The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 22, 1898, Page 8

‘THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. BUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Sflver advanced. ‘Wheat continues to rise. Barley and Corn unchanged. Oats active and firm. Hay very strons. Some changes in Beans. Potatoes and Onions unchanged. Tomatoes weaker. Another advance in Egss. No change in Butter and Cheese, Another car of Eastern Poultry sold, Fresh Fruit in good supply. Dried Fruit firm. Some cutting reported in Provisions. Meat Market unchanged. THE MONEY MARKET. INDICATIONS POINT TO A PERIOD OF EASY FUNDS. The circular of Henry Clewes, under date of New York, September 17, says: The past week has developed a more buoyant feeling in Wall- street circles. The money situation, which had encouraged the recent selling of stocks,is be- coming better understood, and the expectation of stringency has virtually disappeared. This obstacle being removed, there was nothing to prevent a general reaction toward better con- ditions. The “bears” had succeeded in break- ing prices to a level of comparative cheapness; the market was freely oversold, and there were substantial operators ready to take in !mron- ant lines of stocks when they were satisfied that the bottom of vaiues had been touched. The general drift of events during the week has tended to warn the “‘bears”’ to cover and the “bulls’ to buy. Sterling exchange has fallen to the gold-importing point, and some considerable engagements have already been made for shipping the metal to this port. There has also been some easing in_the rates for money, consequent upon offerings from out-of- town sources, and it has been accepted as a good symptom that the new bonds are being taken up more rapidly. On Thursday the treasury placed $%,00.000 of cash on deposit with city banks, against security of bond allot- ments. Also, the monthly official statement of jorelgn trade showed that our excess of ex- ports over imports continues with but lttle abatement from the extraordinary proportions of several months past. This succession of en- couraging events has changed the tone of busi- ness at the Stock Exchange and encouraged buying, and at the moment the indications point to a prolonged continuation.of activity. Another point favoring mm early return to comparative ease in money is the resumption of tmports of gold. The engagements of that nature already amount to about $5,000,000; and 85 the August exports of merchandise exceeded the imports by §35,000,000 it 1s plain that the trade balance is likely to keep foreign exchange close upon the Sold-importing point for some time to come. Under these conditions there is nothing in the present condition of the bank reserves to make even nervous borrowers un- easy. We are plainly on the way long period of comf WEATHER REPORT: (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, § p. m. The following maximum temperatures were reported from stations in California to-day: Eureka, 64; Red Bluff, Sacramento, 80, Fresno, §6; San Luis Obispo, 76; Independence, 8; Los Angeles, 78; San_Diego, ¢8; Yuma, 100. San Francisco data—Maximum' temperature, $8; minimum, 64; mean, 6L WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The storm noted last evening off the Wash- ington coast has moved rapidly eastward and is central this evening in the British posses- elons north of Washington. The pressure has fallen during the past twenty-four hours over | ‘Washington, Oregon, Northern Nevada, Idaho | and Montana. It has. risen _during the past twelve hours over the entire Pacific slope. The temperature has fallen slightly Oregon and Washington and remained sta- tionary in all other districts. The weather is cloudy In Washington, Ore- gon, the northern portion of Northern Califor- orthern Nevada and Idsho; it is partly in Montana. cloudy Washington, Oregon and along the California | coast as far south as Point Reyes The following high winds are reported: As- toria, 30 miles per hour, from the south; Port- land, 30, south, and Winnemucca, 82, south- west. The rain will probably extend into the upper | cramento Valley to-night, and ortion of the e _followed by clearing weather Thursday. Forecast made at San Francisco hours ending midnight, Sept. 22, Northern Californi 1898 portion; partly cloudy in southern portion, Wwith fog along the coast Thursday; brisk southwest wind. Southern California—Fair Thursday, except | partly cloudy along the coast; fresh west wind. Nevada—Showers in north portion, falr in south portion Thursday. Utah—Partly cloudy, With showers in north portion Thursday. Arizona—Fair Thursday. San Francisco and vicinity—Partly and foggy Thursday; cooler; ‘wind. Special from Mount Tamalpals—Clear; eouthwest, 5 miles; temperature, 62: maximum temperature, €. G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Officlal.. FASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—The course of sugar to-day Indicated that the long bear turn in that cloudy brisk southwest stock has come to an end for the present. Deal- | ings in this stock continued to absorb an im- portant proportion of the total transactlons. Efforts to hold the money rate proved unavall- ing in view of the disparity between the New York cail money rate and other markets, and call loans on the board fell to 2 per cent to-day. As a result of relief from these fmportant re- actionary tendencles, the market Was strong and recovered quite generally from yesterday’s | decline. But the strength was confined largely to specialties and the market is still in the hands of the professionals and reflects no out- elde interest. There was still some apprehen- sion that the rally in sugar might simply be the cause of manipulation directed against a large bear account. The sudden plenitude of money was also looked at somewhat askance, and with some remains the fear that a further flurry in call money might be possible. The fact that money has been easy to obtain for several daye in almost all markets, but not on the Stock Exchange, encouraged this feel- ing. But the call money market was unable to withstand the Influence of the various agencles which have been at work for its reilef. The sub-treasury had another debit balance of mearly $2,000,000 at the clearing house to-day, reflecting in part the presentation of checks for the anticipatory payment of the October 1 interest on Government bonds. Transfers of currency from New York to the West through the sub-treasury fell to $80,000 to-day, and New York exchange in Chicago advanced to only 10 cents discount. There were further engage- ments of gold in London for import, resuiting in a sharp rise of 3% per cent to 1 per cent In the money rate and of %@% per cent to 2%@2% per cent In the discount rate in that market. The stiffening of the London money market begot dullness in the stock market, the heavi- ness extending to the American group and re- sulting_in some selling for London account here. "Except in one or two instances the sell- ing was without much effect. A number of stocks responded sharply to special causes, as, for instance, Manhattan on the return from Europe of the dominant capitalist, Brooklyn Transit on talk of the absorption of another line, General Electric on the belisf that it would benefit from ‘the recent combination of electrical Interests, Leather preferred on cover- ing of shorts who misapprehend the meaning ©of the new leather company announced. The coalers, Cotton Ofl, Rubber, New York Afrbrake and some other specialties showed conspicuous advances. In the railroad Iist-out- side of Northern Pacific, dealings were not large, but prices in a number of cases advanced Last prices were the best and the market was strong and most active at the & point net. close. Prices of bonds recovered in the late dealings Total Unfted States 5s declined % and the 3s, when from an early tendency toward decline. sales, $1,610,000. issued, 3% in the bid price. Total sales of stocks to-day 395,100 ares, including: 13,259 Burlington, 23,695 Manhattan, 71,274 Northern Pacific, 15,470 8t. Paul, 16, Union Pacific [Jroterred, 10,140 Cotton O, ‘1‘5,“3 890 Tobacco, 7070 People's’ Gas, 7820 General Electric, 103,622 Sugar, 10,260 Leather preferred, 8200 Rubber. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . . 12%| Do prefd 160 Do pretd R[St P M & 167 B & O, 24 a: Canada Pacific Canada Soufhern. 4% S0 Pacific 8 |So Rallway 52%| Do pretd Prind Central Pacific .. 23 |Texas & Pacific.. 137 Ches & Ohio 22 {Union Pacific Chi & Alto 3| Do pretd Chi B & Q....... 1s%|U P D & G. Chi & B Ni.. .. &%) Wabash . § CCC&StL... £ | Do prefd 2% Do pretd . 5 |W&LE,30 ast pd. 23 Del & Hudson... 108 | Do prefd ........ 1§ Del L & W 149 | Twnress Compantes— Den & R G 1 |Adams Ex . Do prefd . 53%|American Fx Erie new) 31%|United States Do 1st prefd.... 3%|Wells Fargo . Fort Wayne Miscellaneous— Gt Nor prefd. A_Cot O1 Hocking Valley. Tilinois Central . Lake Erie & W. Met St Ry. Mich Central . Minn & St L. Do_1ist prefd. Mo_Pacific Mobile: &TOblo over | Rain has fallen over | 80y, ey | the discount rate. Showers in_the northern | @1 per cent. wind | Nor West 18%| Do pretd 108% No Amer 8%|T C & Iro 2% No Pacific 4240 S Leather Lo Do pretd 1% | Do prefd [ Ontario & 18" |U_S Rubbe 4575 Or R & Nav 57 | Do prefd L 104% Or Short Li West Union . 92t Pittsburg 4% Reading. % Do 1st 2 Rock Island . & St Louis & § F. 5 Do 1st prefd.... 6 |C & N. 11 Do 24 prefd.... 32 | Do pretd 74 109% Pac C 1st prefd.. 53 156%| Do 24 prefd ] 63 |Minn Iron . 9% 106%|Intl Paper C: 53 81| Do prefd .. CLOSING BONDS. 105%IN J C Bs 3% 128" |N_Caroli 128 | Do ds . 3 110% [No Pac I 12y 12| Do 3w 34 9| Do 4s . m [NYCe& . 106% 13 |Nor & W 6s. 123 117% | Northwstrn 1081 Do ded 5. 105 |0 Nav 1sts 100 |0 Nav 4s 991 Do Currency 00 [0 § Line 6s 125 Atchison 48 5|0 S Line 55 tr.... 106% 71% [Pacific 6s of 9... 1021 10814 | Reading 4s S9%IR G W 1sts. 15 f§t L & I M C Gs. 104%|St L & S F G 6s. 110% St P Con. 9% ISt P C & P 1sts. East Tenn lsts. Erie Gen 4s F W & D 1sts tr. & 106%Tenn new set 3s 105 [Tex P L G 1sts.. 105 | Do Rg 2ds 110%| Union Pac_4s 10 'UPD & G ists. Iowa C lsts 103% | Wab 1st 58 la new cons ds.. 103 | Do 2ds L & N Unl 4s.... 89 |W Shore 4a. Missouri s 100 |Va Centures MK& T 24s 62 | Do deferred Do 48 . §7%Wis Cent lsts. N Y Central ists. 116 MINING STOCKS. Chollar . 1510phir . 4 Crown Point 14[Plymouth . 12 Con Cal & Va. |Quickstiver 125 Deadwood 35| “Do pretd 350 Gould & Curry 20|Sierra Nevada. 7 Hale & Norcross. ndard 160 Homestake Union Con . 20 Iron Silver 6| Yellow Jacket.... , 15 Mexican 20 Ontario BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Mone: Westinghouse El. 31% Call loans 2%@4| Do prefd o7 Time loans 4@ 49 Stocks— 341 AT&SF.. 12% Amer Sugar L1 1223| Atchizon 4 9 Do pretd .. 103% |Wis Cent Ists.... 53 Bay State Gas. Mining_Shares Beil Telephone llouez Min Co. Boston & Albany tlantic . Boston & Maine. 163 |Boston & Mont, Boston L .. Butte & Boston Chi Bur & Calumet & Hecla. Fitchburg . Centennial Gen Elec new. Franklin Tilinols Steel . Osceola Mexican Centrai. Quincy N Y & New E: Tamarack . Ola Colony Wolverine Rubber .. Parrott .. Union Pacific %10ld_Dominion. West End . ¢ |[Humboldt .. * Do pretd . LONPON MARKET. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock market here was lifeless and heavy to-day, the gold movement having demoralized the markets here. The close was a trifle better owing to the improvement in Americans, which were stimulated by buying from New York. Americans were flat during the early hours on realizations by a few English bulls, but New York buying this afterncon revealed the fact that there 1s very little stock about, and prices closed at the best. Pacific stocks were chiefly favored. Argentines were flat. The question of & rise in the Bank of Eng- land discount rate to-morrow fs muchy dis- cussed, with opinions about evenly divided. I am inclined to think that an increase in the price of gold is more probable than a rise in Apparently the bank’s policy is first to make the present rate effective by borrowing from the market. The bank to-day borrowed into October and November. CLOSING. 23°5-15d per ounce; Money, Spanish 4s closed at 431 PARIS, Sept. 21.—Spanish 4s closed at 48.45. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Bept 21.—FLOUR—Receipts, 34,005; exports, 2478; generally steady, with de- mand chiefly for spring patents and low grade winter. WHEAT—Receipts, 15,57; exports, 23,990. Spot, strong. No. 2 red, 74#%c f. o.b. Options opened firm and advanced on forelgn buying, steadier cables and ‘active covering for St. Louls account. Beptember continued strong all day on & heavy export trade and scare of shorts, but late months yielded finally to real- izing and closed only %@2c net higher, against 2c advance in September. Sales included No. 2 red September, 72%@73c; closed, T8%c; Decem- ber, 68K @65%c; closed, 65%c. HOPS—Firm; Pacific Coast, 189 crop, 4@c. ‘WOOL—Quiet. COFFEE—Options steady, with prices 5@10 points higher on covering by shorts; trading more active than in weeks and chiefly local. Closed firm, 10@20 points higher. Sales, 19,500 ber, '$5 75@5 8. Spot Rio—Steady, held higher; mild,” firm, but not quotably higher. Sales, fair; business on private terms. SUGAR—Raw, steady at the lower prices of yesterday; fair refining, 3%c; molasses, 3ic; refined firm, but less active. METALS—Operations in metals were tame again to-day, and from start to finish the mar- ket lacked interesting incident. Changes in quotations were unimportant and the outlook {s anything but encouraging as regards broad- ening in material improvement. At the close the Exchange called: PIGIRON—Quiet, at 35 85 bid and $5 95 asked. COPPER—Weak, at $1225 bid and $1237% asked. LEAD AND SPELTER—Easier; unchanged. The firm that fixes the price for leading West- ern mines and smelters_quotes Lead $3 5. BUTTER—Receipts, 7418 packages; firm; creameries, 15%@?lc; Elgins, 2ic; factory, 11%@ 14ye. gGQ’!—Recelvu. 9478 packages; firm; West- , Afc. 2t DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Sept. 2L—California Dried Frults—Apoles, steady: other fruits, firm. EVAPO! und; prime wire tray, §lc; cholce, Sc; fancy, AhUNES—48%c per pound as to size and quality. APRICOTS-—Royal, 11@13c per pound; Moor- park, 12@1léc. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 7@Sc; peeled, 12@l5c per pound. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Sept. 2L—Wheat was strong at the opening, December, which closed yester- day at 63%c, started to-day at 63%@63%c and advanced in a very few minutes to 63%@63%c. A slight reaction then took place, the price dropping to 63%@63%c, but the market almost immediately turned strong again and before selling became heavy enough to affect prices, December had advanced to 63%c. September, 4c higher at 67c, and advanced to §7%c. buylng of a prominent St. Louis speculator, being estimated at 1,500,00 bushels. The char- reported cash wheat In good demand and %c higher. After the first hour's trading the mar- ket began to weaken. ers who have been buying for several putting wheat on the market. Later, Liver- lost. 265,000 bushels. hellvy CIAMH aging. getting down to 63%c. , this amount was not encour- ings and the price quickly broke to Githe. ':a'e time the market fluctuated rapldly within a narrow range, under active scalping, but did not develop any real strength aghin until loads of cash wheat had been worked for ex- . It dropped again to 63%c and closed rather mervous at that flgure. December closed 3jc and Se; Corn was dull and heavy. ed strength around the o] ember ¢ he market show- ning, but this was lost only a small fraction. small and cash demand slack. easier late in the day and closed rather weak. 2 shade lower at 20%@29%c. 2 Oats were st , notably so for September, and the volume of creased. leading commission houses and_ offerin; er at 21%c. ‘early in the session rather weak. Grand Trunk, 7%; Bnii bags, including Septgmber, $526@6 35; Decem- | ATED APPLES—Common, 6@8c per though inactive, was also very strong, opening | The | matn feature of the strength was the heavy | his purchases during the first hour's trading acter of the news was rather encouraging to buyers. Minneapolis and Duluth receipts were 912 cars, against 915 last week and 858 & year ago. Chicago receipts were 212 cars. Liverpool cables showed strength in that market and a strong continental* demand for ‘wheat was reported with prices higher. Duluth Offerings became much heavier and general, nearly all the local hold- days pool cables showed some of the advance they Atlantic port clearings were moderate, | Compared with yesterday's ual decline took place, December Here a buyi flurry eveloped, sending the price back 0 83%¢, bt hidders at that price were deluged with ofl;er- 1 For near the close, when the announcement that 70 | Bort rallied - the December price suddenly to lower. | largely because of sympathy with wheat. Corn n i } Hops—At London, Receipts were 420 cars. Clearances were | £4 10s. : Market became | December ranged from 29%c to 28%c and closed trade was considerably in- There was large buying br'l one or two offe: were light. ~ Cash demand was good. Ipts ‘were cars. The market felt the late wheat { break and best - were not maintained. Ma; from 22%c to 22%c and closed Y%c al 0. Beptember closed C | bushels wheat; British bark Sarg Bay, | h-:ral- flour, all for Queenstown. were dull, and lwl the exception of a slight show of mand was good, but depressing effect. Packers were moderate sell- ere of ribs. lative demand was light. De- cember pork closed 10c_lower at 38 173, Decem- ber lard Sc lower at 34 72%@4 76 and January rips 2o lower at ¥ 6% The leading futures ranged as follows Articles— . Open. High. Low. Close. Al ooy ey eptember . December . DoGw o an & 6y May £ 66 64l % gy L eptember . ) December . . 29& ”a 20% 29 Ma; % A% % A% September .. 21y 21 21 21y A o gqs i ay . Y Mess Pork per bbl. = October 820 820 80T 810 December 821% 830 - 817 81T% January 912% 912K 906 905 Lard per re- October 470 4 g& 465 470 December a4 AT 4TS January 485 485 480 482y Short Ri Tbe.— : October 535 525 5% 5% January 470 4T 46T% dord Cash quotations were as follows: , Flour, firm; No, 3 Zpring wheat, red, é5i4c; No. 2 corn, 30%: Tow, S0 Babses No. 3 snta g No.' 2 white, 1. o. b., 25%e b., 234@2%e! No. 2 rye, 48c; o."b., Yaidise: No. 1 flax seed, timothy seed, §2 45; mess pork, per barrel, $8 1o @S 20; Lard, 'per 100 pounds, $4 723%@4 75: Short Ribs sides (loose), $515@5 35; dry salted’ shoul- ders (boxed), 4%@4%; short clear sides (boxed), $5 50@5 G0; whisky, 'distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 2; sugars, cut loaf, unchanged; granulated, do. . 2 barley, Sic: prime Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 17,000 10,000 Wheat, bushels 239,000 77,000 Corn, bushels 618,000 208,000 Oats, bushels 673,000 198,000 Rye, bushels 33,000 63,000 Bariey, bushell 145,000 58,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; Creameries, 13@20c; Dai- ries, 11%@17c. Cheese, steady, 7@8%c. Eggs, firm, fresh, ldc. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Bushels. 27,380 346,671 Clties— Minneapolts Duluth . Milwaukee . Chicago . Toledo St. Loufs . Detroit Kansas City . Totals . Tidewater— Boston .. New York ...... Philadelphia . Baltimore New Orleans Galveston Totals ... LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Sept. Dec. 5 11% 5 5! -5 1% 5 5! PARIS FUTURES. Wheat— Opening . Closing Flour— Opening . Closing Wheat— Opening . Closing EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—CATTLE—Sales of cat- tle to-day ranged all the way from $4 to $5 85 | for native beef steers, the greater part fetching $4 90@5 60. Activity was confined .o desirable offerings, other kinds moving off slowly. Stock- ers and feeders were steady, selling around $4 60. Cows and heifers were In the usual de- mand at current prices and bulls sold at §2 5@ | 325 for bolognas and at $3 253 50 for feeders. | Calves were active. Texas grass steers sold at 503 9. Western range cattlg, were in fatrly active demand at active prices. HOGS—Good hogs sold at =teady prices, while common and medirm droves were 21@5c | lower. The commonest of hogs sold at *3 50@ 37, while the best lots went at $4@4 50, the bulk of the hogs crossing the scales at 33 S5@4. A good many lightwelght pigs sold at $3@3 30, heavy-welghts .bringing $3 50@3 §0; common hogs dull. SHEEP—Strictly prime lots sheep and lambs s0ld at steady prices, but medium grades of sheep averaged 10c lower and medfum lambs s0ld 10@15c lower; native sheep at $3@4 50 for common to prime; Western range sheep at $3 65@4 25; native lambs, $3 75@6 25 and good | to choice Western range lambs at $5 25@5 60; :e;é!ern. $3 65@4 10; feeding lambs sold at $4 60@ Recelpts—Cattle, 18,500; hogs, 32,000; sheep, 24,000, KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2L—CATTLE—Re- celpts, 13,000; best ‘beeves steady; others weak to 10c lower; native steers, $3 50@5 40; steers, $3 50@4 50: Texas cows, $2 50@2 %0; na- tive cows and heifers, $2@4 50; stockers and feeders, $3G4 95; bulls, $2 90@4. HOGS—Receipts, 10,000. Lights strong: others weak to 5¢ lower; bulk of sales, $3 60@ 870; heavies, $3 65@3 packers, $3 85@3 80; mixed, $360@3 7 - lights, $3 63@8 75; yorkers, $8 70@ pie=, 3 45@3 . SHE. ecefpts, 7000. Market steady to weaker; lambs, $4 25@5 30; muttons, $3@4 30. DENVER. DENVER, Sept. 21.—CATTLE—Receipts, 700. Market steady: beet steers, 33 50G4 15 $5@380; feeders, freight paid to river, $3 85¢ bulls, stags, etc., 2@3. HOGS—Receipts, 400. Market steady; light ackers, 53 Tog3 7o; mixed $5 G5G5 10, hoavs: &5 10, SHEEP—Receipts, 100. Market firm good fat muttons, $3@4 75; lambs, $4 25@5 25. OMAHA. OMAHA, Sept. 21.