The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896 B R s e 8 v ¥ Chicago, B & Q. 7384 |Pacific Mail. . 241 THE COMMERCIAL o | Shicstatil o 10N Bhont DY o ' Preferred. 85 [Pittsburs & W pfd. 15 o - & sk ghlcago Gas l7§7/ ru:":“l:‘ Palace. All‘u SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS, and Chicago general fives certificates, 2; Lake | Cloved Plusourg 168 jQuicksliver........ 1% Silver unchanged. Wheat futures weak. Other Cereals unchanged. Bran lower. Hay in lighter recelpt. Flour as before. Beans and Seeds dull. Potatoes ana Onfons firm. Green Peas drug the market. Butter and Eg:s weak. Poultry in heavy supply and dull Not much change in Game. Oranges 1n oversuppiy- Nothing doing in Dried Frait. Provisions unchanged OUR MONEY. There was & marked Increase in the stock of money in the United States during November, as wlll be seen by the following statement for Decem- ber L. Gold cofn.... $684,287,157 Standard silver doilars 441,466,141 bsidiary silver. 5,808,546 bld certificates. .. 39,438, silver cerificates. .. £ 367,903.504 Treasury notes of 1890. 121/677,230 United States notes. . 346,681,016 Currency certificates. 8,5 0.000 nal Bank notes. 35,398, 890 .$2,301, 2/28 160,68 4l Total.. 73 Novem| 90 $15,750,083 This is the largest amount reporied at the begin- Increase for November. of any month in a long time. he amount of money in circulation December 1 $516,729.882 58,498,845 was as follows: Gold coin Standard subsidiar; Gold certiticates. .. silver certificates. Treasury notes of 1890. 80,147,801 United States notes. 274,705,483 Currency” certificates. 38,470,000 Nationa! bank notes 222,835,419 $1,646,444.746 Total... . 3 December 1, 1895 1.594.195,47% Increase. : $52,249,267 EXPORTS OF BARLEY, Exports of Barley from this port In Novemver were $70,000 ctls, azainst 207,000 in November, 1895 Forthe first 11 monzhs of 1896 they were 3,609,700 cils, valued at $3,105,300, against 1,439,300 culs at $1,182.000 fn 1895, {O Clear ® Portly Cloudy |@® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow Fxplanation. The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures 8t station indicate maximum temperature for the deys; those underneath it if any, the amount of raintall, of melied snow in inches idredths, during 'the past twelve hours. or solid lines, connect poin s of equal air pressure; iso- therms, or dotied lines, equal temperature. The word “high” means high barometric pressure and is usually accdmopanied by fair westher: “low” refers (o low pressure. and is usually rreceded and accompanied by eloudy weather and rains. Lows" usually first appear on the Washington const. When the pressure is high in_the interiop #ud low along the coast,and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the “low” 15 inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb- zble. With & *high” in the vicinityof Idaho, and the pressure falling to the California coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather In winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite resuls WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. UNITED STATES ‘DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16, 1896, 5 P. 3.—Weather conditions aud general foreca: The following are the seasonal rainfalls todate 28 compared with those of same date last seaso Eureks 16.55 inches, last season 12.40 inche Red Bluft 9.46 inches, last season 5.34 inche: San Francisco 8.78 inches, last season 3.02 inches; Fresno 8.54 inches, last season .81 of an inch; San Luis Obispo 5.99 inches, last season 3.60 inches; Los Angeles 3.83 inches, last season 1.37 inches; San Diego 2.73 inches, last season 1.43 inches: Yuma 114 Inches, last season .32 of an inch. San Francisco data—Maximum temperature 52, minimum 47, mean 50. The air pressure 1s above the normal thronghout the rezion west of the Rocky Mountains, except in Nevada and Utah, where it is slightly below. The distribution of pressure Is very uniform, the nighest barometer reading recorded to-night being being 30.26 Inches at Havre and the lowest, 30.06. at Fort Canoy. Generally cloudy weather prevails In the Pacific Coast States from Central Californiap norihward, and occasional scattered showers have occurred in Northera California. ihe conditions are such as to cause nusettled weather aud occasional scattered showers in the extreme northern portion of California. Forecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours ending midnight December 17, 1898: Northern California— Parily cloudy Thursday and probably occasional scattered showers in ex- treme northiw est portion; light nortterly winds in south portion and southerly in north portion. Southern California— Fair Thursday: fresh westerly winas. evada—Generally fair Thursday. Ttuh—Fair Thursday. Arizona—Fair Thursd Francisco and vicinity — Partly Cloudy y; fresh westerly winds. W. H. Hamuox, Forecast Official. NEW YORK MARKETS, Financlal. NEW YORK. N. Y. Dec. 16.—Stocks were regular during the eirly trading at the Stock Ex- change, but In the main the market showed more resistance than yesterday. The opening was steady to firm and. less attention was paid to the Cuban ques:ion. In fact. the resolution Introduced by Senator Morgan was practically ignored. Follow- ing the opening there was an attack on Burlington, Manbattan and Epirits preferred, which resulted in a break of 134@2 per cent in the issnes. Bur- lington got down to 723, the low.st price for a long 1ime, and Manhattan sold aslow as 90, ex aividend of 134 per cent. 1he general list was afledted by rumors of probable exports of gold later in the week. During the late dealings there was a decided change for the betier in stocks, and on moderate purchases 1o cover short contracts a recovery of 114 10 214 per cent ensued. Manhaitan rose 214. Sugar 154, Chicago Gas 15, Reading 114, St. Paai 134, Roex Jstand 134, Burlington 134, Tobacco neral Kilectrx: 134, and Louisville and Nushville 13, London was a buser of the las: named and its purchases materiaily assisted the upw.rd movement. Specu.ation closed firm in Net changes show gains of 14@154 parcent, Burlington was an exception and i0st 34 per cent. Tota! sales were 305.695 shares. The bond markei was weak in the eariy dealin~s, but close firm In tone. Sales were $1.538,000. ¥rooklyn Elevated fives fell 6: Hocking Vailey general sixes, 1: Kansas and Texas seconds, 15: North-rn Pacific Terminal sixes, 3;: Kome, Waterhouse and Ogdensburg first consol, 135: Union_ Pacific sinking fund eights. 