The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 13, 1898, Page 30

FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 898 30 THE SAN COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Sllver unchanged. Bank clearings fall off again. Wheat a shade firmer. Other Cereals dull. Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans and Seeds qulet. More changes in Candles. Potatoes and Vegetables about the sama. Butter firm and cleanng up. Eggs continue firm. Turkeys weak and dull. Game about the same. Fruits unchanged. Dried Fruits dull. Provisions unchanged. Hides tending downward. Meat market the same. OUR CASH AND DEBTS. The following is a statement of the public debt and of the cash in the treasury of the United States at the close of business Octo- ber 31, recelved from Secretary Gage: Inter- est-bearing debt, $1,026,766,960; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, $1,246,870 26; debt bearing no interest, $382,191,367 64; certifi- cates and treasury notes, offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury, $653,631933; ag- gregate of debt, $1,964,537,130 9. Compared with the statement issued 'September 30, the figures show a decrease of certificates and treasury notes amounting to $427.630 {ncrease in the aggregate debt of 336,678 360. The cash In the treasury at the dat ned was: Gold, 827 071 48; silver, $05,929,775 12; paper, $65,529,237 8§; bonds, minor coin, frac- 1 currency, etc.. $96,560.313 33; aggresate, $983,249,397 31. The cash balance in the treas- ury, September 30, was $307.557,608 52, and on October 30, $300,238,275 30, showing a decrease during the month of 9,228 22. thol THE HAY MARKET. The circular of Scott & Magner say: vivals of Hay in the San Francisco market during the six days just passed amount to 1504 tons. While this amount is considerably less than what we have been recelving of late, yet | It was found more than sufiicient to fully sup- ply the market during that time. The demand right through the trade is de- cidedly light. There is not much demand for shipping purposes. and locally the only demand we found has been for current sale orders. The general feeling there fore has been thoroushly | Toujs & Nash quiet The stock of hay in ’ha(fi part of ;he 15(3[? tributary to this market shows on the lst of | = Noverber o be 103,000 tons. | This amount is | Mion CB! about 25 per cent in excess of the amount on hand a year ago. a salutary effect upon the market. Arrivals from Nevada and other dis- fots have been lighter for the last couple of weeks, as the present prices are not at this shipments. Arrivals v have mot been as but they have been con- ‘e of what the demand has are still very a hay baled wign rog $10 50 to $11 Sacramento ¥ offerings command from tely have been a_trifle the current demand cales have been forced learings week were the same OF TH® AGE than in 00,000 was s year. THE GOVERNMENT CASH BOX October as follows: | Homestake 10 0 | Tron Stiver 37 Unlon Con ... ¥ es e ao% | Mexican 18 Yellow Jacket - BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS & Money— Westingh Silver bul 3 | Call loans - Do_pretd 546 396 240 9 000 Total specie ..... United States not Treasury notes of 1890 . Gold certificates £ Silver certificates .. Currency certificates . National bank noses Minor cotn, etc ARl Deposits in national banks. Miscellaneous 5 466 money’ in . Of this including in gold is over Total . S P At the close of October, 189 these vaults amounted to $531, amount 36 01 was in $153.417,732_in gold coln and $36,960, bull! The silver bullion on hand $10,000,000 less than it was a year ago. During the month of October there ' was a ,000,000 in gold coin on hand | net decrease of 31 and a net increase of $17,000,000 in gold bullion. | COIN CERTIFICATES IN CIRCULATION. The Government coin certificates In circu- lation October 31 were as follows: | 1897, Gold 36,814,100 Silver . ¢ 5 Treasury 96,569,750 | Totals $528,086,264 | EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW %ORK, Nov. 12.—The process of diges- tion of railroad and orate securities was continued on an enormous scale at to-day's short eession of the Stock Exchange. Tie public were in the market again as buyers at the opening and very heavy orders placed with commission houses were executed throughout an extended list. At the same time recent buy- ers, who saw an inviting prospect to secure profits at the present advanced level of price, were sellers. The result was o very active and broed market, the constant exchange of secuil- ties going on in the first hour and resulting in ratter unimportant changes in prices, except in a few cases. With the completion of the buylng orders the realizing offers were in a way to exceed the demand in the second hour, &nd prices showed a sagging tendency. But the violent advance in Sugar to 123%, or almost eight points net, caused a sympathetic hurden- ing in prices and turred the traders to the bull side and induced the shorts to cover hastily. The result was a strong close, notwithstanding the final slump of over two points in Sugar, the net advances reaching a point or over in many cases. The important movement in the Atchison securities was continued and gave tone to the whole market. The principal tivity in the movement showed a tendency to shift from the preferred to the common stock, which advanced 1% on the day. The preferred stock and the bonds continued in large de- mand, the former closing at a net advance of 1%. Other properties in which the lead in this movement is Interested were also notably strong, including People's Gas, Rock Island and Brookiyn Transit, but the Federal Steel stocks showed a halting tendency. The strength of Louisville and Southern Pacific was due to the excellent traffic returns of the two roads for the first week in November. The bank state- ment, which was unfavorable, was disregarded. The business in bonds on the Stock Exchange during the week, which was only four fuil days and to-day's short day, exceeds all pre- vious full weeks recorded, With total sales of a par value approximating $34,000,000, againat the previous high record of less than §25,000,000. On Thursday the sales of bonds exceeded in par value §10,000,000, against the best previous day’s business of $1.500,000, and on Friday the day’s business of $7,500,000, and on Friday the record. 