The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1898, Page 12

1 : THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1898. - ———— COMMERCIA L WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver declined a Wheat futures lower. Barley steady Oats and Corn firm Hay well held. Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans rule firm n aull. ye M Lake Do_1 Pa Mobile & Ohio. Shore Louis & Nash | Manhattan L Met St Ry. Mich C Minn & St L. st pref cific . Mo K & T. Coffee active, but easler. Do pref Potatoes and Oni: wer. cui 1nd &L Butter weak. Eggs no lower. Do pref .. ottty mbliGame: o §oot v. N J Central Poultry and Game in good supply I N ¥ Central pries weaker and dull. IR ew - same. | “Do 1st pref Do 24 ~ret s active and firm. Nor West . < and Hides 3 No Amer Co. . Hops and Hides the same e Hogs and Mutton firm. D ret r advanced Ontarlo & W Coal er. 3 | Or R & Nav. Twenty-seven failures last week. | Or Sh rt Line. 192 ' Do pref . 553 | People’s Gas 114% | Cons Gas .. 156 | Com Cab Co. 185 110%(Col F & Iron 2 283 Do pref . 0 §7 |Gen Electric 36t4 32 (Illinois Steel ..... 503 31 |Laclede Gas ..... 12% (Lead ... T 8% | Do pref . L 108 8% |Nat Lin Ol 17 Or Imp Co 20% Pacific Mail . 303 Pullman Pal 183 14 |Silver Cert 5% 49% |Stand R & T. 4% 35 |Sugar .. 1 < T Do pref - ; THF & FAILURE! | bae [,ESW. : 3% ile Agency reports 27 Cg’m(yre‘{, 2 12;: ates and Terri- x Haw Com Co. A e Do 24 pref %%|R G W .. .8 r the previous week and 44 for | gt Paul . 953 Do pref S ding_week of 1887. The fallures Do pref 149% 1 vided among the trades CLOBING BONDS. < akery and restaurant, | U S new 4s reg.. 127%|N J C 5s.... . 14% 1; real estate, 1 | Do coup 1277 | .+ _Carolina 6s.... 125 5 shirt manu- | U S 48 .. 12%| Do 4s .. 108 turer, 1: m . 1: sal 2; clothing. 1i|{ Do coup 114% | No Pac Ists ...... 118% rs, 1; wholesale and retail stoves, 1; woolen ]\ Do 2ds . }(l";*l gz 3: :?, s, 1; butcher, 1; wholesale cigars, 1. S 56 reg . 3% | . - 23 butcher, 1; whol £ | T 5 "ekup 113% [N Y C & St L'és. 107 | District 3.658 11814 [ Nor & W 6s. . 128 Ala class A. 107 | Northwstrn con.. 142% Do B . 107 | Do deb Ss. 18 Do C . 100 (0 Nav lsts - 1 Currency ... 100 (O Nav 4s . { Athisontiars O S Line &s tr... 136 | "Do adj 4s 150 8 Line 58 tr... 101% | can so0 2as . 510 I mp lsts tr Chi Term 4 Do tr .. | C & Ohio ss. 3| Pacific 6s of 9 {CH & D 4k%s. 104% | Reading 4s . | D &R Gists.... 110} R G W Ists D&RG is. 943 (St L & I M C 6 East Tenn lsts.. 107%|S L & S F G &8 Erie Gen 4s. 74 (St P Com .. FW&DIststr, 74 [StPC &P lsts | Gen Elgc 58 100%| Do Bs_. GH & S A 108" |So Ry s . Do 2ds 105 |Stan R & T 6s H&TC 110 |Tenn new set 3s.. 90 Do con 6s 11 |T &P L G lsts.. 101% | Towa C 1sts . 102 | Do rg 2ds 345 | Kan P Con fr ,... 114 |Union Pac Ists.... 121% | K Pac 1st D tr.. 181%|U P D & G 1st 581 La new cons 4s.. 102 | Wab lst 5s 1095 | L & N Uni 4s... 83%! Do 2ds 8234 | Missouri 6s 100 | W Shore 10% |MK&T?2 63% | Va_Centurdes 0% Do 4s .. 8013 Do deferred 45 N Y Central lIsts. 116% | MINING STOCKS. | Chollar, 30| Ontario 250 | Crown Point . 15| Ophir 48 Con Cal & Va. 90| Plymouth 08 Deadwood 90 Quicksilver 100 Gould & Cur Do pref 250 | Hale & Norcrs. 1 45| Sferra Nevada 6 Homestake . 7 00| Standwrd Iron Silver . 40| Union Con | Mexican .. 34| Yellow Jacket BOSTON. O Clear ® Partly C/oua'/ @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow| HADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION hone, 26413: ; Oregon Short Line, 30; San Diego, —. NEW LONDON YORK, Feb. Bur.ington, 100; 18.—The BOSTON, Feb. 18.—Atchison, 12%; Bell Tele- Mexican Central, MARKET. Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock DURING PAST 12 MOURS market here remained dull to flat to-day. Americans rallled at midday, and this being EXPLANATION. ¢ followed by New York support, prices closed < with the wind. The top fig- | firm at the best. The selling in the morning te maximum temperature underneath it, If any, the of melted snow In inches he past twelve hours. was by weak bulls in the Kaffirs crowd, and altogether the market has had a thoroughly healthy shake-out. Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk were flat. nnect points of equal The former was steadily sold by New York. dotted lines, equal | Argentines were weak on heavy sales from s high Paris. Kaffirs were down on the London mpanied Times' political leader. Copper shares were pres- easier. The decline in the German bank rate v preceded and accompanied ' had no effect here, It having been anticipated a Lows™ usually here coast. When =X nterfor and _low NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. e isobars extend north . rain is probable; ised with isobars of th of Oregon Is im- in the vicinity of | ba e falling to the Cali- weather may be expected ler weather in winter. The conditions will produce an | I PORT. exp rely a, opened weak and at a partly %@%c decline, followin~ heavy Argentine shipments and un. 1, ady M T—Recelpt 06% f.0.b. satisfactory cables. liquidation, reported heavy freight room engagements for Leiter wheat and bullish Argentine crop news. “c net decline. but rallied NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Flour—Recelpts, 16,4 inclined to drag at prices owing to the break in arket s 9250, afloat Spot. steady; No. 2 to arrive. They declined further on (120th Meri —Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to | Closed steady at XG1 date, as compared with those of the same | @1 01, closed $1 (03%. ast season and rainfall during the past {4{1)[’ FFIYT ciboore: 0OL—Quiet. o PETROLEUM CONDITION FORECAST. ressure has ri Iy over the Pa- It has fal sver the upper Mis- The area of low pressure which Washington this morning has the frontier and is cen- | orthwestern Montana, | 1 Saskatchewan. | srature has remained nearly station- m the Pacil AND GENERAL 8 mi um wind velocities are | 30 miles per hour from | ¥, 30 west: Spokane, Falls, 30 south; Carson | rted market show decided eral situation has assumed a more favorable turn, in the last hour on May, 81 Several departments of the metal strength, and the gen- Options | At the close the Metal Exchange calls | were as follows: PIG_IRON—Warrants, very dull at §6 50 bid and 35 70 asked. LAKE COPPER—Strong and higher at $11 35 bid and $11 50 asked TIN—Quiet, ask: but firm at $4 10 bid and $4 20 EAD—Barely steady at §3 80 bjd and 3 75 The firm that fixes the settling price asked. for miners and smelters calls lead strong at 60. COFFE vance of 5@10 b ing March, §5 65@ steady; Cordova, SUGAR—Raw, id, NEW st 143@20c EGGS — Recelpts, State and Pennsylvania, 16c; Western, 15%c. Sales, 7. Spot rom: ‘offee—RI07 quiet T@la%e. fair refining, 3 11-16c; centrifugal, % test, 4 3-16c; refined, firm. BUTTER—Recelpts, creamery, le. Options closed firm at a net ad- 500 bags, inclus 2997 ' packages. Stead: i Elgins, 20c; factory, 119 4500 packages. Steady; DRIED FRUIT. YORK, Feb. 18.