11%; dogod sixes, 1, and Oregon Improvement ficst sixes cer- tificates, 1. Keuding general fours rose 34: do first preferred, 214; do seconds, 134; Pitisburg and Western fours, 2; Loulsville, New Albany FINANCIAL. CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND NEW YORK STOCKS. WHEELOCK & CO., 4 Leidesdorff St., Tel Main 1954 CENTEA L OFFICE, 628 Market St., Palace Hotel. Tel, Maln 58328 Uptown Office—Baldwin Hote! (adjolning Grul Room). Tel. Maln 339. PURDY & ATKINSON Managers. Orders instantly executedon latest market quos tations. Reference 1st Natlonal Blnh 8. F. _PRIVATE WIKE X. YOBRK | . Shore and Western division sixes, 2, and Atchison adjustment fours, 114, In Government bonds, coupon fours of 1807 sold at 11114, Grain. Neglected. Winter wheat. low grades, fair to fancy, 83 36@4 75: do pat- ents, #4 90@5 25: Minnesota clear, $3 50@4 do straights. $4@4 €0: do patents. ¥4 05@5 Ui low extras. $2 x0@3 30 clty milis, $4@5; do ents. 5 10@5 25: rye mixture. $3 20@38 30; su- pertine, $2 10@3 30: fine, $2 90@5 05. Southern flour dull, steady; common to fair, extra, $3@355; good to choice’ do. $» 05@3 85. Kye tiour, quiet, steady, $2 85@S3 25. CORNMEAL—sieady. Yellow Western, §1 95@ RYE—Dull. Western, $1 45 delivered. BAKLEY—Dull. Feeding, 28cc. i. . Buftalo. WHEAT — Spot market dull, weaker with options; 1. 0. b., #71,@9714c; ungradea red, ¥0@ 98c; No. 1 Northern, 8815@883,¢. Options opened weak utYac decline, following the West, and on easier cab.es: rallied 5sc on locat covering, fell 1@15sc on liquidation, closed weak ut 115@154C under yesterday with trading moderate. No. 2 red. January, May, 853 uly, 81c; December, 8314c. < CUKN—Spor, active, weaker. No. 2’ 28%c elevator; 293,c afioat. Options were more activeand closed weak at L4 decline with the West and on easier cables. May most active. December, 2834C; January, 20%fc: May, 313gc. - UATS—Spot, qulet, easier. Options weaker, dull. December, 2134c: Jaou- ary, 22%pc; February, 23ge; May, 24lhc Spot prices, No. 2. 921p¢c! No 2 ‘white, 2434c: No. 2 Chioago. 2314¢; No. 8, 2014¢; No. § white, 2214C: mixed Western, 21@2314¢, while do, 23@81c. ay and July most active, 8534c: March, 8814c; Provisions. 4 1A RD—Qulet, easy. Western steam. $4 15: City, 3 75: December. 84 10. Refined slow; Continent, 84 40@4 75: compound. 43@4l4c. PORK—Essy. New mess, 38 25@8 75. BUTTER—Moderate demand. Western cream- ery. 14@2]c: do factory, 7@12¢: Eleins, 21¢; imi- tation creamery, 11@15¢. CHEESE—Qulet, stady; part skims, 314@7c. EGGS—Firm. Icebouse, 15@17c: Western fresh, 20@21¢: do case, $2@4: limed, 15c. g ALLOW—Steady." City, 3i4e: country, 34@ 3. COTTONSEED OIL—Steady. Crude, 20c; yel- low prime, 2215@23c. nxzu;_rm; Domestic, 83,@6c; Japan, 415 <. MOLASSES—Firm, moderate demand. New Orleans, new, 25@34c. COFFEE—Unchanged to 5 points up. De- cember, $9 25: January, $9 30; March, $9 20@9 30; May. %9 26@9 3u; July $9 '80. Spot Rio dull, steaay. No. 7, 10c. SUGAR—Quiet, unchanged. Off A, 41c: mold A, 45ge: standard A, 43c: confectioners' A, 414c: cut loaf. Be; crushed. 5c; powdered, 45sc; granulated, 434c; cubes, 45ke., ¥ruit and Produce. APRICOTS—Bags, 9@11c; boxes, 10@15c. PEACHES—Peelea, bags, 14@15c; unpeeled, 7@ge. —Four sizes, nominal, 514@5%4¢. —Two.crown _ Loose 'Muscatel. 414@ 434c: do 3-crown, 514@534.¢: do 4-crown, 6@TVa<; do London Iayers, 8145@1 50; ao clusters, $1 65 WALN UTS—Standard, nominal, 8@8%4c: soft- shalligbac ALMONDS — Paper shell, 11@13c: soft shell, 8%010c: W UOL—Firm, quiet. Pulled, 18@81c, , HOPS—Pacific Loast, 3@13c. Merchandise. ulet. American, $11 COPPER—Firm. Lake. $11 30@L LEAD—Firm. Domestic. *3@3 05. TIN—Dull. Straits, $12 85. Piates quiet. EPEL1EK—Quiet. Domestic, $4 156@4 2! CHICAGO MARKETS., CHICAGO, Trr. Dec. 16.—The approaching holidays bave the effect of restricting speculative business in the grain markets. While wheat dis- plays a fair amount of actvity, it is far from peing us animated 8s it was a few weeks ago. Scalpers took care of things to-day. The Liver- Po0. quotations were weak and lower, i rices here opening In the same condition, responsive to the cables. ‘1he Northwest receipts were lNght at 377 cars, against 629 last Wednesday and 858 a year 2g0. The falling oft noted in those arrivals communi- cated a firmer feeling to the market after tue opening. Recelpts at Chicago were 26 cars. Heavy exports from Atlantic ports, 570,800 busbels. caused & spurt about the middie of the session, but during the last hour, on realizing by buyers, prices dropped about & cent. Closing Par's cab.es were lower. Berlin higher and Antwerp unchanged. May wheat opened from 8054c to 80%ac, sold be- tween 813zc and 7934c, closing aL 787kc, 114D 1i4c under estimates. No. 2 red spot wheat ranced from 88%c o 90%gc, closing about 8 Cy market was n red to-da c. UHRN—The stereotyped dullpess of the corn affected by anything whic occu - The Inectivity received accentuation trom t| around guiet exlsiing. The tone of the market was irregular, prices nardening or weakening with the corresponding feeling In wheat. Reoceipts were 150 cars and 45,000 bush- s were tak:n from store. Liverpool cables were. 344 lower. Export clearances amounted to 275, 745 bushels.. May corn opened at 2655@2b34c, s0ld between 231sc and 253,@257gc. closing av 2534c. Jyc under yesterday. Estimated receipis for to-morrow 345 cars. , OAT~—Ran to guiet and weakness. Recelpts were 86 cars and 17,200 bushels were withdrawn from store. The a-tion of prices was simply with Teference to the mocd of wheat. Export clesrauces were fair at 141,911 bushels. May oats closed 14 @%gc under yesterday. Estimated receip.s for to- morrow 325 cars. FLAX-Weaker. Cssh, No. 1, 74c nomiaal: Northwestern, 7515@76c: December. 75c nominal; May, 78@7Sc. Recelpts were 53 cars. PROV I~I —The hog supply ran short of the expectations ihis mornlug. Product derived lis natural benefit from that fact. Only a light busi- ness was transacted and the few orders were ofa local charagter. May pork closed 2gc higher, May lard unchanged and May rivs shade higher. BEUTTER—There was a beiter demand for but- ter to-day and in consequence the feeling was firmer. Receipts were moderate. Creameries—Extras, 20c B M: firsis. 18@10c: seconds, 15@186¢: imitations, fancy, 1:@15c; June goods, extras. 17c: firsts, 14@15¢. Uairies—kix- tras, 19c: fizsts, 14@17c: seconas. 10@l2c. La- dles — Rolis, 10@11c; tirsts, ¥@8lhe; packing stock, B@YYae; Erease, 2le@dc: rou butter, 11@ 12c. EGGS—Were fairly active and steady. While receipts were 1arge there was aiso & good demand. Fresh stock. 19¢ @ dozen. MONEY— Was easy at 5%@6% on cail and time loans. New York exchange was quoted at 40c premiuih, Closing Prices. May, 79 December, 2234c; January, 22%c; May, Tscs Jaly, 2640, OATS—December, 1634c; May, 20c. PORK—January, $6 63: May, $7 024 LARD—January, $3 85; Muy, 84 05. RIBS—January, $385; May, $4 05 Livestock. UNION STOCKYARDS, ILL. Dec. 16.—Offer- ings of cattle were light and the dtmand active. Prices were 10 to 20c higher. There was an ad- vance of 5c in hog prices. The arrivals were moderate. Sheep and lambs were active and firm. CATTLE — Recefots, 10,000. Fancy cattle, $4 25@5 50: choice 10 vrime 1300 10 1700 ™ steers. #470@5 2): £0od 10 choice steers. 1200 to 1500 fb. $425@4 65; meaium steers. 1100 to 1250 B. $3 85 @4 20; 1air beef steers, 1000 to 1200 bs. $550@ ommon beef steers. &3 50@3 75:- g00d to ockers and feeders, 500 10 1250 Ib, §3 45@ fair 10 good do, 6500 to 875 B. 52 859 bulls. choice 10 extra, $510@3 75: buils, poor to choice. $1 80@3 00: cows ana beifers, ¢nolce to prime. 