The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1898, Page 12

o = 1 THE FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, TARCH 19, 1898 COMMERCIAL W ORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Stiver advanced. | Wheat and Barley futures higher. Oats firmer and more active. Rye advanced. Corn dull. Hay firm. Feedstuffs unchanged. Rice steady. Potatoes and Vegetables about the same. Butter and Eggs steady. Not much change in Poultry. Lemons and Limes lower and weak. Provisi dull. Dried Fruits still neglected. Hides weak. Wool and Hops flat. Mutton steady. Beef firm. Hogs lower. exports of produce. wo failures last week. CK'S FAILURES. THE WE The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 22 fallures In the Pacific Coast States and Terri- tc s for the week ending yesterday, as com- pared with 32 for the previous week. and 17 for the corresponding week of 1S97. The fall- the past week are divided among the follows: One fruit and produce com- h ¢, 1 shoe manulacturer, 1 com- 1 dairy, 1 merchant tallor, v, 1 sewing machines, 5 liquor, 1 fruits, elry, 1 manufacturer’'s agent rallway sup- 2 grocers. MONEY IN CIRCULATION. The stock 0f money in the United States on 1st of March is reported by Treasury of- als at $2,396,590,308, of which $670,213,640 was vernment vaults and the balance in cir- in culation in the following formas: § 50,681,700 as above there was | in_gold cotn. $3,600,- small siiver, 2 $13,000,000 in United States notes Incre: PORTS OF PRODUCE. ¢ produce from this port during the nths of the year were $5,109,500, 200 during the same time in 1897, 400 to Great Britain, §500,300 389,000 to Africa, 0 to British Colum: Islands and $38 Exports first two against $6, and include $914,. to the Atlantic Coast. OUR NATIONAL EXPORTS. The following figures taken from the bulle- | in tssued by the Bureau of Statistics of the | Department show the value of the | of merchandise exported from during efght months ended Treasury uffs, 3; cotton, mineral ofls, : cattle and 31,0205 ,188,685; total, Thi the eight months as $473,234,630. HOW PRIC HAVE ADVANCED. last issue of Bradstreet's is published | arative prices 108 staple raw and manufactured, from April 1, 189, to showing it is learned more than he articles mentioned advanced in and only 15 actually declined. Com- »w water mark in last, 24 out > lower in prices, but the decreases and in some cases due to KPORTS OF LUMBER. ports of Lumber from this port during st two months of 1888 were 2,479,000 feet, at #5641, against 4,095,000 feet at $127, the same time in 44 for O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow. SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST EXPLANATTON. The arrow files with the wind. The top fi ures at :fation indiczte maximum temperature for the days; those underneath it. it any, the ount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches | and hundredths during the past twelve hours. | Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal &ir pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high” means high barometric pressure and is usuclly accompanied by falr weather; “low” refers to low pres- | gure and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. '‘Lows’ usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the preseure is high In the interfor and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north d south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the “low'’ Is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- probable. With @ “high' in ' the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The .reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 5 p. m. | close. | ferred, Chi & E Iil ITPD & cCCas Wabash .. | _Do_pret Do pref . Del & :1uds Wheel & L Del L & W Do pref . Den & R G Express C Do pref Adams Bx Erie (new) . |American Ex . Do lst pre! United States . Do coup Carolina U S 4s Do_is No Pac Do 3s Do 4s . 4N Y C & 8 L 4s. 103% District .68 3 or & W 6s...... 119 Ala class A Northwstrn cons. 144 Do_deb s ...... 115% 10 Nav 1sts ...... 113% O Nav 4s . 94 Atchison 4s O S Line 6s 120 Do adj 4s O 'S Line 3s 9% | | Can So” 2ds O_Imp Ists 101 Chi Term 4s =| Do 58 tr . 55 C & Ohio 5s {Pacific 6s of 95. 103 CH & D 4%s % | Reading 4s 80% D & R G Ists. 10 |R G W L 8015 | D&RG s 89 S L& T MCis. 904 East Tenn Ists.. 105 [SL & SF G fs.. 16 | | Erfe Gen 4s 69 |St P Con . & F W &D ists tr. 67 |StPC &Pk Gen- Elec &8 .... 101 Do_ 5 | K Pac 1st DD tr. | | Qull, became better on the ostentatious buying | 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 . 0.00 28.05 42.18 Red Biuft : 1208 2.67 cramento . 15.77 8an Francisco = 20.30 Fresno 9.50 San Luis Obiepo . 19.96 Los Angeles 16.44 Ean Diego . 1148 Yuma. 5.35 San Francisco temperature: Maximum, 62; mintmum, 41; mean, 16. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. The pressure has risen slowly over the Pa- cific Slope. It has fallen over the upper Mis- sourt Valley. Heavy rain or snow has fallen in Utah and Southern Wyominge The temperature bas risen slowly over the Pa- cific Slope. It 1s still below the normal through. | $3 72% asked. The firm that fixa: out California and more than 10 degrees below | the normal in Utah, Arizona and Wyoming. Heavy and killing frosts occurred throughout Calffornia this morning and conditions are fa- vorable for frost again on Saturday morning, but less severe. A maximum wind velocity of 28 miles per hour from the south is reported at 1aaho Falla. Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours, ending midnight, March 19, 1898: Northern California—Fair Saturday; frost in the Interior; light northerly winds. Southern ~ California—Fair ~Saturday, with frost in ex; light westerly wind. Nevada— Warmer north. Utah—Falr Saturday; warmer north, Arizona—Cloudy Saturday: warmer. San Franclsco and vielnity—Fair Saturday; ot westerly wind. I %pecial report from Mt. Tamalpias, taken at p. m.—Clear; wind northwest, 5 miles per bour; temperature, 40; maximum, 43 degrees. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKETS. 1i 1 NEW YORK, March 18.