The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 5, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. 1 SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver a fraction lower. ' Wheat about the same. Barley futures advancing. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. i Hay and Feedstuffs firm. Bavo Beans Higher. Chinese Rice advanced. Heavy exports of Cotton. Hides scarce ast. Potatoes ons about the eame. Poultry still weak and dull. Oranges and Apples quiet. dead again ore active than ever before. Dried Fruit Provisions mi Wool and Hops unchanged. Mutton and Veal advanced. Spring Lamb rce. Hogs doing better agal Twenty failures last week. | COINAGE OF THE MINT. ge of the local Mint in the first ? the current fiscal year was nst $27.280,03% for the same time ted of the following de- ard dollars . Hal? dollars Quarter dollars Dimes THE WEEK'S FAILT'™WS, | The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 20 tatlures in the Pacific Coast States and Terri- tories for the week,ending yesterday, us com- pared with 12 for the previous week and 28 for the corresponding week of 1897. The fallures for the past week are divided among the trades as follows: Fruits, 2; dry goods, 1; groce 4; men's furnishings, 2: saloons, 2; hotel, 1; Testaurants, 2; boots and shoes, 1: cigars, 1 stock raiser, 1; contractor and builder, 1; print- ing company, 1; wood and coal, 1 EXTREME SCARCITY IN HIDES. Commercial America of New York states that there Is an alarm over hides and that the mar- kets of the world are being scoured in a vain search for supplles. It also speaks of a poss ble leather advance, and says that the stocks in New York amount to almost nothing. Con- 5 tuation is a realize its signifi- hides with feverish strain of the market have sold hides on the azing on the praires. sales of urnish shoe manufacturers have scented ‘the afar and are cornering in antici- g prices. This brings out an- he market. In the face of tons leather has remained r at hand. One f a broken back ion. With an still further semakers have e country will founda- O Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 NOURS I EXPLANATION. The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig- n_indicate maximum temperature e underneath it, if any, the amount o 1. of melted snow in incheg end dr luring the past twelve hour: Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal The word “high” means high sure and is usuallyaccompanied “low'" refers to low pres- ally preceded and accompanied weathey and rains. “Lows” usually | by cloudy first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south but when the ng the coast. “low rain fe probable; s {nclosed with fsobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- robabie. With a “high” in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia in summer and colder weather in’ winter. reverse of these opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. oast, warmer weather may be expected | The | conditions will produce an (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SA FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to aate, pared with those of the same date last seas and rainfall during the past twenty-four hours: Past This Last 24 hours. Season. Season. Trace 1. Stations— Eureka Red Bluff [ i Sacramento 0 3.97 San Francisce 0 5.72 | Fresno 0 3 7.40 | San Lui: 0 296 14064 Los Angeles 0 i 11.00 | San Diego 0 3.32 7.80 Yuma 0 1.2 481 San ata: Maximum temperature, €2 minimum, 44; mean, 53. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. | The pressure has fallen rapidly during the past twelve hours over the northern por- | tion of the Pacific Coast. It has risen rapidly | over the upper Missouri Valley. An area of high pressure overiles the Rocky Mountain and Plateau reglons. A storm of moderate energy | appears to be developing off the coast of Wash- Ington. | The temperature has risen over the central | coast of California. Elsewhere west of the | | | | Rocky Mountains it has remained nearly sta- tionary The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Tatoosh Island, 2% miles per hour | from the east; Fort Canby, 34 southeast; Yuma, | 26 _north. | Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty | hours ending midnight, Feb. 1598 Northern California—Fair Saturday, except | showers along the northern coast; northerly, | changing to southeasterly winds. Southern California—Fair Saturday; westerly winds. Nevada—Cloudy Saturday. Utah—Fair Saturday. Arizona—Fair Saturday. San Francisco and_vicinity—Fair Saturday, with Increasing cloudiness and unsettied con- ditions in the afternoon and night; northerly, changing to southeasterly winds. o Special report from Mount Tamalpals, taken | at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind northeast, 12 miles; temperature, 53; maxi ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. - EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—The remarkable buoy- ancy of a few special stocks Iifted to-day's stock market out of a slough of depression and closed the day with net gains, although thers were @ few losses In excepticna! cascs. Net changes were small 1% the general lixi, but the gaine in the litlie £roud of ledwrs wore »x- traordinary. The Erle stock showed the effect of some unusual demand at the opening of the | market and the first preferred ended with a gain of over Z pointe. Concbaled n some way 2 ‘ with this was the mcvement in Susquehanna 2nd Western, which gained in force as the day advancad. Tle preferrea showed a gain of four points oa the last transactions, the common stock of 3. There war nothing in the news of the day te exploin these movements. The Vanderbilt stocks held the center of the stage on acconat cf the acticu of the New York Cen- tral diractors in aulhcrizing an lssue of $100,- 000,000 co.lateral Sl pei cent bonds to_effect a consolidation with thc Lake Shore. The for- | mulated vlan cicsely agrees with the announce- ments which have been made. A quotation for the new Loncs, when issusd, was promotlv es tablished on the exchange, 95 being bic and 97 asked. The price of Lzke Shore and of New York Cenural wavered somewhat in the face of the profit taking on the ‘announcement, | U_S new 4s reg.. which has been smply discounted. But Michi- gan Central bounded up buoyantly over 4 points cn the belief that it wculd ultimately be in- cluded in the ccnsolidation in progress. Canada Southern ulso benefited tc the extent of over & point. No-folk and Western is up about 2 points and was bought largely in this market to-day for Lcndon