The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1898, Page 12

o o 3 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1898, RCI 'COMME AL W ORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Disappointment over the light rain. Silver unchanged. Wheat and Barley futures advanced. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged Hay fi Feedstuffs as before. Lima Beans higher, Pinks and Bayos easy. Fair demand for Flour. Potatoes and Onions dull Butter Store Egsgs higher. unchanged. cars Eastern Poultry for to-day. r better. Fruit unchanged. firm and active. < unchanged. slvance. Mutton firm and lower. Cheese e sold rath h and Drie fons very dvanced in tierces advanced. holiday THE RAIN. n was a disappointment to the It was liberal where it was not and scant where it was inas Valley got only .06 the San Joaquin Valley while the bay and northern from .40 to .85, and in some an inch fell. Barley went up in this showing, Wheat futures ed and Hay was firm at Saturday’s IMPORTS OF GROCERIES. ports of staple groceries at this port in follows, Sugar, 9,467,000 pound against 1,149, TO-DAY A HOLIDAY. ngton's birthday a will be O Clear ® Partly Cloudy 8 Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATIO! ¢ flies with the wind. The top fig- n indicate maximum temperature se underneath it, if any, the all, of melted snow in inches during the past twelve hours. id lines, connect points of equal ; isothermis, or dotted lines, equal rd “high’” means high e and is usuclly accompanied low”" refers low pres- d is usually preceded udy weather and rains. first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and low coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the “low’’ is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- sbable. With a “high” in the vicinity of . and the pressure falling to the Call- ast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. nd accompanied “‘Lows” usually (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 5 p. m. following ur hours and seasonal rainfalls to those of the same Past This Last 24 hours. Searon. Season. . 0.3 21 35.87 9.60 20.94 7.04 14.47 6.30 17.76 Fresno £ 335 158 San Luts Obispo . 3.9 17.36 [ an 14.43 0 3.33 0.1 a0 1.26 4.87 temperature: Maximum, 52; n, 48. DITIO; FORECAST. The pressure has risen rapidly . during the twenty-four hours over the Pacific slope. er Oregon there has been a rise of about f an inch. The pressure has fallen rapidly the Missourl Valley. temperature has fallen dectdedly over Rocky Mountain region and westward to e Sierras. WEATHER C S AND GENERAL from 12 to 18 degrees. wing maximum wind velocities are Fort Canby, 30 miles per hour from Portland, 3¢ south; Spokane, 30 Idaho Falls, 36 northwest; est, and Carson City, 30 from the sts made at San Frantisco for thirty endin dnight, Feb. 22, 1898: g hern California — Fair Tuesday; fresh herly winds. o California—Fair Tuesday; westerly A iy Tuesday: cooler. | San and vicinity—Fair sday; fresh northerly wind. 4 el Special report from Mount Tamalpals, *azen at 5 p. m—Clear; wind northwest, 24 miles per hour; temperaturs ; maximum, 42. ANDER MCADIE, Local Forecast Offictal EASTERN ~MARKETS EW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, 'Feb. 21.—To-day's heavy de- | cline in the stock market was made without another actual new development in the sftua- | tlon, but was rather to be attributed to a com- bination of fmpressions which have been the underlying force in speculation for a week or | market demonstrated for one | more. To-day’ thing that last week’s decline would have been much heavier on the developments in the Cuban question, had it not been for the support of powerful interests who desired an opportunity to realize. The entire absence of support to- compared with the | Atchison 1 |BLP &om. B s oo Tooise P M & ML Zan acite 18156 Pacine 19% | Cani Pacific So 3 5 Can Southern 50 ‘Sol :}n;l:(ny zg;: CharTel Ot Texas & Pacific .. Ilty Chi & Alton Union Pacific .... 30% Chi B & UPD&G. [ Ghi & % T Wabash .. 7 € CC & st'L.ll s | Do pret 16% Do pref . 50, (Wheel & L'E.... o I & Hudson ... 1101| Do pref .. L 12 | Dt fi.("‘{\k o ;) 2| Express Companies— Den & Rio G 12 |Adams Ex ........ 126 Do pref ..... American EX .... 125 Erie (new) . 1412 | United States ... 43 Do 1st pref 387 | Wells, Fargo ... 115 Fort Wayne ...... 170 | Miscellaneous— 3t N 5 |A Cot Oil . L /ap Gt Nor pre(‘ ha I \D(OMNL“ 4 Hocking Val . | T 7 Illinois Cent ... ng.ll\!'?;(e‘r;:;rm 15 L e & W Jou|Amer Tobacco ... 91 Lake Shore 15134 | Do pref .. it & N 564z |People’s Gas ..... 3% | Louis & Nas 564 | <3 Manhattan L ns it S e ens 77|Col F & Iron .... 20% | Miop & o | Do pret e T e §7°|Gen Electric | pacific |Tilinois Steel Mo Pacific % t | Mobile & Ohio }»flrl-do Gas . | o pre [ | Chi Ind 2Wn{\|ral‘r§;}n‘nn 2 Do pref . s | p Co . | N'J Centra Pacific Mafi . N Coine |Pullman Pal | New York sales of Americans. | steadily through the day. re the rainfalls for the past | cans, but this was powerless to support the | to-morrow morning big differences are to be Over Nevada and Utah there has | Lander, | per cent in many leading bonds. Total sales, States 4s of 1907 and 1828 were % lower bid. Total sales of stocks to-day were 578,200 | shares, Including 10,776 Atchison preferred, 5150 | Chesapenke and Ohio, 35,576 Burlington, 13,865 Louisville and Nashville, 31,230 Manhattan, 9785 Metropolitan, 3180 Reading preferred, 9861 Mis- souri Pacific, 5264 Missouri, Kansas and Texas preferred, 3100 New Jersey Central, 22500 New | York Central, 13,760 Northern Pacific, 24. l.! | Northern Pacific preferred, 5230 Reading, 19.025 Rock Island, 38,620 St. Paul, 54(:“ Sopthern pre- ferred, 15,835 Union Paclfic, 3570 Wabas pre- ferred, 13,34 Tobacco, 3384 Chicago Great West- ern, 13,810 People's Gas, 3780 Consolldated Gas, | 5510 General Electric, 92,570 American Sugar, 3607 Tennessee Coal and Iron, 5250 Leather pre- | ferred, 9120 Western Union. | CLOSING STOCKS. 3% N Y Central s N Y Centra Stiver Certificates N Y Chi & S ! o 73 [Stan Rope & T i \Gie : . 33 |Suzar .. 127 Do2n pre 3 | Do pref 12 T C & Iron 2 S Leathe Do pref Pittsbur; Reac St_Paul . Do pref . Chi G W ... | Haw Com Co . Lw! 21 | Nor Carolin: | _Do_fours No Pac lsts . Do 3s $5%| Do 5 © 116% | Readin; 1045 R G W Ists . St L & I M C 5s. St L & SF Gen 6s St P Con hore 4s . enturies . Va C MK&T Do deferred . Do fours MINING STOCKS. Chollar .. 33| Ontario 280 | Crown Point 15| Ophir 50 | Con Cal & Va | Plymouth 5 | Deadwood ...... Quicksilver 1 00 | Gould & Curry Do pref 200 | Hale & Norcross. 1 50/ Slerra Nev 90 | Homestake 37 00| Standard . 160 Iron Silver . 43| Union Con . 36 | Mexican 30| Yellow Jacket % | BOSTON. BOSTON, Feb. 21.—Atchison, 11%; Bell Tele- phone, Burlington, §7%; Mexican Central, 5%; Oregon Short Line, 30%: San Diego, —. LONDON MARKETS. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here opened flat to-day on politics. . A recovery at midday was followed by a further sharp fall, mainly on bear operations and Paris bought including Ameri- market. Unless there should be @ sharp rally | met, notably In Grand Trunk and Americans, by weak operators. At the same time there have also geen commitments in the last few | oo New York's heavy selling to-night, occur- ring on the eve of the settlement here and the holiday in the United States to-morrow, de- moralized the market and caused a gloomy feeling, Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific be- ing §3 to $6 lower than at the last settlement. | Argentines were better. Mines were dull. The settlement in that market is featureless. | Gold s in fair demand at 77s $%d, but the | demand 1s now confined to South 'America. | There is good reason to believe that but for | this bar gold might go to the Bank of Eng- | land. French exchange has been easier, but closed firm at last week's high rate of 25.27, It is expected that resumption of purchases of | stocks here by French capital will induce a | further rise. France will also find it neces- | sary to make large purchases of wheat. | NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—FLOUR—Receipts, | 21,225 barrels; exports, 9464 barrels. Moderate- Iy active, irm and a shade higher on choice grades; Minnesota patents, $ 3@5 50; do bakers', $1 40G4 60; winter straits, $4 6504 75; | winter ‘extras, §3 70@4 10; winter low grades, | 52 s0@3. | WHEAT—Recelpts, 50,875 bushels; exports, | 25,029 bushels. Spot, steady: No. 2 red, $1 09% | %. 0. b., afloat and to arrive. Optlons’ opened 5@l%c advance on war rumors and another squeeze of May shorts. The bulge in- | vited selling, however, which, with bearish | weekly statistics, produced a midday reaction, followed at_the close by the sharp rally on | covering. The market was finally steady at Yf@lc net advance; No. 2 red May, $1 2%@ 103%; closed, $1 03%. HOPS—Firm, WOOL—Quiei PETROLEUM—Dull. PIGIRON—Warrants very dull, $6 50@6 0. TIN—Closed easier at $i4@l4 10. - SPELTER—Closed firm at $ 1504 20. LAKE COPPER—Closed firm, $11 30@11 50. LEAD—Closed easfer, $3 773@} 825 The firm that fixes the price for miners and smelters in the West makes the price of lead $3 60. COFFEE—Options closed barely steady, with oints net lower. Sales, | firm _at i | | prices unchanged to 10 600 bags, including: March, $5 65@5 75. Spot ffee—Rlio, quiet; No. 7 invoice, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6%c. Mild, steady; Cordova, T%@ | 15%c. SUGAR—Raw, strong; refined, firm. | BUTTER—Receipts, #300 packages; strong. | Western creamery, 14%@20c; Elgins, 20c; fac: | tory, 11%c. EGGS—Receipts, 4700 packages; strong; State and Pennsylvania, lic; Western, 15%c. DRIED FRUITS. Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— 107 February 3 i 106 106% 93% 1% 92% 31 30 30 328 3% 321 3 ;W g 7% W% Y% 25 % 4% 24% Mess Pork, r bbl— May B 11 12% 11 12% 1095 11 00 July 11 15 115 10 95 11 00 Lard, per 100 Ths— May 5 2% 5% B | July 32% 535 530 5 32% Short Ribs, r 100 hs— May Lo 530 532% 522% 52 July 3% 540 5 32% | " Cash_quotations were as follows slow; No. 2 .spring wheat, nominal No. 3 Recelpts. Shipmts. Clties— Bushels. Bushels. | | Minneapolis 48,180 | | Duluth | Detroft | % | ished beeve: K | weight.flocks, not many going under 5 Heavy | day gave color to the supposition that. ghoms | NEW ORI FTi6h | St Caltten . Al interests had completed thelr liquidation and | fruits, steady, . 5 D APPLES—Common, c: were Indifferent to the course of the market. | VA LORA T LD AE L LB o e The motives assigned for the selling had less | §15c; choice, $%c: fancy, 9@9%c. apparent basis in fact than were furnished by | the developments of last week. So far as they | turned on the Cuban question they dealt with | the speculations on possible future events and | on abstruse points of international law without any convincing authority to back them. Ap- | prehensions growing out of the rate war for | passenger business between the Canadian Pa- | cific and our own transcontinental lines had & | more substantial basis, though a soothing sug- | gestion was offered that the profits and divi- | dends were not largely dependent on passenger | business anyhow. There seemed to be no resl. izing sense that this suggestion was inconsis- | tent with the large advances which had been forced in the price of securities on hopes of Klondike traffic. The great snow storm in the | West was also a factor of real importance, both by reason of the interruption to railroad | traffic and the possible damage to crops. What- ever the real motive, it was beyond dispute that there were large offerings of securities for | which there was no adequate demand, and | selling orders to stop losses were uncovered on | the descending scale. Declines were so great | that the prices that looked attractive as bar- | gains were reached in many cases and buying thus invited steadier prices and worked re- coveries. This was repeated several times dur- ing the day, and the market closed with an- other rally in full force, thus leaving the net | declines decidedly smalier than the extreme declines during the day. A feature of the day | was the marking up of call loans to 1% per cent in accordance with the reduction in the sur- plus reserve. The local market paid no atten- tion to the firmer tone on foreign exchange due to the subsidence of apprehension over the West African_situation, which was regarded PRUNES—3@Sc. APRICOTS—Royal, 5@T%c; Moorpark, 9@1lc. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@%; peeled, 12@20c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 21.—It looked at the open- ing In wheat as though there was to be an- other wild day in the pit. May was bid for at the commencement all the way from $1 06 to $1.073%, the higher of the figures being an ad- vance of 1%c over Saturday's closing price Most of the bidding was at $1 06 and the prices settled there for a moment. - Then it rose rap- 1dly to $1 07%, declined a cent and worked back more slowly to $107. July was affected also, though not_showing such rapid or violent fluc- tuations. The break in New Yok stocks and the war talk in the morning papers undoubt- ediy had & good deal of influence on shorts, whose anxiety to cover was responsible for the nervousness the market displayed. The Leiter representatives claim they did nothing at to- day's market. The crowd believed that a good portion of the buying was done on every soft spot for his credit, and this bellef added to the general nervousness. Wheat on ocean pass- age showed an increase for the week of 2,320, 000 bushels. This provoked lively selling from scattered longs. Up to midday the market showed a series of fluctuations more or_ less | violent, May being bid up at one time to $1 05, but dropping at once to $1 07%. July acted heavier and did not get at any time above 3kc. The visible figures were a disappoint- ment to the bulls. They showed a decrease of but 301,000 bushels, and but for the heavy de- crease at Chicago, owing to the Lelter ship- ing market and a slow rally followed. At the g]ou May was bringing $1 06% and July 92%c. There was heavy selling of corn from every direction, but_country offerings were small and cables firm. May closed ¥c lower. Oats was similar to that of corn In its action. May closed %c lower at 26%c. Provisions were fairly active and irregular. At the close May pork was 2ic lower at $11, May lard 2ic higher at $5 25 and May ribs 2isc lower at $5 2. The leading futures ranged as follows: 1@%c; No. 2 red, $1 05@1 05%:; . 