The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1897, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1897 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKBTS. Eliver weaker. Wheat tutures lower. Barley active and firmer. Heavy receipts of Oats. Corn and Rye unchanged. Beans quiet but steady. Hay firm. Feedstuffs as before. Onfons still higher. Potatoes unchanged. Southern Vegetables scarce and firm. Butter and Eggs lower and weak. Poultry doing better. Game still cheap. Fine Apples higher. Pears and Grapes about gone. Citrus Fruits about the same. Dried Fruits inactive. Provisions qulet. Some nibbling. at Wool. Meat market as before. Decreased exports of Wine. THE SITUATION AT LARGE. | PROSPECTS THAT 188 WILL BE A BET- | TER YEAR THAN 1867. | The circular of Henry Clews, under date of | New York, December 24, says: *The situation contains some very impor.uat elements favor- The satis- ing speculation for highter prices. ts of general business are well ed. According to the reports from circies and from the manufacturing cen- | there s good reason for expecting that 11l be more ters, the commercial recovery of 1847 than equaled in 1538. Advices from the agri- cultural States indicate the prospect of a more active business than has been realized for many years, and suggest & probability of the liquidation of an important amount of farm mortgages, with the effect of creating a de- mand from the mortgagees for other securities to take their place. The iron trade, which s accepted as the best barometer of the condition of business at large, continues its remarkable increase of activity. The best evidence of the magnitude of the ourrent increase in this in- dustry is afforded by the fact that the lake ehipments of iron ore for 1897 amount to 13, 200,000 gross tons, against 9,600,000 in 18%, show- | ing a gain during the tweive months of 3.600,- 000 tons, or nearly 30 per cent; and yet there is & probability of a still larger movement In | 1865, Our exports of steel rails and railroad | equipments and also of electrical plants are assuming very extraordinary dimensions; and | there are indications of an increase in the | home construction of railroads, to say nothing of the undertaking of long-deferred repairs and | rovements and purchases of rolling stock. | The continued fall in prices has made it possi- ble to export a variety of articles for which we have hitherto been unable to find a forelgn outlet; and this, with other conditions, fore- | shadows the full maintenance of the increase | n exports of manufactures which has been | steadily gaining for the last two or three years. The value of this lies not merely in our gain- | ing new sources of trade, but equally in the | relief which is afforded to our congested home | kets, and the consequent better opportunity r the realization of industrial profits. It is not easy to overestimate the importance of this | growth in our export trade. The total forelgn shipments of merchandise for the last eleven months exceed those of the same period of 1596 by $86,000,000, and of 1895 by $242,300,000." CASH IN THE TREASURY. ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance, $245,360,028; gold re- serve, $160,342,595. EXPORTS OF WINE. Exports of Wine from this port during the the year were 12,730,800 53,500 during the same time mflfl?m ) $45 71 ded S.J:akéo;,, SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION| DURING "PAST 12 HQURS. PLANATION. arrow fil with the wind. The top fig- ures at station indicate maximum temperature days; those underneath it, if any, the amount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isoban or solid line connect points of equal air pressure; isothe or dotted lines, equal temperature. The wind “high” means high barometic pressure and ls usually accompanied with fair weather; ‘o’ refers to low pres- sure and s usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. ‘‘Lows’ usually first appear on the Washington comst. When the pressure is high in the interior and low elong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the ““low’ is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is Im- probable. With a “high” in the viclnity of Idaho, and the pressure falling to the Cali- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will opposite result. THE WEATHER BUREAU. (120th Meridian—Pacific Tim. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23, 5 p. m. The following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal date, as compared with those of the same date last season: Past This . Last Stations. 24 Hours. Season. Season. Eureka 0 15.37 20.54 Red Bluff., 0 6.0 Bacramento . ] 4.28 6.24 San Francisco . 0 4 .. Fresno ........ 0 1. Ban Luts Obispo.. 0 1. Los Angeles 0 2. San Diego 0 1 Yuma 0 . San Francisco temperat minimum, 48; mean, 53. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL 4 FORECASTS. The pressure continues high over the western half of the country. There has been a rise dur- ing the past twelye hours over Washington and Vancouver Island and a slow fall over South- ern California. The tempeérature has remained nearly sta- tionary over the country west of the Rocky Mountains. There hae been a rapid increase in cloudiness on the Pacific Slope north of San Franclsco. A maximum wind velocity of 25 miles per hour from the north is reported at Yuma. Forecasts made at San Franclsco for thirty hours ending midnight, Dec. 30, 1897: Northern Californta—Cloudy Thursday; north- easterly winds. Southern California—Cloudy Thursday; north- v winds. evada—Cloudy Thursday. Utah—Fair Thursday. Arizona—Fair Thursday. San Francisco and Vicinity—Clondy Thurs- day, with fresh northeasterly winds fal report from Mount Tamalpals, taken at § p. m.—Cloudy; wind.northeast, 24 miles; temperature, 56; maximum, 5 ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Offictal. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Bugar was the only one of the leading stocks of the list to show any aggressive strength to-day, and after ris- ing at one time almost two points it was over- come by the general heaviness in the rest of the market and closed with only a small frac- tional net gain. It was a professional traders’ market throughout and the Industrial stocks which iad been recent favorites with the bull cligue showed the effects of realizing to-day. All the local traction stocks were heavy, buf the selling was not coupled with any news the declines were wholly technical. An indi- cation of the narrowness of the market was the fact that unt# near the close there was not & single sale of such usually active stocks as Mjssouri Pacific and Chesapeake and Ohlo. Fractional net declines were, however, lower ure: et in the railway :‘il(. To-day's clearing-house | The in . Haitrgr, e e bl 4 gt | ey Ee produce an | rainfalls to | | the additional redemptions of Pacific bonds. | Stil the money market declined to yleld its | firm tone to a marked degree, and it was only in exceptional cases that loans were below 3i per cent, and in some cases 4 per cent was paid. Demand steriing also hardened