The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 5, 1898, Page 10

s THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898. 10 na, hence May 3. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Yoliday in New York. Sflver unchanged. Wheat and Barley higher again. Some change in Corn. Oats show more tone. Hay rather topheavy. Feedstuffs unchanged. Flour as before. Beans very strong. Potatoes weak Old Onions about cleaned up. Datry Butter lower. Creamery unchanged. in ample supply and easy. ing Poultry firm. Hens weak. Cherries and Strawberries slow and lower. Oranges off again. Dried Fruit quieter. Hams and Lard firm. Bacon In good supply. Meat market unchanged. Decreased Revenue collections. HOLIDAY IN NEW YORK. in New York and no »m there. HAWAIIAN SUGAR. rts of sugar from the Hawalian Islands April were 36,675,000 pounds, or about 2,000,000 ounds more than in March. GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA. Yesterday was a holld: quotations were received The Mariposa brought from Australia £850,- %0, which will be recoined Into American ney. “nis rikes @ total from Australia nce last August of $19,683,623. REVENUE COLLECTIONS. Internal Revenue collections in this district thus far this year amount to $550,443, against 02 for the same time in 1387, and included for beer, $205,425 for spirits and $73,032 ars and tobac COINAGB OF THE MINT. The coinage of the local Mint during the first four months of the year amounted to 15,888,148, against $10,959,985 for the same time P s Sotlowa: Double eazles, $16,620,000; eagles, $140,000; half eagles, $335,000; dollars, $2,050,000; half dollars, $175,000; quarter dollars, $35,148; dimes, $25,000. THE WAR AND MONEY. ATTITUDE OF NEW YORK BANKS RE- GARDING THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE. The New York circular of Henry Clews says: Naturally, r existing conditions, atten- tion is being attracted to the money market. The presence here of the Secretary of the Treasury has suggested the probable early in- Although v of any large amount of tely needed by the Gov- is evidently im- troduction of a-loan on the market. there 1s no probabili money bell ernm ng immed: t the Secretary nt, being made as early as possible. now and August is usually a period of ease in the loan market. Three to four months hence, however, money will be wanted for the interior in large amounts, and important Treas- ury negotiations coming concurrently with that movem, ight cause a conflict between the two currents of demand detrimental to each. the banks are in accord With as to the importance of effect- n of the new lcans with the is_among the fac iscounted. The retary ¢ the s are putting for large amounts of the new is having some influence upon market an- on time loans; but I o hend that such effects serfous in their bearing on the 1 business of the country. Within the n weeks the loans and discounts of the sanks have been reduced $67,000,000, which much the banks have already done of the special financial demands v arisen. It s not to be con- t this contraction of credit - upon commercial borrow- s a matter of fact a large portion of ation has arisen from the settlement yndicate operations to which the large advances. 1 have believe that the banks have ent e in the financial situation and are red to give all consideration to the wants r_customers. The absorption of money by the Government in the immediate future can only be through a war loan, in some shape to be designated here- after by Congress, and money can be made ticnt only temporarily in connection therewith, that is to say during the period required for drawing it in and paying it over to the Gov- ernment _depositories. The Government's need of money will be such as to cause it to be id out almost as fast as recelved for sup: fes for the army and navy and for the pay- 1t of salaries of officers and men. Besides, good deal of the money already in the wil be disbursed, so that ot instiad ot mom ation it will be increased. During the war Government securiti e likely to be atri d, but railroad securities will will be no time, however, that a out of cir 1 not be. The svernment bond will go beiow “the basis of §i3 per cent interest, in my opinion, even In the event of a naval reverse, which, though is not like purposes ng the war, The use of money for be curtailed more or s no new enterprises will B therefore, for some apt to séttle down to a stere- conducted on - conservative nd_ for money will diminish for some time to come. It ople undertake big schemes is in demand in large blocks and people contract their operations. an external one—not internal. It will not stop railroads from run- ning nor mills from manufacturing. Our 75, 069,000 of people wi have to be clothed and fed, and that alone insures legitimate busi- ness dealings all over the country. Our cotton will be exported, and so will ail other of our prod have a foreign market in neutral £hips ass to neutral owners, thereby secuting the property from risk of seizure and confiscation by the enemy Moneyed Institutions contracting t possible, w s duj not The war will be entirel when will be unwise In loans; as such a policy would tend to make money tight; and that might too easily be used as an argu in Congress that there is not money enough; in which case the tendency would ba for Congress to legla: late for an Increase In greenback issues in place of a bond issue. d this be done it would be a very serious matter. i il O Clear-® Partly Cloudy @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow, ISHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION DURING PAST i2 HOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow fifes with the wind. The top fig- ures at station {ndicate minimum temperature for the davs; those underneath it, amount of rainfall or af melted snow in inches and hundredths during the:past twélve hours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word “high” mieans high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; “low’ refers to low pressure and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and_rains. “Lows' usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast, and the lsobars extend north and south along the cast, rain is probable; but when the “low’’ is Inclosed with isobars of | @3 marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is Im- robable. With a ‘“‘high” in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Califor- nia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer &nd colder weather in winter. The re- verse of these conditions will produce an oppo- site result. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time). SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. 159, § p. m. Following maximum temperatures are re- ported from stations in California to-day: Eureka . 4 . B2 Fresno -l T8 Los Angeles 8 ked Bluff .. .84 Independence’ . 68 Ban Diego .. 2 1 with the desirableness of ample appro- | Be- | ® | show him to be in complete mastes if any, the | Sacramento San Luts Oblspo . Yuma wesenee San Franolsco temperature minimum, 48; mean, 53. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. There has been a moderate fall in pressure during the past twenty-four hours in the States along the international boundary. It has risen slightly in California. Rain _and where cold enough snow has fallen in Utah and thence eastward, Conditions are favorable for gener- ally fair weather in California, except along the northern coast, where it will be cloudy. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, May 5, 1888: Northern California—Fair Thursday, except partly cloudy along the northern coast; prob- ably colder at Red Bluff; fresh westerly winds. Southern California—Fair Thursday; fresh westerly wind. Nevada—Generally fair Thursday. Utah—Occasional rain or snow Thur‘duf. Arizona—Fair Thursdey, except partly cloudy in north portion. San Francisco and vieinity—Fair Thursday, except partly cloudy in forenoon; brisk west- erly wind. 5] 1al report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at m.—Clear; wind southwest, 36 miles per hour; temperature, 57; maximum, 60. W. H. HAMMON, Local Forecast Otficial. | EASTERN MARKETS. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, May 4—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock | markets here were quiet and dull to-day, the stagnation being Increased b-— the hollday in the New York Stock Exchange. Americans were lifeless, but closed at the best on buying orders from New York for St. Paul and Louls- | ville ana Nashville. Spanish fours were flat, | and this, with the fact that to-morrow being settling day in Paris, caused a general dull- | ness on the Paris Bourse. | "Bar gold s in strong demand for New York at 77s 10%d, and 400,000 pounds in Japanese yen was bought for New Yor' to-day. War risks in stocks at Lloyds to-day include small premiums on the possIDHIty of War com- plications between France and the United States or between France and Great Britain. | No significance is attached to the matter, but | business on that character has actually been | done. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific 84 Grand Trunk 8%: bar stiver qulet, 25isd per ounce; money, 2 per cent. PARIS, May 4—Spanish fours closed 30%. MADRID, May 4—Spanish Fours closed to- day at 60.60. Gold was quoted at 11.00. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. | CHICAGO, May 4.—Liverpool cables started the wheat market here on the upgrade at to- day's opening. The English market was ap 4%d on near by futures, while the Paris market was reported 31 centimes lower. The latter re- port proved to be 20 centimes out of the Way, however, and caused planty of selling he.e. But the fact remained that France had only enough wheat in sight to last iwo weeks. The country’s consumption is 5,000,000 bushels per week and their own crop will tot be available until August. Rumors were curreat that Ger- many and Austria would also abolish their import duty. Leiter reported forelgn bid at 5 cents advance over yesterday's offers. July started 1%c higher at The markat eased off immediately to Scalpers were in a bearish mood and put ow lines with- out hesitation. Closing cables showed Liver- pool_up for the day from 3d for Ma; to 4zd for July and spot wheat up from 2d ©ir No. 1 95@I6c. | northern to 24 for Californian. Rumors of | larse cash esles to France kept the pit In a very nervous state, but up to 12:3) p. m. ithe | market was in a comparatively normal condi- tion with July selling around 9% and May at | $124. Shorts made occasional efforts to cover | and each time they found offerings growing scsrcer. Half an hour before the close Leiter calmly announced that he had just sold 509,- | 6000 bushels of cash wheat for export, presum- | ably to France, at an advance of 5 cents over | yesterday’'s figures. He accompanied the news ‘ with heavy buying orders through his brokers. They bid May up from 124 to 13l Leiter's of- | forts to secure more May wheat which 1s | equivalent to the cash article threw the bears | | into a panic. July jumped by eighths and quar- a | ters from 96 to 98%. The close was | net gain of 4 cents. May closed at | gain of Jc. Leiter's tactics to-da: at §9%, 130, a appar over May believed, | wheat at least, and if, as is greatly | there is still a large short interest in May, the | bears may have fancy losses to-morrow. May corn opeed higher, but ruled heavy until neat | the end. ~Shorts Bought eagerly Wwhen wheat got_excited, closing the market at the toy. July galned S Oats were dull but firm, | higher. July closing e Provisions creved strong but dull. The ad- | vance in grain caused prices to recover and | closed with advances of lsc in pork, 10c In lard and 5c in ribs. especial feature. | The leading futures ranged as foliows: The market was without Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat, No. 2— May . Tar Tl e Tuly (Gl 9% 95y 98y September . flp B1% 83 December 8% 80 1% Corn, N May . 8% wH V% UHlyE I 343 33 September . 3% 34k Oats, May .. 0% 20% July ... 2 258 September 23% 2% Me May ..... 110 110 July . 13 13 | _ Lard, per 100 lbs | Ma 5 9% famyacsis: l5% 600 B 600 | September . 607 610 6 610 | _ Short Ribs, per 100 1bs— May . g 562% 655 | July . 5 b 62% September ....... 5 570 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, in fair demand and firm; No. 2 spring Wheat, $110; No. 3 spring Wheat, $1 05@1 17; No. 2 red, 31 2114@1 30; No, 2 Corn, 33%c; No. 2 Oats, 30 @30%c; No. 2 white, 321@33c; No. 3 white, 311 0. 2 Rye, 64%@ . 2 Barley, 2@ | Be: No. 1 Flaxseed, $1 34%@1 35: Prime Timoth | Seed, $2 60@2 75; Mess Pork, per barrel, $11 19@ 11 15; Lard, 100 pounds, 5; Short Rib Sides, 5 40@5 75; Dry Salted Should- ers, boxed, ; Short Clear Sides, boxed, | 6@fec; Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 20. | 225 | _Articles— | Flour, barrels ... | Wheat, bushels | Corn, bushels ..... Shipments. 11,500 Recelpts. 0,000 0 | Oats, bush: L 69,300 Rye, bushels e e 160 | Berley, bushels ) 7,600 | | On the Produce Exchange to-dav the Butter market was steady; creameries 12@l5c. Eggs, firm; fresh, and unchanged. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Bushels. Bushel -215,120 1 13@16c: dairies, Cheese, dull Minneapols .. | Duluth oL 50414 | Milwauk, - 18200 CGhickgos ool ~20103,900 Toledo .... St. Louis ... Detroft ... Kansas City ... Totals .... 483,986 Tidewater— \ Boston 72,000 New York . i Philadelphia . 1216 Baltimore 15,000 New Orlea Galveston . 50,000 Totals 250 s . 40,356 176,216 PARIS FUTURES. Sept. and Wheat— May. Phec. Opening ... cerennn86 00 54 25 Closing ... 69 5475 Flour— Opening 24 65 Closing ......0000. 24 50 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. May. July. Sept. Dec. | Opentng . 