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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Rntter. Cheese and Eggs.

Butter continued steady yesterday. The pre-
dicted rain came along time. but Il was
light and did not produce any appreciable
effect on the market Some dealers were dis
posed to quote prices up, to pc. while others
opposed this procedure on the ground that any
advance would Immediately shut on the few
shipping orders now being received and set
the market back into bad shage again. 1t was
largely a question of stocks and shipping
orders
Eggs steady at the advance noted yes
terday with continued moderate receipts and
equally moderate demand. Cheese was
quiet and or less easy.
Receipts were 500 lbs Butter. 461 cases
Eggs and 9jC0 IDsNC Cheese
BUTTER-CreameTy at first hands. 21d22c
for extras and lSQ2Oc for lower to medium
grades; dairy. 17G1Sc; cold storage nominal:
store Butter. 10d14c; Eastern cubes, nominal;
Eastern ladle- packed. 15116c.
CHEESE-11G1 Il 1sc for choice mild new and
9d1Cc for old; cold storage. 1OkG11c; Young
Americas, 120121ac. Eastern. 1Od15c per ID.
EGGS-Ranch. 35q39c for good to fancy and
25q3259c for common; cold storage. 25d3Oc;
Eastern, 25d2Sc fer choice 22G24c for stand
ards and 1992tc for seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Stocks and COTTON.

The New York wires OF F. F. Hutton &
CO. yesterday said.
SIockS-The heavy buying % good railroad
stocks and the steel issues to-day by important
interests was favorable influence on the gen
eral market and we can only feel in looking
back over the past TWO davs that the heavy
decline through the list was done 70 uncover
large line ~ Speculative accounts that had
been pyramided Tor q month and showed heavy
paper profits. There seems little doubt now
that some heavy lines of stock were being car
ried this way and that the people were IN the
market more than supposed. This factor by
itself made the position ~ the banks unten-
able snd especially az this particular time OF
the yesr when banking institutions require
AL their available cash for The January dis
hufsemeuts The general business situation
was never stronger nor the outlook brighter Tor
inluerria1s during the coming year. and these
securities must enjoy much higher values In
fa05
COTTON weather was generally favor
able throughout the belt. On the weak cables
-lst or our onening the market opened easy,
six ro seven points down. There was plenty OF
buying orders al the opening and the market
rallied easily some twenty Eve points from the
opening price. shorts covered freely and New
orleans was heavy buyer in our market.
The indications point 10 q continuance of
steady conditions Tor awhile, but no important
alty ~ strength IS expected 20 develop
Southern planters and merchants are refusing
ro SCH no any extent AT these prices. but spin
ners are not anxious buyers and are more
inclined 10 hold or in the hope Of getting their
= tfCl ar further concessions.
The Cotton Exchange has received a tele-
gram from Statistician Hyde at Washington
DENYING the report Of an error in the Depart
-ucnf of Agriculture's recent statement on cot
Ton crop and saying there was reason TO
change the estimate the Weld
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Hides. TalIow. Wool and Hops.

