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Hides, Tallow, Wool: and /Hops. HIDES .AND, SKINS— Culls and brands' sell about V>@lc under : quotations. > Heavy Salted Steerg, 0%c; ¦ medium. '8%c; ' light. 8c; Cow Hides. J$e for'-hea\T- ; and" So for light;: Stags, 6c: • Salted • Kip, i 9c; Salted ; Veal. 10c; • Salted Calf, lie: dry .Hides,'- 16c; dry Kip, 13c; jdry Calf I lSe; . Sheepskins,; shearlings, 25®30c each; abort AV00L" lOeoOo «ach; »eUium,i70(SQO<;: lon« Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. Wheat— - May. July. Opening 6.3% -6 4V4 Closing ....6 3% 0 4% PARIS." r. ¦ . Wheat — April: Sept. -Dec. Opening 22 SO 20 60 Closing ...22 55 20 55 Flour — .-' Opening ....* «,..... 28 20 2705 Closing ¦..''...".;.-. 27 85 • 27 50 Condition of the Treasury. W'ASHINGTON, April 25.— To-day's state ment of the treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the $150,000,000 gold reserve- In the division of redemption; shows: •¦ Avail able cash balance, $220,257,521; gold, $101, 5S3.7D4. ' ¦ - . St. Louis Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, April 25. — Wool, steady; medium grades combing and clothing, lS'T22o: light, U017%c; heavy, 12#14%c; washed. 2O@31c. Northern Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, April "25.'— WHEAT— Walla Walla, 73@74c; bluestem. 81c; valley, 8ig83c. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Ai-ril 25.— WHEAT— One cent higher for blueetem; club, 74c; bluestem, Ste. Northern Business. ' ' \ SEATTLE. April 25.— Cleatjngs, $753,C01; balances, (124.0S1. TACOMA, April 25. — Clearings, $105,305; balances. *4S,t=17. PORTLAND. April 25. — Clearings, $480,726; balances, S37.351. SPOKANE. April 25.— Clearings, $423,41S; balances, $70,1)23. LOCAL vMARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Silver declined l^c. Exchange showed*»no variation. SterilnR Kxct\atig". sixty days.... — $4 SO Sterllns Exchange, sight • — -4 88U Sterling Exchange, cablps — 4 8»U New York Exchange, sight — New York- Exchange, — 15 Silver, per ou nee — ft4 Vi Mexican Dollars, nominal ........ '— ,43% Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT — The foreign markets were easy. The world's shipments for the week were .is follows. In quarters: Russian, 208,000; Panu bian, 2O.C00; Argentine, 008,030; Indian, 113,000; Australian. 12H.000. These shipments are large and it is no wonder that Europe cables that she can get along without American Wheat. Chicago advanced T <.c and then declined -'ic. closing at a net loss of 1'ic for the day. Tho American visible kupply decreased 17.1,000 bushels. News from the East was scarce, as the wires were prostrated by a storm In Colo ra»io. In this market futures went down in sym pathy with Chicago. Shipping Club was also quoted lower, with f 1 2S*j as the very best bid. Milling grades - held up better, while choice White Australian continues steady and niUi'h higher than the other grades, as' the millers am good buyers of it. CASH WHEAT. California Club, $1 27%®1 30 for Shipping and $1 40&1 42% for Milling; California White Australian. $1 47it<ftl 57%; Northern Club. $1 27li«3l 37%: Northern Bluestem, $1 47%@1 55 per ctl. FUTURES. Session » to 11:30 a, m. Open. HI Jth. Low. CIos». May $1 28U $1 28U $1 2«U $1 2SVi December ... 1 29U 1 20«i, 1 27% 1 2S% 2 p. m. . Session. Open. High. Low. Close. May ..$1 27>,i $1 27«i $127 $127% December ... 1 27 1 27% 1 26% 1 27 BARLEY — Tha week opened with a pro nounced bear drive on the option market, which brokft futures about :Jc. There was a genera! pressure to sell. The cash grain wag also weaker. ?1 10 being the figure generally named by holders, though one lot was sold at $1 11)4? jlu.u of the receipts bad been sold prior to arrival and were not offered on the market. CASH BARLEY. Feed $1 07%!S'l 11-4 I Shipping and Brewing. $1 12%«1 lili: Chevalier, $1 l. r >Sl 20 for fair to choice. FUTURES. Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open.' High. Low. Close. May— No sales; $1 07ft nsked. December... 0«!i . 0«% 05" C5% 2 p. m. Session, :' ; ;-; Open. ¦ High. Low. Close. Mar ........ $1 «*!4 *1 <*i% ?l 0»% $1 05% December... 03 ,05 ;. 94 04 OATS— The inslJe^quotations for Red have been advanced. Otherwise there is no thungf. Th<» market continues quiet and firm. White. $1 30«l 40; Black. *1 25@1 30; Red. $1 27%6l »»: Gray. $1 32%©1 37% per ctl. CO11N Tho market", remains t as previously U \Ve e Mem sacked. $1 S5®1 40 for Yellow, «i 32U01 40 for White and $1 3001 35 for Mixed: California large yellow, $1 35@1 42%; sn£?l round do. $1 wpi't*: White. $1 40@l « pcV ctl: Egyptian. $1 4001 50 for white and •1 oiufil ao • for - brown. , . '^.j^' BQCKWHEAT— $1 7S®2 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. ' ' " ' * ' - ' ¦ ' ' - FLOUR— Calif ornia Family Extras v $4 800 6 10 usual terms: Bakers Extras. $4 70@S; Oregon and Washington. Jobbing at $3 8504 25 Pe MlLLSTUFFS— Prices An packages are as follows: Graham : Flour. $3 50 per 100 lbs: Rye Flour. $3 50: Rye Meal, fi 25; Rlc« Flour. $7- Corn Meal. $3 50: extra cream do. $4 25; Oat O'cats $4 6<>: Hominy.. $4@4 25; Buck wheat Flour. $4 C0@4 75^ Cracked Wheat. •$*; Farina $4 «'0; Whole Wheat Flour. $3 75 RSned Oats. bblK. $7 25@S 60;- la sacks, $6 75^ 8 10; Pearl Barley. $B;£plt Peas, boxes, $T; Creen Peas. 15 60 per 100 lbs. . Hay and Feedstuff's. . H«y was -soft yesterday, ¦ with large receipts of !»01 tons.. Some bouses -are offering their holdings on the market aa fast- as buyers will take them, and it is this more than anything eli-e that is depressing. the, situation, as there is not more tlian enough on hand to last "until tho new Crop comes In. # - r Bran and Middlings ) are . firm at the recent BRAN— $20 BO021 50 person... MIDDLINGS — $27629 per ton. SHORTS— $20 50@21 OO^per. ton. FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley. $23 50®25 per ton- Oilcake Meal, at; the mill. - $2!) 50^31 ; Jobbing. $32 : Cocoanut . Cake. - *22@23 ; < Corn Meal, $30 50@31 50; Cracked Corn.- $3l®32: Mixed Feed. k$21(322; V Horse , $30® 40 per ton; Broom Corn Feed. 90c per ctl, :. HAY— Wheat... $13@15 50; Wheat; and> Oat. $13 MliSir.; Oat.* $11 50615; Barley, $il©13; Stock. $l(V§llr Alfalfa. $10@I2 per. ton. STRAW— 60C75C . per J>ale. Beans and Seeds. AH quotations remain unchanged and : the market shows no new features. . .-.' - • • i. BEANS— Bayos.; $2 35S2.60: Pea. J3O>3 25: There was no further change to report yes terday, the: market being weak at last week's decline.*- "-' : -'-" -..• ¦"'' ¦ ''¦"''I •- ' ¦-'¦ ¦' "'¦'¦' V." ¦': CURED MEATS— Bacon, lqc • per i lb ' for heavy 10',4c for light medium.^ 12%c for light, 14o for extra light and U4V,'9ir><2 for sugar cured: Eastern sugar-cured Ham»,\ 12%c;.Cali fornia Hams. ll%@12c: Mess Beef, $10 50® 11 per bbl; extras Meas, $ll 50«12i i Family, H2 60®13; prime Mess Pork, $15; extra clear, $24; Mess. $18; Dry . Salted Pork, - 10%c; Pig Pork.' . $27: Piss" Feet, $5; Smoked . Beef. 14a per lb.