The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1898, Page 12

10 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DFCEMBER 10. 1898 'COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. nged. Bran and Middlings firm. advancing. 1= unchanged. ns steady. ed up 2 i Cheese unchanged. stern Poultry sold. the same. Citrus Fruits dull. Cranberries weaker. Dried Fruits motionless. rd aj weaker. anged. Zome varlation in Rice. Increased shipments of Specie. increase in local gold coin circulation. GOLD COIN MOVEMENT. in at San Francisco to local circ a gain to eleven mont > time in 0,608 in ellver na took ; Honolulu, and New THE RAILROADS. isury Department figures e the United States unt of bonds for 512 interest, being the of the Union Pacific Rail- ovember 1, 1897, and for the Kansas Pacific indebtedness, 6 pany to the to $6, OUR C ent of the public debt Treasury of the United of business November 30, Interest-bearing s1 debt bearing s and Treas- int of cash ,833; aggregate of debt, ed with the statement is- 1 the figures show an increase of 1 Treasury notes amounting to r in the aggrega n the Treasu e debt | ; ag- ce in the 275, and on 2, showing a decrease th of §7,561,484. | WEATHER REPORT. cific Time.) | 0, Dec. 8, 5 p. m. he f he seasonal rainfalls to h those of same date last rainfalls in twenty-four hours: This _Last Season. Scason, .64 | CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. area of high pressure is central in Colo- > and Wyoming, in which section the bar- : 3100 inches. From this diminishes rapidly toward lifornia coast, and is causing severe and gales along the coast from The maximum Point ~ Reyes, 9 per hour; Fort Canby, east Tamalpais, northeast 56 miles; rtheast 44 miles; San Diego, Rain has fallen in South: n of Los Angeles, and snow glons above 1000 feet elevation. sleet have fallen in Arizona. Else- veather remains fair. More rain v in foothills is expected in Southern ast made at San Francisco for thirty ending midnight, December 10, 159 hern California—Fair Saturday; probably ing cloudiness Saturday night; killing high northeast wind. Cloudy Saturday, with ing to snow in mountains and sk to high east wind. now in north por- San ‘l\’-‘lr'aniflsrc and vicinity—Fair Satur- probably increasing cloudiness S night; high northeast wind. T Special report from Mount Tamalpais—Clear; wind northeast, 48 miles; maximum tempera- ture, 48; current_temperature, 40 degrees. W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Otficlal, EASTERN MARKETS, NEW YORK, Dec. §.—Stocks rose materially to-day and left off at the best, with a remark- able display of strength and activity. The opening was firm, accompanied by great activ- ity, ignoring the shaded prices of the London market. Manipulation of the high-priced in- dustrials caused considerable advance in these specialties. Railways responded only feebly for the time being, but later became the lead- ers of the marke! Purchasers of high iced usually dormant - stocks and other generie ed issues of a lower value enlarged the scope of trading, and from time to time at- tracted attention when dealing in the general market was sluggish and devoid of feature. son Illuminating rose six points and Chi. cago and Alton four. Missouri Pacific rose 8% per cent to 41%. The mortgages of the road also showed aggressive strength, the consols 6s rising 3 points, trust 5s 5% and the collateral s § points. The buoyancy of these securities was attributed in part to the operations of a bull pool and favorable comment influenced by the recent cancellation of the company's float. ing indebtedness. The bulls had complete con- irol of the market, and persistent efforts wera made to advance the prominent railways, which met with considerable success in the final hour. Rock Island started the rise, and s of the year was as on which jnterest has | | markets here were quiet to-day, the only fea- | Mo_Pacific 41% Gen Electric . Mobile & Ohio ... 31 |Haw Coml Co. Mo K & T 11%|Intnl Paper Do prefd 3%| Do prefd N J Central 111l 84 "|Laclede Gas* N ¥ Central % [Lead ... N Y Chi & St L. 13 Do 1st prefd .... 65 Do _prefd at Lin_Oil Do 2d prefd. 33%|Pacific Mail Nor West 5% | People’s Gas No Amer Co 6% (Pullman Pal No_ Pacific 7 [Silver Cert .. Do prefd . ; Standard R & T. Ontario & W . 161 |Sugar Or R & Na 52'2) Do prefd . Or Short Line . te/T C & Iron Pac Coast 1st pfd.. 7% U S Leather Do 2d prefd . Do prefd .. Pittsburg . 4 U_S Rubber Reading . 18%| Do prefd 104 Do 1st prefd .... 46% West Union . M7 RGW . . 27 |Federal Steel 2% | Do prefd -8 | Do prefd 3 St Louis & § F.. CLOSING BONDS. Rock Island .1!0*!Bmok yn R 8 US 3s. coup. s coup. Northwestern con. Do deb 58 O Nav 1sts O Nav O S Line s tr. % O § Line §s ti Pacific Reading R G W 1st t L & I M con 2 L & S F gen 65.123 St P Con.... 4|8t P C & P 1sts. Do “hi T ds. > & Ohio Tenn new |Tex Pac L Do con 6: | Jowa C 1sts Va Centuries Do deferred. 85 Wis Cent 1sts. ING STOCKS. 22| Ontario . 17! Ophir 120, Plymouth 45 Quicksily 18 Do prefi 50 00 Standar ron_Silver. 73 Union Cou. Mexican 82 Yellow Jack BOSTON STOCKS AND BO Do _pref @3 Ed Elec Tel. @1 G Slec prefd. Atch prefd.. h Top & St Fe. 14% Bonds— Amer Sugar, .135% Atchise | ~ Do pretd.. i | | | but this. year are | Atlantic wheat exports, Sfoux Falls, S. D. Hastings, Neb. Fremont, Neb. Davenport Toledo .. *Galveston *Houston Youngstown S*Evansville **Helena **Macon **Little Rock.. BEsESSE. Pt Totals, U. §...51,631,652,131 30.6 .. Totals outside NG e Looras 615,385,600 133 .een DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal .. 3 1651, 28.0 Toronto Beaey Winnipeg Halifax Hamilton St. John, N. **Vancouver Victoria Totals *Not included in totals because containing other items than clearings. ot included in totals because of no com- parison for last year. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. Dec. 9.