—California Dried recast made at sco for thirty | Frults steady. hours, ending midnt 019, 1898+ EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@7%c; B i ! norther- | Prime wire tray, Sic; wood dried prime, Sizc} choice, $%c; fancy, 9%c. nia—Falr Satu: - | PRUNES—3@Sc. alr Saturday; north- | L RICOTS—Roval, 5@T4c Moorpark, 9@ Saturday: colder north. e urday, probably snow. aturday. report from Mount Tamalpals— wind, northwest, 24 miles; temperature, | 43; maximum, 4. NDER McADIE, | al Forecast Officlal. | o el | EASTERN MARKETS. | NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. ' EW YORK, Feb. 18.—The tone of the | 3} %% speculation was doubtful and hesitating in | W street to-day and the large preponderance of the day's dealings was in Sugar and the | Grangers. Nearly 6 per cent of the total | iPent- transactions was in these stocks. Coupled | with the fact that the total sales of all stocks | wed a marked decrease In the recent aver- age the large proportion absorbed by these specialties formed a significant commentary | n the condition Into which the market has | 1. After the opening weakness, due to | sympathy with the London and some other foreign exchanges had been overcome, it look- ed as though the strength radiating from the Grangers had prevailed in the market, but the increasing weakness of Sugar, coupled with a | fall in the prices of local New York special- | In the final hour was a decisive factor in | driving prices below last night's level. | The radical utterances made in the course | of the debate precipitated in tne Senate un | the Malne disaster also ended in the distrust | in the minds of speculators and prompted li- | quidation. Business on the decline was by far | the most animated of any during the day. The Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf securi- | ties were strong on rumors that the reorgan- | ization in prospect would bear easily on them. bond market held firm except that some | of the speculative issues ylelded In the late 8. There were very heavy individual | transactions In the Union Pacific 4s, the Texas | and Pacific 2ds and Rock Island extension @s. | ne w tine, last year. ws, PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@ 9c; peeled, 12@20c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—1t was evident at the start In wheat trading that the short scare, so prominent a feature of trading all week, had nearly all dled out under the influence of the heavy dealing during yesterday's session. In additfon the most important of the early news was nearly ail In favor of bears and a weak and lower opening was the Inevitable result. May, of which the closing price yesterday was was offered at from 31 03% down to Argentine however, after 11 o’clock. At shipments amounted to 1.283,000 bushels, bushels the week previous and 152,000 bushels Cable news was also rather dis- couraging to holders, both Liverpool and Paris | ehowing small declines. The claracter of the soon_changed. Corn’ Trade News cable from Rosario, Argen- sald that continued heavy rains were doing considerable damage and was advancing with caused a cessation of selling here and strated a buylng demand which soon sent the May | price back to $1 (3%, It reacted then to $1 023, but again advanced, getting to $1 03% sho 1y Toward midday the ket became quite strong. New York ard Bos- ton reported the taking of freight room for 750.- 000 bushels of wheat for export to lLiverpol, all of which was credited to Lefter. of the large sellers of yesterday, notably Cud- ahy, bought quite freely. S movement was started by the Leiter room engagements, May ad y SETnos y advancing to $1 04 and seilers A $103, and the price soon dropped to $1 03%, or 4%c lower than the highest price paid yester- day. In this decline Argentine news was prom- for the week against 712,000 A Liverpool the market scarce. This mar- Saveral general buying freight the close May was bring- ing 31 03% and July £8%c. There was a large gencral trade in corn. The ith lower prices. factor throughou close was Hc lower for M The 1market for ocats wi active and erratic. There was a fair the market 3 as only moderatel. May closed e lower. trade done in provisions ket generally tending toward Sympathy with wheat was a There was considerable Total sales, $4,520,000, profit-taking. At the close May v : ¥ - pork was 12 United States old 4s, coupons, wi 1 | lower; May lard, 23c ) higher and the old 4s, registered, the n‘e‘wmc‘: | changed e e nll‘l] l)llc higher bid. 1 Total sales of stocks to-day were 351,500 | shares, Including: Atchison preferred, :'-'L\A$ Canadian Pacific, 3100; Burlington, 17,381; Lake . 3533; Louisville and Nashviile, 7020: o nhattan, $2i0; Metropolitan Street Raflw ew York Central, 6150; North American, | MAY - £ R 2 0% orthern Pacific, 315; do preferred, 10,- | JUI - ® b 3 k_Island, 69%0; St. Paul, 52,115; Union | SePtem TR A i Jnion Pacific Denver ana Gulr, | Cats: No 5 1 : People's Gac, 3545; Con: | May . ~ 31 solidat ias, 337; General Electric, zf \J“ly . P ] 24% fi% ;?': American Sugar, §7,174; Western Unlon, 5052. | MMeu Pork, per bbl— kG Boeks ay . A112% 111T% 1090 1096 Atchison 12%[St P Om 6 \““&,5 00 SR s Do pref . 30%| Do pret 350 [y L e Baltimore & Ohio 16% (St P M & 3..... 138 | yaY - s B R e T Canada Pacific ... 8% 8o Pacific . TR el LS IA B S ey anada Southern. §3% So Rallway . s1i [y Short Ribs, per 100 The— 13| Do pret qg [ May- §E BB sugiss By rennds rac s B 253 53% 530 b3y nion_Pac . 82" : vere ai 0 6P & 6 ¥ | sicady; Lotytions were ma follows: H 56 |Wahrush . 7 vheat, N '$1 0314 @1 %% Do pref 1| S Mol o M o o No. 3 B 7% | S0 B3 No 2 oats, ubyic.NNu 3 white, 1. o. | Do pret .. 12% | b7 31G380; No. 1 Naxseert $156; Lol L% ; Express Companies— | 12% | Adams Ex . 0% | American EX 141 United_States | 1 40% | Wells Fargo . | 1130 | Miscellaneous— ‘ seed, $2 90; mess lard, per 100 Ibs, Gt Nor pref .... 156 |A Cot Oil . Articles— Hocking Val 5%| Do pref Flour, Lbls Tilinois Cent ... 104 |Amn Spirits ..... 08 | Wheat, bu Lake Eric & W.. 16%| Do pret 2. 20 | Corn, bu Do pret 72% | Am Tobacco .. fll!filoall, bu .. d), $5 Rece 42, 437, 45,/ 4, 31 24; prime timothy @5 36; dry salted showlders (baxea), 5; short clear sides (boxe: distillers’ finished goods oose), ulders (boxed), $4 75@ 50@5 60; whisky, per gal, $118%. eipts. Shipments, BT B E 277,000 000 285,000 Rye, bu . . 8,000 Barley, bu . 65,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries, 13@19c; dairies, 11@17c; cheese, quiet, 8@8%c; eggs, firm, fresh e WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpt: Citles— Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee . Chicago Toledo St. Louls Detroit . Kansas City . Baltimore Totals Wheat— Mar. Opening 60 10 Closing o9 85 Flour— | Opentng 20 Closing . : 27 80 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Mar. May. July Sept Opentn, T Cloeing - Te T e EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—CATTLE—Sales were at an extreme range of $3 80@5 60 for the poor- est to the best beef steers; bulk at $4 20@5. Stockers and feeders, $3 0@4 60. Calves, $6 25 @6 76 for best grades, otbers selling at $ 25 6. 