- -:--";, * % ¦-¦ ¦:'.'.-'.;.----.¦•••¦¦¦-¦.- -.,'¦¦•: - LARD— Tlferces quoted al 6%c per lb. for compound'and 8%c Tor pure; half-barrels, pure. 8%c; 10-lb tins, 9V4o; 5-lb tins. 9%c;S-lb tins. 9%c "- ' ¦ ¦ * v ~' "' ¦ • ' - v -''' ' ' " : * -' ' ~ " * ¦ ¦ ' " COTTOLENE— One half .1 barrel,; 8%c; three half barrels,. 8%c; one tierce. 8%o; two tierces. 8%o;flv» tierces.. 8%c per Ib. Provisions. The . case of William B. Kennedy, alias Richard Jackson, alias "Yellow," charged ' with murder in connection with the, shooting and killing of Po liceman Eugene C. Robinson, was call ed in Judge Cook's court' yesterday. Last week it was agreed that the de fendant would waive his preliminary hearing In the Ppllce Court and pro ceed to trial for the second time. Trt* case was continued to May 9 to be set. Kennedy's Case Continued. CHICAGO, April 25. — A fharp break oc curred In v.heat prices to-day, duesto heavy rcalizirg salts brought -out to a great extent by weakr.«ss in the corn pit. f Final figure* on July wheat showed a low* from Saturday's closing quotations of l%c. July -corn is off ?i«?lHe. Oats are down a shade. Provisions closed a shade lower. In spite of an abundance of rain throughout the principal sections of the winter wheat country there was a good demand for wheat at the start from commission houses and shorts. The opening was steady, with thu July option He lower to 'Ac higher at MK9 »v<Hc. With only light offerings the market coon became strong. July advanced Hb S4Vi<§» 8i»ic and closed at 82%c. . Strength In wheat and excessive rains throughout the West caused a firm tone in corn during the early part of the day. Th.j market closed weak with prices near the bot tom. July closing at 47U@47%c and May at 4«c. Commission houses and- shorts were fair purchasers of oats early In the session tho Inducements to buy being an Improvement In the cabh business and unfavorable weather for seeding. The close was at the low point, July being at 35fic. The provlKion market was easier on. liberal receipts of hogs and lower Drtces at the yard* The close was steady, with July pork down 2<,'&5c. at $12 20-JM2 22Vi; July lard and ribs were unchanged, closing at $0 80 and Its 67% res|>ectlvely. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. - Low. Closo Wheat No. 2— , vMay 87Vi 8« ' sr»; • R6*i >Oly. old ... 84% R5% 83*i R3% July, new .. 83% K.1% 82% 82 1? Sept., old .. Rl'/i 82 ¦ ¦" hOU soil Sept.. new .. 80% 80% 79 . 79 *Z Corn No. 2 — May 47% 47% 45% 4«: July ........ *SVi ¦ «H 47% 47% September .. 47% 48 , .7 47 47 Oats No. 2 — May ......... 37 37% 30V4 3G»,i July 3«M 3«% 85% 35% September . . 30% • 31 v " SO 30% Mess Pork, per barrel — ; May- ........11 »2% 12 10 11 92% 11 92% July 12 17% 12 37% 12 17% 12 20 Lard, per 100 pounds — May fi G5 6 70 , 6 80 . t; 62% July 6 72% 6 87% 6 72% « 80 September .. 6 92% 7 00 • 6 90 • 6 92% Short Ribs, per 100 pound*— . - . . May ...«32% « 42% 6 32% . « 37% July ........ B 62%- 6 65-- 6 02% 6 57% September .. 6 67% 6 77% 6 67% . u 72% Future Grain and Provisions. FRUITS— Apricots. 8%©10%c for. Royals and 0®l"c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples. 4",;® 6e: sun-dried. .1@4%c: Peaches, 5V407%c; Pears. SiSlliic; Figs, white. 2Vi<g3c in hoxes; black 4'4c; Plums, pitted. 5@7Hc per lb. PRUNES— 10C3 .crop. 2©'2V4c tor the. four RAISINS— The Association quotes the follow ing prices: Standard grades. 50-lb t cases — 2 crown Loose Muscatels. 5Vio . ¦- per Ib: 3-crown. 5%c; 4-crown, «Hc; Seedless Loose Muscatels" 4»ic; Seedless floated. 4V4c;«2-crown Malaga loose, 5c; 3-crown Malaga loose. 5% c; Seedlfss Sultanas, unbleached. 4%c; Seedless Thompsons, unbleached, 5%c. .. Layers, per 20- Ib box— C-crpwn Imperial clusters,. $3; fl-crown Dehesa clusters, $2 50; 4-crown fancy clusters, $2- 3-crown London Layers, -$1 35; 2-crown London Layers. $1 25; usual, advance . for frac tional boxes and layers. Seeded — Fancy. 16-oa cartons, per- lb, 7%c; fancy 12-os cartons, par package, tittc; fancy bulk cartons, per lb.,7Hc; choice 10-oz cartons, per lb, i%c; choice 12-o* cartons, per package, . (J14c; choic» bulk car tons per lb, 7Vic: ,10-oz cartons, seeded Seed lings - MuFcateU. per lb, 7c; 12-oz cartons, seeded Seedlings, Muscatels/ per lb, 5?iq; bulk; seeded Seedlings, Muscatels, per Ib. ti%c. • NUTS — Walnuts. No. 1 1 softshcll. ltti&ifH-lc: No. 2. Il%@l2c,' No. 1 hardshell, 13@l.JVic: No . 2, 11©11%c: Almonds, 11 %c for,Nonpa reils ll%c for IX L. lie for Ne Plus Ultra and 9«c for Langueaoc;- Peanuts, 0®7c' for Eastern; Pecans. ll@13c: Coeoanuta. $4 6005. HONEY— Comb, 10® 11 %o for white and 8% ©9%c for 1 ' amber; ¦- water white extracted, 5ijJ 5V4'-.: light - amber; extracted, . 4%@4%c; dark, BEESWAX— 27©29o' per ib. ....: Dried Fruits t Nuis,Raisins,Honey. Chicago Board of Trade. NEW YORK. April 25. — The visible supply of grain Saturday, April 2.1. as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, Is as fol lows: Bushels. Increase. Decrease. Wheat 31.ie«.000'. IR.%000 «*orn N.KK«,IXJ» 392,1100 Oats 9.ni2.««» ' .'. 4.JJi,000 I{ JV UI43.O0O «li,0»J0 ....'... Karley 2,853,000 14P.O0O Visible Grain Supply. MISCELLANEOUS. ; Alaska P'A.141%1U lOceanic 8 Co. — 3?i CilFCA. — lOOHlPac Aux FA. :5% '-,. Cal Win* A, 9l»i 02H»Pac C Borx.165 170 MV&- MtTm.100 - — • j " .. '¦:'' 'Morning Session. . • > - Board — '¦':' "'. ¦ ' r 50 Paauhau S ' P Co, ' cash 12 25 -15 Spring Valley Water Co ...../ 3* 30 $5,000 S P of C 6s (1800). ;.:..;... 104 62Vi $2,000 Northern 1 Ry of Cal 5s 116 2fl $10,000 Northern- Ry of 'Cal 6s......lO7 12% $11,000 S F- & S J V 5s........ 116 00 ¦ :-. Afternoon Session,. ... ,, Board— 100 California Wine Association... 92 00 " * 25 Giant Powder Con .......... 60 50 ¦10 Hawaiian Coml ; & Sugar :..... 48 00^ . 35 Hawaiian Coml & Sugar. . . . ; . 47 75 r' -10 Hawaiian Coml& Sugar...... 47 «2% '¦-" 25 Mutual Electric Light .....: 12 B0, 33 S'FQa»;& Electric, a 90.... 61 aa Bid. Aak.l Bid. Ask. 4s qr coup..lf'7'.-ilOS [43 qr cp new.1.14 VMM is qr reg.. .107^108 r ]:; 3 q r coup. ..107Vil0SU MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Ala A W Ss. — — O T Co 0s.ll9V, — Bay CPC n*.100Vil02 Do 5s lll«i — Cal C G 5s. — 105 Do con 5s. — 1O."> Cal G & E s Oceanic S f>3. 50 70 m & ct 5s. 81 Vi 82^ Otn Cable tis. — 122 Cal-st C 5«.116%H7V4iPac G Im 4s. — 85',i C C AVat 5s. — 100 |P E Ry 5s. 104*1 — Kd L & P 6s — 130 IP & C II 68.104% — V & C H 6B.114V5 — P & O U fis.110 — Geary-«t 5s.. — — Powell-»t 6s«. — 114 H C&S 5>,&8.10O — Sac EO&R5s. M^i O'«*i Do 5s .... f>7 9SVi SF & SJV5s.11B — Hon H T Gs.107 — Srerra R 6s. 110 — L A Elec 5s. — 105 S P of A 6s ,L A Ky 5s. Ill — i (lf>00) .....107 108 ! LALCo6s— — I (1010> 108 — Do gtd fls. — — iS P of C 6s Do Ktd 5S.10.T 104 (lftOTOSr A.10Hil02 LAP lem r.«. 0914 - <10O5H?r B.102t4 — Mkt-8t C (la. — U»tf H»06) 104% — .Do lem B«.1W% — <1012) ..... — 115Vj MVA MtT5#.10Ui — SPO 1 eg 5s.— 119^ NRR of COs.107 10711 Do stmpd..lO9^.