The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1898, Page 19

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1898. 19 aid General Fund shall be paid, as In section hereinafter provided, all expenses of th various depart- ments of the City and County, except such expenses Charter to be paid out of the Funds specifically provided for the payment of such ex- penses. For the six months ending on the thirtieth day of June, in the year ninetes sald depa moneys se nts shall expend the art to each of them by t much of sald moneys 1 Board of Supervisors nt of Public Streets, res for the fiscal rtieth day of ct, s in the opera- ommitted to xpenses of the City e n s shall be paid during s out of the General tl moneys set apart f Supervisors of the ex. ind Count iy time during sald six ould any department cre- ‘e o money it during said ach such case the hall be paid out of Fund, notwithstanding = contained in sections six and f Chapter T of Article ITI of this Such pensions asma cerue to 1 under Article IX of this Char- 7 said six months shall be paid 1 Fund. The existing tioned in this section runi ality of the City of San Francisco, and the 1ds which are to be trans this section provided are sting municipality. d existing municipality ntioned in this section, and uthorized by law, shall be 1 in the treasury until the ne- or their continuance ceases. When 1S, then in 1l s the necessity for maintaining any Fund of the City and County in existence at the time thi Charter takes effect has ceased to e ist, and a balance remains in suct Fund, the Supervisors shall so declare by ordinance, tion nd upon such declara- ich balance shall be ferred to the General Fund. - SCHEDULE.!. Charter twenty d be publi : San Franci ort, daily news- tion in the ncisco, and on_ Thurs- twenty-sixth day of May, in thot d eight hundred t, it all be submitted electors of said City an Francisco, at a spe rich shall be held on that rpose of voting upon me; and if a ma- ified electors of said Vvoting at said election 1 be sub- lature of the State al or rejec- re shall approve » effect and be in After otherwise the hour of noon after the firs day eteen hun- become the of the City and shall > existing Charter of said rAYAaARan A the mittec of Ca 1 for its a Legislat inconsistent with ts at sai® election FOR 1 R THE 2} ted by n the propie, 1 2ct on and Legisla 1 co: be ed b Commissione: and Cou of such election. And for the so her purpose of the 1 under this Charter mak- man- the in n ty g the appointments provided in this Charter to be made b hiw), and of th qualification of the Sons so ap- pointed, this Charter shall take effect | th rst day of December, in the ear one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. BE IT ¥ That the City and C n popu thousand seventh day of December, in the year ., contajning a two hundred the twenty- tion n on j:ihabitants, one thousand hundred and ninety-seven, under and in ac- cordance with provisions of Sec- tion 8, of Article XI. of the Constitu- tion of this State, did elect the under- members of said Board, in pursuance of such provisions of the Constitution, and within a period of ninety days after such election, have prepared and do propose the foregoing, signed in duplicate, as and for the Charter for s;xld 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 zar one thousand eight hundred and Inety-eight. JOSEPH BRITTON. President. JEROME A. ANDERSON, JAM BUTLER, H. N. CLEMENT, A. COMTE, Jr., ALFRED CRIDGE, L. R. ELLERT. ISIDOR GUTTE. P. H. McCART_IY, JOHN NIGHTINGALE, Jr., JOHN C. NOBEMANN, JOSEPH O'CONNOR, LIPPMANN SACHS, EDWARD R. TAYLOKk. A. W. THOMPSON. Attest: J. RICH'D FREUD, Secretary. n THE CALL CALENDAR. April, 1598, ull Moon, 16. Last Quarter @ Aprii 2|2 & New Moon, April 2. ENESE) m‘u‘iu rst Quarter, April [ \ \ \ i | D) A SILVER STATISTICIAN. n ought to “look a little out” a Bureau of Industrial bureau has sent out a iowing that during the last of 187 there were filed 5673 rigages, aggregating - $5.576,733, were released 235, aggregating [~ mortgages were filed to - of 22 ng $1,890,830, 918, were 're- s damning evidence iskans are paying their ¢ the face of the gold standard. he bureau needs a better silver statis: yuisville Courler-Journal, —_—— e MR. DOLE OF THE SANDWICH IS- LANDS. ! It seems to us that the reception of this Mr. Dole of the Sandwich Islands enting about as many folks as in an ordinary country town), as though he were the head of a great and entertaining him at our na- I expense, is about as ridiculous a as has been recently chronicled our dajly newspapers.—George T. Angell, in Our Dumb Aanimals. Veach and every af | rvisors of the existing | 1eteen hundred, as | at the time | shall be ex- | months by the | t to be paid out | become or be ! n| forthwith | nty in office 'COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. $ Sugar marked up. Turpentine marked down. Biiver a fraction off. Wheat, Barley and Rye advanced. excited. Oats and Corn unchanged. Oat Hay higher. Straw advanced. Bran marked up. Middlings unchanged. Beans and Seeds as before. | More Australlan Onions arrived, | A corner in Garlic. | Dutter, Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Fresh Fruits the same. Dried Frults steady but quiet. Cottolene in tierces lower. Wellington Coal marked down. Wool, Hops and Hides unchanged. Hogs in ample supply and easy. | | | Barley THE AUSTRALIAN @GOLD INFLUX. The Australian steamer brought up £485.475, which has been sent to the Mint for recolnage 1 nerican_money. This makes $17,980,623 recelved here from Australia ment began last August. | ® Partly Cloudy Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION The top fig- minimum temperature th it, if any, tie snow in inches jast twelve hours nect points of equal dotted lines, equal high” means high | ally accompanied E rs to low ' p aily preceded and accompanied ther and rain: Lows'* usually sar on the Washington coast. When ure is high in the Interior and low st, and the end north = coast, ra probable; inclosed with i ain *high” The ons will procuce an (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) | SAN FRANCISCO, April 7,5 p. m. following are t nimu ; mean, 3. WEATHER CONDITIC FORE during the p: greater portion s fallen in th per e lies over Call- ture in mal are Walla Walla. nder, 2§ southw exception of the e: State no northwest- fallen in ts made at San Fi ling midnight, April Northern California—Fair ncisco for thirly 1508 Fri westerly California—Fair Fri sterly wind. Fair Friday. warmer in northern por- continued signed a Board of Fifteen Freeholders, | to prepare and propose a Charter for said City and County; and we, the | zona—Fair Friday. San Francisco and viclnity—Fair Friday; utherly, changing to westerly, winds. Speclal "report from Mount Tamalpals, taken at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind northwest, 12 miles; temperature, $0; maximum, 56, ALEXANDER G. McADIE, Local Forecast Officlal. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. i | | | | NEW YORK, April 7.—The conviction {s evi- dently unaltered in Wall street that the delay in presenting the President's message to Con- gress adds to the possibilities of a peaceful solution of the Cuban question. The market closed a shade lower to-day in the average Individual losses were in almost all ses confined to fractions and there is a falr sprinkling of gains among leading stocks. Only a small proportion of the sharp advance | was caused by the news that the messaze was to be delaved until Morday. | bears showed no | short. contracts. of ligui buying in them was caused by some slight cov- ering of shorts and a very limited amount of | commercial buying. | stagnant market. There was no develop- | ment to-day which awakened from its lethar- gic condition. That this dullness s due to an attitude of waiting was evident from the sud- den activity when it became known yesterday that the President's message would be delayed and when it was supposed that the delay indi- cated probable concession by the Madrid Gov- ernment. The public impression on Wall street is that the undertone of firmness in the mar- Ket is due to some hidden motive, generally supposed to be the expectation that Spain will yield to pressure from the European powers and from the Pope and will concede the de- mands of the United States. There was, however, 2 demonstration In yes- terday’s late bulge that large offerings to real- ize are brought out by any sharp advance in prices. Professional operators on either side are waiting for the definite development of the situation. It is thought possible that the li- quidation usually incident to a war scare is walting for the expected heavy demand from the large short interest which undoubtedly ex- ists in the market. This short Interest is wait- ing for an actual declaration of war to cover. On the other hand there are those who hold that actual war has already been suificlently discounted and that the firmness in the mar- ket is due to this cause. The situation in the money market fs to be one fortifled against even a gevere shock. Bank reserves all over the country have been greatly strengthened, The gold reserve both of the Government and the New York banks is large, unprecedentedly 8o in the case of the latter, and is constantly growing. A large pro- portion of the payments at the custom house hre made in gold and the clearing house bal- ances are in great part settled in the same meta). There {8 no immediate prospect of In- terndtional exchanges turning agalnst the United States and unless this occurs there ought to be gold imports to lenish the Money market. To-day's advance in the Bank of England rate did not check the engagements of gold, but served to shift the demand from Yondon’ to Berlin. The rise in money in Lon- don resulted in a rise in the Berlin and Paris rate of exchange on London. "Fhe bond market was almost wholly neglect- ed but prices were firm. Total wales, $1,050,000. Tnited States mew 4s advanced 1 per cent; | ( | | price. digposition to remew their ugar CLOSING £TOCKS. Atchison . © 1% 8t P M & M 130 Do pref . 2%| Do pref .iwsies 145 Baltimore & Ohio 16%|So Pacific . 13 | Canada Pacific ... 81" |30 Rallway . | Canadg, Southern. 4T%| Do pref Cent Pacific 12 “|Texas & Pacific Ches & Ohlo...... 19%|Unlon Pacific . W |UPD&G 3% | Wabash . o0is| Do pref 23 Wheel & L Sxprass 10 |Adams Ex ... | Erfe (new) Do st pre Wells Fargo . Ft Wayne . 68 | Miscellaneous Gt Nor pre 148 |A Cot Oil . Hocking Valley 5%| Do pret | Illinots " Cent Amn Spirits | Lake Erle & Do _pret Do pret . Am Tobacco . | Lake Bhore Do pref .. | Louis & Nash 50 [People’s Gas . 9 Manhattan L ... 98 |Cons Gas .. 1T Met St Ry 140 (Com Cable Co..... 150 Mich Cent 102 |Col F & Iron. | Mobite Do pref Do pref Ontarlo & W. U S Rubber Or R & Nav Do pref Or Short Line. West_TUnio Pittsburg C& NW Reading Do pref Do 1st 71 3Bst L & S Rock Island 8% | Do pret St L & S F. %R G W. Do 1st pref 5 | Do pre Do 21 pret 264 'Chi G W. St_Paul 897 Haw Com Do pref 43"/U P Co. St P & Om o | CLOSING TONDS. U S new 4s reg.. 121%|N Carolina 6s.... 122 Do coupon . | Do 48 . 100 U Sids ooy 109 (No Pac lsts 12 Do coupon 110% Do s 8% Do 2ds .. 97| Do 1s 931, [0S 55 ree mM%N Y C 101 Do s coup 1% INor & W 120 District 3. 15 Northwstrn 142 108%| Do deb 5 16 106 |O Nav 1sts .« 11 9 |0 Nav 4s . .8 0 8 Line 6s 120 € & Ohio 113% Reading 45 |{CH & H KR G W 1sts D&RG D &R G | N'Y Central 1sts.. 115_|U P pret N3ICss.c...., I4IU P 48 * MINING STOCKS. he | | trifugal, | A, 5le; The professional | Nelther was there any sign | ation of long holdings until the only | istered 3 and the ©s % per cent the e bid price ety and the 20n dedlined per Ihere were sales of the new ds com The result was an almost | Fruits: Manhattan, 7315 Metropolitan Street Rallway, 3380 Missouri Pacific, 4105 Northern Pacifi 9135 do_preferred, 4650 Rock Island, 28,750 SI Paul, 17,958 Unton Pacific, 3675 U. P., D. & G. 5435 Amerlean Spirits, 4219 American Tobacco, 75,183 American g Do pref American Ex Inited States Do pref Gen Tllinots & Ohio. {Laclede Gas . Mo K & T. {Lead ..... : Do_pref | Do pret Chi Ind & L. Nat_Lin Ofl . Do pref . Or Imp Co .. J Central Pacifle Mail . | ¥ Central Pullman Pal . Y Chi & S L. Do 1st pref Do 2d pref Nor West No Amer Co . No Pacific Stlver Cert . tand R Sugar . Do pref 4T C & Iron. U S Leather . e Atchison 4s ... Do adj 4s . Can So 2ds . Chi_ Term 4 1210 S Line 5s tr. 1sts tr. Corn was easy; Influenced by Wheat. May closed e lower: Trade in Oats was small, moderate offerings lbelns taken very slowly: May clesed %@%c ower. Provisions were weak, partly with grain and partly on lower hog prices. There was some recovery near the close on covering. May pork closed Tic lower, May lard 7i4c lower and May ribs Sc lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Artlcles— Open. High. . X M“’htnt No. ; 0:9 gh. Low. Close. ay % 105% 106 1 July 81% My sy 2 Septem hed 7 i 6% December 7 n 6% 6% 205 29% 29 20 0% 0% a0y av& 32 82 31 B 2% 25% 25! R 1 Bs B 985 98 975 g 2% 997 985 L] Bfl% 5 22% 525 515 17 (R T S T 5 515 b1 520 5 22% quotations were as follows: Flour, i Nowd spring wheat, 91@usc; No. 2 red, %: No. 2 corn, 29Kc: No. 3 oats, i No. 2 white, f. 0. b., 20ibe; No, 3 white, f. 0. b, 21%@2c: No. 2 barley, 1. 