The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1895, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1895 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Twenty failures last week. silver advanced Wheat and Barley dull. strong. Corn sluggish. Oats ve $iny and Feedstuffs unchanged. Bean: ked up 15c. t Potatoes firm. Cheese firm. Game doing better. Red Bluft 6 ast season 10.57; San Fi 76, last season 9.87; Fresno1.11, last season 4.12: San Luis Obispo 4,00, 1as S: L e last sea- 1.43. last season 1.94; Yuma an Luis Obispo 58, Los An- Yuma 66. ximum temperature 53, 5, mean 48 storm’ which was central last evening in ) Columbia has moved eastward and is cen- jing north of North Dakota, with a on central in Northern Utah. luring the past twelve hours alifornia except in the Upper Sacr: and in the extreme southeast po till raining in Southern California. ow have fallenin Nevada. The period er which has prevailed in Northern greater portion of to-day wil throu mento_Val It i rornia the ecidedly cooler weather is anticipated »u_east of the Sierra Nevadas, but the © will be of short duration je at San Francisco for the thirty at midnight December 21, 1895 fornia—Showers in_the norchwest n the southeast portion; stationary fresh to brisk southerly winds in to-night in southern her; somewhat cooler, ure’ at Los Angeles; ortion. —snow to-night, ending during Saturday; ght showers; cooler. v—Occasional show- peraturs nds shifting to W. H. HaMMox, Forecast Official. NEW YORK MARKETS. Financial. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 20.—The dealings at New York Stock Exchange to-day were at ded with unusual excitement and_prices broke The Venezuelan question loomed into er prominence, and the news relative to the s at Washington was scanned with more concern. Before the opening of the local market it was known here that prices for nericans in London had broken anywhere from 1104 percent. The result was a great rush to sell stocks the minute the board opened for business, he movement continued well into the after- th te badly. gre: oceedin and neon. on, which has been selling our securities rsince President Cleveland’s message on Vene- e zuela boundary matters was sent into Congress, | in at the with liquidating or- is estimated, sold about 50,000 shares of v American stocks. Local operators, who have become weakened financially by the recent break in the Industrials, were forced to sell and thus add to the depression. No discrim n was used, the gilt-ed ues as well as the rattle traps all being thrown on the market, apparently regardless of price. Rumors of heavy withdrawals of goid for export to Europe next we k also had a demoralizing influ- ence. Some of the estimates were thatten miliions will be forwarded, but at the end of the day no one ceuld be found to confirm this or anything like t. Again money, which has been ruling at 2 per cent and under 10 Stock Exchange borrowers, suddenly Tose to 80 per cent, and a Dumber of banks began to call in loans. This helped to swell the amount 1gs of long stock and three Stock Exchange re forced to the wall. e firms in question—Messrs. S. Nichols, Frothingham & Co. and De Neafville & .—in announcing their suspension stated their insolvency was due to the failure of their cus- tomers o respond to calls for margins. At the Consolidated Exchange there were also two small saflures. The ontpouring of stock and the lack of support_from any quarter led to a break of any- where from 1 to 15%; per cent. National Lead preferred declined 1514 to 73, lidated Gas 12 10 139, Delaware and Hudson ational Lead common 8 to 20, Pacific Mail 614 to 2216, Pullman 7 to 150, Omaha 8 to outhern Railway preferred 634 to 2215, Ten- Manhattan 854 to 95, Jersey York Central 615 to 913 ferred 9 to 197, Canada Sout Michigan Central 734 to_9 ned up ders, and Sands & Co., Susquehanna ern 6 to 4414, Tllinois _Steel” 4 to 89, Louisville and Nashe will 1014 to 39, Laclede Gas 814 to 1414, Lake Erie and Western preferre 8 10 65, Lake Shore 8 to 141, General Electric 914 t0 20, Denver preferred 61/ to :mx)%,‘ Lackawanna 2014 4, St. Paul 10 g 0 North- 34 10613/5, Kansas exas preferred 9% to 1814, and Missouri Pacific 814 to 194, The Canadian banks were among the first to call in their loans, and In answer to inquiries some of the foreign capitalists said they were compelled to use the money to purchase exchange. Borrowers were compelled to seek elsewhere, and near the close the Central Trust Company came in the market and oftered 5,000,000, wlich broke ev rate from 80 cents to 6 per cent. In the linzs the rate worked back to 50 cents. The decline In money started up = littie better mand for stocks generatly, and on purchases by bargain-hunters a recosery of 110 7 per cent took place in the standard Issues and 11 per cent in Yead preferred. A rumor which had 'ome influ- ence at this time was to the effect that the head of the Belmont-Morgan syndicate had been called to Washington. Lead preferred rallied 11 to 84. do common_ 4 to 24 Consolidated Gas 635 to 14515, Sugar 434 to 96i1;. Tobacco 8%, 10 72, Lake Shore 3%} to 1465}, Louisville and Nashville 934 10 4234, Man- hattan 5 10 100, New York Central 634 to 951, Canada Soutbern 213 to 463, Jersey Central 21 Rock Isiand 4 (0 67. Delaware and Hud: son 204 1o 1201, Lake Shore 4 (o 146, Susque- banna and Western preferred 314 to 23, Southern Railway preferrcd 414 o 263 Ruober 4 1o 25, Leuther preterred 43 (0 643, and Western Union 27 10 8534, T'he gain was not fully maintained, how: in the final trading the market was fev unsettled. Net changes for the day show losses ot 1t 7 per cent. 1he total sales were 713 shares, Including 118,500 Sugar, 101,000 St. Paul, 300 Burlington and Quincy, 37,300 Tobacco 800 Chicago Gas. e Mercantile Safe Deposit Company reports silver bullion on hand, 208,138 ounces: deposited, Dote; certificates outstanding, 208. eady. Winter wheat, low do. fair to fanc $3 45@3 75; Minnesoia 3 35: do pa- 15@4 10; low extras. $2 26@2 65: city 3 90@4; do. patents. $4@4 25. Southern Jull: easy. Common to fair extrs, §2 10 : good to choice, $2 $0@3. NMEAL— Dull; easy. Yellow Western, 0. D BARLEY-—Nominal. tivi ; lower with options. 6734@68c; afloat, . 0. b., 6776@6015; ungraded red, 1 Northern 643,@6bc. Oprions tive, unsettled and ‘weak at 1Y@ 34c deciine on depressed cables forelgn sel- ling, local realizing, and the financial trouble in Wall street. May and July most actiy No. 2 red, Jan February, 85 March, 6814c; Ma; 6414c: Decem , 6374¢. CORN-—Duil, firm. No. 2, 3315@333c, elevator; 2415@3414¢ afloat. Te duil and firm at Options w M unchanged price: ¥ and January most_active. December, 335xc; J ry, 3354c: May, 343/4c. OATS — Quiet, steady. ~ Options neglected nominally unchanged. N, No. 2 white, 24c: 21c: No. 3 white, 23c; mixed Western while do, 24@28c; white State. 24@28c. Provisions. 11; weak: Western steam, 85 47: City, 85@5 10} December. 85 45; refined, .,u?.‘{; Continent, 86: South Americen, $6 30; compound, $454@5 y 38 75@9 25. BUTTER-Quset: steady . State. datay 13@24 do creamery, 20@27c: Western dalry, 11@19¢: do creamery, 19@28¢: do June, 17@24c: do factor: 10@19c; Kiging, 28c; mitation creamery, 16@22 3 18¢. —Fancy firm. State lerge, 714@10c; do 4@10%%c: Western small, 954@10. 