The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1898, Page 10

10 ~ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD.| SUMMARY. Silver firmer. Wheat still lowe: Barley about the same. Oats lower and weak. Corn and Rye unchanged. Hay steady. Beans quiet Potatoes lower. Onions steady. Turkeys declined. Hens ste and Eggs unchanged. ore plentitul. up well. Dried fi ctive and fir at the advance. Wool and Hops dead. fair supply. SHIPMENTS OF WINE. Shi, first o1 gallons, same pe s of Wine from this port during the nonths of the year were 5,131,700 200 gallons -during the IMPORTS OF SU AR, Imports of Sugar ‘nto the United States for | e months ending March 81 compare as fol- 1897-98. 1,527,285,360 5,428,023 1,605, THE WEEK'S FAILURES. The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 17 fallures in the Pacific Coast States and Ter- | for the week ending yesterday as | week and 14 | for the corresponding week of 1397. The fall- | itvided among the | or the past week ere ¢ ades as follows; Fi one. 1 brickyard, 1 | any, 2 general stores, 1 hotel, 1| umber, 1 b oes, 1 clothing, ete., , etc., 1 candy, | EXPORTS OF LUMBER. The exports of lumber from this country | have been rapidly increasing during the past | two years. ar | of the year ommercial. ~ In | orts from this last_year thers 20 per %0 worth c ord O Clear ® Partly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Rain® Snow. SHADED AREAS SHOW PRECIPITATION URING PAST 12 HOURS EXPLANATION. sure and is usvally preceded and accompan! by cloudy weather and rains. first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the Interior and low | wlong the coast. and the isobars extend north | nd enuth along the coast, rain is probable; | but when the “low' is inclosed with isobars of | marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- | robable. With a *high” In the vicinity of ho, and the pressure falling to the Call- Jia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an cpposite resul WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. Meridfan—Pacific Time.) CO, May 27, 1898, 5 p. m. aximum temperatures are | from Weather Bureau statlons | fed | S The foliow reported to-da in California 383 | | o CLOSING STOCKS. CLOSING BONDS. S new 4s reg N_Carolina 6s. | Gen Elec |cH&S | fron Stlver . Sacramento, | ish In their ileas and disposition. Fresno, 74; Los Angeles, 70; Red Bluff, 65; | Diego, 64: : Yuma, 9% Maximum, €0; ; mean, ONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS. area low pressure overlies The pressure er the entire coun- the western half of the country. An_extensive is much below the normal Mountains and is still try west of the Rocky falling thre aho to Wyoming and Ttah. The temy has fallen on account of the rain ove 1 of the Pacific Slope. the exception of Fort Canby and San I stations report showers from £0 to Tatoosh Island. Showers have , fallen inland over almost the entire coun- | tr; The following maximum wind velocities are | reported the sout Forec hours ending_midnight, May rthern California—Cloud n_City, 33 miles per hour from | Winnemucea, 26, southwest | sts made at San Francisco for thirty | 1898 and unsettled | T turday, with sho fresh south- anging to westerly winds. puthern California — Cloudy and unsettled | ather Saturday, with showers inland; fresh | erly winds. —Cloudy Saturday: showers. h—Cloud turday; showers. y S with showers urday, ity—Cloudy and un- with showers carly outheasterly changing to settled weather Saturday mornix wes! winds Special report from Mount Tamalpals, taken fal at 5 p. m.—Cloudy: wind southwest: temps ture, 44; ma up temperature, 4 rainfall, 0.%5. ALEXANDER MCcADIE, Local Forecast Official. FASTERN MARKETS, NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK. May 27.—The stock market en- Joved a period of strength this morning, but the early galns were practically all wiped out before the day ended except in a few special | stocks which had sustained the list all day. Even some of those closed at prices as low or lower than last night's closing. The Ilate weakness was all the more remarkable on ac- nt of the sustaining force exerted by the buoyancy of People's Gas. This stock made a remarkable display of strength and absorbed a large proportion of the day’s total dealings. The extreme rise, almost 3 points, was effected in the face of pronounced heaviness of the general market, which was dropping under a persistent dribble In realizing sales. The ad- vance In People’s Gas was due to the very confident buying on the interests on the Inside. It may have been directed against short in- terests, which has been put out In the last few days on the strength of the threatened liti- gation against the combination of companies. After the stock touched par very heavy blocks were taken and there were prolonged periods when it was practically the only stock appear- ing on the tape. Its net gain is nearly 2% points. Rock Island was advanced almost 2 polnee i the early trading, but saved only a ittle over a point of its net gain. The Grang- ers as o group shared in this early strength and there was good buying also in the Van- derbilts. London was a buyer of the inter- national stocks in this market and there were conspicuous gains in the case of several iso- lated stocks, later weakness in the market was undoubiedly due to a growing doubt as 10, the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet. There was some awakened activity at times in the bond market and prices were well held throughout. Sales $2,675,000. United States old 48 registered were higher, and do coupon, 1 per cent lower an the new 4s coupon % lower, bid price. Others unchanged. Total sales of stocks to-day, 336,500 share ‘ncluding: 10,100 Atchison preferred; 15,400 Bur- lingtor:: 12,500 Louisville and Nashvilie: 16,500 Manhattan; 12,400 Metropolitan; 8600 Missour ific; 4200 New York Central: 4300 Northern Patific; 5700 Northern Pacifl : $00 Rock Island: 24,400 St. Pai preterred; §l00 Tobaceo: 67,400 Edople's Gas; 2.- Sugar; 4200 T. C. and L; 4200 Leather pre- ferred: 4200 Western Unjon. lin this Do coup Do _is U_S 4s No_ Pac Ists Do 3s TIMEN Y C & SLdsC D115 |Nor & W 6s . 113%|Northwstrn cons. Do deb 56 ...... s C Currency ¢ & D 1sts tr. Do 2 n Hi-TE0 & P L G lst: Do con 6s 1104 | Do Rg ds fowa C lst: .101% (U P D & G 1s La new cons 4s.. 100 |Wab 1lst Gs L & N Unl 4s.... %0 | Do 2ds . Missour! 85 Shore MK & T 2ds Va_Centurfes . | Do s 3 | Do deferred 5 N Y C 117% [U P prefd . 58 N TiC C P s 54 STOCKS. Chollar . 15| Ontario Crown Point 10 Ophir Con Cal & Va! 50 |Plymouth | Degawooa . 50| Quicksilver Golld & Curry.. 20| Do preferred Hale & Norcross. 50 Sierra Nevada 50 Homestake . 40 00|Standard 160 4| Union Con 10 Mexicar 15| Yellow Jacket . BOSTON. BOSTON, May 27.—Atchison, 1. 