The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1898 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS: Silver unchanged. Wheat steady. Barley higher. Osts, Corn and Rye dull r again. Feedstuffs unchanged. Flour in fair demand. A rule firm. Flaxseed stiff. 4 fruits wanted in London. s somewhat fir P. Vegetables wez low A Eggs weak. 3 & better. h fruits ahout the same. Bacon advanc Wool in assortment. r firm. Heps dull. sns_ unaltered. and Pork steady. S OF SUGAR. ar at this port in or 43,075,000 pounds. IMPO] Importe of Hawattan Februs 'HE MINT. o following coinage Double -eagles, standard dollars, quarter dollars, The local for the mc STOCKS OF GRAIN. Produce Exchange Grain Inspector Steller reports stocks of grain in regular warehouse March 1 as follows in tons: Feb. 1. March 1. 34,044 306 576 z 23 were 13,519 tons Barley, tons uary i 1270 tons Corn and 2154 D FRUITS IN ENGLAND. Mail advices from London to February-12 re- | Samples of the new season’s California-| r in New York. | 1 | Paris is reported to | b fruits which recently arrived by the Rajore | have been obta e during the week, and satisfaction is generally expressed as to the ¢ of the out-turn. Demand is brisk at vanced prices, and with a decidedly firm y another advance is spoken of. Fur- are anxiously awaited, and:anx. at the non-arrival -of the five months out. ses of fruits on which vessel has only _ d, but many of these are ‘extras, Utah—-Cloudy Wednesday. Arizona—Fair Wedpesday. San Francisco and vicinity-—Falr Wednesday; northerly, changing to_easterly winds, ecial ‘report from Mount Tamalpais—Clear; tempera- nd northwest, 24 miles per hour: ture, §5; maximum temperature, €'. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Officlal. —— g EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, March 1—The stock market took on no. well-defined character to-day until after the publication of the statement at- tributed to the Secretary of the Navy that the element of Spanish offictal responsibility for the Maine explosion might be considered to be eliminated from the situation. This was in the last hour of the session and the whole short interest apparently rushed to cover the short lines that have been put out in the last | few days on the developments of the Maine disaster. There had been covering of shorts early in the day on account of the continuance | of yesterday's movement, but a little Hhter short selling developed on the theory that the market would certainly. sag again after the large short interest had been covered. The market had apparently swung to & standstill and was dritting_rather aimlessly, without yielding, when a buying’ movement set in on the Long statement and the trading took on | all the appearance of a runaway bull market. Some of the advances were violent, Metropoli- tan_ Street Railway being pushed up to 153%, a net rise of 13 points. This stock closed at 161. Manhattan, Sugar and New York Central Wwere also conspicuous in the movement, the former showing an extreme advance of five | points and the latter two rising three points | each. ment to a very noticeable extent. London account helped the strength arly dealings. There was some recovery The whole list felt the upward move- Buying for in the in | Spanish securities in London and this seemed to restore confidence to some: extent over the relations between Spain andsthe United States. Buying was resumed for London account and in the face of a continued hardening of | the money ‘market in London gold for American account in London and in be still very keen, but of gold were an- no further engagements | nounced. The bond market was somewhat more active o-day and prices were higher all Total sales, $3,600,000. - United States new 4s (registered) showed a recovery of 1% and 4s (coupon), old 4s (registered) and the 58 of 1 | each, and the old s (coupon) of % per cent | bid and the 2s declined i3 per cent. it would be difficult or impossible to replace. Other vessels which should shortly be heard of are the Combermere, with nearly 20,000 | cases, and the Pericles with about 26,000, all from this port. The Pericles has arrived since sh CALIFORNIA FRUITS I W YORK. Referring to dried fruits Commercial Ameri- ca of February 21 reports the New York mar- ket follows:- Probably the most active ar: ticle on the list are California prunes, es pecially the extremes, large and small sizes, ich: are rather scarce.. A falr- to 100s was sold on Saturday This size in 50-pound boxes both of w size lot of at 3ic in bags. is generally held at 3%c, obtainable at 3ic. Holders regard it as a »d sign that the market is clearing up from - bottoms. There seems to be little doubt to 100s are extr advance fn the quotation may reason: There is an upward ten some dealers current raising of 40s also, »cks slightly ‘above nia loose muscatel ority’ of rain-dam upplies. Quotations -pound boxes are 3-crown, %@ 5. On Saturday a good reported for. seedless muscatels and supplies are being reduced vely small proportions. ; 4-crown, demandwas at 3ip@4dac, to compar: but some are sull | | | ely scarce, and an | vary greatly, according to | One: large | bandler of sultana raisins advanced his prices | for cleaned on Saturday. Seeded raisins are rather quiet and easy in consequence of the competition of seedle: In this connection it might be stated that one cause of the. dull- of currants’is the fact that seedless rals- Ins are being used considerably in their stead. California_dried pears are selling. well, chiefly for export. Some fancy quarters. were sold for shipment abroad Saturday at Sc. Prices range from- f%c to Sc for cholce to famcy quarters, and from fic to 9ic for halves. Cheap California’ peaches are still in good de- mand, and it s said that quite a block was gold to Philadelphia on Saturday at 5%@5%c. Few are to be found here now below fe. O Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow| SHADED AREAS SHOW: PRECIPITATION JURING PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow files with the wind. The top fig- pres at ctation Indicate maximum temperature for the days; those underneath it, if any, the amount of rainfall, of melted snow In inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word igh’” ~means barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; ‘“low” refers to low pres- sure and 1s usually preceded -and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains, ‘‘Lows’ usually first_appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interfor and low ng the coast, and the isobars extend north end south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the *“low’’ is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is tm- robable. With a ‘‘high” in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure faling to the Cali- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected In summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridlan—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 1893—5 p. 