6HOGs—Ther9 was an active general demand for hogs, prices were strong at an average of 50 advance. Hogs sold all the way from $3 85 for common lightwelghts, up to $4 15 for prime heavy shipping lots, the bulk of the hogs goina for $4@4 10, while pigs sold largely at $3 60@ 3 9. Both local packers and shippers bought freely. SHEEP—Trade In sheep and lambs was fair. ly active at recent quotations. Lambs sola at $4@4 50 for a few inferfor figcks, up to $5 60 for prime Colorado fed lambs, not many going below $. Sheep sold at $2 60@3 50 for inferior lots, up to $4 60 for strictly choice, fed West- erns selling at $4@4 50. Receipts—Cattle, 3000; Hogs, 26,000; Sheep, 7000. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 18.—CATTLE—Receipts, official, 3300. Dressed beef, largely $4 25@4 9o, top price, 5 15. Cows and heifers, steady to 10¢ lower, 32 25G3 65. Western steers, $3 25G4 50. Stockers and feeders, generally 10c lower; bulk, $3 75@4 65, fancy vearlings selling up to $5 20. Bulls, 10c to lsc lower, $2 50@4. HOGS—Receipts, officlal, 20,600 ~ Market steady to 5c higher. Bulk, $3 80@3 9; top, $4 05; heavies and packers, $3'80@4 05: xeq, $3 80@4: lights, $3 65@3 8; pigs, 33 50@3 7 SHEEP—Receipts, official, 4500, Sheep, eady; lambs, easy. Western sheep, $3 0@ 435; lambs, $4 50@5 40; native muttons, $3 5@ 450; lambs, $4 50@5 50. DENVER. DENVER, Feb. 18.—CATTLE—Receipts, 600. Market, steady on good cattle; common, easles. Beef steers, $3 40@4 20; cows, $2 50@3 70; stock- o and feeders, $3 85@4 50; bulls, stags, etc., 23, HOGS—Receipts, 100. Market, steady. Light packers, $3 §5@3 %; mixed, $3 T6@3 85; heavy, $3 70@3 80. SHEEP — Receipts, 100. _ Market, firm. Wethers, $3 50@4 20; ewes, 33 25@3 90; lambs, $4 50@5 30. OMAHA. OMAHA, Feb. 15.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1900. Market, steady; native beef steers, 33 0G4 90; Western steers, $350@4 50; cows and heifers, $3@3 90; bulls, stags, $2 40@3 60. HOGS—Receipts, 6500. Market bc_ higher; heavy. $8 8543 90; light, $3 85@3 95; bulk of sales, $3 3503 §T%. SHEEP—Receipts, 2000. Market, steady; fa.lr to choice natives, $3 70@4 75; falr to choice Westerns, $3 60g+4 40; common and stock sheep, 33@4; lambs, 34 25@5 50. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Feb. 18.—The Boston Commercial Bulletin will say to-morrow of the wool mar- ket: The market continues quiet, but all clear wool is firm, particularly worsted wools. The price of wool in to-day's market shows an average advance in price of 50 per cent above the rates ruling last year at this season. The sales have been mostly of unwashed fleeces and Territory. Australian wools cost 4c a scoured pound more laid down than current market rates on similar wools in the United States. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb. 18.—Consols, 112%; silver, 25 13-16; French rentes, 103¢ 72ic. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 18.—Wheat, firm. No. 1 Standard California, 398 4%4d; cargoes off coast, uncertain; cargoes on passage, qulet, steady; English_country markets, firm; French coun- try markets, quleter; Liverpool wheat No. 1 California, $s 2%,d@8s 3%%d: wheat In Parls, easy; flour in Parls, quiet; weather in England, cold, damp. COTTON—Uplands, 3 11-32. CLOSE. _ WHEAT—Spot No. 1 red northern Spring, firm, d CORN—Spot American mixed new, firm, 3s §%d; do old, firm, 3s 64d: February, quiet, 3s 5%d; March, quiet, 3s 4i4d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 18—There is a brisk demand for heavy Walla Walla wheat at the present time, and while the average run of offerings is quoted by exporters at about T6e, 77c and 78c has been freely paid for extra heavy wheat. There was not much encourage- ment in Eastern and forelgn markets to-day, except_for spot business, and exporters find difficulty in working distant cargoes. Cleared—Br. ship Roby, Queenstown; 125,760 bushels of wheat. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 18.—Wheat—No. 1 club, 75¥%c; No. 1 blue stem, . PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 18.—Exchanges, $19,- §17; balances, $20,90. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $225,745,119; gold re- serve, $166,846,535. BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Bradstreet's Financial Review to-motrow will say: Speculation was altogether dominated this week by unsettling influences due to the disaster to the Maine at Havana. At the begining of the week there was & decided disposition In the market to re- cover from the depressing effects of the De Lome incident, but this was, of course, com- pletely checked by the unexpected news which awaited the street on Wednesday morning. Fears that the explosion would not prove to be an accident, and that the long threatened crisis n our relations with Spain was at hand, caused heavy liguidation of long stocks, and the bear operators also sold the market vigor- ously, producing sharp though not excessive declines throughout the list. On Thursday London came with bigger prices for American stocks, and was & liberal purchaser here, our own market responding, although the absence of definite news as to the cause of the Maine's destruction gave &n opportunity to sensation mongers to circulate many disturbing and ex- aggerating storles. The market was affected by this, and prices were very irregular, al- though before the close on Thursday a fair degree of strength reappeared, and the shorts put in the two preceding days ‘were extensively covered. The features of the market were the extreme nervousness and the decreased support from the pools and large operators, though the extreme declines were in many cases arrested by buying for large Interests which could not be described as short cover- ing. %’he liquidation of long holdings was ex- tensive and public buylng of course was al- most entirely checked—in fact. conservative commission houses as a rule, advised caution and waiting until the situation regarding Spain was clear. There were a number of fmport- ant developments In the railroad situation, but the market appeared to disregard them for the time being. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Bradstreet’s to-mor- row will say: Favorable features dominate the general business situation as a whole and few commercial conditions present themselves which can be regarded as in any degree dis- turbing. Chief among those factors which make for continued or growing strength in commercial lines may be mentioned the re- newed tendency toward advances in quotations of all staple articles and the steadiness of prices in other lines where increases are not at the moment reportable. Perhaps second in the list of auspicious features is the continuance of marked actlvity in nearly all branches o the ron and steel trade, more particularly in the Central West, where it {s authoritatively reported over $0 per cent of the pigiron furnace capacity is in blast. The failure of the South- ern fugnace men to reach a price agreement is of course a depressing feature in that sec- tion, which, however, finds a counter balancing factor in the intention to advance prices re- ported from Bessemer ore producers. The vol- ume of distributive trade shows an_increase, notably in dry goods and groceries, at so many widely separated points as to warrant the conclusion that ng trade is recelving a per- ceptible Impetus. At the West iron and steel mills are reported generally busily employed and unwilling to take orders for future deliv- ery. At Chlugo 30,000 tons of steel rails have been sold in, the last two weeks. The bicycle trade is reported starting up. well at the West, but Is sti.. slow at the East, whers, however, the cotton goods situation is one of hopetul strength, owing to the strength of raw material and the restriction of production due to the New England mill strikes. As to the strength of cotton, sugar and rice and the de- mand for iron all favor the Southern trade situation, which is aleo being helped by the Browing foreign trade in cotton goods. The activity in Alaskan shipments keeps vessels busy on the Pacific Coast and freight rates are firm. California crop prospects are not en- couraging, as a whole. Business failures continue to decrease, aggrs- gating only 269 for the week, against 273 lase Jveek, 3% In the corresponding week of 1897, 276 in 1896, 327 in 1895 and 233 in 1894 As above intimated the price situation 1s one of local strength. Compared with a Week ago, not one article of staple use is reported lower, although some low grades of wool would have to be shaded if sales were made. This was ow- ing to the absence of manufacturers from the market during the past few weeks. Prices of nearly all kinds of grain, but notably wheat, gorn and flour and of most metals, and par- Heularly steel billets, copper, lead and tin, have advanced. The agreement by the Besse- mer ore producers will probably result in an advance on the coming season’s output. Cereal exports tend to Increase. Exports of Theat (flour included) for the week aggregate §,03274 bushels, as against 3,419,000 bushels 035‘ week; 2,120,000 bushels last year, 8,149, 00 bushels in 1896 and 1,805,000 bushels’in 1895, e bulk of this increase over last week 1s chargeable to large flour exports. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE, NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Review of Trade: The dreadful disaster to the Maine, much as it has affected all hearts, has not much affected business. Only In the stock market, where there was selling Wednesday by epeculators on thin margins, but in no other speculative market was an effect felt, nor in general business. An advance of 10 per cent in wages by some Gogeblc mines 18 expected to be general throughout the lake region, ex- cepting the Mesaba District, and prices of ore from the other ranges this year have been ad- vanced 15 per cent, with an allotment of 6,000,- 000 tons outside Carnegle’s mines, which be- tokens an output much the largest ever known. Wheat has risen 3% points and exports con- tinue 80 heavy that a material advance is nat- ural. Atlantic exports In three weeks have been 8,416,519 bushels, flour included, against 6,661,971 last year, and Pacific exports have been 2,476,652, against 1,474,752 last year. Such ship- ments, With heavy engagements for the future, In spite of 11,430,831 bushels of corn exported, against 12,507,214 bushels in the same week last year, are conclusive proof of the urgency of foreign needs. Wheat receipts hold up well, though not exceeding last year's as much as €Xports in three weels, 7,775,560 bushels against 4,884,740 last year. The bottom fact {s that the world needs wheat, which this country can only supply for about ‘six months tg come. The iron output February 1, with reports of stocks on hand not held by the great steel companles, indicates a consumption of at least 3000 tons per week greater in January than the previous maximum attained in November, 1897. The production is at present greater than the consumption, stocks having increased $018 tons weekly in January, outside of the steel com- anles, whose stocks presumably decreased. ome weakness {n pig would naturally result, but while gray forge has declined at Pittsburg to $8 90, with Southern iron offered at Chicago at concesslons, no change appears in products. Though new business has been somewhat dis- appointing the works are mainly supplied for months ahead. In bullding of steel cars, in black sheets for tinning, In rods, wire and wire nalls increased demand and heavy business appear, though bar and pipe are weaker and structural orders seasonably slow. Mine metals have advanced, tin to 14.20c on considerable consuming de- mand, copper to 1Llic for lake on heavy ex- ports and lead to 3.50c and spelter to 4.10c on speculation, but failure to organize the tin pool caused weakness, American selling at 3c and lower at the West. _Failures for the week have been 295 In the United States, against 303 last year, and 35 in Canada, against 58 I BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK. Feb. 18.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at §7 cities for the week ended February 7, with the percentage of increase and de- crease, as compared with the corresponding week last. year: Percentage ne. Dec. New York . e Boston .. Chicago Philadelphia . St. Louis Pittsburg . | Baitimore San Franclsco Cincinnati Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolls Detroft Clevelans Louisville Providence . Milwaukee St. Paul Buffalo . Omaha Indianapolls .. Columbus, O ] g sy Presasaess =} AN 09 5k 0 2 10 58 5: Salt Lake City Springfield, Mass Fort Worth Me. or. & D isieimbitinb: i Bl Niebmkankl BaanpoHme Portland, Portland, St. Joseph Los Angeles Norfolk Des Moines Nashville Wilmington, Del Fall River Scranton . Grand Rapids Augusta, Ga . Lowell ... Dayton, O. Seattle Tacoma Spokane Sioux City . New Bedford Knoxville, Ten Topeka . Birmingh: Wichita . Binghamt Lincoln . Lexington, Jacksonviile, Kalamazoo . Akron ... Bay City Chattanooga Rockford, Il . Canton O.. Springfleld, 0. Fargo, N. 'D. Stoux Falls, . Hastings, Neb, Fremont, Neb. Davenport. Toledo .. Galveston Houston .. Youngstown Macon ... b 6 448,055 938,422 930,425 38, 24 5. Savannah 2, 21 Denver . 2 3. | Hartford 2, 4. Richmond 2, 29. Memphis . 2 59. ‘Washington 1 12 Peorla ..... 1 Rochester 1 42. New Haven 1 B Worcester % 1. Atlanta 1 1 3 1 1, 1 1 1, 641,304 838,541 $53,509 719,731 Damiel ebmtimwmnt 180,121 106,904 105,344 79,415 554,499 [ BERLIRRTEERRRLE: B Totals, U. S.. 523 Totals outside i York .. @ DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal $16,002.973 67. Toronto . 