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade will sey to-morrow: The most significant thing this week has been the entire absence of the customary nerv- ous fright before or after the meeting of Con- gress, the Presiient's message and Treasurer's report. No cne showed the least alarm and nobody could find occasion for any. Money and stock and grain markets moved exactly as if the Government was autonomic, certain to do or say no more than the people had al- ready decided and expected, and so the gradual betterment since October continues. There is a large demand for products in mearly all the great industries, larger export demand for foreign needs, a more healthy domestic demand NEW YORK, | since seasonable weather arrived. and a com- forting’ conviction that November business,” the biggest ever done In this country in any month, was but a step toward something better. Ex- ports last ear in December were marvelous, ‘The have starting far ahead. flour inciuded, been for the week 5,636,767 bushels, 4,812,137 last vear, and Pacific exports, bushels, against 973,082 last year, and prices have declined 2%¢ for cash, but Western re- ceipts, 10,135,189 bushels, against 6,213,741 from last year's great crop, stop arguments. The | wheat does not come out at low prices if the people have less to sell than last year at 20¢ more per bushel. Woolen goods have been in much better de- mand, and many of the smaller mills have been buying after concessions secured by the larger. “The much broader market is more healthy and promises far more for the industry, and sales of 10,653,200 pounds in two weeks pas at the three chief markets, against 10,852,700 pounds in the same weeks of 1882, are quite in line with the demand in prosperous years. Prices vielded about half a cent in November, according to 100 quotations by Coates Bros., and from Philadelphia dispatches appear to be about a cent lower this week. The rupture of the inchoate rail combination, 114 Wis Central s Bay State Gas. 2% Mining Shares: | Beil Tel. 80 Allouez Min Co..5 | Boston & Albany Atlantic Boston & Maine... 1 Boston & Mont... | 15 | Boston L. Butte & Boston.. . 67 | | Chi Bur Calumet & Hecla..610 Fitchburg 041 Centennial ! Gen Electri $61 Franklin D185 Mexican Central... §% Old Domi D33y | NY & N Eng..... 9 |Osceola . L T0% | | | O1a_coton: 6 [Quincy a3 | | Or Short Line..... 36 Tamarack a6 | Rubber .. 5% Wolverine v | nion Pac 38 Parrott . s28 West Er 91e Humboldt 3 Westingh Elec. THE LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The Evening Post's London financial cablegram sa: The stock ture being an improvement in Kaffirs on first dividend declarations by the leading deep-level mines. The dividends of five mines alone in- | volve a cash distribution of £1,000,000. Americans were quieter. Under New York support the market was firm at first, but then became easier and prices consequently closed under the best. I am told that the recent ing of gold by Spain for shipment to Havana may be repeated. CLOSING. ! 9.—Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk, bar silver weak, money, 214,G2% per cent. Spanish 4's closed at 41 3 PARIS, Dec. 9.—Spanish 4's closed at 42.05. BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, Dec. §.—Bradstreet’s Financlal Review will say to-morrow: Transactions in both stocks and bonds this week have been active and the market shows a broadening tendency. Influenced by investment purchasing prices in the bond list have advanced, while dividend-paying stocks or those which are ex- pected to take that position are also being absorbed to some extent by permanent holders, Public and foreign participation on the bull side renders the market as a whole less sus- | ceptible to professional manipuiation, but in | spite of its generally strong tone the move- | ment of prices during the week leaves the impression of irregularity. The securities which ordinarily lead the market are less | prominent and most of the features were supplied by specialties and stocks which have heid a subordinate position. The specu- | lative undertone has been very strong, how- ever, and any slight depressions seem to de- velop renewed buying power. London shows increasing favor for American stocks and its purchasing has been sufficiently steady material aid to the bull side. The money market here facilitates buying by the public, although the fact that stocks are being carried to an unusual extent on call loans does not escape attention. It may be added that the actlvity and advances in so y low- priced and hitherto inactive stocks increases the proportion of such securities carried on margin or in loans, but as yet no danger is apparently apprehended from that score. The market at large is impressed only with the favorable foreign trade situation, the encour- aging business outlook, the abundance of capi- tal seeking investment and the excellent earn- ings which rallroads are generally reporting. Actual and possible dividend payments by rail- road and industrial coal companies also play a part in sustaining the decidedly bullish feel- ing of the market and the more prominent operators are generally active on that side of the account, or, it they take profits In one part of the list, do so to transfer their atten- tion to other stocks. The meeting of LONDON, Dec. 86%: Congress seemed to luce little effect, the prevalent idea being 3:’:1“ ita time would be taken up with war and colonial questions, minimizing the possibility of meas- ures being considered which might have an unfavorable effect on business movements. The President’s message was received favorably, and the expected signing of the peace treaty | ®ith Spain was a factor in causing the very strong tone at the end of the week, - BANK CLEARINGS, NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The following table, | complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank cleas ings at the principal cities for the week ende: December 8, with the percentage of increa: and decrease as compared with the correspond- ing week last year. the inquiry quickly extended to the rest of the granger group and other specialties which had been neglected during the day. were frightened by the decided strength of the market and covered extensive ‘lines in many properties, which gave a buoyant tone to the closing. Detroit . The bond market broadened materially and Cleveland 2 round amounts of various issues found a ready Logloviie % market at advanced prices. Total sales, $7,00,- Providence 5 o g Milwaukee 4 | United States old 3s registered and the 2 ' 8t Do) § registered advanced % in the bid price. Buftalo 7 The total sales of stocks to-day were 540,100 Omehe PR % 1 shares, “including: _Atchison preferred, 14,896; Indianapoiis o Central Pacific, 3752; Burlington, 332 Louls. Columbus, O...oore 4000 ville and Nashville, 130.70;: Manhattan, 14,29: Savannaly . L g, | Metropolitan Street’ Raflway, 16.192: Hawaiian Denver R preferred, 4620; Missouri Pacific, 70.950; Mis- Harifard % 664 souri, Kansas and Texas preferred, North- Richmond - R 11 ern Paeific, 450; Rock Island, Unlon Memphis O i) Pacific, 5700; Unfon Pacific preferred, 567: St. achington RS J Paul, 13,720; Texas and Pacific, 5645: Tobacco, ' Peoria - T Tes - 28,666; Steel preferred, 11,83: People's Gas, = Roonester Sy 3 43%: ‘Lead, 3510; Sugar, 66,857: Leather, 3570, New Heven L o0 o Leather preferred, 16,057; Western Union, 6230. ' | Worcester. . 