The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 14, 1897, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1897 THE COMMERCIAL WORLD SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS., Siiver a fraction firmer. Wheat advanced again. Choice bright Barley scarce and firm. ~eed Oats in demand. Corn quiet. F.our and M{llsiufls unchanged. eansquiet. Hay as before. Potatoes and Vegetables unchanged. Ranch Eg.s advanced again. Futter and Cheese steady. Two cars of Eastern Poultry sold, Game did better. Wine Grapes firmer. Cantaloupes higher. Dried Fiuits still quiet. No chance in Provisions. Wool and Hides as usua’. Beef very firm. 1ncreased sh pments of Specle. EXFPORI SPECIE. S OF Exports of spe:ie from this port during the first nine months of the year were $30,347, 337, against $22,178,238 for the same time last year,and in- cluded the following descripiions: Silver bulion, 208,000 Vexican dollars, $6.100 983; silver i 930: zold coin ®19.151 116; currency. Of these shipments Chiua 0ok $7- : Japan, India, $1:840,45%, and New York, §19.491 454 GOLD COIN MOVEMENT, The movement of Gold Coin at San Francisco forthe first nine months of the year was as fol- lows: B P dutles. 2, Exporiet e . 18,131,400 Witndrawn. . 981,100 Cotned January 5,060,000 Gain to local circulation $75,90 Gain in 1896.... z 1,395,600 NEVADA BANK MEETING. At the annual meeting of the Nevada Bank yes- terday Presiaent L W. Hellman stated in his ad- dress to the stockbolders tnat he expected the bank to become a national bank by Janvary 1, 1=98. The bank’s assets are largely in cash, the wmount of money on hand a: the close of the tiscal year's business on September 30, 1897, hav- ng been £8,083,198 41. It is understood that xbat 13 regard-d as excessiveiy large taxstion ander the Siate iaws is what has mainly led the bank to change into a nation: bauk. Another reason is that national banks are now mo:e popu- lar thronghout the couniry. The otheial reports showed that the bank has had a succes-ful year Kegular querterly aivi- deuds have been paid atthe rute 0f 6 per cent per anpoum. The contition of the bunk on September 30. 1887, ws as follows: ASSETS. Money on hand... $3.083,198 41 Due from banks and sees 139733838 Loans #nd discounts. e 3.252,461 U6 Bo e B 2,147,935 75 Customers’ Tability oa ietters of credi 3 . 639,201 17 Fursiture and fixtures, 4.000 0v Other assets.. 9,061 10, .....$10.492,950 65 Tosal... ceaneseen LIABILITIES Capital... .. $3,000,000 00 Surplus, 4 500,000 VO Uncivided pro 240018 83 Due cepositors e 5,710,844 88 Due banks and bankers. 398,79 98 17 9 Sterling credits Other liabilities 9,201 1z Total.... eeesennernees... 810,492 990 65 The old directors were elected as follows: Jo.n W. Mackay, James L. Fiood, Lewis G.ratle Isalas W. He.lm .0, Hen: ¥obert Watt, Levi Strauss, D. N. Waiter, H. L Dodge and John F. Bizelow. The cld officers were eiccted ax soliows: Pi.sident, Isalas W. Heilman: vice-president, Join F. Figelow: cashier, D. B. Davidson; assistant cashier. Grorge Grant. . Allen, C. de Guigne, O Clear ® Partly Cloudy & Cloudy ® Rain® Sno SHXDED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PADT i2 MOURS Explanation. The arrow flies with the wind. 8t station indicae maximum_ temperature for the days: those underneath it if any, the amount of rainfall, of melied snow in inches and hundredtha, during ‘the past twelve hours. isobars, or solid Iines, ‘connect poin s of equal air pressure; iso- therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature, ' The word “hich” means Lizh barometric pressure and 18 uvsually sccompanicd by fair weather: low” refers to low pressure. and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weatherand rains. “Lows” usially first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressnre is high in the interior and low along the coasi,and the isobars extend north and sonth ulong the comst, rain is probable: The top figures but when the “low" 1s inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb- able. With a “high” in the vicinity of Idaho, and ihe pressure falling.to the California coast, warmer westher may be expected in summer and colder weather in winier. The reverse of these conditions Wil produce an opposite result. THE WEATHER BUREAU. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI~ TURE, WEATHER BUREAU. SAN FRANCISCO, Oc ober. 13, 1897, 5 P a. ‘The fol owing are the rainfalls during the past twenty-four bours and the seasonal rainfalls to date as compared with those 0f the same date last season: Eureka.00, this season 1.39, last season 262: Red Bluff .34. tids season .57, last season 117; sacramento. 18, this season .33, 1ast season *an_Francisco, .01, this season .11, last sea- 800 .66: Fresno UK, this season .62, inst season .“8: San Luls Obispo .12, this season .18, sea- on.u4: Los Angeles, tia-e, this season.28, last season 03: San Diego 00, thisseaso 1 .05, ast gea- gon.13: Yuu:a 00, this sea>on .81, last season 1.06. : a1 Francisco cata: Maximum'tem. erature 60, minimum 54, mean 87. Weather Conditions and General Fore- cnsts. “The storm which was central Iast evening in Ne- vaia Las moved southea-tward into Sou hern Utah and North rn Arizoia. Rain has been gen- era during the past twentv-four hours throughont Ca itorula, excepe {n the extreme north and sou h ortion wnd throughout Nevada and Idanbo. it has cnanged 10 snow ii =outhern Jdaho and North- ern Nevada o-day. Thero has bren a remerkable fail in emperatire throughout the entire region west of ihe Rocky Mountains except aionz the © ast. Chances of from 20 10 40 desrees huve cc- curred during the past forty-eight hours in Ne- vadn, Idaboand Montair. and freezing tempera- tures are reporied from Idaho and Montana. The temperaiure will fall below the freezing point Lo night in Neva (a aud in Utah Thursday night. Furecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours, encing midnight Uctober 14, 1897: Northern California—Parily «loady Thursday; canger of severe fro.t Thursday uizbt in the val- leys o’ elevai-d_sections; fresh northwest winds. ~outhern California — Showers to-night and Thursday moruing. followed by fair westher: colder: fresh esierly wind. Nevada—Partiy cloudy 1 hursday. Utah—=howers, wi.h "ocal suows in mountains Thor-d.y; decidedly colder. Arizona—Showers: colder Thursday. San Franci co aud vicinity — Generally fair Thursday: b 15k westerly wina. Special report £0m Mount Tamalpais: Clear; west wind: Lew perature, 49; maximum tempera ture, 54. W. H. FAMMON, Forecast Official. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET, NEW YORK, N. Y. Oct. 13.