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Show California Oranges Flood the Market Groat Supply Threatens Further Reductions Re-ductions Barracuda to Como From Los Angeles. Oranges, oranges everywhere and at low prico. Xot in a lonj; time has thoro bocn known such a flood of tho fruit, ivlnrket row nt a distance looko llkc4lt was decorated deco-rated in gold for a festival. "Wholesalo houses aro receiving a car a day, and nro giving them to tho retail dealers at unusually un-usually low prices, and this notwithstanding notwithstand-ing tho fact that tho entire crop of oranges In Florida was frozen this year. California seems able to supply all demands. de-mands. Tho retailers may be forced to cut prices If tho oranges continue to corno at tho present rate. Thoy aro now profiting profit-ing by tho low price of tho wholesale dealers. , . Barracuda nt 15 cents a pound aro to bo found at tho fish markets. Tho dealers deal-ers think these will bocomo more plentiful plenti-ful now that tho San Pedro will bring them from Los Angeles, where thoy are caught. Fresh mackerel Is hero, selling at 20 cents a pound. The wily crab Is scarce at present. Wholesale Quotations. Kay. Grain and Straw Oats straw, por balo. 3Cc. alfalfa, $10.00; timothy, per ton. baled. $13.60; wheat, per bushel. t0c4j$1.10. com. por cwt $1.25; corn, crocked, $1.20; oats, $1.60; rolled onto. 41.70; barley, rolled. $1.35: Hour, bakers" No. 1. f2.10. Hour, straight enide. $2.00 ff2.20; flour, high patent. $2.10; rye. $2. CO; , graham gra-ham Hour. $2.5002.70; corn meal. $L. 0172.00; brnn, $1.00: bran and shorts, $1.10. Meat. Dross-sd beef, por pound. 514ff0c, dressod voal. per pound. Ec; dressed lambs, rwr pound. Sc; dressed mutton, por pound, &ff74c; dressed hogs, 7o; live, $4.C0 per cwl; mincemeat. S14C9HC Poultry. Dressed hens, 16c; broilers, por pound. 19c: turkeys, 20c, roasters, ISc. Fruits. Utah apples, per bushel. $LC0; Idaho Ida-ho apples, $1.25 per box; Oregon apples. $l.o0 por box, Santa Paula lemons, per box, $1.00; bananas, per bur.ch. $1.75fi3.C0; cranberries, cranber-ries, $9 WtjlO 00 per barrel, datos. per pound, 8(jl0o; oranges, $2.25'32.75 per bos; Colorado apples, $1.4091.(0 per box. Sugar. Beet "sugar, per cwU $i.-10; cano sugar, $6.60. " .... Vegetables. California 'head lettuco. 45c a dorcn; ovstcr plant, 45c a doicn; colcry. doz., 50c; parsnips, per cwt., $1-23; yellow onions, per cwl, $1 EO'cgetablo marrow, per dozen. 60c; red cabbage, per pound, 214c; sweet poto-tecs, poto-tecs, pr cwl.. $2.25; Utah cabbage, per cwt.. $1.76; potato, per cwt., 90c, turnips, beets and carrots, pr cwt.. $l.2S: green onions, por dozen, 20c,- pumpkins, dozen, $1.23; Utah lettuce, let-tuce, 20c; cauliflower, por pound, lOtfllc Dairy Products. Butter, per pound, 25c, cheie. per pound, 12c, eggs, per case. $7.00cf 9.00, comb honey, per crate, $2.75, Sweltzer chceso. per pound, 18c; llmburger cheese, per pound. 16c, cream brick cheese, per pound, 17c, Edam cheese, per dozen, $12,00. Fish. Salmon. 13015c; mountain trout, 30c; hnllbuL 12c; striped bass, per pound, 16c; soles, per pound, 11c; flounders, per pound, 11c; California smells, per pound. 12c; catfish, cat-fish, por pound, 13c; perch, per pound, 10c: lobsters, pur pound, 13c; oysters. Now York counts. $1.60 per 100, elects, $2.23 Tor gnl-lon: gnl-lon: Olymplas. $3.00 per gallon; Cromarty bloaters, per 100. $3.50; codfish, 6fl9c; pmoked salmon, 10S124e: whlto Ash. 15c; Eastern cattish. 15c per pound; mackerel. 20c per pound; barracuda. 1214c per pound. Retail Quotations, Meats. Prlmo rib, I7c; porterhouse. lSff20c: pork. 15c; mu-.ton chops, lfrQlSc; logs, 12 15c; lamb, l&320c per pound, veil, 12j20c: veal loaf, 30c Poultry Dressed hens, lfc; broilers, 2lc; turkeys. 23o; ducks, 16tf2Cc; roast springs. 20c. Fruits. Idaho apples. 