The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 1, 1897, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, THE COMM SUMMARY OF THE MARKELS, Silver a fraction lower. 3 Bank Clearings fall behind 1885. Lowest prices for Coal touched last year. Grain market unchanged. Hay, Beans snd.Seeds dull. Xastern demand for Dried Frult picking up. Deciduous Fruit qulet. Citras Fruit unchanged. General advaxce in Poultry. Game firm. Eggs and Butter steady. Cheese arriving more freely. Summer Vecetables slow of sale: Potatoes and Onfons unchanged. Provisions inactive. Hides and Leather depressed. Wool and Hops dull. Meat marke; unchanged. STOCKS OF GRAIN. Produce Exchange Grain Inspector Abel reports stocks of. Grain in Call Board warehouses Jaiu- ary 1 as follows, in tons: WHEAT———— Stockton. Port Costa. City. December 1 3,837 Jaunary L. E Bw72 Barle December 1. January I.. Oats. | Corp. | Bran. 5,088 638 Ti268] 6,558| 647| Receipts i December were as follows: W 63,966 tons; Barley, 21,652; Oats, 4356; Corn, 1746: Bran. 2482. BANE CLEARINGS. Local bank clearings in December were $61,628, 796 against $63,39: in December, 1595. For the year 1898 they were $68%,220 599 against 692 079,240 in 1895. Tids shows & Joss Of about $9,850,000 in 1896 It is expected tha; 1897 will 8how & iarge gait over 159c. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SALES. Produce Exchange Cail Boatd sales in Decem- ber were 206,300 tous wheat and 27,100 tons Bar- ley, making a total for the first six months of the crop year of 1,185,800 tons Wheat:and 118,000 tans Barley COAL 1896 Were the Lowest er Known. The annual circular of L Steuart gives the re- coipts of coal a this port in 1896 at 1,296,900 tons, against 1,415,200 tons in 1895." Last year's THE TRADE. Prices During Tecelpts were ‘as follows: -Austra/ian, 241,600 tons: Great Britain, 14%,900: British. Columbia, 437,100; Easters, 17,700: Seattle, 184,200 TacOma, 268,900; Coos Bay; 49,100; other mines, 4500. Thi circalar says: Inst year I stated that th reaped the bentfit of cheaper fuel than ever before | known in the bisiory of California. The year just ended, however, 0utsirip rrevious records in Tespect (0 prices of Australlan coal, low grade sieam coals 1 in considerabie quantitics by ihe cargoas low as $3 75 per ton, while prices of English anthraciie Coal have ruled higher than lasc year: the highest Price of Australian coal during the year being %525 per ton. and the highes: price of English hracite coal #6 75 toni, the average reduc- n In Trice of Australian coals this year, as against tne previous ear’s prices, being §. 60 per 100, and the average increase on price of Eoglish anthracite coal being $1 05 per ton dur.ng.same ‘In my anpual report of peaple of tne State had is grétifying Lo note that the consum piion of | coal througuout the Ste:e for the year now ended as been 1ully U to tie tanding the fact tha oil. w and natural gas nave been ati power 80d other manu seding tbe use of cual in such instances, which Cereainly Is_sasfactory e.idence of ihe pro- \ive aud growing riquirements of the State. “With all these aids Lo prosperity the State lacks one mosc esseutial eiement necessary to promoie its more rapid growth and genera! devel ip and that 1s cheap intérnal | TansporiatON. Wien this hs been achieved then an eis of true Pprosp-Fity-cannot fail 10 dawn on us. Toe deilveries of coal at Port Los Augeles and San Pedro were-1124600 tons and at_San’ Diezo 40,000 tons, together 152,600 tons, making: the to/al imports here and in the south 1,449,500 tons.” The circular of J. W. Harrison_says: “Our con- sumption of coal this year is over 10 per cent less thep 10 1895, which is ao assurance that the out- golug year has not been-a proficable one for our Diannisciuring fadu tiies -There 1s 5o article of commerce which so_quickly evidences prosperity or & versity os “iuel'—it i+ the infallivle indica- tor . This {3 demo.sira ed clearly in our case. Every.brauch of busiuess will saow a discouraging bulance sheet for 896, cau ed partially by the low Drices for most of our { roducts, and partly it belng Presidentil election 'year, causine 8) much lack of coufiterce in commercial circle-, Now the elec lon s over, our coming barvest promises ( well, foreigh markeis . re liberhi-buyers of our products at fall ficures, and uaiess all premoni- 10 signs fail we shouid have a baner year be- fore us. “The prices for coal bave been uuprecedently low fof ‘the past twelve monihs, the Jowest on Teco-d: hence the failure of our local factories to make mouey. canuot be attribuicd Lq their ;uel ex- pence. The extremele cheap Austra.ian. offered he.e bas diminished the fmports of British ¢ oium- bianad Seatiie coals fully 20 per cent. bu. vaiuvs aire Now SHRIug | hemsei ves ‘Of &n advance, bence our coas: coul irade should_tecome m ‘teriadv_ en- | larsed. Crude oil has lost a-number of 1is former | consumers, as it ceasea a arge exient for turing purposes, super- | | | | | 10 e classed as economical | With cheaprcoal ascompetitors. - We are prouiised libera: shiyments in the nesr fu ure fram :be Cor- ral Hojlow colliery: its contiguity to'market should nrake it & formmidable competitor i 189 +Coke—The 10.al arrivals this year been 86,132 tons, over 50 per cent more (han in 1895. ¥ully 75 per cent of this was imported-from Eng- lsnd and ieigium. 38 regular monthly shipments mey be shortly expecied from Kritish Colum bis, where larve ovens have been recently erected, the quantity to come from Gregt Britein must become materiallv dininished in 1597. l ~Piz Tron—Notwithetandi § the low values named this year for the American.product, the imporzation . o1 foreign nave been 5183 tons. ' The merset price has favored the consumet this vesr, not the impor.er: There were 1116 tons of for- elzn scrap irou received. = “The general velief prevalls that this branch of trade will prosper this year. £8 the rainfall to date | Dhas been most seasonable, and the outjook 1s st encouraging for our cereals finding remuneraiive markets. A Lountifu. harvest means a profitable | year for all interssted in the coal and metal trade.” O Clear ® Partly Cloud)y ® Cloudy ® Rarn®Snow, Explanation. The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures AU station indicate maximum temperaturs for the days; those underneath. it. if any, the amouat of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredths, during ‘the past twelve hours. Jsobars, or solid lines, comnect po'n s of equal air pressure; i8o- therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. ' The word “high” means high Larometric pressure and is_ususily accomvanted by falr weather: “low” refers. to low pressurs. and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weathersnd rains. “Lows” usually first appest on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in_the interior and iow aiong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south wlong the coast, rain is probable: but when the “low” is inclosed with lsobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb FINANCIAL. CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND NEW YORK STOGKS. WHEELOCK & Co., 4 Leidesdorff St, Tel. Main 1054. CENTRAL OFFICE ©38 Morket St., Palace Hotel. Tel Main 5828 Uptown Office—Baldwin Hotel (adjolning Grul Hoom). Tel. Main 838. PURDY & ATEINSON Managers. Orders mstantly, executed on Iatest market tations. Refefence 1st National Bank, 5. F. “PRIVATE WIRG N&W YOBE ERCIA | super or. 83 10@3 $0; fine, 83 0. B B-crown, blgc: L WORLD. able. With a “high” in_the vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure falling to the Californla coast, warmer weather may be expoted in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditious will produce an opposite resuit. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- TURE, WEATHER BUREAU. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31,1896, 5 P. M.—Weather conditlons aud general forecasts: The following are the seasonal rainfulls to date as compared with those of the same date last se son: Eureka 17.43 inches, last season 15.64 inches: Red Bluff 11.23 inches, last season 6.66 Inches: San Francisco 11.10 inches, lastseason 5.10 inches; Fresno 3.95 inches, last season, 1.11 inches: San Luis Ubispo 7.69 inches, last season 4.00 inches Los Angeles 5.09 inches, last season 1.71 inches an Diego .84 incnes, last season 1.57 inches; Yuma 1 86 iuches, 1ast season .32 of an inch San Francisco data—Maximum tem per .ture 53, minimum 48, mean 60. Rainfall durin; the past 24 bours, 29 The s:0rm which was central yesterday along the border of Brtish Columbia has moved east- ward besond the limits of the weather map. An area of high pressure now central off the Northern California coast is siowly moving northward, o1d conditi,us are favorable for quite an extended p-riod of fair weather. The clear weather will prooab v be accompanied by low temperatures and srost. Moderate frosts wili occur to-night in sections where thne sky 1s clear. Heavy frostis ilkely to occur throughout California Frids . night. Forecast made at San Frapcleco for 30 hours ending midnight, January 1, 1887: Northern California — Generally fair Friday; heavy frost Friday nights fresh northerly winds, brisK to high on the northern coast. Southern Culifornia — Fair Friday. generally night: fresh” norcherly wiads. Friday probaoiy cooler. cisco and viciity—Fair Friday; brisk northwest wind. W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official. NEW YORK BMARKETS. Financial. NEW YORK. N. Y., Dec. 31,—Speculation at the Stock Exchange to-day was charscierized by extreme dullness The zood feeling tbat pre- vailed at the close yesierday ou account of the sharp rise o sugar disappeared at the opening of businese tn is morning because of & disposition on the part of traders 10 cura poper profits into cash. Sugar, the Grangers. Loulsville and Nashvile, M.nhattan and ocher shares yielded 3 1o 34 per nt, but subseguent.y Ch cago Gas was {aken i hand and advanced from 781g (0 743g. Ma-hat- tan aiso de: eloped strength, risiog from 8834 to 90 on the retusal of Judge Trusx to restrain buy- ment of the dividead. Near the close the stock receded to 8914 and Chicago Gas at (he same time ran off to 755, bacce., after deciining 284, rallied to 78%4. ' Read- ing was rather stromger than therest Ui the lisi, advaneing about 14 per cent Leather. common, declined 13 und preferred 23 on the death of Mark Hclf, the president of the company. The loss was afterward partially recovered. -The total transactions were oply §7,217 shares. Npecu tion ciosed tolerably firm. 'Net changes show des clines of 14@%ac. Bonds were bigher. ‘The sales footed up $924.- 000. Buffalo. New York and Erle sevens rose §; Central Pacific, San Joaguin firsts, 1°to 102: Cleveland, Lorrain snd_Wueeling_ Consoiidated fives 1: Kansas Pacific, Den ver division, 2: Mich- iznn Central fives £ 1902,2; Northwest gold . v- ens, regular, 1; Reading first preferred 1; do thiras St Paul, Chicago and Missouri River fives 1, and ~t Paul C. and P. firsts 134 {n Government wonds coupon fours i 1925 sold at 12014@)2054: do of 1907 at 112, and registered fours of 1907 ¢ 1103 Grain. FLOUR — Neglected. Winter wheat. low grades, $220@: 50: fair to fancy, $335@4 75; patents, 4 00; straights extris, $2 2003 ents, 85 lv@s 3! 4 2c@ 25; Minnesota clesr 83 50@ 4@\ 60: paenis & 25@5 25 low : cliy milis, 84 00@3 00: pa:- rye mixtures, 83 60@3 80: Southern flour qull, steady. Commoi :0 ¢xira, $30U@3 55 Kood t0 choice. $3 55@3 85. Kye flour duli, steady, $2 85@3 20 COLNMEAL-Dull, steady: 1 55@2 05. Yellow Western, 5c deliverad. teady; 29¢ c.i.t Eufa o, opening of navigatio Wi AT—Spot market dull, easiér: f. 0. b, 3. 003 ungraded red, 81c@$1 01; No. 1 North- ern, 9514c. Ubtious were'dull and unchanged to 14c lower, closng seady with only 8 Lo J and March most active. | NO.2 red Januar: March, B:34c: May, 5834 vators 3 Bgoafioat, ‘Opfons "wers duil and firm at unchanzed prices with trading oaly Jocal. ey obly trudedin Jant Gary, T054e; Moy, $185- UATS—-pots dull, s esdy: options dul, firm. Mareh; 2614c; Msy, 2834 X Ko ‘coieago, 23540, oacs D W . white Siate, 23@30. Yrovisions. L4 FD-Quiet. steady: Western steam, 84 0734: cliv,$ 63%5: January, $4 10, uominai; renncd, dull} continent. $4 30; compound. 43/a@dYac. POKEK—Stexdy. duil. ‘New mess, §8 20@5 75. LU EK—Qulet. Wesiern creamery. 14@z21c: do factory, T@12c: Eleins, 2c; Unitation cream- ery, 11g16c. 5 Ulix £SE—Firm, quiet. full skims, 2Y,@Sc EGGS—Weaner, quist. fresh. 14@.7c. ALLOW—Firmer. City, Sigc: country, $14@ 20146: No. 2. whlte, 0.3, 20t4c: No. @24¢; white do, Part skims, 3%@744c; Icehouse. 16¢; Western 354 COTTONSEED OIL—Quiet, nominal. Crude, 20c; sellow prime, 25c. ¥ Firm, quiet. Domestic, 334@6c; Japan, 43p@4yg0. et 2 ES—Quiet. New Grieans, Sdc. ? Quict, 5 :0 JOpol ts up January, 9 70@8 75: March, 9 BO@I £5; -iay. 89 BUG # 90; “epiember. $9 9069 95; spo. Rio, dull, firm No. 7, 1034 glui4e SUGAK—Quiel OF A, 414c B b; mold A 454c: standard A, 4%c; coniectioners’ A, 434c; cu. loat, be: crushed, 6c; puwdered and cubes; 45kc; granujateq, s¥4c. ¥ruit and Produce, APRICOTE Bags @1 1c. ¥ ACHES—Peeieq, boxes, 14@16¢; unpseled, bags, Tage e g Four sizes, nominal, 534c. RAISINS—Two-crown, 1003 mu Catel. d-crown, 61@wTYac lusters, 81 bo@2. 4340 B do Lon- o ‘;(‘G'I:‘U'fil—‘:gl.llh lls. 8@9%3¢; do uard shell, N Standard. 714c; soft shell, 9c. 19@31c; Texas, 7@12. & Mer andivs. FIGIRON-Quiet, firm. American. $11@13. COPPER—Firm. Lake, $11 50. = LEAD_Firm. - Domestic. 1 3@3 05, 715 —Qulet. 'Straits, 813, ' Pistea quiet. FFELLIEK-Dull. Domestic, $4G4 10. CHICAGU MALKETS. CHICAGO, Irr. Dec. 81.—There was nothing but a light scaiping’ and local trade in wheat to- day, the final day of the yeur and the advent of a DBoilday uot being conducive Lo activity or enerey. The cpening and first half hour's tradiug was a: | lower'prices than were quoted at the cluse yester- day, but the crowd had some wheat to cover later and a firmer tone developed,. a raily resulting. Liverpool quoted 4d decline, thereby approving the break on_this side Yesterday. The tinciunail Price Current reported generally favorsbie crop conditions for the past week. Rains were said to bave fallen in India, helping the situation Ih thas country - cceints at Chicago were twenty-seven car: 78,600 bushiel were taken from store. ‘he wes. received 261 cars 9 iast Thurs iay, and 42, a year ago. iverpool cab.es gave a full recover, market, prices here hardéniog o the I ton. Contivental mar- s wire lower. kXport clearances wers Iiberal a1 457,000 bushels. May wheat opened at 828 advanced 10 83%4c, closing a. B3L4c—14c to 34c, bigher than yesterday. Estimaicd recelpts for Saturday s . No. 2 Ked, spot whent, Fanged from 90540 t0 9230, closing about SIS 4. -CORN—Was iu & passive and fmmovable condl- tion. The business was so small as o scarcely con titute & market, while prices were Inclined 10 foliow the course of those of wheat. Keceipts wers 288 cars an 10,042 bushels were wi thdrawn from store. Liverpool cables were 14d ‘ower. x- POrt clearances wete lurge At 654382 bushe s. May corn cpened at 253c, sold between 25540 and 2534c, closing at 26,2@2554c, & shade over nd Festerday. ksumated riceipta for Sacurday 260 OATS—Were quiet and_fairly steady. Prices were slightly lower at the opening and early ia the session, but, apon wheat disp aying & heavy dis position, Oa:s followed In sympaihy. Recelpts- were 216 cars. ‘There were 5o withdrawals from store. Exports smounted to 10,550 bus} May oats closed unchanged from yesterduy. Estimated receipis for saturd .y 225 cars. v. Cash No. i, Tdlge; North- 7814c. Recelpts AX~—Was stead wesiern. 