85 50@4 00; cows, to cnoice. $2 40@3 40: cows, common to_fair canners. $1 60 @2 35: calves, good (0 fancy. §& 75@5 2 calves, common to good. $3@4 10; Texas grass steers, $2 80@3 60: Western range steers. $3 25 @3 8U: Western range cows ana_ heirers. $2 50 @5 50; milkers and springers, § head, $25@40; Texas fed steers, 83 5U@4 60. UGS~ Keceipts, 50,U00. Heavy pacXine ana ¢hipping_Jots. $3 15@3 40: common to choice mixed. $320@3 45: choice assortea. $3 35@3 45; ught. §8 20@35 45: pies, $2 90@3 46. SHEEP—kcceipts. 14.000. 10Ie0oc 10 €ROICS, $2@4; lambs 33 26@0 50. Receipts at Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. NEBE. Dec. 16.—HOGS—Re- celpts, 8300. Market opsned weak, closed strong. Light and mixed, $3 15@3 35: heavy, $3 10@3 21, CATTLE — Receipis. 3000. Market active. Steers, 83 40@8 45; cows. $1 60@3 60; feeders, $3@3 85. SHiEP—Recelpts, 200. Market steady. Maut- tons, $370. Receipts at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. 16.—HOGS—Re- ceipts, 12,000. Market opened weak, closing firm. Light.#3 20@3 27%4: medium, $3 15@3 25: neavy, $3 12133 20; pigs. 83 00@5 15. CATTLE — Receipts, 6000: strong. Native steers, best, $4 75; fair to good, $3 10@4 25; cows and helfers, §2 95@3 30: falr to good, #1 80@? 95: bulls. 82 00@3 0U; stockers and feea: ers, 8 80@3 85; Texas and Wesiern, $2 50@3 50; caives, SHEEP—Receipts. 2000. Steady. NEW JUKK STOCKS. Bonds, Exchange, Money and Raliroad Sharex Money on call easy at 115@2%; last loan at 2% and closing offered at 2% FPrime mercanutile pa- per, 4% Bar silver, 6633c. Mexican dollars, 51@52c. Sterilng exchange is firm. with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4 833,@4 54 for sixty days end 84 ¥7l4 for demand. Posted rates, $4 8414,@4 88. Commercial bills, $4 8214, @4 3% Government bonds steady: State bonds aulet: rallroad bonds firm. Silver at the board was qulet, CLOSING STOCKS. Am Tel & Cable... 65 North American... 43 Atchison . 18 |Northern Pactfic.. 13 Preferred I 2u34l Preferred. 221 Adams Express. 148 | Northwestern...... 1025, ‘Alton, Terre Haute 65 | Preferred 148, ‘American Express109 |N Y Centrai. 943, American lobacco 76 |N Y, Chicago&si L 113 Preferred -201 ["18i preferred..... 65 Bay State Gus..... 114 2d preferred. Baltimore & Ohio.. 15 |N'Y&N H. Brunswick Lands. 3%4|N Y, & New Eng.. Buffalo, Roch & P. 15”|N Y Susq & W. Canaaa Pacific..... b4 | Preferred. nada Southern.. 4713 Ontario. 9 . 507%|0ntario & Western 143 143/5Orezon 1n provmnt— 168 Prefo-red. ........— 180 " |Oregon Navigation 13 ‘172 |Oregon Short Linc, 14 Alion. . rred.. Consolidated Gas..1501%) CCC& St Lows... &7 Preferred. .. 81 Colo Fuei & I 25 Preferred. Cotton Oil Cert. Commercial Cabie.160 Del Hudson .25 | Del Lackd&\W estra. 1655 Denver & R G. 113, Preferred. 420 Distillers.. — General Electric... 8134/ Erte 1414 Preferred. 83 |Silver Certificates. 6533 Fort Wayne 164 |Southern Pacific... 18 Great Northern pid119 |Southern R K...... 934 Green Bay...... Preferred.... .. 3735 Harlem, Sugar Refinery....111% Hocking Coal Preferred . 10075 Hocking Valley... 1735 Tenn Coal & Iron.. 25 Homestake... 35 1. Preferred. . H & Texas Central— |Texas Pacific 935 1llinois Contral.... 92 |Tol A A & N Mich— Iowa Central. 784 Tol Ohlo & Central 20 Preterred 26 | Preferred.. 50 _ Kansas & Texas... 127 Tol 8t Louis & K G 5 2 Preterred. 271y Preferred .15 Kingston & Peno.. 3§ [Union Pacific. Lake Erie & Westn 18 (U P Den & Gulf... Preterred. 70 |U 8 Cordage.. Lake Shore 1563341 Preferred 10%, National Lead. 231 Guaranteed 20145 Preferred. +61,|U S Express. 40 Lorig Isiand 46 |U S Leathe: 834 Loulsville & Nash. 49 | Preferred. Bo34 Louisvilie,N Albny _34(U S Rubber. 2475 Preferred. 17" preferred. 80 Manhattan Con.... 917 Utica & B River...160 Memphis & Charls 15 |Wab S L & Pacific. 634 Mexican Centra',.. 7%4| Preferred 1657 Michigan Central.. 92 |Wells-Fargo. .97 Minn &S L, — |Western Union.... 80634 Preferred. —— |Wisconsin Central. 214 Minn & St L 18%|Wheeling & LE. 1st preferred.. 76 Preferred. . 2d preterred 4734/Am Cotton Ofl pfd. 50 Missouri Pacl 20 |W U Bee! Mobile & Ohio..... 20%{Ann Arbo; Nashville & C| 67| Preferred. Natlonal Linseed kA N J Central Dorfolk & W. FPreferred. Ala Class A 4s.....105 |Northern Pac 1sts.116 Do Class 8 4,55.103 | Do 2ds.. s Alabama, class C.. 98 | Do 3ds. Atchisou ds 7914| Do consol by 3 Do 2ds A. 42" |or improvmntist. 86 Canada South 2ds.10514 Do bs. et} Cen Pac 1sts 0£'95.10215/0 R & N ists ...... 11558 Cherokee 4s, 1896.102 | Do consol Bs.....— Do 1897 102 (O Short Line 6s...110%% Do 189K Do consol 58 64 Do 1899.... . |Pacific 6307 '87..." 9414 Ches & Ohlo Bs. 14 Phila & Reading 43 81%g Ch&N P Tr Rets5s 40 | Do 1st pfd Incom. 4534 D C3-65s. 10914 R GrandeWest 1sis 75 Den & R Glst.....110 (St L&IronMtGenbs 76 St L &S F Gen 6s.110%% 54/St Paul Consols. ...1 30 StPC& Palsts.. So Carolina 4 {Southern R K’ 9014 Do Pac Cal 1 0745 Tenn new s 80 Texas Pac 1 ‘Taxas Pac 2d Union Pac 1st 0235 Ks Palsts Den Divii0 |U S 4sregof 1925.12014 La Consol 4s.. 95 Do 4s, coupon. ... 120%y Missouri funding...— |U S 4s reg of 1907.10954 MK T 2ds. Do 4s, coupon. ...11034 Do ds = Moblie & Mutoal Union 61 N J Cent Gen bs, N Y C&St Louls 45103731 Do reglsered. ....— Nor& West den geLly Do deferred "'pa s Jaroiina con 4s. 0 Lrust ropt si| Do 6s 121 |Wabash 1st B wa% NorthwestConsois. 138%4| West Shore 4s......07 Dodeb Bs. 1073 FORE1G; MARKETS, WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL, ENa., Dec, 16.—The spot market 1s quiet st 7s 3d@7s 4d. Cargoes dull aL 38s, sellers. prompt shipment. FUTURES. The Produce Exchange cable gives the following Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: December, 6s 73,d: January, 6s 73d; February, 68 $340; March, aa B30 o SECURITIES. LONDON, Exe.. Dec. 16,—Consols, 110 15-16; siiver, 30d; French Rentes, 103¢ 20c. EXCHANGE A\'D_BULLION. Sterling Exchange, €0 days. — §484% Sterling Exchange, sight. o 4 873, Steriing Cabies..... - 488 New York Exchange, s - 10 New York Exchange, telegraphic.. — 1214 Fine silver, B ounce. = 65375 Mexicun Doliars [FEVNE 1 e S FRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS, WHEAT—The Invernelll takes for Cork 53,408 ctls, valued a; $80.000; L-nnox, for Algoa Bay, 101,668 ctls at $165,211. Lower quotations from Chicago and Liverpool kept futures weak. Spot Wheat was dull, but prices kept up. Quoted at $1 40@145 B o for common grades, $1 4714@i 453, 1or average No. 1,31 50 for choice and $1 55@l 8735 B ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL SESS10N—0:15 o’clock—May—%0,000 ctls, $15534; 2000, $1 63%; 2000, 81 6354. SECOND 'NESSION — May — 6000 ctls, ' 1 b3; 2000, $1_5234: 4000, 81 52%: 18,000, $1 5264; 10,000, $1 5l REGULAR MORNING SESSION—May—18,000 ctl: 4000, $1 51%4; 33,000, $15134; 12,000,81 5134 31 5134, AFTERNOON SESSTON—May—2000 ctis, $152; 2000, $1 6134 ; 36,000, $1 51%. BARLEY—No further change in quotations. We £61/4c B ctl; choice bright, 87%ac: 9734¢; No. 1 Chevalier, $1 10@ quote Feed, 80 Yrewing, 9214 120 cil CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL SES810X—9:15 0'clock —No sales SECOND SkssION—May—2000 ctis, 92c. REGULAE MORNING SEssion—May—2000 ctis, 915jgc: 2000, 9134c: -000, H1¥ae. AFTERNOON SESSTON—NO suies. OATS - White range from $1 10 to $1 35, accord- ing to quality. Black, for feed, 90c@81 05: for seed, $1 20@) 35; Gray, nominal; Red, $1@1 10: Sur- prise, $1 5U(@] 60. CORN—Continues dull. Large Yellow. S0@8214¢c Small Round do, $1; white, 85@87%4c. 50081 cil. BUCKWHEA1T—$1 15@1 80 B ctl. FLOUE AND MILLSTUFF3, FLOUR—Net cash prices are as follows: Family extras, £5@5 10: bakers' extras, $4 90@5; super- fine. $4 16@4 60 P bbl. CORNMEAL, ETC.