The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 24, 1897, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 189 COMMERCIAL WORLD. THE MARKETS. SUMMARY OF Silver advanced. Wheat and Barley dull. rather better demand. g up and firm. edstuffs unchanged. Potatoes and Onions firm. r remarkably scarce and higher. also advanced again. Cheese un- -d Turkeys sold off well. Other Poul- ions ore. Hops and Hides unchanged. arket the same. OVERLAND SHIPMENTS. Overland shipments of freight from North- ern and Central Californ November via - lines were S tons, as fol- Franci: Oakland St ; Marysville, 43 5 tons Beans do Decidu- do Dried her, 9 do 419 do Nuts, 9615 do Rais- do Vegetables, 59 do ver, 630 do Wool, do Pickled do, 65 do Sugar and 426 do . O Clar ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rarn® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS The arrc The top fig- ure at sta : maximum temperature | »se underneath it, if any, the 1, of melted snow in inches past twelve hours. nect points of equal dotted lines, equal ally accompa- refers to low v ‘preceded and accom- ther and rains. “Lows' : Washington coast. in the interior and | and the isobars extend »ast, rain is prob- | is inclosed with arvature, Tain south of able. With a “high” and the pressure falling to , warmer weather may be er and colder weatheer in : of these conditions will e result. WEATHER BUREAU. produce an of THE (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) Past This Last Stations— 24 Hours. Season. Season. Sy 1 16.97 54D, 9.65 0 5.60 0 852 0 3.60 0 0 0 4 - 0 0.85 15 rature: Maximum, 52; minimum, 40; mean, 46. Weather Conditions and General Korecasts. The pressure has fallen rapidly in the past h shington and Oregon. Rain 2 t of Washington. Rain northward. A ka. The first risen slowly over Cali- pidly along the Oregon mber 24, 1857 cloudiness stern portion: Increasing _cloudiness s on the northern coast; loudy Friday; warmer in northern air Friday; warmer. iday d vicinity—Increasing cloud- occasional light ‘showers v wind. om Mt. Tamalpais taken at : wind, west 12 miles; tem- R McADIE, orecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW TORKVSTOCIV( MARKET. NEW YORK. bin Dec Several factors com- 4 in the last hour of trading on the stock _market to-day to lift it out of the dullness and depression which had been its character all day aise prices quite sharply above 1z level. One of these factors was the s of apprehension earlier in {he a the closing of the Chest- * hut-street Bank in Philadelphia, another was that the Joint Traffic Association had suc- cecded in securing measures going to assure the restoration and maintenance of estab- lished tariffs on livestock, provision and grain from Western to tern ports. Another was announcement by the Treasury Depart- ient that sufficient amounts of the current sixes were being offered for redemption on in accordance with the Govern- tion to secure the money mar- wreity threatened by the with- of the Union Pacific payment to the wing he specialties which had trength all day took on re- at the close and helped in movement in the general list ortant, representing little more than the cc of traders’ short contracts. Call money loaned as high as 4 per cent again and did not yield below 3 per cent. There was a further fall of % in the actual rate for demand s and % for.cables and long sterling. I erling closed at the lowest point touched since the gold import movement in September. The rates for money in London and Beriin are stiff and some ap- f a squeeze is reported from Lon- et the weakness in al sales, S1,340.000. United States fours and old fours are % lower and the fives 1-32 lower. Total sales of stock to-day were 212,700 including: B. and 0. 5. C. B. and Manhattan Metropolitan St. Ry. Central 6144, Northern Pacific pre- Rock TIsland 3270, St. Paul 9190, Tnion Pacific 5405, Chicago Peoples Gas 6300, reat Western 7610, LONDON MARKETS., NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The Evening Post's London financial cable sa The stock mar- kets here were lifeless to-day. Consols were adversely affected by politics and dear money. A rise in the bank rate next year would not be wholly surprising. There was a further eharp fall to-day in China and Japan stocks. but Spanish and Turkish stocks were dis- tinctly better. Kaffirs were good except the artered Company’s on rumors of a further million of new capital. Americans were good on New York buying, a feature being the de- mand for coalers, but the close was under the best. nd Trunks were easier. Details of the gold movement for the week show the sale of £102,000 in eagles for Ger- many, the sale of £25.000 in bar gold, the en- gagement of £100,000 nominally for South a. | in the | ncisco for thirty | means high | America, but probably for the Continent, and the receipt of £152, the Cape. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. Closing Prices for Bonds and Rail- way Shares. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Money on call firm at 3@4 per cent; last loan 4 per cent; closed 3@4 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3%@4 per cent; sterling exchange weak, with actual business’in bankers' bills at $4 $41,@4 S4% for demand apd at $4 SI4@4 SI% for sixty days; posted rates, $4 S2lo@d 83 and $4 $51@4 S commercial bills, $4 $0%@t 81;_silver certifi- cates, 57%@iSlc; bar silver, 57%c; Mexican dollars, 45%c; Government bonds weak; State bonds dull; railroad bonds heavy. CIOSING STOCKS. Atchison . 12% St P & O M. Do pref . 30%| Do pref .. Balt & Ohio. 13°5'St P M & M. Can Pacific . Can_ Southern. 813 So Pacific So Ratlway Cent Pac . Do pref Ches & Ohio. s Tex & Pac Chi & Alton Union Pac CB&Q. UPDR&G Wabash Do pref Wheel & L E. Do pref .. Sxpress Companies— Adams Express.. 158 American EX..... 115 Erie (ne: 1775 United States 38 Do _ist pref 3875 Wells Fargo 3 Ft Wayne. 1681, Miscellaneous— t Nor pref 130 A Cot Oil Hocking Val 5 |" Do pref Illinois Cent. 103%' Amn Spirits L E & VW 16 | Do pref Do pref 713 Am Tobacco Lake Shore . 170 | Do pref .. Louis & Nash. 56% People's Gas Manhattan L 108% Cons Gas Met Traction 4 Com Cab Mich Cent i Col F & I Minn & St - Do pref Do 1st pref.... 88 Gen Elec Mo Pacific . 34% Illinois Steel Mob_ & Ohio . 281; Laclede Gas Mo K & T. 13" Lead . : Do pref 36 Do pref Chi Ind & L. 81% Nat Lin Ofl, Do pref 30 Or Imp Co N J C 9% Pac Mafl .. Y C 1207 Pullman Pal NYC& 1 Silver Cert Do 67 Stan R & T. 33 |Sugar .... . 14%| Do pref 42T C & Iron . 213 U S Leather 7 Do pref . 58%| Do pref .. 621 ont & W . 16%| U_S Rubber 5 | Or R & Na 3| Do pref .. Or Short Line.... 18 |West Union Pittsburg C&N W | Reading Do pref Rock Island R G W St L &S F. Da pre Do st pref. StL &S Do 2d pref Do _pret St_Paul Do pref . CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg.. 128% N J C 5s .. Do coup 12812 N Carolina 6s USi4s .. 