a shade to-day. Reports from other domestic centers show that their bank reserves are at present unusually high, but exchange continues to run against New York. It was reported to-day, however, that Philadelphia and Boston had re- paid large loans as the result of high rates here. The large balances at the clearing- house show that there is quite an extensive shifting of loans still in progress. | Prices of Americans declined in London to- | aay ana seiling here for London account was | quite a factor in the decline. | “Activity in the bond market was confined to middle and high grade ssues. the speculative issues being stagnant. Prices generaily ad- vanced. Total sales, $1.760,000. United States old 5= coupon and the new 4s registered were 3 lower bid, the new 4s coupon % lower and the 58 i lower. Total sales of stocks to-day were 319,100 shares, Including: Burlington, ville and Nashville, Gl Metropolitan ~Street Railway, G855; Pacific, 3050; Northern Pacific preferred, 367 Reading, 4230; St. Paul, 76%: American To bacco, 0,430: Chicago Great Western, 5500; Peo- | ple’'s Gas, 4760; Consolidated Gas, 4678; General Electric, 4290; Sugar, 34,065; Western Union, §791. LONDON MARKETS. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram: Apart froid the settlement there was little business in the stock markets here to-day except in Kaffirs, which are moving upward. Americans were occasionally lower in price, but very steady under the circumstances. There was much comment on the reported intended resignation of Secretary Gage. Not- withstanding the denfal, it is recognized that currency reform would be delayed in the event of such a happening. Money is very dear, and there is no imme- diate prospect of its cheapening. MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Money on call steady at 2% per cent; last loan, 2%; closed, offered, 2%. Prime mercantile paper, 3%@4% per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' bllls at $4 S4%@4 S4% for demand, and at $4 S1%@4 §1% for sixty days. retes, $4 82434 §3 and $4 S7.@4 86. Commer- clal bills, $4 80%. Silver certificates, 564G §7%c. Bar silver, 56%c. Mexican dollars, 4éc. Government bonds, weak. State bonds, Rallroad bonds, firm. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison 125 [St P & Om Do pret 30%| Do pref . Balt & O 1B ISP M & M. Can Pacific . 80% |80 Pacific Can Southern .. 21|So Railway .. Cent Pac .. 11%| Do pref . a2 Ches & Ohlo 22% | Tex & Pacific .. 11 Cht & Alton 31 | Union Pacific .. 25% CB&Q. 9%/UP D & G...... 6 c * E Il 52% Wabash . ¥ CCCa&StLI 3% Do pref . Loy Do pret .. 80 |Wheel & L S Del & Hud 1% | Do pret . g Del L & W 155% | Express Companies— | Den & R G 1 Adams Ex . . 158 Do pret 45% | American Ex ... 115 Erie (new) 14% United States .... 33 Do _lst pref 37" Wells Fargo .14 t Wayne 9 | Miscellaneous— Gt Nor pref A Cot on a Hocking Vi Do pref . ki3 Tilinols Cent Amn Spirits Lake Erie & W Do pret 1% Do pref 71 Am Tobaceo Lake Shore ...... 1710 | Do pret Louis & Nash .. 36%|People's Ga: Manhattan L ... 1{0%|Cons Gas Met St Ry Com Cable Mich Cent Col F & Iron. Minn & St Do pref Do lst pref {Gen Electric Mo Pacific linots Steel Mob & Ohlo TLaclede Gas Mo K & T. Load ... Do pret Do pref .. Chi Ind & L.... 8% Nat Lin Oil Do pret - Or Imp Co Cent Pacific Mafl Cent Pullman Pal C & S L. Ist pref Silver Cert . Stan R & T. 2d pref Sugar ... T West } Do pref . Amer Co T C & Iron . 0 Pacific U S Leather Do pref .. Do pref Ontario & W U S Rubber Or R & Na Do pret Or Short Line 151 | West Union Pittsburg Ic&a N W Reading .. Do pref . Rock Island . StL &S W Bt L & S F, Do _pret Do 1st pret RGW Do 24 pref Do pre! St_Paul Chi G W Do pret Haw Com BONDS U S new 4s ST Do coup N Carolina s U S s .. Do_is Do coup Pac Do 2ds Do 3s 7S 5s reg . Do is . = Do 58 _coup i1 INYC &S L. | Dist 3 658 19 |(Nor & W 6s...... | Ala class A 1s | Northwestrn con. Do B Do deb bs 17 Do C O'Na lsts ......00 15% Do currency .. 100 |O Nav 4s . 3 Atchison 48 O S Line s tr Do adj 4s 40 S Line 5s tr Can So 2ds O TImp lsts tr Chicago Term Do bs tr C & Ohlo b Pac o3 of 9% CH & D 4us Reading 4s . D &R G lsts % R G W lIsts | 5 D &R G 4= SL&TIMCHhs. 85 BL &S F G 6s. 115% Bt PiCon’ 1.2 14 St P C & P ists. 121% Gen Elec 53 Do 5e - 18 GH&SA6s 8 Carolina nmon-f. % Do 2ds . So Ry 68 ........ 9% H&TCts Stan R & T 6s.. 37 Do con &8 Tenn new set 3s.. Iowa C lsts T P L G lsts K P Con tr Do rg 2as K P st D tr. Union Pac_1sts.. La new cons 4s 4 P D & G lsts. L & N Uni 4s Wab 1sts &s . 107% Missouri 6s Do 24s . . 80y MK & T 2s W Shore 4s . . 1 Do 48 .... 861 Va Centuries . B8 N Y Cent Ists .. 119%. Do deferred 3% MINING STOCKS. Chollar 32| Ontario . 3860 Crown Roint 24| Ophir .. . &8 Con Cal & Va.... 120|Plymouth ...11J10 o8 | Deadwood .. 9 | Quicksilver .. . 100 Gould & Curry 3| Do pref . . 800 Hale & Norors. 120 Sterra Nev .. Homestake . 37 00 Standard 150 | Iron Silver 27 Union Con 20 | Mexican .. 24! Yellow Jacket E-] BOSTON. BOSTON, Dec. 23.—Atchison, 12%; Bell Tele- | phone, 267;" Burlington, %9%; Mexican, —; Ore- | gon Short Line. 18%; an Diego, —; B. & M., | 149; B. & B., B, | ~Ew Yok GRAIN AND PRODUCE. } NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—FLOUR—Recelpts, Quiet and | 16,924 barrels; exports, 27,315 barrels. break in steady, closing easy at the final | Wheat. | WHEAT—Receipts, 214,600 bushels: exports, | 208,436 bushels. Spot weak; No. 2 red, $1 00%. | Options opened easy under disappointing 1L11 | cables, rallled on covering, fair clearances and | | strength .of coarse grains, but collapsed near | the close under heavy liguidation at Chicago: ciosed %@1%c net lower; No. 2 red May, 9 11-15 | @9 3-16c, closed 93%c. | HOPS—Steady. | WOOL~—~Firmer. PETROLEUM—Dull. | METALS—Market conditions have been any- | thing but satisfactory to-day. Plgiron war- | rants 36 60@6 70; Lake Copper, $10 §7%@11; Tin, $13 60@13 70; Spelter, 33 %6@4; strong, 2 50; exchange, $3 70@S 75. The firm that fixes he price of lead for miners and smelters in the West calls the market strong at $3 5. | COFFEE—Options closed steady with prices unchanged to five points net lower; sales, 1,000 —Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice, 8%c; jobbing, Tie; mild, quiet; Cordova, 8%@l5c. SUGAR—Raw, strong: fair refining, centrifugal, 9 test, 4ic; refined, strom; 12, 4 2-16c. BUTTER—Receipts, 6200 . Firm; ‘Western creamery, 15@22; Bigl! 22¢; factory, 12¢ 5 B G Receipts, 3900 packages. Firm: State and Pennsylvania, 22@2%ic; Westerns, 22@24tc. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—California Dried Fruits: APPLES—Firm, but qulet; others quiet and steady. Evaporated- Apples—Common, 5@7c: me wire tray, §%c: wood dried prime, %@ c: choice, S@8%c; fancy, $@9%ec. PRUNES-3@8c. APRICOTS—Royal, 7@S%c: Moorpark, $@llc. PEACHES—Unpeeied, 7@ldc; peeled, 12¢20c. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Dec. 20.