—To-day's stock market almost reversed the course of yesterday’s market without any change in the character of the general on:ook of news. 1he bears made further vers successful raids during the day and found numerous weak spots, ihe deciive in some stocks uncovering further stop-loss orders aud spreadiog demoralizatiou far and wide th: cughout thelist Bul the aggressive mood of the burs cisappenred during the afternovn and latter part of the day, a stendy hardening of prices which carried (he lavel 0f the markes Guite materiaily above ast nizht’s close. Toe day’s range cf Jric s w s viry wide uet declines at one time Tuling from 110 3 pomts, the latier in sugar, which was very active and erratic al Gay. The recovery left prices from 1 10 5 poin sabove A ] iast night's close. The fluctuations for the day «re seen tobe very weak. iue jiquidation during the deciine was heavy and the volume of trading on the rise showed a ivarked diminutioun. The operators for the reaction seemed to atisfied with the declines they hud schieved, ana iheir purchuses to cover shorc contracts were instru- meutal in effe tin, the recovery. But there were also evideuces of xome buying for Joug accouut. Very firm resistance was encountered in some of the Stocks which hind shown gr @ esi weakness. This was markediy true of Chicago Gas, in which buying was very large aid prominent. This stock during the day went aslow as lust night’s close, but the final sale showed a net gain of 465, showig yesterday’s heavy decline more than recovered. Susar wis the object of special Ck by the bears after an opening sainof a point and was forced dowu at one time over four points, but recovered to about last night’s level T'he movemeut i the general list was to a large eXte it in sympa hy with that in those specialties. The stocks of Souihern aud Southwesiern rail- roads showed less resisiancy than those of the general list, owing o the decreased earnings du closed by late siatemen:s as « resuit of interrup- tions from yellow fever quarantine, There were report< during the day that fur'her gold engagements would be announced toward the +nd o1 the week, bat none are known to have beeu made up to this time. The actual rates for sier- ling exchange sbow a declne of 4c for imst night’s close, foreshadowing a further gold move- ment. Otherwise there was nothing in the news fihe day to cnange ih general situation, and the striki g movements of prices can only be ascribed to purciy - chn cal cuuses. ot gains are near a point iL many prominent railrosd shares and extend to 2 point. in Omana and Delaware and Hudson, and 1 in Northern Pacific pre- feired. Bonds showed weakness In the early trading, but recovered sharply in sympathy with siock. Total sales were $2,100,000. overnment bonds were firm and unchanged. The t0'al sales of stocks to-day were 575,800 shares. iucluding: Atchison 3788, do preferred 17,900. C. & 0. 8285, Buriington 36,150, L. and N. 15,240, Manbattan 4690, Missouri Pacific 11,820, eferred 5455, New Jersey Central New Yorx Centrsl 12.390. Northern Pacific preferred 24.605. Northwestern 6890, Reading 10,000, Rock 1sland_ 19,420, st. Paul 46,700, St. Paul an¢ Omahs 6715, Southern : allway 4300, do preferred 650, Wabash prefeired 5000, Uuion Pacific 18,000, Ame-icau Tobacco 950U, B4y Siate s 7300, Chicago Gas 101,000, General Kiectric 4900, Leud 5600, Pacitic Mal. 6000, Sugar 73,000, T. C. and L 5000, Wesiern Union 6500, Chicago Greatwestern 15,000, LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, N. Y. Oct. 13.—The Evening Pos’s London financisl cablegram says: The stock markeis were dull to-day, except West Australia mines which were good. lhe only fewure was the sharp siump in Americans, almost entirely on New York selling. both here and there. At present it is supposed that the fall isdueto forced sales by bucket-shops in New York, an | if the cab es confirm tnis view there is a disposition to repurchuse at the present level, but Lue market is uemoralized tor the momeut and ciosed weak. Opinlons 48 to the rise in the Bauk o1 England ciscoant rate 10-morrow are evenly divided. A rise of 3 per cent would scarcely aff ct (hs market. New York 1s siil bidding {.r bar gola in the open marke:. The Paris and Beriin markets were duil. SECURITIES LISTED, NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 13 —The governors of the Stock Exchange met to-day and approved the listing of the appended securities; Norihern Pa- cific Kailroad Company, $1,086.000 additional prior llen rallway aud land grant 4 per cent gold coupon bonds Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railroad Com- pany, $9,245000 Central Trust capital cer.ifi cates of deposit for consoiidated first morizage 5 per cent bonds and $16,281,700 certificates of deposit for capital stock. St. Louis and ~an Francisco Railroad Company, $793,800 common stock represented by the vot- ing trustees’ certificates. E Brupswick Company (reorganization commit- tee). $3,607,200 X unickerbocker Trust capital cer titicatcs - deposit of first iustaliment puid. Kausas City Gas Company, $3,750,000 first mort; age 5 per cent goid bonds of 1922 Louis Terminal Cupples “tation and Prop- erty Company, $2,000.000 first morigage 433 per ceut five twen(y-y ear gold bunds of 1917. NEW YORK MONEY NEW MARKET. Closing Prices for Bonds and Railwa; Shares. NEW YORK, N. Y.. Oc. 13.—Money on call steady at 215@3%: last loan %: closed 215@3! prime mercautie paper, 414@5%: Stering ex- change easier. with actual business in bankers' bills a1 $4 ¥414@A4 84%4 for demand, and $4 52@ 481y for 60 Ga 8: posted rates 34 B2Lo@4 831 £5@4 85Yz; commercial bilis, 84 51: sil ver certificates, 57%@5s; bar silver, 57c; Mexi- can doliars, 4334¢c CLOSING &TOCKS. Rallroads— St Paul ., 93%, Atchison.......... 14 | Preferred Preferred. 2915 St P Baltimore & Ohio, 18%a| Preferred .......142 | anada Pacific.... 8113 |Southern Pacific.. 1814 Canada Southern.. 5515 Southern Lallway. 101g Central Pscific.... 181y Preferred........ Ches & Ohlo. 2134 Texas & racific... Chicago & Alton..161 | Union Pacific Chicago, B&Q.... #37%|UPD & Chicago & r. li..] 55 | Wabash...,... Chicago, ini & L. 9 Preferred .. do ~ do prefd. 31lp|Wheel & L . CCC&StL. 368 | Preferred. Preferred.. . . X35! ¥ xpress Companies. Del & Hudso: 11515 Adams Ex. 150 Del L& W 153" | American F. 1.5 Del & Kio & 1214 United States. Preferred. 465, | Wells-Farg Erie. new ... 18" | Miscellaneous— First preferred.. 353 |a Cot Oil 23 Fi Wayne.. 167 (" Preferrei.. [l 75 Gt Nor ptd. 137 |am'n Spirits.. Hocslng Val.. 6 | Preferred Jiiinois Cent......102 | Am Tobacco. wee 173 Preferred... 111y Preferred. .. Lake Shore. ... Louis & Nash Machattan L. Met Traction. Michigan Central.lu3 Minn & St. L, 24 do do 1st prerd. 84 2265 chicago uai. 1712 Cons. Gas.... & Col ¥ & Iron..... | "do do prefid: |Gen. Electric | iliinois Steel. . | La Clede Gas Mo. Pacific.. {Lead.. ioblle & Ohio. do prefd Mo K&T.... Nat Lis Oll....... ao i Oregon Imp. Co.... 1314 N J Central. Pacific Mail. 33 N Y Central. 753 Puliman Palace, Tilg N Y Chicago & SUTL 1584 ~iiver Certificates. 57lg do do lscurefd. 75 |stan Rope&Twine 534 do do 2d prefd. 3415 Sngar..............142 Nor West 15 °| Preserred ALy No Amer Co. 433/ 1 C & iron No Pacific. ........ 183 |U S Leatuer.. Preferred .20 52| Preferred.. . Ontario & W. 16% U S itubbes Ore R & Nav || 34 Preferred 2 Ure Short Line .. i8 | Wes.ern Union.... Pittsburg.... ..., 1165 (ChG_W Reading.y ... 2314/C & N W, itock isiand 87 Preterred ..l 8t Louis & S F 47 | Kio G & Wstn.. Preferred...... 9% | Vreferred. SUP,M&M, 122 | U & Kew 4s, reg. N J Cent Gen 5 do’ do 4s. coup L1138 do 48, reg oo eeee 102005 dods, coup. Northern Pac 1sts. 121 do 2s, reg. .. 