The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1897, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1897. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver firmer. Wheat futures advanced. Barley steady. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. as before. v very firm. an lower. Middlings higher. r unchanged. Potatoes and Onions steady. Butter and Eggs advanced. Two cars of Eastern Poultry in. Fresh Fruits dull. Dried Fruits very quiet. Almonds and Walnuts lower. Provisions the same. Wool and Hops as before. creased imports of Specie. IMPORTS OF SPECIE. an ¥ = ¥ ¥ Imports of specie at this port during the irst eleven months of the year were as fol- , compared with the same time last year: 00, agamst §0.471.120, and _included n gold builion, 66 in gold coln, 13 in silver bullion and $188,445 in silver GOVERNMENT RECEIPT: the Government, 1 running behind the ex- at last ahead of them, as will following table: eceipts of e be $27,444,233 14,972,000 Excess receipts . O Clear ® Portly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS. -f - PLANATION. The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig- ure at station indicate maximum temperature ivs; those underneath it, if any, the all, of melted snow in inches during the past twelve hours. id lines, connect points of equal sotherms, or dotted lines, equal The wind ‘“high” means high pressure and is usually accompa- th fair weather ; “low” refers to low nd is usually preceded and accom- loudy weather and rains. “Lows’ t appear on the Washington coast. n the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is prob- able: but when the “low” is inclosed with isobars of marked curyature, rain south of Oregon is fmprobable. With a “high” in the vic of 1daho, and the pressure falling to the California coast, warmer weather may be | expected in summer and colder weatheer in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. THE WEATHER BUREAU. h Meridian—Pacific Time.) San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 20, 1597. 5 p. m. The following are the rainfails for past 24 hours seasonal rainfalls to date, as com- pared with those of the same date last sea- son: Past This _ Last tation: 24 Hours. Seas'n. Seas'n. 0 15.32 16.97 0 6.08 9.65 0 428 5.60 0 407 8.80 0 1.99 3.60 Luis Obispo. = 138 8.02 0 Angeles. 0 252 384 an Diego. 0 141 315 Yuma. ... 0 0. 1.25 1 Francisco data: Maximum temperature, 49; minimum, 40; mean, 44. Weather Conditions and General Korecasts. pressure continues high over the west- 17 of the country. Duuing the past 24 here has been but little change over The temperature has remained y and Is from 4 to 11 degrees e al in the southern portion of the ¢ Killing frosts were reported gen- erally throughout the State this morning and will probably occur again Tuesday morning. No rain has fallen on the Pacific Coast, ex- t light sh s in Washington and North- n. Light snow is falling in Utah. STS MADE AT SAN FRANCISCO OR THIRTY HOURS, ENDING MID- NIGHT, DECEMBER 21, 1897. Northern California—Fair Tuesday; The contin- which for | | Do con 6s TP LG Ists Iowa C Ists . 98 | Do reg 2ds | Kan P Con tr .. 3 |[UP 1sts .... K P IstsDentr.. 110 |UP D & G 1sts . COMMERCIAL WORLD. clines, neither of which appears probable at the moment. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. Closing Prices for Bonds and Rail- way Shares. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Money on call firm 21%@4 per cent; last loan 3 per cent; closed 2i: 3 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3%@il: per cent; sterling exchange easier, with actual business’ in_bankers' bills at $4 S4%@4 §5 for demand and at $4 S17%@4 821 for sixty days; posted rates, $4 S3@4 and $4 $6@4 56 commercial bills, $4 S1! silver certificates, 5615@57%c; bar silver, 56izc; Mexican dollars, 4 Government bonds, weak; State bonds, dull;’ railroad bonds, firm. CIOSING STOCKS. Atchison Do pref ... Do pret . 3 S P & Om Baltimore & Ohio Do pret Canadian Pac IStPM &M Canad South 554 | Sou_Pac .. Cent Pacifie 1014| SO_Railway Ches .& Ohio .... 2113, Do pref .. Chi & Alton | Texas & Pac CB & Q: g993,| Union_Pac C&EN UPDS&G ccce Wabash Do pref Do _pret Del & Hudson Wheel & L 2 Del L & V {-Do pret .. .00 1 Del & Rio G . Express Compantes— Do’ pref Adams Ex 115 Erie (new) . 1 United States . 38 Do 1st pref ... 3515 Wells Fargo s Fort Wayne ,.... 168i;| , Miscellaneous— Grt Nor pref ...l 130 | A_Cot Oil | Hocking Val .... 43| Do pret Tllinois Cent .... 10315 Amn Spirits Lake Brie & W.. 151/ pref Do pret . I 717! Am Tobacco Lake Shore . 13 |_Do pref .. Louis & Nash .. 57 People’s Gas Manhattan L ... 143 Con Gas ... Met St Ry . : 1231, Com Cable Co Mich Cent . 102; Col F & Iron Minn & St 2% Do pref Do 1st pref .... §8 Gen Elec | Mo Pacific ....... 2 Illinois Steeie | Mobile & Ohto .. 25y Laclede Gas . Mo K & T ...... 13 Leada Do_pref . . 3% Do prer 103%; | ChiInd & L .... s Nat Lin Ol 16% Do pref . 31 Ore Imp Co 17 N J Cent . . %y Pac Mail 298 N Y Cent ........ 107% Pullman Pal U N Y, C & StL. 13 Silver Cert 561 Do 1st pref . 73 |Stand R & T. 4 Do 24 pref 3¢ | Sugar .. 1387% Nor West . 14%| Do pref 12 No Am Co . 435 T C & Iron 247 No Pacific U S Leather 7 Do pref Do pref .. 61y Ontario & W % U_S Rubber 16 Do pref Ore Short Line . West Unlo; Pittsburs C&NW Reading .. % Do pref 1633 Rock Island % SL &S W 4 St L & S F Tl Do pref 10% Do 1st pret RG W 22 Do 2d pret 59 St Paul .. 5% U S new 4s reg.. 120 N J C 5 ........ Do coup N_Carolina 6s USi4s. Do coup Do 24as U S is reg Do 5s coup . 106% Dist 3 €s . 109%| Nor & W 6s ...... 124tz Ala Class 108 ' Northwstrn con . 144% Do B 108 | Do deb 5s Do C 100 |0 Nav 1sts Do Currency .. 100 |0 Nav 4s . Atchison 4s ...... 89%|0 S Line 6s tr Do adj 4s ...... 5 |O S Line 5s tr .. 5% Can So 2ds ... 107 |O Imp 1sts tr .... 10214 Can Pac Ists .... — | Do s tr .. Chi Term . . 45 |Pac 6s of 95 C & Ohio 58 112%| Reading 4s . CH&D 4 14% R G W 1sts St L & IronM 5s. St L & S F Gés Fast Tenn 1sts Erie Gen 4s . F W & D iIsts tr. Gen Elec 58 . GH&S A 6s. Do 2s .. H&TCSs La new con 4s . L & N Uni 4s . Missouri 6s |W Shore 4s M &T - 6312 Va Centurles 86%| Do deferred 119%! MINING STOCKS. Chollar ... . 30 Ontario 300 Crown Point 2 T Con Cal & V: o Deadwood ... .. Quicksilver ... .0 100 Gould & Curry .. 3 Do pref 80 Hale & Norcrs . 110 Sierra Nev 52 Homestake . 