The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 21, 1898, Page 8

1898 COMMERCIAL WORLD. e e A ] e — SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Shipment of $125,569 to China. Silver unchanged. Wheat continues to advance. Barley dull. Oats firm. Corn quiet. Rye lower. Hay and Feedstuffs about the same. Colored Beans declining. Potatoes and Onions unchanged. Butter continues to decline. Eggs and Cheese unchanged. Stocks of Poultry large. Another advance in Wine Grapes. Dried Peaches firm. Other fruits dull. No change in Provisions. Hides about the same. Meat market qulet Decreased exports of Produce. Turpentine advanced. EXPORTS OF PRODUCE. Exports of Produce from this port during the first nine months of the year were §25,078,500, against $2 500 for the same time in 1897, and were principally divided as follows: To Great Britain, $5,910,500; Atlantic ports, §2,102,- 700; China, $2,634,600 3,1 g Japan, ‘Austraiia, $1,145,000 itral America, Islands, $4,174,000. MORE GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA. The $3,570,914 in soverelgns and gold bullion Mexlcg, $1,332,200; Hawallan U S 4s... .110% No Pac 1sts. Do coup. | Do 3s Do 2ds. U881 Do 4 U B is reg. AURE N Y C Do 8s coup.......112% Nor & W 0s District 3.6 ‘1171 ‘Northwestern con. Do deb 5 Ala class A. Do B. Do C. Do Currency. Atchison 4 Do_ad) 4s. Can o 2ds. Chi Term 4s. C & Ohio C H & D 4e. ) & R G Ists. ) & R G 4s... Sast Tenn lst Erie Gen ds. W & D 1sts tr. Line §s tr. g Line 68 t . 713 [Pacific 6s Stand R & T 65. Tenn new set 3 brought up from Australla by the last steamer | makes $32,283,643 from that country August, 1857. ' All of this treasure is recoined into American money and goes to swell our circulation. IMPORTS OF WOOL AND WOOLENS. Imports of Wool Into the United States for August and for the first eight monthes of the year compare as follows: Eight Months, $319,001,375 0,343, 179 since | 16 104 |Tex Pac L G 1stsi07 i U105 | Do Rg 2ds | 11 |Union Pac 4 . Do con 8s 110 U P D & G 1stsl Tk Jown C lsts... ... 106} |Wab Ist 5s. 13 consois 45.105 | Do, ssiy ~80% | W Shoi 1009 100" |Va Centuries 4 %| Do deferred Do 4= Wis Cent lsts N Y Ce 3 STOCKS. Onta Op Chollar v Crown_Point Con, Cal & Va Deadwood .. Gould & Curry i 60| Piymouth 10 silver Do pref. G Fale & Norcross . ferra Nevada . Tomestake . 0 00|Ktandard = fron Stlver . 60/Union Con . Mexican 8(Yellow Jacket . BOSTON STOCKS AND BOND:! Money— Ed Elec Tel. | call loans .. 2@3!Gen Elec prefd. Time loans 3G4|Atchison prefd. Stocks— Bonds— AT&SF. . 12%|Atchison ds. 23 Amer Sugar. (112%|Wis Central 6s....126% Do prefd 10735| Mining Shar Bav State Gas.... 1%[Allouez Min Co Bell Telephone....2T7 [Atlantic 0 50 {Roston & In the first eight months of 1887 our imports | of forelgn Wool was $ 00. This year it 16 $9,580,100, or a saving o 1y $10,000,000 on this single’ article. Imports of manufactured Wool into the United States for the same periods compare as follows: KEiznt Months. 1897, . 37,714,479 1898, . 1,731,540 11,686,756 This is a further saving of over $26,000,000 in | the imports of foreign Woolens. TRE. SHIPMENT. U, The China took out a treasure list of $125,- 569, consisting of $124,674 in Mexican dollars &nd $5% in gold coin. g WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20—% p. m. The following maximum temperatures were re- ported from stations in Celifornia to-day: Red Bluff, Sacramento, $8; an Luis Obispr ; Independence, San Diego, 68; Yuma, 84. Maximum' temperature 80, minimux WEATHER CONDITIONS A i FORECAST. e pressure has fallen slightly ove northern portion of the Facifc Sope danag i past 24 hours, but it is still above the normal at all_stations The temperature h 1 districts except remained stationary in ong the central coast of lfori where it has fallen. The tempera- ture is above the normal in all districts. The weather is partly cloudy in Central Cali- fornia along Puget Sound; elsewhere it is clear. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight October 21, 1898: Northern California — Falr, except cloud: rthwest portion Friday; fresh Frida. warmer Friday. 0 and vicinty—Partly cloudy southwest wind. m Mount Tamalpai: heast, § miles; temperature temperature 7. G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Official. FASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Considering the epathy and indifference which have recently been asserted on the stock market, the resist- Clear; wind ance made to-day on the depressing influences | existing in all of the security markets was rather remarkable. Even at the opening prices refused to yleld to a parity of those estab- lished in London for Americans, but our open- ing and the rather heavy volume of offerings for London account was easlly absorbed at a level sufficiently higher to make a very nice profit r the arbitrage brokers. After the London selling had ceased in the forenoon, the market took on a hardening tendency and broadened out to a very perceptible extent. Prices of the grangers and other railroad stocks, including some in the list of those dealt in on forsign exchanges, rose above yesterday’'s level, or, at the least, retrieved the early losses, Many recentl; inactive stocks were brought into the movement, and there was a resump- tion of the buying 4n small lots of some of the well secured dividend-paying stocks. The ex- lanation of this lay in the fact that what is uropean polson is to a certain extent our meat. The striking evidence of this was dis- closed in the grain and provision markets, which were all excited and higher on the eager competition for our products reflected from all European markets as a result of the fears of coming hostilities between Great Brit- ain and France. - With a wheat crop of unpre- cedented dimensions to move, this development was bound to have an influence on the grain- carrying roads. In former times threats of war in Europe had brought with it the dread that the rge foreign holdings of American securities would be forced to liquidation on the New York market. The indifferent mood in which this possibility was viewed to-day is @ striking proof of the large reduction which has been worked in the forelgn holdings of our securities as payment for last year's trade balance in our favor. With the trade balance 2ll in our favor is also the ground for Indiffer. ence of the money markets abroad. European government securities declined a sharp frac- tion and money rates advanced in sympathy at all European centers. Yet the only effect in the New York market was to harden the rates for foreign exchange a fraction. As for the local money market, not a ripple was caused and rates for call money actually de- clined to 1% per cent against the recent mini- mum of 2 per cent, with a range up to 21 per cent. The strength of this country's financial position could not be more strikingly illus- trated. Sugar found support at a moderate decline and Tobacco was firm all day. The market for bonds was not active, but prices were well held. Total sales, $1,765,000, United States 2s declined 3%, the coupon % and the old 4s registered and the new ds coupon and the Gs registered % In the bid price. The total sales of etocks to-day were 175,71 shares, including: AtchiSon preforred, T3 Burlington, 720; Louisville and Nashvill 387: Manhattan, 3),330; Metropolitan, =928 North American’ Company, 3200; Northern P: cific, 7 Northern _Pacific preferred, 4499; Union Pacific, 4050; Union Pacific preferred, §250; St Paul,' 7822; Unlon Pacific, Denv Gult, 4600; Tobaceo, 12.950; Bugar. 