The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 7, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver unchanged. ‘Wheat dull. Barley futures firmer. Oats held for more monev Corn steady and Rye lower. Choice hay firm. Feedstuffs unchanged. Nothing new in Flour. Beans and Seeds unchanged. Potatoes and Vegetables quiet. Butter higher, Eggs lower and Cheese un- changed. Two more cars of Eastern Poultry in. Game steady. Grapes getting scarce. Apples firm. Dried fruit, Raisins and Honey quiet. Nuts firm and in good demand. Nothing new In Provistons. Wool dull. Hides quiet and steady. Hops about the same. Beef lower. Mutton unchanged. Hogs In better supply and weak. Ofls unchanged. Some revision in Lumber. FRANCISCO. Assistant Treasurer of the reports cash PUBLIC MONEY IN SAN Jellus Jacobs, United States at San Francisco, on hand November 30, 1898, as follows: | United States notes. § 8177000 Treasury notes of 1890 3 1,610 00 | National Bank notes. Gold certificates . Silver certi Gold_coin ... Standard silver Subsidiary silver coin Miner coln 304,440 00 | 21,796 00 Total Shipments of silver coin from the same of- fice in the month of November, 183, were as follows: Standard sflver dollars. Subsidiary silver.. $100,000 00 50,220 00 Total $180,220 00 WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, § p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of same date last season, and rainfall in past 24 hours: Last This Last Static 24 hours. season. season. Eureka . 0.00 813 1. Red Bluff 0.00 4. Sacramento 0.60 1.61 84 San’ Fran 0200 2.85 Fresno 0.00 1.49 149 0.00 0.00 Independence . San Luls_Obispo. Los Angeles 0.00 11 San Diego 0.00 0.21 B Yuma 10,00 0.20 0. E rancisco data: Maximum temperature, 61; minimum - temperature, 65; mean tempera- ture, 58 degrees. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. An area of very high pressure is central in Jdaho, where the barometer reads above 30.80 inches. From this section the pressure rapidly diminishes toward the coast. Generally cloudy weather prevalls in California and fair weather in other sections west of the Rocky Moun- tains. There are some indications that a storm exists off the Southern California coast, which is being prevented from approaching the coast by the very high pressure in the in- terlor. It is as yet too soon . to determine whether this storm will cause general rain in California. Conditions, however, are some- what -favorable for rain on the Southern Cali- fornia coast by Wednesday night. Forecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours ending at midnight December 7, 1898: Northern California—Partly cloudy Wednes- day; brisk north to east wind, Southern California—Cloudy Wednesday and probably oocasional light rain in southwest portion; fresh east wind. 5 Nevada—Fair Wednesday. Utah—Fair Wednesday. . Arizona—Generally cloudy Wednesday, prob- ably with occasional light rain in extreme ®auth portion. For San Francisco and vicinity—Generally brisk easterly wind. m Mount Tamalpais—Partly cloudy; wind north, 12 miles; maximum tem- perature, 50; current, 50. W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Fractional gains throughout the list were the results of the trading to-day. Decided strength of the early market was in eympathy with London's im- proved prices and London was a purchaser on balance. Profit taking at times checked the advance In the local market, which became dull 1n the afternocn with quotations generally well maintained. Sugar, after an early advance, #0ld off as usual on the announcement of the regular dividend disbursement. The transac- tions in this specialty were -ery large and covering of shorts brought about full recov- ery to the best advance of the day, leaving the price a point below yesterday's close. A fea- ture of the importance was the coalers, which were buoyant on the assumption that a new trade agreement would be In effect next month., Pacific stocks were strong and at periods of depression in the day's trading rallled the rest of the list. Central Pacific rose 2% points on the dissemination of a report that the Govern- ment might extend the time for that road to pay its oblizations to the Government. The actions of the day's market reflected the con- tinued operations as for some time of large speculative interests in having diverted their operations into low-priced shares which give promise of increased or impending dividend disbureement. Considerable amounts of stock ruling in the forties were taken in hand, conspicuous ex- amples - bejng_Southern preferred and North- ern Pacific. The Granger group showed spurts of activity at times and moved in sympathy with the general market, although improve. ments as & rule were less pronounced. The bond market showed decided strength at many points, operations in some of the recent favorites being on a large scale. Total sales, 34,413,000, United States new fours and the new fours registered reacted 3 and the fives coupon i per cent in the bid price. Sales of stocks to-day were 357,600 shares, in- cluding: 10,265 Atchison preferred, 10,050 Cen- tral Pacific, 1,935 C. & O., 2535 Burlington, 4275 Manhattan, 5022 Metropolitan Street Railway, 6160 Mexican Central, 6180 Hawalian preferred. 106,979 Northern Pacific, 6722 Union Pacific, 5050 St. Paul, 508 Union Pacific nreferred, 40,465 Tobacco, ‘7800 Federal Steel preferred, 3030 Con- solidated Gas, 3010 Linseed, 15,320 Pacific Mail, 66,532 Sugar, 40,070 T. C. and I. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . 16%| Do pretd... Do prefd. 46%| Do 2d prefd. Baltimore & Ohio, St Louls & S W.. all assts paid.... 57%| Do prefd..... Canada Pacific..., 84| St Paul Canada Southern Do prefd. Cent Pac. %|St P & Om. Ches & Ohio Do prefd. ; Chi & Alton. St P M & M......168 Chi B & Q. So Paclfic. - 281 Chi & E Tll. 1) So Raflway. 104 Do prefd Do prefd. Chi G W. Texas & Paclfic. Union Paclific. Do prefd. . 21 Wheel & L E, 4th asst paid. Do prefd. % Do prefd Express Companies— | Erle (new). %|Adams Ex -108Y Do 1st pref 363 |American Ex Ft Wayne 74" [United State: Gt Nor prefd 138 |Wells Fargo 2 Hocking Val 3 | Miscellaneous— Tilinols_Cent 11%|A Cot Oil. Lake Erie & 14% 1" Do prefd. Do prefd. Am_ Spirits. Lake Shore. Do prefd. Louls & Nas - 63%|Am Tobacco. Manhattan L. %8 | Do prefd. Met St Ry.. -156% Cons Gas Mich Cent. -109% Com Cable Co. Minn & St L. - 28% Col F & Iron. Do 1st prefd...... $5_ | Do prefd. - 36% Gen Electric. int Paper Do prefd. % |Laclede Gas. A113% Lead .. N_Y Chi & St'L.113"| Do prefd. Do 1st prefd...... 6 '[Nat Lin Ofi. Do _2d prefd...... 34% Pacific Mail, Nor West........... 14% People's Gas. No Amer Co.. 7 Pullman Pal No Pacifi .