The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 9, 1897, Page 8

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1897 e e e cate TS AANCERANENE B BAEL SIS STRIBIR e THE COMMERCIAL WORLD OF THE MARKETS SUMMARY \ Silver dronped back to 53c. Whea: unsettled. Barley stead Oats and Eye unchanzed. Corn firmer. Hay slight.y lower. Beans quiet. Loss in gold coln circulation. Increased shipments o° specie. Potatoes and Onions about the same. Butter and K ggs advanced again. Two cars of kastern Pouliry soid. Grapes n good supply. Dr.ea Frat firm. Provistons unchanzed. Hides and Lesther doing better, Meat market unchanged. Mexican Dollars bigher. To-day a Jegal heliday. Coffee tending downw rd. very ;OLD COIN MOVEMENT. The movement of Gold Coin at San Francisco for the first eight mouths of the year was as fol- lows: Faid for dutles eveeies. $3.568,300 Export i 17.5. 2500 Withdrawn...... teeeereeneenes $21,441,100 Coined January 110 Augost * 16.930.000 L 0ss to 1ocal circulation $4,511,100 Loss for same time in 189 1,255,500 Last month over $2.000.000 in English goid con arrived he.e from Austraiia for conversion into American coin. Tnls does not figure in the avove calculation EXPORTS OF SPECIE. F xports of specie from this port during the first 3 onths of 1897 were $26,937,185, ainst $21,100.636 during the sam- Ume in 1896, and con'isted of the following descriptiovs: Siiver b Mexican dol ars £4,351.0 Pe les $-090, silver coin $3500, goid co.n k3 66, gold dust $2105, curiency and bonds H Of hese shipments China took $5,- 5 an §1.742.270. India $985,988, Hono- 2, New York $18.231,142. TO-DAY A To-day being Admi sion day and a lec HOLIDAY. ho'i- the no day business Ciy and State murket report, will be suspenaea throughout here will consequ copt from tha Ee O Clear @ Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow, SNADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITAT DURING PAST 12 HOURS. planation. The arrow flies with the wind. The top fizures 8t station indicaie maximum temperature for the ays: those under it, it any, the amount ot d inches and hundredtbs, twelve bours. Isobars, or solid { air pressure; iso- qual temperature. The word barometric pressure and is usually accompan'ed by fair weather: “low” refers to low pressure. and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weatberand rainz. “Lows” usually first appear on the Wasblngton coast. When the pressure is bigh In the interior snd low aloug the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along tlie coast, rain is probable but when the “low” 13 inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb- sbie. Witha “high” in the vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure falling to the California cosst, warmer weather may be cxpected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions wiil produce an opposite result. THE WEATHER BUREAU. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Sep- tember 8 1897.5 P w The following are maximum temperatures Teported to-aay by telegraph from weather burean stations in Califo nia: Eureka 60, Red Fluff 78, Fresno 80, San Luis Obispo 50, Los Angeles 75, San Diego 68, Yuma 100, San Fraocisco data: Maximum temperature 68, minimum 58, mean 63, Weather Conditions and General Fore- # Anarea of high pressure lies over the Pacific Slope. An area of low pressure covers the Mis- souri velley with a projectine trongh scuthwest- ward to New Mexico and Arizona The temperatuie has fallen 20 degrees (r more over Montara, Wyoming, Southern ldaho and Northern Nevada has tallen generally over thie norihern half Pacific Slope. ollowinz maximum wind ve ocities are re- por tes Porilind 26 miles per hour from the west; Jdabo ¥ills 36 south: F1 Paso 33 west. Forecast made San necisco for 30 hours en iing midnish mber 9, 1897+ Northern California—Fair; warmer Thursda northerly winds in the val.eys, we.terly winds on the coa ~cuthern California—Fair Thursday; fresh northerly winds Nevada—Fair: warmer Thur day. Utah—Rain Thuisday: warmer Thursday night. Arizona—Fuir Thursday. San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Thursd: tresa westerly winds. A LEXANDER MC DIk, 7 ocal Forecast Offictal. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET, NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 8.—To-day’s stock market was very Irregular, but it was much less sder manipulation than forover a week pust, and the generai tone was one of strengih. ‘i here was realizing on alarge scale all ¢ay. but offerings for this purpose were more natarally absoroed. There was noone stock Jifted by sensational Jumps to simulate buyiog of those realizing offerings, a condition In marked conirast to the invariable rule for many days pasi.. Northern Pacific pre- ferred, which was the stock under manipulation for arise, was either & drag on the market all day io-day and losta point of its gain, the common stock showing a fractional : dvance. The ciurs> of the market was downward at the opening, the internaionals and grangers lead in sympathy with the declines in Americans on tne London exchange. Sirength developed in a Dumber of stocks. which stemmed the dectine and carried prices to the best of the day. Profit-taking the ciose cansed the 1053 of # part OF Lae gain, 50 bat the net coanzes in many of the leading shares are of verw narrow projorifons. The decision o he Atchisou cirectors 10 p:y 3 per cent on ihe adjus:nent bonas out of the earnings, ending June 50, alrecied attention to the securities of the com. pany. and ull 0f the stocks and bonds were very act.ve and very s:rong all da & The preserrea stock which has been helddown bv rea izing sulex for some time past opened off 5. but rose at one time 214 points from the low- €At Protit-taking at the close reduced its net gain 10 114 per ce t. fheie were 79,000 shares of preferred stock so0ld during the duy Su_arwas subject 10 a rush to realize when it became known .hat the direciors hao declared only the regular quarterly dividends of 3 per cewt 04 the common aud 13, percen on ihe preferr si0ck. It had been iumored ihat an extrad dend wosld be dect After rising to 156: afier the opening tne price’ feii to 153 und finc. tuated in a very erratic manner, but closed st & recovery of over 2 points. ‘Ihe preferred stock also feil over 2 poinis. Dealings it bonds were of large proportions and a: higheradvances. To'al sales $4,500,000. ‘I he Atchisos, Northern Paciic avd Union Pacific, Denver avd Guif issues absorbed the bulk of the dealtugs. United States bonds were higher, the old fours coupons rising 3 NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 8 —Total sales of stocks to-day were 597.692 shares, icluding: #ichison, 19.%20; do preferred, 7325; Chesapeake asd Ohio, 8990: 'Burilngion, 18,780; C. C. C. 1., $255: krie (new), 3085 Itiinols Cenirs 1110 Louisville and Nashv.l.e. 14.820; Missouri Y. Central, 8 40: Northeru P afic, 23.95 0 preferred, 33,820: kKeaiing, 16,670: Rock Isand, 7120; SL Pi 54,550 Southern iallway preferred, 13,025: Texas ard Pacific, 6165: Unlon Pucific, 6452; U. P. D. and Go. 11.475: Wabash preferred, 5969: American Tobacco, 5620; Bay State Gas, 19,150: Chicazo Gas, 8520; Lead, 14,000; Pacific Mail, 8295: Y Suzur, 53,830 do preferred. 