1In the total number of shares and stocks dealt In the-week's record has been many times exceeded, but in the number of different issues in which one-hundred-share Jots have been dealt in the week's record has never been su thus indicating _the breadth and uniform interest in the market. The orders through commigsion houses for the three days have been larger than at any time since Auguet, reflecting the growing outside in- terest in the market. Many of these orders have come from the West and South, where the strong business conditions amd the large earnings of the rallroads gave confidence in war | This showing has not had | o pacifc enough inducement to permit extended | xv Rock & Chi Term - Chollar | Crow - | Gon rer Elits H. Roberts re. | Dead e i Bobers 18- | Gimin'e Ou oney on hand at the | Hale & Norcross | ket in the latter part of the Time loans velues. Buying for foreign account has also been a conspicuous feature of the week's busl Dess on the stock exchange, mot only through the national arbit channels, but by ban] ing houses with foreign connections. It 15 evi- dent that the outburst of uuvn{ and strength on the stock exchange has only repressed for some time past while awaiting the settle- ment of election uncertainties. The undertone of strength in the market last week was due to the quiet accumulation of stocks by large interests, who appreciated the ~underlying strength of the commercial, Industrial “and financial situation. There has been heavy sell- ing to take profits by operators of this class all week, but the public demand has absorbed all tiese ofterings and kept prices moving up- ward. Uneasiness over the possibilities of embroil- ment with European powers, notably Germany, in connection with the Philippine settiement, is allayed by the confidence that Spain is bound to come to terms. The week's unprecedented business in bonds has resulted in higher prices all around, the middle and lower grade issues showing the most pronounced effects. United States 4s (coupon) have advanced %, United States 4s (registered) 3. the old 4s (registered) %, and the 3s'(coupon), the old 4s (coupons) and the 55 % {n the bid’ price. NEW YORK, Nov. 12—The total sales of stocks to-day were 361,500 shares, Inciuding: Atchison, 35,300: Atchison preferred, 27.320; Burlington, Denver and Rio Grande pre: ferred, 3345; Manhattan, 4500; Northern Pacific, orthern Pacific preferred, : Rock 752; Union Pacific, 4§50; Union Pa- cific preferred, 15,351; St. Paul, 20,i50: Tobacco, 6540; Bay Stafe Gas, 18,700; Federal Steel, 5215; Federal Steel preferred, 6747; People's Gas, 15,570; Pactfic Mall, 4503; Sugar, 9,040. CLOSING STOCKS. 50 St Louls & S F.. 1% Do pref 40%| Do pretd Baltimore 484l Do 2nd vre! Can Pac 83% St Louis & S W.. 5% Can Suthe; 53%| Do prefd 13% Cen Pac 281! St _Paul 13% Ches & 284%| Do pref 1623 Chi & Alton Do prefd . 162 Chi B & Q. St P M & M. Ch{ & E 1L So Pacific 05 |So Rallway . 14%| Do prefd 37 Chi Ind Ti4| Tex & Pacific. Do prefd . 28" | Unlon Pacific Chi & N 35 | Do prefd 687 Do pretd . 1% (UPD& G 6% CCC & St' L.l 41%|Wabash . 7% Do prefd . 8 Do_prefd 21! Del & Hudson Wheel & L E 3 Del L & W. T prefd .. 17% Del & Rio G Express Companies— Do prefd 8% Adams Ex 108 | Trie pew.. 13" American Ex..... 40 Do Ist prefd.... .34% United States .. 44 Fort Wayne 1174 | Wells Fargo ..... 121 G r pretd 140% ' Miscellaneous— Hocking _Val 3%/ A Cot Oil 335 Illinois Central .. 111%| Do prafd 31 Lake Erfe & W.. 123 Amer Spirits 1% Do prefd . 613! pretd ....... 38 Lake Shore 193" | Amer Tobacco .. 139% 5% Do preid L 1% Manhattan L. 93% Cons Gas 183 165 Com Cable Co.. 108% Col F & Iron 281 Do prefd 92" Gen Electric 3 |Haw Com Co. 2§ Tilinois Steel Met St R: Minn & St L. Do 1st refd Mobile & Ohio.. Mo K & T. 11% Intl Paper . Do pretd . 343! Do prerd . N ¥ Cen .. . 8 |La Clede Gas Central ... 117%| Lead ...... N_Y Chi & St L 1233 Do prefd . Do 1st prefd.... 71 |Minn Iron Do 2nd pretd .. 33 |Nat Lin Ofl Nor West 14 Pacific Mall 1074 Amer Co. 4 138 Pacific People's Gas Pullman Pal . No Do prefd ... Silver Cer ....... 60% Ontarlo & W 1 R & Twine. S Or R & Nav..... ugar ... L Or Shore Line prefd . P_C Ist prefd.... |T C & Iron Do 2nd prefd U_§ Leather . Pittsburg. 1 Do prefd... Reading ..... 16% |U S Rubber Do 1st prefd.... 40 RAGHW T Do p St P NG BONDE, Central 1sts. 8315 0%, o & O 4s & O Do Rg nion Pa dg s hore 4s Va Cent : Do deferred 18 Onta 13|Ovhir ..... 130 P h 5 Quicksilver 20 Do prefd % Sierra Nevada . 3'Ed Elec Tel . Stocks— Gen Elec prefd .... AT & S Fe 15% Atchison prefd .... Amer Sugar Bonds— Do prefd .. Atchison 4s . Bay State Gas 2% Wis Central Bell Tel . . Boston & Maine Boston L ... Chi Bur & Q Fitchburg .. Gen Electri Mexican Cent N Y & N Eng. Mining Shares. Allouez Min Co. Atlantic Boston & Butte & Boston. Calumet & Hecl; 0la Colony A 514 Ore Short Line ey Rubber 130 = W n Pa; t End DO prefd L% BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, Nov. 12—Branstreet's Finan- clal Review will say to-morrow: As a result of the Congressional elections, a7 i 110 Parrott | which are construed as meaning that the free stlver issue will dlsappear, the securities mar- week developed great activity and decided strength. The fea- | tures were the large dealings in bonds aud heavy buying of both stocks and bonds >t for- eign account. Trading in bonds at the New York Siock Exchange has attained the iargast proportions ever known, and while & good deal Gf it fe no doubt due to speculative purchasing, it is conceded that the investment demand which has been In evidence for some time past has recefved a decided impetus. The apparent appetite of London and the Continent for American securities is attributed directiy to the elections on Tuesday and the belief that sound currency legisiation is in sight. It is the more remarkable because the strained con- dition_of foreign international politics keeps the European stock markets dull and de- pressed, while the money market, while a little less uneasy, is still high. The forelgn pur- chasing of stocks assumed sufficient propor- tions to cause & sharp decline in rates of ex- change here. This keeps up the buying of time dratts on London for investment, or rather for the purpose of carrying them on loans, which can be obteined here at 2% per cent. In some quarters there is, however, an idea that active speculation and the probable further expansion of the country's trade will result in a higher money market, and this is regarded as one of the obstacles to the continuance of an active and excited speculation. Attention is also paid to the possibility of for- eign_diplomatic complications arising 4n_con- nectlon with the Philippines question. Apart from these matters, the developments of the week bave generally been favorable, railroad earnings showing continued increages, while the roads are carrying an enormous tonnage and complain of a scarcity of cars. The rate situation is obscured somewiat by this fact, and it seums that the cutting has not become worse since the joint traffic case was decided end the Trunk Assoclation formally abandoned. On the days preceding the election the mar- ket_was a dull professional affalr. on Monday evening, on the eve of the election, was firm. On \Wednesday prices opened up un. der buying by London, supplemented by short covering, and causing an advance in the morn- ing hour. At the same time the bond list was relatively stronger and more active than stocks. 