0. b., 30@45c: No. 1 flax seed, $1 19; prime timothy sead, §2 75: mess pork, per barrel, $9 S0@9 85; lard, per 100 pounds, §5 15 short ribs sides (loose), $5@5 30; ary salted shoulders (boxed), 4%@4%c; short clear eides (boxed), $ 35@5 43; whisky, dlstil- lers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 19t Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 19,000 13,000 Wheat, bushels 31,000 193,000 Corn, bushels 144,000 525,000 Oats, bushels 206,000 700,000 Rye, bushels 163,000 Barley, bushel 44,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was flrm; creameries, 15@21lc; dalries, 114217c. Cheese, qulet; S@8%c. Eggs, firm; fresh, 9%c. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Citles— Bushels. Minneapolis Duluth Milwauke Chicago Toledo | §t. Lou Detroit Kansas City . 6,800 120,800 East Tenn Erie Gen 4 : F W & D lIsts tr. ists Gen Elec s G H A Do 2ds 4 H&TC T & P LG lsts.. Do con 6s Do Rg 2ds . o 1sts . ns %\ P D & G lsts.. 1 Wab 1st z N Uni 4s...0 §6 | Do 2ds 8s .. 100 |W Shore 4s M K & T 2d5.... 60 (Ve Centurles . Do is Do deferred . Ontario 100 200 17 Homes ; 1% Iron Silver . 32/ Union Con 40 Mexican ... 35/ Yellow Jacket 20 ST April 7. i Burlington, 43; Oregon Short Line, LONDON MARKET. 4314; Mexican Central, April 7.—The ablegram s kets opened firmer to-day on the better pros- pect of the Spanish situation. While in view of all the eircumstances, Americans were bet- ter, but they were left alone, and of course will aded in during the intervening holidays Americans, after a fon at.midday. closed nearly at the best. he rise in the Bank of Engiand rate is fully justified by the figures of the weekly return Ordinarily the first bank return for the March ows a large return of cash from 1 but this tendency moment by the Easter hollday demands for h. The return is the weakest for some vears. the CLOSE. $3%: Grand Trunk, 8; Bar %d per ounce; Money, 3@3% Canadian Pacific Siiver, inactive, ver cent. NEW YORK GRAI AND PRODUCE. YORK, April 7.—FLOUR—Receipts, 93 barrels; exports, 3038 barrels. Weakened by July decline in Wheat; Minnesota patents, $5 WHEAT—Receipts, 160, bushels; exports, 39,518 bushels. Spot, firm; Duluth No. 2 North- ern, $109% f. o. b. afloat to arrive. Options were weak and heavy all day in response to lower cables, inspired crop news and free llquidation. The export demand that developed late in the day cted chiefly the May op- tions, which closed 1%c higher, all other months closing > lowest and @Ic be- $100%@1 00%. 1896 crop, 7@ Coast, 1585 crop, . S@c: 1857 crop, 17@iSc. crop, be; 1896 cro PETROLE Dull. METALS—With the exception prices in the Metal market show The general situation lacks interesting featire and business is conducted on a comparatively small scale. At the close the Metal Exchange called: IGIRON—Warrants dull, at $ 65 bid and EARE Copprr LAKE COPPER—Firm, with $119% bid $12 10 asked. 2 o 'IN—Quiet, with $14 25 bid and $14 45 asked. SPELTER-—-Firm, $1 25 bid and $ 35 asked. LEAD—Dull, with $367% bid and $3 70 asked. Lead s still quoted at §3 50 by the firm fixing the settling price for miners and smelters in the West. COFFEE—Options closed quiet, with April unchanged and other months 10 points lower. Sales, 31,000 bags, including May, $ 65@5 10, Spot Coffee—Rio, nominal; No. 7 involce, 6¥c: mild, firm; Cordova, s%@l7c. e SUGAR—Raw, firm: fair refining® 3%c; cen- 9 test, 4ic: refined, firm; standard confectioners’ A, Bic; powdered, 5%c; granulated, i%c; cubes, 5lsc. ¥ ¥ BUTTER—Receipts, 2 Western creamery, 1i@22c; El y, e @2lc; Elgins, 22¢; factory EGG Recelpts, 14,810 ack: 3 ‘Western, l0c; Southern, 993@{:>c. e DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Aprll 7.—Californta Dried Apples, steady: others, quiet. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@T4c; prime wire tray, Sc; wood drled prime, $io: 0 packages. Firm; Firm; choice, 8%c; fancy, 9@9%c. PRUNES—3%@%c. wé\PRlCOIS— val, 6%@7c; Moorpark, 8%@ PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@c; peeled, 11@idc. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, April 7.—A continuance of the ‘weakness which became so marked during yes- terday's sesslon marked the opening in Wheat to-day, July, which closed yesterday at S1%@ Slc, ranging all the way from $i%c to S4lge. Nearly everything was against the price at the start. The Michigan crop report was, per- haps, the most important factor. That report gave the Wheat condition at 9, the highest April figure since 1891. Liverpool showed a de- cline of about %d, and Continental markets were equally weak. The fear of damage to winter Wheat by froéts which has hovered over the market for several days was effectually dis- sipated by the higher temperatures now pre- valling throughout the West. About the only crumb of comfort the bulls were given were the figures on the Northwest receipts, which showed a considerable falling off. There was some scattered buying at. the start by local shorts, and scalpers were satisfled with-small profits, but the majority of traders were on the. selling side. Liquidation by scared longs was quite marked for a time. For nearly two Hours the course of the market was steadily downward, varied occasionally by small farc. tional rallies as shorts came into cover. About 11:30 o'clock the bad crop reports from Cali- fornla which had been coming in all morning began to have some effect on the market. The condition there, as a result of the cold and drouth, was said to be very grave, some re- ports placing the crop condition at not over 10 per cent. : The eifects of these reports was somewhat nullified by b rains In California_during the past forty-eight hours, but the decline wag stopped and an appearance of steadiness given the market. July had previously sold as low as Sg%c, but it rallied to £3%c and for the rest of the session kept close to that price. Trad- ing became excessively dull late in the session, and the pit at times was not more than half filled. Although the local markets will be open to-morrow, the closing of the Continental kets over the Easter holidays had a tendency to narrow the trading here, and it finally de. erated into a dmwunnfi’r“;mlrlw »d Atchison, 113{; Bell Tele- | is checked for | Totals 269,930 Tidewater— Roston 72,196 New York 160,50 30,518 Philadelphia . 