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CHICAGO. April 25.— The basic strength/ of the Corn market. Independent of the manip ulation - which has made speculation in the May delivery a nerve-racking proposition, was shown by the yellow cereal during to-day's session of the Board of Trade. . Phillips, cred ited with attempting to run a corner, sold at least 2,000,000 bushels of May corn, and in doing so showed how firm was his hold on the mar ket. Although fluctuations were violent, the close found May at 4Sc, the price at which the bull leader had admitted his willingness to sell. Meanwhile he bought as much July as he had sold of the nearer future. The market for May opened Me lower to *4c higher at 47%@48%c. A .big ¦ elevator house, through its representative, offered Phillips 48c for 80y, 000 bushels of May and got it. Otner shorts in wild alarm tried to cover and . sent the market ¦ to 49e, the highest price of the crop for this delivery, in a few minutes.' Phillips sold at the top and all the way down to 4So. At this price his realizing stopped. He left Chicago Grain Market. 1 CALL "BOARD SALES. . Informal Session— 9:15 o'clock— May— 4000 ctls. WHEAT— Liverpool -and Paris were both higher, j Cables from Germany were bullish, re porting : serious . damage " to the ~ crop by bad weather. Chicago was firm at ,an advance, and the bears were timid. The bullish cables from Germany brought in buying ; orders, and the commission men and , others purchased freely. Bad reports from California and Indefinite re ports of , damage : In the Southwest gave the market a strong tone and made the shorts anx ious. The Cincinnati Price Current gave the condition of winter wheat as good.' . ¦ This . market was firm, but unchanged. - ' / Spot ' Wheat— Shipping. $1 02%@l 03%; milling, $1 Co@l 07%. per ctl.: Wheat and Other Grains. The Doric took out a treasure list of $194, 242, consisting of $4522 in, Mexican dollars, ' $1120 in goid coin, $186,600 in silver bullion and $2000 in Chilean silver. Sterl ing . Exchange, 60 day s ...... — $4 E5% Sterling Exchange, sight '.••• — * 88^4, Sterling Cables — 4 89% New York Exchange, sight....... — ¦ 12% New. York Exchange, telegraphic — ¦ 15 Silver, per ounce — 59% Mexican Dollars, nominal........' 49% @ B0 Exchange and Bullion. sentiment. There wat> little effect on Barling ton itself, which movrd narrowly by compari son with other stocks, but was very firm ail day. Considering the long continued and large Rdvance which the stock has had Finc-e this transaction first began to be discussed and Its widespread influence In causing other advances NEW YORK. April 20.— Speculative sentiment *!;owed a decided improvement to-day \-er that which prevailed yesterday, although the move ment of prices continued very irregular and at times erratic. The heavy speculative liqui dation which was accompjished yesterday and on previous days of the week, relieving the ••ver-congefted condition of the epeculative holdings, doubtless had a great deal to do with the better tone of the market. The sus tained strength of Union Pacific, even after yesterday's remarkable spurt and a disposition to take more account of the many rumors of actual developments concerning the property, relieved the feeling A uneasiness over yes terday's extraordinary transactions in that nock which in themselves led to some liqui dation owing to the suspicion aroused that they were designed to cover heavy profit-taking In other quarters of the litt. There were further developments of strngtii to-day 'as a supple ment t<> the l"nion Pacific movement and the strength of the mark-.-t was more generally <llflLU5*-d than at any previous time this week. IT.? manner in which the market received the formal announcement of the terms of the Bur lington merger had an encouraging effect on New York Stock Market. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK. April 23.— The market for evap orated apples ruled rather quiet all day but steady at unchanged prices. State common 3 @4c; prime, 4%<8*%c; choice, 5@5%c; fancy 6@6%c. , California dried fruits were without change and nominally steady. PRUNES— 3&@7c per pound, as to size and quality. ; ¦ APRICOTS— Royal, 7%@12c; Moorpark. 8%@ PEACHES— Peeled, 12%@20c; unpeeled, 6%@ DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK. April 25.-FLOUR-Recelpts. 10.355 barrels; exports. 4035 barrels. Firm and a shade high. Winter straights, $3 50@3 55 WHEAT-Recelpts, 13,300 bushels; exports, 193,000 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, 83%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, 80%c elevator; No. 1 North ern Duluth. 88%c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Du luth, 92c f. o. b. afloat. Options were active and strong most of the day on unfavorable crop reports from Kansas, Missouri and California active covering, strength in the Southwest and higher French cables. They eased 'off a little under realizing and closed steady to firm at U®%c net advance. May, 79%@80%c. closed !&€$&. Iffi 77^ Cl0SCd 78HC: S^ember. HOPS— Quiet. HIDES— Firm. WOOL— Dull. . COFFEE— Spot Rio, quiet; No. 7 Invoice 6V4c mild dull, Cordova. 8%@12%c. Futures closed steady, with prices net 10@15 points higher To tar sales were 65,000 bags, including: May 5.05@5.15c; July, 5.30@5.35c; September, 5.35c' October. 6.60c; November, 5.55c; December' 5. 65(3 5. 70c; January, 5.75@5.80c; March 5 90c ' SUGAR— Raw, firm; fair refining, 3 ii-ific centrifugal, 96 test, 4 3-l6@4iic. Molasses su gar, 3 7-16@3%c. Refined, firm. ' — Eggs— Receipts, 18,240 packages. Steady- Western regular packed, 14c; storage Western' 14U©14%c. ebiern. {New York Grain and Produce. There has been a marked change in the pressure conditlone over the country west of the Rocky Mountains during the past twenty four hours. While rain is not yet likely to occur over Central and Northern California conditions over the southwestern portion of the country are making tor rain, and it is likely that the dry period will be broken in California within two or three days. The pressure has falien rapidly during the past twelve hours over Utah and Nevada. High winds are reported at nearly all stations. The temperature has fallen from 8 to 14 de grees over Northeastern California, Northern Nevada. Oregon and Western Idaho. * The following maximum wind velocities are reported: San Francirco, 26 miles per hour, from the west: Point Reyes. 60, from the north west; Mount TamalpaJb, 60, from the north west; Sacramento. 