The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1898, Page 30

ov THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Stlver unchanged. Wheat lower and Barley steadier. Oats and Rye unchanged. Large yellow Corn lower. Bran lower. Straw higher. Flour and Millstuffs unchanged. Another advance in Beans. New Onfons lower and dull. Butter and Eggs weak. Poultry market glutted Cherries and Strawberries about the same. Prupes advanced again. No change in Provisions. Hides fir Meats unaltered Shipments of §112.043 in Silver to China. s gain as usual. THE MINT. The colnage of the local Mint In April was $3,798,000, consisting of $3.100,000 in double eagles, $105,000 in half les, $500,000 in dol- 1 2,000 in half dollars, $16,000 in quarter 000 in dimes. The City of Rio de Janeiro took out a treas- ure list of $112,043 65, all in siiver bullion. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SALES. Produce Exchange sales on call during the first ten months of the current crop year amount to 2,768,600 tons Wheat and 462,000 tons Barley. BANK CLEARINGS. Local bank clearings last week were $17,050,- in against $13,580,317 for the same week For the month of April they were § against $58,410,840 for April, 1s87. For ear to date they are $263,1%4,192, against §,703 in 1897 O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow| SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST 12 HOURS MXPLANATION. The arrow files with the wind. The top fig- ures at station indicate minimum temperature for the days: those underneath it, if any, the amount of rainfall or of melted snow in Inches and Isobars nndredths during the ,ast twelve hours. ir solid lines, connect points of equal isotherms, or dotted lines, equal ture. The word ‘“high” means high metric pressure and is usually accompanied fair weath “low” refers to low pres- by sure and is usuaily preceded and ccompanied * usuaily When by cloudy weather and rains. ‘‘Low: first appear on the Washington ~oast { some time on the action of the Government ! retary of the Treasury wi | continued demand from the interior for money | and engagements of gold for import were made | vesterday | of commercial bills against grain shipments. terie of professional operators to enter the mar- ket for a bull turn. This commenced operations on Thursday. The arguments they offered to justify the advance were the naval victory by the United States squadron off the Philippines was reasonably certain and the shelling of the Spanish works at Matanzas had conclusively demonstrated the skill and superiority of United States gunners and guns. Both of these factors, it was argued, gave potent prom- ise in the early success of the United States 5. The general public showed no signs of a purpose to put their money into the stock market under the aggressive leadership de- veloped by the bull coterie. Tndoubtedly the underlying cause of the recovery in prices is the more assured condition In the money mar- ket and the improved business situation. The future of the money market has hinged for ultation of the Sec- h a number of lead- ing financiers served to clear the situation. The success of the proposed loan at 3 per cent was felt to be assured and the plans for disbursment seemed to be sufficient to guard against sudden contractions and strin- gency. This was felt to give promise of easfer conditions in the money market, where re- | serves have been closely held and accommo- | dations much restricted for some time past in for a war loan. The c anticipatipn of the demand for the Govern- ment loan. The actual conditions in the money market have in fact, become appreciably eas- the rate for time ier during the week, and The loans was shaded from 6 to 5% pér cent. is attributed to the desire of interior banks to be prepared to meet the reducements of thelr depositors who subscribe to the bond issue. Foreign exchange rose sharply early in the week, but has lost a great part of the gain, and to-day. The strength in ex- change early in the week is said to have been due to some unexpected payments abroad by the Government and to delay in the receipts The settlements are coming forward all the time and the demand for exchange from im- porters is, at this time, small. Another feature in the exchange situation is worthy of con- sideration. The war has largely curtalled the spective traveling abroad by Americans this vear, whose annual expenditures are estimated at as high as $100,000,000. A feature of the week has been the strength of silver on de- mand from India and from France. The tak- ings by France are believed by some authori- ties to be on account of Spain. The downward tendency of railroad bonds has been arrested and some issues have im- proved during the latter part of the week on an_increased trading. United _States new d4s have advanced 1%, | and the &s (coupon) %, while the old 4s (regis- tered) have declined % per cent in the bid | price. Others were unchanged. Total sales of stocks, 166,800 shares, ing: Burlington, 15,4 ville, 3140; Manhattan, 3 Railway, 3406; North Pacific_preferred, 63 includ- Louisville and Nash- Metropolitan Street acific, 4150; Northern 391 | Rock Island, A and Paul, 15,260; Union Pacific (D. and_G.) 'pr ferred, 16,900; Amerlcan Tobacco, 15,350; Sugar, 57,830, CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . . 10%St P & Om. 71 Do pref L....... 20%| Do pref . 140 Baltimore & Ohio 13%|St P M & M 130 anada Pacific ... 0%|So Pacific | anada Southern. 47%So Railway . | intral Pacific .. 11| Do pref & Ohio Texas & Pacific. & Alton Union_Pacific hi B & Q UPD &G i & E Wabash . CC &St L. Do pref Do pref . Wheel & L 4 | Del & Hudson . Do pref . 8% Del L & W Express Companies— | Den & R G Adams Ex o Do “pref ‘American Erle (new) United States Do Ist pref . Wells Fargo 13 | Ft Wayne Miscellaneu | Gt Nor pref ...l A_Cot Ol 16% | Hocking Valley .. Do pref 05 Iilinois_Central .. Amn Spirf 10% Lake Erie & W.. Do_pref 2 | Do pref s Am Tobaccs 102 Lake Shore Do_vref 4 Louls & Nash. People’s Gas [t Manhattan L . Cons Gas | Met St Ry Com Cable the pressure is high in the interlor and low | aiong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the " is inclosed with isohars of in south of Oregon is im- robable. igh” in the vicinity of Faano, a ure falling to the fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in eummer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will opposite resuit WEATHE REPORT. (120th Merid Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 6 p. m. Following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last seasc Past This Last 24 hours. Season. Season. 