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-four hours: Past This Last Stations— 24 hours. Season. Season. BureKa .. 0.00 "26.69 7.59 Red Bluff . 0. 11.99 4 cramento 0.00 854 1 n Francisco 0. 7:32 €8N0 ......... 0.00 - 3.45 San Luls Obispo . 0.00 - 514 Los Angeles 0.00 4271 San Diego - 000 33 Yuma .. L 000 126 San Francisco data: Maximum temperature, §7: minimum, 48; mean, 53, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pressure has fallen generally over the Pacific_Coast. It has risen rapidly over the apper Missouri Valley., An-area.of low pres- Jure iies over Southern Arizona and will proba- bly move eastward in the wake of the high pressure. The. temperature has risen generally over the Pacific Coast. On the central coast of Cali- fornia and near the mouth of the Columbia River the temperature has risen about ten fSegrees. In the great valleys' of California the temperatures are from 7 to 10 degrees above the normal. No rain is reported from the Pacific Coast. The following maximum wind velocities: are reported: Tatoosh Island, 44 miles per hour, from the east; Fort Canby, 30 miles per hour, from the east; Portland, 30 miles per hour, from the north} Yuma, 24 miles per hour, from the north. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending at midnight March 2, 1835: Northern California—Fair Wednesday: con- tnued warm weather; northerly, changing to easterly winds. Southern California—Fair Wednesday; west- aly wind. Neveda—Fair Wednesday. high | cific, 15,920 Northern Pacific preferred, 4620 | Rock Island, 33,920 St. Paul, 820 Union Pa cific, 5100 Union Pacific D. and G:, 4800 To- 10,020 People’s Gas, 390 Consolidated General Electric, 79,620 Sugar, 4130 e Coal and.Iron, 7220 Western Unton. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . 2 St P & Om. Do pref . 5 Do pref . Baltimore & Ohlo 15%z(St P M & M. Canada Pacific ... 8%|So Pacific 15% Canada Southern. 50 " |So Railway S5 Cent Pac ......... Do pref . 29% Ches & Ohio Texas & Pacific.. 11 Chi & Alton.. nion_Pacific 3 Chi B & Q. Y P D & G. 9 Chi & E 1il..000 Wabash . 8l € CC & st Ll 3% Do pref . 16t Do pref . . Wheel & L'E..0 2% Del & Hudson.... 110%| Do pref . 9% Del L & W Express Companies— Den & R G Adams Ex 9 Do’ pref American EX . Erle (new) United States . Do 1st pref .... 39i|Wells Fargo Ft Wayne . 169 | ‘Miscellancous— Gt Nor pref 156 |a Cot oIl . 193% Hocking Val Do pref . ) Illinots Cent ... Amn Spirits §% Lake Erie & W.. 1513| Do_pref pri Do pref . Am Tobacco 90% Lake Shore . Do_pref 15 Louls & Nash.... 5% |People’s Gas s Manhattan L .... 105" |Cons Gas . 18 Met St Ry 151 |Com Cable Co..... 175 Mich Cent 108% |Col F & Iron 2% Minn & St L. 28 | Do pret . 8 Mo Pacific .. 28%| Gen Electric 34 Mobile & Ohio... 28%|Illinols Steel s 12 |Laclede Gas Z 3% |Lead ... . Chi Ind & L. 7°| Do pref . Do pret . 25 |Nat Lin Ol N J Central 94% |Or Imp Co N Y Central ..l 115% | Pacific Mat N Y Chi & St L. 12i;| Pullman Pal Do. 1st pref ... Stand R & T Do 24 pref Sugar ... Nor West_ . Do pref i No Amer Co . T.C & Iron 2143 No Pacific U § Leather 6% Do pref =| Do pret 3% Ontario & U S Rubber 1 | Or R & Nav Do’ pref .. [ Or Short Lin West Union £8% Pittsburg Chi & N W. 12414 Reading . %|._Do pref 5 Do 1st p IstL&s 4% Rock Island . Do pref 10 StL& F. RGW. 73 Do st pref . Do pref o7 Do 2d pref . Chi G W 1% St Paul .. %|Haw Com Co.... 82% Do’ pret . BONDS. N JCss .. 13% N_Carolina ‘6s.... 125 | | | 1 | 92 Total sales of shares, including: 4225 C. and O. ville and Na: Metropolitan, 3 2620 Reading p) 16,650 New stocks to-day 6290 Atchison 29,635 Burlington, 6831 Louis- ille, 32,740 Manhattan, 10,420 Hawalian Commercial Co. preferred, 5471 Missouri Pacifl York Centrai, 14120 Northern Pa. were 427,500 preferred, Do 4s ... No Pac lsts Do 3s . | Do is Do fis coup 2% N Y C District 3.658 118" |Nor & W 6s 125 Ala class A 108% | Northwstrn 1421 Do B 07| Do deb 5s . 1% Do C 100 (O Nav lsts 1143, Do Curre 100 (O Nav ds . 943 Atchison 48 92140 S Line 65 122 Do adj 4s . 61% (O S Line 5s tr.... 9% Can So 2ds ex in, 105%/0 Imp 1sts tr.... 110 Chi Term. 4s 854 | - Do 58 tr 59 C & Ohio s 115 | Pacific 6s o 1033 C H & D 4%s.... 104% Reading 4s . 84 D & R G.lsts.... 110 |R G W lsts 8215 Da&aRrG 4 9IS L &I MCis 8 East Tenn 106%|S L & S F G 6s.. 118 Erie Gen 48 I 12" |8t P Con 11 F W & D lsts tr. 71%(S P € & P lsts.. 121% Gen' Elec 58 ... 101%| Do s . 16 G.H &S A 6s.... 103 |So. Ry ¢ 925 Do 2ds .. 1105 |Stan R & T 6s.. 57 H & T C8...... 112 |Tenn new set 35. Do con 68 ...... 106 |T & P L G lsts.. 100% Iowa C lsts ... 101%| Do Rg 2ds 34 Kan P Con tr.... 109 |Union Pac lsts... 127% K Pac 1st DD tr. B4 |U P.D & G lIsts.. 5%% La new cons 4s:.. 101 |Wab lst bs 107% L & N Uni 4s.... 88%| Do 2ds a1 Missourt-6s ...... 100 | W Shore s M K & T 2ds.... 62 |Va Centuries Do ds ... . 8% | . Do deferred N Y Central Ists.. 116%: MINING STOCKS. Chollar 31| Ontario 250 Grown P 12: Ophir . % Con Cal & Vi 50| Plymouth . o8 75| Quicksilver 100 15|~ Do pref 200 140/ Sterra’ Nevs %0 Homestake 37 00| Standard 175 Iron Silver 43| Union Con . 30 Mexican . 30| Yellow Jacke 2 BOSTON. BOSTON, March 1.—Atchison, 12; Bell Tele- phone, -—; -Burlington, 46%; Mexican Central, 5%; Oregon Short Line, 30; San Diego, —. LONDON ‘MARKET. NEW YORK, March’ 1—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were generally quiet to-day, but there was & revival.of speculative activity in Americans and Grand Trunk. Americans were largely bought and the close was near the best. A rumored arrangement of .the Canadian Pa- ¢ific rate war was not confirmed. Grand Trunk was good on the monthly statement. The other markets were featureless. Gold is quoted at 77s 10%d and in strong demand, but the best informed incline to the bellef that the New York drain of gold from here will not be large. A few eagles will leave the Bank of England to-day. - The bank has raised the buving price in German and Japanese coin to 76s 4%d. There 18 a large amount of Japanese yen in the mar- ket, but it is not Ilkely that the bank will secure it, as outsiders bid at 5d for export to the United States. Money rates are rising. “'There are revived rumors from good sources in India of a possible increased importation of_silver. = The Bank of England agaln lent largely to the market to-day. I learn in:good quarters that most of the money: raised by the Chinese loan in Berlin will be remitted rapidly to Lon- don,. Anticipations of this caused to-day’s rise in Berlin exchange. The Paris Bourse was dull, except for Rio Tinto and De Beers mines, which were strong. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific, §6%: Grand Trunk, 8. Bar stiver, dull, 2 9-164 per ounce. Money, 24%@ 23 per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March. 1.