The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 20, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898 COMMERCIAL WORL SUMMARY. unchanged. rn dull. Ry w Hay declined selling fat firm Wool ed Ol a Pr EXPORTS <HADED AREAS SHO! EXPLANA' The arrow flies with the wind. ures at station {ndicate mi for the days; those und t of rainfall or of m during th ia line: he ms word vash gh in the press along the coast, % low but when the marked curyature, rain able. With a and the pressure coast, yvarmer weat smmer and cc of these conditio opposite resul a20th M P ridian SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 1588, 5 p. m. The following maximum ported to. from Weath : Fresno, iependence, San Luis Of Francisco temps FOR The pressure Is rising sl Slope, and mount no The t Rocky riy 1 nearl are norm Utah egon. n rnia—Fal 1d Friday; i ;Wi udy Frid and vi h westerly al rey 5 p. m.—C hour; temperatu; »m Mo 56 EASTERN NEW YORK tended the s in st May 1. t ences in the market bein; to rest on their oars nite information of the operitions posing fleets in West India ures taken by the G information on this subj proved entirely successful, completely in the dark subject which are likely %uch circumstances were the market was consequen: a number of conspicuous day, but they were by no were they simultaneous another, seemed to be the object of some ) ! demand, but these isol and Barley lower. s low and Hops dull. O Clear ® Partly @ Cloudy ® Rain® Snow connect poini er weather in winter. WEATHER REPORT. mountains, Ma little influence on the gen was the most prominent of st D. nother advance in Quicksilver. e declined. weak. | v Eggs unchanged. er. | dvanced. oduce. PRODUCE s port thus far & ?&‘03/4\?}@@: SR\ Cris! Spnles i PR A o] W PRECIPITATION] DURING 2AST 12 HOURS TION. The top fig- mum temperature th it, If any, the snow in inches ve hours. tted lines “high” means usually ington comst. When he interior and low s extend north | ain is probable; sed with {sobars of th of Oregon is {m- In the vicinity of falling to the Cali- her may be expected The produce an ns will acific Time.) temperatures are re- er Bureau stations in | San Diego, 60; Sac- . 64; Yuma, re: Maximum, 60; ST at AND GENERAL wiy over the Paciflo w overlies the Rocky has re- | yver the entire coun- | The tem- al over the northern emperature and over Washington | Francisco for thirty i ir Friday; warmer; warmer. armer. cinity—Falr Friday; int Tamalpals, taken nd northwest, 6 miles per 60. McADIE, cast Offictal. fmum, E! B i MARKETS. | W YORK STOCK MARKET, ©.great success at- | flort to awaken speculative inter- | y. There was, very: great effort to do so, the powerful influ- in fact, no g apoarently content wait for more defl- | ' the op- n wat:rs. The meas- rnment to shut off all ect have apparently and Wall street was en rumors on the to prove plentiful in not forthcoming and ¥ 4ull. There wera dvances during the means uniform, nor First cne stock, then lated movements had ieral list Suvgar 1 stocks and ad- vanced suddenly about two polnis after the ear- | 1y hesitation. strength Tobacco al Bonds showed a notable awakening into activ- sult of the m tivity, evidently a supply of monay. e M in demand and £ nt. Thes Union Pa iast ni from fours reg cent and the ns 114 price. There no othe Total sales of includin lington; hattan lan 12,144 - Unlon Pacific; 29,8 cago & Great West Consolidated Gas; 11,255 Leather pref TOCKS. Atchison . St P & Om Do prefd 9% | Do prefd Baitimore & Ohio. 18 [St P M & M Can Pacific . o Pacific Can Southern . So_Railway Cent Pacific ... Do pretd Ches & Ohio Chi & Alton 59| U Chl B & Q.. ]\)l"\l Chi & E 1ii.. 50 1w CCCé& St L, 32% Do prefd .. 80| W Del & Hudson ...'107 Del L & W........182 AP A & Del & Rio G. Do prefd Erie (new) Do 1st prefd Fort Wayne Gt Nor prefd . A Cot Oil . 2% Hocking Val Do_prefd L2 Tilinois Cent Amer Spirits ...10] 1136 Lake Erie & W.... 15 | Do prefd . 283 | Do prefd 73 |Amer Tobacco 3 Lake Shore Louis & Nash hattan L . Met St Ry Mich Cent . Minn & St L. Do_1st prefd Mo_Pacific .. Mobile & Ohio Co 4|11 Mo K & T. Lead . Do prefd 4| Do pretd Chi, Ind & L. Nat Lin Ol . Do prefd Or Imp Co J Central . N'Y Central N Y, Chi & St L. Do 1st prefd Do 24 pre S St Nor West . 13| Do prefd No Amer Co 5%|T C & Iron . No Pacific 25%| U § Leather Do prefd 65 | Do prefd Ontario & W U S Rubber Texas & Pacific TP D& G 4| Wells-Fargo % People’s Gas Cons Gas Com Cable Co. Gen Electric Lactede Gas . Pacific Mail . Puliman Pal Sugar .. so had its period of | e abundant tssouri Pacific issues re_advanced from re were very heavy cific fours at a slight | ght's prices. Total istered galned % per per cent in the bid r & Nashville; 22,690 Man i; 38,626 St. Paul Tobacco; 362 CI 1 People’s Gas; 8530 Sugar; 441 Leather; : 4620 Rubber. nion Pacific rabash . Do prefd heel & L B Do prefd 3 press_companies— dams Ex merican Ex . nited States Miscellaneous— Do_prefd ol F & Tron Do _prefd inois Steel 152 Iver Certificates. 57% an Rope & T 1 Pittsburg . | were | July, $112%@1 14%, closed $i 13 | on account of holiday. L1688 LIty Chl & N Reading . Roe Island Reading 1 St L & S F... %R G W Do ist prefd .... 60%; Do prefd Do 24 prefd 284 | Chi G W St Paul ... 4615 Haw Com Co Do prefd BONDS. Nor Car 68 . Do coupon Do_fours U S ds4.. No Pacific 1sts Do codpon . Do 3s . Do seconds . Do fours NYC&StL4 2| Nor & W, 6s . | Northwestern Con.138 S s reg Do 58 coupon . District 3 Ala Class A Do deb 58 . 13% Do B [or Nav 1sts . Do C . Or Nav 4s O 'S Line 6 O S Line Do curres Do 5s, tr Pacific 6s of Reading fours . R G W 1sts .. St L & Ir M Co t L& new set 3s ex Pac L G 1sts.103 Do reg 2ds UPD & Gul Wabash 1st Do_secon 1sts La_new L &N Missourt 6s . W Shore 4 MK&T Va Centuries Do fours | Do deferred Y Cent 1s U_P pretd J Cent Bs . Do fours . STOCKS. Chollar . |Ontario ... 275 Crown Point . | Ophir . 30 Con Cal & Va. 50| Plymouth . 12 Deadwood 75| Quicksilver . 100 Gould & 15| Quicksilyer prefd. 2 00 Hale & Norcro 70/ Sterra Nevada . 50 Homestake Standard 1560 Iron Silver Union Con 5 Mexican 5| Yellow Jacket 15 BOSTON. BOSTON, May 19.—Atchison, 12; Bell Tele- phone. %07 Burlington, 1013; Mexican Central, 4%; Oregon Short Liné, —; San Diego, —. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, May 19.—Close: Money on call, steady, 1%@2 per cent; last loan, 1% per cent; prime mercantile paper, 414@6 per cent; ster- ling exchange, easier, with actual business In D <" bills at $4 S6@4 S5 for demand a 4 83% for sixty days; posted rates, $ al bills, $482; silver cor bar silver, 57ic; Mexican dol- lars, 45%c; Government bonds, heavy; State bonds, duli; railroad bonds, strong. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, May 19.—The Evening Post’ London financial cablegram The stock markets here were stagnant but steady to-da business being checked by the general holi on the Continent (Ascension day). easier. Detalls of the gold movement for the week show the purc of 921,000 pounds in bar cld and foreign coin, the re of 211,000 pounds from Austria, of 1 pounds from gypt and of 87,00 pounds from Australia and 15,000 pounds from South America, and the ex- port of 10,000 pounds to Peru The di: unt market was by the release of a large amount of Japanese money, which is being lent to the market in apan is also believed to be endeavoring to invest part of the indemnity money in bills. All this contributes-to temporary ease in the money market. CLOSE. 85; Grand Trunk, 8%. Bar Canadian Pacifle, d per ounce. Money, 2@ silver, quiet; 26 7 2% per cent NEW YORK AND PRODUCE. 19.—FLOUR—Recelpts, GRAI NEW YORK, May ports, 434 barrels. Inactive, at previous figures WHEAT—Receipts, 533,725 bushels; exports, bushels. Spot steady; No. 2 red, $152% f. 0. b. afloat to arrive, exporting rates. Op- tic ther advanced later in the day by rumors con- | | cerning a possible extension of time on French | duty remcval. Closed steady at %@lc net ad- , closed $1 54; vance. No. 2 red May, $1 53@1 HOPS—Quiet. WOOL—Quiet. METALS—Little change is noted in most de- partments of the metal market and business . Los Angeles, 64; Red | Still hangs fire. Tin and spelter received the bulk of attention to-day and exhibited rela- tive strength. At the close: PIGIRON—Warrants _were _quiet changed at $6 75 bid and $7 asked. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged at $12 bld and s12 d. TIN-Firmer at $14 55 bid and $14 65 asked. SPELTER—Unchanged, but firm at $4 25 bid and $4 30 asked. LEAD—Dull at $2 60 bid and $3 65 asked. The firm fixing the settling price for miners and smelters_qu lead at $3 50. M—Dull. ptions opened steady at unchanged prices to 5 points advance and ruled inactive nd featureless in the absence of Havre cables Market recefved some support from buying by Arbuckles, otherwise featureless. Closed steady and unchanged to higher. Sales, 7000 bags, inciuding 5; August, 7 invoice, and un- 5 6% ; Cordova, 5%@15kc; sales, 5000 bags 6%c late yesterday, not before re- 0. 7 jobbing, Sic; fair re- refined, Stead: lc; fac- JGAR—Raw, strong, held higher; ning, 8%c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4%4c; firm; granulated, 5%c. . BUTTER—Receipts, 4110 packages. Vestern creamery, 14@lic; EIgins, 12,100 packages. Southern, 9@10c. DRIED FRUIT. YORK, May 18.—California Dried Fruits: Apples strong, other fruits firm. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 6@8%o0; prime wire tray, 9@9%c; wood-dried, prime, §1,@9ic;_choice, $15c; fancy, 9%@llc. PR —4@kYe. APRICOTS—Royal, 8@10c: Moorpark, 10@12 PEACH Tnpeeled, 5@Sc; peeled, 12@ide. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. NEW CHICAGO, May 19.—Wheat got to the call price to-day, but closed under the top. It was a short market, puts having been good for sev- eral days. The best advance was in the last hour on cable avices from Paris that ihe remis- sion of the wheat tariff might be extended tu October 1, the Chamber of Commerce having petitioned for that action. Liverpool cablos showed a decline for the day from 5@2d a cen- tal. The continental markets were taking a holiday. There was & continuance of favorabl weather in the West. The Price Current was rather bearish. Joseph Leiter had a bid to-day for another heavy line of wheat from the same people whom he sold 2,000,000 bushels for ship- ment to France about two weeks ago. The opening strength here was added to by reperts emanating from St. Louls that complaints of rust wheat were being receivel there from northern sections of Missourl, and of course | as the bearish local sentiment was based almost entirely on the unblemished repntation of the coming crop, shorts took fright immediataly upon the shadow of suspicion being cast upon it. July sold down to $1 05% and September to 8814c, and they rose respectively to $1 073 and 89%c on the rust scare. July wheat ened higher at $106, sold up to $ 06%, declined to §1 05%, recovered to $107% and closed at $§1 0T asked. September closed at 8%c. May opened unchanged, declined to $135 and advanced to $1 45 bid at the close. Corn was firm to-day and at oae time was a full cent above vesterday. July closed with a net gain of X@%c. Oats followed corn, but closed unchangel. Provisions ruled dull and easy. There was some buying by packers. Pork and lard and ribs closed 17%c higher for the July option. The leading futures ranged as follows: High. Low. Close. Articles. Open. Wheat No. 8— 145 135 145 107% 105% 107 89" S8, 887 84 k4 54 3574 By Y 36! 35}2 B Ed 3 6% Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— T 6 4714 [ H Se - 6% Cash quotations were as follows: s Fiour, quiet. No. 2 spring wheat, $112; No. 3 spring wheat, $110@1 25; No. 2 red, $1 40; No. 2 corn, B5%@iee; No, 2 oats, ige; No. 2 white, 83%c; No. 3 white, 32%c; No. 2 barley, 42@4sc; No. 1 flaxseed, $135; prime timothy _sced pominal, $80; mess pork.. per bbl, $12912 10} lard, per 100 fibs, 3 5006 60; ehort’ ribs sides (loose), _$6 10@6 45; ry ealted shoulders gb:xxed)y $6@5 20; short clear sides (boxed), $@ Tes— Shipments. Fiour, barrels §,700 Wheat, bushel 242,000 o, bushels 420,400 ats, shals Rye, bushels il Barley, bushel 3,750 On the produce Exchange to the Butts Market was steady; creameries, m'a-flq:! eese, 1u@13e. E& steady, e, weakened to-day | pened steadier on cables and were fur- | spot. eoffeeRio; | Market | Wheat— May. Sept. Dec. Opening Hollday. Closing A | _Flour Ovening | night to swell the offerings to 50,000 the sup- Americans | Consols and similar stocks were | | good on easy money. LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. July. Sept. Dec. Opening . 106% 710 T1% | Closing’ 106 T T | cattle to- | greas WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Bushels. ushels. Minneapolis 170,200 38,500 Duluth 327,519 19,797 Milwaukee . 21,450 318,858 241,915 177,681 183,000 Kansas City . Totals ........ veenrennsss.1,000,708 Tidéwater— Boston .. New York Philadelphia . Closing EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CATTLE—The trade in active and prices gen- CHICAGO, May 19. ay was fairl Sales were largely made erally ruled stes at §i3ya@4 7. Beef steers, 34@4 25; exports, $4 6004 stockers and feeders, $4 26@4 S5; Texas steers, $4 15@4 70; cows -and hefers, $4 654 HOGS—As enough hogs remained over last ply was extremely large. Trade was active, with the better class of heavy and medium- welght hogs selling 5c higher. The packing de- mand was exceedingly slack. Falr to choice, $4 50@4 70; heavy packers, 34 20@4 T2%; butch- ers’, $4 30@4 60; pigs, $3@4 25. HEEP—There was active demand to-day for sheep and_prices remained steady. Clipped sheep, $3 25@4 70; clipped lambs, $3 75@6; wool- ed_lambs, $5 10@5 50; spring lambs, 36 60@7. Receipts—Cattls, 900; hogs, 44,000; sheep, 18,000. OMAHA. 19, —CATTLE—Receipts, 1400. OMAHA, May Market steady to stronger; native heef steers, $3 90@+4 80; Western steers, 38 75@4 40; cows and heifers, ers and $3 304 80; canners, $2 25@3 20; stock- feeders, $3 80@3; calves, $4@6 50; bulls | $2 70@8 80. eceipts, 8000. Market 5c higher; $4 30@4 45; mixed, $4 30@4 35; light, )4 40. @4 35; bulk of sales, $4 SHEEPReceipts, 1700. Market steady; fair to cholce natives, $3 50@4 2; do Westerns, $3 60@4 20; common and stock sheep, §3@4; lambs, $426@h 25. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 19.—CATTLE—Receipts, 4500. "Market steady; native steers, §3 25@4 $0; native cows and heifers, §2 75@4 65; stockers and feeders, $3 50@5 10; bulls, $3@4 05. HOGS—Receip! of sales, $4 2004 ers, $4 20@4 40 430; p 9 19,000. Market steady; bulk heavies, $4 30@4 65; pack- mixed, $ 15@4 40; lights, $4@ . $3 TH@4 1 _Receipts, 2000. Market firm; lambs, 50; muttons, $3@4 40. DENVER. DENVER, May 19.—CATTLE—Receipts, 200. Market steady; beef steers, $3 S0@4 50; cows, freight paid to river, $4@4 40 do, $4@4 60; bulls, stags, etc., $2 25@3. 38—Receipts, 800. Market weaker and a Light packers, $4 30@4 35; mixed, @4 30; heavy, $4 10@4 32%. SHEEPReceipts. §00. Market steady: & fat muttons, $3 25@4 30; lambs, $4 1086 10. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, May 18.—The third series of the colonial wool sales closed to-day with a good attendance. The offerings to-day numbered 11,578 bales, including good Queensland greasy, which sold at the highest of the present prices. New South Wales and New Zealand were strongly supported. Competition was strong throughout the sales, with prices ruling against | buyers, especially low cross-breds. During the sales 206,000 bales were available, and of this number 178,000 were catalogued, 10,000 with- drawn and 29,000 not offered and carried over to the next series. The home trade nurchased 2,000 bales and the continental buyers 70,000 bales. The Russian buyers purchased a few hundred. A few trial lots were taken by the American buyers. Early sales showed hesita- tion, with occasional declines, merinos and cross-breds showing 5 per cent lower than the second series. After a few days the sale be- came animated and prices hardened until the March quotations were equaled. Low merinos and heavy cross-breds, however, did not fully recover the losses of the early part of the series and closed at 5 per cent lower than the second series. The offerings at. the fourth series are listed at 300,000 bales. Following are the sales in detail: New South Wales, 3500 bales; scoured, 9%d@ 1s 9%d; greasy, 5i@dd. Queensland, 1200 bales; scoured, 1s %A@1s3%d; greasy, 5%@dtd. Victoria, 1400 bales; scoured, 9A@1s 3%d; greasy, 5@8td. South Australia, 500 bales; scoured, 6%d@ 1s_3pd; greasy, 5% @8%d. New Zealand, 4200 bales; scoured, 8d@1s 6%d; y, b@dd. Cape of Good Hope and_Natal, 700 bales; scoured, 6%d@1s 2d; greasy, 5%@7%d. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, May 19.—Consols, 110 13-16; sflver, 26 7-16d. LIVERPOOL, May 19.—Wheat, dull; cargoes oft coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, easler; Englieh country markets, dull; French country markets, weak; wheat in Parls, holl- COTTON—Uplands, 3 9-16d. CLOSE. CORN—May, nominal; July steady, 8s 8%d; September steady, 3s 8%d. NORTHERN WHBAT MARKET. PORTLAND, May 19.—The wheat market is dull and lifeless. Walla Walla was quoted at 90@92 and valley and bluestem at 91@%c. There is very little wheat moving, holders asking more than exporters will pay. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 19.—No sales of wheat. Quo- tations unchanged at 87@$sc for bluestem and 94@95c for club. 110 11-16@ CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, May 19.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail- able cash balance, $205,725,830; gold reserve, $175,277,200. PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, May 19.—Exchanges, $413,242; balances, $135,089. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. terling Exchange, 60 days. terling Cables New York Exchange, sight New York Exchange, telegraphio. Fine Silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS, WHEAT—The downward tendency continues all along the line, both here and elsewhere. There is very little doing in California Wheat for the very good reason that there Is very little to do with, the bulk of the stock coming from the north. Spot Wheat was nominal at the following quotations: Shipping, $1 67%@1 70; milling, $1 T5@1 80 per ctl. e o ;}.agflfl! W CARE R E to 1t 1s), $5 £0 | 34 75; 8000 ctls, $162; 24,000, $1621; 14,000, $1 6235, Regular - morning session - Deceliber—10,000 25,000, $1 60; 30,000, $130%; 52,000, 31 69%%; 10,000, cline on call, as will be seen. Spot values were hf‘%‘ed, $1 25@1 30; Brewing, $1 35@1 87%. ctls, $1 2. 1 23 2000, $121; 6000, $12i%; 4000, ctls, §123; §000, $1 22%. 4000, §1 21355 16,000, $1 21; 12,000, $1'20%; 14,000, show no change. rrlu. $1 46@1 50; gray, $1 32%@1 37%; all hands seem to be walting for the ad- low, §1 07%4@1 10; white, $1 073%@1 10 per ctl. ek oy e tras, 35 76@6 85 per bbl. Flour, §3 per 100 Tbw; Rye Flour, 32 75 per 100; Hominy, $ 25@8 50; Buckwheat Flour, @6 20; In sacks, $5 60Q6; Pearl 100 bs. CALL BOARD SALI Informal session—9:15 _o'clock — December— Second session—December—24,000 ctls, $1 60%; 200 S0 S0k 2000, S 6% G000, 51 0 T O ctls, $1 60%; 6000, $1 60%; 2000, $1 60i. Afternoon session—December—2000 ctls, $159; 3159%:; 2000, $1 59%; 12,000, $I 59%. BARLEY -There was quite a_pronounced de- also lower and the market was quiet. Brew- ing, however, seems to keep up better than CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o’ clock—December—6000 Second 'session—December—4000 ctls, 3 4o, 5129 4000, $1 220 2000, &1 72; 400t 31 24 1% 3 $12i%. May—2000, §127. Regular morning _sesslon — December — 4000 ‘Afternoon session — December — 10,000 ctls, $1°2135; 8600, $121%; 8000, §1 21%; 28,000, $1 21%' $1 20%. OATS—Business continues