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fFINANCIAL-COMMERCIAL NEWS SPECIALLY FOR THE CALL
BANK CLEARINGS
REACH BIG TOTAL
y ear 1013 the Figures
ft ! $2,624,428,824 for
San R: ancisco Banks
Por the Year 1913 the grand total ot
hank clrajingg at the San Francisco
■ lajswlac house compared with the
s'rariil ijotal for 1912 was:
Year RVtf $2,677,561,952.27
lear lal'J 2.024.42V524.74
Be erase $33,132,127.63
T jrs figures given are tlie official
'•t x ea for tho banking year ending
at n today. While there appears
V be a decrtase of more than $53,
--■mo.ooo under last year, it must be re
inemhr / that the secretary of the
treasury instituted a change, which
became effective February Last, where
by many items thatp rior thereto
passed through the local clearing
naiise now go direct to Washington.
Manager Sleeper of the San Fran
cisco clearing house estimates that
shout $20,000,000 of the apparent de
crease can be accounted for in that
way.
Hven under these circumstances the
1913 clearings are in excess of the
IJ4II figures, which were $2,427,075,-
M S
Tl-.e clearings for today were
$7,861,713.78. For the month of De
cember they were $223,514,053.6!. as
compared with $230,631,877.11 for the
corresponding month last year.
*.\\T\ < Rl7, BEACH COMPAW
Creditors of the Santa Cruz Beach
company held a meeting In this city
today and appointed a committee to
look after their interests. They
claimed to represent an Indebtedness
of approximately $100,000.
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SIGIR RECORD U 1913
Sugar market conditions have been
ao unfavorable this ' car that all the
sugar computes wllj *nlah 1913 with
a poor record of earnings, says the
Walll Street Journal. The margin of
profit has been, for the most part, far
belnv/ normal, and there have been
periods when refineries oper
ate at a losa. It costs about 62 v,
r. ts a hundred pouuds to refine raw
aga>'. and th* net margin between
lws and refined has been as low as
I cents a hundred. The only time
lis fison that conditions were
vorside to the sugar makers was
iring the heated term, when a heavy
• sprang up for a short period,
a alKlatalti■ were stocking up
depleted shelves. The demand
ia shown less than the normal an
tal in'-r«=-ase of about 150.000 tons, so
■ i there have been few grains of
-t for the refiners. Current quo
tio!'. s for refined sugar are 4.20 cents
id 4.15 cenlts a pound, against about
cerits at this time last year.
The American Beet Sugar company.
fB .as suffered also from the low
'01 Of prices will earn Its preferred
-. irten l abotjt twice over by the end
• M urre'tt A seal year on March 31
>■:;. ii 'oroilrig to the statement of a
ssct< In 1912 it showed a surplus'
3.16 P*r cent on its $15,000,000
imtw i.
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ii'.ii.Rntn EiHM>'i;s by wire
%Issour: Pacific November gross de-
I east. $84.4*7; net increase, $142,860:
jPtaJ come increase, $40,138' surplus
ftfiei ;.arges increase, $31,611: five
months gross decrease. $633,450: net
increase, $162,681: total income in
"teaK 1 , $198,205; surplus after charges
decrease. 5111.138.
Reading system total all companies
November net decrease,
charges anrl tax increase. $8,584; sur
m/tmm decease, $844,12?: five months net
decrease, $3,796,633: charges and taxes
Max:ram c. $42,920; surplus December,
*3,539,553.
INTERSTATE DECISION
Ts«uinsr a decision in the case of
Texarkana f-eight bureau and
emere against the Iron Mountain and
fis other railroads, the interstate com
merce commission held that while
carriers may properly meet water
competition, the maintenance of a
bower rate to one point than to an
other, which are intermediate, can
not be justified on the ground that it
in necessary to suppress water com
petition.
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1)1 PONT BOND OFFERING
According to advices from the east
the E. L Dv Pont de Nemours Powder
company is offering Its common stock
holders the right to subscribe to 6 per
*ent income bonds of the Hercules
Powder company at 85 and interest
in amounts equal to 10 per cent of
their present common stock holdings.
The subscriptions are payable as fol
lows: Ten per cent on February 1,
30 per cent August L 30 per cent
Februa-y 1. 1915, and 30 per cent on
August 1. 191.".' Under the dissolution
plan the Dv Pont company retained
$3.250,000 of the Hercules company's
bonds and $1,500,000 of the Atlas com
panv-'s and distributed equal amounts
to its common share holders. The
present offering, if fully subscribed
for. will leave a balance of a little
more tty».n $300,000 of the Hercules
in the Dv Pont treasury.
I . I*. ~Al> IN TRANSPORTATION
In its last fiscal year the Union Pa
cific railroad sold a billion ton miles
more transportation than in the pre
vious year. Nor ia the west yet half
Irrigated or even settled. Union Pa
cific's ton mile rate in 1913 dropped
to 971 cents from 1.005 In 1912. but
•with the big gain in tonnage and 17.6
milos increase in the average distance
nan!«-i1 the company touched the new.
high gross earnings level of $03,638,
--tiS, ' nmpared with the previous high
of $50.228.092 in 1910. Operating ex
penses were 53,5*4.247, or 7.3 per cent
more than in 1912. due chiefly to
heavier maintenance and higher
wages, but even so Union Pacific
closed 'lie year with a balance of
$32,795,365. or 15.14 per cent for its
common stock.
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ANOTHER DROP IN SUGAR
Announcement is made this morn
fig by the Western Sugar Refining
company of another decline of 10
points in the wholesale prices of all
grades of refined sugar. The total
drop in price thin month has been
30 points, or three-tenths of a cent
per pound. So far there has been no
appreciable difference In the price to
consumers.
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PACIFIC COAST CLEARINGS
Pacific 'oast bank clearings for
■Wednesday, December 31:
Clearings. Balances
Seattle $1.83.-1.472 $IH»!»7fl
Spokane 67.'i.631 154.902
Portland MBfttja, 211.203
HAT FEED AND MEAL
Wholesale price* ou carload lot* of hay on
today's market: Fancy wheat hay. light
bales. $20'ij21: No. 1 wheat or wheat aud
oat, $17'H1'>: no. '_• wheat or wheat and oat
$15© 16- choice tame oat. $17<?£18; other tame
'•at, $14H516; alfalfa. $12<<j14.50; stock hay,
$H"8t11.-'0; straw. «5«490c; per t.ale.
Meal 'per tout—Oilcake. 30 tone lots. $33;
10 t..r.s, $33.50; 5 tons. $34; less than 5 tons.
$.14.50: coeonnot, carload lots, $27.50; do 10
a, $27.5:j; do 5 tous, $28 : do small lots,
$28.30.
Feed 'per ton)— Bran. $24*324.50 for white.
.«__ .12.-. for red: middling. $2 , .»«32: shorts. 525
■ ••, ratten bartey. $27.50<£2K50; cormneal.
$12 30't4 '3.50; cracked corn. $42.50®43.50; al
falfa in- al, car lata, $17.50; do small lota,
HIDES AND SKINS
Prices quoted in San Francisco:
Tilde* ip.r lb' Brj cattle: BuU'nara, 26''e;
murrains. 25% c; dry salt hides, 18c; stags,
ttrt Hp. 26f£e; veal. .'!" c; calf. .",(<(•
Hot- (es'-hi Large pi me. $2 me
dium. *•-•*/2.*>: email. $I..Vi'<<2: COttg, 25'ct50\
W t Siße,, (pel lb) Catlic- Steers. BSSdSSSSI
a-W hearv. I .",«..«•: .lws. lies* v. |se; stags,
l". : p. 10 ta M lb*. 13% c: calf. 19--.
s'b.ici'is (earhi Long wool fielts '.l"c<j
tl.|, ; ,-...jium «oni. 15-a»Oc: short wool. *2A
4; .. lota W""l. ••.-.'.»«;<•<•: do uiedium>o
61 :*>>■: ~car.;;i„«. .\«. 1. 204530 c: No. 2. 15
(o SOi .
Tallow ipe' )*■< No. ' rvsn and l:ard, s'iQ
6c; Sv. -. 4fes«jc; gr. asc, 2'j:!.j. j
S. V. WATER STOCK
SOARS ON CHANGE
Condemnation Proceedings
Cause of Sudden Demand
for Securities
Institution of condemnation pro
-1 ceedings by the city of San Fian
i clsco had the effect of boosting Spring
Valley Water stock on the San Fran
! Cisco Stock and Bond exchange this
! morning as It has not been boosted in
many months. Opening at $53, a gain
.of almost 2 points over night, the
j stock went forward in sucecssive
! leaps until it reached $57. an advance
i of 4 points on the day and of B points
on the last preceding sale. During the
short session 965 shares of the stock
were bought. and at the closo
$56.87 lit was asked and $56.35 bid.
Associated Oil stock also was in de
mand, 50 shares Pelling at $39.75, a
half point gain over the last previous
sale. Stock transactions totaled 1.081
shares, the largest volume of busi
ness in many weeks.
The general tone of the market was
stronger, and though bond sales to
taled only $11,000 par value, prices
obtained showed more or less im
provement. Natomas 6s at $49 ad
vanced 1 % points, while Southern Pa
cific branch 6s at $119.25 and PaefTic
Electric railway 5s at $100.25 were
fractionally improved.
Unlisted securities continued weak
and inactive. Because of the ap
proaching holiday no afternoon ses
sion will be held.