—Feed Corn, $18@19 ton; Cracked orn, $19@20 ton. MILLSTUFFE—Prices in sacks are_as follows, usual discount to the irade: Grabam Flour, $2 85 % 100 1bs: Rye Flour, $2 75 % 100 bs; Rice Fiour, $575: Cornmeal, $. 35; extra cream do, $3: Oatmeal, $3 50; Oat Groats, $i: Hominy, $3 10 @3 80; Buckwheat Flour, $3 26@3 50: Cracked Wheat. 83 50; Farina, $4: Whole Wheat Flour, $3; Holied Oats (bvls), $6@6 40: Fear: Barley, 550 ‘:@4: Spile Peas, $3 00; Green do, $4 25 100 3. HAY AND ¥rEEDSTUFFS. Bran is lower. Receipts of Hay are lighter, prob- ab.y on account of the storm. BRAN—$13@13 50 for the best and $12@12 50 ® ton for outside brands. MIDDLINGS—818@19 for lower grades $20@21 % ton for the best. FLEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley. $19 50@20; Oflcake Meal at the mill, $26 60 B ton; jobbing, $27 b0; clipped Outs, £1 50 B ctl. > HAY-Wheat. $8@10 50: Wheat and Oat, @%7 10; Oat. $6@9: Burley. $7@8 50: River Bariey, 86@6 50: Alialfa, $6@7 50: compressed, $6@ 9 50: stock. $5@6: Clover, $6@3 # t0n. STRAW—35@b0c B bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. and Al descrip fons are dull and prices are generaliy easy. BEA KS—Bayos, $1 40@1 55: Small Whites, §1 15 1 30 B ctl: Large Whites, $110@1 25 cu; Pinks, $1 00@1 20: Reds, $1 20@1 30: Blackeye, £110@l 20; Ked Kidney, $2 20: Limas, $1 76@ 1'90; Butters, 81 26@1 50; Pea. $1 16@1 25. SEF DS—Brown Mustard, $2 75 + tara. 2 10@2 25 P cu: Flax, $1 Seed, 2%@2%c B i Alfalim, 4 2igc: Hemp, 3V RIED PEAS—Niles, $1@1 15 ¥ ctli Green, $1 40@1 60 B ctl. POTATOES, UNIONS, VEGETABLES. Green Peas ars beginning to drug the market. Potatoes and Onions rule firm. POTATOKS—Sweet Potatoes, 766@81 10; Early Rose. 50@6Uc: River Reds, 4b@d0c: Burbank Beedlings, £6@40c B ctl for Hivers and 500@$1 for Salines. ONIUNS—40@60c B ctl. VEGLTABLES—Los Angeles Green Peppers dull st 6@7c B M: Los Augeles Egg Piant, 5c B B: Mushrooms, 6@15¢ B M, latter figure for buttons: Marrowfat Squash, $4@6 % ton; Tom- atoes, 20@50c P box: Los Angeles Tomutoes, 7be @31 45 B box: Dried Peppers, 7@Sc B Ib: Green Peas, 2@6c P Ib: Los Anceles String Beans, 5@ 10c: ' Dned Okra. 8@9¢ B Ib; Cabbage, £0@60c B cul; Carrois, 50G4Uc ® sack: Garlic, 134@2c B 1. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. BUTTER—There is no further declin®, but the market Is weak. CREAMERY—Fancy, 25@%4c B Ib; seconds, 2: 22%c B 1. e e Darry—Fancy, 2lc: good to cholce, 18@20c: lower crades. 16@17%ec B 1. PICKLED- Gq e @ Ib. FIRKIN-15@17c . CREAMVRY | UB—18@19¢ B 1. CHEFRSE—Cholce mild new is scarce at 11@12¢c; common to good old, ¥@10c: Uream Cheddar, 1:@ 12¢: Young America, ) 134@12%ec: Western, 111, @12%4¢: Eastern, 12164@13: 1. EGGS—Prices continue to suade off. Eastern are quotatle at 24@26c § doz for fancy and 21@22c for cold-storage; ranch Eggs, F i i fim&ll lflnd fpedium and 373,@30c 1or fancy: store Kggs, ¥ 25¢; Duck Eggs, i POULTRY AND GAME, POULTR Y—Prices are no lower, but the market is weak and dull, with free supplies of Eastern and home stocks. Live Turkeys, 12@1%c B I for Gobblers, 12@13c B b for Hens: Dressed Turkevs. 13@léc: Geese, pair, $1 50@2: Gos'ings, $1 50@2; Ducks, 5 or old and $4 50 for young: Hens, 85 50 B doz: Roosters, young, $3 50@4: ao. old, : Fryers, $3 25@3 60: Broilers, £3@3 25 for large and $:@2 50 for small; Pigeons, $1@1 26 B dozen for young and 75c for old. GAME — No change worthy of note. Quall, $1@1 25 B doz: Mallard, $3@4: Canvasback. $3@ £ Sprig, $1 76@2; Teal, $)@1 25: Widgeon, $1 25 1 50; Smali Luck, §1 29; Eoglish Snipe, $150@2 ack Snipe, 75c@81 : Hare, $1: Rabbits, $1 26@150 for Cottontalls and $1 for small; Grav Geese, ¥2 60 @3: White Geese, $1: Brani, §1 50@1 75; Honk- ers, $3 50@4 50 P dozen. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. ORCHARD FRUITS— Very few Grapes seen now. Other Fraits are dull Apples, 75@90c P box for cholce. $1 for fancy Red, 36@85c for common; Lady Apples, 82 75; Eastern, $2@3 50 B bbl. Pears, 60c@$1 % box: Winter Nellls, $1 25, Persimmons, 25@75¢ B box- BEKRIES— Cranberries from Cape Cod, $7 50@8 50 B bbl; from Coos Bay, $2 26@2 60 B box. GRA PES—75@90c in cratesane 60@75¢ in boxs. CITRUS FRUITS—Oranges continue very weak with heavy supplies. Mandarin Oranges are quot- able at $1@1 26 B box; Navel Oranges, $2@ 3 B box: Seedlings, $1@1 756 B box: Grape Fruit, $5@6 P box: Lemons, $1@1 50 for com- mon ana $2@2 50 B box for good to choice: Mexi- can Limes, $4@4 00; California Limes, 50@76¢: Bananas, $1@2 » bunch: Pineapples. $2@4 DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. DRIED FRUITS— Quotationson the Fruit Exchange are as fol- CARLOAD LoTs—Apricots are quotable at €@9c for Royals and 113,@12c for choice to fancy Moorparks; Prunes, 5%ac f0r the 4 sizes; Peaches, a@d¥ac for prime to cholce, 634@7c for fancy and $@10c for peeled In boxes; Apples, 534¢c P Ib for evaporated and 2@2%4c for sun-dried; Pears, 214 @bc for prime to choice, 4@5%ac for guarters and 6@6%4c for halves; Piums, 4c for pitted and 114c for unpitted; Nectarines, 3%2@4%ac for choice and 61{6101‘ fancy; White Figs, dc; Black Figs, 214 @c. JOBBING PRICES—Peaches, 433@5Ygc B fancy, 6° 7lhc P 1b: peeled, 1215c ¥ Ib: Apri- cots, 63,@9c § b: fency, 10c; Moorparks, 12@ 18c; evaporated Apples, ua(.c un-dried, 23,@8c: Prunes, 33 @4c lor the 4 sizes: Figs, black, 3¢ for unpressed and 3@334c for pressed: white Figs, dc: Plums, 4l,@bc for pitted and ilge for wn- itted: Nectarines, 4@6c B Ib for prime to fancy; ears, 216@oc for whole, 43@5%hc for quarters and 43,@BYac for halves. RAISINS— CARLOAD PRICES—Four-crown loose, 53/40; three- crown, 43gc B Ih: two-crown, 33c # b: seed- less Sultanas. 5lhc: seedless Muscatels, 43jgc: 8- crown London layers, $1 15; clusters, #1 bU: Dehesa clusters. $2 60; lmperial clusters, 85 dried Grapes, 3¢ B D. JOBRING PRICES—SAN FgaNGrsco—Four-crown, louse, B34c: 3-crown, 434c: 2-crown, 334c; seedless Sultanas. b3j4c; seedless Muscatels, 4 Yaci S-crown London layers, $1 25: clusters, §1 60; Dehesa clusters, 82 75; Imperial clusters, $3 26. NUTS—Chestnuts quotable at H@10c: Walnuts, 614@7c B I for siandard and 9@9lkc B B for_softshell: Almonds, 6@6%gc for Languedoc, 314c for hardshell and S@Yc for paper-shell, jobbing: Peanuts, 4@6c for Eastern and dc for California; Mickory Nuts, 5@6c ® Ib: Pecans, 7&&8&0 P D; Fiiverts, 7%@8c; Brazil Nuts, 74@8c: Cocornuts, @5 100. HONEY—Comb, 10@12V4c for bright and 5@9c forlower grades: water-white extracted, 5G5iac: light amber extracted, 414@434¢; Gurk amber, 4@ d3ge: dark, 2G3c B 1. EESWAX—230:6c B . PEOVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon. 6¢c B Ib for heav, 7¢ B I forlight medtum, 9%4c for iight. 