—To-day’s stock mar- ket fluctuated over quite a wide extreme, first upward and then downward, and with & later ~-avery above the early high point. But it is | With the close to-day quotations closd as fol- noticeable that the net changes were not very large. The extreme dullness was a feature. This and the character of the rumors which affected the market Indicated the manipulation of small proféssional traders, whose existence depends upon a movement of prices, whether up or down. The late rally was the feature of the day and was significant of the nervous waiting attitude of the speculative world. T! rally was founded on rumors as to what could be taking place at the secret meeting of the Cabinet in Washington. Compromise with Spain over Cuba was the burden of this rumor, accompanied by the intormation that Spain was perfectly willine to grant evervthing on the sole condition that her flag remains in Cuba. The professional short sellers hastened to cover open contracts on the strength of this report and another to the effect that a dis- tinguished officer of high rank In the United States navy had expressed he opinion that the Maine was destroyed by an internal explosion due to an accident. Business in the flurry caused by these rumiors was more active than at any time during the day, but was not/on an unusually large scale, espectally considering the wide movement of prices. Nelther was the rally well held, the reaction touching practi- cally all stocks and amounting to a substan- tial fraction in many cases. As for the open- ing spurt, it was largely assisted by the buoy- aney of the local traction stocks, based on the reported offer of the rapid transition to an elevated company. The heaviness and dullness were without the slightest interruption after the opening spurt up to the recovery in the last hour. The relapse {n Spanish 4s on the London and Parls exchange was not reassuring. Not- withstanding yesterday's slight hardening in the rates of exchange and the distinctly higher tone in to-day’s money market, further gold to the amount of $30,000 was engaged for import to-day. The bond market showed weakness in the early dealings and a firmer tendency at the Total sales, $1,300,000. | TUnited States new 4¢s and the old 4s coupon were 14 lower and the old 4s registered % lower soaked winter wheat flelds. Possible damage from this source did not at first result in a great increase in the buying demand, but it stopped the selling pressure, and shorts anxi- ous to cover found it mecessary to advance their bids materially before securing the de- sired wheat. 1In the first forty-five minutes’ trading July was advanced to 8o%c. Then realizing by scalpers caused a reaction to $%e, where the market hung for a short time. After that the market gradually became stronger and trade broadened out consider- ably. Later advices from Liverpool showed sharp advances both in cash and the deferred futures. California sent quite gloomy crop reports, predictions being made that the crop would not exceed 2,000,000 bushels. That these reports were taken seriously in California was evidenced by the number of covering orders, both for May and July contracts, but espe- clally for the former, which were received from that source. Private advices from the North- west said_that stores there were nearly ex- hausted. The seaboard advices were of a bull- ish character, an improved foreign demand at better prices being reported. The price of July reached $6%c on shorts buying. Reallz- ing caused a reactlon to $5%e¢, but near the end of the session advanced to 861,@S6%c, closing strong at $6hc. Quite a large trade was done in May. Callfornia shorts were espectally good buyers. Leiter was a free seller, but the mar- ket was strong enough to absorb everything offered and probably 500,000 bushels were dis- osed of by the Leiter people at prices around 105%. May sold.as high as §1 06 and closed at $1 05%. Corn was strong, though mot very active. May closed e higher. Oats were fairly active and stronger in sym- pathy with other grains and on the unfavor- able weather. May closed Yc higher. Provisions were very dull and on the whole weak, though trading was too small to admit of material declines. At the close May pork was 2ic lower and May lard and ribs un- changed. The leading futures ranged as follows: bid. Total sales of stocks to-day were 300,200 | shares, including: Burlington, 25,760; Louls- | le and Nashville, 7060; Manhattan, 23.005: Metropolitan Street Railway, 13,175; New York do pre- | | | 6893; Northern Paclflc, T3 16, Rock Island, $225%. St. Paul, 055; Unfon Paclfic, 16,804; Tobacco, 1 ple's Gas, 6050; American Sugar, 66,5 Central, CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison .. 11%|3t Paul pref | Do pref 24 |St P & Om | Baltimore 17| Do pref . Canada P .. B24IStP M & M. Canada Southern. 46 |So Pacific Cent Pac ..... 12 |So Railway Ches & Ohlo . Do pref Texas & Pacific.. Union Pac pre. Chi & Alton Chi B & Q Wells Fargo Miscellaneous A _Cot Oil Do pref . Amn Soirits Do_pref Am Tobacco Do pref . Manhawan L People’'s Gas | Met St Ry . 2|Cons Gas . m” | Mich Cent . Com Cable Co.... 165 | Minn & ICol F & Tron | Do _1st pref Do _pref | Mo Paci Gen Electric | Mobile Tiinote Steel | fo K & T Laclede Gas Do pref Lead Chi Ind & Do _pref . Do pref Nat Lin Oil J Centr: Pacific Mail N ¥ Cent Pullman Pal N_Y Chi & St L. 12 ISilver Cert Do 1st pret Do_2d pret Nor West . o Amer Co . No Pacific . Do pref Ontario & W Or R & Na Pittsburg . Reading Do 1st pref Rock island St L & S F, Do 1st pref Do 2d pref st Paul |Haw Com Co % | BONDS. | U S new 4s reg.. 122 [N J C | So Ry &s . Stan R & T 65.. & Tenn new set 33, 8 | Do con 63 T & P L G lsts.. 9% Iowa C_Is |. Do Rg 2ds . 32 Kan P Con tr. luUP D& 54 | ists . Wab lst 58 ...... La new cons 4s Do 2ds . L & N Uni 48 Shore 4 . Missouri_6s |Va Centuries MK & T 2ds. Do deferred . Do is U N Y Central 1sts. 115% MINING STOCKS. Chollar ... . 44]Ontario 250 Crown Point 11| Ophir 40 | Con Cal & Va. 70| Plymouth 08 Deadwood . 5 | Quicksiiver 100 | Gould & Curry 15| Do pref 200 Hale & Norcrs... 125 Sierra Nevada .. 110 Homestake . 37 00| Standard 160 Iron Silver 38| Union Con 30 Mexican ... . 25|Yellow Jacket %5 BOSTON. BOSTON, March 18.—Atchison, 10%: Bell Telephone,” 2i5; Burlington, $0%c; Mexican Central, 5; Oregon Short Line, 25. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, March 18.—The Evening Post's Londen financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were idle and featureless to-day with a bullish inclination. Americans opened by a leading American house, gave way later on New York selling and closed weak. The report of the Naval Board of Inquiry on the Maine disaster is anxiousiy awaited. Spanish 4s were % lower. New York is sald here to be_speculating considerably in that stock. The Chinese loan prospectus is out. The de- talls are as already cabled, but the only im- portant point to note is that the loan s to be gaid up g early as May 5. This doubtless in- icates the payment to Japan on May § of the entire balance of the indemnity of $12,000,000. The ease in the London money market was increased to-day In the release of £500.000 of Japanese money from the Bank of Engiand. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific, $4%; Grand Trunk, 8%, Bar silver, steady, 2%d per ounce. Money, 2 per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March 18—FLOUR—Receipts, 23,44; exports, 13,766. Moderately active and steadier without material change. WHEAT—Receipts 000; exports, 86,138 Spot firm; No. 2 red, $1 04% f.0.b. afloat to ar- rive, and $1 0% spot. Options opened firm at La%e advance, and were strongly sustained all day by bullish market news abroad and active covering on cold weather threatening the wheat belt. The export demand was light, but frelght men reported another big demand for graln steamers, closed %@lhc net higher; No. 2 March, $1 4%@1 043%: closed, $1044; May, 99%c@sl 00%, closed, $1 00%. WOOL—Dull. PETROLEUM—Dull. METAL—Business on the Metal Exchange continues exceedinglv dull with the exception of lead. Prices show no change whatever. lows PIG TRON—3$6 75 bid and 36 §5 asked. LAKE COPPER—Quiet at §11 §7% bid and $12 asked. TIN—Dull at $14 20 bid and $14 30 asked. SPELTER—Steady at # 17% bid anl & % asked. LEAD—Dull and easy at $3 G‘Jfi bid and s the wettliug price for miners and smelters calls lead, 3 50. COFFEE—Options closed quiet nt unchanged to § points net decline. Sales, 13,5%) bags, n- cluding: March, 3$5; May, $5 10@5 15. _Spot ~of- fee—Rio weak: No. 7 invoice, 5%>; No. 7, job- bing, G%e. Mild, quiet; Cordova, 31! SUGAR—Raw, quiet; fair refining, 3 trifugal, 98 test, 4 1-16. Refined, quiet BUTTER—Receipts, 3000 pac<uges; firm. ‘Western creamery, 15@1c; Elgins, 19o; factory, 12@15¢ , 9100 packages, easfer. EGGS—Recelp! era. 9%c; Southern, 104@10%c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, March 18.—Calif)rnia Diced Fruifs: Apples steady; other frul's auiet, FVAPORATED _APPLES—Commo, 58 prime wire tray, 8%c; wood dried prime, %@8oe: cholce. 8% @dc; fancy, 3gdide. PRUNES—3%@Sc. APRICOTS—Royal, 5%@7c; Moorpark, $%@ 10¢. ~ PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@%c: peeled, 12@16c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, March 18.—Wheat started firm, July %c higher at $5%@85%c, and May %c higher at §104%. It was raining throughout the West, in itselt a depressing feature, but freezing weather was: reported in the North- ‘west and there was a good ‘deal of apprehen- cen- West- No. 3 white, f. 0. b., 20% No. 3 white, | . 0. b, 25@2%c; No.'2 Ry No. 1 Flax- | | seed, $115; Prime Timothy Seed, $2'80; Mess | Pork, per barrel, $9 %@9 95; Lard, per 100 | | pounds, $5 10@5 12%: Short Rib Sides, loose, | § 17; Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed, 4% | | | interior to cholce ewes, | ceipts, 2300. Market steady. Native beef steers, | bulls, stags, et R Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— March 108 108 103 103 Sty Tl Tex et Tk uly Corn’ No. 8= e May 0% % 2 29;2 July N% 0 WY 30 September A% A% u% 3% Oats No. 3— May 5% 25% 2% 25% July 23% 2% 2% 2% Mess Pork, per bbl— May 9921, 992 98T 990 July 99T 99Ty 992% 99 Lard, per 100 Tbs— May 515 515 B12% 516 Al 3 510 510 510 S 515 Cash_quotations were as : 3 spring Wheat, 83%@s5c; No. §1 02@1 03; No. 2 Corn, 28%: No. 2 Oats, 25%c Short ' Clear Sides, boxed, ~$5 26@5 40; ky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, | sible that some Australlan wool now In bond | may be experted. The fact that the dress | Eoods offered at auction by order of assignee | this week in New York brought in some in- stances less than half rates shows the inad- | visability of attempting to push sales, The London “wool auctions advanced slightly on | merinos. No reduction from last week's Bos-| ton prices is to be poted. The only sale of or- dinary size was of 200,000 pounds of coarse ter- Titory on a basis of 42c. The sales of the week are 809,500 pounds domestic and 475,000 pounds | foreign against 1,91,,000 pounds domestic and 304,000 pounds foreign last week and 3,416,200 pounds domestic and 4,549,000 pounds foreign for the same week last a The sales to date show an increase of 25.358,400 pounds domestic and 21,242,300 pounds foreign from the sales to the samedate in 196. The receipts to date show an increase of 20,- 721 bales domestic and 72,264 bales foreign. BRADSTREBET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, March 15.—Bradstreet’s Finan- clal Review to-morrow wWill' say: Prices con- tinued to break last Saturday, and in many | cases the figures reached were below the level | of last November. There was a great deal of liquidation and considerable activity on the part of the bears, who were aided by the free | circulation of disquieting reports regarding the foreign situation, On Monday, however, the market responded to more favorable views. London bought stocks extensively and there was_effectlye support from large manipulative interests. The bears were forced to cover and | prices rapidly regained their declines. The rally continued on Tuesday and Wednesday, although the professjonal character of the trad- ing and the absence of outside Interests was apparent. On Thursday the expectation that the report on the disaster to the Maine would | reach the President and that Important devel- opments_ in connection with the country’s re- lations to Spain and Cuba were about to tran pire, caused a reaction. Support was with- drawn and traders sold long holdings, while the bear interests showed renewed sctivity. Under such pressure the market sold off again, with apparent readiness and continued this course on Friday. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, March 18.—The following ta- ble, complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at §7 citles for the week ended March 18, With the percentage of increase and de- crease. as compared with the corresponding week last year: —Percentage— Inc. Dec. New York Boston . Chicago . Philadelphia St. Louis . Pittsburg Baltimore ', San Francisco . Cincinnati Kansas CIty New Orleans . Minneapolls . Detrolt Cleveland . Loulsville Providence 10,385,256 7,363,154 W $119% rticles— pts. Shipments. | Flour, barrels . 26,000 36.000 | Wheat, bushels 77,000 5 Corn, bushels 266,000 Oats, hushels 273,000 Rye. bushels Barley, bushel On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter | market was steady; creameries, 13@18c; dairies, | 10%@16c. Cheese, quiet; 5@8%c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 9%c. & | WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Cities— Bushels. Bushels. | Minneapolis 166,140 Duluth 36,510 5 Milwaukee 141300 2,600 Chicago 76,935 85,127 Toledo 20,434 3,000 . Louts 8,000 10,000 | Detrott . 6,397 3,430 | Kansas City 66, Totals ........ 0, Tidewater— Boston | New York . X Philadelphta . 1834 Baltimore 80,000 New Orleans 118,000 Totals. .. 285,972 Wheat— March. May. | Opening 59 30 Closing 59 75 Flour— Opening 2750 | Closing 2765 | LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. May. July. Sept. Dec. Opening 16 1% ce4 es% | Closing T 4% § g 6 6% 6 6% { EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, March 18.