The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 19, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Filver declined. Wheat unchanged. Barley and Oats firm. Rye steady. Eome change in Millstuffs. Bran and Middlings advanced. Beans quiet but firm. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables firm. Butter lower. Eggs easy. Cheese changed.- More Eastern Poultry in. Game slow and weak. Oranges weak and dull. Limes well cleaned up. Prunes tending upward again. Provisions selling fairly. Frelghts wealk Corn higher. | | | | | | Hay steady. | un- | | Apples plentiful. More inquiry for Hops. Wool and Hides quiet. Hoge advanced. Beef and Mutton un- changed. Olls the same. MONEY IN CIRCULATION. The general stock of money in the United tates on the st of January is reported by officials at $2,3%4,348,455, of which 43,815 was in Goyernment vaults and the ctrculation - gn’ the foliowin | -$ 547,568,360 | 61,441,073 in States notes certificates Bank notes -$1,721,100,640 ©1,650,223,400 Increase .. $ 70,877,200 The increase for 1837 embraces nearly $30,- 000,000 in gold coin, about $3,000,000 in silver dollars, §3,600,000 in small silver, $20,000,000 in milver certificates, $19,300,000 in Treasury notes. $1,100,000 in United States motes and 32,500,000 National Bank notes. There was a decrease 000 in gold certificates and 37,000,000 in at Total January 1, EXPORTS OF SALMON. Salmon from this port in 187 | cases and 17,081 packages, valued | 00 cases and 10,700 | EXPORTS OF LUMBER. ¢ Lumber from thie port in 1897 000 feet, valued at $533,000, against ) in 1596 5., 30, ‘//5/?/4 O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @® Clovdy ® Rarn® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION| DURING PAST i2 NOURS LANATION. the wind. The top fig- e maximum temperature underneath it, if any, the of melted snow In inches ast twelve hours, t points of equal lotted lines, equal EXP! erms, The word or. “high”” means high sure and is usually accompanied low" refers to pres- and is oudy nd rains. ‘‘Lows’ pear on the Washington coast. When sure is high in the interior and low and the isobars extend north ong the coast, rain is probable: when the “low” is inclosed with isobars of narked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- robable. With a * " in the vicinity of Idaho, lng to the Cali- iia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. usually WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) San Franclsco. Cal., Jan. 18 189, 5 p. m. | The following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to ;mp_ as compared with those of the same date | ast season: Past This Last | Stations. 2¢ Hours. Season. Season. Eureka ... .00 173 22.88 | Red Bluff... 0.00 6 12.07 | Sacramentc 000 522 7.13 San Fra 000 509 114 Fresno ......... 000 2.28 490 San Luts Oblepo .. 0.00 252 975 | Yos Angeles .... 0.00 375 844 8an Diego 000 34 6.99 Yuma. . 8 000 1.06 476 San Francisco data: Maximum, mum, 42 WEATH m an. 4 CONDITIONS AND GENERAL | FORECASTS. An area of high pressure is central this even. ing in Utah and in Nevada. The lowest pres- sure {s reported from Puget Sound. To the north of this latter section a moderate storm is central. Raln has fallen to-day as far s as Cape Mendocino and eastward throughout Washingt The greater portion of this storm will move eastward along the Canadian border to-night. A slight secondary | on, however, Is apparently central near which will probably move southeast | rala and will cause rain to- night Wednesday forenoon in the northern | portion of this State. | Forcocst made at San Francisco for thirty | hours, ending midnight, January 19, 189 Northarn California—Occasional rain to-night and Wednesday, ending during Wednesday; wind sh terly. Southers California— frost to-nigh! alr Wednesday; heavy light northerly wind. Nevada—Light snow 1n north portion; falr in south portion Wedn, Utah—Li now in north portion; fair in | south portion Wednesday: warmer. | Arlzona r Wednesday San Francisco and vicinity—Light rain to- night and Wednesday morning, followed by fair winds, generally westerly Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at 5 p. m.—Clear, northwest wind, 12 miles per hour; temperature, 42; maximum, 50 degrees. W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.—Prices were slaught- ered in the afternoon trading on the Stock | Exchange to-day, especially those properties including local traction lines, which were most benefited by the market's buoyancy yesterday. Prices opened with fractional appreciations in sympathy with London, which traded moder- ately both ways, but buying siightly more than they sold. Large operators were not very active in | the local market until the late trading. There appeared to be a general undertone of strength in the early transactions, but the temper grad- ually changed and rumor-mongers were not jdle. Among other efforts to depress the mar- | ket there was circulated an unfounded story that the United States Minister to Spain had gought the protection of the British embassy at Madrid. = Realizations of profits by large interests alded the bear raid, uncovering stop- loss orders, and the market closed at or near the lowest and very weak. The Senate Finance Committee's approval of the decision declaring for the payment of Gov- ernment bonds in either gold or silver was used by traders as a bear card. The resolution pre- sented in the House in the form of an amend- ment for the recognition of Cuban belligerency wes not known until near the closing hour. In the general list the Zecline from the high point ranged from one to two points, but the net losses in most cases were fractional. Easy money and favorable statements of rallway earnings had little influence on prices. The bond market was well held, despite the heavy liquidations in the stock market. The {ssues which have been conspicuous In the dealings of late continued to vibrate very vio- lently. Total sales, $3,840,000. Government bonds showed some hesitancy, with quotations for the 5s shaded. Total sales of stocks to-day | stand that Tllinols Central were 336,200 | 5 undo the buillen shares, including: Atchison preferred, 4332, Burlington, 20,250 Loutsville and Nashvill 3180; Manhattan, 40,340; Metropolitan, 62¢7; Ml souri Pacific, 6100; New York Central, 10,900; Northern Pacific, 29,250; Northern Pacific pr ferred, 15,730; Reading, 4150; Rock Island, & St. Paul 1; Southern prefereed, 3223; Union Pacific, 21,620; Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf, | 3022; Chicago Great Western, 13.550; Sugar, 54,- 733; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 6030. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—The Evening Post’ London financial cablegram says: Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's speech at Swan. | sea last night, declaring that England would have her rights in China even at the cost of war, although approved here, had some effect in checking market activity, and except for Grand Trunks and Americans prices for all stocks, including consols, were generally lower. | The markets, especlally mines, were also ad. versely affected by the Paris flatness. Ameri. cans, after a period of firmness, closed duller. Germany again bought Northern Pacific, but sold Canadian Pacific. New York absorbed New York Central. Grand Trunks were boom: ing on largely increased business. I under bonds have gone well. The Paris Bourse was flat on the anti- Semite riots. The Berlin market was steady. | T have reason to believe that the Bank of Ger- many may lower the rate to-morrow to 2 per cent. I belleve that the financial position in Vienna, s far from satisfactory. There was released from the bank to-day £250,00 Japan- ese money. CLOSING STOCKS. | Atchison .. 128 Haw Com .. 31 Do pret . .. .. 2% St P & Om . 5%, Baltimore & Ohlo 13 Do pref .. 148 Canada Pacific .. 57% St P M & M 121 Canada Southern. %80 Pacfic 0 Cent Pac .. .. .. 11%|So Railway.. 8% Ches & ohio .. .. 21% Do pref .. .. .. 30% Chi & Alton.. .. 165% Texas & Pacifie.. 1% Chi B & Q 7314 | Union Pacific. 0¥ Chi B & Q 94|UPD& G 9 CCC&StL. 33 Wabash T Do pref 80 Do pret . 18% Del & Huds 111 |Wheel & L E 2% Del L& W .. 1151 | Do pref .. .. .. 12% Del & Rio G .. .. 11%| Express companies.. Do pret .. 46% |Adams Ex .. .. ..-158 Erle (new).. .. .. 14 American Ex.. .. 11§ Do 1st pref .. .. 373 United States. 40 Ft Wayne .. .. 169 |Wells Fargo ..o 112 Gt Nor pref || 11130 | Miscellaneous Hocking Val . 61| A Cot Ol .. 2 Illinols Cent .. 106% | Do pref . w | Lake Erie & W .. 17 | Am'n Spirits % Do pref .. . 72 i Do pref .. . 18 Lake Shore .. .. 175 |Am Tobacco .. .. 88% Louis & Nash .. 5 | Do pref .. .. .. 13 Manhattan L.. .. 116%|Chicago Gas .. .. % Met St Ry 1393 |Cons Gas .. . 180 Mich eCnt 103 |Com_ Cable Co .. 176 Minn & St L . Col F & Iron 243 | Do pref .. .. Do pref . 70 Mo Pacific .. 33% |Gen Electric 4% Mobile & Ohfo .. 28 |Illinots Steel st MoK & T Laclede Gas 4 Do pref .. .. | Lead 36 Ch! & L & Ind | Do pret 106 Do pret .. 03 |Nat Lin Ofl N J Central .. .. 8 |Ore Imp Co N Y Central .. .. Pacific Mall N Y Chi & St L. Pulman Pal .. .. 176 Do 1st pref . Stlver Certificates 56% Do 24 pref . Stand R & T. 3 | Nor West .. . Sugar .. | No Amer Co Do pref .. . | No Pacific T C & Iron Do pref Ontario & Ore R & Nav U S Leather Do pref .. S Rubber Ore Short Lin Do pref .. Pittshurg West Unton .. 903 Reading .. Reading 1st pref. 50 Rock Island .. .. 8% C& N W .. .. .. 121% St Louls & S F .. 74 Do pref .. Do 1st pref .. .. StL&SW Do 2d pref . Do pret .. St_Paul RG W 2ep. Do pref Do pref .. Chicago G W.. CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg .. Do coup USds .. Do Ala class A .. .. 107 | Northwest'n cons 114 Do B .. 107 | Do deb bs 7 Do C L2100 |0 Nav 1sts.. 114 Do currency ... 100 |O Nav 4s .. .. .. 9 Atchigon 4s .. .. 1% O S Line 65 t r. Do adf 4s .. .. §3%[O S Linesstr. Can So 2ds . 1109 O Imp lsts t r Can Pac 1sts — | Dosstr.... Ch Term .. . 8 |Pacific 6s of 8 C & Ohio 5s .. .. 114_|Reading 4s CHl & D 4%s .. 14K R G W lsts 35 D&RGlIsts .. 105%/SL & I M Conts 9 D&RG4s...0 %% SL&SF Gen 6s 116% East Tenn 1sts . St P Con.. .. ..140 Erle Gen 4s .. . StP C & P lsts.. 120% FW&Diststr Gen Elec bs .. . CH&SAG®s . Do 24s.. .. H&T Do con 6s Iwa C Ists ... . Kan P Con t r .. 921y K Pac1st DD t r 112 Dole 5 .. § Caro non-fund So Ry 58 .. .. Stand R & T és. Tenn new set 3s.. Tex Pac L G 1sts. Do Re 2ds Unlon Pac lsts .. UPD& G Ists.. La new cons 4s .. 1021 | Wab lst 58 L & N Unf 4s .. #% Do 2ds.. Misourf 6s .. .. 100 |W Shore 4s MK & T 24s.. .. 64 |Va Centurles .. Do 45 .. .. $74 Do deferred. N Y Cent 1sts .. 1163 MINING STOCKS. Chollar .. .. 18 Ontarlo, . e 250 Crown Point N Ophts o - . Con Cal & Va .. 1 00| Plymouth ... . 5 Deadwood .. .. 9| Quickstlver.. 1 11 160 Gould & Curry 30| Do pref .. .. .. 900 Hale & Norcross. 115! Sierra Nevada 50 Homestake.. .. .. 37 0 Standard 140 Iron Siiver. 35 Unfon Con # Mexican.. . 18 Yellow Jacket ... 25 BOSTON. BOSTON, Jan. 18.—Atchison, 12%: Bell Tele- phone, 270%; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, General Electric, 35; Mexican Central, 6: gon Short Line, 21%; San Diego, —; Boston and Montana, 152%; Bufte and Boston, 244. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Jan. 18—FLOUR—Receipts, 22,542; exports, 19,705. Market firm and fairly active on trade brands. WHEAT—Recelpts, 97,125; exports, 93,130. Spot, firm: No. 2 red, $102. Options opened firm on bullish cable news and ruled quiet but firm all Cay, with few reactions, support- ed by a moderate export inquiry, local cover- ing and small offerings; closed %@lc net high- er. No. 2 red January, $101%@1 01%, closed $101%; May, 92 13-16@93 3-16c; closed, S3c. HOPS—Firm; Pacific Coast, 185 crop, 4@6c; 1896 crop, 7@9c; 1897 crop, 16@lsc. WOOL—Steady; fleece, 21@3lc; Texas, 14@1Tc. PETROLEUM—Dull PIGIRON—Warrants, dull at $5 60@8 70. LAKE COPPER—Quiet at $1080 bid and $11 10 asked. TIN—Duil; $13 80 bid; $13 85 asked. SPELTER—Quiet at $3 9 bid and $4 asked. LEAD—Dull at $3 623 bid and $3 67' asked. The firm that fixes the price for miners' and smelters’ makes the price of lead $3 55. COFFEE—Options closed steady, net un- changed to 5 points net advance. ' Sales, 4750 bags, including March, $5 75@5 80; July, $6; Oc- tober, $6 15, Spot Coffe—Rlo, steady:; No. 7 invoice, 64c; No. 7 jobbing, ; mild, quiet; Cordova, $34@15c. SUGAR—Raw, strong: fair refining, 3%c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4%4c: refined, steady. BUTTER—Recelpts, 8355 packages; _steady Western Creamery, 14%@20c; Elgins, 20c; fac- tory, 11@l5e. EGGS—Recelipts, 4050 packages; firmer: State ‘estern, 22@24c. and Penpsylvania, 22G24%: DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—California drled frults quiet to firm. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@T%c; prime wire tray, 8ic; wood dried, prime, 8igc! choice, $%c; fancy, 9@9%c. ABRICOTS Royal, 5@Tie: Moorpark ¥ H rpark, 1lc. PEACHES Cnpeslen. Toibor pecaar 15g30e. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—Wheat got a good send- off from the early cable news. May was wanted at from S1%@9l%c at the opening, against 90%@9lc at the close the previous day. The Liverpool quotations were mdvanced %d per cental overnight, and the reason given for it comprised several items of considerable fm- portance. The poorer crop prospects in India were mentioned as the chief item. Heavy rains in Argentina were reported to be unfa- vorable for Wheat and the Continent was said to be taking the arrived cargoes off coast in the United Kingdom. London quoted cargoes on passage and offered 3@4d higher. Paris re- ported 5 centimes reduction in the price of Flour and 10 centimes in Wheat. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were 350 cars, against 378 the week before and 268 the similar day of 1897. Chicago got 63 cars, two of which were con- tract. Advices from the Northwest were to the effect that, with splendid roads, farmers were delivering very little and country elevators were being gradually emptied by the induce- ments being offered in the Way of premiums for cash Wheat over futures. Considerable activity was imparted to the tion by the buying of dealings in the July that future by Allen Grier against sales for ration was supposed to re the taking i of £ e e Ing 8 for a grou; . July opened at §ic and was Louts speculators. advanced to the undoing of the St. is Y, which did not get back to Si%c while making the rise. Bradstreet's report of the world’s visible supply made a decrease of 1,631,000 bushels east of the Rockies and 300,060 bushels decrease in and afioat for Eu- rope. e reduction on the corresponding weel of last year was 4,000,000 bushels. The market weakened on that' showing of some reduction orid s shipment Guring the Iastfew weeke, ew The Liverpool market, closed with some of 18 out. end that also hell sentiment that had s | LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. | the proceedings up to 12 o'clock. Primary | market receipts were 346,550 bushels, against 205,353 the year before. Atlantic seaboard clear- ances of Wheat and Flour were equal to 427,- 000 bushels. July sold at 82%c at the close, | and May, after dropping to $1%c, railied and closed at 913%@31tc. | Corn was duil and prices la | were inclined to drag. May ranged from %@ | 25% and closed at 25%. Oats kept within a narrow . ket was firm early. but reacted later. M faneed from BXGHUe to Wo an. closed at c. A good trade was done In Provisions, espe- | glally during the morning. Packers were good uyers. | PFhe ieading tutures ranged as follows: The mar. | TArticles— Open. High. Low. Close. | _ Wheat, January g sy 92 sy May Mg a1 % 9T s1T 8% s1 s | July { _Co 25y 0% July Short Ribs, January May | _Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, teadier; No. 2 spring Wheat, SI@87isc 3 | spring wheat, $0@91c . 2 red, 924@ 0. | 2 Corn, 26%@27c; No.' 2 Oats, 23c; No. 2 white, f. 0. b., 24%c: No. 3 White, f. 0. b., 4@24%c: 1 No. 2 Rye, 44%; . 2 Barley, f. o. b., 21%@ 29c: No. 1 Flax Seed. $120@1 24; prime Tim- othy Seed, $2 75; Mess Pork, per bbl, $9 3@ 9 40; Lard, per 100 Ibs., $4 66@4 674 Short Ribs, sides (loose), $4 6214@4 5234 dry ted Shoul- ders (boxed), 4%@5c; Short Clear sides (boxed), 34 75@5; whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, ' $1 19. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 11,000 I Wheat, bushels 31,000 12,000 Corn, bushels . 217,000 190,000 Oats, bushels . 263,000 233,000 Rye. bushels 6,000 8,000 Barley, bushels . 88,000 35,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day, the Butter market was steady: Creameries, 14@lSc; Dairies, 11@17c; Cheese, quiet, §@8%c; Eggs, steady; fresh, 1loc. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. snlgrlxu Bush. sh. 70,070 Cities— Minneapolis . Duluth . Milwaukee Chicago Toledo . St. Louls Detroit . Kansas City | Sept. May. July. 610 63 6 5% | Opening. 7 | Closing: T1% 610% EASTERN l;l’\ESTT)(‘K MARKET. CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—CATTLE—Sales were | mostly below $5. Butchers' and canners’ stuff | s0ld actively at steady prices. below $250 and choice prime heifers sold | actively at $3 75@¢ 30, while bulls brought | | 82 50@4. Stockers and feeders 450. Feeder sales were chiefly at 3 104 30. | Calves were steady. HOGS—Sales were at an extreme range of | $3 50@3 76 for common to prime hogs, the best lots going at the top price of the season. The greater part of the offerings crossed the scales at B 00G3 70 and plgs went largely at § 4@ SHEEP—Were weaker at $3@3 50 for a few common lots up to $4 50@4 80 for choice flocks, | fed Western sheep finding buyers at §3 T5@4 60, Yeariings sold anywhere from $4 40@3, accord- ing to quality, but lambs were less active and lower at $4@4 50 for the commonest to $5 50@ | 57 for good to prime flocks, Westerns sell- | ing as high as $5 65. ooecelpts—Cattle, 3500; hogs, 25.000; sheep, | 15,- | | KANSAS CITY. official. 8500. Market, steady; stockers, strong: | cows and heifers, active; Texas steers, $3@ 420; Western steers, $3 50G4 50; Western cows | and heifers, $2 50G3 To; native steers, $3 4 50; native cews and heifers, ers and feeders, $3 25@" HOGS—Recelpts, . active; good hogs, steady (o strong; common, about steady: bulk of sales, 33 50@3 6); heavies. $3 45@3 60; packers, $3 45@3 624 mix 5 L 383 6@ 365, lights, $3 45@3 60; yorkers, 33 55@3 60; | pigs, $3 20@3 45. SHEEP — Recelpts, official, _3000. Market, quiet; lambs, weak; lambs, $4@5 60; muttons; 3 15@4 20. - OMAHA. | | OMAHA, Jan. 18.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2800, Market, steady to 10c lower: native beef steers, | 3 70G4 80: Westerns, $3 60@4 50; Texas steers, $3G3 60; cows and heifers. $2 553 85; canners, $272 80; stockers and feeders, $3 60@4 5; calves, | $2 25@3 50. Market shade a mixed, £ 50G3 §5; 3 f S iogs o > | SHEEP—Receipts, 3300, Market, steady: fair to choice natives, ' §3 75@4 45; falr to cholce Westerns, 3 60@4 30: common and stock sheep, | $3@3 $5; lambs, $4 505 50. | D INVER. | DENVER, Jan. 18.—CATTLE—Receipts, 300. | Market, steady to firm; beef steers. $3 6064 15 cows, $2@3 50; bulls, stags. etc., $1 T5@3; calves | $4@5 75; stockers and feeders, $3 65a4. HOGS—Receipts, 500. Market steady, demand good; light packers, $3 40G3 55; heavy, $3 35@ 3 45; ‘mixed, $3 15@3 50. SHEEP—Receipts, 2611, in transit. No sales; no quotations. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, Jan. 18.—The first series of the Colonfal Wool sales for this season opened at the Wool Exchange to-day with an attendance of buyers that was large. The catalogues of- fered were small and poor in quality. Compe- | | titton was spirited, with cross-breds ruling | | irm. The Continental representatives were good buyers® of merinos and the home trade bought cross-breds unhesitatingly. The Amer- fcan buyers purchased Queensland greasy. Merinos were fully a penny above the last auctions. A moderate selection of Good Hope and Natal wools sold at an of about § per cent. The offering: bered 7277 bales. Following are the sales in detail: New h Wales, S00 bales; scoured, 8%d@ 1s 3d; greasy, 6%@10%d. | Queensland,’ 1600 bales; 1s_4d; greasy. 6%@8%d. Victoria, 300 bales: scoured, 6%d@1s 4%d South A‘fé'v?é"‘ 1800 bales; scoured, 1s 1%d; greasy, L West Australia, 1300 bales; scoured, 94@1ls; greasy, 433@sd. New Zealand, 1700 bales; scoured, 6d@1s 3%d; greasy, 54,@9%d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 700 bales; scoured, Ti%d@ls 24; greasy, 5%@T%d. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. scoured, 1s 1%4@ | | NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's cover- ing the principal points of accumulation indi- cate the following changes In visible supplies last Saturday, as compared with the preceding Saturday: Wheat—United States and Canada, east of for and in Europe, decrease, 300,000 bushels; world's supply, total decrease 1,931,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increase 2,257,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increase 769,000 bushels. Among the larger decreases reported by Bradstreet’s, not given in the official visible supply, are the falling off of 30,000 bushels of | Wheat at Northwestern interior elevators, 255, 000 bushels at New Orleans, 59,000 bushels at Galveston and 40,000 bushels at Chicago private elevators. The only tmportant increase is that | of 126,000 bushels in points in toba and | Ontarfo. | | BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Jan. 18.—A stronger tone and more inquiry, which is expected to result In a large business later, were the features in the Wool market here this week. Territory Wools are continuing to attract the most attention, and as a result the price has hardened, although | as yet nominal quotations have not advanced. Fleece Wools show a better demand and busi- ness 1s done on about the basis of quotations, Australian Wools held stronger in price and fair purchases are being noted. Quotations: Territory Wools, Mon fine medium _and | fine, 16@ifc; scoured, ; staple, 52gsic; Ut yoming, etc., fine medium and fine, c; scoured. 48G50c; staple, 52gSic. combing, tral ired basis, fine. “ToOTSe, combing, Eood, S50®e: Somutus, Juee combing, Gie. B e Quendant NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. i | PORTLAND, Jan. 18.—WHEAT—Was a shade higher to-day, Walla Walla bel ted fl:hud valley and bluestem at “w.' . WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Jan. 18.—WHEAT—No. 1 blue- stem, 74c; No. 1 club, Tlc. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Jan. 15.—Exchanges, §222,48; | balances, $35,691 LONDON 26%4; Fre: LIVERPOOL, FOREIGN MARKETS. Jan. 18.—Concols, 112 13-16; Silver, h Rentes, 103.22%. Jan. 18.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 standard California Wheat, 368; cargoes off coast, kets, firm, 3@6d higher: rather firm, 6d highe: kets, quiet and steady; French country mi ulet and steady: Live | 1 California, 7s 10 | qulet; Flour in Paris, quiet. aTs land. ' cloudy. COTTON—Uplands, 3 3-164. CLOSE. CORN—Spot American mixed new, firm at 3s 4 3s skd steady, able cash balance, $239,838,417; d: do old, firm, 3s February, stead: 35 2%d. cargoes on passage, English country mar- 1 Wheat, N eat in Paris Weather in Eng- 11d; 4%d; January, stead: . 2 Marc CASH IN THE TRBASURY. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—To-day’'s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avall- $162,836,177. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND % | Sterling Exchange, 60 day Sterl; Rew Yo New York Exchange, telegraphic. Fine SiI Mexican gold reserve, Cables rk Exch: ver, per ounce. Dollars BULLION. " ‘ 483528 FaFF Al WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. could be obtained, for the tendency is to seek | The chartered Wheat fleet in port | has a registered tonnage of 82,000, against M- | lower ra WHEAT FREIGHTS—While 30s is the ask- ing figure for Europe, it is doubtful whether it tes. 000 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, | 20,700 tons, against 106,500; on the way to this | POrt, 163,000 tons, against 162,700, WHE irregular. without much at Tidewater guotations are as follo @1 85% for No. 1, $1 40 for cholce an change. The sl present. AT—Futures opened 'higher, but were The spot market was steady and hippers are not doing T a1t ihs 145 per ctl for extra cholce for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—3:15 o'clock—May—6000 ctls, $1 38%; 16,000, $1 38%. Second 'Session—May—6%00 ctls, $1 385, 1 December—20%0, §1 6,000, $1 38° Regular Morning s, Afterne 0on Session—Ma 18,000, $1 37%4; 10,000, $1 37 BARLEY—Both feed and brewt: | at the recently improved prices, demand | hardening for choice; for the latter. tendency. 15@%c for dark rewing, $1 $138%: 8000, 10,000, $1 38: 10,000, §1 37%. 2000, $1 2734, lon—May—S82,000 otls, {‘—mm ctls, $137% are firm th a good Futuers also show a to good, and $74c@31 102115 for No. 1 and $1 02%@1 05 per ctl for dark Coast. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—! 2000 ctls, Second 88Yc; 2000, §7c; 2000, § CALL BOAR! Session—Ma D SALES. o_sales. 88%0; 2000, i | | Tot Hegular Morning Session—No sales. pTidewater gyAfternoon Session—May—200 cs, $6%c: 200, B e ! | New York GATS—The market shows no change of con- | Philadelphta. sequence. The feeling is firm and the demand B_:‘lllmare satisfactory. - | New Orleans Fancy Feed, $12012 per ctl; good to cholce, §1 151 17%; _ common, _$1 10@1 12%: Totals .. 211964 | Surprise, 31 2541 3: Red, §130@1 40; Gray, PARIS FUTURE | g 1near e Ailiing, § 0@l 1% Black, Wheat— Jan. Mar. | for seed, $1 351 50. Clipped Oats sell at $10 o 05 005 |2 Der ton over the raw product n % o395 | CORN—The tendency is upward and several “ fl’sll‘fl],"lloh! have adv P 2 2785 mall Round Yello rge b= RE T Tellow, smiseas; White. s25@d75e. RYE—Offerings are limited and the market | is steady at §1 021,@1 05. BUCKWHEAT—S$1 50G1 75 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS Prices for Flour have not changed for a long | here); 13@li%e for Trade is not over-active. time. Millstus ffs show some Vs aration. | | FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, | Few cows sold | 34 15@4 €5; Bakers' extras, $4 3084 40 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- sold at 33 35@ | Flour. 8 per 100 Ibs: Jow, usual discount to the trade: Graham Ry $2 50 per $100; Rice Fiour, $5 75; Cornme: 5; extra cream do. $3: Oatmeal.” $3 50: $, Hom- iny, $3 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $4; Cracked Wheat, $350: ' Farina, $450: Whole Wheat Flour, $3 25:" Rolled Oats (bbls), $5@5 40: in sacks, $4 80G5 20: Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas, $3 50; Green do, $4 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Bran and Middlings are both 50 higher. The Hay market is steady. BRAN—$15 50a20 MIDDLINGS—$21G24 50. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ; Ollcake Meal a Jobbing. 330 seed Meal. $29@30 per ton. tor Cocoanut Cake, HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $13 50 | @16 per ton: W | KANSAS CITY, Jan. 18.