30 00 Standard .... 150 Iron Silver ... "145 Union Con 20 Mexican . 25 Yellow Jacket ... 2 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Wheat opened a trifie under Saturday’s closing price, May starting at 92%@9%c. Under covering by shorts the slight decline was quickly covered, and the market during the next hour kept alittleabove the final quotations of the preceding session. Trade during the time referred to was not heavy and was almost entirely of a local pro- fessional character. The opening decline was probably due to the heavy receipts at Chicago, much of which was of contract grade, but this was apparently forgotten when it was seen that it did not keep buyers out of the market. Chicago received 518 cars, of which 217 were No. 1 rorthern spring and 55 cars of No. 2 red winter -and 111,500 bushels and 183 carloads were transferred to regular elevators. An ad- dition of about 511,000 bushels was made to the contract stocks. The total quantity shipped from all quarters to Europe and the United Kingdom last week was 6,756,000 bushels, against 9,166,000 bushels the week before. The day’s clearances of wheat and flour from At- lantic ports were 520,000 bushels. It was not until after the visible supply statement for the week was completed and the increase in the stocks found to be smaller than expected that the market gave any very clear indication as to which side of the deal it would ultimately favor. With that out of the way and the week's . increase only §21,000 bushels as against a 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 bushel increasec ued cold weather ed co ilght northerly winds; prob- ably h sts in the morning. California—Fair Tuesday; contin- cold weather; light northerly winds; prob- heavy frosts Tuesday morning; smudging y da—Fair Tuesday; continued cold. Utah—Fair Tuesday; continued cold, Arizona—Fair Tuesday; continued cola; v frosts an Francisco and Vicinity—Fair Tuesday; continued cold; light northerly wind; proba- bly heavy frost in the morning. Special report from Mt. Tamalpais, taken at § p. m—Clear; wind north, 12 miles; tempera- ture, 28; maximum, 40 degrees. ALEXANDER M ADIE, Local Forecast Official. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—After a spasmodic effort to continue the rise of Saturday, to- day’s stock market fell back into a decline and failed to recuperate. The aggressive strength of some of the specialties at the opening served to sustain that market for a time and to give it an appearance of strength, but realizing sales in the gemeral list went hand in hand with the manipulation for a rise in specjalties, and even stocks which had shown wide gains lost practically all after the large operators had taken their profits in the general list. The coalers were strong as a BTOoup on account of the growing belief in an agreement to restrict production and to keep up prices. They were also helped by the cold weather and the consequent increase in the demand for product. Union Pacific enjoyed a period of strength in the late dealings, but afterward reacted. The contradiction of Saturday morning’s re- port of withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England for shipment to New York had much to do with the termination of the rally which set in Saturday. The conditions in the money market continued to dominate the - situation in the stock market and the stiffening of the rates for call loans to 4@5 per cent in the late trading to-day checked the hopesof thosespec- ulators who thought they saw an assurance of continued ease in’ money by imports of specie. No“doubt is felt that the large trade balance in our favor is a stfficient security against any real stringency in money at New York. But it is not believed that a four per cent rate for call money will result in a _movement of specie in view of the existing high rate for money in London and the European countries. There is not much prospect of easler money until after the first of the year, and until that time speculative activity is not likely. The bond market was not as-active as of late, but prices held firm, with the exception 9f =ome of the speculative bonds. Total sales 3§ , 000, ted States fours, both of 1925 and 1907, were 3 lower bid to-day. Total sales of stocks to-day 273,400 shares, including Atchison 3500, Burlington 20,292, L. and 3635, Manhattan 15510, Met. St. Ry. 3100, N. J. Central 7387, Northern Pacific 10,- do preferred 16,491, Ontario and Western 8760, Reading 10,400, Rock Island 7975, St. Paul 12,265, Union Pacific 3610, Chicago Great West- ern 9051, Peoples Gas 7650, Sugar 41,105. LONDON MARKETS. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here to-day were of the holiday kind, with irregular movements and a rather dull tone generally. Because of the territorial na, Japanese bonds were flat. were good on New York support sed steady. There is surprise g:re 'w_York should be looking for gold, the belief here being that none wiil go there from London unless either the New York market rises considerably or the London market de- looked for, the’ bull feeling began to predom- inate and the price socn responded. The total of the day’s clearances for the sea- board was increased to 717,000 bushels by shipments from Galveston. That gave further courage to the buyers, who took more wheat at an advance of lc over the earlier price they paid for May, and of course the more the bulis bought the more was also wanted by such of the bears as had been selling during the first hour. “Allen and Grier, representing the Leiter crowd,” were very prominent in the buying, leading it in fact, but this was greatly in- creased with outside orders. May advanced to 92%c and hung for an hour between that price and 92%c. The heavy buying which commenced after the announcement of the day's clear- ances gave fresh impetus to the advance and at the close May was bringing 94%c. Decem- ber attracted very little attention. About 500,- 000 bushels are sald to have been delivered by Armour to the Leiter crowd in the afternoon. There was greatly increased trade in corn and prices were firm and higher from thestart, closing %@%c higher. %g:‘u were firm, closing with an advance of c. Provisions were very strong and the volume of speculative trading showed considerable in- crease. The highest prices of the day were quoted at the close. May pork 20c, May lard 10c higher and May ribs 15c higher. Articles. |Open|High. |Low. |Close Wheat No. 2— S 9 [100 a4yl 951, 2%l 2% 0% 0% 26%) 26% 26151 27 20%| 20%| 20% 16| 21%| 2136| 21% .. Vel 22%| 22%) 227 Mess Pork per bbl. December 770 772407 70 17 723 January 870 IS TTi4l8 673418 TT3s May .. 