112%' Do 4s .. Do coup 114% No Pac lsts Do 2ds e Do 38 U S 5s reg 14y Do 4s Do 5s coup MY NYC& Dist 3 & Ala_ cla: 109% Nor & W 68 10812 Northwestrn Do B 108 Do deb 5s Do C 1010 Nav Ists : Do currency ... 103 'O Nav 4s : Atchison 4s Do adj 4s Can So 2ds % O S Line 6s % 0 S Line 58 O Imp Ists Can Pac Ists Do 58 tr C&NPtris Pac 6s of 95 Ohio 58 Reading 4s CH&D 4. 104% R G W 1sts . D& RG Ists.... 108 St L& I M D&RG s % StL&SF st Tenn 1sts 11 St P Con . e Gen 4s 2 StPC&P W & D 1sts tr. Do Car non-fund.. % So Ry Stan R 4 Tenn new Tex P L G Do reg n Elec 5s... H & S A 6s Do H'& T O Do con 6s Towa C lIsts K P Con tr Union Pa 8 . K P Ists D tr UPD&G lsts.. 48% | La_new con is. Wab 1st 07 L & N Uni 4s Do 2ds sy Missouri _6s W Shore 4s . 111 | M K & T 2ds. Va Centures .... €9 Do s .. Do deferred .... 3i% N Y Cent 1sts. M ING STOCKS. Chollar ... 2 Ontario 300 Crown Point 80 Con Cal & 8 Deadwood 100 Gould &Curry 800 Hale & Norcrs. o8 Homestake . © 33 00 Standard 150 Iron Silver 40 Union Con . 21 Mexican .. 30! Yellow Jacket ... 3 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—FLOUR—Recelpts 24,610 bbls; exports 56,194. Quiet but firmer; | crop, v mills patents, §5 65@5 9%; do clears, $ 40@ winter patents, $¢ S0@5 15; do straights, @d 6. 154,604 WHEAT—Receipts Spot firm: No. 2 red, $1 01%. firm on unexpectedly better Liverpool cables and was advanced later on war talk from Burope and a good demand from all local sources, closing strong at 1%@1%c net ad- vance. No. 2 red, May, 94 3-16@%c; closed S43c. HOPS—Firm; State common to choice 1885 .4@6c; '3 crop, T@c ‘57 crop, 16@1 Coast, 1595-96 crop, 4@6c; '9% crop, : 97 crop, 16@1sc. WOOL—Quiet. PETROLEUM—Dull. PIG_IRON—Market easier: $6 65@6 75. LAKE COPPER—$10 $5@10 9. $13 60@13 70. $3 80774 ady: $3 6714@3 72%: brokers', $3 50, —Options closed dull, with prices 5 Sales 4250 bags, in- 50; exports @15 _points net advance. cluding March,_$5 Spot coffee, Rio No. teady: No. 7 Invoice, 6%c; jobbing, 7%c; mild quiet. Cordova, 8% SUGAR--Raw, strong; fair refining 3%c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4%c: refined strong; Mold A, 5c; standard A and confectioners’, Sic;: cut loaf and crushed, 5%c: powdered and cubes, 6c: granulated, 5ic. BUT’ 500 packages: firm; 22c; Elgins, 22¢; factory, 1261 —Recelpts, 2367, packages; and Pennsylvania, 21@24c; Western, 1 ed Frults, NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—California dried fruit quiet, steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 6@7c: prime wire tray, Slc; wood-dried, prime, 8@ ; fancy, 9@9%c. 1COTS—Roval, 1@Tie; Moorpark, 9@ile. PEACHES- T‘fllik; peeled, 12@20c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—Apparently the princi- pal reason for the firmness with which wheat opened was the strength shown by Liverpool in the face of the decline here yesterday, which was due, it was claimed, to apprehen- sion over the European political outlook. That market showed %@%d advance at the open- ing. May started at 93%@9%%c as compared with yesterday's closing price of 92%@dic. A de- mand set in which, with a decided scarcity of offerings, caused an advance which carried the price up to $3%@3%%c in a very short time. It reacted somewhat after that, but by 11 o'clock had agaln advanced, this time to 9ic. During the advance the Leiter buyers were on both sides of the market, but presumably bought considerably more ' than they sold. New York soon after the start reported that foreigners were good buvers of December wheat in that market and the impression pre- vailed that the beginning had been reached of another lengthened period of export buying such as raised prices in so great a hurry last fall. Further strength was imparted by the report in question. The Continental markets were as a rule steady. The December deal was not serfously disturbed by the selling of a few small lots for account of elevator con- cerns. During the last hour's trading offer- ings became more liberal, resulting in a de- cline in May to 93%c. That was the price at the close. Corn was falrly active and at times was strong, closing a shade higher. Oats were strong and higher throughout, closing at a gain of L@¥c. Provisions were firm and higher. The close was steady with May pork sc higher. May lard unchanged and May ribs unchanged. firm: State 20@24c. _Articles. |Open|High. [Low. |Close Wheat No. 2— 1 December o8yl ooy Tl sy January 9B%| 9% ‘ 93% | 043 g il o | i) sn aoe] 2ol oon oo 265 26%| 26%| 26% 20%;| 20%| 203 2015 0% 30%] 301 30% 2y \ 23 770 January i 14(8 7216 May o 1|8 $1419 00 (8 5735’8 $715 Lard per 100 Ibs— i December January . Y - 70 |4 7238 Short Ribs 100 1bs— | December ! ..14 40 January 40 |4 421 May 5T%/4 521504 5735 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, firm. e, "Pring wheat, :_No. 3 spring wheat, §1@33c; No. ; 99%c; No. 2 corn, 27c; No. 2 oats, 2%; No. 3 white, f. 0. b.. %@ U%c; No. 2 rve, 46%@46%c: No. 2 barley, f. o. b, 27 40c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 15%@1 19%; prime Timothy seed, §2 673%: mess pork. per bbl., $7 707 75; lard, per 100 Ibs., $4 57%@4 60; short Options opened | Tibs sides (loose), $4 45@4 75; dry saited shoul- ders (boxed), 48@4%c: short clear sides (box- ed), $i 473@4 50; whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gal., §119. Articles. Receipts, Shipments. Flour, bbls .. 000 16,000 Wheat, bushels 000 5,000 Corn, bushels . 110,000 96,000 Ots, bushels 278,000 303,000 Rye, bushels . 11,000 6,000 Bariey, bushels ....... 14,000 30,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady; creamery, 15@2lc; dairies, 12@1Sc: cheese quiet, $@Sic; egss, fresh, 20c. ‘W..eat Movements. Shipments. . 125,809 Tidewater. Boston . New York . Philadelphia Baltimore .. New Orleans Paris Futures. Flour—Opening Closing . Wheat—Opening Closing . Liverpool 29 00 Dec. Mar. May. July. Sept. TE% T5% T4 7 4% 68y 76 T5% T4% T % 67k EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Opent Cloaln‘;‘ 5 CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—CATTLE—Beef steers sold at $3 30 for the poorest to $ 70@5 30 for &ood to prime, bulk $2 55 and fancy beeves were quotable at $5 40@5 50. Stockers and feeders active at $3 20@4 25 and milkers and springers were in fair demand at the recent decline in prices. There was a good Inquiry for fat cows and heifers at strong prices and canning lots sold fairly well. Export bulls brought $3 25@4 20 and bolognas sold at $2 40. Calves were active and unchang HOGS—Sold largely at $3 37%@3 45 the coarsest packers selling at $3 25@3 30 and the choicest hogs at $3 45@3 50, SHEEP—\Were in demand at $2 80@3 50 for inferior to common flocks, up to $4 60@4 75 for prime lots, with sales largely at $3 75G4 25. Exporters ‘were light buyvers of heavy sheep around $4. Lambs were in good demand at $4@4 50 for common to $5 50@5 75 for cholce flocks. oopeceipts—Cattle, 7000; hogs, 45,000; sheep, 10,- Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Dec.23.