3070: . C.and L., U., 6620: Chicago Great Western, 590). LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, N.Y., Sepl.8. —The Evening Post’s fondon financial cablegram savs: Americavs were very dull at the opening (o-day, but later re- covered under the New York lead. ~ After the ex- perierce of Mondsy the dealers are Dot ai ail anxious to strike out an independent course, and wil' 100k to Wall street more than ever for guid- ance in fixing quotatiozs, iHopeful views are en ned, but there is Do real action o support pinons. The other markets are quiet and without special 8650; W. sinregard to the Bank of Englana rate utinue to undergo modificat:on and discount rates iy the market are steadily falling. Uniess there should be a large export of gold batween now and Thursd.y, an advauce in the bank rate is most improbable. ‘The Berl:n market was weak and that in Paris was quietand steady. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway Shares. Sept. 8 —Money on cali easy at 134@1%%: last loan 1%, closed at 114G1%a: prime mercantile paper, 33,@4lg%: Sterling exchavge firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at 84 8615@4 8655 for demand, and $4 833, @4 ¥4 for sixty aays: posted rates 84 8414@ 48545 und 84 8615@4 BTly; commercial biiis, NEW YORK, N. 4 NB: silver cenificaies, 95@bic bar siver 53c; Mexican dollars, 4314c. CLOSING STOCKS. Rallroads— |St Paul. .. . 981y Atchison 15 | Preterrod 18305 | Preferred.. .. 35 |St Paul & Omaha. Baltimore & Oblo. 1815 referred .. 747 (SUP, M & ML 57Y|Southern Pacific, . 13% |Southern Lailway. Ches & Ohio....... 26%s| Preferred .. Chicago & Alion..165 | Texas & Pacific. Chicago, B & Q.... 99Y|Union pacitic Canada Pacific... Canada Southern. Central Pacific. Chicago & 1. 11l 6012|U P L & CCC&StL. 3432 Wab sh.. Preferred. 86| Preferred Del & Hudso 118%2| Wheel & L Del L& W 169% | Preferred..... 2 Del & Kio G....... 13V ¥ xpress Companies— Preferred. . 4944/ adams Ex.... 185 Erie. new E 1742 American i.X. ....116 First preferred.. 42% United States . ... 44 Ft Wayne L1737 | Wells-Faigo. .. Gt Norpfd.........1og | Miscellaneous— Hocxing Val...... gYs|A Cot Oil. 1liinois Cent, ..-10°3%| Preferre Lake Erie & . 2835 am'n Spirit | Preferred. .. |Am Tobacco. Louis & Nash. rreferred. Manhatten L 10654 [ hicago Gas. Met Traction 123 ™ Cons. Gas.... Michigan Central Minn & St. L Com. ¢ able Co. Col ¥ & Iron. do do 1st preid. do do prefd St Louls & 5 € Preferred Prererre: Mo. Pacific.. . Gen. Elecuic... s | Mobile & uhlo. .1 3 |iliinois Steel 11l 43 | Mo K&T.... ... 1514 La Clede Gas 4715 do pref'd.... 357! Lead.. s 4055 New Alb& Chicgo. 1235 do prefd. 10833 | do do prefd. :6la Nat Lin Oil....... 1784 | N J Central. .. Uregon Imp. Co.. .. | N Y Central 55 Pacitic Mail. | N Y Chicago & ~1 1635 Pullman Palace | do do lIs. prerd. 50 tes. do do 2d pref'd. 4ule|stan Rope&Twine. Nor West.......... 16 SugAr......... No Amer . 5| Preterred | No Pacific.... 2034 T C & Iron. i Preferred 5 US Leather. % | Ontario & W .. 177 Preferred.. ot Ore R & Nav . 36 U 8 Kubber. Ore Short Line.... 2134 Preferred... | Pittsburg. . ....169 Western Union... 1 Reading, 28 [ChG W s | nock Island. 9255 C &N W 4| CLQSING BONDS. U = New 4s, reg...126 J Cent Gen 5s..118 do do 4s coup..126_ | North Carolina 65.126 do 4s, reg. 111341 Doas_...........108 | do s, co ...11514 Northern Pac 1sts 118 do 25, 1 s pul 6114 do bs, reg .. ..114 234 | do B+, coup......114 | Distrci 8658......109 | Nor & W 6s.... Ala Class A 207 [Northwest Consols1 Do, Class B......206 | Do, deb bs... Do, Class C...... 9% |Orezon Nav lsts, Lo, Currency.... 93 Do. 3s... Atchison 4s. Do, Adj 4s.. Canada So. 2ds. Can Pac 1sis.... C&N Pirbs. C& Ohio 3s... Cu&D slas Den & K G 1sis Den & K G 4s.. Eas: Tenn lsts frie Gen 4s... FW&DIststr.. Gen Flectric 5s.. . H&SA 6s... 8515 0S Line 641 - 60°7| Do, lsistr. 110 | 9210 Olmplststr.....10115 — Do, Bstr...... o Pacific 6s. of '95. Kexding 4s..... =6 Rio G West, lsts.. Buij StL &I M Gen 58 893, StL&SFC St P consols. 59%g 102 n. 5s... 7 ‘ 943, outhein Xy do do 2s,0fd 100 |StanRpe&Twineds 68 H & T Cent bs..... 1093 | Tenn New Set 3s.. 6514 docon 6s......... 106 Tex Pac L& G 1sis 96 Iwa Clsts.. .. "1 9935| Do, reg 2ds.. Kan P Contr. 94 |UPists.. Kan ¥ 1st(D D)t 11315/ U P D & La Nw Cousol 4s.. 95~ |Wab Lst s, L &N Uni ds...... 8535 Do, 2ds Missouri ts........100 | West Shorw 4s. MK1 Va. Centuries Do, 4s.. Do, deterred. NY Central MINING STOCKS. Chollar............$ 75 Ontao, | Crown Point..."." 35 Ophir Con. Cal. & 1 60| Piymouih . Deadwood 100 Quicksilver Gould & Curry 60 " do prd Hale & Norcioss. 100 Sierra Nevada. Homestake. ... Iron Siiver. Mexican. 29 00| ~tandard 25 00| Uion Con.... 50 Yellow Jacket. Bosto BOSTON, Mass,, Sept. 8.—Atchison, 15%; Bell Telephone, 270: Chicago, Burlineton and Quincy #9: Mexican Ceniral, 6; Oregou Short Line, 21ig; San Uiego, 1 NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 8.—Bulls were un- able to make Auone time they forced vrices to barely a cent above last night, but this was subsequently cut down to onlv 35@Yc net advance i the close, with May showlig a fractional decline from last night. The chief opposition Lo a higher level came from scalpers who operated freely on ihe selling side all day. Influences from zbroad were ail bullish except the abseuce of forelgn buyinz, which was such a feature yesterday. This was partly overcome later by renewed export buying on a large scale at all ports, not ouly of whest but also of flour. The sitory on ’Change was that Liverpool houses had purchased a gooa share of Lh1s Wh-at 1o Cover short sales for the first hal? of September delivery. December wheat covered a range from 9974c to §1 UL34, and closed at $1 0%, selling off on the curb w 99%gc. Merchandise. NEW YORK, N. Y., rept. 8.—Flour receipts, 27,271 barrels; exports, 50,75 Firm and fairly active. Minnesota paterts, $5 40@5 9: do bak- ers. §4 40@4 70; winter vatents $5 35@53 65: do straits, $4 80@5 10: do extras, $3 50@3 90. WH AT — Receipts, 140,000 bushels; exports, 115,963 =po, sc.ive: No Zred, #1 03. Options opened firm and advanced on hizher cubles: sold off under realizing, recoveed on heavy export business, but declined again on liberai offerings and closed only 3@ net higher. No 2 red May #100@1 01, closed $1 0U55: September, $1 021 @1 U3 1-16; closed, $1 0244 : Decem ber, 8575c@ $1 0034, closed $1 LUK, HOP. —Q iet. 1880 crop. 3@ic; 1896 crop, 6@ Sc: Pacific Coast 1845 (rop 3@Ac, 1896 crop 6@ 9c; London steady, 55@ Us WOOL—Strong 'Fieece. 2 @27c: pulied, No. 2 extra, 2i@ivc: Texas, 10@16 PIGIRON—Warrants quier: $7 00 asked. LAKE COPPEK—Quit: 3.1 10@11 25. TIN—Easy: $13 bd@13 60, SPELTER—Quiei; 24 25@4 30. LEEAD — Surung: ~ exchange, 84 3735@4 40; brokers, $4. “Ek—Options opened steady at unchanzea Drices; closed firn. with prices unchanged 1o 5 points net sdvance. -ales 1¢,500 baes, including ~eptember $5 85: December. $6 206 25. ~pot Coftee—kio, quiet: No. 7 invoice, ¥ 7sc: jobing, Tyge: miio, steady: Cordove, 101@Ibloc. ~n 0% of 500 bags hi0 5 points better thali No. 7 at 6340 SUGAR—KRaw heo: sair refinng. 