The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 15, 1898, Page 10

SAN FRANCISCO CALIL, TUESDAY, ing directions of the world are kept on hand 1898 TARCH 15, COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Silver firmer. Wheat dull. Barley futures advanoed. Oats firm. Corn and Rye dull Sharp advance in Hay; Feedstufls cbanged. Flour as before. Beans quiet and unchanged. Potatoes steady. Onions lower. Vegetables steady. Two cars of Eastern Poultry in. Butter steady. Eggs firmer. Limes lower. Oranges quieter. Provisions very dull. Hides tending downward. Wool neglected. Meats as before. COINAGE OF THE MINTS. un- The February coinage of the minte of the United States was as follows: Double eagles Eagles Half eagles . Quarter eagles <v02-$4,000,140 00 Total gold Stiver dollars ... Half dollars . Quarter dollars . Dimes ... Total stlver . Five cents . Cents ..... Total minor Grand total . Same month The coinage for the 11, . 883 01 fiscal year to date is $43,656,637, against $60,738,408 for the same time during the preceding year. Last year's sil- ver coinage included $15,52%,350 in dollars, against $5,106,605 for the current fiscal year. COAL STATISTICS OF PENNSYLVANIA. The_following statistics have been compiled by Mines and Minerals, Scranton, Pa. (for- merly The Colliery Engineer and Metal Miner) from data furnished to that journal through the courtesy of the State Bureau of Mines and the State Mine Inspectors Practically all of the anthracite product of the United States comes from Pennsylvania. These statistics give the complete anthracite production for the year 1897. Anthra- Bitumin- cite. ous. (Long (Short tons.) tons.) Tons of coal mined . 46,947,354 54.674,452 Tons of coke made 8,583,291 Persons employed .... 149,557 Coal mined per employ 314 Coal mined per miner 190 tal accidents ..... 424 Non-fatal accidents 1,108 Life lost per 1000 employes 83 Accidents per 1000 employes. Production per life lost Production per non-fatal acc Qent e e 42448 128344 Compared with the year 183, these statlstics show a decrease in the production of anthra- cite coal of over 1,000,000 tons, while the out- put of bituminous has increased nearly 4,500,- 000 tons, and the output of coke nearly 2,000,000 tons. O Clear B Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snoi SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow flles with the wind. ree at :tation indicc'e maximum temperature for the days: those underneath it, If any, the emount of ranfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. leobars, or solld lines, connect polnts of equal eir pressure; !sotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high” means high barometric pressure and is usuclly accompanied fair weather: “low” refers to low pres- gvre 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 low slong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain s probable; but when the ““low’’ is {nclosed with fsobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- robable. With a “‘high” in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an cpposite result. WEATHER REPORT. (126th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, § p. m. Following are the rainfalls for the past twent. hours and seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last season: Last s n. Season. Eureka 41.45 Red Bluff 2.5 Bacran 15! San Fr: 20 Fresno > 9.25 San Luis Obispo . 19.74 Los Angele 16.08 San Diego . : 10.91 Yuma ... 0 1.6 5.31 n F 1ciseo data: Maximum temperature, minimum, 44; mean, 48. ATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS The pressure has fallen rapidly during the pest twenty-four hours over the northern por- tion of the Paclfic Slope It has fallen very rapidly over the upper Missour! valley. An area of high pressure lies off the coast of Southern Californja. The temperature has remained nearly sta- tionary over the entire country west of the Rocky Mountains. It is from four to ten de- gress below the normal in the great valleys of Callfornia. Southwest squalls have pre- vailed to-day over Northern California. s falling in Nevada The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Tatoosh Island. 28 miles from the west: Fort Canby, 20 miles northwest: Ei reka, 30 miles, northwesi; Sacramento, 5 miles northwest, Carson City, 48 miles, south; daho Fall les. southiwest Forecast. ma n Francisco for thirty hours_ending {sht, March 15, 1898: Northern California Unsettled weather Tuesday, with conditions favorable for show- ers In northern portion; fresh southwesterly wind. Heavy fros It the wind ceases. Southern Californla — Unsettled Tuesda: frésh southwesterly wind. Heavy frost Tues day morning if the wind ceases. Nevada — Snow carly Tuesday morning; cloudy Tyesday “tah Cloudy, Tuesday, probably snow; con- tinued cold weather. 4 o Arizona — Cloudy, Tuesday; heavy frosts ‘Tuesday morning if the wind ceases. San Francisco and vieinity—Unsettled Tues- day: fresh southwesterly winds. Special report from Mount Tamalpals taken at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind. west, 24 miles par hour; temperature, 38; maximum, 41; rainfall, 0.10 ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Otficial. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, March 14.—The stock and bond markets were Strong throughout to-day. Dif- ferent opinions were offered as to the cause of this and probably all had some truth in them. That the excess of buoyancy was a sur- prise to many professional traders was evi- dent. There was nothing in the news of the day to change materially the political outlook ! that there were many holders of securities who continued nervous was evident from the | large offerings to realize which met the sharp rise at the opening, but the reaction which re- sulted from these offerings Was more tham overcome, even those stocks which showed the largest gains at the opening rising again to the highest at the close, which should be less affected than the opening, in some cases to @ point above the early high prices. Prices of Americans were advanced in London before the opening here. This was the more notable Do 1st pref 6 |Stand R & T | Do 2d pret 2 |Sugar .. Nor West ..... 