The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1897, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 1897 THE COMMERCIAL WORLD THE MARKETS. SUMMARY OF Wb ing again. Earies dull Tae other Cereals unchanged Bran and Midd ings firm. Hay quiet. White Beans very weak. ong. oes vasy. Onlons and Tomatoes higher. ar, Checse and Exgs unchanged ultry market overstocked. same arriving I poor condition. Wine Grapes still higher. Lime, cheap and plentiful. Dried ¥ruits st aufer. No change in Frovisions. Hops firm, but dutl. Hidesand Wool unchanged. Mea: market as before. Coal firm. IME WEEK'S FATLURES. Eice s o H The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 17 saflures in (he Pacific Coast States and i ecritories for the week ¢nding yesterday, s compared with 21 for the previous week and 23 for the corre- eck of 1896, Ihe faliures for the past divided among the trades as follows: 1 bateher, 2 hotels. i mining, 1 hardware, 1 gen- erat store, 2 liquors. 1 paints, 1 architect, 1 milin- ery. 1 cabiner-ma-or. 1 farniture, 1 blacksmith, 1 raisin-packer, 1 giocer, 1 boot are O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS Fxplanation. The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures 8t atation indicaie maximum temperaturs for the days: those underneath it.if any, the amount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredtha, during the past twelve hours. lsobars, or solid lines, "connect po'n s of equal Air pressure: iso- therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high” means hizh barometric pressure and 18 usually accompanied by weather: “low” refers (o low pressure. and is usually preceded and accompanied by ciondy weather and *Lows” usualiy first appear on the Wasbington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and jow along the coasi, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probabl but when ihe “low" 1s inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb- able. With a “high” in the vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure falling o the California coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and cold weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite resuit. THE WEATHER BUREAU. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- TURE, WEATHER BUREAU. BAN FRANCISCO October 22, 1897, 5 P M. The foliowing are the rainfalls during the past twenty-four hours and the seasonal rainfalls to date as compared with those of the same date last season: rureka.20, this season 2.77, last season 2.64: Red bluff .46 tuis eason 1.93, last season 1.17: sacramento tracc, this season .95, l:st sea- son ——: tan Francisco .01, this season .39, last season .66: Fresno .L2. tnis season .74. Inst season .“8: San Luis Obispo.0D, this season .19 last semson . Los Argeies.00, this season 00, 'ast season .04; San Diego.0U, this season 7). Iast seaton .46: yuwa .00, this season.¥1, season1 U6, an Francisco Gat minimum 5€, mean 53. Weather Conditions and General Fore- cast A s'orm of considerable lutensity 1s central this evening nearthe coast of Oregon. The pressure hss faleu more than three-tenths of an inch along Maximum temverature 56, thai coxs to- ay. It is falling very rapidly ac Jureka. and the wind is now bowing iwenty- €ight miles per hour :rom the southeast from that place. Rain has fallen from the vicinity of San 180CISCO A1a SECTAmMENO NOrthward and easi- ward (hroughcut idaho. Conditions are favorable for the rai end soutiward to Polut Coucep- 1100 and to Tens sou heast siznals are displayed along the t fzom Point Reyes northwarl, snd s sigual is displayed at San Fran- outheast wiudsand moderate gales v thwest Saturday. Francisco for thirty hours, October 22, 189 Ca ifornia — Rain Saturday: brisk 05 10 southwest wind; cisco for b gh probabiy sul Forec.s: ma endinz midn Northern southeas bighon her Southern Calitors with showers in the artly clovdy Satarlay north portion; fresh rain Saturday. ui clondiness Sacurday. Arizonu— Fair Saturday San Francisco and vieiniiy—Rain Saturday: brisk 10 fiigh southeas:, prob biy shifting to soutn- wostw Special repor from Moun: Tamalpais, obsery. tout ken i ». M : Dense fog: southeast wind, 18 miles per boor: temperature, 45; ma*tmum, 53 W. 16 HAMMON, Forecust « fiicial, NEW YORKh S+0UCK MARKET. XFW YORK. Oc: Toelay's siock market ws & contest beiween professional traders, and the resiilis show a hard vattle between the buils and bears, net chanes binz extremely narrow im ail cases, but Lhose on the side vf zaius being very faw. The buik of the day’s trading was down on the level of prices, Leiog very materially that of yesterdar. The opening showed a sharp decline in sympathy with London, at which speculatiou was very dull, owing to the nardeniug tesdency of the money market and fears of impending strin- there. The old apprenension vf Spansh complications was used with good effect by the bear traders The dec 1i es of the m0rning reached a point or over {u aiarge number 0: ~lOCks, Inc uding the leadiug i1 dusirials, the Granzers ani Usion Pa. cite Union Pecifi. : fleciel by he reports of the f0.mation ur &1 cpposiiion -yndicate to b.a for the Li0p 1LY atihe 10 eciosure sale. The torn in L e warket Come With & *ba p re.overy in Chi- g0 Ges «n a definice report from Chicago that tro} of ihe tureaien=d opposition hud passed 10 triends of the comipany. 1his stock was Guite siroug durin « the remainder of the day. sellin: at o 3 points above the low:s:. Sugarwas also & SLrong 18 10T, | 1sing ALOVe IaSt DI~ ht's ciose on the estimaied bon-fi 5 10 accrue from counter- VAl ing duties oi 1 -fied sugars from foreign coun- tries which pay # bounty iou Pacitic was aiso relieved of the early pressure by statem nts irom interests alieged to e identifi-d With jie Opposition syndicae deny- 1ug (heir connection with it Recoveries atone time during the atternoon were complete ja ai- most all cases, bur piices fell slightiy below the best w.d below iust night’s close 1n ihe genesal transections. ere were times during the day when e markel was aiciost stagnang, and there Were N0 eVidences of any oulside interests in bus - Dess. The money market teuded towsrd an easier tone, no cail 1ouus being recorded above 2 per cex. 10-morrow’s bunk statement iy expected to sBOW a marxed Increase in the su:pius reserve. Eusioess in bouds was quiet and prices moved in sympathy with 50:<. Lut over a nurrow rauge. Orezon issues wer: Notably wenk. Lotal ssles, F1300,000. United ~cates new 4's registered were wdvaiced 3 bld, coupou Vg und United Staes cod) on g Totai sa es 01 3i0CKS to-dry, 247,700, including: Atcnison preferrsd 560, C. aud U. 460, . B, and Q. 19,60 . L and N. 94’0, Mauhatiun 7710, Mis- souit’ Pacific 12,565, New York Cenirut’ 400, Northern Pacific_preferred 7:00, Kock Isiani 7009, St Faiu 3,700, >t Panl and Omuba 3400, Unlon Pacific tr second A. I 19,500, American Tobacco 638U, Bay State Gas 14.655, Chicago Gas 41,144, Sugar 30,504, T. C. and 1. 