—FLOUR—Receipts, 19,722; exports, 10,675 Firm, but not active. WIHEAT—Receipts, 138,560; exports, 47,696, Spot, firm; No. 2 red, $107% f. o. b. afloat to arrive. Options opened easy and unchanged, selling off under bearish cable news. A rally on covering due to clique. support followed, the market ruling dull until near the close, when a spurt in corn scared shorts again and prices left off at the top, or %@!4c higher than last night. No. 2 red- March, $1 05%@1 05%; ciosed, $1 05%; May, $100%; closed, $1 00%. HOPS—Steady. WOOL—Firm. PETROLEUM—Firm. PIGIRON—Warrants, steady, $670 bid, $6 7 | asked. LAKE COPPER—Strong, with §11 §5 bid and asked. TIN—Firm, $14 20 bid, $14 30 asked. g SPELTER--Unchanged, $4 10 bid, $4 25 asked. LEAD—Was reported as dull with no change in quotations, $3 70 bid and $3 75 asked. The firm that fizes the settling price for miners' and smelters quotes lead at g‘ 60. COFFEE—Options closed unchanged to § round. | The inquiry for | | | | fruits very | ering of a line for St. Louls houses. | 28G@29c; points net advance. Sales, 4750 bags, including: March, $ 4. Spot coffee—Rio, dull; No. 7 Rio Invoice, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6%c. Mild, steady; Cordova, SUGAR—Raw, centrifugal, 96 test, "TTER—Receipts 1@1%c. GS—Recelpts, 13,230 packages. Firm at the State and Pennsylvania, 14%c; West- Southern, 14@143c. DRIED FRUITS. YORK, March 1.—California dried teady. prs ern, NEW EVAPOR ) 'APPLES—Common, 5@7%c: prime wire tray, 81c: wood dried, prime, 8%c; Cchoice, §%@§c: 'fancy, 91s@1lc. PRUNES—J@sc. APRICOTS Roval, 5@7i4c: Moorpark, SQiic. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@9¢; peeled, 12@20c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, March 1.—Although news from Liverpool was distinctly disappointing, the | opening in Wheat was strong, Julv starting % @l4c higher and May unchanged to ¥c higher. There was quite a good demand from shorts who bad not covered yesterday, and the de- mand from this source was suffictent to over- come any natural weakness of the market. The fact that Liverpool had lost its slight -opening advance before trading commenced here and that receipts of Wheat at the Eng- Iish markets during the last six days were up to the normal weekly requirements had the effect of bringing out liberal offerings, wiping out the opening advance. Some SUpport was given by Leiter and other prominent bull in- terests, and this brought the more timid shorts into the pit. In addition there was cov- Prospects of a cold wave following rain throughout the winter Wheat belt had some influence, May getting up to $1 05 and July to 90%c. Then the market reacted and prices tended downward for some time. Bradstreet's reported the world's visible decrease.at 3,516,000 bushels. This amount was falrly twice as much as the irade expected and brought in a fresh lot of buying orders and resulted in an advance In July to 93c and in May to $105. In the last twenty minutes’ trading the Leiter forces started things golng with some lively bidding, and prices climbed in a hurry. By closing time May had advanced to $1 05%. July rose to S1%c, but reacted just at the close to Sljc. Corp developed a good deal of strength. The close was %c higher for May. The market for Oats was dull. May closed %c higher. Provisions became strong near the close. May pork_closed 2izc higher, May lard 2%c higher and May ribs 7%c higher. ding tutures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. 104% 105% 104% 105% 105 105% 1045 105% %0 ey 8% 9% 30% 30% 30 30% Ay ANK % R 2 3 2% B 6% 26% 6% 26% July 4% u% 4% 4% Mess Pork, per bbl— May 10421 1045 10 27% 10 42% July - 1030 1045 1030 1045 Lard, per 100 Tbs— 515 51T% 6510 51m% 522% 52 51T% 532 Ribs, per 100 hs— - 0 52 510 652 I517% 528 615 535 ‘ash quotations were as follows: Flour, dull; Wheat, 88@9c; No. 2 Ted, $1 04%Q1 06%; No. Corn, '29%@29%c; No. 2 Oats, 26%c; 'No. White, f. 0. b., 20@30%c;: No. 3 White, 'f. 2. b, o. 2 Rye, 50c; No. 2 Barley, f. 0. b. $1 21%; Prime Tim! er ‘barrel, $10 35 2 Spring Wheat, 83@%c;: No. 3 Spring 2 321@3%c; No. 1 Flax Seed, othy Seed, $2 90: Mess Pork, @10 40; Lard, per 100 pounds, $5 10@5 12: Short Ribs sides (loose), $4 905 25; Dry Salted Shoulders_(boxed), 4%@sc; Short 'Clear Sides (boxed), $5 30@5 50; Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 18%. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . - 35,000 15,000 Wheat, bushels - 73,000 152,000 Corn, bushels 1620.000 252,000 | Oats, bushels 11,000 235,000 | Rye, bushels . * 13,000 49,000 Bariey, bushels - 97,000 42,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was firm; Creameries, 13@20c; Dairles, 11@18c; Cheese, quiet, $@8%c; Eggs, firm; fresh i2. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipmts. Cities— Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee Chicago Toledo St. Louis . Detroit .. Kansas City Totals ... Tidewater— Boston_ .. New York Philadelphi Baltimore New Orleans . Totals . 229,992 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— Mar. May. Opening 61 50 59 30 Closing. 6135 5925 Flour— Opening 2875 2175 Closing 87 274 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Mar. May. July Sept. Dec Opening ... 715% 121 66% 658% Closing ....7 10% T 4% 71% 8 6% 6 5% EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, March 1.—CATTLE—Trade in cat- tle was fairly good, vesterday's 10@20c advance being well sustained. The bulk sold at $ 20@ 5 20; Western fed cattle, $4 50@4 %0; bulls, 32 75 @3 65; canning cows, $2 50@3; calves, $ 0@ 6 7. HOGS—Were active at an advance of 2%@ Sc. Hogs, common to prime. $3 80G4 07, chiefly at §3 9G4 6. Pigs sold largely at $3 @3 90. 3 SHEEP—Trade In sheep and lambs was ac- tive at yesterday's figures, sheep selling at $3 2 @3 5 for the poorest, up to $4 60 for the best fed Westerns, comprising the great bulk of the offerings, and_selling chiefly at $ 35 @ 4 6. Yearlings, $4 50@4 90; lambs, $4 60@5 50; shorn flocks, $4 40@4 5. qgReceipte—Cattle, 4000; hogs, 26,000; sheep, 17,- KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, March 1—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 8400. _Active, 10@i5c higher. Com- mon_dressed beef, $4' @ 4 15; fancy exporters, $ 25@5 57%; Western heifers, $4 25; natives, $4_40. HOGS—Receipts, 20,800. Market active, 5@10c lower. Bulk of Sales, $3 65@3 85: heavies and ckers, $3 70@4 05; medium, $3 65@3 95; light, so@3 75 ples, 3 @3 6. SHEEP—Receipts, 3500. Muttons, steady; lambs, 5@l0c lower than last week; Western sheep, $3 9@4 40; Western yearlings, $4 &; lambs, $ 75@5 4. OMAHA. OMAHA, March 1.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2800. Market steady +~ lower; native beef steers, $3 70@4_80; Western stecrs, 3 Texas steers, $3@3 65; cows and heifers, can- ners, $2@2 %; stockers and feeders, $3 60@ 4 80; calves, $4@6; bulls and stags, $2 50@3 70. HOGS—Recelpts, 7800. Market closed strong; heavy, $3 753 82%; mixed. $3 75@3 80; light, 3 75@3 §5; bulk of sales, 33 75@3 80. SHEEP-Recelpts, 42000 Market steady; falr to choice natives, ‘83 70@4 70; falr to choice Westerns, $3 50@4 50: common and stock sheep, $3G3 85; lambs, $4 25@5 30. DENVER. DENVER, March 1.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 200. Market steady to strong; beef steers, $3 75@ 140; cows, 32 40@3 T5; stockers and feeders, $3 75@4 50; bulls and s, $2 25@3 10. HOGS—Receipts, 500. Market easy and 2ic lower; range, $3 65@3 82%; light, $3 §2%; mixed, T B heavy, 83 6543 8 bulk i sales, $3 82%. SHEEP—Receipts, 300. Wethers, $3 86@4 25; ewes, $3@3 90; lambs, $4 25@5 2. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, March 1.—The Wool market here remains quiet and the tone is a little easter. Dealers regard the outlook as strong and there is no attempt to force Dprices. Territory Wools were slow and about. the only weak- ness of the whole market is shown in the prices for this class, while good parcels of fine medtum and fine territory Wool are vet at 50 cents and lots of these Wools can be purchased for 47 cents on any large lines. Fleece Wools are not meeting with much demand, but the market maintains a firm tone. Australlan Wools hold firm, but the demand Is quiet. Quotations: Territory Wools—Montana, fine medium and fine, 16@i8c; scoured, 41@slc; staples, 52G5dc; Utah, Wyoming, Montana, fine medium and fine, 15@17c; scoured, 41@G4sc; staple, 50@32e. Australian — Wools—Scoured _basis—Combing, superfine, 70@72; good, G@6Sc; average, 620 6c; Queensland combing, 6c. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, March 1—Speclal cabie and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's covering the principal points of accumulation indicate the following changes in availabie supplies last Saturday, as compared with the preceding Sat- urda; * Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease 1,716,000 bushels: afioat for and in Europe, decrease 1,500,000 bushels; world's supply, total decrease 3,516,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, increase 612,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, increase 112,000 bushels. FEBRUARY BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, March 1.—Bradstreet's says: February bank clearings, as reported to Brad- street’s, point to an immense volume of busi- ness donme in the country during the past month. The total clearings, though naturally enough smaller than January's record break- ing totals, were evidently so, only because of Februery 'being & short month, and because of & hollday still further curtailing the time avallable for “bisipecs. fransactions, for the reason that the average daily clearings were larger than those of January and the month- ly total was heavier, not only than for any previous February on record, but larger than most months of normal years. 2 The total clearings of 77 cities of the inited States for the month agsregated $5,533.000.000. smaller by 7 per cent than those of January, but larger by 51 per cent than February last year: T per cent in excess Of the low water mark of 1804 and 6.4 per cent larger than in 1862, the heaviest February on record For the two months of iS$S the total clear- ings aggregated $11,527,000,000. @ total larger by 42 per cent than the corresponding period of last year; 39 per cent larger than 1364 and nearly ; per cent larger than the first two months of 153, a period of very heavy totals. Only two citles of the country show increases as compared with February of last year. Canadian bank clearings _Were also very heavy, aggregating $110,396.665, a decrease of 2.6 per cent from January, but a galn of 49 per cent over February last y FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, March 1.—Consols, 112: Stiver, 2 9-160; French rentes, 104¢ 12 LIVERPOOL, March 1.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 California, 3s 9; cargoes off coast, firm, 34 higher; cargoes on passage, rather firmer, 34 higher; English country markets, quiet; French country markets, duil; Wheat in Parls, dull; Flour in Paris, quiet; weather in England, showery. COTTON—Uplands, 8 7-16d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot No. 1 red Northern spring, CORN—Spot mixed new, steady, t fcan g g N—Spot Amerl NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., March 1—Wheat—Walla Walla was quoted from 74c to 76c to-day; blue stem and valley brought 75c a8 an extreme quo- tation. TACOMA, Wash.,, March 1.—Wheat—No. 1 club, 74c; No. 1 blue stem, T7c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., March 1.—Exchanges, $33,- 233; balances, $135,902 LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sfght......ces — $4 82 Sterling Exchange, 6 da - imw Sterling Cables .. % - 486 New York Exchange, sight. - 2 New York Exchange, telegraphic.. — 221 Fine Silver, per ounce — 85% Mexican Dollars 5% 46 WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Rates for spot busi- ness are nominal in the absence of any char- ters. The chartered wheat fleet In port has a registered tonnage of 37,400 against 21,400 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, 19,750 tons against $9,000; on the way to this port, 177.500 tons, against 198,000 WHEAT—There has beennoparticular change | in prices for a long time Presentquotations are profitable, and If they will stay where they are the farmers will do well this vear. The de- mand on shipping account is dull. Tidewater quotations are as follows: §1 41% for No. 1, $1 42% for choice and §1 4@ 1 47% per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—$:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—December—2000 ct) $1 30%; 30,000, $1 30%. May- Regular morning $1 403 16,000, $1 40%: 4000, $1 40 2000, $1 317 2000, $1 31%: 4000, 31 3114, Afternoon session—M 8000 ctls, $1 40%; 8000, $1 40%. December—4000, $1 31%: 10,000, $1 313. BARLEY—With sunny weather &again the market for Feed has hardened and is firm at the advance. Brewing i quiet, as there i not much demand for it at present. Feed, 51 0216@1 05 for dark to good and $1 07% 1 10 for choice; Brewing, $1 15@1 17% for No. 1 and $1 10@1 12% per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—May—4000 ctls, $1 0235; 2000, $1 02%. Second session—May—10,000 ctls, $1 01%. Regular morning _sessfon—May—4000 ctls, $1 01%; 6000, $1 01%: 2000. $1 01%; 16,000, $1 02. Afternoon session ay—4000 ctls, $1 01%; 2000, 102, OATS—The market continues slow and well stocked with all descriptions. Fancy feed, $1 221:@125 per ctl; good to common, _ §1 12%@1 15; 1 174@1 2214 $1 25@1 30; r-d. $1 35@1 45; gray, 31 15 milling. $1 2041 25; black, for seed, §1 35@1 £0. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—Is very dull and in free receipt from the East. The tendency in prices is down- ward. . §110@1 12% per ctl; large Small round yello yellow, $1 05@1 07i4: white, $1 05@1 07%. RYFrSltudy and unchanged at $1 05@1 07% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT-Nominal; none here. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The markét rupk along In the same old groove, with a fair demand reported on local and export account. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, #4 55@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in_sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour. §2 50 per 100: Rice Flour, §5 75; Cornmeal, $2 25: extra cream do, $3: Oatmeal,’ $3 50: Oat Groats, $4; Hom- iny, $3 10G3 30; Buckwheat Flour, 34; Cracked Wheat, $3 50; Farina, $4 50; \/hole Wheat Flour, ' %: Rolled Oats (bbls), $ 25@5 65: in @3 45; Pear] Barley, $4; Split Peas, $3 75; Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The Hay market got through the last rain all right and is again reported strong, though there 1s no advance. Feedstuffs are unchanged. BRAN-$17315 per ton. MIDDLIN $15@24 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $24@25 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 50; jobbing, $30: Cocoanut Cake, $21 50@22 50; Cot: tonseed Meal, $26a30 per ton: Corn Meal, '$23 50 ggfalsglz Cracked Corn, $24@25; Chopped Feed, HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $17@19 per ton: Wheat and Oat, $16@18; Oat, $14 50@ 16 50; Barley, $14@16; compressed, $16 50@18 50; fii’%:fi: LY W0@11 stock, ,sxslofi@u‘: Clover, : Nevada Timothy, $13 50@14 per ton. STRAW-a45c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. All kinds of Beans remain as previously quoted. The demand for colored is not as sharp as it was, but white kinds are wanted at full figures. Flaxseed rules firm at the improved prices. The other Seeds are dull and un- changed. BEANS-—Bay $2 90@3 05; Small Whit Whites, $155@1 65; Pin 25; Blackeve, $2 40@2 50; Limas, $. 15@2 25; Pea, 32 6062 T0; Reds, $2@2 Butters, §1 40 @ 1’5? $1 5071 55; Red Kidneys, $2 25@2 50 per cti. SEEDS—Brown M-stard, §2 75 @3 per ctl;Yel- low Mustard, §2@2 50; Flax, 32 35; Canary Seed, 2%4@2%c_per’ 1b: Alfalfa, 3@6c: Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp, 3c; Timothy, 5%c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 40@1 65; Green, 2@ 205 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes are quoted steadler again. Onlons are lower. In Vegetables, Peas and Rhubarb are lower, and the tendency In Asparagus is downward. POTATOES—Early Rose, 65@T5c; River Reds. 50@80c; River Burbanks, 55@85c per sack; Ore: gon Burbanks, 50@8oc; Salinas _Burbanks, 90c@s1 10; Petaluma Burbanks, 50@65c; %Gte per ctl for Rivers and 65e@s1 new Volunteer Potatoes — per Ib. NIONS$2 2572 50 ctl; Oregons, $2 60@ cut Onions, $2@2 %5 per sack. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, 15@20c per 1b for No. 1 and sgizie for No. 2; Rhubarb, 605 per Alameda Green Peas, 4@6c per 1b: Mush- rooms, 10G20c; Marrowfat Squash, $25@30 per ton; Dried Peppers, 6@7c per Ib; Dried Okra, 16c; Cabbage, G0@T5c_per ctl; Carrots, 25@60c per sack; Garlic, 3@4%c per 1b. Los_Angeles Green Peas, 4@sc; String Beans, —: Tomatoes, $1@1 60; Green Peppers, 25@30c per 'Ib; Summer Squash, —; Egg Plant, 2c per 1b: Hothouse Cucumbers, 30c@$i per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLE! Potatoes, sliced raw, 12 per Ib in lots of 25 s; sliced desiccated, 16@18c; granulated raw, 13ci Onions, Glc:; Carrots, old, 13c: new, ISc: Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c: turnips, 2c; String Beans, 30c: Tomatoes, 60c. POULTRY AND GAME. As there will be no more Eastern Poultry in for several days the market is firmer, with better prices for Turkeys and young fowl. Game Is now limited to the kinds quoted below. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 10@1ic -for Gob. blers and 11@12%c for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 12%c@lic per 1b; Geese, per pair, $1 25@150: Goslings, $2 10@3; Ducks, $4@5 for old and $6 50 @730 for young; Hens, $330@3; Roosters, young, $6G@7: Roosters, old, $3 75@4; Fryers, $6G6 50; Brollers, $ @6 for large and $@ 450 for small; Pigeons. $2@2 % per dozen for young and $1'% for old GAME—Gray Geese, $150; White, 50c: Brant, Toc: Honkers, §3; Hare, Toc@$l; Rabbits, $1@ 12 for Cottontails and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND FGGS. Butter continues to decline. Eggs are weak and the tendency is downward, though there is no decline as yet. Cheese remains the same. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 22¢; seconds, 20@21c. Dairy —chotce to fancy, 18G1%c; second grades, 174G 18¢c r ib. Bactern ptier e (reamery, 15@19c; ladle- packed, 15@1Tic per Ib. i Cobe miia_new, 100; common to g00d, $@%%c: Cream Cheddar, W@lle; Young America, 10@011c; Westers, 11@12c; Eastern, 124 @13ic per Ib. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 11%@13c per dozen; store Eggs, 11@11%c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Good Oranges are firm and Lemons are steady. Limes continue scarce. Apples are dull, with plenty of cold storage stock to draw on. xA)EL;u) OUS FRUITS— pples, 40@30c per box for comme 5@$1 for good to choice and $1 25- for hncy‘.m' CRAD CITR] Y : Mandarins, $1@1 2% for | Tare and So@se for smali bose: Grage Frult. 50c@$2 30 per box; Lemons, Bc@$1 for com- mon_and $1 %5@2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, 5o California Limes. in small boxes, 25 ananas, 5@2 25 Ebpiés, BOH per dazenc > -Per bunchi Ple- DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. An interesting account of the New York mar- ket appears in the first column. This market is dull. Apples are firm. Ralsins are dull at the recent decline. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, 4%c for 40-30's, carload lots, 4%@ IN@%C for 50-60's, 3K@IKC for @-70's, 2%@3%e for T0-S0's, 24@2Ke for 8O- 90's, 1%@%ic for 90-100's; Peaches, 24@dc; fancy, 4%@5¢; peeled, 10§124e; A, 3 for Royals and 7QT«c for good topfi::::;. :Z?;Si-' | parks; Bvaporated Apples, $%,GT4c; sun-dried, 4gse:” black Figs, in sacks. 2g2isc: Pli.ms, 416@4%c for pitted and 1@li%c for unpitted: bleached Plums, 5@d%c; Nectarines, 4@5c for cy; Pears,'2is@dicc for quarters and 2@5Y for halves, according to color, etc. | RAISINS—13%4@2¢ for two-crown, 3¢ for three. | crown, 3ic for four-crown. 4lec for Seedless | Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried grapes, 2c. " NUTS—Chestauts ~ are quotable at 8¢ per ; Walnuts, 5@6c_for hardshell and 6@ic for softshell: Almonds, 2%@3ic for hardshell, 5@éc for softshell and 7@sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@5c for' Eastern. and 4%c for California: Fecans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, $15@10c; Brazil Nots, Cocoanuts, '$4 50@5 per 100. 2 w Comb, $@10c for bright and 5@ 7c for lower grades: new water white extract- ed, 4%@5c; Nght amber extracted, 3%@4%o | per . BEESWAX—23G2c per . PROVISIONS. = g 2 5 £ The activity continues and Bacon is firmer again. No other changes. CURED MEATS--Bacon, 9%c per heavy, 9%c for light medium, mssgarnrlhug;f lic for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 10%@llc; CaMHfor- nia Hams, l0c: Mess Beef. $9 per hbl; extra mess, do, $10; family do, ‘$1@i2; Salt Pork, $9; extra prime Pork, $10; ext ol i mess, $16; Smoked Beet, 11@13e per e T LARD-Fastern tlerces quoted at 5ic per 1b for compound and 7c for pure; pails, 7%c; | Cantornla” tlerces. sige per b for compound | and 6%c for pure: half-barrels, T U10-1b | tins, T7e; do ity So. T COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c: pa lesa. than 360 The—1-Tb patls. 9 1n a Soerngn 3-1b pails, 20 In a case, 8%c; 6-1b pails, case” $4c; 10T pails. 