4,548 Baltimore 65,086 New Orleans . % Galveston .. €00 Totals .. .23, 185,248 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— April, May. Opening 61 0 Closing . 61 40 29 00 28 30 Dee. Opening T4 6T% 67% Closing . T3 6T 66% EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 7. genéral demand, and prices were steady. were on a basis of §3 %0@4 2 for the common- est lots of beef steers, up to $5@5 40 for choice to prime shipping beeves, the greater part sell- ing at $4 40@5 10. Fed Western steers, $4@ 5 15; stockers and feeders, $4@4 15, selected lots bringing $4 50@4 . HOGS—Trade in hogs was quite animated at pric They sold at an extreme range (chiefly at §3 864, and pigs sold rade was active in sheep at the recent advance, but lambs were slow, buyers | biading low horn sheep, $4 50@4 " 6: horn at 90; very commor eariing sheep, $# 63@5 10, and I old at $5@5 10 for wooled, being about 10c lower than terday. Shorn lambs | brought $4 306, and culls sold at $3 50@4. qeceipts—Cattle, 8500; hogs, 28,000 sheep, 15.- 3 704 05 VER. VER, April 7. — CATTLE—Recelpts, 300, active and_ strong: beef steers, § 50 . $3@3 90; feeders, freight pald tu ; stockers, do, $i@4 70; bulls and '200. Market steady; light : mixed, $3 65@3 70; heavy, Receipts, 800; market firm: good fat muttons, $3 25@4 40; lambs, §1 1025 40. OMAHA, rket OMAHA, April Market strong. Nativ Western steers, §3 K0@4 70; 4 30;-cows- and” heifers, $3@42: oanners, $2 250 stockers and feeders, $4 @5 10; calves, $1@ 50 bull 503, To. market steady. Heav: 0@8_T2%; light, $3 650 T0@3 75. 14,000. Market steady. s, $3 70@4 S0; fair to cholce sterns, $3 60@4 70; common and stoek sheep, $3@4; lambs, §3 50@4 5. KANSAS CITY. SAS CITY, April 7.—CATTLE—Receipt . Steady; native fed steers, § $0@5 10: stern_beeves, $4 15@4 9: cows and heifers, 2 50G4 50; stockers and feeders, $3 50@5 50. HOGS—Recelpts, 15.000. Market 214@5c lowe! I’.u:ll: of !alé-s, :3 3 i a heavy, $3 70@3 S medfum and mixe @3 87 light: 5 @170 pigs. 88 a3 e el | SHEEP—Recelpts, 3200 head. Market un- changed. Muttons, $4 1074 6 Western lambs, $5@5 50; clipped lambs, $4 20@4 70. LIMA BEANS IN THE EAST. W YORK, April 7.—The Journal of Com- merce says: Within the past week or ten days there has been a sharp upward movement in the price of California dried Lima beans, both on the coast and in this market, based on re- ports that a smaller acreage will be given to Limas this year and that the exceptlonally dry weather in California would, even in the event that all of the ground heretofore devoted to Limas were to be utilized for that crop, pre- vent an output at all approaching in size that of the past few years. In some quarters it is Intimated that the reduction of acreage plant- ed in Limas {s not so much due to unfavorable weather conditions as to the fact that the sup- ply for several seasons has been greater than the demand, notwithstanding the enlargement | of the export trade, and has necessitated sales at a loss to producers. Stocks in New York are now said to be in the hands of a few par- ties and it is rumoted that they contemplate forming a syndicate to absolutely control the market in view of the fact that Interior buy- ers who have heretofore gone to the coast are now seeking supplies here, since this is the cheaper market. Philadelphia parties, it is un- derstood, have been taking up everything they could find at a shade under quotations, and are now belleved to have control of a very | large proportion of the available supply of spot goods in the East FOREIGN | MARKETS. LONDON, April 7.—Consols, 25%d; French rentes, 103t 25c. LIVERPOOL, April 7.—Wheat, steady; No. 1 Standard California, 38s 6d; cargoes Walla Walla Wheat, 398 6d; cargoes off coast, firmes cargoes on passage. nominal, unchanged: English country markets, firm; French coun- try markets, firm: ilverpool Wheat, No. 1, California, 7s 10%d@7s 11d; Wheat in Parls, dull; Flour in Paris, dull. 4 COTTON—Uplands, 3 7-16d. CLOSING. CORN—April, quiet, 35 %d; May, qulet, 3s %d; July, quiet, 35 8%d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, April T.—Choice heavy Walla Walla wheat was moving at Soc and valley and bluestem at §1G82c to-day, these quotations be- ing extreme figures, with some dealers quot- 1he Ta Jess. Flour Is itc higher, best grades now being quoted at $4 per barrel. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, April 7.—Wheat club, 80c; No. 1 bluestem, S3c. COTTON MARKET. NEW ORLEANS, April 7.—COTTON—Steady; Qdling, 5 9-16c. middlios: JORK, April 7.—COTTON—Quiet; middling, 6 3-16c. CASH IN THE TREASURY. 111%; Silver, strong; No. 1 WASHINGTON, April 7.—To-day's statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avall- able cash balance, $224,309,153; gold reserve, $176,385, 356. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND. April 7.—Exchanges, #60,431; balances, $35,155. LOCAL MARKETS. ' EXCHANGE AND BULLION, Sterlis Exchange, sight. S 81 Sterling Exchonge, 60 days. —anus s(eruv Cables ... 2 485 New York Exchange, sight s o] Bow iver: e = Mexican Dol ® o = WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Dry weather continues to send fu- tures up and the spot market is gradually hardening in sympathy. The Produce Ex- change Is getting excited over the situation, as e "g:rn.fin’mmmm::l ate as. follows: §1 524 Tidewater. : for No. 1, $1 %% for choice and $1 6@ 67 100 B0 Biotoe for mailiing £ e Informel Sesslon — 9:18 o'clook — December—~ CATTLE—Were In good | Sales | | | higher. thing in th | 12i4c; Cabbage, | Hominy, $3 2 2000, $1 44%; 14,000, $1 44 L. Mas—g00, 81 65 20 R 1 TRV P ctls, 11 46%; 8000, 6000, 81 55: 2000, % g Afternoon Session—December—6000 ctls, $147; 16,000, $1 4734; 102,000, $1 4734; 34,000, $1 473%; 4000, fl gi May—6000, $155%; 2000, $186; 2000, BARLEY—The posting of the Weather Bu- reau report, showing no rain of any conse- quence where it was most needed, gave the market another impetus upward. as will be Ileen by {.lhé transactions on call. The feeling s very stiff, On the afternoon call there was Increased excitement and prices advanced shai under heavy transactions. The condition was decldedly feverish at the close. $1 25@1 80; Brewing, nominal at $1 32 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’clock—December—30.