The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 5, 1897, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1897, COMMERCIAL WORLD SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS, Silyer declined again. W heat still higher. Barley rather easier. Oats and Corn as before. Beans active and steady Hay and Feedstuffs firm. Yotatoes and Vegetables w Youltry in good supply. Rutter firm. Eges steady. ssh Froit about the sam: eak. e Diiea Fruit continues firm. Prov isions unchanged. Hops strong. Rye higher. PUBLIC MONEY IN SAN FRANCISCO. C. 1. Berry, £an Fra 1897, as foliows TUnited States notes. .. Treasury notes 1 unk not silver cer Gold coin. Standard siver d Bubs; v silve Minorcoin Total Shij e month of July. siiver dollars, § 7,13v; total, $235,630. a §9 O Clear @ Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow Assistant Treasurer United States at cisco, reports cash on hand July 31, £20.853 00 24,382 GU 208680 00 | 689,556 00 | $41,319,0~3 86 ents of silver coln from the same office in Stand- SHADED.AREAS SHOW DQF:ODWAHON‘ | DURING PAST 12 HOURS Explanat those underneath all, of m 1on. s with the wind. e maximum temperaturs for the t, if any, the amount of ted snow in inches and hundredtbs, The top figures ng the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid s, conuect poins of equal alr pressure; iso- therms, or cotted lipes, equal temperature. The high ally sccompanied by W ure, an v cloud first apy along low but the marked curv 18 tn able. With a “higl the pressure weather I w r in winter. Th wil weans high barometric pressure and | fair weather: lows is_usnally preceded v we. ner and ar on the Washington re is high in the interior nd the isobars extend coast, rain is probable: closed with n south of Oregon is improb- " in the vicinity of Idaho, and ng to the California coast, warmer rains, isobars of ay be expected in summer and colder reverse of these conditions roduce an opposite result. THE WEATHER BUREAU. UNITED TURE, WEATHER BUREA Auzust 4, 1887, 5 P. M. STATES DEPARTME T OF AGRICUL- AN FRANCISCO, The following maximum temperatures are re- ported from stations i Fureka 64 Obispo 76, Los A 104 60, We @ Francisco data: inimum 52, mean 56. casts California to-dav : Red Bluff 92, Fresno 96, San Luis geles 78, san Diego 72, Yuma Maximum temperature ather Conditions and General Fore- The pressure i3 highest this evening in the Da- . A second slight de- ko asand lowest in Arizona. on is central in Kasi pris gton and i cusred at & made at ~an ¥ dnight August rn_California ondy and fogz sh westerly an 5,1 ‘ai lon, 0 partl: morn alo Sout ern northwesterly winds. r Thursday. tern o 897: r Thursday, g 1 Utsh—Partly cloudy Thursday. Arizona—Fair Thursday. 8en Francisco and except brisk westerl, winds. N.Y., ing was again in the Stock kxchange to-day. shares rose a fraction all dealings. proving ®,. Northern slightly oif but 8oon recover. The stock sp tone afier the open ing ‘0 all departments. YORK MARKETS, regon. eather prevails in Northern Callfornia, | Iiaho and Utah. alt Lake City 10-1ay. co for thirty hours, ParJy A trace of except | > coast Thursday ornia — Fair Thursday: hwesterly winds fresh viclaity — Fair Thursday. rtly cloudy or fogsy Thursday morning; . H. HAMMON, Forecas: Officlal. Aug. 4.—The buliish feel- the ascerdency at the opening of The leading railway around on animated ed, Tae The Indstria's were stronger, Sugar im- Pacific stocks opened Jation assumed a more buoyant ng, the improvement ext Grangers d- were heav v dea't in and & good demand was evident for some of the usually inactive Southwestern shares. 1he voiume of trading was large Sugar and Chicago Gas gave way sbarply on profi- taking, but s00n recoverad. Sieady realizing orders, conpled with vigorous attacks by the be r taction, depressed some stocks below yesierday s ciose, Sugar and Chicigo Gas beiug the chief sufferers. comm ssion-house order: the fitteen ing Erie. The bond market strength. with trading hea 18 ues were foreign purchases. he execution of heavy the low level and in- side purchases caused a substantial rally during vy. minutes preceding midday, in which top figures were reached in a number of New > ork Centrsl rose 154, Guius of 134 cent were a'so nade in .ess active stocks, inc 1ares. 2 per d. participated in the eeneral The speculative most. request and were helped by Al granzer shares sold to-day at the highest prices recorded gen-ral market several insisnces. The stron for a number of years. there were new high record: undertone but in thie tone of the marset, however, a 1n the wes very ceriatn feverishness was appurent and the day’s a charact Do o unb.ok tcu arly rapid advance ered. larze scale, whi under the circy ng v heavy on count. dey ac adv ncés were not made with the ease whirh rized yesterday’s market. 1s remarkable, however, when the almost- 1 advance of the summer and the par- of the week are consid- In addition to the realiz ng of profits on a 4 might reasonabiy be looked for stauces, foreign selling was ex- the market, an aggregate of 30,000 shares being reported for torelsn ac- he general situation was re-enforced to- ice in wheat and the continued This was by large enggements of that cereal for export, Lack of raiufall 1n the parched districts of s was encouraging to the holders of Western St securities of corn-carrying roads. “The declining tend the Central ucy of the foreign exchange marsiet coutinued and mozey on cail was in free supoly at 1 per cent. was raported for time loans. Inr A better demand. however, L to activity P the stock marke: was well up to yesteiduy's level aud dealings showed evs of interest. <b 1 & greater distribution The mo L noteworthy advances were Consoliaated Gas, American sugar and American tobac o first two e developed new shares, Chicago and ( active on the v of the day were underione was very firm. overument bonds easier. to cen Ex 75 days ¢ per cent, hange collateral. per cent: Yosted asking rates for sterl: ume of trading. aded in final dealings, butthe being among the stocks which established new high records. New Yol ral, anthracite shares, leather preferred and Jport. while the granger At Western, Kansas and Texss and Southwestern stoc generally were 'he best prices Railroads active. Money on call 1@1% per cent: time money—60 & months . 510 6 months 3 per cent on good mixed Y per Lock Prime indorsed bills receiva- 34, per cent: choice prime single uames, £00d names, 4@ils per cent. 5. $4 8634 for long bills and $4 8714 for demand. A ctusl rates: Long drafts, $4 883, bills, @457 exchange on £4 8O @ 4 86: New York: Money in London, Y4@Ye per cent. dght San cable transters, $4 87@4 8715 Domestic Francisco sight, 15¢ premium; telvgraph, 17%c¢ premium. Rates s count in open market,both +hort and 3-month b%m 13-16 per cent. Amount of bu.lion gone into the Bank of Eng and on balauce L0-day, £54,000. . Wheat at New York. NEW and YORK, N. ¥ Aug. 4.—Bull sentiment confidence in wheat was unshaken by early weakness at Paris and the bad break in corn to- * day Influenced by the sharp rise at Liverpool, heavy seabosrd clearances and foreign buying prices estublished before 1 o'clock a new high record at 8554c for September. was active and al beyoud yesierda, Wheat and Flour. WHEAT— 10:30 11:00 August. —_— — keptember.. 