The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Sllver a fraction higher. Wheat dull and e: Barley rules firm. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. Another advance in Hay. Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans and Seeds dull. Turpentine lower. Potatoes and onions unchanged. Vegetables firm. Butter and Eggs steady. More Eastern Poultry in. Mexican Limes lower. More damage to Fruit by frost. Dried Fruit flat. Provisons still dull. Hides irregular. Meat market unchanged. COIN CERTIFICATES IN CIRCULATION. The Government coin certificates in sircula- tion February 28 were as follows: 1598. 336,440,789 87,427 Gold Eflver . asury ... $485,500,941 $515,192,646 Certificates have been issued since ere was $54,000 taken out of cir- nth, while of all kinds there | e of $4,300,00 THE GOVERNMENT BALANCE SHEET. For the first elght months of the fiscal year the receipts of the Government compare as fol- | Totals o & v 1897-98. | Customs $92,051,714 | Internal revenus - Hosis Miscellaneous Totals ... $208,341,8%4 $274,667,961 The expenditures for the same interval com- | are as follows: 5 i 1397-88, $69,518,656 | 43, 12 | | Ctvil 6 War 3k, . 23,039,433 5,161,124 100,838,998 28,221,273 Interest Totals THE NATIONAL CASHBOX. United States Treasurer Roberts reports the amounts of money on hand at the close of February as follows $151,608,155 | s in national ba aneous 3 S $856,571, 767 Changes for the month show an increase of n gold bullion, $1,500,000 in silver dol- 000 in United States notes, $1,471,000 32,160,000 in_currency certi- ,000 In silver cer- al' bank notes and tional banks. At the the money in these It U3 Z 4 ‘ o /'a//s* 5% O Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow, SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST i12 HOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow files with the wind. The top fig- gres at :tation indic.'e maximum temperature for the days; those underneath it, if any, the | amount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. leobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal Bir pressure; Isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high’’ means high barometric pressure and s usuclly accompanied by fair weather Tow' refers to low pres- sure and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. “Lows” usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interfor and low wlong the coast, and the Isobars 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 ot daho, and the pressure falling to the Cali- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce aam | opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. | (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) | | SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 5 p. m, Following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last season: Past This Last Stations— 24 hours. Season. Season. Eureka 0.06 28.05 Red Bluff . 001 12.08 Sacramento . 000 8 an Francisce 0.03 752 Trace 3.70 Luis 0.08 545 Angeles. 0.00 480 n Diego. Trace 3.6% Yuma .... 0.00 165 San Francisco data: Maximum, mum, 40; mean, 44. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. The pressure has risen rapidly over the upper Missourl valley and slowly over the greater portion of the Pacific coast. During the past tweive hours thers has been a slight fall along the coast of Washington. An area of low pressure lies over Southeastern California and Arizona. The femperature has remained nearly sta- _tionary over the entire court'y west of the Rocky Mountains. Throvghout Californfa the temperature is from § o 10 deg. below the - normal. howers are reported throughout Central | California. "A-trace of snow fell at San Fran- clseo Heavy and killing frosts occurred generally throughout California this morning. - Condi- | tlons are favorable for frosts again Thursday morning, though probably less severe. Forecast made at San’ Franclsco.for thirty ending, midnight, March 17, 155 | Northern' California—Fair Thursdey, ex showers sarly Thursday morning In the. ek | treme southern portion: continued cool weath er; probably heavy frosts where clear; light | northerly winds Southe California—Light showers early | 2 mornin=; cloudy and unsettled | ‘Thursday; continued cool weather; frost Thurs- | day morning where clear; light westerly wind. | Nevada- now in t southern portion early | Thursday morning; cloudy Thursday; con- tinued cold weather. Utah—Cloudy Thursday; continued cold weather. Arizona—Cloudy Thursday: colder in eutem{ pertion. San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Thursday; | continued cold weather; southeasterly cl z to_northwest wind. e Special report from Mount Tamalpals taken at 5 p. m—Partly cloudv: wind west, 6 miles per hour; temperature, 35; maximum ‘tempera~ ture, 38; trace of snow. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, March 16.—The early strength in to-day’s stock market was a repetition of yesterday’s movements, but prices resisted the late pressure for a decline, and as a conse- quence show substantial net gains all through the list. The bulls had the advantage also of higher prices on the London Exchange, and although prices immediately rose buoyantly | actions. | top prices. above the London parity there was conspicuous buying for London as late as business was done in the British capital. The London buy- ing was certainly due to a feeling at that cen- ter that there is a more promising prospect as to affairs between the United States and Spain. This feeling was shown also in a quite buoyant tone for the Spanish 4s, which rose 1% in London and % in Paris. There was un- doubtedly prevalent in New York also a feel- ing_that the outlook was more peaceful, and such developments as had a threatening aspect were ignored. Either the Spanish Government's semi-official announcement of its opinion on | the maintenance by the United States of the fleet in Florida waters or the news that official attention had been called to this opinion by the Spanish Government would have been sufficient to demoralize the market a week ago. But the underlying conviction in Wall street is that the authorities at Washington have come to | indulge a hope of a peaceful settlement. The continued preparations for defense and such incidents as those of to-day do not wholly dis- sipate this conviction. Nevertheless, operations are now on & large scale pending a definite decision of the Cuban problem. The supply of stocks was not large to-day, moved easily upward without any heavy trans- A part of the buying was attributed to large bull interests, but much of it was also supposed to be the covering of the short sell- ing which caused the late decline yesterday. The bears were apparently averse to renewing their attempt to-day, and the high level of prices was not serfously impaired. The hopes of successful adjustment of the traffic rate | controversy in