The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1898, Page 19

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1898 sald General Fund s 1 be paid, as in D all various depart- he City and County, except a € by this Charter out of the Funds specifically tt nent of such ex- | onths ending on this section hereinafter provided, the expenses of the ments such expen: v of June, in the year hundred, each and every ot | rtme shall expend the to. each of them by | ors of the existing | h of said moneys | rd of Supervisors t of Public Streets, | anes for the fiscal | thirtleth day of | teen hundred, as | xpended at the time s effect, shall be ex- | x months by the | moneys set apart the Board of Super hways r endi pended during s Board of Public W in thé opera- | tions of the department committed to | its charge. All the expenses of the City | 1 and ( ty whic t to be paid out of speci is shall be paid during said six out of the General | Fund. the moneys set apart | by the Boar f Sup ors of the ex- | isting municipality to any department : of the C ind County become or be time during id six any department cre ‘ter have no money led for it during said in each such case the | f shall be paid out of notwithstanding b sectio: six and ter I of Article IIT of this Such pensions asmay accrueto " Article IX of this Char- ix months shall be paid e neral Fund. The existing ality mentioned in this section ting municipality of the City of San Francisco, and the be trans- on provided are fund said existing municipality. All the funds of said existing municipality not mentioned in this section, and| which are authorized by law, shall be continued in the treasury until the ne- cessity for their continuance ceases. Sec. 33. When the necessity for maintaining a County in existence at the time this effect has ceased to ex- mains in_ such sors shall so dec by ordinance, d upon such dec tion such balance shall be forthwith transferred to the General Fund. — Fund, the Supi SCHEDULE. | twenty days in The 1 Francisco Call and in the Daily t, daily news- papers of gener tion in the ancisco, and on Thurs- C y and Cot after such public day, the twenty of May, in vear one thousand eight hundred /-eight, it shall be submitted 1" electors of said ( San Francisco, at a spe- ton which shall be held on that , for the sole purpose of voting upon ption of the same; and if a ma- 7 of the qualified electors of said City and County voting at said election 1l ratify the same it shall be sub- itted to the Legislature of the State lifornia. fc If the Legislature the same, it shall ta t and be in force, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, on and after the hour of noon on the first Monday after the first day of January in the year ninete hun- dred, and shall thereupon become the harter and organic law of the City 1d County of San Francisco, and shall supersede the existing Charter of said City and County, and all amendments th f, and all laws inconsistent with this Charter. The form of ballots at sail election shall be as follows: its approval or rejec- tion hall approve FOR THE NEW CHARTER, YES. FOR THE NEW CHARTER, NO. { For the sole purposes of the election of the officers directed in this Charter to be elected by the people, this Char- ter shall take effect on and after its approval by the Legislature, and the election of such office: shall be man- aged, conducted and controlled by the Board of Election Commissioners in and for said City and County in office at the time of such election. And for the sole other purpose of the Mayor cted under this Charter mak- ing the appointments provided in this Charter to be made by him, and of the qualification of the persons so ap- pointed, this Charter shall take effect | on the first day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, OWN, That the City and » BE IT K County of San Francisco, contajning a | population of more than two hundred thousand_i:thabitants, on the twenty- seventh day of December, in the year | one thousand eight hundred and| ninety-seven, and under and in ac- cordance with the provisions of Sec- | tion 8, of Article XI, of the Constitu- | tion of this State, did elect the under- | signed a Board of Fifteen Freeholders. | to prepare and propose a Charter for | said City and County; and we, the| members of said Board, in pursuance | of such provisions of the Constitutio: and within a period of ninety ds after such election, have prepared and | do propose the >going, signed iIn| duplicate, as and for the Charter for | s;xid City and County of San Fran- cisco. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands in duplicate, | this twenty-fifth day of March, in the vear one thousand eight hundred and | ninety-eight. JOSEPH BRITTON, President. JEROME A. ANDERSON, JAMES BUTLER, H. N. CLEMENT, A. COMTE, Jr., | ALFRED CRIDGE, L. R. ELLERT. ISIDOR GUTTE, P. H. McCARTHY, JOHN NIGHTINGALR, Jr., JOHN C. NOBMANN, JOSEPH O'CONNOR, LIPPMANN SACHS. EDWARD R. TAYLOK. A. W. THOMPSON. Attest: J. RICH'D FREUD, Secretary. | SMUGGLED IMMIGRANTS. Two Captains Arrested for Landing | Passengers Without Examin- | ation. i “blackbird” slave trader, the e Tropic Bird, is again before the Her master, Captain Jackson, s rrested by United States Marshal | ¥ n yesterday on a warrant issued i 1 States Commissioner Heacock or mplaint of Deputy United States ¥ I old Schlesinger, charging him with led eighteen natives of France 1iting the action of the United | gration Commisssioner. H. Hubbard of the schooner | was arrested on a similar ¢ smuggled immigrant on being Mrs. James Doc tive of Hawaii. r the offense of which the accused 4s a fine of not {raprisonment for not The prisoners were | wn recognizance. | ce—————— | tors Soon to Meet. i : expected to arrive - next few days to ¢ the stockholders of which will take . Mr. Huntington dent of the com- | nor will accrue to | 1t a loan in Lon- matters to be con- ¢xtension of the coast to Elwood, sidered, as will | alvision from § d of the City and | | the short interest having been the Central Pa- | p COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Silver firmer, T Wheat Jocally firm; trelghts dull and nominal. rley continues to advance, Another rise in Oat: Corn and Rye unchanged. Flour in fair demand. Bran and Hay firm. Beans and Seeds about the same. Potatoes an, Vegetables steady. Butter unchanged. Bggs firmer again. Young Poultry firm; old weak and dull. Citrus Fruits glut the market. Recelpts of Strawberries increasing. Dried Fruit flat, as usual. Nothing dofng in Provisions. New Wool arriving in poor shape. Hides and Leather unchanged. Hops dull. Hogs lower. No change in Beef and Mutton. Coffee quiet and weak. Otls unchanged. Coal in ample supply. T . | |O Ckar ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow | SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION| | DURING PAST i2 HOURS 3 This Charter shall be published for | EXPLANATION. Tow flies with the wind. The top fig- ures &t :tation indicc.e maximum temperature for the days: those underneath it. if any, the emount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solld lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high” means high barometric pressire and is usuclly accompanied by fair weat “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 interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the “low'’ is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- robable. With a “high" in the vicinity ot dsho, and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 5 p. m. e following are the seasonal rainfalls as cor to pared with those of same date season, and rainfalls during the past y-four hours: Past This Last 24 hours. Season. Season. 