53gc: cen- trifuzal 96 tesi, $7ac: refined firmer: wmoid A, 55-16c; standard A, 415-16c: confectioners® A 9 13-16: cut loat. 5 l.-16c; crushed. 5 11-16¢ powdered, 5 5-I6c: granulated, 5 5-16c: cubes. 5 5-16¢ BUTTER — Receipts, 6934: stead Western Creamery, 12@18c: El:ins, 18¢: factor 7, 8@12c. EGGS—Receipts, 15,255 packages; steady; ~tate ana Penusylvania, 17 @18c: Western, 18¢. Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. &.—California dried fraits: Apples irm, but other dried fruits stead EVA PORATED APPLES—Prime wire tray. 6c. wood _dried, prime, 6%4c: choice, 614c; fanc: 63.@Tc. - UNES—314@7%c per pound as to size and qualit- —Royal, 7@Sc: Moorpark, 9@l lc. APRICO PEACHES—Unpeeled. 7@10¢; pee.ed, 11@ldc. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, I11., Sept. 8.—Whest opened strong aL from 9614@96%c for December, compared with 963jc at the close yesieraay. For twenty minutes 1t siruggled upward and at the ena of that time it had reached 9675c At around 9634c people who had been se.ing for a scalp were compelied to buy, but about that time henvy holders of long wheat loaced the warket with all it could hold and continued seliing untii the pre- vious zddition 1o the price hud been driven outund a decline of Lac ¢s'ablisbed, ihe price having re- ceded from 967c tw 9555c. Liverpool opened #bout &5d hizher and somewhat later advices showed another sdvance. was the 1eason for the opening 50 showd un ad- vance and foreigu crop udvices were all of a gloomy senor. Chicago received 350 cars of wheat, but oniy 10 of them were of coutract quality and 8 of thav small number were No 2 spring. Minneapolis 1d Du'ut . go: b2 care. compared with 920 tbe correspouding duy of the previvus year. The At- lantlc port clearances of wheat ana Hour were ruch neadway with wheat to-day. | | salable | lambs sold at 35 25. | | | | equal to 671,000 bushels. Closing cablegrams r-- ported material advances at Parls and A .twerp, equal Lo from 264 L 33 per bushe: at the jormer and to 4 cen.s per busi | at toe Iaiter The news from .ew York about the foreign demand tor Whea: was quite as strong @81 was yesterday. Every one wiio offered Wheat by cable last night received acceptances and requests for furiher offcrs. New York took all the cash wheat offered from Detroit, according to a dispatch from the latier city, and » message emanating from St Louis said that & Lond 1 cablegram reported locusts in Santa Fe proviuce, Argentina. The origin of the cablegram b:ing rather obscure not much attention w.s paid to it, bui the crest foreign demsand for cash wheat and the sirength of the Continental markets renewed the builish feeling, : nd the decline (bat followeu the fiisc ad- vance was recovertd us the pric- ¢f December ovce more reached 9615, AL UBAL price realiziog saies again became (. (e heavr and the markel gradualiy decliued 10 $574c, where iu ciosed. Corn wus irregular. ‘the market opened firm on the dry hot wewiher and continued crop dam- age reports, Lhe Teports to-da. being the wWorst so far received. This causel some covering by shoris and a slight sdvance, which was lost, how- ¢ver, when the weather bureau predicted raius in the corn belt. A slight recovery ensued later wi.h wheat. Oats were relatively firm, almo:t holding their own, although there was # break or 7 lu corn at ove time. Provisions were very quiet. The market ruled easy. the resu 10! the yellow fever scare. The leading futures ranged as toliows: Awriciks. | Open. | High.| Low. | Clo e Wheat 50 2— = September. . 56 | 963 December, ew... 9514| 955k May Corn No. Septem ver. Decembe: Mav Outs No. teptember.... December. May...... Miess Pork B Sepiember bbi- October ... .. 850 (B8O 18571585714 Lecember. ... ] 5 62748 6215 Lard, B 100 ths— September.......... Ak October.......... |477 477, December ... . 1485|480 ~hort Kibs, 100 tbs September.. 62%(5 471455 471, Ociober. .. 5o 5470|5471k Cash_q.otations were No. 2 Spring W heat, 934 91@d4c: No.2 Red, 887,c: No. 2 Corn. 308,@ ole: No. 2 Oats, 191 No. 2 White, i v b J13,@23c: No. 5 Wuite, 1. 0. b, 2012@2815e: ce. 5lc: No. 2 barley, nomnal: No. 8, 31@doc: No. 4. £ 0 b, 30l6@34c: No. ea. 1 03@1 06; Prime Timoihy Seed, Mess Pork per bbl, $8 60@8 65: Lard _er 100 1bs, $4 75: ~hort Kibs Sides (:00se). $5@5 70: Dry Salted Shoulders (boxed), b @>34c: Short Cléar Sides (boxed), 57x@be; Whisky, ~distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 22, : Fiour, firm No. 8 Spring Wheat, ARTICLES | Kecelpis. | Shipments. | = | Flour, bbls .. 2 13.000 2.000 W hest. bu. i 27.000 108,000 Corn, bu. 1,714,000/ 1,707.000 Oats' bu | 693,000 615,000 Rye, bu. | 20,000 I Barley, bu.. S 67, 10,000 00 On the Produce Exchange o-dav the Butter mar- ket was firm; creameries, 12@17c: dairies, 9@ 15c: cheese, steady, 9@9%6c: eggs, S eady: fresh, 1215c. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, TLL., Sept. 8 —CATTLE—Sales were at $3 85@>5 35 for common to prime native steers, with extra lots salable around 5 40@5 50. ‘lhe bulk of the cattle went for $2 60@5 20. Common stockers sold as low as 33, while prime feeders sold for $4 50@4 60 in some in- stances. Stock builsand heifers soid a: $2 95@3. HOGS—=ales we:e :argelv ai #4 10@4 30, coarse packers selling at 83 80@3 85 aud selected Ught weights ul ¢4 304 613 Pizs soluat 2@ 410 SHEEP—Western soid at $1 30@3 65, ana oc- casionally as bigh as 33 73, teeders selling at 34 30 @+ 65, chiefly a_ $3 50@3 55. Na ive sheep were at $2 75@4 few going above $3 85. L. bs sold_at $5 50@3 7o for iew pour iois up 10 §0 25@> 50 for choice <0 prune, prices ruling 15 @2°c lower than yesterduy. Choice Western Keceipis—Cattle, 16,000; hogs, 23,000; sheep, 17,000 Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Sept. 8.—CATTLE—Re- celpts. 19,000, Best grades steady, otbers slow. Texas steers, $2 63@i 25; Texas cows, $2 5u@ 3 5b: vative steers, $3 49@5 20; nailve cows and heifers, 51 50@3 75- stckers and leeders, $2 70 @4 40; bulls. §1 50@3 5. Market steady at yes- HOGS—Receipts, 11,000, terday’s close. ' Bulk ot sales, $4@4 10; heavy, $4@4 10; packers 85 95@4 1215: mixed. $s@ 412 ¥4 @ 2,43 9104 ki yorkers, Lambs, S.@3 95 P—Receipts, 4000, Market firm. $3 5U@H L0; muttons. 82 60@3 75. Omaha. OMAHA. NERR. Sept. 8.—CATTLE—Receipts. 38300. Market steady. Native beef sicers, $4@ 5 10: Wesiern siecrs, $3 60@: 6U: Texas steers. :3 25@3 85:cows aud heifers, $3@3 80: canners, $:@2 90: siockers and feeders %3 50@4 50; cu ves. $4@6; bulis, stags, etc.. $2@3 70. HOUS—Hecelpts. 