— Do 5s Ilfitsll7 iS P B R CS.WIH — N P C R' 58.105 K — IS V Wat Cs.lO4>4 — N C Ry fts.l«!> — Do 4s 2dm. — • 100 NCPC5.1. W 102 Do 4n 3<1m. — . 100VJ NBRnHs.- 10O Stkn G&EOs. — fl7^i O O LAH Bs.106 — JU O & E 5s. — 105 O W gtd 5s. — — I ' WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa — 40 i Port" Costa... — — Marln Co.-.— 01 igVWafCo.38K3.S54 GAS AND ELECTRIC. Cent L & P. 3H 4 IS F G & E. 61 V, 61% Mutual EL. 12'i 12yiiStkn O & E. 5 — Pac L Co... 60 I'J G & E.. — S3 . INSURANCE. Fire'nVs Fnd. — 3tO ,i ' 1 BANK STOCKS. Am Ntl Bk.125 L PA A.... 152% — ' Anglo-Cal -."". — 87 Mer Trust.... — 220 . Bank of Cal. 425' 4S0 Merch Ex.;.: — :'•". — Cal Safe Dp. — 130 S F.Natlonl. — 155 First Natlonl — — . i SAVINGS BANKS. Oer S &-L.2380 2350 ISav A L So. — 100 Hum S &,L. — — Sec Sav Bk.. — 450 Mutual Sav. 100 — Union T Co. — — S F Sav U.U25" — I 1 STREET RAILROADS. .^— r , California .. — 20O | Presidio- 30% 41 Geary y — . 80 1 ' / POWDER. Giant ...... Wh 60?i I Vlgorlt — 5 ; sugar. Hana P Co. -' 25c|Kllauea S C 3 4% Hawaiian C. 47% 47?4lMaka»ell C 21 22 • - Honokaa 8 C — 12 lOnomea.S C. — 27% Hutch S P C 0 B%)Paauhau S C. 12 ¦' — .- April 25 — 2 p. m. UNITED STATES BONDS. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. MONDAY Spelter was unchanged In both markets. London quoted spot at £22 7s 6d. while the local price ranges from $5 "Mi Z> 30. . Iron closed at !<'-» In Glasgow and at Ms 'M in Mlddlesboro. I/ocally iron was unchanged. No 1 foundry, northern, is quoted at ?15 t&tf 15 75- No. 2 foundry, northern, $14 75B15 25; No. 1 foundry, southern, and do, soft, $11 25# 11 75. V v NEW YORK. April 25.— Tin was lower In Lcndon to-day, spot declining 10» to £128 and futures 2s Cd to £126 15t\ Locally the market was quiet and unchanged at $27 S7»A@2S 12^. Copper wax a little higher in London. Spot was ]g :>d higher at £5S Is 3d, while future* acvanced 3s lid, closing at ttSit 8s &d. Tha local market for copper remains steady. Lake, J13 25©i:: «2^; electrolytic, $13 12>a®U 25; casting, |12 b7^a©13 12>i. Lead remains steady at $4 6001 (55, and was also unchanged in London, where spot closcJ at £12 3s lid. New York Metal Market. ,. NEW YORK April 25. —While the Ftock rnarkct of to-day continued extremely dull, there were evidence* of more positive weak ti'-kk than In the stamant and drooping mar ket ot last week. The weakness seemed to spring from United States Ktecl preferred, which wai« very freely isold from the outaet, I with marked sympathetic effect on the whole — ¦••ke.t. ' Toe eource of this celling was not Nezv York Stock Market NEW YORK. April 25. — Close: Money on ••all — Eai»y lftlU per cent, closing bid and of fered. H4. T:m*» loans — Easy and dull; sixty and ninety day*, 2\jU2 per cent; eix months, 2 !^©4 per cent. •Prime mercantile paprr — 4(?4H- per cent. Sterling <-xcharip*- — Easier, with actual busi ness Jn banker* 1 bills at $4. R720€ 4.8725 for de mand and at $4.S."2Otf 4.K.125 for eixty day bills. Poct*^l rat«^— (4 m 'ni Rs^. Commercial hills'-** K4V4. Bar silver — 54V»c. Mexican dolUrn— 43\4c. Bonds— Governments, etcady; railroads, ir regular. New York Money Market. truii Crop Report. : Prom the Ciop Bulletin. Vn!ted States Pe rutrtment of Agriculture. Washington. D. C, for *ve*k.. endn! April 11: Ne* Jersey— Outlook for peaches in north 1 rn tcectf-jr: j>roniising. but in^outhern Bection » ' ;> ixc:. BUckberritE and Raspberries tartly «ir.tcr-kllled . Iv'nnsylvania— Too early to give fruit con d.fi.inE. Mar \ land -n:-i I^tlawar*— Fruit tiromislng; cnttlth DBach kuds pet t<tfe to give ;»ir crop. v "i.:nu— Fruit tafe so far. Nnrth caroilna— Killing frosts on 4th and &U» »<vert!y thinned ixfacb crup. Scmth Carolina— lu and Ircst nn 4th and 5th did s*'ri<.lu^ .damage to (••rachca and fruit. >!' 'rj;St — Front* grtioral in north on 4th and ¦¦.a 1 ..^' . jwaehes. liat in few extreme I lui.Tum counties outtuok etill bright. Ptartfla — Cttnn fruits «ioing well. ¦» ..' 1 ..-¦ — Fi-aitk in northern districts ecri- ; OtMty 0a;na£«d by eold on 4th: elsewhere doing Well. Shipments of vegetables and strawber ries «in. ; easing. Mis.«:^.«ipi.>i— Fruit matrrlally Injured in nurth portion, but prcniShir.B i:i south. I-iraw !•< ••!!»-« being t-hlpi>ed fruni ocntrul counties. T»*xav — Krult crcj> jTomising. Arkansas — Fruit not materially ir.jurod by fixwt. '1 enn«HH> — Frott on 4th damaged peaches end other early fruits. Kvr.tucKj — i\*< h<* end rluins in bloom. ':---• — An-les promii-sng unless injured In *-ouih U>" freezing weather of and 'Jth. li::ti .lie— iTru-.t tuoapecK assuring, especially for. eppies Pea< lies cenertilly Killed. Indiana — In ft-w localities loaches uninjured. l>ut cion ffener«l!y badly wintT-k'.Iled; pool prn'p^ctF iur other iruHs. West Vintinia— Prosports fcr fruit ore still £....<!. although some eariy iwacbes, pes.n and I'lums k:Ued In Fouthcru counties hy fretze v; 4tK. . t'hiu — Apples and p«ars wintrrfd ¦w^ll. ivaehe* much injured in central and northern counties. SUcMSBB — Fruit buds Email and too early ttf iiourmlne conJition. fowa— No fiuinage to fruit indicated. Kan«a> — Peaches,, pears, i.iuxr.s and apricots W-oming in central and south. Some djtmaft as • • of cold of Sth fcr.r*<l. •< 'klahoma and Indian Territories — Fruit in 1 i<\6 condition in Indian Territory, but badly -.:.(•••. in Oklahoma. Arizona— Fruit damaged somewhat by rrost in March. N. vada— Fruit trees Worming. ,,„*. < »r<»«rrn— T*".c Otttlabk i'or iruu of all kinds i f mu^h bet.fr than usual thus early In the v-tk son. Weather Report. c,-»Cn.h Meridian— Pacific Time.) SAN PBANCUOO. April p. m. Tl-.e followirjs *rv the seasonal raint'ails to r 4 t» 8t coir.part-i with thr** of same date isret i-^aeon and rainfall in Ian twenty-four hours: Last This La^t «t*t'ont 21 Tiours. ceason. season. VurekR "" 1 '' x "' % M ' W .1; ...| Uluff...... ».« 3»-»0i 2jJ.ir.| Weratntoto 0-W 1 I ,\ Var. rr«.uvis.--o O-M »»-« 5 S '^ • Fmm <(1<l 7..o *.:m iuJ^pciiicn^ <«.<::> 2. ."-7 2. "4 San Uif Obispt '».<*? IS..1 j»i.4'.i j>* An«-I<« «-W » ••¦' W4» *-..:. Uitgo ¦ O.'** 4.20 li.«:2j TliE COAST RECORD. STATIONS. I ~-\\\ |3 §7 E f -,Krr V9.W» «4 "H HE CtOOdy .00 • H»M,n r.i.ns <M :u s Cloudy .i-y ':ui'ka £»».*.! ."VS 4S NW Cloudy .«*> T-rrvno ?J.~>* 7« 42 BTV Cloudy .Vt ¥ K Kara!lf.n.r.l.wt 5T T.2 SW Rain .13 K.asniHft 2:1. 7« <M 2t> UW Cloudy .t«> I'lK-ateil^ 2O.»«> *¦* »* BE Ci«ar .«;tt ln<iej>e.n.Jcn « .2J».«<> 70 <b H '".tar .t*) L* An,Tel»». ..2:«.sa 74 50 SW Cltur .00 Mi Tan,a!iJHis.2».74 U 42 S T.ain T: N..iili :< t -ad <* FttecoiX 2!».T4 KS 4K V Omdy .(Xi . ''. ltey«"F La...SH.7U ;¦«> <:• NW Ita'.n .«*> . I'.irtland 2«.7O V? *» NW Ctoadjr Tr. R«d Bluff 2H.«Ui «T< 4» KB <'lnuriy .»i» KofipJuMg J».«W M 4!i KB Cloudy .l« .haTumrnto ..23.7S «^! .*•!» KW «:!ou'ly .««) k-alt Lake •"* 'ran Fn!nciK««.2S.7s BV •*>•» HW Clooay . <<rt «An U Obitpo.'J».K«i 64 42 W Pt.Ci.iy AA t-an !.>U-*o 2H.KS «s T,l S\V m.Cldy .<ai K««ttlC 2IVK4 KS 4K KW Cloudy .00 Fpckane 2».»s2 74 4it NK ciouly -<'«i Ta tooth 2tf.*« ."•? 