—CATTLE—Recelipts, $12@14; Barley, 312313 50; 15 Clover, 3if eat an falfa, $10 50@11 6G12 per ton. d Oat. $13@15; Oat, compressed. $13 505 50; stock, $10@11 50; STRAW—30@45¢ per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. While trade in Beans is not lively at the moment the market is firm and there is no disposition to cut prices. usual BEANS — Bayos, $2 90@3: Small Large Whites, $1 80@1 90; Reds, $1 50@1 70; Butters, $1 25@1 40 250; Pea. §1 SEED Mustard, $1 40@1 @1 40 per ctl. $2a2 Flax, Brown Mustard. $3 per ctl: Seeds are dull, as Whites, $1 2091 35; Pinks, Blackeye, $2 %@ Limas, $1 66@1 75; Yellow $1 90@2; Canary Seeq, 24G@2%c per 1b; 'Alfalfa, 3Gec; Rape, 2G2%c; Hemp, 3c; Timothy. §%c. e DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 25; Green, $§1 200 140 per POTATOES, O} ot TONS, VEGETABLES. | for softshell: Almonds, 2%:@8%c for hn'dl;’l,l. ; Walnuts, for hardshell and e 5@6c for softshell and 7@Sc for r-shell} Peanuts, 4@ik4c for Eastern and tr‘;:r Call- fornia; Pecans, 64@Sc; Filberts, §1:@10c; Bra- zil Nuts, 5g3c per Ib; Cocoanuts, $4 5GS per HONEY—New Comb, 8@10c for bright and 5@ 7 for lower grades; new water-white ex- tracted, 4! B s &d 4@5c; light amber extracted, S%@4ic BEESWAX—23@2c per ™. PROVISIO; The old prices still rule. Trade is fair for the season. CURED MEATS—Bacon, S%c per ™ for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 103c for extra light and 12c for sugar-cured; East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc: California H«lml.d’flssc. Mess Beef, $8 50 per bbl: extra mess do, $9 50; family do, $11@12; salt P $5@5 E0: extra prime Pork, $9 gl: extra d‘:: fa5: mess, $14 50; Smoked Beef, i1%@12%c per LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at §%c per I for compound and 6c for pure; : fornia tierces. 6c per 1> for compound and 6o for pure: half-bbls, 6%c; 10-Ib tins, 7c; do 5-1b, CORTOLNE —Tierces, s%@6io; kages, less ‘than 300 Toa1-Th Palia 6 to 2 caser Bt 31 pails. 20 fn a cnse, S%c: 5-1b pails, 12 In & case, Sic: 10- palls, 6 in a case, Stc: 50-Tb dns, one or two in a case, Thc: wooden buck- ets. 20 Tbs net. Thc: tubs. 80 s 3 half-bbls, about 110 l;:.c'l%c per . g HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. The course of the London sales, which were held yesterday, will have more or less bearing on the market for Wool, which is steady. Hops are meeting with more inquiry, but the cheaper grades are preferred. Hides are qulet but firm. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell &t lc under sound stock. Heavy salted steers, 10@10%c per 1b: medium, Sc; light, 9¢c; Cow- hides. 3@9%o; Stags, 6c: salted Kip, £, 1lle; dry Hides, 16c: culls and brands, 13c; dry Kip and Veal.' 14@isc: dry Calf, 18@30c; culls, 16@1%; Goatskins, each: Kids, 5@l0c: Deerskins, good summer. 25@30c per 1b: me- dium, 20! winter, 10c: Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c each; short wool. 40@70c each; medium, T0@%0c: long wools, %0c@$1 30 each. TALLOW—No 1 rendered, 3@3%c per 1; No. 2, 2A%Uo; refined, be: Grease, 2@2%c. WOOL—Fall clip—Middle counties—free. 108 13c: do _defective. 10@1lc: San Joaquin. defec- tive, 7@3c; Southern Mountain, 9@lic: free Northern. 12@13c: do defective. 9@ilc; Hum- boldt and Mendocino, 13@15c; Eastern $@13c: Valley Oregon. 16@18c. HOPS—Old crop. 2M6c for poor to fair and § @10c for good: new crop, 11@15c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1898 delivery, 5%@5%c: Wool Bags, 27@30c. COAL—Wellington, $8; New Wellington. $8: Southfleld Wellington, 7 50; Seattle, $§ 50; Bryant, $5 50; Coos Bay, $6 75; Wallsend, $7 00; Cumberland, $14 50 in bulk and $16 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, #15; Cannel, $ per ton; Rock Eprings, Castle Gate and Pleas- ant Valley, $7 60; Coke, §13 per ton in bulk and $15 in sacks. CORDAGE — Prices are as follows: Ma- 7%c; 6 and 9 (hrend, ke: § anas threns. So: bale rope, 6X@EKC. " e o CANNED) FRUITS—Prices for the 1997 pack are as-_ follows: Black Cherries, $1 %@l 50; White Cherrles, $1 25@1 75; Peaches and Pears, 90c@$1 10: Apricots, 60@%0c. CANNED VEGETABLES—Peas, 70c@$1 25; Tomatoes, Tc. COFFEE— Costa Rica—17@18%c nom for prime washed (none here): 15@16c nom for good washed (none here); 17@173c nom for good peaberry (none to prime; 10@1%c for with black beans; 9%@ll%c for air: 533@S%c for common to ordinary. Salvador—14G16c for good to prime washed; 12@13%c for fair washed: 1e@1ic for good to prime washed peaberry; 10}:@11%c for superfor unwashed: 10c for good green unwashed; $% @l0c for good bleached unwashed; 4@lic for £00d to prime unwashed peaberry. good ' mixed Nicaragua—10@ilc for good to superior un- | washed; 13c for good unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—17@18%c for prime to fancy washed (new crop): 15@16%c for good to strictly good washed (new crop): 10%@1kc for fair washed (old crop): T%@10%c for me- Afum (o0ld crop): 5%@7c for ordinary (old crop); 31@5%c for Inferior to common (old crop); 16¢ for good washed peaberry (old crop); l4c for good unwashed peaberry (old crop). 10@lle for good to superior unwashed (old_crop). PACIFIC CODFISH—The Union Fish Com- pany quotes as follows: Bundles, per Ib. 3%c: | cases, selected, 4lic: cases, imitation Eastern, per : boneiess, per b, fe: $21G22 per Norway. per T, i the mill, "$28 50@29 §0; | $18@20; Cotton- | Eocene do, | 15%2c; %6 deg. Gasoline, in bulk, 20c: 86 deg. do, | Potatoes and Onfons rule firm, with moderate | stocks. The Summer Vegetables from the South | ¥ are bringing good prices. Hothouse Cucumbers from San Jose brought $2 per dozen. banks, _POTATOES-Early Rose, “c; River Burbanks, 60@%c; . Salinas Sweet Potatoes, 50c per 80GT5c for Merced: new 2 NTON: 3c_per Ib. —$2 25@2 50 per $1 50@2 per sack. VEGETABLES—Marrowfat Squash, per ton; Hubbard River Reds, Oregon Bur- urbanks, 76c@31; otl for Rivers and Volunteer Potatoes, ctl; Onlons, $12@15 cut uash. $10@12 per ton; Dried Peppers, t@6c per Ib; Dried Okra, 1sc Cab- bage. §0@T5c per ctl; Carrots, 25@éle per sack: Garlic, 3G3%c r Ib; As paragus, 12@15c per 1b for small and for large. Los Angeles Green Peas, 4@5c: String Beans, per 1 Tomatoes, 15@20c ‘per Ib. POULTRY AND GAME. Another car of Eastern is in. 10c@$1: Green Peppers, 15@20c ; Summer Squash, 10@13%c: Egg Plant, Local Poul- try is selling fairly at about previous prices, though Turkeys are weak. Game s golng slowly and the tendency is | downward. POULTRY— Live Turkeys, $@l0c for Gobblers and 10@1lc for Hens: Geese, per Hens, $350@5; Roosters. young., $4@%: Fryers, $4 50@5; £ 504 pair, ressedTurkey $1 25@1 5 11@13c per T Ducks, _$4@6. ieiiers, w4 a4 5 roilers, %or for large and $3@4 for small: Pigeons, $1 per dozen for young and $1 for old. Thook1: Gray. Brant, $1 25@1 50; Honkers, $4@4 50; Snipe, $2; Jack Snipe, $l; per doz, 75c@$l; Mailard, back, $3@4: Sprig, $1 25@1 ; Widgeon, $1@125; Small Duck: Geese, §2 25@2 50; White, Enxiluh Hare._$1; Rabbits, §1 25@1 50 for Cottontalls and T5c@$1 for small. BUTTER, stern’ Butter — Creamery, CHEES! E AND EGGS. The North and South are buying their Butter in the East, hence this market now has to de- pend on its local demand, which Is not suffi- clent to keep arrivals cleaned up, and the mar- packed, 173@21c per Tb. CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 11@11%c; com- $@10c; Cream Cheddar, | ket is accordingly weak. EEES are also easy. BUTTER— Creamery — Fancy Creamerles, 2%@%c; sec- onds, 23G2ic. Dairy—Choloe to fancy, 2@2c; lower grades, 21c per . 