3 full skims. 2@3(.% A LARD—D v: moderate demand. State and Penusylvania. 2)@26c: Southern, ¥ 21c: fce- Touse, 17@19¢; do o case, 83 75@4 25:do Western, fresh, 20@22¢; limed, 17@17Vc, % TALLOW—Easy: quiet. City, 37c bid, 4 asked; 4 c. DD OIL—About steady: qulet. Crude, /oc: yellow prime, new, 28%4c; do, off grades, 21@27Yy ‘air aemand; _Firm. New Orleans, 23@36c. teady, § to 20 points down. Decem ber $1370@18 80: ' Janvary, $13 60@1370; Feb- ruary 8138 40@1850; March, $13 35@13 50; May, $1275@12 90: September, $11 85@12. Spot Rio duil, steady; No. 7, 1414, SUGAR—Raw dull, steady. Fair refining, 3ljc; centrifugals, 96 test, 33@35me; refined, steady, quiet; off A, 4 3-16@434c; moid A, 47 standard A, dgge: confectioners’ A, 4%4c; cut loat and crushed, blgc: vowdered, 47%c: granulated, 455@434c; cubes, 4%4c. ¥ruit and Produce. CALIFORNTA FRUITS—Raisins. London lay- ers, $0c@#)l 25: do loose Muscatels, 3-crown, 3@314¢: do loose do 4-crown, 1Co PRUNES—Four sizes, 514@5 firm; E COMMERCI | 8 ore. | store. AL WORLD. APRICOTS—Rags, 1014@12¢. PEACHES—Peeled, 15¢; unpeelea, 53,@8: A LMON DS—Paper-shell, 11@12c; do, soft-s] 0@ W nell, 10c. HOPS—Were dull: State, common to choice, 2@)0c: Pacific Coast, 3%@10c. London market unchanged. WOOL—Firm: quiet. Domestic fleece, 18@32¢c; Pulled, 16@34c; 1exas, 9@13c. Merchandise. PIG TRON—Quiet. Amerlean. $12@14 50. COPPER—Quiet. Lake, 810 LEAD—Dull. Domestic, $3 . TIN—Inactive. Straits, $1375@1380; plates quiet. Domestic, 83 45@3 50. SFELTER—Dull. CHICAGO MARKETS, . ell, CHICAGO, Tr1., Dec. 20.—A panicky stock mar- ket at New York,with London throwing overboard American securities and the newspapers filled with war talk. were more than the wheat market could stand up agemst this morning. The immediate opening was with a Dnervous feeling and with the crowd selling freely, so that prices from the very start were wealk and lower. Subsequently the trad- ing settled into dullness, but prices remained ina state of weakness. The Liverpool wheat market was quotably steady at a decline of 144 for futures, which did not indicate any fear of a scarcity of grain supplies at t place. receipts at Chicago were 181 cars and 23 816 bushels were taken from tore. Northwest arrivals were 723 cars, ugainst t Friday and 271 a year ago. Export clear- 970 ances at Atlantic ports were 90,485 bushels. About the middle of the session u second alarm was sounded, and prices dropped a fuil cent from the low point established at the opening. The senti- ment was feverish and long stuft_came out regard- less of price. During the last hour a recovery ook place, the New York stock market having rallied the Intense weakness of the morning. Clos- Continental cables were generally lower. May wheat opened from 5834c to 58lgc, declined to Tge, closing at 5716@575sc, 1¥a@l1sc under esterday. Estimated receipts for to-morrow 170 cars. CORN—Was ruled by the same apprehensive feeling that was noted in wheat. Around the open- ing free selling was indulged inby all classes of traders, but with the cessation of excited dealings wheat. corn lapsed intoa condition of quiet. verpool cables were quiet and unchanged, and receipts were 330 cars. No corn was taken from Li Export clearances amounted to 145,879 bushels. May corn opened at 23c, declined to 340, closing at 4c, Vg@ligc under yvesterday. mated receipts for to-morrow 265 cars. OATS—While 1pactive, oats were none the less impressed by the disquietude prevailing in other speculative articles. Yesterday's prices were high by comparison with those of to-day. were 176 cars. There were no withdrawais from May closed Jge under yvesterday. Esti- mated receip!s for to-morrow 156 cars. FLAX—Was easy. Cash, 93@9314c; January, 92c asked; May, 9515@96c. Receiptswere 5% cars. PROVISIONS—Product pursued the same course as grain. and for the reason given in wheat holders were disposed to market their property. It was & market in which alack of confidence overcome the influence of & steady to firm hog market. May gork glosed 1245¢ lower, May lard 7ige lower, and May ribs 715@10c lower. Closing Prices. WHEAT—December. 5i%zc: January, 54%ac; Mur. 57%4¢. CORN—December, 25c: January, 25%4c; May, c. TS—December, 1634c: January, 17c; Feb- rusry, 17%4c; May, 18c. PORK—December, $7 January, $8 374; 1z RD—December, 85 15; January, 85 22%4; May. $5 45. 8 20; 84 20; RIBS — December, May, $4 4214, The butter market was somewhat easier to-day, the demana not being so brisk as it has been. There were no ouiside orders. Extra creamery was quoted at 26¢, with otner prices un- changed. S—Were steady. Fresh stock wasin light and zood demand at 20@21c p er doze: a@1dc. “Was 5@51e per cent on call and 6@ n time loans. New York exchange count. Livestock. 10N STOCKYARDS, Irt. Dec. 20.—The of cattle on sale was fair and the demand light. The coutinued rains kept buyers out of the market. Prices were steady. Offerings of hogs were free, but the demand was good and prices held strong. Most of the supply was sold early. The run of sheep was light, but the market wi little more than steady, the inquiry being restricted. CATTLE — Receipts, 5000. Common to ex:ra ste-vs, £3@5: stockers and feeders, 82 40@ 2 : cows and buils, $1 40@5 bU: caives, $250@5 75; Texans, 82 60@3 80. BOGS— s, 26.000. Heavy shipping lots, #3 45@3 mixed, 35@3 57% ught, $3 35@3 55; pigs, $2 40@3 55. SHEEP—Receipts, 6000. Inferior to Choice, $2@3 50; lambs, $3@4 50. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 20.—Bank clearings totals at the principal cities for the week ended 0A January, 615 per 0. at 5¢ dis supp!; packing and 38 55! December 19, with comparisons, as telegraphed to | | Canada South 2ds.. 1075 Bradstreet’s: Percentage Crrres. Amount. Inc. Dec. New York $681.006 478 20.9 . Boston. 0 80 Chicago. 13.6 Philadelphia. 3 t. Louis, 112 Pittsbure. 18 Cineinnad. 01 Baltimore. 71 San Francisco. 10 Kansas City 7.6 New Orlean: 14.5 Lowsville 4.0 Detroit. . 21 Minneapols. 10.042.629 5R.6 Cleveland. 6,700,401 198 Providence.. 6,410,500 10.3 Milwaukee 5152947 14.1 1ndianavolis. 4,008,861 ... Ruifato. 5.329,217 26.3 St. Paul 5,656,870 Omana. 4:449.730 Denver. Los Angeles. 539,24 .81,185,267,639 ew York 504.201,161 N OF CANADA. $11,968,976 Totals U. . Outsiae of City Montreal. Toronto Halifax Winnipeg. Hamitton. $28,204,405 DUN’S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 20.