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

10 FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1898 COMMERCI AL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. siiver dier. Wheat show: B Oth Hay s ley unsei cereais quiet. A Feedstuffs unchanged. Piuk Beans lower. atoes and Onfons steadfer. ubarb lower. ull ff rather better. ge lower. e and Brandy. PECIE. m this port thus far this 0. against $13,423,200 ast vear, chiefly as fol- 00; Mexican dollars, 3,00, Of these ship- . India_$101,000, America §23,000 and took Central k. $10,003, 444, SIPTS OF WINE AND BRANDY. of Wine and Brandy st this port etpt during the first two months of the year were | as follows, compared with the same time in Of Wine, 5,065,000 gallons, against 1,843,- ¢ Branc .930 gallons, against 41,440 QUICKSILVER TRADE. Receipts of Quicksilver at this port during onths of the year were 387 2438 In the same time last vear. re 751 flasks, valued at $37,024, in 1 GOLD COIN MOVEMEWNT. The movement of Gold Coin at San Fran- st two months of the vear was O Clear ® Partly Cloudy & Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATION. rrow flles with the wind. The top fig- n indicte maximum temperature those underneath it, if any, the emount of rainfall, of melted snow In inch 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 “high” means high barcmetric pressure and is usuclly 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 re is high in the interfor and low | slong the coast, and the {sobars extend north | and south along the coast, rain is probable; | but when the “low’ Is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- | robable. With a ‘“high’ in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Call- 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 Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRAN! 0, March 9, 5 p. m. Following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to ared with those of the same date Past This Last 24 hours. Season. Season. 40.60 22.53 15.37 San Francisco 20.68 Eae Louta Gbtsp o h an Lufs Obispo. 1 Ten Ay 2 16.08 2 10.91 5.31 mperature: Maximum, & mean, 0. CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. 3 The pressure has fallen rapidly pouthern half of the Pacific slope. over Northern Montana, Assinabola and Mani- to An area of low pressure lles over Ari- gona, Southern Nevada and Southeastern Cali- over the fornfa. A wave of falling pressure has moved from Idaho southwestward in an unusual course. During the past twelve hours the | p has fallen about three-tenths of an inch over Eastern California. The temperature has fallen over all the Pa- eific slope, except In Northern Washington. The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Portland, 25 miles per hour from the northwest; Red Biuff, 30 north; Carson, 36 west; Eureka, 44 northw Yuma, 26 west. Cloudy weather prevails over Southern Call- fornia and Arizona. Light showers are re- ported at Los Angeles, San Diego and Phoenx. ditions are favorable for colder weather southwestern portion of the Pacific over the slope. Northwest storm signals are displayed along the coast from Point Reyes northward to Eu- reka. Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, March 10, 1898: Northern Californfa—Fair Thursday; contin- ued cold; fresh mortherly wind. Southern California—Cloudy Thursday: con- tinued cold weather: fresh northerly wind. Nevada—Fair Thursday; continued cold. Utah—Fair Thursday. Arizona — Cloudy and unsettled Thursday; continued cold. San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Thursday; fresh northerly winds. Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind north, 24 miles per hour; temperature, 48; maxlmum, 55. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Officlal. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, March 9.—Trading on the Stock Exchange was listless all day, with the excep- tlon of an early burst of activity. There were buying orders at the opening and there was the additional incentive of a sharp recovery In Americans on the London Exchange, so that the rgofessional traders who were seeking the vulner®ble points in the armor of the bear con- tingent succeeded in bidding up prices to un- cover margins of some of the shorts. The re- sulting scramble to cover caused the rise, which was most marked In the specialties, but which extended up to @ point also on the rail- | way One important failure resulted from the squeeze of shorts. After the reduction of the short fterest prices sagged. with only oc- during the re- casional slight interruptions mainder of the y. In the late dealings the level of the market had fallen practically to last night's el, but a hardening at the close resuited in a small gain throughout the list. The progress of a periodical settlement bn the London Exc! nge caused some buying here for | that account. The feverish undcrtone of the foreign arkets was, however, more or less reflected here. The changes, on reports of internal trouble in Bra- zil, also had its influence in unsettling_the Jocal stock markets. Realizing in New York Central after the declaration of the regular quarterly dividend had a depressing influence on the list. The continued engagement of gold for impori had no influence, in view of the hardness of the money retes, the stiffening time loans and the increased actions of tenderd on mercantile paper, both here and at other It has risen | kness ‘of foreign ex- | domestlc centers. Foreign exchange continued weal, the actual rate for demand sterling fal ing to $4 83% and the posted rates being re duced e, both for lomg and short sterling. This was In spite of a stiffening of the dis- count rate in London, which was, however, re- flected in a rise of sterling exchange both at Paris and Berlin. The bond market fell into dullness to-day and there were some recessions from early prices, but the tone was firmer than that in stocks Tctal sales, $1.49 United States new 4's registered advanced 1%c; do coupons and the old 4's registered, lc, the old 4's coupons ¥%c and the 5's & bid NEW YORK, March ‘0.—kazard ~Freres an- nounce that they have $750.000 additional in gold engaged for import. Hackard & .- 000 in gold in transit from France. Total of : = =4 — | resent movement, $i2,775,000. Open. High. Low. Close. | Total sales of stocks to-day, 232,500 shares, in- | cluding: Atchison preferred, 4384; C. and C 102 4680; Burlington, 23,066; Manhattan, 5 1 04:‘ | Metropolita! 3440, York Central, 9 91t 905 907 “ Northern o' preferred,” 11 | Rock Islas 759! ul, 23,4827 Unton so% 30y 30% | cific, 3385; Tobacco, 11,690; People’s Gas, 5160; FITS A Ameérican Sugar, 39,620, September . 2% 2% 2% = = O No. CLOSING STOCKS. e oS = . Wh T Atchison g St P & Om July 2% u% HR A% Do pref : SR Mess Pork, per bbl—" Baltimore & Ohio StP M & M v Per Pl %s 103214 10 17% 10 30 Canada Pacific .. 