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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-21
LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS

WHEAT-Weaker Eastern and foreign mar
kets coupled with the increased rain. depress-
ed prices again and there was no strength to
the market.
Spot Wheat-shipping. 81 o5a1 OH; milling.
81 10a1 1914.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal sessiop-s:15 o'clock-December-
% 600 ctls. 81 III; 2O0O 81 11as; 10000 81 11M;
5000. 81 t1% May-2o0O. 81 091l 20Oo 81 os7s: 16.
900. 81 90.
600 81 %: 6000 81 0SB. December-100 600. 81 11as.
Regular Morning Session-December-2o0 ctls.
81 M 4,oo9 s. Il; 2ooo; s. 1O7s' 5000. 81 lis.
Afternoon Session = December Il, 900 ctls.
81 111k; 10000. 81 49, May.2OO0, 81 O91s; 1000,
9s = Continued tim wa warm 1Oa ali
the State have resulted in a sharp bear raid on
call. and. selling was very heavy. as will be
seen. Prices dropped sharply and carried spot
quotations down with them.
Feed, 81 2Og1 25; Brewing. nominal.
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal session--9:15 o'clock-Seller '99. new
1000 cts. s6@4c; 1000, $3.50; $4,000. S6Ac; $4,000,
SEC; 5000, s5%c; 1000, S57sc; 5000, ss1sc; 2s OoO
$3.50; 5000. ss1ac. May-2oOo, 81 Os,
Second Session-Seller 90, new-1o,000 ctls
s61kc: 1900 S62c; 600o S64sc
Regular Morning Session-SeIler so, new-20
600 ctls. SsAc; $780, S6%c: 5000. S61kc: 1o. 900.
S6%c. DISQUALIFICATION. Ssasc; 1000. SsAc; 1000.
Afternoon session-selIer go, new-1s 900 ctls,
OATs-Statistically the market is strong, as
stocks are light; really, it is weak and dull
owing to the continued decline in other grains
and feedstuffs, though prices show no change
Fancy Feed: 81 40 per ctl; good to choice
81 4Od1 421E common 81 321k91 BIN; Surprise.
81 1901 so; Gray, 81 S5Q1 40; Milling, 81 42h per
ctl; Red, 81 5od1 90; Black, 81 3oQ1 40.
CORN-Dealers quote the old prices, with a
dull market.
Small round Yellow 81 rs: Eastern large Vel
low 81 1901 1914; White. 81 10; mixed 81 o7Ib0
/ 10 per ctl; California White. 81 12h.
RYE-$1 10Q1 12h per ctl.
Observation-Disclosures
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO March 2O.-CATTLE-Good cattle
strong. Common and medium were weak
TO 10c lower. Fancy cattle brought s. Soq6;
choice steers So 4od5 rs; medium steers. 81 70
"a 95; beef steers, SO 1904 60; stockers and
feeders. So SOFA rs; bulls, 81 6O94 10; cows and
heifers, So 1904; Western fed steers. SO 759
60; Texas steers So GOA So; calves. So 5o6
S.
HOGS-Shippers and packers bought freely of
hogs and the market ruled steady at previous
prices Sales were largely at SO 1908 So COM
lots. 50 55G3 65; best hogs. So S71e93 80.
SHEEP-There active demand for
sheep and the market stood the strain of the
big supply offered remarkably well. although
lambs showed some weakness. Poor TO prime
sheep brought 50 1904 so; chiefly at S. and very
few trades below SO so; yearlngs, 81 5OQ5 and
lambs 81 25G6 largely s595 80.
Receipts-Cattle. 1850; Hogs, 5000; Sheep.
"a OOO
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black beams sale for fair 51g@s1he for o c9 ~
mon 10 ordinary Savador-1012G13c FOR goodi 70 q
1--WE washed: S7lOHc for fair washed: 101s9
lo for good TO prime washed PsaoeT5y o for S
6 gGg9 gunwashed peaberry Nicaragua-7asS34 s
nominal for good TO superior unwasheo, s1a@
berry. Guatemala and Mexican 5g171ac for
prime to fancy washed; 12QlAAc for good 70 70
strictiy good washed; S01O&4c for fair washed;
798Sc for medium 5q65c for infsa sed to ne or
binary; 1OG12c for good TO prime wasned pea.
