The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1895, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAR 1895 CH 16, WORLD SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver continues to rise. Mixed Rice selling freely. ‘ Wheat steady. Barley higher. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. Hay in moderate receipt. Beans very stiff. Almond crops damaged by frost. Peaches, Cherries nd Apricots also injured. Mexican Dollars higher. toes and Unions unchanged. teer and Cheese wealk. livelier and firm. Hens weaker. Game in light recelpt. Oranges, Lemons and Limes lower. Dried Fruit slow. Hams, Bacon and Lard tending up. Small sales of Wool. Hops and Hides dull. Beet and Pork firm. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. USITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- TURE. WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 5 P. M.—The pressure is highest to- night in the platean region of Nevada, Utah and Southern Idaho and lowest in the vicinity of Van- couver Island. Fair weather has prevailed in all sections westof the Rocky Mountains, except oc- casional light showers in Washington and light snow-flurries in 1daho and Northern Utah. There has been o s'ight rise in temperature throughout Nevada and California, but the tem- perature still remains 5 to 10 deg, below the nor- mal. Light frosts are probaple vet to-night, but will In 110 section be as severe as last night and the night before. After to-night no further injury from 1rost from this cold wave is antlcipated. rollowing are seasonal rainfails as comoared with those of last season on same date: Eureks 32.62, * season 46.04: Red Bluft 24.45. last season 0 21.54. last season 13.83: San last season 16.06: Fresno11.27, Los Angeles 12.39, last season . Jest season 5.92: Y uma 2 Jast seAson 6. 6.39: 5 an Diego 10. Season 2.16. Francisco data: Meximum temperature 53 deg.: minimum. 41 mean, 47 dez. Forecas: made at San Fran hours ending midnight, March 1 alifornia—Fair; _slowly rising ¢ nearly stationary temperature oast; frosts in exposed places evening along the coast. Southern California—Fair: slowly rising r in_exposed places to- sh variable winds. air: warmer, except nearly sta- ire at Carson City slightly warmes : warmer in western portion. For San Fran and _vicinity—Fair: slowly rising temperature during Saturday; fresh south erly winds during the day, shifting to westerly Sat- urday even: For perature: ligh % i air For Arizona—F ‘W. H. Haox, Forecast Official. NEW YORK MARKETS. NEW YORK, March 15.—There was an active trade on the Stock Exchange to-day, but the spec- ulation was frreguiar, and in most cases the net re- saltsof the day's ransactions was the establish- ment of & lower range of values. The chlet Inci- dent from a speculative point of view was the declaration of & 1 per cent dividend by the di- rectors of the New York Central Railroad Com- pany, being a reduction of 14 per cent from the regular quarterly rate. The scaling of the divi- dend was expected, but the sireet was not pre- pared for the statement that the payment of the 1 per cont dividend left a deficit on the quarter of nearly $600,000. Thé stock opened 1 per cent lower, but_on good buring an advance of 1 per cent to 953 was effected. At the higher figures there were neavy offerings, which caused a break to 941%. Strong SEPPOTL Was given 10 the stock around 9414, which brought about & recovery to 9534. At about this time came the news of the dircctors’ action and the stock slumped Off to to 9434 before the news was officially received on the Stock Exchange. Tt bad been arranged that npon the exchange being notified the stock should be ac once guoted ex- dividend, and the first sale ex-dividend was at 355, from which a decline of 1 per cent was made 10 9254: a rally of % followed, witha final re- action of 14, making the net 10ss on the day 1% per cent After an early break of 34 Sngar moved up 114 per cent by the eligu Tailied 1 per cent, reacted 35 the day of 114. ' American cent o the closed within 14 per cent of the lowest. The Coal shares were favorably influenced in the morning, but reacted in the aflernoon in_all except Reading, which closed at anadvanceof 75. General Electric osing with « loss on Tobacco broke 3 per gained 115 per cent. Speculution in bonds was less animated to-day. Sales. $1,442,000. Government bonds firm. State Railroad bonds bonds inact strong; Pen sales, none; ¢ Grai Petroleum April option Wool—Quiet Oranges—Firm; California, $2 50@3 50: Ha- vana, 3 50@4. Piz jron—Weak; Scotch, $19@20; American, $9 50@12 50. Copprr—Steady; brokers’ price, 8934; exchange price, $9 25@9 30, brokers' price, $3; exchange : straits, $13 40@13 50; plates weak. domestic, $3 123 10 tons Jul, rch, $13 3214 Coffee—Options o ruled very dull bry oints net decline. Sales, 2500 bazs, including: May, $14 75@l4 80: June, $14 75; September, $14 65; December, $14 10@14 50 £pot Coftee—Rio firm; No. 7. 1634c. Mild—Steady; Cordova, 1814@18c. bags Maracaibo, B Raw, firm; sa 3c. Refined—Fi in, $13 25; 25 15 tons April, $15 40. ied steady and unchanged, of the dav,and had a final Sales, 600 es 15,000 bags centrifugal, rm. CHICAGO MARKETS, CHICAGO, March 15.—Wheat—The opening of the market was made under some excitement. There were few sellers and & host of buyers at 575c for May, compared with 5734c at the close of the session yesterday. The briskness of the de- mand alarmed & number of the smaller shorts, and in five minutes the price had advanced to 58c. There were millions of wheat held by the local | crowd in the pit, which had a tempting profit in it at 58¢; 15,000,000 bushels were put on sale, the consequence of which was a tumble to 57%4c. The | crop damage reports of the day before and the buy- ing of wheat in the Western cities by country millers whose mills are at polnts where there should be ample farmers’ supplies were supple- mented this morning by strong cable advances. The market acted freakishly and unsettled, with frequent and quite considerable fluctnations, 5744c and 57%c being consecutively the prices several times and the range extending to 57%c and 58c twice during the jforenoon. Millions of bushels were wanted on each drop 10 57%sc and just as much for sale at 58c. The closing cables were firm, and this helped the bulls, but in the last few minutes of the session there was heavy realizing, and May closed at 57%gc. . Corn—The market was stale and uninteresting, The traders were indifferent as a ruleand the range of prices was light. The highest price was made for May and that within a few minutes of the open- ing was 4654@46%4c, and thelowest, which quickly followed, was 4613@46%5c. Fluctudtions followed those of wheat. Oats—The market attracted even less attention | than ever and followed corn entirely. May ope; at 2954@29%, ¢ and cl at 2914c bid. e Provisions—The market was ‘nervous and ir- regulur. The price went up with a rush at the opening with Armour a heavy buyer. Commission men found great trouble in filling orders satisfac- o and it was impossible to get the nominal market price whether the order was 10 buy or sell. May pork was sold at the opening at $12 25 and 812 45 at the same_time, broke back to $12 123, and up again (o $12 30 before it settled down (o A somewhat steadier decline. Tt finally got down to $11 9715 and closed at that, as compared at 812 1214 at the close yesterdav. Lard closed 21pc Jower, aud ribs were unchanged. The course. of rrlces was mysterious, giving evidence of manipu- lation. “The leading futures ranged as follows: Highest. Lowest. 3/5c 574sc g 44340 45040 46c 5 ....81245 $1195 July, e $1245 $1210 Lard per 100 ibs— Short Hibs per 100 165 & 8026 3005 < “§8 1745 860714 Cash quotations were as foliows: Flour—Strong; No.2 Spring Wheat, 57 No. 3 Spring Wheat, nominal; No. 2 sip@sec: No. 2 78NS White MY GS ke . 