—CATTLE—The bulk of the beet steers sold at $4 35@s 10, commoner grades bringing $3 0@ 2; stockers and feed- ers sold between $3 50@5 45; calves were slow with sales at $6@6 50 for the best grades. HOGS—There was an active demand for hogs and prices averaged 2ic higher at $3 70@4 10 | for inferior to choice hogs, the bulk of the | sales being at_$3 §1@d; littie pigs, $3 15@3 3; | heavier pigs, $3 40@3 | SHEEP-Common to cholce; $3 265@3 75; sales | chiefly $4 %5@4 6%: rams sold at 33 25@8 50, and $3 50@4 yearling | sheep, $i 0@d; lambs, 3 40G5 60, with sales chiefly at $5@5 50; shorn lambs brought $ 25 m:%ecelpts—cmtle, 3M0; Hogs, 21,000; Sheep, i OMAHA. OMAHA, Neb., March < 18.—CATTLE—Re- $3 4035 10, Western steers, $3 60@4 60; Texas steers, $3 25@3 90; cows and heifers, $3 40@4 2 stockers and feeders, $3 75@5 10; calves, $i@6 50@3 75. s, 4700. Market a_shade $3 70@3 85; mixed, $3 70@3 75; light, $3 65@3 75; bulk of sales, $3 T0@3 SHEEP—Receipts, 3000. Market steady. Falr to cholce natives,’ §3 75@4 To; falr to cholce Westerns, $3 50@4 6); common and stock sheep, $3@4; lambs, $4 25@5 %. DENVER. DENVER, March“18.—CATTLE—Recelipts, 600. Market steady and strong; beef steers, $3 30@ 4 30; cows, $3@4; feeders, freight paid to Tiver, | $1@4 52%; stockers, freight pald, $5 10@4 70; bulls and stegs, §250@3 2. HOGS—Receipts, 300. Market firm and 5 ; light packers, $370@3 $0; mixed, $3 70 heavy, $2 60@3 70. SHEEP—Receipts, none. Market steady; cod demand: good fat muttons, $3 25@4 303 ambs, $4 25@5 2. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, March 18—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 400. Market stendy; Texas steers, $3 25 @4 70; Texas cows, $3 50@4 20; native steers, $3 755 40; native cows and heifers, §2 25@4 55 stockers and feeders, $3@5 25; bulls, $2@4 65. HOGS—Receipts, 10,000. Market strong to 5c higher; bulk of sales, $3 65@3 S5; heavies, $3 50 @4: packers, $35@3 90; mixed, $3 6)@3 o1 lights, 33 4504 T5; yorkers, 3 7068 75; plgs, § 15 @ SHEEP—Receipts, 2000. Market firm; lambs, $4 25@5 30; muttons, $3@4 80. LONDON WOOL SALES. HO LONDON, March 18.—At the wool auction sales to-day 14,191 bales were offered. The se- lection was good and was principally of greasy merinos. There was animated competition be- tween the Continent and home trade owing to the American buvers not operating. A small selection of scoured sold briskly. Sales in de- ail: taiw South Wales—4400 bales; scoured, 1s %d @1s 54; greasy, 54@11d. Queensland—1400 bales; greasy, 6d@1s 4d. Victorta 1600 bales; scoured, '1s %d@ls 5d; asy, 5 B ath Ausiralla—1400 bales; scoured, 104@1s 2d; greasy, 5@lid. West Australian—500 bales; scoured, 1s@ls 24; sreasy. S@syd —5700 bales; scoured, 5id@1s 1d; New Zem%gd reasy, 6@10d. L # Gooa Hope and Natail1000 bales; greasy, H%@6%d. greasy, 5%@7d. Cape’ of Goo Buehos Ayres—100 bales; NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., March 18.—Theré Is noth- ing doing in the local wheat market and ex- porters are not eager for business, even at the nominal prices of T4@75c for valley and Tic for blue stem and Walla Walla. There is still a large amount of Wheat in this city awaiting shipment, with much more already bought in the interior, and with the present unsatisfac- tory shape of the forelgn markets dealers are confining _their operations at putting afloat that which they have already purchased. ‘Cleared—Steamship Argyll, for China and Japan, with 29,130 barrels flour, 1225 bales cot- ton and 500 tons miscellaneous’ cargo. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., March 15.—Wheat, and higher, with upward tendency; Ni 75¢; No. 1 blue stem, 7c. PORTLAND BUSINESS, PORTLAND, Or, March 18.—Exchanges, $271,506; balances, 203. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, March 18.—Consols, 112; 25%44; French rentes, 103¢ Ze. LIVERPOOL, March 18.—Wheat, dull; No. 1 standard California Wheat, 3Ss 3d; cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers’ apart; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; Engiish country markets, quiet; French 'country . markets, quiet; Liverpool Wheat, No. 1 California, s 9%d; Wheat in Paris, firm; Flour in Paris, firm’, weather in England, warm and dry. COTTON—Uplands, 3 1i-22d. Silver, CLOSE. CORN—Spot American new, qul 3s 3 March, 35 4td: May, steady, Do thar Jas steady, 3s 2d. " BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, March 18.—The Commercial Bul- letin will say to-morrow of the wool market: The market continues very dull. The Cuban sion of the frost line extending over the water- situation has frightened out all markets. foreign markets continue to advance, it is po:-‘ | Indianapolis | Denver | Washingt: | Salt Lake Cit: Milwaukee St. Paul . Buffalo Omaha Columbus, Savannah . [} Hartford Richmond Memphis Peoria Rochester . New Haven Worcester . Atlanta Springfield, Mass Fort Worth . Portland, Me . Portland, Or. St. Joseph Los Angeles orfolk Fall River . Scranton .. Grand Rapids Augusta, Ga . Lowell .. Dayton, O Seattle Tacoma . Spokane - Sioux City New Bedford . Knoxville, Tenn . Topeka Birmingham Wichita . Binghamton Lincoln Lexington, 5 Jacksonviile, Fla Kalamazoo Akron . Bay City . Chattanoog: Rockford, Ti Canton, O . Springfleld, 0. Fargo, N. D. Sioux Fails, g Hastings, Neb .. 4.7 Fremont, Neb x 1288 Davenport . - 805 Toledo . . 14.3 Galveston . 5 0.9 | Houston . 2 Youngstown . Macon Evansyille Helena .. Totals, U. S Totals outside .$1.280,102,97 N, Y. 502,025,792 Montreal Toronto . Winnipes . Halifax Hamtlton St. John, N. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. NEW YORK, March 18.—Bradstreet's to- morrow will The aggregate volume of the country’s business continues sufficlently | large to allow of favorable comparisons with | past periods alike in this and preceding years. Aside from a quieting demand at a few lead- ing Eastern markets, where uncertainty as to the outcome of foreign complications is ad- | vanced as a reason for unwillingness to em- bark in new business, the situation is one | possessing nearly all of the favorable features | noted for some time past. The best reports as to distribution In leading lines come from the central West and the Northwest. Favor- able weather has improved distribution of dry goods, clothing, millinery, building matertals, agricultural implements and nearly all other products forming staple articles for consump- tion among the prosperous farming community. The movement of iron and steel is specially large, but without effect on prices, which are generally very firmly held, Some slight ad- vances in plgiron, in fact, have been a feature of the week at some markets. Southern iron | manufacturers are active and frult and vege- table shipments promise alike to be early and heavy. Distributive trade is reported increas- ing at the Northwest, navigation is practically open on the