The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 23, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Silver a fraction firmer. Wheat Futures still rising. ‘Wheat Freights dull. Another advance In Barley and Oats. Rye firmer‘and Corn dull. Hay goes up again. Feedstuffs unchangeds Beans and Seeds dull. Potatoes and Vegetables lower. Fgzgs higher. Cheese firmer. Butter steady as a rule. Poultry selling higher. Severe damage to Fruit by frost. Dried Fruit market dull. Citrus Fruit dull and weak. Provisions dull and we; ¥ and_dull. No further decline in Hides. Wool and Hops dull. Meat market unchanged. Merchandise quotations about as beforel Coal in sufficient supply. Flour advanced 20c all around. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOLD AND SILVER. From a bulletin just received from the Bu- reau of Statistics of the Treasury Department, the follbwing figures regarding imports and ex- ports of the United States, of gold, silver, etc., for the eight months ending February, are ob- Jorts of _gold coln and bullion, $36,21 excess of im- exports of silver coin and bul- b Falls L \ 3/67/70/7% Y- 5 O Clar ® Partly Cloudy ® Clovdy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow fifes with the wind. The top fig- 89; excess of ex- | CLOSING STOCKS. % Atchison . 10%|St P & Om. 65 Do pref . i Do pref . 150 Baltimore & Ohio st P M & M. 127 Cnanda Pacific . Pacific . 1 Canada Southern. BosRy. % Cent_Pacific ..... 0 “pref . L% Ches & Ohio Texas & Pacific.. 9% | hi & Alton Jnion Pactfic .... 4S% | hi B & Q. P U & G. Tig Chi & E Il Wabash .. 6% CCC & st L. | Do pref . 1% Do pref . Wheel & L 1% Del & Hudson. Do pret 9% Del L & W. Express C nies— Den & R G |Adams Ex 100 Do pret American E: 12 Erle (new) . Cnited States 33 Do 18t pref |Wells Fargo 14 t Wayne . Miscellaneou Gt Nor pref . A Cot Oil 16 Hocking Val ... Do pref . 66% | Hiinols Cent 13 | Amn -Spirits 6% | Lake Frie & W Do_pref 16% Do pref Am Tobacco 437 Lake Shore ...... Do_pref nz’ Louis & Nash . People’s 8% | Manhattan L . Cons Gas . 175% | Met St Ry Com Cable Co....160 | Mich Cent Col F & Iron.... 17% | Minn & St L. Do _pref . bt Do_1st pref . Gen Electric 1% Mo _Pacific .. Iliinols Steel % Mobile & Ohio Laclede Gas 40 Mo K & T. 104 Lead ... 23 Do pref . 31| Do pref . 102 | chi Ind & L. 7" |Nat Lin Oil 15 Do pret 24 |Oor Imp Co 26 N.J Central 9 |Pacific Mail 23y | Including: fmore pronounced than that in stocks, but the were comparatively small. Total sales United States fives were 1 higher, the old fours coupons % higher and- the seconds 3 Total sales of stocks to-day, 269,900 shares, Burlington, 29,225: L. & N., 7950, Manhattan, 17,650; opolitan ~ Rallway 5940: Northern . Pacific prefersed, 14,850; .Rock Isiand, 850; St. Paul, 31,364; Unlon Pacific, 18,925; ' AmeYican Tob.cco, 17,633; People’s Gas, 4650; Sugar, 60, | lower bid to-day. 13 108% [Pullman_Pal 115 [Silver Cert . 8 |Stand R & T N Y Central . Y Chi & St L Do 1st pret Do 2d pret 9. |Sugar ... Nor West 11%| Do pref . o Amer |T'C & Iron. No_Pacific 207 U S Leather Do, pref 9% | Do pref . Ontario & W 14 |U S.Rubber . Or R & Na 40 | Do pref . Or Short Line ... 28 (West Unlon . 5 1188 |Chi & N W 1 Reading . [ 1215 Do 1st pref . 75 Rock Island . 914 St L & S F.. 23 Do 1st pref . { 54 Do 24 pret Chl G W . 10 st_Paul Haw Com Co.... 30% Do oref . | CLOSING BONDS. 7 S new 4s reg.. 12132 (N J C Bs. 6 coup . . 121% |N_Carol US s . 110888 | Do s Do coup ........ 11% |No Pac Do 2ds Z Do 3s U S 58 reg ...... Do 1s Do 58 coup ... YC& District 3638 r & W rthwstrn Ala class A . D Do deb 58 Do B . Do C . B 0 Nav lsts 115 Do Currency ... av s E Atchison 4s Line Do 0 S Line |0 Imp 1s Chi Term Do 58 tr C & Ohio 3s. Pactfic 6s of & |CH & D us ing is 5 D & R G lsts W lsts 50 D& R G s L& IMCss. 8 East Tenn 1 L&SFG6s.. 1T Erle Gen 4s . t P Con ........139% F W & D lst St P C & P lsts.. 118 Gen Elec 55 . Do GHE&SA So Ry 5s . Do 2ds |Stand R & T 65 H&TC 109 |Tenn new set 3s ures at :‘ation Indlc: & maximum temperature | for the days; those underneath it. if any, the | amount of rainfell, of melted snow In inches and nundredths during the past twelve hours. lsobars, or soiid lines, connect points of equal eir pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word ““high” means high barometric presstre and is usuclly accompanied by fair weather: “low’ sure and s usually preceded by cloudy weather and rains. first appear on the Washington coast. the pressure is high in the interlor and low glong the coast, and the isobars extend nortl and south along the coast, rain is probable but when the “low’’ Is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon fs fm- robable. With & “high” in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Cali- “Lows” usually refers to low pres- | d accompanted | When | fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected | in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an oppesite result. CATHER REPORT. w (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 22, § p. m. Following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last Past This Last Stations— 24 hours. Season. Season. Eureka ... 50! 28.23 43.07 | Red Bluff 2 12.08 22.71 Sacramento =3 15.51 S cisco 0 20.86 Fresno .......... 0 9.97 | an Luis Obispo -....... 0 2011 | Los Angeles 220 16.46 Ban Diego . 2 11.60 Yuma 4 L0 5.35 1 Francisco temperature: Maximum, 59; mum, 44; mean, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. The pressure has risen rapidly over the cen- tral Rocky Mountain region and westward to the Pacific Ocean. Over Utah the pressure has risen more than half an inch-during the past twenty-four hours. An area of:low pres- sure appears to be developing over Northern Montana The temperature has fallen over Utah and Arizona. It has risen slowly on the Pacific Slope and will continue to rise. Heavy froets are likely to occur in Califor- nia Wednesday morning. The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Idaho Falls, 30 miles per hour from the south; Sacrameénto, 32 north; Yuma, 30 west. Dust storms are reported at San Luis Obispo. Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours, ending midnight, March 23, 1898: Northern _California’ — Falr 'Wednesda warmer in the interior; light northerly winds. Heavy frosts in the morning. Southern California—Fair Wednesday; warm- er in the interior; light northerly Heavy frosts in the morning. Nevada—Fair; warmer Wednesday. Utah—Fair; warmer Wednesday. Arizona—Fair Wednesday: warmer; heavy frosts near Phoenix in the morning. Francisco and vicinity—Fair Wednesday; light portherly winds. Special report from Mt. Tamalpai 5 p. m.—Clear; wind northwest, hour; temperature, 50 degrees. taken at 6 ‘miles per 46: maximum temperature, ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Officlal. - EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, March 22.—Money on call, easy at 1%@2 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; closed, 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4%@% per cen Sterling exchange, easler, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 84@4 844 for demand, and at $4 8414@4 84% for 60 days; posted rat $4 821,@4 $5%. Commercial bills, 3 804G Silver certificates, 56@s6t%e. Bar sliver, Mexican dollars, 45c. Govern- ment bonds, irregular. State bonds, dull. Rall road bonds, weak, NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. W YORK, March 22.