28, from the southwest. I Forecast made at Ban Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight. • April 26, 190L Northern California— Fair Friday, threatening at night: freeh northwest winds, changing to southwest. Southern California— Cloudy and unsettled weather Friday, probably light showers in the mountains; fresh southwest winds. Nevada— Cloudy and threatening Friday, probably light rain in extreme northern part; high southwest winds. - Utah— Cloudy and threatening Friday, prob ably light rain; much cool?r Friday night; brisk to high southerly winds. Arizona— Cloudy Friday; brisk southerly winds. San Francisco and vicinity— Fair Friday, changing to cloudy at right; brisk northwest winds, changing to southerly. * ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. m - \ San Francisco data— Maximum temperature, £5; minimum, 45; mean, 50. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ' GENERAL . ,: FORECAST. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bld.Ask. Bid.Ask Is coupon 113%113% is coup (new).139%140U 4s registered.. ,113%113% Js quar 'coup. .111 — MISCEU^ANEOUS BONDS. Bay C P C 5s. 103% — Oak W Co 5s.. 103 Cal-st Cab 5s.. 117 — Oceanic S3 6sTlO4 C C Water 6s.H0 — Om C R 6s....l2« — E L & P 6s...l2S%133% Pac G Imp 4s. - — F & Cl Ry 6s.. 115 — Pk & Cl R 6s.lO5 — Geary-st R is. — -• — " Pk & O R 6s.. 117 — Haw C 5%s...lO6>£ — Powell-st R 6s. 120 Haw C 5s 102% — S E G & R 5s. — 100 L A R R 5s.. — — S F &SJV 5s.H9% — L A L Co 6s.. — 102 S R of Cal 6s.U0 — Do gntd 6s.. — 104 S P of A 6s Do cntd 5s. .100 100% (1909) 113 — L A P R p. 5s.lO2% — Do (1910) 114 — Do 1st C 5s.. 101 — S P C £s (1905. Market-st C 6s — 127'i Series A). .. .106^4 — . Do lst C 5s.. — 123 Do(Serles B).107»i — N C N G R 7s — 113% Do (1906) ....110 — N R of Cal 6s. — 115 Do (1912) — N R of Cal 58.119 — Do lst gs os.106% — N P R R 6s. .102% — SPBrR 6S...133 — N P R R cs..l08%109 5 V Water 6s.ll3»4113% N Cal R 5s....lll>4 — Do 4s — 103% O G L & H 5s. 110% — Do 3d mtg..l02% — Oak Tr Co 6a. llf. — Stkn G & E 6s. 100 — WATER STOCKS.' 'Contra Costa.. 73 75% {Spring Valley. — 89% Marin County. 53% — | . GAS AND ELECTRIC STOCKS. Cent L & P... 3 — Pac Lt Co 42% 43% Equit Gas .... 3*4 3% Sac E G & R. — — Mut El Lt.... 3% — S F G & E.. 39% 39% O G L & H.. 50 51 San Francisco. 4% 4% Pac Gas Imp. 35 — Stktn G & E. 7% — INSURANCE STOCKS. - Firem's Fund. 235 24c | -'..".• BANK STOCKS. Ang:lo-Cal .... 72%— Lcn P & A...147 - :?', Bank of Cal.. 405% — Mer Ex (llq). 18 — Cal Safe Dep.105% — S F National. — 125 lst N of S F.310 315 . • SAVINGS BANKS. German 1830 1900 Sav & Loan... — '— ''- Humboldt ....— — Security 275 — Mutual 50 — Union Trust... — • — S F Sav U..-..515 — . " "V • STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. Callfornia-st... — 140 fO S L & H... 40 7 i-' Geary-st 47%— Presidio 22 30 Market-st 70% 71% | POWDER STOCKS. Vigorlt '. 2% 2%1.Glant Con Co. 75 77 SUGAR STOCKS. Hana Plan.... 7^4 7% Kilauea 20% — Haw Com 55 — Makawell 40T4 41 Honokaa 31 Sltf Onomea 27% 29 Batch S P.... 20% — Paauhau 30% 31 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Alaska Pack.. 130 131 Oceanic SS Co 46 43% Cal Fruit Can 94 S8 Pac A F A... 2 — Cal Wine Asn.100 — Pac C Bor Co. — — Mer . Ex - Assn.110 — Par Paint Co. 16 — Morning Session. Board— 5 Alaska Packers' Association 131 50 ' 30 Alaska Packers' Association 131 23 240 Honokaa S Co 3100 83 Makawell 4100 $5,000 Oceanic S S bonds 104 00 10 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co 41 50 125 Saif Francisco Gas & Electric Co...* 41 00 25 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... 40 50 THURSDAY. April 25—2 p. m. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. Gas and Electric was the active stock on the morning session of the Bond Exchange, de clining from $42 to $39 75. Alaska Packets' also sold oft to $131 23. - In the afternoon Alaska Packers' declined still further to $130 50 and Gas and Electric to $39, recoverlns to JS9 50. ' There was nothing new In the oil stocks. The Challenge Con. Mining Company has levied an assessment of 5c. CHICAGO, April 25.— CATTLE— Receipts, 9000, including 200 Texans. Steers, steady to strong. Butchers' stock, steady except can ners. Good to prime steers, $5@6; poor to medium, . $3 90JJ4 05; stockers and feeders, strong to 10c higher. $2 7o@4 90; cows, $2 75® 4 60; hetfera, $2 75@4 85; canners. $2@2 65; bulls, firm, $2 85@4 45; calves, $4@5 25; Texas i feed ers, $4 2.V«5 25; Texas grass steers, $3 50@4; Texas bulls, $2 75@3 90. HOGS— Receipts to-day, 24,000; to-morrow, 16,000 estimated; left over, 3500. Opened Irreg ular, closed weak, top. $6 12%. Mixed and butchers', $5 75@6 05; good to choice heavy, $5S5@6 12%; rough heavy, $5 70@5 80; light, $5 70®6; bulk of sales, $3 90@6.02%. SHEEP— Receipts. . 12,000. Weak;' lambs, steady for woolen. Clipped, slow. Good to choice wethers, $4 60@4 80; fair to choice mixed, $4 30@4 60; Western sheep. $4 60@4 80; Texas Rheep, yearlings. $4 65@4 80; native lambs. $4 50@5 30; Western lambs, $4 75@5 30. Portland's Business. PORTLAND,. April 25.— Clearings, . $316,11S; balances, $54,093. - ¦ Northern Wheat Market. vi ASHINGTON. TACOMA, April 25.— Wheat— Bluestem, 60c; Club, 58c. - • OREGON. . PORTLAND, Or., April 25.— Wheat— Walla Walla quoted at 59@59%c. ' ' t Foreign Markets. • LONDON. April 23.— Consols, 94 3-16. Silver, 27%d. Cargoes on passage, quiet and stea.dy; cargoes No. 1 Standard California, 20s 3d; car goes Walla Walla, 29s 3d.' LIVERPOOL, April 25.— WHEAT— Quiet; 'No. 1 Standard California. 6s.'2d; wheat in Paris, steady; flour In Paris, steady; French country markets, firm. ¦ COTTON— Uplands, 4 21-32d. CLOSING. LIVERPOOL. April '25. —WHEAT — Spot, steady; No. 2 red Western winter, 5s 10%d; No. 1 Northern spring, 6s Id: No. 1 California, 6s 2d. Futures— Steady; May, 5s lOd; July, 5s 10%d. • CORN— Spot firm; American mixed new, 4s 6%d; do old, 4s 5d. Futures— Firm ;. May, 4s 2%d; July, 4s %d; September, 4d. . : =1 - .": :¦ ' . — • » Chicago Livestock Market. New York Cotton Market. NEW YORK, April 25.— Cotton closed steady, with prices 2 points lower to 5 points higher. - Trading in lead was very slow and prices remained unchanged at $4 37%. London prices were also without change, being quoted at £12 5s. Spelter ruled tolerably steady at yes terday's figures at $4@4 05, with prices abroad showing a decline of 2s 6d to £17. Domestic iron markets were quiet and easy at $3 50@ 10 50 for plgiron warrants. Northern foundry, $15 2V<?16 50; Southern foundry, $14@15 50, and soft Southern, $13©15 50. Glasgow warrants, 55s Id and Mlddlesboro, 46s 3d. NEW YORK. April 25.— The market for tin In London advanced slightly on a little cover ing I 'it was not by any means active. The close was quiet at £117 17s 6d for spot and £115 7s 6d. denoting a rise of 12s 6d over yesterday's close. Locally a sympathetic rise took place without stimulating any outside inquiry, and the market was quiet at $26@26 25. There was a slight reaction In copper at London under liquidation, and a lack of support, prices fall- Ing off 10s, to £70 2s 6d for spot and £70 13s 9d for futures. A steady feeling prevailed here but prices were nominally unchanged at $17 for lake and $16 62% for casting. PARJS. Wheat— April. May-Aug. Opening 18 75 19 45 Closing 18 85 . 