22@%c; ladle- Seedling Oranges are dull and lower. Limes are well cleaned up. Lemons are slow. Ap- ples are In large supply and unchanged. DECIDUOUS_FRUITS— Cranberries, $i@8 per bbl; Coos Bay. $1 50@ 2 R lear 2gi0c per box for._common, XeQR pples, for good to ehv:l::e and $125 for fancy; Laay “Apples. for large boxes. CITRUS FRI Navel Oranges, $1 2@ 225; Seedlings, 50c@$l; Mandarins, 50 for large and 65@75c for small boxes; rape Fruit, $2 50@5 r box; Lemons, 1 for Commion and 1 352 for Kood to cholce: Mexi- can Lims £ r box; California Limes, in small_box A $1 25@2 25 per Bananas, bunch; Pineapples, $3@¢ per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The Eastern demand for Prunes is steadily improving and the market 1s consequently Excepting Apples, the other fruits are dull and easy. Nuts and Honey are neglected. firmer. Prunes, carload lots, 3X@4%c for 40-50's, 3%@ 3%e for 50-60's, for 60-70's, 24 @%e fo 0-50's, 1%@2%e for 80-90's, 15@1%c for 90-100's: 12%c; Apricots, 5@éc for Royals and 7@Sc for good to fancy Mq ; evaporated Apples, $%@7c; sun-dried, ; black Figs, in sacks, ! : Plums, 4 for pitted and 1@ike farine 3% ror prime to fancy: bears. 250 or ime : 2 4%c for quarters and 3@5%e for halves, to_color, ete. ISINS—New m'mza for two- crown, 4c_for three-crown, 5¢ for four-crown. Seedless Sultanas and $1 10g1 15 for layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. & e for quotable at 8@i0c per | do medium, 25c; do ligh | per b, b%c; strips, blocks. Clipper, per . 5c: 5%c: blocks. Seabright, 6% Crown Brand, per Ib. 7i dles. Golden State, per 1, 5%c; middles Seal, per dox, c: desiccated, Gilt Sdus. ber oz, §0c: plel . barrels. each, 38; pickled cod. haif barrels, each, $4 50. " OIL—California Castor Ofl, cases, No. 1, 85c: bbls, %c per €al (manufacturers’ rates); Lin- seed Ofl, in bbls, boiled. 53c; do raw, 3l cases 5c more; Lard Ofl, extra winter strained, bbls, No. 1, 45c: 'cases, 5c more: China Nut, 4 Neatsfoot Oil,_bbls, 60c: cascs, 50c: cases, iSc: Sperm, crude 60c: natural white, Sic: bleached do, 85 Whale Oil. natural white, 40c: bleached do, 45c Pacific Rubber mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@1 35 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@ 225 per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE, ETC. — The Standard Ofl Company quotes as: follow: Water-white Coal Oil. in bulk, 10c; Pearl Ofl, in cases. 15%c: Astral do, 15%c: Star do, 15kc Extra Star Ofl, cases, 19ic: Eiaine, do, 20i3c! 7c; Deodorlzed Stove Gasoltne in bulk. Tic; do in cases. 16%c: 63 deg Deodorized Naphtha, in bulk. 10%c: 63 deg do, in cases, in_cases, 25¢ per gallon. W n_wooden barrels, 43c per gallon. bbls, dlc; do cases, 46c per gallon. CANDLES—The Standard Oil Co. as follow Electric Light—&'s, 16 oz, Tic; 14 oz, 6%c: 12 oz, 12%c; 10 0z, 4Kc. G Paraffine Wax Candles—1's, 2's, " 12's, white, Tic: colored, SY; LEATHER —Harness, heavy, 30@3c per Ib; 27c; rough Leath- er, 2@23c; Kips, $10@45 per dozen: Calf. 90c@$l per 1b: rough spiits, 7@Sc; belt-knife spilss, 10@ 12c; Collar Leather, black, 10@12c per foot: do russet, 10g12c; Skirting Leather, 3G%c per SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed. §%c: Powdered, 6%c; Dry Granulated. 5%c: Confectioners’ A, t¥c: Mag- nolta A. 5%c: Extra C. 5%c: Golden C. 54c: Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A. 5%c per 1b: half-bbls e more than barrels, and boxes | %c more. ‘WOOD. LUMBER, ETC. Posts, 8G10c each for No. 1 and 5%@6c for No. Redwood, $5 per cord; Oak. rough, 6 G0; peeled, $9; Pine, 35 75. BER—Retall prices are nominally as : Pine, ordinary sizes, $11@14 for No. 1 and $9 50@11 for No. 2; extra sizes higher. Ri Wwood—$14@17 for No. 1 and $11@12 50 for No. 2; Lath 4 feet, $1 70@1 80: Pickets, $16: shingies, $1 25 for common and §2 % for fancy; Rustic, $19G21: shakes, SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are doing better again. kinds are unchanged. Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First_quality, 6%4@7c; second do, $%@ S EATL Ak, §doc: wmall, 6G . ree, : small, 6@7c per MUTTON - Wethers, 6@c: ewes, & per M. . LAMB—Spring. nominal. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%@4c for large and 3%@3tc for small and 3%@3%c for medtum soft Hogs, 2%@3%c; dressed do, 5@6c per !. The other RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday, January 18. Flour, qr sks Lmiflopo. bales .. Wheat, ctls 1.6%| Wine, gals .. Barley, ctls 2,105 Brandy, gals.. .. Corn, ctls .. 160| Lime, bbls .. .. Rye, ctls .. .. 90! Quicksilver, fisks 105 Cheese, ctis .. 7 Raisins, bxs.. .. 2,400 Butter. ctls .. 120/ Leather. rolls, 2 Beans, sks ... 156 Exgs, doz .. 3,360 Potatoes, sks .. 6241/ Pelts, bdls .. .. 220 Onfons, ks .. 31| Hides, No .... .. 187 Hay, toms.. .. .. 347/ WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks .." 7:075(Oats, ctlsi. .. .. 2,58 Wheat, ctls .. .. 14,265 THE STOCK MARKET. The few changes in mining stocks were in the direction of lower prices. The Challenge assessment falls delinquent in office to-day. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Cal- tfornia Insurance Company 428 shares out of 6000 were represented, and the following were elected directors: S. C. Blgelow, M. A. Newell, John Bermingham, John R. Spring, Dantel Meyer, A. Herman, W. J. Bryan, C. J. Okell and L. L. Bromwell. The quarterly dividend of the Alaska Treadwell Mining Company has been declared, payable on the 3ith. The amount ls SFise per share, or $75,00. Homestake Mining Company will ’&."y th?:mlldlfldlndollewlhll‘onthe The usual 3 per cent quarterly dividend of the Fireman's Insurance pany has been declared, payable immediately. The 40c monthly dividend of the Hutchinson Plantation Company will be paid on the 20th." as active as minin; stocks are dull. There is a steady deman for this class of stocks and brokers report holders unwilling to sell unless at good profits. The sugar stocks are particularly strong and in_favor. as will be seen by the list of sales. ‘The 3 of the Slerra Nevada Mining Company will, be held_ to-day. The On Silver Mining Company has re- elected the old directors and officers for 138, (with F. G. Drum as secretary. of the Pacific Lighting to-day. The annual ‘will be TUCOL-Bofled, bbls, 43c: do cases, 48c; raw, | quotes | ASSESSMENTS PENDING. 1 |Delingnt| | COMPANY. No. |Amt.| in the Sale Day | | Boara. | | Utah. 20 [ 05 (.Jan 32| % 8 | 10 |Jan 3. 2| 8 | 15 |.Jan 6. 81 {10 |"Jan 7| 9 2 | 10 | Jan 16/ 1 51 | 08 | Jan 1 2 8 | 20 | Feb 6. 2 8 | 15 | Fed 6 3 4 | |IFeb s 8 BOARD SALE: Following were the sales in the clsco Stock Board yesterday Regular Session—9:30. | 200 Alta 13250 Ophir 53 | 250 Best 44 200 Overman [ 100 Con Cal & Va..110 300 Potos .. 30 150 Confidence . 75/300 Union Con: B 100 Crown Poinf 23200 Yel Jacket 2 300 Gould & Curry.. 81 Afternoon Sessfon—2:30. 100 Alpha .. .. .. .. 07| 50 Ophir 5 100 Best & Belcher. 44|350 Slerra N 51 50 Con Cal & Va ..115/100 Yellow Jacket . 30 100 Kentuck.. L eE R Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Rogular Session—10:30. | 300 Andes 11,300 Mexican .. .. 300 Belcher .. 34 200 Ophir .. .. .. 300 ... .. 