The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1898, Page 12

THE SAN FI‘lANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Stiver lower. Wheat and Barley futures softer. bout the same. Oats, ( and Rye Bran lowe Hay No further ch in Beans. Potatoes weak and dull. - Onions steady. Butter and Eggs weak Three car: e Game lower and we: Provisions active and srk and Mutton strong. | to China. OF WIN m this port in January . against 1.199,800 in Janu- TREASURE SHIPMENT. i a treasure list of $12 in Mexican dollars, ) in silver bullion and — | AND IMPORTS OF SPECIE letin issued by the Bureau of Sta- y Department the follow- and exports of of gold, silver, etc.. for the seven months ending January, are obtained: 1d cofn and bullion $11,805,487, im- | 3. excess of imports er coin and bullion 33 5, excess of exports $26,451.2 s regarding im i the Tnit 1 S new 4s reg.. 127 |N J C 38 Do coup . 1 127% N _Carolina PS4 . S112%| Do s . Do coup . 1143 No Pac 1 Do 2ds . 9% Do 3s U_S 58 reg. 13% | Do ds . shares, including: Atchison, 3910; ferred, 10,260; Canada Southern, 5l O., 6435; Burlington, 27,119: Lou Nashville, ‘13,660; Manhattan, politan, $880; Reading preferred, Pacific, $370; New Jersey Central, York Central, 18,020; Northern Pacific, do preferred, 31,729 . Paul,’ 44, Union Pacific, 14,506; Wabash preferre Tobacco, 6451; Chicago Great Western, 3460 People's Gas, 5360; Consolidated Gas, 3314: Ge eral Electric, 317; Pullman, 335 American Sugar, 72,03, Western Union, 11, | CLOSING STOCKS. \tehison .. 1% pt P & Om. 13 Do pref ........ 2 | Do pret 148 pialtimore & Ohio 16 't P M & M 130 yanada Pacific ... §2 5o Pacific 19 3 49 [So Rallway % 3 12% | Do pret 2% Ches & Ohio. 21 |Texas & Pacific.. 10% §hi & Alton 185 |Union Pac . 293 thi B & Q %% U P D & Hl hi & E 1. 55 |\abash - 7 > C'C & St'L.lll 31 | Do pref 16% Do pref .. 75 |Wheel & L E. 2% Del & Hudson.... 108% ° Do pref .. 124 Del L & W 5 Express Companies— Den.& R G. 12 |Adams Ex ....... 125 Do’ pref 47% {American EX 126 e (hew) . Tnited States 2 Do lst pref pWellas Fargo i Ft Wayne Miscellaneous— Nor pref A_Cot Ol ing Val . Do pref s Cent .. Amn Spirit Lake Erle & W.. Do_pref Do = Am Tobacco - 893, Lake 3 Do_pret 15 Louls & Nash People’s 1% Manhattan L 4 |Lons Gas . 184 Met St Ry ‘om_Cab Co 175 Mich Cent . "ol F & Iron. 21 Minn & St Do pref i) Do_1st pref |Gen Electric 33 Mo_Pacific llinois Steel 50 Mobile & |Laclede Gas Mo K & T lead ... Do_pref %| Do pret Chi Ind & {Nat Lin OfI . Do pref {or Tmp Co . N J Central {Pacific Mall N ¥ Central |Pullman Pal . N Y Chi & St {Bilver Cert .. Do 1ist pret Stand R & T. Do 2d pret Sugar Nor West Do No Amer Co. 5% (T C No Pacific 24U § Do _pref 14| Do Ontario 1% |U_S Or R & Nav. 49| Do pref 5 Or Short Line.... 28%|West Union_ % Pittsburg 169% (Chl & N W 1223 Reading 19%| Do pret 174 Do 1st pre! 475/St L & S W 1% Rock Island 87| Do pref 9 St L &S F. %R G W . 1st pref ... 55 | Do pret Do 2d pref .... 24%|Chi G W . st_Paul . 923 |Haw Com Co. 30 Do pref 45 CLOSING BONDS. 13% N Y C & § 1181 Nor & W 6. 10833 Northwstrn Do 5s coup pistrict 3.638 Rla class A . Do B 107 | Do deb Do © 1100 {0 Nav lsts Do Currency 100 ) Nav 4s . Atchison 4s 1% D S Line 6s tr Do adf 4s 8 |0 S Line 3s tr. fan So 2ds 110 |O Imp 1sts tr. £hi Term 85%| Do 58 tr.. C & Ohlo Bs.. 116% ’l;n“dfif fis‘nf € H & D #¥s.... 104% Reading s O Clear @ Partly C/UW/)’ D&RGiss £ G N 1xts D& G 4= 931y '8 A n® Snow East Tenn EL&SFGfs ® C‘/oua'y® fain® Erle Gen 723 |6t P Con ... F W & D 1sts tr. 71 F(nlsC&Pls 16 58 . | Bs - DURING PAST = 8o Ry 58 |Stand R Tenn new set 3. 91 T &P LG lsts.. 100% The top 8- | fowa C 1sts. Do rg_2ds ...... 33 te maximum temperature Bk Coriite Union Pac 127% ose underneath it, if any, the e DD VP D G 5 11, of melted snow in inches cons 4s.. ‘Wab 1st 5s 1084 during the past twelve hours. ¢ Uni 4s. Do 2ds .. 79 1id lines, connect points of equal 4 5 W Shore s isotherms, or dotted lines, equal | J'SSOUT! NS, .- |Va ‘Centuries The v\nédx"high'l'l means m‘gg Doids Do deferred ric pressure and is usuallyaccompanied | \ 10 48 - ther: “low” refers to low pres- N Y Central 1sts. iy preceded and accompanied MINING STOCKS. r and rains. ‘‘Lows” usually | chollar . 30!Ontario 250 he Washington coast. When | rown Point 50 high in the interfor and low "on Cal & Va. . 8 and the isobars extend north | headwood 70 [Quicksiver . 100 . rain is probable; | gouid & Curry 24| Do pref 200 is inclosed with isobars of | paje & Norcrs... 150!Slerra Nevada. 85 outh of Oregon 1s im- | §iomestake . 37 00|Standard 160 o !h; Vfilnflrmfif fron Stlver 40|Unlon Con . 35 essure falllng to e = W v 9 20 ,“Warmer weather may be expected | Mexican LR summer and colder weather in winter. The | BOSTON. verse of these conditions will produce & | oo por 9 Atchison, 11%; Bell Tele- opposite result. Lot | phone, 258; ~Burlington, 95 Mexican Cen- WEATHER REPORT. | tral, 5%; Oregon Short Line, 20%; San e " Diego, —. (120th Mertdian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 6p. m. | The following are the seasonal rainfalls to | date as compared with those of the same date | last season, and rainfalls during the past twenty Past This Last | Staty 24 hours. Season. Season. . B .11 35.87 | 0 60 20.94 0 14.47 0 7.7 0 8.58 | 0 17.36 0 411 14.43 0 3.38 10.11 | 0 1.26 4.87 | Maximum témperature, | um, m 52. | WEATHER CON TIO! AND GENERAL | FORECAST. v along the Pa- | ate energy, but | long the coast of thern California. | gradients no rvation. nost all of high pre The sky s covered with | c Slope. An | over Montana | 1 a rapid rise In temperature | A Fort Canby. At San en a fail of about 10 at Eureka, P Luis Obisp deg The el o there has aximum wind velocities are “ant miles per hour from | 30 miles from the south- | rm signals are displayed along San_ Francisco northward and | t_Harford. made at San Francisco for thirty ng midnight, Februa 24, 1898: 1 California—Rain _Thursday; fresh ¥ winds: cooler on the northern coast. California—Cloudy and unsettled weather Thursday; probably rain in northern therly winds loudy Thursday; n signal probably rain in | ; cooler in north. Utah—Cloudy Thursda. | Arizona—Fair Thursday; cooler in west. | an_Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy Thurs- | | , with showers; fresh southerly wind. ort “from - Mount Tamalpais— south, 35 miles; temperaturs, 41; perature, 49. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. = EASTERN MARKETS. YORK STOCK MARKET. N W | | NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—To-day's further de- | cline in stocks undoubtedly reflected a condi- | tion of real apprehension in the minds of hold- | ers of securities as to the developments in the Cuban questi Commission houses orders to | sell’ were in large volume even at the opening, these soon swept away the advances over el which had been elaborately | ne rranged by the use of the cable to establish | & higher range of s in London over the hol; fessional buying here at the opening d not even the igned for the same end, but quotations were up to the London pa: ns were speedily wiped out by the slump which followed the abandonment of the professional attempt to sustain prices. The uncovering of margins and selling orders | to stop losses brought a flood of stocks on the | market. Sugar led the break with a decline of | over 2 points after the rise of a polnt, and | fluctuated feverishly all day, closing near the | lowest at an extreme decline of over § points. The local specialties were also centers of weak- ness, Metropolitan losing 7 polnts. Great Northern d dropped off 7’points. The weakness of the morning was in spite of large buying in’'this market for London account. Estimates of the volume of this buying ran as high as 60,000 shares of stock. The London market and the Continental exchanges showed an improved tone on the subsidence of appre- hension regarding the West African situation, but there was a significant decline in London | and Paris In the Spanish 4s, the closing price | 1 showing a 10ss of % as compared Monday's ciosing. The weakness in the s which were the favorites in the London ving was deferred until later In the day, but tkey ultimately succcumbed along with the | rest of the list. In fact, the weakness of these stocks in the afternoon after the sustaining force of the London buying had been with- drawn contributed to the financial break in the market. The day’s net losses exceeded 2 points in only a few of the standard stocks, but were over 3 points in some of the specialties. The outlook in the money market is not such as to encourage speculation. Call loans were made at 2 per cent to-day. Currency con- | tinues to move to the interior, and the sub- Treasury had a credit balance at the Clearing- house to-day of § 16, reflecting the with- drawal of another 10 per cent installment on | the Government's deposits of the Union Pacific jayment Vionds were weak in sympathy with stocks, especially in the speculative issues. There were heavy dealings in the Union Pacific ds. Total sales, $4,275,000." Government bonds were weak. United States new 4s, registered, declined %: do coupon, %, 3pd the old d, registered, the 5s and the Total sales of stocks to-day were 537,200 | | opened at from S1%c to 91%c, | %@1c. LONDON MARKETS. 'W YORK, Feb. 22.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram sa: The stock markets here opened firm to-day, but later be- came all flat, not on political considerations, but owing to the position of the account at the settlement. Brokers found that their cli- ents are not meeting their differences so promptly as_they might and are closing many accounts. This applies especially to American railways. These followed the general course, rising in the morning and having a quick de- scent after mid-day. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific, 84%; Grand Trunk, 8%; Bar Silver, 25%d per ounce; Money, 2%@2% per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. N YORK, Feb. 2.—FLOUR—Recsipts, 37,954; exports, 33,800. Quiet, owing to the firm views of holders and weakness in wheat. WHEAT—Firm. Receipts 74,000, exports 253, Spot, easy; No. 2 red, $108%; f. o. b. afloat to arrive. Options opened weak at %@ 1%c decline under bearish cables and more peacetul political outlook abroad and except for the midday spurt was irregular and weak all day, closing %@14c net lower. The only bull factors were fair clearings, a decrease in Bradstreet's_world's visible and clique sup- port. May, $1 01%@1 03; closed §1 02%. NEW HOPS—Firm; 189 crop State common to cholce, 4@6c; 1897 do, 7@¥c; 1897, 17@lsc; Pa- | cific Coast, 1895 crop, 4@6c; 159, §@1i0c;’, 1597, 1@19c. WOOL—Quiet. PETROLEUM—Firm; 5 Philadelphia and Baitimore, $5 45; refined New York, do —Warrants dull; $6 50 asked. LAKE COPPER—Firm; $1130 bid and $11 50 asked. TIN—Quiet; $14 bid and $14 10 asked. SPELTER—Firm; $ 10 bid and $4 30 asked. LEAD—Barely steady; $377% bid and $3 8216 asked. The firm that fixes the settling price for miners and smelters In the West makes the price of lead $3 60. COFFEE—Options closed steady with prices 5@15 points net lower. Sales 17,250 bags, I warrants, luding March $5 60. Spot coffee—Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice, 6%c: No. 7 jobbing, 6%c; mild, steady; Cordova, Th%@15%c. SUGAR—Raw, strong: fair refining, 3 11-16c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4 3-16c; refined, firm. BUTTER—Recelpts 15,18 _packages, Western creamery, 14@2c: Elgins, 20c; tory, 11@l4c. EGGS—Receipts 15,214 packages, firm. State and Pennsylvania, 15c; Western, 15c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Californta dried apples are firm; other fruits steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5%@7%c; prime wire tray, §%c; Wwood dried prime, 8tc; cholce, 8%@%c; fancy, $%@l0c. PRUNES—3@8c. APRICOTS—Royal, 5@7%c; Moor park, 9@ 11c PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@dc; peeled, 12@20c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. firm; fact CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—All the firmness which characterized Monday's wheat market had ap- parently deserted the pit at the opening of trading to-day. The starting price for May ranged all the way from $106% down to $105%, as compared with Monday’'s closing price of $1 06%, while July, in which the most trading was done throughout the session, a decline of May touched $1 05 before it was sut- ficlently supported to bring about a recovery. Commission houses were the best sellers at the opening, brokers for Leiter being credited with some of the offerings for May. The opening weakness was due apparently to the decline at Liverpool. That market was from % to 1%d lower and London also showed weakness. News which followed, though of a mixed cha; acter, favored the bulls as a whole, and for a | time ‘the market took on some appearance of strength. Covering by shorts started in a moderate way shortly after the opening and prices gradually worked back, May advancing o §1 05 and July to S2%c. Indian advices re- orted the crop prospects in the central prov- nces very favorable, but this was counteracted by private cablegrams from Argentine reduc- ing the estimates on the exportable wheat surplus of that country to 24000.000 bushel Additional strength was lent o July by mod- erate support from the Lelter interests. Trad- ing at Do time, however, was very heavy In either option. The fear of Leiter's influence over the market was shown by many traders leaving the wheat pit for the coarser n markets. Buying was started on the Brad. girwsts visthis supply_seport, whish showal decrease of 385,000 bushels. 