The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1897, Page 8

THE S AN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY DECEMBER 23, 1897. COMMERCIAL WORLD. THE MARKETS. SUMMARY OF Silver unchanged. Wheat dull. Barley weak. A The other Cereals as before. J Hay firm. Bran weak. yo F advance again. Rutter and Eggs move up again. Free receipts of dressed Turkeys. Young Poultry advanced. Game in free re- ceipt Fruits unchanged. Provisions quiet. Wool, Hides and Hops unchanged. Sterling Exchange lower. § Mexican Dollars lower. Increase in forelgn imports. | EXPORTS OF STAPLES. | Value of certain staple exports from the | United States for November compare as fol- lows: | Breadstufts Pr s . Mineral Ofls . ; ....§56,163,240 $82,583 Values first eleven months of the | year compare as follows: 1896 1897. e readstufts $213,596.4 i 154,115,622 58 oils Total ...... .,..$359,885,160 $421,904,302 Talue of Cofton exports_ for three months ng with November, $52,513,500, against 393,- ,500 In 189¢€. FOREIGN IMPORTS AT SAN FRANCISCO. The value of the forelgn imports of mer- chandise at San Francisco for November com- re as follow 2,201,711 4,261,695 | Increase . - e eeess.$2,089,984 IMPORTS OF GROCERY STAPLES. aples at this port thus as follows with the Imports of grocer far this year c e same time last year: Sugar, 323,324,600 Ibs, st 358,994,000, ™hs; Coffee, 18,435,000 Ids Rice, 39,281,000 Ibs, against . O Clear ® Partly Cloudy, @ Cloudy ® Rain®Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRtCIP!TATD&N | bank tn raising rates for loans is easy to see | stiver certificate: tive, espeolally in some of the favorite fs- sues, but prices were well sustained. Total sales $1400,000. United States new fours cou- pon declined % bid. Total sales of stock to-day 184,400 shares, including: Burlington 11,737, Manhattan 24,825, Metropolitan Street Railway 6473, New Jersey Central 3815, Northern Pacific preferred 4526, Ontario _and _Western 7245, Reading §000, St. Paul 4560, Chicago Great Western 5800, Su- gar 16,3%0. LONDON MARKETS. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were quiet to-day. They opened rather dull, but closed firm. Americans were | good from start to finish, closing strong at | the best. That market opened with good buy- ing orders from New York. A feature was the jump in Central Pacific, which was largely bought from %. It is said that the reorgan- izatlon scheme will not very adversely affect the shares. Readings were also largely bought here, late in the day. Grand Trunks were bought by Montreal. Mines were also lifeless. Japanese bonds were again flat d dropped one. A further large busine was done by the Bank of England to-day in loans at $1 per cent and discounts of bills of all dates ranging | up to 60 days at 3 per cent. The policy of the and is very commendable. By attracting dis- | count business in preference to short loans they increase their chance of keeping control of the market in the early part of next year. Signs are constant now of the bank's more vigorous and up-to-date policy. The Indian Council to-day sold forty lakhs in bills at about 1s 3 18-3%d per rupee, and one lakh of specials at 1s 3 11-16d. The movement of gold from Australla to San Francisco excites much interest here, NEW YOIIK*MONEY MARKET. nd Rail- Closing Prices for Bonds way Shares. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Money on call stift at 25@4 per cent; last loan 3 per cent: closed | 2% @3 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3%@ | 41 per cent; sterling exchange dull and easy, | with actual business in bankers' bills at | 34 8434@4 845 for demand and at $4 S1e@4 1% | for sixty days; posted rates, $4 52%G4 §3iy and $4 £3%@4 86%; commercial bills, $4 81 56%@5T%c; bar sil ', 5670 Mexican dollars, 45%c; Government bonds firm! | State bonds dull; railroad bonds firm. | CIOSING STOCKS. ! Atchtson 12% St P & Om Do pret 301 Do pref . B & Ohlo 13 St P M & M. Can Pac .. 813 So Pac . Can Southern 53 So Railwa Cent Pac 113 Do pref Ches & Oh 2135 Tex & P Cnt & Alton 161 Unfon Pac . CB & Q.. % U P D& G. C&EI 53 Wabash . CCC&StL... 8% Do pref . Do pret 8 | Wheel & L E. it Del Hud 118" Do prer s sii ap Del L & W 156 | Express Compantes— D&RG 11%| Adams Ex ...... 15 Do pref 4513 Amerlcan Ex ... 115 Ere (new) 1414 United States ... 3§ | Do _1st pref 3%y Wells Fargo ... 114 | Ft Wayne 168i; Miscellaneous— | Gt Nor pref 130 |A Cot Ofl . 22 Hocking Val 415 Do pref . T4y 101_Cent 103% Amn Spirit T3 LE& W 16 | Do pref . 18 Do pref 71 |Am Tobacco 6 Lake Shore . 122 | Do pref . Louis & Nasl 561 People’s Gas . Manhattan L 106 |Con Gas ... Met St R R. Mich Cent Minn & St L Do 1st pref 126% Com Cab Co . 1013 Col F & Iron. 25%| Do pref . Gen Elec . DURING PAST 12 HOURS. - EXPLANATION. w flies with the wind. T) ure at for the davs; The top fig- those underneath it, if any, I, of melted snow aring the pest twelve hours. . or solid lines, connect potnts of equal ; isotherms, otted lines, equal The wind ‘high” means high ressure and is usually accompa- “low™ refers to low is usually ‘preceded and accom- by cloudy weather and rains. “'Lo: v first appear on the Washington coast. sure is high in the Interior and coast, and the isobars extend h along the coast, rain is prob- the “low” 1s Inclosed with a4 curvature, rain south of ble. With a "high” in the and the pressure falling to st, warmer weather may be ser and colder weatheer in e of these conditions will result. ce an oppost THE WEATHER BUREAU. h Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22, 1897, 5 p. m. ywing are the rainfalls for past 24 onal rainfalls to date, as com- pared with those of the same date last sea- £on: Past 24 H This Last ours. Season. Season. o2 168 6. 4.8 407 19 158 2.52 131 . : 0.5 _ 1 Maximum temperature, mean, 46. Conditions and General Forecasts. An area of high pressure continues over the maemen 3288 0 0 0 .0 o0 0 0 0 0 Yuma western half of the country, over Utah and South Ldaho the barometer reading is 30.7 inches. There has been but little change on the Pacific during the past 24 hours. The te ure has risen slightl ern half of the Pacific Slope. Killing frosts occurred this morning through- out of the Sta of Tehachapi and heavy reof. Conditions are still but less severe than be- er ¥ over the south- frosts to the south t favorable for frosts, fore ecasts made at San Francisco for 30 hours ending_midnj December 23, 1897: Northern California—Fair Thursday; not quite o cold In southern portion: stationary temperature in northern portion; light north- | ds; frosts in the morning outhern California—Fair Thursday: mnot quite so cold; light northerly winds; frosts in the morning. Fair Thursday; continued cold. r Thursday; continued ool —Fair continued cold : frost in the morning. Francisco and Vicinity—Fair Thursday; light San not quite so cold: light northerly wind: frost in the morning. Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at 6 p. m.—Clear; wind light southeast; temp- erature, 41; maximum temperature, 48. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local oS el EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—There was nothing In to-day’s stock market to refute the opinion generally held in Wall street that speculation in securities will continue dull until after the first of the vear and the release of some of the funds at present locked up in large finan- ctal operations. Sagging prices are generally the accompaniment of such a market, there was sufficient strength in special stocks due to special causes to act as a sustaining force on the general list, and net gains are the ‘orecast Official. rule In consequence. The marked features im the trading and the centers of greatest strength were the local traction companies. Manhattan rose three points but lost & frao- tion. The coalers were alsoaggressively strong and showed gains of between 1 and 2 points the Reading’ issues being especlally promi- nent. The industrial specialties generally showed net gains of quite large fractions, The statements of ‘estimated earnings for the last quarter of the vear of several of the Vanderbilt railroads were viewed unfavorably and acted as a drog on the railroad list, Ix view of the large business known to have been done by these roands, the small increass in gross earnings and in the case of Canads Southern an actual decrease, indicative of rates for traffic such as prome ised only an unsatisfactory return to owners This was partly offset by the November stati- ment of Northwestern, sHowing an increase in gross earnings of $125, Reports of the ad- Justment of differences between Ohio soft-coal Toads were heard with satisfaction among holders of raflroad securities. The present stiffness in the money market it is believed will be only temporary and the completion of the operations connected with the Union Pacific settlement and the dis- bursements _incident to the beginning of the year will give relief. For this reason the weakness of exchange has not induced talk af gold_imports at New York. Gold is,_however, Francisca. vay from Australia to San “mr‘.:'b‘é:i n‘:ufr}et was comparatively inae- ’ tation indicate maximum temperature | the | In inches | but | were taken am | | Mo Pacific Tllinots Steel 5 Moo & Ohio 2% Laclede Gas . % M> K & T. 123, Lead.... . 84 | Do pref 35% Do pref . 1043 CInd & L. 9" |Nat Lin Co . 16% Do pret 30 |Ore Im Co . N J Cent % | Pacific Mall N ¥ Cent 106% Pullman Pal NYC&StL.... 18 Stlver Cert . Do 1st pref 6 [Stan R & T. Do 2d pref 33 | Sugar_ Nor West 14%| Do p 2 No Am Co 4% T C & Iron . No Pac 215 U S Leather . Do pref 5812 Do pref . Ontario & 16% U S Rubber ...... Or R & Nav 38| Do pref 5 Or Short L.. 18 | West Union . . Pittsburg . 18 C & N W . Reading 23 | Do pret . - Rock Island %R G W . = St L &S F. Do pref . . Do 1st pref St L &8 W .... Do 24 pref . 10 St_Paul pEY Do pret | U 8 new 4s reg Do coup Carolina 6s. US4 .. L1123 Do 4s . Do coup - 114% No Pac 1sts Do 2ds 915~ Do 3s | U _8 b8 reg - 114% | Do 48 | Do 58 coup .... 1l4% N Y C & St L 4s. 1063% | Dist3 &s. . 109% Nor & W 68 .... 12414 | | Ala Ciass A. . 108" | Northwstrn con.. 144 Do B 1108 | Do deb s . | Do C .10 |O Nav 1sts ‘| Do Currency ..10 |0 Nav 4s . Atchison 4s ...... 8% O S L 6s tr. | Do adf 48 ...l 57450 S L Bs tr. | Can So 2ds . - 107 O Imp Ists tr. | Can Pac 1sts — | Do 3ss tr . Cnt Term . 45% Pac 6s of C & Ohio 58 . C, H & D 4%s. |D&RrRG1 © 1133 Reading 4s . . 14% R & G W 1s 108 St L & 1 M c & D&RG4s ...... 91 L & S FGn 6s.. 118% | East Tenn 1sts .. 110 |St P Con . 141 Erfe Gen 48 ...... 72 (8t P C & P Ists. FW&DIststr. 356 | Do bs .. Gen Elec 55 ...... 100% 'S Caro_non-fnd. - 105" So Ry 58 .. 9% Do 2ds .......... 10i% Stan R & T 6s. | | ‘un&s,\ss, | H & T C 8s...... 112 Tenn new set 3a.. 92 | Doconés .....10 TPLG Ists 4 Towa C 1sts . 981 Do reg 2ds 2% Kan P Con tr.... 84 Union Pac Ists.. 102% La new con 4s .. L & N Uni 4s. Missouri 6s . MK&T2ds . Do 4s 101% U P D & G lsts, . 8T Wab 1st & 21% | Do 2ds .. 82% W Shore 4s $6% Va Centurles N Y Cent 1sts .. 118 Do deferred .... 3% MINING STOCKS. Chollar . . $3Ontario Crown Poln . 25 Ophir E | Con Cal & Va..l 12 Plymouth . Deadwood ... % Quicksilver Gould & Curry .. 38 Do pref Hale & Norcross. 115 Sierra Nevada | Homestake -+ 30 00 Standard Iron Silver 45 Union Con % | Mextces, <= 25 Yellow Jacket 5 Boston. BOSTON, Dec. 22.—Atchison, 12%: Bell Tele- | phone, 263; Burlington, 5%; Mexican Central, 5%; Oregon Short Line, 18; San Diego, —. ' NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. | NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 12,537; exports, 17.375. Moderately active, closed easy with wheat. | WHEAT—Recelpts, 110,075: exports, 63,988, | Spot weak, No. 2 red, 31 00%. Options opened | steady on’ unexpectedly favorable cables and | later showed some firmness on light offerings | and fair bull support, but finally broke sharp- 1y under liquidatfon {n December, which closed | %c off against %@3c net loss In other months. | No. 2 red, January, 98%@98%c; May, 93 9-16G | 94 7-16c, closed 93%c. | HOPS—Firm. WOOL—Steady PETROLEUM--Dull. PIG TRON—Warrants easfer at $6 6536 75. LAKE COPPER—Easler at $10 §5@10 85. TIN—Easy at $13 60@13 65. SPELTER—Quiet at $3 $5@4. LEAD—Quiet at’ $3 67%@3 72%. The firm fixing the selling price for miners | and smelters calis the market strong at $3 50. | _COFFEE—Options closed quiet with prices 5@10 points net decline. Sales 7000 bags, in- cluding March, $6 05. Spot Rio easy: No.. 7 invoice, 6%c; No. 7 Jjobbing, Tic: mild dull; Cordova, S@lsc. SUGAR—Raw, strong: fair refining, 3 9-160; centrifugal, 9 test, 4 1-16c. Refined firm. BUTTER—Recelpts, 3814 packages: steady. Western creamery, 15@22c; Elgins, 2%c; fao- tory. 12@17c. EGGS — Receipts, 4392 packages; steady. 2 State and Pennsylvanla, 21@2%c; Western, @2%c. Li.ed Fruits, NEW YORK, Dec. 22 — California_dried fruits, quiet and firm. EVAPORATED AP- PLES—Common, 5@Tc; prime wire tray, 8%c; wood-dried, prime, §%@S%c; choice, Sic: fancy, 9@9% PRUNE! APRICOTS—Royal, 7@$c; Moorpark, 9@11 PEACHES—Unpeeied, 5G7c; peeled, 12 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—The opening in wheat | was exceptionally slow. Liverpool opened about %d lower, but had recovered %4d of this at the start here, which was rather an en- couragement _to_buying and was apparently the only reason for the slight opening ad- | vance. There was some realizing right after | the opening which resulted in the first de- cline, but after that the market seemed to be left to drift. Bradstreet's reported an in- crease of 1,063,000 bushels in the world's visi- ble wheat ‘and flour, all of it east of the Rockies in_ this country, the stocks in and afloat for Europe being unchanged. The heavy export clearances from Atlantlc - ports, amounting to 685,000 bushels in wheat and flour caused a diversion in favor of the buylls, but the Paris and Antwerp markets sending Jower quotations at the clore turned the sen- | timent here to the bear side agaln, causing | May to drop to 92%c and at the close It was bringing 927%@9%5c, or a decline of e for the day. It was a holiday market and May kept Wwithin less than a cent range. December was not traded in to any extent but closed at a | sides (loose), $4 476@4 chiefly | native steers, $3 60@4 85; native cows and het Provisions suffered a little early in the day from the big run of hogs. Offerings were prin- clpally from the packers. Trade as a whole was dull. The close was strong. May pork was 5c higher, May lard unchanged and May ribs 2%c higher. Articles. [Open|High. |Low. [Close Deocember —ivso o] o] san ecember g January ”‘4 o 9315 ga 3% 93% 2% @3 3014 .nv.] 30| 304 6%, 26% 26%| 2% | 261 i Bt B ayl 22 | au 2 May | el 2wl 2218 22 Mess Pork per bbl— | December January | May | | 4 4 5 4 T2% 4 674 T2 Short Ribs 100 1bs— | ‘ | December 440 (4 42114 40 14 4215 January 1440 14 42514 40 14 4235 May 44752%!9 ET%JC 52414 673 Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2 spring wheat, 88G89c. . 