85 ¥blg December...... B35 8534 £pot firm; good demand; speculutive trade imes exciling as prices soared bigh point. | cash trade, while stiil active, was not as w York, 9214c: No. 1 hard 2 had winter, 8934c; No. 2 red, 85%c: October, Northern spring spring, ¥934¢: No. new, 5014@. Future < septem ber, 85c; December. Btc. FLOUR—Win er bbl supertine, $:65@310; No. 2 extra. §3 156@3 35; No. 1 exura. $3 45@ 365: ciears. $350@370; straights, 84 00@4 25; paten s, $4 40@4 65. g GRA N K?_lliu' S—New York 1o Liverpool Ly steam, 31ad. Produce. COFFEE—Rio, spot duli, nominal: No. 7, Ti4c. Future trading closed: April, $7 15@7 2C: Ma, $7 20@7 25: September. $6 SU@6 8b; October, $6 50@V 85; December. §6 95@7. LA KD—Prime. §4 80. FORK—Mess $8@8 o0. TALLOW—335@3Yec. BUTTER—Creamery, Western, 1dc. EGGS—State, fresh gathered, 13c. SUGAK—Raw, doll. firm: 89-deg. test, Sljc: 96-der_test, 334¢: refin-d firm, better demand. Celifornia apring norinern frse 9 snd WOOL 12 mouths, 4@i3¢c; spiing northern free 6 & months. 40@42c: southern. 12 months southern, 6 to 8 months, 37@38c: fall free, fall defective, N@30c, PETKOLEUM~—New York rennrd. §5 75: Phila- celpbia and Balumore refined, $570; refinea in vulk, : crop '96, 6@9c: coast, @ 30@35¢ HOPS—Crop of '95, 3@4 crop '95, 3@Ac; crop '86, 6@10. London market, 60@70s. HIDES—Buenos Avres, dry. 20 s, 1813@18¢c: Galveston, 20 to 25 Ibs.. 1414@15%ac. LEATHEK—Hemlock sole. Buenos Ayres, light to beavy weights, 13@19¢c: acid, 19@2ic. Dried Fruite. RAISINS—California. 50-b boxes, 2, 3, &-crown, £3L@51/g seeded, 634@bc: seedless muscatels, 515@334c. CURRANTS — 47@51s> In barrels: cleaned bulk, 53,,@6c: cases, 515 a0L40: cartons, €@7taC. PKUN ES—Caltiornia, 25-1b boxes, 434@7%3c: 50-1b boxes. 3% (@7 20 PEACHES—Callfornia, unpeeled. bags. 633@8c; boxes, 714@9¢: peeled. 10@11e. Nominal. APRICOTS—Caltfornia, boxes, 7@l2c; bags, —11@12%kc for faucy boxes. F1GS—Faucy orainary, .12@18c; 1ancy washed, wazdc. Perstan. 60- boxes. 255@8%40: Fard, in boxes, 434@be: cases, 53, @%c. WALNUTS-Callfornia ~siandard, 6%ac: eoft ehell, 8c.Steady, quiet. ALDMON D>—Sheiled, 1714@29 Meotals. 716 IRON—Southern, 39 50310 0); Northern, $10 50@1x ¥1u [IN_Btralts, $13 75@13 85. COFPEK — Brokers, #i11 123: exchange, $10 8732 Easy. LiAU—Brokers, $3 60; exchange, $3 80. Stocks and Bonds. Opening. Closing. American Suar...... $14525 2145374 American Suzar P1d.100 —— American Tovacco.......... 8700 89 75 American Spirit Mig Co.ll 14874 148714 AlCDison. ... = 4 laluig Atchinson Pid 28 6214 bay State Gas. 1525 Caundian ¥aci 72 50 Central Pecitic. Chicago Gas. 102 8714 CHRSEQTS 298715 Con. Gas_.. 195 00 Lordage Coraage Pid Denver & Rio G Delawure & Lac EEISESC. Yort Wayne. ande Pid. AWADS.... 471214 16 75 167 00 37 3714 General Electri - 8800 Hockl — 300 - 9075 91 8714 . 35871 3550 Lake Snore.... ... - 175 00 Louwisville & Nashville..... 57 6214 5750 Mannattan Con. - 9575 95 50 Missourt Pacttic. 26621 256234 National Lead.... 351215 3560 New naven 17600 North Pacific. ...... North Pacific, Pfd. . Norihwestern North American.. Oregon Navigation.. . Orezon Navigation, Pid. Pacific Aall. Pullman Quickslly Rock islaud Renaing. Southern Facific.. St Paul., Louls & 8.'F. R R. Texas racific....... Tennessee Coal & 1ron. Unlon Pacific U. & Leather. U. S Leather. Western Union. Wabash, Pid . Earsiver. = Steriing on London, 60 days. Sterling on London, sight...... e & o e U. 8. 2's, registered 87 0V U.S 4%, pew...... 126 62 S 4’5, new, coupon 325 871y U.n 4., 112 1214 | S &'s.cou 112 6214 5 53... 11401 .5 &', Coupo 113 75 CALIFORNIA ¥FRUIT SALES, NEW YORK, N. Y., Auvg. 4.—Porier Bros. soid four cars as follows: Pears—Bartlett, $2 25 @1 95: Buerredelia, $1 60. Peaches—Early Craw- ford, $115@SUc: Foster. $1 10@85c: Tuscan cling 85@76c. Prunes—Tragedy, $1 10@1; Gross, $1 35@1 15. Plums—California red, 75c: Purple | Duane, §1: Yellow Egg, $120@1: Sawsuma, | $110; Comedy. $110; Burbank, $120@110: Nectarines, $1 70@50c. | Auction sales by tne Earl Fruit Company: | Pears — Bartieits. $2@2 20; average, $211. Peaches—Foster, 80c@#$1; Crawford (small), 65c @%1 10: Crawford, cling, 8:@95c; late Crawford, | =5@90c: Muir, 70@85¢. Prunes—Tragedv, T0c@ $1 05: average. 94c. Grapes—Thompson's Seed- iess. 95c@1 05; average. $1 01. Nectarines—Red, $110@1 50; average, $142 Fourteen cars soid to-day CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 4 pany sold (o-day: Pears— Beurre Hardy, 81 45. I'runes—Gros, 81 35@1 40; German, $1 35: Itallan, $1 05@1 35: Hungarian, $1: Tra ‘edy, B0@85c. Plums—Ege, $1 U@l 20% Columbla, *1 1o: Victoria, $1: Burbanxs, 60@ SUc. Yedcues—Fosters, 93¢ L. Craw ords, 54@ c. The Earl Frult Company anctionel to-day Grapes—Malugas, $1 25@l 50: average, $1 35. Plums—1gg, 1@} 25; average, $1 12: Bronson, $1; Comedy, $15@1 10; avarage, $1 09. Pears— Bartleus, £1 75@i 90; Duchess, $1 30@1 40. Ten cars sold to-duy. | Porter Brothers Com- rile ts, 31 75@1 85: CHICAGO MARKETS, CRICAGO. lrr. Aug 4.—'Crading in provisions to-day was decidedly more active, and prices ad- vanced sharply in consequence. Local longs sold to realize profits, but offerings were quietly ab- sorbed by packers and forelgn specalators. The heavy as recently, and prices reacted slighily, closing firm. The wor.d’s supply of lard was stated at 577,000 tierces, against 624,000 last year. 7The cattle business was inactive all along the | line . with quite an upward turn in prices as com- | pared with yesterdsy, the big, rather cosrse bu: fat steers, mauy of the same carrving brands that were neglected yesterd -y, soid quickly to-duy and atmore money. Native butchers’ stock of all kinds coutinues to seil at strong prices Veal calves are 25c lower than last week. Stockers and feeders are aso 25¢ lower than last week. Hog—Prices showed an advance, running slong between 10@15c mostiv. however, at 10c, and ac that advance the great bulk were soid toward the ciose ana especiaily the late arrivals soid a trifle lower than during the boom. yet about everythinz was disposed of, a5 receivers of Iate hogs scemed wiiling 10 accept the prices offered as the samo were betier than a- any time yesterday. In sheep—Poor and common 1ambs are uow sell- ing fully 50c lower than iast week at any time, while on the other hsud prime sheep and prime 1ambs are fuily steady. | Grain, WHEAT— 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 AUGUBL..crres — o —— — September N 6 TI% 177 Decemuer. .. 9% 9% 194 791 May.. — 821, — 85 1 1:0 Tk e 9% — 197 — . — — gy —Auzust, 2754c; September. 2nl/c. OATS—August, 171c; September, 1773 18¢c. BARLEY —Cush No. 8, 2515@35c. RYE—Cash. 45c; beptember. 453,@44c. FLAXSEED—Cash, $0c; Sepiember, 90¢. TIMOTHY —Cash, §2 7 . Produce. FORK—Angust. §8 12; September. §8 30, LAKD—August, $4 52: S-ptember. $4 55. RIBS_ Ausust, Seutember and October, $4 57. BUTTEK—Firm, bu. not active. Creamertes—lkxiras. 14ac: firsts, 1214@13%40; seconds, 11@ 2¢. Dairles—Extiras. 19c: firsts, 10 @11c; seconds. 9¢; pRcking s10ck, 11esh, Sc. EGGS—Firm and acuve. Firsts sold chiefly at 932@10¢ per doz, loss Off cases returned. Livestock. HOGS — Light, 83 85@4 10: mixed. 