'This was a sur- rise, as the trade had been led to expect a eavy increase, and prices for a time got nearly to the former level. Later in the day, however, the market became quite weak on further 'declines in- English markets. Lelter brokers had meantime stopped buying July and prioes tumbled rapidly. July got down to glc and May to $1 06, but reacted again before the close on covering, May closing at $1 06 and July 91%0. May closed ¥c lower. Sats’ were Setiveand 1 ve an ttied. sty T e Sifhemreied May closed Provisions were fairly active and irregular. Pork was very weak throughout, but lard and ribs were fairly strong. At the close May pork was 17%c lower, May lard 5c higher and May ribs unchanged. The leading futures ranged as follows: Artloles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— February . 105 106 105 106 May. 106% 106% 105 106 9% 92 o1 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 32 3% 3% September 33 B 2% 8 Oats No. 2— May . 6y 2 6% 28% July . 241wy UK uy Mess Pork, per bbl— May . 075 109 1075 1082 July . 09 1095 1080 1080 Lard, per 100 Ibs— - .520 5325 520 5% ¢ 530 540 530 537% Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— May . 57 52 515 5% July 52 532% 525 530 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 epring wheat, nominal; No. § spring’ wheat, $4@3Sc; No. 2 red, 1 04@1 06; No. 8 corn, 2%@29%c; 2 white, . 0. b., 30%c; No. 3 white, £. 0. b., 28%@20%c; No. 2 rye, f0c: No. 2 f. o. b, —; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 23%; prime tim- othy seed, $2 923@2 9: mess pork per barrel, 310 76@10 86; lard per 100 pounds, $5 22%@5 25; short rib sides (loose), dry salted shouiders_(bo %G short ~ clear sides (hoxed), $5 Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, '§1 18%. No. 2 oats, 26%c; No. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 29,000 20,000 Wheat, bu 243,000 Corn, bu: . 383,000 Oats, bu 413,000 Rye, bu 4,000 Barley, bu . 22,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm, creameries 13@10%c, dairies 1117c; cheese qulet, S@S}c; egs firm, fresh c. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shipmts. Cities— Bushela. Bushels, Minneapolis 48,840 Duluth .. 5,088 Milwaukee 7,150 Chicago . Toledo St. Louls . Detroit Kansas City Totals .... Tidewater— Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore . New Orleans Totals . 258,756 Wheat— Jan. Mar. Opening 59 & Closing 9 70 Flour— Opening 9 2790 | Closing’ S 95 2790 | LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Mar. May. July Sept. Dee. Opening cens T7% T4 6 81 seees Closing .....711% 76% 73% 67%, 664 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. %8.—CATTLE—Were about 10c lower. Beef steers were on a hasis of £ 75 @4 for the poorest to $5 40@5 60 for extra cholce | beeves, very few cattle being good enough to bring $ 25; bulk, $ %5@5; very badly; stockers and feeders sold at a very wide range, $3 35@4 65; canners, $2 40@2 S0; z‘ah:g vere scarce and good ones sold as high as $5 "HOGS—Were e lower. Poorest to prime lots, | $3 8564 10, bulk golng at $4@4 05; pigs, $8 60Q SHEEP—There was an excellent demand for sheep and lambs and sales were made at steady prices. Sheep sold at 33 50@4 60 for in- ferior to good fat droves: shorn sheep, $3 50@ 390; yearlings, $4 60@4 90; lambs, $ 50@5 65; shorn lambs selling at $4 50. Receipts—Cattle, 17,500; Hogs, 40,000; Sheep, 19,000, OMAHA. OMAHA, Feb. 23.—CATTLE—Receipts, 3500. Market 10c lower. Native beef steers, $3 0@ 4 30; Western steers, $3 50@4 40; Texas, $3@3 70; | cows and heifers, '$3@3 55: canners, 2 80 stockers and feeders, $3 T0@4 70; calves, $4@6; bulls and_stags, §2 40@3 70. HOGS—Receipts, 8300, Market 5c lower. Heavy, $3 5@3 85: mixed. $3 §0@3 &5; light, $3 35 @3 90: bulk of sales, §3 80. SHEEP—Recelpt Market easier. Fair to cholce mnatives, $3 75@4 75; fair to choice Westerns, $3 60@4 40; common ‘and stock sheep, $3@3 90 lambs, $4 25@5 40. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 23.—CATTLE—Receipts, official, 6300 natives, 600 Southerns. Beef steers, quiet and steady, selling at $4 30@5 15; cows and heifers, active, strong, cows largely $§2 75 @4;_desirable stockers and feeders, steady to 10c higher, range $3 75@5 2. HOGS—Receipts, official, 16,60. Market ac- tive: steady to &c lower. Bulk, 33 50@8 90; top, 34 05; heavies and packers, $3 $5@4 05; medium and 'mixed, $350@4; lights, $3 60@3'5; pigs, $2 50@3 70. SHEEP—Receipts, official, 3100, Supply large- ly medium Westerns; market steady. Sheep, $3 80@4 25; feeders sold higher. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's cover- ing the principal points of accumulation indi- cate the following changes in available sup- plies last Saturday, as compared with the pre- ceding Saturday: Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease 1,165,000 bush. afloat for and in Europe, increase $00,000; world's supply, net decrease 365,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, increase 65,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease 1,350,000 bushels. Among the more important reductions . re- ported to Bradstreet's and not given in the official weekly visible supply statement was the decrease of 250,000 bushels at New Orleans, 150,000 bushels at Galveston, 150,000 bushels in Northwestern_elevators and 492,000 bushels In Manitoba and Northwestern Ontarfo storage points. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Feb. 23.—The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow of the Wool market: The feature of the market during the past week has been light and bright wools. The demand has come principally from one Phila- delphia buyer, who was said to have picked up 500,000 pounds of Wool in the Boston mar- ket. Other than this the market has been largely devoid of feature. Manufacturers have kept out of the market during the week. In certain lines a sagging has been wit- nessed in coonnection with the consigned Wools. Staple Wools are very firm. Forelgn Wools have been very inactive. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 23.—The keen edge that was on the local Wheat market when prices were jumping a few days ago appears | to have become somewhat dulled, and there was not much anxiety to-day among exporters, ven at prices considerably under those quoted Monday.” This weakness is due to London continuing to refuse distant business at any- thing like satisfactory figures and the weak- ness of the market at the East. Walla Walla, 77c; valley and blue stem, 79@S0c per bushel. Cleared—French bark Jacque, Queenstown, 90,612 bushels of Wheat. WASHINGTO! TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 23.—Wheat, weaker; No. 1 club, 77¢; No. 1 blue stem, Soc. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 28.—Exchanges, $410,- 912; balances, $104,39. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb. 2.—Consols, 112%; Silver, 25%d; French Rentes, 103f T7jc. LIVERPOOL, Feb, 23.—Wheat, dull; No. 1 standard California Wheat, 33s; cargoes off Coast, less active; cargoes on passage, easy for white, qulet for red; English country mar- kets, generally 6d to 1s dearer; Wheat in Parls, ull’ Flour in Paris, dull. COTTON—Uplands, 3 13-32. CLOSE. WHEAT—Spot No. 1 red northern spring, dull, 88 234d. CORN. February, steady, 3 6%d; March, steady, 9s 4%d. PARIS, Feb. 23.—Prices were firm and busi- ness was active on the Bourse to-day until the last hour, when they became quiet and steady. Spanish fours started firm, relapsed and closed weak. ADELAIDE, Bouth Australia, Feb. 23.—The &xportable urpld of the wheat yield is esti- mated at 19,000 tons. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail- able cash balance, $225,750,247; gold reserve, $167,165,677.. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterling Exchange, 60 Sterling Cables New York Exchange, New York Exchange, telegraphic. Fine Silver, per ounce. Mexican Dollars . aat? [t 3-3-4:-4- P EIRRREN WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The Royal Forth takes for Cork 105,860 ctls, valued at §160,14. A lower Chicago market and predictions of rain by the Weather Bureau softened things and futures declined, a8 will be seen below. Sales Were heavier than of late. Tidewater quotations are as 3 for No. 1, §1 6401 & e 4 nntr% fed Westerns sold | common to choice | 1 50 per ctl for extra choice for milling. % CALL BOARD SALES. . nformal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, $143; 12,000, §1 42%. December—2000, $1 34%; 4000, $1 340 20,000, $1 33%; 2000, $1 33 Second Session—May—3000 ctls. $1421; 2000, §1425: 200, 51 42: 2000, §1 42%- December—2000, | ¥ Regtar orning Suu(;n—ll)g&e_mber—zmellu‘ $1 33%: €000, $1 333, ), $ 8000, $1 32%; AW',,’}.&:“-:M“_NW 51 42%7 16,000, $1 423} Afternoon Session—May—35,000 ctls, $1 42%; 20000, 31 42, - Decamber—2o00, $1 32%; - 24,000, 3 32,000, $1 323, AKLEY—The tVeather Bureau predicted a general rain yesterday, and this was sufficlent to send the bulls to cover, as will be seen by the decline in futures. The spot market show- € no decline, though buyers held off, and there was nothing 'doing of consequence. Feed, $1 (6@1 073 + dark to good and §1 10 for choice: Brewing, §1 15@1 20 for No. 1 and $1 10@1 12% per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—g:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Sesslon—May—15,000 ctls, $1 037 4000, $1 03%; 6000, $103%; 14,000, $1 03%. December— 6000, 93%c; 10,000, Y215c. Regular' Morning ~ Session—May—2000 ctls, $108; 2000, $1 02%; 18,000, §1 02 ,000, $1 025 4000, $1 02%. December—2000, 92%c; 4000, 93c. Afternoon Session—May—8000 ctls, ' $1 01%; S §,00%: 2000, $1 00%. ‘December—8000, 92%c; e OATS—Continue dull and unchanged. Fancy feed, §1 2214@1 2 per ctl: good to | choice,” $117%@1 2214; common. : | Surprise, $1 25@1 30; red. $1 35@1 4 @ :_milling. $1 2041 Dlacksionsead; $1 35@1 0. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN-—Yellow is heavily offered and dull at unchanged prices. There is very little white oftering. Small round yellow, §1 10@1 15 per ctl; large vellow, $105@110; white, = 07%@1 10. RYE—$105@1 0734 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal 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, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, $2 50 per 100; Rice Flour, § 75; Cornmeal, $2 2: extra cream do, $3; Oatmeal,” §3 50; Oat_Groats, $#; Hom- iny, 33 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $4; Cracked Wheat, 50; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 2; Rolled Oats (bbls), $5 25@5 65; in sacks, & 05@5 45; Pearl Barley, $4: Split Peas, $3 75; Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay is firm at previous prices. Bran s low- er. There is no change in Middlings. BRAN—$15@19 rer ton. MIDDLINGS—$20@24 per ton. 5 FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Bariey, $24@2% per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@20 50; Meal, §28@30 per to rn Meal, fg‘g& l5941: Crncked%;?on‘l’,e $24@25; Chopped Feed, HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—"Wheat, $17@10 per ton; Wheat and Oat, $16@18; Oat, $l4 50@ 16 50; Barley, $14@16 50; compressed, $16@17 50; | Alfaifa, $10'50@11 50; stock, $11@i2; Clover, $11 50@12 50; Nevada Timothy, $13 50@14 per ton. STRAW—35@45c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. All kinds were as previously quoted Monday. BEANS—Bayos, $2 9@3 06; Small Whites, $150@1 60; Large Whites, $1 50@155; Pinks, $2 60@2 70; Reds, §2 @ 2 25; Blackeye, 2 40@2 50; Butters, §1 40 @ 1 50; Limas, $: 15@2 25; Pea, | $150@1 55; Red Kidneys, $2 23@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 75 @3 per ctl;Yel- | low Mustard, $2@2 50; Flax, $2 30; Canary Seed, 2%4@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp. 3c; Timothy, 5tec, 3 DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 40@1 65; Green, $2 | 2 05 per ctl. POTATOES, one here. ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes rule weak and some kinds show a decline. Onions range about the same. There |1s no pronounced change In vegetables. | POTATOES—Early Rose, 10GS0c; River Reds, 50@60c; River Burbanks, 5g7lc pér sack; Ore- gon_ Burbanks, 65@%c; Salinas _Burbanks, | Soc@s1 20; Petaluma Burbanks. 60@70c; Sweet Potatoes, 25 @ 50c_per ctl for Rivers and $1 | for Merced, new Volunteer Potatoes — per lb. | oN $2 25@2 60 per ctl; Oregons, $2 5@ | per sack. $2@2 arb, lc per Tb; Ala- | 7@sc per 1b: Mushrooms, Squash, $20@25 per ton | Drie c per 1b; Dried Okra, I5c; Cabbage, per ctl; Carrots, sack; Garlic, 3@dl%4c per 1b; %¢ per 1b; Mexican Tomatoes, Los Angeles Green Pes 10c; Tomatoes, $1@1 per Ib; Summer Squash, per 1b: Hothouse Cucumbe | "EVA; Potatoe: Egg £lant, 20c \ 50c@31 per dozen. PORATED VEGETABLES— sliced raw, 12c per 1b in lots of 25 s; sliced desiccated, ; 13c! Onions, 60c; Carrots, Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes. 80c; 2c; String Bean: POULTRY D GAME. Three cars of Eastern have arrived during the past tvo days and sales are being made at 10@11c for Turkeys, $#4@6 for Ducks, $1 50@2 for Geese, $5@5 50 (or Hens, $ 50@6 for young Roosters, $4 for old do and $5 50@6 for Fryers. Local stock ranges about the same, with young fowl in demand and firm. Game s qulet and lower as a rule. POULTRY-Live Turkeys, S$@% for Gob- blers and S@ic for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 8@12%c_per Ib; Ceese per pair, $1 25@1 30; G lings, 32 50a3: Ducks, $4@5 for old and % 0@ Hens, 33 50@4 50; Roosters, ors, old, 38 50@4; Fryers, $5@5 50 for'large and $3 50G 2 geons, $2G2 % per dozen for young and $1 for old. GAME—Quail, per dozen, $I@1 Mallard, E sbac ; Sprig, $1 2@1 50; $1;_Small Ducks, 3 0c; Brant, $1 ish Snipe, 32 Jack Snipe, $1: ts, $1@1 25 for Cottontails and turnips, 30c; Tomatoes, 5c. 17 | ‘Honkers, $3 Hare, $1; | 81 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND FEGGS. There is no further decline in Butter and Eggs, though both are weak, with the excep- tion of sto » Eegs, which are wanted and ac- | cordingly sceady BUTT! | fi&émam-‘r) ancy creameries, 24c; seconds, 22 | @23c. | Dairy —Chotce to fancy, 20@2lc; second grades, 18G1c per Ib. Eastern Butter — Creamery, 19@21c; 'adle- packed, 15@17kc per Ib. | CHEESE—Choice mild new, 10g; common to g00d, §@9lc; Cream Cheddar, 1ic; 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. All descriptions under this head are dull and unchanged. There are no Orange auctions at present, as there is no stock here for the pur- pese. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 40@50c per box for common, 65@$1 for good to choice and $1 25 for fancy. CRANBERRIES—$7@8 per bbl. CITRUS ' FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $1 %@ 225; Seedlings, S0c@$1; Mandarins, $19150 for large and 50@75c for small boxes; Grape Fruit, 50c@$2 50 per box; Lemons, 50@7ic for com- | mon and $1G2 for good to choice; Mexican | Limes, 36;" California Limes, in small boxes, 60@80c; Bananas, $1 25@2 2 per bunch; Pine- apples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 44@ 4%c for 40-30's, 3%@4c for 50-60's, 3U@3%c for 80-10's, 2%@3%e for 10-80°s, 2%@2%e for 80- §0's, 1%@2%c for %-100's; Peaches, 3@4l4c; fancy, 5@5%c; peeled, 10@12%¢c; Apricots, 5@6c for Royals and 7@sc for good to fancy 'Moor- parks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@Tc; sun-dried, 4@éc; black Figs, In sacks, i5c; Plums, 4%@4%c for pitted and 1@l%c for unpitted; bleached Plums, 5@sic; Nectarines, 4@sc for prime to fancy: Pears, 2%@i%4c for quarters and 3@5%c for halyes, according to color, etc. RAISINS—2c for two-crown, e for three- crown, 3%@dc for four-crown, for Seedless Sultanas, 3%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1Q 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2¥c. NUTS—Chestnuts _are quotable at Sc per ; Walnuts, 5@6c for hardshell and 6@7c for softshell; Almonds, 24@8%c for hardshell, 5@6c for softshell and 7@sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4GS%e for Eastern and 4%c for California’ Pecans, 6%@Scy Filberts, 8%@10c; Brazil Nuts, 8@Sc per Ib; Cocoanuts, $4 per 100, HONEY—New Comb, 8@10c for bright and 5@ ¢ for lower grades; new water white extract- ed, 4#%@5c; light amber extracted, 3%@ike per PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, % per 1 for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, llc for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 0%@1lc; Califor- nia Hams, 10c: Mess Beef. $9 per bbl; extra mess, o, $10; fgmily do. $11@12; Salt Pork, $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $1§; mess, 316; Smoked Beef, 11@12c per Ib. LARD—Eastern tlerces quoted at' 5%c per 1 tor compound and 6%c for pure; pails, Thc: California tierces, 5%c rer for compound and Gle for pure; half-barrels, 6lc; 10-Ib tins, Tic; do 5-b, THe. COTTOLENE—Tierces, ~6%@6%c: packaces, less than 50 Ie—1-1b palls, 60 In a case, 8%c: 3-1b.pails, 20 in a case, §%c: 5-Ib pails, 12 in & case, S%c; 10-1b pails, 6 in 8 case, 8ic; 50-I> tins, one or two in a case, T%c: Wooden buck- ets, 20 ibs ner, Tijc: fancy tubs, 80 Tbs net. 7%c; half-bbls, about 110 Tbs, 7%c per . HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell Ic under sound stock. Heavy saltsd stecrs, 10%@11c; medium, Sie; 1ight, 9@9%c; Cowhides, $@¥%c; stags, 6astc; salted Kip, 10c; Caif, | Hides, 1 %m; culls and brands, 13% Kip and Veal, 14@l5c; dry Calt, 18§ =5 °‘"5$' :,l8Qc; _ Goateking, each; e, i ns, 8¢ summer, 25@S0c per Ib: medfum, Mc; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, each; s ‘wool, )T0¢ e-c:: medium, 70@%dc; long wools, 0c@s1 30 each . TALLOW—No, 3 rendered, per 1b; No. 2 mmh‘wflé& Fall clip--fiddle_counties—free, 100 130; do defective, lvgllo; San Joaquin, defect- ive. 7@3c; Southern Mountain, 9@1ic Northern, 12@13c; do defective, 9@llc; boldt and Mendocino, 13@l5c; Eastern Oregon. 9@13c: Valley Oregon, 16@1sc. HOPS—O1d crop, 2@6c for poor to falr and 8@ 10c for g0od; new crop. 11@14%c per M. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bag: 5%@5%c; Wool Bags, 27@30c; San Quenttn,$5 30. COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton; New Wel- lington, $10; Seattle, $6 Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, % 75: Wallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumber- land, $10 in bulk and $11 50 In sacks; Pennsyl- Yyania Anthracite Egg, $i5: Cannel, $i0 per to Teock, Springs, Castle’ Gate and Pleasant Val ley, $760; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in_sacks. Refin Cube and Fine Crushed, 6%c: Powdered, 6%c; Granulated, 5%c: Confectioners’ A, H?c: Ma, Dolia A, 5%c: Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, Sc: Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A, 5i4c per Ib; half barrels boxes tic barrels %o more than barrels, and SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Beef has moved up a fraction again and is in demand at the advance. Hogs are also firm at the fmproved prices, and choice are scarce. Mutton goes off well at the advance. Whlesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, (Ph@Te; second do, 51@ 6c; Ii:‘l{'!{ ii:: 4@ic per ‘AL-—Large, 6@$lc; small, 1@7 3 pAIUTTON—Wethers, '7i@sc: Grosa, " Fatie LAMB-—Spring, 12%4@15c per Ib. : NPCOIE:(;:; “ieln;lr;l‘z:, i 4%@4;&[«: l’or(llrgm 4@ © for B 3G3%c; dressed do, 4pie per ib T ook HOBS RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. Wednesday, February 23. free Com- lour, qr. sks . 5,000| Alfalfa sq heat, ctls ..... 6,780|She ke arley, ctls 2,685 | Pelts, 45 ats, ctl 370 |[Hides, no 912 Corn, ctls Hay, tons 420 Rye, ctls . Eggs, doz . . 24,720 Butter, ctls Quicksilver, fisk. 100 Cheese, ctls 4|Leather, rolls ... 167 Beans, sks 1,19 'Wine, gals . . 85,300 g:fi::‘r;eu. klkl {.9’3&3 Raisins, bxs . 125 . sks | Branroa 130 | Brandy, gals 702 1,610| Chicory, bb! S| rieom WASHINGTON. 6,273 | Middlings, sks .. 2,170 7,345 |Shorts, “sks Middlings, sks Flour, ar sks . Oats, ctls Wheat, ctls . 875 |Feed, sks . Brag, sks 1,658 | Flaxseed, sks b y OREGON. Oats, ctls .. 3701 EASTERN. Corn, ctls . 