acccunt. This stock was afected by the reported authority granted to it to construct a branci through Virginla to Washingt)n and by the general improvement in ite financial condition. Great Northern pre- ferred advanced an additional point this morn- ing, but reacted then 2 points to 160, and at the close quoted 155 bid and 159 asked. Manitoba the subsidiary company, fumped § points to 13. The late strength of the market brought a number of gains in the general list up to about & point and reduced or wiped vut declines in & number of stocks that had shown early heaviness, notably Manhattan, Baltimore and Ohio and Unton Pacific preferred. A feature of the day was the continued advence in for- | eign exchunge, based on the easy tone of the mgney market. here was no very noticeable falling off In the activity of the bond market, No very im- portant gains were show. prices were firmly held. Total sales, $5. . Tnited States new 4's We: Total sales of stocks ‘to-day, ‘ fncluding: Baltimore and Ohlo. 6315; Canadian Pacific, 7425: C. and O., 505; Burlington. 13 D._and R. G. preferred, 3913 10,531; Lake Shore, 3141; L. and Reading hattan, 13.962; Michigan Central, 647T: i preferred. 3570; Missourl Pacific, 6530; New York Central, 14,450; Northern Pacific, 5L106; do preferred,” 21,435; Rock St Paul, 13.481; Union ' Paclfic, 20,335; Tobacco, 3650; General Electric, 4340; Pacific’ Mall, 390; ‘American Sugar, 436; Western Unlon, 6308. CLOSING STOCKS. | Atchison . 12% St P & Om. 3% Do pret 31 | Do pref . 148 Balt & Ohio St P M & M. 130 Canada Pacific So Pacific 20 Canada Southern. 56% So Railway . 9 Cent Pac 14| Do pref . 31 Ches & Ohio. Texas & Pac.... 1i% Chi & Alton 165% | Union Pacific .... 34% Chi B & Q 100% U P D & G. 813 Chi & E 1 541y ' Wabash .. Tig CCC StL 36% | Do pref . 18% Do _pret 50 Wheel & L'E. 2% Del & Hudson.... 113 | Do pret Sy Del L & W 156% Express Compan Den & R G 13" |Adams Ex . 162 Do pref 50% |American Ex ..... 11§ Erle(_new) 16% United States ... 42 Do 1st rref 41 Wells Fargo ... 114 Ft Wayne 169 | Miscellaneous— Gt Nor pret A Cot Ofl . 2% Hocking Val 6% | Do pref . 765 Iilnots Cent ..... 106 |Amn Spirits % Lake Erle & W.. 16%| Do _pref 21%, Do pref 0% Am Tobacco ..... §9 Lake Shore 193t | Do pref ......00 114 Louls & ..ash. aiy People's Gas 9% Manhattan L . Met St Ry Mich Cent Minn & St L Do 1st pref Mo Pacific obile & Mo K & T 116% |Cons Gas . 147 (Com Cab Co. 111% |Col F & Irop 24| Do pret . 8_ |Gen Electri 33% Illinois Steel 313 Laclede Gas 13t Lead . Do_pref 4 | Do vref . Cht 1nd & 91 |Nat Lin Oil Do pref . 33 {Or Imp Co . J Central Pacific Mail Y Centra Puliman_Pal NYCh&s Iver Cert . Do Ist pref and R & T. Do 2a pref ugar ... Nor West Do pref . No Amer T C & Iron No Pacific U_§ Leather . Do pref Do pref, ... Ontario & U_S Rubbe Or R & Nav Do pref . | Or Short Lin 4| West Pittsburg . 188 C & Reading 223 | Do Do 1st pref . 53% St L Rock land .. Do St L &S F. R G Do 1st pref e Do 24 pret Chi G W St_Paul % Haw Com Do pref oos 146 CLOSING BONDS. Jc Carolina, Da coup| Do Do Do s Y C& ST Nor & W 6s...... Northwstrn con: Do & District Ala class 118 |Pacific 6s of .. 104 Li%|R G W _1sts. € & Ohio Gs.. CH & D 44s D & R G 1st D &R G s East Tenn_ls Erie Gen s F W & D 1sts Gen Elec 5s G H &S A 6s. 1108 [Stan R Do 2ds . D104 Tenn new set 7 H&TCo..10 |T&PLG lsts.. 100% Towa C lsts 991 Do rg 2ds 331 Kan P Con tr. Union Pac 1sts.] 1271 Kan P 1st D tr.. La new cons 4s.. L & N Uni 4s.. Missourt 6s UPD&G ists.. MK&T | Do 4s . N Y Cent 1sts.... 117 MINING STOCKS. Shollar ...... 20 |Ontario . 280 Crown Point 21 |Ophir 45 Con <'al & Va. % Plymouth 08 Deadwood ..... 80 Quicksilver 10 Gould & Curr 30| Do pref 250 Hale & Norcrs Sierra Nevada 90 Homestake . 00! Standard 150 Iron Stlver . 40 Union Con 3% Mexican 20 Yellow Jack: 30 BOSTON. BOSTON, Feb. 4.—Atchison, 127%; Bell Tele- phone, 267; Burlington, 10%; Mexican Central, %; Oregon Short Line, 24 LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 4—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram sa The stock market here was qulet to-day. The feature was a sharp rise In Grand Trunk and Cana- dian Pacific on cables reporting the outbreak of a rate war. This is disbelieved here, it be- ing understood that the dispute merely refers to small sections of line, while the Grand Trunk is understood to be willing to submit any question of rates to arbitration. Erles were bid for here on reports of a_doliar divi- dend in Erle preferred. The other markets were featureless. The dearth of American bills continues and cables report that fully $0,000,000 worth is held in banks in New York. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 4—FLOUR—Receipts, 11,128 barrels; exports, 7731 barrels. Steady, but quiet. 2 WHEAT—Recelpts, 50,857 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, $103%. Options were up and down over a narrow range all day. After a firm opening on cables the market declined sharply under big Northwest recelpts and short selling by bears, who were finally scared In by heavy export transactions, rumored at 70 loads at all ports. The clgse was firm at ¥@%c net advance. No. 2 red, May, % 7-16@ ke, closed 96%c. g HOPS—Steady. WOOL—Stead PETROLEUM—Dull. METALS—While the market for Pigiron war- rants remains very dull, the rest of the Metal list shows some improvement. The New York Metal Exchange reports the closing to-day as follows: PIGIRON—Warrants very dull at $5 45@6 60. LAKE COPPER—Firm at $10 %@1l. TIN-—Firmer at $13 90@13 %. SPELTFR—Firmer at $4@4 10. LEAD—ttronger at 33 60@3 65. The firm that fixes the settling price for miners and smeit- ers quotes Lead at $8 4. COFFEE—Options closed steady, with prices 5 points higher to 5 polnts net lower. Sales, 19,250 bags, including March, $5 75. Spot Coffee —Rio, steady: No. 17 invoice, 6%c; No. 7 job- bing, 6%c; mild, steady: Cordova, 8%@15c. SUGAR—Raw, firm, held higher; fair refin- ing, 3 9-16c; centrifugal, % test, 4 11-16c; re- fined, steady. BUTTER—Recelpts, 2500 packages. Firm; Western creamery, 14%@2lc; Elgins, 20c; fac- tory, 11@ldc. EGGS—Receipts, 5600 packages. Firm; State and Pennsylvania, 19c; Western, 1Stec. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—California Dried Fruits, steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@7%c; prime wire tray, Sic; wood dried prime, Syc; choice, §%c: fancy, S@9%c. PRUNES—3@Sc. APRICOTS—Royal, 5%@7%c; Moorpark, 9@ e, PEACHES—Unpeeled, 7@10c; peeled, 12@20c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—Opening trades in M: wheat were at from ¥c to 4c over yesterda; closing figure, May ranging all the way from 94%c to %%e, in different parts of the pit, quite a good trade at those figures. The mar- ket was helped by the unexpected advance of %d at Liverpool, where a decline was look- | ed for. It was supposed this strength was due | to the falling off in Argentine shipments, ex- ports from that country last week being but 72,000 bushels or nearly 200,000 bushels under those of the week before. Traders here looked for figures close to the million mark and the shortage was a pleasing surprise to holders. Notwithstanding this Liverpool strength the market for a time after the opening appeared to be in the control of the beurs. The Kansas crop was very favorable and there was an early lc drop at St. Louis. The effect of this was that inside of thirty minutes the Liverpool advance was disregarded and prices declined, May selling at S4ic about 11 o'clock. A fea- ture which had a tendency to increase the weakness was early figures on the visible sup- ply, indicating a rather small decrease next week. Before noon the market began to re- cover. - At bottom prices brokers for the Lelter interests commenced bidding, and aided by a lot of late bulllsh news and marked stren in provisions and the coarser grains, started an upward movement which carried the price to Sic. showed substantial a at Sie. 5 Corn was moderately active and firm. May closed %c higher. ts were very strong and May sold at the top price of the crop, 24%e. The close was % 3c higher at 24%c. @gro\'flxlonn Sd Srithe highest prices of the season. The market early was weak on the decline in hog prices and on commission house realizing. Shorts were free buyers. May pork and lard closed 7%c higher, and May ribs 5c higher. The ieading futures ranged as Closing cables were firm and Evlnces. May closed firm follows: Open. High. Low. Close. T Articles— | _Wheat No. 2— i | February Sl ey . el %Y o4 95% A u; 84% 83 8% s g& .2 0% 2 e so:: 30% 30% 30% 2% Uy AU A% A 21* 2 2% 28 per bbl— 1015 10 30 10 07% 10 274 11020 10 373 10 17% 10 37 L4900 49T 45T 40TH S500 5 P er 100 Ths— L500 510 49T% 510 1500 51y 505 507% Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, barely steady. No. 2 spring wheat, 91@93c; No. 3 spring wheat, §6G%3c; No. 2 red, 85c; No. 2 corn, 27%c; No. 2 oats, 24%@24%c; No. 3 white, f. 0. b., 25%@26c; No. 2 rye, 4ic; No. 2 barley, 20@3sc; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 24%: prime timothy .seed, $2 80; mess pork, per bbl., $10 20Q10 25 lard, per 100 Ibs., $4 87%: short ribs sides (loose), $4 90@5 25; dry salted shoulders (box- ed), $4 75@5; short clear sides (boxed), $6 25@ 6 35; whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gal., $1 18%. Articles— Flour, barrels . Wheat, bushels . Corn, bushels . Oats, bushels Rye, bushels Barley, bushels . 21,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was firm; creameries, 13@18c; dairies, R Ky ceipts. Shipments. 3 8,000 16,000 131,000 33333 11G17c; cheese, qulet, S@S¥c; eggs, steady, tresh, 15%c. WHEAT MOVEMENTS., Recelpts. Shipmts. Cities— Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis 232,560 25,500 Duluth .. 61,173 Milwaukee . 31,850 hicago oledo . St. Louls . Detroit . Kansas City . Totals Tidewater— Boston New York . Philadelphia . Baltimore . New Orleans Totals . 28,783 295,302 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— Jan. Opening 61 80 Closing 6190 Flour— Opening . 28 80 Closing Do LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Mar. May. July. Sept Opening 7 8% T4 71 Closing 1% 4% T1% 66 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 4.—CATTLE—The range of prices for common to the best lots of beef steers was from $4 to $5 25, sales being largely at $425@5. A good many fed Westerns sold at $4@i 9, stockers and feeders $3 50@4.50. Calves were scarce and the best grades sold as high as $7. ~Sales were at an extreme range of the bulk being at §3 §214@3 92%4. Pigs ely at $3 35@3 S0. | 'SHEEP—-Trade, in sheep and lambs was | at $4 705 % for yearling sheep, $4 5@ | for poor to prime lambs and $8 for 1 or to strictly choic eep, ewes fetch ing $1@4 8. Fed Western sheep comprised the bulk of the recelpts and sold chiefly at 33 8 @460 Receipts—Cattle, 8500; 22,000; Sheep, KANSAS CITY. S CITY, Feb. 4—CATTLE—Recaipts, | al, 3000 natives: 200 Southerns. Choice Na fives, strong; Western grades and stockers and ceders, active and steady; cows and heifers, \dy to 10c higher; Texas and Indian cattle, higher, 3 503 %; Western steers, $3 50 Western cows. $2 2643 40; native steer $4 40G74 9; native cows and hefi- Hogs, ers, $225G425: stockers and feeders, $3 %@ 4 80; bulls, $2 50G4. HOGS—Receipts, 13,70. Market opened steady to strong; cl steady to S lowe Bulk of sales, $3 65@3 S0; heavies, $3 63@6 93 $3 6563 92%; mixed, 33 60@3 90; light yorke 3 70m3 75; pigs, $3 8043 T EP-Recelpts, officlal, 3600. Market a strong. Western, $3 60@4 60; Mexi«-a_n and stockers, active; lambs, active, $1 50 OMAHA. 4.—CATTLE—Recelpts, native beef steers, $3 1 $3 60@4 40 cows and helfers, $3@3 9 7 stockers and feeder: @4 50; calves, $4@6 bulls and_stags, §2 25 . HOGS—Receipts, 5400. Market steady; heay $3 67G3 77; mixed, $3 70@3 75; light, $3 70@3 80; bulk of sales, $3 063 SHEEP—Receipts, 2600. Market steady to stronger; fat to choice natives, $3 7094 40; fair Texans, canners, o cho Westerns, $3 60@4 2o; common and ;:u(‘ckhnscl?eep. $3@3 90; lambs, $4 25@5 50. DENVER. DENVER, Feb. 4.—Cattle—Recelpts, ~300. Market steady to firm. Beef steers, $3 50@ 425; cows, $2@360; bulls, stags, etc., $2@3; stockers and feeders, $3 85@4 50, frelght paid to river. Hogs—Receipts, 150. Market steady. Light . 65@3 75; mixed packers, $3 60@3 10; 50@3 65. Sheep—Receipts, 300. Market steady. De- mand good on muttons. Prime native muttons, $3 T5@4 30. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 4—The wheat market continues in such condition that it Is a aiffi- cult matter to make an accurate quotation. All sorts of prices are being pald, buyers being coverned entirely by their individual needs, the Fange for Walla Walla being from Tic to’ Tc. Valley and blue stem are not in as good de- and at the usual difference in price and Was the top quotation for those grades to- O eared — Dritish _ship Linlithgowshire, Queenstown, 22,259 barrels of flour. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Feb. 4.—Wheat—Nominally un- changed. No. 1 Club, 1 Blue Stem, 76c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Feb. 4—Exchanges, $04,518; balances, $58,173. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb. 4.—Consols, 112%; Silver, 2 1-16d; French rentes, 103t 52%c. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 4.—Wheat, firm; No 1 standard California Wheat, 37s; cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on passage, easy for white, qulet for red; English country markets, quiet; French country mar- kets, easy; Wheat in Paris, firm; Flour in Parls, firm COTTON—Uplands, 3 7-32d. FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, Feb. 4—Bradstreet's financial review to-morrow will say: Irregularity has prevailed to a considerable extent in the ac- tion of the stock market for the past week. A strong undertone asserted itself in the specu- lation, and at concesslons there was a very good public demand for stocks. At the same time the impression was created that in some cases the rise In prices had gone as far as ex- isting circumstances warranted, and that a larger class of speculators had realized, leav- ing stocks in the hands of the public, a con- dition which !s proverblally productive of liqui- dation. On the other hand, various portions of the list which had heretofore taken a decided part in the advance were strong and active, some of them, notably Reading and the coal stocks, contributing materially toward keeping up the bullish spirit of the general market. A favorable impression was created at the be- ginning of the week by the prompt and em- hatic rejection of the Teller resolution in the Prouse, while the interruption of telegraphlc communication with the Eastern States was to some extent felt by the market. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. NEW YORK, Feb. 4.—Bradstreet's to-morrow will say: Severely cold weather, accompanied by high winds and heavy snow, has been a feature exercising considerable influence upon the movement and distribution of staple goods this week. The Northern and Western States appear to have felt the effects of the storm most severely. In spite of this Interruption of business, a satisfactory trade for the season 1s reported In most lines, With special activity reported in the iron and steel trades and kin- dred lines. In the East the distribution olkfl.;ly goods and wool has been checked and the movement of produce greatly interfered with but the tone of the cotton goods situation, 1f anything, improved. In the Middle States and in the Central West the movement of fron into consumption is still very large, but nervous. ness as to_possible overproduction affects that market. Steel is siightly lower at the East, but firmly held at Chicago, which also reports advances In iron bars, wires and nails. West- ern mills will not agree to deliver steel rafls, billets or rods on new orders before July 1. In the Northwest better trade is reported, and cold weather has helped the distribution of seasonable goods. At the South trade is re- ported improved at several important centers, and the total of January business is said to be above the average. Alaskan business Pacific Coast s still very active, but export trade In coreals is small. Fain is needed in California or crops will be considerably short- ened. Steadiness in prices has been o feature of the week, the only decrease moted being in wheat, corn and flour on a speculative reac- tion and in lead, while the prices of oats, pork, beef and coffee are higher. The export movement of cereals shows a heavy falllng off for the week, but is still ahedd of the same week of preceding years. The total shipments of wheat, flour included, amount to 3,433,794 bushels, against 5026000 bushels last 'week, 3,165,000 bushels in this week a year go, 2,907,000 bushels in 189, 2,020.- 000 bushels In 139, and 2,675,000 bushels in 1893, Business failures, though slightly larger than last Week, numbering 205, against 288 the week before, are little above the normal. They com- pare with a total number failing In the corre- sponding week of 1 ¢ 305, in 1896 of 333, in 189 of 203, and fn 1894 of 336. The total num- ber ‘2‘!‘3""‘ in the first week of February, 183, was 233, BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, Feb. 4—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at elghty-seven cities for the week ended February 4, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the correspond- ‘ng week last year: Per Cent. Inc. 3 New York 9.7 Boston Chicago Philadelphia St Louts Pittsburg. Baltimore San Franclaco Cineinnati Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolis Detroit .. Cleveland Loutsville Providence Milwaukee . St. Paul Buffalo . Omaha Indlanapolis .. Columbus, O, Savannah’ Denver . Hartford ' Richmond Memphis . Washington Peoria .. Rochester New Haven Worcester Atlanta Salt Lake Cit’ Springfield, Mas Fort Worth Portland, M Portland, O St. Joseph Los_ Angeles Nortolk Syracuse . Des Motnes Nashville Wilmingto Fall River Scranton . Grand Rapids Augusta, Gi Lowell Dayton, 0! Seattle Tacoma Spokane Sioux City. New Bedford Te 3,459,664 3,988,178 5,057,477 [l wRi: BRa Spul SanESen s 580 =1 1 8 .9 X X 5 4 1 2 4 1 X3 X .6 0 8 0 5 3 8 0 5 4 4 1 K 1 ) 9 .2 8 : 3 8 s 7 5 7 2 s 8 0 0 3 7 T 8.2 3.1 9.8 0.2 9 s 5 1 .1 i X 7. :5; 5.5 0 Knoxville, Topeka Birmingh: Wichita Binghamt Lincoln Lexington, J Jacksonviile, FI : NEnssen: ! Rockford, 1 Canton, Fremont, Davenport Toledo N Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Halifax Hamilton St. John, Totals .. % DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Feb. 4—R. G. Dun & Co’s Weekly Review of Trade will say In its issue to-morrow: Actual payments through clear- ing-houses in January made a remarkable showing, being much larger than in any pre- vious month, 363 per cent larger than the same month last year and 7.1 per cent larger than in 1%92. The fallures in January were maller than in any previous year of which there is record, and were probably smalier than in any other January since 1851 The statement by branches of business given this week shows a surprising gain in most departments of manufacture and trade. Mean- while the money morket is asconfident as ever; gold does not come from Europe in large amount only because bankers find it worth while to lend money abroad, and the balances are heavily in favor of the United States. Perhaps the most striking feature of the week has been the decline 1 wneat. With ex- ports of 3,094,517 bushels, against 1,770,546 last year, flour included, from Atlantic ports, and 776,840 from Pacific ports. against 443,000 last year, the temper of the market has been Weaker. The report of the agricultural de- partment has had some influence, although its figures are not generally credited as reliable. The wheat market has turned largely upon the operations