6 in a chs. Sho: Shre tins, one or two In a case, 7%c; wooden buck- ets, 20 Ibs net, Tc; fancy tubs, S0 Ibs net, 7%c; half-bbis, about 110 Ts, Ti%e per . 2 HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS Hides are firm and a change may be expected any day now. The assortment of Wool is greatly reduced, as will be seen by the revised quotations. Hops are very dull. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell | S Heavy s stacrs, 4c: light, $@9%ec; Cowhides, salted Kip, '10c; 14@l5c; dry Calf, R culls, 10@ite; Goatsking, 20GIT%e eachs Kide, 5@i0c; Deerskins, g00d summer, 25@300 per Ib; medium, 20c; winter. loc; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20G30c each; short wool, 40@i0¢ ¢ach; medium, 70gblc; " long wools, 90c@s1 30 | each! TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per T; No. 2, 3@Ze; refined, bo; Grease, S@fge WOOL—Fall clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ 9¢; Southern Mountain, 9@1lc; free Northern, 12 @i3c; do defective, 9G1lc per Ib. HOPS—Old crop, 2@c for poor to fair and 8@ 10c for good; new crop, 11@14%c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta’ Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 3. lc under sourl stock. 10%@lic; medium, 9 9g9%c; S 8@6%: lic; dry Hid @lic; ary Kip e I o e & ® i1 & g H B 8 o & ¥ COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton; New Wel- lington, $10; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, 85 75; Wallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumber- land. 310 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, T%c; 12-thread, 8%c; 6 and 9 thread, §3c: bale rope, T%MSie. Sisal—1%-inch, 8%c; 12-thread, 7%c; 6 and 9 thread, 7%c; bale rope, D FRUITS—Black Cherries quotable $125@150; White Cherries, $1 25@1 75; Peaches and Pears, $0c@$1 10; Apricots, 60@%0c. CANNED VEGETABLES Peas, T0c@Sl 25; TTomatoes, T5c. COFFEE— We quote Costa Rica, 17@1T%c for prime washed; 14%@15c for good washed; 17%@1Sc for g0od to prime washed peaberry; 16%@l7c for £00d peaberry; 14@léc for good to prime; 12G12%c for good current mixed with black beans: 9%@13c for fair; 5}%@Sc for common to ordinary. Salvador, 14@l5¢ for good to prime washed; 12@13%c for fair washed: B@\H{c for good to prime washed peaberry: 9%@10c nomi- nal for superior unwashed; 8@S%c for good green unwashed; 12@12%c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua, 5@10c for good to superior unwashed: 12@12%c for good un- washed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican, 16%@18%c for prime to fancy washed: 14@i6c for good to strictly good washed; 12G13% for fair washed; - 7@l0c for medium; 5@6%c for common to ordinary: 1f%@lsc for good to prime washed peaberry: 12@12ic for good un- washed peaberry; $}4@l0c for good to superior unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles per Ib, 3%c: cases, selected, per Ib, #%c; cases, imitation Eastern, per b, 4%c: boneless, per b, 5c; strips, Norway, per b, 5%c: strips, Narrow Gauge, per Ib, 5%c; strips, Silver King, per 1b, 6c; blocks, Clipper, per ib, Sc; blocks, “Ori- ental, per Ib, 5%c: blocks, Seabright, per Ib, 6%c: tablets, Crown Brand, per Ib. Tic; mid- dles. Golden'State, per Ib, 5%c; middles, White Seal, per doz, 84¢; desiccated, Gilt Edge, per doz, S0c; pickied cod, barrels, each, $5; pickled cod, half barrels, each, $4 50 OIL—California’ Castor Oil, cases, No. 1, 85c; bbis, 9c per gal (manufacturers’ rates); Lin- seed Oil, In bbls, beiled, 53c; do raw, 5l cases, 5c more; Lard Oll, extra winter strained, bbls, 55c; No. , 45c; cases, 5¢ more: China Nut, 47@55c_per gal; Neatsfoot Oil, bbls, &c, cases, Gc; No. 1, bbls, 50c: cases, S6c; Sperm, crude, 60c: natural white, Sic; bleached do, S5c; Whale Oil, natural white, 40c; bleached do, 4c: Pacific Rubber mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@1 35 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@ 225" per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 1l%c per gal.; Pear] Oil, in cases, 17c; Astral do, 17c; Star do, 17c; Extra Star do, 2lc; Elaine do, '22¢; Eocene do, 19¢; Deodorized Stove Gaso- line, in bulk, 12¢; do_in cases, 17%c; 63 degree Naphtha, in bulK, 11%c; do in cases, 16%c; 86 degree Gasoline, -in bulk, 20c; do in cases 25c. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, 52c; in fron barrels, 47c; in wooden barrels, 49¢ per gallon. LUCOL—Boiled, bbls, 43c; do cases, 48c; raw, bbls, 4lc; do cases, 46c per gallon. CANDLES—Paraffine Wax are higher. The Standard Oll Company quotes as follows: Electric Light, 6s, 16 oz., T%c; M oz., 6%c; 12 oz., 5%c; 10 07, 4%c. Paraffine Wax Candles— 1s, 2s, 48, 6s and 125, white, T%c; colored, §%c. LEATHER—Harn heavy, 30@35c per lb; do medtum, 2c; do light, 26@27c: rough. medtum, 2Sc; 'do light, = 26@27c; rough Leather, 22@23c; Kips, $40@45 per dozen: Calf, 50c@$L per Ib; rough splits, 7@Sc: belt-knife splits, 10@12; Collar Leather, black, 10@12c per foot; do russet, 10@12c; Skirting Leather, 20@35c per Ib. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushea and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 8%c; Dry, Granulated. 5%c: Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mag- nolia A, 5%c: Extra C, 5%c: Golden C, S%c: Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A, Slke per Ib; half barrels ic more than barrels, and boxes l%c more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Mutton is still higher. Otherwise all kinds are steady at the rates last quoted. The de- mand is good and consumes all arrivals. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as followa: BEEF—First quality, 61@7c; second do, %@ 6c; third do, 4@5c per M. VEAL—Large, 6@6%c; small. 7@7%c per ™. Ml{h’l‘TON—“'ethers. s@Sic; Ewes, T%@Sc per 1. LAMB—Spring, 12t:c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 4lc for large, 4%@il4c for small and 4%@s% for medium; stock Hogs, 3@3%c; dressed Hogs, 6@7c per Ib. ‘WOOD, LUMBER, ETC. Posts, 8@10c each for No. 1 and 5%@ec-for No. 2; Redwood, $5 per cord; Oak, rough, $6 50; peeled, $3; Pine, $ 75. LUMBER—Retall prices are nominally as { follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $I@14 for No. 1 and $9 50@11 for No. 2, extra sizes higher. Rex Wwood—§14@17 for No. 1 and $11@12 50 for No. Lath, 4 feet, $1 70@1 80; Plckets, $1 $1 25 for common and §2°25 for fanc $19@21; Shakes, $8. March 1. Flour, qr sks ... 7.450|Hops, bales 21 Wheat, ctls. ..... 1280 Wool, bales 21 Barley, ctls ..... 2,460 |Hides, no . 536 Corn, 'ctls . '860 Chicory, bbis Rye, ctls . 30|Bggs, doz 19,389 Butfer, ctls ..., 303 Wine, gals ...l 59300 Beans, ks o 15|Pelts. bals . 05 Middlings, sks .. 33| Leather, rolls .. 3% Potatoes, sks ... 3,515 |Paper, reams . 102 Ontons, sks ..... 13|Quicksilver, fisk. 14 Bran, sks . 80| Lumber, ft ...... 10,000 Hay, tons L2 OREGON. Wheat, ctls . 125 | Potatoes, sks ... 10 EASTERN. Corn, ctls 1.200] .. THE STOCE MARKET. Mining stocks were wealk again and the best prices were rather below those of the preced- ing day. Consolidated Imperial is assessed 1 cent. The Overman delinquent sale takes place to- day. lar monthly atvi terday. 