—R. G. Dun & Co. in their weekly review of trade w! to-morrow Failures for two weeks of December show liabili- tles of $6,510,451, against 86,840,401 last year and £11,679,996 for the same weeks of 1893. Failures for the week have been 577 in the United States, against 349 last year and 32 in Canada against 36 last year. The strong Americanism of the President’s mes- sage has given its character to the week. Popular feeling was profoundly moved, but excepting in stock and cotton markets business was remark- nll and scarcely affected. Seliing of securities held abroad a natural first_impuise, though the sellers are not unlikely intime to discover that no other securities are safer from international complications than the American, Z Cotlon has deciined 4c, and wheat about 2 cents. The markets in this country do not act upon the theory that any interruption of foreign relations is to be expected. Coming at a time when nearly all produce markets are inactive and industries unvsualy dull, the disturbance has affected values much less than might have been expected. Not because of any forelzn question, but solely because of influences which have been in continu- ous operation for months. prices of manufactured goods continued to decline. There is no great Change in boots and shoes, thougb gradually lower prices are offered. Leather still declines, thongh ides at Chicago are scarce and stronger. Prices of iron and steel have fallen about 3 per cent for the week, and are now 3 per cent below their max- imum. Bessemer pig and gray forge and most Kinds of finished products having yielded more or less. Purchases by the great steel companies, it is now evident, were much in excess of their actual con- sumption, and 1t is believed that some furnaces Totals will have to suspend production. as the demand sor manufactured products is too smail to support the output, estimated for the year at 1839 tons by the Pittsburg American Manufacturer. Minor metals are weaker. ‘There is 1o change of importance in the market for foreign goods, which is not active enough to prevent some accumulation. Print cloths are a shade weaker. The market for woolen goods has not improved. Sales of wool are malnly confined to immediate needs of manufacturers, who are buying but little ahead. The imporis of woolen goods continue very large, though smaller than a month ago. It sounds strange to hear the many compiaints of slow collections and scarcity of money at the West, on account of the tardy movement of products {rom the farms, when Western wheat re- ceipts in three weeks have been 18,615,498 bushels, against 9,437,324 last year, while Atlantic ex- ports, flour included, are only 5,812,337, agaiust 6,453,100 last year. Grain is 50 low that a free movement cannot_be .exvected, and vet the receipts are so large that the crop remaining behind must exceed ordinary estimates. The movement In cotton continues comparatively small, but_estimates of consump- tion here and abroad begin to take the place in a measure of estimates of vield, as markets for #0ods are generally dull. There' was a shade of advance in price until forelgn quotations disturbed the market, but it closed with a 34c decline. The stock market went gll o pieces on Friday and closed $3 per share lowet than a week ago for railroads and $3 25 per share for trusts. On Fri- day alone the four more prominent railroad stocks fell an_average of $6 62 per share, ana the five more prominent trusts 83 87 per share, much of the selling being of securities largely beld abroad. BRADSTREET ON TRADE. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 20.—Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: The general business situation has been affected by the precipitation of possible Receipts | 4: common (o cheice | choice assor-ed, $3 50@ | complications with Great Britain. The situation at San Francisco is weaker. A feature is the ex- POTL Of 76,400 bushels of wheat to Sydney. In ad- dition to the lafke quantity of wheat remaining i California, Portland reports 50 per cent of the grain crop stiil remaiming in Orecon. Seaitle is shipping Christmas goods to Alaska, but reports the shinzle industry flat, owing 1o the check to the building indusiry ac the East. Total exports of wheat (wheat flour included as wheat) from both coasts of the United States this week amount to 2,056,000 bushels, compared with 2,458,000 bushels last week : 3,554,000 bushels in the week one vear ago: 2,605,000 bushels in the week w0 years ago, as a contrast with_ 4,247,000 bushels in the third week of December, 1892, Ex- POES Of wheat from the Pacific Coast show & de- cline as compared with preceding weeks. NEW YORn >TOCKS. Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad Shares. Money on call active at 60@80: last loan at 50. Prime mercantile paper, 414@5%a%. Bar sliver, €634c. Mexican dollars, 5:¥gc. Sterling exchange 1s unsettied, with actual business in bangers' bills at $4 573,@4 88 for sixty days and $4 89@4 8914 for demand. Posted rates. $4 8814@4 90%3. Commercial bills. 84 87@4 ¥71y. Government bonds weak; State bonds lower: rai- road bonds heavy. Silver at the board was duil. CLORING #TOCKS. 94 | Norfolk & Wes 114 1264 Preferred. 7 Preser: | North Ame; i Adams rXp) Alton, Terre Haute. American Express.110 American Tobacco. 71 Preferred % 1 Brunswick Lauds.. Buftaio, Roch & P'. 2 Canaaa Pacific. Canada Southern Canton Land . Central Pacifl Ches. & Ohio. Chicago Alton.. 156 |Oregon Improvmt 3 Preterrea. 1 _'::I% o Lreferred, e Chicage, 8. regon Navigat Chicago & E. Lli... 4574 Oregon Short Line. 614 Preferred....... 64| Pacitic Mall....... 28%g Chicagouss. . 6314 Peonis, D.& Evans. 213 Cleve & Pittsburg.187 Pittsburg & W pfd. 20 Consolidation Coal. x9 'Pullman Palace...15215 Consolldated Gas..144%4 Quickslver. 2 C.C.C &StLouls 4 | Preferred. 1514 Prete.ced. 9) Resaing...... 674 Colo. Fuel & Tron.. 23% RioGrande &Westa 17 Preferred. | Preterred. 40 Cotton VIl Cert.... 154 Rock Isiand. 64 Commercial Cabie. 150 |RomeWat & Ogden115 Del. Hudson. 12135 8t L. & 8. W. 41 Del.Lack& Westernl 591z _Preferred. 815 Denver & R. G, 10 " €t Paul., fd3g Preterred. 4064 Preterred. 121 Distillers 14 St. Paul & Duiuth. 28 = 90 General Electric... ¥4 | _Preferred... Erle.. 1114/8t. Paul & Omaha. 3835 Preferr 22 | Preferrea. 5 Fort Wayne. 167 St P.M.& M GreatNorthern pfa.110_ |Silver Certincat.... 6614 Green Bay. 1/g'Southern Pacific... 1% Harlem 280 " Soutnern R. K. Tl Hocking Coal 21| Preferrea. Hocking Valley... 15 "|sugar Refinery. Homestake 28 | Preferred... H. & Texas Cent.. 1% Tenn.Coal & Iron. 251, 1liinois Central 89 Iowa Central. 7 Texas Pacific. T Preferred. 281 Tol.A.A.& N Mich — Kansas & Texas... 9 7o), & Ohio Cen.... 31 Preerred.. . 2/35 Preferrea. Kingston & Pem... 3 1ol.St.Louis& K& 6 Lake Erie & Westn 162 Preferred. 14 Preferred. €6~ Union ¥acific 5 Luke Shore 13 (U P. Den. & Guit 234 Natonal Lea 28 | U.s. Cordage avy Preferred. 83 | Preterred. 814 Long Islana U 83 | Guaranteed 14 Louisville & Nash. 4114 U. 8. Fxpress 40 Lowsvilie Na Ch. 89 U. S. Leather. 914 Preferred .17 | Preferred. 621 Manhattan Cousol. 99 |U. S. Rubber. 2idg Mempnis & Charls. 18 Freferre: *0 Mexican Central... 1/ Utica & B. RIver..153 Michigan Centrai.. %0 Wab. 8. L. & I’ 31 Minn & S. L. i ! Preferred. Minn. & St. L com. 1st preferred. 2d preferr Missour! Pucific. Mobile & Ohio. 17 7 a4 1% 21%| Nasbvilie Chatt.... 78 National Linseed.. 17 L X l1ac.ion.. 15 N.J.Ceniral....... 83 (Ann Arbor. E CrLorNG moND U S 4, ree. 10 MK Tzas, 811 | Do, 4s coupon...111 Do, 4: e U S 48 new reg..... 11915 Mutual Union 6s...115 Do, 4s coupon. J Cent Gen 5s..116 Do. zs rihern Pac 1sis. 118 Do, Bs 114 | Do, 2ds. 100 Do, s ‘couvon....114 | Do, 3ds. 70 Cherokee 4s. 1896. 