lakes and the first of April wiil witness a general movement of craft. Other favorable features of the country's general trade situation are summed up in liberal ship- ments of leading cereals, unprecedented totals of exports at New York, fewer business fail- ures and slightly larger bank clearings. Prices have moved irregularly during the week. The position of print cloths Is a very depressed one, prices during the past week reaching the low- est quotation on record. While low grade cot- tons have been weak the medium and finer grades have, however, malntained prices, as have also coffee, sugar, molasses, iron and cop- per and raw wool. Wheat exports are smaller than last week, but considerably larger than in. correspond: ing periods of preceding years, gating 3,695,554 Dushels, "against 4,494,000 bushels last week, 1,629,000 bushels last vear, 1.592.000 bush- els in 189 and 2,966,000 bushels in 1865 Business failures in the United States this week number 233, as against 27 last week, 231 in’ the corresponding week of 157, 300 in 1596 and 22 in 18 Tusiness failures in the Dominion of Canada number 23, against 31 last week and 36°in this week of 1897 S DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, March 18.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s Review of Trade to-morrow will say. Neither peace nor war reports have changed the on- ward current of business. Orders for more than $25,500,000 gold from Europe have blocked any drift toward stringency 1In rates for money and Treasury receipts of about §1,100,000 per day have kept in check any question about currency, while exports of products have con- tinued with a rate considerably increased and the demand for products of the great indus- tries shows steady expansion. Prompt action by the Senate and House has removed all fear of embarrassment through conflicting purposes at Washington. The Gov- ernment is making ready without any waste of time, while frankly assuring everybody that it looks for a peaceful settiement and hopes that its preparations may prove true. The backbone of the situation is the excess of merchandise exports, more than $41,000,000 in February, with an increase of §2,200,000 in mis- cellaneous products, $2,100,000 in provisions, 4,500,000 in cotton and $7,000,000 in breadstuff: compared with last vear, and $15,000,000 in al products. In two weeks in March exports have n 16 per cent larger than last year and im- ports have gained but 8.7 per cent, aithough es- pecially swelled by receipts of India rubber, sugar and hides. The outgo Of cotton sur- passes all expectatfon, though the price was stronger this week, and the export demand ap- parently paid no attention to market fluctua- tions. Receipts from _plantations _continue much better than at the corresponding date {from the largest crop heretofore produced, so that guesses about the future crop are now the main reliance of speculat Wheat also moves in spite of all specula- tion. Atlantic zx{flfll‘ flour included, have been 1,524,569 bushels. against 1,253,290 last year, and from Pacific ports 1.371,826 bushels, against 268, year, mi for three ‘weeks. -kfi“b&t‘f _coasts_ 10,659, mfla ‘against 4,638 441 last year. The price has varl with conflicting reports, but %c higher “for_th “Wooi shows no change in quotations, though | 51 0915; | Boo %1 0o Eastern markets are extremely dull and the in- difference of manufacturers has made transac- tions only 2,062,300 pounds, against 10,891,800 for the corresponding week last vear and 5,088,200 for the corresponding week in 1s92. The Lon- don market is rather high and holders In the interior are expecting a material advance in prices. Little encouragement appears In the mar- ket for cotton goods, with print cloths a six- teenth lower than a week ago and standard grades undersold by many of less mote. The emand is large, but not large enough. In woolen goods, on the contrary, the material advance in prices has raised the only obstacle to increased transactions, and somewhat fre- quent cancellations indicate that dealers have been disappointed In their distribution The small yielding in wool may result in a ter decline if this tendency in the manufacture continues. Bessemer pig and gray forge are both slightly stronger at Pittsburg, the proposed combina- tion of valley furnaces helping, but pig is not changed in price elsewhere, nor are finished products at any point excepting wire nails, which are Gc per keg weaker. and steel rails, which are sald to be sold at $17 50 at the East by some establishments. Contracts have been made for 10.000 tons with Eastern works for domestic deilvery, 12,000 tons for Australia, 8000 tons, with 7000 fons of bridge work far | Sbuth Africa. and the Illinois Steel Company is filled up with orders for the vear. The Car- negie Company has sold 5000 tons deck plates to shipbullders of England and several Chi- cago orders for plates exceeding 100 tons each are reported for agricultural implements and railroad manufactures. and projectile works. The wire combination, having failed to effect the broader combination contemplated. is seeking to complete control of about §0 per cent of the wire output of the country. While activity is great in the central and Western re- gions there Is less demand at the East. Failures for the week have been 503 in the United States against 21. last vear, and 27 in “anada against 50 last vear. THE LEMON MARKET. NEW YORK, March 18.—The Journal of Commerce says: Rather free receipts of Sicily lemons within the past few days have not af- fected market values for the reason, it Is stated, that the season of the largest consump- tion is close at hand and buyers everywhere are said to be carrying small stocks. Three vessels have arrived here within the past four days, bringing a total of about 50,000 boxes. There s, however, no pressure to sell 8s a result of this, in view of the small stocks in distributers’ hands everywhere and ual increase of consuming requirements, stock arriving 1s sald to show good keeping aquality. Advices from the West are to the effect that supplies of California lemons are being used up and a considerable demand for Sicily stock from that quarter is looked for in the near uture. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, March 18.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance, $224,431,19; gold re- serve, $170,860,1 ARKETS. R LOCAL M EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. Sterling Exchange, 60 day Sterling Cables New York Exchange, sight! New York Exchange. telegraphic. Fine Silver per ounce Mexican Dollars WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—An advance at Chicago hardened futures, as will be seen. wheat remained as usual. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1:40Q 141 for No. 1, $1 423 for cholce and $1 45@1 50 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. 15 _o'clock—December— B 2000, 1 33 May—12,000 2000, $1 41%; 12,000, $1 415 20,000, $1 411, - y—4000 ctls,’ $1 4lia; 2000, $1 41%; 4000, $1 41%: 6000, $1 42. December— 24,000, $1 33%; 4000, $1 33%; 200, $1 33%; 12,000 1 33%, Regtilar morning session—December—4000 ctls, $1 33%; 10,000, $1 33%; 20,000 $1 33%. Afternoon sesston—May—4000 ctls, $1 413; 8000, $1 41%; 2000, $1 41%; 20,000, $1 42. December— 2000, 31 33%. BARLEY—The market was firm but dull, and futures were higher, as will be seen. ed, $1 10@1 12% tor dark to zood and $1 13% @115 for choice; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. session—9:15 o' clock—December— 98%c; session—May—14,000 ctls, 9% 0 22,000, §1 09 ; 2000, §1 085} December—2000, 95%c: 2000, 98%c. Afternoon session—December—2000 ctls, $8¥%c; 000, 9Sc. May—2000, $1 0Sik. OATS-The market became suddenly firmer and more active vesterday, owing to the ad- vance In wheat, to unexpected light receipts from the north and to the high price of Bar- ley. Sales were brisk at full figures. Fa ¥eed, $1 27% per cti; good to chotce, $1 20@1 25; common, $1 15@1 17%; Surprise, $1 271,@1 32%; réd, 31 B@1 45; gray, $1 17%@1 20; milling. $1 20@1 25 per ctl. CORN—The market shows no change of any description. Small rotind yellow, §1 10@1 12% per ctl; large vellow, $1 65@1 07%: white, $1 1041 123, RYE—Higher at 31 07@1 10 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 @1 $5 per ctl. D MILLSTUFFS. Informal 8000 ctls, 9§%c. session—December—4000 ctls, May—2000, $1 03: morning Second 2000, 99%c. —Net cash prices are: Family extras, Bakers' extras, $ 30@4 40 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $ per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $250 per 100; Rice Flour, $ 75; Cornmeal, $2 25; extra cream Cornmeal, $8; Oatmeal, $350; Oat Groats, $4; Hominy, _$3 102 30; Buckwheat Flour, $i: Cracked Wheat, §350; Farnia, $50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), §5 25 @5 65;_In sacks, 35 05@5 45; Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas, $3 75; Green Peas, $ 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. In spite of heavier receipts vesterday the Hay market was sustained without difficulty. Feedstuffs were unchanged. BRAN-—$16@16 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18@22 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ton; Oflcake Meal at the miil, $24G2 per $38 50@29 60; | Jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $2150@22 50; Cot- tonseed Meal, $25@30 per ton: Cornmeal, $23@ g::q(]?mcked Corn, $23 50@24 50; Chopped Feed, 118, : HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $18@ 22 per ton: Wheat and Oat, 317 50@21 50: Oat, $17@19; Barley, $15@1S; compressed, $1S@21; Al- falfa, $10@12; stock, $12@13; Clover, $12@13 50. STRAW—8@iic_per b BEANS AND SEEDS. All kinds remain as previously quoted. BEANS—Bayos, §2 80@29; Small Whites, $150@1 60; Large Whites, §1350@156: Pinks, $2 35@2 60; Reds, $2@2 2; Blackeye, $2 40@2 50: Butters, $140@1 60; Limas, $2@2 15; Pea, $1 40 @1 55: Red Kidneys, §2 25@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 76G3 per ctl; Yellow_Mustard, $2@2 50; Flax, §2 35; Canary Seed, 24 @2%c per lb; ‘Alfalfa, 3@éc; Rape, 2@2%c;: Hemp, 3c; Timothy, Sikc. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 40@1 65; Green, $1 60 @1 % per ctl. POTATOES, ONION S AND VEGETABLES. There were the usual fluctuations fn Vege- tables. Garlic is higher. Potatoes are quiet and Onions weak. POTATOES—Early Rose, 65@7ic; River Reds, 50@60c; River Burbanks, 60@75c per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 65@%c; Salinas Burbanks are out; Petaluma Burbanks, 55@7ic; Sweet Pota- toes, 25@50c per ctl for Rivers and 65c@$1 for Merced: new Potatoes, 3@3kc per Ib. ONIONS—$1 75@2 50 per ctl; cut onions, $1Q 1 25 per sack. VEGETABLES—Receipts were 306 boxes As- paragus, 03 boxes Rhubarb and 256 sacks Peas. Asparagus, 9@i0c per Ib for fancy, 71@Sc for No. 1 and 4@fc for No. 2; Rhubarb, Toc@ §125 per box; Alameda Green Peas, .gic per ib:” Mushrooms, 5@12l4c; Marrowfat Squash, out; Dried Peppers, 6@7c per 1b; Dried Okra, 150; Cabbage, The per ctl; Carrots, 25@600 per sack; Garlic, 5@5%c per Ib. Los Angeles String Beans, 10c; Tomatoes, $17; "Green Peppers, 30c per Ib; Summer Squash, Sc; Egg Plant, 10c per 1b; Cucumbers, 50%@31 Ppg;z dozen. ATED VEGETABLES— “Potatoes, sliced raw, 12 per Ib In lots of 25 Tbe; sliced dessicated, 18@1Sc; granulated raw, 13c; Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 1Sc; bbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, Ze; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, §0¢. POULTRY AND GAME. There is not much change in Poultry, one way or the other. Stocks are sufficient for all needs, and a car of Eastern comes in every day or so. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 9@i0c for Gol ?zlg‘.! and n}cgn% for Hens; dressed ol"urhy:_ o cese, ir, 31§ s Gclllnlm g2 . Dncfi‘.‘ s (ur‘ olul?lflzfd $6 508 for young; Hens, :_Roosters, youn, 85 som“mo-tmg: od. 8 5% ers, ers, or. 3 3 500 450 for small; Pigeons, 25 ) Founs and $1 J5@1 50 for oid . Do Gowen for GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Previous prices rule for all descriptions, and the market is without feature at the moment. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 1T4@18%c; sec- iy nglea to _f 15@16c; second —Cholca 0 ancy, 6c; grades, U@4tec per M. Eastern Butter—Creamery, 16@16%c: ladl packed, G150 per o o CHEESE—Choice mild new, Sc: common to good, %: Cream Cheddar, 10@11c; Young mu\fifi% 1ot Western, 11@12c; Kastern, EGGE—Ranch Eggs, 12@13 per dozen; store DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. There is no change In anything except Lemons and Limes, which are dull and lower. At the Orange auction Navels sold at 95c@ The market for spot | | s0's, | rarks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7%c; sun-dried, | 4@be; | softshell; Almonds, 2%@3%c for hardshell, 5@6c $1 85, Seedlings at 60c@$1 and Lemons at 70c per_box. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 40@t0c per box for common, 65@%0c for ®ood to cholce and 31@1 % for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $130@ 2 75; Seedlings, T50@$1 2; Mandarins, 31G1 25 for large an . Mandarins, $1@150; Grape Fruit, §i 50@3 per box: Lemons, 50@Tc for common and $1@1 50 | for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $4 50; Cattornia Limes, in’ small boxes, 40@60c; Ba nanas, $125@2 % per bunch; Pineapples,” 3304 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The undoubted damage to Peaches and Apri- cots by the severe frosts has thus far pro- duced no effect on the market, which remains flat. No serious injury to Prunes has yet been reported. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 3%@ 4%c for 40-50's, 3%@3%c for 50-60's, U @3nc for 60-70's, 2 @2%c for 70-80's, 1%@2%c for 80- 14@i%c for 90-100's: Peaches, 24@ic: peeled. 10@i2%c; Apricots, 5@ 1%¢ for good to fancy Moor- fancy, i%@sc; De for Royals and 7 Black Flgs, in sacks. 2g2ic; Plums, 14@4%c for pitted and 1@1kc for unpitted; bleached Flums, 5@5%c; Nectarines, 4@5c for prime to fancy: Pears, 2%@il4c for quarters and $@5%c for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—1%@2c for two-crown, 3c for three- crown, 3%c for four-crown, 4%c for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1Q 120 for London laers; dried grapes. c. NUTS—Chestnuts _are quotable at per ; Walnuts, 5@6c for hardshell and gTc_for l; Peanuts, California} Brazil Nuts, 'or paper-shell for softshell and 7@Sc for 4G5e for Eastern and §3%c Pecans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, S@1 8@%c per_th; Cocoanuts, $4 per 100. HONEY-Comb, S@ifc for bright and 5@Tc for lower grades; water-white extracted, 414@ be; light amber extracted, 3%@4c per . PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, $%c per Ib for heavy, $%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 1lc for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured; East- ern sugar-cured Hams., 10%@llc; California Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $9,per bbl; extra mes: do, $10;_family do, $11@12; Salt Pork, $3; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $18; mess, $16; Smoked Beef, 11@12¢ per Ib. LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at 5%c per Ib for compound and f7c for pure; pails, T%c: California_tierces, Gic per Ib for ~compound and 6%c for pure; halt-barrels, 6%c; 10-Ib tins, T¥%e; do 5-lb, Sc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c: packages, less than 800 1bs—I-1b pails, 60 in a case. §%c: 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, §%c; 5-1b palls, 12 in a case, Sic: 10-1b pails, 8 In a case, Skc; G0-1b tins, 1 or 2 in a case, 78%c; wooden buckets. 20 Ibs net, The; fancy tubs, SO Ibs net, 7%c; half- bbls, about 110 1bs, Ti%c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. ‘Wool and The weakness In Hides continues. Hops are neglected. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell 10@10%c; medium, 9@9%c; light, $c; Cowhides, fo; stags, 6c; salted Kip, 10c; Calf, lle; dry Hides, 16@17c; culls and brands, 13@18%c: dry Kip and Veal, 13%@14%c; dry Calf, 17%@19%c; culls, 16; Goatskins, 30@37%e each: Kids, 5@i0c: Deerskins, good summer, 2@30c per Ib; me- dium, 20c! winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c each; short wool, 40 70c each; medium, T0@%c; long wools, 90c@$1 30 each. TALLOW-No, 1 rendered, 3434 per Ibi No. : refined. 5c: Grease, 2@3ic. Fall clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ 9¢: Southern Mountain, 9@1lc; free Northern, 12 @13c; do, defective, 9@1lc per Ib. HOPS—01d crop, 2@fc for poor to falr and 8@ 10c for good; new crop, 11 l4c per lb. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton; New Welling- ton, $10; Seattle. $5 30; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, $5 50; Wallsend, $9; Scotch. $10; Cumberland, $10 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania An- | there have been four arrivals from Washing- | Columbta with 7 | there may 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. Harrison’s circular says: ‘During the week ton Wwith 10,450 tons of coal, two from British | 7 tons, one from Oregon with | 470 tons; total, 18,817 tons. This amount is only one-third of the quantity delivered last | week, yet there is no apparent scantiness for | general uses, hence there Is no change of | prices. We have had no foreign arrival since February 25, still there is a sufficiency for the moment for all immediate requirements. There may be a pinch for fuel and a hardening of | values for all kinds about July or August next, when most of our sailers (coal carrlers) on the coast will be diverted to the Alaska business, carrying coal and merchandise there. Besides be a rush of colllery employes to the mines and it will take time to substitute them. This of course will only last for a few months at most, until the Yukon is frozen | again. “Freight rates on coals from Australia and England are firm, with an advancing tendency, as the charter rates for loading grain outward from here are depressed, hence there s no en- S0@75c for small boxes: Japanese | | 750 Con Cal & THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were lower yesterday, with the exception of Occidental Consolidated, and the tendency downward was marked. The Consolidated St. Gothard Mining Com- v of Nevada County has levied an assess- Thent of 15 cents per share, delinquent April 19. 'The annual meetings of the Pacific and Sun- set Telephone and Telegraph Companies have been further postponed to March 4. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, March 1§—2 p. m. Did. Ask. Bid. Ask U 8 Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 50 — | 4s quar coup..1z~ — 'Pac Gas Imp.. 4s quar reg.110 — |Pac L Co.....38 3% s quar new..121% — S F G & E.. ¥ W% Miscellaneous— San Fran ..... 3% 4 Cal-st Cab 55.13 — |Stock Gas....10 — Insurance— Firem's Fund.19% — Duj Bank_Stocks— E Anglo-Cal .... — 61 F Bank of Cal..247 243 G Cal S D & T.. — 104 HC First_i.at ....20 — LA Lon P & A.. 130 Do Mer Exchnge.. — 15 Marl Nev Nat B - vings = Nat Ger S & L..1625 1665 NiC Hum S & L.108) 1180 N R Mutual Sav. 35 40 N Ry S F say U.. — 600 NP S &L So... — 100 NP Security S B 250 N G Union T_Co.1000 — Oak Street Rallroad— California ....108 Geary .. . o Market st 52% 53 Presidio 5 8% Powder— California ....115 — E Dynamite... 8¢ 95 % Giant Con Co. 41% — S P of Ar 6s..104 10434| Vigorit . . ¥ S P Cal 6s.... — 113 | Miscellaneous— SPC 1s ck Gs.. — 9% |Al Pac Assn.. — 99 8 P Br 6s.....112%113% | Ger LA Wks..100 150 S V Wat .. — 17%|Hana P _Co... I § V Wat 4s...102%102% [H C & S Co.. Stock Gas 6s.. — 103% | Hutch 8 P Co. Water— Mer Ex Assn. 0 Contra Costa.. §8 623%|Nat Vin Co. Marin Co 5 —|Oceanic § Co. Spring Val ..[10114101% | Pac A F_L. Gas & Tlectric— Pac Bor Co. Cent Gaslight. 9% — |Par Paint Co. M E L Co..... — 13% Morning Session. 175 Hutchinson S P Co. 4TS 00 do do 590 48 50 50 do do - 46 624 100 Oceanic_Steamship Co 55 00 32 Spring Valley Water 101 25 0 do do 101 123 500 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar. 30 50 500 do do 30 6214 15 Oakland Gas 5 % 5 50 Vigorit Powder Afternoon Session. 10 Bank of California . 10 Spring Valley Wate: 50 Vigorit Powder . 100 Hawaiian Comme 10 do do 15 do do 200 Oceanic Steamsi 130 Hutchinson S P 5 Pacific Lighting Street— $5000 Northern Ry of Cal §s Bonds. INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. 