3 Heshe. c; No. , 8134 4c: No. e, 5oc; Ro5" Barley, 4@00c: Nor 3. 0ea5e: Novd. pominal; No.'l Fiax Sced. 81 40@1 4015 Prime Timothy Seed, §5 75: Mess Pork. P bbi, 211 8734 1a@8 80: 12 00; Lard, ¥ 100 Ibs, §6 77 Short ibs, Sides (l0ose). $5 80@5 85: Dry Salted Shoul- ders ' (boxed), $434@4%%: Short Clear Sid (boxed), $6 gzu{?e‘ isky, distillers’ finished goods, per gal, §1 2815, On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar- ketwas firm. _Creamery, 10@18c; dairies, 8@16c. Eggs firm, unchanged. Livestock. Four thousand head was the estimated supply of cattle for to-day. Prices were without important change. The meagerness of the receipts rendered any softening of the price out of ihe question. Haraly any good suip Ing stock was oftered. There were & few were good enough to bring e brokers, declined 2 per cent, | iure to hold the annual meeting, and | k under local selling, closed dull at 5@10 | MERCA $6@6 15, but most of the work was done at prices below $5 25. Hogs—Active and 10c higher: lights, 84 20@4 56; mixed, $425@4 60; heavy, $4 S0@475; sough, $425@4 40. Sheep—Active and firm; common to extrasheep, $275@4 75: poor to fancy lambs, $4 50@5 60. There were few sales of sheep below $3 75, and the greater part of the lambs were sold at 85@b 40. Good to extra shecp and Iambs are higher than at the close of last week by 15@16¢. Receipts — Cattle, 4000; " calves, 300; hogs, 26,000; sheep, 7000. THE EASTERN COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK, March 15.—The cotton mar- ket had an upward turn to-day, the net gain being 8 points, the highest pointof the day being about 10 points above yesterday's closing. There was covering by local shorts, purchases for the outside accounts: Liverpool firm and higher. Al this com- bined to make the improvement here. NEW ORLEANS, March 15.—Futures steady: sales, 126,000. Muarch, 5.73@5.75¢; April, 5.69@ May, 5.63@5.65c; July, 8.786@5.77¢; Au- R0@5.8lc; Seplember, 5.83@5.84c; Octo- November, 5.90@5.91c; Decem- ber, 5.93@5.95¢. OMAHA LIVESTOCK MARKET. OMAHA, Nebr, March 15.—Cattle—Receipts, 1200. Market stronger; steers, $4 25@5 40; bul $4 40@4 90; cows and helfers, §1 25@3 75; bul 82 30@3;_stockers and feeders, 82 25@3 85; bulk, $2 80@3 25. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 15.—At the wool auction sales to-day 14,765 bales were offered, of which 1000 were withdrawn, the latter mostly merinos. A fair quality was offered, which wss competed for briskly. France was an active buyer for faulty parcels outh Wales—6226 bales. Scoured, 5144@ New 15 816d; greasy, 4@914d. Queensiana—1175 bales. Scoured, 532d@1s 3Yed: | greasy, 43,@734d. Victoria 2498 bales. Scoured, 5l%d@ls 2d; greasy, 5d@ls 1d. South Australia—500 bales. Scoured, 9@10%ad; caland — 2267 bales. Scoured, 914@10%4d; e asd. greasy, 515@9%4d. Cupe of ‘Good” Hope and Natal—2038 bales. Scoured, 5d@1s 414d; greasy, 414@61d. STOCKS T NEW YORK, March 15.—The Evening Post's London cablegram says: Consols were casier to- day. Other markets were good. Americans I opened strong on the St. Paul dividend. Reading | was weak; Central Pacific fluctuated wildly on the meeting of the sharcholders. The gist of Mr. Wil- son’s speech was at the very end and sales had been affected before his statement to the effect Mr. Huntington undertakes on behalf of the | Southern Pacific that the existing arrangements | will be modified to the extent that from the com- mencement of the current year the Central Pacific shareholders shall receive a minimum dividend of 1 per cent guaranteed by the Southern Pacific one-half payable in July and the remainder to co: tinue until satisfactory lesisiation is obtained_for an adjustment of the company’s debt to the Gov- | ernment, when the dividend will be increased to 2 per cent for a guaranteed period of two vears. Tha | price closed firm at 1514, New York Centrals | were firm. The American loan is at 6 per cent | premium, Americans buying still more. Jobbers | are leaving other stocks for Kaffirs, which are booming furiously hereand in Paris. THE ADVANCE NEW YORK, March 15.—One of the leading bullion brokers in this city, speaking of the recent advance in silver, said to-day to the Associated Press Wall-street reporter, that it was due to spec- | ulative buying in London, which market governs the price of the metal here. The chief factor n the rise was the expectation that peace would be | made between China and Japan, which would increase the demand for siiver independent of any | 'war Indemni that might be called for by opening | up the nese trade to the world. So far as his | inforn ion went the London banks with connes | tions in the East were niot stocking up with silver. otwithstanding that fact he believed the white metal would reach a higher level. The offerings of silver in this market he declared to be up to the | average, and said that there was no evidence that | thé smelters were holding back their products for & rise. The output of silver has decreased materially within the past two years and that fact, he stated, must be taken into consideration in basing any calculations as to the present offerings of silver compared with those of a date previous to two ears e20. IN SILVER. FLOATING THE CHINESE LOAN. NEW YORK, March 15.—A special to the World from London says: London financial circles are much interested in the question of the floating of | the Chinese loan if the negotiations for peace de- | pend upon China paying a heavy Indemnity to | Japan. The last Chinese loan was almost an abso- | lute fallure on the London and Continental mar- | kets, although it was gnaranteed by the customs duties at the treaty ports. The representatives of the Rothschilds ard other large firms here said to- | nisht that no proposition has been received for an | indemnity loan. 71 1t is very large there certainly | will be the greatest difficulty in negotiating it. | i | | occupy Peking and administer the affairs of the | Celestial Empire. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. NEW YORK, March 15.—Bradstreet’s to-morrow will say: There are fewer new and favorable trade | features this week than unfavorable ones, but in most instances they outweigh the latter, which point to the continuance of asmall volume of | business and guiet demand. In addition to the in- Fereased competition here by Australian wools, de- mand for the raw staple has fallen off, and word is | are using considerable Austratian mixed with the | American staple. The dry-goods trade continnes Gepressed, production being in excess of demand, cotton £06ds being moved generally only at con’ | cessions. On the other hand, prices present the | longest list of increases within a week for many | months. | _Among the prominent ones ere the advances in | Bessemer pigiron 10@15c, 3-16c on cotton, wheat | 255c. Indian corn 14, oats 14, pork $1 25 @ bbl, | lard 30c and sugar 1-16c. Higher quotations are | also reported for leather and hides, with demand more active, and the falling off in stocks of petro- | leum ismade a basis for higher prices for that | staple. Material improvement in the iron and steel in- Qustries is indicated by the advance in Bessemer, | by higher prices for manufactured iron at St. Louis, large orders placed for Southern pigiron and re. veipts of orders for considerable 10ts of rails at Chi- cago. This is significant amous the favorable features of the week. Among Eastern industries | makers of shoes report Lhe recent advance fully maintained. Quotations are unchanged for wool, tin, iron_ore, coke, lumber, coffee and live cattle, while conces’ sions in prices are rumored 0 have been made on coal contracts and _are apparent for print cloths, steel billets, copper and eggs. Exports of wheat (fiour included es wheat), hoth s, this week amount to 2,791,000 bushels. | compared with 8,272,000 bushels last week, 3,258,- 000 bushels in 'the week a vear ago, and with 3,817,000 bushels in the week three years ago. DUN’S REVIEW OF TRADE., NEW YORK, March 15.