0 45.83 0 2291 0 17.01 E 0 7.36 2.2 F AR 0 4.01 10.24 San Lufs Obispo. 0 6.05 20 Los Angeles ... [ 5.28 16.74 San Diego . 0 410 1064 Yuma B0 1.65 5.3 San Francisco temperature: Maximum, 67; minimum, 46; mean, 56. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The pressure has remained nearly stationary during the past 24 hours over the greater por- of the y west of the Rocky Mount- If of the country. In the great val- ornia the temperature is from 6 to ces above the normal. it rains have occurred on the coast north No rain has fallen in Californla. ig maximum wind velocities are western k leys of C follow srted: Fort Canby, 28 miles per hour from the south; Eureka, 30 northwest. | Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty | hours, ending midnight, March 30, 1898: Northern California—Fair Wednesday; tinued warm weather; light northerly’ winds, yming W uthern California—Fair Wednesday; ther; westerly winds. “ednesday. Fair Wednesday Fair Wednesday. Prancisco and vicinity—Fair Wednesday; con- winds. Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind west, 20; tempera- ture, 60; maximum temperature, 64 ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, March 20—Wall street awoke this morning to a realization that it had been Quped. Speculators, consequently, wore a somewhat rueful aspect in all but that select inner circle, which reaped the profits from the well organized plan to precipitate a bear panic. It was very noticeable that those who were loudest yesterday in the production settlement alleged to have been arrived at between the United States and Spaln were no longer active bidders for stocks and securities to-day, although they are credited with hav- | ing parted with large holdings at the high | level yesterday. The sanguine expectations of | this element that values would go higher in the immediate future had been changed and jargely elim- inated by yesterday's forceful process, the market ~was without material support and prices promptly dropped off from about 1 per cent to upward of 2 per cent in the opening es. They did not rise much above top prices cept In @ few cases at any time during the Some of the smailer dealers who had ifidentially swallowed all that was fed them yesterday sell stock which they bought then. The bears also took some heart when they discovered what had frightened them, and ventured upon some operations, but in a limited manner. This was shown in the way by which they scampered to cover when the bulls began to mark prices in the afternoon. This {mproves ment did not hold, but the subsequent relapse did not carry prices to the lowest point of the day. The list shows net declines, nevertheless, of between 1 and 2 points in the large majority of important stocks. London was both a buyer ana seller here, support from avroad being es- pecially manifest in the Northern Pacific ftocks. There seems to be an impression in Lendon that the Northwestern passenger rate war 18 in the course of adjustment. Forelgn exchange stiffened sharply in response to ad- ditional engagements of about $3,500,000 gold for import, bringing the total on' the move- ment to_over $64,00 exclusive of receipts 4t San Francisco, Rates for money are stiffly hewd. It is not thought probable that the movement of gold from Europe will cease un- ates for loans become easier. HiTates of bonds moved in sympathy with stocks, the speculative issues snowing the Sharpest declines. Total sales, $1,575,000. T'nited States 68 were % higher and the new igher bid. e e es of stocks to-day, 442.200 shares, “Atchison preferred, 5060; Burling: Louisville and Nashville, JL485; 29,083; Metropolitan Street “Rail- Missouri Pacific, 346: New York Northern Pacific, 11,900; do ‘pre- were anxious to includin ton, 43,320 Manhattan, way, 1 Cent re o) 13,389: Rock Island, 14,381; St. Paul, 45.- Lerred, ion Pacinc, 40,083; U. P.. D. & G, 990: Tobacco, 7169; People’s Gas, 8340; Ameri- can’ Sugar, 118.950. CLOSING STOCKS. . Atchison 11% (St P & Om 70 25! Do pref Do pret % e % Baltimore & Ohio 16 “anada Pacific . 8114 (S0 Pacific é:m]fln Southern. 47 [So Rallw Cent Pacific 12 Do pref s & Onfo:... 18 |Toxus & Pa Chi & Alton. 154 |Union Pacific Chi B & Q. %[0 P D & G. Chi & 33 I1 85 |Wabash ccc&st 2%|_Do_ pref Do_pret . 73" |Wheel & L Del & Hudson ... 108 Do pref 0% ol L & W 145 | Express Companies— Den & R G. 10 |Adame Ex . 100 Do pref . 43 [American u‘.‘ Erte (new) 121 |United Btates Do iat pref .... 33% Wells Fargo ..... 116 t Waype 166 | Miscellancous— Gt Nor pref. 147_|A Cof 2 Hocking_Val 6% | Do Lilinols Cent Lake Erie & W, he temperature has risen slowly over the | con- | of the | the bogus news | Do pret 6 |Am Tobacco 9% Lake Shore 1813| Do pref .. 4 Louis & Nash 48% | People’s Gas % Menhattan L |Cons Gas . 177 Met St Ry {Com _Cable Co'.... 160 Mich Cent |Col F & Iron 13% Minn & S L. | Do pret . 80 Do 1st pref .. Gen Electric 321 Mo Pacific .. Olinofs Steel I Mobile & Ohio. Laclede Gas a Mo K & T. Lead 5% Do_pret Do pref . 103 Chi Ind & L. Nat Lin_Ofl 12 Do pref 23 |Or Imp Co Loy N J Central .00 92 |Pacific Mall ....0 2 N Y Central ... 108% |Puliman Pal ... 17! N Y Chi & St'L. Iver Cert 5% Do Ist pref 3 Do_2d pref | Nor West . No Amer Co . No Pacific . Do pret 4| Do _pret . - Ontarlo & W..I11 14%(U S Rubber . 1% Or R & Nav. 45 | Do pret . 651 | Or ohort Line . 29 |West Union 85% Pittsburg . 168 IChi & N W. ns Reading Do 1st pref Rock Island | St L &S F | Do 1st oref | Do 2d pret St_Paul, ex div. CLGSING U S new 4s reg.. 121 BONDS. N J C Bs... Do coup 121 N Carolina és. USds .. 109 Do 4s .. Do coup 111 |No Pac 1sts . 11248 Do 2ds 98 Do 3s 601 | U S 65 reg. 11%| Do 4s o S0t | Do &s coup MmN Y C &8 Lsl 103 iDlslrlc( 3.638 116 [Nor & W 6s...... 119 Ala class A 108% | Northwstrn cohis. 144 Do B 108%.