50c a peck; Utah firocnlngs, 40c; lemons, per dozen, 25c; oranges, or-anges, per dozen, 25060c; bananas, per dozen, 15J? 30c; pears, 3 pound? for 25c; grapes (Malaga). (Ma-laga). 23c a pound: pineapples, 20c and lOo each; grnpe fruit, per dozen, Jl.QOffLCQ; Utah hothouse pie plant. 13c por pound. Vegetables. New celery, 10c a bunch; oyster oys-ter plant. 5c a bunch; parsnips, 20c a peck; red cabbage, i-c a pound; sweet potatoes, pr pound. 4c; cauliflower, 15c ier pound; potatoes, pota-toes, per pfek. 20c: cabbage, per pound, 3c; turnips, 20c per peck: green onions, 2'4c, carrots car-rots 20c per peck: beets. 20e pr peck; lettuce, let-tuce, 6c; pumpkins, 15c; hothouso lettuce, 714c per bunch; Fplnach. 4 pounds for 23c; California Cali-fornia French artlchokeF, 15c each; California Califor-nia Brussels sprouts. 13c per pound; green peas. 15c a pound. California radishes, Cc a bunch: gron beans, 23c per pound. Dairy Products. Butter, per pound, 50c: chcefo. lEc: offgs, per dozen. 30(?35c: fancy cheese, por pound. 23c; comb honey, per comb, 15c; strained honey. icr pound, 13c; Swlso cheo30. per pound, 40c; llmburger cheese, per pound, COc: cream brick chcoso, 23c; Edam cheese, each, $1.23. Fish. Salmon. 17S:20c: mountain trout, 40c; hnllbut, 13c: Htrlpad bas, 20c. rock basa. 16c; Mackinaw trout, 20c: codfish, 15c; perch, 121ic: red snapper. 20c, w.hlto fish, 20c; pompano, 26c; lobster, 17c; select oysters, COc a quart; Olympla oystors. 40c a pint; shrimps, 20o a quart, crabs. 234J30e apiece; standard oystorn. 50c por quart; catllsh. 15c rw-r pound; Eastern catfish. 20c por , pound; mnckcrol, 25c per pound; barracuda. 15c per, pound New York Stock Letter. N James A. Pollock & Co., bankers nnd brokers. C West Second Soulh street, fiir-nleh fiir-nleh tho following stock letter nnd gossip, gos-sip, received over their prlvato wlro: NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Lognn & Bryan Stock Letter. Wisconsin Central lino been tho feature fea-ture of today's trading, advancing 7 points nbovo yeatorday's close. The earnings of tho company aro largo and tho rood occupies a strategic position among tho granger roads. Great Western has been taken up nnd mado more actlvo on tho theory of bettor tlilngu lo como In tho flnnl dlenr up of tho Northwestern North-western railroad map. Taking tho list altogether. alto-gether. It shown qulto n llttlo underlying strength. Profit taking todny has bon on a lnrgo acnlo Stocks havo been absorbed with tho closlnc nt what can bo called ntrong. If tho United States Steol report exceeds expectations, It can but hnve a beneficial effect ef-fect on tho market. New York. Wnlkor Stock Letter. Tho stool stocks wcro ntrong on rumors of oxcollont statement. Before tho' closo profit taking caused prices to go off a llttlo, but not much, and tho closo was steady with lota of bull talk. New York. Dick Bros. Stock Letter. Market has been very strong "ngnln today, under tho leadership of high-priced stocks llko St. Paul, Now York Central, Illinois Central, Northwestern, Omaha and Pennsylvania. Pennsyl-vania. In all of theso thcro won onorgotlc manipulation. Amalgamated Copper and tho steol niooks -w cro nlfio strong, tho htttor moving mov-ing up In expectation of a good report. Tho failure of the Bis Four directors to Incrcaso- tho dividend rnto depressed that stock. Tho markot closed Arm, but showing somo Irregularity. Now York. Hutton Stock Letter. Hlgh-prlccd Hlgh-prlccd slocks were tho features today nnd woro heavily lought by Imnortunt intorcsts. Union Pacific, Erles wcro left In handH of tho trndem tho greater part of tho session, though on declines woro well bought. Stools wcro strong; conditions worn never brighter in thlH industry, and Wu sou no roiiHon to nn-tlclpato nn-tlclpato any decllno of moment In theso securities', se-curities', and