+ 0% Siiver Certificates. 60% Do prefd. . 5% Standard R & T... T3 | Ontario & W. - 16% Sugar ..... Or R & Nav. p3 Do prefd. Or Short Line. .3 T C Iron. Pac C 1st prefd. U. 8 Leather. Do 2d prefd. Pittsburg U_8 Rubber. Reading . Do prefd. Do 1st prefd.. West Union.. by | R G W. Federal Steei Co.. 31 Do pref Do prefd: % Rock Islan | Brooklyn R'T St Louis & S U S 3s. U_S new 14 | O Nav is. 89 | 0 S Line 6s tr....12 73% O S Line s t | b., 27%@28! F W & D Ists tr.. 9% Stand R & T s Gen Elec Bs........108 | Tenn new set GH &S AG6s.....105 |Tex Pac L G 1sts..107 Do 2ds.. 103 | Do Rg 2ds. 451 H&T Cs. 1121 | Union Pac 4 102 Do 10 |UPD &G 1s S84 £/ Wab 1st b8 Do_2ds. W Shore Va_Centuri: Do deferred Wis Cent 1ists. STOCKS. Chollar Ontario Crown Point. Ophir Con Cal & Va. Plymouth Deadwood . Quicksilver 1 Gould & Curry. Do prefd. 4 Hale & Norcross. Sierra Nevada..... 1 Homestake |Standard . 100 Iron Sflver Union Con 24 Mexican Yellow Jacket. 8 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Ed Elec Tel. Call loans, Gen Elec pre Time loa: Atch prefd... Stocks— Bonds— Atch Top & St Fe. 10 Amer Sugar........155% Atchison 2ds. Atchison 4s. Do prefd. 3 | Wis Central Bay State 3| Mining Shares— _ Bell Tel Allouez Min Co. 4% Boston any. Atlantic ..... 32 Boston & Maine... Boston & Mont...237% Boston L. Butte & Boston... 60% Chi Bur Calumet & Hecla..600 Fitchburg Centennial 24% Gen Electr Franklin . 17 Mexican Central 0Old Dominion 2% 0Old Colony. Osceola Rubber Quincy . Union Pac. Tamarack . West End. . 89% | Wolverine . 31% Do prefd. 111 Parrott .. 30 Westingh Elec......38 | Humboldt . 3% Do pretd.. 9 | . LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were dull and -ulet to-day, the only feature being the strength of Americans and mines. The former were good on New York support and on professional buying here, and closed at the best. Northern Pacific and Union Pacific were especially strong. The President’s message had no effect, the market here mereiy awalting New York's lead. The dis- count market here is distinctly weak, the po- sition belng that a large mass of bills are maturing, while the supply of new bills is very scarce. This releases capital and the increased supply of uninvested funds depressed rates. Kaffirs were good on the reported renewal of the dynamite contract by the Transvaal Govern- ment at lower prices. Argentines were easy on damage to crops by rain. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, 87%; Grand Trunl Bar silver, steady, 27 8-16d per ounc Money, 2is per cent. Spanish fours closed at 41%. . PARIS, Dec. 6.—Spanish fours closed at 41%. MADRID, Dec. 6.—Spanish fours closed to- day at 56.90. . CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—To-day’s statement of the conditicn of the treasury shows: Avail- ?l\le(cash balance, $292,557; gold reserve, $242,- 11,107, NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—FLOUR—Receipts, 43,- 500 barrels; exports, 7090 barrels. Sales, 9000 packages. Very dull and lower to sell. WHEAT—Recelpts, 841,750 bushels; exports, 216,284 bushels. Spot—Easy; No. 2 red, Ts%ec f. 0. b. afloat. Options—Opened steady on adverse Argentine news and was irregular, but gener- ally steady all day, easing off finally under liquidation and closing %c net lower; clearanices Were large, but export trade fell flat and with blg Northwestern receipts checked _buying. Sales included No. 2 red January, T3%@78%c, closed 73%c. HOPS—Steady. WOOL—Steady. METALS—The changes in the market for metals have been unimportant. In some cases the market shows subsiding interest on the part of the buyers. In most cases, however, condi- tions show well sustained stability, at least 88 to the views of holders. To-day's market developed no sensational features. According to the officlal report of ‘the New York Metal Exchange pigiron warrants closed quiet and nominal, with sellers at $72); Lake ;Jl;;;x(;er quiet with buyers at $12 65, seliers at TIN—Firmer; $18 10 bid and $18 25 asked. LEAD—Quiet; $3 60 bid and §3 62% asked. iP‘li'::LTER-—Flrmer. with $525 bid and $535 asked. The brokerage:firm which fixes the settling price for miners and smelters calls lead $345 and copper $12 75. COFFEE—Options closed quiet, with prices unchanged to 5 points low Sales, 6000 bags, including: December, $535; March, $5 60@5 65; 5 70; July, $ 80. Spot Coffee—Rio, quiet . Mild, quiet and steady. SUGAR—Raw, firm. Refined, duil and nom- inal. BUTTER—Receipts, 6653. Very firm; West- ern creamery, 14%@20c; Elgins, 20c; factory, 12@14%c. EGGS—Receipts, 9000 packages. Market firm; Western, 2ic; Southern, 22@25c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Dec. 6—California Dried Fruits generally steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 7@8c per pound; prime wire tray, 8ic; cholce, 9@9%c; fancy, 10c. PRUNES—4@10%c per Ib. APRICOTS—Royal, J1@13c per 1b; Moorpark, uglic. S CHES Unpeeted, 31:@12%c; pealed, 159 20c. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Special cable and tele- graphic dispatches to Bradstreet's indicate the following changes in| available supplies last Saturday, as compared with the preceding Sat- urday: Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 79,000 bushels. Liverpool Corn Trade News, afloat for and in Burope, increase, 4,100,000 bushels. Total supply, increase, 4,021,000 bushels. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decerease, 3,257,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decrease, 1,142,000 busheis. The aggregate stocks of wheat held at Port- land, Or., Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., in- creased 212,000 bushels last week. Cable and telegraphic advices o Bradstreet's show that the world’s visible wheat stock on December 1 aggregated 111,835,000, a gain of 25,029,000 bushels during November, against a gain of 15,513,000 bushels a year ago, but the world's stock on December 1 is still 16,085,000 bushels smaller than at the same date a year ago. CHICAGO GRA MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—For two hours following the opening in wheat, it looked as if specula- tion in that commodity had been abandoned. The range of prices during that time was scarcely more than %c and trades of any kind were few and far between. There was also- lutely no outside interest, a little knot of local speculators doing all the little scalping busi- ness that was transacted. steady at ¢ over yesterday’s closing price, May starting at 66@86%c, and there the price remained until near the close. In spite of the Guliness the market during the morning showed no indications of wekaness. Cables showed a little acvance at Liverpool due, it 'was.sald, to