The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1898, Page 30

30 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 1898 COMMERCIAL W | above the average shipping rates. New York reported that acceptances of wheat in all po- ® | sitions made by cable from there yesterday | were the heaviest of the season, practically SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Bank Clearings shos the usual gain. Silver unchanged. Wheat and Bar ey Futures advanced. Corn and Surprise Oats higher. Rye steady. Straw and Oat Hay advanced. Flour and Millstuffs White Beans higher. Flaxseed lower. unchanged. Potatoes and Onfons steady. Vegetables unchanged. Butter and Ej 1s of St sout as before. wherries {ncreasing. nges doing better. nd for Dried Fruit. Several kinds of H.des weaker. ats unchang M BANK CLEARINGS. Local bank clear! against §l4, year. gs last week were $17,4 ,418 for the same week last O Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 MOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow files with the wind. indicate minimum temperature those underneath it, ures at stati for the day: The top fig- if any, the amount of rainfall or of melted snow in inches end hundredths during the ,ast twelve hours. Tsobars, or solid lines, connéct points of equal alr pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal | | temperature. The word ‘‘high” means high barometric pressure and s usually accompanied by fair weather; ‘low’’ refers to low pres- | sure and 1s u by cloudy weather and rains. first appear on the Washington coast the pressure along the coa and south al but when the “'low marked curvature, rain probable. With a *hi Idaho, and the pressu: fornia coast, warmer he coast, in the falling to the uaily preceded and accompanied ““Lows'’ usually When high In the interior and low and the isobars extend north rain is probable; is inclosed with isobars of uth of Oregon is im- vicinity of Call- eather may be expected in summer and colder weather In winter. The reverse of these conditions will proCuce an opposite resuit. WEATHER - REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) CI SAN FR ES April 16, 5 p. m. F ng are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to date compared with those of the same date last season Past This Last 24 hours. Season. Season. | 0 31.15 47.66 0 12:30 3 [ 8.87 0 7% 0 4.01 0 6.05 H H 0 Trace 1.66 5.3 smperature: Maximum, 57; mean, FOR Fair weather still c 1 the reg is will eastward ntinues throughout Cali- n to th reasing some The at in the North s and falling in California. ifornia, wind and slowly n Francisco for thirty . 1898 fresh northerly wind; high northwest warmer off_shore. Special report from Mount Tamalpals, taken at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind west, 35 miles per hour; temperatur i ) . H. HAMMON, Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. W YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, April 16.—The tone of to-day's stock dealings, while dull and depressed, gave | no very active indications of apprehension. was rather a past. traders found few quently yielded very hand, when On the Tt iting market, as for some time The transactions outisde of operations | by professionals were insignificant. seekers, readily. the professionals turned buyers Selling by and prices conse- | other they found few stocks offering, and prices con- sequently equally recovered. Naturally the net results of this kind of jugeling from one hand to the other and then back again was not large, though the day’s price was pretty wide. The opentng decline London, tone and where terday’s recover: Europes confic raid thet; proj United Congressional In the bear operators had apparently in the efficacy of the reported t for concerted mediation by the powers. The active preparations being made by the | States admonished observers that lost the differences over the technicali- ties of the Cuban resolutfon were not expected | to interfere with the substance of their action involving armed intervention, and some slight recoveries in the second hour were due to cov- ering by the shorts, but they were not held, | and the list showed net declines in nearly ali cases, for the most part confined to fractions. Tobacco absorbed a_large part of the deal- ings and suffered a 10ss of 9% on very heavy offerings, brought out by the recent jump in prices. Sugar, the Grangers and Unfon Pa- cific preferred ‘were the other most active fea- tures, but the market Was very narrow. The decline of gold from London has raised the discount rate there and stiffened exchange on London at Continental centers, but the gold | without The conditions thus dis- movement to New slgns of abatement York continues closed, combined with the large liquidation of fndebtedness known to have occurred in the country, glve confldence in the ability of the financial fabric to withstand the shock of war, | Transactions, aside from call loans for money, | and | Govern- | But apprehension of the effect of war on money and business is appreciably less | walt on the clearing partly ment_loan. than three weeks ago. are between 1 and 2 points lower than a week | substantially ago, they are very low point_touched just quiry report also on the expectation of a of the situatio; Therefore, while prices £ revious to the presenta- tion to Congress of the Maine Board of In- The market for rallroad bonds has been in- tensely dull bonds are lower, and prices declines lower. in ‘the Government bid price reaching 2% In the new 4's counon, 2 in the coupons, 1% in the new 4's registered, 1% in the old '4's registered, 1 in the old 4's coupon and % In the ' Total sales of stocks to-day were 133,500 including: Burlington, 9202; St. Paul, | 3 nion Pacific preferred, 555 Union Pa- cific D. and G., 6340; American Tobacco, 6638; Sugar, 12,890. 2. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . UK St P & Om. 68 Do pref . 24%|” Do pret 140 Baltimore & Ohfo 16%(St P M & M 129 Canada Pacific ... 79%|So Pacific 223 Canada_Southern. 4% (So Rallway T3 Cent Pacific ..... 1| Do pref 2514 Ches & Ohio...... 18%|Texas & Pacific.. 10 Chi & Alton 154 ' |Union Pacific 1% Chi B & Q 1% Chi & E 1 1 CCC&S 27 Ege (new) ist_pref 32 ¥t Wayne . 168 Gt Nor pref 17 Focking Valley ..~ 5% Tllinois Central Lake Erle & W.. 13% Do [ér':l . p; Lake Shore . ®ouis & Nash | 9% |Amn Spirit American Ex United States Wells Fargo . Miscellaneous- A Cot Ofl Do pref Do _pref Am Tobacco Do CONDITIONS AND GENERAL | NEW YORK, April 16.