the Northwest was quite an im- portant factor in the advance here and in Lon- don for Americans. The local and industrial specialties led to-day’s advance, but the grangers, Northwesterns and international stocks in the railway list were also conspicu- ously strong. Heavy additional engagements of gold for import were made to-day without affecting the steadiness of the exchange mar- ket below the gold import point. The total gold importation from Europs on this move- ment has now reached $24,000,000, and it shows no sign of subsiding in spite of the growing tightness of money in London and in European centers. The accumulated stocks of exchange are sup- posed to have been somewhat reduced, but there is undoubtedly a large supply still re- maining, and the continued heavy outward movement of merchandise is constantly bring- ing new bills into the market which are sold against gold imports as fast as they come forward. Bonds were strong throughout in sympathy with stocks. Total sales, $1,830,000. United States new 4s, the 5s and the old 4s coupon each advanced 3 bid to-day. Total sales of stocks to-day, 372,900 shares, including: Atchison preferred, 5020; Burling- ton, 42,900; L. and N., 9855; Manhattan, 27,135; Metropolitan, 100,830: ° Missouri Pacific, 4645; New York Central, 4320; Northern Pactflc, 7320 21,305; Rock Island, 13,980; St P., 4320; Tobacco, 32.: People's Gas, '5605; Sugar, 34,616; Western Union, 3220. CLOSING STOCKS. | Atchison 11 |St P & Om Do pref %| Do pref Baltimore & |stP M & Canada Pacific . 83 |So Pacific i St 47% |So Railway 12 | Do pref 15% [Texas & P: Chi & Alton, 33 | Union_Pacific Chi B & ILPDe&G Chi & B |Wabash . C Do pref Wheel & Do pret Express Adams Ex American United_States Do pret Erie (new) pret Wells Fargo Ft Wayne Miscellaneou: Gt Nor pref A Cot Oil Hocking Val Tlllinois Cent Do pref Amn Spirits . Lake Erle & W. 35| Do pret a3 Do pref 5 |Amer Tobacco - Lake Shore 6 | Do pres Louis & .vash . |People’s Gas ... Manhattan L Cons Gas Met St Ry 144% |Com_Cable Co. Mich Cent 104% (Col F & Iron.. Minn & St L. 26 | Do pref Do_lst pref 8 [Gen Mo Pacific . 261 | T1linois Moblle & Ohio 26% | Laclede Gas Mo K & T 11 |Lead .... Do_pret 3% | Do _pref Chi Ind & L. 7" |Nat Lin Ofl . Do pref 24 Or Imp Co J_Central 92 | Pacific Mail . N Y Central 110% |Pullman Pal . N Y Cm & St L., 12 ISilver Cert . Do 1st pref 5 nd R & T Do 2d pref Nor West ugar . Do pref Amer Co. T ¢ & Iron No_Pacific U_S Leather . Do pref 2| Do pref Ontarlo & W 1% |U S Rubber Or R & Nav 44| Do pref Or Short Lin 29 |West Union Pittsburg 183 IC & N W. Reading 17% | Do pref Do 1st pref W0 |StL&SW Rock Island Do pref StL &S F IR G W 2 | Do 1st pref Do pref 525 Do 2d pref Chi G W 10 St _Paul Haw Com Co.. 29% oD pret CLOSING BONDS. U S new ds reg.. 123 [N J C 5s .. 1z Do coup 123 |N_Carolina’ 6s.... 130% U_S s 110% | Do 4s . 103 Do coup 11134 | No Pac Ists ....0 113 98iz| Do 3s . 0 1mi| Do 4s . 54 1IN Y C & S Lds. 104 District 16 |Nor & W 6s...... 120 Ala class A 1081 | Northwstrn cons. 143% Do B 108%| Do deb 58 115 Do C. 2 106 [0 Nav Ists 114 Do Currency ... 9 |O Nav 4s [ Atchison 4s O § Line 65 120 Do adj_is 5|0 S Line 58 95 3 |0 Imp 1sts 109 | Do 6s tr .. 5614 | Pacific 6s of 95.. 108 | 4| Reading 4s |{D&RG R G W lsts 9 |SL &IMCj5s 106%/S L & § F G 6 695 St P Con .. 664 St P C & P lsts 101%| Do 109" |So F 104 |Stand R & T 6s D &RG i4s.. st Tenn lsts Erie Gen 4s ...... F W & D lsts tr Gen Elec 58 GH&S A 6s. Do 2ds |H & T C 38 108 |Tenn new set 3s. 90 Do con 6s 106% T & P L G 1sts. 98 Iowa C 1lsts 993 Do Rg 2ds 3% Kan P Con tr! K Pac Ist DD tr. La new cons 4s. L & N Unl 4s. Missouri 6s MK & T 2ds 10215/U P D & G 1sf 131% | Wab 1st 5s 1011 | Do 2ds 8% | W Shore s 100 60 |Va Centuries Do deferred | Do ds ... U P pret | N'Y Central Do _ds MINING STOCKS. Chollar 40| Ontario 250 Crown Point . 15|Ophir 40 Con Cal & Va. 70| Plymout 03 Deadwood .. 70| Quicksilver 100 Gould & Curry. 5| “Do pref 200 Hale & Norcrs 25|Sierra Nevada 95 Homestake . 00| Standard 160 Iron Silver . 7| Union Con 30 Mexican .. 2| Yellow Jacket % BOSTON. BOSTON, March 16.—Atchison, 11; Bell Tele- phone, 243; Burlington, 91%; Mexican Central, 5; Oregon Short Line, 20%. MARKET. NEW YORK, March 16.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: There was a general improvement in the stock markets here to-day, mainly due to the bears scramb- ling in. There was little' fresh buying. The feature was the sharp rise in Spanish fours, Americans and Canadian stocks, Americans being benefitedd by the impression that Spaln and the United States would do their utmost to settle matters on diplomatic lines. The market was favorably affected by hopeful views of ‘a speedy termination of the Canadian Pacific rate war. The close was a trifie under the best, except for Canadians and Grand Trunks, which were booming {n the street at Mines joined in the general rally and all forelgners and South American stocks were better, being led by a rise of 2 in Span- ish fours on the official announcement that the April coupon will be paid. Gold is-still much wanted for New York, but it is believed in good quarters that if politics improve the demand for gold may ease. The distinctly easier tone in to-day's market here is due to the announcement that on April 4 the Government will re-pay upward of $3,- 000,000 treasuy bills. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific 84%, Grand Trunk §¥, Bar Silver dull 25%d per "ounce; Money, 2 per cent. BERLIN, March 16.—Business on the Bourse to-day commenced with a better tone, but it was afterwards weak on tne arming of the United States and Srain. American and Cana- dian Pacific securitles closea firm. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March 16.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 20,460; exports, 3060. Quiet and barely steady, with prices lower to sell; Minnesota patents, $5 20@5 45; do bakers', $4 35@4 55. WHEAT—Recelpts, 80,877. Spot weak: No. 2 red, $1 03% f. 0. b. afloat to arrive and $1 04% for spot. Options opened firmer on covering and better early cables than expected, but were nervous and unsettled all day. Bears re- sumed their raiding tactics. aided by fine weather prospects, and although forced to cover once or twice, uitimately prevailed and closed the market weak at %@1%c net decline, although May was %c above last night's curb. No. 2 red March closed §1 03%; May, 977%@%isc; H . WOOL—Dull. PETROLEUM—Dull. METALS-There i3 practically no change in the situation in metals, transactions being conducted on narrow lines, while prices have varied scarcely a hair's breadth. At the close to-day the Metal Exchange calls: PIGIRON—Warrants dull, with $6 75 bid and wblifihcdéppnn—o| d unchanged, ufet and unchanged, with $11 871 bid and $12 asked. TIN-Quiet, $14 20 bid and $14 30 asked, SPELTER-Steady, with $0 bid and # 2 asked, LEAD—Easy; dull, with $3 70 bid and $3 2% asked: Tha Rim Rsing the setiiing prie Tor miners and smelters quotes lead 06, COFFEE—Options closed steady, with prices 10 points lower. Sales, 11,250 bags, including: and prices | March, $5; May, $510. Spot coffee—Rio, weak: No. 7 Invoice, 8%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6%c. Mild, quiet. steady; Cordova, 84@I6c. SUGAR—Raw, barely steady; fair refining, Sogc; centrifugal, 4 test, iic: refined, quiet. BUTTER—Recelpts, 5175 packages; steady: Western creamery, 14@lSc; Elgins, 18c; fac- tory, 11@l4c. EGGS—Recelpts, 8204 packages: steady; State and Pennsylvania, 10%@llc; Western, 10%c; Southern, 10%c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, March 16.