1 Do pref . The top fg- | F W Calf- | i | | | Snow | No Amer Co No_Pacific punt “of the acute depression’ of the Spanish Government 4s, which fell 2i In Lon- don on Paris selling and showed an extreme decline of 1% In Parls. Thecourse of these bonds has been looked to as a true index of the diplomatic relations between the United States and Spain. This discrepancy might mean that capital looks favorably upon ' the excelient financial and industrial conditions in the United States In spite of the danger of war, or jt might mean that the acute financial distress of the Spanish Government detragts from the value of its bonds In spite of the chance of peace. It is not to be lost sight of that United States bonds In the local market declined 3% per cent In the bid price in the face of the strength of all other securities. It possible, however, that the stiffening of the money rate may have accounted for this move- ment. Certain it is that there was a very large covering of short contracts which has been left open over Sunday on the belief that some new and dangerous developments were imminent in our relations with Spain. The firmness of prices was sustained to the close. This was a demonstration that the underlying strength of business conditions in the country would quickly bring about a ecovery of prices upon any relaxation of the tension over the Cuban case. Gold continues to be engaged abroad for im- port, to-day’'s announcements aggregating con- siderably over $4.000,000. The fall in the rate of exchange on Paris and Berlin and the re- lative steadiness of the rate on London indi- cates where the pressure of gold is being felt and there was a response in the stiffening of the money rate in Parls and Berlin. Money is still moving to the interior from this point and recelpts of gold had no effect to-day in easing the money market. Over $1,000,000 will be withdrawn from the market ' to-morrow and conveyed into the treasury for the second pay- ment on account of the Kansas Pacific sale. Nearly all active stocks are from 2 to 3 per cent higher s a result of the day's trading. Prices of railroad bonds rose in sympathy with stocks, but the overwhelming proportion of the dealings was in the Atchison adjustments and the Union Pacific new 4s. Total sales, $2,700,- 000. United States bonds were ¥ per cent lower bid except the 4s registered and the seconds, which were unchanged. The total sales of stocks to-day were 436,600 shares, including 10,120 Atchison preferred, 595¢ Chesapeake and Ohio, 41160 Burlington, 3450 Erie preferred, %300 Loufsville and Nashville, 23,651 Manhattan, 8800 Metropolitan Street Rail- way, 3575 Reading preferred, 4300 Missouri Pa- cific, 3485 Missouri, Kansas and Texas pre- ferred, 12.520 New York Central, 5000 Northern Pacific, 23,600 Northern Pacific preferred, 14.000 Rock Island, 60,300 St. Paul, 6200 Union Pa- cific, 93,100 Tobacco, 11,000 People's Gas, 3198 General Electric, 67,69 Sugar, 4134 Western Union. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison .. 10%|St P & Om....... 68 Do pref .. 24%| Do pref Tl Baltimore & Ohio 16%|St P M & Y] Canada Pacific ... 80 |So Pacific ....1110 15 Canada Southern. 46%/So KRailway ...l1 7% Cent Pac ........ 11%i Do pref = Ches & Ohio ... 18%|Texas & Pacific.. 9% Chi & Alton 148 (Union Pacific .... 2% %9 (UPD&G 5 50% |Wabash .....0.000 6% 27| Do pref 15% | Do pref ........ § |Wheel & L'E 1% | Del & Hudson .. 108 | Do pref .. % Del L & W 150 | Express Companies— | Den & R G 10 [Adams Ex 100 | Do pref ........ 4 [Amercan E: 20 | Erle mew) 1100 12%|United States ... 88 | Do st pref 35% |Wells Fargo ..... 114 Ft Wayne 165 Miscellaneous— | Gt Nor pref 147_|A Cot Oil Hocking Val . 5%| Do pref ...l Tilinois Cent . 983 | Amn Spirits Lake Erie & W.. 13 | Do_pref .. Do pref . Am Tobacco ... Lake Shore s Do_pref m Louis & Nash .. 48 |People's Gas . w0 Manhattan L .... | 9% |Cons Gas | | Met St Ry 1383 |Com Cable Go.... 150 Mich Cent 101% (Col F & Iron.... 18 Minn & St L. 24'2| Do pref .. 8 | Do 1st pref .... §0 |Gen Electric ... 30% Mo Pacific . 24% |Tllinols Steel ... 4 | Mobile & O 25" |Laclede Gas ... 41 | Mo K & T. 113 Lead . 29% | Do pref . 30% | Do pi 1013 | Chi Ind & 7 |Nat Lin Oil .... Do pref 24 |Or Imp Co . N J Central 91% | Pacific Mail . N Y Cenrtal 110 |Pullman Pal . N Y Chl & St L.. 11% Silver Cert . .« G%|T C & iron. 21% |U S Leather . Do pref . 59% | Do pref ...... Ontario & W .... 14%|U_S Rubber ..... | Or R & Nav 44| Do pret Or Short Line 29% | West Unfon . Pittsburg 168 IChi & N W i Reading .. 16%| Do pref Lieeee Do 1st pref 3 ISt L & S W.... Rock Island 83%| Do pref . St L& S F. 6% 'R G W . Do 1st pref b5 Do pref Do 24 pret ... 24%IChi G W % | 8t Paul .......... 83% Haw Com | Do pref ...l 14| | CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg.. 121 12% Do coup . . 121 125 U S4s ..... 110 103 111 115% | 9814 o878 L1108 | Do 4s .. o | Do 58 coup ..... 103/N Y C & S L 4s. 103% 115 105% 108 100 100 Nor & W 6s...... orthwstrn cons. | Do deb 35 ...... O Nav Ists ...... O Nav 4s % O & Line 6s tr. 125 143 u7 Fit District 3.658 Ala class A Do B Do C Do _Currency Atchison . ds Do adf 45 . 56% O S Line 5s tr. | Can So 2ds . 13 (O Imp lIsts tr. | Chi T . 82 Do s tr . E | C & z 113 (Pacific 6s of 9%.. 102% | CH& D 4% 104% Reading 4s 803, D&RGIsts.... 10, R G W_Ists 80 | D& R G is i 59 East Tenn 1 18 Erie Gen_ 4s 140% & D 1st 18 Gen Blec 35 115 GHE&S A6s | vy 5 s | Do 208 Stand R & T 6s. 52 H& T CGs. |Tenn new set 3s. 90 Do con bs IT & P LG ists.. 9% Towa C lIsts . | Do Rg 2ds .... Kan P Con tr T U P D & G 1sts. K Pac Ist DD tr. 58 La new cons 4s.. I L & Uni 4s. 4s M 1 6s 100 o MK & T 2ds 59 . Do deferred . Do 4s 86 |U P pref ...... N Y Cent ists.... 116 | Do 4s ....00000 MINING STOCKS. Chollar 35 |Ontario Crown P! J0lophir:.. ST w4 Con Cal & Va. 70| Plymouth .11 Co8 Deadwood ........ 75(Quicksilver ..1.11 100 Gould & Curry 15| “Do pref . 2.0 Hale & iorers.. 130|Slerra Nevada 9 Homestake 3700 dard ......... 160 Iron Silver . 40 n_ Con 30 Mexican ... 28! Yellow Jacket .. 20 BOSTON, March 14.—Atchison, 10%; Bell Telephone, 240; Burlington, §9%; Mexican Cen- tral, Line, 284; Oregon Short. San Diego, LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, March 14.—The Evening Post's | London financial cablegram says: Americans continue unsettled and feverish, the chief de- pressing influence to-day being Paris, where the Bourse’' was demoralized by the fall in Spanish securities and the Coulisse agitation. The_severe slump in Americans in New York on Saturday attracted the attention of buyers | here and prices opened 1.50 above the New York parity, New York responding to this later. A further improvement took place with conside- erable influential buying for Germany, but the close was dull In the street. Kaffirs which have dull the last few davs on Pa condi- tions, closed panicky on the news of the mur- | der of Woolf Joel, the existing head of the firm of Barnato Brothers. Indications of a continuance of dear money still exists. A large amount of gold was bought New York to-day. for The question of a rise in | the Bank of England’s rate on Thursday is much discussed. CLOSING, Canadlan Pacific, 82%; Grand Trunk, 7%; Bar Silver, steady, 2 3-16d per ounce; Money, 2% per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March 14—FLOUR—Receipts, 28,033 barrels; exports, 17,59 barrels. Inactive and barely steady at old prices. WHEAT—Receipts, 111,925 bushels. Spot easy: No. 2 red, $1 043% f. 0. b. afloat to arrive. Op- tions opened firm on cables and active cover- ing at 1%@1%¢c advance. Under disappointing visible supplies decrease and bearish crop news, however, an attack was made on late deliveries and part of the early rise was lost, the closing being fairly steady, but nervous at %@1%c advance later on near months; No. 2 red March, $1 04%@1 04%, closed $1 04%; May, 8y @oaiac, closed 99ic. HOPS—&teady. WOOL—Quiet. PETROLEUM—Dull. METALS—The week opens with the market in irregular shape and business on an unsatis- factory scale. At the close to-day the Metal Exchange called: 3o JCIRON_Warrants dull, with $6 70 bid and 50 asked. LAKE COPPER—Quiet and unchanged, with | $12°571% bd and $12 asked. Fasy, with $14 20 bid and $14 30 asked. with $ 20 bid and $ 25 asked. LEAD—Very dull. with $370 bid and $375 asked. The firm that fixes the settling price for miners and smelters in the West quotes Lead at $3 50, COFFEE—Options closed quist with prices unchanged to 5 points net lower. bags, including May, $ 20; July, $535: Sep- tember, % 45@5 80; December, $5 83; January, $570. Spot Coftee—Rio, weak: No. 7 invol %e: No. 7 jobbing, 6%c: mild, dova, $5,@16¢. SUGAR—Raw, steady: falr refining, centrifugal, 9 test, 44c: refined. quiet. BUTTER—Receipts, 14,754 packages. _Steady: Western creamery, 15@13c; Elgins, 19¢; fac- tory, li@lse. BGGS—Recelpts, 13,434 packages. Firm; State 1lc; Western, 10%c. and Pennsylvania, 10% Southern. 