10,800, - 0 CLOSING STOCKS, Atchison 12%| Do prefd . Do pretd . 3% St P M & Balt & Ohfo 44" 8o Pacific Can Pacific . 9% So_Raflway 51%! Do prefd 243 Tex & Pac 21%4| Unfon Pac Do prefd 1% UPD& Wabash Do_pref: 54| WALE ith « o Del & Hudson Bopress Del L & W...... 40 |Adams Express Del & Rio G. 12% | American Bx ... 120 Do prefd 3% United_States Erle (new) 12i4| Wells Fargo . Do lst prefd ... 32%| Miscellaneous— Ft Wayne 171 | A Cot Ofl . G Nor pretd 135%|" Do pretd . Hocking Val 14| Am Spirits 1ilinois Cen . Do _prefd . Lake Erie & W.. 15 |Am Tobacco . Do pred 3 Do prefd . Lake Shore . People's Gas . Louis & Nash Con Gas ... Manhattan L . }Com_Cable Co Met St Ry Col F & Iron . Mich Cent Minn & St L. Do lst prefd . Mo Pacific . Mobile & Ohio Mo K & T. Do_prefd . & L. Pacific Mail | Puliman Pal Silver Cer N ¥ C & St Stan R & Twine. Do 1st_prefd Sugar Do 2nd prefd Do prefd 1071 |TC & Tron . o T 8 Leather 5 Do prefd . 3% D s Rubber 35 B | west aien i est Union 1 27 [C & N W. i Piutsourg 169 | Do pretd Reading 16% St L & S W Do ist 39 Do prefd Rock Tsland ..... 100% R y 7 B ouls & & ¥ T "Do pretd & Do 1st prefd 62% P Coast 1st ef. 80 Do _2a_prefd 294 Do 24 pertd ... 60 st_Paul 10732 | Inl Paper Co ..... 58 Do prefd 107%| Do prefd .. 7 Do prefd . 161 |Chgo & G W..... 13% 8t P & Om 79%! Minn Tron t f.... 175% CLOSING BONDS. | RAL | .70 |Butte & Boston. % |Calumet & Hecla. 3 | Centennlal Gen Electric ...... 773%|Franklin Mexican Central.. 4% Old Dominion. 014 Colony . 103" |Osceola Rubber <eeec 37%| Quiney Union Pacific...... 32_ |Tamarack West End . 83% | Wolverine Do prerd 1108 |Parrott Westinghouse El.. 3¢ |Humboldt Do prefd .8 THE LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram sa; The stock markets here were flat throughout to-day de- spite a feeble attempt at a rally at midday and prices closed at the lowest. The depres- sion was increased by the rise in the Bank of France rate. Nevertheless the Paris bourse was surprisingly calm, and even bought some of its speclalties. The decline here was led by consols on bear sales, 11-16 per cent being paid for put options in consols until the end of No- vember and small insuran isks on stock transactions at Llovds against war with France being effected as high as tWenty guineas until the end of the year. Americans were flat. were sold from Berlin. Politics 1s checking and even demoralizing business, but there is no real alarm as yet. The stock exchange is well prepared for event- ualities in the sense that the speculative ac- count for a rise is very small, but on the other hand there s scarcely any bear position to_support prices The London discount market was stronger again to-day. The bank is getting firm con- German spectalties | trol of the market and the market to-day had to borrow from it. French exchange is much unsettled at ye s high figure, the Paris partly | | speculation. | @4 10; | haviny open market having risen sharply. CLOSING. LONDON, Oct. 20.—Canadian Pacific, 82%; Grand Trunk, 7. Bar Silver, steady, 27 7-16d. Money, 2 per cent. MADRID, Oct. Spanish fours closed to- day at 63.70. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. 20.—There was more ac- ty in the wheat market to-day. The sharp rise of 3d in prices at Liverpool, the recent continued heavy export business and the war- like character of the news from Parls and London over the dispute between England and France combined to stimulate a revival of The market was excited here and 2¢ higher at 76%c for December, and maintain- ed the advance despite commission house profit taking sales and the action of Western opera- tors continuing their previous policy of oppos- There was a big export NEW YORK, Oct ing the {mprovement. business despite the advance and the higher freight rates asked and over 150 car loads or 1,200,000 bushels were taken here and at the outports up to the close. Some houses sald there were upward of 200 loads taken, but ex- porters were reticent and no more than 1,200,000 could be confirmed. As has been recently the case, the demand was both from the United Kingdom and the Continent. This makes the total export engagements of the week to about 4,000,000 bushels, against 6,000,000 taken last week. This is the largest business transacted in wheat for export for the period since the great scramble to buy here in 1531, when the Rus- slan crop was insufficient to meet that coun- try’'s requirements and exports were prohibited. There was also a big export demand for corn and the foreigners took over 1,000,000 bushels | here and at the outports for shipments, prin- cipally to the Continent. NEW YORK GRAI NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—FLOUR—Receipts, 18,- 887; exports, 3571 barrels; strong and higher but rather quiet as buyers were unwilling to pay the advance asked. Winter natents, $3 75 stralts, $3 55@3 Minnesota patents, AND PRODUCE. | $4@4 40. WHEAT—Receipts, 139,875 bushels; exports, 191,749 bushels. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 79%c, £. 0. b. afloat. Options opened strong and ex- cited on advance in cables and politics abroad. After shorts were filled realizing developed and with the subsequent decline at Liverjool prices weakened considerably, sing 14@1%c net Tighers May. 75 110G Hse: closed 13 nc:% = HOPS—Firm. WOOL—Dull. METALS—The feature of the metal market to-day was a sharp reaction in tin not alto- gether looked for, considering the rapidity with which that metal has recently advanced. Busi- ness in the aggregate was smaller than earlier in the week, with sellers.rather than buyers at former prices. Speiter and copper exaibited a fairly firm front but lacked Interesting new developments. At the close the Metal Exchange reports: PIGIRON—Warrants unchanged, with $7 bid, $7 15 _asked. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged; buyers and sell- ers at $12 50. 