4100. REVIEW OF LHEt STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK. Oct. :2 —Bradstreet's Financial Jeview to-morrow will siy : Liquidation resuiting from the recent speculaiive excitement scems to be over and the market ihis week displayed more or less disposition 1o T-1'y. The fuct that J. b s.organ has urrived in London, and according to ail ac ounts has ziven out favorsble views of the siiustion here, is regarded 88 likely 10 huve & good effect. As the flow of fands (o the interior has Deen checked and Interest Taies show a tendency 10 wesken, the marke: here is not disturbed by the apparent efforis of the leaders of the London money market and the Banx of England to-ob- st uct g0 d importations to this cvuntry itmicht be mentioned that the nie asurable suc cess of the means taken for this object is more thao Jicely to improve the speculaiive interest of London iu this market. The sppareut ciosing of Decotiations as to the disposal of the independent gas orzanizations in Chicuzoa1d their acquisition by futeresis ailird with the Chicago Gas Company removes « disturbing influence fo the market. and e “streel”’ Las been much more incidned 10 pay lention 1o the coudition of business and the raroad earnlugs. Ihe latier con:foue o he satisfuctory. and much stress is lai. on the de lar- atlons of leading railroad officials that increasin geperal merchaudise freights make amends for any falling off in the grain movewents. ‘There i, however, an impression in some guar- ters that no declded’ movement in_prices is prob- able while the elections ju New York and else- where are pending and the meeting of Congress i3 near athand. Attemp’ has also been maae 1o Tevive the fear of com, lications lu our relations With Spain. and runiors have been circulated tha ©pposition bid- to that of the reorganization sy ndi- cate will be forthcoming at the loreciosure sale of the Union Puclfic proper:y next mou:h. The mar- ket being still narrow. such factors had some effect and «t times the proc>edings were dull or affected by reactionary tendencies. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Oct. 22—The Evening Post's London cablezram says The stock markets were quiet and dull to-day on the tightening of the money market. Borrowers to-day were driven :0 the Bank of kngland, where 3 per cent is charged. Americans were lifeless and dull As affecting foture gold movements between New York and London I learn that New York is lquidating considerable sterling engtgements hete. itappears here that early this ye. r certala of the American railways concerned in refunding schemes borrowed large sums here for about six months a¢ 3 per cent, money then beine theap. Now that mone is tight and certain rejunding schemes have been carried through considersb.e repaymeots sre expected in November, thus to xtent decreasing the chance o goid exports ew York. The Peris aud Berlin markets were quiet. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway Shares. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. — Money on call easlerst 1@2%: last loan 2; closed offered at 1%; prime meicantlie paper, 4@dlay: Sterling ex- chanze firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at 84 8415@: 85 for demand, and $4 ¥214 @4 8214 for six y davs: posted rates, $4 5215@ 4 8315 und §4 8514; commercial bilis, $4 81: 'sii- Ver ceriificates, o ia@d9ci bar silver, 5lj Mexican dolisrs, 43¢ CLOSING STOCKS. = St Paudl .. ... 9415 Preferred . 29854 St Paul & Omaha. BPI/‘ Baltimore & . 14ly Preferred .. L142 Canada Pacific.... S08y Southern Pa 2014 Canada Southern.. 5634 |Southern kailway. 10 Central Pacific.... 1634 Preferred 31 Ches & Ohio. ... Y26y Texas & racific... 117 Chicago & Alion..160 | U P,iridassmtpd 261 Chicago, B&Q.... 8514 U F D& Gooweee Chicago & r. ili... 53 | Wabash.....0. Chicigo, Inl & L. 914 Preferred do do prerd. 30%z|Wheel & L'k CCCastL 87| Yreferred 5 Preferred B0 | kxpress Companis— Del & Hudson.....115%;| Adams Ex.. 158 Del L& W 154 | American ¥ ‘1is Del & Rio G- 12 nited States... .. 41 Preferred. 4614 Wells-Fargo. ...... 108 Erfe. new 157 Miscellaneous— Firse preferred.. 351g A Cot Oll. 2114 Fu Wayne.........167 Preferred ... 7415 Gt Nor pfd.........135 |Am'n Spirits 113 Hocking Vai.. 614| Preferred.... ... 854 Jilinors Cen Lake Erie & W Preferred. Lake Shore. 110215 Am Tobacco, 173, preferred.. 7614 | Chicago uas. 171 " |Cons. Gas Louis & Nain..... 974 Com. ¢ abi Mauhattan L..... 1u3lg Col ¥ & iron. Met Traction ......121 | do do pres Michigan Central. 10814 Gen. Electiic Minn & St L 25 iliinols Steel. . do do st prefid. Mo. Pacitic. Mobile & Uhio. Mo K&T a0 pref 8515 1a lede Gas. . s | tiemis, 2714 do prefd 35| Nat. Lin Oil. .. #5 " |Uregon Imp. Co. N J Central 8415 Pacific Mall. N Y Central. 109~ Puliman Paluce, N Y Chicago & <t L 1314 Silver Certificates. Ontario& W U S Kubber... .0l Ore R& Nav. .| 35 | Preferied o Ore Short Line.... 134 Wesiern Union.... 8x14 Pittsburg 165 ChG W > Reading. 2434/ CENW 3 Lock Lsiab 87 ©| Preferred 163 St Louls & 5 ¥ | 5 |KioG& Wstn... 2 Preieried........ 9lg| Preferred... SLP, M&M.. 121 CLOSING BONDS. U S New 4s, reg...127 |N J Cent Gen 5s..11215 @0 do 4s coup_.12% | North Carolina 6s.122 do 4s, reg.. 1188 | Dods............ 10234 doss. coup. 11414 Northern Pac Ists 120 do s, Teg 99 (" Do, 35........... 5Ble dobs. reg..... ..1147| 1o, ds....... $0Yg do s, coup..... 116" N Y 'C &8 L4s .04 District 5 608 10914 Nor& W 6s........ 12315 ala Class A... 7727105 | Northwest Consois 1431s Do, Class B.... /108 Do, deb bs. o ANT1 Do, Ulass C..0..0100 Urezon Nav lats. 1121y Lo, Currency. .. 85 Do. 48 911y Atchison 4s.. Rbs OS Line 63t 1908 Do, Aaj 4s. 5914 i, bstr. . By Canada ~o. 2ds.../1.514 O Imp 1ats t¥.....102 Caun Pac 1sis. — | Do Batr. 4L Electric 55...10113 'S Caroitn &SAe6s.. 106 do 28, 'ofd 1051 n-fnd. Southerp 3y Bs.... tanRpe&Twinebs 6U H&T Cent ds.....111 4 o con 6s... 104 9515 s 9K4 | Do, reg s, 285 oo 9615 UP ists .11 Kan P 1st(DD)IT.116 | U P D& Guit ists_ 48 ia Nw Cousolds.. 96 | Wab lst bs. 10734 L&N Uni4s.....0 84 Do, L 8ig ! 100 | West Shor 4s.... 10944 8134 Va Centuries..... 67 8615 Do, ceferred ... 4 171" KsClty P&G1sts 55— MINING sTOCKS. ieeeee® 5O Ontanio. 3 300 Crown Foini. =" 88/0phir...2 117007 Tep Con Cal. & VAl 120 Piymouth ... [ Deadwood ... . 60, Quicksiiver. [T 100 Gould & Curry.... 46 ao pd..... 800 Hale & Norcioss. 110/ Sierra Nevad 5 iomestake. ... 29 00 ~tandard 150 Liou Sitver, - 7 2u|Crion Con.. 35 Mexican. ...\ 0 5| YVellow Jacket. . 1 Bustoa. BOSTON. Oct. 22.—Atchison, 1334: Bell Tele- | phone, 260: Chicago, | #51, Mexican Ceniral, 18%%: San Diego, —. Burlington ‘and Quincy, 57%: Orezon Short Line, NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. NEW YORK, Oc. — The wheat market roused ont of ity accustomed speculative lethargy to-day With @ sudaenness anG vigor tha: sent ; prices up 3 cants a bushel, 10 971j4c¢ for December, with & later curb advance to 93c. Bauish Evropean advices «nd a heavy export business. actinz on & badly oversold market, occa- stoned the excitemen:. Rumors of an unususl cash tiade were current shortly after the opening. Nov only were foreigners understood to have bought Liberally at scaboard ports, but at St. Louis j and other Western mackets. The bear stampede was in proportion as export stories increased, reaching its ciimax at the close with prices at the top noteh for th day. According to conservative estimates_about 70 loads wire worked at New York and 30 more at cuiporis. Bul owing to ihe scarciiy of rrelght roum It was suspected that considerable business was withheld for & purpose, so that esuma:es of 125 ioads .l told were cieditea In manv quart rs s betier r@] resenting he seaboard vusiness. Kng- Ush and Contivental cables were higher. whise Furcpean statistics were all of the mos: bullish ¢haracter with the home s:ation uot far b-nina. dhe range of December wa~ fiom 9474 to 971, closing at 9785 ngains: 9414 iastmigni. Total sales were 4,170,000 bushe,s. Merchund: NEW YORK. Oct. 22 — Flour receipts, 26490: expoits. 