The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1898, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1898 COMMERCIAL WORLD. BUMMARY. Cordage advanced again. Quicksilver firm and rising. Grain Bags nominal. Australian Coal in light supply. Wheat continues to decline. Barley weak and dull. Oats, Corn and Rye quiet. Recetpts of Hay falling off sharply. Feedstuffs unchanged. | Flour weak. Beans and Seeds dull. Wool and Hops very quiet. Potatoes and Onions weaker. Vegetables about the same. Butter and Cheese easy. Eggs steady. Poultry plentiful. Cherries and Berries declining. Oranges firm and Limes weak. Dried Frults steady. Provisions unchanged. Hides and Leather strong. Beef steady. Veal firm. Mutton easy. Hogs firm. Canned Goods unchanged. THE RED CROSS ON 'CHANGE. subscription was started on the Produce Exchange yesterday morning, and | amid shouts, cheers and yells the members | were hustled up to sign the list. The scheme | was 80 successful that in the afternoon flags | were flung out from the California-street door, & band was set playing patriotic airs and the mercantile community were freely called upon to swell the list, which they did with a will. The brokers had a good deal of fun out of it, besides ralsing a large sum for the noble ob- ject. But it effectually killed the grain busi- ness of the afternoon session. CORDAGE ADV. NG STEADILY. Another advance in cordage has gone into effect. The Manila blockade s doing the busi- n A local trade journal sa: ‘Exports of hemp have ceased at Manila, and there has been an advance in its price of 50 to S0 per cent he American market, and of 100 per cent in The stocks of Sisal in this country | A Red Cros n abroad are light. It is a substitute for hemp, imported chiefly from Yucatan. That has gone up, too. Jute has advanced about 20 | per cent in sympathy with the advances in the D e roducts. - The advances have already | had a ma od effect upon the rope and twine —— | o ’ 7atoos] A | 56X eq Fioantyt, S T 18 | »° 68 78 7 i K7 Ba ARoSeblirg® 6, /nnemucss Wy O Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow REAS SHOW PRECIPITALION Sn:&&?rfn PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATION. The arrow files with the wind. The top fig- ures at etation indicate minimum temperaturs | for the days; those underneath it, if any, the | amount of rainfall or of melted smow in inches and hundredths during the last twelve hours. Tsobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal Gir pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal e, The word ‘high” means high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; “low’ refers to low pr gure and is usuaily preceded and accompanied | by cloudy weather and rains. “'Lows' usually | first appear on the Washington coast. When | the pressure is high In the interior and low | along the coast, he isobars extend north and eouth along the coast, rain is probable; Gsed with Isobars of south of Oregon is tm- igh” in the vicinity of | sure falling to the Cali- | weather may be expected Ger weather In winter. The in summer reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN 1SCO, Cal, 5 p. m. The following maximum temperatures are reported to-day from Weather Bureau etations in Californ! Eureka, Fresno, 86; Los Angeles, 78; Red Bluff, %; Independence, 82; San Diego, 68; Sacramento, $4; San Luis Obispo, §2; Yuma, 90. n Fra o temperature: minimum, 49; mean, 6. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. The pressure has fallen rapidly over the Pa- cific Slope during the past 24 hours. Along the Oregon Coast there has been a fall of two- Maximum, 62; tenths of an inch in the past twelve hours. The temperature has risen rapidly over the cif entire P San Frai temper: normal. Rain has fallen in Utah and Western Mon- tana, elsewhere the weather has been gener- 1y "clear. A maximum wind velocity of 26 miles per hour from the east is reported at Tatoosh Island. Forecasts made at San_ Francisco for thirty hours, ending midnight, May 1898: Slope except in the vicinity of co. In the Sacramento Valley the Is about 10 degrees above the ure Northern California—Fair Wednesday; con- tinued warm weather; fresh Borthwesterly winds. Southern California—Fair Wednesday; westerly winds. Nevada—Fair Wednes Utah—Fair Wednesda: Arizona—Falr Wednesday San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Wednesday: warmer; northerly, changing to fresh westerly winds. . Special report from Mount Tamalpals, taken 8t § p. m.—Clear; wind west, 12 miles per hour; temperature, 65; maximum, ' 72. ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official. ek EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. light warmer. NEW YORK, May 24.—The stock market con- tinued more or less professional to-day, and there was palpable evidence of manipulation. The success of the campaign for the rise, as- sisted by one or two factors of strength, in- vited an extending Interest and indicated a broadening tendency in the speculation. The | advance was primarily due to the rumors, sub- sequently discredited, that the United States fleet had won a victory over the Spaniards in ‘West Indian waters. The final strength of the market cannot be attributed to these rumors. The final upward rush of prices was largely due to covering of shorts who had become alarmed at the easy advance of prices and the persistent resistance to decline, and especially after the contradiction of the reports of a suc- cessful naval battle. This covering of shorts made final prices the best of the day. Net gains were well over a point on the Inter- national and granger groups of the railway list and ranged up to nearly six points for Metro- politan Street Raflway In the speclalties. The ‘widely diffused effect of the rumors of a naval victory was shown by the advance in Ameri- cans before the opening here in London and on the Continent and the coincident#decline in Spanish 4s. Weakness In some of the special- ties unsettled the market after the opening hour, but e upward movement was in full force before the end of the hour on strength of London buying, especially of St. Paul,_ and was only interrupted by slight reaction during the remainder of the day. The stocks of iron companies continued to show strength and the Southwestern rallways as a group showed some strength and activity. Dealings in odd lots were still largely in evidence and were not a small factor In the undertone of strength of the market. The bond market developed increasing acti ity as the day advanced and shows net gains throughout. Total sales, $3,225,000. United States bonds were steady without change. The total sales of stocks to-day were 418,200 shares, including: Atchison preferred, 15.400; Chesapeake and Ohio, 5600; Burlington, 18,100; Louisville and Nashville, ' 19,400; Manhattan, 13,500; Metropolitan, 15,500; Missouri Pacifl 27900} New York Central, 5409; Northern P cific, 770; Northern Pacific preferred, 16,500; Rock Island, 15,700: St. Paul, 55.8%0; Southern referred, 4600; Union Pacific’ preferred, 19,500; Tnion Pacific, Denver and Gulf, 3100; Wabash referred, 4i00; Tobacco, 16,400; Chicago Great estern,’ 15,500; People’s Gas, 12,500; Sugar, Do_lst prefd 97 |Gen Electric . Mo Pacific . 