17.50c bld, 17.75c TIN—Lower; asked LEAD—Easy; 3.T7%c bid, 3.82%c asked. The firm naming the settling price for leading min- ers and smelters at the West quotes lead 3.70c. SPELTER—Qulet; buyers and sellers at 6c. COFFEE — Qptions — Dull; unchanged to § points lower. Sales 5750 _bags, including Octo- $525. _Spot coftee—Rio, dull and feature- No. 7 invoice, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6%c; , quiet; Cordova, 8@ibe. SUGAR—Raw—Firm, with upward tendency; fair refining, 3%c: centrifugal, 9 test, 4%c: molasses, 3isc. ~ Refined—Firm, with upward tendency. BUTTER—Receipts, 290 packages; steady. ‘Western creamery, 15@22%c; Elgins, 22%c. EGGS—Receipts, 5227 packages: firm. State and Pennsylvania, 21; Western, 20c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Oct. 20—California drled frults: APPLES—Steady; other fruits firmer. PORATED APPLES—Common, 7@8c per prime wire tray, 8%c; choice, %¢; fancy, Pfithzrbsvhamm APRICOTS—Royal, 10%@14c; Moorpark, 11@ 17c. 155 PACHES—Unpeeled, 8%@llc; peeled, 14%0Q unsettled; CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—An old-fashioned Furo- pean war scare, with all the trimmings, was the controlling influence in Wheat at the open- ing. Before business started here reports from the other side were to the effect that grain markets were excited and up equal to 5%@6c, and English consols %@ lower. In addition to that, there were reports from New York of enormous_export engagements of Wheat by Furope. Minneapolis reported sales of 130,000 barrels of Flour yesterday, of which a third were for export, and there were advices of elght inches of 8now in portions of the North- west, which had been relied upon to supply a 0od portion of the coming movement of spring heat from first hands. An enormous business was transacted here, for instance, one firm that had bought calls Tuesday night on fully 2,000,000 bushels of Wheat were credited with sold 1,500,000 bushels of it during the first hour. The demand was such that the grain was steadily absorbed, and the yrice, atter a slight dip on some profit taking, ad- vanced to a higher figure than it had yet reached. By noon December, which had started % | 2@2%c higher than Tuesday's close at 67%@6Sc, had advanced to €s%c, and May kept about 1¢ higher. The highest prices of the day were reached when December rose to 68%@6s%c, due to the covering of a large line of Wheat by a local speculator. At its conclusion the market back to about the opening figure, De- cember selling at 68c sellers. The forelgn situation was reflected in Corn, which started at a sharp advance. Cable acceptances were enormous. The gain at the opening was well held throughout, December closing with a gain of %@Ic on the day. The speculative considerations which ‘moved the other grains were shared in by Oats. There was an excellent demand for cash and prices ruled %o higher. The close was at an advance of %@%c for the May option. The bull sentiment in Provisions was stimu- lated by the developments in the general speculative situation in food supplies. Shorts an,Mvance of 124c each and ribe rose ™% The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. ‘Wheat No. 2— Qetober el o ecember 8 685 May .. 657% 69% 63% 8% Corn No. 2~ October 32 32 32y December 829 2% 2% May B% Uk A Oats No. 2— December 3% Y W BY B Doasy 2w Al 2% > Pork, per bbl— December £ 815 807% 810 January il 940 92y 9% Lard, per 1 bs- December 5134 505 5124 January . 620 512% 517T% Short Ribs, per 100 Ibs— October 54y 845 G40 B4 486 48T 480 48T% Cash_quotations _were as_follows: Flour, firm; No. 2 Spring Wheat, 67@68c: No. 3 Sprlng No. 2 Red, 68i4@ile; No. 2 Oats, 24c; No. 2 White, 26@ ite, 26@26c; No. 2 Rye, 45%ci No. 32@doc; No. 1 Flaxseed, 34@96c; Prime Mess_Pork, per bbl, 38 05 @8 10; Lard, per 100 lbs, $5 10@5 15; Short Ribs Sides’ (loose), $5 20@6 45; Dry Salted Shoulders {boxed), $4 50G4 75; Short Clear Stdes (boxed), Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, 2 Harley, Timothy Seed, $2 35; pts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 21,400 Wheat, bushels . 94,500 Corn, bushels 447,500 Oats, bushels 408,800 .’ bushels ... 1,000 bushels . 45,200 On the Produce Ex e butter market was firm; Creameries, 13@2lc; Dairies, 12@1%. Eggs, firm; fresh, 1oc. Cheese, steady; unchanged. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts, Shipments, Citfes— Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis 42,400 76,509 Louls Detroit Kansas City T R Tidewater— Boston 17,913 New York . 39,675 Philadelphia . 35,480 Baltimore .. New Orleans Galveston .. Totals .......... LIVERPOOL 7 Wheat— Oct. Dec Mar. Opening 6 0214 Closing 602 Flour— Oct. Jan.-Apr. Opening 47 T 4575 Clostng 4800 a7 S 275 275 pening Closing 22 00 210 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. 20.—CATTLE—In good de- 45@5 9; medium, $4 9 CHICAGO, Oct. mand. Choice steers, @5 15; beet steers, $4@4 85; stockers and feed- $3@4 70; bulls, $2 0@ cows and helfers, $3@7 25; calve Western rangers, @4 $2 45@4 70; Western fed steers, $4@5 50; Texans, $3 50@4 25, HOGS—Active. choice, $3 $5@3 97i4: packing lots, $3 5504 butchers’, 33 60@4: mixed, $3 60@3 97'4; lights, $3 55@3 97%; pigs, $2 559 _Lambs sold at $4@4 50 for inferior e to extra, few selling over Sheep sold at $3@3 75 for @4 75 for good to choice, Feeders were again for sheep and $4 @5 20 cep sold at $4@4 30 70. Hogs, 29,000; Sheep, to $5 80 or below $4 ordinary up to $4 yearlings fetching $4 free buyers at $4@4 1 for lambs. Western range and range lambs at $4 %@ Receipts—Cattle, 10,000 16,000 KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20.—CATTLE—Receipts 1000, Best, strong; others, slow. Native steers, 40; nd heifers, $1 25@4 30; stockers @4 50; bulls, $2@8 50. HOGS—Réceipts 11,000, ~ Market opened closed_weak to 5c lower. Bulk of sales, '$3 60@3 heavies, $3 62%@3 75; pack- 3 55@3 721 mixed, $3 56@3 70; lights, $3 60 @3 65. —Receipts 6000. Market steady. $3 75@5 50; muttons, $3@4 5. OMAHA. OMAHA, Oct. 20.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 5500. Market steady. Native beef steers, $& 50@5 40; Western steers, $3 70@4 50; cows and heifers, 43 25G4; stockers and feeders, $3 50@4 50; calves, $4 50@6'50; bulls and_stags, 32 25@3 75. HOGS—Receipts, 6500. 'Market steady to shade lower. Heavy, $3 6714@3 72%; mixed, $3 67%@3 70; light, §3 72%@3 11%; bulk of sales, $3 67%@3 7. SHEEP—Iteceipts 3000. Market steady. Na- tive muttons, $3 70G4 40; Westerns, 33 60@4 25; lambs, $4 2@5 50. DENVER. DENVER, Oct. 20.—CATTLE—Rece} Market steady to firm. Beef steers, cows, $2 50@3 50; feeders, freight paid to river, $3 75@4 30; stockers, freight pald, $3 70@4 25; bulls, stegs, etc., $3@3. HOGS—Receipts, 500. Market strong and 7c ts, 1109, T5@4 8 Light packers, $3 75@3 80; mixed, $3 70 ; heavy, $3 55@3 65. SHEEP—Receipts, 7000. Market steady to ;&r&. Good fat muttons, $3 25@4 25; lambs, 4G5, CALIFORNIA FIGS IN THE EAST. NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—The Journal of Com- merce says: The scarcity of Smyrna layer Figs s affording an opportunity for the intro- duction here of California fruit on a much larger scale than ever before attempted, and already we hear that large sales have been made In Eastern markets, and much more could be sold were stock avallable. The goods come In layers in ten-pound boxes and also in one-pound bricks packed in ten-pound cases, the latter seeming to be more popular owing to the ease with which they can be handle by the retail trade. The quality of Californi Figs, particularly those from the northern sec- tion, has been very much improved, and gives | fair ‘satisfaction to Eastern buyers. So far this year receipts of Smyrna Figs in cases have amounted to but 13f) cases, against 7592 cases to same date last year, when there was a com- paratively small crop. BOSTON, Oct. 20.