14,815, ~ctrong and higher, with demand shut out by the advance. soiu patents, €5 10@5 4U; do, bakers, $4 0@ $i 50: winter patent, $5@5 20; do, straights, $4 6024 70: exiras, $3 20@3 65; do, low grades, $3@3 15. W HrAT—Receipts, 175,200 bushels: exports, 408.508 bushels Spot strong: No. 2, e #1 Ulbkge. Uptions opened sirong and advanced ali day w.th scarcely a pause, ciosing with a sen- sational bull flourish at 275@3c net rise. Buying moves were eXLiaVagani . xport rumors, higher cables and 8 bud scare of shuria Xo. % ed. No. vember. c.03¢d YT5sc: Uecembur, 947@97%5c: ciosed 97354e. hUF=—Quie:; ui.changed, WOUL- .cady: dome tic fleece, 26@32c. PETR! LEUM—LUui: unchange PLo iU —Warrants barely steady, 86 80 bid aud 17 asked. LAKE COPPER—Easier; $11 bid and $11 10 asked TIN—Quiet: £18 80 bid, $13 90 asked. SPELIsi—Quiel; $4 10 bidand £4 25 asked. LrAD—EXcnange barely steady for spot and near months and weak for later deiiveries; §3 80 bid und §3 95 asked: brokers. dull. $4 CUFFLE—Options oveued steady at unchanged prices; closed stendy; net unchauged 10 5 points lower.” Sales 26,300 'bux, including December 5 20@6 25. Tauun.y 86 25. Spoi—iti, quiet. miid, quier. SUGAR—thaw, nominal: refined, dull. Minue- 'BUTIhl(-l(eceln‘u. 3217 packages. Wes: era creamery, 14@23%ge: nigins, 2334c: fuc- tory, 9@13c. e % GO — Receipts, 4791 packages: quie State and Peunsylvania, 16@i9c; W es.ewn, .7c. Dr ed Fruits. W_YORK. Cet. 22.—California dried fraits firm Evaporited upples, common, 5@7c » prime wire tisy, Bluc: wood dried. prime, 9c: choice, B34 ncy. 9@91ac. PRUNES—5@814c % Ib. s 10 size and quaiity. APRICOT>—Ho) ul. T@8lzc: Moorpark, 9@) c. 1o i (LS —Unpecied, Tgllc; peeied,’ 12346 do do 1si prefd. |~ian Rope&Twina 51 | do do ¥d prefd. 35 (Suzar...........143%y Nor West coen 13 Preterred.... -115 No Amer Co....... 414/ T'C& iro 28 No Pacific, 19, 744 Preferred ........ Uhes Term..[""| 453 Pacific 6, of "9b...10214 C& Uhio s 11375 neading ds. B4l | Cii& D sy 10483 Rio West, isia.. hily Den& R G 1sis. 111 (St L& I M Gen 53 85 Den & 1 G 4s...0. 8514 St L & ~ F Gen 6511635 Eas. Tenn lats..)108 |St P consols......... 140 nds... 71 [SiPC&Plsis. ..118% &DiststT.. 70 | Do, bs ... 11614 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—Wheat traders were sur prised at the ope1.inx at the firmness at Liverpool, thut marke showlug a 12@Skd advance when trading opened here notwithstauding yesterdas’s we tkness. The result of the unexpected strensth abroad was a firm openiug here avd a further im- mediate advan e that pu. prices within a_small fraction of yesteriay's highest fizures Buying orders for May whneat from the Uniied Kingdom were in the hanas of several com missioi-houses o1 Chicngo at the vpening, aod (heir execution in the pit caused a fur her iessening of the premium | at which December fs selling over Muy. New | York wired that iwenty-five boatioads had been | tacer. forexport a d claims were made s liule | 1ater in the duy that 1,000,000 busheis had been so.d | Heports from the winter wheat districts east of | the Mizaissippi showed a decidedly g comy Dot to suy sensaiional state of affairs on nccount of the { drought The falling Off in *he Gomestic receipis | w0 aracted attetion. Chivago got 144 cars, | asainst 244 a year ago. Mmnespolis and Duuth | rpuried 832 cars compared with 1072 & week azo and 1217 the correspouding day of the year be- 10re. The total receipts of Western primars ma Kkets were 1040,000 bushels. a ai st 1.131,000 bu-Dbels a year #go. Ihere was some disuppoiut- ment at the comparative weakuessin the Paris marset, buc this teaction Iasted only & few min- utes, and was suc eeded by & brisker demand than | ot any period of the dav. | “About firieen minutes from the end of the se | ston the market began spinning around in an ex- cited whiri that caught up Lecember to 941 aud aud those were the closing figuses. aciive and stronz. Some of the hewviest shorcs were the most conspicuous buyers Cab es were 14@34d bigher. December closed at the Lop figurcs m. au advaice of 1@1g Onts were firm snd higher in sympathy with wheat and good exvorc demand, ciosing 34C higaer, In provisions, reports that frost had occurred in the yellow sever district last night beiped 0 make a strong market. The strength of wheat and cora was of course a feature. Prices ruied bi.her from the sturt sud &t the close Decew ber Pork was 171gc hizher, De emwber lard :14@5C higher and December ribs 71¢ higher. The leading futures ranged as foilows ARTICLES. Iup«n., High | Lo | Clowe. — = | == s Wheat No_2— | Ociober, Ne: PR Wl Decempver, New 91Bg| 9ilg May .. 933,| 9.14 93 BBy 2434| 2558 | 167g| 2584 67 : 80by| 2053 3uby October. ‘ 17 | 178 177 December. 18 75| 18iy| 18% May. | 3| u13g) s =351 Mess Pork # bbi— | | Tecember............|790 |8071/785 (805 58114 80715 8 82ig 8 8Tig laaniy sa5 e40 laas Janvary.... 456773160 (455 (465 =hort Ribs, 100 fbs, | | October. . | 165 Decembe) Jaouary. Cash guotations were as : steady; No. 2 Spring wheat. B714@8914¢: N Spriug Wheat. 80@s6c: 2 hed. new 95Lact No. 2 Corn. %ol No 2 Unts, i8i4c: No. 2 Whit 2314C: No. 3 White, 1. 0. b, 203 @22l4c; No. 2 hye 463c: No. 2 Barley, nou.iual; ~o. 3 f. 0. b., 30@4-c: No. 4, £.0.b,27@37c: No. 1 Fiaxseed, $101kg @105: Prime Timothy Seed, $2 60: Mess Fork # bDL 85@8 05: Lard # 106 s, 24 4215@4 45: Snort Kibs siues (i00se). 84 H0@4 80: Dry Salied Shouid- ers (buxed). $4 75@5: short Clear Sides (boxed), $5@5 1215; Whisky. aistiliers finisued zoods. oo, $1 22; Su; Cut Loes, —; Grau- ARTICLES. | Kecelpia. | Shipments. Flour, bbis ....... ! 5.000 18,600 | 1210006) 89.000 4020000 715009 L8 000 | 628.000 .. 24 owoy —_— = 76000, 300,000 | _ On the Produce Exchange to-dav the Butter mar- ket wes firm: creameries. 16 @ 22c: dalries, 12@1nc; cheese, quict, @8 Yyc: eggs, firm: fresh, 4% Wheat Movements. Receipts. Ehipments. B el Cltles. Busbeis 443.670 .. Mivneapols......... 52,440 140,172 ... Duiutn . coveeees 872N 48750, 00000 Milwaukee 1 120100 Chicago. 899 | 249427 . Toieco. %) H3.000 St. Loufs ... 17,342 Detrow. 12336 92060, Kansas City. 80 500 1,020.976 TIDEWATER. 202514 ...... ......Boston. ..... 175.200 7 U7 New York 78 Philadeiphia | 123,643 Baitimore 000 154 I New uneass 24,000 517,330 260,911 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES Oct. Dex. May. Opening T8 1435 T334 Closing 76 T84 Titg FARIS FUTUKES Oct. Xovw. Flour — Opening veeese..6265 61 50 Closing. 6260 610 Wheat—upening 2925 ¥s7TS Ciosing.... 50 2875 EASTERN LiV TOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Oct. 22 —CATTLE — Native beef | steers sold at $3 75@4 for the poorest up to $5@ 5 30 for best shipping cattle, by far :he greater part & ing between $4@5. ¥ew reaily choice cattle were marketed and numerous Wesiern fed 8old a. $3 70 @4 25, “tockers and feeders sold above 3 40. A good many Westcra rangers went for feeders at ¥3 60@4 15. HOG=S—The bulk 0f hogs brought $3 60a3 95, common porkers se ling for 83 40@3 55 and prime sorted iight at $4@4 US. Pig> sold iurgeiy at $3 40@3 90 S iEP—Were salable at $2 50@3 for the poor- st to £4 20@4 50 for the best natives, whiie Wost. ern raugers soid a: $3 :5@4 1b. agreat muny fred- ers golng ror &35 70@4. Lamb, sold actively at $3 8066, and a carload «f excepuionally choics selecied 'lambs brought $6 15. westeru lambs sola freely at 214 50@4 60 kecelpis—Catde, 3000: hogs 28,000; sueep, Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Oct 22.