100 Nortnwest Consola.140 10 55 Do, deb Ds........109 1005,/0 R & N 1sts .7 "113 100: 4 SUL&lronMtGen 8y 781% — /St L & SF Gen 6s. 108 110 |5t Paul Consols ... 12! 100 |SyP.C & Padaist 118 %7 |Kouthern K. R. bs. |Texas Pacific firsts 83 124 | Texns Pacseconds. 19 UnionPac 1stor96.108 |West Shore 4s..... 10 X815/ Mobilc & Ohio 4s. Do, Class B 4, 5 La Consol ds.. Missour! funding. N Carolins con 6s. Do, 4s €0 Carolina 1143 Tenn new ss. Va funding debi... 59 R GrandeWest lsts 74 Do, rez. — Ches& O bs..... ..10315 Do, deferred & 8 |Atchison 4s.. Do. irust repts st 6 | Do. Zds A Cen Pac 1sis0f '95.104 | Do, 24 Ts. ...... 100 Den& R G lst.....111 |H & Tex CentBs..1115% Do, 4s. 9214 Do. con 6s, 106 Erle 2ds 72 Rending 4s... 75% Kansas Pa Consols 70 ' Missouri gs. 100 Ks ¥a lsts Den div110%4' ¥OREIGN MARKETS, WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, Exa., Dec. 20.—The snot market issteady at 53 814d. Cargoes are dull ar 27s 3d arrivea. FUTURES. The Produce Exchange cable gives the following Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: De- cember, bs 2d; January, 53 214d; February, 5s §d; March, bs 334d: April, b8 bd. SECURITIFS, LONDON, Exe.. Dec. 20. — Consols, 10614; silver, 30 9-164; ¥rench Rentes, 100 621jc. 1 XCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. 83 BR1y Sterling Exchange, sight. 4 8914 New York Exchange, sigh: s [RNERN New York Exchange, telegraphic. U7 Fine siiver, spot, @ ounce. 663 Mexican Dollars...... o4 THE WEEK' FAILURES. The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 20 failures in the Pacific Coast Stazes and Territories for the week ending vesterday as compared with 21 for the previous week and 28 for the corresponding week of 1894. The failures for the past week are divided among the trades as follows: 1 printer, 1 jewelry, 2 saloons, 1 hotel, 5 general stores, 1 news- paper, 1 bank, 1 olacksmith, 1 cigars, } publisher, clothing, 1 millinery, 1 dairy, 1 boots and shees and 1 men’s furnishing goods. it PRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The Invercoe takes for Cork 52,388 ctis, valued at $50,324; Cardiganshire, for Sydney, 14,161 ctls at $16,578. The market is weak and unchanged. No. 1, 9834 @81: cholce, 81 0114: lower grades, 80G97Y4c: extra choice for milling, $1 03%,@1 07% cul. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL SESSION — 10. O'clock—Mav — 100 tons, $1 0414; 300, $1 043/ 1000, $1 0435, REGULAR MORNING SKSSION — May — 400 tons, 81 04%5: 700, 81 0434: 1400, 81 0414, AFTERNOON SESSION—May—300 tons, 81 0414; 400. $1 08V, December—100, 9R1qc. BARLEY—The situation 1s uncuanged. Feed, 65@67142c P ctl; choice, 883%4c: Brewing, 72140 8215c; Chevalier, 81 10@1 20 for No. 1 and 70@ 90¢ ' cul for off grade. CALL BOARD SATES. INFORMAL SE8810N—10 0'clock—No sales. REGULAR MORNING SESSION—No sales. AFTEENOON SESSION — December — 200 tons, 200. 6855c. _The market is very strong, recelpts being light and the demand good, but prices show no change. Milling, 70@75c: fancy Feed, 80@85c: good 10 cnoice, 6715@80¢: common to fair, 0714@85c; Gray. 657803 e, for seed, 88G:96e; Black, for seed, $1 10@: 30; Surprise, 90@97e0. CORN—The market continues sluggish. Tellow auotale st S0gsz34¢: Small 8235@85c; White, 80G85c © ctl. (¥ E—75@80c B ctl. BUCKWh SAT—Has & wide range at 75c@¢1 8 ctl, according to quality. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Shipment of 16.800 bbls, valued at $53,- 147, to Sydney. Prices hiave been advanced 15¢ ail around. Net cash prices are as follows: Family extras, $3 40@3 80: Bakers' extras, $3 3083 40; superiine, $2 40@2 50 P bbl, CORNMEAL, ETC.—Feed Corn. $18@18 50 ton: Cracked Corn, $18 50@19 50 ton. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in 10-b sacks are as follows. usnal discount tothe trade: Graham Flour, 2%c: Rye Flour, 3%4c; Rice Flour. 734c: Corn- meal, 23,@3c; extra cream do, 3%4c; Oatmenl, 834c; Oat Groats. 4%4c; Hominy, 4@4%4c;: Buck- wheat Flour, 4c; Cracked Wheat, 34c; Farina, 434c; whole Wheat Flour, Sc;: Rolled 43¢} Peurl Barley, 414@sYqc; Split Peas, 4%4c; Green do, 634c B B. HAY AND FEEUSTUFFS. ‘BRAN—-$11 50@13 P ton. jobbing rates. MIDDLINGS—$16@19 for lower grades up to $20 £O P ton, for the pest. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, 814 50@15 50. Oilcake Meal at the mill, $21 P ton; jobbing, $22 50; Cottonseea Lilcake, $21. I broveta: Whatorsr N Da s et oa ver. 3 H B5030. Wheat and Ost, #7@10. 50; Bacley. 56 £00H ‘Alfalfa, $6@7 50: Clover, §6 80@7 80 Compreseed; $6@1050; Stock, 85@6 P ton. STRAW—36@6Uc @ bale. BEANS AND. SEDS, BEANS—The market rules dull.” Bayos quot- able at $1@1 15; Small Whites, $1 25@1 50; Pes, $1 50@1 85: Large Whites. 81 20@1 3735: Pink, 90c@31 15; Reds, $1 35@1 00; Blackeye, 81 75@ 1856: Red Kidne 1 85: Limas, 32 4 SEEDS—Brown Mustard quotable at $1 75@2: Treste, $1 80@2 20: Yellow Mustard, $1 150: Flax. $1 75 R ctl; Canary, "QHV:: ‘q‘h: Al »,as%fia Rape. 18,@2¢c ¥ 1; Tim- C % 1b: Hem) DRI T hs mrdsF & 2501 40 uoted at & Niles. $1 20@1 30 for Blackeye and $1 for Green. POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. POTATOES—Sweets, $1.75@2 for Rivers and 82 25 for Merced: Salinas Burbanks, 50@80c B ctl; River Burbanks, 30@35c B sack: Orezon Bur- banks, 40@60c B ct1: xiver Reds. 30@40c B ctl. ONIONS — Are quiet at 60@70c ® cil. Cut Onians, 35@50c B ctl, VEGETABLES—Tomatoes are wet and practi- cally unsaiable. Mushrooms, 5@15c B Peppers, 40@76¢ B box: Dried Peppers, @) 1b; Tomatoes, 25@50c B box: Los Angeies Toma- foes, 81: Green Peas, 2@4c P Ib; String Bean Tc; Dried Okra, 121,@15c: Cabbage, 50c B ct Feed Carrots, 30@40c; Garlic, 4@5c P Ib: Marrow fat Squash, $7@8 P ton; Hubbard Squash, $6. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. BUTTER—The market is still going down. CREAMERY—Fancy, 25?24c; seconds. 21@224e DatrY—Fancy, 2214c: good to choice, 21@22c; lower grades, nominal. 5 CEXAMERY TUB—19@21C B I PICKLED HoL Nominai. Fixxix—Nominal. CHEESE — Steady and in_moderate supply. Fancy mild new, 11¢ @ 1b; common to good, 7@ lec B 1b: Young America, 10@11c; Western, 11¢; KEastern.'12@13¢#8 1. EGGS—The demand Is chiefly for store Eggs, ranch descriptions being quiet. Still they are firn, being scarce. Fancy Lastern are quotable at 24 @25¢: good io choice Eastern, 22@23c: seconds, 9@21c: store Lggs, 22@25c: rauch Eggs. 25@ 81c @ dozen, somo dealers réporting saies even gher. ctl for 5@1 75 POULTRY AND GAME. POULTRY—Turkeys are higher. Good Hens are also firm. Live Turkeys, 12@13c for Gobblers and 12@13c for Hens; dressed do, 121,@14c; Geese, pair, #180@1 76: Ducks, $4 60@6: Hens, $4@5: Roosters. young, $4@5: do, old. 84@4 60: Fryers, 84; Brollers, $4 for large and $3@3 50 for small: Pigeons, 81° 602 dozen for young and $1@1 25 for old. GAME—Quall and Ducks were higher and Snipe ower. Quail, $1@1 1215: Mallard, §3: Canvas- back, $3@7 B doze dozen; Teal. $1; Widgeon, 81 25@1 50; Small Duck, $1@1 25: Hare, $1@] 25: Rabbits, 81 25@1 50 for Cottontails and $1 for small; Gray Geese, $2 50; White Geese, 31 26; Brant, 31 60 @ dozen: Honk- ers, $4; English Snipe, $1 60; Jack Snipe, §1 9 doz. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. ORCHARD FRUITS—Persimmons are quotable at26@75¢ @ box; Apples T5c@81 25 for good to cholce, 35@65c for common te fair and $1 50 for faucy Spizenvergs; Lady Apples, $1 50@1 70; Pears are nomina! BERRIES—Cranberries, $11 @ bbl for Jersey and $12 for fancy Cape Cod. GRAPES—Continue weak and dull at 40@65¢ box and 8°@8’c B crate. CITRUS FRUITS—Cranges continue to weaker, Calitornia Oranges are quoiabie at 1 50@2 B box for Seedlings and $1 75@3 for Navels; Japunese Mandarins. $) 26@1 50 @ box: Lemons, $1@1 350 for common and #2@3 for zood (0 choice: Mexi- can Limes, $5: Bananzs, $1@2 bunchi Pineap- ples, $2@5 B doz. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. DRIED FRUTT the Fruit Exchange: C n1 AD 0TS -Apples, 22@3c B M for anar tered, 3@3iac @ Ib for sliced and 414@6c § I for eviyorated; Peaches. 4@dc @ 1 ana 54@ Sprie, $2@2 50 New The following prices rule on 6¢ ¥ I or tancv: peeled, in boxes. 12@18c @ B: ranes de for :ne four sizes, 6@8lac B 1 foraC@ '« und Se B 1 for 50@60's: Apricots. 744 choice and 16@lic # Ib forfaney Vluck, S@3luc @ I for pressed tac tor unpressed: White Figs, 3bh@c resed in sucks, and 5@6c i voxes: % b for_evaporated haives, 4@B1 ted und @i o rine ¥ o Cuoice 4 BBING PRI 3 xes. 101 21 (@5Yac o1 40@. U's oF prime 10 4cant . cfor fane Frues, 4c for ihe four size: und be for 50@50's: Apricots. 6w9Yae I choice 017c for tancy Noorpark: Figs, black, 1 Yae: White Fizs, Pears, 61ac for evaporatd huives and 3@3}ge for quarte Plums, 3sc for pi red and 1 @174c for unpitted Neciarn & 4@6e @ I tor - rime o ¢ho'ce. RAISINS AND DRIED GRAPES—Prices sre as a8, carioad lots. 1. . Sun #ran- clsco: London layers, 85(@H0c X loose. 3%4c 3 lo: three-crown, 00se, 23c: two- Crown, 2 z1c; scediess Sultanss, $54@ ic: seediess Muscatels, Zyp@2¥c; clusiers, $1 hesa clusterss. $2 J0@. mperial clusters, #2 60 @2 75: Dried Graves, 24qc 3 ib. JoBrive Fw — Four crown loose, 3e: rown, 134@2c; Seedless ecdlias Muscatels, 21gc; 3-crown clus'ers. $1 4@l 50; De- Imperinl clusters,, $% 76 Dried Gr pes, NUT:—Che 10@12%4c: Walnuts, 7@Se - 1 hard and_ 3 @93pc for softshell, 10b- bing lots: Aimonds, 6@71gc for Languedoc xnd 8 @10c tor paper-shell, obbing; Peanucs, $34@ic for California; ilickory nuts, b@6c: Pecans, for rough and 8c for polished: Iilberts, 8@§c; Bra- zl Nuts, T14@8c B 1b; Coconnuts, $4 50@5 B_100. HONEY— omb is quoiuble st lt@lzc B 1 for bright and 8@9c 3 ® for lower grades: water- white extracted, 5@Stac B 1b; light amber ox- tracted, 414@43%; dark amber, 4c: dark, 2@3c. . BEESWAX—25@26c P . PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Nothing new. Bacon is quot- able at 84@6%gc P 1 for heavy, and 7ige B Ib sor lizht” medium, 9lac B M for light, 10%ac P ® for extra light and 12@12lac for suzar- cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hums, 12¢: California Hams, 10¢c; Mess Beef, P bblz extra mess do, #8; family do, $9@9 50; extra prime Pork. $§ % bbl; exira clear, §14 B bbl;. mess, $13 B bbl; Sinoked Beef, 915@10¢ B 1b. LARD-—Eastern tierces, quiotablo at 68614 9 for compound and Sc for pure; pails, Sige: Call- fornin tierces, éc for compound and 6Vac for pure; halfbbls, 6% 10-1 tins. 734c; do 5-1b, Ta4c B Ib: JEQTIOLENE=Tc in derces and 7%e @ B M tins. 'HIDES, TALLJW. WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Dealers quote unchanged prices. - Heavy salted steers quotable at 7c @ Ih: culls and brands 6c:medium tc: culls and brands, be: light, 5¢ % D culls and brauds, 4c: Cow hides, b@53gc B M: culls and brands, 4@dige: salted Kip. B¢ 5 t: salied Catf. 8¢ ¥ I salted Veal, 6c; dry Hides, 10@l)c 3 Ib: culls and brands. 7@ 7l4c: dry Kip and Veal, 9c: culls, 614c: dry calf, 15¢: cul's, 10c; Goatskins, 20@35¢ each: Kids, Sc; Deerskins, good summer, '25@:0c; medium, 15@ 28c; winter, 10@16c;: Sheepskins, shearlings, ;0@ 20c’ each: short wool, 30@40c each: medium, 40 @%0c each; loog wool, 60@7Uc each. Culls of all kinds, about 1/4¢ less. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 33@4c; No. 2, 3@ 314c: refined, 534c; Grease, 214c @ Ib. WOOL—W¢ qiiote Fall as follows: Humboldt and Mendocino, 7@9c; San Joaquin and Soutnern. 3@ 6c: free Mountain, 6@7c; defective o, 4@éc ¥ Ib. HOPS—Quoted at 4@8c B . GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS — Grain Bags, June-July, $4 15; Wool Bags, 24@ 26c. COAL—Wellington 1s quotable at $8 B ton; New Wellington, $8 @ ton: Southfield Wellington, $750: Seattle, 85@b 50; Bryant, 85 50: Coos Bay, : Wallsend, 6 50: ' Scotch.' $7 50: Brymbo, $750; Cumberland, 814 in bulk and 813 in aacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite ¥zg. $12; Welsh An- thracite Egg, $10; Cannel, $7 60@8: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Plensant Valley, $7 60; Coke, $13 1n bulk ana 815 P ton in sacks. RICE--Chinese mixed, $3 30@3 35: No. 1, $3 65 769 cl; extra No, 1, $3 90@4 10; Hawaiun, 8 871/4: Japan, 83 6214@4: Rangoon, §3 30 B ctl. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Company quotes terms, net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powderel 414 Fine Crushed, all 59gc; Dry Granuiated, 4%c: Confectioners’ A, 45c; Magnolia A, 2%c: Extra C, 834¢: Golden C. 355c; half-barreis, J4¢ more than Barrels, and boxes bgc more. ‘SY.ftflP—Golflen. n bbis, 15¢; Black Strap, 10¢ & SAN FRANCISCO four-crown MEAT MARKET. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh- terers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 5@5%gc; second quality, 4 : third de . AL Lani G4 Bna, @7c B . $ AUTTON—Wetners, 414@5c; Ewes, 4@4t40 LAMB—5 B D PORK—Live Hogs, 8i4c 9 I for large and 830 for small; dressed do, 414@FYec B 1. RECEIPTS OF INTERIOR PRODUCE. FOR 24 FOURS. 3,308 Wool, bls. 447 84,017 Butter, ct 19 4250 Cheese, cls. 3z 1,020 £ges, doz. 1,080 314/Leather. 67 800 Hops, bi 42 276/Paper, 1,890 219/Lime, bbls 240 90 30 40 e FAMILY RETAIL MARKET, Butter I cheaver. Cheese is dearer. Eggsare unchanged. All Meats sell at last week's prices. Poultry and Game are in ample supply and the latter is cheaper, Fish Is scarcer and dearer. Fruits and Vegetables show no changes worthy of remark. Yollowing is THE CALL'S regular weekly retail price list: COAL—PER TON. :8l3 60| PleasantVal 9 50@10 00 O ingion —@ 950 e 3 950 DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. 5058 Cheeas, Swiserr.. —|Comimon Eggs.. 3! .45@ — ! Ranch , Bdz. e g g Tt 14@16| do, ex ... 3913 ¢ for | @) 503 De- | MEATS—PER POUND. &Y -15@ — Porterhouse, di -12@15 Smoked Beef. | Pork Sau: POULTRY AND GAME. Hens, each..... 40@ 60 Hare, each..... 1@ 20 Young Roost- Wild Geese, ea 25@ 40 ers, each..... 40@ 60 Canvasback, 01d Roosters, B pair.. 1 1 50 ench..... - 40@ 60 Mallard,® pair 75@1 00 Fryers, each... 35@ 40 Sprig, B pair.. 5 60 Broilers, each.. 25@ 35Teal. ® pair... —@ 40 Turkeys, 8 .. 15@ 18Widgeon, P pr 40@ 50 Ducks, each... 60@ 75 SmilDuck,d pr_ 35@_ 40° Geese, each....1 50@1 75 Quail. P doz...1 26@1 60 Pigeons, B pr.. 50@ 75(kng Snipe, Bdz2 50@3 00 Rabbits, ¥ pr.. 45@ 40.Common do....1 50@1 75 FRUITS AND NUTS. .12@15 Limes, ® doz. +13@ SOranges, o 4 ears, .loglzirerslm‘-:m 12@15/Rausins, B b.. . 