reports of crop damage in Argentine on ac- count of unfavorable weather. The increase in the visibie was only 764,000 bushels, or chout | half of what had been expected. The closing of Decerber holdings had seme effect on May trading late in the eession, in- creasing the slight selling pressure enough to cause o slight decline from the price that had remained almost unchanged from the start. May declined to $5%@65%c and closed heavy at_the price. Corn was dull, but the lack of interest was not so pronounced as in wheat. The market as a_whole was weak, Influenced by the cold weather, the increasing recejpts and lower ca- bles. May closed %c lower. Oats were decidedly weak. There was a good deal of liquidation by prominent holders, in- crease in the receipts apparently shaking the confidence of bulls. May closed % @%c lower, Provisions, though rather quiet, were firm most of the day at a slight advance. There was a good demand and as packers did not come into the market to any great extent, quotations ruled somewhat higher. Late in the session, however, the weakness in all the grain markets affected provisions and prices slid off, the market being heavy at the close. May pork closed Tige lower, May lard 23%@sc lower and May ribs 5c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Docaraber 65 6 84 % ecember A S - 838 23 38 33y 34 34 33% kS . Uk My 5% %% % 2% May .. 263 - 24 2 %% Mess Pork, per barrel-— January .93 940 9% 9oy May 1960 965 850 950 Lard, per 100 pounds— | January 515 BU% G1% 51 ay .. 53% 535 527% 630 Short Ribs, per 100 unds— January 46T 4T 4 462y May .. 482% 48 477 4 7% Cash quotations were as follows: uga-‘z: steady: No. %;’"fi Wheat, £. 0. b. ; No, 4 c; No. 2 Corn, 33@34c} No. £ Oats, {. 0. b/, c; No. 3 white, 1. o, No.'2 Rye, 5ic; No. 1 Flaxseed, 09,@c$1 02%; Prime Timothy Seed, $2 25; Mess Pork. per barrel, @8 05: Lard, per 1% pounds, $5@5 17%; Short’ Rib Sides, loose, $1 50@4 70: Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed. 4,@4%c: Short Sniahed goods, per Falions $1 267 Sugar st 1ows. nis T R 3 , cut loaf, 5.95c; granulated, 5.46c. (oo Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Fiour, barrels . 60,000 40,000 Wheat, bushels 200,000 35,000 Corn, bushels 360,000 398,000 Oats, bushels 605,000 216,000 Rye, bushels 20,000 2,000 Barley, bushel 26,000 7,000 A04% ‘1 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter The opening was | market was dull; creamery, 15@21%c; dalry, 13 @lfc. Cheese, steady; 8%@10%c. Eggs, firm; fresh, 22@22%e. - » WHEAT MOVEMENTS, Receipts. Shipments. Cities— shels, Minneapolis ... 58,290 Duluth .. 14,573 Milwaukee 410,000 Chicago 35,324 Toledo . 96,600 St. Louls. 7,600 Detroit Kansas City. plotals ewat % Boston . 68,605 New Yo 276,284 Philadelphi 4,254 Baltimore . :';m ew Orlean: . Galveston 243,569 Totals 648,742 LIVERPOOL FUTURES. S Wheat— Dec, BMl;r ening el Closing 5 9% Flour— Dec, Jan.-ApL Openin; 4550 Cf:o‘s;'ng‘ 4550, Vheat— : Opening 21 10 Closing R EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—CATTLE—Good to cholcj steers sold at $5 05@5 75; commoner grades, 3i @5; stockers and feeders were in moderate de- mand at $3G4 40, selling mostly at 33 40@4; butchers and canners cattle - ere better, few cows selling below 32 25, fat cows and helfers bringing $3 50@4 50; bulls, $2 40@4 10. HOGS—Sales were made at $3 20@3 3 for com- mon to fair up to 3 45@3 5 for choice to strictly prime hogs; bulk, 33 40@3 4T%; pigs, 3 15@3 30. SHEEP—Sales, $375@5 50 for common to prime lambs, $415@4 75 for vearlings and $2 30 @4 30 for sheep; Western sheep sold at 33 50@ 410 and Western lambs brought $3 @5 30 feeders paid $4 50@4 85 for lambs and $3 5@ 380 for sheep. Recelpts—Cattle, 14,000. 5,000; sheep, 14,000; hogs, KANSAS CITY. AS CITY, Dec. 5.—CATTLE—Receipts, 10,000; market steady to strong; native steers, Texas steers, §2 40@4 50; Texas cows, native cows and heifers, $1 25@4 25; 202 %; ;x;sckers and feeders, $2 %0@4 25; bulls, 32 0@ HOGS—Receipts, 20,000; market weak to 5o $3'25@3 40; heavies, $3 30 @3 45; mixed, $320@3 40: lignts, SA0LE orkers, $3 20@3 %; pigs, $3 3 20. SHEEP—Receipts, 2000; market firm. Lambs, $4@5 25; muttons, $2 5@ 20. OMAHA. OMAHA. Dec. 6.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1700; market steady to strong. Natlve beef ‘steers, $4@5 25; Western steers, 33 70@4 30; Texas steers, §3 30@5 %; cows and heifers, $3@3 50: stockers and_feeders, $3 30@4 50; canners, $2@ 290; calves, $4&7; bulls, stags, -etc., $2 30@3 80. HOGS—Recelpts, $800 marKet shade lower. Heavy, 32 30@3 37%; mixed, $3 321@3 35; light, $3 57:4G3 45; pigs, $3@8 80; bulk of sales, $3 32t 3 8. . O EEP—Receipts, 300; market steady. Na- tive muttons, $350@4 40; Westerns, $3 504 25; stockers, §2 75@3 7; lambs, $4@5 25. DENVER. DENVER, Dec. 6.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1400. Market active and steady. Beef steers, $3 5@ 115; cows, $2 75@3 %; feeders, freight paid to lower. Bulk of sale: @3 45; packers, $8 river, $3 50@4; stockers, frejgnt pald, $ 5@ 415; ‘bulls, stags, etc, 2 76. HOGS—Receipts, 200. rket shade higher. Light packers, $3 40@3 mixed, $3 35@3 40; heavy, $3 25@3 30. SHEEP—Recelpts, none; market inactive. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Dec. 6.—The wool market this week shows a steady tone and it now looks as though values have reached the level at which coming trade will be done. The price of do- mestic wools is firm and sales are frequent. Quotations: TEXAS ~ WOOLS — Spring, ~medium, 12 months’, 17@18c; scoured, 40@42c; spring, fine, 12 months’, 16@17c; scoured, 43@45c. TERRITORY WOOLS—Montana fine, me- dium and fine, 14@16c; scoured, 43@d5c; staple, 47@48c; Utah, Wyoming, ‘etc., fine, medium and fine, 13@15c; scoured, 43c; staple, 47@48c. AUSTRALIAN—Scoured basis, combing su- perfine, 10@72c; good, 65@68c; average, 62@68c. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, Dec. 6.—At the wool auction sales to-day 16,167 bales were offered. Many lines of scoured merinos were bought by Continental buyers. Finer greasies showed a hardening tendency, several golng to-Russia. Crossbreds were in better demand and well-grown wools were slightly advanced. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Porter Bros. Company sales California fruit: GRAPES—Tokays, $150G170 sthgle crate; Cornichons, $1 60@1 65 Ve-ielle, SL. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Dec. 6.—Consols, 110 5-16; silver, 27 9-16d; wheat cargoes.off coast, nothing doing:; cargoes on passage, nominal, unchanged; No, 1 standard California, 80s; king.sh country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 6.