59 do bs, reg itee UG do 55, coup.. L'4s 108" Distr.ct 3 6os. 4| Nor & W és........123 AlaClass A... Northwest C Do, Class B, Do, deb ba. Do, Class C. Oregon Nav Do, Currency. Do, ds..... - Atchison 4 K615 |0 8 Line 63 tr... 11814 Do, Adj 4 5534 | Do, bs Canada So. 2ds... 106150 Imnp 1sts ¢ F. Can Pac 1sts. .. —— | Do,Bstr.. . Aule C&N Purbs. 4434 Pacific 6s, of '95. .. 10214 Cé& Ohio s .. 11215 teading 4s.. . Bilg CH&D algs,.... 10465 Rio G Wes, Isis.. & 3y Den& K G Is's... 11035 (St L& I M Gen s 8535 | Den & R G 4 8614 St L & = F Gen 6311415 East Tenn 1sts.../108 | St P consols........ 139 Xrie Gen 4s.. 7014 (St P C & P lsts. . 11814 FW&DIsis i, 65 | Do, b1 11613 Gen Electric 55....100 S Carolina Nn-fnd. 14 GH&SA6s... 10514 Southern iy 5s... 9214 do do 2s 0fd 1051j5| ~tanRpe&Twine6s 62 H&TCentbs... 111 °|Tenn New Set 5. 5% do con 8s. 104 Tex Pac L& G 1sts 95 e Iwa C1l.1s. 97 | Do, reg 2ds...... 267 Kan PCoutr . 9934 U P lsts........ ...10114 Kan P1suDDJiE117 " | UP D& Guif ists. 5014 La Nw Cousol 43.. 87 |Wab ls. 107, L&N Unf s 8315 Do, 2ds 78 i S ..100 " West Shore W7 MK 6134 Va. Ceutnries..... 27 Do, 4s 86| Do, veterred . NY Central Ists. 117 | KsCity P&Gls's 55— MINING STOCKS. Choliar.... .% 50Ontano., Crown Poini 0 Opbir... it Con. Cal. & V 125 Plymouih. 05 Deadwood ... ... 80, Quicksilve 100 Gould & Curry.." 45| “do H00 Hale & Norcross. 100 Sierra > . 100 Homestake. 20 00| *tandard. . . 17 Irou Silver. 20 0v| Crion Con. . 80 Mexican. . 47| Yellow Jacket.... 70 Bostoa. BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 13.—Atchison, 15%: Bell Telephone. 255: Chicago, Burlington and wuincy, 9384: Mexican Central, 57: Orezon Shory Line, 1844 San Diezo, —. NEW YORK GEAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, X.Y. Oct. 13.—Flour receipts, 27,435 barrels: exports, 4573 burrels More ac- tive, ciosing stesdier, with wheat W - AT—Keceipis, 59,725 bushels; exporis, 136,066 bushels. Spot firm. Opiions open d steady on better cables than expected, bioke bad.y vnder jong and short seiling, but recovered fally on heavy export purchases ani closed strong wt 34@%e net advance. No 2 red May, 6215@95%4c, closed at 93345:; Octcber clos d ai 95Vgc: Decem- ber. 9514569, 4C, clo-ed at 94 55c. Hury:m.l:" unc_anged. 22..1-. common to cholce, 1895 crop. 4@bc: 1896 crop. 6@fc: 1897 crop, 14@l7c: Pacific crop, 6@8c; 1897 crop, W OUL—Firm, unchaged. @27c: julied N o PETHOLEU! 1895 crop, 4@6c; 1598 Domestic fleece, 20 2 extra, 27@30c Texas, 10@16c. —Quiel. unc.anged; no warket. © wurket in o general way closes Ty conuitions pr-valent. Ac- | 81 Aew York Me 1 Exchange: —Warran:s ¢ osel easy at 88 85 bid, du'l, at $11 15 bid, $11 35 asked. TIN—Quie: but steady at $13 75 bid. 13 80 asked: spel.er, dull at $4 15 b.d. $4 25 asked L.AD—Lowerand w-ak ai $4 071y ' id. $4 1214 asked. ‘Ihe firm that fixes (he settiing prices for m(;l:l’l and smeiters calls (he lead markel weak a COFFEE — Options ovened steady at 5 prints d-cilue; closed burely steady with prices 5 to 10 poin.s net l.wer: saivs. 15,000 bags Inciuding October, $5 75; December, $v 30: March, $6 65. Spoi—Ki), quiet. No 7 luvoice, T14¢; j bbing, T8 . Mild—Quiet: Cordova, 1055@16%4c. SUGAK — Raw, stoaly: fair refining, 3 5-16c: ceninfuga. 96 test. 37c: refined, firm. BUT i . R—Keceipts, 0154 puckages. quiet: West- eru creamery, 1 4@22c 2c: tactory, 9@13c. ©1gin, EGGS—Rtéceipis, 7627 packages; quiets W est- ern, 1614@17c. Dried Fruits. NEW YORK. N. Y. Cet. 13.—Cali‘ornia dried fruits quiet: evaporated apples, common, 5@7¢ » 1. prime wire tiav, 814c: wood dried, prime, gc: cholce, Blo@HSLC. Tancy, Do PRUNES—b@sige p b. as .o size and quality. APRICOTS — horal, 7@8%gc; Moorpark, 99 1n Yacups—u 7@11c; 12: e s Unpeeled, 7@11c; peeled, 1214@ CHICAGO GRAIN M ARKET. CHICAGO, 1L, Cct. 13.—News affecting the wheat market was about evenly divided at ihs opeuivg. Liverpool cables were slightly lower at the outset. There was aisoa Lon 01 limes cable saylog (bat rains had practically assured the Ar- gentine harvest and that 37.000.000 bushels would be expoited from the crop. December, which closed yester -y ai 9214c, oprned to-day at 9034@8035>. " Theie was quie inflnential sl ing for a time, influenced mostly by the breaking of the Argentine drought, and a sow decline to #934c resulted. By 11 o'clock, however, the com- pleXion of the warket had changed. President HUl of the Great Northern Kailway estimated that his line wiil not have over 40,000,000 bushels of wheat to carry this year. wheres Dhad beec figured on.The estim ate harveting reiurns, which were very poor in some localities. Northwestern receip:s were moderate. M'nn apolis aud Duluth reported 962 cars against 1003 last week aud 867 u year ago. Chicago receints were 163 cars. 1t developed as the day advanced thatthe local crowd had 50id 100 much Wheat. Au Altempt on the part of the brokers fur sume of th local shorts to cover brought out the fact th.: of- forings were very scanty. This pat the trade in very good condiidon to receive the report of ex- port engagements at New York and oucporis of 500,000 bushels. One of the most ballisu items of theday was the Beerbohm estimate that ihe wor.a’s aveilable supply haa ouly lucreased ¥,200,000 vushels durlig Ias: week. This was 5,000,000 Ies, than Bradstreet bad figured it A New York exporiing firm reported that it had bought over 1.000,000 vusheis within the last three days. flicial closings at LiviT ooi, Antwerp and Paris weie losver, but it was reported later tha: the curd market in Paris was up a quarter of afranc. ltoethier the trade here showed more strengih and activity Lhan It has SLOWn 10F somwe Ume. December wheat by 1 o'clock had advanced to 813c una it was bringing 913sc at the close Corn started very weak. Cash demand was un- satisfactory. December ranged from 28c to 2768, closing unchanged at 27 Ts@atc. Cats were firm at the o). ning. but declined with corn December ranged from 193/5cto 1934 21974c, closing e bigher, at 13e. Prov sions staried wea. in s, mpathy with & {@ 10c lower hog marketat bLesards Pric s were at ihe highest points at the close, however. De- cember pork 123gc hicher at $7 723s; Decwmber lard :3gc highe:, at $4 25 and December ribs 734¢ higher, at $4 17%3. Ihe leading futures ranged as follows: Gper. | High. | ARTICLES. Low. [Ciose. Wheat No 2— October, New... 9134 Decemver, New. 9.3y Nay .. 3 +97y Corn No. 2— Octover. December........ Oats No. 2= October. i ecember..... 774 Junuary.. .0 673 December. 428 495 Janvary . ...[485 (440 435 |i40 Short Ribs, 100 s October. .. 452163 6 4421944 44 5: 1 No. 2 Oats, 189, @1ntg o lo. 5 White £ o 2 Kye 45c: No. 3 Barle noniinal 1. 0. b u9@ilc: No. 4. L 0.0, 24 @37c: _No. 1 Flaxseed. $100@l 03; Prima Tiooihy Seed. $263: Mess Fork ® bbl £7 65@ T70: imrd @ 100 fbs. 84 25: Snort Kibs si es (100se). 84 45@473: Dry Salied Shouiders (hoxed), 42,@5c: Short Ciear Sides (boxed), 474 @ 5o Whisky. distillers fiulsned. goods, per —zailon ears, Cut Loat, £5 96; Granulated, $5 Standard “A,” ARTIOLES 1 Keceipts. | Shipments. Flour, bbis . Rye, bu. Barlev, bu_ 127,000 On the Produce Exchange to-dav the Butter mar- ket wzs steady; creameries. 16@211gc. dairies, 12@18c: cheese, quict, Bigc; eggs, firm: fresh, lilge. W heat Movements. Receipts. Shipments. Eushels. Clifes. Bushels. ¥97,12 Mianeapolis 61.620 516,511 ~Duiuth ... 