35500 Overman cher. 300 ... .. .. ... .. 1% 200 Savage.. 200 Con Cal & Va1 07% 100 Sterra Nevada.. 5 150 Cr Point.. «. 33/400 Union Con .. 3| 150 .. 34/500 Utah .. .. .. .0 08| 200 Hale & Norcros.125/600 Yellow Jacket . 30 | Afternoon Session. | 200 Beloher .. .. .. 36/500 .... .. .. u | 200 Challenge Con.. 28/500 Mexican b 350 Con_Cal & Va. 1% /450 Overma: 05 200 Gould & Curry.. 31 300 Savage.. .. .. .. 17 | 400 Hale & Norcrss.1 25550 Slerra Nevada.. 88 100 Justice. .. 381150 Yellow Jacket.. | CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, Jan. 18, 12 m. | Alpha Con 06 07 Julla o o2 Alta .. .. .00 18 14| Justic 8 35 Andes ... .l [ 11 —|Kentuck o 0 | Belcher .. .. .. 34 36 Mexican.. 20 21 Benton Con .. 29 ..|Occidental % — Best & Belcher 45 46 Ophir .. 53 54 | Bulllon .. .. .. 08 09|Overman o 10| Caledonia .. .. 15 18| Potosi . 30 32 Chollar .. .. .. 20 22|Savage .. .. .. 15 1§ | Con Cal & Va.1101 15 Seg Belcher .. 06 07 | Challenge Con. 28 23| Scorpion - Con Imperiel .. 01 02|Sterra Nevada. 63 59 Confidence .. .. — 77| Silver Hill .... 03 03 Crown Pofnt .. 23 2|Standard . 50 — Con New York. — 02| Union Con .... 34 3 Eureka Con ... 25 —(Utah.. ... .. 8 09| Gould & Curry. 31 32 Yellow Jacket. 28 29 | Hale & Norcrs.1 20 1 25| Yellow Jacket. 20 31 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Jan. 18, 2 p. m. Bid. Asked | Bid. Asked U S Londs— M E L Co ... 15% 15% d4s quar coup..ll4 115% Oakland Gas...55% — 4s quar reg..112 Pac Gas Im... §3% 94 4s quar new ..125 Pac L Co ..... 56% 5% Miscellaneous— SFG&E..% 9% Cal-st Cab s.11214 — |San Fran ..... 3% 3% Cal El L 6s.126% — |Stockton uas. 14% — C C Wat 5s...100 101 | Insurance— Dup-st ex c. EL & P 6s..129 83 [Firem's Fnd...197 | Bank Stocks— F & Ch Ryés 116 — |Anglo-Cal . Geary-st R bs. 9314102 |Bank of Cal... HC&S5%.105 — CalSD&T L ALCoé6s. — 10 |First Nat Do gntd 6s.. 99 102 |Lon P & A.... Market-st 65126 — |Mer Exchnge.12 — Do 1st M 5s.114 114% Nev Nat B...150 — NatVin 6s 1sts — 100 | Savings Banks— C g Ry 7s..100 101 |Ger S & L..U75 1620 N Ry Cal 6s..109%110% Hum S & L.1050 1160 N Ry Cal 55,102 — |Mutual Sav. 35 40 N P C Ry 6s.104% — |S F Say U.. 45— N P C Ry 5s. 9% — (§ & L So.... — 100 Oak Gas 5s...104 — |Security Sv. 280 — Do 2d s 55..111 112 |Union T ¥o - Om Ry 6s.....18 130 | Street Rafiroad— P & O Ry 65110 115 |California.. ..108%108% | P & CH Rvés.108 110 |Geary e — | Powell-st 6s .118 125 |Market-st .... 53 53 | | Reno WL&L.. — 105 |0ak SL & H. — — | Sac FlecRyss. — 100 (Presidio ... 7 — SF & N P 55.14%105% | Powder— S P of Ar 6s.101%102 |California .... 92%107% S P Cal 6s....108%110 |E Dynamite .. — 80 | SPC Ist cg Gs. %4100 |Glant Con Co 3% 38% | S P Br 6s. | Vigorit . 3% 8% S ¥V Wat 6s Miscellaneous— S V Wat 4 |Al Pac Assn.. 99 — Stock Gas 6s.. |Ger Ld Wks..100 150 | Water— |H C & S Co.. 313 318% Contra Costa. 54% 60 |Hutch S P Co. 433 43% | Marin Co 50 — |Mer Ex Asn.. %0 — | Spring Val |Nat Vin Co .. — | Gas & EI |0c s Co =, .3y 35y | Cent Gaslight. 98% — |Pac A F Al. 14 3 | Capital Gas... — — |Pac Bor Co, Par Paint MORNING SESSION—10:30. 15 Bank of California . | 20 California-street RR . 7 | 10 Eastern Dynamite . 00 25 Glant Powder Con 38 00 0 do do 38 50 % do do 38 25 50 Hawailan Com’l & Sugar 31 62 170 Hutchinson S P Co . 4300 50 do do 43 1215 180 do do 4325 | '35 Market-street Railway . 5313 2 Mutual Electric Light 15 50 % do do cash 15 50 3000 Northern Ry of Cal 6 per ct bonds.110 00 25 Oakland Gas ....... .. 56 00 10 S F Gas & Electric Co 95 25 50 S V Water - 100 25 Street— | 5000 Northern Ry of Cal 5 per ct bonds..102 %0 1000 N P C RR § per ct bonds 100 00 10,000 Omnibus Cabie bonds . 128 75 AFTERNOON SESSION. 50 Alaska Packers' Assoc'n . 50 do do e 1000 Contra Costa Water bonds. 125 Hawailan Com'ly & Sugar 100 Hutchinson S P Co .. 2 15 Market-street Railway 1000 Northern Ry of Cal 6 per ct 50 Oceanic SS Co .... 150 S F Gas & Electric | 100 S F Gaslight 107S V Water . | bonds| 15 do do 5000 S P Branch Ry bonds Street— 5 Fireman's Fund Ins ........ 1000 Powell-st RR 6 per ct bonds —_————— THE ORIGIN OF THE TALLY-HO. As quaint a mixture of words and | interjectional cries as I have met with is in an old French cyclopedia of 1763, | which gives a minute description of the hunter’s craft and prescribes exactly | what is to be cried to the hounds under | all possible contingencies of the chase. If the creatures understood grammar | and syntax the language could not he more accurately arranged for their ears. Sometimes we have what seems | pure interjectional cries. Thus, to en- courage the hcunds to work, the hunts- man is to call to them “Ha halle, halle, | halle!” while to bring them up before | they are uncoupled it is prescribed that he shall call ““Hau, hau!” or “Hau, ta- | haut!” and when they are uncoupled he is to change his cry to “Haul la y la tayau!"” a call which suggests the Nor- man original of the English tally-ho.— Primitive Cultur THE CALL CALENDAR. Moon's Phases Full Moon, Jan. 7. uo1 ok New Moon, | | Jan. 21 | SUN, dOON AND TiILs. States Coast and Geodetle Survay. nd Helghts of High and Low Waters at Fort Point. Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Official Au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: the height of tide Is the same at both places. JANUARY—1598. ‘Wednesday, January 19. E"""“Ireoz s L W H W T8 33| B 2:48) 32| 8:5u] 3:48) 3.1) 9:54 H W L W 0:12 47 4:42 NOTE.—In the above exposition of the tides the early morni 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 e third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the | last tide of the dav, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights ren are additions o the soundings on the nited States charts, except Then' the namber”Kiven 13 subtractive rom Tho depth glven by the charts. | for comparison and reference, and Del Norte.. Santa Rosa A Blanchrd Protection. Crescent C Coos Bay 7% | Perkins & Co. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographio Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, s maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and | tree 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 the lates information can always be obtained regardi lights, dangers to navigation and all matters The time ball on top of the building on Tele graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes befors Toon and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal recelved each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mara Island, Cal. ‘A notice stating whether tne time ball was aropped on time or giving the error. if any, is published the sme day by the affernoon pa- ers, and by the morning papers the following sly. 5 g‘V. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. §. N., In charge. ———————————————————— THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office. U. S. N, Mer. | of interest to ocean commerce. chants' Exchange, San Francisco, January 18, 198, The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—1. €., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly at § p. m. Greenwich time. W. §. HUGHES, Licutenant U. S. N.. in charge. — e RIVE. STEAMERS TO AR STEAMER. I_,, o FROM | A Blanchard.. . | Oregon ports Crescent City..