—Wheat, dull; wheat in Paris, steady; flour in Paris, steady; French country markets, quiet, COTTON—plands, 3%d. WHEAT—Futures, December, 6s; March, fs 6%d; Spot, No. 1 red Northern spring, dull, 6s 24. CORN—Spot American mixed, quiet, 3s 9%d: futures steady; December, 3s 9%d; March, 3s Thad. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Dec. 6.—Walla Walla, 53@5c; valley, 60@lc; blue stem, 62@63c. WASHINGTON TACOMA, Dec. 6.—WHEAT—Halt a cent better. Club, 59%c: blue stem, 6216@63%c. Safled steamer Glenogle for Yokohama with 5000 tons, one of the largest generai cargoes ever shipped from Tacoma, including 2287 bar- rels flour, tobacco, cotton, cigarettes, alcohol, pig lead, cardboard, leather and machinery. Total value of $350,000. Freight is rushed to get to Japan before the new duty takes effect January 1. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Dec. 6.—Exchanges, $447,713; belances, $100,564. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days........ — $ 8% Sterling Exchange, sight.. — asig Sterling Cables : — 4 New York Exch: - b3 New York Exchang - 7% Eine Silver, per ounce - 59% Mexican Dollars. - T WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are dull at 25s, usual options. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of 19,200, against 54,520 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, 20,780 tons, against 9062; on the way to this port, 137,765 tons, against 169,200. WHEAT—The Glencaird takes for London 5,714 ctls, valued at $42,000. The market continues in the same old rut. The shortness of the crop has cut shipments from this port down to practically nothing, and about the only business is on local feed and {lling account. "Spot. $1 1801 1645 Spot_ wheat—Shipping, 1 173%@1 2%, CALL BOARD SALES. 3 Informal session—9:15 o'clock—May—4000 ofls, $117%; 20,000, §1 4% Second session—May—4000 ctls, $1 17%. Regular morning session—May—S000 ctls, $117%: 6000, 31 1715 Afternoon session—May—2000 ctls, $117%; 6000, $117%. December—2000, $1 13. BARLEY—The market is firmer, and futures show a small advance. .pot business is dull. Shipment_of 5000 ctis Brewing, valued at §7750, to Sydmey, and 18,382 ctls, valued at 24,800, to London. Feed, §125@1 28%; Brewing $1 3214@145 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—December—2000 ctls, $130%; 2000, $1 30%: 4000, $1 30. Second session—No sales. Regular morning session—No sales. Afternoon session—No sales. OATS—Holders are asking higher prices, which buvers refuse to pay, and there the matter stands. Sales are small. Fancy Feed, §121%@130 per ctl: good to cholce, $1 22%@1 25; common, $1 17%@1 20; Surprise, $1 35@1 42%; Gray, $120@1 22%; mili- ;flfldoél Efi@l 30 per ctl; Red, $1 40@1 47%; Black, 1 60@1 70. CORN—Is steady but quiet at the recently improved quotations. milling Small round yellow, $116@1 17%: Eastes large yellow, $110; white $1 066@1 10; mlxe:: $1 07% per ctl; California white, §1 “15. RYE~—Is lower and dull. Californ! 120; Eastern, §1 15 per ctl, s $3ri0 BUCKWHEAT—Is nominal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. Shipment of 351 bbls Flour, valued 005, to Sydney. FLOUR—Family extras, $4 15@4 25; extras, $3 90@4 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS=-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the. trade:: Graham Flour, §8 2 per 100 1bs; Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, §7; Cornmeal, $250; extra cream Cornmeal, '$3 %; Oatmeal ; Oat Groats, $4 50: Hominy, $3-26@3 at $11,- bakers' (barrels), $5 $5G6 2; in sacks, $5 65@6.05; Pearl Barley, §5; Split P o s paricy. i Sl Peas, 54 % Green Feas, 3430 Dealers report sales of cholcs Wheat at the l HAY' AND FREDSTUFFS. 50; Flour, 3424 %5; Cracked Wheat, $376; 3450; Whole Wheat Flour, §3 505 noium. top quotations. new. BRAN—$14 50@15 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$19G20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $26 50@27 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $31@3150; job- bing, $32G32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cotton- seed’ Meal, §25G30 per ton; Cornmeal, $25 50@ 2450; Cracked Corn, $4@2. CALIFORNIA HAY—Wheat, $16 50@18 for good to choice and $14@16 for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, $15@16 50; Oat, $14@15 50; Island Barley, $11@14; Alfalfa, $U@12 50; Stock, $11@12; Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)— Wheat and Wheat and Oat, $13 50@15; Cheat, ver, i mothy, per ton. STRAW—35@75c per bale. BEANS A Otherwise there is nothing ND SEEDS. Beans are steady at the advance, with small transactions, There is nothing new in Seeds, BEANS—Bayos, $2G2 10; Small Whites $215@2 20; Large Whites, $180@1 9; Pinks, $2@2 10; Reds, $3 156@3 25; Blackeye, $3 75@i; Butters, $2@2 50; Limas, $3 25@3 3; Pea, $2 30@ 250: Red Kidneys, $240@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $ 50@4 75 per ctl; yellow Mustard, $ 2; Flax, $2@2 25; Canary Beed, 24@%c per Ib: Alfalfa, 6%@ic; Rape, 24@d¥c; Hemp, 2%@dc; Timothy, 5@3ke. DRIED PEAS—Niles, '§1 50@1 75; Green, $175 @1 8 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. All descriptions under this head are quiet. POTATOES—60c for Early Rose; 30@5lc for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, Tsc@$l 10; Oregon, 75c@§1; Sweet Potatoes, 50@Tsc for nearby and $130 for Merced; New Potatoes, 1gc er. o, NIONS—50@70c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, Beans, 4@7c; Cabbage, 40@50c; Tomatoes, 2@ 40c for Bay and 50@75c for Los Angeles; Garlic, 6@7c per Ib; Dried Okra, 10c per Ib; Green Pep- pers, 3@Gc per Ib; Marrowfat Squash, $8@10 per ton; Carrots, 25@dc per sack. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12c per Ib in lots of 25 Ibs; sliced, desiccated,” "16@1Sc; granulated, raw, 13c; Onlons, 6ic; Carrots, old, 13¢: new, 18¢; Cab- bage, 30c; Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Two cars of Eastern sold at 14c for Turkeys, $ 50 for Ducks, §175 for Geese, $@5 50 for Hens, $5@5 50 for young Roosters, $ for old do and $4 50 for Fryers. Local Poultry is steady. Receipts are not excessive and quotations change very little from day to day. The supply of Game about balances the de- 4@6c; String mand. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 15@l7c; live Turkeys, 14@i5c for Gobblers and 14@lsc for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1 50@1 Goslings, $1 60@1 75; Ducks, $4 50@6 50 for old and $4 50@ 6 50 for young; Hens, $3 50@5; young Roosters, old do, $4@4 50; Fryers, $4@4 50; Broil: 4@4 50 for large, $3@3 50 for small; Plg- eons, $1@1 25 per dozen for old and $1 76@2 for Equabs. $1@1 2%; Mallard, $3@3 5 GAME—Quail, Canvasback, §$6@9; Sprig, $2@2 50; Teal, ‘$1 Widgeon, §150; Small Duck, $1 English Snipe, $3; Jack Snipe, $1G12%; Gray Geese, Vhite Geese, $125; Brant, $i 50@1 7 , $3 50@4 50; Hare, $1; Rabbits, $1 % for Cottontails and §1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Another advance in Butter is noted. Stocks are light. Eggs are lower, Cheese shows no further change. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 26c, with sales at 27c; seconds, 24@25c. Dairy—Choicé to fancy, 22%@Mc; grades, 18@22c. Pickied Goods—Firkin, 17@1Sc; pickled roll, 17@18c; creamery tub, nominal. Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%c per 1b: Elgin, 22G22%e. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 11%@12c; old, 10 @lic; Cream Cheddar, 12@12c; Young Amer- ica, 12c; Eastern, 12@llc. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 33@35c per dozen; com- mon Eggs, 30@32tc; Eastern, 20@2%c for ordi- nary and 273%@2Ske for fancy. common DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Very few Grapes are seen now and they are firm at a further advance. Fine Apples are also firm. Persimmons are in light supply, but quiet. Cranberries come in and go out freely and stock keeps moving right along. Oranges, Lemons and Limes are dull and.in ample supply. .DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $150@$3 50 per chest for large and —— for small. % Cranberries, $750@950 per barrel for East- ern and $1@1 50 per box for Coos Bay. 3 Grapes, 60@Sc per - - crates sell 10@15c Apples, 35@60c_for common, T5c@$L per box for No. 1 and $125@13 for choice. Lady Ap- ples, $1@1 50. Pears—50c@$1 _per: box. Persimmons—65c@$1 2 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $250@3 50 r box; Seedlings, $1@1 75; Mandarins, $1G1 50; emons, $1@2 for common and $250@3 50 for 800d to’ choice; Mexican Limes, $4; California Limes, 50@7c per small box; Grape Fruit, §150 @4: Bananas, $150@2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@5 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. The demand for Peaches is good; better, in fact, than ever before In the month of Decem- ber. Everything else in the way of fruit is dull. Dealers quote Prunes down 24@2ic for the four sizes, and dull at that. Raisins and Honey are quiet and unchanged. Nuts are firm and in good demand. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, §%c for 40. 4%@ bc for 50-60's, 314@3%c for 60-70's, 2%@3c for 70-80's, 24@2%c for 80-90's, 2c for 90-100's and 1%@1%c -for 100-110's; Silver Prunes, 21@sc; Peaches, 6@T%c for good to cholce, TH@Sc for fancy and 10@12%c for peeled; Apricots, 10@12¢ for Royals and 12@12isc for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples, T4@7i%c; sun dried, 4@#ic; Black Figs, sacks, 2@2ic; Plums, 4%@6c for pitted and '1@1%c ‘for unpitted; Nectarines, 6@ic for prime to fancy; Pears, 6@sc for quarters and for halves. AISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 5%c for four-crown, 5%@6%c for Seed- less Sultenas, 4lc for Seedless Muscatels and $120 for London Layers: Dried Grapes, 2%@3c. NUTS—Chestnute,” §@i2ic per Ib; Walnut 6@7c_for hardsheli, 8@llc for softehell; Al monds, 6@7c for hardshell, 13c for softsheli, 14@ 16e for paper-shell: Peanuts, 6@7c for Eastern and 4%@sc for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 10@llc’ for bright and S@dc for lower grades; water white extracted, 6%@ fc; lght amber’ extracted, 6o; dark, §@sie per b BEESWAX—24@26c per 1b. PROVISIONS. The established quotations still rule, with a dull_market. CURED MEATS—Bacon, Tic per 1b for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cure Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 10@10%c; California Hams, 91@9%c; Mess Beef, $10 per bbl; extra Mess ‘Beef, $11; Family Beef, $1250; extra Prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $18; mess, $15 50@ 16; Smoked Beef, 11%@12c per Ib. LARD—Eastern tierces quoted at 5%c per 1b for compound and G%@7c for pure; paile, Tio; California tierces, 4%@sc per Ib for compound and 6c for pure: haif-barrels, 8%c; 10-Ib tins, hes B tine, Tike, “higher than boxes. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 5%@sb%c; less than 300 1bs, 1-Ib pails, 60 in 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, § -1b palls, 12 in a 9% case, §1c; 10-1b pails, 6 in a case, 8%cb; 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 in a case, T%c; wooden buckets, 20 1bs net, 8%c; fancy tubs, 80 1bs net, 7%c; half barrels, about 110 ibs, 7%ec. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides are quiet and steady, though the Eastern market is strong and active. Wool is still dull and nominal. Hops show no change in price, but some dealers are talking weaker. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under. the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 8%c; light, Sc; Cowhides, Sc; Stags, Salted Kip, so; ' Calf, 8c; dry Hides, sound, lsc; culls and brands, 12c; dry Kip and Veal, 15¢; dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins, shearlings,. 16@25c_each; short wool, 30@40c each; medium, 60@S0c; Tong wool, -30c@s110 Horse Hides, salt, §175@2 for large and 75¢ for small; Colts, 50c; Horse Hides, dry, $130 for large and 50c@$1 for small. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3%@3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2%c; refined, 4%@3c; Grease, 2c. WOOL—$pring_clips—Southern Mountain, 12 months’, 7@%c; San Joaquin_and Southern, 7 months', §@dc; Foothill and Northern, free, 12 @ldc; Foothill'and Northern, defective, 9@ilc; Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@16c; Nevada, 106 13¢; Bastern Oregon, 10@12c. Fall Wools— Humboldt_and Mendocino 11 Northern Mountain 2 Mountain L Plains ... 6@ 8 HOPS—1898 crop, '? T 1b for ordinary, 16@16c for good and 17@1%¢ for eholce to fancy. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags for next season, nominal, at 4%@5c; Wool Bags, 26@2Sc; San Quentin Bags, # 6. COAL~—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- | Cent Gaslij h'..llk; ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, $750; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, $7 Scotch, $8;: Cumberland, $850@9 in bulk and $10@10 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite $14; Cannel, :s« per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, ; Coke, $12 bulk and $14 in sacks. gD CORDAGE—Manila, 9%¢; Sisal, 9%c; Duplex, 8 basts. CANNED FRUITS—Shij 1000 cases fruit to Sydney and cases to London. Cherries, $1 35@1 40; Peaches, §1 40@1 75; Pears, $1 40; Apricots, $140; Plums, Sc. E] ; e for Fo0d 10, prime washed: peaberty. 