7%aS1kc. for good to superior unwashed. CIV,
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining CON.
and and Fine Crushed 5ssc; Powdered; 65sc; Candy
Granuated 5Ae Dry Granuate &c ma Sagn EGh
4ac: Extra G. 45sc; Golden c, 41sc; half
barrels &c more than barrels, and boxes; &c
more No order taken for less than 10 paFFeAS
or its equivalent
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Receipts were 1860 boxes Asparagus. TAT boxes
Rhubarb and $50 sacks Peas.
The Potato market is controlled by several
local firms who have bought up pretty much
all the available supply, hence it is in strong
hands and not likely to go any lower at pres
emit Onions are doing rather better, as choice
stock is scarcer
Asparagus came in heavily and sold by the
box. Arrivals of Peas and Rhubarb were also
liberal Tomatoes We're in light supply and
higher
Nine thousand sacks of Oregon Potatoes are
expected to arrive to-day
POTATOES-S1 35@1 50 per ctl for Early Rose.
81 15@1 50 for River Burbanks; Sonoma and
Marin Burbanks, 81 .40Q1 60 per. ctl; Oregon,
81 25Q1 IS for seed and 81 40@1 70 for large;
Sweet Potatoes. 75c for River and 81 75CQ1 So Tor
MERGED; New Potatoes &c per lb.
ONIONS-50c@S1 per ct. outside quotation for
Oregon.
VEGETABLES Asparagus, 81 25G1 50 per box
for No. ? 81 75@2 for No. | and 5q91zc per lb
for fancy; Rhubarb. 75c0$1 q per box; Green
Peas 4Q6c; String Beans, 12Ac; Cabbage. 400
soc; Tomatoes 81 50Q2 for Los Angeles and 81 p
al 70 for Mexican: Egg Plant. 15c per ID; Gar
lie. S@sc per ID; Dried Okra, 15c per ID; Dried
Peppers. 10c; Green Peppers. -; Carrots, 70
G35c per sack: Mushrooms, 10020c per Id.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, March .-FLOUR-Receipts,
Is 552; exports. 4755 Quiet but more firmly held.
WHEAT-Receipts. 4s. 800 bushels; exports. 81,
AL. Best steady; No. red, S01zc f. o. b ahoat
to arrive Options opened stronger on foreign
buying and higher cables. Bullish crop news
and local coverings sustained the market until
late in the afternoon. when reports of weak
California markets and the small clearings pre-
cpitated realizings and a sharp break Closed
easy at 1941c net advance. March, 79sGS01sc.
closed Soc April closed 741sc; May, 70 1850
70 11-16c closed 731sc July. II 5-16G721sc closed
7l7sc; September, .697s G7Oisc. closed zoe.
HOPs-Quiet: State common to choice, 1896
crop. 6G7e; 1897 crop, 11a13c; 1898 crop. 16917c;
Pacific coast, 1895 crop. 6G7c; 1897 crop, 11ql3c;
ISIS M16 fT2R. f7g1se-
WO0L-Steady; Texas. 1SG15c.
ETALS-Sweeping price changes were scored
advanced 50 points; copper went off % to 10
points; tin dropped 1872 to Is points. and lead
declined Is points The Improvement in iron
directly due a sudden influx of orders
and a refusal of producers to sell at anything
like last prices. The other departments turned
and more urgent offerings. together with disaR-
pointing cables. The Metal Exchange at the
close called pig iron warrants firm, with SO so
LAKE COPPER-1675 c bid and Il. 25c asked
TIN-Easier. with %. 6212c bid and %. Toe asked.
LEAD-Easier, with Acc bid and 4-45c asked.
SPELTER-Firm, with 6.35c bid and 640c
asked.
The brokers price for lead is 42Oc, and cop
per 1850.
COFFEE-Options opened steady at unchang-
ed prices. ruled quiet, with narrow changes and
only local trading, buying checked by small
warehouse movement and apathy of buyers;
closed steady, unchanged to points lower.
Spot Coffee~Rio dull and easy; No in
voice. 61sc; jobbing. CSC Mild quiet but about
sugarERaw quiet and barely steady; fair re-
ining, SIC; centrifugal SO test, 43sc; molasses
Refned~Easier; No. y. 41sc; No. 49, 1-16c;
No. u. 1-15c; mold A, 3-l6c.
COTTON-Quiet; middling, 3-16c
BUTTER-Receipts 1867 packages; steady.
Western creamery, 15121c; Elgins, 2lc; factory,
121zql5c.
DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-California dried
fruits firm.
Evaporated Apples-Common, 7GSAc; prime
wire tray, s%G9c; choice, 914Qs15c; fancy, ga q
10c
Prunes-4610c
Apricots-Royal 12a14c; Moorpark. 13a17c.