102 3 Mexican Central, San Diego, —. phone, 268; Burlington, 4%; Oregon Short Line, LONDON NEW YORK, May 27.—The London financial eablegram says: “MARKET. Evening Post’s The stock markets here were quiet to-day on the coming holidays, but were firm and hopeful. Barring the uncertainties of politics, the outlook 18 healthier and more hopeful than it has been for some time past. The Indla Government offered to-day £5,000,000 in treasury bills. These were all allotted in twelve months’ bills at 2ig per cent, and I learn privately that Japan was the buyer. lease of Japanese money soon. Argentines were strong, as also Brazils, the latter on the debt reorganization scheme. Americans and Grand Trunks were good, clos- ing quiet at the best. There 1s a revival In the Continental demand | for gold, the price of which is now 77s 9%d. CLOSE. Canadian Pacific, S6%c; Grand Trunk, 9; Bar Spanish 4s cloged at 33%, a net loss of ¥d. PARIS, May 27.—Spa: a net loss of 1%. FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, May 27.—Bradstreet's Financial Review to-morrow will say: Irregularity in the movement of prices this week has been at- tended by considerable bullish sentiment and activity. The war continues to be the prin- cipal speculative factor and in a large degree | restricts the market by rendering the outside public unwilling to take part in it until there are further and even decisively favorable de- | and s This has left matters entirely in | | Light velopments. professional hands, although the rank and flle of the Wall-street traders are at present buli- Both the regular professionals and the large financial interests closely connected with corporations are disposed to pay more attention to the crops, the prospects of another year of large railroad tonnage and earnings and to the generally favorable outlook than to the war situation. The principal movements in prices this week— the advances in the Granger stocks and the local traction securities—were the result of in- fluences “entirely outside of war developments. In the first-named case the increase in the Rock Island dividend and the probability of an extra one was the moving factor In prices, and in the latter instance rumors of a connec- | tion between the Metropolitan and the Third- avenue Companies were sufficient to materially livance both. stocks, also moved In obedience to circumstances or | developments having a particular bearing on their values. It should be noted that this week London has changed its position and has bought our stocks Instead of selling them. Its change of attitude is due partly to the de- cline of the money market there and to an easier feeling about the relations between Eng- land and the continental powers. The ad- vance of exchanze rates here seems natural and_ attracted little attention on the stock market, while the very easy rates for money are an encouragement for holders of stocks, and tend to emphasize the firmness with which the market resists bearish ressure or fails to respond to unfavorable reports. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, May 21.—FLOUR—Recelipts, 13,752 bbls.; exports, 20,913 bbls. Dull and weak on all grades; Minnesota patents, $8 25@6 i0; do bakers', $5 %@5 50° winter patents, 36 50@ 6 75; do straits,$6 25@6 35. WHEAT—Recelpts, 465.270 bushels; exports, 456,697 bushels. Spot weak; No. 2 red $1 443 1. 0. b. afloat exports grade. Optlons opened lower on cables and after a rally attended by. cov- ering, experienced a heavy afternoon decline, selling was Mctlitated by reported big French crop estimates and weak Paris markets, closed ic off on May, 3¢ on July and 1%@1%c on later months. No. 2 red May closed $146; July, $1 13 @1 17%; closed $113%. HOPS—Quiet. WOOL—Quiet. / PETROLEUM—Dull. METALS—The week in the metal market shows a pronounced strength and activity. Quotations for tin and lead were higher to- day with the tendency still upward. At the close tin was officially called firm, $14 50@14 9. SPELTER—Firm; $4 25@4 35. LEAD—Active and advancing; $3 75@3 85. PIGIRON—Warrants unchanged: $6 90@7, LAKE COPPER — Unchanged: $12@12 10. The price of lead was advanced to $3 5 by the firm naming the settling price for Western miners and smelters. COFFEE—Options closed 15@25 points higher. Sales 16,2/0 bags, including June and July, $5 80. §Spot _coffes—Rio, firm and_higher; No. 7 invdice, 6%c; No. 7 Jobbing, Tc. Mild—Steady; Cordova, $%@i5%c. Sales, falr business. SUGAR—Firm; fair refining, 3%c; cen- trifugal, 9 test, 4 5-16c; refined, firm. wBl;’nER~RPK‘EID(I‘,Z 054:% packages. Firm; ‘estern creamery, c: Elgins, B ceipts, packages. Firm; West- ern, 12@12%e; gouth?rn 114 @11%e. el DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, May. 27.—Call i fornta dried fruits v APPLES — Common, e@fc; prime wire tray, 9@9%%c; wood 5 Bic: cholee, Swnoes fency, e, od prime. PRUNES 4@8¥c. 1o, P RICOTS “Roval, 8@l0c; Moorpark, 100 PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@%0; peeled, 12@16c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, May 21.—The only buying reason at the start in the wheat pit was the expecta- tion that yesterday's sellers would be buyers to cover shorts, but that expectation was re- alized only to a moderate extent. May and July received from Leiter brokers all the sup- port they needed during the first two hours, and it did not require the buying of much to hold them, the disposition to trade in hav- ing long ago been crushed and all but obliter- ated In July. Yesterday's short sellers of wheat ket who were to buy in Other parts of the iist | September at from S6c to S8ikc, appear to have got all they wanted »- 12 o’clock, and the price began to yleld for lack of buying. There was a vigorous trade lasting for about fifteen min- utes during which the price of September went down to %e. May at the same time dropped to $1 70, and July from §1 10 down to §1 07. The market touched bottom near the end of the | New Orleans Atchison . 12% 8t & Om. 5% Do prefd 316 | Do pretd 143 | session, but reacted some before the close. Baltimore & 18 ISt P M & 143 July lost 3@4c, and September 14@1¥%c. May Canada Pacific .. 34%([So Pacific . 16% | ranged between $1 70 and $1 75, the latter be- Canada Southern. 52% (S0 Rallway 81 | ing the final figure. Central Pacitic .. 13%| Do prefd .. 30% | A large busines was done in the corn DIt to- Ches & Ohlo. 21% |Texas & Pac! 11% | day. It was strong early, but finally broke Chi & Alton...... 159 |Union Pacific Gaty | With wheat. Julv closed %@c lower. Chi B & Q 102 [UPD & G. Th | In onts there was quite a good deal of chang- Chi & E I 34 |Wabash . 73 | Ing from July to September at a premium of CCa& st L 34%; Do prefd 19% | 2%c for July.” July closed e lower. Do prefd . 75 |Wheel & L 284 | The dropping price of corn and the improv- Del & Hudson.... 