I Local Mining Stocks I
SAI ES DECEMBER 31
Morning Session
mo Belmont 7.43! 100 Opbir v»I7
1000 Rescue Eula. 11 600 Opbir 16
500 Ton Merger.. 53! 100 Mexican 1.15
1000 Blue Bull .. 03 200 Con Va M... 10
500 Round Mt . 3S 2000 Cash Boy ... 08
1500 Gypsy Queen. 041
luformsl Session
2000 Atlanta 1.V2000 Cash Boy ... of>
500 North Star . 3S 200 Opbir 16
noo Ton Merger.. 63 100 Ophir 15
100 Con Va M. 10 1100 Con Va -M. . 10
100 Crown Poiut. 42 2000 Ton Merger.. 32
3500 J'm Butler.. 77; 000 Ophlr 14
2".«> Saml Kendall i» oissi Atlai.ta 15
10<a> Atlanta 15 1000 Ophlr 15
1000 C 0 D o:i:i000 Round Mt ... 38
•00 I nlon Con .. 11l 1000 North Stat... 38
1000 Midway .... 38
MORNING QUOTATIONS
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Ton of Nev.. 7.2sCrown Point.. — 50
Montana ... — 1.25 Con imperial. 03 04
Ton Exten.. .1.73 l.s«> Kentuck 04 —
MacNamara.. 09 10! Alpha 02 04
Belmont ....7.40 7.50 Confidence ... 33 —
Midway ' 38 39 Belcher 80 —
West End ..1.27 Sierrs Nev .11 12
Jim Butler.. — 77U"tsli 02 03
Nicth Star.. 37 39 Bullion 02 —
Rescue Eula. 10 11 Exchequer ... — 03
Gld Con M..1.40 1.45 Seg Belcher.. — 12
Tou Merger.. 53 54 Overman .... —■ 45
Mlap*h Ex... — 31' Justice "6 OS
Columbia Mt. M 02 Cniou Con ... 11 12
Jumbo Ex .. 13 14(Alt* 08 —
Com Fraction 06 07 Julia Con ... 04 —
Booth 02 «3' Caledonia ...1.40 —
Blue Bull ... 02 03 Silver Hill . — 1*
aid Merger.. 10 -Challenge ... 13 —
Florence .... 23 25 Occidental ... 70 —
Gld Kewanas 02 03 Andes 04 05
Red Hiils ... — 025.-orplon 03 05
Great Bend.. 02 tt Craoker Jack. — 01
Oro 07 08 Blue Bell ... — 01
Pitts S Peak 34 36 Spearhead ... 01 02
Atlanta 15 16 Cash Hoy ... 07 08
Nev Hilis .. 44 — iLone Star ... 01 02
Silver Pick.. 03 04 Yellow Tiger. 01 02
C U D.. ... 03 I*4 (irandma — 02
Round Mt .. 37 Tonuueror ... 01 02
Da-»v — 02 Sand Kendall. 09 1"
Paidfid B Bte 01 02|B«*ton Ton . 01 02
Vernal 05 Ton 76 Con.. 02" —
Ovpsv Queen. 04 (ViiCmatllla 01 02
Halifax 1.20 -Man Coo 03 04
Victor — S2|Great West... — 01
Mon Fitts Ex 07 OS Dexter 02 03
Ophir 16 17 Mustang — 01
Mexican 1.12 Mm Hill Con. — 01
(ioald A Cur. 03 — Man Pis Four — 10
hest A Belch 03 —1 White Cava... 08 —
Con Va M. .10 ll Ci'l V. 02 —
Savage — 11 Mori. ... — 02
Potosi 03 —vDex'er ... — 82
Chollar 03 (>4('eut »;...«•»*.. — S3
Uale A Nor. — 10|Amaltan 01 02
Yel Jacket.. 30 —1 *
SOUTH OMAHA LIVESTOCK
SOUTH OMAHA. Deo. 31.— Hogs. -Receipts
8.600. Market steady. Heavy. $7.60<0j7.75:
light. $7.40e?7.«5; pigs. $6.5007.23; bulk of
sales. $7 45 07.70.
Cattle— Receipts. 1.400 Market higher. Na
tive steers. $6.50<a9; rntri and heifers. fsV.BS4J
7.50: western steers. $844«: Texas steers. $5.75
f<j7.ls; cows and heifers, $5.5007; calves, $6.23
0».75.
Sheep—Receipts. 7.700. Market easier. Year
ll.igs. $007; wethers, $505.50: lambs. $7.25
©8.25.
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. 31.—Hogs—Re
ceipts. U.iSK). Market 5c lower. Bnlk. $7.50©
7.85; heavy, $7.804a57.90; packers and butcaere.
$7.7007.65; light, $7.4507.73; pics, $6,750
7.25.
Cattle—Receipts. 4.000. Market steady to
10c higher Prime fed steers. $5.5009; dressed
beef steers. $7.2308.40: western steers, $6.50
0S; southern steers, $006; cows. $4.40<0i7:;
heifers. $6.5008.75; Mockers snd feeders.
$5.3007.25: bulls. $306.73; calves. $6,500
10.50.
Sheep—Receipt*. 7.000. Market steady to
str.-np Lamb*. $7.3508.15; yearlings, $60
7.15; wethers, $505.75; ewes. $4.2505.
CHIOAOO~~LIYESTOCK
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Hogs—Receipts. 40,000.
Market slow. 5<- lower. Bulk. $7.8007.95;
light. $7.6007.90: mixed. $7.8308: heavy.
$7.6508; rougb. $7.6507.75; pigs. $8.7543i7.70.
Cattle—Receipt*, 13.500. Market steady to
a shade lower. Beeves. $6.7009.60; TVxa*
steer*. $6.9007.90; western steers. $6.2001
7.85; stookers and feeders, $507.43; cows sud
heifers. $.''..3008.60; calve*. $7011.40.
Sheep—Receipt*. 18.000. Market steady.
Lambs ahade lower. Native sheep, $t.7.".'a
8.10: western. $4.7306.10: yearlings, $5,850
7.10; lamb*, native. $6.700 8 20; western. $6.73
LOCAL FISH MARKET
Cleaned and iced f. o. b. prices, per lb:
Halibut. 15c; chicken halibut. 10c; carp. 6c;
catfish. 12',c; codfish, ioc; red frock. 12V4c;
black rock. B<-: barracuda. 10c; soles, 6c: sand
dabs, 8c: toincod. smelt, l2V»c; craw
fish, 20c: sardines, 6c; white bait, 12V4c:
striped bass. 15c: sea bass, Ifcttc; shad. 6c;!
herring Sc; mackerel, 8c; crabs, per doxen
$2.5003.
WEATHER REPORT i
SPECIAL CALIFORNIA REPORTS
SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY. DEC. 31
STATIONS
3S j Tempera-! jO j *3
S tare 5" !?
I l2l3 e I
: i * « ! 2 j 2. o
IS. ! n I ' a '.
| j ! % i ; •
i- it ! • | :
akersfleld IFocgT I 60 48 'SE | .30
tett-r [Cloudy! 54 46 .00
ndwar '. Cloudy | 56 [ 50 S I .22
■land 1 52 54 8 !l.56
isadena iCIondyl 50 50 | ,4-1
ISO Robles jRaln 56 ! 52 !S I .20
Muona Foafgy 54 I 52 ! .54
wterrllle IP.Cldy! 54 I 80 1NB I .18
Mllands 'CloudyI .".6 ."<> Si; .is
Iverslde 'Cloudyl 54 1 54 IE .3*
in BernarMno Cloudy W 51' SW ' .L''l
mta Barbara [Cloudy! 54 i 32 E ' ,M
in Francisco JCloudy! 60 ! 56 1 1 .16
FORECAST TILL 5 P. M. PACIFIC TIME
THL'RSDA V
For Sin Francisco. Oakland and vo-inlLv —
Rain tonight and Thursday; brisk to high
southerly wind.
Tor California, north of the Tehaobapl—Rain
tonight aad Thursday: brisk to high southerly
wind.
c a :'f..-n!». s.mlh «.f the Tehaohaid-Rain
tonight and Thursday; fresh southerly wind.
For Nevada—Ruiu or snow tonight and
Thursday.
For Sacramento valley—Rain tonight and
Thursday; brisk to high southerly wind.
For Santa Clara valley -Kain tonight and
nguwlay; arts* to high southerly wind.
For San Masyain valley — ruin tonight and
Thursday; brisk to high seutherlv wind
WEATHER CONDITIONS
The storm remains central ofr Vancouver
Island. moving slowly eastward. and has
caused general rain, with snow in the moun
tain*, west of tbe Rockies from Mexico north
ward. The rain ha* been heavy In the Sacra
mento valley. San Francisco h'sy section and
M gaa I ula OMspo. High southeast to south
vest wind is reported from the northern Call
• rni:t .-oast. Over the central and eastern
peation* if the country the weather is gener
ally fair. There has been a general rNo in
■••■roper■ Mire over the entire country. A maxi
.,;:tin wind of 38 miles ~er hour from the south
nest occurred ai San Francisco during the
.lig'xt. Conditions are favorable for a coiitinu
ettaa of the storm tonight ami TMraday In
t;>is district, a.vt southeast storm warnings
:>re displayed from Pnrt Harford to Eureka for
high soijttierlv winds.