—CATTLE—Receipts 200. Market strong to 10c¢ higher; Texas steers, Texas cows, $2 40@3 10; native steers, native cows and heifers, $1 50@4 35 s and feeders, $2 25@4 50; bulls, 32 25 17.000. Market weak to 5o = 33 27@3 30; heavies. $3 2@ packers, $3 25@3 37; mixed, $3 25@3 35; . $2 32G3 30; yorkers, $3 27@3 30; pigs, $3@ SHEEP—Receipts 100. Market firm to 10c | higher; lambs, $3 75@5 60; muttons, $3@4 40. Omaha. OMAHA. Dec. 23.—CATTLE—Receipts £000. Market 5@10c higher; native beef steers, $3 75 @4 S5; Western steers, $3 60@4 25; Texassteers, $3@3 60; cows and heifers, $2 %0@3 %: can- ners, §2@2 90; stockers and feeders, $3 30@4 40; calves, $4@6; bulls and stags, $2@3 60. HOGS—Receipts 10,300, Market 5c_lower, 3 153 2 mfllaxed. 355 @4 20 bulk, 3 2. SHEEP—Receipts 1300 _Market _stronger, fair to_choice natives, $3 70@4 50; falr to choice Westerns, $3 60@4 30: common and stock sheep, $3@4; lambs, $4@5 50. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. Oregon. PORTLAND, Dec. 23.—The mills have ap- parently secured about all of the wheat that they need at present, and as a consequence the price has sagged back to the export price, which is 75¢c as the top price for Walla Walla and 77@78c for valley and blue stem. There is a more reliable selling movement than has been noticeable for several months. Cleared—Steamship Omba, St. Vincent, 134,- 024 bushels wheat; British ship Milton Park, | Queenstown, 25,255 bbls flour. Washington. TACOMA, Dec. Wheat—No. 1 club, T5c; No. 1 blue stem, 7 PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. Dec. 23.—Exchanges, $342,062 PORTLAND, balances, §79,991. FORE{GK MARKETS. London. LONDON, Dec. 23.—Consols, ; French rentes, 105f 1c. 127-16; silver, Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22.—Wheat firm; No. 1 standard California wheat, 37s 6d; cargoes oft cargoes coast, mothing doing; on passage, nominally unchanged: English country mar- | kets, steady; wheat in Paris, steady; flour in Paris, firm. COTTON—Uplands, 37-324. CLOSE. CORN—December steady, 3s 21d; January steady, 3s 2d; February steady, 3s 1%d. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. | Fine silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars LOCAL MARKETS. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. Sterling Exchange, 60 days...... — $4 8214 Sterling Exchange, sight . — 48y Sterling cables .. c— 4% New York Exchange, sight — 15 New York Exchange, telegraphic — a | | WHEAT—The Susana takes for Cork 67,515 ctls, valued at $95,400. Previous prices rule with a dull market. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 42% for No. 1 and $1 43% for choice and $1 4@ 14732 per ctl for extra choice for miiling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000ctls, $1 39%; 4000, $1 39%. § Secand Seéssion—May—6000 ctls, $1 30%; 6000, 1 . Regular Morning _Session—May—10,000 ctls, 31 39; 20,000, $1 39%; 8000, $1 -39%. Affernoon Session—May—2000 ctls, $1 39%; 4000, $1 3915 BARLEY—The market is still devold of life at_unchanged quotations. Feed, §2i,@86c for dark to good and $7%@%c for choice; Brewing, $1@1 05 for No. 1 and 9212@97%¢ per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular _Morning Session—May—2000 ctls, 7 200, S3ge: 4000, S3e; 2000, Si%e. &sion—May— 000 ctls, §3ic. demand at un- S—There is rather changed quotations. Fancy Feed quotable at §1_15@1 20 per ctl; good to choice, $1 07%@ 1121 common, $1'0214@1 05: Surprise, $1 130 per ctl: Red, $135@140: Gray, $1 123 117%: Milling, $1075:@1 12%: Black, for seed, $1 %G1 50. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—Stocks of yellows are greatly re- duced, and the market is firm in consequence. White is also_firmer and in lighter supply. Small Round Yellow, 87%c@$1 per ctl; Large Yellow, S5c@$1; White, STi@92ize. RYE-$1@1 03% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 35@1 50 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. All markets under this head are quiet and unchanged. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 55@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bhl. CORNMEAL, ETC.—Feed Corn, $20 50@%i per ton; Cracked Corn, $21@22. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacksare as follows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $ per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, §2 50 per 100; Rice Flour, $5 75; Cornmeal, §2 25; extra cream do, $3; Oat- meal, §3 50; Oat Groats, $4; Hominy, $3 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $3 25@3 50; Cracked Wheat! $3 25; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, §3 TRolled Oats (bbls),” $ 70@5 90; in sacks, $3 75: Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas, $3 50; Green do, $4 25 per 100 Tbs. HAY AND FEEI_’STITF'FS. Hay is steady at the quotations. Middiings are unchanged. BRAN—$17@18 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$20@23 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $20§21 perton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 50; jobbing. | $30; Cocoanut Cake, $19@20; Cottonseed Meaj, $29@30 per ton. HAY — Wheat, $12 50G14 50; Wheat and $10212 50; ~ Barley. $10@12: Bran and Oat, 31281‘3,&9!. compressed, 13 50; Alfalf: iy $irio; Clover, 18 5010 per ton. . 00: stock. STRAW—30@45c per bale. - BEANS AND SEEDS. There seems to be a halt in the advance and trade is quieter. Dealers are steady hold- ers, however, and there is no decline. BEANS—Bayos, $2 00; Small Whites, 1 25@1 Large Whites, §I 15@1 35; Pinks. $1 65@1 S0 Reds, $1 40@1 65; Blackeye, 32 50 Red Kidney, $1 _75@2 25; Limas, §1 60@1 70. Butters, $1 40@1 50; Pea, $1 30@1 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $3 ctl; Yellow Mustard, $2@2 50; Flax, $1 ; Canary Seed, 23,@2%c per b Alfalfa, 6%c; Rape, %e. Hemp. 3c; Timothy, Sic. DR!IED PEAS—Niles, $1 25; Green, $1 20@1 40 per ctl. - POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes and Onions are firm at about the same prices. Eastern parties are looking foran opportunity to place evaporated Onions on this market, if the raw product rises high enough. Rhubarb brought 6e per . POTATOES—Iarly Rose, 50@35¢; RiverReds, 3The@4c; River Burbanks, 50@s0c (per sack); Oregon ‘Burbanks, 50@75c; Salinas Burbanks, 10@0c; Sweet Potatoes, 50@6c per ctl for Rivers and for_Merced; new volunteer Potatoes, 2@2%c per .Ib. - sOploNs—® W0@2 15 per ctl; cut Onions, : 50 per sk. VEGETABLES—Mushrooms, 5@15c per Ib: Marrowfat Squash, $10 per ton; Hubbard Squash, §16 per ton; Dried Peppers, 5@6c per I: Gréen