1,560, 9 CLOSING STOCKS. Atlanta. S, 1 16%| Do prefd Salt Lake City..... 2,720 X} Atchison - 16% Pt 88 | Springfleld, Mass. 1612, 1 Do prefd . L 46%| Do 24 prefd o b Ll R S g Balto & ~Ohlo... LB {ELIL & B (I $% | Portiand, Me...lll T8 160 Canada Pacific..... 83%| Do prefa 15% | portiand On T e 7 Canada Southern.. 34l |St Paul 143 | 50" Joseph. i, - BaSem B Central Pac N 18 Los Angeles. . L6s.e18 5 Ches & Ohio 5% | Norfolk D L3978 % Chi & Alton. 164~ | Syracuse . L 12593 .2 Cnt B & Q. 170 | Des Molnes. . 1,403,492 8 Chi & B Tii. 28 | Nashville ] E Do prefd 10% | Wilmington, Del. 745,985 4 Chi G W 7 41% | Fall River. L 1010154 Chi Ind & L.....0 il|Texas & P: % | Scranton o\ 123 Do prefd - 33%(Union Pacific 3815 ; Grand Ra . 1,218,464 Chi & N - Do prefd 0% | Augusta, . 523544 dividend % U P D & Lowell 2 12827 Do pretd 83 | assmt paid ! Dayton, 1,006,521 cCCE&S 42| Wabash . Seattle 1,427,600 Do prefd . 9 | Do pref Tacoma 848,577 Del & Huds 05 |Wheel & L E, Spokane 1,156,408 Del L & W. 4714 assmt paid ... Sioux City. 1,218,582 Del & Rio G....... 14%| Do prefd . i | New Bedford 499198 Do prefd - 62 | Express Companies— | Knoxville, Tenn. 595,564 Erie new . 13% | Adams Ex . 109 | Topeka ... 804,041 Do 1st pre: . #%|American Ex Birmingham 534,754 Ft Wayne . 175 |United States. Wichita .. | 453239 Gt .or prefe 137% | Wells Fargo . Binghamton . 361,500 Hocking Val 2% | Misgellaneous— Lincoln N Illinots Cent . MI%IA Oil Lexington, Ky. 266 Lake Erle & W.... 14%/ Do 'prefd . Jacksonviile, Fia. 218,036 Do prefd 6 |Amn Spirits | Kalamazoo . 248,255 Lake Shore . 5 | Do pretd . Akron 387,000 Louis & Nash..... 63%(Am Tobacco . Ci 244,546 Manhattan L .. Do prefd Chattanooga .. 338,348 Met St Ry 3 Rockford, Iil. 256,136 Mich Cent ...... Com_Cable Co, 184% 226,500 Minn & St L 28%/Col F & Iron...... 24 251,439 Do, 1st prefd 9| Do prefd . 578,400 The shorts | lPercentlgeA ne. Dex +$1,016,346, 441 5.5 ston . - 121,800,875 1.7 Chicago - 124,537,900 17 Philadelphia 88,640,012 2.1 St. Louis, - 35,044,541 16.5 Pittsburg . 20,410,153 21.2 Baltimore ..... 410 San Francisco. esesr Cincinnati 1.9 Kansas City. 1.5 New Orleans. Minneapolis . | | row will say: it appeared, resuited in lower prices and larger sales in the first ‘week of sharp competition than were realized a week ago. Prices were made in some transactions much lower than were then or are now quoted, and while $17 at Pittsburg is now named, special orders are said to command lower figures. The purchase of 150,006 tons bessemer pig at $10 at valley furnaces and 100,000 tons billets for Pittsburg works at §15 50, 6f which 40,000 tons went to a hoop mill, with 11,000 tons rods at Chicago at §22, and 22,000 tons plates for one concern at Pittsburg, besides enormous orders for bars and plates in car and shipbuilding, a steam- ship contract on the Delaware, and a contract for 5000 tons for bridges at Chicago, give some idea of the heavy business coming forward just Wwhen the works usually expect a season of idle- ness and walting. Pig iron has risen at the East to $11 50, and quotations average for plg throughout the country a shade higher than at any time this year, though prices for finished products have recently been declining and are lower than in the early months of the year. This week's failures have been 248 in the United States, against 312 last year, and tw "0 in Canada, against twenty-nine last BRADSTREET'S ON TRADE CONDITIONS. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—Bradstreet's to-mor- Business conditions continue of a most encouraging character. A very satis- factory feature, and one full of encourage- ment to all wholesale lines of trade is the activity shown in,retall trade in nearly all markets. Reports received as to the holiday trade proper, too, point to the present year constituting a record maker in this respect. The importance of the early arrival of real winter weather to the retall distribution of heavy clothing and similar seasonable goods can hardly be overestimated. In the wider domain of general trade and industry perhaps the most notable feature has been the con- tinued activity at advancing prices shown for most classes of fron and steel, but particularly pigiron and steel billets. So pronounced has this demand become since the placing of the first large rail orders that what is ordinarily | regarded as a dull period of this industry has given place to exceptional activity ana the stimulating effect already imparted to values seems likely to be added to, rather than di- minished. o far as the outlook for the com- ing year can at present be foreshadowed. Iea- tures of the week have been immense sales of Bessemer pigiron, large sales of steel bil lets and heavy orders for ship plates, the lat- ter at Western points. Car builders, too, have placed large orders, impelled thereto by the enlarged demand from railroads which find their present facllities for ' handling goods overtaxed. Export trade continues encourag- ing and of a favorable nature In this respect Increased supplies consequent upon the heav- iest movement from farmers' hands ever known have constituted a bearish feature in wheat prices this week, notwithstanding continued heavy shipments’ abroad, and the coarser grains have sympathized with this Important cereal. Activity in the lumber trade has been a feature calling for comment in many mar- kets, the placing of large Government or- ders for yellow pine lumber, most of which is for export to Cuba, having' insured plenty of work for a number of Southern mills untll far into the new y From other branches of the trade reports are of sustained demand of Pproportions sufficient to take care of season- ably small receipts, and prices retain firm- ness. Rather more is floing in raw wool at slight- ly iower quotationg, but reports from the goods trade show little |improvement. Wheat (inciuding flour) shipments for the week aggregate 6,732,952 bushels, against 7,453, 59 