HIDES AND SKINS-CulIs and brands sell
about 15a1c under quotations. Heavy salted
steers. lie: medium, 1Oc; light. 9HG1Oc; Cow
Hides 9hQ1Oe for heavy and 9hq1Oc for
light: Stays. TG71 nc: Salted Kip. 1OiAc: Salted
Veal. 11d11 11Ac: Sailed Calf. IL u u12hc: dry
Hides 1T1@G1Se: dry Kip. 15c; dry Calf. zoe;
Sheepskins shearlings. 25G40c each; short
Wool 5OdT5c each: medium. 90cG$1 10: long
Wool 81 25G1 rs: Horse Hides salt. SO for
large and 81 so for medium 81 50G2 for small
and 5Oc for Colts: Horse Hides. dry, 81 T5 for
large and 81 so for medium, 81 for small. soc
for Colts Buck Skins-Dry Mexican, SOc; dry
salted Mexican. 2Jc; dry Central American.
SOC; Goat Skins-Prime AngOras. 75c: extra
large do. 81 %; large. soc; medium. 35c
small oOc.
TALLOW-No 1 rendered. 4d4kc per 10:
No. 2, 315c; Grease. 21sG3c.
WOOI-Fan clip-San Joaquin and South
ern, 9d11c: Southern, SG9c; Southern Noun
tain 9G11c: Middle Counties. free. 12414c:
do defective. 10Q12c; Northern free 12114c;
do defective. 10912c: Humboldt and Mendo-
cino, 16d1Sc per II.
zoe
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-The wheat market was
largely swayed by the leadership of a few
strong interests. nearly every influential trans
action being credited house with Eastern
connections or TO prominent local leaders.
Traders at the outset seemed inclined to favor
the bear side. Cables reported Argentine
weather fine and harvest progressing favor
ably. May quotations showed an initial loss
OF l4@12c at 81 10AG1 H. and with tree
offerings there a further recession to
81 109s. The selling tendency was furthered
b. rain and snow in the Southwest and by
heavy of wheat at Minneapolis and Du-
luth. In the face of this bearishness, how
ever. prices rallied on buying said to be for
short account, advancing to 81 ia The
strength only temporary. however. and
was followed by another break. May touching
81 los. 1t gradually worked up again te
81 l15s closing firm with May &c lower at
81 H.
The feature in corn was the alarm that
apparently had seized December shorts The
closing firm, with May Ssa2c higher
al 447sM4Jc.
Oats were a shade irmer with corn. May
closed 1sc up at 30esc.
The provision market was active and strong
with good general demand. May pork is
up 15c. lard gained 7lac and ribs 5dTl9c
The leading futures ranged follows:
Articles open High. Low Close.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Pnnltrv and Game

The Poultry market we'll supplied quiet
and weak. and aside from advance in
dressed Turkeys. all descriptions stood as pre-
vtously quoted. Dealers attributed the dull
ness in Poultry to the comparatively low
prices of Wild Ducks. which have constituted
the bulk of the large receipts Of Game during
the past few days
POULTRY-Dresse Turkeys 22Q25c per
ID: Live Turkeys. l661Sc per ID: Geese. per
pair. $2d2 -: Castings. 81 25d2 so: Ducks
S5d5 30 per dozen for old and S6QT for young
Hens, $4eI4 90 tor small and S505 so for
large; young fRoosters. $4 5OG5 80: old RoOs-
ters, S4d4 30; Flyers $4a4 so; Broilers. 81 so
13 80; Pigeons 81 %; Squads $202 so.
GAME-Mallard Ducks 50 5OG3 per dozen;
Canvasback $363 80: Teal 81 %: Sprig, 81:
widge9n. 81 %; Red Heads 50: small Ducks.
81 %: tGray Geese. $2G2 80; White Geese. SIG
1 so: Brant 81 25Q2; Honkers. SS45; Snipe.
81 25: Hare. 81 so: Rabbits 50 for COttont ails
and 81 so for Brush
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Meat Market.

DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
are as follows:
BEEF-6G7c for Steers and 4H96c per ID
for Cows
vEAL-Large. 615G9c; small sG9c per 10.
MUTTON-Wethers. TGSc: Ewes. 612q715c
per ID.
LAMB-S1s69iac per ID.
PORK-Dressed Hogs. 6hGsisc per ID.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
Livestock delivered In San Francisco, less 400
40 ler cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers ~ 411ac; Cows and Heif-
ers. 5lSG61%c thin Cows. 46l5c per ID.
CALVES-4d41ac per ID (gross weight).
SHEEP-Wethers. 3Ikq3&c: Ewes, 3d3Ac
per ID (gross weisht).
LAMBS-S2 5062 IS per head.
HOGS-Live Hogs, 200 to $50 lbs. 4%64Tkc;
130 to 200 lbs 5G5hc; so to 100 lbs. 4Ss64&c;
soft Hogs not wanted: Sows. 20 per cent on :
Bears. so per cent off. and Stays. 40 per cent
off from above quotations.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Receints Of Produce.
rnR FPInAY DECENRER .
STOCK MARKET.
Trading Quiet. With Sharp Rise in
Alaska Packers.

