The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1898, Page 12

12 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver unchanged. Wheat dull and easy. Barley slowly weakening. Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. | Hay steady at previous prices. Beans and Seeds unchanged. Tomatoes lower. No change ip Butter, Cheese and Eggs. More Eastern Poultry sold. Peaches and Pears doing better again. Plums cheap and dull. Grapes damaged by the recent heat. Limes higher and scarce. Dried Pears advanced again. Dried Peaches and Apricots firm. Prunes dull and nominal. Provisions featureless. Meat market unchanged. A ROSY PROSPECT. BULLISH VIEWS OF A NEW YORK BANK- ER ON THE SITUATION. Clews, under date of | “*Values on the advancing. The circular of Hen! New York, August 13, Stock Exchange are strong and Peace developments were an important stim lus to the upward movement; but cheap money | and excellent business prospects have been | much more potent influences, and their effects have been but partially realized. At the mo- ment there is a great plethora of idle funds seeking investment, and money is phenomenally easy in all parts of the country. First-class in- Vestments are on a 3% to 4 per ceat basis, while second-class stocks and bonds are sellinz at figures which bring the investor § per cent and less. Holders would like more profitable investments, but they are not to be had. As enterprise revives new opportunities will be of- fered and rates for money must advance. Our Cuba, Porto Rico and possi- biy the Philippines—will afford some new out- Jets, but these may easily be overdone; for neither Cuba nor Porto Rico has a large popu- Tetion, and time will be required to ncroase | the latter, develop resources and create order | e L 'thacs. These islands can only afford a | says: new possession: Yery limited outlet for the energies of the United States for some time to come. Ched money 1s always an important ald to a campalgn, and two sources of supply encourage | Dellet in its abundance for a period of con- | fiderable length. The banks, alded by the new 3§ per cent bonds, are likely to materially ex-| pand their circulation as soon as rates for| Tioney advance. The large increase in gold production and the prospect of gold imports also tend to ease in money and higher prices in the Stock Market | It is almost needless to enlarge upen im- proved business prospects, as these are under- | #tood by every intelligent observer, and rendfly] confirmed by those famillar with conditions In the interior, especially in_the wheat ro\\'ln(‘ and fron trade sections. The August Govern- ment report Indicates a yleld of ‘wheat_amount- ing to 607,108,000 bushels, against 530,000,000 actual Jast year, and & yleld of corn amounting | to 1,$96,000,000 bushels, compared with 1, 000,000 bushels last year. As a whole the cultural sections are enjoying prosperity, and | there is every prospect of its continuance an- | other year. Our industries are also rapldly | reviving, and their promise is for continued activity for some years to come: in fact, en-i thusiasts anticipate a positive boom, which is neither desirable nor probable yet. While the railroads are doing a heavy traffic—much of | it at a senseless sacrifice—and putting them- selves In good financial condition, the indus- trials are coming to the front as profit makers and scoring handsome aglances. They offer tempting inducements to the speculators, but must be handled with discrimination. Trade conditions favor larger earnings, but ft must be remembered that many of these concerns | are particularly exposed to new competition in | good times from establishments having lighter capitalization and the most modern equipment. We belleve the Stock Market will reach a still | higher level, accompanied of course with the | usual setbacks."” SUGAR AND TEA TRADE. For the fiscal year ending July 30 the Im- ports of Sugar into the United States were | 4.719,769,504 pounds raw, valued at $94,138,081, and 199,136,100 pounds refined, valued at $4,525,- 150, against imports for the last fiscal year of 2,567,632,188, valued at $65,037,825, and 100,997,565 | pounds refined, valued at 32.434,87. | The imports of tea Into the United States in July amounted to 5,240,145 pounds, valued at $777,393. The New York Commerclal says: ‘‘In previous years, from 1894 to 1596, the imports of tea averaged nearly 8,000,000 pounds a month. In 1897 they averaged nearly 9,500,000 pounds monthly, but in 1858 not quite §.000,000 pounds a month. The average imports since 1884 have | been about 94,000,000 pounds annually, or 7,- | 500,000 pounds monthly; therefore last month's | infports were fully 2,000,000 pounds below the | Dormal quantity.” | WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, August 17, 5 p. m. The following maximum temperatures are re- | ported to-day from Weather Bureau stations | in California: Fureka, 60; Fresno, 100; Los Angeles, 86; Red Bluff, %; San Luis Obispo, 78; San Diego, 74; Sacramento, $4; Independence, 94; Yuma, 112. | San Franclsco data—Maximum temperature, | 63; minimum, 51; mean, 7. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECASTS: The pressure Is highest off the northern coas of Californta and lowest in Southwestern Ari- | zona. It has fallen over the entire Pacific | Coast, the greatest fall being in Central Cali- | fornla. The temperature has remained nearly sta- tionary in all districts. It is slightly above the normal in California. The weather is cloudy or partly cloudy along | the coast of Oregon and Washington, and clear | in other portions of the Pacific Slope. | Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, August 18, 1598: mNfl(rlh;rln ‘Cullf):vrnlln—r‘ufly cloudy along the | ast, fair in the interior Thursday; high ‘west wind on the coast. v ek ol jouthern Callfornia+Falr, except cloudy flnd\ :‘oiggd)' along the coast Thursday; brisk west vind. Nevada—Fair Thursday. Utah—Falr Thursday. grlzol;_lff‘"alr Thursday. an rancisco and leinity—Partl; ! ;{‘:fll:‘rldly; brisk to high weai wind yln cm:r’: Speclal from Mount Tamalpals—Clear; west, 20 miles; temperature, Sl temperature, §0. G. H. WILLSON, Observer. . EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug The feature of the day in the stock market was the action of the directors of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy in advancing the quarterly dividend on the tock from the 6 per cent rates. Although this action has been rumored and has been indus- triously discounted in the advance of the stocks for many days past and profits already taken on the advance the announcement to-day was met by a furious outburst of speculation in that and all the other Granger stocks, which carried the price of Burlington full 3 polnts over the previous high level of the movement. The action of the directors s accepted as in- dicative of their belief in the power of the roperty to maintain earnings at last year's igh level. Intimations are given that the forthcoming statement of July earnings will show last year's large average maintained. The statement of St. Paul, second week in August 18 corroborative of the confidence in the earn- ing power of the Grangers The Increase in earnings over last year