10c B M for extra light and 113ac B Ib for sugar-cured. ast- ern sugar-cured Hams. 13@13lc: Californla Hams, 11@l1%e; Mess Beef. $7@7 50; extra mess do, $8@8 50; family do, $9 50@10; extra prime Pork, 87 60@8: extra ciear, $16 B bbl; mess, $14 B bbl: Smoked Beef, 10c.3 . LARD—Eastern. tierces, is quoted at 5gc for compound and 6@6lpe for pure: palls, 7c: Call- fornia tierces, 5@514c @ Ib for compound and Gl/fic for pure: half-bbls, 6¥4c; 10-D tins. Tijc: do 5.1b, Tige B . COTTOLENE—6@6%4c in tierces and 734@8Yc 10 10-1b cins. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Heavy salted steers are quotable at 8¢ B 1b: culls and brands, 7¢: medium, 7e: culls and brands, 6¢ B 1b; light, 6¢c B 1b; culls aud brands, bc; Cowhides, 6@6%gc: culls ana brands, 5@514c; salted Kip, 6@7c: salted Calf. 7@8c; saited Veal, 6@7c: dry Hides, 12@13¢ B Ib: culls and branas, 9@ivc: dry Kip and Veal, 10¢: culls, 8¢ B Ib: ary Calf, 16¢; culis, 1Cc: Goatskins, 20@86¢ each; Kids, 5¢: Deerskins, good summer, 20@36¢ B b; medium, 16@20c: winter, 7@de: Sbeepskins, snearlings, 10@i5c each: short wool, 20@85¢ ench; medium, 40@50c eachi; long wools, BL@60c each. TALLOW—No. 1, rendered, 3c; No. 3, 2ac® B: refined, 5c; Grease, 2c P . WOOL—We quote Fall Wool as folows: Fum- boldt and Mendocino. 8@9c; free morthern, T14@ 81j4c; miadle counties, free, 516@7c; do. defective, 475@6e; San Joaquin, 3@5c: do. foothill, 5@7e: Kastern (regon spring, 7%@9c; Valley Oregon, 1124@12%4¢; do, fal} and lambs’, 11@1134c. HOFS—6@8c for falr to choice aud 8@lic B 1b for fancy. GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, spot, 4340; June- Juy delivery, 4%c; Wool Bags, 2434@26%jc. COAL—Wellington, $8B ton: New Wellington, $8 B ton; Southfield Wellington, $7 50 ® ton: Seattle, $5 50@6; Bryant, 535 50: Coos Bay, 85: Wallsend, $6; Scotch, —; Brymbo, —: Cum- berland, $13 B ton in bulk and $14 In sks; Peansvl- vama Anthracite Egg, $11@12 B ton; Weish An- thracite, 38@10; Cannel, 88@8 50; Rock Springs, Castle Gate anc Pieasant Valley, $7 60; Coke, $11@121n bulk and $133 ton in sks. SUGAK—The Western Sugar Kefining Company quotes, terms net cush: Cube and Crushed, 6c: Powdered, bYge: Fine Crushed, 6¢c; Dry Graou- lated, 474c: Confectioners’ A, 474c: Magnolia A, 4345c: Exira C, 434c; Golden'C, aljc: half barrels 1/{¢ more than barrels, aud boxes /3¢ more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh- terers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 53,@6c: second do, 4%4@ 5c¢: third do, 3}4@4c ¥ Faes V EAL—Large, 415@5¢: small, 6@7c B b. MUTTON—Wethers, 6¢; Ewes, 5a0 ¥ Ib. LAMB—7c B I. PORK—Live Hogs, 3145@314c Ib for large and medium and 315@374c or small; dressed do, 415 @5%c® Ib. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE FOR 24 HOURS. Flonr. ar skn,,,. 20.243Cheesy, cus Oregon.. . _6,694| Eggs, doz, Wheat. ctis.... . 175,705 Hides. no. Oregon.. 4,260 | Pelts. bdl Barley, cui: 830| Wine, gals. Onts, ctls . 65| Brandy, gals.... Eastern. . 1,645(Wool, bis, Corn, Kastro,cils 500/ Oregon. Beans. sks 1,525 Sugar. bb: '260| Lumber. M 4,276/ Lime, bbls. 180| Quicksilver, flscs 300 Broom Corn, bs. THE ST00X MARKET. Minlng stocks were sironger yesterday. Chollar s0ld up to 88c, Hale & Norcross to §1 15, Ophirto 95c, and o on. Business showed no improve- ment, however. At the close prices were still higher, as will be scen by the quoiations. ‘Tne Exchequer assessment falls delinquent in office to-morrow. ‘The Armona Orchard and Vineyard Company has levied an assessment 0f $10 per share, delin- quent January 9. 3 ‘The Bullion-Beck Mining Company of Utsh has declared a dividend of 45¢ per share, amovnting to $45,000, pavab.e on December 21. Tniy will make a total 0f $1,947,000 paid 10 the stockhold- ers of the present company. The Ontario Mining Company of Utah will pay a monthly dividend of 10c per share, amouncing to $15,000, on December 31. EOALD SALES, Following were iho saics I0 tas San Franclsco Etock Board yesterday REGUIAR MORNING SERSIOY. COMUwNCTNR 9:30. 600 Andes 100 € Potnt....18 700 H&N...1.05) 950 Mexcn....45) 1200 C Polnt. 260 G & C.. 100 HEN ... 100 Mxfe. . Following were 1D Haiws iu the Pacific Stock Eoerd yesterday: RFAULAR semarov—10 500 Alpha.....08,400 C Point...17| 900 Alta..."..04/500 G &C......3%] 400 Andes....1b 31 600 Belcher...29 259 B&E...." 5y 300 Bulliok.... 10 400 Caleda.. ..09) 200 Challge. ..2x| 200 Chollar...79) 700 . 80| 49 CCaVID .85 7 AFTERNOON SRSSION—T7:70. 08 50 Conti. eveeeees 88(200 ., ...69/200 Crwn Pt..17(200 . 65(200 ... 400 Chalige...81/400 .. 200 Cuolr, .. wereenenndd Y Jokhyun 29 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ‘WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16-2 p. . Con.Cal&Va..1.10 Chailenge Con. 81 Con. Imperial, — Contidence.... 88 seg. Belchar... 09 10 Con New Yoré — syndicat. ... — U3 Crown Pomnt... 18 Siiver HUL.™, — (2 EssuSierraNev — Ud|Sierra Nevada 46 47 kurekaCon... 25 —|Unionlon..... 45 46 kxchequer... — (g(Utah.. < 04 05 Gould &lurry. 32 34 Yellow Jackée 30 31 Baick Norem. 1,20 GOLD MINING EXCHANGE. 100 Lockwood Con 26 100 do do 27 50 do do 8 200 Savannah.. sz STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY., Dec. 16-2P. M. UNITED STATES BONDS. Brd, Asked. U S 4s coup.110 Do new 1ssuei20 MISCRLLANEODS RONDY. Cal-stCblebs.11035 — |Omnibus 6s..11834 — Cal Elec L 8512 PacRoll Més, CntraC W 63 9333 £64(Do 2d Is 8s.. Bid Asked U S dsreg...108 11035 Dpotstex-cp — 9734(P &O Rygs. — 116 kdsn L&P6s126 — [P&Ch Ry 6s. 102 F&CHRR 68 — 106 [Pwi-st RR 835113 113 Geary-st R0810014103 |Keno, WL&L — 105 ¢ H C&S 5 Va3, 108 Los ang L DoGnteed 6s Mkt-stCbleBs128 100 01 SPRRCal ds DoRyCon 03.1053410614|3PK K (albs. — 100 NutVings1st — 100 |-PBrRCal6s. 97 6814 NevCNgR7s.100 — — ISVWater 6511833118064 NP CRR68.10014105 (SVWateras. 99 991y N Ry Cal 65.102151053%StktnG&E 63 — 102 NRyCal 3s. — = 95 |SunstT&lis. — ~ — OakGas 5s.. — 104 [Sutter-stR3s.109% — Do2d1s6s...106%; — |VisallaWl6s — = — WATER STOCKA. Contra Costa 29 MarinCo..... 49 ©AS BTOCKS. Pacific Light 48 San Francsco 971 Stockton..... 988 == Oak G L &'H 5314 b4 | Pac as Imp 89ig 90 | INSURANCE STOCKY: Fireman'sFa165 180 [Sun.......... COMMERCIAL BANK STOTK3. AmerB&TC. — ~— [LondonP&A.128 Anglo-Cal..."84 59 |London&sSF. Bank of Cal. 23814240 - |Merch Ex.... 13 Cal SD&T Co106 110 [Nevad: - First Nat{oni18414186 [Sather BCo. — BAVINGS BANK STOCKS. GerS&LCo.1450 1500 (Sav & Loan.. — HumbS&L.1100 ~ — |Security......260 Matual, 4214 Unlon Trast.770 SFSavUnion — 500 | STREET RAILBOAD STOCKY. 107 110 (OakSL&Hay — 750 |Presidio. 4335 4414/Sutter-sii e POWDEMK STOCKS. — - (GlantCon. 74 80 |Judson D. 70 100 [Vigorit.. MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Alaska Pkrs. 9815100%4Nat Vin Co.. BikDCoalCo. ceanlcSSCo Cal Cot Mills Pac Aux F A Edison Light125 1253 PacBoraxCo. GasConAssn. Pac Roll Miil Ger Lead Co. 80 100 |Parf PalntCo HawC&SCo.. 1734 18 Pac TransCo. Hutch S PLD 2435 2454 Pac T&T C.0 MerExAgsn.. 110 |Sunset T&T. M Kleo Light 53 57|United CCo. SALES—MOBNANG BESSION. Foart— 50 Giant Powder Con. 5 do do ... 125 Hawatian Commerciai. 100 Mutual Electric Ligh 25 5 V Water. . 