3 The Western Beet Sugar’Company: has. re- elected the old management for. 1%, with Claus Spreckels as president, John D: Spreckels vice- president, J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co. treas- urers and E. H. Sheldon secrefary. 3 The annual meeting of the Chollar -Mining Company has been called for- March 18. The Swansea Mining Company of Utah has declared "a dividénd of 5 ‘ents - per share, amounting to $50%0, and payable March 10. The annual meeting of the Donohoe:Kelly Banking Company will be held to-day.. Interest is due and pavable this.month on the following bonds listed at the. Stock and Bond Exchange: Ferries and :Cliff House Rall- way 6s, semi-annual; Market ‘Street - Railway first mortgage os, semi-annudl; Oakland Gas, Light and Heat bs, both issues, semi-annual: Powell Street Rallroad 6s, semi--annual; Spring Valley Water 65, semi-annual, ‘and Stockton Gas, Light and Heat 65, semi-annual. At the annual meeting: of -the Standard Con- solidated - Mining Company . ‘Monday the old management was re-elected, with the following directors: P. N. Lillenthal,. W. H. Oscanyon, N. Westheimer, S. E. Scheiine, C,_E. Paxton, S, L. Ackerman and J. W. Pew. P. N. Lillen” thal was re-elected president,: W. H. Oscanyon first vice-president, N. Westheimer-second vice- president, . J. W. Pew secretary .and R. G. Brown superintendent. The company has $55,- 78013 on hand. : On the Bond Exchange the sugar stocks were higher, as Will be-seeh, and. trading was ac- ve. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, ‘TUESDAY, March 1-2 p. m. nd of 50 centa per s e yes- Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas. 4s quar coup..118% — ' |Pac Gas Imp.. 48 quar reg..112% — ' |Pac L Co 4s_guar new Mi San Fran . Cal-st “Cab 5s.116% - |Stockton Gas.. Cal El 6s. 12614 — . . Insurance— € € Wat 5s...101%103 ~ [Firem's Fnd...195 — Dupst-ex o.. = %%/ Bank Stocks— E L & P 6s:.128 - — [Anglo-Cal .... 6 70 F & Ch Ry 6s.116 117 '|Bank of Cal. 250 Geary-st R bs. — 102 ‘[Cal S D & T, 99 H C & S 5%..105° — |First Nat - L AL Co és Do gntd 6s..100 * 1001 Market-st 6s..12614128% Do 1st M 5s.113%114 Lon P& A. Mer Exchnge. Nev Nat B. Savings Banks— Nat Vin 6s Ist.— 100% | Ger S & L..1625 1665 N C NgRy 7s.101%4103% | Hum S & L.1050 1160 N Ry Cal 6s. Mutual Sav. 35 40 N o~ o — 100 Security S B 250 — Union T Col010 Street Ratlroad— Caltfornia ....108%4110 Powell-st b3 Presidio Reno WL&L. Powder— Sac ElecRyss. — 100 |California ....110. 1% SF & N P.5s.106 106%|E Dynamite .. — 90 § P of Ar 6s..103%103% | Glant Con. Co. 44% 4% S P, Cal 6s. Vigorit Miscel Al.Pac Assn Ger Ld_ Wk Hana HC & S Co. Hutch S P €o. 46% 46 Mer Ex Assn. 80— Nat Vin Co. % Oceanic S Co. 58% — Pac A F L Contra- Costa. Marin Co 50 — Spring Val ...101%101% Gas & Electric— Cent Gaslight. 9§% — [ Pac Bor Co. ME L Co 14 143! Par Paint Co. 7 MORNING SESSION. 50 Alaska Packers' Association 98 00 2 do do 97 75 $2000 Contra Costa Water. Bonds 10250 20 Glant Powder Con 4375 2% do .do 44 00 5. do do 4425 125 do -do 4450 230 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar 3400 5 do . do BT 25 do. do 3325 5 do do . b 33 25 25 do. do . b5 33.95 25 Hutchinson S P.Co 4500 §0 do - do 50 10 Oakland Gas 20 Oceanic Steamship 50 Pacific Gas Lmp 70 S F Gas & Electric 25 Spring Valley Water 33000 S P Branch Ry Bon 610 Vigorit Powder AFTERNOON ' SESSION. 180 Giant. Powder. Con 4 do do - 25 Hawallin Commercial & Sugar. 25 Hutchinson S-P Co. B0 S aoresidon i o 175 940 . (o sace 15 Market-street. Raliway . 100 Oceanic Steamship Co .. 2000 Omnibus Cable Bonds . 10 S F_Gaslight .... $1000 S P of A Bonds Street— $5000 Market-st Ry Con Bonds 6s .. $3000 Spring. Valley 4s Bonds .. INVESTMENT BOARD: Morning Sesslon—10:30. 25 Vigorit Powder .. $3000 Spring Valley Water 4s Afternoon Sessfon. 25 Vigorit Powder 100 . do -do - s 50 Glant. Powder 20 do do 10 do . do $2000 Spring Valley ds 100 Hawaiian C & 8§ Co. 0. do. o .. Street— 100 Hawalian-C & S Co. 30 Glant Powder ... 25 Hutchinson S. P Co. $3000 Spring Valley Water 50 Vigorit' Powder . MINING. STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—9:30. 100 Belcher . 22| 200 Mexican 50 Bullion . 89| 300 Savage 3 100 Hale & Norcrs.150(150 Slerra Nevada.. 400 Justice 200 Utah Session. 160 Gould & Curry. 200 Ophir : 00,050 . 5 200 Sierra *Nevada..1 05 500 Union €on % B 3 =2 & 5t8 LRASERew wBi 43888 SAL { 1000 Alpha ...... 200 Best & Belcher. 100 Benton 600 Choilar . 400 Con Cal & Va. 200 Confidence .. Following were the sales In the Paclfic Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session—10:30. 17 16 15 200 Belc . §00 Con Cal & 300 Gould & Curr: 100 Hale & Norers.1 55 100S B & EERE NS 250 152% 50 150 200 391150 Yellow 100 Mexican 30 ernoon _Session. 500 Alpha .. 03300 Justice . 3% 700 Alta. . 4002, 3 300 .. P 100 Best & Belchr. i 600 Caledonta 221200 ... D 500 . 31150 Ophir <45 300 Chollar " 36600 Overman T 200 Con Cal & 8 | 1300 Potosi “aF 300 84500 Savage . 00 83300 ... Do 200 2500 § D04 50 Con New Yo.X.- 03|30 Sierra Nev ..1 021 300 Crown ¥oint ... 14/600...... ... 100 200 18200 Union Con .11 35 200 Justice 38300 Utah Lo —_—————— More than 8000 varieties of postcards have been issued in the world within Tast Quarter, Mar. 4. |75 New Moon, | Mar. 22. 1 PFirs: Quarier. - Mar. 2v. | A branch of the United States. Hydrographl Office; located in the Merchants' Exchungs, i3 - maintained in-San Francisco for the benefit of | mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. 2 Navigators are cordlally 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 to ncan commerce. The time bail on top ofthe bullding on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes befors noon and is dropped .at foon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Isiand, Cal. . s A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, it any. is published the same day by the aft papers, and by the morning papers the follow- ing day. W. S. HUGHES, - Lieutenant, U. S. N.. In charge. —_— THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic. Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchangs, San -Francisco, "March The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—!. e. at noom of the 120th meridian, or at exactly § p. m. Green- wich time. W. 8. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. in cnarge. e e s e . SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetlc Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point. Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Official Authority of the Suj tenden Spe t. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at The Oceanic Steamship Company paid a regu- | the city front (Misslon-street wharD about |"& Eyre. | QUE | Aberfoyle. henc ernoon | twent: minutes later than at Fort Polnti the Helght of tide is the same at botl: places. MARCH - Moon sets. . Eimime|pos: gl w T »i 82| 4 25| 5 08 | 6| 849 L, "B‘ 8] 5:11 NOTE.