911 95% TT% T% | Clostng e 811 5% TTH 611K EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 4—CATTLE—Were in fair demand to-day at unchanged prices. Common beef steers, $3 90@4 25; choice shippers, $@ 6 25: stockers and feeders, §3 90@4 80; cows and | heifers, $2 50@4 85. HOGS—Were active and 2i%4c higher. Sales { were principally at $4@4 15. | SHEEP—Were active and 10c better. Clipped sheep, $3 254 35; _clipped $4@4 7; wooled lambs, $4 $0@5 50. | Receipts—Cattle, 14,000; Hogs, 35,000; Sheep, 14,000. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 4.—CATTLE—Receipts, officlal, 4300 natives, 200 Southern. Good z:&f- ity heavy cattle active to 5c _higher; light grades, steady. Sales, $4 %@s; Western, $4 05 lambs, 4 50; cows and beifers, steady, 40 35; Soutnern, " steady, | 33 @4 10r - stockers® and feeders, $4@5 45. HOGSReceipts, 20,000. Heavles, $3 90@4 10; lights, $3 633 ; mixed, §3 8003 8; Pieslis's 75. 2200. Market 10c higher, | _ SHEEP—Receipts, | Lambs, $4 405 37%: muttons, §3 0@ 75; spring OMAHA. lambs, $6@7. OMAHA, May 4—CATTLE—Receipts, 3500. Market active; 5@10c higher. Native beef steers, §3 90@4 %0; Western steers, §3 7094 50; cows and heifers, $3 2504 20; stockers and feeders, $3 $0@ 4 §0; bulls and stags, $2 70. E HOGS—Receipts, 8000. Market Gc higher. Heavy, § 9004; mixed. § %G3 95; bulk of sales, SHEEP—Receipts, 4000. Market steady. Fair to choice natives, $370@4 35: fair to cholce. Westerns, $3 60@4 20; lambs, $4@5 25, 4 DENVER. May 4.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 100. but steady. Beef steers, §3 90G 0; fecders, freight paid 1o o WDEVER, 445; cows, greasy, 5%@Ad. Buenos Ayres, 100 bales—Greasy, B%@6%d. = New zm@m“;.dm bales—Scoured, 7%d@1s 2d; gTeasy, 5k@9iad. Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 100 bales— Scoured, 1s 2d; greasy, 5%@7d. Falkland, 1100 bales—Greasy, 5@7d. Punta Arenas, 100 bales—Gréasy, 5@6d. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, May 4.—The American Wool and | Cotton Reporter will say fo-morrow of the | wool market: There is a decidedly better feel- ing in the market. With most dealers there has been next to no improvementin the amount of business actually transacted, but inquiries have been more numerous and the bids for Wool have been at flgures nearer the sellers’ quotations. A week ago offers were made for Wool as much as 1 cent below the price, but to-day bids are made up to within % cent of the price. War news has tmparted & semblance at least of activity to the market. It is suffi- Glent to say of prices that they are still more or less nominal, though considerably nearer & fixed basis than a week ago. The sales of the week amount to 33,000 pounds domestlc and 43,000 pounds foreign. Taking a total of 1,125,000 pounds, against & Total Of 632,000 pounds for the previous week. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, May 4—Consols, 111 3-16; | 25%d; French rentes, 102t 97io. | LIVERPOOL, May 4—Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California, 49s 6d4; eargoes Walla Walla Wheat, 46s; cargoes off coast, more in- ulry; cargoes on passage, near positions in lemans English country markets, generally 1s dearer; French country markets, firmer: Liver- pool Wheat, No. 1 California, 10s 2d@10s 3d; Wheat in Paris, flat; Flour in Paris, excited. COTTON—Uplands, 3 17-32d. LOSING. firm; No. Sitver, | WHBAT—Spot 1 red morthern spring, 10s. CORN—Spot firm; American mixed new, 4d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. | PORTLAND, Or., May 4—The local wheat market did not respond to the advances in Eu- | rope and Chicago to-day. Walla Walla quoted at $3@9%c and Valley and Blue Stem at 96@9se. ‘WASHINGTON. | TACOMA, May 4.—Wheat strong with ad- | California tierces, sc per Ib for compound vancing tendencv. No. 1 Club, %c; No. 1 Blue | and 6%c for pure; halt barrels, 6%c; 10-ib tins, Btam | o @6 ki —_— NE—Tierces, A@6%c; ckages, | PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. | less”than 300 T i patle 8 e & case, Tae: | e -1b pails, 20 in a case, 5%c; 5-1b pails, 12 in a | PORTLAND, May 4.—Exchanges, $344,936; | case, 8c; 10-1b palls, 6?}1 a C,“:& 8%c; 50-1b balances, $64,622. | tins, 1 or 2 in a case, 7c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 7%c; fancy tubs, 80 Ibs net, 7%c; half LOCAL MARKETS barrels, about 110 Ibs, 7%c per Ib. o T HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. | | HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell Sterling Exchange, sight $4 51% | about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted .:;::ll:l:f <[§;..12§"gp' 60 days. :gg“; steers, 10c; medium, $%@d; light, S}zc; Cow- | New York Exchange, sight... 713 | hides, 8@ic; Stags, Sc; salted Kip, 9c: Calt. | AR e s S e A 10 - | 19¢; dry Hides, 15@isc: ‘culls and brands, 12@ 5o% | Fine Silver, per ounce....... — Nominal Mexican Dollars ... WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. | WHEAT—There was another upward spurt on the early call, due to the gyrations of the Chicago market, which advanced from 9%4%c to %%ec, fell back to 95%c and rallied to 98%c | amid the yelis of the brokers. May Wheat | rose to $130 per bushel and increased the ex- | citement here. Spot values sympathized with | the Chicago rise and advanced, as will be seen. dewater quotations are: Shippin $1 0@ for No. 1 and $1 75 for choict miiling, per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. sesslon—9:15 _ o'clock — December— 3 12,000, $1 66%. December—2000 ctls, $1 668; 20,000, $1 67; 50,000, $1 667%: 8000, $1 67%; 10,000, $1 67 28,000, $1 67%. May—2000, $1 70. Regular morning session—December—22,000 ctls, $1 69%; 20,000, $1 698; 12,000, $1 69%; 14,000, $1 69 14,000, $1 69%; 8000, $1 69, Afternoon session — December — 10,000 ctls $1 69; 2000, $1 69%; 4000, $1 69%; 18,000, $1 70; 28, 000, $170%; 32,000, $1 70%; 2000, '$1 10%; 12,000, $1 70%; $000, $1 70%; 18,000, $1 70%. ~May—2000 ctls, $1 74; 2600, $1 76; 4000, $1 77%; 2000, $1 78. BARLE Futures were firmer, but spot prices were unchanged. Feed, $1321%@1 35; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES.* Informal session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. . Second session—December—4000 ctls, $130%; | Informal 14,000 ctls, §1 Second s 4000, $1 30%: 4000, $1 30% | nnaegum— morning session—December—4000 ctls, | 1. Afternoon sesslon—December—4000 ctls, $132; 4000, $1.32%: 6000, $1 32%4. OATS—Dealers reported a firmer and more | active market, with no change in quotations. Fancy Feed, $14214@1 45 per ctl; good chofce, $i 31 40; common, $130@1 32i¢; Sur- | prise. ‘1 45@1 50; ‘gray, $1§2%@1 37%; milling, | $1 35@1 421 per cti. | CORN-Several changes In quotations ap- pear. The market is steady on the whole. Small round vellow, $1 2 per ctl; large yel- low, $110; white, $112%@120 for local and $107% for Eastern. RYE—$1 37%@1 40 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@2 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. $5 75@5 85; to | | FLOUR—Family Extras, Bakers' Extras, $ 605 60 per bbl. | MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 1bs: Rye Flour, §2 75 per 100; | Rice Flour, Cornmeal, $250; extra cream Cornmeal, $3 25; Oatmeal, $4; Oat Groats, $4 25 Hominy, $3 252 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 