The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 30, 1898, Page 12

12 COMMERCIAL WORLD. Sllver weaker. Wheat and Barley lower. Other Cereals unchanged. Flour steady. Hay and Feedstufts unchanged. lieans very firm. inseed Oil and Luco! higher. ‘wenty-three failures last week. Onions on the market. lutter lower. Cheese weak. 25 unchanged. oultry still a drug. | fes still scarce. | nes cleaning up slowly. Provisions unchanged. ides and Leather doing better. all Hogs not wanted. Cordage advanced. K'S FAILURES,. THE W The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 23 a “oast States and Terri- mpared 1 i3 for the previous | R for the corresponding week of | he fallures for the past year are divided | tes as follows: = Hotel and sa- | Jper, 1; grocers, 2; contractors . i general stores. :boots s { wagon maker, 1: stationery, etc. i feweler, 1; confectionery, 1. OUR FINE CREDIT. 2 | A 5 THE WAR SEEMS TO HAVE NO EFFECT | WHATEVER UPON IT. The New York circular of Henry Clews says: ‘“The absence of panic or sensation in the very presence of war is something remarkable and has rarely been witnessed in the world's money markets under the influence of lke con- ditions. Such catastrophes are invarlably at- | tended with panic on the Bourses and violent | fluctuations_in the money markets, which ex- | tend to other countries than those directly | cerned in the hostilities. In our case, we | e stood pecullarly exposed to suffer from effects of this nature. We are probably the ost largely debtor nation in the world. En nd, Germany, Holland and France hold, a« rding to common estimate, fully $2,000,000,000 our investments. These creditors have re- tly had their confidence severely tested by late siiver agitation; and it might be ex- o at those fears would be acutely re- ¥ the financial strain to which this war the country. That such appre- 1d of corpor more or less important ritles from Europe was nd, in fact, has been movement has ap- xtent. The foreign | . which at times | ut the possibility of | Iver basis, have had | that danger being in- f war finance; ave held their own by the | other countries, while 30 points, and the s returned to our s not been at all abnormal in | rerience is the more remark- he fact that the floating in- e to the United States is 801 ary as to furnish a strong ng the return of our se- avert shipments of gold. but $65,000,00 of gold | peettioment o toaa alance of not less than $30,- be liquidated. Under | ch a state of the ex- sums of our expected, | opening. | eign excl | newed talk of gold Imports, and the stiffening at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind southwest, light; tem- perature, 69; maximum, 63. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK S8TOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, April 20.—The bull campalgn Inaugurated yesterday was continued’ with ag- gressive vigor to-day in the stock market, and prices were lifted from 1 to nearly 4 points throughout the active list. The sharp advance did not bring out any large amount of offer- ings to realize, but there was some profit- taking, apparently by small traders, in the last dealings, which clipped off the extreme gains for the day. It was noticeable, however, throughout the day that any marked reaction in prices immediately led to a cessation of offerings and the market fell into Intense dull- ness. The rather hesitating and unsettled tone of Americans in London was ignored and prices were confidently advanced here from the There was no important opposition to the bull campaign and prices moved quits easily, the supply of stocks contlnuing rather limited. The volume of business showed fur- ther increase over yesterday and further addi- tions to the list of active stocks. The speculative leaders, which were bought by the bull coterie, were followed by other stocks whose friends desired to see them keep pace with the rest of the market. There were no new developments during the day beyond the continued confidence in the general situa- tion. The declaration of neutrality by Portu- gal may possibly bave had some slight influ. ence. The main consideration was the satis- faction felt over the excellent gunnery of the United States ships at Matanzas and in pur- suit of prizes and the ineffective efforts of the Epanish gunners. The skill thus demonstrated imparts & strong conviction as to the su- periority of the United States forces. Barly ntelligence 1s also confident of a naval vic- tory over the Spaniards off the Philippines. The strength of the market was quite general, but nome of the specialties, notably Sugar, Manhattan and Metropolitan' Street Rallway, moved more orderly than the general list. The Grangers, as usual, led the railroad list. For- hange was lower, demand sterling breaking sharply c to $4 84. The discount rate in London also declined. This led to re- of the call loan rate was a further factor toward this end. The abundant supply of money which has been available for call loans has been based, however, on the disinclination | of lenders to put their funds into time loans | and commercial paper. Accommodations in these departments are now more easily had and the outlook is beleved to favor easler money conditions. There Is increased inquiry for rallroad bonds, with the promise of easier conditions in the money market. Prices moved upward to-day | on an increased volume of business. Total | sales, $1,450,000. Government bonds were strong. The new 4's coupon and the seconds advanced 1 per cent, the new 4's registered and the old 4's | registered 3 and the old 4's coupon and_the | &'s coupon % per cent in the bid price. There | were sales of the new 4's, both coupon and | registered, at an advance of 1 over the last | sale price, but the old 4's registered showed a decline of % on actual sales from the last price. Total sales of shares, including: Burlington, 17,392 507; Manhat Raiiway, stocks to-day were 207,600 Atchison preferred, 6317; Louisville “and Nashville; | 12,232; Metropolitan Street | ; Northern Pacifi 7965; do_pre- | Rock Island, Paul, | Unlon’ Pacific_preferred, Amer- | 55; People's Gas, 5659; Sugar, | CLOSING STOCKS. St P & Om. Do pret Baltimore & Ohio 13% 813 48 Canada Pacific ... Canada Southern. So Railway Cent Pacific . 10| Do pref . 2l | Ches & Ohlo 18% | Texas & Pacific.. 81y Chi & Alton . 154 | Union B1% verdict expresses | Chi B & Q. 9 5% | nvestment in- | Chi & E Il 6% ffect the war 18| C C C & St L. 5 rerclal and financial | Do _pret Wheel & L'E It_would not have Del & Hudson . Do_pref S0 our foreign creditors | Del L & W. Express Companies— @ to sell their holdings | Den & R G. Adams Ex . n 1 anticipation of the war, Do rref American Ex . 120 of buyving them back after thé | Erie (new) . Inited States .... 3§ ad worked its full | Do lst pref Wells Fargo ..... 