The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 8, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1898 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver advanced. Wheat Barley firm. higher. Corn unchanged. 1. n sdvanced b0c. . but quiet. firm. t the market. and Eggs weak. Poultry rather e Game firm. Apples and Oranges in good supply. Better demand for Dried Fruit. No change in Provisions ad Hides firm. Hops dull. Hogs getting rather scarce. THE WOOL TRADE. A HEAVY BUSINESS IN 1597 AND FLAT- TERING PROSPECTS FOR 1895, From the exhaustive annual review of Thom- as Der on & Co. the following interest- ing facts are taken “The local July market was a very active one, made more so by reports arriving about this t from Aust icating large losses in sheep, approximately estimated at 00,000 he These ave been con- a-day it is under- ge of the next that time, 2 ere will be unting to 000 or 100,- | unds of wool. On the 19th of July the tariff bill was sent to the House by the Sen- ate and promptly passed. It was returned to the Senate on the 20th, and on the 23d if bs- came a law. A feeling of rellef was manifested all over the country, especially among the wool trade, and business of all kinds and descrip- tions assumed a better phase at once. This was =0 est in wool, that scoured stock in San was uotable on Angust 1, 1897, at 3 ) cents for XXX. To-day the it would be 46 to 48 cen: date in 153 the market value of 28 to 30 cents. November and at the present Francisco market has been here are not unusually o p to make sales. t they have good property 4 at similar or . there is a strong ere. At th of No- brisis on srators ence in the future n we t at the c red to be in a for g wools, and - “that prices will of weeks there and ves sre is no. lower t that end, and 're reaching Cali- narket for 1593 than ever 5 ers and all market val- ased ord Advices of the most ced dealers to all the cheicest v wools of th do this they had their in every wool-growing district of the ind as prices ruled ex- h. The Eastern market got a big > enced to rise at eveloped, espe- ¢ which con- c during the s pald as high as 16 fo 1§ he Humboldt and Mendocino 1 5 to § cents a pound r stock. Since has been more tination to fur- t since then has ned prices. * K'S FAILURES. Agency reports 17 t States and Terri- s week, and 25 for k of 1557. The fallures e divided among the trades 2 bazaars, 2 jewel hats and 1 livery ND BRANDY. s of Wine and Brandy at this port re as follows, compared with 1896: 50,700 against 13,835, against 201,300, O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow| SHADFN AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DLRING PAST ~ MOURS. | PLANATION. The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig- ures at sta fon indicate maximum temperature for the hose underneath it, if any, the amount of rainfall, of melted snow In inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The wind ‘‘high’” means high smetic pressure and is usuaily accompanied with fair weather: “low' refers to low pres- sure and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. “Lows’ usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and low rlong the coast, and the isobars extend north and kouth 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 vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditiens will produce an opposite result. THE W T ATHER BUREAU. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7, 5 psm. The following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date Jast ‘season: Past This Last Stations. 214 Hours. Season. Season. Eureka .. .0 22.51 Red Bluff | 11.46 Sacramento San Franci Fresno g San Luls Obisp Los Angeles San Diego Yuma ... San Francis minimum, 46; mean, WEATHER CONDIT FORECASTS. An area of high pressure lies over Nevada, Utah and Southern Idaho. During the past twenty-four hours there has been a rapid rise in pressure over the greater portion of the Pacific Slope. The temperature has fallen in the San Joa- quin valley and throughout Nevada and Utah, Rain has fallen over Washington, Utah and thern California. following maximum wind velocities are weported: Tatoosh, 30 miles from the wouth- west; Fort Canby, 3§ south; Idaho Falls, 2§ ith. S forccasts made at San Francisco for thirty Wours ending midnight, Jan. 8: . Blorthern California—Fair Saturday; warmer tn San Joaquin valley: light northerly winds. thern California—Fair Saturday; fresh herly winds. ovada — Fair ther. tali—Fair Suturday:. continued cold weather. Arizona—Showers Saturday. Ban Prancisco and vicinliy—Falr Saturday; fresh northerly winds. f Spectal report from Mount Tamalpals, taken &t 5 p. m.—Clear; wind north 24 miles; tem- perature, 42; maximum, 45, ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. 0.5 mperature—Maximum, Saturday; continued cold while | NS AND GENERAL | EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. : Jan. 7.—The market for etocks to-day of differ materially from that of cesterday. The aggressive bull mood of the lative world continued in full force and all the large professional operators’ were buy- | ers of stock. There was also continued ab- sorption of bonds of all description. The pres- sure for reinvestment of funds which had been released by the January dividend and in- terest payments was very-obvious. There was also a marked weakening of the rates for meney, notwithstanding the lively awakening of speculation. Efforts were made by the | banks and money lenders to keep the rate for money as high as 3 per cent. Loans were in fact placed at 333 per cent, but the rate sagged off to 2 per cent and the last loan of the day cnly commanded 2ls per cent. Owners of money were also lively bidders for commercial paper. | This served the stimulate the speculative foros which seems to have broken out, London was quite a large buyer in this market of several of the international stocks, notably Unfon Pa- c and L. & N. ome of the leading railroad stocks show small net losses, but this tendency was most- | 1y pronounced in the recently active stocks of local corporations. The realizing of the last hour. iInvited by the day's notable rise, affect- ed the specialties most, but its effect was quite marked throughout the list, reducing the day’'s | net gain quite sharply in some cases. Net gains | outside the coalers and a few specialties extend | all the way from a fraction to over a point | The abundant replenishment of the local money market had led to talk of surrender by the | New