| Do deb 5s . - Do C 97 |O Nav 1sts . | Do Currenc; 97 |0 Nav 4s .. | Atchison 4s 9 |0 S Line 6s tr. | "Do aay 4s O S Line 5s tr | Can So 2ds 106 | O Imp 1sts tr | Chi Term 4s 1% Do 68 tr . C & Ohio bs. 113 | Pacific 6s of ¥ CH & D 4s 104% | Reading 4s D & R G lsts.... 108% R G W lsts | D& RG4s..f... 9 ISL&IMC B { Fast Tenn 1sts.. 105 |SL & S F G 6 | Brie Gen 4s .. 0% |St P Con . 5 | E W e Dists'tr. 63 |St P C &P ists.. 118 | Gen Elec 5s Do 6s 14 |G H &S A 6s, 102 |So Ry bs .- 8 Do 2 101 |Stand R & T 6s 54 H&TC s, 109 [Tenn new set 3s.. 85 Do con 6s 100 IT & P L G 1sts.. 99 JTowa C lsts 100 | Do Rg 2ds . 81 { Kan P Con tr. UPD & G 1st: G4 K P 1st D D tr.. Wab Ist 68 106y La new cons 4s. | Do 2as . 77 | | L & N Uni 48 W Shore 48 107 | Missourt 6e |Va Centurles [ | Do deferred 3 U P pret U P STOCKS. | chonar ... Ontario | Grown Point . Ophir | Con Cal & Va. Plymouth 14 Deadwood |Quicksilver . 100 | Gould & Curry. 20| Do pref . 200 Hale & Norcross. 130 Sterra Nevada ... 160 Homestake . 37 001 Standard 17 Iron Silver . 34| Union Con 35 | Mexican .. 80| Yellow Jacket 2 | BOSTO! BOST! March 20.—Atchison, 11; Bell Tele- phone, 249; Burlington, 915; Mexican Central, 5%; Oregon Short Line, 28%; San Diego, —. MARKET. CW YORK, March 20.—The Evening Post’s London financial cablegram says: New York advices caused a general recovery in the stock market here to-day, led by Americans and Spanish fours. Still, on balance, realiza- tions predominated and prices here were slightly under the New York parity, and the close was rather dull In the street. The rise has immensely relieved the financlal situation, however, and the settlement to-morrow is not generally feared. Gold_is in stronz demand for New York. In addition to the £250,000 withdrawn from the Bank of England, about £300,000 in Japan- ese yen was bought {n the open market at 76s 6d. Eagles are also going from the Bank | of France. CLOSE. Canadian Pactfle, $48%; Grand Trunk, 8%. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March 20.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 9; exports, 15,249; affected by further weak- ness in Wheat and closed lower. WHEAT—Receipts, 48,100 exports, 24,084; spot weak; No. 2 red, $100% afloat. Options opened weak and continued so all day except for a briet midday rally on & liberal decrease in Bradstreet's visible. The bearish influences were disappointing cables, disquieting Wash- ington news and heavy liquidation near the | close. Final sales were at %@1% % March, 9§3@98%c, closed at §8%c; May, 98%e, closed at 98ie. HOPS—Steady. WOOL—Dull, STROLEUM—Dull. Inchanged, Steady, e little change is noted in s and business has not materially | improved, a better feeling prevalls in the local market_for Motals. At the close to-day the Metal Exchange reported: PIG IRON—Warrants, qulet, with $670 bid and $5 & asked LAKE with $11 87% bid and $12 asked. TIN—Firmer, with $14 25 bid and $14 35 asked. SPELTE} with $4 25 bid and $4 95 | asked | _EAD—Steady, with $372% bid and $377% asked. The firm fixing the settling price for miners and smelters in the West quotes Lead | at §3 50. —Options closed frregular with | s points net advance. Sales, 2 | , including: March, May, 5 No. quiet; but offee—Rio, stea. Jobbing, 6%c; mild, | © SUGAR—Raw quiet, | 83%c; centrifugal, 96-test, 4o. Refined firmer. | (BUTTER—Receipts, $100 packeges; ~firm Western creamery, 18@isc; Elgins, 19%0; fac- tory, 12@14%c. GS—Recelpts, 15,100 packages; firm; State and Pennsylvania, 10§10%c; Western, 10§10%2; | | Southern, 10%ec. ~ DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, March 20.—California drled fruits: Apples steady: other fruits quiet. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@1% prime wire tray, S%c; wood dried, prime, $%c; Sle@s¥c; fancy, 9@9%c. NES—3%@7%e. APRICOTS—Royal, 5%@7c; g Moorpark, %@ PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@9c; peeled, 12@17c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, March 2).—Wheat opened exceed- ingly weak, initial trades in July ranging from S3%c to §3te, or M@ under yesterday’s clos- ing price. May was a cent lower at §1 04% and declined at once to §104. The future, how- ever, was little heard from and remalned at | that price with scarcely a trade of note until | 1ate in the session. Some July selling orders | were prominent at fl\'!‘l and it took but a brief time to break the price to §2%c. The break in Wall street stocks and the day's develop- | ments at Washington created decided uneasi- ness among traders, and led to the abandon- ment of much of the wheat taken on during yesterday's advance, and to the almost total | withdrawal of influential support from the market, The situation as to Cuba indeed con- stituted about the only feature of the market, | as little else was given any attention. The | market continued to drop for an hour, getting down as low as $2%c, when buying against “puts” caused a rally to 82%c. Outside of this demand there was little buying from any source and the, market again sagged, though | slowly, until around the noon hour. Then greater weakness was developed. The proceed- ings in the Senate resuited in a lot of lung property coming on the market and increases the volume of short seiling in a marked de- gree, July breaking under the pressure to §1%c. hen "the market hardened under a covering movement which assumed respectable propor- tions for a time and caused a rally to §2%c. | Near the close a sharp break in Mn‘y, caused by the attempt to market a fairly large line on an unsupported market, resulted in re- | newed setivity among the July bears, and prices slipped off again in a very short time to 31 ‘After the liquidation In May w: er. Aaiter brokers had no difficulty in bid- Qding the price, which had fallen to $1 011, up to $1 04% again, and this quick reaction caused a little better feeling in July. The .market rallied to §17@s2c, and closed at that figure. | "Ihere was quité heavy selling in long corn all day and the market was weak from the Start. The break was altogether in sympathy With wheat and_the Washington news. Oats were rather slower and weak. Liqui- dation, which marked the early hours, was in sympathy with the wheat break. Support was hot lacking, however, and caused a slight re- c?:zfulnnx were irregular, though in the main weak. Washington news caused a good dehl ot uneasiness among holders and this and the depression in grain prices were the features ? the selling. %' he leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Close. Aot No. 3— e O 104 104% 1014 108% a et A T s % 5% Thk hoonn R T PR 30% 30 801 31% 31! 3% 31 25 25% 24! 24 5B B OB bl .9 471 950 9 30 9 40 Sa% 30 3% sim Gos AumE 4mu 49TE Yoy oy s BT Short 7 i 50 495 00 Fy S0 B8 8% 60 Cash auit; No-3 wwring St. Louis Detroft 4,544 Kansas City . 