Peaches-Unpeeled, sale; peeled, 24G2Sc.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Monday March 20.
Br stmr Wellington, Salmond 50 hours from
stmr Alice blanchard. Hall, 50 hours from
stmr Crescent City. stockheth. 80 hours from
stmr Lueila, Miller. So hours from Tilla-
'ii stmr George L,oomis Bridget. 81 hours from
stmr Hueneme johnson IS hours from New
stmr Noyo johnson, II hours from Fort
stmr Aloha. Jorgensen. Il hours from Point
>t stmr Mackinaw. Lttleheld. IS hours from
Tacoma.
Monday. March 90
stmr Pomona, Parsons, Eureka; Goodail.
fs stmr North Fork. Bash. Eureka; Chas Nell
sgt stmr Acapulco, cattarinich. Panama. etc;
s St n Coos Bay, Shea, San Pedro; GoOdall.
rf Bark Seyion. wilier. Honolulu williams.
D'fn0n' * % SAILED
Monday. March 20.
stmr Cleveland. Klitgaard. Manila. via Homo
lulu.
Stmr Pomona, Parsons, Eureka
Stmr Greenwood. Fagerlund-
Stmr Fulton. Levinson. Astoria
Schr Nettie Low Low. Point Reyes
Schr Geo " watson Peterson. Port Gamble
The 1osepb Russ loads mdse for Santa Rosa
Il; The Les Adephes loads wheat at Portland for
Europe. 2es Sd.
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LoB0s. March March, 20 q 10 p m-Weather
DOMESTIC PORTS
COOUILLE RIVER-Arrived March 1S-Schr
Barbara Hernster. hence March II.
COOS BAY-Arrived March 20-Stmr Arcata,
ROCKPORT-sailed March 2o-Stmr Scotia.
ROWENS I,ANDING-Arrived March 2o-Schr
Monterey, hence March 49,
Haw stmr San Mateo. from Comox.
ASTORIA-Arrived March 2o-Stmr Alliance,
POINT LoBos-Passed March 90 4 p m-Aus
stmr Siam, from Nanaimo. for Port Los An
EUREKA March 1s-stmr Chilkat.
hence March 49, March 29-Schr Fortuna. hence
March IS; schr Jessie Minor. hence March IS
Sailed March 20-Stmr Chilkat, for San Fran
PORT TOWNSEND March 2o-stmr
Maru from Yokohama
AASTORIA-Arrived March 2o-Stmr Alliance.
hence March 16; stmr Geo W Elder, hence
san DIEGo-saned March 2o-stmr Bruins
wick, for San Francisco: stmr Aicazar, for -.
EASTERN PORTS.
NEW YoRK-Sailed March 1s-Stmr Ad-
FOREIGN. PORTS.
HULL-Arrived March 1s-Br ship Yolo. from
sAWTA RosAIIA-Arrived March s-Br ship
Pass of Melfort, from Hamburg.
HONGKONG-S Sailed March 11-Br stmr Len
nox for oregon.
AUCKLAND-Sailed March Zo-Stnr MARI
posa for San Francisco
ISLE OF WIGHT-Passed March 20-Br ship
Aicides hence Oct Il. for London
IIZARD-Passed March 20-Br ship Pericles,
hence Nov s. for London; Ger ship Vasco de
Cana, from Oregon. for Queenstown.
SWANSEA-Sailed March 1S-Br bark Mar
guerite Dollfus, for San Francisco.
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed March 1S-Br ship
Carnarvon Bay. for Tyne.
ACAPULCO-Saied March 19-Stmr City OF
sydney Francisco
'i MHNiLA-sailed March ls-stmr Senator. for
San Francisco,
NAGASAKI-Saied March 14-Br bark Dun-
dee for Royal Roads.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. March 2O.-Consols. 40 s-16: silver.
q s-16d; French rentes 1927 TIC; wheat car
goes off coast, buyers and sellers apart: cargoes
on passage. firm, less active; cargoes Walla
Walla 26s Sd English country markets. gener-
ally Sd cheaper import into United Kingdom.
wheat, 10000; import into United Kingdom,
-four, 81. co., wheat and -four passage TO
United Kingdom, 3, Ice, 600: wheat and flour on
passage to Continent 600; Indian ship
ments wheat to United Kingdom. 10000; Indian
shipments to Continent. POGO
LIVERPOOL. March 2O.-Wheat, firm; wheat
in Paris, steady: -four in Paris, steady; French
country markets, quiet and steady.