2; Cracked Wheat, $37; Farina, $47; Whole | Wheat Flour, §3 25: Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 80 @6 20: in sacks, $ 60@6: Pearl Barley, $475; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 1bs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. | Hay is rather top heavy, owing to the free | receipts of Alfalfa, but prices are unchanged. | There is nothing new in Feedstuffs. | BIAN-—$20 50C:l per ton. | MIDDLINGS-—$23 50@2 50 per ton. | FEEDSTU Rolled Barley, $29 per ton: | Oilcake Meal at the m.ll, $31@31 50; jobbing, | $22@52 50: Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cottonseed | Meal, $28G3) per ton; Cornmeal, $24 50; Crack- | ed Chrp, 2. HAY—(Ex-car in round _lots)—Wheat, 23@ 25 50; Wheat and Oat, §21G2; Oat, $20@23; Bar- ley, none; compressed Wheat, $22@25; com- pressed Oat. §20@22; Alfalfa, $13@15 50; Clover, nominal; Timothy, $I5@17. STRAW—80c@S$1 10 per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans continue very firm at the recent ad- vance. BEANS—Bayos, §2 9@3 05; Small Whites, | %2 10@! Large Whites, 3$2@2 12%; Pinks, | §2,552 75; Reds, 52 To@3; Blackeye, &3 5003 | Butters. $1 65@1 75; Limas, $3 2; Pea, $2G2 10; | Red_Kidneys, $2 502 per ctl. | U SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 %5@3 50 per ctl; | Yellow Mustard, $3 15@3 2; Flax, §2 25; Canary Seed, 214@2%c per 1b; Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 24@ | | 23c.’ Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@5%e. | 'DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 7%5@2; Green, §1 %@ | |2 2% per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Los Angeles String Beans brought 6@sc per | 1b, Green Peppers, 1ic and Tomatoes $I 2@ 1 50 per box. The only old Onlons left of any consequence are Australian. New are lower. Weal and nominal. ALl kinds of Vegetables are in good supply | and generally unchanged. | YPOTATORS Barly Tose, 15@35c; River Reds, 40@50c; River Burbanks, 40@60c per sack; Ore. | gon Burbanks, 5)@7ic; Petaluma Burbanl | i6lc per sack; Sweet Potatoes, nominal; new otatoes, %@1ije per Ib. (\NI?NS—Auslrsllm. $3.50@4; $1@1 35 per ctl. p VEGETABLES—Receipts were §53 boxes As- paragus, 425 boxes Rhubarb and 703 sacks Peas. Asparagus, §2 for extra _large, $§150Q1 75 er box for No. 1, 60c@$l % for smail; Rhu- arb, 40@6lc per box for small to good and 65@ e for extra choice: Green Peas, Toc@$l 2 per sack; Garden Peas, 2@2ic per Ib; String Beans, Trom Vacaville, b@sc; Horse 'Beans, S@T per sack; Dried Peppers, 6@7c per Ib; Dried Okra, 123c; Cabbage, ®@Toc per ctl; Carrots, 30@50c per sack; Cucumbers, 35@$1 per dozen; Mexican Tomatoes, $1@150 per box. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes sliced, raw, 12c per 1b in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced desiccated, 16@18c: granulated raw, 13c; Onlons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 1} Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 2%c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. new, Young Poultry is scarce and firm. Hens are dragging. A car of Eastern arrived late in { the afternoon. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11@12 for Gob- blers_and_11@12 for_Hens; Geese, per pair, $1g125; Goslings, 3150@2; Du Ban "o old -nle a@r m{“ young; H-;ai : R % RS, IS S T gs 0 ot ke, B9 @4 for smail; Pigeons, $1 75 per dozen for young and $1 2 for old. GAl Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Eggs are easy and in ample supply. Dairy Butter is off again. No change in Creamery. BUTTER— nfimmw—m creameries, 19c; seconds, | | 18@19¢: culls, 16@17c; G s0g1ic; black, T5G81 . seberries, 35g4oc per drawer. Apples, 40@i0c per box for common, Toc@$L for good' to cholce and $1 25@1 50 for fancy, CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $150@225; Seedlings, 40c@$1; Lemons, 50c@$l for common and $125@22 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $350@4; California Limes, In smail boxes, 50@60c; Bananas, $125@2 per bunch; Plneapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, The market for everything was quleter, as buyers have apparently overbought for the mo- ment. There is no weakness, however. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ Bc for 40-50°s, 43,@4%c for 50-60's, 3%@dc for 60-70's, 3% @3%c for 70-80's, 2%@3c for §0-90's, @2%c for 90-100's; Peaches, 3@5c; fancy, 5%@ 6c; peeled, 10@1214c; Apricots, 5@6%c for Roy- als and 7@Sc for good to fancy Moorparks Evaporated Apples, 6;@7c; sun-dried, 4@sc; Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2%c: Plums, #£4@4%c for pitted and 1y @134c for unpitted: bleached Plums, 5@6%c; Nectarines, 4@5c for prime to fancy: Pears, 2%@4isc for quarters and 3@s%c for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—13%@2c for two-crown, 3¢ for three- crown, 3%c for four-crown, 4%c for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and §1Q 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2ic. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per Ib; Walnuts, 3@4c for hardshell and 4@6c for soft- shell; Almonds, 8@4c for hardshell, 6@7c for softshell, §1%@dc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ 6%c for Eastern and 4ic, for California; Pe- cans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, S4@10c; Brazil Nuts, 8@3c per Ib: Cocoanuts.’ $4 505 per 100. (ONEY—Comb, $@i0c for bright and 6@7c for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5%@ 6c; light amber, extracted, 4%@3%c per Ib. BEESWAX—2i@26c per 1ib. PROVISIONS. NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. Hams and Lard are firm and a further ad- vance In the latter I looked for. Bacon is in | good supply and quiet. CURED MEATSBacon, 9 per Ib for heavy, 8ic for light medium, 10%c for light, llc for extra light and 12c for sugar cured; Eastern sugar cured Hams, 10%@lic; Califo nia Hams, 83@10c; Mess Beef, $10 30 per bb extra Mess Beef, §11; Family Beef, $i2; Salt | Pork, §3: extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, | $17@17 50; mess, $15; Smoked Beef, 12c per Ib. LARD-—Eastern tlerces quoted at 5%c per Ib for compound and 7c for pure; pails, 7%c; 12} 16@16ic; dry Cal dry Kip and Veal, tskins, 30@37ic eaci | Kids, 5@10c; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per Ib: medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, | shearlings, 20@25c each; short 'wool, 40@6dc | cnchi medtm, " sagste: long wool, 90c@$1 20 | each. | _TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per Ib; No. 2. 2@2%c;: refined, 5c; Grease, 2c. WOOL—Fall_clip—San ‘Joaquin, defective, 7@ 9c; Southern Mountain, 9@lic; free Northern, 12@13c; Northern, defective, 9@1lc per Ib. HOPS—1897 crop, 10@14c per Ib. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. There 1s no further change to report. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, §l4c; second quality, Bi@éc; third quality, 4@ic per Ib. VEAL—Large, 4@5c; =mall, 5@éc per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, s@St%c; Ewes, 8 per Ib. LAMB—Spring, s@sizc per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%c for large and 4c for medium; stock Hogs, 2@2ic; dressed Hogs, 5%@6%c. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30, COAL—Wellington, $5 per ton; New Welling- ton, $5; Southfield Wellington, $750; Seattle, $6: Bryant, $6: Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $7 5 Cumberland, $i0 25 In bulk and $11 50 in’sack Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $l4; Cannel, $10 per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Plea: ant Valiey, $9; Coks, $i2 per ton in bulk and $i4 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinery Com- pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 7c; Powdered, 8%c; Dry Granulated, Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mag- nolia A, 5isc: Extra C, %c: Golden C, 54c; Candy Granulated, 6c; California A, 5%c per | Ib; half barrels i4c more than barrels, and boxes ¢ more. 19 3 RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, May 4. Flour, qr sks ... 14,088 |Quicksilver, fick. 61 Barley, ctls ..... 4650|Hay, tons i Ao Corn, ctls ....... 200|Straw, tons ...l00 15 Cheese, ctls . 228 |Wool, bales Butter, ctis ..... 626 |Eggs, doz . Tallow, ctls . 94 |Lime, bbis Beans, sks 2,835 |Pelts, bdls . Potatoes, sk 1,546 |Wine, gals Onions, sks ... 62| Leather, roll Bran, sks . 1.530 | Hides, no .. Middlings, sks 216. OREGON. Flour, qr sks ... 2,28|Dats, ctls . 330 Barley, ctls . .43 | Bran, sks . 430 EASTERN. Corn, ctls o RO AUSTRALIA. Onions, cs ... 542 Wool, bales L] Thers was no change in mining stocks worthy of note. On the Bond Exchange Gas and Electric sold up to $55 and Oceanic Steamship to $50. Busi- ness was good The Silver Hill assessment falls delinquent in board to-day. The Central Gaslight Company Is paying a aividend of $1 per share this month. The California Cotton Mills Company will pay & quarterly dividend of $1 per share this month. The Pacific Gas Improvement Company and the San Jose Water Company will pay divi- dends of 50 cents per share on the 10th. The Swansea Mining Company of Utah has @eclared a dividend Of § cents per share, amounting to $5000, payable May 10. The Eagle Mining Company of Utah is taking steps to increase its capital stock from 150,000 shares to 250,000 shares. The yield of the Overman mine for the past week amounted to 26 mining carloads of ore, from the north drift on the $00-foot level. The value of the ore per car samples was $24 53 per ton. tion of the mine. On_the 1100-foot level of the Caledonia mine the incline upraise from the southeast drift has been extended 38 feet, and timbers, ladders and chute put In; formation bright, lively quartz assaying §159 to $5 08 per ton; total height of incline on the slope, 138 feet. In the joint Confidence, Challenge Coneoli- Potatoes are | dated and Consolidated Imperial west crosscut | No. 1 from the surface tunnel they are still engaged in making necessary repairs and in taking care of the water, the flow of which seems to be somewhat abating, and just as soon as it will not interfere with successful work being done operations will be at once resumed in the face, which, when stopped, was entering more favorable ground mixed with quartz and clay, the former giving low assays in gold. In the Crown Point mine the joint west cross- cut trom the Crown Point-Belcher upraise, on a level with the Crown .Point 700-foot level, 15 now out 57 feet, 14 feet having been driven during the week; the face of the drift is now in low grade quartz and porphyry. In the Belcher mine, on the 1200-foot level, there has been no work done in the crosscut during the week. On the Si0-foot level the joint Beicher and Crown Polnt west crosscut frmo the top of the upraise No. 1 is now out 57 feet; the face is in a mixture of quartz and porphyry. There was hoisted during the week and stored in the ore house at the mine 57 mining carloads of ore, assay of which was §22 36 per ton. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, | WEDNESDAY, May 42 p. m. Bid.Ask. Bld. Ask. U S Bonds— Mutual El Co. 1% — 4s quar coup..108%109% Oakland Cas.. 4ils 46 4s quar reg...108 10813\ Pac Gas Imp.. §¢ s quar new...120%121%|Pac L Co. Miscellaneous— 8 F Cal-st Cab 5s.114 115 Cal El 6s. 2% | There is no material change in the condi- | the average car sample river, $3 S0@4 25 stockers, freight pald to river, | Dairy—Choice to fancy, 17%@1Sc; common | N PC R S F Say U.. — &0 $4G4 50; buils and stags, $2 2G4 grades, B@1%e por b N P C R: S &L So.. — 10 OGS “Receipts, 400~ Market firm and a| Eastern Butter—Imitation creamery, 16@ | N Cal Security S B 280 — shade higher, Light packers, $3 90@3 92; mixed, Ioie; Jadle packed, isgite per 1 Eastern | Oak Ga: Unlon T Co. %0 — . 3 $5G3 9: heavy. $3 75@3 . R tub, c. 2 — e Doy e ®Market unchanged. | CHEESE—Cholee mila_new, 3@10c; common | Om Ry Califarnia ....108 110 typ g0od, T%@8%ec; Cream Cheadlr,ncl 11c; g:cg ;}Eem;(yt.fi. .. ;‘; = LONDON, WOO: 415 e TG par s estern: BONE B boweile Presialo o e Lowpox. ey + e oot saen saes | SECCE RN Fent o g amens woe| R NGG R S g w0 were continued to-day with a full attendance 3 SRV RiRuimu | ramusi e o of buyers. Merinos were eagerly competed for | DECIDUO! TRUS FRUITS. SierraRCal 6s.102 105 |Glant Con Co. by the home trade and Continental buyers. RS S Fof Ar salory - |Vigortt oo SRS Scoured merinos held at full rates. Sales in | Cherries dragged. Strawberries were Weak- | o, - al 5‘: = %‘3 o P!.cz loneousse si detall: er. Oranges continue to decline and are dull. |8 B R %0 ¥ |50 TG “Wkeino — e T e B0 pDlackberries, 15 per basket § ¥ Wat 65118 16 |Hana P Co... o 18 s 5ed; "EASY, 9 . EC] o v Wi peity ‘0. Gueshdiand, 500 balse—Scoured, 18 2400 13 | PRCIDNOUS EREITSC | 1 oirowberries and | Stoek Gas 5., — 103 Huten 8P Go. 47 4 34; greasy, S@I%d. . | 7 _boxes of Cherries. Water Stocks— Mer Ex Assn. 90 — nficmrfifi}w LelasBcouset, (Mel0ls Sst Sdlflwbgn'iu $3@4 per chest ‘mf,grl !nrs; Contra Costa.. 49% 55 |Nat vlmsc% e 5:& sy, 6%@ld. n > = o LSouth A:xgtrn!iv:,fi 1100 bales—Scoursd, 1a 2440 a00. $196 ifor suely|berries “in DeMkate ol Marl 00 o2 0 | s e 5 4; greasy, 4 5 ‘mall white Ch 36@s0c box; red, | Gas & Llectric— Pac Bot Co...100%101 West Australla, 1600 bales—Scoured. S4O1LL el Cent_ Gasilght. 105 — [Par Paint Co. 1 — Morning Sesslon. 43 Alaska Packers’ Assoctation . 550 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar. 20 00 15 Market-street Railway 52 00 50 do do .. 52 12%% 1) Oceanic Steamship Co . 50 0 65 S F Gas & Blectric Co .. 9 S F Gaslight 44 Spring Valley ‘Water sT14 15 do do 5 00 $1000 Spring Valley 48 Bond: 1 00 50 Vigorit Powder 325 Afternoon Session. 10 Market-street Rallway .. 52 00 25 Oceanic Steamship Co . 50 00 15 Pacific Gas Imp Co 84 124 35000 S P Branch Ry Bonds..... 109 00 425 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar.. 20 00 |15 d do b M..... 20 0 158 F Gas & Electric Co . 85 00 25 Spring Valley Water ..., 98 8744 50 do do b 2 99 00 205 o g0t Y 99 00 $6000S F & N P Ry Bonds. 