114 act that they have Ft Wayne .. Miscellaneous— regarded implying | Gt Nor pref ... A Cot Oil 16% e future value of these | Hocking Valley Do pret sotg | r being able to Illinois Central Amn Spirits 104 | without serious | Lake Erle & W.. 13% Do pref 25 ing able to bring Do pret . 69 |Am Tobacco . 1 1 successful issue.” | Lake Shore 150 | " Do pret 1| 2 Louis & Nash.... 47%|People’s Gas . o1 | | Manhattan L . “4%|Cons Gas 173% | Met St Ry 13912|Com_Cable ‘Co.... 150 | Mich Cent 10 [Col F & Iron. 17% { Minn & St L. 24 Do pref 90 | | . Do_1st pref . 7 |Gen Electric . % | Mo Pacific 26%| Tlinots Steel ..... 45 | Mobile & Ohio... 2 |Laclede Gas 2 | Mo K & T Lead .. 253 |~ Do pret Do pref m?’a\ Chi Ind & L Nat Lin Ofl . B | . Do pret Or Imp Co 261 J Central . 93 |Pacific Mafl . Y Central 91| Pullman Palace | Y Chi & St L. 1i|Silver Cert . Do 1st pref 6" |Stand R & T. Do 24 pref 28 |Sugar . Nor West 11%| Do pref | No Amer Co 5% |T C & Iron. No_Pacific 23%|U S Leather Do pref 62 Do pref .. Ontario & 'V 13% [U S Rubber Or R & Na 43 Do pref Or Short Line .... 26 |West Unlon Pittsburg 167 ICh1 & N W Reading . 163 Do pref | Do 1st pref ... k%St L & 8 W. | | Rock Island 8%/ Do pret 3 {St L &S F. %R G W Do 1st pref .... 5 | Do pref Do 24 pref 2%|chl G W | St_Paul 5715 | Haw Com 2014 | Do pref 140% CLOSING BONDS. | U S new 4s reg.. 115%|N_Carolina 6s.... 120 | Do coup 119% 10234 | | U8B 48 . 135 | Do coup [0 | Do 2ds . o1 | U S Gs reg NYC&8Lis 0 Do 58 coup Nor & W 6s...... 115% District 3.658 Northwstrn cons. 135 Ala class A Do deb b C14y Do B 108% 10 Nav 1sts L2t | Do C 9010 Nav 4s ] Do Currency % [0 S Line 6 tr.... 117 Atchison 4s 8 10 8 Line 68 tr.... 97% | O Clear ® Portly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow ISHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION| DURING PAST 12 NOURS ©XPLANATION. The arrow files with the wind. The top fig- station indicate minimum temperature days: those underneath it, if any, the of rainfall or of melted snow In inches dredins during the ,ast twelve hours. or solid lines, connéct points of equai hermis, or dotted lines, equal | word “high” means high | d is usually accompanied | fow' refers to low pres- her usuaily preceded and accompanied ather and rains. *Lows” usuaily ar on the Washington coas ‘When ressure is high in the Interior and low the coast, and the isobars extend nortl and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the “low” Is inclosed with isohars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is m- probable. With a “high” in the vic.nity of daho. and the pressure falling to the Call- fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will procuce am opposite resuit. WEATHER REPORT. . 5 p.om. the for the past are Following twenty-four rainfalls hours and seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last ‘season: Past This Last tations— 24 hours. Season. Season. Eurcka . 0 31.21 Rluff . mento . Franc 23 1.6 5.35 Maximum, 60; R CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. The pressure has fallen -steadily during the ast 24 hours over the greater portion of the | - Slope. A trough of low pressure over- i astern’ California and extends through Arizona and thence northward into Southern 1 Idaho. The pressure is 23.50 inches or less in the great valleys of California. as fallen over Utah, Arl- tern California. Los Augeles, San Luis nd Carson City. Showers er the northern half of the in Utah, Wyoming and ed t and ana follow maxi 35 m wind velocities are niles per hour from the 6§ north; Carson City, RRed I st it her and Loy i orecasts re more favorable for unsettled showers in California Saturday ve been for some time past. de at San Francisco for thirty nding midnight, April 30, 1898: litornia—Cloudy _and unsettled holvers early Saturday morn- Con hoy wit 5 in the interior: northerly winds inland; westerly winds on the coast Southern California—Showers early Saturday morning: cloudy 3 sh o westerly wind Nevada—Cloudy. Saturday, with showers in northern_perticn Utah--Clou¢ Satwrday, with showers, ma-—Cloudy and unsettled weather Sat- 104 | Do Bs tr . 51% | Pacific 6s of 95. C & Ohlo &8 112% | Reading 4s CH& D 4%s... 14%|R G W 1sts.. ... D& RGlists.... 108 (StL &I MC 5a.. D &RG 4s S5% !5t L & S F G 6s.. 117 East Tenn lsts.. 103%|St P Con ........ 139 Erie Gen 4s ...... 60%[St P C & P lsts.. 114 | F W & D 1sts tr. 6%| Do 5s L Gen Elec b 9" |80 Ry bs . 7% | GH&SAGs...106 Stand R & T 6s.. 55 Do 2ds 103 |Tenn new set 3s.. 85 H & T Cis 100 |T & P LG lsts... 9% Do con 6s. 10 | Do Rg 2ds ...... 1% Towa C 1sts. % |UPD & G ista.. 503 La new cons 4s.. % |Wab Ist b8 ...... 1073 | L &N Uni 4s.... 84 | Do 2ds . 76 Missouri s 100 |W Shore 45 ...10 103% MK & T 2ds 55% Va Centuries ... 6 | Do 4s ... 8% | Do deferred 5 N J Central ists. 113%|U P pret 51% | INJICes - 10%!U P ds .. 20% | MINING STOCKS. | 15| Ontario 250 | 051 Ophir 3 | 8| Plymouf 12 | . 75| Quicksilver 100 Gould & Curry. 15|~ Do pref 200 Hale & Norcross. _ 45|Sierra Nevada 6 Homestake ....... 37 00| Standard 160 Iron Silver . 42| Union Con . 10 Mexican 10! Yellow Jacket . [ BOSTON. BOSTON, April 2.—Atchison, 10%; Burling- | tinued arrivals of gold, nearly 700,000 pounds O_Imp Ists tr. ton, 92%; Mexican Central, 4%c; Oregon Short Lire, —; San Diego, - 1 Telephone, 247. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, april 20.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here to-day were good on the con- coming in to-day. 1 have reason to belleve, however, that not much more is to come from Germany or France. There is yet a slight American demand for gold. Americans opened above the New York parity, and were a good market, closing a fraction be- low the best. Canada Pacific and Grand Trunk were strong on the growing expectation of the end to the rate war soon. Kaflirs were better and show signs of im- proving a little. The Transvaal Government wants a loan, and it is said nefther Germany nor England will negotiate until more con- cessions_have been ted. The West Aus- tralian market troubles continue and will not be ed until next week. There were four failures to-day and more are expected. A statement is expected soon relative to the Indlan currency commission. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, 84; Grand Trunk, $%; bar gilver, eteady, 2 5160’ per ounce; money, 14@ T cent. (ADRID, April 20.—Spanish 4s closed at 6139, Gold was quoted at £3.00. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, April 20.—FLOUR—Receipts, 18,580; exports, 14,691. Quieter, but steadily held. WHEAT—Receipts, 181,300. Spot steady; No.