35% |[linois Steel . Mobile & Ohio. Laclde Gas Mo K & T. Do_prefd |chi Ind & L. Do prefd B | N'J Central . 1 |Pacific Mail N Y Central Pullman Pal . N Y Chi & St L. 13 |Silver Cert . Do 1st prefd 6 |stand R & T Do_2d4 prefd 31% (Sugar . 138% Nor West ... Do prefd 13 No Amer Co . 5%|T C & Iron. 2% No Pacific U_S Leather . 85 Do prefd Do prefd 8! Ontario & W U_S Rubber . 21 Or R & Nav 51| Do prefd [ Or Short Line. 28 |West Union 913 Pittsburg 165 IC & N W 128% Reading 18%| Do prefd 170 Do 1st prefd 5% St L & S W. 4% Rock Island . 10% | Do 24 pretd.... 2% | 8t Paul sang CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg.. 121%|N_Carolina 6s. Do coup 121%| Do 4s . US4 . 108 |No Pac lsts Do coup 1001| Do 3s . Do 2ds Do 4s . U S 58 reg. 104N Y C & §'Lds! Do bs coup . t|Nor & W 6s.. | District 3.655 . Northwstrn cons. Ala class A Do deb §s Do B 0 Nav Do C 0 Nav 4s | casfon at 27,700; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 3800; Leather preferred, $400; Western Union, 4100, CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison Do prefd ... Do_prefd St P & Om Baltimore & Ohio 1s%| Do prefd . Canada Pacific 34% (St P M & M. Canada Southern. 51%|8o Pacific Central Pacific .. 13i2|So Railway Ches & Ohio. Do prefd Chl & Alton. Texas & Pacific | Chi B & Q. 4{Union Paeific | Chi & E IIl. UPD&G € C'C & St'L.IL 3% Wabash . Do prefd .. Do prefd Del & Hudson,. Wheel & L'E. Del L & W...'x. 152 | Do prefd .. Den & R G. 12 | Express Companl Do prefd Adams Ex . Erie (new) . American Ex Do 1st prefd 5% |United States 41 Fort Wayne . s *\Wells Fargo ..... 1T Gt Nor prefd..... 6% A Lot Ofl 22 | Hocking Val . 6 Do pretd 4% | Illinols Central 104% [Amn Spirits . 12% Lake Erie & W.. 15 | Do prefd 313 | Do prefd .. Am Tobacco . 1093 | Lake ' Shore Do prefd s’ | Louis & Nash. ilPeople’s Gas ..... $8% | Manhattan L !Cons Gas . 194% | Met St Ry. m _Cable Co. 180 Mich Cent ‘ol F & Iron, 22: Minn & St L Do prefd .. StL&SF.. Do 1st prefd.. O S Line 6s tr.. Atchison 4s . O S Line §s tr Do adf 4s . O Tmp 1sts tr Can So 2ds ... S| Do bs tr . 9 Chi Term ds. 5 |Paciflc 6s of $... 108 C & Ohio & 1121 |Readinig 4s . 84 | CH & D 4345 14% R G W 1sts. 84y |D&RG1s 106% (St L & T M C 8s. 3% D&RG {StL&SFG6s. 118 | t P Con... St P C & P 1sts Do _5s East Tenn Erie Gen ds. F W & D 1sts tr. 1 | Gen Elec ss.. .[s0 Ry 58, | G H & S A 6s. Stand R & T 6s | Do 2ds Tenn new set 3: | H&TCfs T & P L G lsts | Do con Do Re 2ds. Jowa C 4|UPD & G 1sts.. 1 La new cons 'Wab 1st 5s L & N Uni 4s. Do 2ds Missour! 6s . W Shore 4s .. MK & T 2ds Va_Centuries. Do 4s . . 89 Do deferred Y Central 1sts. 117%|U P pretd J C ss. 1u2 U P 4s. NING STOCKS. Chollar 12 |Intario Crown Point 0¢ |Ophir Con Cal & Va. 4% {Plymout] Deadwnod ....... 60 | Quicksilv Gould & Curry. 17| Do nrefd Hale & Norcross. 70 Sferra Nevada Homestake Standard Iron Stlver 45/Union Con . Mexican 15/ Yellow Jacket . BOSTON. BOSTON, May 24 —Atchison, 12%; Bell Tele- phone. . B. & O 102%: Mexican Central, 4%: Oregon Short line, 31; San Diego, —: B. and M., 197%: B. and B., 244; Parrott, 19%. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, May 24.—The Evening Post's London financlal cablegram says: The stock market here was quiet but firm to-day. The gettlement shows a small account and was favored by easy money. Contangoes and Americans were usually 3 to 4 per cent, but a few weak bulls were charged 4% per cent. Americans were distinctly better, closing at the best with a revival of speculative inter- | est. The improvement in Brazils continues. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, %%: Grand Trunk, 8%: | bar silver, quiet, 26%d per ounce; money, 2@ 2% per cent. Spanish fours closed at 33%, a net loss of %. | PARIS, May 24.—Spanish fours closed at 333, | a net loss of 1 1-16. NEW YORK GRAL AND PRODUCE. W YORK, May 24.—FLOUR—Recelpts, exports, 151 barrels. Neglected and a | shade lower with wheat. | WHEAT—Receipts, 679,875; exports, 33,088 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, $168% f. 0. b. afloat; exports, 9%c. Options opened weak under depressing cable news, big Northwest re- ceipts and favorable crop reports. Trade was dull all dav, with little feature save a late rally in July on covering, which left it un- changed from last night, against 3c decline in May and 1%c decline in later months. No. 2 red May, $1 59@1 64; closed, 31 60; July, $1 1434 @1 16%; closed, $1 16%. HOPS—Weak. WOOL—Quiet, PETROLEUM—Dull. METALS—The metal department was slow to-day, with changes in quotations unimport- ant. At the close the Metal Exchange called PIGIRON—Warrants, very quiet, with $67 bid and 35 40 asked. LAKE COPPER—Was quiet and unchanged, with $12 bid and $12 10 asked. —Was .dull, with $14 65 bid and $14 70 SPELTER—Finished the day steady in tone, bid and 34 35 asked. AD—Ruled very dull, with $3 60 bid at the and $3 65 asked. Lead is still quoted $3 50 by the firm making the settling price for West- ern miners and smelters. COFFEE—Options closed steady, unchanged to 5 points higher. Sales, 13,750 bags, includ- ing: May, $5 60605 75; July, $5 60. Spot coffee— Duil 7 dnvoice, '§i4c: No. 7 jobbing, 6%c; ordova, S%@15%e. mild, quiet i, strong; fair reflning, 3 3 13-16c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4 l-lfic:‘mnn’e‘g rm. BUTTER—Receipts, 13,700 packages. Market, Western creamery, 14@l6c; Edgins, 16c; 11@13%ec. EGGS—Recelpts, 13,600 packages; Western, 11%@12c; Southern, 11%c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, May 24 —California fruits, firm. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 6@8ic prime “wire tray, 9@9%c; wood dried, prime, | 44 @4%0. i PR APRICOT: PEACHE steady; choice, '9%c; fancy, 9%@10c. 6aSYce. Tl : Moorpark, 10@12c. : peeled, 12@l4c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, May 24.—The bulk of speculative business in Wheat to-day was confined to Sep- tember and December, and in view of the lower foreign markets and the prospect of big crops on both sides of the ocean holders got discouraged and sold out and scalpers sold short, making a weak and drooping market. July was heard of at considerable intervals and was apparently kept well In hand by Leiter brokers and the latter also took oc- times when September and Decem- ber appeared to be getting too weak to let the crowd know the |fh worth of May and | June Wheat. Liverp cables were 1@2d | lower. Among the bearish items of the day's | news was a report that France had supplies enough until harvest, which will commence in | the southern part of that country July 1. July started 1@2c lower at $1 09@1 10, sold up to $1 10%, declined to $1 08%, then up again to $109% at the close. September closed at 871 @8$7%c. May and June unchanged. A large speculative business was done in Corn to-day at declining prices. The weakness was chiefly due to an improvement in the weather. The heaviness of the September Wheat had its influence also to the Injury of the value of Corn. July closed 1@1%c lower. The heavy selling by May longs was respon- sible for the decline in Oats. July closed with a loss of 1%c. There was evidence of provision selling by | the packing houses to-day and prices showed | declfnes. Pork s 27%c lower; Lard is 20c and Ribs 1216@lc lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open. High. Low. Close, | Wheat N May . L160 165 160 165 July . 