The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1898, Page 19

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1898 1y eald General Fund shall be paid, as in | this section hereinafter provided, all the expenses of the various depart-| ments of the City and County, exceptg such expenses as are by this Charter) to be paid out of the Funds specifically ¢ provided for the payment of such ex- r penses. For the six months ending on the thirtieth day of June, in the year| nineteen hundred, each and every of sald departments shall expend the moneys set apart to each of them by | the Board of Supervisors of the existing | municipali So much of said moneys set apart by said Board of Supervisors | to the Superintendent of Public Streets, 1d Squares for the fiscal | on said thirtieth day ot e year nineteen hundred, as | n unexpended at the time | er takes effect, shall be ex- | during said six months by. the | of Public Works in the opera- | of the department committed to | All the expenses of the City | hich are not to be paid out | inds shall be pald during| months out of the General | Should the moneys set apart of Supervisors of the ex- 'ipality to any department 1d County become or be any time during said six | or should any department cre- Charter have no money | provided for it during sz\idi | nded rd then jn each such case the s thereof shall be pald out of | neral Fund, notwithstanding | contained In sections six and | n of ( pter T of Article IIT of this | “harter. Such pensions asmay accrueto firemen under Article TX of this Char- | ter during said six months shall be paid | out of the General Fund. The existing municipality mentioned in this section is the ting municipality of the City and County of San Francisco, and the s which are to be trans- | this section provided are | id existing municipality. All | of sald existing municipality | entioned in this section, and| continued in the treasury until the ne- cessit or their continuance ceases. Sec. 38. When the necessity for maintaining any Fund of the City and County in existence at the time this Charter takes effect has ceased to ex- ist, and a balance remains in such und, the Supervisors shall so declare by ordinance, and upon such declara- tion such balance shall be forthwith | transferred to the General Fund. i SCHEDULE. ——- This Charter shall be published for twenty days in The San Francisco Call and in the Daily Report, daily news- paperc of gc .e ¢ -cul:_tion in the City and County of San Francisco, and after such publication, viz.: on Thurs- the twenty-sixth day of May, in r one thousand eight hundred eight, it shall be submitted qualified electors of said City unty of San Francisco, at a spe- tion which shall be held on that the sole purpose of voting upon option of the same; and if a ma- of the qualified electors of said y and County voting at said election the same it shall be sub- ted to the Legislature of the State Califor=ia for its approval or rejec- tion. If the Legislature shall approve the me, it shall take effect and be in forc hereinafter otherwise on and after the hour of noon londay after the first day in the year nineteen hun- nd shall thereupon become the er and organic law of the City and County of Scn Francisco, and shall supersede the existing Charter of said City and County, and all amendments thereof, and all laws inconsistent with this Charter. The form of ballots at sail shall be as follows: on tt of Janu election FOR THE NEW CHARTZR, T S. FOR THE NEW CHARTZIR, NO. For the sole purposes of the election of the officers directed in this Charter to be elected by the p--ple, this Char- ter shall take effect on and after its approv by the Legislature, and the lection of such officer: shall be man- aged, conducted and controlled by the Board of Election Commissioners in and for said ( and County in office at the time of such election. And for the sole other purpose of the Mayor elected under this Charter mak- ing the appointments provided in this Charter to be made by hi and of the qualification of the persons so ap- pointed, this Charter shall take effect on the fi day of December, in the ear e thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine BE IT KNOWN, That the City and County of San Francisco, contajning a population of more than two hundred thousand j:ihabitants, on the twenty- eeventh day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred “and ninety ven, 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- glgned a Doard of Fifteen Freeholders. to prepare and propose a Charter for City and County; and we, the nbers of said Board, in pursuance uch provisions of the Constitution, within a period of ninety days such election, have prepared and pose the foregoing, signed in te, as and for the Charter for City and County of San Fran- eald cisco. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands in duplicate, this twenty-fifth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. JOSEPH BRITTON. President. JEROME A. ANDERS: JAMES BUTLER, H. N. CLEMENT, A. COMTE, Jr., ALFRED CRIDGE, L. R. ELLERT. ISIDOR GUTTE. P. H. McCART 1Y, JOHN NIGHTINGALE, Jr., JOHN C. NOBEMANN, JOSEPH O'CONNOR, LIPPMANN SACHS, EDWARD R. TAYLOx. A. W. THOMPSON. Attest: J. RICH'D FREUD, Secretary. THF PASSION PLAY. A Unique and Beautiful Production at the Y. M. C. A. Hall. The Passion riay, as given last even-| ing at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium, is cer- | tainly one of the most novel and beauti- ful perfor ever given in San Fran- cisco. In Horitz, Austria, a presentation | by the peasants is given every year, over four hundred people take part fin . the| production and every possibie attention oted to Scriptu: detail and aceu-| are authorized by law, shall be | COMMERCIAL WORLD. Stiver higher. Wheat and Barley Futures advanced. Oats higher. FUMMARY. Corn and Rye firm, Olleake and Cocoanut Cake marked up. Bran_advanced Oat' Hay higher. Another’ rise in Straw. Beans firm. Seeds unchanged. Flour and ‘Millstufts firm. Potatoes and Onlons unchanged. Summer Vegetalles coming in freely. Butter and Eggs unchanged. Poultry about the same. Strawberries coming in soft. Cholce Apples firm. No change in Citrus Fruits. Provisions unaltered. Hogs weak and quiet. QUICKSILVER TRADE. The recefpts -+ Quicksilver at this