The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 9, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1898. COMMERCIAL WORLD. STOCKS OF GRAIN. The Semi-Annual Report of the Produce Exchange in Detail. REPORT OF FLOUR AND GRAIN REMAINING IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 1, 1898. n » warehouses and mills, in- cluding grain and flour afloat in harbor) ° [1:3 £5 = < = g : H H uiog. s10 . £ 2! BT and in transit.. .| 35,541] 300,480 175,720/161,000{165,393 s Yolo, Colusa and Glenn e ttin e, A o s .| 15,125 1,285,260/ *122,240) 11,100].. Sacramento, Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Placer,| and Tehama counti 18,713} 1,412,200 Contra Costa and Alameda countie: 1,200( 1,574,080 San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno,| 35,265/ 1,537,450 Madera, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties.| San Mate nta Clara, San nenitu,d?‘mu; ) 1t vy and San Luis £po) i b M aind pol 8,415) 205,000 851). Senta Barbara, Ventars, los Angeles| Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside an 4 ]t San Diego counties. 150,320 \ 580/276,570 Totals . | 6,494,500 1186,000/513,459). COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. wE g Decem 5, June 1 64,960/ 1,733,580 "758,600( 81,9505 1896—December 111, 95,3803, 008, 950, June 1.. 101,991 2,655,340.1,043,540 1895—December 5 125,500 June 1.. 4,440/108,960| 65,819 65, 4,480 1394—December 230/213,590/198, 18 | 63, SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver unchanged. Wheat weaker. Barley futures advanced. Other Cereals unchanged. Hay dull. Feedstuffs firm. Seeds neglected. No change in Beans. offee quiet. Potatoes and Onions inactive. Another advance in Butter. Cheese and Eggs unchanged. More Eastern Poultry due. Turkeys lower. Game stea Grapes scarce. Citrus Fruits dull. Lard unsettled. Meat market fairly supplied. Increased exports of Quic 1ver. Decreased shipments of Wheat and Flour. QUICKSILVER. EXPORTS OF Exports of Quicksilver from this port during the first eleven months of the year were 5769 flaeks, valued at $211,382, 4913 flasks at $174,400 for the same t EXPORTS OF Exports of Flour from this port durins first eleven months of year were barrels, against §09,760 during the same time in 1567. Reducing this Flour to a Wheat basis and adding it to the exported Wheat gives total exvorts of Breadstuffs for the eleven months of ctls, valued at_ $8.496,900, against 10,97 at $16,534,800 in 189 TRADE. ALL ELEMENTS VOR OF PEROUS YEAR. The New York circular of Henry Clews says: “The month of December presents a situation of *more than usual interest. Admittedly there are important operators who will need to get in a good amount of stocks if they are intend- ing to participate in 2 movement for a Janu- ary rise, and yet the conditions are not favor- able to their success in an attempt to depress prices materially with that view. All condi- tions continue favorable to a high scale of 902,200 6,000 ctl CONDITION A PROS- P he general trade of the country is more than usually prosperous, in the great West especially. “The textile trades, which among the first hand dealers have suffered a partlal depres- sion, have at least reached a healthier rela- tion"between supply and demand. “The exports of cereals, although beginning to show the decline usual to this stage of the season, are yet relatively upon an extraordi- nary scale. “The railroads have all the freight they can carry, and as evidence that their earnings are not on a starving scale they have given out orders within the last few days for 500,000 tons of steel rails, valued at $,000,000. “Our exports of manufactures continue to expand rapidly. The surplus of goods beyond what the home markets can absorb is finding its way to foreign countries at a still rapidly increasing rate, with the result of relieving the pressure of overproduction that has been felt in some of our most important branches of industry. ““We have concluded a settlement with Spain without involving ourselves in any of the in- ternational complications which many have feared, and, what is still more gratifying, the European powers show a marked desire to maintain friendly relations with this country. ““The diplomatic ability shown by our nego- tiators at Paris and the remarkuble financial vigor exhibited by our Government under the pressure of war flnance can only tend to be- speak confidence abroad in the wisdom and strength of the United States and to establish foreign confidence in our investments. *'An engagement for the importation of $1,000,- 000 of gold during the week—though outside the ordinary range of exchange operations—is suggestive that we are on the verge of a re- newal of the influx of the vellow metal, “We are singularly exempt from the unset- tled fecling that ordinarily attends the as. sembling of Congress, for there are no im- pending measures of legislation of disturbing interest that are likely to come up for treat- ment “'And, above all, the country is now ani- mated by a confidence and hopefulness such as we have not witnessed for many years. “So soon as Germany gets over her present financial pinch and London becomes easfer in sympathy we may expect to see a nearer €qualization in money rates as between New York and London, in which case gold will in all probability flow hither in large volume, This legitimate flow of the yellow metal from Europe £0 goon after the close of our war with Bpain, with the conditions which it represents, will show the position of this country to be simply unique among nations. The war may finally cost about $300,000,000. We have not only met its requirements from our own re- sources, but at the same time have brought other pations largely in our debt as a result of the difference Detween our exports and im- ports.” WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. §, 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to @ate as compared with those of same date last Eeason, and rainfalls In twenty-four hours: Last This Last Stations— 24 Hours. Season. Season, Eureka . 0.00 Red Bluff. 0.00 cramento 0.00 an Franclsco 0.00 Fresno .. 0.00 Independence 0.00 k Ban Luis Obispo. 0.00 1 Los Angeles 0.00 2 gan Diego. 0.00 1 Yuma . 0.00 0.77 San Francisco data—Maximum temperature, 64; minimum temperature, 48; meau tempera. ture, 55. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. The area of very high pressure which has been for several days in Idaho has moved east. ward and is now central in North Dakota, where the pressure is above 31.00 inches. The pressure s falling along the Callfornia coast. hese conditions are causing high northeast winds and moderate gales in the Sacramento Valley and in Idaho, Nevada and Utah. There are some indications that a storm exists at a considerable distance off the Callfornia coast, which is moving northward. It will probably slowly approach the Oregon and Washington coasts on Friday and Saturday. Fair, cold weather with severe frost is probable in Cen- tral and Southern California Saturday night. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Dec. 9, 1898: Northern CaliforniaFair Friday; probably increasing cloudiness Friday: high' northeast, Pprobably shifting to_east, wind, Southern Californfa—Partly cloudy Friday, followed by fair, brisk easterly wind: danger of severe frost Friday night. Nevada—Fair Friday: continued cold. Ttah—Fair Friday: continued cold. Arizona—Partly cloudy Friday, probably fol- lowed by fair; danger of severe frost Friday night If wind ceases. For San Francisco and vicinity—Fair Friday: robably increasing cloudiness Friday night: fieh northenst, probably shifting o east, wind. Special report from Mount Tamalpais——Clear: wind northeast, 44 miles: maximum tempera. ture, BS; current temperature, 5. W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Officlal. EASTERN MARKETS. STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—Quotations in the stock market rose the greater part of the day, but in the late dealings lost part of the early ad- vance, closing easy, with slight gains on most stocks. The initial tendency was hesitancy Bnd timidity, perhaps sympathetically with the irregular tone of London, which wae a mod- erate seller of Norfolk and Western, Union Pa- cific and Louisville and va_ll.l‘-. The Grangers shook off their recent lethargy and gave confidence to the rest of the list. Amer- ica’s strong foreign situation, with its prob- able effect on values as interpreted in a widely published optimistic statement of an operator Wwho usually controls a large following, was not without sentimental effect. Reports of im- provement in both hard and soft coal trade and the possibility of the enactment into law f the anti-scalping bill were subjects of di. Moreover, important interests were 0 3 openly bu ers of properties with which they are identified, large offerings being readily absorbed, and the market weakened materially. 1In the later df\nlfllgi the Grangers receded sympathetically with the weakness and business slackened until near the close, when there was o}u?ér!f‘u of weakness in'a few railwa Sugar Was very active and stronz and rose § points without any new developments in the ‘prop. Sy abecoming 'generally known. The Reavy pusiness of the Paclfics in the Jast hour Wi 1o Sther pabonsible, together witn realizations | Bagon B S, for the recession in values e easy condition of the moy nishes abundant evidence of the’ of capital seeking investment w ‘I\Pri‘:lgu (’fglfl?j}'l’d in the rallway . S boad market. Transactio: in thi ) X 2 o s de- vement was mad ; s nncd'];ntxkl S ;6,031!,!‘;’ S made in many J States new 4's coupon and th ’ coupon advanced % in the bid prec s 00 £5 Sales af stocks to-day were 8 market fur- vast amount ich B a I3 culding ARy day, were 55210 shares, in- Southern, ‘10,5305 e 00; Canadian O ot B Gontral Paciic, g: C. and Burlingto Street Raiiway, 669 Haw Miscouri Pacifie, i Metropolitan n preferred, 3n M 18.240; North -Amer 3 ?);:::rnsé’ucifi(‘.vfl : Rock Island, 558 UE!?)H | Seome lon Pacific vreferred, 921 co, 7880 3 Steel ref d fig;pl;rzuua;a 52t General E{:&ru:‘:‘m 98; Pa- Westars s gar, 99.120; Rubber, 611 ern Unlon, 3232; St.’ Louis and Sowrhve ern, 350; do 798; icago G Wostondiydo preterred, $138; 'Chicago Great CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . 1655 ) Do prefd ‘: “DoLo:xr’:rg ) | Baltimore & Ohio. 58%| Do 3d pref. A Canada Pactfic.... $3%| Do presd Canada Southern.. 54%| Do prefd, Cent Pac. 5t Paul Ches & Ohio. Do pre hi & Alton. 1156 P & O Chi B & Q Do prefd Chi & E 1il St P A& R So Pacific = : So_Railway { Ind & L. Db! potd et (|Texas & Pac ¢ e #|Union Pacific | CCC&SET 0 prerd Do prefd e & 3 Del & Hudson.....10¢ [Wabash . | Del L & W. sl Do pretd LeReA % Wheel & L'E!L1ll B Frata 17 Do prefd ....10000 23] | st pre 2 Lo American Ex ...../145 3t Nor Deita |United States...) 5415 Hocking Val. Wells Fargo......./13) Illinois_Cent. bl 5 Veocellaneous— Lake Erie & W. A AD;‘"”O{“;- - 3% Do prefd Am % Y(Ik; Sgore» i S33 |, Do, prefd Loufs & Nash..... 63 . Janhatian T “}‘;f,‘,’f;ff“ | et St C 3 | Mich Cent Con Gable "G | Minn & St L. % |Col ¥ & Iron | Do st prefd Do prefd. | Mo Pacific Gen Electric | Mobile & Ohio. Haw Com Co. MoK & T Int Paper. N Y Centrai... . ngig [ aclede Gas. N Y Chi & StL Do prefd. Do 1st prefd & INat Bin Oii | Do _2d pref 3414 [Pacific Mall. Nor West. 14_ |People’s Gas. No Amer 6% |Pullman Pal No Pacific. 0% 'Silver Certificates. ! Do prefd te|Standard R & T.. | Ontario & Sugar ... 5 | Or R & Nav Do Or Short Ling T Pac C 1Ist pre U_S Leather. Do 2d_pref, Do prefd. Pittsburg U S Rubber. Reading Do prefd. West Union, ! Federal Steei Co. { Do prefd. o5 Brooklyn R T Co. 7215 | T BONDS, 3s N Y Centra ) U § new 45 reg....128% N J C : ‘m"“h‘ Do coup. 2 28 U S 4s. Do coup Do 2ds. Nor & W 6s. 127 Northwestern con.144 Do deb 5s. 117% O Nav 1sts O Nav 4. Do Currency. Atchison 4s %|0 S Line : | Do _adj 4 10 S Line 5 tr Can So 2ds %[ Pacific 6s of ¥ ! C & O 414 Reading 4s IR G W1 % M con 55,1061z & S F gen 68.123 Con...........161% sts. s 120 | East Tenn 1sts, 1101 Erie Gen 4s.. i F W & D Ists tr. 3 Gen Elec s.. G H & S A 6 Do 2ds! H&TC Do con 6s Jowa C lsts. La new con 4s L & N Uni 4s Missourl 6s. MK & T 2ds Do 4s.. 4 W Shore 4s. Va Centurles. Do deferred. Wis Cent lsts. MINING STOCKS. Chollar .. 9 Ontario .. 500 Crown Point. 15 Ophir 6 Con Cal & Vi 125 Plymouth 101 L}eadwuod - 40 Quicksilver .. 250 Gould & Curry.... Do prefd. 400 Hale & Norcross.. 135 Sierra Nevada..... 115 Homestake 50 00 '‘Standard . 18 Iron Silver. 3¢ Mexican 18 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money—. Call loans. Time loans. Stocks— Atch Toy Amer Su .129% | Bonds— Do prefd. .113% | Atchison 4s. £ 24 Bay State Gas..... 2% Mining Sha Beil Tel.............280 " (Allouez Min Co.... § Boston & Albany..z44 jAtlantic .. 3214 Boston & Maine..165% Boston & Mont...287 Boston L.. . 81" [Butte & Boston... 66% Chi Bur &Q..... . 1ls% Calumet & Hecla..605 Fitchburg - “1043 'Centennial 25 Gen Electric & Franklin .. 18 Mexican Cent...... 6% Old Dominion 33t4 NY & N Eng. 01d_Colony.. Or Short Line. Rubber .. j Osceola .. 196 Quincy - 37 Tamarack - 37% Wolverine Union Pac... . 4515 Parrott West End. . 89157 & NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, NEW YORK, Dec. §.—Money on call steady at 2@2% per cent; last loan, 2% per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3%@4 per cent; ster- ling exchange firmer, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 8414@4 #4% for demand, and $4 813@4 §2 for sixty days; posted rates, $4 s23 4 824 and $1 95%@4 85; commercial bllls, $4 §0t; silver certificates, 59%@80%c; bar silver, 5 9-16c. Mexican _dollars, 46lc; Government bonds, strong; State bonds, @ull: railroad bonds, strong. THE LONDON MARKET. | for December. g00d, Norfolk and Western being the feature. The buying was led by New York to-day, bond issues being steadily bought by that market. Mexican Central was also a feature to-day. Grand Trunk was flat, being sold from Glas- gow, where a whisky failure had a bad effect. Spanish 4's were firm. CLOSING. LONDON, Dec. 8—Canadian Pacific, §6%; Grand Trunk, 7%; bar silver dull, 273d; money, 2G2% ber cent; Spanish s closéd at 415, P. » Dec. '8.