80 shacing July 1030 10874 0% 1035 nada Southern. So_Railw, A et o L Inpepee May Su% 5:% 515 52 Ches & l(‘flhh) l{:ex‘as &PPR 111 July 525 530 5221 b 27 Chi & Alton nion_Pac b ] 3 J G Short Ribs, per 100 Ibe— Chias K abasn May P G1 b1 510 517% 3 & St L. Do pret July 520 622 515 52 Do _pref .. 4| Wheel & - sEE e = = Cash_quotations were as follows: Flour, Del 1% EEludson Do DIt ipanies | Qull; No. 2 spring wheat, 92@8c; No. 3 sprink T e e | wheat : No. 2 red. §10215: Np. 3 corn, Dhoain = e 1% | 20%e ats, 2 No. 2 white, f. o. b.. Do e itates 2 | 29@30%c; No. te, 28%@30kc; No. 2 1ye, SR e Fe 12 | d9%e: No. 2 barley, £. 0. b., B@43c; No. 1 flax- Do dst st 34 Wells Barko e 2° || secd, st prime seed, 2 90; mess e A ncteneans pork, per bbl, $10 lard, per 100 Tbs, Hocking Val 5% Do pret % short ribs sides (oose). $5@5 30 C 9% | Spird dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 75@5; short Take Frie & W il ey el ciear sides (boxed), $ 23@5 45; whisky, dis- “Do pret 8812 | Am T“h'fm i tillers’ finished goods, per gal, $1 18%. Lake Shore 185 | Do pre e = Louls & Nash ... 81 |People's Gas Rl S L Manhattan L 101% |Cons Gas . Wheat, bu SS‘(‘C“ Met St Ry 143 |Com Cable heat o e Mich Cent 104% |Col F & Iron Sorn, bu - 100t Minn & St L 2614| Do pref .. DELL Y A Do lst pref 8 |Gen Electric . e na vl Mo Pacific . 25% |Tlllinots Steel DAY, b DR <o ne s aigrien P b | MoblleRder OBlos eaie (uacledt Caol On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter Mo T market was _ste creameries, 13@191sc; | % e ‘@1jc; cheese, et, @sic; E Chi Ind & L. Nat_Lin Of daitiess A1Bio: Sheces taulst RaEE. Sises Do vref z ?r Imp. Cul, e N J Central . 92% Pacific Mal THE = N ¥ Central 11 Pullman Pal ' PRI MO N N Y Chi & St 123 Stlver Cert R Dojrst e|stdniRia T Cittes— Bushels. Bushels. DT a0 pre 0 Sukars. Minneapolls 197,200 52,540 AR G ; s Duluth ... - §8.065 413 RNoRAmEnRCY AN & Tion | Milwaukee - 4,200 21.600 No Pacific 22% |U 8 Leather 2 | Chicago o 70,322 7,628 S ToRpnet 2 Toledo -.. € 1,500 S S o St. Louls . 41000 | OF Bhot Tine 1 o |west aton e it Sl Pittsburg 169 CI}! G \\'t. 8 Vi 500§ Reading 18 Do pre: | Do 1st pre 40%|St L & S Totals /- 230,095 Rock Island 843 Do ‘):ref ETI‘GI;WIHEYA o St L s | = 0StO] - 3 X S .sv:‘un?‘ pref New York . 111,000 16,668 | Do 24 pref 2%5%(Chi G W 'hiladelphia . 5,865 95,216 | St_Paul 9115 | Haw Com Saltimore 12,374 112,900 Do pref 14514 New Orleans . 84,000 | CLOSING BONDS. = U S new ds reg .. 123 JiC te . 12 oisca 1R800 312,793 | | Do coup . 123 |\ “Carolina 6 .. 12 PARIS FUTURES. USds . 10% | Do ds ... Wheat— March. May. Do coup - 1113 |No Pac 1sts 18 | Opening 59 35 Do 2ds - 981 | Do 3s . 60 | Closing . 5935 | U S o8 reg . 1143 | Do 4s . 948 Flour— | Do 5s coup N Y C & St L'4s. 104 | Opening 2745 | | District 36 |Nor & W Gs.. Closing S 27| Alclans & L T ke LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Jo ¥ eb Ss & » Do C .. 0 Nav Ists . ; March. May. July. Sept. Dec. Do Currency o av 4s ¢ Opening . 7T10% 75% 72% 68 67 | Atchison 4s %0 S Line 6 tr .. 121 | Closing 7104 75% 12 67% 66% Do adj 4s O S Line 58 tr 101 Can So 24s 0 Tmp lsts tr. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. Chi Term 4s. Do 5s tr-.. — C & Ohlo 3s...... 115 [Pacific 6s of 95. CHICAGO, March 9.—CATTLE—Ruled about C H &.D 4%s.... 100 | Reading 4y 10c higher. Bulk of the offerings, $4 35@5 10; | DR R common dressed beef, $3 $5@4; prime shipping, Bass enn Tote 2207 | $ 505 65; stockers and feeders, $3 10@4 55 | Erle Gen 48 ...... 69%S canners, $2 40G3; fat helfers, $3 75@4 40. EW&D it TS HOGS—Were about 6c higher. Commonest o Eecbn e | - lots, $870; strictly prime heavy, 34 50, sales GIH & BA 8s.... 1044 S0 Ry be - 90% | Jargely at $3 %0@4; pigs, §3 40@3 S0, | Tofa0ais SN SHEEP—Sheep and lambs were in active de- | H & dniC 5e 110 |Tenn new set 35.. 8 | mand. Sheep sold freely at $3@4 60, mainly at Do con 68 105 [T&PLGIista. 9 |JanG, SEoek o0 e fambe. #4255 50 for | BELEn T L E e Inferior to extra fine, bulk golng at $@5 40 | | K Pac 1st DD tr. 131% |Web Ist 58 Shbets Cithe W i T | La new cons 4s.. 100 ‘“.D“ 2ds % OMAHA. s OMAHA, March 9.—CATTLE—Receipts, 250. M K & T 2d5.... 60%| Do deferred Market strong to 10c higher. Native beef steers, Do 4s ... 27% U _P pref $3 90@5; Western steers, $3 ¥0@4 50: Texas N J Central Ists.. 116 |- Do 4s . Steers, 33 25@4; cows and heifers, $3@4 20; can- 5 MINING STOCKS. ners, $3@3; stockers and feeders, $3 T6@4 85; BT g calves, $3@6; bulls and stags, $2 50@3 80. el S 3ignado. - 20 | HOGS_Recelpts. 6300, Market casier. Heavy, Con Cal & Va, 72| Plymouth | =8 .:sl 1:3:.55;8 I;‘I.xed‘ $3 75 light, $3 70@3 80; bulk Deameed = 2T Quicksiiver - 100 | ®SHEEP Recelpts, 6600. Market steady. Falr SR A s e 200 | 45 chofce natives, $3 75@4 7: falr to choice | Eale &Norcers, . 10| Elerra; Neyada 9 | Westerns, $3 60@4 60; common and stock sheep, Homestake - 37 00! Standard 170 | e ibs, 34 2335 55 Iron Silver . 40/ Tnlon Con 30 f RGeS Mexican .. 2| Yellow Jacket 2 KANSAS CITY. BOSTON BOSTON, March 8.—Atchison, 11%; Bell Tel- ephone, 232; Burlington, 92i; Mexican Cen- tral, 5i; Oregon Short Line, 29%. CONDITION OF THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, March 9.—To-day's state- | ment of the condltion of the Treasury shows: Avallable cash balance, $24541,637; gold re- serve, $168,883,179. A2 LONDON NEW YORK, March 9.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: To-day's settlement of the stock market here revealed a comparatively small account, owing to recent liquidations, and, considering the dearness of money, contangoes were fairly light. This was most noticeable in Americans where the con- tangoes were 5Gi% per cent. The settlement in Americans shows that the result of the heavy liquidations, and the account fs elther smalier than for months past or else the stock has gone into much stronger hands. At the same time the recent shake-out was €0 severe | that undoubtedly the next initiative will have | fo come from New York. A weakness in the bull account was disclosed in Grand Trunk, | where the contangoes were as high as 20 per cent. The general tone in all the markets was | better and calmer to-day, but the close was | under the best. The shrewdest financiers here look for no immediate recovery In the best | investment stocks, because of dear money, but it is believed that speculation may revive after the floating of the Chinese and other loans. | MARKET. Gold 1s still being bought for export at New York. There was a sharp fall in Brazillan stocks at the close. Exchange is down 6 per cent. There were rumore that a Brazilian house | in Parls had falled. Private cables report a | suspension of business in Bombay in conse- quence of riots. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific, 86%; Grand Trunk, 7%: Money, 2% per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March 9.—FLOUR—Receipts, 24,265 barrels; exports, 5318 barrels. Steady, but without buyers; Minnesota patents, $5 25@ | 5 60; winter straits, $4 55@4 70. WHEAT—Receipts, 11,100 bushels: exports, 113,475 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, $1 05, . o. b., afloat to arrive. Options opened %@¥He advance on higher cables, but were later in- fluenced by reactions abroad. The afternoon feature was & sharp advance on large export transactions, and bullish Missourl crop news followed by realizing and an unsettled close at %@%c_net advance, latter on distant months. No. 2 red March closed $1 06%; May, $1_007%@1 01 7-16; closed, $101. QI ODL—Weak flesce, 1T%@28%c; Texas, 18% @15%c. HOPS—Steady. * PETROLEUM—Dull. The metal market has shown some irregu- larity to-day with business on a very moder- ate scale. At the close the metal exchange called: PIGIRON—Warrants, unchanged at $6 75 bid and $6 85 asked. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged at $11 §7% biad and $12 asked. TIN—Steady, $14 30 bld; $14 60 asked. SPELTER—{irm, $4 25’ bid. $4 35 asked. LEAD—Barely steady, 33 80 bid, $3 85 asked. The firm that fixes the settling price for miners and smelters quotes lead at $3 65. COFFEE—Options closed steady, 5@10 points net decline; sales, 14000 bags. including: March, $5 30. Spot coffee—Rio, weak; No. 7 involce, 6c: No. 7 jobbing, 6%c. Mild, steady; | Cordova, 8%@16c. SUGAR-—-Raw, refining, 4%c; centrifugal, 9 4 1-16c. Refined, quief | TER—Receipts, 17 ‘kages. Steady; | Western creamery, 15@20c: Elgins, 20c; factory, 1@Lc. | _EGGS—Receipts, 14,100 packages. = Steady; State and Pennsylvania, 11@12c; Western, lic: Southern, 10%@1ic. DRIED FRUITS. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS—Steady; 00d demand. Evaporated apples, common, 5@ c: prime wire tray. 8w@S%e: wood dried, | prime, ©z@stc; cholce, BGSc; fancy, $5@10c. PRUNES—34@8c. GAPRICOTS—Royal, ‘54@Tc; Moorpark, $%@ o PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@%; peeled, $12@16c. | CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. ! CHICAGO. March 9.—Everything in the Wheat pit showed strength at the opening, July starting X@%c higher at 911,@%1%c. and May %@%c higher at $105@105%. The only apparent reason was the firmness in European markets, both Liverpool and Paris ‘showing good advances. Local news was, however, together bearish at first, and Influenced by this fact and the desire to realize on the opening | advance, traders sold enough to knock prices | down very quickly. The more pacific aspect of | affairs in Europe evidenced by the higher Brit- ish consols undoubtedly also affected traders. The market for July and May as a consequence became weak. The usual long period of dull- ness followed, which was in Itself a Weaken- ing factor, May getting down to $1 04 and July to 90%c. Missouri State crop report figures showed a very low condition of winter Wheat and caused some Interest to be taken in Sep- tember and December. After 1i o'clock the market began to revive all around. About noon large export sales at Baltimore for shipment to France started good buying, which became fairly heavy when large flour clearances from Newport News was reported. In the last few minutes a general realizing movement set in and prices slipped off very quickly. July closed at 9%GW%e, May at $1 04%@1 04% and Sep- tember at s1jc. May Corn was fairly active and strong. closed %c higher. Oats were quiet, but firm, the close being & shade higher for May. Provisions were strong from the outset. The close was steady. May pork 12iic higher. May May ribs 5%c higher. anged as follows: lard 73%@10c higher and Th s eading futul KANSAS CITY, March 9—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 5800. Bulk of sales, $4 80@5 15; cows and | helfers, strong, $1 50@4 50; stockers and feed- ers, active, $3 35@5 50, best brought $5 35; Tex- ans and Indians, $3 50G4 50. HOGS—Recelpts, 12,600. Market steady. Bulk of sales, §3 70@3 §; heavies and packers, $3 8003 8 05; medium and mixed, §3 75@3 %0; lights, $3 @3 80: pigs, $3 30@3 60. SHEEP—Recelpts. 2000. Sheep active, strong. $3 65@4 30: lambs, $5 25@5 5. DENVER. DENVER, March 9.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 200 Market steady to strong; beef steers, $3@4 cows, $2 75@3 70; stockers and feeders, 4 60, trelght pafd to river; calves, $550@5 60, bulls and_stags, $2 25@3 2 HOGS—Receipts, 800. Market Sc lower; range, $3 7033 80; bulk of sales, $3 T5: light packers, $3 T5@3 80; mixed, $3 70@3 50; heavy, $3 65@3 75. SHEEP—No receipts. FOREIGN MARKETS. ‘Westerns, LONDON, March 9.—Consols, 111 13-16; Sflver, 24d; French rentes, 104f 30c. LIVERPOOL, March 9.—Wheat, steady: No. 1 Standard 4%d; cargoes Walla Walla Wheat, 36s 9d; cargoes off cos less active; cargoes on passage. quiet for white, c ally 6d_ cheaper; French easy for red; English country markets, gener- country markets, steady; Flour in Paris, steady; Wheat in Parls, steady. COTTON—Uplands, 3 13-82d. CLOSE. March 9.—CORN — March, May, steady, 3s 3%d; July, LIVERPOOL, steady, 3s 4%d: steady, 3s 3%d. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, March 9.—The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow of the wool market: Not since August, 189, have sales been so small as this week. It is asserted quite generally that many man- ufacturers have been obliged to go back to their policy of three vears ago and employ sub- stitutes in order to show profit. The dullness has not yet had a depressing effect upon the trade. ces are substantially unchanged. Higher prices are expected at clip time and some clips are now being contracted -for at figures that seem to justify this ex- pectation. PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., March 9.—Exchanges, $298,- 595; balances, $46,128. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., March 9.—Wheat—Firmer; Walla Walla, 76@76c; Valley and Blue Stem, TI@T8c, WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., March 9.—Wheat—Dull and nominally lower; No. 1 Club, 74@75¢; No. 1 Blue Stem, TI@Tsc. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sighi — ws2 Sterling Exchangs 485 Sterling Cables . 4853 New York Exchan; 12% New York Exchang B Fine Silver, per ouncy 5% Mexican Dollars b WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The market seems to be develop- Ing more strength abroad and futures here are higher in sympathy. Spot quotations remain about the same. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 40 for No. 1, $1 423 for choice and $1 4@1 50 per ctl for extra cholce for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, $141; 6000, $140%; 24,000, $1 4%. December— 10,000, $1 333 ; 4000, ST 33%: 16,000, $1 33t6. Second Session—December—10,000 ctls, 31 33i. | May—6000, $1 40%: 10,000, $1 40%: 10,000, 4. Regular Morning Session—May—10, $141. December—25,000, $1 33%; 2000, $1 Afternoon Session—December — 14,600 ctls, | ;16,000 $1336. May—4000, $1 40%%; 4000, | $1 40%. H BARLEY—Foggy weather kept the market more or less uncertain, and the feeling was weak on the mornin; ssions. Feed, $1 07%@1 10 for dark to good and $1 1214 | for_cholce; Brewing, §1 11%@120 for No. 1; $112%@1 15 for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—Ma; S BT, SO0 aoe. 3t ook, Decembers: 2000, '97c; 2000, $7apc; 8000, & e §T34c. Stcond Sesslonboecembier_ 4060 ctl3, stc. May' —4000, §107; 2000, $1 0%, | cases of Onfons. | show no particular change. 12%@14c per Ib; Geese, per palr, $1 50@1 75; | Goslings, $2 26@2 50; Ducks, $4@5 for old and 365037 50 for young: Hens, $4@5: Roosters, | young, $7@7 50; Roosters, old, $4@4 50; Fryers, | | of indifferent and small fruit, l:;gul-.r Morning ~ Session—May—6000 ctls, s Afternoon Session—May—200 ctls, $107; 2000 $106%: 4000, 31 00 2000, £1 06%: 6000, §1 0% 26, 000, $1 06%. ' December—si00, 3ic. OATS—The market dragged again yesterday. No_change in pricy Fancy feed, $1 @1 2% per ctl; 'good to chofce, §1 171i@1 234; common, _$1124@1 15; Surprise, $1 25@1 30; red, §1 3471 43: gray. 3115 @1 17%: " milling, $i 2q@1 %; black, for seed $1 235@1 0. Clipped Oats sell at $1@2 per ton over the raw product. CORN—The feeling Is weak and the tendency | 1s_downward | &mall round yellow, $1 10@1 12'% per ctl: large vellow, 81 05@1 07i6; white, $1 05@1 07%- —3$1 05G1 07% per cti. KWHEAT—$1 75@1 85 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Famlly extras, $4 554 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- usual discount to the trade: Graham ) Tbe: Rye Flour, §2 50 per 100; 5 75 C extra cream | do. $2: Oatmeal, §3 Oat Groats, $; Hom- | iny. '$3 1083 3; Buclkaheat Flour, #: Cracked | Wheat, $330; Farnia, § o0: Whole Wheat Flour, '$3 2 Rolied Oats (bbls), $5 25@3 63. in sacks, §5 03@5 45; Pearl Barlev, $4: Split Peas, 375, Green ePas, $4 2 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. There was no change yesterday, either in Hay or Feedstuffs. BRAN—$16@16 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$15@%2 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ton: Oflcake Meal at the mill, 50@29 Jobblng, §30; Cocoanut Cake, $21 5022 50; Cot- tonseed Meal, 528@30 per ton; Corn Meal, $23@ 24; Cracked Corn, $23 50G24 50; Chopped Feed, | $17@18. i HAY—(Ex-car {n round lots)—W 1830 per ton: Wheat and_Oat. $16@! 19; Alfalfa, $10@11; stock, $11@1%; Clover, $11 £0@13. FOGL T o STRAW—S$5@45c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Pink Beans are lower and offering more free- ly. The boom seems to be over in this de- scription. - No other changes. BEANS-—Bayos, $2 %@3; Small Whites, §1 55G1 65; Large Whites, $155@165; Pinks, $2 Shia2 60} Keas. s2a% 5; Dlackeve, 32 4073 Butters, $1 401 s, §2 10@2 15; Pea, $1 40@1 50; Red Kidneys, $2 2562 50 per ctl. EEDS—Brown Mustard, @3 per ctl; cllow Mustard, $2@2 50; §2 35:" Canary eed. $24@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, $3@ic; Rape, 2G2%c; Hemp, 36; Timoth | i A N jowt 66; Green, $160 | DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 40@ @19 per ctl POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Potatoes are rather steadier at unchanged prices. The Australian steamer brought up 785 Rhubarb {s lower. The other Vegetables & POTATOES—Early Rose, 5@75c; River Reds, | 1and, %10 tn | vant | b3 | Beans, | Potataes, sk 1,59 | Leather, rolls Bran, sks 710(Wine, gals . | Middiings, sks 200| Brandy, gals Hay, tons 260 | Raisint OREGON. Flour, qr sks ... 20| Wool, bales . 5 Potatoes, ks ... 1,603 | s % | There s no material change In mining 50@60c; River Burbanks, sc_per sack; Ore- n_ Burbanks, 65@90c; Burbanks, %0c@ | 10; Petaluma Burba: §0geic; Sweet Po- | tatoes, 25@50c_per ctl for Rivers and 85c@$1 for | Merced: new Volunteer Potatoes, 3@3%c per Ib. | ONIONS—$2 40@2 50 per ctl; Oreson, $2 65@ | 2 86:_cut Onons. $2@2 25 per sack. | VEGETABLES-Recelpts were 171 boxes As- | paragus, 343 boxes Rhubarb and 164 sks Peas. | Asparagus, 9@i0c per 1b for fancy, 7@Sc | for No. and 5@6c for No. 2; Rhubarb, 75c@ | $1 25 per box: Alameda Green Peas, 3@dc per | 1b: lushrooms, 5@16c; Marrowfat Squash, $25 @3 per ton: Dried Peppers, 6@7c per 1b; Dried Okra, 15¢c; Cabbage, 60@75c per ctl; Carrots, $25 @60c per sack; Garlic, 3@4ic per I Los_Angeles Green Peas, : String Beans, alin ——;_Tomatoes, $1 25: Green Peppers, — per | Ib; ‘Summer Squash, — z Plant, — per Ib: Hothouse Cucumbe: c$1 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sloced raw, 12¢ per 1b In lots of 25 1bs; sliced desiccated, 16718c: granulated raw, 13c° Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c: new, 1S Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 2c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, G0c. POULTRY AND GAME. The free receipts from the Fast have de- pressed the Poultry market. Game is dull. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11@12c for Gob- blers and 11@12%c for Hens; dressed Turkey | | $6a6 50; Broflers, $4g5 for large and $3@4 8 | for small; Pigeons, $2G2 % per dozen for young | and $1@1 25 for old. GAME—Gray Geese, 31 50: White, 50c; Brant, T5c@$1: Honkers, $2 50; Hare, 50G75c; Rabbits, $1@1 25 for Cottontails and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. There Is a further decline In Butter and it i weak. Eggs are about the same, though re- tail grocers are 5o | up that they are sending their surplus stock downtown to the | wholesalers to have it worked Off. Cheese is lower. BUTTER— Creamery—_Fancy creameries, 17@18c; sec- | onds, 16@16tc | Dairy—Cholce to fancy, * 15@16c; second | grades, 14@l4izc per 1b. Eastern Butter—Creamery, 16@16%c; ladle- packed, 14@15c per Ib. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 9ke: common to good, 8G%c; Cream Cheddar, 10@ic; Younsg America, 10a1ic; Western, 11@12c; Eastern, 123 @13%c per Ib EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 11§12c per dozen; store Eggs, 10allc DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Mexican Limes are lower again. are moving off rather better. According to mail advices from New York | the Orange market is depressed at present by | reason of large offerings and the oversupply which 1s little sought for and brings low prices. Recelpts consist lar, of Californta oranges, which continue to roll in at the rate of about twenty Oranges | | e auction fancy Navel Oranges, Indfan Hill brand, brought, $1 70G2 2 per box; | Navels, Morning 'Glory brand, $13)@1 5 per or brand, $1 15G@1 80 per box Sweets, choice, per box, Soc Sweets, fancy, $105. Lemons FRUIT e per box for common, 85@%0c 00 to chofce and $1@125 for fancy ! TITS—Navel Oranges, $1 0@ Mandarins, $1@1 25 for large and 30G7c for small boxes; Japanese Mandarins, $1@1 50; Grape Fruit, $1 50@3 T box: Lemons, Toc@$l for common and 1 26@1 75 for good to cholce; Mexican Limes, 5 50; California Lt box; Navels, Me Mediterranean Mediterranean sold_at T6e@s DECIDUOL Apples, 40@ for 125;" Bananas, $1 2 apples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. DRIED FRUITSPrunes, carload lots, 44@ 4%c for 40-50's, 3K@s4e for 50-60's, 3U@I%c for 60-70's, 2%@3%c for 70-80's, 2%@2%c for S0- 90's, 1%@2%c for %0-100's; Peaches, 24@dc, fancy, 4%4@ic; peeled, 10@12'%c; Apricots, 5@éc for Royals and 7@7%c for good to fancy Moor- parks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7%c; sun-dried, 4@5c; Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2%c; Plum: 4@i%c for pitted and 1@1%c for unpitte bleached Plums, 5@5ke; Nectarines, 4Goc for prime to fancy: Pears, 21@i%c for quarters and 3@5ke for halves, according to color, ete. RAISINS-114@2 for two-crown, 3¢ for three- crown. 3ic for four-crown, 4isc for Seedless | Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ | 110 for London layers; dried grapes, 2ic. NUTS—Chestnuts _are quotable at Sc per ™; Walnuts, 5@éc for hardshell’ and 6@7c _for softshell; Almonds, 21@3ige for hardshell, 5@6c for_softshell and 7@Sc for paper-shell: Peanuts, 4@5%c for Eastern and 4%c for California; Pecans, 6i@Sc; Filberts, 812@10c; Brazll Nuts, 8@d per Ih; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—New Comb, 8@l0c for bright and 5@ 7 for lower grades; new water-white extract- ed. #%@oc; light amber - extracted, 3@k per 1. BEESWAX-23@25c per Ib. PROVISION! The market continues dull at unchanged quo- tations. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9%c per M for heavy, $%c for light medium, 10%c for light, llc for extra light and 12%c for Sugar-cure Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@11c; Califor nfa Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $0 per bbl: extra mess do, $10; family do, $11@12; Salt $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, mess. $16; Smoked Beef, 11@12c per 1b. LARD-"Eastern tiercés quoted at 5%c per 1 for compound and 7c for pure; palls, 7Xc; California_tierces, 5%c per Ib for compound | and 6lc for pure; half-barrels. 6%c; 10-Ib tins, 7ic: do 5-h, fc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%4@6%c; package: less than 300 Ibs—1-1b pails. 60 in a case, 8% 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, §%c: 5-1b pails, 12 in a case, $iic; 10-Ib pails, 6 in, a case, She; 50-Th tins, 1 or 2 in a case, 7T%c: wooden bucket: 20 s net, T%c; fancy gubs, $0 Ibs net, 7% half-bbls, about 110 Tbs, 7c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell ic under -sound stock. Heavy salted steers, 10%c; medium, 9%c; light, %; Cowhides, $@%%c; stags, 6c; salted Kip, 10c; Calf, llc; dry Hides, 17@17%ec; culls and brands, 13 @l4c; dry Kip ana Veal, 14@l5c; dry Calf, 15@ 20c; ‘culls, 16@17c: Goatskins, H0@i4c each: Kids, 5@lle; Deerakins, good summer, 23G30¢ per ib; medium, 20c; winter, lc; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c each; short Wwool, 40@7lc | each; medium, 70@3ce; long wools, $c@il 20 | each. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 3f3ic per Ib: No. 2, 2G2%c; refmed, Ge; Grease, 2@2%c. WOOL-Fall clip—San Jjoaquin, defective, T gc; Southern Mountain, 9@lic; frée Northern, I @i3c; do defective, 9g1lc per Tb. HOPS—O1d crop, 2afe for poor to fair and 8@ 10c¢ for good; new crop, 11@l4c per M. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Sellers have been unable to faintain a price of 10c for Mutton, and it is a fraction easler again. Hogs are a fraction lower and weak at the declin | face in hard porphyry | been sunk a distance of 16 feet; total depth, WEDNESDAY, March 92 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 49% — 4s quar coup. Pac Gas Imp.. 913 92 4s guar reg. Pac L Co. 54 55Y 4s_quar new. SFG& 918% 9134 | Miscellaneo: San Fran 3% 4 | Cal-st Cab 5s. Stock Gas..... 10 — Cal El 8s Insuranc 1000 Alta .. 100 Ophir ks | 150 Belcher . 27300 Potost . <8 300 Con Cal & $0/150 Standard . 17 | 700 Crown Point ... 141300 Yellow Jacket... 25 | Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as,follows: __BEEF—First quality, 61¢@7c: second quality, 5h:@bc; third quality, 4@5c per 1b. VEAL—Large, 6@6i%c; small, 7@sc per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 9@9%c; Ewes, 9c per Ib. ‘ LAMB-—Spring, 1213@sc per 1b. * PORK—Live Hogs. 4ic for large, $4@i%ce | for emall and 4%c for medium: stock HOEs, 8G3%c; dressed Hogs, 6@7c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta’ Grain Bags. nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton; New Wel- lngton. $10; Seattle, % 70, Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, Wallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumber- bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsyl- Antbracite Egg, $15: Cannel, $i0 per ton; Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Val- 37 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and §14 acks. "GAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- ¥_aguotes terms pet cash: Cube Crushed | Fine Crushed. §%ec: Powdered. 6%c: Dry ranulated. 3%c; Confectioners” A. 5%c; Mas nolia A, 5%e: Golden C. 5%c; Candy Granulated, 5%c; . 5%c per half barvels %c more than barrels, and | boxes ¢ more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. | Rock ley March 9. Flour, q 652 | Wool, bales . { Wheat, ctls . 5 Straw, tons Barley, ctls Pelts, bals Hides, no 4 |Eggs, doz . 14 |Lime, bbls sks. 800 |Quicksilver, stocks, though one or two sold up a little. Hale & Norcross is assessed 10c. The Champion mine of Nevada City has de- clared its forty-sixth dividend of 2c, payable on the 15th Inst. The Spring Valley Water Company will pay the usual monthly dividend of 50c on March 21. The California-street Cable Railroad Com- pany paid a monthly dividend of i0c per share yesterday. | The Anglo-Californian Bank (Limited) paid a | | semi-annual dtvidend of $1 50 per share yester- | day. The Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company | has declared a regular monthly dividend of 40c per share, payable March 21 The Pacific Gas Improvement Company and the San Jose Water Company will each pay & monthly dividend of S0c to-day. At the annual meeting of the Potosl yester- | day the old management was re-elected, with | Thomas Cole as president, Charles E. Eliot | secretary and H. M. Gorham superintendent. | W. J. Flitter of San Francisco has been | elected president of the Brunswick Consolidated Mining Company of Grass Valley, in place of | J. J. Halpin of New York, resigned. | The