The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 7, 1898, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY , 1898 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. | Silver lower. Less excitement in Wheat. Barley easter. Oats and Rye unchanged. | Corn lower. | Flour and millstuffs unchanged. | Less weakness in Hay. | Feedstuffs as before. Beans weakening Rice still tends upward. Lard anced higher. \zed. Onions lower. egs about the same. h Poultry unchanged Cherries running small. | Dried t | Provisions unchanged. Wool, Hops and Hides unchanged. Me itk as before. t Coal last and getting says the | 23, There | active business, and an im- s is probable. AT been_readily t lits continue apricots, small compas Ap: ally are 1 zette ivance in valu last week have has medt vals Up. and there is only one vessel on the w. With the wholesale dealers taking deliveries | of salmon from the large arrivals of a week | or two back, purchases from first hands are Testricted. There is no change in_ prices, the Iy being very steady. THE WEEK'S ion ge! FAILURES. The Bradstrest Mercantile Agency reports 20 States and Terri- esterday, as com- failures In the Pacific Coa torles for the week ending pared with 23 for the previous week and 21 for the corresponding w £ 1897, | f ast week are divided | ws: Two furniture 1 , 3 groceries ng companies, 1 general store, 1 stoves. 1 butcher, aning company, O Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow| | SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION, “ DURING PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow flies with the wi The top fig- res at s indicate minimum. temperature for the da) underneath it, if any, the amount « of melted snow in inches g the last twelve hours. connect points of equal | or dotted lines, equal “hi means high usually accompanied refers to pres- led and mpanied | rains. “Le usually Washington coast. Whei the interior and low s extend north is probable: th isobars of h of Oregon is im- in the vicinity of pressure falling to_the Cali- weather may 1§ expected weather in winter. The will (120th Merid! Pacific Time). SAN FRANCISCO, May 6, 6 p. m. produce an‘[ | | Following maximu 1 1 temperatures are in California to-day: Los Angeles T4, n Diego 62 po 64, Yuma 94 ature: Maximum, 60; re- Red mum, WEATHER NERAL | ea of high pressure overlies the north- tion of the Pacific Coast. The pre: during the past twenty Washington and Oregon. It has ver the Rocky Mountain re- rd e has risen in the Sacramento | Utah and Eastern N | cific Slope it has remained allen in California. Light show- | rted in Washington. 5 ocity of % miles ! per t is reported at Eureka. an Francisco for thirty May 7, 1895, 5 p. m.: ers are r A max from the north Fore: hour n at hours ending midnight, May Northern California—Fair Saturday: wa | In the southern portion: morthery winds ar land, fresh westerly “zinds on the coast. | Southern California—Fair Saturday; warmer n rn_portion; northwesterly winds. Nevada—Fair Saturday. Utah—Fair Saturda Arizona—Fair Satur San Francisco and in o cinity—Fair Saturday; northerly changing to fresh westerly winds, | Special report from Mount Tamalpais taken | ats p. m.: Clear; wind west, 6 miles per hour: | temperature, maximum, 64, 2! ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, May 6.—There were striking elements of strength In to-day’s stock market notwithstanding the fact that most of the day's changes are on the side of losses. The bull sentiment has several severe drawbacks to contend with, and the selling pressure on the | market was at times very heavy. Again and | again the buying demand was sufficient to overcome all obstacles and to absorb all of- ferings, carrying prices upward on a large vol. ume of business. It was not until the final hour that the market finally succumbed to the burden of liquidation and vielded practically all earller gains and established losses ranging up to 2 per cent In some of the specialties American stocks were heavy in London before | the opening here in sympathy with a general dépression In that market. ~Although® prices of international stocks had declined to in some cases nearly a point below last night's New | York closing, there was sufficient demand here at the opening 1o overcome the greater ! London’s decline: i or S NEW By establishing a ran | prices here above the London wrfiy nrmffi\;’;‘ selling was made profitable and inviting. The selling for London account was the heaylest for many weeks and was esumated at g\) shares at least. The dragging tendency of this selling was easily perceptible In the interna- tional stocks during the morning. But the bal- | ance of the list showed a disposition to forge | ahead on its own account. Some of the spe- clalties were conspicuously strong, notably To- bacco. The market showed a tendency late in the day to rally strongly on a report that the cable communication had been established with Manfla and Commodore Dewey. The capture of the steamer Lafayette under the French flag assumed growing importance in the eyes of traders during the last hour and induced sell- ing to realize, and the dealing of shorts by bears which carried prices to the lowest of the day at the close when the selling moyement was sull actlvely in force. The bond market showed the effect of sell- ing for London account in some of the specu- lative issues, as did the stock market. Other- wise the tone was strong and prices are gen- erally higher. Total sales, $2,450,000. United States new 4s (registered) and the o1d 4s (coupon) advanced % per cent, and the new 4s (coupon), the old 4s (registered) and the 55 % per cent in the bid price. There were sales of the old 4s (registered) at an ad- vance of 1% per cent over the last sale, Total sales of stocks to-day were 490,300 shores, Including: 17,391 Atchison preferred, 50 Baltimore and Ohio, 9700 Chesapeake and Ohio, 24,227 Barlington, 14,510 Louisville and Nashville, 17,457 Manhattan, 63% Metropolitan, 16,685 Reading preferred, 13,650 Missouri Pa- aific, 7050 New York Central, 6403 Northern Pa- | Bar silver, | Antwerp, | ble to pit conditions. sific, 18,278 Northern Pacific preferred, 7210 [Reading, 260 Paul, 4497 Southern preferred, 45145 Union Pacific preferred, 838 Wabash preferred, 43,532 Ameri- can Tobacco, 12720 Chicago and Great West- ern, 673 People’s Gas, 55,381 Sugar, 6675 Ten- nessee Coal and Iron. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison ... 1%, Do pref ........ 15 Do pref . 28" |st P M & M3 | Baltimore & Ohio 1% [So Pacific ...l 14% | Canada Pacific ... 81%|So Railway ..... Sk Canada Southern. 431! Do pref o oasi | Central Pacific .. 123|Texas & Pacifio.. 10% | Ches & Ohio .. Union_Pacific ... 56% | Chi & Alton .0 UPD & G...... 6% Chi B & : Wabash +......o.. T4 Chi & E Do pref o oasi | CC M Wheel & L E.... | Do pref . Do _pref B | Del & Huds Express Companies— | Del L & W Adams EX .......100 | Den & R G American Ex ... 13 | Do pref | United States ... 