—CATTLE—Receipts 2000, Beef steers, §3 25@5 25; cows and heifers, $2 50 350; bulls ‘and stags, teeders, $3 60@4 25; Westerns, $3@3 25. HOGS—Recelpts, 7100; ehipments, Steady, $3 60@8 80; bulk of sales, $3 70. SHEEP—Receipts, 4000. Slow and easfer; yearlings, $ 15@4 lambs, $4 90@5. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. The Earl Fruit Company sold California fruit at auction to-day, realizing the following prices: BOSTON, Sept. 21.—Tokays, single crates, $151; double crates, $305; Bartletts, $2@2 20, average, 32 04; Clairgeau, §1 32; Beurre Hardy, $235. Peaches—Salway, 80c@$1 10, average Sc; George's late, 55@Toc, average' 64c; Plo- auett’s late, Toc. Three cars were sold. Weather cool. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Pears—Bartletts, $2 35 @2 8, average §255: half boxes, $1 24; Keifer, §1°80; Onandago, $1 79; Duchese- " $1 80. Grapes— Tokay, single crates, $c@sl 00, average $1 15; double crates, 33 02;’ Malagas, ' single crates, $1 1071 45, average $130; Muscats, T0c@$l 15, average c. Peaches—Balways, 70c@$1, average Tic; George's Late, 9ic; Kelsey Japan Plums, average §2 30 for single crates. "Eleven cars £old. Porter Bros. Company California fruit sales: NEW _ YORK, Sept. 21.—Pears—Bartletts, $2 102 67 per box; Winter Seckels, $1 per halt box. Peaches—George's lates, 65@%c per box; Salways, 70@%c; Strawberry clings, b0c. Grapes —Tokays, Slc, ’single crates; Muscats, 67c. Twelve cars sold. CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—Pears—Bartletts, $1 109 2 65 per box. Grapes—Black Morocco, §170 for single crates; Tokay, $167; Muscat, $1G1 40; assorted, §135. Peaches—Salways, 5o per box. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, Sept. 2L.—At the Wool auction sales to-day 13,123 bales were offered. Competi- tion was spirited and the advances of yester- day were firmly held. Better scoured merinos were eagerly competed for and greasy was quickly absorbed. The offerings of cross-breds were large and the finer grades showed & hard. ening tendency. Cholce scoured Cape of Good Hope and Natal sold from old rates to 5 per cent higher. The Continent was agaln a free operator. The following are the sales in de- tail: New South Wales, 1300 bales; scoured, 7%d@ 1s 6%d; greasy, 6%@6%d. 1200 scoured, 6%4d@1s 6%d; Victori bales; greasy, 512G9d. South Australla, 200 bales; scoured, 8a@1s 2; T Wedteatta, 30 ba Vest ustralia, les; scoured, 18 20; greasy, SNATNA. S R0 asmania, ales; greasy, 8@104d. New Zealand, 7500 bales; -gmred. 8%A@1s b%d; greasy, 5%@10%4d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 600 bales; scoured, 1s 4d@1s 6d; greasy, 5%@9d. FOREIGN MARKETS. none. LONDON, Sept. 2L.—Consols, 109 15-16; Silver, 285-16; French Rentes, 102f §0c; wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on paesage, firm; cargoes No. 1 Standard Califor- nia, 30s; English country markets, generally 64 dearer. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 2L=Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California, 6 1%@6 2%; wheat in Paris, firm: flour in Paris, steady; French coun- try markets, steady; cotton, uplands, 35-32. Wheat futures closed steady; September s 1130; December, bs %d; March, 5 63%d, ‘Wheat—Spot No. red Western, bs 11%d. Aom—Spot_American mixed mew, firm, 18 TAd; September, quiet, ta ‘:x&d_omhr. qifet, ; December, ot Const arm, 22 105@ firm, NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 21.—The wHeat mar- ket is steady, with falrly liberal offerings. ‘Walla Walla, 58@3%; valley and blue stem, 61@ 62¢. Cleared—British ship Clan Mackenzie, 91,606 B ‘bushel wheat ; German bark Windbrant, s ellow fever talk had a stockers, freight paid to river, $3'50g4 2; | 3$2 50@4 50; stockers and | COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—COTTON—Middling, 5 9-16c. 5 PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 2l.—Exchanges, §246,- 862; balances, $34,605. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. - uu Sterling Exchange, sight — 4 Sterling Cables .. ‘“,}z New York Exchange, sight. - 1 New York Exchange, telegrapl - 2 Fine silver, per ounce. = 61% Mexican Dollars . 4 46% ‘WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The upward tendency continues in shipping grades, though milling descriptions do not advance in proportion, as most of the cur- Tent supplies for millers are coming from the north. The feeling is very firm and futures are steadily advancing. Spot Wheat—Shipping, #1 16401 17%; milling, $1 20Q1 22%. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session, 9:156 o’clock—December— 88,000 ctls, $119%; §000, $119%; 14,( ~ $1 19%. Second session—December—b50,000 ctls, $1 19%. Regular morning session—December— 4000 ctls, $1 2014; 4000, $1 20i4; 10,000, $1 20%5; 4000, $1 20%; 42,000, $1 20%; 28,000, $1 20%; 26,000, $1 21. 4000, $1 23%. Afternoon session—December—8000 ctls, $1 21%; m‘g}u’%‘l,zy’:‘?: 25,000, $121%. May—16,000, $1 24, first eight months of the year were 563,000 ctls, valued at $684,000, against 1,656,000 ctls, at $1,- 601,564 for the same J,erkgl in 1897. _x"l‘;-.e dn;nkug unchanged. man continues steady an 1is_fair. Feed, $1 17%@1 22%; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD BALES. Informal _session—9:15 4000 ctls, $1 20. Second sessfon—No sales. ot 51 Bos; 800 3 20% 8, 3 A - Afternoon session—December—8000 ctls, OATS—The advance in wheat, barley an further rise. Fancy Feed, $1 27% per ctl; good to cholce, $11T%@1 2%; common, S112%@G115: Surprise, $1 3071 32%; Gray, $1 16@1 20; milling, $1 20@ 1 25 per ctl CORN—Continues dull at unchanged rates. Small round yellow, $1 2; Eastern large yel- low, $1 05@1 10; white, $1 12'3; mixed, $1 02%@ [ 1°07% per ctl: California White, $1 15@1 20. RYE—$1 15@1 17% BUCKWHEAT @ FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. per ctl. @1 85 per ctl. FLOUR—Family extras, $ 15@4 25; bakers' extras, $4 00@4 15 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices In sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $2 50; extra cream Cornmeal, $3 25; Oatmeal, $4 25; Oat Groats, $4 50: Hominy, $3 25@8 50; Buckwheat Flour, $ @4 25; Cracked Wheat, $3 T5; Farina, $4 50; ‘Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolled Oats (bar- rels), §6 S5@6 25; in sacks, $5 65@6 05; Pearl Bar- ley, $5; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $#4 50 per 100 1bs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The feeling in Hay continues very firm, and only the indications of rain stand in the way of a further advance, as receipts are running light. Dealers are looking for still higher prices almost any day now, if the weather re- mains dry. As it is, some kinds have again improved somewhat. BRAN—SU@I5 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFES—Rolled Bariey, $25G2 per tcn: Oileake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50; job- bing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@2; Cotton- saed Meal, $25G30 per ton; Cornmeal, $23@22 50, Cracked Corn, $24@24 50. CALIFORNTA HAY—Wheat, $16@17 for good te choice and $13@15 