108 | Do pretd ing prospects of a good crop of that cereal had Del L & W 2 | Express C a tendency to weaken provisions. The de- Den & R G Adams Ex_. ciines for the day are 2%c in pork, 150 in lard Do prefd American EX and 10c in ribs. Erie (new) United States 40 The leading futures ranged as follows: Do 1st prefd. Wells Fargo ..... 117 e Hort Ve e Sepmbehat bl Articlesc " Open. High. Low. Close. Gt Nor pretd.. ] 17314/ _Cot Ol 2 g 1% 1M 1T Hocking Valley .. 54| Do prefd 3% | TAY 110% 110% 108% 106% E"x?m Cer‘xérs‘l s lM%}Aln;n s:p:_:;n ;g»; i Eehiw;m" Tl Ma ks S vF ake Erie & W. 148 o pref b, s 3 5 H Do prefd . X (am Fopaco Josis | Denemiber C AN e 0k LS8R Lake Shore 17 SComuNo 2 Louls & Ni 1003 | May 83 3% 2% 2% Manhattan > 1923 | July . 83% 335 32% 2% Met St Ry.... 180 | September 2 3% s 8% Mich Cent Col F & Iron 21% | _Oats No. 3 Minn St L. Do prefd . 0 | May i 27:& b 7 Do, prefd. Gen Electri 36% | July . g A% 2K AY Mo Pacific .. flinois Steel 54 | September .o 2% Nu % Mobile & Ohio. Laclede Gas 4% | Mess Pork, per bbl— Mo K & T. 1 |Lead 3 | July A17 1180 1185 155 Do vrefd .. 3 | Do f 105% | Septembgr ; 1% 116 1165 Chi Ind & L 1 (Nat Lin Ofl 20% | Lard, per 100 Tos— Do prerd 30" |or 1mp_Co 30% | July . S81T% 620 60T 60TH% N J Central 55 |Pacific Mail 27% | Septem §27% 630 615 615 Y Central 7 |Pullman Pal 188% | Short Ri 100 The— NY chia S gilver Certificates 5544 | yuiy”. st 5% 580 580 Do 1st pref Stan 4 | Septem] Do 24 pref: Sugar .. 1373 | 2P 58650048 G 8 0ing U9 Nor West %| Do prefd . 1i3% | Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, No Amer Co. %(T C & Iron 2% | aull; No. 2 spring_wheat, $120; No. 8 spring o Pacific 25% U S Leather % | wheat, $110Q1 30; No. 2 red, 31 88; No. 2 corn, Do pretd . % | Do prerd . 33c; No. 2 oats, '21@2Tic; No. 2 ‘white, 30%c; Ontario & 16% U_S Rubber 0. 3 white, 29@30c; No. 2 rye, 58@60c: No. 3 Or R & Nav 50%| Do prefd . 8% | barley, $3@dsc; No. 1 flaxseed, 31 29%@1 31; Or Short Line 9 West Unlon 91y rime timothy seed, $2 80; mess pork, per bbl, Pittsburg . 8 IChi & N W S% 11 56@11 60; lard, per 100 Ibs, 36 10@6 15; short Reading 18% | Do preed . 1" | ribs sides (loose), $5 76@6 10; dry salted shoul- Do 1st pre StL&SW 43 | ders (boxed), $5@5 25; short clear sides (boxed), Rock Island ¥ Do prefd . ;l'(\“ | $6 30@6 40. &t Louis & TBiIR G W.. U Ao —- Do lst pretd.... 61% | Do prefd . 31 | _Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. Do 2d prefd 203 |Chi G _V 1414 | Flour, bbis . 9,100 9,000 St Paul . 3 Haw Com Co. 1915 | Wheat, bush . 159,900 Do pretd 148 orn, bush . & market was firm; creameries, 13@16c; Li@idc. Eggs steady, fresh loc. Cheese, sie. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shipments. | Bushels, Lushels Minneapolis 142,520 22,620 Duluth 4107963 1,436 | Milwaukee g 3 Chicago . 63 Toledo .. 900 St. Louis 40,000 Detrolt 2,023 Kansas City Totals Tidewater— | Boston . .163,208 24,000 | New York . 465,275 456,637 Philadelphia L4516 60,425 Baltimore . -109,520 139,657 PARIS FUTURES. May. Sept.-Dec. 66 35 5410 53 20 Flour— Opening 24 50 | Closing . 23 90 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. 2 Sept. Dec. Opening T 61 | Closing 105% 7ok 61i% i 3 | demand for cattle was good as usually wit- nessed so late in the week, and prices as a | Bell Tele- ' $ 105 | ! This probably means a further re- native cows and heifers, 32G4 T “Lows’ usually | Stiver, firm, 26%d per ounce; Money, 2@2% Per | Market steady. | cent | ok 43 closed at 33 11-16, | Tacnors, 43 0@5: calves, $ EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 21.—CATTLE—The general re unchanged. chojce steers, medium, $4 45@ comumon, $4@ cows and heifers, $3 40@4: canners, $2 0@ calves, $5@7 40; Western steers, $4 6. HOGS—Were higher earl ment was lost near the end. 422, butchers, $ 10@4 40: mixed, 1L $3 504 25: pigs, $2 50@M. EP—Were ‘active at the recent advance. are 2@35c higher than a week ago Shorn lambs, $4@5 30; wooled lambs, $5 5@6 10; spring lambs, $6 0@7; sheep, § 50@4 60; export sheep, $4 05 Receipts—Hogs, 17,000; 3000; 9000. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, May 27.—CATTLE—Receipts, 200. Market stéady. Native steers, $4G4 v: stockers and 420 3 Packers, @ $4 05@4 30; Cattle, Sheep, feeders, $3 30G5 25; bulls, $5 &G4 0. HOGS—Receipts, 9000. Market opened stron; to loc higher; closed weak. Bulk of sales, § 430; heavies, $4 20G4 45; packers, $3 90Q4 35; mixed, $3 $0@4 30; lights, '$3 85@4 15. SHEEP Receipts, 4000. ~ Market strong. Lambs, $4 40@6; muttons, $3@4 40. OMAHA. . —CATTLE—Receipts, 1000. Native beef steers, ~34@4 50; stern_steers, $3 90@4 40; cows and heifers, 4 25; canners, $2 50@3 25; stockers and : bulls and OMAHA, May W | stags, §2 90a4. 1 HOGS—Recelpts, 6200. Market 5c higher; ad- vance lost. Heavy, $4 10@4 27%; mixed, $4 17% @4 20; light, $4@4 20; bulk of sales, $4 15@4 20. SHEEP—Receipts, 1500. Market ‘steady. Falr to choice natives, '$3 80@4 40; fair to cholce Westerns, $3 70@4 3); common and stock grades, $3@4; lambs, $4 25@5 T DENVER. DENVER, May 27.—CATTLE—Receipts, 3900 Market steady. Beef steers, $3 50@4 60; ‘cows $3G3 $5; feeders, freight pald to river, $1@4 40: Stockers, freight pald to river, $@4'60; bulls ags, $2 25@3. HOGS—Recelpts, 200. Market 10c higher; easy. mixed, $4 1@4 packers, $4 2094 25; Market unchanged. heavy, $4 10@4 20. SHEEP—Recelpts FORE! LONDON, May 27.—Consols, 112; Silver, 26%1; French Rentes, 102f S0c. LIVERPOOL, May very little doing: cargoes on passage, nominal- Iy unchanged; English country markets, dull. COTTON—Uplands, 3%d. CLOSING. CORN—Spot American mixed quiet, 3s 41d; June quiet, 3s 4%d; July quiet, 3s 3d; Septem- ber, 88 3%d. . Louls fancy winter dull, 13s 6d. FLOUR: WHEAT—Futures closed steady; July, 108 %d; September, 78 6%d; December, 6s 11%d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, May 21. — Wheat, nominal; Walla Walla, 86c; valley and bluestem, §Sc per bushel. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 27.—Wheat, quiet; bluestem, 93@34c; club, S0c. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, May 27.—To-day’s state- ment of the condifion of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $202,703,138; gold re- serve, $172,699,526. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, May 21.—Exchanges, $226,968; balances, 363,680, COTTON MARKET. NEW ORLEANS, May 27.—COTTON—Quiet and steady; middling, 6 11-16c. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, May 2.