895 905 |8 9732/9 05 Lard per 100 Tbs. December ... l4 50 January 45734 65 May .. 14514 T |4 82% Short Ribs per 100 1bs December el ......[4 473 January 4514750 14457 14 50 May .. 4 5734 673404 5Tisl4 675 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, firm. No. 2 spring wheat, 83%@S9%c: No. 3 spring wheat, $2@%c; No. 2 red, $1@1 0i; No. 2 corn, 21@274¢; No. 2 oats, 22%ec; No. 2 white, £.0.b, 28%c: No. 3 white, f.0.b., 23@2%c; No. 2 Rye, 46%c; No. 2 barley, f.o.b., 25@3sc; No. 1 flaxseed, ' $118@1 22;prime ' timothy seed, 32 623:@2 65; mess pork, per bbl, 57 1216@7 T1l} lard, per 100 Ibs, $4 62%@4 65; short ribs sides (loose), 34 521%@4 80: dry salted shoulders (boxed). 4 62%@4 75; short clear sides, (boxed), $4 T0%@5: whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per gal, $1 19, Articles. Flour, bbls . Wheat, bushel Corn, bushels .. Oats, bushels Rye, bushels Barley, bushels On ‘the Produce Receipts. S 1 'up"o\:v T : 11,000 152,000 129,000 332,000 8,000 17, the butter c; dai- fres = 4 Receipts. Bushels. . Tidewater. 31,306 BT €303 New Orleans . 440,338 Paris Futures. Flour—Opening Closing Wheat opening Closing. Liverpool Wheat Futures. Dec. Mar. May. T4% T4% 7 7 % 68% Closing .. 5% T5% 73% 71 69 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, "Dec. 20.—CATTLE—Beef steers sold largely at $4 40@5 10, common lots going around $3 70@4, while fancy cattle were strong at § 20@5 55. Exporters were very good buyers around $4 55@5 10. Stockers and feeders, $1@ 22 5 July Sept. Opening 4 25, cows, heifers and bulls were fairly active and steady. HOGS—Sold largely at $3 40@3 50, coarse heavy packers selling at §3 25@3 37% and prime poers at $3 30@3 55; pigs sold chiefly at @3 —Were wanted at $2 50@3 2 for com- 2 while choice wethers were salable at @4 T Western fed sheep were in good demand at $3 4 40, and heavy export sheep were dull at $1 15a4 Lambs were in good demand at $5 750 poor to choice flocks, prices being 10 Receipts—Cattle, 20,000, 14,000; hogs, 37,000; sheep, Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2. — CATTLE—Re- ceipts 4500. Market steady; Texas steers, $3 40 @4; Texas cows, $2 25@3; native steers, $2 50@ 5; native cows and helifers, $1 50@4 25; stockers and feeders, $2 S0@4 50; bulls, $2 T5@3 60. HOGS—Receipts 7000, _Market steady to strong; bulk of sales $3 35@3 45; heavies, $3 30 @4 37;" packers, §3 20@4 45; lights, $3 25@3 40; i packers, §3 3003 45; mixed, $3 35Q3 47; $3 25@3 40; Yorkers, $3 3g3 40; pigs, Omaha. OMAHA, Dec. 20.—CATTLE—Recelpts 1000. Market steady; native beef steers, §3 60@4 80; Western steers, $3 §0@4 20; Texas steers, 8@ 3 60; cows and heifers, $3@4; canners, $2@2 80; stockers and feeders, $3 50G4 40; calves, $3 5@ 6;_bull . $2@3 60. 4200. Market shade higher; mixed. $3 30@3 35; light §3 35 36@3 35. SHEEP—Receipts 1200. Market steady; fair to choice natives, 0G4 70; falr to choice Westerns, $3 50@4'2%; common and stock sheep, $3@4; lambs, #@ THE CROP OUTLOOK. LONDON, Dec. 20.—The Mark Lane Ex- press reviewing tfe crop prospect says: The English wheat flelds have a satisfactory ap- pearance and those of France are now regard- ed as favorable, but it is doubted if the acre- age will be as large as a year ago. The Ital- ian acreage will probably be increased, as the whole autumn has been favorable to Sowing. The news from Russia varies. Mildness is re- ported in the Black Sea littoral and snow in the greater portion of the empire. The stocks awaiting export in Russian amount to 1,562,000 quarters, against quarters a year ago, a suggestion that the re- cent Russian shipments were heavier than the reserves justified. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $239,004,602; gold re- serve, $139,764,613. VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The statement of the visible In store and afloat Saturday, Decem- ber 18, as compiled by the Exchange, is as_follows: bushels, increase 21,000 bushels; 000 bushels, decrease 2,142,000 bushels; 14,202,000 bushels, , 32,000 busi —3,645,000 bushels, e 36,000 bushels; ley—4,605,000 bushels, rease 253,000 bushels. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. 20.—FLOUR—Receipts, Quief, firm and held WHEAT—Receipts, 151,700; exports, 331 Spot strong, No. 2 red, 31 00%. Options opened firmer on strength in Chicago, and advanced with few interruptions all day on bullish American and English visible supply figures, better late cables, heavy clearances and_gener- ally better demand, closing 2i4c up on Decem- ber and 1%@1%c net higher on other months. No. 2 red May, $GS5%e, closed %3c. HOPS—Steady. WOOL—Quiet. PETROLEUM—Steady. United closed 66%c bid. PIG IRON—Warrants, steady, $6 75 bid, $6 80 asked. COPPER—Lake steady, $10 § bid and $i1 ked. “TIN—Dull, $i3 6 bid and $13 65 asked. orts NEW YORK, 36,324; exports, 26,545. TI. SPELTER—Quiet at $8 85 bid and $4 asked. and lead steady at $3 70 bid and $3 72 asked. The firm that fixes the selling price for miners’ and smelters’ calls the lead market strong at $3 50. COFFEE—Options closed steady, changed to 10 points higher. Sales including March, $6 20. Spot Rio s ice 63.c; jobbing, 7Tic. Mild, . Se@ise. SAR—Raw, strong; fair refining, 3 9-16c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4 1-16c. Refined, firm. BUTTER—Receipts, 4340 packages, firm; Western creameries, 15@22c; Elgins, 22; fac- tory, 12@17c. 5S—Recelpts, 3800 packages; firm; State net un- and Pennsylvania, 21@2c; Western, 20g3ic. Dried Frults. California dried fruits, steady; evaporated apples, common, 5@7c; prime wire tray, Sc; wood dried prime, $@S%c; choice, 8%c; fancy, 9@Yac. PRUNFES—3@8c. APPRICOTS—Royal, 7@8!%c; Moorpark, 9 @ 1c 200 PACHES—Uupeeled, 7@ 10c; peeled, 12 @ FOREIGN MARKETS. i London. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Consols, 112 13-16; silver, 2 1-16d; French rentes, 103 25c. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 2).