port dur-| s of the year were e time last | valued at | for ing the first three month 5706 flasks, against 3638 in the sam r. The exports were 1507 fl against 1467 flasks at $51,857 y 353, same time in 1897. | asks, O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow 5HADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATA EXPLANATION. The arrow flie: ures at stati for days am f th wa opp [ ) Stations— Eureka | ern vada, With th Port Ange cific Slope. except fog in the m: Southern Cal Arizo San arsd; N trading, with | pot considera ports from in Cuba. without support ters, and th securities. Sale: at issue. mprobabi nt was ition about the b the to New York. rate of its discor Spain. affairs mi) exercise of tact it was| reproduce the play on and in a ‘series of nimated life-siz told. Christ's entr upper and mmense sibie to into Jerusa-| the_crucifixion | are particularly v o w 2| “The bond market displayea s A partipularty Mrong, ani with the e/ o Cla® iuifsuen S &5, fnoreaing| atly “moved. The production swill be | &1l 105%ed afe gencral throughout. The total | continuied every afternoon and evening | geolined 2 the new fours 13 ana"fi,': ol;ecrandl this week. | registered” and the fives % Der cent In the bhig AT e T price. To Erect a New Home. The San Francisco Presbyterian Or- phanage and Farm held its regular | monthly meeting Tuesday, Mrs. . D. | Browne in the chair and a large attend- | ance of ladies from all the towns around the bay. Plans were discussed relative to the new bufldlng, which is. sorely | needed, as 116 children are now crowded | in the old quarters. A gentleman has of- fered all the lumber for the new building. | cause for condition. shares, including Pavitic Paul 35,830, Atehison . Do pret The annual donation party was set for 3 , May 10, at the brphanage, San ions under 2 pounds may nd Co. or the Ra B be sent San Raf: pected & Baltimore & Ohio Canada Pacific .. rainfall rr with the wind. The top fig- num temperature e pressw varmer w n h it, if ? melted snow t twely t points high'* Tef 5. *‘Lows” gton coast interior in the e falling to ti ather may be ditions will | WEATHER REPORT. 0, April 13 for 1 rali Past This 2 hours. Season. Season. FORECASTS, The- pressure has Idaho and Mont ; tively high pressure lies over Utah and of speculation, an a on the local excl for London account any time since the Cuban question has been | There Was not much added ve | 1 liquidation in the early trading. ount has also ri with, the bank rate of 4 per cent, hardened eppreciably in Paris to-day. call money In the local market responding with & rise to 4 per cent, there is no diminution i 3 ters for gold to ship | It u av. The temperature has f: A maximum wind velo hour from the east southerly changing to westerly 3 and y fog nflue rate for call money there has by en to sure in foreign cen i street that the Bank of E it to 6 be declared between With larg. York still to be drawa upon this ght easily o ondon se ties in an effort There wer pictures {he | ings thrown over fn the f st and no confident support was where in the list. iy Total sales of stocks Burlington and Nashville 12,510, litan 9940, Northern llen ra 0 area Central Pacific Coast cc Southern California and Utah, The tures in the great valleys of CAlifc from 10 to 25 degri sove the norm: . 1o rain has fallen on the Pa- | price for miners and smelters in the West. ty e northwest windj the “coast. oud % in the morning r Thursday. day. y—Cloudy, cooler in the morning; fresh miles p R STOCK MARKET. W YORK, April 13.—Net losses ranging from two to five po means | ally accompanied | ers to low pres- ded and accompanied | vicinit procuce an the of 2 mi 14, 1898: | ler’ Thurs- | cooler Thurs- Tamalpals taken McADIE, al Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK the | wee 12 |American Ex - 3 120 %4 United States 38 : Wells Fargo . Gt Noe pref . Miscellaneous— ng Valley A Cot Ofl 18% Illinois Cent 8% | Do vref 67 Lal;e Erle & W... 13% Amn Spirits . % S M Lake Shore . Am Tobacco ..... 108 Louis & Nash. Do pref 1 Manhattan L People's uas . 89% Met st Ry Cons Gas 175 Hich ot Com Cable Co.... 150 n t L. Col F & Iron pd Do 1st pref Do pret % Moy actie ... 2% |Gen lectric ..... 34 T Tomo. 27 [Ilinots Steel ..... 4% D o knclede Gas . 393 Chi Ind & L. 3D 5 a5 Do pret N'J Central N Y Central N¥ Chi& s L 0 Ist pret 8 1Silv Do 2d pret Stond K5 Nor West _. 4 | Sugar No Amer Co .. Do pret No_ Pacific . 4|T C & Iron. 19% oRo pret U S Leather . 5% ntario & W. Do _pref 56% Or R & Nav U S Rubber 15 (}):-"sgm Line . Do pret 8% Pittsburg . o 5! Reading. Fo e Do 1st pi Do pi Rock Island . StL &S W St L &S F... Do pret pre St Paul . o8 Do pret . Haw Com 'Co CLOSING BONDS. U 8 new 4s reg.. 121%|N_Carolina 6 Do coup 121%| Do 48 USds .. 108%|No Pac Do coup 11| Do 38 Do 2ds . 9% | Do 4s U S &8 reg . MWHKIN Y C & Do &s coup ..... 112i4|Nor & W 6s District 3.658 ..... 114 |Northwstrn Ala class A ...00 108%| Do deb bs Do B . 105 Do C . 9% Do Currency .. Atchison 4s Do adj 4s S“TSQ 2ds ‘erm 4 4|Pacific 6s C & Ohio 58 Reading s Erie Gen 4s. F W & D 1sts tr. Gen Elec bs. any, tie in inches e hours. ot equal | equal | high | usuaily . When | and low | $ extend north | in is probable; | with $sobars of | b of Oregon is fm- | of he Cali- | expected The Missourt 6s 100 |W Shore 4s . M K & T 2as...1 §9%!Va Centuries % Do 4s . 86| Do deferred 3 N Y Centrai ists.. 115 (U P pref 5l N J C ss.. 1240 P 4s . %03 MINING STOCKS. 30(Ontarlo 25 20{Ophir .. 60 Con Cal & V 80| Plymouth 12 5| Quicksilver 100 Gould & Curry... 12| Do pret 200 Hale & Norcross. 80|Sierra Nevada ... 80 Homestake . 87 00/ Standard L1 Iron Silver . 34/Unlon Con....1000 " 85 Mexican 20| Yellow Jacket ... 16 BOSTON. BOSTON, April 13.—Atchison, Topeka and | 8."F., 11; ‘Bell Telephone, 245; Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy, §1; Mexican Central, 4%: | San Diego, 1; Boston and Montana, 171; Butte and Boston, 24; Parrott, 22. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, April 13.