Pegs, dc; String Beans, 4c; Dried Okra, 15c; Cabbage, #@7sc per ctl; Carrots, @60c per sack; Garlic, 3@3ic per ib; Toma- toes, 25@5lc per box. Los Angeles Green Peas, 0c; String Beans, 12%@15c; Tomatoes, Toc@$l 25; Green Peppers, 5@6c per Ib; Summer Squash, —. POULTRY AND GAME. Receipts of dressed Turkeys were about 100 tons. ‘The demand was good and the market cleaned up well at steady prices. Live Poul- try was dull. A car of Eastern sold at $ for Hens, $ 50 for Roosters, $3 2@3 50 for Frys ers and $3 for Broilers. Game was lower, there being very little de- mand for it. POULTRY— Live Turkeys, 12@13c for Gobblers and 12@ 13c for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 13@lic per Ib; Geese, per pair, $1 2@l T5: Ducks, $4@5 507 Hens, $4@5: Roosters, young, = $i@4 30: do old, $3 50@i; Fryers, $4@4 30; Broilers, $4 for large and $3@3 50 for small; Pigeons, $1 50 @1 75 per dozen for young and $1 for old. GAME—Quail, per dozen, $1; Mallard, §2 50@ 3; Canvasback, $4@5: Sprig, §1 50; Teal, T5c@ $i; Widgeon, $1@1 Small Duck, $1; Gray Geese, $2@2 '50; White, Toc@$l; Brant, $1 50; Honkers, $4@4 50; English Snipe, $2; Jack Snipe, $1; Hare, $1: Rabbits, §1 25@1 50 for Cottontails and T5c@$1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter is so scamce that dealers can get about what they are disposed to ask for it. The advance in price is remarkable for this time of the year. Eggs are also firm and higher. There is no change in Cheese. BUTTER Creamery—Fancy creameries, 35@37%c per ; seconds, 32;@3tc. Dairy—Choice to fancy, 3214@35c; lower grades, 27%@30c per Ib. s about gone. practically cleaned up. Creamery Tub—None left. Sastern—13@ l4c for ladle-packed. CHEESE—Choice miid new, 11@12¢; common, to good, 8@l0c; Cream Cheddar, 10@1lc; Young 1132@12%c; Western, 1@12c; East- 13%c_per Tb. —Ranch Eggs, 30@35c_per doz; store Eggs, 22%@2%c; Eastern, 15@17c for cold-stor- age. DECIDUOUS A ‘D CITRUS FRUITS. Oranges and Apples are still in large sup- ply and cheap. The stock of Lady Apples is also free. All descriptions range about the same as before. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Cape Cod Cranberries, $5@9 50 per bbl; Jer- seys, §8@9 50; Coos Bay, $1 75@2 per box. Pears, Winter Nellis, 50c@$l; common kinds, 25@30c per box. Apples, 2@d0c per box for common, 50@75c for good to choice and $1@1 2 for fancy; Lady Apples, $1G1 75 for large boxes. Grapes, in boxes, 30@élc for all kinds. Crates sell about 10c higher than boxes. Persimmons, 2@slc per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges,$1_25@2 50; Seedlings, 50c@$1 50; Mandarins, T5c@$1; Grape Fruit, §3@4 per box; Lemons, 50c@$l for com- mon and $150@2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $2@3 per box: California Limes, in small boxes, 25@30c; Bananas, $1G2 per bunch; Pineapples, $2@3 per doz. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. Business is of a holiday character and fs likely to remain so the rest of the year. DRIED FRUITS—Quotations are as follows: Prunes, carload lots, 4@4%c for 40-30's, 31@3%c for 50-60's, 3@3%ec for 60-10's, 213G2%c for T0- s0's, 2@2%c for 80-90's, 1%@IKc for 90-100's; Peaches, 3 @4lc, fancy, 5@Sic: peeled, 10Q 123¢; Apricots, 4@6c for Royals and 7@Sic for £00d to fancy Moorparks; evaporated Apples, 6 @lc; sun-dried, 3%@4%c; biack figs, in sacks, 2 @sc; Plums, 3%@1i%c for pitted and 1@l%c for unpitted; bleached Plums, ¢; Nectarines, 4@sc for, prime to fancy; Pears, 2@5c for quarters and 216@6%ce for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—New Raisins, 24@3c for 2-crown, 4c for 3-crown, 5¢ for 4-Crown, S%c for Seed: less Sultanas and $1 10@1 15 for London layers. Dried Grapes, 2%c NUTS—Chestnu b; Walnuts, 6@ic for hard and 6%@7%c tor softshell, Almonds, 5@6c for hardshell and 6% $isc for paper-sn eanu's, fwes for Fast- ern and 4c for California; Hickory Nuts 5@ 6c; Pecans, 9@l0c: Filberts, $@9%c; Brazil Nuts, $@% per Ib; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—New Comb, 1c for bright and 7@9c for lower rades: new water white extracted, 434@4%c; light amber extracted, 3 per b BEESWAX—23@25c per . PROVISIONS, There is very little trade at the moment, as usual at this time of the year. Values re- main undisturbed. CURED MEATS—Bacon, heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c for extra light and 12c for sugar-cured; East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; Californta Hams, 9@#%c; Mess Beef, $ 50 per bbl; extra mess do, ; family do, $11@12; salt Pork, $§ 8 50; extra prime Pork, $3 50; extra clear, $15; mess, $14 50; Smoked Beef, 1114@12ic per 1. LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at S4c per Ib for compound and 6c for pure; pails, Tc; Cali- fornia tierces, 5c per Ib for compound and 6 for pure; half-bbls, 6%c; 10-1b tins, 7c; do 5-1b, Tige per ih. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 5%@6%c; pkgs less than 300 Ibs—1-Tb pails, 6 in a case, S%c; 3-b pails, 20 in case, $%c: 5-Ib palls, i2 in ‘case, $4c; 10-1b palls, 6 In a case, 8ic; 50-1b_tins, 1 or 2 in a case, T%c; wooden buckets, 20 Tbs net, Thc; fancy tubs, $0 Ibs net, 7%c: half-bbls, about 110 Ibs, 7%c per . HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Cull: at 1c under sound stock. nd brands sell Heavy salted steers, 10@10%c per 1b; medium, Sc; light, $15@vc; Cow- | hides, 813@%c; Stags, 5c; salted Kip, Sc; salt- ed Calf, 10a11c; salted Veal, Sc; dry Hides, 15 @lotac; culls and brands, 12@i2%c; dry Kip and Veal, ldc; dry Calf, 1Sc; culls, 12c; Goat Skins, 20Gi3c each; Kids, o¢; Deerskins, good Summer, %c per T; medium, 20c; winter, 10e; Sheepskine, shearlings, 15@25¢ each; short wool, e each; medium, 60@sic; long wools, 80c@ 1_each. N ALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3a3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2G2%e; refined, 5c; Grease, 2@2ie. WOOL—Fall clip—Middle counties—free, 109 13c; do defective, 10@llc; San Joaquin, defece tive, @ Southern Mountain, 9@llc; tree Northern, 12@13c; do defective, 9@llc; Hum- jlat and Mendocino, 13@lsc; Eastern Oregon, 9@13c;: Valley Oregon, 16@1Sc. HOPS—O1d crop, 2@ée for poor to falr and 8@ 10c for good; new crop, 10@l4c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Previous prices rule for all descriptions. Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as folows: BEEF—First quality, 6%@7c; second do, B! 6c; third do, 4@sc_per . e AL~ s@bc: small, 6@7c per Ib. —Wethers, 6@7c; Ewes, 6c per Ih ring, 11@12%c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%@3%c for large and 24@3%c for small and 2ie for medium; soft Hogs, 214@3%c; dressed do, 5@5%e per th. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. 