The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1898, Page 8

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1898 s - . o T RN e .- h, with COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver lower. Wheat weaker and Barley steadler. Oats firm and active. Corn and Rye steady. Hay advanced. Straw firm. Beans and Seeds unchanged. Potatoes and Onions weak. Vegetables about the same, Butter higher. Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Poultry steady. Game selling wall. Peaches and Grapes firmer. Melons lower. Citrus Frults unchanged. Dried Fruits still dull. Provisions very qulet. Hops strong and selling well. Wool still dead. steady. No further change in Meats. Olls as before. NEW YORK DRIED FRUIT MARKET. The New York Commercial under date of September 27, says: “There is no change fin | the raisin situation, as compared with last | reports. Handlers are uncertain what to do | until the association announces its course as | to future prices. There is still considerable in- quiry for good for September shipment, but | none are obtainable. All supplies are exhaust- | ed up to October §, when the change in price | is liable to occur. The trade grumbles, but is powerless, and business must be done as the assoclation dictates. Unquestionably the asso- clation will suffer in consequence, but that doesn’t hinder the fact that eventually all raisins will move into consumption, regardless of the price, because people will have t There is some call for last year's crop, not sufficient to exert much influence. eign goods are meeting fair demand at changed prices. but For- un- | ‘‘Prunes are perh, chief center of in- terest in dried fruits, r as trade is con- | cerned. It appears that the outp be | much smaller than has been anticipated, and there {s a probable b increase in price ahead. No important ales were announced vesterday, either of spot or to arrive; but additional in- quiry seems to be developing, and the prospect | for improvement is encouragin; ““Apricots are meeting considerably increased domestic, as well a: 3 is restricted b above buyers' views, will present figures, belicve they be able to get whatever ater. Peaches are in much the same position pplies small. but spot and future s ‘are so high that trade is restricted. Demand appears to be enlarged, however, and prospects for better trade is improving. COAL REC] TPTS. Receipts of coal at this port for the quarter ptember 30, and forfthe i d_ by ended Se; ber 1 are fur of the Merc July 1 t From. Brit Austr: Great ar to Octo- . secretary st ants Sept HAT, ge. inclusive, Emer h Colu imbia tain Total Washington n Eastern Total Grand total f i the quarter . vear fd port Ootober 1 PRODUCE EXCHANG Produce were 186,900 tons Whea and for the fir cereal vear 445,600 t. Barley. PORT. NCISCO, aximum Time.) Oct. 45 p. m. temperatures were | rnia to-day: The following reported from Eureka, 0 acramento, 66; Fresno, 10 Luis Obispo, 74; Independénce, 64; Los Angeles, 78; San Diego, 65; Yuma, 86. Ban Francisco data—Maximum temperature, | €3;_minimum, 51: mean, 5 WEATHER DITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. There is an area of high pressure over the Rocky Mountain and plateau regions while the lowest pressure is in Southern Arizona. There has been a general rise in pressure except along the southwest coast of California and in South- ern Arizona. There has been a general rise in temperature over the Pacific slope, the greatest being In the Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada. The temperature is still considerably below the normal oo e weather Is clear except partly cloudy Washington e 3 m; Light rain is reported from the Puget Sound | country and along the Washington coast er i Conditions are favorable for fair and warm weather In California Wednesday Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty | hours ending midnight, October 5, 1895: | Northern California—-Fair, warmer Wednes- | . variable winds. 'alr, fresh northwest wind. Nevada—Falr, warmer Wednesday. Ttah—Fair, warmer Wednesday. Arizona—Fair Wednesda; San Francisco and vieinity—Falr, ‘Wednesday; fresh northwest nd. Bpecial from Mount Tamalpais—Clear; wind | northwest, € miles; temperature, 54. maximum temperature, 60. G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Official. warmer Wednes- | | | warmer | FASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. . | | NEW YORK, Oct. 4—Considerable irregular- ity marked to-day's operations In the stock market. but the net result was in favor of the buils, final prices showing sharp gains in many cases. Elements of strength included the St. Paul statement for the fourth week of Septem- ber, gold engagements presaging further ease in the monetary situpation and more general commission house buying. St. Paul was taken in hand at the outset and lifted sharply, but improvement in the general list was arrested by lrregularity in the specialties. The market generally speaking did not teke on a decisive | tone until the late session, when heavy buying orders were executed all around, which ad- vanced prices materfally. Evidence that lead- ing interests were supporting their favorites created uneasiness among the shorts and large lots were taken in. This likewise influenced | outside demand which had been eliminated from | the market during the demoralization of the | Bpeclalties. The bears attempted to make capi- tal out of the closing of the Tradesmen's Na- tional Bank, but it was not an effective card, as after a period of dullness, following the announcement, prices worked up slowly until the movement assumed large proportions in the late afternoon. The futlle efforts to bring about | & substantial reaction, combined with the ready absorption of all offerings, infused a more hope- | ful feeling which became Intensified as addi- tional encouraging traffic statements came m‘ hand. Some lines reported a falling off in earnings, but this showing, it was felt, wouldl ®soon be counterbalanced by the elimination of | certain unfavorable influences current at the | present time. Tobacco pursued Its usual wiid course, and no variations occurred In other | members of the industrial group. Brooklyn | Transit made a conspicuous show of strength, | the stock belng taken on expected benefits to accrue from the absorption of the Nassau road and effective economies in operating expenses. A concerted drive against Sugar late in the day depressed the stock over three points and halted the general market when the rise was in full swing. Realization occurred all around, but a better tone prevailed at the close, the matket ending steady. The bond market to-day developed consider- able activity and heavy purchases were made in the current active issues. The general tone Was strong and a brisk inquiry prevailed for some mortgages which usually do not figure to any extent in the trading, notably St. Louls and San Francisco llens. Total sales. $2,850,000. Considerable activity developed in United Etates threes to-day, & gain being made of % r cent to 105%. Bid quotations of all other ssues were unchanged. Total sales of stocks to-day were 454,466 ghares, including: Atchison preferred, 7085; Bur- Sington, 13,660; Manhattan, 7,90; Northern Pa- cific, 27,950; do preferred, 6130; Rock Island, 15,- $25; Union Pacific, 2650; St. Paul, 25, Union Pacific preferred, 12,70; U. P. D. and N. G., 9995; American Cotton’ Ofl, 9765; American To- bacco, 115,450; Chicago Great'Western, 5700; People's Gas, 11,235; Sugar, 09,950; Leather pre ferred, 845; Rubber, 11,385 CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison .. . 