—Wheat, steady; No. 1 standard California wheat, 37s; cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, quiet’ and_steady; English country markets, partially 64 dearer; French country markets, weak; wheat in Paris, quiet; flour in Paris, steady; quantity of wheat and flour on pas- sage to U. K., 2,740,000; quantity wheat and flour on passage to Continent, 1,460,000; Indian shipments to U. K., 6000; imports into U. K. for week, 257,000 bbis flour and 224,000 quaiters wheat. COTTON—Uplands, 3 3-16d. CLOSE. CORN—Spot American firm, vary steady, 2s 1%d. Imports of wheat into Liverpool from At- lantic ports were 69,000 quarters; from Pacific ports, none; from other ports, 30,000 quarters. e imports of corn into Liverpool from At- lantic ports were 39,200 quarters. The Grain Exchange will be closed Friday, December 24, Saturday,” December, 2, and Monday, December 27, and the Provision Ex- change ‘Saturday, December 2, and Monday, December 27. NORTHERN WHEAT 3s 2%d; Jan- MARKET. Oregon. PORTLAND, Dec. 20.—The local wheat mar- ket is steady at a slight advance. Exporters are quoting T4l%c to T5¢ as top figures for Walla Walla. Blue stem and valley, Ti@7sc. Wheat and ships are both in good supply at present. Washington. TACOMA, Dec. 20.—Wheat—No. 1 blue stem, 8%c; No. 1 club, 75%ec. PORTLAKD'S_BW!"‘EB!. PORTLAND, Dec. 20.—Exchanges, $325,242; balances, §8,504. Boston. BOSTON, Dec. 20.—Atchison, 13; Bell Tele- phone, 263%: Burlington, 99%; General Elec- tric, —; Mexican Central, —; Oregon Short Line, 19%; San Diego, 2 CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Porter Bros. & Co. sold to-day: Grapes—Cornichon, $1 45@1 55 per single crate. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days........ — $4 831 Sterling Exchange, sight.......ll. — 486 Sterling kleble-h.‘n' S L= 48t ew Yorl .xC] e, .. r et 15 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 174 Fine Silver,’ per ounce. - Bity Mexican Dollars .. — %@ LOCAL MARKETS. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The Andrada takes for Cork 86,011 etls, valued at $121,500. There was no improvement in spot prices yesterday, but futures were higher. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 4214 for No. 1 and $1 43% for choice and §1 456 1473% per ctl for extra cholce for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May, 6000ctls, ST 40%: 24,000, $1 40%. giScond Session—May—12,000 ctls, 31 41; 2w, Regular = Morning _Session—May—2000 ctls, 25,000, 3% $1 41%; 10,000, §1 41%; 10,000, $1 41 gfl)‘"fi «?heeunw‘—&).. $1 fl%’ ml.‘ Alternoon Sesslon—May—2000 ctls, §1 413%; ‘flmiw.n 41%; 16,000, §1 41%. December—2000, BARLEY—There was no change in prices for'piday, though there was a good demand or Feed. Feed, $5@80c for dark to good and 92%c for choice; Brewing, $1 65@1 (7% for No. 1 and 95c@S$1 per cl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning _Session — December—4000 Stis, S6isc; 2000, S7c. May—4000, S6c; 2000, Sigc. 2000, OATS—There is nothing_new to report, trade being quiet. Fancy Feed are guotable at $1 15@1 20 per ctl: good to choice, $1 07%@ r ; common, $1 i1 05: Surprise, $§1 2@ 130 per ctl: Red, $§1 35@1 $112%@ L3 17' Milling, $1 112%; Black, for seed, $1 35@150. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—Previous prices rule with a quiet market. Small Round Yellow, 8c@$l per ctl; Large Yellow, 95c@s$1; White, @30, RYE—$1@1 023 per ctl, BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 20@1 35 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Gray, The China took out 9322 bbls Flour. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, # 55@4 65: Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl. CORNMEAL, ETC.—Feed Corn, §20 50@21 per ton: Cracked Corn, $21G2 MILLSTUFFS—Prices usual discount to the tra per 100 Ihs: Rye 35 75; Cornmeal, . §3 50; Oat Gro: Buckwheat Flour, §: $3 25; Farina, $4 50; Whol heat Flour, §3 25; Rolled Oats (bbls), $5 90; in sacks, $3 75; Pearl Barley, $4; Bplit Peas, $3 50; Green do, $4 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY A VD FEEDSTUFFS. Hay is stiff, and dealers say that if it does not rain within a day or so prices will again sacksare as follows, : Graham Flour, $5 2 50 per 100; Rice Flour, exira cream do. $3; Oat- Hominy, $3 10@3 30; Cracked Wheat. advance. Bran is lower, but Middlings are higher. ~ BRAN—$17@18 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$20@22 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $20931 per ton Ollcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 50; jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $19 Cottonseed Meal, $29Q30 per ton. HAY—Wheat, $1250 per ton; Wheat Oat, $12@14; Oat, $10@12 50; Barley, compressed, ' $12@13 50:Alfalfa, $8@10; Clover, $8 50@10 per ton. STRAW—30@45c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. $8 50810; stock, Quotations are unaltered, but the market is steady, with a good demand on speculative account. BEANS—Bayos, $2 752 %0; Small Whites, Large Whites, $1 25@1 40; $1 6@l Red Kidne: @1 70; Butters, §1 40@1 @1 40 per ctl. EDS—Brown Mustard, $3 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, lax, $1 S0@: Alfalfa, ; Rape, 2@2 Everything on the list is steady, and Pota- toes and Onions are firm. POTATOES—Early Rose, 45@30c; River Reds, 35@40c ; River Burbanks, 50@60c (per sack): Oregon Burbanks, 50@T5c; Salinas Burbanks, 70@s5c; Sweet Potatoes, S0c per ctl for Rivers @S0c for Merced; new volunteer Pota- toes, 2@2ic per . cut Onions, $1@1 2. ushrooms, 5@15c per ; Marrowfat Squash, $3@10 per ton; Hubbard Squash, $8@10: Dried Peppers, 4@fc per Ib; Green Peas, 5c; String Beans, 3@dc; Dried Okra, 1l5c; Cabbage, 60@75 per ctl; Carrots, 25@6lc per sack; Garlic, 3@3isc per Ib; Toma- toes, 25@50c per box; Los Angeles Green Peas, 6@, tring Beans, 7@l0c; Tomatoes, 60c@ §1 25; Green Peppers, 5@tc per Ib; Summer Squash, 10@12%c. POULTRY AND GAME. Game is steady. Two cars of Eastern came in and one sold at § for Hens, $4 50 for Roosters and $3 50 for Fry The cther car Roes on to-day. Arrivals of dressed Turkeys were light POULTRY— Live Turkeys, 11@12 for Gobblers and 11@ for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 1234@18%c; @175 Ducks, $3 50@4 50 Hens, $1@5; Roosters, young, $3 50@4; do ol $3 50@4; Fryers, $3 50@4; Broile: $3 50@3 75 for large and $2 50@3 Pigeons, $1 7562 per dozen for young and 33 %63 & for old. GAME—Quail, per dozen. $1@ 12 1123 Mal 83 50@4; Canvasback, $ 505 50; Sprig, $2 2@ 3; Teal, §1 2%@1 50; Widgeon, $1 21 50; Small Duck. §1 2%5@1 50; Gray Geese, §2 50a3; White, $1 25G1 50; Brant, $1 50@1 7 English Snipe, $2G2 25; Jack Snipe, $1 2 Hare, $1G1 2; Rabbits, $1 25@1 50 for Cotton- tails and 75c@$1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. onkers, $4 Arrivals of Butter and Eggs were light and both advanced in consequence. Butter is es- pecially stif, and it is no trouble to get the quoted prices. with the others. Stocks of pickled roll and firkin are almost cleaned up and quotations for them are nomi- nal in c BUTTER-— y creameries, 30G3lc per Ib; per . to fancy, 25@27%c; lower per Ib. e per T c per . @l4c for ladle-packed. SESE—Choice mild new, 11@12%; to good, $@10c; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; America, 11%@12%c; Western, 1112 ern, 121:@13%c per Ib. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, Eggs, 5 22¢ for firsts an Eggs, nominal. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. CHEE: per dozen store c for fancy, 20@ r seconds: Duck There is nothing new to report. A fancy Apple sells well cnough, but all ther etcck drags. Oranges show no changs. The Fana- ma steamer brought up 36 boxes of Mexican imes. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Cape Cod Cranberries, $8G@9 50 per bbi; seys, §8@9 50; Coos Bay, $1 75@2 per box. Pears, Winter Nellis, 50c@$1; common kinds, 25@30c per box. Apples, 25@40c per box for common, 50@T5c for good to choice and $1@1 75 for fancy; Lady Apples, $1@1 75 for large boxes. Grapes, in boxes, 3@slc for all kinds. Crates sell about 10c higher than boxes. Persimmons, 25@30c per box. CITRUS FRUIT! vel Oranges, $1 50@2 50; d)ings, 50c@$1 darins, T5e@$1; Grape Fruit, $3@4 per box; Lemons, 75c@$l for com- mon and $150@2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $2@3 per box: Callfornia Limes, in small boxes, 25@30c; Bananas, $1G2 per bunch; Pineapples, $2g3 per doz. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. Jer- The market is dull again and dealers look for no revival until after the turn of the year at least. Almonis and Walnats are lower. DRIED FRUITS—Quotations are as foliows Prunes, carload lots, 4G4%c for 40-50's, 3%@3%c for 50-60°s, 3@3%c for 60-70°s, 2%@2%c for 70- 80's, 2@2%c for 80-90's, 1%@1%c for %0-100's; Peaches, 12%c; 3@iizc, fancy, 5@5kc: peeled, 108 ; Apricots, 4@6c for Rovals and 7@8¥%c for to fancy Moorparks; evaporated Apples, § i sun-dried, 3%@4%c; black figs, in sacks, 2 @sc: Plums, 3:@4%e for pitted and 1@1c for unpitted; bleached Plums, Tc; Nectarines, 4@c for prime to fancy; Pears, 2@ic for quarters and 25@6%c for halves, according to color, ete, RAISINS—New Raisins, 24@3c for 2-crown, dc for 3-crown, Gc for 4-crown, Sic for Seed. less Sultanas and $1 10@1 15 for London layers. Dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at S@l0c per T; Walnuts, 6@ic for hard and 6%@iic ior softshell; Almonds, 5@6c for hardshell and 6 $iwe for ‘paper-saxMi, Peanu's, ioc for Iasis ern and dc for California; Hickory Nuts 59 Sc: Pecans, 9@10c; Filberts, 9@dic; Brazil Nuts, Sadc per I; Cocoanuts, $4 505 per 1 HONEY—New Comb, 10c for bright and 7@ for lower grades; new water-white extracted, 43%@4%c: light amber extracted, 3%@dc per BEESWAX—23G25¢ per th, PROVISIONS, CURED MEATS—Bacon, heavy, Sc for light medium, for extra light and 1% §%c per ™ for 0c for light, 10%c for sugar-cured; East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; California Hams, 9G9%c; Mess Beef, $8 50 per bbl; extra mess do, $ 50; family do, $11@12; salt Pork, $s 8 50; extra prime Pork, 9 50; extra clear, §i mess, $1t 50; Smoked Beef, 11%@12%c per Ib. LARD-Edstern tierces quoted at 5%c per Ib | for compound and 6c for pure; pails, 7c: Cal fornia tierces, ic per Ib for compound and o for pure; half-bbls, 6%c; Tic per Th, COTTOLENE—Tierces, 5%@6%c; pkgs le: than 300 The—1-T> patis, 6 1nCa sase, g.c: s 20 in case, S%ci 5-Ib palls, 12 in case, 10-b pails, 6 in a case, 8i4c: 50-Ib tins, 1 2'in a case, : wooden buckets, 20 hs net, Ac: fancy tubs, S Ibs net, 7c: half-bbls, about 110 ibs, Tiec per HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS, HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell at lc under sound stock. Heavy salted steers, 10@10%c per 1b; medivm, %¢; light, $%@9e; Cow. hides, 83:@sc; Stags, 5isc; salted Kip, 9c;: salt- ed Calf, 10@llc; salted Veal, 9¢; dry Hides, 1 @lsc: culls und brands, ‘L@ifkc; dry. Kip and Veal, lic; dry Calf. iSc; culls, 12c; Gont skins, 20@3%c each; Kids, 5c; Deerskins, good summer. Zic per Ib; medium, 20c; winter, 1oe Shecpakine, shearlings, 15@25c each; short wool. 35@6oc each; medium, g Lawe e um, '60@s0e; long wools, Socg TALLOW~—No. 1 ren > WOSEE R irease, 102 v p—Middle_Counties—tree, 1 3o epaictective. 1071c: San Joaguin, Seted tive, 7@%; do Lambs', 61i@8c; Sout) Moun- tain, 9@12¢; free Northern, 12@1 nm;’%mom and Mm‘mn 2; Canary Seed, | o3 Cheese is steady in sympathy | 10-1b tins, 7e; do 5-1v, | HOPS—O1d erop, 2@éc for poor to fair and $@ 10c for good; new crop, 10@l4c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1898 delivery, 5% @5%c: Wool Bags, 21@30c; Fruit Bags, 5%c, 5%c and 6c for the different sizes. COAL—Wellington, §; New Wellington, Southfield Wellington, §7 50; Seattle, $5 Bryant. $5 50; Coos Bay, $1 75; Wallsend, $7 00; Cumberland, $14 50 in bulk and $16 in sacks. Pennsylvanit Anthracite Egg, $15; Canel, $9 00 per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleas- ant Valley, §7 60; Coke, $13 per ton in bulk and $15 in sack CORDAGE—Manila—1%-inch, 6ic; 12-thread, 7c; 6 and § thread, 7ic; bale rope, 6i4@Tc. Sisal —IY-inch, 5lc; 13-thread, 6c; 6 and 9 thread, 6c: bale rope, 5%@ec per Ib. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube and Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, §%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners’ A, $%c; Magnolia A, 5%c; Extra C, 5%e: Golden C, fe: Candy Granulated, 5%c; California A, 5%c per ib; half-bbis %c more than barrels, and boxes c more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6%4@7c; second do, 5%@ 6c;_third do, 4@5c per . VEAL—Large, 5@fc; small, 6@7c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 6@7c; Ewes, 6c per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 11@12%c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%c for large and 3%@ 3%c for small and 3%c for medium; soft Hogs, 232@3Yec; dressed do, 5@5%c per Ib. =g THE STOCK MARKET. There {s nothing new as far as mining stocks are concerned, the market being dull at the old prices as a rule. The Belcher assessment falls delinquent in board to-day. The Mutual Savings Bank has declared a di- idend of 4 per cent per annum on term de- posits and 3 1-3 on ordinary deposits, payable, on January 3. From January 1, 1833, this bank' will recognize only one class of deposits. MORNING SESSION—10:30. 