of a Chicago speculator, but the fact remains that the price depends jargely upon foreign needs and upon the comparative scar- city of American supply. The fron and steel manufacture is steadily gaining in consumption of plg iron, although the production of the material Is still in ex- cess of immedlate demand, but not enough to cause a_decline in prices in Pittsburg or Chi- cago. Even the Southern producers are able to get a fair price at Chicago and at the East, and anthracite pig is unchanged. The demand for finished products has been very heavy and includes for structural work 5000 tons for the State Capitol bullding in Pennsylvania, 4000 tons for the courthouse at Denver, 3000 tons for elevated rallways at Chicago and numer- ous small bulldings in various parts of the country. The demand for car building has been very heavy, both at the East and West, and the plate demand increased at the East on account of orders from shipyards. ~For plates the demand from tinplate “works has been very active. The prospect of a combina- tion of wire manufacturers has stimulated the demand and raised the price for wire rods. Tin is quiet and steady at $13 85, With a vis- ible supply February 1 of 81,120 tons, against 32,333 a year ago. Exports of copper 'in Janu- ary were about 10,225 tons, against 906 last year, and the price is held at 1lc for Lake. There Is a better demand for cotton goods since the general stoppage of works at the East, but there is no indication as yet of ma- terial gains as respects unsold stocks on hand. In woolen goods the demand is altogether more satisfactory, an advance of about 20 per cent being paid on most grades of the finer woolens and worsted, and nearly all the mills are active. The saies of wool at the three chiet markets were 6,861,400 pounds, of which 3,973,000 were domestic, against 13,563,700 last year, of which £ {73,400 were domestic. Fallures for the week were 335 in the United States, against 311 last year, and 39 in Can- ada, against 63 last year. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANEE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 80 days. 34 8% Sterling Cables 156 New York Exchange, sight... 2 New York Exchange, telegraphic 223 Fine Silver, per ounce &= 6% Mexican Dollars ... 6% 47 WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—An advance at Chicago produced go“eflec'. whatever here, and trade remained ull. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 42 for No. 1, $1 43% for choice and $§1 45@1 50 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o' clock—May—30,000 ctls, $140%: 14,000, $1 40. Second Session—May—12,000 ctls, $1 40%. Regular Morning = Session—May—4000 ctls, $1 401 10,000, $1 40%: 12,000, $1 40%. December 4000, '$1 3415 6000, $1 34%%. Afternoon Session—May. ctls, $1414; 46,- 000, $1 40%. December-—-2000, $1 3434; 2000, $1'34%¢; 10,000, $1 34; 2000, $1 33%. BARLEY—The tendency in futures was up- ward, but spot values were unaffected. Feed, 311 0214 for dark to good and $1 05 for cholce: brewing, $1 12%@1 17% for No. 1 and $1 024@1 05 per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. anormlmlnse'l‘llvn-lflfi o'clock—May—2000 ctls, 94¥c; 14,000, . econd Sellim—my—”w ctls, 95%c; 10,000, 96¢. Reguls Morning Sesslion—May—2000 ctls, sy 6000, 9534e lo0b, 95%c; 8000, 963 S000. 95%4c A < c. 3 GOATg-I hI"la is nothing new to report. The lemand 1s falr. by feed, $1224@125 per ctl: good to cho” § T s cominom, - 8 194 @1 157 Surprise, 130 Ted, $1 3@145; gray, $115 @11t milling, $1176G1 22%: black, for seed. 35@1 50. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton T CORN Fravions peices rule. “ORN—Previous 3 Small nd yellow, 05@1 07% ctl; large velle, 'l hiter 31 051 s, 1 ctl. mcxwggu "haz per ctl. | off, and the weakness is accentuated by FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Flour. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 55@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 50 per I Rice Flour, 35 75; Cornmeal, $2 25; extra crea: do, $3; Oatmeal,” §3 50; Oat Groats, $4; Hom- iny, $3 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $4; Cracked Wheat, 50; Farina, $450; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 26; Rolled Oats (bbls), $5 25@5 65; in | sacks, §6 05@5 45; Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas, $3 75; Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 lbs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay ruled firm at the quotations. There ls no change in Feedstuffs. BRAN—$20 50G21 50. MIDDLINGS—$22 50@25. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled _Barley, $2@28 per ton:” Ofleake Meal at the miil, $25 50@29 5 Jobbhfi. $30; Cocoanut Cake, $19@20; Cotton seed Meal, §2093) per ton: Corn Meal, $23 500 2430; Cracked Corn, $4G25; Chopped Feed. HAY—(Ex-car_in round lots)—Wheat, 3160 3850 per ton: Wheat and Oat, $16@17 50; Oat, $14 50@16 50; Barley, $13 50@15; compressed, $15 @17 50; Alfalfa, $10 50¢11: stock, $11@12 50; Clover, $11 50@12 50 per ton. STRAW—40G4Tie per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans rule firm and Bayos have again ad- vanced. There is no further rise In Pinks. BEANS—Bayos, $@3 10; Small Whites, $1 35@ 145; Large Whites, 31 30G1 Pinks, $2 70@2 80; Reds. $2g2 25; Blackeye, $2 40@2 50; Butters, $140G150; Limas, $165@175; Pea, $1 40@1 T ctl. SEEDS-Brown Mustard. 3 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $2G2 50; Flax, $2@2 10; Canary Seed, 214@2%c per 1b: 'Alfalfa, 3G6c; Rape. 2@2%ci Hemp. 3c¢; Timothy. Ge. DRIED PEAS-—Niles. $125; Green, $1 209 140 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Prices for all descriptions remain about the same. POTATOES—Early Rose, 65@Tc; River Reds, 45@56c; River Burbanks, 60@7oc per sack; Ore- &on Burbanks, 60c@$1; Salinas Burbanks, T5c@ $#110; Petaluma Burbanks, 50@T5c; Sweet Pota- toes, B0c per ctl for Rivers and 50@ssc for Merced; new Volunteer Potatoes, — per Ib. ONIONS—$2 65@2 75 per ctl; cut Onions, $2@ 2 25 per sack. VEGETABLES—Marrowfat Squash, $12@15 per ton; Hubbard Squash, $12@15 per ton; Dried Peppers. 