—Offerings to sell were Dot heavy in to-day’s stock market ex- cept In a few stocks and intermittently. But the buying demand was at such a low ebb that even the desultory offerings which were drib- bled upon the market drove prices downwsard almost continuously. The result is soen in net losses of between 2 and 3 points Jn a great many of the standard railroad stocks and leid- ing industrial specialties and of over three points in the local traction specialties. During the morning session there were evidences of an attempt to support prices in a few stocks, due to the efforts of a large operator recatly returned to the street. There was also exten- ive covering by another of the largest opera- tors In the street who has recently been @ per- sistent seller. The slightest indication of a rise in prices brought out such heavy offeringa all through the list that the half-formed pur- pose apparent to bid up prices for ile rest of the day was abandoned. And apparently the burst of animation in the final hour was due 1o considerable short selling, as there was a tendency to rally on covering just befors the close, but this rally was so feeble that the covering movement was given over and prices fell away to about the lowest at the close. The great bulk of dealings was in thegrangers, Unlon Pacific preferred, Sugar and the local traction stocks. The railroad stocks ware af- fected by the reports of the blizzard in the West. Sugar continued depressed on the be- lief that the company was on the verge of a war for supremacy in the trade. But the shad- ow of the market was the development of the Government’s Cuban policy, in which all cir- cles feel certain a erisis ‘Is now imminent. Evidently no one wants to buy stocks until this Question Is settled. Another feature of the day Was a_further announcement of gold engage- | ment for import and a concurrent easing oft in exchange rates, It was felt vesterday that the gold movement had probably come to an end for the present, and thie was belleved to be due to & prospect of easler money rates, now looked upon with favor by the speculative community. According to this reasoning the resumption fo-day of the gold movement might be regarded as an unfavorable factor, though the further influx of gold must be for easier money, although it is not the index that easy conditions have already arrived. The dullness in the bond marl winds. | was_even | | ruary, $5 60. Do con 10 |T & P L G lIsts.. 9 fowa C lsts 10 | Do Rg 2ds 305 Kan P Con tr WRIU P D & G lsts A K Pac 1st DD tr. 131%|Wab st 58 16% La new cons 4s.. 101 | Do 2ds ki L & N Uni 4s 85 |W Shore 107% Missouri 6s 100 |Va Centuries 68 MK & T 2ds. %| Do deferred 4 Do 48 ... 86 |U-P pref . N Y Centraiists. 116% | Do 4s 90% MINING STOCKS. Ontario . Chollar .. 40 |Ophir . Crown Point 12 |Plymouth . [ Con Cal & Va. 75 |Quicksilver . 100 Deadwood 75|~ Do pref 200 Gould & Curry.. 15|Sierra Nev: 100 Hale & Norcrs.. 115|Standard . 160 Homestake 39'00 [Unlon Con . 2 Iron Silver . 35 Yellow Jacket . % Mexican . El BOSTON. BOSTON, March 22.—Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, 105@108; Bell Telephone, 244; Chicago, Burlington.and Quincy, $§%; Mexican Central, 5; Oregon Short Line, 29; Boston and Mon- fres 168%; Butte and Boston, 20%; Parrott, 155, LONDON MARKETS. NEW YORK, March 22.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here continued quiet and dull to-da the only feature being the better tone and im: proved conditions on the Paris bourse and the | revival of French specialties, such as Rio Tinto copper and De Beers mines. Amerfcans are simply waiting on New York. They closed weak. Brazils are better. The demand for gold for New York is less keen, in_consequence of the rise in_exchange. The China loan is°gofng fairly well heré and was ‘apparently well received in Berlin, where the subscription list was closed ‘at noon. The new Union Pacific shares carried over to-day for the special settlement on Thursday ghowed a shortness of the stock, much of it being taken up. Many of the differences to be met on Thursday are, however, enormous and assist in the present stagnation of Americans. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, 84; Grand Trunk, 8. Bar Sillver, steady, 25 13-16d per ounce. Money, 2@2% per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March ‘22.—FLOUR—Receipts, 25,307 barrels; exports, 17,262 barrels. Market quiet, but steady. WHEAT—Receipts, 148,00 bushels; exports, yl. 76 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, $1 043 . 0. b. afloat to arrive. Options opened firm at %@%c advance and were strong with some exceptions all day, closing %c net higher. The advance resulted chiefly from a west_affecting short interests in all markets. March, §1 3%@1 04, closed $1°03%; May, $1 (0%, closed ' $1 00%. HOPS—Quiet; State, 1895 crop, 4@6c; 1896 crop, 7@sc; 1897 crop, 17@liSc; Pacific Coast, | 1% oo, 4@6c; 189 crop, S@llc; 1397 crop, WOOL—Quiet. PETROLEUM—Dull. METALS—Nearly all departments showe décided steadiness, although business was lim. ited to comparatively small proportions. Ac- cording to the Metal Exchange, Pigiron war- rants were very dull at $ 75 bid and 30 85 asked. LAKE COPPER—Very quiet at $1187% bid and $12 asked. 3 TIN—Steady at $14 30 bid and $14 40 asked. bid and $135 SPELTER—Steady at # 2 asked. LEAD—Firm at $3 72} bid and §3 80 asked. The firm that fixes the selling price for miners and_smelters quotes Lead at $3 50. COFFEE—Options opened firm, with April 5 ints lower; other months unchanged; closed ull at.unchanged prices to 5 points lower. Sales, 500 bags, including April, $4 95: Septem. ber, § 3; October, $ 40; November, $5 55; Feb- Spot—Rio, dull; No. 7 {nvoice, 8%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 8@ 18c. SUGAR—Raw, barely steady; falr refining, 3tc; centrifugal, 96 test, 4c; refined, quiet. UTTER—Recelpts, 11,258 ‘packages. Market quiet; Western creamery, 15@1%c; Elgins, l%c; factory, 12@15c. EGGS-—Receipts, 19,400 packages. Market quiet; State and Pennsylvania, 10%@11c; West- ern, 10%c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, March 22.—California Dried Fruits, quiet and steady. EVAPORATED _APPLES—Common, i@Sc; prime wire tray, §%@s%c; wood dried prime, $%@8ic: choice, S¥@dc; fancy, 9%@l0c. PRUNES—3%@7%c¢. APRICOTS—Royal, 5%@T7c; Moorpark, $%@ 1034c. PEACHES—Unpeeled, §@9c; peeled, 12@15c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, March 22.