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Weather Report. (120th Meridian.— Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5—5 p. ra. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date zr compared witlj those of same date last eeascn and rainfall in !,»• twenty-fcur hours: Last This Last Stations 24 hours. S«ason. Season. Eureka C^> 18.53 22.00 Red Bluff CO 12.59 13.51 Sacramento 00.' 4.82 6.71 San Franc'.sco 0a* 6.20 6.15 Fresno 00 O.ftO 3.31 Independence CO 0.42 0.83 flan Luis Obl!»po .00 I 0.82 ' 5.00 Los Angeles 00 ' 0.43 4.97 San Diego CO 0.40 C.09 THE COAST RECORD. ~~S S 2 s i . I 35 11 *l11 5 STATIONS. 7 5 g 22 ?"* - » :-:f.j £ < : . § Baker .......30.54 28 16 S Clear !oO C Arrr yn 30.48 .14 22 NE Clear Tr Kureka 30.40 48-38 N Clear .00 Fa'allon 30.30- 62 * 50' NW Clear ¦ .O0 Freeno 30. SO 54 32 N Qfir .00 I-*a«rsiaff SO.O8 36 08 W . Cloudy .Ort Por-ateUo 30.40 26 22 SW Cloudy .09 Point Reye*... 30.26 .64 40 NW. Clear .CO Independence .30.28 44 20 NW ; Clear. ..00 Lo« Angeles.. SO. 12 ?4 44 SW Clear .00 Mt Tamalpals.-5O.24 46 34 N [ Clear .CO North Head -.30.42 39 SE Cloudy \04 Phoenix 30.00 60 SO . W ' Pt .Cldy .00 Portland 30.52 42 40 SE Clo-Jdy Tr. Red Bluff 30.40 54 MS Clear : .00 Rwburg 30.52, 46 36; NW Cloudy .O4 Kacrmmento ..3O.3O 52 40 NW Clear .00 Ealt Lake 30.34 56 20 N Cloudy .30 Sar. Franclsco.H0.S4 56 Vi N Clear .00 F. L. Oblppo.. 30.22 &S " 44 N Clear .00 Ban Diego.... 30.C8 62 44 NW Clear .CO Seattle 30.52 42 3S SE Cloudy .00 Spokane 3O.5O 32 24' S Cloudy .V2 Tatooah 30.3S 42 4O . SE . Rain .01 ! Walla Walla:.30.50 42 20 S Cloudy .00 Wlnnemucca .30.50 34 20 W Clear .00 Turns 30.10 04 38 N Clear. .00 f WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. An area of high pressure overlies the Pa- ciflc slope and hae been attended by clear, cold weather throughout California. Brisk north- erly winds prevail along the coast and In.the Frreat valleys. Some dust storms are reported in the southern portion of the State. . - Snow has fallen In Utah and the weather is cloudy in Arizona, but in California, Ne- vada and Oregon there has betn no rain. Heavy, frosts may be expected Wednesday nacrntng generally throughout California. Or- I ange and lemon growers In the south should j be ready to fire if the wind lulls. - Forecast made at San Francisco for .thirty hours ending midnight January O. 1904: . ' Northern California Fair Wednesday;. light north wind; heavy, frott In morning. Southern California Fair Wednesday; heavy frosts if the wind lulls; brisk north wind diminishing; citrus fruit growers " should bt ready tosroudsreu . : < Nevada Fair Wednesday, continuing cold. San Francieco and vicinity Fair Wednes- day. I lent northerly winds; light frosta in the mornlnr. . - - A.-O. McADIE. District Forecaster. As usual on Tuesday the receipts of Loa An-. geles vegetables were light and offerings con- sisted chlody of ¦ carrfed-over stock. Peas-con- tinued weak owing to the abundance of ' oil and poor stock. Choice-lots of String and Wax Beans met with prompt sale at good prices, while old and poor stock was hard to dispose of. even below the quotations. Strictly fancy Tomatoes' were scarce and cleaned up quickly at .an advance. " Tbe other vegetables had no quotable change. ¦ POTATOES— Burba nks from the river. CO© 80c per ctl; Salinas Burbanks. 91 "-'Sftjl 40 per i ctl: Oregon Burbanks. 00c@$l 10 per ctl: Riv«r Reds 50£U0c per ctl; {Jarnet Chiles. $1@1 10 per ctl; Sweet Potatoes. $1 60<gl 73 per ctl. OXIONS—SI 3<X5pl 35 per ctl. VEGETABLES Green Peas, SigCc per lb; String Beans. .h#12VjC per lb: Wax. TiglOc: To- matoes from Los Angeles. 75c<&$1 25 per box ;or crate: Summer Squash from Los Ang#lt-s, ! $1J?1 "5 per box; Cabbage. 50c per ctl: Carrots. 1 SOc per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, $1 5O per doz; Garlic. 6@7c per lb: Egg Plant. 12%c per lb: Dried Peppers. SfTSc per lb- for Stockton and ll®12iic for southern; Dried Okra. lthic per lb; Green Peppers. «@7c per lb; Mush- rooms. 2t<i25c per lb; Marrowfat and Hub- bard Squash. $10912 per ton for round lots and Hfelp P«r lb for sacked. Poultry mid Game. The receipts of domestic Poultry were light j and there was no more Western received.' 'ihe market was in good shape for all kinds of large I fat fowls, large young stock > especially being in demand. Small and poor stock was rather dull, but prices were no lower. A car of Western is scheduled for to-day's market. Dressed Tnurkeys sold slowly, and tt ' ¦ wu difficult to obtain 22c even for the best stock. Only four cases came la. .. Game was in good request, and. although the receipts were liberal, tbe market was well cleaned up at the close. Prices had but slight quotable variance. POULTRY—Dressed Turkey*. 2O@22o per lb; live Turkeys, in«18c per lb: Gee»e. per pair. $2@2 25; Goslings, 12*82 23; Ducks. $5**<J per dozen for old and ?C@7 for young; Hens. St-fiti 50 for large and $4 50£3 for small; young Rooster*. $5 50@«; old Koosters, 5i©5 50; Fryers. Si 504/5; Broiler*. $4 50©t> for large and $3 5u<&4 for small; Pigeons. Sl<gf1 25 per dozen for old and $2 2592 60 for Squab?. GAME— Mallard Ducks, $31?4 per dozen; Canvasback. $3#4: Sprig. $232 50; Teal. $175 &2; Widgeon. $1 50; small Ducks. $1 23; Gray Geese. $3@3 50; White. Geese, 75c#Sl 23; Brant. $1 20 for small and $2 for large; Honkers. $5 for large and $4 for small; Eng- lish Snipe. $3: common Snipe. $1 50; Will Doves. $1 25; Rabbits. *2 for Cottontails and $1 50 for Brush; Hare. $1 25<il 50. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Butter merchants report a better movement as a coneequence of the decline in prices a week or so aso, and stocks are not as targe aa they were, while the feeling is steadier and. In ' fact, some dealers are reporting a firmer tone in fine creameries. Prices, however, re- main unchanged. Cheese Is very weak, with the Inside quota- tions lowered a fraction and dealers anxious to 'bell, even at concessions. Oreson continue* a liberal shipper to this market, and now Utah Is offering to s?ll here. -Stocks continue ex- cessive. Egg3 showed less, easiness yesterday, and in fact the lower irradc? were quoted as showing more tone. It. is stated that two cars of East- ern' have been recently reshipped East at a narrow profit to the local shipper. Receipts were 35.50O lbs Dutter. SSO cases EgRs and 12,300 lbs Cheese. BUTTER Creamery, 25@26c for extras and 22&24c for seconds; dairy. i7@23c; store But- ! ter. nominal: cold storage,- ISii'.'-c Der lb for ordinary and 22^.@24c for extras. CHEESE 12c for the general market. 12>^® 13c for select mild new and 10® lie for lower ! grades; Young Americas. 13#14c: Eastern, 15Vi I CltJHc: Western. 14S13c p«r lb. EGGS Ranch. 33@35c fcr choice and 305? 32c for small and mixed colors: store, 27Vs?? 80c; cold storage. 24®27e; Eastern, 24#2$c for cold storage. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Nearly all of the fruit houses were well sup- plied' with Oranges and trade was generally ! quitt. owing to the cool weather. Some deal- era reported a fair inquiry for medium size.i j of the best Xavels. b\it the lower grades were . Inclined to drag and some dealers complained that they could not obtain the prices which the- fruit brought at the auction on the pre- ceding day." .Tangerines and -Mandarins wera dull, with some dealers cutting prices In or- j der to clean up. The other Citrus fruits were :dull and featureless, wlth^pricea unchanged. I Stocks of Bananas continued heavy and a steamer, which arrived from Honolulu, added i 4790 bunches to the already liberal supplies. Six cars of Oranges are announced for to-day's ', auction. Trade in the common and: medium grades of Apples was quiet, but there wa* a limited In- quiry for the best grades of Spitzenbergs and Newtown Pippins and prices of those descrip- tions were well maintained. Pears and Perslm- -i mons were dull and unchanged. APPLES— Kancy Spttzenbergs. $1 60©l 73 per box; other varieties. I1Q1 25 for fancy. 504? 90c- for choice and 25®40c for common. PEARS Winter Xcllls from cold storage. $1 :*':!- per box. . PEUSIMMOXS 7oC&?l o»r box. . CITRUS FRL'ITS— Navel Oranges. $282 50 per box for fancy. $1 'lotfl 75 for choice and 75c<ff$l 25 for standards; Seedlings, 75c£$l; Tangerines. $161 25 for half boxes and 75c«j$I I for quarter boxes; Japanese Mandarins. $1^1 50 ' for half boxes; Lemons, $1£2 GO per box; Grape ' ) Fruit. ?li©2; Mexican Lames. $404 CO; Ba- ; | nanas. il r i-per bunch for Hawaiian and. sjffc 'i|S CO for Central American; Pineapples, $2g^ per dozen. Dried Fruits,Nuts,Raisins,Honey] The market for everything under this head ; continues inactive and easy. Even Walnuts. ( which ruled firmfor several months, are quoted 1 weaker though no lower. Honey is still ne- j glected and depressed. ¦ Stocks of Raisins in; first hands continue large, but those of JFruit* 1 are broken up Into small lots here and there. ! FRUIT —Apricots, 7'isBO'ic for Royals and 9 I ©lie for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, ; I 5%c; sun-dried. 3@4c; Peaches, 4®6Hc; Pears. I myiOc; Nectarines. 4g5Uc; Figs, white. 4S4%c in boxes; black, 4V*c; Plums, pitted, tlQ'Jc per; PRUNES —1003 crop,- 2«4®2%c for the four | sizes. m "n. RAISINS—F. o. b. prices. Fresno, for 1903 ; crop: 50-lb boxes —Loose Muscatel, 2-crown, ¦ 5Vic per lb; 3-crown. 5?jic; 4-crown, 6Hc: Seed- ' \ lest Muscatels.. 4\ic; do. floated. 4Vie; un-: bleached Sultanas. 4Uc; Thompson's Seedless. I RV-e. London Layers —2-crown. SI 25; 3-crown, | ! $1 35; 4-crown clustepi. $2; 5-frown Dahesas. 1 ' 92 50; (5-crown Imperials, $3; Malaga Loose, 2-1 crown,-5e per lb: do 3-crown. 5%c; Valencia I '. Cured. 4V»c; Paciflc, do, 3*4c; Oriental, do, | 2!<ic. SeedM Raisins —10-o» packages, fancy, I Sc per lb; choice. 7"%c; 12-oz packages, fancy, i G*Kc; choice, C%c; in bulk, fancy, 7%c; choice, | -3/ . . - ; i NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 saftshell. 13Hei4c: J No. 2 ll"4'S12c; No. 1 hardshell. 13®13Hc: No. 2. 11011">ic: Almonds, lie for Nonpareils. { 10«r»c for I X L, 10Vic.for Ne Plus Ultra and t 8%c for Languedoc; Peanuts, 6®7c for Eastern; ; Pecans. l\QVic; Cocoanuts, $4 50^5; Chest- j nuts. 8:810c t>er lb. | HONEY—Comb, ldgll»4c for white and SV.fi ¦ ¦ 9Vfcc for amber: water whit« extracted. 5d i . r >'ic: lieht amber extracted. 4*4®4*>ic; dark. 3V.fllc. ; BEESWAX —27629c cer lb. Provisions. There was a break at Chicago, and Pol ton. ds Ruytec/& Co.'s dally telesrams reported outside traders loaded up. Prices have at last reached a point where the packers are fre* sellers. Pork has had an advance of about $3 per barrel and Lard and Ribs one of lc per lb. Recent buyers are taking- profit* and heavy real- izing Is now going on. Hogs are 5®10c lower, with 6000 left over yesterday. There Is no change In this market, j There Is sCTnethtng going on nil the time, both for ship- ping and local account, but the market on the whole Is quiet, with ample supplies. 1 CURED MEATS —Bacon, ll'/ic per lb for heavy. 12c for " liirht medium. 14c for tight. ' 14V^c for extra light. 19c for sugar-cured and 20c for extra sugar-cured: Eastern susrar-cure>l " Hams. 14c: California Kami, 13v;«13L,c: Mesa ' Beef. $11 SO oer bbl; extra Mesa. $12&12 5O; Family, $13: prime Mess Pork. $17; extra clear, ' $24: Mess. $19; Dry Salt»d Pork. 12c; Pig Pork, ' $28; Pigs' Feet, $5 23: Smoked Beef, 15c per lb. LARD —Tierces quoted at 7tyc per lb for compound and 9c for pure: half-baarels. pure. OUc; 10-lb tins, 9*£c; B-Ib tins, I)Tic; 3-lb tins, 10c. COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 8T«c; three half barrel*. S*ic: one tierce. 8%c; two tlerce», } 8»4c; five tierces, 8%c per lb. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. ' Dry Hides are Quoted firm and wet easy, with prices for both unchanged. There is nothing .new In the situation. Haps are (till In good. shape for sellers and n'pplleii are steadily passing out Of the State. There are not-many left on the coast now, aa frequently mentioned of late. - There Is a a'.ow, Fteady movement In Wool. s and quotations are rather firmer than a week - or so ago. but the range In prices remains the , tamo nn<l the market Is featureless. t HIDES AND SKINS—CulU and brands sell about %®lc under quotations. Heavy halted - Steers. 8c: medium. 8c: light. "Vic: Cow.Hides. . 7'Ac for heavy and 7ljc for lUrht: Stags, 5c; ; Salted Kin. Pc: Palted Veal. 10c; Salted Cair. 10y-c: dryHide*. 153?lfle: dry Kip, 13c; dry Calf. 1 18c*; Sheeneklns. »hearllngs. 25©30c each; $hcrt . Wool 400fOc each: medium. 70£90c: lonit •Wool! $101 •">«: Horse Hides, wiltr K 7n for ' large and $2(92 50 for medium.. $1 25£1 75 for r Final I and 50c for Colt*. Horse Hide*, dry. t $1 75 for lunee and $1 SO for medium. Slfil 25 for small and 50c for Colts. Buck Sklnx —Dry Mexican. Sic: dry salted Mexican. 25c; dry Central American, 31c. Goat •'kins —Prime >n- . poms 75c; large and smooth, SOc; medium. 33c; email. SOc. TALLOW —No. 1 rendered.-4Vjc per lb; No- t 2. 4c: grease. 2**S3c. . t WOOL —Fall cli»> —San .Tnaqutn Lambs'. WJ t lie: Middle County. Il«l2c: Northern Fr«w\ r llfI12e: Northern IVfectlve^ 10«llr: TTnmlvnldt h and Mendocino. 12i814c: Nevada. !S®15c: Ore- o .gnn fln».il*Riftc; Oreren medium. 17c p«r lb. I- ,HOP3 T-20fi24c per lb for Calirornla. . Meat Market. Beef and Mutton are quoted f.rm»r, as sup- plies are somewhat I!gMer and slight advanof* In the quotations will Ve noted. An occasional Spring Lamb comes in, but not sufficiently to establish quotations. The Lambs will be lal* this year. . ~ 4 ¥~. Small and medium Hosts ar» setting firmer. as niFPlUs are decreasing, while large. H.'B» are weak. They are not in very large supply, but there 13 no demand for th«*m. DRESSED MEATS. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealer* are a- follows: BEEF GH$7?£c for Steers and' &i#S*£c per Ib for Cows. VEAL— Large. SQOc: small. 9310c per lb. MUTTON— Wethers. 8@8!ic; _w«s. 73*40 per lb. LAMB—f(%«lCc per lb. PORK—Dressed IIojjs. 7-6tS»~c per lb. LIVESTOCK MARKET. The following quotations are fcr gnod. sound Livestock, delivered irt San Francisco. l«-'ss 5<> per cent shrinkage fir Cattle: CATTLE Steers. *«J!X-; Cows and Heifer*. 7©9c: thin Cows. 4JJ3.- per lb. CALVES *Sf(44c per Ib Igross weight). SHEEP— Wethers. 3},fr4c; Ewes, , UUtW-iO per lb (cross weight >. LAMDS ll±®5e per lb. HOGS Live Hogs. 140 to ISO lbs. 5i*c: ov?r ISO lbs. 5e; foft Hogs. 4>. a c: sows. 10 per cent off: Boars, 50 per cent off. and Stags. 40 per cent off from above quotations. ' General Merchandise. BAGS Grain Bags. BrffSHei San Quentin. 5.53c; Wool Bass. S2939C; Flsece Twine. 7 4f* 8c. CANNED FRUITS—The California Fruit Canners' Association quote » the (ullc«rins prtc* list: - ; tt; - p , s ? ¦ I V I 35:1,5: s * I 33 I I FRUITS. ft i £• 1 S Ji\\ : [|| Apples $1 .W$t :{0;?t 20 $1 19 Apricots I I 55! 1 23 Blackberries 1 001 140| 1 SU 1 OT Cherries, R. A 2 15 1 90 ITU 1 lv> ! Cherries, whita | 1 75 1 «0| 1 55 i Cherries, black 2 00 1 73 1Co t ::.'» I Grapes 1 33 1 2O ( 1 If 1 100 Yellow Free Peaches 1 40> { .... j Lemon' Cling Peaches... 1SO 1 6O| 1 30' 12O Pears 2 OOi 1 73 I Plums 133 1 13| 1 C5! tt.1 1 Raspberries 2. Bof 2 251 2 10: t ix» ! Strawberries 2 OOl 1 73 ¦ 1 CC| 1 40 ! CANNED VEGETABLES— Tomatoes, 2Vj-ll> I standard. b2H<ff>5c; Green P?aa Baby petits i pols, $1 CO; petita pots. $1 33: extra slftud. j $1 15; standard, sifted. 