The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 13, 1898, Page 10

COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKET. Bilver advanced. Wheat doing better again. Barley and Oats qulet. Corn weakening. Rye dull. Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans about the same. Potatoes and Onions quiet. Tomatoes scarce. Butter, Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Poultry in fair shape. Fruit being shipped back to the growers. New dried Pears now quoted. New dried Peaches advanced. fons unchanged. s declined again. Increased exports of Quicksilver. QUICKSILVER TRADE. The receipts of Quicksilver at this port dur- Ing the first seven months of fhe year were 6 fasks, against 8881 for the same time In 3187, The exports by sea were 3572 flasks, val- ed at $10.2%6, againat 3072 flasks at 110,139 in 97. ED FRUIT SCARCE IN ENGLAND. The consumptive demand for salmon s well maintained, but there is not a very large in- iry fro aporters, says the London Grocers’ tte. Prices are firm. Frults are getting into a very small compass Indeed, and the mar- ket dvancing. the only vessel on the way, is overdue, and, if she does not make her appearance soon there will be greater scarcity than any experienced for many vears. Her non-appearance would mean that the market would have to depend upon overland supplies. CAN: WEATH REPORT. (120th Meridlan—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1%, § p. m. The following maximum temperatures are re- ported to-day from Weather DBureau stations Red Bluff, 110; Sacramento, 106; mean, 61. NDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS: s an area of high pressure off the m and Oregon coast and another over The lowest pressure is report- The barom- the northern haif en slightly over the has fallen slightly in the in- still remains from 10 4 and somewhat ¢ mountaln regions of Cali- Utah. Thunder- d Idaho. for thirty 1898: Saturday; {n the mountain regions fresh to brisk west wind nia—Falr Saturday; freth s ending n Northern Cal somewhat threat; in the C Scattered day. cattered thunderstorms to-night thunderstorms to-night and attered thunderstorms In north- night and Satudray. o “and vicinit ort from Mount Tamalpais—Hazy miles; temperature, §9; maximum temperature, 96. G. EASTERN MARKETS. MARKET. H. WIL ON, Observer. | NEW YORK There was some con- selling to reai- | nt sustained advance In stocks. much more aggressive and sold nfidence as the day pr the close YORK, Au n to-day of ut overcoming | The effects | nothing W peculative and the It was h absorbed by the Treas- ) the Government would in 1t on deposit with natlonal ment deposits with these son have not kept pace s absorption on bond ac- rate eased off during the i bid. The bears by that ) ‘secure other material for The persistent weakness of ayon rts of decreased sarn- ings was a factor in their favor. Prices of cks hardened very middie portion of the day after the fears of tight money had somewhat subsided. The bulls took hoid of the low priced railroad stocks and bld up Northern Pacific and Union Pacific over a point. The bears' final raid in the last hour was centersd on Louisville and Nashville in connection with the statement of earnings for the first week in August, showing a de- crease of over §13,000. There was a ‘“‘private’” telegram from Chicago In circulation report- ing yellow fever In Texas and Alabama. L flle and Nashville dropped 2 points be- the highest point. The bears expressed their apprehension that the Anglo-Rustan crisis_would result in forced liquidation in New York for London account, although Lon- don was a buyer of stocks here early in the day. The market reacted all around, some stocks falling to the lowest, but others show- ing quite a firm tone. There was only a very feeble rally, however, and the close was near the low point of the reaction. Net changes were very irregular, quite a number of the low priced stocks showing sharp gains. There was a marked falling off in the busi- ness in bonds under a yielding tendency of prices. The Oregon Navigation 4 per cents were pected that the ury on account c the future be i banks, but Gove; banks for some with the Treasur: count. The mione: day and closed at low the second in the list of the reorga: P:L{‘l! c prior liel Total sales, $3,730,000, United States new 4s, registered, and the (fl%r‘lx !lln;d ’l‘. Idn the bid price. ocks to-day were sharss, Includin 55 Atchison Draferreds i 825 Cv&_ O. » B. & Q., 9980 Loulsville and Nash Manhattan, 4100 Missourl Paclfic, 63,718 hern Pacific, 7620 Northern Pacific’ preferred, 12,700 Rock Island, 4220 St Louis and San Francisco second preferred, 15, The Mariborough Hill, | :'San Luis Obispo, 9; Indepen- | : Los Angeles, %; San Dlego, 82; Maximum, 66; silver | statement. H &TCbs..... 111 1 Do R;!du. 4 Do con 6s. 109 [Union Pac Ists... 9% Towa C lsts. 104 [UPD&QG lsts.. 6 La new cons 4s.. 102% Wab lst Ss. 12 L & N Uni 4s 91| Do 2ds 895 Missouri 8s 100 1W Shoré ds. 109 65% |Va Centuries 3 §1%| Do deferred 8% 116% MINING STOCKS. Chollar ......... 15|Ontario 330 Crown Point 07/0phir . 1 Con Cal & Vi 26 |Plymout!] 12 Deadwood .. 25/ Quicksilver . 12 Gould & Curry 10| “Do pretd 380 Hale & Norcror 70[Sierra Nevi P Homestake Standard 160 Iron Silver Union Con . 1 Mextcan 5| Yellow Jacke 1 BOSTON BTOCKS AND BONDS. Money— West End Call loans 3| Do prefd Time loans 3|Westinghouse El. 30% Do prefd 5i% 14 |Boston L . Do pretd . 3% |E E Il Amer Sugar 138% | Bonds— Do prefd . 114% |Atchison ds 3 |Gen Elec Ss. Bay State Gas. Mining Shares— Beil Telephone. Boston & Albany. 240 |Allovez Min Co.. 4% Boston & Maine.. 165 |Atlantic ... 275y Chi Bur & Q. 113%|Boston & Mont.. 21435 | Fitchburg 10434 |Butte & Boston. 6% Gen Electric “|Calumet & Hecla. 580 Do prefd . 99 ' |Centennial 1 | piinols Steel 62y | Franklin 14 Mexican Central.. 4%|Osceola 541 N Y & New Eng. 9 [Quincy 115 Old Colony ‘amarack 164 Or Short Line Wolverine % Rubber 01d Dominton 7 Union Pacific . NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Money on call easler, 1%@2 per cent; last loan, 1% per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3%@4% per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bank- ers' bills at $ $6%@4 5% for demand, and $4 84@4 S for sixty days. Posted Tates, $4 8414@4 S5, and 34 @4 5%, Commerclal bill 34 53 Sflver certificates, (3%@59%c. Bar sil- ver, i¥tc. Mexican dollars, 46c. ~Government bonds heav. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easier. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. 12—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: To-day the market was quiet and the tone was weaker. Anglo-Russfan-Chinese affairs, though not taken seriously in the city, are having a de- pressing effect in discouraging confidence of the public. The feature is the sharp break In Grand Trunk on the disanpointing half yearly Prices closed quiet at the lowest with a heavy fall. Many weak bulls were shaken out, however, and an ultimate recovery is locked for. Amerfcans were dull on profit taking, closing above the lowest. Spanish fours were flat, and were sold from Parls. CLOSE. Canadlan Paclfic, 86; Grand Trunk, 4. Bar cady, 27 7-16d per ounce. Money, % 13.