural winter Sperm Oll, 63c: extra bleached Wln(lr ‘Whale Oll, 60c; natural o, extra winter No. 1 Lard Of1, 68c: No. 1 Nenl!aot Oll 35c¢; COAL OIL, U.\SOLINB. ‘ETC. 10i4c: Pearl Ofl, ; star, iTe: Eoce: line, in bulk, 15 4 Iine, in bulk, 18i4¢: in 3 xlna Distillate, iron barrels or drmm. 8¢: No. 2 do, 6%c: cases, 61jc more; Benzine, in ‘bulk, 12%¢; cases, 19c; 86-degres Gasaline, in bulk, 25¢: in cases. 3lc. TURPENTINE—03c per tlllon in cases and 8'0 in drums and iron barrel ED AND WHITE LEAD Rea Lead, 3@ 8%0 per 1b; White Lead, 8@834c, according o qunnmy UGAR—The Western Sugar Refini pmy ‘quotes as follows, per Ib, in 100-1 n.. Cubes, A Crushed agd Fine Crushed, 3.48¢: Gomdared, 6.80c: Candy Granulated, 5.30c; Dry Granulated, fine, 5.20¢; i 5.20c; Fruit Granulated, 5.20c llm-i 2‘g'}:oo»l only), M St Darreis, 2% more: boves, bags, ‘10¢ more for ail kinds. Tuble oteHalt barrels, 5' 5. — Recelpts of Produce. FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 1. Flour, qr sks. 0.» Alfalfa, wks Wheat, ctls . 672 Cheese, ctls Barley, ctls 1,445 Leather, Oats, ctls . 318! Tallow, ctls Beans, sks 1,020! Hides, No Corn, ctls 62{ Pelts, bdls . Potatoes, sks.. 2,464 Lim Onlons, sks . 400, Middlings, sk 1 Hay, tons - Straw, to: Wool. 'bales . 34 ORBGON. Flour, ar sks g Potatoes, sks . Bran, sks WESTERN STATES. 600 Corn Meal. ctls. 500 AUSTRALIAN. crates.. 500 THE STOCK MARKET. Yesterday Interest and Dividend Day for the Corporations. Conditions on_the different nchum = mained about the same as yesterday. Tonopah stocks continued to llld all Mh'rl in point of activity, and quotations them showed conaiderable irregularity. Com- Corn, ‘ctls . Onlons, 7. a $100% fc Nopbm:v o/ of for. Makaweli from $32 75 to ua 30. EX-coupon yesterd: -cou] : Bay Counties Power Se, 1930, regular ual, amounting to e, 2 -annual, :- 1914, regular b mnnsm to $75,750; Market-street Rallway eon 1924, regulas -annual, amounting to 525; Pacific les Company, a regular quarter] mpu.uun-nnu- e m it on 'l luhnl.n.thr per_share, The 134 per ! Hutchinson Sltl.r P’ln!-!loll 15 AUCTlflN SALBS AT AUCTION THIS DAY, FRIDAY, March 24, at, 11 a.m., at 1711 Sacramento St., Between Van Ness Ave. and Polk St. I will sell the entire contents of my express, livery, wood anq coal business, with lease and £06d wiil, barn and said business, consisting of | 20 good work and driving horses, 1 heavy ou-l wagon. 3 express and 4 S — business surreys. 3 earta, 20 sets ot single and double- harness, safe, office and barn fixtures. Parties needing anything in this Nue will do well to attend this sale, as everything must be sold regardless of cost, I am retir« Ing from business. Sale positive, rain or shine. MRS. GOFF, Proprietor. = = ) 150-==-AUCTION SALE=-150 At Woodward's Pavilion. : TUESDAY - - - MARCH 6, 196, At 1p m and 8 p. m. w3 head young. sound Oregon Rorses from the Z. Moss ranch. Vg head gentie broke Utah draft horses, weighing from 1300 to 1700 pounds. We sold $28,000 worth of horses i ¢isl h at our last sale. Come and buy these at yolir own price. e also have 73 head now on hand at pri- vate sale. WESTERN HORSE MARKET, E_STEWART & CO.. 220 Valencia st.. 3. W e ——— Park & CUft House Ry Sacramenta Blec Gas Valley Counties Power Co. . Water Stocks— Contra. Costa. Snm‘ Vnu-y Wateh Co. . Cuntral Light & Fapwer O Mutual Electric Light Co. Pacific Lighting Co .. Bank Stocks— American National Bank.. ek 85, 33 ;,'ic'«"!i' Giant Consoiidated Co. fl!ut?ir Stocks— awalian Com'l Sugar Co.. Honoksa Sugar Co. v oo 6l 5t I 2 Makawelt i Sugar v Prauhan Dullr Ph.nmlnn nion Sugar Co. Tnion Sugar Co. (pool) Miscellaneous Stocks— Alaska Packers' Association. Assuciated OB Co. . Fruit Canners’ Assoc Cal Wine Association — e on: Oceanic Steamship Co. Pacific States Tel & Tel February Ol Sales. Sales on the Callfornia Oil bruary were as follows: COMPANY. pArN o [ 1083 — m s [ gty 5a106% — e — 64 Cal C G 5s.110 — |Om Cable 6s.121 131% Caugezs PicQim e - %8 ST - [Fa i e CeWaite - weu|PE CH BT — IS L aiad 2§ s FaCHom — 13 Mu‘ Geary-st Se: — 60 |SF & SIVie131% — H CAS 54s.105% — |SF,0& SJ%s.118% — Do 5s_....107%108 R 6113 — ' HonRTos — — |SPota s . LA Blee 8a.104 — | fo = o 1 Bm. — = g..hu Do 21 — 9% NP 105 — |stkn 100 N C Ry 8s.1 — vUo& B NErC ot — TR of oF dn oG 9N O GL&H 58,109 110 |Vai Co P 5108 W — = Yos SL 4%s. — %% WATER STOCKS. S G R BN Y - 543 Axp mLECTRIG t L & 4 Pao %0 = Martel Powr — |18 P 88 — ~ ."1’*— [m W - Firem's F4.300 — | ¥ STOCKS. b 1425 428% | Moreh 2 340 X Glant Con.. — 81 | SUGAR. < Hawalian C. 79 ‘D‘*IG—..C.’ - nwuh-scm | Paauhau 8 C 174 19 =R | WA R Makawell C. 33% 3% . 4 v MISCELLANEOU! ‘ Asso u-.n:.lou—ulu__ AM?‘A(“ 36 ‘;:Alnl“.— E SRLAB * e MVE MITm.110 -‘ SALES. Packers’ Assn éfi i i gi #9 Hiu g!!iilusn