180 do do SALIN—AFTEENOON SK35(0%. Fonrd— 10 Edison Light & Power Co. Atlantie D. Eastern D. California, 1814 IRERRRE-1-11 125 00 50 Hutchinson S P Co. - 24 B2 206 do . do . . 2450 50 Market-st Rallway. 44 00 100 Mutual Electric Lighi... 6 00 50 do do 5 6215 25 Pac Gas Imp. 89 50 10 S F Gaslight. 97 76 35 SV Water... 57 00 $2000S V 6% Bon 118 50 Nire 10 Oakland Gas, 68 50 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Niels and Kiersten Iversen to Margaret Mc- Giffin, lot on ¥ line of Steiner street, 137:8 S of McaAllister, S 25 by £ 108:6; $10. Ellen M. Whitely to Caroline W. Baker, lot on SE corner of Washington and. Laurel streets, K 62:6 by S 102:814: $10. Henry P. snd Elia B, Sonntag to Henry P. Christle, lot on W line of Folsom street. 240 S of Nineteenth, S 5 by W 122:6, quitclaim deed; 31. Julia Birdsall to David H. Birdsall, lot on W line of Church street, 89 S of Twenty-fifth, S 25 by W 101:9; gift. Eilen™ S Whitely to Sussnah *D. Whitely, lot on N iine of Twenty-ninth street, 77:9 E of Ellen, E 75 by N 114; $10. Juan de Cima to Edward J. Le Breton, lot on E line ot Bartlett alley, 77:6 N of Jac .son street, N 35 by E 60: alsolot on K llne of Dupont street, 68:9 N of Ciay, N 68:9 by E 68:9; also lot on E line of Stockton street, 187:6 N of Washington. N 23:6, E 137:6,§ 2, E 62, S 21:6, W 62, S 22, W 70, N 22, W 67:6; also lot on SE corner of Wasn- ington and Dupont streets, S 40:6, k& 26:10, N 40:6, W 25:10; $10. Mark Neumann to Hattie M. Neumann, lov on NI line of Seventh street. 25 SE of Natoma, SE 25 by NE 75: also all household furniture, etc., at 217 Turk street: gift. Carl L. Lund to_Clandine A. Holmberg, lot on E line of Second avenue. 99:7% N of California street, N 25 by K 120; $10. John Mulhern to Michael J. Scott, lot on E ltne of Twenty-fourth avenue, 180 N of Point Lobos, N 26'by E 120; $10. John and Menga Tscharner to George R. Ticharner, lots 1 und 2, block A, map No. 1, Su- Kate and Matthias O'Brlen to Herman Kiepen, 1ot on N line of Sadowa street, 100 E of Flymouth avenue (Marengo), E 60 by N 125, being poriion oflot 4, block H, 'Raliroad Homestead Associa- ton; $10. ALAMEDA COUNTY. P. E. and Mary A. Bowles to Myron T. Hol- comb, ot on N line of Eleventh street, 105 E of Onk, I5 35 by N 100, b ock 166, Oakland; $10. Myron T. and Marion B. Hoicomb to Willis E. Gibson, sarre, Oakland: $10. Evere't D. and Eugenia J. Jones to Wiliam Tappenbeck, lot on X line of Lnke street, 485 1 of Juckson, E 85 by N 150, Oakiand; also ‘all inter- est which may from aoy cause hereafter accrue to the owner of above described, by reason of con- straction of boulevard arouna Lake Merritt to parcel of land Iying beiweon the N boundary of above ard E and W boundaries of said land and S boundary lins of said boulevard, Oaklands $5. E. A. and Martha J. Haines to Margaret J. Jones, lot 104, map showinz land to be taken for opening aud widening East Twenty-first street, quitclaim deed, East Oakland: 5. John and Lena McMullen to Winifred A. Perry (wife of R. A.), lot 30, block B. amended map of Christiania Tract, Berkeley; $10. Jirastus F. Seward to M. K. Karlson, lot on 8 line of Auburn avenue, or Forty-sevenh street, 595.24 K of Sen Pablo avenue, & 81:8 by § 161.67, bein - the k 15 feet of 1ot 8 and W 16:8 of lo. 39, Coggeaball Tract, Oakland Townahip: $10. Gordon M. and' Rebecca A. Stolp to Real Estate Comwbine (corporation). all of the land known us Lorin Heights Tract as per map entitied smended map of Lorin Heights Tract, bounded on - by Wiider sireet. by Lowell sireet, S by Prince street and W by Baker streei; Berkeley: $10, Hermann and Kebbece Drucker to Daniel H Hilken, 1ot on § line of West Tenth s reet, 117:3 E of Center, E 36 by S 120, being a ‘portion of lot 22, block 652, Kighth-street Tract, Oakland: $5. William acd Maria McGuire to'Willlam J. Dia- gee and Willlam J. Henshaw, lots 13 to 16, bl 649, Oasland: 5 * Uakland Consolidated Street Railway Company (a corporation) to Amador Marble Company (& corporation). ‘lot on_SE line of Howe street, dis tant NE 836.50 feet trom N line of Mather, thence Nk 50 by SE 120, beiug a poriton of'a trast m “reserved” upon of Tract, Oakiand Township; $10." eTIONe Els ¥. aod Jobn D. de Lashmutt, James W. ry Taylor, Emma D.and A. G. Pier- son a'd T.J. and Cynthia J. Reaves (by Sherify to Kimball G. Easton,lot on N line of Prospect Avenue, 44 5 0f Pine street, 15 44 by N 100, bein lot 11, block H, Clinton Mound Tract; alaolot on iins St ine aireet, 100 X of Prospect avenus, N n: lot lock » same, kKast Oakiand; $161. Same to same, 1ot on E line of Pine street, 100 N of Prospect avenue, N 40 by E 132, being lot 13, block H, same, Eas: Oakland: $144. Henry A. Hebard to Wiillam H, Hebard, lot on W lin» of Park sireet, 85 N of Clement avenus, N 50:214, W 100:51, 8 b0, 1 1o begioning. belug 1ot 14, b ock 43, Mintura ‘i ract. eda 250, .0t on NW corner of Suuny Slope and Pleas: ant Valiey aveuues, N 175, W 172, 550, & 40, § 125, 152 to begluning, belng lots 1107, and N 50 feet 1ot 8, biock — Map of Suany Siope, Onk- Effact of Exposure to thé X Ray.== The I:Jleeftriul Bevlewiconninl a brLd account of some experiments mad Professor Elihu Thomp:on. the wull—kn’om’\ electrical authoritv, upon himseif 1o de- termine whether X rays act strongly on the tissues. He exposed his little finger for half an hour within a quarter of an inch of the platinum electrode of an ex- cited tube. No decided effect followed for over a week; then the finger reddened, became extremely sensitive, swollen, stiff and to a certain extent painful. Aiter seventeen days had elapsed the fin%er still remained quite sore. ~He thinks the results indicate chemical activity of the Roentgen rays of like character to high- itch waves of light 1n causing sunburn, ut penetrates more deeply into the tis- sues. THE CALL CALENDAR, ® Full Moon. Dec. 18. A @Llll Quarter.| Dec 27. 19 26 UCEAN STEAMLER! Dates of Departure From San Franolaco. STEAMER |DESTINATION. SAILS. | PIER. N 3 G 17, tam|Pler 11 |Vaquina Sam| Blor 2 Cliy of Para|Panama. . State of Cal. | Portiand . Corona...... San Diego..... | Dec 19, Pler 11 China.......|China& Japan [Dec 19, 1px|P MSS Sunol.., (Grays Haroor. |Dec 19, 12w |Pler 2 Coos Bay..... |Dec 19.104x | Pler 13 HumboldtBay [Dec 19, 2ru |Plec 3 WallaWaila| Vic & Pge 8na |Dec 20. SaM | Plery Kureks..... | Nowport . Dec 21, ¥am|Plee 11 ABianchard | Oregon ports..|Dec 21, 5ru | Pierls Farallon. ... | Yaquina bay. |Dec 21, 9am|pler 2 Del Norte... |Grays Harbor. | Dec 22, 4px|.. Czarina..... (Coos Bay...... san Diego. .| oreeon poris. . Portiana . Emplre.. Columbia. STEAMERS TO AKRIVE. EROM [ Dur “Dec 17 ..Dec 17 ..Dec 17 ..Dec 17 Dec 17 “Dec 18 ~.Dec 18 ~.Dec 18 ..Dec 18 19 STHAMER | Truckee . Mariposa.. san Diego. .| Crescent City . |Grays Huroor. * | Newport. . ec 19 .| Departure . 13 .| Thiamook Bay s 19 - | Yaquina Hay . Dec 19 Emplre.. Portland.... -Dec 19 Willamette. Seattle ..Dec 20 Columbia. Portiand. . Dec 21 .