76@7614¢; May, 17%@ were 12 cars. PRUVI- 1ONS—V in provisious. Lraders exhibiting do business. A strong hog market tain prices without imparciug buoyancy. ~Ac the ciose May pork and ribs were each a shade lower, and May lard 24c Jower. BUTTER—The buiter market was quiet and steady to- Receipts were light aud the de- ide from & mo lerate call trade, were 1i e- meres—Extras. 20c B B: firsa, 18@196; seconds, 15@1éc: imitations, fancy, 15@15c; June §00ds, €Xiras. 17c; firsts, 14@16c. Lairiea—Ex irus. 180: tirsts, 14@170: seconds. 10@ 1. La Gles — Extras, 10@lic; firsis, S@Blgc; packing siock. $@va0; gresse, 234@sc; roii buuer, 10 @lic. ind considerable EGGS—Recelpts were liberal stock was Iying around. but bu ers were few. The feeiing was easy. Fresh siock, 16¢ @ dozen. . MONEY—Steady at 6% on call and time loans. New Yorx excliange sola 40c premium. Ciosing Prices” WHEAT - December, 797%c; May, 3 Jq‘{)’lgf%r'm ber, 22 %nnnry.y 5 CORN — ‘cember, C3 d u-y.;w,gse%c. o % e o OATS—December, 1 : May, SORK—January, 31 750: 8aay. 8780, LARD—January, $3 7714: May, 83 90. KIBS—January, $875; May, $5'95. Livestock. UNION: STOCKYARDS, IiL. Dec. § recaipts of cattle to-day were moderate, and the demand was good. Prices were firm. " The d mand for hogs was good, and the offeringswere only faic. Prices were strong to 5c bigher. ‘Ihere waa un sctive demand for sheep. - The supply was light and prices advanced 10c. CAT'I LE—Rece!pts, 7500. ~ Fancy cattlé, 85 30 @5 40: choice Lo prime steers, 34 50@5 25; goud L0 choice steers, $4 50@4 55; medlum steers, $4 10@ 4.45: fair beef steers, $3 5.@4: good Lo ehoice stockers ana _feeders, $355@d: fair to good stockers and- foeders. $5@3 50; bulis, cholce to extra, $3 25@4- balls, poor to choice, 32@3 20; cows and heifers. choice Lo prime, 32 60@4 15; come. ix o chsice, ¥ g3 50: cows, common to fair canners, §1 60@2 35 calves, €000 s £510@5 75; calves. common 1o good. 3 508! lexas sieer., $3 45@4 25; - milkers and springers, ® h-ad, $25@40. HOGS —iccelyte 48,000, Heavs packing und shipping lots, $3 10@3 42%5: common. to ch mixed, $3 26@3 45; choice assoried, $3 40@3 50 1ight, §3 2063 45: pigs, £3 00@3 4. SHErP—Receipis | 6000, Iaferior to cholce, $2 50@2 75; lambs, $3 50@5 15. Keceipts at Omaha. EOUTH OMAHA. NEBE. Dec. 31.—HOGS—Re- ceipts, €000, Light and mixed, 3 15@3 50: b avy, 83 00@3 20, CATTLI. — Receipis. 13/, Market stron 10C higher. Steers. 85254 55; cows $1 860; ieeders, $3@3 75. SH £EP—Leceipts, 2300. Yearlings, $3 25. Receipts at Kansas City KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. S1.—HOGS—Re- cepts, 11,500. Market strong. Light, 83 20@ 3 30: medium, 83 50@8 37%4; heavy, 83 16@3 25: pigs, 32 85@5 05. CATTLE — Keceipts. 4500. Strong. 3 $4 10@t 75: fair to good. 83 10@4 10; cows and leiters, best $8 0U@ 340; fulr togood. $1 70@3 00: vulls, $2 BU@B & stockers and jeeders, 83 0@3 85; Texas and Wes ern, $2 70@3 90: calves, $5@18. SHEEP— Receipts, 4000, S.rong. DUN’S REVIEW OF ' TRADE. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 3L.—R. G. Dun & Co. in their weekly review of trade Saturday, Janu- ary, 2, will sav: There have been more commer- clal failures in 1896 thanin any previous yesr except 1693, about 14,890 against 13,197 last year, an increase in number of about 12 per cent and 1o liabilities of 29 per cent. The year closes with an evidemic of failures, mainly at the West and in banks, loan and trust companies, or concerns dependent on them. The action of clearing-houses in various places indi- cates mo want of confidence and several banks which have failed will be enbled to pay in full, but disclosures of unsoundness in & few widely Kuown insti.utions inthe abuormal state of 1.op Jar teelin: after an extended contest on monetary issues fns caused disirustand suspiclon where it is frequently undeserved. ‘There hus been No_monetary preasure {6 cause trouble, nor have importations of preducts de- clined In value. There has evidently been (00 Market firm, acuv Native liberal assistance given by some fiduclary con- | @673c: 'No. 1 Chevalier, &1 cerns to speculative operations. No draln on kasiern fauds has resulted since the first alarm at the large fallures. Failures often grow more frequent a: anuai settlements approach. "The year 1896 has been one of singular and con- fusing’ Auctuations in process, of which very full detals_are given. Wheat rose to 8lc February 8, feli to 603 June 29, auc rose to 92c December 9. Cotton started at 8.31¢, wiih stories of scaniy su ply, fell to 7 62c March b, rose to ¥.37 May dropped to 7.05¢ July 15, when a hexvy surplu \as pressing; Tose to 8.87¢ September 10; with stories that the new crop was ruined fell to 7, but closed at 7:12. Wool rose at an average of 814 70 for all domes- tic arades February 1. fell to $12 16 ~eptember 1, rose to $1366 December 1, and has since de- cined. Tron snd its products rose 3 per cent to April 1 and then declined every mouth to Decem- ber1, in all about 20 per cent, since rising slightly. Boo:s and shoes rell 13 per cent in tue spiloz. against leather 18 snd hides 21 per cont. Then shoes rose eradualiy 20 pér cent 10 December aud leather 17 per ceut. buc has since failen s per cent, while hides Tose 35 per cent to July 3, dropped 2./ per cent to July 8, rose 50 per cent to Novem- ber 4, and have since deciined 13 per cent. ‘otton goods were at _he highest pgint January 1. fell 17 per cent o August 8, rose 7 per cent 10 November and have since declined about 2 per. e ‘I e incongruity of these changes shows what ob- stacles business has Lad 1o tace. In hone of the Industries mentioned has there been activity the past week. Holl.ay duilness has been inten:ified by the fallures ana the cflorts of grea: Combin tious 10 make new arrangements. -With iron, coke, wool, co ton and hides &1 somewhat lower, there is almost uviversal ‘confidence that business will n become large and safer ihan for a long time. 6 coitou-mills have enormous siocks of unsoid g00ds 1n scm: lines, the Surp.us of priu: c10Lus be- Ing the larges: ever Known and about & quarter of & year's cousump.iou. Wool sules dropped 24 per cent in the first four month and were smailer than jor five years: de- creased 56 per cenc in ihe second four. months, When new wool was coming orward, and were muct the smallest ever known, exceps in the nic of-1873, but, enormous sa 8, malnly specu- al ve. made the trade during tae lusi four months equal 10 that 0f last yesr. ‘The volume of busi- ness during 3886 Las varlel remarcably Pay- ments through the ciearing-bouses were slightly lower fn each of the first four mouths than in 1895, but 20 per cent smaller than in 1892. In the six months, May and October inciusive, pay- ments were every month smalier than last 'year, 16 per-cent in September, #ud in that month and October about 24 per cent smal er than in 1892, In Novembera smail fmprovement over 1:95 appeared aud he decrease from 1892 was but 12 per cent, but in December paymencs were 3.8 per cent smaller than last year, and 2.08 per cent smaller than in 1896. Hailr.ad earnings were slightly larger than ‘ast year in cech of the first seven months «nd smaller each month than in 1892 In August and the iac- ter montbs there has been o decrense as great us 12 per.cent in November trom 1835 and 6.2 per cent in Angust from 1892. Wheat has riserito (he highest point since June, 1892, because Westert receipts in fi been but 13,280,000 bushels, agalnst 22,608,857 lust seur.. Auaniic exports, flour included, have been in fine weeks 9,900,000 bushels and 10,413,249 Just year.” -The exports from N ew Y ork in Decem- ber were § per cent larger and imports 12 per cent ailerthan lust year. 4 NEW JOKK STOOKS, Bonds, Exchange, Monoy snd_Rafiroad e - Money on call 13%@2%; last loan at 3% and closnz offered &t %% Prime mercantlie pa- per, 31,@4Y. Bar silver, 4%c.’ Mexican dollars, 5054@b1 5. Steriiug exchange s dull. with actusl business in bauxers’ bills st ¥4 8315@4. 8334 for 60 days and 34 B414@4 5415 for' demand. Posted rates, $4 84@4 B7. Commercial bills; $4 82 4 86. Goverument bonds strong;* Sate bonds rm; railroad bonds firm. 5 CLOSING BTOCKS. Adams Expre Northwestert. ‘Alton, Terre Hauie 64 | Proferred. American Express108 N Y Centrai.’ yiid ‘American Tobacco: 7854 N Y, Chicsgo&si L 113 -Preforred......... 2% 1st preferred..... t0 Bay State Ci Baltimore & Ohio.. Bronswick Lands. Buftalo, Roch & P. 18 uuaa Pacific. N Y.& New Eng. N Y Susq&W.... 9 L. rreferred... 2 lontarlo...... |Ontano & Western 1434 Central Pacific..... 15" Orezonimprovmnt— Ces & Oblo....... 16% Preie-red.........— Chicago Alton.....160 " Oreson Nuvigation 14 Preferred... .....172 [Oregon Short Line. 14 Chicazo, B & Q.... 69% Pacitic Mail........ 24 Chicago'® E Il.... 40" |Peoria. D & Evans 2 Freferred. ........ 95 Pittsburg & W pfd. 15 Chicago Gos........ 836 Puilman Pulace....162 Cleve & Piutsburg. 180 (Quicksiiver 114 | Consolidation Coal. 85 | Preferred. 12 Consolidated Gas..138%g Reading. ..... 2854 CCC& St Louts... 2537 RioGrande&Westn 13 Preferred. .. 70 ! referred. ieee 40 Colo Fuel & irc... 255 Rock Island. 14 Preferred......... 70 |RomeWai&Ogden. N7} Cotton Ol Cert. 1154/81 L &8 W. “gip Commercial Cabié. 136 | Preferred... 9 Del Hudson .. 115634 st Paul............. 73 Del Lack&W estri. 106%4 Preferred. ........ 13014 Deover & R G...... 1138t Paul & Duluth.. 19 Preferred. 4234 Preterred. .. 81 — st Paol & Omabi..— Preferred. .. SUPM & M Silver Cersificate Southern Pacific. ‘Southern 1 K Distiliers...... General Electric. Erte Prefarred. Fort Wayne........160 Great Norihérn pid 11y 9 3| Preferred... ... 26 Rarlem,............200 (Sugar Refinery....11054 Hocking Coal... 14l Preferred .. 110054 Hocking Valiey.|. 17%(Tenn Coal & Iron.. 2515 Homestake... 80 | Preferred......... ¥0 . H & Texas Centrai— |Texas Pacific ... 81 Tiinols Central.... 82 !Tol A A & N Mich.— Iowa Central. 714, Tol Ohlo & Central 20 Preferréd. 26| Preferred. 85 Kunsas & Texas... 13 [Tolst iouls & KG & Preferred. .. 283/ Preferred. 15 Kinpston & Penn.. 3 |Union Pacific [l Lake Erle & Westn 16%,|U P Den &Gulf.... 214 Preterred. ... 6745 U S Cordage..... . == Lake Snore. 151 Preferred. —_— Natlonal j.ead..... 2z¥s| Guaranteed .l — Preferred. B85 U S Express. 40 Long Isiand . 48 U S Leather.. 3 Louisville & Nash, 45| Preferred. 0 Loulsvilié,N Abny _34(U 8 Rubber.. 24% 1 Preferred. 7 Manhattan Con. Memphis & Charls 15 Mexican Centra'... 7%/ Proferred. Michigan Central.. 85 |Wells-Fargo.. . B4 ~—— |Western Unios ——_ |Wis onsin Central. 2 17%|Wheeling & LE... 81 L5532 A Corton Ol pid. 86% -Am Corton X 197 W U Beef.......... 1a 14|Utica & B River...160 Wab SL & Pacific. 8 1at preferred. . 2d preferred Missourl Paciiic.. Mobile & Uhfo..... #0%alAnn Arbo B34 Nashviile & Chaii. 67%a Preterred........ 22 National Linseed.. )ualBrooklyn Traction. 1x34 10034/ krie 2d ptd... 28 Norfolk & Westra, 11 eri irits.. 112 CrLosixe moxDs. [Northern Pac 1sts.1186' Do XI7% 4 Or Jmprovmnt isi. 85 Dobs..... by Do consol 5s. Pacific 6sof '97. ..’ 100 Phila & Reading ds 81 Do 1st pfd in. 45 & GranasWest s 78" St L&IronMtGenbs 75’ ISt L & s F Gen 6s..110: ve weeks hava | | | | the same old prices. Erle20s............ 64148t Paol Consols....130 FtWaDenCity 1sis 62 |-t PC & Pa lsts 117 GH&S A Os. 91 S0 Caroling 43as... 102% Dodd7s....... Gen Elec Deb3s... 91 H & Tex Cent 55...108 Do cou Bs......... 105" Iowa Centrai 1sis.. 96 Kansas Pa Consols 66 Ks Palsts Den DivlLs 9514/Southern K Ros. .. 913 Do Pac Cal ists. 107 Tenn new $s....... T1% Texas Pac 1sis..... 774 iexas Pac 2ds. 1544 Unlon Pac 1sts 96.105 U 5 s reg of 1925.120 La Cousol ds.... 08 Do 4s, coupon. ... 120 Missouri fanding .— |0 4s reg of 1907.110% MET 2du.s. o §0%|" Dods. coupon.... 112 | Dode: i fods.. 67 | 8, ST Mutosl Unlon 6130 | Do b, coupon, .. 114 N J Cent Gen Bs..-118%y Va fanding deot... 8214 N Y C&St Lonis ds10373| Do regisiered.....— Nor & West Gen 68118 Do del:en’ed ©s. 5 N Caroilua con 4s.102%5! Do trust ropt s Dobs............ 12255 W, NorthwestConsola. 1331 West Shore 4 Lodeb Bs........107: FORE1GN MARKETS. WHEAT IN LIVERFOOL. LIVERPOOL, ENG., Dec, 3L.—The spot market Is steady at 7s 1a@7s 2d. Cargoes dull, 34s 3d. FUTURES. The Produce Exchange cable giyes the following Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: Jeanssys o 83502 Nalknaiv, 0w 1014 Y3 Mol SECURITIRS. LONDON, Exa.. Dec. 31.—Consols. 11111-16; stiver, 29 13-16d; French Retes, 102¢ 50c. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days..... — §a84l Steriiog Exchange, sight............ — 488 Steriing Cabies. = ey New York Excbange, e = 12, New York Exchange, telegraphio.. — 15 Fine silver, P ounce. .. LS 8375 Mexican Doliars. 52 biig —————— FRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—THe Andromeda takes for Brisbane 67,219 cils, valued au $107.540: Largo Law, for Calpe Town, 51,001 ctis at $85,000; Lancing, for Sydney, 22,898 ctls at $34,348. Business on the Produce Exchange was com- pletely extincuished by the usual New Year's demonstration of bombs, firecrackers and flour bombardments, and (he year 1896 closed amid a & genera: pandemonium. No change in prices. T) Exchange siands adjourned to Monday. Quoted &t 81 55@1 4734 tor common grades, $1 60 1 5234 B cil for averace No. 1, 41 66 for choice aud $1 8153 @1 60 ® cil 10r exira choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. JNFORMAL SEssioN-—9:16 o'clock—May ~2000 ctls. 1 57. SicoxD SEsstoN—No sales. KEGULAR MORNING SESSION—Sesslon stam- veded by the celebration. N0 aflernoon seasion. BAKLEY—The market is going slong quietly at ae duote Fecd, T0aghie right, 8814@HTi4c: Brewiug, 2 & oo nen CALL BOAED SALYS. INFORMAL Sxss10X—9:15 o'clock —No sales. SECOND SLSS10N—NO salen, REGULAR MoORNING SsaioN—No sales. No afiernoou se OATS—Tno marker, though quiet, Is in fair shape for sellers, as stocks are no: heavy enough fo depress prices. Fancy Feed bring as bigh as 81 46 R ‘et Common to good Wheat rance from £110 t0 $1 85 % cil. according to quallty. Black, for seed, 9581 10: foF seed, $1 JU@L 50; Gray, pomina; Ted, §1 0561 133 surprise, 1506 COKN—Quotations show no_ further change. Large Yellow are quotable at 7754@83%c & ‘Small Ttound do, $7%g0; White, 05@81%4c. fYL—-9239@95¢ B ctl. EUCKW A4 —Quoted at $1 15@1 40 B cil. FLOUK AND :.ILLSTUFF3. B ctl; choice Shipment of 20,000 barrels Fiour, valued at $8Y,975, to Sydney. FLOUR=Net cash prices are as follows: Family extras, $5 10; bakers' extras, $4 90@5; super- fine, 54 15@4 80 B bb: plller s CORNMEAL. ETC. Cracked Corn, $19@20 MILLSTUFF8—Prices 1a sacl re_as follows, usual discount 1o the \rade: Grabam Flour, $2 85 # 100 bs: Rye Flour, $2 75 $ 100 Ds: Rice F.our, $576: Cornmeal, $- 85: extra cream do, $3; Oatmesl, $3 50: Oat Groais, $4: Hominy, 83 i0 @5 303 Buckwheat Flour, $8 5@ 50: Cracked Wheat. $3 5/ Farina, $4: Whole Whea: Fiour, $3; Rolled Oats (bois), §6@6 40: Fear Barley, 85, 70G4; Spil Feas, §8007 Groen a0, s ds 8 pviE s HAY AND KFEEDSTUFFS. Receipts of Hay were small change 1o prices BRAN—-$13@!3 50 for the best and $12@12 50 % ton for outside brands. MIDDLINGS—818@19 for lower grades and $20@21 ¥ ton for the best. FLEDSTUFF> — Rojled Barley. $19 50@20: Oileake Meal at the mill, $26 50 @ ton; jobbing, $27 50: clipped Onts, #1 40@L 30 ® cti. $8@10 50; Wheat and Out, @87 : Burlev. $7@8 b0: River Barley, i . 