51; standards, n.V; j marroTrfats, S2"4c: gallon, sifted, $4 23; gal- lon, standard. $.; 75. i COAL— Wellington. $S per ton; New Wel- ' lington. $8: Seattle. ?C 50; Bryant. $0 50; Cea- j ver Hill. $3 50; Standard. $7: Roslyn. $7; j Coos Bay. $3 50: Greta. $7: Wallsend, $7: Rich- j mond. . $7 20; Cumberland. $13 in bulk and j $14 23 In sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite K :^, j $14; Welsh Anthracite "Egg. $13; Welsh Lump. $11 SO: Cannel, $s 50 per ton: Coke. $M 50 ;* ! 13 -per ton in bulk and $15 la sacks; Rocky Mountain descriptions. $11 -15 per "<**> lba and : $12 80 per Ions ton. according to brand; j PACIFIC CODFISH— Bundles. Der lb. 4c; ; cases, regular, 4"\ic; cases, extra large, 5e: I Eastern ityle. $«: boneless. fj'i<": "Norway." ' SVic: "Narrow Gautre." 5-T 4 c: "Silver KIn<." " 7<r. blocks. "Oriental." 3ijc; blocks. -••?*«- I bright." ?c: tablets. 6>4c; middloa. (j^g'^ic; i fancy boneless. SV4??%c: pioklcd Cod. bbla. $7 75: pickled Cod. balf bbls. $4 SO. ! CORDAGE^ The local company quotes as j follows, CO days or '4 per cent discount fcr ' cash, no sales under 10.0CO lbs: Manila, 14ijc: ! Sisal. 10*;e; Duolex. 0»4c; Bale Rope. 10U4? ;10*; e per lb. j COFFEE: Costa Rica. 13f?15t4c for strictly I prime to fancy washed; 12313c for prim* i washed: lX0tt%« for srood wash-d: lou«12V,o ¦ for good to crime washed peaberry; O^lOSa '- fcr pood to prime peaberry: »'«.t;ilc for goott 1 to prime: SS&c for fair; CO" He for common to ' crJInary. Salvador— 11 nominal fcr «tri<*tlr ; prime washed: li'^gimc for good to prim* , washed: Slavic for fair wasted: 0U#llc for i fair to prime washed peaberry* S^SUVjc for 1 good to .orimc semi-wsshed: 8><i«J8^c far su- : pcrior unwashed: 7%(BSc for good green un- washed: SS3c for good to superior unwashed peaberry: fJ®7c for Inferior to ordinary. Nicaragua 12'«i©13c nominal for prime ta !fancy waihed; &%<8lOV^c nominal for fair to : strictly good washed: 7 :i i'@S&e for good to ••.*• pe.ior unwashed: 8VsSS?^c. for good to prims I unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican 14U913^e nominal 1 for fancy washed: 12Vi©13 s 4c for tprlme* to t strictly prime washed: lO^i^tlHc for strictly I good washed: 10@10J»ic for good washed: HV,\f ' ' 9^c for fair washed: "^ift'S^c for medltim: 1 3V»©H*»c for Inferior to ordinary; OH^U^o ! 'or fajr to prime washed praberry; S'-iC+Ko j for good to prime unwashed peaberry; A30o nominal for good to sup«rloj- unwashed; 63S^o for ash-damaged. ' LEATHER Sole, heavy. 20«.12c: «>Ttr» i he«vy. 30i340c per lb: medium. ZT&ZDc: lieht. ; 24@2<k:: Rough Leather. 26@2Sc; Harness Leather, heavy. 35@30c for No. 1 and 2$fT'.?>o for No. 2: medium. .10337c; light. 293.13c: ! Skirting. No. 1. 40©42c; No. 2. 3C®38c; Col- lar Leather. lSSlCc per foot: Trace Leather. 49 f fe44c: Kip. unfinished. 40<fi5Cc per Ib; Veal. finished. 30©60c per lb: Ca!J flnished. 63cS*t per lb: WTax sides. lCS!7c per foot: Belt Kn!f* Splits. 14filCc; Rough Sptits. S^lOc per lb. TAXBARK Ground. $2Ct£CS per ton; stick. $15*?IS p*r cord. OILS— Quotations are for barrels: for cases, add 6c. Linjeed", 43c per gallon for -boiled an4 4.V for raw; Castor Oil. In cases. Nt». 1. 70c: Bakers* AA. $1 1001 12: Lucnl. 44c for twilM and 42c for raw; China Nut, 6Os?7fic per gallon; Cccoar.ut Oil. in barrels. B.Sc for Oylon and 63o for Australian: extra bleached w-intir Swrm Oil. 80c: natural winter Sperm Oil. 75c; extra bleached Winter Whal« Oil. fiSc; natural Whala .Oil. fiOr; extra winter strained Lord Olt. S.V: No. I fjird Oil. 75c: pure Neatsfoot Oit. 73c: No. 1Neatsfoot Oil. 6T>c: light Herrtnsr Oil. 45c: dark Herring Oil. 4-V; Salmon Oil, 3*c:-boi!rd Fish Oil. 40c: raw Fish- Oil. Me; boiled Paint OH. 3.V»: raw Paint Oil. 33c. COAL OIL Water White Coal Oil In tmlk. 15c; Pearl Oil In cases. 21 *fcc; Astral. 21Hc: Star. 21Hc: Extra Star..25V,c: EInine. 27 l jc: Eoc«ne 24\»c: deodorised Stove Gasoline. ' In bulk. 17c; In case*. 23Uc: Benzine. In bulk. 13c: la cases. 19*jc: SO-degree Gasoline, In bulk. 25c: In cases, 31c. TURPENTINE; 80c per gallon In cases and , 74c In drttma and Iron barrels. RED AND WHITE LEAD— Red Lead. «H« 7c Der lb: White Lead. 6Vi©7e. according to quantity. QriCKSIIAT.R— $43 SC4M4 50 for local QM ' and «12 MW£43 6O per flask for export. SALT weaS. owing to the local war among handlers, as follows: Genuine Liver- pool, $1.1 50616: Bale*, common, $1 59: Dnlrv. T*r ten. $11 25; Half Groun 1. 60O7 50; Rocle Salt $n 2T»a7: Imitation Liverpool, $10 73<9 11 .V>: Granulated. $10 73<?11 SO; do. in bales. (1 CJ jw ton. SUGAR The Westeraf Sugar ¦ Refining Corn- - pany quotes as follows, per lb. In 100-lb bacs: 1 Cubes. A Crushed and Fin* Crushed. 5.«-"V*: Powder»d. S.SOc; Candy Oranulated. 5.50c: Dry 1 Granulated, line. 5.40c: Dry Granulated, coarse. 5.40c; Fruit Granulated. 8.40c: Bwt Granu- lated n00-1h baps only). 5.20c: Confectioners* : A. 5.40c: Macnolla A. Be; Extra C. 4.90c: > Golden C. 4.SOV: *'D." -4.70c; barrels. 10c more: half barrels. 23c more: boxes; 60c mere: 50-lb I ha.Ts. 10c more for all klndn. Tablets Half I barrels. 5.»0c: boxes. 8.1.V-; n. A E. Crystal . Domino*. 8.40c per Ib. Xo order* taken for ;/les«s thnn s^ventT-flve barrels or its equivalent. LUMBER—Pine, ordinary »l»e«. S1SJI19: ex- . tra »lw« bleher: Redwood $1»©23: Lath, 4 t feet $3 PCfM: Picfeet^. $19^1fl: Shlrglea. 13 for f No. 1 and $1 Crt for No. 2: Fh««c«. $13 for tptlt r and $14 for sawn: Rustic. $2T>fr31. r : , 'Receipts of Produce. '^ ! r * _____ FOR TUE5D.*-." JANVART 5. Flour. <xr sk's .. 9,07 I'Ved. »ks ..... 220 ' "Wheat, ctla 2.00 I Troomcorn. bales 1<U . Parley. cUs .... 2.2X" I Tallow, etls ... 2OI Cono.«tl» lCIP.its N«. .... 2»r, f Beana.sks. SlClHWes. 54» . Potatoes sks... 4.«XV,Quickst*v«r. flks .77 t Cntors. aks ... ICO Leather, roll*.. -• 9t All ot the tirciduous fruits yielded large «-to{,e. Ti.ere vc* a isccrcltr of apricots in nome fcf-r-tlons bat this wae made uy by an «-xce«« in otner districts. A large crop o: apples » M gathtn-d, but in many sections the fruit wbi t-omewhat damaged by codlin moth. The al?r,«.d crop *as not a* larsc as the yield tor Hit jrecf-ding year. California Is said to the or.iy ftate in the Union that Is successfully <-uluvatir.£ the aimon<3. Tbe numbtr of almonci tree* is estimated at 1. SOU.000. Walnut* were r+pvn-6 of better quality than usual and the .yield fair. P<-aches. pearf. Dlums cjid prunes w '*"e ixctllefct in quality and quantity. The Iirar.e rrcp. while of excellent quality, wa* •slightly below the average In yield.. The < itrus tnilts, both In the northern and southern portions of tie State, did splendidly, bcth oracre* and lemons giving la.rj.-e yields. Iraproved methods of curing, handling and ehip- pin? letnens l^veresulted Jn more satisfactory r^'urr.s to th? crowers. The flfrt orantes of the *r**on-%crop arrt\-ed In San Francli-CQ from P.f^khn. Placor County, on the 15th of October, tbout two we*ki earlier than previous records. The firrt carload of oranees was forwarded •2£"*n J*ortervllle. TuUr»_County. October 29. Tn«re were r.o ecvert iW.n* and but «li*ht Ios»et to growers, u should also be noted that ¦w.lU improved methods of protecting orchards 1. .. *L throuirJi frost in California is steadily <"irr\lTi!shlnif. Tbe fi C and olive croes were rood. As the cuve rii'^ns in California toward the close of The v*ar was one of fair yields and generally favorable cliiratie condition*. The wheat crop cJtd not come to expectation?. In the Sac- ramer.to and >an Jnaqum vallryr tbe yield M( •n gf-ntral . below the avenme, but In Southern •£l:tomu tiie crop wai good. and. compared with previous year*, very large. Grain harvest was •¦• i;..-; later than usual throughout the »-tate. and tbe yield of wheat end barley in The centra; and northern wctionn cnly fair. The hay crop throughout the State was good «nJ in the southern portions far above tiny >Uld of rec«nt years. The yield of hops was hr*vy end the quality good. Bukat beets, corn ar.J baaTss _ave eatl«factcn" yields. The llm* te_s .ti-ij wae good, though eomewhat less than Xir*t «-st:mote<I. GENERAL EVMMART A; G. McAdie, «ection director of the cllrette and crop rervlee of the Weath-r Durrau, has issue* his annual report covering the 3-ear lUtt, as follows: The IV cat her and Crops. - No, it is not likely th_t a war in the luir.br trace will remilt." said a leading Cali- fornia meanber of the association after tlm ir.eeting. -There is no feeling about the mat- ter. Tbe local men sUuply decided tn stay <>ut of th«. combine _nd -that is all there Is of it. Ot course, prices are going to be materially !ow»r. Of that there is no doubt. We regret to rne the at-sociatlon breaking up. because It :-: r !•-!. vastly orotitable to us.' " •.•. result from the failure of the attemot to ren.w the exintinB prorate and price aBrev- rr.rnt for the cosnlns year at the meeting held Decejiiber i"-. 1tl» nesatlve result leaves the 'ahfornia meisbers practically out of the asso- i iauon so far «s the exj«rt agreements go, and duubtless means a considerable reduction in price* after January Some of the local men art already making contract* for 1S»O4 delivery at tcteea mucti b«iow f!4, the rate which the association ha* b—en maintaining end which it t">ueht to renew for next ><a»r. ••The association's committee consisted of Pochard Alexander of Vancouver, B. C. head «-: the British Columbia Mills. Timber and Tr«c:r c Cctnpany, one of th* lacgesl producers .n tfce Northwest; K. L. Mc-CorAlrk." secretary of the Frederick Weyerhaeuser Ccmpar.y of St. Paul, owners of vast area* of standing timb»r in Warhinjfton. Or»-pon and Idaho, and IZ. A. Skinner oJ the Port Blakeley Mill Company. wh«>e headquarters are in Han KranciKso. The meeting was attended by a majority of. the handlers of what Is known as Oregon pine, hut is really Douglas fir. the heavy lumber from the great forests of the western Elopes of the Cascade in Oregon and Washington. The ¦ iv"? of tbe meeting was. if possible, to Induce the California interests to acree to a renewal »>f the agreement sovernint the amounts of lumber which each concern should handle. farly winter months, which, ccmbined with the lack of orders from the various yards, has n:dde the ir.Ill sales rather weak. Shingles, both ce<l»r and reiwocd. have not been moving very rapidly owi,ng to the normal winter falling Jff. but in ictlvc surir.s trade is promised. '; r.e r*dwood interests report steady, weli-sus- Uitsed prices, althouch tue pine and tir quiet- iifse hat natura.il afTccted their sales. Throug^i- vut fnr city and Its 6Uburt» there Is gener— I Liacyen due partially to the holiday season; ami the' lumber manufacturers and dealers axe >ei:r.g the effects. L ' •• - Th«r b:- u;.:r.i up of the Oregon pin: combina- tion, Ttr.own tho Paciflc CcaM Lumber Manu- liiciurcr*' Associctlcti. Cargo Branch, is likely ir.ari^is a trifle less stable than, st the end of July, for there has h-en a slight visible i^ssenlns of interest in the sr^neral circles of ¦."its coast. There has btr'-n a seceral falliTig '1 in the Eastern drrr.ar.d for fir owing to a -!;rht decrease in building there and the fanzine :n availatle cars, with the natural result that r^n Francisco and Tx>ast markets have" been tomeivhat glutted with th'se l.roducts of the Tarlfic Northwest. In this city the activity in building lias net t>ec-n suntained during the Pacific -Coast -Wood and Ircn says .of Lumber: •"Th< end' til' the j>-ar 1903 finds the lumber Dried Fruit in New York. Late mail sdviceji from New York say: Muth irterest attaches to the mc\ement oa _M coast to device means for marketing th« iHrjte stock of Raising estimated at 2tS00 cars tfcst remains there, and for which there seem s fo be no i"rr*er.t demani. Stocks here are said » he small, but the uncertainty as to the coerce of everts in the primary market fias a derretfing cStct and causes a weak feeling. This apiH.cti more particularly io loose Raisins, but «*r.-ded al-K) arv caFj. In impurted iiaislns | the movement is rathor light, as ut<ual at the j «-:;<l of the ytcr. ?:. 1 prices are nom- | inal. Currants are quiet, but flocks in second | l.anilt- aie bctttved to have b^en closely ab- i sorl»*<i i.iy the ivqulrenients of consumption, j and. a* -.;,.-> held by importers are moder- j ate arid rt/.>ck« afloat etnall. the tone of tho n.ark.t la lirm. Tfctrc 1^ not niuch doinf In Caltund— dried fruits at th*nomem, the only leaned trantactiorF involving email lots for currcoi us*. Prunes »re r.rai in sympathy with i-oart aiviees. Arricots are said to be in r~..il p»*ck in all positions and lVaches are held M<fc<JiIy uy to the quotations. There continu-s to be a vt-ry cikxI demand for Dates, but we h«ar of little ilcir^ in Figs." The Lumber Trade. , Corn was Inclined to decline early In the session and was weak in sympathy with wheat. The local crowd were against the market and sold freely. During the latter part of the day considerable covering developed and there was also active buying by the same Interest that supported the wheat market. Increased offer- ings from Illinois and Nebraska were "largely responsible for the bearish attitude of the local traders, although the more hopeful tcne of war : news exerted 6cme influence. .The close was fairly firm, with May only UCf^SC lower . at 4C%c, after opening a shade higher, to \^@V*c lower at 46%c to 4G%c. ; Oats were- the firmest of grains. There was j a little decline early along with other grains. , but the market nteadied later, and during the ; latter part of the eession gand gains were made on active covering by shorts and on buy- j Ing by some of the local bulls. A good cash i demand helped In the advance. The close was ! firmnear the top. After opening unchanged to a shade higher at 3.S%@38%c May ranged be- tween 33% c and ."KHic closing at 39V&C A decline of 10c In the price of hogs and liberal receipt? caused considerable selling of provisions early in the day by commission houses and local bears. As a result May pork declined 60c, lard 20c and ribs 22»>c. On the , break packers supported the market and some I recovery was made, although the close was I weak, with May pork off 57 %c. May lard down 22 %c and ribs off 15@17%c. The leading futures ranged as follows: " Articles— Open. High. Low. Clos«. Wheat No. 2 Ma V SC.a; 8C?i 85% 86% Julr 81% 81 T* 81 Sl<| September 79 79 78% 78 % Corn No. 2 January 42 42% 42 42K May 46% 4G'4 46 46%' July 40U 40Vi 45% 45% j Oats No. 2 ; January 3.-.Ti 36Vi , 35% 36tf ' May 38% 30"4 38% 39% j July 35% S6U 35'i 36% Mess Pork, per bbl January 13 0() 13 00 12 70 12 70 May... 13 55 13 60 13 00 13 10 Lard, per 100 lbs January <> S5 6 85 6 70 6 70 May 7 10' 7 12% 6 87% 6 95 Short Ribs, p?r 100 lb»— January 6 4"» 0 45 6 32% 6 37% I May 6 75 6 77% 'ft 55 6 60 i Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, ! steady; No. 3 spring wheat. 75<gS5c: No. 2 red, 81 % <3 8t534c; No. 2 corn. -4294c: No. 2 yel- low, 45c; No. 2 oats. 3C%er:tC94c; No. 3 white, 30Mi«t37V4c: No. 2 rye. 51%c; good feeding barley. 35©37c: fair to choice maltlne. 43© 58c; No.