—California Dried Fruits, steady but quiet. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, b@sc; prime wire tray, 8%@8%c; wood-dried, prime, 814@S%c; choice, 8%@c; fancy, 9%@l0c. PRUNES—3%@Sc. APRICOTS—Royal, 5%@7c; %@ 10¢. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@Sc; peeled, 12@16c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, March 16.—Wheat was very weak |at the opening, the bear crop sentiment | among_traders on last night's curb, resuiting from the continuance of remarkably favorable weather prevalling over the entire wheat sec- | tion, which reflected fully. Opening prices for | July ranged from 83%c to S5%c, against yester- day’s closing of 8%c. For a moment or two the market hesit ed. The opening decline in | itself_was sufficient to induce covering in & | moderate degree and the market recovered a | fraction, selling at §5ic. That, however, was | the extent of the bullishness. Moorpark, Offerings_ scon | began to come in from all directions, holders | | apparently being discouraged at the excellent crop prospects. The decline also brought in stop-loss orders and the pressure was greatly increased by prominent St. Louls operators, of- ferings from that source being exceptlonally heavy. The market fell pretty steadily to 84c, becoming quite nervous at around the bottom. A reactlon then ensued. Professional shorts and many early sellers came in to cover lines showing good profits, and by noon prices had recovered to §5c. May was steadily held by the | Leiter interests at $1 04 throughout the_ ses- | sion, although one or two sales were made at $103%. Liverpool cobles showed weakness all day. " After noon the market again declined. Shorts had by that time been fllled up, and when the market lost this supporting influence prices sagged at once. July was pounded down o S%c and was bringing S%@8%c at the close. Fine weather and the wheat weakness were | the factors in corn. May closed %c lower. | _Liquidation in oats was quite as free and | general. Wheat and rorn were the influences. May closed e lower. Provisions were in the main steady, consid- ering the weakness in -grain. At the close May pork was 2i4c lower, May lard 2o ipwer and May ribs unchanged. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Wheat No. 2— Open. High. May 104 103% 104 July 8% 8 8% oo May 2% 29% 2% July 31 0% 0% September 32% 31% 31% Oats May . 2 2% 25% | Juiy 2% uy w2y | 982 975 974 9 98234 5 505 5 5 5121 Short Ribs, per 100 Ths— May . 5 00 5 6 02% oee ”' '» 5 02% ash_quotations were as follows: Flour, weak; No. 2 wheat, 9@ spr ; No. 2 red, 2 $1 01;" No. 2 corn, 25%c; No. 2 white, 1o 0. 4Dy - 2 barley, f. o. b., 4@4lc prime timothy seed, 32 85 9 759 80: lard, per 100 Tbs, short ribs sides (loose), $4 80@5 10; shoulders (boxed), $4 75@5; short $5 25@5 40; whisky, distil- 1, $118%; sugars, c. 2 @5; | dry salted clear sides (boxed) | lers’ finished goods cut loaf, 5.88¢; Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls . 63,000 53,000 | Wheat, bush . 4 Corn, b 1 ll)ulx. hb\b;‘h 0 | Rye,” bu: 4.0 Barley, bush . dz,fm On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter | market was steady; creamery, 13@18%c; dairies, 10 16c. Cheese, qulet, S@8%c. Eggs, steady; fresh, $ic. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shipments. Cities— Bushels. ushels. Minneapolis 54,720 74,850 Duluth Milwaukes . | Chicago Toledo .. St. Louis Detroit Kansas City Totals .. Tidewater— Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans 144,065 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— March. May. Opening 627 5960 | Closing 627 5925 | ~Fiour | Opening .29 00 21 60 | Closing 2890 2750 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. March May. July. Sept. Dec. Opening . 9% T4% T % 6 6 5% Closing T9% T4l T % 66% 65% EASTERN LIV ESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, March 16.—CATTLE—Trade in cattle was only fairly active to-day. Beef steers sold at $3 804 for the commonest, up to $5 25@5 50 for a few choice lots, the bulk golng at $4 30@5 10. Common to prime stock- ers and feeders, $3 50@4 75, not many going below 34, and selected lots, averaging 900 to 1150 pounds. Canning cows, $2 40@3; good to choice calves, $5 40@6 25. HOGS—Went at about yesterda: prices, closing weak. The bulk brought $3 $5@4, light- weights selling at the usual discount and the commonest lights brought $3 70. The best hogs closed around $4. SHEEP—Sheep and lambs were 10c higher. Inferior to choice sheep, $3 75@4 6, not many going below §4 15. Rams brought $3 25@3 50. Yearlings were in_demand at $4 50@5. Poor- est to best lambs, $4 50@5 60, sales being large- Iy_at 3 —Cattle, 14,500; Hogs, 25,000; Sheep, Receipts 15,000. | KANSAS CITY. | KANSAS CITY, March 16.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 7300. Market stow and steady, then 10c | lowe Dressed beef and export steers, $3 90 Western fed steers, active, 4 60; ado feeders sold up to $. Native stock- ers and feeders, unchanged ‘at 34@5 3; cows and heifers, §250@465; bulls, inactive, $275 @s. HOGS—Receipts, 13,500. Bulk of sales, $3 60 @3 70; heavies and packers, 33 70@¢ %: medium and mixed, 38603 §0; lights, '$2 503 70; pigs and_roug 251 SHEEP-Recelpts, officlal, 4400. Sheep slow, barely steady, 33 50@4 for Western ewes; com- mon to falr wethers, $4 10@4 30; yearlings, $4 30 @4 50. OMAHA. OMAHA, March 16.—CATTLE—Receipts, 3600. Market steady to strong. Native beef steers, $3 80@5 20; Western steers, $3 70@4 70 Texas steers, $310@3 75; cows and heifers, $3 10@4 25; stockers and feeders, $3 75@5 25; bulls, stags, etc., $2 50@3 75; calves, $4 501 HOGS—Receipts,” 5000. ' Market _stronger. Heavy, $365@3 75; mixed, $3 65@3 70; light, $3 65@3 70; bulk of sales, §870. SHEEP—Receipts, 540, Market acti strong. Fair to cholce natives, $3 T5@4 75; f: to choice Westerns, $3 50@4 60; common an stock sheep, $3@3 60; lambs, $425@5 25. DENVER. DENVER, March 16.—CATTLE — Receipts, 200. Market firm and Gc higher; beef steers, $3 80@4 65; feeders, freight pald to river, $3 95 160; stockers, freight paid, $4@4 75; bulls an stags, 32 25G3 25. HOGS—Recelpts, 400. Market steady; light packers, $3 70@3 75; mixed, $3 65@3 70; heavy, 33 603 70. SHEEP—Receipts, none. mand; good fat muttons, $4 40@5 20. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, March 16.