4« NW Pt.Clny .r.o AV«!la Walla.. 2M.V» M» 5» N Pt.Cldy .00 AVlnnemucca .2!«.W 70 •"« EK Cloudy .00 Tutna *"9.74 SS 48 KE <;iou4y .(Mt VlLATIIEII CON!»ITIONH AND GENKHAL FOKKCAKT. .'A firpr^ssion of tome df»»ih has moved rsr ' l.lly ecuthward frcm the Oregon «.f>ast and now cverlie» ibe Bouthern half of the I*arlfic ploije. Lain is tilling from San Francisco northward jinJ con<liti< tis are favorab'P for Flowers Tues cay generally Throughout the State. The temperature lias Tallen ten degrees In Foutbem «:alifornia. A maximum wind velocity of 40 milcf ppr hour, fcii' the northwest. i« reiv>rted at Point H»"y*r». Voretawt meile 8t San FranriBco for thirty ;¦•>::- rndtng midnlsht. April 2«5; Northern California — Cloudk ur.nettled weather Tuei-day. with showers; Cooler In the Interior; fresh touthrrly winds, c-nang!ng to westerly wjnds on tli« coast. Scuthern California — Cloudy. unsettled •¦father Tuesday, with showers; cooler; brisk f ntliv«st *lnd«. • Nevada — Cloudy Tuesday; cooler; possibly *hf»WPT». Han Francisco and vicinity— Cloudy, unsettled v father Vuesday. with bhowert; frefch wouth west wines, changing to brisk northwest. 0 A. G. McADIE, District Forecaster. EASTERN MARKETS. There- was a fair business on the Stock and Bond Exchange, but variations were few and narrow. There were sales of Hawaiian Commercial In the afternoon at $48@47 62'i. falling figures. The general feeling through-, out the list wa3 rather weak than otherwise. There was nothing new worthy of note in the oil or mining stocks. ¦ . Ex-divldend yesterday: Illinois Crude Oil. IVic; Northern California Power Com pany, regular monthly, 5c per share, amount ing to J5OC0; the Home3take Mining Com pany of- South Dakota, a regular monthly of 25 cents.- L Additional cars of Ophlr ore have been shipped, making a total of twelve railroad carloads now on the way or awaiting sale at the reduction works. Shares Generally Weak, With Few Fluciua' ions. Receipts of Strawberries Included' 32 chests of the large varieties from WatBonville and 8 chests of Longworths from;Palo Alto. A few scattering lots came in from other sections.. Attractive lots of both kinds met with prompt sale at full figures, while poor lots were hard, to sell. The Malindas continued to arrive muddy and otherwise In bad condition, while a portion of the receipts of Longworths were badly shaken up In transit. A crate of Rasp berrie? containing 30 small baskets came In from Los Angeles and sold at J9, or 30c per basket. Receipts of Oranges continued heavy and the market ruled weak, with trade of a light job bing character. Sound fruit was in compara tively light supply- and rather firmly held, while poor stock, which constituted the bulk of tho supplies, was being pressed for Bale by nearly all dealers. In the auction rooms 12 cars were sold aa follows: Extra fancy. $1 2"> ?1 75; ordinary fancy. $l(gl Co;, choice. SOc© I 40; standaid. 40«ii0c. All of. the offerings showed traces of age and were, more or less decayed.^ The other Citrus fruits were quiet .and "previous prices ruled for all descriptions. Small quantities of ripe Bananas were, offer ing and met with prompt sale at high prices. The steamer Sierra brought 2S38 bunehes.of Bananas und 34 crat«s of Pineapples from Honolulu. Stocks of Apples in iechoU3e have been considerably reduced and the market is in very good shape. Fancy stock had a. sharp advance ytsterday. . STRAWBERRIES — 50@JK>c - for Longworths and 25@40c per drawer for the larger va r Apples— $i@2 so per box." CITRUS FRUITS— Navel Oranges, ?1 25^2 for fancy 76o&$l 50 for choice and 40c®$l for standard';' Tangerine*. -.. 75e£?l 25 per box; Lemons $2 5002 75 for fancy. $1 BO©1 75 for choice and |1©1 25 for standard; Grape Fruit, SI 2."i@2: Mexican Limes, $4 50-jj5 per cast; Rananus, ?:2 5ix?i3 W> per bunch for Central American and $1 25©2 for Hawaiian; Pine apriles, $2tf3 per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. STOCK MARKET. Ala'S Co... 24 27^ijMat Nav Co. — no Cal Cot Mils H« — JNev Nat Bfc — 200 • Cal G&ECor. 35 — |N 9 K B Co. »U — . C Jockey C1.120 150 IN Cal P Co. 11 H'i. Cal Powder. 125 — Oak Bk SaT.112% — . Cal Ship Co. 15 30 JOak T Con.. 75 -t- t Cal T 1 & T — 135 IIOOF Hall A 6 — Cen Bk, Oak 64 «5 lOrphesm Co.. t%W 1«»J$ Chutes Co .. — 7»JIPac C Caa..ll8% — City 4CBk- 112 I Pac S Tel... 100 101 Cyp L Imp.. 6 — iParaf Paint- S* .— . East Dyntn.. — 260 |S F Drydoek 60 ~- DpntPwd pfd 70 90 |SF4SJ Coal. — . Do com .». — 60 IS J Wat Co. — 1<» FN Bk. Oak.120- — 'SO & MTgbt.125 — . Fischer Thtr — 1U'3wUs-A Bk.115 — . Frnch-A Bk.lC5 — Truck Elect. 10 — Gas Con A.. — 22 ICH InC pfd.' 42 — •. Hono P Co.. 13 15 1 Do com .. » — Lon& SF Bk — . 60 \ Afternoon Session. Board — i 1 *"1_' II"' $1,000 United R R of S F 4 per c«nt.. II 59 California Stock and Oil Exchange Oil Stocks— .;; Bid. Asked. Alma 1». Apollo *• Associated Trust Cert 1» 2O Chicago Crude 20 -1 C'laramoht .^** «O <&. Eeperanza •• 1 25 ...... Four «t «* Hanford 181 0<> ...„ Hosue 1 55 1 «2»s Independence W • 24 ' Monarch (of Arizona) 4O ..... Monte Crtsto... : 65 ••••;¦ Peerless '. •'••- 1* «> Reetl Crude 150 ..... S F & McKlttrlck • 3 00 ' Senator » ' .TO • Sovereign 42 '•¦" Tw-nty-eight 7 00 8 00 Miscellaneous — ¦' Cal Gas & Electric Corp 34 0O Fischer's Theater.. 100 1 *7*i Northern Cal Power 11 CO 11 23 , No morp'.ng sales. : Afternoon Session. I 2C0O Independence 24 : Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE. i Following were the sales on' the San Fran> 1 Cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: ; Morning Semton. I 100 Caledonia ... 711 100 Ophlr ,.,... 5 87»4 , 200 Caledonia ... 701 930 Ophlr * €0 ' T.0O Con C & Va.l M 100 Ophir 6 12Vi 200 Crown Point. 25 100 Overman 3» 300 Exchequer .. 30| 100 Savage 45 ! 100 Gould & Cur. 29! 1000 Seg Belcher .. IB 1 300 Hale & Norc. T7 100 Sierra Nev . . 73 100 Hale & Norc. ( 79! 600 Union Con . . 85 1300 Mexican 2 60! 300 Yellow Jacket. 23 Afternoon Session. 1000 Andes 33 250 Ophlr B 87%i ICO Caledonia ... 75 10O Savage 4* 100 Caledopla. ... 77 1 CO Sierra Nev .. ffi» 4C0 Caledonia ... 781 4C0 Sierra Nev .. -CS 100 CobC b Va.l SO! 2400 Union Con .. 81 400 Mexican 2 40j 200 Yellow Jacket. 24 200 Ophlr 5 75) PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the Pacific: 1 Stock Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 200 Alpha. Con .. C»1 100 Ophir 6 12*i 2f.n c»iedonla ... 721 20O Overman S> 100 Caledonia ... 7»;"30O Scorpion 21 100 Choi la r 25) 60O Scorpion ..... 22 300 Con C & Va.l 8311200 Silver Hill .. 601 200 Justice 13[ 100 Union Con .. 9.V 100 Mexican ...2 42»4t 200 Union Con .. M 1C0 Mexican. .:... 2 45!" W>0 Yellow Jacket.- 24 Afternoon Session. , \ 100 Belcher .;.:. 32, 100 Mexican ....^2 45 200 Caledonia .... 771 100 Mexican ...I42'i' 200 Caledonia .... 70! 200 Seg Eelcher..' 1U 700 Caledonia 7«| 10O Sierra Nev.... «X 200 Chollar 24 40rt Silver Hill 5T» lOO Chollar 25 1 100 Union Con.... !>.: 200 Con C & Va.l 801 ?.0O Union Con.... «» 100 Crown Point.. 