110 110% 108% 109% September 88 8% gy s December 2% 8 821 82% Corn No. 2— = S T uly .. . September b A o Oats No..2— i May . 2% 28 ;81 July | 2% 2% 245 September 2 2% w2 Mess Pork, per bbl— July ... 12074 11T2% 1 September FRta T Al Lard, per 100 Ibs— % July . 6214 6 617 September S snr Bl Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— July . 605 € 5% 597y September 610 612 59T% 605 Cash_quotations were as follows: Flour, ‘quiet, "No. 2 spring wheat, 31 20: No. 3 spring wheat, $1 15G1 40; No. 2 red, $1 62; No. 2 corn, 34%c; No. 2 oats, 20%@29%c; No.2 white, | Philadelphia | Baltimore .. | 3600. Market, stead: 4 | 26%. French rentes, 1%c; No. 3 white, 30@30%c; No. 2 Rye, €5 ik, barley, 40@slc; No. '1 flaxseed, $134 prime timothy seed, §2 S0@2 85; mess pork, per bl, $11 75@11 80; lard, per 100 1bs, $6 15@6 17%; short ribs sides (loose), $5 90@6 25; dry salted shoulders_(boxed), $@5 50; short clear sides (boxed), $6 35@6 45. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 11,800 11,500 Wheat, bushels . 9. 173.200 Zone pushels - £5:800, 342,500 Oats, bushels . s 821,50 Rye, bushels e i Barley, bushels . X 000 ©On the Produce Exchange to-dgy the butter market was firm; Creameries, 13@1otc; Dalrles, 1@isc. Eggs, steady; fresh, 10@llc. Cheese not quoted. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Bushels. 58,500 Minneapolls Duluth Milwaukee . Chicago Toledo St. Louis . Detroit . Kansas City . Tidewater— Bostor New oric . New Orieans TOAIS oveseivassocasans PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— May. Sept.-Dec. Opening 68 40 B4 65 Closing b4 40 Flour— | Opening 2 80 | Closing BT U LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. May. Juiy Sept. Deo. Opentng 2o 1 Closing e 10 4 7% s EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 24—CATTLE—Were steady to-day and the export demand continued fairly $4 35@4 80; cows and large. Western steers, heifers, §3 80: stockers and feeders, $4 25@4 75; canners, §2 50@3. . SHEEP—Ruled strong to-day, and 10@15¢c Clipped lambs, $4 60@5 50; _wooled lambs, $5 7566 50; spring’ lambs, $6 23@7; clip- ped sheep, $3 254 60; wooled 'sheep, $4 15. HOGS—Were slow and 5@llc lower. Pack- ers, $4 15@4 37; butchers, $4 20@4 70: mixed, $4 15 @4 42; light, $3 85@4 30; plgs, 2 70@4. Recepits—(attle, 200; Hogs, 22,000; Sheep, 9000. OMAHA. OMAHA, Neb., May 24.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 4100. Market, steady; native beef steers, $3 90 Western steers, $3 70@4 40: cows an: heifers, $3 50@4 25; canners, $2 50@3 30; stock- ers and feeders, $3 S0@5 10; bulls and stags, $2 S0G4. —Receipts, 11.500. Market, 5@10c lower; avy, $4 2004 35; mixed, $422%@4 25; light, $4 20@4 26: bulk of sales, $4 25. SHEEP—Receipts, 2000 Market, strong; fair to choice natives, $3 70@4 35; do Westerns, $3 60 @4 25: common and stock sheep, $3@3 40; lambs, 5 65. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 24.—CATTLE—Recelpt: 7000. Market, steady to shade lower; nat steers, $4@4 45; native cows and heifers, $2 50! 475 stockers ‘and feeders, $@450; bulls, HOGS—Receipts, 24.000. Market, 5@10c low- er; bulk of sales, packers, $3 90@4 40 pigs, 33 35@3 Receipts, 3000. muttons, $3G4 30. DENVER. May 24, — CATTLE—Receipts, beef steers, $3 30@4 50; cows, $3@3 90; feeders, frelght paid to river, $3 50@4 50; stockers do, $3 80@4 70; bulls and stags, $2 50@3 50. HOGS—Receipts, 400. Market, steady: shade light packers, $4 20@4 25} mixed,’ $4 15@ heavy, $4 10G+4 20. SHEEP—Receipts, none: market unchanged. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON. May 24.—A firmer tone is noted in some branches of the wool market this week, although the trade is quiet. There has been some call for medium wool for the man- ufacture of army goods. The price pald was generally about 2Ic, although some choice lines went as high as 23c. Territory wools are being picked up occa- sionally but no advance in prices can be quoted. Bids below the market price for Aus- tralian have been made but refused: Quota- tions: Territory wools—Montana, fine medium and fine, 15@l6c;: scoured, 45c; staple. 48c. Utah, Wyoming, etc., medium’and fine, 13@lici scoured, 43@45c: staple, 4Sc. Australian basis, fine, 70@iZc; good, 65@6Sc; Queensland, ‘combing. 65c. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. rket, firm; lambs, DENVER, 107 combing, average, super- 62@65c; ~FEW YORK, Mav 24.—Special cable and tele- graphic advices to Bradstreet's covering the principal points of accumulation indicate the following changes in available supplies last Saturday, s compared with the preceding Sat- u! Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rockfes, {ncreased 500,000 bushels: ‘afloat for and in Europe, Increase, 423,000; world's supply, total Increase, 2,900,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 2,486,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, decrease, 000 bushels. The com- bined stock of wheat at Portland, Or., and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., shows an increase of 308,000 bushels for the week. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, May 24.—Consols, 102¢ 90c. LIVERPOOL, May 24.—Wheat steady; car- goes off coast, very little doing; cargoes on passage, easier; English country markets, dull; Liverpool Wheat, spot dull. COTTON—Uplands, 3%c. CLOSE. WHEAT—Futures closed steady; July, 10s 4d; September, 7s 7%d; December, 78 3d. CORN—Spot American mixed, new, quiet. 3s 6%d; May steady, 3s 64d: July steady, 3s 43 September steady, 3s %d. N WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., May 24.—The local wheat market continues dull with no transactions re- ported. Quotations are strictly nominal. Walla Walla, 87@s8c; Valley. 9c per bushel. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 24 —Wheat weak and 1c low- er. Blue Stem, %0c: Club, 92c. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. 111 5-16. Sllver, NEW YORK, May 24—The Farl Fruft Com- pany sold Calffornia cherries at open auctlon to-day as follows: Centennial, 85c@$1 30; Black Tartarian, 55c@s$1 25. . CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, May 24.—To-day’s statement ¢ the condition of the treasury shows: Avall- able cash balance, $204,462,022; gold reserve, $173,393,974. 3 COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK, May 24.—COTTON—Dull, mid- dlings, 6 7-15. NEW ORLEANS, May 2.—COTTON—Firm; middlings, 6. § il PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or.. May 24.—Exchanges, $311,- 561; balances, $6,925. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight. $4 84 Sterling Exchange, 60 day: 4 87 Sterling Cables . 48714 New York Exchange, sight. 1214 New York Exchange, telegraphic. 15 Fine Silver, per ounce. 5744 Mexican Dollars 6% WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS—The market is nominal and stagnant at 27s 64, usual options. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of 3442, against 4700 tons on the same date lnst year: disengaged, S347 tons, against 86,900; on the way to this port, 215,800 tons, against 265,900 V. Jinh - he decline continues all over the world. In the local market there is nothing domi In spet grain and business on’ call has fonlen off materfally during the past few days. Spot Wheat was nominal at the following quotations: Shipping, $1 60@1 62%; milling, $1 65@1 70 per ctl. X CALL BOARD SALES. Informal _sesslon—9:15 o'clock—December— 2000 ctls, $155; 12,000, $1 54%; 15,000, $1 543; 10,- 000, $1 54%. Second _ session—December—8000 ctls, $1 54; 200, SULIGL 16,000, $154%; 5000, $15434; 2000, $1.54%4; 2000, $1 5435, - Regilar ‘morning _session—December—16,000 s, SUGHY%; 35,000, §1 54%: 4000, 31 54%: 16,000, phe . \ Atteimoon sesfion—No_sales. BARLEY—Trade Is very quiet in this cereal. The tendency on call is toward lower figures and the spot market is lifeless. Feed, $1 22%@1 27%; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—December—2000 ctls, $1 21%. Second session—December—2000 ctls, $1 20%. s morning session—December—4000 ctis, Afternoon session—No sales. OATS—Offerings seem to be reduced. but there is no improvement in prices. The de- mand Is slack. Fancy Feed, ‘gl 42%@1 45 per ctl; to cholce, $135@1 40; common, 31 13216; Sur- ?Hl@. $1 45@1 50; gray, $1 32%@1 37%; miliing, 1 3501 42% per ctl. CORN—Business continues slack at un- changed quotations. Offerings are not as heavy as_they have been. Small round yellow, $1 2 ver atl: wrge vel- | 50@75e. Horsehides dry, 50@s for u . BUCKWHEAT. 1 15@1 8 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Lower prices for Flour may be looked for if the decline in Wheat continues, but :::- f:r there is no_change. Millstuffs are unchanged. . Fmgl_i:fi*mui Extlras. $6@6 10; Bakers' Ex- ras, $5 75@5 85 per bbl. MILLST%FPsEpmes in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 76 per 100; Rice Flour, $6; Cornmeal, $250; extra cream Cornmeal, $3 25 Oatmeal, $4: Oat Groats, $4 25; Hominy, §3 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25 Cracked Wheat, $3 75 Farina, $ 76; Whole Wheat Flnur?n;la 2’- Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 80 | @6 20; in sacks, $5 60@6; Pearl Barley, $4 75; Split Peas, $4 2; Green Peas, $ 50 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. There is now no excitement whatever in Hay, the market being quiet. Receipts from all sources have fallen off, and there is no new Hay of any consequence coming in at present. The feeling is steady. The continuous advance in bale rope s not worrying dealers, for they say it will result in the substitution of wire. There is no further change in Feedstuffs. BRAN—$1617 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$21 50@23 50 per ton, FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley. $28 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $31@3150; jobbing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cottonseed Meal, $25G30 per ton; Cornmeal, $24 50; Cracked Sy )—Wheat, $20@ AY—(Ex-car in _round lots)—Wheat, $20@ 24 50; Wheat and Oat, $20¢ Oat, $17@19 Barley, $16@18; compre: Wheat, $21@24 compressed Oat, $16@19; Alfalfa, $12@13 50. Clover, nominal; Timothy, $U4@17 50, NEW HAY—Wheat, wire-bound, $17@20; vol- unteer wild Oat, $15@16: Clover and Oat, $12 50 13 50; Barley, $16; Isiand Barley, $13@15; Al- alfa, $12913 %, STRAW—T70c@$1 per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Both Beans and Seeds are dull and un- changed. BEANS—Bayos, $2 90@305; Small Large Whites, $190@2 06; Pinks, Reds, $3; Blackeye, $3 75; Butters, $1 6@2; Limas, $3@3 10; Pea, $2@2 16; Red Kid- neys, £ 65@2 8 per ¢ SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 25@2 60 per ctl; TYellow Mustard, $3 15@3 2; Flax, $2 25; Canary Seed, 2,@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 2%4@ 2%c; Hemp, 2%@3c: Timothy, 5@S%c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $175@2; Green, $1 9@ 225 per ctl. Whites, POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Los Angeles Egg Plant brought 12@16c per 1, Green Peppers 15@%c and Tomatoes $1 50@2 25 per box. B\k Potatoes and Onfons are weaker again. String Beans continue scarce and high, and a good many of them are too small for the | market. Cucumbers are slowly declining. Otherwise there is nothing ne POTATOES—River Reds, 40@30c; River Bur- | banks, 10@80c per sack: Oregon Burbanks, 76@ | 90c; Petaluma Burbanks, 60@70c per sack; new Potatoes, 14@2i%e per 1. | ONIONS—Australian jobbing at 3 50@5; new, | 40@i0c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Recefpts were 558 boxes As- paragus, 207 boxes Rhubarb and 283 sacks Peas. for extra $1 75@2 25 Asparagus, $2 large | per box for No. 1, $1@1 50 for small Rhubarb, 40@65c_per box for extra choice; sack; Garden FPea: for small to good and T5c Green Peas, §1@125 yper | per M: String Beans, 8@12c; Wax Beans, 8G12%c; Horse Beans, 0@ | 75c per sack; Summer Squash, $1@1 75 per box, Dried Peppers, 6@7c per Ib; Dried Okra, 12%c: Cabbagsz, 6 Carrots, 30@30c per sack; Cucumbers, per doze Marys- | ville Cucumbers, $1 50@1 per box; Mexlcn.n; Tomatoes, per box; new Garlic, 5@6c ETABLES— Potatoes sliced, raw, 12c per Ib in lots of 25 | ; sliced desiceated, 16@1Sc; granulated raw, 13¢; Onions, 60« arrots, old, 13c; new, 1S Cabbage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 25c; String Bean: ; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. | Hens are In excessive supply and hard to | sell. Ducks and Geese are cheap and slow. | Old Roosters are also a drug. Young stock continues firm. POULTRY—Live Turkey: 10@11c for Gob- | blers and 10G1llc for Hens: Geese, per pair, 76c@$1; Goslings, $1@1 50; Ducks, $3@3 50 for old and $3 50@5 for young: Hens, $2 50@3 50; Roosters, young, $4G9; Roosters, old, $3@4; | Fryers, 7; Broflers, $4 50@5 50 for’ large, $250@3 50 for small; Pigeons, $125@175 per | dozen for young and $1@1 25 for old | GAME—Nominal BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter continues weak, with ample stocks. Cheese is easy at the recent decline. Eggs are steady and the Eastern product is moving off well at firm prices. BUTTER— | Creamery—Fancy creamerles, 20c; seconds, 19¢. Dairy—Chofce to fancy, 18@1%c; creamery, grades, 16617%c per Tb. Eastern Butter—Imitation 16%o; iadle-packed. 15@16c per ; Elgin, Sc. HEESE—Cholce mild new, 8c; old, T%@8lc: Cream Cheddar. 10G@ilc; Young America, 10@ 1ic; Eastern, 12@13c. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 14@16c per dozen; store Eges, 13%@14c; Eastern, 14@lc; Duck Eggs, 16c. DECIDUOUS AN common 167 1% | D CITRUS FRUITS. Though stocks of Apricots are free there is no decline In prices. Rovals have appeared from Vacaville, and are held at $1 25 per crate. They are too small and green to sell readily. Cherres are slowly declining under liberal arrivals. The tendency in all berries is down- ward, as receipts are gradually increasing. The same remark applies to Currants. Fine Navel Oranges are firm and in light supply. Limes are weak. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Receipts were 603 chests of Strawberries and | 1677 boxes of Cherries, and 412 boxes Apricots. Strawberries, $1 75@3 per chest for large and $3@4 50 for small berries in baskets, and $4 50 @ for loose, White Cherrles, 25 per box: black, 3@ Ge; Royal Annes, 60 loose Cherrles, 214@ 3¢ for white and 5@6c per b for black. Currants, 50@65c per box. Blackberries, — per crate. Apricows, weqmi per box and Tic@sl crate for Pringles, and 75c@$1 25 per box seedlings. Gooseberries, 114G per Ib for common and for English. | Newcastle Raspberries, $1@12 per crate; Nearby Raspherries, 50@80c per drawer. Apples, 40@s0c per box for common, T5c@$1 for good to choice and $1 25@1 50 for fancy; per for New Ap) —— per box. CITRT RUITS—Navel Oranges, $2@3 25; Seedlings, Trc@sl 2; Lemons, 5S0c@$l for com- mon and @2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, 33 50@4; California Limes, 'in small boxes, 40@fec; Banapas, $125@2 per: bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. There is nothing new. A moderate demand for small lots keeps reducing the stock of Frults. Honey s quiet. Ralsins are nominal. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ Bo for 40-50°s, 44@ikc for 50-60's, Sx@dc for 60-70's, 3%@3%e for T0-80°s, 2%@3c Tor 80-90's, 2 @2%c for 90-100's; Peaches, 3@5e; fancy, 5%c@ 60; peeled, 10@12te; Apricots, 5@8tc for Roy- als and 7@se for good to fancy Moorparks, Evaporated Apples, T%@Sc; sun-dried, 41@sc: Black Figs in sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, 4k%@4%c for pitted and 14@!isc for unvitted; bleached Plums, 3@5ie; Nectarines, 4@c for prime to fancy; Pears, 215@4lgc for quarters and 3@5lgc for halves. according to color, etc. RAISINS—114@2 forgtwo-crown, 8c for three- crown, 3i4c for four-Brown, 4ikc for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS—Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per Ib; ‘Walnuts, 3@4c for hardshell and 4Gfc for soft- shell; Almonds, 3@dc for bardshell, 6@7c for softshell, sja@de for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ 5%e for Fastern and 4%c for California; Pe- cans, 84@Sc; Filberts, 81@ilc; Brazil Nuts, 8@8c per Ib; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY-Combg 9@i0c for bright and 6@7c | for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5%@ 6c; light amber extracted, #%@stc per 1b. BEESWAX—24@2c per Ib. PROVISIONS. ‘ All cured meats are firm at the recently fm- proved prices. The demand s very good. Lard is strong. CURED MEATS—Bacon, % per 1b for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10c for light, 1le for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cured; Eastern sugar cured Hams, 10%@llc; Call- fornia Hams, 9@10c; Mess Beef, $10 50 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, $1i; Family Beef, $12; Salt Pork, $9: extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $17@1T 50 mess, $15; Smoked Beef, 12G12%e ger LARD—Eastern, tierces quoted at 6c per Ib for, compound and Sc for pure; pails. stc: California tierces, 5ic per Ib for compound and Tgc for pure; half barrels, TXc; 10-Ib tins, Sige: 5-b tins, S%c. COTTOLENE—Tierces, —6%@6%c; packages, less than 300 1bs—1-1b pails, in a case, 8%¢c; 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, S%c; 5-1b palls, 12 in a case, $14c; 10-1b pails, § in’'a case, Sie: 50-1b tins, 1 0r 2 in a case, The; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs met, Tic; fancy tubs, §0 Ibs met, T%c; hall barrels; about 110 Ibs, 7%c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Thege are still no quotations for the spring clip of Wool and the market s as dead as ever. Hops are equally stagnant. Hidgs are active and firm, but no higher. HIDES AND SKINS—Cuils and brands sell about lc gnder the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medlum, S%@9%c; light, S%@sc; Cowhides, s%@dtsc; Stags, Gc; salted Kip, 9@ :;‘m Calf, 10c; dry Hides, 16¢c; culls and brands, 13c; a a Veal, 16@16%c; dry Cal The STie P, Sonteking, S0GS AT, cach: Kids, 5@i6c; Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c per ib; medjum, .20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, | ordinary size: | Redwood—$15@20 for Lath, 4 feet, §2 40@2 50; Pickets, $17 shearlings, eich; short wool, | S0g5ed each; mediu 60@s0c; _ lon, ‘wool, each: Horsehides, falt, %o Tor large. §1 30 @2 for medium and 75 1 for smali; Co.l:.‘:i large| $101 2 tor small; Colts, 2Gsde, 'ALLOW—No. '1 rendered, 3@3%c 1b; No. 2. 2@2%c; refined, 4%@i¥%c; Grease, 2c. WOOL—Fali_clip, San Joaquin, defective, 7@ ge; Southern Moustain, 3@itic; frse Northern, HOPS—1897 crop, 9@12%e per b SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. per Hogs are steady. Veal is firm, and good Beef meets with a satisfactory demand. Mutton and Lamb are easy, and there is very little choice Mutton coming in. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First_qualitv, 6c; cholce, 6%c; second | quality, 5%c; third quality, 4@5c per Ib. VEAL—Large, 4@bc; small, 6@ic per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, Tx@sc; Ewes, 1@T%c per Ib. LAMB-Spring, 8@sc per lb. PORK—Live Hogs. 4@ilc for large, for medium and 3%@3%c _for small; Hogs, 2@3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6t%e. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Caleutta Grain Bags, June-July, 5%@ 6%c; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $4 5. COAL—The market is but moderately sup- plied and the fee.ng is firm. Australian grades are scarce. Wellington, §8 per ton; New Wel- lington, 38; Southfield Wellington, § 50; Sea tle, $6; Bryvant, $; Coos Ba- $; Wallsend, §7 50; Cumberland, $10 2 in bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthraclte Ege. $l4; Can- nel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, ¥ 00 Coke, $i2 mer ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. EORDAGE»Hul again advanced as follows: Manila, 9%c; Sisal, $%ec. basis. CANNED FRUITS—White Cherries, §1 _50@ 1 60; Peaches, $1 10@1 20; Pears, 3 Apri- ts, $1@1 10. D VEGETABLESPeas, T6@85e; To- CANNED PR we_quot EE—We quote: Costa Rica—16@17c_for prime washed; @150 for good washed; 16@16%c for good to prime whe& pesverry; ldgisc for lx%o&c peaberry} 12%@14%c for good to prime; o current mixed with black beans; 9%@12%c for fair; 6@%c for common to ordinary. Salvador—13@l5ic for good to prime washed: 11@12%c for fair washed: 14@lc for good to prime washed peaberry; $%@10%c for superior unwashed; $%@Sc for good green unwashed; 12@121c for good to prime unwashed pea- | berry. | Nicaragua—8%@10c for good to superfor unc washed; 11@12¢ for good unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—17@18%c for prime to fancy washed: M@ifc for good to strictly good washed; 11@13ic for fair washed; S@10%c for medium; 5%@i%c for common to ordinary; 15%@17%c for good to prime washed peaberry; 5@4%e | stock | 1133@12isc for good unwashed peaberry; %@ 10%c for good to superior unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, ic; cases, se- lected, 4isc; imitation Eastern, 5%c; boneless, Sic; strips, 5%@i 5% @17c; tablet: Tiec! middles, 6}4@Si.c per Ib; desiccated, S7ic per dozen; pickled cod, barrels, each, $8 00; | pickled cod, half barrels, each, $4 50. OIL—California_Castor Oil, cases, No. 1, 85c; | barrels, 90c per gallon (manufacturers' rates): | Linseed Ofl, in barrels, boiled, 5sc;: Linseed Oil, | in barrels, raw, o6c: cases 5¢ more; Lard Ol | extra winter strained, barrels, 65c; No. 1, 55 cases, 5c more; China Nut, 49@56c per gallon; | Pure Neatsfoot Oil, barrels, 65c; cases, 70c; N 1, barrels, 5oc; cases. 