19 40 Flour— Opening 23 65 24 45 Closing 23 75 24 35 New York Metal Market. LIVERPOOL. Wheat— May. July. Opening 5 10 6 10% Closing 5 10 5 10% On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creameries, 15@19c; dairy, ll«M8c. Cheese, 9%@llc. Eggs, -firm; fresh, 12@12%c SAN FRANCISCO, April 25-5 p. m. 4 The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the came date laet season, and rainfall in the last twen ty-four hours: (120th Meridian— Pacific Time.) Weather Report. The New York circular of Henry Clews says: "Thf buoyant movement continues and there seems to be no limit in sight to the extremes to which epeculative tendencies may carry prices. The market has passed beyond the control of cold, ca';ulatlng reason and seems to be careering along at an intoxicating gait ¦which promises to last until accident or sheer exhaustion brings the public to its senses. Conditions are certainly favorable to a period of excessive speculation and this fact must be admitted irrespective of the of ordinary prudence. With prosperity general; with money plentiful at reasonable rates; with the Epeculative temper ct high pitch, and with larger aggregations of capital than ever be fore known working with all the irresistible power of a tremendous force, it is not sur prising that values are made to soar upward. Nothing is more contagious, once it is fairly developed, than the fever of speculation; and, like fevers of other sorts, it must run Its rourse. At the present cime much of the buy- Ing is based upon the belief that the big cap italists and syndicates are obliged to support the market rather than allow the various deals ¦which they have in contemplation to collapse. Let one or two weak spots of Importance de velop; let one or two important deals fall through, and the whole bull movement would be checked, and the results of a stiff reaction Just now would be disastrous. Fortunately no weak spots of consequence are at present to be detected. There are no signs yet that specu lation has been carried to a dangerous excess, or that financial resources have yet been weak ened. If speculation has- surpassed the record it must be remembered that it is simply keep ing step with record-breaking times and that in the large majority of instances the ad vamces in stocks have been Justified by their increased earning powers and the abundance of money." Speculation in Wall Street. Imports of specie at thi6 port during the flret three months of the year were $4,839,795, against J746.2S0 for the same time in 1900, the descriptions being as follows: Gold bullion, $2,864,560; cold coin. J1.2S3.255; silver bullion. $535,467; silver coin. S56.C13. The leading sources were: Mexico. $857,373; Australia, $1,437,416; Japan. $2,321,500. Imports of Specie. Import* of merchandise at this port durinp the first quarter of the year were $9,050,000. against $11,152,750 for the same quarter in 1900. the leading sources being as follows: Japan. $2.8:5,600; China, JL672 125; Central America, $1.0S6,2S0; Great Britain. $547,530; British Colum bia. $636,070; France. JCTS.WO; Germany. $272, teo. Imports of Merchandise. "n practically the whole market the firmness •t the stock at the highest level In Us history ivas surprising. One of the favorite maxims with Wall street traders is to sell on good news. Burlington's quiet firmness on the con firmation of Its cood news argued small hold ings of a purely speculative character await ing realization. The sentimental effect was very marked, owing -to the warnings which have been coming from Influential commission houses for some time past that over speculation threatened the stability of the position In the Etock. market- For che first time, this week the bears refrained from their final attack on the market and there was not the flood of realizing orders which have been a feature of the last hour of each previous day this week. The fact that the buying demand was considerably relaxed did not seem to encourage the bears to any aggressive efforts, although there was -a distinct ebb of prices in the final hour on profit-taking for the day and final prices were considerably below the best ex cept in a few cases. The most conspicuous movements of the day were distinctly the out growth of the current conviction that the per fecting of the Burlington deal will be followed by similar arrangements on the part of other railroad systems as an offset. The grangers, Pacifies and Southwesterns therefore played a prominent part in the trading. The marked strength of some of the Eastern trunk lines ! was supposed to be associated with the move ment of the Western lines. Thus the stock market gossip attributes the large buying of Atchison to a design on the part of the Penn sylvania to control a Pacific outlet. Baltimore and Ohio, as a subsidiary company, was even more acutely affected than Pennsylvania. The rise in Atchison extended to 4%, in the pre ferred to 3, in Baltimore and Ohio 5% and- in Pennsylvania to 2%. The advance in Northern Pacific was resumed after a lengthy period of comparative quiet, apparently on the theory that it was entitled to rise with Union Pa cific. Union Pacific itself was at one time 2% over last night and twice receded below last night, closing with a net gain of only a fraction. The strength of Southern Pacific was due to the supposition that it will share In any advantages which accrue to Union Pa cific. The official denials which were given out of many rumors of yesterday and to-day were without the slightest effect on the mar ket. Special strength was shown by the Chi cago Terminal Transfer and Colorado Fuel stocks at advances of 3% to 5% without news to explain it. Smelting broke 4% on the an nouncement of another injunction against the stock issue proposed to take up the Guggen heim interests. The stock rallied 2%. The ease of call money precluded any anxiety over the money market. The large buying of Union Pacific convertible bonds continued and the market generally was strong. Total sales, oar value, $7,050,000. United States refunding 2s declined % and the 3s (registered) V*. per cent on the last call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Shares Closing Sold. Stocks— Bid. 151,100 Atchison 70% 118,700 Atchison prefd 98% 64,100 Baltimore & Ohio 101% ! 600 Canadian Pacific 95\ j 2,200 Canada Southern 74U 3,600 Chesapeake &'Ohio 47$T 17.000 Chicago Great Western 24 28,400 Chicago Burlington & Qulncy 196% 2,300 Chicago IndTanapolis & Louisville. 