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here remained stagnant to-day, becom- ing disordered by the war rumors. Cottangoes were higher, because of dearer money, those on Americans being 5@3% per cent. Americans appeared steady and continued so until there was a sharp fall in Spanish 4 which was connected with selling from Spain. Americans gave way In sympathy and all the market became dull, closing only a fraction above the lowest. There were wild rumors at the close, includ- ing that the cable between Havana and Key West had been cut. Consols and other gilt- edge stocks contive to call on dear money. There is no likelthood of further rise in the | Bank of England to-morrow, unless war should h Meridian—Pacific Time.) | FRANCIS! | Following are the raint twenty-four hours and seas. , as compared with those of the same date spom | nfalls to Last dly over South- | of rela- N n rapldly along the tinues high in | tempera- rnia are al rain_at | or thirty | pdrtio s; heavy er hour; ts in the active leaders | enate, which that the large selling for Lon. ' the money mar. S Jpen market | n een raised to nk rate of 4 per cent. Berlin dis- compared d by The 0 3% per cent, ang th expectation ngland will the ( cks of have been the impell ing of Am € some very heavy hold- nal dealiags ‘to-day, | nifest any: Islan 11 |U P Common by B R 157 Do pref 111l 1 T9%|St P M & M1 130 46 |So Pacific i 11480 Rallway 11100 % 18%| Do pref . . 25i4 Texas & Pucifie.. #1g 91 |Union Pacific ... s1ig % |UP D & G 27% Wabash . 7$%| Do pref . T i 2064 | Wheel & LB 1 14%| Do nret Do .10 Express Companies— indicated per_cent, should war ited States and | exchange in New erican securi- ameliorate the cxchnhs‘e to-day were 325,400 40,150, Lon o harte g kouisville Pacific. 475 preerred” 902, Rock Istand oplerD Union Pacific basco- 20,850, Sugar 71,685, CLOSING STOCKS. preterred 37,59, To- ated close to the day's | t the bottom level of the | day, and heavy blocks of securiti, eale were the feature of order in the sent the ion of the Cuban resolution over a day, rallled the market slightly, but all re- Washington though there might be delay, there was little doubt that the ultimate action of Congrass would be such as would necessarily constitute | casus belll by repudiating Spanish sovereignty The Spanish 4 per cent bonds w that, - any of the European sen- tone of Americans helsed the growing belief in war. The early weaknees nge was due In great part | to liquidation of foreign account in American | of all the international stocks | ere more urgent than at | pressare It s | d mone; Wil in Wall rajse the dition ot | ng 7, St | Apples stead be declared or New York should very heavy account of gold. CLOSING. Canadian Pactfic, 82%; Grand Trunk, T%; bar silver, steady, 26 per ounce; mouey, 2% per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, April 13.—FLOUR—Receipts, 17,870 barrels; exports, 665 barrels; firm and more active; winter straits, $ 55@4 65; Minne- apolis patents, $5 15@ 5 50. WHEAT—Receipts, 61,975 bushels; spot, stre No. 2 red, $108@1 08% f. o. b. afloat. Options were strong all day on strong cables, war news and a big export demand. Realiz- ing produced a slight closing setback, but fnal prices wera 1%@2%c net higher; No. 2 red, May, $103%@1 0%, closed $§1 05%. HOPS—Steady. PETROLEUM—Dull. METALS—At the ciose the Metal Exchange called pig iron warrants unchanged, with $6 65 bid and $6 86 asked. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged and firm, with buyers at $12. TIN—Dull, with $14 35 bid and $14 45 asked. SPELTER—Unchanged and firm; $25 bid and $4 35 asked. No change was made in the price of lead by the firm fixing the settling engage a COFFEE—Options opened steady, with prices unchanged, to 5 points higher: closed 10@25 points net hlll;%r» % Slslul 12#00 ?Rnln'flr::‘- cluding May, $5 60@5 8. coffee—Rio e No. 7 invoice, 6%c; No. 7 fobbing, 7e; mild, firm; Cordova, 8%@15c; sales, 900 bags; Mara- caibo, p. t.; 200 bags Savanilla, p. t.; 100 bags Mexican, p. t. SUGAR—Raw, lle:‘d/.y: f-alredreg;x!(.,y 3%e; trifugal, 96 test, 4%c; refined, 3 ““BUTTER — Recelpts, 6520 packages. ~Steady and unchanged; Elgins, 2ic: factory, 12%@1c. EGGS—Receipts, 9891 packages. Steady; un- changed. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, April 13.—California fruits— HATED APPLES—Common, 5@T%o; EVA tray, 8¢; wood dried, prime, 84c; prime wire choice, 8 ;SI‘BI(:;')T%, 9@9%c. PRU S—3la@T%C. APRICOTS—Royal, 6%@Tc; Moorpark, $4@ 0c.. l PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@5 peeled, 11@14c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, April 13.—Everything in wheat was strong at the opening. Even May, which has been only nominal of late, exhibited a great deal of activity, and on that fact was the feature of the early trading. The most s offering for | prominent factor in the strength was undoubt- f to-day's market. The ty of the reports from Washing- o Anather factor was the knowledge which leaked out before trading commenced that Leiter had recelved acceptances from abroa of all the wheat he had offered the =previous afternoon_on prices based on yesterdayls ad Vance. This quantity was put by Lelter af about 700,000 bushels, and this show of deter- mination of foreigners to get all the wheat ahead of sctual hostilities created genuine anxiety among shorts, big and little, and started them to covering as soon as trading commenced. y ted at §108 and advanced at once o5 o il "highest point yet reached in that option. Leiter soon took advantage of the bulge and disposed of large quantities through brokers, and the price eased off to §105. The big trading, however, was done in July. All classes of buyers came into the mar- ket, but offerings were decidedly limited until the’ price got up to $8%c. This was above call figures, and free selling by holders o those privileges, with extensive realizations by ihe traders, caused a little softening of prices, July getting back to $8%c. But about 11:30 o'clock the influence of the Washington news v ore sel - Was nugmented by m i BV had become larger than before, an e o wore on it became practically a Seramble among shorts to cover. Ordinary news of the day cut little figure, everything else being overshadowed by the war news and Leiter's big cash sales. Continental markets were firmer and higher. Northwest receipts were small, 142 cars, Agalnst 253 last week and 204 o year ago. Chicago receipts were 71 cars. The addition to contract stocks to-day amount- ed to about 115,000 bushels. Clearances were rather light. The Leiter interests sold largely of May and also of July