33 80@ 4 05; henvy, £3 60@3 95: rough, 83 60@3 70. sales 25.500. Receipts 26,000. Esumated to- morrow 27,009, CATTLE—Beeves, $3 85@5 16: cows and helt- ers, $1 90@4 30; Texas steers, $2 50@4 sLock- ers and teeders, §3 25@4 30. Recelpts 18,600. Esti- mated to-morrow 8000, SHIEE P—Keceipis 13,000. Leceipts at Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA, NgBw. Aug 4—CATTLE— Receipts. 2900 bead; market strong. HOGS—Recelpts 7500: market active and 5@10c bigher. ®HEEP—Recelpts, 300; market strong. Receipts at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. 4.—CATTLE—Ke- ceipts, 9000; market steady 19 strong. 1 1:00 0 513, 8% B Sk Sup Bt % 0. b. amoat No. 1 H OGS~ Recelpts, 14,000; sy market active and 5@ SHEEP—Recelpts, 3000: market strong. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug 4 — Today's | ish. statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance, $:81,502.521; goid re- serve, $140,160,439. WHEAT EXCITED IN ST. LOUIS. ST. LOUIS, Mo. Aug. 4.—Not satisfied with Tuesday’s extraordinary bulge of 3 cents & bushel in September wheat, the bulls jumped into the market this moruing, and amid scenes of the wild- est excitment, sent prices up o 83%c. There was a great scramble for wheat. The “shorts” were pavic-siricken and rushed to cover. The “longs” kept 01 buyinz as fast as they could, and over 600.U00 bnshels changed hands at the top noteh price. 83%gc. Totul sales for the day were 2,090,000 busneis 1 ders ire beginning to deal in futures, and on May 1898 wheat 85Y5c was bid and 8636¢ asked for optious of that chiuracier to- dav. Cush wheat sold mainiy at 8234¢, but at the close 8ic was assed FOKREIGN MAKKETS, London. LONDON. ENa. Aug 4.—Conwnlv. siiver, 26%4d; French rentes, 1041 97%c. Liverpool. WHEAT — Firm; No. 1 standard California wheat, 3bs: cargoes Off coast, nothing dolng: cargoes on passage, sellers asking an' advance of 6d: Baglish country marke's, firmer, 64 higher; Freuch country murkets, firm: Liverpool wheat, No. ), Californla. s 20@7s 3d; wheat in Paris, firm; flour in Paris, fir. LUT1ON=Upiands. 4 %524, 1185-16 EXCHANGE AND BULLION, Sterling Fxchange, 60 days. — §48T1 Sterling Exchange, sight.... oo i 4 B8y Sterling cables. . .. = 4 89 New York kxchange, sight .. - 15 New York Exchange, telegrapnlc.. — 1714 Fine Silver, per ouuce. = 57 Mexican Dollars.. i - 46 LA SRR YESTERDAY'S WHEAT MARKET. SAN FRANCISCO, AUg. 4, 1897 The following resume of the wheat market is furnished by K. A, Bresse, Produce Exchzuge srainbroker, 412 Pine streot: San Francisco. 9:15 A 3. SESSIO Strong English cables caused a strong opening in wheat. December opened at §1 4933, advanced 10 81 497 and ciosed at $1 4955 Noihing doing in May or Decembver Lariey, 10:15 A. M. SESSION. Wheat continues strong. Chicago, Liverpool and Paris show remewed strength. December, #1 5015, closed at $1 4934 May, §1 501a, looks higher. 11:15 A. M. SESSION. Chicago closed very strong at the top price for the day. This caused a very strong feeling tn wheat at the closing morninz session. December opened at $1 5054, deciined to $1 50 and closed at $15015 May, $1 507 to $1 5114 December barley, 923jc to 9114¢, closed at937gc. 2 P M. SESSION. The disposition in wheat at the afternoon ses- sion was firm for December, but May showed con- derable veakness. A prominent operator hus been steadi y bamm:ring May for some days. The crowd was disposed to follow and heiped the de- clive. The difference between December and May narrowed t) 3sc from 11z@134c early in the day. Barley was strong. December sold at 9dc December wheat opened £t $150@1 5034, and closed at 1497 May opened at $1503 and closed at $1 5014. Chicago. There wes no doubling the strength in wheat to- day. Liverpool advanced 1d at the opening. Sec- ond cables quoted prices 24 higher than opening quotations, and this caused a strong opening. September staried at 77% @777%c, against 77c at the close yesterday. May was 7914@79%ge. At the initial trading the market dropped to 773ac directly atier the star, ranged between 773%@ 7814c during the first hour, and Iater the price de- lined from 7814c ‘0 7634c on heavy selling by the local erowd, who were trying to break prices. The deman for wheat at the decline became urzeut. and wes not satistied until the gong sounded the day’s closing. September =0 Moy, 1895, at 8550 at 7834¢, December 8014c, and Tie day’s gossip was bull- ~t. Louis co .1 s to show the greatest ad- vancing powers of any market. New York report- ed foreigners buying all the wheat offered in tnat market, as well as in Bal imore. One report from Baltimore said: “Foreigners ave perfectly crazy for wheat. It has 0aly to be offered tofind an immediate buyer” France continues tolead the buying. KEngland seems to be walt ng fo- reaction and allowing ihe market 10 get away. Shoul awakin to the sitnation it Is hard tosay where the prices would soar. A prominent port on the Danube had buying o:ders In this market to-day. It is c'almed (hnt one car:o was eugaged in New York ata large premium over September price for this Danubian ort. P’Fie Northwest bought wheat treely. showing that spring wheat conditions are far trom sat's- factory. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Shipmoents. Bushels. 23,040 25.000 59,950 Recelpts. Bushels, 77,280. . 124,619.. 27.9 0 164,288 186.892 .. 40,000 25,460 103.500. 769,989 Cittes. .Minneapolls. . 3.849 41.625 . 26,773 56,270 -Baluimore.. 216,517 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURFS. Ave - ept. Oct. Nov. Lec. Opening. .. 683 64 . 6514 Closing. . 863 R 1] PARIS FUTUBES. Avgust. Sept. Flour—Opening. 5400 £5.00 Wheat—Openine. 26.90 26.00 About one million bushels of No. was engaged at 1 tiantic poris to-day. St. Loufs operators are talking one-dollar wheat within sixty days. The crowd who sold wheat 1n this market early were chased in at a big loss before the session closed, Some of the heavier shorts are becoming skeptical about thelr position and are about ready to turn to the bull side of whet. There is hardly enough covering on the bears to make & covering fora smail pairof g oves. They bave been whipsawed in and out: consequently thelr position is weakened, and le-s pressure wiil be feit by the bulls who are now carrying the money of the shorts. Reaction may come, but will be but tem porary. The position is very strong. Corn opened weak on zood rains in Kansas and Missouri Prices opened 15@%c lowerihis morn- ing. Opening prices were miiintained during the firstjhalf hour of the session. A weak spell In wheflt started general selling of corn. which took September 10 275kc and December to 2874c. At the decline there seemed good buyi g by strong purties. The market ralifed Joc from the bottom. A dispatcn from Kansa: City saying that rains had fallen through the night saved iate corn, but early corn lost. The laie corn has vet (o go through the period of frosts, which those posted claim cannot ve accomplished. Frosts in Septem- ber will have much to do with the corn cro. Provisions ace becoming active and iook higher. Considerable interest was manitested in the pro- vision pit to-day. Packers have been good buyers of late. 2 red wheat — PRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—AnoOther advance was noted yester- day, both on call and in spot Wheat. The market is very stff. Local quoiations are as follows: $1 4714@1 46%, for No. 1. $1 50 for choice aud 81 5215@1 6715 for extra cnoice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL EX8SION—9:15 o'clock—December— 10,000 ctis, $1 493 2000, $1 457 24,000, $1 4956 ' SECOND SESSION — December — 12,000 ctls, #) 605 10.000, $1 50: 6000, $1 4914 May— 13,000, $1 50%4. KEGULAR MORNING SESSION —December—24,000 ctls, $1 5034: 2000, $1 50; 4000, 81 5064 12,000, 81 5l May—d4000, $1 E134; 12,000, 81 bl14: 4000, 81 51; 10,000, $1 567 AFTERNOON S¥ssioN—December—24,000 cils, $150; 16.000. §1 5014: 12.000, $1 407 May— 6000, '21 5034: 2000, 31 5058; 32,000, $1 5014 BARLEY—SpoL SLocks are increasing. ss re- ceipis are larze and (he feeling Is nol as firm. Feed 1s quotable at 9234@97%sc B ctl: Chevaller, $130@1 85 % cul for No. 1: new Brewing, $1 U5 @L1030r No. 1 and $)@) 02Vs for dark Const. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAYL SESS10X—9:15 0'clock—No sales, BECOND SESSION—NO si es. REGULAR MORNING SESSION—December—2000 cuis, #3Ysc: 2000, 94¢; 2000, $414c: 2000, 93%4c. gAAYTEENOON E88I10X — Decem ber — 2000° cls, c. OATS—Are steady at the advance, thovgh the market Is not_active. New Salinas are seliing $110@) 20. Fancy Feed quotsble at $1 25@1 30 B ctl: gool to choice, $1 123,@1 225 B cul; common, $1@1 10: Surprise, nominal—non« here: new lied, $1 02%@1 10: Milling, 81 20@1 30 B cil. Clipped Oais seli at $1@2 B ton over the raw. product. COKN—There is no further change Lo report. Small Round Yeilow, $1 25@1 35: Large Yel low. 81 0732@1 12Y,; white. $1@1 10 B cul. RYE—The market is sill higher at £1 05@ 10742, In sympathy with Wheat. BUCKWHEAT—95c@$1 15 Bcil for new. ¥LOUR AND MILLSTUFFS, There was no change yesterday. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $475@4 £5: Bakers' extras, $4 65@4 70 P bbi. CORNMEAL, ETC.—Feed Corn, $2¢@25 B ton; Cracked Corn. $25@%6 @ ton. MILLSIUFFS—Prices In sacks are as follows, usuai discount tothe trade: Graham Flour, $2 75 % 100 Ibs: Eye Flour, 82 50 $ 100: Kice Fiour, al, $225; extra cream do. $3; Ostmeal. §3 50; Oat Groats, $4: Hominy, $3 1 3 30; suckwheat Flour, 83 25@3 60; Cracke Wheat, £5 25: Farina. $4; Whole Wneat Fiour, Rolled Uats (bbls) , 4 95@5 16; Pearl Barley. ;175@4;5310, Peas, £3 50; Green do, $3 35 9100 HAY AND FEEDSTUFFSs. The market for all kinds is firm at thie Improved pric:s. BRAN—$15@15 50 for the best and $14@14 50 ¥ ton for outside brands. MIDDLING>—$19@20 for lower grades and $21@22 % ton for the best. FLEDSTUFFS_Rolled Barley, $20@21: Oil- case Meul at the mil, $26 50 B toni Jobblug $27 50; Chopped Feed, $15@16 B ton HAY—Wheat, §11@15 ® ton: Wheat and Oat, $10@14; Oat, $10@lz 50; }arley, $8@12: com- pressed, 912 10g14; Afalin, $3@8 50; stozk, #76@ i Clover, §8 50@8 50 % tou. STRAW—30@4a0c 5 bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Quotaticns show no further change. The de- mand continues good. BEANS—Bayos, $3; Small Whites, $1 25@1 35 ® cu; Large Wiites, $1 20@1 30 B ctic Pinks, $135@150; Reds, $1 20@1 30: Blackeye, 81 50 1’.90: Rfix dney, nominal; ummxgl vb@1 75; utters. $120@1 35; Pea, $1 30@) 35. SEEDS Brown Massard 83 5083 75; Yellow Mustard, $1 859 etl: Flax, 81 60@l 70 Canars Seed, 154@2Vsc th: Alfaita, bl4c; Kupe, 2159 ‘l’i‘r: Hemp, 3¢; Timothy, 4%4¢. DRIED PEEAS—Niles, nominat; Green, $1 20@ 170 % el POTATOES, N VEGETABLES, O, The whole market is essier, though there is no particular change in quotations. POTATOES—New Eary ltose in boxes 50@ 65¢; in sacks, 40@50c; new Burbanks, 50@75¢c @ ctl in boxes and 40@6Uc in sacks; Salinas Bur. banks, 85@95c: Sweeu Potatoes. 114@2c B Ib. ONIONS—silverskins, 85@95¢ ¥ cul. VEGETABLES—Bay squash. 26@35c ¥ box; Marrowtat Squash, $1U@1 2 on: Bay Cucum bers, 15@26¢ B box; Pickles, 75¢@$! for No. 1, 40@5Uc for No. 2; Green Peppers, 25@50c for Chile and 40@65c for Bell; Green ¥ eas, 2@2%ac B Ib; Strina Beans, 215@3c; Lima Beans, 2:3@3c; Green Okra, 25@b5¢ box: Kgg Plant, 40@suc; Cabbage, 60@75c B cil; Carrots, 26@30c ¥ sack: Gariic: 115@2¢ W Ib: Tomatoes, 50@65c for River and 60 @75c for Alameda: Grecn Corn, 65c@$1 B sk, 65 @B5c W crate for Berkeley and $1@1 50 B crate for Alameda. FOULTRY *ND GAME. FOULTRY—Another car of Enstern sold at 17c for Gobblers, 13c for Hen Turkeys, $3 for Ducks, $5 10 for Hens, $4 50 for old Roosters and Fryers and $3 for Broilers. ‘There was no change In local stock worthy of note. Live Turkeys, 18@17c for Gobblers and 12@13¢c for Hens; Geese @ pair, 75c@$!l: Goslings. $.@ 1 50: Ducks, $2 50@3 25 for old and $3@4 for young: Heas, $3 50@3: oosters. young. $4@5 50; do, oid, $575@4; Eryers, $350@376: Broilers, $2 75@3 tor Jarze and $1 50@Z 25 tor smail; Pigeons, $1@1 25 B doz for younz and for old. GAME—Hare, nominal; iabbits, nominal. BUTTER, AND EGGS. Butter Is firm at the advance and stocks are temporarily light. Cheese Is easy. Kggs are sell- ing off falrly. EUTTER CREAMERY—Fancy creameries, 21@22c; onds, 14@:Uc B 1b DAIRY—Uhoice to fancy, 16@19¢ B Ib; lower grades, 15@15c. PICKLED—16@17c B Ib. FIRKIN—14@162 B Ib. EASTERN—12@]13c for ladle-packed. CHEESK—Choice mild new, 7},@8c; common to good, 6@7c B 1b; Cream’ Cheddar, 10@ile; Young America, 8@9c: Western, llci Eastern, 13@l6e B 1b. k.GGS—Ranch Eggs, 14@18c doz: store Eggss 12@lic @ dozen; Kastern, 12@ldc; Duck Eggs, lac # doz DeCIDUOUS CITRUS FRUITS. ‘The season seems o be drawing to a close as far s the leading staples ara concerned. It has been shor season a | around. Thus far there has been no glut in Bartlett Pears, and arrivals sell off readily. Cling Peaches are going Lo be scarce and high, but treestones are in ample stock and quiet. Plums are very duil. Red Nectarines seem Lo be s-arce. as very iew have come forward thus {ar. Grapes hold thelr own. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $2 50g5 B chest for large and — for small. Blackberries, $1 50@2 50 B chesk Raspberries, $@4 ¥ chest Huckleberries, T@sc 1. Red Nectarines, 65@85c: White, 25@10¢ B box. Peaches, 20@30c & box and 15@30c B basket for common kinds and 25@50¢ ® box and 20@35¢ P basket for Crawfords; in buik, $25@30 P ton for ¢ 1ngs and $12 50@15 for frees. Plums, 20@40c ® box; Javanese, 40@60c: Wash- 1ngtons, $8@10 B ton; Egg Plums, §10@12 60. Prunes, $20@30 7 ton at the orchara. Apricols, 20@50c B box aud $13 50915 ¥ ton in bu! Pears, 25@40c P box; Bartletts, 25@30c B box and $15@15 B ton. Apples, 25@40c B box for common and 50 @7be for g0od to cholce. Crabapples, 20@30¢ B box. Figs, single layers, 40c @ box: double layers, 50@706c. Grapes, In boxes, 35@60c for Muscats, 50@60¢ for biack, 78¢ for ‘tokay, 5U@80c for Thompson’s >eediess and 25@bUc for Fontainebleau and Sweet- rutes sell abont 10c higher than boxes. Watermelons, $5@15 B 100. Can:aloupes, 75c@$1 50 B crate. Nutmes Meions, 23@40c @ box. CITRUS FRUITS—Lemons, $1@2 B box for common and $225@3 for good to choice; Mex!