10 Giant Powder Con 10 100 Hawalian & Sugar ...... 35 S F Gas and Electric ... 12b 3 .. 70 Spring Valley . 80 ... Street— 20 5 F Gas and Eleotric 95 00 $2000 S P Branch Railway 108 75 AFTERNOON SESSIO! $5000 Market-st Ry Con Bonds, b 13 25 | 40 Oceanic Steamship Co 32 00 10 322 20 94 8T8 + ) 50... 94 624 50 Spring 99 25 10 . 9 3734 $1000 Spring Valley Bonds, 4s 102 00 300 Vigorit Powder 3 6% BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Regular Session—9:30. 300 Belcher -++ 13,400 Sterra Nev . 6 100 Bullion .. 11110 65 100 64 5 Confidence ...... 700 Utah o 230 Overman . 08100 Yellow Jacket . 31 Afternoon Session—2:30. 300 Alta .. 04 200 Caledonia 21 700 Belcher 13 200 Savage 22 100 Bullion ..., ... 06/350 Sierra Nevada . 69 100 Justice ... .... 42/250 7 850 . . 45 100 Union 2 200 . £ 46/500 Yellow Jacket . 35 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Regular Session—10:30. 300 Alpha .. 08 200 Crown Point .. 28 200 Alta 04 50 Hale & Nrers.1 271 13 200 Justice .. 41 14 200 Mexican 13 50 Occlaental 14 200 Ophir .. & 53 300 Overman .. 300 Bullion .. 06 200 Potosi ... 200 Caledonia . 21 200 Savage 100 Challenge 2 600S B & M. 250 Chollar . 37 100 Sierra N 0 Confidence . | 100 Gould & Curry.. | 80 Con Cal'& V.i'2r { 300 Alta 150 Andes 200 Best & Belch 300 Bullion . 100 Caledonia ... 200 Challenge Con . 250 Chollar ... . 100 Con Cal & V.i'27 | 100 Confidence . . | 200 Crown Point .. | 300 Gould & Curry. 300 50 Hale & Nrers.1 27 30 100 Justice - . 03 300 Mexican 10 150 Ophir ] 30 . E 1 3% CLOSING QUOTATIONS. MONDAY, Dec. 20.—4 P. M. Bid. Asked. | Bid. Asked. Alpha .... ..... 08 08 Hale & Nrerss.1 2 1 50 Alta 04 05 Justice 4 6 Andes 15 16 Kentuck o4 06 Belcher 13 1t Mexican 2 30 Best & 53 54 Occidental ....120 — Bulilon 08 07 Ophir ... .66 67 Caledonia .. .. 20 22 Overman .0 10 Con Cal & Va.130 135 Potosi . 41 42 Challenge Con. 25 26 Savage . AL et Con Imperial.. 01 02 Seg Belcher ... 06 07 Confidence .. .. & 8§ Scorplon 05 06 Crown Point .. 28 29 Sierra Nev .... T 76 Con New York. — (2 Silver Hill .... 02 03 Eureka Con .. 22 —|Standard .. ...160- — Exchequer = % 8w Gould & Curry. 41 43 8 10 Julia ... ...... @@ 05 5 3% S OF PRODUCE. For December 20, 1897. Flour, qr-sks. .. 16,270 Hides, 10 ........ 62 Wheat, sks . 950 Eggs, doz 5730 Barley, sks 635/ Raisins, bo: 735 Corn, sks 8:0| Leather, rolls 2 Cheese, ctls . 25| Wine, gals ...... 35,500 155 Paper, reams ... 500 2158 Sugar, bbls ...... 2154 4412/ Lime, bbls ....00 ‘201 130, From Oregon— 215'Wheat, ctls - 15,640 Middlings, &ks . 35 Onions, ska ...... 417 Hay, tons 415 Bran, 'sks ...l 2794 Straw, tons 0 Middiings, sks 104 Wool, 92| Shorts, sks ...... 1160 Peits, bals 364/ STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. MONDAY, Deec. 20. U S Bonds— 4s quar coup..113 — |Oak Gas ...l 55 531 4s quar reg....112%1131 Pac Gas Im.. 92 9215 4s quar new..1% — |Pac Lighting. 53% 54 Miscellaneous— S F Gas ..... 4% % Cal Cab 5s....115 — |San Fran..... 33 3% 128 — IStock Gas&E. 14% — - = 1%/ Insurance— - — 9 Fireman's F..185 — EL&P 1 —° Banke o F & Ch Ry6s.107 109% Anglo-Cal Geary-st 3s... — 101 | Bok of Cal, 245 H C'& S 5%s.102 107 |Cal SD&T..., Los A L Coés — 100 |First Nat .. Do gntd 6s.. 97 Market-st C6s.128 — Do 1st Mss..113%113% Nat Vin s 03 |L, P &-A....128 Merchant's E. u* Savings Banks— |German'.....1530 — |Hum S & L.1050 1160 Mut Sav Bk. 35 40 z g g 3 5 1 S F SavU.. 475 4% S & L So.. — 100 Ry 5sllty — | Secrty Sav.. 250 — 104 — |Union Trst . 9%0 — -I14112 | Street Raflroad— ...125 130 | California ....108%109% & O Rys..110 — |Geary . 40— P & Ch 6s.... 98 104 | Market-st 523 53 | Pow-st Ry 6s.112% — 0, S L & — 100 Reno W,L&L. — 105 | Presidio 06— | & 3 — 100 | Powder— § E & N P3s.105%106% | California_.... — 110 § P of Ar 6s.18% — E Dynamite . 8% 9 S P Cal 6s....108%108% Giant Con..... 37% 38 S P Callstis.. 95— | Vigorlte ...... 31 3% | S P BrCalfs..18% — | Miscellaneous— | SV Wat 6s..119" —-|AY Pac Assn.. — 97% 8 V Wat 4s...102 102 | Ger Lead Stock Gas @s.101%103 | H C & SCo. Water stocks— | Hutch S P. Soyr® Costa. 43 50 | Merchant's E.%0 — Marin Co ....80 — |Nat Vin Co...— 7% Spriag Val 'l 4y 993 Oc 8S Co 3% 324 Gas and Electric— ~ Pac A F A...— 3 Capital Gas .. — 25 Pac Bor Co... 99 — Cent Gas ... 81 — Par Paint..... T — —_———— Death of a Pioneer. Michael Summers, who was one of the Ploneers of ’49, died recently in his home in Newark, N.J., of heart disease. Mr. Summers was born in Ireland nearly eighty years ago. About fifty years ago he came to this country and settled in Newark. When the gold fever i 31.\' fortune, nna utl:”l; Swh. yearel \;{ | prospecting’ and trading he s fich. He “nén went l‘?gktnngu?;l;‘qgfg ) Qquantities of su es to > bmhe venture roegd somewhat of a failure, and he went to Newack an o in the grocery business, which l\lcfilflllly con- ducted up to the time of his death. SFHZIRELLE REIIVIALAAENRIIZRG the oity LET HIM WHO SAID IT SPEAK Why Dr. Tevis Has Three Copies of the “Heavenly Twins.” Society Tells a Good Story and Three Bookmen Half Claim the Honor of It Dr. Harry Tevis has three brand new, uncut copies of “The Heavenly Twins.” The doctor did not buy the books to offer up as fitting sacrifices to the Jjoyful spirit of Yuletide, nor is he an ardent admirer of the works of Mme. Sarah Grand. The books were forced upon him, or rather he was forced upon the books in the pursuit of the originator of the latest “bon mot” that has set all society laughing. Just at present the 400 members of the august body that constitute So- ciety of the kind that is written with a capital S are nothing if not literary. They closely follow the latest output of the literary workshops, buy the books, yes, and read them, and fur- thermore discuss them. Every lady of the select circle sub- scribes for the “Critic,” and takes her | Moon rises. tip from that publication as to what to read, or, at least, claims to have read. In fact, many times