12%IStPM & M. Do prefd ........ $2%|So Pacific . B & O, 24 ast pd. 41 [So Rallway Canada Pacific .. 5% Do prefd . Canada Southern. 03 |Texas & Pacific.. 13% Central Pacific .. 2_[Union Pacific .... 33% Ches & Ohlo...... 21%| Do prefd . Chi & Alton..... 152" |[UP D & G.. Chi B & Q........ 114% Wabash ...... Chi & E 11 1 53%| Do prefd . Do prefd 1105 (WRLE.2d ast pd. 3% C.CC & 5t L.... 40%| Do prefd ...... 19 ‘Do prefd ........ 82 | FExpress Companies— Del & Hudson... 106% Adams Ex ....... 122 Del L & W...... 49 [American Ex . Den & R G....... 13%|United States . Do rrefd . 65 |Wells Fargo Erle (new) . 13%| Miscellaneous— Do 1st prefd.... 35%[A Cot Oil ........ 35% Fort Wayne ..... 170 | Do prefd . 8% Gt Nor prerd..... 135 |Amn Spirits [[..00 12% Hocking Valley... 5%/ Do prefd ... 34 Tilinos Central .. 111" |Am Tobaces ... Lake Erie & W.. Do preid . | 0. b. afloat. Do prefd ........ 69%|People’s Gas . Lake "Shore 155 19245 |Con Gas - s Louis & Nash....! Com Cable Co..... 165 Manhattan L ... Col F & Iron..... 2% Do prefd .. 0 Mich Central 7" |Gen Electric . s1% Minn & St L...J0 26 |Tlinois Steel ..... 6 Do_lst prefd.... §8%lLaclede Gas ..... 8% Mo Pacific .. 387 iLead . 321y Mobile & Qhio.... 27| Do pretd Mo K & T.. 10%|Nat Lin Ofi....ll 3 Do prefd . 3235/ Haw Com Co..... 3% Chi Ind & L. §ip|Pacific Mail ... 32% Do prefd . 293 (Pullman_Palace... 130 N J Centrai . 514 (Silver certificates 61 N Y Central ...l 116 |Standard R & T. 6% N Y Chi & St L. 12%[Sugar ............. 115% Do 1Ist prefd.... 60 | Do prefd ........ 107 Do 2d prefd iT C & Iron. Nor West 7 S Leather . No Amer Co. Do prefd . No Pacific lu_s Rubber . 59 Do prefd ....... 61| Do prefd ........ 101% Ontarfo & W..... 15%|West Union . 913 Or R & Nav. 55 |C & N W.....0l0 130 Or Short Line.... 2 | Do prefd ... ..l 17 Plttsburg ......... 169 [St L & S W. 4% Reading .. 77| Do prefd ... prive Do 1st prefd.... 424[R G W............ 2T Rock Island ... 102 | Do prefd ...l & St Louis & S Ti4(Brooklyn R T.... 65% Do 1st nrefd.... 64 |Chicago G W..... 14%4 Do pretd 30% |Pac C 1st prefd... 82 St_Paul ... 10731 Do 24 pretd Iy Do prefd ........ 154 |Minn Iron ........ 95 St P & Om 9%/ Intl Paper Co.... 53 Do prefd ........ 157 | Do prefd .. CLOSING BONDS. U 8 3s.........0.. 16%IN T C 5e:..... 7 8 new 4s reg.. 126% [N Carolina 6s. Do 126%| Do 4s . s 110%|No Pac ists..... . 116% Do 110%| Do 3s ... Do 91| Do 4s . v 123 (N Y C & St L4s. 105 Do 1125 'Nor & W 6s...... 123 Dist 2 142% orthwstrn cons. Do deb 5s : 0O Nav Ists O Nav is O S Line 410 & Line 5s tr. |Pacific és of 95. Reading 4s Ala class Do B o e Do Currency Atchison 4s Do adj 4s Can So 2d Chi Term 4s.. RG W lIsts....... 85% C & Ohlo afSt L & 1 M C fs. 6% CH&DY > St L & S F G 6s. 115% D&RG 1 St P Con.... 152 D&RG 4s.. St P C & P lsts.. 115% East Tenn 5 u7 s % Stand R & T 5% Tenn new set 3s Tex P L G Ists. Do Rg 2ds Union Pac 4s.... UPD&G 6s.. Towa C 1sts 5| Wab 1st 5s La new cons 4s Do 2ds . L & N Unl 4s.... W Shore ds Missourf 68 Va_ Centurles ... MK & T 2as Do deferred ... § Do 4s Wis Cent 1sts .. 56% N Y Central STOCKS. Chollar 5| Ontario Crown Point 12|Opn: Con ¢ va ymouth Deadwood 35| Quicksilver . Gould & Curry 18| " Do pretd Hale & N Sierra Nevada. Homest, |Standard Union Con .. Yellow Jackst S AND BONDS. Do prefd . B Bl e jen El pfd new Atchson prefd Bonds: New [ Gen Blec Wis Cent 2l Mining _Shares— Allouez Min Co.. | Atlantic < Boston & Mont Butte & Boston Gen Elec new.. Calumet & Hecla. 53 Tiinots Steel Centennial Mexican_Central,” 47 [Frankiin @8 [0id Dominion 102 [Oscecla Y| Ta 11 8% Wolverine 1107 | Parrott % 33% | Humboldt MARKETS. NEW YORK, Oct. 4—The Evening Post London financial cablegram says: The stock here continued stagnant to-day, but tone was fairly good. Grand Trunk was n reports. More attention wat t fcans in the bellef that New ork llquidation of the unwieldy industrials is virtually complete and that Wail street is consequently healthier. The Continent #gain bought Americans. lent some support. The advance Paul on the bull talk of Presi. dent Miller. It was also reported tbat leading Wall street operators were buying St. Paul here, where the position can more easily be carrled. New York agaln sold this evening. but the reaction was not material To-day's advance of % in the discount market here is due to anticlpation of a possible rise in the German bank. American bills are coming forward more freely. MADRID, Oct. 4—Spanish fours closed to- day at 65.90. Gold was gquoted at 50.50. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, 88%; Grand Trunk, 7%. Bar Stiver, flat, 2774d per ounce. Money, ? per cent. Operators al was led by St. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—The Earl Fruit Com- pany sold California Fruit as follows: Grapes—Malagas, 10c@$1 05, average 83¢; To. kay. S0c@$l 35, average %c:; Muscat, T5c. Pears—Bartletts, $1 26@2 average $2 50. Itallan Prunes, $0c@$l 35, average $1 15; Sil- ver, $1 20, CHICAGO, Oct. 4. — Grapes, Anjou, $1 $5@ 2 G5, averags $2 01: Clairgeau, $1 50@1 %, aver- age $1 91; Duchesse, $1 05@1 9, average $1 $4; German Prunes, S4c; Itallan, $i@1 05. BOSTON, Oct. 4.—Salways, 65c@$l, average §2c._Weather hot. Two cars sold. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—Porter * Bi Com- pany sold California fruit as follows: Pears—Bartletts, $2@3 box: Dey Du_Comice, $1 50@2 10; Beaurre Clairgeaus, $1 9: Duchesse, $1 80; D'Alencon, $1 65; other varleties, $1 15 31 Grapes—Muscats, 75c~$1 65 per single crate; Tokays, 65c@$1 60: assorted, $1 05@1 20; Moroccos, $1 6. Quinces, $1 i5 per box. Peaches, Salways, 40G@%c per box: George's Lates, 40@6sc. Plums, Coe's Late Red, 76@86c per single crate. Thirteen cars were sold. Porter Bros. Company’'s sales of California fruft were as follow! CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—Grapes—Tokay, _§2 50 double crate and 55c@$1 40 single crate; Black Morocco, _$145; Cornichon, $1@1 30; Black Ferrara, Toc. Peaches—Salway, George's Late, Bilyeau, Levi Cling, 45@Ssc box; Strawberry Cling, 45c. Pears—Winter Nellls, 65 half box. Six cars sold. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Oct. 4—FLOUR—Receipts, 35,- 850 bbls; exports, 16,319 bbls. Market quiet and barely steady. WHEAT—Recelpts, 320,000 bushels; 225,884 bushels. exports, Spot easy; No. 2 red, T2%c f. Options opened weak, under re- celpts and cables. After a midday rally on cov- ering and steadler Northwest markets, prices eased off on a heavy Increase in the world's stocks, closing steadler at unchanged prices in @ finai response to mors covering; No. 2 req May, -.@68%c, closed at 68c; December, §7%@ 67 13-16c, closed at 67%c. HOPS—Strong. WOOL—Dull P1G_IRON—Unchanged, $7. LAKE_COPPER—Unchanged: $12 25, but dull; $16 30, SPELTER—Unchanged; # 8. COFFEE—Options closed steady prices un- changed o G points lower. Sales, 10,500 bags, including October, 35 40; December, $5 80@5 X5, Spot Coffee—Rio steady: No. 7 Involce, ke No. 7 jobbing, 6Xe. Muld, steady; Cordova, @15c. SUGAR—Raw dull and nominal fair refining, 3%e; centrifugal, 5 test, 4 7-32; molasses sugar, 3%c. Refined, dull. UTTER—Receipts, $915 packages; Arm; Western, 15%®20c; Eigins, 20%c; factory, 11%@ 1i%c; Imitation, 13@17c. BGGS—Recelpts, 12,920; firm; Western, 15%-. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Oct. 4—California drled fruits: Apples firm, other fruits steady. EVAPORATED ~APPLES—Common, 6@sc; prime_wire tray, 8%c; cholce, Sc; fancy, 9ic. $3 80, PRUNES—4@8ie. APRICOTS—Royal, 11@13c; Moorpark, 12@1sc. PEACHESUnpeeled, 7G8c; peeled, 12@lsc. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—Wheat started weak. A report recelved before the opening that Minne- apolis and Duluth recelpts footed up 1927 cars, 1437 of which were credited to Duluth, was a body blow to bulls and started the market on a decline, December opening at 61%@61%c com- pared with yesterday's close of 6214@62%c. De- cember sold at Cl%@§1%c shortly after the opening. Shortly after the opening, however, Northwest recelpts were corrected to 1203 cars, instead of 1927. ‘The price under the improved demand slowly advanced to 62i4c. This was the highest point of the day. After 11 o'clock the market egan to sag again, but under news as bearish s that received yesterday. Bradstreet's figures on the world's Visible showed 2,965,000 bushels increase in this country and 4,200,000 bushels in. crease in and afloat for Europe, a total of 7,165, 000 bushels and more than double the inéreas last year. It was far more than looked for, and effectually settled the hope of the bulls for a turn in the market A more influential factor still was the total disappearance during the day of the October premium over December. The primary receipts were again enormous and helped to undermine the slightest bullish feel- ing that had struggled to find expression during the early trading. The total for the day was 1,968,000 bushelg. _Atlantic port clearances were fairly good, 438,000 bushels, but not sufficlent to counteract the effect of the primary recelpts. During the last hour's trading the selling pres- sure let up somewhat, and December, which had declined to 61%@61%c, recovered to 61%@ $1%0 and closed at s1%c. was firm in face of the heaviness of # | wheat. December ranged from 29% to 29%c and closed e higher at 29%@28%e. There wae a fair_trade in Oats. The mar- ket was helped by Corn and advanced siightly, holding its strength to the close. May ranged from $a50 "to Ez‘%qzz%c and closed %#@%c gher. Y Provisions were heavy. Continued prevalence of yellow fever in the South, disappointment over the small decrease in world's lard stocks and liberal hog recelpts were all bear influence: At the close January Pork was 10c lower; Lard 10c lower and Ribs 5c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: High. Low. Articles— Open. Wheat, No. 2— October ....... 62% 623 61% 613 December . 61% 621 61% 6% May . 63y 63% 63K 6% Corn, No. 2— October 2 29 December 20% 203 May ... Lomy ax Oats, N December ... 2 21 May . R TS Mess Pork, per bbi— o October . AT 1T 18 December . 79 January ............892% 89 885 Lard, per 100 Ibs— December . Qe 41 4 January . 4500 480 4 Short Ribs, per 100 bs— October . 52216 525 5 January ... (62, 462% 4 Cash quotations were as follo I easior 1 conts concessions granted. No. 3 Spring Wheat, 53@ssc; No. 2 Red, 62@62% No. 2 Corn, 20%4@2%ci No. 2 Oats, 214@22 No. 2 White, 23%c; No. 3 White, 23t%@24c: No. 2 Rye, #4ic: No. 2 Barley, f. o. b., 31@i3%c; No. 1 Flaxseed, 89@ssic; Prime Timothy Seed, $2 30@2 32; Mess Pork, per bbl, $7 80@7 S Lard, per 100 lbs, $4 65@4 70: Short Ribs Sides (loose), $5@5 20: Dry Saited Shoulders (h;\g;@{n Bariey, bushels ... On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; Creameries, 14@19ic; Dair- fes, #@17c. Cheese, steady, 7}a@%c. Egss, firm; fresh, lc. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shipment: Citles— Bushals. Bushel neapolls ... ceveeess..333,000 2. A eeii.00796,330 640,505 Milwauk eeeees 145,600 14,300 Chicago . 318, 3,023 Toledo ....c 90,669 10 St. Louls ...... .ol 15,000 50,000 Detroit £ 1532 4,082 Kansas City 000 137,000 Totals ... 2,135,281 1,011,000 Tidewater— Boston 2 231070 New York ~.320.050 Philadelphta altimore ew Orieans . Salveston 787491 Totals .......... LIVERP! UTURES Wheat— Dec. Mar. Opening 5 5 Closing Flour— Opening Closing Wheat— Opening Closing EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKE' CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—CATTLE—Prime were rather scarce, and brought $5 605 S0: good to cholce, $4 45@5 55, comparatively few being poor enough to go below $4 T5: range cat- tle, $ 35@4 chofce range helfers, $4 40 4 50. The stocker and feeder trade was acti at $4 354 75: good prime calves, $6A7 15. HOGS—Were stronger to 2tec higher. Sales were at an extreme range ~ 33 45@4, the bulk selling at $3 70@3 90; pigs sold largely at above 0. B HEEP—Were 10415 lower. Prime Io were scarce and firm, a sale being made of 98 fancy native lambs, averaging well up to 9 | pounds at $5, common lambs as low as $3 75 numbers of Western range lambs sold &t §4 50@5 50, the feeding lambs sold at $4 50@ while yvearlings brought $4 30@4 70. For sheep the ruling prices were $2 50@4 70 for na- tives and 83 5024 35 for rangers, with feeding sheep selling at 23 70@4 Recelpts—Cattle, 4000; hogs, 24,000; sheep, 19,- 000. Great KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 4.—CATTLE—Receipts, 16,000. Market steady; native steers, $3 7 5 50: cows and heifers, '§1 Z@4 55: stockers an feeders. $2 50@5; bulls. §2 25@3 50. HOGS—Recelpts, 14,000 Market barely steady; bulk of sales, $3 55@3 70; heavies, $3 60 @3 70; packers. $3 55@3 70; mixed, §3 50@3 63 lights, $3 50@3 70; yorkers, $3 55@3 70: plgs, $3 35 3 65, SHEEP—Receipts, 7000, Market steady; lambs, $4@5 25; muttons. $3 50@4 25. OMAHA. OMAHA. Oct. 4 —CATTLE—Receipts, S000, Market steady; Native beef steers, $4 0G5 30 Western steers, $3 704 50: cows ‘and helfers, $3@4 90; stockers and feeders, 33 604 60; calves, $4 50@7; bulls and stags, $2 30@3 8). HOGS—Receipts, $500. Market a_shade to fc Jower; heavy, $3 03 67 mixed, 3 62%@ 3 65; light, 33 65@3 S0 bulk of sales, §3 62%@ 3 65. SHEEP—Receipts, 6900, _ Market active stronger; native muttons, $3 T5@4 35: Westerns, 53 60@4 20; stock, $3 50@4 10; lambs, # 25@ 5 50. DENVER. DENVER, Oct. 4—CATTLE—Receipts, 1300. Market steady and active. Beef steers, $3 803 4 25; cows, $2 50@3 §0: feeders, freight paid to river, §3 S0@4 20; stockers, ‘frelght pald to river, $3 75@4 25: bulls, stags, etc.. $2G3. HOGS—Recelpts, 300. Market 10c iower. Light . $3 65@3 10; mixed, $3 60@3 65; heavy, $3 50@3 60 SHI.EP—Receipts, 3000. Market flrm: good fat muttons, $3 25@4 25; lambs, $4 25@5 2. THE CURRANT MARKET. NEW YORK, Oct. 4—The Journal of Com- merce cays: Repeated reports of an advancing market for currants in Greece seem to have lit- tle influence upon the demand from consumers on this side. The consuming demand is not urgent and in spite of strong cables from pri- mary markets no speculative interest has so far been shown. Intimations have reached here that a considerable part of the crop has been rain damaged and even if the output is 160,000 tons, as has been amserted, there will be a com- paratively small percentage of desirable (ruit to supply the trade outside of the winemakers One thing that is expected to help the saie o currants in American markets this year, not- Withstanding the comparatively high’ prices. is the scarcity and high cost of California see less ralsins, which for several years past h been in active competition with the there seems a good deal of uncertainty as to ihe future of Greek currants and much de- pends upon whether the Russians will admit them for wine making purposes as heretofore or exact the proposed Increased duty. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Oct. 4.—Consols, 110%; Sllver, 27%d; French Rentes, 102¢ 30c. Wheat cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on passage, nominally un- changed. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 4. —Wheat, steady: No. 1 standard California, 6s 4d@6s 54; Wheat in Paris, firm; Flour in Paris, firm; weather in England, fine. COTTON—Uplands, 3 1-16d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot No. 2 red Western winter, steady, 58 1id; No. 1 red Northern spring, steady, 65 1d. CORN—Spot, 3s 3%d: November, quiet, 3s 37%4d. FLOUR—St. Louis fancy winter, steady, 8s. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—Special cable and tele- graphic dispatches to Bradstreet's indicate the following changes In available supplies last Saturday, es compared with the preceding Saturda Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, increase 2,695,000 bush- els: Liverpool Corn News reports for and in Furope, Increase 4,600,000 bushels; total in- crease, 7,166,000 bushe Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Roeky Mountains, increase 664,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountatns, increase 260,000 bushels. CASH IN THE TREASURY. ‘WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail- able cash balance, $307,890,714; gold reserve, $243,087,647. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Oct. 4.—The wool market continues Qull and the conditions are slow. Buyers are few and are only purchasing for current n which are small. Quotations: erx Territory wools—Montana, fine medium and fine; 1@17c; scoured, 41Q4SC; staple, 5052, Utan Wyoming, etc., fine medium ‘and fine, 14 Combing @ifo; scoured, e staple, Gc. Australian_wools, scoured basis: superfine, 70@72c; good, 08@6%c; average, 62065c, PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 4.—Bxchanges, - 907; balances, $77,637. i NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 4—Dullness appears to have settled over the wheat market and ex- porters are not bidding up very freely, while growers are holding off. Receipts are heavy. Walla Walla, 5%6@57c; valley and blue stem, c. eared — British bark Invercauld, Queenstown, with 87,360 bushels of wheat. WASHINGTON. for TACOMA, Oct. ¢—Wheat, club. 88c; blue stem, 6lo 5004 62%: Short Clear Sides (boxed), 3,5 % hisky, dlatillers finished goods, per £al- lon, ugar, cut loaf, $577; Granulated, $5 39, Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Fiour, barrels . ceeens17,000 12,000 | Wheat, bushels . LLLas000 78,000 Corn, bushels ....... 777,000 454,000 Oats, bushels ...... Y 114000 Rye, bushels .. Lo LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days .. — 88 Sterling Exchange, sight . o A | Sterling Cables .......... - 48% | New York Exchange, sight . - 1% | New York Exchange, telegraphic.. — 20 Fine Silver. per ounce 2 — 0% Mexican Dollars . 4 4% WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are nominal at the rates last quoted. The chartered wheat fleet in Tt has a registered tonnage of 14,552, against 65,650 tons on the same date last year: disen- gaged, 45,800 tons, against 37,900; on the way to !hla port, 157,230 tons, agalnst 210,210. WHEAT—The ‘market continues soft at a further decline. The demand s still very poor, and everr \dy is complaining about the cond! tign of the trade. pot Wheat—Shippine $1 15@1 17%; milling, $1 201 223, il CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—December— 2000 ctls, $1 16%; 6000, 31 16%; 2000, $1 16%; 2000, $1_16%: 24,000, 51 16%. Second 'session—May—2000 ctls, $1 15%. De- cember—16,000, $1 16. Regular morning session—December—8000 ctls, $1 1613: 2000, §1 16%: 10,000, $1 16%. Afternoon session—December — 2000 ctls, Ifl :fl: 24,000, §1 16%; 18,000 §1 16%; 62,000, BARLi _—The demand s rather better, and quotations are a fraction firmer. Feed, §1 21%@1 23%: Brewing, £1 2 for No. 2. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session-—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—Decemhar—4000 ctls, §1 24%; | 6000, $1 24. | Rgular morning session—December—4000 ctls, Afternoon session—December—2000 ctls, $1 24%; 2000, $1 248 " . OATS—In spite of heavy receipts from the north yesterday the market was actlve and | | steady,” though dealers were unable to advance | | prices.” The demand for these goods has been | first rate for some da { | “Tancy Feed, $127% per ctl; good to choice, | | 9120602216, common, © 1 11 17%: ~Surprise: | §130@1 82%: Gray, $117%@120; milling, $120@ 125 per cti: Red, $135m1 45 CORN—Dedlers renorted a yesterday at unchanged prices. Biack. $1'45@1 65. steadier: feeling | Small round vellow. $125; Bastern large Yel- | low, $107%@110; white, $112%@115; mixed, $1 0o@1 0744 per ctl; California White, $1 15@1 20. RYFE—Steady but quiet at $120@1 2% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. FLOUR AN D MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family extras, extras, $4@4 15 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as follows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $415@4 25; bakers’ $3 25 per 100 Ibs: Rye Flour, $275 per 100; Rice Flour, $7: Cornmeal, $250: extra cream Corn- meal,” §335: $423: Oat_Groats, $t Hominy, sckwheat Flour. $474 2 Cracked Farina, $4 Who Wheat Flour, $350; Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 | @6 25; in sacks, $5 65@605; Pearl Barley, $; Split ‘Peas, $4 25; Green Peas. $4 50 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The Hay market continues to work around into better shape and a marked advance in wheat is noted. The other descriptions, though very firm, are no higher, though they will be very shortly if the present Improvement keeps up. Receipts are altogether Inadequate to the demand. Outside Hay fs all cleaned up and will not be_quoted again until <ome comes In. Feedstuffs remain unchanged. | BRAN--$12 50215 per ton. 1 MIDDLINGE- $18G20 per ton. | FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley. $26 per ton; Oficake Meal at the mill, $?1@3150: jobbing. 30: Cocoanut Cake. $24@ Cottonsead $°@30 per ton; Cornmeal, 0@24 5 Cracked Corn, $21@25. CALIFORNTA HAY — Wheat, $1719 £00d to cholce fancy coming in: Wheat and Oat. §Ia@18: Oat, | $14@16 50: Island Barlev. $1250@14: Alfalfa, $1i | | @12 50: Stock. $11712 50 nominal. | OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)— | Nene here, STRAW-40@70c per ba BEANS AND SEEDS Teans are quiet at unchanged prices. There | are mot many Seeds offering and the market | for these goods is firm. BEANS—Bayos, $1 8:@1 95; Small Whites, 2@ 2 15: Large Whites, $1 60@1 75: Pinks, $2 35@2 40 Reds, $3: Blackeye. £ %5@3 50 Butters. nom'n: Limas, $3 25@3 25; Pea, #1902 05; Red Kidney $2 50 per_ctl SEEDS—Brown Mustard. $4 5074 75 per ctl: | Yellow Mustard, $4@4 25: Flax. §2@210: Canary Seed. 24,@2%c per lh: Alfaifa. 5%@6c: Rape, | 2@ c: Hemn. 2%A3c: Timoth rasye. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $135@150; Green, $150 @175 per ctl. on POTATOES, IONS AND VEGETABLES. | Tomatoes are In lighter supply and firm. Other Vegetables show no further change of note. Potatoes and Onions range about the same. Roth are easy. POTATOES—4@50c for Early Rose and 40@ S5c for River Burbanks: Salinas Burbanks. Sic @$115; Oregon. T0c@sl; Sweet Potatoes. 