89 Erle (new) ..l | Wells Fargo ... 113 Do_1st pret Miscellaneous— Ft Wayne |A Cot OIl .. . 1% Gt Nor pref . |" Do prer ..ol TN Hocking Valley tAmn Spirits L2110 10% | Tilinois_Centr: 101%| Do _pref eee 26% | Lake Erie & W.. 15 |Am Tobacco ..... 110 Do pref | People’s Gas . Do pref Lake & ore Louis & Nash Cons Gas .. : Manhattan L |Com_Cable Co.... Met St Ry |Col F & Tron...00 Mich Central | Do _pret ... Minn & St L |Gen Blectric "1 Do ist pref ... [Tilinois Steel ... Mo Pacific ....... §1 |Laclede Gas ..l Mobile & Ohio... 21 |Lead ... ; Mo K & T. 10%| Do pref ... 11l1 | Do pref . 3416| Nat Lin_Ofl ...0. Chi nd & L. 9| Or Imp Co ...1100 Do pref . o2 | Pacific Mafl ...l N J Central 4334 | Pullman Palace .. N ¥ Central 114 |Silver Cert ....... NYChi &S 13 |Stand R & T Do 1st wref & |Sugar ... 3 Do 24 pret 2 | Do pref ..o 111 Nor West c....... 18%|T C & Iron. 11l 23% | No Amer Co . 53U S Leather ..... 6% No Pacific % | Do pret Del Do 34U S Rubber ... 18 | ontarlo 143 Do pret = or R & Nav 47| West Union ..... 851 | Or Short Line.l. 30 |C & N W 123% | Pittsburg Do pref ........ 171 Reading ... StL &S W.ooo.. 4% Do 15t pref ¢|” Do pret Do Rock “sland ... BUGIWE s N StL &S F.. Do pref et Do 1st pref cn G W Doy Do 24 pref .. Haw Com Co...l. 20 St Panl i U'P Common ... 21% Do 20 R & N Y st P CLOSING BONDS. U S new ds reg.. 122% arolina 6s.... 120 Do coup 102 U S ds . Ak | Do coup . 60 Do T ey U8 L 1035 Do L District 3.to8 128 Ala class A s | Do B .. s | Do C = 9 Do Currency ... L1 Ateht D 101% o T | can Chi Term | C & Ohi 3 C H & D 4%s... D &R G lsts D&RGis StL&SFG6s. ast Tenn isis St P Con X | Erle Gen 4s..... St FW & D ists tro. : Gen Elec : | GH& : Do Tenn new set 35.. | H&TC S T & P.L G lIsts.. Do con Do Re 2 Towa C lsts UPD&G Wab 1st <] Do 2as Missouri W Shore s MK&T Va Centuries . 671a Do 4s Do deferred 5 N Y Co U 5% NJC X 2% Chollar ... 20 . 300 Crown: Polat 08| Ophir .....000 Con Cal & Va. 5| Plymouth Deadwood .. 5| Quicksilver Gould & Cun Do pref Hale & Norcross. 23!Sierra Nes Homestake 40 00] Standard ......... Iron Silver 41| Union_Con Mexican 10! Yellow Jacket ... BOSTON. BOSTON, May 6.—Atchison, 11%; Bell Tele- 2 Burlington, §7; Oregon Short LONDON MARKETS. YORK, ay 6.—The Evening Post's ablegram says: The stock dull to-day. Con- temporarily dearer money, due to provisions for the indemnity payment by China to Japan, and in conse- quence of which the market had to borrow about £3,000,000 from the Bank of England. ere good and were bought sp NEW London financial were quiet and lower on the markets sols were Americans c- ulatively. They closed steady. The announcement is made of a £5.000,000 | Greek loan, guaranteed by England, France | and Russia. It is a 2% per cent loan and the | issue price 1s 100%. It is quoted at 1 per cent premium. I heard a rumor late this evening that the loan to the Transvaal Government has been definitely arranged, subject to certain conces- sions to the mining industry which, it is be- lieved, will be granted. The Spanish gold premium is 114 per cent. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific, $5%; Grand Trunk, quiet 267%d ‘er ounce. 8%, Money, 3 @3is_per cent. | BUENOS AYRES, May 6.—Wheat has ad- vanced 10 per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, May 6.—FLOUR—Receipts, 23,- 501 barrels; exports, 6468 barrels; held higher, checking demand. Minnesota patents, $6 50@7; do bakers' 50; winter patents, $5 755 25; winter straits, $5 60@6 65; winter extras, $1 30@ | $4 75; winter low grades, $2 90@3. WHEAT—Receipts, 175,575 bushels; exports, 547,176 bushels. Spot No. 2 red, $145, £. 0. b. afioat to arrive, nominal. Options opened easy in answer to disappointing cables and suffered | more or less all day from bear attacks on the idea that the market was overloaded. Specula- tion was quieter than yesterday. Foreign houses bought moderately both of futures and spot_wheat. May closed Iic lower and the other months %@¥c off; No. 2 red May, $1 4@ §1 ?: closed $143%; July, $108%@110, closed HOPS—Steadier. _State, common to cholce, 1895 crop, A@sc: 189 crop, T@sc: 1597 crop, 15@ 16c; Pacific Coast, 189 crop, 4@sc; 189 crop, 7@Sc; 1897 crop, 16@l6c. WOOL—Dull. PETROLEUM—Strons. METALS—Changes in the metal market have been unimportant to-day and business largely of a band-to-mouth character. At the close the Metal Exchange called: PIGIRONg@Varrants unchanged, at $6 6 bid. $6 85 asked. Tnchanged; $12 10 bid, $12 20 LAKE COPPER—! asked. TIN--Quiet; $14 50 bid; $14 60 asked. SPELTER--Unchanged, at $410 bid, $4 20 . LEAD—Rather firmer; $3 72% bid and $3 T7% asked. The firm fixing the settling price for miners and smelters quotes lead $3 50. COFFEE—Options closed steady, with prices uncharged to 5 points higher. Saies 8500 bags, including: May, $5 80; July, $570; spot Rio, steady: No. 7 involce, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, T4e} mild, steady; Cordova, 8%@15%c. SUGAR—Raw steady; fair refining, 3%c; cen- trifugal 9 test, 4 3-16c; refined, steady. BUATER-Receipts, 5505 packages; steady; State dairy, 14@i6ic; State creamery, 14%@lic: Western do, 1414@17c; Elgins, 17c; Factory, 13@ B M GGS — Receipts, 15,271 packages; weak; Western, 103%@1llc; Southern, 10@10%c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, May 6.—California dried fruits: Apples steady and other fruits firm. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, 6@7c; prime wire tray, 85@dc; wood dried,” prime, 8@3e: choice, §3c; fancy, §@lle. PRUNES—S@8%e. APRICOTS—Royal, 8@8%c; Moorpark, 10@12c. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@sc; peeled, 12@ldc. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS. CHICAGO, May 6.—Forelgn news available at to-day's opening of the wheat market was all of a bullish character. Liverpool recorded advances of 5d for May down to 2d in Septem- ber option. Paris rose the equivalent of 2%o; 1%4c. Mark Lake reported gains of Sc per bushel since Wednesday's market. The opening trades in July, regardless of for- sign advances, were at $1@100%, a decline of 1%@2%c. . May started at $146@1 47, a drop of 3@4c. These losses were entirely attributa- Scattering longs wanted to realize and found a concession necessary. But the market soon began to give symptoms of recovery. Before the end of an hour's trad- ing early sellers were on the run, and July had sold up to $102. Domestic statistics were of no significance except that primary re- Geipts offered little indication of supply ex- haustion, and encouraged short selling of di tant futires. Hesitancy in this market appar- cntly affected the foreigners, and Liverpool eased off until at the close net gains there were limited to 2%d in July. Strong outside markets kept the Chicago pit traders nervous aud fluctuations were violent over & narrow range. July made a top figure with §$102%, after which it slipped again to $1 00%, recovered to $101%, and was at 12 grclock quiet for a while ground $101% ~ and $101%. September during the same time