—Spanish 4's closed at 42. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec, §,—FLOUR—Receipts, 40,- 243; exports, 14,743; generally quiet and a small demand for low winters being the only feature. Prices were 5@10c lower. Winter patents, $3 60 @3 80; winter straights, $345@3 50; Minnesota patents, $3 65@3 85; winter extras, $2 65@2 90. ‘WHEAT — Recelpts, 546,50; exports, 375,01 spot, easy; No. 2 red, 74%c f. 0. b. afloat. O tions opened easy and followed it up by pro- nounced heaviness under December selling, lower cables and bearinsh crop news. Reac- tions were scarce all day and finai prices showed % @1%c net decline, with export demand light. Sales included No. 2 red March, 72%@ 78 3-16c; closed, 72%c. ' HOPS—Quiet and firm. ‘WOOI—Steady. PIGIRON—Southern, $10 25@11 25; Northern, $10 25@11 75. COPPER—Quiet. Lake, brokers, $1275; ex- change, $12 65@12 $5. LEAD—Very dull. Domestic brokers, $3 45; exchange, $3 80@3 625 TIN — Quiet. Straights, $1S@18 10; plates, steady. . SPELTER—Quiet. Domestic, $5 25@5 35. METALS—The market was stuptdly dull from start to finish to-day. At the close the Metal Exchange called pigiron warrants quiet and nominal, at $720; Lake copper, unchanged, with $12'65 bid and $12 § asked; tin, unchanged, with $18 bid and $18 10 asked: lead, very dull, with $3 60 bid and $3 621 asked; spelter, quiet, with $5 25 bid and $5 35 asked. The firm naming the settling price for lead- ing miners and. smelters at the West quotes lead at $2 45; copper, $12 75. COFFEE—Options 'closed steady, with near- months unchanged and far-months 5 points lower. Sales, 22,250 bags, including, December, $5 23; January, %5 40: February, $5060: March, £ 60; May, $570; July, 35 80; September, $5 90} October, $5 90@5 95; November, $5 95@6. Spot coffee—Rio, steady; No. 7 involce, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6%e. x Mild—Quiet,” but steady. Cordova, 8@12c. SUGAR—Raw, firm. Fair refining, 3 15-16c centrifugal, 9 'test, 4 7-16c; molasscs sug: 3 11-16¢: refined, steady. BUTTER — Receipts, 6600; firm. Western creamery, 14%@20c; Elgins, 20c; factory, 12@ 14k, EGGS—Recelpts, 2669 packages; quiet. West- : Southern, 22@24c. DRIED FRUITS. California dried fruits: Good business going; prices firm. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, 7@Sc; S1zc; cholce, 9@9%c; fancy, 10c. prime wire tray, 8% PRUNES—{@10%c. APRICOTS—Royal, 11@l4c; Moorpark, 14@1ic. o PACHES—Unpeeled, 8%@12%c; pecied, 130 20c. ern, 2 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—Wheat opened at un- changed prices for May and a shade higher Liverpool at the time of trad- ing here had lost 4 slight opening advance, but Northwest receipts were considerably smaller than last week’s, although still running over those of last, year. This for the time being held up the liquidation which became o promi- nent, especially in December, later in the ses- sion and gave an appearance of firmness to the market. Later longs got discouraged and soon there was plenty of wheat for sale from every direction, December suffering the most. The selling'of December was very heavy. At- lantic port exports of wheat and flour were large, 1,270,000 bushels, and this fact steadied the market. But there were plenty of bear in- fluences, not the least being the weakness shown in coarser grains, and after the moon hour the market turned weak again. Foreign crop reports .were all favorable and winter wheat in this country was reported in promis- ing condition. Foreign markets were generally weak at the close. In the last hour of trad- ing a good deal of wheat was sold on stop- loss orders and buying was very scattered to- ward the close. May declined to 64%c and closed at that price. December declined to 63c and closed at_63%c. Corn showed a little strength at the start, continued light receipts during favorable ship ping weather having a bullish effect. But the market very soon turned weak and remained €0 to the close. Country advices stated that new corn would soon move more freely. May closed H@%c lower. Oats were weak in sympathy with corn, May closing %c lower. Provisions had another heavy run of hogs to contend with, but held remarkably steady notwithstanding. The market was strong dur- ing the morning, there being good local sup- port, while outside buying orders were numer- ous.’ Realizing and more liberal selling by packers caused prices to decline later, but the market at no time showed weakness. At the close May pork and ribs were 2ic lower and May lard 5¢ lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2 December By 6y 63 May 635 64% July . B4%s % Corn No. 2— December Y May . B4 July . % Oats No. 2— December 257 Ma: 26% Mess Pork, per barrel— January 9 30 May . 9 5215 Lard, per 100 pounds— January 5 121 May . 30 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— January 2 May Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, slow; No. 3 spring. wheat, 603%@82tc: No. 2 red, 6T%c 2 corn, 33%@%R%c; No: 2 oats, 264@27c 2 white, 28%@2%c;’ No. 3 No. white, 21%@28%c; No. 2 rye, 53%c; No. 1 flax seed, 99%c; prime timothy seed, '$2 mess. pork, per barrel, $7 95@S; Lard, per 100 pounds, $4 9734@5 10; short ribs sides (loose), $1 45@4 63; ary salted shoulders (boxed), $4@shc: short clear sides (boxed), $4 80@4 90; whisky, distil- lers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 26. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 44,000 | Wheat, bushels .. 0,000 44,000 Corn, bushels . . 233000 Oats, bushels . 3 169,000 Rye, bushels . 11,000 Barley, bushels 10,000 | “On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was weak; creameries, 14@20c; daliries, W@isc; cheese, steady, 8%@10%c; eggs, firm; fresh, 22@22%c. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments, Cities— Bushels. Bushels. ‘Minneapolis 418,110 41,170 vaukee '3 Chicago - 219,750 43564 Toledo 52,106 6.800 St. Louis. 35,000 27,000 | Detroit .. *19,306 2,013 Kansas ity 35,000 54,500 Totals ... 876,539 BT‘dBWI(EI‘ 10,09 | Boston_.. 2,9 NPqW York. 378,013 Philadelphia . 18,086 Baltimore 124,000 New Orleans.. 80,000 Galveston .. 228,000 Totals ... 861,022 LIVERPOOL FUTURES. ‘Wheat— Dec. Mar. Opening - 500 Closing 8 % PARIS FUTURES. Flour— Dec. Jan.