1In the afternoon & break in sugar and the con- ficting rumors about the composition of the next House of Representatives caused a re- action. On Thursday, however, these latter doubts were set at rest and an assurance afforded that there will be a sound money ma- Jority in both House and Senate. Londoa prices came | considerably higher and the forelgners bought stocks throughout the day, taking in all_about 60,000 shares. TUnder the circumstances the market ad- vanced steadily and the transactions for the day rose to about $10,000,000 of bonds, the larg- est bond dealing in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. While the sales of stocks footed up over 700,000 shares, Friday's market was more or less dominatéd by the same influences, the foreign buying being again @ factor, while commission house buying was again prominent and the bond market unusual- Iy active. About midday the traders showed a disposition to take profits, but the declines were #mall and the buying demand for stocks con- tinued remarkably large, although the close was irregular at concessions. The grangers and Pacifics led the advance. Atchison pre- ferred rose from 35% to 40% on heavy trans- actions. It is stated that the dividends will begin early next year on the stock and that ex-Governor Flower will enter the Atchison board. Unlon Pacific preferred rose from 64 to on, reports that the October earnings are large and that the stocks will The close on a 4 per cent basis. Northern Pacific pre- ferred advanced from 6% to 77% and the com- mon from 303 to 4, and it is inderstood that 2 1 per cent dividend on the latter will be de- clared in December. The 4 per cent prior lien bonds of the com- pany also had a sharp advance to 102%. The grangers were all strong, while among_the | other notable bull features were Federal Steel preferred, Pacific Mail, Denver and Rio Grande preferred, United States Rubber and Missouri Pacific. Tobacco hung fire and was only mod- erately traded in. Sugar was heavy at first, selling down to 112% in the face of the strong market, but on Friday was rallied sharply to 117 on enforced covering of shorts, the loaning rate for the stock being advanced to % per cent. Among the many features of the bond mar- Ket was the rise of Baltimore and Ohlo new fours, deliverable when issued. CONDITION OF NEW YORK MONEY MAR- KET. NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—The Financier says: The decrease of $,000,000 In surplus reserves, following the shrinkage of $7.000,000 for the previous week, will attract renewed attention to the condition of the New York money market. The clearing house banks now hold $15,000,000 in excess of legal requirements. At the rate reserves have been falling, it will be seen that the margin for avallable expan- sion is being narrowed to small proportions. But even with this fact known, it is doubtful whether the response will be a rise in rates proportionately rapid. In the first place, a great deal of the money represented in loans has been Invested in sterling bills, which are profitable only as long as the market on this side of the water is dull. The continuance of these investments is dependent upon the con- ditions which since election seem to have been removed. Last year, during the month of No- | vember, the reserves of the New York banks | increased from $15,000,000 to _$31,500,000. One { complicgdion, then absent, but now prominent, | is the treasury deposits in banks, which has reached its maximum and will sooner or later become a source of drain on bank resources. | Everything considered, the outlook favors tem- | porarily firmer quotations, but the supply Is | 80 great that it is difficult to see how a per- manently higher level can be maintained. i THE LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Nov. 12—The Evening Post's Americans opened above the parity, reacted | slightly, but finally renewed the advance on English and Continental buying. The other markets were dull, notably mines, Parls and other specialties on rumors regarding the Drey- fus case. Copper shares also were adverssly affected. CLOSING. LONDON, Nov. 12.—Canadian Pacific, 8%; Grand Trunk, 7: bar silver, steady, 2§ 1-16d} money, 23@3 per cent LONDON, Nov. 12.—Spanish 4s closed at 41%. S. NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—The following table, complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at the principal cities for the week ended November 10, with the percentage of increase and decrease, as compared with the correspond- ing week last year: BANK CLEARL Percentage Inc. Dee. 5. 12 Cities— New York... Boston Chicago .. Philadelphia . §t. Lou Pittsburg Baitimore Om : Indianapolis Columbus, O Haven ster Atlanta Salt Lake City pringfeld. Ma Fort Worth Portla 23 1 3 | by Whent yvesterda. | at the opening to- seaboard reported a good foreign demand. New | York indorsed these dispatches by leading in | that immediately commenced. The | Colored are easy. | weather in the West was fine and favorable for current trade, the inate strength of the gen- eral trade situation is shown by the Very sat istactory reports received as to bank clearings, rallroad earnings, prices and other measures of business deveiopment. As is well known for some time the fron trade has been rather bare on new business, and the desire to see the elections over before new contracts Were made has been frequently expressed. It is therefore a significant femture that this week more in- Quiry is to be reported for pigiron and al- though new orders are not as yet numerous, this fact itself is an encouraging one, particu- larly as a further gain in production during October is reported. In the steel trade there is rather more anxiety for new business and some price shading to secure it is reported. The mainstay of the allied industries at pres- ent is undoubtedly the Immense export demand which is taxing the avallable freight room ca- pacity to accommodate and, with the strength abroad, is likely to furnish a needful outlet the coming winter. The steel rail commission is still in process of arrangement, a joint sell- ing agency is outlined and reports are even heard of $20 per ton having been fixed as the price for 18%. Simultangously comes the re- Port again of the