—The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow of the wool market: There has been scarcely any demand for wool during the past week, the total sales reported being even less than those of the pre- vious week. Manufacturers are not in need of wool and they manifest but little inclination to add to their holdings until they know more definitely how the g0ods market —'"' shape itself. As & rule prices are well maintained. 3 The sales of the week amount to 827,000 pounds domestic and 250,000 pounds foreign, making a total of 1,107,000 pounds, against a total of 1,237,000 pounds for the previous week and a total of 7,161,000 for the corresponding week last year. 'Saies since January 1, 1888, amounted to 37,126,450 pounds, against 69,- 75,700 pounds last year at this time. FOREIGN MARKET. LONDON, March _16.—Consols, 111.13-16; Silver, 25%d; French Rentes, 103 15c. LIVERPOOL, March 16.—Wheat, dull; No. 1 Standard California wheat, 33s 6d; cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on passage, easy for white, quiet for red; English country markets, quiet; French country mar- kets, steady; Liverpool wheat, No. 1 nia, 78 11%d; Yot T S noer Parls, weak. COTTON—Uplands, 8 11-32d. CLOSING. G WHEAT—Spot No. 1 red northern spring, ull, §s. . CORN—Spot American mixed, new, 'qulet, 3s 54d; futures steady; March, s 4%d; May, 34d: July, 3s 2%d. HOPS—At London, Pacific Coast, dull, 4.6s@ Market, good de- $325@4 80; lambs, CASH IN THE TREASURY. ‘'WASHINGTON, March 16—To-day's state- ing wheat, 91@%3c; No. 3 spring | | 18 slower. | gon Burbanks, 65@95c; ment of the tion of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $224,91,184: gold re- serve, $169,973,884. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or.. March 16—Whest qulet. Walla Walla, 74@74%c; valley and blue stem, Tie per Dushel, 0TS WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., March 16.—Wheat easfer gnd dull. No. 1 club, 74G75e; No. 1 blue stem, PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., March 16.—Exchanges, $219,113; balances, $54,131 LOCAL M&KETS_ EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight - #MEY Sterling Exchange, 60 day: =t e Sterling Cabtes ........ S AR New York Exchange, sight. = B New York Exchange, teleraj — 1i% Fine Silver, per ounce. o 8% Mexican Dollars T i WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The Speke takes for Cork 98,222 ctls, valued at $137,500. Futures were slightly off, but the old prices were still quoted for spot rain. ewater quotations are as follows: $1:40Q 1 41% for No. 1, $1 4214 for cholce and $1 4@1 50 Der ctl for extra choive for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 _0'clock—May—14,000 ctls, §139%; 14,000, $139%. December—sio0, #132%; 4000, $1 823; 10,000, 1 33%. Second gession— December—2000 _ctls, $133; 2000, 31 32%; 28,000, §132%. May—16,000," $1 39%. Regular = morning _ ession—December—18,000 ctls, $132%; 2000, $1 32% Afternoon - session—! 2000 ctls, §1 40%%; 2000, $1 40%: 5000, §1 40 S L 50,000, $1 3335, BARLEY—Light scattering rains along the coast and the interior valleys keep the market unsettled. Futures wers a_shade weaker, but POt prices were steadv. Brewing is nominal at the moment, as there is no demand on local sccount and the shippers have taken advantage of the recentisias ito. resell Wele chckoes; eed, 0@1 123% for dark to good and $1 13 @115 for chof Brewing, nominal. e CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls $1 0% 2000, $1 0%, * Second sesslon—May—4000 ctls, $1 08%; 6000, $108%: 2000, $108; 4000, $108. ~ December— 2000, $7c. Regular morning session—May—10,000 ctls, F108%: 4000, §105% ~December 10,000, $Tc. ernoon session—May— ctls, H 10,000, $1 08%. ks OATS—There 1s nothing new to report. The market continues dull. Fancy Feed, $1 27 00d to_cholce, $1 20@71 2 ommon, $1 15@1 17%; Surprise, $1 2752@1 $23%; red, §1 5@ 45; gray, $1 17%@1 20; milling, $1 20@1 25 per ctl CORN—Conditions unchanged except that White {s scarce and higher. Small round vellow, §1 10@1 12% per ctl; large yellow, $105@1 07%; white, $110@1 123, RYE—S1 074 per ctl BUCKWHEAT—$1 FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 5504 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $250 per 100; Rice Flour, $ 75; Cornmeal, $2 25; extra cream Cornmeal, '§3; Oatmeal, $3 50; Oat Groats, $4; Hominy, ' $3 10g2 30; Buckwheat Flour, $i; Cracked Wheat, $3 Farnia, $ 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $§ 2; Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 25 @5 65; in sacks, $505@5 45; Pearl Barle: L 8 Split Peas, $3 75; Green Peas, $# 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay continues to go up. though the advance There is no change in Feedstuffs. BRAN-—$16@16 50 MIDDLINGS—$15022 5 FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $24G2% per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 50; jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $21 50@22 50; tonseed’ Meal, $25@5) per ton: Cornmeal, §: 3; Cracked Corn, 123 50G% §; Chopped ' Feed, HAY—(Ex-car_in round lots)—Wheat, $15@ 22 25 per ton: Wheat and Oat, $17 50@21 50; Oat, $17G19; Barlay, $15@18; compressed, $18@2i; ALl talfa, $10@12; stock, $12@13; Clover, $12@13 50. STRAW—386@45c per bal BEANS AND SEEDS. All descriptions remain as previously quoted. Beans are still quiet BEANS—Bayos, $280@2%; Small $150@1 00; Large Whites, §1 50@1 55; $2 25@2 50; Reds, $2@2 25; Blackeye, $2 40@2 30; Butters, $1 40@1 60; Limas, $2@2 15; Pea, $1 40 @1 55; Red Kidneys, 32 25@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 7@3 _per ctl; | Yellow Mustard, $ Flax, $235; Canary Seed, 25,@2%c per Ib; 'Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 2@2%c; Hemp, ‘imothy, 5kc. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 40@1 65; Green, $1 60 @1 9 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Potatoes and Onfons range about the same. Vegetables are steady. POTATOES—Early Rose, 65@75c; River Reds, 50@60c; River Burbanks, 80@75c per sack; Ore- Salinas Burbanks are out; Petaluma Burbanks, 8@75c; Sweet Pota- toes, 2@s0c per ctl for Rivers and 65c@$1 for Merced: new Potatoes, 3@3%c per 1b. ONIONS—122 50 per ctl; cut Onlons, $191 25 er sack. PV EGETABLES—Receipts were 206 boxes As- parague, 194 boxes Rhubarb and 183 sks Peas. Asparagus, S@Sc per Ib for fancy, 6@lc for 1 ana 4@sc for No. 2; Rhubarb, Toc@ $125 per box: Alameda Green' Peas, 3@4c per ; Mushrooms, 4@l0c; Marrowfat Squash, $25 @30 per ton; Dried Peppers, 6@ic per Ib; Dried Okra, Isc; Cabbage, 60@Tec per ctl; Carrots, 25 @60c rer sack; Garlic, 3@4%c per Id. Los_Angeies String Beans, 5@10c; Tomatoes, $1@1 50; Green Peppers, —— per Ib; Summer Squash, fc; Egg Plant, 12%c per Ib; Cucum- bers, 50c@§1 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per Ib in lots of 25 bs; sliced dessicated, 16@1Sc; granulated raw, 13c; Onfons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 