5@ 8Walnuts, 3 Ib ,lb(g'zow VEGETABLES. Asparagus, R b...25@40 Lettuce, B doz....1! Almonds, B B Apples, 31 Bananas, B doz Cocoanuts, ench ranberries, t. Grapes. B 1.0 0 Lemons, ® doz. 20 Artichokes, 8doz75@1 00{Mushrooms, B 1b..15@256 Beets, P doz. .12@15 Mr'fat Squash,$ b 5@ — l/;§ 5Onions, @ 1b. % 3 15@ 5 Pepper.green, § 1b. 8@10 e s i@ SPal‘smps,?flol. 120 (.nbhage, each. 10 Potatoes, @ 1. 2@ 3 Caulifiowers, each. 8 do, Sweet. B Ib. 5 Celery, @ bunch, —IRadishes. @dzbens.12@15 Cucumbrs, ® dz....26@30 Sage, B 1b. 35 Cress, @ dzbunchs. 20@25/St; ng’Benns,a n»lobglz Garlic, B ... 8Thyme, 3 b.......20@30 Green Feas, 3 10/Turnips, B doz....15@20 Lentils, 8 B. 5@ ¥'Tomatoes, B Ib. 5@10 35 FISH—PER POUND. arracuda., —s —-@— Barrs —@ —Shad.... e Codfish 20 Flounders, 12 Halibug 12 erring. 2 Kingtisn. ] Mackerei do, Horse. l;erch o 'ompano —@ — Crabs. Rockfish. 15@20 Do. softsheli, Salmon. smoked —|Mussels, B q1 Salmon, fresh 150ysters, Cal, 3 Shrimps. ... @10 Do, Eastern, B d: - THE STOCK MARKET. Prices, If anything, were a shade steadier yester- dsy, though bus'ness was dull. Ophir sold up to $1 35 and Con. Cal. and Va. up to $2 05. Alpha was considerably stronger at 22 @ 26¢ and Bodie at 40 @ 48c. The other stocks showed less vari- ation. Prices weakened after the afternoon board and most stocks closed ezsier. NoTEs. Challenge is assessed be. Advices report an encouraging improvement on the 750 level of the Occidental. ‘The Merchants' Exchange Bank, in liquidation for the past twenty years, has declared a dividend of $1 per share, payable immediately. The Callfornia. Safe Deposit and Trust Company nas declared ajvidends in the savings department atthe rate of 3.60 per cent on ordinary and 4.32 per cent on term deposits, paysble January 2. BOAKRD SALES, Following were the sales {n the San Francisco #toex Board yesterday: REGULARMORNING 83810 COMMENATNG ATH:30. 2300 Conti....1.10 300 Ophir...1.35 .19/600 Excngr.. .07 400 Potosi....51 8200 H&N ......86/200 Scorpion..03 07300 Mexicn. . 58,200 S Nev....49 2600 Occidtl....54 300 Syndcate.03 900 Chollar ...50(100 ... bblfim! Union C...43 600 CC&YV...2.05 AFTERNO0N SESSION--1:30. 300 Alph: 28250 ( CV.....2.05100 Ovrmn....08 200 Andes. 2 91100 Uniou C. . 2I200 Utuh. . Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Bount yesierday REANTAR ARSITON~10:70, 200 Alph: 20200 Confi....1.10,600 Mexican. 200 223000 C tmp 800 Uccld .. 200 .. 1500 Con N ¥.01600 Ophirl. 3: 411200 Ovrmi. .09 0 Potost ....51 671000 Savage.. 31 9500 Scorpion. 8600 S B & AL 2900 S Nev 06/1200 Sil Hi 05800 Union 11700 Utah. glnw Y Jaci 24660 C Poin 16500 ¥ 9 500 28500 G & C cngr. BUU Andes 500 Belche: 900 B & B. 100 Bodie. 409 Belcuer. 250 . 29150 Conti 1.07145/400 ... 28500 C Point... 23800 Potosi. 79,500 Exchar. SO80U ... .. 42/300 G & C. 400 Bullign....15/600 H & X 300 Bulwer....12[500 Mexican, 58 1000 Utah. 500 Chalinge..27(500 Mono.....U8700 Y Jacket. 39 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, Dec. 20-4 P. . Bid. Asted, Birt. Asked. 28 lowa....... 0 — — 10Jula, 01 o0z 17 18[Justice . - 0 28 et 05 79 01 02 = 58 b9 a 15 16 07 06 08 Occidental. 51 Challenge — 270phir.. .30 Choliar, . 49 80 Overman 08 Con. Cal. & Va. 200 205 Potos:. 51 Con, Imperiat, 01 02 Savage 30 Confidence. ....1.00 1.05 Seg. Heicher... 09 Con.New York. 0z Slerra Nevada 46 Crown Pornt... 24 Scorpion.. vz EnstSierraNev — 02(Sflver Hiii., o1 kxchequer..... 06 07 Syndicate. — Eureka Con.... 15 — Union Con. 40 Gould & Curty. 39 40/Utan 02 03 Hale & Norcrs. 84 85 Yelis 39 40 STOCR AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Dec. 20-2 p. M. UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Asked.| Bid. Asked U S4scoup..11114 — |US4sreg...11114 — MISCELLANEOUS BONDY. Cal-stCble6s.112 — (Do. 2d iss 65101 — CalElec L6s.107% — [P&O Ry 65110 — CntraCWbs. — 10014 P& Ch Ry 65,105 110 | Dpntstex-cp 77 95 |Pwi-st.Rf6s. — 11614 EdsnL&P 65.105 10614(Reno. WLEL — 105 F&CH RR6s.108 — |RiverW Coés — 100 Geary-stR0s.105 109 |SactoP & I...100 102 LosAngLbs. — _— |SFANPRRSs — 10335 Do,unted.6s. — 10215 KPRKAriz6s — 98 MKt-atCble6s12814125 " (SPRR Calfs. 110 — DoR¢Conds..10712108 |SPRRCalds. 90 — NevONgR8s. — 102 [SPBrRCalfs. 9015 96 NPCRR6s.10815 — SVWaters..122 = — N Ry Cal 68.105 — |[BVWaterds.. — 9933 N RyCalbs. — 103 |StkinG&E6s — 103 Oak Gas 53..101 10714/SunstT&T6s. — 103 Do, 2d iss 55.104%% — *|Sutter-stR6s. — 11014 Omnibug 6s.. — 11914/ VisaliaWCeés — 92 PacRollMs. — ~ — WATER STOCKS. ContraCosta. — 65 |San Jose. 97 Marin Co. — |SpringV: 93 GAS STOCKE. Capital....... — 393, PaclficLight. 47 49 Central 95— SanFrancsco 7134 7214 Onk G L&H. 50 501, Stockton..... — = 2134 PacGas lnp. 8014 8134 INSURAN CE STOCKS. FiremansFd.15214160 [Sun.... 8615 — COMMERCIAL BANK ETOCKS, AmerB&TC. — — [LondonP&A.12734130 — |London&SF. 25" 81 285 Merch Bx.... 13 — CalSD&TCo. 67 6y |Nevada.. - FirstNatloni. 1811318834 Sather BCo. — — Grangers.... — — | SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. GerS&LCo.1500 — (Sav&Loan.. — 150 HumbS&L.1000 — [Security......235 285 Mutual 36 4114 Union Trust, — 820 SFSavUnion — 495" STEEET RAILEOAD TOCKS. California.... 10513110 - Oak,SL&Hay — 100 60 7214 Frestaio ... 7 10 447 4514 Sutter-st...l. — = POWDER STOCKS. AtantioD... 16 18 |Judson = igont. 17" a9 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Alaska Pkrs, — 981pOceanicS8Co — 20 BlkDCoalCo. — 10" |PacAuxFA.. 115 215 CalCotMills.. — — [Pac Borax... 98 100 CalDrvDock. — — |PacI&NCo. — 30 EdisonLight. 96% 95%/Pac Roll Mill 1914 24 GasConAssn. — '~ — “|PartPaintCo. — = 9 HawC&SCo.. 63 67 PacTransCo. — 26 Hutch] 1uYp 1315 PacT&TCo 680 — JudsonM#gC. — " —“"SunsetT&T.. 86 — Mer ExAssn100 110 [UnitedCCo. = 25 MORNING skasrox. Board-25 Alaska Packers’ Association, 9734. Street—200 Market-st Railway, 4514; $10,000 Park & CIUf House R R Bonds, 10515, J AFTERNOON BEANION. Board—10 Edison Light & Power Co, 9514: 50 Market-st Railway, 45: 50 Presidio R R, 7lg;: 75 : $4000 S P Branch Falinas Bonds 559, $1000 5 £ & N P Rt ailway Bonds, 95%.: a of: way Bircei—00_ Atlantic Dynamite, 17: $2000 8 V | 6% Bonas, 122 Refinement of Cruelty. ‘Wife—Why, John, you haven’t smoked a single one of those cigars I gave you for your birthdav! ?u-hand—l know it, dear. I'm saving them. ‘Wife—Saving them? What for? .- Husband—For your father, when -he calls. 2 . Wife (kissing him)—Oh, darling, you are g;t,fl:o good for anything!—New York THE CALL CALENDAR. DECEMBER, 185. December 1, Fail Moon. December 8, Last Quarter. December 15, New Moon. December 23, First Quarter. December 31, Full Moon. ® OCEAN STEAMERS, Dates of Departure From San Franclsco. Dec 2112y Dec21. 5eu Zealandia. .| Panama A Blanchare| Portiand. Weeot | Eel River, Dec2l. 9am| South Coast. | Portland . |Dec21, Spm Pler 24 Pomona. luumbomz Bay Dec 21. 2px Pier9 Santa Rosa.|San Diego..... |Dec 21.11am | Pier i1 City Puebls Vic & Pgt Sna 1 Dec21. 9am Pier9 City Peking./China & Japan Dec21. 3pM P M S S Homer, | Coos Bay. Dec 21.10AuM Oceanic Arago. |Lo0s say. . |Dec 22,10am Pier i3 Del Norie . |Grays Haroor. Dec23. 2pw Flith St St Pau Newporz Dec 23, 9am Pier 11 Faraiion... | { aquina Bay.. | Dec 24.10ax Pier % Point Loma. |Grays Harbor. | Dec 24. 4py Pier 2 |Coos Ba: |Dec 2412y |Pler 13 | Honolnlu Oceanic Pier 11 2 uPMSS | Portiand.,. 