10%c. COTTON—Dull and steady: mid, 6%c. DRIED FRUIT. TIN- SPELTER—Quiet, teady; Co 3%c; NEW YORK, March 14.—California dried fruits steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, b@sc: Sales, 7750 | prime wire tray, $%@s%c; wood dried—prime, 8%@8%ic; cholce, 8%@dc; fancy, $h@l0c. PRUNES—3%@sc. APRICOTS—Royal, 5%@7c; Moor Park, §%@ 10, PEACHES—Unpealed, 5@Sc; peeled, 12@16c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, March 14.—Wheat showed some strength at the opening, although it was not of very long duration. Besides the favorable effect Leiter's application on the board of di- rectors for a margin price of May Wheat had on traders, both English and Continental mar- kets show unlooked for strength. Liverpool opened lower, but quickly advanced to a point above Saturday’s figures there, and Paris also reported somewhat higher prices. July, which closed Siturday at 87%@ST%c, opened to-day at $7%c. For about fifteen or twenty minutes there was quite good support by shorts and not a little reinstating of lines which had been supported during last week's decline was ap- parent. July was advanced to 8sc, the high point of the day, before the reaction started. Then the influence of the favorable weather and bearish routine news began to be felt. Almost no support of consequence was given the market until about an hour from the close, July in the meantime coming down to 86ic. At that price there was a good deal of cover- ing, principally by local shorts, and the de- cline was checked. September also suffered, although but a limited business was done in that delivery. It started %@%c higher, at 79%@79%c, and when July reached its lowest point had declined to 8%c. May was offered in large quantities, the pit crediting most of the selling to Armour, who was reported a buyer of Wheat at Min- neapolis. Lelter brokers, however, gave this end of the market unwavering support and succeeded in_ holding the price “at 3104, al- though they had to absorb about 500,000 bushels to_do so. During the last hour’s trading July advanced to §7c, but slid down agaln to 86}c and closed easy at $6%c. September closed at T8%c. Corn was a fairly active market and a fafrly steady one. May closed a shade higher. Oats were dull. The close was steady. May closed unchanged. Provisions were weak from the start. The weakness of grain markets and the unce: tainty over the Cuban situation were the fa tors. May Pork 12ic lower. May Lard closed 6%c lower and May Ribs 5c lower, he leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— March ........ .. 101% 101% 101% May . 104 104% 104 104 July . 88 88 6% 86% Corn| May . 20% 0% 80 80% July . 31% 3% Y 3K September .. 3235 32 2% 3% Oats No. 2— May . 263 261 26% 26% Sty s NELE 243 Mess Pork, per bbl— May o P sems 9w smy July ..............1000 1000 990 990 Lard, per 100 Tbs— Mavi 510 510 505 507% kmly coes S...51T% 62 512% 615 Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— May. oo 502% b502% 49 500 iy Li507% 50TH 502% 505 Cash_quotations _were as follows: Flour, dull; No. 2 spring Wheat, 92@%c; No. 3 spring Wheat, 90@97c; No. 2 red, $101%@1 01%; No. 2 Corn, 293@29%c; No. 2 Oats, 26%c; No. 2 white, £ 0. b., 35%@%c; No. 3 white, f. 0. b., 28%@ 29¢; No. 2 Rye, 48%c; No. 2 Barley, f. b., @i%c; No. 1 Flaxseed, $119%; Prime Timothy Seed, 32 87%; Mess Pork, per barrel, $9 80@9 85; Lard, per 100 pounds, $@5 02%; 'Short Rib Sides, loose, $ 80@5 15; Dry Balted Shoulders, boxed, 4%@sc; Short Clear Sides, boxed, $5 2@ 540; 'Whiskey, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 18%. Articles- Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels . Corn, bushelis .... Receipts. Shipments, 18,000 25,000 -_67,000 £303,000 183,000 Oats, bushels 207,000 Rye; bushels . 2,000 Barley, bushels . 21,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was weak; creameries, 13@18%c; dairles, 10%@16e. Cheese, quiet; S@Sic. Eggs, weak: fresh, S%c. R WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Cities— Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis 262,450 78,100 Duluth 30,959 5,64 Milwauk 22,750 Chicago . 68,491 Toledo ... . an7 St. Louis .. 1l 29000 Detroit .. 10,664 Kansas City 56,000 TOLAIR voveenenses 501,491 Tidewater— Boston ... wee 8,970 New York .. . 111,925 Philadelphia 8,957 Baltimore . veeees 17,607 New Orlean: Totals :-....-ooso 146,459 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— March. May. Opening . .82 45 59 45 Closing £ 30 Flour— Opening 2170 Closing 21 60 0% Opening ... Closing ......7 10% 11% 67% 67 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, March 14.—CATTLE—There was the usual Monday supply of cattle to-day, | and trade was less animated than usual, with prices ruling 10c lower. Poorest dressed beef steers, $3 80@4; strictly cholce to extra fine, §5 29G5 65; bulk of the sales, $4 35@5 45. Feed- ers, $4@4 G5; calves, best grades, $6@6 65. HOGS—Prices of hogs were weak from the start with sales a nickel lower. Bulk, $ 0@ 3 2%, the commonest lights fetching $3 65 | while prime heavy brought $. Late sales were at a decline of fc from those made early. SHEEP—Lambs comprised the great bulk of the offerings and were rather slow of sale at an average decline of 10c. Common to prime $4 %@> 40; handy lightweight vearlings, $4_30@5; sheep. poorest, $3G13 50; best, $4 0@ 465; fed Westerns, 34@4 50. Choice sheep were stronger and sold actively. Colorado lambs sold largely at $5 30G5 40. Receipts—Cattle, 19,000; 28,000; 25,000, KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, March 14—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 3100. Market steady to 10c lower; com- mon to good dressed beei steers, $3 80@5 15; choice, $ 2065 40; Western cattle falrly ac- tive, some 1000-pound Colorado feeders sold at $4 9; Arizona cows, §3 65; native cows and heifers, strong; prices, 2 50@4 50; Texas and Indian cattle 5@loc lower. | " HOGS—Receipts, 4200. Market 5@10c lower; bulk of sales, $3 65@3 80; heavies and packer: $3 65@3 90; medlum and mixed, 3 62@3 80; lights, $3 55@3 pigs, $3_26@3 5. SHEEP—Receipts, 1o00. Sheep active, steady to 10e lower; Western muttons, $3 S5@4 35; fair supply of Western lambs, $4 §0a5 20. OMAHA. | oMAHA, March 14 —CATTLE—Receipts, 2200; market strong for pest; others weak. ative beef steers, $3 90@5 10: Western steers, hogs, sheep, $3 60G4 60; Texas steers, $3 1063 $0; cows and | heifers, $3 10@4 10; stockers and feeders, §3 75 :calves, S4@8 2. GS—Receipts. 