recently it has come to pass that my lady was in ad- vance Of the local bookmen, not infre- quently putting them to shame by the demand for a book of which they had no previous knowledge. Thus it was with the lady, so the story runs, that went into Doxey's— though some claim it was Robertson’s, and others put it down to Dodge’s—to ask for the very latest fashionable novel, “The Indiscretion of an Angel.” She went in smilingly and bravely, with the happy knowledge that she must be the very first purchaser in the field. “I want the ‘Indiscretion of an An- gel,’” she said, in a matter-of-fact, off-hand way. Doxey, some say Robertson, and still others Dodge, was slightly puzzled, but only for a moment. “I haven’t the ‘Indiscretion,’ ”” said the bookman,"but I've the sequel.” “The sequel?” “Yes, ma’am. Twins.” " & Dr. Tevis heard the story, and he vowed a solemn vow that he would know who had said it. No dividing the honor of a bit of humor like that between three men for him. So he be- gan his pilgrimage. At each of the book stores—Doxey’s, Rober! Dodge’s—he told the story of the discretion” and “the sequel.” man looked modestly conscious, though each denied it, and Dr. Tevis, with rare tact and discretion, bought a sequel from each. . Now, although Dr. Tevis has three copies on hand of “The Heavenly Twins,” he has not, at feast to his own satisfaction, determined who has declared it to be the sequel to the “In- discsetion of an Angel.” GREAT COTTON SHIE’MENTS. ‘The Heavenly Wonderful Increase in Export Trade Through This Port to Japan. The exportation of raw cotton from the Southern States to Japan by way of Pacific Coast ports is practically double what it was last season. Accordingto the figures of the South- ern Pacific Company, there are at present in San Francisco 15,000 bales of cotton awaiting shipment to Japan. There are not steamers enough in the Pacific Mail service to prevent a con- gestion of this and other westbound Oriental freight. Discussing the subject of cotton ship- ments, Third Vice-President Stubbs of the Southern Pacific said yesterday: “The traffic has increased phenom- inally. During the season of 1896-1897, closing Ocober 31, 1897, we brought out here and shipped to the Orient 37,000 bales of cotton. From November 1 to the present time we have brought from the Southern States, chiefly from Texas, to this port 30,550 bales, part of which is still to be shipped, For this same period last year, from November 1 to December 20, we had 14,800 bales. That means that the shipments this season are more than double those of last season. “There is also an equal increase in the volume of cotton shipments by way of Portland and Seattle. At those places, too, there are large quantities of cotton waiting to be transported to Japan. ‘‘There is a scarcity of steamers, or rather a shortage of tonnage. About 3000 bales can be shipped by each steamer. There is no special hurry to get this cotton off. ‘‘Better provision will be made for this class of business next year.” THE CALL CALENDAR. December 1. 1897. 310018 Phasen | ast Quarte Dec: 16. STEAMERS TO SAIL. ATI SArLs. | PIER. |Dec 22, 4 Py |Pier 15 Alaska. |Dec 25, 4 P /Pier 14 Coos Bay.. Newport...... Dec 25, § AM Pler 11 Pomona....| Humbldt Bay. Dec 24, 2 PM Pler 9 Chilkat . ... | Eel River..... |Dec 21, 5 PM|Pler 13 Del Norte.. | Grays Harbor Dec 21 0 Pier 2 Queen..... (San Diego.... | Dec 22 1 AX Pler 11 Columbia.. | Portland.. ... |Dec 20, 10 AM Pier 24 Czarina . |Coos Bay.. ... Dec 23, 5 PN Pier 13 Umatilla...| Vie & Pgt Sid | Dec 22, 9 A¥|Pier 9 Weeott......| Humbidt Bay. Dec 23, 9 AM|Pier 13 State of Cal|Portland.. Dec 24, 10 AM|Pier 24 Homer-.....|[Newport....... | Dec 24, 9 au|Pier 11 reby 6. 1 tego. ... Dec 26, 11 A Pler 11 Santa Rosal.San Dlcgo - 1 hec 27, 9 A | Plor -8 ity eIk e P . | Dos . b PM|Dior 3 President.. | Yaquina : olulu. . |Dec 33,10 AM | Pior 7 Australia. | tyapan. | Dec 25, 1 P PI 89 o I Dec 25,12 n|PN 88 STEAMERS TO ARRIVE, STEAMER. 1 F;mu | Dur President....... | Yaquina Bay. Empire. ~'}Coos Ba Chilkat. {Portland. Washtenaw, ueen. ... zarina. Aztec. . State of Cal. “'Mdllml BPeter Seosen Nanafmo. 3 Fork. .. |Humboldt . o lia.... |Houbintu Portiand. | Dee Humbold: Bay. i o i |Seattle..... Spmanl oo City Puebia.... | Vietorin & Puget Snd.... .| Dec ania Rosi... |Sun Diego.. AR Columbia. Portland, . hes China. China anfl Japan. «| Dec 2 Coos Bay. .. |Newport. Dec Orizaba........ | Mexico. . il Homer. Coos Bay Dea 21 Arcata. *"|Coos Bay . heatt willamette. .| Puget Sound 1B Creseent City. |Crescent Cify . Do Walla Walla. .| Victoria and Puget Snd.. .| Dec 23 SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, Francis sco Bay. Publis hedEn:)m(ggi u:l A E 5] i - thority of the lllp.fin!endent.y 1 NOTE—The high and low. waters occur at tront lon-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. December—1897. Tuesday, December 21. Sun rises Sun sets. Moon_sets. ¢|Time Iz wi 1:30 " NOTE.—In the above exposition of the the early morning tides are given in the left hand column, and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The econd time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height and then the number given is subtractive from the depth given by the charts. NOTICE TO MARINERS. ¢ the United States Hydrographlc Office ocated. in the Merchants' Ixchange, la maintained in San Francisco for the benefit ot mariners without regard to nationality and fre se. avigatore are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and_ the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters interest to ocean commerce. ©'rhe time ball on top of the bullding on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before noon, and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. ‘A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time, or giving the error, if any, is published the same day by the afternoon pa- pers, and by the morning papers the following day. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived. Monday, December 20. Stmr Queen, Jepsen, £2 hours frm San Diegoj pass and_mdse, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Washtenaw, 80 hours from Tacoma; 4000 tons coal, to S P Co. Oakland direct. Stmr National City, Andresen, 47 hours from San Diego; ballast, to C A Hooper & Co. Stmr Tillamook, 38 hours from Huenemes oduce, to Pollard & Dodge. PShmr State of California, Green, 51 hours fm Portland, vm,\s‘t(}ma&wchouu; pass and mdse, to_Goodall, Perkins ‘0. “tmr. Humboldt, Bonifield, 16% hours from BEureka; pass and mdse, to M Kalish & Co. Ship Elwell, Ryder, 16 days from Seattle, via Clallam Bay 6 days; 2200 tons coal, to Central Coal Co. Cleared. Monday, December 20. Br utrnrsWe]gngton Ryan, Nanaimo; R Dunsmuir Sons Co. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Oregon, Stevens, Astoria; O R & Co. Stmr Pomona, Cousins, Eureka; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Sailed. Monday, December 20. U S stmr Albatross, Moser, cruise. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro. Stmr Alcazar, Gunderson, 3 Stmr Alex Duncan, Parsons, San Diego. Stmr Pomona, Cousins, Eureka. Stmr Jewel, Madsen, Caspar. Bark Levi G Burgess, Yunggren, Tacoma. Schr Mary and Ida, Carlson, codfishing. Telegraphic. POINT LOBOS—Dec 20, 10 p. m.—Weather, clear; wind, calm. Charters. The ship St Nicholas loads coal at Seattls for this port: Br ship Senator. lumber. at Hastings Mills for Cork, 67s 6d. Domesti¢c Ports. COOS BAY—Sailed Dec 20—Bktn Repeat, for San Francisco. 1 SAN DIEGO—Arrived Dec 2—H B M stmr carus. MENDOCINO—Arrived Dec 19—Stmr Point Arena, for San Francisco. EUREKA—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Humboldt, for San Francisco. YAQUINA BAY—Sailed Dec 19—Stmr Scotia, for San Francisco. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr North Fork, hence Dec 17. BOW: LANDING—Arrived Dec 15—Schr| Newark, hence Dec 1. ; COOS BAY—Sailed Dec 20—Stmrs Czarifa and Empire, for San Francigco. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 16—Br ship Marion Fraser, from Santa Rosalia. Sailed Dec 16—Br bark Kosciusko, for Fre- mantle: ship Spartan, for San Francisco; bark Harry Morse, for San Francisco. Br bark Earl of Dunraven, for Queenstown; Br ship Lord Wolseley, for Queenstown; Br ship Lonsdale for Queenstown. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec 20—Schr William Renton. from Settle. PORT LOS ANGELES—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Alcatraz, for ——. PORT BLAKELEY—Sailed Dec 20—Bark Kate Davenport, for Honolulu. TACOMA—Salled Dec 1$—Bark Gatherer, for San Francisco. FORT BRAGG—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Coquille r, for San Francisco. KA—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Chilkat, fm y MA—Sailed Dec 19—Bktn C C Funk, for TDONDO—Arrived Dec 20—Schr San Bue- . from Grays Harbor. —Arrived Dec 20—Schr Ralph J e Dec 2. —Bark Ophelia, for Queenstown; hip Brussels, for Queenstown; Br ship Drumerais, for Queenstown. Foreign Ports. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Dec 18—Br stmr Bele gic, hence Nov 30 HONGKONG—Arrived Dec 19—Br stmr Cop- tic, for San Francisco. MONTEVIDEO—Arrived Decr 17—Br stmr Glenfarg, from Tacoma, for Queenstown. HONGKONG—Sailed Dec 16—Stmr Peru, fog San Fr: Trans-Atlantic Steamers. from M . GIBRALTAR—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Werra, from New York. HAMBURG—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Pennsyle vania, from New York. Importations. SAN DIEGO—Per Queen—is) sks screenings, 10,130 sks barley, 3380 sks wheat, 1 lot house= hold furnishings, 56 cs mineral water, 1 bx gas fixtures, 9 bxs fruit, 877 bxs oranges, 218 Dxs lemons, '3 kegs 1 bbl olives, 9 sks beeswax, 1 bale rugs, 1 bdl hose, 25 cs honey, 1 cs furs, 3 cs clothing, 5 bxs raisins, 27 bxs limes, 75 pkes mdse, 1 bx apples, 5 cs dry goods, 2 bdls hoes, 3 cs'shoes, 1 chst tea. Redondo—672 bxs oranges, 2 pkgs castings, 16 bxs fruit, $6 bxs lemons, 5 bbls vinegar, 1 bbl glassware, 144 bxs dry plums, 2 bxs plants, 14 cs buckwheat, 1 bx zincs, 1 sk potatoes, 1 calf, 1 keg olives, 1 coop poultry, 1 cs shoes, § cs honey, 67 sks dried fruit, 3 sks nuts. Port Los Angeles—i3 bales corn husks, 4 sks peas, 450 sks beans, 1 ofl heater, 11 bxs toma- toes, 15 bbls 10 hf-bbls brandy, 53 bxs Chinese go.ds, ‘80 pkgs newspapers, 135 hides, 21 cs 3 bbls electric goods, 1 mofor, 3 crts wood brackets, § coils insulated wire, 1 cs dry goods, | 1 bicycle, 11 cs groceries, 12 pkgs mdse, 20 cs olive oil, 1 cs beeswax, 1 cs gum, 1 cs print- ers’ rollers, 157 bxs oranges, 10 cs fobacco. Santa Barbara—1 keg olives, 92 bxs lemons, 10 cs eggs, 1 pks mdse, 2 sks nuts, 2 bxs orans ges, 23 sks crawfish. Port Harford—1 cs olive ofl, 3 bxs fruit, 1 s boots and shoes, 1 tub 20 bxs butter, 36 cs eggs, 15 pkes mdse, 1 bbl wine, 1 sk dried fruit, 6 coops chickens, 2 bxs fish, 9 dressed calves, § bdls _hides, 51 bxs apples, 1 coop turkeys, M8 sks beans. \ Consignees. Per Queen—Cal Bottling Co; Wellman, Peck & Co: Sherman, Clay & Co; Baker & Hamile ton; Rosenthal, Feder & Co: A Schilling Co; Pacific Ammonia and Chemical Works: W Taylor; W F Smith & Co; § Levi; Goldberg. Bowen' & Co: L & G Brenner; Gray & Bar- bieri: Jas Fishel; Badlam Bros: Pacific Trans- fer Co; San Francisco Brewing Co: Campo- donico ' Malcolm; Gould & Jaudin; J H Cain & Co: Wetmore 'Bros; Murphy, Grant & Co; Sachs Bros & Co; A L Bryan Shoe Co; L G Sresovich & Co; H O Greenhood; Nash & Co: Mendel, Pursch & Weiner: A J Hosmer; George R Starr: Hoffman, Rothschild & Co: Garcia & Maggini; New York Belting & Pkg Co: Eveleth & Nash; Levi Spiegel & Co: M Rosenthal: E R Mauzy; L Scatena & Co: M Siminoff; River Expres Marchall, Taggert & Co: Wolf & Son; Dalton Bros; G W McNear; | Guggenheim Gerstle:; P F McDonough & Rupyon: Minaker & Wel W P Catrel; B George Shoe Co: Sher. h R Bel ‘Washington Goodall, Perkins & ¢ Gas Con Mills; J B Pace; Albert Knigh Henry Weber; W C Price & Co; Brigl Hoppe & ¢ Boston Woen Hose & Rul Co: Bissinger & Co: General Electric Co; Peters: Levi Strauss & Co: Jonas Brlange : Dodge, Sweeney & Co; Emporiums Levy & Co; American Union Fish Co: Thag Day & Co; J Ivancovich; Milani & Co; Tom Stretch; Harris Bros: Cahn, Nickelsburg & Cop J B Inguglia: Pacific Coast Fish Co: I, & A Bros: C E Whitney & Co: J J Dufty & Cos 4 Breon & Co; Hilla Early 3 G Low: & Co; Wheaton, Bros; - Fredericksburg Brewery: Russ. Co: Chas Jacobsen & Co: Ross & Hewlett, H Newbauer & Co; Hilmer, Bredhoff & Schut Getz .Bros & Co:'Norton, Teller & Co: B § Bowen & Co. Dairymen’s Union; Meat Co; H Kirchman & Co; H Dutarde &' Ruhl & Co; Sanford Bros; Enterprise Brewe Sact Fishy Co; Dallman & Co; Van Rom 2 eckman; Labor Strauss. » [