for lower grauss: no fancy coming fn; Wheat and Oat, $14 50@16 50; Oat, $15@15 50; Island Barley, $11@13; Alfalfa, $12@13; Stock,’ $11@12; Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)— Wheat, $12 50@13 50; Oat, 3$11@12 50; Cheat, $11 25G11 76; Timothy, $11@13; Alfalfa, $10@11 50 er ton. PSTRAW—40G80c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans are more unsettled as the new crop 1s now coming forward. A few changes in quo- tations will be observed. BEANS—Bayos, $190@2; Small Whites, $ $2 12%; Large Whites, $1 75@190; Pinks, $2 35 245; Reds, nominal; Blackeye, $3 3 25; But- ters, nominal; Limas, $330G3 40; Pea, $1 9@ 210; Red Kidneys, $2 %@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $4 25@4 50 per ctl; Yellow ~ Mustard, $4@4 12%; Flax, 2@ 2 10; Canary Seed, 21/@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, grml t}a’“%'@gf« Rape, 24@3%c: Hemp, 2%@3c; mothy, X DRIED PEAS—Nlles, §150; Green, §1 75§225 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONZ AND VEGETABLES. Values range about the same. The excep- tions are Tomatoes, which are weaker, and Pickles, which are higher, being scarce. POTATOES—40@50c in sacks for Early Ross and 50G€5c in sacks and "ic@S$1 in boxes for Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, 75¢@$1 15; Oregon, “ows. | 15c@$1; Sweet Potatoes, 1@1%c per Ib for near- by and 1%@1%c for Merced. ONIONS—50@65c per ctl -or yellow. Pickle Onfons, Toc@$1 per ctl. VIGETABLES—Green Pe: 6@6c; String Beans, 2@3c; Lima Beans, 2@ic; Bay Squash, 25@30c; Green Peppers, 3:@40c for Chile and 35G40c for Bell; Cabbage, 5ic per ctl; Carrots, 50c per sack; Fay Cucumbers, 2@40c; Pickles, $1 75@2 per ctl for No. 1 and $1 for No. 2; River Tomatoes, 26@50c; Bay Tomatoes, G0c; Green Corn, T5c@3$l per sack, $125@150 per crate for Alameda, 7oc@$l for Berkeley; Gar- lic, 3 per 1b; Green Okra, 50@6sc; Dried Okra, 8@l0c_per 1b; Egg Plant, 25@50c per box; Marrowfat Squash, $8@10 per ton. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12 per b in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced deslccated, 16@18c; granulated, raw, 1l3c; Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c: new, 18c;' Cab- bage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 25c; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Turkeys were rather weaker, but the other descriptions were unchanged. Another car of Eastern sold at 17c for Turkevs, $4@450 for g’urlfl. $6@16 50 for Hens, $6 for young s, $ for old Roosters, $4 % for Fry- $3 50@4 for Brollers. POULTRY—Live Turke; 14@17c for Gob- blers and 13@l4c for Hen Geese, per pair, $1 25@1 50; Goslings, $1 2671 50; Ducks, $3@3 50 for old and $3 50@5 for young; Hen: @5 ; Roasters, young, $4 5005 50; Roosters. old, $4 25 @ 4 50; Fryers, $4#4 50; Brollers, $3 50@4 for large, $3@3 50 for small: Pigeons, $1 25@1 50 per dozen for young and §1 1 76 for old. ‘GAME—Nominal. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. There was a slight advance in Eggs again but the other descriptions remained un- changed. BUTTER:- “c;znmery»mcy creameries, 26@27c; seconds, §25¢. alry—Chol to fancy, 21@2c; common grades, 17%@20c. Pickled —Firkin, 18@20c; pickled roll, 21@21%¢; creamery_tub, 21@21%e. Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%0c per 1b; Elgin, 22@22%c. CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 10@1ic; old, %@ ic; Cream Cheddar, 10@71lc; Young America, 10%frilige: Eastern, 12@13c. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 28@32%c per dozen: store Eggs, 18G%%c;- Bastern, 15@1T%c for ordinary and 2122 for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. There are a good many ripe Pears on the market now, and they are weak in consequence. Peaches continue dull and weak. Grapes are in lighter supply and steady at the improved prices. The market is still well supplied with Melons. 8 Strawberries came in late and suffered in consequence. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries $2@3 per chest for large and for small. gs, G0@T5c per box, double layers. Cantaloupes, 4 40c per box; V atermelons, for large and $5@12 for small to medium. Huckleberries, ¢ per Ib. Quinces, 50@75c. Pomegranates, nominal. ' White Grapes, 40@50c per box; Black Grapes, 40@30c; Muscats, 35@60c; Seedless, —; Tokay, 40@50c; crates sell about 10c higher than boxes: Isabellas, 50c@$1 per crate; Wine Grapes, 16_per ton for Zinfandel. Blackberries, §2 6045 per chest. Plums, 40@i0c per crate and box; in bulk, sl Sogiese box for good to chol es, per choice and 3@4le for common stock; In bulk, $25G35 per ton. Raspberries, $6@7 per chest. Apples, 35@60c for common, Toc@$ per box for No. 1 and $1 25 for choice. Bartlett Pears, $1@1 50 per box and per ton for No. 1 and 75@%c per box and $400 45 per ton for ripe and inferior stock. Other Pears, 36@Tsc_per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Oranges. $1@150 for Va- lencias, $1@12 for St. Michaels, T5c@$1 for Mediterranean Sweets and 50@7oc for Seedlings; Lemons, $2@2 50 for common and for 8004 to choice; Mexican Limes, $5; nia _Limes, 3 nanas, 31 25@2 % bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, :UTS, RAISINS, ETC. New York advices report an Improving mar- ket there for fruits. This market runs along about the same, the demand being good enough to_absorb all arrivals. - o b 6c for 40-50's, ’g'&um Apples, m’l’%«; sun dried, itor- per. May— Exports from this port during the o' clock*—December— session — December—2000 n hay has stimulated this market and dealers now re- port an active demand both on consumptive and speculative account, though prices show no 309 | crate; Nutmegs, 15@ 15@25 per hundred m?; 4@4%c; Black Figs, ‘sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, 4%4@ G for pitted and mp‘z; for. unpitted; Nec- tarines, 6@7c for prime to fancy; Pears, 6@6%c for quarters and 6@8ic for halves. RAISINE—2%c for two-crown, 4c for three- arown, 4%c for four-crown, 4%@éc for Seedless Sultanas, $%c for Seedless’ Muscatels and $120 for London Layers; dried Grapes, 2c. NUTS—Walnuts, 6c for hardshell, 7c for soft- shell; Almonds, 5@6c for hardshell, 13c for goftshell, 13@14c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ 6%c for’ Eastern and 4%c for California; Pe- gans, @4@sc; Fiiberts, $%Qloc; Brazll Nuts, per. Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per hundred. ONEY—Comb, 9@10c for bright and G@7c for lower grades: water-white extracted, 5%@ Go; light amber extracted, 4%@5%c per . BEESWAX~—24@26c per . PROVISIONS. Some cutting 1s reported among the local merchants, but it is not serious. CURED MEATS—Bacon, $%c per Ib for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10%c for light, 1lc for extra light and 12%@13c for. sugar cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%@1lic; Califor- nia Hams, 9%@10c; Mess Beef, 310@10 50 per s e prime ork, o, enira creat: ; extra prime Pork, $10; . 