18c; Cabbage, 30c: Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, %c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. A car of Eastern sold at 11@12c for Turkeys, $ for Ducks, §2 for Geese, $ 30 for young Roosters, $4 25 for old do and $6 for Fryers. Local stock showed no particular change POULTRY- Live Turkeys, $@llc for Gob- blers and 10@ilc_for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 12@13c per 1b: Geese, fl:l’ pair, $1 1 Geslings, 32 %52 75; Ducks, #@5 ‘tor old and $6 50@s for voung; Hens. $350@4: Roosters, young, $6 50@7 50; Roosters, old, $3 50G@4; Fry- ers, 3i@6 50; Brollers, $@b 50 for large, 13 3@ 450 for small; Pigeons, $2@2 25 per dosen for young and $1 25@1 50 for old. GAM ominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter and Eggs are steady and Iggs are cleaning up rather better. ~ BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 17%@15%c; sec- onds, 10@17%c. Dairy—Choice to fancy, 15@16c; second grades, 14@1415c per 1. Eastérn Butter—Creamery, 16@16%c; ladle- packe @lsc per Ib. CH Cholce mild new, S: common to good, 8@stc; Cream Cheddar, 10@11c; Young America, 10@llc; Western, 11@l2c; Eastern, 12%@13%c per Ib. EGGS- Ranch Bggs, 12@13 per dozen; store Eggs, 11@l%e. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. At the Orange auction Navels brought S5c @$1 80, Mediterranean Sweets 6:@s5c and Grape Fruit 40c. The only change to report is a decline in Mexican Limes. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 40Gi0c per box for common, &5@%0c for good te choice and $1@1 25 for fanc; CITRUS FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $1 50@ 27; Seedlings, 75c@$150; Mandarins, $1@1 25 for large and Go@e for small boxes: Japanese Mandarins, $1@1 50; Grape Fruit, $1 50@3 yer box; Lemons, 75c@$l for common and $1 2@ 175 tor good to cholce; Mexican Limes, $& 50@5; Californfa Limes, in small boxes, 50c@$1; Ba- nanas, $125@2 25 per bunch; Pineapples,” $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. Reports of severe damage to Peaches and Apricots and some damage to Pears and Prunes by the hard freeze of Tuesday pight worrled the trade yesterday, but some time must elapse Defore anything definite is known. The market continues flat. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 3%@ 4%c for 40-50°s, 34@i%c for 30-60's, 2%@3kc for 60-70's, 2 @2%e for 70-80's, 1%@2%c for S 0's, 1%4@i%c for 90-100's; Peaches, IK@ic; fancy, 4,@sc; peeled, 10@12%c; Apricots, >@éc for Royals and 7@i%¢ for 0od to fancy Moor- rarks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7%c; sun-dried, :gaimffnn. iR saixe, igie, Plms c for pitted an c i : iedcnea Prume. Saoic: Nectarines, 4gac for prime to fancy: Pears, 2%@ilc for quarters and 3@5kce for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—1%@2¢ for two-crown, 3¢ for three- crown, 3ic for four-crown, 4%4c for Seedless Suitanas, 24c for Seedless Muscatels and $1g) 110 for London layers; dried grapes, 2ijc. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per b; Walnuts, 5@éc for hardshell and 8@7c_for softshell; Almonds, 2%@3%e for hardshell, 5@6c for softshell and 7@Sc for paper-shell: Peanuts, 4@5%c for Eastern and 4%c for California Pecans, 6%@8c; Filberts, i per Th: Cocoanuts, $4 ONEY—New Comb, 8@10c for bright and 5@ 7c for lower grades; new water-white extract- ed, g/.w; light amber L 3%@4%e per 1. PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9%c per heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured; gmn_sugar-cured California i Mess exira tamily do, a7 mess, $1¢ grime Pork, $10; extra clear, § moked Beef, 11@12c per Ib. LARD—Eastern tlerces quoted at for compound and_7c for pure; T%c; S:yrso‘znm( Uerces, t%o ver Ib for "compound c for pure; halt- : 3 7"‘{%1.‘3}’0%2’:%; alt-barrels, 6%c; 10-1b tins, NE—Tierces, 6 2 Jess than 300 1os1-1h pails. 00 1a & caser Bise 3-1b patls, 20 in a case, §%¢; 5-1b pails, 12 in a 1 case, §%4c; 10-1b palls, 6 in a case, 8%c: 50-1b T et oo tancy Suner 3 Toa mek, Thies Ralt. . The; ubs, net, 7%c; half- bbis, ‘about 110 Tba, Ti4e per 1o S HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides continue at sea as regards prices, each dealer having his own. The feeling is still weak. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell | Ic_under sound stock. Heavy salted steers, { 10@103%c; medium, 9@$ise; light, Sc; Cowhides, Sc; stage, 6e; saited Kip, l0c; Calf, llc; dry | Hides, 16@17c: culls and brands, 13@18%c; dry | Kip and Veal, 134@lil4c: dry Calf, 17%@I8%c; | culls, 16; Goatskins, 30@373¢ each; Kids, 5@10c; | Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per ib; me- dium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 2030 each: shoré wodl, 40, 70c each; medium, {7 ; long wools, 90c(i$1 30 each. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per 1b; No. 2, 2@2%c; refined, 5c: Grease, 2@2i‘c. WOOL—Fall clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ Sc; Southern Mountain, 9@lic; free Northern, 12 | @i3c: do, defective, S@1lc per Ib. | 'HOPS-—0ld crop, 2@éc for poor to fair and 5@ | 10¢ for good; new crop, 11 l4c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton; New Welling- ton, §10; Seattle. $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, 45 50; #Vallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumberland, $10 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania_An- thracite Egg, $15: Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, §7 60; Coke. $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- Pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed end Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Dry Granulated, %c; Confectioners’ A, 5%c: nolla A, §Yc: Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, Bc; Candy Granulated, 5%c; California A, 5%0 per Ib; half barrels %c more than barrels, and boxes i4c more. TURPENTINE—Is lower at 5o in cases, 50c in wooden barrels and 48c in iron tanks. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Previous prices rule for all descriptions. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6%@7c; secon 3 S34@6c; third quality 74@5‘3?)" s VEAL—Large, 6@bi4c; 1@74% per Ib. , 8%@9c per Ib. A pring, 1lc per 1b. 3@3%c; dressed Hogs, 6@7c per 1b. £ Sxa RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, March 18. Flour, qr sks ... 17,559 Hay, tons . Wheat, ctls 33) Wool, bales . Barley, ctls 1,935 Pelts, bdls . Cheese, ctls . 217 Hides, no . Butter, ctls .. 363| Eggs, doz . Tallow, ctls 040 | Quicksilver, Potatoes, sks ... 1,09|Leather, rolls [ Onions, sks 18| Wine, gals ...... 14,100 Bran, sks 145 | Lime, bbls . 81 Middlings, 81 OREGON. F!flur. qr sks . 8,412| Onions, sks 156 Wheat, ctls ..... 1L850|Flaxseed, sks 27 Barley, ctls ..... 1130| Wool, bales Oats, ctls . 1,050 Shorts, sks Potatoes, sks ... 