—The Financier say | Despite the heavy and continued demand for | fresh to | ortherly wind. California—Fair Sunday; fresh Sunday. r Sunday. Francisco and_vicinity—Falr _Sunday; as due to sympathy with | where Americans all showed a heavy | anish 4's relapsed after yi closing within 4 of the low- est price made last Wednesday above the | | Iron Stlver everything offered being taken. It was evident from this that the belief in war overshadowed Manhattan L Cons Gas Ty . rything else in the minds of the foreigners. Y hent Gom Cable Co ... 180, | The opening trades in July were at from S6%@ hllcn & St Do _pref §3%c, agalnst 843, @8i%c at the elre yesterday. Do. 18t pref Poadt P For 'a moment or two the market hesitated. Then 1t commenced to advance, and for forty- | five minutes the buying demand was simply enormous. ~ AlL classes of traders came into Illinois Steel |Laclede Gas Mo. Pacific . Mobile & Ohio. Mo K & T |Lead ... the market for wheat. It was not a one-man Do_pref r:NDzfl et o | market; the demand was general and broad. Chi Ind & T Go Not until the price had advanced to 87%c was .]‘_)o !»rc{ i P;clg::' l&&‘l there any marked sellln‘ pressure. This price, N J Central Paci el Al however, was well ®above calls, and selling against ‘these privileges, coupled with liberal realizing of a general kind, put a stop to the advance and caused the market to recede slowly to S6%c. Apparently by this time the demand for wheat had been pretty well satis- Silver Cert Stand R & NYChi &S Do Ist pref Do 2d pref Nor West No Amer Co . g + 13% | fled, for although the market reacted to §i%c, No Pacific |U_S Leather B 5;% | it was done slowly, the latter point not being Do pret Do pref . 9% 1 reached until about 11:30 o’clock. During the Ontario & V U_S Rubber | last half hour of the short session the mar- Or R & 4| Do pref | ket was comparatively quiet but firm, with Or Short Line . West Union . i f”c" keeping within a %c margin. The clos- Pittsburg . C&NW. | Ing price for July was 86%c. Reading Do pref . | Corn'.was strong from the start. May closed Do 1st pref StL &S W. { 5@%c higher. S Rock Island . Do pref There was ‘an active general trade In_ oats. St L & S F. RG W . Prices closed rather easy. May closed %@%4c Do 1st pref | Do pret highe Do 24 pref lchi G W Provisions were very dull. War talk and the St Paul . Haw Com Co . strength of grain markets caused a small Do pref early advance, which was lost later under sell- CLOSING BONDS. ing by local packers. The close was steady, T S new ds reg.. 118%|N Carolina 6e .. 120 | May pork 2t lower, May lard 2ic higher and Do coup 19 X 102 | May ribs 2igc lower. S . The leading futures ranged as follows: Do coup Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. o | Wheat, No. 2— Do 3s coup . | May 110 110 109 109 District 3.65s . July 5% 87 8% 8% Ala class A Septe: 8% 79 T8 7 Do B 0 Nav Ists December we K T8% Y Do C 0 Nav is Corn, No. Do Curren: O & Line 6s tr. Ma: 20 0% 207 30% Atchison 4s O S Line 5s tr July 3G 3 31y 315 Do adj 45 0 Imp lsts tr. Beptember 3% 83 am 32 Can So 2ds . o 5s . Oats, No. 2— - Chi Term 4s . Pacific 6s of & May 6 %Y XY BH 5s di 4s 2 fi f;h(r'; :" Reading 4s July 21 24 2350 2 D & R G Ists. Mess Pork, per bbl— D& R G és May 990 9% 9Ty 97T East Tenn lsts July 990 1005 990 9% Erie Gen 4s Lard, per 100 Tbe— Cion Biee 3ol 100 |S0 Ry e § |May CENEE NS R GH &S A6s.. 105 |Stand R & T.... o4 | 3ol SBERE I % 8 Lk b Jotaod B & T 5 | Beptember 530 535 530 5232 H&TC 110 [T&PLGIsts.. ® Short Ribs, per 100 Tbs— Do con 6 103 Do Rg 2ds UPD &G lsts. Wab 1st 5 Jowa C lst 5 La new cons 4s.. |L & N Uni 4s.... Do 2ds . IF G = 5 el sh quotations were as follows: Flour, SN Ve e & | stecdy: winter patents, # 50@5; straights, $ 20 Y s ] e casterea @4 50; spring specials, $5 50@5 60; spring pat- N e e $4 90@5 10; stralghts, $4 40@4 60; bakers, N - s U P 4s $3 50@4: No. 2 red wheat, $1 05; No. 2 corn, ROt A |3 No. 2 oats, %yc: No. 2 white f.0.b., STOCKS. | 3 3 white' f.o.b., 284@30%c; No. Chollar Ontario 250 | Rye, 52%c; No. 2 barle:- £.0.b., 38@39%c; No. 1 Crown Point || Ophir 50 | flaxeeed f.o.b., §1 22%: prime timothy seed, Con Cal & Va. Plymouth 13| $2 %: mess pork, per barrel, $0 S0@9 85; lard, Deadwood Quicksilver er 100 pounds, $5 17%; short ribs sides (loose), Gould & Curry... Do pref 3%: dry salted shoulders (boxed), $1 623@ Hale & Norcross. Sierra Nevada . short clear =ides (boxed), $5 45@5 55; Homestake Standard whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, 33| Union Con Mexican .. 25 Yellow Jacket — e g | Flour, barrels 7,000 BOSTON. 1 i BOSTON, April 16.—Atchison, 11%; Bell Tele- | Zheat; ‘bushels 1z phone, Burlington, $i%; Mexican Central, [ 0of% PUShElS - sz1o00 ; Oregon Short Line, 28, 1 g d & ), % 8 3 | Rye.’ bushels . 7000 LONDON MARKET. Darley, bustes 6,000 NEW YORK, April 16.—The Evening Post's ma London financial cablegram sa; Pending the | ;L‘uélsc. Cheese, quiet, 8@8%c: result of the vote on the Cuban resolution in % the United States Senate the markets here are | dull and stupld, with lower prices. Consols | were to-day %@14 per cent lower. Americans were from 50c@$1 lower, with no business do- ing, with business following Wall street. Span- ish 4s were about 42 Cables from New York report an impression in that market that Americans are chiefly manipulated now from London. This must not be confused with operations by English specu- to-day the Butter 14@18c; dairles, ggs, firm, fresh, On the Produce Exchange market was weak; creamerie: WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Bushels. Shipment ushels. Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee Chicago Toledo . St. Louls . Detroit .. | Kansas City 2,100 lators. Such manipulation as exists in this market is on behalf of New York operators. Totate The money market was easier to-day. P = CLOSING e Boston .. nadian Pacific, §1%; Grand Trunk, 7%; Bar 257d per ounce; Money, 2% per New Yol ver, steady, 25 ew Yors Philadelphia Baltimore . | New Orleans | Galveston . April 16, 2:30 p. m.—Spanish 4s %, a net loss of 1% from yesterday's closing quotation. BERLIN, April 16.—During the early part of the day business on the Bourse was weak, notably bank shares, Italian securities and American stocks, owing to the continued arma- ments. PARIS, April 16.—The opening of the Bourse here to-day reflected London’s weakness. Real- izations ruled, speculators were anxious to re- duce their open accounts, owing to the uncer- tainty of the outlook, and there was a further | heavy decline in the price of Spanish 4s, a re- | sult of the news that the Senate would not adjourn until the Cuban resolutions were voted | Opening upon. Rentes, Brazilians, Italians and Rus- | Closing slans were also materially lower. Rio Tintos | were largely offered. | 4 p. m.