3138:5 5; mess, $15 60@16; Staoked Beef, 11@126 r 1b, P LARD—Eastern, tierces, quoted at 6o per b for compound and Tic for pure; pails, Sc; Call- fornia tlerces, tc per Ib for compound and Ic for pure; half barrels, 7%c; 10-Ib tins, &c; 6-Ib tins, 8%c. COTTOLENE — Tierces, 6%@6%c; pac less than 300 Tbs—i-1b palis, 60 in a case, S%c; 3-1b palls, 20 in a case, 8%c; G-1b pails, 12 In a case, §%c; 10-1b pails, 6 in a case, 8%c; §0-Td tins, 1 or 2 in a case, Tic: wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, 8%c; fancy tubs, 80 Ibs net, 7%c; half barrels, about 110 Ibs, 7%c per Ib. LIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, Sc; light, 8%c; Cow- hides, 8%@9tic; Stags, 6c; salted Kip, ¢; Calf, 9c; dry Hides, sound, 15@15%c; culls and brands, 12@13c; dry Klip and Veal, 15¢; dry CIJ;. 110‘:!;: eeps lings, 15@25c each; sho vsv’;ol, 1‘5‘6‘:&: e medium, G@S00; TonE Wool, %0c@$1 10 each; Horsehides, salt, 3225 for IR e R o e Sy R LEOwW Mol 1 rendered. 34@%o. per Ibi No. 2, 2%@2%c; refined, 4%@4%c; Grease, 2. ‘WOOL—Fall clip, Southern Mountain, 7@10c; free Northern, $@12c, Spring cli uthern Mountain, 12 months’, 9@lic; oaquin-and Southern, 7 months’, 8@10c; Foothill and Northern, fres, 12@l4c: Foothill and Northern, | defective, 10@12¢; Middle County, 13@16c; Hum- boldt and Mendocino, 14@léc; Nevada, 10@lic Eastern Oregon, 10g12c; Valley Oregon, L@l7c. HOPS—18% crop, 11@13%e; 1897 crop, nominal. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS — Calcutta Grain . Bags, 4%c; Wool Bags, 26@28c; San Quentin Bags, $4 85; Fruit Bags, be, G%c and %c for the three grades of white and 7@Sc for brown. COAL — Wellington, 38 per ton; New Wel- Ilington, $8; Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Seat- tle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $760; Cumberland, $10 in. bulk. and $1125 In gacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Can- nel, $10 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, $7 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and 314 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany_quotes, terms net -cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, T4c; Powdered, 6%c; Candy Granulated, 6%c; Dry Granulated, 6c; Confec- tloners' A, 6c: California A, 5¥%c; Magnolia A, 6%c; Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, 5%c: half barrels, ¢ more than barrels, and boxes itc more. No order taken, for less than 75 barrels or its equiv- alent. BAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. ‘Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6@6%c; second quality, 5%c; third quality, 4@sc. VEAL—Large, 5gee; small, 6%@Sc per 1b. Mll’l;rTON — Wethers, 6@ic; Ewes, 6@6%c per 1b. LAMB—Spring Lamb, 7%@Sc per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%c for large, medium and 3%@3ic for small; stocl 2@3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6%c. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, September 21. Flour, qr sks ... 2,848/Hops, bales . Wheat, ctls ..... '275|Wool, bales . 4Ye for Hogs, Bariey, ctls ..., 7,515|Pelts, bdls Corn, ectls .. 25| Hides, no Cheese, ctls 137(Eggs, doz . Butter, ctls 122|Quicksilver, fisk. Tallow, ctls 45|Leather, rolls . Beans, sks .....0 _20(Lumber, ft Potatoes, sks 2.850|Wine, gals . Onlons, sk 1,190/ Lime. bbls 201 Bran, s 330/ Sugar, bbls 5 Middiings 164 Do sks 555 Hay, ton: 628 Do boxes 25 Straw, 8|Ralsins, bxs ..... 400 ASHINGTON. Flour, qr sks ... 7,000[Hay, tons ..c..... 50 NEVADA. Hay, tons . o a0 —_———— THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were much quieter at about the same prices. ) The Savage delinquent sale takes place to- day. Local securities were in their usual demand, and quotations were steady as a rule. The Horn Silver Mine of Utah will pay a dividend of $25,000 on the 26th. The Utah Sugar Company has declared a dividend of G per cent for the two quarters of its fiscal year ending on September 30, pay- able September 29. The Oceanic Steamship Company has declared the regular monthly dividend of 30c per share, pagable October 1. pecial meetings of the stockholders of the Sierra Nevada, Occidental Consolidated and Andes mining comnanies will be held to-day to authorize the reduction of the par value of the shares from 3100 to $3 per share. ‘The' Mammoth Mining Company of Utah has declared a dividend of Sc per share, amounting to $20,000, payable October 1. A special meeting of the stockholders of the Holmes Mining Company has been called for November 23 to vote upon a proposition to create a bonded indebtedness of $176,000. Following {s the schedule of percentage con- tributed to the pumping fund, based upon an estamated expenditure of $100,000, to put a modern pumping plant into one of the shafts and start the work of deep mining: Consoli- dated Cal. and Va. 15 per cent; Sierra Nevada, Union Consolldated, Mexican, Ophir, Best & Belcher, Gould & Curry, Savage, Chollar, Pot- osl and Hale & Norcross 7% per cent; Yellow Jacket, Crown Point and Belcher, 5 per cent; Confidence, Caledonia and Alta 1% per cent; Utah Con., Bullion, Alpha Con., Challenge Con., Overman, Kentuck Con., Seg. Belcher and ‘Mides Con., Exchequer, Con. Imperial, ork 1 per cent. The Justice and Con. New 20% per cent above the $100,000 which is the basis of the assessment is to be put aside as a reserve fund. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 212 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bl Ask. U 8 Bonds— SF G & B. 88%— 4s quar coup..1l1%112%|San Fran .... 3% 8% {s quar reg...110%110% [Stockton Gas.. 13 — is quar new...127%128 | Insurance— 38 new ........104% — [Firem’s Fund.206 Miscellansous— Water Stocks— Cal-st_Cab 6s.115 115% [Contra Costa.. 54% — Cal El 6s.....125, — [Marin Co ..... 50 C C Wat 5s...1000 — |3pring Vallev.100 100% Dup-st ex c... — 98%| Bank Stocks— EL & P o5, 13141325 Anglo-Cal . 63 65 F & Cl Ry 6s. — 116i|Bank of Cal...249 250 Geary-st R 5s. 9% 100 [Cal S D & T.. — 97 H C' & S 4%s.100 105 |First Nat LALCoé€s.— 10 |Lon P & A. NG 161 164 Do Jst M 5s.118%114%| Savings Banks— Nat Vin 6s Ist — 973s'Ger S & L. 1650 N C NGRy 7s.104% — 1160 N Ry Cal 6s..112 113% 2% N Ry Cal 5s..106 — 500 NPCRR€:.103 105 |S & L So.... — NPCR 100 100%[Securit S B N Cal R — —|Union T Co.1000 — Oak Gas 108 1113 | Street Railronds— Om Ry 128%120 [California ..... P &Cl —" — |Geary P&o 112 — Market- Powell-st_6s...119 Preeidio 8% — Reno_ WL&L. 100 Powd Sac El Ry 56100 — [Californla ..... — 150 S8 F & N P 6s.109 109%|E Dynamite... 85 — SlerraRCal 6s. — 106 |Glant Con Co. 49% 50 8 P of Ar 6s.,108%108%| Vigorit ....... 2ig 2 .. P Cal 6s....113% leellnnemx.—v. o SPC 1s cg 08.102 — [Al Pac Assn..102 103 S P Br 6s.....118 119 |Ger Ld Wks..157% — 8 V Water 6s.116% — |Hana P Co.... 17% 183 8 V Water 48.103% — |H C & S Co... 27% 2T’ 5] Hutch 8 P Co. 58 58 Gas & Electrio— Mer Ex Assn. Wy. -* Cent Gaslight.105 Nat Vin ¢s... — 6 Cent L & P... 7% 9%%|Oceanic S Co. 56% — Mutual El Co. 11% 13 |Pacific A F A. 1& 1% glkland IG&!.. g.‘ g\;{ gc P'B-ot Co... — 106 ac Gas Imp. T ot Co. 7 Pac L Co..... 48 49% Morr’ & Session. 30 Bank of California ..... 00 Hawailan Commerclal & Sugar. Btockton Gas..102 — [ TR sy " 115 Hutchinson S P C 50 do do 20 Market-street Rallwa; 68 F Gas & Electric 10 Spring Valley Water .. Street— %0 S F Gas & Electric Co... Afternoon Sesston. 15 Contra Costa Water .. 370 Hawailan Commerctai & Sugar. [ do do .iieeene 50 Hutchinson S P Co, $1000 Park & Clift House 6s Bonds. 158 F Gas & Electric Co, b %0... 5 Spring Valley Water $2000 Spring Valley 4s Bonds. 