6400, Market s shidelower. Heavy, $390@4 05; mixed. £395@4; Light, $4@ 410; buik uf sules, 33 95@4 L5 SHEEP—Receipts, 700: murket steady: fair to choice natives, §.,40@5 90: 1air to choice Wesi- erns, $3 20@3'60; common and stock sueep, 32 50 @3 50; lamus, $3 50@5 25. BREADSTEIET'S REVIEW, NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 8. —Special cable ani telegraphic a‘spatches to Bradsireet's. covering the principal points of accumulation, indicate the following chauges in available supplies last Satur- day as compared w.th the previous >aturds; Wheat—United States and Canada east of the Rockies, decrease 289,000 bushels: #float for and in Kurope, increase 2,400,000 bushels; world’s supp v, net ficrease 2,111,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canuda east of the Rockies, increase 4,035,000 bushels. Oats—United Staies and Canada. east of the Kockies, (ncrease 505,L00 bushels. ‘The only importaat decrease in available stocks of wheat lasi weex not mcluded in the offi. tai visib.e supp y statemant was at Fort Wiluam, Ontario, 275,000 bushels. Corresponding de- creases include 202,000 busheis in Chicago pr.vate elevato 5. 183,000 bushels at various Mauitoba storage poiuts, 4,000 bushels at Galveston, 80,000 bushels at .0 thwestern nterior e.evators, 67,000 bushels at New Orieans and €4,000 bushels at Newport News. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES, PHILADELPiIA, PA, Sept. 8.—The £arl Fruit Company’s auction sales: Grapes—Tokay $1 40@ 190, avérage $1 62: double crates, 6 45; mus- cat, 80c. FPiuves—Stiver, 35@75c, average 72 Fallenberg, 40@55c; lialia, 43@60c, average 5.2 Pears—Bartletts. $1 65@i 6.: &verage $1 b ‘Two cars suld to-day. BUSTON, 31 ASS.. Sept. 9.—The Ear! Fruit Com- pany’s auciion saj Grapes—Toxav, $1 15@145, averaze $1 30. Muscat, 95c@$1 15; sverage $1 13. Plums—Washineion, 50@35c. Kelsey, Japan, $1 56@2 40, average $1 90, Prunes— Italian-Hungerian, $2 05. Pears— Partletts, $150 2, uveruge $167; B. Hardy, $1@l10. Five curs sold_to-day. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 8—~The Karl Fruit Company’s auction saies: Afripes—1okuy. ¥dc@ $1.0. Piums—Kelsey, Si64 ¥o. Prunes—Ger- man, 35@d5c: - ros, $1 0@ 76, Feaches—sal- way. 40@30c: Susquehanoas, 40@50c. Pears— Bardlews, @2 05. Tweniy-two cars soid (o-day. CHICAGU, iiL, Sept. 8. — Auction prices by the Karl Fruit Compaby: G.apes—Tokas, 3)c@$1 05; Malaga, 3U@90c. Penches—Pi quet’s iute, 0c; Orange Cling, 60@75c. Prunes—uros, $123@l 55. Pears—racteits, $1@1 75. Twenty- two cars sold Lo-aay. NOKTHER! WHEAT MARKET, Oregon, PORTLAND, OR., Sept. 8.— Wheat— Valley, 89¢; Walla Waila, 86@37c Washington. TACOMA, Wasi, Sept. 8 — Wheat higher. Closed: No. 1 cluo, - 6¢; No. 1 blue stem, 89c. ND'S BUSINESS, . Sept. B.—Exchanges, $468,- 528 PORTL A PORTLAND, o €76; balances, 8164 FORELIGN MARKETS, London. LONDOYN, Exa., Sept. 8.—Consol ver, 25d. French ren es, .04 85¢. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Exa., Sept. Wheat—Steady. No. 1 siandard Caliornia, 39s 6d. Cargoes oft coast, firm: cargoes on passage, sellers wskinz an advance of 6d 10 ls. :lish country markets. firm, 1s higher. French country markets, ficm. COTTON- Uplands, 434 s, 11114; si +XCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchang:, 60 days........ — $484 Ster ing Exchange, sight........... — 488 Sterlingcables............¢ ... — 4863 ANew Yors Echunge, signt. 9y s (3 New York rxchauge. tele. raphic. — 071 Fiue Siiver, p-i ounce. - 53 Mexican Douars...... - 4 YESTERDAY'S WHEAT MARKET. The Feeling Was Uncertain, With as Many Sellers as Buyers. £ax FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 1897 The followiog resume of the wheat marketis furnished by E. A. Bresse, Produce Kxchange grainbroker, 412 Pine stree:: 9:15 A. M. SESSION. Wheat steady, acting wiin Chizago. Liverpool markets slightly higher. Pars reports flour 1 franc higher, and wheat 40@60 ceniimes higher. December whea: opened at 8161 to $. 60%, ciosed at $1 6114 Lecember barley, 93%sc. 10:15 4. M. SESSION. Wheat is acting strong. Crowd disposea to buy, bu shippers are selling enough to supply the de- mand of thoss who are willine to have the market udvance. December opened ut $1 61%.a ivanced 10 $162 and ciosed at $1617%; duy, $1 6134 December barley, 9415c. 11:15 a. M. S¥SSION. Wheat is showinc . ullness. The Government report due on Thursd.y is ucting as s brake Traders prefer to awa't developments before gei- tin: in deeper. December op-ned at §1 61 and closea at $1 6114. Feeling divided. 2 P. M. SESSION. Wheat openec steady. Decsmber wheat. §1 8114 closed at $1 B154: May, $1 601, December ba - 1ey, §d¢. “A prom nen. shipper sold freely,-but bis offérings were rapidly aLsorbed. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelprs. soipments. Ensher o Clttes ushels 107 210, . Minneapolls. ... 43,890 485,205, Duluth. 80870 181200 Milwaukee: - 62,700 st Louss.. 68.000 « T8 474 Fanam Ci 264,000 719,957 Pbiladelphia. 35,406 Buitimore.. 225,512 W Orleans....... 867,981 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. sept. Ucl _ Fec. Opentng........... S T Clostag. 71134 ...... 7955 PARIS FUTUBES. <ept. oct. Flour—Closing. ... ... 60.60 60.70 Wheat—Closing. .77 29.30 20.10 i PRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The Yarana takes for Cork 78,654 ctls, valued at $120,635: Balasore, for Huil. 38,190 ctls, at $60,100. Prices snowed no particular change, though futures bobbed abouta good deal in svmpathy with Chicago. < Local quotstions are as follows: $1 53@1 574 for No. 1, $1 583,@1 60 for choice ani $1623:@ 165 for extra ctioice for millin CALL POARD SALES. INFORMAL SEsSION—H:15 0'clock—December— 80.: 00 ct s, $1 61; 6000, §1 60%5: 10,000, 81 613; BUOU. 81 6114. SKCOND SESSION — December — 000 $i6154; 4000. 81 8154: 32,000, $1 623 $16. May—2000, $1 614, LAE MORNING FEStoN — December — ctls, $1 61; 4000, §1 6 ¢ 2 Decemn ter—2000 _ctls, 40Uu. $1 613/4: 112,000, $1 61341 2000, 2000, $1 601%4: 4000, 31 60145, ctls, 16,000, ¥1 6, 55 BARLEY -Shipment of 55,332 cus Brewing, valued at $63,780, 1o Englend. New Brewing fo-shipment Is eut rely out of de- maod nod nominal Feed Is steady and choice bright is held i the (op quotailo'. Yeed 923ac@$l: Chevalier. $1 50@1 55 for No. 1 and 41 35@1 40 for No. 2: new Brewing, $1 0213 @1 05 for No. 1 and 9715c@$1 ‘or dars Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL SEss1oN—9:15 0’clock—December— s December—2000 ctls, 94%je. REGULAR MORNING ~ES$10N—No sales. AFTEENOON SESSION — becember—4000 culs, 95¢ OATS—Are quiet and unchzoged. Fancy Feed is quotable at §1 30@1 40 @ ctl: good to_choice, $1 20@1 50: common, 1 0716@ 11714; Surprise, 81 451 80: Ret, $1 15@l 20t Gray, $1 1215@1 1714: Miling, $1 50@1 33 @ cul; Brack, for feed, $1@1 10: for seed. $1 15@ Cilbped Outs sell aL 81@2 @ ton over the raw product. CORN—The market Is rather firmer, in sympa- thy with the Eastern markets_but there is no ad- vance. Small Kound Yeliow, §1 25@1 35 B c Large Yellow, $1 O83;@1 10; White, $1 0@ 11234 @ ctl. RYL—Firmly beld ac £110@1 1215 B ctl. BUCKWHEAT—85c@$1 15 @ cil. AsD MILLSTUFFS, FLOUR FLOUR~. Family extras, $5 U5@5 35; Bakers’ extras, $5@5 10 $ bol. CORNMEAL, KTC.—Feed Corn, $24@25 B ton: Cracked Corn. $25@26 ton. MILLSTUFF=—Frices in sac usual discount to the trad- 10 lows, lour, 83 are Grabam # 100 bs; Kye Fiour, §250 @ 100. Rice Fiour, %5 75; Cornmeal $3 2o: extra cresm do, 83 Oaumenl, 83 b0; Oat Groats, $4: Hominy, 23 10@ 8 80: Buckwheat Ficur $8 25@8 50; Cracked Wheat, 85 25; Farina, $4 50 Whole Wheat Fiour, $8 25: Kolled Luts (bbls), $5 20@5 40: Prarl Bar- ley, 84; Spiit Peas, $350; Green do, $4 25 @ 100 bs. AND FE! HAY EDSTUFFS, Hay I3 slightly lower, though dealers szem to thinx thatthe decline is only temporary. Feed- stufls aie unchanged. BRAN—814 50@.5 50 for the best and $13 56@ 14 % ton for outsu!