—Spanish 4s closed at 42%, 1% lower | than yesterday's final price. Totals . PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— Opening . | Closing Flour— Opening . Closing . LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. May. Jul Sept. % 7 610 pril. -84 63 60 29 40 EASTERN LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 16—CATTLE—Few Cattle arrived to-day to make a market and prices were nominal as a rule; closing anywhere from 15c to 3ic lower than a week ago; few Western Cattle have been selling badly all week. HOGS—Were slow but steady; light weights, $3 65G3 §7%; heavles, $3 70@3 12%; Pigs, $3@3 <, Jargely at 33 15@3 40 for small, and at $3 50@ 350 for the heavier ones. 5 50@5 621% ASSOCTATED BA STATEMENT. . funds from the interior and clearing house | banks, according to their statement for the current week, they were able not only to hold | their own in the way of cash, but added over | $2,000,000 to surplus reserve, making the latter item the largest reported since January 1. In the light of present events, the statement must | _ be regarded as favorable, since it reveals the | wonderfully strong position of the banks. Ordi- | narfly it would mean lower money rates this | week, but unless a_pactfic solution of the Span- ish cHsis presents ltself, no such reduction may be anticipated. The operations of the week LAMBS—Were salable at for wooled Mexicans, and at $4@5 for shorn flocks; shorn Sheep, $3 50@4 30, few going below $4. Recelpts—Cattle, : Hogs, 17,000; Sheep, o OMAHA. OMAHA, April 16.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1000; market steady; native beef steers, $3 S0@4 %) Western steers, $3 60@4 70; Texas steers, 33 50@ 430; cows and_helfers, §3 25@4 25; stockers and brought about a shrinkage of §7,657.90 in loan, | fifider:z- S{:@;: calves, $4 50@6 75; bulls, stags, due to continued liquidation and the entire ab- | ®'f;n &%” e 5600: e sence of new business, the banks cORNING | pency 53 095 Jor mired. $3 sogs 65; Ngbte v5 o0 themselves to the needs of their own cus- | ga's! Biikof sales, $3 6003 6915 ) tomers. Out of town banks, it is worthy of | “SEimp “Receipts, 7100: market steady: fair | note, are doing some buying in this market, | tempte: reduced $5,637,600. owing largely to withdrawals of balances. The interior movement is shown in the loss of $3,824,200 in legal tender. Specle imports account for the gain of $4,54,400 gold, and the net result was an increase of nearly i to cholce natives, | | three-quarters of a million cash. | the stringent rates. Deposits were | \estime, 38 0061 80, Lombe’ 11 mas 0, POl : Lambs, $4 25@5 KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, April 16.—CATTLE—Re- celpts, 400; market unchanged, retail trade only. HOGS—Recelpts, 7000 _market weak to 5o lower; bulk of sales, $3 65@3 75; heavies, $3 0@ 3 85; packers, $3 60@3 80; mixed, $3 55@3 0, lights, 33 50@3 67; 33 65@3 67%; Pigs, 33 25@3 60. market steady; The loss in deposits lowered the reserve re- quirements $1,679,400. This, added to the cash gain, swelled the surplus as above. The country has now imported or engaged over $60,000,000 of gold, but the New York banks to-day hold only $2,000,000 more cash than when the movement started. - The specie recefved has merely replaced the withdrawals by interior banks, and it is a problem whether the future demand on New York will be as porkers, SHEEP—RectIpts, 2500; lambs, $4 %0@5 35; muttons, $3@5. DENVER. DENVER, April 16.—CATTLE—Receipts, 400; market quiet; beef steers, $3 T5@4 50; cows, | heavy as anticipated. $3a3 ders, freight paid to river, }4@4 40: | Domestj¢ exchange 1s at a heavy discount at | stockers, freight paid, $4@4 60; bulls, stags, | interior cities, and from all that can be learned | etc., $2 | the cash withdrawn is not being employed at | HOGS—Receipts, 100; market lower; light home. The fact that outside institutions are | packers, $3 60@3 65; mixed, $3 55@3 60; heavy, loaning money here is not without significance. | 33 55@3 85. The outlook favors continued imports of gold, | SHEEP—Receipts, none; market unchanged. and these, with the heavy disbursements made | by the treasury, may operate to produce an easier state of affairs. It would not be sur- prising if present rates proved to be the maxi- mum for the year. The country has so much money that it is prepared to meet expenditures of an extraordinary magnitude without embar- rassment. The trouble now is that this is be- ing hoarded, rather than put into use. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, April 16.—Consols, 110%; 25%d; French Rentes, 102.37%. LIVERPOOL, April 16.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 standard California Wheat, 39s; cargoes Walla Walla Wheat, 37s 6d: cargoes off coast, very little doing; cargoes on passage, more inquiry; Liverpool Wheat, No. 1 California, Ss 2d@ss 3d: Wheat in Paris, firm; Flour in Paris, firm, COTTON—Uplands, '3 15-32d. CLOSE. Silver, | 1 NEW YORK, April 16.—FLOUR—Receipts, | 16,238 barrels; exports, 19,334 barrels; stronwer, | but not quotably higher; winter patents, $4 8@ WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. 2 red Western win- | 52; winter straits, $4 55@4 70; Minnesota | ter, 88 }%d: No. 1 red Northern spring, 8s 31d. patents, 3 20G5 30; winter extras, $3 65@4 10; | , CORN—Spct, frm: American mixed new, | Minnestota bakers, 3 2G4 45; winter low | 35 sat July, 3 oigd. | T 3s 5%d; May, grades, $2 90a3. FLOUR-St. Louis fancy; Pacific Coast, dull; WHEAT—Recelpts, 93,435 barrels; exports, | £2 10sG£4 10s. & et spot stronger; No. 2 red, $110 | €0 b options opened " strong and | g igher on surprisingly firm Liverpool cebles; | pril - Dhorts were. heavy buvers most: or the fees | PORTLAND, Or., April 16.—WHEAT—Walla noon, coveringyyesterday’s sales and influenced | Walla, $4@Sic; blue stem and valley, $7@sSc | also by renewed war talk; closed 2%@2%c net | per bushel. | higher; May, $1 05@1 06%, closed at §1 05%. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., April 16.—WHEAT—Closed strong at the advance; No. 1 club, $ic; No. 1 blue stem, Sic, with exporters offering lc less. | HOPS—Quiet; State common to choice, 159 crop, 4@sc: 1896 crop, 7@Sc; 1897 crop, 15@ilc; Pacific Coast, 1895 _crop, 4@5c; 189 crop, s@dc; 1897 crop, 15@17c; London market, 50@90s. WOOL-—Quiet; ‘fleece, 17@22c; Texas, 12@ldc. PETROLEUM—Dull. LEAD—Was called dull at $3 5. COPPER—Steady at $11§7%, and casting Copper steady at $11 121 by the firm fixing the settling prices for miners and smelters in the West to-day. The metal exchange issued no report, as is usual on Saturday. COFFEE—Options closed steady and un- | changed to 20 points higher; sales 15,500 bags, including May, $5 90@6. Spot Coffee—Rio, stead-: No. 7 invoice, 6%c: No. 7 jobbing, 7%c: | mild, quiet; Cordova, 84@ise. | | SUGAR—Raw, qulet; falr refining, 3 9-16c; | centrifugal, 96 'test, 4 11-16c; refined, quiet: | mold_ A, 5'7-16c: standard A, 5 1-16c; confec: | | tioners' "A, 5 1-16c; cut loaf, 5 5-16¢; crushed, | 5 11-16c; powdered, 5 7-16c; granulated, 5 3-l6c; | cubes, 5 7-16c. BUTTER—Receipts, 321 packages; Western creamery, 15@1ic; Elgins, 19¢; 12@15c. EGGS—Receipts, 5602 packages; steady; West- ern, 10%c; Southern, 9%@S%c. DRIED FRUIT. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. NEW YORK, April 16.—Exports of specle from this port for the week $S19,78) silver bars and coln and $160,620 gold. The imports of specie at New York for the week ending to-day were 5,562,580 in gold and Hite tmports. ot dry goods and for the week were $,734,101. e LONDON WOOL MARKET. LONDON, April 16.—The Wool market during the week was very quiet and there were only a few transactions. The arrivals to date for the third series of Wool auction sales number ] 294,497 bales, including 110,500 forwarded direct, COTTON MARKET. NEW ORLEANS, April 16.—COTTON—Active and_firm;_middling, G%c. NEW YORK, April 16.—COTTON—Steady; middling, 6%e. i CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, April 16—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the Treasury show: Available cash_balance, $219,162,439; g Serve, $179,147,687. gold re. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., April 16.—Exchanges, 994; balances, §23,372. - e LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. easy; factory, NEW YORK, April 16.—California dried fruit, steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@Ti4c; prime wire tray, fc; wood dried, prime, Sic; choice, Sisc; fancy, 9G8ic. | PRUNES—3@7%c. | APRICOTS—Royal, 0%@7c; Moorpark, $%@ CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, April 16.—Traders in wheat were | treated to a genuine surprise at the opening. In spite of all the selling done here yesterday, millions of bushels by the long Interests, and | notwithstanding the drop of 3c a bushel in s July, all foreign markets came higher. Liver- | Sterling Exchange, sight . pool in particular was strong, showing .d-!g::r“nx %xg{::‘n‘ 60 days vances ranging from s to %d. A feature of | Sterling Cabies . B the advance at Liverpool was the fact that the | New York Brohanse: 8 July price there was 25c higher than the pre- | Fine Silver, per ounce. valling price in this market, or considerably | Mexican DONATS w.eian -—oiseiine $209,- W e 22 BRI !81 | | WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The week closed with higher prices, both on and off call, futures. Tidewater quotations are as follows: with a fair trade In $1 60 for No. 1, $1 62% for choice and $1 65@1 70 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. = Informal Sessfon — 9:15 o'clock — December— 6000 ctls, $138; 10,000, $1 57%; 4000, $1 5i%: 20,000, $1 57%. Second Session—December—2000 ctls, 14,000, $1 581, Regular Morning Session—December—2000 ctl $1 588, May—3000, $1 60%; 8006, 51 003, 6000, $1 55%; 2000, $1 $1 26,000, $1 3 2000, $1 60%; 587 BARLEY—Spot prices were no higher, but futures did better under good trading. Feed, §1 40G1 42%; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD 8. ALES. Informal Session — §:15 o'clock — December— 8000 ctls, $1 3915, Second Session—December—2000 ctls, $139%: Session—December—24,000 May— 6000, $139%; 4000, $1 40. Regular Mornin, ctls,” 31 395 4000, §1 331a; 6000, 31 39 6000, $1 4335:° 2000, '$1 43%; 2000, $1 43%. OATS—The market is stiff, with a further advance Fancy Feed, $1 42%@1 45 per ctl: in Surprise. good to choice, $1 37151 423 common, $1 30@1 35; Sur- prise, $1 40@1 50; “gray, $1 #1351 47 per cil —Dealers are quoting with a fair demand and moderate stocks. CORN: Small round vellow, $1 20@ S0@1 3%; milling, still higher prices 12 per ctl; large vellow, $115@1 20; white, $1 17%@1 20. RYE—: $1 37% per ctl. BUCK _IEAT—$1 0@2 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. All Kinds are firm at unchanged prices. FLOUR—Family Extras, $ 25@5 35; Bakers' Extras, $5@5 10 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, $6; Cornmeal, §2350; extra cream Cornmeal, §3 Hominy, 33 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 Cracked Wheat, Oatmeal, $4: $3 75; Farina, Oat_Groats, $4 2 $4 75; Whole Wheat Flour, $3'2; Rolled Oats (barrels), 3580 | @6 20; i Split Peas, $4 n sacks, ; Green Peas, $5 60@6; Pearl Barley, $4 7 , §4 50 per 100 Ib HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The only changes vesterday were an ad- | vance in Straw and Oat Hay. Alfalfa is on its way from Arizona, but as much. It costs the same | it costs $16 here it will not affect the market to lay the same grade down here from Utah, and as the sup- ply from both these we cannot expect muc) Nor can Oregon send us much of her tions. rell; uarters will be limited ef In these direc- | Hay, so we may have to depend on our own | compressed Oat, | Clover, nominal STRAW—65@7! | 81 55@1 67%4; $2 50@2 63; May. | crop after all. 2| fancy prices for the next twelve months, as far as can be seen at present. The outlook, therefore, is for The State was never so hard up for Hay before. BRAN—$21@21 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$§23@25 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS -Rolled Barley, ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, bing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $30@31 per $31@31 30; Job- $24@2%; Cot- tonseed Meal, $28@30 per ton; Cornmeal, 3$24; Cracked Corn, $24@25. HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $22 26 50; Barley, Beans. no chan BEAN Butter Wheat and Oat, nominal; $20@22 50; ‘Oregon Tim per bale. $21@325; compressed Wheat, Oat, $20@: ing Alfalfa, $UQIS othy, $14@16. BEANS AND SEEDS. There s another trifing advance in White Flaxseed is lower. ge. Bayos, 32 $0@2 95 Large Whites, §! Reds, $22; B $1 40@1 60; Limas, Otherwise there is : Small Whites, 1 55@1 67%; Pinks, lackeye, §2 90@3; $2 35@2 45; Pea, $1 55@1 67%%: Red Kidneye, $2@2 25 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2@3 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $3@3 15; Flax, $2%; Canary Seed 2.@2%c per 1b; Alfalfa, 3@bc; Rape, 2%@2%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@d%c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 60@1 §5; Green, $1 75 @2 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. There was no change in anything vesterday. Receipts of all kinds were ample for all needs. POTATOES—Early Rose, 30@35c; River Reds, 50@60c; River Burbanks, 50@60c per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 53@Soc @7c per sack: Sweet Potat Merced; new Potatoes, 1@2c ONIONS—Choice, 0@2 8 22 per ctl: cut Onions, Oregons, $§2 60G2 75. VEGETABLE:! Petaluma Burbanks, 50 oes, T5c@$1 10 for per . common, $1 5@ 50c@1 25 per sack; Receipts were 1352 boxes As- paragus, 451 boxes Rhubarb and 708 sacks Peas. Asparagus, §1 for extr: a large, $1 per box for No. 1, 50c@sl for No. 2; Rhubarb, @60c per box for small to good and T for extra choles Green Peas, @$1 25 per sack; Dried Peppers, 6@ic per Ib; Dried Okra, 12%c} Cabbage, f5@iic per ctl; Carrots, 2@0c_per sack; Garlic, S@l0c per Cucumbers, 2@ $1 per dozen; Mexican Tomatoes, repack, $1@2 per_box. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12¢ per Ib in lots of 25 1bs; sliced desiccated, 16@18c; granulated raw, 13c;. Oni Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30¢; c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. Hens are lower and weak. Otherwise ions, 60c; Carrots, ol POULTRY AND is no change. POULTRY—Live Turkey and 12@13c_for Hens; blers, $1@1 50: old and ters, Fryers, $2 50@3 young, $7 50@8; Goslings, $2@ 78 for young: He: Rooste: $6@7; Broilers, for small; $4 5065 50 for Pigeons, 1d, 13c; new, 18ci Turnips, GAME. there 11@13c for Geese, per Gob- palr, Ducks, $3 50@4 50 for ns, $3 50@4; Roos- s, old, $3 To@4 large, $1 o@2 | dozen for young and $1 2@1 50 for old. | GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. There is nothing new worth talking about. | Supplies of Butter and Eggs about balance the 3360 | gemand. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 18%@19%c; sec- onds, Dairy grades, 1Sc. — Cholce to fancy, 14@lsc per Ib. 17@18%c; second Eastern Butter—Imitation creamery, 16@16%c; ladle-pa CHEESE—Choice mild new, Cream Cheddar, 11c; Western, 11@i2c; East- to good, Young America, 1 ern 12ty cked, 15@16c per Ib. 1a@8bac; @13%c_per 9@10c; common 10@11c; EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 13@l4c per dozen; store Eggs, 12@i3c; Eastern, 12%@13%c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. About 25 chests of Strawberrles came in and sold off well. Oranges rule firm and a fancy Navel will bring the top quotation. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— T5e@sl Apples, 4 for good to cl CITRU extra_fancy, ons, 50c@$1 for common and choice; berries. oice and $1 25 JS FRUITS—Navel 32 T5@3; Seedll Mexican Limes, $4 5% sogisic per drawer for large and S0c per box for common, T5e@$t 1 50 for fancy. ranges, $1 25@2 50; 50c@$1; Lem- 2 for good to California @4 5 Limes, in small boxes, 40@30c: Bananas, $125 @2 per bunch; Pineapples, 33@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. There is no further change to report. The demand is fair. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 3%@ 4%c for 40-50's, 3%@3%c for 50-60's, 2%@3%c for 60-70" @ ; peeled, 10§123.¢; Apricots, 5@6%c for Roy:- als and 7@Sc for good to fancy Moorpas Evaporated Apples, 6%@7c; , 2%4@2%c for 70-80's, 1%@2ic for 80-90's, 14@1%c for 9-100's; Peaches, . @oc; fancy, 5% sun-dried, “4@ac Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, i%@i%c Tor ‘pitted ‘and 16 e for unpitted;. blosened Plum: RAISI crown, 5@5tce; Nectarines, 4@bc for prime to Pears, 24@4l%c for quarters and 3@sic for halves, according to color, etc. 0 3%c for four-crown, 1le@2c for two-crown, 3c for three- 4%c for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2isc. 9 NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Sc_per Ib; Walnuts, 3@4c for hardshell and 4@6c for soft- shell: softshel Almonds, 1, 8k%@dc for 3@dc for hardshell paper-shell 4@5%e for Eastern and 4ic for Californi cans, 6}@sc; 8@9c per 1b; Cocoanuts, $4 HONEY—Comb, $@10e 6@ic for Peanuts, ; Pe- Filberts, $4@10c; Brazil Nuts, 50@5 per 100. for bright and 6@7c for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5%@6c; light amber extracted, 4% BEESWAX—24@26c per Eastern nia_Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, fisger bbl Mess Beef, $10; Family Beef, $11@L. ?g'/ic per 1b. PROVISIONS. Previous prices rule, with a dull market. CURED MEATS—Bacon, heavy, S%c for light medium, 10%c for light, llc for extra light and 12%c for sugar-cured; sugar-cured Hams, 9%c per b for 10%@11c; Califor- extra it Pork, $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear,318; mess, $16: Smoked Beef, 1i@12c per Ib. LARD-Eastern’ tierces quoted at 5%c per b for compound and 7c for pure; palls, California and 6%c for pure; hal tierces, Slac Tie: o-b tins, 8c. COTTOLENBE—Tierces, less than 300 Ths—I1-1b pall: 3-Ib pails, 20 in a case, §%c; 5-Ib palls, 12 case, §iic; 10-Ib pails, 6 n % b ™ for compound barrels, 6%c; 10-T tins, 5% @6%e; 60 in a case. 8%c; a case, 8lc; 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 in a case, 7%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 7%c; fancy tubs, 80 Ibs net, 7%c; half bbls, about 110 ds, Tl%c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. One or two descriptions of Hides are lower. Otherwise there is nothing new. Sheepskins are weak. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. medium, 9c; light, 9¢; Cowhides, steers, 1 Heavy salted 8%@9c; Stags, 6c; salted Kip, 9c; Calf, 10c; dry Hides, dry Ki) culls, 16@16%c; culls and d Veal, 1 6%4¢c; dry P, o e A astAe each brands, 13@13%c; G, g 5@10¢; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per Tb; medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shear- lings, 20@30c each: short’ wool, 40@ilc each; medium, 7 ; long wools, TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 2, 2@2%c; refined, Gc; Grease, WOOL—Fall_clip—San Je ithern Mountal: 90c@$1 30 each. e per 1b: No. ufluln: defective, 1@ ; free Northern, 96110 per 1. per | T OPS—1896 crop, 2@éc for poor to fair and 02 for Eood THT erop, 11k per . SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Previous quotations rule for all deseriptions. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6%@7c; second quality, ! 5%@Se: third quality, 4@5c per . EAL—Large, 6@6%c; small, 7@7%c per Id. poIUTTON—Wethers, 'sia@dc; Ewes, 808%c T Ib. LAMB—Spring, 9@10c per Ib. PORK—Live Hog?l axpmv.c for large and 4c for gmedium; stock Hogs, 2@2%c; dressed Hogs. | GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool | Bags, nominal; San Quentin, £ 80. COAL—Wellington, $§ per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, §7 50 $6; Bryant, 36; Coos Bay, 35 50; Wallsen 5 Scotch, $10; Cumberland, $10°% in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, '$10 per ton; Rock Springs. Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, $8; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 1n sacks. | SUGAR—The Western Sugar Kefinery Com- pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed | and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mag- nolia A, s%c: Extra C, %c: Golden C. 5%e: | Candy Granulated, 5%c; California A, S¥c per | and Ib; half barrels lc more than barrels, boxes }c more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Saturday, April 15. Flour, qr sks ... 40,940 Pelts, bdls Wheat, ctls ..... 45,485 Hides, no Barley, ctls . 4,175 Eggs, doz Corn, ctls 25| Raisins, bx: 2,400| Lime, bbls Wool, bales bales tons Benns, sks 1,837| Hay, Onions, sks 250 Wine, gals Bran, sks . 