12000 California-street Cable_Bonds. Market-streot Ry Con Boi Bpring Valley 48 Bonds. INVESTMENT BOARD. Morninx Session. £ Boving Vaner Wate” ater 158 F Gas & Electrtc Co. 50 Hutchinson 8§ P Co.. BEE ESzBusng 2 Szygansd €88 spzagas & ssaguags | on time or giving the error, if any, is published Afternoon Session. 150 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar. 80 Hutchinson § P Co. $400 S P Ry of Arizona $10,000 Spring Valley Water MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 500 Best & Belcher. 27/500 Potosi . . 20 400 Challenge 20{300 Sierra Nevada.. 75 100 Gould & 201400 Unfon Con ...... 22 500 Mexican 22/200 Yellow Jacket.. 20 400 Ophir 48| Afternoon Session. 700 Alpha ... . 05]100 Mexican . 5 600 Best & Belcher. 30 . 62 600 Con Cal & Va.. 71 . b4 100 . & 7 . B 300 Crown Point ... 18 . 2% 400 Gould & Curry.. 24| Following were the sales .n the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS—Sept. 21, 10 b m.—Weather foggy: wind SW; velocity 10 miles. CHARTERS. The A M Baxter loads lumber at Seattle Honolulu; Franceseco Tozo, lumber at Por] Blakeley 'for Peru: Jessie Minor, redwood dt Eureka for Honolulu. MEMORANDUM. Per North Bend—On Sept 1, in Unimak Paes, sed through considerable wreckase belong: Tog o some square-rigged vessel, probabiy an old whaler. . DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Sept 21—Schr Lyman D Foster, from St Michael. SAN PEDRO—Sailed Sept 20—Stmr Pasadena, for Ventura. VENTURA-Arrived Sept 21—Stmr Pasadena, San Pedro. P ORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Sept 21—Chil bark Latona, from Guayaquil COOS BAY—Arrived Se~t 14—Schr Glen, hce SOPS AL —Arrivea Sept 21—Schr Neptune, hence Sept 14: schr Sacramento, hence Sept 13. STORIA—Arrived Sept 21—Stmr Geo W Morning Session. Eider, hence Sept 19; stmr Alliance, hence . 11| Sept 15. S 10 Belener " it et < 10 | PEAL —Arrived Sept 21_Schr Eawara Parke, 18|300 Mexican "-eirees 22 | hence Sept 20: stmr Newsboy, hence Sept 20. . 4| BUREK ed Sept 21—Stmr Chilkat, for 50 | San Francisco. 3 e South _Coast, hence 350 Con Cal & Va. 21| Arrived Sept 21—Stmr o 4 . ; 20; sehr Ida McKay, hence Sept 13. i ; STl Sterrs, Nevada . B | S U BARME- Sailed Sept 21— Stmr Lakme, for 100 Union Con 400 Gould & Curry. 500 Hale & Norcrs. 80] Afternoon Session. San Franclsco. EASTERN _PORTS. DELAWARE BREAKWATER—Sept 20—Ship A_J Fuller, from Honolulu, awaiting orders biod- v ¥l i %y:fi':n 4 3: NEW YORK—Arrived Sept 2I—Ship George 100 Con Cal & Va... 68[200...... . 14 | Stetson, from Hilo via Btanley, F I 200 Crown Point .. 17/100 Sierra Nevada... 78 FOREIGN PORTS. 200 Gould & Curry.. 22400 Union Con . 24| SYDNEY—Arrived prior to Sept 20—Br bark 600 Justice 13/300 Utah . 08 | Darra, from Port Blakeley. _ 200 | 12 SHANGHAI—Sailed Sept 17—Br bark Bees- CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ‘WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21— p. m. Alpha Alta wing, for Oregon. TENDON- Sailed Sept 20—Br ship Drumbur- on, for Vangouver. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Salled Aug — Br ship Allerton, for San Francisco. Aug 14—Br bark Helen Denny, for Honolulu. SYDNEY—galled Aug 20—Br ship Bute: for Honolulu. Beloner 1 = 0| _In port Aug 20—Br bktn City of Adelaide, for Benton Con ... 0T — e 22 24 | Newcastle and Honolulu; Br ship Cromdale,for Best & Belcher 238 29[Occidental . 8 % | Newcastle, NSW, and San Francisco; Br ship Bulllon ........ 03 04[OphIr ... 51 62| Crown of Indla, for San Francisco; Br bark Caledona. . 25 27|Overman . 0 06 | Dominion, for Newcastle, N§W, and Honolulu: Choliar ......... 19 20|Potost 2 21| Haw ship Fort George, for Newcasile, NSW, Challengs Con. 19 20(Savage . 13 14 | and San Francisco; bktn Katle Flickinger, for Confidence ..... 8 G5|Scorplon . 03 - | Newcastle, NSW, and Honolulu; ship 8 P Con Cal & Va. 69 70|/Seg Belcher ... 03 04 | Grace, for San Francisco; bkin Omega, for Con Imperial... 01 02|Sierra Nevada. §0 §1 | Newcastle, NSW, and San Francisco; Br bark Crown Point .. 17 18{Silver HIIl s 12 lW!oollwm, for Newcastle, NSW, and Hono- A ulu, Tt iy, BTt 1016 JNTWERE Arived Sept 15-Br sbip Con- & way, from Tacoma. Sould & Corry. 22 HUtan o Of 88| MANCHESTER Arrived Sept 1-Er ship orcrs. . Wynnstay, from Portland. Hale & orcrs. 8 §2/Yeliow Jacket. 2t 21| Wymr RERSTLE SWEW Satia Sept. 1Bt Bcho, for Honolulu, NOTICE TO MARINERS. KAILUA—Arrived Sept 17—Schr Ploneer, fm A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to natlonality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions ef 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 hotsted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- celved each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the ball was dropped in the morning papers the following day. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. 8. in charge. —— e 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 (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide s the same at both places. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. Sun rises Time| i 3 |Feet.| LW HW NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third ilme 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 when a minus sign () precedes the height, and then the number givex is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. <The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. —e e TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic_Office, U. 8. N., chants' Exchange, San Francisco, Cal tember, 21, 1398. The tinté ball on the tower of the new Ferry buflding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— i e, at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 p. m. Greenwich mean time. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. in charg ——— e STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Mer- Sep- Grays Harbor. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed Aug 1—Br ship Springbank, for San Francisco; Sr ship Sta of Italy, for Honolulu. 5—Br ship Port Tatrick, for San’ Francisco. 8—Nor bark Havfruen, f Honolulu. 13—Br ship Allerton, San Fra cisco. 14—Br bark Helen Denny, f onolulu. 20—Br ship Fannie Kerr, for San Fr 2—Fr bark Gen Neumayer, for S: In port Aug 20—Br ship Card! San Francisco; Nor bark Carrizal, ‘or ionc- lulu; bktn Chehalis, for San Francisco: Ner bark Fantasi, for Honolulu; Br bark Inver- lochy, for San Francisco; Br ship Poseidag, for Oregon; Br ship Westgate, for Hono! Chartered to load at Newcastle, bark Aberystwith Castle, for San Francisco Br ship Andreta, for San Franciscy; Br.bark Birkdale, for San Francisco; Br ship Brenda, for Ban’ Francisco: bark 'Sonoma, for San Frayeisco; Br bark Brussels, for San Fran- cisco; bark Snow and Burgess, for San Fran- cisco; bark Carondelet, for San Francisco: Br ship 'Centesima, for San Francisco; Br bktn City of Adelaide, for Honolulu; Br ship Crom- dale, for San Francisco; Br bark Darra, for San Diego; schr Deflance, for Honolulu; Br bark Dominion, for Honolulu; Fr bark Duchess Anne, for San Franeisco; bktn Echo,, for Honolulu; Haw ship Fort George, for San Francisco; Haw ship Hawailan Isles, for Honolulu; schr Honolpu, for Kahului; Fr bark Jeanne de Arc, for San Francisco; Haw ship John Ena, for San Francisco; Fr bark Jules Verne, for San Franclsco: bktn Katle Flick- inger, for Honolulu; Chil ship Star of Benga for San Francisco; Br ship Leicester Castl for San Francisco; Fr bark Marguerite Mo- linos, for Oregon; hark McNear, for Honolul: schr’ Murlel, for Honolulu; bktn Omega, for San Francisco; bark Oregon, for San Fran- cisco: bark Prussia. for San Francisco; ship Republic, for Honolulu. HONOLULU—Arrived Sept 14—Br stmr Mo- ana, hence Sept §; Br ship Star of Italy, from Newcastle, NSV Sailed Sept 14—Ship Tacoma, for San Fran- cisco; Br stmr Moana, for Svdney; U S stmr Scandia, for Manila; stmr City of golumbia, fo- Seattle via Hilo. NEWCASTLE, NSW-—Arrived Sept 18—Br ship St Mirren. ‘from Table Baw GLOUCESTER—Arrived Sept 20—Br bark Falkirk, from Tacoma. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Arrived Sept 21—Str Teutonic, from Liverpool; stmr Ems, from Nayles. fafled Sept 7l—Stmr La Campine, for Ant- werp; stmr Kensington, for Antwerp; stmr Germanic. for Liverpooi. BALTIMORE—Arrived Sept 21—Str Munchen, from Bremen. - LIVERPOOL—Arrived Sept 21— Stmr Majes- tic, from New York. . NAPLES—Arrived Sept 21—Stmr Aller, from New York. GLASGOW—Sailed Sept 2 Baltimore. SOUTHAMPTON for New York. QUEENSTO! lonia, for Boston. Stmr_ Hestla, for Sailed Sept 21—Stmr Lahn, Safled Sept 21—Stmr Cepha- OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _leave Broadway whart, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports, 10 & m., Sept. 23, 23, Oct. 3, transfer at Seattle, | For_Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 1 a m., Sept. B, 2, Oct. 3, and Eleyme L Due. | overy fitth day thereatter, transter at Seatile to 3 5 v o a G. Bertha. St. Michael . Sept.2 | this company's steamers for Alaska an M’:vklunaw. Tacoma “ ee;z.zx Ry., nfl ‘acoma to N. P. Ry., at Vancouver : 3 c.P. Ry. ; i e B L Rebt 3 | ~For Eureka (Humboldt Bav), 2 p. m., Sept. Chilkat Humboldt Sept 2 | 26, Oct. 1, and every fitth aay thereatter. Progreso. |Seattle Sept.23 | For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Crescent City Sept.23 Empire.... Sept.23 State California(Portland .. Sept.23 Victoria & Puget Sound Sept.24 Newport Humboldt [Coos Bay Portland Departure Yaquina Bay Portland Sept.24 North Fork..... Humboldt Corona. San Diego Navarro. Yaquina Bay Cleveland. St. Michael Bli Thomp: Puget Sound . Mineola. 'Tacoma . Newport Portland ... (Panama. . Victoria & Puget Sound Port Harford (San Luls_Obispo), (C;T;‘:‘:;fi: Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, Fast San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m. Sept. 2, 26, %, Oct. 4, and very fourth day thereafter. ©“For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Part Ibs Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. ™., Sept. 24, 25, Oct. 2, and every fourth day. fter. e neenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose ‘del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalie and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 . m., 1§th of every manth, y . her information obtain folder. B e mpany recerves the right to chanige without previous notice steamers, salling dates of sailine. 2 K ET OFFICE4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). 3 , PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts., GOODALL, P farket st., San Francisao. STEAMERS TO SAIL. Destination. Steamer. Columbia Homer . - THE 0, R. & H. CO0. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND 3 > 0 a. m. . Nelsor /[Sept. 22, 9 am/Pler 2 Snestataet WHaE At Queen Vic'& Pet Bd.(Sept. 23,10 am Pler s FAfiE $12 First Class Including Berths Chilkat ....\| Humboldt ....|Sept. 23, 2 pm|Pler 13 $8 Second Class _and Meals. Signal ...\ \|Grays Harbor|Sept. oS SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: s Australia . (Honolulu....... (Sept. State of California. Snnta Rosa.|San Dieso. 124, 11 am|Pler 11 | Geo, W. Elde Btate of CallPortland. . 25, 10 am|(Pler 24 | Columbla. . Coos Bay...(Newport. 126, 9 am|Pler 11 | §. Paul. Pomona ... [Humboldt ... |Sept. 26, 10 am(Pler 8 | Kansas City. G. W. Elder|Portland. ©28, 10 am Pler %4 | Omaha. ... Corona .....|San Diego. 22811 am Wohia Vel vie & Pt &0 Sent 2y 13 amm GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. valla- Wall|Vie & Pat £4.(Sept. 25, 10 am . NE - Arcata ... Coos Bay - 28, 10 am Superimtendenty SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. ‘Wednesday, September 21 Stmr South Portland, Seeley, 72 hours from Astoria. Stmr Geo Loomis, Badger, 33 hours from Ventura. Up river direct. Stmr Bonita, Nicolson, 4 hours from Ames- rt. l>flStlm- Alameda, Von Oterendorp, 24 days frm Sydney, via Honolulu 6 days 14 hours. Stmr ' Greenwood, Fagerlund, 14 hours from Point Arena. Ship R D Rice, Carver, 11 days from De- arture Bay. .3 Ship Dashing Wave, Colby, 10 days from Ta- cflgfii blrl%"fiundlleur. Rice, 69 days from New- , NSW. # “s'éifr North Bend, Schmehl, 27 days fm Bris- 0L P2 M Weatherwax Sorensen, 2 days trm e 'Newark, Beck, 16 hours from Bowens Landing. Sehr € T Hill, Rudbach, 6 days from Eureka. CLEARED. Wednesday, September 21. Stmr Columbla, Green, Astoria; O R & N Stmr Chas Nelson, Anderson, Seatile; B T se. K %tmr Wellington, Salmond, Nanatmo; R Dunsmir's Sons Co. Stmr Homer, Jessen, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. SAILED. ‘Wednesday, September 21. fime e, o, R e, r Wes erson, Wes Stmr Aloha, Jorgensen, Fort Brags. Stmr North Fork, Bash, Eureka. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. Stmr National City, Jacobs, Astor! Stmr Newburg, »Hansen, Needle Rocl Stmr Weeott, Higgins, Eureka. Stmr Pomona. Parsons, Eureka. PBr stmr Wellington, Salmond, Nanatmo. 8hip Two Brothers, Wiigon, Nanaimo. Bark Agate, Suttis, Cooks Inlet. Brig Consuleo, Jacobson, Mahukona. Schr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, Coquille Bchr Five Brothers, Jensen, Phelps Landing. Bchr Mayflower, Olsen, Coquille lfi:&_ Schr Ocean Spray, Nyman. eto. Compagnie Generale Transatiantique, Erench Line to Havre. Company's pler (new) 42 North River. oot ot"Morton st. Travelers by this ltne 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; 24, 102, m " -Oct. 1,10 a. m. .Oct. 8 10 a. m. Oct. 15, 10 a- m. e Oct. 22, 10 a. m. ‘For further particulars appiy to COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLAN- TIQUE. Agent, e 0. 3 Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUCAZI & CO., Agents, § Montgomery ave.. fan Franclsco. second_class, 3118. at 2 p. m. The's. §. ALAMEDA salls via Honolulu and 8. 8. AUSTRALIA | salls for Honolulu only Saturday, September 24, Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, October 3, A Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPH TOWN, Eouth Africa. J. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO.. Agents. TFreieht office—827 Market st BAY AWD RIVER STEAMERS. TFOR U. S, NAVY-YARD AND VALLEID, “Monticetlo.” S o4 m. (8:30 p. m. ex. Thursy - B o anat .10:30 a. m. Mission Pler & Telophone Red 224l 3 TAKE TiE BOAT TO TSOOAN JOSE.. EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY, TOO, at 10 a. m. Steamer ALVISO, Clay street Wharf. Fare Tsc, Delighttul Bay Trip, 44 miles and retura. On Sundays, Excursion, $l.