129’959 41'600 Miiwaukee 3.200 247,600 Chicago.. 20,766 .. Toieco £ 31,000 St. Louis ... 21,681 . -Detrote .. .00 2405 | 89,000 Kansas Clty......... 181,000 | 1,345,278 TIDEWATER. 272,284 Boston. 44,769 89,725 7 U New York L 136066 2.208...... Philadelpbia L4084 56606, Ba.iimore I I New Urieans. i 420,881 185,029 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURFS Opentng. Clostug’ TARIS FUTURES Nov. Flour — Opening . 61 00 Closing. 60 RO Wheat—Upening 25 60 Ciosing . 2% 60 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET, CHICAGO, Iir. Ce. 13 —CATTL Native beetf steers were salable at $3 75@4 50 for poor 10 fairiy £00d dressed beef caitle, up to $4 75@ 535 for gool to prime shipping beeves, the buik of the off. 1 ngs fetening $4 5.@5 10; stoc<ers and ieeders, $ @460 Veal calves were dull, choice | lots selling around 6 Texas cattie so.d at $3 50 @1 30 tor steers a-d a: $2 25@3 25 for cows, heif- ers aod bulls. Wesiern rangers sold rather freely, feeders br nging $3 65@1 15. HOGS— At the red iced pric-s local packers and Eastern shippers bought rather freely, the bulk of the hoga seiiing aL $3 6 @3 95. Common heavy packiug 108 %0'd at $3 4J@5 50, und_cholce as- s0:t-d [ightweights brougut »3 95@) 05. SHELP—Sales to-da: were lo@2c per 100 pounds higher thau the closing figures of last week. Native sheep were wanted ai $:@ - 50 for pourest to $:@4 50 or ibe best flcks, and best Wes ern rungers sold actively st =3 5023 8). a few common lot gving for $2 26@3. Lumbs sold actively at $375@5 50, a few seiiing as high as fceceipts—Cattle, 1€,000: hogs, 25,000: sheep, 18,000. Eansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Oct. 13.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts 12,000. Best gr.des steady: o hers weak to 10c_low: Texas teers, $2 85@4: Texas cows, $2 35@B 30:.naiive steers, $5 U@ 15 native cows .na heifers, §1 75@4: stockers and feeders, §2@4 45; buls. $2@3 T.. HOGS—Receipts. 9000 murket 5@L0c lower. Buik of sales, $3 60@3 70: heavies, $3 55@3 6714 pickers 83 4:@1 5: mized. 83 6043 70l ights, 83 85@3 76; yorkers, §3 70@3 77va: piss, 3 60@3 70. it SikrP — Recelyts, 9000. Market steady. Lumbs, 12 40@>5 35: muttons. 82 26@3 75. Omaha. OMANA, NEBR., Oct. 1 4000. Market steady. tive beef steers, $4@ 5 10: Wistern s.eers, $3 80@4 3): Texas steers, #3@3 75: cows and heilers, $3@3 S0: canners, $1 75@2 BU; stockers and feesers. 83 ca ves, £8 5U@5 50; buls, stags. eic., $2( HOUS—Recelpls. ' 3300. Market = §c —Recelpts. lower. Heavy, 83 45@3 60, mixed, 3350@3 50: lighr, #3 60@3 72%2: buik of sales, 83 50@3 6. SHEEP —Recelpts, 700. Marker sirong. Fair 10 choice natives, $3 6U@3 85: fair w choice Westerns, $3 3u@3 65: common and stock saeep 23@3 60: lumbs, $3 T5@H. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, ¥xa. Oct. 15 —The wool sales were continued to-day with offerings of 14,348 bales tendance was (arge an ( the demand active The withdrawals were pumerous for neavy couditioned jras generaly fum. Tue foliowlng are the sales etel : scoured, 951@ reasy, 5@9149d. Qniepalind 5095, oaien Viciorin— 1209 bues: scoured. 614d@ls 434d; greas-. 6%@94d. o i greasy, 514@73sd. West Ausir lia— 110 bales: greasy, 414@814d. New Zralana—33569 bales: scoured. 614di 15 $1ad; s Cape of Good lope and Natal—378 bales: NEW YORK WOOL SALES. Toe withdrawals number.d 80 bales The at- fleece New Zealand stocks The Lone of the sale New South Wales—1445 bate scoured, 1s 14d@ 1s 4lnd: greaw, 53,4@9d. South Australla—353 bales: scoured, 534d@ls; Tacmania—8) bales: scoured, 7d. greasy. 5@91ga. pe. ecoured, 6@10%3d; greasy, 5@b14d. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 18.—The fourth and | 837 last of the New York wool auctions was held to- day at the Wool Exchange. Jan manufacturers and dealers were present. The off.ri were 4200 bales, 1,300,000 pounds. Some of the saies made were: 24,000 pounas fine Montans 14c: 1435c: 21,000 | mediam Mon- c; 4000 pounds @uarter Montana, 18c; 5800 pound medinm Mou- Lana. 18t4c: 300 pounds m dium Montana, 173%e: 20.000 pou ds fine m-dium Mon ans, 20, pounds fine medium Aon- a = 4,000 pounds fine medium Montana, vac: suide amount, .5%c: . 4,200 pounds fine Moncana, 154c; 19.400 pounds, 14lge: 260 pounds biack iiontana. 15%gc: 1000 Kasteru Ure- €01 (origina ). 1014c: 10,000 same, 1Ukec coured fine cape s0'd as foilows: 5200 pounds, 52%4c: same amount, 52 mount. b2igc same amount 5:lge: 5100 pounds, d2gc; 6400 pounds, 5285c; 47.u pouuds, 51%4c. NORIHERN WHEAT MARKE, Oregon, PORTLAND, OR., Oct. 15 —Wheat—The market is quiet and receipts heavy. Walla Walls, 79@ B0c: blue stem, 832¢: val.ey, 82¢ per bushel. !reights are firm and advancing. snother ship Delug taken to-day for December joadiug at 37s 6d. Washington. ®TACOMA, Wasm., Oct 15.—Wheat quiec and unchanged.” No. 1 i #215c: No. 4 clup, iy ue stem. B2Yae i PORTL s ND BUSINESS, FJORTLAND, O, (ci 13 —Exchanges, 1306, 945; baiances, $29.161 FORCIGS MARKETS. London. LONDON, Exa., Oc. 13.—Consols. 11184; sil- ver, 2630, French ren:es, 102! ¥2bac. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Exa, Oct. 18.—Wheat—Qutet No. 1 standard California wheat, 38s: cargves off comst, notbing doing. 80 lower; Cargoes on_pas- sage. quiecer, 34 lower: knglish country markets, 64 10 1s dearer: French country markets qu et: Liverpool wheat. No. 1California 7s 11a@ass 1d; wheat {0 Parls steady: flour in Parls, sceady. COTTON - Uplavds, 3840, LXCHANCE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 da. - 88, Steriing Exchange, sight.. - 48015 Sterling cables 52 S ten New Yorx Ex e, steht. - 1s ew York Exchauge, telegraphic. — 1714 Fine Siiver, per ounce. . D Mexicau Loilars. 4634 | FRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The James Kerr takes for Cork 83~ 620 culs, valued at $129,160. Spot prices were uucnanged. but futures re- Enined most of the ground lost on the preceding ay. Tocat quotations are as follows: $1 4734 for No. 1. 81483, for choice and §1 50@1 5243 W cul for | | extra cf for milling. CALL HOABD SALES. INFORMAL SESSION—9:15 o'clock—December— 2000 ctis. $1 481g: 4000, $3 4~; 42,000, 81 4334, 310935, 500, 81 4714: 4000, 8147342 €0UD, T3 SECOND SESSION — May—20.000 ctls, $1 4815 Decem i er—25 000, $1 49; 14,000, 81 48%: 4000, $14-34. 2000 %1 <81y BEGULAR MORNING 14.000 cuis, 31 495, 38, 00. §1 495w 20, $.4035; 2000, $1 914 4000, 81 4635 X | 8000. £1 4834: 2000, $4 49 | AFTERNOON "SEsS1ox — December—2¢00 ctls, | 81 a3 4000 §1 453 £000, §1 4965 11,000, | Slavly May—i000, 51 4+7 | BARLEY—Choice brizh: bariey, whetber Feed | or Brewing, ' scarce and firm, but all dark locs | are neglected. : Feed, s0@s5c B ctl for dark and 90c for cholce brigh.: Chevalier. $1 5216@1 5742 for No. 1and 31 35@1 40 1or No.2; Brewing, $10715@1 10 for No. 1 and 90@sdc ¥ cu tor dark Coast. i CALL BOARD SaLES. INFORMAL SESSION—9:15 0'clock—December— | 8000 ctls, ¥5c SECONT) SESSI0N—No sales. REGULAR MORNING SESSioN—December—2000 ctls, Balge. AFTERNOON SESSION—No sales. UATS—The murcet continues Without note- December — | 00u, SESSION Wwor.hy change. Seed descri t.ons are more aciive | than feed. Ferd, $i 27%4@) 30; - 0ood to cholce #1 1.14@125: common, ¥ 072@1 15; Surprise, 81 32101 37i4: Reo, §1 16@) 25: Gray, 81 15@ 117%; Milling, 81 221581 27445 ¥ c.1: B.ack, tor seed. 81 5@ o0. Cilpj-d Oats seil al $1@2 @ ton | over the raw product. COKN—There 15 no further change to report. Smal Ronnd Y:llow, S120@1 5. large Yeilow, 81 0714@! 