3 spring wheat, $7@ 93c; No. red, 95%c: No. 2 corn, 26%c; No. 2 oats, No. 2 rye, 46%c: No. 2 barley, f.o.b., 24 25@40c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 17@1 20%; prime tim- othy seed, $2 65; mess pork ,per bbl, $7 6@7 70; lard. per 100 pounds, $4 57ig@4 60; short ribs dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 62124 70: short ciear sides (boxed), $4 774@5; whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per | &allon, $i 15. Articles. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 16,000 32,000 | Wheat, bushels .. 359,000 6,000 Corn, bushels . 259,000 115,000 Oats, bushels ..... 525,000 286,000 | Rye. bushels il mow 500 Bariey, bushels, 8,000 33,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creameries, 16@2lc; dair- ies, 12@18c; cheese, quiet, S@S%c; eggs, frm, fresh, 20c. ¥ Wiieat Movements. Shipments. Minneapolls . Duluth Milwaukee Chicago . . Toledo .. 000 --St Louls L 45,000 Detrojt 8 500 Kansas City e 25,000 210,008 Tidewater. Boston . New York . Philadelphi; Baltimore . 323,465 Jan. Flour—Opening 61 40 Closing 61 00 Wheat—Opening 29 25 Closing 210 Liverpool Wheat Futures. Dec. Mar. May. July. Sept. 5% T6% T3% 7 % 68% TO% T5% T3% 7 % 684 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Opening Closing CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—CATTLE—Sales were largely at $4 15@6, prime salable at $ 25@5 50, and some cattle that were left over last night sold at fair prices. There was a falr stocker and feeder trade at $3 40@4 20. Export bulls sold very well around $3 50@8 75, bolognas BOIng at §2 40@3. Fat cows and heifers sold satisfactorily and canners were unchanged. Calves were In very good demand, with sales largely at $6@6 25. HOGS—Sales were largely at § 40@3 coarse heavy packers selling at $8 30G3 37i and prime lots at $3 [0@3 52%. Pigs sold at $3 20@3 45. SHEEP—Were wanted at $2 75G8 25 for the Ppoorest to $4 50@4 60 for strictly choice. West- ern fed sheep, comprising_the bulk of the of- ferings and selling at $3 T5@4 3. Lambs sold at $4@4 50, poorest to $5 50@5 70 for choloe na- tives. 12,000; hogs, Receipts—Cattle, 47,000 10,000, sheep, Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.—CATTLE—Re celpts, 4000. Best grades steady, others wea! Texas steers, §3 a3 65: Texas cows, $2 60@ ers, $3 SO@4 5 bulls, $2@3 25. HOGS—Receipts, 15.000. Market weak to 5c lower: bulk of sales $3 32@3 37; heavies, $3 25 3 40; packers, 3 30@3 42; mixed. $3 30G3 light, $ 20@3 37; yorkers, $3 25@3 37; pigs, @3 3000, steady. stockers and feeders, $3@4 SHEEP—Recelpts, Market lambs, $3 10G5 40; muttons, $2 25@4 60. Omaha. OMAHA, Dec. 22.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1000. Market 5@10c higher; native heef steers, $3 70 @4 $0; Western steers, $3 60@4 25; Texassteers, $3@3 60: cows and heifers, §2 90@3 §0; canne: $2G2 %0; stockers and feeders, $3 50G4 calves, $3G6; bulls and stags, $2@3 50. HOGS—Receipts, 5000. Market Sc heavy, $3 20G3 30; mixed, $3 20@3 25; light, §3 30@3 42; bulk of sales, §3 20@3 25 BHEEP—Receipts, 11,000. Market stesdy to strong; falr to chofce natives, $3 50@4 50; fair to choice Westerns, $8 50G4 20; common stock sheep, $3@4; lambs, 4GS lower; AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's cover- ing the principal points of accumulation indi- | cate the following changes in avatlable sup- vy, as compared with the pre- Wheat—United States and Canada, east of Rockies, increase, 1,503,000 bushels; afloat and in Europe, unchanged: world's supply, total increase, 1,033,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, decrease, 796,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, decrease, 1,366,000 bushels. Among the more important increases report- ed to Bradstreet's this week, not Included in | the official visible supply statement are the increase of 150,000 bushels of wheat at Mani- toba points and at Fort Willlam and and Kee- watin in Ontarlo; #6,000 bushels at Cleveland; 54,000 at Galveston and 45000 each at Akron and Joliet. The important decreases include 215,000 bushels at Northwestern interfor ele- vators and 175,000 bushels at New Orleans. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Dec. 22.—The American Wool and Cotton Reporter wiil say to-morrow of the wool market: The past week Territory wools have displaced Australlan as the feature of the market. The sales of Territory were al- most ten times as large as those of the pre- vious week, amounting in the aggregate to over 3,300,000 pounds. A number of the heaviest buyers in the country have been in the mar- ket. The large transactions in Territory wool were reported to have been at full rates, at about 1 or 20c. Whatever concessions are made are for the most part on old wools, Coming events cast their shadows before, and the large purchases of Montana this week are considered to be an earnest of a wide- spread demand for wool after the new vear has made its appearance. Forelgn wools have been largely neglected. The sales of the week amount to 4,252,000 Tbs domestic and 951,000 Ibs foreign, making a total of 5,863,000, against a total of 2,514,500 for the previous week. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. Oregon. PORTLAND, Dec. 22.—Wheat—Walla Walla, 743%@75%c; blue stem and valley, T7%@78c per bushel. ‘Washingto TACOMA, Dec. 22.—Wheat—No. 1 elub, T6%c; No. 1 blue stem, 78%c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, ‘balances, $31,333. FOREIGN MARKETS. Dec. 22.—Exchanges, $226,289; London. LONDON, Dec. 22.—Coneols, 26 5-i3; French rentes, 103c 12%f. Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22.—Wheat, quiet; No. 1 standard Callfornla wheat, ¥7s 34 cargoes oft coast, nothing doing; cargoes on 3 easy for white, quiet for red: English ocoun: try markets, firm; French country markets, steady; wheat in Paris, easy; four in Paris, wealk COTTON—Uplands, 3 7-82d. 112%; siler, CLOSE. CORN—Spot steady, 3s 2%d; December steady, 3s . EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 6 days. Sterling Exchange, sight e~ Sterling _cables . S New York Excha = 4 New York Exchange, = % Fine silver, per ounce - 6% Mexican Dollars 4 b LOCAL MARKETS. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The market drags along without life and prices show no change worthy of note. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $§1 421 for No. 1 and $1 43% for cholce and 1 450 147% per ctl for extra chofce for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—9:15 o'clock—May—4000ctls, $1.39%; 2000, $1 35%. Second Sessi December—2000 ctl decline of 1%c on the selling of about 250,000 bushels. May closed un- hanged at 2HEHE changed o s Oats were steady. The close was & shade | vigher ot TGN 2000, 9T 4316, May—io.oun, $1 0% 15,005, B S 8 "Morning_ ' Ses o&—fiy-u.hu otls, | mess, $14 50; Smoked Beef, 11%@12%c per m. [ BEET e EURTRE is surprising, considering the continued dry | weather, and the only reason dealers can as- | slgn for it is bear pressure on December de- | veries. Feed, 5215@8ic for dark to good and §TH%@%c | for choice; Brewing, $1gi 05 for No. 1 and $2%%4@973%c per ct! for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. 1on—98:15 o'clock—No sale. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. | Afternoon Session—No sales. | OATS—There is very little life to themarket. | Quotations remain unchanged. Fancy Feed, | $1_16@1 2 per ctl; good to choice. §1 112%: common, $1 02i,@1 05 Surprise, $1 | 130 per ctl: Red, $1 31 40; Gray, $1 121 117%; Milling, $1°07%@1 121; Black, for 4 $135G1 60. Clipped Oats sell at §1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—Dealers are firm and refuse to make concessions to sell. The demand for vellows is fair. Small Round Yellow, %c@$1 per ctl; Large Yellow, 9c@$1; White, S5@s0c. RYE-—$1@1 02 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 35@1 50 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, ¥ 55@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbi. CORNMEAL, ETC.—Feed Corn, $20 50§21 per ton; Cracked Corn, $21G22. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacksare as follows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, % per 100 Tos; Rye Flour, $2 50 per 100; Rice Fiour, | $ 75; Cornmeal, §2 25; extra cream do, §3; Oat- meal, $3 50; Oat Groats, $4: Hominy, $3 10@3 30; | Buckwheat Flour, $3 2ig3 50; Cracked Wheat, 43 25; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, §3 2 Rolled Oats (bbls)," $ 70@5 90; in sacks, § 75; Pearl Barley, §; Split Peas, $3 50; Green do, $4 25 per 100 Tbs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay fs firm at the recent advance. s weak, though no lower. RAN-—$17G18 per ton. MIDDLINGS—§2023 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $20§21 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, §28 50@29 50; jobbing, §30; Cocoanut Cake, 315§20; Cottonssed M per ton. Bran -Whea 50@14 50; Wheat and $1261 Barley. $10@12; d, $12@13 50; Alfalfa, $8 50@10; stock, $8@10; Clover, $8 50G10 per ton. STRAW—30@i5c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Bayos continues to lead in point of activity and firmness, and are still higher. The other kinds are unchanged. Dealers report an ac- tive demand for almost all kinds. BEANS—Bayos, $2 @3 00; Small Whites, $1 25@1 40; Large Whites, $1 15@1 $1 6@l 80; Reds, $1 40Q1 65; Blackeye, §2 50; 31 60g1 70; 50; Pea, $1 30@1 50 per ctl. Red Kidney, $1 76@2 25; Limas, Butters, 31 40@1 SEEDS—Brown Mustard, §3 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $2@2 50; Flax, $I $0g2; Canary Seed, 24@2Mc per I Alfalfa, 6%c: Rape, 2@2%c; Hemp, 3¢c; Timothy, 5kc. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 5; Green, §1 2001 4 per cf POTATOES, ONIONS, Another advance In Onions s noted. There 18 no change in the other descriptions. Some Rhubarb came in and brought Sc per pound. 2 POTATOES—Early Rose, 4@50c; River Red; 85@40c ; River Burbanks, 50@60c (per sack) Oregon’ Burbanks. 50@%c; Salinas Burbanks, 70@30c; Sweet Potatoes, 50G66c per otl for Rivers and $0g%0c for Merced; new volunteer VEGETABLES. Potatoes, 2@2%c per . | ONTONB—$2 00@2 15 per ctl.; cut Onions, | $1 26g1 50 per sk. | VEGETABLES—Mushrooms, 5@l6c per M | Marrowfat Squash, Squash, $10 per ton b, Green Peas, Gc; String Beans, Okra, lic; Cabbage, G0@7c per 2@60c per sack; Garlic, 3@3%c per toes, 25@50c per box. Los Angeles Green Peas, 8c; String Beans, 10@12%c; Tomatoes, 75c@3$1 26; Green Peppers, 5@éc per 1; $10 per ton; Hubbard i Dried Peppers, 6@6c per Dressed Turkeys are the feature at the mo- ment. About 80 tons came in including a car from Oregon, and the market was therefore well supplied. Other kinds of Poultry were firm as a rule and young stock advanced Game was In liberal supply and rather weak. POULTRY— Live Turkeys, 12@13c for Gobblers and 120 13c for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 13@l4c per Ib; Geese, per pair, $1 25@1 Ducks, $4@5 50; Hens, $3 & Roosters, young, $1@4 50: do old, §3 50G4; Fryers, $4@4 50; Broilers, $4@4 50 for' large and $3g3 50 for small; Pigeons, $1 50 @1 75 per dozen for young and 31 for old. GAME—Quall, per dozen, $1; Maliard, 2 50@ 3; Canvasback, $5@6; Sprig, §1 50@1 75; Teal, $) Widgeon. $1@1 2%; Small Duck. $1G1 2%;: Gray Geese, §2 252 50; White, T5c@$1 25, Brant, $1 50 @1 Honkers, 34 English Snipe, $2 Jack Snipe, §1; Hare, $1: Rabbits, $1 25@1 50 for Cottontatls ‘and 75c@$i for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Another advance In Butter and Fggs 18 noted. Stocks of Butter are very limited. | BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 32@33c per Id; seconds, 30a3lc. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 27%@30c; grades, 25@2Tc per b, Pickled—22G24c per Ib. Firkin—20G2ic per . Creamery Tub—Nominal. Bastern—13@M4c for ladle-packed. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 11@i2c; common, | to good, S@lic; Cream Cheddar, 10@1lc; Young America, 113@i2'sc; Western, 11@12c; East- ern, 12%@13i5c per . EGGS-Ranch Eggs, 21%@3% per doz; store Eggs, 2G%c; Eastern, 15@17c for cold-storage. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. lower | All kinds remain about as previously quoted. Apples and Oranges are the leading kindsnow, and both are in heavy supply. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Cape Cod Cranberries, $3@9 50 per bbl; Jer- seys, 389 50; Coos Bay, $1 76@2 per box. Pears, Winter Nellis, 50c@$1; common’ kinds, 25@50¢ per box. Apples, 2%@40c per box for common, SO@Toc for geod to choice and $1@1 25 for fancy; Lady Apples, $1@1 75 for large boxes. Grapes, in boxes, 30@60c for all kinds. Crates sell about 10c higher than boxes. Persimmons, %@30c_per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1_2%@2 50; Seedlings. 50c@$1 60; Mandarins, T5c@$l; Grape Fruit, $3G4 per box; Lemons, 80c@$) for com- mon and $150G2 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, $2g8 per box; California Limes, in small boxes, 25G30c; Bananas, $1G2 per bunch; Pineapples, $2G3 per doz. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. DRIED FRUITS—Quotations are as follows Prunes, carload lots, 4G4isc for 40-50's, 3%Ga%e for 60-60'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 90-100° Peaches, 3'@4%e, fancy, 5@S%c; peeled, 109 1233c; Apricots, 4@6c for Royals and T@8%c far £00d to fancy Moorparks; evaporated Apples, § i sun-dried, 3%@4%c¢; black figs, in sacks, 2 @3c; Plums, 313@45c for pitted and 1@1%c for unpitted; bleached Plums, Sc tarines, 4@6c for prime to fancy; Pears, 2@ic for quarters and 2%@6%c for halves, according to color, ete. RAISINS—New Ralsins, 2i,@3dc for 2-crown, 4c for 3-crown, Sc for 4-crown, 5%c for Seed- less Sultanas and $1 10@1 15 for London layers. Dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at $@i0c Ib; Walnuts, 6a7c for hard and swgv,c o 5@6e for hardshell and 6 soitahell; Almond ¥ige for paper-su>li, Peanu's, we for 2 - orh and he for California: Hickery wat s 6c; Pecans, 9@10c; Filberts '5c; Brazil Nuts, 8asc per ; Cocoanut 50us per 1. HONEY—New Comb, 10c for bright and 7g9 Lor lower gtades: new ater white extracted, c; light amber extracted, 3%@dc EESWAX—23g25c per 1. ceadis PROVISIONS, - CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8%c per 1> for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 104c for extra light and 1lc for sugar-cured; East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; Hams, 9@8%c; Mess Beef, 3§ 5 per bbl; extra | mess do, §9 60; family do, $11G12; salt Pork, § 8 50: extra prime Pork, 30 50; extra clear, $18; LARD--Eastern tlerces quoted at 5%c per Ib for compound and 6c for pure; pails, 7c; Cali- fornia tlerces, 6c per 1b for compound and 6o for pure; half-bbls, 6%c; 10-Ib tins, 7c; do 5-1b, Tige per 5% @6%e; COTTOLENE—Tierces, less than 300 Ibs—1-Tb palls, 60 in & case, §ic; 3-1b pails, 20 in case, $%ci G-Ib pails, 12 in ‘case, 8%c; 10-1b pails, § in a case, Sic; 50-Ib tins, 1 or 2 in a case, 1%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 7%e; fancy tubs, 80 Ibs net, 7%c; half-bbls, about 110 ibs, Tic per M. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Fair sales of Fides are reported at un- changed prices. Wool 1s dead and Hops are no better. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell at lc under sound stock. Heavy salted steers, 10g10%c per Ib; medium, 9¢; Hght, Sig@sc; Cow- hides, Sla@ic; Stags, s%c; salted Kip, S¢; sal ed Calf, 10@ilc; salted Veal, $c; dry Hi 15 @15%c; culls and brands, 12@12%c; dry nd Veal, lic; dry Calf, 1Sc; culls, ‘12c; t- kins, 20d5c each: Kids, bc; Deerskins, good summer, Zc per Ib; medium, 20c; winter, 10c: Sheepskins, ehearlings, 15@2c each; short wool, 35@60c each; medium, 60@s0c; long wools, $00G §1 h. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per 1b; No. 3, 2@2i4c; refined, Sc; Grease, c. WOOL-—Fall clip—Middle counties—tree, 1 i defec: 13¢c; do defective, 10@llc; San J tive, 7@0c; Southern Mountain, Northern. 12@13c; do defectiv bolat and Mendocino, 13aice: e S o oo to Fatk 5@ erop, poor 10c for good; new crop, 10@14c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. ‘Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as folows: : ‘ DEEF_-Firat quality, 64@7c; second do, 6%@ 6c; third do, VBAL—Larse, 5G40 4mall, 697 per Ib. | @%c; Wool Bags, 2i@30c; Fruit Bags, 5%c, | 5%c and 6c for the different sizes. | Bryant, | Flour, qr sks .... 13,763 Pelts, bdls Wheat, ctls ...... 4,312 Sugar, bbls Barley, ctls . 2,820 Raisins, bxs 1673 Oats, ctls ........ 1060 Quicksiiver, fisks 41 Corn,ctls 1,500 Hay, tons 388 Cheese, ctls 111/ Hops, bales 6| Butter, ctls ... 59 Wool, bales 5 Beans, sks . 3% Lime. bbls 162 | Potatoes, sks 4,525/ Leather, rolls 11 Onions, sks 259 Wine, gals 67,088 Bran,sks . 215 Hides, no 481 Middlings, sks .. 583 Fggs, doz 1,500 OREGON. Flour, gr sks.... 5812/ Oats, ctls .... 8,040 Wheat, ctls . 1,510/ 100 Belcher . 34 100 Justice . .48 100 4 35,100 Ophir . . 6 100 Best & Belchr .. §2 200 Potosi . 40 200 Caledonia . 24 500 Savage .4 200 Challenge . 26| 50 Sferra Nev ..... 72 300 Chollar . 35 800 . - - % 100 Can Cal' & V .12 100 . e 200 Crown Polnt 28 700 Unlon Con ...... 3% 100 Gould & Curry.. 40 100 Yellow Jack..... 38 100 Hale & Norers..1 35| Afterncon Session—2:30. 100 Belcher . 41,200 Justice .... .... 47| 100 Caledonta 26 200 Overman . Bt 300 25 260 Potost cvesen 43 nge . 281200 . < .3 400 Chollar .. 38 300 Sterra Nev ...... T 250 Con Cal & 130 200 Utah ...... . 08 | 400 Crown Point 30 700 Yellow Jack .... 41 | 200 MUTTON—Wethers, €@7c; Ewes, 6c per b, LAMB—Spring, 11g1%sc per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, @8%c for large and 84%@3%c for small and 2lc for medium: soft Hogs, 2%@3%c; dressed do, 5@5%c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1898 delivery, 5% COAL—Wellington, $8; New Wellington, 38; Southfield Wellington, 3§71 50; Seattle, 35 80: i Coos Bay, 31 76; Wallsend, $7 0} Cumberland, ' $14 50 in ‘bulk and 316 in ‘sacks, Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, 33 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleas- ant Valley, $7 60; Coke, §13 per ton In bulk and $15 in sacks. : SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany quotes, - terms net cash: Cube and Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c: Powdered, s:zv Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners’ A. 3 Magnolia A, 8j%c; Extra C, 5l4c; Golden C, Sc: Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A, §%c per ib: half-bbls %c more than barrels, and boxes 4c more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For December 22, 1897. THE STOCK MARKET. Dullness still prevailed in mining stocks yes- terday and quotations were about the same. Sterra Nevada was weaker and quister. The Columblan Banking Company of this clty has declared a dividend of 6 per cent per annum for the past six months, payable January 3. The business of this bank will be removed on January to the Claus Spreck- els bullding, Third and Market streets. From the Gould & Curry mine from Oc- tober 20 to December 6 1274 tons of ore were taken from the 400 level, assaying $1819 per ton. Of this ore 119 tons had been reduced up to the 17th, averaging 315 33 per ton. The Crystal Rock Salt Mining Company has levied an assessment of 75 cents per share, delinquent January 30. The Good Title Mining Company of Ne- vada County has levied an assessment of 10 cents per share, payable January 20. BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterday: Regular Session—9:30. 200 Hale & Norers..135¢ Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Regular Besslon—10:30. Con 08500 Julla . : 04200 Justice . 16200 Kentuck . 200 Alpha | est In 50 vara'lots 156 and 1 | Ine O. Heydenfeldt, undivided half “1Coos Bag. Dec 23,10 Ax| Pier 13 Cgarina..." |Coos Bay Dec 25, 5 P |Pler 8 Chilkat ... |Eel Rive Dec 25 9 Am/Pler 13 State of Cal Portland Dee 24, 10 A Pler 24 Pomona.... Humbidt Bay. Dec 24, 2 Pu|Pler 9 | Alllance.... |Alaska.. Dec 24. 4 PM Pler 14 | Sunta Rosa San Diego....