1@1}4c per Ib for nearby and 14@ie for Merced, = ckle ONTONS—45@55¢c per ctl Onfons. 50@S7e per ctl. VEGETARLES — Green Reans, 172: Tima Reans, . 35@50c; Green Peppers, 40 56@60c for Rell; Cabbame, & 30@%0c_per sack: Bay Cucumbers. 3 es, $17:@2 per ctl for No. 1 and $1@1 for yellow; Peas T3e@t 30: per rote, Pickl for No. 2: River Tomatoes, 33@i0c: Bay Tom: toes. 50@65c; Green Corn, T5c@$l 25 ner erat Garile, 3¢ per Ib: Green Okra. 50@f5c: Dried Okra. 10c per 1b: Fze Plant, 40@6lc per box; | Marrowfat Souash, $S710 ner ton i EVAPORATED = VEGETABLES — Potatoes, liced. raw, 12¢ per 1b in lots of 25 Iba: sliced, desiccated. 16@18c: granulated, raw, 1% Onlons, 60c: Carrote. old, 13c: new, 1%c: Cab- hage. Nc: Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 25¢; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, §0c. POULTRY AND GAME. Another car of Fastern is announced for to- day. Local stock Is In falr supply and steady at about the usual quotations, POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 15@17c for Gob- blers and 4@lsc for Hens: Geese, per pair, $1 25@1 50; Goslings, $1 25@1 50: Ducks, $4@5 for old and $1@5 for voung: Hens, $4@5; Roos- ters, young, $6@6; Roosters, old, 34 25@4 b Fryers, $4@4 50; Brollers, $3 30@4 for large: $3@ 350 for small: Pigeons, $1@1 25 per dozen for old and $1 50@2 for squabs. GAME—Arrivals went off well at first-class prices, and there was none left on hand. Quail, $2; Mallard, $5 50@7: Sprig, $4@5: T $3@4: Widgeon, $2@03: Smali Duck, $1 5@2 English Snipe. $3@3 50; Jack Snipé, $150: Gray Geese, $3 2593 50; Hare, $1@1 25: Rabbits, $125 | @150 for Cottontails and $1@1 2 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Recelpts of Butter during the past three or four days have been insufficient for the regu- lar demand and the market is higher in conse- quence. The market is almost bare at the mo- ment, but increased supplies are expected. Eggs are dragging, and some dealers report them weak. There is no change in Cheese. BUTTER— | | | | i | Creamery—Fancy creameriés, 20@30c; sec- onds, 28c. Dairy—Cholee to fancy, 26@2%%c; common grades, 22%@24c. Pickied Goods—Firkin, 18@20c; pickled roll, %0gtic; croamey tub, 2i@22%e. astern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%c 1b; Elgin, 22@22%c. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 10@11c; old, $%@ 9t%c; Cream Cheddar, 10@lic; Young America, 10%@113c: Eastern, 12@isc. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, .32%@35c per dozen; store Eggs, 18@2%c; Eastern, 15@lsc for ordinary and 22@23c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. per Peaches are doing rather better. Table Grapes are also in lighter supply and steadier, though there Is no advance. Figs drag badly. Ap- ples are easy and quiet. Very féw Plums are seen now. S - Melons are lower all around, owing to a sud- den slackening in the demand. Wine Grapes are in good supply, but are selling fairly at the quotations. Citrus fruits show no cbange worthy of note. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $2G4 per chest for large and $7 @9 for small. Figs, 40@7c per box, double layers. Cantaloupes, 25@75c per crate; Nutmegs, 25@ 40¢ per box; Watermelons, $15 20 per hun- dred for large and $10@12 for small to medium. Huckleberries, 5@6c per 1b. Quinces, 50@75c. Pomegranates, 15c@$1 60 per box, according to size. r barrel. Cranberries, $8 50@9 50 Ordinary Grapes, 2@ 65@Toc: crates ssll about 10c higher than boxes: Isabelies, 40@T5c per crate; Wine Grapes, $13@ 16 per ton for Zintandel and $10013 for cdmmon inds. S Blackberries, §2 (0@5 per chest. Plums, 35@60c per crate and box. Peaches, 50@Tc per box for good to chotce and 35@40c for common stock. Raspberries, $6@7 per chest. Seedless, Apples, 35@60c for common, 75c@$l per box for No. 1 and $12 for choice. Bartlett Pears, Toc@$l 20 per box; Winter Pears, 35@76c {fr box.. CITRUS FRUITS—Oranges, for Va- 50@2 lencias, $126@150 for St. Michaels, $12 for Mediterranean Sweets and 7oc@31 for Seedlings; Lemons, $1 60@2 50 for common and $3@5 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $5@6; Callfo: nia Limes, —; Bananas, $1 23@2 25 per bunc Pineapples, $3G4 per dogen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The dullness of this market for fruits is due 1o the arrival of large lines of contracted goods which dealers want to dispose of before work- ing on the new arrivals. Peaches are weak. Apples are steady and Apricots firm. Prunes are ullln*mmodenu.ly at the established quo- tations. East Is not taking hold of Prunes at_all, belng skeptical as to the short m ¥ Raisins show no change, but an advance is | Mixed Pai | Paraffine W grpected on the 8h. Honey, continucs very rm. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, 7@7%c for 40-50's, 5%@s%c for 50-60's, 4le for ive, ‘Saade. tor 70-50's, 3%@3lc for §0-00’s, 2! for 90-100's and 2@2%c for 100-10's; Silver Prunes, s@"",fc: Peaches, 6@7%c for good to choice, 8@Sc for fancy and 10@12%c for peeled; Apricots, 10@ 12c for Royals and 12@l2%c for Moorpark: Evaporated ~_Apples, T4@7 sun_dried, 4@ 4%e: Black Figs, sacks, 2@2ige; Plums, 6c for pitted and 1@ljc for unpitted; Nec- tarines, 6@7c for prime to fancy; Pears, 6@7c for quarters and §@dc for halves. RAISINS—2%c for two-crown, 4c for three- crown, #%c for four-crown, 414@6c for Seedless Sultanas, 3%c for Seedless’ Muscatels and $1 20 for London Layers; dried Grapes, Zc. NUTS—Walnuts, fc for hardshell, 7c for soft- shell: Almonds, 5@6c for hardshell, 13 for softshell, 13@14c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 4@ 5c for’Eastern and 4izc for California; Pe- cans, 6%@Sc; Filberts, Si@l0c; Brazil Nuts, $@%c per Ib; 'Cocoanuts, $4 50@5 per hundred. HONEY—Comb, 10@1ie for bright and 8% gic for lower grades; water white extracted, 7@T%c; light amber extracted, 6@6c; dark, 5@5%c per b. BEESWAX—24@2c per b, PROVISIONS. The market is quoted dull, with plenty of £oods to meet the current demand. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8@sic per b for heavy, $%@%c for light medium, 10%c for light, e for extra light and 12%@13c for sugar cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10%c; Hams, $itc; Mess Beef, $10@10 50 per bbl; extra Mess ‘Beef,” $11@11 50: ‘Family Beef, $12@12 5 extra prime Pork, $10: extra clear, $18@18 50 mess, $15 50G16; Smoked Beef, 11@1% per Ib. LARD—Eastern, tierces, quoted at 6c per Ib for compound and T4c for pure; pails, sc; Call- fornla tlerces, 5c per Ib for compound and 6%c for pure; half barrels, Te; 10-I> tins, T4e; 51 , . COTTOLENE — Tierces, §%@6%c; packages less than 300 Ibs—1-1b pails, 60 In a case, 9%c; 2-1 pails, 20 in a case, §%c; 5-1b palls, 12 In a case, 816c; 10-Ib pails, 6 in'a case, $%c; 50-Tb In a case, Tic; wooden buckets, 2) tins, 1 or Ibs net, 8%c; fancy tubs, 50 Ibs net, 7%c; half 7%c per Ib. 2 barrels, about 110 1bs, HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hops are strong and are selling well at the quotations. The Oregon crop Is estimated at 60,000 bales, of which about 20.000 were sold early in the season, and 20,000 more quite re- cently at Sig@lic per Ib. Wool continues lifeless at nominal quotations. Hides are unchanged. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted 4@ | California | | i | | i | | | | | | steers, 10c; medium, light, _8ige; Cow- hides, 8%@3c; Stags, 6c; saited Kip, Sc; Calf, Sc; dry Hides, sound, 15c; culls and brand: 12@13c; dry Kip and Veal, lic; dry Calf, 17c Sheepskins, shearlings, 15@2c short | wool, 30@40c each; medium, 60G80c; long wool, 90c@31 10 ead Horsehides, salt, $2 for large and §141 50 for small; hides, dr TALLOY No. Colts, 30c; Horse- 3150 for large and §1 for small. 