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10 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1897 THE, OF THE MARKETS. SUMMARY Silver a fraction firmer. Wheat Futures higher sgain. Feed Bariev: offeriuz heavily. Oats in large suppiy and weak. Corn tending downward. Hay aud Feedstuffs unchanged. Beaas very weak and quiet. Potatoes doing batter Butter. Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Poaltry market gl il Wine Grapes coming in heavily. Driea Fruit ana Raisins very dull. Provisions in good demand. Wool sull very active. Hdes steady. Hops Meat Market unchanged. Rice steady. Eighteen faflures last week. Increased imports of Specie. Increased imports of Nerchandise. THE WEEK’'S FAILURES. The Bradstreet Mercant Aeency reports 18 wiluresin the Pacific Coas: States and Territorles forthe week ending yesterday, as compared with or the 11evious W ek and 32 {or the corresnond- Wweek of 1586, The influres for the past week among the trades as follows: 1 resi- 2 plumbers, 3 liquors, 1 wines, 1 drv ‘roiture manufacturer, 1 brew- . 1 general store, 1 sawmlil, are divided surant souds, 1 grocer, 1 o comrany, 2 dr 1 butcne: SPECIE IMPORTS. ruits, Imports of specie st this port during the first elght months of the year were $4,171,943, s28inst §1.669.666 during the same time in 1896 aud in- ions: Goid Bullion, ded the following de 55 Gold Coin, $2,246,32%: Siiver Bulilon, 5. . 757; silver Coin. $263, FOREIGN IMPORTS. Foreign imports a: (his port during the first eizht months of the year wers $26,122.000, against 00,000 Guring the same time in 1896. Of this vear's total $.069,000 came from Japa: $3 993,600 fiom China, 7,866,300 from the Ha- wailan Jslands. i 1 Great Britain £2,506.000 from Central America, 81,586 000 from the East Indtes and 1, 0.0 from Briiish Co.umb a N ) | zoosh, Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION, DURING PAST 12 HOURS ~ Explanation. with the wind. The top figures At station indicaie maximum temperature for th €avs: those underneath it. 1t any, the amount of raintall, of melted snow in inches und hundredtbs, during ‘the past twelve bours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect poin s of equal air pressure; iso- therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature, word ““high” means high Larometric pressure and is vsuaily accompsnied by fair weather: “low” Tefers 10 low pressure. and is usually preceded end sccompanied by cloudv weathersnd rawns. “Lows” usually Arst appear on the Wasbington coast. When the pressure is high in_the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south aloug the coast, rain is probabie: but when the “low 1s inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon i3 improb- able. With a “high” in the vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure falling to the California coast, warmer weather may be expected In summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these condiions will produce &n opposite result. THE WEATHER BUREAU. The arrow fli TUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Sep- teniber 24, 1897, e The following are the maXimum temperatures reported to-day by telegraph from wea:her bureau stations in Cal'fornia: ~ Eureka 62, Red Bluff F¥resno 93, San Lms CPispo 80, Los Angeies 86, *an Dieo 74, Yuma 04, “an Francisco data minimum 54, me«n 37. Weather Conditions and General Fore- casts. The pressure has fallen steadily over the north- ern hasf of the pacific slope. An area of low pressure iiss over Arizona and will probably ex tend northward thronzh the great val.ess of Cal: s0rnia and intv *outhern Oregon. The temperature bas risen from 6 to 14 over Fastern Washington and Oregon. It bas fallen 2b u 10 along th centralcos of Cuiifornia. ain has fallen in b astern Arizen Forecast made at Sau Francisco for thir.y hours, enaing midpight September 25, 1887 : Northern California—Cloudy Saturday; cooler in the interior; foz along the coast: northeily winds inland - wester'y wind« # ong the coast. Southern Caiifornia — Cloudy -aturday, with showers along the foothills and in the mountaius; northwesterly winds. vada—Cloudy Satuiday: probal day night in western por.ion. Utsh—Fair Sa urdav: cioudy Saturday night and probubly showers in southern portion. Ariz na—Snowers Saturday; cod.er in extreme wesiern ponion ~en Francisco and vicioit- — Cloudy and un- settiea weather Saturday, with fog in the morn- ing: coniiuved cool, with fresh westerly winds. ~peciai report from Mouat Tamalpais: Clear. temperatore 74: wind weat, 12 miles: maximum temperature 83; barometer - 9.97. ALE XANDER MCADIE Local Forecast Officiai. P. Maximum temperature 60, rain Satur. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 24.—The reactionary spint resumed full sway to-day in the stock mar ket aftera biief period of higner prices dur.ng the morning, due to sympathy Avith Sugar, which ad- vanced at one time 2 points over iest night’s close. Suzar's strength was due 1o the belief that the Treasury Department would decide that Hol- land was in effect paying an export bounty on sugarand that countervailiog duty would there- fore apply to Dutch refined sugars. The rise in Sugarand some strengtn manifested by Manhat- tan served to raise the general level of prices to a sractional extent, but proved inadequate to sus- ta o ibem, and the fall for the remainderof the day was practically continuous, though more rupid at some (imes tkan others i here was nothing ia the news of the day to ac- count for the dec.ine, sll the reports of railroad earnings continuing Lo show lurge increases snd advices of the growth of business activity being unitormly encouraging from all points. 7The out- sice publle, however. has apparently ceased to buy, and ihe fsrge buil operacis were no longer widing to sccept the heavy (ferinzs of stocks mave 10 themn. Profit taking was the o der of the day. Themarket was dull, compsarcd with the re- cent_tone, pui the d-cline was nevertneloss un- checked. The b-ar inerest was weil efined and Was constant in activity Guring the day. T'he situation of (he money market continued to atiract atiention. The f atures were the firmness of call money 0+ the busis of 2 per cent and con- siderabie activity in the time money murket. The exchance markel also hardened. actuul retes ad- vancing about 1 ip 1€3ponse to the zoid shipmen 3 ow o1 the way (0 this Couniry . Remitiances 1o the interior have coutinued on a lurg- scaie and to. morron’s bank statements is expected (0 ahow & large additional decrease in the surplus rescrves. ‘Yhie bauks and the sub-Treasury have been able 10 meet ali demunds thus far for currency. but the demand upon them is large and promises to in. creuse. ¢ ‘The Treasury at Washington found itseif uouble to accede 10 the request of & local bauking firm which had receiv:d a consigpmen: of gol: at Sun Francisco (o its creditto ce silowed Lo withdraw legai tenders from the sub-treasury in New York ujou ine deposi. of the zold inSan Francisco. Among the jeturns of rajirosd earnings for the third week iniSep ember, Missouri Pacific snowed an increase of $111,000, 'Denver ana k10 Grande £21.000 and Eio Grande Western $19.500. }or the second week Northern Pacific showea an in- crease of $12A.755. New Jersey Central tor August showed an increass in net of $¢9,198. “I'he stocks of s0ft coal roads which have failed to share ln the laie impioven ent owinz to the miuers’ strike, showeu some activiy to-day, and were compsraiive.y sieadv. ‘The -t 1053 rup all the way from a fraction to 7 points. the iatier Consolidated Gas, but In the 1arge majority of active shares it s between 1 an Zpol.ts. *usquebannaand Western preferred lost 41 and Sgar, Coiton Ol, Lelawaie -nd Hudson xnd Omaha over 2 points. ' 1ilinols Steel rose 334. Bonds were weak in sympatny with stocks on & greatiy dimiuished volumeof transactions. Total The | 214%: prime mercan exchange firm. with actual business in bankers' and $4 8515@4 BE siiver ceriificates, | CH & D als. COMMERCIAL WORLD sales, $1.707,000. United Srates fours registered were 13 higher bid and the fives 14 hicher. ‘Totn. saies .f stocks were 521.200 shares in- uding: Atchison preterred 13,.50, Chesapeake d_Onio 600 Buriingion 3219, Jiockiug V. tey 6770, Loulsville and Mashville 17,210, Man- hatan 11,690, Metropoitan Traction 4300, Missouri Pacific 14,450, M. K. and . prelerrel 4310, N. Y.