| Dec 2, 11 ax Pler 11 City Puebdla Vie & Pt Snd' Dec 2T, 9 | Coos Bay.. Newport Dec 28, 9 Australia.. | Honolulu..... Dec 2, 2 ‘| Panama Dec 2312 ......|China&Japan. Dec 23, 1 Columbia..|Portland .. .. | Dec 2. 10 *|San Diego.... |Dec &. 11 |Newport... ... |Jan 1, 9 Same by same, to same, lot on S line of Turk street, 30 E Jones, E 27:0 by S §2:6; $15.000. Same by same, to same, lot on N line of 17th street, 120 ¥ Noe, W 40 by N 130; $3615. 5 Barah L. Moore to John Wagner, lot on NW Iine of Liberty and Guerrero streets, W 100 by 9; $10. 7 Frank W. and Nettie E. Buckman to Argo- naut Mutual Bullding and Loan Association, lot on § Iine of Ridley street, 25 W Belcher, W 25 by S 110; $10. Hamilton 'and Mary Miller to Lulu J. Hor- ton, lot on S line of Alvarado street, 230:5 W Sanchez, W 2 by S 114; $10. Joseph Swift to Thomas Blanchfield, lot on ggl;ne’mol 2th street, 55 E Diamond, E 30 by Thomas and Hannah Blanchfield to Argo- | | naut Mutual Building and Loan Assoclation, | lot on S line of %th street, 8 E Diamond, E 25 by § 91; $50. Willlam Broad, Sarah and Isaac N. England, | and Willlam P. Humphreys, and as trustees, to Willlam Broad, lot on W line of Codm: 137:6 S Washington street, S 45:10, W 1 2, W 10. N 43:10, E 25:7%; also lot 1 Flint tract, Homestead Association on W line of Powell street, 117:6 S Washington, | § 65:10 by W 60; to annul 1753, deed 18§ ‘Willlam Bread to Sarah and Isaac N. Eng- 7%, N | also_lot | place, | block' 14, | Sailed. NESDAY, December 22, Hunter, Victoria and Po Wi Stmr Umatilla, | Townsend, Stmr Del Norte, Allen, Gravs Harhor Stmr National City, Andresen. Humbal4g Bay. Schr Laura Pike, Johnson, Eureka. Stmr Washtenaw, Croscup, Tacoma. Stmr Queen, Jepsen, San Diego. Stmr Scotia, Johnson. Schr Roy Somers, sodand, G Schr La Chilena, Campbeil, { Telegraphic. | POINT LOBO: . 10 p. m.—Weather, hazy; wind, NE: velocity, 12 miles. Spoken, No 25—Lat 24 S, ship'W F Babcock, from Baltimore, for Honolul Dec 4—Lat 6 N long 25 W— Br ship Alcides, | hence Aug 21, for Antwerp. .Per Australia—Dec 21, about 275 miles from San Francisco ship Henry B Hyde, from New | York, for San Francisco. Per, Weeott—About 30 miles N of Point Reyes saw a bark bound in. Light SE wind and smooth” sea. Per Orlent— On Dec 17 saw a ship with & s Harbor, Fort Ross. land, lot on W line of Codman place, 137:6 S ‘Washington street, S 45:10 by W 25:7%%; also lov | 11, block 14, Flint tract, Homestead Associa- | tion; also 1ot on W line of Powell street, 117:3 | S Washington, § 65:10 by W 80; also all inter- Eift and $10. | Heydenfeldt to | of lot on | SE line of Folsom street, 342: 3d, SW h | SE %, NE 110, SE T, NE 40, NW 160, togetner | with right of way of Louisa street and Louisa | alley; $10. | @Alameda County. | Chas. F. and Flora B. MacDermot to Lillian McDonald—The SW 3% of Iot 9, block J, revised | map of Oakland Heights tract, Oakland; $10. | Jos. J. Bettman (by comr) to Jerome S. J. | Bettman—W corner of Central and Twelfth avenues, SW 150 by NW 75, being lots 13, 14 and 15, block 37, Clinton, East Oakland; $12.305. Sarah A. Young to Sarah A. Dick—SW cor- ner of Twelfth and Folsom streets, W 100 by 8§ 100, being lots 1 to 4, block 23, Beaudry & Peladeau property, Oakiand Township; $745. Manuel and, Isabella J. Foster to Francisco P. da Roza—Beginning at a point on V street, 200 E of E line of private road of P. Gilbert and M. J. Bettancourt and on SE corner of lots owned by A. S. Flores, thence N 150, E 50, 8 150, W 50 to beginning, Town of Alvarado, Washington Township; $1500. Wm. J. Laymance to Ida M. McClellan—Lots 3 und 4, block A, Hemphill tract, subject to avrtgage, Lrookiyn Township; $10. Builders’ Contracts. Margaret O'Brien (owner), with H. E. Kron- nick (contractor), architect none. All work for a 2-story f{rame’ building with brick founda- tlons on NE corner of Ellis and Pierce streets, | 40 on- Ellis and §7:6 on Pierce: $4500. | Chas. Schroth (owner) with John Wiren (contractor), architect A. W. Marquis. All alterations and additions to a 2-story bullding on S line of Geary street, 137:6 W of Mason, | W 25 by S 77:6; $2207. The Cascade Laundry (owner) with F. W. Kern (contractor), architect H. Gefifuss. Ex- cavating, brick and carpenter work, etc., for a 2-story frame building and brick botler house | on NE line of Tenth street, 149 NW of Ho ard, NE 1134, SE 9, SW 113 W 99; $16%. Frederick O. and Grace G. STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION | SATIS. | PIER. President..| Yaquina Bay.|Dec 23, 5 py Pier 2 Weeott...... | Humbldt Bay. Dec 23. 5 Py Pier 13 STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. 34 1000 Lady Wi 36250 Mexican 100 Challes nge Con & E 27 100 Sterra Nevada.. 02 200 St Louts . 01/300 Union Con . 29,900 Utah ... 300 Crown Point 500 Exchequer . 300 Gould & Curry. 5 Hale & Nrers..135/ Afternoon Session—2:; 2100 Alpha Con . 400 Mexican 200 Alta ...... 50 Oecldetal | 200 Andes ... 160 Ophir [ | 600 Beicher . 100 . 3 | 200 40’200 Overman . 150 Best & Belchr .. 52 200 Potost | 200 Bullion ... ..... 07.300 Savage . 100 Caledonta . 24405 B & M 700 Challenge Con... 29 50) Sierra Nov | 200 Chollar ... 36 2 | 100 Con Cal & V 100 Confidence 100 99200 . 2 z | 400 100 100 Standard Con ..1 60 | W5 6/ 200 Unfon Con ...... 28 | 400 Crown Point 22200 . : | 600 Exchequer o | 100 Gould & Cu 500 Justice ... 600 Kentuck WEDNESDAY, Dec. 224 P. M. e I3 e 2 2 e & a = e > <] 2 S P @ 08 09/Julla . ® - Alta . 04 05 Justice 6 ‘Andes. 16 17 Kentuck 05 06| Belcher 39 40 Mexican . %8 29/ Best & Bel 50 52 Occtdental 12012 | Bullion . 07 08 Ophir .. o 66| Caledonia — 24 Overman. n 12| Chollar . 37 38 Potost e al Con Cal & V.12 130 Savage 2 2| Challenge ... 27 29 Seg Belcher .. o7 0 | Con Imperial . 01 02 Scorplon . — osf Confidence .... 105 Slerra Nev 12 7| Crown Point . 29 51| Silver Hill 3 o4 Con New York — 02| Standard —160| Eureka Con.... 22 — Union Con 28 27 Exchequer ... — 06/ Utah .... ... o1 o8 Gould & Curry 41 42 Yellow Jack .. 39 41| Hale & Norcrs1 30 1 40| STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22— P. M. Bid. Asked. BIA. Asked. U § Bonds— land Gas.. 35 (5% 4s quar coup..14 — (Pac Gas Im.. 9215 — 4 quar reg. Pac Light Co. 53 54 4s_quar new SF G & E.... 4% 94% Miscellaneous— San Fran ... 3% 3% Cal-st Cab §s.115 — |Stockton Gas. 143 — Cal El L 6s...128 — | Insurance— € C Wat be.. — 101%| Firem's Fnd..15 — Dup-st ex c.. — 93%| Bank Stocks— E L &P 6..129 — | Anglo-Cal F & ChRy 6s.107 108% Bank of C: Geary-st R 5s. — 101 | H C & S 5%..102 107 S L ALCoGs.— 100 |LonP & Al = 128 Mer Exchnge. 12 Savings Banks— Market-st 6s..127 130 Do 1st Mos..113 113%|Ger S & L..1530 — NatVin 6s ists — 100 | Hum S & L.1050_1100 N C gRyls | Mutual Sav... 35 40 N Ry Cal 6 \Mutual Sav % 40 N Ry Cal Gs ISF & U 430 590 N P C Ryfs S&LSo... — 10 NP Security §v. %0 — Oak Union T Co. 90 — oD ¢ Street Raiiroad— m alifornfa. ....108%100 P& | Geary .. ot P& | Market. Powell st 8s..1073%4115 Reno WL&L = Sac 8 F 10 £r Glant C o P | Glant Con ... 7 SPC Vigorit .o i o SP Miscellaneous— 8V Al Pac Assn.. 9% 97 BV Wat4s . 