3@10c per Ib: Dried Okra, 15¢; Cab- bage, 60@75c per ctl; Carrots, 25@60c per sack: Garlic, 3@4%c per Ib; Asparagus, 20c per Ib. Los Angeles Green Peas, 6@7c; String Beans, | 20c; Tomatoes, @il 50; Green Peppers, 17%@ 25c per Ib; Summer Squash, fc; Egg Plant, 25¢ per Th; Hothouse Cucumbers. $1@1 50 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per Ib in lots of 25 sliced desiccated, 16@1Sc: granulated raw, 3c: Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c: new, 1Sc Cabbage, : Sweet atoas, 30c; turnips, 2%c: String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Eastern stock is selling at $4 50 for Ducks, $2 for Geese, $4 50@4 75 for Hens and Young Roosters, $3 50@4 for old do and $4 for Fryers. There is no particular change in local Poul- try, except Turkeys, Ducks and Geese. Game continues In heavy supply and cheap. POULTRY— Live Turkeys, 10@11c for Gobblers and 10@1lc for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 12@lic per Th Gieese, per_palr, $1@150: Goslings, $1 To@2 Ducks, $350@5 for old and $@6 _for youn Hens, $3@i; Roosters, voung, 3$4@5; Rooster: old, $3@330; Frvers, $450@5; Broilers, $4 50@: for large and $3@4 for small; Pigeons, $1 50@ 175 per dozen for young and 7ic@$l for old. GAME—Quail, per dozen, $1; Mallard, $2 509 Canvasback, $3@4; Sprig, $150: Teal, $1; mai. Ducks, T5c; Gray Geese, Brant, Rabbits, $12@1 50 for Cottontalls and $1 for small BUTTER, SE AND EGG Butter rernains the same. Cheese IS weaker &s continue to shade the val of a car of cold storage stock from the ast BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy Creameries, onds, 25@26c. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 20G21c per M. rn_ Butter—Creamery, @21c per Ib. hoice mild_new. 10@llc; common ¥ and in large supply. 21@2T%c; sec- 22@25 ; lower grades, 22@24c; ladle- CH . to good, S@%tec: Cream Cheddar, 10@lic; Young Western, 11@12; Eastern, 2214@24c per doz; n cold storage, 19c. America, 11612¢; 12:@13%c_per b, EGGS—Ranch Egg: Bgegs, 21G22c; East DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. store The Orange auctlon resulted as follows: avels, Queen Bee brand, $1 15@215; Royal brand, $1 15@1 §6; Rancho brand, $1@1 $0; Man- darins, 25@%0c. : The market shows no change whatever. DECIDUQUS FRUITS— Cranberries, $1@$ per bbl: Coos Bay, $1 50@ 2 per box. i Apples, 40@50c per box for common, 6c@s1 for good to_cholce and $1 25 for fancy. CITRUS, FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $12%@ 22 e 1: Mandarins, $§1@1 50 for large and 65@75c for small boxes: Grape Fruit, $2 50@5 per box; Lemons, 5S0c@$l for common and $1 %52 for £0od to choice: Mext- can Limes, $6@6 50: California Limes, in small boxes, 60@é0c: Bananas, $125@2 25 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per doz. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The market is lifeless again. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4% @i%c for 40-50's, 3K@4%c for 50-60's. IL@INc for 60-70's, 2%@3%e for T0-80's, 2%4@2%c rTor S0- %0's, 1%@2%c, for 90-100's: Peaches. 3@4%c; fan- cy, 6@5%e; peeled. 10@12%c; Apricots, 5@6e for Royals and 7@Sc for good to fancy Moorpark evaporated Apples, €%@7c; sun-dried, 4@4c: black Figs, in sacks, 2@2ic; Plums,’ 415@4%c for pitted and 1@lic for unpitted: bleached Plums, 5@3%¢; Nectarines, 4@5c for prime to fancy; Pears, 21@4lc for quarters and 3@stc for halves. according to color, ete. RAISINS—2¢ for two-crown, 3@3%c for three- crown, 3%@ic for four-crown. Ge for Seedless Sultanas, 3%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at 8@i0c per Ib; Walnuts, 5@fc for hardshell and 6@7c for softshell: Almends, 216@3%c for hardshell, 5@6c for softshell and 7@Sc for paper-shell: Peanuts, 4@5%c for Eastern and 4lc for California: Pecans, 66@Sc: Filberts, Sla@llc; Brazil Nuts, 8@%c per, Ib: Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—New Comb. S@10c for bright and 5@ 7c for lower grades; new water white extract- ed, 4%@5c; light amber extracted, 3X@4%c per 1b. BEESWAX—23@2%c per Ib. PROVISIONS. Lard is firm at the advance and Bacon and Hams are expected to go up any day. Trade is more active than ever before known at this time of the year. CURED MEATS—Bacon, B8%c per Ib for heavy, 9c for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c for extra light and 12c for sugar-cured: East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc: Callfornia Hams, 10 Mess Beef, $9 per bbl; extra mess do, $10;, family do, $11@12; salt Pork, $9: extra prime Pork, $10; 'extra clear, gfl: mess, §16; Smoked Beef, 11@12c per LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at 5%c per Ib for compound and 6%c for pure; pails, Tic: California tierces, 54c per 1b for compound and 64c for pure; half-barrels, 6ic; 10-1b tine, Te; do Gib, The. > NE—1ferces, 5%@0%c; packages, less than 300-Ibs—1-1b pails, 60 in a case, S7 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, 8%c: 5-1b pails, 12 in a case, 8%c; 10-1b palls, 6 in a case, 8ic; 50-1b tins, one or two in a case, 7%c; wooden buck- ets. 20 Ibs net, 7%c: fancy tubs, 80 Ibs net, 7%c; half-bbls, about 110 Ibs, 7%c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides are firm at the advance. An interest- ing account of the scarcity in the East ap- pears at the head of this column. There is no change in Wool or Ho HIDES AND SKIN: Culls and brands sell 1c under sound stock. Heavy salted steer: 10to ‘per Ib; medium, $e: light, 9o;" Cow: hides, 9@9%c: stags, 6c; salted Kip, 10c: Calf, 1ic; drx' Hides, 11@174ci culls and brands, 13 @ 14 ry Kip and Veal, 4@lc; dry Calf, 18 20 culls, 16@17c; Goatskins, 20@37%c each; Kids, t@10c erskins, good summer, 25@30c per Ib: medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c each; short wool, 40@70c each; medium, each. 0@%c; long wools, 30c@s$1 30 TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2@2%c; refined, Ge; Grease, 2@2%c. WOOL—Fall clip—Middle cmglzlln—free. 100 13¢; do defective, 10@1lc: San Joaquin, defec- tive, 7@c: Southern Mountain, S@ilc; free Northern, 12@13c: do defective, S@1lc: Hum: boldt and Mendocino, 13@15c; Eastern Oregon, 3@13c: Valley Oregon, 16@1Sc. HOPS—O1d crop, 2@6c for to fair and § @10c for good; new crop, 11@15c per b, SAN FRANCISCO' MEAT MARKET. Mutton and Veal are higher and very firm. A few Spring Lamb are coming In and selling at the quotations. Hogs are firmer again, as will be seen. There s no change in Beef. Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as follows: . BEEF-—First quality, 6%@7c; second do, 5%@ e AT Large, §@8sc! small, TGTke per b MUTTON—Wethers, 16 7%4c; ewes, " o4gc P AMB—Spring, 15c per Ib. PORK--Live Hogs, 4@4%c for large, 31@3%c for small and 3%@3%c for medium; soft Hogs, 3%c; dressed, do, 5%@6c per ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. _ BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1598 delivery, 5%@5%c; Wool Bags, 27@30c. The price of San Quentin made wheat bags for the new season has been fixed at 5.30c and single orders lim- ited to 5000. i COAL—Wellington, $10; New Wellington, $1¢ tle, Br 50; Co %ue‘u n‘::'r'hnogmlumd ‘on the | The China steamer took out 15,570 barrels | §1150 1n sacks: Peansyivanla Aatnradits Esg, $15; Cannel, $10 per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 7 60; C.ke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. RICE—Chinese ' descriptions have again ad- vanced. Chinese mixed, $ 2504 30 per cti: No. 1, $4 50@4 80 per ctl; extra No. 1, $5 10@5 40; Hawallan. 