¢| 1 red, $1 21% f. o. b. afloat to arrive. Options reflected the heavy break in Liverpool with a pronounced opening decline, later increased by fine crop news and big Northwestern re- ceipts. An afternoon rally followed on export business, but was not sustained, the close being easy at 1G2c net lower; No. 2 red May, $1 15@1 20, closed $1 193%. HOPS—Steady; State, common to choice, 139 crop, 1897 crop, 5@6e; Pacific Coast, 1595 crop, 4 1896 crop, @Sc; 1897 crop, 16@16e. WOO! et. PETROLEUM—Dull. rancisco_and vicinity—Cloudy and un settled weather Saturdav: frosh westerly wind. Bpecial report from Mount Tamalpals taken METALS—The metal market lacked impor- | New York . n : PIGIRON- ‘arrants ul COPPER—Unchanged, u%:dN' Quiet; $14 70. _Quiet; SPELTER—Quiet, $4 15 bid and #4 20 asked. LEAD—Firmer, §37 bid and §3 80 asked. The firm fixing the settling price for leading mining securities and smelters in the West continues to quote lead at $3 50. COFFEE—Options closed steady, with prices Bnchanged 10 00 Do "SE g it Spot eoffeer ,_including May, Rio firmer; No. 7 invoice, ic; No. 7 jobbing, 1l%c' mild, firm; Cordova, ‘Vgfi 515¢. TGAR—Raw, strong; held higher; falr re- fining, 3%c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4%c; refined, strong. BUTTER—Recelpts, 3395 pm:ku(el.'vu'r firm; ‘Western creamery, 15@17c; Elgins, 17c; factory, 123 @15¢. 4 EGGS — Recelipts, 8341 packages. Steady; ‘Western, 11%c; Southern, 10%@11%c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, April 29.—Californfa Dried Fruits steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@T%c: rime wire tray, 8%c; wood-dried, prime, 8%@ e cmfécsi; sxésk fancy, 3@9%c. PRUN. 2 APmco'rsZ'Roym. 6%@sc; Moorpark, 5%® 10c. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@c; peeled, 11@14c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. asked. inchanged, 50 L. R e Tana " % CHICAGO, April 2.—For the first time in five days the Liverpool market showed signs of weakening. It started at declines averaging 2%c a bushel, except for spot grain, whica was quoted 1%c higher. This was the first setback In the foreign market after 21%c ad- vance. The bears were jubilant, thinking as they did that the so-called speculative bubble abroad had exploded. Quotations were 1%dc a bushel higher from London and 2%d at Parls, but were quietly ignored, and July, which closed here yesterday worth 9fijc start- ed at from 85%@%%o. A little covering car- ried it up to S4%c. This demand was soon filled, and bottom was not reached until July had sold at 92%c. Closing Liverpool cables brought the bulls no rellef, that market wind- ing up at the bottom of a b¢ decline for July. But the local crowd, which had apparently #0ld short almost to a man, tried to cover halt an hour before the close and had to compete with heavy New York buying. The result was & bulge of 2ic in July, which touched 8i%c. Realizing cartied it back to $3ic at the close, a net loss of 2 cents. May, which opened $1 204@1 21, sold off to $1 17%, closing at §1 20, a net loss of 2isc. Corn was fairly heavy for the most part. The lowest prices were at the start, but the heavy feeling prevented any material recovery. July “closed ic net lower. Oats opened weak, but heavy purchases against cash acceptance caused, a rally, espe- cially in May, which closed 1%c net higner. July gained igec. The demand for lard was the feature in pro- visions to-day. Some covering of pork and ribs was induced by the {ndependent strength of lard and the market closed strong. July pork closed 22%c net lower, July lard closed 10c higher and July ribs 2isc net higher. The leading futures ranged as follows Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat, No. 2— May 120% 121 117% 120 July 93, My 92 93 Septem si% 8% Bly 82 December 50 s1% 80 81 Corn, N : 83% 33% 3 33% 34 Beimal g % iy 5% 2 0% 2 308 25% %% 25 2 Septe: 2% 8% 28 23% Mess Por bl- May W0 105 107% 108 July 1110 00 1110 alard — May 55214 52% 567 5 5713 5% 87 5 673 6% 5 82% 00 1bs— 5 40 40 641 54214 42% 5 50 5 50 b 50 5 60 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady and unchanged; No. 2 spring Wheat, $1 05@1 10; No. 3 spring Wheat, $1 01@1 10; No. 2 red, $117%@120; No. 2 Corn, 34%c; No. 2 | Oats, 20%@30c; No. 2 white, 33@32ic; No. 3 §0%c; No. 2 Barley, 31 30%@1 81; Prime Timothy Seed, $2 421c; Mess Pork, per barrel, $10 §5@10 90; Lard, per 100 pounds, $5 60@5 65; Short Rib ‘Sides, loose, 5@ilc; Dry Salted | Shoulders, boxed, 4% Short Clear_Sides, boxed, $5 75@5 9%; Whisky, distillers’ finished | goods, per gallon, $1 2). | Articles— Receipts. Shipments. | Flour, barrels . 10,700 P | Wheat, bushels . 72,000 46,000 | | Corn, bushels . 374,000 783,000 | Oats, bushels 393,000 270,000 Ryve, bushels . 11,000 55,000 | Barley, bushels 25,000 19,200 | — - — ———— | On the Produce Exchange today the Butter | market was steady; creameries, 13@16%c; dafries, 12@15c. Eggs, firm; fresh, 10%c. Cheese, dull and unchanged. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. | Bushels. Bushels. Chicago Toledo St. Louis Detroit Kansas City . Totals .. Tidewater— Boston Philadelphia . Baltimore .. New Orleans Galveston .. Totals Wheat— Opening Closing . Flour— Opening Closing . LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. May. Opening . Closing 98 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 23.—CATTLE—The demand for cattle was fairly good. Beef steers, $3 0@ $5 25, the bulk selling at $4 40@4 90; stockers and feeders, §3 50@4 85 for common to choice; bulls, $2 75@4 25; calves, $5@8. HOGS—Were in falr demand, but averaged 2%c lower. Sales ranged from $3 75@4 10 for common to best, principally at $3 90@4 023" igs brought $3 56 5 HEL AL K e prime Dewry bors sla Lambs SHEEP—Trade in sheep was dull. were slightly lo: Wooled lambs $5@5 45; Dec. 71 71% clipped do, $1@5; clipped sheep, $3@3 80. wl}oecelpl attle, 0&‘)0 hogs, ”2?000; sheep, KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, April 2).— CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 3150 natives. Market steady to 10c higher; native steers, $3 65@5; native cows and | heifers, $2 2514 60: stockers and feeders, $3 40@ bulls, $2 5043 10. HOGS—Receipts, 13,900. Market steady to 5c lower; bulk of sales, $3 10@3 S5: heavies, $3 7@ $4; packers and mixed, $3 70@3 95; lights, $3 65 @3 75: porkers, $3 703 T5; pigs, $3 46@3 70, SHEEP—Recelpts, . Market steady to strong; lambs, $4@5 35; muttons, $3@3 .0, ; OMAHA. OMAHA, April 20.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 2000; active and stronger. Native beef steers, $3 90@ $4 60; Wentern ~steers, $3 70@4 60; cows and heifers, $3 25@4 25; stockers and feeders, $3 70 @ 50 bulls and stags. 32 5003 To. eceipts, 6300, Market steady. Heavy, $3 7563 85; mixed, 33 75@3 T7%; bulk cf sales. $3 5@3 slgA T SHEEP—Recelpts, 6500. Market strong. Fai to_cholce natives,' 33 8004 60; falr to choice Westerns, $3 80@4 40; lambs, $4 25@5 40. DENVER. DENVER, April 2).— CATTLE — 1200. Market steady. Beef steers. u“:fé:pgi cows, $3@4; feeders, freight pald to river. $4G4 00} stockers, $1G4 60; bulls and stags, 320 HOGS—Receipts, 200. Market aulet. packers, 33 7003 80; mixed, $8 7008 1o heatot 33 65@3 80. SHEEP—Receipts, 900. Market firm. Good fat muttons, $3 25@4 50; lambs, $4 50G7. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, April 29.—Consols, 111 5-16; Silver, 26 5-16d; French Rentes, 102f 62ic. LIVERPOOL, April 20.