- can Limes, §4 50@5: Banaoas, $1 25@2 50 B bunch: Plueappies, $1@3 ¥ doz. DRIED FEUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. There s nothing new. There are a good many rumors about Frunes, which are firm and in de- mand, but the guotations t elow reflect the market. New Raisins are selling at c for 2-crown, 814c for 3-crown, 3%c for 4-crown and $1 for Lo.don layers. DR.ED FRUITS—Quotations are as follows: New Peeches, 514@b34c,; Oia Peacnes, 0@blac: fmncy, 6¢: peeled, B@lic: Apricots, new, spot, 5@ 8%ac B Ib. curioad lots: evaporated Apples, 51o@ CHEESE sec- AND 6c: sun-dried, Sc: new Prunes, 3@3sc suft for Saata Clars and northern and 27%@3c for San Joaquin and southern; old Prune: 23,@3c for the 4 sizes: new black Figs, 3@31g: Plums, s@4%zc for pitted and 1@]3sc for unpitted Nectarines, ‘$14@4%sc B b for prime to 1anc) Pears u@dc for quarters and 2@5¢ for halves. RAISINS—(0.d crop)— Four-crown, loose, 4@5c; 3-crown, 8la@dc: 2. crown. 23,@314c @ I seedless Sultanas, 5@5Yac secdiess Muscatels s@4lec; 3-crown London ia; ers, $1@1 15: ciusters, 31 16@1 26: Dehesa clus- ters, $1 75@2: Imperial clusters, $2@2 25. NUTS—Walnuts. 6a@7c # Ib for s andard and 9@9%gc P b tor softshell: Almonds, 6@7c for Lan- guedoc, 215@3Yac for hardshell and 8@9c I for vapershell; Peauuts, 4@dc @ Ib for Eas' ern and 4¢ for California; Hickory Nuts. Sabe @ Ib; Pecans, £@10c # 1b; Filbertv. 8@0%ac: Brazil Nuts, 8@9c; Cocounats, $65@5 50 B 100 HONEY—New Comb, 10c for bright and 7@9c for lower grades; water-white extracted, £ : lign: amber extracted, 3%@4dc B I —22@25¢ @ PROVISIONS. Prices are firm and unchanged, with a very good business. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8c B b for heavy, 8lgc for light medium, 9%4ac for light, 10@1014¢c forextralight and 1114@12¢ for sugar-cured. East- ern sugar-cured Hams. 12@l2gc 8 Ib; California Hams, 10@lic ¥ Ib: Mess Beef, $8@8 50 B bbl; extra mess do, $8 50@9: tamily do, $9 50@10; 1t rork, $: 5U@< P bbl: extra prime Pork. £10 @10 50: extra clear, $13 50@14; mess, $12 50@13 % bbl: Smoked Beef, 915c @ Ib. LARD—Eastern tierces is quoted at 41@bc for compound and h3;@6c for pure; palls, 61a@834c: Ealflomln tierces, 4ipc B b for comwur:/fl and c for pure: halt-bbls, 534c; 10-1b tius, 614¢; do SR OEIES i COTTOLENE — Tierces, 53%c. Packaces less than 300 Ibs—i-h palls, 60 in B case. 8%c; 3-Ib pails, 20 1n a case, 83gc; 5-1b pulls, 12 In a case, 8l4c: 10-1 palls, 6 0 a case, 8150 50-1 tins, 1 or 2 1u a case, T5kc: wooden buckes. 50 b3 net, 77 Jancy Cubs. B0 tba nel, 765c; bali-bbls, aboui 110 1bs, 735¢ B 1. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. The advauce in Hops 1s cheering, as it has placed these goods where they cau be groWn with profit. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands seil 1o under sound siock. Heavy salted steers, 9c B 1b: medium, 83bc B Ib; light, 7hec: Cowhides, 7%9 8c @ Ib; Stugs, be: salted Kip, 7c: salted calf, 8 B Ib: salied Veal, 7c; dry Hides, 14c B Ib. culls and brands, 1lc; dry Kip and Veal, 11 ory Calt. 16c: culls, 10c! Goats<ins, 20@35¢ eac! Kids. bc; Deerskiny, good summer. 2bc B wedium, 20¢; winter, 20c: Sheepskins, sueariings, 10@20¢ each short 'wool, 25@40 each; medium, 40@50¢ each: long woois, BU@75¢ each. TALLOW 0. 1, rendered, 223,@3c § b; No. 2, 214@2Yac: refined, bo; Grease, 2C B Ib. WOuL—rpring citp. North-yn. 15@16c @ : Mountain, 11@13c; Fooubi 1, 11@18c: Sun joaguy year’s clip, 5@9c: do, seven months, 8@i0c # Ib: early Lamby', aefective, 614@71%C; do, free, 1 1lc: Nevadas, 10@]Z2c; Eastern Oregon, 10@12c. HOPS-6@sc 3 for fair i0 cnoice and 9@10c for tancy. Contract prices are 10@l3c B Ib tor new Cailtornta. GENERAL MERCHANDISE: BAGS~Calcutia Graln Bags, 5 85 40; Wool Bags, 24@27c. _COAL—Wellington, $8: New Wellington. $8; Soutnfield Wellington, $7 50: Seattle. $5 50 Bryant, £5 50; Coos Bay, 84 75 Walend, $7 50 ion; Cumborland, 1350 B ton fn_buik and 15 50 in sucks: Pennsylvania. Anthracite Ezg, $15 8 ton; Welsh Anthracite, $8@10; Cannel, $9 P lon: rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valiey, 8760; Coke, $11@1% in bulk sud 313 s, CANNED FRUITS—Prices forthe1¥97 pack are as follows: Black Cherries, $1 26@150; Wolite Cherries, §1 2t@1 75: Peaches and Pears, 90c@ $110: Apricots 60, 90c, OANNED VEGET A BLIS—1897 goods are sell~ Ing at 70c@81 25 for Peas and 60c for future Tomatoes. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Company quotes, terms net cash: Cube and Crushed and Fine Crushed, §lac: Powdered, 6€: Dry Granu- lated, 53/ B Ib; Confectioners' A, 535c: Magnolia A, 5C: kXira |, 47%c: Golden C,434c: Candy Granulated, 514c, Caiifornia A, 515c: Laii-barrels Y4¢ more than barrels, and boxes ¢ moré. SAN FRANCISLO MEAT MARKET. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh- terers are as follows: San Quentln, BEEF—Firs d third do, 4@y 720 B Bi second do, Bo; VEAL-—Lar; + small. 8@7c B 1. 'llth'l"l'ON— ‘ethers, bya@¢c; Ewes, D@8lac LaMB—Spring. 7c 3 . POKK—Live Hogs, 315c for large and 855@334¢C for small ana medium; sofc JHogs, 2%@Lac B 1b; dressea do, Sc RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. FOR 74 HOURS. Flour, ar wke .. 16,787|Cheess, cuy.,,,. _ 492 W heat. ctly,. 11,285 Kgew. aon, - 10,680 arley. ctis.”" "] 20,040 B1des no.ii T T 635 Oats, ctis. Tl T B10| Pelts. bdis...oes €0 Corn. East, ctis. _ 400 Wool, o o e d Teuns. scs....... 1,215 Oregon....... 145 Fotatoes, 53" 5,248/ Lentes roll3. s 25 Onions. sis.. " '425| Wine. gais.... 24,900 Hay, tons.. ..o 700 Raisins, boxes - 500 Jddings, s€n". 325 Quicksiiver, fisks b6 Eran.aks,... 425 Hops. bis... 60 Buuer, cus. T 233 oo g ok THE STOOK MARKET. The mining stock market waslower on the after- noon catl, Sierra Nevada seiling down to 9 cents, and the other s ocks were weak in sympathy. ‘The Best & Belcher assessment fails deliuquent In office to-day. The California Vigorit Powder Company has levied an sssessment of 50 cents per share, dwlin- quent September 6 The Geyser-Marlon Mining Company of Utah paid a dividend amounting to $9900 on July 9, makin: a wtal of $56,000 since the recent reor- ganization. The Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm Company has declared a quarieriy dividend of b cents ashare, payable August 16. The annual mes:ing of the Father de Smet Con- solidated Mining Company has been called for August 17. A Michigan paper estimates the net profits of the Calumet & Hecla copper mine for the calendar Dhear of 1896 at $4,717,368 and the actual ccst of copper to produce st '7.21 cents per pound. as agalnst 5.33 cents in 1895 and 6.03 cents in 1894 I'he net cos of copper was not quite one-half the et seliing price. dhe Good Title Mining Company of Yuba County has lovied an assessment of 30 cents a £h.re deliquen Sep'emter 25. In shaft 2 on the Brunswick lode the Con. Cal. & Va and Best & Beich er joint east crosscut from the station on the 600 level is row well under way. It is siated that the work of opeaing souch in e new ore vein from he east crosscut o the Lavton tunnel level in Sierra xevada round has begun and thatorc of good qua.ity is being extracted. No important changes in the material through which west crosscut 3 on the 90U level Is passing are reported. BOAED SALES. Following were the sales in the San Franclsco Stock Board vesterday: REGULAR MORNING SESSION, coMMENCING 9:30. 251 B&B......66 45/15) Favage....31 250 67| 80 ... ~146]100 & Nv...110 100 Chollar...7(|200 Oceid......t 8604 Umion 400 CCaV...1.20[200 Onni-. 100 Uzan. 500 C roint_..26/100 Potosi 500 Kentek....0¢ AFTERNOON SESSION 100 Belcner.... 50 0 Con.... 1.00) 06 & 24 300 6/50) Mexican..2s 700 Cholr... 701500 Potosl.....36(20) Union.....41 50 CC& V.. 1.20{1 100 ~avuse.. 