2.*l 2C0 Union Con.... sa 100 Gould & OV> 20! 100 Union Con.... 8S TONOPAH MINING EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the San Fran cisco and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterday: Morning Session. 200 MacNamara . 191 100 Mont Ton ...1 W» 7000 MacNamara. 20i2D0O Mont Ton...l 47><i 1450 MacNamara . 21! 2t-0 Ton Belmont.. Vi 400 MacNamara . 22| ICO Ton Exten . .1 00 Afternoon Session. 1 COO Cent Eureka. 9S[ 100 Ton Belmont. 7:: .1000 MacNamara . Xlll.MA Ton Midway.. Ufr 210O MacNamara . 20| 500 Ton Midway.. 40 10O Mont Ton ...1 501 closing Quotations. MONDAY, April 25—4 p. mv- Bid.Ask.l Bid. Ask Alnha 07 OSiJustice 12 1.1 \lta ..... 07 fOIKentuck OS «» And»s" 32 .""SIK 6^ 3 Graes.. — 1 CO Selcher' « 34|Lady Wash .. —- CK Best & Belch. 1 90 2 0»i Mexican 2 »> 2 ?--, Bullion .... 10 lirOccidental ... «2 83 Sli .-• '« 77jOphlr .;....5 62V4B75 Challenge Con .24 2T. Overman ..... 08 .^> Chollar 24 25lPoto«l 20 21 Confidence ...1 00 1 0.1 Scorpion 20 2J Con C ft Va.l 75 1 80|Savag» 42 41 Con imperial. 02 CilSe* Belcher ..10 17 pan NY 02 n* Plerra Nev .. «.'. trt Crown Point. 2t 25 Sliver HU1 ;. «t IX EasT Sierra N 06 - St Loul.'. .... C» 10 Eureka Con.. — 50 Syndicate .... J4 0« Exchequer .. 28 3!> Union Con ~ • 87 «a GoSld & Cur. 2» 30! Utah M 1« W»i» & Norc. 75 7S' Yellow Jacket. 22 23 Julia 07 CO! . TONOPAH MINE3. • . . Bid.Ask.l . BJd.Ask. Colehan ..... — J» Rescue . . . .. . Ofl CS Esoeranza ... — OllTon Belmont.. 72 . » Gipsy Queen. * — ' W'Ton & C«l. . .10 — Gold Anchor. 18 25!Ton Exten.. 1 00 1 02 W. Gold - M Con. — 10 Tf»n ¦ Fraction. . — _ |p Hannapah ... 10 — (Ton of Nev,» JO 11 «lf Hannapah M. 10 — (ton N Star.. 2S 31 .LltUe Ton -. ?{> - 40,Ton MWw,».. S8 4O MacNamara . i» 20.Ton & Salt L. 20" — Mont Ton.. 1 47%' 1 W>|Ton Suoerior.. — 10 Paymaster ...— lOJWest End ... — — Kay & OBrlen 02 051 .; . FOR MONDAY, APRIL 23. Flour, qr sks .- 9.150'Fla^seed. sks .. S19 Wheat, ctls .... 10.548! Wool, bales ... 511 Barley, ctls .... ".^Screenings, sks.. SCO Oats, ctls -7f!>Fe«d. sks 24 Rye| ctls ..... 4551 Hides. No 2.C20 Beans, sks .... /fl\f e^ Xo .... 715 Potatoes. sUs ,. 2,145 Leather rolls .. 61 Onions sks ... 217 Tallow, ctls 2(0 Bran sks .... 3.7C5iQulck S ilver. flks. 7 Middlings, eks.. 201 Wine, gals . . . . 6S.4C0 Hay. tons 901 Sugar, ctla . 500 Straw, tons ... -321 > ¦¦•¦¦- OREGON. " Flour qr HkB .[ 7,54S[ Potatoes, sks .. 6,085 Wheat, ctls .... 1 1,010| Receipts of Produce. PEACHES — Are attracting a little better de mand. Choice are quoted at 7>4©7 1 /ic; extra choice. 7?i@!sc; fancy, 8>-!@10c. EVAPORATED APPLES— The. market con tinues quiet but steady. Common are quoted at 4SF3 1 -2c; prime, &Vi#5*ic; choice, CUfe'ti^c; fancy. 707 PRUNES — Show a. little firmness, in Epite of c li^ht d*niunU, with prices ranging from 3c to r>'i<\ according to grade. APRICOTS— Are active. Choice. S)t4@10c; extra choice, 10U@10'ic; fancy. ll®13c. DUiED FRUITS PETROLEUM— Easy. COFFEE — Spot Rio. easy and quiet: No. 7 invoice. 7c; mild, steady; Cordova, H>gl3c. The market for coffee futures closed bafely steady, 102715 points net lower; sales were re ported nt Sfi.OOO bags, including: May, . 5.80$. 5.8T»c; July. tMO-Mi.lje; September, ti.30igy.40c; December. 6.00<30.i;5c. SUGAR— Kaw. flrm: fair refining, SVic to 3 3-lflCi centrifugal, 00 test, 3%c; molas£«s eugar. Sv'ic. WHEAT — Receipts. 53.000 bushels; spot market barely pteaOy; No. 2 red, $1 03 ele vator and $1 Olffl 07- f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red. Duluth, 07Uc f. o. b. afloat. Options were weak a'.l day on lower cables and a bearish raui. closing *i«x"ic lower: May closed at SSHc; July, 87!ic; September, 82?;c; December. Sa^-jC HIDES— Steady. WOOL— Firm. NEW YORK. April 25.— FLOUR— Receipts, 10.700 barrels; exports. 110S barrels; market dull. Nczv York Grain and Produce. NEW YORK. April 25.— The cotton market closed barely steady, 20 to 25 paints lower. Nezu York Cotton Market. Receipts of Butter and .Eggs were large again yesterday, those of Eggs being unsually heavy for Monday, Both markets remained about as on Saturday," with no visible desire on the part of most sellera to change them either way. Butter was generally quoted weak an.1 Eggs steady to firm. - Cheese Is showing rather more movement. Quite a line was shipped to L03 Angeles on Saturday and scattering shipments arc being made Into the Interior and up. north. As a rule the latter are In small lota, but in tha aggregate they amount to quite a quantity. Prices remain as before. _ • . . ¦ ... Receipt* wore 71,600 lbs Butter, 1751 cases Eggs and 14,700 lbs Cheese. , BUTTER — Creamery at first hands, 185riy<" for extras and 174*17 ',4c for flrsta;, dairy, 15$ l~V&c; store Butter. l.'ifiHc; cold storage, nom inal. . • . ¦•"¦ ' ¦ v =.-- CHEESE— S@9c . for good to choice new and 7W"K'« for lower grades; Young Americas, Ulj®lOc;"Eastern. lfi<$l<ic: Western. ll</15c per lb. . J7QOS— Ranch, lSj?20c for fair tp choice; store, 15@l«c per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Two cars of Western Poultry were received and moved ' off rathtr slowly, as ; the high quotations had the effect of checking the de mand. Dealers reported 1 that . high prices • w«re being expected at shipping paints, which necessitated the asking of correspondingly high flsures here. Hens were selling- at $8 5Q. young Roosters af ft) and old Uooptcrs at $6 50 per dozen. The market was practically barj of domestic stock and prices of all de scriptions were unchanged. • Rriculpts of Game were only It sacks, but trade was quiet and most kinds were quoted lower. POULTRY— Live Turkeys, 15@17c per ' lb: Geese, per pair, $1 75<g'.2 25; Gojllngs, ; Ducks. $5 50@<$ 50 per dozen for old and 58 5011 7 60 for young ;» Hens, $7@8 for. large and $5 50@ti far - small; young Koostarr. $V3> 8 50: old Roosters, $5©6; Fryers. jltiSB 50; Bruilert,, $4«jl 60 for largo and $2 S0@.> for small: Pigeons, fl 23(91 50 per dozen for, old and fl 76o2 25 for Squabs. GAME— Gray Geese, *3#;j 50 per dozen; White Geese, $1 2r.#l 75; Urnht, ?1 BO5i"2 50; Honkers, *4@5; English Snipe, $1 50^2 50; common Snipe, $2; Cottontail Rabbits. $2: Brush Rabbits,-" 1 *! &0; Hare, $1 50@l 75. Poultry and Game. clearly understood, but It was attributed to nttsburg account, and was supposed for that reason to be hat-ed on unfavorable develop ments in the trade. The unfavorable develop ment!' were not divulged, although there were rrports cf another proi>oiitl Urge purchase of pig iron from outside luxxlucers by the United States Steel Corporation. It was rumorfd also that the affairs of the ¦TBdtcata for converting preferred stock Into •econd mortgage bends were about to be finally closed. Some large Individual blocks of the Booxnd mortgage bonds thapged In a d«?c!inir.g scale. and sharp declines In some of the minor stocks added to the de pressing influence cf the market. The en gagements of gold for shipment by to-morrow's steamer reached an aggregate of $2,600,0(0. which is close to the record of about $7,300,000 for a single rhipment which went out in the fall of m>l. Paris also bought some $2,000,000 of eold In the London market to-day,* thus Flrenctheiiir.g the expectation of an early Ru**ian loan Issue at that center. Meantime, tbt bank week has started with another pay -ni.