COTTON-IJplands 3ssd
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Continued warm rains all over the State and
heavier receipts have weakened Hay. which is
about SOC off. At the same time there were
some sales at former prices.
Bran and Middlings are SOC lower and weak
at the decline.
BRAN-s19 5OGD20 50 per ton
MIDpLINGS-$20 50022 per ton
FEEDSTUFFS = Rolled Barley s26927 per
ton; oilcake Meal at the mill. ss1@3l so; job
bling, S32GI32 80; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25 Cot
tonseed Meal. s2S93O per. ton; Cornmeal s23 so
@24 so: Cracked Corn S24Q25: Mixed Feed.
SO 50120.
CALIFORNIA HAY-wheat. s1s01s for good
to choice and S14 50G15 so for lower grades
Wheat and Dat, s14@17; Dat, s14@l6; Island
$9611; Clover, nominal.
OUTSIDE HAY from Oregon Nevada etc)
Wheat and Wheat and Dat. $14915 50:
Cheat, $12912 50; Grass Hay. sl0Gn; Dat. SAG
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch Of the United States photographs
Of6ce located in the Merchants Exchange, IS
naintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners without regard to nationality and
free of expense. -. -,
office where complete sets of charts and sail
ing directions of the world are kept on hand
for comnar ison and reference. and the latest
information can always be obtained regarding
lights dangers to navigation and all matters
of interest to ocean commerce
building at the foot of Market street Is hoisted
about ten minutes before noon and dropped at
noon 10th meridian, by telegraphic signal re-
ceived each day from the United States Naval
Observatory, Mare Island, Cal.
notice stating whether the ball was cropped
nm time or giving the error If any, is published
in the morning papers the following day.
w S. HUGHES,
ILeutenant Z. s. N. In charge.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
The storm noted in Washington this morn
ing has moved sOutheastward and is now GEN.
tral in Wyoming. A second disturbance has
moved in from the ocean during the day and
IS central north OF Washington.
TIE pressure has risen over the Pacific Slope
during the past twelve hours
Rain or has fallen over the Pacific
Slope from the British possessions to Mexico,
with the exception of Southern Arizona.
The temperature has fallen over the northern
portion of the country, the greatest fall being
IN Montana
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight. March q, 1899:
Northern CaIifornia-Cloudy. with showers
Tuesday: cooler; light variable winds.
Southern California-Cloudy, with showers
IN the mountains Tuesday; fresh west wind.
Nevada-Snow Tuesday; colder.
Jtah-Snow Tuesday; colder.
Automatically, with snow in north portion
Tuesday.
San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy and
threatening, with showers Tuesday; light var
liable winds.
c. II. WILSON. Local Forecast Official.
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FLOUR AND M1LLsTUFFs.

FtoUR-California family extras. "a: bakers
extras So S5d3 90; Oregon and Washington.
1908 60 per Dbl.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour SO IS per 100 pounds; Rye Flour, 81 IS
per 100; Rice Flour, 81: CornmeaI. 81 So extra
cream Cornmeal, So %; Oatmeal 81 5004 Is /:
Dat Groats 81 rs; Homny So 25G3 50; Buck
wheat Flour. $4G4 %; Cracked Wheat, So 70:
Farina, 81 so; Whole Wheat Flour So so; Rolled
Oats Cbarrels). Sc 55q6 s5: in sacks. S. S536 Is:
Pearl Barley, S.; Split Peas. 81 %; Green Peas.
81 30 per 100 pounds.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Three cars of Eastern came In and sales
were made at 1S616c for Turkeys. s707 so for
Ducks and Hens. 81 % for Geese and s. 80 for
old BOOSTERS.
POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys, 14616c: live
Turkeys 12913c for Gobblers and 12413c for
Hens: Geese, per pair 81 5O62; Gosllngs 81 Is
az 70; Ducks. s5G76: Hens, s5Q6; young
BOOSTERS, $7GS; old BOOSTERS, $596; Fryers.
s607 Broilers IS 50G6 for large, $495 for
small; Pigeons 81 5OG1 10 per dozen for old
and 81 25G2 80 for Squads.
Brant s1@1 80; Hare SOL %; Rabbits. 81 so
for Cottontails and 81 for small.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATs-Bacon, s@shc per 10 for
heavy SIb69c for light medium. 10l7611c for
light. 12c for extra light and 1213g18c for sugar
cured: Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, lie: Cali
forn!a Hams. 1Oc; Mess Beef. $12912 so per Dbl :
extra Mess Beef. $13 so; Family Beef s14 5OQ
~ extra prime Pork SIP 80; extra cieer. s17 so,
mess, SIG: Smoked Beef, lie per 10.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 4A45&c per n for
compound and 7G7hc for pure; half-barrels
pure 746Sc iO-fb tins. SIC; 5-lb tins. SIC.
