The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 9, 1898, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1898. 10 At S R COMMERCI SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS {lver lower. Wheat firmer. Freights easy. advancing aga More tone to Oats. dull. Hay in better tone. Bran low eeds steady. lower. Buckwheat higher. No change ar. Potatoes and Onions dull. Vegetables continue to decline. Poultry lower and more plentiful. Game slow Butter lower again. Cheese and Eggs weak. Fresh Fruits unchanged. Citrus Fruits dull Dried Fruits flat visions dull again. Hams weak. 1, Hides and Hops Hogs weak. ered. uttc Merchandi: m £ the Mint. OF THE MINT. COINAGE the first compares &s The c for 1,050, 103, Totals fio.sk‘lbury‘ - P Jdsbe Falls O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rarn® Sno SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATIN DURING PAST i2 MOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow flles with the wind. The top fi§- ures at :tation indici:e maximum temperature for the days; those underneath It, if any, the mount of rainfail, of melted snow in inches 4 hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressu temperature. The word “high’” means high barometric pressure and Is usuelly accompanied by fair weather: “low” refers to low _pres- sure and is 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 slong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the “low’ is inclosed with {sobars of marked curyature, rain south of Oregon is im- robable. With & “high” in the vicinity ot daho. and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather im winter. reverse of these conditions will produce sa opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridfan—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, March § § p. m. The following are the rainfalls for the past four hours and seasonal rainfalls to compared with those of the same date last season: Past This Last Statfons— 24 hours. Beason. Season. eka .. 0.04 2681 40.22 Red Bluft Trace 11.98 22.52 Sacramento . Trace 8.54 1837 San Franc 0.08 .48 20.861 Fresno 0.00 3.45 §.25 San Luts Obispo 0.00 514 19.74 Los Angeles 002 42 16.08 San Diego ... . Trace 3.38 10.91 Yuma . 0.00 1326 531 San Francisco temperature: Maximum, 60; minimum, §2; mean, 5. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pressure has risen over Southern Idaho, Northern Utah and Northeastern Nevada. It has fallen slowly over Arizona and Southern and Central Colifornia. The temperature has fallen decidedly over Utah. Wvyoming Southern Idaho and east- ward to the Mlssourl Valley. It has remained nearly stationary on the Pa- cific Slope. The following maximum wind velocities are recorded: Idaho Falls, 4 miles per hour from the southwest; Lander, 34 west. Light showers have occurred at San Fran- cisco and San Diego. Colder_weather is likely to occur Wednes- ing midnight, March 9, 1898: California—Fair Wednesday, with morning along the coast; cooler in the great valleys and east; northerly winds. Southern ‘alifornia—Cloudy Wednesday er {n the eastern portion; westerly winds. Nevada—TFalr Wednesday. Utah—Fair Wednesday; warmer Wednesday night. Arizona—Cloudy Wednesda San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Wednes- with fog in the morning: light northerly, changing to westerly wind Special report from Mt. Tamalpals, taken at 8 p m—Clear; wind wost, 12 miles per hour: temperature, 54; maximum temperature, 5, heavy fog over the ocean. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. Northern fog in the colder. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, March 8.—The tona of the stock market was much improved to-day, compared with that of yesterday, the ground for the greater confidence in values being the apparent desire of the Spanish Government to deprecate any idea that they desire a rup- ture with the United States on their own in- itiative, or they sought to irritate the United States Government into assuming the offen- sive. The effect of this was clearly defined 1n a sharp recovery in price of Spanish fours, both In London and Paris. Americans also were much steadier on the forelgn ex- changes, but there was nothing in the early quotatiens from there to give a foretaste of the sharp advances at the opening here. The market was quite aggressively strong during the whole of the earller part of the day, but it i questionable whether this was due to any large amount of buying for new accounts. That the short interest was largely increased yesterday was easily to be seen, and shrewd professional manipulators were = able to dis- cern that the market was in an oversold con- dition. The better outloook in the relations be- tween Spain and the United States made the | horts nervous, and there was something of a scramble to cover at the opening. The man- fpulation for the rise was designed to uncover bear margins, and the keen demand at the advance proved the maneuver to have been successful. It did not require a very large advance to invite fur- | ther liquidation, and the last hour saw prices | Covering by | fall almost to last night's point. belated shorts caused a slight stiffening again in the final dealings. Outside of the profes- sional manipulation there was little doing in tie market. Some buying was reported for London and Washington account. . tinued movement of gold, the easler tone of money, yesterday's flurry being apparently ended,” a number of dividend announcements and the statement that no bonds would be made necessary by the proposed appropriation of $0,000,000 for national defense were all fac- | tors toward the more confldent views of the | situation. Operations, nevertheless, were pur- sued with caution, and a disposition was ap- purent to adopt a waiting policy. Net gi except In a few of the specialties, were con. fined to fractions. The price of Northwestern raflway stocks were rather conspicuously atrong fn spite of the continuance of the trans. contnental rate war. Bonds showed strength in sympathy with stocks, but resisted the late weakness in_the market, except Kansas Pacific consols, which | lost ali of the earlier advance amounting to nearly two points. Total sales, $3,430,000. United States fours registered were % lower, and do coupons % lower bid to-day. Total sales of stocks to-day were 353,100 shares. including: 3400 Atchison, 7465 do pre- ferred, 3425 C. & O., 26,820 Burlington, $230 Jowsville and Nashville, 24,175 Maabattan, 862 Metropolitan Street Raflway, 6160 Reading oreferred, 4340 Missourl Pacific, 11,00 New ork Central, 9220 Northern Pacific, 17,80 do ; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal | low | The | as | The con- | demand being the principal factor. May closed #@%c higher. ats were slow and firm within a very nar- B | row range. May closed c higher. T % Sy, = | _Provisions were wyeak meat of the timo, There 2 | was conslderable liquidation through commis- -rere"?d' xszs S stx.nPn;x)“tf;(}fl ‘ sion houses early In the day, but a little buy Jouthern preferred. 