0. 1 rendered, 3%@3%s refined, 4'2@4%¢; Grease, 2c. 7@10c; Spring _clip—Southern @iic; San Joaquin and w2% WOOL~Fall clip, Southern Mountal o free Northern, 9@12 Mountain, 12 months’ uthern, 7 months’, S$@lte; Foothill and Northern, free, 12@14c; Foothill and Northern, defective, 10412¢; Middle Coun 13@16c; Hum- boldt aud Mendo 14@16c; Nevada, 10@l4c tern Oregon, Valiéy Oregon, L@lic. HOPS—1898 crop, 11w 13'c; 1897 crop, nominal. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Prices for all descriptions remain unchanged. Hogs are weak, but the predicted decline has not yet taken place. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers WS st quality rd quality, 4@se S@6e; small, 61%@Sc per b — Wethers, 6@ic; Ewes, 6@6%c 6@6i4c; second quality, er 1b. LAMB—Spring Lamb, Ti4@%c per Ib. % for large, 3%@ic mall; stock Hogs, PORK—Live Hogs. for mediurm and 33,@3 2@3c; dressed Hogr, 3 BAGS. or next season, nominal, at 4%@sc; Wool Bags, 26G2Sc; San Quentin Bags, $4 Fruit Bags, e, 5%c and b4%e for the brown. COAL—Wellington, 3 n, $5; Southnield 'Wellington, §150; Seattle, Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $o; Wallsend, $7 50} Cumberiand, $10 in builk and $11 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Canuel, 310 per_ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, 37 to; Cuke, $i2 per ton in bulk and §14 In sacks. CORDAGE—Manlla, 10%c; Sisal, $%c; Duplex, $%c basis. CANNED ce grades of white and _per ton; New Welling- FRUITS — Cherries, $125@1 30; Feaches, §1 35g160; Fears §135; Apricots, 31 3 D VEGETABLES—Peas, 5ic@$1 25 §150@2 75; Tomatoes, 95c¢. ‘osta Rica — 15@i%c for prime 15@16%c for washed peaberry; 12h@lic for good peaberry, 123@14c for good to prime, 104 @llc for good current mixed with black bean: Y@ 10%e for fal 5%@sc for common to ordin- ary. " Salvador—11%@lic for good to prime washed; 9%@llc for fair washed; 12%@ldc for £o0d to prime washed peaberry; $%@dkc for su- perior unwashed; $@S%c for good green un- washed; 11%4@11%c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua—Si@dc for good to supe- rior unwashed; 11@1l%c for good to prime un- washed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—15 @17c for prime to fancy washed: 124@4isc for good to strictly good washed: S4@idc for fair washed; 7@% for medium; 5@7c for inferior to ordinary; 12@16%c for good to prime washed peaberry; 11@11%c for good unwashed peaberry; 8@9tsc for good to superior unwashed. ACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, cases, se- lected, 43c; imitation Eastern, boneless, 63c; strips, §%@7l%c; blocks, S4@7c; tablets, Tige! middles, Gk@S%e per Ib: desiccated, 87ic per dozen; pickled cod, barrels, each, $§; pickled cod, half-barrels, each, $4 50. LEATHER—Sole Leather, 25@28c per Ib; Sole Leather, medium, 24@25c; Sole Leather, light, 23G2c: rough Leather, heavy, 24@25c: rough Leather, light. 23@24c; Harness Leather, heavy, 30G36c; Harness Leather, medium, 21@ 30c; Harness 'Leather, light, 26@2c: Collar Leather, 14@l6c per foot: Kip, finished, 40@45c per Ib: Veal, finished, 50@s5c; Calf, finished, T5c @s$1; Sides. finished, 16@17c per foot: Belt, Knife, splits, 14@16c per Ib; OIL—California_Castor Oll, cases, No.' 1, 95¢ barrels, 90c per gallon (manufacturers' rates Linseed Ol in barrels. bolled, 44c; raw, 42c: cases, bc more; Lard Ofl, extra winter strain: ed, barrels, No. 1, 46c; cases, 5c more; China Nut, 47@35c per gallon: Pure Neatsfoot Oil, barrels, f5c; cases, 70c; No. 1, barrels, 5 cases, G0c; Sperm, crude, 60c: natural whit 40c; bleached white, 45ci Whale Ofl, natural white, 40c; bleached white, 4c; Pacific Rubber s, white and house colors, $125@ 135 per gallon: wagon colors, $2@2 25 per galion. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 11%c per gallon: Pearl Ofl, in cases, 17c; Astral Oil, 17c; Star_Ofl, 17c: Extra Star Oil '2lc; Elaine Ofl! 22¢; Eocéne Oil, 19¢; Deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk. 13 In_cases, 1Sizc: Benzine, in bulk, j2c; cases. lic; $6-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 20c; in cases. 25c. CANDLES—Electric Light Candles—6s, 16 oz, The; 6s. M oz, 6lc; 65 12 oz, 5%c; 6s, 10 oz, 4ici Granite (Mining) Candles—6s, 16 oz, 8%c: 6. 14 oz, T%c; 68, 12 oz Tiic; 6s. 10 oz, @i x Candles—Is, 2s, 4s, 6s, 125, white, 8c; colored, So. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—Tn cases, 4fc: in iron barrels, 43c: In wooden barrels, 45c per gallon. LUCOL—Boiled, barrels, %c; raw, $7c: cases, 5c more. heavy, QUICKSILVER—$42 50 per flask for local use | Newport. anA $36@36 50 for_export. SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining .Com pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 7%c: Powdered, 8%c; Candy Granulated, 6%c: Dry Granulated, 6c; Confec- tioners' A, 6c; California A. 5%c; Magnolia A, §%c: Extra C, bec: Golden C, 5%c: half-barrels, e more than barrels, and boxes i4c more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. ‘POSTS—10@12c each for No. 1 and 6@sc for No. 2. LUMBER—Retail prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes. $1550@18: extra eizes. higher: Redwood, $15@18 for No. 1 and $13@15 for No. 2} Lath, 4 feet, £215@2 25: Pickets, $15: Shingle: 150 for common and $250 for fancy; Shake: $11 for split and $12 for sawn; Rustic, $17@23. rough splits, S@10c. | per ;| ‘ | | | | { Jewell 74,610, Rocco—Lani & Co. 39,090, Rocco— Smith &' Jackson 31,350. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, Oct. 4—2 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. U,S Bonds— S F G & E.... 87% 88 4s quar coup.,110%111 |San Fran . 3 — 4s quar reg..:11014110% Stockton Gas.. 13 s quar new...126%127%| Insurance— 3s new ........ — 104%|Firem's Fund.205 — Miscellaneous— Water Stocks Cai-st_Cab 5%4116% |Contra Costa.. 54% — Cal El 6s.....125 — Marin Co.. 0 — C C Wat 6s...100 — [Spring Valley.100%101 Dup-st ex cl.. — 93t Bank Stock: E L & P 0s...131%132i5 Anglo-Cal ..... 63 F & Cl Ry 6s. — 116% Bank of Cal...249 Geary-st R 5s. — 100 |Cal S D & T.. 96" H C & S 4%s.1001 — (First Nat .....205 L ALCoés.— 10 |Lon P & L....129 Do gutd 6: 99 100% Mer Exchange 15 16 Market-st 6s..128% — |Nev Nat B....160 165 Do 1st M 58.114%11i% Savings Banks— Nat Vin Gs 1st — 973 Ger S & L..1600 1630 N C NGRy 7s.103% — 'Hum S & L.1050 1160 N Ry Cal 6s..113 114 (Mutual Sav. — 42% N Ry Cal 5s..103 — (S F Say U.. 490 500 NPCRR#s.103 106 IS & L So.... — 98 N P C R R 55.100%102% Security S B 100 330 N Cal R R —*Union T Co.1000 — Onk Gas Street Railroads— Om Ry 6s.....126 |Californta. .....108 — P & Cl Ry 6s Geary . 6 — P& O b Market-st ... 543 54% Powel Presidio ......0 S1 10 Reno W L&L.100 — | Powder— Sao El Ry 55.100 — |California .....125 145 SF & N P 55.109%109% |E Dynamite... 8 % | \Giant Con Co. 45% 45% RCal 6s. — 106 A Vigorit .. 2% 3% & P of Ar 6s..107%108 6s.....110% — Misce laneous— 3;5: (;:ch —"104 |A1 Pac Assn..102 1021 S°P Br 8s..... — 116% Ger Ld Wks. 180 — S V Water 6s.117_ — (Hana P Co 8% S V Water 45.108% — H C& S Co. iy Stockton Gas..101% — |Hutch S P Co. 58% 59 Gas & Electric— Mer E'X Assn. 90 — Cent Gaslight.105 — Nat Vin 6s... — 5 Cent L & P... Th %% Oceanic S Co. — Veatual El Co. 9% 11 |Pacific A F A. 1% 2% Pac C Bor Co. 9 P Sas.. 53% b4 Qakiand Gas.. 534 85 |12F Puwat Co. Pac Gas Tmp. Pac L Co 48 50 Morning Session. 