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10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1898 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKET. Ralsin crop reported concentrated. No change in Stlver. Milling Wheat declined. Other cereals unchanged. Hay and Beans as before. Waool very dull, but steady. Some kinds of Rice lower. Vegetabl ntiful. Eestern Eggs and dairy Butter lower. Poultry about the. same. Another advance in Pears. wealk Grapes and Melons slow. Lemons weak and Limes firm. Rather more tone to dried fruits. Provisions stationary. Hides rather steadlic A few sales of Hops being made. Meat market uni ed. Heavier Imports of specle IMPORTS OF SPECIE. Imports of specie at tht hs of the year were $ 1485, 5,005 for the same time in 1 gold coin, ilver cofn, $136,- ralia, which PLENTY OF GOLD. The amount of gold in the United States has been increasing rapidly of late, wn by the stock on hand, which was o4 on August 20, against $163,474,057 on This is a gain of $40,000,000 in two gain for the past thirty days has $17,000,000. The amount on _hand s the largest since 1888, In March $2 00, but In the on of free trade it got ebruary, 18%. THE RAISIN TRADE. T THAT THE CROP OF 1398 1S CONCENTRATED. The California n Growers' Assoclation of Fresno Is out with the following circular: ANNOUNCEM Peaches dull and | L port during the first | | | { | | | FRESNO, Californta, Aug. 27, 188 To the Trade: The Callifornia Raisin Grow- | ers’ Aswoc s been orgal for the ng a high standard of ns to be sold under its a stop to the shipment of inferior , and to fix and maintain a reasonable ce for the prod throughout the e to harvest time. this assoclation believe that s are faithfully carried out the ¢tll take more interest in particular product, will purchase more 1y and will push the sale of ralsins and thus greatly increase our ket At this writing we have under our contr over %0 per cent of the crop of the State, an within two or three weeks we expect to secure at least 5 per cent more. Our growers' tract places the raisins absolutely in hands to be pacied and sold, under a penalty year, | con- | N'Y Central Ists. our of §20 per acre 1 cent per pound of ralsins, | liquidated damMges for failure to dellver the crop to us. Packers handling 95 per cent of the crop have also signed contracts with us to pack and eell our raisins, and they are under & penalty of $20 per ton not to pack, buy or sell any ralsins outside of our association. Under Chi & E I 61% |Wabash . 81 € C'C & St'L.ll 43%| Do prefd 1% | Do preta . 8635 |Wheel & L'E. 1% | Del & Hudson. 109 Do prefd .. 1% | Del L & W 149 Express Companies— Den & R G. 14% |Adams Ex 106 | Do prefa . Americgn Ex Erie (new) United States Wells Fargo . Miscellaneous— A _Cot OIl Do prefd Amn Splirits Do prefd Am Tobaceo . 4] Do prefd People’'s Gas . 2{Cons Gas .... Com_Cable Co. Col F & Iron. Do nrefd %|Gen Electric 1llinois Steel . Laclede Gas . | Do 1st prefd. ! Fort Wayne | Gt Nor prerd. | Hocking Valley . | Tilinots Central | Lake Erie & W Do pretd . Lake Shore . | Touls ‘& Nash. Manhattan L . Met St Ry. | Mich Central | Minn & St L. ‘ Do_1st prefd. | Mo Pacific .. Mobile & Ohio. | Mo K& T. Lead ..... Do prefd . Do prefd Chi Ind & L Nat Lin Ofl Do prefd . Haw Com Co. N J Central . Pacific Mail . Y Central Pullman_ Palace. Silver Certificates Stand R & T |N.Y Cht & St L Do 1st prefd. Do 2d prefd. Sugar ... Nor West Do prefd o Amer Co. T C & Iron. No Pacific U_S Leather . Ontario & W 4| Do preta .. Or R & Na U S Rubber . Or Short Line Do prefd Pitteburg |West Union Reading ...... C&NW. Do 1st pref Do prefd Rock Island 5 St L & § W. St Louls & 8 F.. $%| Do prefd Do 1st prefd.... 6THIR G W. Do 2d prefd.... 341 Do prefd 5t Paul Chl G W.. Do prefd . Brooklyn R T 864 St P & Om.. . 85y CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg.. N J C 5s.. Do coup . 2 N _Carolina U 8 ds Do 45 ... Do coup . No Pac 1sf Do 2ds . Do 3s . U S s reg. Do f= coup District 3.65s la class A Do B Do C 0 Nav Do Currency O Nav ds...... Atchison 4s 0 S Line 8s tr Do adj ds... O S Line s tr Can So 2ds.... Pacific 6s of Chi Term s Reading 4s .. 3% C & Ohio bs 3 W lsts. 9 & D 4%s St L& 1 M C G, 991 R G 1sts St L & S F G bs. 120% ¢ R G ds.. St P Con.... 13614 Tenn 1sts.... St P.C & P 1sts. 120 Gen 4s....... Do 68 1 v & D 1sts tr. So Rallw Gen Elec bs Stand R & G H&S A Gs Tenn new set 3s Do 2ds . Tex P L G ls H& Do Rg 2ds... Do UPD & G ist Towa C Wab st & 12 La new cons 4s.. 104~ | Do 2ds 85 L & N Uni 4s.... 90% W Shore 4s 108% Missour! 6s ....... 100 |Va Centuries . Tt MK & T 2ds..... 6% Do deferred 5% Do 45 ..... 91 (Wis Cent lsts..... -33% 16 MINING STOCKS. Chollar ... . 12jOntarlo Crown Point 10 'Ophir . Con Cal & Va. 27 Plymouth . Deadwood 25 Quicksilver . Gould & Curry. 10/ Do prefd & Norcross. _ 65 Slerra Nevada . 45 00/ Standard Hale Homestake g i e A T | Iron Silver 68|Unton Con . Shlatoe. ‘and when sajes arc Feporicd to us we | Mexican . . DiYellow Jacket \. will issue invoices direct to purchasers, and | BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. have drafts and bills of lading made out to our | Money— West End own order. Packers are at liberty to pay us | Call loans 2@3| Do prefd cash for raisins and thus control shipments. | Time loans . .3@4 | Westinghou: Dividing commission with purchasers will Stocks— Do prefd compel us to withdraw our b s from the A T & S F.. 14 [Boston L . offender. No raisins will be shipped on con- | Amer Sugar E _E Illinois signment. Purchasers will have the right to | Do prefd . 3 Bonds— examine goods on arrival before delivery and | Bay Bsate Gaa. 1% |Atchison 4s .. paying draft. Packers guarantee to us sales reported, provided the raisins are of the qual- ity Indicated by our inspector's mark on the package. All raisins are to be packed under the supervisio controiled by us. We pledge ourselves to begin our sales at our minimum prices, to raise prices moderately at intervals, and not to lower prices at any time before the new crop comes in next year. If through a scarcity of dried fruit, or for any other cause, the market will justify it, we will make larger advances in prices; but we have no desire to check consumption by unduly in- creasing_prices. Any surplus not wanted by the market will be sold for export, or to the wineries for brandy makins. All sales will be made through the packers or | financial cablegram says: d1- | here to-day, their selling agents, and any orders sent rectly to us will be returned to the sender with the request that the purchase be made through the channels above mentioned. In view of the most unsatisfactory method: of marketing our raisin crop in practice du n of the inspectors appointed and | fitchbure | | and Union Pactfic from Berlin. | Bell Telephone Mining Shares— Boston & Albany. 235 'Allouez Min Co.. 4% Boston & Maine. 16 |Atlantic ... 2 Chi Bur & Q..... 118% Boston & Mont... 229 104" Butte & Boston.. 24% | Gen Electric 41 Calumet & Hecla. 580 llinots Steel ..... 70 Centennial 2 Mexican Central.. 6 |Franklin 14 N Y & New Eng. 78 |Osceola 58 01d Colony. 1% Quincy 120 Or Short Line.... 33 |Tamarack 1 Rubber . . 46 |Wolverine 271 Union Pacific .... 32%/01d Dominion 2% MARKET. 