3) 43.73 24 1. Maximum, 56; CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FC ASTS. energy is slowly' devel- rn_half of the Pacific pre: are favorable far 1 half of the Pacific slope for some rain over the s produce aa | all- | Col F & Iron Do _pref Gen Electri Mich Cgnt Minn & Do_lst Mo_Pacifl Mobile & Ohio. Mo K & T Lo pr Do pref . Chi Ind Nat_Lin Ol | Or Tmp Co 4| Pacific Mail . Pullman Pal ! Silver Cert and R & T. ugar .. Do pref . T C & Iron. 7§ Leather Do pref 23| Do pref Ontario & W 14 | U_S Rubber Or R & “ Do pret Or Short Line. 26 |West Union Pittsburg 167 !Chi & N W Reading - 1612] Do pref . Do 1st pref . |stL &sw 4 | | Rock Island |” Do orer 9 StL&SF. IR G W Do 1st pref . 5% | Do pref Do 2d pref 245, /Chi G W . St_Paul $7% | Haw Com Co. Do pref - 141 CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg.. 118 |N_Carolina 6s. Do coup . 1ns Do 4s 3 U S 4 106% | No Pac 1st Do coup 108 Do 3s ure overlies Mon- | than they n me previous. The temp has fallen over Northern | California_and Nevada. It has risen over Washington and Northern Oregon. The following maximum wind velacities are reported: Spokane, 2 miles per hour from the mortheast; Baker City, 28 northw Eureka, 80 northwest; San P 5 Showers have occurred in Eastern and South- ern Califor evada and Utah. Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty | hours ending midnight, May 1, 1898: Northern California—Unsettled weather Sun- day; probably showers early Sunday morning and in northern portion Sunday; colder in northern portion of Sacramento Valley; south- | wind. hern California—Cloudy and unsettled | er Sunday, with showers early Sunday morning; southwesterly wind. | Nev morning. Utah—Cloudy Sunday, with showers. g Arizona—Cloudy ‘and ‘unsettied weather’ Sun- San Francisco and vicinity—Cloudy and un- | gettled weather Sunday: probably light show- ers carly Sunday morning; fresh southerly Special report from Mount Tamalpals, taken at 5 p. m.—Clear; wind west, 24 miles per hour; temperature, 45; maximum, 5. ALEXANDER MCcADIE, Local Forecast Official. ' EASTERN MARKETS, NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK. April 3).—There was qulte an extensive taking of profits to-day after the three days' advance in prices. The realizing sales clipped off something from the day's ex- treme advance, leaving net gains in the rail- road list mostly fractional. In some of the epecialties, notably Sugar, there remained over & point of net gain. The bull leaders this morning had to face the sentimental effect of early declines for Americans in London, ex- tending to nearly a point in some cases. This meant that any advance in the prices here would have to carry the burden of arbitrage sales. Prices were, however, bid up at every appearance of contldence and the offerings of the arbitrage brokers were quickly absorbed. Sugar mounted nearly 5 points and other lead- ing speculative stocks a point or over. The gafe arrival of the steamship Parls was ad- duced as a bull argument. and there were Cloudy Sunday; rain early Sunday | ’ vague rumors circulated that private informa- | tion had been received in the street that the United States squadron had already fought a guccessful engagement off the Philippines. The aggressive leadership of the big bulls, coupled small traders followed the big ones. Quite a falr amount of commussion-house buying was also donme. But Shile busincss was still active and on a large seale, stoeks began to be supplied. The offer- fmge were sufficient to feed the demand and prices ceased to advance and before long com- Menced a retrozrade movement. Before the reaction had p far the supply ceased. Meantime u handsome total of stocks had been Mharketed at the aavance and sellers felt the fortable assurance that their paper profits fiad been furned into cash in the event of an B evorable turn in events over Sunday. There | o wome renewal of the buying demand in the eond hour, but it did not reach large pro- PoEOme riet for stocks and bonds in the early ays of the weok was the dullest and narrow- S inat has been seen in years. On Wednes- dey the aggregate sales of all stocks fell to e than 4000 shares. In #o dull a market Lo e ls usually @ natural tendency of prices thkag. But there was a marked disposition In the market to resist any downward tend- ey, due to the conditional orders in brokers' Tfites to buy stocks on any sharp decline. The ness of prices encouraged a powerful co- kindled the enthusiasm of | 95 | Do 1s Do deb 210 ~Nav 1sts o s oS Atchigon 4; 36% [0 S Line 3s tr.. Do adj 4s 8% |0 Imp lsts tr. Can So 2ds ....... 105 | Do 58 tr Chi Term 4s...... 81%|Pacific 6s of 9 C & Ohlo 5s....... 1127% ! Reading 4s . ¢ H & D 4lés. .. 104% R G W Ists. D &R G st Cus |StL&IMC D &R G 4s SL&SF G 6s.. 1173 2|St P Con ... East Tenn Ists Erie Gen 4s ...... 661s|St P C & P Ists.. 114 F W & D lsts tr. 661 Do 35 . Gen Elec s . 99 |So Ry 58 . G H &S A 6 106 |Stand R & T 6s.. 55 Do 2ds . 103 |Tenn new set 3s.. 85 H&TC 109 |T & P L G lsts.. 9% Do con 6s. 10 | Do Rg 2ds .. % Towa C lst % |UPD &G lsts % La new cons 4s.. % |Wab Ist 5s . L & N Uni 4s.... 84 Do 2ds Missouri 6s_...... 100 W Shore 4s . M K & T 2ds.... 55%|Va Centuries Do 45 ... . &%| Do deferred N Y Central ists.. 113%|U P pref 0% /T P 4s .. STOCKS. Ontarto ' Ophir 5 Plymouth . 12 | Deadwood Quicksilver . 100 | Goutd & Do_pref 200 | Hale & 45| Sierra Nevada 60 | Homestake 37 00/ Standard . 160 Iron Silver 40| Union Con . 10 Mexican 10| Yellow Jacket 05 BOSTON. * BOSTON, April 30.—Atchison, 10%; Burling. ton, 92%; Oregon Short Line, 28; Boston and Montana, 176%; Butte and Boston, 24%; Par- rott, 23%. S NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, April 30.—CLOSE—Money on call steady, 2@2% per cent; prime mercantile | paper, 6@7 per cent; sterling exchange weak, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4 3@ 484 for demand and at $4 S0%@4 §1 for sixty | days; posted rates, $4 S1%@4 82 and $4 85%; | commercial bils, $4 80'2; silver certificates, 15,000 ounces sold at 5T5%@5T%c, closed at 57%@ #8c; bar silver, 58%c; Mexican dollars, 45%c; | State bonds, dull; raiiroad bonds, strong: Gov ernment bonds, firm; new 4's registered, do coupon, 119; 4's, 106%: do coupon, 108; onds, $; &'s registered, 109%; do coupon, 110%. | LONDON MARKET. | NEW YORK, April - —ihe Evening Post's | London financial cablegram says: The stock market here was stagnant to-day in view of the | hoilday on Monday next. Consols declined on | the fall in New York Exchange. Spanish fours | were flat on the weakening in the Varis tourse. | Americans_were lifeless. Brazils were flat, its | exchange being the lowest on record. Dear | wheat aggravated the troubles in all grain {m- porting countries. New York bought gold slightly. CLOSING. Grand Trunk, §%; Canadian Pacific, §6%. Bar silver, steady, 26 5-16d per ounce. Money, 1%@ 2 per cent. ASSOCTATED BANKS' STATEMENT. NEW YORK, April 30.