annual meeting of the Pacitic and Supset telephone and telegraph companles will be held o-day. The Confidence, Challenge Consolidated and Consolidated Imperial joint west crosscut No. | 1 from the surface tunnel was not advanced | any during the past week, the work having been confined to repairing the tunnel and en- larging the water boxes. The flow of water from the face is still very strong. The surface | tunnel is now 524 feet in from the south lfne | of the Consolidated Imperial mine, having been | advanced 6 feet during the week; the face is in | old fillings. | No work was done through the main shaft | of the Crown Point mine during the past week. | H, They have shipped to the Selby Smelting Works 850 pounds of concentrates saved in mill- ing 50 tons of gold ore at the Nevada mill. They are now milling at the Mexican mill 250 tons of the same character of ore. In the Belcher mine, on the 850 level the | north drift from the east crosscut from the main north drift from the incline is now in 115 feet. The east crosscut from the north drift is now ‘out 25 feet; the face ls in quartz of no value. There was hoisted during the week and stored in the ore house at the mine 41 mining car loads of ore, the average top car sample of which shows a value of $15 §2 per ton. The yleld of the Overman mine for the past | week amounted to 7 mining car loads of ore, | the average car sample assay of which was $60 65 per ton. There {s no material change in the condition of the mine. They have com- pleted the repairs to the north drift on the 000 foot level. The letter from the Justice mine for the past week says: We are cutting out a station at the face of the southeast drift from west cro cut No. 2 preparatory to sinking a winze in the | ore mentfoned in the last weekly report. In | doing this work we have saved three tons of ore assaying $44 29 per ton. The bullion yield | of the 77 tons of ore milled at the Douglass ;mu7 was, gold, $1225 93; silver, $637 81; total, 1857 74. In the Savage Mining Company's ground on the Comstock lode, on the 130 level, the maln | west drift has been cleaned out and repaired | a distance of 13 feet; total length, 406 feet. Brunswick lode work was resumed In main north drift, 600 level, and advanced § feet: Incline shaft No. 1 has | 1108 feet; bottom in porphyry. STOCK AND BOND. EXCHANGE, C C Wat 5 Firem's Fund.1% — Dup-st ex c Bank Stocks— EL & P és AngloiCal ... 64 70 F & Ch Ry & Bank of Cal = Geary-st R bt Cal § D & 105 HC&S ik First Nat . — L ALCoés Lon P & A. — Do gntd 6s. |Mer Exchnge.. — 15 Market-st fs. Nev Nat B...155 — Do 1st M 5s Savings Danks— Nat Vin Gs Isf Ger S & L..1625 1685 N C NgRy 7s.10; Hum S & L 1050 1160 N Ry Cal 86..111% — |Mutual Sav. 35 40 N Ry Cal 38..10214103% (S F Sav U.. 480 435 NPCRR 6 $ & L So.... — 100 Security S B 250 Union T_Co.1000 Street Rallroad— California ....107%109 Geary .. 40 Market-st .... 53% 54 Presidio . 4% 8% Powder— alifornfa .10 — | £ Dynamite .. 85 95 | % |Giant Con Co. 43% 433 | Vigorit - 3% 3% Miscellaneous— Al Pac Assn.. 98 Ger LA Wks..100 150 Hana P Co...20 — HC &S Co.. 31 31% Hutch S P Co. #% 6 Mer Ex Assn. 90 — Contra Costa.. 56 64%|Nat Vin Co... — 7% Marin Co 50 — |Oceanic § Co. 57% 57% Spring Val ...101 101%|Pac A F L.. 1 — Gas & Wlectric— Pac Bor Co... %1% — Cent Gaslight. 981 — |Par Paint Co. 7 — M E L Co. 9 Glant Powder Con 25 Hutchinson S P Ce 50 Market-street Railway . 2458 & 50 Oceanic Steamship Co . (am | 808 F G & Electric Co . 9125 ; 10S F Gaslight ....... eyl 37 Spring Valley Water 20100 | $4000 Spring Valley 4s Bonds . 20800 | Street— | $4000 Market-street Cable Bonds s......127 00 | #6000 Northern Ry of Cal s Bonds. 0250 | AFTERNOON SESSION. $3000 Edison L & P_Bonds. 128 50 150 Giant Powder Con. T 100 Hutchinson 8 P Co. L4487 75 Market-street Railway . 5400 450 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar....... 31 00 150 do do b 10... e | 150 Oceanic Steamship Co ST S F Gas & Electric Co. L9150 | 10 Spring Valley Water . 0100 | 000 Spring Valley 4s Bonds . 1103 00 33000 S F & N P Ry Bonds... Street— $16,000 Market-street Cable Bonds 6s. 100 Vigorit Powder . INVESTMENT BOARD. Morninz Session—10:30. 20S F Gas & Electric 20 do do 10 do do 160 20 5 s Market-street Hawaiian C & S Co, b do o P Giant Powder $5000 Spring_Valley 10 Contra Costa Wi Street— 50 Hawallan C & S Co. $2000 Spring Valley Wats MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales In the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 15 Afternoon Sessfon. i 500 Alta . 15400 Gould & Curry.. 17 100 Andes . 10|130 Potosi Site §7 | 100 Belcher .. 23100 - 36 | 200 Chollar 3100 Savage . - 360 it 3 z i J00 Con Cal & Va 1200 Thion Gon 11020 o | 100 Crown Point ... 141150 Yellow Jacket .. 27 Following were the sales In the Pactflc Stock Board yesterday: { Morning Session. 500 Alta . 15200 Mexican 5 30 Beleher 251300 ...... . 30 0. 26500 Ophitr © 250 Dest' & Beicher. 3311000 Potost i 321300 Savage 2 09300 ... . 23 200 Challenge 281200 Sierra Nev .11 02ty 200 Chollar . 371900 . 2 108 200 Con Cal & Va.. 50200 . 0% The swiftest river in the world is the Sutlej, in India. At one part of it there is a descent of 12,000 feet in 108 | miles. THE CALL C..ENDAR. March, 1S98. <./ M o|u.|we b |pr. [sa | Moon's Phases. 1 2 3 4 5 Full Moon, — === == Mar 8. |_“ S| E ) aTast Quarter 1314|1816 (17 |18[19 Mar. 4. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER. | FroM | Dus Pomona. Mar 10 Mackinaw Mar 10 Humboldt. Mar 11 Arcata Mar 1L City of Sydney . | Panama Mar 11 North Fork.... | 4umbolds . Mar 12 Wellington ..... | Devarture Bay. Mar 12 Willamette. .. |Seattle. Mar 12 Columoia. Portiand. 5 Mar 12 China... China and Japan. Mar 13 Walla Waila... | Victoria and Puget Snd... [Mar 13 Homer.. Newport. Mar 13 Santa Kowa. .. |San DiegG.. Mar 14 Progreso ... .|Seattle Mar 14 Coos Bay . ... | Newport Mar 15 State o Cai.... | Portana Mar 16 Weeott. - |Humboldr Mar 16 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER | DESTINATION| SATLA_ | PrER Coos Bar..|Newport. |Mar 10.10 AM|Pler 1L State of Cal| Portland. Mar 10. 10 AM | Pler 24 Orizaba.. .. | Mexieo .. Mar 1L 10 AM|Pler 9 Weeott. .|Humbidt Bay. | Mar 11, 9 AM|Pler 13 Pomona....|San Diego. Mar 12, 11 Aw | Pler 11 Humboldt. | Alaska. Mar 12, > Zealandia..|Honolulu... . [Mar 12. 2 Py |Pler 7 Dorie... ... China&Japan.| Mar 12, 1 pM|PM SS City Puebla | Vie & Peu Sna | Mar 12,10 AM |Pler § Arcata.....|C008 Bny...... [Mar 13, ¢ Pu Pler 1} Columbia.’ | Portlana. Mar 14,10 ax |Pler 2 Samoa......|Humbold: ... | Mar 14. Fulton, ... | Alaska - Mar 15, ... North Fork|Humboldi... | Mar 15! 8 Ax|Pler 2 omer ... |Humbolat... | Mar 15.10 Av|Pler Santa Roma |San Diego . |Mar 16 11 Ay, Pier 11 Walla Wila! Vie & P Sound | Mar 17. 