1 BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 188 delivery, 5% @5%c: Wool Bags, 21@30c; Fruit Bags, 5%c, 5%c and Ge for the different sizes. COAL—Wellington, §5; New Wellington, Southfield Wellington, §7 §0; Seattie, $5 Bryant. $5 50; Coos Bay, $1 75; Wallsend, 37 Cumberland,’ $14 5 in bulk and $16 in sacks, Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $3 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleas- ant Valiey, §7 60; Coke, $13 per ton in bulk and $15 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany quotes, terms net c: Cube “and Crushed and’ Fine Crushed, $%c: Powdered, ic; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners' A, c; Magnolia A, 5%c: Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, fe; "Candy Granulated, 5%c; = California A, % per Ib: half-bbls %c more than barrels, and boxes i more. The Australia brought up from the Islands the first new crop of the season. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. Flour, qr sks .... 10,237 Lime, -bbls Wheat, ctl L 48,30 Barley, ctls ...... 1,769, 656 Butter, ctls ...... 143 Leather, rolls .. 114 Cheese, ctls ...... Raisins, boxes 840 Beans,’ sks . Chicory, bbls . 5 Potatoes, sks Silver, flasks 05 Onions, sks . Paper, rolls .. 238 Bran, sks . . 2,011 Eggs, doz 5,100 Middiings, sks .. 105 Powder, cs 40 Hay, tons . 481" Pelts, bdls 900 Wine, gats . 400 Sugar, bbls 1,163 Brandy, gals ... 5340 OREGON. Oats, otls .. 7,360 Wool, bales % Potatoes, sks .... 277/ WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks 3,808 Cornmeal, sks ... 360 THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks still drag along at the old prices, with no trading of any consequence. The Belcher assessment of 20 cents per share -;.m be delinquent in the company’s office to- day. In the Savage Mining Company's ground on the Comstock ledge on the 500 level the west crosscut started from the south lateral drift from a point 135 feet north of main west cross- cut has been advanced 11 feet; total length, 123 feet: face in porphyry. On the 130 level the main west drift has been cleaned out and re- paired a distance of 13 feet; total length, 246 are quotable at 8@10c per | 8%c per I for | feet. Brunswick lode—The north drift has been extended 23 feet; total length 256 feet; face in Porphyry and quartz giving low assays. The_joint Confidence, Challenge Con. and Con. Imperial west crosscut 1 from the sur- face tunnel is out 1676 feet, having been ad- vanced 16 feet during the past week. The face is In porphyry. There is still a_strong flow of water coming from the face of this cross- In the Consolidated Imperial mine the sur- face tunnel s in 430 feet from the south line company’s ground, 6 feet of progress having been made during the week. The face is in old fillings. In the Crown Point mine the south drift on the 700 level has been extended 15 feet during the past week and is now out 62 feet south of the south raise. The face is in clay and quartz of low grande. The joint Belcher-Crown Point west cross- cut from the top of the Belcher 1 upraise on the 50 level has been advanced 9 feet ;:ie l;_!.l‘ r‘e;mn,l mx:klng its total length 114 . The face is e a mixture of porphyry In the Belcher mine, on the 1200 level, the east crosscut, from the north drift from the incline, Is now out 30 feet, having been a vanced 30 feet for the week The face is in quartz giving low assays. There have been hoisted during the week 22 mining carloads of ore, the average top car sample of which shows an assay value of $25 49 per ton. No ore was hoisted from the Overman mine for the past week. They are still engaged in enlarging and timbering the incline upraise from a point 1152 feet in ou the north drift from the shaft on the 900 level. There is Do change in the condition of the mine. The official letter from the Justice mine for the past week says: “‘The southwest lateral drift, started from the bottom of the incline shaft, has been advanced 10 feet for one week. At a point 7 feet from the station this drift cut Into a ledge of gypsum ore and have advanced the drift 3 feet in this ore. The average assay of the face is $20 50 per ton. This gypsum ledge lies to the east of the ore found in west crosscut 1 and is a separate and distinct ledge. West crosscut 2 will now be started from the face of the southwest drift. This crosscut will pass through the £ypsum ledge and will be run west to pros- Dpect the ore vein south of the shaft. During the week we have extracted from. the south- west drift and hofsted 5 tons of ore, the car samples of which averaged §21 60 per ton. We have constructed a substantial building 50x35 feet over the shaft and whim. BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Regular Session— 200 Andes 17,500 Justice . 200 Belcher 37 100 Overman 100 Chollar . 35 200 Sierra Nev 100 Crown 2R ST 200 Hale & Norers .1 45 200 Unidn Con 5 50 - .150 100 Yellow Jack .. 39 Afternoon_Session—2:30. 300 Belcher . 35 100 Ophir 61 100 Builion . 07 100 Potos! . 39 200 Challenge . 25 200 Savage a1 100 Con Cal & V....125 200 Seg Belcher .... 07 100 Crown Point 26 200 Union Con 23 00 5.l 27 100 Yellow Jack Exg 100 Hale & Norers .145 Following were the sales in the Pac! Board yesterday: eitma Regular Session—10:30. 200 Alpha Con 08, 500 Julia 200 Alta 04/100 Justice @ 550 Ande: 16100 . 3 s 300 Belcher 37,100 ... 38 %00 Best & Belchr.. 51' 200 Mexican 27 10 Bullion 06, 250 Ophir ] ........ 07 100 Overman . 200 Caledonia, 23 200 Potost -, W 100 Challenge Con .. 25200 Savage 23 | 20 Chollar 35 30S B & M Lo ‘on_Cal Va ..1'27% 700 St o 200 Confidence e B 100 Crown Point ... 291300 Union Con ...... 24 800 Gould & Curry.. 40 200 Utah ... Lo 50 Hale & Norers..1 45250 Yellow Jack. 39 Afternoon Session—2:30. 081200 Lady Wash 400 Alpha 700 07| 200 Mexican 300 s 16, 200 Ophir ‘621 200 Belcher . 37 100 Overman . 10 00.... .... 35100 . . ' | 250 Best & Belchr.. 51/150 Potost 39 200 Bullion .. 07/ 200 Savage . . 23 100 Caledonta . 23 500 Scorplon 05 | 200 Challenge . 26 200 Siera Nev e | 100 Chollar 35/200 ...... . 6 150 Con_Cal Va..1'21% 200 . i | 50 Confldence 961300 St Louis . . 05 | 200 Crown Point 28 50 Standard Con...1 6 7 el 27/350 Union Con 24 | 500 Exchequer 05 400 Utah .... o7 | 200 Gould & Curry.. 39 38 | 10 Hale & Norcrs. 1 & 200 35 | 100 Justice .. 39 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, Dec. 23— P. M. Bid. Asked. | Bid. Asked. Alpha Alta . 03 Andes 16 17 Kentuck . Belcher . . % 36 Mexican . Best & Belchr.. — 52 Occidental Bullion . . 06 07 Ophir Caledonia ...... 22 23 Overman Chollar . . 32 34 Potosi Con Cal & V..125130 Savage 2 Challenge Con. 25 2 Seg Belcher.. o7 Con Imperial . 0l 02 Scorpion . — 06 Confidence 92 94 Sierra Nev. 6 71 Crown Point . 26 27 Silver Hill — 3 Con New York — 02 Standard . —160 Eureka Con 22 — Union Con . 28 24 Exchequer .... 05 06 Utah .... 06 07 Gould & Curry. 