100 Union Paciflc, 3100 U- | jng near the close caused a better feeling, the | g G T Tobacce, O o Ston, ™ | market in & general way closing steady. May 49,100 American Sugar, 4128 Western Union. ork closed Tic lower, May lard unchanged and | CLOSING STOCKS. Bfay ribs unchanged. ; | Atchison 1% St Paul | "The leading futures ranged as follows: | Do pret 2 Do pre! ks e | Baruiniere & Ohio T st P & om Tl e S Low. Close. ICanaiia Eanidn e [atarehs iz e St A E s s 02y | Qs e e [Samalivey - | May s s s 1o | Ches & Ohio [0 pret [ guly - 0% WK Altg Texas & Pa ! e B o | Gilon, P [ 3uay my omg om omg SR e September”' 32y s 3e 82 i - Do | _Oats No. 2— Do pref H Del & Hu A,i\\‘l‘u-el &L | ',‘fx’j(;’ ff’: fi% %f& S% Del %l Do pref .. ¢ SO i | (DS ML iamict® | e Forc fpcpibtt . Jel Sl | pref ... 4 jAdams Ex 510168 Y ap 2 2 34 Do pret A % i 0 12 15 10 21 8 el s er 100 Ths— : | S | * Short Ribs, per 100 1hs— AT p 510 6§15 506 510 00 515 517% 510, 515 ! were as follows: ] heat, 91@92%c: W Do pref ie's C F & Iron.... Do Do _pref $2'95; Mess Pork, per barrel, 7 Mo Pacific . |Gen Electric . per 100 pounds, §5 07%@5 16;_Short Ribs sides Mobile & Ohio 7% | Illinois Steel o 8005 35: Dey . ' Salted:. *Shouldars Mo K & T 10% |Laclede Gas . 4%@5c; Short Clear Sides (boxed), Do_pref 34 |Lead ... Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, Chi Ind & L. | Do et & 'D? fie’:tml > ?3 ;;?xlmpn(‘o s Articles— Receipts. Shipments. N Y Central ...l 11234 |Pacinic Matl | Flour barrels . 15,500 2000 N Y Chi & St L. 121 (Pullman Pal . Wheat, bushels = 10 63 fsilver Cert bushels 545,000 Do st pret bushels . 405,000 | do 24 pref Sugar .. : ' e Do pref bushels . 15000 o Amer Co 4| T oo & Jron Lo Shele bl R B No Pacific R S On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter | Do pret s | Do pret market was steady: Creameriss, T3@1oige: Dai- flontario e W po ik | DenEuie | ries. 11@17c; Cheese, qulet, 8@S%c: Eses, ; 2% | Wost Dnton steady; tresh, lc. i IC & N W WHEAT MOVEMENTS. | Do pret = i St L& S W Receipts. Shipm! Do pref Cities— Bushels. Bushels | R G Minneapolls 36,210 | " Do 1st. pref Do pret Duluth ..... 2,029 Do 24 pref B/ G W Milwaukee 00 |StPM&M Haw Com Co Chicago o To BONDS. do U S new 4s reg.. 121% N J | St. Louts Do coup 122N Detroft .. U S 4s 108 Kansas City Do coup 11 i Do 2ds 9535 | plotats U S 5s reg m Tidewater— Do 58 coup ur N Boston New York fowa C lsts Do Rg 2ds e | Kan P Con tr.... 100%!0 P D & G 1sts | K Pac 1st ‘DD tr. 131% |Wab 1st G CHICAGO, March 8.—The greater part of the beef steers sold at $4 35@5 15, few going below District 3.658 ..... 11T |Nor & W 6s ...... | X - Ala class A 108 | Northwstrn cons JiElactiptls e ol e L New Orleans Do Currency . l:) o av 4s .. Atchison 4s 9% 10 S Line 6 tr..0] Do adj 4s . 38 ‘O S Line bs tr... Can So 2ds . 107 |O Imp 1lsts tr.... ) Yot Cht Term 4s ... $3 | Do fs tr i C & Ohio 58 . 115 |Pacific 6s of C ing CH & D 145, 104% Reading 4s - LirE | D&RGIists .. 110 |R G W Ists Ol {D&RG 4. 9 [SLa1MC 5% | 2psnine | E Tenn 1sti 105 % | Brfe Genaa™2::: ou | LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. i s nneite, ISR % March. May. July. Sept. Deo STRES X ésl 104" |so By 5s i s | Qpenine - T0N TR T W Sin Do zas . 104 (Stand R & T 6a 56 | Lind GAE X il e R e EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. % | ey I L0 Do $410 or above $525. Stockers and feeders, $4@ £ N Uni ds . Shors (et vy . | Missourt 6s . 10 |Va Centurles @7 [ 50; ccalyesiwbestss sradea, B3 EMEOL S Dxoe MK & T 208 %% | Do deferrea 1 "4 | cholce cattle were very scarce. Fat cows and Do 48 ... §8 |Unfon Pac pref.. 50% heifers sold well and bulls were steady. N Y Central Tsts. 110% | Do 4s . %% | Hogs were 5gloc lower. Bulk went for $380 MINING STOCKS. | @390; prime heavy, $402@406; best light Chollar 2| Ontarlo 250 | weights brought $3 65'and common light and in- ‘) 13| Ophir 40 | ferior heavy $370. | 70| Plymout 03| Trade in sheep and lambs to-day was fairly | 20| Quicksilves 100 | active. Common to choice flocks of sheep, $3 35 15| “Do_pret 200 | @450; fed Western, $ 20@4 50; yearlings, $4 50@ Hale & Norcrs 1 30iSterra Nevs 80 | 6; inferfor to prime lambs, $4 25@5 50, es be- Homestake 39 0{"‘ Standard 150 | Ing chiefly above $5. Tron Silver 41| Unton Con . 30 | Receipts—Cattle, 3000; hogs, 24,000; sheep, 15,- Mexican . 28| Yellow Jackef 2 | oot | BOSTON. BOSTON. March 8 —Atchison, 11%: Bell Tele- = OMAHA, March 2 —Cattle—Recelpts, 3000; market active, stronger; native beef steers, $3 0@5; western streers, $3 60@4 60; cows and helfers, $3@4 25; stockers and feeders, £ @ 485; bulls and stags, $2 40@3 5. phone. 251; Burlington, 92! exican Central, §3; Oregon Short Line, 28%: San Diego, —: Boston and Montana, 134%; Boston and Butte, | 2% Parrott, 3. | LONDON MARKET. e - HOGS—Receipts, 6600; market 5c lower, closed | NEW YORK, March 5.—The Evening Post's | so10: lower, heavy, $ 1003 8; mixed, $3 750 ! London financtal cablegram says: 380; light, $3 75@3 80; bulk of sales, $3 15@3 50. SHEEP—Receipts, §000; market steady. Fair to cholce natives, $375@4 75; fair to choice Westerns, 33 60@4 65; common and stock sheep, $3@3 90; lambs, $4 25@5 3% KANSAS CITY. The markets opened steady to-day on the | | closing of the Consul-General Lee incident, but | soon gave way on further heavy forced ligui- dation, prior to the settlement, and on the news of the Queen’s slight indisposition. Con- | sols at one time were quoted at 110%. There was a general recovery at the close, led by American support from New York. The differ- ences to be met at the settlements are very heavy, however, and occasion anxfety. Mining contangoes to-day were the same as at the last settlement. There Is & small account, but the tone of the market Is flat. There was good | buying of Americans this afternoon. KANSAS CITY, March 8.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, §100; market quiet, early, closing active and steady. Cholce beeves, up to $535; com- mon, around $; bulk, $4 50@5 15; cows and helf- ers, $250@4 40; stockers and feeders, $3 S0@5 HOGS—Recelpts, 100; market extremely slow, largely 10c lower. Bulk of sales, $3 6:Q 385; heavies and packers, $330@390; medium | "T am to1d in the best quarters that the issue | and mixed, $375@3 9; light, $350@380; pigs, of the Chinese loan will not be delayed. bar- | §5 30@3 60 ring seriously political developments which are EP—Receipts, officlal, 3100; market not expected. It will probably be issued on | strong. Western fed muttons, $3 55@4 37'4; lambs, inferfor Colorado, $ 75@5 20; first Colo- Saturday or early next week. rado spring lambs of seascn, $§ per cwt. | “To-day’s sales of eagles by the Bank of Eng- land surprised the money market, which was very firm. The ban raised the buying price of | Frénch and German coin to 76s bd. CLOSE. Canadlan Pacific, $4%c; Bar silver, dull, 2%%d per ounce. per cent. NEW YORK GRAT NEW YORK, March 8. —FLOUR—Receipts, DENVER. DENVER, March 8.