The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1898, Page 12

1 o 1 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Silver lower. Wheat futures advanced. 1 | | | | | Other teady and quiet. Br Middlings unchanged. Ha m at the advanc a Beans hig weak r and Eggs still tend Oni easy '8 downward. nd weak the same. OF this port in Janua ,747 in January, 1 2 in gold bullion, $885,905 sily tllion and $44.223 | contrib- Tslands SPEC IMPORTS trie Hawaila TS. t from Northern uthern Pacific . as follows: nd, 1656; San nto and East, 76 tons Beans, 986 do Wine, do Citrus Fruits, do Dried Fruits, 1 do Honey, 365 430 do , 393 do Leather, 1o Nuts, 257 Quicksilver 79 do Wool. 12 Coffee, Rice and 360 do fon of Quicksilver is in a very un- . owing to the fact that the n mines by Spain to the ing the present year, more favorable terms dustrial uses | there has lately a reduction in some manu- it has cyanide etal from us n is no longer For years the Almaden d"a monopoly of the even now the Roths- fixing the price of ing of Austrian, Ital- n Quicksilver has the past year, other hand, e showing signs of ex- California_mines, although once of 60,000 bottles of 70 pounds been inactive on account of i now only produce ahout 25,- 1 1584 the world’s consumption of ab 6,000,000 pounds, and in 00,000 bottles were produced, of ) feil to Almaden and the re- fornia, Italy, Austria and Rus- sia N O Clear ® Poartly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rarn® Snow D AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION Sn:ggms PAST 12 MOURS EXPLANATION. ! The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig- | ures at station Indicate maximum temperature | days; those underneath it, if any, the of rainfail, of melted snow in inches ndredths during the past twelve hours. obars, or solld connect points of equal pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal mperaturs word “high’’ means high barometr! is_usually accompanied by refers to low pres- su: s preceded and accompanted by cloudy weather and rains. ‘‘Lows” usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interfor and low elong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast,.rain is probable; | but when the “low’’ Is inclosed with fsobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- robable. With a “high” in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather In winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. WEA THER REPORT. (120th Meridtan—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to | date, as compared with those of the same | date last season and rainfall during the past twenty-four hours | Past This Last | Stations— 24 hours. Season. Season. | Eureka €9 21. 41.66 Red Bluff 1l 0 s Bacramento . 0 8.84 San Frax 0 5.56 Fresno ... ol 0 3.23 San Luis Obispo. . 0 388 Los Angeles . 0 i San Diego 9 3.38 g Yuma S 1.2 451 n Francisco data: Maximum temperature, 62; minimum, 46; mean, 45. | WEATHER COM DITIONS AND GENERAL ORECAST. | The pressure has fallen rapidly during the past twenty-four hours over the northern half of the Pacific Slope. From Fort Canby north- ward the pressure has fallen nearly four- tenthis of an inch, and a storm of moderate enersy appears to be developing over Tatoosh Tsland The temperaturs has fallen about 12 degrees | in Arizona. On the Pacific Slope it has re- | mained nearly stationary. The temperatures are about normal to-night throughout Call. | fornia. 1 Rain is falling over Washington and North- ern -Oregon. ington. The following maximum wind velocities are Fort Canby, 36 miles per hour from | Portland, 30 miles per hour from Snow is falling in Eastern Wash- h; the south Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Feb. 18, 1808: Northern California—Rain Friday in the northern portion; cloudy in the southern por- tion; southwesterly winds. Sothern California—Cloudy Friday; warmer | on_the northern coast: southwesterly winds. Nevada—Cloudy Friday Utah—Fair Friday: warmer in northern por- tion. Arizona—Cloudy Friday; colder éastern_portion. San Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy and un- | settled weather Friday: probably showers ia the afternoon or night; southeasterly wind. Special report from Mount Partly cloudy; wind northwest, 24 mile: erature, 89; maximum_temperature, 45. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. ST e e NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The most tmportant | factor In connection with the day’s stock mar- | ket was that the heavy liquidation of yester- | day was not resumed. There was aggressive | pressure by the bears at times, but they re- | frained from leaving their contracts open and | their covering before the close brought prices | back to near the high level of the day. Net | gains resulted, fractional for the most part, | but extending to a point in some cases. Quo- | tations received this morning from London | showed the prices of Americans there substan- | tially above the close of the prices here last | night, but that simply meant that declines | from yesterday's London closing had not yet | in extreme fully reached vesterday afternoon’s heavy de- | clines here after the London Exchange had closed. The declines in London which served to sustain prices were on cable orders from New York and represented the covering of shorts put out in this market. The opening here was at or above the London parity, hui prices yielded immediately after the opening en ligpidating seles through commission | the lowe: | choice, 8%c: fancy, 9@9%ec. Support was forthcoming before these fell to last night's close and the market railied, but fell to the lowest before noon on the disquiet- ing report emanating from Key West that evi- dence had been discovered to show that the Maine had been destroyed by a torpedo ex- ploded outside the ship. The selling on this re- port was quite large and the level of prices was carried substantially below last night's close, but the subsequent rally indicated that these sales were largely by bears, who were not _sure of their position. In fact the whole market reflected a doubtful frame of on the part of the speculative public and disposition to pursue a waiting policy. Some degree of speculative interest was doubtless di- verted to the wheat market. Yesterday's in- crease in the Burlington dividend rate and the final steps toward the purchase of the Kansas Pacific by the Unfon Pacific reorganization committee, which was quite lost sight of yes- terday, had a favorable effect to-day. There was large buying to-day of Oregon Short Line and Oregon Navigation, which was not ex- plained by any definite’ news announcement The doubtful condition of the speculative mind was reflected, in periods of intense dullness during the day. The bond market showed weakness in sym- pathy with the midday break in stocks, but Closed strong and generally higher than last night. Total sales, $3,500,000. 