—R. G. Dun & Co.s Weekly Review of Trade will say to-morrow: The nation faces war with a reviving volume of busine The West is dolng its part and more, but at the Iast also the volume of busi- ness is now expanding. Without abatement in any fmportant line, the great outgo of wheat and corn continues to stimulate business at the West, and ratlroad earnings show an increase over last year of 15.1 per cent In trunk lines, 5.8 per cent in granger roads and in the other Western roads 14.6 per cent, while east-bound shipments from Chicago in three weeks have been 358,908 tons, against 150,812 last vear and 164,923 tons in 1562, This Is largely because of the enormous movement of breadstuffs. Atlantic exports ot wheat, flour included, have been 3,726,4i2 bush- els for the week, against 1,536,607 bushels last year, though Pacific exports were only 92,134 bushels, against 314,95 bushels last year. Wheat receipts at the West do not diminish, but run far beyond those a year ago—for the week, 4,625,253 bushels, against 2,696,173 bushels last vear. In four . wWeeks exports from both coasts have been 13,691,874 bushels, against 5,704,334 last year. The marvelous feature s the enormous buying of corn, exports having reached 5,560,95 bushels for the week, against 1,564,511 bushels last year, and in four weehs the exports have been 20,285,097 bushels, against 6,350,091 last year. Yet corn closed 3.37 cents lower for the week, although wheat flour, ris- ing from $156 to $1 66 for May, fell to $1 46 on Friday, while July options fell 1% cents. Offi- clal and all other accounts agree In estimating that the wheat yield will be remarkably large this year in spite of the fact that the California. crop has been much damaged for want of rain. Starting this month with the grou(cst con- sumption ever known, the iron industry has made surprising progress in new orders, which reached about 100,000 tors In_ bars alone, over 5,000 having been' placed at Chicago and 15,000 at Wheeling, mainly resulting in the extraor- dinary demand for agricultural implements. Heavy contracts for structural work amount during the week to at least 15,000 tons, with others reported at many Western cities.” Plate contracts, outside of the heavy demand for the Government, are very large and include 580 tons for ship yards in Glasgow and Belfast. Many structural and bridge contracts at the West are pending, wWith probability of large orders during the ‘week. A better de- mand for textile goods, with a slight advance In print cloths and a substantial gain in_sales of les. .. 'Wool sales during the week have been only Atlanta Salt Lake City . 1,232,658 Springfield, Mass| 1,341,210 | Fort Worth 2,169,005 | | | | Portland, | Scranton | Birmingham . 3,745,100 pounds, of which 2,489,100 were domes- tic, “against 6,842,400 pounds a year ago and 4,281,000 pounds in the same week of 1882 The manufacturers are largely supplied with ma- terial, although some who have heavy Govern- ment contracts are obliged to buy different grades of wool than those they have in hand. Activity In the market is prevented by the tact that the Western holders almost universally be- lieve in higher prices than can be vet reslized ll:x‘finsurn mariets, so that purchasing s very The silk mills are all busy and the coming linen manufacture is muking 3 £0od record for Fallures for the week have beer 245 in the United States, against 214 last year, and 21 in Canada, against 22 last year. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, May 27.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at $9 cities for the week ending May 25, with the percentage of Increase and decrease = compared with the corresponding week last ar: E;ememfise. % ne. Deo. New York $ 605,695,004 2.7 Boston 54 43 Chlcago 34 928 Philadelphta St. Louts Pittsburg Baltimore San Francf Cincinnatt Kansas Clty New Orleans Minneapolis Detroit . Cleveland 7,083,018 Louisvyille 5,847,317 Providence 1118100 Milwaukee 4,796,306 St. Paul 4,046,414 Buffalo 4,403,537 Omaha 5,899,143 Indiena . 5,666,360 Columbus, Ohio 8,540,000 Savannah’ 1671685 Denvar 2,606,642 Hartford 1,868,311 Richmond 2,152,189 Memphis 1,678,870 Washington 1,785,514 Peoria 1,684,418 Rochester 1, New Haven 1 Worcester 1, Portland, St. Joseph . Los Angeles . Norfolk Syracuse Des_Molnes Nashville .. Wilmington, Del. Fall River . Grand Rapids . Augusta, Ga Lowell Dayton, Ohlo Seattle Tacoma. Spokane Sioux_City New Bedford Knoxville, Tenn. Topeka Wichita .. Binghamton Lincoln . Lexington, K. Jacksonville, Kalamazoo Akron .. Bay City Chattanooga . Rockford, Ili. Canton. Ohfo . Springfield, Ohfo Fargo, N. D. Sioux Falls, Hastings, Nebr. Fla D | Fremont, Nebr. Davenport Toledo . *Galveston . *Houston . *Helena i Total, U. S........31,185,825,343 | Totals outside N. Yoooorosonoennn$ 498,102,400 196 .. DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal . $ 10928631 25.3 | Toronto 6,291 47 8.0 { Winnipeg 2123809 ... Halifax 1,040,456 20.2 Hamilton : 7.1 St. John. 9.2 Totals LR *Not included in totals containing | | prices, other items than clearings BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, May 27.—DBradstreet's will say to-morrow: A total volume of business fully proportioned to or in excess of that usually noted at this season of the year is indicated by reports to Bradstreet's this week. The ex- ceptlons are generally where weather condi- tions have made for irregularity and per- haps duliness. In most sections of the coun- try the situation generally remains satisfac- | tory. The volume of bank clearings, as was | to be expected, shows the contraction usual to- | ward the close of the month of May, but with few exceptions the crop situation, the volume of railway earnings and the reports from & number of leading industries point to a maxi- mum volume of business doing in most parts of the country. Relatively the best trade re- ports continue, as for some time past, to come | from the Central West and Nortnwest, the outlook, contin eminently = satisfactory agricultural interests. The wheat situation shows little change in the week, but these and next year's delivery appear to have parted company, as shown by the increased stringency of prices of wheat for immedlate use, pointing | to unimpaired strength in the near statistical | position, while, on the other hand, the large yleld foreshadowed tends to easiness in prices for next crop deliveries. The price of corn_reflec ss anxiety about the crop, in- duced by the return of weather favorable to planting’ and growth. Weather conditions do not altogether favor the cotton crop, dry weather being complained of throughout most of the Southern and Gulf States. Reports from the iron and steel {ndustries are of very large business being done by the mills and furnaces. The demand for merchant iron and bars 1s re- ported very good, the latter particularly being & reflection of free buying by manufacturers of agricultural implements, Who report heavy orders, based upon flattering cereal crop pros- pects. The market for pigiron s rather more quiet and prices at leading centers show some Shading, confidence in a future large business, however, being as yet unimpaired. Signs ac- cumulate