-nt by the fcubtreasury of at>out $L50O.OC0 or. account of the Japanese gold at San Fran ci.?co. end further large receipts en that ac ccunt are exi^ected to continue. Money con- Unties almost a drug except for miner active commercial rurP 0 * 6 * an d corporation notes. TM plethcra cf money, the huge figure at tained by the deposit Income of the banks an.l the nominal Interest of rates on call and thcrt time loans Is giving rise to discussion cf the rates now paid on deposits by some of the trust companies and bark? which seem to involve a margin of !«¦*. Railroad traffic officiate continue to explain the lower level of auitnt earnings by the deferred spring ¦weather, and to express confidence that arrears pX trainc will am^ forward with seasonable weather. Hut the mercantile world reports the Mine barkwatu spirit, with no signs of a Uis p»)s!tion to anticipate a revival. The London copper market was strong, but wi'hout benefit to Amalgamated Ccpptr. The active stocks opened a point below last week s final prices, and the ton? was easy with prices at the lowest of the day. Bnr.d* were trrigrular. but the active list was weak. Total 5aies>. (LSSfcOOO. I'citcd Siate? Ixmds «•«•• unchanged on call. KEW YORK STOCK LIST. Stocl:e— Sales. H!gh. Low. Close. Atchiscn HM00 TiJ\ 7i!H ,72^, Atchixon pf>1 ""*> >»% 5»W UZ m Ualtimore tk Ohio.. 2.3OU 80V* 70^. .!••» lialt «.- Ohto rfd >~'» Canadian Pacific... 9Ui> 117>,i 117 HO!, tor. of New J"fO •• Chesapeake A Ohio. H>0 :n> 3 31^i 31 Chicago & Alton... 1<H> 3f»U -i»U »» Chi & Alton pfd-.. 200 SI M 81 rhl Great Wcjirni. 2,400 JOTi 16'i 1«U Chicago & N Vf... . ¦ 17<» Chi. Mil & St Paul. 8.700 145*i 143T* l«?i C. M&StPpfd ITS Chi Term & Tranx ~- »H <tiicagj T & T ptd. 300 18 18V, IS C, C. C & Bt L"uU= JJ Colorado Southern l<»^i I'olo Souih 1st pfd. 100 54 64 53»,j CjIo South 2d pfd 23 Dtlsrar* .t HuiJson 1.300 159 ' 157'i 159 Del, Lack & Went. UwO 20b'.i 2vas^i 2UJ Denver- & Rio G 20 '.£ Den & Rio O pfd TO Krle !.«**> S8H '-Q*i 20l« Erie Xfl X>(i 200 00»i C <>»Va trie 21 Vf-i 1«> *» 41 4l Hockir.? Valley C^ Hocking Valley pfd. 100 *>1 SI 8O»4 nilaols *"entral 200 13Q*i Vi0% 130%s 1l>«« Central i s^ lcw» Cer.tnl pfd SS •¦>• J K >-' Souuierr 18 ',4 K C houthern pfl 25 Lou;* & Nasli «00 If 8 107 *i 107H ManhaVdr. 1 700 142'i 142',* 142VJ ktetropolitaa ciecF. T7*i Mc-trupolitan St By. l.bOO 114 112% 112% Minn & Jjt l^culs 47 M Kt ? ft 8 St II. 200 «l>s 61 61 M.KtP & KS M pfd 117 Missouri Pacific 3,4(10 03"± 02«» Sl2*i Me. Kan .V Texas.. 100 171* 17H 17 M. K ft T pfd 200 3R oR 37 Ml R It lies pfd. COO 27% 37 3S«i ; New Voik «'ontral. 1<X» 1H5 ll(i 115Ta i NoirolK & \\>*t*rn. 4CK) 5S',i 5SU M : K«T ot West f.li 83 : N'.ithern Securities JS'4 I Ontario & Western. l.'.OO 21 >j 21 U 21% ¦ l-.TinFy!var.ia 2U.7O0 US 117 117 P. v*. C & Si Loui« 59 P.cadiim 4,300 44»i a\' t 44'i ' noa^ins 1st pfd . r . . 7SVi i Reading £d pM oi% Hoik I-:.:. -I Co.;.. «KX» 2-"t^ii "°li »" r i Kr.-k Uland Co |ifd ' <?-.% I st 1><>u'.s S\\ ij st Lcuia ;• W pfd.. i<x» ar»'i As*i y-»»i Bmtbem Pacific.,, 5,n<x> <v7^ <si, 4S>», Southern Hi!! way. .• 21,1 IWtfl 2\\ 21*% 21'» fhwUiern Ry pta.. 2(f> K'»»k kmi ssil I T.-xan & l'.-icjftc Sik» 24U 23U 'r\i. I T«i|o.Uj. Pt L & W.. 100 26% Wit "in; i r. ft i. a v picj.. ::.«m»o s»% :n>-. f?) J Vniun Pacific 3.sm> S5'i 84% B4<4 ' \ nuT PacUlc I'M <|«M Wabuta ioi» ix j« . ,K * VTtbft*!i t fd s,«K)f» :;:t'i 3T«i :'j>>; UluseUJiB K I. E.. 10<» l««4 i«« 4 joii \\lt.<!>n«:n central js Wl-Mii:i-:n Crn ptd. 100 40 40 «yii j r:xrire»is Com:.nnies— w|E|r.; : ;;; s :::•: :•:;•: i MiF«ellaneous — ATi;alBam Copj.tr... l,. r /W AR% 4SU 4s Am Or A Fourd. lf!0 ]7\ J7K1 jri- Am Car & F pfd. 4.7i<0 7014 701/ 70 Am Cotton Oil ... -JdO ao% CO. 29Vi Am i:ot Oil pfd as Am Ice ion 7 7" 7 Am Ice pfd 2fK) 2H 28 27«4 Am Ur.teed Oil H Am Un OH pfd 2* Am ]>>cp motive ... 300 m»j in'4 \*-y Am Locomo pfd .. 400 SI " 80% "> Si' Am Bmelt * Ref.. 700 4S»{ t 4S% 4^:^ Am Hm<?!t & R pfd. f»O0 m% WAi 'Xlt- Am Kugar Rcfln... 3,700 127V. 12«^4 12?' Araconda Mln Co. 100 V«i v* 70>« <o Hrookljn nap Trn. 2*i.«;OO 4T% 4^ 4<;v Colo Fuel & Iron... 4.400 ni*4 30«j .11 C Consolidated Ga« .. 700 207'4 2iW 2064 Corn Products '400 Ifii,i J6 16% Corn Products pfd. 100 71 U 71 'i 71 H Distillers' Securit .... Jl General Electric -.. 1*314 Internat l"ai»r i 11% Internet Pai>er" pfd .... 60 Ir'ttrnat Pump ,-j^tj Intcrr.at Pump pfd 74 National Lw.d ltKJ 17»i 17«4 1G% North American .'. g2 Puclflc Mail 26?i People's Gas ..... 400 07 >i 07 97 Preyed Steel Car.. 800 26 23 2H Prer»ed F Car pfd 71 Pullman Pal Car.. 212 Republic Fteel 5OO f,li 6% <;% Republic Steel pfd. 1,400 43*1 42H 42« Rubber Oood» 100 1«^} 16^ lfi Rubber Goods pfd. ¦ .... 7«u; Tern Coal & Iron.. 1.400 37',^ Z~ 'AC& U H Leather 1,200 7 7 7 TT 8 Leather pfd... COO SO 80 fcfi II H Realty 400 7U 7 ¦ fiTi IT S Realty pfd 400 mv t S7 57 IT K Rubber 2,700 14X4 I4i4 14>4 IT 8 Rubber pfd... BOO e2>i 62U Mil. IT P Steel 4.300 lff»4 I0>4 10V4 TT S Btcel pfd 6,100 57 TA% te% WestlnghBe Elec 157 Western Union 1.900 8S% SS% 8S^4 Total gales ...2S2.600 UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YOHK. April 25.— Bond transactions— T'nitod Railroads of San Francisco, 0000 at f 77 25 AMERICAN CAN COM PANT. Common — Bid, 4H; asked, 4«j. Preferred— Bid, .:4>, ; asked. 35. NEW YORK BONDS. U S ref 2s rcg...!0ai|L & N unified Is. 091a Ho coupon lOSJilMan con gold 4s. 102^4 Do 3s reg 1WV. Mpx Cent 4s 00 Do coupon..... 107 "4 1 Do let lnc 17 Do new i* reg. 133 IMInn fc St L 4s.. 1)5% Do coupon 134 |M K & T 4s 100 Do old 4s reg.lO7»i| b 0 2ds 78^4 Do coupon 107»*|NR of Mex con 4s 73^ Atch gen 4r 100 |N Y C gen 3Vi».. OSNi Do adj a, . »1U;N J C gen 6s 129% Atlantic C L 4s. 93'£iNor Pac 4s 103 ft Bal & Ohio 4s. ..100^1 Do 3s ......... 73 T>o 3V4s 94 |Nnr.& W con 4s. fi8 Central of Ga Ss.lCamoSL 4s & partic. 9S Do 1st inc 70%| Pa conv 3V4s..... 96% Ches & Ohio 4Hs.lO2%| Heading gen 4s... »8% Chi & Alton 3%s. 77 |SL & I M con 5s.ll2Tfc C. B & Q new 4i>. Ol^iS.L & S F fg 4s. 82% C,M & SP gn 4s.l00 jSt Louis SW lsts. f»0;i, C & NW con 7a. 121) % \ Seaboard A L 4s. H0>i C. H I & Pac 4s. 729i|So Pacific 4s 90i' t Do col Cs S(i ISo Railway Bs. ..mfc C.C.C & SLgn 4s.l00H!Tcx & Pac l«ts.. 1171a Chi Term 4k SO^itT St L & W 4s.. 70 • Cons Tobacco 4s. 68% | Union Pacific 4s. .104% Colo & So 4s..... 85^i| Do conv 4s 09)4 Colo F & I iO^IU S Steel 2d 5s.. 77»* Den & Rio G 4s. S3%iWabash l*ts 117U Erie prior Hen 4s. ti$%\ Do d«b B 62H Do gen 4s 87 |\V & L Erie 4s.. 8SH F W- &. D C lsts.lOtj^iiWls Cent 4s 90'/* Hock Val 4%s 107*«l NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Adams Con 20"Little Chief 08 Alice ;Ci Ontario 4 00 Breece lOJOphir 6 50 Bruns Con 04 Phoenix ¦ 10 Com Tunnel .... CO'Potosl 1» Deadwood Terra., 1 25 Savage 40 Horn Sliver 1 35|Slerra Nev e8 Iron Silver 1 8»{ Small Hopes .... 