-l fiaxseed, OS%c; No. -A Northwest- ern, $1 04: prime timothy s:»d, $2 90; mess pork, per bbi; $12 75® 13: lard, per 100 lbs. $0 7356 80; short ribs side* (loose). $6 25® 6 60: short clear sides (boxed), $6 62%@6 75; whisky, basis of high wines, $1 27; clover, contract grade. $11 25. Articles Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 37.70O 51.200 Wheat, bushels C3.400 97.100 Corn, bushels 405,000 >-~173,10O Oats, bushels 27S.8OO ¦ 150.000 Rye. bushels 16.200 5.30O 1 Barle>f bushels 100,5qO 3,200 ! On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market wa* sttady; creameries. l(i@25%c; dairy. 14621''. Ekcs. flm*- at mark, cases Included, 25028c. Cheese, steady, 10@10%c. Foreign, Futures. LIVERPOOL. *' v Wheat " j "./,. March. May. Opening 6 59g 6 4T* Closing... i ¦ 6 5Vi " « 4% PARIS. Wheat Jan. ' May-Aug. Opening ..'. 2115 2135 Closing 21 35 21 40 Flour- Opening 28 HO -~ 28 70 Closing •..- 29 10 2S 80 Available Grain Supply. ¦ NEW YORK. Jan. 5.—Special telegraphic and cable advices received by Bradstreet'a show the following changes In available sup- plUa. as comoared with last account: Wheat United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increased 1.091.000; afloat for and In Europe, decreased 1,000.000 bushels; total supply increa?ed 91.000. - Com United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increased 89,000. * . ¦ Oat»r-United States and Canada, east of the Rocklee, Increased 371,000 bushels. NftVj York Market. KEW- YORK, Jsn. 5. The cotton market opened firm -at an advance of 6 to 3O points and closed firm at - aa advance of 68 to 80 point*. 'New York Metal -Market., NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—Spot tin declined 17s Cd to £133 7s Od in London and futures were 15s lower at. £132 15s. ¦ Locally tin was also lower, ' closing quiet at 29g29.50c. - 1 Copper advanced 5s In: London, spot there i closing at £58 7s Cd and futures at £57 15s. ! Locally: copper Is firm; lake, ' [email protected]: j electrolytic; 12.37%©12.02%. and casting, 12.12%©12.37%e. ' ' ; . - Lead advanced Is 3d to £11 8s 9d in Lon- don and the local market was a shade better in ¦ this market," but buyers seemed , unwilling* to meet ' any advance - ' and v\ the quotation ranged from 4.35c to 4.46c for spot. . . Spelter was a little higher, prices ranging CHICAGO, Jan. 6. Wheat opened with an easier feeling and a general Inclination to eell. English consols were higher and the general tone of foreign dispatches referring to the possibility of war was decidedly more pacific. Receipts also were more liberal and the weather map gave promise of excellent conditions for the movement of the crop. At the start May was unchanged to V 4 c lower at 86%c to 86^e. and with no suppprting features the market continued to decline. The weakness at Minne- apolis- added to the depression here, and before the declining tendency had been Checked May had sola eff to S5>;c. or a loss of lc from the high point. At the decline there was liberal support from commission houses and the lead- Ing long also supported the market with large purchases. As a result the market rallied and part of the loss was recovered. The late strength in coarse grains was a help during the last hour, and a steady tone prevailed at the close, with May at S0<g£<«**c. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 399,900 bushels. Chicago Grain Market. , .Exchange and Bullion. Silver and Sterling: Exchange are again higher. ,. ".>-•¦"-..._ The , steamer Coptic, which arrived on the 3d.' brought 1,250,000 Japanese yen in gold from Yokohama; of these 1,000,000 were for the Hbngkenk ?" and Shanghai Banking Corporation and 200,000 for the International Banking Cor- poratloh. Sterling Exchange, sixty days.... .$4 82 Sterling Exchange, sight ¦ 4 85 Sterling Bxchange, cables., 4 86 . New York Exchange, sight 07^-i New York Exchange, telegraphic. . 12^ Sliver, per ounce J. 57 1 ,* Mexican Dollars, nominal 45 IV heat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTS— Spot business con- tinues dull at about 12s <M as the nominal rate, usual European options. The chartered Wheat fleet In port has a registered tonnage of 8238. against 23.670 tons on the same date last year; disengaged. 110,000 tons, against ' 8(5.240; on the way to this port. 1S8.370 tons, against 170,270. WHEAT Liverpool futures were lower and Paris futures higher. There waj no fresh war talk of any consequsnee. and In fact public opinion _seemed to be veering around to th« expectation of continued peace. At the same time the war situation continues the prevail- ing feature. United States Consular Agent W. J. Weath- erlll of Brisbane. Queensland, reports that the drought which prevailed in Queensland during the years 1900. 1001 and 1902 is now ended, and the present season, throughout the State Is almost an unprecedentedly good one; should the present favorable weather continue for a few weeks longer, crops of cereals, fruits, etc.. promise to be of the largest and of the best quality known for years. SYDNEY. i<. S. W., Dec. IS. The official estimate of >the wheat yield of New South Walea . Is 2S.570.000 bushels, an Increase of 12,5(0,000 bushels compared with the record of the year 1901. About 18,500.000 bushelg are available for export. MELBOURNE, Victoria. Dec. 21.—The har- vest generally Is turning out excellent. . It Is estimated the total yield of wheat for the six States will be 76.000,000 bushels. The previous highest record was 48,000,000 bushels. Chicago declined %c. The Northwest sold May. The Ohio State report gave the condi- tion of the crop at 77. The market continued nervous and a little strained. '.- . ¦•- There was nothing new in this market, .one ray or the other. Holders of cash grain con- tinued firm. .-¦.»- CASH WHEAT. California : Club. $1 37%@1 40;' California White Australian, $1 50@l 62 V»; Northern Club,- $1 40® 1 41 U; Northern Bluestem. ?1 50@ . 1 51>i; Oregon Valley. $1 40. FUTURE?. I , Session 0 to 11::!" a. m. Open. High. Low. Close : May fl38% $1 38% $1 .3S%. $1 3S% . '2 p. m t Session., 1 Open. High. Low. Close. May. 51 :W $1 3S $1 37% $1 37% BARLEY With a drying north wind blow- ' ing over the State and the southern half com- plaining of drought, the market ought to rule firm, but Instead it', was eny as to. futures yesterday, though nobody seemed to know why. The cash grain was steady and unchanged, with business light. CASH BARLEY. Feed. $1 OS%@1 12»4: Shipping and Brew- , Ing. $1 15®1 20; Chevalier. $1 £0@l 45 for fair to choice. ; 1 FUTURES. ' v Session 9 to 11:30 a. m. Open. High. Low. Close. May. $1 07U $107% $106}. $1 IKS". 2 p. m. Session. , . Open. Hish. Low. Close. May $1 05% $1 05*; $1 C5H 51 05^ I OATS The market continues without espe- cial feature. Dealers are reporting a fair de- I mand, and as receipts are moderate the feel- | Ing is steady. There are less black offering , now than several weeks ago. i White. $1 22ft@l 25 for California and $1 27^<&1 35 for Northern; Black. $1 45@1 65; Red $1 20@l 32V, for feed and $1 25© 1 35 for seed; Gray. $1 32>... CORN The only change worthy of note in thiF market la a decline In large round yellow. The West continues about the only source, of supplv at present. Western sacked, $1 20<gl 27% for Yellow, I $1 22>A®1 25 for White and $1 20@l 22ft for i Mixed; California large Yellow. $1 27%© I 30; I small round do, $1 lO'-il 50; White, $1 30@l 35 per ctl. RYli— Offerings meet with very little atten- tion and the market is quiet at $1 25@1 30 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT-J1 75©2 per ctl. -^ flour and MiMuffs. The demand for Flour and Mlllstuffs con- tinues fair and'quotatlons .show no change. FLOUR—California Family Extras. (4 CO© 4-85, usual terms; Bakers* Extras. $4 50Q4 tilt; Oregon and 'Washington, $3 00®4 20 per bbl for Family and $3 0004 40 for Bakers'. MILLSTUFFS Prices In packages -are as follows: Graha'm Flour. $.1 25 per 100 lbs; ] nye Flour $3 25; Rye Meal, $.1; Rice Flour, I $7; Corn Meal VI 25; extra cream do., $4; Oat ! Groats, $4 50; Hominy, $4@4 25; Buckwheat Flour. $4 r»0@l 75; Cracked Wheat. ¦ $3 75; Fa- rina $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour. $3 50; Reeled Oats' bbls. $7 2508 60; in sacks. $6 75®S 10; Pearl Barley. $0; Split Peas, boxes, $7; Green PeaB. $5 60 per 10O lbs. . . Hay and Feedstuff s. _____ - . | : ': . Hay Is very firm and another advance is noted. . Dry weather complaints are increasing. The prices at which the Government has award- ed the army contract for 5400 tons are said to be $17 8OQ19 per ton. This Is for double com- pressed bales, -which adds about s.{ to the regu- lar price. : - Bran is 50c higher and very firm, with con- tinued light offerings. Middlings. are un- changed. All Feedi>tuffs as a rule are firm. BRAN— $10 &C02O 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS $20 50®28 50 per ton. . . SHORTS $10 50620 50 per ton. •• FEEDSTUFFS Rolled Barley. $23024 p»r ton- Oil Cake Meal at the mill. $27®2S 50: jobbing. $2!MiaO; Cocoanut Cake. $21@22: Corn Meal S28 50^2!) 50; Cracked Corn. ?29? ; J»; Mixed Feed. $22@23; Horse Beans, J3O@40 per ton ' HAY— Wheat. $14317; Wheat and OaC$149 16; Cat, 513 6O#15 50; Wild Oat, $12.50^14 50; Barley. $12014: Stock nominal none here; Al- falfa. $12®1.*5 5O per ton. STRAW 50S65c per bale. -: , Beans and Seeds. Both Beans and Seeds are inactive at previous pricesi.wlth no new feature* worthy of com- ment. Receipts of Beans are not very/large, but ' they are coming in right along and not going out very fast. BEANS Bayos $2 30«S2 40; Pea. $3: But- ters $3 25: emall'Whlte. $2 85®3; large White. S2 40<B2 00; ¦ Pink. $2 05® 2 80: Red. ' $3 50; IJma $3S3 10; Red Kidneys. ?4©4 10; Black- eye ?2#2 15 per ctl: Horse Beans. $1 50(82. SEEDS-^Brown -Mustard. $.1; Yellow Mus- tard ; $2 6562 80; Flax. $1 8001 90; Canary. 5<25Uc- for Eastern: Alfalfa. ll©14c: Rape. l»4tf>-e: Timothy. 0©«%c; Hemp. ::'.I«3Hc per lb: Millet^ 3©3V4c; Broom Corn Seed. $2O©2:i per ton. Potatoes, Onions ami Vegetables. .: -.Conditions and prices in the Potato market ', stand : the sarae as f or a week past. The . best ' offerings of Salinas and Oregon ESurbanks meet " with i ready sale at good figures.'.' while : . pooi : stock, particularly river kinds, are dull. : wltt suppHes accumulating." No fresh Sweets wer< : received jesterday, and what little * carried Retail Meat Prices. Th» following retail prices for meats are quoted by the P.etail Butchers' Protective As- sociation : BEEF— Prime Roa*t. 15316c: Porterhouse Steak, l*S22i4c: Tenderlo'.n Steak. 15§l&c; ' Kirio;si Steak 12%©15o; Top Round Bteak. 12%c; Bt*f Stew. 10c; Corn Beef. S£10c; Soup -Kones. ?(•; bt,;, Meat. &@10e. *.' VEAL I>v.n Roesc liii&>c; Shoulder Roart. 12*t©lf>e: Chops and Cutlet*. K.© 20c; Stew, 12% © 15c MLVI ON—Lee 12V.©15c; Forequarter, dOe; t=t»-w SfflOc: Prime Chops. 12%<?18c. LAMB— Leg. 20c: . Fcreq-jartef, 12%<?15c: Hir.dquaner, 1S$20p; Shoulder Roast. 10@ 12 %c: Chop*, l^eibe. PORK—RoaM. 12%®lSc: Chops. 16#l?r. These prices do not cover the cheaper grades, a? 5t is impossible to quote regular prices on :hem. I December Cool weather prevailed In th« central and northern sections, with frequent frosts, dense fogs and abundant rainfall. In Southern California _lt was. clear and warm, with frosty nights and no rain. Orange har- vest continued. -, July—Extremely hlfrn temperatures prevailed at the beginning of the ra.on.th. with ljlgh northerly winds, followed by. abnormally cool wftather and ht-avy fogs, the mean for the month bavins been 3.6 deercts below normal. Light rain fell tn th« mountain district!. The harvesting; ot grain, hay, sugar beets. and de- cidnous traits was progressing. Aurust Nearly normal weather prevailed all the rionth. with frequent fogs along the coast. Grain harvest was practically completed before tlie 20th' and threshing was progressing. Hop-picking had commenced. Sugar beet har- vest and' fruit gathering continued. Grape- plrklntr was in progress. September Th«" weather was warm and clear and the rainfall very light. High winds and forest fires caused considerable damage. Raisin making, fruit" drying, hop baling and sugar beet and - bean, harvesting progreseed rapidly. October Cool weather at the beginning of the iri'Mith was followed by light rain and ab- normally high temperature. The nwan tem- perature was 2.8 detrrees above normal and the precipitavlon 0.8» Inch below.' Oranges colored rapidly and picking had commenced. Nearly a!! rummer crops had been secured. November The temperature was slightly above normal. Heavy rain fell in the central and northern sections, but dry weather con- tinued In the south. The raisin and deciduous fruit crops were mostly diepored of^ Frosts caused tio lose. May Warm dry weather prevailed most of the nicnth. with very light' rain. The deficiency in precipitation was seriously affecting grain and hay in the central and northern sections, but conditions were more favorable in Southern California. Cherries were ripe early In the month. Hay harveet was progressing.' June Weather conditions were "nearly nor- mal and v^ry favorable for crops and farm work. Grain harvest and haying were in progress. Deciduous fruits were maturing and picking had commenced. Vineyards were re- markably thrifty and citrus fruits in good Condition. * , ""!..,. * March— The temperature was slightly below normal, but -conditions were far more favorable than during February. The rainfall was nearly three lr.chcs above normal and the heaviest of the season in Southern California. Frccts caused but slight damage to orchards. Early grain was heading out. April Both the temperature and rainfall w««re considerably below normal, but conditions were quite favorable for all growing crops, the heavy rainfall in March having placed the soil In excellent condition. Grain made good growth. Orange trees were heavily laden with blossoms. the calenuar year, the yield this year cannot be properly estimated, but such reports aj have been receivrd Indicate favorable conditions bcth la quality and quantity. Iiais.n-growers experienced a very successful year, ro lar as the yield and character of the ' fru!t air concerned. The chief producing dis- trict ie the San Joaquln Valley. There was but little injury te raisina by the showers, and even late grapes were only slightly damaged. The first crop of rairtns was nearly all In the pack- ing-bouses by the middle of October, while the second crop was on the trays. By the end of November the last of the grape crop had gone to the wineries. REVIEW BY MONTHS. January— The first half of the month was marked by cold, cloe-iy and foggy weather, with severe frosts in ihe central and northern section, and- warm, drying winds and heavy sandstorms in the southern sections. Warmtfr weather prevailed the latter part of the month inall tectio/is and generous rains fell through- out the State, bringing the monthly precipita- tion to something above the normal. February Abnormally low temperatures pre- vailed throughout the State nearly all the month and the mean temperature was 5.5 de- grees belaw normal. Minimum temperatures of 20 decrees were recorded fn many plages the lowest known in twenty year*. The dam- age to citrus fruits was nominal. The rainfall was below normal, but the snowfall In' the mountains was unusually heavy. FV4PORATED APPLES Market quiet and rather easier in tone. Common. 