that the long-looked-for improvement in the wool trade is nearer realization, rather more business being reported at most Eastern markets. This, in part, 18 a result of good buying agatnst contracts for Government work | and partly also an outcome of the firmer tone | and slightly increased activity at Western markets, where prices are reported firmer. Cereal’ exports ~ still _continue unprecedently heavy, wheat shipments for the week aggre- gating 4.309,133 bushels, against 4,084,000 bushels last week, 2,051,000 bushels this week a year ago, 2,064,000 bushels in 1896 and 2,426,000 bush- els In 159%. Corn exports are among the largest on record, aggregating 6,184,435 bushels this week, against 5,550,000 bushels last week, 2,185,000 bushels this week & year ago, 1,720,000 Dusliels in 1896, 1,040,000 bushels in 1895 and §i2,- 000 bushels in 1564, Business fallures in the United States this week number 231, an increase of 20 over last week, but compared with 257 this week a year ago, 277 In 1896 and 183 in the corresponding week in 1895, Business failures in Canada this week num- ber 15, only one-half those of last week and compared_with 20 this week a year ago, 2 in 189 and 36 in the corresponding weeks of 1595 and 1594, LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sigh L= M Sterling Exchange, 60 days L= ast Sterling Cables ... L= 4Ty New York Exchange, sight. P 12% New York Exchange, telegraphic.. — 1 Fine Silver, per ounce. — 5% Mexican Dollars . % 0% WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Futures were {rregular at about the preceding day's prices, shading off from the opening, and spot values were a fraction lower. The shippers are entirely out of the market, but the millers are buying rather more freely. Spot wheat: Shipping, $1 G0@1 G2%; milling, $1 60@1 65 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal sesston—9:15 o'clock—December— 6000 ctls, $1 48%: 8000, $1 48%; 2000, §1 H $1 49; 2000, $1 ‘:D‘A: 5000" Sl?’w T Second session—December—i000 ctls, §1 473; 16,000, $1 47%: 30.000, $1 47%. Regular morning session—December—2000 ctls, $147; 6000, $1 4T ; 2000, §1 47%; 26.000, $1 474, Aftérnoon session—December—S000 ctls, $1 47%; . 81 40 BARLEY-There is not much brewing lert, exeept o few scattering lots here and there, which are being picked up by the local brew: £r8 at the quotations. There 8 o change in ced. Teed, $1 22%@1 271 Brewing, $1 85@1 45. o CALL BOARD SALES. nformal session—9:15 o'clock—December—2000 T R e Y Sécond sessfon—December—2000 ctls, $1 191, Regular morning session—December—000 ¢ S\ tethoon session. December 2000 ctis. 31 18 session—December— ctls, $1 18y; 2000, 31 153%: 2000, $1 18%. 3 OATS—Dealers are quoting lower prices all around, and sales are being made even under the quotations. Fancy Feed, §1 40 per cfl; f""" to_cholce, §1 32 3714+ common. $1 30@1 32%: Surpri: ilw«)alr g‘ gray, $1 mgl 35 mll‘fiu. H"fi“fl CORN-"Previous rule. prices Small round ; large - Ao !ellwlut.l 25 per ctl; yel- 1 10, 10 18 Tt S S s paer e whers | both as regards crop vield and | to | FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Cornmeal, $3 25; Oatmeal, $4; Oat Groats. $4 25; Hominy, $3 26@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, $i@4 25 Cracked Wheat, $375; Farina, $ 75; @6 20; in sacks, $5 60@6; Pearl Bariey, $4 75; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 1bs. rules steady at the quotations. outside sources have about ceased. Bran and Mlddlings are unchanged. BRAN—$15 50@16 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$21@23 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $27G28 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50; jobbing, §§2@%2 50; Cocoanut Caks, $24@2; Cottonseed $25@30 per ton; Cornmeal, $24 50; Cracked $20@ «gl x-car in mlmg lots)—Wheat, 23; Oat, S$I7 : Wheat, $21 compressed Oat, Alfaifa, $12@13 50; Clover, nominal: y, $U@IT 50. NEW HAY—Wheat, wire-bound, $17 50@20; vol- unteer wild Oat, $15@18; Clover and Oat, $12 50 @13 50; Barley, $16; lsland Burley, $13@15; Al- falfa, $12@13 50. . STRAW—70c@$1 per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans are steady and unchanged. Seeds ars aull. BEANS—Bayos, §2 90@3 05; Small Whites, $195@2 10; Large Whites, $190@2 05; Pinks, $2 65G2 75; Reds, $3; Blackeye, §3 76; Butters, $1 5@2; Limas, $3@3 10; Pea, $2@2 15; Red Kid- neys, $2 66@2 8 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, §2 26@250 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $3 15@3 25; Flax, §2 25; Canary Seed, 2%@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, 3@sc; Rape, 24@ Barley, 2%c: Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@5kc. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 75@2; Green, $1 %@ 225 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Los Angeles Fgg Plant; 12%c per 1b; Green Peppers, 18G2c; Tomatoes, $2G2 25 per box. The Potato market has broken, owing to the receipts of 2100 boxes of mew from the river. Onjons are steady. String Beans and Cucumbers are lower. Other Vegetables remain about the same. POTATOES—RIiver Reds, 40@50c; River Bur- banks, 60@Tsc per sack: Oregon Burbanks, 5@ T5c; Petaluma Burbanks, 55@65c per sack: new Potatoes, 4@T%c per Ib in sacks and 75 $1 50 n_boxes. ONIONS—Austraiian jobbing at $4 50@5; new, 504 per ctl. JETABLES—Receipts were 350 boxes As- paragus, 282 boxes Rhubarb, 364 sacks Peas and 2 sacks Beans. Asparagus, $2 2 for extra large: $1 75@2 per box for No. 1. 75c@$1 50 for small Rhubarb, 25@6ic per box for small to good and 7dc for extra choice; Green Peas. §1@1 2 per sack; Garden Peas, 2c per Ib; String Beans, s@i0c; Wax Beans, 8@lc; Herse Beans, 40@ 0c per sack; Summer Squash, $1@1 50 per box Dried Peppers, 6@7c per 1b; Dried Okra, 12tkc: Cabbags, 65@7c per ctl; Carrots, 30@s0c per sack; Cucumbers, 25@30c per -dozen; Marys- ville' Cucumbers, @$1 25 per box; Mexican Tomatoes, per box; new Garlle, per Tb. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes sliced, raw, 12c per Ib in lots of 25 ™; sliced desiccated, 16@1sc; granulated raw, 13¢; Onfons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 18c; Cabbage. 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c: Turnips, 25c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. 4 POULTRY AND GAME. Turkeys are lower and slow of sale. Hens are steady at the slight improvement already noted. The other descriptions are about the same. POUTRY—Live Turkeys, 8@llc for Gob- blers and S@ilc for Hens; Geese, per palr, Tie@$1; Goelings, $1@1 60; Ducks. '$3@3 50 for old and $350@5 for young: Hens, $3@4; Roosters, _voung, $1@%:; Roesters, old, $8@i; Fryers, $5@550; Broflers, $4@5 ' for large, $250g3 50 ior small; Pigeons, $125@1 7 per dozen for young and §1@1 25 for old. GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. All kinds remain the same, though the tend- wise. Several cars of Eastern Eggs are at hand. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 19%@20c; sec- onds, 18@1! Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 17@18c; common grades, 15@16%c per Ib. Castern Butter—Imitation ~creamery, 16@ 161%ec; ladle-packed, 15@i6c per Ib; Elgin, 17% @18c. CHEESE—Choice mild new, Sc; old, T%@8%c: Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 106 Iic; Bastern, 12@13c. SGGS—-Ranch Eggs, Exgs, 13%@Uc; Eastern, 4@lc; 16c. 14@16c_per dozen; store Duck Eggs, DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. The first Peaches have appeared from Vaca- ville, and though they were rather green they brought $1 25 per box. Plums are still green and hard to sell in con- sequence. Apricots are firm at the prices. Cherrles are selling fairly, though stocks are free. All Kinds of berries are steady, with no accumula- tion _of stock. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Recelpts were 437 chests of ‘Strawberries and 3689 boxes of Cherries and 364 boxes Apricots. Strawberries, $2@3 per chest for large and r small berries in baskets, and — for 5 | 1ocse. c; loose Cherries, 1%@ c per Ib for black. | 89c; Royal Annes, o6 215¢ for white and 37 Currants, 3754@60c_per box. Blackberries, §1 25@1 0 per crate. Plume, $1@1'% per crate and 50c@$1 per box; | Cherry Plums, i0@75c per drawer. | ““Apricots, 40c@$l per box and Tic@$l per crate for Pringles, %c@$l per box for Royals and seedlings. Gooseberries, 1@2c per 1b for common and 4qSc for English, Jewcastle Raspberries, $1@125 per Nearby Raspberries, 50@60c per drawer. Apples, 50c@s1 50 per box; new Apples, 30@50c per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $2 50@3 25 Seedlings, 7T5c@$1 23: Lemons, mon and $1 2@2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, §3 50@4; California Limes, 'In small boxes, 40G@0c; Bananas, $120@2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The market 1s well cleaned up of carload lots of all kinds and trade is accordingly restricted to the picking up of 0dds and ends here and there. There will be little if any fruit left when the new erop cumes in. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, carload lots, 4%@ 5o _for 40-30's, 4%@4tec for 50-60's, 3U@ic for §0-10's, 3%,@3te for T0-S0's, 2H@3c for 80-90°S, 214 @2%c for %0-100's; Peaches, 3@sc; farcy, 5k@ Gc: peeled, 10@i2ic; Apricots, s@bke for Roy- als 'and i@Sc for good to fancy Moorparks Evaporated Apples, 71@Sc; sun-dried, 4is@sci Black Figs in sacks, 2G2%c: Plums,’ $s@4%e for pitted and 4@ile for unpitted;’ bleached Plums, 5@5%c; Nectarines, 4@5c for prime to fancy: Pears, 21%@4te for quarters and 3@5kc for halves, according to color, etc. RAISINS—1%6G2c for two-crown, Sc for three- crown, 3k for four-crown, 414c for Seedless Sultanas, 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London lavers; dried Grapes, 2ic. NUTS—Chestnuts_are quotable at ¢ per 1b; ‘Walnuts, 3@éc for hardshell and 4@c for soft- shell; Almonds, 3@dc for hardshell, 6@Tc for Softsheil, Sig@9c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ ISV_A‘ for Fastern and 4lgc for California; Pe- cans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, 9%@llc; Brazil Nuts, $@dc per 1b; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. HONEY—Comb, 9@ifc’ for bright and 6@7c for lower grades: water-white extracted, 5%@ 6c; light amber extracted, 1%@5%c per Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c_per’ 1b. PROVISIONS. movement continues good at crate; The outward firm prices. CURED MEATS—Bacon, % per Ib for heavy, 9%c for light medium, 10c for light, 1lc for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cured; Eastern sugar cured Hams, 10%@llc; Cali- fornia Hams, 9%@10c; Mess Beef, §10 50 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, $1i; Family Beef, $12; Salt ’Purk. $9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, fy@l? 50; mess, $15; Smoked Beef, 12@12%c per LARD-Tastern, tlerces quoted at 6c per Ib for compound and Sy for pure; pails, Sic: Culifornia tierces. bic per Ib for compound and 7%c for pure; half barrel: e; £ihs, $i4c; o-1b fins, Sxe. S COTTOLENE—Tier 6%@T%e; packages, less than 300 Ibs—1-1b palls, 60 in a case, Stpc: 3-1b palls, 20 in & case. §%c; 6-1b pails, 12 1‘:.’ case, S%c; 10-b pafls, § in a case, $%c; 50-Ib tins, 1 or 2 in a case, T%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, S%e: fancy tubs, $0 Ibs vet, Tisc; haif barrels, about 110 1bs, 7%c per Ib. HIDES,! TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides are firm and active at the advance. Wool and Hops are dull. | HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10@10%c; medium, 9@9%e; light, 9c; Cowhides, 9G9%c; Stags. 6c; salted Kip, $isc: Calt, J0o; dry Hides, itiec; culls and. brands: ip and_Veal, 15@16c: dry Calf, Goatskins, 20G37%¢_each} S@lbc: Deerskins, good summer, 2@ 20c: winter, 10c; Sheepskins, b ) Koyt g B R T ; long wool, 80c: ench’ Horschides. salt. $2@2 50 for Inm”::g‘i @2 for medium 'and 50c@$1 for small; Coll 2@30c; Horsehides, dry, $150@2 for large an 3141 50 for small; Colts, 25@30c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered,” 3@3%c per Ib; No. %, 2G%%c; refined, 44Gikc: Grease, 2c. ‘WOOL—Fali_clip, San uin, defective, 19 go; Southern Mountain, 9G1ic; free Northern, HOPS—1897 crop, Kids, per ib: medinm. shearlings, 20@30c each; ‘There {8 no scarcity of Hogs, but prices maintained without difficulty. The other ;: scriptions are steady. 2 Flour has been marked down 25 in sym- pathy with the decline fn Wheat. quality, 5 rd q 4@se £ FLOUR—Family extrs, $ 70@5 §5; Bakers’ PERL farge. Amae: small 6@l per. Ib. Extras, $ 50@5 60 per bbl. MUTTON—Wethers, Tis@Sc] Ewes, 1@Ti4¢ per MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- | Ib. lows, “usual discount to the trade: Grabam | LAMBSpring 8@S%e per Ib. Flour, $3 per 100 1bs: Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100: | PORK—Live Hogs. 4@4lic for large, 4%@4%c Rice Flour, $6; Cornmeal, $250: extra cream | for medium and 3%@3%c for smail; stock Wheat Flour, $3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 80 Receipts from s@be | ency in Butter is rather downward than other- | White Cherrles, 20@40c per box; black, 35@ | 50c@s$1 for com- | Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF—First qualit-, 6c; cholce, 6ic; second it 1b. ul Hogs, 2@3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6ic. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, June-July, 5%@ 5%c; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, $4 5. " ND FEEDSTO COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Wel- AT AND SUERSTIEE lington, $S; Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Seat- There will no Hay market Monday, as all | U, 36. Bryant, Coos Ba- $; Wallsend, | the dealers have agreed to close. The market | §7 00; Cumberland, 310 26 in bulk and 311 &0 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Can- nel, $10 per ton: Rock Springs and Castle Gate, §.0;. ok, §i2 ner ton in bulk and §4 in sacks. . W. Harrison’s circular says: ‘‘During the week there have been five arrivals from British Columbia with 18,58 tons of coal; two from Washington, 3691 tons; one from Oregon, 475 tons; total, 22705 tons. The sale this week to has caused a stiffening of values, as our stocks in yard have become materiaily reduced, and it is known that the department is now in treaty for several more steamers, all of which will be conled here in the near future. The with- drawal of these steamers from the coal carry=- ing trade will assuredly advance coast coal freights, and the sales for future delivery to Honolulu and Alaska already contracted by the British Columbia colliers preciude their taking any orders for at least sixty days. In addition to these, we are uncerfain what quantity and when the Government may call for more, hence the holders of all foreign cargoes to arrive are unwilling sellers, unless at very full figures. Most of our large consumers are fairly well provided for in the meantime. Later on they may find fuel a little more expensive. This year coal is king emphatically, its utility is superseded by its necessity, its value for the sustenance almost of nations is being estab- lished at the present moment, showing the ab- solute necessity of their having national coal stations not too far apart, well stocked. The British Government has shown its usual fore- sight {n this regard, being well provided with me, comparatively contiguous to each other. RICE—Chinese mixed, $4 55@4 60 per cti; No. | 1, $@5 10; extra No. 1, $5 2095 60; Hawaflan, $5; Japan, % 75@6; Rangoon, $4 75; Louisiana, | $5'76@6 50, SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinin, Com- | | pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed | | and” Fine Crushed, Te; Powdered, 6%c; Ty | | Granulated, 67c: Confectioners’ A, 5% nolia A, 5%c; Extra C, 5%c; Golden Candy Granulated, 6c; California A, | 1b; half-barrels 3c more than barrels, | boxes c more. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. Flour, qr sks Wheat, ctls Barley, ctls Cheese, ctls 192 |Wool, " | Butter, ctls . 351 |Pelts, bdls | Tallow, ctis . 44 Hides, no . Beans, sks 1 Eggs, doz | Potatoes, sks ... 1.7 Quicksilver, | Onlons, 'sks . 3 Leather, rolls | Bran, sks 2,143 Wine, gals . Middiings, sks 390 | | OREGON. | Flour, qr sks 6,911 | Barley, ctls . 6,240 Wheat, ctls . 0 [Dats, ~ctls 450 Hay, tons 10 |Bran, sks . . 2143 1,150 | EASTERN. 2,000 b doat FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. There fs not much new to report this week. Butter and Eggs are unchanged. Meats and Poultry sell at last week's prices. Summer | truits are continually receiving new accessions, ;and Peaches, Plums and Blackberries are be- | ing received In a small way. Currants are | | added to the list Following is The Call's regular weekly retail Shorts, sks | Corn, ctls price list: Coal, per ton— 1 Cannel ......5—@12 00| Castle Gate...9 60@ — Wellington . —@10 00| Southfield ew Welllng- Wellington 950 ton .. —@10 00{Coos Bay..... 700 | seattie 8 008 — | Dairy Produce, etc. |Common_Eggs....—@15 Butter, fancy, per square ... 401 Do, per rol Do, good Cheese, Cal Cheese, E: Cheese, Swiss.. Meats, per pound— 2617 5 Ranch Eggs, doz Pork, ork’ Chops. |Round " Steak | Sirloin Steak 5| Porterhouse, 3 12@15 | Smoked Beet. Mutton . @10 [Pork Sausages Spring Lamb......12@—Veal ......... Poultry and Game— | \ do. Turkeys, pr > 15@ — Hens, each.... 40@ 60 Young Roost- Ducks, each. ers, each..... T5@1 00 |Geese, each. Old ' Koosters, |Pigeons, palr. each .... 40@ 50| Rabbits, pair. Fryers, eac 60@ 75| Hare, each.. Broilers, each. 40@ 0 Fruits and Nuts— Apricots, per .. $@12|Limes, doz.. Almond “12@13| Oranges, doz 20@40 Apples, b . 5@ 8 |Raspberries, per Bananas, doz. 220{ basket 10@15 pr box..50GT | Raisins, 15 5@10 Tl erries, per ... 5@i2|Strawberries, per Gooseberries, ... 3@ 6| drawer .. Lemons, doz......2002%| Walnuts, T, Vegetables— Asparagus, D..... 4@ §|Lettuce, doz Artichokes, doz @25 |Dried Okra, Ib | Beets, doz.. Onions, b. Beans, white, 1b. Peppers, green. Colored, 1 @ 5 [PPotatoes, Parsnips, Rhubarb, 1. Radishes, dz behs. 10 sage, T ™. Cress, doz behs. . 2002 | String Beans, Cucumbers, dz.50c@1 00|Thyme, Ib. | Green Peas, Ib.... 3@ 5| Turnips, do: | Lentils, ™. 6@ §|Tomatoes, Ib. Fish, per pound: Barracuda . B Carp . Zodfish . Jounders Smelts Herring —| Soles Halibut 10@12| Ekates, Kingfish —@10f Tomcod . Mackerel 12@—| Clams. gal Do, Horse. —| Do, hardshell, 100. perch ... ‘10@—| Crabs, each. Pompano @1 00 |Do, softshell, doz. Rockfish . 12@15 [Mussels, qt Salmon, smoked..20@— |Jvsters, Cal almon, fresh..... 8@10 Do, Eastern, doz.25@ THE QUEEN OF FLOWERS. Of all blossoms the rose has received the most honor and adoration. He- | brew poets sung of the rose; St. Jerome says the word Naazreth means a flower and the rose is typical of the Virgin Mary. St. Basil wrote that in the sin- less ages roses had stems without thorns, but when men became sinful the flower put forth thorns to guard her from their touch. Dante in his “Divine Comedy” im- mortalizes the rose and some critics say he received his idea from a book of the Brahmans, according to which a silver rose is made the representation of God's presence. One tradition de- clares Buddha was crucified because he plucked a rose. A Greek legend is to the effect that the rose grew from the blood the wounded Adonis shed, while the tears of Venus formed the anemones. In alchemy the rose was one of the chief signs, being the symbol of light. One | possible origin of the connection of the rose with alchemy is found in Hero- dotus, who says that Midas, the Phry- gi.n King, had a garden of roses and each rose had sixty petals. The rose was sacred to Bacchus and it was Bacchus who gave to Midas the secret of transmutation of metal;. Religion and poetry have united to make the Perslan stories the most ex- quisite of all that owe their origin to the rose. The Persians have a feast of roses, beginning when the buds first open and continuing throughout the season. The Bulbul Nameh laucds the rose as God’s own flo ver, and adds that he has set the nightingale to keep ward over it. Whensoever a rose is plucked the bird gives forth a cry, the sweetest and the saddest cry that mounts to heaven. In the springtime the night- ingale hovers over the fragrant petals until it swoons in a perfumed ecstasy. Nor is the flower less faithful than the bird, for it does not bloom until the nightingale sings to the bud. Then at the marvelous strains the flower un- folds its glories to the waiting ai; NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, 1 maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense. ' Navigators are cordally invited to visit the | the Government and to the transport steamers | 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. WELCH, Ensig N., in Cha May, Su.