slack and prices Fancy Feed, $142%@145 per cf cholce, $1 35@1 40; common, $1 S Sure ‘milling, 1 351 4234 per ctl. CORN—Trade is very dull at the moment, as vanced freight rates to go into effect. Smali rcund yellow, $125 per ctl; large yel- RYE—Is rather lower at SI 35@1 36% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 5@1 8 per etl. = © FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family Extras, $6@6 10; Bakers’ Ex- MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Rice Flour, $; Cornmeal, §2 30; extra cream Cornmeal, §3 28: Oatmeal, 3: Oat Groats, = Cracked Wheat, $875; Farina, $4 70 Wheat Flour, $i 25 Rolled Oats (barre - rl plit Peas, $4 %; Green Peas, $4 50 per HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. | Cabbage, | 25¢; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. Wwise, but new is easy. The assortment is con- tinually increasing. Bran s down again. There is no change in Middling: BRAN-—$17 0@ % MIDDLINGS 421 w0ebss 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—_| Barley, $28@29 per to: Oilcake Meal at (ho o S1G5 by, Jobbing: 0982 &0 Cocoanut Cake, $%4@2; Cottonseed | e 5 ., $24 50; Cracke: o B Per ton; Cornmeal, $2 AY—(Ex-car d lots)—Wheat. $20@ %; Wheat and Oar @2 50, Oat. e Barley, $16@18 50; compressed Wheat, $21@2 compressed Oat 1!‘15@20: Alfalfa, $12 50@13 50; Clover, nomin; t 17@15. NEW HAY- Wheat, 3iyx'efbouna, $17¢ vol- gt i oat Fhgil, v dnd Oat 5 7y 1 3 Darley JI6: Isiand Barley, 3130 a, STRAW—T70c@$1 per bale; Oregon, [0@60c. BEANS AND SEEDS. White Beans are rather higher, but the other kinds show no change. BEANS—Bayos, $2 90@3 05; Small Whites, $195@2 10; la?;xe‘ v?mi’?;’, '$1 90@2 05; _ Pinks, $ 65@2 T5; Reds, $3: Blackeye, 33 75; Butters, st J50%, mas, $0010; Pea, $903 15 Red Kid. ey 2 851 86 ctl. SEEDS- Brown Mustard, §2 252 50 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, §3 15@3 2; Flax, $2 25; Canary Seed, 2%@2%c per n; Alfalfa, 3@bc; Rape, 24@ 2%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; ‘Timothy, 5@5%c. DRIED PEAS-—Niles, §1 5@2; 225 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Los Angeles Egg Plant brought 1ic per Ib, Green Peppers, 20c and Tomatoes $1 5@2 per box. Asparagus and Beans are steady. Peas are lower. Cucumbers from Marysville are firm and in light supply. Green, $1 9@ Potatoes and Onfons are rather firm than otherwise. POTATOES—River Reds, 40@50c; River Bur- banks, 60@T5c per sack; Oregon Burbanks, 76c@ $110; Potaluma Burbanks, 60@75c per sack; new Potatoes, 14@2ic per ONIONS—Australian S0@T0c per cti. VEGETABLES—Receipts were 42 boxes As- paragus, 312 boxes Rhubarb and 565 sacks Peas. Asparagus, $2 25@2 50 for extra large: §1 75@2 per box for No. 1, $1@1 50 for small; Rhubarb, | 35@50c per box for small to good and 60@Tsc for extra cholce; Green Peas, $1@1 25 per sack; Garden Peas, 2@21c per Ib; String Beans, 8@10c; Wax Beans, §@10c; Horse Beans, 25@50c per sack; Summer Squash, $1%6@2 per box; ried Peppers, 6@ic per Ib; Dried Okra, 12%c: 65@75c per ctl; Carrots, 30@50c per sack; Cucumbers, 30c@$l per dozen; Marysville Cucumbers, $2@2 25 per box; Mexican Toma- toes, $1@1 80 per box; new Garlic, 6@bc per Ib. EVAPORA'T GETABLES— Potatoes sliced, raw, 12c per 1b In lots of 25 1bs; sliced desiccated, 16@1Sc: granulated raw, 13c; Onions, 80c; Carrots, old, 18c; new, 18c: Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c: Turnips, ™. jobbing at $4 50@5; new, POULTRY AND GAME. A car of Fastern sold at 12 for Turkeys, $6 50@$ for Hens and $4 50 for old Roosters. There s no change worthy of note in local stock. Old Hens are coming in heavily, owing to_the high price of feed | POULTRY—Live Turkevs, 10@llc for Gob- blers and 10@ilc for Hens: Geese. per pair, Toc@$1; Goslings, $125@1 50; Ducks, $3@4 for gla and §3 505’50 for . voung, $8a9: young; Hens, $3@3 5; | Roost: old, Fryers, $6§@7: Rroilers, $4 50@5 50 forlarge. $2@3 50 for small; Pigeons, $1 50@1 75 per dozen for. young and $1@1 2 for old. GAME—Nominal. | BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter is weaker and a further decline is ex- $3 250 | pected. There is no change in Cheese and Eggs. BUTTER— oSreamery—Fancy creamertes, 0@21c; seconds, c. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 18@19%c; common grades, 16@17%c per Ib, Eastern Butter — Imitation creamery, 18@ | 16%e: ladle-packed, 15@16c per Ib: Elgin, 1fc. | CHEESE—Choice mild new, 9@%%c; Cream | Cheddar, 10@llc; Youns Amerdca, 10%@llc; Eastern, 12@13c. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 4@lfc_per dozen; store | Eggs, 18%@lic; Eastern, ldc; Duck Egss, 16c. | Nat Vin 6s 1st — slaughterers are as follows BEEF—First quality, 6c; second quality, 5%c; third quality, 4@5c per VEAL—Large, 4@sc; small, 5@6c per Id. MUTTON—Wethers, §@8i4c’ Liwes, 8¢ per Tb. LAMB—Spring, $@c ver 1b. PORK_Live Hogs, 3%@3%c for large; 4@4%c for medium, and 3%@3%c for small; stock Hogs, 2@3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6%c. | RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Thursday, May 1. Flour, qr sks.... 7,310| Wool, bales 55 Wheat, ctls 1,589| Potatoes, sks 55 Barley, ctls 7.607|Onions, ks 994 Oats, "ctls 2,128/ Eggs, doz 14,550 Butter, ctls 301/ Hay, tons . 116 | Cheese, ctls 261/ Wine, gals 64,300 | ctls 25| Leather, rolls . 43 | ctls 420{Hides, No 406 Beans, sks . 574| Lime.” bbls Bran, sks 944! Lumber, ft Middlings, sks .. 250 (Pelts, bdls . Shorts, sks . 407! Quicksilver, fisks 43 OREGON. Flour, qr sks. 5,152|Oats, ctls 2,400 Wheat, ctls 11,250 | Middlings, £15 Hay, tons 30| Potatoes, sks 4,070 | Bran, sks 4,344 | Onions, ks . 64 | Shorts, sks . 3,507 Wool, bales . & Barley, ctls 5.6711 EASTERN. COrn, etls oo LE00....eo sceriisinnnnncne Hay, tons ————————— THE STOCK MARKET. There was no change worthy of note in min- ing_stocks. The Oceanic Steamship Company has de- clared a regular monthly dividend of 50c per ghare, payable June 1. ‘The Alaska-Treadwell Gold Mining COleHY‘ reports for the month of April, 183, 20,414 tons | ‘of ore crushed; 37 tons of sulphurets were saved and treated. The bulllon saved was 338,501, of which $13,667 came fn;rlns;ha llul» hurets. The average return was per ton Orushed. The expenses are not repoted. The company paid the usual quarterly dividend of 373c per share, or 11 per cent, In April The Sterling, Goleta and Montecito mines of Jordan District, Mono County, are under one management and the following directors have been elected for each company: Stephen Rob- erts, O. V. Walker, W. R. Smedberg. George R. Williams and R. Hawxhurst. Stephen Rob- erts has been elected president, O. V. Walker vice-president and D. M. Kent secretary. All three companies have levied assessments as fol- lows: Sterling lsc, Goleta 10c and Montecjto | 10c per share, all delinquent in office June 25. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, May 19-2 p. m. Bid. Ask Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 473 45% 48 quar coup..108% — |Pac Gas Imp.. = 4s quar reg...108%109 [Pac L Co...... = 4s_quar new ..1211z — |SF G & BE. = Miscellaneous— San Fran | Cal-st Cab 5s.114%115% [Stock Gas..ll. 123 — 125 — | Insurance— 100 |Firem's Fund.102% — 815! Bank Stocks— E L & P 65.126% — | Anglo-Ca! ... — 64 F & Cl Ry 6s.1121s — |Bank of Cai . 244 245 Geary-st R s, — Cal S D & T. %4 First Nat HC&S¥ 100 105 - e o |Lon P & A E3 & L AL Co és. — 100 5 Do gntd 6s.. — 100 |Mer Exchange 10 15 Market-st 6s.. — 126 |Nev Nat B....162%4160 Savings Banks— Do 1st M 5s..11214114 Ger S & L.. 7% 1650 N C Ng Ry 75.18 — |Hum S & L1050 1160 | N Ry Cal 6s..107 — |[Mutual Sav. — = 421 N Ry Cal 55 .100% — [S F Say U.. — 500 NPCRRG6s100% — |S & L So.... 100 Security S B. 250 NPCR R 5.100 DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. | ‘Watsonville berries 1d at auction at $1 fi@i 2 80. Cherrles and Strawberries are lower. Apri- | cots are not coming in very freely and they | sell fairly. | All berries have a downward tendency. | Fine Oranges continue firm. | DECIDUOUS FRUITS— | Receipts were 8i2 chests of Strawberries and 1657 boxes of Cherries. Strawberries, $1 753 per chest for large and $204 for small berries in baskets, and $4@5 for oose. White Cherries, %5@é0c per box; black, 40@ 6c; Centennials, —. Currants, $1 per_box. Blackberries, §2 25 per crate. Apricots, 40c@fl per box and Tec@sl per crate. Gooseberries, 14@2%c per I for common and 4%@sc for English. Newcastle Raspberries, $1 50@1 75 per crate. Apples, 40@30c per box for common, Tse@$l for good to_choice and $1 %5@1 50 for fancy. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 25@2 50; Seedlings, 50c@$l; Lemons, 50c@l for common and $1 for ' good 1o choice; Mexican Limes, $; Californta Limes, in vmall boxes 40@50=; Bananas, $126@2 per bunch; Pine- apples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. Dealers now report a good demand in a small way for almost all kinds. A good fall market 1s expected. The Prune crop of France fs re- | ported as light as it was last year, and if this proves true Prunes ought to sell well this fall. | DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ o for 40-50's, 4%@4%c for 50-60's, 3%@ic for 80-70's, 3%@3%c for 10-80's, 2%@3c for $0-90's, 2i @2%c for 90-100's; Peaches, 3@ic; fancy, bhag €c; peeled, 10@12%c; Apricots, 5@6%c for Roy als and 7GSc for good to fancy Moorpark: Evaporated Apples, 7%@Sc; sun-dried, 434@b Black Figs in sacks, 2Q@2%c; Plums, 415@4%c for pitted and 1%@1%c for unpitte@: bleachad Plums, satic, Nectarines, 4@5c for prime to ancy; Pears, 2%4@4%c for quarters an for halves, according to color, ste, o S00%C RAISINS—1%@2c for two-crown, 3¢ for three- crown, 3%c for four-crown, 4%c for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1G 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2ige. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at 8¢ per h; ‘Walnuts, 3@4c for hardshell and 4@8e for soft- shell; Almonds, 3@ic for hardshell, 6@7c for softshell, 81:@dc for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ Gic for Eastern and 4tc for California: Pe. cans, 6%@sc; Filberts, 9%@l0c: Brazil Nuts 8@9 per 1b; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. i HONEY—Comb, 9@l0c for bright and 6@7- for lower grades: water-white extracted, 55 6c; light amber extracted, 4%@bs%c per th, BEESWAX—24@26c per Ib. PROVISIONS. 2 The firmness continues, but there s no fur- ther advance. GURED MEATS—Bacon, % pe- 1 for heavy, $%c for light medium, 104e for light He for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cured: Eastern sugar cured Hams, 10-@llc; Califor- nia Hams, 9%@10c; Mess Beef, $10 50 per bbl; extra Mess Beer 11; Family Beef, $12; Salt Pork, $9: extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $11GIT 0] mess, $16; Smoked'Beef, 12g17%4c per LARD—Eastern, tierces quoted at for compound, and Stc for pure; p;‘i'f.msru? California tlerces, 5o per I for compound and 7o for pure; haif ban ;104 o for Tels, Te; 10-T EOTTOLEN G Shierser NE—Tierces, 6%@6%c; less than 300 Ms—1-b pails, 60 in & cm’"-fi:c 3-b palls, 20 in a case, 8%C; 5-1b palls, 12 in & case, 4c; 10-Tb pails, 6 in a case, 8tc; 50-1b tins, 1 0r 2 in a case, T8c: wooden buckets, 20 bs het, T7c; fancy tubs, & Tbs net, 7%c; halt barrels, about 110 Ths, 7%c per M. g HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides are very strong at the improved quota- tions. There s nothing doing In Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about Ic under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 8%@9%o; light, 8%@dc; Cowhides, 8%@oi4c; Stags, fe; salted Kip, 3@ $%c; Calf, 10c; dry Hides, 16c; culls and brands, Bate; ary Kip and Veal, 15@iec; dry Calf, 18@19c; culls, 16@17c; Goatskins, 37%c_each’ Kids, 5@l0c: Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per Id: medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 20@25c each; short wool, 30@30¢ each; medium, “60@80c; long wool, %0c@$1 10 each; Horsehides, salt, $2@2 50 for large, $1 50 @2 for medium and 75c@$1_for small; Colts, 0@T5e; Horse hides dry, $150G2 for large and $1@1 25 for small; Colts, 25@50c. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 3@3%c per b; No. 2. 2G2%c; refined, 44%@i%c; Grease, Zc. ‘WOOL—Fali_clip, San Joaquin, defective, 7@ fe i southern Mountaln, $@1le; free Northern, T@1se. HOPS—1897 crop, 9@12%c per . GENERAL MERCHANDISE. PAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $4 8. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- toa, $8° Southfield Wellington, $7 £0; Seattle, Bryant, $; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, §7 f0. Cumbzrland, §i0 25 gn bulk_«ni 1L 59 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel. $1 per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleas- ant Valley, 39; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 tn sacks. LINSEED OIL—Is higher at 56c per gallon in barrels for raw and 8o for ‘botled. " Cases, b LUCOL—Is higher at 48c for raw and 50c per gailon for botled in Cases, 5c more. UICKSILVER—Is higher n' at $37 50@ flask for export and $42 for local use. BUGAR—The Western S Refini Com- pany quotes terms pet cash: Cube, ed and Fine Crushed, 7c; Powdered, 8%o; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Co-fectioners' A, G%c: Mag- nolla. A, Sikc: Hxira G, oe: Golden Cy Bcs Candy Granuiated, 6c; California A, per {b; it barrels 8 imors than bairels. and ‘more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT M. IKET. There 18 no further change to report. Wholesale rates for dressed stock 100 — |Union T Co. 95 — 107 108%| Street Raliroad— 122841235, | California ....108 109% 10 — | Geary ...l 40 — P & Cl Ry 6s..107 — |Market-st ... 