completion of the tin plate commission, which Is expected to control prac- tically the ‘entire output of the country. The cereal markets have been quite steadily held. notwithstanding the s-bsidence of the war talk and less active forelgn demand, polnting to the strength of the statistical position of most grains. * %> The sugar war goes merrily on. An inde- pendent refinery has started and the margin between raw and refined is mow only _dic, against a- margin before the fight began of nearly .92 cent. Wheat, including flour, shipments aggregate 3,647,692 ‘bushels, against 6,773,643 bushels last Week, 5,445,542 Dushels in the corresponding week of 1897, 4,664,515 bushels in 1596, 3,825,025 bushels in 1595 and 2,909,725 bushels in 1894. Since July 1 the exports of wheat aggregate ,211 bushels, against 89,319,634 bushels last year. Business failures in the United States this week number 187, against 183 last week, 273 in this week a year ago, 258 in 1886, 279 in 1885 and 250 in 159%4. Business failures in the Dominion of Can- 2da this week number 30, against 31 last week, 83 in this week a year ago, 4 in 189, 4 In 1895 and 32 in 1894 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—FLOUR—Receipts. 47,333 barrels; exports, 956 barrels; quiet, but firmly held. Winter patents, $3 70 @ $3 %0; winter straights, 3350 @ 360; Minne- sota patents, 33 80@4 15; winter extras, 32 5@ 310; Minnesota bakers', $3@3 30; winter, low grades, $2 25@2 45. WHEAT—Receipts, 303,400 bushels; exports, 136,40 bushels. Spot—Firm; No. 2 red, Tic, f. o. b. afloat. Options—Opened firm and sus- tained further advance on a good forelgn de- mand, local covering and big export trade: closed %@%c net bigher; No. 2 red May, T1%@71 $-16c, closed 7ic. HOPS—Steady. State common to choice,, 1863 crop, 1@Sc; 1897 crop, 11@13c; 1898 crop, 190lc; Paclific Coast, 159 crop, 7@sc; 1897 crop, 11@13c; 189 crov, 19G2lc. WOOL-—Quiet. METALS—The usual apathy prevailed In the metal market to-day, a Saturday half-holiday. The Metal Exchange issued no report. The firm naminz the settling price for leading Western miners and smelters quoted lead $3 50, copper $12 50, casting copper, $11 50. COFFEE—Ontions closed ‘quiet, with prices unchanged to 10 points lower. Sales 11,500 bags, including December, 3 35@b 40; March, $5 70@5 75; April, $ 80@5 85; September, —; October, $6 10. Spot coffee—Rio steadv: No. 7 invoice, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, %c. Mild quiet and steady’; Cor: ova, @15 SUGAR—Raw, strong: held higher. Fair re- fining, 3 3-16@3%c; centrifugal, 96 test, molasses, 3 9-16G3%e: refined about . stead mold A, 5%c; standard A, 4%c; confectioners’ A, 4%c; cut Ioaf, 5%c; crushed, 5ic; powdered, granulated, sc: cubes, SHe. BUTTER — Receipts, 3520 packages; firm. Western creamery, 15G23c; Elgins, 23¢; factory, 14ige GGS—Receipts, 2206 packages; firm. West- ern, 23c. NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—California dried fruits quiet EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, 7@Sc; prime wire tr choice,~su@dc; {ancy, | #%e. PRUNES APRICOT! PEACHES 20c. w@0c “Royal, @14 ~Unpeeled, S14@1. Moorpark, 13@17c. i peeled, 15@ CHICAGO GRAT MARKET. CHICAGO, No: s still more pronounced y. Cables were higher and e adva a free movement from farmers and receipts for the day were liberal. Flour brokers here re- ported acceptances from London of offers mads 1,060,714 565 Seattle Tacoma, 012,821 ) 1 Birmingham Wichita o iss xington, Ky.. Jacksonville, Fia. Rockford. Iil Canton, O..... Springfield. O Hastings, Neb! Fremont, Neb Davenport Toledo fGalveston tHoustgn Youngstown *Macon *Helena . *Evansviile . Little Rock. Totals, U. §.. 6.9 Totals outside York .. 523,936,697 ... 4.4 OF CANADA. 6.5 DOMINIO! Montreal . Toronto . Winnipeg . Halifax . Hamilton . St. John, N. Victoria . 0 because of no com- +Not included In totals because containing other items than clearings. DUN'S REVIEW. Totals $30, *Not included in totals parison for last year. NEW YORK, Nov. 1L.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Trade Review will say to-morrow: The country has safely passed the trial of off-year elections. Before this election every- thing except political uncertainties favored business unlargement. The volume of trade has been the greatest ever known In October and the greatest ever known in any month, except December, 1892. The record of Novem- ber thus far shows clearings 10.4 per cent larger than last vear and 8.3 per cent larger than in 1892. The railroad earnings in October have been 5.2 per cent larger than last year and 8.0 per cent larger than in 1892 Forelgn trade shows an increase of 20 per cent in Oc- tober in exports with 38 per cent In exports from. New York last week, while imports showed a gain of only 22 per cent in October and credits against foreign bankers were piling up at an inconvenlent rate. There was abso- jutely no anxiety about the currency, and the treasury is only too strong. When the enor- | mous exports of products are considered it ms quite impossible for the country to meet with serlous monetary trouble, especlally in view of the past surplus in favor of this coun- %\'hell declined nearly a cent, but recovered all the loss with Atlantic exports, flour in- Cluded, of 83,509 bushels, against 3,274,459 last year, and Pacific exports 1,016,961, against 1, £92,362 last year. Western receipts of 9,924,045 bushels for the week, against 7,255,514 last year, continue to render the holding back of Stock manifestly a fallure. Cotton remains at the lowest prices on record with heavy recelpts and without large milling demand. Tron production November 1 was 228,935 tors weekly, against 215,635 tons October 1, and a decrease is seen of 35,241 tons in stocks unsold | outside the holdings of the great steel com- | New Orleans | pantes, indicating ‘an actual consumption 4t 1,019,646 tons in October and 253 tons greater dally than the largest ever shown in any pre- Vious month on record. “Wool sales for the past week were only 4,735,- 000 pounds at the three chief Eastern markets and were secured by concessions at all markets last week, making 18,234,900 pounds, against 16,652,902 for the same two weeks last year, and 12,269,600 for the same week in 1832. Hold- ers are refusing to abate thelr prices, though large manufactyrers bid belo® current market prices, because of thelr uncertainty in regard to the demand for woolen goods, which has some- ‘what im ed and yet not greatly. It is wing in_the minds of holders of wool at the East that the supply of forelgn and do- mestic wool on {8 much greater than has heretofore been supposed. Cotton goods are on the whole in better demand, although Senims are