rose from §3% to 8dc, back to £3%c, up to Sse, and down again to S4o. May, on light demand, re- scted from §140, where it remained listléssly for the first two hours, to $150. Lelter satis- fled the first demand at $1 50 and the close was at $1 49% bid. July eased off to $1 00%, rallied to §1 01, closing at $101 sellers. Leiter reported sales of 215,000 bushels, half of it for export. Forelgners, he said, had not responded to the- advances made last night. Engagements were made by Leiter at the seaboard for twenty- | demand | Market, {425 for choice; wer. 1o ats ruled firm and featureless, July closing unchanged. Provisions_were dull, ing off after a steady opening on packers’ selling. The trade was narrow and featureless. July Pork closed 5e lower, Lard 10c lower and Ribs 2kc lower. The teading futures ranged as follows: T Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. W No. 2— M;yh?.ll,h L146% 150 140 149% July ... D100 102% 100 101 epteniber DUsa s s% S3% December Dosy s 81 8% Corn, Ni May . % % 3 Bk July 3% M% B M September UK BY Mk 8% Oats, No. 5 s0% s1 B 30K July - T ew o7 2% 26% Beptember IILIL: W% M B 23% Mess Pork, per e S-S0 g0 1% 1% um B ) 59 582 582k | llllses 600 692% 6924 | M:;m:t Ribs, per 100 Ibs— g July . 330b 5'57% B 52 652 ptember .562% 565 5 6215 5 62%% were as follows No. 2 Spring ash_quotatios Flour in fair demand; steady. wheat, §110@1 15; 3 Spring Wheat, $108 @1 2; No. 2 Red, §1 45 2 Corn, 34% No. 2 Oats, 31%¢; N , 331@34 2 3 White, 321@33%c; No. 2 Rye, 68%@6oc; No. 2 Barley, 42@soc; No. 1 Flax Seed, $1 35% prime Timothy Seed, §255@2 75; Mess Pork, Lard, per 100 lbs., $5 30@ 35@5 70; Dry Short Clear distillers’ per bbl., $10 $0@10 5 8215; Short Ribs sides (loose), $5 Saited Shoulders (boxed). $i 5@ Sides (boxed), §5 90@6 10; Whisky finished goods, per gal., $120; Sugars: Cut Loaf, $ & Granulated, $ 31; Standard A, $ 3l | ~Articles— Receipts. Shipments. | Flour, bbls . 15,000 12, Wheat, bu . Corn, bu Oats, bu Rye.' bu . Barley, bu On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; Creamerl 16c; Dai- fre: ries, 12@l5c; Eggs, steady, N, 10c; Cheese, dull, unchanged. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shipments. Bushels. Bushels. | Minneapolis ...... 163,040 45,600 Duluth . 152,670 Milwaukee & Chicago ... 2 Toledo 74,000 St. Louis 4,000 Détroit 1,99 Kansas City 32,000 Totals .. 568,636 Tidewater— Boston - New York 547,176 Philadelphia . 898 Baltimore 4,000 New Orleans Galveston fotaimbs st e 651,074 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— May. Sept. Dec. Opening 6 00 5 25 Closing . 165 80 55 40 Flour- Opening .30 30 25 30 Closing 30 % LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. May. July. Sept. Dec. Opening 5 Tl T1% Closing ... ... 106 T0% ... EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 6—CATTLE—Were in good and prices ruled steady. Sales were principally at $4@5; beef steers, $3 %0@5 %; stockers and feeders, $3 90@4 85; cows and heifers, $2 50@4 60; calves, $5@6. HOGS—Ruled 2izc higher. Sales were at an extreme range of $3 S0@4 25, the bulk going at_$ 05@4 20; pigs, $3 50@4 05. HEEP—Trade 'in_sheep was slow, prices about steady at $3 26@4 2,principally above $4. Lambs, clipped, $4@4 65; wooled, 35 10@5 40. Recelpts—Cattle, 3500; Hogs, 25,000; Sheep, 6000. OMAHA. OMAHA, May 6.—CATTLE—Receipts, 6000. ¢ steady beef steers, $i@4 55; Western steers, cows and heifers. 30@4 20; stockers and 'feeders, $3 80Q@4 9 bulls and’ stags, $2 60@3 70. = HOGS—Receints, $3 8§5a3 9; bulk of sales, SHEEP-—Recelpts, 5000." Market, to choice natives, $3 60@4 40; do Westerns, $3 50 @4 30; lambs, $ 25@5 30. DENVER. . May 6.—CATTLE—Receipts, 700. firm. Beef steers, $3 50@4 50; cows, $3 feeders, freight paid to river, $3 90@ 4 %5; stockers do, $4@4 50; bulls and stags, §2 % @3. HOGS—Receipts, 400. Market, easy to shade lower; light packers, $3 §5@3 97; mixed, $3 0@ 4;_heavy, 33 50@3 S: SHEEP—Receipts, DENV Market, @3 %0 none. Market unchanged. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 6.—CATTLE—Receipts, official, 3300 natives, 100 Southern. Market less act with prices steady for good quality medium weight steers, while common quality heavy steers shade lower. Sales mainly $ 50¢ 47, common steers selling around $4, wit strictly choice beeves $4 80@5. Cows and heif- ers, $4% 75@6 50; Western steers, $4 0234@4 47! Southern, about steady, $3 75@4 50; stockers and feeders, active, $4@4 15. HOGS—Recelpts, official, 15,000 Market opened active but quieted ‘down at the close. Sales were malnly $3 85@4; mixed, $3 S5@3 choice heavies, $4@4 10, 65@3 90; yorkers, $3 90@3 97%; Dl A HEEP—Receipts, 1650, ~_ Market, active, strong. Sheep sold at $2 T5@3 50 for culls, $4 wool lambs, $5@5 40; ellppj lambs, $4 26@4 50. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, May 6.—The wool sales were con- tinued to-day with a full attendance. The offerings number 12,650 bales, including much low class wool, which received little support and was withdrawn. Good greasy —merinos were taken at about the prices of the last sale. scoured, scoured, Forelgners competed strongly for this wool. A good selection of scoured was also strongly competed for by the foreign representatives and the home trade. The latter secured a fair proportion with har- dening rates. Following are the sales in de- ail: New South Wales, 4700 bales; scoured, 8@ 1s 5ad; greasy, 5%d@1ld. Queensiand, ' 600 bales; 14@1s 54; greasy, T%AG9%d. Victoria, 2200 bales; $%a@ls 4%d; Breasy, 5%d@ls %d. South Australia, 500 bales; greasy, BYKA@9%d. West Australia, 100 bales; greasy, 5d@8i«d. Tasmania, 30 bales; greasy, 64d@i1i:d. New Zealand, 3500 bales; scoured, 6d@lld; greasy, 4%dasid. Cape’ of Good 'Hope and Natal, 800 bales; scoured, 1s@ls 1%d; greasy, 8@7%d. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, May 6.—The Boston Commercial Bulletin will say to-morrow of the wool mar- ket: The easiness of money and the stir in manu- facturing circles occasioned by Government de- mands have had a reviving influence for the moment on the languid market. An actual business developed in mediumunwashed fleeces, one-half _bloods and better. Under the sem- blance of activity views have assumed an ap- preclable gain in firmness and prices have held very well. © he sales of week are 745,000 poun mestic and 45,000 pounds foreign, apeinet 410 000 pounds domestic and 677,000 pounds foreign last week, and 122,600 pounds domestlc and 3,033,000 pounds foreign for the same week last year. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, May 6.—Consols, 111; Silver, 3 French rentes, 102 92ic. e LIVERPOOL, May 6.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California, b2 6d; cargoes Walla Walla Wheat, 51s 6d; cargoes off coast, sellers indifferent operators; cargoes on passage, sell- ers at advance 2s; English country markets, firm; French country markets, firmer; Liver- Yool Wheat, No. 1 Californla,’ 105 6d@10s 7d; ea n_ Paris, firm; lour {1 firm. COTTON—Uplunds, 3 oasa. '» Taris CLOSING., WHEAT—Spot, No. 1 AT WA 0. 