36 200 Chicago Indianapolis & Louis pfd.. 71 6,000 Chicago & Eastern Illinois ...129% 1,900 Chicago & Northwestern 205% CO.GOO Chicago Rock Island & Pacific 155 1,200 C C C & St Louis 84% 3,000 Colorado Southern 13% 1.200 Colorado Southern lst prefd 60% 100 Colorado Southern 2d prefd 22% • 2,700 Delaware & Hudson 177 100 Delaware Lackawanna & 'Western.. 215Vi 200 Denver & Rio Grande 44% 1,300 Denver & Rio Grande prefd 95 68,300 Erie 38% 8.400 Erie 1st prefd 69V> 9,700 Great Northern prefd 182% 1,200 Hocking Coal is% 200 Hocking Valley BiVi 7,900 Illinois Central 141% 700 Iowa Central 30V. I 600 Iowa Central prefd 59 " 1.200 Lake Erie & Western G4«4 ¦ 100 Lake Erie & Western prefd 125 Lake Shore 230 18,200 Louisville .& Nashville 105V4 9.100 Manhattan L ".., 128 8,000 Metropolitan Street Railway 172*4 200 Mexican Central 22% 200 Minneapolis & St Louis... 83% Minneapolis & St Louis prefd 112 5L400 Missouri Pacific 107% 100 Mobile & Ohio 81% 10.400 Missouri Kansas & Texas 31V4 11,200 Missouri Kansas' & Texas prefd 63% 300 New Jersey Central 157 14,800 New York Central 152% 3,300 Norfolk & Western 53V4 ..' Norfolk & Western prefd .-»,... 86% 83,400 Northern Pacific 105% 6.100 Northern Pacific prefd 99 5,800 Ontario & Western 34% Oregon Railway & Navigation 43 Oregon Railway & Navigation pfd. 76 39.500 Pennsylvania 160% 3,400 Reading ." 37% 7,900 Reading 1st prefd 75% 5,500 Reading 2d prefd £3 Rio Grande Western 79 Rio Grande Western prefd 100 3.900 St Louis & San Francisco 46 St Louis & San Francisco lst pfd. 84% 500 St Louis & San Francisco 2d pfd.. 68 1,200 St Louis Southwestern 37% 2,430 St Louis Southwestern pfd 64% 112,300 St Paul 163% 1.200 St Paul nrefd 190 • St Paul & Omaha 139 324,600 Southern Pacific 53% 8.000 Southern Railway 29% 5.000 Southern Railway prefd S3 22.600 Texas & Pacific '. : 47% 367,600 Union Pacific .'. 167% 49,500 Union Pacific prefd 91 3.600 Wabash 20% 10,300 Wabash prefd 40 200 Wheeling & Lake Erie 18% Wheeling and Lake Erie 2d prefd.. 34% 17.100 - Wisconsin Central *2% 700 Third Avenue 125 6,500 Baltimore & Ohio prefd 91% National Tube 66% National Tube prefd 11s Express Companies — Adams 165 American 196 200 United States 89% Wells Fargo .148 ' Miscellaneous— 200 American Cotton Oil : 27% American Cotton Oil prefd 86 200 American Malting 5 100 American Malting prefd 24% 49,500 American Smelting & Ref 7.. GOV2 2,200 American Smelting & Ref prefd 97% American Spirits .'.-. 2% American Spirits pre£d^»... ......... 17 American Steel Hoop 46^ ... American Steel Hoop prefd 95 * American Steel & Wire .......... 47% American Steel & Wire prefd ...110% American Tin Plate.: 76 '. American Tin Plate prefd. 117 7.500 American Tobacco 126% American Tobacco prefd..:.. 144 6,300 Anaconda Mining Co 49 25.0G0 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 85% 8.100 Colorado Fuel & Iron 98 5,000 Continental Tobacco 44% 1.200 Continental Tobacco prefd 104 Federal Steel 5314 Federal Steel prefd 103% 200 General Electric : 22V> 3C0 Glucose Sugar 61>i Glucose Sugar prefd 97 " SOO International Paper '.. 25 1.200 International Paper prefd 76% SCO Laclede Gas 84 ¦ 1,000 Nafonal Biscuit 40% National Biscuit prefd ;....'... 96 ' 100 National Lead .; 17 W0 National Lead prefd.. 85 National Steel ; 56% National Steel prefd .........m' 400 New York Air Brake ...164 7C0 North American ..' 85% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 3 spring wheat, 71»i@72%c; No. 2 red, 72%@75c; No. 2 corn, 47%c; No. 2 yellow. 47%c; No. 2 oats, 27%c: No. 2 white, 28%@29%c; No. 8 white, 28(f29c; No. 2 rye, 53c; good feed ing barley. 45c; fair to choice malting. 52@56c; No. 1 flaxseed. $1 61; No. 1 Northwestern, $1 62; prime timothy seed, $3 80; mess pork, per bbl, $14 45@14 50; lard, per 100 ! lbs, • $8 27%@8 30: short ribs sides (loose), $8 1008 30; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 6Ts@7%c; short clear sides (boxed), $8 37%@8 BO; whisky, basis of ' high wirtes, ¦ $1 27: . clover, contract, grade, $11. • . Articles — * ' , Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels : 53,000 21.000 Wheat, bushels ........121,000 ' 203,000 Corn, bushels 113.000 - 313.000 Oats, bushels. .......229,000 B24.000 Rye. bushels .' ." 110.000 - 4.000 Barley, bushels 9,000 B.000 Mornlns Session. Board— 2000 CaMfornia-Standard 40 6 Hanford 95 Ort 2 Hanford 56 00 150 Home 3 4." 52 Home 3 40 50 Home 3 35 50 Kern < 87H 20 Kern River 13 00 700 Lion 17 450 Monarch of Arizona 54 300 Monarch of Arizona, s 30 53 100 Peerless, b 60 8 3T14 263 Petroleum Center 14 200 Superior 23 Street— 300 Sterling 2 00 600 Occidental of West Virginia ; 5S 100 Tventy-eight , 1 3T, 100 West Shore 2 60 10O Home 3 50 100 Peerless 8 CO 100 Peerless, b 60 8 50 Afternoon Session. Board — 130 Blue Goose .„ 2 CO 1W0 California-Standard 39 1000 California-Standard S3 100 California-Standard • M 3 Hanford 97 00 100 Home 3 30 30 Hanford — ...... 3 35 125 Kern 6 87% 10CO Lion 16 300 Monarch of Arizona, b 60 53 100 Monarch of Arizona, b 60 54 100 Monarch of Arizona, b 60 S3 400 Occidental of "West Virginia 69 100 Reed Crude 49 8000 Reed Crude 47 100 Rex 33 150 Twenty-eight 1 37% Street — - ¦ " ¦ 1 Hanford 36 00 SAN FRANCISCO OIL EXCHANGE. Morninz Session. Board — 200 Monarch of Arizona 84 400 Petroleum Center 14 40 San Joaquln O & D Co 9 87% Afternoon Session. Board— 800 California-Standard 39 3 Hanford <« 00 60 Home Oil. s 30 3 35 f.O Home Oil. ¦ 30 3 30 750 Home Oil 3 35 500 Independence, b 60 19 200 Lion IS 50 Peerless _;,. 8 12%, 100 West Shore , 2 80 MINING STOCKa Following were the sales In tha San 'Fran cisco Stock and exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Belcher 12 600 Ophlr ICO 700 Best & Belcher li 100 Overman 17 150 Challenge 10 500 Potosl 09 800 Con Cal & Va..2 30 300 Savage M 20O Gould & Curry- 16 200 Utah 02 200 Justice 07 100 Yellow Jacket.. 13 700 Mexican 31 Afternoon Session. 300 Belcher 12 100 Justice ..._„.. 09 600 Best & Belcher 16 70O Mexican 39 200 Caledonia 65 350 Ophlr a 1 00 3C0CholIar 09 200 Ophlr .'. 105 700 Con Cal & Va.. 2 35 2C0 Overman „ 19 £0 Confidence 55 100 Sierra Nevada. 25 50 Confidence 57 100 Silver Hill 35 300 Crown Point... 13 200 Utah 03 400 Gould & Curry. 16 100 Yellow Jacket.. U 100 Hale & Norcrs. 24 Following were the sales la the Pacific Stock exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Belcher 14 400 Gould & Curry. 15 3C0 Belcher 13 500 Gould & Curry. 18 200 Best & Belcher 16 300 Mexican 33 700 Best & Belcher 15 600 Mexican 32 50 Caledonia 65 SCO Mexican 31 300 Challenge Con.. 10 350 Ophlr 1 02% 800 Con Cal & V...2 30 800 Savage 03 400 Con Cal & V.2 32% 900 Silver Hill 35 200 Crown Point,.. 14 20O Silver Hill 34 500 Crown Point... 15' 600 Yellow Jacket.. 13 Afternoon Session. 430 Con Cal & V.2 32% 200 Lady Wash..... 03 950 Con Cal & V... 2 35 250 Ophir 1 02% 200 Con Cal & V.2 37% 250 Ophlr 1 0O 200 Crown Point... 15 300 Overman 17 200 Hale & Norcrs. 23 2C0 Sierra Nevada. 