~ and W. 3450, New York Central 4150, Nor.hery Pacific »275, do preferred 18,4.0. reading 19.920, Lock I iand 22,550, Ontsrio and Westearn 3150 . Pan 720. St. Paul and Oma- ha 5700 ~on preferred 4225. Union Pacitic 41,20, U. P. D. and G. 8797, Wabash pre- terred 4 8). Wheeliugand Lake Erie 4235, Amer- ican | obacco 10,560, Bay ~tate Gas 3,130, Chi- cago Gas 8100, General Fiectric 3770, Lead 4650, Pacific Mail 3885, Sugar 70,470, T. . and 1. 6350, Western Union 11,663, Chicago Great Western LONDO: MARKET, NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 24.—The Evening Posi's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets were irregular aud rather dull to- day. Therise In prices in New York induced sales here »na the marxet ior Americans closed practicalls without recovery. The fear at the moment is that the New York account is becom- ing tophiesvy, and inssmuch as the feeling iere is sull_timid, professional operaiors are dreadin les: New York may leave th m in the lurc Grand Trunks were weak. Mines were beiter on Paris buy i c he money market is surprisingly easy consid- ering the hardening factors, such us the issue of treasury bilis next week and the payment into the Bavk of Engand next week of the second instali- ment of money on the Jupanese loan. There are also statements to-dav of & large issue of & Caia- dian loan soon, as also £1,000.000 in West Austra- ifan treasury bills. 1he Pars Bourse was firm. Gold exporis have nad no eftect there. There are special reserves of zoid in Parls on which mon y has been borrowed from the Bank of France. The Berlin market was sieady. Dutch exchange has fallen sharply. REVIEW OF 1HE STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 24 —In its review of the stock marke: Bradstreet’s to-morrow will say Specu aticn continues to Le on a large scale, the week's proceedings being attended by sensational incidents. They embraced s sharp decline, with recovers of that money market, followed by & sharp pilces encouragea by the announcement $2 500,000 gold was en rouse from Kurope. market had notice that the perfod of excessively low rates was drawing to an end, and on Mouday and ‘Luesday last lenders marked up their cail Jomns. There was DO SCAICILY OF IODEY, DEVET: theless the stock market had becom.e overbuugut and many speculators were Carrying unwarrant- edy lerge amounts of stock. Hetce (he Uime was rive for liquidation. Bear interests hammered the market vigoronsly. Wille the declines on au average were no more than two points in the active list some stocks made very considerable declines and the market presented a bearish appearance on Tuesday. On Wednesday, however, the market became stexdy, though dull Later anuoun.ements of | gold veing taken in London caused a sharp rally in prices, which aeveloped §u10 excited bu.l specu- lation. The market continued very siroug on Inursday. Thete was considerable builish ma- nipiiation by tne cliques in various specialties. | Un Friday the market was heavy and lower. The unfavorsble circumstences emibraced a harder toue in exchange and expectation of a unfavora- | bie bank s:atement. NEW YORK MO EY MARKET. Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway | Shares. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 24.—Money on call firm at 239@3%: last loan , closed offered 2@ | . 414@5%; Sterling pa bills_at $4 85 for 48234 for sixty dars demand, and $i ¥215@ posted rates, #4 83@4 84 commercial bilis, 3 51 1g@58c; bar silver, b7c: Government bonds | Mexican dollars, 43lpc: steady: state bouds dnll; raliroad bouds weak. | CLOSING sToC Railroads— 1St Paul. 9834 | Atchison Tilaaasg naha. 84 134 Canada Pacific. 1 Canada Souther: Central Pacific. Ches & Ohio. - Preferred Chicago & Aliou..164 | Texus & racific Chicago, B & Q.... $85%|Union Pacifi Southern Failway. Chicago'& r. L. 58 "|U P b & G, | cece~L 874 | Wabash..... | Preferred 881y Preferred . | Del & Hudson.....11%14 | Wheel & L | Del L& W. | Preferred. Del & Rio G....... 13 | Fxpress Preferred........ 48 |AdawsEx.........156 Erte. new ... 1634 | American k.x. First preferred.. 4133 United States. Fi Wayne. -188 | Wells- Fargo. Gt Nor pid. 138 cellaneous— Hocking Val. 71 A Cot Oll.... liinois Cent. 10534 Preferrel.. Lake Erle & W... 1972 Am'n Spirlis.. Prefeired Freferrea 175 | amn Tobacos: £91a| " preferred 10534 Chicago Gas. 1217 Cons. Gas Michigan Central 106 | Com. Cable Co. Minn & St. L 27 |Col F & lron. 2514 | do do 1st prer’d. 87442| do do prefd... B0 | Lake Shore Louls & Nas] Mashattan L. Met Traction .. Mo. Pacific........ 34V Gen. Electiic 8 Mobile & Uhio..... 28%a illinois Steel. Mo. K &T.... 15" |La Clede Gas...... ao pref'd.... 38l LeAG.............. 39k New Alb& Chicgo. 94| do prefd. do do prefd. {Nat Lin Oil. 16 N J Central....... 95 |Uregon Imp. Co.lll— N ¥ Central 11134 Pacific Mail. 3514 N Y Chicago&~tL 16 | Pullman Pal; do do 1siprerd. 79 |silver Certifi TV do do 2d prefd. 37%|stan Rope&Twine. 5ig Nor West ... 14 Sngar.. ...145 No Amer Co. 51| Preserred RS T No Prcific... 1971 C & iron 8134 Prejeired 5254 U S Leather...... vl Ontario & W 18| " Preferred 67 Ore R & N 87 |US Kubber.....ll 1714 Ore Short Line.... 19 | Preferred. L 6515 Pittsburg. 91 Readinz..... L 1754 Xock lsland. 127 St Louls & 5 F 16a Preterred... U = New 4s, reg. 12534 [N J Cent Gen 5s..11314 do do 4s coup. 253 North Carolina 63.125 do 48, reg 11z14| Dods...... ... 10214 dods, coup. 114 °| Northern Pac Ists. 1205 do2s, rez........ 95 | Do, 3s.. . 118 |, 4. 1 115 IN Y C &St L4s..10614 Distrct 3 60s......10914 | Nor & W 6s....... 123 Al Class A 07| Northwest Consois14314 Do, Class B......206 | Do, debds........117 Do, Class C...... 98 |Cregon Nav lsts. 11214 Do, Currency....100 | To. 4s. S0 Atchison 4s.. Do, Adj 4 Canada So. 2d. Can Pac lstx. C&N Prrbs. C& Ohio 58 L B-1410S Line 5835 Do, lsistr 8114 106 | OTmn lsts tr.. 1103 — | Do Sstr.. 4634 | Pacific 6s, of ') 1137 reading ds. 10464 Den & R G 1sis.. 10985 sen 53 83y Den & K G 4s... . 89 (St L &S F Gen 6.1153; Eas: Tenn 1sts....108 (St Pconsols........ 140 rie Gen 4s........ 711 /5t P C & P lsts. FW&DIststr.. 72 Gen Electric 5s....100 GH&SABs.....105 do do s, ofd 102 H&T Cent 5s.....10% do con 6s......... 108 Do, Bs... |8 Carolina N Vg Southern Ky 3s... 931y StanRpe&Twineés 63 Tenn New Set 3s.. N1 Tex Pac L& G1sts 9514 Iwa C lsts. .. 9715| Do, reg 2d: 30y Kau P Contr.. | 98 |U P ist e 11 Kan ¥ Ist(D D)i7.116 |UP D & Guif 1sts. 52 Li Consol 4s.. 93 Wab 1st bs. 107 L& N Uni 4y 8154| DO, 2d8.....covere 17 7100 | West Skorw da.. 10714 8414 | Va. Ceniuries. . 671 eeen... 86141 Do, deferred..... 