U. H. WILLSON. Local Forecaster.
TTTT: SAN FRANCTSCd CALL* ANB POST, WEDNESDAY, DECEAFREH 31/1913
LOCAL PRODUCE i
RECEIPTS INTERIOIt PRODUCE, DEC. 31
Hoot. <i r sks.. 1 ..:i4i ,'heex-. ctls Jl
Wheat. <-tls BJHII laikaa. rolls. MM
Barky, ctls 6,475|i1i"1e5, No 170
I'olatiK-s, sks.. 2.o2U|Pelts, No *P
Hay. tons 150; Wine, gals 41.2(Hi
Wool, sks STlßrandy. gals MBS
Mustard Seed. lOoal. tous :| 0
sks 300| Lumber, ft 40.000
Alf Feed. sks.. 200iApples. bxs •*•■<)
Putter, ctls Livestock. N0... 200
BggS, iloi! 13,8001
BUTTrR, CHEESE AND EGGS
Quotations aa the S;*u Fiauclsco Wholesale
Dairy Pnsluce exchange:
Butter—Per pjuud:
Orades— 1i.c.27 Dee 18 D*».*fl Dec-ffl
Fresh extras 32V*c 32c 20'jc 2*4
Fresii firsts 29',ic 2UVjC 29c 28c
Eggs—Per tloxen:
Grades— Dec.27 Dec.29 Dec 30 Dec.3l
Fresh extras 47c 4Sc 53c 58c
Selected pullets 43c 44c 4ttC 4i'.'jC
Cal. storage extras 35% c 35U.C 37c 3Sc
Cheese—California fancy flats. I8V»C per Ib:
tii-si-, lfi.-; fancy l'oung Aaaark-aa, 17c; do
Qrsls, 15c.
LOCAL FRUIT MARKET
I Pries* quoted oa the Saa Francisco wholesale
i fruit market:
Dectdaoua Fruits—Apples, per box: Newtown
pippins. I tier. t!.«ft«*t.7S; 4<A tier. $L2o«
1.3.'., I*-lietlower, 4 tier. tl.*>3>4pl-75; do
tier, $1.25«1.75; Rhode Island greenings. 4
tier, $i.25«c1.30; do 4V, tier. $1; Delaware
reds. 4 tier. do 4V, tier. $1.15«J
1.25; Hoover, 4 tier. $1.255*1.50; *\
$1*11.25; Baldwin. 4 tier. $1.25431.50; do 4V»
'tier. $l<ai.2s; Oregon Spltseubergs. $2d4..-.>;
do Jonathans, $1.50«ji1.75; do Ben Davis, $T.JO
01.70.
Pears—Winter Nellia. $1.7582.23.
Citrus Fruit* (per box) —Lemons, standard.
$1.7502.50; choice. $2.5004: fancy, HO»;
lemonettea, grapefruit, seedless,
$203.50; limes, per case. j&MOaJ». ■
Oranges—Navels, fancy. $2.25!tfi2..>0; no
choice, II 1101 111 tangerines, $15t1.50; man
darins. $1.2301.50. „ ...
Tropical Fruits— Bananas. Hawaiian. $1
02 pet bunch: do Central American. 3- t '«
4» 2 c i>er lb; do Mexlcau. 2©4 c |*r lb; pl-i«
--| apples, per doxen, Hawaiian. $: ■•Hl'.
CRIED FRUITS AUD NUTS
Prunes- 1913 crop, bulk basis: 30-4O*. Tl ,
40-;,t)s, 6t~c; 50-60*. 6c; 60-70*. 6.-; iO-POs.
5 V TO-SGm, 6c; 90-90*. 5 54c; 90-lOOa. ii»e.
This above are for Santa Clara prunes, outside
MCtkaaa V«c lower. 1912 crop stock worth
practically as much as tbe uew crop.
Other Fruits. Stand- Extra
50 Ib boxes— ard. Choice. Choice. Fancy.
Evaporated Apples.. 7'.4c 854 c 854 c 9'jc
Apricots 12c 13c 13 Sc. lac
Peaches 5c 55i»c 5%c 65»c
Pears •* 10c
Raisins—Tbe following prices sre f. o. b.
Fresno, as given out by the Associated Raisin
• i«mpsny: 1913 crop, per lb— Loose muscatels
(50). 1 i-rown. 6%*; 2 crown, 554 c; 3 crown,
6c: 4 crown, 6c; seeded fancy, 16 oz packages,
7%c. do 12 oa. 6V; do bulk. 6V 4 c; do choice,
16 at, 7c; do 12 oa, 6%e; do bulk. 6Vjc; mm
tanas, no stock; Thompson's seedless, un
bleached 50s, 6c: 16 ot. <s*c; 12 os. o%c; re
cleanrd. %« advance; do floated, %c advance;
Loudon layers. 20 lb boxes. 3 rrowo, $1.45;
4 crown, $1.65; 5 crown. $2.25: 6 crown. $2.75;
do 1 Ib cartons. $1.75: clusters. 20 Ib boxes.
$2.50. Local representatives of the association
are asking 'ie higuer, while several of the
large packers are quoting %c under the asso
ciation's figure*.
Nat*—Alinood*: Nonpareil. 21r: I X L, 20c;
Xc Pl« lltra. 19c; Drake's secrtll:i?». 16c;
Languedoc. 15c. Association price* en wal
nuts, f. a. b. Los Angeles, per lb: No. 1 soft !
shell, ICe: No. 1 hard shell. 15'uc; No. 2 wal
nuts. U%c; budded. 11K-. Locsl prices range
sb<jut %c higher. Manchurian nuts are
quoted at 10V,sil.V per Ib. Peanuts—Cnpol
ished, 5S<»«o; polished. 6©B%c; sbelle.l Jap
anese. fiL 4 r a «* jf . Chestnut!— California, per
lb. 8812 c: Italian. i4v%©l*e.
Hooey—New crop. 1S13: Comb, water white,
144815 c; amber, 12©13 c; dark, 10@llc; ex
tracted, fancy white. 7% ©be; light amber.
6%c; dark amber. 3%©4 c.
LOCAL VEGETABLES
Prices quoted this morning on the San Fran
daM whoiesale market:
Potatoes i per ctl) —Delta white*. 75c@$I;
! sweets. .51.25H1.50; Oregoa Burbanks. $1®
| $1.30: Idaho. 51.1iH«,1.2.V
! On.mis u*r ctl)—Sllverskins, $2.20^2.33:
ion street. 25c higher; Oregon*. $2.25©2.30.
• VcL-etaldcs-~Tumatoes, southern, per crate,
40) vi $l 25: string beans. &©l2%e per lb; lima.
i 4&6e per lb; p?as, 7<ail2%e per lb: green pep
am, southern, per lb, 2Q4c; eggplant, south
em. per Ib. 3(jj;>c: rhubarb. $1»j1.75 per box;
cabbage. $).23*r1.50 per efl; squash, summer,
per box. $l(jsl.50; do cream. Ba©73c; Hub
hard, j.er sack. 70»g75c; do marrowfat. tiOfoo
75c; *prouts. 44SSC per !b; mushrooms, per
: It,. .-.«rl<*-: buttons. 10'a;13e: carrots, per sack.
celery, small crates. Toe. ©f 1.23; liugc.
I $1.50432; garlic, per lb. 7©loc: cucumbers.
j P*r box. $1.50©2; lettuce, per crate, $1 50©
j2.23; cauliflower, per dozen, 50© 70c.
POULTRY AND GAME
I Prices quoted this morning on the San Fran
! ei«co wholesale market:
j Poultry (per lb) —California fryers. 19@22c;
old rooster*. 10&12 c; do young, i.V(i,2oc; bens.
small. 16ftl7c; eastern bens, 164518 c; do
! yom,g stock. 20©21e.
Per doaen--California hens, medium.
I 5.50; do extra, $B£lo- old roosters. $4©4.30;
young roosters. $6©7.50; do full grown, $8©1);
fryers. $5<.f6; broilers, $3©4; ducks,
old. $4Q6: do young. $7©9; pigeons. $1.50; do
squabs. $2«j 3: eastern hens. $7'« i.l 1. according
to siae; geese, per psir. $2 •: •"
Turkeys (per lt>>- —Live young. 19©21 c; do
old, I"(Q,'2im:; dressed. 24$i28c; small hens
20023 c.
c.ame iper 1107 1 — Rabbit*. $2<32.."i0: Re)elan
hares. $4'.t.d; wild. $2<U-75: geese, white. $2
©3; do Kr»y. $4<rjs; brant. $2Cc*4: canvasback
$5@6; mallard, $4©3; widgeon, $2.50©3.
FLOUR AND GRAIN
Quotations in San Franrlaeo this morning:
Flour (per cti>—Net easb: California family
extras. $5,604(6; bakers' extras, $4.65<<i5.20;
superfine, $3.90@4.10; Dakotas, $«.404,7-40;
Kansas. $6iH6.25.
Wheat (per ctl —California club, $1.5254©
1.53; northern whest. M tie* tens, $1.67%©
1.70; Turkey red. $1.57%©1.63; red Russian.
$1.50@1.52%; club. $1-»4%©1.35; forty fold,
$L55411.57ti.
Barley (per ctl I —flood to choice feed. $1.30
gl.32'j; lower grades. $1.25© 1.27%; shipping
ami brewing, $1.3.V<jl 40.
Oats (per ctli—White. $1.42%@t.47%; red
seed. $1.75i81.93; black, $2.50©3; surprise,
$1.47%@1.50. .
Corn (per ctl> —Eastern to srrive. $1.69 for
yellow aud $1.70 for wblte; Egyptian, white.
$1 7 .•( 1 75; Kaffir, nominal.
Rye (per ctl)—Oregon. $1.60431.63.
LOCAL SUGAR QUOTATIONS
The Western Sugar Refining company
quotes net prices on granulated sugar, in hags
of 100 lbs. as follows: Western line granu
lated. $1.35; fruit granulated. $4.35; eanunas'
granulated. $4.33; icrystal domino*, whole
pieces. 3 lb cartons. $.K. 15: do 2 lh carton.
$8.05- do half pieces, 2 lb cartons. $8.03;
monarch bar. $4.70; tablets. Iv half bbls.
$4.85; do 25 lb boxes. $5.10: cubes. $4.00;
monarch powdered. $4.45: XXXX powdered,
$4 15; confectioners' A. $4.35: bectgranulated
(100 bags yalyi. $4.15; extra C, $3.83; golden
C. $3.75; H, $3.65.
The California and Ihwa lan Sug.ir Refining
company quotes net prices ~n granulated sugar
in IK> lb bags as follows: Granulated basis.