3,391] EASTERN. Corn, ctls 4001 THE STOCK MARKET. On the Bond Exchange the sugar stocks continued to harden and Oceanic Steamship also advanced again. The feature of mining stocks was the ad- vance in Slerra Nevada to $120 under favor- able reports from the mine. The east com- partment of the upraise above the Riley tun- nel is up 25 feet, with the top in $41 ore. The west compartment is now being raised and is up 30 feet; the top shows broken material showing spots of ore. Gould & Curry is assessed 15c and Utah c. At the annual meeting of the Chollar Min- ing Company the old board of directors was re-elected for 1838, with Charles Hirshfield as president, Charles E. Elliott secretary and H. M. Gorham superintendent. The Belvedere Land Company of Marin County has levied an assessment of $1 per share, delinquent April 20. In the Comstock ground of the Savage Min- ing Company, on the 130 foot level, the main west drift has been repaired and retimbered a distance of 1S feet; total length 423 feet. On the Brunswick lode incline shaft No. 1 has on the slope 1124 feet. The main north drift on the 600 foot level has been advanced 13 feet; face is in very hard ground, composed of por- phyry and seams of low grade quartz. In pursuance of the resolution recently adopted by the San Francisco Stock and kx- change Board, amending its Uy-laws so as to create auxiliary membership the following printed form of application has been sent out fo_business men in this city: “‘Application for privilege of auxiliary mem- bership in the San Francisco Stock and Bond On favorable consideration by the Exchange, the applicant, on payment of $100 per annum, in advance, is entitied to be on the floor of the Exchange during all its business hours, and to all the rights and privileges of regular membersyof sald Exchange. That is, only in %0 far-as trading and dealing In the so-called bonds, local and Industrial securlties are con- cerned. And be it further understood that any one holding said privilege or auxiliary membership is at all times subject to the rules and regulations of sald Exchange. Agree- ing to abide by all the conditions and terms referred to above, I hereby make application.’ In the Crown Point mine the joint Belcher and Crown Point drift from the top of the joint upraise from the 850 foot level is out 20 feet, 10 feet having been run during the week; the face is In quartz giving low assays. In the Belcher mine, on the 1200-foot level, the east crosscut from the north drift is out 33 feet, 5 feet having b~ made during the past week; the face is in quartz having no value. week and stored in the ore house at the mine 42 mining carloads of ore, the average assay value of which was $21 31 per ton. The Segregated Belcher mine yielded 15 min- ing carloads of ore during the past week. The average assay of samples taken from the cars Was 54 § per ton. The ore is being stored in the ore house at the mine. The yleld of the Overman mine for the past week amounted to 4 carloads of ore from the workings in the mnorth drift on the 900-foot level. The assay value of the ore, per car samples, was §3i 45 per ton. Much dead work was dope in the mine during the week. The official letter from the Justice mine for the past week says: “‘During the week our force has been principally engaged in timber- ing the southeast drift from west crosscut No. 2. We have completed the station for a winze at the face of the southeast drift, and com- menced sinking the winze to-day. In cutting out the winze station we saved 4 tons of ore this week assaying $45 33 per ton.”" STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY, March 16—2 p. m. Did.Ask. Bid.Ask. U § Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 49% 50% 4s quar coup..llz — |Pac Gas Imp.. — 91 4s quar reg. — |Pac L Co..... — By 4s quar mew_.121% — |S F G & E.. 0% 0% Miscellaneous— San Fran ..... 3% 4 Cal-st Cab bs.115% — |Stock Gas..lll10 — Cal EI 6s...,..126% — | Insurance— C C Wat 02 Firem’'s Fund.19%5 — Dup-st ex Bank_Stocks— EL & P & Anglo-Cal .... — 67 F & Ch R: Bank of Cal.. 2475249 Geary-st Cal S D & T.. — 104 HC&S — |First lat .20 — LALCo 10 (Lon P & A.11%0 — Do gntd — |Mer Exchnge.l — 15 Market-st Nev Nat B...155 — Do Ist M Savings Tanks— Nat 6s 100 |Ger S & L..1835 1665 N — |Hum s'& L1050 1160 N Mutual Sav. 35 = 40 N S F Say U.. 480 500 N —"ls & L So.... — N — |Security S B 250 N Cal Z |Union T Co.1000 — Oak G — | _Street Rafiroad— Do 24 — |[california ....108 — om E; Geary 278 Market-st P& Ch Presidio 6 8% Powell Powder— Reno WL&! California Bac El E Dynamite SF& Giant Con Co. 42 8 P of Ar § P Cal 6s. §PC 18 S P B SV W £ V Wat 4 Stock Gas Water— Gontra Conta arin Co . Spring Val Gas & I Cent Gaslight. 9%8% — M E L Co. 18% Morning Session. 300 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar. 0 6214 8 do do .. 30 50 25S F Gas & Electric Co 90 50 25 Hutchinson § P Co. 5T 5% do do 1600 3% do do 6% % do do 16 50 5 Oceanic Steamship Co! 58 00 25 Glant Powder Co 42 50 5_ do_ do 25y 50 Mutual Electric Light 1350 Afternoon Session. 408 F Gaslight .. 375 30 Hutchinson S P Co. 46375 1% do do 46 50 7 do do 46 6214 5 do do 4875 25 Market-street Rallway 51 00 %" do do 51 50 2% do do 52 00 2% do do 52 25 5 do _do 52 50 20 Glant Powder Con 225 40 Vigortt POWAET vesvesversesssssen 337% There have been hoisted during the | been sunk 16 feet since lust report; total depth | total length, 335 feet from the south line; the | “Exchange—The privilege consists as follows: | | of Broadway, 130 W of | 150 W of Baker streeet, W 25 by N 137 W 25 Hawaflan Commercial & Sugar. 25 do do 50 do do 180 do do 6" do dot L 85 Oceanic Steamship Co. 3 15S F Gas & Electric Co, b 2.. INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. 25 Central Light & Power, 8 1), 100 Hawailan Commercial & Suvar. 50° do do ... 45 Hutchinson § P Co. 60 Oceanic Steamship Co . Afternoon Session. 100 Hutchinson S P Co. 50 Spring Valley Water . Street— 15 Central Light & POWer.......... MINING SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session EPEEEEE Smasgan - B85 588, g 8% Zu%Hg 100 Alpha . 81100 Justice . 80 400 Belcher 25100 Mexican ........ 82 150 Best & Beicher 31100 Ophir L4 400 Chollar 54100 . .43 600 SR 55100 Overman . BT 200 53500 Potcsi .5 100 % 561300 ... T | 200 Crown Point ... 13|100 Savage . 25 BN Goul i & iy 0 [1SYEtarTas Navade. T 05 Afternoon Session. 100 Alta . 16250 Justice 2 100 Andes . 10(100 ...... R 1 250 Best & Belcher 31100 Mexicas 82 100 Chollar 54200 Ophir r 300 ...... 53| 500 Overman 12 100 Con Cal & Va.. 78500 Potost L4 B 76/100 Sterra Nevada..1 20 200 Crown Point ... 14|10 Union Con ) 19200 Utah .. 1 100 Gould & Curry. 100 300 Yellow Jacket.. 27 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: - Morning Session. 500 Alpha . 08200 Mexican 82 400 Best & 81400 Overman 1 500 Bullion 13 |300 Potos! “ 800 Chollar 55960 . 500 54300 100 531480 52600 Sa 200 Con Cal & Va.. 77/306 . 200 78(600 Slerra Nev . 18/250 ...... a0 Gould & Curry 150 Hale & Norers.1 200 Justice 17500 . . 40/200 Union Con Afternoon Session. 