on tho contrary higher prices would ncom In order. Now York. T. A. Mclntyre & Co. Stock I'ttcr. Thoro wns continuation gof bullish activity ac-tivity In tho slock markot toduy, with the speculation shifting to Bpeclnltlco llko Wisconsin Wis-consin Central, preferred, and Now York Control. Illinois , Central. St. Paul. Suimr, Atchlxon, Biadlng nnd Slceln, while liquidation liquida-tion wns progressing In tho Erlts, Union Pacific, Pa-cific, Southern Pncltlc nnd Homo of tho trunk lines. Tho only ndtnbly wenk otock was tho Big Four, which dr-cllnod 3V4 per cent, to 93, despite tno dccliir.illon of regular toml-an-nual dividend of 2 per cont and the issuanco of n statnmcnt of earnings showing un Incomo of fSJAOOO net for tho past nix months. Tho sltuntlon nnd outlook lu fnvomblo lo n continuation con-tinuation of bullish activity nnd ultimately higher prices. It Is nlwuys woll lo tako prof-Its, prof-Its, however on pronounced bulgeti, tho market mar-ket Is likely to cxporlenco frequent reactionary reaction-ary movements and theso are likely to como when least incpocted from ovor-buylng by traders too eager In their efforto to foreo up prices too rnaldly. New York. Marshall Spader & Co. Stock 1. Letter. Tho attitude of the adiiiinbtratlon on railroad rato legislation ban been answered definitely even to tho extent of a proposed amendment to tho Constitution, and It woula nppear that tho announcement is based upon tho known opposition of many Sonatars to this cluxs of legislation. Tho market lo In tho hands of tho largest Interests, working out plana which mny produco difficult if not dnngcrous speculntlvo conditions. It looks safo, and probably unless somo ollp is rnado In negotiations, or somo uuoxpectcd adverse development occurs. Wo prefer careful operations oper-ations rather than extended commitments. New York. Sumnary. American otocka in London ntcady, mostly above parity. Morgor of Chicago Terminal with Illinois Tunnol company considered practically assured. Somo threatening Incidents lu rato oltuatlon, but no groat disturbances cxpoctcd. Stocka plentiful In loan crowd. Bolloved I.ijwkcii following short of Amalgamated Copper Cop-per and other stocks. Big domand for bonds continues. American Steel Foundry financial requirements require-ments now provided for. Thirty-nix railroads for Decembor show not avcrago Increase 1C.52 por cent, and for six months, Incrcaso C.65 per cent. Thirty-eight reads for third week January chow nverngo gross lncrcato 2.22 per cent. Money In domand abroad ovor end of month, but expectod to work enslor later. Banks gained from oub-trcasury slnco Friday, Fri-day, Jl.745,000, Twelve Industrials declined .6 per cent. Twenty actlvo roads advanced .23 per cent. Chicago Grain. CHICAGO, Jan. 31. Sentiment nt th opening open-ing in tho wheat pit was slightly In favor of tho bears. Initial quotations on May were o lower to a idiado higher nt $L16?i 1.16. Domostlc conditions, howovcr. continued con-tinued as bullish na ever, receipts In tho Northwest today being under thoso of tho corresponding cor-responding day Inst year, whllo In tho Southwest South-west arrivals were extremely light. Undor fair buying by commission houses tho market coon becamo qulto firm. May advancing to $1-1714- For a tlmo prices hold steady at tho ndvancc Later nnother reaction occurred In general profit taking. Following heavy liquidation liqui-dation by ono of the lcadoro of tho bull clique, pit tradera turned nctlvo sollcrK. Tho result wan a slump In May to $1 16. Thn shorts took advantago of tho break and covered cov-ered frcoly, causing a partial recovery. Tho markot closed firm, with May nt $1 10UG117, Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 13.90) bushels. Tho world's visible supply, ns shown by Bradstreut's, increased 1,007,640 bushels Primary rccclptn