11,000 Totals .. 512,359 | Tidewater— Boston . New York . Philadelphta . 9, Baltimore 5 New Orleans 2 Galveston .. 14, | Totals .. 63,569 Wheat— May. | Opening 60 25 | Closing . Flour— Opening 7 Closing - 28 00 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. Mareh Mav, July Sept Dea. entng 7 Fvine T 66% 65% | The general impression among both commission | | per bushel. Flaxseed, $117; Prime Timothy Seed, 285, Méss Pork, per b._n:lhlrmgoyn : Lard, per 100 pounds, $4 95@4 97i4; Short R Sides, foose, $4 E314@5 10 Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed, 4%@47c; Short Clear Sides, boxed, $5 25 Be0: Whicy distiners: Antshed goods, 31 19% per gallon. Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 2500 47,000 Wheat, bushels . 441,000 Corn, bushels . Oats, bushels Rye, bushels Barley, bushels On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was firm; creamery, 13@l8c; dalries, 10%@16c. Eggs, firm; fresh, e WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shigments. Citles— ushels. ushels. Minneapolls . 117,860 40,700 Duluth Milwaukee . Chicago Toledo EASTERN LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, March 29.—Offerings wers light and mostly at Monday’s quotations for Cat- tle. Sales wete mostly below $. Stockers and teeders, $3 8504 85 for choice, and common of- ferings and cafining cows were firm at $2 5@ 3; butchering cows and heifers in strong de- mand at $3@4 65; bulls sold at $2 80@4; calves, poor to prime, ,$4@4 75, With sales chiefly at $6@6 60. HOGS—Ruled 5@T%c higher; bulk of the hogs s0ld for §3 $0@3 90, while pigs sold largely at $3 503 9. The late market was weak. SHEEP—Trade_in Sheep and Lambs was ac- tive at yesterday's advance of 2ic; shorn | lambs, $ 35@5; unshorn, $6 50@6; Colorados | going chiefly at $5 $5@0. Sheep were in ex- cellent demand at §3 7504 80, with sales chiefly | at $4 25@4 75 for fed Westerns, and shorn lots brought §3 75@4 20; yearling sheep, $4 5095 10. Recelpts—Cattle, 2500; Hogs, 11,000; Sheep, 15,000. OMAHA. OMAHA, March 29.—CATTLE—Receipts, 500; market steady; closed strons; native ' beet | steers, $3 90@ Western steers, $3 75@4 00; Texas' steers, §3 25@4 2; cows and heifers, $3G -anners, $2@3; stockers and feeders, $3 7@ calves,” $4G650; bulls and stags, §2 60Q 4700 B¢ higher: | %: mixed, $3 60G3 65; light, bulk of sales, $3 60@3 67%. Recelpts, 45 market stronger; falr choice native: $3 5@4 75; falr to cholce common and stock Sheep, | 3 7 HOGS—Recelpts, market to Westerns, $3.60@4 $3@4; lambs, $4 25@5 40. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, March 20.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 1800; prices were steady to 10c lower, thé poorer dressed beef grades bringing $3 506 42, and_choice shipping steers, $4 S6@b 07Ti; | helfers, §3 50G4 50; stockers and feeders, $3 500 290, Values being 20c to d0¢ lower. thah a. week ago; fed Western steers, $3 75@4 %0; cows, $3@ | 405! HOGS—Market was active and steady to e | higher: sales were largely at $3 55@3 65, and the | top price was $3 72%; heavies and packers, $3 60 | ;i mixed, §8043 105 lights, §3 4093 60; pigs, §§ 2 SHEEP AND LAMBS—Were 5@10c higher; lambs sold largely at $5@5 60, and a small bunch of natives brought $5; some fancy mut- tons s0ld at $4 75, and the bulk changed hands at $4 to $4 50. Receipts, 1300. DENVER. DENVER, Colo., March 20.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 200.° Market steady to firm. Beef steers, $4G4 50; cows, $3@3 90; feeders, frelght paid to river, $4@4 70; stockers, freight paid, $414 80; bulls, stags, etc., $2 25@3. | HOGS—Receipts, §00. Market firm; Sc higher. | Light packers, $3 65G3 75; mixed, ' $3 60@3 70 $3 60@3 75, Market unchanged. £ >—Receipts, none. d fat muttons, $3G4 25; lambs, $ 30@5 25. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUIT MARKET. NEW YORK, March 29.—The Journal of Commerce says: No improvement in business in any line of Calif rnia fruits has occurred. merchants and jobbers at this end seems to be that the damage done to frult crops in | California has been greatly overdrawn, but some appear to think that coming crops will necessarily be light if half of the statements regarding existing conditions are true. At the | same time they are not disposed to back up | their opinions by speculative purchases in view of the very uncertaln condition of | business and dublous outlook on the Cuban question. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, March 20.—The wool market con- tinues dull and very little business is being done. Manufacturers have good supplies on hand as a rule and do not appear inclined to increase their holdings while the uncertain | conditions exist. Outside conditions are firm, but at present no one appears disposed to buy, and to force sales on the present mar- | ket 'a liberal concession in values would have to be made. The fact is that no one cares to buy at present, and at such a time 1t is poor poliey to attempt to sell. Quotations: Territory wools, Montana fine | medium and fine, 16@18c; scoured, 46@48c; sta- ple, S0c. Utah, Wyoming, etc., fine mediums and fine, 15@17¢; scoured, 45@47c; staple, 6c. Australian scoured basis, combing, superfine, 0@T2c; good, 65@6Sc; average, 62g6se; Queens: land, combing, 65c. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 20.—At the Wool auction sales to-day 14,998 bales were offered. The se- lection was good. A large quantity of good New South Wales greasy was actively com- peted for with the continent securing the bulk. Following are the sales In detall: New South Wales, 3500 bales; scoured, 6%d@ 18 6d; greasy, 5%@I1d. Queensland, 2000 bales; scoured, 1s 34@1s 10d; preasy, 6k@Iid. Victoria, 2000 bales; scoured, S%A@ls %d; greasy, 6d@ls od. South Australia, 200 bales; greasy, T4 @5. Pent Avatraliar 700 bates: secasr Shoga New Zealand, 2500 bales; scoured, S4@1i%d; ey ot Goon H d Natal, 3200 bal Cape’ of Go ope and Natal, es; scoured, T14d@ls 6d; greasy, 5@Sud. Chile, 100 bales; greasy, 4@5id. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, March 2).—Bradstreet's weekly statement of the changes in avallable supplies of grain is as follow Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 1,743,000 bushels; afloat and in Burope, decrease, 700,000 bushels; to decrease world's available, 2,443,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the ats— RoCkies, decrease, 1,201,000 bushels: oo o the FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, March 2.—Consols, 111%; silver, 25%; French Rentes, 103f 35c. B LIVERPOOL, March 29.—Wheet, firm; No, 1 Standard California wheat, 37s 8d; cargoes oft coast, nothing doing; cargoes on e, firm; Eonglish country markets, quist; Frenen’ coun. try markets, firm; Livérpool wheat, No. 1, Ganitornia, 7 $%0@7s 100; cotton, "uplands, NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., March 20.