251 )0 tan 05 041600 ¥ Jeskin. .48 the sales In the Pacific Stock 150 .........1.15[300 Seg Bel., Following wers Board yesterday: BEGULAR SESSION—10:30. 1000 C Imp ..01800 Potost 100 Savaze. 100 8 B&M..05 3600 8 Nv. 1.05 200 Andes....1! 90 | Beicper....2%! 230) b& B 200 . 200 Buiiio 100 Caleas.. 150 Cualice. 400 Choir .. 200 200 7 100 CCVITT1a(300 ... 600. ©1.20500 Ovrma.. 100 Con. 1960 Potosi.. AFTERNOON SESSION—! 200 Alnbae-.. 10700 CC&V...1.20/100 BB&M.. 300 Alta. 061459 1.1715/100 ) bNev 450 Andes..... 16500 Crwn Pi...23 500 200 Beicnes 350 G&C.....44 500 901 Eab 100 HaN . 1180| 20) 700 79 Mexcn..22/100 § 200 Bulifon.... 0400 Oceds.....07 20 Challge. . %00 Ophir. . 360 Overmn...07 200 800 Potos.... 3¢ 1500 Utah o0 X Juki 29| CLOSING QUOTATIONS. 250 siex.... /400 Ucelde WEDNESDAY, August 4—4 P. 3. Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. AlphaCon..... 11 12fiola.... ... — 05 O7/justice ... 03 04 Kentuek .. 04 05 | Mexican....0. 29 30 |Ucoidental 22 07 08 62 63 07 [ 36 48 ravage. ... 28 49 Challengs Con — sex. Lelches.. 03 04 Con. imperis. 01 -ilver Hill. . o1 vz Configence ... 1.00 1.05 Sierra Nevaia 50 91 Crown Polnzll 23 24| landard . — 176 kxcueauer vl Vi | Unlonvoa. 42 43 Lolu & Curey. 44 45 Jian. . - LD 6 Halveduiics 8D —| Veluw Jaikém 48 49 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, August 4-2 % 3% UNITED STATES BONDS. Bid. Asked..| Bid. Asked. T B4s coun.1123 U S dareg... 211 — Lonew ssue. - 4dg MISCELLANKOUS BONDS. CalStOble3y. 11235 — (UmKGas Bs.. — 10t Cal Elec T, 89127 —_ — |Lo2disss. 110 11034 CotraC W bs 95 100 |Umbibusos. — luiig Dpotstex-co — 100 (P&O Ryds. 110~ — Edsn L&P 63128145130 |(P&Ch Ry 65,100 — F&CHRR 651075, — |Pwist KRds11415118 Geary-st R5s — = 1023 Keno, WLEL — 105 HC&SDge100 — (tacto P &u. — 100 losang Lts — 100 [SF&NPR3. 103 10414 DoGnteod 6s 95 100 SPRLArizdi 9835 99 MktstChlebslyb — |SPRKCalor. 10755 — DoRyCon ds. 10834110 SPRRECalos. 90 35 NaVinBslsi — 400 |SPBriCalds 1053410615 NevUNgR7s — 106 |8VWaterds. 120 12035 N Ky Ual os.105 SVWaterds. 1011510 DEYCw 03 g— 90 |Skinu&sas — Uzl WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa 8034 — [Sprog Valley 1001510015 MuriaCo.... 50 — | GAS AND XLECTRIC STOCKS- [ 25 |Pactflo Liza, 463 47 Ptiar ~ |3 FU&EKlec. sug 9674 91p/an Francsca 3 31g Oak G L& 545 55 (SIOCKWU..c0oe = 15 Fuo Gus dmp 9814 9354 INSURANCE STOCKS. Fe1B3ly — | COMMEBCIAL BANK STOCKS. Anglo-Cal . 62 56 kirst Na.on. 180 190 Bankot Cal.. 230 23714/ LondonP&A. 127 130 U BU&ELCO 98141012 derch k... 13 — SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. @erS&LCo.i54) — ISav&losn. _ 103 HumbS&L.105) 1160 [Securty... (356 — Mutoal...... — 40 1050 biav Uiiond40 — STREET RAILEOAD STOCKS. Caltfornta....1U9 113 [OsksLdHas . 100 Geary-st. 40 * — (PresidiO.... & = Backerdion 46 4614) POWDEK STOCKS. Auantten.., 18 1 jwancCon... 3434 3514 Callfornla... 90 110 |Vigone...o 1 2 bustern v.... ¥5 90 MISCELLANKOUS STOCKS. Alnska rkrv. Y51a 96 (Nat VinCo. — 7 Ger Lead Co. 100 140 | ceantcSSGo 20 25 HawC&SCo.. 1635 165 Pac Aux FA 115 315 Huch SPCS 277 =8 | PacBoraxCo. 99 — MemxAssi. w0 — |ParfPaniCe v — EALKS—MOBNLNU BESSIUN. Hoard— 10 Alaska Packers’ Association. 96 50 100 H n Commercial 16 2714 200 do do s - 18 bU 160 Hutchinson 8 P'Co. s . 2178 $10 00 Market-st Ry Con 5% Bo . 109 75 30 Pac Gas Tmp. 93 714 30 Pacific Lighting . 46 50 $1000 S V Bonds, 4% .. 101 25 Street— 50 Market-st Railwas 46,50 $1000 5 P ot A Bouds...... 98 25 SALES—AFTEENUON Seasi0N. 5 Alaska Packers' Association. 96 00 35 do do ... 95 75 10 Fireman’s Fund ins . 185 00 20 S F uas & Electric Lo. 56 8714 150 Hawallan Commercial . 16 50 125 Hutchinson § P Co 2775 50 do do,ba. 28 00 5 do do 27 8714 65 do ao 28 00 25 Oakland Gas . 54 T3 66 S V Water. 100 25 $15,000S V 4% Honds 101 25 irvei— 4 50 Hawalian Commercial. 16 50 76 Hutchinson 8 P Co.... 27 76 50 NV Water. 5 100 25 $1000 Oakland Gas Bonds, 2d. . 110 25 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alexander and Caroiine McKinnon to George L. Whitely, lot on N line of California sireet, 18 W of Webster, W 25:6 by N 152:714; $10. Aibert and' Char.otte Wilford (0 Lulu B. Hast- ings (witeof Harry L.), lot on E line of Shrader street, 75 S of Reulah, S 25 by K b1; $10. Ellen k. Kennedy to Julis A. Moraghan, lot on 8 line of Thirteenth street, 165 k of Guerrero, £ 25 by ~ 80; $10. Mary F. Mciiueany 40 Thomas E. McEueany, lot on W line of Folsom street, 65 S of Twenty- first, S 30 by W 90; 310. A.'G. and Marcarethe Birch to Christina M. 3 nsen. lot on W line of ¢ hattanoogs street, 88 S of Tweuty-third, § 22 by W 125; $10. icrnest and ida Ulman o Christina M. Detiner, lot o W line of Hleffman avenue (kllen) 1858 of Twenty-fourth streer, S 26 by W 1:5; $10. Sum Co to Mock Gin Jung and Leong Chew, lot on K line of Dupont street, 40 S of Washington, S 18 by & 51:10; alsolot commencing 30 I from the SE corner of a brick buflding on the SK corner of Juckson street and Washington alley, E 3 by § 80: also lot on < line of Jackson street, 147:3 I of Dupont; K 18:7 by S 80; $10. Jane Chew to Hugo A. Horolelp, lot o S line of Sacramento sireer, 71:1% Eof Dupons, £ ¢1:dig by 8 112:6; also 3 of party wall on W and & aids ot : ¥ P ve and Emelie Berson to A. Callleau, un divided 34 of lot on N line of Post street, 68:9 K of Larkin, £ 68:9 by N 137:6: $10. Sallie B. Clark (wife of W. (%) to Charlotte S. MeLaughlin (wife of William H.), lot on W line of Second avenue, 250 N of Clement street, N 25 by W 120: $10. A. K. P. Harmon Jr. acd Itta H. Edwards to ‘Thomas E. Lropby, lot on W.line of Tenth ave nue, 175 § of A street, & 25 by W 120; $10, J.' X Angus, T. G.' Crothers.and W. S Good- fellow (executors of esiu e of James G. Fair) 0 Mary Gorham, lot on N'W corner ot East avenue and Bennington sireet. W 25:035 N 103:835, K 25.'S 102:6, being lot 12, block &, Falr’s subdivi- sion of Holly Park; §10. John S. Banuerman 1o John W. Egan, lot on W line of Madrid street, 150 S of China avenue, S 25 by W 100, block 29, kxcelsior Homestead Asso- ciation; $150. ALAMEDA COUNTY. John H. Dunster to James Daly. lot 14, block 499, Map of Gibbons properiy at Oakland Point, Oakland; $10. Joseph snd Harriet Northey to Clara R. Deck, lot on X line of Simpson avenue, 833 W of Telo- graph, W 36, N 112.66, E §6. § 112.605 to begin- ning, being portions of jots 24 and 25, Simpson Tract, « akland; $10. Alanson C. Vauhouse te Willamina Vanbouse, lot on N k. line of Fast Twent: -first street, 200 ~E of Twenty-first avenue, SK 75 by NE 130 being lots 40, 41 and 42, block 67, map of Northeru Ad- dition {0 Brookiyn, East Uakiaud; glft. Builders’ Contracts. George G. Burnett with M. V. Brady, terra cotta and granite_work, etc.. for a th ee-story brick building on N line o Turk street, 75 W of Mason, $5090: James K. Woife, architect. S Charles S. Jurges with Charles J. & N. Koenig. to erect a 6-room cottage on S line of Thirtieth street, 175 W of Merced, $1220; Charles Koenig, archilect. Christina M. Dettner with Lewls F. Willlams, to erect a two-story bullding on W line of Hoffman Avenue, 135 S of Twenty-fourth street, $1225; architect, contractor. Walter S. Newba | with J. H. Simpson, carpen- ter work, etc., for a twe-siory frame building on S Lne of Clay sirect, 192:6 W of Laurel, $3095: Hermann & Swain archite: ts. Jolin K. Iberle with Johu Kenealy, all work for atwo-story frame cottage on NW corner of San Bruno road and Eve street, $1145; David C. Cole- man architect. e OCEAN STEAMERS. Dates of Departure From San Francisco. STEAMER |DESTINATION.