7 United States new 4's and old 4's coupon were lc lower bid, the old 4's registered Y%c lower and the 5's e lower. Total sales of stocks to-day were 418,100 including: Atchison preferred, —5030; $50; Burlington, 20.650; Erie rreferred, 3660; L. & 10,650: Manhattan, $828; Metro- politan Street Railway, 10,520; Missour! Pacific, M. K. & T. preferred, 4250; New York Central, 16.050; North American, 13,603; North- ern Pacific, 9090; do preferred. 19.183; Oregon Short Line, 50%: Reading, 3%06: Rock Island. 11,865; St. Paul, 36.750; Union Pacific, 19,043; Tobacco, 16,973; People’s Gas, 9930: Consolidated Gas, 3520; Sugar, 31,252; Western Union, 3811 CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison 12%|St P & Om % Do pref 30%| Do oref . 150 Baltimore & Ohfo 16%[St P M & M 133 Canada Pacific ... So Pacific 19% Canada Southern. So Rallway 9ia Cent Pac Do pref . . 31% 0 Texas & Pacific.. 124 Union_Pacific 3% UPDG& Gu...o. 3% Wabash .. H Tl 35 | Do pref . 18% Do _pref .. 501 | Wheel & L E.... 2! Del & Hudson Do pref ........ 12% Del L & W Express Companies— Den & R G 12% | Adams BEx 25T Do pref 61 |American EX .... 126 Erie (new) . 15% | United States ... 43 Do _lst pref 41% | Wells Fargo AT Ft Wavne 170 Miscellaneous— Gt Nor pref 15 | A Cot Oil . 3 Hocking Val . 7 | Do vret Tilinois_Cent ..... 104%| Amn Spirits Lake Erfe & W.. 18 Do_pref Do pref .. 72% | Am Tobacco Lake Shore 3 Do pref . Louis & Nash 58% People’s Gas Manhattan L Cons Gas 116% 1 Met St Ry Com Cable Co. 5 Mich Cent 110% [ Col F & Iron 2% Minn 2914 Do vref 70 Do 1 87 Gen Electric 3654 Mo Pa 321 | Illinois Steel 51 Mobile 31 Laclede Gas 42% Mo K & T 12% | Lead 35 Lo pref . 233% | o pref . 109 Chi Ind & L. §% | Nat_Lin Oifl 17 Do 30 | Or Imp Co. 29 5 | Pacific Mail . | Pullman_ Pal | Stiver Cert 73 |Stand R & { Central Chi & St 1st pret 24 pret 35 | Sugar Nor West 15y No Amer Co 6 | T on. No Pacifie 2% U S Leather 7 Do pref 8| Do pref . 643, Ontario & W 16% | U_S Rubber 195 Or R & Nav. 5% | Do pref 71 Or Short Line. 30% | West Union 9% Pittsburg . 169 ICht & N W. 126% Reading % | Do pref 174 Do 1s StL &S W 4 Rock Do pref (S St Louis & S F.. T4/R G W .. A Do 1st pref 6% Do pref . B8 Do 24 rref 26% | Chicago G W..... 12% St Paul .. 847 | Haw Com Co. 333 Do pref st CLOSING BONDS. U_S new 4s reg.. 121%|N J C s .. Do coup 127% | N_Carolina 6 US4 . 112% Do 4s .. Do coup 114 No Pac 1sts Do 2ds 100 | Do 3s . U s reg . 113% | Do s . . Do coup 131, (NYC&SL4s.. District 3.658 1181 | Nor & W 6s....... | Ala class orthwstrn con.. Do B Do deb 58 (L A SR | av 1sts Do Currency |0 Nav 45 . Atchison 4s Line 6s Do adj 4s. Can So 2ds 11 |O Imp lsts tr. Chicago Term 86%| Do 55 tr. C & Ohio 5s. 1163 | Pacific 6s of CH & D 4i4s.... 104% | Reading 4s D &R G ists.... 10%|R G W D&RGis.. SL&1IMC East Tenn lsts. %|SL&SF G Erie Gen ds.. % | St P Con FW&DIlsts'tr. 73 (StPC Gen Elec 5s . Do fs GH&SA So Ry 5 Do 2ds .. Stan H&TCis 109% | Tenn new set 3s. s1 Do con s T & P L G Ists.. 101% Iowa C lsts Do rg 2ds . . Kan P Con % | Union Pac lsts.... { K Pac 1st D 130% | U P D & G 1sts.. La new cons 4s.. 102 | Wab Ist s 3 L & N Unl 4s 90 Do 2ds . Missouri 6s . 100 | W Shore 4s . MK & T zas Do s ... N Y Central ¥ 64%| Va Centuries . Do deferred . STOCKS. Chollar 30| Ontario 25 Crown Point . 13| Ophir .. 50 Con Lal & Va. %! Piymouth [ Deadwood .. 75| Quicksilver 100 Gould & Curry 22| “Do pref 200 Hale & Norcross. 145 Slerra Nevada. 65 Homestake . 37 00, Standard 15 Iron Silver 43| Union Con 0 Mexican .. 30| Yellow Jacket 3% BOSTON, Feb. 17.—Atchison, 12%; Bell Tele- phone, 265: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, f01%; Mexican Central, 5%; Oregon Short Line, 30; San Diego, —. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets were stagnant to-day except Americans, which are still They opened animated ana well above the parity with buying orders trom New York, from the Continent and the provinces. Then arbitrage houses sold, New York supplying the stock with narrow margin. The weakened, and the close was a fractlon above . The future of Americans turns on politics, other factors being favorable. Kaffirs were flat on the dismissal of Judge J. G. Kotze, president of the Supreme Court of the South’ African Republic. Grand Trunk was good on traffic reports. Gold was in better demand at 77s 9%d. NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—The May wheat shorts were badly “squedzed” again this morn- ing, although the process did not last long. In fact, it was over in the first half hour, leaving prices for the balance of the day rather weak and very much unsettled. Opening figures on May were at $1 01%. representing 2 cents ad- vance over last night. It sold up to $1 02y, where heavy selling orders were met, The buige was entirely due to clique opera- tions at Chicago where prices were forced up to $1 06l for May against $103% last night, breaking from there to $1 03 under realizing sales. Sensational rumors from Havana had little effect on the market. Traders here conversant with clique affairs say the end is not yet. May here closed at $1 01%. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 10,698; exports, 35,165. Quiet, owing to con- tinued strong views of holders. WHEAT—Receipts, 31, exports, 114,298, Spot, steady, $107%. Options opened stronger at 1%@2c advance, influenced by better foreign news and a bad scare of shorts. Scalpers loaded up on the rise and selllng out later caused g sharp break, the market closing un- | settled at 1@1%c net advance. -Foreign houses traded both ways. The Havana news caused no important effect. No. 2 red May, $1 0%@ 1023: closed, $1 01%. HOPS—Firm. WOOL~—Quiet. PETROLEUM—Dull. PIGIRON—Warrants, steady at $6 60 bid and $6 70 asked. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged, $11 2 bid and $1130 asked. but firm at TIN—Quiet but firm, at $13 95 bid and $14 10 asked. SPELTER—Unchanged, $ 10 bid and $4 20 asked. LEAD—Unchanged, at $380 bid and $38 asked. The firm that fixes the settling price for miners’ and smelters' quotes lead at $3 60. COFFEE—Closed steady, with prices un- changed to & points net decline. bags, including: March, $5 65G5 75. Spot coffee —Rio, qulet; No. 7 invoice, 6%0; No. 7 jobbing, 6%c; mild, steady; Cordova, TH@W%e. SUGAR--Raw, strong: fair refining, 8 11-1sc; ceptrifugal, 96 test, 4 3-16c; refined, firm. BUTTER—Receipts, 176) _packages; firm. State, creamery, 14@i%c; Western do, 14%@20c; Elgins, 2c; factory, 11@1éc. 4 EGGS—Receipts, 5518 packages; State and Pennsylvania, 18%c; Western, 18%c. ‘DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—California dried fruits—Apples, firm; others, steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@T%c. prime wire tray, 8%c; wood dried, prime, 8k ABRICOTS Rayal, 5 Moorpa: Al oyal, o ] 1lc. PEACHES—Unpeeied, 6@9c. i PEELED-12820c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS. CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—The reaction in wheat that threw the pit into fits in the last hour of Sales, 18,500 | i | The regular opening was as wild a one as h yesterday's session and was continued on the curb afterward was renewed to-day before the regular session commenced. First curb prices were 1j4c higher at $1 0433, and during the halt hour that followed it sold as high as $1 07%. been witnessed in months. A perfect howl went up from shorts, who, in their eagerness €0 cover their lines, bid all the way from $1 05 to §1 06 for May, and a few seconds after some of the more anxious ones bid $106%. That proved to be the high point of the day. Thou- sands of bushels were dumped on the market by longs, wheat coming from operators who have hitherto chosen to hold on to their lines, and more disposition to realize being shown than at any time since the recent advance commenced. The consequence was the price broke with bewildering rapidity, getting down in less than five minutes to $1 03%. Then it re- bounded again, but with less force behind It, to §104%. The market fluctuated rapidly for a time, but renewed realizing occurred at every rally and the market gradually became more settled. Though the disquieting news from Havana may have cut some tigure in the jum‘y it was a minor factor and was little heard of. | It was apparently @ repetition of yesterday among shorts over the Leiter deal, and every- body was on the alert to see what he would do to-day. But Leiter's brokers were not much in evidence, and the fact that there was plenty of wheat for sale at around $1 (0 served to keep the market within bounds. About 11 o'cloc selling became quite heavy and the low point, $103, was reached. Cudahy and others weré credited with realizing on lines showing heavy profits and commission houses had heavy seli- ing orders. This decline wes followed by the reaction to $1 04%, the price about noon. For the rest of the session prices rather tended to- ward a lower level. Forelgn markets were strong and showed good closing advance. Northwest receipts were rather small at 250 cars, compared with 415 last week and 152 & year ago. Chicago received 62 cars, 10 of con- tract grade. Atlantic port clearances of wheat and flour equaled 686,000 bushels. Primary Western recefpts were 332,000 bushels, against 222,000 bushels a year ago. The closing price for May was $1 04%. There was a heavy busi- ness in July, but that option did not show the excitement May did. July opened s@lic higher at 9@91%c, and dropped at once to Sic. That was the range of prices. July closed at 90c hid. In view of the wheat strength corn did mnot act strong_and the volume of trading was smaller. The market opened higher in sym- pathy with wheat, but declined immediately and acted rather weak thereafter. The opening was strong in oats with wheat, but the advance brought out profit taking and also induced some short selling and prices de- clined. There was a good trade in provisions. There was profit taking early. This and the lower hog market caused some declines. On the break commission houses bought freely, pack- ers also taking some of the offerings. Later prices settled back considerably on realizing, the market closing steady. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Cldse. Wheat, No. 23— 4 February © .. 108 105% 108 May D106 106% 1030 104% July su3 91l 89 Corn, No. 23— = May . % N N% July . 33 Gax % ase September . Y My 8% Oats, No. 2— oy u% W July 4% B 4% Mess Pork, per bbi— May 110 1120 11024 1107k July Mo 1B 1105 1105 Lard, per 100 ibs— May 517% 517% 5121 517% July .. (521 5 520 52 hort Ribs, per 100 1bs— .53 53 5 52 53 5304 52m Cash quotatlons were as follows unsettled: No. 2 spring Wheat, nominal LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. - M | Sterling Exchange, 60 days. = 48 | Sterling Cables .. = dsey New York Exchange, sight. - 2 New York Exchange, telegraphic., — 2% Fine Silver, per ounce [ Mexican Dollars b 5% WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Chicago advanced from $1 03% to $1 06 and fell back to §1 04. Futures here sold higher, but spot values were undisturbed. The Glenfinart takes for Grimsby 15,146 ctls, valued at $21,400, Tidewater quotations are as follows: §1 42% for No. 1, $143%@1 4 for choice and $1 47%@ 150 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o' clock—May—2000 ctls, $1 41%: 4000, $1 419, Second _session: 51 41%. De- cember—2000, $1 ay—-2000 ctls, 0% Regular morning session—2000 ctls, $1 41%; g(l)«\ms‘l 415 12,000, $1 41%%; zogo. $1 cl!s:nfl&m- 3 6000, $1 . h i S "5‘“‘00%‘3 413, December—4000, % Afternoon sessfon—2000 ctls, $1 33%. May— 34,000, $1 41; 10,000, $1 4134 _BARLEY The Ghanfinart takes for Grimsby 57,906 ctls Brewing, valued at $66,600. The market is quiet at previous prices. Feed, §1 (5@1 07% - r dark to g0od and $1 10 for cholce: Brewing, §1 15@1 20 for No. 1 and $1.10@1 121 per ctl for dark Coast. e CALL BOARD SALES. nformal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, 983c; 2000, 981z, Second session—May-—4000 ctls, 99c. Decem- ber—2000, 92tc. B AR egular morning session—May- ctls, i 2000, 98%c; 2000, S3%c; 4000, ISthc; 4000, 98%c. Afternoon session—No sales. OATS—Supplies ar- sufficien: for all immedi- ate eeds, and the market s dull at the old rices. Fancy feed, §120%@125 per ctl; good to cholce, §117%@1 22%; common, _$1 12%@1 15; Surprise, $1 2%5@1 30; red, §1 35@1 45; gray, $1 1 @1 104 milling, §1173@1 22%; black, for seed, $1 35@1 50. Clipped Oats sell at §$1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN-—Is dull and unchanged. Small round yellow, §1 10@1 15 per ctl; large yellow, $1 05@110; white, $1 06@1 10. RYE—$1 051 073 per ctl BUCKWHEAT—Nominal; none here. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 5G4 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 100; | Rice Flour, $5 75; Cornmeal, $2 25; extra cream | do. $3; Oatmeal,’ §§ 50; Oat Groats, $4; Hom- | iny, 33 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $4; Cracked Wheat, 3 50; Farina, $ 50; ole Wheat | Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oats (bbls), $ 25@5 65; in | sacks, £ (5@5 45; Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas, $3 75 Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 Ibs HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Bran s S0c lower. No change In Middlings. Hay is firm at the advance already noted. BRAN-—319 50G20 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$22@25 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $23@24 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 50; lnbblflg- $30; Cocoanut Cake, $21 50@22 50; Cot- tonseed' Meal, $28@30 per ton; Corn Meal, '$28 50 gga@ 0 Cracked Corn, $:4G25; Chopped’ Feed, HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $17@19 per ton; Wheat and Oat, $16@18; Oat, $14 16 50; Barley, $14@1650; compressed, $16@17 50 Alfaifa, $10'50@11 50; stock, $11@i2; Clover, $11 50@12 50; Nevada Timothy, §13 50@14 per ton, STRAW—35@45c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Limas have again gone up. There are several spring Wheat, $6@%c: No. 2 red, $1 06@1 08; No. pet 100 pounds, 5 20@5 45; Dry’ Salted Short Clear Sides, distillers’ hort Ribs Sides, woulders, boxed, %@ boxed, $ 45@5 55; Whisky, goods, per. gallon, §1 18%. ay the Butter On the Produce Exchange to-s EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. tone then | | i partly | | for clique account, resulting in a cent break. | 410 for 900@1170-pound cattle. for | $425@6 %, chiefly at $6 25@6 75. most uncertain. | | beet steers, $3 40@1 | country markets, | kets, firme, | Available cash balance, $219,262,973; CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—CATTLE—Sales were largely at $4 20@5, and cattle cholce enough to sell for $ 20 and over were few and for be- tween. Most of the stockers and feeders sold at $3 80@4 60, and no good feeding cattle could be bought for less than $4 25. Canners were scarce and high, but butcher stock sold at 10@ 15¢ lower than last week. Veal calves sold at GE-_Sold at an extreme rangs of $3 90@ 4 123, while pigs sold largely at $8 &@3 %. s SHEEP—Trade was slow at $3@3 50 for In- ferior sheep, up to $4 mi 60, choice to prime flocks, ‘fed “{Vesterns predominating and going | largely at UOL 6. Retailing sheep nmug]ta‘ 4 90, and lambs sold slowly at $4 , feeders bringing $5 20. Recelpts—Cattle, 13,000; hogs, 14,000. OMAHA. OMAHA, Feb. 17.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2300; market steady. Native beef steers, 8 60@ 4 90; Western steers, $3 40@4 5); Texas steers, $3 1003 60; cows and heifers, 10c lower at $3@ 3 90; stockers and feeders, 33 50@4 S0; bulls, Stags, etc., §2 40G3 65. HOGS—Receipts, 7900; market §c lower. Heavy, $8 S0@3 8; light, $3 80@3 90; bulk of sales, 3 86@3 85. SHEEP—Recelpts, 7500; market steady. Fair to choice natives, §3 70G4 §0; fair to chofce Westerns, $3 60@4 50; common and stock sheep, $3G4; lambs, $4 25G5 60. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 17.—CATTLE—Recelpts, offictal, 5300. Cholce shli)plng cattle steady; sales at $3 75@5 25, largely 40@5; Western steers easy at $3 26@4 S5 for inferfor rangers to 1400-pound fed steers and 664-pound Colorado yearlings; Western cows and heifers active at | 32 504 10 for canner grades; stockers and | feeders, $2 50@4 10; southern supply all steers, | active and steady 'to 10c lower; saies at $3 75@ HOGS — Receipts, officlal, 18,700. Market opened 5@l0c_lower and ruled ' generally 5@ Tie lower. The bulk sold at 33 80a3 9, while §4°05 was the top price; heavies and packers, Seangs 8 e 4 T5@3 %5; lights, $3 55G3 75; pigs, $3 g SHEEP — Recelpts, official, 2400. Market active and strong to 5¢_higher; lambs, # 50@ 550, Some fair New Mexico lambs brought $5 15. DENVER. 17.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 100. steady, with good demand; ; cows, $2 50@3 T5; stock- ers, 844 10; bulls, stags, etc., $2@3. HOGE—Receipts, 200. Market firm; light packers, $3 §5@3 90; mixed, $3 80@3 85; heavy, $3 70@3 80; bulk of sales, $3 90. SHEEP—No receipts. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Feb. 17.—The local market is firm and prices are slightly higher on better foreign cables. Exporters paid up to 7ic for Walla Walla_ to-day, with rumors of even better. This beifig for round lots. Blue Stem and Valley were firm at 79@S0c per bushel. Cleared—British ship Indian Empire, Queens- town, 80,520 bushels wheat. 40,000; sheep, DENVER, Feb. Market firm to WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Feb. 17.—-Wheat—Quiet and steady. No. 1 Club, 75%c; No. 1 Blue Stem, T8%c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. 17.—Exchanges, $251,970; PORTLAND, Feb. balances, $52,052. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb. 17.—Consols, 112%; Siiver, 25 13-16d; French Rentes, 103f 70c. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 standard Californfa Wheat, 39s; cargoes off coast, sellers indifferent operations; cargoes on passage, buyers and sellers apart: English | firm: French country mar- ; Liverpool Wheat, No. 1 Cailfornia, s 2a@Ss 3d; Wheat in Parls, firm; Flour in Parls, steady. COTTON—Tplands, 3 11-32d. CASH IN THE TREASURY. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb.‘l’.—WI state- ment of the condition of the treasury shows: @29%c: No. 2 Oats, 26%c; No. 2 b., 30@31 3 white, f. 0. b 2'Rye, 2 Barley, f. o. 33043 $1 24%@1 Prime | Timothy Seed, 14@2 %0; Mess Pork, per | barrel, SU@11 0: 5 10; | i finished | market was firm; creameries, 13@lSc; daliries, | M@lic. Cheese, qulet; 3@S%c. Eggs, firm; | fresh, e. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipmts. Citles— Bushels. Bushels. | Minneapolis . 43,640 Duluth . 2 Milwaukee 1,300 Chicago 104,330 Toledo . 1,100 St. Louis 6,000 Detroft .. 5,133 Kansas City 23,000 Totals . 184,508 Tidewater— Boston New York 14,200 Philadelphia 14,192 | Baltimore . 36,000 New Orleans . 71,920 Totals ... 148,567 236,410 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— Jan. Mar. Opening 6195 59 80 Closing 6240 599 | Flour— | Opening’ 2035 2765 | Closing 203 2800 | LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. | Mar. May. Julv. Sept. | Opening 7% 134 68 | Closing . 73% 68 other slight changes. BEANS—Bayos, 32 90@3 05; Small Whites, §1 50@1 60; Large Wh $1 50@1 55; Pinks, $2 60@2 75; Reds, $2@2 25; Blackeye, $2 40@2 50; Butters, $1 401 50; Limas, $130G1 %; Pea, $1502155; Red Kidneys, $2 25@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $8 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $2G2 50; Flax, §2 25; Canary Seed, 2,@2%c per lb: Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 2@2%c; Hemp, 2c; Timothy, 5ic. el DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 4#0@1 65; Green, $2@ 206 per ctl. POTATOES, ONION. Heavy supplies have weakened Potatoes, but not to the point of actual decline. Onions are also easy. Vegetables show no particulas | change. Sweet Potatoes are higher. POTATOES—Early R ; River Reds, 55@60c; River Burbanks, 70GSc per sack; Ore gon_Burbanks, 7c@§i 10; Salinas Burbanks, %0c@$1 15; Petaluma Burbanks, T0@soc; Sweet Potatoes, 50@T5e per ctl for Rivers and $1a1 25 for Merced: new Volunteer Potatoes, — per Ib. ONIONS—$2 £0@2 60 per ctl; Oregons, §2 60@ | 2 %; cut onions, $2a2 % per sack. | © VEGETABLE! a Green Peas, S@ic per 1b: Mushroom Marrowfat Squash, $15G20 per ton; Hubbard Squash, : Dried | Peppers, 6@ic per Ib; Dried Okea, 15¢; Cab- | bage, 60@5e per ctl; Carrots, %5@s0c per sack; Garlic, 34%c per Ib: Asparagus, 15@30c per Ib. | Los Angeles Green Peas. b@ic; String Beans, VEGETABLES. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . X 14,000 | Wheat, bushels . 104,000 | Corn, bushels . 162,000 | Oats, bushels 319000 Rye, bushels . 3,000 | Barley, bushels . 9,000 | | —; Tomatoes, 8pcast % Gree% Bps, - | per Ib; Summer Squash, —; Egg Plant, — Per : “Hothouse” Cacarmbers, Sic@s$1 %5 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12 per Ib In lots of 25 | 1bs; sliced desiccated, 18@1Sc; granulated raw, | 13¢c; Onions, 60c: Carrots, old, 13c; new, 1Sc; | Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; turnips, %c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, POULTRY AND GAME. There is very little new in either Poultry or Game. . Both are in ample supply and dull. | Dressed Turkeys glut the market. | POULTRYLive Turkeys, $@l0c for Gob- | blers and 10Glic for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 10@13c per 1b: Geese, per pair, $1 26@1 50; Gos- lings, $2 5002, Ducks, $4@5 50 for old and $7@s for young; Hens, §2 50@4 50; Roosters, young, 35 @$; Roost: old, 33 50G4; Fryers, ~ $5 50Go; Broilers, $5@5 50; for large and 33 50@4 50 for small; Pigeons, $2@2 50 per dozen for young and 31 for old. | ~GAME—Quail, per doz, §1; Mallard, $250G: Canvasback, $1; Sprig, $1G12%; Teal, $1@1 Widgeon, T5c@G§l: Small Ducks, 80c: Gray | Geese, $150: White, 50c: Brant $1; Honkers, | $3; English Snipe, $2; Jack Snipe, $1; Hare, $1; | Rabbits, $1G1% ' for Cottontalls and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND FGGS. Eges are off again. Butter is weak and the dairy descriptions are coming in poor, owing to short feed. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 24@25c; seconds, 2G?23c. Dairy — Cholce to fancy, 21@22; seconds, grades, 20c per Ib. Eastern Butter — Creamery, 21@22t%c; packed, 1ialike per Ib. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 10g; common to g00d, 8@9sc; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10g11c; Western, 11@12c; Eastern, 121 @13%c per 1b. EGGS-—Ranch Eggs, 12@13c per dozen; store Eggs, 10@1le. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. ladle- About 600 boxes of Oranges and a few Lemons were offered at auction. The Navels sold at $1@1 8, being small sizes. The Lemons went at_80c@$1 60 per box. e market. for all kinds of Fruit remains uil. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 40@i0c per box for common, 6@$t for good to choice and $125@1 50 for fancy. CRANBERRIES—$1GS per bbl. CITRUS ' FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $1 250 225; Seedlings, c@$l: Mandarins, $1G130 for large and 50@T5c for small boxes; Grape Fruit, S0c@82 60 per box; Lemons, @Tsc for com- mon and S1G2 for good to choloe; Mexican Lirucs, 38; Criltornia, Limes, in small boxex, 80c; Bananas, §1 25@2 25 per bunch; 3 apples, $3@4 per doze Pl puneh: P"'f DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, ETC. NUTS, DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ 4%c for 40-00's, IK@4%c for 50-60's, I@3%e for 60-70'8, 2%@3%c for 70-80's, 24@24e for §0- 90's, 1%@2%c for 90-100°'s; Peaches, 3@4lec; tancy, 5@5kc; peeled, 10@i2te; Apricots, b6 for Royals and 7g8e for £ood to fancy Moore parks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@74c; sun-dried, 4@bc; - black Figs, In sacks, 2@2ige; Plums, £4@4%c for pitted and 1@1%c for unpitted; bleached Plums, 5@5%c; Nectarines, 4@sc for prime to fancy; Pears, 2%@4lc for quarters and 3@5%c for halves, according to color, ete. RAISINS—2c for two-crown, 3@3%e for three. crown, 3%@ic for four-crown, ic for Seedloss Sultanas, 34c for Seedless Muscatels and $iG 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at S per ; Walnuts, 5@6d for hardshell and 6@7c for softshell; Almonds, 2%@3'c for hardshell, 5@6c for softshell and 7@Sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@o%e for Bastern and 4%c for_ California: Pecans, Gl4@sc; Filberts, §%@10c; Brazil Nuts, 8@gc per 1b: Cocoanuts, $1 50@5 per 100. HONEY—New Comb, $@10c for bright and 5@ ¢ for lower grades; new water white extract- ed, 4%@5c; light amber extracted, 3%@ike per 1. BEESWAX—23@25¢ per . PROVISIONS. There 18 nothing new, though the feeling is very firm and trade s active. CURED MEATS—Bacon. ¢ ™ for per heavy, $%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 1ic for extra light and 12%c for Sugar-curen; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 104@1lc; Califor- nia: Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, §8 per bbl; ex?:n mess, do,’ $10; family do. $11@1%; Salt Pork, $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $18: mess, $16; Smoked Beef, 11@12c per . LARD—Eastern tiercea quoted at 64o per ™ for compound and 6%c for pure; pails, Thc: California tierces, 5%c per Tb for compound and 64c for pure; baif-barrels, 6ic; 10-1b tins, Tie: do 5-Tb, TXC. COTTOLENE—Tierces. 5%@6%c: packages, less than 500 Its—I-Tb pafls, 60 In a case, 8%c: 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, §%¢; 5-Ib pails, 12 in a case, §%0; 10-Tb palls, 6 in'a case, §%c; 50-1b tins, one or two in a case, T%c; wooden buck- ets, 20 Ibs ner, Tic; fancy tubs, $0 Ibs net, Tse; halt-bbls, about 110 Tbs, T%e per 1. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. gold re- serve, $16,645,739. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell 3¢ under sourd stock. Heavy saltad stecrs, | 100 Spring 10%@1 light, 9@9%c; Cown'des, i ;' salted Kip, '10c; Caif, 1lc; dry Hides, 17@17%c; culls and brands, 18% @ide; dry Kip and Veal, 14@lsc; dry Calf, 18@ culls, 16@l7ic; Goatskins, 20@37%c cach; Kids, 3Giioc; Deerskins, good summer, 25@3)¢ per Ib: medium, 20c; winter. 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 2i@30c_ench; short wool, 40@i0¢ each; medium, 70@80c; *long wools, Me@sl 30 each. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3'%c per Ib; No. 2. 2g2%c: refined, Go; Grease, Jaide. 'OL—Fall clip—Middle_counties—free, 10@ 13c: do defective, 10@llc; San Joaquin, defect- Ive, T7@%; Southern Mountain, 9@llc; free Northern, 12@13c; do defective, $@lic; Hum- boldt and Mendoclno. 13715c; Eastern Oregon, 9q1ic; Valley Oregon, icaise. 'OPS—OId crop, 2@6e for poor to fair and $@ 10c for good; new crop, 11@14%c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1598 delivery, 5%@5%c; Wool Bags, 27@30c; San Quentin,$5 30. COAL—Wellington -is quotable at $10 per ton; New Wellington, $10 per ton; Seattle, : Bryant. $6 50; Coos Bay, $5 75; Wallsend, Scotch, $10; Cumberland. $10 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, $7 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushea and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Dr: Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Ma; nolia A, 5%c; Extra C, 5%c; Golden C. 3%c; Candy Granulated, 5%c; California A, 5%c per Ib: half barrels %c more than barrels, and boxes ¢ more. SAN FRANCISCO ME‘AT MARKET. Wholesale rates for dressed slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6lc; second do, 5%@ 6c; third do, 4@5c per . VEAL—Large, 6G6ic; small, 7@7%c per 1. MUTTON—Wethers, '1GT4ci Ewes, 64@ic per 1. LAMB—Spring, 15c per b PORK—Live Hogs, 4%@44c for large, 3%c for small and 3%@ic for medium; soft Hogs, 3@3%c; dressed do, 6@6%c per Ib. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Thursday, February 17. stock from Flopr, qr sks ... 15,230| Onions, sks . m Wheat, ctls 15| Milldings, sks. § Barley, ctls ..... 3,100 Peits, bdis ...... 205 Corn, 'ctls . "'340| Hides, no 22 Rye, ctls ........ 33| Eggs, doz 11,400 Cheese, ctis ..., . 152 Wine, gals ...... 65,100 Butter, ctls ..... 163/ Leather, rolis 173 Tallow, ctls ..... 17| Quicksilver, flsk. 39 Beans, sks ...... |Hay, tons ... 34 Potatoes, sks .. 6,245 Straw, tons . 52 Bran, sks ...... 1300| Brandy, gals ... 2,500 OREGON. Flour, ar sks ... 2,204 Bran, sks . 188 ‘Wheat, ctls 4,000 Shorts, sks . 674 Oats, 'ctls 520 WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks.... 4,432| Bran, sks ....... 4951 Wheat, ctls 4,440| Middiings, sks .. 2,500 Barley, ctls 520| Shorts, sks ..... 133 Oats, ctls 5,99 EASTERN. Corn, ctls ..i... 400]. THE STOCK MARKET. The best figures for mining stocks were con- siderably lower vesterday than those of the preceding day, and business was dull, as usuay. Trading on the Bond Exchange was good, but the tendency in prices was downward. In the Crown Point mine they are now work- ing on the third floor of the raise from the end of the south drift on the 700-foot leves through quartz which they are saving for a mill test. They also started from the end of the drift and ran toward the west a dlstance of 18 feet. During the week they saved about 80 tons of gold ore, the car samples of which €0 from $ to $7 per ton. They are still en- gaged in repairig the shaft above the 1100- foot level. The joint Belcher-Crown Point raise, from the 850-foot level of the Belcher, is up 79 feet, having been extended 5 feet since last report. The top Is in quartz of low grade. The surface tunnel is now in 408 feet from the south line of the Consolidated Imperial mine. The face s in a mixture of clay and porphyry. On the 1200-foot level of the Belcher mine the north drift from the east crosscut from the main porth lateral drift is now in §0 feet, having been cleaned out and repaired 20 fest during the week. From the end of this drift an east crosscut has been commenced and is Now in 5 feet. The face shows porphyry. There have been hoisted during the past week and stered in the orehouse at the mine 33 min- ing car loads of ore, the average car sample assay of which was $15 59 per ton. The official letter from the Justice mine for the past week says: West crosscut No. 2, started from the face of the south lateral dri was advanced 18 feet during the week, making fts total length §5 feet. The face 18 in pors pliyry and clay, with streaks of quartz. ~On the 35-foot level the north drift is advanced 16 feet and the south drift 14 feet, following the ore. From these drifts and from the south. wast _drift, 170-foot level, they have hoisted during the' week 21 tons of ore. Car samples of the same assay: Gold, $17 66; silver, $17 34; total, $35 per ton. In the Sierra Nevada mine they are cut- ting out a station for the upraise which is to be started from the Riley tunnel workings. On the 900-foot level, west crosscut No. 5 reached the west wall a few days ago and was stop- ped. The width of the vein as shown in the crosscut is only 32 feet and it contains nothing of value. The main north lateral drift is now being pushed ahead to open ground for another west crosscut. In the Savage Mining Company’s ground, on the Comstock lode, on the 130-foot level, the main west drift has been cleaned out and re- paired at a distance of 15 feet; total length, 360 feet. Brunswick lode—East crosscut No, 3 was advanced 16 feet; streaks of quartz giving length, 48 feet. sunk a distance of 16 feet; bottom in porph The annual meeting face in porphyry, with low assays; total Incline shaft No. 1 has been feet; total depth 1081 yry. of the Western Beet Sugar Company has been called for March 1. The South Swansea Mining Company of Utah has passed the dividend for February, as it did in January. The West Mountain Mining Company of Utah has levied an assessment of 10 cents per share. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, Feb. 17—2 p. m. BId. Ask. Bid. Ask. oA Bond-——m glkland Gas.. 51 — s quar coup..113% — |Pac Gas Imp. P 4s quar reg..112% — |Pac L Co ke i 4s quar new...125 — |SF G & k.... 8 §9% Miscellaneous— San Fran 31 — Cal-st Cab 5s.114% — |Stockton Gas. 14% — Cal Bl 6s. 251 — | Insurance— € C Wat 58.102151031; | Firems Fnd... — 200 Dup-st ex c.. — 98%| Bank Stocks— E L & P 6s..i28 —" [Anglo-Cal 64 — P & Ch Ry 6s.117% — |Bank of Cal..245 24714 Geary-st R 5s. — 102 |Cal SD & T.. — 9 HC & 8 5%, First Nat ,...200 — L ALCoés Lon P & A..130% — Market-st_6s..127% Do_1st M 5s.115% — Mer Exchnge. 143 — Nev Nat B...150 Savings Banks— Nat Vin 6s 1st — 100 |Ger S & L..1625 1665 N C rgRy 7s.101% — |Hum S & L.1050 1160 N Ry Cal 6s..111 — [Mutual Sav. 35 40 N Ry Cal 5s..102% — = NPCRR 6s.1041 — 100 N P C Ry 5s.100 102% | Security 8§ B250 — N Cal R 68.. — — [Union T Co 90 — Oak Street Railroad— Do California Om P& P& Powel Reno Sac California 7% — SF E Dynamit 20 sP Giant Con 41 S P 4 SPC S P sV 8§ V. Wat 4s. ‘Water Contra Costa.. 54% 55% Marin Co ....50 — ®ypring Val ...10014100% Gas & Electric— Cent Gaslight. 98% — M E L Co..... 13% 1% MORNING 445 Contra Costa Water 5 Hawallan Commerci: 100 do _do 30 Glant Powder 20 Hutchinson S P Co 300 Ao i $1000 Market-st Railwi 190 Oceanic Steamship 3% do do 100 do . do $5000 Omnibus Cable Bo) 6 Pacific Gas Im...... 5S F Gas & Electric 125 Go do 55 do do 340 Spring Valley Water. $2000S F & N P Ry Bonds 450 Vigorit Powder.... Street— 100 Hawatian Commerci: 100 Hutchinson § P Co. $7000 Market-st Rallway 508 F Gas & FBlectric . 100 Spring Valley Water. $10,000 S P of A Bonds. AFTERNOON SESSION. 85 Contra_Costa Water. 25 Giant Powder Con. 2% do do 50 do_ do 640 Haw Plantation Co. 30 Hutchinson § P Co. 50 do do 50 do do Market-st Rallway Park & Clifft House Bonds. Valley Water.. SESSION. nds Co. s ~S32z2nlgantassnes HJSRTIULRIILRIIUI al & Sugar. Con Bonds b 832332 3322325558228 i £ = =3 & b g;ss sgmssasss;sas sg;sus ECARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—9:30. 550 Best & Belchr.. 43300 Overman 03 200 .. 2 441100 Slerra N T4 750 Con Cal 100722 5 3 100 Crown Point 1 100 Opnir 100 Alta .. 20| 100 Ophir . 300 Andes 14 300 Savage 100 Belcher 23|00 Seg Belcher..... 06 500 Best & Belchr.. 45100 Union Con 38 100 Caledonia 40(100 Utah ... 1l 100 Con Cal & Va.. 8200 Yellow Jacket... 