2 3 2° No. 2 oats, 26%c; No. e o e No. 2 ‘rye, 50c; hite, f. 0. b., 28%@29%e: Xor's Sarien, £."0. I?..@ zz‘é.:sc No. 1 flaxseed, No. 2 barle; $1 23%; prime timothy $2 923%@2 95; mess pork, per bbl, $10 95@i1; lard, per 100 bs, $5 17% @5 20; short ribs sides (loose), $5 15@5 40; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $ 75@5; short clear sides (boxed), $550@5 60; whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gal, $1 18%. spring wheat, Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 15, 16,000 Wheat, bu 88,000 Corn, bu 360,000 Oats, bu 211,000 Rye, bu . 1,000 Barley, bu 50,000 28,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was firm; creamerles, 13@18c; dalries, 11G17c; cheese, qulet, 5@8%c; eggs, firm, fresh, 1iec. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Milwaukee Chicago Toledo St. Louls s City Totals Tidewa Boston, New Yor hiladelphia imore New Orleans Totals PARIS FUTURES. HOLIDAY. Wheat— Opening Closing Flour— Opening Closing LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Dee. | Opening 6 7% | Closing ! EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. | CHICAGO, Feb. 21 — CATTLE — Stronger from the start, with sales on an average of | c higher. Sales were on a basis of $3 90@ | 450 for poor to medium grades of dressed beef | steers, $4 T5@5 for good to cholce shipping cat- | | Rice Flour, $5 75; Cornmeal, $§2 2 tle and $ 25@5 50 for strictly prime well-fin- stockers and feeders, $3 85@4 60. | Texas cattle were in small supply and sold | better, prices ranging from $3 10@4 70; calves | sold_at $4 26@6 7. | HOGS—Sold at an extreme range of §3 %@ 4 273, largely at $4 10@4 20, with late sales largely at $1 05@4 15. SHEEP—Were wanted at $3G350 for the poorest up to $4 50@4 60 for choice fed Weat- erns, sales being largely at $ and upwari. Yearlings old for $4 50@5 and lambs at $47% for_ inferior, up to $ 60 for prime light export sheep were salable at $4 354 40. Receipts—Cattle, 11500; hogs, 23,000; sheep, 20,000. OMAHA. OMAHA, Feb. 21.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 1500, Market 5@10c higher; native beef steers, $3 75@ 490; Western steers, $3 60@4 50; Texas stee $3@3 70; cows and heifers, $2 90g3 %; vanne £2a2 9; stockers and feeders, $3 5004 75; cal $4@6; bulls and stags, $2 40@3 60. HOGS—Receipts, 2400, Market 5c higher: heavies, $3 90@4; mixed, $3 90@3 95; light, $3 90G 4: bulk of sales, §3 %@3 97. SHEEP—Recelpts, 3300. Market steady; | to choice natives, '$3 S04 §0; fair to cholce | Westerns, 33 70@4 60; common and stock sheep, | $3@4; lambs, $4 25@5 60. DENVER. 21.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 600. Market steady to strong; beef steers, 32 75G 415; cows, §275@3 70; stockers and feeders, $3 S0@4 o bulls, stags, etc., $2@3. HOGS—Receipts, 2X. Market firm and e higher; light packers, $3 95@4; mixed, $3 9@ 8 9%; heavy, 33 §5@3 %. 3 3 o receipts. Good demand ior mut- KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2L.—CATTLE—Receipts, official, 2500 natives; 1300 southern. Market quiet, steady to 10c higher. Nothing above medium quality offered; dressed beef, $370@ 4 80; choice, 3535 50; Western ted steers, $3 7 @4 do; cows and heifers, $2 26G4; stockers and feeders, largely $3 75@4 50; fancy yearlings, $5 05 HOGS—Receipts, official, §800. Market active, steady to 5@l0c higher. Common hogs plenty and about steady; bulk of sales, $3 S5@4: heavies and packers, 33 85@4 20: mixed and fair | DENVER, Feb. %;‘gfi)“m' $3 50@4; lights, $3 5@3 %0; pigs, $3 60 SHEEP—Receipts, official, 550. Demand good; market steady. Western muttons, $3 5@ 425; choice muttons, $4 25@4 50. Lambs, mar- ket ‘weak. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Feb. 21.—The recent firmness in the wheat market as usual has scared hold- ers out of the market and there was very little selling to-day. The local market is firm without much change in prices; in fact, the prices toward the close of last week in some cases were considerably in advance of ex- port values, & few sales of Walla Walla being reported as high as Soc. To-day the quota- tions ranged from 77c to 7o, with Valley and Blue Stem §0GSlc per bushel. WASHINGTON. A TACOMA, Feb. 21.—Wheat opened %¢ higher in sympathy with other markets and closed strong. No. 1 Club, 77%c; No. 1 Blue Stem, 80%c. PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Feb. 2lL.—Exchanges, $72,054; balances, $67,044. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb. 21.—Consols, 112 7-16; Silver, 2%d; French rentes, 103 Toc. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2L.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California, 38s; cargoes off coast, firm, 3d higher; cargoes on passage, firm, 3 higher: English country markets, firm; French country markets, easy: Liverpool Wheat, No. 1 Cai- ifornia, s 232d@Ss 3%d; Wheat in Paris, holi- day; Flour in Paris, holiday: quantity Wheat and Flour on passage to U. K., 3,240,000; quan- tity Wheat and Flour on passage to Continent, 1,350,000;_imports into U. K. for week, 310,000 Barrels Flour; 190000 quarters Wheat. COTTON—Uplands, 8 11-32d. VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY. ° NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The statement of the visible supply of graln in store and afloat Sat- urday, February 19, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, is as follows: Tnc.. Bush. Bush. ‘Wheat 432,000 - .. Corn . 39, 000 1,316,000 Oats . 13, 000 . Rye 3,634,000 Barley 2,314,000 CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail- able cash balance, $225,145,969; gold reserve, $167,041,415. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. - usi Sterling Exchange, 60 days. — 486 Sterling Cables .. 4 86%; New York Exchange, sight. 2 New York Exchange, telegrapl 21 Fine Silver, per ounce. - 55% Mexican Dollars .. 4 prite WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are dull at the last quoted rates, owing to the deficlent ratnfall. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a reg- tered tonnage of 29,400 against 19,400 tons on the same date last’ year; disengaged, 29,700 tons against 94.800; on the way to 183,560 tons against 199,400, WHEAT—The Plerre Corneflle takes for Cape Town 4109 ctls. valued at $64,500. ‘utures advanced, partly in sympathy with a rise from $1 06 to $1 08 in Chicago, and partly owing to the disappointment. in regard to the light rainfall in the San Joaquin. Spot prices were firm, but unchanged. Tidewater_quotations are as follows: $1 423 for No. 1, §143%@1 45 for choice and 31 4T%@ 150 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, $hon 51 s Va0 st e ol 91 5o Mo 4900, i 3 i 2000, 314,000, $1 35%; 2000, $1 3%, ° ments, there would probably have been an i) crease. Free selling both of July and May fol- lowed this announcement. Toward the close a sudden bulge in New York, and the good ex- :ofl business from the Atlantic ports, 572,000 ushels, injected some strength into the drop- with such acute misgivings on the local ex- change on Saturday. London was a buyer on balances In the New York market to-day. The course of the bond market was in ac- cordance_with stocks in both declines and rallies. The loss at one time was from 1 to 2 | 8@ Second_session—December—2000 ctls, §1 3%; 5000, F1 35vg 10,000, 1 B0 2000, F1 36% 2000 $1.36: 4000, 81 0, May— a0, 1 d4; 200, 51 44 mfi{xa:mnm:mnwfi: 3 Regular mornin- '-u-xon—meemb«—mg s 81 35%: 10,000, $1 35%; 14,000, $1 36%; 6000, 34,000, $1 45; 2000, $1 M4%; R ttdmann. scaston-Iotember. 2000 chis; 81 36; 6n— : 2000, $1 36%: 2000, $1 St May—8000, $1 4% 2000, $1 4414 22,000, $1 4. BARLEY—The rain was a disappointment to the trade for it was insignificant just where it | was most needed, and futures went up sharply in consequence, but spot prices were undis- turbed. Feed, $1 05@1 r dark to good and §1 10 for choice: Brewing, $1 15@1 20 for No. 1 and $1 10g1 12% per off for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. "1101’!0:1:--1 session—9:15 o’ clock—May—4000 ctls, $1 04; 2000, 4000, $1 06%; y—6000 _ctls, Second session—May—2000 ctls, $1 0435 10,000, $1 05; 10,000, $1 06%; wt)ng&lml/.; 26000, 41 1" i ar ' morni; sesslon— a "5‘&1 w. §1 Dfin‘:: 2000, $1 06%; 18,000, $1 06; Afternoon session—May—4000 ctls, $1 06%; 2000, $1 06%: 6000, $1 06, ; ers report previous prices for all descriptions, with a quiet market. Supplies are ample for all needs. Fancy feed, 31 22%@1 25 per ctl; good. to cholce, $117%@1 22%; common, _$1 12%@1 15; Surprise, $1 26@1 30; red, §1 36@1 4; gray, §1 15 @1 17%: milling. " $1 201 25; black, for seed, $1 35@1 50. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—The market is dull enough, but there is no decline in prices. Recelpts are sufficient for all needs, mall round yellow, $1 10@1 15 per ctl; large yellow, $1 074@1 10; whfl@?ogl u1‘~zp@el 10. w’;‘:fi—steldy and unchanged at $1 05@1 07% BUCKWHEAT—Nominal; none here. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The millers continue to report a fair demand on local and export account at the old prices. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 55@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in_sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $2 50 per 100; extra cream do, $3; Oatmeal, $3 50; Oat Groats, $4; Hom- iny, $3 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $4; Cracked Wheat, $3 50; Farina, $4 50: Whole Wheat Flour, 33 %: Rolled Oats (bbls), $5 25@5 65; in sacks, $ 05@5 45; Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas, 43 75: Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The rain produced no effect whatever on the Hay market, which was fully as firm as on Saturday. The fall was light in the Salinas and San Joaquin, where it was most needed, the bay and northern countles getting the | lion's share. Feedstuffs are unchanged. BRAN—-319G15 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$22024 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $2@25 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $25 50@29 50; Jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $21 50@22 50; Cot- tonseed Meal, $28430 per ton; Corn Meal, $23 50 ?13‘@ 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25; Chopped Feed, HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $17@19 per ton; Wheat and Oat, §15@18; Oat, $14 506 16 50; Barley, 314@16 50; compressed, $16G@17 50; Alfalfa, ~ $10 50@11 50; stock, $i11@i2; Clover, $11 50@12 50; Nevada Timothy, $13 50@14 per ton. STRAW—33@45¢ per BEANS AND SEEDS. Lima Beans have again advanced. Pinks and Bayos are rather easy than otherwise. Specu- lators continue sharp buyers of whites in the country. There is no further change to report In Seeds. # BEANS—Bayos, $2 @3 05; Small Whites, $110@1 60; TLarge Whites, $1 50@1 35; Pinks, §2 60@2 70; Reds, $2 @ 2 25; Blackeye, 2 40@2 50; Butters, 50; Limas, 2 15@2 2; Pea, $1 50101 55 2 50 per ctl ¥ SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 75 @3 per ctl;Yel- low Mustard, $2@250; Flax, $230; Canary Seed, 2%@2%c per 1b: Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp, 3¢c; Timothy, Gisc, DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 40@1 65; Green, $2@ 2 05 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes are weak and dull under heavy sup- plies, though prices are no lower. Onfons show little change, Asparagus is_weaker, POTALOBS—Early Kose, §5@%c; River Reds, §0@60c; River Burbanks, 65@7oc per sack; Ore- Hurbanks, 70c@$l 05; Salinas Burbanks, @$1 20; Petaluma Burbanks, f@70c; Sweet Potatoes, 25 @ 50c per ctl for Rivers and $i for Merced, new Volunteer Potatoes — per lb. ONIONS-§2 2%@2 50 per ctl; Oregons, $2 60@ cut onfons, $2@2 25 per sack. VEGETABLES—Rhubarb, 10c per 1b; Ala- meda Green Peas, §@l0c per Ib; Mushrooms, 5@12c: Marrowfat Squash, $20@25 per ton; Dried Peppers, 6@7c per Ib; Dried Okra, l5c; Cabbage, 60@T5c per ctl; Carrots, 25@elc per sack; Garllc, 3@4l%c per Ib; Asparagus, 12%@ 25 per M. Los Angeles Green Peas, 4@6c; String Beans, Tomatoes, $1@1 50; Green Peppers, 25c per Tb; Summer Squash, —; Egg Plant, Iic per Ib; Hothouse Cucumbers, H0c@S$125 per dozen. “EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per 1b in lots of 25 s; sliced desiccated, 15@1Sc; granulated raw, 13c: Onlons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 1Sc; Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; turnips, 25¢; String Beans, 3ic; Tomatoes, 60e. POUNTRY AND GAME. Two cars of Fastern go on to-day. Dressed Turkeys giut the market. Young Poultry is firm. Game rules firm and prices are somewhat better. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 9@l0c for Gob- blers and 9@l0c for Hens; dressed Turkey: S@lic per Tb; Geese, per pair, $1 26@1 50; Gos- lings, $2 50@3; Ducks, $4@5 50 for old and $7@s for young; Hens, $3 50@4 50; Roosters, young, $5 @6: Roosters, old, 33 50@4; Fryers, _$5 50@6; Broilers, $5@5 0: for large and $3 50@4 50 for small; Pigeons, $2G2 50 per dozen for young and $1 for old. GAME—Quail, per doz, $1 2; Mallard, $2 50Q 3 50; Canvasback, $3@5; Sprig, $1 2%5@1 Teal, $1@1 2; Widgeon, 31; Small Ducks, c; . Gray Geese, $150@2; White, 50@isc; Brant, §l; Honkérs. 33; Engiish Snipe, 827 Jack Snige, 314 Hare, $1; Rabbits, §1@1 2 for Cottontalls and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND FGGS. Butter has again declined and stocks are ac- cumulating. Store Eggs are in good demand and higher, but ranch are still neglected. There 15 no change in Cheese. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 24c; seconds, 22 c. @ BRiry — Cholce to fancy, 20@21c; second grades, 19 per . 19@21c; ladle- Eastern Butter — Creamery, packed, 15@17%c per T, CHEESE—Choice mild new, 10g; common to good, $@%ic; Cream Cheddar, 10@lic; Young America, 10@11c; Western, 11@12c; Eastern, 12% @13%c per 1b. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 11%@13c per dozen; store Eggs, 11@11%c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. With the exception of Mexican Limes the market is well stocked with all seasonable varieties and prices are generally weak. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 40@30c per box for common, G@$ for good to choice and $1 2 for fancy. CRANBERRIES—$7@8 per bbl. CITRUS *FRUITS — Navel Oranges. $12@ 225; Seedlings, S0c@$l: Mandarins, 31@150 for large and 50@Tsc for small boxes; Grape Fruit, 50c@$2 50 per box; Lemons, 0@Tsc rfor com- mon and $1G2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $; Callfornia Limes, in_small boxes, 60@80c; Bananas, $1 26G2 % per bunch; Pine- apples, $3@1 per doze DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The market is still as dull as ever and there is nothing new to report. ’ DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ 4%c for 40-50's, 3@4%c for 60-60's, 3Y@3I%c for 60-70's, 2%@3%c for 70-8s, 2%@2%c for 80- 90's, 1%@3%c for 90-100's; Peaches, - 3@4%c; fancy, 5@dlsc; peeled. 10@i2%c; Apricots, 5@6e for Royals and 7@kc for good to fancy Moor- parks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7%c; sun-dried, 4@sc; black Figs, In sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, 444@é%c for pitted and 1@ll%c for unpitted: bleached Plums, 5@5c; Nectarines, 4@sc for prime to fancy: Pears, 24@i%c for quarters and 3@Sie for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—2¢ for two-crown, 3@3%e for three- crown, 3%@dc for four-crown, b for Seedless Sultanas, 3%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at 8 per ; Walnuts, 5@c for hardshell and 6@Tc_ for softshell; Almonds, 2%@3%c for hardshell, 5@6c for_softsheli and 7@Sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@6i4c for Eastern and 4%c for California’ Pecans, 6%@sc; Filberts, §%@10c; Brazil Nuts, T: Cocoanuts, $1 50@5 per 100. w Comb, $@10c for bright and 5@ for lower grades; new water White extract- ed, 4%@5c; light amber extracted, $%@4c per . BEESWAX—23@2c per . PROVISIONS. Dealers are still selling at the old prices, which are below the parity of the Eastern markets, and which would be higher were it not for local competition. The demand for all kinds is sharp. Cottolene in tierces is higher. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9c PO, o heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, llc for extra light and 12%c for Sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; Califor- nia Hams, 10c: Mess Beef. $9 per bbl; extra mess, do, 310; family do, $11@12; Salt Pork, §9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $1§; mess, $16; Smoked Beef, 11@12 per . * LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at 5%c per 1 for com) and §%c for pure; palls, Tic; California tlerces, Gic per Ib for _compound and 6%c for pure; half-barrels, 6%c; 10-b tins, Tie; do 5-Tb, T%e. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 64@6¥%c; packages, less than 5f0 Mhe—I-Tb palils, 60 in & case, S%c; 3-b pails, 20 in a case, 8%c: &-Ib pafls, 12 in a case, 8ic; 10-1b palls, 6 in a case, 8%c; 50-1b tins, one or two in a case, T%c; wooden buck- ets, 20 Ibs ner, Tic; fancy tubs, 80 Tbs net, 7%c; half-bbls, about 110 Ibs, T%c per Tb. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides are quoted firm, but not active. Wool and Hops are dull and unchanged. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell Le under sonri etock. e saltod stcrs, lc; medium, 9c; Cowh'des, 9@lc; stags, 6@6lc; salted ED. 10c; ‘i, [tion Cotter Tract, | perior unwashed; sk@bc | doz, 80c; pickled cod, barrels, each, $8; pickied llc; dry Hides, 17@17%c; culls and brands, 13% Mc; dry Kip and Veal, 14@l5c; dry Calf, 18@ ; ‘culls, 16@lic; Goatskins, ~20@37%c each; Kids, 5@i0c; Deerskins, good summer, 2@30c per Ib; medfum, 20c; winter. 10c; Sheepskins, | shearlings, 20@30c_each; short wool, 40@70c | each; medium, 70@%c; " long wools, @31 30 each. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per Ib; No. | 2, 2G2%c; refined, Sc: Grease, 2@2%c. | WOOL—Fall clip—Middle_countles—free, 10@ | 13c; do defective, 10@11c; San Joaquin, defect- ive, 7@sc; _Southern Mountain, 9@lic; free Northern, 12@13c; do defective, 9@llc; 'Hum- boldt and Mendocino, 13@15c; Eastern Oregon, 8@13c; Valley Oregon. 16@1Sc. i HOPS—Old crop, 2@6e for poor to fair and @ 10c for good; new crop, 11@l4te per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 188 delivery, 5%@5%c; Wool Bags, 27@30g; San Quentin,$5 30. COAL—Wellington, $10 r ton; New Wel- lington, $10; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, $5 75; Wallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumber- land, $10 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsyl- vania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Val- | ley, $760; Coke, $12 per ton In bulk and $14 in sacks. CORDAGE—Prices are as follows: Manila— 1%-inch, 7%c; 12-thread, $%c; 6 and 9 thread, 8%c; bale rope, T%@skc. Sisal—1%-inch, 6%c: 12-thread, Tic; 6 and 9 thread, 7%c; bale rope, 6% @Tc. CANNED FRUITS—Black Cherries quotable at $125@150; White Cherries, $125@1 75; Peaches and Pears, 90c@$1 10; Apricots, 60@90c. CANNED VEGETABLES—Peas, T70c@$l1 25; "Tomatoes, T5c. » COFFEE— ‘We quote: Costa Rica—17%@18c for prime washed; 14%@15c for good washed; 174@18c | for good to prime washed peaberry; 16%@17c for good peaberry; 14@17c for good to prime; 12 | @12%c for de current roixed with black beans: 9%@1i%e for fair; 5%@shc for common to_ordinary. Salvador—14@15¢c for good to prime washed; 12@13%c for fair washed; 15@16%c for good to prime washed peaberry: 10@llec nominal for su- | or good green un- | washed; 12@13c for good to prime unwashed | peaberry. Nicaragua—s%@1lc for good to superlor un- washed; 12@13c for good unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—17@19c for prime to | fancy washed; 14%,@16c for good to strictly | good washed; 13@14%c for fair washed: 7@10c for medium; 5@6%c for common to ordinary 18c for ‘good to prime washed peaberry 3¢ for good unwashed peaberry; $%@1lc for 800d to superior unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles per lb, 3%c: cases, selected, per b, 4%c; cases, imitation Eastern, per b, 4%c: boneless, per b, bc; strips, Norway, ‘per Ib, 5lc; strips, Narrow Gauge, per Ib, 5%c; strips, Silver King, per Ib, | 6%c; blocks, Clipper, per Ib, 5e: blocks, On- | ental, per Ib, 5%ec; blocks, Seabright, per Ib, : tablets, Crown Brand, per Ib. 7%c: mia- dles, Golden State, per Ib, 5%c; middles, White Seal, per doz, $}c: desiccated, Gilt Edge, per | | cod, half barrels, each, $4 50. OIL—California’ Castor Oil. case: bbls, 90c per gal (manufacturers' rates); seed Ofl, in bbls, boiled, 33c; do raw, 5lc; cases, 5c 'more; Lard Oil, extra winter strained, bbls, S5c; No. 1, 45c; cases, 5c more; China Nut, 47@55c_per ‘gal; Neatsfoot Oil, bbls, 60c, cases, @5c; No. 1, bbls, 50c; cases, perm, crude, 60c; natural white, S0c; bleached do, Whale Oil, natural white, 40c; bleached do. Pacific Rubber mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@1 35 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@ 22 per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oll, in bulk, 1lc per gal.; Pearl Ol in cases, 17c; Astral do, 17c; Star.do, 17c; Extra Star do, 2ic; Elaine | do, '22¢; Eocene do, 19c; Deodorized Stove Gaso- ne, in bulk, 12c; do in cases, 17}sc; 63 degree | aphtha, in bulk, 11%c; do in cases, 16%c; 36 | degree Gasoline, in bulk, 20c; do in cases 25c. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@ic per.1b. TURPENTINE—In cases, 52c; in iron barrels, 47c; in wooden barrels, 46c per gallon. LUCOL—Bolled, bbls, 43c; do_cases, 4Sc; raw, bbls, 4lc; do cases, 46¢ per gallon. CANDLES—Paraffine Wax are higher. The Standard_ Oil Company quotes ~as follows: Electric Light, 68, 16 oz., T%c; 14 oz., 6lc; 12 oz., 5%c; 10 oz, 4%c. Paraffine Wax Candles— 1s.'2s, 48, 6s and 12s, white, 7%c; colored, $%c. LEATHER—Harness, heavy, 30@3sc per Ib; do medium, 2c; do light, 26@2ic; rough, medium, 28c; 'do light, ' 26@2T rough Leather, 22@23c; Kips, $40@45 per dozer: Calf, 20c@$l per lh; rough splits, 7@Sc; belt-knife splits, 10@12c; Collar Leather, black, 10@12c per foot: do russet, 10@12; Skirting Leather, 30@35¢ per Ib. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushea and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Dry, Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mai nolla A, 5%c; Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, 5%c Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A, 5%c per Ib; half barrels ic more than barrels, and boxes %c more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Mutton is firm at the advance. Beef rules steady at the old prices. Hogs are very firm and sales at the top figure are reported, though there s very little of such stock being re- celved’ at the moment. Arrivals of Spring Lambs are still light. Wholesale rates for dressed slaughterers are as follow. BEEF—First quality, 6%c; second do, 5%@ 6¢c; third do, 4@5c per . stock from VEAL—Large, 6@6%c; small, T per 1. ML;;H‘ON~Welhers~ T%@sc; Ewes, T@7%c per 1. LAMB—Spring, 12%@15c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 4%c for large, 4c for small and 4%@4%c for medium; stock Hogs, 3@ate; dressed do, 6@7e per Ib. WOOD, LUMBER, ETC. Posts, 8@10c each for No. 1 and 5%@6c for N Redwood, $5 per cord; Oak, rough, $6 50; peeled, 33; Pine, $5 75. LUMBER—Retail prices are nominally as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $11@14 for No. 1 and $9 50@11 for No. 2, extra sizes higher. R Wood—$14@17 for No. 1 and $11@12 50 for No. 2; Lath, 4 feet, $1 70@1 80; Pickets, $16; Shingles, $1 25 for common and $2 % for fancy; Rustic, $19@21; Shakes, $8. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Monday, February 21 Flour, qr sks..... 42,056 Middlings, sks 650 Wheat, ctls Hay, tons 639 Barley, ctls . Hops, bales 9 Corn, ctls Wool, bales Cheese, ctls . Eggs, doz Butter, ctls . Hides, no Tallow, ctls Pelts, bdls Beans, sks 2,503 | Leather, roiis 0 Potatoes, sks . 2.553‘|Wln=, gals . Onlons, ks . 11 | Stiver. flasks Bran, sks . 1,08 | EASTERN. Corn, ctls 001 —_———— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. ‘Anna M. Wempe to Wilhelm Wempe, lot on S line of Oak street, 137:6 E of Buchanan, E 52:6 by S 120; gift. John J. McCarthy to Mary T. McCarthy, lot on N line of Page street, 56:3 E of Clayton, E 25 by N 100; gift. James Otis to Lucy H. Otls, undivided 1-27 of lot on NW _corner of Greenwich and San- some streets, W 91:8 by N 68:9; $5. Patrick and Lucy Walsh to Walter E. Dean, lot on W line of Taylor street, 62:6 N of Eddy, N % by W 80; $10. John Forsyth to' Margaret Forsyth, lot on W line of Third avenue, 300 N of Polnf Lobos, N 2 by W 120; gift. W. H. Coombe, C. E. Gregory, H. I Nager and Frances Gehricke (by Lansing Mizner, commissioner) to Phebe A. Hearst, all of O L block 1188; $3000. Willlam' Jellings to I E. Jellings (wife of William), re-record of 1643 a 22, lot 1, block H, Railroad Homestead Association; gift. Alice Nelson to Matilda Burke, lot on S line of Sadowa street, 1% E of Orizaba, E 49 by § lots 9 and 10, block C, Rallroad Homestead ; $10. Clarence D. and Grace L. Vincent to Lulu E. Chapman, lot on SW corner of Twenty-eighth street and Stanvan avenue, § 22§ by W 155, Stanford Heights; $. Alameda County. Fdward Wall to Margaret Wall, lot on E line of Filbert street, 169 S of West Fifth, S 50 by E 125, being lots 18 and 19, block 481, Ade- line “and Market-street Homéstead, Oakiand; it James and_Sarah Fallon to Mary Renton (wife of H. T.), lot on N line of Nineteenth street, 100 W of Curtls, W 53:10 by N 100, being lot 10, block O, Barnes tract, Oakland; $10. M. and E, E. Rinehart to Margaret A. Nes- bitt” (wife of Jaseph, lot on NI line of Hamil. ton place, 43.95 NW of Oakland avenue, NW % by NE'®, being lot 16, Hamilton tract, Oak- and; $10. Beulah Park Camp Meeting Association (a corporation) to Harriet F. Bush (wife of War- ren), lots 217 to 220, block N, Beulah Park progerty, to correct former dod, East Onk- and; $10. Charles Babb to Emma Hare, lot 14, block 2, Butler, tract, Oakland Annex, ~quitelaim eed; $5. J. C. and Catherine S. Schmidt to Henry and Sabne Lonnels, Iot on E line of Seventh street, 32 S of Bancroft way, § 40 by E 135, belng the S 30 feet of lot 24 and N 10 feet of lot 23, block 124, corrected map of Raymond tract, Berkeley: $10. Henrfefta F. Cornwall to Edward G. and Anna Keene, lot on S line of Encinal avenue, 183 E of Grand street, § 140 by E 9, being lots 1and 2, block G. Oak Park, subject to a mort- gage for $00 and another mortgage for $2000, Alameda; $10. Hannah Daly to John Daly, lot on NE corner of Lincoln and Willow streets, £ 25 by N 100, block G, Oakland Point Homéstead, Gakland: t. gift. Adelaide Savage to Henry P. Dalton, all in- terest in lot on SW line of Twelfth street as now_widened, 127:6 W of Cam 11, W 62:6 by 8 125, being lots 1 and and half of lot 3, block 2, Plot of Tract except the N 10 feet of said’lots taken for widening Twelfth street, Ogkland; grant. . © 3 ‘ecumscl rady to same, Interest same, Oakland; gift. Johanna K. and A. M. Tobbenboske to Emi- ly E Barstow, lot ‘on SW corner of = West ighteenth and Chestnut streets, W 120 by S S ana R . Rinehart to Augusta L. a . Rinel o lot on SW line of Hamilton place, 4353 NW of Oakland avenue, NW 30 by SW %, being | Mrs G Maleolm, Cal | : Builders’ Contracts. Rev. R. M. Piperni (owner) with L. C - eghino (contractor) architects Shes & Sid . All work for a frame church and dwell..g house on_lot in Academy Tract, bounded by Mission, Francis, street; $4740. —_———— HOTEL ARRIVALS, PALACE HOTEL. G A Hamlin, Chicagod W Dunlop, N Y. Mrs Hamlin, Chicago \irs Dunlop, N Y W C Peyton, S Cruz (L Ruppin & w, N Y. H Grulage, Brooklyn | Campbell. Portland H K Bigelow, N T b H Percy Jr, S Lake Count Colloredo, Aus-|& G Dunn, Seattle tria © J Smith, Reno Count Lederburg, Aus- J