is $16,210, and over 1882 (the largest previous corresponding weck in_the rToad's history) the increase is over $3000. Such & showing by the roads most affected by the present very light movement of grain is co Vincing evidence of the large general traf which the awakening of business is bringing to the raflroads. The renewed impetus given 10 the advance In prices wus a natural cunfe- quence. The Burlington news came on a yield- ing market, due to an enormous liquidation of rofits on the recent advance. This realizing 2d been golng on for over an hour, to the sdvantage of the very heavy outside demand for stocks, and had resulted in the marketing of upward of a third of a milllon shares of stocks with only a fractional impression on prices, which were, however, at the low point, ‘with the exception of some of the Industrials, notably rubber, leather, cotton oil and stocks of the iron and steel companies. Burlington bounded up from the low point about 5 points, St. Paul 3% and each stock in the group ad- vanced sharply. After a period of rather fev- erish fluctuation the Stocks settled down to a fim_ana quiet tone near the top, while the urgent demand for stocks went seeking through the list, advaicing first one group and then snother. Scarcely a stock failed to move, even the neglected and despised coalers coming in for gains of 1 to 3 points. The only exceptions to streagth. were the stocks advanced vesterday and the day before, which were held ba ot taking, “The Nortner Facic and Thion acific stocks Wwere conspicuous examples. A squeeze In shorts in sugar and a shaki; o¥ "weakly margined holdings In tobacco wess features of the late trading. Top prices were clipped by profit taking before the cloee In the majority of cases, but the closing was rteady, only slightly below the best. The casing of the erling exchange rate was probably due o the falling of of buying of stocks in London for New York account. ales for London ac- count in this market continued large for bonds ¢ higher prices. Total sales, 34,065,008 United States ‘when issued, advanced ¥ in the bid price. Government bonds were otherwise unchanged. Total sales of stocks to-day, $§T,57) shares, including: Atchison preferred. 16,570; Caragian Southern, 5i20; C. and O., 10,5%; Burlington, 7180; C. C. G. and St. L., 6110; Denver and Rio Grande preferred. %2; Tilinols Central, 845: L. E. and ., 81,720; L. and N., 15,200; Man- hottan, 12.750; Reading preferred. 11,200 3 eouri Pacific, 7522; M. K. and T. Preferrad, 725 Paul, 102,645; St. Paul and Omahy, 4210; South- | ern preferred, 5950; Texas and Pacifle, 23,700; Unlon Pacific preferred, 22,950; Wabash pre ferred, 7920; Cotton Oil, '13,300; Tobacco, 2T, Chicago G. W., 11,18; People's Gas, 53, Sugar, 59,380; T. C. and I, 25,000; Leather ferred, 25,150; Rubber, $665; Western Union, 25, 708. — | CLOSING STOCKS. | Atchison . t P & Om. 86% | Do pretd . Do orefd 155 | Baltimore & Ohio St P M & M 141% | Canada Pacific .. So Pacific 2 Canada Bouthern. So Rallway § Central Pacific . Do prefd s | Ches & Ohlo. Texas & Pacibic.. 14% | Chi & Alton. Unfon Pacific 2% | Chi B & Q. |._Do pretd & | Chi & E 11 Ur‘g&u 4% | CCC & St'L: IWabash . $ Do prefd . Do pretd 21% | Del & Hudson Wheel & L 1% | Del L & W Do prefd 121 Den & R G. Express Companies— | Do prefd . Adams E: 105 | Erfe (new) . American EX 138 | Do lst prefd. United States 4 | Fort Wayne Wells Fargo ..... 120 Gt Nor prefd . Hocking Vall Misceilaneous— A Cot Oll . 32% Iilinols Central Do prefd 843 | Erne & V Amn Spirits . 12% | prefd . Do_prefd 38 | Lak® Shore . Am Tobacco 140% Louis & Nash. Do prefd 131 Manhattan L . People’s Gas ..... 10414 Met St Ry ns Gas . 197% Mich Central . m _Cable Co.... 170 Minn & St L. F & Iron. 24 Do_1st nrefd. Do prafd .. Mo Pacific 38 [Gen Electric Mobile & Ohio... 28 |lllinois Steel . Mo K & T. 12 |Laclede Gas Do prefd . 36% [Lead ... Chi Ind & L | Do prefd Do prefd . 3414(Nat Lin Ofi... . N J Centrai . $4% |Haw Com Co..... 26 N Y Central 118% Pacific Mall Y N Y Chi & St L. 14 |Pullman Palace... 188 Do 1ist prefd.... 63 [Stlver Certificates 68% Do 2d prefd.... 35%|Suger . rith Nor West 15%| Do prefd 14 No Amer C 6% |T C & Iron. 325 No Pacific 36%|U_8 Leather . % Do prefd . 76| Do prefd % | Ontario & W 16%|U_S Rubber . i Or R & Nav 8% | Do prefd 1083 Or Short Line.... 344 West Unfon 948, Pittsburg C&NW L 134 Reading 9% | Do pretd . 1 Do 1st prefd ... 4%[St L & § W.IIII 5% Rock Island 105%| Do preta S%[R G V St Louls & S F.. Do 1st prefd... Do prefd Do 24 prefd.. Cchi G W 36| St Paul ...... Brooklyn R T.... 69 Do pretd . CLOSING BONDS. U_S new 4s reg.. 128% N Carolina 4s 128% [No Pac lIsts 1124| Do 3s 12%| Do 4s 3 97 N Y C & St L 4s. 108 13 [Nor & W 6 124 113 [Northwstrn cons. 1423 | 118%| Do deb us 108 |O Nav lsts 112 Nay ds. Line 6s tr Line 5s tr. 105% %0 80 0 s Pacific 6s of Atchison ds | reported a decline there of 37% centimes, or 2c | aggregating 727,000 bushels in wheat and flour, | due largely | Duluth | 8t | Kansas City . New York . e Philadelphia 3 Baitimore .. 64,592 New Orleans 3 Galveston 0 i Totals 307,195 IVERPOOL FUTURES. Wheat— Sept. Dec. Opening 9% 53% Closing B 54 | PAR: JTURES. | Wheat— Aug. Nov.-Feb. | | Opening .50 45 4450 | Closing 5070 4435 Flour— Opening 21 35 20 80 Closing 175 20 80 The clearances for American red. were heavy, a bushel, from Atiantic and Gulf ports but even that strong feature failed of having more than momentary effect. The close was %c lower for September and D ber lost Shc. Oats were active and relatively stronger than Corn, although the weakness in that market had a depressing influence. September closed L @%c lower. Provislons were generally easy, offerings be- ing in excess of the demand. The selling was to yellow fever talk. Pork is down Tie, lard 2ic and ribs T¥e. The leading futures ranged as follows: Open. High. Low. Articles— Sioee: Wheat No. 63% 6% August .. 2% September 323 December . 32% May 34 Oats No. 2— September 2014 May . 2% Mess Pork, per bbl— September 8 95 October December Lard, per 100 Ths— September October . Deagmber Short Ribs, per 160 Ibs— September 520 October 5 22% Cash quotations were as No._3 spring wheat, 67g72c; No. 2 red, 0% @ii%e; No. 2 azyc; : No. 2 white, %5@26c; No. 3 white, 2 rye, 43%@44c; No. 2 barley, 37@45¢; No. 1 flax- seed, $Sic; prime timothy seed, '§2 50; mess ori, per bbl. $8 90g8 % lard,’ per 100 Tbs, 5 15@5 21%; short ribs sides (loose), 35 05@5 36; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 62%@4 ST short clear sides (boxed), $5 60@5 70. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls 900 7,000 Wheat, bu Corn, bush Oats, bush . Rye, bush Bariey, bush . On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries, 13%@lSc; dair- fes, 12@16c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 12c. WHEAT MOVEMENT. Receipts. Shipments. Bushels. Bushels. 6,700 | Minneapolis Milwaukee Chicago Toledo Louis Detroit Totals Tidewater— Boston Do adj_4s Reading 4s . Can So 2d R G W Ists.. Chi Term St L&IMC C & Okio & St L &S F 119% | CH&D 44s St P Con...... 5 D& R G Ists St P C & P lst | D &R G i4s. Do 5= 58 | East Tenn 1 |So Ratlway Gen Elec Stand R & T 6s... 6 HE&S Tenn new set 935 s Tex P L G lsts... 1075 Do Rg 2ds.. 45 Unfon_Pacific .. U P D,& G 1st La new Wab 1% Ts | L &N Do_2ds Missouri_6s W Shore s MEK&T Va Centuries . 