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 standard California Wheat, 48s 3d; cargoes Walla Walla Wheat, 40s 9d; cargoes off coast, sellers indifferent operators, 6d@1s higher; car- goes on passage, sellers at advance, higher; English country markets, ¥ BIGP:E;? Wheat, Noo1' Callfarnie, s 1101 Wherr’m Vheat, No. Qr! H Parte, ‘weaic; Klour i Paris, weak! heat in COTTON—Uplands, 3 19-32d. CLOSE. WHEAT—Spot No. 1 red northern spring. 9s 7d. CORN—Spot American mixed new, quiet, 4s 3%d; May, qulet, 4s 1d; July, quiet, 3s 11d. FLOUR—St. Louis fancy winter, firm, 12s 3d. HOPS—At London (Pacific Coast), dul £2 10s@£4 108, NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or.,, April 29.—Most of the ‘Wheat buyers were out of the market to-day, and when forced to give in quotations would not venture over 93¢ to 9c for Walla Walla and 98¢ to §1 for valley and blue stem. Cleared — British ship Mistley Hall, for Queenstown, with 10,112 bushels of Wheat; British steamer Braemar, for the Orfent, with 42,664 barrels of Flour. The Braemar's is the largest cargo of Flour ever sent from a Pacific Coast port for the Orient. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, April 20.—WHEAT—No. g5c; No. 1 blue PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. 1 club, tant features to-day, ruling qulet but firm at @bout yesterday's figures. At the close the | Peoria ... 72 | Los Angeles . COTTON MARKET. NEW ORLE. _COTYON—Easy; middling, r.q“,ms' iy N ¥ DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, April 29.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade will say to-morrow: Hostilitles have not as yet changed last week's conditions. There is much postpone- ment of orders by men who do not know what they are walting for and much restriction of loans by banks which are abundantly strons. All this checks new business, and yet the vol- ume of transactions through clearing-houses is § per cent larger than the same week in 18%2, with no foreign trouble. But this increase would be much larger but for speculative stag- nation here, New York clearings being 2.1 per cent smaller than In 18%2. Railroads are doing a great business, 5.7 per cent larger than in 1862 in April earnings thus far and 13.9 larger than last year, ¥ Many have been asserting about every day for the past two weeks that the wheat specu- lation has culminated, but the price has in that time advanced 21ic, 84c within the past week. Recelpts of 2,746,790 bushels at the West this week, against 1,662,5% a year ago, and averaging 250,000 bushels per week for Janu- ary, February and March, show no exhaustion of supplies, while exports amounting Lo 3,704,- 675 bushels from Atlantic ports, against 63,148 last year, and 786,078 from Paciiic ports, against 18,941 last vear. flour included in ail cases, makes exports for the four weeks 12,083.- 765 from Atlantic and 2,850,020 from Pacific ports, and for the crop yedr thus far 150,601,818 ushels, against 127,158,684 bushels during the same months and weeks of last year. Corn exports for the week were 3,775,280 bush- els, against 3,029,088 last vear, and for four weeks have been 12,266,631 bushels, against 12,- 250,207 bushels last year. This makes about 151,000,000 bushels for the crop year. No such forelgn demand for both grains has ever been known, and it does not seem to be eatisfied at all_as ‘vet. Confusing accounts about the great indus- tries cannot cause surprise, in view of the con- tradictory influence of monetary stringency, curtalling many orders, heavy orders by the Government in many branches and all-pervad- ing confidence that after temporary conditions business i5 to be better. The Government is buying many uniforms and great quaatities of supplies, cloths, shoes, copper wire and iron for vessels'and armament, and the purchasing of many ships compels building of other ves- sels. Banking caution at the same time is stop. ping work {n some fron and woolen milis. Yet confidence as to future business causes refusal of very many contracts for long time, the holding of wool above its current manufacture value and a marked rise in hides. The consumption of iron is still the greatest ever known, though many structural and car contracts have been deferred. The week has witnessed Eastern inquiries for plate at Chi- cago and a general advance of §2 per ton, with refusal of bids by implement makers at Chi- cago for bar iron, because higher prices in the future are expected and Eastern buying of bars from Chicago for_car building, with a shade lower prices at Pittsburg for Bessemer pig, because the associated producers hold to agreed prices, although middlemen are selling at lower figures. In spite of any agreement by foundrymen and forge producers the price of gray forge at Pittsburg slightly declines. Considerable orders for steel rails for export .| have been received during the week. With but two or three structural orders of consequence the works are fully employed for months. to come. ‘Woolen manufactures are doing rather bet- ter, large Government orders helping. Sales of ‘wool are about a sixth of last year's for April, half of those in 1896 and a third of sales In 1892, though Eastern buyers aré weak, but country holders are sticking for higher priges. Failures for the week have been 262 in the United Etates, against 237 last year, and 16 in Canada, against 40 last year. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, April 23.—The following table, complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at eighty-nine cities for the week ended April 28, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year: Per Cent. Inc. Dec. New York . Boston . Chicago Philadelphia §t. Louis | Pittsburg Baltimore . 8an Francisco Cincinnatf . Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolis . Detroft . Cleveland Louisville . Providence Milwaukee St. Paul . Buffalo Omaha Indianapolls Columbus, O. Savannah Denver Hartford Richmond . Memphis Washington .§ 624,450,450 85,983,030 T e it Sorit 1.6 Rochester . New Haven . Worcester . Atlanta .. Balt Lake City. Springfield, Mass. Fort Worth . Portland, Me. Portland Or. St. Joseph . JERY Norfolk Syracuse Des Mofnes . Nashville Wilmington, Del Full River Scranton Grand Rapids Augusta, Ga. Lowell . Dayton, O. Seattle . Tacoma Spokane . Sioux City, New Bedford . Knoxville, Ten: Topeka. Birmingham Wichita - Binghamton . Lincoln Lexington, Ky. Jacksonville, F1: Kalamazoo 21 14 3. Dinm BeiE PEBBBeen: D mimsmssbosnnane G Gl neebkmannt Springfleld, rgo, N.'D. Sloux Falls, Hastings, Nel Fremont, Nel Davenport Toledo . *Galvest: *Houston SrnaRsEEeR $1,093,471, 146 2.1 469,011665 1S.T eee DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal $ 13470108 268 | Toronto . 7,714,326 124 Winnipeg . 544 Halifax e Hamilton . s St. John, N.'B. X Totals . $ 24,675,480 15.6 * Not included in totals because cont other items than clearings. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. aining NEW YORK, April 20.