—Spanish fours closed at Aug. FINANCIAL REVIEW. | NEW YORK, Aug. 12-B street’s finan- clal review to-morrow will say: Successful progress in the peace negotiations with Spain, and reassuring news as to the crops, produced a further buying movement in the rallroad share list. The activity was on a decidedly larger scale and the outside public was more of 2 factor than for some time past. London was a seller here on the advance in the early part of the week, but the later developments in- cluded not only an increase of transactions in Americans, but an increasing interest in them by the London public. The speculation here presented many indications that large profes- )nal interests had resumed operations on the | bull side, and signs were not lacking in the oclosing days of the week that such people were realizing speculative profits. A slight tempo- rary hardening of call loan rates can not be said to have had much effect in sentiment in the street, nor is attention paid to the steadi- ness of exchange and the postponement of gold importations for the present at least. The principal factors were the growing certainty that the Spaniard would submit to the terms of peace laid down by our Administration, and the even more important indications that the spring wheat crop was not damaged and that there had been much exaggeration In reports of the reduction of the corn yleld. The recent rains at the Westhad done much to dissipate the unfavorable notions on these matters and the work was completed by the exceptionally fa- vorable character of the Government crop T port published on Wednesday last. The beliet that railroad traffic and sarnings of the West Will be on a par with those of the past year | has made the granger stocks the feature of perceptibly during the | 880 Union Pacific, 26,145 St. Paul, 17,250 Union | Pacific preferred, 00 Tobacco, 12,960 People" Gas, 14,165 Sugar, 4720 Leather preferred, ’lr_;ng; Rubber, 4428 do preferred, 352 Western Unfon. CLOSING SPOCKS. Atchison .. St P & Om. A Do prefd Do, prefd es oo 154 Baltimore & Ohio 16 |St P M & M..... 161% Canada Pacific .. 83 |So Pacific 21 - Canada Southern. 53%|So Rallway . a1 Central Pacific .. 17 | Do pretd . L mig Ches & Ohlo..... 24%|Texas & Pacific.. 1234 Chi & Arton 159 [Union Pacific ... 2 Chi B & Q. 114 | Do prefa . ey Chi & B 1T BRIUP D & G....... 4 C CC & St L... 44| Wabash . S Do prefd .. 86%| Do pretd . 1% Del & Hudson... 107%|Wheel & L'E..... 1% Do prefd 51%| Do pretd . . 12 Del L & ¥ 150 | Express Companies— Den & R G. 13%|Adams Ex ...... 103 __Do prefd 51%|American Ex ... 132 Erie (new) . 13%|United States ... 41 Do 1st prefd % Wells Fargo ..... 119 Fort Wayne . Miscellaneous— Gt Nor prefd..... 130%|A Cot Oil Hocklng Valle) 5 | Do preta Tilinois Central .. 108 |aomn Spirits Lake Erie & W.. 15 | Do prefd . Do prefd .. Am Tobacco . Leke Shore Do prefd ........ 12 Louis & Nash... 5 |People’s Gas Mannattan L Cons Gas Met St Ry.. Com_Cable Co.... 11 Mich Central 108%(Col F & Iron lzgu. Minn & St L. 28| Do prefd . Do_1st pretd 89%1Gen Electric Mo Pacific . 374 |1llinols Steel Mobile & Ohilo. 27% |Laclede Gas . B3 Mo K & T. 1% |Lead ... . 3 . Do prefd 36 Do prefd . . 11 Chi Ind & L. 9% INat Lin Ofl . ™ . Do prefd Haw Com Co..... 24 N' J Central Pacific Malil . 32y N Y Central . Pullman Palace... 188 N Y Chi & St Silver Certificates 58% Do 1st prefd Stand R & T. . 0% Do 2d prefd. [Sugar .. 1383 Nor West Do prefd 1143 l\.o Amer Co T C & Iro Tl No Pacific U S Leather % Do prefd . Do prefd . 6954 Ontario & W. U_S Rubber 42% Or R & Nav. 9% Or Short Lin 935, Pittsburg . 132% Reading 175 Do 1st prefd 55 Rock Island . 1214 Bt Louis & S F 27 Do 1st prefd 67 s‘n% zal prefd 14% aul .. Brooklyn Do pretd I i Ll CLOSING BONDS. .U 8 news 4s reg.. 1284 N J C Bs... e 114 Do cor 1284 N Carolina 6s.... 125 U_S (s 12% | Do 4s .. . 103% Do coup 112 [No Pac 1sts .12 Do 2ds 97 . U_8S bs reg. 13 Do 58 coup. u3 District 3.6is 116%|Nor & W 6s..... 124 Ala class A. 108 |Northwstrn cons. 141% Do B . 108 Do deb Bs. . 118 Do 2 . 100 |0 Nav lsts. 12 Do Currency ... 100 |0 Nav 4s. 100 Atchison 4s 9% |0 8 Line 6s tr.... 127 Do adj 4e. 72%|0 S Line 5s tr.... 108 Can So 2ds. 110% |Pactfic és of 95.. 102% Chi Term 4s. $8%IReading 4s . 83% C & Ohto 3s. 5% R G W 1sts. . 90 c 1049 St L & T M C Ga. 99 D 0% 5t L & S F G 68. 119 b 97% St P Con......... M) 2t 105% St P C & P 1sts.. 120 B 74%| Do B8 ...... T P . 75 \So Rallway bs.... 9 G 108 [Stand R & T 6s.. 68% G Tenn new set 3s.. 92 Tex P L G lsts... 107 © | | | Hartfora the market. Government bonds were strong, though the o0ld fssues recaded fractionally on realizing, but the new 3 per cent bonds, after a slight reac- tion, recovered to 105%. The railroad bond list has been strong and active, new records having been made In many issues and especially in- terest has been taken In 4 per cents. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, Aug. 1 compiled by Bradstrest, ows the bank clear- ings at 89 cities for the week ended August 11, with the percentage of Increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last ar: Percentage. Dec. New York Boston ..... Chicago .. Philadelphla St. Louis Pittsburg Baltimore .. San Franclsca Cincinnati Kansas City New Orleans . Minneapolis Detroit “leveland Loufsville . Providence Milwaukee St. Paul . Buffalo Omaha Indianapolis Columbus, Savannah Denver 2 Shhhaes Richmond . Memphis ‘Washingto Worcester Aflanta ... Salt Lake City . Springfield, Mass . Fort Worth . Portland, Me . Portland, Or §t. Joseph Los Angeles Norfolk Syracuse Des Moline Nashville Wilmingtos Fall River Scranton Grand Ra Augusta, Ga Lowell Dayton, Beattle Tacoma §) New Bedford Knoxville, Tes Topeka . Birmingh; Wichita Bingham! Lincoln Lexingtor Tacksonviile, Kalamazoo Akron Bay Ci Chattanoog: Rockford, 11l Canton. O. Springfield, Sioux Falls, S. Hastings, b Fremont, Neb Davenport Toledo *Galves! *Houston **Helena . 1,283,940 1,857,387 2,646,483 1,266,802 708,647 886,890 892,040 EEFRRE EEREEE **Evansville Totals, U. $1,221,929,627 Totals qutside New York 455,680,600 DOMINION OF $13,650, 6,086,508 1.195.221 1,356,848 601,499 Montreal Toronto . ‘Winnipeg Halifax Hamilton St. John, N.'B.l 738,601 Totala oo ate $24,100,502 E *Not included in totals because otper tems than clearing ol Not inelu in totals because - parison for last year. * Do e DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Aug. 13—R. G. Dun & Co. woekly review of trade will say to-morrow: Prospects of peace have had a curlous Influence on business contracts, not quite explainable on common sense grounds. Nobody really feared disaster or exhaustion of national resources, and nobody feared that anybody else was atratd of either. Yet orders unusual in number and size have been placed since Spain asked for peace. In some industries the gains have been large for about two weeks, while In some tex- 7% | tile manufactures it has only begun to appear this week, but involves a considerable in the working force, Crop prospect the whole, more encouraging, for the Govern- —The following table, | - THE SAN TFRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1898. ment's latest report as to corn is much larger than the commercial estimates, and