—The Financler says: The bank statement for the week ending April 30 presents no features of interest beyond the continued gains shown in the surplus reserve, which now approximates $44,500,000. On Febru- ¢ 25 the reserve of the Clearing-house Af soclation consisted of §56,076,000 legals and $119,- 186,000 specie, a total of $205,252,000. On April 30 the cash holdings were made up. of $158,352,- 0 specie and 330,737,700 legals, or a total of $209,130,500. in a perfod of but little over two months therefore, the banks have lost $35,339 000 iegal tenders and gained $39,206,000 gold. Thelr total cash holdings are $4.000,000 heavier than at the close of February, but in the same time they have decreaseg their loans $71,650,000, and thelt <deposits §70,711,000. This will give an idea of the general liquidation that has been in progress for sixty days. The conversion of steriing bills Into gold m- ports accounts in learge part for the loss of loans. The decrease In deposits has been influ- enced by the demands of interior institutions. The loss of loans and deposits almost coun- terbalance, but the reserve requirements. of the banks have been reduced $17,000,000, 50 that with hut 34,000,000 more cash on' hand than re- ported sixty days ago, the surplus holdings are over §21,000.000 greater. In other words, the excess reserve s mow 344,504,000, ' Sixty days ago it was $22,959,3%5. Tne issue of a Government loan will largely reduce this amount, but it Wil not necessarily | covering require a further contraction of the several important items of the banks. Up 1o the pres- ent time the New York institutions have been taking care of their customers, but the amount of new business has been almost nothing. Just what percentages of reserve the interior banks are now carrying is not known, but that they are unusually heavy admits of no doubt. The logical trend once the new bonds are issued will be toward an easier market for mones. | This conclusion finds a basls in tue fact that the country is recovering from its fear of pos- sible consequences of war, and also in the tendency of the banks to take out new circu- lation. ~The increase in_that line during the present month by the New Yosk banks has been no less than 33:0,000. The decline in the rice of bonds and the high rates for money Pave been Inducements which have lent to this increase. Probably a fair percentage of the new bonds will be used by the banks for the sama purpose, but only in case rates re- main firm. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, April 30.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 21,010; exports, 34,637. Quiet, but strongly held: winter patents, $535@5 75; winter straits. $5 15@5 25; Minnesota patents, $6 20@6 60; win- ter extras, $3 90@4 30; winter bakers', $4 60@6 winter low grades, §2 0@3. WHEAT—Recelpts, 224,775; exports, 32,082. Spot steady; No. 2 red, $1 20%, nominal f. 0. b. afloat; options were generally strong all day, influenced by heavy covering on reports of Russian famine and big weekly clearances; closed lc lower on May, but G@lc higher on later months; May, $1 17%@1 19, closed $118. _ HOPS—Quiet; State, common to choice, 1895 crop, 4@sc: 1896 crop, T@Sc; 1897 crop, 15@16c Pacific Coast, 1895 crop, 4@sc; 189 crop, T@sc; 1897 "crop, 15@16c. WOOL—Quiet; fleece, 16@22c; Texas, 12@14c. PETROLEUM-—Dull. METALS—PIG IRON—Quiet; Southern, $3 76 @11 25; Northern, $10@12. COPPER—Firm; brokers’, $12. LEAD—Steady; brokers’, '$3 50. TIN—Plates steady. COFFEE—Options closed steady with prices & points lower to 5 points higher; sales, 13,750 bags, Including May, 36 06@6 10. ‘Spot Coffee— Rio, firm; No. 7 invoice, 7c; No. 7 jobbing, T%¢: mild, firm; Cordova, 8i@i5ie. UGAR—Raw, strong, held higher; falr re- 5 X, 96 test, d%c; r;gr:;g fining, 3%c; centrifugal, Sirong: moia A, 6 11-160; standard A, confectioners’ A, 5 5-16c; cut loaf, crushed, b 15-160; powdered, 6 11-1 lated, 5 7-16c; cubes, -16¢. 3 BUTTER—Receipts, 3641 _packages, steady: Western creamery, 15@17c; Elgins, 17c; factors, 12%@15¢. EGGS—Recelpts, $716 packages, firm; West- ern, 11%c; Southern, 10%@11%c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, April 30.—Californis Dried Fruits: Apples steady. S BVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 5@7%c: prime wire tray, S%c; wood-dried, prime, %@ 8ige; choice, S%0: fancy, 9@9¥c. 3 %0 AP Aoval, %@sc; Moorpark, §%@ 10, PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@sc; peeled, 11@tdc. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, April 30.—Trading in Wheat to- day began very quietly at an advance of ¥%c. Liverpool quoted spot grain unchanged, fu- tures %d higher. Weekly exports of 4,161,000 bushels had a good effect, and July, which started at 83%c, rallied to 84c. The strength was only momentary, however, and July sagged to 93ic, yesterday's close. Beerbohm cabled an estimate of the total week's shipment from other countries to Europe that might also allay foreign fears for any stoppage of supplies, the authority in question placing the world's export at 8,800,000 bushels. Continental cables showed Hc lower at Paris and 1%c advance at The coarse grains, Corn and Oats, Antwerp. Showed considerable independence and their advancing tendencies helped Wheat. John | Cndahy was credited with buying July to cover short sales and afforded about the best sup- port in the pits. Trade was really narrow and orders hard to execute. July closed with a net gain of 1%@l%c. May closed %c higher. Corn was firm and fairly active, but the | advance was confined to %c for May and %c for Jul A ver v large business was transacted in the Oats department. The main feature was the v shorts and at dtll:?sh‘xh‘:'_\' ouble in buying. July close 4c higher. "l]'ll':-:\'lnuns were strong from start to finish and were at the top prices of the day as the session was ending. There was good bll):ing. Pork closed 25¢ higher; July Lard 17'40; July Ribs closed e net higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: T Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. ‘Wheat, 0. 2— May 120 120% 120 120% July SEy wnay % Sopt ber . . 823 | December Day si% 8% 8L 3 8% Wy B[ 3‘2 N Y% 34! er . B% B 35! 3 260 26% September . 2% 23 Mess Pork, per bbl— SR 12200 13 105 13 , 58 6T2% 555 | l, 58% 5774 58 September . 602 590 6 02% hort Ribs, per 100 1bs ! May e 5% 7 Ju:! 