23 200 Julia 03 200 Silver Hill 34 200 Kentuck 03 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, April 23—4 p. m. Bid. Ask. I Bid. Ask. Alpha 02 03 Justice 0« 0? Alta 04 06 Kentuck 01 03 Andes 05 OH Lady Wash 01 03 Belcher ........ 11 12. Mexican 33 34 Best & Belcher 15 16 Occidental 03 04 Bullion ......... 03 01 Ophlr 100 105 Caledonia 63 6& Overman 16 ' 18 Challenge Con.. 10 l^Potost 09 10 Chollar 09 10 Savage 03 ID Confidence 55 57 Scorpion .v — 04 Con Cal Sc Va..2 35 2 40.Seg Belcher.... 03 01 Con Imperial... — 01 Sierra Nevada. 24 23 Con New York. — 01 Silver Hill 34 35 Crown Point... 12 14 St Louis 08 — Eureka Con.... W — |Standard .3 85 3 95 Exchequer — 01 Syndicate — C5 Gould & Curry.- 18 17iVnlon Con 12 14 Hale & Norcrs. 23 24 Utah 02 03 Julia — CSiYellow Jacket.. 12 13 PRODUCERS' OIL EXCHANGE. 180 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... 49 00 60 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... 40 12*4 20 San Fran Gas & Electric Co. s 90.... 39 75 30 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... 39 75 10 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... » 87>4 10 Spring Valley Water 83 «£{ Afternoon Session. Board — 70 Alaska Packers' Association 131 09 25 Alaska Packers' Association ISO 60 123 Honokaa 31 12f4 15 Market Street Railway 7100 $1000 Oceanic S S bonds 104 0A 100 Paauhau S P Co 30 7* 70 Pacific Gas Imp 36 00 20 Pacific Gas Imp 38 23 145 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... 39 50 265 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... S3 23 3 San Francisco Gas & Elec trio Co.... 39 00 150 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... 39 37%, 100 San Fran Gas &- Electric Co, a 90.. 39 50 10 Spring Valley Water 89 25 Street— 60 Hutchinson S P Co 20 59 70 Paauhau S P Co 30 75 $S00O S P of A bonds (1909) 113 25 Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. «SK:£££# 72 73% T» 72H July ...-. 72% 73% 72!4 73 - Corn No. 2— April ' .... ' ' 47% May 48% 49 47U, 48 July ¦. .45% 45% 44% 45 mS 1 ?..^?:..!".!.. 26% 27 26*4 26% July 25% 25% 25% 25% Mess Pork, per bbl — May 14 37% 14 62% 14 87% 14 45 July 14 C2% 14 70 14 62% 14 67% Lard, per 100 lbs— -' .. . May. ....;.. 822% 822% 820 820 July... 8 05 8 12% 8 05 '8 07% September 8 07% 8 12% 8 05 8 07% Short Ribs, per 100 lbs— ¦ .- i " ' May 8 22% • 8 25 , 8 22% 8 25 July 7 95 8 02% 7 95 ' 8 00 September .......'.. 7 90 7 97% 7 90 7 95 . Shipment of $194,242 to China. Silver and ExcJiange unchanged. Wheat and Barley rule firm under tJie dry weather. Oats strong, Corn scarce and high and Rye dull. I . New Alfalfa Hay appeared. Bran and Rolled Barley firm. Pink Beans in demand for shipment. Whites firm. Potatoes still higher and Onions steady. Tomatoes weak under liberal receipts from Mexico. Poultry market well stocked and dull. Butter in liberal supply and easy. Cheese steady. Eggs weak, with accumulating stocks. (Cherries slow of sale owing to the cold weather. Eight cars of Oranges announced for to-day's auction. Base price for Prunes put back to 3c. Drj,ed Apples, Apricots and Peaches firm. Provisions firmly held, but quiet. No change in the Meat market. Moderate transactions on the local stock, exchanges. Pig Tin lower. Increased imports of specie. WASHINGTON, April 25.— To-day's statement of the treasury balances in the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, 1154,131,024; gold, $94,399,000. Condition of the Treasury. NEW YORK, April 25.— Money on call, steady at 3@>4 per cent; last loan, 3 per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper' 4@JU per cent. Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at (4 88% for demand and $4 85@4 85% for sixty • days. Posted rates $4 85%@4 86 and $4 89. 1 Commercial bills $4 84>i &* 84%. Silver certificates, . Bar' sliver 59%c. Mexican dollars, 48%c. Bonds— Governl ment, weak; State, weak; railroad, strong New York Money Market. LONDON. April 25.— Atchison. 72%; Canadian Pacific. 96%; Union Pacific preferred 92%- Northern Pacific preferred, 101%; Grand Trunk 9%; Anaconda, 10% United States Steel, 47; do preferred. 97. Bar silver, steady, 27^-d per ounce. Money, 3@3% per cent. . CLOSING. The stock market here was active and cheer ful to-day. The chief feature was the amazing continuance of the strength and . activity of American shares'. Union Pacifies were bought from the start. London is beginning, to calcu late that the Increased earnings on this road mean a nine per cent dividend distributable on the common stock. Calls for the end of June at 110 are being bought at $10. The'Atchisons also are buoyant and were helped by a tip that those who have manipulated the rise In Union Pacifies were taking up the Atchlsons with a view to advancing them next. ' London was doing pretty well by Itself when the New York opening prices were sent over, showing a big hoist of Union and Southern Pacifies and of the Baltimore and Ohio shares. Baltimore and Ohio common bounding up $4 a share In four minutes. Except for the specialties, the mar ket was fairly quiet, inclining to ease in the street after the close. Men prominent in tha market are shaking their heads over these spe cial -spurts. Money was tight on the amount locked up fur. the new issue of consols. NEW YORK. April 25.-The Commercial Ad vertiser's London financial cablegram says: London Market. BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money — tin Ion Land ....... 3 Call loans 3 ®4 - West End 98% Time loans V&<tiW> Westlnghouse SI... 64 U, . Stocks— Bonds— • ; A. T & S F 70tf N E Gas&Coke 5s. 65 A T & S F prefd.. 98% Mining Shares- American Sugar.. ..144 Adventure 16% Am Sugar prefd. .122 Bingham Mln Co.. 26% Am Telephone 174 Amalg Copper 121V6 Boston & Albany.. 264 Atlantic 33 Boston Elevated... 177 Boston & Mont.. ..439 Boston & Maine.. .198 Buue & Boston... 116 Chgo, Bur & Q 196% Calumet & Hecla_.825 Dominion Coal ?7U Centennial 29 Dom Coal prefd... 113% {Franklin 18% Fltchburg prefd.... 147% | Humboldt 50 Gen Electric 220 Osceola 86 G«n Klec prefd 220 Parrot 54% Ed Elec 111 240 Qulnoy 176 Mexican Central... 22% Santa Fe Copper.... 8% N E Gas & Coke.. 11-^ Tamarack' ...• TM Old Colony 211 Utah Mining ......35 Old Dominion 34 Winona 4% Rubber 20 Wolverines 5S& Union Pacific ....107% v 8 ret rer 2s.... .106% N T- Cent.lsts..../.107% •S° UI> 106 * N J Cent sen 63...1S3 P° S» reg. l .......uo% N Pacific Ss 72% U S Ss coup: m% n Pacific 4s .105ft Do new ia regr.,138% NTCiStL 4s.lO6% Do new 4s coup.. 139% N & W con 4s.... 101 Do old 4s reg....U3H O Xav lets 110 Do old 4s coup.. 113% O Nav 4s ..104% go 5a res 110 O Short Line 6s...l23% Do 6s coup m% Or S Line con 6a.. 118 Dlst of Col 3.65s.. 125% Reading Gen 4s.... 85% Atchlson gen 4s...l02?i R G W lsts 101% AtchiRon adj 4s.... 95% 5t L & I M con 6s.ll5% Canada,.So 2ds....lO8% S L & S F gen 6s.l31% Ches & Ohio 4%8...105% St Paul cons....... 193 Chet & Ohio 6s... .12?