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will say: The lack of excitement, ner- vousness or interruption, the ordinary or- derly conduct of public affairs and particularly business operations with which this country has passed from peace to war, seem likely to become historical. When contrasted with the records, where extant, of business move- ments at periods in the country’s history, when war was the final result of strained relations, the temper with which the country has recog- nized the outbreak of hostilities with a for- elgn power Is not only proof that the dullness and depression of the past six wecks have largely discounted the effect usually witnessed, but furnishes a valuable index to the general point of view taken by the business commu- nity as to the outcome of the pending war. Little or no effect upon general trade distri- bution® of an unfavorable character is per- ceptible in the reports of the past week. erhaps the most notable, because most uni- form feature, has been the unanimity with which the quotations of leading staples have been marked up. These advances, t00, have not been confined to food products, but include many widely differing articles, alike of home and forelgn growth. It is true that the great- est animation has been displayed in those pro- ducts of the United States and foreign coun- tries, the ocean transportation of which is, in the minds of some people, likely to be ini:r- fered with. Thus wheat, Whose strong stati: tical position has been frequently referred to, has been again marked up, chiefly because of the excited foreign demand which has developed and of the heavy advances at consuming points abroad. Following the leading cereal In its upward movement, corn ‘oats and flour huve likewise advanced, while in pork and other animal products, notably lard, bacon —and hams, quotations have also bean marked up. The demand for steel plates for vessels to replace those taken by the Government is also a feature of interest and the outlook is for activity In the ship building industry for some time to come. . A feature of importance is the immense de- mand and rather inadequate supply of freight room in vessels sailing from this country in the near future. Rates have again advanced and shipments from eral ports are reported crippled, not only by the advanced quotations, but by the absolute scarcity in some cases of neutral bottoms to carry freight in. The crop ltuation generally is of a most gratifying | Oficake Meal at the miil, kind, but particularly so is that of wheat and other grains, with the sole exception, as to lo- cality, of California, which is buying wheat in Orégon and Washington. Undoubtedly, the favorable crop prospects have been a stimu- lating feature theoughout most sections of the country, and taken in conjunction with the advance in cereal products, have tended very largely to offset any possible ill effects Erow- lnge(flll of the present situation. real exports, as already noted, show a con- siderable increase this week, wheat shipments from this country and Canada lxsres:llfl! 4 160,998 bushels, against 3,232,000 bushels last week, 1,155,000 bushels in ' the corresponding Wweek a vear ago, 1,260,000 bushels in 183 and 2, 655,000 bushels in 15%. Business failures in the United States thi week number 245, a gain of 21 over last week total and compared with 244 in the correspond- ing week of 1897, 254 in 159 and 206 in 18%5. BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, April 20.—Bradstreet's Finan- cial Review to-morrow will say: Speculative conditions this week have been a disappointment, both to those who held that war was lfkely to cause further serious de- ression iIn stock prices and those who look or the immediate development of an active and excited bullish market. As a matter of fact Wall street has not seen such a dull, tame and waiting market in a long time. The public s out of it, elther as investors or specu- ators, and the leading operators and manipu- lators up to the last two days' trading rested on thelr oars. Transactions by the smaller fry were consequently of a limited and re- stricted kind, while London sold slightly at the beginning of the week and later on showed a disposition to purchase, but in neither case to an extent sufficlent to affect the tone de- clsively. The market was simply heavy and lower in the early part of the week and dull but stronger in the succeeding portion. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. = H8 Sterling Exchange, 60 day 4 84 Sterling Cables ... 48 New York Exchange, sight . 15 New York Exchange, telegraphic.. 1% Fine Silver, per ounce. : 6% Mexican Dollars .. 46% WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT-The millers are still drawing heav- ily on the north for supplies, and it is report- ed that there are 250 cars already on the way to_Stockton alone, besides the sea shipments. | Prices were lower all around yesterday, the decline on call being sharp. Paris was higher, but Liverpool and Chicago were lower. Tidewater quotations are: Shipping, $1 80 for No. 1 and $1 §2% for choice; milling, $1 85@1 0 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal sion — 9:15 o' clock—December— 2000 ctls, $175; 22,000, $1 TAly: 10,000, $174; 10.- 000, $1 74%: 24,000.° $1 74%; 35000, $1 A% 14000, $17435: 12,000, '$1 74%; 4000, $1 73%: 4000, $1 73%. Second sessjon—December—10,000 ctls, §1 74%: 2000, $1 74; 8000, $1 74%h: 46,000, $1 T4%. Regular 'morning session—December—2000 ctls, $174%; 2000, 1 75l 4000, $1 75%:; 2000, $175%: 6000, $1 5% 44,000, $1 7. Afternoon’ sesslon — December — §000 ‘ctls, $174%: 4000, $1 74le: 6000, $1 74Y: 4000, $1 T4y 4000, $1 78%: 4000, $1 74; 35,000, $1 T4%. BARLEY—There was quite a decline {n the spot market, and futures were also lower. Trade also showed a falling off. Feed, $1 32} @1 3; Brewing, nominal. . CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—December—2000 ctls, $1 33; 6000, $1 3%, nrg;g.‘ulnr morning session—December—3000 ctls, ’lAzga‘rnmn session — December — 10,000 ctls, OATS—Previous prices rule with a dull mar- ket, although ther are some sales on local consumptive account. Fancy Feed, §1 421@145 per ctl; choice, $1 37%@1 42%; common, $1 30@1 35; rise, '§1 46@1 50; gray, $13214@1 37%; milling, 135@1 42% per ctl. CORN—The interior s taking a good deal of the Eastern Corn now arriving, and the market shows no decline. Small round vellow, $125 per ctl; large yel- low, $110@115; white, $1 15. RYE—$1 37%@1 40 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@2 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family Bxtras, $ 75@5 8; Bakers' Extras, $5 50@5 60 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade:- Graham Flour, 33 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour, §2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, $6: Cornmeal, $2 50; extra cream C-rnmeal, §8 2 Oatmeal, $4; Oat Groats, $4 25 1ominy, $ 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $i@4 2 Cracked Wheat, $3 75: Farigh, $ 75: Whole Wheat Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oafs (barrels), $5 80 @6 20; in sacks, $5 60@6: Pearl Barlev $4 75; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 lbs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The medium grades of Hay are firm and the upper grades are easy, so matters are thus equalized. There i{s no change in Feedstuffs. BRAN—$21@21 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$23 50@25 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley.$26@30 per ton; $31@31 jobbing, $£2@32_50; Cocoanut Cake, $24 Cottonseed Meal, $25G30 per ton; Cornmeal, $24 50; Crack- ed Corn, $25. HAY—(Ex-car in round lots)—Wheat, $23@ 26 50; Wheat and Oat, $21G2; Oat, $20g23; Bar- ley, ‘none: compressed Wheat, 322@25; _com- pressed Oat, $0@2: Alfalta, $@1T; Clover, nominal; Timothy, $i5@17. STRAW—$1 per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans are very firm at the advance, with a good demand. 32 650; 3 Butters, E2 Whites, Pinks, $2 95@3 05; Small Whites, $1 75@1 80; 32 2@2 35: Blackeye, $§3 250 Limas, $3@3 25; Pea. per ctl. & 275! Reds, $1 650 @1 %: Red Kidneys, $2 50a2 SEEDS-—Brown Mustard, $2 25@3 50 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, §3 15@3 25; Flax, $2 2: Canary Seed, 21,@2%c per 1b; Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 24@ e Hemp, DRIED PE. 2 25 per ctl. POTATOFS, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES Los Angeles String Beans brought 8@i0c per Ib, Green Peppers, 20c and Tomatoes $150 per box. New Onions are on the market at $1 50@1 75 per ctl. Otherwise there is nothing new. It is feared that the Summer Vegetables will be scarce in some districts, owing to the dry | season. POTATOES—Early Rose, 40@50c; River Red: 40@50c; River Burbanks, 50@60c per sack; Ore- | gon Burbanks, 50@S6c; Petaruma Burbanks, 50 | 2 3c; Timothy, S@5%e. A Riien, ¥ T2, Green, 31 900 @65c per Sweet Potatoes, $1@l 25 for | Merced: new Potatoes, s@liac per b ONIONS—Choice §2 40@2 6, €ut Onions, $1| @1 2 per ctl. VEGETABLES—Receipts were 3 boxes As- paragus, 264 boxes Rhubarb and 735 sacks Peas. Asparagus, $2@2 25 for extra large, $1 50@1 75 | per box for No. 1, T5c@$1 2 for small: Rhu- | barb, 25@50c per box for small to good and 60@ | Toc for extra choice; Green Peas, 75c@$1 25 per sack; Garden Peas, $%4@3c per Ib; String Beans, from Vacaville, 10c; Dried Peppers, 6@7c per Ib; Dried Okra, 12i¢; Cabbage, 85@75c per ctl; Carrots. 25@26¢ per ‘sack: Cucumbers.’ 3icési | per dozen; Mexican Tomatoes, $1 50@1 75 per box EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes sliced. raw, 12c per b in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced desiccated, 16@1Sc; granulated raw, | 13¢! Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; few, 1Sc; | Cabbage, 30c: Sweet Potatoes, 30c: Turnips, | 2c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Turkeys rule firm, being scarce. Good stock is firm, but the market is glutted with Hens. Old Roosters are weak and dull. Ducks and Geese are lower. POULTRY e Turkeys, 11@12c for Gob- blers and 11@12c for Hens; Geese. per palr, $1@1 %; Goslings, $1 75@2; Ducks, $2 50@3 50 | for old and $@5 50 for voung; Hens, $£3@4; Noshieal S b L 4 'ers, B roilers, o otsd 50 for Jamail: Eigeons, 31 e | 175 per dozen for young and $1 25 for old. GAME—Nominal BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter continues very weak, and most deal- ers are shading to eftect sales. Cheese is also showing weaker symptoms. There 1s no change | in Eggs. | BU 1 IER— Creamery—Fancy 18c. Dairy—Choice to gmcm 17%@18%c; common, grades, 15@l7c per | creameries, 19¢c; seconds, Eastern Butter — Imitation creamery, 18 giftic: ladie-packed, 1iglic per Ib: Eastern Igin tub. to arrive, 18lgc. CHEESE—Choice mild new, $@%c; common to good, 7%@S$%c; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10@llc; Western, ll@lZe! Eastern, 120:@13%c per Ib. EGGS_Ranch Fegs. 1216@13%c ver dozen; store Eggs, 11%@12c; Duck Eggs, 6e. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Cherries show a very wide range, according to quality, color, size, etc. Strawberries are selling fairly. Gooseberries drag. Citrus fruits range about the same. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Recelpts were 254 chests of Strawberries and 104 boxes of Cherries. Strawberries, $4@6 per chest for large and $6GS for small berries. Small_ White Cherries. 25@50c per box; red, 50c@$1 50; black, $1 75@2 50. Gooseberries, 50c per drawer. Appies, 40wibc per box for common, T5c@$) for_®ood' to_choice and 51 25@1 50 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@3 75; Seedlings, 7oc@3l 25; Lemons, 50c@sl for com. mon and §1 202 25/ for good to cholce; Mexi- can Lime: 50@4;; California Limes, in small , 503 Bananas, $1 %@2 per bunches; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. gl The demand for Prunes keeps up well, and it is thought that outside of the Santa Clara Val- ley there are but few left in the State. The other fruits show no_change. or 40-50's; 3@do for 50-80's; 34@3% for 2% ‘flsumc o %@2isc for 0-0's, 1% @ ,br -100's; Peaches, 3@sc; fancy, 5%@ G2 peeled, 10@13%c; Apricots, 5@6%c for Roy- als and 10 for gog% to ttncydflhe(gomrh: ‘Apples, c; sun- L 4@bc: Evaporated ADDle A o ame s and 1@1%c for unpitted; bleached c; Nectarines, 4@sc for prime ears, 212@4% for quarters and 3@ ’:ccorrd n‘t to color, e!l!: “ NS—13%@2c for two-crown, or A e tor four-crown, 43¢ . for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedlesss Muscatels and $1@1 10 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2. §UTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per Ib; Walnate. apte for hardshell and 4@se, for soft- shell: Almonds, 3@4c for hardshel e for ftshell, §14@9c for paper-sheil! Peanuts, $@siéc for Eastern and 4}c for California; Pe- tans. @4@Sc; Filberts, §14@l0c; Brazil Nuts, $&9c per Ib; Cocoanuts, $4 50@$5 per 100, ONEY—Comb, $@10C for bright and for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5t S light amber, extracted, 4%@5%c per Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c per Ib. PROVISIONS. There is & fair outgo at unchanged prices. CURED MEATS—Bacon, Sc per Ib for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, llc for extra Mght and 12 for sugar-cured; zastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; Califor- e Hame, D@l Mess Beef, $10 50 per bbl: extra Mess Beef, $11; Family’ Beef, $12; Salt Pork, $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $17@17 50; mess, $15; Smoked Beeet, 12c per Ib. LARD— Eastern tierces quoted at 5ic per b for_ compound and 7c for pure: pails, i%c: California tierces, 5c per b’ for compound and 6%c for pure; half barrels, 6%c; 10-1b tins, Tige: 5-Ib tins, Sc ‘%%TTOLENE—TlerceI. 