2261 Lumber, ft Potatoes, sks . 2 Leather, roll Middlings, sks .. i OREGON. | Flour, qr sks ... 860/Bran, sks . 85 ‘Wheat, ctls ..... 4201Hops, bales 107 | Oats, ctls .. 2,930 Onions, sLs 250 WASHINGTON. Wheat, ctls . 325 Barley, ctls . 140 Oats, ctls .. EAETERN. Corn, ctls . 4001 THE STOCK MARKET. The close of the week found mining stocks | considerably lower than at the close of the preceding week. In fact, it was the most de- | pressed week these securities have seen for some time. Trading on the Bond Exchange also fell off last week, except yesterday, when business picked up again. The main features were lower prices for Hawailan Commercial and | Oceanic Steamship. The output of ore from the Consolidated Cali- fornia and Virginia last week was 38 tons, of the average assay value of $39 46. The amount of ore extracted during the previous week Jjas,57 tons, of the aversge sssay value of The Serra Nevada Mining Company has re- ceived $2412 as the net proceeds of 4650 pounds net weight of concentrates treated at Selby's, 1) and $1094 in gold coin and silver of the esti- mated value of $20 from the United States | Mint at Carson, Nev., as the net proceeds of | 109 pounds crude bullion shipped to that Mint | from the Nevada mill. The Fireman's Fund Insurance Company has declared a quarterly dividend of §3 per share, payable this week. The Alice Mining Company of Montana has declared a dividend of 5 cents, amounting to $20.00, payable April 27. The Sacramento Mining Company of Utah has declared a dividend of 1 cent, amounting to $5000, payable April 30. The South Swansea Mining Company of Utah has declared a dividend of 5 cents, amounting to_§7500, payable April 2L The Bullion-Beck Mining Company of Utah pald a dividend of 10 cents, amounting to $10,000, April 12. The Portland Mining Company of Colorado paid a dividend of 13 cents, amounting to $45,000, April 15, The Vallejo Quick: er Mining Company of Napa County has levied an assessment of 1| cent, delinquent May 12 The' delinquent assessment sales of the Ophir and Crown Point will be held to-morrow. | _The annual meeting of the California_ Beet Sugar Estate and Land Company, limited, has | been called for April 21 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, SATURDAY, April 15—10:30 a. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. U S ‘onds— M E L Co..... — 13% 4s quar coup..109 109%(Oakland Gas.. 40 43 4s quar reg... — 108i|Pac Gas Imp.. s2 §3 4s_quar new...118%119% Pac L Co. Miscellaneous— SF G & Cal-ct Cab 38.113 — |San Fran . Cat El os. Stock Gas. € C Wat Insurance— Dup-st ex c.. E L & P 6s..1 F & Ch Ry 6s. Firem's Fund.19 Bank Stocks— 2| Anglo-Cal 55 Geary-st R 5s. — 100 |Bank of Cal..20 T & S 5%.100 106 [Cal S D & T. — L ALCoé6s..— 100 |First Nat ....19% Do gntd (s.. — 100 |Lon P & A...130 Market-st 6s.126% — |Mer Exchange — Do 1st M 5s..110%110% | Nev Nat B...151 Nat Vin 6s 1st — 97%| Savings Banis— N C Ng Ry 7s.102 Ger S & L. — 110 | Ry Cal 6s..109 Hum S & L.1050 1160 | Ry Cal 5s..100% Mutual Sa = 2% | NPCRR6s.103 — [SF Sav U.. — 300 N P C Ry 55..101% — |S & L So, 100 N Cal Ry bs.. — — [Security S B 250 — Oak Gas 5s...100 — |Union T Co. 8755 — Do 2d is §s.. — 110 | Street Rallroad— . — 1%%]California ....107% — — |Geary ... 40 110 |Market-st 503 — | Presidio 6 — | Powder— | California, 60 | E Dynamite, % .| Giant Con Co. — 413’ | § P of Ar fs. Vigorit ........ 2% 2% | S P Cal 6. 3| Miscellaneous— | SPC 1s cg 55 16/Al Pac Assn.. 95 07 8§ P Br-bs Ger Ld Wks.110 — | S V Wat és Hana P Co...— 15 SV Wat 4s H C & S Co.. 2% 2% Stock Gas 6s. Hutch S P Co. 13- 44 Water— Mer Ex Assn. % — | Contra Costa.. 50 5% [Nat Vin C Marin Co ....50 — |Oceanic § C Spring Valley. 991100 |Pac A F L. Gas & Electric— >ac Bor Co. Cent Gaslight.100 Par Paint Co. Morning Session. 50 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. B STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. 5 do do 50 do do STEAMER. FroM T Doe 10 do do - 0 | Venus . [China ana Japan. pr iz W do do 5 [ 25 Market-street Railway 500 | Soom Bay {Rowpart e $5000 Market-street Ry Con Bonds 55....110 50 | Oroacens Gity . | Gresent Gity E 5 Oceanic Steamship Co C45 00 3 L TR R e &% | Orizaba.. Humoolat Apr 13 & do _do 5% | AliceBlanchara Seattle . Avr iy 30 Spring Valley Water . 99 6214 | TTeeots.. e O 8950 | Gity of Rio... . (China and Japan Apriy : B % = amoa (um| $4000S P Branch Ry Bonds. 110 50 Hrena Coos iy i g b mpire. "o08 Bay.. or INVESTMENT TOARD. Sate or a1 | Fortana. s Clevelan cattle. e 2 o Morning Besslan. Homer... Humboldt . Aor 20 Giant Powder ... ® | Mackinaw..... |Tacoma.. ~|apr22 50 Hawallan C & S C 2250 | Wellington.... |Departure Bay. |apr 22 5 do do . 2200 | Chilka:... _....|Humboldt . Apr 22 5% do do 2150 | City Puebia.. . |Victoria and Puget Sound [Apr 22 rgrg 4 North Fore.... | Humbpoids...... - apr 28 MINING STOCKS. Santa Rosa. ... |San Dieo.. Apr2s Portland. Apr2 Highest rices of stocks during the week. | Alask: Apr 25 " Name of Stock. [M.| T.IW.|T. | F.| 8. 05 Alpha 06 % Alta 23! Andes 16, 15| 13] Belcher 20 18 15| Best & Belcher Bullion .. Caledonia . Challenge . 19/ Chollar .. 30| Con Cal & Va. 8] i S6s! 38EERR| Confidence Crown Point . Gould & Curry . Hale & Norcross %/ 91 Mexican 35| 33| Ophir .. 4| e8] ‘Overman 238825538 EENRANRRSIREASE: SABNSRLEN Occidental .. Potosi . Savage Standard Sterra Nevada . Union . Utah Yellow Jacket Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yvesterday: ~ Morning Sessfon. 600 Alta . 241100 Mexican 17 200 Andes . 12 5 300 Best & 3 % 100 Chollar ...... 30 B 400 Gould & Curry.. 26[3 % 150 Hale & Norcrs. 7l i 200 Justice u n ] 16 1 1 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock .Bolrd yesterday: Morning Session. 00 Alta .. 2|4 ¢ 200 .. - 300 Best & Belcher. it 500 Bullion : 400 Chollar s 1200 Con Cal & Va. 42 700 - 3 400 * 400 Crown Point ... 16 300 Gould & Curry.. o 200 Hale & Norcrs. 7 200 .. ;2 4 14 200 Yellow Jacket... 11 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. SATURDAY, April 1612 m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Al 05 06 01, 02 Al 28 24/|Justice 1516 | could be more brilliant than | day in the orcer of nccurrence as to time. | second time column gives the second tide of | Braneh Hyd Andes . 13 14|Kentuck .....& 01 03 Belcher . 14 15|Lady Wash ... — 03 Benton Con .... — 30|Mexican . LS Best & Belchr. 8 36 Occidental = Bullion .. 63 04 Ophir 57 Caledonia . — 16/Overman 7 Chollar .. 32 33! Potost 42 Challenge 18 20{Savage . 18 Con Cal & Va. 76 77{Seg Belc 04 Confidence . — 59|Scorpion 02 Con Imperiai .. 02|Sierra Nev. — Crown Potnt .. 14(Silver Hill 02 Con New York. 02|Syndicate — 05 Eureka Con 20|Standard . 160 — Exchequer ..... 05{Unfon Con 24 2% Gould & Curry. 