1,500 THE STQCK MARKET. The market for mining stocks was weak yes- terday and the best figures were below those of Monday. Trading was dull. On the Bond Exchange the feature was the recovery in lighting stocks and a sharp rise in Contra Costa Water. Business was good, as usual, on this exchange. H. Zadig and A. S. Wollberg have been elected presidents, respectively, of the Gould & Curry and Utah Consolidated mining com- panles, to fill vacancies caused by the death of Henry B. Havens. The Vallejo Quicksilver Mining Company of Napa County has levied an assessment of 1 cent, delinquent March 4. The annual meeting of the Donohoe-Kelly Banking Company has been called for March 3. The Nevada National Bank has re-elected the old board of directors and officers for 1898, with Isalas W. Hellman as president, John F. Bigelow vice president and D. B. Davidson cashier. The joint Confldence, Challenge Consolidated and Consolidated Imperial west crosscut No. 1 from the surface tunnel Is now out 1818 feet, having been advanced 18 feet for the past | | week; the face shows porphyry. There is still some water coming from the face, but the flow is not g0 strong as usual. The ground in the face i much softer, necessitating timbering. No work was done in the Confidence mine during the past week. Operations are con- fined to the west crosscut, which is being run Jointly with the Challenge Consolidated and Consolidated Imperial companies. The yield of the Overman mine for the past week amounted to 7 carloads of ore, the aver- age car sample assay of which was $39 31 per ton. This ore was extracted from the workings in the north drift on the 900-foot level. There s no material change in the condition of the ne. On the 1100-foot level of the Caledonia mine they are still enlarging and timbering the in- cline upraise from the southeast drift. They have 60 feet of the raise timbered. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Feb. %2 p. m. Bid. Ask. 1d.. 3 U § Bonds— BBfld*Afl‘)k% 45 quar coup_.113% — 02" oy 46 “quar “reg. 1123 — 65— 92 9215 4s_quar new...125 Miscellaneous— Cal-st Cab 58.115 Cal El 6s......126% — € C Wat 55.10214108% Dup-st ex c. 8% EL& P 6s.121% — Anglo-Cal . P & Ch Ry 6s.119 — |Bank of Cal...248 — Geary-st R 5s. — 102 |Cal 8 D & T.. — 100 HC&S5%.105 — |First Nat .20 — L AL Coés.. — Lon P & A. 132 Do gntd 6s..100 — |Mer Exchnge. 12 Market-st 6s..127% — |Nev Nat B...150 — Do 1st M .16 116% | Savings i Nat Vin 6s 1st — 100 |Ger S & L..1625 1665 N C NgRy 75.101%103% |Hum S & L 160 Ry Mutual Sav. “ S F Say — § & L So. Security § Union "T_Co 950 ~Street Rallroad— Galifornia Oak S L & Presidio Powder- California ....100 — = 80 S P of Ar 6s.. Glant con Co. 42 42% S P Cal 6s. Vigorit . L 3% 3% SPC 1s cg 35.. Miscellaneous— § P Br 6s Al Pac Assn.. 96% 07 § V Wat 6s. — | Ger Ld Wks..100 150 S V Wat 4s...103 103} | Haw Pl Co... 20 — Stock Gas 6s..100 103%|H C & S Co.. 30 313 Water Hutch § P Co. 4214 42% Contra Costa.. 57% 62%| Mer Ex Assn. 90 — Marin Co .... 50 - |Nat Vin Co... — 7% Spring_Val ..101 101% Gas_& Electric— Cent Gaslight. 9% — MEL Co...... 14 4% MORNING 5 Contra Costa Water. 10 do do . 40 do o L 260 Hutchinson S P Co. 200 Oceanic Steamship C: % Market-street Railway 20 Oakland Gas 30 do do 50 Pacific Gas 150 do_ do 10§ F Gas & 10 do do 1072 480 525000 15 385 do do . 100 Vigorit Powder Street— 50 Hawaijan Commercial & Sugar. $4000 Northern Ry of Cal 5s Bonds. $1000 § P Branch Ry Bonds. AFTERNOON _SESSION. 326,000 Ferries and Cliff House Bonds 25 Glant Powder Con. 55 do . % do 40 Par Paint Co. SESSION. 7 60 80 61 P 58 4 50 50 91 92 a1 2 9 .. 88 3 32 02 12 Imy YRy A3BRA3I:US88323 23REBH83 £ 100 Hutchinson § P Ce 100 do do. . $1000 Nerthern Ry 40 Oakland Gas 100 Oceanic Steam: 15 do do k3 do do . 105 Pacific Lighting . 150 Pacific Gas Imy 258 F Gas & Elec 49 do do . %0 do 4o 30 do do 120 do do . 45 Spring Valley Water. Street— 25 Market-street Rallway ..... $1000 Nevada Co N G R R Bon BOARD SALES. Following were the sales In the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterda Morning Session—9:30. a.'gsasa RYRSHASKNY 3 8z SsssessnzazIlsasssssad 83 20 Alpha . 03600 Savage . 7 50 Caledonia. © 30{900 Sferra N 9, 100 Con Cal & Va.. 50|3100 Union Con - 200 Gould & Curry. 2/f00 ... 37 0 Mexican. ........ 32:200 Yeilow Jacket... 26 Atternoon Session. Alpha . 04| 50 Hale & Norors.1 50 510 Befeher 23(#00 Justice . ) 200 Best & 38100 Mexican . i ias 300 Bullion 07100 Oceldental 150 {00 Caledonia 29|300 Ophir 5 300 Chollar 36200 Overman 06 50 Con Cal & ] 200 : o H Exchequer ...... 0 Goutd & Carry. 20 10 100 c.oeen 58 22 " Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—10:30. 00 Belcher .. 26’50 Hale & Nrers.1 O BeleM e Beichr.. 48|00 Mestoan v B 00 42/200 ... . B Eio v 8 8100 Sierra. Nevada.. 8 1600 ...... . Ds 23/400 Union Con . 3 Norcrs.1 55100 Yellow Jacket.. 26 Afternoon Session. %0 . 18200 Justice 7 ‘oo Andes 11(800 Mexican s ‘Hum- | 00 1898 delivery, | 2RR2BVNIBT CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23— p. m. Bid.Ask. | Bid. Ask. 04 05 'Justice ... 3B 38 18 1¢entuck . 2 @ Andes . 1 12 Lady Wash ... — 3 Belcher . 23 21 Mexican FTO ] Best & Belchr. 38 3y Bullion . 06 5 taledonta 2 o7 Chollar . 36 20 Con Cal & Va. 88 26 Challenge ... 27 04 | €on_Imperial.. 01 = | Confidence .7 ™ | Crown Point... 11 [ | ton New York. — = | Bureka ,. . — 2%|Syndicate ‘e Exchequer ..... 02 mion Con ..... 35 87 Gould & Curry. 19 20(Utah ... 1o | Hale & Norcrs.1 45 1 50| Yellow Jacket. ulia ... 03 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Morris and Nannie A. Meyerfield to James Schwartz, lot on N line of Golden Gate ave- nue, 151 W of Van Ness, W 41:3 by N 120; $10. Samuel M. Marks to Louise Marks, lot on W line of Fillmore street, 30 S of Pacific, § 25 by W 100; gift. Margaret E. Durney to Mafgretha M. Brady (wife of T. H.), lot on N line of Geary street, 35 E of Broderick, E 60 by N 125; also lot on NE corner of = Twenty-sixth a d Diamond streets, E 80 by N 114; g! Charles B. Dugan to Lydia Dugan, lot on W line of De Long_avenue (Lucy), 12%6:6 N of Frederick street, N 25 by W 80; also lot on E line of Masonlc avenue 143 § of Waller street, S 24, B 150, S 4:4%, E 40, N 25, W 40, N 4:8%, W 150; gift. Callaghan Estate Company to Michael Fitz- patrick. lot on 8 line fo% Nn‘xi.;teemh street, 97:6 of Capp, ¥ i . Margaret Sprott to Ann Dorman, lot on NW corner of Sanchez and Ford streets, N 25 by W 100; $5. John F, Ewing to George S. Crim, lot on B lne of Alabama street, 15 N of Twenty- fourth, N 79 by E 100; also lot on W line of Florida _(Columbia) street, 179 N of Twenty- fourth, N 20 by W 100; $5041. John M. and Alice Manning to Willlam Cryer, lot on W line of Diamond street, 64 N of Army, N 50 by W 80; $10. John and Ellen O'Connor to John O. and nnie S. Swanson, Iot on E line of San Bruno (Nebraska) streef, 300 § of Twenty-second (Sierra), § 33:4 by S 100; $10. John Rohr to Joseph Rohr, lot on N line of California street, 32:6 W of Twenty-third ave- nue, W 50 by N 100; $10. Mary Ryan (wife of Edward) to Jesse S. Andrews, re-record 1608 d. 21 of lot on S line of Q street, 100 B of Nineteenth avenue, B 34:9, S 130:2, W 27:6, N 180; also lot on B line of Nineteenth avenue, 105 § of Q street, N 2 by E 100; also lot on E line of Noe street, 53 S of Ford, S % by E 110; $10. Anna Massonabe (Courreges) to Charles Mat- theas, lot on W line of Buena Vista, 71 N of Courtiand avenue, N 25:8 by W 10, lot 209, Cobb_Tract; $10. C. W. and Josephine Courtright to Thomas D. Riordan, lot on S line of Clarendon street, 184:21 W of Lincoln, W 100:6, S 104, E 100, N 112:8," block 11, Subdivision 2, Clarendon Heights; $10. J. . 