50 Pacific Gas 9 50 10 Oceanic Stes 8 25 15 do do 68 125 $5000 Market-street 13 873 Afternoon 50 Oceanic Steamship Co 53 00 2§ F Gas & Electric, 8 10. 90 00 Street— 100 Hutchinson S P_Co. 45 50 50 Hawalian C & S Co. 30 6214 % do do 207 MINING SALES. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board vesterday: Morning Session. 200 Alpha .. 08]150 Justice .. . 3 300 Best & Belcher 31/100 Overman . .12 300 Chollar 47|300 Potost .. L 40 100 48600 Sterra Nevada..1 15 200 Con Cal ‘& Va 78|10 Standard 160 100 Crown Point ... 13/200 Unfon Con .38 Afternoon Session. 500 Belcher ......... 22| 250 Occidental 2 45 300 Best & Beicher 30200 Ophir 42 300 Bullion 09100 Potos! 40 300 Caledonia. . 28(100 ...... 39 24 2 15 36 900 Jus 10 300 Me: 2% Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Sessfon. 7| 200 § 100 Crown Point | 50 Gould & Cu 50 . 24100 Utah 30| 600 Yellow ce xican couragement for tonnage to head this way. It is becoming very late in the season for any | future material benefit to emanate from rains. | We are now within three months of our wheat | thrashing, with a discouraging outlook in the major portion of the State.'” KICE—Chinese mixed, $4 25@4 30 per ctl; No. | 1, $4 60@4 80; extra No. 1. 3$5@5 20; Hawallan, | $ 124@ Japan, $ 10@5 15; Rangoon, $4 2 SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refine pany _quotes, terms net casl Cube O and Fine Crushed, 6%c: Powdered, 84 Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners' A, 5%c; Mag- nolia A, 5%c: Extra C, i%c; Golden 'C, be; Candy Granulated, 5%e:’ California A, 5%c per b; half barrels c more than barrels, and boxes, %c more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are still lower and weak at the decline. Mutton and Lamb are steady. Beef is firm, but no higher. Wholesale rates for dressed slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6%@7c; second quality, 5%@éc; third quality, d@5c per Ib. VEAL Targe, 6asisc; small, 7q7%c per b, MUTTON—Wethers, Sc; Ewes, $1%@9c per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 10@11c per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, 4%@#sc for large, 4%c for small and_ 4lc for medium; stock Hogs, 3@3%c; dressed Hogs, 6@6ike. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday, March 18. stock from Flour, qr sks ... 4,960| Hay, tons . 508 Wheat, ctls 350 | Straw, tons . 20 Barley, ctls 2,27 | Powder, kegs 145 Beans, sks 306| Lize, bols . 201 Corn, ‘ctls 395! Pelts, bdls . Butter, ctls 249 | Hides, no . 60| Eggs, doz . 220| Quicksilver, 1,588 Leather, rolls Cheese, ctls Middlings, sks Potatoes, sks Onions, sks 177| Lumber, ft . Wool, bales nlwme, gals . Hops' bales 5 WASHINGTON. 200 Alta . 16) 200 Oceidental 500 Belcher 25/ 200 Op 200 Best & Belcher 31 1300 Bullion 10| 7 200 Challenge . 25| 500 Chollar 45| 300 .. 5 48| 700 C ‘al 8| 700 Crown Point . ey 16 Gould & Curr: 200 Hale & Noro: 100 Mexican ternoon Session. 300 Alpha . 100 Occidental ....1 % 500 Beicher 300 Ophir 400 Best & Belcher 30|900 Overman . 1 300 Bullion 09/500 Potost .. .40 200 Caledonta . 25|600 Sierra Nev ...1 121 200 Chollar . 44| 1050 - 115 100 Con Cal & Va.. 76(200 . : TR 77/200 Union Con . 300 Crown Point ... 13/550 Utah ... . 10 200 Justice .. 25| 400 Yellow Jacket.. 2§ 200 Mexican a CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, March 18— p. m. Bid. Ask. L0708 03 516 a1 S5 o4 . 22 24|Lady Wash ... — 03 . — 18 Mexican . 3 Best & Beicher 30 31|Occidental . = Bullion . . 09 10,Ophir .. I Caledonia. 27 29|Overman 1 Chollar . L 6 4] Potost i1 Con Cal & Va. 76 77|Savage . 4 % Chalelnge . 25 25|Seg Belcher ... 04 06 Confidence . 70| Scorpion_. 8 — Con Imperial.. — 01|Sierra Nevada.l151 20 Crown Point .. 18 14|Silver Hill 03 Con New York. 01 Syndicate [ Eureka — Standard = Fxchequer .... 05 07| Union Con s Gould & Curry. 18 18| Utah . 0 11 Hale & Norcrs.140 145 Yellow Jacket. 25 27 THE CALL C..ENDAR Flour, qr sks 2,276| Oats, ctls 1,490 Bt Wheat, ctls 80| Bran, sics .- 340 MRG0 } ctls Flaxseed. sks . 3 B e |su.|sro|mu.|we . |Fr. |sa. | Moon's Phases,| oo FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. 1|23 s ] P Soon — || —=—==1= ar Butter and Esss sell at about last week's || 6| 7| 8| 9|10 11 [ 2 | Guarter] prices. === =11 e Meats and Poultry are unchanged. 13| W15 16|17 181 N:’:’Mwm The Summer Vegetables are being kept back | |30 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 21 | conaiderably by the continued frosts, but with | |20 |21 (2| B |2 1% % | Mar.22. Warmer weather they will soon bé in large | (7 |35 [ | ® | a1 It cuarec] supply. : i B Nar . Fillowing 1s The Call’s regular weekly retail | . price list: IVE. il L s e STEAMERS TO ARR ‘annel . ate. = Wellington ’:gn 00| Pleasant V1.11 00@- STEAMER | s o (o New Welling- |Southfiela T [Humboldt " Mar 18 ton —@12 ou‘ ‘Wellington —@12 00 .|Mar 19 Seattle ...\ 8 50@ — ) Coos Bay.... —@ 7 30 | Arcaw Mar 19 g — = tter, fancy, per mmon gES. .121 ‘eeott.. square .. 40@45 Ranch Eggs, pe.-*o— Burma % g‘u;g Do, per roii. 7| doz . P 15@— | Mackinaw. Mar 20 Do, good |Honey, comb, per Valencia . Mar 20 Cheese, Cal @12 | b . Crescent City. - |Mar 2 Cheese, Eastern..1sg2) North Forx..... | Humooidt - [Mar 2 Cheese, Swiss.....20@30 Columoia. .. Port.and - “:; . plieats” per pound C ] con ... P5E oot 3gi0| Pork o e H .. orl ops.. R b % Corned Beef @10 Round Steaic. N Mar 20 Strioin_Steak.... 133 15 | Porterhor<e, ~do..17g20 Almonds,_Ib. L pples, ib... ranges, do; Ralsins,” Ib.. @lfi Walnuts, 1 15— Turkeys, pr b 16 Ducks, “¢ach.ro. 50, 5 Geese, each. 175 n 8 each . - Fryers, each.. G5 — —o Brollers, oach. 3@ 40|Wild' Geese,pr 40@ 50 Vegetables— Asparagus, Ib..... $@15 Dried Okra, I Artichokes, doz. 5 Onlons, 1b Beets, doz. 15 | Peppers, di Beans, white, 1b. 48 5| Do Colored, Ib.. 5| Potatoes, Ib. Lima, Ib. § 10 . 10, 25 = 50/ String Bea 5@ 6§ Thyme, Ib. Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mar 24 ar 26 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION | SArLs. 20,11 Am 20,10 AN 20 4Pm 2110 AN T Ps Pler 1L Pier 13 Pler 3 9 22 9 AM Humbldt Bay. 22, 5Am Vic & Pgt Snd 2,10 An Portlana.. .. China&Japan. Australia..... | Humboldt. 26, 10 AM| Pler 24 THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office. U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, March 18, 1888. 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. Gresn- wich time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States mflmmpuuP Office, located in the Merchants Exchange, maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and safl- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparieon and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding yhu. dangers to navigation and all matters Interest to ocean commerce. ‘The time ball on top of the build! 14