| SAILS. | PIER Truckee....| Ynauina av_|Aug b, 5om| Pier 2 China....... |China& Japan|Aug 5, lpx P MSS Chilkat, Ferudale. ..... Aug 5, lpw | Plerl3 Crarima._ . |Coos sav. Aug 6,10ax Pier3 ABlanchard | Oregon ports. |Aug 6,12 |Plerl3 Loos Bay. Newnpor: Aug 6, Pam | Plerll State of Cal|Poruana ... |Aug 610ax | Fier 24 .| HumboldiBas (Aug 7, 2rw|Plecs HumboldtBay |Aug 7.10aM|Pler 13 - |San Diego..... |Aug 11an|Pleril Alaska....".[Aug |10AM|Pier 2 Umatilla.... | Vic & P2t §0d | Aug 9. San|Pierd -|Au:z 812 uipMSS |dug ©10ax|pler1s . |Aug 10, ®ax |Plecil |Aug 10.10ax | Pler7 Grava Harbor. |Aug 10,12 | Pler2 Columbia.’ | Fortiana....... | Aug 11,10aM | Pler3t Santa Rasa | 8an Diego. Aug 12 11am|Plerll STEAMERS TO ARRIVE, STEAMER | | _Due Crescen: Citv... |Urescent Uit . . |.-Aug B Tmatilia. ... | Victoria & Pugec Sound |..Aug b Mackinaw...... |Tacoma.. 5 .. |San Diego -, 6 . | Humbolds 8 | Portlana. .. T I |Grays Harbor. 7 Arcata........ |Coos Bay ... . 7 North Fork. ... |Humboidt Bay a Eureka..... ... | Newport. 8 City of Para... | Panama. 9 Chilkat. .| Eel River. 9 Santa Kosa. ..., g 10 Peru. Aug 10 City Pu Aug 10 Czarina, 003 Lav. ... Aug 12 State of Cal. ... | Portiana. Aug 12 €003 Bay. ...... | Newors. Aug 12 Weeott Crescent Ci! .Aug 12 Alliance 7 77 | Portland ... . .o..... | Ang12 —_— SUN, MOON AND TIDE, UNITED STATES COAST AND TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF FEODETIC HIGH A URVEYV. D Low WATERS AT FORT POINT, ENTRANCE TO SAN | FRiNCISCO BAY. PURLISHED BY OFFICIAL AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. NoTe—Tne high and low waters oc-ur ar the City Front (Mission-street Whart) about twenty- five minutes later than ut Fort Poiot; the height of tine is the same at both places August 1897 Thurstay. Avgust 4. .5.16Moon rises (7.15 | Moon sets ...... 10.58p3 5 = T e s TIme}FMLITimPJFe“ | ume‘“wrnme}k..e‘ 2lEw Lw Iw/ LW RIS B3] 7.1v| 2.3 2| 1.26 52| #.13| 20 3 64l 910/ 16 HESH 56/10.20 12 34 0 6! 6.a1 . LW 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 a3 10 time. The second tima coluran gives tho second tide of the day, the third time c mn the third tide, and the last or right d column gives the iast tide of the day, except en thers are but three (ides. as sometimes sccurs. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Ccgsi Survey charts, except when a minas sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number glven s subtractive from the depth given by the charts. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographlc Office located in the Merchants Exchavee is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard 10 nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially Invited to visif the office, where complete sets of charts aud salllng directions of the world are kept on hana: or com- parison and reference, and the latest informatton can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time bdall ontop of the bullding on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes befors noon. and Is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day irom' the United States Naval Observaory au Mare Isiana Cal. A notice stating whether tho tims ball was dropped on time, or giving the error. If any, is published the same day by the afternoon papers and by the morniug papers the following day. W. 8 Hueras, The Time Ball. Licutenant, U, 8 N, in churge. BrANCH HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. 8. N., MERCHANTS' F XCHANGE. SAN FRANCISCO, August 4, 1897. The time bail on Teiezraph Hill was dropped exacily at noon to-day —L e., at noon of the 130th meridien, or exactly at 8 p ¥, Gresnwich time. W.'S. HUGHES, n charze. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived. WEDNESDAY. August 4. Stmr Coos Bay. Hall, 74 hours from New- port. ete: pass and mdse. to Goodall, Perkins & Co. stmr Australia. Houdlette, 6 days and 21 hours 25 minfrom Honolulu; pass and mdse, 10 J D Spreckels & Bros Co. Sumr South Coast. Zaddart, 29 hours from Eureka: 230 M 1t lumber, 70 cds staveboits, 20 M shakes, 10 J R Hanify & C Stmr Scotia Johnson, 28 hours from Evr-ka 190 M ftiuniber, 164 M shakes. to J R Hanlry. Lrship Kambira, Browell, 49 days from Kebao; 2047 ton coal. to master. Schr Ivy, Murchison, 7 days from Grays Har- bor: 00 M ftlumb-r. to S E Slade Lumber Co. Schr Roy Somers, Olsen, 8 davs from Everett; 200 M ft lumber. 160 M laths ‘0 8 H Harmon Lumber Co; 150 M ft lumber. 10 Chas Nelson; 40 M ¢ lumber, to Mi-sion Lunber Co. Cleared. WEDNESDAY. August 4. Stmr Noyo, Levinson, Junean; J S Kimbal & o. p Falls of Foyers, Title, Queenstown; Ep- pinge- & Co. Bark Mouican, Saunders, Honolulu; Welch & Co. : chr Kodiak, Thomas, Kodiak: Alaska Com- mercial Co. Scbr Beulah, Mitchell, Oco: Sailed. WEDNESDAY. August 4 Sunr Laguna, Peterson. Stmr Alex Duncan. Oisen. Stmr santa Rosa. Alexander, San Dlego. Sun: Walla Walla, Wallace, Victoris and Por: lownsend. Stmr Yimpire, Nelson, Fort Harford. Stmr Newsboy, rosen. Br ship Crown of England, Wilitamson, Mistley. Shio Spartau, Polite, Seattle. , Schr Aloha, Dabel, Honolulu. Schr Five Brothers, Rasmussen. 8chr Ocean Spray, Steinborn. Schr Mayflower, Olsen Schr Bender Brothers, Zaddart. Telegraphic. POINT LOBOS, August 4—10 P w—Weather cloudy; wind W; velocity 16 miies. Spoke June §—Lat 2 S. long 28 W, Ital ship Salvatare Clampa, from Cardiff, for San Francisco. Domestic Ports. EUREKA—Sailed Aug 4—5chr Eva: stmr Alice Blanchard, for San ¥rancisco. VENTURA —Arrived Aug_4—Stmr G Loomls, heuce Aug 5, ad saiied for San Francisco. TACOMA - Sailed Aug 4—Bark Tidal Wave, for San Pedro. PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived Aug 4—Stmr Alcairaz, hence Juiy 30, NEHALEM—Saiied July 51—Schr Parkeraburg, for San Franciico. POINT ARENA—Arrived Aug 4—Stmr Alcazar hence Aug 5. Albion Lumbver Saited Aug é—Stme Point Arena, for San Fran- I ORT ROSS—Arrived Aug 3—schr Rio Rey, be July 20 A VENTURA_Saled Aug 2—stm: pasadens SOUTH BEND—‘"!IQVI]‘ sug 4—< s Web.0df Melancthon, fo Sin Francisco. e AL-Salled Aug 4-Sche Free Trade, for saa Francisco. PORT BLAKELEY —rrived Maria ¥ Smith, hence July 21 GREENWOOuU— aled Aug 4—Simr Whites boro, for Port Harford. Foreign Ports. NEW YORK-C eared Aug 4—Ship Heary B Hyde, for San Francisco. ! Foreign Ports. PORT NATAL—Ar vel June Oread, from Hastings Mill. CALLAO—aArrived Juy 10—Br ship Kiliecrankle from New Whatcon i GERALDTON—Arrived July 21—Br ship Alex- andra, from Vancouver. PLYMOUTH-—Arrived July 5—Brship Indore, trom Port Blaxeley. POKT NaTAL— \rrived July 2—Brship Blair- logie, from Va uver. NEWCASTLE. NSW—salled July Polymia, for sap Franeisco, Aug & for Honoiuln. FREXMANTLE amba ior Uregon. for Newcastle, HAK) Tet. for sond. HONOLULU—Saiei July 27—Brsimr Be'gic, for San Francisco. Juiy 28—Bkin Morning Star. for Micronesia. 