1¢: White, $107,531 1235 8 cd. RYE—$1 1210@1 15 @ i BUCKWHEA I —85c@8$1 15 ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The China sieamer took out 7965 bbls Flour. FLUUR—Net casu prices are: amily extras, 20@5 10: Bakers' extras. $4 75@4 85 3 bol. CORNMEAL ETC.—Feed Corn, £24@25 B ton: Crac ked Corn. $25@26 ton. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are s fo'lows, ususl discount to the trad-: Granam Fiour, 83 Kye Fiour, $250 % i00. Lice Fiour, | Cornmeal $2 25: «xtra cream do, $3 00: Oat Groais. $4: Hominy, 35 10@ 8 30: Buckwheat Fiour i :5a@3 b0: tracked Wheat, #3 25; Fariua. $& 50; Whole Wieat Fiour, 83 23: kolled Uats (bbis), 35 70@5 80: in sacks, 5: Pewrl Barler, $4; Spil: Peas, $3 50; ureen do, $4 25 @ 100 by HAY AN. FEEDSTUFFS, There is nothing new to report. BRAN—$.0@.0 50 tor the best and $14@14 50 B ton for outside brands. MIDDLINGS—$20@20 50 for lower grades and 221 50@22 50 B ton for the best. FEEUSTUFFS—Roilea_Barley, $18 50@18 5 Oilcase Meal at the mill. $3U % ton: jobbing, 83 Chopped Feed, $15@18 % ton: Cocoanut Cace. $17 00: Cottonseed Miex), $20@30 ® Lon. HAY—Wheut, $12@15 % tou: Wheat and Oat, $11@l4; Oat, $10@12; Bariey. $10@12: com- pressed, $12@14; Alfaifa, $8G9 5U; siock. $5@! Clover, $8G1.) @ ton. STRAW—350@10c B bate. BEANS AND SEEDS. Previous prices rule for all descriptions. BEANS_Bayos, #1 75§)i 90, “mall £) 25@1 45: Larzs Whites. $1 1031 20: Pincs $1 40@1 50; Reds, i1 2t@1 40: Biackeye, §2 25 2 50; I'ed Kidney. $: 20@2 75: Limas. $1 80@2 utters, §1 2091 40. Fea, 51 20@1 dv. B D-—Brown Musiard, 5@ 50: Yellow ard. §2 16@2 50; Fiax, $1 7551 85; Canury | Seed, 13,@244c ¥ b, Alraifa, 6l4¢c; Rape, 215@ 3 Hewip, 5¢: Almoihy, dlge. LED PEAS—Niies, 81 23, ureen, §1 20@1 70 Whites. 7 B ® cul POTATOES, ONION:, VEGETABLES. Al kinds are about 2s previonsly quoted. POTATOES—Early Kose, 30@35c; Kiver Reds, 4v@50c: Burbanks, S0@37%c: ~alinas Burbanks, SL@bUC; Sweet Potaioes, 50@T5¢ w cul. ONIONS—80c@#1: Pickle Onions, 75¢ B vk. | _VESRTABLES— Bay Squash, t0@65: % box: Marrowfat tquash. $6a8 ¥ 1on 30@40c B box: Iickles. Buy Lucumbers, 2¢ for No. 1.lc W1 B Yeppers, 26@4Uc for Chiie and 50@50e for Bell; Green Pens, 1%a@2c B b: String Beais, 114@2c. Lima Beans, 50@75c ® sx: Green O«ra, 4U@0c B box: Daed Usro. 6@8c B b Egg Piant 50@40c: Cabbage, 60@Tde cti; Car- rots, 25@30c ® suck; Garlic, 1lp@zc ® Ib: Toma- toes, 30@40c 1or river aud 4U@d0c for Alameda. GAME, POULTRY—Two cars of Eastern sold at 14c for Tur.eys, $1 25 for Geese, $5@5 50 for H ens, $4 50 YOULTRY AND | 1014c ® | 2, 214@314c¢: refined, b @> for young Roosters, §4 .0 for old do. $3 for Fryers and §2 50 for Brollers. Another car goes 0a Lo-day. Local stock 1s dull and wesk as usual. Game I8 selling rather better. Live Turkeys are quotable at 14@17c for Gob- blers and 15@l4c for Hens: Geese ® pair, $1 25 @1 50: Ducks, $3@5: Hens, $3@4 5U: Roosters. young, 85 50@4 50: do, 0ld. $3 dUGA: Fryers. $2 25 @2 50; Broilers, §2 25 for large and $1 50@2 for small:’ Pigeons, $1 25@1 60 ®» doz for young and 76c for old. GAME — Quall, ¥ dozen, 75c@$1: Mallard, £4@6: Spric. §250@4: Teal $2@3: Widgeon, $u: Smali Duck,$1 5. @1 75: Gray Geese, $2@3 50; White, #1 50: Fnslish Snipe. $2; Juck Snipe, $1 iiare. $1: Rabbits, $1 20@1 60 for Cottontatis and 75c@§1 for small. BUTTER, C(HEESE AND EGGS. Ranch Fggs bave again advanced. Eastern Eggs continue weax at thedecline. thouzh jobbing saics over the quotations are r ported. Cheese is firm and in light supp!'y. BUTTEK— CEEAMERY—Fancy creamerles, 27@28c B B seconds, 25@26c B I DAIEY—\ foice 10 fancy, 23@24c B B: lower grades 16@:2ac PICKLED—18@21c B . FIRKIN—17@i8c B e CREAMERY | UB—20@22’ }.Akl‘!h.\'—-l“lkml ie-packed. CHEESE—Choice wild new, 1)@12c: common {0, bo0d; Bwlvc; Cieam Chedgar, 11@1% % B: Young America, i 1@1:4gc: Western, 11@11%gc: Eastern, 1:15@13%5¢ B . EGGS—. anco Egks, 3U@37c; store Ecgs, nomt- nal; Eastern, - 0c ior fancy, 18c for firsis and 14 @16c fo1 seconds; Duck Lggs, U0 DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS, Choice Wine Grapes are bringing more money, but ihere is p o improvement in Table Grapes. Cantaloups are firmer again. erries are lower. DECILUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $5@3 5u ® chast for largs. Huck!cber:ies. 4c @ . Raspberrie, $4@5 # chest. 1on: granates .U@75¢ B hox. Cave Cod berries, $8G8 50 § bbl: Coos Bay, 2 BU@2 15 P bo: up-«unu. Xm& P box. FPears, Bart eus. ¥1@1 25: Winter Nells, 50@ Tbe; common kinas, 2@E0¢ B box. Apples, 25@4Lc B box tor common and BU@T5e for good 1o choice. . Quinces, X5@ive B box. Grapes, In boxes, 20@30c_for Moscats, 16@25c for biuck. 15@25¢ jor Tokay, tU@50c fur Isabelia and LU@2bc for Sweetwaler. Crates sell about 10c higher than boxes Zinfundel Wine Grapes, #14@18 B ron: White Wine Grapes, $12@14; Mis- sion Grapes, $12@14. Watermelors, $:@10 % 100. Canta'oupes. 75c@81 -5 B cra e Nutmeg Melons, 4. @5tc box on the whart. CITRUS FEUTIS—Valencia Oranges. $2@8 ¥ box: Lemons. $1@l 50 ® box for common #nd $2@3 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, #2755, 50 P box: Bananas, $1 26@2 ¥ bunci Plueapples, $2 50@3 » doz DLIED FRUITS, KAISINS, NUTS, ETC, The situation Is unchang:d. DRIED FRUITS—Quotations are as follows: Prunes. carlond los, tc sor 40-30's. 414c_for 50- 8U0's, dc W I for 60-70's, Slac for 70-80's, Sc ® Ib tor 80-80'x ana 234c for 90-100's; Peaches, bla@6loc B M: fancy. 7Tc; peeled, —; Apri cois, 512@€3ge for Royals and 7@8lgc for £ood to funcy Moorpmike: evaporaed spples, dlo@6c: sun-dried, 3@3%ec: biack Figs, lu sacks, 2@2igc: Plums. 4@415c I for pitted ana_1@2c for un- pitied: blenched Plums, 5@bdlec: Nectarines, 5@ 6c @ I tor prime to fancy . Pears, 6@6%4gc for quar- ters aud 63@7c for haives. RAISINS'— New Kuisins, Sc_for 2-crown. dc for S-crown. bc ior a-crown, 5igc for Seedless Sultanas and $1 10@ 115 for London layers. Dried Grapes, 2540 NUTS—Walnuts, 714@Sc B 1 for hard and Sc for sotishell; Almonds, 3@sc for hardshell and 9@ 10c for papershe:l; Peanuts, 4@5c for kasiatu an 4c for Call‘ornia: Hickory Nuts, 5@6c B Pe- cans, 5@10c B Ib: Filberts, 9@94ac; Brazil Nuts, 9c: Cocoauuts. 35 B 100. U F Y—New Comb, 10c for bright and 7@9c ior lower crades: new water-white extracted, 434¢; light amber extracted, 53,@4c ® . LEESWaX—22@3c P b PRUVISIUNS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8¢ # b for heavy, 914c tor light medium, 10c for ligh:, 1035c B D for exzira ugnt and i2c for sugar-cured. Kast- eru sugar-cured Hams. 11@12%5c ® Ib: California Hams, 10@10%zc B B: Mess Beef, $7 50 B bdl: extra mess do. $9: family do, 810; salc Pork, $5@% 50 ¥ bbi: extra prime Pork. 8$10; exira c‘;un ‘Ol“lg 50; mess, $15 bbl: bmoked Beet. 1 2 . Tor B D Castets ievces quoted &t S4@834e for compound ana 614c for pure; pails, 714¢; California tierces, 6@54c B B for compound and 6lac for pure; half-bbis, 634c: 10-1 tins, 714¢; doo-Ib, T3ac. CUTTOLENE—Tlerces, 68sc. Packa:es lesy than 300 fes—1-1b pails, 6U in a case, 875cC; 3-D alls, 20 in a case, 83jc: 5-1b pails, 12 in a case, 14¢: 10-1b palls, 81n a case, 81gc: 50-1b tins, 1 or il & cAse. 75GC: wooden bLuckets, 50 Ibs net, 7? c: fancy tubs B0 Ibs net, 75gc: half bbis, about 110 s, T3e B b HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—(ulls and brands zell le under sound stock. Heavy salted steers. 