1800; market 5c lower. $3 65@3 80; mixed, $3 65@3 0; light, 70; bulk of sales, $3 65a3 70. ! SEP-Receipts, 4500; markat strong. Fair $3 Ha4 con 5@5 DENVER. | DENVER, March 11.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 1400. Market active and strong; beef steers, | §3 80@4 40; cows, $3 %@4; feeders, freight paid | to river, $4@4 55; stockers do, $3 40@4 60; bulls, | stags, etc., 243, Market steady; &c 75@3 80; mixed, $3 70 75; fair to choice minon and stock sheep, choice natives, to Westerns, $3 60@4 60 $3@3 90; lambs, lower. 5; heavy, $3 65@3 1 SHEEP—Receipts none. Market steady. Good fat muttons, $2 25@4 30; lambs, $4 30@5 25. FOREIGN - MARKETS. LONDON, March 14.—Consols, 111%; Silver, 25 3-16d; French Rentes, 103f S0c. LIVERPOOL, March 15.—Wheat, steady; 0. 1 Standard California wheat, 378 6d; car- goes Walla Walla wheat, 30s 10%d; cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, nominal, unchanged: English country mar- kets, quiet and steady; French country mar- kets, firmer; wheat in “Parls, quiet; flour in Paris, quiet; quantity wheat and flour on passage to United Kingdom, 3.300.000 bushels: quentity wheat and flour on passage to Contl- nent, 1,630,000 bushels; Import into United Kingdom for week, 259,000 bbls flour, 314,000 quarters wheat. COTTON—Uplands, 8 11-32. CLOSE. CORN—Futures steady; March, 3s 64; May, 3s 3%d: July, 3s 3%d. VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, March 14.—The statement of the visible supply of graln in store and afloat Saturday, March 12, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange is as follow: Wheat, 32,415,000 bushels; decrease, 595,000 bushels. ‘Corn, ' 42,652,000 ~bushels; increase, 1ISL000. Oats, 12,566,000 bushels: decrease, 15,000 Rye, 3,409,000 bushels: decrease, 167,- 00 Barley, 1,650,000 bushels; decrease, 241,- NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., March 14.—A weakening in charter rates has given a low tone to the local wheat market, although the European quotations on distant cargoes show but little improvement. Prices are still governed largely Dby the immediate needs of exporters and mil- lers, Walla Walla ranging from 76 to Tfc and alley and blue stem from 78 to Tc. Cleared—British bark Gwyneedd Durban, for South Africa, With 15,132 barrels flour and 3333 bushels wheat. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., March i4.—Wheat dull and inactive; No. 1 club, T2@7c; No. 1 blue stem, 76@760. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND. Or., March 14—Exchanges, §409,068; balances, $i01,577. . CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, March 14.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of ‘the treasury shows: Available cash 25,593,784; gold re- Availaple cash balance, $225,3%3. - LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, silght - uaw Sterling Exchan s L PO s 0 Sterling Capies oo, % 927" — 48% New York Exchange, = 121 Fine Silver, per oun - i Mexican Dollars - 4 WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The Pyrenees takes for Cork 80,567 ctls, valued at $116,000; Clan Galbraith, for Cork, 75,809 ctls, valued at $110.900; La Esco- cessa, for Callao, 33,170 ctls. valued at $7.681 The market was steady but dull, at the old I dewate follows: $1 409 ewater quotat! e as follows: 1413 for No. I, $1 4213 for choice and $1 46@1 50 per ctl for extra cholce for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—4000 ctls, $141; 2000, $1 40%. Second Session—December—20,000, 2000, $1 33%; 12,000, 31 33%: May—2,000, Regular Morning ~ Sessio $133; 200, $133%; 24,000, $133%: “A‘?:“ S ber—2000 ctls, $1 33 ernoon Session—December— 3 000, §1 354 o 1 . May—000, $140%] ), $1 40%. BARLEY—Futures advanced 2c, but fell back slightly, There was no change in pot quota: tions. " The demand continued slack. Feed, $1 07%@1 10 for dark to £00d and $111% @1 12%_for choice; Brewing, $117%@120 for No. 13 $1 12%@1 15 for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALIESI.‘ BT Informal Session — 9:15 o'clock=-May— ctls, $108%; 2000, $1 08%; 2000, $1 08%; Decem- ber—4000, 95c; 2000, 98%c. Second Sesslon—May—10,000 ctls, $108; 6000, $1.05%; 16,000, $103: 2000, §1 05%: . $1 08 oo gt 08928: 10,000, ~ $1 08%; December—: % Session—December—i000 2000, May—24,000 egular Morning :{’;& $The; 2000, 9T%e; Afternoon Sesslon—May—6000 ctls, ~$1 08%; 16,000, !!‘lflfi%: 10,000, $1 08%; MHY—M. 9Tize; 2000, 4000, 97%¢. OATShe market 1s firm enough, but there 1s_very little going on. Fancy feed, $127% $120@1 25: common, $1 273 @1 32%; red, $1 35@1 45; gray. CORN—The demand is still sla tations are unchanged. CORN—Neglected and unchanged. Small round vellow. $1 0@l 12~ per ctl; large yellow; $1 05@1 07%; white, $1 05@1 10. RYE—$1 05@1 07% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@1 § per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. ctl: good to_chotce, W;l 15@1 17%; Surprise, 31 17%@1 20 ck and quo- The China steamer took out 15,305 bbls Flour. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 55@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour. $2 50 per 100: Rice Flour, $5 75; Cornmeal, $2 25; extra cream do. 8. Oaimeal 13 50: rmF?rnmsi‘u(;:rii&r:é ny, $3 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $; Cra Wheat, 83 50;° Farnia, $450; Whole Wheat 3 e W) $32%: Rolled Oats (bbls), $5 255 63; in sacks, §5 0G5 45; Pearl Barley, $4: Spiit Peas, $375; Green Peas, $i 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay advanced sharpl~ again, and dealers predict $25 for the best grades if it does not rain within three or four days. The crop does | not look well at all, except in ome or two favored sections. BHRAN—$lbw 16 50 per ton MIDDLINGS—$18@22 50 per. ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled ~ Barley, $24 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, " $28 50@29 5 jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, §21 50@22 50; Cot- tonseed Meal, $25@30 per ton: Corn Meal, $23@ 24: Cracked Corn, $23 50@24 50; Chopped Feed, B HAY—(Ex-car_in round lots)—Wheat, $17 | er ton; Wheat and Oat. $17 @ 20; Oat, @17 50; Barley, $13 50@18 50; compresse @1l 50; stock, $12@13; Beans are dull all around at unchanged | prices. | BEANS—Bayos, $2 80@2 90; _Small Whites, | $1 50@1 60; Large Whites, $1 30@1 55; Pinks, | $2 25@2 60; Reds, $2@2 25; Blackeye, §2 40@2 50; | Butters, $1 40@1 60; Limas, i0; Pea, 3140 @1 55: Red Kidneys, §2 25@ A SEEDS-—-Brown Mustard per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $2G2 50 52 35: Canary Seed, $214@2%c _per Ib: Alfalfa, $3@6c; Rape, 2@2%c: Hemp, 3c; Timoth DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 40@ @\ %0 per ctl. POTATOES, 165; Green, $1 60 o! 10N VEGETABLES. | Onfons are lower under too heavy stocks. | There is no change In Potatoes. Vegetables are rather firm than otherwise. | POTATOES—Early Itose. River Reds 50@60c; River Burbanks, 60@76c per sack; Ore- | | dend of 10 cents per share, gon Burbanks. f@i#e: Salinas Burbanks, are out; Petaluma Burbanks, 55 Sweet Po- tatoes. Z5m50c ner ot tor Rivers and 65e@$1 for | Merced; new Potatoes, Zc per Ib. ONIONS—31 75G2 50 per cti; Oregon, $1 7@ 2 50; Australlan, $2 50@3; cut onions,” H1@1 25 per