34 6244@4 75; Japan, ¥ 7G5; Ran- SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, f%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c: Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mi nolia A, Slc; Extra C, Sc: Golden C, 1b; half barrels boxes lec more. COTTON—Exports continue heavy tic carrying 536,000 pounds to Japan and 240,000 pounds to Shanghal. ¢ RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday, February 4. Flour, qr sks 7,410/ Rafsins, bXs ... Wheat, ctls 4,340 Wool, bales ... Barley, ctls 8,245 Straw, tons ... Butter, ctls 102 Hay, ‘tons .....0. Cheese, ctls 61! Middlings, sks .. Eggs, doz 9,150 Shorts, eks 5 Hides, no 338| Wool, ‘bales ..... Pelts, bdls 105| Buckwheat. sks.. Lumber, ft 15,000 Onlons, sks Leather, rolls 7| Bran, sks Lime, bbls 162 Beans, sks % Wine, gals 111,600 Potatoes, sks ... Quicksilver, fisk. 167/ OREGON. Flour, ~r cks ... 22019 Onfons, sks ... 827 ‘Wheat, ctls 2,710 | Bran, sks .. 4,910 Oats, ctls 10| Shorts, sks ...... 1031 Potatoes, sks .. 3,520 ki L FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Coal is higher than last week, as will be seen. Butter {s rather cheaper. Eggs remain about the same. Meats of all kinds have a tendency to ad- vance. Frults and Vegetables sell at about the old prices. Fish is scarcer. Following is The Call's regular weekly retafl price list: Coal, per ton— Cannel .....$—@12 00| Castle Gate. 9 50@10 00 | Wellington '."—@12 00 Pleasant Val 3 30G10 00 | New Welling- Southfield | _ton —@12 00, Wellington [ Seattle 8 50@ — |Coos Bay.... [ Dairy Produce, etc.— Butter, fancy, per |Common Eggs ... 22% square . @— Ranch Eggs, per Do, @0 _doz . 25@30 o@— Honey, com! per roll. Do, good Cheese, Meat Bacon . Beef, choice. Do, good. Corned Beef. per pound— 12@17 12015 8@10 Pork, fresh. Pork, sait Pork Chops, Round Steak. Ham, Cal. Sirlofn_ Steak.... Do, Porterhorse, do..17@20 Lard Smoked Beef. Mutton 7 Pork Sausages. Spring Lamb. Veal 3 Fruits and Almonds, 1b. 12@15|Lemons, doz Apples, Ib. 3@ 5 Limes, doz. B Bananas, d 15@20 | Oranges, doz ....15@50 Cranberries, 1215 Raisins, 1b. Cocoanuts, eac 4@ 6 Walnuts, 1b. Poultry and Game— Hens, 0@ 65|Hare, each Young Quail, doz . 60@ 75 Mallard, pr. Canvasb'k, pr. Sprig, ‘ 1 i | Fryers, each Teal, pair . Broilers, each Widgreon, pair.. 35@40 Turkeys, pr Ib Small Duck, pr 30@— | Ducks, each Wild Geese pr 50@— | Geese,” each. English Snipe, | Pigeons, pair. doz_..........2 50@3 00 Rabbits, pair.—@ 40 Jack Snipe, dz.1 %@1 50 Vegetables— | Asparagus, ™ Mushrooms, . | Artichokes, do: 5 Dried Okra, g | Beets Onions, 1b.. 5 < Peppers, dri 10@12 i Do, green, Ib...25@35 Lima, Ib. Potatoes, 1b....... 20 3 | Cabbage, eac Farsnips, doz JL5@20 liflowers, Do. Sweet.. Radishes, 3z behs. Sage, 1b....... String Beans, 1 yme, Ib.. , 1b. §| Turnips, do: | Tettuce, doz Tomatoes, 12815 | Fisn, per pound— 06— acuda a5 50: Candy Granulated, 5%c; Californla A, 5%c; per | %c ‘more than barrels, ~and | the Cop- | | N Ry Cal 6s..11 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, Feb. 42 p. m. Bid. Asked. U S Bonds— 48 quar coup..113% — 4s quar reg..112% Oakland Ga: |Pac Gas Im.. 4s_quar new...1235 — ]?lc 3 Miscellaneous— S FG&E.. Cal-st Cab 5s.113 — [San Fran ..... Cal El L 6s .126% — iEtDck(on Gas. C'C Wat 5s.., — 103 | Insurance— 98% | Firem's Fnd..197% — EE%E e Bank Stacks— EL & P 6s..128 P & Ch Ryss.1ls 120 |Anglo-Cal ... 6 — Gearyst R 3+ = 102 | Bank of Calais a8 H S 5%..15 — |Cal e 14 e 100 |First Nat -— 01 [{Lon P & AL Market-st_6s..125% — |Mer Exchnge. — 15 5% | Nev Nat B. 00" | Savings Ban — |Ger S & L. — |Hum S & L0 N C ngRy 7:.105% N Ry Cal 55,02 — iMutual Sav. & 4 N CRy.. 102 102% 8 F Sav U.. — 455 N P C Ry 6s.104% — § & L So. 100 N P C Ry 6s.100 — |Becurity § = N Ci — 102 |Union T Co ¢ = Street Railrond— 111% | California . g 108 o 130% | Geary .. P Market-st . P Juk § L & H Powell-st 6 = | Presidio R — 105 | Powder- Sac ElecRyjs. — 100 |California .... S F & N P 55.107%107% | E Dynamite . § P.of Ar 6s..101%102 | Glant Con Co. 33 — S P Cal 6s....109%110% Vigorit . 3% 3 SPC 1st cg b8, — Misceliancous— S P Br 6s.....110% Al.Pac Asen.. S V Wat 65, 119%120% Ger Ld Wks.. S V Wat 4s..102% — |H C & S Co. 3% 3 Stock Gas 6s..100 104% |Hutch § P Co. 44l 44% Water— Mer Ex Asn.. 90 — Contra Costa. 54 5 |[Nat Vin Co Marin Co % — |0cS§Co. Spring Val ... — 1004 Pac A F Gas & Flectric— | Pac Bor C Cent Gaslight. 9% — |Par Paint Co. Capital Gas. MORNING SESSTON—10:30. 20 Alaska Packers' Association . 20 Contra Costa Water $1000 Contra Costa Water Bonds. 25 Giant Powder Con. 26744100, a0 25 Hutchinson S P Co 8 Mutual Electric Light . 55 Oceanic Steamship Co. 5 Pacific Gas Imp. 20 § F Gas & Electric Co. 6,557 oy 06 L 50 Spring Valley Water. T a0 rdo. s Street— $40,000 Spring Valley 4s Bonds. 5,000 do do AFTERNOON SES 1% Giant Powder Con 50 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar.. 25 Hutchinson S P Co. 5 do do % do do 5% do do 5 do do 15 Oakland Gas 100 do do s 30, 56 00 50 Oceanic Steamship Co. 46 50 100 S F Gas & Electric. 96 00 100 Vigorit Powder ... Street— 15 Pacific Gas Imp. THE CALL CALENDAR. February, 1888, e Th.|Fr. |Sa. | Moon's Phases.| Full Moon, | Feb b, t Quarter, Feb. 14, New Moon, Feb. 20. | First Quarter, Feb. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographia Office, located In the Merchants’ Exchange, iy maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and fres of expense. | ing directions of the world are kept on | for comparison and reference, and ? | lights, dangers to navigation and all Navigators are cordlally nvited to visit ths office, where complete sets of charts and sall n t the 1 tion can always be obtained regard matt inform of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on top of the bullding on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes befora | B¥L 8G210 | noon and is dropped at noon. 120th merldlan | Coafish .. @— | by telegraphlc siznal received each day from | Flounders Her: Hallbut Kingfish Mackerel g @10 10@12 12@ 60@— @12| Do, Eastern, doz.25@40 S@10 —_——— THE STOCK MARKET. Shrimps Mining stocks were firmer and most of them showed an advance of a few cents. Sales were not heavy, however. The total amount of ore crushed in December at the De La Mar mine