COTTOLENE = Tierces, 6ss96Ac; packages
less than 800 lbs lib pals 60 in a case SIC:
s-ib pals 20 in a case. s5sc; 5-fb pals p in a
case SIC; 1O-Ib pals, in a case. Sssc; 5O-ib
tins l or in a case. 77sc; wooden buckets 20
lbs net, SIC; fancy tubs, so lbs net. 75sc half
barrels about no lbs, 7Ac.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter has again declined and is weak and
in free supply.
Eggs show no particular change Strictly fine
bring the top quotation, but the market is
rather quiet
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy creamery. 21c; seconds
Dairy-choice to fancy. 17@1sc; common
grades, 15916c.
Picked Goods-Firkin. 16@17c; picked ROLL
Is616c for dairy and 16q17c for creamery
squares; creamery tub. 19c.
Eastern Butter-Ladle packed, 131e@14c per
ID; Elgin, nominal.
CHEEsE-Choice mild new. 119111zc; DID, 10
G1OIkc; Cream Cheddar, 12d121Ac; Young Amer
ica. 11k@121Ac; Eastern 1GQ12c
EGGS-Quoted at 14G16c per dozen; latter
figure extreme.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RAIsINs.

DRIED FRUITs-Prunes. &c for 4o-50s 40
&c for 5O-6Os, 4941ac for 6O-7O's. 3hG3hc for
7O-sVs, 2&aSc for SO-9O's, 21R@2Ac for sO-1OO's
and &c for 1OO-110's; Silver Prunes -;
Peaches. 81kd914c for good to choice. 1Oc for
fancy and - for peeled; Apricots, 121R0l5c for
Royals and for Moorparks; Evaporated
Apples. s1799c; sun dried, 5Q512c; Black Figs
sacks. 2a21sc; Plums. nominal. &c for IN
pittef; Pears, nominal
RAIsINs-394c for two-crown; nc for three
less Sultanas, 314c for seedless Muscatels and
81 % for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2s493c.
&c for hardshell, 11q12c for softshell: Almonds
7qsc for hardshel 1Sq14c for softshel 159Hc
for paper shell; Peanuts, 6q7c for Eastern and
4IsG5c for California; Cocoanuts 81 50G5
HOMEGROWN. 10411c for bright and S69d
for lower grades; water white extracted TAO
7I5c. light amber extracted, 7c; dark, 50512c
per ID.
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OREGON.

PORTLAND, Or, March 20.-PortIand ex-
porters continue very Indifferent about doing
much in wheat at the present. as the Euro
pean market is in sucn shape that 1t is i'm
possible to meet the ideas of growers. even at
the lowest freight rate that has been intimated
Fifty-six to SIC quoted for Walla Wala
to-day and Valley was nominalIy 5sa59c; Blue
stem, Soc
Cleared-German bark Ecuador. for Queens
town with 136;S01 bushels wheat.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. Wash. March 20.-Wheat-Club,
56c: BIuestem, 59460c.
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IS AND BONDS.
Fed Steel prefd....
Cen Flee prefd
BOSTON STOCF
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 20.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram says:
The markets here were excessively idle to-day
awaiting the Easter holidays from Friday to
Tuesday. Americans followed New York slav-
ishly. There was slight professional buying
early particularly of Union Pacific on revi-
val of the Vanderbilt consolidated reports.
New York bought, then sold and the close
was heavy except for Union Pacific.
Spanish As 571h; Tintos, $1,000; Anacondas,
g: UJtahs S: Bostons ~.
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DEC1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The Orange market was easier under receipts
of ten cars. Lemons and Lines were I'M
changed
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 75c6s1 % for common. 81 50d1 rs per
box for No. / and $2G2 50 for choice to fancy.
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges. 81 25a3 %
Sweets 81 5Gd2; Mandarns. -; Lemons, Toe
dS1 30 for common and S2G2 so for good to
choice; Mexican Lines, s. SOFAS; California
Lines. 75cdsl per small box; Grape Fruit 81
as Bananas, 81 25g2 so per bunch; Pineapples
S2GI4 80 per dozen.