—CATTL ceipts. 4500 Market steady 1o iron Texas :teers, $2 9U@4 00: Texas cows, 82 75@3 90: native steers, $z 75@5 10; nattve | cows und beifers. §5 50@3 90: stockers and | feeders, 43@4 50: tui s 22 50@4 50. HUGS—Receipts. 8000. Marnrt steady tostrong; aciive. Buik of sales, 85 50@3 6U: heavies £3 45@3 65: packers, $3 40@3 65: mixed, §3 @3 62 lights, 83 40@3 67: yorkers, 3 60g v 8ika: piks 33 40@3 65. 8 R P—Kecelpis, 2000 Marke: firm. Lambs, #3 35@D 25; muttous. £2 75@3 90 Omaha. —~CATTLE—Recelpts. 3000. Market active, stronger. Native beef steers, §4 10 | @5: Western sieers, $375@4 35; Texas steers, £3@3 70: cows and heiters, $3G4 10: cunpers, OMAHA. Oct. @3; stockers ana feecers. $3 S0@i 4U; cu.ves, 2350 @5 o0: buiss, nud stags. $2@3 50 HUGS — Receipt-, 4600. Market stronger. Heavy, §8 45@3 60: nixes, $350a3 60: iight, 43 60@3 70: bulk of sa e, £3 50@3 60. SHEEF—Receipts, Maraet sirong. Fair ) choce natives $5 6U@3 80 fair to choice Westerns, 83 40@: S0: comnion aud stock sheep $3@3 65: lumbs, $5 S0@5 25. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTOY, Oct. 22.—Tne Boston Commercial Bul- letin to.morrow wil. say of the wool marxe: be sales of wool are smaller than for many weeks. yet, thanks to the nuw restricted supplies, the market 1s exireme!y steady. Manufacturers are weli 80 d up. The employes in most of the great Rhode Isiand mlils and eveu some of those in New sampsui e which suffered mos: severely irom the depression, are on December 1 to h. a Lnr.simas pr sent 0. th: full wuge scale 1n force befcra Samich, 184 he sales of th werk 1.905,500 pounds domestic und 1,476 V00 pounds foreign, acainst 3.3%4,000 pounds domestic aud 1,410, pounds $0:éign mst week and 5.711.000 pounds domestic and 535,000 pounds foreign for the same week jast yea: ‘Thie sules to date show an incrense of 99,602,000 pouuds domestic and 118,480,300 pounds f.reign | from tne saies (0 the same uate in 1596 Te receipis 1o date siow an Increase of 125,068 bales domestic and 332 847 turelga. CLOVERDALE WOOL SALES, CLOVERDALE, Oct. 22.~The semi-anual wool sale is taking place here t10-day aud the town is full of wool-growers from Sonoma and Mendo- cino counties. Buyers from a doz-n leaalog San Francisco and Eastern houses are here, and there is keen com petition. ‘Wool-growers are hol !1og oat for higher Pprices, Late o- ight unly about ha f h+d veen 8oid ¢ prices frum 1435 .0 154« cents. A few choice luts brought 16. Hisuest last ar, fai woo 9.ent. This \ear tuere Was & short ciip. but of betier qualiLy, Amenoting 1o «boui 00,000 pounds LONDON SHEEFPSKIN SALES. LONDON, Oct. 22.— A sale of Cape of Good Hops and Natal sheepskius was held here to-day. There was a gocd attendance, the day was very good, a0d the quality of (he offerings was fair. Lon, wooled was 12@%sd up: short and shorn, 14 to 130 up; damagou. b4 to ¥gi up: lambs were par 10144 down, and coarse woOl pir to 14d down. The next s:in wili be heid on December 2 NOKAHERN WHEAT MARKETL, Oregon, PORTLAND, Oct. 2 —There was a firmer tone. to the ocal whea: market to-day. and while the lesding quotatiuns were 79¢ 10 79vpc for Walla Walia. 80c wus occasionaliy vuld as an extreme figure. wioe siem wus quuied al ¥2c. ard valley sc. Cleared—German ship Flottbek, 117,686 bushels of wh Queenstown, Washingron. TACOMA, Oct. 22.—Wheat firm aud nominally E,’Mlhel’: No. 1 blue stem, 8:igc; No. 1 club, c. PORTLAND" BUSINESS. PORTLAND, (et 22 —Excnanges $384 480; balances, $184.704, FORLIGN MARKETS. Loundon. LONDON, Oct. 22.—Coumsols 1113g: siiver, 27381 French ren.es, 1U2f 95c. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Oct. 22 —Wheat—Firm: No. 1 standard California wheat, 393 3d: cargoes off coast. buyers and sellers ap.rt; carzoes on passage. easler: Enxlish country markets. firm; French LOuLLTy arkets. steady: Liverpool wheat, No. 1 California. 7s 11d@Ss; wheat in Paris, stead: tour In Parls. siemdy; weaiher in Englanad, five. CUTTON=Uplands, 584 1. cLoSE WHEAT—Spot No. 2 red Western winter firm. 73 74 No.1red Northera spring new firm.7s CORN—Spot_ American mixed, firm, 3s 14d: Oc- tober d 1l 8s 35a: November duil, 3s 13g!; De- cewber aull, s - 151, DUN’S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Oct. 22—R. G. Dun & Co’s Weekly Revi-w of Trade will sayl: its issue to- MOrrOw: After the heaviest buying ever known In many branches durlng September and the first nuli of October, it was both natural aud desirable that a more guiet period should give time for testing the s 33 and temper of retail trade and for distributing part of the enormous guanlities bought. In tex.ile goods the rush of orders went far beyond all distributive demavd in Avgusi, and represented great replenishment of stocks, and the similar rush for goods has been corre- spondingly great in oiher lines during the past (WO mouths. In iron anc steel and in boots and shoes there was actual danzer of a speculative in- flation of prices, such as wus seen in 1885, but it bas been avolded mpparentiy for this season by the solid sense of leading men who regard a time of comparative quiet us essential to the coming and pernanence of prosperity in their lines As tue buy1 g for repienishment is partially sat- isfi-d and u minishea, there is some decrease in the Yvolume of Lrausactions. T Lougn at the same time the working torce has turcher incgess=d. the wages of labor have teen iu : umerof cases advancsd and (he foundation :aid more b Oadly every week for iarger buying and business iereafter “The iron industr, waiis, because possible pro- duction 10r the year has_been praciica.ly ordered, while neither buye s nor sellers regurd CODIrac 8% current prices fOF nex: year's business as qulie sufe Besemer pig Is a shade weaker at $10 40 and gray forge s $9 50 at Plitsburz. while billets are bard to get at way pricr, so much has the corrent demand come 10 exceed produciion. Sales of warrant pig iron at Philadeiphia 25 cents be.ow is o in facta decline Sew busi- Dess in finished products is AIMOSt Of necessity smaller siuce munufac.urinz works &r- nearly all full for months shead; the piate mills at the W est are 50 1uli (ha they could not compete with all for three Rockeleller vessels requiriug 200 tons each. ‘The demund for bars is the best for a long time, ana contracis for the kast kiver bridse and for numerous new bul dings aua ralway vridges are sill peuding. ‘Ihe coke output has risen 10 145.033 lons weekiy, and is the largest known for years. Anthracite coal is soid at $4 18 in New York harbor, or 20 cents beiow the circu- lar, and conservative estimates make the year's outpu 40,300,000 ions. The only noeworthy f-atuein minor meials is & se. sational collapse in lead of 30 points on sa.es of 3.0U tons, Sales 0f woul have sharply decreased again at Boston, amouuiing to omy 3,043.000 pounds, BgAINSU over 13.000,000 (helast week in Sep- tember, and the we-k there was Lhe dullee: since Janu.ry 7. Some large offerings wers mads to re.lze profits before prices fell, but quotations rematued unchun.ed. becayse, eved a: a Dal-cent aiciine, buyers were not disposed 1o take hold. i he producs murke: actea with as Little apparent reason as ususl Although Atiantic exports of wheat were 3,706,607 busheis, fl.ur included. and