| Panam < “Dec 21 Victoria & Puget Sound | .. Dec 21 :|San Diezo | ’Dec 21 Dec 21 .Dec 21 “Dec 21 China and Japan. IiDec 22 Newport. ..Dec 23 Honoiutr, ' Dec 23 Crescent City _.Dec 23 Yaquina Bay. .Dec 24 Portlana. Dee 26 SUN, MOON ANL 11DE, U.R. COAST AND GRODETIC SURVEY TIDE' BULLETIN PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. } December—1896. Thursdas, December 17. NoTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given In the left hand column, and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second ti column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and tae last or right band column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, ss sometimes sccurs. The heights givea are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the helght, and then the number given ls subtractive from the depth given by the charta. —_—_— NOTICE TO MARINERS, A branch of the United States Hydrographle Office located in the Merchanty Exchange is maintained in Sam Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard 10 nationaiity and tree of expense. Navigators are cordially favited t0 visit the office, whers complete sets of charts and salling directions of the world are kept on hani for com- parison and reference, and the latest Information cau always be obtained regarding lights, dangers 10 navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball ontop of the building on Tsle- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridlan, by telegrapbic aigual received each dav from' the United States Naval Obzervaiory a: Mare Isiand, 1, A’ notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time, or giving the error, if any, Is published the same dsy 0y the afternoon papers and by the morning papers the following day. W. 8. HUGHES, The Time Ball. Lieutenant, U. & N., in charge ERANCE HYDROGRAPHIC OFFIOR. U.8. N. MERCHANTS' EXCHANG®R £aN FRANCISCO. Decemver 16 1893. The time ball on Telegrabh HIll was amml exactly at noon to-day—L e., ai poon of the 12052 meridian, O eXactly i 8 ¥. M., Greenwich Ume. e W. S. HUGHES, . in charze. Lieutenant U. S. 3 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrivod WEDNESDAY. December 16. Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, 64 nours from ‘Victoria and Puget Sound ports; pass and mdse, (0 Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Weeott, Whitney, — days from Portland, via Astoria, Coos Bay and Eureks; pass and mdse, to N PS5 8Co. Stmr North Fork, Hansen, 2714 hours from Eu- reka; pass and mdse, to Charles Nelson. —Arrived Dec 16—Br ship Hutton nfif‘r‘r’o’ggokohsmr bktn Chenalls. from Snang. ; stmr Columbla, hence D2c 14. ‘sallea Dec16—schr Emi.a ULter, for San Fran. ci+co; Br ship Royal George. for Queenstown; Br barx County Had lington, for Queenstowa, Foreign Pora. MAZATLAN—Salled Dec 14—Stmr Acapulgo) for San Francisco. PORT PIRIE—Arrived Dec 15—Bark Topgal. 1ant, from Port Blakeley. > ENSEN A DA—salled Dec 15—Stmr Orizaba, tor San Francisco. KOBE—Sailed Dec 15—Br stmr Agaranthus, for Seatile, NANAIMO—Arrived Dec 16—Bark Carrollton, hence Dec 6. 5 KUCHINOTZU—Passed Dec 6—Norstmr Tyr, from Tacoma, for Calcutta. Movements of Trans- \tlantic Steamsr. NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 16—Stmr Friesland, from Antwerp: stmr Mohawk, from London. Salled Dec 16—>tmr Majestic, for Li stmrs Nordland, for Antwerp; stmr ~t Lou, Southampton. NAPLES—Arrived out Dec 16—Stmr Noj nia, BREMERHAVEN—Arrived out Dec 16 Stutteart. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived out Dec16-Simry Trave and New York. LONDON—Arrived out Dec 16—Stmr Manioha, PRAWLE POINT—Passed Drc 16—Simr Pala tia, from New York, for Humburz. Importations. EUREKA—Per North Fork—22 ske stocks, Dpkgs hardware, 4 cs sewing machines, | Pkgs castings, 2 ¢3 bootsand shoes, 1c gy pkgs green bides, 208 M ft lumber, 1305 M 5 194 M shakes. FORTLAND—Per Weeott—1 cs shoes. Astoria - 1595 bdls shooks. Coos Bay—1799 cs salmon. 42 cds matehwoo Kureka—1 cs eggs, b coops chickens, wool, 1green hide, 1bike, 1jack bar, 1 pkgmde, 53 hogs, 210 M shingles. VICTORIA—Per Walla—1 pkg household goods, 81 hides, 88 bdls sheepskins, 1 bdl hides, 25 gy gluestock, 1 piano, 4 pkgs express. Port Townsend—94 pcs lumber, 1 keg herrings, 58 aks bones, 2 pkgs household g00ds, 2 pigs ex- press. Kiliisnoo—400 bbls oll. Seattle—2 bxs tish. 3Cs hats, 434 bdls hides, 330 hides, 2cs cothing, 1 coop pouliry. 1 coopra bits, 2 coops chickens, 6 sky ore, ) sieel casting, 1 leather belt, 1 bx groceries. 3 cs crackers. ey olive oil, 1 ¢s samples, 7 pkgs household goods. cs paper, 64 pkgs wire, 200 sks clipped oats, 1 cs canned goods, 22 pkgs ironware, 10 sks oysters, 1 cs dry goods. 15 pkgs express. Tagoma via weat 0f Fargo— 3487 ht-sks flour, 1 cs clothing, 19 pkgs housenold goods, 1785 sks wheat. 8 cs canned goods. Tacoma east of « aro—1 bale feathers. Tacoma~30 cs jams and. jelly, 4 bxs pumps, 24 pkis household goods, cs hardiare. 1 cs hats, ¥ s gum. 9 cs dry goods, 10 bxs dried apples, 411 bars bullion. { Anacortes—1 c3 salmon, 19,131 sks oats. Hverett—299 rolls wall paper. 16 bdls paper, 8¢} papes, 8 kegs nai.s, 1400 bars bulilon. / New Whatcom—1 cs dry goods, 2 sks almonds, Vancouver—2 cs smoking tobacco, 12 gears, 3 iron trusses, 33 bxg W S rollers, 750 rolis carper, 450 cs condensed milk, 776 bxs starch. Forelzn—254 cs champagne. 20 bxs cheese. Vancouver—2 cs personal effects, 212 bdis hides, 41 bd s skins. PORTLAN D—Per State of California—3274 sks wheat, 1610 sks bran. 1260 sks shorts, 2142 ska 800 gunnies flour, 180 sks potatoes. 189 pkgs paper. 87 cs saimon, 1¢95 bdls shooks. 5,00 v Jumber, 126 sks wool. 50 bbis pork, 25 bals hides, 30% pkgs furniture, 167 88 bark. ‘Astoria—80 bbis crunverrizs, 209 sks oysters. 955 bdls shooks, 500 cs salm on, § Pkgs express, 1 sk coin. Consignees. PORT LAND—Per State of California—Harrls & Jones: Allen & Lewis: M P Detels; Getz Bros Geo Morrow & Co: Moore, Ferguson & Co: Fra Lee: McDonough & Runyon: Otis, McAllister & Co: F Hillens & Co; H Dutard: Bissinger & Co: Harris & Joues: J A Lacy; Doage, sweeney &Co; ot J Kinney; Morgan Oyster Co; M E A Waener: H W Frank: C Jacobson & Co: Fogarly & Parker; A 8 Smith: Willamette Pulp & Paper Co; ¢ Carlson: Clatsop Mill Co; Darbee & Immel; Crown Paper Co; order. Per Walla Walla—Bissinger & Co; A Paladin Geo Herman; H Waldeck: Mathew Touge: W ‘Adsms; Brown Bros & Co: Weils, Fargo & Co; M Garnler & Co; Kitue & Co; C Sehilling & Co; ‘A T Prager & ~on: California Wine Assn; Duff & Co: Geo Crowley & Co: G H Tav & Co; C Holmes; H N Cook; Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson: M Towden; Geo Crowley & Co; G H Tav & Co: H N Cook: W J Stewart: Levi, Strauss & Co; Tilimann & Bendel; Lievre, Fricke & Co: Gaddini & Cives; Pacific Pos- tal Telegraph Co: Schwabacher Bro & Lowe; W BSumner & Co: W &J ‘Thomas Loughran: C J Leist & Co: C U Johuso Wm Liveley; S H Frank & Co: F. L Talimadg. W Howard: O W Sprague: W Cohen: W de Har H Dutard; Moore, Ferguson & Cn: Geo W McNear Elake, Moflit & Towne: Smith's Cash Store: Dow S.eam Pump Co:, Stanffer & Co; San Francisco Chemical Works: Kohlbere, Strauss & Co: Louls ; Mliler, Sloss & Scott; C B Rhodes & Hans Bros: Davis, Haver & Co: M C Ford: Matteucci & Vammuccl: Deming-Palmer