4?T5c; prime, SwVcT choice. 5V4@Cc: fancy. 6%«7c. PRUNFS Are firm, with some grades in lim- ited supply and the tendency of prices upward in some Instances. Quotations range from 3*>sC to 6V.C according to grade. ' ,, \PRICOTS Are steady, with choice quoted at*^ au@i'%<": extra choice, 9%@10Uc; fancy. 11 PEACHES— Are quiet, with choice quoted at 7Vi@7%c: extra choice. J«%©SV4c; fancy, O^i® 10%c. ' j WOOI-r—Firm. r*OFFEE Spot Rio, firm; No. 7 invoice. i%c; .mild firm. Futures closed easy. 5 points higher. Jnnuarv. 7.15'&7.23c: February. 7.35(37.40c; Ma'Ch ¦ 7.40#7.OOc; May. [email protected]; Jua», 7 50c-' July 7.050'Sc; September, [email protected]; October. 8.25®8.40c. ,,,.., SUGAR Raw. nominal: fair refming, 3c: centrifugal 9Ji test. 3%c; molasses sugar. 2%c; refined, quiet. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. FLOUR— Receipts, 32 900: exports, 26,710 barrels; market quiet. ! WHEAT Receipts. 14.625 bushels; spot easy;. No. 2 red. 90c elevator: No. 2 do. 93 c f. o. b. afloat: No., 1 Northern Duluth, 97c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 hard Manioba, nominal f. o.. b. afloat. Options declined early, closing mors steady. s ,i<5%c net lower. May.closed 89V«c. July closed 80%c. HOPS Firm. HIDES Firm. New York Grain and Produce. Neiv York Money Market. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Call loans opened at 4% per cent, declined to 2 and closed at 3 per cent. NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—The stock market to- day was rather dull and decidedly spotty and the tone was Irresrular throughout. The tone showed icme improvement after London had ceased trading for the day, but the late' strength' was not held and the closing was irregular after a sharp reaction. The specu- lation wan varied and Drices did not move fully:n unison. London's Influence was largely responsible for the early heavy tone, although the pending action on the United States Steel dividends and the question of the showing to be made by tee quarterly earnings statement were repressive influences on the general list. The announcement that the directors would not assemble until 3 o'clock left the assurance that the dividend decision would not be known until the market had closed and -caused addi- tional hazard in the trading. Speculative feel- ing on the subject was indicated by the bet- ting on the- curb on the dividend prospect, heavy odds being offered against any dividend being declared on the common stock. . Another active center of speculation doring the day was Amalgamated Copper, which was run up at one time over two points. Other leading copper Btocka, including' Rio Tintog In Parig, were active and quite buoyant. The London market for raw ¦ copper continued to advance on large purchases and the official price in the domestic market also rose sharply. Some effort was made to make the war rumor a factor lii the copper situation, owing to the Japanese croductlon in the world's eupply of copper. The war scare as a factor off- the market, however, showed a waning Influence. A prominent feature .of the day's trading was the marking up of a group In smaller railroad stocks in which a common Interest ia largely dominant. Chicago and Alton, Colo- rado and Southern, Toledo, St. Louis and Western, Minneapolis and St. Louis and Iowa Central also were Included, in the group, and Chicago Terminal Transfer -might be added. Rumors to explain the rise varied from a transcontinental railway project to embrace Union Pacific. Chicago and Alton, Toledo, St. Louis and Western and Erie to a combination of the smaller roads into one property after the manner of the Rock Island system. No authoritative Information could be had on any of the rumors. Rock Island was conspicuously weak on the" larce decrease 'in net earnings reported for November and helped to unsettle the closing market. United States Steel also weakened suddenly,' carrying back the pre- ferred with it for practically all of its earlier Bonds were irregular. Total sale*, $1,770.- C0O. United. States bonds were unchanged on call. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Stocks— Sales. High. Low. Close. Atchison 17,725 CS% 67>.i t8>4 Alehlson pfd... 275 90 80 89% Bal & Ohio 5,7(iO 7»Vs "SVi ~S~M Bal & Ohio pfd,... WMi Canadian Pacific... 1.060 118% 117% 117% Central of N J 1C0 Ches & Ohio 110 33H 33^ 33 Chicago & Alton... 4,200 37% 34%. 37% Chi & Alton pfd... 14,500 .81 78 82^ Chi & G W 100 16% 15% 15H Chl&GWBpfd.. 27 Chicago.* N W 20i) 168 1C7^ 167 ChiTer.&Tr 1.D00. 10 9 9% Chi T &Tr pfd 4.500 22 . lO^i 21Vj C.^C. C & St L •••• 78 Colo Southern ,3.750 16H 15% ¦Colo So 1st pfd 000 56 55 65 Colo So 2d pfd 3,900 26. 24 2j Del & Hudson...... 40O 160 164 105^ I>el. Lack & West.. 1.000 273' 2C8 271 Ji Denver & Rio Gr... 1,000 20 !i -^ HS^ Den & Rio Gr pfd. 200 C9% 69 J 8 69 Erie 16.900 28-4 2S^ 28*4 Erie 1st pfd 1.000 f»\% ti7% 67% Erie 2d pfd 900. 40% 49*i 49^ Great Nor pfd --A" -2^ Hocking Valley ... 5C0 72% <2 . -% Hocking Val pfd... 100 «* ,£* ,S4 Illinois Central ... W 130g 129* 129% Iowa Central ! 200 20% 20 20H Iowa Cen pfd 1.000 40 39 JX -34T, 34% Lul, &Na,h. P :..., 3.800 10S* 107. 107% M^^fd:::: -SSIiJS S8 i.do6 ilS% SftflSg Nor& Western .... 1.100 5.1* 5< 5.1, Nor & West pfd... 100 89 £9 Ontario & Western. -400 22U 21£ 21 v6 Pennsylvania 18.300 US'* J1 «** 1 J*^* Reding* & L ::: :uM / 'w % ?*% SnI m Pfd... 100. 77U 77U .76^ Read;nsr 2d pfd ..-. •;--• •-•; Rock Island Co B.000 23% .22^ --%. R I Co pfd 1.400 -8% 58% 58 St L& S F 1st pfd. »~ StL&SF2dpfd.. *\-* %¦" "io6 S3* f 33- 32% It 12.900 144?i 143»i 143% St Paul Pfd .... 100 177% 177*, 176% lourrnfaciflc. 18.040 4S% gj) 48 Vi mm 49 1 1 Iwa^hpfd'::.:::: t.w 37^ »« m I Wheel & L Erie y. •¦•¦; •¦' 16 »; wSsIn^^: M 39^ 38% » Express Companies ! Adam"? jgo I American 11O / ! United States AJ^ Wells-Fargo Amer Linseed Oil .. J»* Amer Lin Oil pfd.. ..... •"• •-•; .28 Am'j Locomotive.. 300 1«% 17%. li% Am* Loco pfd .-• •••• -••• '»*» Araer Smelt & Ref 9W 4S% 4Si 8 4b Ampr S & Ref Dfd. ¦ 2C0 90 00 h'J% Amir Fug." Ref.. 5.400 126»4 125 125% Anaconda Mln Co.. 300 78% 76 <i Brkiyn Rap Trans. 28.400 50J* 4S% 49% Colo Fuel &. Iron.. 500, 30% 29% 3O?4 Co um & Hock Coar 1.000 15% 14% 15% Consolidated Gas... 5TO 191% 191 191 General Electric... 1.400 173% 169J4 173 International Paper 100 11% 11% U Interntl Paper pfd. 400 «% 6o 65 lntcrnalional Pump Jl Interntl Pump pfd <4 National Biscuit... 100 30% 3C% 3«% Natlor.El Lead . 13 North American... 400 84V« R3%| 83% Peoples Gas «00 07% 1(7^4 «7>-i I'reKed Steel Car.. «>O 28Vi 27% 2* Pressed S Car pfd ti< Pullman Palace Car 100 218 218 217 Republic Steel 300 7»i 7 ~\i Republic Steel pfd. 200 42% 42 42V4 Rubber Goods 200 18 18 17ft Rubber Goods pfd 73>4 Tenn Coal & Iron.. MK> 37% 37 37 U S Leather 300 7% 7»& 7U U S Leather pfd... 100 7B«i 76Vi 70 IJ S Rubber -• lJ>i U S Rubber pfd 40% US Steel./. 20.000 ll^ 11 11 V S Stee! pfd 4S.31K) 57% 55% 55% Western Union 100 86% 8C% 80 Northern Securities. .... 88% Tctal sales 455.600 shares. UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. NEW YORK. JanT 6. Bond transactions of United Railroads of San Francisco: (5000 . at 575 62%, 1000 nt J75 75. AMERICAN CAN COMPANY. , NEW YORK. Jan. 5.— American Can Com- . pany: Common Uld, $3 75: aeked 4. Pre- , ferrtd Bid, $33; anked, $34 23. i , NEW YORK BONDS. ! U S ref 2s reg..lO6 Louis A N unl 4s. 98%. Do coup ., 106 Manhattan c g 43.102 Do 3s reg .....10£3i Mex Cent 4s ... 68% Do coup 106% Do 1st Inc ....'14% Do new 4s reg. 133 Minn & St L 4s. 97 I Do coup 133V4 M K & T 4s ,.. 9ti •'Do old 4s reg. 107% Do 2ds 80 , Do coup .107% N RR of M c 4s. 74 ¦ Do 5s reg 101U N* Y Cent g 3%a. 98 : Do coup 101»,i x J Cent sen 5s.l2Sti Atchison gfn 4s.. 99 Northern Pac 43. .102',! Do adjt 4s ... 88 Do 3s 70% AUanUc C L 4s.. 93% Nor & W c 4s... 90*i Balto & O 4s ..101 o S L 4s & Par. 02 Do 3%s 03% Penn conv 3%s.. 95 I Cent of Ga 5s. ..104 Reading Gen 4s.. 9514 Do 1st inc 67 St L & I M c 5s.lll5i . Ches & O 4%s..l02% St L &S F tg 4s. S3 Chi fc Alton 3%«. 75% St L S W lsts. .. 92'4 ; 'C B & Q new 4s. 9Hi Seaboard A V 4s. ea ' C M & St P g 4s.lOSH Southern Pac 4s. 87% Chi & N W c 7s.l31% Do On .111% ' C R I &P RR 4s 67*fc Tex & Pac Ist*.;il5% Do col Re 74% Tol St L & W 4s. 71% ¦ CC C & S L g 4s 95% Union Pac 4s 101 I Chi Term 4s 78 Do conv 4s .. Ofiii. Con Tobacco 4»... BO US Steel 2d 5a. T0U > Colo & So 4s .. S7% Wabash lsts ... 114 ti 1 Denver A. R G 4e. 9S . Do Deb B .. 62»i Erie prior Hen 4s. 97 Wheel & L K 4s. 89 Do Gen 4s 84% WIs Cent 4s 89*i Ft W A VC leta.101% Colo F & I c Ds-,09 Hocking Val 4%s.lO4i5 ¦ '""• ' ¦ NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. ; Adams Con 15 Little Chief ..... 06 1 Alice 13 Ontario. ..•..= .....6 00 Breece . .". 10 Ophir ....- "3 25 ' Brunswick Con... 04 »i ! Phoenix .... ..... io Comstock Tunnel.. OOjI'otosl .-. 25 1 Con Cal * Va....l B0 Savage'.'.* .-50 Horn Sitter 1 10 Sierra Nevada ...'.• 64 [ Iron Stiver 1 23jSmall Hopes .:... •"> 1 Leadvllle Con .... 02! Standard iso ' BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. * Money—.*.'.. Westlngh Com.. 82 - Call loans 5%C« Mining— ; Time loans .....5 ©6 Adventure ... .'.V— 2% Bond* Allouex ............ -4»i Atchison 97% Amalgamated .... 50ft ' XciL' York stocks higher, uHtH a recovery in Cotton. Local stocks and bonds shore little change. Silver and Sterling Exchange somezvhat higher. Lumber trade reported quieter, zvith talk of lozver prices. Salt weak and unsettled, zvith sharp local cutting. Wheat and Barley quiet. Wheat freights still lozv. Oats in steady demand. Com weaker. Rye very quiet. Fair demand for Flour and Millstnffs. .Hay and Bran again advanced. Middlings firm. Dry zveather complaints from Grain and Hay districts increas- ing- Beans and Seeds inactive at previous quotations. Onions firmer. Potatoes and Vegetables show little change. Poultry and Game markets in good sliape for sellers. Cold zveather operating against the Fresh Fruit market. Bananas in heavy supply, and no lack of Oranges. Butter shozcing more tone. Eggs steady. Cheese weaker. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins still dull. Provisions break at Chicago, zvith heavy realizing. Hides, Hops mid Wool about as before quoted. Beef. Mutton and small Hogs rather firmer. EASTERN MARKETS. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. from uc to 5.20c. In London it advanced 2s Cd to £21 13s.- . Z<- -•¦ ¦ ... Iron closed at 49s' lOd in Glasgow and at 42s Od in Mlddlesboro. Locally iron was nominally unchanged: No. 1foundry Northern Is quoted at ?15®10: No. 2 foundry Northern. $14ff i.">: No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $13.50614. - ,-¦-.; Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO. Jan. 5-— CATTLE— Receipts. 7000. Steady. Good to prime steers. $5 10@5 55; poor to medium, $3 7505 10; stockers and feeders, $2 25@4 15; eowr. $2->i i 23;. heifers, $2 25'a~4 8o; canners, $1 75@2 40; bulls, $2@4 35; calves, $3 m 25. HOGS Receipts: To-day, 37,000; to-morrow, 45.000. ICo lower. Mixed and butchers, ?4 65 «T5; good to choice heavy, $4 90®5 CT>: rough heavy, $4 60@4 85; light, $4 40@4 75; built of sales. $4 70«?4 90. SHEEP— Receipts. 13,000. Sheep, strong: lambs, strong. - Good to choice wethers. $4i£ 4 B5; fair to choice mixed, $3 25®4; Western i sheep," $3 C5S4 50; native lambs,* $4®9 25; Western Lambs, $4 75@6 10. Boston Wool Market. . BOSTON, Jan. 6. The prevailing cold weather has been exceptionally good for the wool trade -the past- week. t Buyers have t*ken in Inrse orders of, heavy-weight clothing and this is reflected Jn the wool market. Quota- tions: :•¦ Territory Idaho* fine, 15@16c; fine medium, 16@17c; medium, 18@19c: -Wyoming. 15©16c: fine medium; 16@17c: medium, l$u®19c; Utah and Nevada fine, 14H*il">Vic: flne medium, 16%@17c; medium, l»@2Qc; Montana., fine, choice. 19<?20c: flne medium, 19@20c; i aver- nge. 18® 10c; staple, 19@2Oc; medium choice, 19@2Oc., ; .Northern Wheat Market. . OREGON. PORTLAND, Jan. 5. WHEAT—Walla Wal- la. ; 73c; Blues torn, 7Sc; Valley, 79c. . -WASHINGTON. TACOMA,-Jan. 6.—WHEAT— Bluestem, 80c; Club. 7«c. . Mex Cent 4s 69 Daly West" ".'. ". '. . . "''3% Railroads Wnghaxn. ...... \ . Atchison ......... C7',i Calumet & Hecla.440 Do prefd .'. 89}; Centennial ... 1C Boston & Albany.245 Coppr.r ¦ Range 48% Boston & .jf.alne.167. Dominion Coal... "0*; Boston I- 140 Franklin 8*4 N T NH & .H.. 193*4 ls'e Royale ....'. T Fltchburff nrefd..l35 Mohawk ..... 28H Union Pacific ... 70V; Old Dominion ... .10»4 Mexican Central.. 10*4 Osceola «2"* ¦Miscellaneous Parrot.. *. 22*4 Amer Sugar 125?i Quincy 0. r > Do prefd . {123 Santa Fe Copper, Ml Amer Tel & T..12Ct %i Tamarack .' 100 Domln I & S ... 9 Mi Trinity 5X1 General Electric. 171 United States ... 18% Mass Electric .. 19"£ Utah .". 32»6 Do prefd 75% Victoria 2Vi United Fruit .... 00 Wlnona "i£ U S Steel 10% Wolverine ........ CS Do prefd 50^ LONDON* CLOSING STOCKS. Consols, money.87 13-1GN Y Central 12T. ' Do account SS^JNor & Western.. 59 Anaconda 3%' Do prefd 90 Atchison 69% j Ontario & West. 22*4 Do prefd ...... 92*4 Pennsylvania C0% Balto ¦& Ohio ... 80% ! Rand Mines 9% Canadian Pacific. 121 Vi Reading 22?; r»~«. & Ohio 34 Do 1st prefd... 401b Chicago G W ... 10>i Do 2d prefd 30 Chi Mil & St P.14S Southern fly .... 20% DeBeers 20%] Do prefd ."Sl 1^ Denver & R G ..40;;, Southern Pacific. 4t»',a Do prefd ..'.... 71 Union Pacific ... «1V* Erie 20^ ¦ Do prefd 91 Vi Do let pfVfd... 70'l U S Steel 121 ' Do 2d prefd 51 Vi Do prefd 6S Wi Illinois Central. .ViiVi Wabash 20 Louis & Nash ...1101,4 , Do prefd a7% Mo Kan & Tex... 17% Bar silver Firm, 2C 9-16d per ounce. Money— 2©2 % per cent. The rat© of discount in the open market for short bills is 3M>t8"3",i per cent and for three months' bills 3>4 Per cent. over stock was offering was firmly held at the recently advanced -quotations. Stocks of Onion* were light and fresh vStock; was In good request at firm prices. '. Cut Onions' were offering fresly. but could not be disposed ot at any price. THE SA'N FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1904. LOCAL MARKETS. Continued on Pace Twelres ;^ COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL 13 fe 5^ fe CLOSING OUT SALE -^_or " 65 SHIRE HORSES Belonging to the estate of J. HKNDEKSO"* (deceased). Rlley. Or. > These fine horses an between 4 and s yearsLold. weigh from 1400 to 1SO0, and are all broken and double. Sa!» tak.? a place :" .;.•'.". : : WEDNESDAY EVENIN'O. JANUARY fi. 1JX>». (At 7:^0 Sharp.) OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE. 2;« THIRD ST.. NEAR FOI.SOM. . Horses at salesyard January 4. f Catalogue ready. [ WM. G. LAYNG. Auctioneer. •'Quickest— The Highest Returns," Bakery and Coffee Parlor a ynap S40O 00 16-room Lodging-House, clears *.x."t... iSJH tX> Grocery, doing a business of $."Jo per day *635 »*O 12-room house on G=ary st OO Candy and ice-cream plant: country- --ll. '-50 W 100 acres of fruit Und. $10 r«*r acre. AWDSBSON. The Auctlcnoer, Room 26. SC« MARKET ST. Tel. Main lfC>2. Correspondence solicited. *\__ AUCTION SALE nt ARCADE HORSB MARKET. 327 SIXTH ST.. WEDNES- DAY. January >"<. at 11 a. m. 40 HEAD OF ALL-PrRFOSE HORSES. Every hors« must be as represented or money refunded. JOHN J. DOYLE. Auctioneer. AUCTION SALES