slightly lower and little can pe said of an encouraging character as to the demand for staple goods of domestic use. Failures for the week were 111 in the United States, against 291 last year, and 26 in Canada, against 24 last year. BRADSTREET'S ON THE CONDXT!ON'OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will say: While the influence of the elec- tions and of unfavorable weather has been be placed | such as to temporarily reduce the volume of Bmoo yesterday, and at a better price than any pre- cusstime this season. Th atents was =aid to met 10 cents a barrel more Zot from the home trade. New 100 to 1 loads sold for ex- hipping fir accepted from Liverpo: strong from start to fi daid not g 3 in_the de- December made a net gain of %c. May red n igher Wheat was also a factor. Receipts were heay 450 ca t unsettied weather was predicte for over Sunday and light arrivals are antici: pated next week. May closed unchanged < ruled firm with other grai Oniy a business was transacted and fluctuations were of the narrowest kind. Receipts wi i cars. May closed unchanged. Provisions were flat. Packers sold freely ow- ing to the liberal receipts of hogs, but the strength In grains checked any decline in | prices. The range of prices was very narrow. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shioments. Cittos- Bushela. Bushels Minneapolls 112,500 Duluth T80 Milwaukee 17 209 Chicago . 128,818 Toledo 18,000 St. Louls 2000 | Dt 21 20 | Kansas City . 73,600 Totals ..1,518,813 1,153,006 ow Boston_ .. 115,000 29,509 New York .303.400 156,440 Philadeinhia . 93,817 41,196 Baltimore 40,528 120,000 Galveston . Totals . - LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Wheat— Dec. Mar. Opening 61 510% Closing o PARIS FUTURES. Flour— Oct. Jan.-Apl. Opening AT 45 46 10 Cluting S Wheat— Opening +21 60 21 40 Closing = EASTERN LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Nov. 12.—The light run of Cattls were quickly disposed of at firmer prices. Cholce steers, $5 15@5 65; medium, $4 60@4 80; beef steers, $3 S0@4 50; stockers and feeders, $3@4 50; bulls, §2 3@+ 10; cows and heifers, $3 10@4; calves, $3@7; Western rangers, §2 609 4 45 Western fed steers, $3 70@5 20; Texas grass steers, $3 15@4 60. There was an actlve demand for Hogs and prices closed strong, with sales at an average advance of Sc. Fair to choice, $3 47%@3 65; packing lots, $3 25@3 45; butchers, $3 m%?fl : mixad, ' 008,00; light, $3 2@3 67%; pigs, $2 There was not enough Sheep and Lambs for sale to make a market and prices were largely nominal at the last advance. Native sheep, $2 50@4 60; yearlings, $1 70@5; feeders, $3 §0Q) 410; lambs, §8 75@5 50: feeders, $4 50@5. JoRecelpta—Cattle, 200; Hogs, 19,00; Sheep, v KANSAS CITY. KANSA SCITY, Nov. 12.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 100. Market unchanged. 2 HOGS—Receipts, 7000. Market strong to 5o higher. Bulk of sales, $3 35@3 50; heavy, $3 40@ mixed, $8 4003 47%: 355; packers, $3 35@8 50; ;ug:u. $3@3 45; yorkers, $3 40@3'45; plgs, $3Q SHEEP—Receipts, 500. Market steady. Lambs, $4@5 25; muttons, $3@4 2. OMAHA. OMAHA, Nov. 12.—CATTLE—Receipts, 400, Market steady. .ative beef steers, H Western steers, $3 80@4 30; stockers ‘.‘n‘.?":ie'fl: ere. 840ai 0] calves, $iG4 T0; bulls, stags, HOGS—Recelpts, 7200. Market shade stronger. Heay. naofifi; mixed $3 423@3 45; light, 304 50; bl of ealen, 83 461 48, BN tive matcane: 5 a4 10; Westerns, 3 S0t i lambs, 34 26G5 0. 5 b DENVER. DENVER, Nov, 12.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 350, Market steady. Beef steers, $3 ; cows, §998 50; tecders, ‘frelght paid to river.” $2 55 - q stockers do, $8 ; bulls, stags, etc., OGS—Recelpts, 100. Market steady. o, W00 Y. mised, % 409 8 newsy: SHEEP—Receipts, 100, Market changed. v Speds o FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Nov. 12.—Consols, 110 3-16; silver, 25 1-16d; French rentes, 101f 85c. Wheat cargoes oft mnl lz, nothing #oing; cargoes on passage, nominal and H ARG v o s & Nov. 12.—Wheat dull; standara Callfornia, 6n. 100@0s 11d: whest: b Paris, steady: flour in Paris, steady. COTTON—Uplands, 3d. G. L, Nov. 12, 1:30 p. m.—WHEAT— orthern spring, . No. 1 red N 6 2%a. 12—The strength developed | | Red ice recelved for | | @2%c per Ib: Alfalfa 7@T%c: Futures Closed quiet; November. nominal; December, 6s 1d; ; CORN—Spot quiet; American mixed, 3s 10%d. Futures—Quiet; November, 3s 9%d; December, 3s_8$%d; March, 3s 6%d. - FLOUR—St. Louls fancy winter, dull {t . LONDON WOOL MARKET. LONDON, Nov. 12.—There was little or no Wool business during the week. The dullness wes due to unsettled politics and hand-to- mouth play {n manufacturing centers, Holders, however, are not discouraged, as the limited stocks of fine cross-bred and the firm rices ruling for merinos lead them to expect tter prices. The arrivals to date for the sixth series of auction sales number 77,588 bales, including 17,000 bales forwarded direct. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days — U Sterling Exchange, sight = asen Sterling Cables ... = fi s New York Exchange, - 13% New York Exchange, telegra) = 15 Fine Silver, per ounce = :“'1}: Mexican Dollars. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—There was, a little better feeling all over the world and futures responded, though there was no change in spot quotations. The demand continued light. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 18%@1 20; milling, $1 22%@1 26%. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 oclock—December—2000 ctls, $1 20%; 2000, $1 20%; 4000, $1 20; 4000, §1 19%. May—2000 ctls, $1 23%; 2000, $1 28%. Second _session—May—4000 ctls, 31 23%; 690, $1.23%. December—2000 ctls, $1 19%; 4000, $1 2€. Regular morning __ session—May—16,000 ctls, $1 23%. December—2000 ctls, $1 20. LEY—Quotations showed no further change worthy of note. The market was dull. Feed, $1 23%@1 27%; Brewing, $1 52%@1 40 per etl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal sesslon—3:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—No sales, Regular morning session—December—i000 ctls, 1 28%. A8 _The approach of collection day nas quieted the market down considerably, as usual. No change in prices. Fancy Feed, $1 27%@1 30 per ctl: o ot v G mm;f‘m?