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade, which issues to-morrow, | will say: Substantially all indications of the state of business are rather more favorable. Farm | products are a little higher, railroad earnings a shade better, clearing-house exchanges small per- centages larger in comparison with two years ago than in February, and most of the industries show & somewhat better front, though their gain is not large. Money markets continue undisturbed, but the operations of the syndicate still prevent expofts of gold and withdrawals from the treasury have of late practically ceased. There is not much_enthusiasm abont the situa- tion, however, because the galn is slow and busi- ness is & long way from what is considered only a prosperous condition. | | Further, the zain is in some cases due to obvious- | Iy temporary causes and to some causes which do Lot make prosperity. The output of pig iron March 1 was 156,979 tons, a decrease since February of 6142 tons weckly; and the increase of unsold Stocks was 52,900 tons in February, or 13,225 weekly. Since January 1 the weekly output has decreased 11,435 tons and the accumulation of un- 80ld stock bas been 124,515 tons. Prices do not rise, and except at Chicagd there seems to be no general increase of demand. This improvement is observed in nearly all parts of the Industry, particularly in materials for agri- cuitural implement works, and at Piitsburg the demand for structural forms continues large. But for the great number of new buildings thas are climbing toward the sky all over the country”the Condition of the Industry would be much less favor- Bessemer pig is weaker at Pittsburg, and while the demand tor bar improves it Talls hort of the : e nactive SR G @ and also wire rods, At elphia prices are no firmer, nor s the demand larger, and reports of ¢ coke do not stiinulate o ing. T Advaice;In n is & shade stronger, but co '0{ l?hs!- e f‘ it copper lower at §9 37 n the cotton manufactures there are signs of im- provement, apparently caused by the sivanee 1 raw cotion. In the finer and fancy woolen goods there is & moderate business, while agents for om and medium grades are waliing for re-orders, Sajng of wool were 4,683,200 pounds, against 5.151,700 last year, and the market is quiet, withont change. yEailures for the week have Beon: 286 in the i tes, against 264 last year, and - ada, againat 63 last year. 7 s . BRAD >TREET’S FINANCIAL REVIEW NEW YORK, March 15.—Bradstreet's financial review to-morrow will say: The market continues to be entirely professional asfar asthe participa- tion is concerned, but there is #mple evidence that | There would be less difficulty if Japan should | received that American dress-00ds manufacturers | the large interests which had been inactive up to the adjonrnment of Congress are _once more taking a prominent part in manipulative movements. While bearish influences have been at work the market has shown throughout a week a certaln undertone of sirength which may be accounted for Dy the fact that the street is acquiring more and more confidence in the ability of the Government vond syndicate to control the exchange market and prevent specie exports for a considerable longer period. The hardening of the money market does not escape attention, and although' its effects are par- tlally offset by knowledge of tie fact that the financial arrangements of the bond syndicate would account for the temporary absorption of loanable funds, there is a feeling of satisfaction at the prospect ofa more active money market. Sugar was the most active of the industrials, but there was also considerable trading in dis- tillers. The plan issued -last week meets with general approval. General Electric has heen strong on rumors of a combination of electrical manufacturing interests. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, March 15.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet’s, shows the total clear ances at the principal cities and the percentage of increase or decrease, as compared with the cor- responding weelk last year. $484,284,044 Chicago. 4,500,098 Boston 83,656,639 Philadelphia’ 58,408,548 St. Louis..... 25,398,860 21,704 Baltimore... Pittsburg, Cincinnat Kansas City’ New Orleans. Buftalo. Milwaukee.. Detroit. Louisvilie. o SRAE S S Minneapolis. Omaha. 3,019,293 Providence. 4,525,800 Cleveland. 4,775,748 **Touston. 4,81 St. Panl.......lllllll 488,675 Denver. . 3,750,110 Indianapoils. I 8,342183 Columbus. S 3,331,900 Hartiord. ceees 2,058,860 Richmond.. 2,167,608 Washington. 11904,619 Dalias 2,650,277 St. Joseph....... o 1,884,247 PrOCINE o - 2,29, Memplis Portland, Rochester. w Haven. Savannah. Springfield, Mass. Worcester. Portland, Me. Atlunta. | Fort Worth. **Waco. Syracus Des Moines Lowell. A Wilmington, Del ‘\_'on'olk Los Angeles.. Tacoma. 3 Saginaw, Mich. Spokane.......... csonville. .. Lincoln | New Bedford. Wichita. .. Birmingham Topeka. Lexingion, Ky. Binghamton *Bay City, Mich *Fall River. *Akron, Ohio.... . *Springfield, Ohio. . *Canzon. Obio.... *Sioux Falls.... ... *Fremont. Nebr. . | *Hastings. Nebr. *Chatianooga. .. *Fargo *Nashvilie *+Galveston 4,336,915 Salt Lake. 1,072,700 *lielena. 479,981 Rockford..... 302,809 #=Little Roc] E ranton...... *Kalamazoo Totals, U. | Montreat.... Toronto......... Halisax Hamilton. ... .. Winnipeg. 5 655,379 Totals. . $17,449,205 *# Not included In totals because containing other | items than clearings. * Not inciuded because no comparison for last year. NEW YORK STOCKS. Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad Bonds. Money on cali easy at 116@2%: last loan 114%; closed 134%. Prime mercantile paper, 374 @616%. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in | bankers' bills at $4 89@4 8914 for demand and | $4 S814 for sixty days. Posted rates, $4 £814@4 90. Commercial bills, $4 8714. Silver certificates, 8114c. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison. 37(Northern Pacific... 274 Adams Express....148 | Preferred....... 1i1j Alton,Terre Huute, 35 |U. P. Den. & Gult.. 3 Preferred .— [Northwestern.. American Express.111 | Preferre: American Tobacco, 90%4/N. Preferred ........105 ' N. : Baltimore & Ohio.. 5214 Ontario & Western Bell Telephone.... 192 Oregon Improvmt. Canada Pacific. 3734 Oregon Navigation nada Souther; 48 Oregon Short Line. Central Pacific..... 17 'Pacific M ceens Ches. & Uhio. .... 163/ Peoria D. & Chicago Alton. .. \146 " Pittaburs. .. | Chicago, B. & Q... 7034 Pullman Palace....155 Chicago Gas. 70% . Con: 132 4 C. C. C. & St. Lounis 3614 Preferred... | Colo. Coal & Iron 4 RioGrande&Westn 1635 | Cotton Oil Cert..... 223, Preferred......... Del. Huds 126 Rock Isiand 1. Del.Lack& Western159 | ISt. L. & § | Denver & R. G. pid. Paul. referred. Distillers | East Ten peiena) aul & Omalia. 30 lisri 2o erred. 1105 Préferred. 164 Southern RIR..... 10 | Fort Wayne. ... 154%a Preferred. . 8114 Great Northern pfd103 ~ St, P. — | Chicago & E 1l pia 8814 Soutl: . 173 Hocking, Vall, 314 Sugar Refinery..... 981y Tllinois Central._... 8315 Tenn. Coal & Tron. 1414 | St Paul & Duluth.. 20" Texas Pacific...... 8% Kansas & Texaspf. 2335 Tol. & O. Cen. pfd.. 75 Lake Erle & Westn Preferred..... Lake Snore. Lead Trust. Louisville & Louisville &N 16 " Union Pacific 708U, w ewAl < Wheeling & L. E... Preferred. Memphis & Charls. 10 | o Minn. & St. Louis. . Michigan Central.. 81 Mexican Central... 734/ Denver & R10G. vy Missouri Pacific.... 2014 General Eiectric. .. 291y Mobile & Ohio. ... 12°"|National Linseed.. 19 Nashville Chatt.. .. 63 |Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 221 National Cordage.. 534 Preferred. 50 Preferred. .. 814 H. & Texas 7Y N. J. Central. 8875Tol. AL A.&N. 168 Norfolk & West pf. 1114 Tol.St. Lonis&K.C.. 1 North American... 