5 To sall July 28—Ship Mary L Cushing, for New York: bktn CC Fuuk, for Port Town:eift; bktn Irmzard, for San Francisco; bark C B Kenny, for Port Townsend. KY;‘KOHAMA—!BIIQI] July 10—Schr Toina, for obe. KOBE—Salled July 7—Br ship Crocodile, for Vancouver. July 12—Br ship Corunna, for Puget Sound. July 14—Br ship Crown of Scotland, for Oregou. Aug 4—senr 18-Pr bark Pras; of 31-Ger fled Aug 2—5r bark Aug 3—Mi bark Bundaleer, W, 101084 10T ~an F:NICISCO. Sai e July 9-Sche R W Eart- Importations. NEWPORT—Per Coos Bay—5207 125 sks chevalier barlsy, oranges. E San Pedro—27 cs canned fish. San Pedro—1 bx sea shells’ Hueneme—1 pke household zpods. Ventura—34 bxs lemons. 10 sks pepper. Carpinteria—d1 s«s crawfish. +tanta Barbara—1 bx machiery. 79 bxslemons, 8sks crawfish, 1 bx green fru's, 18 bxsoranges. Gaviota—34 sks crawfish. f Port Harford—20 bxs aoples, 4 bxs buster, 190 sxs flaxseed, 128 sks wheat, 2 coops pouitry, 969 sks barley, 147 sks oats, 82 bxs fish. Cayucos—3 bxs drv fruit, 1 gun, 4 bxs butter, & s esgs, 1 dresse | calf. San Simeon—4 bxs fish. 16 bxs butter, 8 tubs butter, 4 bils hides, # coops chickens, 2 cs eggs, .5 cans low, 3 dressed calves, 2 steel bars. Monterey—11 sks bones, 5'cs cheese. 4'sks dried abalones, 4 sks 1 bx v getables, 2-bdls 7 bxs fish. HONOLULU—Per Australia—14 466 bags sug 3909 behs bananas, 7 cs canned pineapoles. 1023 bdls green hides, 648 empty beer kegs, 3110 bags rice, $54 bxs bananas. 14 cs green fruit, 24 sheep- skins, 50 pkgs mase, 212 bdls pioe stools, 127 baly vineapples, 6 cs betel leaves, 15 goatskins, 14 par- cels. sks barley, 29 bxs lemons, 46 bxs Consignees. Per Coos Bay—Geo W McNear: Jonas Erlanger & Co: Newmark & Edwards; Tillmann & Bendel : Campodonico & Malcolm: L Scatena & Co: Rosen- berg Bros. J H Cain & Co: W heaton, Breon & Co Amer Carb Acid Gas Co; Dalrymen’s Union: H W Hill: Hills Bros; 0 B Smith & Co: Dalton Bros; T A Sneider; Amer Press Assn: Labor Exchange: Wilmerding, Lowe & Co; Wieland Brewing Co: W A Hayne Ur: IXL Tamale Co: American Union Fish Co: Kohler & Frohling: L G Sresovich & Co: F Cavagnaro: A Paladini: Paclfic States Type Foundry; Witzel & Baker: H Kirchmann & Co; Milam &'Co; C E Whitney & 0o ; Kittle & Co; O K &N Co; C K Whitney & Co: G Camilloni& Co: B T Allen & Co: Brigham, Hoppe& Co; F B Haight: Marshall & Reimers: Norton, Teller & Co: White S.wing Muchine Co: Hilmer, Bredhoff & Schulz; Tom Stretch: S P Milling Co: De Bernardi & Co: Sacramento Fish Co: Marshall, Teggart & Co: J Van W nkle; Ross & Hewiect: N Ohlandt & C Schweitzer & Co: various fish merchants: A Wy W F Miichell: F Uri & Co:Cressy, Vooraies & Co; Bissinger & Co; Western Meat Co: F Hald ocehl. Per Austraila—A Galli Frut” Co; W B Lyvons: A J Bowie: Campodonico & Malcolm; Frank Tvne: Garcia & Maggini: Eveleih & Nasn: Geo H Young: G W Lucy: Wieland Brewing Co; J C Rued; J H Ballabee: J D Spreckels & bros Co: M W McChes- ney & ~on; Hyman Bros: J Ivancovich & Co; M S Grinbaum € Co: M Phiilins & Co: M D Verval Otis, McAllister &Co; Pacific C 8 Co; The Butter- ick Puo Co: san Francisco Examloor: Weich & Co: San Francisco News C Wik lams, Dimorg & Co ;3 OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. C. F. WEBER & CO. 300-306 POST STREET, Corner Stoc-ton. OCEAN TRAVEL PACIFIG COAST S. 8. CO. HO FOR ALASKA, for Juneau and Dyea! STEAMER MEXICO LEAVES SEATTLE AUGUST o, Connecting with steamer WALLA WALLA, leay- ing San Francisco August 4. & F. Ticket Office—4 New Montgomery st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO, Gen'l Azents, THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST SIEAMERS TO PORTILLANID From Spear-street Whart, 810 a. . FARE{:& First-class Including 50 2d-class fberth & meals SCHEDULE Uf SAILINGS: Columbia. ..Aug. 1, 11, 21, 31, Sept. 10 State of California....Aug. 6, 16, 26, Sept. 5 Through tickets and through baggags to all Eastern poluis. Rates and folders upon applicas tlon 10 F.F. CONNOR, General Agent, 630 Market street. GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Superintendenty PACIFIC COAST NTEAMSHIP ¢0. TEAMERS LEAVE BROADWAY whart, San Francisco, as follows: For ports In Alaska, 9 A. M. August 4, 9, 14, 19 24, 29, and every firth day thereafter, For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seautle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Woatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 9 A. Aug. 4, 9,14, 19, 24,29, and every fifth day there- Biter, Connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. R. R., at Tacoma with N. P. R. R., at Seattle with . N. Ry., at Port Townsend with’ Alaska steamers. For Itureka, Arca'a and Flelds Landing (Hum- boldt Bay), Str. Pomona P. ., August3, 7, 11 16, 20, 24, 28. September 1, 6. 10, 14, 18, 22, 27 October 1. 5. 9, 13. 18,22, 28, 30. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (san_Luis Obispo), Gaviots, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro_(Los Angeles) and Newport, 8% 9 A. i Ang. 2.6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 8U, and every fourtn Qay thereafter. ¥or San Diego, stopping ouly at Port Harrord gSan Luis Obispo), ~anta Barbars, Port Los An- feles. Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 a. . Aucust 4, 8 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, San_Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan, Ls Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizabs, 10 4.3 the i of each month. ‘I'ie Company reserves the right to change with- out previous notice steamers, salling dates and Bours of sailing. Ticke: office—Palace Hotel, & New Monigomery street. @OODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market si.. Saa Franciscos msh|Pqu SYDNEY Thur.day, (a"m \ngust 19, 2 p. M. Line to COOLUGARDIE, Aust.. ana CAPETOWN south Africa. J. L SPRECKELS & BROS. 0. Agents. 114 Montgomery st. Freight office, 327 Marke: street, San Franclyco. CONPAGNIE GENER AL TRANSATLANLIQUS French Line to Havre. OMPANY’S PIER(NEW),42 NOKTH O Fiver, toot of Morton ei. Yravelers by 422 thls line avoid both transit by Fnglish rallway anj * the discomfort of crossing the clannel in & smal boat. ~New York to Alexandria, Egypr vis Farly first class $160, second class $116. % 8. AUSTRALIA for HONOLULU only. Tuesdav, Aur. 10, 8t 3 P.ac special party rates. The=. >, A LAMEUA salis via HONOLULU and AUCKLAND for LA NORMANDIX Augost 14 10 A M LA BRETAGNE. ‘August 21 104 € LA GASCOGNE, Aug.2% 10a LA CHAMPAGNE. T Rep . 4 10A N LA TOURAINE.... September 11, 10a. & A%~ For turther particulars appiy 10 A. FOKGET, Agent, No. 3 Bowiing ¢:reen, New York. F. FUGAZI & CO,, agents, 5 Montgomery STEAERS Leave Pier No. 3, Washington st., At 6 P. M, Duily, rreigh. received up tohis) ©. M AF Accommodations Reserved by Telephona. “T'he only Jine selink through 1Ckels and giving throngh freight rates o All DPOIR.S 0a Vulleg s STEAMER: T. C. Walker, J. D. Peters, Mary Ga City of Stockton. Cai Nav. aud Impt. Co 703 U. 8. NAVE-TARD AND VALLEJO, STEAMEK “MONTICELLGY," s Wed.. Thu s and Sat. Sa . and 8:15 e . (9P & ex. Thirs) U § TR T st v resian OB A M KINA S . o, Lagding and offices, Mission_Dock, Pler 4. ‘Telepnone Gre-n 581. FOR SANJOSE, LOS GATOS & SANTA CRUZ TEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER 1 DAILY S Sandays excepted) 5:10°a . Alviso Gair Saturday excepted) at 7 P. . Freigns ang senger. boiween San Francisco and S0c: 1o San 75c. " Clay 40 Wsi0t Clara st Sui Jose: i Telephone Main 805.