26{Utah . 0 11 71! Yellow Jacket. 12 13 WANTS COMMON SENSE. French literature wants the saving element of common sense. Nothing Victor Hugo in 1830. His verse flashes like the white plume of Navarre. His was the most famous charge in literature, ! The courage and_brilliancy of ‘“Her- nani” and “Ruy Blas” are prodigious, but they lack common sense. conquer, win deafening applause, be- wilder men with excitement, but, vic- tory won, they have not the aptitude for settling down. The great French | literature of the romantic period did not dig foundation, slap on mortar or lay arches in the cellars of its house after the English fashion. Next to Victor Hugo, not counting Goethe, the greatest man of letters in Europe of this century is Sir Walter Scott. Mark the difference between him and Hugo. Scott’s poetry and no- vels have a vigorous vitality from his common sense, and therefore they are ingrained in the trunk of English lit- erature; the fresh sap of their romance quickens every root and adds greenery to every bough. Victor Hugo is pas- sionate, imaginative, majestic, power- ful, eloquent, demagogical, but he does not stand the hard test of squaring with the experience of common men.— March Atlantic. —_———— “Well, James, how are you feeling to- day?”’ said the minister to one of his parishioners, an old man suffering from chronic rheumatism. ‘'You are not look- ing as brisk as usual.” ‘‘Na, sir,”” replied the old fellow sadly, “I've been gey unfortinit the day.” “How, James?” ““Weel, sir, I got a letter fra a Glasco lawyer body this mornin’ tellin’ me tha ma cousin Jock was dled, an’ that he had left me twa hunner poun! “Two hundred pounds,” repeated the minister. ““And do you call that hard luck? Why, it Is quite a fortune for you, James v, saild the old man sorrowfully, “but the stipid lawyer body dinna pit eneuch stamps on his letter, an’ I had a hale saxpence to pey for extra postage.” Lewiston (Me.) Journal THE CALL CALENDAR. April, 1898. ]Su,lMo Tu. We lTh_ Fr. [Sa | Moon's Phases. 1 2 Full Moon. — April | |mgLast Quarter 1213 | 141516 April 13. ‘ o (o b New Moon, Bls | F e |G TS | % |7 First Quarter, NOTICE TO MARI.(ERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographio Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained In San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to natlonality and free of expense. Navigators are cor fally invited to visit the office, Where complete sets of charts and sall- ing directions of the world are-kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest Information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on top of the building on Tele. eraph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes Lefors | noon and Is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signa! recefved each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island. Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time - giving the error, if any. is published the same dav by the afternoon apers, and by the morninz papers the follow- g day. W. 8. HUGHES, U. S. N.. In ch: Lieutenan! SUN, United States Coast and Geodetlc Survey. MOON = AND TIDE. Times and iieights of Waters at_Fort Point, Franclsco Bay. thority of the Superintendent. High and Low Entrance to San They | Published by Officlal Au- | NOTE—The high and low waters occur at | the city front (Misslon-street whar?) about | twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Polnt: the height of tide is the same at both places. APRIL—I183 :26 2. m. Time| oot | Time | roey | Timel g Aw LW I8 Wi §iime| & [Time] Feet NOTZ—In the above exposition of the tid: the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of th the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the ast tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights iven are ‘additions to the soundl on the nited States Coast Survey charts. except when a minus sl (=) precedes the height and then the number given 1s subtractive from the depth given by the charts. reference is the mean of tl - lower low waters. The plane of STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER | DESTINATION| _ SATLS. | PIBR Rosa San Diego .. [Apr 17.11 AM|Pier 1L Norih Fork | Humboldt . .. apr 18, ¥ av[Pler % Oregon ... | Portana..... | Apr 18.10 AM|Pler 12 Cityof Para| Panama Apr 15,12 M|PM S Coos Bay.. Newport. Apr 19, 9 AM|Prer 1L Aamedn | syavey_ 21\ | Apr 20, 2 aIPler 1 - | Humboldt pr 20.10 AM|Pler Perey goos . |Apr 2L 10 AM|Pier 1§ Vie & Pgt Sna|Apr 1) 10 An|Pler 9 Pomona... |San Diezo....|Ape 2111 Aw|Pler 11 ‘ABlanehrd | Yaquina Bay. [Apr 21. 3 pw|Pler 13 Weeott...... | Humboidt. ... |Apr 22 u Am|Pler 1y State of Cal | Portland Ap: 2510 Ax | Pler 3t Homer.... |Humboldi ... |Apr 23. § Aw|Pler 11 Cleveland.. |Puget Sound. |Apr 2, | | Venus....../China &Japan ! Apr 2, 1 PMIPM SS THE TIME BALL. phic Office, U. S. N., Mer- Francisco ~ April chants’ “Exchange, San 16, 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. McMILLAN, Assistant in_charge. SHIPZ”ING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Saturday, April 16. Stmr Jewel, Madsen, 62 hours from Newpcrt. Stmr Washtenaw, Croscup, 32 hours from Ta- coma. 3 SIIII’DElo'ry of the Seas, Freeman, 5% days from Departure Bay. Ship Luctle, Anderson, 9% days from Seattle, via Port Angeles Tl da - Schr Webfoot, Donnelly, 3 days from Coos Bay. Schr J M Colman, Treanor, 7 days from Co- lumbia River. Schr Lottle Carson, Anderson, 14 days Newport. d Schr Sadfe, Smith, 5% uavs from Grays bor. Schr Monterey, Jacobs, 70 hours from tura. hr Honolulu, Thonagel, 32 days from Hako- date. RED. CLEARED turday, April 16. Br stmr Mount Tabor, Jameson, Portland; H J Knowles. 3 Stmr Morgan City, Dillen, Seattle; Johnson- Locke Mercantile Co. Sir Oregon. Stephens, Portiand; Oregon Raflway and Nav Co. &tmr Santa Rosa. Alexander, San Diego; Perkins & Co. from Har- Ven- Br_ship_Manydown, Robertson. Queenstown, via Port Tewnsend: G W McNear. Whal bark Gayhead, Foley, whaling voyage; J A Magee Jr. Haw bark Mauna Ala, Smith, Honolulu; J D Spreckels & Bros Co. _ Schr Rattler. Pierson, Prince William Sound and Cooks Inlet; W H Plerson. SAILED. Saturday, April 18, Nor stmr Titania, Egenes, Nanaimo. Stmr Walla Waila, Wallace, Port Townsend. Stmr Morgan City, Dillon, Seattle. Stme Sunol, Dettmers, Unalaska. Haw stmr Aztec, Trask, Hongkong via Yo- kohama. Br ship Kate Thomas, Queenstown. Ship Orfental, Parker, Bristol Bay Ship Bohemia, Whalman, Bristol Bay. Bark Wilna, Slater, Viadivostok. Whal bark Gayhead, Foley, whaling. Br bark Invercoe, Lewis, Queenstown. Bark Will W Case, Thomsen, Bristol Schr Western Home, Nilson, Coos B: Schr Fortuna, Rosich, Eureka. Schr Lottie Carson, Anderson, TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, April 16, 10 p. m.