- 000 ctls, $1 26%: 4000, $1 26%; 14,000, $1 26%:; 2000, §1 263 ; 4000, $1 263, Becond _Seselon—December—4000 ctls, $1 26 12,000, 81 26%4; 4000, $1 26%; 12,000, §1 26%. May— 2000, $1 27. Regular Morning Session—December—22.000 ctls, $1 25%; 4000, $1 28: 6000, $1 28i4; 6000, $1 8000, $1 98%. May—2000 ctls, $129: 2000, $1 29! Afternoon Sessfon—December—10,000 ctls, §1 21 2000, $1 20%; 2000, $120%; 4000. §1 20%; 38,000, $130; 2000, $130%; 16,000, $130%: 8000, $1 80%: 6000, $1 %; 8000, $131; 2000, ~$1 31%4; 12,000, 1 'd'fi: A $1 31%: 800, $131%; 2000, $1 31%. May—2000, $120; 4000, ST 31: 4000, $1 3iy; 4000, $1 31%: 6000, $1 31%; 20.000, $1 31%. OATS—Prices are firm. but the demand slower, as dealers are again well supplied. Fancy Feed, $13i@1 37% per_ctl: good to choice, $1 30@1 35: common, $1 2231 30: Sur- rise, $1 32%@1 37%; gray, $125@130; milling, 1 30@1 35 per ctl. CORN—There is no change to report. Prices | are steady. Small round vellow. $1 15@1 20 per ctl; large yellow, $1 06%@1 10; white, $1 10G1 15. RYPE-—Is higher agnin at $1 2041 25 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@2 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family Extras, $5@5 10; Bakers' Ex- tras, $4 T5@4 S5 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- usual discount to the trade: Graham . $3 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, §2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, $6; Cornmeal, $2350: extra cream Cornmeal, $3 2 Oatmeal, $4; Oat Groats, $4 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 &: $375; Farina, $175; Whole Rolled Oats (barréls), $5 $0 @6 20; in si 60@6; Pearl Barley, '8 Split Peas; $4 2; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. @3 Cracked Wheat, Wheat Flour, $& A further advance In Oat Hay is reported. The other sorts are unchanged. Straw is high- er. Bran has again been marked up. There is no change in Middlings. BRAN—$19 5020 50 per ton, MIDDLING 5 50 per ton, FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $26G27 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, §28 50229 303 Jobbing, §30; Cocoanut Cake, §21'50@22 50; Cot- tonseed Meal, $2@30 per ton: Cornmeal, $24; Cracked Corn. $24a2; Chopped Feed, S5, HAY—(Ex-car_in round lots)—Wheat, $10@ 23 50; Wheat and Oat, 318 50@22 50; Oa* 317 50@ ;" Barle d ‘Wheat, $20G Alfalfa, 3120 There is no further change to report. Trade is quiet all around. —Bayos, $275@2 90; Small Whites, Large Whites, §140@155; Pinks, $2 Blackeye, $2 40@2 60 $1 40@1 60; Limas, $2 10@2 20; Pea, $1 40 Red Kidneys, $2@2 25 per ctl. BDS—Brown Mustard, $2@3 per ctl; Yellow Mnstard, $3@3 Canary | Seed, 2%@2%c per Ib Rape, e, Green, $175 2u@%c: Hemp, 24 @3 DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 60@1 § @2 ver ctl. = POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. , The Australian steamer brought up $44 cases Onions, and the Onion market is weaker in consequence. There is no change in Potatoes. In Vegetables, Rhubarb is lower and Peas are A corner in Garlic is about the loudest market at the moment. an Tomatoes $2, and Los Angeles $1 25 Me: per b POTATOES—Early Rose, 35@45c; River Reds, 40@s0c; River Burbanks, [0@ée per sack: Ore- gon Burbanks, 50@s5c; Petaluma Burbanks, 50 @60c; Sweet Potatoes, Toc@$l 10 for Merced; new Potatoes, 1@2lc per Ib. ONIONS—Choice, § common, $1 T5@2 25 per ctl; cut Onions $125 per sack; Aus- tralian, §3 per ctl. VEGETABLES—Receipts were $19 boxes As- paragus, 525 boxes Rhubarb and 478 sacks Peas Asparagus, $2 for fan for No. 1, Tac@$1 25 for. Alameda Green Peas, ™ Dried Pewpe per per ctl; Carrots, 23@60c per_sack; Garlic, 10@lc per Ib; Cucumbers, 0c@$1 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12¢ per Ib In lots of 25 Ibs ed desiccated, 16@1Sc: granulated raw, 13¢i Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c: new, 1sc; Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, ; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. The market is in good shape. Turkeys are higher, and several other descriptions are firm, as will be seen. POULIRY—Live Turke: blers and 12@13c for Hens; 12@15¢ per I ese, per pal i Ducks, $t g Hens, $i@5; Roosters, young. @S 50; Roosters, old, $i@4 50; Fryers, $5 50 10@12c_for Gob- dressed Turkeys, S125@1 75; Gos- @5 50 for old and Brollers, 35 50@6 50 for large, $3@4 50 for Pigeons, $1 75@2 per dozen for young and $1 25@1 50 for old. GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Eggs continue easy, but they are no lower, Cheese is firm. There is now very little differ- ence between creamery and dairy Butter, the tormer being weak and the latter firm. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 13@19c; sec- onds, 16@17%c. Dalry — Choice to fancy, 16@1Sc; second grades, U@lic per Ib. Eastern Butter—Imitation creamery, 16@16%c; ladle-packed, 15@16c per ibd. CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 9@10c; common to good, T%@S%c; Cream 'Cheddar, 10@1ic; Young America, 10@11c; Western, 11@i2c; East- ern, 12%@13%c per Ib. FGGS—Ranch Eegs, 14@15c per dazen Eggs, 13@lic; Eastern, to arrive, 13@lic. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. There is nothing mew of any consequence. Receipts of Strawberries are light. Oranges and Apples are in good supply and unchanged. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, 65@75c per drawer for large and $1G1 % for small berrles. Apples, 40@30c per box for common, T5e@$1 for ®ood to choice and $1 25@1 40 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $125@ 2 25; Seedlings, S0c@$l; Tangerines, 35@40c for small boxes; Lemons, 50@75¢ for common and $1@1 7 for good to choice; Mexican Limw. $4@4 50; California Limes, in small boxes, 408 S0c; Bananas, $125@2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The feeling Is steady, Lut the demand is still slow. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 3%@ 4yie for 40-50's, S@S%c fo G0-60's, 2H@I%c for 60-70's. 24@2%e for 70-80's, 1%@2%4c for 80 90's, 1%4@1%c for 90-100's; Peaches, 3@sc; fancy, 51%@6c; peeled, 10@12%c; Apricots, s@bise for Royals and T@Sc for good parks; Evaporated Apples, 6%G7c; sun-drfed, i@sc; Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, 4£4@4%c for pitted and 1@llgc for unpitted; bleached Plums, 5@5%c; Nectarines, 4@5c fo prime to fancy; Pears, 2%@4lc ior quartes and 3@5'4e for halves, according to color, ete. RAISINS—1%@2c for two-crown, 3¢ for three- crown, 3ic for four-crown, dlc for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at 8¢ per ; Walnuts, 5@6c for hardshell and 6@7c_for softshell; Almonds, 214@3%c for hardshell, 5@éc for softshell and 7@sc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@5%ec for Eastern and i for_Callfornia; Pecans, 64@Sc; Filberts, 8}3@10c; Brazil Nuts, 9c per tb: Cocoanuts, $4 Dper 100. (ONEY—Comb, $@10c for bright and 5@Tc for lower grades; water-white extracted, 434@ 5c; light amber extracted, 3%@4%c per Ib. BEBSWAX— 4G per 1. PROVISIONS. store While business is somewhat better than it has been and prices are steady, there is no change worthy of note, beyond a decline in cottolene in tierces. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 9%c per b for heavy, $%c for light medium, 10%c for light, lle for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 104%@llc; Califor- nia Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $9 per bbl: extra Hess Beef, $10; Family Beef, $11¢12; Salt Pork, 39 extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, 315; mess, $16: Smoked Beef, 1i@12¢ per M. LARD—Eastern tlerces quoted at 53 per 1 for compound 7c for e California tlerces, 5%c per for compound and mgo lm‘- fours halt barrels, 6%c; 10-1b tins, ; 6 tins, Sc. OTTONLENE—Tierces, 5%@6%c; packages, less tha N Toeirl patis, 13«; In'a cace, S, 315 pails, 20 in a case, S%c: 6-b patls, 12 in o case, 8%¢; 10-Ib pails, 6 in'a case, 8te; 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 in a case, To: wooden buckets, 20 1bs net, Thes fancy tubs, 80 Tbs net, T%c; half barrels, about 110 1bs, Ti4c per ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 9¢; light, 9¢; Cowhides, gc; stags, 6o; salted Kip, Sc; Calf, loc: dry Hides, 16@16}c: culls and brands, 18@isic: dry Kip and Veal, 16@16%c; dry Calf, 18gic: culls, 15@17c, Goatskins, 37ikc each; Kids, §@10¢; Deersiins, good summer, 25@30c per b medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shear- Bigie: each: “chort. wool, 40aTte “each; 70@9%0c; long each. o WeNo, 1 rendered. 3 per 1b; No. 2 e i Ship<San Joaquln, detective, 70 %oy Southern Mountain, S@LoI tres. Noriberty ly agaln | is | @ic per Ib; Dried Okra, | to fancy Moor- | .| sioner) to Jol 12@18c; Northern, defective, 9@11c per M. HOPS—18% crop, 2@6c for poor to fair and s@l0c for good; 1887 crop, 11@M4e per M. EAN FRANCISCO MBEAT MARKET. . Hogs are quoted unchanged and quiet, with ample supplies arriving. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from sigughterers are 22 oliows —First quality, 8%@T7c; second 5346 third GuAliLy. 4G5 wer 1o "EAL—lAr{e. 6@6l%c; small, 71@T%c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, Sc; Ewes, si@sc per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 10c per Ib. PORK-—Live Hogs, 3%@3%c for large and 4c for medlum; stock Hogs, 2%@3c; dressed Hogs, aeTbike. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags. nominal: San Quentin, 35 30. COAL—The Wellington grades are offering at the prices which ruled before the recent advance. Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Seattle, Bryant, $ 50; Coos Bay, $5 50; Wallsend, $7 50; Scotch, $10; Cumberiana, §10 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, §10' per ton; Rock Eprings, Castle’ Gate and Pleasant Valley, $3; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany has advancs~ its prices and now quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Ci ed €%c; Powdered, 6%: Dry Granulated, Gc; Confectioners’ A, b%ec; Magnolla A 5%ci Extra C, %c: Golden C, 5%ec; Candy Granu- lated, S%c; California A, %c per Ib; half bar- rels, ¥c more than barrels, and boxes ¢ mare. TURPENTINE—Is lower at 43¢ per gallon in cnser, dfc In wooden barrels and #c in fron tanks. quality, @ CEMENT—English Portland. §2 75@3; German | Portland, §2 75G3; Belglan, $2 60 per barrel. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Thursday, April 7. Flour, qr sks ... 3,88 Middlings, sks .. 91 Wheat, ctls 5,650 Pelts, bdls ...... 130 Barley, ctls . 2,68 |Hay, ' tons +r 26T Corn,” ctls §[Wool, bales 313 Rye,’ ctls . 185 | Hides, no . 230 Oats, ctls 240 | Eggs, doz 20,550 Cheese, ctls Quicksilver, fisk. 110 Butte: i52|Leather, rolls 151 | Beans, sks . 9| Wine, gals ...... 97,300 Potatoe 3,137|Chicory, bbls 25 | Onton: G Paper, Teams Bran, owder, cs . OREGON. Flour, ar sks 620 (Barley, ctls 3,405 Wheat, ctlg 1,670/0ats, ctls 240 WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks ... 10,986 0ats, ctls Wheat, ctls - 21,110|Hops, bales Barley, ctls 50| EASTERN. Corn, ctls' _...... 1,600] ... AUSTRALIA. Ontons, cs s44 —_— e————— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Albert Kuner to Juditha Kuner, lot on SBE corner of Golden Gate avenue and Gough street, S 120 by E 5i:6; also lot on E line of Gough street, 120 B of Golden Gate avenue, S 3 by E 110; glft. F. von Leicht to Eugenie von Leicht, lot on | E line of Plerce street, s § of Clay, S 25 by E 93:9; gift. ‘Antoine’ Borel vs. Emma Blauk, executrix, etc. (by J. R. Pringie, commissioner) to An- toine Borel, lot on E line of Lyon street, S s of Greenwich, , B 110:3%, N 53:1, W 108:3; also lot on E_corner of streets, N E 113 ning; also lot' on NV 1 Baker streets, N 50 by W 100; also lot on w line of Baker street, 25 S of Greenwich, S 175 by W 100; also lot on S line of Greenwich street, 100 W of Baker, W 50 by S I lot on S line of Greenwich street, L Baker, W 50 by S 137:6; 3243. 8 ‘Ada’B. Clarke to Alfred Clarke Jr., lot on N line of Pine street, 106:3 W of Baker, W 2 by N _137:6; §10. : Joseph Young to John ‘Sheehy, lot on E line of Mission street, 110 N of Twenty-first, N % by B 122:8; $10. ; also W ot John Bolger to Margaret Bolger, lot on E lirgfi | | also 'lot on W line of Fair Oaks | of Dolor s by E 1Y street, 183 S of Twenty-first, S 30:6 by W 117:6 also '~t on E line of Chattanooga street, 155 N y-third, N 32:6 by E 117:6; gitt. John McRae to Elizabeth McRae, lot on SW corner of Alta_(or Twenty-first) and Chatta- streets,, W 75 by S 27; $10. rd J. fe Breton to Mary 153 S of Twenty-first, 5 street, E. Doyle, lot on N line of Fifteenth street, 250 W of San- | chez, W 30 by N 115; $10. Sarah A. O'Reilly 'to Mary O'Donnell (wife of Philip O'Donnell), lot on W line of Harri- son sireet, S of Twenty-second, S 25 by W s 12 Mary A. King to Otis B. King, lot on W line of Guerrero street, 235 S of Twenty-fifth, S 25 by W 1%5; also lot on SW line of Palmer street, 600 SE of Bartlett, SE 50 by SW 100, lot 26, block 20, Falrmount; gift. Joseph' G., Mary A. and H. V. Deming to Edmund_O. Deming, undivided two-thirds of lot on SW corner of Clay and Davis streets, W 55 by S 27; $10. Theresa Englander to California Pacific Com- { pany, Iot on NE corner of Taylor and Turk | streets, of Turk stre also lot on W Turk, N 57 also lot on N by E 3 line :9 