“ 14T i rise, ra. ; 3 zgé: 30 per ctl; Red, §i 40@1 47%; Black, uf'fa 1 70. O ORN—There s very little doing and quo- tations are unchanged. CORN—The market continues dull ani un- Tdmah ednd yellow, §115; Fastern large yel mall round yellow, ; Eastern - low, $102%4@105; white, $106; mixed, $1G102% per ctl; California White, §165@1 07%. RYE—California, $1 20@125; Eastern, §116@ 120 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Is nominal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family extras, $ 15@425; bakers’ extras, $3 90@4 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $325 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, §275 per 100; Rice Flour, $1; Cornmeal, $250; extra cream Cornmeal, $32; Oatmeal, $25; Oat Groats, 3 50; Hominy, § 25@350; Buckwheat Farina, lour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, 33 75; fi‘;&‘,’ Whole Wheat Flour, $50; Roiled Oats (barrels), $6 85@6 25; In sacks, 35 656 05; Pearl Barley, $; Split Peas, # 25; Green Peas, $50 per 100 Ibs. = HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The continued dry weather and general fail- ure of pasturage bave th#s far produced no eflect vhatever cn Hay, which remains quiet Feedstuffs remain as before. BRAN—$15@16 0 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$18@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $27 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill, $31@3150; Job- Cotton- bing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, 2 wefl“Meal $28@30 per ton; Cornmeal, 323 0@ 24 50; Cracked Corn, $4@25. i CALIFORNIA HAY—Wheat, $16@15 50 for good to choice and $14@15 50 for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, $15@17 50; Oat, $14@16; lsland Barley, $12 50@13 60; Al falfa, $10@11; Stock, $11@12; Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE_HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)— Timoth: $13 per ton. STRAW—35@T0c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. White Beans rule firm with a fair demand. Seeds and Peas are as be- fore. BEANS—Bayos, {1 90@2; Small Whites, $2@ 2 15; Large Whites, §1 10@1 80; Pinks, $1 50@2 06: | $3 25; Blackeye, $3 50@3 75; Butters, £2@ Limas, $3 2043 2%; Pea, $2 102 25 Red Kidneys, $240@2 50_per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $4 50 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, # 25; Flax, $2¢210; Canary Seed. 2% Rape, 24@%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@5%c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $125@1 40; Green, $1 50 @175 per el | POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. | String Beans continue to advance. Many of the vegetables are showing the effects of frost. POTATOES—#u@4bc for Early Rose and 35@ 55¢ for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, Toc | @$1 05; Oregon, 60@%c; Sweet Potatoes, 50@Tsc | for nearby and $1@1 25 for Merced; New Pota- toes, 2@2 per 1b. | ONIONS—30@i0c per ctl; Pickle Onions, 35@ | s6c per ctl. & VEGETABLES—Green Peas. 2@3c; String | Beans, 0c@$L _per sac | Bay Squ 5@50c; Cal bage, 408 per Ib: G: 35@50c: Dried Okra, 2 B0e per box; Marrowfat Squash, $8@10 per ton. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoe: eliced, raw, 12c per Ib In lots of 25 Ibs; slice: desiccated, granulated, raw, | Onfons, 60c; C s, old, 13c; new, 18 bage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c: Turnips, String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, c. POULTRY AND GAME. | Turkeys continue weak and dull. Game stands about the same. POULTRY — Dressed Turkeys, 15@17c; live Turkeys, 13@ldc for Gobblers and 13@lic for Hens: Geese, per pair, $1 25@1 50; Goshings, $1 25 @1 50; Ducks, $4@5 for old and $4@5 50 for young; Hens, $4@5: Roosters, young. $@5: | Roosters, old, $4@4 50: Frvers. $4@4 50; Brotlers, $350 for large, $3@3 % for small; Pigeons, $1G 125 per dozen for old and $1 50@1 75 for squabs. GAME— | _Quall, $2: Mallard, $4@5; Camwasback, $6GS; Sprig, $3@4: Teal, $2G2 50: Widgeon, Smail Duck, $1 50@1 T English Snipe, $150; Jack Snipe, §1; Gray Geese. §2 50; White . $1@1 25; Brant, $1 50@1 75; Honkers, — $1@1 25; Rabbits, $125@1350 for Cottor tails and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. The Butter market 1s now very firm and the upward tendency is becoming more pronounced as the market is cleaning up. Eggs are firm, but no further advance s re- ported. BUTTER— Creamery — Fancy creameries, 22G23c; sec- onds, 19@21c. Dairy — Cholce to fancy, 18@20c; common grades, 1@17i%c. Pickled Goods—Firkin, 18 pickled roll, 19G21c; creamery tub, nomin: Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%c per 1b; Elgin, 22@22%c. CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 10@11c; old, 8%@ 9t%c; Cream Cheddar, 10@llc; Young America, 10%@11%c: Eastern, 12g13c. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 37%@42%c per dozen; me- dium_Eggs, %c; Eastern, 20@25¢ for ordinary and 27%@30c for fanc 4 DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Quinces are no longer worth quoting. Per- simmons and Pomegranates are also out of market, for the moment at least. Grapes went off well for shipment, and the market was firm. Oranges are rather slow, as the early re- celpts are green. Lemons and Limes are dull and weak. ‘Wine Grapes continue wet and poor. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $2G4 pef chest for large and $8@10 for small. Huckleberries, 5@6c_per Ib. Persimmons, ‘nominal. * Pomegranates, nominal. Cranberries, $1@7 8 per barrel for Eastern and @2 2 per box for Coos Bay. Ordinary Grapes, 25@50c per box: crates sell about 10c higher than boxes; Wine Grapes, $209 24 per ton for Zinfandels and $15@18 for com- T Asbberies, §3 50G5 per chest rries, 5 Apples, 85ge0c for common, 75@S5c per box for No. 1 and $1@1 25 for cholce. Pears, 50G$1 2 _per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $3 50@5 per box; Seedlings, $150@2 75; Lemons, $1G2 for common and $2 50@3 50 for good to choice; Mex- foan TLimes, $4@4 50: California Limes, 25c@$1 small box: Bananas, $150G2 per bunch; Pineappies, $2G5 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. The trade reports no improvement what ever in Dried Fruit. Busines is still flat. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, 64@7c for 40-80's, SO e tor S50, 0T for” s for s, o for T e o i0'a; Bilver bruncs, 3@se: Peaches, lm# for good to cholce, 7l fancy and 10@12%c for peeled; Apricots, 10@ o “for Royals and LQINo’ for Moorpark; Evaporated = Apples, 74 ; sun dried, 4%0; Black , sacks, 6c for pitted and ;- Plums, B el B T e ic_for : i R TSNS e for Serome A8lsitor firos: o E crown, o%c for four-crown, 5%@8%c for Seedless Sultanas, 1%4c for Seediess Muscatels and $1 20 for London Layers: Dried Grapes, 2%@sc. NUTS—Ch T8 estnuts, c for hardshell, me for hardshell, [ g ) : Sur-t* COAL— Quotations are as follows: for lower grades; water white extracted, 64@ 7o leht amber’extracted, 6c; dark, 5@o4e BEESWAX—24@2%c per 1b. PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, T7#c per 1b. _for heavy, 8c for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c for oxtra light and 15g12ic for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 10c; California Hams, 9@9%c; Mess Beef, $10@10 50 per bbl: extra Mess Bect, $11@il 50; Family Beef, $12 1250; extra Prime Pork, $i0; extra clear, § 18 50; mess, 315 5016: ' Smoked Beef, 11Q12 LARD—Eastern tierces, quoted at 5 ib for compound and §%,7¢ for pare; palie. Tho: California tlerces, #%@fc ner Ib for compound ure; 3 10- A be‘%%. i halfl barrels, 6%c; 10-1 tin TTOLENE — Tierces, 5% 5 less than 300 Ibs—1-Ib datls, 6o o0 ches oes 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, $%c: 5-1b pails, 12 in & case, 8i&c; 10-1b palls, 6 in a case, 8%c: 50-1b fins, 105,210 8 case, Thc; wooder buckets. 