—The Earl Fruit Company auctioned California fruit to-day as follows: Grapes—Tokay, $1@1 65, average $127; double crates, 32103 10, average $2 80; Cornichons, single crates, $1 30@1 60, average, ‘$1 3. Weath- er_dry and favorable. One car sold. NEW YORK, Oct. 20.—Porter Bros.’ Com- pany sales Cailfornia fruit: Grapes—Tokays, 8c@s1 9 single crate; Muscats, 85c@$1 40; Black Moroccos, $1 20; assorted, 65c. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Oct. 20.—Consols, 108%; silver, 27 11-164; French rentes, 101f %0c; Wheat cargoes off coast, nothing dolng; cargoes on passage, sellers at advance 6d; cargoes Walla Walla, 30s: English country markets, generally dearer. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 20.—Wheat, firm; No. 1 standard California, 6s 10d@8s 10%d; wheat in Paris, strong; flour in Paris, strong; French country markets, steady. COTTON—Uplands, 3 1-16d. CLOSE: . WHEAT—Spot—No. 2 red Northern spring, A G oa, - Futures—Closed qutet: Decomber, 6s 3a: March, s 2d. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 20.—Exchanges, $354,- 883; balances, $85,341. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 20.—The local Wheat market was strong to-day In sympathy with Europe_and the East, and bids of 8162 for Walla Walla were plentiful, with from %@lc more being f'm occasionally fo round lots of something fancy, with interior bids as high as 64 for Walla' Walla. In Portland 64c was the top for valley, while blue stem was quoted at 66@s8e. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 20.—Wheat—Club, 61%c; blue stem, 6i%ec. LOCAL MARKETS. "EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. . - Mg Sterling Exchange, sight. e Y Sterling Cables......... RS New York Exchange, sight. 2 174 New York Exchange, telegraphio.. — 20 Fine Silver, per ounce i 8. Mexican Dollars ... L% X WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—A large foreign demand has caused a further advance in the different markets of the world, and this market, of course, is rising in sympathy. The advance i3 therefore legiti- mate. The local Inquiry for shipping s brisk, but milling descriptions do; not advance as rapldly as shipping, owing to the sharp compe- tition of Oregon Flour in this market. Futures are very active at the advance, Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 224@1 23%; milling, $1 25@1 2%, CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock — December— w,w ctls, nu:mr;a.u:.”n ”3; 22,000, $1 25%; ), $1 25%; 1 5 12,000, $1 26%; 12,- R o T b Sacond jon—December—5000 ctls, $1 25%; 2000, $1 25%; 28,000, $1 26%. Regular Morning Sesslon—December—24,000 $125%; 4000, §125%; 6000, $125%; 56,000, were forced to cover and they secured most of the property from firms with English and Con. tinental connections, Pork and left off at ctls, $1 25, Arufnm Bessi = December — 2000 ctls, TRy T prove with Wheat, and s dull and nominal. Feed, $1 2001 28%; Brewing, $12 for No. 2. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—December—i000 ctls, $125; 2000 (brewing), $1 30. OATS—The market, though quiet, sympa- thizes with Wheat, and s firm. Fancy Feed, 31 % per cti; good to choice, $1 mgx 22%; corffmon, $1 15@1 17'1; Surprise, $1 30@1 35; Gray, $115@1 17t milling, $1 20@ 1% per’ otl; Red, $1 4001 16; Black, ¥ %0 CORN—The influx from the Bast continues and the market is quiet and weak. X Bml:ll mn@l}l ellow, $1 W;Sllie;%lélinoglrl!‘ Yedl- low, ; _ white, mixed, s1@1 02% per ctl; Californla’ White, $1 05G1 0% RYE—Is lower under large offerings; Califor- nia, $1 20@1 22t; Eastern, §1 173 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT-Enstern ' 18~ quoted at 17 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family extras, $4 15@4 25; bakers’ extras, $4 per bbl. ' MILLSTUFFS—Prices In sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $325 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $276 per 100; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $2560; extra cream Cornmeal, $325; Oatmeal, $4 25; Oat Groats, $4 60; Hominy, $3 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $375; Farina, $450; Whole Wheat Flour, § #0; Rolled Oats (barrels), $5 S5@6 2; in sacks, $5 65@ 05; Pearl Barley, §5; Split Peas, $ 2; Green Peas, $4 30 per 106 bs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Beyond a further decline in Alfalfa, which is coming in freely, Hay shows no change in quotations, one way or the other. There is no outside Hay on the market at the moment. Feedstuffs remain unchanged. BRAN-$15@16 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $26 per ton: Ollcake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50; jobbing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cottonseed Meal, $28@30 per ton; Cornmeal, $23 50§24 50; Cracked Corn, $24G25. CALIFORNIA HAY—Wheat, $17@18 50 for £ood to cholce and §15@16 for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, $15@17 50; Oat, $14@15 50; Island Barley, $12 50@13 50: Al- falfa, $10G10 50; Stock, $11@12; Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY—(Ffom Oregon, Utah, etc.)— nominal. STRAW—50@70c per bale BEANS AND SEEDS. Colored Beans are weak and Pinks are lower. ‘White descriptions are steady, but qulet. BEANS—Bayos, $1 $0@190; Small Whites, $2 05G2 17%; Large Whites, $1 60@170; Pinks, $2G2 10; Reds, nominal; Blackeye, $3 25@3 50: Butters, nominal; Limas, $3 20@3 30; Pea, $1 %@ 210; Red Kldneys, 32 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $4 50@4 75 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $4@4 25; Flax, nominal; Ca- nary Seed, 24@2%c rer Ib; Alfalfa, 6@6%c; Rape, 24@%%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@5%c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 25@1 40; Green, $1 30 @175 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Previous prices rule for all kinds, and the market is devold of feature. POTATOES—40@i0c for Early Rose and 35@ 50c for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, Toc @31 20; Oregon, 65c@$1; Swest Potatoes, T6c@$l for nearby and $1@1 25 for Merced. ONIONS—30@40c per ctl; Pickle Onlons 3@ B0c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 3@3%c; String Beans, 2@dc; Lima Beans, T5cG$l per sack: Bay Squash, 30@40c; Green Peppers, b0@60c for Chill and 50@60c for Bell; Cabbage, 50c; Car- rots, 35@H0c per sack; Bay Cucumbers, 40@50c; Tomatoes, 40@6sc; Garlle, 3c per Ib; Green Okra, 50(65c; Dried Okra, 10c per To; Esg Plant, 40G60c per box; Marrowfat Squash, $5G 10 _per ton. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, sliced, raw, 1Z2c per b in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced, desiccated, 16@1Sc; granulated, raw, 13c; Onlons, 60c; Carrots, old, 13c; new, 18ci Cab- bage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 25c; String Beans, 3c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AD D GAME. There 1s still some unsold Eastern on hand, and as local stock is also in good supply the feeling continues weak. Game arrived in better condition, though there was some spolled stock which bad to g0 ow. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, l4@lic for Gob- blers and 13@isc for Hens; Geese per palr, $1 25@1 50; Goelings, $1 25@1 £0; Ducks, $4@5 for old and @5 for young; Hens, $4@5; Roos- ters. young. @S, Roosters, old, ‘@i f0: Fryers, usfia?u; rotlers, $3 50 for large: $3G 325 for small; ‘Pigeons, $1@1 25 per dozen for old and $1 502 for sauabs. GAME— Quatl, 32 Mallard, $5 50@8 50; Canvas- back, §7 W0g8; Sprig, QL Teal, 1233 50; Wid- geon, $2@2 50 il Duck, $1 M?fl English Snipe, $1 50@%; Jack Snipe, $1@1 ray Geese, §2; White Geese, §1; Hare, $1; Rabbits, $125@1 60 for Cottontails and $I for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Second creamerles are in heavy supply and hard to sell, though sellers make free conces- sfons, and this weakens the market for fancy grades. Prices are still lowed. Fancy Eggs are firm, but all other kinds are deaw and dull. There is no scarcity. BUTTER— Creamery — Fancy creameries, 25@26c; sec- onds, 20G24c. Dairy—Cholce to fancy, 22%@23%c; common grades, 20g22c. Pickled Goods—Firkin, 20c; pickled roll, 15g2ic; creamery tb, zigaic astern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%c per ™; Elgin, 2G22ic. CHEESE—Chotee mild, new, 10@1ic; old, 8%@ $%c; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10%@11%e; Bastern, 12@1dc. FGGS—Ranch Eggs, 30@%c per dozen; store Eggs, 18@2%c; Eastern, 15@18c for ordinary and 2G23c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Another advance in Wine Grapes s noted and the market is strong at the advance. Sup- plies of table Grapes are moderate, but thers 1s no advance. Peaches are In such light supply that they are hardly worth quoting. Quinces are very firm. Cantaloupes continue to advance. Limes are still out of market, but new sup- plies are expected Monday. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberrles, $1 50@8 per chest for large and #7_for small. Figs, %@s0c per box, double layers. Cantaloupes, 75c@$l per crate; Nutmegs, o per box: '\ atermelons, $15G17 per bundre tor large and $5@12 for small to medium. Huckleberries, 5@fe per Ib. Juinces, 75c@§l_per box. omegranates, 50@c per small box. Cranberries, 8 per barrel for Eastern and $2 5042 75 per box for Coos Bay. Ordinary Grapesy 26@50c per box: crates sell about 10c higher than boxes: Isabéllas, 50@75c piT Srate; Wine Grapes, 18Q31 per, ton ~for infandel and $14@16 for common kinds. Plums $H@7c_per crate and box. Peaches, S0g75¢ per box. Raspberries, $@6 per chest. Apples, 35gite for common, 76@%e per box for No. 1 and %0c@$1 for cholce. Winter Pears, $5@Toc per box. CITRUS FRUITS — Orani $1 5092 50 for Valenclas, $1 2%@]1 50 for Mediterranean Swests and $1@1 % for Seedlings: Lemons, $1 5@ 50 for common and $@5 for good to cholce: Mex- ican Limes, none here; California Limes Bananas, 31 26@2 2 per bunch; Pineappies, @4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The course of the market continies'to puzzle the oldest heads in the business. The crop was short and spot stocks are light everywhere, but etill the market is stagnant. Peaches alone show life, and they are firm with an improv- ing demand, RIED FRUIT—Prunes, 64@7c for 40-50's, SgEko tor S0, gL (o S0T0e, SHATHO Lof 70-80's, M@3c for 80-9's, Ne@2he for %0-100' and 1%@2c for 100-110's; Silver Prunes. 5@7c; Peaches, 6GT%c for good to cholce, TS for hnc}' and 10@12%c for peeled; pricots, 10@ 12c for Royals and 12@12%c for Moorpark: Evaporated Apples, TX@7%¢c; sun drled, 4i4c; Black Figs, sacks, 2@2ic; Plums,’ 414 6 for pitted and 1@likc for unpittad; N tarines, 8@7c for prime to fancy; Pears, S@7c for quarters and for halves, RAIS!‘I;B—(!Ket for l'c—cnnzn 1:( for. thfoa- crown, 4%e for four-crown, 4%@6c for Seedless Bultanas, 8%c for Seedless’ Muscaiols and §1 2 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, Zc. NUTS—Walnuts, 6¢ for hardshell, c for soft- shell: Almonds, 5@6e for hardsnall, ifc for softshell, 13@l4c for paper-shell: Peanuts, i@ AT, Toatie. for brignt and .fi& ‘om c for bright an for lower grades; water white extracted, 6%@ 7c; light amber extracted, 6c; dark, 5@o%o per Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c per Ib. PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, The per Ib for heavy, Sc for light lmdlul;l;‘.c ln: for light, 103%0 for extra ight and for_sugar_cured; L e i, ‘T Catifornis Hams, 0G9%0; Mess Beet; $10G10 50 bbl: extra Mess Beef. $11@11 50; 1y Beet, 12 §0; extra Prime Pork, $10; extra clear, 18 50; mess, $15 50@16; Smoked Beef, 11@lic per 1. . per Ib for compmm(i h0; 10-1b tins, {ls, 60 in a case, 9ie; £8c; 5-1b pails, 12 in a pails, 6 in a case, $%c: 50-1b case, T%c; wooden buckets, 20 i fancy tubs. 80 Ibs net, 7%ec: half ut 110 The, T%e. TALLOW, WO~~. ' LARD_Bastern, Caomna Herces, iktsso par and 6c for pure: half barrels, b € AND HOPS. they are worth haired at the present time, they are WOlLh relatively more than those be taken off in the winter months, when the rubs commence to show, the hair becomgs longer and the Hides are’'in & wetter condi- on. “Some lines of leather are active, and in consequence Hides continue firm. Harness anc skirting have created a demand for the heavs fer grade of Hides, and it looks as though the Hide market would continue at the present prices for a time at least. For the local mar- ket we quote: “Wet Salted Heavy Steers are in demand for harness and skirting. ““Wet Salted Medium and Light Steers are fairly active. “Wet Salted Cows sell quite readily. Wet Baited Kip, Veal and Calt rule at full rates. ‘The Tallow market continues fairly active at full prices. The dry season in California has materially lessened the output of tallow, and the supplies which are now coming In this city are hardly sufficient for the demands of trade. Clean, hard tallow is in active demand; the better grades are freely bought, and the No. 2 or poor stock Is fairly active. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell Heavy salted light, 8%c; Cow- about lc under the quotations. 13 steers, 10c; medium, hides, si@Sic; Stags, 6c; salted Kip, dc; Calf, g¢; dry Hides, sound, 3~ culls and brands, 12@13c; dry Kip and Veal, 15c; dry calf, 17c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 15@35c each; short wool, 30@50c_each: medium, 60G80c; long wool, 90c@ $1 10 each; Horse Hides sait.’'§1 T5@2 for large and §1@1 50 for small; Coits, 25@d0c; Horse Hides, dry, $1 50@1 75 for large and $§1 for small. TALLOW-No. 1 rendered. 3%@3%c per lb: refined, 4164@4¥%c: Grease, 2c. No. 2. 2%@2% § WOOL—1897 clip. Southern Mountain, 7@10c; free Northern, 2c. Spring _elip—Southern Mountain, 12 months’, $@1ic; San Joaquin and Southern, 7 months’, 8@i0c; Foothlll and Nortnern, free, 12@ldc: Foothill and Northern, defective, 10@12c; Middle County. 13@16c; Hum- boldt and Mendocino, 14@i6c; Nevada, 10@ldc; Eastern Ore~on, 10@12¢c; Valley Oregon, 17c. HOPS—1898 crop. 11@l4c per Ib. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Caleutta_Graln Bags for next season, nominal, at 4%@5c; Wool Bags, 26@28c; San Quentin’ Bags, 4 8; Fruit Bags, oc, 5%4¢ and e for the thiree grades of white and 7GSe for rown. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8: Southfleld Wellington, $7 50; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, 35; Wallsend, $7 50 Scotch, $8; Cumberland, $10 in bulk and $11 2 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $i4; Cannel, §10 per ton; Rock Springs and Castls Gate, $760: Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $i4 in_sacks. SUGAR—The Westorn Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, Thc; Powdered, 8hc; Candy Granulated, §ic; Dry Granulated, 6c; Confec- California A, 5%c; Magnolia A, Gike; Golden C, S%c; half-barrels, ¢ more than barrels, and boxes %c more. No order taken for less than 5 barrels or its equivalent. TURPENTINE—Is higher at 53¢ per gallon in cases and 48c In drums or iron barrels. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6@6%c; second quality, third quality, 4@sc. I—Large, 5@6c; small, 8%@8c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 6@7c; Ewes, 6@6%c per 1b, LAMB—Spring Lamb, 7%@sc per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs. 3%@3%c for large, for medium and 3%@3%c for small; stock 2@3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@8%c. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Thursday, October 20. e 0gs, Flour, qr sks ... 11,58/ Hops, bales Barley, ctls . 1,370| Wool, bales Cheese, ctls . Raisins, bxs . Butter, ctls . Pelts, bdls ...... 155 Tallow, ctls . Hides, no . 335 Beans, sks . Eges, doz 8,310 Potatoes, sks . Lime, bbls . 213 Onlons, ‘sks . Leather, rolls 175 Bran, sks Lumber, ft Middlings, sks .. Wine, gals Hay, tons Sugar, sks Straw, tons OREGON. Flour, ar sks 6,461| Oats, ctls . Wheat, ctls 0| Potatoes, s G Barley, ctls 250 Middlings, sks 428 WASHINGTON. Wheat, ctls . 7,500| Barley, ctls .. EASTERN. Corn, ctls 2,000/ Rye, ctls 420 —_—————— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. William S. McLellan to Mary B., Mary P., Mary G. and George B. McLellan, 1ot on § line of Washington street, 103 W of Polk, W 32:6 by 8 127:8%; gift. Same to same, lot on S line of Washington street, 135:6 W of Polk, W 32:6 by 8 L73K; ft. & jGseph Becker to Anna C. Becker (wife), lot on B line of Hayes street, 137:6 E of Gough, B 27:6 by S 120, reserving life estate; gift. Emil Barth to Julla Barth, lot on NE corner of Bush and Baker streets, N & by E & sitt. Emanuel and_ Theresa Lewis to John W. Wright, lot on N line of Twenty-second street, 203:7 W of Church, W 50:11 by N 114; §10. Fernando and Julla_A. Nelson to Richard and George Ross, lot on § line of Twentieth street, 106 E of Castro, E 25 by 8 1l4; $10. Same to Selden Sturges, lot on § line of Twentieth street, 35¢ E of Castro, E 25 by § 114; $10. Mathew White to Matthew J. and Margaret White, lot'on N line of Union street, 117:6 E of Kearny, E 20 by N_ST:6; gift. John and Hannah McGregor to Edward C. Harrison, undivided one-tenth interest in lot on W line of Tennessee street, 2 S of Eigh- feenth (Solano), § 2% by W 100} also all inter- est in Potrero Nuevo, block 376 $150. Harry L. and Hattle Jones to Wallace A Briggs, lot on E line of Fourteenth avenue, 152 N of B street, N 9 by W 255; $3500. John F. and Anna M. Plimbe to John A. Drinkhouse, lot on SE corner of Precita avenue and York street, E % by S 100, lot 4 Ray and Plumbe's subdivision of lots 228 to 2§1, Precita Valley lands; 3$700. Alameda County. George W. Scott to Charles T. Rodolph, lot on § line of Seventeenth street, 50 E of Jeffer- son, E 50 by S 50, block 270, Oaklan George Plckford_to Ida M. Pickford, lot on N line of East Fourteenth street, 100 E of Twenty-third avenue, E 5, N 100, B 2, N 50, W 80,5 130 to beginning, East Oakland; gift. Hugh M. Cameron to Agnes Brown, lot on SE line of Eleventh avenue, 180 NE of East Twentleth streeet, NE 10 by SE 180, block 127, Clinton, East Oakland; $10. 'Ann B, Whirton to Thomas Gllsenan, lot on £ line of Walnut street, 564 N of College way, S 50, E 1365, N 60, W 136:0 to beginning, being lot 22, Whitton Tract, Berkeley; $5. Francisco O. and Rosa J. Mello to Manuel P. de Borba, lots 17 and 18, block H, Tract B, Rerkeley Land and Town Improvement Asso- clation, Berkeley; $800. John R. H. Smyth (by attorney) to Caroline H. Breed, lot on N line of Berkeley way, 150 E of California street, E 50 by N 12, being lot 15, range 11, Hardy Tract, Berkeley; $10. William A. Ryan to Claudia R. O'Brien, lot 16, block D, Percy Tract, Berkeley: $10. Willlam J. Laymance et al. (by commissioner) to A. C. Henry, lot 17, block 2; lots 13, 14 and 16, biock 3; lots 18 and 19, blocK 6; lots 7 to 11, 14, 18 to 22, block 7; lot 6, block 9; lots 19 and 20, block 10; lots 7, 8, 18 and 20, block 11; lots 1to 6 13 to 19, block 12; lots 5, 15, 19 and 22, Dblock 13; lot 15, block 20, and lofs 2 and 3, block & all in' the Warner Tract, Brooklyn Township; $4046. ‘Andrew and Jane C. Jones to Caterina Careg- gio, lots 1 and 2, block 1, of Berthler's addition %o Jones Tract, Brooklyn Township: $300. Horace S. Seaton to Mary E. Seaton, lot on SBE corner of Clinton avenue and Sherman street, S 50, E 150, N 50, W 180 to_beginning, being portion of Fitch and Sharon Tract, Ala- meda; also iot on E line of Sherman street, 90 § of Clinton avenue, E 1%, § 210, W 43, N 210 to beginning, belng portion of same, Alamed: $10. D. B. and Ella B. Hunter to James L. Bar- flton streets, E 110 by 8 50, portion subdivided range 8, Hardy Tract, Berkeley; $10. James L. and Mary E. Barker to Agnes Bor- land, lot on NE corner of Pledmont street and Bancroft way, E 149.83, N 30, W 137.86, S 50 to.beginning, being lot 10 and portion of lot 11, subdivision Benton property, Berkeley; $2030. to James L. Bar- A. M. and Lottle L. line of lot 5 and ker, the S § inches off fro: § inches off from E 20-foot lot 4. block G, s Crystal Bpring Tract, Berkeley; $5. ‘Henry Hemel to Sarah E. McRae, lot 3, block 33, lands adjacent to Encinal, Alameda; $10. Jorances J. Johnson to Sarah Johnson. lot on E corner of San Lorenzo avenue and Saunders street, SE 360, SW 153, SW 169, SE 125:5, 8W 103, SE 113, SW 142, NW to beginning, Eden Township: grant. Estates of Maria and A. Trufelll (minors, by guardlan) to Pletro N. Pietro, lot on W line of Center street, 100 § of Rallroad avenue, S 25 by W 125, lot 17, block 494, Oakland; $55. W. H. Knight (administrator estate Luigi Trufelll) to same, same, Oakland; $53. . J. Folcla (guardian of estate of Glacomo and Nicla Sira, minors) to same, same, Oakland: 5. Guglielino to same, same, Oakland: $155. D. Trufelll to samé, same, Oakland: §83. . Ghiozz! to same, undivided one-ninth of same, Cakland: $5. Cary Howard (administrator of estate of Wal- ter W. Blow) to W. T. Harrls, lot on § line »t Fifth street, 100 W of Harrisof, 8 100 by W 7, lots 11, 12 and 13, block 40, Oakland; $1500. ‘William T. and Sarah B. Harris to Mina Ba- Xar (wife of same, Oakland; $10, John Garvin to Catherine Garvin, lot on B 1ine of Castro street, 100 N of Seventh, N 60 by B 75, lots 5 and 6, block 72, Oakland; gitt. Same 'to same, lot on N line of Sixth street, 100 W of Castro, N 100 by E 25, lot 24, block 70, Oakland; also lot on W line of Castro'street, 25 N of Sixth, N 2% by W 7. lot 21, block 10, Oakland, quitclaim deed; gift. Nellle L. and George W. Edwards to Isaac L. Requa, lot on NE corner of Bro and Locust ll,rl‘é‘ 'E 104:6, P{ u:l,blw !olf line of Broadway, o M!