—The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow of the ‘Wool : This has been one of the heaviest Christmas weeks on record. The sales were 7,35%,000 pounds, as compared with 1,678,000 for the same last year, 8,616,000 in 159, 2,904,300 In 3,016,000 in 1893, 3,425,000 in 1592 and’ 2,290~ 400 in 1891 Hasty should not be drawn from the above . . The has for the most been na. let, but there has been s nuation of the heavy buying movement noted & week ago in Terri ‘Wools. Staple Territorles have been In great demand, but sales have not included & large amount of clothing stock. Territory Wool has been sold by quite a good mnm;-:;f ox‘r-:tmx some of uatg ht.r:nllctlan. being size. The largest exceeded an; ‘witnessed In this market for weeks. the market one of improve- maintained. are of the Week smount to 6,355,000 Posted | aull. | bags, including March, $6 16@6 29. ' Spot Coffee | - | wheat, No. 1 California, 8s 3%d@8e 4d; pounds of domestic and 1.080.000 pounds of for- elgn, making a total of 7,398,000 pounds, against & total of 5,863,000 pounds for the previous week. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Wheat was a shade easter at the opening because of a decline of %d at Liverpool. Thers was nothing else of a bearlsh character in the news trade had be- fore the opening and the market in conse- quence ruled firm during the forenoon with fractions off at starting price. The opening in May was from 9 to $4%c, compared with yesterday’s close of M%c. The spell of weak- uess at the opening soon carried the price down to $3%c, when the strength which de- veloped in oats affected wheat and the mar- ket recovered in a short time to $4'§@Sé%c, and kept close to those fractions all morn- | ing. Trading was exceedingly narrow. Traders | Who favored the bear side had learned a les- son from the buzz saw tendency developed yesterday and kept away, and in the absence of any important buying demand the market was almost stagnant at times. The total ad- dition for the day to contract stocks in regu lar elevators was estimated at 185,000 bushels. The Atlantic port clearances of wheat and flour were 545,000 busheis. This helped sustain prices. ~ The estimate of the Argentine ex- portable surplus circulated yesterday, making it 56,000,000 bushels, was generally accepted to- | day. All the other estimates from reliable | and’ usually well-informed sources make Ar- gentina's export capacity for the next twelve months <omewhere between 25,000,000 bushel: | and 39,000,000 bushels. The market began to weaken in the afternoon when closing cables indicating rather easier foreign markets were received. The bearishness that started con- tinued to increase as the sesslon neared its end, and whereas no one dared touch it in the forenoon, the whole crowd got after it when they saw it was on the run. Allen and Grier, for the bull cligue, put a big line on the market and from $3%c to which price May had Eropred mennwtle, that "option dropped like a'shot to $%e, everybody taking & whack at it. Then it rebounded and just at the close it 8014 at 93%c, & decline of 1i4c. Little was done in_December. Corn was inclined to be weak. The close was easy at bottom figures, May declining %c. The market for oats was again a large and fmportant one, the strongest of all the grain markets. Yesterday’s heavy buyers were again prominent. Profit taking and the slump in wheat caused some reaction near the close. May closed practically unchanged from yes- terday. Provisions were active and strong through- | out. May pork was l5c higher, May lard Tic | higher, and May ribs 2%c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: fRcprsic, IOpenl ISt o 1CN0e | e g 1 9 | 9% } m‘ 8y 84y| 944l 83 | 93 i iy Ow! o gl oy ) om iyl Tl 7mg 20 30| 30%| 20%) 29% z 314 3wl 80%| 3% SR | ol 2 n%lr 3 | December e waes | May . p =) | ) mu| |~ Meas Pork, per bbi— | 1 { | | January . enu8 ETYIS S2141R 673418 SO | May .8 19 021218 §71319 0214 Lar fi o 1 | January e85 1465 1455 1462 May .. L4 4B T0 47Ty Short ribs, per 100 Ibs.| | 1 | | January . - 14421614 35 14 40 | May .. 450 1460 1450 |4 55 | _Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, firm. | No. 2 spring wheat, §T8c: No. 3 spring whea @92c; No. 2 red, 93G9Y; No. 2 7@ No. 3 oats, Z%@23%c: No. 2 white, £. o. No. 3 white, f. 0. b., #%@%c: No. 2 Ty No. 2 barley, f. o. b., W@2%%ec; No. 1 flaxseed, $118@1 22; ‘prime Timothy seed, $2 70; mess pork. per bbl., $7 $5@7 90; lard, per 100 Ths. $4 £214: mhort ribs sides (loome), $4 35@ 470; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 4 BO@4 7 short clear sides (boxed). $4 30@4 80; whisk distillers’ finished goods, per gal, $1 19; suga cut loaf, $6 14; granulated, $5 5 | TArticles. Flour, bbls Wheat, bu Corn, bu Oats, bu . ! Rye, bu . | Barley, bu On the Produce Exchange to-day market was firm: creameries, 15@2lc; dairie: 12@18c; cheese quiet, 8@8ic; eggs firm, fres! 21c. | 8o ‘mfi v the butter WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. | Bushels 227,610, Citles. Minneapolis Duluth S Milwaukes --Chicago . Toiedo ... St. Louis Detroit .. Kansas City Bushels. Tidewater. Boston . ew York Philadelphia Baltimore . ew Orleans . Parts Futures. | Flour—Opening . Clostng ‘Wheat—Opening 29 10 Closing. . 210 Liverpool Wheat Futures. Deec. 60 €5 6 80 Dec. ‘Mar. May. July. Sept. OpenIng ... .. 7 6% T4% 7T1% 68% | Closing - TOW TEL T4 TI% 67% | BASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 25.—Trade in cattle was fatrly active at the prices that have been | | prevalling recently. Sales were largely at | | $4 25G4 9, choice to extra shipping and export beeves being salable at $6@5 35, and the com- | monest dressed beef steers at $ 5@4. Fed | Texans and branded Western cattie sold very well. Native cows, heifers and bulls showed no change, and calves were in good demand at $4@6 5. The stocker and feeder trade was rather slow at $3 50@4 2. HOGS—Sales ‘were largely at 33 373,@3'47%, | heavy packers selling at 33 3043 4243, and medfum welghts at 38 50@3 2. Pigs went largely at § 35@345. A few prime packing hogs sold at 33 45. SHEEP—Were called for at $3@3 50 for in- ferior lots up to $4 0 for strictly choloe fed, Westerns selling_freely at $3 76@4 40. Lambe were in good demand at 38 T6@4 50 for in- | ferior to common up to $ 50@5 90 for to extra flocks, yearlings selling at $4 604 7. Mexicans sold at $4 9(@6 2. Recelpts—Cattle, 14,000; hogs, 31,000; sheep, 17,000, | | KANSAS CITY. | KANSAS CITY, Dec. 29,—CATTLE—Re- | celpts, 4500. ~ Market strong to 10c higher. Texas steers, $2 85@4 10; Texas cows. 508 320; native steers, $3G4 9; nattve cows and heifers, §1 75@4 25; stockers and feeders, $2 80 | @4 30; bulls, $2 2543 50. | “HOGS—Receipts, 12,00. Market weak to oc | lower. Bulk of sales. 33 35@3 42%: heavies, | $5 30@3 47%; packers. $8 30@3 50; mixed, 33 3@ | 3474; lights, $325@3 45; yorkers, $3 403 45; | pigs. $3G3 24, Receipts, 200. Market steady. | Lambs, $4 soof 56; muttons, $3 1094 50. OMAHA. Dec. 20.—CATTLE—Rece}; Market steady. Native beef steers, $3 0G4 80; | Western steers, $3 604 30; Texas steers, | 360; cows and’ helfers, $3@8 90; canners, ;‘ %& stockers and fued.e!r!. 33 8004 0; calves, : bulls and stags, $2 50@8 60. HOGS—Receipts, 5500. Market shad 1000 et lower. Heavy. 