-Apl. .45 80 45 40 Openins 8% s .21 30 2115 3 nwm EASTERN 'LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—CATTLE—Cattle were weak under the continued heavy decline. Com- mon and medium sold at yesterday's 10@15c de- cline, but choice beeves were as high as ever. Sales were largely at $465@550; Christmas cattle, $5 75@6; common dressed beef steers, $3 65@4 2%; stockers and feeders, $3 25@4 10; canning cows, $2 20@2 75; medium cows, 32 80 3 40; fat cows and heifers, $3 55@4 20. HOGS—Ruled strong. Bulk of sales, $3 30@ 2 40; common droves, $3 20@3 30; prime, $3 42t @3 47%: pigs, $3 15@3 30. SHEEP—Were weak and in some cases lower. Poorer lambs, $3 75@4 50; choice, $5 2@ 5 40; yearlings, $2 45@4 65; cheep, inferior, $2@ 3; cholce, $4@4 2. Receipts—Cattle, -10,000; hogs, 50,000; 14,000, o KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8.—CATTLE—Receipts, market steady. Native steers, $3 50@b 65: and heifers, $1 75@4; Texas steers, $3@ ocicers and feeders, $3@4 30; bulls, $2 2@ 3 40. HOGS — Receipts, 19,000; lights, stea to strong; others steady. Bulk of sales, 'am 3 25; hea . $3 25@3 45; packers, $3 17%@3 35; mixed, $3156@3 30; lights, $3 10@3 25; pigs, $3@ 320, : EP—Receipts, 2000 mafket firm. Lam S5 40; muttons, $204 5. Tambe OMAHA. OMAHA, Dec. 8.—CATTLE—Receipts, 1500; market steady. Native beef steers, sheep, ‘Western 30; Texas steers, g 7 360; cows and hnl(g‘-. Ta atros o9 feeders, $3 4074 40; bulls and stags, $2 40@3 80. ué{;‘s—?mogl'm 11,000; market steady: closea strong. Heavy, $3 25@3 30; mixed, $3 25@3 27; light, 33 2716@3'%; pigs, $@3 25; bulk of sales, NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were stagnant to-day, with an irregular tone. The forthcoming holldays afe beginning to have An effect. Americans were %0, ”si&‘fip—l‘uwmnfi 4000; .fl'{, :le:w n'g-ny ive muttons, 7 Stockers, §2 7083 30; 1ambs, § B 25 ¢ 4 15; cows, $2 75@3 25; feeders, freight paid to river, 33 50@4: stockers, freight paid to river, 33 75@4 15; bulls and stags, $2G2 75. HOGS—Receipts, 700; market 10c higher Light packers, §335@3$ 40; mixed, 3§ 30@3 35 heavy, $3 203 %. SHEEP—Receipts, none. CALIFORNIA RAISINS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—The Journal of Com- merce says: Whether the Ralisin Growers Assoclation carried out its avowed purpose of eliminating packers and middlemen as factors in their business at the meeting which was called for December 5 or whether the meeting was held or not does not seem to be known to Eastern handlers of the California product. In the absence of definite information it has been assumed by some here that the associa- ticn has concluded not to make an experiment which would mean a radical departure from the accepted methods of distributing the Cali- fornia raisin crop, and which, possibly, would result in the adoption of retaliatory measures on the part of packers and commission mer- chants that would undermine the position at- tained by growers through their assoclation. It has been hinted that one reason Why growers may have concluded not to push their opera- tions in the direction contemplated is that they feel that they cannot afford at present to an- tagonize their friends in the East, in view of the prospect of the withdrawal of the pro- tection accorded to California raisin producers in the high duty on Greclan currants. This is indicated by telegrams recelved to-day from the coast from prominent growers urging their representatives here to use their Influence with Congress to prevent the abrogation of the duty on currants, on the ground that it is virtually necessary for a perpetuation of the California raisin industry that this duty should be re- tained. Among handlers of dried fruits here, however,” there appears to be a sentiment In faver of restoring currants to the free list or at least for a modification of the duty. Whatever action, if any, be taken by grow- ers on the proposition of President Kearney will, it is stated, have no influence upon the market until next season. CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. CHICAGO, Dec. §.—The Earl Fruit Com- pany’s sales of California frujt were as follows: Tokay, averaged $117; Emperor, 75c@$1 40; Cornichon, $116; Red Emperor, 67c@$1 18. Two cars sold.’ Weather cold. NEW YORK, Dec. S.—The Earl Fruit Com- pany’s sales of ‘California fruit were as follows: Cornichon. $1 60@1 80; Tokay, $1 40@2 60; Ver- delle, 90c@$1 45; Ferrera, $140; Muscat,’ $1 N{;;mcco. $177. ' One car ‘sold. 'Weather' favor able. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Dec. 8.—Consols, 110%; silver, 2714d; wheat cargoes off coast, buyers indiffer- ent operators; cargoes on passage, more offer- ing; English country markets. quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. §.—WHEAT—Dull; wheat in Paris, weak; flour in Parls, weak; French country markets, quiet. COTTON—Uplands, 2%d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Futures closed quiet; December, 65 10%4d; March, 5s §%d. CORN—Qulet; ‘December, 3s 9d; January, 3s 7%d; March, 3s 7isd. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. §.—Wheat dull and lower; Walla Walla, 57@58c; valley, 60c; blue stem, 62 Cleared--Ship Australian, with 125,250 bushels Whea! WASHINGTON. TACOMA., Wash.,, Dec. 8.—Wheat club, 38¢; blue stem,’ 61@62e. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. _PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 8.—Exchanges, $§204,- 669; balances, $12,807. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. for Queenstown, lower; Sterling Exchange, 60 days. — My Sterling Exchange, sight. — 4S5k Sterling Cables .... — 4586 New York Exchange, sight. - 15 New: York Exchange, telegraphic.. — 173 Fine Silver, per ounce. — 59% Mexican Dollars... — 473 WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT -The market was weak and futures declined somewhat. There was no disp to_buy. Spot _wheat—Shipping, $113%@1 16%; milling. $1172@1 22%. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—May—6000 ctls, $116%; 2000, $1 16%; 4000, $1 16%. Secondsession—May—4000 “ctls, $1 16%. Regular morning session—May—74,000 ctls, $116%; 32,000, S1 16%; 4000, $117. Afternoon session—May—2000 ctls, $116%; 6000, $1 16%. BARLEY—There was no further advance and the market was quiet. ures, however, did better. Feed, $1 25@1 30; Brewing, $1 324@1 45 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—No_ sales. Regular morning session—December—2000 ctls, $130%; 4000, $1 315 6000, $1 31, Afternoon session—December—4000 ctls, $132. OATS--There was no further change. The market was quiet. Fancy ~Feed, $127%@130 per ctl; good to choice, $1223@l 25; common, = $1.20; Surprise, $i 35@1 2% Gray, $1 20@1 32%; mille ing, 51 25@1 30 per ctl; Red, sl 40@1 47i4; Black, $1 601 70. CORN—Quotations remain unchanged. Small round yellow, SI 15@117%; Eastern large vellow, $i10; white $105@110; mixed, $1.07% per cfl; California white, §113%@1 RYE—California, §117%@1 20; Eastern, §1 15 per_ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Is nominal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. $ 15@4 25; FLOUR—Family extras, 