‘!“l ng, lock Pa Homestead, Oakland $10, " 0 e . W. Martin togPo: ‘arren, N line of Fifth street, nswwo.x,wh:sfi',’ N_100, block 128, Oakland: $10. ‘Rebecca Wurts (wife of M. L) to Henry and M. Muelier, lot on N line of Forty-first street, 225,37 B of San Pablo avenue, E 42.by N 232 41, being the E 42 feet of lots 10 and Dobr, Homestend, Oskland olney D. Moody to Mary Moody 7, block 19, Daley’s Scenic Park Tract, ker, lot on SE corner of Delaware and Ham- | THE STOCK MARKET Mining stocks were weaker again and there was no business worthy of note. Confidence 1s assessed 10 cents. Local securities were moderately active, as will be seen by the sales below. The official jetter from the Justice mine for the past week says: We have hoisted 24 tons of ore from west crosscut No. 1. The car samples of the same average $23 39 per ton. There is no change to report in the appear- ance of the stone. The War Eagle Mining Company of British Columbia pald a dividend of 1% cents per share, amounting to $24,750, on October 15. The Montana Ore Purchasing Company paid a quarterly dividend of §i per share, amount- ing to 310,000, yesterday. The Elkton Mining Company of Cripple Creek, Colo., paid a dividend of 2 per cent yesterday. The Boston and Montana Consolidated Cop- per Mining Company has declared a quarterly dividend of $4 per share and an extra amount of $1 per share, payable November 21. This makes 316 for the year and $9,125,000 from the beginning. The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com- pany has deciared a regular monthly divi- g:n 1 of 8 cents per share, payable Novem- r 1. The Mayflower Gravel Mining Company has re-elected the old board of _directors, with Fred Green as president and D. M. Kent sec- retary. The delinquency In the office of the assess- ment of 50 cents per share on the capital stock of the Omaha Consolidated Gold Min- ing Company of Nevada County has been post- poned five times, the last time to November 12, and the day of sale to December 10. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, Oct. 202 p. m. Bid.Ask. U 8 Bonds— 4s quar coup..li1%4112 ds quar reg...110%111%| %n%lfl% 4s quar new. 38 new Insurance — ° 3s new Firem’'s Fund.28 — Miscellaneot. — Water Stocks— Cal-st Cab 5s..115%117 |Contra Costa.. 55 — Cal El 6s.....125 — |Marin Co...... 50 — C C Wat 6s..100% — (Bpring Valley.100%100% Dup-st ex ¢... — | 'Bank Stocks— E L & P 6a.181% — | Anglo-Cal ... 63 — F & Cl Ry 6s.114% — | Bank of Cal..25 247 Gear—-st R 5s. — 100 [Cal S D & T.. — 100 H C & S 4%s.108 — |First Nat ....210 — L ALCoé6s.— 100 |Lon P & A..130% — Do gntd 6s.. 99 100% |Mer Exchange — 16 Market-st 6s..128%4129 |Nev Nat B....161 — Do 1st M 0s.114% — | Savings Banks— N C NGRy 7Ts. — 104 |Ger 8 & L..1600 1530 N Ry Cal 6s..113 114 [Hum S & L.1030 1160 N Ry Cal 58..103% — |Mutual Sav. 35 45 N 103 106 [S F Sav U.. 497% — N 100%101 |5 & L So.... — 98 N — " _ [|Becurity § B30 — Qal 1084109% [Unlon T C0.1035 — Om 126 — Street Rallroads— P& 106%4108% | California 08%4109% P & O 6s....113 — [Geary .. 45 — Powell-st 6s... — Market-st Sac El Rv 55100 ~— |Presidio [ 109% — | Powder— 5 1043105% i California, ....127 147 s £ Dynamite... 85 95 s Giant Con Co. — 50 s Vigorit ........ 2% 2% 8 115%115% | Miscellaneous— Al Pac Assn..102%103 S V Water 6s.117 — Ger Ld_Wks. 160 £ V Water 4s.108% — Stktn Gas 6s..100 — |Hana P Co.... 16% 16% Gas & Electric— IH C & S Co.. 4 441 Cent Gaslight.105 — |Hutch § P Co. 62 62% Cent L & P... 8% — IMer Ex Assn. %0 — Mutual El Co. — 11 |Oceanic 8 Co. 57% 59 Oakland Gas.. 53% 54 (Pac C Bor C0.106 — Pac Gas Imp.. 85 — |par Paint Co. 7 — Morning Sessio. 45 Alaska Packers' Asscclation 03 00 © Giant Powder Co: 49 8234 5 do _ do 150 Hana Plantatio; 50 do. 5 Hutchinson S P Co 50 Oceanic_Steamship 5 Pacific Lighting 10§ F Gas & Elect Street— 25 Oceanic Steamship Co. Afternoon Session. 5 Alaska Packers' Assoclation 10 Bank of California 150 Hana Plantation Co. 10 Hawailan Commercial & Suga 43 821 5 do do a7 50 do do 43 8715 350 do do 44 00 105 Hutchinson 8 P C 5 Pacific Gas Imp . 10 Spring Valley Water, $10,000 Spring Valley 6s Bonds Street— 33 Bank of California INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. $5000 Spring Valley Water 4s . 100 Vigorit Powder .... 25 Oceanic Steamship Co. Afterr.oon Session. 10 California Safe Deposit . 25 Oceanic Steamship Co. 50 Market-street Railway MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 100 Con Cal & Va... 67/500 Sierra Nevada... 65 100 Ophtr . 43{200 Union Con 19 Afternoon Session. 100 Con Cal & Va... 65| 50 Standard . 200 Sterra Nevada... 63 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Sesston. 400 Best & Belcher. 13500 Savage o 900 Con Cal & Va... 67/300 Sierra Ne 3 300 . . 651300 ...... 62 19| 50 Union Con 20 421300 ...... 19 . 4il1500 Utah 6 fternoon Session. 200 Best & Belcher. 14300 Ophir a 300 Caledonia ......... 1 by 300 Con Cal & Va... 88 evada... 62| 400 L.oeen 651400 Union Con 18 200 0 2 12 300 . X & 1 200 Confidence .. 4 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, Oct. 20— p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha . 02 03| Julla . o 02 Alta . 03 06 Justice 05 08 Andes . 07 08| Kentuck . 61 02 Belcher . 05 07|Lady Wash ... — 02 Benton Con — 07| Mexican ....[0 09 10 Best & Belcher 13 14|Occidental ...\ 20 50 Bullion o1 02| Ophir ] Caledonta 18 20| Overman T Chollar 07 05| Potost 09 10 Challenge Con. 11 1z/Savage . G 06 Confidence _.... 2 43iScorplon 3 6 Con Cal & Va.. 62 63jSeg Belcher ... 01 02 Con Imperial .. — 0l|Sierra Nevada. 61 62 Crown Point .. 06 07(Silver Hill — 0 Con New York. — Syndicate % — Eureka Con S 175180 Exchequer. 17 18 Gould & Curry. 13 05 08 Hale & Norers 10 11 e e e SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Helghts 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 Is the same at both places. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1L Sun rises . Sun sets 4 Moon sets ... .10:52 p. m. E ‘Time] lTlmz ‘Time| Time| Feet. 3 Feet. & Av| L Wi H W o 55| 4.4 938 3.2 sa0f 6.2 10:41f —0.2 22| 6:16] 4.6 11:04] 3.1] 4:44] 4.9] 11:45] 0.1 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 iven are additions to_the soundings on the nited 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. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, Cal.,, Oc- tober 20, 1888. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day— i, e., at moon of the 120th meridian, or at § o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired). U. S. N.. in charge. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. T PP BT ey Steamer. | Destination. Santa Cruz.