114Gt o mye;ferr{ To015e thr 8008 1o, prs e0els 1lc nominal for good current with blac beans, 9@10%c for fair, 5%@Sc for common to. ordinary. Salvador—11@i3c for good to good to ‘prime washed: , $4@S%c for washed, 9%@10c for good to- prime unwashed. peaberry. Nicaragua—8@8%c nominal for good to superior unwashed, 912@10c nominal for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—14@16c for prime to fancy washed, 10%@11%e for good to strictly good washed, 9@ 0c for fair washed, 7@Stc for medium, 5@6%c for inferior to ordinary, 11%@i2c for good to Vg pe e B S, A0S o e A rior unwashed, font Lowndimne PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, 4c; cases, se- lected, 4iic; imitation Eastern, 5%c; boneless, B%e; strips, 5%@T%c; blocks, 5%@7c; tablets, The; middles, 6l@8ic per Ib: desiccated, 87%¢ per dozen: pickled cod, barrels, each, $8; pickled cod, half-barrels, each, $4 50. LEATHER—Sole Leather, heavy, 25@28c per Ib; Sole Leather, medium, 24@25c; Sole Leather, light, 23@25c; rough Leather, heavy, 24@25ci rough Leather, light, 23@24c; Harness Leather, heavy, 30@3c; Harness Leather, medium, 27@ 0c; Harness Leather, light, 26@2Sc; Collar Leather, 14@i6c_per foot; Kip, finished, 40@4sc per_Ib;’ Veal, ,finished, 50@5oc; Calf, finished, e Splits, 14@16c per 1b: Rough Splits, % OIL—California Castor Ofl, cases, No. 1, 85 barrels, %0c per gallon (manuracturers’ rates) Linseed Oil, in_barrels, boiler, 46c; raw, #ci cases 5c.more; Lard Oil; extra 'winter strained, barrels, 56c; No. 1, 46c; cases, 6 more; Chind Nut, 45@33c per gallon; Pure Neatsfoot Ol barrels, 65c; cases, 70c; No. 1, barrels, 5ci cases, §0c; Sperm,’ crude, 60c; natural white, 40c; bleached white, d5c; Whale Oil, natural White, 40c: bleached white, 4ic; Pacific Rubber Mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@ 1.5 per gallon; wagon colors, $262 % per gal- PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Ofl, In bulk, 12c per gallon; Pearl Ofl, in cases, 17%c Astral Oil, 1Tk%c; ‘Star Ofl, iTic; Extra Star Oll, 21%c: Elaine Oil, 22%c; Bocene Oil, 19%c; Deodorized Stove Gasoline, 'in_bulk, 13%c; In cases, 19¢c; Benzine, In bulk, 12%c; cases, 17%4c; S6-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 20c; in cases, Zic. CANDLES—Electric Light Candles—8s, 16 oz, Tio; 6s, 14 oz, B%c: 6s, 12 oz, Bc; 6, 10 oz, S%c. Granite (Mining) Candles—5s, 16 0z, S%c: 65, 14 oz, $}c; Bs, 12 oz Thc; 6s, 10 oz, 6%c. Paraffine Wax Candlcs—I1s, 2s, 4s, 6s, 12s, ‘white, sz‘{g,iuf.}’m!c‘l. 9gc. E_LEAD—Quoted at 6@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—In case 58c; in iron barrels, 83¢; in woodén barrels, per gallon. LUCOL—Bolled, barrels, 4lc; raw, barrels, RS s 0] —$42 per flask for local and $38@38 50 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refinifig Com- pany announces an advance in_ all grades and quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c: Powdered, 6%c: Candy Granulated, 5%c; Drv Granulated, '5%c; Confec- tioners’ A, 5%c: California A, 5% S%e; Extra C, 6%c; Golden C, s%c: half-barrel %c more than barrels, and boxes 1%c more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. use LUMBER. LUMBER—Shipment of 312,746 feet lumber and 3106 doors to Sydney. Retall prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $15 50@18 00; ex- tra_sizes, higher; Redwood, $17 for No. 1 $14@15 for No. 2; Lath, feie for fancy; Shakes, — for split and $10 50 for sawn: Rustic, $15@21 CANNED SALMON—Shipment o1 25,423 cases to London and 7723 cases and 600 half-barrels to Sydney. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Fears of drought are Impelling stockmen to ship in their cattle and in consequence re- ceipts of beef are large and the market fs accordingly weaker. There is no change in Mutton or Veal. Hogs are coming in freely and are weak at unchanged quotations. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers M BEEE R quality, 6 "—First quality, 6tc; second quality, 6c; th‘l’lélflfiil{‘ly. "”'@é‘!fic' i quality, ¢ v arge, $@iic: small, 8@8kc per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 114@sc; Ewes, ¢, LAMB—8@Sie per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 4c for large, 43ic for me- dium, and 3%@3%c for small; stock Hogs, 2@ 3c; dressed Hogs, 6@6%c for prime. PRODUCE RECEIPTS. For Tuesday, December 6. Flour, qr sks. 6.086 Pelts, bdls. Wheat, ctls. 500 Hides, no X Barley, ctls. 2,750 | Eges, doz.. D B1% Cheese, ctls 27| Quicksilver, fiks. 21% Butter, ctls 158{ Leather, rolls.... 101 Tallow, ctls. 3i6| Lumber, feet..... 50,000 Beans, ‘sks 9| Raisins, bxs. 250 Potatoes, sks. 5 Onions, sks. 960! Sugar, “bags. Middlings, s! 105 Brandy, gals Hay, tons. 172 Chicory, bbls. Wool, bales. 49 OREGON. Flour, qr sks. 23,49 Onions, sks. .1 Barley, ctls. 3,070 'Hay, tons. . 30 Oats, ctls. 300 Bran, sks. . 3,964 Potatoes, sks. 4,M3|le, bales . H Wheat, ctls...... 5,300 NEVADA. Hay, tons. 10| THE STOCK MARKET. Hale & Norcross did some ground and lofty tumbling yesterday. The payment of the $1 50 dividend removed the props from under the stock and it opened at 10c, against $1 60 as the best figure of the preceding day. It sub- sequently took the up grade again, as will be seen by the list of sales. The other stocks ‘were somewhat nervous in sympathy, but there were no marked changes. In local securities Oceanic sold down to $59. The stockholders of the Hale & Norcross mine were yesterday pald a dividend of $1 50 per share. As there are 112,000 shares in the mine, the dividend amounts to $165,000. This is the first dividend in ten years, the last pre- vious one of 50c per share having been paid on August 8, 1888. The dividend just added in- creases the total to $5,776,200 paid out in divi- dends. ‘The ore shipments from the mines of Eureka and Hamilton districts, Nevada, for the week ending December 2 were as follows: From Eureka — Bullwhacker mine, 38,300 pounds; Diamond, 32,360; Excelslor, 70,270; Eureka Con. 34,570; Hamburg, 37,260; Jackson, 72,190; Rich- mond, 77,19. From Hamilton—McEilin, 34,470, Rocco—Smith & Jackson, 88,220, The annual meeting of the Crocker-Wool- worth National Bank has been called for Jl_‘.!\unry 10. 2 o th he annual meeting of the Kennedy Mini and Milling Company has been called for D‘l‘- ce]lgxber 19. e delinquent assessment sale of the Chol- lar Mining Company will be held to-day. The Argonaut mine at Jackson, Amador County, paid the tegular monthly dividend of 10c_per’share, or $20,000, on the 2ith, The old officers of the Old Bonanza Mining Company Bave been re-elected, with J. M. “’#{lnln‘nl TI s‘ecreuvrvy. P e Visitacion ater ‘ompany has re- elected the old directors and officers, = with Charles D. Farquharson as secretary. The Mexican Mining Company, at its an- nual meeting, re-elected the old directors and officers, with Charles H. Fish as president, Charles Hirshfeld as vice president, Charles E. Elllot secretary and G. Mc. Ross superin- ndent, STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE., Bld. Ask. TU. S. Bondse— TUESDAY, Deec. 6. Stockton Gas. Insurance— Firem’'s Fund.210 ‘Water Stocks— (Contra Costa.. 