155 Alaska_Packers’ Association... 320 Glant Powder Con. z 20 do do . 130 Hana Plantation Co. 150 do do s P"C 300 Hutchinson . 5 100 Market-street Railway ...... Caio 500 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar...... 3 00, 2% do do .. 13387 300 do do 8 $1000 Market-street Ry Con 10 Oceanic Steamship Co. S F_Gas & Electric Co 50 | 2% | 10 @ _do .. - 55 Spring Valley Water..... 87% | 100575 dDL A0~ 272 5 : L 3000 Spring_ Valley 4s Bonds. g $4600 S P of A Bonds. et 1000 S P Branch Ry Bonds. Street— 10 Pacific Coast Borax $3000 S P of A Bonds. Afternoon Session. 25 Alaska Packers' Association 100 Hana Plantation Co. 20§ F Gas & Blectric Co..... 20 Spring_Valley Water. 1340 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar. 100 do do 8 10...... 4 00 100 Vigorit Powder ........ 2 62 100 do do 250 INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. = 40 Spring Valley Water 100 #0 Market-street Railway - U450 S0 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar...... 34 00 L3425 do Afternoon Session Hawallan Commercial & Sugar. 5 do _do 00 Vigorit Powder . 5 do e 33T . 33 62% | 2 62t | | | | o MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterda: Morning Session. 100 Pelcher 16200 Ophir 500 Best & 251300 200 Caledonia . 28200 S 200 Con Cal & 76, 50 Standarc 300 Crown Point 16500 Union C 500 Mexican 22|200 Utah .. Afternoon Session. | Belcher. 24130 N G & C. i il B[00 Somir . I 5 | 100 Chollar .... 18/100 Savage ... 09 600 Con Cal' & 771460 Union con 111000 26| 400 Gould & Curry.. 211200 Yellow Jacki 20 100 Mexican 200 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. Belcher ......... 15/200 Gould & Curry.. 20 200 Besi & Beicher. 24|30 Mexican 2 200 Caledonia. . 27%00 Ophir ... 53 $100 Con Cal & Val. T51400 ... . . 52 300 - 76/500 Savage .11 09 P00 2 i 2220 14206 Unton con 11111 23 400 Crown Point 161500 Utah .... 06 Afternoon Session. 100 Belcher -......... 15200 Hale & Norers.. 95 5 Belcher.. 25 200 .. e Rt 24 300 Foiont - i 750 Con Cal & Va... 76/400 Savage . B0 Con 8 ureye. 30/100 Tellow: Jacket... 21 F S e T CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, Oct. 4—4 p. m. BidAsc Bid Ask, & @04 Julta ... 2 iy 08 0 Tustes ol Andes D09 11 Kentuck Lo o Belcher 14 16 Lady Wash = & Benton Con..... 06 .12 Mexican®.....5 20 2 Hest & Belcher 24 2o Occidental ..... — 8 Bullion . 02 03 Ophir ........... 53 B Caledonia 27 28|Overman . 0 06 Chollar ... 17 8|Potost ...l 1T 18 Chollenge Con. 17 ‘19[Savage ......... 08 09 Confidence — §0[Scorpion 03 05 Sonflal’® Va. 75 16|Seg Belcher ... 02 03 Som [mperial .. 01 02/Sierra Nevada. 78 80 Crown Point .. 15 18Siiver HIIl ..... — 10 o™ Wew York. 01 G2lSyndicate ...... — 03 Suteka Con ... 30 40Standard ... 16 — xehequer ..... 02 03{Union Con ....0 2% 2T Gould & Curry. 20 21 Utah .. 0% 07 | SN & Norers. — 9iYellow Jacket. 20 22 ASSESSMENTS PENDING. O the | Day of |amt. 2 No. | In the y o e Board. | Sale. fale & Norcross.| 113 [..July 12| Burexa Con 15 |iBept. 4|..0ct. 11| 20 Ophir .. 73 |l .Sept. 8|..Qct. 3| 15 Savage 9 (. Nov. 1{..Nov. 23| 10 Bullion_. 58 |.:Nov. 1/..Nov. 35| 05 | | | barrels, | | | | | i STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. From. Weeott. . Tillamook Bay ....... 5 Qleveland: St. Michael . 5 Empire Coos Bay .. H National City...|Oregon Por! 5 Geo. W. [Fortiand . s ce Dollar.... Yaqu! oA Sei Norte. Crescent City . Oct. 5 South Portiand. [Portland 5 Homer. \|Newport H Mineola.........|Tacoma . H Chilkat. Humboldt . 7 Columbia. Portland .o 3 in: . Newp Manila ... 3 Santa Rosa.....[San Diego .. 3 City of Panama Panama. ... H Walla Walla....|Victoria & Puget Sound|Qct. 9§ Pomona. Humboldt . 2 H Washtenaw. ... Tacoma . H Coos Bay Newport . 10 Ell Thompson..|Puget Sound State California|Portland Australia........Honolulu Arcata...........|Cocs Bay Orizaba. Mexico .. Portiand St. Michael Corona..........|San Diego . North Fork.....(Humboldt . Navarro... Yaquina Bay STEAMERS TO SAIL. Destination. Salls. Pler. Steamer. Navarro . | 5 pm|Pier 13 Yaquina Bay. [Oct. 5, | Weeott .....|Tillamook.....[Oct. §, § pm|Pler 13 RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. | Alliance " loregon Poris oct. 3. 10 flm!ge, 20 Arcata . 008 Bay. ct. 5, 10 am Pler 13 For Tubsdey, Qatober £ Corona ...../San Diego....[Oct. 6 11 am(Pler 11 Flour, qr sks ... 4,785/ Wool, bales ..... 115 | Pomona ....[Humboldt....|Oct. 2 pm{Pler 9 Tallow, ctls ..... 208/Lime, bbls ...... 81| Alameda ...|Sydney. .|Oct. 6, 2 pm(Pler T Cheese, ctls 98 Pelts, bdls . 210 G. W. Elder Portland......|Oct. 7. 10 am Pier 24 Butter, ctls 15/) Tides, no .. + 47 C. Nelson..|Puget Sound..|Oct. 7, 9 am|Pler 2 Eggs, doz 6.42 | alsins. bxs ..... 7492 Homer .....|Newport......[Oct. § 9 amPler 11 Benns, sks 1,362 Juicksilver, fisk. 70 | Queen .....|Vic & Pgt 8d.{Oct. 8, 10 am|Pler 9 Potatoes, sks . r¢)Leather, rolls ... _ 4| gan Blas....|Panama. 1Oct. § 12 m|PMSS" Onions, sks ..... 897|Lumber, ft .... | Chilkat ....[Humboldt....[Oct. & 2 pm|Pier 13 Bran, sks 100|Wine, gals . | Columbia ..|Portland......|0ct. 10, 10 am|Pier 24 B\ Soear, hee | Santa Rosa. San Diega....:|Oct. 10, 11 am|Pler 11 gwaeraios | Gaelic .....[China &Japan|Oct. 11, 1 pm!PMSS OREGON. Coos Bay.../Newport.......[0ct. 12, 9 am|Pler 11 Flour, qr sks ... 900/Oats, ctls .. 80 | State of Cal|Portland. Oct. 13, 10 am|Pier 34 WASHINGTON. { Flour, ar sks 3,902|Oats, ctls . MARINERS. Whoat, ‘ctls 6,940 Wool, bales ot T iy EASTERN. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Corn, ctls ....... 600fl..... S veesess. | Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, s et R el D ‘Mining stocks were quiet and rather weaker. Local securities were very active and an un- usually varied assortment was dealt in. The feeling was firm and prices were sustained as a rule. The Bank of California Wfllfl?‘y a regular s:ll;lérly dividend of $3 per )are on to- r The annual meeting of the Hana Plantation o e e e e Swansea ining pany de: ey Rith vouni i Tre o ‘the rate of 5 cents per share, amounting to $500, payable October 10. 2 The California Safe Deposit and Trust Com- pany will pay o quarterly dividend of $1 50 per share on tober 15. ‘The Pacific Sheet Metal Works will pay its {weniy-third dividend of S cents per share o-day. The mines of Bureka and Hamilton tricis, Nevada, made. the following ore. ship: ments by rall for the week ending September 3 Bureka mines—Diamond 34,300 ol celsior 62,70, Industry 22,90, Jac 400, Republic 13,550, Richmond 36,700, Standard €3,- 070; from Hamiiton—McEllin 74,610, Pumn'& maintained in San Franclsco 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 of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street, is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signai re- | and thunder storms may be expected. | this | Branch Hydrographic _Office, , shows an almost permanent o Canter latitude 33 degrees north and near e est, considerably south longltude 142 degrees Wi and east of its position for September. In con- sequence of this southerly shifting of position of the high area, the trade wind limits may be expected somewhat farther south than during the preceding month, and probably mnot so clearly marked. 