50. compressed, $6@ yesterday. No BEANS AND SEEDS3. In the absence of business quotations are nomi- Dal. RFANS—Bayos, §1 40@1 55: Small Whites. 8115 @1 50 B ctl: Larse Whites, $110@1 25 B oty ¥inks, §1 00@1 20: Reds, $1-20@1 30: Blackeye, : Red Kidney, $2 25: Limas, $1 76@ 1 90; Butters. 81 25@1 5U: Pea, 81 15@1 25. SE ¥ DS—Brown Mustard, $2 7 Yellow Mus- tara, 2 10@? 25 cti: Flax, $1 85@1 40: Canary Seed, 234@23,c B 1 Allalle 4@6120; Lape, 234c; Hemp, 5140, DRIED PEAS—Nifes, $1@1 15 % cthi $1 40G1 60 B oil. POTATOES, Green, CNIONS, VEGETABLES Tomatoes, Green Peppers and Summer Squash drug the market. 104 Oks—Sweet Potatoes, $1 25@1 50; Farly Rose. 70@7oc: River Reds, 60@6Uc; Burbanik Beedlings, 30@40¢ @ ctl for Rivers und 50c@$1 for Salins. : ONIONS—40@65¢ B ctl. VEGETABLIES—Hothouse Asparagus quotable &l E@17%hc ® 1 Alameas Asparagus 30c % Db: Lbubarb, 70c@S1 P box: Los Angeles Summer Squash, 4@Sc B D: Los Angeles Green Pepiers, ‘3@ic ® Ib: Musurooms. 5@ 1234c @ b, latier figure for buttons: Marrow- fai Squash, $5@7 B ton; Los Angeles Tomates, 26@T5¢ B box: Driea Peppers, 7@8c @ 1b: Green Feus 8@Tc W B: Los Anseies String Beans 8@10c: Lried Okra, @ B-Ib; Cabbage, 40@50c B o Currows, 50@4Uc @ sack: Garllc, 134@uc § b. BUTTER,. C(HEESE AND EGGS. *BUTTER—No further change. Dealers are dis- posed to sell to keep stocks down. 3 CREAMERY—Fancy, 23@:4c B Ib; seconds, 209 3% ® . : DATRY—Fancy, 19¢2lc: zood to choice, 17Q 18c: ower grades. 16@16c B - PICKLED—15@17¢ 8 . F1exiN—15@16c ¥ ib. CREAMMRY ) UB—17@18C B D. CH ELSE~S ocks - sow signs of increasing. Cholce miid new is quotable at 12c; common to £00d 01, 8@11c: Cream Cheddar, 13@12c: Young A 1@ 30: Western, 1115@13%40; Eastern, 21/4@15%40 B I PEEATES Moo stendy and 10 moderate stock. Runch Eggs, 2714@81c; store Eggs, 2234@27c: Dack Eggs, 26¢ B apzen. FOULIRY AND GAME. POULTRY—Everything is higher except Ducks and Geese. . Turkeys are scarce and firm. Hens, Roosters and Brollers sell first rate. A car of East- erp Lrassen Turkeys 1s seliing av 16@1734c. Live Turkeys, 15@17c Ib for Gobblers. 15@17c % D for Mens; Dressed Turke s, 19@i2c o Ib; Geese, B pair, $1 bu@2: Ducks, usv(age doz; Hens, $+@5 50: Roosters, young, §4 5U@5 Ui @0, 0ld. $4@4 bU: Fryers, $4 50@b: Brollers, 84 20 @4 50 for iarge and $8 for small: Pigeons, 3150 @2 B dozen for young and $)@1 25 for oid. . GAME—The market contiaues In good shape and arrivas sell well Quall are quotabe at $1 76 @ dozen: Mallard, $4 50 B_cozen: Ca vasback, 33@9 ® dozen: Sprig, $3 B dozen: Teal, $2@2 25 B doz: Widgeon, $1 75 B dozen; &mali Duck, $150; English Suipe, $2 50 B doz: Jack Snipe. 81 50 B doz: Hare, $1@1 25: Rabbits, $150 for Cottontatis and $1@1 25 for small: Gray Geese, 31 75; Whie Gewse, $1; Brani, §1 60@ 1 75: Honkers, $i@: 50 ¥ dozen. DECIDUOUS AND CITKUS FRUITS. ORCHARD FRUITS— Apples, Pears and Persimmons are in ample supply and qutet, . Cranberries are dull and weak. Apples, 76@90c ® box for choice. $1@! 25 for {ancy ‘Rec, 36Q850 for common; Eastern, §203 Baars, 26841 35 W box: ersimmons, 35@76¢ ¥ box. fnu:«emn,." Sy Cranberries from Cape Cod, §6@7 50 B bbl; from Coon By, $2 2583 505 box. CITRUS FRUITS—Limes are firm at the ad- vance. Uranges continue duli. Mandarin Oranges, 85c@81: Navel Oranges, 81 50@2 50: Mllnfl, 31 @1 59: Grape Frult, £2 50@4: Lemons, $1@1 50 for common and_$2@3 60 for good to choice: Mexi- can Limes, #4 50@b; Callfornia Limes, 50@750: Bansnus, $1@2 B vunch: Pineapples. $2@4 B doz. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. DRIKD FRUITS— Delers report indications of & renewal of the Eastern demund, as & few o:ders sre beginning to come n from there. This is encouragmg and Poluts to renewed activity in the near future. Quotations ou the Frui: Exchange are nominally 28 ol jows: < z CARLOAD T.OTS— Apricots ate_quotable ar 6@9c for Kogals and 1154@13c for choioe 1o fancy Moorparks: Prunes, 5340 fOF the 4 sizes: Peaches, 485440 o pima ts cnolon, €467 for taney and 10c for peeled In boxes: Appies, 534c B b for evaporated and 2@2140 for sun-dr.ed; Pears, for priwe to choice, 4@534c for quariers 150 for bulves; Piums, 4c for pitied aid 134c for unpitted; Nectarines, inc for choive and S0 108 inucy; White Fles, 3: = Figs, 2% JOBBI PRICES— Peac] ' e L 15c: ev Applon, 3340 suv-aried, o H s A SRS @c for the & s(zes: Figs, black, sc for 3 and 4@6c B, b for re, 24@¢ for whole, 434@5’ and 415@614c 107 halves. RAISINS— p . CAELOAD PRICES-Four-crown loose. 5340: three- crown, 4%c. B M: two-crown. Fac 7 -h: seed- less Sultanas. 51go: seedless Muscatels, 434c: 3- crown London _luy $1 15; ciusters, 81 60 Dehesa clusters. §2 60; lmperial clusiers, 85 dnied Grapes, 3¢ B B, 4 JOBKING PRICES—SAN FRANCIScO—Four-crown, Jouse, B34c: B-crown, 434¢: 2-crown, 8340; seedless Sultanas. B84c; seedless Muscatels, 4 crown Lonaon layers, $1 20: clusters, $1 60; Debess clusters, $2 75: Imperial clusters, £3 25. NUTS—Chestnuts quotable at K@L0c: Walnuts, €24@7c B b jor siandari and 9@9c B B for_ softshvil: Almonds, 6@6Y4c for Languedoc,: 8@3%kc. for hardshell and -B@bc for paper-shell, jobbing; Peanis, Kastern and 4c for California; Hickory Nuts, B_b: Pecans, 7%4@8c B 1 Fiiberts, 7 Brazil Nus, 7Y3@8c: Cocoanuts, 4@5c} HAUNEY—Comb, 1.@12¥4¢ for bright and 5@3c for lower grades: water-white extracted, 5@5%gc: Iight amber ex tract @434c; dark amber, 43,c: dark, 2@3c B b. EESWAX—23Q60 B me to fancy: 10F quarters 4 i, PuOVISIONS. The market is dull and unchaoged. CURED MEATS—Bacon 6c B Ib for heavv. 76 # 1b for I1ight medium. 9%4c for Iight. 10c B M for extra light and 113gc B Ib for sugar-cured. tast- ern sugar-cured Hams. 1215@l3c; Californla Hams, 1ic B Ib: Mess Beet. $1@7 60; extra mess do. $8@8 50; family do, $9 50@10;_exun prime Pork, $7 50@8: extra ' clear, £18 B bbl: mess, §14 § bbl: Smoked Beet, 10c @ b. LaRD—Eastern, tierces, is quoted at 53gc for compound and o for pure: pails, 7ci Call- forala erces, 6@534c ¥ b for componad and 6140 for pure: hali-bbls, 634c: 10-Ib uns, 75c: 4 b-| T¥he B b. COTTOLENE—6@6%4¢c In tierces and 734@8%gc In 10-B tins. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Continue dull. Heavy saited steers, 8 B Ib; culls and brands, 7c B bi medium, 7c: culls and’ brands, 6c; 1ight, 6c; culls aud brands, be: Cowhides, 6@BYge: culls ana Lranas, o@5l4c; salted Kip, 6@7c: salted Calf. 7@8c; salted Veal, 6@7c; dry Hides. 12@13c B Ib: culls and branas. 9@.vc: dry Kip and Veal. 8@10c: culls, 7@8c: ary Calf, 16¢; culls, 10c: Goatskins, 20@356 each; Kids, Sc: Deerskins, good summe: 20G35¢ P b; medium, 15@20c; winter. 