sack. | VEGETABLES—Receipts were 483 boxes As- paragus, 271 boxes Rhubarb and 179 sks Peas. Asparagus, fa% per Ib for fancy, 6@ic for No. 1 and 3ase for No. 2; Rhubarb, 50c@ Alumeda Green Peas, 3udc $1per box per Ib: Mushrooms, 17710e; Marrowfat Sauash, 325 30 per ton: Dried Peppers, 6@7c per Ib: Drie Okra, 15c; Cabbage, 60@75c per ctl; Carrots, 25 | @Goc per sack: Garlic, 3@M%e per Ib. | Los Angeles String Beans, —: Tomatoes, $1 25: Green Peppers, — per Ib; S Squash, —: Egz Plant, — per houe Cucumbers, 50c@s1 _per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, raw, 12 per Ib in lots of 25 | 1bs; slice cated, 18@1Sc; granulated raw, 13c! Onlons, c: Carrots, old, 1%: new, 1S Cabbage, 3c: Sweet Potatoes, 3ic: Turnips, %e; String Beans, 0c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. , and sales were | 82 for Geese, | stern arriv for Turke: Two cars of made at 104 $4 75@5 for Hens, $6 for young Roosters and Fryers and $ 50 for old Roosters. | Local | stock was nominal, uence in. there being none POULTRY- Live Turkeys, 9@10c for Gob- blerg and 10Gllc for Hens; dressed Turkeys | 10@13c per Ib; Geese, per pair, $1 50@1 Goslings, §2 Ducks, $4@5 for old and @7 5 for $3 50@4 50; Roos- oung, Roosters, old, $3 50@4; | T8, $ 500: Droflers, $4@5 for large, $3ad small; Pig 202 % per dozen for young and $1 25@1 old. GAME—Nominal BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter was rather steadler. Cheese was un- | changed. FEggs showed firmer symptoms with sales at the cuotations. BUTTER Creamery—Fancy creamerles, 17@18c; sec- onds, 16@i6lc Dairy—Choice to fancy, 15@16c; second grades, 14@idkc per Ib. Eastern Iutter—(reamery, 16@16%c; ladle- packed. 14@l5c per Ib. CHEBESE-—Choice mild new, Sc: common to good; St America, 10a11c @13%e per 1 EGGS—Ranch Eggs, store Eggs, 11@11%e. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Cream Cheddar, 10@1ic; Youns | Western, 11@12c; Eastern, 123 1%@12%c per dozen; Oranges were slower again, receipts having been rather larger of late. Limes are lower, for the same reason. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— o3t the Oranse auction Navels sold at %c@ Apples, 40Gi0c per box for common, €5@%0c for good to choice and §1@125 for fancy. 5 CITRUS FR 275; Seedling large and 5@ ITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@ c@$150; Mandarins, $I@1 25for for small boxes: * Japanese Mandarins, 316 | 50; Grape Fruit, $160@3 per box: Lemons, 75e@$l for common and $1 25@1 75 for good to. ch Mexican Limes, $; Californta Limes {n small boxes, 50c@ $1: Bananas, $1 25@2 2% per bunch; Pine- apples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISING, ETC. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 3%@ 4c for 40-50's, 3R@3%c for $0-60's, 2H@3%c for 60-70's, 21,@2%e for T0-80's. 1%@2Ye for 80- 90's, 14@I%c for %0-100°s; Peaches, 24 @ic; fancy, 414G5c: peeled, 10@12e; Apricots, Q¢ for Royals and 7@i%e for good to fancy Moor- parks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7%e¢; sun-dried, Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, #45@i%c for pitted and 1@ic for 'unpitted: bieached Plums, 5@okc; Nectarines, 4@ac for prime to fancy! Pears, 24@i%c for quarters 5%c for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—1%@2c for two-crown, 3c for three- 3c for four-crown, 4%c for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried, Brapes, 2ige, NUTS—Chestnuts are aiotable aj §c per ; Walnuts, s@c for hardshell and 6@7c_for softshell: Almonds, 214@3%c for hardshell, 5@ for softshell and 7@sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@W%c for Tastern and 4%c for Callforni Pecans, 6l4@Sc; Filberts, S@l0c: Brazil Nut: 8qge per T; Coconnuts, $ 5063 per 10, (ONEY—New Comb, §@i0c for bright and 5@ 7c for lower grades; new water-white extract- ;21_ :h%@&:, light amber extracted, 3% @4%c BEESWAX—23@%e per . PROVISIONS. Are still dull at unchanged quotations, CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9%c per 1b for heavy, $%c for light medium, 10%c for light, lic for extra light and 124c for sugar-cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@1ic; Califor- nia Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $9 per bbl: extra mess do, 310; family do, $11@12; Balt FPork, 39; extra prime Pork, $10; extra Cl §18; | Justice, | feet, passing through quartz asaying $1 | erosscut No. | porphyry, clay separations and narrow seams mess, $18; Smoked Beef, 11 m. LARD—Eastern tierces m it 5%c per I for compound and 7c for pure: pails, T¥e: California tierces, 5%c per I for compound and 6ic for pure; half-barrels, 6%c; 10-Ib tins, Tiee: do 5-1b. Sc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c; packages, less than 300 Tbs—1-1b palls, 60 in a case, S%cC; 3-h pails, 20 in a case, §%c; 5-b pails, 12 in @ case, §c; 10-Tb pails, 6 in a case, Sec; 50-b 1 or 2 in a case, 7%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ths net, The; fancy tubs, $0.Ibs met, THC: half-bbls, about 110 Tbs, 73c per M. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. The tendency In Hides Is downward, and there is some discrepancy in the views of deal- ers as to prices. Some say that they are unable to get the quotations below, while others say they are paying them, and there the matter stands. The market Is undenlably weak, how- ever. Wool is very dull. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell Ic under sound stock. Heavy salted steers, 10@10%¢; medium, 9@S%c; light, Sc; Cowhides, S stags, 6c; saited Kip, 10c; Calf, llc: dry Hides, "16@17c; culls and brands,” 13@18%c: dry Kip and Veal, 13%@lic; dry Calf, 1i% 19%c; culls, 16c; Goatskins, 30@37%c each: ids, ' 5@10c; Deerskins, good summer, @30c per ; medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheep- skins, shearlings. 20@30c -each; short wocl, 40@ Tc each; medium, 70@%c; long wools, 90c@ $130 each. ALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per f; No. 2, 2@2ic; refined, 5c; Grem.a%'mgf WOOL—Fall clip—San_Joaquin, defective, 7@ Se: Southern Mountain. $@1lc; {rée Northeph, 12 @i3c; do defective, S@lic per Ib. HOPS—OId crop, 2@fc for poor to fair and 8@ 0c for good; new crop, 11@l4c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. All kinds remain as previously quoted. Hogs are weak. Wholesale rates for dressed slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6%@7c: second qualtt S%@te; third quality, g e The e AL—Large, 6Gbic; small, 7@7%c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, Sc; Ewes, §%@9c per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 10@1lc per Ib. tor ORI Live Hogs, tc for large. 4@e%o or medium; stock Hogs, 3G3150; dressed Hoge, 6GT por 1o, GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton; New Wel- lington, $10; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $ 50; Coos Bay, $550; Wallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumber- land, $10 in bulk and $1150 in sacks; Pennsyl- vania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Val- ley, $9; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in_sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 8%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c: Confectioners’ A, 5%; Mag- nolia A, %c; Extra C, 54e; Goiden C, 5c; Candy Granulated, 5%c; California A, 5%C per 1b; half barrely Y%c more than barrels, and boxes ic more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Monday, March 14. stock from Flour, qr sks ... 