36 35 Yellow Jacket. 3§ 37 Hale & Norcrs.1 40 1 45, STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, Dec. 23—2 P. M. Bid. Asked. | Bid. Asked. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 85 55 4s quar coup..14 — |Fac Gas Im.. 92 — 4s quar reg....112%18% SO0 LIS Co. 53 54 4s quar new 135 — ST G & E.... 4% 95 Miscellaneous— n Fran ... 3% 3% Cal-st Cab 55.115 — |Stockton Gas. 14% — Cal El L 6s...128 Insurance— C C Wat 5s.. — 101%|Firem’'s Fnd..185 — Dup-st ex c.. — 981 Bank Stocks— EL & P 65,129 — | Anglo-Cal .... 55% — F & ChRy 07 109% Bank of Cal. = Geary-st R 5s. — 101 (Cal SD & T.. 99 100% HC & S 5%..102 107 |First Nat ....190 200 L ALCo6s.— 100 (LonP & A. 12815 — Do gntd 6s.. 97%ic | Mer Exchnge. 12 — Market-st 6s..127 130 | _Savings Banks— Do 1st Mos..113 113% Ger S & L..1530 — NatVin 6s 1sts — 100 | Hum S & L.1050 11 N C gRyS....100 — |Mutual Sav 35 40 v BTTIATTY N Ry Cal 5o NPC N B C R | Union T Co. 960 — Oak Gas s | . Street Raiiroad— Do 2d is 58 | California ... 108%1091 Om C Ry 6s [Geary ... a0 — P & O Ry 6s.110 — |Market-st ... 5214 53 P & Ch Ryfs. — 14 Oak S L & H. — — Reno_WL&L. 105 | Presidio .... . § — Sac FElecRyss. — 100 | Powder— § F & NP 55.106%106% California ... — 110 § P of Ar 65..100%105 * E Dynamite .’ — "% 1105%109% | Glant Con Co. 37 37 95" — | Vigorit .. 3% 3% 0s% — | Miscellaneous— 191 — |Al Pac Assn.. 95 96% .10214102% | Ger Ld_Wks.105 — Stock Gas 6s..101%108 H C & S Co.. 26% 27 Water |Hut S P ... 301 3035 Contra Costa . 42 50 |Mer Ex Asn.. 90 — Marin County. 50 — |Nat Vin Co .. — 8§ Spring Val ... 99%100 |OcS Co ...0" 8% 35 Gas and Electric— |Pac A F Al. — 3 Cent Gaslight. 8% — | Pac Bor Co... 991 — Capltal Gas... — — |Par Paint Co. 7 — ME L Co.... 13% 14 | MORNING SESS™CN—10:30, Board— 7 Giant Powder Con.. . 7 200 Market-st Railway 52 50 $1000 Market-st Ry Con Honds, &s 113 25 108 F Gas & Electric Co. 34 87 AFTERNOON SESSION. Board— 100 Hutchinson § P Co.. .39 95 $10.000 Northern Ry of Cai Bonds, 3s..101 75 £000 Northern Ry of Cal Bonds, 110 50 15 Oceanic S S Co.. 3% V_Water ... 9 £71 $200S F & N P Ry Bond: 106 75 Street— 100 Hutchinson S P Co . D% 150 do_ do i .39 121 58 F Savings Union. 485 00 e e REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. A Schwartz to Sarah Meyers, S line of Page street, 200 W of Webster, W 24:6 by S 137:6; $10. California Safe Deposit and Trust Company to J. J. and Marle M. Groom, W line of Devis- adero street, 110 S of Haight, S 25 by W 125; 10, Thomas E. Shumate to Cornelia H. Shumate (wife of C. H.), E line of Baker street, 77:7 N of_California, N 5 by B §2:6; gift. John and Cornelia Currey to Frederick A. Hatch, S line of Hayes street, 181:3 E of Cen- tral avenue, (Lott) E 50 by § 137:6; $10. Thomas J. and Margaret White to Joseph Jacquement, SE line of Stevenson street, 50:6 SW of Brady. SW 21 by SE 9: $10. George D. Shadburne to Edmund Marks, W line of Hoffman street (Ellen), 75 Nof Twenty- a{)‘n.xvfi.wm. S 1334, E'10, N 7, E 100; Frederick Russ to Henry Russ, W line of ?ll;th street, 13 N of Harrison, N 40 by W 120; Mary Hersey to Frederick H. and Elisha A. Hersey, and Bessie H. Mathews, lots 1 to 50, block 13, Lakeview: gift. Sunnyside Land Company and California Ti- tle Insurance and Trust Company to Nellie A. Clarke (wife of E. M.), lot 26, block 19, Sun- nyside; $10. C. G. Larsen to John Reynolds, lots 194 and 19, PV lands; $10. Margaret Shay to Cornelius Shay, W line of Folsom street, §25 N of Prospect place, N 25 by W 180, lot 119, PV lands; gift. C. F. Humphrey to Maggie Ferran (wife of John L.), E line of Victoria street, 150 N of Railroad (Palmetto avenue), N 50 by E 100, block 40, City Land Association: $10. Ansel Smith and Gus G. Grant to Maria Ber. onlo, W line lege street, N of Dwight, 120 by N 100; $10. Mattie M. and Charles E. Miller to Victor and Annie Larrus, E line of Ellsworth, 30 S of Blaine, S 25 by E 70, lot' 410, Gift Map 1; $10. Adeline M. Easton to Charles F. Crocker, lot }475 W of Telegraph avenue, W 25, N 1197, Laurel Hill Cemetery; $5. Jeénnje M. Snowgrass (wife of R, B.), to Ed- ward J. Le Breton, estate Lucy C, Goodspeed, No. 17,053; also estates of Orville C. and Annie A. Pratt, deed and assignment; $1100. Alameda County. Thomas and Mary McGauley and E. M. Der- by & Co. (by commissioner), to Lowell J. Har- dy, E line of West street, 73:2i N of Seven- teenth street, N 33:6% by £ 9, block 297, Oak- land; $1319. Willis Carter to Elizabeth Sander (wife of J. A. A), re-record 497, deed 391, SW of Sixth and Brush streets, S 3 by W %, block %, Oakland; Theodor P. and Eliza Schaller to Mary E. Sinclair, N iine of Simpson avenue, 44 W of Telegraph avenue, W 31, N 12224, B 31, S 112.22, to beginning; the B 25 feet lot 32, and W € feet of lot 33, Simpson Tract, Oakland; $10. Clarence G.. Kathryn, Elizabeth N. and Fred W Sinclair to same, N 'line of Simpson avenue; 2. S 11225, to beginning; the W % lot 32, Simpson tract, Oakland; Same to same, N line of Simpson avenue, 444 W _of Telegraph avenue, W 31, N 11 E 31, S 112.22, t> beginning, being the B %5 of lot 32, and W 6 feet lot 33; same; §1. ‘A. W. and Eilen A. Jackson to SanFrancisco Lumber Company, lot 22, block B, Peralta Heights, East Oakland; $. Capital Buiiding and Loan Association to Anna M. Burton, N line of Clement avenue, 210 E of Willow street, E 30 by N 130, block . lands adjoining to Encinal, Alameda; $10. Frank H.and Hannah Dodd to Hubert Judse, SW corner of Clement aenue and Park street, S 9%:4%, W 131:83%, N %, E 128:5%, to beginning, Alameda: $10. Charles L. Bishop to Edward J. Pullen, § line gf Stanley street, 390.70 E of Grove, B 50, S 10533, W 50, N 105.03, to beginning, being lot 9, block 8, McKee tract, Oakland Annex; $10. B. C. and Elizabeth G. Fabrique to Willlam G. Leale, lot 3, block C, Peralta Park, Berke- ley; $10. Bullders’ Contracts. Mrs. Mary C. Ayres (owner) with Z. O. Field (contractor) architect, all work for a one-story frame cottage on E line of Eleventh avenue, between Point Lobos and Cameron avenues; $1087. STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION State of Cal|Portland.. SAILS. [Dec 21, Dec 2 | PIER. 10 A Pler 24 Py|Pler 9 Px|Pier 14 AM Pier 11 AM|Pier 9 A Pier 11 Py Pler 7 x| PM SS P3| PM SS AM|Pier 24 AM | Pler 13 PM | Pier 13 Ax Pler 13 Dec 3. 11 AM Pler 11 |Newport.......|Jan ‘1, 9 AM|Pler il STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER. China&Japa: | Portland. o q Coos Bay. |Newport. Progreso. Dec 23 Santa Rosa. l A Blanchard.... Portland. Columbta. - | Portland. | Grescent City.. | Crescent Gity .. Bristol mox Dec Dee 2 Dec 25 Dec 2 Dee 2 |Dec % Mineola * Nanaim |Dec 27 San Mateo ...... Comox.. Dec 27 Pomona........ Humbolat Bay. Dec 27 ../ Puget Sound . Dec % | Mexico. ....... Dec 23 *|San Diego | Dec 25 Vietoria and Puget Snd... | Dec 28 Coos Bay |Dec 23, | Humbo! |Dec 23 Eel River. |Dec 23 *|Panama |Dec i |Grays Harl | Dec 30 Humboldt Dec 30 Dec 31 State of Cal. Portland SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Official Au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Poin the height of tide is the same at both places. December—1897. Friday, December 24. Sun rises Sun sets . Moon rises Moon sets . eet| THNE pogy |H Wi 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 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. A tranch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, s maintained in Sun Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators 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, danges to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean comimerce. The time ball on top of the building 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. notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time, or giving the error, if any, 1s published the same day by the afternoon pa- pers, and by the morning papers the following day. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. §. N.. in charge. ——— The Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, December 23, 1897. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—L. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly at'8 p. m., Greenwich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. A~ AP A T Arrived. SDAY, December 23. Stmr Gipsy. Leland, 24 hours from Moss Landing; produce, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Haw stmr_China, Seabury, 26 days 15 hours 14 min, via Yokohama 14 days 12 hours and 13 min and Honolulu 5 days 7 hours and 41 min; pass and mdse, to Pacific Mail S § Co. Stmr Sunol, Dettmers, 37 hours from Port Los Angeles; ballast, to L E White Lumber o CSll’l’ll‘ Point Arena, Hansen, 14 hours from Mendocino; pass and mdse, to Mendocino Lum- r Co. H b’s(ml‘ Pomona, Cousins, 18 hours from Eure- ka: pass and mdse, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr City of Puebla, Debney, 6% hours fm Victoria: and Puget Sound ports; pass and mdse, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, 3¢ hours from Ventura: oil_to Union Oil Co. Up river direct. Stmr North Fork, Bash. 26 hours from Eu- reka; pass and mdse, to Chas Nelson. Ship_ S P Hitchcock, Gates, 162 days from New York; mdse, to Williams, Dimond & Co. Schr Seven Sisters, Rasmussen, 48 hours fm Fishermans Pay: r r ties, to James Johnson. Schr Una, Harkins, 53 days from Panama; 100 mahogany logs, 200 cedar, 50 lignum vitae, 50 Cafica logs, to E F Niehaus. Cleared. THURSDAY, December 23. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, San Pedro; Goodall, s & Co. Pes‘;kl:\‘:' State O!&C:]“Ornll. Green, Astoria; 1, Perkins & Co. Gl Joha, Dabel, Honolulu; Williams, Di- man g e Sailed. THURSDAY, December 23. unol, Dettmers. S Sawaboy, Ellefsen, Usal. Stmr President, Nelson, Yaquina Bay. Stmr Chilkat, Dunham. Eureka. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Ger ship Susanna, Gerdau, Queenstown. .Schr Parkersburg, Nielsen Coquille River. Schr Aloha, Dabel, Honolulu. Telegraphic. ‘POINT LOBOS—Dec 2—10. p m.—Weather cloudy, wind calm. Charters. The bark Adam W Spies loads su; a Honolulu for New York. Sarcar The Br_stmr Teenkal loads wheat at Port- land for St Vincent, Spoken. Per S P Hitchcock—Dec 14—33 52 N 128 19 W, PBr ship Lindfield, from London for San Fran- cisco. Dec 21—30 miles SSW of Farallones, British stme showing signal letters P'T N W, steering South. Per H B M stmr Icarus at San Diego—Dec 7—15 49 N 97 34 W, schr Vine, hence Nov 18 for La Libertad. Dec 6—6 N 21 W, Br ship Ellesmere, hence A s8N W, Ger bark Pa v, <7 W, Ger ul Tsenberg, Aug 12 for Queenstown. e MEMORANDA. . Per Una—Dec 13, 500 miles SW of San Fran- cisco, saw a three skysail yard shi a four-masted ship bound Lny. O a1, o Per Haw stmr China, Dec 23—Dectention at Honolulu 19 hours 3 min. The passage from Yokohama was made in $ days ¢ hours and 15 min, an average of 410% knots per day, or 17.1 knots per hour, which was three days ahead of schedule time, beating all previous records 1 day 1 hour and 40 min. The daily runs were as follows: 400, 411, 417, 401, 400, 400, 404, 400, 400, 150—3393. The ship developed a maxi- mum average speed of 18.55 knots for four hrs. For 24 hours from Dec 11, actual running time, the ship made 427 knots by observation, the fastest day's run ever before made by any steamer on the Pacific. Dec 2 spoke Br ship Glenfinart, from Swansea for San Francisco. All well; wished to be reported. Domestic Ports. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr National City, hence Dec 2. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Tilla- mook, hence Dec 22. Sailed Dec 23—Schr Abble and stmr Rival, for San_Francisco. COOS BAY—Arrived Dec 23—Schr Gem, hce 12. PHOWENS LANDING—Sailed Dec Z—Sohr Hernster, for Ventura. BHORT LUDLOW—Arrived Dee 23—Schr John fallant, from Shanghal. D R EDONDO- Sailed Dec 23—Schr San Buena- ventura, for Grays Harbor. ASTORIA—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Oregon, he Dec 21. SAN PEDRO—Sailed Dec 2—Stmr Pasa- dena, for Bureka. Stmr Weeott, Miller, Crescent City. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Scotia, hee Dec 22. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Dec 2—Stmr Co- quille River, hence Dec 2. CASPAR—Sailed Dec 23—Stmr Jewel, for San Francisco. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Laguna, hence 21; schr Eva, hence 19; schr John 4, he 1. Sailed Dec 23—Schr Sparrow, for San Fran- cisco. VENTURA—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Westport, from Fort Brage. EASTERN PORTS. NEW. YORK—Arrived Dec 22—Stmr Finance, from Colon. Foreign Ports. SYDNEY—Arrived Dec 21—Bktn Stanford, from Port Blakeley. CALLAO—Arrived Dec 20—Schr Louis, from Albion. MAZATLAN—Sailed Dec 21—Stmr Orizaba, for San Francisco. Jane L SANTA ROSALIA—Arrived Dec 17—Schr Norma, hence Noy 27 HONGKONG—Salled — Br stmr_ Braemar, for Puget Sound. Dec 22—Br stmr Empress of Japan, for Vancouver. LIVERPOOL—Satled Dec 22—Br ship Glen-" alvin HONOLULU—Arrived Dec 16—Stmr Mari- posa, hence Dec 9; Haw stmr China, from Yo- kohama; schr W_H Talbot, from Kahului. Sailed Dec 16—Stmr Mariposa, for Sydney. Trans-Atlantic Steamers. ROTTERDAM—Arrived Dec 23—Str Spaarn- dam, from New York. Sailed Dec 23—Stmr Veendam, York. LONDON—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Kensing- ton, from Philadelphia. NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 23—Stmr Manli- toba, from London. Sailed Dec 23—Stmr Edam, for Amsterdam. NAPLES—Arrived Dec 25—Stmr Patria, frm New York QUEENSTOWN—Sailed Dec 23—Stmr Ger- manic, for New York. Importations. MONTEREY—Per Gipsy—1 sk lead, 7 boxes vegetables. Santa Cruz—14 cs cheese, 500 bbls lime, 1 bx butter. Moss Landing—1 bx butter, 1 pkg mdse. Moro Cojo—I511 sks potatoes. 