—CATTLE—Receipts, 200; market steady. Beef steers, $350@4 40; cows, $2 50@3 90; stockers and feeders, $4@4 65; frelght paid to river; bulls and stags, $2@3. HOGS—Receipts, 500; market stead: of sales, $3 50@3 85; light packers, $3 3 80; heavy, $3 65G3 50. SHEEP—No recelipts. Grand Trunk, 7%. Money, 2% Bulk mixed, AND PRODUCE. | 29,198; exports, 18,664 barrels. Neglected, but ints; tairly steady; city mill patents, $5 $5G5 10. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS. 625 bushels. Spot — WHEAT—Receipts, No. 2 red, $107% f. o. b. afloat to ar- rive; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $112% f. o. b. afloat to arrive. Options opened firm on higher NEW YORK, March 8.—The Journal of Com- merce says: There has been an unsettled feel- ing in spot market for prunes for several davs cables and European war news, and after a | owing, it Is reported, to influences exerted by mid-day decline under realizing finally railled | speculative operators. Offerings of considera- ble quantities of sizes most wanted have been and closed %@%c net higher. Late months | were strong on predictions of a cold wave | made here within the past day or two by Chi- West, following rain. Export inquiry was | cago parties, it is understood, at prices con- | siderably below figures which local holders more active to-day. March, $1 064@1 06%, closed, $106%: May, $100%@1 01 3-16 closed | are disposed to accept. Rumors current to-day are to the effect that Chicago operators with $1.00%: July, §1 8-16@92 7-16c, closed 92¥c. an ambition to corner the market, or at least firm. WOOL—Quiet and steady. R largely augment thelr supplies, ' having by BSTEROMITM SDUl Suomnal thelr purchase on the coast caused stronger METALS—The general ~conditions in the feeling and an upward tendency of prices metal market were without important change | to-day. At the close the Metal Exchange re- rted pigiron—warrants unchanged, with 36 75 Bid and 3 58 asked. LAKE COPPER—Strong; $11 §7% bid and $12 asked. TIN-—Unchanged; $14 25 bid and $14 35 asked. SPELTER—Unchanged; $4 25 bid and 34 30 asked. LEAD--Unchanged; $3 80 bid and $3 §7% asked. The firm fixing the’ settling price for miners | there, had come to New York with the inten- tlon of securing additional stocks here, and to that end started out to further depress this market by offering to shade spot quotations. They were attracted to New York In the first instance, it is said, by reason that this mar- ket for a long time past has been below pari- ty with California prices. All this, however, 18 only market gossip, and no one séems ready to confirm it. At the same time there has been no positive denial of settling rumors so far as and smelters quotes lead at 33 65 we have been able to ascertain. If Chicago COFFEE—Options closed barelv steady, with | operators have been trying to depress this prices 510 points net lower. Sales, 15,500 bags, | market with & view to ‘picking up some bar. ncluding March, $540; May, $5 45@5 0. Spot | gains 1t would appear that they have had coffee—R1o, : No. 7 invoice and jobbing, | their labor for thelr pains. Stock here, we : Cordova, 8%@.5. | —Raw steady; fair refining, 3%0; cen- | trifugal, 96 test, 43c; refined, quiet | _BUTTER—Receipts, §714 packages; steady. Eastern creamery, 15@20c; Elgin, 20c; factory, understand, {8 concentrated If a few hands, and holders, finding steady, fair demand for both home consumers and ‘export buyers, do not feel at all disturbed regarding the future, particularly as the most desirable sizes are re- ported to be getting into small compass both ere and on the coast, and telegraphic ad- vices from California Indicate a decidedly stronger feeling among holders there. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, March 8.—Special cables and telegraphlc dispatches to Bradstreet's, cover- ing the principal points of accumulation indi- cate the following changes in avallable sup- plies last Saturday, as compared with the pre- ceding Saturday: WHEAT—United States and Canada, east of the Rocy Mountains, decrease, 1,542,000 bush- els; afloat for and in Europe, decrease, 900,000 bushels; world’s supply, total decrease, 2,443,- 000 bushels. CORN—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increase, 319,000 bushels. OATS—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease, 511,000 bushels. CASH IN THE TREASURY. —Steady. State and Pennsylvania, 119 ; Western, 11c; Southern, 11@il%c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, March 8.—California dried fruits. Apples—Steady: others quiet and steady. Evaporated apples, common, 5@Sc; rime wire tray, 8%@8%c; wood dried prime, @8%¢; choice, $%,@9c; fancy, 9%@llc. runes—3%@sc. Apricots—Royal, 54@7c; Moorpark, 8%@10c. peeled, 12@16e. Peaches—Unpeeied, 5@9 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. 1% |5 CHICAGO, March 8.—A well-defined bullish sentiment was apparent at the opening In Wheat. There was a drop in English consols, reflecting the apprehension of trouble between England and Russia, and Liverpool showed a substantial advance and reported that receipts of Wheat during the last three days had been considerably below requirements. There was seemingly less prospect of trouble between the United States and Spain.’ Plenty of bearish statistical news was at hand, but the crowd was too bullish on the European situation to pay any attention to this at first. With a good demand from shorts, July opened %c higher at %0%c and advanced at once to 90%c. May opened %@%c higher at $1 05%@1 06%. The lat- ter delivery, however, has almost failed to ex- cite Interest. At %0%c for July offerings be- came heavier, that being ‘‘call” price. There | was free selling against these privileges and | also a good deal of scattered ng. This | resulted in a gradual decline in July to 80%c. | A long period of dullness- followed, with prices keeping within an exceptionally narrow | T revented the market from getting below that re. Around the noon hour the market be- an to show strength again. Bad reports as to fiie ‘crop conditions {n Missouri and. Tiiinols came in. Buying of July by & house which has been a heavy seller lately became quite pro- nounced, and as Leiter brokers were at the same time supporting May and 1 prices slowly recovered. The advance also re- WASHINGTON, March $.