® brands MIDDLINGS—$19@20 for lower grades aud $21@22 B ton for the best. 3 —Rollea Barley, $21@22; cake Meal at the mill, £50 ton: jobuing, Chopped Feed, $15@16 w lon; Cocoanut Cace, $17 00 ® ton, 3 HAY—Wheat, $11@14 50 B ton: Wheat and Out, $10@14; Oat, $10@12 50; Barley. $8@12: ¢ m- preased, $12 bu@ (4; Alialfa, $8@10; swock, $7@ 9: Clover, $8 50@9 50 @ ton. STHAW—30@i0c P bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans are quiet and quotations are unchanged. BEANS—Bayos, $275@2 85: Small Whites, 81 35@1 50; Large Whites, $1 30@1 40: Pinks, $1 481 55; Reds, 81 45@105: Blackeye, $1 90 2; 1 ed Kidney, nominal: Limas. $2 15@2 2 Butters, 51 201 33 50. Peu, $1 25@1 —Brown Must $2 2582 50: Yellow. Mustard, $2 25@2 50 %t ; Fiax, $2@2 15; Canary Seed, 13,@214c P Ib: Alfaita, 634c: Rupe, 215@ 4c: Hemp, c: Timothy. 41ac. DRIED ¥ EAS—Niles aro again offering at $1 25; Green, $1 20@1 70 cil. POTATOES, ONIO , VEGETABLES. There 1s nothing new «xcept that river Potatoes Ace firmer. The supply of Vegetables continues lacze. POTATOES—Early Rose, 30@35c; River Reds, 40@50c: Burbanks, 30@i0c: “alinas Burbanks, 6U@BOC; Sweet Potaioe:, (Oc@$l B cil. ONIONS—81@L 10: Pickle Onions, 75¢ B sack. VEoETABLES— Bay Squash, 20@35c % box: Marrowfat Squash. $10@12 P tou: Buy ( ucumbers. 25@350c 3 box: Pickles. 13pc for No. 1 3ic ® Ib for No. 2: Green reppers, 86@50c for Chile and #5@b0c for Bell: Green Peas, 2@2Yac B Ib: String Beans, 129@21pc: Lima Beaus, 2@21eci Green O<ra. 26@50¢ @ box: dried Okrn. G@se @ I: iant, 35@50c; Cabbage, B0@75¢ ct @50c ¥ sack; c B Ib: toes, 25@40c jor Tiver : Green Corn, 40c@8] P sack, 60@75¢c P erate for Berkeley and 75c@$) 25 B crace for Alumeda. POULTKY AND GAME. POULTRY—Two cars of Easternsold at 14@16c for Turkeys, $5@5 25 for Hens, ¥4 for old Loos- ters, 87 for younz Roosters $4 for Fryers and 82 75 for Broilers. Local stock is dull and cheap. Live Turkeys are quotableat 14@15¢_for Gob- blers end 13@15 for Hens; large young Turkeys, 15@16¢; Geese @ pair, 8161 Loslings, 81 25@ 175: Ducks. $. 50@3 for old and $2 50@5 foc young: Heus, i3@d: Rovsters souns, #3 50@ 5: do. oid. $550a4: Fryers. $3@3 257 Broilers, 2 50@2 75 for large and $1 5U@2 26 for small: Pigeous, 31@: 25 # oz for young and tor old. GAME—Hare, nominal: Rabbits, nominai. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter and Fggs have again advanced. Cheese rules firm with lisht stocks. BUTTER— CrEAMERY—Fancy creameries, 24@25c B b, seconds. zL@243ac P Ib. DAIRY—( noice Lo fancy, 21@23%ac @ 1b; lower grage-, 16@ Oc. PICKLED—16@18c B Ib. FIRKIN—15@17c @ Ib. CREAMERY TUB—12@20C B Ib. EASTERN—]2@1 3¢ for ladle-packed. CHEESE—Choice mild new, t@-14c: common t0 good, 71s@H14c; Cream Chedaar, 10@11c % tb: Young 'America, 10@:1c: Western, i014@11c; Eastern, 315¢ B I EGGS— gs, 221:@27Yac © doz; store £ggs, 16@2uc D dozen; Easiern, 18@22c for good Lo fancy uild 17@18c foi seconds; Duck Exis, 16@ o DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Prices show no change of note. Grapes are the leadiug Kind now, and are in good supply and cheap. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Sirawberries. §3 50@4 B chest for large. Huckleber ies. 7¢ 3 . Red . ectarines, 60@75¢ B box; White, nominal. Peaches, 35@75¢ P box (ouiside figure for moun- tain) and 20@sbc P basket: in bulk, $s50G40 B 101 10r clinzs aud $20@SY for frees. P ums, 25@4vc; Japanese, 50@75c. Penrs, Burilett. 65@H5¢ B box for green and 40@ £0c for ripe; $25 w ton for Mo land $:0 for No. & Apples, 25@35c B box for commen and 50@65¢ for kood 10 cho ve. “rabapples. 20@30c P box. Figs. aoubie layers, »5@bde. Quinces, 55@40c B box. Grapes,'in boxes, 26@40c for Muscats, 20@35¢ for biack. 26@:0c_for 10-ay, 4C@65¢ { 1 Isabeila and 25@3uc for Foatainebleau and Sweetwater. Crates sell about 10¢_higher than boxes. Ziufan- de Wine Grapes, $18 @ ton. Watermelons, $5@15 ® 100. Canta oupes. 50c@$1 25 # cra e Nutmeg Me'ons, 5@ 10c B box ou the whart. CiTKUS FRUIT~—Valencla Oranges, §1 50@ 3 50 ® box: Lemons. $1@l 756 @ box for common a0d $2@3 50 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, repacked. 35 50@6 B box: Bananag, $1 25@2 50 ® bunch- Pineapples. $1@3 = doz. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. Tne demund continues and the market is strong. it Is believed by the trade that prices for some - scriptions, such as Prunes and Peuches, will 1m- prove siulll more. DRIED ¥KUITS—Quotations are as follows: New Prunes. 514@5lye or 40-30's. -434@5c for 50-6) 8. 414 @4 ac 107 60-70's, 33,@AC 1ot 7. -8U's, $@dise 46 0 lor B0-D0' ANd °5 B D for 80100's: “new Peaches, 514@6%c B b fancy. Ta7yac @ Ih; peeled, —: Apricots, 514@ 6%3¢ B Ib for Royals and 7@8%5c B b for £ood 1o fancy Moorparks; evaporated apples, 014@6c: son-drted, S@S140: new hiack Flze in sia. oy VaC new Plums. 4@4b4c for pitted and 1@2e foruu- pitied; bleachgy Plums, 5@5314c: Dew N ectarines, S@se ¥ 10 falicy new Pears, 5@5%ac¢ for quarte: @7¢ for haives. RAISIN op)— Four-crown, loose, 4@bc: $-crown, 3l@dc: 2- crown. 23,@3%4c W b seedless Sulianss, 5@5Yec: seedless wuscatels, 4@4lgc; -crown London lay- $1@]1 15; clusters, $1 15@1 25: Dehesa clus- ters, ¥1 75@2: Imperial ciusier s, $2@2 25. NI S—Walnuts, 6.@7c B Ib for standard and 9@9%c B b for sofisneii: Almonds. t@7c for Lanxuedoc. 214@3Y5c for hardsheil uud 8@9¢ B b for papershe 1. Peatiuts 4@se P Ib for kusi- c. aud 4cjor Ca i‘or_Ta: hickory Nuts, 5@sc ® Ib, Pe Filberts. 8@9Vac; Brazl. Nuts, £5@5 50 B 100. Y—New Comb, 1Uc for bright and 7@9c for lower srades; new water-white extracted, 414@ 4850 light amber extracted, 335 @Ac @ 1 CEESWAX—2@5c B 1. PELVISIONS, CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8%¢c 8 Ib forheavy, 9¢ for light medium, 934c for iigh:, 10%4c B for exira light and 12c for sugar-cored. Kasi- ern sugar-cured Hams, 12@1214c ® b: California Hams, 10@1lc % Ib: Mess Bees, $7 50 B bbl: extra’ mess do. $9: family do. $10; sal Pork, $5@%50 B bbl: exua prime Pork. $10; extra clear. $16@) 6 0; mess, ¥16 3 bbi: Smoked Beef. 103@1 3¢ 3 In LaRD—raster . terces quoted a 514@534c for compound aia 61ue tor pure: pails, 714c; California tierces, 5@514c B Ib for compound aud nlhe tor pure; hult-bis, 694¢: 10-1b Lins, Thac: do5-1b, T14c. COTTOLENE—Vierces, 63ge. Packs ¢ irss than 300 s—1.1b pails, 60 in « case, BT4C; 5-1b pails, 20 in a case, 83ge: 5-1b palis, 12 in a case, Blgc: 10 pails, 61 & case, 81ge: 50-1b tins, 1 or - in & case. 754c: wooden bLuckets, 50 Iy net, 7%sc: fancy tubs 80 Ibs net, 76c; balf bbis, about 110 ibs, 7340 B 1o HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Tides are very firm and active, as will be seen by the following circular of W. 8. Sumner & Co.: *“ihe macke: is active and Hides and Leather show better values. The adoption of thetarift has had the aoticipated effect on the Value of Wool