The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 20, 1898, Page 30

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1898 30 D L WORLD. COMMERCIA Canada Pacific ... Canada Southern. Cent Pacific Ches & Ohio Chi & Alton. Chi B & Q. Chi & E 1ii. CCC & St L. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver firmer. Wheat hardening abroad. Barley rising again. Oats very stiff. Corn and Rye dull, Hay strong. Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans dull and easy. Coffee lower. New Potatoes declined. Vegetables steady. Butter and Eggs continue to improve, Poultry nominal. ‘Apples doing better. Citrus Fruits dull. Dried Fruits flat. Provisions neglected. New Wool coming in. Hides weak. Hops nominal. Hogs weak. Beef firm. Mutton steady. Bank clearings gain 3) per cent Increased imports of merchandise. BANK CLEARINGS. Local bank clearings last week were $15,823,- | 989, against §12,484,457 for the same week in 1897. . FOREIG) IMPORTS. Forelgn fmports at this port during the first two months of the year were $7,662,680, against $5,063,000 for the same time last year, and in- cluded $2,343,800 from Japan, $1,522,400 from China and $1, O Clear ® Partly Cloud)y ® Chudy ® Rain® Snow ISHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION| DURING PAST 12 HbuRS EXPLANATTON. The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig- gres at :‘ation indic..e maximum temperature for the days; those underneath it, It any, the amount of raiafall, of melted snow in inches and nundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equai eir pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high” means high barometric pressure and s ly accompanied by falr weather: “low’ refers to low _pres- sure and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. ‘‘Lows’ usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interfor and low slong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the . rain is probable; but when the “low’" Is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- robable. With a “high” in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridi SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 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 acific Time.) Past This Last 24 hours. Season. Season. 0 25.05 42 08 1.6 rature: Maximum, AND GENERAL OF S. A well-defined barometric depression is cen- tral this_evening in the . F 1 possessions north of Western Montana, which is apparent- ly moving southward. re has been a rapid fall in pressure throughout Idaho and Mon- tana, while little change has taken place in California. No marked temperature changes have occurred, aithough it has become slight- ly warmer in California and in the region to the eastward. Conditions are favorable to fair weather Sunday morning, followed by increas- ing cloudiness during the day Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours endi idnight, March 20, 189: Northe: ifornia—Far Sunday, but with increasing cloudin in the north portion; fresh westerly becoming brisk to high northwest night. Southern ifornia—Fair, warmer Sunday fresh westerly wind Nev Increasing cloudiness Sunday, prob- abaly with rain or snow in northeast portion. Utah—Local rain or snow Sunda Arizona—Fair Sunday. an J iness Sunday; fresh wes brisk to high northwest Sgecial report from Mount Tam #t 5 p. m.—Clear; wind northwest, temperature, 40; maximum temperature, 49. W. H. HAMMON Loc:I Forecast Otficial. — EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. wind, becoming v night. NEW YORK, March 19.—The action or lack of action of to-day's stock market can only be interpreted as the natural restriction of the overshadowing of the uncertainty of the Cuban | question. Last Saturday the threatening as pect of the situation, coupled with the recol- lection of the developments of the| preceding Saturday in the suggestion for the re- call of General Lee, led to reckless short sell- ing by the traders, driving the market to a point even lower than the Monday market suc- ceeding the Lee incide The pinching ad- ministered to the reckless bound of last Monday made them extremely cautious about putting out short lines in to- | day’s market. Even the shorts who were driven to cover in yesterday's late flurry over unwarranted rumors of compromise with Spain dld not venture to renew tnecr selling. The consequence was an almost lifeless market, as no one is ready to take the long side of the market at this time. Prices drifted aimlessly up and down over a narrow range. Only a little over 100,000 shares changed hands during the day’s short session. The bond market was equally dull The bank statement showed an unexpected increase In the surplus reserve, but the net In- crease in specie by no means reflected the re- celpts of imported gold during the week, and the stock of legal tenders was materially re- duced. The lowering of the legal reserve level by $1.826,120 through the reduction In deposits accounted forsthat much of the increased sur- plus. The $10,58,100 contraction in loans,is clear enough evidence that the heavy receipts of gold from abroad are insufficient to main- tain the balance of the money markat, in spite o _ue distinctly edsier tone of muney in the last days of the week. The Cuban problem has remained the domi- nant factor in the stock market during the week. Its uncer: felt to be so great that no one in the specu- lative world feels competent ‘- form a fixed opinfon as to the outcome. The result is a small and narrow market. The heavy liquida- tion of speculative holdings of long stocks in- duced by the first stage of the threatening de- velopments has about been concluded, ~and provably no further heavy offerings will be in- uced except by some development threatenimg | serious consequences to security values. That there. has been an extensive restriction of cred- its has been obyvious from the developments in the money market. But this restriction has Apparently affected nothing yet bevond specula. tive enterprises and partly trading ties. ~Prices move easily and quickly with only the light volume of business, which Is wholly In the hands of professioral traders. The bond market has been dull during the week, but prices are somewhat better. United States new | fours advanced