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 Ibs; Rye Flour, $275 per 100; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $2'50; cream Cornmeal, $325; Oatmeal, $ Groats, $450; Hominy, $3 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 2; Cracked Wheat, $3 75: Farina, $450; Whole Wheat Flour, §350; Rolled Oats (barrels), $ $5@6 25; in sacks, $5 65@6 05; Pearl Barley, §5; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $4 30 per 100’ Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. In spite of the light receipts of Hay buvers do not take hold and the market rules dull. Bran and Middlings are firm. BRAN—$§14 50@15 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$19@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $25 50@27 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50; job- bing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@2%; Cotton- seed’ Meal, §28@30 per ton:; Cornmeal, $23 50@ 24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25. CALIFORNIA HAY—Wheat, $16 50@18 for good to choice apd $14@I6 for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, $15@16 505 Oat, $1i@15 50; Island Barley, $11@14; Alfalfa, $1@12 50; Stock, $11@12; Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, etc.)— Wheat and Wheat and Oat, $13 50@15; Cheat, $12@12 50; - Alfalfa, $10G10 50; Oat, $i3@14 50% Clover, $i1 50@12 50; Timothy, $11 50@13 per ton. STRAW—35@i5c per bale. BEANS The dry weather operates agalnst any activ- D SEEDS. ity in Seeds and the market is dull. There is nothing new in Beans. g BEANS—Bayos, $2G210; Small Whites, $2 15@2 20; Large Whites, $180@19; Pinks, $2@2 10; Reds, $3 15@3 25; Blackeve, ' $3 To@4, Butters, $2@2 50; Limas, $3 2@3 35; Pea, 32 30G 250; Red Kidneys, 32 40@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $ 60@4 % per ctl: yellow Mustard, $ 2; Flax, $2@2 25; Canary Seed, 2%@?2%c per Ib: Alfalfa, 8%@ic; Rape, 24@l%c; Hemp, 21@3c; Timothy, 5@5ic. DRIED PEAS—Niles, '§1 501 75; Green, $1 75 @1 85 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. There 1s no change worthy of mote. POTATOES—60c for Early Rose; 80@50c for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, 75c@$l 10; Oregon, T5c@$1; Sweet Potatoes, 30@T5c for nearby’ and §130 for Merced; New Potatoes, 1@2c per Ib. ONIONS—50@70c VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 4@6c: String Beans, 6@Sc; Cabbage, 40@50c; Tomatoes, 2@ tlc for Bay and 50c@$l for Los Angeles; Garlic, 7@sc per Ib; Dried Okra, 15¢ per 1b; Green Pep- pers, 3@sc per Ib; Dried Peppers, 10@lsc; Mar- rowfat Squash, $@10 per ton; Carrots, H@3e per_sack. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12c per 1b in lots of 2 Ibs; sliced, desiccated, ' 16@18c; granulated, raw, 13c, Onions, 6lc; Carrots, oid, 13c; mew, 1Sc; Cab: bage, 30c: Sweet Potatoes, d)c; Turnips, 2oc; String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 500. ' POULTRY AND GAME. Dressed Turkeys were in better supply and lower. Game sold about the same. A car of Eastern Poultry goes on to-day. POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys, 13@16c; live Turkeys, 14@lic for Gobblers and 14@lec for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1 50@1 75; lings, $1 5061 75; Ducks, $4 50@6 50 for old and $4 05 650 for young: Hens, $3 50@5: young Roosters, $4 50@3; old do, $4@4 50; Fryers, $4@i 50; Broil- ers, $4@4 50 for large, $3@3 50 for small; Pig- eons, $1@1 2% per dozen for old and $1 75@2 for squabs. GAME—Quall, $1@1%; Mallard, $350@4; Canvasback, $6@9; Sprig, 2@2 50; Teal, $1 50: Widgeon, §150; Small Duck, $12; Engush Snipe, $2; Jack Snipe, $1@12; Gray ; White Geese, $125; Brant, $150@175; onkers, $3 50@4 50; Hare. $1: Rabbits, $125@ 150 for Cottontails and $1@12 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter continues to advance. It is in very er ctl. light supply. Eggs and Cheese show no fur- ther change. 6 BUTTER— Dllry—Cufihgzlce to fancy, 23@2c; common, des, 2%¢. T pickied Goods—-l-‘x;kln. 117@§M; pickled roll, 17@18c; creamery tub, nominal. * Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 18@16%c per 1b; Elgin, 22@22%c. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 11%@12c; old, 10 auc:ZCre,-c:nn Chedd;é;“:!@u%c: Young Amer- iea, 12c: Bastern, I 2 EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 33@35c per dozen; com- mon Eggs, 30@32ic; Eastern, 20@2c for ordl- nary and 273@28%c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. There are hardly enough Grapes coming in to_auote. Oranges are In better supply and weak. Apples and Pears are unchanged. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $1 50@3 per and — for =mall Cranberries, §7 50@950 per barrel for East- ern and $1@1 36 per box for Coos Bay. Grapes, 60c@$1 per box and crate. Apples, 35@60c for common, T5c@$l per box for No. 1 and §125@150 for choice. Lady Ap- ples, $1@1 50. Pears—50c@$1 2 per box. Persimmons—65c@$1 25 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $2@3 per box; Seedlings, $12@2; Mandarins, $1@1 50; Lemons, $1@2 for common and $250@4 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $4; California Limes, %@30c per small box; Grape Fruit, $150 ; Bananas, $130@2 per bunch; Pineapples, @5 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. chest for large The market moves along in the same old rut and prices show no change. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, 6%c for 40-50's, 4%@ Sc for 60-60's, 34@3%c for 60-70's, 2%@3c for 70-80's, 2% @2%e for $0-90's, 2c for 90-100's and 14@1%¢ for 100-110's; Silver Prunes, 2%@sc; Peaches, 6@7%c for good to choice, T}%@Sc for fanoy and 109124 for peeled: Apricots, 10912 for Royals and 12@12%c for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples, T4@7%c; sun dried, 4@fi4c; Black Figs, sucks, 2q24c; Plums. (%g6c (or pltted and ‘1@1%c for unpitted; Nectarines, 6@ic for prime to fancy; Pears, 8@Sc for quarters and S@9e for halyes. RAISINS-3%¢ for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 6%e for four-crown, 5%@6lc for Seed- less Sultanas, 4o for Seedless Muscatels and $120 for London Layers: Dried Grapes, 2%@3c. TS Chestnuts,” $@i2%c per Ib; Walnuts, 6@ic for hardshell, 9@i0c for softshell: Al: monds, 6@70 for hardshell, 13¢ for softsheli, 14@ aper-shell; Peanuts, 6@ic for Eastern 4e for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50@s. Comb, 106f11e” for bright and S@%c for lower grades; water white extracted, 6%@ 7o; lght amber’ extracted, 6c; dark, S@bbsc per | BEESWAX—24G260c per 1h. PROVISIONS. Lard is unsettled and prices are likely to change soon. Nothing else new. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 7%c per 1b for heavy, 8¢ for lght medium, 10c for light, 10%c for extra light and 12012140 for sugar cureds Bastern Sugar-cured Hams, 10@10%c; California Hams, 9%09%c; Mesn Beef, $10 per’ bbi; extra Mess Beef, $11; Family Tioef, $1260; extra Prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $18; mess, $15 50g 16; Smoked Beef, 11 12¢ per Ib, LARD—Eastern tl quoted at Gie per 1b for compound and 6%@7c for pure: palls, Thc: Californla tierces % @be per ib for compound and 6c for pur alf-barrels, 6%4¢c; 10-1b tins, ™ -1b_tins, c. COTTOLEN E—Tlere B%h@6%e: packages less than 300 Ibs, 1-1b 60 in 4 case, 9%c; 3-1b pails, 20 In @ case c; 5-1b patle, 12 in & case, 81¢; 10-1b pails, o case, $%c: 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 in a Ibs net, 8lc; fancy barrels, about 110 1bs HIDES, TALLOW se, 7 wooden buckets, 20 tubs, 80 1bs net, 7%c; half , WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about Ic under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, §c; light, 8c; Cowhides, Sc; Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, s¢; Calf, Sc; dry Hides, sound, 1oc; culls and brands, 12c! dry Kip and Veal, 15¢; dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins, shearlings,, 15@25c_each; short wool, 30@406 each; medium, G0@S0c; long wool, 90c@S1 10 each! Horse Hides, salf, $175@2 for large and %6¢ tor small; Colts, 50c; Horse Hides, dry, $1 50 for large and 50c@s$l for small. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3%@3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2%c; refined, %@sc; Grease, 2c. WOOL—Spring_clips—Southern Mountain, 12 *, 7@ic; San Joaquin and Southern, 7 $@dc; Foothill and Northern, free, 11 @ldc; Foothill and Northern, defective, 9@ilc; Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@léc; Nevada, 10G 12c; Eastern Oregon, 10@i2c. Fall Wools— Humboldt and Mendocino. Northern Mountain . Mountain . Plains . 6 HOPS—1868 crop, 12%@1dc per 1b for ordinary, 15@i6c for good and 17@1Sc for cholce to fancy. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags for next season, nominal, at 4%@5c; Wool Bags, 26@28c; San Quentin Bags, $ §5. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $9; Southfield Welllngton, $7 50; Seattle, $6: Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, $7 50; Scotch, $8; Cumberland. $§ 50@9 in bulk and $10 @10 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, | $14; Cannel, $850 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, ‘5%c; Confec- tioners" A, 5¥c; California A, 5%c: Magnolia A, G%e; Extra C, d%c; Golden C. 5%c; half-barrels, %c more than barrels, and boxes isc more. No order taken for less' than 76 barrels or its equivalent. COFFEE—C. E. Bickford's circular gives the receipts at this port during the first eleven months of the vear at 13728 bags, agalnst 187,376 during the same time last year. The sales from first hands were 113,139 bags, against 113,674, The stock on hand December 1 was 14,081 bags, against 15,273 last year. The world's visible supply December 1 was 6,969,200 bags, against 6,422,792 The circular says: “‘Business has been of very moderate propor- tions during the past month and market condi- tlons have undergone little change during that time. - ““The desire on the part of importers to close out, as far as possible, their remnants of in- voices prior to December 31 keeps prices soft for all old crop grades, with the exception of those ranging in value from Sc down. Triage is scarce and readily salable at from 5¢ to Sisc, according to roasting style and cup merit. “New crop /washed Guatemala has not so far been received in sufficient, quantities to establish a firm basis of values, but a small shipment arriving last week wis sold at l16c for prime to 17%c for strictly superior. “Brazilian receipts have lately taken on very small proportions and the New York market for spot Coffees has improved e for both No. 7 Rio and No. 4 Santos since November 7. No changes have been made in former estimatés of the next Brazil crop. ““The world's visible supply decreased 13,600 bags during the month of November. “To-day's first hand stock consists of 2078 bags Costa Rica, 33 Nicaragua, 193 Salvador, 7358 Guatemala and 9% Mexican; in all 12,408 bags, as against 12,020 bags same time last year.” We quote: Costa Rica—14@l5c nominal for prime washed; 13@13%c nominal for good washed; 13@15¢ for good to prime washed pea- berry; 11%@12%c for good peaberry: 11%@12%c for good to prime; 104@Ilc nominal for good current mixed with black beans; S@llc for fair; 5%@Sc for common to ordinary. Salvador—Ii @13c nominal for good to prime washed: $@10%c for falr washed: 10%@11%c for good fo prime washed peaberry; 84@s%c for _superior un- washed; Sc for green unwashed; S1@loc for good to' prime-unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua —$@s%c nominal for good to superior un- washed; 9}@l0c nominal for good to prime un- washed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican— 16@17%e for prime to fancy washed new opop: 1%@13%e for good to strictly good washed: g@lle for fair washed: 7@Sisc for medium: b@ 6%c for inferlor to ordinary; 11%@12 for good to prime washed peaberry:' 9%@l0c for good unwashed peaberry; S@8%c for good to su- perior unwashed. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. There is no sarcity in anything and quota- tions remain unchanged. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follow: BEEF—First quality, 6%ec; second 1a] , 8¢; third quality, 43 @5te. Sty o VEAL—Large, 8@8%c; small, §@§’ MUTTON—Wethers, 7%@Sc; E FORK_Lve Hbgs, 1 for 1 —Live Hogs, 4c for large, 4 £ - dium, and 3U@3NC for small; etock toge 205 3c; dressed Hogs, 6@6%c for prime. PRODUCE RECEIPTS. For Thursday. December 8§, per Ib, wes, Tc. Flour, qr sks..... 8,518 Lumber, feet. Wheat, ctls...... 52,39 Eggs, doz. ’3?& Barley, ctls..l..l 1,835|Wine, gals 52,100 Butter, ctls 102 Brand: 1550 Cheese, ctls. 252 Beans, sks. 287 Potatoes, sl 5 Onlons, 'sk: 121 Middiings, sks 591 Hay, tons 401 Straw, tons 53 Wool, bales OREGON. Flour, qr sks..... 1000/Oats, ctls..... 640 WASI VGTON. Flour, qr sks..... 3,64 Oats, ctis 4,925 Wheat, ctls...... 5,300 Middlings, sks 100 Barley, ctls....... 3,134 Wool, bales... U EASTERN. Corn, ctls......... 400 - THE STOCK MARKET. The best prices for mining stocks were rather better than those of the preceding day, but the gain was slight. Local securities showed more life. The pow- der stocks were weak, Giant declining to 366 and lt(nrl&itgs $2 87 Gas & Electric ad- v-m:t‘ o A The Old Home Consolidated Mining Cos of Nevada County has levied an assessment of lc per share, delinquent January 4. O tons in the Kentuck Consolidated mine yiahflln&eflmw&;fl through tn%‘ Yellow jacket, the erground _worki mines being connected by dritts. o O *O" The delinquent assessment sale of the Crown | Point Mining Company will be held to-day. The annual meeting of the First Natlonal Bank has been called for January 10. + The Sulphur Bank Quicksflver Mining Com- pany has re-elected the old directors and offi- cers. with T. Wintringham as secretary. Three Utah mines have recently declared dividends, as follows: Grand Central, 12c per share, $3L500, pavable on the 10th’ inst ; Slver King, 25c per share, $37.500, payable on the I5th; Swansea, 10c per share, $10,000, pay- able on ‘the 10th, Now that its Jitigation is over the Hale & Norcross Mining Company will reduce its capi- tal by reincorporation. A’ new company will be formed with the same number of shares (112,000) as the present one, but the total amount of capital will be $336.000 instead of $11.200,000, and the par value of the shares will be §3 each instead of $100, as at present. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, Dec. 8. Bl U. S. Bonds— 4s quar coup 4s quar reg. 4s quar new. 3s_quar coup..105%106 Miscellaneous— Insurance— Firem's Fund.210 Cal-st Cab 5s..115 117 | Water Stock al El 6s.. 5 — |Contra Costa. § wat dsiliui = Intarin i up-st ex C... — pring 'y 1013102 EL &P 6s...130 — Bank Stocks— % F&ClLRy G114 — |Anglo-Cal’. Geary-st R 6s. — 100 |Bank of Cal HC&S5%s.. — — [CalSD&T L AL Co 9 — |First Natio Do gntd 6s..102%102% |Lon P & A Market-st 6s..128 — |Mer Exchan Do st M 55.115%116% [Nev Nat B.... NCNGR7Ts.108 — ! Savings Banks— N Ry Cal 65..113% — |Ger S & L..162) — N Ry Cal 55..103% — |Hum § & L.1050 1160 NPCRR6s.103 — |Mutual Sav. % — NP CRRs.1004101 |SF Say U.. 500 — NCalRRSs. — 106 |S &L So.... — 100 Oak Gas 5s. — |Security $'B 200 350 Om Ry 6. — |Union T Co.1060 — P & Cl Ry — | Street Railroads— P& O 6s... — |California ....109 — Powell-st 65... — 123 |Geary 2 Sac EI By 83100 — IMarket-s S F & N P 5s.110%110% [Oak S L & SterraRCal 6s.10415105% | Presidio S P of Ar 6s..110%111 | Powder— § P Cis(1905-6)11135112% | California . - S P C 68 (1912)1161117% | E_Dynamite 9% S P Cls cg 58.102 — |Giant Con Co. 56% b6% S P Brés....118 — |Vigorit 3" 3% S V Water 65.119 120 | Miscellaneous— § V Water 48.102% — |Al Pac Assn.. — 105 § V Wis(3am).100%1013% | Ger Ld Wks. (160 — Stktn Gas @..100 — |Hana Pl Co... 17% 17% Gas & Electric H C & 8 Co.. 414 50 Capital Gas... — Hutch S P Co. 63% 64 Cent Gaslight.105 — |Mer Ex Assn. 80 — Cent L & P... 9% 10%!Oceanic § Co.. 57% 59 Mutual El Co. 11% 12 Pac A F A... 1% Daklina Gas.. 52 - 62%3| Pac C Bor Go.100 Pac Gas Imp. $5% — | Par Paint Co. 7% — Morning Session. 2 Board— 25 Giant Pav~-- Con. 57 00 3 Giant Powder Co: 56 25 8 Giant Powder Co 56 00 50 Giant Powder Con. 56 1214 $5000 Los Angeles Light &1 02 75 $3000 N P C R R b per cent bonds. 7 Pac Aux Fire Alarm 8 F Gas & Electric 300 25 20400 5 S F Gas & Electric Co. 100 § F Gas & Electric Co. 25 § F Gas & Electric Co, 25 S F Gas & Blectric Co. 10 8 V Water........... $2000 S F & N P Ry bonds 110 37% 200 Vigorit Powder. 31215 100 Vigorit Powder. 300 350 Vigorit Powder. 287 Afternoon Session. Board— 50 Glant Powder Con..... 100 Giant Powder Con. 50 Oceanic S S Co.. 100 S F Gas & Electric Co. F Gas & Electric Co. V Water. igorit Powder. igorit Powder, s 10. THE INVESTMENT BOARD. 58 308 600 V1 500 V1 Morning Session. 200 Vigorit Afternoon Session, 200 Vigorit . 100 Bquitable Gasiight 100 Equitable Gaslight . 105 Giant .. 30 Oak Gas, Light & H MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: 2 Morning Session. 100 Best & Belcher. 45/500 Mexican . 100 Chollar . 29 400 Occidental .. 700 Con Cal & Va..1 40 300 Ophir Haaors 28583 W 500 Crown Point 17 500 Potosi .8 700 Gould & Curry. 33 900 Savage . . 20 1100 Hale & Norers. 21 300 Union Con. 2 200 Justice 20200 Utah ... .16 300 Mexican . 87 100 Yellow Jacket.. 18 Afternoon Session. 600 Best & Belcher. 41 100 Occidental . M 100 Chailenge 18 500 Ophir 64 400 Chollar 26 500 Potosi 2 200 Chollar 2 100 Savage .20 850 Con Cal & Va..135 500 Sierra Nevada..l 25 £00 Gould & Curry. 30 150 Sierra Nevada..l 20 300 Hale & Norers.. 19 700 Union Con e 200 Justice 21100 Utah .. . 15 700 Mexican’ . 3 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: - Morning Session. 06200 Hale & Norcrs 451900 Hale & Norcrs. 461200 Justice 500 Alpha Con 500 Best & Be 200 Best & Belcher. 200 Best & Belches 500 Bullion 200 Chollar. 150 Con Cal 100 Con Cal & Va. 700 Crown Point. e 150 Sterra Nevada: 32700 Union Con. 200 Hale & Norcrs.. 22 900 Union Con. Afternoon Session. 1200 Best & Belcher 44 200 Occidental 500 Best & Belcher. 43 500 Ophir . 700 Best & Belcher. 42 600 Ophir . 400 Chollar . 27,400 Ophir . 1100 Con Cal & Va..1 35 150 Potosl . 200 Con Cal & Va.1 3231700 Potosi . 1 %l) 3 2 §00 Crown Point.... 18|700 Savage 500 Gould & Curry. 30/100 Sierra Nevadai 27 300 Hale & Norcrs.. 19600 Sierra Nevada..1 % 800 Justice . 201200 Sierra Nevadai 2215 1600 Mexican 35 800 Utah 1 300 Mexican . 34 300 Utah 1 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. THURSDAY, Dec. $—4 p. m. Bid.Ask. Hale & Norers. 18 19 | Julia .. e 01 @2 Alpha Con Justice 20 22 Alta .. Kentuck 6 07 Andes Lady Wash..l, — 05 Belcher Mexican P T Benton Con.... 04 10fOccidental ...l 92 — Best & Belcher 42 43|Ophir .. D6 o Bullion .. 04 05| Overman . 0304 Caledonia. 20 23! Potosi .. 2 27 Chollar ... 25 2|Savage 19 20 Challenge Con.. 18 19|Scorpion 02 05 Confldence ..... 8 70{Seg Belcher.... 0 04 | Con Cal & Va.130135|Sierra Nevada.12012 Con Imperial... 01 02'Silver Hill..... — 08 Crown Point... 17 18(Syndicate . 05 Con New York — 04|Standard . — Eureka Con.... 3 —|Union Con. 24 Exchequer ..... — 02!Ttah .. 15 Gould & Curry. 28 29| Yellow Jacket. 18 19 TICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydros hic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference. and the latest information can alwavs 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 United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A notice stating whether the bail was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published in the morning papers the following day. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. ——— SUN, MOON AND TIDE, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Misslon-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. FRIDAY, DEC];MBER 9. Sun rises . Sun sets . Moon rises - NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The helghts ven are ‘additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minug sign () precedes the height. and then the number given is subtracted from the denth given by the charts. The plane of reference Is the mean of the lower low waters. TIME BALL. Branch Hyds hic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants' JExchange. San Francisco, Cal., Da: cember 8, 1898, ‘The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry P Tl erion e e L or o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time: b - River, hence. Dec 7. S1EAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. | Lakme. From. |Puget Sound City of Peking..iChina and Japan, City of Panama Panama . Cleveland |Puget Sound Orizaba. Newport Curacao. Mexico Wellington. |Departure Bay Mineola |Tacoma . Wyefleld. {Nanaimo Samoa. {Humboldt . Columbia. Portiana Santa Rosa.....