2as.. 3 S1% | L1 | e | Do deferred Union Pac 4s. " MINING STOCKS. | 18 Ontario Ophir ... Plymouth . Quickstlver . Chollar ... Crown_Point Con Cal & Va Deadwood Gould & Curry... Do prefd . Hale & Norcross. Sterra Nevada . Homestake i Standard Iron Silver g|Union Con Mexican . Yellow Jac BOSTO! S AND BONDS. . Money— Unton Pacific 28y | Call loans . 73| Westinghouse 0% Time loans 4| Do orefd ........ b Stocks— Atchison prefd . ATE&SF 14%|Boston L ... 7 Amer Sugar UL E Ilinofs m | Do prefd . 114%|Gen FElec prefd... 91 Bay State Gns... 1%| Bonds— Bell Telephone... 282 |Atchison 4s ....... 943 Boston & -Albany. 240 | Mining Shares— | Boston & Maine.. 166 |Allouez Min Co... 4% Chi Bur & Q..... 118%[Atlantic 2 Fitchburg 1043 | Boston & Mont.. 224 Gen Electric ..... 417 |Butts & Boston.. 25% Tilinots Steel ..... 66% Calumet & Hecla. 600 Mexican Central.. § [Centennial DSy NY & New Eng.. 100 |~-reola L B% Colony . 193 luincy D120 Or Short Line.... 34%|Tamarack D165 Pnbber - II1 45%|Wolverine 26 West End 281|014 Dominion! 28 Do pretd 105% LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock | markets here were quiet to-day, but less firm. | The feature was the sharp fall in Spanish 4s on heavy sales from Paris. An offered explana- | tlon was reported difficulty on the Parls| Bourse, but well-informed operators say mxa‘i is not 80, | The fall In Spanish bonds was really not sur- | prising, the wonder being that the price has | been so good. The continued purchase of silver by Spain, stimulated by the regulations as to | the mote issue by the Bank of Spain notably, had a weakening effect on Spanish exchange on | London, and this weakness tends to react on Spanish stocks. Americans were easy on realiz- Ing, but the closing was steady on New York | support. Grand Trunk was better. Phe Parls Bourse was dull on the fall in | Spanish 4s and DeBeers. The Berlin market was steady. Canadian Pacific, 86%c; Grand Trunk, T4: Bar Stlver, 27%d; Money. % per cent. PARIS, Aug. 17, 4 p. m.—Spanish 4s closed at 40.95, against 42.35, the final price yesterday. LONDON, Aug. 17.—Spanish 4s closed on the | Stock Exchange to-day at 40, a net loss of 2} from yesterday's close. YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—FLOUR—Receipts, 22,068; exports, 27,149 barrels. Market, quiet | ana steady. WHEAT—Recelpts, 45,675 bushels; exports, 3,19. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, TT%c f. o. b. afloat to arrive. Options opened a trifle easler through forelgn selling and after a midday ral- Iy on disappointing recelpts had a second break which left final prices %@%c net lower. After- noon selling was Inspired by weakness in corn and light export demand. September, 69%@ 10 1-16c; closed, T9%c. HOPS—Qulet. WOOL—Quiet. COFFEE—Options closed steady, unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales, 22,500 bags, includ- ing: August and September, $5 50@5 55. Spot coffee—Rio, quiet; No. 7 invoice, 6%c; No. 7 Jobbing, 6%c. SUGAR—Raw, firm; refined, steady. METALS—The market for metals in the general way shows well sustalned stablility With buyers showing more interest. The New York Metal Exchange reports closings as fol- lows: PIGIRON—Warrants, firmer, $6 85@7. LAKE COPPER—Strong, $12. TIN—Dull and lower to’ sell, $16 20@16 33. LEAD—Unchanged but firm, '$4 07%@4 10. The firm that fixes the settling price for miners and smelters calls lead $3 85; copper, $11%; cast- ing_copper, $10 7. SPELTER—Steady, $4 5004 60. , 746 packages. Market, steady; Western creamery, 14%@1%; Elgins, 19c; factory, 11@l4c; imitation, 13@l6c. FGGS—Recelpts, 9843 packages; steady; West- ern, 14%c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—California dried frults fairly active and stead. 'APPLES—Common, 6@Sc; prime wire tray, gc; cholce, 9%c; fancy, $%@i0c. PRUNES—4@sc. APRICOTS—Royal, 11@13c; Moorpark, 13@16c. PEACHES—Unpeeied, 7G9c; peeled, 12@l6c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Corn was the leader of the markets to-day. Conditions have been propitious for a recovery from the severe set- back which the Corn crop suffered in conse- quence of the late drought, and the present outlook was sald to be vastly moré assuring. The start was fairly steady at about previous day's closing figures, but the strength did not last long. Very soon it became apparent that big lines of long Corn were for sale, and that brought out smaller lots in large num- bers. At every slight reaction during the es- slon offerings overwhelmed the buyers, so that at last shorts that had been willing to take moderate profits held off and deprived sellers of their chief customers. The market con- tinued to decline right up to the close, Septem- ber 1%c on the day. Wheat was momentarily weak at the open- 19g and then turned sipor The starcifor Mps tember was at from ¢, compared RO BId at the close yesterdny. Tn the courss of ‘an hour it rose to %c and turned down again from that point on account of weak- ness in Corn. The receipts of Wheat were so small that short sales for September seemed risky and extremely s0 in connectfon with the fact that' at the same time September was worth only 6%c in the pit. No. 2 red winter was sold for shipment at 70%c in store. The N. J. C., 4400; Northern Pacific, 41,420; do pre- ferred, 27,000; O. and W., 12,500; Realiaz, I 100; Hoek Island, 45,350: St. Louls and 8. F. second preferred, 3i31; Union Paclfie, ¥2,050; St. early advance to 67%c for Septe the result of light ufleflmp(hm::v-l; ';:: chases, and the buying was for the most part to cover Wheat previously sold short. Antwerp PORTLAND, Or., Aug. IT.—Export prices | wheat: Walla Walla, 58c; valley and blue stem, 6le. WASHINGTON. | on the market without disturbing prices. Sales | $4 50G4 80; common to choice lambs, $4@6 50. | steers, $4 40@5 50; Western steers, $4@4 60; cows NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. TACOMA, Aug. 17.—Wheat exporters are pay-' ing 60c for club and 63c for blue stem. Milling 3c bid higher. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—CATTLE—There was an active demand to-day. Prices ruled steady for common and medium grades, while good to prime offerings were stronger. Cholce steers, 26@5 65; medium, $4 SOG4 9: beef steers, $ | stockers and feeders, $3@4 75; bulls, $2 50 cows and helfers, $3 50@4 25; calv $3 50 @ Western rangers, $3@4; fed Western steers, $4 40@5 40; Texans, $2 50@4 50. HOQS—Business was fairly active with a good local and shipping demand. Early sales were made at strong prices but later a weaker feeling prevailed. Fair to cholce, $3@4 05; packers, $3 60@3 87%; butchers’, $3 70@4; mixed, $3 60@3 95: light, 33 60@3 97%; pigs, $2'80@3 85. SHEEP—The demand was good but it was impossible to sell such a great number as were were on an average of 10@isc lower. Inferior chofce sheep, $2 75@4 80; Western rangers, Recelpts—Cattle, 18,000; hogs, 23,000; sheep, 20,000 OMAHA. | OMAHA, Aug. 17 — CATTLE — Receipts, 20 Market, active; steady; Native beef | and ,helfers, $3 25@4 15; canners, $1 76@3 25; | stockers and feeders, 33 70@4 85; bulls and | stags, $2 70@4. | HOGS—Receipts, 9600. Market, Sc lower; closed. lec lower. Heavy, 43 124G3 85: mixed, $0725@3 75; light, 33 10@8 To; bulk, §3 4@ SHEEP—Recelipts, 1300. stronger; fair to choice natives Westerns, $3 80@4 60; common, $4@8. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Aug. I1T.—CATTLE—Re- ceipts, 7000. Market, steady to strong. Native steers, $3 50@5 30; Texas steers, $3@4 05; Texas cows, 32 25@3 65; native cows and heifers, 2@ 4 75; stockers and feeders, $3@5 20; bulls, $2 75 | @4 HOGS—Recelpts, 10,00, Market opened strong; closed weak. Bulk of sales, $3 70@3 85; heavies, 38 75@3 9; packers, $3 6o@3 85; mixed, Market, active: $3 9094 T5: do | $3@4; lambs, | $3 60@3's5; lights, $3 60@3 15; yorkers, $3 0@ 375; pigs, §3 10G3 50. SHEEP—Receipts, 5000 Market, steady. $3 15@6; muttons, $2 25@4 0. DENVER. DENVER, Aug. 17. — CATTLE — Recelpt 1400. Market, steady. Beef steers, $3 50@4 50; cows, $3@4; feeders, freight paid to river, $3 75 | @4 25; stockers, freight pald, $3 80@4 40; bulls, stags, etc., $2G3. HOGS—Hteceipts, 300. Market, 6o lowe Light packers, §3 §0@3 8; mixed, $3 7093 heavy, $3 60G3 80. ’ SHEEP—Receipts, 1500. ' Market, firm. Good, fat muttons, $3@4 0. * CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—California fruit sold to- day: Grapes—Malaga, 70c@$115. Prunes — Hungarian, $120; yellow eggs, 86c. NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—California fruit sold Lambs, to-day: Pears—Bartlett, 32 60@2 80; Beurre Hardy, $230. Grapes—Malaga, 9c@$1 25; Fon- tainebleau, 66c; Musc: 1 45. | Peaches—Susquehanna, 31 06@1 20; Late we ford, $1@1 20; strawberry, S0c@$1 25. Prunes— | G}:’"l‘v Ffi'@’l“lfl H;l{:_%l'rlillg. c@31 25; Brad- | shaw, ; silver, s 11 B $105 Itallan, $1 7 o ki S The Earl Fruit Company sold California Fruit at auction, realizing the following prices: CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—Grapes—Malaga, 70c@ $1 15, average $1 11. Prunes—Hungarian, $1 20. Plums—Yellow Egg, 86c. Seven cars sold. CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—Pears—Bartlett, $2 o o I W T AR G lums—Yellow Egg, H uackenboss, H . ug. 17. eaches—Craw- ford, $1 02. Prunes—Gros, $1 Germeln, $1 E, Hungarian, $1 15 Plums—Yellow Egg, 80c $1 15; Columbla, 85c@$1 10, average $1 02; Brad- shaw, 95c@$1, average 99c. Ome car sold. BOSTON, Aug. 17. — Pears — Bartlett, $2 55. Peaches—Susquehanna, 95c@$1 35, average $1 29, Iai;e Cl;ur;vfurd,fi ng}g 35, lvefl‘.gchofl. Prunet —Hung: lan, 75¢! ), average s Gros, Plums—Yellow L@gl‘ 6dc. e NEW YORK, A“{i] 17.—Grapes—Malaga, $1 10 @1 45, average $130. Pears—Bartlett, $2 6@ 2 85, average $2 77. Prunes—Gros, $1@1 45, aver- age $118; Italian, $1 10@1 55, average 39; Goldendrop, $115; Silver, $§1 30; Vl:m‘;-‘l‘,nm, Nectarines,” $1 30@1 70, average $146. Sixteen cars sold. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Aug. 17.—The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow of the wool trade: Taking the market as a whole the situation I8 very quiet. Everything now de- pends on the goods market, which still falls to R | ing 1s steady. | very | Corn, 40@75c per sack for | per crate for Alameda, 50@75c for respond to expectations. The sales this week may be considered surprisingly large, in view of the talk of dull business which 'has been heard on every side. As a matter of fact, how- ever, the total has been materallly enhanced by a few large transactions. On point of num- bers the sales seem to be increasing from week to week, but the fragmentary character of the Sales is also apparent. The sales of the week in Boston amount to 2,025,000 pounds domestic and 541,000 pounds foreign, making a total of 2,566,000, against a total of 3,339,000 for the. pre- Vious week and a total of 10,720,000 for the cor- responding week last year. ' Sales since Janu- ary 1, 1898, amount to 74,393,510 pounds, against 237,157,600 pounds at this time last year. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail- ble cash balance, $371,908,785; Id reserve $158,760,769. o = FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Aug. 17.—Consols, 110 11-16; Silver, 27144; French Rentes, 103 G2ic. g Wheat cargoes oft coust, nothing dolng: car- goes on passage, nominally unchanged; E:i ey Atk ots, gonetelly 18 cheeget. o LIVERPOOL, Auvg. 17.—Wheat, Buit; No. 1) tha standard California, 6s 6%d@6s 7d; Wheat in Paris, steady; Flour in Paris, steady; French country markets, dull. COTTON—Uplands, 3 13-32d. WHEAT—Futures dull; September, 5s 5%d; December, 5s 4d. CORN—August, nominal; September, quiet, 38 2%d; October, quiet, 3s 3%d. COTTON MARKET- NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—COTTON—FEasy; middlings, . NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 17.—COTTON—Quiet; middiings, Shc. s o PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 17.—Exchanges, $363,- 034; balances, $123,25. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Fine Silver, per ounce . Mexican Dollars WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The market is still a dragging one, with no wide changes either way. The demand is slow and confined mainly to milling descrip- tions. ) k) new. t Wheat—Shipping, $1 18%@1 21%; milling, 140 per ctl for old and $1 26@130 for CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’ clock—December—2000 ctls, $121%; 14,000, $1 213%; 5000, $1 21%. Second Session—December—322,000 ctls, §1 21%. Regular Morning Session — Decembar—16,000 ctls, $1 21%; 10,000, $1 21%. ‘Afternoon ‘Session—December—16,000 ctls, $1 21; 000, 31 20%; 4000, $1 20%. ARLEY—Quotations continue weak and the demand is poor. Feed, $116@1 17%; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD BALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—December—2000 ctls, §1 16. Second Sesslon — December—6000 ctls, $1 165 6000, $1 15? Recular orning Session—December—32000 ctls, $1 15 December—§000 ctls, §1 14%. OATS—Fancy Feed, $1 26@1 27% per ctl; oo« to cholce, 31 %@L common, 31 17%@1 20; 15““'3‘1"{:!2}3}0?‘ Gray, 3 17%@) 22%; mill- ng, 5 per ctl. RN Eraali round yellow, §1 25@1 27%; East- ern large yellow, sacked, $107%@1 10; white, $1.10@1 20; mixed, $1 05@1 07% per ctl. RYE—$1 20g1 25 per etl. BUCKWHEAT—$1 75@1 85 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. 4 4094 30; Afternoon Session—! FLOUR—Family extras, bakers’ extras, $4 16@4 25 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices In sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 10 Tbs; Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, 3§2 50; extra cream Cornmeal, $325; Oatmeal, $ 25} Oat Groats, $460; Hominy, $3 20@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4 Cracked Wheat, ' 33 76; Farina, $ 50; Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolled Oafs (bar- $5 @6 25; In sacks, $5 65@6 05; Pearl Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $ 50 ley), Barley, per 100 1 HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. There is nothing new {n the Hay situatfon, except that there have been some sales in So- noma County for San Jose account. The feel- San Franclsco consumers still hold off as much as they can, hoping for lower prices, but there are no signs of any break, as Tecelpts are running smallsr than a fortnight ago. The weekly report of the Weather Bu- reau says that the second crop of Alfalfa 1s short in the San Joaquin Valley, owing to