F Evans, Minn tria |Mrs Evans, Minn G Carr, London |3 T. Duncan, St Louis J M Barney, Cal § A Kenny, Portland H Dusque, Colfax E Ingalls & w, N Y H Lobuer, Colfax F L Orcutt, Sacto R D Stephens, Sacto R Orkmann, Chicaga Mrs Orkmann, Chlcn?n B S Rector, Nev City Mrs Rector, Nev City Miss Rector, Nev City T A Griffin&f, Chicago H Griffin, Chicago C A Taylor, Buffalo § Stiebel, N Y F H Short, Fresno 8 Hutchinson, Omaha W _Warnock, Minn rs Warnock, Minn Miss Brundage, Minn Mrs Sawle, Minn J S McLain, Minn Mrs McLain, Minn Mrs Gillette, Minn |J S Carvalho, N Y |Mrs Carvalho, N Y C E Graham, Chicago Mrs Short, Fresno V D Black Salinas F H Green, S Rafael|L Uhfelder, N Y R G Calder, Chicago |J B Agen & s, Seattle J C Drake, L Ang Mrs J Gallagher, N Y Mrs Drake, L Ang F T Butler, Toronto B T § Diego J R Schmidt&w, Minn G O Wales, Boston W Anderson&w, Minn Mrs Wales, Boston (G F Bulen, N 'Y H Warner&w, Chicago|F W Page, Marysville H O Parker, w & ¢,[J P LeCount & w, Chicago Marysville R S Agnew, Boston (Susie LeCount, Marysvl § J Kline, Chicago |H Taylor&w, Madison Mrs Kline, Chicago GRAND HOTEL. J A Corson & w, Okld, J L Burkett & w, Sait G P Waller, Pa Lake F E Eldred, Chicago CH Le%gett. Merced J Heustis, Chicago Miss C ‘Walker, Cal E F Wright, Auburn R Walker, Cal F S Rosomaye, Cal E A Thomas, Chicago A H Burnham, Folsom| A Cox, Chicago R F Kooney, Auburn |C M Rood, N Y W Calder, Orangevale | T T Pestee, Eureka A Cooper, Grass Val |T T Ricks, Eureka § Mason & w, Chicago H H White, Cal H H Stuart & w, Colo|J H Parker & w, Colo C Hollis, Hanford | Miss P Pellerano, Cal J D Landale, Fresno |Miss M Pellerano, Cal R B Lawson, Fresno |N A Pellerano, Cal E J Sherman, S Jose |C Erickson, Cal C F Adams & w, N Y [Mrs W E Gerber, Cal J Levy, Lakeport | Miss A Gerber, Cal W_B_ Merrick, Auburn C E Haber & w, Seatle | § V Ryland, Stockton | A B Banta, Cal M T Hall, Fresno W G Andrews, Cal J B Hadding, Boston |F Bishoprick, S Jose E S Hooper, Denver |H Lewis, S J W Gillette, Eureka T W _Coman, Chicago | Mrs M T Wyatt, Or L E Hartley, N'Y C T McCullough, Seat C C Grimwood, Seattle A McDonald, Seattle § B Davis Jr, Seattie | E J Sherman, S Jose E_L Barkls, Oakdale W H Buckley, Stktn G T Howell, Frenso | L R Vance, Vallejo BALDWIN HOTEL. C P Lalvin, St Helena| R Sommers, U § N H Oppileger, Kern R W Foster, N Y G Cochran, Priceton |J B Olcese, 'Merced E C Smith, Priceton |J G Hunter, Cal E J Caldwell, Helena J Hynes, Woodland J Hunt, Sacto L Boland, U S N M E Harris, Oakland Miss E Brooks, Sonora R G Fahn, Oakland Mrs R G Fahn, Oakld I R English, Vallejo Mrs English, Vallejo * | N Abrams, Hanford |Mrs A Parey, Vacavlle | L J Abrams, Hanford | Miss G Byne, N Y | R M Johnson, N Y | M L Kaiser, Stockton | F A Davorx, Stockton J_C Pierson. Sacto C Kipke, Merced NEW WESTERN HOTEL. N Nelson & f, Colo |G A Wilson, St Helena € Trueax. Chicago J F Parks, Jackson Mrs C Armstrong, Cal F Brown, San Jose J O'Nell, Boston R Nauman, Denver |P J O'Brien, § Rafael J Anderson, Hanford |L Raphael, 'Cal W O Clough, Visalia |J R Dickson, Stockton W B Davisvl| P Christenson, S Cruz | B Farren, § Cruz |M Long. Bakersfield H Clamer, - Sacto C Johnton, Visalia J Willlam: Calistoga | M Porter, Vacaville J Cramer, L Ang H £ Richardson, Nev | G Miller,’ S Jose J W Kyle, Portland | J C Fiynn, L Ang | e STARVING FOR PLEASURE. Prolonged hunger is without doubt the most terrible suffering to which the human frame can be exposed, sald a | physician recently, to the writer. Yet I have known cases where a man has actually, of his own free will, deprived himself of the necessities of life, al- though well able to procure them. I do not speak of professional fasting men, but what may be termed ama- teurs. Not very long ago a well known young fellow in society very nearly killed himself in this way. He made a heavy wager that he would abstain from food of any sort for the period of seven days, drinking only a little water during that time. At the end of the third day his condition was so serious that medical advice was necessary, and the young man is likely to feel the re- sults of his foolhardy experiment for some time to come. In these days, when realism is the keynote of much of our literature, one can hardly be surprised at anything which the authors of it attempt. I have under my hands now a young writer who was engaged on a book— not yet finished—in which the hero un- dergoes the experience of being with- out food or water for several days. Anxious to describe the sensations of such a position with exactitude, the author actually conceived the idea of suffering thé privation himself, with the result that he will be incapacitated from continuing his work for some months at least. Not nearly so extreme as the above is the case of a wealthy capitalist, who suffered from the curious malady of never, in the least degree, feeling hun- gry. One day, out of charity, he took a gaunt looking beggar into a restau- rant and paid for as much as he could eat. The rich man would have given anything to possess the poor one's ap- petite, and on giving vent to his thought he learned that his guest had eaten nothing for twenty-four hours. That gave the provider of the feast an idea, and he now eats but one meal a day, and he says that he has recovered 102|845 Full Moon, 6| 7| 8| ofl0|u|n Bebiee 2L 2 2| 2 | @ Tast Quarter 18| 14|15 (16|17 |15 |19 | & Feb 14 2 = w3 e 5 [ New Moon, |2 (7|5 | %u| %% kg » mr;.megfxnrwr‘ THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. §. N., Mer- gmns!.vla" Exchange, San Francisco, February 1, 1 ‘The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—l. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at exactly 8 p. m., Green- wich time. W. S. HUGHES, S. N. Lieutenant, U. in chargs NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, s maintained in San Francisco for the henefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially Invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sall- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest 1o avian commerce. The time ball on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill s hoisted about ten minutes before noon and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory it Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, Is published the same day by the afternoon papers, and by the morning papers the follow- ing a: W. 8. HUGHES, N., in charge. Lieutenant, U. NOTICE TO MARINERS. 