|San Diego Chilkat. {Humboldt Fulton. Portland Arcata. Coos Bay . North Fork.....|Humboldt Coos Bay Newport Umatilia Signal Leelanaw eattle Washtenaw ... Tacoma . Pomona. {Humbolat Empire |Coos Bay Del Norte...../[Crescent City Alameda |Australia . Eli Thompson Corona. an Diego. State California|Portland Chas. Nelson...|Puget Sound . Gaell IChina and Japas Steamer. JD.zmmu.m_ State of Cal|Portland. 9, 10 am|[Pler 24 Corona. .....|San Diego 9, 11 am|Pler 11 Pomona ... Humboldt - 10, 2 pm|Pler 9 Orizaba *...[Newport. 1L 9 am Pler 11 Walla Wali|Vic & Pgt § c. 12, 10 am Pler Chilkat ... Humboldt ....|Dec. 12, 2 pm|Pier 13 Santa RosalSan Diego.....|Dec. 13, 11 am|Pier 11 Australfa ..[Honolulu c. 14, 2 pm|Pler 7 Columbia .. Portland. 14,10 am | Pler 24 Cleveland ..|Seattle. 14,10 am Pler 2 Arcata .....Coos Bav. 14 10 am Pier 13 Coos Bay...|Newport. 15, 9 am|Pler 11 City Peking|China& Japan|Dec. 15, 1 pm PMS: Curacoa_...|Mexic 10 am|Pier 11 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIV v, December % Stmr__Reliance, . 36 hours from. Fisks Mills. Stmr Gi Leland, 20 hours from Monterey. Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, Victoria and Puget Sound. Schr Fve Brothers, Jensen, 40 hours from Bihlers Point. Schr Maggie C Russ, Kallenberg, 12 days from Grays Harbor. 60 hours from CLEARED Thursday, December 8. Stmr Peru, Friele, Panama, etc; P M § § Co, Br stmr Bristol, McIntyre, | Nanaimo; R Dunsmuir Sons Co. Stmr State of California, Parsons Astoria; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Br ship Rajore, Crowley, Queenstown; Ep- pinger & Co. SAILED. Thursday, December 8. Stmr Empire, Nelson, Coos F Stmr Mackinaw, Littiefield, Tacoma. Stmr Peru, Friele, Panama, etc. Stmr Cleone, Miller, Crescent City. Ship Florence, Ryder, Port Angeles. Bktn Encore, Lawscn, Grays Harbor. SPOKEN. Oct 17, on the equator, in long 24 w- “" W Smith, from Philadelphia, for San cisco. Oct 18, lat 3 N, long 3% W—Br ship British General, from Antwerp, for San Francisco. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec §, 10 p m—Weather hazy; wind north; velocity, 28 miles. DOMESTIC PORTS. EVERETT—Arrived Dec $—Schr A M Baxter, from Port Townsend. PORT LUDLOW- from Port Townsend. BEUREKA—Arrived Dec §—Stmr Hueneme, hence Dec tmr North Fork, hence Dec 7. stmr Alllance, hence Dec 7. Sailed Dec 8—Stmr Pasadena, for San Pedro. UMPQUA—Sailed Dec $—Schr Lily, for San Francisco. NEWPORT—Sailed Dec 8—Stmr Alcazar, for Sailed Dec $—Schr Abbie, for Caspar. COQUILLE RIVER—Sailed Dec 8—Schr Bar- bara Hornster, for San Francisco. BOWENS LANDING—Arrived Dec $—Schr Newark, hence Dec 7. PORT ANGELES—In bay Dec §—Ship Elwell, from Moodyville, for Freemantle. Arrived-Dec S—Stmr Cleveland, from Seattle, for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived Dec 8—Stmr Elihu Thom- son, hence Dec 4. Safled Dec 8—Stmr Homer, for Dyea. HOQUIAM—Sailed Dec 7—Bktn Arago, for San Francisco; Dec $—Schr Maweema, for Santa Rosalia; schr Serena Thayer, for San Pedro. VENTURA—Arrived Dec $—Stmr Geo Loo- mis, hence Dec 7. Sailed Dec $—Stmr Geo Loomis, for San Francisco. ASTORIA—Sailed Dec $—Br ship Falls of Afton, for Queenstown. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec $—Stmr Laguna, from Bureka; bktn Uncle John, from Eureka: schr Nokomis, from Seattle. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Dec §—Stms Coquille rrived Dec $—Bark Agate, Sailed De¢ $—Stmr Sequoia, for San ¥ran- cigeo. TACOMA—Sailed Dec §—Schr Corona, for San Pedro. EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—Salled Dec 7—Ship Iroquols, for Honolulu. FOREIGN PORTS. NMANILA—Arrived Dec 7—Stmr Newport, hna ov 8. CALCUTTA—In port Nov 3—Br ship Belfast for San Francisco; Br ship Sierra Nevada, for San_Francisco. HONGKONG—Arrived prior Nov 7—Br stmr VIEG0 - Arived Do —Arrived Dec §—Ship St John, Philadelphia, 218 days. % o NAGASAKI—In port Nov 4—Ger bark Ecua- dor, for Tacoma. o, OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co, Steamers leave Broadwa: wharf, San Francisco: z For "Alaskan ports, 10 a. m.,, Dec. 2, 7, 13, 17, 22, 21, Jan. 1, change at Seatile. For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, 'Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., Dec. 2, 7, 13, 17, 7, Jan. 1 end every ‘Afth ddy thereafter. change at Seattle to this company’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tacoma to N, B Ry., at Vancouver to C. P. Ry. ¥or Bureka (Humboldt Bay), 2 p. m., Dec. 5, 10, 15, 20, 2, 30, Jan. 4, and every fifth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cay?\:'cns. Port Harford (San Luis _Obispo), viota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, g-an ‘Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a_ m., Dec. 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 25, 27, 31, Jan. 4, and every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los An!e‘s. 1 a. m Dec 15 9 15 IT 2L % 8, Jan. 3. and eve fourtl Y, ereafter. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Dec. 15, Jan. For turther information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing. ®IOKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts. 10 Market st., San Francl THE 0. R. & N, CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTILAND From Spear-street Whart at 10 a. m. FARE $12 First Class Includirg Berths $8 Second Class and Meals. COLUMBIA sails.. Dec. 14, 24 STATE OF CAL. sal .Dec. 9, 19, 29 Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena_and all points in the Northwest. Through tickets to all points East. E. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendents. Compagnie GFeneralha Iran)saflantique. < DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS (FRANCE). Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m. from Pier 42, North River, foot of Morton street. LA CHAMPAGNE Dee. 17 LA BRETAGNE Dec. 24 LA NORMANDIE Dec. 31 LA GASCOGNE Jan. T LA CHAMPAGN Jan; 14 First-class to Havre, upward, 5 cent reduction on round trip. Second-class. gy Havre, 45, 10 per cent reduction round trip, GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, % Bowling Green, New York, J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, § Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. S. 8. AUSTRALIA sails for Honolulu Wednesday, December 4, at 2 o’ m. o The S. S. ALAMEDA o} sails via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydne: Weanesday, December @n at 10 p.’ m 2, . Line to COOLGARDIE, Australla, CAl TOWN, South Africa. e i J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, Freight office—327 rke:l: M'g‘::ag'rycl.:éc BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S, NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO, Steamer ‘‘Monticello.”” Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat..........., 9:46 & m., 3:15 p. m. (8:30 p. m. ex. Thu Fri = .1 p. m. and Landing and offices—] lon Doc! Telephone Main 1508. . ) m. m. 2. N A A 4