33| Preferred. A CLOSING BONDS. U 8 ds, registered.. 1197 Cen Pac 1sts of ’95.100 Do, 4s coupon....1197; Den & R G 7s...... 142’/: U S s, registered..115%a Do, 4s... Do, 53 coupon. .. 11564 Erie 2ds. ... Do, 4s registered 111 | G H & S'A 65, Do, 45 coupon. . 112 ‘ Do, 7s. 0, 25 registe H & Tex Cent b, Pacific 6501 95....100 | Do, bs,... Ala, Class A M KT first 4 Do, Class | Do, second 4s Do, Class ¢ 95 Mutual Union 6s. Do, Currencies .. 95 J Cent Gen bs.. 1113 La, New Consols 43999 Northern bac 1ais 11214 Missouri 6s.........100 Do, 2ds. .. ... 88, N Carolina 6s......127 [Northwest Cons 90, Do, 4s. seees.101 Do, S ¥ deb bs...109 § C Non-fund ... 114 R GrandeWest 1sts 641, Tenn new set 65 i 2 8444 &t. Paul Consels 7s.1241a Do, Bs..... 100" Do, C & P W 5s..11004 Do, 3s.............— S{L&TronMtGen 58 77 Tenn old 8s. 60 St. L. & S.F.Gen 65.103 Va Centuries....... 5814 Southern K. R. 5s.. 86 Do, deferred...... 5%a Texas Pacific firsts. 8534 Atchison 4s 6514 Texas Pac seconds 23 Do, 2d A. tas Canada South 2ds..103 14 Union Paclstof '97.102 |West Shore ds..... 10354 FOREIGN MARKETS, g WHFAT IN LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, March 15.—The spot market is firm_at 5s 134d@5s 2d. Cargoes are firm at 24s 6d March and April shipments. * FUTURES. The Produce Exchange cable gives the following Laverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: March, 4s 9146d; April, 48 9%,d; May, 45 10144d; June, 4s 1034d; July, 45 10344, SECURITIES. LONDON, March 15.—Consols, 10434: silver, 281-16d; French Rentes, 108f 60c Bsx/fillon into Bank of England, £5000. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days.... - 4 8R! Steriing Exchange, Blght? - 'A gg% New York Exchange, sighi ... .. — 0745 New York Exchange, telegraphic... — 10 Fine Silver, spot, 3 ounce. - 613/ Fine Siiver, days....... - 611 Mexican Dollars. ..., Il s0 5055 PRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. ‘WHEAT—The market for futures was easier yes- terday morning, but spot values were undisturbed. No. 1, 871,@88%c P ctl; cholce, §0c B ctl; lower grades, T9@85c; extra choice for milling, 91346 B4c; Walla Walla Wheat, 8215@83%c @ ctl for fair average, 8614@8834¢c for blue stem and 756 @80c # ctl for damp. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL SussioN—-10 o'clock—May—200 tons, 927 100, 9254.c; 800, 925kc; 9300, 9214c¢; 1200, 928 December — 100, 100, 997%c; 900, 99 200, 995/c. ULAR MOENING SESSION—December—1100 Y2 | 186 B box; clusters, $2 25@! s i;&z',sg : 600, 9914c. May—1300, 9235c: 800, 2c: 100, 917%c. AFTERNODS Spssiox — December—1200_tons, 8934c: 100, 993jc. May—800, 91%sc: 1700, 9134c. BARLEY—Continned light receipts have had their effect and spot Barley Is still bigher and in £00d demand, though futures_sre not brisk. Feed, T714@80c for ordinary, and S114@8215¢ B cil for choice bright; Brewing, 86@90¢ # ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL Sissi0N—10 o'clock—December—100 tons, 78340; 100, 7654c. Rgeran Monsss: Srsstox—December—200 tons, 76%4c; 100, 7614¢c. May—200, T9%4c. AFTEENGON Spssiox—May—200 (ons, 78346 Pecember =300, 760; 300, 75%hc; 200, T534c: 100, 7B24¢; 200. 7550, Seller 95, new—100. 6934c. OATS—No furiper change in the situation. Mill- ing, $10734@1 171%; fancy Feed, $1 0216@ 10734; good to choice, 9234c@®1; common to fair, : Red, $115@1 20 B_cil: Black, $1 1 Gray, '95c@sl 02Y2; Surprise, $1 07 cti CORN—Ru; ws no improvement. Large Zslow, 81 Lm0 et Small round Yellow, $1 221481 257 White, 41 17%2@1 25 B ctl. RYE—Quoted at 85@8712¢ ® ctl. BUCKWHEAT—85@95¢ 8 ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Feed B ton; barrels. Net cash prices are: Family extras, #3 25@3 35: Bakers' extras, $3 15@3 25; super- MILLSTU e Flour, 3%4¢ B Ib: Rye Meal, 3c: Giraiiam Flonr, Jo; OAlmeal, 414¢; Oat Groats, 5c Aarl Barley, 414@434¢ ¢ 1. CORNMIAL, 1LTC.—Table Meal. 3@3 e (;@7 5 Hominy, 415,@435c ¢ Ib. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. MIDDLINGS—$17@19 @ ton. FEEDSTUFFS— Ground and rolled Barley, ton: Cottonseed Giicake, $26 @ ton. TAY - Receipty have, boen more moderate ot and Oat, $8@11; Barley, #3@10; Oat, $8@10 50; Afaira 58 50 50: Clover, 8 50@9 50; Com: STRAW—70@80c % bale. There is very little coming in. BEANS—Peq and Small White are very stiff and for small 10ts from store an advance over the quota- $176@190 % ctl; Small Whites, $250@2 85; Pea, £2 50@2 85: Large Whites, $2@2 75; Pink, $1 40 1 !‘1)@ 5 ;fuwm 85: Blackeye, $2 75@3; Red @3: Lima, $i 50: Butters, $2 26@2 60 FLOUR—The China steamer took out 16,060 fine, $2 10@2 40 B bbl. fei Cracked Wheat, 31p¢; Buckwheat Flour, 5ci Corn, $26@26 50; Cracked Corn, $27 BRAN-—$13@14 P ton. $17 50@18 B ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill, $25 B late. Wheat quotable at $8@11 50 3 ton; Wheat pressed, $8 50@10 50; Stock, $6@7 B ton. EEANS AND SEEDS. tions can be obtained. Bayos are quotable at 75; @ : Red. ox smialt and 83 50@3 B cli 1o large, SE&DS—Yellow Musiard, $1 00@2 8 ctl; Trieste, #1 75@2: Native Brown, $1_50@1 75; Flax, 32 25 @2 509 ctl; Canary 4¢P lb; Alfalfa, 7@734¢: Rape, 134@215¢c; Hemp, 3@334¢ B 1b. DRIED PEAS—Syit Peas, dlac; Green Peas, $160: Niles, §1 20@1 35; Blackeye, nominal— none offering. POTATOES, re quotable at 135@2c ¥ 1b; Sweets, 75c¢@ $1 25 B cil for Riversand $2@2 25 for the cholcer R ctl; River Reds, 25 and Tomales Burbanks, banks, 50@95c; Salinas ONIONS—Quoted st $1@l 25 @ _ctl for good to choice, T5@yie for ordinary and 35@50c for cut. VEGET i and Asparagus were in moderate receipt and still firmer. Arrivals were 210 boxes Aspuragus, 259 boxes Rhubarb and 76 sacks Peas. Hothouse Cucumbers, 75c@$1 @ doz for large and 50@60c B doz for small: Asparagus, 5@10c B b for ordinary and 1214@16¢c for fancy; Rhubarb, 75c@H1 3 box; Los s Green Peas. 3@6c @ ib: Bay Peas, 5@7c tring Beans, 25¢ B 1b: Mushrooms, 10@lfc @ lb; Dried Okra, 19%ac; Dried Peppers, 1235@15¢ @ b: Miarrowfat Squash, $10@15 P ton; Hubburd Squash, $10@12; Cab bage, 60@70c B ctl; Feed Carrots, 30@40c; Garlic, 3@ic P b BUTTES, CHEESE AND EGGS. BUTTER—Prices are no lower but the marketis still very soft. CrEAMERY—Fancy, 15@16¢ B Ib; seconds, l4c. Darkry—Fancy, 121%@itc; good to choice, 10@ 12c: medium grades, 732@9c @ Ib; store Butter, 6@7e B 1b; pickled roll, fickin and creamery tub, nominal CHEESE—Weak snd in large supply. Fancy mild new is quotable at 7@8c ® Bb: common to z00d, 6@614c; Young America, 8@l0c: Eastern, 18@l5c, latier figure for cream: Western, 10@11¢ b, “EGGS—Prices are no higher, but the market is stiff. Buyers, having cleancd up all the store Eges, are now buying ranch Iiggs freely and they are much livelier than they have been in consequence. S:ore Eggs, 11@1135¢ 3 doz; ranch Eggs, 12156 13¢ B doz. POULTRY AND GAME. POULTRY—Gobblers are dull. Other Turkeys sell fairly. Youns stock continues sti¥. Hens are in better supply, dull and weaker. We quote Cali- fornia stock: Live Turkeys, 9@l0c b for Gob- blers; 11@12c @ b for Hens: Dressca_Turkeys, 11@l4c # Ib; Geese 3 pair, §1 5 Ducks, 6 @7 50 @ dozen; Liens, §4 50@6 doz; Roosters, youns, §6 50@q 80; do, oid, $4 B Fryers, $6 ©@6 50} Broders, 85 50@8 for lar, d $4@5 for smail; Pigeons, $2@2 b0 for young and $1 75 @2 for old. GAME—Very little came in and the market was largely nominal in consequence. Gray Geese, $2 50 P doz: White Geese, $1 50; Brant, $1 50@1 75: Honkers, —; Hare, §1 @ 'dozen; Rabbits, $1 50 for Coitontails and $1@1 25 ® doz for small. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS, ORCHARD FRUITS—Reports from all districts in the northern part of the State are to the effect that serious damage to Peaches, Apricots and Cherries by the sharp frost i§ feared, though the extent of It will no: be defimtely known for a week or two. Apples, $125@1 60 % box for cholce o fancy and 60c@¥1 for common to good. 4 FRUITS—Five cars were anctioned as : Fancy Navels, $1 90@2 15; choice do, $1 40@) 85 standard do, 85c@$) 50: fancy Seed- linZs, §1 60; choice do, 60c@31 50; standard do,”T0a95c; Mediterranean Sweets, 81 50@1 60; Malta Eloods, $1 40: St. Michaels, $2; Lemons, $1 S6. Orunges are a shade easier. Lemons are lower. Limes ar cheaper under fresh arrivals. Date are quoiable ut 415@bc B B: California Navels, @2 75 # Lox: Beedlings, 81 25@1 75; Sicily emons, $3 504 50: California Lemons, $1@1 50 for cominon aud $2@2 50 for good Lo choice; Mexi- can_Limes, $5 5(@6 50 ® box: Bananas, §1 25 @2 @ bunch; Pineapples, $6@7 ® dozen. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. DRIED FRUITS—Widespread reports of severe damage to the crops by frost have not yet afected the market, which continues siow. Prunes, 4 sizes, 414@4bkc: smaller sizes, 234@4c; Apples, 414 or quariered, 415@5c for sliced and 5@5ac for rad: Bleached Peaces, 4@6c; Apricots, @7 ior fair 10 choice and 71c for fancy Moor- Pears, 4@dlpe for eveporated halves, 3@4c for querters ard 1 b @2e for inferior goods; Plums, 83a@4lec for pitted and 1»,9% for unpitted; Figs, black, 5c tor pressed and 134@2c for un: ressed. pRAl INS AND DRIED GRAPES—Grapes are firm at the improved prices. Raisins—four-crown, loose, 4¢ @ Ib: 3-crown, 21gc; 2-crown, 2¢ @ Ih; seedless Suliunas, 284@2c P Ib; seedless Mus' catels, 13,@2c; $-crown London layers, §1 15@ 2 7h; Dehesa clusters, $2 50@3: Linperial clusiers, §2 75; Dried Grapes— ll/@% I%4¢c % . NUTS—Reports from the northern Almond dis- tricts give gloomy accounts of the damage by the Tecent frost wave, but the extent of the injury is not yet known. Chestnuts quotable at 6@8c @ 1b; ‘Walnuts, 739c @ 1b for paper-shell and softsheil, and 6@7¢ for hardshell; Almonds, 3@4c for hard- shell; 0@T1,c for softshell, and 8@9c for paper- shell; Peauiiis, 5@6c for Eastern and 4@4lac for Californfa; Hickory Nuts, 5@6c; Pecans, ‘be for rough and Sc for polished: Fiiberts, 8@9¢; Brazil Nuts, T@715c P 1b; Cocoanuts, $5@5 50 @ 100. HONEY—Comb, 11@13c @ Ib; water-white ex- tracted, 7c; light amber extracted, 5% @6c; dark amber. 5@5lsc B th. BEESWAX—25@27c B . PROVISIONS, CURED MEATS—The China steamer took out 125 tons Bees, 100 bbls Pork and several invoices of Hams and Bacon. All sorts are stiff and a far- ther advance is looked for. Bacon, 8@814c 3 1b for heavy and 81,@9c fb_for light medium; 81 10c B 1b for Iicut and 10%ae for extra light and 12 @14c for susar.cured: kiascern Sugar-cured Hams, 13502 California Hams, 10%pc; Mess Bees, $7@7 50 ® bol: extra mess ao. $8@S 50; family do, $10@11; €xtra prime Pork, $10 5U@11; extraclear, $17 o g,s k) llllll: mess, $16@16 50 bbl; Smoked Beef, 12@10¢ 3 1h. LARD—The Eastern market is higher and this market would have probably advanced ere this Were it ot for lurge stocks. Eastern, tierces, 634@ S3c 9 I for compound and BYec @ B for piie; pails, 9%4c: Caliornia tierces, 6¢ for compound and -;."Pb@zu tor pure; halfbbls, 8@8%4¢; 10-1b tins, 8l5¢ @ Ib: do 5-1, 9 B 1. COTTOLEN TV ory firm with an upward ten- (lianl;’y 2t T%c B Ib intierces and 8l5c B 1 in tins. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Weak and very dull. Heavy salted steers are quotable at 6@6%4c B 1b; medium, 5@514c; light, 4l4@4%ac; (’)Iowhmes, 414@5¢; salled Kip, 4%ac; salted Calf, 7c: salted Veal, 5lpc; dry um%a. usnal selection, §@9V4c; dry P, iry_Calf, 12@13c; prime Goatskins, 20@35¢ each; Kids, he; Deerskins, good summer, 26@30c; medium, 15@25¢: winter, 10¢: Sheep skins, shearings, 10@20¢ each; shori wool, 238 85¢ each; medium, 30@4be each; long wool, 4 60c cach? Culls of 4li_kinds about 1 less. TALLOW—No, 1 I'Pnnlere(.l@fl/l.c&@ country Tallow, 815@dc; refined, 8¢ ' Grease, S¢ T th. WOOL~Small sales of new clip are being made, butthe market as & rule Is dull. Quotations fo the Spring clip are as follows; San Joaquin, year’ slaple, 8a7o § B; do stven month’ 8@Sc % Ib: Calaveras and Foothill, 8@l0c # B. “We gnme old Wool as follows: Free Mountain Fall, Jc kd llh:sllerecnve Fall, 4@5¢; Southern and San oaquin Spring,-6@Sc. HOPS—Choite, 634@73e: common (o good, 3@ 4c@ . Values show no disturbance. i GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calenita Grain Bags, 4%4c for June and July delivery ex-ship and 43/5@474c ex-warehouse: ‘Wool Bags, 28@30c. COAL—Wel i is_quotable at New Wellington 57 50 ton; Coos Bav. $5 Wallsend, $7; Scotch, $7 50; Brymbo, 37 50; Cumberiand, $13 50 in’ bulk and_$15 50 in sacks! West Hartley, nominal; Pennsylvania Anthracité Egg, $11@12: Cannel, 7 50; Rock Springs, Castle Gate aud Pleasant Valley, $7 5. RICE—Mixed continues to sell’ briskly. Chinese mixed, new crop, $5_50; old crop, $3 15; No. 1, $3 65@3 75; extra No. 1, $4@4 5; Hawailan, $450; Japan, $3 70@3 76 ® cil. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Company quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered and Fine Crushed, all 535c; Dry Granulated, 434¢; Gontectioners’ 4,/456c; Magnoiia A, di4cs Exird C, 43c; Golden C, 374¢: D, 35kc; hait barrels 14c more than barrels, aud boxes 350 more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Everything on the list is steady. Beet is firm and Pork s very strong at the advanced prices. [wm\eme rates for dressed stock from slaugh- terers are as follow: BEEF—First quality, 5@514c¢: choice, 6c; second e S8 quality, 4 4c B . VEAL—Large, 5@éc; small, 612@7c B . MUTTON—Wethers, 6@6bzc 3 b; Ewes, 5@6c. LAMB—Spring. 10@12%5¢; Yearlings, 63:@7c b, o n K- Live Hogs, 355@3%c P D for beavy and medium grain-fed, and 4@434¢ % Ib for small fat; dressed do, 5@7c B Ib. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. FRIDAY, March 15. Flour, qr. sks......19.252 Hay, tons. . 261 Wheat, ctls.. 7' Straw, tons. . . 8 Barley, ctls. 37 Hops, bis. - 13 Potatoes, sk, 315/Wool, bls.......... 135 Oregon. 266/Quick: er, flsks. 100 Onions, sks. 560 Hides, n0.......... 341 Rran sks. 145/W ine, gals. .68,120 Middlings, sks..... 228 e FOR THE TABLE. Everything in market now suggests spring_and spring dinners; tender little chickens for broili ng their heads nearly as large as their bodies; young, lamb, green peas, fresh asparagus, hew poOLatoes, young lettuce, with its accompaniments of mint, parstey and chervil, and an occasional tomato or very small cucumber. Grape fruit is at its best now, and oranges are very plentiful, but apples are rather expensive luxuries, the best Newtown pippins retailing at 10 cents a pound, and as each apple weighs nearly half that amount, one feels that one gets very little for the money. A spring dinner of five courses,and one which would invoive no great outlay either of time, trouble or expense, muy consist 0f a_clear soup, & broiled shad, a shoulder of lamb, new potaoes, green peas, a salad of asparugus or lettuce, and a dessert of sticed oranges and bunanas, with & few slices of sponge cake. ‘The soup can, of course, be prepared the day be- fore it is needed and will require only (o be re-heat- ed. The lumb is in its prime now, and a fore-quart- er varies in price from sixty centsto a dollar; the shoulder bone should be removed and the piece laid flat upon the baking pan, bove side down, not rolled as it _sometimes is, then the little ribs never get 50 brown and crisp as they should Itis a guestion whether delicate young lamb is fmproved by filling the shouider cavity with stuft- ing. 1f it is done no herb nor spice, except salt und pepper, should be used, and the meat should be cooked in a hot oven and_ served at once, as every bit of juiciness and flavor will be destroyed if the lamb is allowed to remain 100 loug in the oven, The new potatoes, after being scraped, should be Put in cold water and_cooked quickly, drained and Steamed for a few minutes, rolled in _chopped pars- ley till every potato is sprinkled with tiny bits of green, and then plentifully anointed with melted butter. The avor of the potato will be injured if the butter is aliowed to become bot and turn 0 oil; a very slight degree of heat will melt it sufficieptly. Gréen peas need very little cooking if they are young aund tender, as they are at present. It Is economy o give a' few cents more & pound for peas in which the pods are weil filled out, and they are selling from 8 1o 12 cents per pound. a There is dwarf’ pea, called the *Improved Daniel Rooke,” which it will be hard to surpass in ex- cellence.’ The peas are very i rge, dark green and sweet, but it is hardly in fall bearing yet. In tne Chinese markets pees are by the pint aiter being shelled: but while that method commends itselr as prudent from a financial standpoint it imn- plies a degree of confidence in the manipulator which we cannot always feel. In cooking peas it is quite common to use & tiny bit of cooking soda to keep the color und insure rapid cooking, but by doing so there is & chance of loosening the skin from the pes and injuring its appearance. A lump of sugar drogped inio the water in which peas are to be boiled wiil keep them green and generally finprove the flavor. Never leave the peas to oak in butier after cook- ing. Merely put Loe butter to_be used with them into a hot dish, pour the peas over it when they are tender and serve at once. Standing in the butter shrivels them and makes them very tough. | Shad js delicious uow, barring its” ever-objection- able needle-like bones, and is very cheapas well; | indeed it seerns in_common with all fish just at present to have no settled value. If you cannot give 12 cents per pound you can have it for 8, 6 or | even 4, but at the latter price it is alimp, dispirited | object.’ At the wholesale marizets fresh’ shad can be had for 8 or 8 cents, and it it is well cooked and served it 18 as good s any fish our market af fords. It is better broiled than baked, but this Is a careful bit of cooking, depending alinost entirely upon the state of the fire, which must be reduced toabed of conls, without a tongue of flame. The to cook skin side up and watched to see that it does not burn. When nearly done turn and slightly brown the other side and send to the table on a hot platier, with a littie melted butter, parsiey and | lemon juice. | Ifthere seems to be a chance of the fish burning | before it is quite done remove it from the gridiron {nnd lay it in a baking pan, pour & cup of cream over and set it in the oven for ten minutes or wmore. When the fish comes from market it should be taken at once from the wrappings, cleaned care- | fully, split open and rubbed with sali. Cucumbers | are 100 lettuce can be used in their place. It is better not 1o leave the lettuce in water aiter it has recovered its freshness and crispnes, as then it suffers in flavor; but when it is quite crisp take it from (he water ‘and lay it on & clean cloth in a cool dark place. The parsley, chervil or chires used with it should be washed 'clean and freshened in water. All three of these herbs are just beginning their spring growth now and are rather scarce. The chervil is in appearance like a fine light colored parsley, but has & sweeter and more pungent taste, and is used as are parsiey and chives to sprinkle upon the leaves of leituce just before (he French dressing is added. They must be very finely chopped and can be used in cor leaves of mint, if that herb is liked. ‘Asparagus I8 still rather high-priced—from 10 to 20 cents a pound—but it Is in tine condition, that which sells for 121% cents a pound being edible stalks and all, and (he stalks are so large thac twenty-five just make the Lwo pounds—a cent stick. It should, of course, be of unitorm that it may be evenly cooked, and should be boiled till very tender, then drained dry and served on bits of butiered toast—not biz, irregular-shaped slices of bread, but either triangles or squares from which all crust has been cut, and which are ioasted a golden brown. When the asparazus is cooked pour over it some melted butter and send it to the table very hot, and send with it a generous supply of Mayonnaise dressing, and eat loast and sll. The Simple dessert of oranges and bananas Is most easily prepared. The oranges are peeled, divided in quarters and cut in slices, the bananas are also pecled and cut in slices, They are arranged in aliernate layers in a glass dish, with sugar and lemon juice over each layer. Sometimes crated coconnnt is added over all, or i1 its place halves of English walnuts. FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Butter is still cheap, owing to remarkably heayy supplics. Eggs are not as plentiful and an advance is looked for any day now. Hams, Bacon and Lard are much higher in the East and the local wholesale markets are expected toadvance at any moment. In fact, Hams have already gone up. Retail prices have been but slightly affected as vet. Turkeys and Hens are slightly cheaper. Fish is in liberal supply and some Kinds are lower. Green Vezetables show little change except Rhu- barb, which is lower. Following is THE price list: 'ALL'S regular weekly retail :T(:‘E 25@35 COAL—PER TON. i Cannel...... 950@10 00| Wellington. 9 New Wel- Scotch...... lington.... 900@ 9 50| Coos Bay... 7 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Bautter, fancy, |Cheese, Swiss. 9 50 950 square *...35@40 Common Eggsdz15@ — do, ® roli..... ;. 30@35 Ranch Eays, 8 dz.15420 do, choice......25@27| Eastern Eggs...... —@ — Ordinary do.......20@ — Honey, comb, #1h. —@15 Cheese, Cal...... 10@12| Cheeme: astera | 19630 MEATS—PER POUND. do, extracted. ...10@12 Bacon..............15@17| Pork, fresh .—@12 Beet, choice. ......12@15 Pork, sal.. 12@15 | “do, good....... . 8@10| Pork Chops. ..\ '12@1p | Corned Beet. 8@ — Round Steak...... 8@10 Ham, Cal..........12@15 Sirloin Steak. .. 1215@15 do, ' Enstern..... —@lb| Porterhouse, do...13@20 Lord.... 1015 Smoked Beet. @15 Mution . 8@10 Pork Sausages. . 20 Lamb..... 12@ —| Veal. -een10@12 Spring Lam] 15@20] POULTREY AND GAME. Broilers, each.. 50@ 75Ducks, each... T5@ 85 Hens, each..... 50@ 65Geese, each. .. 1 50@2 00 Young Roost- Pigeons, § pr.. 60@ 65 ers, ench..... 76@ 9ORabbits, P pr.. 25 @50 014’ Roosters, Hare, each..... 20@ — each...... 66/Wild Geese, ea. 25@ 30 Turkeys, B 18 FRUITS AND NUTS. Apples, B 1h. 4@ SLimes, B doz......16@ — Almonds, B 1. 25 Oranges, B doz. ...20040 Bananas, % doz...15@20 Raisins, @ I....... 5@15 Cocoanuts, each...10@12Walnuts, B 1b.....156@ — Lemons, B doz. ... 25@35 VEGETABLES. Asparagus, B B...10@15/0kra, dry, B ... —@25 Artichoks, ®doz... 35@75 Peppers, dry B ib. .20@25 Beets, B doz......15@20|Pepper, green, B b. —@25 Beans, white, § 1b.—@ 5/Parsnips, B doz. 20 oloted, ... 4@ biPotatoes, B ..\ % 3 Lima, B b..... 6 Do, New, B b... 3@4 Cabbage, each..... 5@ 8 To, Sweet, B Ib.. 3@— Califlowers, each. 5@ —Radishes,gdzbehs.15@20 Cellery, @ bunch.. 5@ S/Rhubarb, 8 1b...... 6@ 8 Cucumbrs, Bdz,1 00@1 50'Sage, B 1. .25@35 Cress, § dz bunchs.15@ —String Beans, B 1. 0 Garlic, ® ... 8Sprouts, B ... 5@ 6 Gireen Peas, b 12 Marft Squash, B b —@10 Lentils, @ b......._8@10Thyme, 8 Ib 0 Lettuce, B doz.. . 