i, the old fours coupon and the seconds declined % and the old fours regis- tered declined 3 in the bid price. Total sales of stocks to-day. including: Burlington orthern Pacific preferred 13,09, Unjon Pacific 6110, People's Gas 4780, General Electric 5905, Sugar 3,140. STOCKS. ISt P & Om Da pref Atchison 82% So Paclfic .. So Railway . |Texas & Pacific. Ution_Pacific Wheel & L Express Companies— Den & R G. United States % | Wells Fargo | Gt Nor pref People’s Gas | Minn & St L. Do_1st nref Gen Electric imols Steel Mobile & O Laclede Gas Nat_Lin Ofl 1Or Imp Co . | Pacific Mail Pullman Pal Stand R & T. N Y Chi & St L. Do ist nref . ,100 from the Hawallan Islands. | No Amer Co 4|T C & Iron. U S Leather | Ontario & W. Or R & Nav 5 : Or Short Line West Union StL&SW | Do 1st pret . | Rock Island St L &S F. Do 1st pref §i5|Chi G W Chi & N W. CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg.. 122 Carolina 6s. No Pac ists | US &s reg | District 3.658 Ala class A NYC&SL 4 Nor & W 6s. 108% | Northwstrn O Nav Ists . O 8 Line 6s |0 S Line 5s 10614 |O Imp 1sts Do Gurrency . | Atchison 4s | Chi Term 4s St |Pacific 6s of 9%.. 104% | Reading 4s - IR G W 1sts 000 ISL &1 MCls.. SL&SFG6s. StPC & P ists.. Stand R & T 6s.. Tenn new set 3s.. T & P L G 1sts.. I 9 lUPD& G ists.. . 131% |Wab 1st 5s . . W Shore 4s . Va Centuries . Do deferred . | Towa.C 1sts | Kan P Con tr | K Pac 1st DD tr. ! La new cons 4s. L & N Uni 4s.... % | Westerns, $3 60@4 | N'Y Central ists. MINING STOCKS. Crown Point Con cal & Va. 70| Plymouth 75 | Quicksilver 30 Sierra Nevada. 7 00| Standard 36| Union Con 25| Yellow Jacket (IO 2E3528383 19.—Atchison, Telephone, 245; Burlington, %0%; Mexican Cen tral, 5; Oregon Short NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. 281 San Diego, —. YORK, March 19.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 17,717 barrels. but firm; winter straits, $1 50@4 winter extras, Minnesota | $4 20@5 25. Minnesota bakers’, grades, $2 90@3. WHEAT—Receipts, 103,600 bushels; Spot, firm; No. 2 red, §1 05%@ Optlons opened the morning on a 5% f. o. b. afloat to arrive. firm and ruled strong all are on May shorts, moderate foreign buying | and steadler cables; closed unchanged on late advance on near months. closed $1 M4%; $1 04, @1 05%, $1.00%, closed, $1 0lis. HOPS—Steady; State common to cholce, 1895 8c; 1897 crop, 17@1% Pacific Coast, 1895 crop, 4@6c: 1896 crop, 1897 crop, 17@18c; London market, 85G95s. WOOL—Quiet crop, 4@be; 1 c; Texas, 12@15c. : Southern, $9 75@11; North- COPPER—Quiet; brokers’, AD—Dull; brokers’, $3'50. Plates, weak. points net decline. including May 5 weak and nominal bing, 6%c: mild, quiet SUGAR—Raw, quiet trifugal, 9 t confectioners’ ‘A, 5 %c: powdered, 5 5-16 574 packages. S—Receipts, 7090 packages. Steady: State Ivania, 10%@llc; Western, 10%c. DRIED FRUIT. 19.—California Fruits steady. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, prime wire tray, :_choice,’ 8% @%c wood-dried.’ prime, | counts for $6,000,000 of —Royal, 5%@T b 84@ | but c. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@c; | doubt that the sales of sterling bills have some | peeled, 12@16c. | London financial cablegram says: markets here were lifeless and dull to-day. | g¢'the monthly trade balances in favor of the United States are growing, exports showing | Americans were steady on the New York lead, | an expansion and imports a contraction. Short be no initiative here pending | Of actual war, there seems to be no reasons | theNava | for a money market higher than prevails at | The China loan was moderately well received. -ancisco and vicinity—Increasing cloud- | but there will | the publication of the report of | Board of Inquiry on the Maine disaster. ©On the arrivals here of the = | I am told that full-weighted sover- LONDON | eigns are being shipped to New York. Bank of Spain return shows an increase at the treasury of 11,140,000 pesetas | animation at the wool auction sales to-day. gold from Aus- The Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk, Bar Silver, steady, 25 9-16d per ounce; Money, CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, March 19.—The opening in wheat Traders in July rather looked | pome trade. A small supply of scoured sald e et ol e v aia| quickly to the continental and home‘dbuy;ru.g | which was expected to foliow the rafn | alen: ere 810", The n i | not materialize and there was apparently no | E&‘:—fi.‘g;bfiexvze?ufi)'figmnte M0 bales. | pO=p Demons:; STl contion sud - prospect of any serious drop In temperature. | Cables failed to respond to the strength shown This caused some liquidation | opening prices belng | 1 54 greasy, T@10%a. There the mar- | May was strong from the | easy, 6%4@ls 14. was irregular. | with favor on the selling side, as the cold wave | here yesterday. §67@S6c, showing %c decline. ket halted, however. Shorts were active bidders for this de- | livery, which opened %c- higher at §106, and | ETEaSY, SRQIVRA. . Natal, 300 bales; heaty’ buying soon sent prices up to $106%. | sooured, S 4 | The demand for May and the advance in that | The arrivals so far for the third serles ag- future soon brought July shorts into the pit | regate 44,257 bales, of which 9000 were for- | to protect themselves, heavy buyers of vester- day coming into the market again, and the de- New South Wales, 212; Meibourne, 7100; South | was a | Austraila, 4800; Cape of Good Hope and Natal, Realizing then set | 5117, and elsewhere, 1734. f ‘and a reaction to 86%c took place, May at T Fhe drop- FOREIGN MARKETS. ping off in the Northwest recelpts was a help-| 1OXDON, March 19—Consols, 112; silver, The reaction in both options was of | 25 9-16d; French rentes, 103t 22ic. Short duration ana the demand soon became | LIVERPOOL, March 19.