$4.35: C. & H. fine standard. $4.33; coarse
dry granulated. $4.33: confectioners' A. $4.33;
berry. $4.33: powdered, $4.45; cubes. $4.60;
"Illgrsde" bar. $4.70; bricks. In half bbls.
$4.55: do in 23 boxes, $5.10; H. * K. crystal
flaasliwia. I ft cartons. $8.15; do 2 lb cartons,
$8.65: do half aire, 2 lb cartons, $8.65; extra
fine dry granulated. 100 lb bags only, $4.15;
extra C, $3.85; golden C, $3.75; yellow D,
$3.63.
HAMS, BACON AND LARD
The Western Meat company quotes the fol
low, ng prices:
Primrose hams. 10-12. 21'ic; do 12-14. 21% c;
do 14-16. 21% c; Primrose bacon, 4-6. 30e;
eastern Star hams, 10-12, 2154 c; do 12-14. 21c;
do fkinned, 2254 c; do 14-16, 21c; eastern Star
bacon. 4 6. 29c; do 6-8. 28c; do 8-10. 27c; do
1012. 26c; Monarch hauis, 10-12, 20c; do 12-16,
30'jc; do picnic. 1454 c; Arrow bacon, 8-10.
20'.jc; Mo 10 12. 2ilc; medium, 20% c; light
1). S. bacon, 8-10, 23c; do 10-12, 22c; medium,
20% c.
(iolden Gate Lard—Tierces. 135*.c: 50s, per
case, $6.88; do 10s, per esse, $8.55; do ss, per
case. do 3s. per case, $8.70. Arrow com.
pound —Tierces, 10% c; do ss. $5.88; Uo 10s,
$6.75; do ss, $6.83; do 3s. $6.90.
Yellow Arrow cooking oil, «4e; do wblte.
66c; Primrose salad oil. 68c; extra family anil
me ss beef. $24; extra prime nork, $25, extra
pig pork. 86,
Califene--Tub*. ll«4c: balf bbls. 11% c:
c*s". r $7. '* C ' C * ' l ' J tierCP *' llc *
PROVISION PRODUCTS
Prices quoted this morning hy Roth-Blum
Packing cotnoany:
ihiuis (per !b>—Dove. 21<4c: Reliance. 1054 c
"Our Ciioice." 12-:<',, 18,.; IX-30. 17c; Hot*.
boiled. 2954 c; R.-'isnce do. 27ijc: do "Our
Choice," MO; boiled picnics, " 20c; "Our
Choice" picnics. tsc.
Bacon (n«* lb)- Hove. R-10, 25c; OS, 26c;
Reliance. OS. 25c: 810, 23' -c; "Our choice"
OS. »%e; 8410. 2S%j*j 10-12. 21c; Banner. 8
-10. 21c: 10 12. 2<V: light bacon bellies. 19-13,
1954 c; Eaglish bacon strips, 19c; light me
dium. 17 sic; medium. 17V4e.
Lard (tlrece basis, per lb)—Banner, 13c;
flexible. 13'4c; "Our Choice" compound. 9%c.
Salad oil (tierces) Ideal. 70c per gal;
cooking oil, per gal. yellow 62c. white 64c.
Pressed Meat* (per lb)—Steers, 12@1254c;
cows. !H)jl2c- bulls. lOMjiSllc; wethers. 10©
llc; ewes, 10c; lambs. 12r<J13o; boga. 13 54c
Tallow (per Ib) —A, o\c; prime, 7', 3 c; mut-
I ton. Be.
Beef *nd Pork (per Mil > -Mess beef. $22:
i extra family beef. $24 prime mess, pork, $23;
. clear pork. $29; pig pork. $32.
LONDON MONEY RATES
j LONDOK, Dec. 31.—Consols for money, 71%:
! .lo account. 72; I'nion Psclflc. 159't; h*r *llver.
j st*«dy. 26<id: money. • - ..'a.per cent. Dl»
--cunt Short hill*. 454 per cent; three monLhs,
14% per cent.
UNDERTONE FIRM
ON N.Y. MARKET
Trading Light Except for
Transactions in Steel
and Reading
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Except for
some large transactions in Steel and
Reading, trading was light at the
opening today. The undertone was
firm. Reading and Norfolk and West
ern rose 1 and New Haven %. The
other active stocks with the exception
of the Hairimans, made slight ad
vances.
Bidding up of special stocks gave
tone to the whole list, and although"
progress upward was slow the market
was firm.
With no change of importance in the
situation, speculators were not In
clined to trade heavily on the eve of
the holiday and business was limited.
Holders of long stock took the small
profits that were in sight toward the
close of the forenoon and prices
sagged easily to about yesterday's
close.
The indifferent support which the
market received on trie decline tempt
ed the bears to seek weak spots.
American Telephone lost two points
and Western Union lost most of its
early gain of 1-%. Active shares were
well sustained.
The market closed firm. Weakness
persisted in American Telephone, the
price falling to 118% ex dividend.
Klsewhere there was a decided under
current of firmness. Net changes were
small.
Bonds were steady.
I Wall St. Closing Prices
s> _ a.
BalM STtiCKS lUlghl Low | Bid | Ask
;HK>lAHis Chalm pfdl j I 42% 45
22.500 Aaaal Copper...; 73% l 72%; 7354 73%
I.2"ti Amer Can Co.-! 2»%! 29%! 20% 30
5001 Do pfd 88%. 88%. 89% 80
SOOiAjner Car A»\ 44%1 44% 144 45
HK'.Amer Ex 102 ;iO2 'Woi 4 1"3
2,700 Amer Ice Securi 23 | 23%|-23% 2454
IU) Amer Loco pfd' !*!'-, Brt' t : l»i 98
700j Amer Smelt iug.l 6454 64 63% 64%
1,301 Amer Sugar ...'llOl4 JOO H4)%|lld
4001 Do pfd I 112 (113
7.4oO|Amer Tel A T .121 5* il 18%; 118% :119
I.si Amer Wool pfd 1 76 I 75% I
300! Anaconda 83%j 35% 33% 85%
1.400 ATA Santa Fei 1)3% 8354 »3".4 i 9454
loOjßeth Steel 1 U»% 285?!
100) Do pfd ! 88 168 I
sui Bait A 0hi0...: 92%! &2%j °2%l 92%
l.ouijßrooklyn 11 T.j 88 i 87% i 67%j 88
70tl Cal Petroleum..' &%] 19 IS%", 18%
lOoj Do pfd I 51 151 JBTS4! 62
."..'"•Can Paciflc ... [206% 103% 10Mb 106%
t.u'Ches A- 0h10...i 00% 60 605» 61
I lOOJC & N W 127 5,! 127 i 127%! 128
C M .V St P 100 : <»*4' 99%100
<io> Central Leather 27 | 27 27 27%
101) Do pfd 83 96 84% 86%
I.20o(ChIno 1 30%; 38% 88%I 305,
aOOiColo Fuel A 1., 28 27%! 27%j 29
ftOWOaaaei , 128% 131%
.'•"Corn Products..; 9% 9%| 8% 10
300|Del A Hud*>u.. 133 181 162 3M
aODfOiatming sees. 18% 17% 18 18%
l,2ooiErle 28 | 27%! 27% 28
3H)j Do Ist pfd..! 44 '44 44 4454
ion F W Wlwth pfd' 11 12%
lOOjOrt North Ore.l 34%J 34% 34 i 345,
l)'sx;rt North pfd. :i2»1% 112fii 4 120%' 127
300 Ala.ka | 21% 21% 21 21%
::»U,Goortrtrh 1 23% 23% 23 23%
800 Do pfd 79% 79% 78% 81
100 Guggenheim Ex.l 44141 44
lOOilnsplrution Cop., 15% 15% 15 15%
100 luterb-;Metro .... 14% 14% 14*4 18%
MS) Do pfd ! 60% 6054 60% 60%
5001 Inter Harvester! 101% 101 100 101%
100|Kay»er | 77 77 74 80
4<m> X C Southern..! 23 24% 2454 25
100- Do pfd j 56% 86%1 66*4! 68
1.300 Lehigh Valley.. 16<>% 1 148%j149%!150
100 L A N 1138% 1. , «%|1335 t 'l3ri
■•'«• Mackay pfd j 65 I 63 I 83 I 63%
200 Mexican CentN! 10 I 10 9% 10%
800iMiami ..121*4(21*4 21% 22
lOOiM SP A S S M 123%,125% 123 !126
4<s)'Mo Kan A Tex.! 18% i 18 1
"no Missouri Pacific 24%' 24% 24%1 24%
iOOtNatloa'l Biscuit 122 !122 118 1128%
I.ooo'Nevada Cons...! 13%1 15 18% l 15%
TOWN V Central... 8(4%| 02 92 82%
tea nycastl. 147 i 47 42 47
3,200|N YMI A H.. 77%j 76 76 7<1%
100 N V Ont A W.I 27 j 27 ! 20*4 27
l.f»s> Norfolk A W. .. 102% 1025i,!102% 102%
700lNortb Pacific. 1109%1108 1108 1108,%'
460 Pacific T & T.. 27 I 2654 96%1 JB%
800'Penn R R Co. ..100%(109*.!100% <Mi%
•-.people's Gas... 121 %:119%'121 %!121 %
lOOiPlttstsnrg Coal, is is is ! is%
lOW Do pfd ; Stl%! 86%! Bfl%l 87V,
808 Pressed st Car.! 27 27 I 26%! 27
lOO'Rv St Spgs Co.; I j 80 I 87%
300 S P certfs J 94%! 94% 84%! 93%
700, Kay Cous J 18%j 18% 1854! 18%
300 Rumley pfd ...i 35%! 9-"% 36 ' 38
3S,oot> Reading :i«8 j 167% 168% 1168%
lOOißepublie SAI 80%| 80% 80%1 81 5i
200' Rock IsUnd pfd 20% 21%
SOHStodebakat Cor.! 19% 1854 1»% 20%
8,000) SOU Pa.- 8,8%: 88% 88*4 W»
aOOjSeu Ry I 23% 23% 23 23%
200 Do pfd 76% 76% 76 77
K.lOOjTena Copper ... 3.3% 32 33% 88%
i'exas Oil 132% 126% 129% 130
6.200 Third Aye 42% 41% 42% 42%
lOO'lnlon Bag A P 5% 3%
200. Do pfd 27 27
18.100 I'nion Pac 155% 154% 154% 155
6001 Do pfd j 85 85 83 .85%
im. I'HR of S F...] 22 22 21% 22
288 Do pfd 40 !39 39% 40
SOOjU S Cast I Pipe) 10 11
... Do pfd 40% 40 40 45
SOOiU 8 Rubber ; 58 66% 57% 58
100! Do Ist pfd... 101% 101%
33.800!U S Steel Cor..! 58 58% 58% 58
700! Do pfd 106% 108 105% 106%
200iUtah Copper .. 50% 80% 60% 30%
BOOiVa Car (Jh Co! 27% 26% 26% 27
100 Wabash 2% 2%
200 Do pfd 8 8 7*4 8%
OOO'Western Daiaa. 38% 37%! 57% 58%
300!Westlnghouse . 84%j 64 \ 04% 63%
200.400—Total shares sold.