51% — Powell-st 6s...118 — | Presidio L BT Reno WL&L.100 - | Powder— | SacElec Ry 55,100 — |California ....115 150 | B F & N P 58.1061¢107 | E Dynamite... 8 — SierraRCal 6s.101%102 |Giant Con Co. 43% 4414 S P of Ar 6s..103 103% | Vigorit ........ 3 3% | S P Cal ¢s... — 13 | Miscellansous— | SPC 1s cg 55.. — 9 |Al Pac Assn.. 92 ‘83 S P Brs...109 — |Ger Ld Wks0 — | S V Wat 116% — Hana P Co... 10 11% | 8V Wat 4s .10233 108 |H C & S Co.. 18% 19 Stock Gas 6s.. — 108 |Hutch S P Co. 49 49% Water Stocks— Mer £% Assn. 9 — Contra Costa.. 55 60 [Nat Vin Co - 7 Marin Co .,.. 30 — |Oceanic S Co.. 43% 51 Spring Valley.1001£101 Pac A F L... 1% — | Gas & Electric— Pac Bot Co....101 102 Cent Gaslight.105 — |Par Paint Co. 7 — Mutual El Co. 1. 12 1 Morning Sessfon. | $1000 Contra Costa Water Bond: 220 Hawalian Com and Sugar 20 Hutchinson S P Co. 15 Oakland Gas . 5 do do . 10 Pacific Gas Im 40 Spring Valley Water ... 32000 Sierra Railway of Cal 6s Afternoon Session. 5 Contra Costa Water . 20 Hutchinson S P Co. 90 | 150 Hawallan Com and Sugar Co. 1950 | 70 do do 2 1¥25 | 5 do do woo | 0 .do do . 18 8734 5 do do_ b10 19 00 10 Market-st. Rallway . 50 Vigorit Powder .. Street— B $8000 Park and Cliff House 6s bonds. INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. 10 Hawaltan Com and Sugar Co, s 10.. 1300 | Street— | $1000 Market-street Ry Co 5s. vees118 T8 Afternoon Session. 155 Hawallan C and S Co. L1950 10 557 d65 < do; e TR g 0 do do 810 L1937 10 do do 810 L1892 50 Oceanic § § Co .. + 50 00 Street— 65 Hutchinson S P Co... L4912 | 60 Hawaiian C and S Co. .19 37% | % do- do . . 10 12% | MINING STOCKS. | Following _were the sales I the San Fran- | clsco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 500 Bullion 05/500 Overman . 07 | 200 Chollar 1100 Patost 18 10 Con Cal & Va.. 50/100 Sierra Nevada... 53 200 Gould & Curry.. 18 Afternoon Session. 100 Alta . 14200 Mexican 20 100 Andes . 03200 Ophir . 3 50 Best & 291100 Overman 07 | 200 Chollar 18/100 Potost bl 200 ... 17(100 Savage. 1 200 Ci 561250 Slerra 52 200 Hale & Norcrss 75|30 Yellow Jacket... 21 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 500 Alta 14|200 Ophir ... a7 300 Andes 081200 ... 3 800 Belcher 08 1000 Potosi 19 400 Best & Belcher. 27|50 Savage 12 1100 Chollar . 18/200 Serra Nevada.. o4 300 Con Cal & Va... 55/200........ 5 40 Hale & Norcrss. 80300 ... 57 100 Justice 08/600 Union Con 09 500 ...... 091200 . - 10 19/1000 Utah . 0% 20 Afternoon Session. 200 Alta .. 14 200 Occidental 500 Belcher 07/1200 Ophir . | 100 Best & Belcher. 201600 ........ 200 Caledonia . 15400 Potosi . 18500 Savage NS 171200 Sierra Nevada. 150 40 200 07/100 21 200 10{3% Union Con 19200 Yellow Jacket. 500 Crown Potnt 100 Gould & Curry. 500 Justice 900 Mexican CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, May 19— p. m. Bid Ask. Bid. Asic, 0z 03|Julla L= s 14 15|Justice ®n 1 Andes 03 03| Kentuck gy Benton 06 08|Lady Wash .... — 02 Belcher 07 09)Mexican .. 18 19 Best & 26 27| Oceldental 90100 Bullion 05 06|Ophir % 85 Caledont; 13 15|Overman 07 08 Chollar 17 18|Potosi 18 19 Challenge . 07 09/Savage M T Gon Cal & Va.. 52 53|Seg Belcher ... 05 08 Confidence 40 44|Scorpion gy Con Imperial... — O0l|Sierra Nevada. 49 50 Crown Point .. 07 08[Silver Hill ... — 06 Con New York. — 01|Syndicate . =0 Bureka. — 20/Standard —15 Exchequer. - @ 0 09 Gould & Curry. 19 20[Utah ... L% Hale & Norcrss 7 71| Yellow Jacket.. 21 22| — REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. James W. Cudworth to Emma H. Rosenberg | wife of G. A. Rosenberg), lot on N line of Gleen Sireet, 160 W of Buchanan, W 2 by N 137:6; gift. Same to Johanna Cudworth, lot on N line of Union street, 24:8 B of Fillmore, E 37:8, N £7:5, W 626, § 30, E 24:8, S 5T:6; gift. ‘William Gissler to Mary Gisser, lot on E line of Baker street, 179 § of Greenwich, S 24 by E 100; gift. Elizabeth Rose to_George Rose, lot on N line of Fell street, 31:3 W of Lyon, W 50 by N 100; 2lso lot on SE corner of Washington and De- Tisadero streets, S 27:8% by B 110 (quit-claim deed); $5000. Thomas W. and Emma Butcher to American Surety Company of New York, lot on SE coi ner of Waller and Cole streets, S 33:9 by E sson, lot on N line of Elizabeth street, 106 E of Castro, E 7 b ; $0. ‘Eetate of James H. Lucas (by Schwerln, administrator lein, lot on N line of E_of Mason, E 22:6 b; John, Walter, Kathe and Sarah Creber, Agnes’ and J. Marshall, Ann and Valentine Rehrlein to Louis Malo, ot on N line of Van- dewater atreet, 1l4:7 E of Mason, E 22:11 by N James L. and Lulu B. Wilson to American Surety Company. of New York, lot on N line 10. 3 Nathan Goldtree to R. D. ¢ California $2:6 B of Twenty-fourth avenue, E 2 by N i00; 310. 2o ioys Breitenbach to Ben E. Meredith, re- 142, lot on BW-corner of ( | Stedman; | O street and Ninth avenue, W 32:6 by § 100 §i Solomon and Dora Getz fo Walter D. Mc- Hardle, lot on E _line of Nineteeath avenue, 100 N of J street, N 25 by E 120; $10. Clarence T. Maguire to American Surety Company of New York, lot 183, Holliday Map A, being on W line of Moultrie street, 8 ot Crescent: $10. George H. Mastick to I. S. Belcher and John H, Jewett (trustees University of Vermont). lots 24 to 30, block 179, O'N. and H. Tract; $5. John W. and Annfe L. Wright to Sarah Mogan (wife of Joseph R.), lot_on SE corner of France and Lisbon streets, E 100 by S 25 Block 2, Excelsior Homestead; $10. Josiah' G. and Charles H. Johnson (J. G. Johnson& Son, insolvents, by Henry Mohr, as- signee), to M. A. Meier (widow), lot_on SE corner of Sixth avenue and L street, E 50 by §7100, block 121, Central Park Homestead; $1050. Seymour W. Stedman to Pajaro Valley Bank, lots 133 to 136 and 143, Silver Terrace Home- stead; also all Interest in estate of Charles also property in outside counties, deed and assignment valuable consideration, —. Alameda County. .. Annle, S. B., Esther, I B., Gertrude L. ang ' Minnle. Goldberg, Haitis and H. Callner fo Leon B. Goldberg, 1ot on B corner of Nine- teenth avenue and East Twenty-seventh street, SE 20 by NBE 140, block 92, Northern Addition to Brooklyn, Fast Oakland: $10. Mary I Donovan to Charles