3 AP ¥: mixed 8 né!fi light, $3 42%; bulk of sales, $3 25¢ ). SHE: ipts, 4000. Market steady. Fatr to choice matives,' $3 704 B0; falr to cholce Westerns, 33 00@4 20; common and stock sheep, $3G3 80; lambs, $4@5 50. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Consols, 112%; silver, 264: French rentes, 108 fr. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 29.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 | sllglflld'flda“:ll"Omh. 38s 3d; cargoes off fltlfl, nothin, H on passage, firm; = | Hah oountry, marseis, _seneralty” 61 dent: | French country markets, weak; “vv'v?’o' eat in Paris, quiet; Flour in Paris, weak. COTTON—Uplands, 8 7-324. CLOSE. CORN—Futures, steady: December 2s 3%4: January, February, 3s 2%d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 29.—Wheat—! ers are quoting T6@76c for Walla Walla, and 8@ | 79 for biue stem and valley. Mills are not paying over Téc for Walla Walla, but are pay- ing 800 for blue stem and valley. “Elcared__French bk Pacifque, for Queens- town, with 120,603 bushels of wheat. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 29.—~Wheat—No. 1 club, T5¢; No. 1 blue stem, 78o. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or.. Dec. 25.—Exchanges, $3%4,- 255; balances, $91,138 LOCAL MARKETS. New York Exchange, New York Exchange, telegraj Fine Silver, per ounce . Mexican Dollars . WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. The Bertha takes for Cork 109,928 ctls, valued &t $170,150. The spot market remained wnobanged.yes- A terday, with a light demand on shipping ac- count. Futures ranged about the same in the morning. ‘but fell back on the subsequent calls, as will be seen, the drop In May ng Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 41 G % tor No. 1 and $146 for choice. ot $1 47%@1 50 per ctl for extra cholce for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:16 o'clock—No sales. Second Sesslon—May—2000 ctls, §1 41%. Regular Morning Session—S000_ctis, $1 40%: 6000, 1 40%: 14,000, $1 40%; 4000, Decem! i $1 40% 1 on Session- May—12,000 ctls, $1 39%: 2000, Afternoon uém. 3 l;!t. ARLEY—The market s livening up agatn. There ia an active demand now. for Feed and sellers are getting more money for it. Feed, 85@87ic for dark to good and 90@92%c for choice; Brewing, $1@105 for No. 1 and 924 @97%c per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’ clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. “{:ce‘ulll’ Morning Session—May—2000 ctls, “Qll'trnoon Besslon—May—8000 ctls, 83%c; 2000, < OATS—Of the heavy receipts of 10,810 ctls from Washington yesterday most of them had been Zold prior to arrival, so they are off the market. The feeling is easier, however. Fancy Feed quotable at $115 at 120 per otl; good to choice, $107%@1 13%; common, 31 02%@1 06; Surprise, $1 2001 30 per ctl; Red, $1 30@1 40: Gray, §112%@1 17%; Milling, $1 07%@1 12%: Black. for seed, $135@150. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—There was no further change yester- day. The demand was fair. Small Round Yellow, 97%c@3$1 per ctl; Large Yellow, 97%@ 98%c: White, 50@92c. offering, and the market n.steady uf 16 13 s steady a rer cta. BUCKWHEAT—$1 3@1 50 per ctl. The Doric took out for China 4310 bbls Flour. ul"uoruz Net cash prices are: Family extras, ifanars: extras, H 004 & per bbl. lm-s'nrm-rnoe- i’ sacks are ae fol- low, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, §5 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, 32 50 per 100; Rice Flcur, § 75; Cornmeal, $ 35; extra cream do, 33; Oatmeal,” $2 50; Oat Groats, $4; Hom- {0y, 53,1093 ;" Buckwheat Flour, ‘83 508 5; Cracked Wheat, 83 ; Farina, $4 50 Whole Wheat Flour, §% 2; Rclled Oats (bbls), 35 70@ § %0: in sacks, §8 '75; Pearl Barley, $; Split 50; Green do. $4 25 per 100 fbs. Peas, $3 HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay rules firm, and an occasional sale of | strictly choice Wheat at $15 is reported. Feed- | stuffs are unchanged. BRAN—$17@18 per ten. MIDDFTA\'GB—M 50 ton. FEEDSTUFFS Folled PBasley, ton; Olleake Meal at the mill, Jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, k-3 seed Meal, 32930 per ton. HAY-—-Wheat, 3QU 76 ton; Wheat and Oat. $12@W4; Oat, nooxrio: Barley, $109 12; compressed. '$12@13 50: Alfalta, $8 50@10; stock. $9@10; Ciover, $8 50@10 per ton. STRAW-30@45c per bale. BEANS AND SEED& no further change in Beans. They but not over active. BEANS — Bayos, 32 90@3; Small Whites, | §125G137%; Lerge Whites, $1 15@1 35; Pinks, $1 70@1 80; Reds, $1 40@1 60; Blackeye, 32 50; Butters, 31 40@150; Limas, $1 60@1 70; Pea. $1 25@1 40 per ctl. ZEDS—Brown Mustard, $3 per ctl; Yellow | Mustard, $2G2 Flax, $1 ; Canary Seed, | 24@2%c per Id; Alfalfa, 6%c; Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp. 3c; Timothy, Sisc. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 25; Green, §1 0@ | 140 per ct1. | PoTATOES, ONITONS, VEGETABLES. | Los Angeles Vegetables are very firm at a further advance in some descriptions. Onions are also higher. Potatoes are unchanged. | POTATOES — Early Rose, 50@S5c; River Reds, 8@40c; River Burbanks, 50@®c (per | sack); Oregon Burbanks, 50g75c; Salinas Bur- banks, 70GS0c: Sweet Potatoes, 50@85c per ctl for Rivers and 80g%ic for Merced; new vol- unteer Potatoes, 2G2i4c per M. ONICNS—§2@3 % per ctl; cut Onions, $150Q 175 per sack. VEGETABLES—Marrowfat Squash, $8@10 per | ton: Hubbard Squash, $5@10 per ton; Dried Peppers, 5@8c per Ib; Green = String | Beans. —: Dried Okra, 18c; Cabbage. 60@Tic per cfl; Carrots, 25@60c per sack: Garlic, 3@ | 8%c per Ib; Tomatoes are frost-bitten and nemal e ol 4 s | Los Angeles Green Peas, 10@12%e; String | | Beans, “153%c: Tomatoes, T5c@$1 35: Green | Peppers, 6@8c_ per 1b; Summer Squash, 10c; Egg Plant, 15@20c per Ib. POULTRY AND GAME. | | The market {s pretty well cleaned up of | Eastern stock, and local Poultry s doing bet- | ter in consequence. Young stock is particu- | | larly firm | Game continues in good supply and cheap. | POULTRY— I Live Turkeys, 12%@13c for Gobblers and | lll’d‘i}k‘ for H»nI‘ d{emfl 1’;&2‘. 15@17¢c per | eese. per pair, $1 50@2; Ducks, $4@5; Hens, $3'50@5; Roosters. voung, $ 50@5: do old. 3 80 @4: Fryers. # 50@5: Brollers, $4 50g4 T5 for large and $3G4 for small; Pigeons, $1 50Q2 per dozen for young and $1 for old. GAMB-—Quall, per dozen, 3i@1 %; Mallard, Canvasback, $4@5: Spring. ~$1 @1 6 | Tc@$1; Widgeon, The@$1; Smali Ducks, Tse; Geese, 3250; Whits, Tc@$l; Brant, Gray | $1 50@1 75; Honkers, 34@450; English Snipe, $3: Jack Snipe. $1: Hare, $1G1 25; Rabbits, $1 %@ $160 for Cottontails and 7sc@$1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. 1 RButter and Eggs are both lower and weak, as the public are not buying at the high prices. ’l"‘:TTE - | Creamery—Fancy 'ro~ meris 34@36c 'r 1b; | seconde, B@ase. i . Dairy—Choice to fancy, 803; 223 per Ib. 'E—Cholce mild new, 11@l%c; com- mon to yood, $@10c; Cream Cheddar, 10@11c | Young America, 11%@12%c: Western, 11@12c; Eastern, 21@13%c per Ib. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 21%@32%c per doz; store 14@25¢; Eastern, 16@18%c for cold stor- { lower grades, 2 DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUTTS. There 1s no turther change in Citrus Fruit Oranges are sieady and Lemons and Limes | firm. Pears are no longer worth quoting, being practically out of market. There are still a few Grapes left, but the quotations are nomi- nal. It is pretty tard to sell Persimmons. Fancy Red Appley are firm at the improved prices. Cranberrles are lower. | | DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Cranberries. $1 50GS50 per bbl; Cooos Bay, o e w0 per yx tor soc@n pples, 25G40c x mor for “ood to cholce. and $1 @ for tangy: Lady Apples, $1@1 50 for large boxes. Graj , in boxes, for all kinds. Crates sell al t 10c higher than boxes, o e BT ™ runges ‘ of ave $1 75¢ {}15- SeedF Hll:nh;:cml S:b:m;nkn-‘ 'ISc@l?: | iTa] rult, per X, 'mor B0c §1 for common and’ §1 504335 for good iy cholce; Mexican Limes, $3 Limes in small boxes, 25 per bunch; Pineapples, : Bananas, §1G2 4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, XUTS, ETC. | DRIED FRUITS—Dealers are lring on hope at the moment, as there is nofyng doing. The indications, however, are fur a bet- ter market after the turn of fe year. Prunes, carload lots, 4Glc for 4050's, 3% @3%c for 50-60's, 3@3c for 60-70°s, 3%Q2Xe for W-50's, 3@2he for §0-90's, 1%@I% for W-100s; Peaches, 3@4Y4c; fancy, B@S%c; peel 124c; Apricots, 4@6c for Royals and 1G8%c 1 good to fancy Moorparks; evaporated Ajples, ic; sundried, 3XQI4e: black fes. in sicks, : Plums, & for pitted and 1@isse for unpitted: unbleached Plums, Gc: Neqac rines, 4@c tor primeito ; Pears, 2G5c lor quarters and 2%@6%e for halves, according \o color, ete. RAISINS—New Ralsins, 2%@3c for two. crown, 4c for three-crown, Sc for four-crown, Bl for Seedless Sultanas and $1 10@1 15 for | London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at $@llc per ; Walnu 6@7c for hardshell and 6V lota%ofllh' 1; Almonds, 5@6c_for hardshell and €4@%%c for paper-shell: Peanuts, 4Gsc for Eastern and 4c for California; Hickory Nuts, Nits, 3% per ‘T Coconnute: 31 2085 per-Toa u ; Cocoanu! per_ ). HONHY- Ferw Combe 108 fof t and 7@%c C: lght amber extracted, 3% @4e . WA G e e * PROVISIONS. ‘While there is very little trade at the mo- ment, there i as much as usual at this time of the year. Prices have shown no variation of any consequence for some time. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8%c per 1 for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c for extra ligt and 12c for sugar-cured; East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; Californla Hams, 9@9%c: Mess Beef, $8 PsT bbl: extra mess do, §9 §0; family do. $11Q! salt Pork, 50; extra prime Pork, $9 50; extra ciear, 6; mess, $14 50; Smoked Beef, 11%@12%c per LARD—Eastern tlerces quoted at 54c per I for compound and @c for pure;pails, 7c; Cali- fornia tierces, 5c per I for compound and e for pure; half-bbls, 6%c; 10-Ib tinsic; do 5-Ib, fi ™. b LENE—Tierces, 5%@6%c; less than 300 Tbe—1-1b palls, 60 in a case. 3-Tb palls, 20 in a case, ; 6-Tb patls, 12 in case, 8%c; 10-Ib pails, € in a case, Sic; 50-1b s Toa et et Tuney. b, 0 156 met, s ‘half-bbls, Ibflum per . TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. ‘Wool dealers think that trade will liven up after the year opens, but it is dull just now. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell at lc under sound stock. Heavy salted steers, | H B Schell, Schellville | Miss Robr, Baltimore and Veal, l4c; dry Calf, 1Sc; culls, 12c; Goat- skins, each; Kids, Deerskins, good | summer, per 1o: medium, 20c; winter, 10c: Eheepekins. shearlings. 15@2c each: short wool, 35@60c each; medium, 60@S0c; long wools, TALLOW—No 1 rendered, 3g3 2, 2@2%c; refined, 5c; Grease, 2@2%c. WOOL—Fail clip—Middle counties—tree. 10G 1e; do defective, 10@llc: San Joaquin, defec- tive. 7@Sc; Southern Mountain, ic; free Northern, 12@13c; do defective, 9@lic; Hum- boldt and Mendocino, 13@lsc; Eastern Oregon, 9@18c: Valley Oregon, 16@18c. HOPS—OId_crop, 2G6c for poor to fair and 8 @10c for good: new crop, 10@lic per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1588 delivery, 5% @5%c: Wool Bags, 21@0c; Frult Bags, S%c, 5%c and 6c Yor the different sizes. COAL—Weliington, New Wellington, $8; | Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Seattle, $5 50 Bryant, $5 50; Coos Bay, $1 75; Wallsend, $7 00 Cumberland, '$14 50 in bulk and $16 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, *15; Cannel, $ per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleas- ant Valley, $7 60; Coke, $13 per ton in bulk and $15 in sacl SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c: Powdered, §%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c: Confectioners” A, 5%o; Mag- nolia A, 8%c; Extra C, §%c; Golden C. 5%c; Candy Granulated, 5%c; California A, Sisc per Ib; half-bbie %c more than barrels, and boxes %¢ more. | SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Spring Lambs are hardly worth quoting, though there are a few coming forward. Beef, Mutton and Pork are unchanged. Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slanghterers are as follows: BEEF—First_quality, c; secor S 6 third o, 435 per o 0" D ne VEAL—Large, 5G6c; small, 6@7c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 8@7c; ewes, fc per Ih. EORR_ I n‘h“m"m,bsx fo and —Live Hogs, 3%@3%c for U@IKC for small ‘and S for mediom mats Hogs 214@3%c; dressed do, 5@5ic per Ib. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. | ‘Wednesday, December 29. Flour, qr sks .. 1520 Hops, bales . 4 Wheat, ctl: 8170 | Wool, bales . | Barley, ctls 2,425 Pelts, bdls . | Corn, ctls 60 Hides, no Cheese, ctls ... ggs, doz . Butter, ctls Wine, gals 76,950 Quicksilver, fisks Sugar, bbls . Brandy, gals Raisins, boxes Leather, rolls .. 22 6,230 | Bran, sks ........ 4149 | %m‘ulddllnn. sks . 1200 | —_—————— | HOTEL A RRIVALS. J M Robinson, Ukiah S B Fulton, S Rasa W R Walker, Oakland W P Jarvis, Oakland A H Schnabel, Newctle McGonigle, Ventura I White, Fresno { T Baker, Ventura Winchester, § Diego F Sheehan, S Rafael Schuster, ‘Newcastle C N Libby, S Rosa R R Merrill, Oaklana »ugRaOE G G Gage, Gakland B Silverwood, L A W Dunlap, Oakland B Pixley, 8 Cruz J Ralston, Oakland Sumner, Boston L C Thompson, Cal Romero, Lima, Peru T H Pomeroy, Cal B Zeck, Butte J M Gleaves, Redding J Rifenbeck, Guate 1y swlor, Guatemala e lelc ik bl et dolele LUl W Simpson, Wash F Snyder, Dallas T M Wade, Jacksonvle J E Harper, Reno { M Young & w. L Ang G B Lordner, Auburn | D D Allison, Fresno 1ss L Lee, Berkeley F Dodd, Fresno H Griggs, Stanford | J L Thompeon, Wash E S Wilson & w, S J | Mrs G B Post, Wash Booth, Danville | G B Black, Seattle irs S E Nelson, L A | W H_Chesterwood & M C Dreshfield, N Y | w, Stockton R C Winkley, Chicago | A Harpel & w, Nev C H Wilder, N Y M P Melnerny, Carson G W Libby. S Rosa P Flarrety, Virginia C C Morrill, Mass § C Phipps, Irvington J Graham, Forest H | 7 E Poingdestre & w, B T McCullough, C's L | Yuba Co C Ring. Reno G Thomge & w, Grgtn T W Clark, Genoa W Ash & w, Berlin W S Baker, Winters H Ash, Berlin O B Groves & w, Stktn W A Chase, Hanford W C Waters, Watsnvle Miss J Thresher, Stktn J R Hebbron, Salinas J W Davis, Tulare RUSS HOUSE. V