The feature in local securities yesterday was
a sharp recovery in Alaska Packers. Which
sold from 500 25 Up to s96 %, subsequently,
falling back to S94 T5 under fairly active sales
California Wine also advanced 70 SO 50. The
sugar stocks firm and several. chieny
Paauhau Hawaiian Commercial and Hutchin-
son were somewhat higher.
In mining stocks Ophir advanced 20 80 40,
but the other ComstOcks were not materially
changed. The TonOpahs sold well, with the
usual irregular variations
Late assessments are: Universal OIL Com
pany 1c delinquent January 3; Consolidated
Ditch Company. $50 December 30, Malaga
Extension OF the Fowler switch Canal, $50
December IS; Twenty five Oil Company. &c
The kern River OIL dividend Of s5c 10 pay
able the 18th.
The Caribou Oil Company has declared a
dividend Of &c per share, amounting 70 $500,
payable December 10.
The California Title Insurance. and Trust
Company has declared the regular quarterly
dividend at the rate Of per cent per annum.
payable January B.
The governing committee OF the New York
stock Exchange has ordered e1O. 900. 900 OF the
Imperial japanese per cent sterling loan
placed upon the list.
The gross earnings or the United Railroads
Of san Francisco for October. 1904. are Ofh-
cially reported TO have been s595. 445. an in
crease OF $26. 755 compared with October
1903 The gross earnings for the ten months
ending october 80 1904 were S6.512. 455. an
increase OF S363 $50 compared with the cor
responding period last year
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Deciduous and Citr,s Fruits.

Several thousand boxes OF Apples and Or
anges were taken for shipment Honolulu OF
the steamer Alameda leaving to day. but
otherwise the fruit market dull and
featureless the wet weather interfered with
trade. Receipts Of Apples light but there
no change in prices or market conditions
there were heavy stocks hand at the
stores and several still lying the
railroad tracks waiting to be hauled Straw
berries were slow of sale and Grapes cut but
little figure in the market. Stocks OF Navel
Oranges. Seedlings and Tangerines were heavy
and dealers were willing to grant concessions
TO large buyers. Lemons Lines and tropical
fruits were plentiful and quiet
STRAWBERRIES$ per chest for
Longworths and 81 5Oa4 for the large
rieties.
RASPBERRI IES-Nominal.
CRANBERRIES-S9d1 per bbl for East
ern and 50 1908 per box for Coos Bay.
APPLES-$ 81 25 per box for extra fancy. 75c
G$1 for ordinary fancy and 40d65c for common
10 choice; Lady Apples. S2G2 25 per box.
PEARS-Winter Nellis 81 5OG1 IS per box;
cooking varieties 5Ocd$1 per box.
PERSIMiONS-5Od per box.
GRAPES-S1 25d1 90 per crate for Verdel
and 500S5c for other varieties; open boxes
65cGS1.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges Navels. $1Q2 per
box: Seedlings. 75cG$1; Tangerines, 75e for
small and 81 for large boxes; Japanese
Mandarins S161 % per box; Lemons. 81 5O6f3
for fancy 81 1912 % for choice and $1d1 so
for standards: Grape Fruit 81 1902 so: Mexi-
can Lines 81 pes case; Bananas. S243 per
bunch for Central American and $1q2 for Ha-
waiian; Pineapples 81 5O@3 per dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
General Merchandise.

BAGS-Grain Bags 5i5c spot and &c for
next year: Wool Bags. 3Oa32c: Fleece Twine
TIC.
Hngton, $S Seattle. So so: Bryant IS so:
Beaver Hin. IS so; Roslyn. 81; Coos Bsy
50 so; Richmond. IS; Cumberland sI3 In bulk
Egg. $14; Welsh Anthracite Egg. $13: Welsh
G13 per ton in bulk and SIS in sacks: Rocky
Mountain descriptions. IS so per short ton
OILS-Quotations for barrels for cases
add SC: Linseed, 55c per gallon for boiled and
SIC for raw; Castor Oil in cases No 1 7Oc
Bakers AA cases, 81 1061 u: Iueol
bOc for boiled and 4Sc for raw.
China Nut cases. 65ds0c per gallon; Cocoanut
Oil in barrels, 5Sc for Ceylon and 55c for
Australian: extra bleached winter Sperm OIL
csc; natural winter Sperm on 6Sc: extra
bleached winter Whale Oil, Sic; natural Whale
Oil, 52c: extra winter strained Lard OIL 75c:
No Lard Oil, 65c; pure Neatsfoot Oil 73c
No. 1 Neatsfoot Oil. CSC; light Herring OH
42c; dark Herring Oh, 4Oc Salmon OIL 34c
boiled Fish oil, SIC: raw Fish OIL. 35c: boiled
Paint OIL. 33c: Paint Oil, Bic.
COAL OIL-Water White Coal OIL in bulk
13c; Pearl OIL in cases. 1910: Astral, 10Hc;
Star. 19Hc: Extra Star. 221hc; Elaine 26c I:
Eocene. 2115c; Deodorized Stove Gasoline. in
bulk, 16c; in cases 22hc; Benzlne, in bulk
13c; in cases. 19hc; s6-degree Gasoline In
bulk, DC; in cases, sic.
TURPENTINE-75c per gallon in cases and
Csc in drums and iron barrels.
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead. 7L0
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Potatoes. Onions and VeeetahIes.