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Weather Report.(120th Meridian.— Pacific Time.)SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5—5 p. ra.

The following are the seasonal rainfalls to

date zr compared witljthose of same date lasteeascn and rainfall in !,»• twenty-fcur hours:

Last This LastStations

—24 hours. S«ason. Season.

Eureka C^> 18.53 22.00Red Bluff CO 12.59 13.51Sacramento • 00.' 4.82 6.71San Franc'.sco 0a* 6.20 6.15Fresno 00 O.ftO 3.31Independence CO 0.42 0.83flan Luis Obl!»po .00 I 0.82

'5.00

Los Angeles 00 '0.43 4.97

San Diego CO 0.40 C.09

THE COAST RECORD.

~~S S 2 s i. I 35 11 *l11 5

STATIONS. 7 5g 2 2 =§ ?"* - »:-:f.j £ < : . §

Baker .......30.54 28 16 S Clear !oOCArrryn 30.48 .14 22 NE Clear TrKureka 30.40 48-38 N Clear .00Fa'allon 30.30- 62

*50' NW Clear ¦ .O0

Freeno 30. SO 54 32 N Qfir .00I-*a«rsiaff SO.O8 36 08 W . Cloudy .OrtPor-ateUo 30.40 26 22 SW Cloudy .09Point Reye*... 30.26 .64 40 NW. Clear .COIndependence .30.28 44 20 NW ;Clear. ..00Lo« Angeles.. SO. 12 ?4 44 SW Clear .00Mt Tamalpals.-5O.24 46 34 N [ Clear .CONorth Head -.30.4« 42 39 SE Cloudy \04Phoenix 30.00 60 SO . W

'Pt .Cldy .00

Portland 30.52 42 40 SE Clo-Jdy Tr.Red Bluff 30.40 54 MS Clear :.00Rwburg 30.52, 46 36; NW Cloudy .O4Kacrmmento ..3O.3O 52 40 •NW Clear .00Ealt Lake 30.34 56 20 N Cloudy .30Sar. Franclsco.H0.S4 56 Vi N Clear .00F. L. Oblppo..30.22 &S

"44 N Clear .00

Ban Diego....30.C8 62 44 NW Clear .COSeattle 30.52 42 3S SE Cloudy .00Spokane 3O.5O 32 24' S Cloudy .V2Tatooah 30.3S 42 4O . SE . Rain .01

! Walla Walla:.30.50 42 20 S Cloudy .00Wlnnemucca .30.50 34 20 W Clear .00Turns 30.10 04 38 N Clear. .00

f WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERALFORECAST.

An area of high pressure overlies the Pa-ciflc slope and hae been attended by clear, coldweather throughout California. Brisk north-erly winds prevail along the coast and In.theFrreat valleys. Some dust storms are reportedin the southern portion of the State. . -

Snow has fallen In Utah and the weatheris cloudy in Arizona, but in California, Ne-vada and Oregon there has betn no rain.

Heavy, frosts may be expected Wednesdaynacrntng generally throughout California. Or-

Iange and lemon growers In the south shouldjbe ready to fire if the wind lulls. -

Forecast made at San Francisco for.thirtyhours ending midnight January O. 1904: . '

Northern • California—

Fair Wednesday;. lightnorth wind; heavy, frott In morning.

Southern California—

Fair Wednesday; heavyfrosts if the wind lulls; brisk north winddiminishing; citrus fruit growers " should btready tosroudsreu .:

< Nevada—

Fair Wednesday, continuing cold.San Francieco and vicinity

—Fair Wednes-

day. Ilent northerly winds; light frosta in themornlnr. . - - A.-O. McADIE.

District Forecaster.

As usual on Tuesday the receipts of Loa An-.geles vegetables were light and offerings con-sisted chlody of ¦ carrfed-over stock. Peas-con-tinued weak owing to the abundance of 'oiland poor stock. Choice-lots of String and WaxBeans met with prompt sale at good prices,while old and poor stock was hard to dispose

of. even below the quotations. Strictly fancyTomatoes' were scarce and cleaned up quicklyat .an advance.

"Tbe other vegetables had no

quotable change. ¦

POTATOES— Burbanks from the river. CO©80c per ctl; Salinas Burbanks. 91 "-'Sftjl 40 perictl: Oregon Burbanks. 00c@$l 10 per ctl: Riv«rReds 50£U0c per ctl; {Jarnet Chiles. $1@1 10per ctl; Sweet Potatoes. $1 60<gl 73 per ctl.

OXIONS—SI 3<X5pl 35 per ctl.VEGETABLES

—Green Peas, SigCc per lb;

String Beans. .h#12VjC per lb: Wax. TiglOc: To-matoes from Los Angeles. 75c<&$1 25 per box

;or crate: Summer Squash from Los Ang#lt-s,!$1J?1 "5 per box; Cabbage. 50c per ctl:Carrots.1 SOc per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, $1 5O perdoz; Garlic. 6@7c per lb: Egg Plant. 12%c perlb: Dried Peppers. SfTSc per lb- for Stocktonand ll®12iic for southern; Dried Okra. lthicper lb; Green Peppers. «@7c per lb; Mush-rooms. 2t<i25c per lb; Marrowfat and Hub-bard Squash. $10912 per ton for round lotsand Hfelp P«r lb for sacked.

Poultry mid Game.

The receipts of domestic Poultry were lightjand there was no more Western received.' 'ihe• market was in good shape for all kinds of largeIfat fowls, large young stock > especially beingin demand. Small and poor stock was ratherdull, but prices were no lower. A car ofWestern is scheduled for to-day's market.Dressed Tnurkeys sold slowly, and tt '¦ wudifficult to obtain 22c even for the best stock.Only four cases came la.. .

Game was in good request, and. although thereceipts were liberal, tbe market was wellcleaned up at the close. Prices had but slightquotable variance.

POULTRY—Dressed Turkey*. 2O@22o per lb;live Turkeys, in«18c per lb: Gee»e. per pair.$2@2 25; Goslings, 12*82 23; Ducks. $5**<Jper dozen for old and ?C@7 for young; Hens.St-fiti 50 for large and $4 50£3 for small;young Rooster*. $5 50@«; old Koosters, 5i©550;Fryers. Si 504/5; Broiler*. $4 50©t> for largeand $3 5u<&4 for small; Pigeons. Sl<gf1 25 perdozen for old and $2 2592 60 for Squab?.

GAME—Mallard Ducks, $31?4 per dozen;

Canvasback. $3#4: Sprig. $232 50; Teal. $175&2; Widgeon. $1 50; small Ducks. $1 23; GrayGeese. $3@3 50; White. Geese, 75c#Sl 23;

Brant. $1 20 for small and $2 for large;Honkers. $5 for large and $4 for small; Eng-

lish Snipe. $3: common Snipe. $1 50; WillDoves. $1 25; Rabbits. *2 for Cottontails and$1 50 for Brush; Hare. $1 25<il 50.

Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

Butter merchants report a better movementas a coneequence of the decline in prices aweek or so aso, and stocks are not as targe

aa they were, while the feeling is steadier and.In'fact, some dealers are reporting a firmer

tone in fine creameries. Prices, however, re-main unchanged.

Cheese Is very weak, with the Inside quota-tions lowered a fraction and dealers anxiousto 'bell, even at concessions. Oreson continue*a liberal shipper to this market, and now UtahIs offering to s?ll here. -Stocks continue ex-cessive.

Egg3 showed less, easiness yesterday, and infact the lower irradc? were quoted as showingmore tone. It.is stated that two cars of East-

ern' have been recently reshipped East at anarrow profit to the local shipper.

Receipts were 35.50O lbs Dutter. SSO casesEgRs and 12,300 lbs Cheese.

BUTTER—

Creamery, 25@26c for extras and22&24c for seconds; dairy. i7@23c; store But-

! ter. nominal: cold storage,- ISii'.'-c Der lb forordinary and 22^.@24c for extras.

CHEESE—

12c for the general market. 12>^®13c for select mild new and 10® lie for lower

!grades; Young Americas. 13#14c: Eastern, 15ViICltJHc: Western. 14S13c p«r lb.

EGGS—

Ranch. 33@35c fcr choice and 305?32c for small and mixed colors: store, 27Vs??80c; cold storage. 24®27e; Eastern, 24#2$c forcold storage.

Deciduous and Citrus Fruits.Nearly all of the fruit houses were well sup-

plied' with Oranges and trade was generally!quitt. owing to the cool weather. Some deal-

era reported a fair inquiry for medium size.ijof the best Xavels. b\it the lower grades were

. Inclined to drag and some dealers complainedthat they could not obtain the prices whichthe- fruit brought at the auction on the pre-ceding day.".Tangerines and -Mandarins weradull, with some dealers cutting prices In or-

jder to clean up. The other Citrus fruits were:dull and featureless, wlth^pricea unchanged.IStocks of Bananas continued heavy and a• steamer, which arrived from Honolulu, addedi4790 bunches to the already liberal supplies.

Six cars of Oranges are announced for to-day's', auction.

Trade in the common and: medium grades ofApples was quiet, but there wa* a limited In-quiry for the best grades of Spitzenbergs andNewtown Pippins and prices of those descrip-tions were well maintained. Pears and Perslm-

-i mons were dull and unchanged.APPLES— Kancy Spttzenbergs. $1 60©l 73

per box; other varieties. I1Q1 25 for fancy.504? 90c- for choice and 25®40c for common.

PEARS—

Winter Xcllls from cold storage.$1 :*':!- per box. .

PEUSIMMOXS—

7oC&?l o»r box. .CITRUS FRL'ITS—Navel Oranges. $282 50

per box for fancy. $1 'lotfl 75 for choice and75c<ff$l 25 for standards; Seedlings, 75c£$l;Tangerines. $161 25 for half boxes and 75c«j$I

Ifor quarter boxes; Japanese Mandarins. $1^1 50'for half boxes; Lemons, $1£2 GO per box; Grape'

) Fruit. ?li©2; Mexican Lames. $404 CO; Ba-;|nanas. ilri-per bunch for Hawaiian and. sjffc

'i|S CO for Central American; Pineapples, $2g^per dozen.

Dried Fruits,Nuts,Raisins,Honey]The market for everything under this head ;

continues inactive and easy. Even Walnuts. (which ruled firmfor several months, are quoted 1

weaker though no lower. Honey is still ne- jglected and depressed. ¦ Stocks of Raisins in;first hands continue large, but those of JFruit* 1are broken up Into small lots here and there. !

FRUIT—Apricots, 7'isBO'ic for Royals and 9I©lie for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 4® ;

I5%c; sun-dried. 3@4c; Peaches, 4®6Hc; Pears.ImyiOc; Nectarines. 4g5Uc; Figs, white. 4S4%c

in boxes; black, 4V*c; Plums, pitted, tlQ'Jc per;

PRUNES —1003 crop,- 2«4®2%c for the four |sizes. m "n.

RAISINS—F. o. b. prices. Fresno, for 1903 ;crop: 50-lb boxes—Loose Muscatel, 2-crown, ¦

5Vicper lb; 3-crown. 5?jic; 4-crown, 6Hc: Seed-'

\ lest Muscatels.. 4\ic; do. floated. 4Vie; un-:bleached Sultanas. 4Uc; Thompson's Seedless.

IRV-e. London Layers —2-crown. SI 25; 3-crown, |• ! $1 35; 4-crown clustepi. $2; 5-frown Dahesas. 1'

92 50; (5-crown Imperials, $3; Malaga Loose, 2-1crown,-5e per lb: do 3-crown. 5%c; Valencia I

'. Cured. 4V»c; Paciflc, do, 3*4c; Oriental, do, |2!<ic. SeedM Raisins —10-o» packages, fancy,

I Sc per lb; choice. 7"%c; 12-oz packages, fancy, iG*Kc;choice, C%c; in bulk, fancy, 7%c; choice, |-3/. . -

;

i NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 saftshell. 13Hei4c: JNo. 2 ll"4'S12c; No. 1 hardshell. 13®13Hc:No. 2. 11011">ic: Almonds, lie for Nonpareils. {10«r»c for IX L, 10Vic.for Ne Plus Ultra and t8%c for Languedoc; Peanuts, 6®7c for Eastern; ;Pecans. l\QVic; Cocoanuts, $4 50^5; Chest- jnuts. 8:810c t>er lb. |

HONEY—Comb, ldgll»4c for white and SV.fi ¦

¦ 9Vfcc for amber: water whit« extracted. 5d i.r>'ic: lieht amber extracted. 4*4®4*>ic; dark.3V.fllc.; BEESWAX —27629c cer lb.

Provisions.There was a break at Chicago, and Polton.

ds Ruytec/& Co.'s dally telesrams reportedoutside traders loaded up. Prices have at lastreached a point where the packers are fre*sellers. Pork has had an advance of about $3per barrel and Lard and Ribs one of lc per lb.Recent buyers are taking- profit* and heavy real-izing Is now going on. Hogs are 5®10c lower,with 6000 left over yesterday.

There Is no change In this market, jThere IssCTnethtng going on nil the time, both for ship-ping and local account, but the market on thewhole Is quiet, with ample supplies.

1 CURED MEATS—Bacon, ll'/ic per lb for•heavy. 12c for

"liirht medium. 14c for tight.' 14V^c for extra light. 19c for sugar-cured and•

20c for extra sugar-cured: Eastern susrar-cure>l"Hams. 14c: California Kami, 13v;«13L,c: Mesa'Beef. $11 SO oer bbl; extra Mesa. $12&12 5O;Family, $13: prime Mess Pork. $17; extra clear,'$24: Mess. $19; Dry Salt»d Pork. 12c; Pig Pork,'$28; Pigs' Feet, $5 23: Smoked Beef, 15c per lb.•LARD—Tierces quoted at 7tyc per lb forcompound and 9c for pure: half-baarels. pure.OUc; 10-lb tins, 9*£c; B-Ib tins, I)Tic; 3-lb tins,10c.

COTTOLENE—One half barrel, 8T«c; three• half barrel*. S*ic: one tierce. 8%c; two tlerce»,} 8»4c; five tierces, 8%c per lb.

Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops.'

Dry Hides are Quoted firm and wet easy,with prices for both unchanged. There isnothing .new In the situation.

Haps are (tillIn good. shape for sellers andn'pplleii are steadily passing out Of the State.There are not-many left on the coast now, aafrequently mentioned of late.

-There Is a a'.ow, Fteady movement In Wool.

s and quotations are rather firmer than a week-or so ago. but the range In prices remains the, tamo nn<l the market Is featureless.

t HIDES AND SKINS—CulU and brands sellabout %®lc under quotations. Heavy halted-Steers. 8c: medium. 8c: light."Vic: Cow.Hides.. 7'Ac for heavy and 7ljc for lUrht: Stags, 5c;

; Salted Kin. Pc: Palted Veal. 10c; Salted Cair.• 10y-c: dryHide*. 153?lfle: dry Kip,13c; dry Calf.1 18c*; Sheeneklns. »hearllngs. 25©30c each; $hcrt. Wool 400fOc each: medium. 70£90c: lonit

•Wool! $101 •">«: Horse Hides, wiltr K 7n for'large and $2(92 50 for medium.. $125£1 75 for

r FinalIand 50c for Colt*. Horse Hide*, dry.t $1 75 for lunee and $1SO for medium. Slfil 25

for small and 50c for Colts. Buck Sklnx—Dry

Mexican. Sic: dry salted Mexican. 25c; dryCentral American, 31c. Goat •'kins —Prime >n-. poms 75c; large and smooth, SOc; medium. 33c;email. SOc.

TALLOW—No. 1 rendered.-4Vjc per lb; No-t 2. 4c: grease. 2**S3c. .t WOOL—Fall cli»>—San .Tnaqutn Lambs'. WJt lie:Middle County. Il«l2c: Northern • Fr«w\r llfI12e: Northern IVfectlve^ 10«llr: TTnmlvnldth and Mendocino. 12i814c: Nevada. !S®15c: Ore-o .gnn fln».il*Riftc;Oreren medium. 17c p«r lb.I- ,HOP3 T-20fi24c per lb for Calirornla. .

Meat Market.Beef and Mutton are quoted f.rm»r, as sup-

plies are somewhat I!gMer and slight advanof*In the quotations will Ve noted. An occasionalSpring Lamb comes in, but not sufficiently toestablish quotations. The Lambs willbe lal*this year. .~

4 ¥~.Small and medium Hosts ar» setting firmer.

as niFPlUs are decreasing, while large. H.'B»are weak. They are not in very large supply,but there 13 no demand for th«*m.

DRESSED MEATS.Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealer*

are a- follows:BEEF

—GH$7?£c for Steers and' &i#S*£c per

Ib for Cows.VEAL—Large. SQOc: small. 9310c per lb.MUTTON—Wethers. 8@8!ic; _w«s. 73*40

per lb.LAMB—f(%«lCc per lb.PORK—Dressed IIojjs. 7-6tS»~c per lb.

LIVESTOCK MARKET.The following quotations are fcr gnod. sound

Livestock, delivered irt San Francisco. l«-'ss 5<>per cent shrinkage fir Cattle:

CATTLE—

Steers. *«J!X-; Cows and Heifer*.7©9c: thin Cows. 4JJ3.- per lb.

CALVES—

*Sf(44c per Ib Igross weight).SHEEP— Wethers. 3},fr4c; Ewes, ,UUtW-iO

per lb (cross weight >.LAMDS

—ll±®5e per lb.

HOGS—

Live Hogs. 140 to ISO lbs. 5i*c: ov?rISO lbs. 5e; foft Hogs. 4>.ac: sows. 10 percent off:Boars, 50 per cent off. and Stags. 40per cent off from above quotations.

'

General Merchandise.BAGS

—Grain Bags. BrffSHei San Quentin.5.53c; Wool Bass. S2939C; Flsece Twine. 74f*

8c.CANNED FRUITS—The California Fruit

Canners' Association quote » the (ullc«rins prtc*list:-

; tt;-

p, s ?¦ IV I35:1,5: s* I 33 II

FRUITS. ft i £• 1 S

Ji\\ : [||Apples $1 .W$t :{0;?t 20 $1 19Apricots II55! 123Blackberries 1 001 140| 1SU 1 OTCherries, R. A 2 15 190 ITU 1 lv>

! Cherries, whita |175 1«0| 1 55i Cherries, black 2 00 173 1Co t ::.'»IGrapes 133 12O( 1If1100

Yellow Free Peaches 1 40> { ....jLemon' Cling Peaches... 1SO 16O| 130' 12OPears 2 OOi 1 73IPlums 133 1 13| 1C5! tt.1

1 Raspberries 2. Bof 2 251 2 10: t ix»!Strawberries 2 OOl 173¦ 1 CC| 140

! CANNED VEGETABLES— Tomatoes, 2Vj-ll>Istandard. b2H<ff>5c; Green P?aa

—Baby petits

ipols, $1 CO; petita pots. $1 33: extra slftud.j$1 15; standard, sifted. 51; standards, n.V;jmarroTrfats, S2"4c: gallon, sifted, $4 23; gal-

lon, standard. $.; 75.i COAL—Wellington. $S per ton; New Wel-'lington. $8: Seattle. ?C 50; Bryant. $0 50; Cea-

j ver Hill. $3 50; Standard. $7: Roslyn. $7;j Coos Bay. $3 50: Greta. $7: Wallsend, $7: Rich-jmond. .$7 20; Cumberland. $13 in bulk andj$14 23 In sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite K :^,j$14; Welsh Anthracite "Egg. $13; Welsh Lump.