4 Ists. 11814 MINING STOCKS. Chollar. .. % b5U|Outano.,... .8 25 Crown Point. 30 Ophir <. . 20 Con. Cal. & V... 135 Plymouth... 1z Deudwood ... . 90, Quicksilver 00 Gould & C: 55| do ptd Loswo Hale & Norcross. 100/ Sierra Nev 00 Homestake. . . 29 l}fl‘ *tandard. 80 Iron Silver........ 100! Urion Con . 4 Mexican. . 45| Yeilow Jacke ton. BOSTON, Mass,, Sept. 24.—Atchison, 1515 Bell Telephone. 268: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 9815: Mexican Central, 614 Oregon short Line, 205 >ub Liego, 14, NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YOEK, N. ept. 24.—Flour receipts, 19,630; exports 30,625 barrels. Was only bare steady’ notwithstanaing the advance in~ wheal buyers were gcar-e. WHi AT—keceipts, 148.675 bushels: exports, 60,546, spot firm Opiions opened Brm on cables, eased off under rew izing, i ut advanced ou forelgn buying and reported heavy export busi- ness, clos ne irreguier 8t 15@3%c ner adv:n Sales iucuded No. » red. May 9035@4434c, closed 94c: September, §9@I9F5c. ¢ Osed UYL ge. ) OP&—Quiet. S.ate common to choice, 1896 crop, \@sc: 1897 crop, 12@13 acitic Coast, 1885 crop, - @4c: 1886 crop. b@¥c: 1497 crop, 12 @1Zc: Lotidon, 55 WOOL—Firm. Domestic fleece, 20@24c: No. 2 touxtia, 27@d0c: Texns, 18c PETR LeUM—uuil. ).efined New York, $4 80. PIGIRON—Weak; closed aul av $7 bid and 7 15asked. COPPER—Lake quiet, $11 25 TIN—rkas er, $15 35 b d and $13 €5 asked. SPELTEK—Quiet, #4 7 bid and $4 30 asked. LEAD — Quiet, $4 30@4 35 for exchaoge; brokers’, #4. “—Options opened steady with prices unchanged 10 6 poiuts lower: closed nearly ulled steady, net unchanged 10 5 points lower. Sales, 10.000 bags, inciuding Ociober, 6.25c. <pot coffee sieady. No. 7 invoice, Tlge: jobbing, 78sc. SUGAK—Raw firm. Fairrefioing, #%gc: centriru- gal, 96 tes:, 3 15-.6c: mold A, S3gc: standard 4, 415-16¢: confectioners’ A, 4 15-16¢: cut loaf, 611-16c; Crushed, 51i-16c powdered, 53jc: sranalated, 51sc: cubes, 5 5-16c Kefined firm. BUTI EK—Kecepts, ' 3525 packages: tirm: Wes ern_creamery, 13%2@20%4¢; - Elgins, 2034c; aciory. 9@1 EGOS—Keceipis, 7957 packages: firm; State ana Pennsylvania, 17@19c: Western, 18918%qc. Dried Fruits. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 24. fruits steaoy. Evaporated apples, prime wire tray, 634@7c: wood dried. prime, 6Y4c; choice, 754C; tancy, Tige. PRUNES—413@8c. beavy bull liquidations, due to the advance of the | Uhe | | $482 APRICOTS — Royal. 7@8%c; Moorpark, 9@ 113gc PEACHES—Unpeeled, 7@llc; peeled, 12%4@ 18e¢. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, ILs. Sept. 24.— In wheat, prices around the opening were coutrolled entirely by the action of the Liverpool market. That market tarted at a 54d deciine, bul before the opening i here had no: only recovered tais but added 34d to vesterday’s c osing price. The resson given for Liverpool’s strength was a report of damage to the Argentine crop by trosi. That was considered uu- likely. and another private message irom Liver- pool said the report was wi hout foundation. The marke:, however, here. 0ok suftic.ent aotice of the £ port (o raise wheat from 9234c Lo 92 74C. the closing price yesterday having beeh 92158 5= The ad vance encouraged sellers, and a quick re- action followed to 917x¢. Tt was stated o1 the door that aspecial session of the British Parliament was being talked of Lo con- sider mesns of relief for the sufferers on sccount of the irish potato crop failure. The bringing of this feature of the worid’s food ituation before raders undonbtedly was influential 1n the advance to 93¢, Which followed the decline to 91%ge. tn= decid® caly weakening factor was the continued heavy Vorthwest receipts. Chicago received 8 of them of coutract quality. The Inepecied out of store was onl 27,000 Minoeapolis and Duluh_received 1001 ard 2 the corre- | qua. | Dusnels. alnsi 1015 u wer k us | spoudin: weex of the vea pi Ihe bul clique was lefi ai0ne in a great measure 10 do wil the fighting againus. the bearishiv inciined section of the |« cal operaiors Most of the heavy traders expressed themseives as unwillivg to buy during the continuance of such heavy Northwest recei, 1s. ~ew York reported that foreigners wers made the sellers of futures eariy in the session. A pri- vate cablegram from Berlin read: *Wheat declin- ing: Dauubian states and Kussiau offering froelv.” Th- Atlantic port clearances of wheat and flour were 460,100 bushels. Primary market | receipts amounted 1o 1,217,022 bushels, compared with 862,837 bushels the corresponding day of last yvar. The closing prices abroad showed the followinz changes compared with yesterday’s final quota- tions: Liver, 0ol No. 2, Amer.can red and 1 | Northern spiing 1d lower: futur.s from %@ %sd | bigher; Paris 5«entimes iower for Septemoer ard | 3 centimes lower for later futures. Atier the ad- | Vance 10 v3c the market reacted to 921zc. A slow | mdvance to 9-7gc followed, but the weakness of closing cables caused unother rea:tion, the price of December dropping back to 9333@925kc by { closing time. irade o corn was duil and the smali amount business made & rather heavy murket. December rauged betwern 303;@307xc and 3035@30%5c. The market followed wheat ou its declive and for | the remainder of the session ruled very quiet and fluctunted within & narrow rauge, closin. a shade | lower «t 308%c bid. | Outs fuctuated sympathetically with wheat and | cor: fievator people sold moderazely. Th: | market was very dull during a greater part of 1he sesslon. Dbecember closed a shade lower at 2055@ 34C. Provisions were weak on account of the bad ellow fever news and liquidation of Uclober cou- tracts for ribs. At the close December pork was 1234c tower ai §8 20: December lard, 13 lower at +145@4 470: und_ December r.bs, i%sc lower at ; vciuber ribs decitued 1dc. \ bereading tutures rangea ss follows: AwTICLES I Wheat Mo September. | 9315 Decemover (n€w) 9.5y May Sl 911y Corn No. 2 1 Septem ver = 874 | December. b #0853 Mav.. . 3 Oats No. 2— Sepiember. 3| 1968 December. ... 203, Muy. 5 283 Mess Pork § bbl- 1 | October. 815 (820 (81214(81215 J ecember. 8 |3 8214 (8 20 |4 20 January ol (922151950719 201020 Lard, ® 100 s~ | | October........... 4521545215 440|440 December 460 1480|4456 44715 January .. 47215 472154 60 |4 60 =hort Ribs, 100’ b | October. .. L[y 02 505 492144 95 December. 4871514 1T, |4 82154 8215 Janual |4 871g/4 ¥21a[4 8215 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour. ady. No 2 Spring wheat. $3c: No. 3 Spring Wheat, 8715@80%%c: No. 2 Ked, 9512@981yc: No. 2 Corn. 20@=9%4c: No. 2 Oats. 20@20%3:: No. 2 White, €. 0. 4@24¢: No. 3 White. 1.0. b., 2214 @ 2314¢ Xye, 48c: No. 2 barlev. nominal. 31 @ 4ac: No. 32 @ Bdlge: No. 1 Flaxseed. 81 0213@1 04; Primc Timothy Seed, $2 70; Mess Pork B_bbl $815@8 20; Lard # 100 s, g4 40; Shoro Ribs Sides (loose). $480@5 15: Dry Salted Shoulders (boxed), 33s@3 65+ Short Clear Sides (boxed), 535@5%4c: Whisay, distillers’ finished £00ds, per gation, $1 20. ARTICLES. | Recelpis. | Shipments. Flour, bbis 6.000 9,000 W heat. bu. 129,000 59.000 Corn, bu. .. 2., U0u 721000 Oats’ bu. 874000 3V0.000 Rye, bu. 7,000 55.000 Barley, bu. 107,000 58.000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar- ket wes: creameries, 14@20c: dairies, 10@17c; cheese, easy, B@9c: eggs, firm: fresh, lic. LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. ept. Oct. Dec. Opening % T7Y Toia Clostug.... 2 797 Tey PARIS FUTURES Oct. Flour — Opening. €0 35 Closing. 60 25 Wheat—Opening . 