10 A |Pier 8 —_—_— SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Officlal Authority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-flve minutes later than at Fort Point; the helght of tide is the same at both places. MARCH—1895. T Feet'“me!het ""““rree.|'1‘"""va.; H W L W n Wi U] s ) 08| 11:52| 1 NOTE.—In the above exposition of “he tides the early. morning tides are giver in the left hand column and the successive tides of ths day In the order uf occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, t or right hand olumn gives tl he day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights fven are additions to the soundings on t| United 'States Coast Survey charts exoept when a minus sign (—) precedec the helght and then the number given is subtractive from the dapth given by the chart: —_—_—eee—— THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- chants® Bxchange, San Francisco, March The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—l. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at exactly § p. m.. Greei wich time. . S. HUGHES, Lieutenant. U. S. N.. In cnarge. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Ofifice, located in the Merchants' Exchange, s 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 Intercst to o an commerce. The time ball on top of the bullding on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes befors noon and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, It any, is in_chares SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wedneslay, Mareh 3. U § stmr Oregon, McCormick, 3 days trom Seattle. Br stmr Moana, Carey, 23 days 1) hours 30 min from Sydney, via Honolulu § days 6 hours 50 min. Stmr Weeott, Miller, 36 hours from Crescent City, via Eureka 26 hours. Stmr_Jennfe, Anderson, 53 hours from . Co- quille River. Stmr Laguna, Peterson, 15 hours from Fort Brags. Stmr Curacoa, Thomas. 67 days fro: Baltl- more. . Haw stmr Zealandia, Dowdell. 7 days 4 hrs 39 min from Honolulu. Stmr Greenwodd, Fagerlund, 15 hours frem Harding. 10 days from De- Greenwood, bound ‘south: put in to land pas- sengers. e Stmr Cleone, Walvig, 15 hours trom Albion. \ Bark C D Brvant, Caiby, 21 days frm Hono- ulu. Ship America, parture Bav. Ship Columbia, Nelson, 22 days from Taco- ma, via Clallam Bay 14 day: Ship Bohemia Whalman, 12 days from De- parture Bay. Ship St Nicholas, Grant, 13 days from De- parture Bay. Tr ship Manydown, Robertson, 160 days frm Hamburg, via Newcastle, Eng. 139 days. | Bark Martha Davis, Sole. 22 days trm Hono- ulu. Bark Ferris § Thompson, Murk, 10 days frm Astoria. Bark Harvester, Gruner, 15 days from Na- naimo. Bark Lavi G Burgess, Yunggren, 1 days-from Tacoma. Bark Gatherer. Slater, 15 days frm Tacoma. Bark B P Cheney, Moe, 14 days from Taco- ma, via_Port Townsend 12 days. Bark Wilna, Slater, 19 days from Seattle. Bark Agreola, Swan, 19 days from Willapa Harbor. Bark AlexMeNeil, Departure Bay. Schr J M Colman, Treanor, § days frm Grays Harbor, Schr Ruby A Cousins, Knudsen, 12 davs from Grays Harbor. Sohr Sparrow, Dart. 5 days from Eureka. Schr Neptune, Estvold, 14 days from Grays H arbor. Schr Okanogan, Moore. 20 days from Port Gamble, via ‘Schr Prosper, Schroeder. Jorgensen, § days from ort Angeles 17 day 2 days from Colum- bia River. Schr Guide, Olsen, 14 d; from Columbia River. Schr_Jennie Thelin, Hansen. 6 days from Coos Bay. Schr Anna, Erratt, 17 days from Mahukoa Scnr Queen, Edwardsen, 15 days from Gray Harbor. Schr EcHpse, Petterson, 24 days from De- parture Bay. via Port Angeles 17 days. Schr North Bend, Schmehl, Willapa_Harbor. ,S5he'S Dunielson, Nelson, 4 days from Men- ocino. Schr Novelty, Rosendall, 17 days trom Wil- lapa Harbor. 4 fhr Corfnthian, Korth, 20 hours from Fort Bn\%& Schr Vega, Rasmussen, 12 days from Port Blakeley. 100 Confidence 70|300 Unlon Con u 1000 Con Imperiai m!mo»yeuow Jacket .. 23 500 Crown Point .- 14600 3 L 200 Gould & Curry.. 151500 27 Afternoon Session. 300 Alpha. . 081500 Julta 03 {00 Alta - 15| 200 Ophir 5 200 Belcher 251800 . . . 4“4 %00 Bullion ......... 04|30 Overman . ul 200 Con Cal & Va.. 78500 Savage . 2 1000 Con Imperial...- 01 |500 Utah . 1 500 Crawn Point 14600 Yellow Jacket... 27 100 Gould & Curry.. 15 QUOTATIONS. SDAY, March 9— ~ m. Alpha 09| Justice . - 30 Alta - 0| Kentuck . 02 03 Andes 11| Lady Wash . - 03 Belcher s {Mexican 2 30 Best & Belchr. | Occidental = Bullion . Ophir . 44 | Caledonia Overman 1 12 Chollar 8 Potosi 3% 3 Con Cal & Va. Savage 2 23 Challenge Seg Belcher ... 06 06 Confidence 7 — |Scorpion — 6 Con Imperial .. — 0 Jilerrn Nevada.l 00 1 05 Crown Point .. 13 silver Hill 02 | Con New York. 02 — |Syndicate 05 Eureka . — 2 |Standard = Exchequer ... 04 —|Union Con 3 Gould & Curry. 17 1$|Utah .. 10 -1 Hale & Norcrs. — 145 |Vellow Jacket . 21 28 Julia L0z i e ree——— | | i | | Coos Bay. | packed thelr outfits. | bark Abernethy, from Iquique for | Jan - 21. | cisco: Br_ship Eulomene, Schr Volunteer, Breseel Harbor. Schr Webfoot, Donnelly, Harbor. g 5 lla, Smith, 12 days from T 11amook. g::; ?Xealt-i‘ of Orleans, Austin, 14 days fromn GIayS Jaeon Russ, Matson, 12 days from Port 18 days from Grays e | L‘é‘z}f‘rwbymsn D Foster, Killman, 20 days frm e Mary E Russ, Asmussen, 1§ days from Port Ludlow. ®ehr Lizzie Prien, Hansen, & days from Co- S R iking, Peterson, 14 days from Gravs Schr Viking, B 9 days from Grave Schr Alcalde, Weitkunat, Harbor. &ehe vy, Brown, 27 days from Bverett, via Port Angeles 16 days. Schr Glendale, Johnson, 14 days from Everett Schr Beulah, Mitcheli, 4 days from Gra Harbor. B e Bureka, Ericksod, 14 days from Coquille River. 5 days from Coos Bay. Schr Gotama, Dedrick, Vilsson, 2 days from Schr Western Home, Schr Lily, Bottger, 4 days from Umpqua, Schr Sacramento, Crangel, 18 days from Portland. Schr Dora Bluhm, Larsen, 18 days from Grays Harbor. Schr Amethyst, Jobannssen, 18 days from Astoria. ) Schr Albion, Anderson, 4 days from Coqui River. CLEARED. Wednesday, March 9. Br_stmr Bristol, Yates, Nanaimo; R Duns- muir's Sons. Br ship Laomene, Jones, Queenstown; Ep- pinger & Co. 3 Aus stmr Burma, Mikulicich, Nanaimo; John Rosenfeld’s Sons, Dg&nr S;nlelnf‘CAllfumh Green, Astoria; all, Perkins & Co. Stmr 'Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Homer, Jessen, Eureka; Goodall,” Per- kins & Co. Whal stmr Jeanette, Newth, whaling; Roth, Blum & Co. Ship Sintram, Larson, Unalaska; Alaska Ex- ploration Co. Br ship Tamar, Forbes, Port Townsend; Bal- four, Guthrie & Co. SAILED. Wednesday, March $. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Washtenaw, Crosscup, Ta2)ma. Stmr Homer, Jessen, Eureka. Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund. Whal stmr Jeanette Newth, whallng. Bark Topgallant, Lunvaldt,” Port Blakeley. Schr Newark, Beck, Bowens Landing. Schr Bender Brothers, Wetzel, Point Arena. Schr Archie and Fontie, Colstrup. Schr Eclipse, Brummer, Bureka. TELEGRAPHIC. LOBOS—Mar 9. 10 p. m.—Weather POINT velocity 16 miles. foggy; wind W CHARTERS. Bo Pl George loads coal at Departure Bay for this port. “he Wynnstay loads wheat at Tacoma for , 368. L MEMORANDUM. Per Beulah—Made the round trip in 14 days. MISCELLANEOUS. The stmr Whitelaw is beached at Skaguay and burning in her forward hold. It is thought She will be a total loss. The fire was caused by _spontaneous combustion, arising {rom the st s in which many of m packed ther It is believed that the outnits of all on board are lost. When the steamer was beached to save her she was backed ashore near Skaguay wharf and the re- ceding tide left her high and dry. She then iisted heavily to port and scemed to be almost on her beam ends, with her nose in the mud and her stern on the beach burning. TONDON, Mar $—Br bark Matterhorn, from San Francisco Sept 22 for Leith, grounded when entering port, but has since got off and anchored at Leith. The bktn Archer at Honolulu Feb 26 reports having passed a large vessel bottom up in lat 21 N long 15¢ W. SPOKEN. Per Ruby A Cousins—Mar 3—2 11 N 128 30 W, schr Meteor, from Port Ludlow for San Pedro. Mar 538 32 N 1% 55 W, schr Premier, from Hueneme for Everett. Per Gatherer—Mar 7—150 miles west of San Franclsco, schr Louis, from Callao for Colum- bla River. Feb 4108 N 30 35 W, Br ship Drumal's, hce Oct 28 for Queenstown. Jan 241 S 3 W, Ital ship Salvatore Clampo, hence Nov 4 for Queenstown. Feb 4-108 N 30 3 W, Br ship Jamss Kerr, hence Oct 18 for Queenstown. Per Manydown—Jan %36 23 S 93 45 W, Br Falmouth. March §—Lat 43 4 N, long 124 45 W, schr Allte T Algar, with 300 seal skins. DOMESTIC PORTS. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived Mar terprise, hence Feb 26. EUREKA—Arrived Mar 9—Schr Lottie Car- son, from San Diego; schr Mabel Gray, from San_Pedro. BOWENS LANDING—Arrived Mar $—Scbr Monterey, hence Mar 7. COQUILLE RIVER—Salled Mar 4—Schr Li:- zie Prien, for San Francico. PORT LUDLOW—Salled Mar $—Schr W I Talbot, for Honolulu. POINT REYES—Passed Mar. 1p m— Bark_Alex McNefl, from Depdrture 3ay for San_Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived Mar $—Stmr Humboldt, from Dyea. COOS BAY—Safled Mar $—Stmr Areata, for Sen Francisco. SAN DIEGO—Satled Mar $—Stmr Samoa. for San Francisco. TATOOSH—Passed Mar 9—Br bark Pass of Killicrankie, from Tacoma for Queenstown ASTORIA—Arrived Mar 9—Schr Laura May‘ hence Feb 27; stmr Alcazar, from Dyea. Sailed Mar 9—Stmr Albion, for Dyea. EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—Salled Mar §-Stmr Allianca, for Colon. 6—Schr En- FOREIGN PORTS. HONGKONG—Arrived prior to Mar $—Br stmr Coptic, hence Feb 3. SYDNEY—Arrived prior to Mar 8—Bark Geo F Manson from Port Blakeley. FREEMANTLE—Arrived Mar Kosclusko, from Port Blakeley. VANCOUVER—Arrived Mar $—Br stmr Em- ress of India, from Yokohama. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Mar §—Ger ship H F Glade, hence Oct 24. WHITEHAVEN—Arrived Mar 7—Br bark Glengaber, hence Sept 28. LIZARD—Passed Mar 7—Br ship Falls of Dee, hence Oct 23 for Queenstown. PRAWLE POINT—Passed Mar $—Br ship Samaritan, from Shields for San Francisco. HONOLULU—Arrived Feb 5—Star City of Peking, from Yokohama. 16—Haw stmr Maul, hence Feb 7. 17—Brig W G_Irwin, hence J.n 2. 19—Stmr City of Rio de Janary, heave Feb 12; bktn W H Dimond, hence Jan 39; Ger barik H' Hackfeld, from Liverpool. 20—Schr Alice Cooke, hence Jan 30; Br stmr War-imoo, from Victorla. 24—Haw stmr Zealandia, hence Feb 17; bktn Planter. from Newcastle, NSW: bark Albert, hence Feb 6. 25—Br stmr_Aorangi, fm 8—Br bark S-dney. 26—Bktn Archer, hence Feb 6. Sailed Feb 15—Stmr City of Peking, for San Francisco; bark C D Bryant, for San Fran- cisco; Bark Martha Davis, for San Francisco. 20—Stmr_City of Rio de Janeiro, for Yoko- hama. _21—Br stmr Warrimoo, for Sydney. 23— Bktn § N Castle, for San Francisco: brig W G Irwin, for_San Francisco. 24—Bktn W H Dimond, for San Francisco, 25—Br str Aoran- 1, for Vietoria. 26—S8hip W F Babcock, for New York, PORT PIRIE—Arrived Mar $—Ship John C Potter, from Salmon Bav. HONOLULU—Arrived Mar 2—Br stmr Gaello, hence Feb 23 for Yokohama. Sailed Mar 2—Bark Andrew Welch. for San Franclsco. HILO—To sall Mar 1—Bark A' W Sples, for New York. WAIMEA (Kaua)—Arrived Feb 15-Br schr Director, from Victoria. KAHULUI—Arrived Feb 14—Bkn John Smith, from Newcastle, NSW: Russ bktn Bering. hes 25—Nic bktn Sharpshooter; hence Feb 6. Sailed Feb 2—Russ bktn Bering. for San Francisco. HILO—To sall Mar 5—Haw bark Roderick Dhu, for San Franciseo. Outside Feb 26 Brig supposed to be brig Geneva, from th. SYDNEY—Sailed Jan 8—Bark Undaunted,for San Francisco. 2%—Br ship Socotra, for San Francisco. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed Jan 18—Br ship Drummulr, for_San Francisco. 30—Bark Mc- Near, for San Francisco. Feb 4—Bktn Jane L Stanford. 6—Schr Carrier Dove, for Honolulu: ship Loulsiana, for San Francisco. 10—Br ship Port Logan. for San Francisco. n port Feb 14—Schr Deflance, for Homolulu; Ger ship Ferdinand Fischer, for San Diego: Arg bark Himala a. for Honolulu: schr Qeeanta Vance. for Eureka; Br ship Benrhyn ‘astle, for San Francisco, A niitered o lond at Newcastle, NSW—Br ship Acamas. for San Franeisco: ' Br . ship Ardencraig, for San Francisco: Br ship Aspice, for San Francisco: Br. ship Belford, for San Franclsco; bktn Chas F. Crocker, for Honolalu; Br bark City of Adelaide, for San Franclsco: bark Colusa. for San Francisco: Br bark Crown of Tndla. for San Francisco: Br ship Drum- blair. for San Francisco: Br ship Duychaiburn, for San Franclsco; bark Empire, for San Fran: Francie sy hak. G Pr ship Futerpe. for San Francis:): n R for San Franeiscn: Br hip Glfford, for San Francisco; schr Golden Shore, " ey Honolulu: Rr .ship Grenada, for San Dfago: Ital bark Glusseppe, for San Francisco; Br bark Inverneill. for San Francisco: Br bark Inversnald. for San Francisco: Haw ship.John Ena, for San Francisco: Br ship Langdals. for San Francisco: Nic bark Leon, for Saa Fran- clsco: schr Lizzie Vance, for Honolulu; bark Palmyra. for San Francisco: Br ship Mavfisia, for San Francisco: schr Metha Nelson, for Hanolulu;_Br ship Rahane, for San Frandissc; Br ship Springburn. for San Francisco: Br bark Veritas, for Honolulu. SYDNEY—In port Feb 14—Br bark Ednyfed, for San Francisco. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Safled Mar: 9—Stmr St- Paul, for Southampion: stmr Ta Gascosne, fo avre; stmr ‘eutonic, for Liverpool; Friesland, for Antwerp. o Lanead ‘Arrived Mar 9—Stmr Massilla. from Mar- sellles: stmr Welmar, from Bremen. “Arrived March 9—Stmr Phoenicta, from Ham- burg. SOUTHAMPTON. (SOUTHAMPTON—Sailed Mar $—Stmr Lahn, Ly LIVERPOOL—Safled s des- land. for Philageiphia; - o S-Stmr W GLASGOW-—Arrived Mar 9—Stmr Furnests, f%'{'m"gx:smk v 9 “Pe o —Sailed Mar $—Stmr Pavo-