$11 SO: Cannel, $s 50 per ton: Coke. $M 50 ;*

!13 -per ton in bulk and $15 la sacks; RockyMountain descriptions. $11 -15 per "<**>lba and:$12 80 per Ions ton. according to brand;

j PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles. Der lb. 4c;; cases, regular, 4"\ic; cases, extra large, 5e:IEastern ityle. $«: boneless. fj'i<": "Norway."'

SVic: "Narrow Gautre." 5-T4c: "Silver KIn<.""7<r. blocks. "Oriental." 3ijc; blocks. -••?*«-

Ibright." ?c: tablets. 6>4c; middloa. (j^g'^ic;ifancy boneless. SV4??%c: pioklcd Cod. bbla.$7 75: pickled Cod. balf bbls. $4 SO.! CORDAGE^

—The local company quotes as

jfollows, CO days or '4 per cent discount fcr'cash, no sales under 10.0CO lbs: Manila, 14ijc:!Sisal. 10*;e; Duolex. 0»4c; Bale Rope. 10U4?;10*;e per lb.j COFFEE:

—Costa Rica. 13f?15t4c for strictly

Iprime to fancy washed; 12313c for prim*i washed: lX0tt%« for srood wash-d: lou«12V,o¦ for good to crime washed peaberry; O^lOSa'- fcr pood to prime peaberry: »'«.t;ilc for goott

1 to prime: SS&c for fair; CO"He for common to'crJInary.

Salvador— 11 nominal fcr «tri<*tlr; prime washed: li'^gimc for good to prim*, washed: Slavic for fair wasted: 0U#llc fori fair to prime washed peaberry* S^SUVjc for1 good to .orimc semi-wsshed: 8><i«J8^c far su-:pcrior unwashed: 7%(BSc for good green un-• washed: SS3c for good to superior unwashed• peaberry: fJ®7c for Inferior to ordinary.

Nicaragua—

12'«i©13c nominal for prime ta!fancy waihed; &%<8lOV^c nominal for fair to:strictly good washed: 7:ii'@S&e for good to ••.*•

pe.ior unwashed: 8VsSS?^c. for good to primsIunwashed peaberry.

Guatemala and Mexican—

14U913^e nominal1 for fancy washed: 12Vi©13 s4c for tprlme* tot strictly prime washed: lO^i^tlHc for strictlyIgood washed: 10@10J»ic for good washed: HV,\f''9^c for fair washed: "^ift'S^c for medltim:

1 3V»©H*»c for Inferior to ordinary; OH^U^o!'or fajr to prime washed praberry; S'-iC+Koj for good to prime unwashed peaberry; A30onominal for good to sup«rloj- unwashed; 63S^ofor ash-damaged.'

LEATHER—

Sole, heavy. 20«.12c: «>Ttr»ihe«vy. 30i340c per lb: medium. ZT&ZDc: lieht.;24@2<k:: Rough Leather. 26@2Sc; Harness• Leather, heavy. 35@30c for No. 1 and 2$fT'.?>o

for No. 2: medium. .10337c; light. 293.13c:! Skirting. No. 1. 40©42c; No. 2. 3C®38c; Col-lar Leather. lSSlCc per foot: Trace Leather. 49

f fe44c: Kip. unfinished. 40<fi5Cc per Ib; Veal.finished. 30©60c per lb: Ca!J flnished. 63cS*tper lb: WTax sides. lCS!7c per foot: Belt Kn!f*Splits. 14filCc; Rough Sptits. S^lOc per lb.

TAXBARK—

Ground. $2Ct£CS per ton; stick.$15*?IS p*r cord.

OILS—Quotations are for barrels: for cases,add 6c. Linjeed", 43c per gallon for -boiled an44.V for raw; Castor Oil. In cases. Nt». 1. 70c:Bakers* AA. $1 1001 12: Lucnl. 44c for twilMand 42c forraw; China Nut, 6Os?7fic per gallon;Cccoar.ut Oil. in barrels. B.Sc for Oylon and 63ofor Australian: extra bleached w-intir SwrmOil. 80c: natural winter Sperm Oil. 75c; extrableached Winter Whal« Oil. fiSc; natural Whala.Oil. fiOr; extra winter strained Lord Olt. S.V:No. IfjirdOil. 75c: pure Neatsfoot Oit. 73c:No. 1Neatsfoot Oil. 6T>c: light Herrtnsr Oil. 45c:dark Herring Oil. 4-V; Salmon Oil, 3*c:-boi!rdFish Oil. 40c: raw Fish- Oil. Me; boiled PaintOH. 3.V»: raw Paint Oil. 33c.

COAL OIL—

Water White Coal OilIn tmlk. 15c; Pearl Oil In cases. 21*fcc; Astral.21Hc: Star. 21Hc: Extra Star..25V,c: EInine.27ljc:Eoc«ne 24\»c: deodorised Stove Gasoline.'Inbulk. 17c; In case*. 23Uc: Benzine. In bulk.13c: la cases. 19*jc: SO-degree Gasoline, Inbulk. 25c: Incases, 31c.

TURPENTINE;—

80c per gallon In cases and, 74c In drttma and Iron barrels.

RED AND WHITE LEAD—Red Lead. «H«7c Der lb: White Lead. 6Vi©7e. according toquantity.

QriCKSIIAT.R—$43 SC4M4 50 for local QM'and «12 MW£43 6O per flask for export.

SALT—

1» weaS. owing to the local waramong handlers, as follows: Genuine Liver-pool, $1.1 50616: Bale*, common, $1 59: Dnlrv.T*r ten. $11 25; Half Groun 1. $« 60O7 50; RocleSalt $n 2T»a7: Imitation Liverpool, $10 73<911 .V>:Granulated. $10 73<?11 SO; do. in bales.(1CJ jw ton.• SUGAR

—The Westeraf Sugar ¦Refining Corn--

pany quotes as follows, per lb. In 100-lb bacs:1 Cubes. A Crushed and Fin* Crushed. 5.«-"V*:

Powder»d. S.SOc; Candy Oranulated. 5.50c: Dry1 Granulated, line. 5.40c: Dry Granulated, coarse.

5.40c; Fruit Granulated. 8.40c: Bwt Granu-lated n00-1h baps only). 5.20c: Confectioners*

: A. 5.40c: Macnolla A. Be; Extra C. 4.90c:> Golden C. 4.SOV: *'D." -4.70c; barrels. 10c more:half barrels. 23c more: boxes; 60c mere: 50-lb

I ha.Ts. 10c more for all klndn. Tablets—

HalfI barrels. 5.»0c: boxes. 8.1.V-; n. A E. Crystal. Domino*. 8.40c per Ib. Xo order* taken for;/les«s thnn s^ventT-flve barrels or its equivalent.

LUMBER—Pine, ordinary »l»e«. S1SJI19: ex-. tra »lw« bleher: Redwood $1»©23: Lath, 4t feet $3 PCfM: Picfeet^. $19^1fl: Shlrglea. 13 forf No. 1 and $1 Crt for No. 2: Fh««c«. $13 for tptltr and $14 for sawn: Rustic. $2T>fr31.r:, 'Receipts ofProduce. '^!r

* _____[¦ FOR TUE5D.*-." JANVART 5.• Flour. <xr sk's .. 9,07 I'Ved. »ks ..... 220'

"Wheat, ctla 2.00ITroomcorn. bales 1<U. Parley. cUs .... 2.2X"ITallow, etls ... 2OICono.«tl» lCIP.its N«. .... 2»r,

f Beana.sks. SlClHWes. N« 54». Potatoes sks... 4.«XV,Quickst*v«r. flks .77t Cntors. aks ... ICO Leather, roll*.. -• 9t

All ot the tirciduous fruits yielded large«-to{,e. Ti.ere vc* a isccrcltr of apricots innome fcf-r-tlons bat this wae made uy by an«-xce«« in otner districts. A large crop o:apples »M gathtn-d, but in many sections thefruit wbi t-omewhat damaged by codlin moth.The al?r,«.d crop *as not a*larsc as the yieldtor Hit jrecf-ding year. California Is said to B»the or.iy ftate in the Union that Is successfully<-uluvatir.£ the aimon<3. Tbe numbtr of almoncitree* is estimated at 1.SOU.000. Walnut* werer+pvn-6 of better quality than usual and the.yield fair. P<-aches. pearf. Dlums cjid prunesw'*"e ixctllefct in quality and quantity. TheIirar.e rrcp. while of excellent quality, wa*•slightly below the average In yield..

The <itrus tnilts, both In the northern andsouthern portions of tie State, did splendidly,bcth oracre* and lemons giving la.rj.-e yields.Iraproved methods of curing, handling and ehip-pin? letnens l^veresulted Jn more satisfactoryr^'urr.s to th? crowers. The flfrt orantes ofthe *r**on-%crop arrt\-ed In San Francli-CQ fromP.f^khn. Placor County, on the 15th of October,tbout two we*ki earlier than previous records.The firrt carload of oranees was forwarded•2£"*n J*ortervllle. TuUr»_County. October 29.Tn«re were r.o ecvert iW.n* and but «li*htIos»et to growers, u should also be noted that¦w.lU improved methods of protecting orchards1. ..*L throuirJi frost in California is steadily<"irr\lTi!shlnif.Tbe fiC and olive croes were rood. As thecuve rii'^ns in California toward the close of

The v*ar was one of fair yields and generallyfavorable cliiratie condition*. The wheat cropcJtd not come c» to expectation?. In the Sac-ramer.to and >an Jnaqum vallryr tbe yield M(

•n gf-ntral. below the avenme, but In Southern•£l:tomu tiie crop wai good. and. comparedwith previous year*, very large. Grain harvestwas •¦• i;..-; later than usual throughout the»-tate. and tbe yield of wheat end barley inThe centra; and northern wctionn cnly fair.The hay crop throughout the State was good«nJ in the southern portions far above tiny

>Uld of rec«nt years. The yield of hops washr*vyend the quality good. Bukat beets, cornar.J baaTss _ave eatl«factcn" yields. The llm*te_s .ti-ijwae good, though eomewhat less thanXir*t «-st:mote<I.

GENERAL EVMMART

A;G. McAdie, «ection director of the cllretteand crop rervlee of the Weath-r Durrau, hasissue* his annual report covering the 3-earlUtt, as follows:

The IVcather and Crops.

-No, it is not likely th_t a war in the

luir.br trace will remilt." said a leading Cali-fornia meanber of the association after tlmir.eeting. -There is no feeling about the mat-ter. Tbe local men sUuply decided tn stay<>ut of th«. combine _nd -that is all there Is ofit. Ot course, prices are going to be materially!ow»r. Of that there is no doubt. We regretto rne the at-sociatlon breaking up. because It:-: r !•-!. vastly orotitable to us.'

"

•.•. result from the failure of the attemot toren.w the exintinB prorate and price aBrev-rr.rnt for the cosnlns year at the meeting heldDecejiiber i"-. 1tl» nesatlve result leaves the• 'ahfornia meisbers practically out of the asso-iiauon so far «s the exj«rt agreements go, andduubtless means a considerable reduction inprice* after January

—Some of the local men

art already making contract* for 1S»O4 deliveryat tcteea mucti b«iow f!4, the rate which theassociation ha* b—en maintaining end which itt">ueht to renew for next ><a»r.

••The association's committee consisted of

Pochard Alexander of Vancouver, B. C. head«-: the British Columbia Mills. Timber andTr«c:r c Cctnpany, one of th* lacgesl producers.n tfce Northwest; K. L. Mc-CorAlrk." secretary

of the Frederick Weyerhaeuser Ccmpar.y of St.Paul, owners of vast area* of standing timb»rin Warhinjfton. Or»-pon and Idaho, and IZ. A.Skinner oJ the Port Blakeley Mill Company.wh«>e headquarters are in Han KranciKso. Themeeting was attended by a majority of. thehandlers of what Is known as Oregon pine,hut is really Douglas fir. the heavy lumberfrom the great forests of the western Elopesof the Cascade in Oregon and Washington. The¦ iv"?of tbe meeting was. if possible, to Inducethe California interests to acree to a renewal»>f the agreement sovernint the amounts oflumber which each concern should handle.

farly winter months, which, ccmbined with the

lack of orders from the various yards, hasn:dde the ir.Ill sales rather weak. Shingles,both ce<l»r and reiwocd. have not been moving

very rapidly owi,ng to the normal winter fallingJff. but in ictlvc surir.s trade is promised.';r.e r*dwood interests report steady, weli-sus-Uitsed prices, althouch tue pine and tirquiet-iifse hat natura.il afTccted their sales. Throug^i-vut fnr city and Its 6Uburt» there Is gener—ILiacyen due partially to the holiday season;

ami the' lumber manufacturers and dealers axe>ei:r.g the effects. L

' ••-Th«r b:-u;.:r.i up of the Oregon pin: combina-

tion, Ttr.own a« tho Paciflc CcaM Lumber Manu-liiciurcr*' Associctlcti. Cargo Branch, is likely

ir.ari^is a trifle less stable than, st the endof July, for there has h-en a slight visiblei^ssenlns of interest in the sr^neral circles of¦."its coast. There has btr'-n a seceral falliTig'1 in the Eastern drrr.ar.d for fir owing to a-!;rht decrease in buildingthere and the fanzine:n availatle cars, with the natural result that

r^n Francisco and Tx>ast markets have" been

tomeivhat glutted with th'se l.roducts of theTarlfic Northwest. In this city the activityin building lias net t>ec-n suntained during the

Pacific -Coast -Wood and Ircn says .of Lumber:•"Th< end' til'the j>-ar 1903 finds the lumber

Dried Fruit in New York.

Late mail sdviceji from New York say:

Muth irterest attaches to the mc\ement oa_M coast to device means for marketing th«iHrjte stock of Raising

—estimated at 2tS00 cars—

tfcst remains there, and for which there seem sfo be no i"rr*er.t demani. Stocks here are said» he small, but the uncertainty as to thecoerce of everts in the primary market fias aderretfing cStct and causes a weak feeling.This apiH.cti more particularly io loose Raisins,but «*r.-ded al-K) arv caFj. In impurted iiaislns |the movement is rathor light, as ut<ual at the j«-:;<l of the ytcr. ?:.1prices are nom- |inal. Currants are quiet, but flocks in second |l.anilt- aie bctttved to have b^en closely ab- isorl»*<i i.iy the ivqulrenients of consumption, jand. a* -.;,.-> held by importers are moder- jate arid rt/.>ck« afloat etnall. the tone of thon.ark.t la lirm. Tfctrc 1^ not niuch doinf InCaltund— dried fruits at th*nomem, the onlyleaned trantactiorF involving email lots for

currcoi us*. Prunes »re r.rai in sympathy withi-oart aiviees. Arricots are said to be inr~..ilp»*ck in all positions and lVaches are heldM<fc<JiIy uy to the quotations. There continu-sto be a vt-ry cikxI demand for Dates, but weh«ar of little ilcir^ in Figs."

The Lumber Trade. ,

Corn was Inclined to decline early In thesession and was weak in sympathy with wheat.The local crowd were against the market andsold freely. During the latter part of the dayconsiderable covering developed and there wasalso active buying by the same Interest thatsupported the wheat market. Increased offer-ings from Illinois and Nebraska were "largelyresponsible for the bearish attitude of the localtraders, although the more hopeful tcne of war :news exerted 6cme influence. .The close wasfairly firm, with May only UCf^SC lower .at4C%c, after opening a shade higher, to \^@V*clower at 46%c to 4G%c. ;

Oats were- the firmest of grains. There was ja little decline early along with other grains. ,but the market nteadied later, and during the ;latter part of the eession gand gains weremade on active covering by shorts and on buy- jIng by some of the local bulls. A good cash idemand helped In the advance. The close was !firmnear the top. After opening unchanged toa shade higher at 3.S%@38%c May ranged be-tween 33% c and ."KHic closing at 39V&CA decline of 10c In the price of hogs andliberal receipt? caused considerable selling ofprovisions early in the day by commissionhouses and local bears. As a result May porkdeclined 60c, lard 20c and ribs 22»>c. On the ,break packers supported the market and some Irecovery was made, although the close was Iweak, with May pork off 57 %c. May lard down22%c and ribs off 15@17%c.

The leading futures ranged as follows:"

Articles— Open. High. Low. Clos«.Wheat No. 2

—Ma V SC.a; 8C?i 85% 86%Julr 81% 81T* 81 Sl<|September 79 79 78% 78%Corn No. 2

—January 42 42% 42 42KMay 46% 4G'4 46 46%'July 40U 40Vi 45% 45% j

Oats No. 2—

;January 3.-.Ti 36Vi, 35% 36tf

'May 38% 30"4 38% 39% jJuly 35% S6U 35'i 36%

Mess Pork, per bbl—

January 13 0() 13 00 12 70 12 70May... 13 55 13 60 13 00 13 10

Lard, per 100 lbs—

January <> S5 6 85 6 70 6 70May 7 10' 7 12% 6 87% 6 95

Short Ribs, p?r 100 lb»—January 6 4"» 0 45 6 32% 6 37% IMay 6 75 6 77% 'ft 55 6 60 i

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, !steady; No. 3 spring wheat. 75<gS5c: No. 2red, 81%<3 8t534c; No. 2 corn. -4294c: No. 2 yel-low, 45c; No. 2 oats. 3C%er:tC94c; No. 3 white,30Mi«t37V4c: No. 2 rye. 51%c; good feedingbarley. 35©37c: fair to choice maltlne. 43©58c; No.-l fiaxseed, OS%c; No. -A Northwest-ern, $1 04: prime timothy s:»d, $2 90; messpork, per bbi; $12 75®13: lard, per 100 lbs.$0 7356 80; short ribs side* (loose). $6 25®6 60: short clear sides (boxed), $6 62%@6 75;whisky, basis of high wines, $127; clover,contract grade. $11 25.