2876 28 7o Ciosing... 875 860 Wheat Movements. Recelpts. Shipments. Bushels. Cities. Bushels 312,500, «eeo.Minneapolis......... 35,420 450,976 “Duiuth ... 490,359 #1,560 IMiiwaukee 7,150 13%,900" I Chicago 59,248 47.232 Toiedo. . 20,000 26,000 St. Louis... 17,000 14,208 LiiDewon.... . . Tess | 334500 0 Kansas iy L 141500 78,613 TIDEWATER. .Boston. ....... New York. . Philadeiphia 1] Baltimore. New Grieans. EASTERN L1V TOCK MARKET CHICAGO, Iii., Sept. 24 —CATTLE—Calves sold readily at firm prices, the best poing at §7. " ‘Western and ranzers 5o d chlefly at $54U@4. A | few good 1o extra native steers were disposed of a: | $4 7.@>5 40, while common grades brouhit $3 85 @4 0. “tockers and jeeders sold for §3 10 @4 50, according to guality. Buls, cows and Deifers s0.d at 3 40@4 40 good grades. HOGs—Packers bought strong welght hogs chiefly at #3 85@4 05 and shippers took 300-pound hogs as high ss $4 25. Good to choice butchers' went around §4 30 and fancy Lacou soris up to $4 40, SHEEP—Values were well up to the best of the week, most gocd to choice mutton siock finaing outlet at $3 75@4, nothiug but very common lots selling below $350. A string of more than 1000 good Utah muttons found sale ut ¥3 90, and a band of 1560 chuice 62-Lound lambs trom same range went at $5 25. Fancy 79-pound native lambs soidupto$5 8 , but most good choice lots at §3 10 @b 40; fair medium and feeders seiling around 34 65. only culls below $4 26. Receipts—Caitle, 5000: hogs, 22,000; 12,000. sheep, Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Sept. 23.— —Re- ceipts. TUCO. Good grades steady: others weak. Texas sieers, $1 T5@4 25: Texas cows, $1 b0@3 20; nanve steers, 33 50@5 25: naive cows and heir- ers, S1@4 15 stockers and leeders, $2 50@4 35. bulls, $- 20@3 40. HOGS—Receipts, 9000. Market strong to 5c higher: closing a litle weak. Bulk of sules, $3 80@A: heavies, 33 80@4: packers, $3 KU @3 95: mixed. $3 85@4 10: lights. $3 8714@ 110: yorkers, $4 05@4 1V: bigs, $3 26@3 85. SHELP — Recelpts, 5000 ' Marke s Lambs, $3 50@5 80; muttous, $2 25@3 80. ady. Omaha. OMAHA, NEBR, Sepl. 24 — CATTLE — Re- ceipts, 3500. Market straly to strong. Na- tve beef steers, $4 20@d 20: Western steers, 33 B0@4 5O: Texws steers. 43 15@3 75: cows and heiters. %2 #0@3 75; canners, #1 75@2 80; slockers 4nd jeeders. $3 40@4 OU; cu.ves, §4@5; bulis, stags, etc., §2@3 60. HUCS—Hecelpts. 1900. Market 10c higher. Heavy. $3 80@3 95, mixed. £3 85@8 90; light, $3 $0@4 05: buik of sales. $4 85G35 90 SHEEP—Receipts, 5800. Market steady. 10 choice natives $5 40@3 80 Westerns. $3 25@3 65: common 22 75@3 50; lambs, $3 75@5 25. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Y., Sept. 24—R. G. Dun & Co’s Weekly Review of Trade will say i its is- sue to-morrow: Gold Imports have begun direct from England and from Franoce, besides the arri- val of $4,000,000 at San Francisco from A ustza- lia jor wheat exported. The gold received there and started from Euro,e amounts to $6.500,000 in four days and the advance of its rates by the Bank of £ngland (0 21u per cent seems litile likely to check the movem: ni, 1n View of heavy merchan- dise balances due (o Lhis countrv aud a rise in the rate of interest here. ‘The August excess of mer- chundise and Specie exports OVer impOrts was 10t far fiom $42,000000 and the September excess will evidently be larger, uniess shipments of gold are gonsiderabie. Merchanaise exports from New York in three weeks of September have been 15.3 pr e nt over last year's aud imports 13.7 per cent less, and like cuanges on tue whole irude for the month w0uld result in net exports of $53,000,000 merchai- dize besides silver. Produce markets have been uncertain, closing a fraction bigher for both wheat and corn, while the decline in cotion continues. Wheat has eained a fraciion for the week. While Atantic exports, flour included, for three weeks bave been 12,49..81 bushels agaiust 6,188,743 last year. Western receipis are exceed- ing last year's and forei<n estimates now agree in making the probable requiremeat irom this coun- try over 100,000,000 vushels greater than las year. .\ ‘The official ending of the Western coal strike Fair fwir 10 choice nd stock sheep. adds menv thousand men to the working force In the mines and others in muanutactures using bituminous coal. The anthracite sirike has sub- sian ialiy ended and no extensive labor disturo- ance is Lhreacened. The outpul 0f COKe is NOW 125,000 tons and the price s also ad vauced. Scme branches of the iron and stee! i.dustry are clearly ;0 longer rbie (0 keep 0p With their new orders. Others are very fuily emoloy:d for some monins ahead ana with all the demand increasing. Heavy buying has ramsed Bessemer yig at Plits- bur< to .10 50 aund oray f ree (o $8 30, with actusl sales of 10,000 tons Southern pig Inthe Mahoning Valley tor 36 76 ac Birmiugham Billets were quoted at $6 25 and $22 has been refu-ed for wire rods. The siroctural WOrK is be- hitd Ord: rs. tin-p ate miily ure hindered vy failure 10 i<t sheet bary delivers d iast ~pough. plate and sheet mius find heavy aema'd everywhere and bars are In great demand fo- cars at the West, with vastly improved demand and i snad - betier prices at the East. The average advance of iron and steel products from the lowe .t puinis 8 2 per cent. W ool sules st Boston bave decreased a quarter, bul_manufacturers are siiil unable to fing profits in goods with wool at present prices. ieported sales of wool are more thau donoie those of ihe most prosperous years. but the rise in prices ren- dersthe future more doubtful excepl ior manu- facturers Laving heavy supjlics laid in, Failures for the week have been 209 in the Unit-d States, against 315 last year, and 28 10 Canads. sgaiust 39 iast year. ET'S REVIEW. BRADSTE Y., rept. 24.—Bradstreet’s to- morrow will say: 71here is & check Lo the inward sweep of demand in staple lives noticeable throughout the South for the past six weeks. The yellow fever quaraniine, which extends from Texas to Georgia, has brougnt wholesale business tou practical standstill throughout the greater yortion of the region embraced by the Gulf Sta.es. At centers of distribution in Central, Eastern and Western States the recent activity indry goias, hats and bardware has fallen off, but at the West aud on the Pacific the buyiug by interior me chants and the free disiribution of mercbandise continue to be festures. Demand for heavy textile fancies has been stimulated b> colder weather, and St. Louis mer- chan.s say the yellow fever scare Wil have no effect upon trade aL that city, ss Southern mer- chauts had suppiied themseives there before the quarauiine was entorced. ‘The outlook for busi- ness in purts of Texus, Ar~ansas, ]ennessee and Georgia is for & much dulier seuson than had be n expected. avorabe leatures vi Lhe week are sound in sharp advances in prices for iron a.d steel, heavy sales of Ressemer pigiron, stecl biliets and "ails and « p ospec. that iro aud steel jrices wili go bizher in the near iuture. Wool is also higher ana woolen goods for 1598 delivery are up 10 .ud 15 per cent, with the vutlook favoring a tur her edvance. Ihe incressed volume of general trade is also stimulated by the contiuued heavy movement of cereals to tidewater, the slmost uuprecedeated qQuantiiies exported eacn wees and tue lncreased uumber of people fiuding employment in indus- trial und commercial lines as compar-d with a yeur ago, togetber with the tendency of guld to Ccome here from abroad. Exports of wheat, flour included as wheat, from both coasts of the United States and from dlon- treal this week amoun: 109,62 ,493 bu-he s, cow- NEW YORK, partd wiih 6,289,94 week, 5,930,000 bushels iu the week a year ago, 8,151,000 two years ago, 2.562,000 three years a0 and as compared Wil 8,450,000 bushels in the cor- responding week of 1895, r xports of Iudian cor aciresaed 4,U%.,142 busheis, compared with 3 901,000 last week, 2 619,000 busne.s in the wee one’ vear ago, 103,000 bushels thres years ago, and as contrasted With 543,000 in the like week of 1893, There ure 237 1aliures reported toroughout (he | Uni.ed States this week. compared wi b 256 last week, 321 10 the third week of September, 1896, 198 ju 185 -04 in the like weea of 1864 uid as contrusted with 232 in the COrrespondiug period iu 1898, Lnere are 33 business failures reported through- out (he Canadian Dominion this week. sgainst 36 1ast ween, 34 L Lhe Week & year ugo, and 35 lu tue corresponaing week of 1895. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, N. Y., tept. 24.—The followlng table, compiled by Lrudstreet, shows the bank clearings at the principal cites for the we-k ended September 24, with the percentase of Increase snd decrease as compared with (he correspouding week last year: Percentages. Dec. §882,291.440 104068, 15U Chicago. . Phitade.phia ... -t Louls Pittsburg . Baltimor. San Francisco. Cincinnati. . Kausas City. New uriead: Minneapolis. . Detroit Cleveland, .. Louisville. . Provideuce. Mily aukee. “t. Paui 645 9115265 D Coiumbus, Uhio. Savannah’ Denver Hartoid . Kiconmond . Memphis. Washington Peorla. . Kocuester. .. New Huven Worcester. Atlsnta 4 Salt Lake City... Springtieid, Mass. Fort Worth Portland, M Portiand. O St Joseph 1,179,182 Los Angeles. Norfol eeemacen 82,430 BYPACUSE .0uveniiananin 975,040 Des Moines ... 907,717 Nashvilie. 964 632 Fall River. . 930,288 Seranto 3 904285 +rand gapids.. ... 738,902 Augusis, Ga . 1,469,643 Lowell . 97,413 Dayton, Uh.o. : 048,272 Seattle.. : 650,536 Spokane. ... : 96 034 Sioux City . 601..76 New Bedford 442,365 noxviite, 1 Tope a.. Birmingnam.... Wichita. . Binghamton. Lincolu. .. Lexington, Ky Jacksouvlile, Fia. 297,119 248,500 191440 1 ockford, 111 Caiiton, Ohlo - Springti-1d, Oh'o.. ] targo, N. D.......0 Sioux Falls, 5. D0 fastings, Mebr Fremoa, Nebr. Davenpoit.. Toledo.. 146..24 105,977 212571 *Galvest g “Houston. .. 8,859.1 Waco. 1/915,n84 53,84 Totals. U. B........51,368 204,657 Totals . w Yorx City.. 486,613,231 DOMINION OF CANADA. .$12,338.657 7,619,142 *Youngsiown Monireal ‘Loronto. Winnipeg. o 2Zuyls80 Halitax. 1.097.998 Hamilton Bon, 724 st. John, X. B 637,600 $74,546 203 212 n tolals bzcuuss of N0 Compari- 500 for last year CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES, NEW YORK, N. Y., ~ept. 24.—The Earl Frolt Company sold to-day: Grapes—Tokay, 70c@ $1 25, average 93c: double crate, $145@2 05, average $.80. Pears—Bartlelts, $23)@3 40, aveiage $286 Pesches—Sulway, S5@6Uc, aver- age, 49¢; awberry Cling, 50¢; Geirge Late, 50 @65c, average 53c. Plums—Kelsey Jupan, 70c @1 40, average $1 12; Chabot, 60@S0C, average 7lc. Thirteen cars sold. BOSTON, vass., sept. 24.—The Earl Fruit Com- pany’s auciion sales: Peaches—Saiway, b5@Y5c, average B7c: (ieorge Late, 55@65¢, average 58c. Grapes—Black Morocco, $1 10 Four cars sold. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Sept. 24.—The Karl Fruit Company’s auction’ +w.es: Grapes—lokay, 6@ 95c, average 88c: double crate, $1 45@1 70, aver- age, §1 64. Peaches—>alway, 55@8Uc, average 6bc. Pears—Winter seckes, haui-noxes, §1 0@ 125, averake $1 15. Barletts in single crate, #1 90. Four cars sold. CHICAG!, 1LL, ~epl. 26.—The Earl Frait Com- pany’s auction sales: \»rapes. Tokay, 65c@81 20, average §107: double crate #2UZ: ) alacas, single case, 70@85c, average 75c. Pears—Bart: leits, $24U; Onondago, $213. Thirteen cars S0l NORTHERN WHLATY MARKETL, Oregon, PORTLAND, Om., Sept. 24.—Wheat weaker. Valley, 84c; biue stem, 85c; Wa la Walla, 80@5i c. Wushington. TACOMA, Wasiz, Sept. 24.—The ship Falkland cleared to-day for kurope with 153,400 bushels of wheat, vaived ai $135,00 : snip Port stanley cleared to-day for kurope with 152,600 bushels of wheat. valued at $lU6,450, Wheat dull. No. 1 lue stem, 85c: No. 1 club, 82c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS, PORTLAND, OR., Sept. 2 621; balances, §92.748 FORLIGN MARKETS. —Exchanges, 1231, London. LONDON, Exg., Sept. 24.—Consols, 111 9-16; sliver, 26%3d. French ren:es, 105f 30c. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. NG, Sept. d.— Wheat—Stesdy: No. 1 standard California wheat, 39s; cargoes of coast. noching doing: Cargoes on passage, more offering; linglish country markets, generally lower: French country markets, ‘heat in Paris, easy: tiour in Parls, easy. | usual discount to the 1,860,000 bushels two veas »go, | | CorTON-Uplands, 3 31-820. | CLOSE. WHEAT—Spot No. 2 red western winter steady, 75 10d: No. 1 red northern spring steady, *s 7d. CORN—Spot American mixed new stead-. 3y 13d: September steady, Sa 1345a: October steady, FIGUR-St. Louls fancy winter dull, 10s. EXCHANCE AND BULLION. 4 83 * aazz Sterling Exchange, 60 davs. Ster ing Exchange, sight Sterling cables........ New Yors Exchange, sighi. New York ¥ xchauge. telegrapnic.. Fine ~liver, psr ounce. Mexican Dollars. L e—— FRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. ‘WHEAT—Futures dia better, a3 will bs seen by the sales. Spot prices were firm. withoul any par- ticular change. Locai quotations are as follows: §1 523 for No. 1, #1 55 for chofce and $1 5714@1 60 ® cul for ex- tra choice tor milling. CALL BOARD SALES. 5 INFORMAL EESSION—9:15 0'clock—Decomber— 18,000 ctis. §1 5254; 24,000, $1 527 50,000, #1538 SKcoND SESSION — December — 2000 81674 REGULAR MORNING SESsiOoN—December—18,- 000 ctls, %1 63: . 0,000, $1 5-75: 6000, 818314 4000, $1 531, Mav—2000, §. 51 7s; 4000, 81 513, AFTERNOON SESSION—Lecem er—i6,000 cils, 315234 8000, 81 52%; 12.000. 81 6233 12,000, 1 52 b BAKLEY—Ufferings of Feed are heavy and the market 1s duil, There is no speculation in futures. Feed. 9212@9734c: Chevalier. 31 521401 5734 for No. 1'and ¥1 35@1 40 ror No. 2. Brewing, $110@1 16 tor No. 1 and $1@1 05 B cu 10r dark Coust. ctls, CALL BOARD 8A1 KS. INFORMAL SESSI0N—9:15 o’clock—No sales. BECOND SESSION~N0 salvs. REGULAR MOENING SESSION—No sales AXTERNOON SESSION—NO sales, O i 5— flerings ure 100 heavy for the demand and the market Is dull and weak. Frices show no auge, however. Faucy Feed, $1 35@1 40; good to choice, $1 20@1l 30 B ctl; common, $1 0T 11743; Surprise, $1 45@) 50: Rea, 81 15@1 Gray, $1 1215@l 1734; Miling, 81 30@1 85 » il Bruck, for 1eed, $1@1 10; for seed. 51 160 130, Cilpped Outs sell aL $1@2 B tou over the raw. product. CORN—The tendency of all descriptions is downward, and the market is dul.. Small Roond Yellow, $i i5@1 20: Large Yellow, &1 0715@ 11235: White, $107%@1 1214 ctl. Yo _$1 1216@1 15 B cil. | BUCKWHEAT—85c@$115 8 cil. FLOUR AsD MILLSTUFFS, Quotations are unchanged and the market Is quiet In sympathy with the raw product. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, 85 :5@b 35: Bakers' extras, $5@5 10 3 bbl. COKNMEAL ETC.