f N. Y. Curb Market I
Bid. Ask. Rid. Ask.
Am Marconi Ms 4 Int Con Rub 7V4 B«>4
Anglo Oil .. 13% 13*. Keystone .. IVi I*4
Ray S Gas.. '4 *» Kerr Lnke. 4% 4 9-16
Braden Cop. 7 f» I* Rose I*4 2
Do 0s . . .140 .130 Lehigh VC.IBO 190
Do 7s ...140 150 Man Shirt.. 35 45
Pr Am Tob. 23% 24 Do nfd... 98 102
lir Col Cop. 2 Man Tr.... 1 5-16 I*4
Brown Shoe 47 52 | Mason Val.. 314 4
Da pfd .. 86 — Mp 7% 711
Buffalo Mm. I*4 2 Mln Cof A_2 2'S
Culcagn Sub 1 Cop... •„
Can Marconi 2 2** Rlk»r Hege. 7L, 7%
Crown Res..l 11-16 I*4 Savoy Oil.. 8 Xt
Cluett Peab 57 62 S Oil (old). 1273 _
Do pfd ..03 97 SO Subs. ..875 —
Con Aria ..3-16 54 Do EX-5..406 407
Con S S Ree 19 24 South Utah. V 4 %
O C Mines. 214 2>4 Temlsk 13 15
Davis Dalv. 2 2541 Ton Piv> P fd 84 85
Ely Con ... 2 3 I Tnno Mining 6% 6 T 4
Emer Brant 20 24 'Tnolnmne... 1,
I>o pfd... 70 75 ; Trl-Bulllon .1 1%
Eng Marconi 12 16 I'nlt Cigars. 8414 94^
Do pfd... 11 14 ! Do pfd... 110 113
First N Cop 3 3V; United Cop.. J,4
Qreene Can 554 7 Do pfd... 3 r,
Do new.. 30 32 1 W P 3s 74 75
Giroux 14 lie Willys Over s!> 62
Cold Cons.. )\ 17 36 Do pfd... 82 8H
Bay IMb... 3 4 1 Yukon Gold. 2 2%
Do pfd... 8 12 I
I Local Oil Quotations j
SAUCS DECEMBER 81
100 Claremont 20
100 Claremont [19
Bid. Ask.l Bid. Ask.
A--- Oil.. .38.50 40.00 Psrafflne... 25
Br.sokshirc. 25 511 Palmer L'n. 01 02
Claremont. 18 —|Pyr*mld ~ — 04
Coal Ont.. 20 — I Republic ... 13 —
Empire ... HO -Sovereign .. OK
111 Crnde.. in Bf}B wA B. n>
Man Crista SI —(Sunset Mon — 1.00
New P Pet 15 — (Turner 2.25 —
PAW ( rude 331W X Oil Co 36
NEW YORK METAL MARKET
NEW YORK. Dae, 31. Copper— Steady;
standard, spot not quoted: January to April,
offered at 14.50 c: electrolmtic, 14 75<M15c: lake.
13.50 c nominal; casting, 14.6254014.75 c. Tin
-Weak; spot and January. 36.90037.10; Feb
ruary, 37@37.2V; March. 37.17%«37.25e;
April. 87.85037.37% C. Antimony—Dull; Oook
son's. 7.4507.60 c. Iron—Quiet, unchanged.
London markets closed a* follows: Copper—
Wesk: spot, £65 2* 6d; futures. £65 17s 6d.
Tin—Easy; spot. £169 ss; futures, H7l 2a 6d.
Iron -Cleveland warrants. 49s 10'.,d.
NEW YORK MONEY RATES
NSW 'iosik. Dir. 81. -c«il mosey, >t r <.n. I
fait per cent; ruling rate, « pPr cent; closing
Mil r.OjUU. hit cent. Time loans, steadr.
Sixty and 90 days. 4%fa,r l per cent; sit month's.
per rem. Mercantile paper. per
cent. Stirling exchange, strung. Sltfr days.
$4.R'v» : demand. $4.8550: commercial hills.
J. ■"><> ~ Bar sllser. fi7**e. Metran dollars,
44 V Gorerament bonds, firm; railroad bunds,
steady.
BOND MATURITIES
SHOW DECREASE
Total for January Is About
$5,000,000 Less Than
Previous Year
Bond and note issues of the leading
railroad and industrial corporations
maturing in January, as compared by
the New York Journal of Commerce,
aggregate $13,235,500, as compared
with $45,597,000 the previous month
and $18,201,000 in January. 1913. Tlie
maturing indebtedness of railroad
companies for January amounts to
IS. 130.000. leaving a balance of $4,80.".
--500 for industrial concerns • ; liqui
date. Comparative figures follow:
January January
1914 1913
Railroad bonde $4,720,000 $4,239,000
Railroad notea 3.710,000 3,673.000
Industrial bonda 200.000 284.000
Industrial vote* 4,603.500 8,005,000
Total $13-235.500 $18,201,000
NEW YORK BONDS I
Did. Ask.l Bid. Ask.
Ateh gen 4s 88 H.'H t '.lapan 4s .. 78 —
Do cf 4s 88 04 Jap Ist 4»,s 87*4 88V,
li i 0 45.. 914 92 |J»p 2d 4VjS. HOI 4
BF. T 4s. 87> 4 87*4)8 P cv 45.. 85 % M%
Col Ind ss. 76 78 |D AR G ss. — 09
U S Blty 5s 83 84t,!Arniour 4',« SO 89*4
R I col' 4s. 49-4 5054 O S L 4a. .. 8854 8854
S P ref 4s. 89% 89%|8 P Term 4s - SO
S P col 4*. 90 91 IColo So 4Vje 9054 °1
U P Ist 4s 955, 06 |U S reg 2s. 97% 98%
Do cv 4s. 92 92141 Do coup... 97% —
US Steel 55.100 100%! Do reg 55.102%103
i'nlt Hv 4s. 61 55 I Do c0up...102% —
C G&E unss9l'4 92 I Do reg 4».lll 112
Am Tob 4s. 95 98 I Do c0up...11254 —
Do 6* ...115 — |P»n»ma 25.. 97 —
Chinese 35.. B«Vi 88541 Do 3s reg. 99n;i00*i
Wab deb 4s 49 50 I Do coup... 99*4 —
West Pac 5s 74 75 ICBAQ Jnt 4s 94% 94*4
financialTnotes BY WIRE
Consols off 1-16 for both. Money 71' i. ac
count 71%. Rln Tintos 70.. off %.
U.iKlon i-opper opening: Spot £60 2s 6d, off
17s 66. Futures £«5 15s. off 15*.
John Hays Hammond declares the tariff will
drive manufacturers abroad.
Rail contracts have been released for deliv
ery of 175.WH1 tons in 1914.
Mexico obtains $5,000,000 loan.
At the annual meeting of the stock holders
of the British American Tobacco company tbe
final dividend of 7 per cent out of net earn
ing* for tbe fiscal year ended September 30
last was 11) lit la it. The dividend will be paid
January 7.
Department of Justice officials in Washing
ton disclaim any knowledge of the «ettlement
out of court of the government suit to dis
solve tbe American Sugar and Refining com
pany.
Th,. Tennessee Copper company says Its out
put for December will be over 1.700.000
pounds, makmi; the month one Of the largest
in the company's history. Production for 1918
will be somewhat larger thlu last year, wbeu
the total was 13,2081090 pounds.
The Texas company's earnings for the year
are reported to be about 14 per cent on capi
talization, and the directors are considering
ao Increase of dividend to 8 per cent next
month Th* Dutch syndicate owning *MBa In
OUahoma. bperated by the Texas company.
;,as been bidding for the stock since the death
of Charles G. Gates. It Is said that tbey
seek to gain coutrol.
THE COTTON MARKET
NEW YORK. Dec. 31.—Liverpool due %
lower on October and 354 lower 00 other posi
tions. Opened quiet 405 lower. At 12:13
p. in. market w»s quiet but steady at a net
decline of 304%. later cables were l poiut
higher than at 12:15. Fair business doing In
spot. 8 higher at 7.14. Sales 8.000. includ
ing 7.000 American. Import* 31,000, including
20.000 American.
All market* will b* closed tomorrow. Liver
pool market will also be closed Saturday.