|Mo|Tu.[We [Th.|Fr. |sa | Moon's Phases. . 2 3 ‘4 5 L] ¥ull Mooa, S e | n e e © ot || 2B ¥ | oTast Quarter. 35 (16 |1 |18 B 0|2N May 12, = e i w | = (£, BeW Moon, HES S Bl o bl Pl May . 2| W8l | P Firs: Quartor | SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, ©ntrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE.—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. MAY 1595 Saturday, May 28. 14 §|Time| peey | Time| o, Lw T8 1048 H 25 | Ttme| me! Ime| peet| TIme! gy 'H W !L w . 3 o o —01/ 10:40] NOTE.—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, 2nd the last or right hand column gives tha last tide of the day, except when there are but thres tides, as sometimes occurs. Tha heights given are ‘additions to the soundings on t 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 plans of reference s the mean of the lower low watara STEAMER | From Fulton Portland Empire......... | Coos Ba.. State of Cal... |Portiana. Titania . [Nanaimo AliceBlanchard | Yaquina Bay. San Diego.. Coos Bav.. Ueparture Bay. Tacoma. City of Topeka Crescent (Jiv Seotia. Nortn For; Orizaba. Wihamette. Oregon Homer . Mineola. Moana. Umattll San Blas. Panama . Santa Rosa. San Diego. Chilkat... -|Eel River. Burma Nanaimo .- Jne Corumou: . | Portiana Jne Coos Bay Newport |Jne BTEAMERS TO SAIL. ETEAMER. | DESTINATION| SATLS. | Prem Fulton Oreeon Ports. [May 28, 1P¥|. E Panama. |May 28.12 M|PM 83 Chinaklapan|May 28. 1 px|PM SS Puget Sound . [ M1y 2,10 Ax|Pler 9 Newport. May 2. 9 Aw|Pier 11 Humbold: May 20, 9 AM|Pler 13 State of Cal | Portland . May 30,10 ax|Pler 1% Pomons.. .. |San Die May 31 11 A | Ploc 1L Walla Wila | Vic & Pgt Snd [May 81 10 Ax | Py 9 |Alaska May 31. Alaska. June'l. 13" 3| Pler 2 Coox Bav. Jone 110 Ax|Pier 14 [Humboldt. -..|June 1,10 ax|Pler 3 Humbolde June 1.10 AM|Pler Oregon ....|Portlana...... | June 210 Ax|Pier 13 Homer.... | Newnort.. .. /June 2. 9 av|Pier il Chs Nelson|St Michael....|June 2, PR Nortn Fork |Humboldt ... [June 8/ 94w (Pier 2 Sants Rosa san Diego Junr 11 A | Pier 1L Gree Dollar | Alaska June S Columbia. June U. S. N., Aer- Branch Hydrographic Office, tsExchan Francisco, May | ghants Exchange, San 7, 1898. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at ncon to-day—i. e., at @oon of ths 120th meridian, or exactly 8§ p. m.. Greanwich time. C. P. WELCH, Enstgn, U. S. N., In chargs. SHIPPILG INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED, Friday, May 27. Haw stmr China, Seabury, 2§ days from Hongkong, via Yokohama 17 days, via Hono- iulu 6 days, Stmr Sequota, Thwing, 16 hours from Fort Bragg. Haw stmr San Mateo, Fletcher, 7 hours from Departure Bay. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, 72 hours from New- Tt. Ptinr Coquille River. Thompson, 45 hours from Newport. Stmr Chilkat, Anderson, 27 hours from Eu- reka. Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 14 hours from Mendoetno. Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, 60% hours from Victoria, ete. Brig Consuelo, Jacobsen, 22 days from Hilo. Schr Newark, Beck, 16 hours from Bowens Landing. Schr La Chilena, Matsen, 9 hours from Fort Ross. Schr Nettie Low, Low, 8 hours from Point Reyes. CLEARED. Friday, May 27. Whal schr Bonanza, Smith, whaling: H Lie= bes & Co. . SAILED. Friday, May 27. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego. Stmr Columbta, Goodall, Astoria. Stmr Mackinaw, Littlefleld, Tacoma. Stmr Alcazar, Gunderson. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, May 21—10 p. m.—Weather, thick; wind, S; velocity. 20 miles, CHARTERS. The Lucile, Occidental and Yosemite load coal at Seattle for this port. SPOKEN. May 6—Lat 9 S, long 3 W, Br ship Cape Clear, from Hambure for San'Francisco, May 1&—Lat 14 N, long % W, Nor bark Nord- Iyset, from Leith, for San Francisco. May — —Lat 4§ N, long 6 W, Br ship Wil- helm Tell, from Tacoma. for Falmouth. MISCELLANEOUS.. LONDON, May 21—Br ship Olivebank, pre- viously reported on fire at Tyne. The fire has Dbeen extinguished: part of cargo is damaged. MEMORANDUM. Per Coos' Bay—Located lost bell buoy from Noonday Rock at 8:40 a. m. May 27, 6 miles south by east magnetic from Pillar Point, Halfmoon Bay. DOMESTIC PORTS. COOS BAY—Salled May 2i—Stmr Arcata, for ancisco. SR A~ Salled May 1—Schr Mary B Rues tor_Moss Landing. NEWPORT—Arrived May rr%?;#r"fi:‘:“}sflned May 21—Stmr Humboldt, for Y SEDRO—Salled May 2—Schr Lillebonne O R Salled May 2—Brig Geneva, for St_Michael 2 _Passed May 27—Br stmr Bristol, B o faor Seattle: brig Geneva, from Seattle, St Michael o AN URA alled Mas 27—Stmr s, .for San Francisco. Logmie, for SR FATCISE 05 gime Arcata, hence May 2 Salled May 7—Schr Hueneme May George 26—Stmr Emplire, for San Fran- cisco. J TA—Arrived May 23—Schr Lily, hence Mo AU S SchrSadie, trom San Pedro. Schr Lucy, for San Pedro. ND—Arrived May 21—Bark from San Diego. v 2 M TOWNSEND—Ariverd May 2—Brig Courtney Ford, from Dutch Harbor. TACOMA—Arrived May 2—Bark Burgess, hence May 1L COO0S BAY—Sailed May 26—Stmr Fulton, for San Francisco. FO'EIGN PORTS. HONOLULU—Arrived May 17—Br stmr Caps Otway from Victoria; bitn Irmgard, hence May 4 May 19—Brig W G Irwin, hence May 5. May 20—Haw stmr China, from Yokohama. Sailed May 17—Haw stmr Zealandia. for San Francisco; Br stmr Gaelle, for Yokohama: bktn Archer, for Ban Francisco. May 10--Bark Cey- ion for Hilo to load for San Francisco. May 21—Schr Carrier Dove, for San Francisco. QUEENSTOWN—Sailed May 2i—br Marfon Frazer, for —. HAMBURG—Sailed May 2—Br ship Scottish Hilis, for San Francisco. FALMOUTH—Arrived May 27—Br ship Wil- helm Tel, from Seattle. CARDIFF—Arrived May 26—Br ship Princi- pality, from Antwerp. HAVRE—Arrived May 2%—Fr brk Louls Pas- teur, from London. LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 2%—Br ship Bren- hilda, from Havre. COLON—Sailed May 2—Stmr Advance, for New York. Snow and ship 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- graph Hill is holsted about ten minutes before noon, and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by tel phic signal received each day [rom the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal. . A notice stating, whether the timeball was HAVRE-Sailed May 2—Br ship Mashona, for Cardift. HONOLULU—Sailed May 19—Br stmr Cape Otway, for Sydney. May 21—Bktn Amelia, for Port Blakeley. l!'lrond sall May 24—Bktn Planter, for Laysan and. ui(AILyA K%?‘A;—Arflv!d May 15—Schr Jesste nor, from Bureka. ! HILO—Arrived May 12—ichr Spokane, from Port Gamble: to sajl May 25—Ship Kenllworth, for New York. \ )