20 " i cy tul g barrels, about 110 Ibs, Te. |t Nt THC: haif HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. The Hide men continue to quote a weak mar- ket, and are talking of a further decline. Wool and Hops are unchanged. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, Stc; light, Sc: Cow- hides, 8@8%c: Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, 8kc: Calr 8%c; dry Hides, sound,’ Isc; culls and brands, 12c;" dry Kip and Veal, l5c; dry Calf, 17c. Sheepskins, shearlings, 15@25c each: short wool, each; medium, §0gSic; long wool, %00@ $1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt. $1 7682 for large and Tsc for small; Colts, 50c; Horse Hides, dry, $150 for large and §0c@$1 for small, i TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3%c per Ib; No. 2, Bic: refined, (4G4%c; Grease, bo. SRy OL—I1887 clip. Southern Mountain, 7@10c; free Northern, 9G1Ze. Spring clipe Houmecs Mountain, 12 months', 9@1ic: San Joaquin sad Southern, 7 month¥, _8@itc; Foothill and Northern, free, 12@l4c: Foothill and Northern, defective, 10@12c; Middle County, 13@16c; Hum- boldt and Mendocino, digide; Nev 142; Eastern Oregon, 10g12c; Valley Orej HOPS— 1808 crop, 10G11e per oo Lo 0L GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS8—Calcutta Grain Bags for next seasonm, nominal, at 4%@5c; Woo! Bags, 26@28c: San Quentin Bags, $4 §; Fruit Bags, bc, 5%c and e for the three grades of white and 7gsc for ton, 38 per ton; New Wellington, $8; Southfiel: Wellington, §750; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $; Coon Bay, $5; Wallsend, §750; Scotch, $8; Cumber- land, $8 50 in bulk and $10 in sacks; Pennsyl- Yania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, 38 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, §7 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany_quotes, terms net cash: Cube crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c: Powdered, 6%c; Candy Granulated, 5%¢c: Dry Granulated, 5ic; Confec- tioners' A, Fic; California A, 5%c; Magnolia A, 5%e; Extra C, Golden C,’ 4%c; half-barrels, %c more than barrels, and boxes %c more. No order taken at less than 75 barrels or its equivalent CANDLES—Following are new quotations on Electric Light Candles: 6s, 18 0z, 20s, 7%c; 68, 14 0z., 6%c; 6s, 12 oz. s, 10 0z., 5%c. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Beef and Mutton are steady. Hogs are firm at the recent advance. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 8%c; choice, 7c; second quality, 5%@6c; third qua’?n 4@se. VEAL—Large, 5%@6%c; small, 6%@T%c %@7c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 7@7ic; Ewes, LAMB—7%@Sc per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 3%@4c for la for medium and 3%@3%¢ for small 21@3c; dressed Hogs, 5%@6%c. - RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Saturday, November 12. e, 4%@4%c ogs, stock Flour, qr sks ... 14,508, Luffber, ft | Wheat, ctls . 10|Sugar, sks Barley, ctls . 1,380 |Wine," gals . | Butter, ctls . 188 | Leather, roll | Cheese, ctls . 60 [Hides, no . | Tallow, cds 12| Pelts, bdls . | Beans, " sks S [Powder, cars Potatoes, |Lime, bbls Onions, 'sks 1550 [Raisins, Fxs ‘baies s1/Brandy, gals . tons 35{Hay, tons . | doz 8,250/ Wool, bales . EASTERN. Alfalfa Seed, ctls 140] B Chinese babies are fed on rice and nothing else after they are a few | months o]d. Cow’s milk is never given to them.' Chinese houses are never | heated. If a baby is cold he is given a sun bath. | | 4 THE CALL'S CALENDAR. November, 1898 | {sa. . i " @ Quarier. November 6| | New Mooa. | Novembver 18. Phe Quarier i November . Full Moon, November 3. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., No- vember 12, 155. COLUMBIA RIVER. Notice s hereby given that on September 12, 1898, the following changes were made in_the buoyage of the Columbia River, which affect the List of Beacons and Buoys, 1897: New short cut channel leading to Tongue Point Crossing, page 49. Starboard side of Channel Buoy No. 2—A red first class apar was established in 1S feet of water to mark the starboard side of the channel. Wreck of Silva de Grace Post Light, southeéast % east; | Buoy Depot Wharf Post Light, northeast by | east 14 east; Beancon 1 Post Light, north north- east % east. Starboard side of Channel Buoy No, 4—A red first class spar was established in 24 feet of | water to mark the starboard side of the chan- | nel. Wreck of Silva de Grace Post Light, south % east; Buoy Depot Wharf Post Light, east by north; Beacon 1 Post Light, northeast by north. Main ship channel from Tongue Polnt to Jim Crow Point, page 49. [East side of Channel Buoy No. 2—A red first class\ nun s now moored in 22 feet of water and marks the west edge of the shoal, which is making to the westward. Buoy Depot Wharf Post, Light, south southeast % east; Tongue Point (east tangent), east % south: wreck of Silva de Grace Post Light, south by west % west. East side of Channel Buoy No. 2%—A red first class spar was established in 20 feet of water to mark the turn Into this new channel. Buoy Depot Wharf Post Light, south southeast, 3 east; Tongue Point (east tangent), east southeast % east; wreck of Silva de Grace Post Light. south by west % west. n November 3, 1898, the following changes were made In the buoyage of the Prairie Chan- nel, page 51: First Buoy No. 1—A black second class can is now moored in 24 feet of water. Tongue Point (north tangent), west; Beacon No. 2, north by east. South side of Channel Buoy No. 2—A red third class nun fs now moored in 18 feet of water. Tongue Point (north tangent), west % north; Beacon No. 2, north by west. North side of Channel Buoy No. 3—A black first class spar is now moored In 17 feet of water. Tongue Point (north tangent), west 34 north; Beacon No. 2, north by west % west. South side of Channel Buoy No. 4—A red first class' spar is now moored in 18 feet of water. Tongue Point (north tangent), West % north: Beacon No. 2 north northwest. By order of the United States Lighthouse Board. GEO. C. REITER, Commander, U. 8. N., Inspector