bushels last week, 6,266,159 bushels in the corresponding week of 1897, 4,222,714 bushels in 1896, 2,458,323 bushels in 1% and 2,536,280 bush- els in 1884, Since July 1, this year, the exports of wheat aggregate 102,067,083 bushels, against 114,604,898 bushels last year. Steadiness of prices has been a notable fe ture of business this fall, though the natural drift of values has been toward a higher level, Of 107 staples, forty-nine, or little less than one-half, are unchanged as the result of the month's’ work, while thirty-two staples ad- vanced and only twenty-six declined, while as compared with December 1 a year ago fifty- four staples are higher, forty-two are lower and eleven are unchanged. Business fallures in the United States this week number 237, as against 212 Jast week, 292 in this week & year ago, 351 in 189, 313 in 1865 and 333 in 1894. Business failures in Canada for the week number 29, as compared with % last week, 23 in this week a year ago, 42 in 189, 3 in 1525 and 34 in 184, NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—FLOUR—Receipts, 2,- 211; exports, 16,7%. Steady, but neglected. WHEAT—Receipts, 315425; exports, 310,43, Spot steady. No. 2 red, Ti%c, f. o. b., afloat. Options opened weak Wwith cables, but soon responded to a scare on December shorts and recovered. Closed %c net higher. December, T0H@Tle, closed 70%0; March, 71 9:16@72 7-16c; closed 72i4c. WoOL- L et. The week in the metal market draws to a close with the outlook most unpromising. Busi- ness was almost at a complete standstill to. day with prices finally more or less nominal. News was still indifferent and the local influ- ences of little importance. At the close, the metal exchange called: PIG IRON--Warrants, nominal/at §7 25; lake copper, quiet. with $12 6 bid and $12 §5 asked; tin quiet, $1§ bid and $18 10 asked; lead duil, | $3 60 bid ‘and $3 62% asked; spelter, dull, with $5 2 bid and 5 35 asked. The firm fixing the settling price for leading miners and smelters in the West quotes lead B AR eI iohs oced firm, 5010 points - ons closed flrm, points net higher. Sales, 4230 bags, Including December, $5 40; March, $5 70; September, $7: October, $6% 6 03;" November, $610. Spot coffee, steady. Mild steady, with sales improved, demand for large lots and good business in a jobbing way. SUGAR—Raw, firm. Fair refining, 3 15-15s: centrifugal, 9 test, 4 7-16c; = molasses sugar, 3 11-16c; refined, steady. BUTTER—Récelpts, 4688 packages; very firm: greamery, 15%@2e; Digins, 2e; factory, 124G EGGS—Receipts, 4254 packages; steady. West- ern, 25c; Southern, 22@24c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—California dried fruits: Apples, steady” other frults fim. e VAPORATED APPLES—Common, 7@sc; g.l;lme wire tray, 8%c; cholce, 9@%%c; fancy, PRUNE! 104, as to size and . 7 APRICOTS 11@14c; - Moorpay -m{‘o c. MPEACBES—UIIW!&IV 8%@12%c; peeled, 1:@ CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—Wheat opened weak and lower. Liverpool news overshadowed every- thing else at the immediate opening. That marked, ‘mmediately umped to ®e | 3 BRGY S el | Wheat, bushels There the market hung for a time, with quite | 2 fair business transacted. December in the | meantime developed great strength. Opening e lower at 629G62%c the market advanced Vvery quickly, the price reaching 63%c before a halt was cafled by the scalpers, who saw too much profit in sight to resist realizing. To ac count for the unexpected show of strength b: ember it was said that as fast as wheat is being delivered on December contracts it | is being ordered out all rail by shippers. In- dications of a falling off in farmers' deliver- ies in the Northwest, long looked for, also en- | couraged buying. After the first buying furor had been satisfied the market became dull, but brightened up again on the clearance fig- ures, all classes of traders coming into the market. The buying enthusiasm was somewhat checked by the “closing cables, which showed | weakness in all foreign markets, but the re- action was slight, shorts taking advantage of any depression to cover. May clpsed at 63%e and December at 63%c. Corn was dull and heavy during most of the session. The range was narrow and the close unchanged for May. The market for oats was decidedly dull. The cash demand was good. May closed unchanged. The provision market was almost as unin- teresting as oats. The range of prices was very narrow. At the close May pork and lard were Zic higher and May ribs unchanged. _ The leeding futures rang:d as follow: Articlea— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— December 623 6% 625 63% M : B R 1 S 63% 6% 63% 6% 33 33 2% 3 | T3y 3m o w3 iy 3% 345 35 May . Short January May . Cash quotation: Flour, dull; No. 8 spri 6214c; No, 2 red, 67%@68%c; No. 2 No. 2 Oats, 261,@26%c; No, 2 3" white, 212! 2 R) i4c; No. 2 Barley, f. o. b., 40@s1c . 1 Flaxseed, $101; Prime Timothy Seed, $2 25; Mess Pork, per barrel, $7 90@7 9 Lard, per ‘100 pounds. '$4 €5@5 071 Short _ Sides, loose, $445@4 65; Dry Salted Shoulder: boxed, 414@i%c; Short Clear Sides, boxed, §i @4 85; Whisky, distillers' finished &oods, ~per gallon, §125; Sugar, cut loaf and granulated, unchanged. _ Articles— Flour, barrels . Receipts. Shipments. | 009 Corn, bushels Oats, bushels Rye.' bushels . Bariey, bushels On the Produce market was weak: creameries. 14@20c: dairies, 13@1Se. Cheese, steady; $}%@10tc. Eggs, firm; fresh, 22@2214c. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Recelpts. Shipments, Bushels. Bushels. Cities— Minneapolis Duluth .. Milwauke Chicago . Toledo St. Louis. Detroit Kansas Clty. Totals ..... Tidewater— Boston New York. Philadelphia . Baltimore New Orleans. Galveston . Totals ... <eenser. 655,029 LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Wheat— Opening Closing Flour— Opening Closing Wheat— Opening . Closing EASTERN LIV CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—CATTLE—Offerings were well taken at yesterday's ruling prices. Holi- day cattle were in good demand at $5 60@s; good to choice steers, $ 90@5 50; commoner grades, $3 $5@4 85; stockers and feeders, $2 0@ TOCK MARKET. 4 35. Calves sold at the usual wide range of prices, best bringing $6@6 75; commoner grades, $8as HOGS—Ruled 2%c lower. Hogs sold at a extreme range of $3 20@2 45; largely at $ 33734; bulk of the pigs, $3 10@3 0. There was a moderate demand for sheep and | lambs at the recent decline, sheep being wanted | at §2 25@4 2 for inferfor to choice, with sales largely at §3 50@4 10. Mutton sheep, §380 and over, and feeders were salable at 33 50@3 75; | yearlings, $4 10@4 65; lambs, 33 75@4 35 for poor | to prime flocks, a few going above $5 25. Feed- ing lambs, $4 25@1 5. Heavy sheep were again | neglected,’ the demand being for light welght. Recelpts—Cattle, 3000; hogs, 40,00; saeep, | 10,0600. KANSAS CITY. | KANSAS CITY, Dee. 9.—CATTLE—Rccelpts, | 4000. Market stead native steers, $3 75@4 80; Texas steers, $3@4 70; Texas cows, $2 50@3; na- tive cows and heifers, §150@4 25; stockers and feeders, $2 55@4 20; bulls, $2@3 50. HOGS—Receipts, 18,000. Lights, steady; others | weak. Bulk of sales, $3 20@3 30; heavies and packers, $3 20@3 40; mixed, $3 20@3 35; lights, $3 15a3 yorkers, $3 26@3 30; pigs, $3@3 20. 1 SHEE! Receipts, 2000; market steady. Lambs, $3 25@5 60; muttons. $2@4 10. OMAHA. OMAHA, Dec, 9.—Cattle—Receipts, 1600, Market strong. Native beef steers, $4 10@5 20; Western steers. $3 T5@4 35: Texas steers, §3 80 @4; cows-and helfers, $3@4 15; canners, $2@3; stockers and feeders, $3 25@4 50: calves, $4 50 @56 7: bulls, stags, etc., $2 30@3 0. HOGS—Receipts, 9500. Market steady. Heavy, $3 25@3 30; mixed, $3 25@3 30; light, $3 30@3 37%; plgs, $3@3 25; buik of -sales, $3 2715@3 30. SHEEP—Receipts, 1600. Market steady. Na- tive muttons, $3 60@4 45: Western muttons, 13 40G4 25; W %gms, $3 40@+4 25, stock, $2 5@ 875; lambs, $@5 %. DENVER. DENVER, Dec. 9.—CATTLE—Receipts, 200. Market slow and lower. Beet steers, $3 25@d; cows, $2 G5@3 25; feeders, freight pald to river, §3 25@4; stockers do, $375@415; bulls, stags, etc., $2@2 T5. HOGS—Receipts, 800. Market 5@llc lower. Light packers, $330@3 35; mixed, $3 25@3 21%; heavy, §2 25. SHEEP—None. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, Dec. 9.—There was a good attend- “ance at the wool auction sales to-day. The market was strong with a hardening tendency. A good selection of Queensland sold well. The number of bales offered was 10,910, which in- cluded merinos and fine crossbreds. Medium scoured merinos were spiritedly bid for by German and French buyers. There was an increased demand for Yorkshire greasies, which were quickly disposed of. A sale of sheepskins was held at Mincing Lane to-day. The number offered was 147,530 and 130,850 were sold, which included a quan- tity of clean and tight skins. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Dec. 9.—Consols, < 110%; silver, 27%4d; French rentes, 102f 77%c; wheat cargoes ff coast, mothing doing; cargoes on passage, er, 34 lower; Oregon, 28s° English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 9.—WHEAT—Dull; wheat in Paris, dull; flour in Paris, weak; French country markets, easy; weather in England, unsettled, 7 COTTON—Uplands, 3 5:32d. WHEAT—Spot No. 2 red Western winter dull, 68 2%d; No. 1 red Northern spring dull, 6s Lad. CORN—Spot American mixed quiet, 35 814d. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 94Walla Walla wheat was quoted here to-day at 57@3Sc, and as one dealer expressed it, ‘‘the only reason that it was not quoted lower is because there is so little offering.’” The market has reached a stage where there is very little encouragement to do business and it is almost a certainty that anything like a free selling” movement would send the price down a few cents per bushel. Valley is nominal at 60c, with none offering. Blue stem, 61@62c. The foreign wheat shipments from Portlana nl:r the week ending to-day were 230.208 bush- els. 3 ¥ ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Dec. 9.—Wheat—Club, 68¢; blue stem, fl@fle.‘ 1S PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. ‘Walla Wallawheat PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 9. 588; balances, $42,032. ——-— LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. — uuy Sterling Exchange, ht.. -— 4 El:lln‘ Cables .. 5y - ‘5“ = g Sl e " WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. ‘WHEAT—The Rajore “takes for Cork 71,213 ctis, valued at $86,352. ‘The market was rather firmer on call, but the spot situation was unaltered. milling: w511 ; | b0c for Bay and 2c@$l for Los Angeles; Garlic, | Onions, 60c; Carrots, old, i3c: new, CALL BOARD SALES. "Ifimrmll session—9:15 0'clock—May—6000 ctls, Second session—May-—4000 ctls, $§1 174 Resular morning session—May—24,000 ctls, Afternoon session—May—S$000 ctls, $1 17%. BARLEY—The market was higher ~again and the northeast gale encouraged sellers to hold out for better prices all around. ‘l:‘eed, $1 27%@1 82%c; Brewing, $135@L 45 per CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second session—No sales. nggullr morning session—March—2000 ctls, Afternoon session—December—2000 ctls, $1 35. OATS—Are steady and unchanged. Fancy ~Feed, $121%@130 per to choice, §1 22%@1 2%; common, g Surprise, $] 35@1 42%%; Gray, §120@1 22%; mili- ing, $1 51 30 per ctl; Red, '§1 40g1 47} Black, 70, (;ORNh—Th‘eI n&&rlx(et is lzfii?’y enough but uiet, though offerings are light. USmall” round yellow, - §1 11 17; Eastern large yellow, $i10; white $105@110; mixed, $107% per ctl; California white, $1 1091 123, RYPr( ‘alifornia, $1 17%4@1 20; Eastern, §115 T ctl. peBUCK.VVI‘IEAT— s nominal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family extras, $ 15@4 25; blksrs' extras, $3 90@4 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- tl; good S lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, $2 7 per 100; Rice Flour, §7; Cornmeal, extra cream Cornmeal, $3 25; Oatmeal,” $1 35; Oat Groats, $450; Hominy, $3 25@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $3 75; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, §350; Rolled Oats (barrels). 35 85@0 25; In sacks, $5 63@€ 05; Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $ 50 per 100’ 1bs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay contipues dull at unchanged prices. Bran is quoted higher on the outside quota- tion. Middlings are firm. BRAN—$14 50@16 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$15@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, §26 50@27 30 per ton: Oflcake Meal at the mill,’ $31@31 56 Job- bing, $§32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cotton- seed Meal, $26g30 per ton: Cornmeal, $§23 50@ 24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25. 