Articles—

Receipts. Shipments.Flour, barrels 37.70O 51.200Wheat, bushels C3.400 97.100Corn, bushels 405,000 >-~173,10OOats, bushels 27S.8OO ¦ 150.000Rye. bushels 16.200 5.30O 1Barle>f bushels 100,5qO 3,200 !

On the Produce Exchange to-day the buttermarket wa* sttady; creameries. l(i@25%c;dairy. 14621''. Ekcs. flm*- at mark, casesIncluded, 25028c. Cheese, steady, 10@10%c.

Foreign, Futures.LIVERPOOL.

*'v

Wheat— "

j"./,. March. May.Opening 6 59g 6 4T*Closing... i ¦ 6 5Vi

" « 4%PARIS.

Wheat—

Jan.'

May-Aug.Opening ..'. 2115 2135Closing 21 35 21 40

Flour-Opening 28 HO

-~28 70

Closing •..- 29 10 2S 80

Available Grain Supply. ¦

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.—Special telegraphicand cable advices received by Bradstreet'ashow the following changes In available sup-plUa. as comoared with last account:

Wheat—

United States and Canada, east ofthe Rockies, increased 1.091.000; afloat for andIn Europe, decreased 1,000.000 bushels; totalsupply increa?ed 91.000.

-Com

—United States and Canada, east of the

Rockies, increased 89,000. *. ¦

Oat»r-United States and Canada, east of theRocklee, Increased 371,000 bushels.

NftVjYork Market.KEW- YORK, Jsn. 5.

—The cotton market

opened firm-at an advance of 6 to 3O pointsand closed firm at

-aa advance of 68 to 80

point*.

'New York Metal -Market.,NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—Spot tin declined 17s

Cd to £133 7s Od in London and futures were15s lower at. £132 15s. ¦ Locally tin was alsolower, 'closing quiet at 29g29.50c. -

1 Copper advanced 5s In:London, spot therei closing at £58 7s Cd and futures at £57 15s.!Locally: copper Is firm; lake,

'[email protected]:

jelectrolytic; 12.37%©12.02%. and casting,12.12%©12.37%e.

' ';. -

Lead advanced Is 3d to £11 8s 9d in Lon-don and the local market was a shade betterin ¦ this market," but buyers seemed ,unwilling*to meet

'any advance-'

and v\the quotationranged from 4.35c to 4.46c for spot. . •

. Spelter was a little higher, prices ranging

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.—

Wheat opened with aneasier feeling and a general Inclination to eell.English consols were higher and the general

tone of foreign dispatches referring to thepossibility of war was decidedly more pacific.Receipts also were more liberal and the weathermap gave promise of excellent conditions for

the movement of the crop. At the start Maywas unchanged to V4 c lower at 86%c to 86^e.and with no suppprting features the market

continued to decline. The weakness at Minne-apolis- added to the depression here, and beforethe declining tendency had been Checked May

had sola eff to S5>;c. or a loss of lc from thehigh point. At the decline there was liberalsupport from commission houses and the lead-Ing long also supported the market with largepurchases. As a result the market rallied andpart of the loss was recovered. The latestrength in coarse grains was a help during thelast hour, and a steady tone prevailed at theclose, with May at S0<g£<«**c. Clearances ofwheat and flour were equal to 399,900 bushels.

Chicago Grain Market.

, .Exchange and Bullion.Silver and Sterling: Exchange are again

higher. ,. ".>-•¦"-..._The , steamer Coptic, which arrived on the

3d.' brought 1,250,000 Japanese yen ingold fromYokohama; of these 1,000,000 were for theHbngkenk ?" and Shanghai Banking Corporationand 200,000 for the International Banking Cor-poratloh.Sterling Exchange, sixty days....

—.$4 82

Sterling Exchange, sight—

¦ 4 85Sterling Bxchange, cables.,

—4 86 .

New York Exchange, sight—

07^-iNew York Exchange, telegraphic.

—. 12^Sliver, per ounce J.

—57 1,*

Mexican Dollars, nominal—

45

IVheat and Other Grains.WHEAT FREIGHTS— Spot business con-

tinues dull at about 12s <M as the nominalrate, usual European options. The charteredWheat fleet In port has a registered tonnageof 8238. against 23.670 tons on the same datelast year; disengaged. 110,000 tons, against

'

8(5.240; on the way to this port. 1S8.370 tons,against 170,270.

WHEAT—

Liverpool futures were lower andParis futures higher. There waj no fresh wartalk of any consequsnee. and In fact publicopinion _seemed to be veering around to th«expectation of continued peace. At the sametime the war situation continues the prevail-ing feature.

United States Consular Agent W. J. Weath-erlll of Brisbane. Queensland, reports that thedrought which prevailed in Queensland during

the years 1900. 1001 and 1902 is now ended,and the present season, throughout the StateIs almost an unprecedentedly good one; shouldthe present favorable weather continue for afew weeks longer, crops of cereals, fruits, etc..promise to be of the largest and of the bestquality known for years.

SYDNEY. i<. S. W., Dec. IS.—

The officialestimate of >the wheat yield of New SouthWalea . Is 2S.570.000 bushels, an Increase of12,5(0,000 bushels compared with the recordof the year 1901. About 18,500.000 bushelg areavailable for export.

MELBOURNE, Victoria. Dec. 21.—The har-vest generally Is turning out excellent. .It Isestimated the total yield of wheat for the six

States willbe 76.000,000 bushels. The previoushighest record was 48,000,000 bushels.

Chicago declined %c. The Northwest soldMay. The Ohio State report gave the condi-tion of the crop at 77. The market continuednervous and a little strained.

•'.- . ¦•-

There was nothing new in this market, .oneray or the other. Holders of cash grain con-tinued firm. .-¦.»-

CASH WHEAT.California :Club. $1 37%@1 40;' California

White Australian, $1 50@l 62 V»; Northern Club,-$1 40®141U; Northern Bluestem. ?1 [email protected] 51>i; Oregon Valley. $1 40.

FUTURE?.I

, Session 0 to 11::!" a. m.•Open. High. Low. Close:May fl38% $1 38% $1 .3S%. $1 3S%. '2 p. mt Session.,

1 Open. High. Low. Close.May. 51 :W $1 3S $137% $1 37%

BARLEY—

With a drying north wind blow-'ing over the State and the southern half com-plaining of drought, the market ought to rulefirm, but Instead it',was eny as to. futuresyesterday, though nobody seemed to know why.The cash grain was steady and unchanged,with business • light.

CASH BARLEY.Feed. $1 OS%@1 12»4: Shipping and Brew-,Ing. $1 15®1 20; Chevalier. $1 £0@l 45 for fair

to choice. ;

1 FUTURES.'v Session 9 to 11:30 a. m.Open. High. Low. Close.

May. $1 07U $107% $106}. $1 IKS".2 p. m. Session. , .

Open. Hish. Low. Close.May $1 05% $1 05*; $1 C5H 51 05^

I OATS—

The market continues without espe-•cial feature. Dealers are reporting a fair de-

Imand, and as receipts are moderate the feel-| Ing is steady. There are less black offering, now than several weeks ago.

i White. $1 22ft@l 25 for California and$1 27^<&1 35 for Northern; Black. $1 45@1 65;Red $1 20@l 32V, for feed and $1 25©135 forseed; Gray. $1 32>...

CORN—

The only change worthy of note inthiF market la a decline In large round yellow.The West continues about the only source, ofsupplv at present.

Western sacked, $1 20<gl 27% for Yellow,I $1 22>A®1 25 for White and $1 20@l 22ft foriMixed; California large Yellow. $1 27%©I30;

Ismall round do, $1 lO'-il 50; White, $1 30@l 35per ctl.

RYli—Offerings meet with very little atten-tion and the market is quiet at $1 25@1 30per ctl.

BUCKWHEAT-J1 75©2 per ctl. -^

flour and MiMuffs.

The demand for Flour and Mlllstuffs con-tinues fair and'quotatlons .show no change.

FLOUR—California Family Extras. (4 CO©4-85, usual terms; Bakers* Extras. $4 50Q4 tilt;Oregon and 'Washington, $3 00®4 20 per bbl forFamily and $3 0004 40 for Bakers'.

MILLSTUFFS—

Prices In packages -are asfollows: Graha'm Flour. $.1 25 per 100 lbs;

]nye Flour $3 25; Rye Meal, $.1; Rice Flour,I$7; Corn Meal VI25; extra cream do., $4; Oat!Groats, $4 50; Hominy, $4@4 25; Buckwheat

Flour. $4 r»0@l 75; Cracked Wheat. ¦ $3 75; Fa-rina $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour. $3 50; ReeledOats' bbls. $7 2508 60; in sacks. $6 75®S 10;Pearl Barley. $0; Split Peas, boxes, $7; GreenPeaB. $5 60 per 10O lbs.. .

Hay and Feedstuff s._____ -. |:':

. Hay Is very firm and another advance isnoted. . Dry weather complaints are increasing.The prices at which the Government has award-ed the army contract for 5400 tons are said tobe $17 8OQ19 per ton. This Is for double com-pressed bales, -which adds about s.{ to the regu-lar price. :

-Bran is 50c higher and very firm, with con-

tinued light offerings. Middlings.are un-changed. AllFeedi>tuffs as a rule are firm.

BRAN— $10 &C02O 50 per ton.MIDDLINGS

—$20 50®28 50 per ton. . .

SHORTS—

$10 50620 50 per ton. • •

FEEDSTUFFS—

Rolled Barley. $23024 p»rton- Oil Cake Meal at the mill. $27®2S 50:jobbing. $2!MiaO; Cocoanut Cake. $21@22: CornMeal S28 50^2!) 50; Cracked Corn. ?29? ;J»;Mixed Feed. $22@23; Horse Beans, J3O@40 perton '

HAY—Wheat. $14317; Wheat and OaC$14916; Cat, 513 6O#15 50; Wild Oat, $12.50^14 50;Barley. $12014: Stock nominal

—none here; Al-

falfa. $12®1.*5 5O per ton.STRAW

—50S65c per bale.

-: ,Beans and Seeds.Both Beans and Seeds are inactive at previous

pricesi.wlth no new feature* worthy of com-ment. Receipts of Beans are not very/large,but

'they are coming in right along and notgoing out very fast.

BEANS—

Bayos $2 30«S2 40; Pea. $3: But-ters $3 25: emall'Whlte. $2 85®3; large White.S2 40<B2 00; ¦ Pink. $2 05®2 80: Red.

'$3 50;

IJma $3S3 10; Red Kidneys. ?4©4 10; Black-eye ?2#2 15 per ctl: Horse Beans. $1 50(82.

SEEDS-^Brown -Mustard. $.1; Yellow Mus-tard ;$2 6562 80; Flax. $1 8001 90; Canary.5<25Uc- for Eastern: Alfalfa. ll©14c: Rape.l»4tf>-e: Timothy. 0©«%c; Hemp. ::'.I«3Hc perlb: Millet^ 3©3V4c; Broom Corn Seed. $2O©2:iper ton.

Potatoes, Onions ami Vegetables..: -.Conditions and prices in the Potato market', stand :the sarae as for a week past. The.best'

offerings of Salinas and Oregon ESurbanks meet"withiready sale at good figures.'.' while :.pooi

: stock, particularly river kinds, are dull.: wlttsuppHes accumulating." No fresh Sweets wer<

: received jesterday, and what little*

carried

Retail Meat Prices.Th» following retail prices for meats are

quoted by the P.etail Butchers' Protective As-sociation :

BEEF—Prime Roa*t. 15316c: PorterhouseSteak, l*S22i4c: Tenderlo'.n Steak. 15§l&c;'Kirio;si Steak 12%©15o; Top Round Bteak.12%c; Bt*f Stew. 10c; Corn Beef. S£10c; Soup-Kones. ?(•; bt,;, Meat. &@10e. *.'

VEAL—

I>v.n Roesc liii&>c;Shoulder Roart.12*t©lf>e: Chops and Cutlet*. K.©20c; Stew,12% ©15c

MLVION—Lee 12V.©15c; Forequarter, S»dOe; t=t»-w SfflOc: Prime Chops. 12%<?18c.

LAMB—Leg. 20c: .Fcreq-jartef, 12%<?15c:Hir.dquaner, 1S$20p; Shoulder Roast. 10@12 %c: Chop*, l^eibe.

PORK—RoaM. 12%®lSc: Chops. 16#l?r.These prices do not cover the cheaper grades,

a? 5t is impossible to quote regular prices on:hem.

IDecember—

Cool weather prevailed • In th«central and northern sections, with frequentfrosts, dense fogs and abundant rainfall. InSouthern California _lt was. clear and warm,with frosty nights and no rain. Orange har-vest continued. -,

July—Extremely hlfrn temperatures prevailedat the beginning of the ra.on.th. with ljlghnortherly winds, followed by. abnormally coolwftather and ht-avy fogs, the mean for themonth bavins been 3.6 deercts below normal.Light rain fell tn th« mountain district!. Theharvesting; ot grain, hay, sugar beets. and de-cidnous traits was progressing.

Aurust—

Nearly normal weather prevailedall the rionth. with frequent fogs along thecoast. Grain harvest was practically completedbefore tlie 20th' and threshing was progressing.Hop-picking had commenced. Sugar beet har-vest and' fruit gathering continued. Grape-plrklntr was in progress.

September—

Th«" weather was warm andclear and the rainfall very light. High windsand forest fires caused considerable damage.Raisin making, fruit" drying, hop baling andsugar beet and - bean, harvesting progreseedrapidly.

October—

Cool weather at the beginning ofthe iri'Mith was followed by light rain and ab-normally high temperature. The nwan tem-perature was 2.8 detrrees above normal and theprecipitavlon 0.8» Inch below.' Oranges coloredrapidly and picking had commenced. Nearly

a!! rummer crops had been secured.November

—The temperature was slightly

above normal. Heavy rain fell in the centraland northern sections, but dry weather con-tinued In the south. The raisin and deciduousfruit crops were mostly diepored of^ Frostscaused tio lose.

May—

Warm dry weather prevailed most ofthe nicnth. with very light' rain. The deficiencyin precipitation was seriously affecting grainand hay in the central and northern sections,but conditions were more favorable in SouthernCalifornia. Cherries were ripe early In themonth. Hay harveet was progressing.'

June—

Weather conditions were "nearly nor-mal and v^ry favorable for crops and farmwork. Grain harvest and haying were in

progress. Deciduous fruits were maturing andpicking had commenced. Vineyards were re-markably thrifty and citrus fruits in goodCondition. • * , ""!..,. *

March— The temperature was slightly belownormal, but -conditions were far more favorablethan during February. The rainfall was nearlythree lr.chcs above normal and the heaviest ofthe season in Southern California. Frcctscaused but slight damage to orchards. Earlygrain was heading out.

April—

Both the temperature and rainfallw««re considerably below normal, but conditionswere quite favorable for all growing crops,

the heavy rainfall in March having placed thesoil In excellent condition. Grain made goodgrowth. Orange trees were heavily laden withblossoms.

the calenuar year, the yield this year cannotbe properly estimated, but such reports aj

have been receivrd Indicate favorable conditionsbcth la quality and quantity.

Iiais.n-growers experienced a very successfulyear, ro lar as the yield and character of the 'fru!t air concerned. The chief producing dis-trict ie the San Joaquln Valley. There was butlittle injury te raisina by the showers, and evenlate grapes were only slightly damaged. Thefirst crop of rairtns was nearly all In the pack-ing-bouses by the middle of October, whilethe second crop was on the trays. By theend of November the last of the grape crop hadgone to the wineries.

REVIEW BY MONTHS.January— The first half of the month was

marked by cold, cloe-iy and foggy weather,

with severe frosts in ihe central and northernsection, and- warm, drying winds and heavysandstorms in the southern sections. Warmtfrweather prevailed the latter part of the monthinall tectio/is and generous rains fell through-out the State, bringing the monthly precipita-tion to something above the normal.

February—

Abnormally low temperatures pre-vailed throughout the State nearly all themonth and the mean temperature was 5.5 de-grees belaw normal. Minimum temperaturesof 20 decrees were recorded fn many plages

—the lowest known in twenty year*. The dam-age to citrus fruits was nominal. The rainfallwas below normal, but the snowfall In' themountains was unusually heavy.

FV4PORATED APPLES—

Market quiet andrather easier in tone. Common. 4?T5c; prime,SwVcT choice. 5V4@Cc: fancy. 6%«7c.

PRUNFS Are firm, with some grades in lim-ited supply and the tendency of prices upwardin some Instances. Quotations range from 3*>sCto 6V.C according to grade. ' ,,

\PRICOTS—

Are steady, with choice quoted

at* au@i'%<": extra choice, 9%@10Uc; fancy.

11PEACHES— Are quiet, with choice quoted at

7Vi@7%c: extra choice. J«%©SV4c; fancy, O^i®10%c.

'j

WOOI-r—Firm.r*OFFEE

—Spot Rio, firm;No. 7 invoice. i%c;

.mild firm. Futures closed easy. 5 points higher.

Jnnuarv. 7.15'&7.23c: February. 7.35(37.40c;Ma'Ch ¦ 7.40#7.OOc; May. [email protected]; Jua»,750c-' July 7.050'Sc; September, [email protected];October. 8.25®8.40c. ,,,.., „

SUGAR—

Raw. nominal: fair refming, 3c:centrifugal 9Ji test. 3%c; molasses sugar. 2%c;refined, quiet.

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.—

FLOUR—Receipts,32 900: exports, 26,710 barrels; market quiet. !

WHEAT—

Receipts. 14.625 bushels; spot easy;.No. 2 red. 90c elevator: No. 2 do. 93 c f. o. b.

afloat: No., 1 Northern Duluth, 97c f. o. b.afloat; No. 1 hard Manioba, nominal f. o.. b.afloat. Options declined early, closing morssteady. s,i<5%c net lower. May.closed 89V«c.July closed 80%c.