Port receipts today estimated 60.000; last
week 53,962, last year 15.229. Next ginning
report to be Issued on January 9 will be made
up on data carrying operations up to the close
of businesa today.
Liverpool. 2 p. m , unchanged to 1 higher
than noon pricea. New York is due to open
403 higher.
Llverpocl cotton closed quiet, 405% lower
on near and 55;06% lower on distant.
The New York cotton market closed steady.
Spot unchanged. Middling uplands, 12.00 c.
Futures ranged ss follows:
Option— Open High I-ow Close
January 11.97 c 12.07 c 11.05 c 12.00411 c
February 12.08-12p
March 12.31 c 12.37 c 12.22.' 13.29-3f*
April 12.2323 c
Mar 12.29 c 12.33 c 12.i5)0 12.23-24 c
June 12.20 c 12.20 c 12.20 c 12.22 21.-
July 12.30 c 12.35 c 12.19 c 12.21-2*
August 12.15 c 12.15 c 12.15 c 12.02 04.-
September 11.72-75 c
October 11.70 c 11.75 c 11.63 c 11.64-63 c
December .. 12.10 c 12.28 c 11.98 c w .
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—Butter—Unchanged.
Eggs—Lower. Receipts, 2,888 cases. At
mark, cases Included. 28033 c; ordinary firsts,
301,031 c; flrsta, 82% 033 c.
rVcse— Higher. Daisies. 16i.0161.-c; twins,
1601014 c; Americas, 16%016\c; longhorns.
lS%ol6*ic.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
John M. Foge and wife to La Franz Foge,
lot lv S line of Valley street, 175 R of Church.
S 114. E 21:5. N 118. W 27:3: $10.
Lacopo Papera to Eugenia Papers, lot in E
line of Jonea street, 30 N of Vslparaiso, N SO
by E 62:6; gift.
Margaret Josephine McCormlck to Union
Trust company, lot in S line of Lincoln war,
95 W of Third avenue, W 30 by S 93, and
two other parcels; $10.
Carl A. Henry to Margaret J. McCormlck,
lot at NW corner of Waller and Belvedere
streets. W 23 by N 100; $10.
William T. Sesnon and wife to Charles
S. laumeister to 15. Tollinl and wife, lot In
E line of Gough street, 58 S of Filbert. S
26.6 by E 101; $10.
San Francisco and Los Angeles Realty com
pany to John A. Sullivan, lot In W Hoe of
Twenty-eighth avenue. 175 N of Noriega
street. N 25 by W 120; $10.
Peter Guerra to Joseph P»usa. lot In N line
of California street. 32:6 W of Eleventh ave
nue, W 25 by N 100; $10.
M. J. Mertens and wife to Lillian M. Mou
roux, lot at SW corner of Grove and Divita
dero streets, S 34:6 by W 109:101;.: $10.
Nevada W. Meyer to Carrie E. Bridge, lot
in 9 Hue of lake street. 65 E of Twenty-sixtb
avenue. R 27:6 by S 100; $10.
Fidelity Realty company to Nevada W.
Meyer, lot In S line of Anza street, 95 W of
Seventeenth avenue. W 50 by S 100; $10.
Martin Hanson to Matt Johnson, lot 576
gift map 1; $10.
George E. Roe *Dd wife to John |, Puree!!
and wife, lot In S line of Lincoln way, 58:6
E of Twenty-fourth avenue. E 28 by 8 95; $10.
Chaaeey Burr to A. Jordan. lot in S line of
Euclid avenue. 93 W of Jordan avenue W
50 by S 100: $10.
The Melone company to the Realty Holding
snd Improvement company, lot in E line of
Stevenson atreet. 05 N of Fourteenth, N 25
E 65, N 1. E 63, S 26. W 180; $3,500. *
Azores Dairy company to J. C. Jorge lots
283 and 254. Preclta Valley lands, and two
Other pieces; $1(>.
J. C. Jorge and wife to William H. Ulfelder
same; $10.
Fannie Weldon to Coleman J. Conrov and
wife, lot in S line of Twenty-seventh street
100 W of Diamond. W 27:8, S 114, E 22 6 N
12:6, B 5, N 101:8: $10. ' 1
Oscar Heyman A Bro. to Beatrice Ttscornia,
lot at SW line of Oneida avenue, 80 NW ot
Otsego avenue, NW 26:2 by SW 80; $10.
John S. Harvey and wife to Jefferson B.
Marteuet et al., lot in E line of Ninth avenue
225 N of Balboa street. N 25 by E 120; $10.
Michel* Clanclarulo and wife to Battista
Cianclarulo one-half of lot in SW line of Third
street. 130 NW of Harrison. NW 25 by SW
SO: $10.
Levy and wife to Peter Celllllo. lot
In Nw line of Vienna atreet, 230 NE of Italy
avenue, NE 25 by NW 100; $10.
James P. Moran and wife to William J.
Pheian and wife, lot in S line of Day street
180 W of Church. W 25 by 8 114- $10
Fairvi.-w Realty company to Martha W.
Hardy and Mary Ann Beamlsb. lot In S Hoe
,of Duncan street. 02:0 W of Hoffman ave
nue. W 23 by S 114: $10.
Ma B. Gray to Alma B. Woodhead. lot in
B line of Hyde street, 66:8 Not Greenwich
N H by E 66; $10.
Francesco Santanlello and Giuseppe Arone
and wife to Flex Mancuso aod Joseph Man
euso. lots 26 and 27. block 24. Fair-view: $10.
Leo Edward McEnhill and Lena McEnhill to
John T. Neary. lot In W line of Bartlett
street. 168 S of TVeuty-flfth, 8 28 by W
117:6; $10.
Norman B. Livermore and wife to Joseph R.
Higby, lot in 8 line of Jackton street, 187:6
E of Jones. E 137:6. S 187:6, W 187:8, N
60:11. W 187:6. N 24:6, E 137:4. N 68:1: 810.
John W. McCormlck to Margaret Josephine
McCormlck. lot In SE line of Nstoma street.
60 SW of Lafayette. NE 44 by NW 74:8- $10
Bulldlne- Contracts
B. * M. Ctanoiarluo with S. Saari—To erect
a three story brick building In SW line of
Third street. 125 NW of Harrison. NW BO by
SW WI; $15,315.
George C. Sargen* with Pred ,T. H. Riekon
To erect a two story and basement frame
dwelling in S line of Lake street, 82:8 B of
Twenty-fourth arcnoe, B 60 by 8 100; 110,814.
I Local Securities 11
SALES DECEMBER 31
Morning Session
$3,000 Fseiflc Elec By 5s 100.25
$1,000 Paciflc Gas A Elec 5s 84.25
$8,000 S P Branch 6s 11».25
$2,000 Natomas Con 6s 49.00
50 Associated Oil Co 8».75
25 Spring Valley Water Co 53.00
30 Spring Vslley Water Co 53-00
25 Rattan; Valley Water Co 56.00
115 Spring Valley Water Co 57.00
175 Spring Valley Water Co SBJB
I'.'s Spring Valley Water Co 5«.75
25 Spring Valley Water Co 56.621.j
350 Spriug Valley Water Co 56.23
75 Spring Valley Water Co 56.12',
20 Cal Fruit Canners' Asau 112.00
10 Alaska Packers' Assn 70.50
1 Fireman's Fund Insurance 230.00
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
BONOS
}r ceap 45.110*4 — IN R Cal 59.1©5« i —
Do 3a 99 — IN Cal Ry ss.loßVi —
Miscellaueous— S Cal P ia. »7 99
»Ia AW5s —- 100 j Do con Ba. — SS
Asso Oil ss. 97>4 99 ISer Elec s*. — 92*,
Bay CPC 5s — 100 [O G.LAH s*. 97
3 C G&E 5s 991;, _ i Mt jtan «s. 103*4 —
COE gm 5s — 100 i Do 5s — 102'/,
Do unf 5s 91 »j — | Do con s*. — .87
Cal Con TS* _ S 7 O Trac Cn 5s 82., — .
al Ct Css 90\loliil'jak W g5» 92 — *1
s-oaat SL5s — 95 (Om Cable 6*. SS'ilOO 1
C«l 'f*U 6a I Oro El 65.. 69 V, — j
.al Wine 3s — »««AlPac G Im 4a 87« i 58%
Cits El 55.. 80 82 iPac GAE ss. 84i — '
C C W«t 5s — _ p,e El R 3s. 9»%IOOH
~P* Smss — - [pae LAP 5». — 91
U LAP «*. _ 108 Do . t d s*. 93 5T7
5f fit 4H»- — - Pac TAT s*. 96 »*V
frst Fed s*. 100 108 Pk AOR«a M% — 1
Fer ACHBs 99 _ Peop Wat 5s — «»
v* W 6* — 100 Sac EU4R3*.