its cotton return promises & heavy yield, while allowance is made for its habitual error in Its wheat re- turn. Money markets show no signs of possi ble disturbance, securities are stronger, and there Is no harmful speculation in stocks or products. Rarely has the financlal outlook been more nearly unclouded. While wheat s 4 cents higher for the week there is less doubt than a week ago that it will rule lower during the coming year. The gen- eral holding back of grain by farmers and con- sequent heavy shrinkage in Western receipts have reduced the visible supply below all past records, but everybody understands that at this date many times that quaxtity is almost within a day's Tun of Chicago. The more effective change is the decrease in exports, which have only, been 3,237,819 bushels, flour included, from bath coasts, against 3,832,574 last year, showing but a slight increase of half a million bushels for two weeks, compared with last year. The price of corn has declined a shade for cash. The iron and steel trade fully supports Infer- ences drawn from recent events. The demand for steel is so heavy that some of the biggest concerns have been buying, one taking 40,000 tons, advancing the price at Plttsburg from $14 50 to $15 25, which was at last refused. Bes- semer pig is steady and other pig there and at Eastern and Western markets generally steady, but rails have been advanced by Eastern mak- ers to $1S per ton. The makers of structural beams have advanced the price $1 per ton, and makers of merchant pipe have advanced the price § per cent, while plate makersare crowd- | ed to the point of refusing orders, both East and West, and bars are stronger, With many | mills engaged for weeks ahead. Iliustrating the demand are reports of orders for 30,000 car axles at Chicago, 20,000 tons structural work there and big orders at Philadelphla for cast pipe and 6000 tons elsewhere. astern works now appear to be crowded to their utmost capacity, as the Western have been for some weeks. In the minor metals there is heavy bging. Textile works have been sleeping, but are awakening. The demand for woolen goods is now much better, although not yet extensive enough to warrant paying the prices asked for new wool, and pearly all of the buying has been of old stock. The aggre- gate sales at the three chiaf markets have been only 5,432,700 pounds for the weck, about a third of the sales In the same week of 19 while in 1882, for the corresponding week, eals were 7,164,600 pounds. For the week fallures have been 185 in the United States, against 239 last year, and 18 in Canada, agalnst 3 laet year. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Bradstreet's will say to-morrow: Changes in general = trade and business this week have been very generally toward improvement. Notable in this respect has been the iron and steel trade, which has passed from the stage of promise to that of fulfillment on Increased demand and marked advances in values »m all the leading iron | centers East and West come reports of more or less improvement in tone, demand or prices especially prominent in the latter, particular- Iy being steel billets at an advance of $1 per ton; steel rails have had advances ransing from 2c to $1, and sympathetic advances are likewise noted in Eastern plgiron, wrought- iron pipe, steel beams and other structural | material and steel plates. Further encourag- {ng features have been the accentuated demand on foreign account for wheat and corn, which Is reflected in advances for those cereals in spite of a rather more favorable than expected Government report of possible yield. Popu- lar estimates tend to allow of an underesti- mate by the Government in wheat fully equal to that of last year and point to a total crop of not less than 700,000,000 bushels. Effects of the | holding of wheat by farmers for better prices | are found in the reduced volume of grain car- | ried by raliroads during July. Price strenzth | is also a feature. Oats, lard, beef, coffee, lead, | rubber, copper and cotton are advanced on the week. Cotton prices are higher and contrast | with the Government report of an unchanged condition as & result of July weather, but this is partly due to complaints of too much rain since August 1, the date of the Government | Teport. Tvidences of increased business at the East are besinning to appear. Business at the West is, iIf anything, more active than last week, dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, grocerles, Dhardware, lumber and hats and caps all shar- ing in the swelling fall demand. On the Pacific Coast business Is relatively best in Oregon and | Washington. | "Careal exports are of a satisfactory volume, | and are still ahead of last season's liberal | movement.” Wheat shipments for the week | cluding flour as wheat, aggregated 4, | bushels, as against 4.111,212 bushels last and compared with 4,460,518 bushels In the cor | nding _week bushels in 1,824,628 in 159 an 24 bushels in . Since July 1. tht the exports of | wheat ageregated 18,712,057 | 115,543 bushels during the same | vear. | * Business failures still incline toward a min- | imum, numbering only 137 against 189 last week, 214 in the week a year ago; 255 in 1536; | 195 in 159 and 254 in 1834 Business fatlures in Canada for the week number 33, agalnst 23 last week: 2i in this Week a year ago; 35 in 1896; 23 in 1595 and 40 in 1584, NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Aug. i2—FLOUR—Recelpts, 32,440 barrels; exports, 19,499 barrels; sales, 6500 packages. Quiet but firmer on the strength of wheat. WHEAT—Recelpts, 66,600 bushels; exports, 40,557 bushels. Spot, strong; No. 3 red $0%c f. | 0."b. afioat to arrive; No. 2 red, 81%c £. 0. b. | afioat. Spot options opened stronger on cables and ruled very firm all day with shorts good buyers. The continned small receipts of win- ter wheat were supplemented near the close by fears of political complications abroad. Final prices showed %@1%c net advance. No. 2 red ar, bushels, against 16,- period last September, 71 1-16G72 3-16c, closed 72%c. HOPS—Steady. WOOL~—Dull. COFFEE—Options_closed steady, unchanged Sales, 30,750 bags, including August, 35 60; September, $5 60 Spot_Coi- fee—Rio, steady; No. 7 involce, 4c; No. 7 job- bing, 6%c. Mild—Steady; Cordova, S@lic. | "SUGAR—Raw, strong, held higher; fair re- fining, 3%c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4ic. Refined— Firm and active. METALS—AIl departments continue to show decided strength, and the tendency is steadily upward on good demand and scarcity of sellers ‘At the close to-day the Metal Exchange called: PIG IRON—Warrants firm, held higher, with $6.76 bid and $7 25 asked. LAKE COPPER-Unchanged, but firm, with $11 75 bid and $12 asked. TIN—Quiet and unchanged, Wwith $1620 bid ana $16 30 asked. LEAD—Firm, with $4 05 bid and $4 10 asked. The firm naming the settling price for leading Western miners and smelters quotes lead, §3 §5. SPELTER—Unchanged, with $150 bid and $4 60 _asked. BUTTER—Receipts, 8268 packages. Market firm; Western creamery, M4}@1c; Elgins, Iic; to 5 points higher. factory, 11@l4c. EGGS —@Recelpu, 5110 packages. Market steady; Western, 14lac. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Aug. 12—California dried fruits, quiet. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, 6@8c; prime wire tray, 8}%@8%c; cholce, 8%@3c; fancy, 93%c. PRUNES—@sc. APRICOTS—Koyal, @izc. : S PEACHES—Unpeeled, 5@Sc; peeled, 12@l6c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—Renewed Indlcations of smaller recelpts at Western primary markets together with better prices at Liverpool gave wheat & good start. The strained relations between Russia and England growing out of the friction over China were also a factor. Reports showed considerable alarm and the disposition Was to cover. As there was little for sale Wit the competition sharp, prices ~gradually fmprovec 7c. The demand for shipping lots of "whea' was better than it was yesterday, and & co.responding improvement was experi- enced in the market for carloads. The extra- ordinary condition of the cash trade was the Tost influential feature of the situation and Kept the price of September edging upward af- tet every siight reaction. The aggregate re- celpts for the day at Western primary markets Were 436,000 bushels aeainst 740,000 bushels last Vear. September %@lc higher and December gained %@dke. A £ood Inquiry from the East for cargo lots and the weather favored corn. The Influence of fhe .Government optimistic figures, however, was ‘still sufficlent to prevent any general in‘ vestment buying. September rose R@c. Outs displayed a moderate strength on buying by commission houses. 7There was a good de- mand for cash, both old and new. The close was %c higher. & Comparatively small recelpts and higher prices for hogs at the yurds started provisions Brm. Packers were free sellers at the slight advance with which the trading commenced, and the demand was soon obliterated. Radi- cal weakness, however, did not set in until a few minutes from the ‘close when upon yellow fover announcements there was a mudden col- Iapse and the market closed in a semi-panicky state. Pork lost 12ic, lard 10@12%c, and ribs 1T3%c¢ on the day. ° The leading futures ranged as follows: $1%@10c; Moorpark, 10 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 spring wheat, 70c; No. ; lpfln:’cfl;{lh :'lll&;flc “Nl"l,. 2 "dk T2%c; No. corn, 0.2 oats, c; No. Fiaose; No. 3 white, 258 e’?“?ao. 2 n{""“' 45c; No. 2 barley, 36@iSc; No. 1 flaxseed, 98%c; prime timotby seed. §2 B0; mess pork, per Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. | OATS—Continue Inactive at forme: Wheat. No. 3— Fancy Teed $1H@1 30 per ctl: £00d to Shotee, xfli:‘x‘::hz} a g’i‘& 2‘6 g& 1 ;} 26@1 27 Geammgrh 31 {7?‘@1 224: Surprise, Septambar b e “2 H gk na?.?‘xm e §12214@1 25; milling, $1 22@ 66 6% 6 6% | CORN-—The tendency in prices scems to be ownward. The demand is poor. Small sk 32% 3% n}: | yellow, §1 25@1 0; Ea-tern large yellow: u?;e':f B ””16 g& E i ;1! rwégum 10; white, $1@1 10; mixed, $1 05@1 07% 35 B% MK U | RYE—$1 2091 25 perctl. September » 70 | gy | S DUCEWHBAT I BGLE phcll. b B SO R, LI L FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. e § 0%, | FLOUR=Family extras. $4 4004 50; bakers IR 3% 3P4 extras, 34 15@4 2 per bbl. 5 : MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- 5 6214 530 |lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham 5 532f g3 |Flour, $3 26 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour, §2 75 per 100; 7 L% B4 | Rice Flour, §i; Cornmeal, $2 80; extra cream Cornmeal, '$3 25; Oatmeal, $4 25 Oat_Groats, | 5174 51714 | $4 50; Hominy, $3 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4 511 “m 25; Cracked Wheat, £37; Farina, 3450; ole Wheat Flour, §8 50; Rolled Oats (bar: bbl, $9 05@10; lard per 100 Ibs, $5 20@5 27%: short ribs sides (loose), $ 15@5 4; dry salte shoulders (boxed), $4 624@4 8§7%; short clear sides (boxed), $5 50@5 0. Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. Fiour, barrels 7,500 $,500 Wheat, bushels 92,500 138,800 Corn, 'bushels 352,160 308,600 Oats, bushels 367,600 93,130 Rye,’ bushels . 12,600 0,000 Barley, bushels 6,700 800 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was firm; creameries, 13%@18%c; dai- ries, 12@l6c. Eggs steady: fresh, 12c. WHEAT MOVEMENT. Recelpts. Shipments. Bushels. ushe! Minneapolis Duluth .. Milvaukes . Chicago . Toledo . St. Louis Detroit .. Kansas City . Totals . 819,307 Tidewater— Boston . 84,824 150,028 New York 66,600 40,657 Philadelphla 23,543 2,400 Baltimore . e 70,478 New Orleans Galveston . MTotaletoiies 385,475 202,115 | LIVERPOOL FUTURES. | o heat— et Pee. pening . 5 104 5 | Closing. 5 1% 55% | PARIS FUTURES. Aug. Nov.-Feb. | 51 40 4455 50 £5 21 60 -2 8% Wheat— Opening Closing NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 12.—The local wheat market shows but little change. A small lot of new crop valley sold to-day for 62c for mill- ing purposes. This figure s about a cent above exporters’ price: Walla Walla, 5%c; Blue Stem, 6lc. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Aug. 12.—Export prices for wheat are 57@62 for club and bluestem. Millers pay 62¢ for Tlub and 6ic for bluestem. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—CATTLE—Were in good demand at advances of 5@loe. Choice steel 5 25@5 65; medium, $4 S0@4 %; beef steers, | ; stockers and feeders, bulls, { cows and heifers. $3 calves, estern rangers, $3@4 60; Texans, $2 25 Fair to choice, $1@ 410; 3S—Ruled 10c higher. ackers. $3 703 97%; butchers, 3 4 15: A $3 75@4 05; light, $3 T0@4 O £6. SHEFEP—Trade \n mmon to prime, sheep was active and ; chofce spring lamb ogs, 15,000; sheep, | KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Au~.12.—CATTLE—Recelpts, | 3500. Market steady to strong: native steers, | @5 cows and helfers, §1@ ockers and | feeders, $3 2045 10; bulls, $2 50@ HOGS-—Recelpts. 6300. Market 5@ioc higher, closing weak. Bulk of sales, $3 80@3 95 $3 S5@4 10: packers, $3 T5@4: mixed, heavies, 9 @3 80; pigs, “1@3 70. Market firm; lambs, 3 30@6; muttons, §$2 @4 50. OMAHA. 12.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1900. Native beef steers. $4 30@5 30; 3 90@4 75; cows and heifers, OMAHA, Aug. Market steady. Western steers, $3 263 50; stockers and feeders, $3 60@4 80; calves, $4@6: bulls and stags, $2 75@4 10. HOG 00. Market 5@1i0c_ higher. Heavy mixed, $3 $214@3 8; light, 80/ bulk, §3 So@3 SHEEP—Receipts, 1500. Market steady. Falr to choice natives $3 60@4 20; do Westerns, $3 50 @4; common, $3 25@3 %; lambs, $4@6. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. The Earl Frult Company auctioned Califor- nia fruit to-day as follows: CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—Grapes—Malaga, 9%c@ Fontainebleau, %0c. Bart- Crawford Peaches, Yellow Egg Plums, Weather $1 40, average §121; lett Pears, average 32 34; Gros Prunes, $1 12; German, 513; Fellenbers, $1 42. nine cars sold. PHIA, . 12.—Malaga Grapes, Hungarian Prunes, average $1357; Yellow Egs, 3125 Four cars sold. BOSTON, Aug. 12.