the dry season, and this may have a bullish effect on the market later on. BRAN—$15 6016 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $26G26 pei ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50: job- bing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cotton- sead Meal, $25@30 per ton; Cornmeal, $23@23 50; Cracked Corn, $4@24 50. T CALIFORNTIA HAY—Wheat, $17@17 50 for good and $14@16 for lower grades; no choice coming in: Wheat and Oat, $14 5016 50; Oat, $13 50416; Barley, Island Barley, $12G140 Alfaifa, $12@13 50; Stock, $11@12 0; Clover, nominal. ‘OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)— Wheat, $13@14 50; Oat, $12@13 50; Cheat, $11@ Alfalfa, $11@11 30 13; Timothy, $11 50@13 50; per_ton. STRAW—40G70c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Previous prices rule for all descriptions. BEANS—Bayos, $2 65@2 70; Small Whites, $2@2 10; Large Whites. $1 85@1 95: Pinks, 32 25 2 35; Reds, $2 60@275; Blackeye. $3 15@3 25; utters, nominal; Limas, $3@3 15; Pea, $2@2 15; Red Kidneys, $250G2 75 per ctl. __ SEEDS—RBrown Mustard, $4 25@4 75 per ctl: Yellow Mustard, o436 Flax, nominal, 320 2 10; Canary , 334,@2%c per 1b; Alfalfa,’ from Utah, 5%c: Rape, 3%@2%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; Tim- othy, $G5% i DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 75@1 %0; Green, $2 25 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Tomatoes are lower, but otherwise there is n> shange werthy of mote in anything. POTATOES—45@60c in sacks for Early Rose and 50@Sic in sacks and Tic@$l in boxes for Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, 85c@$1 15; Swe:t Potatoes, 1%@2%c per Ib. ONIONS—50@70c per ctl for yellow. Pickle Onions, 75@%c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Pea: 3c; String Besns, 2@3c per lb; Lima Beans, 3@3%c: Bay Squash, 25@30c; Green Peppers, 3@flc for Chile and 35@60c for Bell; Cabbage, 50c per ctl; Carrots, 30@30c per sack; Bay Cucumbers, 25@30c; Pickles, T5c for No. 1 and 40@50c per box for No. 2; River Tomatoes, 50c@$l; Green aville, ‘$1@1 25 Garlic, 2@2%c per Ib; Green Okra, [0@65c; Exs Plant,’ 35Q60c per box, EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12c per 1b in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced dessicated, 16@iSc; granulated, raw, 13c Onlons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 18 bage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c: Turni, String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Another car of Eastern sold at 18c for Turk- eys, $3 for Ducks, $5 50@6 for Hens, 35 for old Roosters and Fryers and 34 for Brollers. There will be no more Eastern stock this week. Local stock is rather easy at about the old pricee. POULTRY — Live Turkeys, 16@18c for Gob- blers and 14@16c for Hens; Geou.upe‘r r, $10 1 25; Goslings, $1 26@1 50; Duck: 3 for old and 32 50@4 for young; Hi 33 50@5; Roosters, young, 35@8; Roosters, , M@4 50; Fryers, $4 50; Brollers, $3 50@¢ for large, $2 50@3 50 for and $1@1 25 for old. GAME—Nominal. The established prices still rule and the mar- ket is qulet all around. small; Pigeons, $1 50@1 75 per dozen for ‘o\m‘ BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creamerles, 23@24c; sec- onda, 21@22¢. Dairy — Cholce to fancy, 20@22c; common grades, 16@19c. Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 14@15c per Ib; Elgin, nominal. CHEESE—Choice mild new, $%@10c; old, 8@ 9¢; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10@11c; Eastern, 12@13c. EGGB—Ranch’ Eggs, 21@25c per dozen; store Eggs, 14@17%c; Eastern, 14@lic for ordinary and 18@20c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. A fruit shipping assoclation is buying Bart- lett Pears to ship East, and is paying 332 50@ X periton for strictly No. 1 stock. Some #old to canners at $35, but it was fancy stor The market is decidedly better, however. © Peaches are also higher for choice though inferfor fruit is cleaning up at low prices. Plums are still dull and chea, Grapes are steady at the quotations. The weekly report of the Weather Bureau reports serious damage to the.crop in the interior valleys by the recent hot spell, but the coast countles escaped without injury. ‘Watermelons are firm, but the other melons are lower and plentiful. i Limes have again gone up, being scarce. Lemons rule firm, with light supplies. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $3@5 per chest for large and — for_small. Figs, 50@75c for white and T5c@$1 25 for black, double layers. Cantaloupes, 75c@$150 per crate; Nutmegs, 25 ¢ box; Watermelons, $5G20 per 10. Huckleberries, 6@7c_per Ib. Red Nectarines, Sc; White Nectarines, 35@50c per box and $10 per ton. White Grapes, 26@50c per box; Black Grapes, 25@65c; Muscats, 50@60c, crates sell about 100 higher than boxes; Isabellas, 4c per basket and TicOf1 per bor Blackberrles, $2@4 per chest. Plums, 25@s0c per crate and 25@M0c per box; in_bulk, '$5@10 per ton. Peaches, 50@7c per box for good to cholce and 15@3¢c for poor stock. Crabapples, 40c per box. Al ?M":z&ae ot “c d Toe@st pples, or common, an = o LA — irtl 'ears, per an per ton for No. 1 and 25 per box and )20 o N T e e e CITRUS FRUITS—Oranges, $i@1 2% for St. Michaels, $1_for Mediterranean Sweets, and 2%@T5e for Beedlings; Lemons, §2 0@3 50 for common and_$4@5 50 for good to choice; Mexl- 10; Bananas, $125@2 per bunch; Per dozen. can Pineapples, DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. Another advance In new Pears s noted. Peaches and Apricots are firm, though the lat- ter are quiet. Prunes are the most unsatisfactory fruit in the list at the moment. No two dealers give the same quotations, and it is doubtful whether any of them know exactly what they are worth. Certainly ms are dull, though a few sales being . The weekly crop bulletin of ‘Weather Bureau reports that the crop in Berkeley: | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1898 d | 12¢; drv Kip the Santa Clara Valley will be short, except on irrigated land. DRIED FRUIT—New Prunes, 3%@ic for the four sizes; old Prunes, carload lots, 5@s%c for 40508, 414G%c for SE's, QL for WIVA ¥ @ 3i4c for 10-80's, 2%@3c_for 80-90°s, 2@2%c for 0-100's; new Peaches, 1@ic; old Peaches 4@ §%c; peeled, nominal! new Apricots, 9@loc for Royals and 15@17%c for uo:?u- old_Apri- cots, 5@ic for Rovals and 8@lc for good to fancy Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 6@ sun dried, 3@éc; Black Figs, sacks, 2@2%c Mlume, 4@4i%c for pitted and 1@l%c for_un pitted; bleached Plums, se; Nectarines, 3@4lac for prime to fancy; Pears, 3@Sc for quarters and 3@5%c for halves, according to color, etc.; new Pears, 6@Tc for quarters and for halves. | RAISINS—2@2%c for two-crown, 2%@2%c for three-crown, 3@3ic_for four-crown, 3@ic for Seedless Sultanas, 214@3c for Seedless Mus- gatels and §1¢1 15 for London Layers; dried rapes, 2c. NUTS—Walnuts, new, €c for hardshell, ic for softshell; Almonds, 3@4c for hardshell, 6@7c for softshell, $14@%c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ §ic for " Eastern and 4i4o for Caltfornl cans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, $i@ioc; Brazil $@c per Ib; Cocoanuts, $4 50@h per 100. A (ONEY—Comb, $@ifc - for bright and 6@Tc for lower grades; water-white extracted, %@ 6e; light amber extracted, 4%@5kc per I. BEESWAX—24@26c_per . PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS — Bacon, Sc per T for heavy, 9¢ for light medium, 10%c for light, 1ic for extra light and 12%@c for_sugar cured; | Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@llc: Califor- | nia Hams, 9%@l0c; Mess Beef, $10@10 50 per | Bbl: extra’ Mess Beef, ST 07 Family Beet. | 53 H tra ime Pork, . FR818 80; meds: §15 Soqis; Smoked Deef, 1@12 | ‘Nuts, per . LARD_Eastern, tlerces, quoted at 6c per b | for . compound and Tc for pure: paile. Sci 5c per Ib_for compoun barrels; T%c; 10-Tb tins, ¢ E — Tierces, 6%@6%c: 1- pails, 60 in a case, 3-1b pals, 20 in a case, §o; 51D palls, 12 In & case, 8g0; 10- pails. 