Milling Co; Dunham, Carrigan & Co: G W Gibos: Selby Smelting and Lead Co: D N & E Walters: W G R.chsrdson & Co; AmericanTobacco Co: Anglo- California Bank; M Ebrman & Co: Johnson-Locke Mercantile Co: H Waldeck & Co: ~calegel & Buncer; J Q Adams & Co: Fred de Barry. Per Weeott—Unlon Oil Co; C E Whitney & Co; G Herman: Rosenthal, Feder & Co: ILiils Bro Clatsop Mill Co; Bay Ciiy Match Co; Labor E. change; W B Sumner & Co; @ W Alexanaer; Pres. cott Lumber Co: ~imonas Saw Co. Per Nortn Fork—2retic Oil Works: California Glue Work: Standard Oil Co: Getz Bros & Co; W Shreve g : Davis, Haber & Co: Dunham, Carrigan & Co; Siuger Mig Co: T Ailen. UOCEAN TRAVEL. PACIFIC COAST _STEAMSHIP (0. TEAMERS LEAVE BROADWAY @, ‘whart, San Francisco, as follows: For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangei, Juneau, Kil- 1isnoo_and Sltka (Alaska), at 9 A. 3., Dec. 10, 26. For Vicioria and Vaucouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seaule, Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes and New Wratcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 9 a. & Dec. 5, 10, 15, 40, 26, 30, and every fifth day there- g at Vancouver with the C. P. Bu R., ai Tacoms with N. P. R. R., 8t Seattle with Gu N.Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers. For lureka, Arcata and Fields Landing (Hume boldt Bav), str. Pomona 2 P. M., Dec. 8 7,11, 16, 19, 23, 27, 31, and every fourth day thereafter. For Banta Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San_Luls Obispo), Gaviots, Santa Barbars, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro, East Saa Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 A. M. Dec. 1. 5,9, 18, 17,21, 26, 29, und every fourth day thereatter. Wor san Diego. stopping only at Port Harrord (San Luls Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los An- zoles, Bedondo (Log Anceley) and Newport 11 A.M. Dec.8, 7, 11,15, 18, 23, 27, 31, and every fourth day thereaftel For Ensenada, San_Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan, La Pas and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10 A. M. 35th of each month. "Ihe Company reserves right to change stesmers or salling dates. Ticket office—Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market si.. San Francisco. s THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTILAND From Spear-street Whart, at 10 . . Tug Rescue. Thompson, 24 hours irom Furek ballast, to Shipowners’ and Merchants’ Tugooat Co. Stmr State of California, Green. 5% hours from Portland, via Astoria 46 hours; pass una mdse, to_Goodall, Perkins & Co. - Stmr National City. Andresen, 24 hours from Eureka: lumover, to C A Hooper & Co. ip Anaurus, Davidson. 85 days trom Cape W : 1827 tons coal, to J J Moore & Co. D Leicester Castle, Crowest. 68 days from tle, NSW; 3000 tons coal, to Balfour, Guth- Ger ship O:hmarschen, Saelzer, 111 days from Rio de Janeiro, via Iquique 48'days; baliast, to Girvin & Eyre Br bark Ey'e’lhtm Abbey, Rarron, 101 days from Rangoon: ballast, to Meyer, Wilson & Co. Br bark Dairy mple, Davies, 160 days trom Ham- burg: mdse, to Meyer. Wilson & Co. Br bark Inveramsay, Crombie. 120 days from Swansea; 2217 tonscoal, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Br bark Alexandra, Barfiald, 68 days from Sydney: 1926 tous coal, Lo Welch & Co. Cieared. WEDNESDAY, December 16. Stmr Coos Bay, Jansen, San Pedro; Goodall, Per- kins & Co. Nic stmr Costa Rica, McIntyre, Nanalmo; B ‘Dunsmuir & Sons. Ger soip D H Watjen, Wicke, Queenstown: G W McNear. Bark Richard III, Connor, Victoria; R Duns- muir & Sons. Bkin Archer, Calhoun, Homolulu; Welch & Co. Sailed. WEDNESDAY, December 16. Stmr Jeanie, Mason, Seattle. Etmr Scotla. Johnson. Nic stmr Costa Rica. McIntyre, Nanaimo, Stmr Alcatraz, Waivig. Br ship Socotra, Rohdie, Queenstown. SchrJ G Wall, ‘Gallup, Guaym as. scor Etta B, Madsen, Fort Koss. Schr Bertle Minor, Ravens, Eureka. Telegraphic. POINT LOBOS, Dec. 16.—10 e a.—Weathe: cloudy; wind W; velocliy 8 miles. Spoken. Per tug Rescue—Dec 16 off Point Reyes, Br ship Anglesey, from Newcastle, NSW, for San Fran- cisco; ship 5t Nichulas, froa Philadeiphia,for San Francisco. Per Br bark Dalrymple—Nov 21 in lat 13 34 N. long 121 U1 W, Br ship Wavertree, hence Nov 8 for Queenstown. Domestic Porty. VEN1UKRA—Arrived Dec 16-Sime G Loomis. hence Dec 16. SEATTLE—Arrived Dec 16—Bark Fores: Queen hence Dec 6. D::Ashrut—unm Dec 16—Stmr Jewel, hence c 35. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 16—%'mr Pomona, hnc Dec 15: stmr Cleone, hence Dec 12; schr kinorah, from San Pedro. GREENWOOD—Arrived Dec 16—stmr Green- wood, hence Dec 13. GRAYS HARBOR—Arnived Dec 16—Schr C A Thayer and schr Neptune, hence Dec b; schr glnin. ence Dec 2; schr Mary auo Ida, hence o ? TILLAMOOK —Arrived Dec 14—Stmr Albion, from Fort SEND—Arrived Dec 14~Schr CE PORT TOW. Falk, from Suva. l FARE Including berth & meals SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: State of California. -Dec. 19, 29, Jan. 8 Columbia .Dee. 14, 24, Jan. 8 Through ticke through baggage to all Eascern points. Rates and folders upon applica tion 10 F. F. CONNOR. General Agont. 630 Market strest. @OODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Superintendente i CEANIC S5, €0 DAYS T AUSTRALIA. 4 S.S. AUSTRALIA. S8, AUSTRALIA for HONOLULU only, Tues- day, December 29, ai 10 A. M. Special party rates. N, 8, MARIPOSA salls via HONOLULU and AUCKLAND for SYDNEY, Thursday, January T3P . 2 Line to COOLG ARDIE, Aust.,and CAPETOWY, South Africa. 3.D. SPRECKELS & BROS, CO.. Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Freight Offico, 327 Market st.. San Francisco. COMPAGNIE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIQUS French Line to Havra. ANY'S PIER(NEW),42 NORTR otven, foot of Morion st. I ravelers by £ thls line avold both iranslt Ty Euglish rallvay aui ‘the discomiort of crossing the channel ina Small boat. New York 10 Alexundria, Egyps Vis Pacis first-class $160; second-cluss, $116. LA CHAMPAGNE, .Dec. 12,5 a. ». LA TOURAINE. ‘Dec. 199 A x. LA GASCOUN Dec. 26, 5a. x. LA NORMANDIE Jan.2 LA BRETAGNE. a0, 9 A% & UL urlues paruculars apply Lo A. FORGET, Agans, No. 5, Bowling Green, Now Yorg. 7. 7. FUGAZL & CO, agenis & Montgomery avenue, sSan Francisco. STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pler No. 3, Washington st., . M, Daily. Freighi received Aver to Lll’.g‘. Pt - - ccommodations Reserved by Telephons. Ihe o‘nly line making through raies on Valley Boad freleht grp AMERS; . Walker, D. Peters, Tasy Gnrratt, 'y of Stockton. Telephone Main 805 and imot. Ce VALLEJO AND U. 8. NAVE-YARD, STEAMER “MONTICELLO,” J. Ci Caw N Dally ex. S8y & Sun.. *10:30 Ax.. 4 and 9:30 p. % Saturds s ®10:30 A M, AR M Sundays.. .8 p Landing Mission-stree: Dock. Pler 2. ‘Telephone Biack 261. SExcwalon iip. kiving 6 hours at Navy-Yard FOR SANJOSE, LOS 6ATOS & SANTA CRUZ TEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER 1 DAILT 8:104 30 (Sundays excnpled}‘. Alviso daily sy Toight and bas: P. M. (Sunduys excepted nclsco and Alvi: . fenser. | Yace beiwesn tan Yea H San Jose, ! Batia Ciara st San Jopa, 7 S Fler d 20