15@20/Turnips, B doz....15@20 Mushrooms, ® 1b..20@40Tomatoes, B b.... —@ — Onions, B b....... 2@ 8 FISH—PER POUND. Crabs, each. Do, softshell, @28 Mussels, P qrt.. 11 Ifloy-lm.ca\kl .50@ — 2/Do, Eastern, dz.25@35 T NOW 10 serve with the shad, but a little | ection with a few | gridiron must be well greased and the fish put on | | | | THE STOOK MARKET. terday and the Stocks were dull again all day yes few changes were toward weaker prices. Bodie sold down to $1 25 at noon, but subsequently re- covered to $135. Con. Cal. & Va. declined to $2 65, Ophir (o $1 65 and Best & Belcher to 83c, the other Comstocks belng proportionately off. NOTES. i Das de- The Mayflower Gravel Mining Cormpany clared a dividend of 10c per share, payable on the 20th. Bullion valued at $3300 has been received from the mine. “'he monthly dividend of the Con. Cal. a:dv:.mr:; been passed, as the management de M heat to- appiy the furids on band (o the develop- w ore bodies in the mine. Y ahinual interes: was paid yesterday on the secénd issue of the b per cent borids of the Oakland Gas Light and Heat Company, and ou the secon issue of the Pacific Rolling Mils'6 per cent bonds Y rly interest was paid. e §ono the east crosscut from the south arift, 400 level, was extended 18 feet; formation porphyry and clay. Tn the Bolwer the S arift, 100 level, was extended 72 feet; porphyry. £ TR Tw e tons of ore was extracted from th s\flesu:b\f&r of No.6 and from above the north drift of the 150 level. The ore from the above stopes continues of good grade. g Sl ‘The American Sur:\r Refinery Company has clared a quarterly dividend of 3 per cent on com- Mon stock and 134 per cent on preferred stock, payeble April 2. The stock has been much firmer since the adjournment of Consress. In 1894 this Stock rose from 7555 on Febrnary 1 to 1477 on August 21, but subsequently declined to about 90 before the end of the year. BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Franclsco Stock Board yesterday: REGULAR MORNING SESSTON—0:30. 100 Andes. ...28 300 Chollar. ..58 200 Mex .. 400 Belcher...41100 CC&V .. 350 B & B....901020 ... 470 Bodie. .. 1.301100 G & ¢ 100 Buiwer! 22150 H & N 0 ] 86700 ... .. é% Thaitog 237/200 Justice....18/200 Y Jacket..56 11141/100 Kentuck..05200 ... ... .40 ! AFTERNOON SESSION—2:30. 900 Belcher...40,300 C Point...87]100 Occidtl ¥ 184,500 G, & C, ise above the mainnorth tenae ormation 100 Builfon... 200 Bulwer. 0 100 ... 120400 Overman.15350 400 Caledonia 10'100 .. 14 10 300 Chal C. ...37 300 Ophir ..1.70.200 Utah 1000 Chollar..50200 . “165[ 50 ¥ Jackei.o2 250CC &V 2.65' Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday : REGULAR SESSION—10:30. 200 Andes....26100 Chal Con_ 37100 Mexican..85 300 Belcher.. 40| 50 Confi. ...114/300 Ophir....1.80 100 B& B....91200 G & C. 50 . 134 200 Bodle... 1% 200 1721, 100 1.38100 .70, : 100 507127141600 H & 200 Occidil.’. .05 200 Chioliar..... 50,200 . 0712100 Potost. ....52 500 .52/950 ... .1.10/200 Savage_...40 100 ¢ "5.80100 ...........134(500 Seg Bel.."8 200 34100 L Wash...04/400 79 100 . 721,450 Mex 57 AFTERNOON SESSION—2:30. 100 Alta......32450 CC&V .65/200 Mex... 100 ‘Andes. 100 Belche: 100B & B.. 500 Bodle. 100 100 Builion.. 201100 C Point. 100 Bulwer: .20200 G & C.... 48Y 300 Caledonia. 11100 H & N..1.00 100 Chalnge..36/600 .......1.0215200 ... 100 7300 Justice....17/400 S Nev. 50200 Kentuck 04100 Union 00 Savage. 00 S B& M. 200 Choliar.. 50 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, March 15—4 . 3. Bid.Asked. Bid. Asked. Alpha Con..... 05 09 Julia..... — ol Alta. 31 33 Justice. 178 Andes...""00 28 28Kentuck. ... — 05 Belcher.... 42 Lady Wash.... — 05 Best & Belcl 84 Mexican. b 86 Bodie. . 1.35Momo ...... — 26 Bulion, . 23 Mt. Diablo. 10 = Buiwer —Navajo......... 05 10 Caledoma. 11 Nevada Queen. — 04 Challenge Con. 35 36 Occidentai. 05 Chollar 30 51 0phir. 1.7 Con. Cal. & Va.2.65 2.70 Overman 14 Con. mperial. 01 ~ 03 Potos: 51 Confidence.....1.45 — Savage. 39 Con.New York. 01 02 Seg. Bel 18 Crown Point... 36 38Scorpion....... 04 06 KastSterraNev — 05 Sierra Nevada, 74 78 — 04 Silver Hill..... — 05 05 — Syndicate. . - 04 Gould & Curry. 46 48 Union Con..... 52 54 Hale & Norers.1.00 105 Utai.... D08 08 Jackson........ 35 — Yellow Jacket. 53 55 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, March 15—2 p. 3. BONDS. id. Asked. Bid. Asked. US4sevup. 111~ — | Banks, Commerdial— U S4s reg — |AmerB&TC. — — Cal-stCbleds. — 110 [Anglo-Cal... 58 — 1ElecL6s.10714 — (BankofCal.219 22315 CniraCW 6s. 9915 — CAISD&TCo.. 30 — Dpnt-stex-cp 88°° 91 [FirstNatlonl. 17714180 isnL&P 6510715110 |Grangers. = F&CHRR68.104 ~ — |LondonP&A.122 130 Geary-stR63.108 — |London&SF. — 81 LosAngL6s. 9714 — [Merch Ex... 15 — Do,Gnted.85.100 © — (Nevada - - MKLstChleBs122 — [Sather BCo. — — NevONgR8s. — — | Banks. Savings— NPURR6s.101 — GerS&LCo. 1760 1820 N Ry Cal6s. 95 101 'HumbS&L.1000 — N Ry Cal5s. — ~ — Mutual, 37— Oak Gas 03..103% — SFSavUnioni8s 510 Do, 2d iss 55.103~ — |Sav & Loan..110 150 Omnibus 6s..119 — |Security......250 325 PacRol1M6s.101%, — |Union Trust. — 760 Do. 2d iss 6s.100%4 | Street Rallway— P&O Ry €s.110 120 (Caiiiornla.... — 107% | P&ChRy6s. — 100 |Geary-st..... — 90 Pwist.RREs.110 — Market-st ... 3935 4014 WL&L102 105 Oak,SL&Hay — 100 RiverW-Coés — 100 Presidio ... — 15 SF&NPRRSs 99 — [Sutterst - = SPRRATI 2 - Powder— — |Atiantic D... 10 16 SPRR Calbs, 9214 Californla.... 76 110 Do.lcongid 86 921bGinnt......... 14 16 SPBrRCalfs. — 88 Judson - = SVWaterss.. 11815120 Vigonit....... 25¢c 75¢ SVWaterds.. — 98 | Miscellaneous— SunstT&TBs. — — |BIkDCoalCo. — 20 Sutter-stR55.107%% — CalCotMil - = VisaliaWC 65100 “105 |CalDrvDock. — — STOCKS—Water Edison Light. 9 97 Contra Costa. 55 — IGasConAssn. — - Marin Co..... — 60 [HawC&SCo. — 8 SanJose...... — 100 |HutchSPCo. 815 915 SpringValley 975 88 JudsonMigC. — — Gas— (Mer Ex Assu — 105 Capital, — 49 |OceanicSSCo — 25 Central.....0 95 — |PacAuxFA. 2 & Onk G L&I. 4514 46 Pac Borax... 99 — PacGas Imp. 8775 873 PacT&NCo, — 30 Pacific Light. 4974 — ' PacRoll Mill 20 — Sen Francsco 724 — [ParfPaintCo. — 9 Stockton..... — © 30 [PscTransCo. — 27 Insuranc PacT&TCo 40 — Firemans £d.167 160 SunsetT&T.. 20 — Sun........ — 78 |UnitedCCo.. — 25 MORNING SESSION. - $4000 Market-st Railway 6% Bonds, 122; 25 Edi- son Light & Power Co, 97. AFTERNOON SESSION. $3000 California-st_Cable 5% Bonds, 110: 458 V' Water, 9734 : 55 F Savings Union, 500; 50 Pacific Gas Imp, £74. e REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, Harry F. and Maud S. Woods to Frank H. Woods, loton N line of Green street, 206:415 E of Buchanan, E 25 by N 100 also lot_ on W 'fine of Powell street, 45:10 N of Clay, N 22:11 by W 68:9; also lot on corner of NW line of Market street and E line of Castro, NT, 93:414, NW 90, S 16:47, S 118:5: also lot ‘on SE corner of Valléjo and Scott streets, 8 50 by E 112:6; also lot on N line of Broadway, 87:6 W of Plerce, W 50 by & 100 also undivided halt of lot on S line of Pacific avenue, 45 W of Broderick street, W 60 by S 100; also undivided half of lot.on S line of Pacific ave. nue, 105 W of Broderick street, W 30 by S 127:8%4: also undivided half of 1ot on W line of Broderick street, 100 S of Pacific avenue, S 27:814 by W 105, to correct 1548 d 338; $10. Joseph M. Wood to Anne T. Tubbs, lot on N line of Jackson street, 115 W of Steiner, W 60 by N 127:84; $10. M. Morgenthau Company (a corporation) to Frederick H. and Mary Nielsen, lot on W line of York street, 285 N of Twenty-second, N 25 by W 100: $10. Joseph H. Thomas to Emily Thomas, lot on NW '7:614 NE of Duncan line of San Jose avenue, NW 82:45% SW 27:434, S 77755 street, NE 27, gift. Thomas and Johanna Jennings to Fra lovon N line of Pacific street, 160 F of Jomer K 23 by N 60; $10. % Tstate of Eliza J. Carson (by A. C. Freese, ad- minlstrator) to J. A. Wylley, 1ot on W line ot Tyventy.sixih avenue, 260'S of Q street, S 50 by W Emma M. Macgregor, Willlam Z. Tiflany to Phibe J. Tiftany. lot on W ine o any avenue, NE of Twenty- IR aty-ninth street, avid Macgregor to same, lot on NW line of Tiffany avenue, 270 NE of Twenty- NE 85 by NW 80; §1. ey J. M. Soules to Annie Soules, Railroad avenue, 53:4 N of Servia street, N 26:8, NW 82135, SW 25,SE 90:9, 0'Neil & Hale XW 823k S 90:9, O'Neil & Haloy Jobn R. Jarboe to Frank H. Woods, lot 1, sec- tion 81, lot 2, north section 81, Masc i sion 51, fo 31, Masonic Ceme- lot on W line of o ATAMED covx. James an 0seph Warner of Oakland to M: Ann Cox of Yolo County, lot on E line Df(‘o\l:g road 15:25. Oakland ‘to San Leandro, 166 S of Mountain View avenue, S 50 by E 150, being lot 4, block 2, \Vnrner:rncl. Brooklyn Township; %l“- Alice and F. A. Keen to Mrs. M. J. ‘White, lot on lN‘llge g{ g}f“fi)e‘z(' ‘1320 \kv 'l?' Soto, 50 by N 150, ot 5, block 102, Meek Tract, map 1, Hoywards, Eden Township; §10. Fa T J. P.and S, A. Young of Irvington to H. D. Ford of Irvinzton, lot comme‘?clng At SE corner of J. P. Young’s lot, thence NW 17:6. SW 9:6, SE 13 to beginning. Washington Township: $2. ‘Bernard Higgins of Onkinnd to Hapsiah (vite ot Eaward). lot on N street, at its intersection with a line 100 E of, Ade- line, X 101.38, E 80, 5 100, W 30.03 (0 begtaniu, block 620, Okland: $500. Ty Josiah H Swain to Lucretia H. Swain, lot on S corner of East Eighteenth street and Eighth ave- nie, SE 150 by SYV 300, lots 1 to 6,19 to 24 block 96, Clinton, East Oakland; gift. James H. and Mary C. Taylor of Berkel to Henry Strubm of Berkeley, lot on W line of Hitth Watchers line of Twenty-first of Addison, S 47 b ?fiw’fc‘?