2 200 Hale & Norcrs.1 65 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: : Morning Session—10:30. 300 Alta 19 400 Con Cal & Va.. 97 300 18/ 3% Crown Point ... 18 00 0 Gould & Curry.. 26 400 Belcher 600 ... . % 40055250 300 Mexican 34 1300 Best & Belchr. 42| 700 Ophir . 53 100 E 400 ... 3 500 400 g 200 Caledonfa 100 Con Cal & Va.. 1400 . 200 tah ... 200 Yellow Jacket. Afternoon Session. Fol Pacific Board 500 At .ooeuionis 200 Best & Belchr. 300 Caledonia 20 Chollar ..o 8 o 700 Cc ‘al a. 700 Con , & n 27 k] 800 .. 0o aicavesscois 20 12 50 Hale & Norers.1 65| 400 Yellow 2 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, Feb. 17— p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha 05 06| Justice . B B Alta 18 19| Kentuck 03 04 ‘Andes 13 13|Lady Wash ... — 3 Belcher 25 27| Mexican .. 3 3 Best & Belchr, 43 41(Occidental 50155 Bullion 07 0¢|Ophir . 53 35 Caledoni 33 39 Overman 08 09 Chollar 35 39| Potosi 3 2 Con Cal 93 9|Savage ...e... 21 28 Challenge ... — 3| Seg Helcher. & Scorpios - Comfidence t.i. 72 1|Sierra Nevada. 10 11 Crown Point... 17 19|Silver Hill .... 03 05 Con New York, 02 —|Standard 0 — Eureka — 25| Syndicate = o Exchequer 02 03| Union Con ... 37 33 Gonld & Curry. 26 28| Utah 10 12 Hale & Norcrs.1 60 1 65| Yellow 7 % Julia ... 0 0z REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. Willlam and Josephine Joernd to Lars G. and E. A. Larsen, lot on NE corner of Bay and Curtis streets, E 35 by N 135:6, block 10, Curtis tract, Berkeley; $10. B. Kelsey (trustee) to George H. Davis (exécutor of estate of David Stern, lot on E line of Ettle street, 400 S of Thirty-second, S 100 by E 133, being lot 3, block O, lands of Peralta Homestead Association, Oakland; $5. Brooklyn Investment and Loan Association to Pedro C. Nunes, lot 4, block 53, San An- tonio, Bast Oakland; $1250. Crest and Eva C. Gustafson to Sherman C. Baldwin, lot on W line of Fontainebleau av nue, 170'N of East Fourteenth street, W 103:9 y 'N 30, block 1, Fontainebleau tract, East $10. C. D. and Grace L. Vincent to Marion G. Brown, lot on SW corner of Thomson street and Moulton avenue, S 50 by W 12, being lots 21 and 22, block B, revised map of Claremont avenue tract, Oakland Annex; $10. v Cecelia I C. and A. A. Richardson (by com- missioner) to E. C. Morse, lot on N line of Francisco street, 125 W of Milvia, W 31, N 1%, E 4, S 18:1% to beginning, block D, Jones tract, Berkeley; $767. W. H. Robinson (by tax colleetor) to Charles Babb, ot 1, block 24, Fitchburg Homestead, Brooklyn Township; §5 Charles Babb to F. C. Siebe, lot 1, block 24, Fitchburg Homestead, Brooklyn Township, quitclaim deed; $5. Homer P. Saxe to Boniface Ghilleri, lot on NE corner_of Willow street and San Antonio avenue, E 50 by N 150, being lot 1 in W half of block H, property of Pioneer Homestead Asso- ciation, 'Alameda; $10. William G. Henshaw to Hetty T. Henshaw, lot on NW corner of Thirteenth and Jackson streefs, W 166.23 by N 100, block 195, Oakland; also Strip of land 2.12 feet wide lying between lands hereinbefore described and fence border- l;l"f on Jackson street, Oakland, quitclaim deed; Byron L. and Alice C. Davenport to E. A. Heron, lot on S corner of Walsworth and Santa Clara ‘avenues, SW 65.03, SE 126.25, NE 65.04, NW 126.25 to beginning, lot 3, block K, Linda Vista Terrace, map 2, Oakland; $10.. Emma B. Terrill to Henry Myers, lot on W line of Weber street, 575 Sof Central avenue, W 119.82, S 24.92, E 119.80, N 24.92 to beginnin portion of Encinal Park tract, Alameda, quit- claim dged; $6. Pauline 'Myers (wife of H.) to George R. Chambers, same, Alameda; $5. Henry Myers to same, same, Alameda; $10. \oTenry M. Lansberger to George T. Wright, ot on Paru street. W 67 by N 146, block I, Oak Park, Alameda; $10. George' T. Wright to Sophle L. Wriht, lot on N line ‘of San Antonio avenue, 220 W of Paru street, W 67, N 145, W 17, N 180 to beginning, meda; gift. Caroline M. Runkle to Mary H. Gonsalves, lots 41 to 44, block 29, subdivision of Townsite of Fitchburg, Brooklyn Township; $200. e THE ALASKA PACK TRAIN. Orders were received at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, at 8 o’clock p. m. on December 22, from the Quartermas- ter-General of the army, sending Thomas Mooney, chief packer of the army, and his crew of eleven men and sixty-two pack mules, to Alaska to aid in carrying supplies to Dawson City. The order was for the train to move immediately to Vancouver Barracks, ‘Washington, fully equipped for one year's field service. At Vancouver Barracks the train will be increased by several small trains from the Departments of the Platte and the Columbia, and as soon as pos- sible will sail from Seattle for Dyea, Alaska. The train will be used to carry supplies from Dyea to the pass, from which point the supplies will be taken over the pass and into Dawson City by the reindeer now en route from Lap- land. The amount carried by each mule is from 300 to 325 pounds, and Mr. Moo- ney expects to have 50,000 pounds of portion of Oak Park, line of San Antonio avenue, 220 W of | supplies at the foot of the pass before | the reindeer arrive. The train left Fort Russell, Wyom- ing, by “special,” at 5 o’clock p. m. the 23d. FRED H. SARGENT, First Lieut., Eighth U. S. Infanigy. —Harper's Weekly. — e FIRST EXPORT OF GOLD. The Californian, Septembéer 16, 1849, quotes an Honolulu paper as follows: “An export at last. Arrived, August 14, English brig Tepic, Luce captain, 14 days from San Francisco; cargo, gold dust and lumber.” And adds: “It is estimated from relfable sources as data that sums amounting to $500,- 000 in gold dust have left this country for foreign ports since the mines were first opened. It would appear from this list that Brother Jonathan’'s is a de- cidedly losing deal.” —_———— The minister, with his little son Charles, was calling on an old parish- foner, who poured her troubles into his sympathizing ear, ending with the re- mark, “I've had my nose held to the grindstone for thirty years.” Charlie, who had been looking in- tently at the old lady, instantly re- marked, “Well, it hasn't worn the mole on the end of Bazar. it off yet.”—Harper's THE CALL C,LENDAR. Full Moon, , @ Mrat Last Quarter. Feb. 4. New Moon, Feb. 20 BN NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hyd: hic floe, located In the Merchants Excmhlmp. is maintained in San Francieco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordlally invited to visit tl office, where complete sets of charts and ing direetiona of the world are kept on hand for_eompativon and reference, and the latest lnvml lon ean always be obtained regarding ights, da o navigation and all matters nterest to oan commerce. t | on top of the bullding on Tele- URTY ed about ten minutes before and e GN;P'Q at noon, 120th meridian, lo signal received each day fn:m i ) P ; tes Naval Observatory at kS, AL, TS P me or ng v '\ pul l" same day by the afternoon L E 8 S| Ala- | papers, and by the morning papers the follow- ing day. W. 8. HUGHE Lieutenant, U. S. N 3 THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, February 17, 1888. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at exactly § p. m.. Green- wich time. . W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charg SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point. Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Officlal Authority 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. FEBRUARY 13w Friday, February 18 NOTE.—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except When a minus sign (—) precedes the height and then the number given is subtractive from the dauth given by the charts. EAMERS Ty ARRIVE. STEAMER. | From | Dur Humboldr...... |Dyea. Feb 18 Newport. Panama Feb 13 Santa Rosa.... |San Diego Feb 18 Excelsio -|Alaska. . Feb 19 State ot C; Poruana . Feb 19 Weeott . |Humbolar. Feb 19 Bristol ‘| Departure Bay Feb 19 Crescent City. . |Crescent Citv Feb 20 Coos Bay . ... |Newport Feb 20 Burma Nanaimo Feb 20 Arcata. Coos Bay... ... Feb 21 City Puebia.. . | Victoria and Puget Sound |Feb 21 Empire..........{C008 Bay.. ... ... Feb 21 Cuty Peking ....|China and Japan. Fep 23 Pomona.. San Diego Feb 23 Homer.. WpOTt . Feb 28 Washtenaw..._. | Tacoma. Feb 23 North Fork..... | Humboidt Feb 24 Portiand. Feb 2% Mexico. Feb 24 P L IR LR STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEANER. | DESTINATION| _ SAILS | PIFR. President.. | Yaquina Bay.|Feb 18. 10 Av|Pier 8 City of Para | Panama,. Feb 18, 12 PM S8 Humboldt, | Alaska. T e e North Fork| Humboldt.... [Feb 19, § Ax|Pler 2 Cottage Cty | Alaska... Feb 19, 4 PMlPler 9 Homer . Humboldt. Feb 19.10 AM‘Pler 9 Umatilla Vie & Pzt Snd | Feb 20,10 Am ‘Pker 9 Feb 20,11 Am|Pler 11 Santa Rosa San D:ego. Weeott.. Humbidt Bay. |Feb 21, 9 AM|Pier 13 Austraiia.. |Alaska. Feb 21. 2 Py |Pler 9 oxcelstor..| Alaska. Feb 2L 1 PM|........ Coos Bay..|Newport. Feb 22. 9 Aw |Pier il State of Cai| Portland Feb 22,10 AM|Pler 24 Marioosa. dne; Feb 23, 2PM|Pler 7 Cl Feb 23, 1PM|PM SS Feb 23,10 Ax Pler 15 Feb 23.11 An |Pler 11 Crescent C. [Grays Hai Feb 28,12 M (Pler 2 City Puebla|Vic & Pgt Snd [Feb 25,10 AM | Pler 4 Coiumbia. |Portlana iFeb 10 AN |Pler 24 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, February 1. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, 90 hours from New- port. Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 14 hours from Mendoctno. Stmr Gipsy, terey. Stmr Homer, Jessen, 238 hours from Eureka. Bark Topgallant, Stokkobye, 12 days from Port Blakeley. Bktn Gardiner City, Masters, 8% days from Columbia River. Schr Mayflower, Olsen, 8 days from Coquille River. Schr John A, Hellquist, 33 hours from Eu- reka. Schr Confianza, quille River. Schr_Albion, Andersen, quille River. Schr Occidental, Brandt, 2 hours from Eu- reka. Leland, 20 hours from Mon- Jensen, 3% days from Co- 3% days from Co- Schr W F Jewett, Johnson, 8 days from Knappton. Schr Emma Utter, Allen, 9 days from Grays Harbor. Schr Coquelle, Pearson, 4 days from Coquille River. Schr Daisy Rowe, Wilson, § days from Coos Bay. ‘Sehr Western Home, Nillsson, 11 dan from Coos Bay. CLEARED. Thursday, February 17. Stmr Bertha, Koehler, Alaska Commercial Co. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Haw stmr Zealandia, Dowdell, Honolulu; J D Spreckels & Bros Co. SAILED. Thursday, February 17, Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Columbia, Goodall, Astoria. Br stmr Wellington, Salmond, Nanaimo. Haw stmr Zealandfa, Dowdeil, Honolulu, Stmr Bertha, Koehler, Unalaska. Stmr Whitelaw, Lockyer, Dyea. Stmr Jewel, Madsen, Caspar. Br ship Glenfinart, Longmulr, Grimsby. Br ship Glenpark, Irish, Portland. Schr Barbare Hernster, Jensen, Fort Brage. Schr Archie and Fontle, Colstrup, Stewarts Point. Schr Ocean Spray, Sorensen, Iversens Land- ing. ‘Schr Tda Schnauer, Nielsen. Schr Bowhead, Edwards, Kenal. RETURNED. Thursday, February 1. Schr Ocean Spray, Sorenson, from sea on ace count of carring away headgear off Bodega. CHARTERS. The Tam o' Shanter loads lumber for Santa Rosalia. The Emilie loads wheat at Portland for Eue rope, 368 3d, prior to arrival. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Feb 17.—10 p. m.—Weather, hazy; wind, NW; velocity, 20 miles. DISASTER. LONDON, Feb 17—Br bark Atacama from Newcastle, NSW, for San Diego, abandoned at sea. Captain and three persons landed at Sydney. Twelve of the crew missing having left in boats and have not since been heard of. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived Feb 17—Schr W H Talbot, hence Feb 6. TILLAMOOK—Arrived Feb 15—Schr Bella, hence Jan 27. PORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Feb 17—Schr Glen, hence Feb 5. EUREKA—Arrived Feb 17—Schr Helen N Kimball, hence Feb 10. Sailed Feb 16—Stmr Weeott, for Crescent City. P{)R’l‘ LOS ANGELES—Arrived Feb 17—Stmr Mineola, from Comox. Sailed Feb 17—Haw stmr San Mateo, for Co- T HUENEME—Salled Feb 17—Stmr Alcatraz, for San Francisco. ASTORIA-Sailed_Feb 1—Stmr State of California, for San Franclsco. "TACOMA- Sailed Feb 11-Schr Mary Dode, Pedro. ‘%ASC‘SMA—EIHE(’ Feb 17-Bktn Eureka, for Francisco. AN PEDRO—Arrived Feb 17—Sehr Sade, fm Umibqua;: sehr C » Holmes, from Port Blake- IE%ILL.AKOOOK—Slfled Feb 13—Schr Volant, for San Francisco. “HUENEME-—Arrived Feb 17—Schr Fanny Du- tard, from Port Blakeley. GREENWOOD—Arrived Feb 17—Stm Whites- boro, hence Feb 15. SEATTLE—Sailed Feb 17—Stmr. Signal, for ea. D%EATTLE—AI’HVM Feb 17—Stmrs Humboldt, ke a. rg‘AmNDyfil!:t!o‘-ml—‘rl\mi Feb 17—Schr Lottie Carson, from Eurel %{UENE)&BEI—)‘A'HI\'M Feb 17—Schr Premier, 1 Port Blakeley. “!’%R’l“’ BRAGGjAnlved Feb 17—Stmr La- , h Feb 14. EUBAL Sallea’ Feb J—Stinr Newsboy with ft in tow, for San Francisco. ns.EAn’nP!YE—g:ued Feb 17—Stm Humboldt and bark Wilna, for San Francisco; stmr Del Norte, for Dyea. FOREIGN PORTS. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Feb 16—Stmr Peru, herice Jan 26. eb 15—Stmr Clty of VALPARAISO_Arrived Feb 18ty Ty OF from New C‘;‘l\{&gg‘—sul«l Feb 13—Ger ship Barmbek, for O GKONG—Sailed Feb 16—Br stm Empress of_India, for Vancouver. Se Ay JUTH—Arrived Feb 17—Br ship Lar fm‘l‘.l‘.°n3.ce Oct 22; Br ship Arracan, from n. —Arrived Feb 17—Br ship Star of m’.’.‘i&‘?gxfi' onr 5, and ordered to Antwerp. SAN BENITO—Arrived Jan 20—Schr Uranus, m_Fort Brass. S TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS, NEW YORK—Sailed Feb 17--Stmr Munchen, 'fimvm’nfien 17-Stmr Fulda, from Naples; stmr Lahn, from Bremen. BREMEN—Arrived Feb 14—Stmr Havel, frin Unalaska; from New York. OB AENSTOWN~Salled Feb 17—Stmr Bel nland, for Philadelphia; stmr Germanie, for ew York. DON-—Salled Feb 17—Stmr Manitoba, for New York. ROTTERDAM—Satled Feb 17—Stmr Rotter- dam, for New York. AMSTERDAM—Arrived Feb 17—Stmr Edam, from New York.