—Malaga Grapes, 31 50; Bartlett Pears, $1 85@2 40, average $2 27; Early Crawford Peaches, $135@165 average $130; Late Crawford, $1 W@1 70, average $142; Sus- quehanna, $1 30@1 60, average §150; ' Gros Prunes, $1 27; Ttalian, $115; Yellow Egzg, %0c@ | $1 15, average 95c; Columbla, S2c; German, $1 05, NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Tokay Grapes, $3 25. Peaches, Susquehanna, $1 1031 25, average $1 19, Late Crawford, $1@l 60, average $1 21: Brandy- wine, $117; Muir, $1@1 25, average $1 0L Plums—Bradshaw, 80c@31 10, ge 9c; Gros, $1G1 40, average $114; Yellow BEgg, 51 15@1 50, average $1 22. Prunes—Hunsarian, §1 83; Silver, average $1 42; German, $1@1 40, av. Columbfa, 31@1 %, average 31 09. rs, $2 20@2 60, average $2 3. 24 cars sold. Pe Bartlett Weather cloud: DRIED FRUITS IN THE EAST. NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—The Journal of Com- merce, referring to the market for California dried fruits, : In spite of strong reports from Callfornia and the steady upward move- ment in prices there, Eastern buyers do not | 2eem to be ready to take hold and comparative- Iy little forward business is reported. On the other hand, it is understood that Chicago has done a great deal of buying for forward in both apricots and prunes. FOREIGN MARKETS. 110%; Stlver, ; Wheat car- ONDON, Aug. 12.—Consols, 27 7-164; French rentes, 103 goes oft coast, nothing doing; cargoes on pass- age, quict; English country markets, part 6d @is’ dearer. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 12.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard _Callfornia, @6s Tid; French gountry markets, steady; weather in’England, ne. COTTON—Uplands, 3%d. WHEAT—Futures closed qulet; s _114d; December, 5s 5%d. CORN_August, steady, 3s 3d; September, steady, 3s 3bpd; October, 'steady, 35 414d. FLOUR—St. Louis fancy winter, steady, 9s. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—To-day's state- ment of the condition of the Treasury: Avail- able cash balance, $267,176,367; gold reserve, $156,108,577. . September, COTTON MARKET. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 12.—Cotton, steady; middlings, 5 11-16c. s NEW YORK, Aug. 12—Cotton, quiet; Mid- dlings, 6 1-16c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 12.—Exchanges, $210,- 412; balances, $35,971. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sigh Sterling Exchange, 60 days Sterling Cables New York Exchange, telegraphic. New York Exchange, sight Fine Silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars I WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS, WHEAT—The Eastern and forelgn markets are hardening again and this market is im- proving in sympathy. The depression of the past several months seems to be passing away. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 20@1 22%: ST 10 per ctr Tor 018 aha $1 259130 for new: CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session — 9:15 _o'clock—December— 8000 ctls, $1 23%; 16,000, $1 23%. Second _ Sesslon-—-December—4000 ctls, §1 24%; 2000, $1 23%; 52,000, 81 24. " Regular Morning Session — December—2000 ctls, $1 24 Afternoon Session — December — 2000 ctls, $1.23%; 6000, §1 23%. BARLEY-The market is quiet and shows no change whatever. Offerings are moderate. Feed, $1 17%@1 20; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES Informal Session—9:15 o' clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—No sales $5 6506 05; Pearl : Green Peas, $4 50 ley), $5 &@6 2; in sacks. Bariey, $; Split Peas, $4 25 e 100 the. “ HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. There is a quick demand for choice wheat ~ | blers and 15G1sc for He | Elgin, nominal. “holce mild new, 92@10c; old, B@; Young Amerlca, | | ways. Hay, but there is none coming in, nor Is there any expected this season. It would bring at least a dollar & ton over our quotations. The Hay that s coming in is selling fairly at the prices and there Is no further weakness at the moment, a&s receipts are more moderate. Feedstuffs range the same. - BRAN—315 5016 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$181r20 per ton FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $31GS1 50; job- bing, $32G32 50; Cocoanut Cake. $24@25; Cotton- seed Meal, $28¢30 per ton; Cornmeal, 32328 50 Cracked Corn, miu 50, CALIFORNIA HAY—Wheat, $17@17 60 for good and $14@16 for lower grades; no cholce Coming in: Wheat and Oat, $14 B0@16 80; Oat. $13g15; Barley, $15g14 00; Island Barley, $1l 1260, Alfalta, ' §11 50912 60; Btock, $11@1Z h etc.)— Clover, nominal. Wheat, $13@14 60; Oat, $12 3 13; Timothy, $11 50Q1350; Alfalfa, $LQ@LL STRAW—40@70c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. @28 per Some changes in Peas and Seeds will be ob- gerved. Beans run along about the same. BEANS—Bayos, $2 65@2 70; ~Small Whites, $2@2 15; Large Pinis., 32256 3 40; Reds, $2 6 Tiackeve, $3 15@3 267 Pea, $2G2 15; 7 per ctl; Butters, l’lOmh,nl:bI(ernll. Sflfl;!u Red Kidneys, $2 5042 75 per 3 hRbe Brown Mustard, $8 @4 Yellow Mustar], $4@4 Canary Seed, 2%@2%c per Ib; from Alfalfa, 2%@3c; Tim- Utah, 5%c: Rape, 2%@2%c; Hemp, thy, 5@s%c. O IED PEAS—Niles, §175@1 %; Green, 3225 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES, Cholce Potatoes are firm and selling off well. Onfons are weak. Sweet Potatoes continue to e matoes continue scarce and firm at the un- ually good prices. The other Vegetables are in_liberal pply and cheap. POTATOES- 60@tic in sa and §0@9%c In sacks and c@il 10 in_boxes | for Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, 75c@$l 18; | Sweet Potatoes, 1%@sc per Ib. 2 ONION S—40@50c per ctl for red and 60@70c per ctl for yellow. Pickle Onions, 75@%0c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 2%@3c; String Beans, 2@dc per Ib; Lima Beans, 2@3c; Bay Squash, 2@30c; Green Peppers, 35@soc for Chile and 50@é0c fgr Bell; Cabbage, 50c per ctl: Carrots, 20@30c per sack; Bay Cucumbers, 25G30c; Plckles, ¢ for No. hox for No. 2; River Tomatoes, $1@1 7o; Green Corn, 50c@s$1 per sack for Vacaville, §1@1 25 per crate for Alameda. 50@T5c for Berkeley; Garlic, e per Ib; Green Okra, @65e; Egg Plant, 35060 per box. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, gliced. raw, 120 per b in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced | 13c; dessicated, 16@1Sc; granulated, raw, Carrots, old, 13c; new, 18c; bage, Bweet Potatoes, Soc; Turnips, String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Turkeys continue to bring high prices. Young Poultry rules firm, the supply being hardly up to the demand. Hens are dull. Two cars of Eastern sold at $5 60@6 for Hens, r old Roosters, $1@8 for young Roosters, ‘for Fryers, $3 50g4 for Brollers, $ for Ducks and 1Sc for Turkeys. g 16@18c _for POULTRY- Live Turkeys, : Geese, per palr, $I ngs, $1 25@1 50; Ducks, $2 50@3 for ol 125; and’ §2 50@4 for young; Hens, $3 50@4 50: Roos- young, $5@6; Rooste old, $4 35@4 50: 34 50; Broilers, 33 50@t for large, $2 50 tor small; Pigeons, 31 50@L 76 per dozen oung and $1@1 25 for old. - GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Prices for all descriptions under this head rule about as before. There are no Duck Eggs on the market at the moment, 50 the quota- tion is dropped. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 23Q24c; sec- onds, 21@22. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 20@2lc; common grades, 16@19c. Eastérn Butter—Ladle packed, 14@l5c per ib; HEESE- c; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Eastern, 12@13c, —Ranch Eggs, 21@Zc per dozen; store 14@17%c; Eastern, 14@lic for ordinary -| Eszs, and 18@20c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. The glut in Peaches, Pears and Plums con- tinues, but dealers do not expect it to last more than several days longer. As soon as the canners get rid of thelr contract fruft they will | again buy In this market, when a general im- provement in prices Is looked for, as the cropa are just as light as they have been. A curlous and” unprecedented feature of the congestion is the shipment of Peaches and Pears back to the growers by the commission merchants, in | order that they may be dried instead of being facrificed here. In former years the growers were not prepared to dry at a moment's notice, but they are now, and it Is a good thing for them. Of course they lose the freight both Quite a number of lots have been thus shipped back. Grapes are beginning to pile up somewhat, and the tendency In prices is downward. Other- ‘wise there Is nothing new. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, 33 50@6 per chest for large and — for small. Figs, 50c for white and 50c@$l 25 for black, double layers. Cantaloupes, $1 25@3 50 per crate; Nutmegs, $1@1 T per box; Watermelons, G2 per hun- red. Huckleberries, 7@Sc per 1b. Red Nectarines, 50@75c; %G per box. ‘hite Grapes, 50@60c per box and 50@65c per crate; Black Grapes, 50@75c per l:rme;mgulmzpls. 6@Tsc per crate; Isabellas, 40c per basket. }zlllrkberrlen $2@4 per chest. ums, ZQs0c per crate and 25 ; in bulk, § 501 per ton. O e Do Apricots, 0@ per box and 60 mlbu";; = $40@60 per ton >eaches, 26@E0c per box; in bulk, to 120430 for. Freestones; Clings, nominal, Crabapples, @40c per box. TRaspberries, # 50G6 per box. Apples, 35G60c for common, and T5c@$1 per vox for No. 1 e Bartlett Pears, 75@%c per box an : per ‘ton 16 Na. 1, and 25@L¢ pec box and 1o 17 50 per ton for small and inferior stock. CITRUS FRUITS—Oranges, $1 25@1 (0 for St. Michaels, $1@1 25 for Mediferranean Sweets, and T5c@$l 2 for Seedlings; Lemons, $2 50@3 for comnion and_$4@5 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $70! ‘a Geliforna Limes, — none here; Bananas, $I %52 per bunch; g e tel pe i et DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The market for new Pears has been estab- lished at 6c for quarters and Sc for halves. These are pretty good figures, and the market s firm at them, I{ler Peaches are strong at an advance, anc pricots are stiff. nothing new in now Pruges. 5 S DRIE JIT_— New Prunes, for the four sizes? old Brunes. carioad tor 5@sYc for 40-50's, 4%@sc for 50-80's, 3K @dc for €0-70's, 3% @3%e for T0-50's, 2%@3c for S0-10's, 200 2i5¢ for 90-100° new Peaches, 7@7%¢c; old Peaches, 5@6%c; peeled, nominal; new Apri- cots, $4@I0c for Royals and 15@17ic for Moor- parks; old Apricots, 5@7c for Royals and $@10c for good to fancy Moorparks, Evaporated Ap- ples, vg@ic: sun dried, 3gdc Black Figs, sachs, @2l4c; Plums, 4G4lc for pitted and 1@l for unpitted; bleached Plums, fc; Nectarines, 3@ 43c for prime to fancy; Pears, 3@5c for quar- ters and 3@s%c for haives, according to color, ete. New Pears, 6c for quarters and Se for halves. RAISINS—2@24c for two-crown, 2 o S0 for four-erga Saas for Seedless Sultanas, 214@3c for Seediess Mus- catels and $1@1 15 for London Layers; dried CRETs Hanuts, [ alnuts, new, 6¢ for hardshell, 7o Tishell; Almonds, 3G4c for harganall @16 sor softshell, 8%@3c for paper shell; Peanuts, 4G b%c for Eastern and 4lc for California; Pe- cans, 61%4@Sc; Filberts, $%@l0c: Brazil Nuts, 8@dc per 1b; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per 100. ;. HONEY—Comb, @llc for bright and 6@7c for lower ‘grades; water-white extracted, 3%@ 6c; light amber extracted, 4%@5%e per Ib, BEESWAX—24@26c per I PROVISIONS. White Nectarines, Aside from the large Government orders al- ready mentloned there is nothing new. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8lc er b heavy, 9 for light medjum, 10ige fcl))r light, !l:; for extra light and 12!3@13c for sugar cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc; Callfor- nia Hams, $%@10c; Mess Beef, }lfl@MM per bbl; extra Mess Beef, $11G11 50; Family Beer, $12@12 50; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $18G18 0; mess, §15 50G16; Smoked Beet, 11g12¢ r . LARD—Eastern, tlerces, quoted at 6c for compound and 7%c for pure; puuf."t: Callfornia tlerces, 5c per for compound and 7 for pure; half barrels, Tie; 10-T> tins, Sc; o TOLENE — T Kages ] CNE — Tlerces, 6%@6%c; c] less than 300 Ibs—1-Id pails, in a ctp:e‘ ac; 3-m pails, 20 In a case, 8%c; 5-I palls, 12 In a case, 8izc: 10-1b pails, 6 in a case, $¥c; 30-> ting, 1 or 2 In a case, 7%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 8§3c; fancy tubs. 80 1bs n-t, %¢; half barrels, about 110 Ibs, T¥c per . HIDES, TALLOW, WOJL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 9c; light, S%c; Cow- hides, 9c: Si Gl4c; ealted Kip, 8340; Bar oy iidaa sount:. 156; culle and" braaie 12¢; dry Kip and Veal, dry Calf, 17@1Sc} Goatskins, 2712@30c; medium, 30c: winter, 1oc: Sheepskins, shearlings, 15323 each; short ‘wool, 30@40c each; medium, §0G80c; long wool, 90c@ $110 _each: Horsehid $225 for 'large and $1@1 75 for small; Colts, 50c; Horsehides, dry, $175 for large and 75c@$1 % for small} CORLLGW-No. 1 rendered, 3% ™. '—No. 1 rendered, c 3 Ne¢ e Tefined, O Gredse, Ao VOOL—Fall elip, Southern Mountain, 7 0c; fres Northern, 9@i2c. Spring clip—Sout Mountain, 12 mont) s@ilc: Joaquin ::5 Southern, 7 months’, $@lic: Foothill and Northern, free, 12@14c} Foothiil and Northe defective, 10@12c; Middle Count: 160; Hume: boldt and Mendooino, 1glce; Nevada, 100146: Eastern egon, H ley Oregon, HOFS— 1591 crop, 914 per 1. o GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, %@4%c; Wool \ . 35; Flax, nominal, $2G210: | cks for Early Rose | 1 and 40@50c per | Gob- | San_Quentin Bags, 34 85: Fruit | Bags, bc, 5% and s%c for the three grades of white and 1gsc for brown. Cuai—Wellingten, §§ per ton; New Wei- linton, §8:, Southfield Wellington, §7 50; Seat- tle, ryant, $6; Coos Bay, &: Wallsend, §7 0; Cumberland, $13 in bulk and 314 50 In sacks; Pennsylvanin Anthracite Egg, $14; Can- nel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, Bags, 26@25c; 47008 Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $i4 In sacks. RICE—China mixed, $4 30@4 35; China No. 1, 34 00@5 20; extra do, $ 30@5 6; Hawatlan, $5; Japan, $6 S0@6 40: Loulstana, $5 50@6 50. BUGARSThe Western Sugar’ Refining Com. terms net_cash: Cube, Crushed pAnY _guotes, and Fine Crushed, 7c: Powdered, §c; Candy Granulated, 6c; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confec- tioners' A, b%c; Magnolia A, §4c; Extra C, 5%c; Colden C, bic; California A, 5%c per Ib; Ealf barrels, %c more than barrels, and boxes 1gc more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are off again and weak at the decline. Beet is steady and cholce Is firm. There Is no change in Mutton and Veal. Wholesale rates for dressed slaughterers are as follow: BEEF—First quality, 6 8% @tc; third quality, 4%@blc VEAL—Large, 4@ic; . 