1& JU-adville Con ... 021 Standard 2 34 Boston Stocks and Bonds. Money— lu S Steel 10tf Call loans 2 ©3Vil Do pfd 55?4 Time loans . ..3UfMHI Westing Common. 78 Bonds — i Mining— Atchison 4a 09*41 Adventure 2 Do adj 4s ..,.. 00 lAlloues 4>f Mex Cent 4s 65 lAmal Copper .... 48 Railroads — lAmer Zinc 10 Atchison 72«il Atlantic 8 Do pfd 83 IBingham 21H Boston * Albany.250 I Calumet & Hecla.463 . Boston & Maine.ieS^jCentennlal S. 18H Boston Kiev 142 ICopper Range ...'. 31)U Fitchburg pfd 140iilDaly We*t 24^i Mex Central SVliDom Coal e3 N Y. NH & H..189 |Frar.kIln 7Vi Pere Marquette.. 77 IGrancy 3»; Union Pacific 64%|lRle Roj-ale 7 Miscellaneous — (Mass Mining .... 4 Amer Arge Chem. 13 tMlchlgan 4«i Do pfd 71 I Mohawk 41 Amer Pneu Tube. 4^1 Mont CoaJ & Coko 2 Amer Sugar 127«41Old Dominion ... 12^ Do pfd 120 JOsceola nn Amer Tel & Tel. 120 HI Parrot 23 Amer Woolen ... TO^iQulncy 82 Do pfd 745<,!Shannon R Dom Iron & S... 9vy (Tamarack 90 Ed Elect Ilium. ..23S tTrinity 3Ti Gen Electric 1C3 |U S Mining 19^4 Mass Electric 20 ju S Oil OU Do pfd 73m Utah 33 Maes Gas 3»?i! Victoria ."! 1'nited Fruit 105141 Wlnona 6 Un Shoe Mach... 49 (Wolverine 71 «i Do Pfd 29 | COAL— Wellington. $8 per ton; New Wel lington. $S; Seattle, $6 00: Bryant. $6 50; Bea ver. Hill, $8;- Stanford, $7; Ro*lyn.-|7; Coos Bay, $r> 60; Greta, $7; Wallsend, $7; Richmond, $7 CO; Cumberland. $13 In bulk and $14 25 In sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; WcUh Anthracite Egg. $13; Welsh Lump, ?11 00; Cannel. $3 50 per ton; Coke, $11 50013 per ton In bttlk and $16 in eacks; Rocky Moun tain descriptions. $11 45 per 2000 lbs and $12 80 per Ionic ton, according to brand. GILS — Quotations are for barrels; for cases, add 5c; Linseed. 4uo per gallon for boiled and 47c for raw; Castor Oil. in cases. No. l,.70e; Bakers" AA, $1 1«X#1 12: Lucol. 45c for bolied and 4.U for raw: China Nut. ti0«?70c per gallon; Coooanut Oil in- barrels. Msc for Ceylon and 65a for Australian", extra bleached winter Sperm Oil. &5e; natural winter Sperm Oil, SOc; extra bleached winter Whale Oil. «J5e; natural Whale Oil, iSOe: extra winter strained Lard Oil, 76c; No. 1 Lard Oit.'tiOcs P'-ire Neatsfoot Oil, 75c; No. 1 Neatsfoot -Oil, B5c; light Htrrlns Oil. 45c: dark Herring OH, 43c; Salmon Oil. 38c; boiled Fioh Oil, Uto; raw Fish Oil, S3c; polled Paint Oil. feto; raw Paint Oil. 33c. COAL OIL — Water White Coal Oil, In bulk, 14c; Pearl Oil. in cases, 2014c; Astral. 20^e; Star, 20V4e: Extra Star. 'J4Hc; Elaine. 2tS'Vsc Eocene W3%c; Deodorized Stove Gaso^ne, In bulk 16c: in cases, Sl'Vic; Benzine. \A bulk, 13c; In cusea, IOHjc; 8C-degree Gasoline In bulk. ~T;c; In cases. Slo. TURPENTINE — 81c per gallon in cases an4 75c in drums and Iron barrels. RED iAND WHITE LEAD— Red Lead. 7© Tlsc per lb; White Lead. 7®7Vic. according to quantity. ' '• SUGAR— The Western Sugar Reflni-.^ Com pany quotes a3 follows, per lb. in 100-liu bag»: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed. 6.65c; PowdtfVd 5.50c; Candy Granulated, 5.605; Dry Gra'pulalod, fine. 5.40c: Dry Granu lated coarse 5.40c: Fruit Granulated. C40c; Beet' Granulated (100-Ib bags only). S.30c: Confectioners' A. 6.40c: Magnolia A. 5c: Extra C. 4.00c; Golden C. 4.80c; "D," 4.70c: barrels. 10c more: half barrtl*. 25c more; boxes, 50c mora; SU-lb bags. 10c rnore for all kinds Tablets— Hair barrels, 5.00c; boxes, ti 15c- H. & E. Crystal Domino*. 8.40c per Ib. No ordtrs taken. for lets than seventy-flv* bar rels or Its equivalent. , SAGS— Grain Bags. b%c spot and 6?ic June- July; San Quenttn. $5 40; Wool Bags. 32@3&e; Fleece Twine, 7®8c. General Merchandise. MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Bid. Ask.) Bid. Ask Bay CPC Cs. 80 101 ISF & NP 5s.lliyi — B L Wat 6s. — 117^-S PC R 4s. — 100 Cal NW C«.. 108^110^18 P Co 4H«-l«>til01H M C Wat 5s. 100 — (Sun Tel 6«..113 — RIs I Wks5s — .107^1 Suttr-st R5«.105 113 8F Drdk 5s — 113\ilUR Of SF 4su 17^4 — '.. MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. . . Unlisted Securities. $10 CCO Northern Ry of Cal Cs 107 12>i Sueet— i . - $9,000 Northern Ry of Cal 5s 116 50 $1,000 8 P of C e per cent 104 7* ¦ CHICAGO. April 25.— CATTLE — Receipts, 26,000. Steady to . strong, p Good - to prime steers, $5<?J5 65; pcor to medium. $3 80«4 00; snookers and feeders. $3@4 35; cows, $1 "o® 4 30; heifers, $3 25@4 75; dinners, $1 80@2 60; bulls, $2@4 10; calves, $3 25<g<5 50; TexaB fed steers. $4&4 75. " ' •¦ HOGS — Receipts: To-day,, 47,000; to-morrow, 25,t«)0. 10#15c lower. Mixed and butchers, $4 P5®-5 10; good to choice heavy, $5^5 10; rough heavy. $4 K5@5; light, $4 80^5 05; bulk cf sale*. ?4 90:35 05. . SHEEP— Receipts. 25,000. Sheep and lambs Mearty «to strong. Good to choice wethers, $4 75 @»145; fair to choice mixed. $3 76<8H tXh West ern eheep (clipped), *4 75@5 45; native lambs, H 50(54 00; Western lambs .(clipped), $5@5 00; Western lambs (wooled). $5 90®6 75. Miscell aneous Markets. CHICAGO. Livestock Market. Storm hi Colorado interrupts q?iotati<?lis. C II all-street Stocks lower on the day. Cotton. stUl declining. l^cal Stocks move moderately. Mining Stocks quiet, Sharp decline in Silver. No variation in Exchange. Wheat and Barley lower and weak. Oats firm. Corn quiet. Bran and Middlings scarce and firm. ' I jay weak and being thrown on the market. N< thing ttezv in Beans and Seeds. Butter weak and Eggs steady. Both in good supply. Rather more movement reported in Cheese. Provisions dull and weak at the recent decline. Mutton and Lamb lower under larger, arrivals. Hogs coming in freely and weak. Beef steady. 1 \>tatocs in large receipt and qu ict. Australian Onions firmer and Green Onions weaker. Asparagus in free receipt and lower. High prices check the demand for Poultry. Game lower. Strawberries arriving in bad order. Oranges in heavy receipt and lower. Apples in reduced supply and higher. Receipts of Potatoes were large over ¦ Sun day., aggregating 8230 /sacks, nearly all of which came ' from Oregon. These heavy ar-. rivals prevented any advance .in prices and the market was rather' quiet,, with few sales reported af the top quotation., River Bur banks were In limited supply and firmly held at the ! previously quoted . rates. Receipts af new Potatoes were 274 sacks and prices were shaded. The' steamer - r Sierra from Sydney brought up 1520 crates and 100 bags of Aus tralian Onions, a much smaller quantity than expected, and a firmer- feeling prevailed in that market. Oregon Onions were chiefly of poor quality and largely nominal. Green Onions were easier under greatly increased receipts. :/ - .. ¦ ' . •- , ¦ • There were ample receipts of Asparagus and prices 'ranged Ifcwer. The canners were In the market and secured a small quantity at 4%@5c per pound, while the regular trade paid from 6c to 8c. 1% Angeles and Florida Tomatoes were weak, with most dealers anxious to clean up. while Mexicans were steady, with good, sound lots held at an advance. Peas, Rhubarb and small vegetables^ from the south, were steady under a good demand for local use and shipping. ¦ . • • - : "-¦-• ;¦ Receipts of Vegetables Included 1003. boxes of Asparagus, . ?35 boxes 'of Rhubarb and.