10@ wedium. §14c P Ib; light. 9¢: Cow- bides, 9@914C B M; Stags. 6c: sated Kip, 8c; saited Calf, Tl 9 Ib: salted Veal 9c: dry Hides. 15g15%c; cuils and brands, 12@)234c: dry Kip and Veal. 14c. dry calf, 17c; culls, 10c: Goatskins, 20@35c_each: Kids, 5c; Deerskins, §ood summer. 25c® 1b: medium, 20c; winier. 10¢; Sheepskins, sheariings. 10@20C each: shor. wool, 25@4Uc each; mediom, 50@70 each: long wools, 75@80c each. TALLOW—No. 1. rendered. 3@314c B Bb: No. Grease, 2c ¢ Ib. WOUL = Fall clip —Middie counties, free, 10@13c._do defective. 10@1lc; San Joaqun, de- fective, 7@9c # B: do Lambs. 615@8c: Southern Mountain. 9@12c: tree Northern, 12@idc B b: a0 defective, 9@11c: Humbolde and Mendociao, 13@15c® HUPS—0ld crop, 6@8c B forwood: new crop, 11@l4c. GENERAL M. . CHANDISE. B for falr and #@lue BAGS—Calcutta Oraln Bags, 555c: San Quentin, €5 40: Wool Bags, 27@30c: Fruic Bags, 544c, 53¢ and 6c for the different sizes. (OAL—Wellinzion, $5: New Wellineton, $8: Sou:nhfield Welliugton. §7 $0: Seattie, $5 50; Bry- ant. ¥6 60: Coos Eay. $4 75; Wallsend, 675 % ton: Cumberland, $14 50 B 'ton in bulk und $16 in sacks: Pennsvivenia, Anchracie Ege $1a $ ton: Welsh Anihracite, $@12; Cannel, — # ton: Rock Spriuzs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Val- ley, $7 60: Coke, $11@12 in buik and $13 B ton in sks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Kefinery Company auotes. terms ne: cash: Cube and Crushed and Fine Crushed, 634c: Powdered, 614c: Dry Grauu- luted, bbgc ¥ Ib: Lontectioneis’ A, 55gc: Magiolla Extra (, 5lge: Golden C. 5c: Candy Granulated, %gc; California A, 534c; hali-barrels Jsc mre than varre's, and boxes 3¢ more. SAN FRANCISCO BMEAT MARKET. F ne Beef is very firm and sales over the quota- tlons are reported. Pork and Mutton are the same. Wholesale rates for dressed &0ck from slsugn- terers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6l4c; second do, Bgc; third do, 4@5c B b. VEAL—Larg- L@6c; small. 6@7 B 1. MUTTON— Weihers. 6@614c; Ewes. 6¢ B B LA MB—Spring, 7@7%ec @ . PORK—Live Hogs. 316@354c for large and 334 @37%c for small and medium: sof nogs, 212G 3l4c w bb; dressed do. bla@be. RECEIPTS OF i1 RODUCE. FOR 24 HOURS. Flour. qraks.... _4.X00|Cheese, cils 142 Wheat. cils. 65 987 | rges, doz 6,810 Bariey, ctls 17,055 Hides, no._ 1121 Corn. cus. 2 5| Pelis, bdis. 930 Kasiern. — | woo!, bis. 142 Oats. cil: 830| Leather, rii: 24 1| Wine. gals 81,450 26| Hops. bls... . 87 Keans, sks 5 683| Sugar. bbis.__... 5,592 Poiaioes, sks 4,235 Kalsins. 00X 4,675 Upions. sk 20| Lumber, M fees.. 30 Hay, ton: 396| Tullow. 42 Straw, tons. €/ Mustard Seed,sks 94 Bran, sks. 80 Flaxseed, sks.... 800 Middiings, sks. ot | Lime. vous. ..ol 81 Butter, cus, 178 THE STOOK MARKET. Prices for mining stocks were rather botter yes- terday, though sales were not heavy. The prin- eipal firmness was in the Go a Hill group. The Champion mine of Nevada City has de. lared a diviaend of 25c, payable on the 18tn The Spanish mine, owned by the sume company, is expected 10 be on a dividend-paying basis in s few months. The Champion Company s hav- ing an additional pipe line coustructed connecting with the South Yuba Company’s ditch on We: Hill. This wili give increasea and more regular power at the hois:ing wor.s and at both of the mills. = The Pacific Vinegar and Pickle Works bas de- Clarcd « di videud (No. 96) of 10c per share, pay- © to-dny. I he oflicial letter of the Crown Point says: The | raise trom the soutn dritt on the 80 level to con- nect with the seventh oord ifc above has been advanced 28 feet for the week. The top isin quartz and 10rphyr Nou work hes been done on thesou.h drift on the seventh floor since as. re- POr. Are Tepairin: the shaft ataad above the 600 level siailon The Becher ietter savs: The north drift from the fucline on the 1200 level is now in 335 feet, having buen cleaned ou: and repaired 15 feet dur- ing the week. An u ise 10 feet south of the no ih boundary line was started during the week on the 8,0 level. lu cutting out for this upraisa some streaks and_bunches 0f good Ore were en- countered, assaying from $3J o $150 per ton. This raise Is nOw up Lure - sets of timbers, leaving +bout 50 feet more on the st-pe Lo raise in order to r ach the leve! with the Crown Puiut 750 level south drift. When this level Is reachea north and south drifts will be started to prosoect the veuu at this point. The (op of the raise is in quartz of & favoranie characier. The south upraise, 95 feet from the vorth line, on the 550 level. is up 37 fee perpendicular.y, and is now on a level wih the Crown Polnt south deift. 750 level. From the top of the upraise, a north drift will be started at osce, and it will in- terseci the north raise. thereb - giving a good cir- culation of mir and facilitating prospecting in tnis part o' the mine. The Lop of this raise Is also in quar z of a favorable character. ‘Lhere h.ve been hoisted curing the week snd stored in the ore- Liouse at the mi.e 20 mi ing_carloads of or, the average ass .y of which was $25 19 per ton. They have shipped to the Brunswick miil 311 tons and 570 pounds of ore, iull recurns of which in bullion will be given in due time. The Uskiana Gas, Light and Heat Company has deilured a monthly dividend of 23 cents per share, pavabie Uctober 15. BOALU SALES. Followine were the swics In the San Franciseo Etock Board yesierday: REGULAR MORNING SFESTON. 500 Alta...... 19500 CC&V.. x.bl:l weneeeen e 1E(460 .. 143 600 Andes.....51/100 C Foint...8 300 84/ 00 B1LHIIL. 08 Qr...U5/100 StLouis... 18 500 & & C.n .. 87150 Utui......25 605 Mexican..57/4.0 YJacket.77 500 Uphir. ..1.05/100 7 RNOON EESSION- 20 Fullion. 100 400 Ovrman.....20 501 Pous: 500 Seg Bel....15 008 Nv.. 115 20+ Umion C..b4 10J Utan.. L000 ¥ Jekil 74 Following wers yesterday: REGULAR spaarox—10:11 1€8U0 CCV..1.4734500 Kentuck..08 goug ¢ lup =000 Ovima. .18 the swes in the Faclfic Stock 100 SB&M....18 00 3Nev 200G°EL 30 ......... .68 100 HEN 11734 300 Julla. 150 Stdrd 20 Unioa. 400 Gimbi. 0 .. 900 ¥ Jae) B0 Aitn..e .20, 00 Andes. ... 32 200 Futos .....83 10U . [0 200 . 200 500 200 0) SB&M....16 100 20> N <113 W .., 400 BU Hl. ... 100 B&B......65100 Crn Pt....8100 Stdrd 1823 . Eullion....1 ] nar ...05/200 Union 59, Sxtiion....1 11800 kemonar . 08j200 Unie 200 Caleda,.. 44|100 HaN. 200 Chllnge.. 52| 00 Juila.. 20 Chollar CLOSING QUOLATIONS WEDNESDAY. Oct 13-4 P. w. Bid. Asked. Alpha Con. - vs Alta.. 31 a8 Andes 8 09 Belcher... Mexican. . b5 56 Benton Con.. — 9| ccideutal [ 11.35 1.40 Best & Bichr.. 65 66/Uphir..........1.00 1.05 Bullion ........ 12 13Overman...... 19 20 Caiedonia...... 45 406/ Potos!. . 62 64 Chollar ... 74 ‘l)‘ ~avage. . B 56 Con. Cal & Va.i.45 100, eg. Belcier .. 1a 18 Challenge Con. 63 BddiNcorpion. . 