|Crescent City | Honolulu. - |Newport. | Portiana . |Seattle. Panama o 18 18 19 19 20 20 2 % | North Fork.....|Humboldt .. 2 Queen .. . |San Diego. 2 Empire. Coos Bay.. . 21 Pomona.. Humbo.at Bav. Jan 21 Bristol. Departure Bay Jan 23 Burma . Nanaimo x |Jan 23 City Puebia.. .. | Victoria and Puget Sound ‘Jan 2 Arcata |Coos Bay {Jan 28 Homer. -|Goos Bay . |Jan 28 President....... | Yaquina Bay... |Jan 28 Washtenaw ... | Tacoma. |3an 23 Progreso........ | Seattle. e Jan 23 Czarina. - |Coos Bay. Jan 23 Weeott. | Crescent City. Jan 23 Orizaba. Mexico. - Jan 25 Columoia. Portlana Jan 25 Coptle . -|China and Japan Jan 28 Santa R San Dis Jan 25 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION| Grays Harbor|Jan San Dego....|Jan YaquinaBay..| Jan Seattle. .. Jan SATLS. | PIER 19,12 wm(Pler 3 19, 11 AM Pler 11 9 AM Pler 13 5 P Pler % 8 Py | Pler — AM | Pler 11 10, 9 ? Humbldt Bay. |J Portland.. .| Jan | Vic & Pgt Snd | Jan |Portlana {Jan 2s.10 e e SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. | ber Co. Schr Jesste Minor, Humboldt Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr ARRIVED. Tuesday, January 18 Stmr Natfonal City, Andresen, 48 hours frm San Pedro; ballast, to C A Hooper & Co. Stmr Protection, Erickson, 15 hours from Moss Landing; bailast, to J 'S Kimball. Ship Dashing Wave, Colby, 9 days from Ta- coma; lumber, to Hanson & Co. Up river di~ rect. Br ship Earl of Dunmore, Kay, 158 days frm Antwerp; mdse, to W R Qrace & Co. Bark Levi G Burgess, Yunggren, 11% days from Tacoma, via Clallam Bay § days; 234 tons coal, to South Prairie Coal Co. Schr_Jennfe Thelin, Hansen, § days from Coos Bay; 165 M ft lumber, to Simpson Lum- Whitney, 3 days from 275 Mt lumber, to J R Hanify & o. Schr Roy Somers, Solland, 7 days from Grays Harbor; lumber, to S E Siade Lumber Co. Schr ‘W H_Talbot, Bluhm, 13 days from Honolulu; sugar, to J D Spreckels & Bros Co. CLEARED. Tuesday, January 18. Stmr City of Sydney, McLean, Panama, etos PMSS Co Stmr Santa’ Rosa, Alexander, San Diego and ‘way ports; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Pomona, Cousins, Eureka; Goodall, oShip S P Hitchoock, Gates, Honoluln; Welch o. SAILED. Tuesday, January 1& Greenwood. Fagerlund. Mackinaw, Littlefleld, Tacoma. Weeott, Miller, Crescent City. Gipsy, Leland, Santa Crus. Rival, Johnson, Fort Brags. < Pomona, Cousins, Eureka. ‘Whitesboro, Johnson. ¥ Tillamook, Olsen, Fort Brags. Stmr Jennie. Moller, Coquille River. Stmr Columbia, Conway, Astoria. Stmr Arcata, Hughes, Coos Bay. Stmr City of Sydney, McLean, Panama, eto. Stmr_Excelsor, Downing, Seattle. Ttal bark Oriente, Casace, Queenstown. (pSchr Ocean Spray, Waldwick, Iversens Land« ng. Senr Anna, Erratt, Mahukona. Schr Newark, Beck, Bowens Landing. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—Jan 13—10 m.—Weather foggy; wind W; velocity 8 miles. CHARTERS. The Albert, Archer, Transit, W G Irwin and W H Dimond load mdse for Honolulu; Lurline, mdse for Kahului; City of Papeets, SPOKEN. Per pilot-boat Bonita—Jan 17—Off the Faral« lones at 2 p m, Nor stmr Peter Jebsen, from Nanaimo for San Diego. MISCELLANEOUS. The U § Weather Bureaa reports SW _storm signals ordered along the Oregon and Wash~ ington coast and information signals over the Sound. LONDON, Jan 15—The schr King C; fm Newcastle, NSW, for . Honolula, pat — 1ata Sydney leaking badly below the water line; has been beached. DOMESTIC PORTS, PORT LUDLOW-—Arrived Jan $—Bark Fres« no, from Honolulu. 18—Ship Glory of | mdse for Tahiti. TATOOSH—Passed Jan the Seas, hence Jan 11 for Nanaimo. PORT ANGELES—In port Jan 13—Ship Orie ental, hence Jan 4 for Nanaimo. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Jan 18—Schr Alice, from Eureka. Sailed Jan 13—Schr Meteor, for Puget Sound. HUENEME—Sailed Jan 13—Stmr Laguna, for San Francisco. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Jan 18—Stmr Tilla« mook, hence Jan 17. CASPAR—Sailed Jan 13—Stmr Jewel, for San Pedro. SAN DIEGO—Sailed Jan 13—Stmr Alblon,for Ensenada. ASTORIA—Salled Jan 13—Stmr State of Cali fornia, for San Francisco. EVERETT—Sailed Jan 13—Bark Merom, for San Francisco. CLALLAM BAY—In bay Jan 18—Bark Car- roliton, from Nanaimo, for _San_ Francisco: schr Jas A Campbell, from Port Blakeley for Newport; schr R W Bartlett, from Port Blake- ley, for San Pedro; schr Glendale, from New Whatcom, for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived Jan 1i—Stmr Thrashja: hence Jan 7. COOS BAY—Arrived Jan 1$—Stmr Emp hence Jan 15. GRAYS HARBOR—Salled Jan 14—Schrs Fan- nie Adele and Maid of Orleans, for San Fran- clsco. POINT REYES—Passed Jan 13—Stmr Mineo« la, from Port Los Angeles for Comox. FORT BRAGG—Sailed Jan 15—Stmr Coautlle River, for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Arrived Dec 11—Br bark Cambrian Princess, from Melbourn load_for Oregon. ‘QUEENSTOWN—Arrive? Jan 16—Br shy Craigerne, from Oregor. Br' bark Invercauld, hence Sept 17; Br shiy lan_Macfarlane, hnce | Sept 12; Br ship Mexwell, hence Sept 18. Salled Jan 1i—Er ship Blythawood, for ANTWERP—Salled Jan 15-Br bark Alex- ander Black, for Oregon. PORT PIRIE—Sailed Dec 7—Br ship Annie Thomas, for Oregon. SYDNEY-Satled Dec 30—Br ship Marion In- glis, for Oregon. EWCASTLE, NSW-—Sailed Jan 18—Bktn Robert Sudden, for Kahului. YOKOHAMA—Sailed Jan 16—Br stmr Mogul, for Oregon. 4 TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Sailed Jan 1s—Stmr Tauric, for Liverpool. Arrived Jan 18—Stmr Bremerhaven, fm Ant- werp. LIVERPOOL_Arrived Jan 15-Stmr Syiva- nia, from Boston. IMPORTATIONS. ANTWERP—Per Earl of Dunmore—7139 barg 8176 bals iron, 8843 csks cement, %0 cs mineral water, 110 cs peas, 100 cs sardines, S0 cs wine, 50 cs fruits, 110 cs olive ofl, 110 cs liquors, % cs brandy, 1000 cs vermouth, 10 es cognac, 2/ cs absinthe, 15 cs kirsch water, 1 cs gentian, 134 bbls sulphur of barytes. 10 oct empty bot: tles, 391 bales empty bottles, 1100 bags sul- hur, 625 bxs soap, 125 cs o1, 5 oct rum, 50 cs ftters, 2 bales 375 bdls straw covers, 2 cs marble, 3 cs slate peneils, 50 cs preserves, 100 drums castor ofl, 10 csks vinegar, 100 cs whis- ky, 3 crts crockery, 12 crts capsules, 2 case: madse, 3 bales paper, 5 cs souflers, 15 bxs earth, 24 cs'stone, 271 bdls wood pulp, 145 pkes 118 cs 47 crts machinery, 19,506 pkgs window glass, 9 csks earthenware, 30 tons coke 150 bags talc. HONOLULU—Per W H Talbot—23,658 bags sugar. CONSIGNEES. Per Earl of Dunmore—W R Grace & Co: J Taylor; Claus Spreckels; Bank of British North America; A Vignler; H Huddleston: J Caire & Co; W P Fuller & Co; Pascal, Dube- dat & Co: Shea, Bocqueraz & Co; Amer Im. Co; Chas Graef & Co; Eisen Vineyard James de Fremery: Gray & Co: order. Fer W H Talbot—J D Spreckels & Willlams, Dimond & Co; M § Grinbaum. L3