—Wheat, dull; car- heavy again, espectally in May, the price of | goes off codst, nominal, unchanged; cargoes on July advanced to | passage, rather easier. The advance was well malntained up to | VCOTTON—Uplands, 3 11-82d. 11 ‘'clock, when the market began gradually Leter's brokers. had meantime | begun selling heavily of lay at top figures, U Tty became Nled up the demand from | Spring, Ss; No. § red western winter, 78 8. Nowevor, | CORN—Spot, qulet: American new, 3s 4%d; did not become_ general until heavy estimated | .l;\nlure;.. ;A;du; March, 3s 4%d; May, 3s 2%d: These | July, 3 reatizing - orders nd | FLOUR—St. Louls fancy winter, dull, 9s 9d. bears in the re- | | mand became gradual advance to 86%c. the same time dropping to $1 06%. which was sent up to $1 07. to give way this source decreased. Ligquidation, brought in-a flood of _realizlh - ives late in the session broke very sharply. iter kept up his zelling of May to the last | €4 6s@E4 5. and probably disposed of over 1.000,000 bush- | : In the last few minutes early buyers be. | EXPORTS AND ' IMPORTS. came sellers, and_with this added weight of liquidation the market became though July did not suffer so much as May. Closing ‘price for the latter option was $1 03, July closing at S5i@Ss%e. Corn was slow. inties and perplexities are | very weak, May closed unchanged. firm early, but declined ~with wheat, closing a shade lower. pETovisions wers easy. with (e siow trade. | Packers were moderate sellers. At the cl —To-day" e B A R WASHINGTON, Match 19.—To-day’s state- The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. were 113,300 | Manhattan', May. . , St. Paul | July . Oats No. 2— Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— 500 505 50 505 512 512% §10 510 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, dul TR W@é SEtreite, g 3004 £0; spring__speci $5 40@5 50; spring patents. $4 70@5 10; _straits, 34 40@4 60; bakers', 33 60@ 390; No. 3 spring wheat, §8@9%c; No. 2 red, 993,0@$1 003; No. 2 corn, 28%@2S%c: No. 2 oats, Z%c; No. 2 white, £. 0. b., 29%@3lc; No. 3 white, £. 0. b., 25@2%c; No. 2 rve, 4¥%c; No. 2 barley, f. o. b., 34@42c; No. 1 flaxseed, $117%; rime tigothy seed, $2 80; mess pork. per bbl, 9 S0@9 8 lard, per 100 Ibs, $5 05@5 07'%; short ribs sides (loose), $4 90@5 15; whisky, distillers finished ¥oods, per gal, $1 19%; sugars, cut loaf, 5.8 granulated, 5.3%c. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbis 17,000 23,000 Wheat, bush 100,000 70,000 Corn, bush 243,000 231,000 Oats, bush 212,000 201,000 Rye, bush B Barley, bush 44,000 81,000 ©On the Produce Bxchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creamertes, 13@1sc; dairies, Cheese, qulet, $@S%c. Bggs, steady; WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recetpts. Shipments. els. Bushels. 111,600 Cittes— Bus! Mipneapolis Duluth | Milwaukee Chicago Toledo St. Loul Detrolt Kansas New Yo Philadelphta Baltimore . New Orleans’ Totals . 138,254 292,138 Wheat— Opening Closing Flour— Opening Closing LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. March. May. July. Sept. Dec. Qpeming .79 T4 T 6o Ged Closing ... SRR EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, March 19.—CATTLE—The limited supply of cattle In the pens to-day was sold | at vesterday's prices. The market for most © 113t | Erades was almost nominal. Choice cattle has been sparce all week and sell at a substantial | premium over short fed lots. HOGS—Trade In hogs was 2%@5c lower. Hogs sold largely at $3 85@3 95, the best heavy sell- ing at $4 05 and the commonest light at §3 50. SHEEP—Prices for sheep and lambs were mostly nominal at recent quotations. Poorest | sheep, $3@3 50; good to prime, $4 60@4 75; year- | lings, $4 50@5; lambs, $4 405 60. | Recelpts—Cattle, 200; Hogs, 17,000; Sheep, 2000. B | OMAHA. OMAHA, March 19.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 1200. Market _active, strong; native beef steers, $3 9 @5 10; Western steers, $3 60@4 65; Texas steess, | $3 25@3 90; cows and helfers, $3@4; canners, §2 @3:_stockers and feeders, $3 calves, $4 50 @8 50; bulls and stags, $2 40@3 7 $ HOGS eceipts, 3400. Market steady; heav: $3 70@3 85; mixed, $3 70@3 75; light, $3 65@3 T bulk of sales, $3 10G3 . SHEEP—Receipts, 1700. Market steady; fair | [ to choice natives, $3 70@4 70; fair to choice mmon ‘and stock sheep, $3@3 w; lambs, $4 25@5 30. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, March 19.—CATTLE—Re ceipts, 200, Market unchanged from yesterday; | retail trade only. HOGS—Recelpts, 3000. Market steady; bulk | of sales, $3 65@3 §0; heavies, 33 70@3 90; pack ers, $3 60@3 90; mixed, $3 56@3 85; lghts, $3 @370; yorkers, $3 65@3 70; pigs, $3 25@3 6. | SHEEP—Receipts, 1200. Market steady; lambs, $4 25@5 2; muttons, $3 50@4 50. | DENVER. DENVER, March 19.—CATTLE — Receipts, 100. Market steady to strong; beef steers, | 83 90@4 50; cows, $3 10@3; feeders, freight pald | to river, $4@ stockers, freight pald, $4 90; bulls, stags, etc.. §2 26@3 2. HOGS—Receipts, 100. Light packers, $3 75@ 3 80; heavy, $3 65@3 75. SHEEP—Receipts, 500. Market firm, good demand; good fat muttons, 33 25@4 15; lambs, | ASSOCIATED BANKS' STATEMENT. NEW YORK, March The Financler says: Judging from the statement of the assoclated banks of New York City for the week ending March 19, it will require a larger war scare than has yvet appeared to put money at higher rates than have ruled for a few weeks past. | Even with less than $3,000,000 of the Imported gold showing in the total, the banks have galned $4,512,500 in cash, the specle increase | of $,211,300 having been offset by a loss of | | 31,695,800 in legal tender, the latter represent- | ing in large part the shipments to the interfor. | The position of the New York banks at present | is very strong. They hold an excess reserve of $28,060,050, as compared with $20,823,500 two | weeks ago. The policy of contraction, however, uin- | $39,600,000 less than one month ago. Deposits Sales, 13,500 | in the same time have fallen off more than . Spot Coffee—Rlo, involce, 5%c; No. 7 Cordova, 83@16c. air refining, K | $50,000,000. The loss in cash, however, has only been §19,000,000, all of which has gone to inte jor institutions, and the excess reserve is near- ly $3,000,000 larger than at the close of business February 19. The interior demand has been LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight Sterling Exchange, 60 days. Sterling Cables .. New York Exchange, sight New York Exchange. telegraphic. Fine Silver, Mexican Dollars [REEN WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The week closed on a steady mar- ket, with higher cables from England and the Tidewater quotations are as follows: 141% for No. 1, $1 4214 for choice and $1 @1 5 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—5:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—December—i00 