6@7c per 1. MUTTON—Wethers, 5 Ewes, 6@6%c | per . LAMB—Spring, 7@Sc per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs. 3%c for large, 4c for me- dium and 3%@3%c for small; stock Hogs, 2@ 3c; dressed Hogs, 54@6% RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. August 12. stock from second quality, For Friday, | Flour, qr sks .. 26,141 Straw, tons . 20 | ctls 3,920 | Wool, bales 175 Cheese, ctls . 23 |Pelts, bdls . 215 | Butter, ctls 263 |Hides, no Tallow, ctls . 12| Egge, doz Beans, ks 250 [Sugar, sks | Potatoes, sks 5,153| Do bbls . | Onions, 'sks s24lQuicksilver, fisk. 103 Bran, ske . 1,230, Leather, rolls . 219 Middlings, sks .. Hay, tons . 70| Wine, sals 530 OREG 840, Hay, tons UTAH. Flour, qr sks ... Hay, tons 5 = FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Butter is dearer again. Cheese and Eggs are | undisturbed. Meats sell at last week's prices. Turkeys are dearer, being scarce, but otherwise the Poultry market stands about the same. It is now the full of the fruit season and all fruits except Grapes are about as plentiful as they will get this year. The markets are choked at the moment, as the canners are not buying, but this will probably not last much ovar this week. Vegetables are pilentiful as usual. Following is Thg Call's regular weekly retall price list: Coal, per ton — Cannel ... $—@12 00 [Castle Gate.39 60@ — | Wellington . —@10 00 |Southfield New Welling- Wellington 9 50 ton . 2 10 00[Coos Bay..... T0 3eattle ...... 8 00Q — Dairy Produce, etc.— Butter, fancy. “ommon_Eggs square Ranch Eggs, per Do, doz Do, good | “heese, Cal. Cheese, Eas Cheese, Swiss, Meats, per Ib— Bacon {Pork, fresh. Beef, choice. Pork, salt. Do, good . Pork, chops 5 Corned Beef Round St Ham, Cal... Sirloin_ Stealk. .. 123 Do, Eastern. 13 |Porterhouse, do...17Q20 Lard . Smoked Beef. Mutton ork Causages spring Lamb. Veal Poultry and Game— Hens, each.... 50@ 65|Turkeys, pr 1b 20 @22 Young Roos {Ducks, each... 0@ 6 ers, each .... 80@ 76 Geese, each....1 00@1 25 Old Roosters, Pigeons, i air. 5 each . 0@ SU‘RAhhllB, pair. 40 Fryers, each.. 50@ 60 Hare, each.. 20 Brollers, each. 30@ 40 | Fruits and Nuts— | Apricots, per 1b... 5@ ¢ Nutmeg Melons, Almonds, 1b. 2@ 15 | each 10912 | | | Apples, 1b. 4@ € Dranges, 12@30 Blackberries, per {Pears, per 1b..... 4@ 6 drawer . Peaches, per Ib. dg 8 Bananas, doz. Plums, Ib. 4@ 6 Cantaloupes, eachl0@15|Raspberries, per | Figs, per 1b. 5 drawer 40 Grapes, per Ib. 4@ 8|atsins. Ib. 5@10 Huckleberries, Strawberries, per per Ib. —@10[ drawer 25035 | Lemons, dos 5@35 | Walnuts, 1b. 150— Limes, doz. —@15 | Watermelons, echl5@ Nectarines, pr 1b. 4@ 6/ Vegetables— n 10| Lettuce, doz... 25 30| Sreen Okra, ib.. 3 15| Onions, Ib... 4@ 5 H i@ 8 5 20 3 6| Do, sweet i@ 5 abbage, each..... 5@10|Parsnips, doz.....15@20 Zauliflowers, each 5@10 |Radishes, dz beha.10@12 Selery, bunch..... 5@— |Sage, doz behs...25@35 Sress, doz bnchs..20@25 String Beans, 1b.. 5@— Sucumbers, doz...10@715(Summer Squash, . per 1b. 4@ 6| per Ib. i@ 112925 |Thyme, " 1b. 20@30 4@ 6|Turntps, doz. 15@20 Lentils, 1b . 6@ 8|Tomatoes, 1b. 5@ 8 Fish, per Ib— garracuda. Sedhsh Flounders Herring Halibut . Skates, 5@10 Kingfish Tomcod Mackerel . “lams, gal....... Do, horse........ $@— (Do, hardshell, 100. perch ... rabs, each........ Pompano . Do softshell, d0z.25 Rockfish 10 Mussels, qt 1 3aimon, smoked..20@— [Jysters, Cal, 100..40¢ Salmon, fresh.....—@10 Do, Eastern, ¢oz..25@40 —_— e REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Emma A. Smith to James F. Smith, lot on S line of Union street, 150 E of Polk, E 25 by S 100; $10. American Surety Company of New York to Eugene D. and Theresa McSweeny, lot on SE corner of Chestnut and Polk streets, E 68:9 by § 100; $10. Otto Schoemann to Isabella M. Cowell, lot on line of Clay street. $8:9 W of Sansome, W N 60, W 04, N 7, E 24, N 2433, E 19:3, s : $10. Christian 1. Pecher to Jacob Pecher, lot on N lins of North Polnt street, 137:6 W of Stock- ton, W 45:10 by N 137:6; gift. 'W. Hall (by J. N. Block, Tax Collector) to William Wolfsohn, lot 1, block 14, West End Map 1; . £ S. Vostl (by_same) to William Nicol, lot on W corner of Porter and Worden streets, NW 115:6 by EW 80, block 18, West End Map 2, same: $3. William and C. T. Nicol to C. same; 376, Henry Schwerin to Isaac Levy, Henry Horst- mann and Edward Pringle Jr., ict on SE corner of France avenue and Edinburgh street, S 600 E 200, N to France avenue, W 200, block 43, Ex- celsior Homestead; also undivided one-haif in- forest in lot on S line of Washington street, 160:6 E _of Kearny, belng SW corner Washin; ton and Dunbar alley, W 23 by S 53:6; all in- ferest in lot on W corner of Mission and Spear streets, NW 77:6 by BW 45:10; all inter- est In lot on SW line of Spear street, 57:6 NW of Misslon, NW 40 by SW 45:10; $21,500, Adolph Schwerin to same, lot on NE cor- ner of Italy and Athens streets, SE 100 by NE 225, block 176, Excelsior Homestead; also lot on W' line of Starr street, 225 N of Salinas, N 50 Dby W 100, lots 10 and 11, block 4, Garden’ Tract Homestead Association; §2000. Alameda County. Martha A. Anderson to Annie Lytle (wife of W. D. Lytle), lot on E line of Linden street, 133:4 § of Twenty-sixth, § 33:4 by E 125, block K-639, northern extension of Oakland, Oakland; $1000. B. C. and Mary A. Cuvelller to M A. Mil- {;r l(wm‘ of A‘Ia’eré M{nl“er\, ll‘o_l on line of oplar street, of Vest urteenth, % P a8 hock a86, Oakiangs 0. oy H. C. Morris to Annle E. Hoffman, lot 11, ?\IDBCK 15, Warner Tract, Brooklyn Township; Caroline M. Runkle to J. P. Sarsfield, lot 8, block 26, resubdivision of townsite of Fitchburg, formerly Fitchburg Homestead lots, Brooklyn Township; $10. Hoffman, lot on E_line of Broadway, 200 N of Lincoln avenue, N 50 by E 206, being lot 6 block 6, Hays and Caperton property, Alameda; . Mary M. Wright to August Blohm, ot on B line of Telegraph avenue. 103.52 N of Webster street, E 126.12, N 65, W 111.79, § §7.01 to begin- ning, ‘being a portion of plat 51, Rancho V. and D, Peralta, Berkeley; §825. Builders’ Contracts. W. M. Nichols (owner) with K. C. Gardner (contractor), architect M. J. Welsh. All work for a two-story frame bullding of four tene- ments on SW corner of Powell and Vandewater S 45 by W 68:9; $1425. Rellly (owner) with Donovan & Son (contractors), architect T. J. Welsh. All work for a two-story frame building (store and tene- ments) on N line of Twenty-fourth (Sonoma) street, 2 E of San Bruno avenue (Nebraska), N 100’ by W 25: §2775. James Gallagher (owner) with John Keneally (contractor), James Glacken, supcrintendent. All work for_a one-story-and-basement frame Qwelling on W line of Texas street, 25 S of isetanty (Butte), S 2 by W 100, P N 267; Willam W. Youne (owner) with San Fran- clsco Novelty and Plating Works (contractors), architects Kenitzer & BDarth. Grill Inclosures and cast and wrought iron work for a passen- ger and a freight elevator inclosure; aleo plat- Ing for_a five-story brick building_on SW cor- ner of Market and Spear streets, W 45:10 by 8 137:6; $1650. 4 Same with Fraser Electric Elevator Works (contractors), architect same. Electric passen- ger elevator for same on same: $4200. NOTICE TO MARINERS. COAST OF OREGON. The following named buoys have gone adrift from_ their positions on the Coast of Oregon an ec e of eacons and Bi cific Coast, 1897, page 37. ke Alseya River Buoy—A firet-class black and white perpendicular stripes: AT in_white. 