13 bxs fruit, 1 Watsonville—7 sks potatoes, pkg iron. Salinas—1 bdl sacks, 3 sks jacks, 1 bx mdse. EUREKA—Per North Fork—l cs fish, 2 bxs mdse, 1 bx hardware, 174 M ft lumber, 1928 M shingles, 113 M shakes, 34 bxs apples. MENDOCINO—Per Point Arena—4 bxs glass, 60 green hides, 3 bdls pelts, 1 bx apples, 5 cs shoes, 15 pkgs mdse. Point Arena—178 M ft lumber. 2 bxs fish, 14 dressed hogs, 2 dressed calves, 15 bxs butter, 2 coops chickens, 207 bxs apples, 1 hide, 3 sks potatoes, 1 bale wool, 3 bxs books, 2 sks aba- lones, § pkgs mdse, § sks potatoes. CHINA AND JAPAN—Per China—19,809 bgs rice, 5367 pkes mdse, 510 chests tea, 3_ pkgs raw silk, 670 cs oil, 145 pkss curios, 515 pkgs opium, 500 bales jute, 50 bags coffee, 24 par- cels, 1035 pkgs paddy, 23 pkgs silk goods, 7 rls matting, $5 bales gunnies, 428 pkgs fruit. For overland—I112 pkgs mdse, 114 pkgs tea 235 pkes curios, 100 bales waste silk, 23 par- cels, 32 pkgs silk goods, 117 rolls matting. For Central and South America—50 pkes mdse, 30 pkgs tea, 19 pkgs silk goods, 100 bls matting. EUREKA—Per Pomona—2 bxs fish, 1 case lard, 6 bxs § plates, 32 ris.leather, 41 bxs but- ter, 1 s notions, 5 sks wool, 1 bdl rope, 2 bdls carpet, 115 head cattle, 1 bdl skins, 1 pkg mdse, 1 coop chickens, 523 M shingles, 1 bbbl cran- berries, 105 bxs apples, 32 pkgs express, 79 M ft lumber, 1 bx cake, 1 pkg fruit, 3 cs gro- ceries, 10 M shakes, 79 doors. E R & E R R—29 bxs fish, 1 keg meat, 2 cs groceries, 7 cs condensed milk, 122 bxs 1 keg butter, 1 cs dry goods, 1 cs sep bowl. 517 bxs apples, 16 sks potatoes, 3 dressed .veal. 1 cs fruit, 1 cs frogs, 1 pkg mdse, 4 cs cider, 1 cs electrical gonds, 26 doors. VICTORIA—Per City of Puebla—11 pkss ex- press and mdse. Port Townsend—5 bxs tobacco, press, 8 pkgs mdse. Seattle—1 bx clothing, 1 bx hardware, 2527 cs salmon, 1 pkg samples, 51 es 221 bdls 11 rolls paper, 1 cs notions, 1 bx apples, 2 pkss m: chinery, 2 bxs elect goods, 150 pkgs mdse, 1 cs castings, 40 bdls herring, 67 bxs fish, 979 bdls for New 2 pkgs ex- hides, bals skins, 13 pkgs express. Vancouver—275 sks ore, 1 cs B goods. Killisnoo—2300 sks fertilizers. Juneau—1 bx instruments, 1 bx mdse. Tacoma-—1 bx lanterns, 641 bdls hides, 12 sks switches, 2 cs oil, 4 tubs 23 pkgs household goods, 1 cs bitters, 6 blocks, 1 es dry goods, 500 brs bullion, 2 bxs cleats, 301 bdls sides, 201 bdls heads. ) Tacoma via N P S S Co—738 chsts tea, 15 cs curios, 27 bdls bamboo, West of Fargo via Tacoma—60 bdls hides, 1904 hf-sks flour, 4 bxs apples, 1 cs choprers, 7 bxs L presses. Fast of Fargo via Tacoma—1 bdl hides, 1 cs pipe, 1 cs iron, 1 heater. Anacortes—S$280 sks oats. Whatcom—1 cs fruit, 1 cs elect goods, 1 bl saws, 1 cs mdse, 1 bx dry goods. Everett—1068 kegs nails, 133 bdls paper. Vancouver via C P R R—I24 cs tobacco, 21 cs cigarettes, S es cigars, 5 bxs fixtures, 3 cs tinware, 504 kegs nails, 410 bdls 4 cs paper, 1 bx 360 sks C flake, 6 bdls 19 cs hardware, 1% cs hats. 31 cs boots and shoes, 1 car steel, 14 bdls C duck, 3 bxs W handles, 9 cs powder, 3 organs, 7 pkgs mdse, 2 bbls stamped ware, 1 bbl L black. 5 bbls starch, 49 pes 480 bdis steel, 45 car springs, 12 bxd pianos, 74 pkss washers, 13 bathtubs, 27 cs 20 sks coffee, i1 bbls coffee, 12 cs 240 bxs iron, 5 cs netting, 115 bxs bolts, 3430 kegs nails, 1115 kegs horseshoes, 3 bbls butts, 10 W gates, 70 cs medicine, 1 cs books, 50 bbls grease, 19 pkes leather, 3338 reels wire, 5 s wooden hames, § pkgs bldg, 5 pkgs mdse. Consignees. Per Gipsy—Standard Oil Co; Henry Doyle; B Baldocehl; Chicago Brewery;Dairymen's Union; Norton, Teller & Co: Hills Bros; H Cowell & ; H Dutard; Herman Joost; Dalton Bro Italian-Swiss Colony; Shaw & Buckle: ; San Francisco Bridge Co; J C Wilson; S F Stone; J M Ritchie. Per City of Puebla—Wells, Fargo & Co; W T Garratt & Co; Blake, Moffitt & Towne: S P Co: John Rosenfeld’s Sons; J Wolff; California Chemical Works; Wisemer & Co; Gen Elect California_Powder Works: Wheeler & Wilson; W A McDowell; Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson; Wieland Bros: Duff & Co; Kullman, ; H Waldeck & Co; W Bartels & “o; J B Inguglia & Co: W G A Paladini; T S Treanor: Henry F Allen; U S stmr Marietta; Cahn; Nickelsburg & Co; Bissinger & Co; E P Marsh; Herriman & Miils; Selby Smelting and Lead Co; order; W Cohen, Hirsch & Co: C J Leist & Co: G H Howard; M H_ Richardson: S Stiefvater; G F Zimmerman; Moore, Ferguson & Co:; A R Kipp; H Dutard; Dunbam, Carrigan & Co; Murphy, Grant & Co: Miller, Sloss & Scot Everett Pulp and Paper Co; American To- baceco Co: Amer Glass & Crockery Co: Amer Mever: Enterprise Brewery; B A Howard; G O Heine & Co: Flint Carriage & Hardware Ct G W Gibbs & Co; G M Childs & Co; Hughson & Co; Haas Bros; H S Crocker & Co; Jacob v J A Roeb- ling's’ Sons: Madison, Bruce & Co: Phelps & Arnold; Sherman. Clay & Co: S J Friedlander Siebe Shoe Co; Tatum & Bowen; Triest & C W C Stratton; Williams, Dimond & Co; Wash- burn-Moen Mfg Co: Wempe Bros. Per Point Arena—Murphy, Grant & Co: W B Sumner & Co; Golden Gate Park; Toplitz & Co; Standard_Oil Co; Co-operative Shoe Co: Dennison & Feiling; Russ, Early & Co; F H H A Thompson: Dr Young; Wetmore B Gough; J J Duffy & Co: R W Na- Dairymen’s Union; L O'Brien: A J mmel & Co: B Shibley: J B Sanford; L : Ross & Hewlett; W Hynes. Per Pomona—A Paladini: G Camilloni & Co; Armour Packing Co; Amer Press Assn: A O Nichols; Brigham. Hoppe & Co: C E Whit- y & Co; C S Moses & Co; Chas Harley & Co; Dodge, Sweeney & Co: F J Connelly: Getz Bros & Co: Gray & Mitchell; H R Hagedorn: H Liebes & Co: H & S Com Co; J R Hanify; Mr Garibaldi; M M Cope; McKay & Co; W & J Sloane & Co; Samuels & Barnum; Wells, Fargo & Co: Amer €Union Fish Co: A Enea & Co; B Caitc; Cal Fish Co; E M Heckman; J B Ingusiia; J H Kessing: N Tarantino; P ¢ Fish Co: V D Virgilio; Brooks-Fallis Elect Co: Baker & Hanmilton; C_Foster; Campodonico: & Malcolm; C Moore; Eveleth' & Nash; F Haight; G de Lucca: G Berti; Hills Bros: M Branstetter; Wieland Brewing Co: L Buf. ler; J A Folger; Marshall, Teggart & Co: Mag. shall & Reimers: McDonough & Co: Norton, Teller & Co; O B Smith & Co; P_C Lumber Mill; Ross & Hewlett: Thos Day & Co: Wite zel & Baker; Wheaton, Breon & Co; Wittland Produce Co. Per China—Alasiza Commercial Co: A E Me- Glew; C Toohey; Breleth & Nash: John Law- lor; J H Boden: J A Folger & Co: order: Lone don, Paris & Amer Bank: San Francisco Banks M i Brandenstein & Co; H Levi & Co: L Din. kelspiel & Co: Parrott & Co; § Tukumete: T Komada; Swayne & Hoyt; Smith's Cash Store; T Kamaka; The Nippon Co: The Fuji Co: G Nishiwra; Wetmore Bros; Chinese merchants. Per North Fork—Amer Union Fish Co: C B Whitney_& Co; Miller, Sloss & Scott; Nelson; McDcnough & Runyon; E T Allen.