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 Island Barley, $11@14; Alfalfa, s Stock, $11G12: Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY—(From Oregon, Utah, ete.)— Wheat and Wheat and Oat, $1350@l5; Cheat, $12612 50; Alfalfa, $16@010 50; ~Oat, $13@14 50; Clover, $i1 50@12 50; Timothy, $i1 50@13 per ton. STRAW—3iGT5¢ per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. There is nothing new in any description. The market is dull. BEANS—Bayos, $2G2 10; $2 15@2 20; Large Whites, $180@1 9; Pinks, $2@2 10; Reds, $3 15@3 25; Blackeye, $2 T5@4, Butters, $2@2 50; Limas, $3 2,@3 35 Pea, $2 30@ 250; Red Kidneys, $2 40@2 G0 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $4 50@4 75 per ctl; Small Whites, yellow Mustard, $4 25; Flax, $2@2 25; Canary Seed, 2%4@2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, 6%@7c; Rape, 2%@2%c; Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@sl%e. DRIED PEAS—NHes, '$1 50@1 75; @1 85 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Green, §175 There is no particular change to report in anything. With the exception of Tomatoes the market is lightly supplied and steady. POTATOES—60c for Early Rose; 3:@50c for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, Toc@$l 10; Oregon, Tic@$l; Sweet Potatoes, 50@60c for ¢ and $130 for Merced: New Potatoes, ¢ per b, ONIONS—30@70c per ctl. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 4@sc; Beans, 5@sc; Cabbage, 40 Tomatoes, String 250 7@sc per 1b; Dried Okra, 15c per Ib; Green Pe pers, 3@ic per Ib: Dried Peppers, i0@15c; Mar- | rowfat Squash, $8@I16 per ton; Carrots, 25@35c per sack. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES — Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12c per Ib in lots of 2 Ibs; sliced, desiccated. ' 16@lsc; granulated, bage, 30c: Sweet Potatoes, 30c; Turnips, 2 String Beans, 30c; Tomatoes, 50¢. POULTRY AND GAME. A car ot Eastern sold at $5G5 50 for Hens and young Roosters, $5 for old Roosters, $1 50 for Fryers and $3 50 for Broilers. Turkeys were in heavier receipt and weak. Otherwise local stoek remained about the same. There was no particular change in Game. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 14@léc; live Turkeys, 12@l3c for Gobblers and 12@i3c for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1350@1 75; Goslings, $1 50@1 75; Ducks, $i@6 50 for old and $f 50@ 6 50 for young; Hens, $3 5065; youns Roosters, $4 50@5: old do, $1@4 50; Fryers, $4@4 50; Broll- ers, $4@4 50 for large, $3@3,50 for small: Pig- eons, $1G1 25 per dozen for pld avd §1 7:@2 for squabs. GAME—Quail, $1@125; | Mallard, $3 50@4 Canvasback, $6@10; Sprig, 2@3; Teal, $i Widgeon, $150@175; Small Duck, $12@1 50 English Snipe, Jack Snipe, $1@1 25; Gray Geese, $2 50@3; White Geese, $1 2; Brant, $1 30 @1 T Honkers, $3 50@4 50; Hare, §1; Rabbits, $12541350 for Cottontails and $I@1 3% for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter is_well cleaned Up and very fim at @ further advance. Cheese is steady. Iiges are quiet and unchanged, with ample supplies for current needs. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 25@28l5c; sec- onds, 26@: Dairy — Choice to fancy, 20@2%c; common grades, 18G22 Pickled Goods—Firkin, 17@18c; pickled roil, 17@18c; creamery tub, nominal. Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%c per 1b; Elgin, 22g22ic, CHEESE—Choice mild new, 11%@12: old, 10 @lle; Cream Cheddar, 12@12%c; Young Amer- ica, 12¢; Eastern, 12@12c. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 33@35c per dozen; com- mon Eggs, 20@32%c; Eastern, 20@%c for ordi- nary and 27%@28%c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. The cold weather affects the sale of Oranges, Lemons and Limes, and all are dull and weak. Berries are also slow. Cranberries are weak. Very few Grapes are seen_now. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Strawberries, $1 50@3 per chest for large and — for small. Cranberries, $750@9 per barrel for East- ern and $1@1 50 per box for Coos Bay. Grapes, 60c@$1 per box and crate. Apples, 35@slc for common, 75c@SL per box for No. 1 and §125@1 50 for choice. Lady Ap- ples, $1@1 50. Pears—30c@s1 25 per box. Persimmons—6ic@s1 25 per hox. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $2@3 per box: Seedlings, $125@2: Mandarins, $1@1 50; Lemons, $1@2 for common and 32 50@4 for good to_cholce; Mexican Limes, $3 56@4; Call- fornia Limes, 25@50c per small box; Grape Fruit, $150@4; Bananas, $150@2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@5 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. The New York Commercial says, under date of December 3: ‘‘Prunes steady, with strong market for large and small sizes and increased interest in medium goods hitherto dull and neglected. Medium sizes will attract more at- tention now and buying will probably be larger. “‘Peaches are advancing. Peeled are quoted up to_27c on actual sales, with nothing obtain- able fess than 22c. There are only small sup- plies of any grada to be had, and conditions in- dicate a strong and advancing market, ““Apricots continue firm with advancing ten- dency. Thera are none to be had from first hands and supplies in second hands are small and difficult to obtain, holders preferring to Tetaln their goods on the theory that: prices will advance.” The local market {s dull and unchanged. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, 6ic for 40-50's, 4%@ Se for 50-60's, 3%@3%c for 60-70°s, 2%@3c for T0-80's, 2%@2%e for $0-90's, 2 for’ 90-100's and 1@1%c for 100-110's; Silver Prunes, 214@se; Peaches, 6@7%c for good to choice, T4@se for fancy and 10@i2%e for peeled: Apricots, 1012 for Royals and 12@12ic for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples, T%@7lc; sun dried, 4@i%c; Black Figs, sacks,’ 2@2ic; Plums, 4%@6c for pitted and ‘1@1%e for unpitted; Nectarines, 6@ie for prime to fancy; Pears, 6@Sc for quarters and 8@fc for halves. RAISINS—3%¢ for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 6%c for four-crown, Gl4@bic for Seed. less Suiianas, 4c for Seedless Muscatels and $120 for London Lavers; Dried Grapes, 2%@3o. NUTS—Chestnuts. 5@12ic per Ib: Wainuts, §@7c for hardshell, 9G@10c for softshell; Al monds, 6@Tc for bardshell, 13¢ for softshel, 4% 15c for paper-shell; Peanits, 6@ic for Easte and #%@sc for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50q5. HONEY—Comb, 10@llc’ for bright and §Goc for lower grades; water white extracted, 6t 7c; light amber extracted, 6c; dark, 5@sise per_Ib. BEESWAX—24@26c per Ib. PROVISIONS. Pure Lard is %c bigher. No other changes, ‘The market is quiet. CURED MEATS—Bacon, R %S et Sand T e £ P i <: Mess Beet, Britne Tork, 316, extva Gear. $1d ; exi cl 3 ; 16; Stoked Beef, @138 per b: ’..AB]?