56 555 565 Septe 572% 565 57 Cash_quotations were as follows: _ Flour, firm; Southern winter patents, $ 20@5 50; do straits, $5@5 10; do clear, $4 80@4 9: spring wheat specials, 3 30; do patents, $5 70@6; soft do, $ 60@5 %0; do stralts, $5@5 25. do bakers, $44 spring wheat, $1 10; No. 3 spring whea No. 2 corn, 34@34lic; No. 2 oats, 31@31% 3dc; No. 3 white, 3@ 32y No. 2 barley, 43@52c; N 1 flaxseed, §1 3i%: prime timothy seed, $2 45: mess_pork, per bbl, $IL 05@11 10; lard, per 100 $ 50; short ribs (loose), $5 35@5 70; dry oxed), $4 75@5: short clear s,ns; whisky, distllers’ fin- 1 20. sides (boxed), $5 ished goods, pe Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 8,800 6,000 ‘Wheat, bushels 59,000 205,000 Corn, bushels 360,000 520,000 Oats, bushels 30,000 226,000 Rye, bushels 5,400 1,000 | Barley, bushe 18,500 900 On the Produce Exchange to-day the But- ter market was steady; creameries, 13@16%c; dairies, 12@15c; Eggs, fresh, 10%c; Cheese, dull, unchanged. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shipments. Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis +249,210 20,480 Duluth .. 11,194 Milwaukee 650 Chicago . 204,584 Toledo 3,000 St. Louls. 10,000 Detroft .. Kansas City. Totals Tidewater— Boston_ .. New York. Philadelphia . New Orleans. Galveston . Totals . 293,395 42,420 ARIS FUTURES. Wheat— April. May. Opening . 6760 6640 Closing v Flour— | Opening . 329 3130 Closing o < LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. May. July. Sept. Opening . L9845 91 7% Closing A - S EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, April 30.—CATTLE—Offerings were light in the Cattle market to-day and found ready sale. 5 25; stockers and feeders brought $3 90@4 25. cows and heifers, §3 10@4 53; calves, $4@s. HOGS—Trade in Hogs was brisk and prices averaged 5c higher; common to best sold at $2 75G4 1214, the best selling Thc below prime heavy hogs; sales were largely at $3 95@4 07 plgs brought $3 50@3 90. SHEEP-Little business was transacted In the shegg pens; clipped sheep were salable at $3 2504 50 and Jambs $4 25G4 T for clipped; wooled were quoted at $3@5 40. ogs, 16,00; Sheep, Recelpts—Cattle, 200; 2500. DENVER. DENVER, April 30,—CATTLE—Receipts, 200. Market firm. Beef ' steers, 33 50@4 40: cows, $303 85, teeders, freight pald to river, $3 9@ 425; stockers, freight pald, $4@4 60; bulls, stags, etc., §2 25@3 2. HOGS—Receipts, 200. _Market Gc higher. Light packers, $380@3 $5; mixed, $3 75@3 50 heavy, $3 70@3 80. SHEEP—Recelpts, none. Market unchanged. OMAHA. OMAHA, April 30.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1600, Market active and stronger. Native beef Steers, $4@4 90; Western steers, $3 80@4 60; cows and heifers, §3 25@4 25; stockers and feeders, S Receipts, 500 Market 5o hi HOGS—Receipts, . igher. $0; mixed, §3 $0@3 85; bulk of Heavy, $3 7% SHEEP—Receipts, 1200. Market strong. Fair sales, 3 ¥5. mmcholoe Westerns, $2 60@4 60; lambs, $4 5@ S KANSAS, CITY. KANSAS CITY, April 30.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 100. Markét unchanged. HOGS—Receipts, 4500. Market strong to b higher; active. ~Bulk of sales, $3 75@3 heavies, $3 $5@4; packers, 33 75@3 95: mix $5,7503 %; lights, 53 603 80; Yorkers, 7 SHEEP_None. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, April 30.—Consols, 111%: siiver, 26 5-164: French rentes, 102 65. LIVERPOOL, April 30.—Wheat, firm; cargoes ‘Walla Walla wheat, 47s 6d; cargoes off coast, Prices ranged from $4 4@ | | 490, a few choice beef steers selling at $@ |2 { | _ BEANS—Bayos, $2 %@3 05; Small Whites, | |$2@2 15; Large Whites, $2G2 05; Pinks, | 32 55@2 75: Jteas, $2 2wz §5: viackeve. ¥s .@ | 3 50; Butters, $1 75: Limas, $3 25; Pea, | | firmer; cargoes on passage, COTTON—Uplands, 3 19-32d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., April 3.—Wheat easier. Walla Walla, %gg5c; vailey and blue stem, 97@9%8c ver bushel. $676,988. 396,018, The Imports of dry goods and generai Terchanales, S Y E CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, April 30.—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the Treasury shows Avallable cash balance, 321,935,953, gold re- WASHINGTON. TACOMA, April 30.—Wheat closed: No. 1 club, 5c: No. 1 blue stem, $1. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. NEW YORK, April 30.—The gold &nd silver movement at New York for the week ending to-day was: Exports of gold, $123,153; of silver, Imports of gold, $9,060,552° of silver, serve, $180,985,650. PORTLAND, Or., April 30.—Exchanges, $192,- | 687. balances, $31,215 LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE, AND BULLION. terling Exchange, sight. Sterling Exchange, 60 day Sterling Cables . New York Exchange, sight New York Exchange, telegraphic. Fine Silver, Mexican Dollars WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The week closed with a quieter nd weaker market all over the world. There Was a recovery on call from the opening prices, however. Tidewater quotations are: Shippins, $1 1%@ 175 for No. 1 and §1 7% for cholce; milling, $1 T%@1 Informal 2000 ctls, $1 73%; 16,000, $1 721 12,000, $1 72! 8000, §1 72%; 6000, $1 78; 2000, 2000, $1 75. Second session—December—2000_ctls, $1 T4%; 6000, $1 74%: 6000, §1 7434 4000, $1 74. Regular morning session—December—8000 ctls, $1 72%: 4000, S1 728 8000, $1 72%4; 4000, §1 73. BARLEY—Spot feed was quoted rather firm- Futures wer about the same. Feed, $1 35@1 37%; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. er. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—December—2000 ctls, $1 33%; 8000, $1 32, Regular morning sesslon—No sales. OATS—There was pretty fair trading at | steady prices. Fancy Feed, $142%@1 45 per ctl: good to choloe, 31 S7%@1 42%; common, &1 Si@ 26; Sur- prise, $1 @1 50; gray, $! 32%@1 37%; milling, 31 35@1 42%; per ctl. H CORN—Dealers are quoting @ slight decline in large yellow, the other descriptions being as before. Small_round yellow, $125 per ctl; large yei- | low, $1 10@1 121%; white, $1 15. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. er ounce.. 82% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. session — 9:15 0’ $1 74; 4000, $1 T3%: RYE—$1 27%4@1 40 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—S$1 76@2 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Prices show no change. FLOUR—Family Extras, $§ T5@5 85; Bakers' Extras, $5 50@5 60 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- usual discount to the trade: Flour, $3 per 100 lbs: Rye Flour, $2 756 per 100 $2 50; extra cream | C-rnmeal, §5 2 Oatmeal, $4; Oat Groats, 3¢ 25; | L.ominy, $3 23@3 50: Buckwheat Flour. Cracked Wheat, ‘Wheat Flour, $3 %; Roiled Ofts (barrels), $5 80 @6 20: in sacks. $3 60G6; Pearl Barlev Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 Ibs. | lows, Rice Flour, Bran is lower and Straw higher. had | no_change in_Hay. FEEDSTUFFS ley, pressed Oat, nominal: STRAW- Beans continue to advance, scriptions showing the most firmness. Seed, 24! | 2%c; Hem DRIED 2 25 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES Los Angeles String Beans brought 8@Sc per Ib, Green Peppers 20c and Tomatoes $1 501 75 per box. New onions are lower and slow of sale. paragus cleaned up well. Peas and Beans were steady. POTATOES—Early Rose, 40@50c; River Reds, 40@50c; River Burbanks, 50@60c per sack; Ore- gon Burbanks, 50@85c; Petaruma Burbanks, 50 @65c per sack; Sweet Potatoes, Merced: new Potatoes, %@1izc ONIONS—Choice 32 40a2 60, @1 2 per ctl; new, $1 50 per ctl. VEGETABLES—Receipts were 961 boxes As- paragus, 481 boxes Rhubarb and 703 sacks Peas. Asparagus, §2@2 25 for extra larg Toe@$l 25 for barb, 2@50c per box for small to good and 75c_for extra cholce; Green Peas, sack; Garden Peas, $6@3c per Ib; from Vacaville, 1@121c; Dried’ Pe per Ib; Dried Okra, 12%c; Cabbage, 85@7c per | { ctl: Carrots, 25@26c per sack; Cucumbers, 30c@ $135 per dozen; Mexican Tomatoes, $1 50@1 75 per box for per box. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— $6; Cornmeal, 75; HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. 50@2i per ton. “ocoanut Cake, per ton; Cornm in round Wheat and Oat, $21425; none; compressed W heat, Alfalfa, $20@22; Timothy, $15@17. $1@1 10 per bale. BEANS AND SEI $2a2 10; Red Kidneys, §2 50@2 75 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 25@3 50 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $3 15@3 25: Flax, $2 25; Canary 2%c per 1b; Alfalfa, P 2% Q% Timothy 'EAS—Nile No. 1, Potatoes sliced. raw, 12c 1bs; sliced desiccated, 16@! 13ci Onlons, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 2c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, bc. Cabbage, There was a good deal of stock left on hand at the close to be carried over to Monday. Hens 60c; Carrots, POULTRY AND are demoralized. POULT blers and 11@12c for He 8141 25; Goslings, $1 756@2; Ducks, $2 50@3 old and $4@4 50 for youns: 33 ers, young, $6@8: Roosters, old, $3 $5 50@6 50 for smal youn, G. RY—Live Turkeys, Broflers, $4 50@6 Pigeons, $1 50@1 and $1 25 for old. (E—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter and Eggs are weak, though no lower. It is expected that still lower prices will rule for Butter. BUTTE] Creamery—Fancy creameries, 18c; Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 17%@18%c; common, R— grades, 15@17c per 1b. Eastern Butter — Imitation creamery, 16iec: ladle-packed, 15@l6c per I1b; Fastern lgin_tuh. to arrive, 1Sic. CHEESE—CE ice mild new, 9@S%c; common to good, | Young "America, Eastern, EGGS— Arrivals of Cherries continue light. berries are now coming in freely and do not all clean up. Gooseberries still drag. Oranges are easier, as the supply Is larger. T%@ss4c; Cream 10@1ic; 1215@1335¢ per 1b. Ranch Eggs, DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Receipts were 409 chests of Strawberries and | 50_boxes of Cherries. Strawberries, $5@6 per chest for large and $6@9 for_small berries. Small White Cherries, S0c@1; black, $1 2561 50. Goosel Apples, mon and $1 %42 % for good can Limes, small boxes, bunches; Pineapples, $3@4 per DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. Another advance in Prunes is noted. keep up thelr present gait the stock will be exhausted 40@@s0c before long. They other changes are noted. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ for 50-60's, 3%@3%e for 4%e for 40-30's, s, 2%3@2%c for 50-90's, 2@ i . 3@3%c for e for 90-100's; Peaches, 3@oc: 6c; peeled, 10@12%c; Apricots, 3@6%c for Roy- for good to fancy als and Evaporate« Black Figs, in sacks, Tor pitte ‘Plums, ISIN three-crown, Seedless Sulf 10 for Lo and $1@1 % Apples, 64@ic; ectarines, S—13 Farina, S—$23 50@25 50 per ton. —Rolled Barley, $29930 per ton $M@31 50; lots)—Wheat, 1 75@2; Green, $1 9@ | old, 13c; new, ‘Hens, 1214 @13 store Eggs, 11%@I2c; Duck Eggs, l6c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. 25@50c per box; ‘berries, 40c per drawer. per box for common, for good to choice and $1 25@1 50 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 Seedlings, 75c@$l 25; Lemons, 50c@31 for com: ‘alifornia Limes, Bananas, $1 25@2 per igc: Plums, 4l@d%ic and iQuc for unpitted; bleached to f: WHWS'AC: 2%L@4% ¢ uarters and o fancy: Pears, or a an I!g for halves, according to color, ete. Al c for two-crown, c for four-crown, c for Seedlesss layers; dried nominal, un- Se ISR IS | clock—December— 2000, $1 ms; 2000, ; 2000, $1 72%; 73%. May— Graham 4 25; $4 75; Whole 34 There is jobbing, | 24@25: Cottonseed eal, $24 50; Crack- $283@ | Bar- com- Clover, EDS. the white de- 3@6c; Rape, 2%@ | ke o | As- | $1g1 25 for er |b. ut Onions, $1 $1 50@1 75 small; Rhu- c@S1 25 per | ring Beulr)ls, ppers. 6@Tc | r 1b in lots of 25 ; granulated raw, 18c; 30c; Turnips, GAME. @12 for Gob- Geese. per pair, for 4; Roost- 4; Fryers, for large, $2@3 50 7 per dozen for seconds, 16| Cheddar, Western, 10@11c; lgize; per dozen; red, T5c@8) 50@2 T6; to choice; Mexi- in dozen. I they are very firm. No fancy, 6%@ oorparks; sun-dried, = 4@oc} 4@5c for prime 3@ o f for Muscatels for Horn Silver Mining 5 | Napa Con. Quicksilver M. Co.. 10 Napa Con., extra. 3 tigy Pennsylvania Mining Co. 5 Reward Mining Co.... 24 Straw- | Sugar 6c; light amber, extracted, 4¥%@5lc 1b. BEESWAX—2ig26c per Ib. e e PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, % per b for heavy, S%c for light medium, 10%c for light, lc for extra lght and 12 for sugar-cure: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; Califo; nia Hams, 3@loc_Mess Heef, §1v 50 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, $11; Family Beef, $12; Salt Pork, §9; extra prime Pork, $10; cxtra- clear, $17@17 50; mess, §15; Smoked Beeef, 12c per ib. LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at 5ic per Ib for compound and 7c for pure; pails, 7%c: Culifornia tierces, So per’ T for componnd and 6ic for pure; half barrels, 6%c; 10-1b tins, NE—Tierces, 6%@6%c; CK: less than 300 Ibs—i-1b pails, 60 in a cze, E e:: 3-1b palls, 20 in a case, 8%c; 5-1b pails, 12 in a case, §%c; 10-Ib pails, 6 in a case, 83c; 50-Tb tins, 1 or 2 in a case, 7%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 7%c; fancy tubs, $0 Ibs net, 7%c; half bbls, about 110 Ibs, Tic per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. The strength in Hides continues, and an ad- vance is looked for almost any day now. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and_brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted stecrs, 10c; medium, 8%@dc; light, $ic; Cow- hides, 83;@3c;: Stags, ic; salted Kip, c: Calf, 10c; dry Hides, 15@i6c; ‘culls and brands, 12 13c; dry Kip and Veal, 16@l6%c; dry Calf, 18@19¢c;_culls, 16@17c; Goatskins, S.w3Tikc each; Kids, 5@10c; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per 1b: medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@25c each; short wool, 40@60c each; medium, 60@soc; ‘long wool, 30c@sl 20 ch. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2@2%c; refined, 5c; Grease, 2c. o WOOL—Fall_clip—San Joaquin, defective, 7@ '1;-@ lguut'?\t'er\:hmouramrln. ’mnscé Jfron urthess, ic; Northern, defective, c per Ib. HOPS—1897 crop, 10@l4c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. All descriptions remaln as previously quoted. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follow: BEEF—First quality, 6l second quality, B%@6c; third quality, 4@5c per Ib. VEAL—Large, s@éc; small, s}%@ic per ™. MUTTON—Wethers, $@Sc; Ewes, 8¢ per . LAMB—Spring, 8%GSc per 1. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%c for large and 4c for medium; stock Hogs, 2@2c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6ie. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutia Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, pominal; San Quentin, $5 30. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, $§7 50; Seattle, $6; Bryant, 35; Coos Bay, $650; Wallsend, %0; ~Cumberland, $1025 in ’bulk and 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, $93 Coke, $12 per ton In bulk and §l4 in sacks. Harrison's circular says: ‘‘During the week there have been seven arrivals of coal from ‘Washington, with 19,39 tons; four from Brit- ish Columbia, 13,252 tons; one from Australia, 3095 tons; one from Oregon, 430 tons; total, 3.- 192 tons The liberal deliveries here lately from the coast serve to keep our stocks in yard jntact, so that the anticipated shortages for May and June will not be realized; in fact, foresighted buyers are ordering ahead of their requiremerits, knowing that an overplus of fuel is seldom regretted, whereas a deficien is disastrous. Just at this time it is really lu- dicrous to listen to the garbled arguments and deductions arrived at by importers and large coal consumers as to the effect the American- Spanish war will have on coal here, both as to the supply, sources of delivery and the fu- ture prices which may rule. Some are as op- posite in character as the poles, some claim a scarcity, others an oversupply by importers who look for high figures, some think that market values will rot be disturbed, others that war prices must rule. If no final set- tlement is arrived at within six months, and a few speedy Spanish cruisers should be or- dered to police the Pacific, thus obstructing Australian and British Columblan coal ship- ments, but one result could ensue. The first word of this sentence makes it all indefinite, and the writer thinks it very fmprobable, Spain cannot afford to scatter her ships, and ‘we are too far removed from the base of opera- tions, besides we are well able to eare for our interests here if we ever come to close quar- ters. The main problem to be solved now $75 $1n Can foreign shipowners be forced to fulfill coal | charters signed prior to April diffe 21? Opinions on this point. The writer thinks they SAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany_quotes. terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 7c: Powdered, 6l D Granulated, 5% Confectioners’ A, 57 nolla A, 5%c; Extra 5%c; Golden C, 54 Candy Granulated, 6c; California A, 5%c per Ib; half barrels %c more than barrels, and boxes ¢ more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Saturday, April 80. Flour, (qr sks ... 22,206 Middlings, sks .. Wheat| ctls ..... 3,75¢| Wine, gais . Barley, ctls ..... 4¢3 |Eggs, doz . | Rye, ctis Leather, roils Corn, ctls ' Hides, no Butter, ctls . Lime, bbls . Cheese, ctls . Pelts, bdls ....0 Tallow, ctls . Quicksilver, ‘fisk. 8§ Beans, sks 369{Chicory, bbls .... 13 Potatoes, sks . 1,423 Wool, bales . 306 Onions, sks . 210{Straw, tons 35 Bran, sks .. 1,250 Hay, tons .. 285 OREGON. Flour, qr sks . 1,743| Bran, sks . . 400 Wheat, ctis . 1,345 Wool, bales ..... : § Barley, ctls . 2,274 EASTERN. Corn, ctls 800| THE STOCK MARKET. There was no change in mining stocks worthy of note. The feature of local securities was the de- cline in Hawalian Commercial from $23 7 to §20, recovering to $20 50. The other securities showed little change. Consolldated California and Virginia output last week amounted to €9 tons of ore of the average car sample assay of $43 54 per ton. The Mexican Colorado River Land Company has levied an assessment of 34c per share, de- linquent June 4. The annual meeting of the Justice Mining Company will be held to-morrow. The Pacific Auxillary Fire Alarm Company will pay its usual quarterly dividend of 5c per share on May 15, The Reward Gold Mining Company of Ne- vada_ County has declared a dividend of 2%c per_share, pavable May 2. The following local incorporations disbursed dividends during the past month: Name— Per Share. Amount. Bank of California. $8 00 California Trust Co. S150 Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. 3 00 Pacific Surety Co......... -3 Gas Consumers’ Association. Oakland_Gas C & Pacific Gas Improvement Co. Pacific Lighting_C San Francisco Gas and Elec.. Stockton Gas and Electric. Marin County Water. San Jose Water... Spring_Valley Water. California_Street Cable. Market Street Railway. Sutter Street Railway. = Alaska Packers’ Association. Hutchinson Plantation Natoma Vineyard Co. Pacific Telephone . Sunset Telephone Oceanic_Steamship Alaska-Mexican Mining ‘Alaska-Treadwell Mining Champion Mining Co. Homestake Mining Highland Mining Co R ¢ oo Boo $23332 g8 w BERYSINSAANSLIZRLEL $i333388333883833¢ rere SEEEE,! Total ..... B Gn e ..§716, 341 A _summary of the dividends for the month of April compares as follows: 1897. 1898, Banks .. $150,000 $105,000 Insurance 2, Gas . Water Street raflways. Fish Telephone. Mining . Miscellaneous . Total . §746,341 STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, SATURDAY, April 20-10:30 a. m. Bld. Ask. U § Bonds— 4s quar coup..107%108% 4s quar reg...106%2i07 4s quar new...119 119 — 116 s — G & E.. 82 53 San_ Fran l}k 5‘;’“ Cal-st Cab &s Anglo-Cal “IBank of Cal. 23§ 6s.. — 190 6s..12314126 Do 1st M 5s..112% — et-st Nat Vin 6s Ist — N C Ng Rv 7s.102 N Ry Cal 6s.. — 112 7% —"lGer S & L Hum § & L.1050 1160 Mutual Sav. ay S F Say U. 500 S & L So. Security S B 530 Union T Co. 950 Street Raflroad— California. Geary California Grapes, c. UTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per Ib; ‘Walnuts, 3@4c for hardshell and for soft- T s S Tor hasdabell for paper-sheil: for California: Pe- sottshell, 4@5%c for Fastern and 4 cans, $15@0c. i e S, () for lower b v om, SG10_for Dterwnits for uts, 0c; Brazil Nuts, h’i‘r 100. e, W8 E_Dynamits 85 SierraRCal 8s.102 105 |Giant ~on Co. 43% SFof Ar 9% — | Vigorit .. 