for three wecks of Ociober 16,039,908 bushels, AZaInSL 7,542,214 lust vear, with W esiern 1eceinis vot halt'a million busheis large:, tie price ad- vanced 214 cents. Falures for the week were 224 in the United Siutes mainst 274 last year,aud 36 in Canada against 60 ast year. BRADSTELEL'S REVIEW, NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Bradstreet’s to-morrow wiil sag: While the general trade movement is somewhat irregular and there are further evi- dences of faling off in demand and volume, busi- ness coniinues of large proportions. Specaiation in wool bas ceused and demaud for the staple is less than for weeks past. Lotton goods are dull 00 1he weakuess of Taw €0.ton aud jobbers report dry goods slower than a weei Interior mer- ugo. chanis in the Ceutral Wesi have not distributed fail slocks as promotly as expected, and man joubers ai Western ceuters find that they over- estimated the consumptive demand when securing fall goods. Unseasonably warm weather has fnterfered wi'h the movement 0f heavy koods at the W est, but ralns in Kaisis, Okiahowa and Nebraska nave 1mp. Oved Lbe agricuitural oudook. Ke.aiively the Erealesi &CiVILy il LTaue I8 Teported by Kunsas Cily and Omaua merchants. Wuile quuraniive iegulaiions have been raised in Texas aud modi- fied 1o Louislaia, b.siuess throughout must of the Guil ~iates remains practicaliy at a standsti. Almost ali the large r.asiern Ciiles report a d creased movement of merchaodise mud & tei- deucy Of CoLeCti0 s 10 tali away, DOtavie Baili- more, owing o its Souihern cuhneciuns. the 1udustrial situation coutinues to furnish employ- ment 10 a8 many persous as at auy preceding Pperfod . his year and at higher wag Produciion of irou. sic el, wacuive:y, s{0ves, con- structural work, giass aud woolen goods cuntinues Dewvy. Sie | niiils have orde.s (0 carcy (hem into JN9R wnd de.line Coniracis for nex: year's deiv- ery. Tuis expialos the advaace in the price of Bessemer pigiton whie the foundry giades re- main uichuoged. The exiraordineriy heavy and steadily lucreasing produ tion of 1ron 1s siarting furnaces wong ous vl b ast, aad aithough cousump- tion 18 heavy i Is Lot improbable thal productioa may outiun It in Lhe near futre, which consti- L0ies uB Uiy orable poiat iu ihe Outious. Expor s 0: wheat (flour lacluaed as wheat) from Dboth cousts of 1he L uited States and from Cauada s week amount 10 5,522,177 bushe.s, sgainst ©,039,.00 busheis last week, 4,077,000 Dusiels 1n the wees & year 4go, 2,6.8,U00 bushels two years 350,000 bushicls three years ugo, and ,527,000 bushe.s in the like week ‘Ihere are - 03 busiuess fafiures reported through- | out the United Siates tuls week, against 196 last Week, 282 In the week & Year A€o, 159 (wo years ago, <21 1u the like weak 0f 1884, and in the sume week of 1583, { \niere are 27 business failures reported from the Dom:nion of Cagxda Lhis Wees, & Wi consider- ab.y smailer han (hat of last week or in the third weex of Uctober of any of the four preceding years. BANK CLEAKING NEW YORK, N. —Tne following table, compiied by Bradstrest, shows the bank clearings at the prineipal ci.jes for the week ended October 22, with the peicen.age of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week inst year: Percentages. CiTrEs. Inc. Dec New Yorx. #779, 11 s28 .. Boston. . 107,526.956 16.0 Chicago. ... 100,830,726 17.1 Puliade.piiia.. 69,355,457 9.6 ~t. Louis. 0169837 314 Bitisoning. 70 o 149 Balumore . 27.9 San Francisco v Cinclunat. . =83 hansas City. 6.3 New uriean: 7.2 Minneapols. ... 1234..040 Detroit..... 7,097,489 237 Cleveland. 6.940,745 241 Loulsviile. 6,856,978 2Ly Providence. .. 7879400 ... . Milvaukee. 65,625 371 St Puul.... 6,175,883 31 Buttaio 53 Omwisnu. 456 Indianapoli: 5,419,558 B4 Co.umbus, Ubio. ... 5804500 183 Savaunal 2 40.8,280 206 Denver . % 265,480 .9 Atianta 18.1,6.9 6.0 Saii Lake City & 260 Portiaud. Or. avidss 14 Los Augeies. L337,968 4v.0 Augusa. Ga. . 1411905 9.3 Seatile. . 8ob 997 By 8 Tucoma »ULoT6 82 Spokau 770704 w5 Toedo. 1,622,072 20.8 *Gulveston. 72,000 L3 *Houstou .. 6,8¢7,714 s 08,99 5, 854 527.832,624 OF CANADA. $13,463.578 Totals. U. 5., ... Totals outsiae New oK CIty. 2. e VOMINION Montreal Loronto. . st. Joun, N. B Toials. ... 526,740,128 *aot in; otais. LXCHANGE ANw BULLIUN, Srerling Exchange, 60 days. - §483 Ster ing Kxchange, sight - 48514 Sterling cables, .. - 456 New Yors Excas - iT ew York r.xchange, - 20 Fine Siiver, per ounce. - B84 Mexican Doliars. 6 461y IRODUCE MARKET. VHEAT AND CTHER GRAINS, WHEAT— A ranid rise at Chicago coupied with aavancivg forelgn quotations set this marker bouming acain, and fatures were excited ata sbarp advence. A heavy export demand on the AUaliic scavonrd 1 supposed 10 be the cause of se. Locat quotations are as follows: $1 483,@1 60 for No. 1, #1 5i14 tor choice ani $1 D2l W ctl 1or exira chuice tor miliing. CALL BOARD SALRS. ’u{fi\',rf:ll:l. réumx:,—:':'ln o i - cls. B1483y: 20,000, 31 a81o. Muy—2000, 1 45347 HUO0, o] 436 S2.000 &5 4534 SECOND SESSION— M uy—2000 s, $1 457 De- cember—10,0, §1 48%. REGULAR MORNING SESe10N—December—28,- QU0 cils, $1 50%4; 30.000, $1 50y ; 2000, 1 5034: 600U 81 50%5 " 56,000, $1 50 2000, 61 4934; 4000, 31 4975 May—1:,000, 81 48; 14,000, $1 4815: 2000, §1_4834: sales are now | $1 48152 2000, $1 47 AFTERNOON Skssy HIDKES AND $150: 0000 %1 2974, under sound st 14,000, $1 4734: 14,000, 31 4754: 4000, $1 4T1p BARL-Y~The markst. contliued antt st pre- vious pric s salted Calr, Tl Feed, 7719@8214c for dark and 85c B cul for | 15815 Choice brigh : Chevalier. §1 5212@] 573 for No. | aud V 1and 51 ¥5@1 40 jor No. 2: Brewing, $1 05 for Nu. 1 and 50@85c ® cul sor dars Coasc. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL SESSI0N—9:15 0’clock—No sales. SECOND SESSION—No sales. REGULAR MOENING SEssioN—December—2000 sheariings. 10@: exch; medium, each. ctis, s5e. = ) z WOOL — Fall A Noox N — ber — 2000 ctis, 3e: d s ATTERNOON Sussiol December — 2000 ctis. | 101 50. to dete fective. T@9c U s~ Vevond a certain demand for seed there | §ol e, TG00 is uothing golng Funcy keed are quotabie a $1 25@. 50 ® cil: vood to cholce. $1 16@1 20 @ cil: common, §1 0714@1 1214 B ctl: Surprise, $1 2204@] 2734: Red, 51 1739@1 30; Gray, $1 10 @116: Miling, $11:%5@1 17 43 # cil: Bisck, for seed. $1 5581 50. Cilvped Onty seil at $1@2 B 1on over the raw product. Is quiet and easy at the decline. Small Roind Yellow, $115@1 x0 W ctl: Large Yeliow, #@: 05 Whiie. 31 10@1 123, KYE—§1 1 215 @ cil. BUCKW Bt Nam e FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The China steamer took out 2405 bbis Flour. Quotations are uuchanged. FLOUR—Net casu prices are: Family extras, $5@0 10: Bakers' extras. $4 75@1 85 P bbi. CORNMEAL IKTC.—Feed Corn, $24@25 ton: Cracked Corn. $235@26 B ton. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as follows, usual discount to the trad: Grabam Flour, 5 ¥ 100 its: Kye Fiour, $250 ® 100: Kice Flou %5 75. Cornmeal $2 5: extra cream do, $ al, 83 50: Oat Groats, $4; Hominy, &3 10@ Buckwheat Fiour. 83 25@3 50; Cracked $3 26; Farina. $4 50; Whole Wheat Fiour, Kolied Oats (bbis), $5 705 90: in sacks, $875: Pearl Barley, #4; Split Peas, $350; Green do, $4'25 » 100 bs. HAY AND FEEDS1TUFFS, 13@15¢ ® 1 8@10e 10F good: $5 40: Wool Bag and 6c for the di 400 tons, Lwo fr three 1rom Swan. collieries to ma being well maint; tic proaucts are 15s % tou. kng; port, aud Woish arrive bere prior 000 tons; as this 10 be copsum: d Bran and Middhings are firm. Hay shows no change. 