26.—The Evening Post's Stocks were quiet except Americans, which were active and strons. They opened quiet, but soon became buoyant on buying of Northern Paclfid St. Paul also advanced sharply on belated bears buying, the | LONDO: NEW YORK, Aus. ing past years we confidently hope for the cor- | only sellers being arbitrage houses, where fair dial support of the trade in our present efforts | mareing existed. 10 so manage the business that it will be a | source of profit and pleasure to all in any wa: y connected with the industry; and we desire to | call especial attention to seeded ralsins which are sure to become popular with all house- keepers as soon as t! merits become known, and which are now packed with great care and in most attractive one-pound cartons. Very truly yours, . California Ralsin Growa M. THEO. KEAR ’_Association, NEY, President. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 5 p. m. The following maximum temperatures were Teported from stations in California to-da; Eureka 61, Fresno 94, Los Angeles §5, Red Bluff o, San Luls Obispo 72, San Diego 74, Sacramento 82, Independence ¢2, Yuma 104. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL plateau region from the British possessions has risen over the northern portion of the Pa- high over the nlateau region, where it is from Oregon_and the greater portion of Washing- The weather is generally cloudy over the zona. Light sprinkles of rain are Yuma. mountains of Bouthern California and Arizona. Northern California—Fair Saturday, except E"uulhe\"h California—Cloudy along the coast, San Francisco data—Maximum temperature ¢, minimum 54, mean 50. FORECAST. A trough-like depression _extends over the gouth to Mexico. The pressure s highest off the Northern California coast. The pressure cific slope. The temperature still remains abnormally 10°t0 T5 degrecs above the Hormal. The tem- rature has fallen decidedly over Western ton. It has remained about stationary oves Californta. i plateau region and Oregon and Washington, clear in California and partly cloudy in Ari- from Oregon, Washington, Northern Nevay Arizona. A’ thunderstorm is reported Conditions are favorable for scattered thun- derstorms over the plateau regions and in the Forecast made at San Franclsco for thirty hours ending midnight, August 27, 1595: artly cloudy along the coast in the morning; risk northwest wind cloudy with occasional thunderstorms in the mountains Saturday: fresh west wind. Nevada—Cloudy With thunderstorm s in the mountains Saturday; cooler. Nevada—Cloudy with thunderstorms in the mountains Saturday; cooler. Arizona—Cloudy ~with occasional thunder- storms in the mountains Saturday. San Francisco and vicinity—Partly cloud; Baturday morning, fair during the day; bris west wind. Special report from Mount Tamalpals: Clea: wind .west, 10 miles. Temperature, 59; ma: mum temperature, 66. G. H. WILSON, Observer. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK SBTOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Indications in the stock market late yesterday that the liquida- tion of profits was over for the present and that powerful interests were preparing to enter on the long side, were party confirmed to-day. Prices went up sharply at the opening, but there were sufficient selling orders placed with commission houses to reduce the gains in the grangers and put a stop, to the advance. The ‘enormous absorption of the Northern Pacific stocks, however, was unabated and the ag- gressive strength shown by sugar also helped the early rise. The large outside offerings to take profits served materially to decrease the buying movement, however, and a period of dullness intervened. It was'terminated by the sudden movement in Union Pacific, which rose early above 32 and was held there for the balance of the day. The preferred stock was aleo lifted to 67, and the movement extended to the grangers and Southwestern rafiroads. The Northern Pacific stocke suffered from profit taling under cover of this diversion of specu- Jation, but the advance in the general list was continuous and the morket broadened so as to embrace o large number of dormant stocks. The grangers were all advanced to near t high point on the present movement, and St. Paul rose a sharp fraction above it. The closs in evidence in some of the speculative bonds to-day, but the standard shares were generally steady. Total sales, $4,770,000. Government bonds were unchanged. Sales of stocks to-day 854790 shares, including 29,000 Atchison preferred, 24,500 Burlington, 7715 D. & R. G. preferred, 17,i% L. & N., 17,973 Manhattan, 4625 New York Central, 59,260 Northern Pacific, 27,460 New York Central pre- Terred, 13,765 Rock Island, 5130 Union Pacific, £5.3% St. Paul, 4210 Texas and Pacific, 51,450 Uhfon Pacific preferred, 3740 Tobacco, 16,135 Chicago G. V., 37,220 People’s Gas, 79,190 R:’[; and e, 88,887 Sugar, 4220 T. C. & I, Leather preferred, 419 Western Union. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison T Do prefd ke Baltimore & Ohio Csanada Pacific .. Canada Southern. Central Pacific . Ches & Ohlo. Chi & Alton Chi B & Q 1 New York also absorbed stocks readily. Prices closed at the best and arbitrage dealers expressed confidence of & fur- ther rise in spite of such factors as a fall in wheat. Canadian Pacific was sold from Berlin, but it subsequently rallied with Americans. Spanish exchange on London is higher, and consequently Spain is again buying silver. ‘A preliminary report issued by the Indian Curpency Commission, containing evidence of experts, excites much attention. Tt is belleved in' the best-informed quarters here that the gold standard experiment will be tried. CLOSING. Canadian Paclfic, $8%; Grand Trunk, 7%; bar silver dull, 27 13-160; money, 4@%% per cent. PARIS, Aug. 26.—Spanish fours closed on the ourse to-day at 42.85, against 42.72%, the clos- | ing price of yesterday. LONDON, Aug. 2.—Bar silver quiet at 27%d per ounce. Gold bars, 77s 10d. Spanish fours closed on the Stock Exchange at 42%, unchanged from yesterday. FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Bradstreet’s Finan- clal Review to-morrow will say: Reactionary tendencies marked the early part of the week, the market also showing a decrease of actlvity and a falling off of the recent public interest in speculation. A firmer tone and & renewal of the advancing tendencles has, however, ap- peared in the last two days. There has been no positive news of an unfavorable character apart from rumors that warm weather was in- juring the corn crop at the West, and a hard- ening of the money market, which latter cir- cumstance is partially offset by the easier ten- dency In rates of exchange. The depression may accordingly be charged partly to the heat- ed term, partly to the temporary falling off of public interest and partly to professional spec- ulators realizing on their purchases. There was also renewed evidence of bearish manipulation, and the sharp decline of Manhattan, which was one of the features of the week, was gen- erally charged to that cause. Its subsequent firmness and recovery also seemed to repreeent covering of.a short interest in it. While a few stocks, notably Northern Pacific, were excep- tionally strong, the general list sagged off un- der realizing sales and bearish pressure, this being apparent in the granger and other por- tions of the list that have recently made such marked advances. London, while sending prices higher, has, on the whole, been a seller of our stocks on balance. The bond list has been strong, though its features have been mainly cheap specialties like Texas Pacific second incomes and Standard Rope and Twine securities, in all of which marked advances have been scored. Government bonds have not been ‘as active, as the demand for the older Issues has slack- ened and fractional recessions have been re- corded In some cases. The new 3 per cents, fter touching 106%, also receded to 105% on les of allotments by subscribers for amounts up to $4000, which this week received notice of acceptance. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Aug. 26—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will ray: The volume of business reflected in exchanges at the prin- cipal Clearing-houses is 20.4 per cent larger than last year and 26.8 per cent larger than in 1862, heretofore the year of largest business and highest prosperity ever known. Part of this increase was due to speculation at New York, but there are most healthy increases over the best of the previous years, and though in some branches business is not satisfactory in char- acter, in nearly all it 1s In volume larger than ever before. No unfavorable change appears in the prospect of crops, upon which the welfare of the country largely depends, nor is there present or threatening financial disturbance. Europe has not wearied of buying American securities, although some epeculators have been selling, nor is there shown any want of con- fidence among American investors. Compari- sons as to forelgn trade are apt to mislead, be- cause imports last year were extraordinarily small after the blg rush to anticipate new duttes, while exports were beginning to show the phenomenal demand which made the year uite the most remarkable in our history. ence, of the decrease, 12 per cent from New York in August thus far is not alarming, but sales of products yet to be followed are large and have stopped any advance In the current rates of forelgn exchange. Nor is it at all disheartening that imports at New York for the T2%60,000 aince lact vear they’fe belaw thoss , 000,000, ast r el 871595 by more than 54,000,000, oy e ‘Wheat goes down 3 cents this week as if there were no forelgn demand coming, the previous concert of farmers to keep back Wheat, the crop being certainly very large, tending to” encourage & conspiracy of traders against them, which thus far has entire con- trol of the market. Atlantic exports for the week have been 2,753 bushels, against 3,665,- 69 last year, and for four weeks of August 13,101,019 hushels, against 13,375,638 last year, while Pacific exports, 54,2, bushels for the eweek, against 770,819 last year, have been for ol the month 1,303,794, against 1,405,333 last year. It is wise to remember that the foreign de- | to o mend on account of last year's shortage Is | which still lapping over, while reports show that forelgn crops are about average. The output of iron and steel no longer meas- ures the demand, and the stipulated stop- ages of furnaces in the Shenanzo and Ma- Roning valleys has raised the price Of besse- mer pig at Pittsburg to §10 50 and of gray forge to $9 25, without any certainty whatever that such prices can be maintained when the valley furnaces resume operations, as some of them are now doing. The natural result is that the Pittsburg region Is so much the less able to compete with the great Illinois com- bine just formed, which is getting all the business it can do and promises to turn out iron at lees cost than any other works in the country. At all points bars promise a larger output’ than ever before and structural forms and plates are in heavy demand, Wwhile the tinplate producers have felt themselves obliged to advance prices ahout ten cents per box and the salss are said to be very heavy. Failures for the week have been.17 in the United States, against 223 last year, and 26 in Canada, against 34 last year. BRADSTREET'S REVIEW. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will s Business interests In_the main reflect the continuance of most of the favor- able features hitherto dominating the trade situation In the more favored section of the country. Prominent in this direction, of course, |'are the iron and steel and allied industries in | which active demand, present and prospective, | has led to further price advances, and even increased activity In distribution at most Western markets, with some improvement likewise doted at the South and on the Pactfic Coast, steadiness In pric wheat, corn and cotton, however, excepted—a reduced number of business fallures, fair gains in railroad earn- ing as a whole, and bank clearings, in spite of a slight reduction from: last week, showing heavy galns over all ;ponding periods in previous vears. The less*favorable elements in the situation are the reports of arrested or | smaller than expected trade at Eastern mar- kets, particularly in textile lines, lower quota- tions and apparently less active demand from abroad for our cereal products and reduced prices paid for the South's great staple, raw | cotton. Qualifying the latter, might be men- tioned the fact that spring wheat has apparent- begun to move In the Northwest, and the promise of large yields in wheat and cotton alike has tended to depress prices. In tron and steel the strength developed has | been notable, and the confidice expressed is | striking in_View of the willingness of new | buyers to immediately grant price demands. The situation of the iron and steel mills, how- ever, with order books filled for from thirty % | {o sixty days ahead, albeit much of this is at old prices, is one of ageressiveness, and numer- ous orders have been turned down because of time limits demanded or set for delivery. Ad- vanced quotations for Bessemer pigiron, steel | billets, lead, copper and spelter are features of the week, and even tinplates show a gain in_prices after a long period of depression. The feature of demand at Western markets | this week has been the Inquiry from jobbers of dry goods, clothing and boots and shoes, speclal gctivity being noted at Chicago, St. | Louts, St. Paul, Louieville and Omaha. | “Wheat shipments for the week, including | flour, agsregated 3,563.476 bushels. ‘as against 3,959,343 bushels last week, 5.149,563 bushels in | the corresponding week of 1897, 3,271854 bush- | els in 1896, 1,571,328 bushels in 1895 and 3,420,000 bushels in 154, Business faflures in the United States this | week number 172. against 195 last week and | compared with 210 in this week n year ago, 320 n 1896, 190 in 1895 and 192 in 1594. Business faflures in Canada this week num- ber 27, against 2 last week, 29 In this week a year ago, 31 In 189 and 42 'in 1595 BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, Aug. 2%.