105 25 Street— 50 Alaska Packers’ Association 94 00 100 Market-street Railway 52 121 135 Oceanic Steamship Co .. 60 00 INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. 10 Hawallan C & 8 Co.... . 20 00 20 lc Steamship Co . 48 50 % do do . . 49 00 % do do . . . 49 60 Afternoon Session. 50 Oceanic Steamship Co ... e 4975 40 do do . - 49 8T% 10 do. do . . 60 00 S F Gas & Electrl: $4000 Spring Valley Water 4s. 20 Market-street Rallway Co Street— 50 Hutchinson S P Co. 2% do do . % do do . MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Sesston. 100 Alta. .. ... 16]100 ODhIr ............ 37 100 Con Cal & Va.. 58/100 Potosi .......;.l0 23 200 Mexican ........ 10/100 Yellow Jacket .. 07 Atternoon Session. | 200 Alta .. 17(100 .avage .. 14 | 00 Chollar 222702710 23100 Union Con Lo | 100 Gould & Curry.. 22100 Yellow Jacket... 07 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: | Morning Sessfon. | 300 Alta. 71500 Gould & Curry.. 21 | 1000 Andes 081600 Mexican ........ 10 200 Best & 26700 Ophir .......00000 88 300 ...... 271300 Potost . & oae 300 Bullion . 07/400 Sjerra Nevada.. 61 | 500 ...... « 06/600 Union Con . A 300 Chollar 2011000 Utah ........... 07 | | 400 Con Cal & Va.. 358300 Yellow Jacket... 07 | 800 Crown Point ... 10 Afternoon Session. 800 Andes ... 08/500 Gould & Curry.. 22 700 Belcher . 11{400 Mexican ........ 11 | 400 Best & Beicher. 27|39 Ophir . LB | 1500 Bullion . 071400 Pot Lol | 700 Chollar ... 221600 Sferra. Nevada.. 64 | 400 ...... +... 23(800 Union Con ...... 16 500 Con ‘Cal & Va.. 60/750 Yellow Jacket... 07 CLOSING QUOLATIONS. WEDNESDAY, May 4—4 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask, Alpha . 03 04/Julia -_ 2 Alta . 17 18| Justice . . 07 09 Andes eieeeee. 08 03 |Kentuck 0 02 Benton Con .. — 20|Lidy Wash - 0 Belcher ........ 10 11|Mexicar 10 12 Best & Beichr. 28 2)|Occidental ....105 — Bullion 06 07(Ophir .... 40 41 Caledonia ...... 14 16/Overman . 02 04 Chollar ....... 23 2 |Potosi ..... 24 2% Challenge Con. 11 13|Savage .. 115 Con Cal & Va. 60 61/Seg Belcher ... 01 02 Confidence ..... 40 44 Scorpion o = 02 Con Imperial .. 01 02|Sierra Nevada. 62 & Crown Point .. 10 41[Siiver HUl ... — 01 Con New York. — 02|Syndicate - o Eureka Con ... — 20|Standard ...1l18 — Exchequer . =— 03/Union Con . 15 15 Gould & Curry. 22 23|Utah .... . 08 08 Hale & Norcrs. 47 49/Yellow Jacket. 068 07 —_— e A FAMILY CONUNDRUM. Girlie the other day asked her big | sister to give her an example. So her sister said, in fun: “Well, if one fam- ily has three children, how many chil- | dren hayve two families?” “Nine,” was | | the prompt reply. “Why, how’s that?"” | | queried her sister. “Oh,” said _she, | | roguishly, “the other family had six | | children!”—Youth's Companion. | e REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. ‘Edward Borremans to Emile Artigues, lot on N 1in of McAllister street, 13 E of Octavia, E 8 by N 137:5; $10. John and Eva S. Morris (Frawley) to Cath- erine Gormley, lot on N line of Oak street, 7 W of Fillmore, W 2% by N 110; $10. Manuel (by attorney), Vincent and as attor- ney and Catalina Noe and Catalina Splivalo to Alexander Duncan, lot on N line of Twenty- first streat, 164:6 E of Dolores, E 53 by N 114; 10, Marrie J. and J. Alexander Campbell to Thomas and Mary Clark, lot on N line of Hill | street, 230 W of Sanchez, W 25 by N 114; $§750. Estate of George T. Davis (by A. B. Davis, administrator) to Mary F. Fee. lot on N line of Beaver street, 185 W of Noe, W 7 by N 115; $4000. Walter B. Menomy to Edward T. Menomy, lot on N line of Chestnut street, 187:6 W of Kearney, W 30 by N 137:6; $10. Fdward T. Menomy to Johanna Bushman, same; $10. Geneva E. Robinson to Walter S. Thorne. undivided 3% lot on S line of Sutter street, ¥ W _of Jones, W 40 by S 110; $10. S.F. and Ellen Sinclair to Kate Hayes, lot | on NW line of Boyd street, 60 NE of Chesley, | NE 20 by NW 60: $. E. L. and Annie 1. Wemple to Henry Holl- man, fot on NE corner of Twentieth (Napa) and Kentucky strests, N 60 by E 100; $10. ] San Francisco and Fresno Land Company to | James S. Mackie, lots 22 to 24, block 89; lots | 15 to 48, block 189} lots 20 to 27, block 252, O'N. & H. Tract; $10. Michael Dillon to Julia McDonald, lot on SW | line of Sherman avenue, 100 NW of DeWoif | street, SW 375, NW 50, SW 105, NW 895, NE 190, SE 20:6, portion Sears Subdivision West End, Map 2; California Title Insurance and Trust Com- pany to Frederick C. and Mary E. Gaiser, lot 5, block 8, subdivision 1, Castro street Addition; $10. Same to Willlam C. and Ada S. Heath, lot 7, block §, same: $10. J. S. Angus, T. G. Crothers and W. S. Good- fellow (executors of the estate of James G. Fair) to Jane W. Kelly, lot on NW corner of Bennington and Newman streets, N 25 by W 100, Fair's subdivision Holly Park; §250. ALAMEDA COUNTY. Elizabeth G. Ra .dol, O. G. Heaton, assignees of the estate of Elizabeth G. Randol (insolvent) and J. S. Reld (by commissioner) to Andrew Abrott, lot on W line of Fiibert street, 269:10 N of Bighth W 1% by N 40, block J, Market- Street Tract, Oakland: $10. Cary Howard (administrator of the estate of W. W..Blow) to Hugh Fiynn, all interest In fo' -wing: Lot on S line of 'Isabella street, 3% W of San Pablo_avenue, W 50 by § 139:2%, being portion of Gunn Tract, Oakland: aiso Jot on NW line of Webster street or avenue, 100 SW from the intersection of Webster street with NE line of lot 10. Hitchcock property, thence SW 100, NW 138:4%. NE to a point on & line ranging at rignt angles to Webster street, distant 163:9 from point of beginning, thence SE 16319, to beginning, being portion of Hitch- | cock Property, Oakland Annex: 3377. | Tatrick H. and Bridget Maloney to Mary E. | Taylor, lot 29, Fruitvale and San Leandro road | Tract, Brooklyn Township; gift. | Encinal Bank to Encinal Land Assocfation, lot on NE corner of Hopkins and Summer streets, E 439:7, N 410, being plot 4, Cameron Tract less that portion thereof lying within the limits of Cameron and Summer streets and County road No. 113, containing 4.50 acres, East Oakland; $10. Teanc and Caroline O. Wright to Mrs. A. J. Casey, lot 5, block 20, Town of Livermore, Murrdy Towliship: $600. Trinidad and Victor Fernandez to Anseimo Ortiz, lot on'E line ot Witlow street, 76 N of | Pacific, N 2 by E 74 lot 4, block 656, | Gibbons® property at Oakland Polnt, Oakland; J. H. and Victoria Stewart to Ellen MeMii- lan, lot on NE line of East Twenty-second stréet, 150 NW of Thirteenth avenue, NW 37:6 by NB 30, block 18, Clinton, East’ Oakland; 0. Agnes E. Lieber to Wilhelm H. P. Brandes, lot on S line of Halight avenue, 130 E of Sev- enth street, B 50 by S 132:6, Alameda; $10. H. C. Morris to Mandel Learner, lots 7 and 8, ahlbc. 