right up to the close, but even these offerings were not sufficient to gatisty the demand and a few minutes from the end of the session July was bid up to 88%c. e market then reacted. T‘(’?nm was rather draggy at first, but at noon the market began to re!n{m:,ta the jump in d became very Strong. - L Amare active and strons, the firmness being Aue principally to the wheat advance. Provisions early were easy on a break in hog d the market dragged until noon. At edly the gravi Pt & four the market turned strong with Erain and on the war news. o "The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— i e &7& §7ia % WY [ T oo 31 31 i 25 oW 9 72% 990 FRE hs— 51T% 5124 51M% ua "::1:515: ERACIR S B Short Ribs, per S._ 13 512% 6173 SU s 0t Rt uotations were as follows: Flour, nmc‘:‘hN: 3 spring Wheat, $1 01; No. 2 red, $1 06 @1 06%; No, 2 Corn, 3 oloxgy Yellow, 0% @30%e 2 Oats, 264@28%c; No. 3 whit 28iaq2014¢. No. 2 Rye, 52%¢; No. 2 Barley, f. b, 3314 @87i4c; No. 1 Flaxseed, $123%:° Prime Timothy Seed, $280; Mess Pork, per barrel, 9°95; Lard, per 100 pounds, 35 17, Short B 5% Jose, %5 Us@s 3b; Dry Salted Shoutd. ers, boxed, 4%@4%; Short Clear Sides, boxed, $5 fo@s 80; Whisky, distillers’ finished good per gallon, §1 2 Articles— Receipts. Shipments, Flour, h{’u—r;lsl 18 d:% Wheat, bushels . X Corn, bushels - 3000 1,020 Oats, bushels . 297,000 Rye. bushels . 2,000 Bariey, bushels 115,000 On the Produce Bxchange to-lay the Butter market was steady; creameries, 16@19¢; dalrle 1@1Sc. Cheese, aniet; $@S%c. Eggs, fin fresh, Sc. WHEAT MOVEMENT Recelpts. Shipments. Bushels. ushels. 74,740 56,815 Minneapolts Duluth Milwaukee Chicago . Toledo . St. Louis. Detroit Kansas Cit; Totals . Tidewater— Boston_ .. New York Philadelphia . Baltimore . New Orleans . Galveston Totals Wheat— Opening Closing .. Flour— Opening | Closing’ % LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES, May. Juby. Sept.” Deo. Opening 7% TAR 6T 67 Closing . T8 TO% 68% 67% EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 13, —CATTLE—Prices aver- aged about 10c lower, except for prime fat cat- tle. Beef steers sold largely at $4 40@5 10; com- mon kinds, $3 85@4 6; strictly choice spring beeves, 35 25@5 50. There are plenty of fed Westerns, sales of which were largely at $4 25@ 475, but cattle from Texas were again scarce. The stocker and feeder trade was fairly active at $4@4'65; selected steers, $4 5@5; light- welght stockers, §3 75; canning cows, $2 50@3 fat cows, $ G0@4; fat heifers, $i@4 75; calves, $%@s. 68 —Prices of hogs averaged 5@10c lower. Poorest, §3 65@3 76; best lots, $3 90G3 97%; sales largely 'at §3 §2403 & for Hogs and $3003 T or pigs. SHEEP—Sold at $@4 50 for shorn flocks and at §4 40@4 80 for wooled consignments. Lambs #old at $4 25@5 for shorn and at $4 76@5_for wooled; wooled Colorado lambs, $5 50@5 60. Shorn sheep and lambs sold decidedly the most readily. l5!‘1"3:0@1‘zu—came. 18,500; hogs, 80,000; sheep, KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, April 13.—CATTLE—Re- celpts, officlal, 5400 natives, 800 Southern. Light butcher steers, steady; good and heavy grades, largely 10c lower; dressed beef cattle, $3 765@ 495 Western fed lots, $4 10@4 45; cows and heifers, strong; natives, $2 504 55; Westerns, $3@4 25; stockers and feeders, $3 50@5 60. HOGS — Recelpts, _officlal,’ 13,000, Market steady. Bulk of sales, $3 80@3 75; heavv, $3 60@ 3 80; mixed and packers, §3 60@3 75; light, $3 50 @3 67%; pigs, 33 25@3 60. SHEEP—Recelpts, offictal, 2200. Sheep active to the extent of the supply. Some Texas ewes at $# 30 were quoted 6o higher: lambs, supply from Colorado and Texas, $5 25@5 50; stockers and spring lambs in good demand. OMAHA. OMAHA, April 13.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2500. Market a shade lower; native beef steers, 4@ 5; Western steers, $3 80@4 70; Texas steers, $3 25@4 cows and heifers, '$3 3094 30; can- ners, $2 25@3 %; stockers and feeders, 33 80@ 510; bulls, stags, etc., $2 50@3 7. HOGS—Receipts, bi0. Market 6o lower; heavy, $3 65@3 75; mixed, $3 65@3 673%; light, $3 65@3 67%: bulk of sales, $3 65@3 67%. SHEEP—Recelpts, 1900. Market -strong; falr to choice natives, $3 80@4 80; fair to cholce Westerns, $3 60@4 70; common and stock sheep, $3@4; lambs, $4 25@5 70. DENVER. DENVER, April 13.—CATTLE—Receipts, 200. Market easier. Beef steers, $3 60@4 45; cows, $2 50@3 75; feeders, freight pald to river, $3 75 @4 40; stockers, frelght paid, $@4 60; bulls, stags, etc., $2@3. HOGS—Receipts, £00. Market Bbc lower. 33 60@3 65, Light packers, $3 65G3 70; mixed, Market unchenged. heavy, $3 60@3 70. SHEEP—Receipts, none. FOREIGN . MARKETS. LONDON, April 18.~-Consols, 110 13-16; 26d; French rentes, 162f §7%c@102¢ 85c. LIVERPOOL, April 13.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 standard California wheat, 39s; cargoes Walla Walla wheat, 35s 94; cargoes off coast, firm; cargoes on passage, firmer; English country markets, steady; French country markets, firm; Liverpool wheat, No, 1 California, 78 _10d@ 7s 11d; wheat in Parls, firm; flour in Paris, firm. COTTON—Uplands, 8 7-16d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot No. 2 red Western winter, firm, 7s 104; spot No. 1 red Northern spring, firm, §s 1d. CORN—April, steady, 83s 11%d; May, steady, 3s 4d; July, steady, 35 4% CASH IN THE TREASURY. silver, WASHINGTON, April 13.—The statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $225,462,668; gold reserve, $179,- 565, 628. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., April 13.—Wheat firm and irregular. Walla Walla, 82@S3c; valley and blue stem, 85@S6c per bushel. PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., April 13.—Exchanges, $398,- G80; balances, $7¢ 3 LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight .. Sterling Exchang- 60 days Sterling Cables .. New York Exchange, sight New York Exchange, telegraphic. Fine Silver, per ounce. Mexican Dollars ‘WHEAT AND OHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Futures advanced again and spot prices also showed a further improvement, The demand for shipment has been completely shut off by the rise in prices, and the only Inquiry is_for local censumptive account. Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 %2 160 for No. 1, $1 62% for choice and §1 65 170 per ctl for extra cholce for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session — 9:15 o'clock — December— 10,000 ctls, $156%; 8000, $156%; 14,000, $166%; 6000, $156%; 2000, $156%. Second session-—December—2000 ctls, $167%; 28,000, §1 6% ; S000. &1 58%; 24,000, &+ roxl, e ity Wk EF ERNRRN] 3 Regular morning _ session — December—s000 gtis, e oo 12 000, 58%; 2000, $158i; 4000, §1 gs; 6000, $1567%; ), $157%; 2000, $157%; 4000, irnoon _session — December—20,00 otls, #1465 20,000 816742000 $166%. ARLEYPrices for futures were higher agaln, but there was no change in spot quota- tions.” The demand for Feed is not sharp, as buyers are taking 8s little as possible. Feed, 31 40@1 46. Brewing, nominal at $1 7%4Q@ s CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session — 9:16 o'clock — December— Is, $1 40 w&“ec?n'fl :elslon— ecember—10,000 ctls, $1 40. Regular morning session—December—2000 ctis, S130ihe 2000, $130%; 2000, $139%: 2000, 1 39%. ‘Afternoon session—December—§000 ctls, ‘1 38; 8000, $1 38 P e market exhibited ‘it usual ad- vance. The demand is nothing extra, as the higher prices restrict trade. : ancy Feed, $142%@1 4 per ctl: good to choloe, $1 8711 42i4; common, $1 3001 85; Sur. rize, $LUHQL & mer, $130@1%; milling, 1 35 er ctl. CORN—15 firm, but quiet. Offerings are not large. fall round vellow, $1 15@1 20 per ctl; large y:sllow. $112%@1 15; white, $1 15@1 17%, i RYB—Firmly held at 1 40 per ctl BUCKWHEAT—$1 0@2 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The China steamer took out 9410 barrels of Flour, The market for all descriptions is stiff, but no further advance I8 noted. FLOUR—Family Extras, $52@5 35; Bakers' Extras, $@5 10 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices {n sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $2 76 per 100; Flour, $6; Cornmeal, §2 0: extra cream B Cament. §3 35 Oatmeal, $4: Oat Groats, 84 35 Hominy, $3 2@3 5: Buckwheat Flour, Cracked Wheat, $37; Farina, $i7 Wheat Flour, § 25; Rolled Oats’ (barre @6 20; in sacks, § 60@6; Pearl Barley, ‘$i 15 Split Peas, $ 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 Ibs, HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS, The mills have advanced Oflcake Meal and Cocoanut Cake. 3 Bran has again been marked up. Straw has-made a sharp advance, as it is now belng used for feed in the country, Hay has gone up slightly again. Then 1600 1onber any stock Hay on the market. —* BRAN—$21@21 50 per ton. - MIDDLING! 25 50 per ton, FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled ~Barley, per tony ouua);g ‘#eflé at the mill, f81q31° o Ding, §52 ocoanut Cake, $24@25: Cot- Lw&dmmwm;cnmmm.m; Cracked C 25, BT et B round Tote)—Wheat, 110 25; Wheat and Oat, 24; Oat, $18@21 50; Bar- ley, $18@21; compressed Wheat, $21G25; com- preased Oaf, §15g21; Alfalfe, 314 7 Clover, sgn’.\w-«mm per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans ‘rule firm at the quotations. Seeds show no change. BEANS—Bayos, $2 502 %; Small Whites $150@1 60; Large Whites, $1G0@160; Pinks, $2 50@2 65; Reds, $250; Blackeve, $2 T5@2 85; Butters, '$140@1 60; Limas, $§235@240; Pea, $1 50@1 60; Red Kidneys, $2G2 35 per ctl. SEEDS--Brown Mustard, $2@3 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $3@3 15; Flax, $2 35; Canary Seed, 214@2%c per 1b; Alfalfa,” 3@6c: ‘Rape, 24%@2%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@3%4c. DRIED PEAS—Nlles, §1 60@1 85; Green, §175 @2 ver ctl. i POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Recelpts of Summer Vegetables continue heavy and the market is weak. POTATOES—Early Rose, 30@3c; River Reds, 50@60c; River Burbanks, 50@60c per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 55@Sic; Petaluma Burbanks, 50 @0c per sack; Sweet Potatoes, T5c@$110 for Merced: new Potatoes, 132 per Ib. ONIONS—Choice, $2 50@2 8; common, $1 5@ 225 per ctl; cut Onions, 50c@1 2 per sack. VEGETABLES—Receints were 1254 boxes As- paragus, 902 boxes Rhubarb and 854 sacks Peas. Asparagus, $17 for extra large, $1 %@1 50 per box for No. 1, 69c@1 for No. 2; Rhubarb, %@75c per box for small to good and $5c@$1 for extra cholce; Alameda Green Peas, T5¢@$1 2o per sack; Dried Peppers, 6@7c per ib; Dried Okra, 12c; Cabbage, 6:@isc per ctl: Carrots, 25@60c per sack; Garlic, 8@19c per Ib; Cucumbers, 40c@$1 per dozen; Mexican Tomatoes, Toc@SL 50. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12c per Ib In lots of 25 1bs; sliced desiccated, 16@1Sc; granulated raw, 13c: Onfons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13¢: new, 1Sc: Cabbage, 8lc; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, Zic; String Beans,. 30c; Tomatoes, G0c. POULTRY AND GAME. Prices remain about the same. Another car of Fastern goes on to-day. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 12@13c for Gob- blers, and 12@13c for Hens; Geese, per pair, $125@1 50; Goslings, $2@2 50; Ducks, $4@5 for old and $6@8 for young; Hens, $4@5: Roosters, young, $750@8 §0; Roosters, old, $3 75@4; Fry- s, 36 s01: Brotlers, tsfi%s 50 for large, '$2 50@ 350 for small; Pigeons, $175@2 per dozen for young and $1 %5@1 50 for old. 4 GAME—Nominal. BUTTER CHEESE AND EGGS. Fine dairy 18 now bringing almost as much s creamery, something that seldom happens. There 1s no change in Eggs, which are quiet and steady. BUTTER—, Creamery—Fancy creameries, 18%@l%; sec- onds, 16%@173%c. Dairy — Cholce to fancy, 17@18%c; second grades, 14@l6c per Ib. Eastérn Butter—Imitation creamery, ladle-packed, 15@16c per Ib. CHEESE- Choice mild new, 9@0c; common to good, TW@Sie; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10Q1lc; Western, 1U@i2c; East- ern 12%@18%c per 1b. BGGS—Ranch Eges, 131 Eggs, 12@13c; Eastern, 16@18%c; 1440 per dozen; store 14@13%c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Strawberries are showing the effects of the heat and are coming in soft. Choice Apples are firm, but not active. 1s no change in Citrus Fruits. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, 60@75c per drawer for large and 75c@$1 15 for small berries. ‘Apples, 40@50c per box for common, 75c@$1 for good to choice and $1 25@1 50 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 25@2 50; Eeedlings, 50c@$1; Lemons, 50c@3l for common ana $1 2%@2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $4@4 50; California Limes, in small boxes, 40 50c; Bananas, $125@2 per bunmch; Pineapples, $3G@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS._NUTE. RAISINS, ETC. The market continues steady, with a good demand in a small way for the descriptions al- ready mentioned. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 3%@ 4tc for 40-50's, 3%@3%e for 50-60's, 2% @3e for 60-70's, 24@2%c for 70-80's, 1%@2Y%c for 80-90's, 14@1%c for 90-100's; Peaches, 3@be; fancy, 5% @tc; peeled, 10@124¢; Apricots, 5@l for Roy- als 'and 7@Sc for good to fancy Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 6%@7c; sun-dried, 4@de: Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2ic; Plums, i%@i%e for pitted ‘and 1@lic for unpitted; bleached Plums, 5@3%c; Nectarines, 4@5c for prime to fancy; Pears, 21@4lsc for quarters and 3@ste for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—136@2c for two-crown, 3¢ for three- crown, 3ic for four-crown, 4lc for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and §10 119 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2gc. NUTS—Chestnuts_are quotable at Sc_per Ib; Walnuts, 3@4c for hardshell and 4Gbe for soft- shell; Almonds, 3@ic for hardshell, 6@Tc for softshell, 81@dc for paper-shell; TPeanuts, 4@5%c for Bastern and 4l for California; Pe. cans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, $14@10c; Brazil Nuts, 8@3c per 1b; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—Comb, 9@ldc for bright and 6gTc for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5%@6c; light amber extracted, 4%@3lsc per lb. BEESWAX~—24@26c per Ib. PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, Sio per M for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, ile for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llic; Califor- nia Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $3 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, $10; Family Beef, $11@12; Salt Pork, ; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear,$18; mess, moked Deef, 11@12¢ per Ib. D—Eastern’ tierces quoted at 5%c per 1 for compound and Tc for pure; pails, 7%c; California_tierces, 5o per 1 for compound and 6lc for pure; half barrels, 6%c; 10-Ib tins, The; 5-1b tins, Sc. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 5%@6lc; packages, less than 300 Tbs—I1-Ib palfls, 60 fn a case, §%c: 3-1b palls, 20 in a case, 8%c; 5-b pails, 12 in a case, 8c; 10-Tb pails, 6 in a case, 8ie: 50-Ib tins, 1 or 2 in a case, Thc; wooden buckets, 20 bs net, T%c; fancy tubs, § Ibs net, T%c; halt bbls, about 110 s, 7i%c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations, Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 9c; light, 9c; Cowhides, §c; Stags, salted Kip, Sc; Calf, 10c; dry Hides, 18@16%c; culls and brands, 13@13%c; dry Rip and Veal, 16@16%c; dry Calf, 13@2ic culls, 18@lic; Goatskins, 30@373c each: Kids, 5@100; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c ‘per Ib: medium, %c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shear- lings, 20@30c each; short wool, 10@ic each; medium, 70@%c; long wools, 90c@S1 30 each, TALLOW-No. 1 rendered, 3gii4c per Ib; No. 2, 2@2tc; refined, be; Grease, Zc. WOOL—Fall_clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ gc; Southern Mountain, 9@llc; free Northern, 12@18c; Northern, defective, 9@1lc per M. HOPS—189 crop, 2@6e for poor to fair and 8@10c for good; 1897 crop, 11@l4c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are weak and dealers will not give over the top quotation. The other descriptions are unchanged. Wholesale rates for dressed slaughterers are as follow: BEEF—First quality, 614@7c: second quality, 53@ée; third quality, d@sc per' 1. There stock from EAL—Large, 8@6%c; small, 7@7%c per b, MUTTON—Wethers, So; Ewss, SHG9 per ib. LAMB—Spring, 9@10c per b, PORK—Live Hogs, 3%@3%c for large and 4c for medium; stock Hogs, 2%@8c; dressed Hogs, SR@6%e. - 4 GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, $§ per*ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfleld Wellington, $7 60; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $5 50; Wallsend, $7 50; Scotch, $10; Cumberland, $10 25 In bulk and $1150 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, ‘oke, '$12 per ton in bulk and $i4 in sack SUGAR-—The Western Sugar Refinery Com. pany_quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed ind Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c: iC1 Dry, e TR Confettionars v s B0 ¢ he: nolia A, o%c: Extra C, b4c: Golden Candy Granul Be: gfidnmu A, Bi%c per 1b; half barrels ic more than barrels, and boxes e more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, April 13. Flour, qr sks ... 15,016 Hay, tons . , otl 1,990(Straw, tons . Bariey, olla T i - Butter, ctls ..... 377 Lime, bbls . Beans, ks . 1115 Wine, gals . Shorts, sks ...... _100{Paper,ream & ... 300 Potatoes, skb ... 1,303/ Hides. no . 108 Onions, 255 | Ral bxs | 59 Bran, sk 3,075(Eges, doz ........ 13,560 Miaditngs. sks 143| Quicksilver, ‘fisk. = 65 Pelts, bals 45iLeather, rolls ... 2 £ OREGON. ‘Wheat, ctls ..... 1,20 Potatoes, sks ... 3,600 WASHINGTON. Flour, ar lnkl S i ctl‘l ceeees 7,940 s ,910| Bran, ks . Ty, G 1,275| Flaxseed, sks Corn, ctls THE STOCK MARKET. . There was another bad break in minitg stocke vesterday, espeeially in’ the afternoon, Sio:ra Nevada selling down to 80c, Con. Cal & Va. to Slc, Hale & Norcross to 75c, Gould & Curry to 10, Oceidental to $2 50, and so on. Selling was free at the decline. The Champion mine of Nevada City has de- clarea dlvidend No. 47 of %, ayable on the 19th.. The Spring Valley Water Company will pay. a dividend of 50c per share on the 20th. Hereafter the dividends of the Nevada Na- tional Bank will be pald semi-annually in- stead of quarterly, as by the old Nevada Bank. The Portland Traction Company bas levied | an assessment of §1 per share, delinquent May In the Belcher mine on the 1200-foot level the north drift from the east crosscut is now in 14 feet. The face is in low-grade quartz. The gast croascut foom the north drit on the same s 2 feet. The face shows porphyry. On. the $50-foot level the joint Belcher and Crown Point west crosscut from the top of up- raise No. 1 is out 22 feet. The face is in Juarts glving low assays. There were holsted uring the week 53 mining carloads of ore, the average car sample assay of which was §18 92 The vield of