2 Siletz River Buoy—A second-class nun, blatk can, letter A. J. and Lena Sharpe to Elizabeth Knick, | and white perpendicular stripes, marked *Bi- letz River,” In black and white Jetters. These buoys will be replaced on their stations as early as practicable. By order of the United States Lighthouse Board. JOHN C. MORONG, Commander, U. 8. N., Inspector Thirteenth Lighthouse District. Office of United States Lighthouse Inspector, Portland, Or., August 8, 1398, NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained fn San Francisco for the beneflt of mariners, without regard to nationality and tree of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the otfice, where complete sets of charts and safl- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street, is holsted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- celved each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, If any, Is published | in the morning papers the following day. | CHAS. P. WELCH, | Ensign (retired), U in charge. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and’ Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about | twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; | the height of tide is the same at both places. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1. a Sun ris Sun sets Moon sets | Time| | Time| |Time| | Time| | Feet.| | Feet. | Feet. | Feet. FlL w = Wi L w ’H W 12| 229 03 35 7400 5.0 13| 3:10] 0.1 3.4 5.0 14| 348) 00 3.3 9 5.0 18| 4:05| —0.1 31| 16 5.2 16| 443 0.0} 11: 2.7| 5.3 | 17| 518 o 12:m 3 1 52 18| 5.8l 0.3 12:31 9] 3 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The helghts given are additions to the soundings on tho United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the helght. and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. TIME BALL. U. S. N., Mer- Branch Hydrographic Office. ‘August chants' Exchange, San Franclsco, 12, 1898. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry bufldiag was dropped at exactly noon to-day— 1 e, at noon of the 120th meridian, or at § p. m. Greenwich mean time. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. S. N., in charge. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. From. | Due. Willamette.....Seattle . 3 Newburg Newport Santa Rosa.....|San Diego Aug. 13 Humboldt . ‘Aug. 13 Nanaimo 13 Tacoma Seattle rers : Newport |Aug. 15 StateCall! ortland |Aug. 15 Umatilla |Victorla & Puget Sound|Aus. 15 City of 8 |Manila Aug. 15 Arcata. |Coos Bay Aug. Orizaba. umboldt Aug. Empire. ‘o0s Bay . |Aug. Pomona. an Diego . |Aug. Glenfarg. {China and Japan {Aug. Australla. anila ... Aug Crescent City...|Crescent City |Aug. [Newport Auz. IPortiand Aug [Victoria & Sound|Aus: STEAMERS TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. Salls, Pie Cotumbia ..(Portland......|Aug. 13, 10 am Pler 12 e . INewport.......|Aug. 13, 9am|Pler i1 Doric (China & Japan|/Aug. 13, 1 pm|/PMSS Wall|Vic & Pgt Sd.|Aug. 14, 10 am Pler 3 -i|Aug: 15, 10.am|Bier . 4 .15, 11 am Pler 11 Walla Newburg .. Humboldt Santa Rosa/San Diego. Chilkat ..... Humboldt .15, 9 am|Pler 13 Coos. Bay... Newport 217, 9 am|Pler 11 Arcata .....|/Co0s Ba -17, 10 am|Pler 13 State of Cal|Portland .18, 10 am|Pler 12 Curacao._ ... Mexico .18, 10 am [Pler 3 Cy Panama Panama .18, 12 mPMSS Orizaba ....|Humboldt .18, 10 am|Pler 9 Pomona . 11 am Pier 11 Umatill: G INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, August 12. Stmr Laguna, Ericsson, 20 hours from Bear- Barbor. Up river direct. Br stmr Wellington, Salmond, $0 hours from Comox. Stmr Alliance, Hardwick, 76 hours from Seat- tle. Stmr Sequoia, Thwing, 48 hours from San Diego. Stmr Jewel, Madsen, 48 hours from San Pe- J a SHIPP! e Stmr Newburg, Hansen, 44 hours from New- rt. 2 Ptnr Alcazar, Gunderson, 43 hours from Port Los Angeles. Stmr George Loomis, Bridgett, 33 hours from Ventura. Up river direct. Stmr Whitesboro, Johnson, Greenwood. Bktn Tam o' Shanter, Patterson, 9 days from Port Ludlow. Schr Lillle and Mattle, Fosen, 30 hours frem Usal. Schr Mary Etta, Nyman, 30 hours from Bow- ens Landing. CLEARED. Friday, August 12. Stmr Leelanaw, Storrs, St Michael; Alaska Exploration Co. Stmr Homer, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Columbla, Green, Astorla; Oregon R & N Co. Stmr Samoa, Jahnsen, Seattle; B T Krus Br ship British Isles, Stott, Tacoma; Balf Guthrie & Co. Bitn S N Castle, Hubbard, Honolulu; J D Kadiak; 14 hours from Jessen, Spreckels & Bros Ce Schr Chas Levi Woodbury, Delaney, North American Commercial Company. SAILED, Friday, August 13. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. iex Duncan, Shea. ifi.“.".&.r Burma, Mikulicich, Nanaime. Stmr Sequota, Thwing, Fort Brags. Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund. Stmr Samoa, Jahnsen, Seattle. Stmr Coquilie River, Jobnson, Fort Brags. mr Orizaba, Parsons, Bureka. B Weat York, Forster, Melbourne: Bark 8 C Allen, Johinson, Honolulu, Sehr Coquelle, Pearson, Coquille River. Schr Mayflower, Olsen, Coquille River. Schr Chas Levi Woodbury, Delaney, Kadiak, Schr Bender Bros, Wetzel, Bowens Landing. Schr Maxim, Olsen, Caspar. Schr Fannle Adele, Ristine, Grays Harbor. Schr Mabel Gray, Larsen, Eureka. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Aug. 1210 p. m.—Weather foggy: wind, SW; velocity, 16 miles. CHARTERS. b British Isles loads wheat at Tacoma for Erese: Eulomene, wheat at Portland or Ta- coma. for Europe. SPOKEN. s, long 2 W, ship Tille B Philadelphia, for Oregon. iy 1-Lat 6 S, long S0 W, Nor bark Nord- Iyset, from Leith, for San Francfsco. MISCELLANEOUS.. he schr Mary Ann which arrived at St Michael prior to July 7. teports on June 1, 5 days out from San Francisco, Thomas Morck, Ohs of the owners was lost overboard and Srowned. A boat was lowered, but could find 06 trace of him. He was married and leaves & widow 4nd child residing In San Franctsco. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Aug 12—Schr Emma Claudina, from Kahulul, SEA'I;.'TLlE—‘AflVEG Aug 12—Stmr Noyo, frm St Michael. DUTCH HARBOR—Arrived July 2—Bark Carroliton, from Nanaimo. FORT BRAGG—Sailed Aug 12—Stmr Aloha, for §an Francisco. HUENEME—Sailed Aug 12—Stmr Hueneme, July 20—Lat 9 Starbuck, from | for San_Francisco. DUTCH HARBOR—Arrived July 25—Br ship Llala, from Newcastle, NSW; brig Geneva, from Seattle. % NEWPORT-—Sailed Aug 12—Schr Lottie Car- son, for Bureka. PORT LUDLOW—Arrived Aug 12—Schr Maid of Orleans, hence July 20. NEAH BAY—-Passed Aug 12—Br ship Celtic Chief, from Callao, for Victoria. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Aug 12—Stmr Aloha, hence Aug 10. TACOMA—Arrived Aug 12—Schr Peerless, fm San Pedro. PORT TOWNSEND — Arrived Aug 11—Schr Mald of Orleans, hence July 20. HUENEME-Arrived Aug 12—Stmr Hueneme, from Redondo. VENTURA—Arrived Aug 13—Stmr Pasadeoa, from San Pedro. PORT LUDLOW—Arrived Aug 12—Schr Annje M Campbell, hence July 22. PORT TOWNSEND-Safled Aug 11-Stmr § Sunol, for St Michael. Arrived Aug 12—Schr Moonlight, from Kotze- bue Sound. FOREI + PORTS. FALMOUTH—Salled Aug 11—Br ship Ear] of Dunmore, for Dublin. - TALCAHUANO—Sailed Aug 10—Br bark In- . for Junin. ANT Arrived Aug 10—Br ship Lord Shaftesbury, from Portland . Glenpar] bo E i