and the general impression seems Lo be that the remaining mouths of 1597 wiil show more ac- Uvity i business a d with gradual advancing values Wemark up prices quite liverally and the QUOLALIONS to-duy show betier fizures than we have had for years. Wet salied Hides are very firra and only swiall stocks are on 1and. Wet salted Kip, Veal aud Calf are firm and active st cetter prices. Dry Flint i ides aie relatively lower than the wel salted, as prices on_these £00ds are made on the pric-s abtainable tn New York ani Boston, few Hides being tanned in California. These vai- ues, however, are well sus.ained. Dry Fiint Kips are’ s ronger, as there is more &ctVity' in theso £0cds, Owing to a demund by local tnners. Horse Iides show abetter demand: these goods now taking the p ace of the light wet salted Hides. Wool “and Sheep Skins are active and :he prics paid on shéep Pelts are relatively more thar the Values obtaluable for fleece Woo!. Talow does not show any special_advaice and the trade con- tinues stezd.. Deer Skins are nominal, the trade being coufined to foreicn and Alaska stock. The simmer and medium Deer Skins briug fairly good vrices, but tue thin, papery and winter stocs is dull & 1@8c B - HIDES AND - KINS—Culls and brands gell lc under sound stock. . Heavy sulted ste-rs. 9@9%ac ¥ b: wedium, 8L,@ic B 1b; light. 8@alpe: L ow- hides, 8@9c 3 'th: Buacs, 6¢: sa ted Klip, 812@9c; salted Calt, 5@10c # Ib; saited Veal, 8Le@ic: dry Hides, 13 © b: culis and brands, 12¢. ary Kip and Veal ldc: dry calf, 17c; culls, 10c: GoatsKins. 20@35¢ each: Kids, 5¢; Deerskins, good summer, 25c ® Ib: medinm, 20¢: win er. 10¢; Sheepskins, shieariings, 10@20c each: shori wool, 25@A0c eacli; mudiom, 5U@7V eachs long wools, 75@90c each. 1ALLOW—No. 1. rendered. 23,@3%4c Ib: No. 2, 214@3Y4e: refined, be; Grease, 2¢ @ Ib. OUL—Fall clip—San_Joaquin, defective, 7@ 83gc; do Lambs. 614@Sc: Southern Mountais 8@ c: free Northern, 10@)2c B b: ao, defect ive. 9@lle: Kastern Oregon, 10@12e. H./PS—€@8c B Ib for rir 1o cooice and_9@10c for fancy. Coniract prices are 10@1215¢ ® Ib for new Callforma. GENERAL MxKCHA NDISE, BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 5@ 5t4c: San Quen- tin, 85 40: Wool Bags, 27@30c: Fruit Bags, 514c, 534c and 614¢ for the different sizes. 13 COAL—Wellington, 38: New Wellington, $5; Soushfield Welllngton. 87 50: Seattle, $5 50: Bry- ant. $5 50; Coos hay. $4 70; Wallsend, $676 % ton: Cumberland, $14 50 B ton in bulk and §16 in sacks: Pennsvivania, ADthracite Ege. $1a 8 ton: Welsh Anthracite,” 8 @12: Cannel, — @ ton: Rock Springs, Castie Gaie and Pleasant Val- ley, $7 60: Coke, $11@12 tn bulk and $13 B tou i 5. COFFEE—C. E. Bickford’s circuiar gives the re- ceipts at this port thus far his year at 125.045 bags against 121,487 bags during ihe same per.od los.year. The sales from first bauds were 57,165 bags, against 84,93~ The stock in first hands September 1 was 55.915 ( acs, agains; 26,544 bags ascyear. The word's visible aupply Septemoer 1 was 3,415,779 bags, agaiust 3,538,124, Ibe cir- cular says: “Eeceipts at the poris of Brazil con- tinue upon a tremendous sca e and the downward trend of prices, as Lhe ba:ugai con:equence, is the festure everywhere. Brazil growths being already upon @ 10w plane of values du not show the dig-ee of contraction which the conditions would ot.er- wise warrant, but bigh-priced mild Coffees are niore visibly affected and prices must con'inue to shrink until the pr s-ut wide difference batween the two classes IS sujusiel on a consistcn: basis Local bus ness bas been uwl in ale descriptions except the very chearest Kinds, of which therels sn abundance here and at prices con orming to the sitnation. To-day's siock consisls of 2305 Costa Rica, 464 Nicarazua, 8883 Salvador. Guatemala'and 779 Mexican—in ail 35,410 bags, aguinst 25,679 bigs same :ime last year. Tue steamer City of Syduey is due to-day with 850 bags. CoSTA RICA—17@17%c B B nom. for prime washed (none here); 16@16¢ nom. tor good washed (nune here): 1 @1i%4c tor gooa o prime: 113s@ 12%c for gooa mixed with biack beans; 11@127j5c for fair: 6@10c for common to ordinary. SALVADOR—15@lte for good to prime washed: iZ@l4lge for falr washed: 16@i7c B Ib for g00d 10 prime washed peaberry: 1114@12%sc for superior unwashed: 107g@11c for good greeu un- washed: 1014 @1u34c for good bleached unwashed; 152 @14%4c for g0ud to prime unwashed peaberry. NICARAGUA — 1014@i1c for £o0d unwashed: 1315@14c for good unwashea peaberry. GUATEMALA AND MEXICAN — 18@1834c nom. for _strictly prime washed (none here): 17 @173 for prime washed: 15@16lsc for good to strictly good washed: 14@143c for fair washe ‘or medium: T@de for_ordinary inferior to com- mon: 17@l berry: 11@1214¢ for 2004 to superior unwashed; 1a@15¢ for good to prime unwashed peaberry. 5UGAR—The Western Sugar Kefilery company bas alvanced Its prices and now quotes as 1ol- lows, terms net cash: Cube and Crushed aud Fine Crushed, 654c; Powdered, 81jc: Dry Granu- lated, 550 B bi Contectioners’ A, 3buc: Magnoiia A, 5Vsc. Extra C, bc: Golden C. 47c: Candy Granulated, b3gc; A, 5tjc; halt-barrels ¢ more thau varreis, and boxes ac moze. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh- erers are as follows: BERF—First quality, 534c B b; seconddo, 5c; third do, 4@4%ec B 1b. VioAL—Lurg» t@sc; small, ¢ @7 B M. MUTTON—Weihers. 514@ 6c; Ewes, B LA MB—Spring, 7@7%2¢ B 1. PORK—Live Hogs. $5.@85sc tor large and 3% @dc for smail and medium: soft hogs, 212@G314¢ Ib; dreszed do, 514@6e. { RECEIPTS OF }YRODUCE. s@5%c ¥OR 24 HOURS. . 88566 Cheese, culs. 128150 rggs, doz.... 20,7722| Hides, no. Flour. qr sks. Wheat, cils. Barley, ctls . Corn. cus..... .. 60 Pelts, bdis... Eastern — | Woo', bls Oats, ctis. —— Leather, riis 175 Wine. gals....... 2638 Lumber, M tee.. 3,730 Sugar. vols. 9-4/ ame. bbis. 635/ Quicksilver, fisks 11/ \iaising. voxes 2,160| Hops. bis...... 189| Powder, cases.. . 870| Buckwheat, sks. Potatoes, sks Onions, sks..... Hay, tons Straw, tons. Bran, sks.. Butter, ctls, Middiings, sks . Following were iLe sales n the FPacltic Stock Eoard yesterday: 200 Arna... 35!200 G&C. 200 .. 20) E& B...56500 20 500 500 C Jmp. B00C NY. 20 C Poini. 200 .. 500 Excnar .07 1000 E 8 Nv..05| B0 & 500 ... T6BUO 80O CC&V...1. ... LEco00 Eullion... REGULAR #¥=s10N—10:30. 15300 950 ... ST % 11000 L Wash.04/3 9050 1515) Oced.2. 3850 - Ochir .46/ 1000 771000 Siaa3.30 709 Ovemo.. .17 1777301150 Potosl.... 47200 o 25 AFTERNOON sk8SION—2:30. 1100 ... 4100 § 500 Exebar....05 1600 ... 07]100.... 75(3 0 101+ N 162 200 Kentuck. 05600 . 101 Mexcn....65/,00 701400 05 200 . 1540 U 0 400 172 45300 .. 48[200. ---.50/200 187151000 Potos!. ©1.90[200 261700 1500 StLouts 12} 1400 Stanrd..1.9 200 Uai0R......63 100 Crwn Pt.4: (200 prorost | 741[500 Savge L. "7 /200 Scorpion..0% 75500 BE&M 200 S Hill. 105|100 Stdrd 1.92 7216/10J Union. 09 ¥ J0ke.. 700 Scorpion..06 150 5 Nv.. 75 $18 117 115 Ya 70 WEDNESDAY, Sept. $—4 P . BidAsked. Bid. Asked, 26 27|inetlcm..ivceee = 3T 15 It|semumox;...” ¢8 10 20 2] Mexican. 71 12 Beicher........ 48 50! ‘ccident; 05 210 Best & tiolciar 95 96| phir... 30 135 bollion ........ 