‘;‘. Tract B, Berkeley Land and To provement Association, Berkeley; $10. Richard H. Ohea of Alameda to Jam berger of San Leandro, 1o on W line of Ps 95415 < of Blanding avenue, S 50:214. \\ N 50, E_104:9% to beginning, 10i 13, Minturn Tract, Alameda; $10- o Builders’ Contracts. California Safe Deposit.and Trust Compa P. Leprohon, steam heating, etc., on S line of fornia street, 68:9 I of Montgomery; 4200, California Safe Deposit and Trusi Comy E. J. Duftey, plumbing and gasfitti $16,954. 5 Calffornia Safe Deposit and Trust Compar Will & Finck, electrical work, same; # California Safe Deposit and Trust Compan Thomas H. Day & Son, brickwork, eic., s £95,400. Galland Bros. & Caro with I. W. Coburn, ca ter work, etc., on § line of Ridley street, 1 Valencia; $875. Mary O'Leary with James Mooney to 1-story frame building on W line of Clayton 185 < of Frederick ; $2338. William A. Babr with F. A. Hellmuth 10 b W line of Valencia street, 226 S of Six $2585. J. de la Montanya with San Ffancisco Iir .. Company, pile driving. etc., on Clay streer, East; 84218, Caroline 5. Townsend with F. W. Maurlee. bz work, carpenter work, etc.. on E line of street, 50 S of Vallejo; $11,230. —_————————— THE CALL CALENDAR. MagcwH, 1895. March 4, Firs Q 23 March 1o, | Full Moo, |f March 17, 8‘19‘30 Last Qua 25|26 |27 (28|20 ST e A OCEAN Dates of Departure From San Franciec, sans. | Mar 16,12 m AMar 18, 9aM Humboldt... | HumboldtBay | Mar 16._ 9 Santa Kosa..|San Diego.....| Mar 18,11ax Colima......|Panama .. ... | Mar 18, 12x | Yaquina. ... Newport...... Mar18. 8ax Alce Binchd | Portiand.......| Mar 18, 5px Homer-......| Yaquina Bav..| Mar18. 5px Point Loma.|Grays Harbor. Mar 19,12 x Arago. -|Coos Bay......|Mar19.10ax an Diego. Corona...... .| Portland. . Queen. . -.|Mar Mar liax ,10AM Pomona.....| HumboldiBay Mar 20, 2py Weeott......| Eel River.....|Mar 20, 9ax Umatilla'...| Vic & Pgt Snd | Mar 21, 8am Eureka .....|NewDor: ...... | Mar 22, 8ax | Columbi Portland iar 25.10AM TEAMERS TO ARKIV STEAMER | Alice Blanchard| P Point Loma.....|Grays Harbor. . Saturn. Panama. St Paul. .| Mexico. Yaauina.. |Newport..” Homer. ... | Yaquina Bay ... " Umatilla... | Victoria & Puget Sound | Queen | Portland. | Arago. |Coos Bay..... Pomoni Humboldt Bay .. Eel River.... San Diego.. Newpor: Humboldt Bay.. AR s ass oo Victoria & Puget Sound |Portland......... San Dieo. : |China and Japan Humboldt Bay. Humboldt . San Blas. City of Puebia. Columbia.. Santa Rosa.. Belgic...... North Fork. SUN AND TIDE TABLE [HIGH WATER[IOW WATER| U |M00x. |Small. Large. [Small. Large Rises Sets |Rises. 5P 10.014/ 6.19 6.18 0.00a 6.19 0.59a 01 9.50p11.114 6.18 BRANCH HYDROGRAPHIC OFF MEECHAN SAN FRANCISCO, The ttme ball on Telegrapis exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at no meridian, or at exactly 8 p. 3., Gr A.F.F Lieutenant U SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived. FRIDAY, March Br stmr China, Seabury, 23 deys and 8 Hongkong, via Yokohama 14 days 5 hour: and mdse, to P M S S Co. Ship Glory of the Seas. Freeman, T davs from 1 to R Dunsmulr & Sc Crocker, Hielsen, Hilo; sugar, 10 J D Spreckels & Bros cur 8 Danielson, Grusg 24 hours par: 130 M ft lumber, to Taylor & Co; Oakl rect, Sclr Fannie Dutard, Peterson, 7 days from Blakeley; 850 M. fclumber, ©0 Renton, & Co. Selir Chas E Falk, Anderson, 8 days from Port Blakeley ; lumber. to Renton, Holmes & Co. Schr Queen, Thonagel, 21 days from Honolp 7233 pags sugar, to Williams, Dimond & Co. Cleared. FRIDAY, March 15. Edwaras, Eureka; Goodall. Port Holmes Stmr Humboldt, Perkins Br stmr'W ellington, Salmond,Nanaimo; R Duns- muir & Co. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr North Fork, Hansen, Eureka; Chas Nelson. Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, Victoria and Port Townsend : Goodall, Perkins & Co. Br stmr Bawnmore, Woodside, Payta; W R orace &iCo. Whal_stmr Nerwhal, Smith, whaling voyage; Pacific Steam Whaling Co. s o Br ship Tnchcape Rock, Wilson, Queenstown; Girvin, Baldwin & Eyre. &O0x berk Urania, Jensen, Queenstown; Eppinger Schr Prosper, Dypsand, Kodiak; Julius Drosand. Sailed. FRIDAY, March 15. Stmr Whiteshoro, Johnson, s Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Mackinaw, Littlefield, Tacoma. Stmr Columbia. Bolles, Astoria. Stmr Farallon. Roberts, Port Angeles. Ship Spartan, Folite, Seattle. Schr American Girl, Weitkanat, Gra; Schr Parkersburg, Ellinghouse, Coqui Schr Reliance, Jansen, Stewarts Point. Telegraphic. POINT LOBOS — March 15—10 » x—Weath clear; wind NW: velocity 12 miles an hour, Charters. The bark McNear loads coal at Departure Bay for this port; bktn Portland mdse for Santa Ro- salia. Harbor, e River. Movements of Vessels. Yesterday the schr Vega was taken to the ofl- works and the Maid of Oriezns and Sailor Boy from the seawall to Main street. The schr Premier was taken to the flats, the schr Parkersburg to Meiggs wharf and the schr Pearl 10 East Oakland, and the ship Falls of Hillsdale t0 Main street. To-day the schr Geo W Watson will be_towed from Howard street to sea and the H M Kimball from Third street to sea. The ship L J Morse will be towed to Howard No 1 and the Lyman D Foster to Green. The bark Urania and the schr Kodlak will goto sea. The bark Chehalis will g0 from the hay whart to Howard No 2 and the bgrk J A Portland from Oakland Creek to Howard No 8. Spoken. Jan 18—56 S 66 W, Brship Sierra Cadena, from Swansea, for San Francisco. Feb 15—12 S 35 W, Brship Glenfintas, from Ta- coma for the channel. Feb 22—29 N 30 W, Ger ship D H Watjen, hnce Oct 21, for Queenstown. Eastern Ports. NEW YORK—Sailed Mar 13—Ship Arabia, for San Francisco. § Domestic Ports. AEORT BRAGG—Arrived Mar 16—Stmr Noyo, he ar 14. GREENWOOD—Arrived Mar 15 — Stmr Alca- traz, hence Mar 1. PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived Mar 14—Stmr Mineols, from Comox. Sailed Mar 15—Stmrs Lakme and Suzol. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived Mar 10—Stmr Polnt Loma, hience Mar 6. SEATTLE—Arrived Mar 11—Stip C F Sargent, hence Feb 27. PORT BLAKELEY—Sailed Mar 11—Chil bark Guinevere, for Valparaiso. ROCNPORT—Sailed Mar 15—Stmr Scotia,for San Francisco. ¢ L SAN PEDRO—Arrived Mar 15—Schrs Una and uise, from Umpqua. REDONDO—Arrived Mar 15—Schr San Buena- ventura, from Grays Harbor. Foreign Ports. LIVERPOOL—Arrived Mar 13—Br ship Clan Robertson, from Victoris. PANAMA—Sailed Feb 28—Stmr San Blas, from San Francisco. Arrived Feb 24—Stmr Barracouta, from Manza- pilla and satled Mar 3 ior Manzabilla. Mar 5— Stmr Starbuck, from Acajutla. NANAIMO—Arrived Mar 14—Stmr Bertha, from Sand Point. Sailed Mar 1o—Ship Sterling for San Francisco. SALINAS CRUZ—Salled Mar 156—Schr Bangor, for Port Townsend. SUMPQUA—Arrived Mar 15—Schr J B Leeds, tm 0 Pedro. DEPARTURE BAY—Sailed Mar 11—Ship Orlen- tal, for San Francisco. HAIPHONG—Seiled Feb: 5—Bkin Arago, for Grays Harbor. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed Mar 13—Br bark Invermark, for San Francisco. For Late Shipping Intelligence See Eleventh Page. — e 2% Fleventh Page. OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. C. F. WEBER & CO., 800 to 306 Post, St., cor. Stoekton