3,156 Hides, no 559 Wheat, ctls 99,141 | Hops, bales 36 | Cheese, ctls 56| Eggs, doz ...... 15,060 | Butter, ctls 205 | Quicksilver, fisk. 85 | Beans, sks . 300/ Leather, rolls ... 62 | Potatoes, sks ... 1,351 Wine, gals . 50,100 | Onions, ‘sks ..., ~"28(Brandy, gals 250 Middlings, sks 25| Chicory, bbls 52 lb:'l:zlwln:m 272 éAme. bbls 81 ons horts, bdls . . 85‘ sl # OREGON. qr sks ... 600] Oats, ctls 350 WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks 5,452 | Oats, ctl: Wheat, ctls ..... 6,450 Bran, sks EASTERN. Corn, ctls ..ceeee 800)....ouee .. . THE STOCK MARKET. With the exception of Occidental Consoli- dated, which advanced to $2 10, mining stocks ‘were unchanged. The usual good business was done on the | Bond Exchange, and prices for most securities | were generally firm. The Coast Development Company of Tuo- lumne County has levied an assessment of 4 | cents per share, delinquent April 12. Dividends payable to-day are the Oakland | Gas Company, 25 cents per share, or $7500; Pacific Telephone Company, 4 cents per share, or $13,200; Sunset Telephone Company, 25 cents per share, or $7500. The '76 G. M. & M. Co., clared a dividend of 2 cents March 19. The Wildman-Mahoney mine of California Colorado, has de- Papgrt o per share, payable | paid a dividend of 10 cents per share, or $12,000, | on February 20. The Argonaut mine of California paid a divi- or $20,000, on March 1. A The following companies report having had | cash on band March 1: Alta, $2071; Andes, $10 Beléher, $5320; Best & Belcher, $177 Bullion, §3286; Caledonia, $4734; Challenge Con- | solidated, §i640; Chollar, $741; Consolidated | California and Virginta, 335; Consolldated Im- | perial, §9; Confidence, ; Consolidated New York, $226; Crown Point, $1341; Exchequer, $:41; Gould & Curry, $1026; Hale & Norcross (Fox management), $16; Julla Consolidated, $2210; $10220 Mexican, $6127; Occidental Con- solidated, $646; Ophir, $3¥8;" Overman, $1540 Potosi, $103; Savage, $10,375; Segregated Bei: cher, $176; Sierra Nevada, 3i1.320; Silver Hill, $u1; Syndicate, $303; Standard Consolidated, $59,113; Union Consolidated, $338; Utah Con- solidated, §243. ‘Alpha (consolidated reports having had an in- debtedness of §212 on March_ 1 ington §2311 and Silver King $11i0. Weekly reports from the mines are as fol- lows: Consolidated Californta and Virginia mine: 150 level—From the north drift skirt- ng along the footwall from the incline upraise at a point 178 feet on the- slope above this level, 5w feet in from its mouth, the east crosscut has been advanced 16 fest, passing through porphyry showing narrow ' lines of quartz assaying 50 cents per ton; total length, 4§ feet. From the incline upraise No. 1 at a point 112 feet above the sill floor of this level the south drift has been advanced 23 feet; passing through porphyry streaked with quartz Hssaying §1 per ton; total length, 311 feet. 1850 level—From incline upraise No.' 1 at a point §0 teet above the sill floor of this level from the south_ drift skirting along the footwall at a point 178 feet in from its mouth, from the top of the upraise which has been carried up 14 feet, from the South drift 100 feet in from its mouth, the upraise has been carried up 10 and §3 per 'ton; total helght, 50 feet. From the old ast crosscut on the stil floor of this level at a point 93 feet in_from its mouth from the praise carried up 21 feet from the porth drift 3¢ feet in from its mouth a west drift has been advanced 25 feet, passing through quartz and porphyry assaying from $i to §5 per ton. From These openings we have extracted five tons of low grade ore assaying per mine car samples 31175 per ton. 1750 level—On the eleventh floor horth from the top of the upraise from the north drift 40 feet in from its mouth—from the east drift at & point 25 feet in from its mouth, the north drift has been extended seven feet, passing through = porphyry _and Quartz assaying 30 cents per ton. No ore for milling Deen _extracted. We have ex- tracted from the 1650 level five tons of low grade ore, the average assay value of which, per samples taken from cars raised to the sur- tace, was $11 7 per ton. In the Ophir mine, on the 1000-foot level, west 3 is in 90 feet. The face is in of vein matter assaying 50 cents per ton. In the old Central tunnel workings of the Ophir from the sill floor from the west crosscut from the Mexican shaft, starting at a point 225 feet in from. its mouth, the crosscut has been ex- tended eight feet through porphyry mixed with Quartz assaying 76 cents a ton; total length, 400 feet. In the Chollar mine they have placed two sets of timbers in the main incline and are making satisfactory progress with the repairs. On the 100 level, 60 feet south of the north up- ralse, the crosscut to the west is out 81 feet, advanced 11 feet during the week; face In old ground assaying from $ 1o $§ per ton. East of the old fillings is @ width of four feet of ore assaying 355 per ton. They have put In a square set and started north and south on this ore. Have extracted 38 tons and 1000 pounds of ore assaying $17 59 per ton. Tn the Sierra Nevada mine work in the face of the Riley tunnel was resumed and it has been advanced during the week 13 feet; total length, 180 feet: face in porphyry. The ore houge was completed on March 11 and work re- sumed in the raise that evening. 900 level— The north lateral drift has been extended dur- ing the weelc 20 feet: total length, G55 feet: north from the Sierra Nevada shaft; face in POTPhYTY. The official letter from the Alta mine for the past week says: “‘Have extracted and deliv- Ered at mill 25 carlonds of ore, the average car sample assay of which was &4 2 per ton. The stope is improving in appeardnce to the north and we expect to make connection between the Stopes and north ralse during next week. This will materially improve our shipping fa- cilities.” Brunswick Lode—Consolidated California and Virginia, Best & Belcher and Gould & Curry, 600 level~West crosscut No. 1. started in south drift 420 feet from station, has been advanced 14 feet; total length, 305 feet; face in por- phyry. The joint south drift from the station Was advanced 32 feet: total length, 565 feet; face in porphyry and stringers of quartz. The shaft has been sunk 15 feet on the incline; total Qdepth, @42 feet: bottom {n porphyry. Choflar—Incline shaft No. 1 was sunk 18 feet; total depth, 1124 feet on the slope; bottom In porphyry. 30 level—The streaks of ore between this level and the 200 level are exhausted. Have shipped to United States Mint at Carson one bar of bullion-valued at $I8120, the returns from the pans of 41 tons and 250 pounds of ore milled. in addition to which they have shi to Selbv works 11% pounds of concentrates the same ore, returns of which have not yet Dbeen recejved. Potosi—They have stopped east crosscut No. 1on_the 600 level and s west crosscut No, 1 opposite it from the south lateral drirt. Tt has been advanced 40 feet, all the way in quartz mixed with porphyry. 