Geott, London A A Pollard, Nev T McKinney, London T Rosenthal & w, St P H Montroe, Newport T Rosenthal, 8t Paul J Sheehy, Portland N C Nathen, Alameda | H 8 Thompson, Portld R R Smith, Portland W B Scott & w, Portld G W Boggs, Nevada O Mrs N Hadster, Portld C Connolly, Mare 1s1d | J F Johneon, Portland J D Wadsworth, § Ros J N Evans, Selma H H Young, 8 Rosa F E Morse, L Prietos W R Comant & w, C C Mre Ruth & o, Fresno C B Boots, S Cruz M E Giles, Redding T Willilams, Fowler C L Giles, Redding R Wilkinson, Fowler J J Lullenar & w, Ant A Wilkinson, Fowler P'Oh.rn. Rockport G W Maylor, Fowler W Crawford & w, Lkp C A Parkins, Mill Val | C Richards & w, Hldg E E Kne) per, P Alto N Goodrich & £, Salt L W F Rught, P Alto | C Dale, Salt Lake J W Palmer, Stanford | E Richet, Ukiah R C Sargent, Stookton | P Costello, Uklah J D Wadsworth, S Ros | P Lorn, Stockton A M Ward, Reno H L Oliver, Stockton J C Johnson, Portland P Dovey & w, Chicago W C Coswell, Sacto O F Bergman, S Jose Z J Small, Washoe M Shearer, Washoe Miner, ‘Modesto Shean, Seattle Vright, Seattle | York, Healdsburg | OTEL. erwin, Virginia E H Bullard, Ohfo Bullard, Ohio B Bullard, Ohlo W Edelman, L Ang | H Fleming, 'Redinds G W Currier, Tl Miss M Currier, 1 Mrs J Freeborn, N Y. Miss A Freeborn, N ¥ G Freeborn, N Y J Freeborn, N Y Mrs RD Stephens, L A Miss A Stephens, L A Miss E Stephens, L A H H Batchelor, N Y A Mohler, Mazatlan A Thomaien, Mezatlan G Kriehn, Si C N Giddings H H Fulton, J T Wright, Rochester R A Dennett, London J Stiverston, London B Farmer. Stanford A Thomalen, Manzat M s [} M C F McGlushan, Truck PALACE G F Bwylett, Stanford G L Proctor, R Vista R Mackintosh, Salt L C Read, Salt Lake J J Brennan, Chicago J Eldridge, Salt Lake J J Eldridge, Salt L Busle Eldridge, Salt L J Barr, Glasgow W S Porter, L Ang i,( L Grar. L Ang Nelson, Chicago N Rohr, Baltimore = | frs = | PObTETE pub Miss L Rohr, Baltimre O J Jenkins, P Alto L Allan, P Alto M M w G P R J R e L J H B G F D c M M i M A A Mi; W MR A B A Hi s H B: ss. A F I 2 M E L J H B wN A A D r T8 J w c I in A L D I | G i | i # Tracy, Salt L ri Carolan, Burlinge Hieronymus, L A M Kohm, N Y Hutchinson, S P C D Snyder, § Rosa Squier, § Jose Miss McCudden, Valjo | Dodd, Fresno O A Hale, S Jose iss I Banning, L A E S Lamontague & w, 1 Emerson, Lvle C H Jones. Stanford R Gettings, Lvle Mrs L D Lowhead, Cal Coe, S Ramon H S Bowen, Chicago COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL. lgo.hm-un & w, Or G L Allen, § Jose Carter, Chicago Mrs Newcomb, Jmstn McWyler, N Y D Brichetts, L. Banos Hughes, Salt Lake § A Whitaker, Phila W T Smith, L Banos nderson, Sacto R Furlong, S Rafael A H Randall, S J I P Eisenbach, N Y H lIores, Butte Mrs J W Cook, S Jose L“" Almaden A H Davenhill, Fresno i{ W_Mauby, Watsonv F Lewls, Pleasanton et NEW WESTERN HOTEL. Yivian, Tutas J Ferguson, Merced | L Pace & 2 ¢, Tulare Blank, St Louts Carolan, Burlinge 8 Pullman, Burlnge BALDWIN HOTEL. B H Todd, Sacto ‘E W Hale, Sacto E Preston, Sacto _ E L Smythe, § Rosa Strauss, S Jose F D C Cobb. Stktn Rea, S Jose C P Reynolds, Omaha | Barker, Livermore J McCudden, Vallejo | B Post & w, Liverm Mrs W Edson. Knights | D Alitson, Fresno E H Campbeil, U § N § Taylor Jr, Selma F R Deviin, Vallejo iss H Foley, Chicago _Vallejo T Mpgee, Louisville E R Crowls, N Y Bullard, Loulsvie J M Rea, § Jose reicke, Loulsville Mies S H_Kniese, Cal Meres, Seattle L Migliavacco, Napa Clark, Stockton § L Cupent & w, Napa Webb, Walnut C H Radin, Fresno umble, N Y Erskino & w, Tombs B C Th Fres Erskino, Gold Rv E C Adame, 8 Clam ncannon, Liverme D McLaughlin, Merced iss M Murry, Cal W B_McDougall, Cal W H Brott, Fresno H M Nickolls, Ukiah W Vandre, Ocean V D Luce, L Banos J Bauskwen, N J E Merrit, Tacoma W Richardson, St P A Mullock, B C P B Gallagher, Chgo = Mrs J Bartlett & 5,B C I A Horton & w. Cal W Snowden Sl A LICK HOUSE. Runyon, Courtid C H Allen, § Joss Snvder, 8 'Rosa J G Moody, Kanaka Walker, Watsonve L P Swift & w, Fresno Cruss, Chicago Miss Love, Seattle G Ciristle, Toronto T Morrison, Minnlipeg J Smith,’ Stockton Miss B Cook, § Jose C Bumore & w, A H Randall, S Jose MaDorall & w, Cal E P Colgan, S Rosa F,_Burca, Concord C M Coglan, Sacto g Bunted w. Or T Ferguson & w, Cal | H Eiwoot & w, 81 J v Waiberdge, Monty W N Dutton & w, Cal H Morris, Reno | Vivian, Tulare R organ, § Diego C Ennis, Coitax J McFanney, Stockton Robertson, Dtnumutr C J Mulligan, Seattle ‘W Murphy, Tomales M English & w, Nlles J Orey, Madera E Green, Chicago ymond, nver J Solomon, Sait Iake B Rausch, Sacto | —_—— H R J J M REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. 1ly Oppenbeimer \o Rova Oppenhefmer, on W line of Gough 10 N of ey, 3 | 27:4 by W_110; also lot line of Clay street, :‘-;";:mofnnmmwfi"’:‘ im fllll.“ | corner of Haight and fcott stresis, AW 25 by 2 100; Gitt. i John J. or John N to Hugh J. Carey, | lot on N line of Fi =, L Guerrero, 'h street, 148:6 W of 10@10%c per 1; medium, Sc; light, Bla@dc, N 10, W 1. \SW to point, E 20; Cowhides, ; B3gc; salted’ Kip, $10. LBgie v U B | e o s e e | | Peter Jebsen. | Weeott. . | United States Coast Survey { published the same day | Loomis, hence Dec 28. C. Bubne and Willlam P. and Mary Buhne Pratt to Alexander H. Buhne, lot on W line of Guerrero street, 26:4 N of Twenty-seventh, N 60 by W 100; also lot on N line of Twenty-sev- enth street, 150 W from SE corner of Horner's Addition 24, N 114 by W 50; also lot on N lne of Twenty-soventh street, 350 W from SE cor- per of Horner's Addition 8, N 114 by W 5; also lot on SE corner of Army and Dolores reets. E 39:3 along roadway of S. P. R. R. Co. to Dolores, thence N 39 to beginning; $5. Stephen and Teresa Vostl (by Charles de V. Musans, commissioner) to Louis Levy, lot on NW corner of Dwight and Amherst streets, W 120 by N 20, block §, University Homestead: STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION| SAILS. | PIER. Chilkat .. |Eel River.....|Dec 8. 8 AM|Pler 13 Queen...... [San Diego.... |Dec .11 A |Pler 11 A Blanchrd |Oregon ports.| Dec 31, 9 AM Pier 13 Czarina....|Coos Bay....... Dec 81, 5 Pa|Pler 13 | Weeott..." | Humbidt Bay.|Dec 51, 5 Pu|Pler 13 Homer_..._ |Newport....... [Jan 1. 9 AM|Pler 11 Walla Wila| Vie & P Sound Jan 1. 9 AM Pler 9 Arcata.....|Co0s Bay......|Jan 1.10 Ax|Pler 13 Pomona.... | Humbldt Bay. Jan 1 2 Px Pler 9 State of Cal | Portland ....... | Jan 3. 10 AM|Pler 2 Del Norte..|Graya Harbor|Jan 3. 12 M|........ Santa Rosa San Diego. 3, 11 am|Pler il Orizaba.. .. Mexico .. 4,10 Ax Pier 11 Coos Bay.. Newport 5 8 A Pler 11 Columbia. 8. 10 Am|Pier 24 STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER. | FROM 1 DUE A Blanchard. .. [Portland. | Dec 30 Acavulco. Panama. Dec 8 | Washtenaw ... | Tacoma. . Dee 3 -'|Coos Bay Dec 81 |Coos Bay., }cm Bay Crescent --|Humbolat Bay. SETET) Ceronm oot 2 R ty Departure Bay. Portland . *’/San Diego. Grays Harbo: China and Japa; Humboldt ... .. Victoria & Puget Snd. Newport. | Nanaimo. | Humooldi Bay San Diego | Portland 5] 2 Umatilla Coos Bay. SUN, 4OON AND TIDg. United States Coast and Geodetio Survey. Times and Heights of High and w Waters at Fort Foint, 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 Polnt: the height of tide is the same at both place December—1897. Thursiny, December 30. NOTE.