28 Columbia River. Office of United States Lighthouse Inspector, Portland, Or., Feb. 16, 1898. Notice is hereby given that the following post lights were established February 10,-1895. Knappton Channel—A fixed “white ' lantern light on an arm on a singre pile beacon in the channel leading to Knapnton, Washington, 18 feet above low water. ter_end of saw mill wharf, Knappton NNW 1 W, outer end of McGowans wharf WSW ‘W. “(Southerly), Fort Stevens wharf nost light SW 5-8 W. Cooper Point—A fixed white lantern light on an arm on a tree, painted white, 30 feet above low water. ' Waterford post light SW 1-8 S, distant about 5-8 of a mile. . Fales Landing—A fixed white lantern light on an arm on a stake, painted white, 30 feet above low water. Henrlc! Landing post light W 3-16 lot 22, Hamilton ., Oakland; $10. H. V. and 1. C. Momsen to Thomas J. Stan- ton, lot on S line of Walton or Thirty-fifth ;fit{(.vv m's:}lNEl‘%f‘Slanlb"(‘)nl}lenm&E 3%, S 5 4%, ning, por- é-um‘:l‘: flo.n‘ u:. §,_distant 3 1-8 miles. ‘Washougal—A fixed white lantern light on an arm on a single pile beacon, 30 feet above low water, near the mouth of the Sandy River, ‘Alemany avenue and Croke | D R Murphy, Vacavlle | §: channel across St Helens bar to mouth of Wil- lamette River, a red first-class spar has been discontinued. 'See list of Beacons and Buoys, P onder ot the Lighinoise board e O e LN ERo, ¢, REITER, Commander, U. S. N., Inspector Thirteenth Lighthouse District. 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 Official 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—1818. Tuesday, February 22. T £iime ,.e“|'n eot W ! B0 53] 6 X4 2| 1:07) 52| 7T 13 2| 18l 51| T 18 2| 2:11 5.1 2.4 26, 2:46/ 50 29 NOTE.—In the above exposition of the tide: 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 helghts | glven 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 dspth given by the charts. { —_ STEAMERS Ty ARRIVE. STEAMER. | FroM Burma iNanaimo e Arcata Coos Bay. Ctiy Peking ....|China and Japan. Crescent City.. Crescent Citv Pomona.. San Diego. Coos Bay. Newport Tacoma. Humbolds .| Portiana Seattle... . President. Yaquina Bay. Wellington..... | Devarture Bay 3 | Walla Waila..." | Victoria and Puget Snd...|Feb 2§ Saota Rosa. San Diego.. .... Feb 28 Mackinaw...... | Tacoma. Coos Bay . ...’ | Newpo: State ot Cai.... |Portuana . Orizaba. Mexico. . Mar 1 Doric ... -.|China and Japan'. Mar 3 Acapulco. Panama. Mar b ATION| SAuA | PIER Humbldt Bay.|Feo 22. § AM|Pler 1§ Newport.. |Feb 22. 9 A |Pler 1L State of Cai | Portland...... |Feb 22,10 Ax|Pter % Gaclie. ... |China &Japan|Feb 23. 1Py|PM SS Crescent C' |Grays Harbor |[Feb 23.12 u|Pler 3 Avcats ] 24.10 Ay |Pler 13 Pomona 24, 11 Ax|Pler 11 Mari josa.. | Sydney. 25, 2Py |Pler 7 City Puebla| Vie & Pgt Snd | Feb 25,10 aM|pler 9 Homer..... | Humboldt.... |[Feb 25.10 Aw|Pler 9 Columbia.. | Portlang...... (Feb 26. 10 Ad| Pier 24 North Fork | Humboldt.... [Feb 2i. 9 AM|Pler 2 vport...|Panama ...... |Feb 28,12 M| PM SS [Feb 23,11 ax Pier 11 Mar 1 ARRIVED. Monday, February 2L toria and Puget Sound ports. to ria and Puget Sound ports. Stmr Weeott, S0 hours from Crescent City via Eureka 50 hours. Br ship London Hill, C.utkshanks, from Newcastle, Eng. Br bark Inveramsay, Crombie, 93 days from Newcastle, N § W. phark Arnle Johnison, Matson, 0. Schr Aloha, Dabel, 19 days from Honolulu. Schr S Danieison, Nelson, 3 days from Men- docino. Schr Roy Somers, Soiland, 7 days from Grays Harbor.. . Schr Twilight, Harbor. gchr Mary C, Campbell, § hours from Bo- ega. Schr Volant, Krog, 8 days from Tillamook. CLEARED. Monday, February 21 Stmr Australia, Houdlette, Seattle; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Humboldt, Bonifield, Seattle; J A Ma- gee J. Stmr State of California, Goodall, Perkins & Co. Chil ship Star of Italy, Wester, Port Towns- end; J J Moore & Co Ship Santa Clara, Lindberg, Nanaimo; Alaska Packers Assn. Br ship Roval Fort, Eppinger & Co. Bktn Irmgard, Schmidt, Honolulu; Willlams, Dimond & Co. 127 days 13 days from Hanson, 9 days from Grays San Pedro, Goodall, Green, Astoria: Cooper, Queenstown; SAILED. Monday. February 21 Stmr Australia, Houdlette, Seattle. Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund. Stmr Newsboy, Ellefsen. Ship Santa Clara, Lindberg, Nanaimo. Chil ship Star of Italy, Wester, Port Towns- end. Bktn Catherine Sudden, Hansen. Schr San Buenaventura, Turloff, Grays Har- bor. Schr Western Home, Nillsson, Coos Bay. Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reyes. CHARTERS. The Galilee loads mdse for Tahiti; R P Rithet, mdse for Honolulu; General Gordon, lumber, for Australia. ‘The Allonby loads wheat at Tacoma for Eu- rope, 32s 6d; Aldergrove, same voyage, 30s. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Feb 21—10 p. m. Weather, hazy; wind, NW; velocity, 20 miles. NOTICE. The sailing of the stmr Mariposa for Syd- ney has been postponed until Feb 25 at 2 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS. LONDON, Feb 21—Br ship Andretta from Portland and Br ship Brodick Castle from Ta- coma both struck dock entrance at Havre and received damage. SPOKEN. Jan 14—Lat 14 S, long 33 W, Br ship Silber- horn, from Victoria, for London. Per Inveramsay—Feb 17—Lat 34 17 N, long 129 15 W, Br bark Invercoe, from Newcastle, NSW, for San Francisco. DOMESTIC PORTS. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Feb 21—Bark Cory- phene, from Port Blakeley. POINT LOBOS—Passed Feb 21—Stmr Mineola from Port Los Angeles, for Comox. ALBION—Arrived Feb 2l—Schr = Bender Brothers, hence Feb 15. SAN DIEGO—Sailed Feb 21—Schr Azalea, for —. PORT BLAKELEY—Sailed Feb 21—Schr An- nie M Campbell, for Newport. SEATTLE—Sailed Feb 21—Stmr Navarro, for a. D STORIA—Arrived Feb 21—Br ship Auck- land, from Adelaide. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Feb 21—Stmr Co- quille River, hence Feb 20. COOS BAY—Barbound Feb 21—Stmr Arcata, for San Francisco. REDONDO—Arrived Feb 21—Stmr Westport, f Bureka. "PORT ANGELES—In port Feb 21—Schr En- deavor, from San Pedro, for Seattle. MENDOCINO—Arrived Feb 21—Stmr Point Arena, hence Feb 19. SEATTLE — Sailed Feb 21 — Stmr Alice Blanchard for Dyea; stmr Chilkat, for Port- land. EUREKA—Arrived Feb 20—Stmr Samoa, hno Feb 19. SEATTLE—Arrived: Feb 21—Stmr Sunol, hne Feb 16; bark Carrollton, hence Feb 9; tug Re- lief from —. EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—Cleared Feb 19—Ship Servia, for San Francisco, via Baltimore. FOREIGN PORTS. ‘ORONEL—Arrived Dec 30—Nor stmr Florida trom Oregon, and safled Jan 1 for Hordeaux FALCAHUANO-Arrived Feb 13—Stmr New England, from Boston for Vancouver. Salled Feb 12—Haw stmr China, for San isco. P B Passed Feb 19—Br ship Lord Tem- pleton, from Newcastle, Eng, for San Fran- EAVRE—Arrived Feb 19—Br ship Brenhilda, d. 'rgrln';é\;}éa'l!‘n“'l\l—-‘\r;lrlved Feb 19—Br ship tland. ‘E‘#X‘kvéfi?\‘xf%% sail Feb 19—Br stmr Argyll, for Portland. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Salled Feb 21—Stmr Mobile, for %wRALTAR—ATved Feb 20—Stmr Norman- New York. O NDRIA-Arrived Feb 21—Stmr Au- gusta Victoria, from New York GENOA—Arrived Feb 21— r Scotfa, from New York. N S RILLES—Arrived Feb Vie- ‘ag?éé:{‘f’rffiis‘;‘;;fi Feb 21—Stmr Werra, for New York SWISS-AMERICAN BANK Locarno, Switzerland. end GALIFORNIA MORTGAGE & SAVINGS BANK, B omery street, San Francisco. patn s Capial Gnd reserves........... 60, A General Savings and Commercial Banking business transacted. on savings deposits. commercial paper. by T DIRECTORS: Ernst A. Denicke, A. Ebarboro, J. C. Rued, . Martinoni. Brunner, McD. % 21—-Stmr Oregon. “Notice is also given that the second buoy, . Kronenbers, . ;o‘flc.'lnl. S. Grand' G. Rottanai.