2 BRAN—215@i5 50 for the best and $14@14 50 ® ton for outside brands. MIDDLINGS—$20@20 50 for lower grades and #2]1 50@22 50 ® ton for the best. FEEUSTUFFS—Rollea Bariey, $18 50@19 50: Ollcage Meal at the miil, $30 9 wn jobbing, §31; | in sacks: Penn Lbopped Feed, $15@16 ® ton: Cocoanut Cace. Weish An 817 00: Cottonseed bieal, $29@30 » ton. Rock Sprin HAY—Wheat, § ?15 % ton: Wheat and Oat, $11@14; Oat, $10@I12: Bariey. $10@12: com. tuslad. $12@14; Alialfa, ¥8GH 8U; siock, I5@Y; “lover, $5@10 $ ton. STHAW—30g40c B bale. trade before the months at least.” BEEANS AND SEEDS. ety The weakness lu white kinds is pronounced and they are dull. Colored sorts are firm. BEANS—Bayos, ¥l 75@l $0;: Small Whites, 81 10G1 15; Large Whites, $1@1 05: Pinks, $130G1 45; Reds, $135@1 45: Blackeye, 81 65 1850 hed Kianey, $:@250; Limas, $185@2; utters, §1 3591 50: Vea, 3l@! v - SEED~—Brown Musiard, $22%g2 50; Yellow Mustard. 82 103 8U: Flax, 31 781 80: Canare Seed, 13,@214c @ Ib: Altal : Bac Hom o imothy. Ao e Fl.!il(‘lh.l) FEAS—Nlies, §1 25; Green, $1 2081 70 c POTATOES, luted, 555c B 1b: A, bY4c: Extra SAN ON1ON-, VEGETABLES. Potatoes are qulet and weak. Onions have again advanced and wre very firm. The only chunge in Vegetavles Is a rise in Tomatoes. FYOTATOLS—Early rose. 20@35c; River Reds, 85@40c: Burbanks, 30@40c: ~alinas Burbanks Bu@blc; Sweet Potatoes, 40@75¢ B cil. ONIONS—$1@l 15@1 25: Pickle Onions, 50@ T3¢ B sack. VEGETABLES—Bay Squash. 60@75c B box: Marrowfat *quash, $8310 ¥ ton: Bay Cucumbers, Flour. qrska.... Oregon.. Wheat. cis. 80@i0c B box: Pickles. 75, @81 for No. 1. 40@duc | , OTEO% - for No. 2; Green reppers, 55@50c for Chile and Oregon....... 40@50c for Bel Green Peas, @315c B Bistring > Corn. cus Beaos, 2@3c_Lima Beans.81 25@1 50 B sx: Green S Okra, 5U@63c B box: Drjed Okrn, 6@8c B 1b: | (uentore . Egg Plant $5@dUc: Labbage, 60@7bc ¢ ctl: Car- | Vo ooy Tots, Zu@30c % saci; Garlic, 113@2c B b; Toma- [ Tk -o-ooe-- toes, 60ig76c for Alameda o aks AR Potatoes kS POULTKY AND GAME. o Onions, SK3.. POULTRY —The Pouitry market is overstocked | 5iay. ton. with both Fastern and domestic fowl and prices | Straw, tons. Keep iow In consequence. Middiings, sl Oregon.. Game 13 again comlaz In in bad condltion, owing to the soft and damp weatber. Live Turkeys quotable at 13@16c for Gobblers and 13@15c _for Hens; Geese ® pair, $1 25@ 150; Ducks, $2 50@4 50: Hens, $3@4 50: Roost- FAMILY ers. young, $3@4: do, o'd. 83 SU@4: Fryers. $2 50 | hicher. Broilers, §2 25@. 50 for iarge and 81 0@ | * poultry and for small: Pigeous, §i 25@1 50 # doz for young " and 75c@$1 for old. prices. ©an 1ouses ure represented at the sal-s. 101gc B Ib: wedium, bides, 9@8iac w b; culls and brands, 12@ 14c: dry Calf, 17¢; colls, 10c: Goatskins, 20@3dc ench: Kids, 5¢; Deerskins, xood summer. 25¢H Ib: medium, 0¢: winter. 10c; Sheepskins, TALLOW—No. 1. rendered. * 2, 214@3%4c: refined, 5c: Grease, BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 555c: COAL—Harrlson’s circular says: week there have buen six arrivals of Coal from Washington with ail now, a8 they are practically exc uded trom n Wellington, $8 B ton: Southfield Wellington. §7 50 Coos bay. $4 7 Cumberland, $14 50 B ton in bulk and $16 FRANCISCO RECEIPTS OF 1 progress. A good muny Ameri- ~KINS—Culis and brands cell 1c ock. Heavy saited steers. 10@ £140 P b: light. 9¢: Lo Stags, oc: sa ted Kip, B b: salied Veal 9c: dry Hides 2i4c Gry Kip 20¢ each: S0@T0 enc short wool, 15@40C long wools, 75@90° 314c B b: No. Yo' I clip — Middie counties, free, ctive. 10@11c; San Joaquin, de- 1h: do Luwbs. '61,@sc: Southern c: free Northeri, 12@ldc B 9. defective, 9@l1c: Humooids snd Mendocino, HUPS—0id crop. 3@6c B 1 _for poor to fair and new crop. 10@1bc. GENERAL MrRCHANDISE. San Quenin, 3 27@30c; Fruiw Bags, 514c, 53¢ iTerent sizes. ~During the 450 tons, ona from Oregon ow British Co.umbin 4217 tons, sen HUDZ 10as four from A ustrs lia ¥768 tons: toial. 39,557 tons. A though the market is receiving but little tuel sources. yet th=re isampie comin: from the coast f:0m foreign ke good the deficit. Prices sre ained, as the values of our dumes- Iatterly entirely graied by the actual cost of Ausiralian Coals landed here, and tae prices of Coionial have been marked up fully 50c B ton within the past thirty days. caused by freighs from Newcastle advancing from 183 (o lish and “cotc:a cut no figure at anihracite snipments are dimi; ishiug materially, occasicn=d by high freights and increased duty. The to.al amount of 10reign Coals (excluding sritish Colambian) which can possioly to Janaary next is iess than 95,- 1s about one-third of the quantity it can be readily seen (hatour norther | collieries should have & pros wrous fall ‘m for the eusuing three or four New Wellington, $8: eattle, 85 60: Bry- Wallsend, $6 753 syl vania, Anthracite Ege. $13 8 thracite,” $2@12: Cannel. — w s, Castle Guie and Pleasant Val ley, $760; Coke, $11@12 1n bulk and $13 ® toa Sks. RICE—Some kinds are hicher sgain. mixed, $3 70@3 extra N Chinese 76 P cti; No. 1, 34@4 20 B ctl 0.1, $4 50@4 80: Hawaiian, 50 1252; Jap- 85@5: Rangoon, $4. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Reficery Company terms pet cash: Fine Croshed, 634¢: Powdered, Glc: Dry Granu- Cube and Crushed and Contectioners’ A, 5ge: Magnolla Blge: Candy < Golden Granulated, 534c; California A, 53/sc; hali-barrels 14¢ more than varreis, and boxes L2¢ more. MEAT MARKET. Previous prices rule for all descriptions. Whoiesale rates for dressed siwocs trom slangh- terers are as foilows: BEEF—First quality, 614@7c; second do, 514@ @8c: third do, 4g5c B b. VEAL—Larg» 5@86c; small. 6@7 8 . MUTTON— Weihers: 6@7c: Ewes. 6¢ B b LA MB—Spring, 7@7Y2¢ ® 1. PORK—Live Hogs, 314@35sc for large and 334 @3%e¢ for smaii and medium: soft nogs, 2@ 3l4¢ » b; dressed do, 5l4@6e. YRODUCE. FOR 24 HOURS. 4.218| Bran, Or, sks.. 10,076 Butter. cuis 135352 Cheese, ctis 2,800 149 34 4 360 kgzs, doz.. 7,410 965 Hides, no. 519 ! 310 |Pelts, bdis. 000 185 10/ Wool, bls.......0 114 400 Leather, riis. .20 107 1,100 Wine, gals.... 2.0 35,550 40| Sugar. obis 3,676 40| Lumber, M teet.. 40 4.77) Hops. bis......... 43 7,987! Ralsins. 00xes 1,340 523| Lime. obis. ... 310 2486| Tallow. coiv. o 108 322 Paper, reams v bu0 10/Soors. Or, sky.. 1,250 370 Qui-ksilver.fisks 120 500/ ————— RETAIL MARKET. Butter and Cheese are dearer, and Eggs are also Game sell at about last week's GAME—Quail, # dozen, $1@1 25: Mallard, $4@ | _ Fruits remaln about the same Some of the 5 5U: Sprig, S 5; 1 82@2 L0; Widgeon, | Summer Vegetables are getting dearer. 2: Small Duck, $1 75: Gray Geese, $= 50: | Folowingis THE CALLs reguiar weekly retall White 81 25; Bran:, $1 50@1 75: Engiish Suipe, | Price lisc: $2@250; Jack Snipe, $1: » are, 81: Rabbits, §1 25 FOAL—PER TOX. @1 50 for Cottontalis snd $1 for small. Cannel...... —@ —|Cusile Gats. ¢ 50@10 00 P “'ellln‘s'flfl. —@10 00| PleasantVal t 50@10 00 LUTTER, (HEESE AND EGGS. New Wel Southtiela —@10 00| Wellingtoa —@ £50 ‘There is no further change toreport. The But- 780@ —|Coos Bay.. —@ 676 ter narket is well suppiled. while Eggs and TAIRY ""‘:rrt --; XEY- o8@2YLL -..80@53 | Common Eggs ... 2 onkdil?;uxw—‘?aney creamertes. 28@2815¢: sec- s .‘WQ::‘}-“D‘:“E:K:W‘:G suass C3@y . Pickld Roll. B roll —@45 Eastern Egzs, 220@ 5 o e T MR ke | ke SR Honey, comd, wib.12G13 PICK LED—20@3234¢ B D [ostoy AL e ] FIRKIN—19@20c® I R POUYN UEEAMERY |1 UB—21@2215c ¥ B. Pork, fresh. .., ....]2@1% EASTERN—12@1 3¢ 10r ladie-packed. Pork; sait... [\ !110@12 CHEESE—Choice mild new, 12@1214¢c: com- Pork mon to good, 10@llc; Cream;Cheadar. 