—WHBAT— Walla Walla, T7c; blue stem and valley, 79 TACOMA, Wash., March 20.—Wheat millers are buying heavily and prices advanced e. Club, T6%@77%c; blue stem, T9%@S0%o. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, March 29.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avallable cash balance, $224,710,677; gold re- serve, $172,725,361. COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK, March 25.—COTTON—Steady; middling, 6%c. NEW ~ ORLEANS, March 25.—COTTON— Quiet; middling, G%c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., March 2.—Exchanges, $262,262; balances, $77,37L e LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight — ey Sterling Exchange, 60 days — esan Sterling Cables . ST gy New York Exchan; = b New York Exchange, = 17 Fine Silver, per ounce 51 & Mexican Dollars = “© WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. ‘WHEAT FREIGHTS.—The advance in wheat and the dry weather continue to operate against freights and the market rules very aull at 22s 9 asked and 208 bid, usual Op- | Split Peas, §3 | jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake, $21 F0@22 50: Co e of 19,000, against 12,000 e last year; disengaged, 6,600; on the way to thls a_ registered tonn: tons on the same 14,900 tons, agal port, 200,400 tons, against 239,500. WHEAT—The 'Benares tak 54,150 ctls, valued at $81,000. A decline at Chicago was offset by the dry weather lere, hence there was no weakness apparent in the spot market, though futures were rather easier on the early sessions. There is very little wheat offering. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $145 for No. 1, §1 46% for choice and $1 47%@1 52% per ctl for choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. for Liverpool Informal Session — 9:15 o'clock—December— 2000 ctis, §1 395 2000, $1 39%: 12,000, $1 40; May— 2000, $1'47; 2000, $1 47%; 2000, ST 47%; 12,000, $147%; 14,00, S147%: 4000, $147%. Second Session—May—2000 ctls. $147%; 2000, | §1 48; December—20,000, $1 41; 2000, $1 413%; 6000, $1.4154; 4000, $1 41%. Regular ‘Morning Session—December—28,000 ctls, §1 40%; 26,000, $1 40%; 20,000, §1 40%; May— 6000, $1 47%. Afternoon Session—December—46.000 _ ctls, $140%; 2000, $140%; 2000, S140%; 6000, $1 40%; May—12,000," £1 47%. BARLEY—There was another advance ves- terday, and the market is very buoyant. With every day of dry weather now there is likely to_be a turther appreciation. Feed $1 18%01 20%: Brewing nominal st $1 25@1 30. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session — 9:15 o'clock—December— 2000 ctls, $1 20i4; 16,000, $1 20%; 8000, $1 20%; May—2000, $1 22%. Second 'session—December—2000 ctls, $1 2022 6000, $1 21; 2000, $1 21%: 4000, $1 22: 4000, $1 21% 2000, §1 20%. May—6000, $1 22%; 2000, $1 21%4. Regular morning session—December—2000 ctls, $120%: 4000, S1 20%: 4000, 1 20%: 6000. $1 20%. Afternoon session—December, 2000 ctls, $1 20 14,000, $1 21 May—2000, $1 21%; 8000, §1 21; 4000, 000, 1 20%. A further advance, sympathetic with er cereals, is noted, though the market is not especially active. Fancy Feed, §1 3212@1 35 per_ ctl: good to choice,” $1 27%@1 32%: common, $1 2W@1 2T4h; Surprise, §1 30@1 37%: gray, $1 20%@1 20%; milling, '$1 25@1 $0 per ctl. —The old prices still prevail with a stagnant market. Small round vellow, $1 1021 121 per ctl; large vellow, $1 063%@1 10; white, $1 10@1 12%. RYE—Firmly held at $1 15@1 17% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 T5G1 90 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The market is firm In sympathy with wheat, but quotations are unchanged. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 75@4 85; Bakers' ex.tras, $4 50@4 60 per barrel. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 1bs; Rre Flour, $2 50 per 100; Rice Flour, $5 75; Cornmeal, §2 %: extra cream Cornmeal, $3; Oatmeal, $3 50; Oat Groats, Hominy, 's3 10@3 30: ' Buckwheat Flour, Cracked’ Wheat, $3 §0; Farina, $4 50; Whole TWheat Flour, $8 2- Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 25 | @5 65: in sacks, $5 05@5_45: Pearl Barley, $4; Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 1bs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Bran is firm, and a further advance is not unlikely. Hay is also strong at previous | prices, with moderate receirts. BRAN-—$16 50@17 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$20@23 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $25 @ 26 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $28 50@29 tonseed’ Meal, $25@30 per ton; Cornmeal, $23@ 24: Cracked Corn, $23 50@24 50; Chopped Feed, $17 @ 18. (Bx-car in round lots)—Wheat, $19@ Wheat and Oat, $18 50@22 50; Oat, $17 50@ : Barley, $17@19; compressed Wheat, $19@ 22; compressed_Oat, Alfalfa, $1@13; stock, $120)1 STRAW— BEANS AND SEEDS. Dealers stfll quote a dull market for Beans, and quotations show no change worthy of note. BEANS—Bayos, $2 5@2 %; Small Whites, $1 45@1 55: Large “hites, $1 40@1 §5; Pinks, 2 40@2 50: Reds, $2@2 %: Blackeve, §2 '40@2 60: Butters, $1 40@1 60; Limas, $2@ 212%; Pea, $1 40 @1 55: Red Kidneys, §1 85G2 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, Yellow Mustard, $2@2 50; Flax, $2 35; Canary, Seed, 2, @2%c per 1b; Aifalfa, 3@éc; Rape, 2q2¥c; Hemp. Sc; Timothy, 5ic. DRIED—PEAS—Niles, §1 601 §; Green, $1 75 @2 per ctl. POTATOES, ONION $2 76@3 _per otl; S AND VEGETABLES. Prices for all descriptions ranged about the same. There are plenty of Potatoes and Onfons on hand for all needs. Not much frozen Asparagus coming In now. POTATOES—Early Rose, 50G65c; River Reds, 50@sse; River Burbanks, 50@80c per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 50@90c; Petaluma Burbanks, 50 @0c; Sweet Potatoes, Toc@$1 for Merced; new otatoes, 1%@2i%c per Ib. . ONTONS—Choice, $2 50@2 76: common, $1 5@ 235 per ctl: cut Onions, 50@1-25 per sack. VEGETABLES—Receints were §12 boxes As- paragus, 527 boxes Rhubarb and 434 sks Peas. Asparagus, 5@tc per Ib for fancy, $175@2 25 per, box_for No. 1, 81 21 30 for No. 2; Rhu- arb, 6ic@$1 per 'box; Alameda Green Peas, 2@3c per 1b: Dried Peppers. 6aic per I Okra, 12%c; Cabbage, 60Gi75c per ctl 2@60c_per sack; Garlic, 6@5%c per Ib; Cucum: bers, 50c@s1 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12¢ per Ib in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced’ desiceated, 16@1Sc: granulated raw, 13c; Onfons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 1Sc: Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30¢; Turnips, 25c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, doc. POULTRY AND GAME. A car of Bastern sold at 11@12c for Turkeys, $5 50 for Ducks, $4 76@5 for Hens, §3 for young Roosters, $4 25 for old do and $6 50 for fryers. oung stock is in quick demand and firm, but old stock and Hens are dull. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11@12c for Gob- blers and 12@13c for Hens: dressed Turkeys, 12G15c per Ib: Geese, per palr, $1 @1 75; Gos- lings, $2 %@2 75; Ducks, $4@5 for old and $1@ 850 for young;' Hens, $3@4; Roosters, young, $7 50GS 50: Roosters, old, $3 50@4; Fryers, $5 50 @1; Brollers, $5 5086 50 for large, $3@4 50 for small; Pigeons, $1 Ti@2 25 per dozen for young and $1 25@1 50 for old. GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Fggs are quoted still higher by most deal- ers. Butter is kept steady by packing in the country, though there is not much packing going on here. Cheese is selling off well at unchanged quotations. BUTTER- Creamery—Fancy creameries, 15@18%c; onds, 18@17%c. Dairy — Choice to fancy, 18@17%c; second srades, Lglic per Ib. Sastern Butter—Imitation creamery, 18@16%c; ked, 16@16c per Ib. et E—Choice mild new, sec- 9@10c; common o) to good, T%@8%c; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10@llc; Western, L@i2} Eastern, 124@13%c per ib. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 13@13%c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. gES, 14@15c per dozen; store The market is glutted with Oranges and Lemons and they are weak. Limes are dull. At auction 650 boxes sold at $1 10@1 45 for Na- vels, 65@T5c for Mediterranean Sweets and 43¢ @$175 for Lemons, Receipts of Strawberries, are increasing. They sold yesterday at 25@ilc per basket. DECIDUOUS, FRUITS - Apples, 40@50c per box for common, T60@$L for SPaod 10 Cholce. and 31 XGL 40, Tor taneg CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 3@ 2 %5; Seedlings, G0c@$1: Tangerines, 35@40c for small_boxes; Lemons, 50 for common and $1@1 75 for to’ cholce; Mexican Limes, $4@4 00; California Limes, in small boxes, 40G 50c; Bananas, §1 25@2 2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3G4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, BETC. There is positively nothing new to report in this market. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carlond lots, 3%@ 4o for 40-50's, 3@ for 50-60's, 2%@I4c for 60-70's, 2%@2%e for 70-80's, 1%@24c for S0- 80's, 1%@1%c for %0-100's; Peaches, 24@ic; fancy, 4%@oc; peeled, 10@i2%c: Apricots, 6@6e Yor Royals and 1@7%¢ for good to fancy Moor- parks; E\--Eor-ted Apples, 6%@7%c; sun-dried, i@se; Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2ic; Plum: 41,@4%c for pitted and 1@i%c for unpitted: bleached Plums, 5@5%c; Nectarines, 4@sc for prime to fancy; Pears, 2@4lkc for quarters and 3@5%%c for halves, according to_color, ete. RAISINS—13@2c for two-crown, 3¢ for three- crown, 8%c for four-crown, 4lc for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried grapes, 2ic. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Se per 1b; Walnuts, 5@c for hardshell and 8@lc for softshell; Almonds, 21@3tc for hardshell, 5@6o for softshell and 7@Sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@t for Fastern and 4%c for California; Pecans, 6%@sc; Filberts, §4@i0c; Brazil Nuts, 8@3c per 1b; Cocoanuts, §4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—Comb, 8§@l0c for bright and 5@7c for lower grades; water-white extracted, %@ 5c; light amber extracted, 3%@4%c per Ib. PROVISIONS. The market is still motionless at the old quo- tations. CURED MEATS—Bacen, 9%c per Ib for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 1l for extra light and 12%c for sugar-oured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@1lc; Califor- nia Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $9 per bbl: extra Mess Beef, $10; Family Beef, $11@12; Salt Pork, $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, §18; mess, $18; Smoked Beef, 11@12¢ per Ib. LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at 5%c per 1b for compound and 7c for pure; pails, T%c; California tierces, 5%c per 1b for compound and 6%¢c for pure; half barrels, 6%c; 10-Ib tins, Tie; 5-1b tins, Sc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c;: packages, less than 300 Ibs—1-Ib pails, 60 in & case, 8%c: 3-1b palis, 20 in a case, 8%c; 5-1b pails, 12 In a case, 8%cC; 10-1b pails, 6 in’'a case, Sic: 50-1b ting, 1 or 2 in a case, TS%c: wooden buckets, 20 1bs net, T%c; fancy tubs, 80 Ibs net, T%c; half barrels, about 110 Ibs, 73%c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Fase: No 1. 0. b., 26%@2ko; No. tions. The chartered wheat fleet In port hoa | .New Wool is coming In freely from the South, but it is poor, dusty and heavy and not well grown. No quotations for it have yet been established. Hops are as dull as ever. There is no change in Hides. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, $@9%c; lght, %0; Cow- hides, tags, 6c; salted Kip, 9%c; Calf, 100 dry Hldes, 16@16%c; culls and brands, 18@1s¥%ce; dry Kip and Veal, 13%@4%c; dry Calf, 17%@ 19%c; culls, 16c; Goatskins, 30@37c each; Kids, 5@10¢; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per Ib, medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shear- lings, 20@30c each; short wool, 40@T0c each; medium, 70@%0c; long wools, 90@$1 30 eac TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per 1b; No. 2, 2@2c; refined, 5c; Grease, 2@2%c. WOOL-—Fall_clip—San Joaquin, defecttve, 1@ c; Southern Mountain, $@1ic; free Northern, 12@13c; Northern, defective, 5@1lc per Ib. HOPS—Old crop, 2@éc for poor to fair and 8@ 10c for good; new crop, 11@l4c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are lower again and dull at the de- cline. Thers is no change in Beef and Mutton. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follow: BEEF—First quality, 64@7c; second quality, $%@s6c; third quality, 4@6c per 1b. VEAL—Large, 6@8%c; small, 7@The per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, dc; Ewes, §%@3c per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 10@ilc per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, 4c for large, 4@4c for small and 43¢ for medium; stock Hogs, 2%@ g0 dressed Hogs, 54@6Hc. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 3. COAL—Wellington, $10 per ton; New Welling- ton, $10; Seattle, $6 50; Bryant, $6 50; Coos Bay, $5 50; Wallsend, $7 50; Scotch, §10; Cumberland, $10 in bulk and $11 60 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, $9; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and §14 in sacks. CORDAGE—Prices are as follows: Manila— 1%-inch, 7%c; 12-thread, §%c; 6 and § thread, 8%c; bale rone, T%@8%c. Sisal—1%-inch, 6%c; 12-thread, 74c; 6 and 9 thread, T%c; bale rope, R@T%e. CANNED FRUITS—Black Cherries quotable at $12@150; White Cherrles, $1 26@175; Peaches and Pears, 90c@$1 10; Apricots, 60@%0c. CANNED VEGETABLES — Peas, 70c@il 2; Tomatoes, 5. COFFTEE—We quote: Costa Rica, 18g17c for prime washed, 13%@ldc for good washed, 169 16%c for good to prime washed peaberry, 14@15c for good peaberry, 12%@14140 for good to prime, 1@i2c for good current mixed with black beans, 9@11%c for falr, 5%@7%c for common to ordinary; Salvador, 12@l4c for good to prime washed, 10@1l3c for fair washed, 14@lsc for good to prime washed peaberry, 8%@9%c for superior unwashed, 7%@8 for good green un- washed, 11%@12 for good to prime unwashed peaberry; Nicaragua, §@9%c for good to super- for unwashed, 11}%@12¢ for good unwashed pea- berry; Guatemala and Mexican, 16%@1Sc for prime to fancy washed, 13@i5c for good to strictly good washed, 11G12%c for falr washed, 7@10c for medium, 5@6%c for common to ordi- nary, 15%@16%c for good to prime washed pea- berry, 11%@12c for good unwashed peaberry, 8@ $%c for good to superior unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, per Ib, 3%c; cases, selected, per Ib, 4%o; cases, imitation Eastern, per Ib, 4%o; boneless, per Ib, bo: strips, Norway, 'per Ib, Sic; strips, Narrow Gauge, per Ib, 5%c: strips, Silver King, per Ib, 6i4c; blocks, Clipper, per Ib, fe: blocks, Ori- ental, per Ib, 5%c; blocks, Seabright, per Ib, 6%c; tablets, Crown Brand, per Ib, Tic; mid dles, Golden'State, per 1b, 6%c; middles, ‘White Seal, per dozen, Sic; desfccated, Gilt Edge, per dozen, S0c: pickled cod, barrels, each, 3$§; pickled cod, half barrels, each $4 OIL—California Castor Oil, cases, N barrels, %c per gallon (manufacturers' rates) Linseed Ofl, in barrels, boiled, 8c; do raw, lc: cases, 5c more: Lard Ofl, extra winter strained, barrels. &5c; No. 1, 45c; cases, 5c more: China Nut, 4i@isc per gallon; Neatstoot Ol barrels, 80c: cases, 65c: No. 1, barrels, §0c: cases, 55c: Sperm, crude, 60c; natural white, 80e; bleached do, $50; Whale Oll, natural white, 40c: bleached do, 45¢; Pacific Rubher Mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@1 35 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@2 25 per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Ofl, in bulk, Illc per gallon; Pearl Oil, In cases, 17c; Astral do, 17c; Star do, 17c; Extra Star do, 2lc; Blaine o 22¢; Eocene do, 19¢; Deodorized Stove Gaso- line. in bulk, 12¢: do_in cases, 17kc: 63 degree Naphtha, in bulk, 11%c; do in cases, 16%c: 88 degree Gasoline_in bluk, 20c; do in cases, 25c. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at'6@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, fic: in {ron barrels, 46c: in_wooden barrels, 4Sc per gallon. LUCOL—Boiled, harrels, do_cases, 4sc: raw, barrels, 4lc; do cases, 46c per gallon. CANDLES-Standard Ol Company quotes: Electric Light, 6s. 16 0z., T%c: 14 oz, 84c; 12 ; Paraffine Wax Candlgs— 3 ¥ . white, Thc: colored, S¥e. QUICKSILVER—For export, $36, and for local $39 50_per_flask. THER—Harness, heavy, 30@3ic per Ib: 28; do light.' 26@27c: rough, g dolight, 2%6@27c; rough Leather, 22@23c: Kips. $40@45 per dozen: Calf, 90c@$1 per Ib: rough eplits, 7@se; belt-knie spilts. 10g12c; Collar. Leather, black, 10@12c per foot: do rus- set. 10@12¢; Skirting Leather, 30@35c per Ib. SUGAR—The Western Bugar Refinery Com- pany_gquotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed. 6%c: Powdered, 8%c: Dry Granulated, 5%c: Confectionas' A,'S%ec; Mas nolla A, 5%c: BExtra C, So: Golden C, 5c Candy Granulated, F%e: California A, i%c per Ib; half barrels, %c more than barrels, and boxes Yc more. WO0OD, LUMBER. ETC. POSTS—10@12¢ each for No. 1 and 6@%o for No. 2: Redwood, $5 per cord; Oak, rough, $6 50; peeled, $9: Pine, $5 75. LUMBER—Retail prices are nominally as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $I5@17; extra sizes, higher. Redwood—$17@13 for No. I; Lath, 4 feet, $2 40@2 50: Pickets. $20; Shingles. $1 75 for common and §2 75 for fancy; Rustlc, §22@28. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday, March 20. Flour, qr sks ... 15,58 | Straw, ton: 2 Wheat, ctls ..... 500 Wool, bales 492 Barley, ctls 1,120 Qulcksilver, 87 Corn, ‘etls 410| Paper, reams 150 Cheese, ctls 34| Pelts, bdls 120 Butter, ctls 296 Tallow, ctls 4,250 Beans, ' sks 30,800 Potatoes, s 19,530 Onions, sks 5 rol 23 Middlings, sks .. S0|Ralisins, bxs 1,275 Hay, tons . 3% WASHINGTON. . 6.448) Oats, ctl: © L350| Flaxieed, i * OREGON. Potatoes, sks ... 2.858]. —— e REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Abraham Wordell to Mrs. Ida Wordell Stark, Iot on E line of Webster street, 107 N of Grove, N 28 by E 77; glft. John Stevens to Eliza H. Stevens, lot on N line of Hayes street 165 B of Filimore, B 27:4 by N 137:6; §1. Francis S. and Emily M. Page to Florence A. Durden, lot on N line of Sacramento street 9:6 W of Fillmore, W 28:3 by N 128, quitclaim des $10. T. #. and Mary C. Kearney to Willlam Nicol, lot on W line of Engine lot in Western Ad- dition 374, distant 19133 E of Stelner and$4:%% S of Herfann, W 101:3, N 62:3% more or less, SE 103 more or less, § 32 more or less: $5. William and C. T. Nicl €o City Street Im- provement Company, lot on § line of Hermann Street % E of Steiner, B 2 by S 84; $. ‘Anglo-Californian Bank (Ltd.) to Oscar and Charlotte A. Lewls, lot on N line of Sacra- Tpento street 1189 W of Stelner, W 2 by N : $10. Sophia Vaughan to Henry French, lot on B line of Harrison street 210 N of Twenty-sixth, N_2 by E 100; $10. Joseph 1. Lawless to Marten B. Joost, lot on E line of Vicksburg street, § S of Twenty- third, S 2 by B 117:6; also ot on B line of Vicksburg street, 90 S 'of Twenty-fourth, § 24 by B 75; also undivided one-half interest in W line of Vicksburg street, % N of Twenty-third, N 105 by W 117:6; $10. Kate Adams to Robert A. Lewin, lot on W line of Leavenworth street, 137:6 N of Jack- son, N 20 by W 60; $2000. Wiillam T. Boyce to Margaret E. Boyce, lot on NW line of Bryant street, 245 W of Third, W28 by N w0; 81, Joseph I. Lawless to Marten B. Joost, lot on N line of Casselll avenue, 425 W of Douglass, N 121 by, W 25, lot 17, block 1, Ploche & Robin- son Subdivisions; also lot 10, block 19, Market Street Homestead Association: also_undivided one-half of following, lot 12, block 23, Market Street Homestead Assoctation! also lot 9, block 15, Noe Garden Homestead Union; also lots 1, 7 and 13, block 23, Pioche & Robinson's Sub- dlyisions; $10. ‘Washington Irwin to Charles H. Athearn, estate of Mary Irwin, No. 19,39, deed and as- signment; $1600. Alameda County. Joaquin R. Marshall to Manuel Marshall, all interest in lot on_W line of Louise stree 135 N of B, N 50 by W 133, being subdivisions B and C in lot 11, block 779, Watts Tract, Maj 2; also lot J, block 800, Map of B street subdi- vislon Watts Tract, Oakland; §1. Sarah Haight Tomkins to Wells, Fargo & Co., 528 d 174, lot on W line of Harrison street. 