14 15 )vermaiis 17 18 Laledonia.. 89 41 :otos. ... 54 53 (bollar 83 85 ~avage. 718 Con.Cal&Va... .70 13 scorpion. vo 07 Chballenge Coa. 47 BU -er. belcher . 12 14 \‘on smperid. U3 4| lver Hull uv3 04 Configence.... 3.15 1.25|>ierra Nevada 1.20 1 Ciown Poln; 43 44| tandant . 189 2.0v Excucauec _.. U7 UMSL Louis...e.. 20 20 fooo &earty 82 w3 nouud 70 13 Hale& Norcrs. 1.25 185/ islde.ree. . 32 33 Jatia 04 06l citow Savken B¥ B3 »I0OCK AND BOND EXCHAN E, Xan Gas 4 Fireman's™ 183 Ansio-Cal WUDNESUAY. SITKD STATES BOND3. wy 9414 — | INSURA £ STOCKS. = 5 BANK STOCKS- | First Nadon, 184 COMM ERCIAL 661z 57 ept. 8—2 P. M. Bid. Asked.| Bid. Asked. TFas conp. — 11515/U & dareg... adlly — Lonew mauelzds, — | MISCELLANKOUS BONDS. Cal-atChinss, 11214 Ss.. - 104 Cal Elec [, 63129 Lo2d is Sa... 109%411015 CotraC W 53 961410215 Omnibus ba.. 1245 — Dpot-stex-co — 100 |P&O Ryds. UU =~ — }dan L&P 6312915132 |P&Ch Ry 8s. 103 110 T&CHRR 65107~ — |Pwist RRG1115 — Geary-st 108 — 102 |kemo, WL&u — 105 — (tactoP &L. — 104 100 [SF&NPR5..103 10314 ToGnteed 65 — 101 (=PREAtizd; 9854 9614 Mkt-siCbless 1243 — [SPKKCaiss. 210 111 DoKyCon bs 103 110 [SPKR(alss. — 5 NatVin6sls — 00 |SPBrRCaiSs 1053410614 NeyONgH7s 0% — [=VWaterss 1171211815 N EyCul €s.106 110 |SVWacerss. 1035 — DEyCa s — 86 |stkinGsmai — 0214 WATER STOCKS. Contra Costa 5 8514 Sprag Valley 10014 — Marialan.... 60— 6AS AND ELKCTRIC STOCKS. Capirat, — 26 |Pucific Lizas 47 — | Central. #Kly — |SFOG&EKlec. 6715 9 M ElecLighi 99 10 |SanFraoced J ve GakG L&l 55 — [Sockiouc... 18 14 1518514 Bankof Cal. 2504524615 LondonP&A. 1273,1.0 Caibb&l o — 13 991 derch Ex. . | Stmr Progreso. Stor | Stmr Washtenaw. Crosscup, | Suip Jon September—1897. Thursday. September 9. 5.47|Moon rises 628 Moon sets 5] 40/ Z5|101s] B8 50 b4 1.51‘ 20011021 5. 3| 54‘ 535 1.6/1150| 5.2 | a.4) 618 1s| Ll | {n W] Lw 2| zal12.32) B2 13 1| 27/1 .53 ¥ 2| 8.1 12 Norx—In the above expositlon of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand eolumn, snd the succeasive tides of the day in tha order of occurrence a3 to time. The second (ima column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last of rign: hand column gives the iast tide of the day, exceps when ihere are bu. thres iides. &s sometiimos sccurs. The heighis glven are additions 0 the soundings on the United States Coasi Survey charte, €XCept When a riinas sign (—) precedes t height, and then the number given is sublractive MERCHANTS F XCHANGE. from the depth z!ven by ihe charu Sax FRANCISCO. September 8, 1897. } The time bail on Teiegrapn Hill was droppad exactly &t noon today—L e.. at noon ot toe13och idian, or exactly at 8 P i, Greenwich timi i o W. 8. HUGHES. Lieutenant U. S. N. n charze. — SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, The Time Ball. BRANCH HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. S N, Arrive L WEDNESDAY. September 8. Stmr Chilkat, Dunham. 26 hours from Eel River; pass and mds~, to N P SSCo. sumr Arcata. Reed, 53 hours from Coos Bas. via port Oriord 42 hours: passand mdse, 10 OC N Co. & e Westport, Jacobs, 84 hours from Hueneme: 4513 sxs whea,, 1600 sks barley, to Poilard & dze, L ip Steriinz, Davis. 21 dacs from Nushagak, via Unimsk Fass 13 days; 51,000 cs saimon, 3 ¢s muse, to Alaska Packers Asst Bark Ceyion (athoun, 28 days from Honolulu; 14,145 bags Sugar. (o J D Spreckels & Bros Co. Bar: Anofe Johnson. watson 23 days from Hilo: sugar, etc, to J D Spreckels & Bros Co. Bk'n Fremont, Bowes, 17 days from Berlug Sea; 167.000 ccdfish, to Lvnde & Houzh Co. Briz Consuelo. Jacebsen. 27 days from Mahu- kona: suga-, etc, to J D Spreckels & bros Co. Schr Free Trade, Hansen, 5 days from Usal; lumber, w ord . Up1ive direct. Scnr Challenger, And_r.on, 10 days trom Hue- neme: TU5x sk variey, 779 sks whoal, 10 A G - berding & Co. ¥ Scur Premier, Wagner. 21 days from Nusbazak: 2860 bbi~ salmon. (0 Alas<a Packers’ Assn. Schr Newark, Beck, 14 nours from Boweas Land ne- 145 M ft tumber. to ¥ Heywood. Schr Eliza _Miller, Christiansen, 4 days from Eireca: 190 M 1t lumber, (0 Chas Nelson. Schr Mary Etta, Wetzel, 14 hours from Bow- ens Landing; 75 cds wood, (o Lender Bros. Schr Czaiins. Schmalz. — days from Firate Cove: coatish, to McCollum Fishing and Tradlog Co. Up river dire:t. Cleared. WEDNESDAY. September 8, Stmr Columbla, Conway, Astoria; Oregon Rail- way and Nav Co. sumr Corona, Jepsen. San Diego; ins & Co. Stmr Acapulco, Brugulere. Panama, etc; Pac Mail S 5 Co. Stmr Miveola, David, Comox; Pacific Improve- ment Co. Goodall, Perx- Er snip Burmah, Jones, Antwerp, Girvin & Eyre. Br ship Gen Gordan, Worrall, Syduey: J J Moore & Co. Br ship Maraval, Hill, Queenstown; George W McNear. ~hip Henry Fai ing, Merriman, Liverpooi; Bal- four, Gutbrie & Co Schr Alcalde. Weitkuna noit Packing Co. Redfisn B Bara- Sailed WEDNESDAY. September ¥. Stmr Acapulco, Bruguiere, Panama, eLc. Sumr Umatllla, Hunter, Victoria ana Port 1ow ns- end, Simr Noyo, Levinson. Yequina Bay, etc. Etmr Weeott. Miller, Crescent City Stmr Protection. Lundquist, ¥ort Bragz. atile. acoma. C Pouter, Meye , Nanaimo. Kr ship Yaiaoa. Robertson, Queenstown, chr Corinthian, Korth. Schr Mary K Kuss, Asmussen Renr Archie and’ Fonte, Colstrup, Potnt. Schr Five Brothers. Wilson. | Schr Moro, Jorgenson, Coguille River. Telegraphic. Stewarts BAVINGS EANK STOCKS. £e FOINT LOBOS, September 8.—10 » x—Weatnor Sern&TO0- 15305 1500 uav & Lona, 100 | hazy; wind Nw; velocisy 20 miles. HumbS&L.105) 1160 |securliy. = s Mutual,, . 36 40 |Uwwulius.ys0 1060 harters EEDav Uu0n466 485 The ship Yosemite loals coal at Tacoma for . j this port. STREET RATLROAD STOCKS. o 5 Caltfornin..... 1083411045 vak SLEHAr 100 | ilie o RIP Qom port D oay " heRt for adirec: i :g is et R AT The Br bark Moe Ellian was charlerea prior to ~cn i 4834 arcival for wheat, fluur and ba-iey to Euiope, 50s. _"""“1'_;"‘ STOCKS. o o Memorandum. e 100 i1 e 20k A0 Per schr Premier from Nushacak Sent S—In $ia LT T “4 3Y3 | port Aug 17, ships Bohemia and Sterling and % | bark Merom, ior San Francisco. MISCELLAN KOUS &TOCKY. | _=alled Aug 17—schr Vine and ship Eclipse, for Alnsks ries. 9735 99 |Nat VinCo., — 715 | San Francisco. gerteadColato | 14y OceanicSSG 34+ 44 Domestic Ports. awWC&SCa. 2214 2215 Pac Aux F A Va ) 3 NDING— E = HuwchsPus 88 33%4iFacBorax0a100 © — |, OOLLINS CLANDING Salled Sept 7—schr Mehxasse. vo ~ PartPuucCs oyg — | TBOW KNS LANDING—Salled Sept 7—Schr New- BALES—MOENIN 55330, | ark, for San Francisco. Hoard — SUUTH BEND-—sSalled Sep. 8—Stmr Signal, for 100 Hawaiion Commercial - 22 8734 | San Fraocisco. 45 Murket-st Railway. 48 25 SAN PEDRO—Salled Sept 8—Schr Comet, for 10 S ¥ Gas & Electric Co. ¥7 6234 | Puget Sound. 5 do ao . 9775 USAL—>a led Sept 8—Schr Mary Bidwell, for 50 SV Water. ... 100 25 | san Francisco. $1000 SF & N P R, 08 25 FOLT BRAGG—Salled Sept 8—Stmr Jewel, for 1000 do do 108 2! San Francisco. 5 Vigorit Puwder. 8 3% | Arrived bept 8—Schr Abbe, hence Sept 5. 80 “vdo " doy ol okl 3 50 ASTOKIA— Arrived Sept §—Br sumr Monmouth- Street— shire. 1r'm Hong«ong. 100 Alaska Packers’ Association. 