11@1 2 Round Steak... . 10 Young America, 12@123gc: Western, i1lg@l2e: | Sirloin Steak .. 1216@ — Lastern, 1210@18Yg¢ P . | Porterhonse, do. .. 1 Kancn Eggs, 30@38gc: store Ecgs. Smoked Beet...... —@15 2214@2714c; Eastern, 22@22luc lor fancy, 18@ Uc 107 firs.s and 14@16¢c ‘o1 seconds; Duek Ezgs, 0@23e P DECIDLOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS, Wine Graprs have azain advanced, but Table Grapes are still in the same old groove. There is no change in the other fruits. iimesare ctieap and plentiful. DECI UOUS FRUITa— Turkeys. # ®.. Ducks, each. Strwberries. $2 50@3 56 ® chast for largs. g b B Huckleverries. nowminal Pigeons, b Tuspburries, 34@5 B chest. Rabbits, ® pe.. Foniv granates. s5@70¢ § hox. . Cave Cod Cranberries, $6G8 00 9 bbl: CooeBay. | 0 o 2 SU@2 15 3 box. Ftnthes, 156555 3 box. Apples. 8 1. Pears, Winter Nells, 00@76c; common kinas, | Bananas, § doz. 25@30c B box. Apples, 25@40c B box tor common and 50@85e for good to choice. Quinces, 2. @4ue ¥ box. Grapes, In boxes, 2U@30c for Musests. 15@25¢ for black. 15@26¢ jor Tokay, :5@40c fur Isabella and 10@25c for Sweetwater. Crates sell about 10c¢ higher than boxes. Zintandel Wiue Grapes $15@I1u ¥ ton: White Wine Grapes, $10@14; Mis sion Grapes, $14@17. Watermeioos, $5@< # 100. Canta oupes. SUc@$] B cruie. Crauberries. B q Cocoanuts, each. Fixs, $ D...oo. Grapes, # Huckbersies, B Lemons, # doz. Artichokes, Pdoz Beets. P doz. Nutmeg Meions, 55@5 ¢ box. Colored, 9 1. CITRUS FRUITS—Valencia Oranges. $3@4 | Lima, ® b.. P box: Lemous, $1@! 50 ¥ box for common and $2@2 50 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, 32 50@3 50 B box: Bananas, $1 20@2 ¥ buuch: POULTRY AND caMF. Cantaloupes. ench. 1U@15|Perches, @ 1b . Limes, # doz....10@ Beans,white §ib... Lima, green. @ B. 40% 60 Hare, each.. Quail, % a0z ..1 B0G1 75 oc| ullard. 9 pr. 135«0 <prig, B puir.. 0@ 65 —lea. W |air... SV@ 60 40 Widgeon. B pr. 50@ 60 SlSmaliDuck,#p —@ 40 1T Wiid Geese,Rp 0@ — lgfll bg English Snipe, @350 25@175 Bdor....... — 508" 10lrae snipe,Bd —gl sy —-@ 4 BUITS AND NUTR 12@150ranges. B doz... 25@40 . 5@ B Piums B B....... 1u 15@20 Pears, ¥ ... 5 i@ 6 2. 15@ — Ralsins, B B @15 4@ 6Strawberrles, 1u@1: P drawer.. 33 4@ b Haspberries, drwr. 40 B @] Walbuis $b.....16@— 20@25) Watermelons, ech 10@20 21 VEGFTARL™N -.25@40 Lettuce, B doz....15@25 13815 Croen Ora S 10e% 48 conons B m..... —@ b © 4@ BjPeppers. aried 5@ 6 du. gresn B 1. 4@ c|Farsnips, :mn._ 10 Potatoes, 8 b. . o, sweet. . 3 Fineapples. 32 50@3 w doz # bunch... 5@ —|Radishes. @dzbchs. 10@1% — Cress. % 4z bunchs. 20@25/Sage, B I .. 25@33 DKIED } RUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC, | Cucumbers.dz ... 8@10 B @ b mr Squash Eg: Pant. B 1b... 4 ssmng'iinm.; (S 49 6 Occasionl onders for the kst and Europeare | Sarlic § D7 b~ Mhvme $ . ;é;g being recelved and (her: is a moderate call tor Lenulis, 8 . 6@ s'Tomatoes B S.... 4@ 6 0dd lots, but as a general thing the mar<et is dutl. e e DRIED FRUITS—Quotations are as follows: 10m12 Prunes. carload los, be tor 40-50's. 414c for 50- o 60's, 4c B Ib for 60-70's, Blpc for TL-80's, Sc ¥ ib for 80-90's and 2ize for 90-100's; Peaches, 5@5%pc B Wb; fancy. 6@6lec; peeled, —; Apri- cois, u@be ¥ b for Royals and 7@8c for good to fancy Moorparks: evapora.ed Apples, o@6o: | sun-dried, @3 binck Figs, in sacks, 2@iqc; | Plums. 4@43ac ® I for puted ana 1@zc for uu- pitied: bieached Plums, 5@dsc: Xectarines, 5@ 6¢ @ 1 tor prime to fancy . Pears, 5@514c for quar- ters and 613@7c for haives. i RAISINS = New Ruisins, ¥c_for 2-crown, 4c | for $-crown. Bc ior d-crown. Bige for Seedless | Sultanas and $1 10@ 115 for Loudon layers. Dried Grapes. 23;c. NUIS—Unes nuts are quotable at 8@10c 3 b: Wainuts, 716@8c B B for bard and 9c & B for sofiahell: Aimonds, 3@c for hardsheil ard 9@ 10c for papershe.l; Peanuts, 4@5c for kasiern and 4c for Cailiory| bickory Nuis, 5@sc B D. Ve heiress often mathemat LY s 12@5 Do. softsheli, & 4z 2. 20@ — Mussels, B qrt..... 1 12@15(Oysters, Cal, $ 100. . 2@10,Do, Basteru, ® as. = The man wuo fizures on marrying an finds be isn’t weil vp in e ] cans, 9@10c P Ib: Fliberts, 9@8Lgc; brazii Nuts, kA 1O SALL, S@¥c: Coconuuts. §5 ¥ 100. HON k- Y—New Comb, 10c for bright and 7@9c b for lower grades: new w-tel\'lgfin&xl:‘:&efi. 449 STEAMeK | KSTINA DN ~ALLS | PiER 434¢; light amber extracted, §: e Del Norte..|GravsHarbor.[Oct 2312 M|S W LEESWaX—i3@¥bc @ b v c&l’ll Bnfl‘[klcl 28, bam | Pler 3‘ o . [San Diego... |0et 23 11am | Pieril TRUVISIONS. ABianchard | Copper River. Oct 2312 u | Plerlf Siate of Cal €oos Bay...|Newpor: Prices for all kinds remaln undisturbed. Beef Portiana 28,10aN | Hlerig 5, faM| Pier 11 déscil .| Humbolat 26, 2pu |Piez 9 peSthcth ateiers iae A Giee dUscripiimnaiass [ AT A weak. C00s Bav [A)ci 27.10aw | irer L s CURED MEATS—Bacon, 814c 3 1 for heavy, HumbotdiBas | et 27, 9aw | biee) § 8¢ for lighi medium, 1Uc for .ight, 103gc B B Panama....... [Oct 25,12 u|P M8 S for exira ngnt and i2c for sugar-cured. Kase | Cliy Puebis| Vic® FeuSni|vct 2N fau Prec ern sugar-cured Hams. 11@1ilge ® 1: California | Truckee....|Yaquina Eay. O t 28, Sew | pie 2 Hams v14@l0c B Mess Beet, $5 @ bbi: | Chiikat Fernd.ie...."| ‘ci 28, Baw | Pler 1§ extra mess do. #9; family do, $10: sal Newpor: Oct 18 vau Pieell FPork, §p@» 50 B boL: extra prime Pork. 89 60; HUmbOIAL AL |Oct (0. 2Pu | Piags exira ciear. $16; mess, #1400 ® bbi: Smoked Chninad Japan (Oct 30, 1ew PM 88 Beet. 1035@12 ¥ b AR D s tierces quotsd at 5ljc B I for Columbia | Portian et UaM | Pler 1y compound aua e for pure: pails, 7c: California tlerces, 5c B I tor compound and 6c for pure; haif-bbis, 614c: 10-1b tins, 7c; do o, T1ge. STEAMERS TO ARRI COTTOLENE—Tierces, G6gc. Packaves les than 300 ms—1.Ib_pails, 60 in a case, 874c: 5-1b STeAMER | Mackinaw ils, 20 in & case, 83gc: 5B palis, 12 in u case, EL4c: 10D paiin 611 case, 8hac: BO-I> tins, 1 oF iin s case. 78sc: wooden Guckets 50 fbs met, 7%c: fancy tubs 0 Ibs net, 763c: haif bbis, about 310 e, Tgc B . HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. City Puebia.. North ¥ork. ... The Hop market Is nominal as far as business I3 concerned, but holders are firm at full figures. | Fomona.. Chiikat. . Hides show no change Progress The circalar of Jacob Woltner under date of the | Weeot ........ 224 sava: “The Wool market bas rul.-d rather | Enreka. .. ' the past week. owing Lo the tact that the | Ausiralia. ...l milis are well supplied with Wool 1or | Uolumbia. ... their immediate wants. Most of the woolmen are | Truckes ... .. attcnaing the W ool sales at Uxiah, where the saies opened the 19:h ins.. About 9.0 bales were of- fered and sold from lilgc to1514C Lastyear the same Wools brought 1om Sigo to 93ge. The sales at Cloverdale will commence to-dav. The Eastern market is reported quiet but very firm. European markets are reported active and strong, a3 are algo Australian und New Zealand, where , Acspuico. Crescen: City. Fanta losa. .. Peru Humbolat. ... Humbola: Bay £el River. Seatue.. . umboldt Bay. Bay. rescea- Ciey n Diezo. ravs Rarcor. . Chinaand Japan Viciona b Homboldt. oo Seattle Fanema. . MOUN AND TIDE. Ux1TED STATES COAST AND GFRODETIC SURVEV, TimEs AN HeiGHTS of HIGH AND Loy WATKRS AT § ORT POINT. FNTRANCE TO SAN FRaXCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY Qrrican HORITY OF THE SUPERINTEN Norxte Wit and low waters oc-ue at the City Fronu (Mission-screec Waar?) ubout twenty. five minutes later than at Fort Polut: the heiz of thde Is ine same at both plnces October—1897. taturdav, October 6.27| Moon rises Moon sets Snn rises ... Sun sets NoTr—In the adove exposiilon of the tides tha riy morning tides are given in the left hand olumu, and tho successiva tides of the day (n the order of occurrence a3 to time. The second tima column gives the second tide of the day, the third time coiumn the third tide, and the last or righs band columa gives the last tde of toe day, exceps when there are but thres ildes. 