the Overman mine for the past week amounted to six carloads of ore, of the average assay value of $22 36 per ton. There is no material change in the condition of the In the Sayage Mining Company’s und on the Comstock lode, on the 130-foot level, the main west drift has been cleaned out and re- paired a distance of 15 feet; total length, 458 feet. Brunswick lode—The main north drift, 600 level, ‘was advanced 10 feet; total lensth, 437 feet;'face In porphyry and bunches of low- grade quartz. Incline shaft No. 1 has been sunk a distance of 11 feet; total depth, 1181 feet; bottom In hard porphyry- In the Chollar mine they have placed one set of timbers in the main incline during the week below the 1100 station and are still repairing this incline. They have stopped the west crosscut on the 100 level 60 feet north of the south line and have started an east crosscut opposite it, which is out 12 feet. On the tun- nel level the west crosscut, 60 feet north of the south line has been advanced 8 feet; total length, 32 feet; face in porphyry and quarts, the latter assaying $20 per ton. In the Chol- lar company’s ground on the Brunswick lode, incline shaft No. 1 was sunk 11 feet during the week through hard rock; total depth, 1181 feet on the slope. 200 level—Are saving a few carloads per week of good ore from the streak above this level. They are repairing various places throughout the mine. ~ The electrio blower and lighting plant is in operation, and Is & success-both in lehting and for run- ning the blowers on the 500 level. . In the Potosi mine on the tunnel level, the Joint Bullion-Potosl south drift was advanced 21 feet; total length, 620 feet; face in por- phyry and low-grade quartz. It has about §7 feet to go to connect with the Croesus shaft. The joint repairs by the Bullion-Potosi com panies on the Croesus shaft have been com THE CALL® CALENDAR. April, 1898, Full Moon, April 6 Last Quarter April 13 New Moon, April 20. First Quarter,’ NOTICE TO MARL.ERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographie Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cor ally 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- sraph HIll is hoisted about ten minutes befors noon and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day fromh the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time cr giving the error, If any, is published the same dav by the afternoon pers, and by the morning papers the follow- day. W. S. HUGHES, Lieute in charge. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetlc Survey. Times and leights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Officlal Au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: the helght of tide is the same at both places. APRIL—183. pleted for 22 feet. Brunswick lode—Incline shaft No. 1 has been sunk 11 feet for the week through hard rock and is mow down 1IS1 feet on the slope. The main south drift has been driven 23 feet: total length, 281 feet from the north line. The face is in porphyry and low- grade quartz. The hanging wall is in sight on the east side of the drift. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY, April 132 p. m. Bld.Ask. U § Honds— L= 18k 4s quar coup..110 111 |Oakland Gas,. 40% 42% Pao Gas Imp. 84 Pac L Co.. 54 Miscellaneous— SF G & B..— 8% Cal-st Cab 6s.114%116 [San Fran 3% 4 Cat EI 6s......135 — [Stock Gas.....12 — C C Wat bs... — 102%| Insurance— Dup-st ex ¢ i |[Firem's Fund.190 — EL &P 6 Bank Stocks— F & Ch Ry 6s, Anglo-Cal .. Geary-st R 5s. — 100 |Bank of Cal. q & S 5%..100 105 [Cal S D & T. L AL Co6s..— 100 |First Nat . Do gntd fs.. — 100 |Lon P & A = Market-st 6s..125126% | Mer Exchange — 15 Do Ist M 5s. Nev Nat B...150 155 Savings Banks— Ger S & L.. — 1700 Hum S & L.1050 1180 Mutual Sav. — 2% S F Say U.. 485 500 S & L So..., — 100 Security § B 2560 — Union T_Co.1000 Street Rafiroad— California ....107% — Geary .. a0 — Market-s - Bl 62% Presldfo L6 — Reno <VL&L.. Poysder— SacElec Ry 5s. California ....120 ‘- S F & N P 5s.104 104%|E Dynamite... 85 95 SierraRCal 68102 105 |Glant Con Co. 40% 40% S P of Ar 6s.. — 102%|Vigorit ........ 2% 2% § P Cal s 113" [ Miscellaneous— 96% |Al Pac Assn.. 96% 97% 2 01102 Ger Ld Wks.110 Hana P_Co. 2 H C & 8 Co.. 2% 2% S V Wat 4s. Stock Gas 6s.. — 103%|Hutch 8 P Co. 43% — Water— Mer Ex Assn. 90 — Contra Costa.. — 60 |Nat Vin Co...— 1 Marin Co .... 80 — |Oceanic § Co. 46 48 Spring Valley. 99 99%|Pac A F L.. 1% 23 Gas & Electric— Pac Bor Co... %9 — Cent Gaslight.100 — |Par Paint Co. 6% — Morning Session. 10 Giant Powder Con... 85 Hawailan Commercial & 150 Hutchinson § P Co.. 20 Spring Valley Water . Street— 2 Spring Valley Water Afternoon Session. 30 Glant Powder Con. f3Hawailan Commerch; 300 do do 5 do do 20 Oceanic Steams 50 _do do . 32000 Market-street §2000 do do Sugar. $7000 do_ do 30 Spring Valley Wi 1 do do 19 .do do $1000 S P of A Bon Street— 50 Hutchinson S P Co. INVESTMENT LOARD. Morning Session. 20 Giant Powder . 208 F Gas & Electric . Street— 20 S F Gas & Electric ...... Afternoon Session. $5000 Oakland Gas, 2d issue, & 4109 25 4 Hutchinson § P C L4350 508 F Gas & Electric -84 00 20 Spring Valley Water s 10. . 9900 Street— 5 Spring Valley Water, s 10.. .99 25 MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 100 Belcher 550 Best & B §00 Challenge 200 <oiae. o 100 Chollar 250 Con Cal 20 . . 30 n 1450 Gould & Cu 600 Mexican . 50 Occldental . b 500 Alta .. 200 Andes 200 Belcher 100 s 350 Best Belcher: 560 Chollar . 50 100 Con Cal & Va.. 150 200 100 300 100 Crown Point ... 300 Gould & Curry.. 250 Hale & Norers. 400 Mexican 200 Overman . 91300 Potosi 200 Savage . 250 Seg Belcher . 200 Slerra Nevada.. 200 5| 200 10 Standard 3/600 Union Con . Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Sesslon. 700 Alta 82 2 14 200 1400 Mexican 100 Occidental i Challenge Chollar . Con Cal RLESREBH Atternoon Session. . 051200 Ophir 27200 233 §5353T¥3EsTUBESRES 200 Best & Belcher. 400 Bullion . 600 Caledonta. 300 Chollar . 500 oo & 200 Con Cal & Va.. 200 B 300 3 200 Grown Point 500 Gould & Curry.. 200 Hale & Norers. £00 Justice . 300 Mexican CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ‘WEDNESDAY, April 13— p. m. Bid. Ask, 3 Bid. Ask. Alpha Con — 06| Julia = 6 Alta 2 28| Justice S 18 a8 Andes D12 1|Rentuek [N 01 03 Belcher .. 14 15|Lady Wash .. — Benton Con .... — 3|Mexican ....... 