63 Winnipeg . 4 Halifax . 5 Hamilton . St. John, N. 491,457 ‘Totals 5 $28, 408, 545 *Not included in totals other items than clearings. 9,062,524 1,186,346 1,012,538 862,507 @ was 854 ... because containing LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. Sterling Cables New York Exch New York Exchange, teleg: Fine Silver, per ounce. Mexican Dollars b WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. ‘WHEAT—Futures fell off, but spot prices re- mained steady. There was not much doing. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 423 for No. 1, $143%@1 45 _for cholce and $1 47%@ 160 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—8000 ctls, $1.40%: 2000, $140%; 10,000, $1 40%. December— 4000, 81 3234 Second Session—December—i000 ctls, $1 32%; 4000, $1.52%; 400, 31 32%4. May—S000, $1 40%; 8000, "" Regilar Morning _ Sesston—December—2000 ctls, $1 32%; 6600, §1 32%; 4000, §1 32%. May— 8000, $1 40% 2000, '$1 40%; 10,000, $1 41 Afternoon Seskion — December — 2000 ctls, $1 83%; 10,000, $1 233, BARLEY—Both spot and future prices re- mained without material change. Business -t $aRBZ22 FEE &+ Wecd 81 a £ood_and $1 10 ‘eed, 1 < r da to an: tor chiten: Brewine, §1 151 2 Tor No. 1'and $1 10@1 12% per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 0'clock—May—10,000 ctls, $7%c; 4000, 98c. Second Session—May—2000 ctls, 98¢; 2000, 98%c; S eguiae Sesslon—May—10,000 ctl legular orni) lon—May-—10, ctls, s8%c: 2000, 965ge: 4000, Soe: 8OO0, Atfernoon - Session—May—2000. ctls, 99c; 6000, 99%e. OATS—The demand for Feed descriptions Is improving as stocks In consumers' hands re running low. Milling is higher, this being the only change. Fancy feed, $122%@1 2 per ctl: good to choice,” $1174@1 22%; common: _$1 12%@1 15; Burprise, $1 25@1 30; red, $1 36@1 48; sray, $1 15 @117%: milling, $1 20@1 25; black, ‘o seed, $1.35G1 50, Clipped Oats sell at $1G2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—The market is firm enough, but the demand s nothing extra. Small round yellow, $1 10@1 15 ctl; large vellow, §1 071431 10+ wlfllo. 1 07t 10. RYE—S$1 05G1 0734 per ctl. . BUCKWHEAT—Nominal; none here. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. 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, Ill_u‘l discount to the trad Graham Flour, $ per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $ 50 per 100; Rice Flour, $5 75; Cornmeal, §2 2; extra cream do, 33; Oatmeal,’ §3 50; Oat Groats, #; Hom- iny, $ mgl 30; Buckwheat Flour, $4; Cracked Wheat, 50; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, '$3 %; R‘%lledp OatlB(‘l;hll). $5 26?6 m ; Pearl ley, Split $3 75; Green Peas, $ 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Sellers of Hay are asking higher prices, but buyers refuse to pay them, and there the mat- ter stand There is no further change in Feedstuffs. BRAN—$19 50§20 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS 222 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ton; Oficake Meal at the mill fobbing. &0; Cocoanut Cake, $21 tonseed’ Meal, $25G30 per ton; Corn G 0 Cracked Corn, 324@k; Chopped Feed, HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)~Wheat, $17G19 per ton; Wheat and Oat, $16@18; Oat, $14 50@ 16 50: Barley, $14@16 50; compressed, $16@17 50; $23@24 per Alfalfa, ~ $10 50@11 50; 'stock, $11@12; Clover, $11 50@ Nevada Timothy, $13 50@14 per ton. STRAW—35G45c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. There is no further change worthy of note in Be‘:na. Dealers report the market firm. EANS—Bayos, $2 90@3 05; Small Whites, $150G1 60; Large Whites, §1 50@1 56: Pinks, $2 60@2 75; Reds, $2G2 25; Blackeye, $3 40G2 50; Butters, §140g150; Limas, 31 80@1 90; Pea, $150@1 55; Red Kidneys, §225@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mmustard, $3 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $2G2 5: Flax, $2 2; Canary Seed, 24@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp, 3¢c; Timothy, 5kc. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 40@1 65; Green, 20 2 05 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes and Onions are both lower and easy at the decline. Otherwise there Is no change to_report. POTATOES—Farly Rose, 85@T5c; River Reds, 50@60c; River Burbanks, 65@75c per sack; Ore- gon_ Burbanks, 70c@$l 05; Salinas Burbanks, %0c@$1 20; Petaluma Burbanks, 60@70c; Sweet Potatoes, 25@50c per ctl for Rivers and $1@1 26 for Merced; new Volunteer Potatoes, — ver Ib. ONIONS-"$2 %5@2 60 27%; cut onlons, 322 % per sack. VEGETABLES—Alameda Green Peas, per Ib; Mushrooms, 5@12%c: Marrowfat Squas 25@30c per ton; Dried Peppers, 6@7c Dried Okra, 15¢; Cabbage, 60@7c per ctl; Car- rots, 26@80¢ per sack; Garlic, 3@#%c per Ib; Asparagus, 15@30c per . Los Angeles Green Peas, 10c; Tomatoes, 50c@$125; Green Peppers, 25¢ per 1b; Summer Squash, '—; Egg Plant, 20@ Zic per fb; Hothouse Cucumbers, 0c@$1 % per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per Ib in lots of % sliced desiccated, 16@1Sc; granulated raw, Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, 18c; new, 1sci Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; turnips, 25c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, B0c. POULTRY AND GAME. Prices for all descriptions remained about the same. Young Poultry was strong at full fig- ures. Game was dull as usual. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 9@l0c for Gob- blers and 10@llc for Hens; dressed Turkey 10@13¢ per Ib; Geese, per pair, $1 2@1 50; Gos: lings, $2 50@3: Ducks, $i@5 50 for old and $7@s for young; Hens, $350@4 50; Roosters, young, $5 @6; Roosters, old, $350G4; Fryers, $5 50@6; Brotlers, $5@5 50; for large and $3 50@4 50 for c; String Beans, j small; Plgeons, $2@2 50 per dozen for young and $1 for old. GAME—Quall, per doz, $1: Mallard, 50@) Canvasback. $3; Sprig, $1 25@1 50; Teal, fi@l 25 Widgeon, $1; Small Ducks, 50@75c; Gray Geese, $150; White, 50c; Brant, $1@1 25; Honkers, $3: English Snipe, $2; Jack Snipe, $1; Hare, $1 Rabbits, $1G125 for Cottontalls and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND F.GGS. Store Eggs were steadler, but ranch were quiet and weak, with ample stocks. Fine Creamery Butter ruled firm, but dairy, espe- cially medium and lower grades, was depressed | and accumulating. BUTTE Creamery—Fancy creameries, 24@25c; seconds, @ 23c. B _ Chotce to fancy, © 21G22; second grades, 19G20c per b, Eastern Butter — Creamery, 20@22c; ladle- @17'zc per 1b. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 10¢; common to good, 8@9%c: Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10g11c; Western, 11@i2c; Eastern, 121 @3¢ per Ib. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 12@13c per dozen; store Eggs, 10@1lc. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. packed Apples are lower, dull and weak at the de- cline. There is no change in Citrus Fruits. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 40@50c per box for common, for good to choice and $1 2 for fancy. CRANBERRIES—$7GS per bbl. CITRUS' FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $1 250 225; Seedlings, Sc@$l: Mandarins, $1@130 for large and 50@7c for small boxes; Grape Fruit, c@i$2 50 per box; Lemons, i0@7c for com- mon and $1@2 for good to choice; Mexican TLimes, $6: California Limes, in small boxes, 0@sic; Bananas, $126@2 25 per bunch; Pine apples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. There is no demand whatever, except to fill the usual local jobbing .inquiry, except for small prunes on Eastern account. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ 3o for 40-50's, 3N@4e for 50-60's, IL@I%c for 60-10's, 25@3%C (nrm;o-so's}. 24@2%c for 80- 90's, 1%@2%c for 90-100's; ~Peaches, 3@43 fancy, e Teled, 10@ie: Apsicots: @se for Royals and 7@Sc for good.to fancy Moor- parks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7%c; sun-dried, S@sc: black Figs, In sacks, 2a2ige; Plums, $5@4%c for pitted and 1@i%c for unpitted: bledched Plums, b@5%c; Nectarines, 4@sc for prime to fancy; Pears, 214@4%c for quarters ind 3@3%c for halves, according to color, ete. RAISINS—2¢ for two-crown, 3@3te for three crown, 3%@ic for four-crown, 5c for Seedless Sultanas, 3%c for Seedlers Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Sc ger m: Walnuts, 5@éc for hardshell and 6@7c for softehell; Almonds, 2%@3%c for hardshell, 5@6c Tor softshell and 7@sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, G5t for Eastern and 43¢ for Californi Pecans, 6%@sc; Filberts, §%@10c; Brazil Nut Sse per ib; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—New Comb, $@10c for bright and 5@ e for lower grades; new water white extract- ed, $1%4@sc; light amber extracted, 3X@é%c ™. PEEBSWAX—21@25¢c per 1b. PROVISIONS. Trade continues brisk at firm prices. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9% per I for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, ile for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cure Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@1lc; Califor- nia Hams, 10c; Mess Beef. $9 per bbl; extra mess, do, $10; family do. $11@12; Salt Pork, §9; extra prime Pork, §10; extra clear, $Is; mess, $16; Smoked Beet, 11@12c per fb. LARD—FEastern tierces quoted at §%c per T for compound and 6%c for pure; pails, T3c; California tlerces, 5%c per Ib for compound 65@%1 and 6%c for pure; haif-barrels, 6kc; 10-1b tins, Tc; do 5-Tb, T%e. COTTOLENE—Tlerces, 5%@§%c; packages, less than Tte—1-1b pails, 60 in a case, S$7¢ 31 palls, 20 in a case, 8%c; 5-b pails, 12 In case, $%c; 10-1b pails, 6 In a case, Sic; 50-Ib tins, one or two in a case, 78c; wooden buck- ets, 20 Tbs ner, Tie; fancy tubs, S0 Ibs net, 7% half-bbls, about 110 Ibs, T%c per . HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. All descriptions under this head are un- changed. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell e under sourl stock. Heavy salted stecrs, 10%@11c; medium, Sic; lght, 9@9%e; Cowhides, y@dlee; stags, 6@6%c; salted Kip, 10c; calf, S ien, Fatrize “culls and brands. 13 @lc; dry Kip and Veal, 14@lsc; dry Calf, 15@ we; culls, 16@17c; Goatskins, '20@3The each; Kids, s@i0c; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per Ib; medium, 20c; -winter, r1'0:: s’,"”fly’%%’.; shearlings, 20G30c eéach; short wool, Cach: medium. T0@0c; ~long wools, c@H 30 eacl TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2@2%c; refined, bc; Grease, 2@2%c. . WOPL_—Fall clip—Middle counties—tree, 109 13c; do defective, 10@1lc; San Joaquin, defect- ive, 7@dc; Southern Mountain, 9@lic; free Northern, 12@13c; do defective, 9@lic; Hum- boldt and Mendocino, l:%fl:c Eastern Oregon, 9@13c; Valley Oregon, 3 b0l crop. 2d8c for poor to falr and 6@ 10c for good: new crop, 11@ld%c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 1898 delivery, 5%@5%c; Wool Bags, 21@30c; San Quentin.$5 COAL—Harrison's circular says: ‘‘During the week four vessels arrived from Washington with 11,600 tons ot coal; three from British Columbia, 7441 to: two from Oregon, 755 ton: one from Newcastle, 1030 tons; total, 20, tons. Since the call for domestic coals has eased off, there is no further excitement to chronicle'In_the fuel market; there are no changes In values, and probably will not be, unless owners of coal carriers should further advance their freight rates, which advance will of necessity be added to the coal. There Is al- ways a_regiment of ‘alarmists’ in a commu- nity, who are ever prepared to predict fam- ines and short supplies of leading articles of commerce, but there {s no valld reason for predicting a fuel famine in 1395. Higher prices will open other avenues for supplies, Which are temporarily out of the market, and our princl, producers would be most imprudent to permit imports from these sources, by rals- ing the seale of values. “‘Our continuous dry weather is making it- self felt, by causing considerable advances on coal freights from Australia and Great Britain. “‘During the week there has been an increase of Nll‘ ‘one shilling per ton; the last quoted cabled name 17s from Swansea and Car- r ctl; Oregons, $2 609 | dift, and 16s 64 from Newcastle, N.S.W., which means 16s from Sydney. Free engagements have been made at the advanced rates.’’ Wellington 1 quotable at $10 per ton; New Wellington, $10 per ton; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, $5 15; Wallsend, §9: 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. RICE—Chinese mixed, $i 25@4 No. 1, $4 50@4 80; extra No. 1. $@5 30; Ha- ;::?1:325. 34 62%@4 75; Japan, 34 %0@5; Rangoon, SPICES—Pepper has been advanced to 1 10%c for sifted Singapore and 15@ldc o white; Pimento has been raised to 10@12%c. COFFEE—C. E. Bickford's circular says: “Our last circular was dated January 27, since which time the market has been on the whole normally active, at times quite brisk in styles suitable for overland shipment. Prices are, however, a little casler for all ex- cepting the very lowest descriptions (inferior to common) which are scarce, and the very high- est grades of washed Guatemala, the latter being still in demand at former rates. Salva- dor unwashed, which sold at the beginning of the period at 9%c, has gradually declined to 8%c, this price being made vesterday on sales of about bags. These figures apply how- ever to the ordinary grade of current quality. Superfors would fetch from $%c to 10c, accord- ing to grade and style. A considerable por- tion of the recent arrival of new crop Costa Rica is being delivered on contracts ‘to arrive’ made early in the season for special qualities, | but the spot sales thus far are furnishing a new range of prices and we alter our quota- tions so_far as condltions permit ““The New York market for Brazils has