1 red Northern spring, N—Spot, American mixed, new, stead: 4s 2d; May, steady, 4s 1d; July, 4 Beptember, steady. 3s ba. o Steadv. I8 %d; FLOUR--St. Louls fancy winter, firm, 12s 3d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, May 6.—The local wheat mar- ket is unchanged, with nothing doing. Buyers and sellers are apart in their ideas regarding values The persistency with which the for- eign markets refuse to have anything to do yith distant cargocs prevents much activity . Walla @%5c 97@98c; bluestem, %c per by 3 “ ey ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 6.—Wheat closed: : No, 980; No. 1 Bluiestem, §1 03: masker strong. PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, May 6.—Exchanges, s balances, $50,108. Lol DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, May 6—R. G. Du wzeuL:&v':W of trade will say m—nmp&xmcwo state of war was so greatly dreaded those Who have seen nothing 1ike it for wmors than thirty years that its coming has hurt less than ' its apprehension. ~Especially since the victory at Manila, which indicated the superi- e o e lons e ne PEttione Git " markets, ana’ stocks have oo i L T e, i snered ot pEr ness has been materfally improved. One d‘:;"l work by the officers a:k"‘mmmm"' has fven many W of peo- 1Nt Whom they knew nothing and has placed 1 club, two steamers, with a carrying capacit; Inillion bushels for May and June iu’l'fi.:-im Corn opened weak and Ic lower with wheat, A good demand developed and the market A net all American industries and interests on a stronger footing for any conceivable future. “The fact that gold is now used ex- clusively between the treasury and ing-house 0 the clear- prehension about the currency or public credit. The most sensational of all changes and the most practically important has been the rise in wheat—13 cents during one day's session, 21'% cents from Tuesday to Thursday night and 2514 cents for the week—throwing Into the shade all past advances and all expectations, though a reaction of 13% cents naturally followed on Friday. Vestern receipts, after averaging less than 2,500,000 bushels per wee;rfor r:fi months, have suddenly risen to more than 3.500.000 bushels. Exports bave not been checked by higher prices as yet, but have caused them, amounting for the week to 2,004,380 bushels (flour included), against 1,495,167 bushels from Atlantic ports last vear, and 59.845 bushels against 99,508 bushels from Pacific ports. The remarkable rise on Thursday was largely due to the re- moval of duties by France and to the prohibi- tion of exports by Russia, both showing the extraordinary needs abroad, so that the rise of 2% cents for the week is not without excuse. Industries have received a_wonderful stimu- lus from the conviction that hostilities Wil not last long and from heayy Government orders, Besides the great demand for steel plates and other fron products and_ammunition the Gov- ernment has ordered 2,500,000 yards of woolen | cloths, 125,000 blankets, 3,000,000 yards of cotton | goods and great quantities of provisions and other supplies. and meanwhile reviving confi- dence has multiplied other demands. It is not due to domestic conditions that orders of the Russian Government for two big warships have been taken by the Cramps and orders for ralls from Mexico have given a good start to the rebuilt Colorado works. Four large merchant ships have been ordered from the Delaware works, plate mills are crowded and at_the same time one establishment far in the interior is bidding on foreign orders for 5000 tons while car and rail works continue to receive large orders and demands for agricultural im- plements and fencing goods beyond the ability of the works in some cases. Textlle establish- ments have been recefving large orders within the past few days outside those from the Gove ernment, so that the stoppage or reduction of time in four woolen mills early in the week have heen premature, Wool has declined about half & cent in April, taking the average of one hundred quotations by Coats Brothers, and the better demand for goods has caused more inquiry. but thus far no_improvement in_prices. Failures for the week have be United States against 221 last year, Canada_against 36 last vear. MADRID, May 6.—Spanish 4s closed to-day at 62.20. Gold was quoted at 114.75. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, 'May 6.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at the principal cities for the week ended May 5, with the percentage of increase and de- crease, as compared with the corresponding week last year: een 238 in the and 2 In Percentage. Inc. Dec. New York. Boston Chicago Philadelphia St. Lous... Pittsburg Baltimore San_Franclsco. Cincinnati i, Kansas City..... New Orleans. Minneapolis Detroit Clevelan Louisville ... Providence .. Milwaukee St. Paul Buffalo Omaha Indianapolis Columbus, O Savannah Denver .. Hartford .. Richmond . Memphis Washington Peoria Rochester New Haven. Worcester . Atlanta. .. Salt Lake City. Springfield, M; Fort Worth. Portland, Me Portland, Or. St. Joseph. Los Angeles. Norfolk Syracuse Des Moines. Nashville Wilmington, Fall River. Scranton Grand Rapids. Augusta, Ga. Lowell ..... Dayton, O... Seattle . Tacoma. Spokane Sioux _City New Bedford Knoxville, Tenn Topeka ...... Birmingham Wichita ... Binghamton Lincoln Lexington, Jacksonviile, Kalamazoo Akron . Bay City..... Chattanooga Rockford, Canton, O....... Springfield, 0. Fargo, N. D, Stoux Fails, S Hastings, Neb. Fremont, Neb. Davenport Toledo . Galveston Houston ..... Youngstown Macon . Evansvilie Helena 10.0 Del 968,940 1121485 642,347 504,780 68,420 1,104,500 550,632 501,791 538,458 44T AT2 4547424 woad Lahanse Ky Fia. 230,350 306,400 250,072 331,805 199,231 210,800 159,533 & £ 286,587 538,000 Totals, U. § Totals outside York ... 536,464,268 115 _ ... DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal o SIBATLEGS 254 Toronto 8,455, ) 17.8 Winnipeg 1704964 298 Halifax ;00000000 1360167 5.3 Hamilton " 764, 806 St. John, N. B! 612,097 40 Totals ... .8 FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, May 6.