0AM Pler 24 Willamt Val | sfexico. Dec 25,10ax Pler 11 Walla Walla| Vic & Pgt Snd | Dec 26. 9aM Pler 9 Eureka . . |Dec27, 9am Pler 11 Columbi; A | Pier 24 STEAMEERS TO ARKIVE. STEAMER | Truckee. Del Nort FrROM |China and Japan. Yaouina Ba L Victoria & Puget Sound State of Cat. San Benito. Crescent City. .. Crescent City.. Mexico. . |San Diego Australia.. | Honolulu . | Humboidt Bay.. | vanama.. Newport. Portiand . .. |san Diego.. - Victoris & Puget Sound Loos_Ba: 2 SUN AND TIDE TABLE. SUN. Eanta Hosa.. Umatilla. Arago. [MOON. S (HIGH WATER,LOW WA £ |Large. Small Small, ‘.I.IuEJEal; Bets | Sets 2174472 2410 0,450 pa3r 7.23 45610.160 723 45511150 22| 5:16a! 3.50910.574 10.07 HYDROGRAPHIC BULLETIN, BRANCH HyDROGRAPHIC OFFICE., U. 8. N., MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, 8AN FRANCISCO, December 20. 1895, The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly at 8 r. M., Greenwich time. A. F. FECHTELER, Lieutenant U in charge. SHIPFING INTELLIGENCE, Arrived. FRIDAY, December 20. Stmr Geo W Elder, Lewis, 4 days from Portland; produce. to Oregon Kailway and Navigation Co. Stmr Newsboy, Fosen, 39 hours from Port Los | Anaeies: ballast, to J 8 Kimball. Stmr Pomona, Doran, 18 hours from Eureka; pass and mdse, t0_Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Weeott, Magee, 40 hours from FEurexa; pass and mdse, to Russ, Sanders & Co. Stmr Whitesboro, Johnson, 25 hours from Cleone: rrues, to L E White Lumber Co. Stmr Caspar, Apfindsen, 24 hours from Caspar: | lumber, to Caspar Lumber Co. ! Brship Dundonald, Cirvan, 147 days from | Swansea; 3450 tons cos], to E C Evans. or ship Hiawatba. Jorgensen, 164 days from Grangemouth, via_ Pernambuco 107 days: 1600 tons coal, to E C Evans. Ttal ship Salvatore Ciampa, Cocorullo. 137 days from Swansea; 2464 tons coal, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ship Dashing Wave. Morehouse, 12 days from Tacoma: lumber, to Hanson & Co. Nic bktn Wrestler, Nielsen, 24 days from Kobe; mdse, to Molns & Kaltenbach. Scbr Ocean Spray, Skipper, 21 hours from Iver- sons Landing: rrties and wood, to N Iversen. Schr Bessie K, Anderson, 48 hours from Albion; lumber, to J § nimball. Schr Christina Steffens, le’. 2 _days from Walsh Landing; 75 cords wodd, 10 R A Gilbride C Schr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, 9 days from San Pedro, bound to Bowens Landing: put in on account of carrying away fiyingjib off Farallones Dec 20. 8t 4 aM. Schr Uranus, Carlsen, 12 days from Grays Har- bor; 170 M ftlumber, 36 M shingles, to Pacific Box Co. Clearea. FRIDAY, December 20, Br stmr Aztec, Brown, La Libertad and way ports; PMS SCo. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego; Good all, Perkins & Co. Stmr City of Puebla, Debney, Victoriaand Port Townsend: Goodall, Perkins & Co. Ship Oriental, Parker, Nanaimo: Geo Fritch, Br ship Cardiganshire, Taylor, Sydney; Balfour, Gutbrie & Co. Br bark Invercoe, Lewis, Queenstown; Eppinger & Co. Sailed. FRIDAY, December 20. Stmr Columbia, Bolles, Astotla. Stmr Sunol. Walvig. Stmr Coos Bay, Duggan, Santa Cruz. Stmr Newsbov, Fosen. Schr Confianza, Vogel. Schr John A, Hellquist, Eureka. Schr Jane Gray, Hodgsen, sealing voyage. Telegraphio. POINT LOBOS—December 20—10 » u—Weather cloudy: wina S: velocity 12 miles. Chariers. The bktn Tropic Bird loads mdse for Tahiti; ship Glory of the Seas, coal at Departure Bay for this port; bark Gen Fairchild, coal at Nanaimo for this port. “The Fribark Duchesse Anne was chartered prior ) arrival for wheat to Europe, 31s 3d—1s 34 less rect, The Br bark Grasmere loads lumber on the Sound for Valparaiso for orders, Pisagua range, 473 6d—28 6d less d rect. Br ship Mooltan, lum- ber on the Sound for Adelaide, 428 6d. Brship Philomene, wheat at Portiand for Europe, 32s 64> 1s 34 less direct. Chil ship Hindostan, lumber at Vancouver for 1quique—owners’ account. Miscellaneou The U 8 stmr Boston, Captain Wilde, went on a cruise outside this afternoon for target practice, and returned again after practice was over. Correction. In spkeaking of the bktn Tropic Bird yesterdas should read on Nov 18—Lat 14 50 N, long 148 4 W, passed a four-masted ship in bailast steering north. Spoxen. Per Ital ship Salyatore Ciampa—Aug 11—Lat 46 N, long 12 W. Br bark Snowdrop, from Liverpool, bound to Port Natal. Oct 14—Lat 53 €, long 65 W, Br ship Godivs, fm Cardiff, for San Francisco. Per Hiawatha—Oct 8—Lat 76 47 S, long 63 56 W, Br ship Godiva, from Cardiff, sor San Francisco. Domestic Ports. REDONDO—Sailed Dec 20—Schr Annie Gee, for Grays Harbo SAN DIEGO—Sailed Dec 20—Schr Bertha Dol- beer, for Eureka. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Noyo, hence Dec 19. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived Dec 20—Schr James A Garfleld, hence Dec 10. ASTORIA—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr State of Cali- fornia. for San Francisco. POINT LOBOS—Passed Dec 20—Stmr Navarro, from Cambria, for Fort Bragg. SAN PEDRO-Sailed Dec 30—Stmr Lakme, for Hueneme: schr Bertie Minor, for Enreka. NEAH BAY—Passea in Dec 20—H B M stmr AOALLAM BAY—Tn ba [& ¥ —In bay Dec 20—Bark McXN from Departure Bay. forSan Francisco. PORTTOW NSEND—Sailed Dec 20—~Bktn John Smith, for Shanghal. Eastern Ports. NEW YORK—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Allf Colon; ship Tillle E Starbuck, for Oregon. " Foreign Porta. YOKOHAMA—Sailed Dec 19—Brstmr Afridi, O MW ER P~ Silea De assed ANTW —Sailed Dec 17 and B Head Dec 19—Br ship Yarkand. for San Francisc. SHIELDS—Sailed Dec 18—EBr bark Orion, for San Francisco. HULL—Arrived Dec 19—Br ship Dramrock, frm LIVERPOOL—Arrived T i D o ¥ Ry ec 19—Br ship Drum: QUEENSTOWN-—Arrived Dec 18—Br of Dee, hence July 31. S NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed Dec 18—Br bark Inveresk, for Ban_Francisco: Dec 19—Br ship Blairmore, for San Francisco. imporiations. CASPAR—Per Caspar—75 M ft lumber, 10, Posts. 140 cds wood. 4 bxs salmon. 2 KOBE—Per Wrester—9921 pkgs matting, 139 cs mdse, 3 cs paper waves, 4113 baga rice, 648 o tea, 1 pkg stones. 3 cs screens, 1 cspaper, 1 cs furniture. 39 es rozs, 35 cs maiches. FIELDS LANDING—Per Pomona—1 ©s eggs, 1 | 10t doors, 36 pks mowers. 31 bt bxs 18 by fiar, 1 cs hardware, 297 sks potatoes, 841 bxs apples, Eureka—2 sks coin, 10 pkgs express, 2 bxs fruit, 1 1ot household goods, 1 pkg casings, 100 2 pkgs ferns, 1 coop geese, 1 ke cider, 1 cs oggs, 1 horse, 1 buggy, 185,630 shakes, 1 bx anvils, 2 pkgs currants, 7 os turkeys, 1 bx books, 26 bxs raisin, 19 bals trees, 3 bbis & bxs dressed turkeys, 1 keg 46 bxs butter, 246 M shingles, 382 bxs apples, 1 kg plow points, 15 rolls leacher, 1 bx dry goods. BAY—Per Homer—37 bxa butter. § pkgs staves, 263 bxsapples, 309 sks potatoes, 7 pkgs fisonels, 85 pkes mdse, 1 cs coffee, 1 cs currants, 4 pkgs machinery, 1 8k ore, 2 cs cheese, 4 pkes frut. 1ot trees. EUREKA—Per Weeott—43 bxs butter, 1 cs eggs. 106 bxs apples, 309 sks potatoes, 114 kegs nails, 1 5 fah bbl cider, 25 cs cider, 65 cds stave bolts, 96 bxs 2 i s siationes 46 Tt lumber. 2 nEles her Geo. W Eidor—5755 _bils shooks. 