(H2 sacks of , Peas. -. ' .. ' POTATOES— Burbanks from the ( rlver. $1 60 @1 65 per ctl: Oregon , Burbanks. $1 C0@l 75 per ctl; River Reds ?l(gl 10 per ctl; small Oregon. Burbanks for seed. $1 25@1 60 per ctl; Garnet Chiles, $1 60® 1 75 per ctl; Early Rose, $1 40@l 50 per ctl;. new Potatoes. 2%©3c per pound .-¦'. ONIONS— Tellow. $2 60@2 75 per ctl for Ore gon : and $3®3 25- for Australian; Green Onions. 4Ctg50c per box. " .' - ; " . VEGETABLES— Asparagus, 4',i®Sc per lb; Rhubarb, 4U©S3o per box;- Green Pees, %\9l\ 50 per sack; Garden Peas. 3@i3l4c' per lb; String Been*. 10@J6c per lb; Tomatoes. $ttgl 25 per box or crate for Los Angeles, «l"25«pl 76 for Mexican and $2@2 25 per crate for Florida; Summer Squash from Lris Angeles. $1©1 25 per box: Cabbage, $1 25 per ctl: Carrots.' 50c per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers. 60c@$l 28 per doz; Garlic, 16o per Ib; Egg Plant, 20c p«r lb: Dried Peppers, fciglOc for sun-dried and 12^-&13c per lb for evaporated; Dried. Okra. < 12_tfe$15c per lb; Green Jepperk, 17Vi^25e per lb; Marrowfat Squath. J.Wblnjf at 1H42o per lb. Potatoes) Onions and Vegetables. SUMMARY^ OF THE MARKETS. as follows: Flour, dull and easy; No. 2 spring wheat, 80®fl2c; No. 3. SSfgflOc; , No. 2 red. lt57iiJf9.Sc; No. 2 corn. 47@48%c; No/ 2 yel low, 49\i«Z"49%c; No. 2 oats, 30Vi@36*4c; No. ¦¦3 white, 3$@40o: No/ 2 rye, 3'ic; good feeding barley, COJf 35c; fair, to, choice malting. 45<f?.55c; No. 1 flax sped, "$t: No, 1 Northwestern, ?1 C6%.; prime timothy seed. $2 98; mess pork, per barrel, - 9U* &0&12; lard, "per 100 pounds, $6 C0@6 65; Bhort ribs sides; (loose)," $0 £5@ « 37%; -short clear Bides <boxed),. $B 50®C 75; whisky, basis of high wines, $1 28;, clover, contract .grade, 510 75. . .-• Articles— • Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels ;1. 15.000 7,000 Wheat, bushels : .15,000 13,000 Corn, busheU .'....127,000 81,000 Oats, bushels . ...165,000 ' , 29.000 Rye,, bushels. ..... 1.000 Barley, bushels ...,.......*. 42,000 11,000 Butter, Cheese and Eggs, r CHICAGO. April 25.— On the Produce Ex change to-day the Butter market was steady. Creameries, H®23c: dairy," 13@21c. Eggs, steady, 16'>.®17c. Cheese, easy, 10%e.V ELGIN. 111., April 25.— Butter, nrm; Belling at 23c. the Fame as. last week. .Sales for the week were 474.000 pounds. . Butters. $3 5063 T5; email White, *3«J\1 15: Urge White $2 t«®2 75: Pink. $3 30@3 45: Red. $4 50; Lima, . $3 25@3 30; Red Kldneye, ?4 50@5: niackeye. 52 15g2 25 per ctl: Horaa Beans. $2@2 50.. ¦ ' " SEEDS-^Brown Mustard. $3 7504; -v Yellow Mustard $3@3 25; Flax, $1 S0@l »0; Canary. 5H©5%c for Eastern; Affalfa, 14%@16c; Rape. I\g2c: Timothy, 60€%c; . Hemp. 3%is3te per lb; Millet. i 3@3%c;:;Bioom Corn Seed. $20021 DRIED PE AS— Blackeye. $3 per ctl ; : Nlles." (3 25: Green. $303 25. . : The following quotations are for good, ioun<l Livestock, delivered in San Francisco,' less ' 54 per cent shrinkage for Cattle: • . CATTLE— Steers. SS9c; Cows and Heifers, 7@Se; thin Cows. 4@5c per. lb. • - - CALVES — 4^4 Vic »erlb (gross weight). SHEEP— Wethers, 4$4%c; Ewes, 3%"g4c per lb (gross weight). . LAMBS— $2.00 p«r head. . HOGS— Live Hogs. 140 to 200 lbs, 6%@6c; over 200 lbs. 6%@5%c; soft Hogs. *%©5V»cs Sows, 20 per cent off; Boars. 00 per cent off, and Stags, 40 per cent off from above quota tions. • , - LIVESTOCK MARKET. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows : , - .-.-¦.- BEEF— 7%@8e for Steer* end &@7c per lb for Cows.. . ' VEAL— Large. 8%@0c; imall. 8%©9%o P««" pound. - - .- MUTTON— Wethers, 8®0c; Ewes. 8@8%c per lb. . LAMB— 11®11%c per lb.. PORK— Dressed Hots. 6%©"9c per lb. . DRESSED MEATS. Mutton and Lamb, both llvtr and dressed, are lower., with more grass-fed stock coming In than the market can take care of. • Hogs, too,-- are arriving - freely and weak. There is no further change In Beef. . '>".':.¦.--«;'¦; Meat Market: Wool. $1@1 SO: "Horse Hides, salt. $2 75 for large and $2@2 50 for medium. $1 25©1 75 for email and 6oe for Colts. Horse Hides, dry. $1 75 for large and $1 CO for medium. $101 25 for small and 50c for Colts. Buck Skins — Dry Mexican. 31c; dry Salted Mexican. 25c: dry Central American. 31c. "Goat Skin* — Prime An goras," 75c; large and smooth. 60c;. medium, 35c: small. 20c. r- : . ' . TALLOW— No. I rendered. 44434%c p«r lb; No. 2. 3%@4c: grease. 2%®3c. WOOL — Spring clip— San Joaquln and South, ern. 12 months'. 8©Uc: do 7 months". 8@10c per. lb;* Middle Counties. 12®16c fqr fre« ajnd ll®14e for defective; Northern. 15®17e for fre« and 13®15c fcr defective; Nevada. 12315c. ac cording to condltfpn. ¦ . ' ' „., .. HOPS— 24627c per lb for California, 1003. and 17%©20c for crop of 1904. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, 20, 190^: CHICAGO. April 23.— Caeb quotations were Cash Grain and Provisions. Idaho Mining Case Settled. The: two appeal cases of the Empire State-Idaho Mining and Developing Company vs.. the Bunker Hill and Sul- Uvan Mining and Concentrating Com pany h^ve. been settled out of, court." They related to unimportant "surface" conflicts. A decision; is expected shortly from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals on the main" cases af fecting the . underground dispute* b« tween the two - companies. ; COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL 15 AUCTION SALES fc» j£b JEa AUCTION SALE. 50— DRAFT AND DRIVING HORSES— 50 Thirty head consigned A. J. Nelson, Glenn County, CaU and twenty . head from Churchill; Company ranches, Slsktyou Co.', Cal. Horses from Nelson ranch are thoroughly broke and ready for service and will weigl* f rom . 1000 to 1600 ' pounds. Horses from Churchill ranch will weigh from 10QO to 11C0 pounds and nave been handled two weeks. TTiis Is a splendid lot of horses. All young and smooth and should appeal to all classes of buyers, from milkmen to draymen. A number of extra fine roadsters, including a grand car* , rlage team, will be found la thU lot, Sale takes place ' TUESDAY, April 2C, 1004. at 8 p. in. At salesyard, . 1732 Market st., San Francises. Horses at yard Monday, April 25. FRED H. CHASE A CO.. Livestock Auctioneers. *V^ BARGAINS AT AUCTION— 1 «pa?l Ar*$ driving horses. . 1 fast pacer, 1 fast pony, 12 draft horses. 30 head of obeap horses, 3 camp,* 4 peddling, 2 express, 1 butcher wag- on, 25 surreys. >buggies, carts. 40 seta harness at 1140 FOLSOM. TUESDAT. April 28, 11 a. mT WM. CLOUGH. . Auctioneer. ¦ : £* £^\ • • -/fe AUCTION SALE at ARCADE HORSE MA1U KET. 327 SIXTH ST.. WEDNESDAY. April 27, at 11 a. m. By order of A. W. Johnson I will sell 35 good horses. JOHN J. DOYLE, • / Auctioneer."