—The following table, complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at eighty-nine citles for the week ended August 25, with the percentage of Increase and decrease as ccmpared with the corresponding week of last year: Percentage. Cities— Inc. Dec. New York. $802,171,465 2.8 Boston 0,151,648 6.1 Chicago " Philadelphia St. Louls Pittsburg Baltimore San Francisco Cincinnati Minneapolis Detroit .. Cleveland Loulsville . Providence . Milwaukee . §t. Paul. Buffalo . Omaha . Indlanapolis Columbus, O Savannah Denver . Hartford Richmond Memphis . Washington Peoria .. Rochester New Haven Worcester Atlanta .. Salt Lake Springtield, ort Worth Portland, Me. Portland, Or. St. Joseph. Los Angeles. Norfolk . Syracuse . Des Motnes. Nashville Wilmington, Fall River, Scranton . Grand Rapids Augusta, Ga Lowell Dayton, Seattle Tacoma Spokane Sloux City New Bed{o Knoxville, Topeka . Birmingham Wichita .. Binghamton . Lincoln Lexington, Jacksonviile, Kalamazoo 1,477,862 1,515,753 1,816,525 1.348,815 Mass Tenn. 373,431 464,015 3.9 Chattanooga. . Rockford, Il Canton, O. Epringfield, 0. Fargo, N.' D. Stoux Falls, §. Hastings, Neb Fremont, Neb Davenport . Toledo .. Galveston Houston ...... Youngstown . *Macon ... *Evansville *Helena .. 1 E5: Buw! Totals U. §.....$1,249,600,012 19.3 Totals outside N. 448,437,547 6.4 DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal . $12,747,213 16.8 Toronto 7,499,974 2.3 Winnipeg 1,586,824 Halifax 1,038,243 10.0 Hamilton 575,580 11.0 St. John, N. B. 645,958 3.8 Totals ... $24,298,962 7.7 *Not included in totals because other items than clearings. b NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Aug. 26—FLOUR—Receipts, 19,212 barrels; exports, 20,000. Fairly active and lower for new spring patents and bakers', other grades qulet. [EAT—Recelp 70,200 bushels; exports, 156,812. Spot, wet No, 2 red, T1%c f. o. b, afloat to arrive and spot. Options opened stronger and advanced slightly on good foreign buying, local covering, higher late cables and disappointing receipts. In the last hour, how- ever, a wuccessful rald by bears sent prices to the lowest point and they closed 3c below yes- terday. No. 2 red August, 3@Tic, closed 7ic; September, 68}4@69%c, closed 68%c. HOPS—Steady. WOOL—Quiet. COFFEE—Options closed steady, unchanged to § points lower, Sales, 19,600 bigs, including itember, . coffee—Rio, 3 No. 7 mvolce, SSubtic; Ko, . S 7 jobbing, 6 : R K o L R sdzna.-smg. for raw and held higher; fair refining, 3 13-1bc; centrifugal, 9 test, 44c; re- fllfi%’rlll‘nn.- Bl "ALS—Steady, while showing rather less activity, The local market for metals is gen- erally firm and in_some instances prices wers @ shade stiffer. News at hand was of a fa- Vorable average and tended to make holders cautious." At the close’ the Metal Bxchangs quoted: PIGIRON—Warrants dull, with 3 5 bid and A GoPPER Unchangea but Uncl rm, wi $1225 bid and $12 3 asked. e TIN—Dull, with $16 bid and $16 20 asked. LEAD-Quiet but firm, with $ 10 bid ana $4 15 _asked. with #4 75 bid and $ 85 SPELTER~—Firmer, S ROFTERRecelits, 31 ki W ] J pacl es. ;e Wesiern ereamery, 4@ igine, 150 tas: o g GGS — Receipts, 3670 packages. eady; Western, 16c. 5 L 7 DRIED FRUITS. “‘flgw YORK, Aug. 3%.—California dried fruits N i e e ik sowris PEACHES—Unpeeled, 7@% D«Tdrk'umn%“' CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Aug. 2.—The tendency at th start in Wheat was toward weakness, but the ‘market soon turned strong and prices continued up for an hour and a half, duri; sustained | the start to 64%c. It held firmly within %c of the price mentioned ancther half hour, and then in about fifteen minutes undid all its previous work by dropping back once more to 63%@68%c. The September future, while showing the widest range in values, was not the most heavily dealt in. The new business was largely conflned to December and-May, in which latfer deliveries fluctuations were less and the volume of trade larger. A good deal was done in the way of buying short Wheat for September and reselling it for December. The Liverpool market responded but feebly to the previous day’s rise here. The Continental markets were unchanged, except for August delivery at Paris, where one of the perlodical French corners was in progress. Demand from the seaboard for shipping lots was not very brisk, and was principally for September de- livery. The market ruled very heavy near the end, but rallied a fraction just as the bell was tapping. September and December closed %@ Y%c lower cach on the day. Little business was done in Corn for export, but the tone was heavy for an hour or o, during which it was strengthened by the early Dullishness of Wheat. September closed %c ower. Trade in Oats was only moderately active and pretty well scattered, There was some inquiry from the seaboard for heavy grain, but the bids* were somewhat out of line. September closed unchanged to %c higher. Provisions were affected in a_small way by the talk of yellow fever in Texts. Pork fs down 5c, and lard and ribs remain unchanged. The leading futures ranged as follows: High. Low. Close. Articles— Open. Wheat No. 2— August o8 % ey September A% 63% 63 December . 62%4 Bl 61% May .. 64 6% 6% Corn No. 2— August 0% 30% 29% 20% September 3014 30% 29% 298, December . 3 30% 2% 297 May 32 38 a2y a2l Oats No. 2— September 19% 20 19% 197 May Dwy By 2 Mess Pork, per barrel— September .8 80 8 8Tl ctober . 38 ecember . 590 Lard, per 100 pound: Septeniber 5 5073 October . 5 5 123 December . 517% Short Ribs ds— September 5 1T% October 5 11k Cash _quotations were as _follows quiet; No. 2 spring wheat, fdc; No. 3 spring wheat, 62G65c; No 2 red, 63c; No. 2 corn, 30%¢c; N , 2014@ ; No. 2 ‘white, 23@25¢; . 2515@23%c; No. 2 Tye, 424sc; No. 2 ley, 46c; No. 1 flaxseed, 89¢c; prime timothy seed, $2 45; mess pork, per bbi, $5 85@8 30; lard, per 100 Ths, $5 05@5 07%: short ribs sides (loose); 5 G5@b 30; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $ 0@ des (boxed), $5 50@5 60. ; short clear s! Recelpts. Shipments. Articles— Fiour, bbls . Wheat, hush 500 to-day the Butter On the Pruduce Exchange market and Eges were unchanged. WHEAT MOV IENT. Receipts. Shipments. Cittes— Minneapolls Duluth Milwauk Chicago Toledo . St. Loul Detroit Kansas Totals Tidewater— Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore . New Orleans Galveston . Totals . LIVERPOOL F' Wheat— Dec. Opering 53% Closing 52% Wheat— . Nov.-Feb. Opening 4425 Closing .. 4465 Flour— Opening 20 80 Closing . 20 90 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, Aug. 26.—CATTLE—Trade in cat- tle to-day was slow and sales dragged to weak | and slightly lower prices. Choice steers, $5 309 5 50; medium, $ S0@G; beef steers, $4 I5@4 stockers and feeders, $3@4 75; bulls, $2 534 cows and heifers,” $3@4 45; calves, @7 3 Western rangers, §3 2@ 70; fed Western steers, $4 2505 §0; Texans, $3 50@5 30. HOGS—Were barely steady for poor, but strong for the best. Falr to cholce, $3 30 packing lots, $3 50@3 §7%; butchers’ $3 754 05; mixed, $3 60@4 10; lght, $3 0G4 1 pigs, $2 %@3 %0. SHEEP—Trade in_sheep was extremely dull at weak values. Common to cholce native rangers, §3 50@4 70; native sheep, $3@4 80; poor to prime lambs, H@6 1 m\;&ecelpts—cnue, hogs, 25,000; sheep, 17,- KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 26 —CATTLE—Receipts, 6500, Market steady. Native steers, 33@5 60; cows and helfers, $1@5; stockers and feeders, $3@4 85; bulls, $2 85@3 HOGS—Receipts, 5000. Best lights firm, other hogs steady to_weak. Bulk of sales, $3 70@3 80. Heavies, 33 T%@3 #5; packers, ' $3 6@3 80; mixed, ~§3 60@3 80; lights, $3 65@3 75; ples, $3 15@3 65. SHEEP — Recelpts, 4000, Market steady. Lambs, $3 75@5 80; muttons, $3@4 85. ! OMAHA. OMAHA, Aug. 26.