5 o the ‘Zoné between 35 desrees north and 50 degrees north gales, accompanied with rain. may be expected with greater frequency than during September. Out of 2182 observations in that part of the ocean included between lati tude 35 degrees north and 50 degrees north-and longitude 125 degrees west and 145 degrees east, 24 per cent give a force of wind above 5 and 12 per cent above 6 (Beaufort scale), as against 18 per cent and 7 per cent, respectively, for the month of September. In the China Sea and the vicinity of the Philippine Islands rain squalls Squally weather may*be expected in the vicinity of the Hawailan Islands and on the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Occasfonal highs and lows will be found moving In a_general easterly direction across e cyclonic the ocean. Generally, in front of area, or low, the weather is damp, mometer risthg and harometer falling; while in front of the anti-cyclonic circulation, or high, it is dry, cooler. and the barometer rises. Tha “average storm track’’ traced on the chart shows the average path of the centers of these lows. The average low over Asia ¥ off the coast to the southeast, with its center month probably over the Philippine Islands, while the high which has been forming to the northward will be found well established and of considerable area. The northeast mon- soon_ will probably be found blowing steadily and the weather dryer and cooler. Typhoons are not usually so frequent in Oc- tober as in September. The paths of a few typical typhoons that have occurred during Oc- tober In previous years are shown on the chart. After crossing the line coming. north vessels bound for the west coast of America may ex- pect heavy rain squalls, thunder storms and frequent wind squalls. 3 Fog and heavy mist will be found along *he American coast, less frequently. however, (han last month. Occasional fog may also be ex- pected north of the forty-fifth parallel from the American coast to the Kuril Islands CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. S. in charge. ‘Wil have moved United States Const and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High anda W 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 is the same at both places. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5. Sun rises ... Sun sets Moon rises ... |Time] | Time| —|Feet. | l’fime: | Feet. |Peet, H 7l L W s V)\ 1:14) 11| 2:00 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as _sometimes occur. The heights jven are additions to the soundings on the Inited States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. TIME BALL. U. §. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., Oc- tober 4, 1898 The timé ball on the tower of the new Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day— i. e, at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. S. N., in charge. _— SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, October 4. Stmr Chilkat, Anderson, 28 hours from Eu- | reka. Stmr North. Fork. Bash, 2 hours from Eu- reka. Stmr Alliance, Hardwick, land and way ports. Stmr Qucen, Jepsen, 65 hours from Victoria and Puget Sound ports. 10 days from Port- ptmr” Corona, Debney, 61 hours from San ego. Stmr Pomona, Parsons, 17 hours from Eu- reka. Stmr Aloha, Jorgenson 9 hours from Moss Landing. Stmr_Senator, Patterson. 39 days from Ma- nila, via Honolulu 9 days 18 hours. Schr Seven Sisters, Rassmussen, 7 days from Crescent City. CLEARED. Tuesday, October 4. Stmr Curacao, Shea, Tacoma; Goodall, Perk- ins & Co. g Somr Starbuck, Bruguiere, Champerico; P M S Co. Br stmr Bristol, McIntyre, Nanaimo: R Duns- muir Sons Co. Ital bark Guiseppe, Sciacculaga, Sligo; G W McNear. Br bark Martha Fisher, Ferris, Sydney; J J Moore & Co. Bark Alden Besse, Honolulu; J D Spreckels’ & Bros Co. Bktn W H_Dimond Nilson, Spreckels & Bros Co. SAILED. Tuesday, October 4. Stmr Glpsy, Gielow, Santa Cruz. Stmr Curacao, Shea, Tacoma. Stmr Aloha, Jorgenson, Waldsport. Stmr State of California, Thomas, Astoria. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro. Aus stmr Siam, Ralcich, Nanaimo. Stmr City of Peking, Smith, Hongkong and Yokohama. via Honoluiu, Stmr Mackinaw, Littlefield, Tacoma. Stmr South Coast, Zaddart, Rockport. Bktn W H Dimond, Nilson, Honolulu. Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reyes. Schr Guide, Olsen, Astoria. Schr Roy Somers, Soiland, Grays Harbor. Stmr Czarina, Seaman, Seattle. Schr Vega, Rasmussen, Port Blakeley. Schr American Girl, Johnson, Port Gamble. Schr Occidental, Brandt, Eureka. Schr Bertie Minor, Ravens, Eureka. Sechr 1vy, Samuelson. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Oct. 4—10 p. m.—Weather, clear; wind, NW; velocit- 16 miles. CHARTERS. The Harland loads wheat and mdse for Liv- erpool; Duchalburn, mdse for London; Mario, lumber_and mdse for Sydney. The Florence loads coal at Seattle for this port. The H. D. Bendixen loads lumber at Tacoma for Sydney, 40s. Honolulu; J D SPOKEN. Sept 20—Lat 47 S, long 8 W, Br ship Madras, from Penarth, for San Diego. Aug 27—Lat 12 53 N, long 124 W, Br ship Ley- land Brothers,. from Seattle, for Queenstown. DOMESTIC PORTS. WESTPORT—Salled Oct 4—Stmr Westport, for San Francisco. ROCKPORT—Salled Oct 4—Stmr Scotia, San Francisco. USAL—Sailed Oct 4—Schr Neptune, for San Franicsco. ST MICHAEL—In port Sept 19—Stmrs Cleve- land, Rival and Conemaugh; ship Wachusett and bktn Ruth. DUTCH HARBOR—In poft Sept 24—Stmrs for Portland, Tillamook, Brixham and Roanoke, ships Eiwell and Sintram, barks Carroliton ang James Nesmith. EUREKA—Arrived Oct 4—Stmr Ruth, hence Sept 3, and not stmr Newburg as before re- ported.” ASTORIA—Sailed Oct 4—Br shi; for Queenstown; Queenstown. Arrived Oct 4—Stmr Signal, from Seattle. EUREKA—Arrived Oct 4—Schr Lottie Car- Son, _ from San Diego; stmr Newburg, hence t 3. Sailed Oct 4—Schr Jesie Minor, for Hono- lulu; schr Sparrow, for San Francisco; stmr Brunswick and National City, for San Fran- cisco. BOWENS LANDING—Sailed Oct 4—Schr Mary Etta. for San Franeisco. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Oct 4—Stmr Coquille River, hence Oct 3. SEATTLE—Arrived Oct 4—Stmr Lakme, Sept 27. S TILLAMOOR—Safled Oct 3—Stmr Weeott, for n Francisco. TACOMA-—Arrived Oct 4—Schr R W Bartlett, from San Pedro. TATOOSH—Pased Oct 4—Stmr Progreso, hne Oct 1, b EAN T PEDRO Salled Oct 2—Schr Salvator, for Grays v ERATS HARBOR—Sailed Oct 3—Schr Jennis ‘Thelis for San Francisco: schr La_ Gironde, for San Francisco: bktn Gleaner, for San Fran- elsco. PORT TOWNSEND—Arived Oct 3—Sehr J D Tallant, from Nicolaefski. TATOOSH _Pased Oct 3—Ship Two Brothers, hence Sept 21, for Nanaimo. CO08 BAY-Safled Oct 3—Schr Daisy Rowe, schr Tvy, schr Melancthon, and schr Gotama, Largo Bay, Br ship Euphrosyne, for hno ceived each from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published in the morning papers the Tollowing day. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, Cal, Oc- tober 4, 1888, Forecast of wind and weather in the North Pacific Ocean for October, 1898: The sub-chart of isobars and isotherms for this month, which appears for San Francisco. EUREK A Sailed Oct 3—Schr J G Wall, for San Francisco. NEW PORT- Sailed Sept 4—Stmr Sequoia, for San Francisco. _FOREIGN PORTS. HONOLULU—Arrived prior to Sept 25t Valencla, from Manila, for San Fr;nhtl!tflvm' DEPARTURE BAY—Arrived Oct 4-8hip Two B ANDIFE Sailed Sept 2B ed Se —Arrive Sey -] “eéu?‘lgces‘&lfl’;"_-m . 'pt 23—Br stmr Cop- D 1p Vincent, for Port Townsend: schr Charles’ B Falk; for Port Townsend. SYDNEY—Arrived prior to Oct 4—Br stmr on the | Moana, hence Sept 8, via Honolulu.