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avallable cash balance, $224,738,678; gold re- serve, $168,842.035. FOREIGN MARKHTS. LONDON, March 8.—Consols, 111%; 26%d; French Rentes, 104.25. LIVERPOOL, March $.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 standard California Wheat, 36s; cargoes of Walla Walla Wheat, 37s; cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; ‘cargoes on passage, nominal, unchanged; English country markets, quiet; French country markets, steady; Liver- pool Wheat, No. 1 California, Wheat in Paris. steady: Flour in P; COTTON—Uplands. 3 13-32 PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. Sliver, e. About the only incident was the support iven May by Lelter brokers at §1 9& to which gure that delivery had declined. This buying PORTLAND, March 8.—Exchanges, $333,203; balances, $75,818. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, March 8.—There is a little bet- ter feeling in the wheat market due to the for- eign markets showing more slgns of steadines: Exporters were paying 7 to Tc for Walla Walla, and some lots were reported sold at sulted in @ considerable broadening of the | higher figures. ey and blue stem were trade, as shorts came Into the market to pro- | auiet at Ti@rsc, tect themselves. Predictions of @ told wave to | Cleared: British ship Ross-shire for Queens- follow rain was ignored early, but brought In | town, 119,000 bushels of wheat. some outside orders late in the session. Jul n]d cgcs? 1o 9134@91%c and left off at 9lc. m; WASHINGTON. closed af $1,04% and September at $)%e. o The feeling in Corn wes quite steady all | TACOMA, March 8.—WHEAT—No.1 club, #c; 1 through the session, the revival of the shipping | No. 1 blue stemy, 770 | 88 75; Green Pe: LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight Sterling Exchange, 60 da: Sterling cables .. Sk New York Exchange, sight 5 New York Exchange, talegraphic 1% Fine Silver, per ounce Sty Mexican Dollars = s WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are dull and ea: 26¢ bid, 278 62 asked, usual options. The char- tered wheat fleet in port has a registered ton- nage of 28,340, against 14,000 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, 20.300 tons, against 83.600; on’the way to this port, 179,400 tons, against 154,700, WHEAT—Quotations are stronger all over the world, and futures here are higher in con- sequence.’ Spot prices are firm but unchanged. There i8 not much going on. Tidewater quotations are as $1 40 for No. 1, $1 421 for choice 147% per ctl for extra cholce for milling Australian advices repc yield of wheat in the different colontes of 000 bushel mated consu seed, follows: bushels. T ls. showing an estimated shortage of pustiels. The fig- ures ere In part made up from actual returns { and in part from estimate of acreage and yield. CALL BOARD SAL Intormal ssio ctls, $1 40. December—-2000, $1 32%: Seécond ‘Session ber—14,000 May—2000, $1 40%; 20 40 Regular “Morning _Session—December—52,000 ctls, $133; 75,000, §1 33%. May—2000, $1 40%. Afternoon = Session — December — 2000 ctls, $133%; 2000, 1 16,000, $1 93%; 2000, $1 33%. 2000, $1 40%. BARLEY—Sonoma County got about all the rain that fell Monday, and the market re- sponded by advancing all around. Feed, 107%@110 for dark to good and $112% for chofce; Brewing, $117%@L20 for No. 31 125@1 15 for dark Coast CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—May—4000 ctls, $1 0434 12,000, §16: 2000, 31 05% ; 8000, §105%. Decem! 3 200, %3%e. | Second session—Ma 0 ' $106; 2000, $1 064 14.000, $10615. December,—2000, 86c; 4000, 96z0; 12,000, 96%c. | Regular ‘morning session—May—2000 ctls, $106%; 4000, §107; 10,000, $1 07 cember—2000, 9%c; S000, §7c; 2000, 97Me; 2000, Afternoon session—May- 2000 ctls, $1 8000, $107%; 6000, $107%. December—S000, 97%c; 6000, 97%c; 2000, '97% OATS—Dealers report rather more steadiness at unchanged prices. The demand continues slack. Fancy feed. $1 2%@1 25 ctl; good to choice,” 81 17i4@1 2214; common. _$1 12L@1 15; Surprise, $1 25@1 50; r-d. §1 3501 46: gray, $1 1S a1 milling. $1 20@1 25; black, for seed, 1 351 Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—This market continues the old prices. Small round yellow, $110@1 124 per ctl: large vellow. $1 05@1 07%; white. $1 051 0% RYE—Unchanged at $1 0501 07%_per ctl. "HUL‘K\\'HEAT—IS higher at $1 75@185 per ctl. 4000, $108. De- per very dull at FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. and §1 45@ | Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels an 110°for London layers: daried grapes, ‘sic. O NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at $c ; Walnuts, 5@ for hardshell and e@rc softshell; Almonds, 2%@3%c for hardshel] | tor softshell and 7@8c for paper-shell: Pea 4@s%c for Eastern and 4l g Pecans, 614@Sc: Filberts, 8ig S@$e per 1: Cocoanuts, $4 HONEY—New Comb, & 7e for lower grades; nes per s Peanuts, ¢ for _California; @i0c; Brazil Nuts, 50@5 per 100. @10c for bright and 5@ W water white extract- ed, 4::@5c; light amber ext; o racted, 3%@4%c BEESWAX~—23G%c per 1, | PROVISIONS. | | The demand for all kinds has suddenly fallen off and dealers are now quoting a dull market again. Hams are wenk, and some dealers are cutting to effect sales. CURED 'MEATS—Bacon. 9%c per Ib for heavy, S%c for light medium, 10%c for light, e for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cused; Eastern sugar-cured Hames. 10%@llc; Califor. nia Hams, i0c: Mess Beef. $3 per bbl. extrs mess, do, $10; family do. $I@I2; Salt Pork $9; extra prime Pork, $10: extra clear, §18; mess, $16; Smoked Beef, L@i2 per fb. =~ T LARD—Bastern tlerces quoted at 53%c per Ib for compound and 7c¢ for pure; palls, 73%c: ! California tlerces, S4c per b for compound | and e half-barrels, 6%c; 10-Ib | tins, 7 : Tierces, 64@6%e; pac | less than 500 The—Ii-Tb pails, 60 In & cose: See: | 8-Ib pails, 20 in a case, S%c: 5-Ib pails, 12 In 4 | case, $iic; 10-Ib pails, 6 in a case, 83c; 50-d tins, one or two in a case, 7%c; wooden buck- €ts, 20 Ibs ner, Tiic: fancy fubs, S0 Ibs net, Tho: -bbls, about 110 bs, Tic per M. % HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. All kinds remain as previously quoted, with | & qulet market as a rule. ‘ HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands seil :z under sourd stock. Heavy galtsd staers, ige; medium, Iight, _9c; Cowhides, | ¥@¥i4e; - stags,’ 6. salted 'Kip, 10c; Calf, lic; dry Hides, 17@17%c; culls and brands, 14 @ldc; dry Kip and Veal, 14@l5c; dry Calf, 18 | %c; “culls, 16@1ic; Goatskins, 30@3Thc each; | Kide, 5@ioe; Deerskins, good summer, 25300 per Ib; medium, 20c; winter. 