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2400. Market stendy." Native beel steers, 34 0G0 30 Western steers, $3 90@4 50; cows and heifers, 3 25@4 T; stockers and ' feeders, 33 56@4 70; bulls and’ stags, $2 25@4. HOGS-Receipts, 6200. Market o shade easler. Hoavy, $3 1058 15; mixed, . 38 7083 12i4; light, $3 65@3 80; bulk of sales, '$3 7003 6. SHEEP—Receipts, 220. Market steady. Falr to cholce natives, $3 70@4 60; do Westerns, $3 60 @4 30; common, $3@4; lambs, $4@6. i DENVER. DENVER, Aug. 26.—CATTLE—Receipts, 200. Market firm. Beef steers, $3 7o@4 20; cows, 34; feeders, freight paid to river, $3 75@4 40: stockers do, $3 90@4 50; bulls and’stags, 3 50, @ s — Recelpts, 200. Shade lower. Light packers, $3 75@3 80; mixed, $3 70@3 75; heavies, 4003 50. B r P Recelpts, 400. Market firm. Good fat muttons, $3@4 25: lambs, $4@5 50. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. NEW YORK, Aug. 2.--California fruit sold to-day: Grapes—Malaga, $0c@$1 15; Tokay, $5c @32 70. Pears—Bartletts, $130@2; half boxes, 75c@$1 15. Peaches—Orange cling, $1 10; Craw- ford cling, $1 10; late Crawford, 50@75c. Plums —Bradshaw, 6oc; E£g, 65c@$1 40; Columbla, fic. Prunes—Gros, T5c@$l 05; German, T@%0c; Sil- ver, 50@%0c. Pears—Buerre Hardy, $1 @1 7. CHICAGO, Aug. 26.—California fruit sold to- day: Grapes—Malaga, $1. DRIED FRUITS IN THE EAST. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—The Journal of Com- merce says: The spot stock of California dried fruits carried over from last year In icehou has, it is reported, been nearly absorbed by the current wants of consumption, and at the present time the spot supply, particularly of apricots and peaches, Is sald to be much smaller than usual at this season. Taken in connection with reports from the coast that the Output this year has been one of the lightest on ‘record, the feeling is very firm and the tendency 'of prices s upward. The apricot crop this season was, as is now generally known, exceedingly short, and the fruit for the most part was of small size. The export demand has taken most of the stock, leaving little for home wants. The shortage in peaches has caused o strong feeling in that article and prices are decidedly”higher for both spot and %o arrive. There s a considerably stronger feeling in the market for Callfornia prunes. Recent sales of California fruit were made for ecarly forward ehipment at 34@3%c f. o. b, but to-day 3%c f. 0. b. seemed to be the inside price for shipment and holders appeared to be indifferent sellers at that figure. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Aug. 26.—Consols, 27 13-16d; French rentes, 103f 70c. ‘Wheat cargoes off coast, nothing dolng; car- goes on passage, easier; English country mar- kets, easy. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2%.—Wheat, dull; French country markets, firm; weather in England, unsettled. COTTON—Uplands, 3 5-16d. CLOSING. WWHEAT-No. 3'red Wester winter, dull, 3 finm\'—mmmm, 3s 34; October, quiet, 3s 110%; stlver CASE IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—To-day’s stetement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail- able cash balance, $288,001,473; gold reserve, $210,200,655. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 26.—Exchanges, $203,- 834; balances, $51,288. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 26.—Wheat is weak again and quotations as far as export values are concerned are strictly nominal. Walla Walla, 68@54c; valley and bue stem, ic. ‘WASHINGTON. ng September Tose from 63%@63%c at) TACOM Aug. %.—Nothing dolng in wheat. Export price for club, 5éc. Milling price for blue stem, 60@6Le -LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, sight £ — w8y Sterling Exchange, 60 dayS.....c.eee — 4 86 Sterling Cables — a8y New York Exchange, telegraphic.. — bii New York Exchange, sight. — 15 Fine Silver, per ounce. = 0% Mexican Dollars 4 4% WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The market continues soft and | dull, with a decline in milling, which is by no means as brisk as it bas been. Spot_Wheat—Shipping, $1 1021 12%; $117%@1 223, | ALL BOARD SALES. | Informal = Session—9:15 _ o'clock—December— 6000 ctls, §1 1414; 10,000, $1 14%. | "Second Seesion—December—6000 ctls, $1 13%. | Regular Morning Session — December—9,000 {cts, $112%; 6000, $112i; 2030, $112%. May— | 2000, $1 14. | “Afternoon Sesston — December — 10,000 ctls, | $1°12%; 4000, §1 12%; 13,000, $1 123: 16,000, $1 12%. BAKLEY—Prices show no further change and | the market is gquiet. | Feed, §1 12%@1 17%; Brewing nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No. sales. Second Session- o sales. Regular Morning Session—December—2000 ctls, $1 12%; 32,060, $113. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Business is still light and confined to local jobbing lots at unchanged quotations. Fancy Feed, §1 2 per ctl; good ta chalce, $1 2 122 common, $1 1251 17%; Surprise, §1 1 ;«2»,: ur|a)-. 31 1T1@1 22%; milling, $1 2% 125 per ctl CORN—The situation remains unchanged, | with a dull busincss. Small round yellow, $1 2: Eastern large vellow, $1 1021 12%; White, $1 15@ 120; mixed, 8i 06@1 07% per ctl. —3$1 15@1 17% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—3$1 @155 _per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The China steamer took out 23,020 barrels of Flour. FLOUR—Family extras, $4 40@4 50; extras, $4 15@4 % per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, 33 2 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100; milling, bakers’ Rice TFiour, $7; Cornmeal, $2 50; extra cream | Cornmeal, 33 25; Oatmeal, $425; Oat_Groats, | %4 50; Hominy, $3 2@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4 @4 25; Cracked Wheat, §3 Farina, $ 50; | Whole Wheat Flour, 33 50; Rolled Oats (bgr- ley), $ S5@6 25; In sacks, 35 65@6 05; Pedrl | Bariey, Split Peas, 34 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 1bs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Al descriptions under this head remain with- out change. BRAN—$15 50@16 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18G20 per ton. | FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50; job- bing, $32t32 50; Cocoanut Cake, £21G25; Cotton seed Meal, $25@20 per ton; Cornmeal, $23@23 50; Cracked Corn, $24@24 CALIFORNIA HAY—Wheat, §17@18 _for good and $14gi6 for lower grades: no fancy coming In; Wheat and Oat, $14 50@16 50; Oat, $13 50@16; Barley, ; Island Barley, $12@13; Alralfa, §12613; Stock. $11@12 50; Clover, nomi- nal. OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)— Wheat, $13G14 50; Oat, $12@13 50; Cheat, 3§11 13; Timothy, $115001850; Alfalfa, $lQ@Il per_ton. STRAW—40@65c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Colored Beans are weak and white kinds firm, which has been the situation for some little time. No change in quotations. BEANS—Bayos, $2 6@2 70; Small Whites, $2@2 15; Large Whites, $1 75671 90; Plnks, @2 30; 'Reds, $2 60@2 75; Blacke: Butters, nominal; Limas, $3@3 15; | Red Kidneys, $2 50@2 75 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $4 25@4 75 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $i@+¢ 25: Flax, nominal, $2@ 210; Canary Seed, 24@2%c per lb; Altalfa, from Utah, 5%c: Rape, 2%@2%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@5ke. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 75@1 90; Green, §2 25 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. There 1s nothing new. Tomatoes continue in overstock and dull. All other kinds are also plentiful and cheap. POTATOES—40@30c in sacks for Early Rose and 45@0c in sacks and 50c@$l in boxes for Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, 7oc@$l 15; Sweet Potatoes, 2@2%c per Ib. ONIONS—60@75c per ctl for yellow. Pickle Ontons, T6c@$l per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, String Beans, 1@2%c per Ib; Lima Beans, 2@3c; Bay Squash, zo@30c: Green Peppers, 3@s0c for Chile_ and 40@0c for Bell: Cabbage, S0c per cti: Carrots, 30@50c per sack: Bay Cucumbers. 25@35c; Pickles, 31 50@1 65 for No. 1 and Tec@$i for No. 2; River Tomatoes, 20@30c; Bay Tomatoes, 30@40c; Green Corn, 50@85c per sack for Vacaville, 75c@$1 2 per crate lor Alameda, 0fGe for Derkeley; Garlic, 282ic per I Green Okra, 50@§0c; Egg Plant, 35@40c per box; Marrow(at Squash, §15 per ton. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12c per Ib in lots of 25 Ms; siiced dessicated, 16@iSc; granulated, ra 13¢; | Onlons, G0c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 1Sc; Cab- bage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 25c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Geese are firmer. Turkeys are weaker and in better supply. Otherwise there is nothing new, the market being well suppled with local stock. POULTRY — Live Turkeys, 13@15c for Gob- blers and 12%@lic for Hens: Geese, per pair, 351 25@1 60; Goslings, $1 G0@1 75; Ducks, $3@3 3 for old and $2 50G4 50 for young: Hens, $4@5; Roosters, young, 75@ Roosters, , 4 50; Fryers, $4 50; Broflers, $3 50@4 for large. §2 508 3 for small; Plgeons, $125@1 50 per dozen for young and $1 % for old. GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Competition among handlers of Egstern Eggs is leading to cutting this product, as will be seen by the reduced quotations. The local kinds are unchanged. Dairy Butter is lower, as dealers are taking packed and Eastern goods in_preference. Cheese is unchanged. BUTTER— Creamery — Fancy creameries, 24@25c; sec- onds, 23c. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 21@22%c; grades, 17%@20c. Pickled Goods—Firkin, 18@20c; pickled roll, 21G23%c; creamery tub, 20@22c. Eastern Butter—Ladie packed, 16@16%c per 1b; Elgin, 22@23c. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 9%@10c; old, 8@ gc; Cream Cheddar, 10@lic; Young America, mguc; Eastern, 12@i3c. - GS—Ranch Eggs, 21G2%c per dozen: store Eggs, 14G17%c; Eastern, 14@l6c for ordinary and 17@18c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Pears have again advanced and are scarcer than ever. Peaches are dull and weak. with free stocks. Plums are firm. Figs are quieter and Grapes are dragging badly. Melons are also weak and In free supply. There are hardly any Mexican Limes here, Lemons are weak and Oranges dull. Choice Apples are doing better. Kl wberries, 12 5068 50 sz trawl es, § per chest for I and — for small. Figs, 50@60c for white and 50c@$1 for black, double layers. Cantaloupes, 50c@§1 per crate; Nutmegs, 2@ 50c per box; Watermelons, $15@20 per 100 for large and $5@12 for small to medium. Huckleberries, 5@6c per 1b. Red Nectarines, 60@8ic; White Nectarines, 35 AR Grapes, 25@50c ‘hite Grapes, r box; Black Grapes, ;gide: Muscats, 10@8e: less, R5c Tokay, 50@85c. Crates sell about 10c higher than boxes: Isabellas, §1 501 75 per crate. Blackberries, $304 per aheat, ums, per crate an box; in_bulk, $10@15 per ton. e Peaches, 40@6c per box for good to choice and 25@3ic for common stock; clings, $20@60 per ton; freestones, $20@35. Crabapples, 25@50c per box. Raspberries, $6@7 per chest. 3 Apg‘wlel.l 35@60c for common, 75c@$1 per box for No. 1. Bartlett Pears, $125@1 50 per box and per ton for No. i and 50@75c per box and $25@35 per ton for ripe and inferior stook. CITRUS. FRUITS—O; $1@1 50 for Va- lencias, $1@125 for St. Michaels, 75c@$1 for Mediterranean Sweets and 50@75c for Seedlings: Lemons, 31 50@2 50 for common and $3 5 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $10; Califor- nia Limes, $1g150; Bananas, $126@2 2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. An tmportant cireular to Raisin growers and dealers appears in the first column. ‘While there is no change in dried fruits, the feeling is steadler and the demand is slowly improving. Prunes are no longer weak, and though they cannot be called firm, the feel] in them is rather better. As soon as the hot weather is over In the East and the merchants get back to business the demand ls expected to_improve all along the line. DRIED FRUIT—New Prunes, 3%@3%c for the common four sizes; old Prunes, carloud lo s, Viigte ror W s TGl Jro:-"d» 3‘,‘;‘;"5 or -50°s, @3c_ for 90-100's; mew. Peachss, 10o; new Apricots. 56 lic for Royals and 1g17%c for Eyaporated Apples, 007c) sun dried, : Black Figs, sacks, t? ; new Plums, for pitted and 1@l%c for unpitted; Nectarines, 3@4ic for prime '~ fancy; Pears, 3@Sc for quarters and 3@5%c for halves, according to color, etc.; new Pears, ‘e for quarters i’ tor Haiyes, ey Ly ISINS— c for two-cro: Y thres-crown. WS40 for tour-orwn. Jgh for Becdless Sultanas, 2@l for Sesdless Mus. catels and 31G1 16 for London Layers; dried Gn&;. 2. NUTS—Walnuts, new, 6c for uardshell, softshell 1l; Peanuf :fi.:mrdmmm Filberts, ;B a8 per o 100. 9g16e tor and c:'. water-white R ted, o o per . 24925 per | PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Racon, Stc per Ib for heavy, % for light medium, 10%c for light, llo for extra light and 12%@lic for sugar cured; Eastern sugar cured Hams, 104@1ic; Calitor: nia Hams, 9%@l0c; Mess Beef, 31061050 per Dbbl; extra Mess Beef, $11@1150; Family Beef, extra prumé Pork $i0; extra clear, mess, $1550@16; Smoked Beef, 1@l per Ib. LARD—FEastern, tierces, quoted at 6c per Ib for compound and Ti4e for pure; palls, 8c; Cali- fornia tlerces, 5c per 1b for compound and Tc for pure; half barrels, T%c; 10-1b tins, 8c; 5-1b tins, S3c. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%: packages less than 300 Ibs—1-ib palls, G0 in a case, % 3-1b palls, 20 in a case, §%c; 5-1b pails, 12 In & case, 8%¢; 10-1b pails, 6 in a case, §%c; 50-Ib tine, 1 or 2 in a case, The; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 8ic; fancy tubs, $0 1bs net, 7%c; balf barrels, about 110 Ibs, 7%c per Ib. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides are quoted rather steadler at un- changed quotations. Hops are steady and some sales are reported at the new quotations. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about Ic under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, Sc; light, $ic; Cow- hides, Sc: Stags, 6lc; salted Kip, Stc; Calf, Sc; dry Hides, sound, 1ic; culls and brand 12¢; dry Kip and Veal, 15¢; dry Calf, 17@ Goatskins, 27%@30c; medium, 30c; Sheepskine, shearlings, 15G25¢ wool, 30@40c each; medium, 60@S0c; 90c@3110_each; Horsehides, salt, $§225 large and $1@175 for small; Colts, 50c; Horse- 1 1 on an average of 70 times a mi 4200 times an hour, 100,800 times a da and 36,792,000 times in the course of year, so that the heart of an ordinary man 80 years of age has beaten 3.000.- 000,000 times. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low aters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur the city front (Mission-street whar() about fwenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. SATURDAY, AUGUST = Sun rises . Sun sets . Moon sets 80 Timi Time) Time, E Gl 3 E!Feet. h"&!t.' ‘FeeL § H L W‘ | 7 1:23 3.1 5 H 2:21] 2.9 29 325 2.5 5 30 il 20 s 3 01 15| 5. 1| 5:38 L Wi W :|Ho:ui 5.4| 6:16] 0.8 u:ul 53l 6| 0. NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides ing tides are given In the left , - dry, for la early morn! e dfin, how, o [YEe and Be@RE for | S M etumn and) the successive tides of tne FALLOW<-No. 1 rendered, 3%c per Ib; No. 2, ( day in the order of occurrence as to time. | The 2%¢; refined, 4%@4%c; Grease, Zc. Javond time column gives the second tide ot fOOL—Fall clip. Southern Mountaln, 7 free Northern, 12c. Spring clip—Southern | Mountain, 12 months’, 9@lic: San Joaquin and Southern, 7 months’, S@10c: Foothill and Northern, free, 12@14c; Foothiil and Northern, AQefective, 10@ize; Middle County, T3@i6e; Hum: boldt and Mendocino, W@l6c; Nevada, 10@lic; Eastern Oregon, 10@12c; Valley Oregon, 15@17c. The circular of Jacob Wollner says: ‘‘Our market is still very dull and there is very little selling, although prices are well maintained. Eastern seaboard markets are reported in the same condition, as the mills can place pul very little goods, and so are shutting down or running on short time. Prices are well maintained throughout this dull spell, which has lasted for nearly ten months. Statistically wool I strong. The only thing Is to await a demand for goods which is expected from day to day, week to week, and month to month, When it will come it Is hard to foretell, but when it does come the dealers will have to place orders at the mills and the mills will have to come Into the market and buy wool, 50 a demand may spring up at almost any time. Prices are nominally unchanged in this market and in the East.” HOPS—1898 crop, 10@12ic; 1897 crop, $@10c per Ib. S GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 4%c: Wool | Bags, 26@2%c; San Quentin Bags, $4 85; Fruit | Bags, bc, S%c and 5%c for the three grades of | white and 7@Sc for brown. COAL — Wellington, 38 per ton: New Wel- Iington, $8: Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Seat- tle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $750; Cumbgrland, $13 in bulk and $1450 in racks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. $14; Can- nel, $10 per ton: Rock Bprings dnd Castle Gate, $76; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. Harrison's circular says: “The following | deliveries of coal have been made this week, | viz.: Three from Washington, with 7550 tons; { three from British Columbia, $363 tons; three | from Oregon, 1150 tons: seven from Australla, 18,454 tons; one from Swansea, 2917 tons; total, 38,440 tons. So long as coal comes to hand as freely as it has been doing recently, consumers will have no cause for complaint, as all un- filled contracts are now being cared for. Some of our largest consumers have been very for- tunate in making low-priced purchases several months ago, which are now coming to hand; | their fuel will cost them much more for the next six to elght months at least. This is ab- solutely assured. as all the coal freight from Australla procurable into the first three months | of 1599 has been already engaged at full rates; | besides, the Colonial mail just at hand states | pretty positively there will be an advance of | fully one shilling per ton on all Newcastle products after January next. This will be good news to our Coast colllery owners, as they regu- | late their scale of prices by the delivery cost | of Australian. Coal freights from English ports are low enough (156 from Swansea), but their cargoes are unprocurable pro tem, as the coal hewers still hold out for a higher scale of wages. The British Government, with lts usual foresight, is making large contracts for delivery of American coal at its many naval stations. This should prove an object lesson to_coal operators in England and Wales."” RICE—Several kinds are lower. China mixed, 4 254 30; China No. 1, $4 90@5 20; extra do, | 30@5 60; Hawattan, §575; Japan, $ S0@6 40; Louisiana, $5 506 & SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany_quotes, terms met cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed. 7e: Powdered, iic; Candy Granulated, 6e: Dry Granulated. 5%c: Confec- tioners” A. 5%c: Magnolla A. Si%c: Extra C, 5%c: Goldén C, 5Yc: California A, S%c per 16 half barrels, %c more than barreis, and boxes te more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. | | All descriptions are quiet and unchanged. | The demand about balances the supply at the | moment. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows BEEF—First quality, 6lc; second quality, sl@éc; third quality, 4&@5lsc. VEAL—Large, 4@5c; small, 6@7c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, €@ic; Ewes, 6@6ic per Ib. LAMB-—Spring, T4GSc per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%@3%c for large, for medium and 3K @3ic for small; stock 2@3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6%c. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday, August 26. qr sks ... 17,577|Wool, bales . ctls ..... 20,473 'Pelts, bdls ctls 4,8% Hides, no ctls 76/ Eggs, doz ctls 232 Quicksilver, Beans, sks . 514 Leather, rolls Potatoes, sks 4,985 Lumber, ft o Onions, sks 1,054 Wine, xals Bran, ‘sks 550 Lime, bbls \dditngs, 650|Sugar, bbl ay, tons . 32| Do bags . Straw, tons 1| ‘WASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks ... 2,90|Oats, ctls 2,090 Wheat, ctls ..... 11,040{ Wool, bales . 201 Barley, ctls ..... 4310/Hay, tons .. & OREGON. Bran, sks ........ 1400 Hay, tons ...... 2 —_——e— FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Butter Is dearer. There change In Cheese and Eggs. Meats and Poultry sell about at last week's prices, though Turkeys are lower. Frults and Vegetables are plentiful as a rule, | though fine Pears are scarce and cholce Peaches are rather dearer than usoal. Grapes and Melons are abundant. Following is The Call's regular weekly retail price lis Coal, per ton is no « material Cannel 12 00 |Castle Gate.$9 60@ — Wellinglon - 10 00 Sov-;u:flem' e New ellngton 9 50 ton 0 00 Coos: Seattle 0 ot 4 b BDnlrr meduce. Com utter, fancy, per 'ommon_Eggs.... Rsnch Egzs, o oz .. Do, good Honey Cheese, Cal 12) 1b 15 Cheese, Easte ”I Do, 3@10 Cheese, Swiss. Meats, per I Hens, each 20 Young Roost- Ducks each & ears, each .. 