12, Warner Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. J. H., Celina D. and Charlotte B. Sprln%t: Francigco Brum, lot 6, block 7. Town of coto, Washi n Township; $10. Joshua and Julla Wharton to Lizzie Dimock, eN% of 5B i sestion 6, township 7 N, range . H. H. Laurence (administrator of the es- tate of William Clarke) to Carrie L. Gregory, lot on B line of East Twenty-third m‘e:h 252 W of Twenty-first avenue, W_25 by S 140, block 78, Northern Addition to Brooklyn, East Oakland; $45. > I to N. C. I. Peterson, lot | Peter Lindquist Tract, being a_subdi- e Sty hg lon 0 5, o ¥ 2 rooklyn ; Township; $500. to Craumer, lot Mary er, Jot on S Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. Samuel T. Sterrett to Blanch B. Sterrett, lot on S line of Alameda avenue, 50 E of Wil- low street, E 33:4 by S 150, Alameda; gift. P {sn.|Mo|Tu.|we Phases. 12 s| 4| 5| 6|7 Full Moon. el e S e May 5. C3 0 I R T P e e 16|17 |15 | 15| 0 | May 12. Tl Ersm Tl New Moon i.i_”;'_'_ilii]' May 2. B | PFirs Quarter, May 23, NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, Is | maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kent on hand for ‘comparison and reference. and_ the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters | of interest-to ocean commerce. The timeball on top of the bullding on Tele- | graph HIll I8 hoisted about ten minutes before noon, and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, | by telegraphic signal received each day from | the United States Naval Observatory at Mare | Tsland, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, If any, is published the same day by the afternoon pa- pers and by the morning papers the following day. J. T. McMILLAN, | Assistant in Charge. —_— SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Helghts of High and Low | Waters at_Fort Point, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE.—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide s the same at both places. MAY—1393 Thursday, May 4. Moon sets. © B Ttme| peat | Time | peqy [ Time | pogy | Timel 2 L W\ W 5 INTHE 3 10:38 | | ‘{ FTETY i i | 1 50! 11:38 In the above exposition of the tides REZe o NS LANDING—Sailed May 4—Schr Bender Brothers, for San Francisco. COOS BAY—Sailed May 3—Stmr Arcata, fos San Francisco. TATOOSH—Passed May 4—Schr R W Barts lett. hence Apr 18 for Seattle. \E!\'EUR?—AHI\-ed May Stmr G Loomis, e May 3. AL—Salled May 3—Stmr Newsboy, for San 11—Bark T Francisco. COPPER RIVER—Arrived Apr Electra, hence Mar TATOOSH—Passed May 3—Stmr Walla Wal~ la, hence May 1 for Vicforfa. 4—Stmr Lakme, hence Apr 29 for Seattle. EURE! A _Artived May. ¢ Stmr Pasadena, n ro. BAY—Arrived May 4—Schr Gotama, ha Apr 19. NTURA—Ea..ed May 4—Stmr G Loomis, San Francisco. SEATTLE-Sailed May 4—Jap stmr Yame= guchi Maru, for Yokohama. SOUTH BEND—Arrived May 4—Stmr Slgnal, hence May 1 PORT GAMBLE—Arrived May 4—Br bari Lyderhorn, from Port Blakeley. CASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK-Salled May 3—Stmr Advance, for Colon. FOREIGN PORTS. QUEENSTOWN, May 3—Br bark Lord as one late on starboard side amid- torn, leaking overcome, cargo wet y have fo be discharged. ANTWERP—Arrived M Br ship Princi- pality, from Oregon; Br ship Port Elgin, from Ta Br ship Wasdale, from Oreson. KIRK—Arrived May 3—Br ship Pegasus, hnce Dee 4: Br ship Cromartyshire, fm Oregon. FALMOUTH—Arrived May 3—Br bark Bacca, from Oregon. HAVRE—Arrived May 3—Br ship Mashona, from _Ore=non. LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 3—Br brk Anam- May ba. from Oregon. The n, hence Dec 18. —Arrived AMA—Arrived May 1—Stmr Peru, g 3—Br ship Apr 12. Sailed Apr 30—PBr stmr Tacoma, for Tacoma. FALMOUTH—Salled May 2—Fr bark Pacis fique, for St Nazaire. SLIGO—Arrived May 2—Br bark Selkirkshire, from Oregon HULL—Arrived Ma- 4—Br ship Annie Maud, hence Dec 12; from San Diego. DUNKIRK—Arrived May 4—Br shp Province, from Oregol TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Sailed May 4—Stmr Teutonic, for Liverpool Arrived May Br ship Thirlmere, 4—Stmr Servia, from Liver- pool. PLYMOUTH—Arrived May 4—Stmr Trave, from New Yorl LIVERPOOL—Sailed May y Roston. MPTON—Sailed M ork IMORE—Salled May for Breme « 4—Stmr Cephalo~ 4—Stmr Lahn, 4—Stmr Dresden, N\—Arrived May 4—StmrIsland, OCEAN TRAVEL. the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the | day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of | the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives tha | last tide of the day, except when there are but | three tides, as sometimes occurs. given are ‘additions to the soundinzs on the United States Coast Survey cha except when a minus sign (—) precedes the heizht, and then the number given is subtracted from | the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference Is the mean of the lower low STEAMERS TO ARRIVE STEAMER. | FroM Crescen: City.. | Crescent Citv . Valencia....... | Alaska... Pomoua . San Diego.. Arcata = |Coos Bav Wellineton.... |Departure Bav. Orizaba. . | Humoolat . ... Coumoa. | Portiana L Homer Humbold City Puebia.. . | Vietorin & Purer Sound City of Peking |China and Japan e City of Topeka |Seattle. Wihamette... |Seattle ... Empire.......... |Co08 Bay... San Jose.. .....|Panama ...... City of Sydney .| Panama.. Santa Kosa.... (:an Diezo. Proereso ... Seattle Nortn Fore.+. | Mumooids | State ot Cai... |Portiana .. Curaeao. ... | Mexico. Burma . Nanaim Lakme .. .ISeattle.... Coos Bay ..... | Newpor: . WallaWalla.... | Vietoria & Oregon.. STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION| SATILS. | P Nortn Fork |Humboldt - 3. 9 av|Fior Chiikat .... |Humboldt. 5. 2 py|Prer 13 Samoa. ... | Humboldt 510 Ay Pler 2 Coos Bav..|Newport. . ¥ AM|Pier 11 Yenus...... [Cnina &Japan May 6, 1 Py|PM $3 Oregon ... | Portian: {May 610 A% |Pler 12 Umatilla... | Vic & Pgt Sna I 6.0 Am|Pler ¥ Arcal oo A , 10 Av | Pier 14 Yalencia... | Alska........ | way T 17w Pomons... (san Diego .. (May il 1L A |Pler Orizaba.. .. | Humbolrt ... | Muay 8. 10 Am|Piler ¥ 9. 10 Aw | Pler 12 y.12 M[PMS3 | | May o[ Ma Columb a.. | Portlana. Acapulco.. Panama. Homer.... |Newpor:... . Mav 4. %A |Pier 11 Gaelic......|China &Japan Nay 10. 1 Py PM SS City Puebla | Vie & Pgt Sna | May 11 10 AN | Pler o Sants Rosa|san Diego ... May 11. 1L A% | Pier 11 State of Cai | Portland....... | May 12, 10 A |Pler 1 Curacao .. |Mexico. ......!May 12. | = THE TIME BALL. | | i Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- ghants’ Exchange, | San 'Francisco,” May 4, 1598 | The time tail on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—1. e., at noon of tne | J26th meridian, or exactly 8 p. m., Greanwich time. J. T. McMILLAN, Jssistant in Charge SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday, May 4. Stmr Newsboy, Ellefsen, 20 hours from Usal. Stmr Oregon, Stephens, 0% hours from Port- | land, via Astoria 48 hours. | Stmr Scotla, Hansen, 62 hours from Tilla- mook. Stmr Chilkat, Dunham, 30 hours from Eu- reka. Stmr_Coquille River, Johnson, 16 hours from Fort Brage. ; Ship Louisiana, Halorow, 87 days from New- castie, NSW. Ger bark H Hackteld, Barber, 23 days from | Honolulu. Schr Edward Parke, Johnson, 11 days from Monterey. | chr Martha W Tuft, Olsen, 6 days from | Grays harbor. ! Schr Chas Levl Woodbury, Spinney, 135 days | from Gloucester. Sehr Nettle Low, Low, 5 hours from Point Reyes. Sehr Maxim, Olsen, 30 hours from Caspar. CLEARED. Wednesda~. May 4. Stmr Senator, Patterson, Seattle: Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr North Fork, Bash, Eureka; Chas Nel- son. g “Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. | Stmr Cleveland, Hall, Portland; E T Kruse. | Stmr Zealandia, Dowdell, Honolulu; J D Spreckels & Bros Co. Ship Glory of the Seas, Freeman, Nanaimo; R Dunsmuir Sons Co. SAILED. Wednesday, May 4. Stmr Jewel, Madsen, Caspar. Stmr Cleveland, Hall, Port Townsend. Stmr Zealandia, Dowdell, Honolulu. Haw stmr San Mateo, Fletcher, Comox. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, Port Harford. Stmr Senator, Patterson, Seattle. | Br bark Socotra, Harder, Portland. Bktn Irmgard, Schmidt, Honolulu. Schr Parkersburg, Nelson, Coquille Rivert Schr Lila and Mattie, Fosen. Schr Abble, Hansen, Caspar. Schr Robert Searles, Piltz, Puget Sound. | Schr Newark, Beck, Bowens ding. | TELEGRAPHIC. | POINT LOBOS—May 4, 10 p. m.—Weather | foggy; wind SW; velocity 20 miles. CHARTERS. | Tne Alton loads steel rails at Tacoma for | Japan; C B enney, coal at Departure Bay for Honolulu; Guinevere, lumber at Port Gamble | for Valparaiso, owners’ account; Jennie Stella, lumber at Grays Harbor for Guaymas; Prus- sta, coal at Seattle for this port. | SPOKEN. | Mar 21—4 N 20 W, Br ship Alcinous, from Androssan_for San_Francsco. Mar 2332 S 46 W, Br ship Carnarvon Bay, for Liverpool for Esquimalt. Mar 11-5 S 74 W. Br ship Dunboyne, from Liverpool for Esc ‘malt. Feb 1426 S 130 W, Br ship Wilhelm Tell, fm Tacoma for Queenstown. MISCELLANEOUS.. Stmr_City of Dawson, while being launched from Mason street wharf this morning, the ways gave way and vessel now lles with stern in water and bow high and dry on the rocks | and damaged. Boat belonging to pilot-hoat America, which was lost from her deck lashing night of April 28 during a strong NW gale was on the beach at Point Pedro. | MEMORANDUM. i 1 Per Gar bark H Hackfeld—Had a succession of SW to NW gales for 15 d: DOMESTIC PORTS. m;“‘“m,“'s"‘“" May 4—Stmrs Fulton and ilkat, for San Francisco. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived May 2—Schr Chas 5 B-nmn—edro.v S-Schr Jemnie The- hence Apr_19. led I.l.rpr’—sdlr Fannie Adele, for San Francisco. 3—Schr Twilight, for San Fran- ceisco. UMPQUA—Sailed May 4—Schr Louise, for San Pedro. Arrived May 8¢ hrflLuy, hence April 19; e. hence Apr 21 A ETORTAArriv-4 May 4—Stmr Alblon, frm Orca. PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived May 4—Stmr Alcazar, from Cleone. The heights | | | street (P | Bastern Points. | Palati; Paéific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Franeisco. For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., May 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 25, 31, June nsfer at Seattle Alaskan p reet wharf), J 3 For, Folsom-s May 18, August 4, s (trom 10 a. m., July 17, at Port- n . C.), Port Towns. Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and (Wash.), 10 a m., M % June 5, and ev fifth connecti ttle with this for nd G. N. Ry., P. Vancouver with ‘Alasi Ry., at jat Bay), 10 a. m, m May 2, S 14, 20, 26, June 1, and every sixth day thereafter. Tor Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, sucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), aviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newpors § a. m., May 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 25, 2, and_eve I day théreafte only at Port Har- nta Barbara, Port Angeles), 11 1, 1, June 4, day thereafter. Frwenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Mazatian, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- Goaymas (Mex.), 10 . m., May L of each month thereafter. information obtain folder. the right fur to changs The ermpany reserve without previous notice steamers, sailing dates ana hevre of sailine. TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery ace Hotel) GOODALL, PERKIN 10 Market st.. THE 0. R, & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FAHE 12 First Class Including Berth S8 Second Class and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILI S & CO., Gen. Agts., San Francisco. N Oregon Gl May §, 15, 24 Columb! % -eee...May 8, 18, 27 State of ! ereerss:May 12, 21, 30 Through Tickets and ugh Baggage to all Rates and Folders Upon Ap- ication to T E. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES TO ENGLAND, ANTWERP, AND THE CON- TINENT. RED STAR LINE, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, SOUTH- AMPTON, ANTWERP. AMERICAN LINE (Philadelphia-Liverpool Service. PHILADELPHIA. QUEENSTOWN, POOL. Under BELGIAN and FLAGS. EMPIRE LINE. FOR ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers Ohlo, Pennsylvania, Tilinois, Indi- ana, 3400 tons, Conemaugh, 210 tons (formerly in the trans-Atlantic service of the Americam line). Appointed saflings from Seattle. §. 8. Ohio, June 15, B. S. Indlana, June 21 S. Pennsylvania, June 2, for St. Michael, colinecting with eompany's fiact of new and modern steamers and barges on the Yukon River, through to Dawson City and interme- diate points. For passage and freight apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO.. 30 Montgomery St. Or any of its Agercies. 2p m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPR TOWN, South Africa. TR S. CO., 3. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO_ ASCH, Lrven. BRITISH S. S. ZEALANDIA, for HONOLULU only, Wednesday, May 4, '3 p. m. Special party rat ates. The S.S. MARIPOS. sails via Honolulu an Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, May 15, at Freight Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique. 5 ¥ V] North Vi 14 4 it French Line to Havre. by this line avoid both transit byfi Mexandria, Egypt, via Parls, first class, $160; $116. second_cl URGOGNE. .o0veee May 7, 10 a. m. E73 JOURATNE “May 14, 10 a. m. LA GASCOGNE. fi:; e m MPAGNE g . 10 a. m. LA CHAMP. May % 10 & m. LA BOURGO .- her particulars apply to CcospAGNTE "GENERALE TRANSATLAN- J! t, TIQUE. 280 Bowling Green, .iew York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. MBURG-AMERICAN N SCREW- EXPRESS-LINE DIRECT TO PARIS, LONDON, HAMBURG. A. Victoria.....May 13| F. Bismarck....June 3 ¥ Bismarck une 2 F. Bismarck....July 28 X Nictoria.....June 16! A. Victoria....Aug. 11 {5 Cabin $100 up, 24 Cabin $45 up, Steerage $30. TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK-HAMBURG DIRECT. May 21| Phoenicia.......June 18 Pretoria. May 28| Pennsyivani Patria. _June 4 Palatia.. 1st_Cabin $75 up, 24 Cabin 30, “Hamburg-American Line, 37 Broadway, N.' Y. HERZOG & CO., General Agents Pacific Coast, 401 California st., cor. Sansome, San Francisco, FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD. Steamer '‘Monticello’’ Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. 8:15 p. m. (8:30 p. m. ex. Thurs.) 1p. m. and 8:30 p. m. Mon., FOR SANJOSE, [IIS_GAT(IS ml; SANTA CRUZ Steamer Alviso leaves Pier 1 daily (Sundays excepted) at 108 m.; Alviso dally (Saturda ex m. ‘reig] and passengers, Fare between Francisco and Al o San Jose, T5c. "8 Nork '