ctls, 10,000, $1 33%e. May—6000, $1 42. December—2000 ; 8000, $134. May— 6000, $1 42%. was' stiff at a sharp improved call 6000, $1 4217 2000, $1 32 BARLEY The’ marke for spot. grain. ‘eed, $11214@113% for dark to good and 5115 for choles: T CALL BOARD session—9:15 2000 ctis, Y8le: 3000, SS%c; 4000, YSse. Second Session— December—2i0, ¥ Morning Session-_December._2400 o clock—December— ay—2000 ctls. i 6000, 99%c; 4060, vance prices again. Fancy Feed, 31 214 per ctl; good to chotce, 201 $1 1501 17%; red, $1'35@l 45 gray, $1 17 0@1 25 per ctl. CORN—The demand is so dealers have withdrawn their offerings from Quotations are nominal. Small round vellow, §1 10@1 12'4 per ctl; large ST 10@1 1234, the market. ] PR WHEAT FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, £ : Bakers' extras, $4 30@4 40 per barrs MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are usual discount to the trade: Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flou Rice Flour, $ 75; Cornmeal, §2 Cornmeal, ‘$3; Oatmeal, §350; Oat Groats, § $2.50 per 100; ; extra cream Cracked Wheat, Wheat Flour, §3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), §5 25 $5 06@5 45; Pearl Barley, $4; plit Peas, §3 75; Green Peas, $ 25 per 100 I HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay closed the week stiff, with a sale of a car of extra cholce wheat at $22 50. A further advance is looked for. There is no change in Bran and Middlings. BRAN—$16@16 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18@22 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled ~Barle: Oflcake Meal jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $2 tonseed’ Meal, §25@30 per to: 24; Cracked Corn, $23 50@24 ; Chopped Feed, In round lots)—Wheat, $15@ : Wheat and Oat. $17@19; Barley, $15@15; compressed, $18 falfa, $1012; stock, § —35@45c per HAY—(Ex-car 213; Clover, $12 Beans are dull and easy and it is doubtful whether the top quotations could be realized for lots of any size. b $1 501 60; Large Whites, 2 2%5@2 50; ‘Reds, $2@2 25; Blackeve, $2 402 50; $1 40@1 60; Limas, $2@2 12; Pea, $1 40 cd_Kidneys, SEED@—Brown Mustarc Yellow_Mustard, $2@2 5 2 @2%c _per 2@2%c: Hemp, 3¢; Timothy, 5isc. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §i 40@1 65; Green, $1 60 @1 90 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. ‘Alfalfa, 3@6C; Onions and Pota- Vegetables were steady. new Potatoes, toes were unchanged, except which were lower. POTATOES—Early Rose, 65@75c; River Reds, 50@0c: River Burbanks, gon Burbanks, 65@95c: out; Petaluma Burban toes, 2@s0c per ctl for Rivers and 65c@$1 for Merced: new Potatoes, 2% ONIONS—§1 75@2 50 per ctl; cut onions, $1@ 125 per sack. VEGETABLES—Receipts were #47 boxes As- paragus, 341 boxes Rhubar )@tse per sack; Ore- nas Burbanks are ; Sweet Pota- and 285 sks Peas. y for No. 1 and 4@sc for No. 2; Rhubarb, 75c@ $125 per box; Alameda Green Peas. vgidc per Dried Peppers. 6@7c | per 1b; Dried Okra, %sc; Cabbage, 60@75c per 2@e0c per sack: Garlie, per Ib; Cucumbers,- i0c@$l per dozen. Los Angeles Strin 1b: Mushrooms, Beans,s —: ; Egg Plant, 10c per Ib. y ETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per 1 in lots of 25 ted, 16@18c; granulated raw, sticed dessica has brought about heavy reductions in several | items. Thus the loans of the banks are now | cet Potatoes, 3 30c; Turnips, %5c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. AND GAME. Young stock is firm and old stock weak. The usual amount of Eastern is announced for this rather well satisfled, but owing to thé cheap- ness of transfer rates the domestic exchange | tactors. As showing the calmness which pri merical paper. The changes in the totals for the week are less than expected. The loan item decreased $10,585,100, due to the continued liquidation. It Dried | is worth mentioning that the decreases of one vhich is the largest lender to call funds | bank, and also the largest importer of specie, ac- h | posits have decreased 37,304,500, but the bank which reduced its loan ilem 8o heavily figures htly in this. There seems to be no | connection with the loan decrease. It is estl | mated that at least $33,000,000 of accumulated | sterling_ bills are heid in this city, and any rapid advance in money must of necessity lead NEW YORK, 'h 19.—The Eve¢ ¥ to continued large imports of gold. N L e Evening Post's | 10 e amount of deferred credits will increase | rather than diminish under normal conditions, present. WOOL SALES. “There was all-around LONDON, March 19. The selection was good and consisted of 13,137 bales. Choice Queensland greasy flocks were in strong demand, the home trade and Continent taking several parcels. A lot of Geelong greasy was sold to American buyers at 1s 1d. of the best, but the bulk was taken by the The following are the sales in detall: Queensland, 3000 bales; scoured, 1s 4%d Victorla, 1500 bales; scoured, 8d@is Thd; New 'Zealand, 4100 bales; scoured, 6d@1s 1%d; greasy, 6%@10%d. scoured, 9%d@ls 2d; greasy, 6@Sd. warded direct. The imports for the week are as foilows: CLOSE. WHEAT—Spot, dull; No. 1 red northern | JHOPS AT LONDON—Pacific ‘Coast, dull, NEW YORK, March 19.—The imports at the port of New York for the week are: Gold, $5,214,039; silver, $31.392; dry goods and general merchandise, $9.127,244. The exports of specie were: Gold, $20,204; silver, $730,295. CASH IN THE TREASURY. ment of the condition of the Treasury shows: serve, $171,054,526. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., March 19.—Wheat, steady under lower freights; Walla Walla, 7oc; val and blue stem, Trc per bushel. Xl ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., March 19.—Wheat, firm but unchanged; No. 1 club, 75¢; No. 1 blue stem, 78c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. 