% S P C & P lsts...HSft C & NW con 7S...142 S P C & P Bs.....l20 1 / i C & N-WSFdeb 5s.l24 So Pacific 4s 94 Chro Terminal 4s. 95 So Hallway 6s 117% Colo Southern 4s.. 87 Stand R & T 6s... 60 D & R G 4s 102 : 4 Tex & Pac lsts.... 120 Erie General 4s.... 87% Tex & Pac 2ds....lOO F W & D C lsts..lO6 Union Pacific 4s.. .105% Gen Electrlo Ss 185% Wabash lsts ...'... 120- Iowa Central lsts. 117 Wabash 2da 110 Li & N Uni 4s 102%IWest Shore 4s 114% M K & T 2ds 82% WIb Cent lsts...... 89% M K & T 4s l)8Vj'va Centuries 95T4 MINING STOCKS. Adams 23 Little Chief 14 Alice 40 Ontario 8 75 Breece 1 33 Ophlr 90 Brunswick Con 21 Phoenix 08 Conmstock Tunnel. • 05 Potost ....*. 05 Con Cal & Va.....2 15 Savage ;... 05 Deadwood Terra.... 50 Sierra Nevada 21 Horn Silver .110 Small Hopes '60 Iron Silver..... 60 Standard .3 S3 Leadville Con 05 . ' • ' CLOSING BONDS. 2.083,800 Shares sold. ...'.... Pacific Coast '. 60 £?*!S C CoMt lst P« M 9« "i'^» ! flc Coast 2d prefd >.-.. 67 428S SSSStfKL-Mv 3 ,300 Pressed Steel C^V////^IV.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 45^ ' M £.1f sed Steel Car P™" • S3 % Pullman Palace Car 209 ¦a'iw ISs?* 4 Bope & TwIne N&g* . go susar preVa".'.v.-.:v.;:-.;v;.;;;-,;;-.v::::i2i 4 J.600 Tennessee Coal & Iron 67tf J-'°0 United States Leather 13% H n ! ted Statefl Leather prefd K% 600 United States Rubber... 20>4 , iJS H nlted Stateaj,Rubber prefd 61»/4 4,700 Western Union 92% 87.100 Amalgamated Copper ..;... .....121ft \-™> Republic Iron & Steel Co.... 20% ,4'?22 J} e E" bl 'c Iron & Steel Co prefd...... 77 122.100 United States Steel Co ;. 46% 64,400 United States Steel Co: prefd 94% P C C & St Louis...................... 63 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. OREGON. Flour, qr sks 34.W3 1 Potatoes, sks 1.9SS Flour, qr sk3 25.1Sf tons 7S Wheat, ctls 4V Wool, bales 1,612 Barley, ctls B,80f Quicksilver, flsks 143 Corn, ctls 180 Tallow, ctls 689 Rye. ctls 350 Raisins, bxs 1.700 Sugar, ctls 5.000" Brandy gals 5 000 Potatoes, sks 1,67$ Wine, gals 86.900 Onions, sks 18J Lime. bbls. 273 Bran, sks 8,320 Leather, rolls 37 Middlings, sks.... 230 Hides, No 236 Hay. tons 532 Pelts, bdls 3,144 FOR THURSDAY. APRIL 23. Receipts of Produce. COAL— Wellington, $9 per ton;\ Southfleld Wellington. $9; Seattle. $7; Bryant. $6 50; Coos Bay. $5 50; Wallsend. $9; Co-operative Walls end. $9; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $13 25 In sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel. $10 per ton; Coke, $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks; Rocky Mountain descrip tions, $3 45 per 2000 pounds and $S 50 per ton. acnrdlnr to brand. SUGAR— The Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes, per lb, in 100-lb bags: Crushed, 6.15c; Powdered, 5.75c; Candy Gran ulated, 6.75c; Dry Granulated. 5.65c; Confec tioners' A, 5.65c; Fruit Granulated. 5.80c; Magnolia A. 5.25c; Extra C. 5.15c; Golden C, E.05; barrels, 10c more; half-barrels, 25c more; boxes. EOc more: CO-lb bags. 10c more. No orders taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. Domlnos, half-barrels. 6.40c; boxes, 6.«"" per lb. PIG TIN— Has been reduced lc to a range of 28@23c. BAGS— San Quentin Bags. $3 63; Calcutta Grain Bags, 6%@6%c; local make. He less than Calcuttas; Wool Bags. 30@34o; Fleece Twine, 7%#8c. General Merchandise. PORK— Live Hogs, ISO lbs and under. 6%a; ISO to 223 lbs, 6&@6%c: 225 and over, 6®6Uo; feeders, ; dressed Hogs, 8$±@9ifcc. LAMB— Spring, 9@9%c per pound. VEAL— Large, 7@8c; small, 839c per lb. MUTTON— Wethers. 8ig:8%c; Ewes. 7HS8C per pound. Previous prices rule for all descriptions. BEEF— 7@8c for Steers and 607c per lb for cows. - \ - WOOL— Spring. 1900 or 1901— Humboldt and Mendocino. 15@16c per lb; Northern, free. 12@ 13e; defective, 9@llc: Middle County. fr*e, 10@ lie; do. defective, S@10c; Southern. 12 months. 8@9c; Southern, free, 7 months, 7@10c; do, de fective, 7 -months, 7@8c; Oregon Valley, fine, 15@16c; do. medium and coarse, 14@15o».Dreron. Eastern, choice, 12@14c; do, fair to good, 9&11C; Nevada. 10@12c • HOPS— 15620c per lb. San Francisco Meat Market. HIDES AND SKINS— Culls and brands sel) about l\bc under quotations. Heavy Salted Steers. 0%c; medium. 8V»c; light. 8c. Cow Hides,' 8%c for heavy and Sc for light; Stags. €c; Salted Kip, Sc; Salted Veal, 9c; Salted Calf. 10c; Dry Hides. 15^@16c: Culls. 13H@Hc: Dry Kip. 15c; Dry Calf, 16@17c; Culls and Brands. 13@14c: Sheepskins, shearlings, 13©:5c each: short Wool. 30@4'Jc each; medium. 50&6oc; long Wool. 75c@$l each; Horse Hides, salt. $2 50 for large and $2@2 23 for medium. $1@1 25 for small and 50c for Colts; Horse Hides, dry. $1 73 for large, $1 25 for medium. -$1 for small and 50c for Colts. Deerskins — Summer or red skins, 35c; fall or medium skins. 30c; winter or thin skins. 20c. Goatskins— Prime Angoras. 75c; large and smooth, 50c; medium, 33c. TALLOW— No. 1 rendered. 4»£c per lb; No. 2. 3%(54e; grease. 2@2Hc . LARD — Tierces quoted at 6%c per lb for compound, and lOV-c for pure: half-barrels, pure, 10%c: 10-lb tins, ll^c; 5-lb tins. ll»ic. COTTOLENE— One half-barrel. 8%c; three half-barrels. 8?ic; one tierce. S%c; two tierces, 8^c; nve tierces, 8%c per lb. ¦ Hides, Tallozu, Wool and Hops. CURED MEATS — Bacon. 12e per lb for heavy, 12%@13c for light medium. 1314c for light, 14Vbc for extra light aod 15Vic for sugar cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13c; Mess Beef, $12 per barrel; extra Mess, $13 50; Fam ily. $13 50: prime Mess Pork, $15; extra clear. $23; Mess, $19; Smoked Beef. 14c per lb. The market Is ¦ quiet, but prices are main tained. .. vy Provisions. berts, 12@12%cj Pecans, ll©13c; Cocoanuta, $3 6C@5. HONEY— Comb, 13H©14c for bright and 12% ©13c for light amber; water white extracted, 7®7Hc; light amber extracted. 5@6c; dark, i@ 5c • per lb. BEESWAX— 25@28c per lb. NUTS— Chestnuts, £®10c per lb for' Italian; Walnuts,' No. 1 softshell, 10c; No.' 2,- 7%c: No. 1 hardshell. 9Vfec: No. 2, 7c; Almonds. " 12ig:i3c for papershell, ,'9@llc f or ' softshell ; Peanuts, 5#6c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, llgll'^c; -Fil- RAISINS— The Raisin Growers' Association has established the following prices: Bleached Thompson's fancy. 12c per lb; choice, lie; standard. 10c; prime, . 9c; unbleached Thomp son's. 9c • per lb. . Sultanas — Fancy, lOUo per lb;. choice, 9tic; standard. 8%c; prime. 8c; un bleached Sultanas, ' 8c; Seedless, 50-lb boxes' 6%c; ,.4-crown, 7c: 3-crown. 6Hc; '2-crown,. 6c. Pacific brnnd. 2-crown. 5c; 3-crown, 5'4c, and 4-crown, 5'Acr seeded (Fresno • prices), 5c; Lon don Layers, r 2-crown, $1 50 •• per r box : 3-crown, $1 CO; Fancy Clusters, $2; Dehesa, $2 50; Im perial, $3. ¦ All prices f. o. b. at common ship ping points in California. .. ¦ .