Hon R T 6s. 10014 — S/L*PBs— »B*4
L Tshoe Rss— — D»6s,aA—
h Bcb G Bs. 09 _ sFNapAC 6s. — !*»»
tA G&E s*. »8 9954 ii«ra Ry 6s — »»
Do Cor 6s 93 — \%T.O A SJ5s —
5 y ~ 1(» I Do 2dm 6s— ; »
Do Cor 5s — Do Coa 5« — fl
LAL gtd ss. — 10454 3J4V3C B4H» — <*>
LAP lcm.is. 10014101 SPC 1cm55.103 —
LAP gtd 5s — 93 SPUR Cal —
Marin Wss 90% — s P Ist r 4s. SO
Mid Co G6s — 101 SVW gm 4s S»W Wi
il\ & MtT 6s 971% — I'HR of SP4* 314». 32
MktH load* 83*4 — ICait GAB 3* — —
Nat Cou ss. — 5© ITnl Co P 6*. —
STOCKS
Water— I Sugar—
Marin Cm... 50 — I Haw C A S-, 21 24
Peop W pfd - 45 (Haw Sugar...— 24
3 Val Wat. 56i>4 56Ti Honokaa ...'— S
Gas and Electric— I Hatch SP - — 14
N Cal PCn 24 26 iKtlama !P. - —
Oro El pfd. 22H — lOlliine — 7
Do com... — 108V4|Paauhau ... — 12V4
Pac Lt pfd. 71 »4 73',iUnioa 15 —
Do com... — 106 I Oil-
Insurance— |Amal Oil ... — —
Fore Fund..229 — iAsso Oil ..-• 394». 41
I'ac C Cas. — 80 IFac Crude... — 35c
Banks— • sterling OIK. — 1%
Amer N«t.. — 131 h'nion Oil .58 —
\nglo-C«l T. — 125 fw Coast pfd 8»«t —
Anglo A L..158 — | Miscellaneous—
811k of Cal. — 195 I Alaska P A. 70|4 —
First Nat .. — — lAnaaby pfd.. — —
Mer Nat — tfal Fruit CoJlH* —
Say I'nion.. — 250 Cat St RR. — —
Julon Tr..2323 — c«l Wine pfd 8044 82\,
Savings Hanks— Do com .. — 50**
ierman ...3273 atOO Hunt B pM—
Hmbt Say. — 132U p«c Am PA,— 4
Mutual Say. 80 — Pse Brx pfd B5 —
security ... — 330 Do com ..5 —
Powder— p»r TAT pfd 88 00
■ I doP pfd 84 — Do corn .. — 24",
Giant Con.. 84 — Pac TAT pfd — 90
rir.O TRr pf. 20 45
I Unlisted Securities I
SALES DECEMBER 31
Morning Session
$1,000 West Pac 3s fc74.se
23 Western Paciflc ' 6.75
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
BONDS
Bid. Ask. BiH. Ask.
Alaska P 6s. — 104 |Pal Hotel 6s 9b«%100%
Am RIvEl 5s 91% 93 |P*e P CemOs »£*% —
AshO Oil ss. — S3 |S» GAE 4%S — 8854
Bine I.W 6s. 102 — [Sr ANP3* — 100%
Bay CPC 0a.103 104 ICJLAPOa— 106
.'al N W ss. — 101 IBF A SJ 5a.104% —
Crocker Nat. 100% — \s P Coast ss. — 93%
;en Pet bs. 48% 50- \i Cal Ed 55.. 91 —
Mt Whit PCs — 08*4] S Ccua Cemfts 8384 B*>
Natmo D6s — 100 S Yba W6s — 104%
Do LaadOs 98% SB% Sperry F Ss. — 100
Do 2d 6*. 23 — Sun TAT 3s. 104 104%
OAftE 5s — 72 ITur Irrlg 3s. — 90
lak &Ass — 74% I nlon Oil 3». 82% —
Orph Th 68.101 103 W Sacto 6s. . — 98
Phil Tel Os. — 88 (West Pac 8* 74% —
Do 2d 6s. 91% — lYos Val Pss 89 —
STOCKS
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Water— Mcßrlde .. . — 4%
Peop W com 1% 2% Honolulu ... 22% —
Gas and Electric— Do pool .. 21 22
C C P pfd. 78% — Oahn 24%; —
Noble Elec.. — 3 Of! —
Oro Dcv Co. 40 — Gen Pet ... 8 —
Pac GAE pf 81% — 'Hono Oil ..1.00 1.62%
Do com... — 83 I Cement—
West P pfd 49% — I Pac Port Co. — 69
Natomas Cn 1% — |Rlv U P Co. 38% —
I Do coca... — 6 IS Crui Cem.. — 43
Insurance — Htand P Cem 20%- —
Vulcan Fire. — 14 I Miscellaneous—
I W S Life.. 7*4 — Buffalo Brew 60 73
I Hanks— Cal Cot Mill* — 76
I Mech Nat. . — 100 Cyp Lawn Co 2*4, —
[ Wells Farg.l7o 173 Haw Pineapl — 38%
French Am.. — 100 Mascot Cop.. — 2%
Italian Am.. — 112% Matson Nav.llo —
Bk of ltaly.l3l — Nat Ice Co.. — UM
Street Railroad*— Natoma* Con. 5 10
Cen Cal Tr. — 12 |Yean Shore. 13 —
Nor El pfd. 44% — lOrphenm Th. 1!) 26
Do com... 20 — I Pac HAS pfd — 90%
Oak. AAE. — 10%| Do com .23 —
P S R R. .. 20% — ISperry F pfd — 80
SPOT — 43 Weed L Co. 65 —
Sngar— |We»t P«c Ry — 7
Ala Sugar.. — 17%|W Sacto L. — 35
j Financial Summary I
National Railways of Mexico will meet In
terest due January 1 on prior lien 4% per
cent bonds by offering three year 6 per cent
notes.
American Ice company reports 11.12 per cent
earned on preferred atocfc In 1913 fiscal year
against 2.47 per cent in 44)12.
John Lind leaves Mexico to report to Presi
dent Wilson.
Anglo-American Oil company declares interim
dividend of 1 shilling per share and extra In
terim dividend of 1 shilling per share.
American Sheet and Tin Plate company's
plant at Gary employing 1.500 men reopens
after 10 days' Idleness.
Frisco receivers and telegraphers reach
agreement over wage dispute.
President Willard Bays Baltimore and Ohio
gross earnings valll show falling off In Decem
ber, but not as severe as in November.
Receivers of Siegel stores estimate liabilities
at $7,500,000.
Twelve industrials declined .22: 20 active
rails declined .07.
Average rails 103.41. Industrial* 78.26.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK RECORD
CHICAGO, Dec. Bf—Livestock, tbe value of
which was estimated at $565,000,000. was re
ceived at Chicago stockyards during 1913. ac
cording to figures compiled today. This ex
ceeds the records of all previous years.
FOREIGN GRAIN MARKETS
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—Wheat—Spot, steady;
futures, weak; Marcb. 7s %d; Msy. 7s; July,
7s %d.
Paris wheat closed unchanged to 1% lower.
Budapest, Berlin aad Antwerp wheat closed
unchanged.
HEW YORK SUGAR QUOTATIONS
NE WYORK, Dec. 31.—Raw sugar, steady:
muscovado, 2.6202. T3e: centrifugal. :(.120
3.23 c: molasses, 2.37 02.48 c; refined, unsettled.
GENERAL PETROLEUM CO.
NOTICE TO
STOCKHOLDERS and BONDHOLDERS
Mercantile Trust Company of San Francisco
is now ready to receive stock and bonds of
General Petroleum Company and to issue In.
terim Certificates therefor under offer made by
Western Ocean Syndicate, Limited. The offer
made requires that the stock and bonds be de
posited not later than Wednesday, January 7,
1914.
f
MERCANTILE TRUST COMPANY
OF SAN FRANCISCO
STOCKS DECLINE
DURING THE YEAR
Express Companies and Rail
roads Particularly Show
Weakness
News from Washington suggesting
a, more liberal attitude on the part of
♦;he administration toward big busi
ness enterprises seems to have given
a much better tone to the general
(financial market. That this conies
taone too soon may be judged by a
jeurvey of the declines in leading
jstoeks during ISI3, both railroads and
findustrial!*.
In some instances, such as ihe com
petition of the pan*-! {met with the
express companies, there have heen
specific causes, but taken altogether
the weakness seems a tagutt of hos
tility and fears of hostility toward
associated capital. A few instances
of declines during tlie year will be of
interest.
The American Express company
early in the year ton. heed 166. It
has since declined to 95. In January.
1910, its highest price was 301. Adams
Express company was quoted at 90
bid, which compares with 150, the
highest figure of the year, and with
316 in June, 1907, which was the high
est record price.
American Beet Sugar, which has
heen largely affected hy (he* tariff
change, has hovered a.-ound 23%,
against 505/2. the highest price of the
year, and 19%, the ljv»rst. The high
water mark was T7 in September,
1912. American Can has shown 46"*
and 21, the highest and lowest prices
respectively of the year. The high
water mark was in October, 1912.
namely. 47%. while in the panic of
1907 the stocks sold at 3. United
States Steel this year has covered :<
range of 49% 5*69%. Its highest rec
ord price Is 94% in 1909, and lowest
at 8% in May. 1901.
In railroad stocks the declines have
been q,uite as spectacular. Tlie weak
ness in thia -articular branch Is due
to the fact that the railroads, owing
to the refusal of the government
through the interstate commerce
commission to permit advances in
charges for the. transporting of mer
chandise, have become in a more or
less discredited position among In
vestors. They are unable to secure
capital for extensions. In special in
stances, like the Xew Haven that
been financially wrecked, the declines
have been particularly severe. This
year the Xew Haven has declined
from 129% to 65%. The price in
April. 1902. was 25S The National
Railways of Mexico have declined
from 59 to 31 because of well known
causes. In November, 1910. the price
was 723 g . The New York Central has
dropped from 109 s to ;io%. Its high
est price since .January 1, 1900, was
174%, which was touched, in Novem
ber. 1901, while during the pani< of
1907 the lowest figure was touened.
namely S9.
j Shipping Intelligence I
DUE AT THIS PORT
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81
From Sallna Cruz, stmr Nevadan.
From Coqullle River, stmr Rautlon.
From Eureka, Fields Landing aud Areata,
atmr Vanguard.
From Fort Bragg, atmr Arctic.
From Los Angeles, stmr Harvard.
Thursday, jam ary i
From Sydney, stmr Sonoma.
From Seattle and Tacoma, stmr Watson.
From Grays Harbor, stmr Norwood.