79.9 1824 sks potaoe: geese, 18 _coops chickens, Jumber, 8345 sks wheat, Ska 0ats, 1500 sks bran, 1425 bdls shooks Consigneos. Per Caspar—Caspar Lumber Co: G Camilloni & C A Paladint; Per Wrestler—American Trading Co: C.Hins- berg: M J Brandenstein & Co: Parrott & Ca: order, Per Homer—E R Spofford: Dora Gusman Webber; W W Montague & Co: W C Price & Bandou Woolen-mills; Hilmer, Bredhoff & Schulz Wellman, Peck & Co: Lievre, Fricke & Co; C Wolf; Wieland Brewing Co; A D McNevin & Co: T Senet; G C Burtis: Marshall, Teggurt & Co: J J le: A Lands; Thos Price don Iron Works; « Bros: F B Haight; M P Detels; C Roberts: A J B Immel: Garcia & Maggini Pacific States Type Foundr: H Dutard: Murray & Stetnhagel Per G W Elder—Clatsop Mill ¢ Dalton Bros: A Levy & Co; L R Larzelere: Jonas Frlal W C Price & Co: D Roberts: Thos W rav & Steinhagen: C F Morris & Co; Milling o Helst: White Bros: Thomas Loughrs Hammer: Pacific Pine Lumber Co; J A E R Stevens & Co; Crocker & Bros; Milani & Co L’Allen; A C Nichols & Co: Baker & Hamilton; F AMiller: C E Whitney & Co: Dairymen’s Union: Dodge, Swweeney & Co; Eveleth & Nash: Fuller Desk €o: Feiling, C: 3ros; W H Looi sen, Rose & Heney er'& Co! trimer; Wieland Brewing Co: R H Haze William argo & Co; imond Saw Co: The Aermotor C Averell; Tillmann & Bendel;: Wells W Luman: W By A’ Polsen: Bennett & Murray: D McGeorge: Frank Dutton: H Dutard; G Berti & Co: McDonough & Runyon: J M Moore; Marshall, Teggart & Co: W Willis: W F Mitchell American Union Fish Co: A Paladini; B Caito; P Gusmani; G Camilloni & Co: Milani & Co; H H Hogan; Pacific Coast Fish Co: T Trapini; Arctic Oil Works: Brigham, Hoppe & Co: D M Osborn & Co: F B Haight; Getz Bros & Co: H Braustetler: J N KKoerner: Norton. Teller & Co: O B Smith & Co Russ, Sanders & Co: Ross & Hewlett; M Simpson: Wizel & Baker; Wheaton, Breon & Coj Wattland Co. Per Weeott—Russ, Sanders & Co: Pacific Vine: gar and Pickle Works: Norton, Teller & Co; H H Hogan: McDonough & Runyon; American Union Fish Co:C E Whitney & Co:Wheéaton, Breon & Co: Dunham, Carrigan & Sanborn, Vail & Co; Cal Barrel Co: C A Hooper & Co; G Camilloni & Co; I Trapini; Morgan & Chick: Eggers, Gould & Co; M J Brandenstein & Co: B Calto; A Paladini: James Neylan; Milam & Co. For Late Shinving Intelligence Ses Thirteenth Page. —_ e e e OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. 34 C- F. WEBER & CO., 300 to 306 Post St.. cor. Stoekton OCEAN STEAMSHIPS] PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY CUT RATES Zogor VICTORIA, B. C,, and PUGET SOUND. First Class. $8.00 Second Class..$$5.00 Meals and berth Included. Ticket Office—4 New Montgomery Street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents. O. R. &« IN. e ASTORTA AND PORTLAND, $2.50 Second Class, $5 First Class, MEALS AND BERTHS INCLUDED. For reservations call at 19 Mont- gomery street. Columbia sails. . State of California GOODALL, PERKI F. F. COD December 20 December 25 Genl. Supts. OR, General Agent. PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY TEAMERS WILL SAIL FROM Broadway wharf, San Francisco, as follows: For Mary Tsland, Loring, Wrangel, Juneau, Kil- Hsnoo and Sitka (Alaska), 8t 9 A. M., Dec. 1, 16, 81, Jap. 15. 30. For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle. Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 9 A. . Dec. 1, 6. 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, and every fitth day taereaiter. connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. R.R. at Tacoms with N. P. R. R at Seattle with G. N. Ry., ac Por: Townsend with Alaska steamers. ¥or Kureka, Arcata aad_Fields Landing (Hum- boldt Bay) str. Pomons, 2 P. ., Dec. 1, 5, 9, 13, 17. 21, 25, 29, and every fourth day thereafier. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, Enst San Pedro (Los Angeies) ana Newport, at 9 A.M., Dec. 3,7,11, 15,19, 23, 27, 31, and every fourth day thereatter. For San Dlego. stopping only at Port Harford (san Luia Oblspo), Santa Barvars, Port Loa Angeles, Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 a. M., Dec. 1,6, 9,13, 17, 21, 26, 29, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, La Paz, Altata and Guaymas (Mexico), str. Willam- ette Valiey, 10 a. ., 25th of each month. ‘Ticket office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery L. ‘GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents. 10 Market st.. San Francisco. OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPAXY. Coolgardie gold flelds Th (Freemantle), Austra- S Hop B> 4, oLy la; $220 first class, $1i0 steerage. Lowesi rates to Capeto Eouth Afetca et Steamship Australis, Honolulu only, Satur- day, December 28, at 10 ™ Australian steamer, ALAMEDA, salls via Honolulu and Auck- land, Thursday, Jan. 9, at'2 P. . SPECIAL PaRTIES.—Reduced special rates for parties Fen. 6 and 1., 1896, Ticket office. 114 Montgomery street. Freight office, 327 Market street. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS,, General Agents. S COMPAGNIEGENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE French Line to Havre. (OMPANY’S PIER (NEW),42 NORTH River, foot of Mortonst. Travelers by this line avoid both transit by English railway aud the discomfort of crossing the channel n a small boat. New YOIk to Alexandria, Egypt, via Paris, first-class $160; second class, 8116. LA CHAMPAGNE, Capt. Poirot, December 21, 6 LA BOURGOGNE, Leboeuf .. ... December 28, 1:0 LA NORMANDIE, Capt. Deloncle. ...January 4, . Capt. Rupe...... .. ...Janua 5™ For further particalars apply to A. FORGET, Agent, No. 3 Bowling Green, New Y ork. J. F. FUGAZ] & CO.. Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. CUNARD LINE. New York to Liverpool, via Queenstown, from Pier 40, North River. FAST EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE. Umbria, Dec. 28, 2p Servia, Jan. 25, Noon Lucanta,Jan. 4, 8:30 A Campania, Feb. 1, 7 A s Etruria, Jan. 11, Noon Umbria, Feb. 8, Noon Aurania, Jan. 18, 9 A M Aurania, Feb. 15. 8 A x Cabin passage $60 and upward: second cabin £35, $40, $45, according 1o steanier and accommo- dations. Steerage tickets to and from all parts ot Europs at very low rates. For freight and passage apply at company’s office, 4 Bowling Green, New York. VERNON H. BROWN & CO., General Agents. Good accommodations can always be secured on application to WILLIAMS, DIMOND & CO., Agents, San Francisco. A , Capt. P LA BRETAGNE, ROVAL HAIL STEAN PACKET COMPANY. TEAMERS LEAVE ASPINWALL Siornigntly for the West Indies and Southampton, calling en route at Cerbourghy France, aud Plymouth to land passengers. Through bills of lading, in connection With the Pacfic Mall S. 8. Co., issued for freight and treas- ure to direct ports in England and Germany. "Through tickets from San Francisco to Plymont) Cherbourg, Southampton. Firs: class, $195; thir elass, $97 50. For further particulars apply (o PARROIT & CO., Agenis, 306 California st. STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pler No. 3, Washington St,, At 5 P. M. Daily, Except Sunday. B Accommodations Reserved by Telcphone. ‘STEAMER T. C. Walker. J. D. Poters, Mary Garratt, City of Stockten, Telephone Main 805, Cai Nav. and Impt. Co VALLEJO AND MARE ISLAND, STR. MONTICELLO, Daily, except Sunday—10 a, Sunday—8 r. M. _ Landing, Mission 1., Pler 3 ) M, AP w