60c; Sperm, crude,’ 80c atural white. S0c; bleached white. 45c; Whale Oil, natural white, 40c: bleached white, 45 Pacific Rubber Mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@1 35 per gallon; wagon colors, 2 @2 25 per gailon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 1lsc er gallon; Pearl Ofl, in cases 17c; Astral Oil, 17c: Star Ofl, 17c; Extra Star Odl, 2lc: Elaine Ofl, 22c; Eocene Ofl, 19¢; Deodorized Stove Gasoline, in tulk, 12¢; Deodorized Stove Gaso- in cases, 17%c; . ; degree Naphtha, in bulk, egree Naphtha, In cases, 16% ine, in bulk, Ztc; 86 degree in_cases, 2ic. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, 4%c; in iron bar- $4c: in wooden barrels, 46c per gallon. | 7COL—Boiled, barrels, 50c; boiled, in cases, ; raw, barrels, 4Sc; raw, cases, 53¢ per gal lon. CANDLES—Standard Oll Company quotes: Electric Light, 160z, Tl4c; 14 oz, 6%c; 12 Paraffine Wax Candles— . white, T3c; colored, $%c. For export, $39, and local ctive and firm. Quotations are i Harness, heavy, 5 harness, medium, 2Sc; harness, : : rough, medfum, 2c: rough, light, 26@2ic; rough Leather, 22@23c; Kips, $40@50 per dozen; Calf, | 9c@s$l per Ib; rought splits, 7@Sc; beit-knife | splits, 10@12c; Collar Leather, black. 10@12c per foot; ‘Collar Leather, russett, 10glic; Skirting | Leather, 30@35c per Ih. | JGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- follows: pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed | and Fine Crushed, 7c: Powdered, 6%c; Dry Granulated, §%c: Confectioners’ A, 5%c; Mag- | | nolia_A, 5ise; Extra C, 5%c: Golden C, 5%c; Candy Granulated, 6c; Callfornia A, 5%c per Ib; half-barrels %c more than barrels, and | boxes %c more. WOOD, LUMBER, ETC. POSTS—10@12c ~~ch for 1 and 6@sc for No. 2; Redwood, $5 per cord; Oak, rough, $ 5 peeled, $9; Pine, $ 75. LUMBER—Retail prices are as follows: Pine, | $17@18 50; extra sizes, higher. 1 and $16@18 for No. Shingles, Rustic, | $1 75 for common and $2 75 for fanc: $21a26. R RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday, May 24. Flour, ar sks ... 5164 Straw, tons Wheat, ctls . 1,630 Wool, bales Barley, ctls . 600 | Pelts, bdls Butter, ctls . 57 Hides, no Cheese, ctls . Sggs, doz Beans, eks 373 | Leather, rolls Potatoes, sks 3,168 Lumber, ft . Onfons, sks . Wine, gals . Shorts, sks 430 Tallow, bbls . Bran, ' sks 1,340 Lime, 'bbls .. Hay, tons . 110i Powder, cs . GON. Flour, qr sks . horts, Wheat, ctls . "540 | Barley. Hay, tons . 10| Bran, WASHINGTON. Hay, tons 10 e THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were a few cents better in some cases, though the improvement was not general. In local securities better prices ruled for Hawalian Commercial and Oceanlc Steamship, | with a fair business. | The Sierra Nevada Company has recefved | $9038 from the smelting works as the net pro- ceeds of 21,699 pounds net welght of concen- trates treated. These concentrates assayed 111.72 ounces stlver, 39.70 ounces gold and 18.4 | ounces lead. Inclusive of the $9038 thus re- ceived the company has received a total of $18,819 net In gold coin from bullion and con- centrates since the extraction of ore from the Riley tunnel began. Another shipment of 15 tons net concentrates has been made. The Nattonal Consolidated Mining Company of Shasta County hds levied an assessment of 5 cents per share, delinquent June 27. The annual meeting of the Segregated Belcher and Mides Consolidated Mining Com- pany has been called for June 7. The Pacific Lighting Company will pay a regular monthly dividend of 40 cents per share on June 5. The Elkton Consolidated Mining Company of Colorado pald a dividend of 3 cents per share, amounting to $20,000, on May 20. The' report of the Victor Gold Mining Com- pany of Crippie Creek, Colo., for the qfarter ending March 31 shows earnings of $19,891; ex- penses, $64,942; dividends, $50,000, and cash on | hand April 1, '$159,97. This company has paid $855,000 in dividends to date. The Homestake Mining Company of South ! Dakota will pay a regular dividend of 25 cents find an extra dividend of an equal amdunt to- ay. Th the Chollar mine they have placed two sets of timbers in the main incline above the | 1200 foot level since last report. On the tunnel | level the raise from the west crosscut 60 feet | north of the south line fs now up 21 feet; the | | top shows porphyry and quartz, the latter assaying from $5 to $12 per ton. On the 100 foot level the north drift from the east cross- cut has been advanced 36 feet; total length 108 feet: the face is in quartz assaying from $7 to $8 per ton. They have saved from all | points since last report 10 tons and 1000 pounds | of ore, the car samples of which assayed | gold $8 79, silver 9.60 ounces per ton. On the | Brunswick lode they are still engaged In cut- | ting the 800 foot level station in No. 1 incline | shaft. i | i | In the Potosi mine they have placed two | sets of timbers In the main incline above the 1200 foot level since the last report was writ- ten. The joint Potosi and Bullion west cross- cut on the south line of Potosi on the tunnel level has been driven 26 feet for the week | and s now out 53 feet; the face is in low | grade quartz. On the Brunswick lode they are engaged in cutting out a station at the | 500 foot level of incline shaft No. 1. The main south drift on the 600 foot level has been advanced 32 feet: total length from north line 364 feet: the face Is in porphyry and quartz yielding low assay STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, May 26— p. m. . Bid.Ask. Bid. Ask, U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 48 481, 4s quar coup..109%111 [Pac Gas Imp.. 85 — 4s quar reg...108 103 ... 5018 513 | 4ssquar new...i21%122% - 8T 873 Miscellaneous— g Cal-st Cab 5s.114% o ey \...1% — | Insurance— Firem’s Fund.190 Bank Stocks— Anglo-Cal - 65 Bank of Cal...243 245 Cal S D & T.. 97% — [First Nat ....205 — 6. Lon, P & A.. — 130 68, Mer Exchange 10 15 6s. INev Nat B....1521%4160 Do 1st M 68..113%113% _Savings Banks— Nat Vin 68 1st — 97%[Ger 8 & L..1425 1660 V7S, Hum S & L.1050 , 1160 o Mutual Sav. — ' 42% S F Sav U. — 500 S & L So.... — 100 Security 8 B 250 P Union T Co. 85 — | Do, 08 108%4) Street Railroad— om 123%123% | California. ....18 — P& 10— |Geary . 0 — P & Cl Ry 65.107% — |Market-st Powell-st 6s...116 — |Presidio . Reno_ WL&L..100 Fewder— Sac ElecRy5s.100 California 8 F & N P 55.106%107%'E Dynamite SierraRCal 6s. — 102%[Glant Con Co. 43% 44 S P of Ar 6s..1031104 |Vigorit ... 3 3 S P Cal 6s... .