—Wheat opened very firm, though quiet and with advances In everything. July started %c higher at $5%@ S5%c and May %@%c higher at 31 05@1 05%. The cold wave predicted Monday had spread as far south as Kansas, with freezing tempera- ture in many localities. The weather bureau predicted that it would spread to Illinols and Missouri and the anxfety on this score was in- creased by the high temperatures ruling east of the Missouri River and by the wet condi- tion of the ground. In consequence there was quite a good demand from shorts at the open- ing. The strength was especially noticeable in May, as offerings were very scarce in that delivery and a good deal of difficulty was found in_covering even moderate lines. The price of May rose quite rapldly to $107, July in the meantime advancing to S5%c. At those figures there was freer realization by longs who had taken property on the recent decline and who seized the opportunity of making good rofits and prices slowly eased off, May to 06% and July to §5%c. Liverpool showed no change at the opening, but closed slightly lower. After the decline mentioned the mar- ket became exceptionally dull for a time, but about 11 o'clock became strong again on some unfavorable news regarding the California crop. Heavy frosts were reported in that Elate withy Aiust Liayy (g tie . ocug sepic started buying again and prices advanced to the former high marks. = Selll Inst “calls” caused another reaction, July Heclin: ing by noon to 8534 The dullness of trade was caused mainly e y the seriousness of Wash- rts in regard to the Cuban situa- tion, and resulting disinclination of traders « | © Wheat— | Opening losing | | ~Flour— | | Opening | Closing | LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. ! %! March. May. July. Sept. Dec. | | Opening T9% 15 1% 66% 66Y | Clostng T9% T4% T% 66% 66 | EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. | | CcHICAGO, March 22.—CATTLE—Trade in % | cattle was only fair. Fed Western cattle, $4 10 @5 10; Texas steers, $3 60@4 80; bulls, cows, ete., $2 90@3 90; stockers and feeders, §4%@4 50. 4 | KANSAS CITY. severe wave | to g0 deeply began to count against prices then a8 support except from professionals was with- Qrawn. | Nevertheless little selling pressure Was evidenced and after July had declined to ! 853, @85%c covering by shorts started prices on the mend and strength was shown to the close. July ‘closed steady at SHESKe. May closed at 3106 Corn_was quiet but firm at a little over yesterday's prices. Shorts covered all day, in- Huenced by the bad weather and prospects of smaller receipts and by the strength of ‘Wheat; | selling was scattered. Oats were quite active early, but slow later. There was some Investment buying. The weather was an influence. The market for Provisions was extremely quiet. Trade was again restricted by the un- Certainty of the outcome of the Cuban affalr. The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. Articles— Wheat, No. 2— May o5% 107 105 108 July = 5% 86 5% 8% Corn, No. 2= | May Loz 0% o 20% | July 30% 0% 30 30% | September . ST ST (- £ Oats, No. 2— May %% 2 5% %% July Doy 2 2% 23 Mess Pork, per bbl— May 9874 992% 985 . 9874 July 99mE 997% 9% 9% Lard, per 100 1bs— May e 510 July C5 174 6 17l 517% Short Ribs, per 100 Tbs— May 805 50T 505 July 10 5 12%3 b 12% Cash quot Flour, weaker, 10Q 2 red | Wheat,” $103; No. 2 No. 2 | Oats, 35c; No. 2 white. %@a2%c; No. 3 white, f. 0. b., 28%@23¢c; No. 2 Rye, 48c; Na. 1 Flaxseed, $117%; Prime Timothy Seed, §2 §23%; Mess Pork, per barrel, §9 §7%@9 §0; Lard, ‘per 100 pounds, $507%@5 10; Short Rib Sides, loose, $4 90@5 15; Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed, 4%@he; Short Clear Sides, boxed, § 25 @5 40; Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $119%. " Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 45,000 31,000 Wheat, bushels 223,000 Corn, bushels 186,000 | Oats, bushels 265,000 Rye, bushels 2,000 Barley, bushel 34,000 “On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries, 13@1Sc; dairi 10%@16c. Cheese, quiet; 8@Sic. Eggs, stead: fresh, Sc. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Cittes— Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis 1,650 | Duluth .. 1,990 | | Milwaukee 26,300 Chicago . 222,974 Toledo . St. Louls Detroit Kansas City Totals . Tidewater— Boston New York Philadelphia 4110 | Baltimore . 132,000 New Orleans . HOGS—Were active and steady. Bulk, 33 90 @4; common, $3 S0@3 85; prime, $4@4-50. | “SHEEP-Prices for sheep and iambs were | unchanged with a fairly active demand. Co mon_to prime sheep, $375@4 75; chiefly $4 @ 65. | " Receipts—Cattle, 2500; Hogs, 21,000; sheep, 0. KANSAS CITY, March 22—CATTLE—Re- | official, 4700 head natives; 400 head Southern. Market, active: strong to 10c high- | er: medium beeves, $4 25@4 cows and heif- $2 0G4 65; stockers and feaders. 3 50@ Ted Westerns, $4@4 60; Southern steers, $a_15@4 30, HOGS—Recelpts, official, 10,500 head. Mar- | ket strong to oc higher: bulk of sales, $370 | @3 85; heavies and packers, $3 7073 9: mixed, | | $3°70G3 %0: lights, 33 6@3 75; ples, $3 25@5 65. | SHEEP—Receipts, official, 1200 head. Mar- | ket active and strong to 5S¢ higher; Western | muttons, $4G4 50 vearlings, $4 50@4 75; West- ern lambs, $4 65@5 30. | OMAHA. | _OMAHA, March 22.—CATTLE—Recelnts, 3000, Market, steady to 10c higher: native = best | | steers, 33 90@5 20: Western steers, $3 75@4 15; | Texas steers, $3 33(74; cows and heifers, §3 10 canners, $2 25(73; stockers and feeders, @5, 10;_cdlves, 945006 50; bulls, stags, @3 To. HOGE—Receipts, 300. Market, firmer; heavy, $3 72%6@3 $5; mixed, $3 75@3 80; light, §3 70@3 80; | bulk-of sales, $3 75@3 80. SHEEP—Receipts, 7000. Market, steady: fair to cholce natives, $3 70@4 80; tair to choice | Westerns, 33 60@4 60; common and stock | sheep, $3@4; lambs, $4 25@5 0. DENVER. DENVER, March 22.—CATTLE—Receipts, 600. Market, steady to strong; beef steers, $3.75@4 40; cows, $3G4; feeders, freight pald to river, $4@4 T; stockers, freight paid, §4@s; bulls, stags, etc., $2 25@2 35. flHOGS—hReceip':A, 900. Market, ste to rm; light packers, $3 50G@3 S5, mixe @ 3'30;" heavy, $3 65@3 50. = SHEEP—Receipts, 1300. Market, steady: good, fat muttons, $3 26@4 30; lambs, $# 500 5 2. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, March 22.—Consols, 111%: stlver, 2 13-16d; French rentes, 103 43c. LIVERPOOL, March 22.—Wheat, dull; No. 1 standard California wheat, 38s; cargoes Walla. Walla wheat. 358 6d; carzoes off coast, very little doing; cargoes on passage, quiet, steady; English_country markets, -quiet; French coun: try markets, quiet; Liverpool wheat, No. 1 \California, 7s $d; wheat in Parls, firm; flour in Paris, firm. COTTON—Uplands. 31 1-32d. CLOSING. CORN—Spot American, ' new, qulet, 35 4d; May, qulet, 3s 2}4d; July, NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, March 22—Wheat firm and higher on.weaker freights and better milling | demand. Walla Walla, 75@76c; blue stem and valley, T8c. Cleared: = Br stmr Commonwealth, Vincent with 166,490 bushels wheat. WASHINGTON. | TACOMA, March 22.—Wheat closed No. 1 club, 75@76¢; No. 1 bluestem, 78@79c. PORTLAND'S' BUSINESS. for St. PORTLAND, March 22.—Exchanges, $366,270; | balances, $92,965. - | BOSTON WOOL MARKET. | as | BOSTON, March 22.—The wool market this | week has been dull, and the demand ‘has | dropped to almost nothing. The Territory | Wools are undoubtedly the weakest on the list from the fact'that these wools are In large | supply. _Fine medium and fine are selling at ahout 45@46e; scoured and the medium about Quotations: Territory wools, 16@1Sc; Mon- taba fme medium and fine scoured, #6@A7c | staple, 45@s0c; Utah, Wyoming, etc., fine med- | jum’ and fine, 15@ifc; scourea, 4@ibc: staple, atc: Australian, scoured basis, combing, super- | fine, 70@73c: combing, good, G3@6Sc; combing, | average, 62@6oc; Queensland, combing, €5c. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 22.—The Wool auction sales were continued to-day with a full attendance of buyers. The tone of the sales was firm and competition active. The offerings to-day aggregate 15,180 bales and included a lot of Queensland and New South Wales Wool which was_the best offered so far, and consisted chiefly of merinos. The offerings also included several very choice lots of greasy scoured. There was active competition between the French and German buyers for merinos. Bet- ter scoureds were also sought after. - Previous to the sale to-day 283 bales of sound and 239 bales damaged China sheep Wool were sold, the former being taken by American buyers. Damaged skins numbering 1220 bales also sold wwell. Following are the sales In detall: New' South Wales, 850 bales; scoured, 10d@ 2¢ 20; greasy, SL@lld. Queensiand, '1200 bales; scoured, 104@1s 5%d; greasy, 6%@i0%d. Victoria, 2400 - bales; scoured, 9%d@ls 8d; greasy, 6@11d. = New “Zealand, 1800 bales; scoured, 5d@1s 2d; greasy, 6%@%d. 4 CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, March 22.—To-day’s state- ment of the condition of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance, $225,176,922; Berve, $171,175,960. f s AYAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, March 22.—Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's covering the principal points of accumulation indicate the following changes in the visible supplies, as compared with the preceding Saturday: ‘Wheat, United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease, 1,597,000 hush- els; aflcat and In Europe, decrease, 1,000,000; world’s supply, total, decrease, 2,567,000. Corn, United States and Canada, east of the Rocky' Mountains, decrease, 180,000 bushels. Oats, United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease, 335,000 bushels. Among the more im it reductions not re- portant ported in the official visible supply statement Tere the decreases of 304,000 bushels at New { Orleans; 133,000 at Chicago private elevators 75,000 at Northwestern lnler!or elevators and | 116,000 bushels at ints in Manitoba and Northwestern Opresie. " The more impo ant increases are the gains of 32,000 bushels a Portland, Me., and 4,000 bushels at Akron. o. Efcdny GREEN FRUIT SITUATION. NEW YORK, March 22.—The Journal of Commerce says: So far the freeze in Cali- fornia does not seem to have affected the market for green fruits, because of the fact that it will be some time yet before shipments of 1898 crop can be made. It is expected, how- ever, that apricots, cherries and peaches will be sent forward in much smaller quantities than usual at the beginning of the season, but as yet there {s nothing definite upon which to base such a conclusion outside of the re- rts of frosts which may be considered lased. “The cry of wolf,’ said one handler of California fruits, ‘shas been so often raised that no one s d ed to take it In earnest.” Another sald: “Reports from California of frost ‘damage to crops are becoming as fre- quent as advices of the total fallure of the Delaware peach output and we are now in- clined to awalt absolute confirmation of these reports before making co rer T s LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight Sterling Exchange, 60 days. Sterling Cables...... New York Exchange, sigh Fine Silvers, per ounge.. . Mexican Doilars.. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS—The dry weather and dublous crop prospects render freights very inactive, and quotations are nominal at 22s 6d, usual options. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of 20,900, against 12,000 tons on the same date last year; disen- gaged, 16,000 tons, against 91,400; on. the way to this port, 189,000 tons, against 232,300. WHEAT—The advance in prices drove ship- pers out of the market, and there is nothing of any consequence going on. This does not stop futures from rising, for the north wind now blowing all over the State is drying things up pretty fast. Tidewater quotations are as follows: §142i4 @1 43% for No. 1, $145@1 46% for choice and $1 47%@1 50 per ctl for extra choice for mill- ing. CALL BOARD SALES. o' clock—May—2000 ctls, 2000, $1 47%. December—2000, } g%«m. $1 3815; 8000, $1 38 000, $1 38; 12,000, Second_Session—December—12,000 ctls, $1 38%; 12000, $13S%: 4000, $1 35%. May—4000, $147%4; 2000, $1 47; 2000, $1 46%; 12,000, $1 46%. Regular Morning _Session—December—22,000 ctls, '$137%; 2000, S137%: 22,000, $137%: 34,000, f180; 300, §i 3. Bay—oood, “$L46%; 2000, th. Afternoon Session—December—400) ctls, $1 37; 12,000, $1 373 15,000, $1 37%; 10,000, $1 37%; 8000, $U'3T%; 18,000, ‘31 3734, May—4000, $146%: 2000, $1 46151 2000, §1 47; 15,000, $1 47 ; 22,000, $1 4Th. BARLEY—The north wind continues and the market goes up every day in sympathy. Feed, $1 20@1 22%; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o' clock—December—2000 ctls, $110; 5000, $1 10%; 2000, $1 10 - 12,000, $1 11. May—12,000, $1'20%; 10,000, $1 20; 4000, $1 19%.. - Second _Session—December—2000 $1un; 2000, *$1 113 4000, $1 1136; 20,000, 2000, $112%; 2000, $1 131, May—10,000, 12,000, $1.19%: 4000, §1 19%. Regular Morning Sessfon—December—4000 ctls, $112; 2000, $112%; 2000, $1124. May—6000, $1 194 10,000, $1 19, Afternoon Session — December — 2000 ctls, $U11%; 2000, $1 11%: 2000, S1L1%; 2000, $112. May—5000, $1 18%; 4000, $1 18%. OATS—The market has again gone up and is firm at the advance, with a good demand. Fancy Feed, $132% per ctl: good to cholce, $125@1 30; common, $120@1 22%; Surprise, $1 2714@1 35; red, $1 35@145; gray, $1 V@1 2%: milling, $1 2212@1 271 per ctl. 'CORN—This is the dullest cereal on the list, | there being positively no demand of any con- | sequence. Small round vellow, $1 10@1 12'% per ctl; large | yellow, $1 06%@1 10; white, $1 10@1 12%. RYE—_Strong at $1 10 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@1 85 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Flour has advanced 20c, with a fair demand on local and export account. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, 4 75@4 85; Bakers' extras, $4 504 60 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usdal discount to the trade: Graham Flour, §3 per 100 Ibs: Rye Fiour, $250 per 100; Rice Flour, $ 75; Cornmeal, $2 25; extra cream Cornmeal, $3: Oatmeal, $350: Oat Groats, $; Hominy, $3 10@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, " $4; Cracked Wheat. $3 Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 25 5 65; in sacks, $5 05@5 45; Pearl Barley, $i plit Peas, §3 75; Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Another advance in Hay is noted. The north wind will send values still higher if it keeps up much. longer. The farther the season ad- vances the shorter the crop ‘outlook becomes. Feedstuffs remafn unchanged. BRAN—$16@16 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18@22 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $24G25 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 50; jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $21 50@22 50; Cot- | tonseed Meal, $2§ % per_ton; Cornmesl, $339 3:_’ Cracked Corn, 323 50@24 60; Chopped Feed, [AY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $19G23 per ton; Wheat and Oat, $18@%; Oat, $17 50: 19 §0; Barley, $17@19; compressed Wheat, 319 22; compressed Oat, $16@1S; Alfalfa, $11@13; stock, $12@13; Clover, $13G14. STRAW—354 ale. BEANS AND SEEDS. The market is very dull and neither Beans nor Seeds show any change. BEANS—Bayos, $2$0@2 90; Small Whites, $150@1 60; Large Whites, $1 50@165; Pinks, $225 230; Reds, $2G2 2; Blackeye, §2 40@2 50; Butters, $1 40@1 60; Limas, $2G2 124; Pea, $1 40 @155: Red Kidneys, $2 25@2 50_per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 @3 _pér ctl; Yellow_Mustard, $2G2 50; Flax, $235; Canary | 2i@2%e per Ib: Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 3G2%c; Hemp, So; Timothy, otac. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 40@1 65; Green, $1 60 1% per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Potatoes are lower. Onions are unchanged. Asparagus is weaker under increasing re- ceipts. POTATOES—Early Rose, 50@70c; River Re: 50@éee; River Burbanks, 50@Gsc. per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 50685 Petaluma Burbanks, H0@ese; Sweet Potatoes, @$1 for Merced; new _Potatoes, ONIONS—$1 17 125 per sack. VEGETABLES—Receipts were 676 boxes As- paragus, 341 boxes Rhubarb and 342 sks Peas. Asparagus, 7asc per b for fancy, b@ee for No. 1 and 3@4c for No. 2; Rhubarb, T5c@$l 25 per box; Alameda Green Peas, 3@3%c per Ib: Mushrooms are about out: Dried Peppers, 6@ 7c per Ib; Dried Okra, 123c; Cabbage, 80@7ic per ctl; Carrots, 25@élc per sack; Garlle, 5@ §%c per 1b; Cucumbers, 50c@$1 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12¢ per 1b in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced dessicated, 16@18c; granulated raw, 13c; Ontons, Glc; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 1Sci Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 80c; Turnips, 2c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Two cars of Eastern sold at 11@13c for Tur- keys, $4 75@5 for Hens, $8 for young Roosters, $4 25@4 50 for old do, and $6 for Fryers. Local stock is selling fairly, especially young stock, which is in demand. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 10@llc for Gob- blers and 12@13c for Hens; dressed Turkeys, @3c per Ib. 250 per ctl; cut onions, $1@ 13@15c_per l1b: Geese, per palr, $1 25@1 75 Goslings, §2 3023; Ducks?eugi for old and $7@9 for young; Hens, $3 504 50; Roosters, young. $650G7 50; Roosters, old, $3 50@4; Fry: ers, 36@6 50; Broflers, $5 0@6 for large. $3 50@ 450 for small; Pigeons, $2@2 25 per dozen.for young and $1 %@1 50 for old. [E—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Eggs are still higher and store are about cleaned up. Cheese rules firm. The medium and lower grades of Butter are firm, being wanted for shipment, but fancy creamery shows weak symptoms. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 18@1%c; sec- onds, 16@17%c. 2 Dairy — Choice to fancy, 16@l7c; second srades, 1glsc per b, Eastérn Butter—Imitation creamery, 16@16%c; ladle-packed, 1LG16c CHEESE to good. T@Sige; Cream Cheddar, 10@lic; Young America, 10@1ic; Western, 11@12; East- ern, 121M13c per Ib. EGGS-—Ranch Eggs, 12%@14c per dozen; store Eggs, 12G12%e. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. per 1. It current reports from all over the State are true there will be very few Apricots this year. Peaches show less damage. All citrus fruits are duil and the feeling is weak as a rule. Apples are steady, though there is no scarcity. Another basket of Straw- berries {rom the Santa Clara Valley brought $150. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 40@50c per box for common, Tic@s for good to choice and $1 25@1 40 for fancy. GITRUS = FRUITS—Navel Oranges, 31 50@ 250; Seedlings, 75c@$1 40; Mandari $1@1 50 for large an for small boxes; Japanese Sandgrine, $101 10 Grape Frult, $1 5063 per box; Lemons, s0@sc for common and $171 50 for ‘go0d to ‘choice; Mexican Limes, 3 50; California Limes, in small boxes. i Ba- nanas, 31 25@2 2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, BTC. As appears by a dispatch in yesterday's {s- sue, the East refuses to belleve the reports of damage to our crop by the recent frosts and the market is accordingly as flat as ever, Ad- Choice mild new, 9@l0c; common | evere frosts were reported In the San Joaquin Valley yesterday. Apricots are | the chief sufferers, with Peaches a good sec- nd. . Prunes have thus far escaped as a rule, except in one or two early districts. | DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 3%@ 4%e for 40-50's, 34@3%c for 50-80's, 2R@I4c for 60-0's, 2% @2%4¢ for 10-80°s, 1%@24c for 80- 90's, 14@1%c for 9-100's; 'Peaches, 2 @ic; fancy, 4la@sc; peeled, 10@12%c; Apricots, for Royals and 1@7%c for good to fancy Moor- parks; Evaporated Apples; 6%@7" in-dried, 4@ic; Black Figs, In sacks, 2@2ic; Plums, #5@i%c for pitted and 1@lic for unpitted; bleached Plums, 5@s%c; Nectarines, 4@sc for prime to fancy: Pears, 24@%c for quarters and 3@stce for halves, according to color, ete. RAISINS—1%@2c for two-crown, 3c for three- crown, 3ic for four-crown, 4lic for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; drled grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts _are quotable at 8¢ per ; Walnuts, 5@6e for hardshell and 6@7c_for softshell; Almonds, 2%@3%c for hardshell, 5@c for softshell and 7@Sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@5%c for Eastern and 4isc for California; Pecans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, §3@10c; Brazil Nuts, 8@sc per 1b; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—Comb, 8@lfc for bright and 5@ic for lower grades; water-white extracted, 4%@ 5c; light amber extracted, 3%@i%c per Ib. | astional PROVISIONS, The market is as dull as ever, With no change in prices. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9%c per Ib for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 1le for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@1lc; Califor- nia Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $0 per bbl; extra mess do, $10; family do, $11@12; Salt Pork, $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, §18; mess, $16; Smoked Beef, 11@12c per Ib. LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at 5%c per 1b for compound and 7c for ‘pure: pails, T%c; California_tierces, 5c per Ib for compound and 6i¢c for pure; half-barrels, 6%c; 10-1b tins, 7%¢; do, 5-Ib, Sc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c; packages, less than 300 Ibs—1-1b pails," 60 in & case, Skc: 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, S%c; 5-1b pails, 12 in & case, §%4c; 10-Ib palls, 6 in'a case, Sic; 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 In a case, T8c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 7rc; fancy tubs, S0 Ibs net, 7%c; half- bbls, about 110 Ibs, Thc per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. No further decline in Hides fs reported. | Hops continue flat as usual. A local wool cir- cular says: *Our local market still remains dull, and reports from the Eastern market in- dicte that sales are very light, Merchants are unwilling at present to make large invest- ments until the differences between this coun- try and Spain are adjusted.” HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salte steers, 10c; medium, 9a9ic; light, v hides, 9c; stags, c; salted Kip, Stc; Calf, dry Hides, 16@16%c; culls and brands, 13@1 dry Kip and Ve 19%c; culls, 16 Goatskins, 30@37c each: Kids, 5@10¢; Deerskins, good summer, 25@80c per Ib medfum, 20c; winter, i0c; Sheepskins, shear- lings, 20@30c each; short wool, 40@70c each; medium, 70@%c; long wools, %0c@$l 30 each. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3'sc per 1b; No. 2, 2@2iac; refined, 5c; Grease, 2@2ic. WOOL—Fall_clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ 9@llc; free Northern, | 9¢; Southern Mountain. 12@13c; do, defective, 9@llc per Ib. HOPS—O1d crop, 2@6c for poor to fair and 8@ 10c for good; mew crop, 11@l4c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Al kinds are as previously quoted. Beef and_Mutton are steady and Hogs are very weaik. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 61@7 5%@$e; third quality, 4@sc per 1b. VEAL—Large, 664 small, 7@7%c per lb. MUTTON—Weéthers, dc; Ewes, $%4@e. per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 10@1lc per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 4%@4%c for large, 4%c for small and 4l%c for medium; stock Hogs, 3@3t4c; dressed Hogs, 6@8lac. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool | Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $i 30. COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton: New Welling- ton, $10; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $650; Coos Bay, $5 50; Wallsend, $7 50; Scotch, $10; Cumberland, | $10 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite 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. A circular from Australia says: “Since the Mariposa leit there have been | only two deliveries of coal from Australia, viz.: | Tnvercoe, 2271 tons; Oregon, 11 tons; total, | 4252 tons. These are particularly light ar- rivals for thirty days, and if it had not been for the liberal deliveries for the thirty days previous—22,628 tons—there would be no colon- ial coal on hand. Prior to the end of next month there will be eight vessels fully due, with about 18,000 tons. There are already | chartered in Sydney and Newcastle fifty-elght vessels (thirteen of these are now afloat) with a carrying capacity of over 160,000 tons of coal, all destined for this port. ~This looks like a Very formidable list of engagements, but as Tully 9 per cent of these vessels were taken to fill contracts made months ago, it Will be readily seen that prices here will not be affécted by these apparently heavy shipments. The last cabled freight quotation from New- castle was 16s, which rate has been recently paid for several vessels. All Australian coal that arrives here between June.and October should come to a good market, as during those { months there will be a scarcity of coal tonnage on our coast, as a large number of our colliers Will be transferred to the Alaska trade. There 15 no perceptible change of values during the | month; the shipments from Washington and British Columbia have been amply sutficient to meet all current requirements, hence prices are steady."” CORDAGE—Prices are as follows: Manila— | 13-inch, 7%c; 12-thread, 8%c: 6 and 9 thread, | 8%o0: bale rope, T%@Sic. Sieal—13-inch, 6%c; | 12°thread, Ti%c; 6 and 9 thread, T%c; bale rope, H@HE. CANNED FRUITS-—Black Cherries quotable at . $125@150; White Cherries, $1 25@1 Pedches and Pears, 90c@$1 10; Apricots, 60@%0c. CANNED_VEGETABLES — Peas, 70c@$1 25; Tomatoes, 7oc. 7 COFFEE—Costa _Rica, . 17@17%c _for ' prime ‘washed, 14@15c for good washed, 16@17%c for good to prime washed peaberry, 16@l7ic for good peaberry, 13@lic for good to prime, 12@ 123 for good current mixed with black beans, 9@l for fair, 5%@Sc for common to ordi: nary; Salvador, 13@l4%c for good to prime washed, 11@12%c for falr washed, 15@lfc for good to prime washed peaberry, S¥@9%c nomi- nal for superior unwashed, 7%@Se for good green unwashed, 12@12ic for good to prime unwashed peaberry: Nicaragua, S@9ic for good to superior unwashed, 12@12%c for good un- washed peaberry; Guatemala and Mexican, 161 @1S'%c for prime to fancy washed, 14@15%c for good to strictly good washed, 12@13%c for fair washed, 7@l0c for medium, 5@6%c for common to ordinary, 18@17ic for good to prime washed peaberry, 12@12%c for good unwashed pea- berrq, S@9ige for good to superior unwashed. PACTFIC. CODFISH—Bundles, per Ib. 33 cases, selected, per lb, 4lc; cases, imitation Eastern, per Ib, 4%c: boneless, per Ib, 5c; strips, Norway, per Ib, 5ic: strips, Narrow Gauge, per Ib, 5%c; strips, Silver King, per Ib, 6ie; blocks, Clipper, per b, blocks, Ori ental, per Ib, 5%c: blocks, Seabright, per Ib, 6%e; ‘tablets, Crown Brand, per Ib, Tic; mid- dies, Golden State, per Ib, 5%c: middles, White Seal, per dozen, Sic: desiceated, Gilt Edge, per dozen, S0c; pickled cod, barrels, each $8; pickled cod, half barrels, each $§ 5. OIL—California Castor, Oil, cases, No. 1, 9c barrels, %0c per gallon (manufacturers’ rates) Linseed Oil, in barrels, boiled, 53c; do raw, 51 cases, 5¢ more; Lard Oil, extra winter strained, ; second quality, barrels, 5ic; No. 1, djc; cases, e more; China Nut, 47@58c per gallon; Neatsfoot Oil, barrel: 60c; cases, 65c; No. 1, barrels, i0c: cases, 55 Sperm, crude, 60c; natural white, 80c; bleached do, &¢; Whale Oll, natural white, 40c: bleached do, dfc: Pacific Rubber Mixed Paints, white and house colors, §1 2@1 35 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@2 2 per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 11ic gallon; Pearl Oll, In cases, Iic; Astral do, Star do, 17c; Extra Star do, 2ic; Elaine do,’22¢; Eocene do, 19c; Deodorized Stove Gaso- line, in bulk, 12c:'do in cases, 173c; 63 degree Naphtha, in’bulk, 11%ec: do in cases, 16%c; 56 degree Gasoline, in bulk, 20c; do in cases, Zc. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, 5lc; in iron barrels, 46c; in_wooden barrels, 45¢ per gallon. LUCOL—Boiled, barrels, 43c; do cases, 4Sc; raw, barrels, 4lc; do cases. 46c per gallon. CANDLES—Standard Oll Company quotes: Electric Light, 6s, 16 0z., T%c: 14 oz., 6%¢c; 12 oz., 5%c: 10 oz, 4i4e. Paraffine Wax Candles— 1s,'2s." 45, 6s and 12s, white, T%c: colored, $%e. QUICKSILVER—For export, $36, and for local use, $40 per flask. LEATHER—Harness, heavy, 30@35c per Ib; a0 medium, %c; do light. 26@2c; rough | medium, 25¢; do light, 26@27c; rough Leather, 22@2c; Kips, $0@45 per dozen: Calf. %0c@sl per b: rough spiits, 7@se; belt-knife spiits, 10@12c; Collar Leather,'black, 10@12c per foot: do ru: l@!,.mfii:’c: Skirting Leather, 30@35c per Ib. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- DANY_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c: Confectifners’ A, 5%c; Mag- nolia A. 5%e: Extra C, 5%e: Golden C. Be: Candy Granulated, 5%c: California A, 5%c per ; half barrels c more than barrels, and boxes ¢ more. ‘WOOD, LUMBER, ETC. POSTS—S@10c each for No. 1 and 5%@6c for | No. 2; Redwood, $5 per cord; Oak, rough, $6 50; peeled, $9; Pine, $5 7. LUMBER—Retail prices are nominally as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $11@14 for No. 1 | and $9 50@11 for No. 2: extra sizes higher. Red- | wood—$14@17 for No. 1 and $11@12 50 for No. Lath, 4 feet, $1 70@1 50: Pickets, $16: Shingies. | $1 25 for_common and §2 % 3 o "gsommon and §2 2 for ‘fancy; Rustic, RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday., March 22. Flour, qr sks 6,044 |Raisins, bxs P 17¢ 10 istaice: ary Calf, 114@ | On Bond Exchange Oceanic Steamship rose to 58%. The Mammoth Mining Company of Utah has declared a dividend of 5 cents per share, amounting to $20,000, on the 400,000 shares of capital stock, payable April 1. The stock of the California Powder Company is in demand at as high as 125, owing to the large business, including the contracts with the TUnited States' Government. The delinquent assessment sale of the Over- man Mining Company will be held to-day. The annual meeting of the Champion Min- ing Company has been called for April 12. The Melones Consolidated Mining Company has_re-elected the old directors for 1898, with R. R. Grayson as secretary. The - Pacific_Lighting Company will pay a monthly dividend of 40 cents per share on April 5. .G Gurnett, president of the San Fran- ofsco Stock and Exchange Board, reports that a number of applications for the auxiliary membership, which that board proposes to es- tablish, have been made, and that when as many és ten have been favorably passed upon a start will be made on the new lines. The Justice Mining: Company does not owe the bank and had a balance of $1022 on hand March 1. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, March 222 p. m. Bid.Ask. Bid. Ask. U '8 Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 50 — is quar coup..ll2 — |Pac Gas Imp. 4s quar reg..110 — |Pac L Co s quar new..121% — [S F G & E. Miscellaneous— San Fran Cal-st Cab 55.113%116 |Stock Gas. Cal El 6s. Insurance— C C Wat 5s...102% — |Firem’s Fund.1% — Dup-st ex c.. — 98%| Bank Stoeks— E L & P 6s..128% — |Anglo-Cal .... 60 66 F & Ch Ry 6s. — 117 |Bank of Cal..247 250 Geary-st R 5s. — 102 [Cal SD & T.. — 104 H C'& S 5%..100 106 [First Nat . - L ALCoS6.— 100 [Lon P & A = Do gntd 6s.. 97%100 |Mer Exchange — 1§ Market-st 6s..137 — [Nev Nat B...155 — Do 1st M 58,114 — | Savings Banks— Nat Vin 6s 1st — 100 |Ger S & L..1625 1665 N C Ng Ry 7s.102% — |Hum § & L.1050 1160 N Ry Cal 6s..111% — |Mutual Sav. 35 40 N Ry Cal 5s..102% — IS F Say U.. 485 500 NPCRRG6s104% — |S & L So.... — 10 NPCRR 8. Security S B 250 — N cal Union T Co0.1000 — Street Kailroad— California . fit Geary .. Market-st . Presidio Powder— California . Powell-st s .. Reno WL&L..100 Sac ElecRy3s. — 100 |E Dynamite, BF & N P 55.106 — |Glant Con Go. 42% 42% § P of Ar 6s.. — 104% |Vigorit . 3 3% Miscellaneous— 5 (Al Pac Assn.. — Ger LA Wks..100 150 Hana P Co... — 20 V Wat ds. H C & S Co.. 30% 31 Stock Gas 6s. Hutch S P Co. 46% 4% Water— Mer Ex Assn. %0 — Contra Costa.. 55 62% |Nat Vin Co... — T4 Marin Co .... 50 — |Oceanic § Co. 58% 59 Spring Val....101 101% Pac A F L.. 1% — Gas & Electric— Pac Bor Co. Cent Gaslight. 8% — |Par Paint M E L Co..... — 13% Morning Session. $3000 Market-street Ry Con Bonds 5s $1000 Spring Valley 6s Bonds. 50 Hutchinson S P Co. 8§ do _do .. 65 Spring Valley Wi ater 10 Oceanic Steamship Co. 58 25 10 do do 58 50 10 do do 58 75 % _do do 58 6214 35 Market-street Rallway 53 3114 10 do 40 ieoiien 53 25 100 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar 3150 100 Vigorit Powder 300 Afternoon Session. 25 Hutchinson § P Co 4100 1% do do 46 57% 50 Hawaiian Comi 31 50 75 do do 3131% 10 do do 3125 20 do do 31 12% 20 do do 31 00 % do do 3100 50 do do 30 75 TS F Gas & Electri 8% INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. 50 Giant Powder .. 20 Hawallan C & 8 Ce 20 do do 20 do do 20 do do Street— 35 Hawalian C & S Co. 8 Hutchinson S P Co. 8 do do ... Afternoon Session. 50 Hutchinson § P Co. 50 do do ... Street— 10 Glant Powder . 25 Oceanic § S Co. MINING STOCKS. Following_were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterd: Morning Session. 200 Best & Beicher 31(100 Savage 2 100 Chollar 47 200 Sterra. 4 200 Hale & 13080 ... 200 Mexjcan 34 (300 U 100 Occidental 255|100 Yellow Jacke 200 Ophir 4 Afternoon Session. 500 Alta ... EIREIA 17 500 Kentuck 100 Best & Belcher 32 (300 Mexican 100 .. o 33 (500 Potost 200 Chollar . 49 {300 Sterra Nevada.. 150 .. = 350 Con Cal & Va 100 Crown Point . I 500 Utah 300 Gould & Curry.. 21 400 Justice 27200 Yellow Jacket 100 S Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 500 Alta 16400 Savage . - 35 00 15 (200 Sierra. Nevada..1 40 300 17 (300 ... 131 500 12 (300 © 14 200 Belcher 24 (300 © 15 1000 Bullion 10700 - 16 300 Challenge . 28 (200 160 1200 Chollar 45 {200 [z 950 Con Cal & Va.. 80[300 .00 170 200 Crown Polnt ... 14/1100 Union Con ..... 4 700 Gould & Curry.. 21600 ...... I 800 Justice . 26500 Utah 1 600 Mexioan 34 :DM ...... 1 100 Occidental 2 55(300 Yellow Jacket.. 30 200 Ophir 45500 ...... n 300 Potost . 4 Afternoon Session. 00 Alta ... 17 200 Kentuck 00 Belcher 24700 Mex.can 400 Best & 32|50 Occidental 500 Bullion 10} 50 ...... 30 Challen; 0 o 31500 Savage 48200 Serra Nev . 1100 . 100 3 400 Unlon Con 100 ... 20 Utah 300,35 1100 Yellow Jacket. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, March 22— p. m. =8 LRRENFSERESRN] 300 Justice BIASK | Big Ak, Alpha . 3 ustice Alta - 17 18| Kentuck = ou Andes 11 12|Lady Wasi — @ Belcher . 24 2|Mexican U 3 Benton 2 255260 Best & Belchr. & 46 Bulllon : 112 Chollar a4 Con Cal & 25 2 Challenge . 3 05 Confidence s — Con Imperial .. 155163 Crown Point . 02 03 Con New York. o ot P hequer. e Exchequer . Gould & Curry. Utah . 1213 Hale & Norers Yellow Jacket. 23 30 Tulia veueeeenes 0103 ASSESSMENTS PENDING, N '?eungm D: | COMPANTY. o. [ in the | Day.of (Amt. Board. Sale. rman. T | Feb 2| Mar nl ® pits 2 | Mar 4 0 9 |Mar 8 % o 13 |CMar 2 Py 7| i3 | Mar 2 1| 2 . 40 [CApr 20| of ‘Andes o8 [Capr i Best & Bejeher...| 64 | Apr 8 3| 20 Con. Cal. & Va....| 11 |ZApr~ g H 84 Hale & Noreross.| 1t [LApr 9 Hil T Oecldental . -....| 30 | ’Apr 9| May 3| 10 Gould & Curry.... LApr 16 May 10| 15 o 2 [ADr el May 1| o8 pr T T WHIMS OF THE KAISER. Shoald the German Emperor go ahead o and execute his threat to exclud!e Ameri- can students from the technical schools of the empire it will simply mean that he Qreads the competition of American brains as seriously as he does the com- etition of American fruit and other - flct!. If the touchy monarch had hlnp\rwu:y he would stam many” U New Yorl ] the brand ;h{;de in Ger- n the genlus of e world.— Malil and press. s Barley, ctls ..... 360|Paper, | Corn,"ctls B0 [Wine: sala Cheese, ctls .10 & [Quicksilver, Butter, ctls . 240 [Hay, tons Beans, ctls . 13 |Wool. bates .. Potatoes, ctls ... 1,739 |Leather, rolls ... Ontons, sks .10 ' 23|Eggs, doz 5 Bran, “sks 231 [Pelts; bdls .10 Middiings, sks 150 |"Jides, no ........ T POCE. M oeE NOTICE 70 MARINERS. The feature in mining stocks was a rise in United ‘branch Sterra Nevada to $1 70, the other stocks show- Ofticer ‘ocated inthe Mercraner s ‘l"‘.mm“m A 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 sall- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill is holsted about ten minutes before noon and is dropped al 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 muflrer‘vllwn papers, and by the morning papers the follow- ing da; % W. S. HUGHES, R SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Officlal 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 hefght of tide is the same at both places. noon. MARCH-13%8. Wednesday. March 23. Sun rises. Sun sets Moon sets mel posy wi € 7 |3 !T""'I}s‘eel[“meil’efl’“me\ll‘utl“ H W 'L W H 16, 1 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning -tides are. given {n the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tid and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights iven are 'additions to the soundings on tha Jnited States Coast Survey charts. except when a minus sign (—) precedes the helght and then the number given is subtractive {rom the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference s the mean of the lower low waters. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER. | Frox | Dus Valencia. Alaska .. Mar 23 Bristol. Departure Bay Mar 28 Colon. Panama B .. {Mar 28 City Puebia.. . |Victoria and Pugét Sound | Mar 23 Coos Bay. ..... |Newport. Mar 24 State of Cai.... |Poruana Mar 24 Homer ... - [Humbodlr ... Mar 25 Willamette. Seattle...... - Mar 25 Wellington .. Ueparture Bay. . |Mar 25 Arcata.. Coos Bay Mar 25 Pomona.. San Diego. Mar 26 Emptre, Coos Bay... - {Mar 26 Washtenaw..... | Tacoma.. Mar 27 Progreso - |Seattle. oo | MAr 23 Walla Waila..._ | Victoria and Puget Snd... |Mar 28 Coiumbia. Portiand wveees |Mar 23 North Forg. Humpolds. Mar 23 Weeott. Humboldt. - |Mar 20 San Bias. -|Panama. = “{Mar29 Peru. -|China and Japan. *|Mar 22 Humboldt.. Aluska . Mar 30 San Diego. Mar 30 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER | DESTINATION| _ SAILS | PIER China ......|China&Japan. | Mar 23, 1 PM|PM SS Moana,.... |Australla.....|Mar 23. 10 py|Pler 7 Nortn Fork | Humboidt.... |Mar 23. 9 AM|Pler 3 Sants Rosa|San Diego....|Mar 24.11 AM|Prer 11 Weeott...... Humbldt Bay. | Mar 24, 9 Am|Pier 13 Valencia...| Alaska. -|Mar 25, 2Pu|. g Coos Bav..|Newport......|Mar 2. 9 Ax|Pler 1L State of Cai| Portland....... | Mar 2610 Ax|Pier 2¢ City Puebla| Vic & Pzt Sna |Mar 27. 10 A | Pler 9 Homer-..... |[Humbolat.... | Mar 27.10 A |Pler 9 Arcata... . |Coos Bay. 2710 Am|Pier 13 Pomona.... [San Diego. 25,11 Ax|Pler 11 Colon Panama. 25,12 M{PM SS Columbti. . | Portlana 3010 Am | Pler % THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, March 22, 1895, The time ball on Telegraph Hijll was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian. or exactly 8 p. m.. Green- ‘wich time. W. S. HUGHES, U. 8. N., in charge. Lieutenant, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, March 22. Stmr Crescent City, Stockfleth, 66 hous from Crescent City. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, 62% houfs from | Sun Diego. | ”Br .stmr Hongkong, via | olulu 6% day | "'ship Spartan, Polite, 5 days from Seattle. Belgie, Rinder, 28% days from okohama 17% days, vie Hon- ushly ‘Wachusett, Davidson, 4 days from Seat- e. Bark Kate Davenport, Reynolds, 6% days frm ‘Tacoma. Schr Enterprise, Ingwersen, 3% days from' | Grays Harbor. Ix Sche | Orlent, Sanders, 5% days from Port- and. Schr Reporter, Dahloff, 4 days from Grays Harbor. CLEARED. Tuesday, March 22. Stmr North Fork, Bash, Eureka; Charles Nelson. SAILED. Tuesday March 22 Stmr Samca, Johnson, Eureka. Stmr Bonita, Nicholson, San Pedro. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Columbla, Goodall, Astoria. Stmr Umatilla,” Cousins,’ Victoria. Schr Mayflower, Olsen, Coquille River. Schr Viking, Petersen, Astoria. _ TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, March 22, 10 p. m.—~Weather, hazy; wind, NW; velocity, 14 miles. : CHARTERS. The French bark Alice was chartered prior to_arrival for wheat to Burope, 25s. The Powys Castle loads redwoed at this port for Cork, $15,000. The ship Tacoma loads coal at Seattle for this port. MEMORANDUM. Por Santa Rosa—March 21—At about 5:50 a.m. nine miles south by west of Point Bonita ssed a two t:jmast schooner capsizel. Wind 'W, light and sea smooth. © MISCELLANEOUS.. Sloop_yacht Freda, anchored off Selbys, dregged _anchor. at -the foot of Leavenwo:th street. She remains high on the peach. Naphtha lunch America drifted on the beach near Browns wharf foot of Jones street. SPOKEN. March 13—Lat 02 N, long 28 W, Br ship Falls of Clyde, from Oregon for Queenstown. _DOMESTIC PORTS. SAN PEDRO—Arrived March 21—Schr Spar- row, hence March 19, ASTOR1A—Sailed March 22—Stmr State uf California, for San Francisco; stmr Geo W Elder. ‘o Dyea ALBION—Arrived March 21—Stmr Cleone, he March 20. MENDOCINO — Sailed March 22 - Schr 8 C Danielson, for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived March 22—Stmr Farallon, from Dyea; stmr F- ton, from Eureka. FORT BRAGG—Arrived March 22—Stmr Co= quille River, hence March 20. Sailed March 20—Schr Nettie Sundborg, for San Francisco. S AUENEME- Arrived March 22-Schr Sailor . from Port Blakeley. SAN DIEGO—Sailed March 22—Schr Haleyon, O N PEbRO—Arrived March 21—Schr Spar- rrived Ma: S row. hence March 19, and not schr Alice as re- port yesterday. GNEWPORT_Arrived March 29—-Schr - Mabel ray, from Bureka. RT LOS ANGELES—Arrived March 22— Stmr Whitesboro, from Greenwood. ASTORIA—Sailed March 22—Br ship Glen- park, for Queenstown; stmr State of Califor- nia, for San isco. IENDOCXNO:!:):‘:Mved Marcn 22—Schr Bobo- link. hence March 17. 2 NEW WHATCOM-In nort March 20—Schr Lena Sweasey, from San 5 BANDON—Arrived March 22—Sch Joseph and enry, hence March 14. cNEyWPrORT—]san\:;d March 22—Schr Lottie ‘arson, from SEATLE—Arrived March 22—Stmr Willam- ette, hence March 16; tmr Progreso, hence March 1 sehr James A Garfield. from Dyea bark Guardian, from Port Hadlock. Sailed March 22-Bktn Gleaner, for Dyea; schr Herraff. ¥ FOREIGN _PORTS. NEWCASTLE, NS W—To sail March 24— Haw ship John Ena, for San Praaciscy. WESTPORT—Arrived March 21-Br bark Moel Eflian, hence Nov 4. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived' March 22—B~ ship Edenballymore, from Oregon, and safled for Srdeaux CORK—Arrived March 21—Br shij Rt NETIL | e st Chan HEN=—-Arrivs shi ardic ganshire, hence Nov 2. 3 SRR HAVRE—_Arrived March 20—Br ship’Balmo- AP CLIOW S Arrived Mare —Arrive Barfan hence sept 15, . ap LIVERPOO] ived March 20—] Blackbraes, hence Oct 12: Nor, hark Stiorn. T ARSEILLES —Arriv A ed M: 1—] R T e i = = Arriv, e et —Arri |—] Lady Wentworth, {rom Oresnn. . 2" ook DOVER—Passed March 21--Br ship Clan Mac- pherson, from Antwerp, for Tacoma. FALMOUTH—Sailed March 21—Ital ship Cav- allere Ciampa, for Dublin. § LIVERPOOL—Sailed March 20—Br ship Clan Mactariane, for San Krancisco. QUEENSTOW ..—Sailed March 21—Br ship Sicrra Estrella, for Fleetwood: Br ship Dru- malis, for Havre; Ttal ship Saivatore Clampa, . (_Salled March 19—Br ship Dec- ROYAT, ROABE rrived pr mr:h » or to Br ship Lyderhorn, from Manila. 43