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20g30c éach; short wool, 40@T0¢ gcach: medium, 0@we; " long wools, %0c@sL 30 TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per 1; No. , 2@2%c; refined, Sc; Grease, 2@%ige. WOOL—Fall clip—8an Joaquin, defective, 7@ Sc; Southern Mountain, 9@1lc; frée Northern, 12 @13c; do defective, @ilc per Ib. HOPS—0Id crop, 2@6e for poor to talr and $@ 10c for good; new crop, 11@He per ib. SAN | 2, FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Mutton s stiff at the advance. Beef rules steady. Hogs are weak, with rather larger receip . Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6%@Tc; second do, 5 VEAL—Large, 6@6%c; small, 7@Sc per 1b. | MUTTON—Wethers, 10c; Ewes, 9@9%c per 1b. LAMB—Spring. 1214@15¢ per ., PORK-—Live Hogs, 4ic for large, 4%@4%e for small and 4%@4% for medium; stock Hogs, 8@3%c; dressed Hoss, 6@7c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool The market remains as before. FLOUR—Net cash jrices are: Family extras, # 5504 65 Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham | Flour. $5 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour. $250 per 100: Rice Flour, $5 75; Cornmeal, extra cream | do, $3: Oatmeal, $3 50; Oat Groats, $4; Hom- iny. $3 10@3 Buckwheat Flour, $4: Cracked Whieat, $3 50; Farina, $4 50: .- hole Wheat Flour, '$3 2%5: Rolled Oats (bbl3), $5 25@5 65: In eacks, $5 0595 45; Pearl Barley, $4: Split Peas, $4 25 per 100 Ib: | HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. | S | | 4 rather firmer symp- and prices re- The Hay market show but buyers stiil held mained unchanged. The only change {n Feedstuffs is a further de- cline in Bran, BRAN—$1616 50 per ton. MIDDLIN GS—$18G" per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Kolled ~ Barley. $24 _per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill. $28 50@29 50; jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $21 50@22 50: Cot- tonseed Meal, $25@30 ton; Corn Meal, $23@ 24: Cracked Corn, 3§23 50@24 50; Chopped Feed, $17@18. HAY—(Ex-car_in round lots)—Wheat. $17@ 18 50 per ton; Wheat a . $16@17 50; Oat, $14 50@16 50; Barley. $i4@ compressed, $17 @19: Alfalfa, $10@i1: stock, $U@i2; Clover, | $11 f0a13. I STRAW—35@45c per bale. | BEANS AND SEEDS. | Beans and Seeds remain unchanged and | qulet. White Bea: ontinue in good demand. Green Peas are dull and lower. | BEANS—Bayos, {2 %0@3; Small Whites, | 1551 65; Large Whites, -$1 551 65: Pinks, $2 50@2 65; Reds. 3202 25: Bfackeye. $3 40@2 60; | Butters, $1 4071 50: Limas, $2 1032 15; $1 $0@1 50; Red Kidneys, $2 35@2 50 per ctl. £ EEDS—Brown - -tard, §2 75 @3 per ctl:Yel- low Mustard, $232 50; Flax, §2 35; Canary Seed, | 24@2%c per 1b: Alfalfa, 3@éc; Rape, 2@2%c; Hemp, 3c; Timothy, 5%c, es. $1 4001 DRIED P! : Green, $1 60 190 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes and Onions are The summer vegetables under stadily increasing recefpts. glut the market. Mexican Tomatoes, $1 per box. POTATOES—Early Rose, 6@75c: River Reds, 50@60c; River Burbanks, 55@65c per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 70@%c; Salinas Burbanks, aull and unchanged. | continue to decline | Mushrooms 90c@$1 10; Petaluma Burbanks, 50@6ic; Sweet Potatoes, 25@50c per ctl for Rivers and ficasl | for Merced; nmew Volunteer Potatoes, 3@3ie | per Ib. ONIONS—12 40@2 50 per ctl: Oregon, 32 6@ 2 §; cut Onlons, §2@2 25 per sack. VEGETABLES— Recelpts were 190 boxes As- paragus, 247 boxes Rhubarb and 137 sks Peas. Asperagus, 9G10c per Ib for fancy, 6@sc No. 1 and 4@5c for No. 2: Rhubarb, $1 per box: Alameda Green Peas, 3Gdc per 1b; Mushroomn: 10c; Marrowfat Squash, $25 | 30 per ton: Dried Peppers, 6@1c per 1b: Dried | kra, 15c; Cabb 60@Tse per ctl; Carrots, 25 @#0c " per ‘sack: Garlic. 3@4kc per b Los Angeles Green Peas, —;_ String Beans, —; Tomatoes, —: Green _Peppers, per Ib; Summer Squash, —: Fgg Plant, per 1b! Hothouse Cucumbers. 50c@$l per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12 per 1b in lots of 25 Tbs; sliced desiccated, 16@18c; granulated raw, 13c: Onfons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 18c; | Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 80c: turnips, 2c; String Beans, 30c: Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Two cars of Eastern sold at 11@13c for Tur- | keys, $ for Ducks, $5 50@6 for Hens, §7 for young Roosters, $4 50 for old Roosters and $6 50 tor Fryers. Local stock was rather lower, In consequence of the Ifberal receipts from the East. Geme continues dull, POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11@12c for Gob- blers and 12@13c for Hens; dressed Turkey 13@15c per Ib: Geese, per palr, $1 50@175; Gos: lings, $2 2562 50; Ducks, $4@5 for old and 36 50@ 760 for young: Hens, $4@s: Roosters, young, $7@7 50; Roosters, old, $4@4 50: Fryers, $6 i3 Broflers, $5 50@6 for large and $3 5004 &0 for | small: Pigeons, $2G2 25 per dozen for young and $1@1 25 for old. GAME—Gray Geese, $1 50; White. 50c: Brant he; Honkers, $2 50; Hare, 80@T5c; Rabbits, $16) 125 for Cottontails and $1 for small; English Snipe, $2G2 50; Jack Snipe, $1@1 25 per dozen. BUTTER, CHEESE AND FGGS. Eggs are no lower, but receipts are fully as heavy as ever before at this season, and the market is easy. Cheese 1s weak. Butter has again declined and Is very weak, with large stocks. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 13@18%c; sec- onds, 16G17c. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 15%@16c; second grades, 14%@15c per Ib. Eastern Butter—Creamery, 16@17c; ladle- packed, 14@15c per Ib. CHEESE—Cholce mild new. 9%@10c: common to good, 8@8c; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young Americd, 10@1ic; Western, 11@1c; Eastern, 12l @13%c per 1b. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 11@12¢c per dozen; store Egss, 10@10%c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Stocks of Oranges are steadily shrinking, but the market is lifeless. Lemons are plentiful and hard to work off. Limes continue In light supply. There s no scarcity of Apples. Kopics, ftasoc. per box. for.common, s5@sc s, o T ton Thocd 16 Shalck and. $1G1 % for fancy: CIFRUS - FRUITS — Navel Oranges. §1 500 3; Seedlings, Toc@$l 50; Mandarins, $1g1 25 for large and S0@iic for small boxes; Japanese Mandarins, $1g160; Grape Frult, $150g3 er box; ons, 75c@$l for common and 1 25@1 76 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, 50@6; California Limes, in small boxes, $1@ 125; Bananas, $125¢2 2 per bunch; ne- appies, $3@4 per dozen DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The market for everything quoted s flat and depressed. Stocks of Peaches still on hand in the State are about 250 cars, of Prunes about 500 cars and of apricots 75 cars. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ 4%c for 40-30's, 3%@4%c for 50-60°s, 3, @3%c for %0-70's, 2%@3%e for 'Io-m-.‘; 2%@2%c for 80- 90's, 1 o for 90-i00 eaches, 23Gidc; fanc; .ql‘ggée; peeled, 10@12%c: Apricots, dghe; tor Royals and 1g7%c Lot good to .ancy Moor: pari Evaporated Appies, mm&-; sun-dried, 4@5c; black Figs, in sacks, 2G2e; Plums o . e - hpeclmnu. 85 tor bleached Plums, @54 prime. to fancy. Pears, 21@4lc for quarters and 3@5ke for halves. socording to color, ete. RAISINS—14G2 for two-crown, 3c for three- | land. $10 in bulk and $ii ov in sacks; Pennsyl- oz., Sic; 10 0z, dtke. 1s,'2s. 4s, 6s and 12s, white, 7%c; colored, S%c. LEATHER—Harness, heavy, $0@35c per 1b: | do medium, 2Sc; do light, 26@27c; roush, medium, 2e: do light ' 26@27c: rough Leather, 22@23¢; Kips, $40@45 per dozen; Calf, 90c@$1 per Ib; rough. splits, 7@Sc; belt-knife splits, 10@12¢; Collar Leather, black, 10@12c Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL — Wellington, $10 per ton; New Wel- lington, $10; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, $ 50; Wallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumber- vania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $10 per ton Rock_Springs. Castle Gate and Pleasant Val- ley, §7 60; 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, $%c; bale rope, 7%@Sic. Sisal—1%-inch, 6%c: 12-thread, Ti4c;'6 and § thread, TXc; bale Tope; D FRUITS—Black Cherries quotable | @1 50; White Cherrles, $1 25@1 75; | Peaches and Pears, %c@*®1 10; Apricots, 60@90c. CANNED Peas, 10c@3l 2:; Tomatoes. Tse. COFFER— We quote Costa Rica, 17@17%c_for prime | washed: 143%@I5c for good washed: 1T%@18c for g0od to prime washed peaberry: 16%@llc for g0od peaberry; l4@l6c for good to prime; 12@12%c for good current mixed with black | beans; 8%@13c for fair; 5%@sc for common to ordindry. Salvador, 14@1ic for good to prime washed; 12@13%c for fair washed: 15@10%c for good to prime washed peaberry; $%@I10c nomi- | nal for superior unwashed; s@S%c for good green unwashed: 12@12%c for good to prime | unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua, s@10c for good | to superfor unwashed; 12G12izc for good uu- washed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican, 16%@18%c for prime to fancy washed: M@t | for good to strictly good washed: 12131 for | falr washed; 7Gi0c for medium; 5@é%c for | common to 'ordinary: 16%@iSc for good to prime washed peaberry: 12g12tic for good un- ed peaberry; Si@llc for good to superior unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles per Ib, 3%c: cases, selected, per Ib, 4%c; cases, imitation Eastern, per Ib, 4%c: boneless, per Ib, 5c; strips, Norway, ‘per Ib, Sic: sirips, Narrow Gauge, per 1b, i%c; strips, Silver King, per Ib, 6%c: blocks, Clipper, per. Ib, Sc; blocks, O ental, per Ib, 5%c: blocks. Seabright, per Ib, 6%c; tablets, Crown Brand, per Ib, Tic: mid- dles, Golden State, per b, 5%c: middles, Whits s N Ry,Cal 6s..111% — [Mutual Sav. 35 40 | N Ry Cal 5s..10215108% |S F Say U.. 450 4% N P CRR 6s.104i3 S & L So.... — 100 N P C Ry 3s.100i3 Security S B 250 — N Cal R 3s.. — Union T Co.1010 — Street Raiiroad— California ....108 Geary Market-sf Presidio Reno Sac S P Cal 6 SPC 18 cg S P Br 6s. S ¥ Wat 6s S V Wat 4s. Stock Gas 6s. Water— Contra Costa. Marin Co Spring Val Gas & Elec Cent Gaslight. & ME L Co. MORNING SESSION 44-5 Glant Powder Con 175 Hawaiian Commerclal & 5 do do 180 Hutchinson S P Co. % do do ™ do 20 Oce: 10 g 2 do 50S F Gas & EI 0 do do 50 do do 160 Spring Valley 2 do do $7000 Spring Valley! $1000S P of A Bonds. Street— $10,000 Powell-street R R 6s Bonds. AFTERNOON SESSION. 30 Glant Powder Con .. 30 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar. 7 do . do .. 65 Pacific Gas_Imp. 80 S F Gas & Electric Co. 20 Spring Valley Water 440" 0 s v 100 Vigorit Powder 375 Street— 10S F Gas & Electric Co. Seesanserei Sl 00 INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Sessfon—1 100 Hutchinson S P_Co. 2 Hawalian C & S Co. 10 Alaska Packers' Association 50 Oceanic Steamship Co 2% do do Afternoon Session. 40 Giant Powder ........ $4000 Spring Valley Water 4s. % Hawalian C & S Co. 10 do do b 6. 10 do do b 30 30 Market-street ... 20 Oceantc Steamship Street— 50 Mutual Electric 5% do do MINING - STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 100 Chollar . 35100 Potosl .. 38 100 Con Cal & Va.. 77[200 Sierra Nevada.. 9% 100 Ophir gty Afternoon Sessfon. 200 Alta . 16 /100 Gould & Curry.. 18 200 Belcher 24/200 Overman ... 12 78| 50 Sierra Nevada..1 00 71200 Standard .......1 65 7600 Yellow Jacket .. 25 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 08500 Overman 15700 Potost 300 Con Cal 350 ‘ 4. 800 Alpha 1200 Alta . 300 Andes . 09|200 300 Best & Beicher 31/700 500 Chollar . 135|200 250 . S . 37200 Sterra Nevada. 400 Con Cal & Va.. T6[200...... .. o 200 . 2 . 77/400 Union Con 22 300 z 81200 ...... 33 300 Confidence ...... 66500 Utah 10 200 Hale & Nrers.1 473200 Yellow Jacket... 24 300 Ophir .. 45| Afternoon Session. 15|400 Mexican 30 101200 Overman 1 24{300 Potosi . 3 1200500 . 25(300 .. 3 200 Best & Belcher. 32 500 Caledonia. L3 300 Chollar 38 200 Con Cal & Va.. .. 141700 Union Con 700 Hale & D 500 Utah 10 200 5 % 500 Centuck v 2 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, March 8— p. m. Seal. per doz, §%c: desiccated, Gilt Edge, per doz, 80c: pickled cod. barrels, each, $8; pickled cod, half barrels, each, $4 50. OIL—California Castor Ofl, cases, No. 1, 9c; bbls, %c per gal (manufacturers’ rates): Lin- seed Ofl, in bbls, boiled, 53¢; do raw, 5lc cases, Gc more; Lard Ofl, extra winter strained, bbls, Shc: No. 1, 45¢; ecases, 5¢_more: China Nut, 47@38c_per gal; Neatsfoot Ofl, bbls, 60c cases, 63c; No. 1, bbls, cases, bic: Sperm, crude, 60ci natural white, Soc; bleached do, S5c Whale Ol natural white, 40ci bleached do, 4c; Pacific Rubber mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@1 8 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@ 225 per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oil, In bulk, 1lic per gal.; Pearl Oil. In ceses, 17c; Astral do, 17c: Star do, 17c: Extra Star do,’ 2lc; Elaine do, 22c; Eocene do, 18c; Deodorized Stove Gaso- line, in bulk, 12¢; do n cases, 17%c; 63 degree Naphtha, in bulk, 11%c: do in cases, 16%c; S6 degree Gasoline, fn bull, 2c; do in cases 25c. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at f@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, 57c: in iron barrels, 52¢; in wooden bbls, Sic per gailon. LUCOL—DBoiled, bbls, 43c; du cases, 48c; raw, bbis. 410 dn casés. 460 per gallen CANDLES—Standard Ofl Company quotes: Electric Light, 6s, 16 0z., T%c; 14 oz, 6ic; 12 Paraffine Wax Candles— per foot: do russet, 10@12c; Skirting Leather, 0@35¢ per Ib. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushea and Fine Crushed. 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Dry. Granulated, 5%c: Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mag- nolla A. 5%c: Extra C, %c; Golden C, 5%e: Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A, Sic per 1b; half barrels %c more than barrels, and boxes %c more. WOOD. LUMBER, ETC. Posts, S@10¢ each for No. 1 and 5%@éc for Redwood, §5 per cord; Oak, rough, $6 50; peeled, $9; Pine, $5 75. LUMBER—Retall prices are nominally as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $11@14 for No. 1 and $9 50@11 for No. 2, extra sizes higher. Red- wood—$14@17 for_No. 1 and $11@12 50 for No. Lath, { feet, §170G1 20: Plokets, $16; Shinglea. §1 25 for common and $2 25 for fancy; Rustic, $§19@21; Shakes, $S. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday, March 8. Flour, qr sks ... 11,192/Hops, bales . an Wheat, ctls . 4,000 Wool, bales 30 Barley, ctls . 615 'Quicksilver, 60 Butter, ctls . 229 Eggs, doz 21,3%0 ctls | [Wine. e 7,300 ks 300 Lime, bbis S1 Potatoes, sks . 2,083 Leather, rolls 120 Onions, sks . 150 'Hides, no . 483 Middlings, sks 450 Powder, hf- . 100 Hay, tons 216 OREGON. Flour, qr sk 17,010 |Ontons, sks e 345 we _t. ctls 680 |Bran, sks . . m 0 & ctis 700 |Middlings, sks .. 250 Puc.wes, sks 4.213 |Shorts, sks . WASHINGTON. Flour, gr sks ... 12,780 Bran, sks . 450 Wheat, ctls . 5,880 |Shorts, sks ...... 8§00 Barley, ctls . 910 | Buckwheat, otls. 55 Oats, ‘ctls .. 2,145 EASTERN. Corn, ctls 600 | Seereenens THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were steady, with no materfal change in prices. Best & Belcher Is assessed 20 cents and Con- solidated California and Virginia 25 cents. On the Bond Exchange business was brisk in the morning, but quieted down considerably in_the afternoon. Dividend No. 102 of 10 cents per share has been declared on the stock of the Pacific Vine- gar and Pickle Works, payable March 14. The annual meeting of the Potos! Mining Company will be held to-day. The annual meetings of the stockholders of the Hale & Norcross Mining Company called by the Grayson and Fox Boards of Directors ‘will be held to-day. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, TUESDAY, March 8—2 p. m. Alpha 08 03} Justice .= % Alta 15 16| Kentuck Doz 63 ‘Andes 0 10/Lady Was - @ Belcher 25 27| Mexican 0 3 Best & 32 33| Occidental 5 — Bullion 03 09|Ophir . “ o6 Caledonia 2 30|Overman un 12 Chollar 36 37| Potosi 35 3% Con Cal 75 79|Savage 2 u Challenge 26 29/Seg Bel 04 08 Confidence 61 70|Scorpion — 06 Con Imperiai .. — 01 Sierra Ne 00105 Crown Point .. 13 14|Silver Hill — 0 Con New York. — 3/Syndicate o 05 | Eureka — 25|Standard 651710 Excheque: 04 05/Union Con 34 3 Gould & Curry. 17 1§|Utah 10 1 Hale & Norers.1 45 1 50| Yellow % 28 HOTEL ARRIVALS. NEW WESTERN HOTEL. J Lawler, Sonoma J Coleman, Vallejo J Brown, Calistoga |C Cowan & f. Iowa G F Leonard, S Barb/J A Jones, L Ang W E_Cahill, Monterey|J Watson, Napa G M Hansen, S Jose J C Roberts,’ Petaluma M J Walker, Portland|P V Fennelly, N Y P King. Byron Springs| M Keith, L Gatos C Belmont, Vancouver|R Smith, St. Helena J Smith, Vallejo P O'Brien, Stockton C M Benson, S Rosa BALDWIN HOTEL. Dr Livingston, S Jose H A Marckres, § Jose M E Harris, 'Oakiand|R D Simpson, L Ang M Abrams, Hanford |W M Wheeler, Butte J J Lonegan, L Ang |A Cohn. Red Bluff H Ogden, Chicago E H Quinnby, Kan C Mr_Milton, Sausalito F Woolf, N Y E M Lynch, Cal M Stitson, N J B St 8! P B Johnson, Minn Mrs Starbird, Sacto E F Samuel, Portland S Samuel, Portland Nelson,” Cleveland ockle Jr, Cal A Rosenberg, Cal ickles, Oaklana P Quinn, Watsonvl C_Burnett, Chicago|H G Church, Chicago F_Purneil, Sacto |C Burnett, Cleveland C Mill, Colusa R Rankin, L Gatos HOTEL. PALACE Matlock, L_Ang T E Glbbon&w, L Ang Biffar, N R B _Ellison&w, Phila K Wilson, Butte |Mrs Walbaum, Phila C Lucas, Japan Mrs Palmer, N Y R Mitchell, B C |Miss Paimer, N Y Schmidt, N Y § Willlamson, Belfast J P Smith, R I J C Twohy, Mont A K Kenyon, N Y D W Twohy, Mont Mrs Ringot, Boston |Mrs Shorb, S Gabriel Miss Ringot, Boston |L Perfin, Balttmore C A Morris, Troy H W_Baker&w, Kan C N Thompson, Sait L [T S Pheips Jr, U § N J B Brown & w, Oakld|E P Sawyer & w, Wis H H Pitcher, Livermre|P H Sawver & w, Wis R W Root, Denver Mrs Chase & o, Wis A_W McDonald & w,|G W Gates & w, Wis Pittsburg Miss Ada Gates, Wis J L O Bevolse, Portld H B Taylor & w, Wis 7 B Cox, Hartford Miss Kimball, Boston G W _Heintz, Salt L|H Ackerman&w, Okld J G Beemer, Yonkers |F T Baker, Canada EEEE el auEmean Mrs Beemer, Yonkers L J Killlan, Boston Miss Beemer, Yonkers Chisholm, Chicago GRAND HOTEL. A G Campbell, Cal D Hollister, Courtland W _J Smith, Courtland J E Becker, L Angeles S Matthews, Salinas P Simmons, Colo Mrs Robinson&d, Stkn G T Ditzer, Biggs n Jose J B Miller, Denver [L W Bushard, C J Lincoln, Sta Cruz |W Molr, San Jose Miss Lincoln, Sta Cruz|I R Hebborn, Salinas § Korn, Chico £ C Fisher&w,Merced C Nelsan, Sacto L H Mclntosh, Chino § M Spurrier, Stktn |T Perry & w, Antioch F Parker, Sacto H W Barle, Stockton R P MacDonald, Oak |A Manasse, Napa B T Blankship, Oll Cty|T Rutledge, Colusa H C Hall & w, Wis . |W H de Valin, S Rafl G W _Dean, Portage |T J Lang, Gridley T § 8 Jerome, MD,LA|E E_Hart, Sacto P L Flannigan, Nev |S E Heath. Racine J J Morris & w. Colusa|J Cann, U S N J C Phipp, Yuba City |R B Oullahan, Stktn Mrs Ida F Lee, Yuba|G M Pock, Stockton Dr A B Gordon, Cal |[H K Steihl, Sacto D G Smith, Cal G E_Housken, Stocktn W M Tiernon&w. WVa|J A Mackins&w, Mercd J'J Hebbon. Salinas —————— It is estimated that twenty-two acres of land is necessary to sustain one man on fresh meat. The same space of land if devoted to wheat culture woéuld feed forty-two people; if to oats, 88; pota- toes, Indian corn and rice, 176, and if to the plantain or bread fruit tree, over 6000 people. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographi Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts anc 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 ~urau commerce, The time ball on top of the buflding on Tele- graph Hill is hofsted about ten minutes before noon and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. crown, $iec for four-crown. 4%c for Seedless Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 4y ~— 4s quar coup..l12 113%|Pac Gas Imp.. $1% 91% 4s quar reg..112% — |Pac L Co..... 54} — 4s quar new...125 — |SFG &E....81 — Miscellaneous— San Fran . 