Trade in Potatoes was quiet and prices of
Salinas and river Burbanks were unchanged.
with stocks of low grade offerings of the latter
still accommodating. Oregon Burbanks were
lower. there being no stock available that
could command the previous high quotation of
81 10 per Genital Sweets were in ample supply
and the best lots sold readily at the top rate.
while ordinary offerings dragged. One carload
was marketed. Onions ruled firm, with fancy
offerings selling readily.
Choice offerings of southern vegetables were
steady and Summer Squash and String and
Wax Beans did better. Stocks Of bay vege-
tables are steadily decreasing.
OTATOES-Burbanks from the river 4O6
zoe per ctl; Salinas Burbanks. 81 10G1 421z per
ctl; Oregon Burhanks 75cG$1 per ctl; River
Reds, 60G70c per ctl; Sweet Potatoes 656S5c
per ctl.
ONIONS-$2 25d2 so per ctl for local and
Oregon and 81 for Utah stock.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Ncr lork Stocks from 4 TO points higher Cotton firm
oal Securities quiet 7vith Alaska Packers sharply higher
S1ght carnations ia Silvr and Exchange
'theat. Barley and other Grains materially changed
Hay iofrer on the best grades Bran firm and Beans dn
Cheap Potatoes from the still Gccpaing Onions firm
Ponltry and Game in large supply and 7ueak.
Rainy zceafher checks the demand for fresh Fruits
Batter firm Eggs steady and Cheese easy.
Provisions still iHacti7e in all positions.
Cattle, Sheep and Hogs unchanged.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Hay and Feedstnfs.

AS receipts of Hay market needs
at present and the demand is slow prices for
the best grades soc lower. Bran is still
firm and unchanged.
BRAN--$20a21 per ton.
MIDDLINGS-$25G2S per ton.
SHORTS-$20q21 per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Roled Barley. $24d24 so per
ton: Oflcake Meal az the mill, $31 5O632 so;
jobbing $33: Cocoanut Cake, $23924; Cocoa
nut Meal S24Q25; Corn Meal. $31 50132:
Cracked Corn. $32Q32 so; Mixed Feed, S220
%; Horse Beans. $30@40 per ton; Broom
Corn Feed 9Oc per ctl
HAY-Wheat $1Od14 so; Wheat and Oat
$1O014 Oat, S9Q12; Barley and Oat $Sd10;
Volunteer Wild Oat $7G10; stable, $9d1O:
stock S5 5OG7: Clover. S7G10; Alfalfa. $9d12
sTRAw-35aeOc per bale.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
CATTLE. SHEEP AND HOGS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO Dec 9.-CATTLE-R
35OO steady; good 10 prime steers $6a1 20;
feeders. 81 20q4 10; cows. 81 1901; heifers.
calves 50 soar Western steers. SO 1904 90.
HOGS-Receipts. 30. 0C0; tomorrow 3S. 900;
strong: mixed and butchers. 81 2oG4 so: good
to choice heavy. 81 1904 30; rough heavy.
81 20a4 30; light, "a 1901 40; bulk of sales.
81 35m4 42ik
sHEEP-Receipts 5000; sheep steady; lambs
1Oc higher; good to choice wethers 81 40n
: 25 fair to choice mixed, So 5Od4 35; West
ern sheep, IS 5005 10; native lambs 81 I5d
so; Western lambs. 81 75Qe 40.
Omaha.
OMAHA Dec 9.=CATTLE-Receipts 1000.
steady; native steers. So 50a6 %; cows and
heifers, 50 50d4: Western steers, $3G4 10;
Texas steers. 50 1898 T5; range cows and
heifers. 81 4oqS 40; co esnneTs' ln' 81 1922 30;
5 so: bulls and stays S2M4.
HOGS-Receipts. 1900; 2l5c higher: heavy.
81 3014 3112: mixed 81 30d4 321a: light,
81 32I6a4 $715: pigs, S4a4 35; bulk of sales
sHEEP-Receipts 1900; strong: Western
yearings, 81 50d5; wethers, 81 25G4 90; ewes,
S4G4 80: common and stockers, 81 50Gi 20;
lambs. s5d6 20.
Kansas City
KANSAS CITY. Dec. CATTLE-Receipts
1000; steady; native steers. So 50d6 so; native
cows and heifers, 81 T5g5: stockers and feed
Western steers S3@5; Western cows, 81 T5d
HoGs-Receipts. 10000: steady to &c higher:
active: bulk of sales 81 30d4 30: heavy. 81 a.
al 57l2 packers. 81 scat So pigs and light,
SO T564 80.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1000; strong; muttons.
$4d5 lambs. 81 5oa6; range wethers, $4d4 90;
ewes. 81 50Q4 20.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10