|Alaska.. Pomona ... Humboldy -...[Oct. 2L, 2 pm Pler 3 State of Cal{Portiand Oct. 22, 10 amiPier 2 Corona. ...../San Die |Oct. 22, 11 am Pler 1 Signal .....|Grays , 4 pml...... Australia .. Honolulu 2, C. Nelson...|Puget Sound..| Queen ......|Vic & Pgt Sd Chilkat ...../Humboldt Ho “[Nowport G. W. Elder|Portiand 5, 10 am Pler 24 Arcata .....[Coos Bay' ~ 25, 10 am|Pler 13 Santa Rosa.|San Diego. © 26, 11 am|Pler 11 Columbla ..[Portland. ~ 38, 10 am Pier 24 San Juan.... |Panama. © 2512 mPMSS Walia Wail| Vi & Pgt & © 28, 10 am|Pler 9 Coos Ba: Newport. . 28, 9 am|Pler 11 Cleveland .|Puget Sound NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, I8 maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality 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 bullding, at the foot of Market street, is holsted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- celved each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, If any, is published in the morning papers the following day. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. S. in charge. B SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —_——————————————————————— ARRIVED. Thursday, October 20. Stmr Aloha, Jorgensen, 33 hours from Cres- cent City. - Stmr State of California, Thomas, 58% hours from Portland, via Astoria 44 hours. potmr Corond, Debney, 60% hours . from San ego. Stmr Fulton, Levinson, 28 hours from Bu- reka. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, 18 hours from Monterey and way ports. Schr Eureka, Apslund, 3 days from Eureka. pichr Conflaniza, Jensen, 4 days from Coquiile ver. Schr Nettie Sundborg, Johnson, 2 days from Hardy Creek. CLEARED. Thursday, October 20. Stmr China, Seabury, Hongkong, via Yoko- hama, via Honolulu; P'M 8 § Co. RNnr ntmrs‘nlnni& Egenes, Nanaimo; John osenteld’s Sons. Br ship Waterloo, Fellows, London; Bal- four, Guthrie & Co. BKtn_S G Wilder, McNeil, Honolulu; Wil- liams, Dimond & Co. SAILED. Thursday, October 20. Stmr Cleone, Miller, Point Arena. Schr La Chilena, Madsen, Fort Ross. Stmr Hueneme, Johnson, Eureka. Stmr Washtenaw, Croscup, Tacoma. Stmr Noyo, Lundquist, Fort Bragg. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro. Stmr Leelanaw, Storrs; Seattle. Stmr China, Seabury, Hongkong vis Yoko- hama, via Honolulu. Bktn Gardiner City, Palmgren, Grays Har- bor. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Oct 20—10 p. m.—Weather, thick; wind, SW; velocity, 8 miles CHARTERS. The Willscott loads coal at Nanaimo for Hon- olulu. SPOKEN. Sept %5—Lat 20 S, long 38 W, ship W F' Bab- cock, from Baltimore, for Honolulu. MISCELLANEOUS.. Br ship Wallacetown from Antwerp for San Francisco, previously reported put into Co- quimbo, has steering gear badly damaged. Ex- tent of damage to ship and cargo not yet as- certained. COQUILLE RIVER, Oet 20.—Schr Barbara Hernster, barbound, and did not sail on the 15th inst previously reported. The pliot boat Bonita, Captain Meyer, which came in to-day from a cruis®# brought in d seaman named Lorenza Silva from the Mex schr Novolato, which salled from this port Oct 1§ for Aberdeen, who had his right foot broken by getting caught in a coil of rope. DOMESTIC PORTS. ALCATRAZ—Salled Oct 20—Stmr Ruth, for Redondo. COOS BAY—Barbound Oct 20—Stmr Arcata, for San Franc PORT TOV ND—In bay Oct 20—Sch Rob- ert Lewers, from Port Gamble, for Honolulu; Br ship Creedmoor, from Port Blakeley, for Buenos Ayres. EUREKA—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Chilkat, hnc Oct _18; stmr Newburg, hence Oct 1S. VENTURA—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr George Loomis, hence Oct 19. TSAL—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Grace Dollar, hence Oct 19. POINT ARENA—Sailed Oct 20—Stmr Alca- zar, for Port Los Angeles. POINT ARENA—arrived Oct 204Stmr Alca- car, hence Oct 18. PORT LUDLOW—Arrived Oct 19—Nic bktn Wrestler, from Port Townsend. FOREIGN PORTS. ANTWEKP—Arrived Oct 17—Br ship Lon- don HIIl, from Oregon. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Oct 20—Stmr Bruns- wick, from Eureka. Safled_Oct 2—Stmr Pasadena, for Eureka. LIVERPOOL—Sailed Oct 20—Br ship Mistley Hall, for Oregon. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Franclsco: For Alaskan Dofil,’tlfl a. m., Oct. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, Nov. 1, transfer at Seattle. For Victoria, Vancouyer (B. C.). Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, _Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom W‘llfi 10 a. m., Oct. 3, 13, 13, 23. 23, Nov. 2. ana afth day thereafter, transfer at LD Sy “iMis company’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry, Vancouver to C. P. R¥. For Eureka ‘(Humboldt Bay), 1 p. m., Oct. 1,56 11 16, 31, 2. 81, Nov. o= day the 'ter. g Stmeon. et Harford (San Luis_Obispo. Venears. * Sueneme; Pedro, East San Pedro s les) Ban P e, Oet. & . 14, 18, 20, W, 38, Nov. 1, and ever fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Lals Oblepo) S Rngeisw), 11 & o k e &T’g s.:n'o, IR W Nov s and 1 lay thereafter, ©YFer Tnsenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalla SRaGuayas (aex), 1 & m. iih of svery on For further information obtain folder. ‘com] reserves the right to change "'{:;flt pr‘nv‘(%il notice steamers, salling dates and_honre of sailine. STORKET OFFIOE —4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). Gen. Asts., PERKINS & GOODALL, P e Ban Franciasa. THE 0. R. & N, CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLIAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a.m. FA"E $12 First Class Including Berths $8 Second Class and Meals. Geo. W. Slider sails Oct. 7. 18, 25, Nov. & Columbia salls Oct. 10, 19, 28, Nov. 6. State of California sails Oct. 13. 22, 31, Nov. o. Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena and all points in' the Northwest. Through tickets to all points East. E. C. WARD, Jeneral Agent, 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. : Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, (French Line) DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS (FRANCE). Salling every Saturday.. at 10 a. m., from Pler 42, North River, foot of Morton street. LA NORMANDIE LA TOURAINE LA GASCOGNE LA CHAMPAGN! LA BRETAGNE - o First-class to Hi $90 and upward, 5 per [avre, 5, It er cent reducti . GENERAL A‘E}E ¥ FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 3 Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, & Montgomery avenue, San Franelsco. S. 8. AUSTRALIA safls for Honolulu nn,I’y Saturday, October “rhs B M e S. 8. MARIPOS, ealls via Honouiy and Auckland for Sydney r?ed'n;sdly. November 4 . at 2 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TQWN, South Africa. 3. D. SPRECKELS BROS. & CO.. Agents, 114 Montgomery at. Freight office—321 Market st.. San Franclsco. B RN BAY AWD RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD. Steamer, *‘Monti % Tuess Wen Thore biof 0y a. m., 315 p. m. (8330 p. m. ex. Tharsy m. and 8:3 p. m. 30 a. m. and $ p. W e R TAKE THE BOAT TO SAN JOSE EVERY DAY SUND. BV DAY AND AY TOO at 10 & m.