64@6%c: pu‘,ka{:l, o g2 i a n a less than 300 Ibs—I1-1b pails, 60 in a 3-1> pails, 20 In a case, §%c; 5-Ib palls, case, 8%c; 10-Ib pails, 6 in a case, 8yc; 50-1d tins, 1 or 2 in a case, T%¢c; wooden buckets, 20 Tbe net, The: fancy tubs, 80 1bs net, T3%c: half ut 110 Ibs, 7%c per . bbls, abo HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. The war is already producing an effect om Hides and Leather. Both are in improved de- mand and firmer, and there are good prospects of an advance in the near future. Wool and HOP oS AND METhs—Culls and_brands sell about lo under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, $14@c; light, 8%c; Cow- o $14@0c; Stags, 5c; salted Kip, Sc: Calf, nge.dry% ides, i6c; ‘culls and brands, 12 13c: dry Kip and Veal, 16@16%c; dry Cal; 18@18c; culls, 16@i7c; Goatskins, S.y3T¥c each: Kids, 5@10c; Deerskins, good summer, 3¢ per Th: medfum, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@25c each; short wool, 40@60c “ach: Teatum, 60@80c; long wool, 0c@$l 20 h. S ALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@s%c per Ib; No. 2, 2@2%c; refined, 5c; Grease, Z2c. oo, ra clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ gc; Southern Mountain, 9@lic; free Northern, 12@13c; Northern, defective, S@llc per Ib. HOPS—1897 crop, 10@l4c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. The Hog market continues well supplied, par- ticularly with small Hogs, which are not wanted. Wholesale rates for dressed slaughterers are as follows: SBEfiBF—-F!rst q:xflmy,. ot ue;:;nd quality, - uality, c_per Ib. S‘{@}:XLgflggg. Sac: sguu.na!é@‘lc per Id. MUTTON—Wethers, $@dc; Ewes, 8c per Ib. LAMB—Spring, 8%@%c per Id. FORK_Live Hogs, 3%c for large and 4e for ‘mediu stock Hogs, 2@2%c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6%¢ stock from GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, §8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, $750; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, §5 50; Wallsend, $7 50: Scotch, $10; Cumberland, $10 35 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, $9; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. RICE—Quotations are still higher. Chinese mixed, $4 60@4 65 per ctl: No. 1, 05; extra. 1, $5 20@5 €0; Hawalilan, $6; Japan, § 40@ Rangoon, $4 75; Louisiana, $5@8. ORDAGE—Is higher at Sic for Manila and T%¢ for Sisal. OILS—Linseed is higher at 52 per gallon for raw and 54c for boiled in barrels; cases, 5c N more. Lucol is higher at 44c per gallon for raw and 46c for boiled in barrels. Cases, 5c more. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes, terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed. 7c; Powdered, 6i4c; Dry, Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mag- nolia A, 5i4c; Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, 5lc: Candy Granuiated, 6c; California A, 5%c per Ib; half barrels %c more than barreis, and boxes i5c more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday, April 29. office, where complete sets of 2 ing directions of the World ure ke 204 sall- for comparison and reference, ang ml;n ]hum information can always be obtaineq Lo, atest lights, dangers to navigation ang a; *SAT4ing of Interest to ocean commerce. matters The time ball on top of the bullding ,, graph Hill is holsted about ten minytaq’, Tele- Tioon, and is dropped at noon, 1z0h S befors by telegraphic signal received each gip 012D, the United States Naval Observatory &) (rom Island, Cal. t Mare A notice stating whether the time ,, dmpred on time or giving the error. ,,al was published the same day by the n; papers and by the morning papers ti.: ay. J.T. Mcdn Assistant in. THE CALL CALENDAR, April, 1898, — _Moon's pryy, | 'Tu./We [ Th. | Fr. !S& B W|B United States Coast and Geodetlc Times and _Heights of High Waters at Fort Point, Entrance Francisco Bay. Published by offic thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The -.igh and low waters occur the city front (Mission-street wharf) an twenty-five minutes later than at Fort T the height of tide is the same at both plac APRIL—18988. turday, April 80. Sat | 10:58 i 1141 0 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given In the left hand column and the successive tides of tha day in the order of occurrences 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 thers are bys three tides, as sometimes occurs. The ?A‘(i* given are 'additions to the sounding United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtractive from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is tfie mean of the lower low waters. on STEAMERS TO ANR;VK STEAMER. | From | Dom Gaellc. China and Japan. Apr @ Cleveland Seattle.. Apr 80 Orizaba. Humboldt. Aor 5 Acapuleo. Panama .. Samoa, Humbold| Nortn For. Humbold! Santa Ros: San Diego. State of C: Portiana Emptre. Coos Bay. Valencia- Alaska. Crescent Crescent Umatilla.. Victoria & Puget Sna. Mackinaw Tacoma Coos Bay Newport Titania. Nanaimo Oregon Portlana. Mariposa. Pomona STEAMERS TO SAIL. Flour, qr sks ... 25,960 Pelts, bdls Barley, ctls . 3,100/ Lumber, ft Tallow, ctls 724| Quicksilver, Butter, ctls 336/ Wool, bales Cheese, ctls 84| Wine, gals Beans, sks .. 600| Lime, bbls Potatoes, sks 926/ Hides, no Onions, ‘sks 5|Leather, rolls . Bran, sks 150/ Eggs, doz . Hay, tons 265 OREGON. Wheat, ctls 340|Oats, ctls . 35 Barley, ctls S 0] EASTERN. Corn, sk8 ...... v 2,400]. . . FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Eggs are lower and the tendency in Butter is toward lower prices. Meats and Poultry show little change from last week. The summer Vegetables are in good supply at about last week's prices. Small lots of Cherries and Gooseberries are occasionally seen now. Strawberries are steadily cheap- ing. “Fofiowing 1s The Call's regular weekly retail price list: Coal, per ton— Cannel ...... 12 00] Castle Gate.11 0@ — e ton - 15 00| Dleasant Vi1l 0@ — New Welling- Southfield ton 10 00, Wellington 950 Seattle 8 00@ —| Coos Bay. 750 Dairy Produce, ete.— Butter, fancy per Common_Eggs..12%@15 square ........40@_|Ranch Eggs, per Do, per roll....35@37} doz ... 15— Do, good — | Honey Comb, 'per. Cheese, Cal Tk, R 1215 Cheese, Eastern 2| Do, extracted... s@10 Cheese, Swiss ....20a3 Meats, per pound— ¥ Bacon ... ..12@17| Pork, fresh ......12@15 Beef, choice 12@15| Pork, salt . 10912 Do, good . 8@10| Pork’ Chops .. ..112@15 Corned Beef ..... $@10| Round Steak ....10G— Ham, Cal .. 5[ Sirloin Steak . 1316@— Do, Eastern 115| Porterhouse, do’..11@20 Lard .. Smoked Beef ....—@ls Mutton . Pork Sausages ..—@20 Spring Lamb ....12@15| Veal ‘12@15 Poultry and Game— Hens, each ... #@ 60| Turkeys, pr b 17@ 17 Young Roost- Ducks, each . 50@ 75 ers, each ... 65@ §5|Geese, each ..1 2@2 00 0ld Roosters, Pigeons, pair. 25@ 50 each ... 3@ | Rabbits, pair—a 4o Fryers, each.. 30@ 60 Hare, each ...—@ 20 Broilers, each. 40@ 30 Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, 1b 12@15| Limes, doz ......10G15 Apples, b . 5@ S| Oranges, doz ....15@40 Bananas, doz ....15@2| Raisins, Ib ...... 