- .. PRUNES— Santa Clara. 4 sizes. 3c: 30-40s — • 40-oOs. 4%c; 50-COs, 4»4c; 60-70s, 2?4c; 70-SOa 3lic 80-90s. 2%c ; . 90-100s, 2Vic ; 100-120s. l»ic. 'These prices apply to all districts alike, no more discrimination being made. FRUITS— Apricots, • 6@7^4c for Royals and SViSlOc for Mocrparks; Evaporated Apples. 4©6c; .sun-dried, lH-@2c: Peaches. SV^(@4c for standard, 4%@5Hc for choice and 6@6%c for fancy; Pears, 2@7c; Plums, pitted, 3&@5c; un pitted, l@l?4c; Nectarines. 4@4$£c for red and 4JT5C for white. Local dealers report a fair inquiry for Peaches, Apricots and -Apples, and supplies of the two latter are light. The feeling in these goods is firm. '..'.. The base price of ¦ Prunes has been put back to 3c for' the four sizes. What effect this will have is .a question which is causing some conjecture on the street. It Is feared In some quarters l that those outsiders who bought at the cut rate of 2c will turn round and sell at 2>4c or 2>£c,;thus leaving the association high and dry, with no buyers. A few days will tell whether this' apprehension' is well .found ed. The result of the cut,- however, was the disposal of about 36,000,000 pounds, according to public advices from ¦ San Jose. ¦ 'Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. 'The cold weather Is against Cherries, which are .very slow of sale, and though receipts are not large, they do not all clean up Strawberries are fairly steady. Oranges, Lemons and Limes are as previous ly quoted. , Eight cars of Oranges are an nounced for to-day*3 auction. , Blackberries came in from Covina. There were three crates, selling at S3 50 per crate PEriPUOUS FRUITS— . CHERRIES— Receipts were 231 boxes, selling at 50c@$l 25 per box for red and $1 25@2 for dark. STRAWBERRIES— $6@8 per chest for Long worths and $4@6 for large berries. Receipts were 279 chests. ¦ • . - • APPLES— $1<S2 60 per "box. CITRUS FRUITS— Navel Oranges, $1@2 25- Seedlings. 75c@$li Tangerines. 50c@$l 25; Lem ons, 75c@$l 25 tot common and $1 60@2 50 for good to choice; Glape Fruit, 50c@$l 50; Mexican Limes, $4 50; Bananas, $1 25@2 50 per bunch for New Orleans and $1 25@2 for Honolulu; Pine apples, Jl 50@4 per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. CHEESE— Fancy, full cream, , 9%c; choice, 9c; common, nominal; Young Americas 10Hc: Eastern,, full cream, 14(g!16c per lb EGGS — California Ranch— Selected White, \l5c; mixed colors, I4c per dozen. California Gathered— Selected, 13%c; standard 13c; seconds, . BUTTER— Creamery— Extras, 16*4c; firsts, 15c; seconds, Dairy— Extras, 15c; firsts, 14Vc; seconds, ; store, 12c. DAIRY EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Eggs continue weak under heavy receipts, and though sellers aro gradually reducing their asking prices stocks continue to |grow on the floors. Supplies are now large, and it Is difficult to set over 16c for the very best. Butter stands the same, being in good sup ply and quiet. Cheese is steady. Receipts were 85,900 pounds and 231 tubs of Butter, 1787 cases Eggs, 385 cases Eastern Eggs, 40.930 pounds California Cheese and 1000 pounds Eastern Cheese. OPEN MARKET QUOTATIONS. BUTTER— Creamery, 16@17c per lb for fancy and 15%c for seconds; dairy, M@15e per lb. CHEESE— Choice mild, new, 9&@10Vsc; old, • 9c per lb. EGGS— Ranch, 15@16%c for good to fancy; store. 13@14%c per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Hens, old Roosters and small broilers con tinue dull and weak, and stocks of Hens are too large. Ducks are also quiet and weak. Other Poultry is about as before. POULTRY— Live Turkeys. 10@llo for Gob blers and 12@13c for Hens: Geese, per pair. $1 50® 1 75; Goslings, $2 25@2 75; Ducks. $4 50 @5 50 for old. and $5 60@tf 50 for young; Hens, $3 50@4 50; young Roosters, $6 50@7 50; old Roos ters. $3 5004; Fryers, $5@6; Broilers, $4 50@3 for large and $2®>3 50 for small; Pigeons, $1 75 per dozen for old and $1 75(jr?2 for Squabs. GAME— Hare, $1 25; Rabbits, $1 25 for Cotton tail and 75c@$l for Brush. Poultry and Game. Potatoes are very firm and a further ad vance in rivers and Oregons is reported. Onions show some changes, old being steady, while new red are declining. Tomatoes are lower under the heavy arrivals. Mexican green Peppers are selling at 20c per lb. Otherwise Vegetables stand about the same. x Receipts were 1047 boxes Asparagus, 388 boxes Rhubarb, 1217 sacks Bay Peas and 740 sacks New Potatoes. POTATOES— Early Rose, 7O@9Oc; Burbanks, 65@90c for River and $1@1 40 for Oregon; Sweets, 50@60c for Merced; New Potatoes, l@l%e per lb. ONIONS — Cut Onions,. 5Oc@Sl 25 per sack; Australians. $3 D0(W3 75: Green Onions. 20(S>4Oc per box; New White, $3; New Red, $1 25@1 50. VEGETABLES— Rhubarb, 35c@$l 25 per box; Asparagus, $1 75 for fancy. $1@1 50 per box for No. land 50@85c for No. 2; Green Peas, 75c@$l per sack; Garden Peas, $1 25; String Beans, 7@10c for Los Angeles and 10@12%c for Vacavllle; Horse Baans, 75c@$l per sack; Ca_ bage, 50@60c; Tomatoes, Mexican, $1 50#l 73 per crate; from Texas, $2 25; Dried Peppers, 12@lSc; Dry Okra. 15c per lb; Carrots, 25<g-35c per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 35@75c per dozen; Garltc, 8@10c per lb; Summer Squash, per box.. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. BEANS— Bayos. $2 50@2 70; Small White, $4 75 @4 90; Large White, $4@4 15; Pink, $1 60@l 85; Red, $3@3 25; Blackeye. $2 75@3; Llmas. $6 25 @6 35; Pea, nominal; Red Kidney, $4 50 per ctl. -SEEDS— Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, nominal; Flax. $2 50@3; Canary, 3yi@ 3%c for Eastern; Alfalfa, nominal; Rape, 2@ 2%c; Hemp, 3%c; Timothy, 6^c ¦ DRIED PEAS— Niles, . $2@2 50; Green, $2 700 3 per ctl; Blackeye, nominal. The Government opened the bids for white Beans yesterday, but the results will probably not be known for a day or two. This description is very firm, j There is now a very fair demand for , Pinks for shipment to Texas and other Southwestern points, as the lower prices have attracted . buyers. Otherwise there Is nothing new. • ¦ -.- . ¦ ¦;•.-- Beans and Seeds. bid in at $6 50 per ton. Otherwise there was nothing new in Hay, the market being quiet. Bran and Rolled Barley were very firm. BRAN— $16 5O@17 per ton. MIDDLINGS— $16 60@19 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS -Rolled Barley. $17 50@18 50 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mlll,$25@26; Job bing, $26 50; Cocoanut Cake. $17@18; Corn Meal. J25@26 50; Cracked Corn, $25 50@26; Mixed Feed, $14 50@15 50. ¦-¦:_¦ ¦ HAY— Volunteer. $S@S; Wheat. $11@13; Wheat and Oat, $9@12; Oat. $3@U 50; Clover, nominal; Alfalfa, ?8@9 50; Barley, $7 50@9 50 per ton. STRAW— 35@17V£c per bale. Fifty ton« of new crop Alfalfa, the first of the season, arrived from Grand Island, and was Hay and Feedstuff s. FLOUR— California Family Extras. $3 23@3 50. usual terms; Bakers' Extras. $3 13@3 25; Ore-| gon, $2 75@2 85 per barrel for family and $2 75® 3 for bakers" ; Washington bakers'. $2 75Q3. MILLSTUFFS— Prices in sacks are as fol lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour. $3 per ,100 lbs; Rye Flour. J2 73; Rye Meal, $2 60; Rice Flour, $7; Corn Meal, %2 75: extra cream do, $3 EO; Oat Groats, $4 50: Horn*, iny, $3 50@3 75; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat. $3 50; Farina, $4 50; Whole "Wheat Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels). . $6 10 @7 60; in sacks, $5 75@7 25; Pearl Barley. $5; Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, $6 50 per 100 lbs. Flour and Millstuffs. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session— 9:15 o'clock—December—10, 000 ctls. 80c. Second Session— No eales. Regular Morning Session— December— 2000 ctls, 79»4c. ¦ Afternoon Session— December— 8000 ctls, 80c. OATS— The situation stands the same, the market being very firmly held. "White, $1 37%@ 1 50; Surprise, nominal; Red, $1 32\4@1 45; Black, $1 17%@1 27% per ctl. CORN— White is now about the only kind of fering, and it is very strong at $1 20@l 25 per ctl. A little mixed can be had at .the same figures. There is no yellow i showing at the moment. RYE-«0@S2%c per ctL BUCKWHEAT— Is quoted at $1 65@1 70 per ctl, ex-warehouse. $102%. December^SOOO. Jl 08; 2000.' U 07%: 6000, U07%; 18,000, $107%. . Second Session— No sales. Regular Morning Session— December— 18,000 ctls. $107%; 6000. Jl 07%. May— 16,000, U W&- Afternoon - Session — December — 20CO ctls, $107%; 36.000, $107%. May— 10,000, $102%." \ BARLEY— It is purely a weather market, and as no rain Is yet in sight the feeling con tinues very firm. Prices are maintained. Feed. S2%@S3%c for No. 1 and 77%@S0c for off grades; Brewing and Shipping grades, S5@87}£c; Chevalier, nominal. To-day's receipts were 72 cars, the smallest In years. From this the general market de rived, much of its bullishness. July corn sold between 44%c ' and 45^c and closed U@%c higher at 45%c. ¦.•;.-. -;¦¦' The market for wheat was active, strong and the broadest : in weeks. - May opened %©><ic lower in sympathy with an easy tone at Liv erpool and because the weather was highly satisfactory to farmers. Liberal sales wero made at ' the. start, but there was a demand of such breadth that an attempt was made to get the stuff back. The market In consequence rallied to 72%c and . later, influ enced by damage reports from Kansas, where, It was said, fly ravages were beginning to be apparent, crowded up to 72%c. Realizing sales caused a reaction" to 72%c during the after noon, but the close was strong, Yzc higher at 72%c. Oats were fairly active and firm in sympathy with wheat and. corn. May oats closed un changed. - . * Provisions were quiet but firm in sympathy with an advance in prices at the yards. Fluc tuations were narrow. Pork closed 5c higher, lard 2%@5c up and ribs 7%e up* The leading futures ranged _as follows: . '. the pit for a time, and this gave rise to ' a rumor that he had made a private settlement with shorts. Fearing that the market was about ¦ to collapse, scattered longs hastened to unload, and May broke, to 4714 c Phillips at this point re-entered the pit and a sharp rally to 48»ic followed. Later the market got back to 47#c. but again recovered and the close was at 4Sc, %c under yesterday. It Is esti mated that the Phillips line of May at. the close was about 3,000,000. It is figured ¦ that there will be this amount In store here May 1 and that It will be delivered to him. It is regarded as highly probable that the last remnant of the short Interest took Its medicine to-day. • _ . ¦ . ¦ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1901. COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL Foreign Futures. STOCK MARKET. LOCAL MARKETS. 10 STATIONS. I Last This I 124 Hours Season. I 1 Last Season. Kureka. r*rff*i>jT~" , * Red Blu«t:. y Facramento ......... fian Francisco Fresno Independence ...".... Kan Iy-iis Obiepo.... Los Angeles San Diego 0.01 44.60 22.67 17.50 18.99 10.38 5. SO 27.88 14.17 10.55 47.95 21.75 ' 17.32 18.10 7.94 2.*2 15.82 6.09 3.65 STATIONS. I Last This I 124 Hours Season. I 1 Last Season. Kureka. r*rff*i>jT~" , * Red Blu«t:. y Facramento ......... fian Francisco Fresno Independence ...".... Kan Iy-iis Obiepo.... Los Angeles San Diego 0.01 44.60 22.67 17.50 18.99 10.38 5. SO 27.88 14.17 10.55 47.95 21.75 ' 17.32 18.10 7.94 2.*2 15.82 6.09 3.65 AUCTION SALES AUCTION!* AUCTION! SALE OF STABLE BUSINESS, ETC, • By Surviving Partner. Xotics is hereby given that the undersigned, as surviving partner of the late flrra of SULLT- VAN & DOYLE, will, on MONDAY, the 2Dth day of April. 1901, commencing at 10 o"clock a. m.. of -caid day. at the Stables of the said late firm, at 323-323-327 Sixth street, this city and county, sell at Public Auction, to the high- est bidder, for cash. In U. S. gold coin, the en- tire stock In trade of said late firm, consisting of Horses. Mares. Carriages, Coupes, Hacks. Bugsie3, Wagons and Harness; also Office Fix- tures and Safe; also *he Good Will of said bust- ness. AH the Horses, etc.. Carriages, Wagon*, etc., will be sold separately. The sale will b« without reserve, for the purpose of winding up the business of said late firm. The Horses. Carriages. Wagons, etc.. at said Stables, are subject to inspection up to day of sale. ¦ •'. • ¦ San Francisco. April 16, 1901. JOHN J. DOYLE. Surviving Partner of the late firm of SULU- VAN & DOYLE.- Notice Is hereby given that all the Interest of the late firm of SULLIVAN & DOYLE in and to all the Horses. Carriages, Wagons, etc.. and in and to the business carried on at Now 220 Va- lencia street, known as the EMPORIUM HORSE MARKET, will be sold by the under- signed, as surviving partner of said late firm, at said Emporium Horse Market, on TUES- DAY, the 30th day of April. 1901. commencing at 10 o'clock a. m.. of eaid day. at Public Auc- tion, to the highest bidder, for cash. In U. S. gold coin. Sale will be without reserve for the purpose of winding up the business of said late firm. Dated at San Francisco, this 18th day of April. 130L JOHN J. DOYLE. Surviving Partner of the late firm of SULLI- VAN & DOYLE. IS du£C Awrv^/m^ a fl y " u i ?& B A small amount of money judiciously, invested has a gre^t 8 • H e ? rn^ n S power — interest never ceases to accumulate^ — accumula- g H tion is the great creator of fortunes. ';. g M Our company was particularly organized for the Concen- m D tration and combining of capital fcr small investors, thus male- i § H ing their money a great working power. S i H If you, have' a small amount of idle capital call upon u«. tA I Eg We will show you where it can be invested with assured results. a I WEST COAST INVESTMENT CO., | j| Ph^Ian^uildin^, San Francisco. §