York banks of the Government's depos- its now in their vaults on account of the Union Pacific_ payment. The bond market continued active to-day and a large number of issues show gains of over 1 per cent. Total sales, $4,550,000. United States old 4s registered were % higher bid and the new 4s were I, higher. | “Total sales of stocks to-day 3 | shares, including son preferred, NEW YOE | & O., 6665; Burlin; 73; Erie first, prefer- Ted, ‘3485 & Manhattan, Metropol v, 3845 a ¥, first, preferred, 6300; Missourl Pacific, 13,455 New York 8. & W., preferred, 6900: New York | » preferred, 8633; Ontario | preferred, | | 15 Pacific Mall, ‘nion, 22,799 lectric, Western U LONDON MARKETS. | NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The Evening Post's London financlal cablegram says: The stock markets here were active and generally buoy- ant to-day, with many featurs China and Japan stocks were very strong. Nothing is settled as to the China loan, but it is certain that the negotiations are on the line cabled you yesterday. Grand Trunks and Canadian Pacifics were booming, but the much under the best, dealers usually acting for Montreal being_credited with having sold | i, freely. | Americans were distinctly good. A feature | was the further sharp rise in New York Cen- | trals on the funding eme. Berlin again | bought Americans and dealings here increased, at present they are entirely professional The close was a: the best, New York absorb- ing_stoc panish_and’ other international stocks were strong on Paris buying. Copper shares were also strong. Mines were good early, but closed easier. The Rand output of Gold ‘for December is expected to be a record one. Mexican Rallways were booming on a_re- newal of the talk that the Government may agree to a sliding scale of freights, varying with the price of r. 1 have good reason to belleve that this is not so, the Govern- ment only agreeing to a revised classification | st Australian 3 per cent loan is an. d at 9. I am privately informed that ther million in Gold is going from here to Argentina within a month, while half a million more will probably g0 from the Bank of France. Indeed, some was taken {rom there to-day. The movement is an exchange opera- tion based on the import of Wheat. December trade returns show a decrease in exports of a million and a decrease in im- ports of £2,250,000. The movements In_both instances are being largely copnected with the it of the enginecring strike and the new erican tariff. Fcr the entire year the fm- ncreased £9,000,000 and exports decreased 750,00 The Paris and Berlin markets were firm and | active. 3 STOCKS. CLOST Atchison 1% St P & Om Do pref . 3| Do pref ... Balt & Ohio 114 St PM & M Can Pac 85 So Pacific . Can Southsrn 53% So Rallway Cent Pac .. 1% Do pref | Ches & Ohio 22% 'Tex & Pac Chi & Alton 1641, | Union Pac "B & Q UPDE&G E m Wabash . CCC&sStL 35 Do pref | “Do pret 0 Wheel & L E Del & Hud. Do pret .o 93 Del L & W, Express Companies— Den & R G . . 160 Do pref | Erie (new) Do 1st pref Ft Wayne . Gt Nor nref Hocking “Val Iilinois Cent . | Lake Erie & W' Wells Misce A Cot O Do nret | “Do pret Am Tobacco s1y, | Lake Shore Do pref .. 116, { Louis & Nas) Es Maashattan L 178 Met St Ry 178 Mich Cent Minn & St L. Do 1st pref. 5 BGen Eiec | Mo Pacific Tllinols Steal Mob & Ohio Laclede Gas . [ MoK & T Lead ... | Do vrer Do pret | cni ma & Nat_Lin Oil . Do pret Or Imp Co N T Cent Pacific Mail Cent "7 Pullman Pal . Y Chi & St'L; Silver Cert | " Do 1st prer Stan R & T Do 24 pref Sugar .... . Nor \eest Do pret No_ Pacifi T C & Tron Do pret 5% U S Leather Ontario & W 16% Do pref | 00 R & Nav.. U_S Rubbe; | 0o Short Line % Do pref Pittsburg Reading . Do 1st p Rock Island St L & S F, Do 1st pref Do 2d4 pref St_Paul Do pref Haw Com 5 BONDS. U B 58 reg YC& U S new 4s reg.. 129 Carolina 6s | Do coup 129 | Do s .. |U s 4s 112% |No Pac 1sts u3%| Do 3s | 99% | Do 4s | Do 3= coup r & W 6s. . 123 Dist 3 68 Norenwestrn con. 1443 | Do deb is ‘ O Nav lsts | O Nav s | closing was | M. | at 82 | @4 85, but no late sales were made above $4 5 * | good demand for | natives, P | $2@2 £0; lambs, $4 @5 25. s | 83 403 45: smelters calls the Lead market firm at $3 55. PETROLEUM—Dull. COFFEE—Options o'l"n.ted net‘u‘:ly. ith prices 5_points lower to s net advance. ¥ 17500 bags, . neluding . January, L’-ug‘n; March, $ 7o@5 8. ,Spot Rio, dull; No. 7 in- voice, 6%c: jobbing, 6%c; mild, qulet; Cor- doya, 8@lsc. SUGAR—Raw, steady: falr refining, 3%c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4 ; refined, firm. BUTTER—Receipts, 2733 packages. Creamery, 15@22c; FElgins, 22c; factory, 12@ 15¢. EGGS—Recelpts. 5350 doz. Quiet; State and Pennsylvania, 21G2c; Western, 20@22c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—California Dried Fruits, P%“"L EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@7c: prime wire tray, 8ic; wood-dried, prime, S%4@ 81ec: cholce, 8$i@8%c; fancy, 9@9%ec. APRICOTS Roval @Sic; Moorpark, @11 A >4 S—Royal, T¢ s 3 lc. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 7@lic; peeled, 12@20c. CHICAGO MARKETS. CHICAGO, Jan. under yvesterday’s closing price, but soon re- covered. For an hour the direction of prices was steadily but cautionsly upward. From %0isc at the start May had risen by 10:30 o'clock to 913c bid. The early slight declining was due in part to reports of rain in California, where vesterday it was sald wheat prospects were being injured by drought. An advance at Liv- erpool of i:d was not quite satisfactory after a decline there of 1%d. prices of wheat 35 centimes lower for near and 20 centimes lower for moresremote deliv- eries. The trade was not heavy or otherwise remarkable during the first hour, except for the gradual acquirement of strength. The strength came from various sources. Duluth cash wheat was reported to be 1isc per bushel high- er within ten minutes after the opening than it closed last night. Atlantic and Gulf port clearances aggregated 960,000 bushels, and by 11:30 o'clock May had advanced to 91%c. The Liverpool market closed at from 3 to %d advance on the previous day's closing price. May sold at 91%c at the close, the high point of the day. The market for corn was firm and fairly ac- tice. May closed Yc higher. Oats were strong and higher. May closed %@%c higher. Provisions, though not especially active, were strong. At the close May pork was 12ic high- er; May lard, 5c higher, and May ribs, 7ic higher. The leadin; Articl Wheat No. January 3 2 8% 813 823 e 20%) 20 30k S0%p January May ... 