woro 547.000 bushels- compared with 1,010.000 bushels a year ago- Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-ported receipts of 292 cars, against 376 cars last week nnd 332 cars a year ago. Enrly in the eoslon ocntlmcnt in tho corn pit was qulto bullish Later tho demand wns not co urgant, but prices wero well maintained main-tained The market closed about steady May opened unchanged to a shodo higher, at 44il8l 44"ic to 41c; sold bctwoen 44ic nnd 43c, and closed nt 44T4ff-l3c. I.ocal receipts woro 769 cars, ono of contract rrndo. Increased receipts had a depressing effect on tho oats markot, but prices showed only slight lossos. May opened a shado lower at 30Hc, slid up to 3071c, and closed at 30Hc Local receipts wcro 166 cars. As r. result of higher prices at tho yards, following decreased receipts of hogs, the provision pro-vision market was strong early In tho day. Later sentiment becamo easier on soiling by local holders. At tho clone tho May products pro-ducts wcro each up a shade, pork closing at $12.9214. lard at $7.007.0214. and ribs at $6.8714. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 9 cars; com, 171 cars; oats, 56 cars; hogs, 42,000 head. RANGE OF LEADING FUTURES. Articles. Open. High. Low. Clos. Wheat. Xo. 2 May 1161; 117U 116?; 117 July 09U 9314 MU Corn, No. 2 January .. ' -UH 42"4 W !i May 41 45 11 45 July 43M 45H 4514 -ISli Oats. No. 2 Januory SOS SOi I0H W, Mny 30 30 30H 30H July MS 30S 30H 30i Mess Pork, per bnrrol January 12.75 12.75 12.75 12.75 May 12.9714 13.00 12.924 12.9214 Lard, per 100 pounds-January pounds-January 6. SO G.S2Vs C.SO ' 6 S24 May .... 7.02!i " 03 7.00 7.24 July 7.13 7.13 7.1214 7.124 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds January 6.7214 6.724 6.7 6.70 May 6.90 6.924 S74 6 S7ti July 7.0214 7.03 7.024 7.024 Cash quotations wero as follows- Flour steady; No. 2 spring whent, $1.1331.16; No. 3, $1.02't?l 15; No. 2 red. $1.1SH1.20U: No. 2 corn. 43c; No. 2 yollow. 4J!ic; No. 2 oats, 30c; No. 2 whlto. 31tt632Uc: No. 3 whllo. 304 3Ho; No. 2 ryo, 75c: good feeding barley, 37c; fair to choice malting, 42fi-l6c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.16; No. 2 Northwestern, $1.23; prlmo timothy seed, $2.S214; mess pork, per barrel, $12 !af 12.80; lard, per 100 pounds, $5.SOj0.S24; short ribs, sides (loose), $1.23; short clear sides (boxed), $6.76B6.Sil4; whisky, basis of high wines, $1.23: clover, contract grade. $12.50 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles.' Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 11.900 28,300 Wheat, bushols Jrt.OOO 40.0) Corn, bushels 202. 100 S3,400 Oats, busholu 152.300 152,800 Ryo, blishclB 3.000 1,10) Barley, bushcl3 55,600 13,50) PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produco exchange todny the butter market was firm; creameries, l9U29c; dairies. lSlic. Eggs steady at mark, cases Included. SlfotCc: firsts. 26c: prlmo firsts, 2Sc; extras, 30o. Checso steady, ll12c. Available Grain Supply. NEW YORK. Jnn. 31 Special and tole-graphlo tole-graphlo communications received by Brsd-6treot'B Brsd-6treot'B show tho following changes In avail-nblo avail-nblo . supplies as compared with last accounts: ac-counts: . Wheat, United States nnd Canada, cast of Rockies, Increased 7000 bushels ; afloat for and In Europe, Increased 7.0CO.000 bushols, total supply Increased, 1.007,000 bUHhols. Com. United Stales nnd Canada, cast of Rockies, Increased 1.100,000 bushels. Oats. United Statos and Cunadn. cast of Rockies, decreased 670,000 bushels. Tho Important changes reported this week ara: Decreases of 33,000 bushels at Goderloh. Ont., nnd of 60,00) bushels In Manitoba, and un Increase of 71,000 bushels at Depot Harbor. Pacific Coast Wheat. SAN FRANCISCO, Jon. 31. Wheat, easier. May, $1,624; December, $1.22. Bailey, steady. May. $L244: December, WJc nslccd. LIVE STOCK. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Jan. 31. Cattle Receipts. 90W. Market strong. Natlvo steers, J3 75tt 5.75; native cows and helfors, $I.7GQ4.40; stook-ora stook-ora and feodum. $2.7504.15; bulls, $2 25tj3.75: cnlvoti. $3,001(6.75; Wostorn fed steers, $3.G0f 5.50; Wostorn fed cows, $2.0023.00. Hogs Receipts 16.000. Market 6c hlchor. Bulk of sales, S4.e0fll.S0; heavy. $1.751.6714. pnokers, $1.65574.824; pigs nnd light, $3.90TJ 1.70. Sheep Receipts 12,000. Market steady and active. Multono. $1.255.40; lambs, $6.XMi7.25; rango wethers, $0.0057.25; fed owes, IJ.CKK? 6.25. Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 31. Receipts cattle, 53.l. Markot Bteady; good lo prlmo stoorn. $5.5Kj) 0.25; poor to modluin, $3.6006.40; stockcrn and feeders, $2.00fr-i.25; cows, Jl.23C4.3S. heifers, $2 0005.00; cannors. 1 1.233?. GO; bulls, $2.00fP 4.00; calves. $2.76S7.M. Hogs ItccolptH '.o.OOO; tomorrow, 30,000; mar-hot mar-hot 5i10c higher. Mixed and butchers', $1 65 0274; good to cholcu heavy. $1,800-1.90, rough heavy. $4.6501.75; light, $l.r5fil 73; bulk of Kales. $1. 70-04. T7'.4. Sheop Receipts 15.000. Sheep steody; lambs, shade higher. Good to choice wethers, $5.10 G-d.60; fair to choleo mixed. $l.0OSt.D0; Western West-ern sheep, il.00tf5.e0: natlvo lambs. $j.50 7 63; Western lamba. $5. 701? 7. 73. Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 31. Cnttle Itecolpts 2SO0. Market strong to S10c higher. Natlvo steers. $2.40S3.60; cows nnd holfcrs, $3.63C 1.60; ennncrs. $1.50ir2.25; stockers nnd feeders, $2.23-01.0'); calves, $2.0)03.55; bulls, Blngs, etc , $1.S0C3.50. Hogs Itccclptfl 6K. Mnrket Ec higher, Mixed. $4.607J4.63; light. $I.D0I.S3. pigs. $3.75 4.40; bulk of sales, $1.5001.53. Sheep Receipts 2S00. Markot lPc higher. Wo9tem yearlings. $3.7535.20; wethers, $5,000 5.M; owes. $I.25U&.23; lnmbs. $0.107.40. St. Joseph. ST. JOSEPH. Jan. 31. Cattle Receipts. 26O0. Steudy to easy. Natives, $3.75ff5.23; cows and holfors. $1.601.25, stockers uud feeders, $2,60 Q.00. Hogs Receipts, 6JO0: 6fll0c higher; light, $4.60tl.75; medium and heavy. $1.6.''.Tj4.83. Sheep Receipts, 0100; 10tf15o hlghor; Colprn-do Colprn-do lambs, $7.-15. New York Butter. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Duttcr. strong; street prices, extm creamery, 20V4lS30c Official price, creamery 'common to extra, 20jf29V4c; do held common to extra, 24tf2Sc; Stato dairy, common to extra. 1S-JJ20C, renovated do 1CW 25V4c, Western fnetorj', common lo choice, 16 f?23c-, Western Imltutlon creamery, common to choice, 19fr29c Choi-so and eggo unchanged. Now York Sugar. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Sugar Raw, firm; fair rfflnlng, 4ic; centrifugal,- ,M test, 6Hc; molnsKcs BUgar, Uc, Roflned, firm; crushed, $6.S3; powdered, $6.25; gTunulntcd, $0.15. St. Louis Wool. ST. J.OUIS. Jan. 31. Wool, easy: medium grades, combing and clothing. 23f2!y4c: light flno. I8ft22c; hcuvy rino, 14i7c; tub washed, 27ff41c. New York Fruits. NEW YORK. Jan. 31. Thoro no chango in tho market for evaporated upplcs. Demand De-mand Is light, but holdors show n6 disposition dispo-sition to grant concesnloiis from recent prices, nnd In somo instances it Is said the prlmo fruit Is hold a llttlo over tho rango given. Common is quotod at 4i05c; prime, G',iu'6$4e; choice, 0',4HJCc: fancy, 6V4t7c. Reports fram tho const Indlcato small slocks of prunes and. tho statistical position consequently conse-quently Is considered ntrong. Tho local niot cltuatloii shows no improvemont, howovor, with quotation tlll rnnslng from 2c to C4c for California grades. Aprlcotx nro scarce nnd firm nt lOiflOUc for choice, 11012c for oxtm choice, nnd nt l2l.rio for fancy Peaches aro unchnnged nt 9V6ffl0c for choice and 10U.V10?lc for extra choice, and ll'iQl.'c for fancy. |