98 00 CASPAR—3Salled Sept $—Simr Caspar, for New- B50C Mutuai Electrie Light 9 76 ri. 40 SV Waie: 100 3714 || TATOOSH—Pasied Sept 8—Bark Harvester, hc #8000 § P Branc! 106 00 7 [ Ang 27, for Nanaymo. ¢ SALiH—AFTERNOO Madaiss. (FORT LOS ANGELES—Salled Sept 8—stmr Poards Greenwood. 7 178 Hawatian Commercial.. 22 304 (o FORT ROS—Salled Sept 8~sanr Ocean Spray, 0! L.chinson S 50. ... 83 LD NS} " " - 123 Muiual Electric Light. BT nt i e Capel BXin Jane e ca 34 $7uy | ST MICHAKL—Tosall Aug “8—Briz Courtney L 34 95 7 | Ford, for sar Frincisco, via Unza 20 SF({,I! & El 31 75 9ArrhleJ Aug 24—Stmr South Coast, hence Aug 21 8 101 50 . k2 U?OI" Bonds, 4% ASTORIA —Arrived Sept 8—Schr Lettitla, from oD, Port Townseud. :fl.% :f:}’;’,f Bl;n;;ls‘ 15‘: Zg TATOO -H—Arrived Sept 8—Br ship Sam Men- £ nch Railway oy del, irom Port Blakeley, for Vaiparaiso: ir ship $1000 S F & N P Railway Bonds. 103 26 . Although Austraha was the first in the field as regards the frozen-mesti trade, | yet, from various causes, the trade was al- lowed to decline. 1t is only within the iast four or five years that it has been vig- orously prosecuted. — - - THE CALL CALENDAR. - september 1897. |¥ R W.|Th | Fr.|sa. 8 151617 e 22 |23 }: 910 ! New Full Moon. 18| Sept. 10. Last Quarte: | Sept. 15. Sept. 26. Moon. - Germany has caught the summer <chool epidemic, the University of Marburg an- nouncing ore for Frenck and German this sammer. Professor Wilhelm Victor, the phonologist, will lecture on German pronunciation, ————————— THE STOCK MARKET. Yesterday was a very lively day in mining stocks, especially on the noon informal session, when sales were very large. While the general run of stocks was not materially changed from the preceding day, several made marked advances. SierraNevada jumped to $1 35, and Union sold up Lo 70¢, Gonld & Curry 10 82¢, Mexican to T3¢ and the adjacent stocks in proportion. Sierra Ne- vada led the procession. 1he feeling was strong- est in the aiternoo-. Potosi 1s assessed 25c¢. “T'he boards will not be in session to-day. The Deegan & Denis mine of Humboldt County, Nev., has shipped a bar of bullion va.ued at 82000, BOALL SALES. Following wera tho sales in the San Francisco Sicck Board \esterday: KEGULAR MORNING SESSION. 307 Atema 100 Alta... COMMENCING 9:30. 00 Seg Bet. 200 5 Nv... 150 P el 250 CC&V.. 100 Contt . 100 C roint...55 AFTERNOON EESSION—3 200 Atnns 26(160 C Point...4’ 500 Alta.......15/ 300 Excher...07/100 200 Andes....24 400 6 & 82 W ., 53 850 ... .......25 50 4 vage.. T3 260 Eelcher... 50 300 Scorpion..08 15) B&B.....0% 900 S Nev.. 126 250 9 100 . 60+ 18| [ 100 Caleda. ... 40| 500 . .1.35 10 ChOIF..... 5L 00 S Hilt.... .04 200 @ 101 Union.....70 300 ..oe.en B8 1490 Utad. .o 83 25 10 ¥ Jucices . B4 100 538 150 Chalize. ..5( 200 CC& V... 1.8 100 Overma... STEAMEKRS TO SAIL. STEAMER | DESTINATION. | sAfs. | PIER Truckee. ... City Puebis Santa Ros: Yaquina Bay.[Sept 9.12 u San Diexo..... | Sept 9, 11am Sept 9. 1pPw Sept 10.10aM Sept 10, 2rw Sept 10.10Au Sept 1112 Sept 1l fam Sept 11, fam Sepi i 9am | Sept13 1iam Sept 15, Pam ~ept13.1Uam Sept :5, bem Sept 15, Yawm ~ept16. 2rm " |Cnina &Japan Vic& Pgt Snd San Diezo, Newpor:. voruana ... | Oregon ports.. HumboidtBay Sydney.. Pier 2 PlerlL Pler 13 Pler 2y Pioe ) Pler L3 Plers PiseLL PMSS Pier 9 Prerll Plee LL rier 3t Plerls Pler 13 Pier 7 ——————————————————— STEAMERS TO ARRIVE, STeAMER | Frox Due Crescen. Civ. .. |Urescent Citv ? City Sydney.... | Panama.... 9 Eoreka..... Newporz. | 9 City Puebia. .. | Victoria & 9 Chiikat. kel River. 9 Nanaimo. $ 9 llumboid: Bay ... Seut 9 China and sapan.. Sept 10 €003 Ba. . Sep: 10 Sent 11 4.3:21 1 irept1z Sepr1z onels Victorta & Pugecoun) | Sell;l 14 T - |.Sept14 Sen: 15 Sept1b Sept 15 -Sept 17 ————————— SUN, MOON AND TIDE. UNITED STATES COAST A: TiMEs WATERS AT ¥ FRaNCH AUTHORITY OF THE Nore—The high and City Front (Mission-street Whar: five minutes later than at of tide is the AND 50 BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL low ‘aters oc ui 1) about me at both ND GEODETIC SURvEV. HElGHTS or HicH Axp Low ORT POINT, ENTRANCE TO SAN SUPERINTENDENT. r atthe twenzv- For: Polut; the height City of Benares, from Car:iff, for Victoria. BOWENS LANDING—arrived Sept 8—Schr Monterey, hen-e Seot 7. MENDOCINU—Sailed Sept 8—Stmr Pt Arena, or san Fraucisco. EUREKA—Arrived Sept §—Schr Seven Sisters, hence Sept 2; schr Lottie Carson, from San Diego. Salled sep: 8—stmr Tillamook, for San Fran- cisco. PORT BLAKELEY —Sailed Sept 8—Ship Jos B Ti.omas, for Buenos Ayres. TATOOSH--Passed Sept 8- Haw s mr Mateo, for Comox. ¥oreign Ports. LIVERPOOL—Arrived Aug 30—Brship Dud- hope, from Chemainus. VALPARAISO-Arr.ved July 31-Nie bitn Wrestl r, f.om New W estminsier. ALGOA BAY—Arrived Aug 30—Bktn John Smi.h. \rom_Vancouve: ROUEN —Saiied Sept 2—Fr bark General Neu- may r_tor Swansea, to load for San Fraucisco, AUCKLAND—Arnved Sep: 8—stmr Alameda, hence Aug 19. COLON—Sailed Sept 4—Stmr Advance, for New Yors. Arrived Sept 6—stmr Finance, from New York. DOV ER—Passed Sept 7—Br ship Audrina, from Port Gamble, for London. sai‘ed Sept 7—Br sulp Benicia, for Victoria, Movements of Trans-Atiantic Steamers. NEW YORK—Sailed Sep: 8-S mr Purfs, for Souttampton: stmr Friesiand, for Antwerp. Arrived Sept 8—Sumr Thingvalla, from Copen- hagen. BOULOGNE—Arrived Sept S—Stmr Spaarndam for New York. SQUTHAMPTON—Salled Sept $—Stm: Lahn, for New York. ROTTERD AM—Sailed Sept 8—Stmr Veendam, for New York. i San Importations. HILO—ver Annie Johnson—z27,077 ba; 255 raw hides. - 4 e o EEL RIVER—Per Chilkat—2115' kegs 1 ¢ bxs butter, 1¢s butter molds, 2 flyr'elndgcllV:JI:lg kexs buiter, 43 bdls nid«s. 1cs eggs. 1 vl pickles. MAHUKONA—Per Con-uelo—11 bags coffes 49 pEgs hides, 7205 bags cottee. 0 COOS BAY —Per Arcata 500 tons coal, fruit. 15 bbl 190 bxs apples, 21 sks barx. 2 cheese, 1 keg 2 tubs 7 bxsoiier, 132 knees, 2 bxs hardware, 13 pkzs mdse, 2 bys tardware, 1 ¢85 /lmon, coun. 2 commission letter-, Port Orford—25 bbls 7 kegs 26 bxs botter, 1 sk ;min. 1 pkg exp.ess, 1 pxg hides, 1 bx files, | cr horns. 1 pkz 7 bxs ship bils peits, * pkgsexpress, 1sk Consigneens. Per Consuelo—Williams, Dimond & C Co; Chas Ne!son. 5 Per Aunie Jounson—J DS recke E Patter: Willlams, Dimond & Co. Per Chilsat— Hilis Bros Baker& Hamilton: J D Galwav: J H Newbauer & (0: O Brm.th &Co; J Schweitzer & Co: Oregon ~hiri and Co Iar Co: =0 Co: Norton, Teller & Co: Brigham, Hoppe & Co: M Ehrman & Co: Dodge, Sweeney & Co; S F p & PLo; HN Tilden & Co: CE Wh tney & Co: Mi- ler & Lux; ¥ BHaight; S H Frank & Co: NPSS Welch & 8 & Bros Co; Co; Russ. Early & Co: Witzel & Baker; Wheaton, Breon & C Per Arcata—Thomas Lougnran;: M ¥ Detels: H Schendlug; Hilmer. Bredhoft & Schu!z: Mat Stora: Aller: & Lewls: Marshall, Teggart & Co: C K Wo: den;: W BSumner & Cu: Woli & Son: ¥ B Ilaight; Miller, Sioss & Scout: Bissinger & Co: A # Carring- ton; Dodge, Sweenav & Un: C C Pennell & Co- 11 W Mecclel an: Langley & Michaels: J a Koobins: Allen & Lewis: Wiei=ud Brewinz Co; Jas Nevlan Standard U1 Co: Wels, Fargo & Co: Legaller, Hellwir & Co: Getz Bros & Co. —_——— OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. C. F. WEBER & CO. 2300-306 POST STREET, S.F, Lorner SLOCKIOn.