—In the al exposttion 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 t 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 charts, ‘when a minus sign (—) precedes the height and | then the number giver, is subtractive from the depth given by the charts. e e e e et NOTICE TO MARINERS. A tranch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San 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, 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 the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was gropned on time. or glving the error. If any. | v the afternoon pa- and by the morning papers the following W. S. HUGHE:! Lieutenant, U. 8. N. pers, dac The Time Ball. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, December 29, 1897, 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. N.. in charge. e e e ;;;PI’IXG INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. WEDNESDAY, December 29. Stmr Acapulco, Brugiere, 20 days from Pan- ama and way ports; pass and mdse, to Pac Mall S S Co. Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, Greenwodd; lumber and laths, Lumber Co. Stmr Orizaba, Von Helms, 13 days from Guaymas _ via Ensenada 49 hours; pass and mdse, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Chilkat, Dunham, 30 hours from Eu reka; lumber and shingles, to North Pacific 8 Co. Stmr Alex Duncan, Parsons, 80 hours from San Diego; produce, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Walle Walla, Wallace, §3% hours fm 16 hours_from to L E White Victoria and Puget Sound ports; pass and mdse, to Goodall. Perkins & Co. Br ship Orealla, Stewart, 171 days from London: mdse, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Fr bark Ville de Rouen, Letesta, 143 days from Swansea: mdse, to E C Evans. Brig Blakeley, Gard, 19 days from San Pedro; ballast, to C D Bunker & Co. Schr Abble, Hansen, 6 days from Fort Bragg; 180 M ft lumber. to Union Lumber Co. Schr’ Pearl, Kohler, 15% days from Unga; 2 bars bullion, 30 tons sulphates, to Alaska Commercial Co. CLEARED. WEDNESDAY, December 29. Stmr Mineola, David, Comox; P I Co. Haw stmr San Mateo, Fletcher, Comox: P I Co. Ship _Santa Clara, Lindbers, Alaska Packers' Assn. Ship Jabez Howes, Clapp, New York: John Rosenfeld’s Sons. Haw bark Andrew Welch, Drew, Honolulu; Welch & Co. § hr Compeer, Larsen, Santa Rosalla; F' San- flller. T SATLED. WEDNESDAY, December 1. Stmr Cotumdia. Conway, Astoria. Stmr Jewel, Madsen, Caspar. Stmr Columbla, Conway, Astoria. Stmr_Westport, Jacobs. Tug Fearles, Randall, Astorta. < Ship Senta Clara, Lindberg, Nanatmo. Ship Jjabez Howes, Clapp, New York. Ger ship Bertha, Brunnings, Queenstown. Ship Wachusett, Davidson, Seattle. Bark Alden Besse, Potter, Honoluls Schr Fortuna, Rosich, Burek: Schr Mary Buhne, Ramiselius, .Bureka. Schr Bender Brothers, Wetzel. Schr Newark, Beck, Bowens Landing. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS Dec 2310 p. m.—Weather clear; wind NE; velocity 20 miles. CHARTERS. The Elwell and Rufus E Wood load coal at Seattle or Nanatmo for this port. The Br stmr Indrapura was chartersd prior to arrival for wheat from Tacoma to Europe, 40s. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived Dec 29-Stmr Golden X ve 23 bark_Imperator, hence Dec 1. o BUREKA—Arrived Dec 20—Str North Fork, hence Dec 28. VENTURA—Arrived Dec 298t Nanaimo; mr, George TATOOSH—Passed Dec 2-—Stmr City of Puebla, hence Dec 27 frc Victoria. FORT BRAGG—Arr/ved Dec 20— Stmr Rival, hence Dec 28. Sulied Dec St Coquille River, for San Francisco. SAN PEDRC—Sailed Dec 2-Schr C § Holmes, for P‘“}:I‘lk):lcey. ASTORIA—Sal! BStmr st Californta, for San Francisco. o Pl OTACOMA—Satled Dec ' 3-Bark Caloma, for nalac) EUREKA—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Pomona, he | pec 2. LSBATTLE-Arrived Dec %-Stme Allfance, ence Dec 3. CLALLAM BAY—In port Dec $5—Ha: Fort” Georee, trom re Bay for Hone utu. CLALLAM BAY—In bay Dec 29—] Fort Georse, from Nanalmo, for Sar Feil? ciseco. BAN DIEGO-Sald Dee 29-Stmr Navarro; GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived Dec 29—Schr Al o g b L Dea Chas R except | bark H B M stmrs Leander and Virage, for San isco. e ORIA—Salled Dec 20—Stmr State of Calt- ta, for San Francisco. o ived Dee 20-Br ship Dundee, from Hiogo. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived Dec 29—Schrs Mary Dodge and Fannie Adele, hencs 15. TATOOSH—Passed Dec 28—Bkin Retriever, from San Pedro for New Whatcom. PORT ANGELES_In bay Dec 2-Br ship Jordanhill, from Melbourne for Tacoma: H tmr Pheasant. M OWENS LANDING—Arrived Dec 39—Schr vewark, hence Dec 25. NPORT GAMBLE-Arrived Dee 28—Arg bark Bundaleer, henco Dec 19; stmr Noyo, from Seattle. 29—Bark Carondelet, hence Dec 17. TACOMA—Arrived Deo 29—Ship Dashing Wave, hence Dec 19. FOREIGN PORTS. AWLE POINT—Passed Dec 23—Ger ship Arthar Fitger, from Port Blakeley for Londor, MELBOURNE—Salled Dec 15—Br bark Drummuir, for San Francisco via Newcastle, NSW. N OKOHAMA—Safled Dec %5—Br stmr Olym- Oregon. P OKLAND - Arrived Deo 20—Stmr Mari- . bence Dec 9. P HONGKONG—Arrived Dec — Br stmr Em- press of China, from Vancouver; Br stmr Mo- &ul, from Portiand; Jap stmr Riojun Maru, fm Seattle. i CAPB_ TOWN—Arrived Dec 4—Nor Sept 3. SN aRONa Tn port—Cer_ship Peter Rack- . for Oregon, ready for sea. P OELAGOA BAY. Salled Dec 26—Br bark on, f lcutta. N TSI Arrived Oct 26—Bkin Bcho, fm Chemalnus. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr St Paul, for Southampton; mm-r Ma“jestl‘lvce.m!or Liver- pool; stmr Kensington, for An . LIVERPOOL—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Corin- thia, from Boston. SWINEMUNDE—Sailed Dec 2I—Stmr Norge, for New York. | {SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived Dec 29—Stmr New | York, from New York. |~ MARSEILLES—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Scan- | ata, from New York. IMPORTATIONS. ' LONDON—Per Br ship Orealla—3860 cases | 15 bbls wine, 153 cs spirits, 1 cs samples, 60 cs 3 hhd_whisky, 10,238 csks coment, 6 csks new seed, 31 csks earthenware, 354 cs 17 csks mdse, 275 cs mineral water, 15 hhds ale, 1700 cs soap. 50 cs bitters, 20 cs vinegar, 4 bls mdse, & tons_coke, % cs brandy, 75 bbl Bleachbr powder, 80 bbls tar, 100 ¢s cherries, 4 cs ol oll. 5 cs capers, 2 cs taploca, 176 cs bot b’ 2500 empty bottles, 3 cs show cards, 8 Pkes 170 csks color, 136 scs hempseed, 1 cs hdwr, bale carpet. | "EUREKA—Per Chilkat—21,600 ft lumber, 500 M_shingles SAN PEDROPer Alex Duncan—1000 sacks corn, 1651 sks b":“leyb + - rford g 467 ol eans. CUAYMAS ‘BTOer Orizaba—100 tns salt, B3 turtles, 14 sks wax, 1 cs crockery, 24 sacks | concentrates, 1 cs typewriter, 18 cs salt, fish, 19 ©cs Mexican coin, 1 cs American bills, 32 bars gold and silver bullion, 5 cs gold precipitates, 61 sks shrimps, 66sks silver ore, 4 bbis § cs peppers, 2917 sks ore, § sks sulp siiver, 4 crta § cs shells, 7 sks horns, 6 sks mustard, 55 cs sulphurs, § bars gold bullion, 2121 sks metal, 33 bars silver, 8 sks cocoanuts, 12 sks fish, fins, 