23 2¢ Best & Belchr. 33 -33{Occidental ...ll2 80+ — Bullion .+ @8 05(Ophir .. 5 51 Caledonia ...... 21 22|Overman L0607 Cholia . 28 30|Potosi . 29 30 Con Cal & Va. 75 76[Savage 112 Challenge Con. 19 21|Seg Belcher ... 03 04 Confidence ~ 65iScorplon ....... 4 — Con Imperial .. 01 02(Sierra Nevada. 73 75 Crown Polnt .. 18 15|Silver Hill ... — 08 Con New York. @2(8emdicate .00 — 05 Fureka Con ... Standard [..1l160 — Excheauer ... — 8|Union Con'.!ll 22 23 Gould & Curry. 11 12|Utah ........... o4 Hale & Norors. 73 Tl Yellow Jacket. 11 12 —_—— Glasgow, Ky., recently advertised the sale of two negroes who were persist- ent vagrants, It was the first proced- ure of the kind since 1865. The law or- ders the sale of their services for the term of their sentence, the purchaser being obliged to feed, house and clothe them. Thursday, April 14. E|Time| peg BE Wi 14 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the succéssive tides of the day in the orcer 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 tha nited States Coast Survey charts. except when a minus sign (=) es the helght #nd then the number, given is subractive from the depth given by the charts. The plane o reference is the mean of t} - lower low watars. e e e e STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER | Frox 1 Dum North Fork..... | Humboldt Apr 14 Burma -{Apr 1¢ Venus . Apr1s Santa Rosa..... |§ Apr 1o Oregon. . | Portland. .|Apr 15 AliceBlanchard|Seatt -|Apr 15 Austraiia. Apr 16 Coos Bay . - |Apr 17 Umatilla.... ..|Victoria & Puret Snd. .... [Apr 17 Crescent City.. | Crescent Citv Apr 17 Ori: . |[Humboldt Apr 8 Humboldt. Apr 18 .|San Diego. lapr 1y City of Rio..:..|China and Japan.. Apr1y Newport........| Panama. Apr 19 State of CaL... |Portiana.. Apr 20 Homer Humboldt Avr 21 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION| _ SAILS. | PIER Coos Bay.. Humboldt ... Humboldt .. Arcata. Chilkat Apr 14. 10 AM|Pler L$ y Ax|Pler 1§ 0 AM | Pler 8 Humboldt. 2 Pm|Pler 2 Humboldt 9 Aw|Pler 11 1 PM/PM SS 4 py|Pler 12 Nortn Fork | Humboldt Sants Rosa| San Diego Portlana. 12 mM|PM SS 9 AM | Pler 1L PM|Pier T 9 AM|Pter 13 31,10 Am|Pler 9 21, 1 Py|PM S8 21,11 Am | Pler 1L 23. 10 AM|Pler 24 THE TIME BA! phic Office, U. 8. N., Mer. chants’ Ex San Francisco = April 13, 1898. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—Li. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly 8 p. m.. Greenwich time. J. T. McMILLAN, Assistant in _charge. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday, April 18. Stmr Homer, Jessen, 26 hours frm Eureka. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, 72 hours from New- port and way ports. Stmr Cleone, Walvig, 16 hours frm Albion. Ship Eiwell, Ryder, 11 days from Nanaimo. Br bark Willscott, Mitchell, 71 days from Kobe, bound for Royal Roads; put in in distress Schr Reliance, Christiansen, 24 hours from Stillwater Cove. CLEARED. Wednesday, April 13. Stmr Orizaba, Parsons, Eureka; Goodall, Perkins & Co, Stmr Curacad, Von Helms, Guaymas via San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Branch Hydro; Ship Indiana, “errey, Bristol Bay; Alaska Packers’ Assn. Ship Benjamin F Packard, Allen, Tacoma; Williams, Dimond & Co. Bark Merom, Peterson, Bristol Bay; Alaska Packers' Assn. Bark Nicholas Thayer, Swanson, Bristol Bay; Alaska Packers' Assn. Br bark Invercoe, Lewis, Queenstown; G W McNear. Schr Bureka, Asplund, Bristol Bay: Alaska Packers’ Assn. Schr Eva, Klitgaard, Hana; M S Greenbaum & Co. SAILED. Wednesday. Anril 13. Stimr State of California, Green, Astoria. Stmr Pcmona, Debney, San Diego and way ris. ‘pOS\mr Weeott, Milier, Eureka and Crescent | City.. | “S¥ar curacao, Von Helms, Guaymas via San 2 | Pedro. Br stmr Wellington, Salmond, Nanaimo. Bark Albert, Griffiths, Honolulu. Br bark Helen Denny, Smith, Adelaide. Bktn Addenda, Delano, Nicolaefski. Schr J Eppinger, Colstrup. Schr La Chilena, Matson, Fort Ross. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—April 13, 10 p. m.—Weather hazy; wind 8W; velocity 12 miles. CHARTERS. The Marathon loads wheat and flour at Ta- coma for South Africa; Zampa, lumber at Grays Harbor for Guaymas. . SPOKEN. Mar 1612 N 3 W, Br bark Ochtertyre, from Oregon for Queenstown. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived Apr 12—Stmr Alllance, from_Orca, : CCOS BAY—Safled Apr 12—Schr Webfoot,for rancisco. ~EuSnE{;T£E—.-\mved Apr 13—Stmr City of Topeka, from Dyea. %‘fue‘i Apr 12—Stmr Australla, for San Fran- SORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Apr S—Br ship Comliebank, and r-~* on 12th, as previously re- d. po;(Eel\"l“l‘l‘!-]—Ar‘l‘lved April 13—Stmr Alllance, i Orca. rfi‘;TOfllA—S&lled Apr 13-Stmr Oregon, for San_Francisco. PDR’{‘BLAlgELEYA—AIr‘fl;IM Apr 13—Schr Anni rsen, hence Apri 3 %HOERT ANGELLa;In bay Apr 13—Ship Wa- chusett, hence Apr 2. TILLAMOOK—Arrived Apr 12—Stmr Huene- me, from Seattle. POINT REYES—Passed Apr 13—Stmr Homer, from Eureka for San Francisco. NEW WHATCOIgfl—Arrlved Apr 9—Br ship Reliance, from Astoria. EUREKA-Sailed Apr 1i—Schr H D Ben- 1 . for Seattle. d;eO“RTQrTO“'NSEND—Arr'Ved Apr 10—Chil bark Ana Catharina, from Callao. VENTURA—Salled Apr 13—Schr Monterey, for San . Francisco; schr C T Hill, for Grays Har- POLORT BRAGG—Arrived Apr 13—Schr Bar- bara Hernster, hence Apr 11 Sailed Apr 13—Stmr Coquille River, for San P ARILE—Arrived Apr 13—Schr Jane Grey, Mar 26. hesnncleled uApr 13—Stmr Farallon, for Dyea. TACOMA—SHMIed Apr 13—CRil ship Star of v, for Svdney. I W PORT ailed Apr 13—Stmr Jewel, for isco. San Franclcy RRIGN PORTS. ANTWERP—Arrived Apr 10-Russ ship En- dymion, hence Nov 27; Br ship King Edward, hence Nov 15. OLON—Arrived Apr 12—Stmr Advance, frm N RONEBL—Arrived Apr 11—Str Conémaugh, from New York for San Francisco. BRISTOL—Sailed Apr 12—Br ship Simla, for B’rfiuomfl—sluled Apr 12-Ttal ship Mac- ia, for Hull. A M A Arrived Mar 2—Stmr Newport o Feb 2. Mar 24—Stmr San Jose( from Cham- perico. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Apr 12—Br stmr Em- ress of India, from Vancouver. Sailed Apr 12—Br stmr Mogul, for Oregon. NEWCASTLE, NSW-Sailed Apr 10-Br ship Grenada, fer San Diego. HAVRE—Arrived Mar 6—Br ship Talus, hnce o‘(’}tt‘sAYl(As—Arflvul Apr 12—Schr C A Thay- er, from Grays Harbor. 2 Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, 13 hours from Cleona.