7@9c; Ebeepskins, shearlings, 10@.5¢ eash: short wool, 26@85¢ each; medium, b0@4¢ each; long wools, AL O N 3@3140; No. 2,2 ALLOW—No. 1, rendered, 3@8%4c; No. 2, ® Ib: refined, bc; Grease, 3¢ B . i3 @WOOL—A 'local circulur sa,5: “We have no cuamge o note in local Wool aftalrs. There s no business ana wiil be none until afcer the nolidays; even then we do not 100k for auy lurge movement, for the reason that there is an absence of manu: fucturing demand, and this wiil contmue uniil such tme as action is taken on tarift maters There have been no sales for two weeks” We quote Fall Wool as follows: Humboidt and Mendocino. 8g9c ¥ Ib: free northern, 74@ 814c; miadle coun:fes, free, 51,@7c; do. defective, 433@6c; San Joaquin, 3@be: do. foothill, 6@To: Easiern (regon spring. 734@9e; Valley Oregon, 0, fall and lambs’, 11@11 and 9@10c BB for fancy. The market is siagnant. GENERAL MERCHANDIS] BAGS—Calcutta Graln Bags, spot, 4%c; June Ju'y delivery, 4%e: Wool Bags, 2414@26%gc. COAL~-Wellington, $8 9 ton; New Welllngton, $8 P ton: Southfield Wellincion, $7 50 B ton: Senitle, 85 80; Bryant, §0 60z Coos Bay, 84 75: 3 < Cum- beriand, $13 60 in buik and $15 In sacks: Peansvi- vania Anthracite Egg, $11@12 B ton; Weish An- thracite, 8@10: Cannel, $8 @ ton; ROCK Springs, Castle Gate anc Pleasant Valley, 87 60: Coke, $11@12in bulk and $13 P ton In sks. GA 1i—The Western Sugar Kefining Company uoies, terms net cash: Cube aud Crushed, bc: ‘owdered, S%ac: Fine Crushed, 6¢c; Dry Granu- Inted, 4%¢c: Confectioners' A, 47gc: Magnolia A, 43gc’ Kxira C, 434c; Golden'C, 414c: half barrels 34¢ more thau burrels, and boxes Y4¢ more. SAN FRANCISCO. MEAT MARKET. Quotations for all descriptions remain unchanged Wholesale: rates for dréssed stoc< from slaugh- terers are as follows: BEEF—Firs. quality, 6@634c: extra choice, 7c; second do, .5@6c: tbird do, 4@5c B 1. V KA L—Large, 6@7c: smull, 7@8c B . MUTTON—Wethers, 634@7c; Ewes, . LAMB—7@8c B b. PORK—Live Hogs, 335@314c B Ib for large and medium and $55@3%4c for small; aressed do, 414 @oc® . { KECEIPTS OF 6@8%4e PRODUCE yoR 24 moURS. | Flour. ar sk .., 3962 kggs. doa. Wheat, ctls..... 88205 b ides. no. Barley, ctls. .~ 1,000/ Pelts. bls. Corn. Esstrn,ctis 500 Beans. sis..... _ BUS| Fotatoes, sk 2,242 Quicksilver, 32 a8 | Onipns, sks.... 0 '699| Wool, bis........ 38 | ran. sks.. 1,830 Honoiulu. 328 | Middlings, sks.. 40| Tallow. cus. 4| Hag, tons 78| Leather. roiis .. 39 Butter. cu 47| Mustard Seel, s 307 30| Paper, reams -« 300 194|ops. bis .cvees 307 e ——————— FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Several changes in Coal appear. Butter and Eggs are a shade’ dearer. unchunged. . Foultry is firmer ‘and Turkeys are scarcer and er. Spring Lamb is now obtaiable. Vegetabies and Fruits Show no noteworthy changes. 2 Following is THE CALL'S regular weekly retall price list: Cheese Is COAL—PER TOX. Cannel ... —@llflmicullo Gate. §50@10 00 Wellingion. —@10 00| Pleasantvial 9 50@10 00 New Wel- Southfield lington. .. 10 00| Wellingtoa —@ 950 Beattle...... 7 0 —|Coos Bay. —@ 675 DAIRY IRO Butter, fancy, ¥ equare. .. 7. €0, P roll.... do, cholce. ... Ordinary ao. Pickied roll. FIUKI. cvees .. —@80 0/ Common Eggs —|Ranch BzgsBdz... —@35 3035 | Honey, comb, B1b.12@15 | —@30| _do, extructed.... S@L3 | MEATS—PEE POUND. g | Pork, fresh.........12@15 Beet, cholos. | Pork; sait.. 10913 10| Pork' Chops. .. .. 12@15 —| Round Steak 10 @15 Sirloin Steak. . — 16| Porterhouse, do. 20 15| Smoked Bee?. 15 12| Pork Saasages. 20 | 0G123; 15 20@25 FOULTRY AND GAME. 508 60 Hare, each..... 15@ 20 Wild Geese.ea. 20@ 30 60 1ngSnipe, Bdz |7ak Smipe.dz2 00@ - — each.. 509 —Quai, @ doz...2 -1 Fryers, each,.. —@ 49|Mallard, § pr.100@ — Broilers,each.. —@ 35/Canvasba k.prl 0U@2 00 | Turkeys, ® 1. 25[Sprig, P pair.. —@ 75| Ducks, each... 60[Teal, P rair... 6@ 76 | Geese, each. .. 00|Widgeon, B or SL@ — | Pigeons, § pe. b0(Smll Duck, pr. 4@ — | Rabblts, $ pr . 40| IRUITS AND NUTS. Atmonds, & B. 19 Limes, B ¢ Apples. 3 1. Oranges, ananas, P doz. Cocoannis, each. 50! VEGETARLES. Asparagus, B B ..20@40Mr'fat Squash, B b _5@10 ‘Artichokes, #doz$1 @1 8Dried Okra. B b..12@15 Beets, P doz 12@16(0nlons, B B....... 5 Beans.white Bib..." 3@ 5 Peppecs, dri Colored, 5 do, gre-n. Lima. § b..... 5l Parsnips; B aos. Cabbage, each . 10(Potatoes, B 1b. Caulitiowers, B 8 Do Sweer, # b Celery, % bunch... 5 — Radishes. 8zbens. 10@12 Cress, $ 0z bunchs. 2U@20|1b ubarb, # . . 6@ 8 Ganlic, @ B 5@ — Soge, B B..........25@35 Green' Peas, 10@12|String Bear Lencils, B tb. £{Thyme, g & Leituce, § dos....15@25 Turnips, B de Mushrooms, % ib..1520(Tomatoes, ¥ b.... 8@12 ¥ PER POUND. —@10UShad...... 5@ HSen Bass. 12@15/Smelts. 0@ — Soles 121 b{Skates, éach 8@)0iSturgeon. . 881y Tomeod....C- 1 —@ —|Clams, ~@ —|Do. _bardshell, 108 — 100...... ..‘ = —@ — Crabs, each. 15 1215 o, softsheli; l"&i.; 33 — Mu; . 10@12 5 O ers, Cal g 100,408 — 10/Do, Eastern, # ds. 2540 REAL ESTATE TRANSAOTIONS. L and Mary Cutveriet to John F. Pfat, lot on Sline of Fulton street, 100:3 E of Octavia, E 25 by S 137:6; 85. Thomas ‘Magee to Michael Carroll, lot on SW cornerof Filbert and Fillmore streets, § 85:6 by W 100: $10. Mictael and Mary B, Carroll to lel‘lta . Hemp- hill, lot_on_ W line of Fillmore strect, 87:6 N of Unfon, N 26 by W 100: $10. seely F.and Sar h K. Long (by W. G. Tibbets, commissioner) to Rober: Campbell, lot on N _line of Waller stre:t, 100 W of Broderick, N 165, W 100. SE 20354, SE 129:6, SE 16:8, E 44; $450. Carl and Amaile Griese to Eliza Corbett, lot on W liue of Tremont avenue, 108 ~ of Frederick street, X 26:9 by W 80; $10. Heury Seligman to Raphael Peixotto and Sig- mund Schwaoacher, lot on SW. corner_of D'olores and Eighteenth streets, W 560 by 5 520; also ot ou NW corner of Dolores and Elghteenth atreets, I‘:Y 898‘5(? 161:5, E to Dolores street, S 10 begin- ng: Raphael Peixotto and as trusiee and president of Congregation kmanu-t.i, Sigmund Schwa- bacher aud as trustee of Enreka Benevolent As- sociation, S. W. Rosenstock and'as president of kureks Benevolent Association, Congregation Xmanu-£] and kureka_Benevolent Association to Solomon Duc)s, lot on NW corner of Lighteenth and Dolores sireets, W 398, N 160, E 400, S 134:1; $30.500. Selina, Henry M., Abraham L, Arthur, Sarah, Estella, Herbert 1. and Louis Bloch Lo same, 1ot gn SW comer of Dolores and Dorland stresis, 60:9 by W 400 Solomon and Emma Ducas to Board of Educa- ton of San Francisco, lot on NW corner of Eighteenth and Dolores streets, W 398, N 220:11, E 398, ~ 191:1; $62.500, s ‘Lomily V. Scheerer to Charles Cain, lot on N line of Twenty-secoud street, 151:8 W of Church, W 25 by N 114: $10. 5 Mary Murphy and Ann Anderson to ‘Maurice Sheahan lot on N \V line of Mar<et street, 243:43 N of Custro, NW 80, SW 3:9%4, N 4278k 123, *Mary Ravaign u ame: 85 ary’ Maguigan to same, same: $3. P, and Biidget MoGuigan avd Susan Murphy t0 same, same; §5. & Ella Olivia Fitschen (rrustée) to Ella 0. Fit: schen, lot on SE iine of Mission s reet, 137:6 NE of Main. NX 45:10 by SE 157:6: §10. Francisco Gas Light Company to Eva £. Kenifield, lot_on W corner of Howard aud Fre- mont streets, NW 90 by SW 100: £10. ALAMEDA COUNTY. z W. J. Laymance to Frank M. Tubbs.lots 1 (0 4, block E. map of resubdivision of block ¥, Eim- hurst Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. M.J, Mary L, J. W. and C. A. Laymance to same, lot 5, resubaivision of block E. same; $10. Wiliiam and _Bridget Movachan to Mary Heaney, lot on E_line of Center sireet, 129 N of West Fifih street, N 56:6, E 160, S 56:8, thence at right ungles 160 to beginning, Oakland lot 3 on map of double block 472, Oakland: $10. Sarah B. Booneto A. F. Hass, lot on S corner of East Fifteentn street and.Second avenue, Sk 100 by Sw 120, block 53, Clinton, East Usk- 1and, quitclaim deed: $10. Meliscent K. Biake to H. R. Havens, lot on N line of Oregon streer, 325 ¥: of Fuiton, N'184:6, K 134:9, 8 123:8, W 123:8. being lots 14. 