102 — |Ger LA WKS.105 — Stock Gas 65..101%4108 |H C & S Co.. — a1 Water Hut S P .....0 3914 393 Contra Costa 442 50 |Mer Ex Asn.. 90 & — Marin County. 0 — |Nat Vin Co... — Spring Val ... 99! 08 Co .. Gas and Electric— Cent Gaslight. 981 — Capital Gas... — — M E L Co.... 13% M4 MORNING SESSION—10:30, 100 Glant Powder Con ....... 50 Hawatlan Commerclal and Sugar. 10 Mutual. Electric Light ... 58 F Gas and Electric Company . 5 San Francisco Gaslight 50 Spring Valley Water . AFTERNOON: SESSION. 20 Hawallan Commercial and Sugar. 20 do do s 3. 30 do do . 100 Hutchinson § P 3 do do s $5000 Market-st Ry Con Bonds, 6s. 149 Oceanic Steamship Co. & 58 F Gas & Electric Co $2000S F & N P Ry Bonds . 200 Vigorit Powder 100 do do. 3D, Street— $5000 Northern Ry of Cal, 5& Bonds. §5000 Spring_Valley 4s Bonds . 200 Vigorit Eowder REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Chas. F. Mullin to Ma: t lmrmsllmoronnm:.mfiog 2 by § 137:6; also lot on § Pac A F Al Pac Bor Co Par Paint Co. 228853 2.2289 B’-R%ESE auasgs ERkEdd w ry E. Matthei and N. Currler, by P. Oliver, commissioner, to Hibernta Savings and Loan Soclety, lot on ‘W line of Valencia 57:6 § 13th, § 25:6 by W $0; $7083. Same by same to same, lot on W line of Va- mkw. street, 312:6 N 16th, N 325 Wo90; | ing directions of the world are kept on hand | for comparison and | the U | day. STEAMER. | FroM 1 DUE Peter Jebsen.. | Nanaimo. Dec 23 | North Fork.... | Humboldt . Dee 23 | Pomona.. | Humbolat Bay. .\ *|Dec 23 | Progreso.. ..... |Seattle. ... Ll Dec 28 | City Puebla. .’ | Victoria & Puget Sud...... Dec 24 | A Blanchard....|Portlana. .... Dec 24 | Santa Rosa.....|San Diego.. z Dec 24 Columbia |Portland. * Dec China. China and Japan. +|Dec 2 | Coos B: Newport........ ‘| Dec 26 Orizaba. .| Mexico. <{Dec 25 | Willametie. . | Puget Souna Dec 26 | Crescent City. | Crescent City Dec 26 | Bristo] Comox. Dec %7 | Mineol: Dec 27 | San Mateo ‘| Dec 2 | Queen ... "’ San Diego 5 2 | Walla Walla. ctoria and Puget 28| Arcata........." |Coos Bay.. 2 | Acapulco. |Panama. . 30 | Del Norte. Grays Harbor. % | State of Cal..... | Portland NOTICE TO MARINERS. { A tranch of the United States Hydrographic | Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, ls | maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without Tegard to nationality and | free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, Where complete sets of charts and sail- reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The 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 ited States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. A motice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time, or giving the error, If any, 18 published the same day by the afternoon pa- pers, and by the morning papers the following W. 8. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. § The Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- ghants’ Exchange, San Francisco, December The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly at § p. m., Greenwich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant U.'S. in charge. —— SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. | Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, Entrance to San | Francisco Day. Published by Official Au thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-flve minutes later than at Fort Point: the hetght of tide is the same at both places. | December—1897, Thursday, December 23. 0.00 p.m. o1 ) ! ) % Time|poqy mm,emm!me‘mm_m Feot L Wi H W, L W H Wi ¢ V06 27 6:38) 3 1 2 00| 23| IIJ 1:54 5.0' 2! 2:50 81’ 2| 341) 82 o: 1B W tL 044 45l 4 2| 1:30| 43] 5 NOTE.—In the above exposition of the tides 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 second 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 iven 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. ——— e SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived. WEDNESDAY. December 22. Stmr Progreso, Storrs. §1 hours from Seattle; 2100 tons coal, to P B Cornwall. Stmr Jennie, Moller, 53 hours from Coquille River; mdse, to J § Kimball. Stmr Empire, Nelson, &3 hours from Cocs Bay; rass and mdse, to O C & N Co. Stmr Coquille River. Johnson, Fort Bragg. Stmr Tillamook, Hansen. Stmr_Australia, Houdlette, 6 days 22% hours from Honolulu; pass and mdse, to J D Spreck- els & Bros Co. Stmr_Bonita, Nicholgon, 74 hours from New- port; produce.’ to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Weeott, Miller, 40 hours from Crescent City; 1% M ft lumber , to D T C_Perkins. Haw stmr_Aztec. Cattarinch, 54 days from Hongkons, via Yokohama 42 days, 4 hours: 2700 toms coal, to P M S § Co. Stmr Newsboy, Ellefsen, § hours from Tilla- mook;; lumber, to Truckee Lumber Co. Stmr Crarina, Magee, 42 hours from Coos Bay; pass and mdse, to J D Spreckels & Bros Co. ‘Stmr President, Nelson, 68 hours from Ya- quina Bay; pass and mdsé, to J § Kimball & o ‘0. Br ship Luelle, Anderson, 7% days from Seat- tle: 2100 tons coal, to Pacific Coal Co. Ship Spartan, Polite, 15 days from Seattle; 2100 tons coal, to P B Cornwall. Brk Rufus E Wood, McLeod, 7 days from Nanalmo; 2139 tons coal, to John Rosenfeld's Sons. % Sohr Orlent. Saunders, 7 days from Willapa Harbor; 320 M ft lumber, to 8 H Harmon Lum- ber Co. Schr Newark, Beck, 17 hours from Bowens Landing; 160 M ft lumber, to F Heywood. Cleared. WEDNESDAY, December 22. Stmr Queen, Jepsen, San Diego; Goodall, Periinn Lo 'ng,lh.l‘pr Susanna, Gerdan. Queenstown, G | bicyele, 1 bl skins, | hoft & Behulz main topgallant mast gone. Domestic Ports. ASTORIA—Arrived Dec 22—Br stmr Lom- bard, from Yokohama; Br stmr Teenkai, from Yokohama. Safled Dec 22-Stmr Allce Blanchard, _for Francisco; bark Oakland, for San Fran- cisco. SAN DIEGO—Arrived Dec 22—U S stmr Al- batross, hence Dec 20. Sailed Dec 22U § stmr Monterey, cruise; H,B M stmr Icarus, for cruise. BEUREKA—Arrived Dec 22—Stmr South Coast hence Dec 21. fled Dec 22—Stmr Pomona, for San Fran- elsco. . TILLAMOOK—Sailed Dec 15—Schr Volante, for San Francisco. EUREKA—Sailed Dec 2—Stmr North Fork, for San Francisco. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Dec 22—Stmr Rival, hence Dec 21. 5 BOWENS LANDING—Arrived ‘Dec 22—Schr Barbara Hernster, hence De¢ 21 POINT ARENA-Sailed Dec 22—Stmr Alca- zar, for Newport. PORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Dec 22—Bktn Willie R Hume, from Sn Pedro. TILLAMOOK--Sailed Dec 20—Schr C T Hill, for San_Francisco. TATOOSH—Passed Dec 2—Ship C F Sargent, from_Viadivostok, for Puget Sound. SAN PEDRO—ailed Dec 22—Stmr Alcatraz, for San Francisco. Foreizn Ports. TENERIFFE—Arrived Dec 20—Br stmr Te- koa, from Vancouver, and proceeded for Liv- for | erpool. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Dec 20—Br stmr Co- lumbia, from Victoria. Dec 21—Br stmr Em- press of China, from Vancouver. NAGASAKI—Sailed Dec 19—Br ship St Enoch. for Oregon. FREMANTLE—Arrived Dec 20 — Br bark Sydlenham, from Tacoma. HRISBANE _Sailed Dee 18—Br bark Twees- dale, for Oregon. JLULU—Arried Dec 13—Haw bark R . hence Nov 20: bark Fresno, from mble; bark A W _Spies, from New Dec 15—Schr Mildred, from Eureka: U S stmr Bennington. from a cruise. Sailed Dec I5—Haw stmr Barracouta, for Champerico; bark C D Bryant, for San Fran- clsco. Trans-Atlantic Steamers. LIVERPOOL—Sailed Dec 22—Stmr Waesland, for Philadelphia. Arrived Dec 22—Stmr Teutonic, York. NAPLES—Sailed Dec 18—Stmr Massilla, New York. NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Amter- dam, from Rotterdam; stmr Majestic, from Liverpool. Sailed Dec 22—Stmr Néw York, for South- ampton; stmr- Ethiopla, for Glasgow; stmr Friesland, for Antwerp; stmr Edam, for Am- sterdam: stmr Aleria, for Marseilles. PHILADELPHIA—Arrived Dec 22—Stmr Bel- genland, from Liverpool. Importations. HONOLULU—Per Australla—12.844 bags su- gar, 1970 bags rice, 463 bags coffee, 401 em beer kegs, 3747 bnchs bananas, 65 bxs banana 7 bxs betel leaves, $3 csks beer bottles, 203 crts pineapples, 5 cs condensed pineapples, 15 bdls stove bodies, 5 pkgs mdse, 848 bdls green hides, 13 bdls deerskins, 3 bdls do, 15 parcels, 3 hdls goat skins, 30 bdls sheep skins. 55 pkgs bones, 32 bags horns. from New tor COOS BAY—Per Czarina—850 tons coal, 7 M {t lumber. 26 cds matchwood, 2212 s salmon, £3 pkes mdse, 2 cs dry goods, 6 bales flannel, 37 bxs butter, 1953 bxs apples, 1 cs shoes, 1 c3 typewriters, 1 cs saws: pkgs hides, ‘26 oil tanks. 14 pkes express, § sks coin YAQUINA BAY—Per President — 3780 sks flour, 2161 sks oats, 1080 &ks wheat, 4 bbls sal- mon, 12 pkgs mdse, 4 bbls beer, 2 bxe butter, 2% bxs 1 bbl apples, 23 bdls hides, 54 sks bark, 50 ship knees COQUILLE 1 coop chickens. RIVER—Per Jennie—13 pkgs hides, 120 tons coal, 23 bxs butter, 107 bxs ap- ples, ‘50 sks potatoes, 104 bxs salmon, 24 phes wool, 29 pkgs mdse, 9 bales flannel. COOS BAY—Per Empire—239 sks pflhtoi 1 50 pkes mdse, 1250 bxs apples, 6 kits 1 cs bbls salmon, 2 cs hardware, 43 head cattle| bales wool, 525 tons coal, 3 sks coin, 9 pk express. 10 cs cheese, 3 cs dry goods, 7 bales flannels, 16 crts ferns, 5 tubs 3 bxs 1 keg but- ter, 71 ship knees. RUREKA—Per Chilkat—42 M ft Jumber, 2260 bdls shineles. SAN SIMEON—Per Bonita—i cs eggs, 28 butter, 50 bales seaweed, 3 sks abalones dressed calves, 1 coop chickens, 2 cops turkey: 4 bxs groceries, 7 bdls hides, 1 bbl apples. bxs Monterev—5 bxs apples, 17 sks abalone shells, 3 abalone meat. Cayucos—17 bxs butter, 5 cs eggs, 36 dressed calves. Port Harford—1 bx butter, 1 cs eggs, 1 coop chickens, 1 bx apples, 77 sks walnuts, 1 sk salt fish. Lompoc—1 keg fish, 1 bx chain, £2 bdls hides, 1 sk tails, 3 bdls peits, 3 bbls tallow, 142 ska barley, 215 sks mustard, §9 sks beans, 13 sks ower. Santa Harbara—5 bxs mantels, 1 bx ptanos, 1 bxs lemons. Galeta—I6 cs plumes. 1 sk walnuts. Hueneme—1 bx hardware, 4 sks walnuts, 1 bx crockery. Ventura—133 sks walnuts, 1 cs clothing, 2 crts hangers, 3 bxs dry fruit, 154 bxs oranges, 32 bxs lemons, 2% sks chilles, 3 cs groceries, 1 bx ba- con, 2 bxs apples, 2 kegs pork, 1 cs notions. Carpenteria--1 Lx lemons, 1 cs canned goods. Gaviota—12 sks crawfish. ast San Pedro—IS bxs lemons, 10 bbls B beer, § cs ozatenic, 23 bxs oranges. San’Pedro—14 sks' abalone shells, 65 bdls dry pelts. 1 bx cheese. Newport—1S75 sk screenings, 272 sks wheat, 1794 sks barley, 116 hxs oranges, 1 bx lemor, 74 sks peanuts, 1 sk dry fruit, 1 coop turkeys, Consigneen. Per Bonita—Brigham, Hoppe & Co: C Whit- ney & Co; Dodge, Sweeney & Co: F Uri & Cot Hills Bros: H Kirchman & Co: Hilmer, Bred- L Dallman & Co: Marshall, Taggart & C:; Ross & Hewlett; Standard Ol Co: Tillmann & Bendel: Western Meat Co: W B Sumner & Co; Weilman, Peck Co: Chas Tetzen: Wheaton, Breon & Co; I H Cain & Co: L Juri: Baker & Hamilton: M Bazzini: A Wyae: De 'Bernardini & Co; C H Peterson; Getz Bros & Co: Russ, Early & Co: O B Smith & Co: Dodge, Sweeney & Co; A Pallles: W D Marshall & Relmers: W F Mitchell: G : G Berti & Co: Sanford Bros: Standard 0il Co: Crystal Soda Co: Smith's Cash Store) IS Van Winkle: Armes & Dallam. Fieid & Stone; H Dutard; Bray Sons & Co: Weil Bros & Co: W G Lowry & Co: W W Montazue & Co: Shasta M § Co: W Zimmerman: H B Vare ney & Co: H Liebes & Co: J Ivancovich & Co: H J Shinn & Co; O R & N Co: G W MeNes O Tater: Milier, Sloss & Seott: D H Suill & Co: E R Stevens & Co; Labor Exchan: Mitchell & Goodall: L Scatena & Co; F Adams & Sons: L Splegel: L W Hibbard; Simpson & Hack Fruit Co; J Willlams: J L Cerf; Gray & Barbierl; R J Kennedy: Kowalsky & Co: A “Gerberding & Co: P C S § Co: A Paladini & Co: American Unfon Fish Co: Minaker & Welbanks: C. Tetzen; Sawyer Soap Co; Saw- yer Tanning Co; E 'J Shattuck & Co; Fort Wayne Co: Burneéll & Co: L G Sresovich & Co: Co: G W McNear; Goodall, Perkins & Co: D Biagi & Co: J C Cain &Co: Gould & Jaudin: E R Stevenson; S H Emerson & Co: C A Dal- ton: T Willlams. Per Jennie-S Bloom & Son; I § Kimball; Coghill & Kohn: J B Johnson: Hilmer. Bred- hoft & Schulz; Hulme & Hart: San Francisco Type Foundry; Getz Bros & Co: Murphy, Grant & Co; §'H Frank & Co; Standard Ol Co: H Reed: L G Sresovich & Co; Wm Cluft & Co: H Unna & Co: Union Brewery. Fer Empire — Wm Armstrong: Arctle OIl Works: Bandon Woolen Mills; Dodge, Sweeney & Co: M P Detels: Erlanger & Galinger: Ful- ton Iron Works;: Getz Bros & Co; Union Brew- ery: Home Supply Association: Hunt. Hatch & Co; A J B Immel: H L Judell: Kahn Bros: Thos 'Loughran: Bissinger & Co: Labor Ex- change; L Splegel: Z Ludwig: G A Morrill: W W Montarue & Co: J McDermott: Marshall, Taggart & Co: Murphy, Grant & Co: Nash & Co: Norton, Teller & Co: W C Price & Co, Stewart & Co: Standard Oil Co: G W Starr & Co: H_Seegelken: H Smith: H C Smith: A B Seal: W B Sumner & Co: Wieland Brewery; Wells, Fargo & Co; O C & N Co. Per Czarina—0 C & N Co:Edward Kruse: J H Newbauer & Co: Henry F Allen: Jos Johnson: Thos Loughran: Dalton Bros: Mar- Taggart & Co: Home Supply Associa- tion; Wolf & Son: The Rosenblatt Co: Hills Hilmer, Bredhoff & Schnlz: Witzel & Baker; Bandon -Woolen Mills: Murnhv Grant & Co; Sanborn, Vail & Co: Cahn, Nickelsburg Payot. Upham & Co: Dunham. Carrigan J D Spreckels & Bros Co: Standard Oi] Arctic_Ofl Works: Wieland Bros; Wells Co: Fargo & Co. > e President— Otis, McAllister & Co: H. Allen; Anspacker Bros: H Dutard: Wel Pringle & Co: California_Chemical Co: Newbauer & Co; Nortan Tanning Co; Gedrye Hermann & Co; G D Rixford: W C Price & Co: W 7 Adams; W B Sumner & Co; Standard Ofi Co: Bryan C M Co: W A Butterfield Per Australia—A’ Galll Fruit Co: Baker & Hamilton: California Transfer Co; Campodon- ico & Malcolm: C H Daly; Chas Nelson: En. terprise Brewery; Eveleth & wash: Garcla & Maggini: Hyman Bros; John Wieland Brew- ing Co: J Ivancovich & Co: J A Folger & Cos J C Rued & Co: J D Spreckels & Bros Co; I, G Sresovich & Co; Miss M G Betkwith: Mre W F C Hasson: M D Vervalis: M § Grinbaum & Co: M Phillips & Co: McPherson & Rucker: Navy Yard. Mare Island; Otis, MeAllister & Co: R_S Moore: Wetmore Bros; W W Win. chell: W P Fuller & Co: Wells, Fargo & Co; Welch & Co; Williams, Dimend & Co; various I Peck & Co; Moore, Ferguson & Co: me’? 4 Chinese merchants. ~( ¥