From Port Ran lails, Cayucos and San
Simeon, stmr Eureka.
From San Diego and Los Angeles, stmr
Yucatan.
From Sant»Barbara. Port San Luis and Mon
terey, atmr Coos Bay.
FTom Grays Harbor, stmr .1. B. Stetson.
From Wlllapa harbor, stmr Avalon.
From Point Arena, stmr Porno.
TO LEAVE THIS PORT
WEDNESDAY. DE<3CU9tCB 81
For Seattle. Tacoma anil Everett. stmr
Nome City, Captain L Hansen, at 5 p. m.,
from First street wharf.
For Grays Harbor. AberoVen sn<! Hoqulam.
atmr Helene. Captain o. Aaetuion, at 3 p. m..
from Union street wharf.
For Eureka. Fields Lauding and Areata,
stmr Phoenix. Captain K. Kokeritz. at 5 p. m.,
from Lombard street wharf.
For Point Aren*. Mendocino and Little
River, stmr Se» Foam. Captain Henrickson. at
4 p. m.. from Mission street wharf.
For Fort Bragg, stmr Brunswick. Captain
J. E. Wahljren, at 3 p. ni . from Army street
wharf.
For Los Angeles and San Diego, stmr Har
vard. Captain R. Jepsen. at 4 p. m.. from
Pacific street wharf.
THURSDAY. .lANTARY 1
For Los Angeles, stsr' Hesver, Captain Ma
son, at 11 a. m., from pier so.
For Los Angeles, stmr Avaioo. Captain S.
Benson, at 1 p. m., from Powell «treet wharf.
For Los Angeles, stmr J. B. Stet»'.n. Cap
tain I.ofstrom. at 1 p. vi.. from Powel! street
wharf.
For I/>* Angeles, stmr Speedwell. Cap.Yin
Rosenblad, at 10 a. in., from Mason street
wharf.
ARRIVED DECEMBER 31
3 a. m.. schr Expansion. .lacohsen, 28 day*
from Beilingham, bound to Iqnique. Put in In
distress.
RETURNED DECEMBER 31
9 a. m.. stmr Francis H. Leggett. hence
this morning for Seattle, on account of strong
southerly winds and rough bar.
SAILED DECEMBER 31
7:30 a. m., stmr Yellowstone, Fagerstrom
Portland.
8 a. m.. stmr Francis H. Leggett, Bellesen
Seattle and Tacoma.
MISCELLANEOUS
AH river boats, with the exception of the
stmr Navajo and Apache, are stormbound up
the river. Stmr Gold, which left the cltv last
night at 5 p. in. for Petaluma. is stormbound
at California City waiting for weather to
moderate. j
Stmr Porno was picked up by stmr Adeline
Smith at 4 a. m. Is waterlogged and has
deckload gone. Passengers and crew are safe
MEMORANDA
Schr Expansion, out 28 days from Beiling
ham. bound to Iquique, put into this port for
water. During voyage experienced heavy
weather, bursting water tanks. December 30.
outside the heads, experienced strong southerly
gales; carried away some sails, but no great
damage was done to vessel. Arrived In port
at 3 o'clock this morning to effect some minor
repair*.
SUN. MOON and TIDE .
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEg 31
Sun rise* 7:26
Sun set* 5:00
First quarter January 3
Full moon January 11
OITlme [Tlmel Tlmel Time
•I Ft 1 Ft 1 Ft Ft
: ]g W 1L W| H W| h W
311 S:U!) 4.»i 7:40| 3.3, 1:24| 5.1| 8:30] 0.0
13
STRAIN IN CORN;
BUSINESS LIGHT
Wheat Firm in Sympathy,
While Oats Also Are
Hardened
CHICAGO. Dec. St. — Much strain
showed itself today in the corn trade,
but the volume of business in the pit
was not greater than usual, and there
were no extraordinary changes in
prices. December delivery, in which
interest chiefly centered, was given a
somewhat decided lift in value as a
direct result of the board of trade .di
rectors refusing this morning to enact
emergency regulations making corn
on track deliverable on contracts. The
decision of the directors relieved th>
principal bull speculator from being
forced to at . ept 2,500,000 bushels mt a.
substantial loss.
Corn prices, which at tlie outset va
ried from 'sc lower to \c advance,
seemed inclined to keep within thn
opening range, averaging about Via
gain, compared with last night's fig
ures.
Wheat sympathized with the firm
ness of corn. The market opened Si;
off to %c up and then scored a mod
erate rise all around.
Oats hardened in consequence of
the strength of other grain.
Although provisions at first wero
easy on account of lower prices for
hogs, the market afterward respond
ed *o the upturn in corn. On some)
options the rise amounted to as nun h
as 20c ebove last night's level.
The close in wheat was steady at a
net gain of «* ■ % to I%C, the latter
for December.
The close In corn was sttady, ft#44
to !•»<• above last night.
! GRAIN QUOTATIONS I
CHICAGO. Deo. 31. -The leading futures
ranged as follows:
Wheat- Open Hlcta \mw doer
December ... $O.M* $0.! i: , $0.88% $•> 01 t
May 90% !»1 % pO% 91 >*
July BU-t 87% 88*', 87%
Corn—
December ... 7«' 71 71
May 6*% «x% <W % 88<4
Jnry 67% »>*'„ irr-.« «;7* r
Oats—
Dsjeaaakar ... ss% nu :;>>>,
May MB 41 4ii«... 4"%
July 39% 40 30% 39%
Pork—
January 20.25 20.33 20 25 20.55
May 20.55 20.0S 20.32% 2<>.B2'i
l.ard—
January 10.31% M.arj/% 10.57% 10.67',
May lotto 11.nr. in.)*> 11.60
December 10.57%
Short Ribs
January 10.72% 10.W 10.7n 10.80
I May 10.95 11.15 10.95 11.11'%
BH 00 MH ALL'S GRAIN CABLES
LIVERPOOL. Deo. 31. Disappointing thresh
ing returns from Argentina offset tlie easier
closing at Winnipeg and at the opening nrre
wheat prices were unchanged to '„ hiaher with
an additional guiu of >ii In March. Followtn;
the opening there was a disposition for pronto
and a slight decline occurred with Increasing
pressure of Plate offers and ebeassny Manattaaai
offers. Holiday dullness predominated. At
1:30 p. m. prices were unchanged to */» under
yesterday.
Corn opened loner and later further de
clined % on easier American re bine, favorable
Argentine crop advices and larger new Plate
offers. Later there was a ret overt of on
the very cold weather In the I'nlted Kingdom
and forecast of lighter Argentine shipmenti
this week. At 1:30 p. m. prices were %
lower than yesterday.
Argentine weekly shipments -Wheat, this
week. IW.tiOO: last week. 512.0W; last yea.-.
560.000: ot.ro. this week. 1.273,000; last week.
1,748,000; last year. 1.321.000.
CASH GRAIN MARKET
CHICAGO, Pec. 31. —A feature In the cash
corn market was the break of I%{s2 cents in
No. 2 mixed com. which declined from a De
cember to a January delivery basis. Outride
cash markets were irregular. St. Louis was
unchanged, Kansas City, Omaha and Milwau
kee unchanged to lc higher and Peoria un
changed to %c lower. Kansas City reported
that one house had sold 00 oars to go south
west in the last 24 hours. Minneapolis wss 1
tj2c higher, with a sharp failing off In receipts
and country deliveries.
A better demand existed In Chicago for yi.'
low corn and It showed marked strength
throughout the day. with No. 4 yellow up lc at
tbe close. Other grades were Arm.
Milling demand for caeh wheat was very
slow yesterday, sales here being only IO.Oih)
bushels, St. Ixmis and Kansas City .changed,
Omaha unchanged to \ t <- higher and Milwaukee
unchanged to %c higher. Bluestem No. 1
northern at Minneapolis sold %4*2% c under
May with a few cars of very choice at Mar
price to 'Jc under. Velvet chaff brought I%Qj
2%c under May.
CHICAGO GRAIN GOSSIP
CHICAGO, Dec. 31. —A request to have corn
In cars on track here declared a regular de
livery on December sales under the emergency
rule of the Board of Trade, was handed to tho
directors yesterday by Rosenbanm Brothers.
Tie rnle gives the board of directors power to
declare warehouses or vessels regular under the
emergency clause, but President Andrews said
last night that there was nothing in the rata
giving them power to declare cars The
question is a hard one. and the directors, after
wrestling with it seversl hours, adjourned to
at 8:30 this morning, wben it Is expected
that a way not of the unpleasant position will
have been discovered and the congested condi
tion relieved at ence. Tbe trouble arises from
enngestev' condition of the elevators, owing to
the enormjais arrivals of corn the last thre»
weeks, v ' have been so wet that a large
percentage oif the corn has had to be dried t<»
put it in condition to be stored.
It was the gossi'n of tbe corn trade last
nlgbt that the shortagt*. in May baa increased;
that* the shortage In wi>eat and oats is also
larger. Sentiment Is ratheT"\.a»ore bearish than
bullish, but with the tomorrow there
was no great disposition to press side.
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGsT _
NEW YORK. Deo. 31.—Butter steady. Ri>~
oelpts. 5.331 tubs. Creamery firsts. 2*)%ajJ34e.
Cheese firm, unchanged. Receipts, 776 boxes.
Eggs easier. Receipts, 7.226 cases. Fresh
gathered extras. 38c; extra fl.-sts. :ifi%<ii37c;
firsts, 35'i;@3Gc; refrigerator firsts. 31@:>2c.
LEAD AND SPELTER
NKW YORK, Dec. 31.— I.cad qolet. 4.10®
4.20 c. London flB 2s ttd. Spelter quiet, 523
1g5.40e. I.ondon f2l 12s 6d.
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