—Feed Corn, $24@20 B tou: Cracked Corn, $25@26 10; MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as follows, trade: Graham Flour, $3 ¥ 100 bs: Kye Fiour, $250® 100: Rice Fiour, 5 75: Cornmeal $2 25: extra cream do, $3: Outmeal, $3 50: Oat Groats, $4: 3 30: Buckwheat Flour 5 25@3 0; (ricked Wheat, #5 25; Farina. $4 50: Whole Wheat Flour, Kolled’ Uats (bbls), 5 70@5 90: Iu sacks, Pearl Barley, $4; Splic Peas, $3 50; Green do, $4'25 B 100 Wbs. HAY ANU FEEDSTUFFS. There 18 notbing new to report in any descrip- tiou. Receipts of Hay continue moderate. BRAN—$.4 50@15 50 tor the best and 314 % ton for outside brands. MIUDLINGS—$18 50@20 for lower grades and | #21@22 B ton for the best. FEEDSTUFFS—Kollea Barley, cake Meal at the mill, $30 ® ton: lobuing, $31; Chopped Feed, $15@16 » ton. Cocoanut Cace. $17 50: Cottonserd Jiea!, $20@30 B ton. HAY—Wheat, $12@15 ¥ ton; Wheat and Oat, $11@l4; Oat, $10@12: Barley. $10@! preased,’ §12@14; Alialfs, $¥3@l0; stov Clover, $8@10 # ton. STRAW—30@40c B bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. $21@22: Of- There is more or less pressure to sell Beans and se lers are making concessions. BEANS—Eayos, 1 75@2 ® ctl: Small Whites. 21@1 25 ctl; Large Whites, $1@1 20: Pinks, $1 256@1 35; :Reds, §1 25@1 35; Biackeye, 82 25 @250; | ed Kiduey, nouinal; Limas. $2 10@2 20; Butters, 51 25g1 40: Pea, 31 20@1 35. SEED>—Brown Mustard, $225@2 50 Mustard, $2 25@2 50; Fiax, $1 7501 8 Seed, 13,@214c B 1b: Alfaifa, 634 28,c% Hemp, S¢: Timothy, 41gc. DKIED FLAS—Mliesare again offering at $1 25; Green, §1 20@1 70 ® cil. | =2 | POTATOES, ONION-~, VEGETABLES. Potatoes are doing better under a good shipping demand. There Is {no change in Unions or Vege- tables, except an advance in choice Corn, which is scarce.JPoor Corn is almost unsaiable. POTATOES-Karly liose, 35@4Uc; River Reds, 45@50c: Buibanks, 43@521ec: ~alinas Burbanks, 6uw@75c; Sweet Potaioes, BUC@S1 % cul. ONIUNS—75g85c: Pickie Unions, 75¢ B sk. VEGETABLES—Bay Squasn, 25@40c #® box: Marrowfat Squash, $5@10 % ton: Bxy Cucumbers, 2b@35c ® box: Pickles. 1i5c for No. 1, 13;c ® 1b for No. 2; Green reppers, 25@40c for Chiie and | 50@50c for Bell: Green Peas. i1%e@2c B b: String 11,@2Ysc; Lima Beans, 1}a@2c: Green #0@50¢ ®_ box: Dried Okra. 6@Sc B 1b: Plant. 3u@Aidc: Labbage, 60@T5¢ ¥ ctl; Car- | rots, 2 @30c ® sacks Garlic. 11a@2c @ 1b: Toma- toes, 30@40c sor river and 30@5uc for Alameda: Greon Corn, 20@75¢ ¥ sack, 40@60c P crate for Berkeley and 75c@$1 50 8 crate fur Alumeda | POULTRY POULTRY—The marke: is overload-d with all sorts of s'ock and prices are weak In consequence. Local Pouitry is especially duil and cheap. Easiern, $6@6 50 for Huns, $5 bU for young Kooster:, $4 50 furold Roosters, 84 for Fryersand $ 5 for Brotiers. Live Turkeys are quotableat 14@lic for Gob- blers and 12@13c for Hens; Geese & pair, $1 25@ 1175: Ducks, $2 75@3 for old and 83@4 for young: Hens, $5@4 50: Roosters. young. 5 50@ 3 50; do, 0id. $3 bUa4; Fryers, $2 75@3; Broilers, $2 50@2 75 for large and $1 75@2 for small Figeons. $1 25@1 £0 @ doz for young and $1@1 2 for old. GAME—Hare, nominal; Rabbits, nominal. AND GAME., BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. There is nothing new In any description. Strictly | tancy Buuter sells oft readily at the quo:ations. Ranch Eggs are firm. BUTTER— CREAMERY—Fancy creamerfes. 27@28c B m; seconds, 15@26c B Ib. DarkY—¢ noice o fancy, 23@24c B 1b; lower grades 16@:2yuc. | 7 PrcKLED—18@21c B . FIRKIN—17@19¢ ) Db CRKAMERY | UB—20@2% B . EASTERN—12@1 3¢ for Iadle-packed. CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 10c: common to good, 8@9%4c; Cream Chedasr, 10@1lc ¥ Ib: Young America, 11c: Western, i014@11L ern, 1216@1335c B . FGGS— unca Eggs, 27%@32%c; store Exgs, 18@25c P dozen: Eastern, :2la@Zdc for good 10 tuncy and 18@20c ‘o1 seconds; DUCK Eggs, 2UC. East DECIDLOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Wine Grapes are coming In t00 freely and the marset shows signs of weakening. Table Grapes are a drug, of cours . Peaches are in large supply and cheap. Bartlett Pears are firm and wanted, bul common Pears are 5.0w Of sule AL lOW prices. “i6loos are about the same. DECILTUOUS FiLU Strawberries. $2 50@4 B chest for larga. Huckieberries. 5@sc @ b. Blackberries, $3 @ ches. Ruspberries, $. @5 # chest. Lo granates 2s@75¢ B hox. Cave Cod Cranberrivs. $3 ® bbl. Peaches, 25@50c B box and in bulk, $20@35 ® ton for chiugs and $12 50@ 25 1or frees. P.ums, 25@40c; Japanese, 50@75c. Pears, Bart etts, 75c@$1; common kinas, 25@ 40c @ box. _pples, 25@85¢ B box for common and 50@65¢ for £00d to choice. Quinces, 25@50¢ Grapes, 'In_boxes, 20@35¢ for Muscats. 15@30c for black. 15@30c 1or Tosay, 30@50c 1 r Isubella and 15@25c for Sweetwater. Crates sell about 10c higuer than boxes Ziutwndel Wlue Grapes, $15@17 B wn. Watermelons, $7@12 3 100 Canta oupes, $0c@$1 B cru e. Nutmeg Meions, ZL@35c P box on the whart, CITRUS FRUITS—Valencia Oranges. $2@3 ® box: Lemons. $1 :5@1 75 ® box for common and $2@3_50 for good Lo choice: Mexican Limes, $6@5 bu B box: Bananas, $1@3 50 @ buuch: Pineapples, §2@3 % doz. DRIED FRULTS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC, ‘There is no life to the marcer. There is no de- cline and deaters do not expect any, but trade is aimply flat. The East bouzht furlously for several weeks, but buyers are nOW (AKiug & rest. They will start up again before lOng. -ou biiess. New Rulsins are seiilng at 5140 for 2-crown, 414c for derown. bige for d-crown, ¢ for Seedless sultauas and §1 15 for London layers Dried Grapes. 333c. DRIED FRUITS—Quotations are as follows: Prunes. carload 10is, dlgc or 40-50's. 434c for 50- 6u's, digc for BO-70s, B34c tor Tu-BU's, Blhc % I tor 50-00's und 2340 for 90-100's; Peaches, 514@6lec W Ib: fancy. Tc; peeled, Apri- cots, b33@6ac for Royals and 7@84c for kood to funcy Mooruarks: evaporated apples, dla@6e: sun-dried, 3@3%5ci biack Figs, in sacks, 2@zlge: Plums. 4@416¢ B for pitted and_1@2c for un- pitted: bleached Plums, 5@dlac; Neciarides, 5@ ¢ % 1b for prime to fancy: Pears, 5@5%ac for quar- ters and 6%5@1¢ for haives. ir RAISINS—(0ld crop) Four-crown, loose, 4@dc: B-crown, 316@dc: 2- crown, J9,@3%4c W I seedlens Sultanat 2@5ac; seedless wuscaieis, 4@4bec; s-crown Londun lay- ers. $1@1 15; clusters, $1 15@1 25: Dehess clus- ters, §1 75@%; Imperinl ¢ asiers, $2@2 26. NUTS—Walnuts, 73,@8c for hard and 9@9%ac for softahell: Almonds. 3(@ic for hardshell aid & 1Uc for papershe.l; Peanuts, 4@5c for Eastera an 4c for. B(é s et MR e ns, 9@10c B 1b: ris. 0@914c; Brazi Nut 806 ocougucs. 55@H 50 WA00 i N Y—New Comb, 10c for brizht and 7 for lower grades; new water-white extracted, 4 45;c: light amber “i‘.‘;n:w‘:f—..&%‘%’dfi t%etren Hominy, $3 Jv@ | PROVISIONS, Dealers report & z0od trade at the prices. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8¢ # Ib for heavy, 9%4¢ tor light medium, 10c for lgnt, 10145c B 1 | Pomonsa.. . Kast- | Homer for extra ilght and 12c for sugar-cured. ern sugar-cured Hams, 11@12%c B 1b: Californfa Hams, 10@103%¢c % Mess Beef, $7 50 B bbl: extra mess d.. $9: family do, $10; sal Pork, §5@% 50 ¥ bbI: exura prime Purk. $10; extri clear, $16@) 6 50; mess, $10 B bbl: >moked Beet, 1033@123¢ . LA RD-Eastern tierces quoted a! 514@534c for com pound aind 634c for pure; pails, 74/4c; California terces, 5@bl4c B M for compound aud 6350 for 634c: 10-1 Lins, 74403 COTTOLEN E—Tierces, 63jc. Packa: es than 300 is—1-b_pails, 60 in a case, 874c pails, 20 in a case, 83c: 5-b palis, 12 in u case, 10-1b puils, 611 & case, 81/gc: 50-Ib tins, 1or se. Th5c: wooden buckets, 50 1bs Det, 7%c: fancy tubs 80 s net, 75c: half bbis, sboui 10 s, T30 B b, HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Wool 1s bought up as soon ss it arrives and prices are firm. Hides are steady. Therels very lictle life to Hops, but it is the geueral impression that they will improve before long. HIDES AND “KINS—(ulis and brands sell 1lc under sound stock. Heavy salied steers. 