3 Cal-st Cab 5s.115" Stok S Cal El 6s. nsurance— € C Wat Gs...102 Firem's Fund.19% — Dup-st ex c.. — 98%| Bank Stocks— EL& 23%4129 | Anglo-Cal .... F & Ch . — 117 |Bank of Cal Geary-st — 102 |ial 8 D &T HC&S 05 — |First Nat = L ALC — 100 |Lon P & A. = Do_gnt 00 1013 | Mer Exchnge 5 Market-s 126%128 |Nev Nat B...155 — Do _1st . — 114 | Savings Banl Nat Vin — 100 |Ger 8 & L..I¢ 1665 N C NgR: 102 — |Hum B8 & L.1060 1160 A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the errcr, If any, is published the same day by the aflernoon rs, and by the morning papers the follcw. m‘h’- ‘W. 8. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U, S. N., 1o charge. THE CALL C. March, 1558, Full Moon, . Mar8. Tast Quarter Mar. 14 IETRETAET] ana Pomona. Mackinaw. | Arcata City of Sydney . North Fora. Wellington .|Denarture Bay... Seattle. Portuand....... hina and Javan | Victoria and Puge Newyo! San Diego. Seattle. . Newport, Portiana t Mar 16 Mar 16 AMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DFSTINATION| _ SAILS. | PIER. Homer.... |Humboldt....[Mar 9.10 Aw[Pler ¥ Coos Bay.. Newport.....[Mar 10.10 AM|Pier 1L State of Cal | Portland_...... | Mar 10. 10 A¥|Pler 2¢ Orizaba.. .. [Mexico ..~ " [Mar 1L 10 Ax|Pler 9 11, 9 am|Pler 18 12114 Pler 11 12 PhlPler 7 12, 1 py|PM S§ |Mar 12/ 10 ax | Pler 9 Mar 12. 10 an|Pier 15 Portlan Mar L. 10 am | Pior 3 Alaska ... |Mar | Humbold Mar anl Humbola Mar 1o L paPler # 4 . 11 AM | Prer 11 — SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetio Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point. Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Officlal Authority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Polnt; the height of tide is the same at both places. MARCH—1505. Wednesday. March 9. Sun rises. Sun sets Moon rises 1. 24 3. NOTE.—1In the above exposition of ‘he tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day In the order cf occurrence as to time. The eecond time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand ¢-olumn 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 Finitea States Coast Survey charts, gxoept when a minus sign (—) precedes the helght and then the number given is subtractive from the depth given by the chart: ——————————————————————— THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographlc Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, March 8, 1898. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e, at noon of ths 120th meridian, or at exactly § p. m.. Green- wich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenan N SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, March 8. Stmr State of California, Green, 51 hours frm Portland, via Astoria 42 hours. Stmr Geo Loomls, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr City of Puebla, Jepsen, 59 hours from Victoria_and Puget Sound ports.. Stmr Coos Bay, ‘Hall, 80 hous frof Newport 31 hours from and way ports. Stmr Bmpire, Nelson, 5 hours from Coos Bay. > Bktn Eureka. Paulsen, 22 days from Tacoma, via Port Angeles 14 days. Schr Edward Parke, Johnson, 24 days from Astoria. Schr Winchester,” Epsen, 17 days from San- | nak. Schr_Charles R Wilson, Johnson, 16 day from Grays Harbor. ohchr Ida McKay, Johnson, 7 days from Hi: = “Sebr Joseph and Henry, Christiansen, 11 days form Coquille River. CLEARED. Tuesday, March 8. Cattarinich, Panama; Pac Honolulu; J D Stmr_Acapulco, Matl Steamship Co. Bark Alden Besse, Spreckels & Bros Co. SAILED. Tuesday, March 8. Stmr Acapulco, Catarinich, Panama. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Mineola, David, Comox. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego. Stmr _Coquille River, Johneon, Fort Bragg. Ger ship Othmarschen, Saelzer, Cape Town Ship Glory of the Seas, Freeman, Nanaimo, Bark Alden Besse, Potter, Honoluiu. Schr Mary Etta, Nymans. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—March $—10 p. m.—Weather, thick; wind, W; velocity, § miles. CHARTERS. The Glory of the Seas loads coal at Departure Bay for this port. The Zinita loads wheat at Portland for Eu rope, 33s 9d. Potter, SPOKEN. March 2—Lat 48 S, long 16 W, Ger ship H P Glade, hence October 24, for Queenstown. Off Crescent City Feb 21—Br schr Libby with 170 sealskins. MEMORANDUM. Per City of Puebla—March 7—Lat 42 19 N, long 124 48 W, spoke the sealing schooner C D ‘Wren of Victorla. Reported 70 skins and two of her boats missing. DOMESTIC PORTS. EUREKA—Sailed March 8—Schr Eliza Miller, for San Franclsco. EVERETT—Sailed March 8—Bktn C C Funk, for San Franeisco. Arrived March 8—Bark Seminole, from Seat- tle. FORT BRAGG—Arrived March S—Stmr Co- quille River, hence March 7. Sailed March $—Stmr Weeott, for San Fran- cisco. ~ EUREKA—Arrived March $—Stmr Weeott, trom Crescent City. ASTORIA—Arrived March §—Stmr Columbla hence March §; stmr Cty of Topeka, from ea. ied March $—Ger chip Emille, for Queens- town. ASTORIA—Satled March §—U § Lightship 70, for San Franctsco. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived March 4—Br ship Wynstay, from Antofagasta. SAN DIEGO—Arrived March §—Stmr moa, from Newport. GREENWOOD—Salled March §—Stmr Green- wood, for —. SEATTLE_Arrived March §—Bark Ceylon, from Honolulu. Sailed March S—Stmr Navarro. for Dyea. SEATTLE Arrived March 4—Schr Mary eb 24. . M’F’Ac"&{'&—s.udlm.mn $—Schr Annie Lar- San Francisco. T V\!fiA'l(COM—AH;,\:o: jerh 3-Bkta ine Sudden, hence Feb 2. CHORT BRAGG. Salled March 7—Schr Corine thian, for San Francisco. EASTERN PORTS. DAY ISLAND—Anchored off March 7— Stz Obto, from Philadelphia, for San Fran- clsco. FOREIGN PORTS. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed Jan Robert Sudden, for Honolulu. Tn port Jan 39—Schr Carrier Dove, for Hono- lulu; ship Louislana, for San Francisco; bark McNear, for Honolulu. ROYAL ROADS—Arrived March 7—Haw ship Fort George, and will sail March & for De- ture Bay.- P A TMOUTH-Arrived March 6—Ger Willkemmen, {rom Portland. MELBOURNE—Arrived Jan 2—Bark Em- pire, hence Nov 4. COLON—Sailed March 5—Stmr Advance, for New York. COQUIMBO—Sailed Feb 12—Br ship Cham- pion, for Burrards Inlet. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived March 7—Br bark Sa- 11- 10—Bktn ship Strathgryfe, from Portland. ST. NAZAIRE—Arrived March — —Br stmr City of Perth, from Portland. ST VINCENT—Arrived — Br stmr Algoa, from Tacom: SYDNEY—Sailed March 7—Br stmr Miowera, for_Vancouver. NEWCASTLE, Eng—Sailed March 5—Br ship Sardomene, for Antofagasta. YOKOHAMA—Sailed March 5—Br stmr Vie- toria, for Tacoma. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed Jan 2%—Br bark Woollahra, for San Diego. HULL—Arrived March 7—Br ship Dalgonar, hence Sept 2. TRANS:ATLANTIC STRAMPERS. NEW YORK—Salled March 8—Stmr Havel, for Bremen. Arrived March $—Stmr Kensington, frm Ant- werp. NAPLES Safled March 8_Stmr Patria, for New York. & LIVERPOOL—Sailed March $—Stmr Pavonia for Beston. - GIBRALTAR—Sailed March $—Stm Norman- nia, for New York.