Thirteenth Lighthouse District. Office of United States Lighthouse Inspector, Portland, Or., November 9, 1898. B T TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographle Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, Cal, No- vember 12, 1536, The time 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 § oclock p. m. Greenwich mean time. CHAS. P. WELCH, Ensign (retired), U. S. N.. In charge. e SUN, MOON AND TIDE. * United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13. above exposition of the tides are given in the left the successive tides of th Welling- | Ot ainea in San Francisco for the benedt of mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. office, ing_directior he warld, & for comparison and refe; . information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. given are additions to the soundings United States Coast Survey when a minus sign (—) precedes the and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. reference I8 the mean of th The helghts on the except height, charts, The plane of Jower low waters. NOTICE TO MARINERS. branch of the United States Hydrograpl oo located in the Merchants' Exchange, is Navigators are cordially Invited to visit the S¥here complete sets of charts and sail- fons of the world are kKept on hand and the latest The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street, s hoisted about ten minutes noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- celved each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. ore noon and dropped at 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. N., in charge. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. North Fork. Shantung. City of Sydney. Panama . Corona. San Diego . Columbt Portland Steamer. From. 4 Due. Crescent City . ..|Nov. Victoria & Puget Sound|Nov.13 Nanaimo . Tacoma *|Humboldt .|Departure Bay . Oregon Ports . Portland ... ‘Willapa Harbor . Coos Bay Tacema ‘|Newport . Seattle .. Portland . Portland . |Sydney . Tacoma. San Diego . Coos Bay *|Humboldt . -|China and Japan. -|Victoria & Puget Sound Portland . -|Newport . STEAMERS TO SAIL. Alask Ry., st For and Guaymas month. y fi&ant nre';mn- notice A _honre of “FIOKET reet (Palace Hotel). *GOODALL, ek ?;‘gn'&h-mul ints East. IC.WA% Compagnie (FRANCE). Salling every Saturday at 10 a. m., from River, foot of Morton street. LA CHAMPAGNE . LA BRETAGNE ‘Montgomery avenue. Steamer. | Destination. Sails. Pler. Coos Bay.’.[Newport.......[Nov.13, 9 am(Pler 11 Cleveland ..[Puget Sound..[Nov. 14, § am|Pler 3 Aztec .|China&Japan|Nov. 15, 1 pm(PMSS Columbia. .. |Portland. Nov. 15, 10 am | Pler 24 Corona .....[San Diego.....|Nov. 15, 11 am|Pler 11 Pomona ... Humboldt ....|Nov. 1§ 2 pm|Pler § Australia ..(Honolulu......(Nov. 16~ 2 pm|Pier 7 ‘Alliance ...|Oregon Ports.|Nov. 16, 10 am Pier 20 Orizaba ewport. Nov.17, 9 am|Pler 11 Umatilla’ ..|Vic & Pgt 8d./Nov.17, 10 am|Pler 3 Chilkat ....(Humboldt....(Nov.17, 2 pm|Pler 13 State of Cal|Portland. Nov. 18, 10 am|Pler 24 Curacao ...(Mexico. Nov. 18, 10 am(Pler 11 Colon .|Panama. Nov. 18, 12 m PMSS Belglc -|China & Japan|Nov.19, 1 pm/PMsS Santa Rosa|San Diego.....|Nov. 19, 11 am|Pler 11 Arcata Coos Bay....../Nov.19, 12 m|Pler 13 *|Grays Harbor|Nov. 20, . Puget Sound...|Nov. 20, . Portland Nov. 21, 10 am|Pler 24 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CLEARED. Saturday, November 12. Stmr Cleveland, Plerce, Seattle; B T Kruse & 0. Stmr Coos Bay, Glelow, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Br ship Illawarra, Carvosso, Sydney; J I Falk & Co: (Limited). Bark Albert, Griffiths, Honolulu; Willlams, Dimond & Co. SAILED. Saturday, November 12 Stmr Aloha, Jorgensen, Albfon. Stmr North Forx Bash, Eureka. Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, Victorla and Port Townsend. Stmr George W_Elder, Hinkle, Astoria. CHARTERS. The John G North loads mdse for Honotpu. The Edward O’Brien loads sugar at Hono- lulu for New York. The John Smith loads lumber at Burrad Inlet for Cape Town, 60s. The Heathfield loads wheat or flour at Ta- coma for_Europe, 3is; Henry Villazd, wheat for Europe, 3is 3d. DOMESTIC PORTS SEATTLE—Sailed Nov 12—Stmrs Excelsior and Leelanaw, for San Francisco. BOWENS LANDING—Sailed Nov 12—Schr Bender Brothers, for San Francisco. Arrived Nov_12—Schr Corinthian, hence Nov 8. FUREKA—Salled Nov. 11—Stmr Brunswick, for San Francisco; stmr Pasaders, for San Pedro. Z EVERETT—Salled Nov 12—Schr Alcalde, for San_Francisco. GRAYS HARBOR—Salled Nov 12—Stmr Gracs Tollar, for Redondo. FOPFIGN PORTS. MAZATLAN—Arrived Nov: 5—Schr Banning, hence Oct 18. For late Commercial News and General Shipping Intelligence see page 14. OCEAN TRAVEL. 8. S. AUSTRALIA salis for Honululu ‘Wednesday, November 16, at 2 p. E = = The 8. S. MOANA salls via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney @flbfl Wednesday, November ) at 10 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPH TOWN, South Africa. J. D."SPRECKELS BROS. & CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery st. Frelght office—827 Market st., San Francisco. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _leave Broadway whart, San Francisco: a m., For Alaskan ports, 10 Nov. 2, 7, 12, l‘{ofl. 77, Dec. 3, transter at Seattle. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. rt Townsend, Seattle, G. N. Ry. s 06 B ek U3, Dec. 5, and every Monterey, San Simeon, Harford (San Luis_Obispo), ‘Ventura, Bflmfi E 5 PN a m., Nov. L Tt at Port Har- Port m, Port ta Barl Santa Barl oo Tt o change ) 111 OFFIOE4 New Montgomery For further information e ‘fompany reserves PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., 10 Market st.. San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a.m. $12 First Class Including Berthy $8 Second Class and Meals, e W. Elder salls Nov. 3, 12, 21 30. Columbia sails Nov. §, 15, 24, Dec. 1. State of Callfornia :u%‘):’ltz 315 7. Dec. o i anl ‘points I the - Northwest Jeneral . Agent, GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. Superintendents. enerale Transatlantique, (French Line) DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS Pier 42, North LA TOURAINE 3 LA GASCOGNE Dec. 10 LA CHAMPAGN ..Dec. 17 First-class to Ha 3, 5 per ut cent reduction on round trip. Second class to Havre, $45, 10 per cent reduction round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 3 Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 5 n Francisco. BAY Ad4D RIVER w TAKE THE BOAT TO SAN JOSE Dally at 10 a. m. p. m. to San Jose, 3c: round trip, bay excursions. Telephone Main 1350. From San Jose dally at 3:30 Steamer Alviso, Clay-street wharf. Fare 80c. Delighttul FOR U. S, NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD,