The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 21, 1897, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 1897 1. THE COMMERC IAL WORLD SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silyer a1vanced. Wheat steaty but dull. Bariey lower. Vats in fair demand. Cora quiet. No chanze in Hay. Beans fluctuating again. Onions bigher a Potatoes weak. Butte Cheese firm. Eggs bigher. Two cars of Eastern Poultry in. Fresh Frult less demo-a'ized. Dried Fruit dull and weal Hams, Bucon and Lard weak and aull Hops easy and quiet. Wool stiil firm. Mo chanze in Beet and Pork. New York Exchange adval d. THE WORLD'S STOCK OF MONEY. From the best estimates obtainable the Director of the United States mints reports the stock of all kinds of money in ihe principal countries of the world on the 1st of January, 1697, as follows: . $4.356.600,000 ,515 800,000 652,500,000 900,000 Total spe Urcovered pa & 69,200 000 Total. ol ....$11,187,160.000 Compered with the previous report of the Mint Director. which is suprosed to give the world’s money supply for Januay 1, 1896, there has been an se of $215.800,000 in goid, $900,000 2,500,000 in limited 00,000 in uncovered ider silver, in fu jegal tender silver and $11, Do b same authority estimates the world’s prod- uet of goidt anc siiver for 1896 as fo lows Gold sevne 4,396 600 ~ilver, commercia value 169,406 400 ver, col e value. . eeen 215,242,700 r repor ed the world’s product The Direc of the precious metals in the ca endar year of 1585 as toilows: Cola, 9,694,640 five ounces, valued at $200.406 000: " silver. 168,008,353 fine ounces, valucd on the basis of 16101 at$217.610,000. I'he z0ld product is the largest in several vears. £2,000,000 less than the dar year of 1895, The ¢ VA ue is ov total reported 1or the ca Wirrehuces o 52 | O Clar ® Bartly Cleudy | -] Rain s Srow| Fxplanation. The arrow files with the wind. The top figures 1 indica » maximum temperaturs for the eaih it if any, the amount of in inches and bundredtba. the past tweive hours. Isobars, or solid connect po'm s of equal air pressure; iso- therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high” means high lLarometric pressure and 18 usua comuanled by fair westher: ‘low” Tefers (o low pressure. and is usually preceded and sccompanied by cloudv weatherand rains. “Lows” usually first appear on the W usbington coast. When ssure is high in the mierior and low along the c and the isobars extend and south along the coast, rain is probable: but when the “low is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, ral able. Wit the pressure falling to weather may be ex weather in winter. The reverse of Wil produce an opposite result. n south ? Oregon is improo- he vicinity of 1daho, and mer and colder nese condizions THE WEATHER BUREAU. OF AGRICTL- FRANCISCO UNITED STATES TURE, WEATHER Ociober 20, 189 The foliowing ar twenty-four hours and the seasonal ratnfalls 1o cate as comnarea with those of tha same date last seasou: rureka.00 this season 1.51, last season Eluft .00 €as01.73, last season Sacramento.0), thie teason .39, last season 00, this seasen bis seasou .72 lasl season © .U0. this sewson .18 last 02,th's season 2.00, last hisseason .71, Iast saa- 115 season .1, last season EPARTMENT BUREAU, SaN M the rainfails during the past 00, ~an Francisco Gata: Maximum tem. erature 66, minimum 54, mean 6). Weather Conditions and General Fore- casts. The h was men st night as probab'y recury off the hington - coast he past 24 hours ty 0f Varcouver d Ore winds have prevailed o coast. ~ At Fori s per hour from 20 miles a « hour r'ne conditions are f.om tee vicivity the High cisro for thirty hours, Thursday, mewhat brisk scutherly shifting Fair Thursday, except part- fresh weslerly wind. ] 1sday, with snowers in es3 Thursday. nd vicinity—Generally cloudy Thursday, probebly with occasional showers; brisk souhery to westerly wind 1o Mount Tamalpais, observa- 5p. a : Cloniy: sonthwest wind, 14 : temperziure. 55; maxim_m, 67. W. B B HaMMoN, Foreca:t « flcial, NEW YO STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Oc'. 20.—To-day's marke: looked very much as though an effor: was being made to test it for arise. Many of the professional traders have concludes that liGuidation has about run its course, and there bas been a c:siation of the bear campaizn. Opinions have diftered among the professionals #s to whether conditions in the s'ock marke. are reads a sustained advance in prices again. The bears made an abortive effort early (n the day torald the market, and directed an atiack mgaiust Sugar and Chicago Gas. The = of the rald e couraged the bulls (0 aggres- hiele were indicaifo: 8 of the reap- €1 the matket of some of the large buy- nieresis which were promiuen in the late Tise of the marke: Ihis professional advances throuzho points. Buc the buls with a sliort turn and Tealize profits abon b h ing ecsrried pri es up. net © i1st ranging trrom 1to 2 Were apperentiy satisfied they commenced to sell 1o 141 hour beiore the close This carried prices d D fu some cases below last nighs c.owe, and the ret gains wade ware 10 8 MOst esci case frectional, ) he success of the bears was fru 10 Lhe special strength in ~ugar and Gus, upon wnich ihey relied 10 Work & synipatuetic decline in the baisnce of Lheiis: Sugur was Srong on the de- cision of ihe Tieasury Depurtment to hold Dutch refined suzars ¢ dilonally isole 10 the counter- vailing duty which spplies 1o Imported sugars up- ©0s which an €x} Ort bouniy is paid. Chicago Gas derived sirengih from rumors of a compromise wih the threatened compe:siio: . The market showed consid-rabie increase of® activity, as compared i the last few days. but wus still slmosi jur iy professional. Luudon changed from its recent atiltud- and sold stocks here. Ad- ditionai reports of rairval earnings for the sec- © d week in Uctober all show handsome increases, And many Vague 1umors were afloat of stil more StrKing 1mprovements 1o be shown In sta o ments. The laige moOvemeut vf coion along lines recently jeensed from quarantine r siric: tion was shown by Ieporis and gave strength to the rai roads affected. The exchange market costinued firm snd the jocal money market easy, the amall withdrawais of American eagles from the Bank of England for shipment 10 New YOrk 1ot being considered of importance. Scme businiss is being done in the f ozns on loug sterling, which is in effect Dg of money wbroad. his raturaily tends 10 kep up the rute of exchange. The con- tiuued ecase of ihe local imouey market and the large resources in hand by inierior banks, owing 10 the large payment of deb's following the crop movemert, wié ihe inducements for ihus defer- 1iDg the movement of gold this way. bonds wore sirong in sympsihy with stocks. One 250,000 block of Union Pacific collaterai trust noies was suld at 69, and another block of 150.000 «t the same price. Total sales, 22,325,000. Uhitvd “tates new 4's advanced 34 bid and the 6’s coupon declined 14 bid. Total sales of siocks io-day were 40,220 shares, | and Penusylvania, 16@18c; Wesiern, 17 11, last see- | fncluding: Atchison preferred 8140, Burlington 120, L and N. 14,368, Manhattan 1660, Mis- uri facific 4,590, New Jersey Cenir | 3603, New York Central 11,808, Northern Pacific pr- ferred 11 195, Northwest 4100, (. and W. 312 ! eading 3180 Kock Istand 16,523, St. Paui 27 770, -t Paul sna Omaha 7750, Southern Rafiway vreferred 5420, Union Pacitic I. K. (srcond asses ment paid) 9720, Wabash preferred 7200. Ame: can Tobacco 17,219; - tate Gus 5670, Chicago G s 57.4%0, Puliman 3592, ~ugar $4.201, Ten- nessee Coal'and Iron 5225 Wesiern Union 4805, Chicago wreat Wester : 11,135, MARKET., 0.—The Evening Posi's London cablegram says: The stock markets were idie to-day, but the tone was steady. Americans were especially good, and closed quiet at the best, though the support was only professional. The auliest market was Brazils. which were flat on reports that the uegotiations for the sale of cer- tain , razilian State ralways 1o a foreign syndicate nave been suspended. 1 am informed iu credible auarters that the sale by the Bunk ot Eugiand is re- the reason being given that owing to the Iighiness of many of ihe sovereigns withdrawn it pays better 1o tuke eugles at .he | LONDC NEW YOKK, Oct. prese ut price. z i he h'mmlnl of eagles withdrawn to-day was £52,000 and the tolal amount of buliion takeu was £72,000. S A S?h egram from the Financial News' New York correspondent attracts much attention here. 1t «ffirms that New York banks Lave losned to London & iarge amonnt of money 0 long steriing bills. Evidences of this are Very scanty here at present. and wonder is excited as to how such au operation can pay with discount ra.es at 213 per cen: The Paris and Berlin markels were qulet. NEW YORK GKAIN AND PKODUCE. NEW YORK, Oct 20. — Flour receipts, 2 barrels; active and firmer at the close with wheat; winter low grades, §3 05@3 15. Rye filour steady. WH i AT—Recelpts, 253,800 bushels; exports, 53 bushels. Spot firm; No. 2 red, 89%ljc, Options opened weak and declined under reporied 1ains in Argentine; bearish contineutal statistics on requirements and transfer of Duluth wheat to Chicago. turned sharply snd fully recoverea on benvy covering by early short seilers, closed s Tong at 3g@iac et advaoce. ¢ ctover closed, 947gc: December, 93 7-16@94 54, closed B4fpe. bl S—Quiet; unchanged WOOL—Quiet: utichunged. PETROI EUM—Quict: unchanged. PLs IRON—Warrants quict; $8 76 bid and $7 asked. LAKE COPPER— Dull; $11 bid and $11 25 Quiet: $13 80: December, $13 90 asked. SPELTEE—Q %4 15 bid ano 34 25 assed LEAU—Excusige easy: $350 bid and §3 9. asked: brokers steady, 85 75 Fi E—0 ptions ovened s eady at unchanged prices; closed dull wiih prices unchanged to 5 points net declme. Sales 4750 bags, including November $5 6. March $6 45 i Spo.—Kis, quiet. No. 7 luvoice, 675c: No. 7 job- g, i35c: mid, quiet: Cordova, 10@15c. SUGAK—Kaw, nominal: refined, sieady. BUTTEK — Recelpts, 65t puckages. quiet; Western creamery, 14@23c: kIgins, 23c; factory, $@13c. @ 5 Receipts, 6672 packages: quiet: Siate i Dried Fruits. NEW YORK. Oct. 20.—California dried fruits very firm for apples: other fruits steady. Evap- or.ted pples, common, 5@7c v Ib. prime wire tiay, Slyc: wood diled, prime, 81gc; choice, 8lg@ | 834¢: tancy. fc. FPRUNES—5@814c § Ib. 88 10 size and quality. APRICOT>—Royul. T@¥lac: Moorpark, 9@1ic. ACHES—Unpeeled, T@lic; peeed, 12330 NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. Closing FPrices for Bonds and Railway Shares EW YORK, Oct 20. — Money on call stem oy at 2@215%; last loan 23g;closed 214@214%: prime mercantiis paper, 4@43eX: Stering ex- chunge firm, with actval business i bankers bills at $4 5414@4 841y for demand, and £4 ¥2@ 48214 forsix y days: posted rates, $4 52@4 821y and $4 55: commercial bills, §4 8114: siiver cer- tificates, 59560c; bar silver, 5914c: Mexican doi- | inrs, 43340 | CLOSING STOCKS. Raflroads— ISt Paul 9514 Atchison .. . 14 | Preten .. 140 Preferred 1 8015 st Paul & Umi sl | Baltimore & Ohio. 1514 Preferred .......142 Canada Pacific.... ¥2 Southera Pacific. ‘.Z\J;,‘, Canada Southerd.. 5814 Southern kailway. Central Pacific.... Preferre: Ches & Ohio. ...... 2215 Texas & racific. 13, Chicago & A1i00..160 | U P,ir 2d assmtpd 271% Chicago, B&Q.... ¥6 |UPD& G 8oy Chicago & = 1ii... 53 |Wsbash. 75y Chicago, Ini & L. 914 Preferred .. 2054 do ~ do prefd. 31l Wheel & L k. 17 cCCastL..... 86 Preferred... . 114 Preferred T ¥ xpress Companl: s— Del & Hudson.....11615 Adams Ex. ...156 Del L& W.........150 " |American £x. ....115 Del & R0 G.. 1214 United States. . 40 Prefen . 4634 Wells-Fargo. Eile new ... 16 | Miscellaneous— First preferred.. 39 |A CotOfl.... . Ft Warne. ...167 | Preferred. Gi Nor pfd... 135 Am’n Spirits. Hocking Val...... 6% Preferred Jiitnois Cent. . \1104 | Am Tobacco.. Lake Erle & W 1814 Preferred. | Prefecred. ... Lake Shore 7612 Chicago & 172 |Cons 9%14 Com. ¢ | Maoh 177 10434 Col ¥ & Tron. Met Traction ......13%4| do do prefd.. cligan Central.106 |Gen. Electic.. . 2514 iliinois Steel.] do do 1st prerd. 8515 La Clede Gas. Mo. Pacific. . 8 flead. .. Moblle & Uhio..... 2714| do prefd... Mo K &T > 1s34!Nac Lin o |~ ao prefd.... 354, Uregon Imp. Co.. N J Central 933, Pacific Mall. N Y Central 1u43; Puliman Paiac N Y Chicago & S{L 14 |silver Certificates. 59 do do 1siprefd. 71 |stan Rope&Twins 56 do do Zd prerd. 35 |Susar..... -ea1337% { Nor West..... 1315 Preserred. No Amer Co.. .10 413/ I C& iron No Pucitic. . 1 1814 US Leather Preferred : B3 Preferred.. 7] Ontario& W...70 17 |U S Kubber... Ore R& Nav. ... 36 | Preferred.. Ore ~hort Line.... 20 | Western Union. ChG W, 4|C&N 15 Preferred. . 4ip KioG & Wstn. 0Ob,| Preferred..... 13, €L0SING poxDs. U S New 4s, reg...126L41 N J Cent Gen 5s..113%4 do o 45 ‘coup..12714 North Carolina 68,122 Pittsburg. .. . Reading. Yock Isiand St Louis & S ¥ . Preterred dods, reg........11%14| Dods............108 dods, coup..[.l.1135; Northern Pac 1sis dozs. reg.. .70 983, Do, 3s. Sl 10, 45,0, E 11615 N Y C & &L as 10815 | Nor & W 6s.. 105 7| Sorthwe | T Do, deb bs. Do, Class C..22 7100 | Uregon Nav i Lo, Currency ... #8 0. ds... | Atchison 4s.- %63, 0'S Line 85 | Do, Aaj 4s..770 6844 o, Canada So. 2ds. 1167 |0 Imn 1 Can Paclsts...— | Do. 5st 2Ll 421 Ches Term . 46 |Pacific 6s, of "95...10214 C& R0 8. 7113 |heading 4s......... Sdi%e €11 & D 33377110454 Rio G West, isis.. 52 Den & R G isis. Len & R G 4s... Eas: 1} 11133 St L & I M Gen 53 K64 BX ”ISUL & S F Gen 6511475 -..10834 5t P consols......... 139 | with slow sales. { xr 3 717 S P C&Pl1sts 1119 | FW&DIststr. 73 | Do, bs. 115 Gen Electric 55...100 S Carolin; Ya GH&S A 6s 108 |Southern Ky bs.... 9214 do o 2s'0id 103 |~tanRpe&Twineds 6213 H&TCentds....111 |Tenm New Set 35.. 5 o con 6s.. 2104 Tex Pac L& G 1sis 96 1wa C lais. 1 971| o, reg 2as. 2834 Keo PContr. ... 9% UPlsts...... ...101%g Kan P lsy(DDBjir.117 | U P D & Guif 1sts._50 1a Nw Corsol4s.. 88 |Wab Lst bs. L& N Unids.....) ¥414| Do, 2ds...., Missourt bs. 1100 " West Sbore 4s. MKT Va. Ceniuries..... 683, Do, 4s. . ¥6Ya| Do, aeterred . . 4 N Y Central 1sts. 11715 KsCity P&G1s's Ss— MINING STOCKS. Chollar... $ 50|Ontano..... Crown Pofni, 55 Ophir... Con. Cal & Va 125/ Plymouth 03 Deadwood ... ... 80 Quicksilver 100 Gould & Carry. 30/ doptd.......0 800 Hale & Norcross. 80 Sierra N evad 75 Homestake. 30 00| *tandard. 165 1ron Siiver.. 30 Mexican....... 48 ¢ Boston. ROSTON, Oct. 20.—Atchison, 1414: Bell Tele- phone, 264: Chicago, Burlington xnd Quincy, 9914 Mexican Central, 5%: Oregon Short Line, 20; =an Diego, —. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—Wheat was steady a( about yesterd«y’s closipg price for a few min- utes after the opening, and then it was subjected to some besrish influences that caused it to de- cline 1c ver bushel during thenex: hour. May was 10: as weak as December during the time re- ferred to, owing it was supposed, 10 the ac- tion of the bull iclique, W.0, as on the day before. sold December at or sbove t1c and bought the May when it was weak. The comparative firmness during the first few minutes was because of u further reduction in Northwestern receipta and steadiness of (he Liverpool and Paris markets, both of which quoed prices unchanged from the previous d closings. Heavy rains were reported in Argentina. The Liverpool ( orn Trede News revised lts pre- vious estimates of European requirenien:s, mak- ing the vmount only 72,000,000 bushels insteaa of 125,000,000 as previously celculated. 1hat had some depressing effect, but mo:e serious news was the reporied sale at Duluth of 200,000 bushels No. 1 S orthwestern wheat 1o Chicago for delive December couiracts, which was made possibie by the bigher prices rulin: here. ) his TALRET stag gered the trude. December opened at subs:: tially yesierday's closing price, 907@91¢, and be- fore ihe effeci of the Duluth transaction had worn Off & decline 10 90Lsc had Luken place. Bradsireel's report on the worid's visible showed &n increase of 4,271,000 bushels. About 12 0'Clock Lue markel began to show signs of firm- ness December advanced to 91 155c, and was brinzing that at the close. Corn was steady even when wheat was weak in the forenoon, aad was very firm later, when wheat alvanced. There was considerable buying on the theory that a reaction was about due foi lowinz the recent heavy dec.ine. Oats were higher and firm at the mdvance Trad ng was Dot important. the firmuess being due principaliy to light offering:. Frovsious were sieady on a small amoun: of busine-s. The continu'd bad rejorts irom the vel.ow fever districi caused 4 small opening de- line. Shorts were good buvers aud the cash de- mard was copsiderably improved. The firmne: of wieat and corn helped toward the end. The leading futures ranged as follows: ARTICLES. | Gpen.| High. | Low. [ Ciose. Wheat No 2— | October, New . .. .| 918y Lecemper, New.....| 91 | 9155 9014 954 May ks ¥9%g| B9y BEY| 297y Cor No. 4= | | Octover. 24 | 41| 94 ‘ 214 December... 2684 | 2614 U May...~ 50T 200 9% 2044 20% Oats No. 2— ] Ociober....... 39 {-an 17 | 1714 December. .. | 181 1835 181 183y May. | 308 075 Wiyl 0% Mess Pork $ bbi— | | | | Decembe: |7 78214(7 7214 |7 50 Jauuary . 8 8787 (8 6742 8 7214 December.... It 43234430 |4352 January 4 480 443 44713 ~hort &1 | October ds Decembe: January Cash quotalions were as follows steady: No. 2 Spring w heat, S415@5614 Spring Wheat. 1813@8514¢: No. 2 Ked. 9] 2 Corn, 24lgc: No. 2 Oats, 18i4c: White, £. 0. b, 22@:2%%c: No. 3 White, £ 2014@21%5c: No. 2 Rye, 46lzc: No. 2 Barle: nominal: No. 3 f o b, 2515@37¢: No. 1 Flaxseed, Timoihy Seed. $2 85; Mess Fork % bbl. $7 Lard ¢ 100 Ds, $4 30@4 3215: Short Ribs sides (loose). $4 40@4 45: Dry Salied Shoulders (boxed). $475@5: Short Clear Sides (boxed), $5@5 1215: Whisky, disilllers finisned goods, per gailon, $1 22: Suga Cut Loat, —; Granulated, —: Standard “A,” — y, @i c: No. 4 fo. 0 101351 0415: Prime 5@7 50. ARTICLES. | Recelpts. | Shipments. Flour, bbls 18.00¢ 16.000 Wheat, bu. 285,000 76.000 Corn, bu. L 860,000 484,000 Oats bu... 625,000 404.00 Eye, bu.... 31.000f... Burler, bu. | 161,000 28,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar- ket wes sieady: creamerles. 15@:2c. dairies. 12@1%c: cueese, quict, BgBYyc; eggs, firm: fresh. FEres Wheat Movements. Receipts. Shipments. Bushels Busheix. . 28.680 : 359.8:9 4 Milwaukee 2 900 284,700 Chicazo. 76,060 0,354 -Toleao.. ... 10600 000 “St. Louis . 59,000 Detroi. 14,848 | ©7900..0, < 145,000 204,469 743,867 61.273 74,433 233,500 22,563 3448 1,410 105.816. 107434 : - 46'500 458,731 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURFS Flour ~ Openiog .. ..6200 6105 Closing. . J6225 6110 Wheat—Opening . 2900 us 60 Closing. < 2000 2860 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Oct. 20.—The smail proportion of fat catile that were choice enough to sell bove $4 85 s01d at about steady prices, but other grades | were on an average 10¢ per hundred pounds lower Sales were ona basis of $3 60@4 for the poorest to $4 90@5 35 for the best, with the bulk of the transactions at $4 50@510. A tew prime feederssold up to $4 50, while com- mon stockers went for S3@395. A few choice heifers brought sattsfactory prices, but butchers’ and canners’ stuff sold somewbat lower in most ins'ances Calves were lower than last week, with sa es largely at 85 50@8 and a few cholce lots at 86 25@6 50. Texas cattie s0'd pretty well, Good and prime beifers were worth $3 70. W est- ern feeders soid actively a: $3 65@4 15 and a few s0.d a8 nigh as §4 30. HOGS—Heavy packers sold_at_$3 50@3 60 and heavy soipping 1ogs so'd at 83 85@3 95 Mixed mediums #nd_butchers’ weighis soid ac $3 60@4 and light weights sold at §35.@4; pigs, 83 5u@ | 390. ves. $2 50@3 for the poorest up to £4 25@4 50 for the best: Western rangers, $2 80@ . wich feeders i demani at 33 6.@3 7. Lambs sold actively at 8, 76@5 80 for poor to pr.me flocks, with sales Iargely . 83 75@4 50. 17 cosipta—Caille, 18,000; bogs. 35,000: sueep, 000, Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Uct 10 —~CATTLE—Receipts, 11,000. Hest grades steady, othirs weak at 10c lower: Texas :teers, $2 50¢ 65: Texas cows, 52 20@3 05: nave steers, $3 90@b 10; nauve cows and heifers. $1 50@3 OU: stockers and feeders, $384 55: bul's. 52 15@3 10. HOGS—Receipts. 12,000 Market weak lower. Buik of siles, $3 50@3 07: 53 45@3 €0: packers. £ 45@3 b @3 62: lights, $3 c0@3 67: o 87: ples, $3 50@3 67 81 EEP=Receipts, 4000, Marke: $3 75@5 2b; muitons. $2 ¢5g4 15, to B¢ heavies. mixed. $3 50 yorkers, $3 Omaha OMAHA. Oct. 20. — CATTLE—Recelpts, 4000. Market 5iro5g. Nauve beef steers, $4@4 90: West- ern steers. $380@4 30: Texes stcers, $3@3 60 cows and helters, $2 BU@3 Kb: canners, $2@2 50; stockera and feeaers. $3 50@4 4C: cuives, ¥3 6U@ 550: bulis, stags. etc., $2@3 50 — Receipts, 5000. Market 5c lower. v, 83 45@3 60: mixea. 3 50@3 55; light, £3 55@3 70: bulk of sa'es, 13 50@3 6. BHEEF—Receipts, 3500. Mar, rong. Fair to « 53 50@4 00: fair 1o choiee Westerns, 3 40@3 B): common and stock sheep, $3@370; iumbs, §3 B0@5 5. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Oct. 20. — Special cabe and telegraphic dispatches to BradsireeUs, cover- inz the principal points of accumulation, mdicate the following chenges in availabie supplies last Saturday, as compared with the previous satur- dav: Wheat, United States and Canada, east of the Kockies, Increase 2,274,000 bushels. Afloat for and in Europe, increase 2,000,000 bushels. Corn, United States ana Canada, east of the Rockies, increase 2,420,000 bushels. vats, United Siates and Canada, east of the Reckies, nciease 1,515,000 bushe.s. The njore imporiant increases in the available stocks of wheat last week not rep: rted in the offi- clal visibie supply statement are 745,000 bushets in Northwestern m:er.or elevators, 175,000 busnels at various Maniioba storace points, 123,000 bush- els in Milwaukee privaie elevators, 56,000 busheis at Fort Willlams, Cuiarlo; 55000 bushels in Minneapolis private elevators, 35.000 bushels at New Orieans and 26,000 busneis at Ogdesburg. SILVER MARRET, NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—The piice of bar silver in London rose 3-18d to-day to 27%d and in New York the price rose 15c 10 8914c. This car- ries the price above the ially of September 20, when it went to 2714d in London and 59%jc In New York. To-day’s price of siiver has not been equaled since July 21, when it was 27 7-16d in London and 5933 in New York. The present strength of siiver 1s atiributed to various causes. Theie 18 at present a good minta e demand in London and there is also some covering of specu- Iative shorts sales. This is coupied wi h a present ity of supply. The Indian demand :or silver #is0 continues good. NOKTHERN WHRAT MARKET, Oregon, PORTLAND, Oct. 20.—The local wheat mar- ketisinclined to fluctuste slowly, and thereis a more active movemeunt than there has been at any time this season, the offerings being enormous. The ruling figure for the pas: two days has been AL 79c, but saies have been made &t BUc for Walla Walla, this latier figure though is (he extreme. Blue s'em and valiey are 2 or 3 cents higher re- spectively. Toe exporis from Portiand for the past six weeks tvalued at82,8.0, nd 93,296 barrels of flour vained at 375, 533, and even those fi<ures wonld have been in- creased had 1t peen possibie 10 secure ships for ioading. Never in the history of the port has such a Iarge amount of graiu moved 80 early in the season, and never before bave vessels receivea such quick dispatch. poala Walla 796, blue stem 81c, valley 8¢ per u-he. Cieared—British bark Bowman for Queenstown, 24,020 barrels flour: ~orwegis ip Liansit. 1or St Vincent, 11,038 busheis whest. TACOMA. Oct. 20.—Wheat receipt; up well, and prices are a snade lowei 1olue siem, 85¢: No. 1 ¢ ub. 80c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND. Cet. 20.—Kxchanges, §329,080; balances, $80.341. FOREIGN MARKEKTS. are holding Close, No. Loundon, LONDON, Oct. 20.—Consols 1117: silver, 2730, French ren.es, JUSt Se. The amount of builion withdrawn from ihe Bank of England to- day was £72,000, inclualng £5%,000 tn American eugles. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Oct. 20.—Wheat—Qulet; No. 1 standard California wheat, 38s 6d; cargoes off | | | | | | | | #100 ns: coast. buyers and sellers apar: nominal. uncuanged: Encglish country markets. firm. French country markets. quiet; wieat in Puils, qulet; flour in Parls. ste; ly. CUTTON = Uplauds, 3541 cLOSE. CORN—American mixed dull, 4 ii. 38 Lea: November quiet, quiet, 38 .1yd. CALIFORN BOSTON, Oct. 20.—The Earl Fruit Company suctionea California fruit st the following price: Grapes—Tokay, single crates, $1 20@1 95, averase #147; double crates, $2 80@3 55, average §3 07. Oue car 3011 10 dav. PHILADELPHI., Oct. 20.—The Earl Fult Company so.d California fruit ar auction to-da. Srapes—iosay. siigle crates, 95c@$l 20, averaze ¥106: doub e’ crates. $1 95@2 35, average $2 1 Coruichon, §1. Une car sold to-dsy. CHICA . Oct. 2 I'he Eari Fruit Company 80ld 10-day: Grapes—iokay, single ci 1 125, averaze $1 13; double crates, & cars sold to-day. NEW YORK, Oct. 20 —The Earl Frait Com- paDy 8014 to-day: Pears—kartiett, balt boxes, 95c ©F1 35, averace %1 06. Grapes—Cornichon, sinzie crates, £1 15@1 85, average $1 20; Tokay. sing'e crates, 75cg¥1 05: doubie crates, $i 65@2 b5. Eleven cars sold 10’ &y carzoes on passace, 85 144: October 33 8d; December A FRUIT SALES. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sierling Exchange, 60 . — §483 Ster g Exchange, sight. - 48814 Sterling cables. .. . = 488 New York Exchunge, e = T New York Exchange, telesraphic. — 29 Fine Skiver, per ounce. .. — gate Mexican Dollars. .. 6 464 TRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Futures continue to move about, but the spot marke is steady, though dull. Local quotations are as follows: $1 4735 B cl for No. 1, $1 4834 for choice and §1 50@1 6214 ¥ cul for extra cuoice tor milling. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL SEss10N—9:15 o'clock—December— 8000 g 81 463, May—12,000, 81 43%; 4000, KON D SESS10N—December—2:000 ctis, $1 4654: 10, 00. $1 4613 May—-6000, $1 4333; 16,000, 81 4254 REGULAR MoRNING SEssiox—December—s000 #1 4714. 6UOU, $1 4734; 6000, $1 47Y May—4000, 1 443, AFTERNOON — Skssiox — May — 12,000 ctis, #1 4415 December—»0ud, §1 4714, BAKLEY—The market is off again ani trade is aull. Feed, T74@n214c for dark and 85¢ B cu for choice brigh’.: Chevalier. $1 b23a@] 5744 for No. Land a1 85@1 40 for No. 2. Brewing, $1 05 for 1aud 80@¥6e B cu 1or dark Coust. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL €Xss10N—8:15 o’clock— SECOND SEssion — December — 10.000 cils, 1X.000, S43ge. AR MORNING SESSION—December—2000 cils, B4lgc AFTERNOON SESSION—N0 sales. OA'ls—Dealers repor. a rather beiterdemand for al descriptions at unchanged prices. Fancy keed zro quotubie ut $1 25@1 50: rood to choice. 0 sales. $1 15@120; common, §10714@1 1215; Surprise, #12245@1 2715: Red, §1 1713@1 30: Gray, 81 10 @1 15; Miling, $1 1215@1 17 4= ® cil: Biuck, for seed. 81 55@) 50. Cilbped Uals sell at $1@2 ¥ ton over ihe raw produc CORN— White is scarce and firm at the quot tion. Otherwise there is little new to report. Sma Kound Y. llow, $120@1 25 ¥ cil: Large Yellow, £1U5@: 0715: White, $115. RYrE—851 10@1 1215 B cil. BULKWHEAL—Is nominai, as there is hardly auy offering. FLOUR AMND MILLSTUFFS, FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $5@5 10: Bakers' extras. 84 75@4 85 B bbl. CORNMEAL ETC —Feed Corn, $24@23 B ton: Cracked Corn. $25@26 B ton. MILLSTUKFS—Prices in sacks are as fo'lows, vsual discount to the tradw: Grabam Fiour, 85 Kye Flour, §250# 100. Kice Fiour, #5 75. Cornmeal. $2 20: extra cream do, $3: Outmesl, 3 50: Oat Groats, $4: Hominy, $3 0@ 8 30: Buckwheat Fiour. 26@3 b0; Cracked Wheat, $3 25; Farina. $4 50; Whole Wheat Fiour, £3 25: Kolled Uats (bbis), $3 70@5 90: in sucks, $375; Pearl Burley, $4; Spiit Peas, 83 50; ureen do, $425 ¥ 100 Bs. HAY ANo ¥ Everything Is unchanged. BRAN-$15@!5 50 tor the best and $14@14 50 P ton for outside brands. MIDDLINGS—$20@20 50 for lower grades and #2150@22 50 B o for the best. FEEUSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $18 50@19 50. Oilcage Meal at the mill. $30 ¥ ton: jobuing, $31: Cbopped Feed, $15@16 ® ton: Cocoanut Cace. $1750: Cottouseed dival, $25@30 ¥ ton HAY—Wheat, $12@13 % ton: Wheat and Oat, $11@l4: Oat, $1U@I12: Bariey. $10@12: com- pressed, $12@14: Alialta, ¥5G9 sloCK IE@U; Clover, $5@10 @ ton. BIRAW—30@40c B bale. EDSTUFFS, EEANS AND sEEDS. Colored are strong. bu¢ White are weak and quiet. BEANS—Bayos. #175@1 80: Small Whites $115@1 ¥0; Largs Whites. $1 10@105: Pinks, £1 30@1 45; Reds §1 35@1 45;: Biackeye, 81 85 1 20; red Kidney, $:@250; Limas. $185@2 utters, $1 61 bU: Ves, 31 25@1 5u. SEEDS—Brown Musiard, $225@2 50: Yellow Mustard. 82 26@2 50: Fiax, $1 1661 85; Can eed, 13,@214c P . Almite, 6l4c; Kape, 213@ H4ci Hemp, 3c: Timothy, 434c. URIED FEAS—Nlles, 81 20; Green, $1 20@1 70 L 2 POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Vegetables are firm, as supplies are slowly de- creasing. Onions are still higher. FPota.oes are weak and quiet. POTATOES—Early Rose, 25@35c; River Reds, 40@d0c: Burbanks, 25@S5c: Salinas Burbanks, SU@sUC; Sweet Potaioes. S0@75¢ B ct ONIONS—$1@] 18: Pickie Onions, 50@75c ® k. VEGETABLES-Bay Squash. f0@60: ® box: Marrowfat Squash. $6@8 ¥ ton: Buy Cucumbers, 30@30c B box: Pickles. 75c@$1 for No. 1. 40@50c for No. 2: Green Peppers, 5b@bUc for Chile and 40@bUc for B Green Peas, 11@2c B ib: String Beaus, 13.@2c. Lima Beans, 81@1 25 ® sk: Green Oxrs, 5U@:5c ® box: Dried Ukra. 6@Sc ® D: Egg Plant. 35@ ot Labbage, 60@7dc @ ctl; Car- L@30c ¥ sack: Garlic, 116@2c B Ib: Toma- toes, 26@40¢ for river and 256@50c for Alameda. GAME. POULTKY AN POULTRY—Poultry is in heavy supply and cheap. Two cars of Easiern came in and sales were made at $5 for Hens, §4 for young Roosters. $4 50 foroid do, $2 75 for Fryers and $2 50 for Broflers. Game con:inues to bring good prices, receipts being moderate. Live Turkevs guotable at 13@16c for Gobblers and 1215@14c for Hens; Geese % pair, §1 25@ 150: Ducks, §2 £U@4 50: ' Hens. $5@4 50: Roost- ers. soung, $3@4: do. oid. $3 50@4: Fryers, s2 50 @2 75; Erollers, §2 25@2 50 for jarge and 81 60@ 2 for smali: Pigeous, $1 25@1 50 ® doz tor young and 75c@$1 tor o GAME—Quail, ¥ dozen, $1@1 25: Mallard, $4@ 5:Sprie. §:10: Teal 8270: Widgeon. $2: Small Duck, $175; Gruy Ge: 2 50; White ®1 25: English Snipe. $2: Jack Suipe, $1: harc, $1@1 25; Rubbits, §1 25@1 60 for Cottonialis and $1 for smail. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Eggs are stiil higher and sales above the quota- tions are reporied, Cheese is tirm and unchanged. Eutter is in suflicient supp.y and unchanged. BUTTER— CREAMERY—Fancy creamertes. 28@2814c: sec- onds, 25@26c ¥ Ib. I 28@i6c v B, lower « At EEAMERY | UB—21@22 EASTERN— 12136 fof 1adin-packed. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 1v@1214¢: mo to good. 10@llc; Cream’Cheadar, 11@1%c Young America, 12 Lastern, L3 E Eggs, 0@38l4c: store Eegs, 22Y9@27%5¢; Eastern, 23cior tancy, 15@20c for firs's and 14@16c ‘o seconds; Duck Exgs, 20@ 25¢ @ dozen. DECIDLOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS, The market i1s less demoralized, as stocks ave running lighter. Wine Grapes are ratber firmer. Choce Peaches and Apjles are firm st ihe im- proved prices. Peisimmons are higher. Other- wise ibere is litile change. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Sirawberries. $2 50@3 5u B chast for largs. Huckieberries. 4@5c 8 B Ruspberries, $4@5 % chest. Fomegravates. -5@40UC # hOX. Lass Son L‘:-nmmes $5@8 50 B bdl; Coos Bay. 2 bU@: box. Peaches, 40@b5c § box. Pears, Winter Nelis, 00@75¢c; common kinas, 25@s0c B box. Appies. 25@40c P box for common and 50@85c 1oaunod 1o choice. ® uinces, 2:@4Uc ¥ box. Grapes, In box 20@3Ge for Muscats. 15@25¢ for bluck. 15@x5c jor Tokay, s5@40c fur Isabella and 10@25c for Sweetwater. Lrates seli about 10c bigher ihan boxes Ziufaadel Wine Grapes, 314@I17 ¥ ton: White Wine Grapes, $:1@13; Mis- sion Grupes. $11@13. Watermeions, 3. @ - ¥ 100. Cantaloupes. 5.@/5c ® cra e Antmeg Meions, :0@4 ¢ P box on the whart. CITRUS FRUITS—Valencia Oranges. $3@4 P box: Lemoun: $1@) 50 ¥ box for common 2od_£2@2 50 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, 82 75¢4 B vox: Bananss, $1 26@2 B bunch: Pineapples, $2 b0@3 w doz. DEIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC, There is a falr demend for odds ends, bot hardly any (or earload lots. Prices asa rule are wenk. DRIED FRUITS—Quotations are as follows: Prunes. carload iots, tc or 40-30's, 41gc for 50- 60's, 4c ® Ib for 60-70's, Blgc for TL-BU's, 3c ¥ I for KO-50's ana 2ige for 90-100's: Peaches, 5@5%2c B Ib; fancy. 6@6lhe; peeled, —: A cots, b@bc % b for Royals and 7@8c for o fancy Moorparks: evaporaied Apples, 2 sun-dried, ; black Figs, in sacks. 2 i for and_1@:c for up- hed Plums, i Nectarines, 5@ 6c % I for prime to fancy : Pears, 6G0%4¢ for quar. | ters and 65@7c for haives. i RAISINS — New Ral s, ¥c for 2-crown, 4c for H-crown. bc tor d-crown, Blgc for Seedlessy Sultanas and §1 10(@ 115 for London layers Dried Grapes 23c NLUTs—Ches nuts are quotable at 8@10c 8 1: Walnuts, 7%@Sc B D for hard and Sc B 1 for sofishell: A:monds, 3@ic for hardsheil and 9@ 1U¢ for papershe.l: Peanuis 4@5c for Eastery and 4c for Ca iiornia: hickory Nuts, 5@8c B Ib: Pe- cans, 8@10c B Ib: Filberts, 0@914¢; Brazii Nuts, #@9c: Cocoanuts. $5 ¥ 100. ON .Y —New Comb, 10c for bright and 7@9c for lower grades; new water-white extracted, 4 It bt amber extracted, $3,@4c # b AX—22@25¢ B b FRUVISIONS, 1 LS’ The marke: for all Pork products is du'l ani weak at the dec.ine alreauy noted. Beef products are rather firm than otherwise. The decline in Pork producis is said to be due to the extensive tever quarantine in the Souih, which shuts off that imporiant demand. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 853c 3 1 for heavy, 9c¢ for light medium, 10c for /igh:, 10%4¢c B B for extza ugne and 12C for sugar-cured. Kast- ern sugar-cured Hams. 11@113gc ® I; Calitornia Hams $15@l0c # Mess Beef, $5 B bbi: extra mess do. $9: family do, $10; sal pork, 50 B bol: extra prime Pork. $9 5 e 5:”:?:‘: > mees $1450°% bil; Suoked e RD et tlefces quoted st 5i4e ¥ b for compound ana_6c for pure: pails, 7c: California tierces, bc # M for compound and B¢ for pure half-bbis, 614¢; 10-Ib Uns, 7¢; do >-b, Y 5c COTTOLENE—Tierces, €5sc. Packates less than 300 ns—1-B pails, 60 in a case, 87c: 3-1b tls, 20 in a case, B3jgc. 5-b paiis, 12 In u case, E24¢: 101 Tmits, 6 1m & case, B1ac: 50-b tins, 1 oF 2in a case. 75pc: wooden buckets. 50 i met, T%c: fancy tubs 0 Ibs net, 75gc; balf bbis, about 0 i, Tk B HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS, Beyond the continued weakness in Hops thers 18 nothing new to report. Wool is firm, but rather qulet at the moment. HIDES AND ~KINS—Culls and brands under sound stock. Heavy salted stee 1034c B : medium. 914c B 1b: light. 9c: Cow- bides, 9@8iac » b: Stags. be: sated Kip, 9c; salted Calt, Tlc P 1b: salted Veal Sc: dry Hides. 15@15%ec: culls and brands, 12@1214¢: ary Kip and Veal. 14c: dry Calf, 17c: culls, 10c: Goatskins, 20@35c_each: Kids, 5c; Deerskins, good summer. 25c® - medium, 20¢: winter. 10c; Sheepskius, sheariings. 10@20c each: short wool, 25@40c each; medium, H0@70 esch: long wools, 75@90c each. TALLOW—No. 1. rendered. #@3%4c_¥ b: No. 2, 214@3%4c; refined, bo: Grease, 2c @ Ib. WOUL — Fall clip — Middie counties, free, 10@13c:_do defective. 10@llc; San Joaquin, de- fective, 7@9c B 1b: do Lambs. 615@8c: Southern Mouutain. 9@12¢: tree Northern, 12@ldc B bb: ao. defeciive, 9@llc: Humboldt aud Mendocino, 13@15¢ B 1. HOPS—0la crop, ic ¥ B for falr and §@luc for good; new crop, 11@l4c. GENERAL MrHKCHANDISE, BAGS—Calcutta Grala Bags, 55gc: San Quentn, 5 40; Wool Bags, 27@30c; Frult Bags, 5140, 5%c and 6c for the different sizes. AL—Vellinzion, $8: New Wellineton, $8 nifield Welliugte 27 50: Seattle, 85 50: Bry anL €5 50: Coos Fay. §4 75: Wallsend, £675 # ton: Cumberland, $14 50 P ton iu bulk and 16 in sacks: Pennsylvania, Avtbracite Ege $la @ ton: Weish Anthracite,” $@12: Cannel, — ® ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Val- ley, 7 60; Ucke, $11@12 In bulk and $13 @ ton in sks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Reficery Com, auotes, terms net cash: Cube and Crushed Fine Crushed, 634c: Powdered. 614c: Dry lated, Bo5c ® ; Contectioners’ A, 554c: Ma A, 5Uc. Extra (, Slgc: Golden C ‘andy Granulated, 534c: Callforma A, 53gc; half-barrels 14c more thuu uarrels, and boxes lzc more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh- terers are as follows: BEEF—First quality. 614@7c: second do, 514@ @8¢; third do, 4@5c B I. | VEAL—Larg- 5@6c: small. 6@7 3 B. MUTTON— Wethers. 6@7c: kwes, 6c 9 I | LA MB—Spring, 7G7%c D. PORK—Live Hogs. 55@354 for large and 33 @374c for smail_and medium: soft nogs, 212@ Blgc ® Ib; dressed do. blg@be. PRODUCE. RECEIPTS OF ¥oR 24 HoURs. Flour. qrsks..,. 5.604)Hides, no. Wheat. cils . 83,435 bran, sks....... 4.750| Middiings. sks. — [Butter. cts.. 1,200/ Pelts, bls...." 400|Wool, bis........ 1,150 Leather, riis. 250| Wine. gals. ... 250| Brandy. gais. . Sugar. bbis._ .. 6,204 Onious. sks Lumber, M foet.. 50 | Hay, tons Hops. vis... .. 84 Cheese, culs Haisins. Doxes.. 4,610 | Eggs, doz. Lime. Ubls. Kl THE STOCK MARKET. 3iining stocks were ouly moderately sctive yes- | terday, and prices showed Do change worthy of | i note | The Eelcher assessment falls delinqueat in oftice | 10 day. | Ihe Standard Conso'idated Mining Compauy | | | Paid a dividend of 10 cents per share yesterday. The San Francisco Gas and Electrie Cowpany will pay the usual monthly dividend of 50 cents per share on November 1. The Boston and Moo ana Mining Company bas declared a regu'ar dividend of $3 per share. smounting to §450,000, and pavabe November 20. The iotal dividends, inclusive of the one just declared, are $6.725.000. The oflicial letter from the Crown Polnt mine says: The souts raise on the 800 level is now up 40 feet. and & connection has been made with the seventh foor drift. A delay of adsy or two bas been occasloned by the raise going 7 feet farcher to the west at the top thau was anticipated. We are now eugaged in tmbering the connection. in lining the chuie and in cleaning up the seventh floor drift. preparatory 1o resuming work in the face sume time LO-mOrrow (Uctober 20). ihe official letter from the Relcher The north drift from the inciine on the 1200 levei is now in 380 feet. having be n cleaned out and re- | paired 25 feer for the week. Un the 85 level raise 1, which is 10 teet south of the north iiue, is up '46 feet perpendiculariy, 15 feet having | been made during the weex: the top shows clay and quar.z ‘The haoging wall clay of the veln on which we started Lhis Taise siralghiened up so rap- 141y that it became necessary to change the angie £.0m an inciine to & perpend cular raise. Kuise 2 on the same levei 95 feet south of the north iine is up 44 feet perpendicularly, 7 feet having been adaed during the week, and from the top of this raise ancrth drifi has been started, which is uow In 12 teet; the face shows ciay and quartz the Iatter xiving 10w assays. Tnere have been ioisied during ihe week and stored in the orelouse of the mine 35 miniug-car loads of ore, the xverage car sample assay of which was 821 74 ver ton. The Alaska Treadw: I Gold Mining Company declared a quarierly dividend of 37Vac per re. amounting 10 $75,000, payable Uctover 28 During the mon:h of September there was 21,364 tous of ore crushed and 417 tons of su'phurets treated, the 10 Fmer averaging #2 0 per ton and latier yielding $18.1:9. Jhe bullion product for the mon b was $33,683 The company a'so seat down $13,815 in goid for account of the alaska- Juneau Company. BOALL SALES. Following were ihe saies In the San Francisoo Eiock Board yvesterday: REGULAR MORNING EESSION, coMMENCTNG 800 Alta......16/30) Cholr....._ 6€40) Potos!. . 600 Andes....31| 5) Conn ...1.15| 50 . 500 Belcher..72( 50 ......."120/100 Na .....78300 C Point...7:/200 Seg Bel. 301100 ¢« L0 3K(500 8 Nev 42(300 Justice 35100 Utan. “Bu 400 17 -1.85(100 Upair.....9t[300 Yiacket. 58 +1.30 AFTKRNOON EESSION —2:30, 200 Andes..... 301400 CPoIDL....65/100 Kavage....40 350 Belcor.... 67| 20 ... 70/700 Scorpion..05 250 ...........69300 G&C. 135800 5 Nv i 200 B 41200 Overmn... 1620 Union C..44 100 2-130) Potos... 53100 ... 400 Chollar .. 60/300 .... 641500 ¥ Jeki. the smies In the Pacific Btock Following wera Ecurd yesterday: REOTIAR FrasIoN—10:3n, ~-11/150 Cond....1.20,400 Potost. o1 16/1200°C PLILITIB O L 450 Andes....18 700 400 Belcper....70/200 . 24800 711100 E'SNev 02500 Sav. -7.11200 Excher..u5(200 .. J86700 sBaM. 55 400 SNev. 15300 05500 8 Hiil. .06 82 30 Stded 176 833200 Umien. .. 500 Kentuek..07 340 ... 2500 L Wash... 05900 Utan 700 siex. 500 Chalige.. 42 { 700 CCaV..o1.5% 1200 1130 160 Oced . 500 .27 12715 Uy urnir 400 U Tmp .02 300 Ovrm: 400 ... o3 ArTERNOON 100 .....oeccr 29 250 700 Beicher .72 7 T 1700 Savge 400 10n..04 Sop S0t us BOO ... 501 Juilion. 300 Keutck...06 00 Y Jc. 15400 Mexcn.... 44 700 700 ... 46200 50 Oceds ... .80/¢ 400 o 40 Ophir CLOSING QUOTATIONS WEDNESDAY. Oct. 20—4 P. w. Bud. Asked. Alpha Con...” 12 1:3Juna.. 15 16 ustice. 28 SuKentuck Beicner ... 76 75Mexican. Eest & Bichr.. 53 Bdluccidentai .. Builion . S L9 Iolophir. Caledonia...... 30 31 Overman.. 16 17 Chollar........ 62 63 Potosi. 55 5% Con. Cal & Va.1.30 135 ~avage. .... Al A Challenge Con. 47 48 Scorpion. Con. imperial. V2 U3 -eg. Beloher Confidence.... 120 1.25~I ver Hill.. Crown Point.. 81 '3l ferra Nevada Con.New York — 0%fst. Louis, . Eureka Con... 20 | tandard Exchequer.... 02 0i[Culon Coa Gould & Curl 37 3»iCtah 17 19 Hale & Norers. 120 1.25'Yello 59 60 210Ca WEDNE; UNITED STATES BONDS. . Bid. A UEas conn.1121; dcpew msuelid MISCELLANEOUS mOWDS. CAlMOWIASY. 115 — NP C, s.... 0935 — CalElecL 63128 — |OnkGas 83 — 210: CntraC W 5s 9814 9914 Lo2dis on.. 10815 — Dpntstexcp — = 981sOmmousde. 125 ° Eden L&P63120 — "IP &0 Ryds 10— F&CHKR 08107 10934 P&Ch Ry 8y. — 104 Geary-si K33 85— “|ywisi RR81115 - HU&ES3145 102 107 keno WLEL — 103 losane Lse — 100 |ractoP &u. — 100 LoGnteed 63 9934 10034|SF&N PRSL. 1035410: MErsiChleds 126 12614 cPRRATiz3) 9535100 DoRyCon ox 110 — "|SPRKCaiss. 108 '°.10 NarVinéslsc — 100 |SPRRCaids. — 95 NevCNgltis 983, — |SPBrRCaSs. 1061210714 N KyUal os. 10813 — DKy Caoval NPG6s...106 107 [StkinGabas 8y — WATER BTOCKS. Contra Costs 45 = [Sprog Valley f et sl S e ©AS AND ELECTRIO sTooKS. v B |Paeife Liza g5 o O oc. 961/ 9 1134 13 [San Francess “oig a:{: VAK G L &H — " 5534 SI0cKWOM. v, 1435 — Fav Gua lmp 9335 95 INSURANCE sTOCKY. Fireman'sFa182Y5 COMMEKCIAL 5534 Ango-Osl . Bankof Cal. 241 (albU&LUo 99 110 |[Merchex... 12 — RAVINGS BANK 6TOCKA RerS&1Ca. ;500 1510 (Sav&losa.. _ 100 HumbS&L.105) 1160 |Securlty.....250 — Mutual.... 35 40 |Univa Tras.960 1100 Bioav Ulioassd — ATREET XAILROAD STOOKS. L 1.9% 111 _ 100 AU 614 — g = POWDER 90 110 - s baateruv... 84— |Vigone..l 33 387 MISCELLANKOUS STOCKS. Almaks Pkre. 88 99 |Na: Vinca., — ¥ Ger Lead Co. 105 — [OceanicSSCo 32 323 HawC&sCa. 2454 24%(PscAuxFA — 3 HutehSFus 3535 %4 | PacBoraxCa 100 = Mersxassu. w0 — |PartPainCe o3 — BALES—MORNLNs basaluy, Board— 50 Alaska Packers' Association 98 26 15 Market-st Kafiway... 47 50 $3000 Market-si Ky Con Bonds 6%. 110 00 4S ¥ Gas & Electric Co.... ¥6 75 100 do g0 S 96 25 5 KV Water.....0.. < 9933 $1000 S F & N P Raliway Bonds........ 1U3 76 500 Vigoric Powaer. E ST EALES—AFTEENOON bassis v, | Board— 1n Hutchinson S P Co... 33 50 50 Market-st Rallway. 47 50 +5 S F Gas & Electric Co. ¥6 35 200 Vigorit Powder .. i 375 Streei— 10 Aisska Packers', Association.. 85 25 . | REAL ESTA Grace D. Selfried, bury (by Thomas bert Mever. ot on W of Lagunn street. d Matihew Marie k. Schaefer, 187:8 N of Grove, Michael s Gea y sirect, E 85:11, § 17:6, £10. C. C McMonagle live of Cari sireet, 137:6; $10. Wi heim and Emma Seeman to Occidental Loan | Association, sireet, 368 E of Cb ulia A. A. Tuck: Costiey ( $10. Eva Metcalfe vs. 8. M. 4. Jackson eta'. (by F. | 3. French, referee) of Geury sirest, 137:6 W of Mason, W 137:6 by N | 137:6; $20,000. Aundrew D. Marti sixteenth of lot on of Jones, L 50 by & 137:6: $10. | | Marion Deutsch ( on SE line of Folsos 25 by SE 90, 1ife s Francis, Joseph and Kosa Livingston and Fannie | imer (nee Livingston) (by bos Herx! torney) to W. bounded by Cente 2nd Penusylvania aveuue, quitciaim: $10 _ivingston et Attorney), to same, P Martoa deed: $10. Amos Mecartney to same, lot bounded N by Center street, £ by b, Seventh street, Amera_Fouchy glft map 2: gife. Jacoband Lina Heyman (by Cscar Heyman, af torney) to John $10 Thomas A. 2271 to 22735, 2.94 Danlel and Sarah lot 46, block 281, O deed: $10. August 6. Croke sireet, 315 N 150, Academy Augus: Loewe or Lowe and Leonard Hass to Johannah Hass, wi Thirtieth street, 70 E of Warren, £ 75 by S 150, bock 26, Fairmou line of Warren sireet, 100 S of E 120, block 26, same. $10. ALA Edward Langley of Alice street, 200 Oaklaod: $10. John R. Hite to 1ine of Teuth stree: 8 100, biock 124, O A. F.and Minnle on S line of Neco teenth st eet, SW 4 subject to a mortgage for $1600, $1u. W. J. Laymance to Alfred Hoppen, lot 25, block | B, Amendcd Map Fairview 11act, Oukland Town. | ship: $10. 1 dwa:d Jr. and Mary Von Field, lot on Le Roy. E 50 by Scenic Park, Beike Racbae J. MGy line of Stewart street, 120 k of Lowell, E 40 fy N 185, being lot 27, of Maithews Tract Herman Ernst (0 ner of Santa Clara 50 by N 137:6, Alumeda: $10. Adolpn Hochster, of . H. Strybing) corner of Centra: SW 200, E 100, ing portion ot Fiich #3000, H. H.and A. G. on SE iin NP 200, W and s Murra - Township: Jotn A. uid E izabeth Nor-on to James W. and laura J. Kesier. loton N line or 1 wenty- street, 100 W of West, W 40 by N Whitcher & Broci 420, Oakiard; $.0. Henry and’ an Jacobovic reets, 8 50 by ki 7 ge for $1460, Oak Andrew Camper to Charles ae Bruyn, lot on E corner of East ‘I'wel avenue, Sk 10 by NE 50, Last Oakland: $i0. Fhilip 5. Cariton N line of Forty-six 50 by N 100, bej Tract at Temescal. Oaklund Bunk of Savings to Iot 3. bicok B. A Oakiand Townshij ame to Eugene Colby, E 125 by N 60. Berkeley: $100. Antonio Brown to Marv S. Brown, of Sixth street, 100 N of Bri 100, E 75 10 beginn ley Land and 1ow) Berkeley: gift. Buill Miss P. Micke!so (contracior), br.c< ing. painting, plumbing. etc., fora one-siory frame cotlage ¢n the > Lioe of Tild, of Tildeu s_reet_runniug W from Cascro, ~15%2:6. Nr14:0 N to folut, W 58 to besiuning, poriion 1ot 76, block 9. Flint Tract Homesiead: I. ratter- s0u Koss archit: ct: $1375. ———— THE CALL CALENDAuW, October, 1897. w. ANL Covk to Ann Cook, iot on N line of | 0:4 W of Blake, W 40:11, N 137 lot on e of Georze W.), 1ot O can stree., 315:6 W of Church, W Robinson and Louise Anderson to Wil.iam R., Robert M. and Lorenzo Downs, 10t on N£ line of liue of Hiiga:d avenue, 13 avenne and St Charles steeet, Firs: street, :85.77 25 by SE 2.88 chainy, pumbered block, map of Pleasanton Homestead, . 10t on SE corner Sixth sod Rarrison me, Oukinnd I wnship O. L. Shafier Estate «ompan. to Meyer k. lot on \r. ccrner of Bowa,t h and liaste street: Bid. Asked, — 03 LUNU EXCHAN E. SDAY. Oct. 20-2 2. 3. sked.. Bid. Asked. U S dareg...adl3 — EVWaterss. 11773 ¥6 |~VWaterds. 10175102 I-. BANK STOCKS. First Nacon! 18215 — LondonP&A. 12812180 TE TRANSACTIONS. — | , A. Walrath and Jobn L. Brad- | E. Ryan, commis-ioner). to Al | line of kroadway, 171:1014 | W 34:414 by S 137:6; $5607, | he Kavansgh to Augustand low on E line of Steiner street, | N 27:6 by E 137:6: #10. | to Margaret Skaine, iot on 8 | 105 £ of Willaid, = 25 by S | W 25,510, and all property S lie of 1wenty-seve nth | urch. ¥ 24 vy § 114 $10. ~r Duff (Tucker) to Margaret | N Line of Dur- 6 by N 105: | 10 Eva Meica f-. 1ot on \ line | n to Eleanor Martin, undivided | > line of Sutter street, 107:6 & Bernard) to Jane Bernard, lot m street, 126 N E of Fifth, NE e; grant. Meyer Lewis, at- eile, P. N 307 and 30734, unia Ciara, Mississippi siree.s by sume (see power of N. 3UTha, of same,quitciaim Pennsylvauia avenue and SW quitclaim deed: $60. to Marle H. Fouchy, lot 806, W. Jones, lot 817, Gifi Map 2; to H. W. Quitzow, lots 10 2296, Gitt Map 4: £10. F. Sw et to John Puckbaber, 'Neit & Haley Iract, quitciaim. AW from Misslon, NW 25 by Tract: $10. e of Leonard, loton S line of ot Homestead: also iot on Thirtletn, S 50 by MEDA COUNTY. 10 Lucy Langley. lot on line Sof Durant,’ > 36:4 by W 150, James L. McCarthy, lot on § , 67:6 K of Juckson, £ 52:6 by skiand: $10. hiass 10 Jeseph A. Klinger, lot nd avenue, 8u SW of East Fif- 0 oy SE 100, block 53, Clinton, East Oakland; Adeling to Mary M, | E of | 120, lot 6, block 17, Daley's ¥ 10 ee to Anson Rider, lot on block 31, Smith’s subaivision » Berneley: $10. Jouanua Erns:, lot ou avenne and W E cor- illow street, & 0 (administrator of the estate to William Preston, iot on Sk 100 to beginning, be- haron Tract, Alameda; Pitcher to Benedito Mesa, lot NE of spring, Nk veing a poriion of at un- +50. elgath 4 112 block A, knurst i ract, to correct 618 d a Fieze to Simon and Rosa 5, block 58, subject Lo & murig- and: $10 nity-third street and Thirteenth biock 141, Clinion, to Ermenegildo Antoni, lot on th street, 290 W of Grove, W g lot 23, block 2112, Alden Oaklaid Annex: 310. M. Amanda Colby, Map Fairview Tract, menavd quitclaim dred: $10. ots 31 and 32, block B, quiicl deed. $10. biock 8, College Homeatead, lot on W line ol, ~ 100, W 75. N ing, biock 75, Traci B, Berke- n Improvement Association, der’s Contract, " (owner) wi:h Fred Miller aad carpenter work, plaster- n stive ac first beng ind el Phase 1 2 First Quarte: B ) 1) e h | Fr. |Sa.| Moo 7 8} 9 f—— o s el Full 400n. 1415 | 16 ® Oct. 10, cona in tow of tug Fearless: bark R P Chen: daw, from New York. STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMWE | RSTINATIAN.| *Alls. | PIER Weeott..... |[HumbodtBay (et 2Z1. 9ax|Plec 1§ Orvgon ports.. |Oct 21.10Au | Pler 13 Soreka...o. | Newpoct Oct 2], ¥am|Plecll China& Japan|Oct 21, 1p| P MS§ | Grays Harbor. |Oct 2112 M/|....cceee Chilkat.... |Ferndaie. et x| Eler 13 Pomon: HumboldtBay | Oct 2Py | Ple Vic & Pzu Snd|Cct 23, 9Am| Pler 9 Santa Ross |San Diego.... |Oct 23.11am|Pleril roruana |0cu :b.w.u\mnu .‘\!c; .5, 9aM| Pler 11 “loct 27.11a| kler 11 Oct 27.10Aw | Plerls Oct 28.12 u|P M8S Vie® Pzt Snd(Oct 28, 8am|Pecd STEAMERS TO ARRIVE, STeAMER | Mipeola Eel River..... Humbold: Bay ... ‘Tacoma. Portiana.’.. Coos Bay. San Diezo Victoria & | ravs Harbor. SUN, MOON AND UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEV. TiMES AND HErgHTs or HIGH AND Low WATEES AT YORT POINT, ENTRANCE TO SaN FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL AUTHOEITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. NOTE—The high and low iwaters occur atthe City Front (Mission-street Wharf) about twenty- five minutes later than at Fort Polnt; the height oftide is the same at both places. —— e October—1897. Thursday, October Z1. .8.31| Moon rises Time gy [Time | o, |T1me | poq. 2 N [Tw] T54[10.20 NoTr—In the above expoaition of the tides tha early morning tides are given In the left hand tolumn, and the successive tides of the day la tha order of occurrence as 10 tima. The second tima column zives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or righs band column gives the Iast tide of the day, except when there are but tires lides. as sometimes sccurs. The Leignts given are additions to the soundings on the United Btates Coasi Survey charts, excepc when a minas sign (—) precedes (ne efght, and then the number given s sublraciive by the charia —————— NOTICE TO MARINERES. A branch of the Unlied States Hydrographis Office located in the Merckants Exchavee is maintained In San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard co nationality and fres of expense. vigators are cordially fnvited to Vislt the office. where Complete sets 0f cha=3 and salling directions of the world are kept on hani: or com- parison and reference, and the latest information can always be oblained regarding lights, dangers t0 navigation und all matters of interest to ocoam commerce. The time ball ontop of the buflding on Tele- graph Hill fs hoisted about ten minutes before Doon. and s dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by | telegrapbic signal jeceived each day from the United States al. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time, or giving the error, If any, i& published the same day by the afteracon papers and by ibe morning papers the following day. W. 8. HueHes, Lieutenant. U. S N, in charge aval Observaiory a: Mare Isiand The Timo Ball. Braxcm HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. S N.} Memcmaxty Lxcmaxo L 8AN FRANCISCO. Uctober 20. 1¥9T. The time oail on Teiegrapn Hill was aroppsl exactly at noon to-day—1. at noon of the 120ta meridian, or exactly at 8P M. Greeuwich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant U. N. in charge — SHIPPING INTELL.GENCe, Cleared. WEDNESDA Y. &tmr Eureka, Parso: & ins & Co. Brship Largiemore, Spencer, Queenstown; G W' McNear. October 20. San Pedro; Goodall, Pac- Sailed WEDNESDAY. Ostober 20, Stmr Rival, Johnson, For. Brag:. Stmr Tillamook, Hansen. Sumc Alex Duncan. Oisen, souchern cosst. Stmr Greenwood. Fageriund. Stmr Truckee, Daniels, Yaquina Bay. Stmr Arcata. Reed. Co0s Buy. Stmr Columois, Conway, Astoria Schr Corinthian, Vogel. Scbr Reliance. Christiansen, Fisks MilL Scor i a Chilens. Campbell, For: Ross. Schr Emma Utter. Alien, Grays Harbor. Scnr Mary Bidwell, Vogel. Schr Piosper ~curoeder, Nehaiem River. Bchr Daisy Rowe, Wiison, Willapa Harbor. Telegraphi POINT LOROS October 20-10 e x—Weathee tnick; wind S\; velocity 12 miies. Chartera. The ship Berlin loads mdse for New York. Tne Br ship Riverside is chartered for wheat to Euope, 285 8d. The Br ship Thirlmere 1 San Diego 10c Europe. The Hawallan Isies loads wheat at Tacoma for Europe, 355~ prior (o arr:val. ‘The bark Big Bonanza ts ch ber on the Sound for Austra Spoxen. Oct 2—Lat 5 N, long 29 W, Brship Benlcla, fm Liverpool, for Esquimalt. Domestic Ports. PORT ANGELES—Arrived Oct 20—Br shl; oads wheat or barley ag red toload lum- at 86s. D An- he Oct 2: schr J A Cumpbell, Nokomis. from H.lo. PORT BLAKELEY—Sailed Oct 20— from Newport; schr Schr Excel- sior, for Ne port. CASPAR—Aarrived Oct 20—Schr Maxim, hence Oct 13 EUREKA—Arrivea Oct 21 hence Oct 19. COUS BAY —Barbound Oct 20 ~Stmr & m pire, for 8an Francivco. VENTURA— Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Alcatraz fm San Pedro NEWPORT—Salled Oct 20—Stmr San Francisco. EUREKA—Safled Oct 20—Stmr Pomona, for San Franci-co. FORT BRAGG—Salled Oct River, for Sun Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived Oct 19—Stmr Progresso, ho oct 16, SANPEDRO—! ard. for saa Fra, ASTORIA—>aled Oct 20—Stmr S:ateof Califor- nia, for San Francisco. EUREKA—Arrived Oct 20-Schr Eliza Mil: hence Oc: 14; schr J G Wail, hence Oct 14: schr Lottle Carson, from Newport. Saled Oc 20—Schr Ida McKay, for San Fran- cisco. SAN DIEGO—Sailed Oct 20-Ship Jabez Howes for —. PORT LOS ANGELES—Salled Oct 20—sStmr Al 0—Stmr North Fork, Scotia, for 20-Stmr Coquille cazar. for San Franciseo. PUK L BLAKELFKY —Arrived Oc: ¥0—3chr R w Bartiett. henca Oct 8. Sailed Oc_:8—Schr Excelsior, MENDOCINO—sailea Oc. for San Fran isco. NEWPORT—Arrived Oct for San Francisco, Yoreign Porte, HONGKONG—Sailed Oct 19—Stmr City of Rio de Japelro, for san Fracico. NEWCASTLE NSW —saiied Sept 4—Bark Al McNeil, for San Francisco. Ajex GUAY . RUIL—Arrived Se) telme, from rort Elakeley. Movements of Tran - Atlantic Steamers, HAVRE—Salled Oct 20-Stmr Scllia, for New York. 20—Stmr Werra, 1m 10 Newport. 20-8SmT Pt Arena, 20-Stmr Hueneme, Pt 11— Chil bark Su §- NEW YORK—Arrived Oct Genoa. —Arrivea Oct 20~St stmr Dres ien, f:om SOUTHAM PTON—Arrived ue from Bremen. NEW Y uak mr Stuttgar: Baltimore: '™ L 20—Smr Trave Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Majestic, from Livespool P S.. Oc. 20-Stmr Parls, for Southam, pton sumr K-niington, for Aniwerp; stmr Bar lolr- 1 1Verpoo . Y Sianals IVERPOOL ~Salled Oct 20—Stmr d 0 Pui .de phia Bhyaland, ROTTERoAM—Arrived Oct 20-Str: Kotter- _—— GEORGE H. FULLER DESK co. OFFICE DESKS. 10 PER CENT Reduction for 30 days Only. Get our prices before pur- chasing. 638-640 Mission St. OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. Cé F.;NE?ER & CO., 300-306 POST 5T i Vormer Stockton 1 >'F"