390N of Durant, W 150, § 4 feet, W 167.04, N 2 B k14, 'S 225 to beginning, Cak- :_grant. S._B. Brookes to Ada Howlett, lot 101 in plat 34, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland $10. John R. Glascock to Benedetta G. Complano, Tots 29 to 33, Glascock & Blow, Temescal Oakland Annex; $10. - Horace M. Hastings to Sarah W. Hastings, re-record of 206 d 545, lots 50, 01 egd block —, being portion Hayes, Caperton & M rtry TOrin B Caverly to Teabeita. Caveriy, lot n E. Caver] sabella_Caverly, block B Dewal? Tract. Brooklyn Towhanin} sitt. Flour, qr sks Wheat, ctls Barley, ctls BUILDERS' CONTRACTS. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Compan (owners) with Walker Broa. Co. (contractors), architect, Albert Sutton. Alterations and ad- ditions except heating and ventilat! for a 6-story brick building on N line.of street, 2003 B _of Montgomery, E 65:3 by N 187:5. W. F. Herrin (owner) with ~Anderson & Grel (conf architect, Julius B, Krafft. All work for a ry_frame ding with uuu.nauummro-nlml?(mmm«. 1% N of Broadway, N 5 by E 11, Annex; | A 19 First Quarter Mar. 24, NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrogra, Office, located in the Merchants’ E{fi,‘m{"{: maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to natlonality and free of expense. Navigators are corifally invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and safl- 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 befors foon and 1s dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare sland, Cal notice stating whether the time ball wi dropped on time cr giving the error, If any, published the same dav by the afternoon papers. and by the morning papers the follow- ng day. W. §. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. ————————————————————— SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetlc Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Official Au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Missfon-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. MARCH—1588. Wednesday. March 80, | Timel gy 3 |'1“m°|rm’““"’|hnl““'°’m‘ 1B Wi T W "W T Wl 5 ‘“ 6 48 8 47 8 4. 9 50 10; B 2] NOTE—In the al of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights ven are additions to the soundings on th nited States Coast Survey charts. exc when a minus sign (=) precedes the helght and then the number given fs subtractive from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference s the mean of the lower low waters. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Alaska.. - [San Diego. - |Humbodlu Tacoma. Honoiulu.. Newnport. Portiana . -| Victoria & Pueet Sna. .. BTEAMER. | DESTINATION| SAILS. | PIER, Samo: .|Humboldt Columbta,. | Portlana, Nortn Fork!| Humboudt. ... | Ma Humbidt Bay. | Mar 81, 9 Am|Pler Weeott. Santa Rosa|San Diego....|Apr 1.1l AM|Pier Humboldt. |Alaska.. Walla Wila| Vie & P Sound|Apr Humbolat....|Apr China &Japan|Apr ‘008 Bav..|Newport. State of Cal | Portiand. THE TIME BALL. Branch Hyflros:phle Office, U. 8. N., Mer- ghante’ " Exchange, San Francisco, March , 1898 ‘The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—L. at noon of the h idian, 8 p. m., 120th meridian, or .ncu‘;. sApfl'!'!’t‘;ng wich time. Lieutenant, U. N., In charge. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, March 29. Stmr Peru, Friele, 28 days from Hongkong, via Yokohama 16 di ‘Star ‘Brogreso, Gilboy, 84 hours ‘om Seat- tle. Stmr San Blas, Russell, 20 days frm Panama and way ports. Nor stmr Titania, Egenes, 3 days 18 hours from Nanalmo., . Brig Geneva. Paulsen, 17 trom Hilo, Schr Del Norte, Jacobsen. days from Ne- halem River. Schr Ocean Spray, Sorenson, 23 hours from Iversens Landing. Schr Laura May, Hansen, § days from Port- land. CLEARED. Tuesday, March 2. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Columbia, Goodall, Astoria; O R & N Co. Ship Kenilworth, Baker, Hilo; Willlams, Di- mond & Co. thlrk Martha Davis, Souls, Honolulu; Welch 0. Schr Free Trads Moors, Karluk; Charles A Moore. SAILED. Tuesday, March 9. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Arcata, Macgenn, Coos Bay. gtmr Wuhlen;vcv', Croscup, Tacoma. e Washiinay, Crok B s Wollinaton, Salmond, Naoatma. tmr leone, vig, lon. Ship M P Grace,Chipperfield, Port Townsend, Schr Ploneer, Mikkelsen, Grays Harbor. TTLEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, March 29, 10 r. m.—~Weather, hazy; wind, W; velocity, § miles. SPOKEN. ‘March 7—Lat 18 42 N, long 57 W, ship Roan- oke, from Baltimore, for San Franiesco. ooin Srat 3 3 fong, B, Br “ship pas- o 5 tal ST one, BN B Tol Lz‘.'::h e e r{mlf g il i agie et 315 long 3 ¥ e ahip xing l('lrch 9—#!‘8 )gulll :1) , Ger ship h)‘ln:h 23—} 51 N, long 17 W, Br ship El- ginshire, from gon for Queenstown. CHARTERS. The Albert loads mdse for Honolulu. The Lyderhorn loads lumber on the Sound for Callao, 45s. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLESailed March 26—Ship Tacoma, for San Francisco. GREENWOQOD—Arrived March 29 — Stmr Greenwood, from Port Los Angeles. FORT BRAGG—Sailed March 23—Schr Bar- bara Hernster, for San Francisco. SEATTLE — Arrived March 2—Stmr Va lencia, from Copper River and salls for San Francisco this evening. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived March 28—Schr Charles R Wilson, hence March 17; schr Guide, hence March 1 schr Dora Bluhm, hence March 18. SOUTH BEND-—Arrived March 28—Sch North Bend, hence March 18 SEAT) .B — Arrived March 28—Stmr Hum- boldt, from Dyea. = Sailed March 29—Stmr Humboldt, for San Franeisco. BANDON—Sailed March 20—Schr Joseph and Henry, for San Francisco. PORT TOWNSEND—Sailed March 20—Stmr Fulton, for San Francisco. Arrived March 23—Schr Emma Claudina, frm Mahukona. . SAN DIEGO—Salled March 28—U S stmr Al- batross, for —. SEATTLE — Arrived March 20—Stmr Chil- kat, from Orca; stmr Tillamook, from Dyea. SEATTLE—Arrived March 20—Stmr Lakme, from Dyea. Safled March 28—Stmr South Coast, for UREKA—Arrived March 2—Stmr Homer, hénce March 27. HUENEME—Arrived March 20—Stmr West- port, from Newport. FOREIGN PORTS. VANCOUVER—Salled March 29—Br stmr Em- press of India, for Yokohama and Hongkong. NANAIMO—Arrived March 29—Ship Etwell, hence March 15. YOKOHAMA—Safled March 7—Ger bark Amazone, for Portland. March 10—Ger ship N"D"!‘:‘;Li“pmm“md‘ h 28—Br ship Cralgmore, sl BUNRKIRKArrived March n—:r sh . rarc Ladv Wentworth, from Oregon. B QUEENSTOWN—Returned March 25—Br ship Sierra Patrella. : YOKOHAMA — Sailed—Br stmr Empress of Jaj , for Vancouver. EACHY HEAD—Passed March 29—Br ship B ONDON R iion Mareh Pbe ship Rafore, L N—Sa r for San Francisco. g TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK-—Salled March 20—Stmr Trave, for Bremen; stmr Bovie, for !-lve;ml. LXVERPOOHM'% March tmr No- madi, for New Yori, o AR AYG Mareh 2—Stmr Kaiser der Grosse, from New York.