6 in a case, §%c; 50-Tb tins, 1 or 2 in a case, Tkec; wooden buckets, 20 bs net, 8%c; fancy tubs, 80 Tbe net, T%c; half barrels, about 110 Ibs, 7%c per To. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. California_tlerces, Te_for pure; half 5-Tb tins, 83 COTTOLE: legs than 300 Ths—; S—Culls and brands sell about Ic under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c: medium, 9c; light, Stgc; Cow- hides, ®c; Stags, 6c; salted Kip, 8%c; Calf, Sc; dry Hides, sound, lic; cuylls and brands, d Veal, 16c; dry Calf, 17@i8c; Goatskins, 27%4@30c: medium, 30c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, chearlings, 15@2c each: short wool, 36@40c each; medium, 60@S0c; lons wool, 90-@$1 10 each: Horsehides, salt, 3225 for large and $1@1 75 for small; Colts, 50c: Horse- hides, dry, $1 75 for large and 75c@s$1 25 for small: Colts, 50c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3%c per lb; No. 2, 2%c; refined, 44@43c; Grease, 2c. WOOL—Fall clip, Southern Mountain, 7@10c; free Northern, ‘@ilc. Spring eIl Southern Mountaln, 12 months’, @llc; San Joaquin and Southern, 7 months’, §@l0c: ~Foothill and Northern, free, 12@l4c; Foothill and Northern, defective, 10@12c; Middle County, 13@léc; Hum boldt and Mendocino, 14@i6c; Nevada, 10@1dc Eastern Oregon, 10@12c; Valley Oregon, 15@17c. HOPS—1897 crop, 9@12%c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 4%@4%c Bags, 26@28c: San Quentin Bags, 34 85: Frult Bugs, bc, S%c and GXc for the three grades of white and 7@Sc for brown. COAL — Wellington, $8 per ton: New Wel- Iington, §8; Southfield Wellington, 37 30; Seat- tle, $6; Bryant, $6: Coos Bay, §; Wallsend. £ 50; Cumberland, $13 in bulk and $14 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Can- nel, 310 per ton: Rock Springs and Castle Gate, $7 60; Coke, 312 per ton in bulk and $i4 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany_quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 7c; Powdered, §ic; Candy Granulated, 6c; Dry Granulated, '5%c; Confec- tioners’ A, S%c: Magnolia A, Skc: Extra C, S%c; Golden C, bc; Californin A, 5%c per 1b; | half barrels, %c more than barreis, and boxes ¢ more. BAN FRANCISCO HIDES AND SKI MEAT MARKET. Beet and Veal are steady, but the other de- scripticns are dull at the recent decline. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slnughterers are as follows: BEEF — First quality, 64c: secoad quality, sgte: third quality, 44Goie, VEAL—Large, 4 small, 6@7c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 6@6%c; Ewes, 6c per Ib. LAMB—Snflnfl %c per Ib. PORK—L{ve Hogs, 3%c for large, 4c for me- dium and 3%@3%c for small; stock Hogs, 2@ 3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6%c. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, Augvst 17. | Flour, “qr sks . 1,600 Wool, bales .. 95 Barley, ctia ... 1519 Eggs, doz - Cheese, otls ©10 133 Wine, xai Butter, ctls . 235, Hides, no Beans, sks . . 761 Leather, rolls . Potatoes, sks ... 5,63 Chicory. bbls 35 Onions, sks -.... 82| Do ska 30 Bran, #ks ........ 340/ Pelts, bdls 180 Hay, tons ........ 457 Lumber, It 70,00 Straw, tons ... 1| Ralsins, bxs 1,300 OREGON. Oats, ctls ........ 1620 Hay, tons .. o EASTERN. Corn, ctls 400! Local securities were fairly active. The only noteworthy change was a recovery in Oceanic Steamship to $55. 3 There was nothing new in mining stocks. | The Oceanic Steamship Company has de- clared a monthly dividend of 50 cents per share, payable September 1. The South Swansea Mining Company of Utah has declared a_dividend of 5 cents per share, amounting to $7500. The Standard Consolidated Mining Company will pay a dividend of 10 cents per share, amounting to $17,839, to-day. There are 178,394 shares of the company's stock outstanding. The Excelsior Mining Company of Nevada County has levied an assessment of 1 cent per share, delinquent September 15. Ore trom the Dexter mine at Tuscarora, Nev. recently shipped to Salt Lake City, averaged $330 in gold and 16 ounces in silver to the ton. The delinquency of the assessment of 1% cents per share on the Skagit Cumberland Coal Company has been postponed to September 15, and the day of sale to September 2. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17-2 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— Mutual El Co. §% 10 48 quar coup..111%4112% |Oakland Gas.. i1 51% 4s quar reg..."11%112% |Pac Gas Imp.. §§ §9 4s quar new...127%128% |Pac L Co..... 48% 50 s new .. L[S F G & E... 88% ss% San Fran .... 3% 3% Stock Gas ....13 — Insurance— Firem's Fund.200 205 E ABalnkcswclu— nglo-Cal ... 60 — F & Cl Ry 6s..115% — |Bank of Cal .25 273 Geary-st R 6s. 93 10 (Cal S D & T.. — 87 H C & § 4%s.100 105 |First Nat .....200 — LALC s = 10 iLon ® & Az & er Exchange 14 Market-st G Nev Nat Brocie vings Banis— | L..1550 1650 Hum § & L1050 1160 Mutual Sav. — = 423 S F Say U.. 4% 500 S &L So... — 100 Securfty S B 300 — Unfon T Co.1000 — Street Raliroad— California ....106. 108/ Geary g Market-st Presidio Powder— California E Dynami Giant Con Co. 454 18 Cleorte . : 218 ‘T {scelignecis— 115%116% 18y — & & Hutch § P Co. 54% 5 Mer Ex Assn. 90 — Cowz.“rcsmt:h_ Na vms(:o... -1 ntraCost anis Co. 54% 56! Marin Co . 2 |Pacine AT A o ia Spring Valley. — 9% |Pac Bot Co....100 104 Gas & Electric— Par Paint Co. 7% — Cent Gaslight.105 Morning Sessfon. 30 Alaska Packers’ Association 100 Glant Powder Con 200 Hawailan Commerc} Alpha 03 05| Julla = Alla 09 ' 11|Justice 6. Andes 04 05|Kentuck 05 Belcher 14 1|Lady Wash - Benton Con ... — 12|Mexican 17 Best & Belcher 17 19|Occidental 49 Bullion . 02 04 2 | Caledonia 21 2 | Chollar . 1 20 Challenge Con. 13 14 Confidence . 38 41 Con Cal & Va. 42 43 Con Imperial .. — 01 Crown Point .. 13 14 Con New York. 01 0z Bureka Con ... 20 — Exchequer . — o4[Unton Con | Gould & Curry. 1§ 18Utah .. Hale & Norers. 75 %/IYellow Jacket. 19 Wool | 100 Ophir 13[200 Sterra Nevada. 501200 Yellow Jacke! 300 Oceidental . b Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Best & Belcher. 191200 Mexican 16 24 1000 Bullion .. 031300 Ophir 500 Con. Cal o Va.. 351300 Potosi- 1 300 ...... T 39/200 Sierra N 100 Confidence . 401200 - 200 Grown Point ... 14/400 Unio 150 Gould & Curry.. 171100 Yellow Jacl Afternoon Session 400 Belcher ......... 151200 Mexican b 200 Best & Beicher. 13300 Ophir 2 300 Caledonia - 201400 Potost 18 300 Chollar - . 201200 Savage 13 800 Con Cal & Va.. 41500 .. 12 © 42{200 Sierra Nevada.. £ 200 Gould & Curry.. 13|3% Union Con 23 500 Kentuck ........ 05/200 Yellow Jacket... 