83 sometimos sccurs. The ueigats given are additions io the soundings on the United biates Cosst Survey charts, except when o rinus sign (—) precedes ine height, and then the number giVen 18 sudLractivi iven by the char NOTICE TO MARINEES. ranch of the United S Hydrograpnla Office Jocated. in the Merchants Exchage is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard o naionality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to Vil the office, where complete seis 01 cha~s and salling Qirecilons of the world are kept on hand: or com- parison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers t0 navigation and ull matiers of interest to OCeax commerce. The tima ball ontop of the bullding en graph Hill s hoisied about ten minutes be; noon. and Is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, telegrapbic signai received each day from United States Naval Ob.ervaiory &: Mare Islang, Cal. A notice stating whether the fims ball wi dropped on time, or giving the error, it any, i& published the same day oy the afternoon papers| d by the morning papers the following dsy. Pl e ot W. 8. Huewes, - * The Time Ball Lieutenant. U. S N., iu charge Braxcr HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. S. N. } MERCHANTS' FXCHANGE. 8AN FRANCISCO. October 22. 1897 Thbe time bail on Teiesrapn Hili was aroppel exactly az noou Lo-day—L e., at noon of the 120t meridian, or exacily at 8 M, Greenwich time. W. S. HUGHES, 5 1 Charge. Lientenant U NOTICE TO MARINERS. OFFICE OF U. S. LIGHTHOUSE | NPECTOR, THIRTEENTH DISTRICT PORTLAND, Uk, Cctober 18, 1897. Notice is hereby given that on October 14, 1897, the foliowiug changes were made 1a the buoysge of the Columbia River, which affect the *List of s, buoys and day marss, Pacific Coast, 1 Over Walker ls'and Bar te Martin Island, Page 30. Rainier No.1—This buoy, a black first-clasg spar. wa. dlscontinued. Coitonwood Island Shoal No. 3—This buoy, ® black first-class spar. was discontioued. Cot:onwood Isiand Sho 1 No. 1—I'ie number of this buoy, w black first-class spar, was changea from 5 t0), avd the buoy moved into 22 feet of water ou the fo.lowing bearings (magne.ic): Coftin Rock Post Light . ...... . o SSE g B Dobeibower Landing Post Light ......WNW 14 W Corrolis Bluff Landing.......... - NE 14 N Channel Across= Martin Island Bar, Page 51. Martin Isl nd Bar No. 1—This buoy, & black firsi-class spar, was discontinued. Martin Isiand Bar No. 3—This buoy, & black firsi-class spar, was discontinued. wrtin Islaod Bar No. 2— i his buoy, a red first- wa: moved into 24 feet 0: water on the following becrings (magnetic) South ¥oint Martin Isiand ... Mariin Island (Upper) Post Light... .. Columbla City Ranse (front) Post Lighit. .. e R e I by V 'y order of the Lighthouse Board, JOHN P. M ERRELL. Commander, . S X Inspec.or | uirie District _— MOTICE TO MARINERS. | TWELFTH DISTRICT, SAN FRANCISCO, Ual, - ct. 22, 1897. } Humboldi Bay enirance range veacon lights, rear light—Owink to tue destruciion ot the end of the inner spur of the south j2ity, encrance to Hum« bold Eay, Califorulu, this .1ghi, » nxed red lantern light, has b eu moved twenly (20) feev south of its former position. "This notic- aff-cts the “List of Lizhts and Foge signals. Pacific Coast, 1897,” page .6, amer No, 1024, and the List of Beacons aud Buoys, Pacitio Coasi, 1896, puge 28. By order of the Lighthouse Board, FRANK COURTIS, Commander U. S. N. Iuspector T'welfth Lizhthouse District. Humboldt Bay, California. OFFIcE OF U. S. LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR, A BOTTLED PAPER. 0. S. BRANCH HYDROGRAPEIC OFFICE, SAN 1 RANCISCO. Uctober =2, 1897, This office uas received a botile paver fiom Mar tin Kieis who pick-d it up ou ihe islani of Nui, Ellice group, South Pacific Ocean, on May 20, 189.. i his paper was inrown overboard by Cap- tain W. Harland of the Br uark Vilialia on Anguse 24, 1896, in 1al 50 N, louk 16130 W. Tue dia tance made zocd by the boitle was 2600 miles. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, Arrive 1. T FRIDAY, October 22. tmr Scotia. Johnson, 4% hours rom Newpo: 4500 ~ks waen |, 10 G W McNear. St Stwr Hueneme. Johusou, 38 hours fromg Hueseme: produce, to Erlancer & Galilager. Stmr State of California. Green. 59 hours fem Portland. via Astoria 47 hours: pass ana mdse, 1o Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stwr Mineola, David, 3200 tons coai. .0 S P Ce. Sumr Honita, Nichoison, 120 hours rrom San Diego: prouu-e. to Guo.all, Perkins & Co. sl obly Star of Fravce, Ulyait. 50 daya trom Sydney: 1.32 ious coal, 560 tou Sydney: 1.1 s coke, toJ J 5rs1ip Brenda, Thomson, casule, N 8W Bros Co Br bark Iuversnall. Ross, 69 day castle, N3W; 2283 tons coal & Co, Fr bark Jules Verne Haumen, 159 days from Swansea: 2.7 tous coke, 1597 tons coal, to d J Moore & Co. Br bark Duns Law, Greig, 74 days from New- custle. NSW; 2721 tons coal 10J D Sprec<els & Bros Co. or latk Kilmeny, Tones, 153 day sea: 26J0 toas coal, 10J D Spreckel 5 days from Tacoma; da 59 days from New- , 8274 tous coal, 10 J D snrzckeu&‘ s from New , to Baifour, Guthris s from Swan- & Bros Co. Bark Alden Besse, Potier, 15 days from Houo- lulllll:‘:us and su<as, o J D Spreckels & Bros Co, tar~ Mauna Ala, Smita, Ho.olulu; batlast. 1o master. Cleared. FRIDAY. October 22. & SmrPomona. Cousins, Lureka: Goodau, recciar Co. Stmr Umatilla, Thomas, Victoria and Port Town- send: Goodall, Perkins & Co. 25 days from Simr Santa Rosa, Alexand:r. San Diego; Good- all, Perkins & Co. Bt ship Sim s, Davidson, Quesnstown: Balfour, Guthrie & L o. Ger sbip H F Glade, Haesloop, piner & Co. B snip Fally of Dee, Barr, Queenstown; Girvin & Eyre. Queenstown; Ep- Sailed. FRIDAY, October 22. Ftmr Pomona, Cousins, Enrexa. stmr Chilkat. Dunham. tel Kiver. Sumr Alllance. Hardwick, Eureka, with schr Liz- zie Vance 1u tow. Sumr Coquille River. Johnson, Fort Bragg. Stmr Caspar, Anfindsen. Caspar. Ftmr Geo Loomis. Br.dgets Vensura Stmr Cleoue, Sirand, Aloion. Ger ship rolymnia. Moizen, Port Townsena. Brshlp Largiemor , Spenc.r, Queens.own. Ship Glory uf (h- Seéas. Freema:, Nanaimo, Schr John F Miller. Hanson, Grays Harbor, Schr Maytower, Olsen. i Kork. Bchr Ucean Spray, Jucoosen, Iversens Landing. Schr Lizzie Vance, Herdwick, Euieka, in tow of stmr Ailiance. Schr Foriuna. Rosich. Eureka. Schr Gen Banning, «allop. Eureka. Schr C H Merchant, Brannan, Grays Harbor. S e Melan thon. Beliesvn. Grays Harbo.. Schr Glendaie, Johnson. New W hatcon), Spoken. Per Kilmeny—Julv 28—La: 48 S, long 63 44 W, e GEQRGE H. FULLER DESK Co. OFFICE DESKS. Z 10 PER CENT Reduction for 30 days. Oniy. Get our prices before pur- chasinz. 638-640 Mi ion St. OFFICE FURNITURE AND FIXTURES. C. F. WEBER & CO., 300-306 POST STKEKT, S.F. Corner Stockton. 2