9@10c for Gob- POULTRY—Live Turkeys, dressed Turkeys, c_for Hens; Ducks, $4@5 for old and Quotations are moving independently of usual | | POULARYC 12@13c_per Ib: $6 50@8 for | young, $6 50¢ Fryers, $6a6 450 for small; | young and $1 % GAME—Nominal. BUTTER CHEESE AND EGGS. valils, it may be noted that interior banks are | | Again in this market as purchasers of com- | Boilers, $5@6 for large, $3 50@ 2 25 per dozen for @1 50 for old. total reduction. De- | | Some dealers are buying Egs to put Into cold storage and the market is accordingly firmer, in spite of large receipts. ter, under a demand for the north. Butter Is also bet- Creamery—Fancy _creameries, onds, 16@17ike. 3 Dairy — Choice grades, 14@lic per Tb. Butter—Creamery, J@lse per Ib. Cream Cheddar, 10@1ic; Ranch Eggs, 12@13c per dozen; store DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. » Reports of damage by frost continue to come | in from all over the State. chief sufferers thus far. One basket of Strawberries came the Santa Clara Valley and sold at $1 50. Apples are in lighter supply and firmer. DECIDUOUS Apples, 40@ilc per box for common, T5c@$t Apricots are the Crossbreds were in good supply and finer | grades dearer. American buyers secured a few | for good to choice and §1 25@1 40 for fancy. CITRUS FRU! for large and 50@Tc for small boxes: Japanese Mandarins, $1@150; Grape Fruit, $i 50 | for good 'to chotce; _ Mexican Limer, $43 'S, @60c; New South Vales, £200 bales; scoured, 11%d@ | nanag 31 202 35 per bunch: Pineapples, $0: | 1s 6a; greasy, s%@i0d. | Per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, The situation in regard to the damage by n up to date may be sum- Apricots . and Almonds wiped out in many localities, Peaches injured a little and Prunes hardly roduces no effect whatever e market is as flat as frost as far as kno' marized as follow: somewhat, Cherries or_the Bast and t| DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload for 50-60's, 2HG3i.c for 70-80°s, 1%@2%c for 8- fancy, 4%@ic; peeled, 10@i2%c: Apricots, s@ee ¢ for good to fancy Moor- 1%@1%c for for Rovais and 7 rarks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7%: Black Figs, ks, 2 4%6@4%c for pitted bleached Plums, prime to fancy i4c; Nectarines, 4@5c for v; Pears, 2W@i%c for quarters and 3@Sie for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—1%@2c for two-crown, 3c for three- crown, 3%e for four-crown, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1G: 110 for London layers: dried grapes, bic. Chestnuts _are 1b; Walnuts, s@éc for ha softshell: Almonds_2%@3%c for hardshell, 5@6c for softshell and 7@sc for paper-shell: 4@¥4c for Bastern and 4%c for California; Pecans, §14@Sc; Filberts, §%@i0c; Brazil Nuts, Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—Comb, $@l0e for bright and 5@7c for lower grades; water-white extracted, 41,@ 5c; light amber extracted, 3%@i%c per Tb. PROVISIONS. The past week has been a very dull one and prices have shown no change whatever. CURED MEATS—Bacon, heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light. 1lc for extra light and 12}c for sugar-cured: East- sugar-cured Hams, ; Mess Beet, ) per bbl: ext do, $10: tamily prime Pork, 1 Smoked Beer, 11G12¢ per 1b. LARD—Eastern tierces quot for compound and_7e for California_tierces, d 6izc for pure; half-barrels, 6%c; 10-Ib tins, too: do 3-1h, Se. COTTOLEN less than 300 Ibs—1-Ib. pails, 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, $%¢c: 5-1b pails, 12 in a case, Sic; 10-1b pails, § 4ins, 1 0r 2 in a case, 7%c: wooden buckets. 20 Ibs Det. 7Tc: fancy tubs, S0 1bs net, 73 bbls, about 110 Ibs, 7%c per ib. 4lc for Seedless otable at Sc hell _and 6@7c_for Avallable cash balance, $223,093,424; gold re- | extra clear, ed ‘at 5%c per 1b s { in a case. §%c; in a case, 8lic; 50-1b PORTLAND, Or.. March/ 19.—Exchanges, $151,035; balances, §30,3v7. B HID]#E. TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. A few lots of the Spring clip of Wool are coming In, but there is no market vet. ire running weak, and dealers are shading the iuoteticns. ‘There is nothing doing in Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell tbout lc under the quotations. Heavy salted ers, 10@10%;c; medium, 9@9%c; light, 9¢; Cow- des, 9c; stags, 6c; salted Kip, 10c; lalf, 1lc: v Hides, 16@17¢; culls and brands, 13@13}c: dry Kip and Veal, 13%@l#¥sc: dry Calf, 17%@19%c; culls, 16; Goatskins, 30@37%c each; Kids, 5@10c eerskins, good summer, 25@30c per Ib; me: dium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@30c each; short wool. 40 70c each; medium, o@90c: long wools, 90c@$1 30 each. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered. 3a3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2@2%e; refined, 5c: Grease, 2@2ic. WOOL--Fall clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ c: Southern Mountain. 9@llc; free Northern, 12 @isc: do, defective, 9@1ic pek Ib. 5 HOPS—O0Id crop, 2@6c for poor to fair and 3@ 10c for good; mew crop, 11 1ldc per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. The feeling in Hogs is very weak. Mutton and Lambs are steady, and Beef is firm. Wholesale %ates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as . follows: _ BEEF—First quality, 63@7c; second quality, %Gte; third quality, A@Gc@per 1b. VEAL—Large, 6@8isc; small, 7@7%c per Ib. MUTTON—\Wethers, Sc; Ewes, $%@dc per Ib. LAMB—Spring. 10@11c per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, {%@i%c for large, 4%c for small and 4lec for medium; stock Hogs, 3@3%e; dressed Hogs, 6@6ic. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta 7rain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, §10 per ton; New Welling- ton, $10; Seattle, $8 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, 45 50; Wallsend, $9; Scotch, $10; Cumberland, $10 in bulk and $1150 in sacks; Pennsylvania_An- thracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $10 per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valiey, $9; Coke. '$12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. COFFEE—C. E. Bickford's coffee circular contains the following: Our last report was issued on the 26th ultimo, The market dur- ing the interval has been very quiet. Washed coffees of all kinds are at a standstiil, and the prices quoted, although marking a reduction from former Tates, are still largely nominal. Buyers view these qualitics as being too high in comparison with unwashed coffees, and will purchase the former only when their necessi- ties compel it, and then In the most sparing | way. The transactions in current unwashed Salvador indicate some faith in the future of this description, and the opinion grows that present rates are safe for literal investments. The New York market for