3 ay % Miscellaneous— 6s. 6s. — |Qceanic § Co. 45 48 9 [Pac A F L.. 1% 24 Pac Bot Co...100%101 - JE'I.r Paint Co. 7 — 131 Marin Co 50 Spring Valley. 5% Gas & 1 lectric. CentGaslight.105 M E L Co. Morning Session. 5 Alaska Packers’ Association . L0 10 Glant Powder Con . T3 Hutchinson S P Co 462 ! $100S P of A Bonds . 00 00 Hawatian Commercial & Sugar. .28 do do D23 6234 | do do . L2350 | do do s B 2 do do . 1335 do do 8 1330 do do . lnn do do s tnow do do . lao0 doitid0s - To00 | do do 8 tow | Ao S an 12025 do Go s . 29 00 100 do do . . 20 50 00 do do D20 31y | Street— 30 Pacific Gas Imp oot INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. ! s0"Hawaifan C & S Co... L2350 Central Light & Power . LT 505000 JAgo% S a0 D80 60 S F Gas & Electric . L8350 50 Spring Valley Water 299 00 100 Hutchinson S P Co, s 10. 14650 MINING STOCKS. in the San Fran- Following_were the sal clsco Stock Board yesterda. Morning Session. 100 Best & Belcher. 28[400 Gould & Curry.. 20| 300 Chollar 18(500 Hale & Norcrs. 50 100 .. 151050 Justice .10 200 Con Cal & Va.. 591100 Ophir . 3 Following were the sales In the Pacific Stock | Board yesterday: Morning Session. 500 Andes . 08400 Ophir . 3 300 Best & 28200 39 | 200 2 40| 300 58 02 0 0, 2 300 n SN 1 00 Gould & Curry.. 20{300 ... - .13 500 Hale & Norcrs. 49/400 Sierra Nevada.. 66 600 Mexican . 11 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. SATURDAY, April 30—12 m. Bid. Ask. Alpha . L 08 o4 Julla Alta . 18 20| Justice . 10 — Andes | 03 09| Kentuck . o o2/ Benton Con — 20|Lady Wash — al Belcher ....... 12 13|Mexican . 12| Best & Belchr. 27 23|Occidental . =\ Bullion. . . 06 07/Ophir 39 Caledonia . 14 16/ Overman | Choller .. . 19 20|Potosi . 2% Challenge Con.. 10 14 Savage . 1 Con Cal & Va. 59 61| Seg Delcher 02 Confidence ..... 40 42|Scorpion =0 Con Imperial .. 01 02|Sierra Nevada. 66 67 Crown Point .. 09 11|Silver Hill Con New York. 02|Syndicate Eureka Con .. — 20|Standard Exchequer . 01 02|Union Con Gould & Curry. 20 22 Hale & Norcrs. 49 50 ‘Following are the highest prices for stocks during the week: Name of Stock. [ M [T |W.|T.|E|S. - Alpha . \ ST o T L Alta . 21| 20(* 20 20{ 131 19 Andes | 10{ 9| ol 9| of 9 Belcher . ul 12 1 H o2 Best & Belcher, 20( 20/ 20 29| 20 28 Caledonia . 16 16| 16| 15 15 14 Challerge . 12| 11 13 13| J5 10 Chollar .. 19! 18 8| 19 Con, Cal.’ & Va. 6| 61 62 60 Confidence 42 41 42| 40 Crown Polnt. 11| 10| 10 10 Gould & Curry 2| 2| 2 Hale & Norcross. 52| 50| 50 Justice 1l 1j 10 Mexican 12 12 1 Ophir .. 40 40| 3 Overman 2 -2 2 Occidental 151 1511 10 Potosi 2( 24| 2 Savage B 1 Standard nion Utah Yeliow SUN, . 2ON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and _Heights of High and Low | Waters at Fort Point, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- | thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The _.gh and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minut<s later than at Fort Point; the height of tide Is the same at both places. MAY -1588 Sudday, May Zobiss ke gz aeaone i " NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides | the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of 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 there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the 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 the mean of the lower low waters. e ————————————— STEAMEKS TO ARRIVE. [} STEAMER. Frox | Dus Acapulco. Panama . Samoa ... Humboldt. Y Nortn FOrg. ... | Humbolds.. Santa Rosa. ... State of Cai... Empire.... Crescent City.. | Crescent Citv. Umatilla . Victoria & Puret Sna. Mackinaw. Tacoma. Valencia . |Alaska. Coos Bay Newport ... Titani; Nanaimo Oregon Portland. Mariposa. Svdney . Chilkat. Humboldt. Pomona - |San Diego. Areata - |Coos Bay Wellington.... |Devarture Orizaba......... | Humooldt Curacao. 3 Cormumoit Homer City Puebdia... . City of Peking San Jose. City of Sydney STEAMERS TO SAIL China and Japan Panama. Panam: =8 =8 =1 4 41 35 O 85 €33 382 00 e e e ETEAMER | DESTINATION| _ SATLS. | PIER Homer.... |Humbolds ... [May 1. 9 Aw|Pler 11 Walla Wlls | Vie & Pgt Snd | May 1 10 AM|Pler ¥ Orizaba.. .. | Humboldt May 2.10 A |Pler & State of Cal | Portland... May 3.10 Ax|Pler 12 Sants Rosa|San Diezo May 3.11 AM | Pler 11 3,11 AM|Pier 9 3. 5PM|Pler 2 3. 1 PM|/PM SS 3, 2 pu|Pler 7 Nortn Fork . 9 AM|Pler ? Coos Bav. 9 AM|Prer 11 Valencia...|Alaska........|May 5. ... Bl Chiikat 2 PM 15 Oregon . .10 AM|Pler 12 Umatilla. 10 Am|Pier 9 Pomona. 11 Am |Pler 11 Arcata. 10 Am|Pier 15 Colum! 10 AM ' Pler 12 THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., M ghapts’ " Exchange, San Francisco, April The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped | exactly at noon to-day—i. ‘., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly § p. m.. Greenwich time. . T. McMILLAN, Assistant in charge. —ee e SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. A S R A B S S T ARTIVED. & Saturday, April 30. Br stmr Gaelic, Finch 29 days 11 hours 22 min from Hongkong, via Yokohama 18 days 10 hours and 16 min via Honolulu 7 days and | min. Stme Cleveland, Tl 8 hours from Seat- e. . ar Newsboy, Ellefsen, 64 hours from Al- catraz. Stmr Homer, Jessen, 60 hours from New- port. Stmr Orizaba, Parsons, 19 hours from Eu- re.a. Schr Glendale, Johnson, 8 da; from - 1and, via Astoria 7 days, e ot Ship Spartan, Polite, 7 days from Tacoma. Schr Peerless, Johnson, 9 days from Tacoma. CLEARED. Stror Ho 3 e Pate £rdiu r Homer, Jessen, San ; Perkins & Co. = ol Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, V! Port Townsend: Gooaal), Perkina & Cor 204 Stmr City of Rio de Janeiro, Ward, Hong- (k:anxn and Yokohama via Honolulu; P M S S Austrian stmr Burma, Mikuliclch; ; John Rosenfeld's Sons, A B e Russ bkin Bering, Gronberg, Petropolavsk: Ruesian Sealskin Co. e Schr Mary Sachs, Dickson, Kotzebue Sound; L Sachs. SAILED. Saturday, April Stmr Columbia, Goodall, Astoria. e Stmr Alcatraz, Carlson. it“mr Wes Bl-hnum o strian st urma, Mikul: anaimo. smcnqotmu.rmm%u‘av,am | terday afternoon in distress. | ventura, for Grays Harbor. | Eider, San [MMMJ kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Stmr Fulton, Mclntyre, Eureka. Stmr Whitesboro. Johnson. Bktn J M Griffith, Dermot, Nicolaefski. Schr Ocean Spray, Ostlin,’ Iversens Landing. Schr Louis, Genberg, Puget Sound. Schr Berwick, Anderson. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, April 30—10 p. m.—Weather, : wind, SW; velocity, 20 miles. CHARTERS. The Cressing ton loads wheat at Tacoma for Europe, 27s 6d. The steamer Whitgift loads lumber at Port- land for the Orient. MISCELLANEOUS.. LONDON, April 30.—Br ship Lord Wolseley previous reported ashore got off and was towed into the docks. Reported five feet of watr in the hold. SANTA CRUZ, April 30—Bark Aureola, from South Bend, for San Francisco put in here ves- Decks damaged. Tug will be sent from San Francisco to her. SPOKEN. March 26Lat 12 N, long 34 W, ship Servia, from Baltimore, for San Francisco. fo- DOMESTIC PORTS EUREKA—Sailed April 30—Schr Lottle Car- Five Brothers, hence April 1 VENTURA—Arrived April 30 — Stmr George ena, hence April 2. Dyea. & April 3¢—Schr Bertha TATOOSH—Passed VENTURA—Sailed 'April 30—Stmr George April 6—Lat 24 N, long 46 W. Dan’ bark Ir- REDONDO—Sailed April 30—Schr San Buena~ FORT BRAGG—Sailed April son, for San Francisco 24—Sche PORT GAMBLE—S: Loomis, hence April 29. TTLE—Arived April 30—Stmr Valencia, NEWPORT—Sailed " April 30—Stmr George W, Loomis, for San Francisco vine, from Victoria, for Liverpos s0—stmr Co- quille River, for San Francisco. NEHALEM RIVER—Arrived April iled April 30—Schr Ethel Zane, for San Pedro. FORT ROSS—Arived April 30—Schr La Chil- from Copper River; stmr South Coast, from Dolbeer, for Eurcsa. from Portland, for Dyea. EUREKA—Sailed April 30—Stmr Samoa, for | san Franaisco. Agsn'r(;lm.«\-—,\mved April 30—Stmr Oregon, he ril 2. Sailed April 30—Ger bark Amazone,, for E: London: stmr Geo W Elder, for Dyea. i PORT GAMBLE—Sailed April 30—Schr Okan~ ogan. for San Francisco. SR Arrived April 30—Bark Fresno, from Hono= Tulu. BASTERN PORTS. . DELAWARE BREAKWATER—Sa{led Aprfl 29—Ship Chas E Moody, from Philadelphia, for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. | GUAYMAS—Sailed April. 30—Schr € A Thayep for Grays Harbor. RIO DE JANEIRO—Arrived April 30—U & - stmr Oregon, hence March 19. For late shipping intelligence see Page 14. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. SEATTLE TACOMA DIRECT. The New, Elegant, Fast Steel Steamship “SENATOR,” Carrying Freight and Passengers Will Leave Broadway wbharf, San Francisco, Tuesday, May 3, 11 a. m. Ticket office, 4 New Monte gomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General Agents, 10 Market St. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco. For "Alaskan port May 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, s, 31, June transfer at Seattle. For Alaskan ports (from et wharf), 10 a. m., Juna 5 July 17, transfer at Port- land, Or. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Towns- end, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom C(Wash 10 a. m.," May 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, June 5, and every fifth day thereafter, connecting at Seattle with this com- pany's steamers for Alaska and N Tacoma with N. P. Ry., at Vanc a5 For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m, May 2, 8, 14, 2, 26, June 1, 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., May 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, %, 29, June 2, and every fourth day therea’ For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barb: Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. m., May 3, 7, 11, 15 19, 23, 27, 31, June 4, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena B: san Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- lia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., May 13, June 10, and 2d of each month thereafter. For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and_hours of sailing. % TICKET OFFICE— New street (Palace Hotel). LL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., it 10 Market st., San Francisco. THE 0. B. & N. GO, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FARE $8docomaCiase "nd teain Montgomery SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: Oregon. Columb! State of California. Through Tickets and Through Baggage to all Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap= plication to B. C. WARD, General Agent, 4 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES, TO ENGLAND, ANTWERP, AND THE CON= TINENT. RED STAR LINE, NEW YORK, PHILADFLPHIA, UTH- S AMPTON, AN WERP. 2 AMERICAN LINE (Philadelphia-Liverpool Service. PHILADELPHIA. QUEENSTOWN, POOL, Under BELGIAN and BRITISH FLAGS. EMPIRE LINE. FOR ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers Ohlo, Pennsylvania, Illinots, Indi- ana, 3400 tons, Conemaugh, 2100 tons (formerly in fhe trans-Adantic service of the Americas ne). Appointed sailings from Seattle. B. S. Ohlo, June 15, S. S. Indiana, June 2. S. S. Pennsylvania, Jjune 23, for St. Michael, connecting with company's fiact of new and modern steamers and barges on the Yukon River, through to Dawson City and Interme- Qate points. For passage and freight apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., 30 Montgomery St. Or any of its Agencles. E“ S. S. ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU onl. Wednesday, May 4, K] P. m. Spes rates. i o The S.S. MARIPOSA salls via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney @nm gVedr;re‘sfllY. May 18, at P & Line to COOLGARDIE, Australl: TOWN, South Africa. e sucaen J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Freight Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. French Line to Havre. Company’s Pier (new) 42 North by this line avold both transit hy@ English railway and the discomfort of crossing Alexandria, Egypt, via Parls, first class, $160; second class, §il6. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. River, foot of Morton st. Travelers the channel in a small boat. New York to LA BOURGOGNE . m. LA TOURAINE . m. LA GASCOGN. . m. LA CHAMPAGNE 2 " m. LA BOURGOGNE . June 4, 10 a. m. cONMPABNTS "EENERRL Y N E TRANSATLAN- TIQUE, r?m’t.r 0. 3 Bowling Green, .jew York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. FOR 0. S, NAVY-YARD AND VALLEND. Steamer *‘Monticello’’ ed., Thurs. and Sat. . (8:30 p. m. ex. ‘Thurs.)y 1p m. and §30 p. @ -10:30 2. ‘m. and 8 p. m. Mission Dock, Pler . Red 2241, O Telejhone, f!lfljél JOSE, LOS GATOS and SANTA CRUZ Iviso leaves Fier 1 dail (Sund. ::wcemd; :: }n a m.; é\rlevhx daily y(S(at‘llu'd: . m. ight and sengers. Fare between San Feancisco. and mmi“:»e. to Jose, Tsc. Clay street, Pler L @ ose.