19 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17—4 p. m. ————————— HOTEL ARRIVALS. GRAND HOTEL. | H B Benjamin, Marysv|J Nolan & w, Mo | R C Allen, San Diego [H Richards, N ¥ | Dr H C Tickell & w, g | Nevada City V Remaele, W M Woolwine&w,Ten ) B H Wilson& S T Dibble, Grass Val | Col Messmore, Grass VT § Denny, Sulsun E J Mann, Boston L Hart, San Jose G 'Quimby, Oakland |C Becker & w, § Jose H Balwin, Stockton . IC M Bandy, Woodland T Morass, Stockton J E Bandy, Woodland Miss M A Allen. Cal |F Hunter&w, Woodind N B Black & f, Woodl Mrs M J Wright, Sacto 1 Cohen, Eureka Mrs F Wright, Sacto O von Detten&w,Stock J J Hebbson, Salinas | H 8 Johnston, S Diego!Mrs Allen, Sacto Mrs S B Rigger, Or 'F H Webster, Mintura Miss G Rigger, Or T A Hawes, Colusa G S Porters Jr. Or _ |J Cralg & w, Highland Mrs G S Porters Sr,0r/Mrs N G Cohen, Nev J B Nichols, L Ang |E A Ruble, Cal Mrs J Kintz, L Ang |M Biggs Jr, Oroville Katherine Kintz, L A|G N Harney, Marysvl F E Curtls, w & d,Mrs W J Carrla. Sacto Los Angeles C E Andrews, Mo | 3 E Pringle, L Ang T J Hughes, Napa G A Scoville, Stanford'R C Goldman, Napa | E A Kelth, Stanford |A E Osborne&w,Eldrge D J Palmer, Vacaville C Ferguson, L Ang W'T Pringle, Mo |J H Martin, Oakdale Miss A Johnson, Colo |C M Cotterman, Portld Miss S Johnson, Colo (J M Crossley, Cal W F Hartig & w, Mo |H Howell, Cal BALDWIN HOTEL. Miss G Lyons, N'Y R Pope, Stktn Miss E Ewen, N Y |Mrs M I Drair, Cal E Hestings, N Y R Woldenberg, 'Cal T W Krauth, Cal L Carterl, Cal R H Jamison, Pa Miss_ Carteri, Cal Mrs J S Craig, Higind E B Colgate, N Y J P Schults, Alaska |W F Wickenden, Cal C Gay, Alaska R Wickenden, Cal H E McAfoose, Alaska|W H Romaine, N Y | 3 G McGuire, Tenn | E C Kirkpatrick & w, | ¥ McDanlel, Chicago | Tex - | W B Strickland, U'S N|A E Gwynne & w, N Y W L Lubn, U § V_ |J Hatch, 8 Jose M Drehér, U S V |G Goldsmith, L Ang Gildmacher, Cal |A Ramish, L Ang Dodd, Fresno F Wanrer, Park Ridge Mrs L C Pope, Stktn PALACE HOTEL. Takahashi, Japan |G G McKay, N ¥ R Ichimomigi, Japan |H Roper, Menlo J € Evans, U § N__|Miss Roper, Menlo G Mosbocher & w, Or |C H Duell & w, D C Mrs W B King, Or (R B Messer, Hustings G J 0’'Connor & w, Cal|W D Parsons, N Y J Powning, Cal C P Jenkins, Hanford S F Klelnberger, N Y S N Griffith, Fresno E H Foote & w, Mich! Mr Churchill, w, ¢ & H T Gage w & c¢| m, Napa Mich |w H Pahl, Wis Miss M Eastman, Mich|& W_Seaver, L _Ang R P Flint, L Ang H Eaton, L Ang T Morris, Although blind in one eye, the late| Professor Mueller of Vienna mastered | over 100 languages and was one of the greatest ethnologists of modern times. | e NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, i3 maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of | mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordlally invited to visit the | office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest | information can always be obtained regarding | lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry | bullding, at the foot of Market street, is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphlic 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. 8. N., in charge. P ———— 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 official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Misslon-street wharf) about inutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both place: THURSDAY, AUGUST 18. Sun rises Sun sets Moon sets NOTE—Th the above exposition of the tides tides are given in the left hand column and ‘the successive tides of the day In the order of occurrence as to time. The | gecond 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 heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except the early mornin; 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. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. 25 Market-street Rallway . 1458 F Gas & Electric Ct 55 Spring Valley Water Street— $3000 Market-st Ry Con Bonds fs. Afternoon Session. 50 Alaska_Packers’ Assoclation .. 10 Hana Plantation Co 105 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. 105 Hutchinson S P Co. 00 do do s 30. 20 Market-street Rallway ... 10 Oceanic Steamship Co. 758 F Gas & Electric Co. 30 8 F Gaslight .. 15 Spring Valley Water Street— 30 Fireman's Fund Insurance. 100 Market-street Rallway . INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Sesslon. 10 Hutehinson 8 P Co Afternoon Street Sales. 10 Hutchinson 8 P Co MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales In the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterdav: Morning Sessfon. 14/200 Gould & Curry. B3228S] 8 SS;ES"-S B 8 £ sRAZEY t4 ‘G 2 3 & R 2.BESTIRES 8 600 Belcher ......... 16 100 Best & Belcher. 17/200 Justice . Id 400 Bullion © 63100 Mexican 15 100 Con Cal . 38/100 Potost b 300 Confidence ...... 39300 Savage . 13 500 Crown Point ... 14/100... 2 & . Afternoon Session. Best & Belche 18/200 Mexi 100 Catedonta -, 201 =2 2 Steamer. From. Due. Glenfarg.. China and Japan, Aug.17 | Crescent City...|Crescent City 113 Humboldt [Newport .. Humboldt. Nanaimo . Empire! Coos Bay Columbia. Portland . ; Queen. Victorla & Puget Sound(Aus. 20 Bristoi, . 20 Santa Rosa...../San_Diego . .21 Grace Dollar.. {St. Michael . 21 Orizaba. Humboldt Aug. 22 Mackinaw. Tacoma .. Aus. 22 Newport . Aug. 23 China_and_ Japan. Aug. 23 Coos Bay . Aug. 23 Sydney . Aug. 24 Portland . Aug. 24 Portland . Aug. 25 San Diego .25 Victorla & Puget Sound|Aug. 25 Gray's Harbor STEAMERS TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. Salls. Pler. State of Cal|Portland. g Pler 12 Panama. . ug. 18, 12 m|PMSS Humboldt ....[Aug. 18, 10 am|Pier 9 Coos Bay. 18, 10 am|Pler 13 Mexico. 18, 10 am|Pier 11 San Diego.....|AUg. 19, 11 am|Pier 11 Vic & Pgt Sd.jAug. 19, 10 am Pler § Newport.. (Aug.21, 9am|(Pler 11 Humboldt - 21, 9 am|Pier 13 Portland. 23, 10 am|Pier 12 Santa Rosa|San Diego....|Aug. 23, 11 am Pler 11 Glenfarg ..China &Japan|Aus. 23 1 pm|PMSS Queen_.....|Vic & Py Aug. 24, 10 am|Pler 9 Coos Eay...[Newport.......[Aug. 25, 9 am|Plec 11 . TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, ' U. §. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, August 17, 1598, The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building was dropped i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at & p. m. Greenwich mean time. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign_(retired), U. S. N., in charge. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday, August 17. Stmr Pomona, Debney, 3t hours from San Diego. Stmr_Australia, Houdlette, 24 days 16 hours from. Manila, via Nagasaki 15 days 16 hc 35 minutes, in ballast to United States Govern- ment. United Statesistmr Iroquois, Turner, from a crulse in search of derelict. Stmr George Loomis, Bridget, 39 hours from Ventura, Bark Albert, Griffiths, 25 days from Hilo. Brig Galilee, Dinsmore, 36 days from Tahitl. Schr Bender Brothers, Wetzel, 20 hours from Bowens_Landing. Schr Sacramento, 3 Needle Rock. Schr Bessfe K, Adler, 3 hours from Moss CLEARED. Landing. Wednesday, August 17 Bash, - Eureka; Charles Fores hours from Stmr North Fork, Nelson Stmr Orizaba, Parsons, Eureka; Goodall, Pers kins & Co. SAILED. Wednesday, August 17. Stmr_Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro. i stmr North Fork, Bash, Bureka. Stmr Sequofa, Thwing, Fort Bragg. Stmr Westport, Peterson, —. Brig J. D. Spreckels, Christiansen, Honolulu, | Schr Mary Etta, Nyman, Schro_Guide, Olsen, Crescent City. Sehr’ Marlon, Henereaus, Port Biakeley. Schr John A, Hellg Eureka. Schr Lettitia, Wilson, Coos Bay. CHARTERS. The Ceylon, Harry Morse and Lucille load coal at_Seattle for this port. The Charles E. Falk loads lumber at Eureka for Honolulu; Laura Plke. lumber at Tacoma for Mazatlan ‘and Manzanilo. MISCELLANEOUS.. A launch belonging to the United States steamer Scandia, while out on a trial trip with a number of invited guests, including Mrs. | Charles Paxton, Mrs. Cone, Mrs. Peterson, Nat | Messer, Captain Hart of the Scandla, the en- gineer 'and assistant and two sallors, was run into by the United States steamer General Mc- | Dowell. Al the occupants were rescued with the exception of Mrs. Paxton, who was drowned. MEMORANDUM. Per U. S. stmr Iroquols, from crulse Aug 15— Cruised between lat 43.19 N lon 12351 W and San Francisco, but saw no trace of the dere- llet; very foggy weather. Per stmr Australla—Aug 17—Salled from, Manila July 23, 6 a.m. Arrived at Nagasaki 4 p. m., July 27. Salled from Nagasaki July 30 ar 7 a. m. At 7:45 p. m. passed through Van Dieman Straits. Strong easterly winds to Aug 3. Aug 8 crossed the meridian with light east- erly winds to Aug 14. Then light northerly and westerly winds to port. Fine weather all the way. SPOKEN. No date—Lat 30 S lon 48 W, ship A. G. Ropes, from New York for San Francisco. Per U. S. stmr Iroquois—Aug 9, lat 32 N _lon 130 W, bktn Newsboy, from Tacoma for Port Pirie; ‘all well. 3 DOMESTIC PORTS. USAL—Arrived Aug 16—Stmr Point Arena, hence Aug I5. SEATTLE—Arrived Aug from St. Michael. COOS BAY—Sailed Aug 17—Stmr Empire, for San Francisco. 17—Stmr Navarro, SEATTLE—Arrived Aug 16—Stmr Samoa, FEureka: stmr Rival, from St. Michael. POINT REYES—Passed Aug 17—Br _ship Waterloo, from Newcastle, N. S. W., for San Francisco. CASPAR—Arrived Aug 17—Schr Abbie, from | Redondo. Sailed—Stmr Jewel, for San Pedro. | GREENWOOD — Arrived Aug 17— Stmr | Whitesboro, hence Aug PORT LOS ANGELES—Arrived Aug 17—Stmr Greenwood, from Point Arena. REDONDO—Arrived Aug 1i—Stmr Newsboy, from Usal. TATOOSH—Passed Aug 17—Ship Two Broth- | ers, hence July 30, for Nanaimo: ship R. D. Rice, hence July 2§ for Comax; Br bark Gladys, hence July 30 for Chemanius; ship J. B. Brown, hence July 22 for Port Angeles | EUREKA—Arrived Aug tmrs Chilkat and Newburg, hence Aug 15; bktn Mary Win- kelman. from Honolulu; stmr Pasadena, from San Pedro. Salled—Schr Jennie Wand for Ta- | coma; stmr Scotia, for San Francisco. | COOS BAY—Arrived Aug 1i—Schr Web- | foot, hence Aug 5; schr Melancthon, hence | Aug | “SEATTLE—Arrived Aug 17—Schr Laura Mad- sen, from Port Townsend. | "FORT BRAGG—Sailed Aug 17—Stmr Aloha W_F Foley cw N e s g SN & and schr Ida Schnauer, for San Franclsco. Al intee Sicase durey, BOWENS LANDING—Sailed Aug 17—Schr e me\a W ESTE]Y:NF l»l!{)'l'l-:I;;l e Newark, for San Francisc: S Jones, Los Ang eynolds, Cal . FOREIGN PORTS. J Arthur, Nevada Cy[Mrs J D Summers, | pAyrMOUTH—Arrived Aug 16—Ger bark | T Jenkins, Nevada C| Sacramento Magallanes, from Vancouver. H D Parsons, Nev Cy J M Boyle, Cal SYDNEY—Arrived prior to Aug 16—Br bark S Abbott, San Diego |C F Danville, Sonora [ 5B BN A rr e oy U H Austin, St Leke | YOKOHAMA—Arrived July 24Br stmr Fitz- Stone, N Y, zZE tner, =8 | clarence, from Tacoma for Viadivostok. T Quigley, Visalla . D et | ISLE OF WIGHT—Passed Aug 14—Br ship € Uniemester, " Cal = 3 vasdale, from Antwerp for San Francisco. chester, ' Cal J_ McCarthy, San Jose WUSEWEASTLE, N, S. W.—Salled Aug 9—Ger Tenn C_ Robinson, Monterey | paric’ Kartinka for Panama. HONGKONG—In port July 13—Br bark-Hrw- thornbank, for San Francisco; Fr bark Duchess Anne, for San Francisco; Br ship Metropolls, for_Oregon. ¥ SYDNEY—Arrived Aug 16—Bktn Katle Flick- inger, from Chemainus. SHANGHAI—Arrived Aug 16—Schr Robert Searles, from Port Blakeley. OCEAN TRAVAL Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers Jeave " Bror whart, yEind San Francisco: For ‘Alas) . ports. 10 a. m.. August 4, 8, M, 19 24, 33, Septs, transfer at Ceat! e. (from For Alaskan ports Spear-street wharf), 10 a._m., August 3, 23, transfer at Port- land. Or. For Viete 1 Vancouver. (B. C) Port Townsend. Seattle, Tacoma. Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., August 4, 9, 14, 19, 24. 23, Sept 3. and eve: in dny therentier. < mecting at Seattle with this company's steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.. at Tacoma wit. N. P. Ry., at Vancouver with C. P. R: o Coureka’ (Humboldt Bay), 10 a. m. Aug. 6, 12. 18, 24, 30, Sept 5 and every sixth day thereatter. For Santa Cruz, Monterev. San Simeon, Cayuess, Port Harford, (San Luls Oblspo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, Fast San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., Aug. 1, 5. 9, 13, 17, 21, 35, 29, Sept 2 and every fourth day thereafter. For gan Diego, stopping only st Port Har. ford (San Luis Obispo) Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 1l a. me Aug. 3. 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, Sept. 4, and every fourth day thereafter. For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa. liz and Guaymas (Mex), 10 al m., 1Sth of every month. For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates ana honre of safline. TICKET OFFICE— New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts. 10 Market st._San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear street Whart at 10 a. m. FAHE $12 First Class Including Berths $8 Second Class _and Meals. SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: _Aug. 3, 13, 23, Sept. 1 Columbfa._-. State of Caiffornia.July 30, Aug. §, 18, 25, Sept. 7 st. Paul si6 st Louls - i Kan: 2% cago 2 oy 26 00| New York 31 00 Aug. 20, 10 a. m. E.'C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market st GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Supeflnlende Compagnie Generale Transatiantique. Erench Line to Havre. Ccmpany's pler (new), 42 North River, foot of Morton st. Tnvelen@ by this line avold both transit by English railway and the discomfort of crossing the channel In a small _boat. New York to Alexandria, Egypt, via Paris, first class, $140; second class, $116. LA NORMANDIE LA GASCOGNE LA TOURAINE LA CHAMPAGNE . LA NAVARRE . Sept For further particula=s apply. to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANe TIQUE, As;,nt.s Yoot o - wling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Agents, E ave.. San Francisco. . 5 Montgomer? The §. S. MOANA sails via’ Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, September ) 7 at 2p m Line to COOLGAR- DIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South @l Africa. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents.. 114 Montgomery st. San Francisco. Freight office—327 Market BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. TAKE THE BOAT T0 SAN JOSE. EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY, TOO, at 10 a. m. Steamer ALVISO, Clay-street Wharf. Fare 78c. Special Rates to Excursion Parties, Beginning SATURDAY, August 20. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO. TueeSPE me e ! 45 a. 15 (8:30 . Bundays. =