— 113 | Miscellaneous SPC 1s cx 55.. — 96 |Al Pac Assn.. 921 04 S P Br 6s.....100% — [Ger LA Wks..110 — S V Wat 6s...116%117% |Hana P Co.... 10% 13 S V Wat 4s...102 102% [H C & § €o.. 195 19% Stock Gas 6s.. — 103 |Hutch S P Co. 48 481 Water Stocks— Mer Ex Assn. 80 — Nat Vin Co. Oceanic S Co. Contra Costa.. Marin Co oo Spring Valley 10041001 | Prc A F_L.. 1t — Gas & Efectric— Pac Bot Co .. — 101% Cent Gaslight.105 — |Par Paint Co. 7 — Mutual El Co. — 11% Morning Session. $1000 Northern Ry of Cal 5s Bonds 50 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. 230 do do 50 do do 5 _do do 75 Oceanie_Steamship 10 Spring Valley Water. $1000 S P of A Bonds.. $000 S F & N P Ry Bonds, $2000 do do b 14 $3060 do do Street— 5 Alaska Packers' Association. $8000N P C R R 58 Bonds. ‘Afternoon Session. 25 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar. 8 Hutchinscn S P Co.. 20 Oceanic Steamship Co. T do _do . 15 Pacific Lighttng. 10 Presidio R R. $3000 Spring Valley 6s Bonds. Street— 20 Oceanic Steamship Co $4000 Park & Clift House 6s Bond: $2000 Spring Valley 4s Bonds INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. 5 Spring Valley Water. Street— 20 Hutchinson' 8 P Co. Afternoon Session. 30 Hutchinson S§ P Co. 0 +do do . 2 Spring Valley Water. 15 Alaska Packers’ Association. 20 Hawailan C & S Co 0 do do . MINING °STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board vesterd Morning Session. 100 Caledonta 15200 Savage . 500 Chollar 100 Gould & 200 Hale & Norci Afternoon Session. 500 Alpha . 02100 Ophir F 4 100 Belcher . Lo vi 16 200 Best & Belcher. i 100 Challenge : 10 100 Con Cal & Va.. Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. Coos Bav ... Newpors . San Mateo . Comox .. State of Cal. Portiana .. | Chin: -|China ana”Japan! | Cht *|Bel River | Pomona . San Diego.... Crescent City.. | Crescent City San Blas. Panama Areata. . Coos Bav.. .. Wellington Departure Bay. Washtenaw ... | Tacoma. | Nortn Fork..... | Mumbold: Orizava. .. Humboldt Wilamette. Seattle .. Titania. Nanaimo . graph Hill is hoisted 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 Mars Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the timeball was dropped on_time or giving the error, If any, is published the same day by the afternoon papers and by the morning papers the following day. C. P. WELCH, Ensign, U. S. N., in Charg SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. | Times and Heights ot High and, Waters at_Fort Point, ®ntrance Francisco Bay. Published by offlcial & thority of the Superintendent. NOTE.—The high and low waters occur at the cityr front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Poinf the height of tide is the same at both places. MAY 1505 Wednesday, May 25. Sun rises Sun sets. Moon sets. i Time| pee |/ Tims! = REH W w NOTE.—1In the above exposition of the tid | the early morning tides are given in the left | hand column and the successive tides of tha 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 Iast tide of the day, except when there are but thres tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights iven are ‘additions to_the soundings on tha nited States Cgast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (=) precedes the height, and then the number given {s subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low STEAMEKS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER. | Frox | Doa | Fulton. “|Portland . May 35 % | Columoia. ... . | Portiana - |May 23 santa Rosa. San Diego.. May 25 Mackinaw. Tacoma. May 25 Senator.. Pugst Sound. Morgan City... [Alaska. Alliance. Portland . Ningchow. Comox Emptrs. Coos Ba., | WallaWalla.... | Vietorta & Puget Sound.. 20 Alta . 12(200 Gould & Curry.. 19 0 1120 Hale & Norors! 8 | e 1 Andes 7| 400 Mexican 19 5 " 50 Bullion 061300 Ophir STEAMERS TO SAIL oy Ghiotiad - $5|200 Sierra Nevada.. Sl | “grpiwEm | DESTINATION| _ SAILA | Punm 100 Crown Point ... 08| Homer.... |Newpor:.....|Mav 25. & Av|Per (1 Afternoon Session. Tillamogk | Alaska, . [Mar 25, 4 x|Pler 8 1 City Pue! e 'zt Sna | May 26, 0 AM | Pler 3 o Aoeher 11120 Gould & Curry.. 12| pulton. ... |Oregon Ports. [May 26, 9 Am! & 300 Chalienge Con.. 07|500 Overman 07 | Orizaba. . |Humoolts ... (Mav 26. 10 A [Pler & 200 Chollar ... 151500 Savage 47 | Columbia.. | Portlana. 1. [May 2710 Ax| Pler 12 B o Vi, 45]100 Sierra. Nevada,, 49 | Santa Rosa|San Diego .. [May 27. 11 Am |Pler 1L 20 5 2= 45(300 Unien Con . 10 j colon (?]“;‘“m;ma- xg; S orie. hin n [May 25. 1 PM|PM SS Wy comn Tl sl | Geco Dotiat [ Alasia ... | May 3 i Alliance....! Puget Sound.'May 25. % AM 3 CLOSING GUOTLTIONS: Senator. " | Pugot Sound :| May 2% 10 4% | Pier’ § r = | Coon sav.. | Newport. May 23 9 Av | Per 1 BiaUESDAY, May M- b Mok | Ehitka .. |Bumboldi. . |May 3. 2 Py pier 1§ Alph o ol Talia s | State of Cal Portland. May 30. 10 Ax | Pler 12 e 10 13| Fustics % 2| Pomona....|San Diees 1 aw| 1 A P % 3% | Walla Wiia| Vic & Pzt Snd | May 5110 Ax| Pler 9 Beloher 0| Lady Wash 03 | Arcatn.. . |Coos Bav.... |May 3110 AM|Pier 1t Best & Belcher 26| Mexlcan . 15 s [Reemesa Oy |SEiehal - [Jine 1. L s Bulioa . 06/0phir .. 38 88 TR O S AR 3 Caiha - 3 35| Nortn Fork|Humbold? 4. {June 3 4 AM|Pier 2 | Chollar . 15 |Potost . 8 2| Ghatienge Con. o«l;svaff‘ Lo THE TIME BALL. ‘'on Cal «~ Va. Seg Belcher -_ Confidence Scorpion . Z 02| Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer Con Imperial .. — 01 |Sierra Nevada. 50 51| chants Exchange, San Francisco,” May Crown Polat .. 07 05 Silver Hill 05 06| 24, 1898 n Gon New York. — 01 Syndicate . = 0i| The ume ball on Telexraph HIll was dropped % e — 20! = exactly at noon ay—1. e., at noon of tha Eurcka Con .. — 2 Standand oo 519 | S0t meridian, of exactly § p. .. Gresnwich Gould & Curry. 13 13|Utah .. D04 05| time. _C.P. WELCH, Hale & Norcrs. 82 83| Yellow Jacket. 21 22 Ensign, U in_charge. +ASSESSMENTS PENDING, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Delingui| COMPANT. No. [ in the | Day of [Amt. ARRIVED. Board. | = Sale. Tuesday, May . —— | _stmr Georgs Loomis, Bridgett, 42 hours fro Hale & Norcross.| 113 |..Avr 4|..May 81/ 10 | Ventura. Siiver Hill.......| 3 |.May 5|..May 3l 0 Stmr Bamoa, Jahnson, 23 hours from Eu- Yellow Jacket. Juneli| 20 | reka. Mexiean... June 8| 15 Haw stmr Zealandia, Dowdell, 7 days & hours Seg. Belcher. Juneis| 05 |32 min from Honolulu. * Overman. : June 13| 05 Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, 14 hours from Challenge . | ..June2l| 10 Greenwood. XN. Gould & Curry ; June| 10 Stmr Orizaba, Parsons, 19 hours from Eu- Kentuck. S June 5|..Junedy| U5 | reka. Union.. : June1l|yuly 1| 13 | Stmr Cleone, Walvig, 17 hours from Alblon. Nor stmr Peter Jebsen, Klausen, 4% days —_—e—e————— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Willlam F. Sayers (by P, Oliver, com- | missioner) to D. J. Buckl lot on E line of Broderick st, 177:6 N of Clay, N 22:6 by E 110; §3105. D. J. and Katerine T. Buckley to Hibernia | Ssavings and Loan Soclety, same; $2117. Thomas P. Fiynn tp Kate Flynn, lot on N line of Hayes st, 112:6 W of Lyon, W 25 by N 137:6; gift. Frank T. R: of Castro st, §7:6; quit claim deed; S Albert J. and Bertha E. Coons to Alta Building and Loan_Association, lot on W "line of Hampshire st, 377 S of Twentieth st, S 25 by W 100; $10. Garrett and Mary A. Burke to American Surety Company of New York, lot on W_line of York st, 130 N of Twenty-fifth st, N 