115 sks damiana, bAls deerskins, 28 sks chile 1 cs dates, 143 bdls 2483 hides, 4 cs lemy e, 223 sks guano, 11 cs dried blan- NEW YORK—Per Acapulco—§ bales kets, 2 cs black lead, 8 crts seats, 20 bls' clothes lines, 80 bbla chaln, 16 pos chain, 5 bbls crucibles, 19 cs coffee mills, 92 ¢S fish, 9 bbls clay, 75 bbls chioory, 33 pkas drugs, 25 bags dve wood, 47 bbls electric bat- teries, 10 bbis electric 15 bbls lamps, 61 cs flour sifters, 26 pkes glassware, 10 bbl: glue, 40 pkgs hardware, 713 kgs horse shoes, 18 bble insulators, 352 pkgs iron pipe, 14 pkgs iron pipe fittings, 66 pkgs tron locks, 154 pkgs iron bolts, 23 pkgs iron screws, 5 bdls iron, 14 cs knapsacks, 40 pkes liguors, 33 pkgs licor- ice sticks, 45 pkes general mdse, 11 cs machin- 506 Kgs nails, 211 bbls oil, § cs oil cloth, bales oakum, 138 pkes paper, 42 pkes 12 bbls plaster, 8 cs plated ware, 52 vets, 20 bales rubber packing, 187 colls , 359 pki stamped ware, 500 cs soap, 150 » ash, 3305 pes steel, 50 cs steel shanks, pos steel bars, 17 cs snuff, § cs soapstone, | 17 cs typewriters, 75 cs tobacco, 220 bdls tracks, | 190 pkgs sheeting, 5 bbls vinegar, 1 bbl var- . 12 cs wringers, 1941 pkgs wire. | , Furope—15 cs anchovies, 2185 ingots copper, | 31 cs canned goods, 114 cs cheess, 4 cs chest. | nute, 10 pkes drugs, 2 cs furniture, 14 cs fa. | rina 100 cs lquors, 6 pkgs general mdse, 5 | bbis’ ofl calza, 209 cs olive ofl, 70 bags rice, | 262 bdls steel, 25 bals steel, 512 cs sardines, 24 [iBkgS. wine- South America—206 bags cocon, 209 dry hides, | 1 bx gold dust, value $600. | _Panama and Way Ports—1164 bags eoffes, {18 cx limes, 200 bags silver ore, § plEs cigars, | 3 pkegs general mdse, 12 bales hides, 15 bags precipitates of silver, value $256, 19 pkes | treasure. value $22.150. | SEATLE—Per Walla Walla—22 cs fish, 12 pkgs mdse, 108 cs spice, 47 pkgs furniture, 87 bdls salt hides, 1 tub butter, 1 bbl apples, ks wood plugs, 26 sks potatoes, 1 bx turkef 2 sks coin, 3% rls paper, 231 bdls paper, 1 | | | dies, 1 cs typewriter, 13 bxs salmon, 2 bx. novelties, 1 bx hardware, 1 pkg cable, 27 bales Seattle ex G N R R—1 cs books,56 bdls hides, Victoria—42 hides, 2pkgs mdse, 3 pkgs ex- Everett—1400 bars bullion, 2200 kegs 30 bxx New Whatcom—2490 bdls laths, 8 bullion, 403 pkgs 16 crates § bxs bee hives, 1 bx glassware, 47 bdis hides and pelts, 1 sk 2479 sks bran, 409 sks oats, 5032 sks wheat. East via Vancouver—4369 kgs nafls, 11 cs springs, 1 cs oflers, 3 cs tills, 13 cs hardware, | 55° pks “haraware. ‘Vancouver—1 sk coin. & Co; Newmark & Edwards. sausage, 4 csks bottied beer, 200 cs baking powder, 2 cs dry goods, 3 pkgs sleds, 3 boxes hops, 5 pkgs copper, 2bxs medicine, 10 pkgs ex-. press. 33 bdls skins, 1 cs fur goods, 3 chests tools, 1272 copper ingots, 750 hf-sks flour. press, 2 sks cofn. Port Townsend—404 cs salmon. nails, Scs paper, 143 bdls paper. Anacortes—209 sks oats mdse. Tacoma-—1 ¢8 cotton, 1 cs wine, } o glass, 1 bx apples, 1 bx fish, 12 pkgs mdse, 300 bard 3 cs telescopes. Tacoma via N. P. R. R.—9 bxs grocertes, switches, 1 cs clgars, 1 bx hardware, § pkgs mdse, 2335 ht sks 20 qr sks flour, 323 sks Fofi. Tacoma via N. P. R. R.—1 cs piano, 5 bbls | l]amp chimneys. hats, 400 sks flour, 489 bdls fron wire, 100 bbls glucose, 1 car 48 plates steel, 1 wagon, 18 10 bbis do, 7 cs_cigarettes, 2 kgs bolts, 9 hhds 402 s tobacco, 26 pkgs mdse, 11 bbls castings, CHINA via Vancouver—Per Walla Walla— 15_chests tea. CONSIGNEES. Per Alex Duncan—H Dutard; A Gerberding Per Chilkat_Newton Lumber Co; J Demis Per stmr Walla Walla—London and 8 B Bank, H M Newhall & Co, order, R B Sym- ington, A Paladini, Chichizola & Son, A Lewis, Adelsdorter & B., A. Roth, Bidsinger & Co., D. de Bernardl & Co., C. A. Lee, C. P. M. Co., Gaini Soper, E. H. Beathe. Everett Pulp & Paper Co, Fredericksburg ry, B A. Robbins. Fred W. Vaughn & Co., G. Ca- millont, Getz Bros & Co, H Waldeck & O H. F. Fortmann, John Slebe, J. Wieland, Johnson Locke Mer. Co., I. E. Phare, Ladd's Gun Store, M. Gaffney, Paul Bordman, Rudol¢ Herold _Jr., Royal Novelty Co., Smith Cash | Store, W. G. Hinton, Washburn Moen Mnfs. | Co.. W. Cohen. Hirsch & Co., H. Dutard, W. | T Garratt, Wells, Fargo & Co, D Appleton, Theo. Flscher, Steiner, Strauss & Hyman, Joshua Hendy Mach. Works, O. R. Morris, Selby Smelting & Lead Co., R. S. Moulton, Glant Powder Co., J. B. Cohen & Co., J. Wolff, J. D. French, Am. Wire Nail Co.. Triest & Co., Am. Biscuit Co.. Miller, Sloss & Scott, P. C. Syrup Co., Rothschild & E., Hook- er & Co., Judson Mnfg. Co., Baker & Hamil- ton, Geo. W. Gibbs & Co., Williams, Dimond & Co., Am. Tobacco Co.,” Dunham, Carrigan & H. Co., G. F. Zimmerman, S. F. Milling Co., Bellingham Bay Imp. Co., H. S. Crocker & Co., F. W. Brun & Co., Flint Carrlage Hdwre Co.. H. Bohes & Co., M. Kiutzmuller & Co., Chicago Co, J Lammiman, C W Bryant & Co, Co., Catholic Art and Book Store, H. Wael deck, Lowenberg & Co., Pac. Tool Supply C S. H. Frank & Co., Moore, Ferguson & (!o.. J. Everding & Co., 8. Stiefvater & Co., Cham~ bers, Price & Co., G. W. Howard, Geo. Mor- row & Co., Eppinger & Co., First Natl. Banlk, Helstand, Warner & Co., A. Brunner, Kasper Greene, G. A. Clark, L. Speigel, Welch Co. W. & J. Sloane & Co., P. C. Christensen. Per Br ship Orealla—Crown Distillery; C W Graef & Co; F George; Bank of Br North America; John Taylor & Co; Thos Price & Co: Pac Union Club; Chas Melnecke & Co: Cal Fuse Works; R Spencer; King, Moss & Co; J H Boden & Co: A E King: Lazard Freres; J W Ferris; Balfour, Guthrie & Coj order. Per Acapulco—A Center; Abner Doble & C Bloom Bros: Castruccio Bros: Delius & Co; Gettlesank & Rhine; Hyman Bros: J Unna & Co; I Ivancovich & Co; Meyerstein & Co; Overland F T Co; Pacific Improvement C: S B Leavitt & Co: Sperry Flour Co; Urrula, Urioste & Co; American Type Foundry C¥ Anglo Guirolano; California Electric Co; Ca- brera, Roma & Co; E J Shattuck & Co: G H Tay & Co: H Lyons & Maver; J W Bawards; | Keystone Bros: Miller, Sloss & Scott; orde: | Pascal, Dubedat & C Sanborn, Vail & C | Schwartz Bros & Co; Wykoff, Seaman & Bene- | dict;; W Loaiza & Co; A Zellerbach & Co; A Garbint; Cunningham, Curtls & Welch; Castle Bros; E L G Steele & Co; H Huddleston & Co: H Levy & Co: I Isaac; Levy, Strauss & Co; M C Mangels & Co; Otls McAllister & Co; Reddington & Co; Standard Ofl Co; The Harry | Unna Co; Cutting Fruit Packing Co; J Lemen; Wiester & Co; Yates & Co; Armes & Dallam. A C Nicols & Co; Dunham, Carrigan & den; Fuller & Co; H O Weiders: Z Seldel & Co: Lowenberg & Co; Michalit Bros; Pag | T°& T Co; Rothschila & Bhremoiny 3 d & Ehrenpfort; § Greene baum & Co: Anglo-California Bank; W W Montague & Co: A C Boldenman & Co; Baker & Hamlilton; C H St George; Dolliver Bros; Frauklin Bros; Hulse, Bradford & Go; 6 Allen: J Fugazi; L F Lastreto; Mack & Co: Payot. Upham & Co; Sunset T & T Co: Swayne & Hoyt; The Nevada Pank; W Pittergan. hall & Co; Thannhauser ls%g"( cific Coast' S § Co; Selb; 3 Bank of California; L’:ndgn,smelfln Chas Tetzen: C D Bunker & & & L Co; Paris & A Bank! Co; L F Lastreto! Thannhauser & Cg; A,flgo;lc‘ll Bank; Candelia Mining "Co; Wells, Fargo & Cor Brore o : & Coj A ;G Lome