04 = Con. Imperial, U2 il ver Hil.. .| 06 07 Confidence.....1.80 1.40| ierra Nevada.1.1o 1.20 Crown Polnt .. 84 55 -tandard 190 Exchequer.... 04 05 o7 Gould & Curr-. 85 By 2o Hale & Norers. 115 1.2¢/ 76 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGH WEDNESDAY Oct. 13 -2 M TUNITED STATSES BONDS. Bid__Asked.. [ Fas eonn. 11234 — dcpew msues.b T — L U S dsreg... 41134 Bid. Asked. MISCELLAN KOUS BONDS. "al-81CNIA3. 112 - NPCDs (N Flee L 38 aett = o S e CotmCWos 99 101 |Loudisss.. 0815 — Lpoi-stex-cp — Y3 Umnibas ds.. 125 - Pasn Lapa12s — |I'@0 Ryds 10 = F&CHRR 6107 10915 P&Ch Ry ds. — 104 Geary-st 158 — 1V0 | Iwist RR 5 HC&S01s 100 — kemo WL&L — 103 losang Los — 100 (taco P &u. — 100 LoGnieed 63 993 100%3| EF&N PRSa. 10534104 Mxt-stChieds 12574 12615 ~PRRAriz8s 8933100 DoRyCon da. 10834110 ~(sPRRCalés. 108 .10 NatVingsist — 400 |(SPRRCalos. — 95 NevCNgR7s 9834 — [SPBrRCaigs 106 — N EyOal ve.107% — (SVWaterss. 1173411814 Dayim e — 7 ys |~VWaterss. 1017310214 NPG6s....106 1071g pikind&iiae 9815 — WATEE STOCKS. sprog Valley 9914 9935 Marias e ©A3 AND YLECTRIC €TOTK3 Capt — 25 |luciflo Liza. 54 — o8 — IS FG&Elec. 9735 9715 1014 1014 -an Franosod .ly 333 5615 66 |SLOCKIOM..... 143y — 841y 9434 INSURANCE STOCKS. Fireman'sT018215 — COMMERCIAL I- ADEIO-CAL . Bankof Cal._ 242 Cninb&ldo 9814100 STREET KATL BANK STOOK% 5814 5714 Hirst Nauou. 183 ondonP&A. 13934130 Nerch x. - NK STOCKS. Sav & Loan.. Securt] Union TFus 950 1050 [%] 100 250 BOAD STOCKS. Caltfornts. ... 1 95510874 Usk SL&Har 100 Pt pdaln b bl ol 615 8 4735 48 FUWDER STOCKS. 20 110 antUon... 8815 39 Busteru ol B0 80 |vigone..ll iyg 314 MISCKLLANKOUS €TOCKS. Alsaks rkew. 9734 99 [Nat Vinto. — 8 Ger Lead Co. 105~ — |OceanicSSCa 3:3p 3254 HawC&SCo.. 2454 247 I'scAux#A — & HuichSPUS 333, 34 |FacBoraxCo.100 ~ Merkxasa. w .~ |Fart Painios v — SALES—MOBNING Basaly, Hoard— 50 Anglo-California Bank..... 56 00 15 Huichinson ® ¥ Co. 33 8714 20 Mutua! Electric Ligl 10 23 200 S F Gas & Eleetric Co. ¥7 50 25 5V Water.. 99 25 18 do o 99 1214 Streei— $5000 S F & N P Rallway Bonds. . 10375 90 Vigorlt Powger....... ... . 80 SALKS—AFTERNOUN 5H33(0%. Foard— #3000 Los Angeles Light Bond 100 00 5 Oceaulc 55 Co......... 33 v 25 S F Gas & Eiectric Co. ¥7 50 e _ 25 Californi 110 00 80 5V Water. . 99 256 3 do do 99 50 £2000 5 V 4% Bona: S35t NS00 #4000 S F & N P Railway Bonds........ 103 76 il s o e The ostrich is a long stepper. When feeding its step measures from 20 inches to 22 inches; when walking but not feed- ing, 26 inches; and when terr fied, from 1114 to 14 feet, or at the rate of apbout 25 mi es an hour. — e STEAMEKRS TO SAIL. STRAMER | ESTINATION.| sATIA. | PIER Moana 14 zrw | Pler7 State of Santa Rosa. Chilnat. Coos Bay.... Lumboldt Bey |Uct Oct |0t Alllance’ Chi: |China & Japan Oct 15,204m | Erer ib 15 11am| Prerll 16, 9w | Pler 13 16, 5pm | Pier 2 17, vam| s (L 1812 w/P MSS 18, Sam| Plac 1 18,104 M | Pier 13 18, 2ruje = 18,17 ax | Pler 11 19/10ax | Plez 1§ 20.10am | Pler b 20, 9ax | Pler 13 21, va ;l'l*ll 1" Am|Pter 13 1 1pm|P M S S STEAMERS TO ARRIVE, STeAMER | Frox Urescen: Uity Victona & Pu Crescen. vitv... | Newporz. . san Diego: pass and mdse, to Goodall, Perkins & L‘;lmr Mackinaw, Littlefield, 83 hndfi:'wnm d 3500 tons coal. 1o S P Co. Uakland r:ours o S.mr Coguile Ri er. Johusou. l.b b Fort Bragz:; 360 3 it umber, to Union % from Ven- mis, Bridgett, — hours mmfinbml‘.“:a Pacifi Coast Oil Co. Up river Alcazar, Gunderson, 44 hours fro Newpor:: bal.ast, to L § Waite Lumber « 0 z Simr South Coast. Zaddurt, 26 bours fr Eureka: 310 M 1t iumb 1, 10 J R Hauiy & Co, Stmr North Fork. Bash, 4 davs iro couiu; pass and jumoer. to Charles Nelson. Ship Joun C Po ter, Moyer 7 davs from P ure Bay: 1940 Lons coal, to Geo e b Slotram. Larsen. Bdays trom Seattle; 2855 tons coal, to Uregon imj Co. Ba e Cotoma, Noyes, 6 davs from thag Astoria 1 davs; 600 M fulumber, (0 portiand, via P ey Lomber Co Bark Levi G Buigess. Yunzgren, 713 days from Tacoma: . 400 ;078 coal, 10 ~outh Pra.ne «oal Co, Bark Wilna, Slater, 10 days tiom seautle: 2400 tons co. 1, to Central Coal Co. Lar< Big Bonaiiza, ls-n;mlni ll%lyl from Seat- tle: 225, Lons coal, L0 Ore.0ua [mp Co. 2 Bktn Eureks, Fausen, 3 days from Eurekaj shingles. stav-boity and shakes, to Chas Nelsoa. Schr Gem, Olsen. 435 days from Coos Bay ; lu: ber. o D s Mouiton. Schr Ida Schuauer, Nielsen, 4 days from Coos Bav: lumuer and sy 5. (0 Simpso: Lumver €0 Schr Antelope. Anderson, 1 b days from Coqn! River; 165 M ft lumber .0 C iwe. Schr Nettle Sundvorg, Johnson, 96 hours from Hardy Creek; 100 cords bark, (o Heyman & Mayer. TUp riverdir ct. 5 Seor Twil gnt. Tepte , 4145 days from Grays Harbo : umber, ‘0 K K W.0i ..umber (0 Scor Proster, Schroedcr, b aays .rom ehalem River: 276 M ft lumber, 0 & H Harmon Lumber <o Sehr Lizze Prien, Hiusen, 5 days from Cequille River: 180 « ft lumber, to C ¥ Loe. schr Glendale, Johnson, § dsys frém Seattle; lumber, 10J H baxter. Schr Fortuna, Rosich, 3 days from Eureka; 390 M ft lumber, to M Kay & Co. Schr Bobollnk, Nelson. .. hours from Mendo- cino: 180 M ft lumber, to Mendocino Lumber Co. Schr Wing and Wing. e vers, 5 days from Coos Bay: lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co. Schr iransi, Jorgenscu. 24 days from Houno- lulu: sugar ana coffee, to Willlams, Dimond & (o, Stmr Empire. Ne'son, Coos Bav. Schr C H_Merchant, Brannan, 6 days from Grays Harbor; lumber, to 8 K ~lade Lumber Co. Cleared. WEDNESDAY. October 13, StmrPomona, Cousins, Eureka: Goodau, ve & Co. Br ship Glenesslin, Pritcharl, Algoa Ba; four, Guthrie & Co. Br'ship Ancona, Robbins, Port Townsend: John D spreckels & Bros Co. trig W G Irwin, Williams, Honolulu: John D Spreckels & Bros Sailed. WEDNESDAY, October 13, Stmr Eureka. Parsons, San Pedro. Stmr City of Puebla, Debney, Victoria and Fors Townsend. Stmr Weeott. Miller, Crescent City. Sumr Greenwooa, Fagerluna. £umr Pomona. Cousins, Eureka. Stmr Bonita, Nicholson, San Diego. Sunr Laguna, Peterson. Brsalp James Kerr, Powles, Queenstown. Scir W S Pheips. Hoss, Prince Wil lam Sound, Schr Pioneer, Mikke!s'n, Grays Harbor. Schr Mary Ktta. Nywan Schr Five Brothers. Wilson, Fi:herman’s Ray. Schr Barbara Hernster. fansen, Coquille Ri Retu:ned. WEDNESDAY. October 13. Schr Elfza Miller, Cbristiansen, hence Oct 1%, for Eureka. on account of bursting of water tank Oct 12 a.7 AM, 30 miies N'W of Point Heyes. Telegraphic. POINT LOBOS October 13-10 ¢ w— Weatner cloudy; wind Sw; velocity 12 miles. Charter« ‘The Br ship Iolanthe ioads salmon on the Fraser River for Enzland, 32s 6d: ship Jabez H iwes, coal a: Nanalmo for this pori; bktn K ikita , lom. ber at Port mbie for Hono'u u; Ger shij Robert Rickmers, wneat at Tacoma for Eurove; ship St Nicholas, coal at Seat(le for Devarture Bay for this port. Memorandum. Per U S stmr Thos Corwin from St Michael— The U Ssunr sear was (0 sail irom St Michael on Oct 10. The stmr Humboldt and the r stmr Bristol were at Dutch Harbor coaling when we lett. First Lieutenant Jarvis of the U S stmr Bear, who is orde.ed East, came down as & passenser on the Corwin. Domestic Ports. ASTORIA—Arrivea Oct 13—Stmr Oregon, huce Oct 11. SEATTLE—Sailed Oct 13—Bark Highland Light for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Sailed Oct 13—Schr Salvator, Sa: Pedro. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived Oct 12— Bkin Klfki- tat, from Honolulu. Oct 13—Schr Robert Lewers, from Honolulu. Salled Oct 12—Sehr Okanogan, cisco REDONDO—Arrived Oct 13—Stmr Newsboy, fm Usal. 5 < ~TEWARTS POINT-Arrived Oct 13—Sch: GREENWOOD—Seilled Oct 13—Stmr Wnuefl! for for San Fran. Arc d Fontie, nence Oct 10. boro, for San Francisco. Arrived Oct 13 -~imc Aleatraz, hence Oct 32. FUREKA—Arrived Oct 13—Schr Mabe. Gra from Newport: schr Beriie Mlnor, from Kahulu Sailed Oct 13—Bktn Plauter, for Sydney. TACOMA—Sailed Oct 13—Ship Dashing Wave, for San Franciaco: seur Prosper. for San Pedro. EEL RIVER—>ailed Oct 13—Stmr Chilkat, for San Francisco. ASTOKIA—<ailed Oct 13--Br sh'p Thomasina McLe an. for Queenstown. ‘T ATOOSH—Passed Oct 13—Ship St Francis. fm Sea:tle, for —; ship S.erl'ng. hence Sept 25, for Seattie SAN PEDRO—Arrived Oc: 13—Schr Metha Nel-4 son, from Tacoma; stmr Caspar. from Caspar. . EUREKA-Arrived Oct 13—Stme Tilamcok, hence Oct 11. EUREKA—Salled Oct 13—<tmr Noyo, for San Francisco. AL—Salled Oct 13—Schr Mary Bidwe!l, for San Francisco. Umatilia. | Victoria & Piieét Soana | oct 18 Belgic...... " |China and Japan.......|..Oct 20 anta Kows. San Diazo.. Oct 21 Alameda.... .. |Svdney. 0ct 21 Dei Nor a |rava tinrno” | “oct 21 NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographls Office locaied In the Merchants Exchangze 1 maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard (o nacionality and free of expense. Navigators ars cordially office, where completo s direcilons of the world ar 1ovited t0 Visit the ot cha=4 and salling kept on hant or com Pparison aud reference, aud the latest information can alwars be obtained rezarding lights, dangers 10 navigation and xll miatters of interest to ocemn commerce. The time ball ontop of the bullding on Tele graph Hill 1s hoisted about ten minutes befors noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by telegrapnic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory a: Mare Isiand Cal. 4 notice statlng whether the fime ball was dropped on time, or giving the error. published the same day by the it any, 15 ternoon papers, aad by the morning papers the followlng iuv. W. S. HuGHes, Lieutenant. U. & N, in cLarge The Time Ball, BraNcE HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICK, U. S N., MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE. SAN FRANCISCO, October 13. 1897, The time ball on Teciegrapn HIli was aroppsa exactly at noon Lo-day —1. e. noon ot the 12Jth meridian, or exacily at 87 M. Greenwich tune. W. S Huem Lieutenant U. S. N. e -1 charge. — SUN, MOON AND 1IDE. UNITED STATES COAST AND GFODETIC SURVEV. TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low WATERS AT FORT POINT, ENTRANCE To San FRraxcIsScO Bay. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. NoTE—Tne high and low waters oc ur arths City Front (Mission-sireet Wharf) about twenty. five mioutes Inter than at ¥or: Foint; ihe heishs of tide is :he same at both piaces October—1897. Thursda-. October 14 5 23] Moo -6.18| Moon rises early morning tide: order of occurrence a3 1o time, sccurs. The hLelghts soundings on the United charia. except when & minus beight, and then the froiu the depth given are given tolumn, and the succassive tides of The charte e — NS SHIPPING anLLlGKNCL Arriv WEDNESDAY. H 8t Michael. via Ducch Hurhm':)‘d sunr Santa Rosa Alexander, 603y U Sstmr Thos Corwin, Oztober 18, 19 days from s nours from MENDOCINO—Salled Oct 13-Stmr Pt Arena, for San Francisco. ASTURIA—Salled Oct 13—Stmr Alliance, San ¥rancisco. POIN'T ARENA—Arrived Oct 13—Schr Corlne thian, hence Oct 10; schr Bender Brothers. FOLT BRAGG—Salled Oct 13—Stmr Hueneme. ALBION—Sailed Oct 13—Stmr Natlonal City, for ban Francisco. Eastern Ports. PHILADELPHIA—~ailed Oct 12—<hip Ind! ana, for San Francisco; salp Tacoma, for Seattle and Tacoma. NEW YORK-C.eared Oct 12—Ship H nry Vil 1ard, for Portlard. toreign Port NEWCASTLE. N8SW—Arrived Oct 11—Br ahip Inveramseh, from Cape Town to loaa for San Franeisco. PANAMA—Arrivel Sept 27—Stmr City of Panama, from Champeri o Oct 2—Stmr Acapulco hence Sept ». Oct 3—Stmr for Cos'a Rica, irom Champerico. aled Oc. 8—<im- City of Panama for Aca- pulco ~ept SU—Stmr San Jose, for San Francisco, VLADIVOSTOCK—Arrived Oct 13—Ship ¢ F Sa-gent, from 10rt slakeley. imp rtations. HONOLULU —Per Transit—340 bags coffee, 18,- 481 hags srgar. SAN DIEGO—Per Sauta Rosa—4 whee's 9 tubs bateer. 1lot furni ucs. 55 txs lemons, 4 cres bi- cycles. 1 bx oranges, ¥ p<zs mdse, 1 cs paver. 1 bX, ore, 1 by apples, b cs ©ooks, 1 cS ralsins 280 sk outs, 181 sks whent, 260 sk3 barley, 213 sks cor Port ks for:—15 449 sks oarley. 5477 sks wheat, 359 sks beaus. 560 sks oats, 84 sks mus.ard, | cs bardware, 1Cs tuiware, 2 pkasdcy goods, § bbls olives. 12'cs egzs, 5 coops chickens, 1 cs statlon- ery, 1¢s shoss. 2 pkes_telegraph switchbosid,, 1 cs tvlesraph fixtures, 9 bxs fish Santa Barbara—11'bbls miueral water, 1 cork- Ing machine, 1 bx tamales, i4 bxslemous. 1 cg mdse. 4 sks crawfish Port Los Ange es—1 bugay. 1crt wheels. 1 pkg Dole and shaft:, 1 cs separating bowls. 4 os mdse, 837 bals hides, 1 bx choco.ate. 1 bale corn hus<s, 6 hxs oranges '37 cs horus. 2 hores Redondo—1832 sks barley, .4 bxslemons. 1cs beeswax. 80 bxsoranges 1bcyce 2 csgas m ters, 1bx tobacco. 1 s mdse 18 pkgs P matter. 1 g ¢« ary xouds, 1 bx furniture, 159 cs honey. 5 c8 buby food, 50 bales corn husks 2 cs canned gouds, Consignees. (Per Transit—Willlams, Dimond & Co; Welch & ° ber Santa Rosa—Sinsheimer Bros: Hills Bros; Jonas Erlanger & Co: Moore, rerguson &Co: S £ M ilins Co: H Dutard: W C Price & Co: (b cazo Brewery: Geo W McNear: 3l P Dete 3; Enierpris Brewery: Bassett & Bunker; E T Alleu; Dalzler & Co: Dalton Bros; M Franxiin & Bro: Milwaukee Ercwery: Buff.lo Brewery: J Wielnnd; Cnaries W Gouwd: Wheaton, Breon & Co: Uk Whitney & Cos Buffulo Brewery: H Kircumann & Co: Sunset Tel & Tel C s Crocker & Co: Witzel & Baker: A Parmesana; Hilmer, Bredhoft & Schulz San ord Riow: American Union ki (03 BG Ruhl & Co: v D Virgilio: G Camilloni & 3 man J Blnguglia: Van Roun & Co: Sacramenio kish Co; H lifton: J C Baue & Co: INLTauale Coi Tom Streich: J Ivancovich® Uo: A Paladini; R Mitler: L G Sresovicn & o:_Baker & Hamiiton: O Solomon: Wetmore Bros: 0szo0d & Ioweil; H $ Smith: D Ghirardelli & Co: Gould & Jaudin; M D Vanvatet: Dunham. C4r ixan & Co: § H Burnet Newmark & Edwards; Marsiail & Retm ra: Chay Tetzen: Wetmore br.s: Heller, Bachman & Co; N 3N ssen: Calliornia Nav & Imp v0: 3 H Burnet Smith’s Cash Store: McDonough & Runyon: Pac Lizhting Co; 1. Mcintyre: Cutting Packing Co: H Theenel; The Cudahy Packing Co: Kohler & Froh- lin ay.or Spotswood Cd: J H Cain & Co: Geo R Stare: Garcla & Maggini: Woit & Son: M Getz; J B Cott & Co: A uall Fruit Co: Gray & Barbleri Ginocehio & Co: H Coweli & Go: ) X Pattos: Levi Spiecel & Co: W Ri stuzer: W H C fiin: Eveleth& Nash: D'E Allison&Co: J & Newbegin: Nash & Boessenecker. For Late Shipping Intelligence See FYteenth Page. Wil not be undersold. Get our prices before pur- chasing. OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. C. F. WEBER & CO., 300-306 POST STREET, 8.F,, ‘Lorner Stockion.