2% Mess' pork, | January [z lois oz ay .. 193150920 1935 Lard, e 1 January 1514 77 Y ST Short ribs, per 100 lbs.| 1 January ... ... . % 455 Ry k) Cash quotations Flour, steadier; No. 3 spring corn, 26%@27" No. 3 white f. 0. b, 45c; No. 2 barley f. o. b $1 17%@1 21; prime timoth; pork, per bbl., 8 short ribs stdes (10 y shoulders (boxed), hort clear sides (boxed), $4 75 @4 §5; ‘whisky,” distillers’ finished goods, per gal., $119. Articles Recelpts. Shipments. Flour, bb 12,000 22,00 Wheat, 000 §.000 Corn, bu 491,000 115,000 Oats, bu 363000 331,000 Rye, bu... X, 000 1,000 | Bariey, bu. 42,000 11600 xchange to-day the butter creameries, 15@21c; dairies, quiet, S@ssqy cggs, stead: On the Produce market was steady 12@3Sc; cheess, fresh, 22c. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipmts. Bush. 214,560 Citles— Minneapolls . Duluth ... Milwaukee Chicago Toledo St. Louis Detroft Kansas C Totals . Tidewater— Boston . New York Philadeipht Baitimore New Orleas Totals X LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Wheat— Jan. Ma Opening E Closing 60 40 oFlour— St pening 2855 9 Closing . 860 20 PARIS FUTURES. Mar. v. July. Sept. Opening .13 610% ... Closing . 3 6 102 6 5% EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Jan. 7.—CATTLE—3ales were at $3 85@4 for the commonest dressed beef steers up to $4 75@5 7> for export cattle, and a limited number of strictly choice to extra beeves went for $5 30. Late sales were largely at $4 40@5 15. Stockers and feeders 33 50@4 15, the best feeders bringing $4 30. Canners sold @2 75. grades. HOGS—The extreme range of prices was $3 35 @3 65, with hogs selling chiefly at $3 50@3 51, and pigs largely at 33 35@3 . Some prime hogs weighing from 260 to 28 pounds were bought to ship to Boston at $3 6. SHEEP—Sold at an extreme range of §2 and 3 65 was usually an outside price. West- ern fed sheep sold mostly at 33 75@4 40 for fair to choice. Export sheep were very duil at $4 10 @4 2. Lambs were active at @b 9 for in- ferior to_extra, few Eoing below $ or higher than $5 75. Weeders bought lambs at $5@5 1o | and vearlinge sold at $4 5074 W. Receipts—Cettle, 4000; hogs, 32,000, sheep, 8000. DENVER. DENVER, Jan. 7.—CATTLE—Recaipts, 38 market steady to firm; good demund on grades: hee’ steers, $325@4; cows zood ha: fed, $325G3 55; bulls end stags, $1 75@2 40; feeders. §2 25G4; stockers, $3@4 10. HOGS—Receipts, 103; market casy Jower:, good light packers, 8 328 40; hea gsfl’d ; mixed, $3 35@3 40; bulk of sal> SHEEP—Recelpts, 1078; market firm, t muttor with fair to’ chofee $3 25@4 50; common KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 7.—CATTLE—Receipts, fofficial), 6000; stockers and feeders, strong to J0c higher; medium cattle slow; choice, active; | ead cows and’ heifers were Texas steers. $3 25@4 50: Texas cows, $2 25@3 25 native Steers. § 5G4 %0: bulk, 3 004 maiive cows and heifers, stockers ana feeders, @5: bulls, $2 5043 50. s HOGS—Recelpts (official),17,000: bulk of sales, £ 3548 50; vies, $3 30@3 5: packers and mized. 53 %GR 52 lights. £ 30@3 45; yorkers, s, 5 F3 a0 AL o ists tr. | SHEEP—Receipts (official), 3100; su) § S=u S 108%| Do S8 tr light; demand active for muttons and fectiny | Chi Term S5t [Pac 68 of 95 values steady to strong; lambs, $4 00@% 50 C & Ohio & 1142 Reading 4s % | muttons, $3 75@4 50. ¥ C H &D 41%s... 108% R G W 1sts - OMABA D & R G 1sts. 1081, St L & 1T M C 6s. & ID&RG s 9% SL &S F G 6s.. 117 OMAHA. Jan. 7.—CATTLE—Recelpts. 1900; | East Tenn 1sts... 109 (St P Con . . 139 | steady; native beef steers, §3 80@4¢ 80: Western Erie Gen 4s 1% St P C & P 1sts. 1191, | Steers, $3 75@4 40: Texas steers, $3@3 60: cows F W & D lIsts tr, Do 58 T 316 | and heifers, $3@3 80: stockers and feeders, $3 60 g';‘{’i"é sl: i 100 goc*nmn_m non- % vggl’l(-”n:!:gl:un 52 ”fi,’.fi‘,, e Do Sas 5% S8 T B2 Bk of ‘sales. S 2es . 1B 8 48 e S Yoo | SHEEP—Recelpts, 1100: market steady: fair e o R e R B Do | lo_choice natives.' §3 T4 45; fair to choice ot R L T Westerns, 33 60@4 25; common and stock sheep, K P ist D tr. La new cons 4s. Missourt 6s . M K& T 2ds 16 £5% Wab 1st UPD &G ist: s 100" | Do 2as Do '4s ... g N Y Cent 1sts s Do deferrred NI Okecl 111t | ING STOCKS. | Chollar ... 301 Ontario .25 Crown_Point 24| Ophir 3 Con Cal & Va.. 115! Plymouth o108 1 Deadwood .. 110 Quicksilver S 100 Gould & Curry. 3 Do pref . 900 Hale & Norcross. 130 Sferra Nev . 60 Homestake . 37 0| Standard S 1w Iron Silver . Unfon Con 3 Mexican .. 18’ Yellow Jacket 30 BOSTON. BOSTON, “Atchison, 13%: Bell Tete. phone, 265; Burlington, 101; Mexican Central, NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Jan, 7.—FLOUR—Receipts, 15,266 barrels; exports, 34,78, Fairly active and firmer. City mill, clear, $ 355 45; Min- nesota patent, $ 15@5 2. WHEAT—Recelpts, 8,100 ctls; exports, 143,- 5%. Spot market, strong; No. 2 red, $1 014 Options firmer on cables; wera active all day on a brisk inquiry for cash Wheat from both millers and exporters, heavy clearances and a cold weather scare, closi @1%c net higher. ing 7 No. 2 red January, SiaGHc, closed s, 923,093 9-16c, closed e, e Wi May, HOPS— y.. WOOL—Quiet. l;lglRON—Wmnu dull at $6 60 bld @ $6 70 asked. Ili:dKE COPPER—Qulet at $10 90 bid @ asked. TIN—Quiet but firm at 337 bid @ $135 asked. SPELTER—Unchanged at $39% bid @ % LEAD—$365 bid @ $370 asked. Th | that fixes the price for uh-.: flm‘.. $3@3 80; Ilmh?.ews 50. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. ~More’ favorable cables from Europe to-day infused some life into the local wheat market and exporters were ouoting 73G74c for Walla Walla, with the mills In the interlor paying 75c. As usual the first statement of a rise checked business lix(‘ulll'l r‘dfl fléefl{r,f.!;rlnn 'mr\'ery light. ear steamer Teenkal, . - cent, 205,925 bushels wheat. T B W WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Jan. 7.—Wheat, No. 1 club, T3e; No. 1 bluestem, 76c. PORTLAND BUEINESS. PORTI.AND, Or. 153; balances, $57,205. Jan. 7.—Exchanges, $457,- FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Jan. 7.—Consols, 112 15-16; siiver, 26 7-164; French rentes, 103f 27ic. 2 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 7.—Wheat, quiet; No. 1 Standard California, %s 9d: cargoes off coast. nothing doing; cargoes on bassage steadler, English country markets, auiet; French ooun. try markets, dull; Liverpool wheat, No. 1 Gaj fornia, b 1AG% 1%d; wheat in Paris. Srm: lou firm; weather COTTON—Uplands, 3%d. e, CORN~—Spo i t American mixed, firm, ; Jangary, quiet, s 2d; February, - UR-St. Louts fancy winter, dull, §s 4. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—R. G. Dun & Co's. Weekly Review of Trade.will say in its issue to-morrow: 1In failures 1897 was not only the best year since 1892, but on the whole ever definitely known. With 13,522 fai 115 per cent less than 159, and §$183, 7.—Wheat opened a shade | Paris likewise quoted | % | BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. Calves sold at $6@6 75 for the best | defaulted labilities, 34.0 per cent less in 1896, the year's banking failures counted for §28,249,70, and the commercial fa. ures were but 13,31, with labilitles of $154,- 832,071, the average per failure being only $11.- 359, the lowest ever known except in 1852. But, even In that year, the failures during the last half averaged liabilities of $10,447 per failure, Wwhile In the last half of 1807 the average was only $9593. The returns by branches of busi- ness show that in 15 out of 28 classes the fi ures were lower than in any previous year of Which there is record, with an especially large decrease In the great number of unclassified manufacturing and trading faflures. The new year began with disappointment for speculators in stocks and grain, which is not a bad sien. Prices of stocks have gained a little, after iziehimx at first, and close 73 cents per share | igher for railroads and $1 05 per share higher for trusts. Wheat declined 1% cents, owing to the ter- mination of the corner at Chicago, and Horth- Wwestern receipts were about double last year's, with Atlantic exports 2,540,318 bushels, flour included, against 2.150,909 last vear. A specu- lative estimate makes the quantity still in farmers' hands 40 per cent of the crop, which is quite possible, but consumption and exports in half the year ought to take more than 40 per cent of the year's supply. Exports of corn for the week fell below last year's, although West- ern receipts are unusually large, and the price fell but % of a cent. Cotton manufacture is a little encouraged by | larger demand for goods since the reduction in prices. But with the certainty that the print cloth works are to continue, prices have fur- ther declined to 2.12 cents. | inie, woolen and worsted mills are toth buy- | ng wool quite ely at prices prol y close to the best, rnr‘rr:poynl by Jeclared there were no_concessions a month ago are Now re- joleing that recent ness in_prices has pas: away. Behind all the market reports there Is the fact that the consumption of wool has for about five months been the largest ever known, and the buving indicates, as does the demand for such heavy weight goods as has been opened, that a satisfactory half year is expected. Prices so far paid are said to be from 20 to 30 per cent higher than & year ago, with wool from 60 to %0 per cent higher, but the buving is thus far encouraged by unusual | business for the season. Tron manufacture is encouraged by unwena! business for the season, including a laree building contract made and others for briu.cs pending at Chicago, a sale of 50.000 tons of pig | | to one pipe foundry at the East and contracts for two vessels of 5000 tons each at Cramy's | yards and contracts for 5500 tons hoop at New York, the §0 for Mexico. | Prices are generally unchanged, though Fast- | | ern works have advanced structural s 5 | | cents to 1.15. Pig is unchanged, with fairly | | large sales. "Visible supplies of iin are 29,85 | tons, against 32.342 a year ago. Wwith 13.7 cents | quoted and with exports of 10.305 tons of cop- | per in December and 123,00 tons for the year. | | " Eleven cents is now quoted for lake. | Failures for the week have been 322 in the | United States, against 471 last year, and in | | Canada 32, against 62 last vear. i | | NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—Bradstreet's to-morrow will say { The year opens with a tone of quiet confi- | | dence pervading in nearly all branches of busi- ness, with encouraging activity in the iron | trade, a resumption of work by many thous- | ands of industrial employes in the Western glass industry, a largely reduced volume of business failures as compared with correspond- ing periods in preceding years and a general | outlook certalnly not inferior to any previous ear at this time. Distributive trade has nat- | urally been rather slow, pending stock taking | ! en to the field. Indus- | and the return of sales trial activity s a epecial feature, unconfined to | v one section, but speclally notable in the | | West. Resumption of work after the holidays | has been generally encouragaing in that sec- | tion. Autumn weather in the Northwest checks | distribution, but collectiohs are reported good. | Sales of Southern iron are large. | Loulsiana sugar crop returns have been very | satisfactory. Nine-tenths | of Florida’s orange | | crop was gathered before the late freeze, and cotton is steady with & good export demand. | Wool has opened up actively in some Eastern markets and lower prices for cotton goods has stimulated some demand. Naturally enough there was a slight gain in the number of fail- | | ures reported_this week over last, the total | aggregating 313, as against 297 last week, but | a heavy falling off from 1557, when the ‘total was 458. The total, In this week of 159, was | | 446; 1n 1595. 405, and in 1594, 454. thus showing a falling off from this week in recent preceding Yyears of from one-quarter to one-third. | * Pank failures in 1897 followed the seneral tendency of business mortality in all other lines of business. The reputation of the bank- ing community for conservatism, however, is borne out by the relatively heavier falling oft | inthe number of failures and the reduced vol- | | ume of liabilities of banks and trust com- | panies. as compared with preceding years, than in ordimary commercial circles. The total number of failures of national, State, savings and private banks and loan and trust’ companies in 1897 was 105, a little more than half those of 159 less’ than one-fifth those of the panic vear. 133 Liabilities also showed a heavy falling off, being 60 per cent smaller then in 159 and % per cent smaller than 1883. The number and liabilities. how- ever, were slightly larger than 188. The per- centage of assets to liabilities in 1887 was only , the smallest reported since Bradstreet's | record of bank suspensions was begun. There were 48 business failures in the Domin- | fon of Canada this week, against 22 last week | and € in this week a vear ago. | | The holidays have exercised thelr Tt | trade in leading céreals. Wheat exports from | the ‘United States and Canada for the first week in January amount to 3,451576 bushels. agalnst 5,496.000 bushels last week, 3951000 | bushels in this week a year ago and 3.471.000 | bushels in the corresponding week in 18%. Corn exports show a slight diminution amounting to 4,086,000 bushels last week, 4,819,000 bushels in this week a vear ago and 2.625,000 bushels in | the corresponding week of 18%6. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, Jan. 7.—The following table, | | compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear ings at elghty-seven cities for the week ended | January 6, with the percentage of increase and | decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: Dec. Inc. | New York 2.9 | Boston Chicago | Philadelp! | St. Louts | Pittsburg. | Baltimore | San_Francisco Cincinnati Kansas City | New Orleans | Minneapolis Detroft .. Cleveland Loutsville Providence Milwaukee St. Paul Buffalo Omaha | Indianapoils | Columbus, 0. Savannah Denver | Hartford | Richmona Memphis Washington Peoria .. Rochester | New Haven Worcester . | Atlanta | Salt Lake City. Springfleld, Mass . Fort Worth Portland, Me Portland, Or St. Joseph . Los Angeles . Nortolk 3 §68,081,647 E [SPPPHOIOIOPPY Pemsamaenies Poran A4 §E232 P O S R SR 1S 190 1 218 1 A s L R G BENaaf BRLIREEZSIND: 20858 ZHEEY D BETel B WNRIN BRAAIBONR AR CORBANDD T DI Nashville ... ¥ Wilmington, Del Fall River X Scranton ... 1,384,420 Grand Rapids . 93, Augusta, Ga Lowell Dayton, O X Seattle N2 1 Tacoma . 778,681 Spokane. 6, 33 Sioux_City 67208 104 w Bedford 508.718 . Knoxville, Tenn 58100 100 Topeka. 23285 12 Birmingham . 544,634 40 Wichita ... . 433,855 Binghamton 3900 . Lincoln .. 415,737 % Lexington, Ky 468,753 8. Jacksonviile, Fia. 380,563 6. Kalamazoo . nMns s Akron_ .. 26200 . Bay City 27,25 26. Chattanooga wrne 240 Rockford, IIl 105,103 6. Canton, O .. 190,400 4 Springfield .0 . 212,254 3. Fargo, N. D. 502882 83, Sioux Falls, 8. D. 125,816 31.. Hastings, Neb 96,376 . Fremont, Neb. 109,99 §i Davenport 820382 11 Toledo 1,536,990 5. Galveston 304,200 2. Houston .. 7,208,495 12, Youngstown ... 29.073° . Totals, S. S....51415580,79 2.6 Totals _outside - New York.... 550,508,112 16.3 DOMINION OF CANADA Montreal . $ 12519050 66.2 Toronto bt 0 nnipeg Halifax Hamllton St. John, N. B. Totals < 8.2 Z REVIEW OF THE STOCK MARKET. week, them have brought with lative activity and strength The earlier hesitancy was Aisappointment on the H | naa | | | Geese, per pair, $1 25@1 53 Would be a pronounced January rise, because | for lower grades: new water-white extracted. the public did not come into the market at the very commencement of the new busiress | BEESWAX—23@25c per . year. The small professionals liquidated long holding to a considerable ex- tent on Monday and Tuesday and mu: out con- | siderable lines of short sales, hoping that the decline would extend further. The leading fac- tors in speculation seem to have contributad to this result and their brok:rs wera for a time considerable sellers of the market. Among the unsettling factors were rumors of possible complications among the European powers in regard to China, while interviews wers put cut in which some of our prominent raflroad men | declared that through railroad rates were un- profitable and that the conditions under which competitive traffic is carried by the railroads render it useless to look for improvement un- bought stocks on the theory that there | censequently | tations. CURED MEATS—Bacon, { | ern sugar-cured Hams, mess do, $9 50; family do, $8@S §0; extra prime Pork, HONEY—New Comb, 10c for bright and 7@ | 4%4@4%c: ght amber extracted, 3%@dc per Ib. | PROVISIONS. The market is still dull at unchanged quo- 8ic per ™ $11¢ for heavy, % for light medtum, 10c for light, 10%e for extra ligt and 12 for sugar-cured; Eas 10%@11c; California Hams, 9@9%c; Mess Beef, §8 50 per bbl; extra : salt Pork, $9 50; ‘extra clear, 316; mess, $14 50; Smoked Beef, 113@12%c per form always be obtained regarding | {Inzh(s .;l::‘::snm navigation and aii matters ¥ an comimerce. i o"l“h“etgllrmn— ball on top of the building on Tele- 4! h Filll is hoisted about ten minutés befors | Eoon: ana is dropped at noon, izth r;:eym::,;: i slegraphic signal received e L P tes Naval Observatory at Mars | Island, Ca' SRl tating whether the time bal published the same day by the afternoon p: pers, and by the m o Lieutenant, U. S. N. rs the following orning PaPers O C RS, in charge. The Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic_Office, U. S. N, Mer- m, i st n Francisco, January joss. legiaiation’ is socuted. authorixing the |4 (A B0 TR tETos Aniad ALRUS ver ih | ohMuntat mxchange, S8 : DAL ion Of b fornia tierces, 5¢ per ™ for compound and 60 | Gwing to the halliards carryiny away, the | for pure; half-bbls, 6%c; 10-Ib tins7e; do 5-Ib, | tyme ball was not dropped to-day. LOCAL MARKETS e per M. g Ww. S. HUGHES, s 3 | CORTOLENE Tiercts, s@kic: packages. Lieutenant U. S. N.. n charg - less than s—1-Ib pails, in a case. e | — EXCHANGE AND BULLION. | &0 paile, 2 in a cnse. scs s pails, 12 n & | Z i = case, $4c; 10-b pails, 6 In a case, Siyc; 30-Ib SAIL. Sterling Bxchange, 60 days U aneone or two f:? T wooae. bk KERAMERS o 2 ol Sterling Cables 456 | e Doie, about 10, e e per T "% %% | STEAER | DESTINATION| _ SAlLS. | PiER. New York Exchange, sig B | s Columbia. .| Portland......[Jan_8.10 A3 | Pier 24 New York Exchane. telegraphic. %4 HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. | acapuleo..| Panama ... (Jan 8.1: ¥ PMSS Fine Silver, per ounce 4 & | Anatralia.....|Jan 8 10 py|Pler 1 Metican Doliars 4T% | Though Wool is still dull it is firm and the B A e W JRAINS, | Prospects are for a first-class year in this 009 x| Pler 9 rE I R staple. Hides are firm at the recent advance. {qam 10 3 o Bler 8 The Jeanne d'Arc takes for Cork 41,239 clts, | There is nothing doing in Hops. Jan 11, 9 AM Pier 13 valued at $38,200. mm-:sd AND ixms;(:u’}‘l- and Ilfl':mls sell Jan “ 13 ::g}g: ‘3 v at lc under sound stock. eavy salted steers, |Jan 11, s £ e S svw il market | Iogiose per Ib; medium, Sc: Nght, dc; Cow: Jan 12 9 A Pler 18 T tone and futures and spot Grain both | yI0HEoPER, Thy Medium. fei UERL Do: Cow Jan 13.10 A Pler 24 sold higher. 