-;Tiermfl 1' IIO:.QG{-IK Sl4e S compou! an lor pure; -1 pure, Tige: 10-1b tins, 8c; 51D ting, Sige, o COTTOLENE—Tlerces, 5%@6%c: packages 30 1bs, 1-1b pails, 6 10 & case S 20 in a case, 8%ic; 5-1b pails, 12 in " 846; 10-b palls, 6 in a case. Shor o s BB AT ) Ly 3 U i fancy Tuns, i Tos net, The; Rait HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. _ Previous prices rule for all descriptions, HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell T%c per b for o cured; 10@10%c; Calitornia 0 per_ bbi; extra $1250; extra mess, $15 50@ per Ib for less 3-1b s, mle l'tor light, 1034¢ ' about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted = : Cowhides, : medium, Sic; light, Sc; Cowh und, 15¢; cul et Kip ana Veal, 15 dry Calf, Tie; Sheepskins sheariings,, 15@Zc each; short wool, each; medium. 6€0@S0c; long wea!.l S ach; Horse Hides, salt, §1 @2 for M‘Ee‘lsa 5e tor small; C:ollé,nwg: Hora:"HldES, dry, for large and 50c or small. ¢ TALLOW-No. 1 ‘renrkre% 3"‘;932? per Ib; No. 2, 2%c; refined, ; Grease, 2c. V'OO[?—S ring dlp%gscéou(hern Mountain, 12 months', 7bc; San' Joaquin and Souther months’, $@fc; Foothill and Northern, free, 12' @lic; Foothill' and Northern, defective, 9@1ic; Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@16c; Nevada, 10@ 13c; Eastern Oregon, 10@12c. Fall Wools— Humboldt and Mendocino. Northern Mountain . Mountain . Plains . . 6@ 8 HOPS—1898 crop, 12%@14c per 1b for ordinary, 15@16c for good and 17@19¢ for choice to fancy. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags for next season, nominal, at 4%@5c; Wool Bags, 26@28c; San Quentin Bags, $4 85. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfleld Wellington, $7 50; Seattle, $6: Bryant, $6; Coos Ba: ‘Wallsend, $7 50% Scotch, $8; Cumberland, 35 50@9 1n 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. 4 RICE—China mixed, $3 9@4; China No. 1, $4 55G4 9; extra do, $ 10@5 40; Hawailan, $5 50} Tanan, $5 1214@5 50; Loulstana, $5 50@6 50. 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- tloners’ A, 5%c; California A, Magnolia A, 5%c; Extra C, 5%c: Golden C, %c: half-barrels, 3¢ more than barrels, and boxes ic more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are quiet and in sufficlent supply. Mut- ton Is easler. Veal, too, is a fraction off. Beet is unchanged. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6i%c; second quality, 6c; third quality, 4%@s%c. VEAL—Large, 6%@7%c; small, 6%@Sc per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 7@7ic; Ewes, 6%@Tc. LAMB—Sc per Ib. “ PORK—Live Hogs, 4c for large, 4iic for me- dium, and 3%@s%e for small; stock Hogs, 2%@ 3c; dressed Hogs, 6@%c for prime. PRODUCE RECEIPTS. For Friday, December 9. T, ar sks 3,209 [Lumber, feet Wheat, "ecle Brandy, ga Barley, ctls. 5,275 | Wine, ‘gal; Eggs, doz sins, b Sugar, sks. Sugar, bbia Leather, rol 35| Hides, ho. Butter, ctls Cheese, ctls. Beans, sk Middlings, sks Potatoes, ‘sks Onions, sks. 104 44) Peits,’ bdls. e sk 7 {Lime, bbls Wool, bales. 9|Hay, tons Straw, tons 5/ OREGON. Flour, qr sks 46| Hay, tons....ouee 20 Oats, ' ctls 390 NEVADA. Hay, tons.. Seanl EASTERN. Corn, ctls. 800 FAMILY RETAIL MARKET. Butter is dearer and Eggs cheaper. Yesterday's gale will tend to make Fish scarcer and higher for the moment. Turkeys are cheaper. Otherwise Poultry stands about thg same. Game is in average supply at the usual prices. The summer Vegetables are generally dearer, Fruits show no particular change. Following is The Call's regular weekly price list: Coal, per ton— Cannel ......3—@I2 00| Castle Gate..59 60@ — Wellington . —@10 60| Southfield New Welling- |~ Wellington —@ 9350 ton .. —@10 00, Coos Bay.... —@ 7 00 Seattle 8 00@-——| Dairy Produce, etc.— Butter, fancy, per_ | Cheese, Swiss square . Common _Eggs. Do, per roil. Ranch Eggs, per Do, good dozen . 40G— Pickied 35@4)| Honey Comb, per. Firkin, per, Ib..—@2| b ....... Cheese, Cal Do, ‘extracted 15 Cheese, Eastern Meats, per Ib.— Bacon 12@17 Pork, fresh. Beef, choice. 12g15 Pork, salt. D Corned_Bee ; good. Pork, chops Round Steak. —@ 8 3 Ham, Cal 1%@15 Sirloin Steak......12015 Do, Easf @15 Porterhouse, do.. —om Lard . 12315 Smoked Beef.... .. Mutton 10412, Pork Sausages.. Lemb . 12g15 Veal Poultry and Game— Hens, cach.... 5@ 6|Quall, pr doz.130@1 7 Young Roost- _i Mallard, pair. To@l 09 | ers, each. 50@ 75 Canvasback, pr | Old ' Rooster: 2 “pair .. -15@1 75 | Aok . 40@ €0\ Sprig, prpair. 0@ 75 | Fryers, each.. 5@ —|Teal. pr pair. e — | Broiler: —@ 40| Widgeon, pair 40@ 30 | \Small Duck... %@ — | Wild Geese, pr pair ¢ | IEnglish Sni | per doz.. Hare, each. !Jack Snipe. Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, Ib. 10@12| Lemons, doz. Apples, 1b. Limes, doz. Bananas, doz. Oranges, doz. Cranberries, Pears, per Ib quart 5' Raisins, Ib. Grapes, per 1b.... 4@ § Strawbérries, Huckleberries, drawer . b Walnuts, Tb. Vegetables— Artiehokes, d0z.T5@1 09 Mushrosms, 1b....255 Beets, do: ..12@15| Onions, " 1b. 1@ 5 Beans, white, 1b.. £@ 5| Potato LG 3 Colored, 1b. 4@ 5| Do 3@ 4 Lima, Ib. 8@—| Parsnip: Cabbage, each.... 5@10| Radishe; Caulifiowers, each 5@10 Sage, do? Celery, sbunch..... 5@— String Cress, doz buchs.2022 Thyme, Ib Green Peas, 1b.... 8@10, Turnips, do: Lentils, 1b. $@ 8| Tomatoes, 1b. Lettuce, doz. 15@2%| Fish, per 1 Barracuda Carp . Codfish Flounders Herring Halibut Kingfish . Mackerel —[Clams, gal @s( Do, Ho |Do, hardshell, 100.40a30 Perch 8@10/Crabs, each........ 10015 Pompa 50@75 Do, softshell, doz.z5qas Rockfish . 