Brazillans has grad- uvally and_ steadily declined for both spot and futures. To-day’s stock consists of 5849 Costa Rica, 192 Nicaragua, 472 Salvador, 9379 Guate- mala and 1098 Mexican; in all, 2279 bags, as against 8817 bags the same time last year. We Quote: Costa Rica, 17@17%c for prime washed, 14@l5c for good washed, 16@17%c for £0od to prime washed peaberry, 16@17%c for good pea- berry, 13@lic for good to prime, 12@iZic for good current mixed with black beans, $1:@1dc or_fair, 5l4@Sc for common to ordinary; Sal- ypdor, i3giikce for good to prime washed, 1@ 12%4¢ for falr washed, 15@16c for good to prime washed peaberry, $4@9%c nominal for superior unwashed, 7%@Sc for good green unwashed, 12@12%c _for good to prime unwashed pea- berry; Nicaragua, 8@$%c for good to superior hed, 12@12isc for good unwashed pea- berry; Guatemala and Mexican, 18%@IStc for prime to fancy washed, 14@15ic for good to strictly good washed, 12@13ic for fair washed, 1@10c for medium, 5@6%c for common to ordi- 16@17%c for good to prime washed pea- 12G12%c for good unwashed peaberry, § 14c’ for ghod to superior unwashed. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6Xc; Powdered, fic; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners” A,'5%c; Mag- nolia A, Extra C, S%c: Golden 'C, be; Candy Granaiated, 5%c; Callfornia A, 5%¢ per Ib; half barrels %c more than barrels, and boxes, 3c more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Saturday, March 19. Flour, qr sks ... 13,406 Raisins, bxs 59 Wheat, ctls 3.5%0| Straw, ‘tons . 32 Barley, ctls 3.000| Wool, bales .. 238 Butter, ctls 484 Pelts, bdls 330 Tallow, ctls 234 Hides, no 640 Cheese, ctls 3 26| Powder, cs Hay, tons 205' Lime, bbls Beans, sks . 332 Eggs, doz . Potatoes, sks 2,449 | Leather, rolls . Onions, sks 162, Wine, gals .. Bran, sks 2251 OREGON. Oats, ctls 350| Potatoes, sks ... 387 THE STOCK MARKET. Beyond a continued advance in Occldental to $2 55 there was nothing new in mining stocks yesterday. In local securities Hutchinson Sugar sold up to 47%. The Alhambra Mining Company of Lvon County, Nev., has levied an assessment of 6 cents per share, delinquent April 15. The annual meeting of the Western Sugar Refining Company has been called for March 2. The Elkton Mining Company of Colorado will pay a dividend of 2 cents per share, amount- ing to §20,000, to-morrow. The Spring Valley Water Company will pay the regular monthly dividend of 50 cents per share to-morrow. Th ‘alifornia Vigorit Powder Company has levied an assessment of 50 cents per share, de- | Iinquent Apri! 18. The Consolidated California and Virginia output last week was six tons of ore of the average assay value of $27 55. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. SATURDAY, March 19—10:30 a. m. Tid. Ask. Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 50 — 4s quar coup..1z — (Pac Gas Imp.. — 90 4s quar reg..110 — |Pac L Co. 53 53 4s quar new..121% — |S F G & E.. 9% % Miscellaneous— San Fran ... Cal-st Cab s. — |Stock Gas - 2% — | Insurance— — |Firem's Fund.1% — Dup-st ex c.. — 981! Bank Stocks— E L & P 6s..128% — |Anglo-Cal . .= 67 F & Ch Ry 6s. — 117 |Bank of Cal..247 248} Geary-st R 6s. — 102 Cal S D & T.. — 104 HC & S 5%..100 105 |First_i.at ....200 — LALCo# — 100 |Lon P& A...130 Do gntd 6s..100 — |Mer Exchnge.. Market-st 6s..121 — |Nev Nat B...15 Savings Tanks— Ni Ger S & L..1625 1 N Hum S & L1050 11¢ N Mutual Sav. 35 40 N S F Say U.. 485 500 N S&LSo... — 10 N Security S B20 — N Union T Co0.1000 — Oal Street Railroad— California .... — 110 Geary .. S 40 Market-st Presidio Powell-st 6s ..117% — | Powder— Reno WL&L..100 — |California . Sac ElecRy3s. — 100 |E Dynamite... SF & N P 6s.106 106% | Glant Con Co. 42% 42% § P of Ar 6s..104 — |Vigorit . 3 3% S P Cal 6s. 13 | Miscellaneous— SPC 1s cg 8. 99% | Al Pac Assn.. — 8% S P Br 6s.....113%114 |Ger Ld Wks..100 150 S V Wat 6s... — 117%|Hana P _Co... — 20 | S V Wat 4s...102%102% | H C & S Co.. 31% 31% Stock Gas 6s.. — 1034 |Hutch S P Co. 47 474 Water— Mer Ex Assn. 80 — Contra Costa.. 58 621 |Nat Vin Co... — Th Marin Co 5 — |Oceanic S Co.— 8% Spring Val....1013%101% | Pac A F L.. 1% — Gas & “lectric— Pac Bor Co. Cent Gaslight. %% — |Par Paint Co. MEL Co..... — 18% Morning Session. 100 Oceanic Steamship Co. 25 Hutchinson S P Co 150 do do 25 do do 10S F Gas & Electric Co 5 do do 7 do do $5000 Edison L & P Bonds. 165 Giant Powder Con 5 . do do .. 100 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar, b 5. 3% do do 20 do do 3% do elo INVESTMENT BOARD. Street— 50 Vigorit Powder 20 Market-street . 108 F Gas & Electric. 40 Hutchinson S P Co. MINING SALES. Highest prices of stocks during the week. Name of Stock. Alpha Alta ullion ‘aledonia Challenge Chollar Con. Cal. & Confidence Crown Point Gould & Curry. Hale & Noreros Mexican Ophir Overman Seg. Bel Standard Sierra Ner TUnion 350 35 38 40, 39 Utah 8l 1) 11 100 114 Yellow 24| 21| 21i 29 26] Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 100 Alta .. 15160 Sierra Nevada..l 20 100 Occidental . 100 DLah, ... .50sn 3 520 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterda Morning Session. 200 Alta .. 700 Best & Belcher. 400 Bullion 200 Savage. 250 Sierra Nev 00 et 350 2 300 Union Con 150 Yellow Jacket. - | Walla Wal SATURDAY, March 18—12 m. Con New York. 02| Syndicate Eureka — 25|Standard Exchequer 05 06| Union’ Coi Gould & Curry. 19 20|Utah . Hale & Norers:130 —!Yellow —_—————————— THE NEWEST FABRICS. Alpha 07 05)Julia . a 03 Alta 14 16| Justice 8 2 Andes 10 11| Kentuck 2 o4 Belcher 22 23| Lady Wasl - @ Benton — 18| Mexican . 30 31 Best & Belcher 30 31| Occidental 50 2 60 Bullion .. 08. 09 Ophir 34 Caledonia 27 29| Overman 10 11 Chollar .. 45 46 Potosi 39 40 Con Cal & Va. 76 77| Savage 2% % Challenge 28| Seg Belcl 03 05 Confidence 6 70|Scorpion . 0% — Con Imperial .. — 01|Sierra . e 15 Crown Point... 