1lc; dry Hides, 16c: culis and brands, 13¢; dry Jan 13, 9 aM Pler 11 The Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, | Kip and Veal, 4@isc: dry Calf, 18@ic; culls, Jan 1511 A Pler 11 Journal of November 27 reports the worst 16@lic: Goatskins, 20@3Tic each: Kids, 5@ioc: Jan 15, 1 PM/PM SS drought known in those parts for thirty-five | Deerskins, good summer. %@3lc per Ib; me- Jan | ars, and farmers are suffering _severely. tock in & very impoverished state, and crops, where sown, are unlikely to be reaped. Same paper reports by telegraph from the Orange State that crop news is very distressing. Horses and cattle are dying from the effects of the drought, which of late is a ater enemy than the rinderpest. This news ndicates a continuance of orders for Grain from this coast. “3 14712 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 41 Informal session—9:15 o'clock—May, 4000 ctls, 1423 for No. 1, $143% for cholce and $1 3 $LI8%: 4000, §139; 12,000, 189%; 22,000, 31 30%g; 6000, 31 393 e srgond Sesslon—May—8000 ctls, §139%; 15,00, Regilar Morning _Sesslon—May—$)0 ctls, $1 39%; 32,000, $140; 28,000, $1 39%. Afternoon Sesston—May—10,000 ctls, §1 39%; 6000, $1 395, BARLEY—The market was ¥, With a fair demand for Feed. ‘eed, 80@92%c for dark to good and S5@9Tic for choice; Brewing. S105@107% for No. 1 and 97%c@$1 per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—May—2000 ctls, S6%c. rge:ullr Morning Session—May—10,000 ctls, Tise. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—The market is firmer and several Feed descriptions show an advance. Seed | gorts are neglected. | Fancy Feed, $120@12 per ctl; good to cholce. §1 1212@1 17%; common, $1 0734@1 10; Surprise, $117%@1 25: Red, $1 30@1 4 ray, | §1 12%@1 17 Milling, = $1 072@1 12%::" Black, for seed, $135@150. CI 2 per_ton over the raw oduct. CORN—Th Range ere is no change whatever to re- port, | (Small Round Yeilow, 973%c@$1 per ctl; Large Yellow, 97L.@%%c; White, 90@82%c. RYE—$1@1 02% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 351 50 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The China steamer took out 10,672 bbls Flour. The market has not changed for some time. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 15@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices In sacks are as fol- low, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $ per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 50 per 100; Rice Ficur, $ 75; Cornmeal, $4 25; extra cream do, $3; Oatmeal,” §2 50; Oat Groats, $i; Hom- . $8 16@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $3 25@3 50; Cracked Wheat, §3 25; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, 33 25; Rclled Oats (bbls), 35 0@ 5 %: in sacks, $3 75; Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas, §3 50; Green do, $4 25 per 100 ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay is firm at unchanged quotations. Bran | is advanced 50c. BRAN—$18@19 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$23@23 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $20@21 per ton: Ollcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 50; jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $19@20; Cotton- seed Meal. $29@30 per ton. HAY—Wheat, $1350@15 per ton; Wheat and Oat. $12 50@14 50: Oat. 1 50@13; Barley, $11@ 12 50; compressed. $12'50@14 50; Alfalfa, $9@10; stock. SI0F11; Clover, $10@12 per ton. STRAW—30@45c per bal BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans are reported firm but qulet at the old prices. BEANS — Bayos, 32 %0@3; $1 25@1 57%; Large Whites, $115@1 35; Pinks, $1 701 80; Reds, $140G165; Blackeye, §250; Butters, 31 40@150; Limas, $1 60@170; Pea, Small Whites, 1 25@1 40 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $3 ctl; Yellow | Mustard, $2@2 50; Flax, $1 ; Canary Seed, 24@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, 6%c; Rape, 2@2% Hemp. 3¢; Timothy, 5ic. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 25; Green, §1 209 140 per ctl. B POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes are very firm all over the United States, as the output this vear is smaller than usual. Onions are also firm. The market is still gutted with Los Angeles Green Peas. POTAT -Early Rose, #460c; River Reds, 40@45c; River Burbanks, 55@65e; Oregon Bu banks, 70@%c; Salinas Burbanks, 75c@$ Sweet Potatoes, 40@60c per ctl for Rivers and §@Tc for Merced; new Volunteer Potatoes, 2%c per . ONIONS-—$2 25@2 50 per ctl; cut Onlons, $150 @2_per sack. VEGETAFLES—Marrowfat Squash, $10@12 per ton; Hubbard Squash. $10@12 per ton: Dried Peppers, 5@6c per Ib: Dried Okra, 15c: Cab- bage, 60@75c per ctl; Carrots, 25@60c per sack: Garlic, 3@3isc per Ib: Asparagus, 121c per Ib. Los Angeles Green Peas, 1@3c; String Beans, 3fibe for poor and 10@15¢ for good to choice: Tomatoes, 2%5@65c; Green Peppers, — per Ib; Summer Squash, —; Egg Plant, — per Ib. POULTRY AND GAME. A car of Eastern Poultry sold at 1ic for Tur- keys, $2 for Geese, $4 50@5 for Hens, 35 for young Roosters, $4 50 for old do, $4 for fryers and $3 30 for brollers. There will be another car this afternoon. In local stock the only change is a weaker feeling in young stock. There is no particular change In Game. POULTRY— Live Turkeys, 11@12c for Gobblers and 11@ 12iec for Hens: dressed Turkeys, 13@l5c per Ib : Ducks, $4 50@6 50; young, $@@5 50; do old, S0 ryers, $4 50@5; Brollers, $ 50@5 for large and $3@4 for small; Pigeons, $1 50@2 per dozen for young and $1 for old. GAME—Quail. per doz, $1@1 25: Mallard %2 50 ; Canvasback. $4 50@: lg. $1 50@1 7. . $1@1 25; Widgeon, $1@1 2; Small Ducks, Gray Geese, $2'23@2 50; White, Tho@$1 . $150: Honkers, $4@1 50 English Snipe, $175@2; Jack Snipe. $1; Hare, $1; Rabbits, $1 25@1 50 for Cottontails and T5c@$1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. There is another decline in Butter and deal- ers are offering it freely at concessions. Cheese also shows weaker symptoms. There is no further decline in Eggs, but they are weak. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy Creamerles, 27@2Sc; sec- onds, 25@2c. Dairy—Choice to fancy, 24@%c; lower grades, 21@%c per h. Eastern Butter—22@23c per . CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 11@11%c% com- mon to good, $@l0c; Cream Cheddar, % Young America, 11%4@12%c; Western, 11t Eastern, 12%@13%c per Ib. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 25@2c per doz; Eggs, 22@24c; Eastern, 17@18c for cold storage. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. All kinds remain about as previously quoted. The market is freely supplied with all season- able kinds. DECIDUOUS_FRUITS— % Crlnll:rnu. $7@8 per bbl; Coos Bay, $150@ per X Apples, 25@40c per box for for Eood to choice and §1 Lady Apples, 51 for large boxes. Persimmons, per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, 2.50; Seedlings, 50c@$1; Mandarins, $1@1 50; Grape Fruit, $@4 per box: Lemons, i0c@ §1 for common and $1 50@2 for good to cholce; Mexican ljmes, $4G4 50 per box; Cailfornia Limes in small boxes, 50c: Bananas, $§1 2@2 25 per bunch; Pineapples. $3G4¢ per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. Dealers are reporting a better demand at the old _prices. DRIED FRUITS— Prunes, carload lots, 3%@4%c for 40-30's, 3I4@ 3%c for 50-60's, 2%@3Kce for 60-70's, 24 @2%e for 0-50°'s, 14@2%c for 80-90's, .;!:leu for 90-100's; Peaches, ; fancy, tec; peeled, I m;urm‘,“mmmmu“?& ) to fancy M be\‘mnlad‘ .-\ppl:: lack Figs, in sac ums, c ‘for pitted and 1@ unpitted; ‘iesched Plums, T tarines, 4@5¢ for prime to fancy; c; Nec- ears, 2 :m{:ru-:-mudwrummm?g ng color, RAISINS—New Raisins, 24@3c for two- Tor thres-crown, Bo tor: fororcrt common, W tor faneys $1 258 steady yester- | lipped Oats sell at $1@ | S TALLOW--No 1 rendered, Cumberland, '$14 50 in bulk Pennsy ant Vall, $15 in sacks. RICE—Chinese mixed, $4 allan, $4 50; Japan, $4 15@5; pany quotes terms Candy Granulated, 5%c. Ib; half-bbls %c more than 3¢ more. getting rather scarce. Beef or Mutton. Ther anghterers are as follows: BEEF—First 6c: third do, 4@5c per Ib. VEAL—Large, 5@6c; small, MUTTON—Wethers,' 6@7c; LAMB—Spring. nominal PORK—Live Hogs, 3%@: | sott Hogs, 216@3kc; dre: For Frida Flour, qr sks ... Onions, sks in Eggs. Poult is' somewhat more plentiful The other Vegetables change. The winter fruits are in [ | pri at reasonabie prices. ce list: |~ Coal. per ton— Cannel .....§11 50@ — Castl | New ~ Wel |~ lington | Beattle . Dairy Produce | Butter, fanc: square .. Do, per roli | Do, good.. | Pickied roli, wafl L Firkin, per Ib. Cheese, Cal... 0 | Cheese, Eastern..15420 Meats, per pound— 50@ — Coos e, ete.— per | B, Poultry and Game— Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, Ib | | | | Vegetables— Asparagus, 1b.. Beets, doz.. Colored, 1b, Lima, Ib bbage, each. 4@ 5| Salmon. fresh. Shrimps ... . 8@ SUN, United States Coast and Tims and Heights of Waters at_Fort Point, Francisco Bay. vania Anthracite Egs, 1 per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleas- v, $7 60; Coke, 313 per ton In bulk and t cash: and Fine Crushed, 67c;: Powdered, 6% Granulated. 5%c; Confectioners’ A, 5%ec nolla A, 5%c: Extra C, 5%c: Golden C, 5%e: alifornia A, 5lc per 3%@2%c for small and 31.@3%c for mediun do, 5@5%c per Ib. | RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. Cheese, Swiss. Bacon .. -12@17 | Pork, fresh Beef, choice 5 Pork, salt. Do. good - 8@10 Pork Chops Corned Beef....... Round Steak Ham, Cal 21— Sirioin Steak Do, Eastern.....12@15 Porterhores, do Lard . 2G15 | Smoked Beet Mutton . - $@10 Pork Sausages Lamb 1012 | Veal -12@15 | Lemons, doz. Apples, ib . 3@ 5 Limes, doz. Bananas, doz. .15@20 Oranges, d Cranberries, af...12@15 Pears, Ib, Cocoanuts, each.. 4@ § Raisins, | Grapes, 1b . 4@ S | Walnuts, 1b. 25@30, Mushrooms, 1b. Artichokes, doz.$1@1 % |Dried Okra, Ib 1215 | Onions, Ib. Beans, white, Ib. 40 | Peppers, dried . 5@ 6/ Potatces, Ib. _ 5@10| Farsnips, doz. | Caulifiowers, each 5@10| Do, Sweet. | Celery, bunch..... 5G— Radishes, dz behs. Cress, ‘doz behs...20a5 | Sage, Ib... Garlic, Tb. 5w String Beans, i Green' Peas, Ib... 6@10 Thyme, Ib. | Lentils, Ib. © 6w S Turnips, doz. | Lettuce, doz......15G25 Tomatoes, Ib. | _Fish, per pound— | Barracuda. . —@10/Shad .. Carp . 5@ 3!Sea Bass. Salmon, smoked..20@— Oysters, Cal. Published thority of the Superintenden dium, 20c; winter, 10c: Sheepskins, shearlings, each; short wool, 40@70c each; medium, S0c; long wools, 0c@$1 30 each. 3 per 1; No. COAL—Wellington, $8; New Wellington, $8; Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Bryant, $5 50; Coos Bay, $1 7 Seattle, $5 50; Wallsend, $7 and $16 in sacks; Cannel, § 5@4 30_per ctl; No. 1, $4 40@4 80 per ctl; extra No. 1, $5@5 20; Haw- Rangoon, $4. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- Cube Crushed Dry barrels, and boxes | SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. | The firmness in Hogs continues and they are e s no change in | Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from quality, 6%@c; second do, S%Q | , 6@7c per Ib. ewes, 6c per I c for large and January 7. WASHINGTON. FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Butter {s cheaper again. There is no change ¥ has been rather scarce of late, but it | at the moment. Green Peas are in large supply afd cheaper. show no particular £00d supply and sell- ollowing is The Call’s regular weekly retafl e Gate. 9 50@10 00 Wellington . —@10 00 Pleasant Val 9 30@10 00 Southfield —@10 00| Wellington —@ 9 5 Bay.... —@ 6 5 20@30 2@ per green, 1b. Codfish . . 8@10 Smelts Flounders . 6@ 3 Soles Herring . 5@ § Skates, each. Halibut :g 15 Sturgeon Kingfish . 10 Tomeod . 12615 Mackerel 15@— Clams, gal. en Do, Horse.......—@— Do hardshell, 100.50g- | Perch ...\ - S@10|Crabs, each. 12a15 Pompano . -$1@— Do softshell, 2%q Rockfish . ‘12@15 Mussels, qt @12 12@15 Do Eastern, doz..2g40 Eeeeee————— +i0ON AND TiL. Geodetic Survay. High ana L;" Entrance to Dy Ol Au: Mag- | STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. e i e b tee, 108 T clip—! e _counties— 3 | 13¢; do_defective. 10@1lc: San Joaquin. defec- s o S tive, 7@dc: Southern Mountain, .|Jan 8 Northern, 12@18c; do defective, 9@llc; Jan 8 boldt and Mendocino, 13@lsc; Eastern Oregon, Jan 8 3@13c; Valley Oregon. 16@1Sc. Jan 9 | _HOPS—0ld crop, 2@6c for poor to falr and 8 Jan 9 | @l0c for good; mew crop. 1@ise per Ib. ! e Joa o S | = 5 Jan 9 GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Sreeoeat Gty Grencant Oy sa0i9 BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1898 delivery, 5% | BristoL.. T @5%c: Wool Bags, 2i@30c. Czarina. £ ew port. . ‘Vlelofll and Puget Snd. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. | Friday, January 7. | _Stmr City of Puebla, Debney, 59% hours. froi Victoria and Puget Sound ports; mdse, to Goodall, Perkins- & Co. Stmr City of Sydney, McLean, 18 days from Panama, etc; pass and madse, to P M S S Co. Stmr Cleone, - Strand, 14 hours from Albion; | lumber and r r ties, to_Alblon Lumber Co. Stmr Homer, Jessen 74 hours from Newport and way ports; pass and mdse, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Coquille River, Johnson, 16 hours from Fort Bragg; 350 M ft lumber, to Union Lum- ber Co. Stmr_Greenwood, Fagerlund, 26 hours from Port Harford; ballast to L ¥ White Lumber Co. H B M stmr Sparrowhawk, De Setge, 29 hrs from San Diego. Ship Yosemite, pass an Fullerton, 19 days from Ta- Flour, qr sks (Straw, tons 5| coma: 1730 tons coal, to R. D. Chandler. | Wheat, ctis 1 Hops, bales 94 | _Ship_Invincible, Chipperfield. 