'Angus, T. G. Crothers and W. S. Goodfellow (executors of the estate of James G. Fair) to Eliza Heatlle (wife of Andrew), Iot on N line of East avenue, 18:1% W of Andover, W 25:0%, N 59:3%, E 25, S 88:1, lot 2, block 11, Fair's Subdivision of Holly Fark; Eliza A. Quinn to James M. Fanning, lot on NE line of Fifteenth avenue, 150 SE of M street, SE 50 by NE 100, block 29, South San Francisco Homestead and Rallroad Assocla- tion; $10. Alameda County. Erasmus Olsen to Jennie C. Connor, lot on § line of Eighth street, 51 W of Alice, W T4, S 100, E 50, N 2%, E 24, N 74 to beginning, block 80, Oakland; $10. William A. Nolan to Bena Nolan, lot on E line of Kennedy street, 125 § of Dennison, § 25 by E 125, block B, Shell Mound tract, East Oakland; $10. Matilda Henderson to John W. Roland, lot 10 of Hogan's resubdivision of lots 22, 23 and 24, Kingsland tract, Brooklyn Township: $10. Willlam H. and Helen C. Ford to Manuel J, Madruga, lots 21 and 22 block 5, Town of Niles, Washington Township; $10. Anfonio F. and Mary Caldero to kas‘ and Manuel A. Calderia, lots 10, 11, 12, 13 141, block R. Township; $10. Manuel C. Azevedo to Andreas Eckert, lot 10, block P, Knowles & Potter subdivision of Ken- nedy tract, East Oakland; $10. | Alvin Ford to Maria Ebeling, lot 7, block 2, | plat of A. Ford's Addition to Oakland, East | Oakland; $1. | George W. Austin to J. F. Cross, lot on S line of Nineteenth street, 454.37 W of Fourlh} avenue, S 146:8, E 87:7, N 147:9, W 45:5 to be- i‘Ingln 0. block B, Peralta Heights, East Oak- and; $10. John R. Glascock and as trustee of the es- tate of Willlam H. Glascock, Alfred H. Blow and Mary V. Weil (trustees under deed of Mary A. Blow) to Catherine Boyce, lot 24, map of Glascock & Blow Tract, Temescal, Oak- | land Annex; $10. | Ann M. Snyder to Louis C. Snyder, lots 15, | 16, 17 and N half of lot 4, corrected map of | fubdlvls(on of Snyder Homestead Tract, Berke- loy; Rift. Alphonzo H. and Julian M. Broad to Henry W. Taylor, }ot on N line of Center street, 100 W of Oxford, W 50 by N 125 lot 15, block A, ] Blake Tract, maps 1 and 2, Berkeley; $10. | M. J. Laymance to Sophie Schroeder, lots 8 and 9, block 6, Fitchburg Homestead lots, Brooklyn Township, quitclaim deed; $1. ‘W. R. and Mary Clark to Theodore Le Clatr, lots 10 and 11, map of subdivision of lot Kingsland Tract, Brooklyn Township; $425. | Andreas Eckert to Manuel C. Azevedo, lots 36 to 39, block A, Hemphill Tract, Brooklyn Township: $10. | A. R. and Margaretha Denke to Edmund H. | Denke, lot on S line of Halght avenue, 181 E | of Sixth street, E 30:5 by § 103.75, Alameda; $10. | Bame to Silas Hoxle, lot on S line of Haight | avenue, 180 E of Seventh street, E 30 by S 132:6, Alameda; $10. Same to same, lot on S line of Haight ave nue, 210 E of Seventh street, E 30 by S 132 Alameda; $10. | Dorothéa B. Ruthardt to Cornelius Lynch, | lot on S line of Haight avenue, 236:8 W of Sixth street, W 37:6 by S 70, Alamed: $10. | Charles A. and Alice C. Bailey to A. and | Ida J. Ilminanen, lot on E line of Eighth street, 100 N of Gravson, N 2 by E 130, being lot 14, block 163, Grayson Tract, Berkeley: $5. Meyer and Jennie Levy to Edward F. Griffa, lot on W line of Adeline street, 106:6 S of Fifth. § 37:6 by W 128:3, block 477, Briggs Tract, Map 2, Oakland: $10. —_——————————— The closing of the leaves of plants as the evening comes on was at first supposed by botanists to be due to the difference in temperature; but on transplanting the plants into a hot- house it was found that the same phe- nomenon occurred, the leaves closing at sunset. THE CALL CZLENDAR. February, 1898. town of Decoto, Washingtgn |su.[Mo|Tu.|Wé |Th.|Fr.|sa. | Moon's Phases. s Full Moon, ® Treas BTEAMERS STEAMER. | Frox | DUE President. Yaquina Bay. Feb 24 Empire. Coos Bay...... .|Feb 24 Washtenaw Tacoma. . +|Feb 24 North Fors. ‘Humoolds .. Feb 24 3 Portiand. Feb 24 Seattie. Feb 24 Humboldt. Feb 24 Arcata . Coos Bay Feb 2 ;’(ullfimem. Seattle. . ot Feb 25 ‘ellington . ‘parture Feb 25 ‘Walla Walla... STEAMER. | DESTINATION| SAILS. | PIER Grescent C.|Graye Harbor[Feb 3.1 w[Fler 3 1ego. Pomona.... |San Feb 24,11 Am|Pler 11 Coos Bay. Feb 25,10 Ay |Pler 13 Marinosa.. ney. Feb 25, 2 pu|Pler 7 Oity Puebla| Vic & Pgi Sna |Feb 25,10 AN |Pler 9 Homer ..... | Humboldt. Feb 25.10 Am|Pler 9 Columbia.. |Portlana. Feb 26,10 Ax North Fork | Humboldt. Feb 2i. 9am Santa Rosa |San Diego. Feb 23, 11 ax Newport... | Panama Feb 28,12 x Valencia. Mar 1, 1 Px Dirigo.. 2 Mar L 4 Py|. State of Cai | Portland. Mar 2,10 AN Walla Wlla| Vic & P Sound | Mar 2. 10 AM ‘Weeott...... | Humbldt Bay. | Mar "2, ¥ AM Cpuy Peking|China&Japan | Mar 3, 1 PM NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States H: hic Ofioar Jocated in the Mercnaee: E’x':?‘m-m is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit -of marihers without regard to nationality and fode of expense. s avigators are cordially im to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- 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 interest to ~an commerce. The time ball on of the on_Tele- n and Is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, g;otelegr;phlc !?ml received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare nd, Cal. ulA. notice stating whether the time ball 'I‘! dropped on time or giving the erro! if any, is published the same day by the’ afternoon apers, and by the morning papers the follow: ng day. W. s. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. £UN, 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—1848. Thursday. February 24. Sun rises. Sun sets Moon sets. I3 =!T1me Feot| Time| e, | Time| H W LW " W/ 24 750 2| 211 51| 8:45 2 2460 50| 9u7 NOTE.—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. Th second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand columa gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights iven are additions to the soundings on the nited States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height and then the number given is subtractive from the depth given by the charts. —_— THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Offics, U. S. N., Mer« ghants” Exchange, San Francisco, February The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dro exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at moon of the 120th meridian, or at exactly § p. m., Green« wich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in chargs. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Stmr Homer, Jessen, 23 hours from Eureka. Stmr Coquille River, Johnson, 17 hours from Fort Bragg. Br bark Inversee, Lewls, 87 days frm New- castle, NSW. Ger bark Phillp Nelson, Niemann, 53 days trom Salaverry. Schr Hattie I Phillins, Blackburn, 129 days from Gloucester, Mass, via Sandy Point, Straits of Magellan, 68 days. Schr Melancthon, Bellensen, § days from Wik« laps Harbor. chr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, 23 hours fmg Fort Bragg. CLEARED. Stmr Pomona, Debney, San Diego; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Br stmr_Bristol, McIntyre, Nanaimo; R Dunsmuir Sons Co. Stmr _Alcazar, Carlson, Portland via Coos Bey and Astoria; L E White. Br stmr Gaellc, Finch, Hongkong and Yokoe hama via Honolulu; O & O § § Co. Haw bark_Santago, Johnson, Hilo; J Db Spreckels & Bros Co. 3 SAILED. Stmr Weeott, Miller, Crescent City, etc. Stmr Alcatras, Carlson, Portland and Astos ria via Coos Bay. Br stmr Gaelic, Finch, Hongkong and Yoko« hama via Honolulu. I, bark Plerre Coneflle, Leliquet, Caps own. Schr Beulah, Mitchell, Grays Harbor. Schr Eliza Miller, Dannervig. Schr Daisy Rowe, Wilson, Tillamook. Schr Alblon, Anderson. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—Feb 23, 10 p. m.—Weather cloudy; wind SE; velocity 20 miles. CHARTERS. The Aloha loads mdse for Honolulu; Lur- Iine, mdse for Kahului; Annie Johnson, mdse tor Hilo. . The Susquehanna loads mdse for New York. The Gen Gordon loads mdse for Sydney. The B F Packard loads sugar at Honolulu for New York. The Auckland loads wheat at Portland for Europe, 40s; Ross-shire, wheat at Tacoma for Europe, 33s’9d. The Clan Galbraith is chartered for wheat to Europe, 238 net, a decline. BPOKEN. Feb 2—15 N 31 W, Ger ship H F Glade, hence Oct 24 for Queenstown. Feb 18—15 W, Br ship Marechal Suchet, from Oregon for Queenstown. Nov 30—46 S 104 W, Br ship Red Rock, hence Sept 13 for Queenstown. ‘eb 18—50 N 20 W, Br ship Afon Alaw, hence Sept 16 for Queenstown. an 1—26 § 24 W, Br ship Centesima, hence Sept #7 for Liverpool. Jan 20—16 S 37 W, Br ship Simla, hence Oct 24 for Qi cepstown. MISCELLANEQUS. LONDON, Feb 22—Br ship Sardomene, at Newcastle, Eng, irom Antewrp, with davits carriJ avay by cclli'sion. Br ship Lancing, hence Oct 12 for London, spoken Feb 21 10 miles east of Eddystone Light With tore and main topgallant masts and vpper Yulis pore SEATTLE, from Vancouver for Skaguay, Nanaimo Rocks. GRAYS HARBOR, Feb 23—Capt Knudsen ot schr Ruby A Cousins, at Grays Harbor, re- ports that at 4 p m. on Feb 2 in 31 3§ N 120 W passed abandoned schr Minnie of San Diego full of water and standing on end, with stern nho\'e‘wuler about four feet. EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—tailed Feb 21—3tmr Advacce, tar Colon. DOMESTIC PORTS. VENTURA—Arrived Feb %—Stmr G Loomls, hence Feb 22. BUREKA—Sailed Feb 23—Schr _Helen N Kimball and stmr Samoa_for San Francisco. YAQUINA BAY—Arrived Feb 23—Stmr Prest- dent, hence Feb 1s. EVERETT—Sailed Feb 23—Schr Glendale, for San Francisco. COOS BAY—Sailed Feb 22—Stmr Arcata, for Sun Francisco. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Feb 23—Schr Hera, hence Feb 10. PORT LUDLOW—Sailed Feb 2—Senr Me- te>r, for San Pedro. PORT ANGELES—Arrived Feb 23—Ger ship D H Watjen, from Hiogo for Puget Sound. CLALLAM BAY—Sailed Feb 23—Br shij Alice A Leigh, for Cork; ship Columbla an bark Harvester, for San Francisco. TACOMA—Arrived Feb 17—Br ship Alder- grove, from Montevideo. REDONDO—Safled Feb 23—Stmr Westport. ASTORIA—Sailed Feb 2—Br shp Springburn, for Queenstown; Dan ship Juplter, for Queens- town; Br ship Drumburton, for Queenstown; schr. Sequofa, for San Diego; stmr Victorian, for Dyea. Arrived Feb 23—Stmr Chilkat, from Seattle. GRAYS HARBOR—Sailed Feb 23—Schrs Vol- unteer, Neptune, Viking, Jennie Stella, Queen and Maid of Orleans, for San Francisco: schr Ottillle Fjord, for Hilo; schr John F Miller. GREENWOOD—Arrived Feb 23—Str Whites« boro, hence Feb 22. ALBION—Arrived Feb 22—Schr Nettie Sund- borg, hence Feb 19. 23—Stmr Cleone, frm San Pedro. 3 MENDOCINO—Safled Feb. 3—Stmr Point Arena, for San Francisco. VENTURA—Sailed Feb 23—Stmr G Loomis, for San Francisco. VENTURA-—Sailed Feb 2—Schr Monterey, for Bowens Landing. EUREKA—Sailed Feb 2-Stmr North Fork, for San Erancisco. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Fep 23—Schr lda £ bnauer, hence Feb 17. POINT ARENA—Sailed Fep 23—Schr Mary Etta fir San_Francisco. SAN PEDRO—Sailed Feb 21—Bktn J M Grite fith, tor Puge” Sound. TATOOSH—Passed Feb 22—Stmr Umatilia, ho Feb 2) for Victorla and Port Townsend. 23— Stoir Mackinaw, from Tacoma for Ban Frun- clico; schr Annie M Campbeil, from Port Blakeley for Newport. FOREIGN PORTS. SHANGHAI-Safled Jan 2—Br bark Fal- kirk, for Royal Roads. KOBE—Passed Jan 21—Br stmr Alagenta, fm Juva for Vancouver, NEWCASTLE, NSW-—Sailed Feb 23—Schr Metha Nelson, for Kahuiui; Br bark Penrhyn Castle, for San Francisco. ANTWERP—Sailed Feb 23—Br ship Alcldes, for San Franecisco. HILO—Sailed Feb 5—Schr Eva, for Kahului. To_sail Feb 15—Schr Lyman D Foster, for San Francisco. Oft the ?ort Feb 10—Bark Adam ‘W Sples, from Honolulu, to load for New York. LIVERPOOL—Arrived Feb 20—Br shir Gal- ate, from Oregon. » PAUILLAC—Ar-ived Feb 22—Nor ster Flor- o s Oregon. ‘daUgENSTO\‘VN'—Afl'IVPd Feb 20—Br _ship Monkbarnes, from Oregon, and proceeded for Dunkirk: Br bark Cloncaird. hence Sept 25.21— Br ship Pendeen, hence Oct 2. Sailed Feb 22—Br ship St Mirren, for Tyne. ST VINCENT—Arrived Feb 22—Br stmr City of Parth, from Oregon. QUEENSTOWN—Sailled Feb 22—Ital ship ¥ § Ciampa, for Hull. ANTWERP—Arrived Feb 20—Br ship Star of Russia, hence Oct 5. FALMOUTH—Arrived Feb 20—Br bark Port Stanley, from Tacoma. and ordered to St Nazalire. 21—Br ship Barfallan, hence Sept 15; Br_ship Maxwell. hence Sept 18. GALWAY—Arrived Feb 20—Br bark Cum- brian, from Portland. HAVRE—Arrived Feb 20—Br ship Largie- more, hence Oct 22; Br bark Falkland, from TEBRNANDO DE NORONHA—Passed = — By ship Cralgmore, hence Oct 18 for Queenstown. CARDIFF—Sailed Feb 22—Br ship Crown of Denmark, from Santa Rosalia. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Sailed Feb 23—Stmr New York, for Southampton: stmr Majestie, for Liverpool, BREMEN—Arrived Feb 23—Stmr Stuttgart, O EENSTOWN—_Salled F ‘eb 23St lonia. for Boston. Valleua LIVERPOOL—Arrived Feb 2%—Stmr Sylva- nia, from Boston. 23—Stmr Friesland, AL St o 5 e ew York, and not as previously s OVILLE—. 23—Stmr med. -Arrived Feb Feb 23—The Br stmr Pak Shan, is ashore ofb i sraph Hill s about ten minutes before M | from New York. ! -