52% 55 554 Soning. aiiey 1008178 = 2% Tank Stocker 100 254 Cal S D & T.. 9§%! First Nationl 100 1210215 Lon P & A....132% — Mer Exchange — 16 Do lst Nev Nat B....17T5 NCN Savings Banks— N Ry Ger 8§ & L..1620 — N Ry Hum § & L.1050 1160 NPGC Mutual Sav. 35 40 NPC 3 — N Cal. 00 Oak Ga: Security S'B 300 350 gm By Union T Co.1060 — P& Cl Street Raliroads— P&O California .. Powell- Sac El Ry 5s.100 — § F & N P 5s.110%110 SlerraRCal 0s.10414105% | Presidio S'P of Ar 0s..11053111 | Powder— § - Moty el § P Cls cg 55.102 — |Glant Con Co. 57% 7% S P Brfs......118 — [Vigorit ........ 3% 3% SV Water 6s.119 120 | Miscellaneous— 5V Al Pac Gas & Electric— Capital* Gas.. Cent L & P... 9% Mutual Bl Co. 12! Oakland Gas.. 52 Pac Gas Imp. 86 Morning Session. 4 feet, $2 20@2 30; Pick- | ets, $14; Shingles §1 35 for common and $2 25 | THE INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. 20 8 V Wate: 100 Equitable 100 Equitable Gaslight ... Afternoon Session. 400 Vigorit . %, 008 P of eis 6 t of Ariz 6 per cen § v Water 4 per cent (3d issue). o100 150 Equitable Gaslight . 75 Equitable Gaslight ... MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 100 Alpha Con 0. 50 Mexican . 23 300 Andes . 08 100 Ophir 6 1000 Best & 37 100 Ophir 63 100 Best & Belcher. 38 800 Ophir 61 500 Con Cal & Va..130 50 Ophir 62 500 Con Cal & Va..125 200 Potosi % 100 Crown Point.... 18 100 Savage b4 400 Gould & Gurry.. 25 100 Savage . 6! 100 Gould & Curry.. 24 §00 Sierra Ni 1 00 Hale & Norcrs.. 15100 Sierra Nevada..120 | 900 Hale & Norers.. 11 1000 Utah 5 100 Mexican 21l Afternoon Session. 200 Best & Belcher 41|200 Ophir | 300 Best & Belcher. 42300 Potosi 100 Challenge . 17}100 Potosi 1190 Con Cal & Va.1 35(200 Savage ) 100 Gould & Curry.. 27/600 Sierra Nevada..130 | | 100 Hale & Norers.. - 22,100 Sierra Nevada..1 3 | | 700 Hale & Norcrs.. 211100 Union Con...... 21 150 Hale & Norers.. 20 250 Union Con. 2 100 Mexican .. 30 350 Utah ... < 35 600 Occidental ...... 76 100 Yellow Jacket.. 18 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 100 Con Cal & Va. 100 Con Cal & Va... 300 Con Cal & Va.i 32 300 Savage . 5 200 Sterra N Sk 400 Sierra Nevada..l 1200 Best & Belcher 39]900 Mexican 20 600 Best & Belcher. 33/200 Ophir [ 200 Best & Belcher 400 Ophir 6 600 Chollar 500 Ophir 6 200 Chollar . 1100 Ophir 62 630 Con Cal & 300 Potosi = 30 900 Gould & Curry.. 2 400 Sierra Nevada..1 20 200 Hale & Norcrs.. 18 200 Sierra Nevadal 171 300 Hale & Norcrs.. 15 200 Sierra Nevada..1 15 300 Hale & Norcrs.. 14 600 Union Con % 400 Hale & Norers.. 15 400 Utah . 5 Afternoon Session. 07 200 Hale & Norcrs.. 20 .. 08 900 Hale & Norers.. 21 21 800 Hale & Norers.. 22 40 600 Ophir e & 600 Andes . 200 Andes . 400 Belcher ... 400 Best & Belcher. < 800 Best & Belcher. 41600 Overman . 7 | 400 Challenge Con.. 18 500 Sierra Nevada..l 25 800 Con Cal & Va..135 200 Sierra Nevadal 27% 600 Gould & Curry.. 27 300 Slerra Nevada..l 200 Gould & Curry.. 28/200 Union Con.. 26 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, Dec. 6—4 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha Con 05 07fJulia . or 02 Alta . 12 13|Justice . 17 18 Andes 07 09| Kentuck . 06 07 Belcher . 21 22{Lady Wasl = 6 | Benton Co 04 10| Mexican . 32 33 | Best & Bel 42 13|Occidental 80 — | Bullion — 05|Ophir . 6 66 Caledonl: 21 23|Overma 02 Chollar 25 26|Potosl .... 5 2% Challenge 17 18{Savage ..... 17 18 Confidence 62 —|Scorplon ....... 02 05 Con Cal & 30 140 Seg Belcher.... — 05 Con Imperial... 01 02|Sierra Nevada.l251 35 Crown Point... 17 18|Silver Hill — 08 Con New York. — 04|Syndicate Eureka Con.... 30 -—|Standard . Exchequer ..... — 02|Union Con Gould & Curry. 27 28|Utah ... Hale & Norcrs. 19 21'Yellow Jacket, 18 19 ASSESSMENTS PENDING, Company. Chollar ... Crown Point . Alta ... Mexican Best & Belche Confidence Alpha . Seg. Belcher.. Occidental (Potos V.33 Gould & Curry Overman | N. Gould & Curry| | Union % Hale & Norcross. Bap.gzanneasgys ‘The Prinec of Wales is colonel of thir- teen British reglments. the Duke of Con- naught eight, the Duke of York three, and the Duke of Cambridge eight. course, include regulars, volunteers and yeomanry, and most of the positions are onorary. THE CALL'S CALENDAR. 1898. Last Quarier, December 6. New Moon. uarter, December 19. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located In the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefif of mariners, without regard to nationality and | free of expense. Navigators are cordlally invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sdil- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street, is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the Uni: 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 v\'y""é’wmx day. Lieutenant, U. S. ‘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) ahout twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the helght of tide is the same at both places. ‘WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. 24822 mgp\—eron 4588 E:azi 1.1 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 Bf 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. % =3 13 ... 7 i San Diego . 7 Departure Bay ‘|Dec. 7 ....|Victorla & Puget Sound 3 ‘|China and Japan.... 30 Humboldt .. Dec. 8 e. Dec. 8 City of Panama, 1 Cleveland. 9 Orizaba. h Curacao 9 Mineola, .3 Wellington. Columbia... Chilkat. These, of | l% and om::.—'l(unén TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U S, N., Mer- chants'"Exchange, San Francisca, Cal., De- cember 6, 1895 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 § o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean tima W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. 5. N., i cuarg SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, December 6. Stmr Australia, Houdlette, 6 days 14 hours 15 minutes from Honolulu. Stmr Ruth, Strand, 63 hours from Tillamook. Stmr South Portland, Paton, § days from | Astoria. Stmr State of California, Parsons, 54% hours from Portland; via Astoria 43% hour: Stmr_Nafarro, Walvis, 60 hours from Ya- quina Bay. Stmr Del Norte, Allen, 35 hours from Cres- cent City. Stmr National City, Dettmers, 66 hours from Grays Harbor. Stir Chilkat, Anderson, 25% hours from Eu- reka. Stmr Cleone, Miller, 67 hours from Tilla- k. T Bark Gatherer, Stockkobye, 13 days from Ta- | coma. Schr Mary Etta, Anderson, 3 days from Bowens Landing. Schr Webfoot, Donnelly, 11 days from Grays Harbor. FLEARED. Tuesday, December 6. Stmr North Fork, Bash, Eureka; Chas Nel- son. Stmr Queen, Joseph, Victoria and Port Town- send; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Coos Bay, Gielow, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Bktn Wrestler, Nielsen, Kaului; Commercial & Sugar Co. SAILED. Tuesday, December 6. Samoa, Jahnsen, Eureka. Charles Nelson, ‘Andersen, Seattle. Brunswick, Andresen, Grays Harbor. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Sequoia, Thwing, Fort Bragg. Bark Levi G Burgess, Younggren, Tacoma. pochr Achle and Fontle, Colstrup, Stewarts oint. Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reyes. SPOKEN Oct 17, 46 S, 63 W—Br ship Wasdale, from Aqtwerp for San Francisco. TELEGRAPHI POINT LOBOS, Dec 6, 10 p m—Weather hazy; wind NE; veloclty 16 miles CHARTERS The Colbert loads wheat at Portland or Ta- coma for Europe. 34s 6d. Geneva, guano at Clipperton Island for Honolulu. Mildred, lum- ber at Port Gamble for Honolulu. DOMESTIC PORTS. VENTURA—Arrived Dec 6—Stmr Grace Dol Hawallan Stmr Stmr mr Arrived Dec 6—Stmr Pomona, hne Arrived Dec 3—Stmr Lily, hence Nov 18 Sailed Dec 5—Schr Louise, for San Pedro. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 6—Bark Tidal Wave, from Tacoma for San Pedro. Sailed Dec 6—Schr Spokane, for Honolulu. SAN . PEDRO—Arrived Dec 3—Schr Abble, from Caspar; schr Maria E Smith, from Lud- low. PORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Dec 6—Bktn Northwest, from Port Townsend. Sailed Dec 6—Schr Excelsior and schr Chal- lenger, for San Pedro. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived Dec 6—Schr Ed- ward Parke, hence Nov 16. Safled Dec 5—Schrs C H Merchant and Matd of Orleans, for San Francisco. EVERETT—Sailed Dec 5—Bark Oakland, for San_Pedro. SOUTH BEND—Sailed Dec 6—Bark Aureola, for San Francisco. TACOMA—Sailed Dec 6—Bark Tidal Wave, for San Pedro; schr Dora Bluhm, for San Pedro. sArrh-ed Dec 3—Ship Louis Walsh, hence Nov SEATTLE—Sailed Dec é—Stmr Cleveland, for San Francisco. ASTORIA—Arrived Dec 5—Nor bark Aker- shuh, from Hiogo; stmr Columbia, hence Dec 4; Aus stmr Burma, hence Dec 3; stmr Fulton, hence Dec 3. Sailed Dec 6—Br ship Eulomene, for Queens- town. FOREIGN PORTS. GUAYAQUIL—Arrived Dec 5—Bktn Quick- step, from Fort Bragg. HONOLULU—Arrived Nov 14—Bktn Echo, fm Newcastle, NSW. Nov 15—Ship St Francis, fm Norfolk; schr Endeavor, from Port Townsend: stmr Newport, hence Nov 8. Nov 16—Bktn Planter, from Laysan Island; Nor bark Carri- zal, from Newcastle, NSW; ship Farrague, fm Tacoma. Nov 17—Stmr City of Rio Janeiro, hne Nov 10. Nov 21—Ship Yosemite, from Tacoma. Nov 22—Brig W G Irwin, hence Nov 9. Nov 23—Br stmr Miowera, from Sydney; stmr Aus- tralia, hence, Nov 16. Nov 24—Br bark City of St Adelaide, from Newcastle, NSW. Nov Br stmr Aonangi, from Victoria; bark Albert, hence Nov 13. Nov 2—Br stmr Belgic, hence Nov 19; stmr St Paul, hence Nov 18. Nov 28— Br_stmr Hupeh, from Yokohama. Sailed Nov 16—Schr Emma and Louisa, for Seattle; stmr Pennsylvania, for Manila. Nov 18—Bktn Amelia, for Port Townsend: schr A M Baxter, ‘for Port Townsend; stmr City of Rio de Janeiro, for San Francisco; stmr Newport, for Manila. Nov 20—Schr Allen A, for Grays Harbor. Nov 2—Br stmr Miowera, for Van- couver. Nov 24—Bark C C Allen, for San Francisco. Nov 2—Bark Sea King, for Port Townsend. Br stmr Aorangi, for Sydney. Nov 26—Br stmr Belgic, for Yokohama; bark Chas B _Kenny, for Port Townsend. SYDNEY—Arrived Dec 5—Sehr Honotpu, from Tacoma. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Sailed Nov 24—Br bark Brussels, for San Francisco. HILO—Arrived Nov 14—Bark Annie Johnson, hence Nov 1. HONOIPU—Arrived Nov 22 —Schr Emma Claudipa, from Tacoma. KAILUA—Sailed Nov 20—Schr Bangor, for Puget Sound. KAHULUI—Salled Nov 25—Brig Lurline, for Francisc OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _leave Broadway whart, San Francisco: For ‘Alaskan ports, 10 2. m., Dec. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 21, Jan. 1, change at Seattle. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, 'Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.). 10 a. m., Dec. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, and every fifth day ' thereafter, y’s steamers ma to N. B. n. Eh'ln";e ‘at ‘Seattle to this com for Alaska and G. )}I.fl Iéy.batRy Ry., at_Vancouver . P. Ry. Humboldt Bay), 2 p. m., Dec. S.F;g,r 115.:,“;5}“’.5,( 30, Jan. 4, and every fifth day thereatter. Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, nyflcof?ngon Harford (San’ Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., Dec. 8, 7, 11, 15, 19, 3, 27, 31, Jan. 4, and every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luisdfigis e)hOST;_l“;; E\'l‘-;be?el’:, l!;n:t an on¢ 2 ln'f.‘ 6:0‘."19,'5. 9, 12).’ 17, {2114 25, 2, Jan. 2, and fourth day_thereafter. ev;g Ennenn\i“ymgdl.lenn Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Dec. 15, Jan. 1 2. further information obtain folder. e Toethpany restrves the right to changs without provious notice steamers, sailing daies “IGKET UFFIOE4 New Montsomery street (Palace Hotel). RKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts., GO AL, P avket st. San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO BEORTL.AND Z¥rom Spear-street W ual FAHE $12 First Class Including Berthy $8 Second Class __ and Meals. COLUMBIA sails Nov. 24, Dec. 4, 14, 24 STATE OF CAL. saiis....Nov. 29, Dec. 8, 15, Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Bute, Helena and all polnts in' the Northwest. ets to_all_points East. TR . WARD, " General Agent, GOODALE, PERKINS & Cont "% & Superintendents. Compagnie GFaneraLs Iran‘satlantiquu. <iftn DIRECT LINE TO HAVEE-PARIS (FRANCE). Sailing every Saturday st 10 a. m. from Pler 42, North River, foot of Morton street. LA GASCOGNE. LA CHAMPAGNE LA BRETAGNE LA NORMANDIE LA GASCOGNE. . First class to Havre, $00 and upward, 5 per cent reduction on round trip. Second class to Havre, $45. 10 per cent reduction round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITEDSTATES AND CANADA. 3 Bowling Green, New York, 3. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, § Montgomery avenue, San Franclsco. ‘Wednesday, December fi 28, at 10 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery st. Freight office—327 Market st.. San Francieco. 8. 'S. AUSTRALIA sails for Honolulu ‘Wednesday, December : U at 2 o’ m. - ‘ The §. S. ALAMEDA <) sails via Honoluiu and Auckland for Sydney BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO. . Steamer ‘‘Monticello. Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat. 9:45 a. m. Fridays.... 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