—Bradstreet's Financlal Review to-morrow will sa Lat week's ex- treme dullness has given place to an active speculation, the feature of which was the re- newed purchasing of securities. The movg- ment began on Saturday, when, under pro- fessional leadership, the market showed con- siderable strength, and on Monday, when the news of Commodore Dewey’s victory at Manila was received, there was an Influx of buying both for long and short accounts. “The move- ment was checked on Tuesday, more by the fact that the next day was a holiday than by the absence of further information from Ma- nila or by the lack of evidence to substan- tiate the bellef that Spain had accepted the lesson of her defeat and was willing to end the war. It may also be noted that profes- sional Interests, which bought stocks heavily during the recent depression either because they were cheap or to support their own specs jaldes, "sold considerable amounts, and ‘that ‘marke: Kaiagy e considerable holdings on n Wednesday, however, London contributed to a renewal of the rise by taking a round amount of stocks, while the local shorts cov- ered to such an extent that the borrowire de- mand for stocks for delivery was materlally reduced, and commission. houses in most cases reported a decided accession to outside buyl orders. Increased activity was accompani by a general advance throyghout the list, the only tangible reason, apart from the growing beliet that Spain s clearly outmatched by our navy, being the evidence that her internal litical and financial troubles render a. further struggle on her part absolutely hopeless. (The fall of Kpanish fours to below 30, the rise of the gold premium at Madrid, from 80 to 114, and the run on the Bank of Spain and other jnstitutions were considered a justification of BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. NEW YORK, May 6.—Bradstreet's to-m row will say: Evidences accumulate that the corner has finally been turned in the trade situatlon, and that circumstances which have hitherto been regarded as disquieting have be- gun to give way o more cheerful conditions or are beginning to be recognized In a truer and more reasonable light. White it is claimed, and perhaps with justice in many cases, that the changes yet noted are largely sentimental, and little that is tangible is to be cited In the direction of improvement, it s not to be for- gotten that the dullness and even depression ruling for some time past was likewise largely sentimental and it is now beginning to be ad- mitted by many had even less of a basis to rest upon than the present unmistakable signs of improvement. A new sense of national strength and energy seems unquestionably to have developed since the news of the American victory at Manila, and the business community generally, With a few exceptions, would ap- pear to have come to the conclusion that the possible effects of the nt war have been Rlready well disecounted. . % ‘Among the more favorable features of the week have been the slightly easier tone In thy money market and a little more disposition o the part of financial institutions to accommo- date legitimate demands of trade. Another has been the very general feeling of recognition of the critical position of wheat supplies in the lowering or the suspension entirely of import wheat duties, notably in Italy, France and Spain, and reflected in advances proportionate to the import duty reduction in those countries. Prices, both at the seaboard and at the In- terior, have broken ail records for many years past, ' while the eagerness of foreign buyers to take hold at the advances furnishes tsti- mony to the fact that the present wheat cor- ner s not due entirely to the fear of inter- ruptions in supplies, nor yet to the successful slderable extent to foreign tion of the fact that the world’s wheat stocks to-day are smaller than they have been for many projection of a wheat corner, but to a con- recognl past, and that somie time must vet elapse be. fore the admittedly good world's wheat crop prospects find_expression in new supplies. Of considerable importance in the direction of actually stimulating business in some lines are the large orders received for equipment and supplies of all sorts for military use, notably in the lines of cotton and woolen goods, shoes, projectiles and ammunition of various sorts. 1t, of course, would be useless to deny that there are some unfavorable features in view. notably In the cotton and woolen industry. In the former print cloths have again struck the lowest price on record, with a quotation of 1 16-16c for standard grades, and the woolen manufacturing industry is, as a whole, re- ported quite depressed. In contrast with these reports, chiefly coming from the Eastern and Middle States’ cities, are the sales of & con- siderable quantity of raw wool, said to be | for the manufacture of goods ordered by the Government. The wheat exports for the week reflect the temporary check to the demand caused by the sudden advances in price and now show a fall- ing off. aggregating 2.478,775 bushels, against | 4,449,0.0' bushels last week, 1.799,000 bushels in | this week a year ago, 1,862,000 bushels in 1506, and 2,805,000 bushels in 1595. 2 Corn exports are larger this week than for mora than a year past, aggregating 6,164,000 | bushels, against 4,316,000 bushels last week 3,127,000 bushels in this week a year ago, 1.891.- | 000 bushels in 1896, and 834000 bushels in 18, | “Business failures are slightly smaller this week, aggregating for the United States 240. | against 285 last week, 218 In this week a year | ago, 267 in 1., and in 159%. ‘ LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. sight Sterling Exchange, days! Sterling Exchange, 60 Sterling Cables ....... New York Exchange, New York Exchange,. telegrapl Fine Silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Continued unsettled, though there was a noticeable falling off in the excite- ment, and sales on the morning calls were smaller. Shipping grades were lower, but choice milling was quoted higher and in active demand. The deficiency was downward at Chi- cago and upward in Europe. Tidewater quotations are: Shipping, $172% @1 7; milling, $1 8@1 % per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock — December— 2000 ctls, $170: 2000,°$1 69%; 4000, $1 69%. Second session—December—S000 ctls, §1 69; 2000, §1 65%; 2000, §$1 65%. Regular morning session—December—2000 ctl $167: 16,000, $1 66iz; 2000, $166%; 36,000, $1 & 16,000, 1 65%: 2000," $1 66%; 8000, $1 663 S0 $166%; 34,000, $1 66%; S000, §1 66%; 10,000, $1 6 8000, $1 67%. May—2000, $173%; 2000, 31 7T4%; 2000, $1 75. Afternoon session—December—6000 ctls, $1 66% : 2000, §1 66%: 12,000, $1 6612 12,000, $1 66%; 26,000, $166%. May—3000, $1 7. BARLEY-Trade was quiet and values show- ed little disturbance, though the feeling was easier. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal sesslon—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—December—S000 ctls, $§1 30, Regular morning session—December—2000 ctls, $131%; 6000, $130; 4000, $1 30%. Afternoon fon — December — 4000 ctls, 4000, $1 31; 4000, $1 313: 8000, $1313% 2000, $131%; 2000, $I32; 2000, $132%; 2000, $1 325%. - OATS—Previous prices rule with a quiet market. Fancy Feed. $142%@1 45 per ctl: good to choice, @1 40; common, $130@1 32%: Sur- rise, 5@1 50; gray, $132%@1 37%; milling, 1 35@1 421 per ctl. CORN—Offerings are much larger and the demand 1s less active. Small vellow keeps up, but the other descriptions are lower. Small round yellow, $1 25 per ctl; large yel- low, 31 07%: white, $I 07% per ctl. RYE—$1 §74@1 40 per ctl BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@2 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family Extras, $ 7@5 85; Bakers' Extras, $5 50@5 60 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, $6; Cornmeal, $250; extra cream Cornmeal, §3 %: Oatmeal, $4: Oat Groats, $1 Hominy. $3 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $i@4 Cracked Wheat, §375; Farina, $4 75; Whole Wheat Flour, $§ 25 ed Oats (barrels), $5 80 @6 20;_in sacks, $ 60@6; Pearl Barley, $i75; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. There was less weakness in Hay yesterday, and in fact, dealers reported rather more steadiness. Feedstuffs showed no change. BRAN—$20 50421 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$23 50@25 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $28 per ton; ‘Oilcake Meal at the n.ll, §31@3L 50; jobbing, $32G@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25: Cottonseed Meal, $28@730 per ton; Cornmeal, §24 50; Crack- ed Corn, $§25. Hay—(Ex-car in round 25; Wheat and Oat, $20@24: Oat, Bar- ley, none; compressed Wheat, '$22@ com- pressed Oat, $18@20; Alfalfa, $12 50@14 50; Clo- ver. nominal; Timothy. $15 STRAW—0c@$1 10 per bale. lots)—Wheat, $21@ S15@211 BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans are easier and some dealers are quot- ing lower prices. Seeds range as before. BEANS—Bayos, $2 9@3; Small Whites, $2 05 @2 15; Large Pinks, §2 6@ 2 75; Reds, $2 75; $1 65@1 75; Limas, $3 I neys. $2 50@2 6 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 25@3 50 per ctl feye, 3 Seed, 21,@2%¢c per Ib; Alfalfa, 3@éc; Rape, 24@ 2%c: Hemp, 2%asc; Timothy, 5@bic. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 1502 Green, $1 9@ | 2 25 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Los Angeles String Beans brought 3@éc per | Ib, Green Peppers 15c and Tomatoes $1 %@ 150 per box. Onions are weaker there is nothing new POTATOES—Early Rose, 15@35c; River Reds, | 40@50c; River Burbanks, 40@6ic per sack; Ore- | gon Burbanks, 5@7sc; Petaluma Burbanks, 50 and quiet. Otherwise | @60c_per sack; new Potatoes, 1@2c per b, ONIONS—Australian, $3@3'50; new, $1@125 | ABLES—Receipts were 738 boxes As. paragns, 334 boxes Rhubarb and 043 sacks Peas. Asparagus, for extra large, $150@17 per box for No. 1, 60c@$l barb, 40@6lc per box for sm Sic for extra choice; Green Peas. T sack; Garden Peas. 2c per Ib; String Beans, from Vacaville, 7@9; Horse Beans 50@7oc per sack; Summer Squash, 8@10c per Ib; Dried Peppers, 6@7c per b; Dried Okra, 121éc; Cab. bage, 63@Toc_per ctl; Carrots, 30@30c per sack Cucumbers, 2c@sl per dozen; Mexican Toma. toes, $1 25@1 75 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, 1S Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 2c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. -@$1 per e, The situation remains about the same. Hens are dull and weak and young stock is scarce and firm. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 11@i2 for Gob- blers and 11@12 for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1@1 %; Goslings, $150@1 75; Ducks, $3@i for old and $5@6 for young; Roosters, young, $§7 50@8 50; Roosters, old, 33 50@4; Fryers, $6@ 6 50; Broilers, $4 30@5 50 for large, $2 50@4 for small; Pigeons, $1 50@1 75 per dozen for young and $1 25 for old. GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Cheese is in Increasing supply and easy. Eggs show no further change. The wrangle over Butter quotations contin- ues. Our quotations represent the great ma- jority of sales. Some are selling above and Some below. There is no scarcity of stock. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy - creameries, 13c; seconds, 18%c. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 17%@18c; common grades, 15@16ike per Ib. Eastern ~Butter—Imitation creamery, 16@ 16i4c; ladle-packed, 15@léc per 1b; Eastern Elgin_tub, 16@1Sc. to 5 c; Crea: eddar, o; Young America, 10@1ic; Western, 11@12; East- ern, 125,@13%c per 1b. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 12@13c per dozen; store Eggs, 11@11%c; Duck Eggs, 16c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Cherries are thus far small and poor, prob- ably owing to the dry condition of the ground, and it is feared that other fruits will show the same defect as the season progresses. If this proves the case it will materially cut down the weight of the crop this year. "All berries are weak and in ample supply. Oranges and Lemons are unchanged. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— ‘Receipts were 505 chests of Strawberries and 384 boxes of Cherries. ‘Strawberries, $2 50G3 50 per chest for large and $3@é for small berries in baskets, and $5@6 for loose. G i white Cherries. 2@c per box; red, black, 75c@s1 2. Eovesbortics, 30@dle per drawer. Blackberries, 12}zc_per basket. Apples, per box for common, tor to_choice and $1 50 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, §150@2 25; Seedlings, 40c@$1; Lemons, 50c@sl for common %5@2 2 for good to choice; Mexican $3 50@4 50; California Limes, in _small boxes, : ‘Bananas, §125@2 per Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. | The small size of the Cherries is beginning to oreate the fear that Prunes will run small this year. It is probably owing to the dry- ness of the ground. Irrigated orchards will probably yield good-sized fruit as ‘usual. The market is quiet at previous prices. D! FRUITSPrunes, carload lots, 4%@ B e s Ay uGte for Sh00%, Tk o o A o fon G To0's; Penches. £ 30@3 75; Butters, | ; Pea, §1 85@2; Red Kid- | Yellow Mustard, $3 16@3 25; Flax, §2 25; Canary | for small; Rhu- | 1 to good and 6@ | Evaporated Apples, for pitted and 1%@lkc fancy; Pear: crown, 110 for London layers; cans, for lower grades: wate good supply, but stead same as for some time. nia Hams, 8%@10c; Me: extra Mess Beef, §11; Pork, $9; extra prime California_tierces, 5c Sc; 5-1b tins, Sie. HIDES, TALLO There is nothing new ket, trade being quiet per Ib; medium, 20c; W shearlings, 8c: Southern Mountaln, 12@13 SAN FRANCISCO There is no further d tion: Wholesale rates for VEAL—Larj MUTTON- medium; Sle@ie. stock Hogs, COAL—Wellington, 38 ton, $8; Southfield Wel Cumberland, $10 25 in b per ton; Rock Springs, ant Vailey, §9; Coke, § | $14 10 sacks. there have been tw 1060 tons: to 67 tons. The here 'last week; there vessels overdue, which are not in want of coa. ample here in vard for the moment. sav lieries will The only sources of coal suppl and will form a very tual consumption. advancing so as freights _this way, fast. This of course Grain shipments this tively nil, generously to transport in view for them after ‘“We are promised s Coke from Australia i bility for all smelting have yet to be verified lon for No. 1 and 6c fo: in barrels. Cases, 5c hi RICE—The market pany quotes, and Fine Crushed, 7 Granulated, 5%c: Confe nolia A, 5ise; Extra C, Candy Granulated, 6c; boxes e more. Hay, cars ... 3 Summer Fruits and getting more plentiful ing in consequence. Butter, fancy per 15 15| Do, Eastern ....—@ Poultry and Game— Hens, each ... Young Roost- ers, each ... Old ' Roosters, each ... Fryers, each.. Broilers, each. Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, 1b ......12@15 Apples, Ib ... Bananas, doz ... Cherries, per Ib. Gooseberries, 1h. Lemons, doz . Vegetables— Asparagus, 1b . Artichokes,” doz.. Beets, doz Beans, white, 1b.. 4@ 3 Colored, 1b 5| Lima, 1b . 5@ 6 Cabbage, each .. 5@10) Caulifiowers, each 5@10 Celery, bunch . Cress,’ doz behs. . Cucumbers, dz.50c@1 25| Green Peas, b.... 30.8 5| 1@ i L 22 221 .40 8 ~15@30 15, Salmon, smoked..20@— Salmon, fresh .... S@10 Lard is firm at the advance. CURED MEATS—Bacon, heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10%c for light, 1lc for extra light and 12 for sugar cured; Eastern sugar cured Hams, 10%@11 COTTOLENE—Tierces, less than 300 lbs—1-1b pall 3-b pails, 20 in a case, $3%c; o-1b palls, case, S%c; 10-1b pails, 6 tins, 1 or 2 In a case, T9%c; wooden buckets. 20 Ibs net, 7%c; fancy tubs, 80 1bs net, 7%c; half barrels, about 110 ibs, 7 20G2%c _each; each; medium, 60@80c each. (4 TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, No. 2, 2@2%¢ slaughterers are as follows BEEF—First quality, 6l 5%@6c; third quality, d@sc per Ib. 4@5c; small, 5@6c per Ib. ‘thers, 5@8%c; Ewes, 8c per Ib. LAMB—Spring, $@s%c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%c for large and 4c for 2@2%c; GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Pennsylvania Anthr--ite Egg, $I Harrison’s circular sa; two from Australia, . arrivals light, less than half the quantity delivered six months hence, increase their output and become more generous shippers here, ' NEVADA. 1550 R als and 7@Sc for gogg@t’o fancy Moorparks o Black Figs, in sacks, 2@2%c; Plum: sun-drledi%mf, c bleached for unpitted- Plums, 5@5%c; Nectarines, 4@ic for prime to 21,@4%c for quarters and 3@5%c for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—11@2c for two-crown, 3c for three- 3%c for four-crown, Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 43c for Seediess dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts_are quotable at Sc per Ib; Walnuts, 3@4c for hardshell and 4@sc for soft- shell; Almonds, 3@ic for hardshell, 6@7c for softshell, Stz@%c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ 5%c for Eastern and 4ic for California; Pe- 61;@Sc; Filberts, 8%@l0c; Brazil Nuts, §@dc per It Cocoanuts. $4 50@5 per 100. (ONEY—Comb, 9@10c for bright and 6@Tc r-white extracted, 5%@ 6c; light amber, extracted, 4%@5%c per 1b. BEESWAX—21@26c_per lib. PROVISIONS. Hams are in y. Bacon is about the 9 per Ib for ; Califor- ss Beef, $10 50 per bbl; Family_ Beef, §12; Salt Pork, $10: extra clear, $17@17 50° mess, $15; Smoked Beef, 12c per Ib. LARD--Eastern tierces quoted at 6c per lb for compound and Tic for pure; pails, Sic: per Ib_for compound and 7c for pure; half barrels, 7%c; 10-1b tins, 6%@6%c; packages, 8 in a case, 8%c; 12 in a in'a case, Sic; 50-Ib e per Ib. WOOL AND HOPS. to report in this mar- all around. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. steers, 10¢: medium, §%@9c; light. 8%c; hides, §%@9c; Stags, 6c; salted Kip, 10c; dry Hideés, 15@ic; ‘culls and bran 1%} dry Kip and Veal, 18@19c; culls, 16@i7c; Goatskins, 3@37%c each: Kids, 5@l0c; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c Heavy salted Cow-. 9c; Calf, L@ 16@16%c; dry - Calf, inter, 10c; Sheepskins, short wool, 40@60c long wool, %0c@$l 20 3@3%c per Ib; refined, 5c; Grease, 2c. ‘WOOL—Fall_clip—San Joaquin, defective, 1@ 9@lic; free Northern, Northern, defective, 9@1lc per 1b. HOPS—1897 crop, 10@ldc per Ib. MEAT MARKET. ecline in anvthing. The market is amply supplied with all descrip- dressed stock from . second quality, dressed Hogs, BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $5 30. per ton; New Welling- 1lington, $7 50; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6: Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $7 50; ulke and §11 50 in sacks; ; Cannel, $10 Castle Gate and Pleas- 12 per ton in bulk and ‘During the week 0 Coal deliveries from Washington with 5700 tons; two from Oregon, one from British Columbia, 5469 3638 tons: total, of this week are are a large number of are Coal laden still we at present, there being all immediate demands, and our largest consumers are all supplied for fear is for the future unless the coast col- as our foreign jes will become scant, small quota of our ac- In the meantime prices are to keep which are climbing very in line with Coal was assured as our year will be compara- hence foreign vessels must be paid coal, with no business. arrival here. hipments of ‘Corrimal’ n the near future, the samples of same are at hand. and Its appear- ance and analysis would indicate purposes. its availa- Rumors are broadcast about large purchases of coal, mak- ing, and to be made for the Government; they LARD OIL—Is higher again at 55c per gal- r extra winter strained, igher. Chinese mixed, $ 80@4 65 per ctl; No. 1, $@ 505; extra No. 1 $ 20@5 60; Hawalian, $6; Japan, 35 56@6; Rangoon, $i75; Louisiana, $5 25@6 25. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Reflnery Com- terms net cash: Cube, Crushed Powdered, 6%c; Dry ctioners' A, 5%c; Mag- , 5%c: Golden C, 5%c: California A, 5%c per Ib; half barrels ic more than barrels, and RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday. May 6. Flour, ar sks ... 18,150| Shorts, sks ... 530 Wheat, ctls ..... 91806 Hay, tons ......0 413 Barley, ctls 2,030| Straw, tons ...l 5 Corn,” ctls 13| Wool, bales .10 216 Cheese, ctls 57| Pelts, bdls S 1 Butter, ctls ... 312 Hides, no Loas Tallow, ctls ..... 233 Lime, bbls SNAE Beans, sks . 1| Eggs, doz ....... 16,560 Potatoes, sks 1,336 | Leather, rolls ... 152 Onions, ‘sks Lumber, ft ...... 10,000 Bran, sks L 312| Wine, gals - 54,700 Middiings, & 0| Raisins, bxs ... 1,791 OREGON. Flour, ar sks 800| Bran, sks .. ked | Wheat, ctls 1.420! Shorts, sks ) Barley, ctls ... 1.173|Hay, tons ..JJ00 70 Oats, ctls . 1,425 EASTERN. UTAH. Hay, cars . T e FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Dairy products sell at last week's prices. Vegetables are slowly /and prices are declin- Poultry is in good supply at the usual prices. Mutton and Lamb are cheaper. Following is The Call's regular weekly retafl price list: Coal, per ton— Cannel ...... 2 001 Castle Gate.11 009 — Wellington . 10 0] Pleagant VL1t 009 — New Welling Southfield ton .. —@10 00] _Wellington 25 Seattle ...... 8 00@ —|Coos Bay.... 750 Dairy Produce, ete.— Common_Eggs..12%@15 squate ..........40@—| Ranch Eggs, per Do. Der roll. . 30AT| OB <v.esrorn. e 15@— Do, good —| Honey' Comb, per Cheete, Cal ......10@12| 1b . L@ Cheese, Eastern..16@2)| Do, @10 Cheese, Swiss ....20@3) Meats, per pound— Bacon . -12@17| Pork, fresh .... Beef, #hoice ......12@15| Pork, salt loan Do, good ...... 8@10| Pork’ Chops Corned Beef ..... $@10| Round Steak Ham, Cal ......13%@15|Sirloin Steak Porterhouse, do .1} gm«;keg Beer 0. 01 ork Sau: Veall Turkeys, pr b 16@ 17 Ducks, each . Geese, each .1 332 06 Plgbeons. pair. %@ 350 Rabbits, pair.