un- dergone no change, prices for spot coffee being as last quoted. “To-day's stock consists of 1187 Costa Rica, 71 Nicaragua, 1655 Salvador, 7302 Guatemala and 415 Mexican; in all 10,683 bags, as against 7711 bags same time last year. ““The steamer Newport is due about the 1Sth with 4250 bags.” ‘We quote: Costa Rica—17%@1Sc for prime washed; 14%@15c for good washed; 17%@ISc for good to prime washed peaberry; 16i4@i7c for good peaberry; 14@i7c for good to prime; 1z @12%c for good current mixed with black beans; 9%@11%e for fair; 5%@s%c for common to_ordinary. Salvador—14@lsc for good to prime washed; 12§18%c for fair washed; 15@16%e for good to prime washed peaberry; 10@lle nominal for su- perfor unwashed; 8%@Sc for good green un- washed; 12@13c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua—s%@1lc for good to superior un- washed; 12@18c for good unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—17@18c for prime T, fancy washed; 14%@l6éc for good to strictly good washed; 13@l4sc for fair washed; 7@llc for medium; 5@6%c for common to ordinary; 16%@1Sc for good to prime washed peaberry: | 12@13c for good unwashed peaberry; $%@1llc for 800d to superior_unwashed. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes terms met cash: Cube Crusheo and Fine Crushed. 6%c; Powdered, 6%g; Dry, Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners’ A, 5%c: Mag- nolia A, 5¥c; Extra C, %c: Golden C. 5%c: Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A, 5%c per Ib: half barrels ic more than barrels, and boxes Jc more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are firm and in moderate supply. Mut- ton is scarce, and dealers are rather looking 30 per ctl; for another advance shortly. Arrivals of Spring Lamb are still light. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6}%c; second do, %@ 6c; third do, 4@5c per Tb. VEAL—Large, 6@6%c; small, T@7%c per . MUTTON—Wethers, 1@7%c: Ewes, 6%@Tc " AMB—Spring, 12%4@15¢ per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, J%r:el«c for large, 3%c for small and 3%@4c for medium; soft Hogs, 3@3%c; dressed do, 6@6%c per Ib. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday, February 18. | Flour, qr sks ... 17.400| Wool, bales ...... 17 Wheat, ctls . 3,520\ Broomcorn, bdis. 9 Barley, ctls . Quicksilve 72 Corn, ctls .. Lime, bbls . 81 Cheese, ctls . 2| Pelts, bals . 75 Butter, ctls . 193 | Hides, no 393 Tallow, ctls .. 104| Paper, reams 376 Beauns, sks 1,135 | Raisins, bxs . 3.344 Potatces, sks ... 2,552 Eggs, doz ... 11,820 Bran, sks . 766 | Leather, rolls 151 Midditngs, sks §76| Lumber, ft ...... 20,000 Hay, tons ... 253| Wine, gals 65,450 —_———— FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Butter and Eggs are lower again and abun- dant. Vegetables, but they are coming forward slowly. There is no change in Fruits worthy of note. Meats sell at the old prices. Poultry and Game continue in good supply at the usual prices. Game is lean and undesirable now and the demand for it is poor. Following 1s The Call's regular weekly retail price list: Coal, per ton— Cannel 12 00! Castle Gate. 9 50@10 00 Wellington . —@12 00 Pleasant Val 9 30@10 00 New Welling- Southfiela ton . - —@1200, Wellington —@12 00 Seattle . 8 50@ — Coos Bay.... —@ 1 15 Dairy Produce, etc.: | Butter, faney, per Common Eggs..12%@15 square ... Ranch Eggs, per Do, per roll.....—@45 doz ..15@20 Do, good .40@— Honey, comb, per Cheese, Cal ......12@15| 1b ........ 12@15 Cheese, Eastern..15g20 | Do, extracted... $@10 Cheese, Swiss.....20G30 | Meats, per pound— Bacon 12@17 | Pork, fresh. | Beet, ci 2@15 | Pork, sait. Do, good. @10 Pork Chops Corned Bee: 8@— Round Steal \1214g15 Sirloin_ Steak @15 Porterhorae, 210 | Forx Sausase 2 ork Sausages. 2025 | Veal Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, Ib.......12@15| Limes, doz. Apples, ib. 3@ 5|Oranges, doz Bananas, doz.....15@20 Ralsins, Ib. Cranberrles ....124—| Walnuts, Ib, Lemons, doz.......2002% Poultry and Game— Hens, each 50@ 65| Hare, each 2 Young Roosf Quall, doz.....1 20@— ers, each.... 65@ 75 Mallard, pr.... T6@— 0la 'Rooste: o sl Canvasbk Ty 00 each . 50¢ prig, pr ) Fryers. B Teal pEr B8 © Broilers, each. 40 Widgeon, 40— Turkeys, pr b 15@ — Small Duck,pr 30@ 35 Ducks, each... 60@ 85 Wild Geese,pr 40@ 50 Geese, each....1 25@1 75 English Snipe, Pigeons, pair. 2@ 50 doz . Rabbits, pair. 40| Jack Snipe, ‘Vegetables— Asparagus, Ib....25@50| Dried Okra, Ib. Artich’ks, ' dz.T5c@$1 00| Onlons, Ib.. Beets, doz. 12@15 | Peppers, dried. Beans, white, Ib. 4@ 5| Do green, M....—Gi— Colored, 1b. 4@ 5/ Potatoes, Ib. 2@ 3 Lima, 1b. 5@ 6 Parsnips, doz 5@20 Cabbage, each.... 5@10| Do, Sweet —@ 3 Cauliflowers, each 5@10| Radishes, dz bchs.10912 Celery, bunch. — | Sage, Ib.. 25735 Cress, doz behs...20@%5 String Beans, b, 10@12 Thyme, 1b. 8| Turnips, doz.. 15025 | Tomatoes, 1 6@ Fish, per pound— Barracuda 12@154 Carp . - 5@ Ff € Codfish . . $@10 ners 6@ S l;;':;:’ing . Bt Skates, Halibut % Sturgeon 10@12 Kingfish . 8@10| Tomcod 12@15 Mackerel ‘15@—| Clams, gai —@30 Do, Horse @—| Do, hardshell, 100.50@— Perch .. - 8@10| Crabs, each....... Pompano “$1@—| Do, softshell, Rockfish . -12@15| Mussels, qt.. Salmon, smoked..20@—| Oysters, Cal, Salmon, fresh....15@20| Do, Eastern, doz.25@40 Shrimps 8@ ———— The cold weather is keeping back the Spring | | 100 Alta THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were dull again yesterday and prices showed a slight decline from the pre- ceding day. Local securities were weak, with the usual good business. The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com- pany will pay its regular monthly dividend of 50c per share on March 1. The Confidence Gold Mining Company of Tuolumne County has levied an assessment of 30 cents per share, delinquent March 21. The Slerra Nevada assessment of 20 cents per share will be delinquent in the boards to-day. The New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company has declared a dividend of 10 cents er share, amounting to $15,000, payable arch 5. The Bostdn and Montana Copper Mining Company will pay a dividend of §2 per sharo, amounting to $450,000,- to-day., The Homestake Mining Company of South Dakota has declared the regular monthly divi- dend of 25 cents per share. The January out- put amounted to 12,700 ounces goid, valued at about $210,000. which compares with 13,400 ounces gold in December, having a value of $222.220. The decrease in the production in January is due to the cold weather. In the Standard Coneolidated mine at Bodle for the week ending February 12, active ex- lorations continued in the New, Security, lack, Main, Standard and other ledges on the 150, 160, 265,318, 336 and 470 foot levels. The ustal amount of ore was extracted from the stopes on the 150, 200, 815, 336, 380, 485 and 552 foot levels, the coming being taken from the following veins: = Security, ‘Moyle, Bulllon, Black, Incline, Maguire and Fortuna. The stopes generally are looking well. In the Moyle vein 7 to 8 Inches of high grade ore is being followed. At points C and D on the 336 foot level high grade ore is also being taken out. In the Incline vein, in winze No. 5, the stope shows 7 inches of very good ore on the footwall side. The stopes north and south from the winze in the Maguire vein, on the 485 foot level show 3 to 4 inches of good ore. which is improving. There is 6 inches wide of good ore in the stopes from winze No. 2 and raise 1 in the Fortuna vein on the 652 foot level. 