—Weather, hazy; wind, NW; velocity, 30 miles. CHARTERS. The J N Ingalls loads mdse for Mazatlan and San Blas: Elwell, coal at a British Columbian port for St Michael; Snow and Burgess, lum- ber on the Sound for Sydney, 45s. SPOKEN. Per Sadie—April 13 about 30 miles SW. of Coos Ba - schr Mary Taylor with 520 sealskins. MEMORANDUM The schr Lottie Carson from Newport bound for Eureka put in on account of carrying away forestay April 14, 50 miles SW of the Farallon Islands in a strong NW gale. MISCELLANEOUS.. Per schr Webfoot—While coming to an an- chor off Black Point lost both anchors, and in drifting up_the bay collided with the Br bark Invercoe off Vallejo-street wharf and had rail and rigging on starboard side damaged. Was towed clear by tug Sea Witch. DUNKIRK—April 15—Br ship Wanderer, frm Tacoma, previously reported ashore, has been driven further up the shore: nearly 1000 tona of cargo discharged; no hope of floating her un- til completely discharged. LONDON, April 15—Ger bark Schiffbek, from Hamburg for Santa Rosalia, anchored near Ramsgate, slightly damaged by collision. DOMESTIC PORTS. TATOOSH—Passed April 13—Nor stmr Peter Jebsen, from Nanaimo, for Port Los Angeles. EUREKA—Arrived Aril 16—Stmr Samoa, hne April 14. ASTORIA—Arrived April 16—Stmr City of Topeka, from Seattle. Sailed April 16—Schr Maggie C Russ, for Moss Landin, SEATTLE—Arrived April 16-Stmr Lakme, from Dyea. Eureka. PORT GAMBLE—Sailed April 16—Schr Nokos - mis, for San Pedro. : TATOOSH—Passed Aril 16—Br stmr Wellinge ton, hence April 13, for Nanaimo, SAN PEDRO—Arrived April 16—Schr C & Holmes, from Port “lakeley. NEWPORT—Sailed April 16—Stmr Westport, for San Francisco. TATOOSH—Passed April 16—Schr Nokomis, from Port Gamble, for San Pedro. COOS BAY—Salled April 16—Schr Coos Bay, for San Francisco. PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived April 15—Stm Mineola, from Comox EUREKA—Sailed April 15—Schr Serena Thayer, for San Pedro; schr Sparrow, for San Francisco; schr Haicyon, for Newport; bktn Uncle John, for Newport. FOREIGN PORTS. AUCKLAND—Sailed April 16—Stmr Mariposa, for San Francisco. SALAVERRY—Sailed March 6§ — Br bark Knight Commander, for Vancouver. COLON—Sailed April 15—Stmr Advance, fof New York. HAVRE—Arrived ‘oril 14—Br ship Foyledals from Tacoma. LA ROCHELLE—Arrived Astree, hence Nov 20. PANAMA—Arrived April hence March 8; stmr Costa Rica, April 5—Fr ship 2—Stmr Acapulco, from Cham- perico. April §—Haw stmr Barracouta, from Champerico. ST NAZAIRE—Arrived April 12—Fr bark Jules Verne, hence Dec 1. TR. ATLANTIC STEAMERS. PHILADELPHIA—Arrived April 16—Stmr Kensington. from London NEW YORK—Arrived April 16—Stmr St Paul, from Southampton; stmr Pa from Ham- 16—Stmr St York, for LIVERPOOL—Arrived April 16—Stmr Tauric, from New York. Sailed April 16 OCEAN TRAVEL. tmr ic, for New York. PacificACnast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway whart, San Francisco: For ‘Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., April 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, May 1, transter at Seattle. For Alaskan ports (from Spear street wharf), 10 a. m., April 8, 18, 23, May 3, transfer at Portland, Or. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a.'m.. April 1 6 10, 16, 21, 25, May 1, and every fitth day there- after, connecting at Seattle with this com- pany's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.. at Tacoma with N. P. Ry., at vancouver with CLPiRY: For Bureka (Humboldt Bay). 10 a. m., April 2, 8, 14, 2, 26, May 2, and every sixth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis_ Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, 9 a. m.. April 3 7, 11, 15, 13, 2 May 1, and_every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- Santa Barbara, Port Angeles), 11 29, May 3, and ford (San Luis Obispo), Los Angeles and - Redondo (Lot a. m., April 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, % every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Joce del Cabo, Mazatfan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- lia and Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m., April 12, and 7d of each month thereafter. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing. TICKET OFFICE— New Montgomery street Palace Hotel). FESSDALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Asts.. 10 Market street, San Francisco. HE 0. R. & N. GO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FARE §8°.CoaCiass "na Mean and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: Oregon April 18, 27 Columbia, ... April 21, 3 State of California April 24, May 3 Through Tickets and Through Baggage to all Eastern: Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- tion to e E. C. WARD, Genéral Agent, 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. EANI ship Conpay- Frry 3 Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPR TOWN, South Africa. "KELS & BROS. CO., Agents.. R 114 Montgomery street. The S.S. ALAMEDA sails via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, April 20, at 2 p, LULU only, May 3, | Freight Office—327 Market st., San Franclsco. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. French Line to Havre. c] boat. N York Company's Pier (new) 42 .sorth English railway and the discomfort of crossing second class, $116. ASCOG! April 23, 10 a. m. L4 GASEs “April 30, 10 al m. LA BOURGOGNE . May 7, 10 a. m. LA TOURAINE . May 14 10 a. m. LA GASCOGNE May 21,10 a. m. For further particulars nr\ply"lo COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN- TIQUE, Agent. No. 3, Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agent ave., San Francisco. EMPIRE LINE. 5 Montgomery | FOR ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers Ohlo, Pe:_sylvania, Tilinois, Indi- ana, 3400 tons, Conemaugh, 2100 tons (furmerly Em the trans-Atlantic service of the American | 1ine). Appointed sailings from Seattle. §. S. Ohio, Jupe 15, S. S. Indiana, June 22, S. S. Pennsylva-'a June 29, for St. Michael, connecting with company's flet of new and modern steamers and@barges on the Yukon River, through to Dawson City and interme- diate potnts. For passage and freight apply o INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., ‘30 Montgomery St. Or any of its Agencies. "FOR U. S. NAYY-YARD AND VALLEJD. Steamer *‘Monticello’ Thurs. and Sat........ p. m. ex. Thurs.) p. m. and $:30 p. m. 10:30 2. 'm. and S p. m. Landing ‘and_ Offices—Mission Dock, Pler 3. Telejhone, Red 2241 FORSAN JOSE, LOS GATOS and SNTA CFU2 Steamer Aiviso leaves Fler 1 daiiy (3 Y excepted) at 10 a. m.; Alviso daily )As(fl‘\lx':g:i: excepted) at 5 p. m. Freight and passengers, Fare between San Francisco and Alviso, soo; to San Jose, Tic. Clay strest, Pi First street, San Jose. S i Ncit . S. ZEALANDIA, Victoria and 3