18 days from | Barley, ctis Fool, bales . 0 | Port Blakeley; lumber and laths to Renton, Rye, ctls 150/ Leather, 10lls . Holmes & Co. Butter, ctls 42/ Pelts, bals . Bark Harry Morse; Lane, 24 days from Seat- Cheese, ctls 7| Hides, no {Ie‘ l\(;lflPPurl Angeles 22 days; 1963 tons coal, to Beans, sks By |03 acific Coast Co. Potatoes, s be | Bktn_Gardiner City, Mastens, 6% days frm Onlons, sks 306 3 Grays Harber; lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co. e ool Schr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, 2 hours frm Middlings 55 = Bowens Landing; 40 cords wood. 4500 r r tles, Hin, oot = to_Bender Bros. Schr Lily, Bottger, 7 days from Umpqua; umber, to Gardiner Mill Co. hr Western Home Nielsen, 6% days from Coos Bay: lumber. to D F Moulton. Schr Prosper, Schroeder, 6 days from Ne- halem; 260 M lumber. to S H Harmon Lumber 0. Schr Volante, Erratt, 19days from Til'amook; about 100 M lumber. to E K Wood Lumber Co. Schr Pioneer, Mikkelsen, 6% days from Grays Harbor; lumber. to Simpson Lumber Co.~ | Schr S Danfelson, Gruggel, 16 days from Co- quille River; lumber. to order. Schr Twillght. Hansen, 7 dvs frm Tillamook, 200 M lumber, to Truckee Lumber Co. CLEARED. Friday. January 7. Br stmr_Moana. Carey, Sydney and Hono- Tulu: 7 D Spreckels & Bros o, - Stmr Queen, Debney, San Diego; Goodall, Perkins & Co. cStmr Columbla, Conway, Astoria; O R & N 0. Nor_stmr Peter Jebsen, Klausen, Nanaimo; John Rosenfelds Sons. Br bark Inveriyon, Crombie, Queenstown; | Balfour, Guthrie & Co. | SAILED. | Friday, January 1. Stmr Queen, Debney, San Diego. Stmr Thrasher, Townsend. Stmr Gipsy, Leland. Santa Cruz. Stmr Rival, Johnson, Fort Brags. Jeanne d'Are, Mahe, Queenstown. Schr Josepn and Henry, Christiansen, quille River. Co- TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Jan 7—10 p. m.—Wind NE; velocity 8 miles. CHARTERS. The schr Falcon loads mdse for Tahiti. The Guy C Goss loads Jumber and spars at Port Blakeley for New York; J M Weather- wax. lumber at Port Gamble for Launceston. The Alice A Lelgh loads wheal at Tacoms for Europe, 33s Sd—prior to arrival. DOMESTIC PORTS. . S0 & TATQOSH—Passed Jan 6—Stmr Washtenaw, Toum oo o lonn e from Tacoma for San Francisco. h Ml SEATTLE — Arrived Jan T7—Schr Lena i s 6@ 75| Mallard, pair. 75@1 00 | gweasey, hence Dec 25, e e e neL % Selled-Jan 7—Stmr Progreso, for San Fran- | Fryers, each.. 0@ 60 Teal. pair...... s0@— | °'550; 2 | Darkeys, prIb 1@ 18} Snaltiuck. pr 80— | * POINT RIS Passed’ Jan ot : Jewel Ducks, each... —@ B d Geese, pr 50G— | from San Pedro for Caspar; stmr Pasadena, Geese, each... 1 2@1 75 | English Snipe, { from San Pedro for Eureka, ' | Pigeons, pair. 25@ 40| doz .. 250@3 00 | TACOMA—Safled Jan 6—Bark Levi G Bur | Rabbits, pair.—@ 40!JackSnipe, dz.1 25@1 50 | gess, for San Franciees. Arrived—Jan T—ship Columbla, hence Dec 30. POINT ARENA—Arrived Jan 7—Schr Bender Brothers, hence Jan 5. | FISKS MILLS—Arrived Jan 7—Schr Chrls- | tina Stefins, hence Dec 31. | TATOOSH—Passed Jan 7—H B M stmr Le- ander and Virago, hence Jan 4, for Esquimalt. CLALLAM BAY—In port Jan 7—Br bark Whinlatter, from Seattle for Astorla, Arrived Jan 7—Br ship Cambrian King, from Shanghal. rrived Jan 7—Schr Metor, tm SAN PEDRO—A Port Gamble. Salled Jan 7—Schr Maria E Smith, for Ta- coma. EUREKA—Arrived Jan 7 - chard, hence Jan 5. e SAN DIEGO—Sailed Jan 7—Ship Bohemta, foé-OLa;}n‘lmo. 'TH BEND-—Salled Jan 7—Schr J. G;r’;_\zl_}i’.r for San Francisco. e . LE—Arrived Jan T—Schr - sey, hence Dec 25. T O Sailed Jan 7—Stmr Signal, for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. Sail 3 Noaon ed Jan 5—Stmr Advance, for FALMOUTH—Sailed Jan 5—Br ship Fannle Kerr, for Liverpool. PRAWLE POINT—Passed Jan 7—Br ship | Thistle, hence Aug 25 for Queanstown. BARRY-Salled Jan 6—Br ship Marion Light- | body, for Santa Rosalia. | QUEENSTO Sailed Jan 7—Br ship Sam- | aritan, for Tyne. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. QUEENSTOWN-—Arrived, Jan. 7— New York, for Liverpool. i LIVERPOOL—Salled, Jan. 7—Stmr Cev! New York. (50 | COLON- CONSIGNEES. Per City of Sydney-—Alex Center; A Zeller- bach & Sons; A Vignier: Baker, & Hamilton: Baruch & Co; Cunningham, Cur- ch; Castle Bros; Dunham, Carri- ; Dolliver Bros:'E L G Steele (. Fuller & Co; Jas G Allen: J O Meyerink NOTE—The high and low waters occur at | Ivamcovich & Co: Johm T Vil 3 3 | : ght: T Gutte: ety five mnetssionstreet | wharf) about | F Lastreto; Levi Stranss & Co: Lowenpice & the height of tide Is the same at bea S T T i o, & Scott: ol everstein & Co: nilin : | Winchester; Nathan, Dohrmann & r@u;‘fl‘;gzfi JANUARY—1ss8 alegre & C6; N R Spencer: Otls, McAllintes & S i | Got'Orhice Specialty ‘Co:, Pavot, Uphan e ST Trtmel . | Pac Butchers' Supply Co: Paseal, Dubedat & 5| Time oot TIme ey Timel e, Timel .| Co7 Parrot & Cot Reaingion & Uo: 3 1 Tenee b oo Feet | i1t & Co; Sherman, Clay & Co; Sadi : WS T, Stockton Milling Co; Sthwrats Braer Sacos tz Bros: Unna Co: Thannhauser & Co: Urruela. e Urioste & Co; W W Montasue & Co; W Loaiza & (o '® Per Lily—Hilmer, Bredhoff & S: wi | Bros;, McDonough & Runvon: M ‘P D:t(e‘:or&a 0 Melyin: Poultrymen's Union; W Price & Co; W B Summer & Co. Doggl STer'Gity of Puebla_Castle B er City of Puebla—Castle Bros: J B Levin. son: Wells, Fargo & Co: Getz Bros: Roini Milling Co: H W Higgins & Co; Seihy Smejer Co: Dodge, ing & Lead Co; A Brodeck: Berti = | Brown Bros: Cal Saw Works: Cal WincShor e, | Chas B Bemis: Chas E Coon; Alblon faisine 625 B Grahar: Goldstoln & Co: Gras, Lelzen: ral ; Goldstein ‘o, It - s Colony: Pac Bone, Coal and S el Fert Co; | Engelbrecht: Schlegel & B: W W soi R, F Lane & Connelly: John Wieland: W | Duff & Co; J Hammond: Amn Tobac 5 ot G Sanguinettl: H A Yeazell: Stauffer Chem Co; Wellman, Peck & Co; Goodall, Perkine & Co: Hoffman, Rothschild & Co; Selby Smeis ing & Lead Co; W & J Sloane & Co; Lewis | Pkg Co: Tacoma & Roche Harbor Lime Co: & | L%Bryan. Shoe Co: Amn Biscutt Cons agoird | Ferguson & Co: S H_Frank & Co; Thos \Wa son;- Jos Grahame: Sam Welster; J Fichal: Amh Wire Nail Co: Amn Tobaceo Co: A Robinson: A Zellerbach & Son: Baker & Ham- ilton; Bellurskad Mnfg Co: Buckingham & Hecht; C G Bennett: C L Maxwell; G H Meyer * S Per City of Putblarts de Barni r City cbla—D de Barnardi: Dunha; Carrigan & H Co; E H Speddy; Hobbs, Wi . attma: Hinton}