3 Standard Mill statement—Ore crushed for the week, 127 tons; assay value vanner tailings, $752;- concentrates produced, 1 ton; assay plate amalgam produced, 388% value, $97 80; R ounces; value per ounce, shut down for ‘t’:n hours for routine inspection and repairs at the power plant; also forty- eight hours on account of shortage of water, The cam shafts are in place and the full mill is now running satisfactorily. At the annual meeting of the Little Pitts- burg Mining Company Ed H. Airls, George Dern, John R. Riley, Chauncey D. Gardanier and Horace E. Zerbe were elected a board of directors, the board at its first meeting to se- lect the officers for 1898. The report of the treasurer showed that during the year $4000 had been derived from assessment; that $2706 07 had been expended, and that there was a balance in the treasury at this timé of $1303 93. ND EXCHANGE. AY, Feb. 18—2 p. m. Bid. Ask. Oakland Gas.. 46 — 4s quar coup..113% — |Pac Gas Imp.. §6 §7 45 quar reg..112% — |Pac L Co...... 5% 57 48 quar new...125 — |SF G & E.... $6% 87 Miscelianeous— San Fran 3% — Cal-st Cab bs.114% — |Stockton Gas. 14% — Cal El fs......120% — | Insurance— C C Wat 36.102%108% | Firems Fnd... — 200 Dup-st ex c.. — 9% | Bank Stocks— EL & P 6s.128 — |Anglo-Cal ... 66 — P & Ch Ry 6s.117% — | Bank of Cai..245 24T% Geary-st R 3s. — 102 |(CalSD & T.. — 99 HC& §5%..105 — |First Nat ....20 — LALCo6s — 100 |Lon P & A..131 — Do gntd 6s..100% — | Mer Exchnge. 14% — Market-st 6s..1271; — |Nev Nat B...150 — Do Ist M 58.115% — Savings Banks— Nat Vin fs 1st — 100 |Ger S & L..1625 1665 N C ngRy 7s.101% — |Hum S & L1050 1160 .N Ry Cal 6s..111 — |Mutual Sav. 3 40 N Ry Cal 5s..102% S F Sav U.. 410 — NPCRRG6s.104% — |S& L So.... — 100 N P C Ry 5s.100 102% |Security S B 250 — N Cal R 8s.. — — |Union T Co %0 — Oak Gas ss. Street Railroad Do 2d is bs California Om Ry 6s. Geary .. P & O 6s. Market-st . P & Ch Ry Gs. Oak S L & Powell-gt 6s. Presidio Reno WL&L Powder- Sac ElecRyss. — 100 |California . SF & N P 5s.107 107%|E Dynamite .. — a0 S P of Ar 6s..10214103% | Glant Con Co. 40% 4014 S P Cal 6s...110 — |Vigorit ......:. 3% 3% SPC 1s cg 8. — 100 | Miscelianeous— S P Br 6s.....112 112%!Al Pac Assn.. — 9§ SV Wat 65, — 1205|Ger Ld Wks..100 150 S V Wat 4s..103% — | Haw PI Co...20 — Stock Gas 6s..100 — |H C & S Co. 321 32% Water Hutch § P Co. 43% — Contra Costa.. 54% 5% | Mer Ex Assn. 80 — Marin Co ... 50 — |Nat Vin Co. Spring Val " 100%100%|Oc § Co_...... Gas & Electric— Pac A F L. Cent Gaslight. 95% — |Pac Bor Co... M E L Co..... 13% — |Par Paint Co. MORNING SESSI 100 Giant Powder Con..... 4 10 do do 10 do do 3 do _do b 10 ) Hana Plantation Co. 50 Hutchinson S P Co. 100 do do R $1000 Market-st Ry Con Bonds 58 10 Oakland Gas 5 do do L4975 6 s 100y " .. ¥ 25 Oceanic Steamship Co. 3 250 daE i B0 .5 70 Pacific Gas Imp .88 % do do .87 20 do do .87 30} o da- AL 508 F Gas & Electric Co, s 3. .89 50 do do . 88 do _do .. . 88 15) Spring Valley Water. 100 31000 S P of A Bonds. -103 Street— $2000 Park and Clff House Bonds. AFTERNOON SESSIO 50 Glant Powder Con. 25 “¢o a0t 120 Hana Plantation Co. 130 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. 50 do do ... 150 Hutchinson S P Co. b E 22LSLSIKY & SBRILSBWABL23: W SHERBRSS 5) Oakland Gas 50 < dor redon 1l 65 Oceanic Steamship Co. do do . do do 2 do do 10 Pacific Gas Imp 10S F Gas & Electric Co. 10 do do . 40 do do 105 do do 5 do do 3 do _do 5 Spring Valley Water: $1000 Spriny; Valley 4s Bonds. $000S F & N P Ry Bonds. Stréet— $2000 S P of A Bonds BOARD SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—9:30. 05300 Ophir . 18200 Sierra Nevada. 100 Alpha 200 Best & Beicher. 41/400 Union Con 100 Con Cal & Va.. 93(300 Utah 005 92200 ... : |100 Feliow' " Jacket. Afternoon Sessfon. 100 Best & Belchr. 42]200 Justice ... 200 Caledonta . 387|200 Occidental . £ 50 Ophir 50 Potosl 5| 200 Sierra Nevada. 6| 300 150 Hale & Norers.1 75 50 a0 800 Union Con 100 Ttah Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—10:30. 400 Mexican ) - 19/200 Ophir . 13300 Savage 200 Caledonia. . 38/500S B & M. 05 . 3 . 37/1200 Sierra Nevada. 70 300 . £ 386|500 E 300 Con Cal & Va.. 93600 300 ...... = 92 400 Crown Point 17 160 Gould & Curry. 2% 100 Hale & Norers.1 65400 Utah . 200 cevee 2ereneennn..l 701300 Yellow Jacket . 25 Afternoon Session. 600 Belcher . 54 200 Best & B o7 200 Caledonia. . 36 400 Potosi 2 300 Chollar . 100 Savage 28 400 Con Cal & 05 100 Hale & Nrers. 7 100 .. 3 100 Justice 0 250 Mexican 37 200 Ophir CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, Feb. 18— p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha . . 04 05/Julla . or 02 Alta 13 18| Justice N B Andes . L .12 14| Kentuck . 3 04 Belcher . .2 27| Lady Wash . 03 Best & Belchr. 41 42| Mexican . 34 Bullion . 07 03] Occidental 5 Caledonia 35 36| Ophir .. 55 Chollar . 1 36 37| Overman 08 Con Cal & Va. 93 84| Potost 24 Challenge ..... 30 32|Savage . 27 Con Imperial.. 01 02|Seg Belchr. 05 06 Confidence ..... 70 T75!Scorpion . 05 — Crown Point .. 16 1%|Slerra Nevada. 71 72 Con New York. — 02|Silver Hill o4 Eureka . 25| Standard py Exchequer 03| Union Con 37 7| Utah . 12 Yellow n Sa. | Moon's Phases. 5 |2 ¥ull Moon, 1® Trevs: Last Quarter, Feb. 1i. New Moon, Feb. 20. First Quarter,| Fab. 28 SUN, MOON AND TIDE. Coast and Geodetic Survey. !SB.‘MolTH. We |h.[Fr.| | [ States ed U eas and Helghts of High and Low Waters at Fort Point. Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Officfal Authority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-flve minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both place FEBRUARY—1898. Saturday, February 1. NOTE.—In the above exposition 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 Tast tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The helghts given are ‘additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, excej when a minus sign (—) precedes the height and then the number given is subtractive from the depth given by the chart: NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States H. oy ot e Dnih e oo maintained In San Francisco for the beneat of mariners without regard to nationality and N %;fmm ratall a lors are co invited visit the office, where complete sets ‘of eharts and salls ing directions of the 1d are t on hand for comparison and reference, and. the latest information can always be obtained regarding