B of Taylor, E 30 by N 90; Iine of Franklin street, ) by W 137:6; $1. Alameda County. Theodore and Harriet N. Olmsted to Charles D. Littler, lot on S line of Walton or Thirty- fifth_street, 144 W of Telegraph avenue, W &0 by § 119:10) portion of Brown Tract, Oakland; Charles D. and Bessie Littler to Andrew Stockholm, lot on SW line of East Twelfth street, 50 SE of First avenue, SE 5) by SW 100, block 27, Clinton, East Oakland; $10. Minerva J. Sweeney to M. B. Skagss, lot on N line of Merced avenue, 275:9 W of Racine street, W S0 by N 160, being lot 19, Brumagim Tract, Oakland Annex: $10. Charles L. and Lily F. Tilden to Thomas B. Bishop, undivided half interest in lot on SW corner of Telegraph and Durant avenues, 100 by S 130, being lots 35 and 36, subdlvision of block 2, Beaver Tract, Berkeley; $ Therésa A. Shriner to M. E. von Meter, lots § o 4, Bromley ract, Brooklyn' Township; North Alameda Land Company to Alma Wy- man; the NW half of lot 17, block 12, North Alameda Tract, Brooklyn Township; $i00, William Mann to Alice Lugton, lot on E line of Telegraph averue, since widened, 81 S of Elm street, S 80 by 'E 122i6, block 11, Paclfic Homestead, Oakland; $10. Ellen King to Michael King, lot on E line of Kirkham street’ 176 N of Fifth, N 2 by E 115 being lot 13, block 431, Briggs Tract, map 2, Oakland; gift. Same to same, lot on W line of Poplar street, 176 N of Fifth, W 115 by N 25, being lot 29, block 491, Briges Tract, Oakland; gift. Hugh M. Cameron (administrator of the es- tate of Margaret Cavanagh) to Nellie Cava- nagh, lot on SE corner of Twelfth and Peralta streets, § 48, E 80:1%, N 62, W 76 to beginning, block 556, Oakland; $2600. George H. Mastick to I S. Belcher and John H. Jewett (irustees of the estate of W. C. Belcher), blocks 37, 35, 45 and 46, map of Ala- meda, as surveyed by J. T. Stratton in 183, excepting lots 4 and § in block 46 on said map, Alameda; $. Austin ‘Walrath to Elizabeth M. Walrath, lot on W line of Chestnut street, 50 N of Eagle avenue, N 25 by W 103, biock 6, map of prop- erty in vicinity of Encinal Station owned by Columbus Bartlett; also lot on W line of Chestnut street, 75 N of Eagle avenue, N 25 by W 108, same, Alameda; gift. Charles’ and Wilhelmine Mayborg to Wil- lMam Leviston, 7145 acres, being lots 3 and 4 in section 11 and lots 1 and 2 in section 14, fownship 4'S, R 1 W, Washington Township; Same to same, lot on W line of Park street, 58:5 S of Encinal avenue, S 41:4 by W 100 block §, lands adjacent to Encinal, Alameda Eift. Lottie E. Bowen to Adolph Uhl, lot on § line of Jones street, 3% W of Telegraph avenue, W 30 by S 100, being a portion of Jones Tract, Oakland; $10. Leon Golly to A. J. Snyder, lot on E line of Telegraph avenue, 110 N of Orchard street, N 50, B-127.55, § §, W 127.46 to beginning, being lot 3, block B, Armes Tract, Oakland; $10. Oregon Improvement Company (by’ commis- n 1. Waterbury, lot on NE corner of Fallon street and harbor Tine of Oakland, thence W 200 by N 800, Oakland; also property ln’o)t!hexi c%nntt(e;. nm{ "13 Drgpeny: $1.000,000. ohn I. Waterbury to Pacific Coast (New Jersey), same, Oakland; $ir oPany Oregon Improvement Compeny to same, same, Oakland; §1. Joseph'Herbert to Josephtne C. Switt, lot on W line of Park street, 200.85 S of Clinton ave- nue, § 50.17, W 187.95, N 50, E 192.25 to begin- ning, block 24, lands adjacent to Enctnal, sub- Ject to two mortgages, Alameda: $100. Patrick and Anna J. Flanagan to John Sweeney, 1ot on SW_corner of First and Me- Leod streets, S 100, W &, N 100, E to begin- ning, town of Livermore: also lot on N line of Second street, 50 W of McLeod, thence 50 to a point N to lands of J. Sweeney, E 30, S to beginning, town of Livermore, Mirray Town- shi Farmers' Loan and Trust Company of New York (corporation) to same, Oakland; $1. LA AR s i s AMERICA’S VAST RESOURCES. Some idea of the almost unlimited resources of this country may be ob- tained from the abundance in which only six of its mineral products are found, viz.: Coal, iron, gold, copper, pe- troleum and silver. The figures giving the total output of these mineral pro- ducts for the past year are not availa- ble, for the year 1896 the figures are as follows: Coal, $209,982,718; iron, $87,- 688,620; gold, $57,000,! copper, $48,- 786,080; petroleum, $42,162,184, and silver, $30,461,666. What country on the globe can surpass the aggregate showing which the foregoing figures present? Of course some countries may forze ahead of the United States in the abundance of some one or more particular mineral products which they possess, but in the aggregate thev must necessarily fall far short. But as yet, the mineral wealth of the United States is only par- tlally developed; the future alone can reveal the contents of our hidden treas- ures.—Atlanta Constitution. NOTICE TO MARINERS. branch of the United States Hydrographie ofties Jocated in the Merchants' Exchangs; s Lyon and Filbert | 5 W_to begin- | corner of Filbert and N of | W | martners without regard to nattonality and free of expense. é Navigators are cor ially invited to visit the | effice. where complete sots of charts and sall- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and raference, and the lateat information can always be obtained resarding | lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of jnterest to ocgan commerce. | “'The time ball on top of the buildine on Tals- | eraph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before | noon and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian. by telegraphic signal received each day from | the United States Naval Observatory at M | Island. Cal, A potlce stating whether the time hall was | aropped on time cr glving the error, if any. Is published the same dav by the afternon papers. and by the morninz papers the follow- ing day. W. £ HUGHFES, Lieutenant. U. S. N.. In charge. AND TIDE. United States Comst and Geodetic Survey. Times and lielghts of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point. Entrance to San Francfsco Bay. Published by Official Au- of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at front - (Missfon-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; 1he helght of tide s the same at both places. APRIL 185 Friday, April 8. | Sun rises. . Sun eets.... .6 Moon rises. a.m. | e I ] It | ! B Iime ooy | Time | popq| Time | oot [Time! pog, x'L Wi 'H Wi L Wi H Wi S RCH N e T H W H W 0:12 2 81 1 A 12 .1 13 .1 14 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given In the left hand column and the successive tides of tha day in the order of occurrence as to time. Tha: gecond time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives tha last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are ‘additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charfs. except when a minus sign (=) precedes the height and then the number given is subtractive from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of t'-~ lower low waters. ~ s STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEANER | Frox | Dos Morgan City...