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON March 20.-The final week Of the
present series OF the wool auction sales opened
with a large attendance of buyers. The offer
ings numbered 1888 bales and were chiefly of
good medium stock and a fair portion of in
feror There was good competition and better
secured merinos were in great request. Ger
man and French buyers operated in low cross
breeds. although home buyers secured the bulk.
Greasy merinos were equally divided.
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"A so: Clover, $40 5oa11 so; Timothy. - pc
ton.
sTRAw-s5@7oc per bale.
BEANS AND SEEDS.

The Bean market remains steady. in spite of
the continued rains Prices are unchanged.
Alfalfa Seed is in better demand since the
drought was lifted.
BEANs-Bayos. 81 75a1 IS; Small Whites.
g 1922 2o Large Whites. 81 S9ai 30; P II KS
s.; Buffers 81 25G2 30: Linas. 50 65aS Is; Pea,
81 25q2 so; Red Kidneys. So 50Q2 so per ctl
SEEDS-Brown Mustard. 81 50q4 75 per cti;
yellow Mustard So 75d4; Flax. 81 1892 %: Ca
nary Seed, ~ Q2%c per ID; Alfalfa, Sg91sc;
DRIED PEAS-Niies. 81 65Q1 70; Green s2g
30 per ctl
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

A good many thin Hogs coming in and
they serve to depress the market. as will be
seen by the fractional decline. The other de
scriptions unchanged.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-76Sc per Id.
VEAI-Large. 61k@7hc; small. Sc per ID.
MUTTON-Wethers, SGS19c; Ewes. SC per h.
LAMB-Spring. 11G1219c per Id.
PORK-Live Hogs. 53s65&c for small 55sc
for medium and 5a5Ac for large; stock Hogs
41ad5c; dressed Hogs 7dS12c.
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VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK March 2O.-The statement of
the visible supply Of grain in store and afioat
on Saturday. March Is. as compiled by the
New York Produce Exchange is as follows:
Wheat 90 922 900 bushels increase, 1913. 900 bush
els Corn. 80, 466, 600; decrease, 567, Ooo. Oats,
crease, 25 600 Barley 2546 900; decrease, So oOO.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-21
FRUIT AND SALMON IN ENGLAND.

The London Grocers' Gazette Of March re-
ports as follows: Fruits-The supplies Of cali
fornian fruits are going steadily into consump-
ton: the general demand is good and further
advance of 6dg1s per case is being asked. At
Liverpool the Marie Hacldeld has arrived with
50 275 cases. Salmon-Suppltes at Liverpool
have been augmented by the arrival OF 8. 92l
cases OF Alaska by the Marie Hackfeld and
$ SIS cases Fraser River salmon per the AGA
mas The market continues somewhat dull,
but values are practically unchanged with the
exception that in some cases the recent advance
of I'd on Alaska has been partially lost. The
consImptfve demand is not quite so active as
had been anticipated. but an early improve
Y,aut is hooked for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-21
CLOSING.

March SIS 41ad; May, 5s 37sd; July. IS SGD.
Imports of wheat into Liverpool for the week:
From Atlantic ports. 81, 200 quarters; Pacific
ports, none; other ports 5000 quarters.
CORN-Spot, firm; American mixed new, IS
quiet: March. So 4d; May, IS sgd; July, IS 41ad
Imports of into Liverpool from Atlantic
ports for the week, $4,000 quarters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-21
HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about lie under the quotations. Heavy sailed
steers, 1oc: medium &c; light SGS14c; Cow
hides. S1k@sc; Stays. &c: Sailed Kip &c; Calf.
1Oe; dry Hides sound, 15c; culls and brands,
12c; dry Kip and Veal 15c dry Calf lie;
sheepskins shearlings 1O93Oc each; short
Wool, 85G6uc each; medium, 70@9oc; long Wool.
9Oc0sl 10 each; Horse Hides salt. 81 1872 25 for
large ana 81 for small; Colts. 25G5Oc; Horse
Hides. dry 81 5OG2 for large and 81 for small.
TALIOW-No. 1 rendered, 3A6315c per 10:
No q 24 G3c; refined. 4AG5c; Grease. 2d2hc
WOOL-spring Clips-Southern Mountain. y
months S69c: Foothill and Northern free loo
l2c; Foothill and Northern defective. s911c;
Humboldt and Mendocino: 14915c; Nevada 100
lie; Eastern Oregon, 10Q12c.
Fall Woods
Humboldt and Mendocino. oil
Southern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a 71A
Plains a.
HOPS-1S9S crop 1OdI1c per 10 for ordinary,
12Q121kc for good and 13G15c for choice to fancy
from first hands.