13 14|Silver Hill L 3 1 2 KEHS2RE Oneof the prettiest and much-courted fabrics is the old-time silk-warp ba- rege, which, in mother’s young lady days, was the proper thing for party gowns. They are shown in both light and dark plain colors, and they come in all shades, covered with rich colors in flower patterns. The new challies are extremely pretty in both design and coloring. The dark blue, green and red | grounds, with satin stripes of the same color scattered over, with white or black polka-dots, are styligh, and will figure conspicuously among the gowns built for cool spring and summer days, Though black taffeta has had a run of several seasons as a handsome gown, spring will see it as popular as ever, and the trimmings of lace and velvet ribbons represent a small fortune in themselves. Cashmere, very thin and light, poplin fabrics and soft, light serges are to be much worn, while canvas-cloth in fancy weaves flourishes under the new name of “Mouline natte.”” Transparent fab- rics are dazzlingly beautiful, some be- ing so woven as to have the appear- ance of being tucked crosswise, which in grenadines, mousseline-de-soie and chiffon is charming. Organdies are ever new and ever old, and as each spring season rolls around they are placed in the foremost ranks of thin fabrics. Black crepe de chine gowns are Very much in evidence, and are trimmed with narrow ruffles of the same, edged with tiny edge of black lace or a nar- row ruche of black footing. The waists lose their somber effect by using bands of open-wrought insertion which hsow a bright colored lining. White lace at the neck and wrists, too, adds to the brightness of these bodices. Watered silk, with large satin polka dots, waved or pointed cross stripes and disks, are shown among the newest black goods. Lace and net dresses are much worn again, some showing a black lining. while others are made over colored silks.—March Woman's Home Com- panion. —_—————— NO CONCERT IN OURS. New York Mail and Express. There is something fantastic in the sug- gestion of a concert of European nations to mediate between the United States and Spain for the purpose of averting war. | Even if this Government were to agree to | such a programme Spain probably,| wouldn’t, Sagasta having already an- | nounced that she will submit to no for- eign interference in her own affairs. But the European concert business is played out anyhow, and the nations over there | have troubles enough of their own on | | hand to engage their undivided attention. e CHEAP MONEY IN THE WEST. Boston Transcript. Cheap money has struck the Southwest and the Clinton, Mo., Republican invites the calamity-howler to make a note of the fact that several counties in _that State have recently refunded their 5 and 6 per cent bonds at 3% and 4 per cent. But the calamity-howler will not make a | note of any such occurrences, for they do not harmonize with his howl. THE CALL C. L.ENDAR. March, 1898. Sa. | Moon’s Phases. 5 | Full Moon, 221222 ® MMare Last Quarter Mar. 14 —| | 7= New Moon, EAER SRRty T Mar. 24. cent City. for San Francisco. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographlc Office, located in the Merchants’ Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially Invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare | Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published the same dav by the afternoom paper=. and by the morning papers the follow- ing day. - W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. §. N., in charg: SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, Entrance to San Frangisco 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 tide is the same at both places. MARCH—153. Sunday. March 20. Sun rises Sun sets Moon rises. [ | B/t e 2 e Tl e T BT Wi H Wl 35, 14 il | the early morning tides are given in the left | | hand column and the successive tides of ‘he day in the order of occurrence as to time. The | second time column gives the second tide of | the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the | | last tide of the day, except when there are but | three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights en are additions to the soundings on the ited States Coast Surves charts, except when a minus sign (=) precedes the height { and then the number given Is subtractive from | the depth given by the charts. The plan of | | reference is the mean of the lower low water. SHIPPI INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Saturday, March 19. Stmr Alcazar, Gunderson, 66 hours from AS- mg‘l:nr Homer, Jessen, 24 nours from Bureka. Stmr Samoa, Johnson, 23 hours from Eureka. Stmr Arcntn‘:dim. 48 hours from Coos Bay, Port_Orfo! ours. “gtmr Cleone, Walvig, 12 hours from Point Arena. ‘Stmr Empire, Nelson, 55 hours fm Coos Bay. Stmr Newsboy, Ellefsen, 20 hours fm Usal. Schr Five Brothers, Johnson, 13 hours from Bihlers_Point. Schr Seven Sisters, Rasmussen, 16 hours frm Bureka. Schr La Chilena, Campbell, 8 hours frm Fort Ross. Schr Thomas S Negus, McLure, 136 days frm New Haven. CLEARED. Saturday, March 19. Bark Helen W Almy, Hogan, Prince William Sound: Mohns & Kaltenbach. Whal bark_Andrew Hicks, Shorey, whaling; J A Magee Jr. Schr Volante, Schroeder, Unalaska; California Yukon Trading Co. ; SAILED. Saturday, March 19, U S stmr Oregon, Clark. Callao. U S stmr Pinta, Gunn, San Diego. Stmr Washtenaw, Crosscup, Tacoma. . Stoir Greenwood, Fagerlund. Nor stmr Titania, Egenes, Nanaimo. Bark Germania, Pearson, Seattle. Bark S C Allen, Johnson, Honolulu. Whal bark Andrew Hicks, Shorey, whaling. Brig W G Irwin, Willlams, Honolulu. Schr Spokane, Jamieson, Port Gamble. Schr Antelope, Anderson, Astoria. Scar Sparrow, Dart, San Pedro. Schr Newark, Beck, Bowens Landing. Schr Mary E Russ, Jacobsen, Eureka. Schr Sacramento, Forest, Tillamook. Schr Parkersburg, Nielsen, Coquiile River. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—Mar 19, 3 p. m.—Weather hazy; wind W; velocity 16 miles. CHARTERS. The Emanuele Accame is chartered for wheat to_surope, 225 6d; Cape Town, 23s. The Barmbek loads wheat at Portland for Europe, &2s 6d; Pass of Leny, wheat at Porte land for South ‘Africa. 40s. = SPOKEN. Noy 20—7 S 127 W, Br ship Galatea, hence Nov 3 for Hull. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived Mar 15—Stmr Del Norte, from Dyea; tug Relic from Astoria. Sailed Mar 19—Stmrs Scotia and Cottage City, for Dyea; ship Wachusett, for San Francisco. IVERSENS LANDING—Arrived Mar 19—Sche Ocean Spray, hence Mar & EUREKA—Arrived Mar 18—Stmr Weeott, fm Crescent City; schr Jessie Mmor, from San Pedro. > Salled Mar 19—Stmrs Weeott and North Fork, for San Francisco. POINT LOBOS—Arrived off port Mar 19—F» stmr La Madeleine, from Puget Sound for Guayaquil. 