HOPS—

Firm.HIDES

—Firm.

New York Grain and Produce.

Neiv YorkMoney Market.NEW YORK. Jan. 5.

—Call loans opened at

4% per cent, declined to 2 and closed at 3 percent.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—The stock market to-day was rather dull and decidedly spotty andthe tone was Irresrular throughout. The toneshowed icme improvement after London hadceased trading for the day, but the late'strength' was not held and the closing wasirregular after a sharp reaction. The specu-lation wan varied and Drices did not movefully:n unison. London's Influence was largelyresponsible for the early heavy tone, althoughthe pending action on the United States Steeldividends and the question of the showing tobe made by tee quarterly earnings statementwere repressive influences on the general list.The announcement that the directors wouldnot assemble until 3 o'clock left the assurancethat the dividend decision would not be knownuntil the market had closed and -caused addi-tional hazard in the trading. Speculative feel-ing on the subject was indicated by the bet-ting on the- curb on the dividend prospect,heavy odds being offered against any dividendbeing declared on the common stock. .

Another active center of speculation doringthe day was Amalgamated Copper, which wasrun up at one time over two points. Otherleading copper Btocka, including'Rio Tintog InParig, were active and quite buoyant. TheLondon market for raw ¦ copper continued toadvance on large purchases and the officialprice in the domestic market also rose sharply.Some effort was made to make the war rumora factor lii the copper situation, owing to theJapanese croductlon in the world's eupply ofcopper. The war scare as a factor off- themarket, however, showed a waning Influence.

A prominent feature .of the day's tradingwas the marking up of a group In smallerrailroad stocks in which a common Interest ialargely dominant. Chicago and Alton, Colo-rado and Southern, Toledo, St. Louis andWestern, Minneapolis and St. Louis and IowaCentral also were Included, in the group, and

Chicago Terminal Transfer -might be added.Rumors to explain the rise varied from atranscontinental railway project to embraceUnion Pacific. Chicago and Alton, Toledo, St.Louis and Western and Erie to a combinationof the smaller roads into one property afterthe manner of the Rock Island system. Noauthoritative Information could be had on any

of the rumors. Rock Island was conspicuouslyweak on the" larce decrease 'in net earnings

reported for November and helped to unsettlethe closing market. United States Steel alsoweakened suddenly,' carrying back the pre-

ferred with it for practically all of its earlier

Bonds were irregular. Total sale*, $1,770.-C0O. United. States bonds were unchanged oncall.

NEW YORK STOCK LIST.Stocks— Sales. High. Low. Close.

Atchison 17,725 CS% 67>.i t8>4Alehlson pfd... 275 90 80 89%Bal & Ohio 5,7(iO 7»Vs "SVi ~S~MBal & Ohio pfd,... WMiCanadian Pacific... 1.060 118% 117% 117%Central of N J 1C0Ches & Ohio 110 33H 33^ 33Chicago & Alton... 4,200 37% 34%. 37%Chi & Alton pfd... 14,500 .81 78 82^Chi & G W 100 16% 15% 15HChl&GWBpfd.. 27Chicago.* N W 20i) 168 1C7^ 167

ChiTer.&Tr 1.D00. 10 9 9%Chi T &Tr pfd 4.500 22 . lO^i 21VjC.^C. C & St L •••• 78Colo Southern ,3.750 16H 15% 1«

¦Colo So 1st pfd 000 56 55 65Colo So 2d pfd 3,900 26. 24 2jDel & Hudson...... 40O 160 164 105^I>el. Lack & West.. 1.000 273' 2C8 271JiDenver & Rio Gr... 1,000 20!i -^ HS^Den & Rio Gr pfd. 200 C9% 69J8 69

Erie 16.900 28-4 2S^ 28*4Erie 1st pfd 1.000 f»\% ti7% 67%Erie 2d pfd 900. 40% 49*i 49^Great Nor pfd --A" -2^Hocking Valley ... 5C0 72% <2 .-%Hocking Val pfd... 100 «* ,£* ,S4Illinois Central ... W 130g 129* 129%Iowa Central ! 200 20% 20 20HIowa Cen pfd 1.000 40 39 JX

-34T, 34%Lul,&Na,h.P:..., 3.800 10S* 107. 107%

M^^fd:::: -SSIiJS S8i.do6 ilS% SftflSg

Nor&Western .... 1.100 5.1* 5< 5.1,

Nor & West pfd... 100 89 £9 |»Ontario & Western. -400 22U 21£ 21 v6Pennsylvania 18.300 US'* J1«** 1J*^*Reding* & L::::uM /'w '«% ?*%SnI m Pfd... 100. 77U 77U .76^Read;nsr 2d pfd ..-. •;--• •-•;Rock Island Co B.000 23% .22^ --%.R ICo pfd 1.400 -8% 58% 58St L& S F1st pfd. »~StL&SF2dpfd.. *\-*%¦" "io6 S3* f

33- 32%It 12.900 144?i 143»i 143%St Paul Pfd .... 100 177% 177*, 176%

lourrnfaciflc. 18.040 4S% gj) 48Vi

mm 49 11Iwa^hpfd'::.:::: t.w 37^ »« mI Wheel & LErie y. •¦•¦;

•¦'

16»;

wSsIn^^: M 39^ 38% »Express Companies

—! Adam"? jgoI American 11O /

!United States AJ^Wells-Fargo

Amer Linseed Oil.. J»*Amer LinOil pfd.. ..... •"• •-•; .28Am'j Locomotive.. 300 1«% 17%. li%Am* Loco pfd .-•

•••• -••• '»*»

Araer Smelt & Ref 9W 4S% 4Si8 4bAmpr S & Ref Dfd. ¦ 2C0 90 00 h'J%Amir Fug." Ref.. 5.400 126»4 125 125%Anaconda Mln Co.. 300 78% 76 <iBrkiyn Rap Trans. 28.400 50J* 4S% 49%Colo Fuel &. Iron.. 500, 30% 29% 3O?4Co um & Hock Coar 1.000 15% 14% 15%Consolidated Gas... 5TO 191% 191 191General Electric... 1.400 173% 169J4 173International Paper 100 11% 11% UInterntl Paper pfd. 400 «% 6o 65lntcrnalional Pump Jl

Interntl Pump pfd <4National Biscuit... 100 30% 3C% 3«%Natlor.El Lead . 13North American... 400 84V« R3%| 83%Peoples Gas «00 07% 1(7^4 «7>-iI'reKed Steel Car.. «>O 28Vi 27% 2*Pressed S Car pfd ti<Pullman Palace Car 100 218 218 217Republic Steel 300 7»i 7 ~\iRepublic Steel pfd. 200 42% 42 42V4Rubber Goods 200 18 18 17ftRubber Goods pfd 73>4Tenn Coal &Iron.. MK> 37% 37 37U S Leather 300 7% 7»& 7UU S Leather pfd... 100 7B«i 76Vi 70IJ S Rubber -• lJ>iU S Rubber pfd 40%US Steel./. 20.000 ll^ 11 11V S Stee! pfd 4S.31K) 57% 55% 55%Western Union 100 86% 8C% • 80Northern Securities. .... 88%

Tctal sales 455.600 shares.UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO.

NEW YORK. JanT 6.—

Bond transactions ofUnited Railroads of San Francisco: (5000 .at575 62%, 1000 nt J75 75.

AMERICAN CAN COMPANY., NEW YORK. Jan. 5.—American Can Com-. pany: Common—

Uld, $3 75: aeked 4. Pre-, ferrtd—Bid, $33; anked, $34 23.

i , NEW YORK BONDS.! U S ref 2s reg..lO6 Louis A N unl 4s. 98%.

Do coup ., 106 Manhattan c g 43.102Do 3s reg .....10£3i Mex Cent 4s ... 68%Do coup 106% Do 1st Inc ....'14%Do new 4s reg. 133 Minn & St L 4s. 97

I Do coup 133V4 M K & T 4s ,.. 9ti•'Do old 4s reg. 107% Do 2ds 80, Do coup .107% N R R of M c 4s. 74

¦ Do 5s reg 101U N* Y Cent g 3%a. 98: Do coup 101»,i x J Cent sen 5s.l2Sti

Atchison gfn 4s.. 99 Northern Pac 43. .102',!Do adjt 4s ... 88 Do 3s 70%

AUanUc C L 4s.. 93% Nor & W c 4s... 90*iBalto & O 4s ..101 o S L 4s & Par. 02

Do 3%s 03% Penn conv 3%s.. 95I Cent of Ga 5s. ..104 Reading Gen 4s.. 9514

Do 1st inc 67 St L &IM c 5s.lll5i. Ches & O 4%s..l02% St L&S F tg 4s. S3Chi fc Alton 3%«. 75% St LS W lsts. .. 92'4; 'C B & Q new 4s. 9Hi Seaboard A V4s. ea

'C M & St P g 4s.lOSH Southern Pac 4s. 87%Chi & N W c 7s.l31% Do On .111%' C RI&P R R 4s 67*fc Tex & Pac Ist*.;il5%

Do col Re 74% Tol St L& W 4s. 71%¦ C C C & S Lg 4s 95% Union Pac 4s 101I Chi Term 4s 78 Do conv 4s .. Ofiii.• Con Tobacco 4»... BO US Steel 2d 5a. T0U> Colo & So 4s .. S7% Wabash lsts ... 114 ti1 Denver A. R G 4e. 9S . Do Deb B .. 62»i

Erie prior Hen 4s. 97 Wheel &L K 4s. 89Do Gen 4s 84% WIs Cent 4s 89*i•

Ft W A VCleta.101% Colo F &Ic Ds-,09Hocking Val 4%s.lO4i5 ¦

'""•'¦ NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.; Adams Con 15 Little Chief ..... 061 Alice 13 Ontario. ..•..= .....6 00Breece ..". 10 Ophir ....- "3 25'Brunswick Con... 04 »i!Phoenix .... ..... io•Comstock Tunnel.. OOjI'otosl .-. :¦251 Con Cal * Va....l B0 Savage'.'.* .-50Horn Sitter 1 10 Sierra Nevada ...'.• 64

[ Iron Stiver 123jSmall Hopes .:... •">

1 Leadvllle Con .... 02! Standard iso'BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. *

Money—.*.'.. Westlngh Com.. 82-Call loans 5%C« Mining—

; Time loans .....5 ©6 Adventure ... .'.V— 2%Bond*

—Allouex............ -4»i

Atchison 4« 97% Amalgamated .... 50ft

'XciL' York stocks higher, uHtH a recovery in Cotton.Local stocks and bonds shore little change.Silver and Sterling Exchange somezvhat higher.Lumber trade reported quieter, zvith talk of lozver prices.Salt weak and unsettled, zvith sharp local cutting.Wheat and Barley quiet. Wheat freights still lozv.Oats in steady demand. Com weaker. Rye very quiet.Fair demand for Flour and Millstnffs.

.Hay and Bran again advanced. Middlings firm.Dry zveather complaints from Grain and Hay districts increas-

ing-Beans and Seeds inactive at previous quotations.Onions firmer. Potatoes and Vegetables show little change.Poultry and Game markets in good sliape for sellers.Cold zveather operating against the Fresh Fruit market.Bananas in heavy supply, and no lack of Oranges.Butter shozcing more tone. Eggs steady. Cheese weaker.Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins stilldull.Provisions break at Chicago, zvith heavy realizing.Hides, Hops mid Wool about as before quoted.Beef. Mutton and small Hogs rather firmer.

EASTERN MARKETS.SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

from uc to 5.20c. InLondon it advanced 2s Cdto £21 13s.- . Z<- -•¦ ¦ ...

Iron closed at 49s' lOd in Glasgow and at 42sOd in Mlddlesboro. Locally iron was nominallyunchanged: No. 1foundry Northern Is quotedat ?15®10: No. 2 foundry Northern. $14ff i.">:No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundrySouthern soft, $13.50614. -

,-¦-.;

• Eastern Livestock Market.

CHICAGO.CHICAGO. Jan. 5-—CATTLE—Receipts. 7000.

Steady. Good to prime steers. $5 10@5 55; poorto medium, $3 7505 10; stockers and feeders,$2 25@4 15; eowr. $2->ii23;. heifers, $2 25'a~4 8o;canners, $1 75@2 40; bulls, $2@4 35; calves, $3m 25.

HOGS—

Receipts: To-day, 37,000; to-morrow,

45.000. ICo lower. Mixed and butchers, ?4 65«T5; good to choice heavy, $4 90®5 CT>: roughheavy, $4 60@4 85; light, $4 40@4 75; built ofsales. $4 70«?4 90.

SHEEP— Receipts. 13,000. Sheep, strong:lambs, strong.

-Good to choice wethers. $4i£

4 B5; fair to choice mixed, $3 25®4; Westernisheep," $3 C5S4 50; native lambs,* $4®9 25;Western Lambs, $4 75@6 10.

Boston Wool Market. .BOSTON, Jan. 6.

—The prevailing cold

weather has been exceptionally good for thewool trade -the past- week. tBuyers have t*kenin Inrse orders of, heavy-weight clothing andthis is reflected Jn the wool market. Quota-tions: :•¦

Territory—

Idaho* fine, 15@16c; fine medium,16@17c; medium, 18@19c: -Wyoming. 15©16c:fine medium; 16@17c: medium, l$u®19c; Utahand Nevada fine, 14H*il">Vic: flne medium,16%@17c; medium, l»@2Qc; Montana., fine,choice. 19<?20c: flne medium, 19@20c; iaver-nge. 18®10c; staple, 19@2Oc; medium choice,19@2Oc., ; •

.Northern Wheat Market.'¦ . :¦ OREGON.

PORTLAND, Jan. 5.—

WHEAT—Walla Wal-la.;73c; Blues torn, 7Sc; Valley, 79c.. -WASHINGTON.

TACOMA,-Jan. 6.—WHEAT—Bluestem, 80c;Club. 7«c. .

Mex Cent 4s 69 Daly West" ".'. ".'..."''3%Railroads

—Wnghaxn. ...... \. 2»

Atchison ......... C7',i Calumet &Hecla.440Do prefd .'. 89}; Centennial ... 1C

Boston & Albany.245 Coppr.r ¦Range 48%Boston & .jf.alne.167. Dominion Coal... "0*;Boston I- 140 Franklin 8*4N T N H & .H..193*4 ls'e Royale ....'. TFltchburff nrefd..l35 Mohawk ..... 28HUnion Pacific ... 70V; Old Dominion ... .10»4Mexican Central.. 10*4 Osceola «2"*

¦Miscellaneous— —

Parrot.. *. 22*4Amer Sugar 125?i Quincy 0.r>

Do prefd . {123 Santa Fe Copper, MlAmer Tel & T..12Ct%i Tamarack .' 100Domln I& S ... 9Mi Trinity 5X1General Electric.171 United States ... 18%Mass Electric .. 19"£ Utah .". 32»6

Do prefd 75% Victoria 2ViUnited Fruit .... 00 Wlnona "i£U S Steel 10% Wolverine ........ CS

Do prefd 50^LONDON* CLOSING STOCKS.

Consols, money.87 13-1GN Y Central 12T.'Do account SS^JNor & Western.. 59

Anaconda 3%' Do prefd 90Atchison 69%jOntario & West. 22*4

Do prefd ...... 92*4 Pennsylvania C0%Balto ¦& Ohio ... 80%!Rand Mines 9%Canadian Pacific.121 Vi Reading 22?;r»~«. & Ohio 34 Do 1st prefd... 401bChicago G W ... 10>i Do 2d prefd 30Chi Mil & St P.14S Southern fly .... 20%DeBeers 20%] Do prefd ."Sl1^Denver & R G ..40;;, Southern Pacific. 4t»',a

Do prefd ..'.... 71 Union Pacific ... «1V*Erie 20^ ¦ Do prefd 91Vi

Do let pfVfd... 70'l U S Steel 121'Do 2d prefd 51Vi Do prefd 6S Wi

Illinois Central. .ViiVi Wabash 20Louis & Nash ...1101,4 , Do prefd a7%Mo Kan & Tex... 17%

Bar silver—

Firm, 2C 9-16d per ounce.Money—2©2 % per cent.The rat© of discount in the open market for

short bills is 3M>t8"3",i per cent and for threemonths' bills 3>4 Per cent.

over stock was offering was firmly held at therecently advanced -quotations. Stocks of Onion*were lightand fresh vStock; was In good requestat firm prices. '.Cut Onions' were offering fresly.but could not be disposed ot at any price.

THE SA'N FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 6, 1904.

LOCAL MARKETS.

Continued on Pace Twelres ;^

COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL13

fe 5^ feCLOSING OUT SALE

-^_or— "

65 SHIRE HORSESBelonging to the estate of J. HKNDEKSO"*

(deceased). Rlley. Or. > These fine horses anbetween 4 and s yearsLold. weigh from 1400 to1SO0, and are all broken and double. Sa!»tak.? a place :".;.•'.". ::WEDNESDAY EVENIN'O. JANUARY fi. 1JX>».

(At 7:^0 Sharp.)

OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE.2;« THIRD ST.. NEAR FOI.SOM..

Horses at salesyard January 4. fCatalogue ready.

[ WM. G. LAYNG. Auctioneer.

•'Quickest— The Highest Returns,"Bakery and Coffee Parlor

—a ynap S40O 00

16-room Lodging-House, clears *.x."t... iSJH tX>Grocery, doing a business of $."Jo per

day *635 »*O12-room house on G=ary st OOCandy and ice-cream plant: country- --ll.'-50 W

100 acres of fruit Und. $10 r«*r acre.AWDSBSON. The Auctlcnoer,

Room 26. SC« MARKET ST.Tel. Main lfC>2. Correspondence solicited.

*\__ AUCTION SALE nt ARCADE HORSBMARKET. 327 SIXTH ST.. WEDNES-

DAY. January >"<. at 11 a. m.40 HEAD OF ALL-PrRFOSE HORSES.

Every hors« must be as represented or moneyrefunded. JOHN J. DOYLE. Auctioneer.

AUCTION SALES