|New York Apr § Corona......... |Seatile.... . Apr 8 Wellington ... | Departure Hay Apr § Cuty of Para....|Panama Apr 8 Coos Bay ..... |Newpor Apr 9 - |Coos Bay. Apr 9 Poruana.. Apr 10 | Progreso .|Seattle Apr 10 | ontixac. Seattle. Apr 10 | Pomona....:\|San Diego, April | Mackina | Tacoma Apr 12 | Titanta Nanaimo. Apr13 Homer. | Frumboldt Avr 13 WallaW *| Victoria a Apr 12 | Areata Coos Bay..... £ Apr 13 | Venus . .|China ana Japan Apr13 Weoort Humboldt Apr 14 North For: Humoola: Apr 14 | Commoa Poruana. Apr 15 Santa Ro San Dieed, Apr 15 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STRAMER | DESTINATION| _ SATLA | PIER. Homer.... [Aumbolat....|Apr 810 Aw|Pler § San Blus...|Panama....... [Apr 8.12 ¥|PM SS Nortn Foris| Humboid. ... | Apr Cleveland...| Puget Sound. [Apr | Santa Rosa|San Diego ... |apr Weeott...... | Hum bidt Bay | Apr Clty Puebla | Vie & Pa Snd |Apr Mexico........|Apr 12, China&Japan | Apr 12, ISan Diego ... | Apr 13, State of Cal | Portland Apr 13, 10 AM| Pler 24 Orizaba.. .. | Humboldi.... | Apr 14,10 AM|Pler — | Arcaw. .. |Coos Ba Apr 1410 Axt | Pier 13 THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco =~ April 7, 1898. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly § p. m., Greenwich time. J. T. McMILLA Assistant in charge SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, April 7. Stmr Cleveland, Hall, 9 hours from Ta- coma. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, 60% hours from San Diego. | _Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 15 hours from Mendocino, via Point Arena 12 hours. Stmr Santa Cruz, Glelow, 70 hours from San | Diego. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, 33 hours from Ventura. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, 24 hours from Mon- terey. Schr Vine, Small, 60 days from San Jose de Guatemala. Stmr City of Puebla, Jepsen, 59 hours from Victopia_and Puget Sound ports. Bark Undaunted, Olsen, 89 days from Syd- ney. Schr FiveBrothers, Jensen, 40 hours from Bih- lers Point. | _Schr, Bender Brothers, Wetzel, 36 hours from | Bowens Landing. CLLCARED. Thursday, April 7. Stmr Francis Cutting, Thunell, Unalask: | North American Commercial Co. Stmr Humboldt, Bonifield, Seattle; J A Ma- gee Jr. 7 Br ship General Gordon, Worrall, Sydney; J J Moore & Co. Bark C D Bryant, Colly, Honolulu; Williams, Dimond & Co. Bktn Gardiner City, Masters, Santa Rosall Felix Santallier. SAILED. Thursday, April 7. Lightship 70, Lowell, outside station. Stmr Samoa, Johnson, Eureka. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, San Pedro. Stmr Humboldt, Bonifield, Seattle. Stmr Francis Cutting, Thunell, Unalaska. Stmr Fulton, Johnson, Fort Bragg. Stmr Coquille River, Johnson, Fort Bragg. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Ship_America, Harding, Chignik Bay and Uyak Bay. Br ship Earl of Dunmore, Kay, Queenstown. Ship Invincible, Killman, Pyramid Harbor. Bark C D Bryant, Colly, Honolulu. Bark Vidette, Dodd, Olympia. Bark Andrew Welch, Drew, Honolulu. Bktn George C Perkins, Itaas, Kahuluf. Schr Mary Etta, Nyman. Schr Del Norte, Jacobsen, Schr Abbie, Goodmansen, Caspar. Schr Reporter, Dahloff, Grays Harbor and Guaymas. Schr La Chilena, Campbell, Fort Ross. Schr Mary C, Campbell, Bodega. -Schr Czarina, Schmalz, Unga. Schr Mary Bidwell, Schultze, Bristol Bay. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, April 7, 10 p. m.—Weather, hazy; wind, W; velocity, 12 miles. CHARTERS. The Archer loads mdse for Honolulu; Rufus E Wood, mdse for St Michael; John D Tallant, mdse, for Nicolaefski. . The Ger ship Alice loads wheat on the Sound for Europe, 3s; B F_Packard, lumber and ties on the Sound for Taku; Omega, lumber at Portland for Svdney, 43s 9d; Ortrud, wheat at Tacoma for Europe, 35s. The Mount Tabor proceeds to Portland to load for Japan. SPOKEN. March 27—Lat 47 N, long 29 W, Br ship Io- lanthe, from Vancouver, for London. Dec 13—Lat .05 N, long 123 W, Br ship An- cona, from Tacoma, for Queenstown. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived April 7—Stmr Noyo, from ca. EUREKA—Sailed April 7—Schr Mary E Russ for San Pedro. Launched April 7—Schr H D Bendixsen. PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived April 6—Stm Alcazar, from Greenwood. PORT ANGELES — Arrived- April 6—Ship Eclipse, hence March 23. IVERBENS LANDING — Arrived April 7— Schr Ocean Spray, hence April 2. FORT BRAGG—Arrived April 7—Schr Bar- bara Hernster, hence April 5. PORT BLAKELEY—Arrived April 7—Schr Vega, hence March 25; schr F S Redfield, frm Port Los Angeles. Sailed April 7—Schr Annie M Campbell, for Port Gamble. EUREKA—Arrived April 7—Schr Halcyon, schrs Sparrow and Serena iuslaw River. from San Diego; Thayer and bktn Uncle John, from San Pedro; *stmr Weeott, from Crescent City. WALDSPORT—Arrived April 3—Schr Ame- thyst, hence March 16. COOS BAY—Barbound April 7—Stmr Empire. . ASTORIA—Arrived April 7—Ger bark Ama- 7one, from Yokohama; Br bark Semantha, fm Nagasakl. SAN DIEGO— Sailed April 7—H B M stmr Icarus, for —. FORT BRAGG—Arrived April 7—Stmr Co- aquille River, hence April 7. PORT LUDLOW-—Arrived April T—Schr An- nie M Campbell, from Port Blakeley. FOTEIGN POT . FALMOUTH—Arrived April 6—Br bark Ben Avon, from Oregon. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived April 6—Br ship Kambira, from Vancouver. FALMOUTH—Salled April 6—Ship Marion Chilkoot, for —. HONGKONG—Safled April 6—Br stmr Em- Press of China, for Vancouver. ’ LONDON—Sailed April 6—Br bark Gulf Stream, for Oregon. RANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK — Arrived April i—Stmr Island, from Co n. OmicaT Aprl T—Stmr Augusta Victorla, for Hambu stmr_Friedrich der Grosse, for Bremen; stmr Cufic, for Liverpool; stmr Amer- ica, for London. GENOA—Sailed April 7—Stmr Werra, for New York. BREMEN—Arrived April 7—Stmr Dresden, from Baltimore. GLASGOW—Arrived April 7—Stmr Anchorfa, * from New York. LIVERPOOL—Arrived April 7—Stmr Wes- 1and, from Philadelphia. QUEENSTOWN — Sailed April 7—Stmr Ma- -