3 HUENEME—Arrfred Mar 19—Schr Esther Buhne, from Bureka. SAN DIEGO—Sailed Mar 19—Schr Gen Me- Pherson. COQUILLE RIVER—Arrived Mar 1S—Scne Confianza, hence Mar 5. MENDOCINO—Arrived Mar 19—Schr § Dan- ielson, hence Mar 13, SEATTLE—Arrived Mar 19—Schr Allen A, hence Mar 6. GREENWOOD—Sailed Mar' 19—Stmr, Whites- boro, for Port Los Angeles. BOWENS LANDING—Sailed Mar 13—Sche Corinthian, for San Francisco. GRAYS HARBOR—Sailed Mar 19—Stmr Crese “EATTLE—Sailed Mar 19—Brig Courtney Ford, for Unalaska. FORT BRAGG—Sailed Mar 19—Stmr Coquille River, for San Francisco. FORT ROSS—Sailed Mar 19—Schr La Chilena, for San Francisco. NEWPORT—Sailed Mar 19—Schr G W Wat- son, for Seattle; schr Annie M Campbell. for Port Blakeley. BOWE:! LANDING—Sailed Mar 19—Schr Monterey, for San Francisco. PORT LUDLOW-—Arrived Mar 19—Br stmr Alagonia, from Victoria. SEATTLE—Sailed Mar 1S—Stmr Humboldt, for San_Francisco. GRAYS HARBOR—Sailed Mar 17—Schr Em- ma Ctter, for San Francisco; schrs Defender, Ploneer and'J B Leeds, for San Francisco. Arrived Mar 17—Schr Roy Somers, hne Mar 2. GREENWOOD—Arrived Mar 19—Str Whites- boro, hence Mar 18. FOREIGN PORTS. BIRKENHEAD—Arrived Mar 18—Br ship Pinmore, hence Oct NEWCASTLE, NSW—Arrived — Br ship Euphrates, to load for San Francisco. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Mar 15—Br ship Drumalis, hence Oct 28. CAPE SPARTEL—Passed Mar 18—Br stmr Teenkai, from Oregon for St Vincent. ALGOA BAY—Salled Feb 12—Bark Palmyra, for Newcastle. NSW. QUEENSTOWN—Sailed Mar 18—Br ship An- | aurus, for Plymouth. AUCKLAND—Safled Mar 19—Stmr Alameda, for San Francisco. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway ‘wharf, in Francisco: For skan ports, 10 a. m., March 2, 7, 12, 17, 23, 27, April 1. Transférred at Seattle. For Alaskan ports (from Spear street wharf), 10 a. m., arch 2, 6, 10, 14, 1S, 22, 2, 30. Transferred at_Portland, Or. For Victorla, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., March 2, 7, 12, 17. 22, 21, and every fifth day thereafter, connecting at Seattle With company’s steam- ers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tacoma with N P Ry. at Vancouver with C. P. Ry. For Pureka (Humboldt Bay), 10 & m. March 3, 9, 15, 21, 21, and every sixth day ] fter. mr{-:' Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Husname, S Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., March 2, 6, 10, 14, 13, %, %, 30, and every fourth day thereafte o %an Dlego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port 1% Angeles and_Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 o, March 4, 8. 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- lia and Guaynias (Mex), 10 a. 'm.. March 8, April'S, and 24 of each month thereafter. he company reserves the right to changas without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and_honre of =ailine. 'TICKET OFFICE—Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., 10 Market street, San Francisco. “THE 0. R & N. OO, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a. m. FA“ £12 First Class Including Berth §8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: State of California. Mar. 2, 10, 18, 28 Columbia = Mar. 6 14, 22 30 Through Tickets and Through Baggage to all Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- plication to E. C. WARD, General Agent. 630 Market st GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. The S. S. MOANA salls via Honolulu and Aucklana for Sydney Wednesday, March 23, at 2 p. m. S. S. ZBEALANDIA, E for HONOLULU only, Wednesday., April 8 2'p. m. Special party rates. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South Afriea. ‘ BROS. CO., Agents, J. D.'SPRECKELS & BROC comory streat. Frelgth Office—327 Market st.. San Francisco. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER. | Frox | Drs T | Humbold.... Mar B Nunaimwo Mar 20 Mar 20 Mar 20 Departure Bay . China and Japan. . |San Diego.. .. Panama o City Puebia.. .| Vietoris and Puget Sound Crescen: City.. |Crescent Citv . Coos Bay ... |Newport, Poruana Humbodlt.. Seattle. .. Wellingtou...... | Devarture Bay. Areata. . . |Coos Bav Yomoua. ... |San Diego. | Victoria and Puget Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. French LI“=)'°(ZH¥'.:{|\ ) Pier (new) 01 Ree foot. ot Morton st. Travelers m by this line avoid both transit by Mar 20 Mar2 | the channel In a small boat. Mar20 | Alexandria. E£Y Mar 22 | second class S1A |M;: % | LA BRETAGNE . *|Mar 28 | LA NORMANDIE. it 24 | LA GASCOGNE oy | ’ 2 | 5 | GE, Agent. 2 | “TIQ! £ b4 SalLs__ | PrRw ar 20. 11 Ax | Pler IL i 10 Av|Pier 13 4y Pler 2 W0 Av|Pler 9 Euwtoldt Humbldt Vie & Pt s Pier 9 Portia Pier 24 PM SS bior § or Sans Rosi S Valencia. .. | Alisk: e Co6+ Bay.. |Newpo Blar 11 State of Cal| Portiand Pler 2t City Puebla| Vic & Pei Pier 9 Colon. Panama. PM 8§ THE TIME BALL. Branch Hyd aphic Office, U. S. N., Mer- rallway and the discomfort of crossin; English y o e (z . via Paris, first class $180; -March 26 10 a. m. April 2, 10 a. m. April 9,10 a. -April April 23, 10 a. For turther particulars abply to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN- CHAMPAGNE .. LA BOURGOGNE 0. 3. Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. " STOCKTON STEAMERS | Leave Pier No. 3, Wasnington St., at 3 : p- m. Daily. prutcHT RECHVED CF To 530 B, M. Accommodations teserved by telephone, The oniy line selling throusih tickets and giv- g gh freight rates to Valey Railroad. et v waLKng, STEAMERS: Aok IR, cIT N. JARY GARRATT. 1 D PRrERE 1O Telephone Main $05. Cal. Nav. and fmpt. Co. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO. Steamer * Monticello” Mon., Tues., wvu., Thuia. ana sal 3 9:45 a. m. P. M. (8:30 p. m. ex.sThurs.) Fridays 1 p. m. and $:30 p. m. Sundays . .10:30 3. m. and 8 p. m. Landing and Offices—Missi: Dock, relehone, Red B o et hants ExChange. San Franciscosers For San-dose, Los Gatos & Santa Cruz 19,1898, The time ball on Telegraph Hill was pped exactly at noon -nrduy-l.v: R e the 2th meridian o exa . “ee. Green. Wich time, Wt ey Lieutenant. U. S. in charge. Steamer Alviso leaves Pier 1 unday: excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso dflfi"(sfmm. excepted) at 5 m. Freight and Fare between San Francisco and Alviso, 50ci to San Jose, T5c. Clay street, Pler 1 41 North First street, San Jose.