27 by W_100; $10. E. D. and Theresa McSweeny to same, lot on SE corner of Chestnut and Polk sts, E 68:9 by S 100; $10. John €. and Sophia E. Morgan to J. S. Mor- gan & Sons (a corporation), lot on E line of Capp st, 65 N of Twenty-sixth st, N 65 by E 115; grant. to Sarah Ryan, lot on E line Jacob and Lina Heyman to Margaret Griffith, lot on S line of Alvarado street, 200 W of Hoffman avenue (Elien), W 25 by S 118, lot 187 Heyman Tract: $10. Sampson Tams to Justinian Caire Company (@ corporation), lot on SE line of Market street, 1% NE of Second, NE 33:4 by SE 135; $10. Thomas P. Flynn to Kate Flynn, lot on SW line of Garden (Harriet) street, 175 NW of Yryant, NW 2 by SW i5; gift. W, H. Mueller to Elise Mueller, lot on E line of Utah street, 37 S of Yolo, B 100 by § 58; gift. Tmily F. and Christopher B. Currier to Mary Dillon, lot on W line of Twenty-third avenue, 225 N of Clement street, N 25 by W 120: $10. John W. and Annie L. Wright to Wiiliam F. Gibson, lot on W line of Forty-first avenue, 200 S of O street, S 25 by W 120; $10. Norman Patterson to Christina Patterson, lot on § line of Eighteenth avenue, 5 SE of N street, SE 32, SW to N line of Bay View avenue, W ta point, NE to beginning, lots 23 and 24, Case Tract; Russel L. and Mary A. Gilbert to The Mc- Carthy Company (a corporation), lots 37 and 40, block 5, Sunnyside, ; $10. Alameda County. John W. and Hattie Nuby to G. F. Howard and W. 8. Macrae, lot 19, Revised Map J. Levi Sr. Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. Vincent and Mary Hourat to Bazille P. and Adele A. Medus lot on W line of Cleveland | avenue, 50 S of Twelfth street, S 50 by W 120, being lot 21, block L, Huntington Tract, Brook- lyn Townshin: $. Builders’ Contracts. Daniel Hurley (owner) with Douglas & Co. (contractors), architect, none, all work for a one-story frame cottage with brick foundation, on N line of Jersey street, 101:9 W of Sanchez, W 25 by N 114; $1i4: Mrs. E. G. Baldwin (owner) with Moore & Cameron (contractors), architects, Tharp & Holmes, excavating, grading, concrete and brick work, patent chimneys, carpenter and mill_work, roofing, tinning” and metal work, plastering, rough hardware, glazing, mantels and cases, speaking tubes,’ electric bells and wiring and heating, for a two-story frame dwelling with basement and atttic_and con- crete foundations on NW corner_of Unlon and a;rzlsadem streets, W 06 by N 137:6, W. A. 491; Julla A. Moraghan (guardian minor heirs of estate of M. B. Moraghan) (owners) with Ed- ward F. Slebert (contractor) architect James E. Wolfe, sewer work, water and gas pipes, plumbing, etc., at present three one-story | frames to be changed into two-story frames (six flats) on E line of Valencia street, 240 S | e of Hermang, S 60 by & THE CALL CALENDAR. 1898, 1 ‘ Moon's Phases. | | rull Mooa. 1 May 5. Last_wuacie: May 12 New Mooa. First Quar ser, May 24, NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of | mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and ali matters of Interest to ocean commerce. The timeball on top of the bullding on Tele- S of Sixteenth st, S 25 by E | from Nanaimo. Br stmr Ningchow, Cross, 3 days 11 hours from Comox. Schr Jennie Wand, Christiansen, 7 days from | | | for Cardi Tacoma. CLEAR..D. Tuesday, May 4. Stmr Homer, Jessen, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Austrian stmr Burma, Mikulicich, Nanaimo; John Rosenfeld’s Sons. Br stmr_ Bristol, MclIntyre, R Dunsmuir Sons & Co. Ger bark H Hackfeld, Barber, Queenstown; G W McNear. SAILED. Tueslay, May 4. North Fork, Bash, Eureka. Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Oregon, Stephens, Astoria. Jewel, Madsen, Caspar, Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Samoa, Jahnsen, San Pedro. Stmr Crescent City, Stockfleth, Crescent City. Austrian_stmr Burma, Mikulicich, Nanaimo. Br stmr Bristol, McIntyre, Nanaimo. Ship Tacoma, Davis, Blaine. Brig Harrfet G, Wayland, St Michael. Schr La Chilena, Matson, Fort Ross. Schr Newark, Beck. Bowens Landing. Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reves. Schr Martha Tuft, Johnson, La Paz. Schr Maxim, Olsen, Caspar. Nanaimo; Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Schr Abbie, Hansen, Caspar. Schr Robert Lewers, Goodman, Port Towns= end. Schr Ortent, Sanders, Seattle. - Schr Lizzte Prien, Hansen, Coquille River. Schr Ottillle Fiord, Segethorst, Eureka. Schr Sequota, Thwing, Fort Bragg. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, May 24—10 p. m.—Weather, hazy; wind, W; velocity, 10 miles per hour. CHARTERS. The Aloha loads mdse for Honolulu. The Andaman loads wheat at Portland for Europe, 37s 64; Bogstadt, lumber at Portland for Vladivostok, 50s. MISCELLANEOUS.. LONDON, May 17—Stmr Pennsylvania, from Phiadelphia for San Francisco put into Mon- tevideo with machinery slightly disabled. DOMESTIC PORTS. SAN DIEGO—Sailed May 24—Stmr Pasadena for_ Eureka. NEWPORT—Arrived May 24—Stmr Coquille River, hence May 22. PORT GAMBLE-Safled Moy 2—Br ship Lyderhorn, for Callao. CEATTEE Arrived May 4—Schr Concord, uth. PR PRy apay i sene saicyon, for Newport: schr Bertha Dolbeer, for Newport. TATOOSH—Passed_May 24—Stmr _Willamette hence May 21, for Seatile; stmr Washtenaw, for Tacoma. hel‘\‘ée'r(&\aly:\ilsn[{,ed May 24—Stmr Alliance for S Francisco. S n{:"E“‘POI(’l Safled May 2¢—Schr Maweema, S . for, Fan DKo \rrived May 24—Stmr Empire, bence N MArrived May 24Haw schr Hono- Julu, hence May 8; bktn Mary Winkelman, 7. hence N Passed_May 23—Stmr Umatilla, henne May 21, for Victoria_and Puget Sound Ports: tug Wizard, from Puget Sound, for cisco. San Frn ey 24—Haw stmr San Mateo, from Comox, for San Francisco. POINT ARENA—Sailed May 23—Stmr Alca- traz, for Port Los Angeles. EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—Sailed May 23—Ship A G Ropes for San Francisco. FO EIGN PORTS. YOKOHAMA—Arrived May 23—Br stm Brae- Oregon. YOCK e Arrived May 2—Br ship Es- from Havre. i NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed May 16—Br ship | Acamas, for San Francisco. HULL—Satled May 23—Ital ship Macdiarmid, kaj San Francisco. o S ON—Sailcd May 24—Ship Louis Pasteur, YOKOHAMA—Sailed May 22—Br stmr Victo- Tacoma. T Ry Saiied May 23—Br stmr Miowera, Vancouver. o VKT Sailed May 22-Br ship Balclutha, ~Br ship Foylesdale, for Cardiff; Br ship Lord Rosebery, for. Cardiff. 'NEWCASTLE, NSW—Arrived May 20—Br ship Thornliebank to load for San Franeisco. HONOLULU—Arrived May 10—Bktn Amelia from ' Seattle: schr Annie M Campbell, from Port Townsend. Mav 11—Br stmr Aorangi, fm Sydney: Haw stmr Zealandfa, hence May 4. May 12Bktn Planter, hence April 25. May 13— Ger bark J C Glade, from Liverpool; Br stmr Warrimoo, from Victorla. . May 16—Br stmr Gaelic, hence May 10. May 17—Bktn Irmgard, hence ‘May 4. Salled May 10—Br stmr Doric, for Yokohama. May 11_Haw bark Andrew Welch, for Vie torla. May 14—Br stmr Warrimoo, for Sydney bark C D Bryant, for San Francisco; bktn A cher, for San Francise~ TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS, ANTWERP — Arrived May 2¢—Stmr Noord- land, for New York. NEW YORK—Sailed Mav 24—Stmr Cevic; for LEeo0 ; BO NE—Arrived May 24—Stmr Rotter- dam, trom New York.