5| Geese, each 125 01d Koosters, | Pigeons, pair. 250 50 each .. 50 |Rabbits, pair.—@ 40 Fryers, eacl 60 |Hare, each....—@ 20 Broilers, each. 40 Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, Ib....... 10012 Apples, 1 et h Blackberries-, per Orange drawer .. -20§30 Bananas, doz.....16@20 Cantaloupes, €achl0@15 Flgs, per b -.... 8010 rapes, per L Huckleberries Ralsins, per Strawberries, per drawer {16@20 Walnuts, ib. 15 Nectarines, pr ib. 4@ 6 Watermelons, Vegetables— A 5, 1b..... 610! Lettuce, doz. ‘Artichokes, doz... Green Okra, Tb: H 5| Onlons, ... 5 'eppers, green. 4@ 6 5|Potatoes, Ib... 3 Cabbage, each. 10 Parenip. o o abbage, R renips, doz, Canhfowers. each 5G10 |Radlshes, d2 behslogss Celery, dbunch.... Bage, doz. behs.... Cress, doz bnchs.. String Beans, 1b.. 5@— Cucumbers, doz.. 10615 |Summer Squash, Egg Plant, per Ib. Green Corn, doz.. Green Peas, 1b. Lentils, Ib... r b ....c.. is 6 inchi length, 4 inches In dlameter; au0 pedis third time column the third tide ight hand z;,nllln:; gives the ¢ the day, except when there arc bu er‘eem:fd::, e Cometimes occur. The helghts given are additions to the soundings Unitea States Coast Survey charts, when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. the day, the and the last or TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco. August 26, 1898. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry builcing was dropped at exactly 7oon to-day— i. e., at noon of the 120th meridiaa, or at $ p m. Greenwich mean time. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. S. N., in charge. — ey STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. From. | Due. Newport .. | Aug. 21 [Humboldt Aug. 23 Nanaimo . (Aug. 28 Grays Harbor . Aug. 23 Coos Bay Aug. 23 San Diego Aug. 29 Seattle ... Aug. 23 Portland . Aug. 30 North Fork.....[Humboldt Aug. 30 Umatilla. Victoria & Puget Sound|Aug.30 Seattle Aug. 30 Portland .30 Newport Coos Bay . e L 1 Humboldt 1 Panama T St. Michael 2 Crescent {Crescent City .. 2% Pomona. )Snn Diego - : Honolulu ortiand STEAMERS TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. | Sails. Pler. | Pomona ....|San Diego.....|Aug. 27, 1l am|Pler 11 Chitkat ....|Humboldt ....|Aug.27, 9 am(Pler 13 Tilamook ..|St. Michael...(Aug.27, 5 pm|Pier 20 State ot Cal{Portland......| Aug. 35, 10 am,Pler 11 Gree Dollar(Oregon Ports. Aug.25, § amPier 2 Salla Wall|Vic & Pgt Sd.(Aug. 29, 10 am|Pier 3 San Juan...|Panama.......|Aug. 29, 12 m PMSS Homer .....|Newport [Aug: 20, 9 am|Pier 11 4 Orizaba ...(Humboldt ....|Aug. 30, 10 am|Pler 3 Santa Rosa|San Diego....|Aug.3L, 11 am|Pier 11 ‘Australia. -.|Honolulu......|Sept. 1, 2 pmPier 7 Cotumbla .. [Portland......(Sept. 2,10 amPier 12 Arcata .|Coos Bay.....|Sept. 2,10 am|Pier 13 INewport 1 Coos _Ba: |Sept. 2, 9 am|Pier SHIPPING 1 TELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, August 26. Stmr Cleone, Miller, 30 hours from Needle Rock. Stmr Coquille River, Johnson, 16 hours from Fort Bragg. Stmr Westport, Peterson, 19 hours from Bear Harbor. Stmr George Loomis, Bridgett, 34 hours from Ventvra. Alameda direct. Br ship Lord Cairns, Davies, 148 days from Swansea. Br ship Highland, Johnston, Newcastle, NSW. b ISpT-Masy Bubne, Weber, & days from Hum- Schr Lillebonne, Hansen, 14 days from Port Blakelev. Schr Maxim, Olsen, 8 days from 4 days from Casppar. Br stmr Weilington, Salmond, 80 heurs from Nanaimo. Schr Rellance, Benedekson, 48 hours from Shelter Cove. Schr Five Brothers, Jensen, 25 hours from Phelps Landing. Schr Seven Bisters, Rasmussen, — hours from Bihlers Point. CLEARED. Friday, August 2. Andresen, Portland; Stmr_National City, Gray & Mitchell. Br ship Drumblair, Armstrong, Liverpool; Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Br ship Ardencraig, Trask, Cape Town: G W_McNear. Br bark Canrobert, Boju, Iquique; A Boju, master. SAILED. Friday, Ausust 26 Gipsy, Gielow, Santa Cruz. South Coast, Zaddart, Rockport. Mineola, David, Tacoma. Whitesboro, Johnson. Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Fureka, Paulsen, Eureka. Queen of the Isies, Hitchfleld, Jaluft, RETURNED. Friday, August 26. Stmr Natfonal City, hence Aug 26, for Port- land, came to an anchor off Melges wharf on account of bonnet of steam pipe blowing out. TELEGRAPHIC. POLST LOBOS. Aug 2—10 p. m.—Weather, fogey; wind, SW; velocity. 16 miles. CHARTERS. The Duchalburn was chartered prior to ar rival for wheat and barley to Europe, 27s 6d. SPOKEN. Aug 19—Lat 37 N, long 34 47 W, Br ship Do- minion, from Baltimore, for Honolulu. MISCELLANEOUS.. The bark Guardian bound from Kotzebus Sound for Seattle ran ashore during & fog on the east end of Tegalda Island. She is a total Toss. and captain and crew arrived at Unalaska in small boats. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Aug 26-Br bric ley, trom Tahiti. A Y Atrived Aug 26—Schr Edward Parke, 5. s '{flvm«m—s-nfd Aug 26—Schr S Dan- San Franclsco. el S "LANDINGSafled Aug 20—Schr Francisco. N;gz‘r% !‘gss:nNGELEs—Am"d Aug 26—Stm Alcazar, from o Stmr Burma, for Nanaimo. £ Arrived Aue 26—Stm North Fork, A Honia, hence Aug 3. ‘Sailed Aug 26—Schr Chas E Falk, for Hono- I PEDRO—Satled Aug %—Stmr Pasadena, for Bureks Sailed Aug 26—Stmr Hueneme, for S tiico: cisco. B.lgORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Aug 26—Br ship Creedmoor, from Shanghai; Br bark Adderlay,‘ from Tahitl. TILLAMOOK—Sailed Aug 25—Stmr Ruth, for San_Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived Aug 25—Stmr Laurada, from St Michael. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Aug 26—Stmr Aloha, hence A\lg 25. ST MICHAEL—In Eport—shlv Elwell, Alex McNell, Rufus Woond. schr Inc Highland Light, bark Hunter, schr W H _T: £ Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Stmr Bktn Schr bot, schr Novelty, brig Geneva, schr W Jewett. Sailed Aug $—Stmr Progreso, for Seattle; schr J M Colman, for Port Townsend. DUTCH HARBOR—In port Aug 17—Bark Em. ire, bark Carrollton, Br ship Ilala, U S stmr 1ing. STEWARTS POINT—Arrived Aug 26—Schr Archie and_Fontle, hence Aug 24 PORT TOWNSEND—Arived Aug 26—Ship Eclg:e‘ hence Aug 9; schr Vega, hence Aug 9. Afis ’TI‘LE—Arflved Aug 26—Ship Eclipse, hno Balled Aug 26—Stmr Czarina, for San Fran- cisco; Jap stmr Riojun Maru, for Yokohama; stmr Conemaugh, for St Michael. RT TOWNSEND—Sailed Aug 2%—Br bark - Adderley, for Port Blakeley. : FOREIGN PORTS. DEPARTURE BAY—Sailed Aug 26—Ship TWo Brothers, for San Francisco. L ENoS gzxsg_m—fi:c.% Aug %~ bark ands, from Port Townsend. ADEL?IDE—AM‘\"M Drlor €0 Aug 2%—Bark n, ; A LMOUTH. Arrived Auk 26-CGer ship Barmbek from 5. wCALLAO-Arrived” July 1-Pr ship Drum- uir, ‘hen P OB TN G Shiisd Aug 14—Br ship Brunel, for San 3 Dvncmfiggiflp.md Aug 25—Br ship Ditton from Newcastle, Eng, for San Francisco. NANATMO-Safled Aug 20—Ship J B Brown, for Honolulu. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS. PHILADELPHIA—Sailed Aug 26—Stmr Ches- apeake, for London. ‘:gfnue‘nm-smed Aug 26—Stmr Hestla, m?jEw ORK—Arrived Aug 26—Stmr Bulgaria ) R%%X%—Amvefl Aug 26—Stmr Rotter- Sngypteom N T0¥iea Aus 20—Stmr Hekle O N LS KTON—Salled Aug 2—Stmr Au- Y SIoiR, 7 Aok a6Siimr Aller, for New York. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived Aug 26—Stmr Ken- sington, from New York.