15 and 16, biock ' F, mwap of south portion of Biake estate, Berkeley; $10. Mary A. Maliine to Belle Wold, lot 98, resubdi- Tision of biock 34, Wamer Tract, Brooklyn Town- 1 g C. Morris to same, ot 14, block 11, same; Builders’ Contracts. Claus Spreckels with W. P. Fuller & Co. lisued plate glass for residence on SW corner ot Van Ness avenue and Cay street; $1800: bonds $500, E. £. Simmons aod L. C. Hunter sureties. Architects, Reld Bros. G. H. and M; G. Brown with Holm & Shelb- ley, alterations and additions 10 a two-story frame bullding on 8 line of Pive street, 176 W of Bu- chunan, W 87:6 by S 187:6; $1807; bouds $451 75, D. and H. Van Tderstine sureties. Archiiects, Townsend & Wyneken. A. Morris with James B. Burke, all work for a two-story and attic frame buf ding (flats) on s line of Sacramento street, 50:10 W of Steiner, W 25:10 by 8 70; $3450: bonds $564, Frank Merrill and Edward Ross suretlés. Architect, F. 8. Wood. Llkad NLEAMEKS, Dates of Departure From San Franeisco. STEAMES | DESTINATION. | SATLS. | PINE Alcazar..... |Grays Harbor, |Jsn 3, 12w Pier 2 Coos Bay.... [ Newpor: Jan 2. Sa|Plee 11 Columbla. . | Porsiana .../ (Jan 3.10am | Pler 24 Arcaia...... [Coos Say_." |Jan B.10AM Pler 13 Del Norie... [Gravs Harbor.[Jan 4 Sru|. Homer.....". | Yaquina Bay.(Jan -4, 5eu |Pierd Corona...." (San Dieco.... |Jan 4111an|piec 11 WallaWalia| Vie & Pgt %na (Jan 4. Gau|Pler 9 Pomona.....|HumboldtBas |Jan & 2ru|Piec | Czarina.. " |Coos Bay. ABlanchard |Oregon ports.. Eureka..... Newport ... -|Jan 512 x|Fier8 Jan 5. bew|Pier13 Jan 6 vau|Pler 11 Farallon, | Yaquina Bay. [Jan ¥loe 3 Zealandia .. |Sydney " |7an Pler 7 Peru.........China &Jfapan | Jan PMSS State | Portiavd........ [Jan Pler 24 Santa Rosa. |Ean Die; *[7an Piee 1L San Bias....(Pauama....... [Jan PMSS Umatilla.._ | Vie & Pei Snd[Jan Pier 8 STEAMEKS TO AKEIVE. STEAMER | Cleone. Arcata..... Waila Waila. .. Coos Bay. Del Norte Bonita FroM 1 Crescent City Corona. Saa Diego. Homer Yaquina 5 Jan Pomon: Humbold: He Jan Alice Blai Portiand. ... an Crescent Cit. . Wellington. Peter Jebsen. City Sydney. Eureka. Crescen: North Fors Washtenas Santa Hosw. Mexico...... Sau Dies | Victoria & e oo e ¢ 02008 0 15 8 e bt SUN, MUON ANw 11IDE. NITED STATES COAST AND GEOD”TIC SURVEY- TiMES AND HEIGHTS 0F HIGH AND Low WATERS AT Fo T POINT, ENTEA.CE TO SAN FBANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFI- CIAL AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. NoTe—The high and low waters occur ut te | City Front (Mission-streec W harf) about twenty- five minu es later than at Fort Foint; the helsht of tide is the same &t both places. January—1897. Friday, January i Biktn Tropic Bird, Jackson; Tahiti: J Pine: & rig Consuelojfacobson, Mahukona, J,0 Spreck- els & BrosCo. - % Schr Viking, Peterson. Kahului: J Wighiman dr. - h Schbr Transit, Jorgenson, Honolulu: Williams, Dimond & Co. Sailed. THURSDAY, December 31. Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander, Sau Diego. Stmr Pomona, Doran. Eureis. Stmr Noyo, Levinson, £or: Bragg. Nic stmr Costa Rica. McIntyre, Nanalmo. Stmr Santa Cruz. Nicolson, San Dicgo. Berk - C Allen, Johnson, Hono.ulu. Scar Transit, Jorgenson, Houolulu. Schr Mary C, Campoeil. Bodega. Telegraphio. POINT LOBOS Dec. 81.—10 ¢ a.—Westhee cloudy: wind NW: veioc v 12 miles. g Charters Br bark Casa Blancaloads mdse and lum ber for Adelaide. lam p sum; ship Elwell, coal at Naoatmo for this port. The Ger bark H Hackfeld was charcered priof to arrival for wheat 1o Europe, 275 6d. ~voken. No date—About 100 miles SSE of Cape Hat- teras shib Reuce, hence 25, for New York. Nov 26—Lat 750 N, long 33 10 W, ship Wm H Macy, from Ne w York. for San Francisco. Nov 26—Lat 24 S, loug 43 W, Br snip Wendur, from Hamburg, for Santa Rosalin Nov u8—Lat 22 N, long 33 W, bark Olympic, fm Philadelphis, for San Francis: o. Miscellaneous. The Br ship Pass of Brander which arrived off this port on Dec 29 from Sants Rosalls, was ordered to proceed to Yort Townsend. Domestic Ports SAN PEDKO—Arrived Dec 81—Bktn John ith, from Tacoma- S04 A Y, Dec 31—Stme Bonita still barbound Iastnight in a SE gale; stmr Arcata was off Ban- don last night making slow progress. M ENDOCLN O—Sailed Dec 31—Sumr Pt Arens, for San Francisco. OLAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec 30—Schr Salvator, Tacoma, O ORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Dec 81—Sonr Lena Sweasey, from Seattlo. ‘Sailed Dec 81—Ship Kennebec, for San Fran- clsco. SEATTLE—Salled Doc 31—Bark Gen Fairchud, for San Franclsco. ASTORIA—Arrived Dec 31—3tmr State of Calt- fornta, hence Dec 20. Forelgn Portx. BRISTOL—Arrived Dec 30—Nor stmr Agl, hce Sept 23 HONGKONG—Arrived Dec 30—Br stmr Em- press er China, from Vancouver. COLON—Arrived Dec 30—Stmr Valencia, from New York, AUCKLAND—Arrived Dec 31—Simr Alameda, hence Dec 11. NANAIMO—Sailed Dec 50—Bark Colusa, for Sau Francisco. Movements of Trans-Atlantic Steamors NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 31—Stmr Western land, from Antwerp; stmr Island, from Stettin and Copenbagen. BREMERHAVEN—Arrived out Dec 31—Star Lahn. ‘Suiled Dec 31—Stmr Dresden, for New York. ROTTERDAM—Arrived out Dec 31—sime Spaarndam. BREMEN—Arrived out Dec 31—Stmr Karls- ruhe. LONDON—Arrived out Dec 31—Stmr Mohawk. GLASGOW—Arnved out Dec 30—Stmr Circas- s UENOA—sailed Deo $1—Stme Werra, for New ork. c LIZARD—Passed Dec 31—Stmr Persia, from Hamburg, for New York. Importations. PORTLAND AND ASTORIA—Fer Columbia— 180 sks potatoes, 3 cars 1654 bdls shooks. 2497 sks flour, %26 sks wheat, 979 bdls paper. 3200 ska bran, 462 bdis hides and pelts, 12 cs canned goods, 2 sks wool. 200 cs crackers, BU4 pkgs wood and willow ware, 364 pkgs furniture. 100 cs axie grease, 1000 cross arms, 74 sks Oysters, 42 bbls cranberries, 1 bx express, 1 sk coin. )LETA~ Per Santa Cruz—.8 cs plumes. Lompoc—1 bx apples, 43 frogs, 863 sks mustacd, 14 5ks canary seed, 16 sks rye, 279 sks bean 1155 sks bariey. Cousignees. ~McDonough & Runyon; Calitor- Moore, Ferguson & Co Geor Kohide: J A Lacy; W R Larzelere Co nmer Co: F Hillens & Co: J P Thomas; Allen & Lewls; Bissinger & Co: Geo Morrow & Ce ons: Willamette Pulp & Paper U H H Frank: Johnson-Locke Mercantile Co: A S Smith: M E A Wagner; Dodge, Sweeney & Co: O Carlson; Darvee & Immel; Wells, Fargo & Co: W Emmons & Co; Fogarty & Parker; H H Frank. per Santa Cruz—Christy & Wise; H Dutard: G W McNear: A Pallies. OCEAN TRAVEL. THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTILATNID From Spear-street Whart, ¢ 10 4. . F—\RE 12 First-class ) Including < 186 Second-class Jberth & meals SCHEDULE OF SAILIN Columbia.. . ... an. 3, 18,23, Feb. 2 State of California..... Jan. 8 18, 28, Feb T Through tickets and through baggaze to all Eascern points. Rates and folders upon applics tion to F. F. CONNOR. Gene-dl Agont, —L5|T548| &2 -1.2{.. Seen NOTE—in the Above exposition of the tides the early morning ‘des are given in the left hand column, and the succeasive tides of the day in erder of occurre ce as to time. The second tima column gives the second tide of the day, the ‘third time colamn the third tide, and te lastor right Band column gives the last tide of the day, except wheix there are bu: three tides, as sometimes sccurs. Tho helghts given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the belght, and then the number given is subtractive by Lhe charu NOTICE TO MARINER A branch of the United States Hydrographis Office located In the Merchants’ Exchange Is malotained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to Vislt the office, whers complete sets of charts and safling directions of the world are kept on hand for com- parison and reference, and the latest information oan slways be obtained regarding lights, dangers t0 navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball ontop of the buflding on Tele- graph Hill is holsted about ten minutes before noon, and Is dropped at ncon. 120th meridian, by telesrapblc sigual received each dav from the Uniied States Naval Obiarvaiory a: Mare Lsiand A motice stating whether. the time ball was dropped on time, Or giving the error, If any, is published the same day by the afternoon papers ®ad by the morning papers the following day. W. 8. Huemzs, Lisutenant, U. & N. in charga The Time Ball. ERANCH HYDROSRAPHIC OFFIOR U. 8. N.. } MERCHANTS EXCHANGR 8AN FEANCISCO. Decemver 31. 