Spot irregular; No. red. nominal elevator;
No. red, 81 1888 f. o. b. afioat; No. 1 North
Duluth 81 23as Z. O. b. ahoat; No. l hard
Manitoba nominal f. o. D. af1oat Options
were Irregular all day. Favorable Argentine
news and prospects for rain or snow West were
bear influences, causing a decline In the last
hour bulls ran prices back TO last night 3
level the close being hc net lower to 1Isc
higher the latter on December. May closed
81 127s; July closed, 81 0S5s; December closed
HoPfs-Quiet.
HID DES-Firm.
WOOIl-Firm.
PETROLEUM-Steady
COFFEE+The market for coffee futures
closed steady SOLO points higher. Sales. IS. 100
bags December. 6.95G7. O5c; January, T15c;
March. 1901 .40c: May, 75Ga775c; July,
/ 77G6t7 I5c; September 7.9OdSc SPOT Rio.
, steady mild. steady.
SUGAR-KaM, nrm; fair refining. 4Ac; CEN
trifHgal SO test, 4a4c molasses sugar. 4c. Re
fined firm; crushed. o.25c; powdered, 565c
granulated. 555e.
BUTTER-Ffrm; creamery. held common to
extra. 19d2412c
CHEESE-Unchanged.
EGGS-Unchansed.
DRIED FRUITS.
EVAPORATED APP1ES-The market con-
tnues quiet, with better grades steady light
offerings. Common are quoted at 312Q4c;
prime 4Aq419c; choice, 5d5lac, and fancy
at GG615c
PRUNES-Are said to be in hrmer posi-
tion on the coast owing TO small supplies or
certain sizes but the local spot market shows
little change with demand for small lots only.
Quotations for California fruit range from &c
to &c. according to grade, with Oregon run
ming high as GA c for the large sizes.
! APRICOTS-Are changing hands slowly at
the recent quotations. Choice are held at 10c;
extra choice at 1013G11c; fancy, nhq15c
PEACHES-Are in light supply and steady.
Choice quoted at 9Am9hc; extra choice,
9MM1OHc, fancy. lOl9W11c.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-10
Elonr and MiIIstnGs

FLOUR-Californa Family Extras, 81 S0d
3 TO- usual terms; Bakers Extras 81 1905;
Oregon ard Washington. jobbing at S4G4 90
per Dbl.
MILLSTIIFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour. 50 T5 per 100 lbs
Rye Flour. 50 20: Rye Meal. SO; Rice Flour.
So Corn Meal, So so; extra cream do So 60;
Oat Meal. 81; Oat Groats, 81 %; Hominy,
81 606f5 50: Bucl1wheat Flour, 81 20: Cracked
Wheat So 80; Farina. 81; Whole Wheat
Flour. So so: Rolled Oats, bbls Sc 15GT 5O in
sacks 81 25 Pearl Barley. 50; Split Peas,
boxes. SIS 80; Green Peas. So so per 100 lbs.