5@10 Cherries, per 1b..1043 | Strawberries, pr Gooseberries, 1b..10@12| basket ... -10@12 Lemons, doz ....208%; Walnuts, ib .....15@— Vegetables— Asparagus, Ib .... 4@ 8| Dried Okra, 1b....—@20 Artichokes, .doz. 5| Onloe, To-..ore 403 Beets, doz .. Peppers, dried ..10m12 Beans, white, b Potatoes, 1b ...... 2@ 3 Colored. b Do Sweet . 3 Lima, 1b .. Parsnips, doz ....15@20 Cabbage, each Rhubarb, 1b ...... 4@ 5 Caulifiowers, each Radishes, dz behs.10@12 Celery, bunch Sage, Ib . ‘25@35 Cress, doz bel String Beans, Tb. 15020 Cucumbers, dz.Tsc@1 2| Thyme, 1b . ‘2030 Green Peas, Ib.... 3@ 5| Turnips, doz ....15@20 Lentils, Ib .. #@ §| Tomatoes, 1b ....10@15 Lettuce, doz ....15@% Fish, per pound— Barracuda Shrimps ... Carp Shad Codfish Sea Bass | Floundes Smelts . Herring Soles Hallbut . Skates, eac] Kingfish Tomcod .. . Mackerel " Clams, gal ... a0 Do, Hors Do, hardshell,’ 100.400:50 Perch . Crabs, each ......10@15 Pompan Do softshell, dz..25a3 Rockfish Mussels, qt’......10@12 Salmon, Oysters, Cal, 100..2vu— Salmon, fresh ....'8@10| Do, Enstern, doz3@40 ———— An electric doormat has been invented which rings a bell as soon as any one steps on it, thus making it safe to leave the doors open. —_— Since the beginning of the nineteenth century the number of English-speaking people has grown from 25,000,000 to 125,- - ——— In India the native barber will shave you when asleep, without waking you, so light is his touch. ———————— Kangaroos in captivity are said to suffer from enormous corns. In wet weather they develop symptoms of gout. —_—————————— The most extensive cemetery in Europe is that at Rome, in_which over 6,000,000 human beings have been interred. —_— e The highest waterfall in the world is Cholock Cascade, at Yosemite, Cal., which is 2634 feet high, or just half a mile. —eeeeeee NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographie Office, located _ the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of BTEAMER. | DESTINATION| SADS. | Prm Columbta.. | Portland. ... Apr 80,10 AM| Pler 13 City of Rio [Cnina&Japan|Apr 30. 1PM|PM SS Arcata.....|C00S Bay...... |Apr 0,10 AM|Pier 13 Homer Humboldt ... |May 1. 9 AM|Pler 11 Walla Wlla | Vic & Pgt Snd|May 1. 10 AM|Pler § Orizaba.. .. |[Humboldt .... |May 2.10 AM|Pler & State of Cal | Portland May 8.10 AM|Pler 17 Santa Rosa|San Dieg May 3.11 AM|Pier 11 Senator.... [Puget Sound .| May 3,11 AM|Pler 9 Puget Sound..|May 8. 5PM|Pler 2 Cnina &Japan ([May 3, 1 PM|PM S3 .|Honolulu..... | May 4, 2 Py|Pler T Nortn Fork |Humboldt ...|May 4. 9 AM|[Pier 2 ©Coos Bav.. May 5. 9 AM|Pier § May 6,12 M|........ May 6.10 AM|Pler 12 Umatilla...|Vic & Pgt Sna|May 6,10 AM|Pler 9 Pomona.... |San Diego.... |May 7.11 Aw'Pler 11 e et e e THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer. ghants’ " Exchange, San " Francisco, April 29, 1598. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—L. e., at neon of the 120th meridian, or exactly 8 p. m., Greenwich time. J. T. McMILLAN, Assistant in charge. —_— SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, April 29. Stmr Fulton, Mclntyre, 70 hours from Port Angeles. Stmr Westport, Hansen, 74 hours from New- ort. P imr Arcata, Reed, 40 hours from Coos Bay. Ship Columbla, Nelson, 7 davs from Tacoma. Bktn Eureka, Paulsen. 7 days from Tacoma. Schr Emma Utter, Allen, 8 days from South Bend. CLEARED. Friday, April 2. Stmr Columbta, Goodall, Astoria; O R & N Co. Stmr Lakme, Anderson, Seattle; E T Kruse, SAILED. Friday, April 2. Stmr Pomona, Debney, San Diego, etc. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Willamette, Hansen, 'Seattle. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Chilkat, Dunham, Eureka. Stmr Progreso, Gilbo; Seattle. Ship Elwell, Ryder, Port Angeies. Bark Alaska, Cogan, Kotzebue Sound and whaling. Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reyes. Schr Mary C, Campbell, Bodega. Schr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, Fort Brage. Schr Helen N Kimbail, Gutormsen, Grays Harbor. Schr Monterey, Beck, Bowens Landing. Schr Laura Pike, Johnson, Tillamool Rus schr Bojrl: Fisher, Petropaul Schr Premier, Wagner, Bristol Bay. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, April 2010 p. m.—Weather, hazy; wind, NW- velocity, 20 miles, CHARTERS. The W G Irwin loads mdse for Honolulu. The Glenard loads wheat at Portland for Europe, 36s 3d; Japan, lumber at Hastings' Mills for Guayaquil. The George Curtis and Luzon have arrived at the Hawailan Islands in ballast from Shang- hai, to load sugar for New York, the latter at Kahului. ki, MISCELLANEOUS. The pilot boat America during the night of the 28th inst. in a strong NW gale carried away deck lashings and boat. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Arrived April 29—Stmr City of Columbia, from New York, via Valparaiso, and rted before. P A ROOLH Passed April 3_Stmr Mackinaw from Tacoma, for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived April 29—Ship Yosemite, O BRT TOWNSEND—Arrived April 25—Stmr City of Columbfa, from New York, via Val- P TTLE Arrived April 29-—Stmr City ot Seattle, from New York, via Valparaiso. EVERETT—Sall.d April 20—Schr Marion, for San Francisco. TOOSH—Passed April 2—Stmr City ot Puchia, hence April %, for Victoria. NEW WHATCOM—Sailed April 25—Bark Germania, for San Francisco. GRAYS' HARBOR-Salled __April 23—Schr Maria E Smith and Martha W ft for San Francisco: schr Zampa, for Guaymas. POINT REYES—Passed April 29—Ship Co- from Tacoma, for San Francisco. T K ASailed April 20—Stmr Orizaba, for rancisco. S?E{.\'P(‘“T—Arfl\'ed April 29—Schr Wm Ren- ton, from Seattle. Sailed April 20—Stmr Laguna, for San Frane df\cs?"rORIAVs;ned April 20—Stm State of Cali- fornia. for San Francisco; ship Semantha, for Queenstown. EASTERN PORTS. REEDY ISLAND — Anchored April 22—Ship Charles B Moody, from Philadelphia, for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. EAST LONDON—Arrived March 26—Fr bark Reine Blanche, hence Jan 15. DEAL—Passed April 27—Br ship Tllawara, fm London, for San Francisco. HAVRE—Sailed April 27—3r bark Invergarry for Cardiff. HONGKONG—Sailed April 27—Br stmr Em- press of India, for Vancouver. LAUNCESTON—Arrived prior to April 28— Schr J M Weatherwax, from Port Gamble. YOKOHAMA—Arrived April 25—Bktn Quick- step, from Formosa. MANTLA—Sailed April 23—Br ship Patriarch, for Astoria. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NAPLES—Sailed April 20—Stmr Ems, for New York. NEW YORK—Arrived April 20—Stmr Penin- sular, from Lisbon. NAPLES—Sailed April 28—Stmr Karamania, OV R Ga 4 April 29-S v e ril 2 for New York. 4 P Rugesia, PHILADELPHIA—Arrived April 20—Stmr Switzerland, from Antwerp; stmr Missourl, B AMPTON y —Arrived April Kensington, from New York, L. 2-Stmr ROTTERDAM-—Safled April 23—Stmr Rotterc mariners without regard to nationality and DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 41 ¢ f . "Navigators are cordlally invited to visit the | dam, from New York. COPENHAGEN —Arrive Nordland, from Baltimore. - ST — Stme