of Idaho was 4350 tors. The value of the bullion produced in the mill was $38,82, and the total income was $40,370. The expenses were 339,365, leaving a profit for the month of $1005. The Pacific Lighting Company will pay a monthly dividend of 40 cent per share to-day. The annual meeting of the Standard Con- solidated Mining Company has been called for February 1. At the annual meeting of the Centennial- Eureka Mining Company of Utah the old board of directors was re-elected for 1895, with J. F. Woodman as president, Jacob E. Bamberzer vice president and W. W. Chisholm_treasurer. This company has paid over $2,000,000 in divi- dends to date. An electric plant is soon to be erected at shaft No. 1 of the Brunswick lode for the pur- pose of lighting the mines and running the fans which supply the lower levels with afr. It is the intention to light every station of the shaft and also the buildings. In the Standard Consolidated mine at Bodie for the week ending January 24 a large amount of prospecting work continued to be done in the Security, Moyle, Black, Main Standard, Maguire and Fortuna veins on the 150, 190, 265, 318, 380, 470, 485 and 582 foot levels. . Raise 3 in the Moyle ledge,.150 foot level, has § inches of $30 ore in the top. The stopes were yielding fair to good ore In the usual amounts on the 150, 200, 245, 265, 318, 336, 250 and 552 foot levels. The general condition of the mine was im- proving. Standard Mill ‘statement—Ore crushed for the week, 304 tons; average assay vanner tailings, $6 95; ore concentrates produced, 3% tons; as- say value, $85 86; plate amalgam produced, $§1% ounces; value per ounce, $2 73. shaft at the mill broke on January 2, causing the hanging up of five stamps. 3 BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- eclsco Stock Board yesterday: Regular Sesslon—9:30. 100 Alta . . 16100 Mexican . 2 A0 Eee . 17|150 Occldental ...11 55 100, . 181100 Ophir 5 100 Belcher . 34100 Potosl 27 400 Bullion . 09,600 ...... % 28 200 Chollar . 25100 Savage bt 100 Con Cal 851400 Seg Del [ 300 Crown Point ... 200 Gould & Curry.. Afternoon Session. . 20/300 Ophir . 34/100 Savage . 1000 Alta . 100 Belcher 200 Bullion 200 Caledonia. 100 Chollar : 200 Con Cal & Va.. 400 Gould & Curry.. 200 Justice B 14 091100 SterraNevada.1 10 13400 Standard 23200 Union “on 9971007...0.. 831100 Utah ..... 12 40,100 Yellow Jacket .. 31 Following were the sales in tre Paclfic Stock Board yesterday: 155 45 4 { Regular Session—10:30. 02 2 24 53 1200 06 500 25 600 14 200 07 800 300 .. | 200 400 30 300 500 200 & 5 300 of 700 Gould & Curry. «Afternoon Session. 21150 Ophir .. 131500 Overman - 13 1300 Savage 14300 S B & M. 34/200 Sierra Nev. 00 10 650 Union Con . 200 Choliar 23{500 ... . & 200 Con Cal & Va.. 8 00 3 i 00 et B0 Ui L 12 100 Crown Polnt . ellow Jacket 200 Gould & Curry.. 33 % CLOSING QUOTATIONS. _————_FRIDAY, Feb. 44 p. m. Bld,Ask. Alpha G 06|Julla . B'?f,‘“’fi Alta . 18, 19 Justice 0 o8 Andes 12° 13 Kentuck . o4 0 Belcher 33 34 Mexican 23 28 Best & Belchr. 45 4 Occidental A Bulllon 5 8 Caledonia 06 07 Chollar 7 2 Con Cal & Va. B Challenge Con. 0 08 Con_Tmperial 06 = 105110 o 05 150 — e B @ mbmbb The cam | | .8@— | the United States Naval Observatory at Mars Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, Is published the same day by the afterncon pa- pers, and by the morning papers the following day. W. S. HUGHES. Lieutenant, U. N. in charge. THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydgographic ‘Office, U. “S:"N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, February 4, 1868, The time hall on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e.. at naon of the 120th meridian, or at exactly § p. m.. Green- wich time. W. S. HUGHES, in charge ’ MOON AND TIDE. Lieutenan SUN, ited States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at_Fort _Polnt, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Officlal 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 helght of tide is the same at both places ~ FEBRUARY Saturday, February 5. Moon sets. NOTE.—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of tha day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives tI last tide of the dav, except when there are but three tldes, as sometimes occurs. The heights glven are additions to the soundings on th nited States Coast Survey charts. exce, when a minus sign (=) precedes the heightan then the number givcn s subtractive from the depth given by the charts. —_— STEAMERS TV ARRL STEANER Czarina. Homer Mackina Bristol Alliance. Burma . Pomona.. City Puebia.. Arcata 3 North Fork. City of Para President. State of Cai. Weeott. Santa Rosa. Mariposa. Walla Walla Coos Bay Austrana. Excelsior Columbi: Portiana Humboldt. San Diezo.. Svdney Victoria an: Newport. Honolulu Alaska. STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION | SATLS. Humbldt Bay.|Feb | PIER. Weeott... 5. 9 AM|Pier 13 Umatilia .. |Vie & Pgt Snd |Feb 5.10 Am|Pler 9 Orizaba.. .| Mexico . Feb 6.10 AM|Pier 11 Coos Bav..| Newpor! Feb 6. 9. AM|Pier 11 A Blanchrd |San Pedro....|Feb 7. 4 x| Pler I3 Columbia.. Feb 7.10 Am|Pier 24 Homer..... Feb 7.10 Aw|Pler 9 Pomona.. 8.11 Ax|Per 11 San Blas. 8.12 " wiPM S8 Alliance. 812 M Pler 3 Arcata. . |Co0s Hav..... |Feb 8,10 A Pier 13 President..| Yaquina Bay. [Feb .10 2w, . .... City Puebla Vie & Pgt Snd | Feb 10,10 Ax Pler 9 Whitelaw .| Aliiska........ [Feb 10,....... Pler 8 City of Rio. China&Japati Feb 12.'i'ph PM S State of Cal Portland...... |Feb 12, 10 Ax|Pier 28 Santa Rosa San Diego....|Feb 12,11 AM Pier 11 —_—_— SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. ; Friday, February 4. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, 76 hours from New- port and_way ports: Stmr Tillamook, Olsen, 45 hours from Hue- neme. . Stmr Columbia, Conway, 53 hours from Portland, via Astoria 431 hours, Stmr Progreso, Storrs, 92 hours fm Seattle. Stmr Czarina,” Seaman, 49 hours from Coos Bay. Qeneral Neumayer, Maheo, 130 days from Swansea. Bark Seminole, Peasley, 77 days from New- castle, NSW. Schr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, 20 hours fm Fort Bragg. CLEARED. Friday, February 4. Stmr Alameda Van Oterendorp, Sydney via Honolulu; J D Spreckels & Bros Co. Stmr Umatilla, Goodall, Victoria and Townsend; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Bark Alex McNeil, Jorgensen, Nanaimo; Geo Fritch. SAILSD \ Friday, February 4. Stror Coquille River, Thompson, 1 SHat Giney. Toland, Santa Brug Ot Drass. Stmr Willamette, Hansen, Seattle. Stmr Empire, Netson, Tode Bay. tmr San! osa, lexander, San Diego, Stmr Washtenaw, Crosscup, Tacoma.