9@915¢ B 1b: wedium, 8l5@3c B Ib; light. B@>ic: Low- hides, 8@9c ¥ i Stags, 6e: sa ted Kip, 8la@9c: salted Calt, 9@10c B Ib; salied Veal, Blagtc: dry Hides. 1ac Ib: culls ‘and brands, 12¢. ary Kip and Veal ldc: dry Caif, 1%c: culls, 10c; Goatskins. 20@35c each: Kids, 5c; Deerskins, 26od summer. 25¢ P Ib: medium, 20c: winter. 10c; Sheepskins, sheariiugs, 10@2Z0c each; shorl wool, 25@iUc ench; medium, 50@70 each: long wools, 75@90c each. TALLOW—No. 1. rendered. 28,@3%4c B b: No. 2, 2Y4@3%4c: refined, 5c; Grease, 2 @ Ib. ‘WOOL—Jacob Wollner's circular says: ““Our lo- cal market continues firm. active and strong. Lots of Wool are selling with hardening price-, Country marke:s are booming. About 1000 bales sold in Red Bluif this week from 10c 1o 1134c. Scourinz- mills and grading-houses are all actively employed. Kastern markels are somewhat quieter with prices beid firm. The European markets are re- ported stron¢ with improved ‘evhing in the manu- facturing centers, which is certainly agood sign wheu we consider that America, which has been & large buyer in the last four years, will not need any foreign Wool for at least tweive months to come. ‘Take 1z ail in sll, the Wool market Is in & good healthy condition.’ Arrivals are very larze from all sources ** Fall clip—Middle countles, free, 10@13c: do defeciive. 10@11c; San Joaquin, de- fective, 7@8Yac: do Lambs. 8v2@Sc: Southern Mountain, 8@llc: tree Northern, 10@12c 8 Ib; ao. defective, 9@11c. HOPS—0ld crop, 6@8c B Ib for fair to choice and 9@10c for fancy. Contract prices are 1U@1 1b for new California GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 5@ 514c: San Quen- tn, $5 40; Wool Bags, 27@30c: Fruit Bags, 514c 5%,c and 6c for the different sizes. COAL—Wellington, $8: New Wellington. $%; SouslLtield Wellington. $7 50: Seattle, $5 50: "Bry- ant #6 50; Coos Fay. $4 75; Wallsend, §675 ® ton: Cumberland, $14 50 ® ton in buik and $16 in sacks: Pennsylvania, Anthracite Egs, $1a 8 ton: Welsh Anthracie, $:@12; Cannel, — ® ton: Rick Spriugs, Castle Gaie and Pleasant Val- ley, $7 60; Coke, $11@12 1 bulk and $13 B ton in sk RICE—Chbinese mixed, $3556@3 60 B ctl: No. 1, $4@4 20 ® cil: extra No. 1, $4 40@4 60: La- wailan. s4 75; Japan, 34 63@4 85 Rangoon, $3 6U@3 75, SUGAK—The Western Sugar Refizery Company quotes, ierms net cash: Cube and Crushed aond Fine Crushed, 85gc; Powdered. 61gc: Dry Granu- lated, 51ac B Ib; Contectioners’ A, dbuc: Magnolia A, 5i4c. Extra C, Bc: Golden C.47ec: Candy Granulated, 55gc: California A, 514¢; half-barrels Ygc more thau varre's, and boxes Jz¢ more. FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. SAN There is no change to report in any description. Who.esale rates for dressed stock from slaugh- terers are as foilows: BEEF—First quality, 6@6%c; second do, 5@ 534c; third do, 4@4Y4c B Ib. VEAL—Large 5@6c; small, €@7 MUTTON—Weihers. 5La@ by #h LA MB—Spring, 63.@7c 2 . PORK—Live Hogs. 334@355c for large and 334 @37kc for small and medium: soft nogs, 21,2@ 5l4¢ 1b; dressed do. dlg@be. B0 Ewes, 5@5%zc RECEIP OF YRODUCE. FOR 24 HOURS. Flonr. qrsks.... 2.841|Bran, sks 100 Washington... 4,012|Butter. ctl 180 Wheat. cils 6,130 |Cheese, ctls ... 96 Washington .. '>90|kggs, do... 250 Barley, culs ..... 35,238|Hides, no. .. 39 Corn. cus........ —|Pelts, bdls. 050 L ——|Wool, bls Tod . 25 | Washington. . 140 580/ Leather, rlis.. 91 5,200| Wine. gals.. 22,000 2,615/ Hops. bis... 21 | — | Tuliow. cls. 200 3,554 Sugar. bbls...... 2.431 Onions, sKs 42 Qui ‘ksilver fisks 73 Hay. tons. Flaxseed. W,sks 204 Straw, tons 40 Lime, UDIS. +eem 31 Middlings, sks 400 —_— e ——— FAMILY, LrlAIL MAKKED. Butter and Egs sell at about last week’s prices, but Cheese is dearer. ‘The market is heavily supplied with Poultry at the moment, hence moderate prices still prevail, Meats 810w 110 COANge. All Kinds of Fruiis ahd Vegetables are plentiful and cheap. Foliowing is THE CALL'S regular weekly retall price list: OAT—TER TON. —@ —|Custle Gats. 50@10 0D —@10 00| PleasantVal £ 50@10 00 |Southfiela lingion.... = —@10 00| Wellingoa —@ 250 seactle. 750G —| Coos Buy —@ 7 IAIEY PEODUCE. Fre. Bntter. fancy, ¥ Cheese, Eastern...15@20 . 85@60 | Cheese, Swiss. .. 20@30 45@50|Common Egzs ... —@25 & ... —@40 | Ranch Eggs@dz. .. 30@35 Plckid Roll. ® roll —@35 | Honey, comb, Bib. 12@15 Firkin 8 1b. a0, extracted. ... 3@l0 Cheese, Cai..... MEATS—PKR POUND. Bacon..... 12@17 | Pork, fresh. Beet, choice. 12@15| Pork, salt...., do, good. 10| Pork Chops. . Corned Beef... @ —| Round Steak...... 10 Ham, Cal..... . 1216@15 Sirloin Steak ... 1310@ — do,’ Eastern.....15@ — Porterhonse, do...17G70 Smoked Beet. 15 POULTRY AND aAME Hens.each..... 50% 60 Turkeys ®®. 16@ 18 Young Hoost- |Ducks, each... 40@ 60 ers. encn..... BU@ 6|Geese, each.. |1 25@1 75 ©ld Koosters, |Pigeons, B pr.. 50@ 40 each..... 50@ B0 Rabbits, Buc.. —@ 40 Fryers, each... 40@ — Hare, eaci. -@ w Brollers,each.. 25@ 33 FEUITS AND XUTS Almonds, B ™.....12@15 Limes, § doz. Apples. BB, 1 5@ 5 Piums. B b, Bananas, P doz...15@20 Pears, ¥ Ib.... Biuck Lei ries.u rWr25@35 Peaches, @ b Cantalounes.exch. 5@15 Raisins, ® .. Cranberries. B qt.15@ — Straw berries, Cocoanuts, each... 4@ P drawer..... Fizs, B . 1U@1= Raspberries, drwr. 40@50 Grapes, 8 . &@ 5Walnuts B b.....150 — Huckb-rries, d 1b10@ — Wutermelons, ech 10@20 Lemons, # doz....20@25 : VEGETARLTS. Artichokes, Bdoz. . 25@40 Lettuce, B doz. Beets, P doz__.. 15 Green Okra, B Beans-white Bid... 4@ &Onions @ .. Colored, 3 . 4@ B5Peppers, dried ... Lima, 8 Ib. . 8@ 6 do, gresn. B I . Limn, greso. @ 1b. 4@ b|Varsnips, R a0%. ... Cabbage, each..... 5@10 Potatoes, ® 1b Canlifiowers, each. 5@10| o. swoet. % Celery, % bunch... 5@ —|Radishes. @dzbchs. 10@1! CUress, ¥ dz bunchs. 2U@25/Sage, B 1. 5 Cneumbers.dz.... ¥@l0[Smr Saua Ez Pant ®b... 4@ 6 String Beans, Garlle, 8 b........ 5@ — Thyme, . Green Peas, . 3@ 5/Turnips, do: Green Corn B nozw«nsulwomwea s Lentils, B b........ 6@ ¥ISH—PER POTND. Barracuda. 8@10/Sea Bass Carp. 5@ 5 Smelts. Coafiahi . Flounaers. Halibut -.. — @10 Sturgeon. Kingfisn 8@10 Tomeod.. Mackerel do. Horse.... Perch Pombano. . Rockfish. ....... Salmon. smoked .10@ — Do. softshell, @ dz. 2 20@ —|Mussels, B qrt..... . —@ —|Oysters, Cal. 9 100. 4 . B@10Do, Kastern, $ us. 25@40 8210 - |Sa.| Nogg’s Phases.| J2 1 3 4 First Quarter| R B b e Sept. 3. 6| 7| 8] 9l10|1 — — | ——— = — Full Ioon. Sept. 10, 14\1”16;17!)8;‘ Last Quarte Sepi. 18. New Moon. Sept. 26. e STEAMEKS TO SAIL. ETEAMKR | VESTINATI N, | sATtS | IR State of Cal | Poruana Cierin Corona., PierlL elezls Plazll Plas ) Vic & Pt Snd | ~ept 25, 9Au | Pra: 8 00-1b, 4 Yge. | Ausiralia. | STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STRAMER | ] Evrexa.. Sept 25/ “Newt 25 . Sept2s Washtenaw . “Sept 26 Dei Norte.. (sravs HAroor. L Sept 26 Seattl LiSept 27 Porilana. . ~Sept 27 san Diezo.. et 27 Emplire. Coos Bay. . ~Sept 2 Weeot .. | Humboldt Bay_ CSept 27 Coos Bay. Sewnort. .. S Alllance.. Portland Honotun Walla Wail =ouni | Departure Bay . | Panama. tregon ports Yaaquina Bay. an ieco . Chinaand Japan Coos Bay. Portiand. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. UNITED STATES COAST AND GFODETIC SURVFEY. TiMES AND H¥IGHTS OF HIGH AND LOW WATERS AT FORT POINT, £ To SAN Fraxcisco BAY. PUBLIS OFFICIAL D BY AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTFNDENT. NoTE—The high and low waters occu: arths City Front (Misslon-sireet Whari) abon: twent five minutes later thun at Fort Polut; ihe heizgh: of tide Is ihe same at both places September—1897. Baturday, September 2 Sun rises Sun sets . o 1 ST 5 Time F“l;flmu’F"‘!TlmflFuLJ‘llmawo“ AT w aw/ L wl | w| 25 4.00[ L4/10.27 3 26| 4'38| 1.6/10.55 20{11.24 LW 5.1) 5.6 8| 631 45| 7.12 4.3 NoTE—In the anove expoaition of th early morning tides are given in tke left hand column, and tho successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second tima column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right band column gives the iast tide of the day, exceps when there are but thres tides. s sometimes sccurs. The heights given are additlous to tne soundings on the Unitel Siates Coast Survey charts, excep: when a riinus sign (—) precedes tne height, and then the number given 18 subiracti trom the depth given by the charie. tides NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographla Office located in the Merctants' KExchange is maintained in San Francisco for the benefi of mariners without regard to nauonality and free o expense. Navigators are cordally invited to visit the oftice, where complete sets of cha*s and saliinz direcilons of the world are kept on hand: or com- parison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regardiog lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interess to-oceaq commerce. The time ball 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 from the United States Naval Observaiory s Mare sland Cal. A notice stating whether the (ime ball was dropped on time, or giving the error, if any, is published the same day oy the afterncon papers ud by Lie morning papers the following day. W. 8. HueHEs The Time Ball. Lieutenant. U. & N., in charga BrANcE HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. 8 N, My bxciiyon | 8aN FRANCISCO, September 24. 1897. The time bail on Telegrapn Hill was dropps1 exactly at noon to-day—L e.. at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly at 8 ¢ M, Greenwich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant U. S. N.. in charge. HIPPING INTELLIGE) CE., Arrive L FRIDAY, Septemher 4. Stmr City of Puebla. Debney. 58 hours from Victoria. eic.; pass and mdse, (0 Goodall, Perk- ins & Co. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, — hours from Ven- tura; — bbis oL, 1o Union Oil Co. Up river di- rect. Stmr Mackinaw, Littlefield, 85 hrs frm Tacoma; 8500 tons coal. 10 S P Co. Oskland direct. Sumr Arcata Keed. 50 hours from Coos Bav, via Port Oriord 42 hours: passand madse, 0 O C &N Co. Sumr Crescent City. Stockfleth, 36 hours from Srescen. Gity: pass and mdse, 10 Hobbs, Wall & Co. Stmr Hueneme, Johnson, 18 hours from Westport: bark. 10 Gray & Mitchell. Stmr Cleone, Strand. 15 hours from Albon; lu_uber. bark and £t ies, to A W Beaile & Co. Stmr Orizaba, Von Helms, 10 aays irom Guas- mas, via Ensenada aud Redondo 4 hours: pass and mase, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Nor_stmr Peter Jebsen, Hansen, 4 davs from Nanaimo; 4443 tons coal, to John Rosenteld's Sous. it ship Cavaliere Ciamoa, Cafiero, 133 d vs from Swansea; 45U tons coal, to Haltour, Guth- rie & Co. Br ship Morven, Page, 157 days fiom Swansea; 8447 tons coal, (0 Kaliour, Guttrie & Co. Br ship Aighanistan. Craigie, 158 days from Liyerpool: mdse, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co, Fr ship As ree. Jouanjean, 134 days from Ham- burg: mdse, to Wm Wo ff & Ca. Bars Momican. Saunders, 21 days from Houo- 1ulu; sugar, to Weich & Co. Schr Clietc), Auderson, 21 hours from Albion; 90 cas vark, 10 to A W Beadle. Clearsd. FRIDAY, September 24. Stmr Corona, Jepsen. San Diego; Goodall, Peric- Ins & Co. Stmr State of Califorula, Green, Astoria: Gool- 11, Perkins & Co. Brsulp St Mirren, Ramsay, Queenstown; G W McNear. Sailed. FRIDAY. Seplember 24 US stmr Wheeling. Sebree, Honolulu. Hrstmr Amarapoora. Caweron, Comox Stmr Chllkat, Dunham. el Kiver. *tmr Gipsy. Leland. Sants Crus. Br bark Forfarshire, Evans, Queenstown, Haw ship Fort George, Morse, Nanaimo, Br shin Kensineion. Bo:lund, Dunkirk. Schr Orion, Anderson. Wiilapa Harbor. Schr Volunte, i att, Neba em River. Schr Jennie Thelin, An_erson, Wiilapa Harbor. Schr Fortuna, Rosich. Eureka. Schr K10 Rey, \ rangle, Frankport. Schr Dora Bluhm, Larsen, Grays Harbor, Bchr Corinthian, Kortn, Point Arena. Telegraphic. POINT LORBOS, September 24—10 & x—Weather thick: wind SW; velocity 12 miles. Charters. The Br ship Slerra FEstrella loads wheat at Sam Dieso for Europe, 228 9 1—prior to arrivai: Br ship Cape York, wheat at 1acoma or Europe; Br ship Queen Elizabe.h. same voyage, 238 8—piior to arrival; Ger bark Seesteru. saimon at Vicioria for Engiand, 27s 6d prior to arrival. The Brship Afghanistan was chartered prior to arrival for woeat Lo Europe, 78s 3d. The following vessels ar-cha tered toload wheat at TAcoma 10T KXurope UPON arrivai: Cadogan, 31s 8d: Alcoa, stmr. 30s, bery. 40s: S.jorn. 33s 9a; >t Francts, farz, sumr, 34s 6d. Snoken. Per Ital ship Cavaliere Clampa—June 16—Lat 22 16 8. lonz 57 55 W. Ltal suip Salvatore Ciampa rom Cardft. for San Francisco. July 12— Lat 55 5, long v4 10 W, Ital ship Sal- vatore Clamiya, from Ca diff tor San Francisco, 60 aays out. dune 21—Lat 81 25 8, long 44 38 W, Ger bark Ooeron. from Bordeaux, 'for Mazatlan. Per tug Active—-ept 34 off the heads the Br ship Balclutha from London, 1or >xn ¥rancisco. Domestic Ports. POIN'T ARENA-Arrived Sept 24—Schr Alca- traz, from Port Los Angeles. GREENWOOU—Arrived Sept 24—Stmr White - boro. heice Sept 23. SEATTLE—Salled Sept 23—Stmr Hum! oid1,for St Michael POINT REYES--Passed Sept deus. from Eureka, for San Pearo. PORT GAMBLESalied Sept 2 for South Afrien. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Sept 24—Schr Zampa, from Sunta Rosalia. TACOMA—Arnved Sepi 2 San Diego, ASTURIA—Sailed Sept 24—Br bark Cumbrian, for Queensiown. FOLT BRAGG—Arrived Sep: 24— tmr Uoqui fe River, hence Sept 23; stmr Rival, heuce >-p. 25 USAL— cr v. ( Sept 23—5 hr Free Trade, hnes $opL16. Sept24—Scir S Dunieison, heuce Seps CASPAR—Arrived Sep: 34—Stmr Jewel, hence Sept 2a. TATOOSH—Passed Sept 24—Stmr Humbold:, from Seattle, for 5 Michael. SEATTLE - Arrived ~ept 24—Bark Biz Bonanza 24—Simr Pasa- Bark Palmyra —Scar Sequoia, from Coos Bay....|Sept28.10AM | Pler 13 Grays Harbor. | ~e ts,12 M Pler 2 *an Ulezo ... |>ept28.11AM | Pleril HumboidtBay |Sept 29, 1pm Pler 13 Ferndale. . |Sep: 29, 1pw|Pler s Poriiana Sept 30.10ax | Pler 1 Newport. Oct ; YAM|Plez LL Oregon ports.. (Oct bru|Plerls City Peking China& Japan |Oct 1rM|PM S8 Orizaba.....|Mexico........ |Oct .2,10aM|Pler 11 Alllance. .. |Uregon poris.. [Uct 2110aM | Pler 13 l hence ~ept 9; Nor bark Stjorn, hence Sept 2; bark Wilna. hence Sept 4 ASTORIA—Arrived Sept 24—Stmr George W Elder, trom Juneau. TATOO -H— Passed Sept 24—=hip Sintram, hee Sept 14, for 5 attle. PORT TOW NSEN D—Sailed Sept 25 B Kenuney, for Guayaquil ASTORIA—sajied dept 4—Schrs Laura May and Lettitic, for San Francisco. GREEN WOuD—3aled Sepe 2é—stmr Whites- boro, for San Franci-co. BOW NS LANDING—Arrived Sept 24—Schr New:rk. hence te,i 2.; schr Mary Etita, hence =ept 21 USaL—Sailea Sept 2i—Schrs Albion ant Mary Bidwell, for San Francisce PORT BLAKELEY—Arrivel Sept ny Dutard. hence Sept 5. Sal'ed ~epu - 3—Schr Laura Madsen, for Tam>o de Moro. EUREKA—Arrive —Bark Cnas —Schr OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. C. F. WEBER & CO. 800-306 POST sTREET, S.F,, Lorner SLoCalou