'The face is still in qtuun. assays running from $180 to $3 25 per ton. Oceidental Consolidated—The official letter for the past week saye: 550 level—West crosscut No. 1, started at a point in the lower tunnel 1300 feet from the mouth. has been driven 10 L] 5 Lady Wash- | For | feet through hard porphyry; total length, 114 feet. 650 level—East crosscut No. 5, started at 2 point $40 feet from the station, has been ex- tended 20 feet; total length, feet. This crosscut is now entering the east ledge. Have started a west crosscut from the end of the south drift, at a point 920 feet from the sta- tion. This crosscut Is now out five feet and shows ore of fair quality. 730 level—The north drift from west crosscut No. 1 has been ex- tended 20 feet along the footwall of the veln and is showing seams of good ore; total length, 63 feet. STOCK. ANDiBONDiEXCHANEP. MONDAY, March 14—2 p. m. Did. Ask. Bid.Ask. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 49% 51 4s quar coup..1ll — |[Pac Gas Imp.. — 0% s quar reg..110 — RO e 4s_quar new..1213% — | 9014 90% Miscellaneous— San Fran ..... 3% 4 Cal-st Cab 5s.115% — |Stock Gas..... 10 — Cal EI 6s......12%% — | Insurance— € C Wat 5s..102% — |Firem’s Fund.195 — Dup-st ex c.. — 98%| Bank Stocks— EL & P 6s..12 Anglo-cal ... 63% 67 F & Ch Ry 6s. — Bank of Cal..247 250 Geary-st R 5s. — Cal S D & T.. — 105 HC & S 5%..105 First_l.at 200 — L ALCo6s. — Lon P & A.l130 — Do gntd 6s..100 — |Mer kxchnge.. — 15 Market-st 6s..127 — |Nev Nat B...155 — Do st M 5s.118 113%| Savings Danks— Nat Vin 63 1st — 100 |Ger S_& L..1625 1665 N C NgRy 5s.101% — |Hum S & L1050 1160 N Ry Cal 8s..111% — [Mutual Sav. 35 40 N Ry Cal 55..10214103% (S F Sav U.. 485 48 NPCRR6s1043 — S &L So... — 100 NC Security S B 20 — N C Union T_Co.1000 — [ Street Raflroad— California .... —, 109 o Geary. = Market-st Presidio Powder— California 1m0 — E Dynamite .. 85 -924 Giant Con Co. 42 42% rit .. 3% 3% iscell — Al Pac Assn.. 9T% 99 Ger Ld Wks. 100" 150 Hana P Co... 20 — HC & s Col oy wx Hutch S P Co. 4% 45 Mer Ex Assn. 90 — Contra Costa.. — 65 |Nat Vin Co...— T Marin Co .... 50 — [Oceanic 8 Co. 5% 5T Spring Val ..101%101% |Pac A F L.. 1% — Gas & Tlectrie— Pac Bor Co. - Cent Gaslight. 9% — |Par Paint Co. 7 — MEL Co..... — 1% Morning Session. 30 Spring Valley Water ... 101 37% 80008 S Qojuts v e 101 25 25 Hutchinson 8§ P Co 44 62% 7 do do 2 “1 §0 do do o 44 8TY 25 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar ..... 30 25 2% do do 30 314 5 do do 30 50 10 Qakland Gas 87 Street— 100 Spring Valley Water . 101 37% Afternoon Sessfon. 20 Market-street Railway 537 $1000 Market-street Ry Con Bonds bs....113 25 10 Giant Powder Con .. 42 50 $6000 Spring_Valley 4s B 102 626 5 Spring Valley Water 101 374 0 FsanTag = 101 25 25 Hutchinson § P Co.. 44 8Ty 515500 1 00 sy 45 00 2 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar . 30 50 25 Oakland Gas ........ 4975 30 Oceanic Steamship Co 57 00 St T s 57 1234 9025500, (@0 o T Street— 508 F Gas & Electric Co. INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Sesslon. 30 Central Light & Power ... 8123 | 208 F Gas & Electric Sl soemg | 5 Spring_ Valley Water ..............101 50 100 Hawalian C & 8 Co. treennen. Street— 20 Central Light & Power........... Afternoon Session. 10 Spring Valley Water 10 do do 40 Giant Powder .. 100 do do 50 Mutual Elactric MININ Following were the sales in the San clsco Stock Board vesterday: Morning Session. 200 Best & Belcher. 31/200 Potost 3 500 Kentuck ........ 03100 ...... . 7 200 Occidental ....2 05 3 Afternoon Session. 500 Alpha 031300 Julia ............ 03 100 Andes 10300 Overm: 12 500 Con_Cal 717|100 Sierra Nevada..1 05 260 Gould & Curry.. 18| Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterda Morning Session. 500 Andes 10/300 Mexican 200 Best & 311700 Overman 300 e 32/300 Potost . 200 Caledonia £00 Chollar . 400 Con Cal 400 Gould & Curry.. Afternoon Sessfon. 08100 Mexican 25 200 Ophir 31120 . 101700 Overman .. 11,100 Potosi . 39lm0. - 28430 Sierra Nev . 371300 ...... . 75|150 ... 200 Alphe ... 400 Belcher 200 Best & Belcher. 300 Bullion 200 . 20 C) | 200 Con Cal £ 550 S 200 Exchequer ...... 100 Union Con 300 Gould & Curry.. 181500 Ctah ... CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Y, March 14— p. m. Julia ... Justice . Kentuck . Belcher . Lady Was] Benton & 18 |Mexican ... Best & Belcher 30 31 |Oceidental — Bullion ......... 09 11|Ophir .. 46 Caledonfa. 28 30|Overman 12 Chollar . 33 40|Potosi . 38 Con Cal & Va. 76 78|Savage . 23 Challenge . 25 ©29|Seg Belcher, [ Confidence ..... 6 70|Scorpton ....... 05 — Con Imperial . — 01Sierra Nevada.1 051 1 Crown Point .. 13 14|Silver Hill ..... 01 — Con New York. — 03|Syndicate .. 0 — Eureka ... — 2| Union Con FT Excheauer . (7 e e W Gould & Curry. 17 19|Yellow Jacket. 25 27 Hale & Norcrs. — 140 TEMPTING LUNCHEON I'ECIPES. A relishing dish for luncheon or tea is made in the following manner: For cracker mix one tablespoonful of grat- ed cheese, half a saltspoonful of salt and one-fourth of a saltspoonful of white pepper. Spread the hot crackers | with this mixture of cheese and sea- soning, return to the oven and warm until the cheese is melted. You may also make a brewjs for tea by prepar- ing the crackers and cheese inthis way, putting them into a buttered shallow earthen dish, adding one-fourth of a | cupful of milk for each cracker and baking until it is brown, or until the milk is absorbed. This is all easy, and I assure you it is very nice as well as inexpensive.—Sallie Joy White in March Woman's Home Companion. Moon's Phases.| ® Full Moon, SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point. Entrance to San “Francisco Bay. Published by Official Au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. MARCH-18%. Tuesday. March 1. Moon rises.. £ Time | peqy RIH W 10| L W NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights {lven are "additions to the soundings on the ‘nited States Coast Survey charts, exce| when & minus sign (—) precedes the helght and then the number given Is subtractive from the depth given by the charts. OTICE TO MARINERS. Y A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange. 18 maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of a for comparison and reference, and the latest Information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters qf interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on tap of the building on Tele- graph Hill Is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and Is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. ‘A notice stating: whether the time ball was dropped on time or giying the error, if any, is published the same dav by the afternoon papers, and by the morning papers the foilow- ing day. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. in_charge. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER | Frox ' Do Progreso |Seattle Mar 13 Coos Bay. .. |Newpor Mar l'! State ot C: | Portiana Mar 15 Weeott.. Humbo!ld Mar lbf Emptre...... Coos Bay.. Mar l? Washtenaw..._ | Tacom: ColMarn Fomoua... |san iego. v | Mar 18 Umatlila ... .. | Victoria & Puget Snd. ... | Mar 13 Arcata.. |Coos Bay .. a8 Colon........ .| Panama . [Mar19 Homer *..|Humbodle.. L [Mar Burma -.- |Nanatro .. . ‘4\ ar 20 Mackinaw. Tacoma I Mar 2 Valencia -|Alaska. .../ Mar .’U Crescent ”|Crescen L. |Mar 20 North Fors.... | Humopoldt. " [Mar 20 Columora. Portiand. ... Mar 20 grlls'ol Departure Bay ;;;; gg elzic. *|China ana Japan 2 2 Santa Ros > Mar 22 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION| SAILS. | PIBR North Fork|Humboldt..._ [Mar 15. 8 AM|Pier 3 Homer..... (Humbolat..., [Mar 15.10 A¥|Pler ¥ Sanis Rosa|San Diego.... [Mar 16, 11 aM|Prer 11 Fulton. ....|Alaska ....... [Mar 16, ... [Pler 20 Walla Wlia | Vic & P Sound |Mar 17. 10 AM | Pler 9 Coos Bay..|Newport. Mar 15. 9 AM|Pler 1L State of Cai|Portland Mar 13,10 A¥|Pler 24 CitySydney | Panama,. Mar 13,12 M|PM SS Weeott...... [Humbldt Bay. | Mar 15, 9 Au|Pier 13 Arcats..... |Coos Bay...... | Mar 1. 10 A Pier 13 Pomona.... [San Diego. ar 20. 11 A» (Pler 11 Dirigo...... (Alaska........ Mar 20. ......|Pler 2 Umatilla ..|Vie & Pgt'Snd | Mar 22. 10 AM |Pler 11 Columbta.. |Portlana.. ... |Mar 2210 AM|Pier 2 THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- ¢hants' Exchange, San Francisco, March The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at noon of the 120th ~meridian. or exactly 8 p. m., Green= wich time. W. 8. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., In _charge. —_— e L NOTICE TO MARINERS. Straft of Juan de Fuca, Washington. Office of U. S. Lighthouse Inspector, Portland, March 11, 189. Notice {8 hereby given that the Sand Spit, New Dungeness Buoy No. 2, a red, first-class nun, has been dragged about five miles to the 'NE of Dungeness Sand Spit. It will be replaced on its old bearings as early as prac- ticable. This notice affects the List of Beacons and Buoys, Pacific Coast, 139, page 61. By order of the Lighthouse Board, GEO. C. REITER, Commander, U. 8. N. Inspector of Thirteenth Lighthouse Districts et Mo sl b e e SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Monday, March 14. Stmr Progreso, Gilbey, 83 hours from Seat- tle. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, 20 hours from Moss Landi: Stmr Alexander, 63% hours from San Diego and way port Bktn C C Funk, Challeston, 4 days from Everett. Schr Newark, Beck, 12 hours from Bowens Landing. Schr Mary C, Campbell, ega. Schr Joseph and Henry, Christiansen, Co- quille River. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, March 14—10 p.m.—Weather, hazy; wind, W; velocity, 20 miles. CHARTERS. The ships Columbla and Eclipse load coal on_the Sound for this port. Schr Occidental, Brandt, 9 hours Grays Harbor. CLEARED. Monday, March W. San Pedro; Goodall, 8 hours from Bo- from Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, Perkins & Co. Stmr Humboldt, Bonifield, Seattle; J A Ma- gee Jr. Stmr North Fork, Bash, Eureka; Charles Nelson. Bark Electra, Petersen, Prince Willlam Sound; Alaska Packers' Assn. Schr’ W F Jewett, Johnson Unalask: Alaska Commercial Co. SAILED. Monday, March H4. Stmr_Columbia, Goodall, Astorfa. Tug Fearless, Randall, Unalaska, with ship Sintram in_ tow. Stmr - Bonita, Nicolson, San_Pedro. Stmr Humboldt. Bonaifield, Seattle. Stmr_Samoa, Johnson, Eureka. Br ship Pyrenees, Bryce, Queenstown. Br ship Clan Galbraith, Hinds, Queenstown. Ship Willlam J. Rotch, Lancaster, Puget Sound. Ship Sintram, Larsen, Unalaska; in tow of tug- Fearless. Br bark La Escocesa, Evans, Callao. Fr bark Marguerite Molinos, Mahe, Queens- town. Schr Corinthian, Korth, Bowens Landing Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reyes. Schr Five Brothers, Jensen. MEMORANDUM. Per Occidental from Grays Harbor—Was 16 days In making the round trip. SPOKEN. March 4—In English Channel, Br bark Lind- ley, hence Sept 15, for Hull. MISCELLANEOUS. The U S stmr Bennington has left Honolulu in search of the derelict or large tree which was seen floating in long 21 24 N, long 154 53 W, by the bktn Archer, and if found will be destroyed. DOMESTIC PORTS. COOS BAY—Arrived March 14—Stmr Em- pire, hence March 10. ASTORIA_-Salled FM“CP 14—Stmr - State of ifornia, for San Francisco. R 00D~ ‘Arrived March 14 — Stmr Whitesboro. from Port Harford. FORT BRAGG — Arrived March 14 — Stmr Coqutlle River, hence March 12. TATOOSH—Passed March 14—Br stmr Bri: tol_hence March 10, for Nanaimo. CLALLAM BAY—In port March 19—Bark Diamond Head, from Port Blakeley, for Hono- lu. U NTURA—Arrived March 14—Stmr News- boy, from Redondo. Sailed March 14—Stmr Newsboy, for San isco. A NTORAArrived March 14—Stmr George Loomis, hence March 13. SAN PEDRO—Arrived March 12—Schr Ethel Zane, from Olympia. March 13—Schr- Sadle, from Umpqua. P ACOMA-Safled March 13—Schr Prosper, for San Pedro: schr Corona, for San Pedro. COOS BAY—Arrived March 14—Stmr Em- pire. hence March 10. PORT ANGELES—In port March 14—Bark Vidette, from Olympla, for San Francisco: sch Sailor Boy. from Port Blakeley, for Hueneme. EUREKA—Arrived March 14-Stmr Weeott, hence March 11; stmr Westport, from New- ort. PREDONDO—Safled March 14—Stmr boy. for San Francisco. SEATTLE — Arrived March 14 — Jap stmr Kagoshima Maru, from Yokobama; Br ship Conway, from Manila. Sailed March 14—Stmr Lakme, for Dyea. TATOOSH—Passed March 14—Ship _Santa Clara, from xnn;lvsn f{\'\! ‘—;—( B'clhl:tltcy s 1 from San Pedro, for Port Bl < SR Carrived March 1—-Br ship monwealth, from Kobe. Safled. March 13—Stmr D SpAR-Sailed March 14—Stmr Jewel, for P S TP A Salled March 1—Stmr George Loom!s, for San Franclsco. EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—Arrived March 12—Stmr Ad- vance, from Colon. FOREIGN PORTS. NEWCASTLE. NSW-—_Sailed March 12-Br for San Francisco. e Hailed Feb 12—Ger ship Gertrude, for News- City of Topeka, for Portland. Foh Ger ship Barmbek, for P?w:u::g. Feb 21—Br ship Pass of Leny. for Portland. YOROHAMA—Sailed Feb 16—Br stmr Plog- suey. for Victoria. NEY— March - 1-Br stmr Capy SYDNEY—To eall Marcl BE str el cary Otway. for Jlunelung d c((:‘)x;:} v and_Van 5 s".:r‘z"rg"ggl}"'—"s.ma March 1i—Br ship Bar: mah, for San Francisco, and passed unges nefik%’n"fik%’é-sm;d March 13—Haw schr San_ Franciseo. O rrived March 13—Br ship Torris- dnx!’l'z.?fi':"»—ox{fi::i March 4—Br ship: Lindley, henea Sept 15. for Hull. & o o5 FALMOUTH — Sailed March 12 — Ger ship ‘Willkommen. for Dunkirk. o TEEN! "N—Sailed March 12—-Ger ship QUEENSTOWN-—Sailed mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordlally Invited to visit the of charts and sail- office, where complete for Flee 2 G!;fii.\'g{knu\x'nc STEAMEKS. GIBRALTAR—Arrived March 14—Stm Saale, from Nes en'i Fulda, for New York. i%%‘gfirfiiflfi&g' " March’ 14—Stmr Nord- land Hrom DT Yorl 1éa. March 14—Stmr Bremen, for New York. 7 @t Locarno, Switzerland. sna BA“K CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE 8 SAVINGS BANK, ‘Montgomery street, San Francisco. Pain b caDital Gnd Teserves............$62,000 4 General Savings and Commercial Banki~ pusiness transacted. Interest paid on savings deposits. q loans on approved real estate security ani on commercial DIRECTORS: Ernst A. Denicke, A. Sbarboro: J. C. Rusd. E. Martinonl, . C. Siebo, A Tograzgin, H. Brunner, McD. R. Venable, A. G. Wieland, F. Kronenberg, tn, G Geka o Rotfanal. . Chas. Tognazzini, 8. Grandi, G. -« o gy