500 Alta 17900 Potost . 300 Belcher 2200 Savage 400 Best & Beicher 381|500 Sierra Nevada..l 20 300 T 33600 ... 200 Bullion 12{300 . 800 Chollar B2 600 Crown Point 14/200 . 200 Gould & Curry.. 19/500 . 45(300 - 31600 Y 321300 .. 03200 . 33200 . 34 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. John and Nancy Fritz to James L. Flood, lot on N line of Pacific avenue, 171-6 E of Gough street, E 34, N 127:10%, W 6, N 0:2%, W 3, S 035, E 3, § 127:8%, quitclaim deed; $10. Elkan and Rebecca Eisenberg to Tillle Dit- tenhoefer, lot on N line of Sutter street, 150 E of Gough, E 30 by N 120; §10. Henry 8. Flood to Agnes Flood, lot on S line Laguna street, W 41:10%, B 137:6, 5 34:4%, N 37:6, E 1:6, N 100; gift. Thomas J. Crawford to Hanora ' Crawford, 1ot on N line of Geary street, §7:6 W of Scott, W 2 by N 137:6; also lot on N line of Sutter street, 84:6 W of Baker, W 28 by N also 1ot on N line of Post sireet, 200 W of Devisa- dero, W 25 by S 125; gift. Otis C. Bryan to Peter Conaty, lot on § line gt Haight street, 130 W of Brodérick, W 3 by : $10. Louis G. and Flora A. Schord to Richard I ‘Whelan, lot on N line of Golden Gate a e‘s\le. Eliza K. Comerford to George F. Hanson, lot on W line of Dolores street, 56 N of Duncan, W to SE line of roadbed of Southern Pacific Rallroad, NE to Dolores, S 95; $600. Thomas and Kate B. Lundy to Walter H. Scholl, lot on E line of Vicksburg street, 15 S of Twenty-gecond, S 25 by E 150; $10. James S. McCue to Guiseppe Figove and Pietro Demattai, lot on N line of Pine streot, 114 E of Dupont, E 20 by N §; $10. Jeremiah Flanagan to James E. Britt, un- divided one-eighth of lot on SE line of Bryant street, 175 NE of Eighth, NE 25 by SE §; $10. Same to same, same (quitclaim deed); 350. James E. and Mary Britt to C. S. Healey, same; $10. Estate of Catherine Flanagan (by J. J. Mc- Cue and James E. Britt, administrators), same to_same; $2500. Nathan and Lily Schlesinger to same, lot on E corner of Bryant and Decatur streets, NE 25 by SE 63; $10. Louise P. Bellencourt, A. M. Brisset. John Doe True and Richard Roe True (by James G. Jeftress, commissioner) to A. B. Hunt, lot on E line of Thirteentn avenue, 175 S of K street, S 25 by B 120 (56,209); $163. A. K. P. Harmon Jr. and Etta Harmon Ed- wards to Thomas H. Collins, lot on E line of Eleventh avenue, 300 § of M street, S 2 by E 120; $10. John E. and Hilda C. Beck to Beda L. Brand, lot 17, block 9, Flint Tract Homestead Associ tion; $10. ‘Same to Oscar Brand, lot 18, block 8, same; #ame to Alfred Gustafson, lot 15, block 9, e; $10. e ¥y Frank J. Gustatson, lot 18, block 9, same; $10. B Henry Hartmann to Amelia L. and Willlam H. Worden, lots 152, 184, 156 and 188, Holiday map A; $. Alameda County. argaret A. Johnson to Mary L. Jackson, Lop T8 line of Sixth street, 110 W of Brush, W 21 by N 100, block 37, Oakland; gift. E. A. Jones to J. P. Garlick, lot on N line of Joy street, 120 W _of Humboldt or Telegraph A nue W 38 by N 100, being lot 1, block F, Roberts and Wolfskill Tract to correct 330 deed 475, Oakland Annex: Sl Luca and Francesca Zuanich to Edmund At- well, lot on N line of A street, 58 E of Hannah, 100 Hale & Norcrs.1 500 Justice E 316 by N 100, being subdivision H and W | half of subdivision « of lot 1, block 793, Watts Tract, Map 2, Oaklan 10. J.J. B. Eiy to W. R. B. Ely, undivided one- quarter interest in lot on NE line of East Pighteenth _street, 150 NW of Thirteenth avenue, NW 30 by NE 120 block 111, Clinton, ast Oakland: $10. B M and May C. Benham, W. R. and Elle L. Thomas to S. L. Potter, lots 6 7, 14 and 16, block F, Klinknerville Tract, Oak- land Township; $10. 'Sarah M. Furniss (guardian of _estate of M. Furniss, minor) to J. L Palmer, | Frederick L Falmer, | Twenty-eighth, N 25 by E 125, block C, Golden | lot on E line of Myrtle street, ate Homestead, Oakiand; $1200. o Sfaxon to Andrew_ Schuller, lot 31, Map of Pacific Theological Seminary Tract, Map 2, Oakland; $19. ‘Andrew Schuller to Alexander Warner, same, Oakland;_$10. Carrie L. Frost to Willlam H. Frost, lot 4, block E, Peralta Helghts East Oakland; $1. Wiliam H. Frost to West Oakland Mutual Loan Association, same, East Oakland: $10. Charles M. Breslin to Agnes A. Breslin. lots 18 and 15, block 4, Daley’s Scenic Park Tract, Berkeley; gift. Sde v" and Lucelle Forman, A. E. Shaw and Elmhurst Land Company to Mrs. C. E. Baker, lots 37 and 3, Elmhurst Park, Brooklyn ‘ownship; $10. T ohn L. ana Johanna J. Shiman to Elmer ‘Welsh, lot beginning at a stake on the SE line of C street, 200 NE from a point formed by the fntersection of East Third and South C, thence SE 430, NE 133:4, NW 3115, SW 100 {0 begin- ning, town of Haywards, Eden Township; ant. S Bdward P. and Mattle J. Taylor to Harriet wW. Blake, lot on W line of Washington street, 8 N of Thirteenth, N 50 by W 7, block 189, d;_$100. Okl ewett to Alpha_Prewett, a lot 2 front by a depth of 75 on NW side of Fourth enue, 35 G Pfrom Fast Ninth street, being No. 945 Fannh, avenue, East Oakland (subject to_mortgage): $1. Louisa_Engel to L. J. Rudolph, lot 4, block B, Golden Gate Tract, Oakland annex: $10. E. D. and Helen Harmon to Nathan Pushie, lot on W line of EIlis street, 225:9 § of Fair- view avenue, § 5 by W 120, block 2, lands of Regent-street Homestead Association, Berke- ley. to correct 637 d 122 quitclaim deed); $10. ‘Peter and Sarah J. Conaty to Otis C. Bryan, lot on S line of Berkeley way, 10 W of Sher- man street, W 50 by S 125 being a portion of range 1, Hardy Tract, Berkeley (subject to deed of trust for $1000): $10. BUILDERS' CONTRACTS. George Kettner (owner) with Willlam Horst- meyer & Co. (contractors), architect H. Geil- | excavating, brick, fuss, carpenter, mill and stair work, plastering, tinning, glazing and hardware for erection of a two-story frame bulding, and moving, alterations and addi- tlons to a one-story frame building on E line of Plerce street, 87:6 S of Greenwich, S 2% by B 13 . J. B. Pomeroy (owner) with Douglas & Co. (contractors), architect none, all work for a two-story frame residence on E line of Fif- teenth avenue. 175 N of Clement street, N 25 by E 127:6; $1762. Mrs. W. Loaiza (owner) with Bignami & ‘Masow (contractors), architects Plesis & Moore, grading, excavating, brick, granite and ‘carpenter work, galvanized iron work, hard- ware, glazing, etc., for residence on SW corner of gor and Washington streets, S 59:6 by W 137:6;_$11.898. T.'J. McCreagh (owner) with Douglas & Co. | (contractors), architect none, all work for a two-story frame residence on E line gfbmfé Y teenth_avenue, 200 N of Clement, N 127:6; $1850. ‘Mrs. B. Mauser (owner) with Val- Franz (contractor), architect H. Hess, all work ex- gept shades for a one-story basement and attlc rame ng on. s of eenth street, 150 E of Noe, 25x125; $2400. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Office of aiied ‘States’ Liehthouse nspector, n s Bortland, Or.. March 14, 1895, buoy, red, to Middle Sands 1898. The buoy marks the North Edge of the e e Al s edge trees on Leadbetter Point, 15 | 3% E. Vessels should not pass to the south- ward of this buoy. This notice affacts the List of Beacons and Buoys, Pacific Coast, 159, page 56. By order of the Lighthouse Board GEO. C. REITER, Commander, U. S. N., Inspsctor Thiricenth Lighthouse District NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographio Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, 18 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 coniplete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison .nd reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers #to navigation and all matters of interest to ocoan commerce. The time ball cn top of the buflding on Tele- graph Hill is ho’sted about ten minutes befors noon and is droiped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. A notice statilg whether the time ball was dropped on time ‘or giving the error, If any, is published the same dav by the afternoo: | papers, and by the morning papers the follow. | ing day. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Helghts 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 helght of tidc is the same at both places. MARCH—15%. Thursday, March 17. | ,B'eev,’ !mz]fi Fees il £ T wi B2 1:b3] —03] :08] 48 s3] 21| ozl o 51 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of tha day in the order of occurrence as to time. Th second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights iven are additions to the soundings on the United ~States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height and then the number given Is subtractive from tive depth given by the charts. THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer chants Exchange, San Francisco, March 16, 1898. 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.. Greenc wich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. — STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER | FrOM T Dom Empire. Coos Bay.. ~|Mar 1T Weeott.. Humboldt. - [Mar 18 . |Tacoma.. *|Mar 18 Samoa Humboldt. *|Mar i3 Fomona., San Diego. .. .| Mar 18 Umatilia Victoria & Puzet *|Mar 18 Arcata - | Mar 18 Homer. Mar 19 Burma . Mar 20 Mackinaw..... [Tacoma. | Mar 20 Valencia- Mar 20 Crescent Clty. .| Mar 20 North Fork...... | Humboids. Mar 20 Portiand | Mar 20 "’ |Departure Bay | Mar 20 *|China and Japan. Mar 22 San Diego.. Mar 22 .{Panama ... Mar 22 Victoris and Puget Sound | Mar 8 - |Mar 2¢ Mar 24 STEAMERS TO SAIL. |. STEAMER | DEsTiNATION| _SAus [ PrEm. | Walla Wila| Vic & P Souna | Mar 17. 10 ax|Pler & | Coos Bay..Newport...... Mar 18, 9 A |Pler 1L | State of Cal|Portland. .| Mar 18, 10 Am|Pler 24 CitySydney | Panam: Mar 18,12 M[PM 8S Pomona... Mar 19. 11 Ax [Pler 1L Weeott. Mar 20, 9 Am|Pler 18 Mar 20, Pler 13 Humboldt .. Vic & Pgt S Portlana. China&Ja] .| Australia. Humbold Sanws Rosa/San Diego ————————— SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday, March 1s. Stmr Coquille River, Johnson, 18 hours from Fort Bragg. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, 78 hours from Newport and way ports. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, 87 hours from Ventura. Haw bark Andrew Welch, Drew, 15 days fm Honolulu. CLEARED. Wednesday, March Stmr Fulton, Johnson, Seattle and Dve Gray & Mitchell. Stmr Walla Wall ‘Wallace, Victoria and Port Townsend; G Nor ship_ Prince all _Perkins & Co. Robert, Hanson, Port | Townsend; J D Spreckels & Bros Co. | "Bktn S G Wilder, McNeill, Horolulu; Wil- | liams, Dimond & Co. Schr Aloha, Dabel, Honolulu; Willlams, Di- mond & Co. | Behr' H C Wright, Olsen, Unalaska: North ; Amer Commerci: 0. | SAILED. Wednesday, March 16. Stmr Cleone, Walvig, Mendocino. Stmr Willamette Hansen, Seattle. Stmr Fulton, Johnson, Seattle and Dyea. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego and way ports. Br ship Speke, Wainwright, Queenstown. Schr Ocean Spray, Sorenson, Iversens Land~ ing. | ""Enr Maid of Orleans, Austin, Grays Harbor, Schr Glendals, Johnson, Portland. Sohr Amethyst, Jo..annssen, Waidport. Schr Queen, Edwardsen. Schr Fortuna, Rosich Bureka. Schr Neptune, Estvold. Schr Laura Pike, Johnson, Tillamook. Schr Bella, Smith. Seattle. Schr Gotama, Dedrick, Coos Bay. Schr 1da McKay. Johnson, Grays Harbor Schr Okanogan, Moore, Port Gamble. Schr Monterey, Beck, Bowens Landing. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, March 15, 10 p. m.—Weathep cloudy; wind calm. CHARTERS. The Bertle Minor loads lumber at Eureka for Kahului; M P Grace, lumber from British Columbia to Sydney. SPOKEN. Feb 2834 40 N 45 W, Br ship Blackbraes, for Liverpool. e Qe 3 W, Br ship Bothwell hence 3 nstown. Ot Lo N5 " Br ship Carnarvon Bay, iverpool for Victoria. e L R 0 W, Br ship Hyderabad, hence Nov 14 for Queenstown. Mar 5—5¢ N 38 W, Br sh Nov 13 for Queenstown. Mar 1148 N 14 W, Ger ship Rence Rickm d unkirk. "%przmns o W "Ger bark Robert Rl mers from Tacoma for Queenstown. DOMESTIC PORTS. BUREKA—Arrived Mar 16—Stmr North Fork, hence Mar 15; stmr Homer, hence Mar 15, COOS BAY—Arrived Mar 16—Stmr Arcata, ha M 13. PORT TOWNSEND—Amived Mar 16—Sche va, hence Mar 6. E‘P‘meb REYES-Passed Mar 16-Nor stme ter Jebsen, from Nanaimo for ego. P TRER A Arrived March 16—Stmr Samoa he Mar 14. NEWPORT—Arrived Mar 16—Schr Chale lenger, from Seattle. COOS BAY—Barbound Mar 16—Stmr Empire, for San Francisco. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Mar 16—Schr Serena Thaver, from Bureka. ASTORTA—Arrived Mar 16—Stmr Columbfa, hence Mar 14; stmr_Pasadena, from Dyea; Br ship Puritan, from Hiogo. Sailed Mar 16—Stmr National City, for Dyeas stmr Alcazar. TACOMA—Safled Mar 16—Nor ship Dram- men, for St Nazaire. SEATTLE—Sailed Mar 16—Stmr Czarina, for Dyea; stmr South Coast, for Dyea; stmr. Townsend, for Dyea: bark Seminole, for Wrangel; stmr Australia, for Dyea. EZSTERN PORTS. NEW YORK-—Sailed Mar 15—Stmr Advance, for Colon; stmr South Portland, for Seattle. FOREIGN PORTS. COLON—Arrived Mar 14—Stmr Alllanca, fm New York. FALMOUTH—Arrived Mar 15—Br ship Suth- erlandshire, from Portland. HONGKONG—Arrived Mar 13—Stmr City of | Rio de Janeiro, hence Feb 12. HOKIANGA—Sailed Feh 16—Nic bark Leon. MELBOURNE—Arrived prior to Mar 15— Bark_Colusa, *~~m Chemainus. PANAMA—Arrived Feb 23—Stmr San Juan, from San Jose de Guatemala, and sailed Mar 1 for San Jose de Guatemala. 2—Stmr Barra- couta. from Champverico, and safled March 3 ;?rb(,;ha.mperlco Mar 4—Stmr San Blas, hence h |~ Sailed Mar 1—Stmr Colon, f Francisco; vt ar 15—Br stmr Ta: “from Southampton for Vancouver. % TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMEKS. NEW YORK-—Sailed Mar 16—Stmr St Louls, for Southampton; stmr Kensington, for Ant- werp; stmr Britannie, for Liverpool; stmr Sco- tia, for Hamburg: stmr La Normandie for Hayre: stmr mw&. for Marseilles. 1 " tvru Bu‘mtonm. L—Sal Mar 16—Stmr Sylvania, Arrived Mar 16—Stmr Teutonic, from New York, ELPHIA—Arrived 16—Stmr | Switzerland, from Bas ip Merioneth, hence A