Armstrong, lots 11 and 12, block 2110, Alden Tract, at Temescal, subject to a mortgage for $400, Oakland Annex; $10. ohann H. or John H. Kirchheimer and | tamans o by commissioner) to Hermann Haar, lot on W line of Broadw 68 N of Durant street, N 30 by W 115, block B, Foun- tain Place, Oakland;. $6300. George and Catherine Sullivan to Victor N. Ligda, lot on § line of * reet, 50 W ot Haven, W 75 by § 100, block 700, Map of I'B street subdivision Watls Tract, Oalland; $10./ Olive J. and L. M. McKenney and Alton I Clough (by commissioner) to Oakland Bank of Savings, lot on S line of Elm street, 15 B o San Pablo avenue, E 4 by S 100, block Q, Kel- sey Tract, Oakland; & Alexander senfor and Mary F. Martin to Charles W. Bolles, lot on § line of Central ave- nue, 20 W of Oak street, W 30:8 by S 140, block €, lands adjacent to Encinal, except 10 feat taken for widening Central avenue, Ala- meda; $10. Builders’ Contracts. erry J. Ferber (owner) with Phillp soreriZat Ycontractor and architect), ail worl for & one-story cottage on S line of Eighteenth street, 200 W of Chuch, W 25 by S _114; $1650. James M. Allen (owher) with Carl Griese (contractor); architect, Willlam F. Smith; con- crefe work for a two-story attic and basement Tesidence on N corner of Washington and Walnut streets, W 78 by N 72:8%: $2 Same with Thomas H. Day & Sons (con- tractors); architect, same; carpenter work for me on same; §136. uSan\P with James and Willlam Shepard (con- tractors) ; architect, same; plumbing work com- Plete for same on_same; $1400. Archbishop P. W. Riordan (owner) with Henry Munster (contractor); architect, none; all work for a three-story frame building | (schoolhouse) with brick basément on Freelon street, between Fourth and Fifth, 50 by 65 and W of 'St. Rose’s Church; $7831. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographle Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, ls maintained in San Francisco for the henefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and safl- | ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The timeball on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill is holsted about ten minutes befors noon, and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, I published the same day by the afternoon pa- | ers and by the morning_ papers the followini Sy S MCMILLAN, Assistant_in Chargy THE CALL CALENDAR. May, 1898. 1 1 quMoLT«.‘We ™. [Fe. ‘s; Moon's Phases. B =] 1|28 «|s Full Moon, pichatind p by @ MMays Ssint ‘ 2 [HInas i Last 7 Quarter B May 2. = ==l New Moon. | May 20. 2|3 3 | ( First Quarter | | May 28. | SUN. MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Polnt, 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 is the same at both places. MAY—1885. Friday, May 20. . Sundown 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 glves 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 helghts | 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. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. FroM STEAMER. | ! Dus | Starbuck.........| Panama. Empire. Coos Bay.. | Morgan' City... |Alaska. Willamette. ... |Seaitle Bristol..... Comox North Forg. Humoold .. Arcata . Coos Bay. Washtenaw.... | Tacoma. Pomona San Diego. Colon .|Panama. Crescent City.. | Crescent Citv..... Chilkat. ... .. .-| el River. May 22 regon. Portlana. . C[May 22 ity Puebia.. . | Victoria & Puget Sound. - |May 22 Burma .. Nanaimo < : Peter Jebsen. .. | Nanaimo . Homer-.... AliceBlanchard Yealandia....... | Honoluia. May 24 or. Humbolat May 24 Columbia. Portiana May 25 Santa Rosa. San Diego. . May 25 Mackinaw. Tacoma. May 25 Senator. .| Pugst Sound - |May 25 Wallawaila....| Victoria & Puzet Sound.. | May 21 Coos Bay Newpors . e eeeenes | May 27 State ot Cai._.. | Portiana May 23 STEAMERS TO SAIL. STEAMER. | DESTINATION| SarLs. | PreR. Humbolde .. [May 20. 10 AM| Pler & .| May 21. 3 .-...|May 21. 9 AM|Pier 11 Umatilla... | Vie & Pgt Sna| May 21. 10 AM|Pler 9 State of Cal | Portland. May 2110 An! Pler 13 Coos Ba May 22,10 Am|Pier 13 Puget Sound..|May 52. 9 A Pler 2 San Diego....|May 23, 11 A% | Pler 11 - |Humboldv....|May 23. 2 P Pler 13 Nortn Fork | Humboldt ... |May 24. 9 AxlPier 2 Portlana...... | May 2410 At Pler 12 . |Newport...".|Mav 25. ¥ aw|Pler 11 Tillamook. | Alaska. *|Mar 25 fresacs City Puebla | Vic & Pgt Snd | May 26, 10 Al | Bler 9 Portlana. . Columbia. . Santa Rosa!San Diego -{May 2710 Ax|Pler 12 May 2. 11 am | Pier 1L THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., iler- chants’ Exchange, San 'Francisco,” May The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon fo-dayoi. e.. at noon of the |FARE 88dioma it et Mariposa, Hayward, Honolulu and ney. Lt Laguna, Peterson. Br ship Port Logan, Plerce, Portland. ‘Bark Hesper, Sodergren, Port Townsend, Bark Annie Johnson, Matson, Hilo. Bark Alden Besse, Potter, Honolulu. Schr J M Colman, Treanor, Unalaska. Schr Marfa E Smith, Smith, Grays Harbor, Schr Ocean Spray, Ostlin. Schr Excelsior, Burmeister, Port Blakeley. Schr Marlon, Genereaux, Everett Schr Western Home, Nilsen, Coos Bay. Schr Gem, Nelson, Coos Bay. Schr § Danfelson, Hansen \ Schr Penelope, Delano, Kotzebue Sound Schr Mary Etta Nyman, Bowens Landing, Schr La Chilena, Matsen, Fort Ross. o Schr Twilight, Larsen, Grays Harbor. Schr Gotama, Dedrick, Coos Bay. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—May 19, 10 p. m.—W hazy; wind NW: velocity 20 miles oathew CHARTERS. The Reaper loads coal at ‘Honolulu. The Katle Flickinger loads Sound for Sydney, 4ls 3 Chemainus for Melbourna at Port Gamble for Honolulu MISCELLANEOU! LONDON, May 19—Br ship ¢ from Newcastle, W, for Viously reported dismasted Sydney. Nanalmo for lumber on the aroo, lumber at T Queen, lumber own of Indla, 1 Francisco, pre- Feen towed into DOMESTIC PORTS, MENDOCINO—Sailed Arena. for San Francisco, COOS BAY—Sailed May 19 San Francisco. : mr Point Stmr Arcata, for TACOMA—Arri May 19-§ Sextie. fron Xisci ay 19-Stmr City of Sailed May 19—Br s Cressf s hip Cressington, for GRAYS ~HARBOR—Arrived May 18—Schr 15 13-Schr Serena May May John F Miller, fro edondo. o A rom Redondo. Schr Glen, GRENWOOD—Arrived May 5 nogg e 3 Arrived May 18-Str Whites L4 N—Arrived M; -8t e o ay 19-Stmr Cleone, hca HARFORD—Arrived May 13—Sc neer, from Grays Harbor, e e GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived May 19—Schr Roy Somers, from Klawak; schr Enterprise, henca NEWPORT—Safled May 19—Stmr Alcatraz. ASTORIA—Salled May 19 fe s Rt ay 19—Schr Salvator, for SAN PEDRO—Safled May '11;‘?7)";1; If;r ureka. C S A Barbound May 18— bow: San, Fraccises, . Y L—Stmr