—In the a exposition of the early morning tides are given in the left hand column_ and_the successive tides of ths 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 band column gives the last tide of the day. except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the helght and then the number given is subtractive from the dapth given by the charts. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. SrEAMER | Frox T Des Yomona... . Mar 3 President. . Mar 2 Samoa. Mar % Mexico.. ... .- Nar 8 Victoria & Puret Mar 3 -|Comox.. Mar 3 Coos Bay Mar 4 Humboids Mar 4 Mar & Mar 6 Mar 6 Mar T Mar T s Mar S State or Cai. Mar 8 Crescent Cl Mar 8 Zealandia ...... Honolulu. Mar § Weeott Mar ¢ STEAMERS TO SAIL. BTEAMER | DESTINATION| SAtLS. | PIER Mar 2. 2 pw[Pler 1 Mar 2. 9 Aw|Pier 1L State of Cai | Porf Mar 310 Am|Pler 2 Walla Willa! Vie & P Sound | Mar 2,10 ax|Pier o CiiyPeking| China&Japan/Mar 8, L PM|PM 83 Homer..... | Bumboidt.... Mar 8.10 A |Pler 9 President. .{ Yaanina Bay:[Mar 4 10°A¥|Pler 8 Weeott.. Humbldt Bay. | Mar Pler 13 Pomona. Mar Fulton. r Columbia.. | Portlana. Mar iMar Mar 7. Umatflla .. | Vie & Pgt6nd (Mar 7. North Fork |Humbolat. Mar 7. Orizaba.. .. [Mexico .......|Mar 8.10 Am|Pler 9 Acapulco . [Panama’ .. [Mar 817 " wP M S8 Santws Ross|San Diego....|Mar 811 Ax|Pler 11 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, March 1. Stmr Acapulco, -Cattarinich, 29 days from Panama, ete. Stmr Empire, Nelson, 71 hours from = Coos Bay. Stmr Alex Duncan, Shea, 84 hours from San Diego and way ports. Stmr Homer, Jessen, 2 hours trom Eureka. Stmr_Progreso, Gilbey, 98 hours from. Seat- tle. Ship Indiana, Colley, 139 days from Phila- delphia. Sebr La Chilena, Campbell, 9 hours from: Fort Ross. Schr Eva, Klitgard, 17% days from Kahu- Tui. CLEARED. Tuesday, March L Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, Victoria and Port Townsend: Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Coos Bay, 'Hall, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr State of California, Green, Astorla; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr ' Valencia, Humphrey, Seattle; Pacific Steam Whaling Co. Br stmr Wellingion, _Salmond, Nanatmo; R Dunsmulr. Sonis Co. Br_ship Primrose ‘Hill, Wilson, Hull; Girvin Kahulut; Bktn Mary Winkleman, Bennecke, Alexander & Baldwin. Schr Robert Lewers, Goodman, —Honolulu; ‘Williams. Dimond & Co: Sebr Herman, - Falkman, Kodfak, = North American Commercial Co. SAILED. > Tuesday, March 1. Stmr Valencla, Humphreys, Seattle. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Br schr Mermaid. Anderson, sealing cruise. Schr Kodiak, Melander, Kodiak. Schr C T Hill, Rudbach, Grays Harbor. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT . LOBOS, March 1—10 p. m.—Weather, hazy; wind, calm. CHARTERS. The Helen W. Almy loads merchandise for Copper River, Alaska. The. Allen "A. loads Kahulul; Romanoff, wheat at Europe, 38 3, prior to arrival. MISCELLANEOUS. LONDON, March 1—Br ship Combermere un- able to.dock was being towed down the river when she grounded off lighthouse, Lies with heayv list to starboard. g LONDON, March 1—Br ship Lancing? Jffe- viously reported, reports while rolling heavty the ‘main topsail yard attachments gave way and fell. damaging lower gedr. SYDNEY, March 1—Schr King Cyrus, pre- viously reported, has been pumped out. Wil discharge and g0 on drvdock. SPOKEN. Dec 2—Lat 39 S, long 135 W, Br ship Black- braes, hence Oct 12, for Limerick. Feb. 24—Lat 47 N, long 11 W, Ger ship Par- nassos, from Hamburg, for Port Los Angeles. Feb 8—Lat 2 S, long 32 W, Br ship Simla, he Oct 24, for Queenstown. Feb 14—Lat 14 S, long 3 W, Br ship Olive- bank, hence Oct 27, for Queenstown. Feb 1—Lat 1% —, long 35 W, Br ship Ben Dearg, from Antwerp: for San Francisco. MEMORANDUM. Per schr Eva— Had a succession of NE gales for 14 days. Have been off the Farallones for the last 3 days. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT GAMBLE—Sailed March 1—Schr W H Talbot, for Port Ludlow. PORT LUDLOW— Arrived March 1—Schr W H Talbot, from Port Gamble, and not as be- fore reported as sailed. EUREKA—Arrived March 1—Schr Halcyon, from New port. SAN PEDRO—Safled March- 1—Schr C 8 Holmes, for Port Blakeley. ASTORIA—Arrived March 1—Br ship Marion Inglis, from Sydney: Ger chip Peter Rickmers, form Hongkong; stmr Oregon, form Dyea. USAL— Sailed' March 1—Stmr Newsboy ,for San Francisco. ALBION—Sailed_ March 1—Schr Bender Brothers, for San. Francisco. Arrived March 1—Stmr Laguna, hence Feb 25 PORT ANGELES—In bay March 1—Bktn Newsboy. from Chemainus, for Taku. PORT LUDLOW-—Sailed March 1—Schr W H ‘Talbot, for Honolulu. VENTURA—Arrived March 1—Stmr George Loomis, hence Feb 28, SEATTLE—Arrived March 1—Ship Tacoma, from Fhiladelphi: Sailed March 1—Bark Germania, for San Francisco. TATOOSH—Passed March 1—Stmr Chilkat, trom Portland, for Dyea. F[",le"QUA—Arrived Feb 28—Schr Lily, hence e 24, COQUILLE RIVER—Arrived Feb 25—Schr Lizzie Prien, hence Feb 22. m',ENEM\E—An{!t\'ed March bor~ from Newport. COOS BAY—Arrived March 1—Stmr Arcata, hence Feh 27. SEATTLE—Arrived March 1—Schr Satlor Boy ‘hence Feb 19. X SEATTLE—Arrived March 1—Br ship Wray Castle, from Antwerp; Br ship Benicla, frm Vietoria. Sailed March 1—Stmr Cleveland, for Dyea: ‘bark _Carrollton, for San Francideo. ASTORTA—Arrived Feb 28—Br.ship Glenpark | hence Feb 17. nl:g not Br bark Glenbank as reviously reported. ln\‘ENTl'RA Sailed March 1—Stmr George. Loomis. for n Francisco. EUREKA—Arrived - March -~ 1—Schr Esther, Buhne, hence Feb 25. <afled. March 1—Schr Ida McKay, for San Franctsco, FASTERN PORTS | NEW YORK_Safled March 1—Stmr Cone- maugh, for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. TENERIFFE—Satled Feb 18—Br .stmr Athe- ] . Vancouver. “‘;‘:&l{fa‘b‘\'ln‘i‘.félhnlvn'd March - 1—Haw | Hono! emnuip NI AR A rrived b 25 —Br ship Monk- bar from Portland. Or. " HULL—Arrived Feb 2i—Ital ship F § Ciampa lumber: &t _Tacoma for Portland _for ' schr | hence Oct 9. LONNON—Arrived Feb 25—Br shin Comber- | mere. hence Sept 28- Br ship Howth, hence Sent 7. STOTWN. ship [3 Salled Feb 27—Br_ship Dalgenar, for Hull: BF ship Marechal Suchet, for Fieetwood: Br bark Glengaber, for Whitehaven; Br ship Pen- deen. for Birkenhead. DOVER—Passed Feb 27—Br ship Howth, hne Sept 7, for Londcn. FALMOUTH—Saifled Feb 2—Br ship Inch- cape Rock, for Silloth. SCILLY--Passed Feb 23—Br ship Afon Alaw, from Oueenstown, for —. FLEETWOOD — Arrived Feb 25 — Br ship Marechal Suchet. from Portlard. TARKENHEAD—Arrived Feb 2%—Br ship Pendeen. hence Oct 2. FALMOUTH—Arrived March 1—Ger ship Flotthek. from Por -~nd. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Feb 9—U S stmr Con- cord. from Henclulu. Sailed Feb 12—Dan stmr Centennial, for Seat- tie. SAN BLAS—Safled Feb 19—Schr Czar, for SS Franelsco. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAM®RS. CORK—Arrived March 1—-Stmr Vietoria, Phllldflg’fla. i HE fm NEW YORK—Sailedl March 1—Stm Trave, for Bm"g" yvé'msf “‘g:umfiafimm 1-Stmr Cym; remen. it S o o ety ed March 1—-Stmr N fop Sien dna New Hork T e e, b o ve tmr W ernland, for New York. - - 1—Stmr Whites- ‘ L} ]