—@ 40 Hare, eacl —@ 20 Limes, doz | _drawer i Walnuts, Dried Okra, Ib. fons, 1b ... ‘eppers, green. Potatoes, 1b po, Sweet arsnips, doz ....15@20 Rhubarb, 1b ...... 43 5 Radishes, dz bchs. 10212 Sage, 1b .25@35 String Beans, 1b..10@15 Thyme, 1b ~I20@30 Turnips, doz ....15 Tomatoés, Ib ... Oysters, Cal, Do, Eastern, doz.! —————— up-to-date trust The safe deposit vaults of some of the ‘companis es bhave com- CORDAGE—Has advanced again, at 8%c for | Manila and 7%c for Sisal, basis. is still tending upward. artments especially designed for the re- Feption of fur. garments, fur mats, etc. They are kept in rooms the temperature of which is maintained at so low a point that destructive insects and their germs perish from the cold. NOTICE TO MARINE A branch of the United States H)‘droll‘lphln Offica Jocated in the Merchants' Exchanse, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. 2 Navigators are cordially Invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and salls ing directions of the world are kept on han for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding | lights, dangers to navigation and all matters merce. e building on Tele- ten minutes before 120th meridian, day from Mare of interest to ocean com: The timebail on top of th graph Hill is hoisted about noon, and is dropped at noon. by telegraphic signal received each the United States Naval Observatory at Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, 18 published the same day by the affernoon 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 Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE.—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. MAY—1595. Saturday, May T. f]!‘!m\pm""‘“"Ir:e:l""‘“ls‘m,“""'m H Wi 'L W 1H W| BIL W, i Ry —10 -2 —0.4] 0.1 03 LW 10y 220 60l el Tone 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 occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights 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 subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference Is the mean of the lower low waters. R e STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER | FroM 1 Dus Wellington Devarture Bay. May 1 Coumoia. Portiana 7 Homer-... Humboldy... . = 7 City Puebia.. . | Vietoria & Puget Soun 1 City of Pekine. |China and Javan 7 City of Topeka !Seattle. 8 Willamette. ... |Seattle 8 | Coos Bay.. 3 Humboldt.. 9 San Jose. . Panama.... 9 City of Sydney .| Panama. . 9 Santa Rosa..... |San Diego.. 9 Progreso . Seattle. .. 9 Nortn Fork. 0 State of Cai. Curacao.. Burma Lakme ... Chilkat Coos Bay .. Newpors .. Mackinaw..... |Tacoma..... Senator. Pugst Sound WallaWalla.... | Victoria & Puget Sound. Arcata..........|Coos Bay . Crescent City.. |Crescent Citv. Orizaba. Humbolat ....... o Qregon. .-|Portlana. : Pomona _"|San Diego..... g AliceBlanchard Seattle ... : —_ STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION| _ SALLS | PIER. Arcata.... [Coos Bay......|May 17,13 |Pier s Valencia...|Alaska........ [ May 7.12 M|Center Pomona.... [San Diego.... [May .11 Am|Pier il Orizaba.. .| Humboldu ... [May S.10 AM[Pier 5 Columbia.. |Portland. ....|May 910 AM | pler 12 Acapulco..|Panama. ......|May 9.12 M|PM S8 Homer-..... [Newpor:.....|Mav 9. 9 Am (Pler 11 Gaene......|China &Japan May 10. 1 Py|PM SS Clty Puebia| Vic & Pkt Sna | May 11,10 AM [ Pier 3 Santa Rosa|San Diego .... |[May 11. 11 Am |Pier 11 Chitkat =l 11 2 Py |Pler 18 tate of 12,10 AM | Pler 12 Nortn Fork | Humboldi ... |May 13, 9 Ax|Pier 2 C00s Bav..|Newport...... | Mzy 15, 9 AM|Pier 11 Guracao ... | Mexico. May 1s. ... . Oregon ... | Portlana...... | May 15.10 A |Pler i3 B R THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, May 6, 1598, 9 i The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day—i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or exactly 8 p. m.. Greenwich time. J. T. McMILLAN, Assistint_in Charge —_— SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, May 6. 19 hours from Eue Stmr Orizaba, Parsons, reka. Stmr George Loomis, Bridgett, 32 hours from Ventura. Up river direct. Bark Sonoma, Landgreen, 111 days from New= castle, NSW. Schr Ottillie Fjord, Segethorst, 21 days from Kahuluf. { Schr Mary Dodge, Hansen, 22% days from Kahului. Schr_John G North, Christiansen, from Honipu, via Kahulul 20 days. CLEARED. Friday, May 6. Stmr Pomona, Debney, San Diego; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Br stmr Venus, McGregor, Hongkeng and Yokohama; O & & S S Co. Br ship Cambuskenneth, Kindell, Cape Towng Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Bktn = Mary_ Winkelman, Port Townsend; E T Kruse. SAILED. 21 days Bennecke, Friday, May 6. Stmr Umatilla, Cousins, Victorla and Pord Townsend. Stmr Coquille River. Johnson, Fort Brags. Nor ‘stmr Titania, Egenes, Nanaimo. Stmr Gisy, Leland, Santa Cruz.. Stmr Oregon, Stephens, Astoria. Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reves. Schr Emma Cla-cina, Nilsen, Eureka. Schr Enterprise, Ingwerdsen, Willapa Hare bor. son, Lindholm, St. Michael. O T kien, “Alien, Willapa. Harbor. Schr Ida McKay, Johnson, Grays Harbor. TELEGRAPHIC. et ' 08, May 6, 10 p. m.—Weathe: g VR W} veloclty, 0 ‘Tatles. = CHARTERS. The Annie Johnson loads mdse for Hilo; S G g can, mdse for Honolulu. Wilder and Mob I s wheat at Portland f mpton B D o hn Smith, lumber at Chemainus T . s5¢. Robert Sudden, same voyags and rate. SPOKEN. 11—Lat 10 N, long 27 W, Br ship Clan M e from Antwerp, for Puget Sound. Sfareh 31—Lat 2 N. long 41 W, Br ship Fallg of Foyers, from Barry, for Valparaiso. Per schr May Dodge—April 20 in lat 30 N, long 158 54 W, bark Sonoma, from Newcastle, NSW, ‘Francisco. ‘oxrifinw—x,m 4112 N, long 26 W, bark Cory= phene, hence April 23, for Alitak. DOMESTIC PORTS. NEWPORT—Sailed May 6—Stmr Westport, 1 Francisco. 53 AP OOSH Pasted May 6—Ship Manydow: from Tacoma for Queenstoyn: BE stmr Warr moo, from Vancouver, for Sydney. ASTORIA- Sailed May 6—Br ship Ben Vore lich, for Queentown: stmr Albion, for Orca. ‘Atrived May 6—Br stmr Mogul, from Honge kong: schr Webfoot, hence April 23. > FORT ROSS_Sailed May " ¢—Sohr Nettie Sundborg, for San Francisco. FORT BRAGG -Arrived May 6—Stmr Hues neme, from Newport. ASI%]A;I'TLE—Arrlved May 6—Brig Geneva, hm ril 23. BUREKA—Arrived May 6—Schr Oceanla Vance, from Sydney. FOREIGN PORTS. ANTWERP—Arrived May 3—Br brk Kilmeny hence Dec 8. FLUSHING—Arrived May 4—Br ship Arsog from Antwerp, for Oregon. FALMOUTH—Sailed May 5—Ger ship Melpos ‘mene, for Havre; Fr bark Cambronne, for Dun« kirk: Br ship Ellisland, for Havre; Fr barlk Jeanne @'Are, for St. Nazalre. QUEENSTOWN-—Sailed May 4—Ger bark Bertha, for Antwern: Ital bark Emilia Clampa for Gibraltar. YOKOHAMA—Arrived May 5—Br stmr Olym« pia, from Tacoma. TATOOSH—Passed May 6—Stmr Washtenaw, hence May 3, for Tacoma: stmr Willamette, from Seattle, for San Francisco. EUREKA—Arrived May 6—Schr Alice, from San Pedro. . BOWENS LANDING-Sailed May 6—Schr Corinthian, for San Francisco. ~ ALBION—Arrived May 6—Stmr Cleone, from SEDNEY Seiic May 4—Bark G F Manson, for San Francisco. S .