Arcats, SAN PEDRO-—Sailed 19—« Zane. for Port Townsend S LUDLOW —Arrived 19—8 Queen, hence May 5. ot TACOMA—Arrived May 15—Schr Fan: - tard, from Port Blakele F Toany o TATOOSH—Passed May 18—Austrian stmr Burma, from Nanaimo for San Francisco; stmr Ohlo, hence May 15 for Seattle. EUREKA—Sailed May 19—Stmr North Fork, for San Franeisco. % SEATTLE—Arrived May 13-Stmr Ohio, hea May 16; stmr Conemaugh, hence May 15; stmr | Morgan_City, from Copper River; stmr Del Norte, from Tyoonak. VENTURA—Arrived May 19—Schr Monterey, from Bowens Landing. FOT'EIGN PORTS. HONGKONG—Arrived prior to May 18—Bp stmr Olympia, from Oregon. HAMBURGSailed_May 17—Br ship Falk- landbank, for Santa Rosall —_— OCEAN TEAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco. For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., May 1, 6, 11, 1, 21, %, 8, Juna 5,_transfer at Seaitie. For Alaskan ports (trom Folsom-street wharf), 10 a. m., May 18, June 5, 25, July 17, August 4, %, transter at Port- Vitouver (B, CJ, Port T For Victorta, Vancouver (B. owns- end.” Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortss and 5 Wash.), 10 a. m., May 1, 8, New Whatcom ( N h 1, 16, 21, 2%, 31 June 5, and every fifth day thereatter, connecting at Seattle with this com- pany's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry. at Tacoma with N. P. Ry. at vancouver with C. P. Ry. For Tureka (Humboldt Bay), 10 &. m. May 2. 8 14, 20, 26, June 1, and every sixth day thereafter. Sen Bimeons For Santa Cruz, Monterey, Cayuocos, Port Harford (San Luis_Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, Fast San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, $ a. m., May 1 6. 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, June 2, and every fourth day thereafter, For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles). 1L & m., May 3 7. 11, 15 19, 23, 27, 31, Junme & and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada. Mezsdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa- Ha and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m.. May 13, June 10, and 2d of each month thereafter. ‘For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to chanse without prévious notice steame:s, sailing dates ours of sailing. RIORET OFFICE4 New Montgomery street (Palace otel). LL. PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., s 10 Market st., San Franclsco. THE 0. B. & N. €O, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Folsom-street Wharf at 10 &. m. Including Berts i and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: n.. ay 3 Sormia. fay 9, 18 2 State of California. May 12, 21, 30 Through Tickets aggage to all Eastern Points. Rates and Folders Upon Ap- plication to E. C. WARD, General Agent, €30 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. AMERICAN and RED STAR LINES. *NEW YORK, QUEENSTOWN, SOUTHAMP- TON. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP. Steamers sail under Belgian or British Flags. Southwark......May 25 Westernland.....June 1 *Chester May 28 Kensington “June 3 PHILADELPHIA, QUEENSTOWN, LIVER- POOL. Steamers sail under Belg'an Flag, Pennlend .......May 21| Waesland June 4 EMPIRE LINE. TO ALASKA AND THE GOLDFIELDS. Steamers formerly employed In trans-Atlantia gervices of the International Navigation Coms pany and specially refitted for this service. §. S. Ohlo, 3500 tons, from Seattle, June 15, S. S. Indiana, 3500 tons, from Seattle, June 22. S. S. Pennsylvania, 3500 tons, from Seattle, June 38. Connecting with the company’s own flest of 18 new and modern steamers and barges on the Yukon River, through to Dawson City and intermediate points. For passage and freight apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., 30 Montgomery St. Or any of its Agencles. The S.S. MARIPOSA sails via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney Thursday, May 19, at N 2p. m. 5h| o S S. ZEALANDIA, ! for HONOLULU only] Wednesday, June 1, 3 p. m. Special party @npa tes. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPH TOWN, South Africa. 4 5C & BROS. CG., Agents, 3. D, SPRECKELS & BROS. OO Assts, arket st San Francisco. Freight office—327 M: Compagnie General ie Generale Transatlantique. French Line to ‘i;u;.rgr.m y's Pier (new), o REOmPERY "ot Morton st. Travelers i avoid both transit by by this line Gnd the discomfort of crossing English rallway 80C all boat. New York ta the channel Alexandria, Egypt. second-class. S116. via Paris, first-class, $1603 120th xact] Sres | e, "TIIRR 0% SXACLY 8 b o, SRAY o | EA NAVARRE S e Ensign, U. S. N. in charge. | L4 BOURGY “June 11 10 &. m. SHIPPILG INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, May 19. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, $ hours from San Diego and ways ports. Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 13 hours from Mendocino, via Point Arena 10 hours. Schr Webfoot, Donnelly, § days from Colum- bla River. Schr Del Norte, Jacobson, 5 days from Siuslaw_River. Schr Maxim, Olsen, 24 hours from Caspar. Schr Newark, Beck, 14 hours from Bowens Landing. CLEAR-D. Thursday, May 19. Br stmr Wellington, Salmond, Nanaimo; R Dunsmuir's Sons Co. Stmr Orizaba, Parsons, Eureka; Goodall, Perkins & Co. , Stmr State of Californta, Green, Astoria; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr ' Mariposs, Hayward, Honolulu and Sydney: J D Spreckels & Bros Co. Bark Hesper, Sodergren, Port Townsend; Geo E Billings. Bark Annie Johnson, Matson, ID Spreckels & Bros Co. Hilo; ‘.1.1une 18, 10 a. m. ETAGNE. une 2, 10 a. m. L rther particulars appiy to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN- ent, TIQUE. A8 Bowling Green, New Yofk. 3. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. ANCHOR LINE United States Mail Steamships Sail from New York every Saturday for Glasgow via Londonderry. Rates for Saloon Passage—City of Rome, $60; other steamers, $50. Second Cabin—Rome, $42 50; Furzessia, $3750; other steamers, $35. Steerage Passage—Rome, $25 50; Furnessia, 24 50; other steamers, $23 50. For Book of Tours and information, apply to HENDPRSON BROTHERS, General Agents, 7 wling Green, New York: or J. ™ FUG. §_Montgomery 'st.; or L. F. COCKROFT, 11 Montgomery st.; or R. R. RITCHIE, 3 New Montgomery st., San Francisco. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD. LA GASCOGN SAILED. EThErsdw. May 19. Stmr Samoa, Johnson, Eureka. Stm; uille River, Thompson, Fort Brags. g:m:mc:qwam (‘;’u Bl:cl:m' Nanaimo. R Stmr Alllance, Hardwick, Portland. Steamer ‘“‘Monticeilo™ Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. 145 a. m., 15 o, m. (5:30 .