1896. The tme ball on Teiegrapn Hil was aroppel exactly at Doon t0-day—L e.. 8 Dnoon of the 12083 meridian, or exacty & 8 . M., Greenwich time. W. S Huemss, Lieutenant U. S N. in charze. ANTELLIGANCE, Arrivel. THURSDAY. December 31. Stmr Columbia, Conway. 631y hours from Port- land. via "Astoria 51 hours: bass and mdee. 100 &N Co. Stmr Santa Cruz. Nicolson, 434 days trom San Diego, + tc: proauce, to_Goodall, Perkins & Co. Simr National City, Andresen, 48 hours from San iego. via San Pedro 36 nours; ballast, 100 A Hooper & Co. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, — hours frm_Moss Landing, ete: produce. 1o Goodall. Perkins & Co. Nor sume Eva, Hansen, 514 d+ys frm Nanalmo; 4026 tons coal, to Jobn Rosenfeld’s Sons. Stmr Alcatraz, Wulvig. 48 hours from San Pedro; baliusi to L £ White Lumber Co. Ship Columbia, Nelson, 17 days from Departure Bay: 2250 tons coal, to K D Chandler. Ger sbip Siam. Garlichs, 75 aays from Hong- kong; baliast, to maste-. Bark Rufas E.Wood, McLeod, 16 days from Seattle; 2250 tons coal. 16 Central Coal Co, Bkt Gardiner City, Masters. 9 days irom Wil- 1aia Haroor; 850 A ftlumber. to Simpson Lun- r o Bktn Tam o’ Shanter, Patterson, 10 days from Columbia_River: lumoer and iaths, to Simpson Lumber Co. Schr Nettie Low. Low, 6 hours from Point Heyes: 20 bxs butter, w0 J B Newhauer & Co- Schr Moro, Jorgensen, 72 hours from Coquilie River: coal and mdse, 07 8 Kimbal Schr Emma Utter, Allen, 1i day toria ta +.ber. to D H Bibbs Lumo. Schr Chetco, Wirschu.er , 934 da, River: imdse. {0 J 8 Kimball, * Scbr H C Wright, Olsen, 11 days from Tacoma; 580 M 1t lumber. 10 Dickens Lum bor ' 0. ~chr Estier Buhne. Anderson, 2! dsys from Tacoma: 330 M it lumber, to J R Hanify. Schr Sacramento. Hansen, 8 days 1rom L 003 Bay: 180 M it lumber. 10 Albion Lumber CO. Schr Laura May, Hansen. 10 days from Port- 1and: — M t lumver. to D H Bibo. SchrIda McKay, Johnson, 11 days from Grays Harbor: lumber. 10 S 5 Siade Lumber Co. Scnr Tvy, Murchison, 11 days from Grays Har- bor; 190 M ftlumber, td 8 K slade Lumber Co. Cleared. THURSDAY. December 31. 4Simr Pomona, Doran, Eureka: Goodau, Percius ‘%ro snip Frankistan, Shepherd, Hull: Eppinger Suip Henry B Hyde, Scribner, Honolulu; J D Bpreckels & Bros Co. Br ship Glencona, Lynn, Queenstown: Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Bark Alden Besse, Potter, Honolulu; J D Spreck- els & Sros Co. veresssT.26| Moon rises.. 6.01ax o - 111275.02( Moon sets. GOODALL, PERKINS & Cor. aporiatasaeats Jrime . | e[| PACIFIC COAST NTEAMSHIP C0. TEAMERS LEAVE BROADWAY wharf, San Francisco, as follows: £1B Fox Mary Island, Loring, Wrangei, Juneau, Msnco_and Sitka (Alaska), a¢ 9 A. 3., Jan. 9, 24, For Vicioria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town. send, Seactle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Wratcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 9 A. M. Jao. 4,9, 14, 19,24,29, and every fitth day there- after, connecting’ at Vancouver with the C. P. B. R., at Tacoms with N. P. R. R., at Seatile with G. N Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers. ¥or liureks, Arcata sod Fields Landing (Hum- boldt Bay), str. Pomona 2 . ., Jan. 4. 8,12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and every fourth day thereafter. Jor Santa Cruz. Monierey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford ‘(San_Lufs Obispo), Gaviots, Sant Barbara, Venturs, Hueneme, San Pedro, East Sa1 Pedro (Los Angéles) and Newport, at 9 A. M. Jan. 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 46, 30, and ‘every fourta Qay thercatter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Harrord (Ssn Luis Obispo), Santa Barbars, Port Los An- peles. Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 Jan. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and every fourth Gay inereatter. ‘or Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo. Mazatlas, La ‘mas (Mexico), steamer Orizada, 10 A. M. 25th of each month. ‘I he Company reserves right to change sieamers or salliug dates. Ticket office—Palace iiotel, 4 New Montgomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market si., San Francisco. N, 8, ZEALANDIA “lt sally vis HONOLULU aad AUCKLAND for s NEY, Thursday, January 7,8t 2 P. M. |D S 8, AUSTRALIA for HONOLULTU, only, - Tuesdsy, Januar: 38, at 2 p. M. “Spectal party raes. , 3 Ll:;m COOLG ARDIE, Aust.,and CAPETOWX, South Africa. 3¢ D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO.. Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Freight Office, 327 Market st San Francisco. COMPAGNIE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIQUS French Line to Havre. OMPANY’S PIER(NEW) 42 NORTH River, foot of Morton st. Iravelers this line avoid boch transit by Engiish raliway and the discomfort of cross the channel in & small boat. Sew York to Alexaidria, Egypt, via Paris, first class $160, second class $116. LA NORMANDIE. . Jan. 8, 9A LA CHAMPA 3 ~Jan. 16,10 A M. LA BOUKGOG Jan. 23, 6a. M LA GASCOGNE. Tan. 30, 94 LA BRETAGNE : -Feb. 6, 5a x 43~ For further part culars apply 1o e A. FORGET, Agen:. Bowling Green. New York. AZI & CO., Agents, 6 Montzomery Francisco. onited States and Rogal Mail Steamers BETWEEN New York, Queenstown & Liverpool, SAILING EVERY WesK. ABIN, $50 AND UPWARD, ACCORD- (ima o steamer and accomimodations selecied ; second cabin, $,2 50 and 84/ 50: Majes.is and Teutonle. Steerage Tickess from England, [re- jand, Scotland, Sweden, Norway and Denmarc throusgh to San Francisco at lowes: rates. Tickets, sailing dates and cabin plans may be procursd from W. H. AVERY, Pacific Mail Dock, 0r at tas General Uttice ot the'Compuny, 613 Market streo under Grand Hotel. G. W. FLETCHER. ent tor Pacitio Coasts _ STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pier No. 3, Washington S, At 6 ¥. M. Daily: iTelghc received up to 30 £. M. A Accommoastions Reserved by Telephone. TG Only ljue Making through rates on Vallep Road freight. ¥ STEAMERS: T. C. Walker, J. D. Peters, Garratt, City of Stookton. “Veiephone Maia 805, Caw Nav. ana imou ue VALLEJO AND U. S. NAVY.YARD. BTEAMER “MONTICELLO,’ Dafly ex. Sat. & Sun.. *#10:30 3. 4and 9150 P e Bauurday, 1?1080 4. 2., & P M0 Bunday: o I8 r Landing Mlission- ‘elephone Biack 251, $Excusaion Hip. Zivinz 6 huurs at Navy-Yard, FOR SANJOSE, LOS GATOS & SANTA CRUZ TEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER 1 MON- day. Wednesday, Friday, at 10 A M. Alvi ‘I uesday, Thursday, Saturday, at 3 p. M. Freight and Passenger. Fare between San Francisco and Alviso, S0ci. to Sau Jose, 75c. Clay s, Pier b 20 W. Santa Clara st., San Jose.