10@12 Mussels, qt... 12 Salmon, s 20— Oysters, Cal, 100, Salmon, fresh. —'Do, Eastern, doz.2%@s0 Sturgeon i —_——— HOTEL ARRIVALS. NEW WESTERN HOTEL. J H Tucker, Mass |C E Derry, N Y P D O'Brien, L Ang |W_H Ballard, Cal A Grelg, Phoenix C Watson, Petaluma J 8 Bryant, Chicago |J F Fagan, Vallejo J Lawrence, Boston |S Green, S Mateo. M Larkin, Salt Lake |D C Baxter, Stockton J Oldfield, Vancouver |R Smith, Cai I Anderson, Portland |Mrs Freeman, Visalia H Coggins, Cal C Rosbach, Seattle W Mathews, Seattle M Peters, Fresno PALACE HOTEL. G_Schwarzenback Jr,|F Buck, Vacaville ¥ Fraster, L Ang {,A‘;’V‘xf’“’ mi o er, lam: J H Shivers, Stantory Miss L Tox, & S C Beckwith, N ¥ s, rona R McCready, Pittsburg A W More, Tesia AW f F Stewart & w, Wash| ot e ptessy G F Tweedy, N Y M J Meyer, N Y C Fickert, Stanford R Lidgerwood, Chicago J W Mitchell, L Ang A Lachman, Fresno P R Ruben, Fresno C_Sullivan, Chicago W F Patrick, Denver H Shominger, N-Y GRAND H C Dale, San Jose W F Knox, Sacto H C Keves, Stockton 5 NCY A Weiler, St Louis C Pfau, Cincinnati H G Spaulding, N Y HOTEL. ©' E Wadsworth, Cal A Brown, Kernville " B Van Sickles, Sacto W C Conroy & s, Cal |Miss Newman, Sacto Misses Schmidt, Aubrn|E B Tyler, Fresno N Myers, Woodland M F Woolf, N Y ‘W C Hanson, Wheatld|L E Doan, L Ang A T Jones, Walnut Cr|G K Rider & w, Sacto W P Mathews, Sacto (J Hess, Chgo A LVeuve, S Jose ‘G E Parker, Bkrsfld J M Royce, Stockton [H S Bettinger, Bkrsfld Misses Harley, Stktn (P J Clyne, Sacto F G Cary, Lodi Mrs Swinson. Suisun C A Haight, Alameda G W Sill, Watsonville W D Spikes, Tacoma ]IJ H Reed, 8 L Obispo C C Blank, Spokane |B Brooks, 5 L_Obispo Dr T E Ta , Cal iMn. J Brady, S Jose Miss J Shulan. Chgo 'Miss Brady, San Jose H A Harkness, Inyo |C W Thompson, N Y J Harris, Sacto iG W Stewayt, Boston T A Brooks. Chgo A ¥ Naber, Stockton A Brooks, Chgo C Higbeo. N Y A T Ross, Cal |B F Dollison Ohio 8 v._chv Cal 'E Dinkelspiel, Suisun T Kay, Sacto G Lingo, Birds Landng © P Soule, Chgo C E Handy, L Ang E Eichhorn & w, Cal J Topley, Vallejo tterson, Fresno Innin. L Gerlach & w. Stcktn F C Gibbons, Portland —————————— A MATTER OF WORDS. Few men have been shrewder than Dis- raeli in depicting the subtle, hair-breadth distinctions which are made to pass mus- ter as essential differences in matters of form or ceremony. In the days ublic_worship regula- tion act in England, Sir William Harcourt Hflhmw M‘: visit Lord Beaconsfield at ug] en Manor. On_Sunday, states the London News, Which prints tician a a the storv. the young led is host to the { collection and he calls an o Wyefield { Samoa. Humboidt Columbia. 1Portiana Santa Rosa.....[San Diego . Chilkat [Humbolat church, and on the way thit] Warned that some hints - of @ (icT o church movement had penetrateq even that syl‘\'alm Solftude. “My friend, the vicar,” said ¢ of the manor, “will take what Imcalfi‘rg ffertory, and Afterward what T call a plate saa®h calls an alms dish will be placed on wrna: Tcall a table and he calls an ooy, From the Youth’s Companion. Firnt Quarte 1 December Full >oor December 27 NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographie Office, located in the Merchants’ Exchange, iy maintained In San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. = Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference. and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest 0 ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry bullding. 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 ball was dropped gn time or giving the error. If any. is publizhed in the morning papers the following day. Wain W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N. in charge. N United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officfal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. SATURD:{Y, DECEMBER 10. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. Sun rises . Sun sets Moon rises T |Time| g above exposition of the tides the early morning .tldes are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted from) the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants' Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., De- cémber 9, 1898. 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 8 o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean_ time. 5 W. S. HUGHES, S in charge. Lieutenant, U. S. Steamer. i { 3 City of Peking..|China and Japan. City of Panama|Panama Cleveland. Puget Soun: Curacoa. Wellington. Mineola. Fulton. Arcata. North Coos Bay. Portland |Coos Bay Humboldt |Newport Victoria & Astoria . eattle Tecoma Pomona. Empire Del Norte. Alameda Corona... StateCa Chas. Ne Gaelic. Weeott Puget Sound . China and Japan . [Yaquina Bay New) ‘i Pler. mon: 2 pm|Pler 9 Sitars 4 R pier 11 0 am|Pier 9 | 2 pm|Pier 13 Santa Rosa San Diego 11 am|Pier 11 Australia ..(Honolulu. 2 pm|(Pier 7 Columbia 10 am Pler 24 Cleveland . 10 am|Pler 2 Arcata . 10 am Pier 13 Coos Bay...[Newport. .15, 9 am Pier 11 City Peking|China& Japan Dec: 1 pm PMSS Curacoa Mexjco. Dec. 10 am|Pier 11 Corona .....|San Dfego.....|Dec. 17, 11 am|Pler 1L Umatilla_..|Vic & Pt Sd.Dec. 17, 10 am(Pier 9 State of CallPortland |Dec. 19, 10 am|Pier 24 x INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, December 9. Fosen, 40 hours from SHIPPIL Stmr _Grace Dollar, Hueneme. Stmr Alcatraz, Carlson, 3§ hours from Port Los Angeles. Stmr Sequoia, Thwing, 17 hours from Fort B Orizaba, Hall, 1 hours from San Pedro and way rorts. x Br stmr Hupeh, Ouail, 33 days from Hong- Kong, Vi Yokobama 2 daye, via Honolulu 10 days. Schr Mizpah, R Cortnthian, Korth, 45 hours from Bow- ens Landing. Schr Mizpah, Schr Laura Pike, Johnson, e Orient, Saunders, 11 days from Graya O Lindholm, 12 days from Port Hellquist, 3% days from Bu- Owens, 6 days from Coquille —— days from_Coquille River. Gohmson s days from Eue Schr Falcon, Gamble. Schr John A, T Emma Utter, Allen, 13 days from Grays B e John F Miller, Hansen, Grays, HAthor: . cLuARED. Friday, December 9. San Blas, Urry, Champerico; P M 8 12 days from A Stmr ss(;g}r Corona, Debney, San Diego; Goodall Perkins & Co. RS Friday, December 9. Norte, Allen, Crescent City. Stoar D oot Cailfornia, Parsons, Astoria. Stmr Alex Duncan, Buckard. Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. CHARTERS. The Hiawatha is chartered for wheat to Eue ve, 268 3d. o “Samoena loads wheat at Portiand® for Europe, 32s 6d. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 9, 10 p m—Weather hazy; wind north: velocity 20 miles. DOMESTIC PORTS. 008 BAY—Arrived Dec —Stmr Brunswick, hence Dec 6; stmr Arcata, hence Dec 7. Safled Dec s—Stmr Bonita, for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived Dec 's—Stmr Cleveland, from Port Angeles; stmr Charles Nelson, hence Dec 6. NEAH BAY—Passed in Dec —Stmr Queen, hence Dec 7, for Victoria. . ASTORIA—Salled Dec 9—Stmr Columbla, for San_Francisco. POR'X; LUDLOW-—Sailed Dec 9—Ger ship Are temis, for —. b POINT REYES—Passed Dec 9—Stmr Pasa- dena, from Eureka, for San Pedro. EUREKA—Sailed Dec $—Stmr Alliance, for Portland. EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK-—Salled Dec 5—Stmr Advance, for Colon. 20 FOREIGN PORTS. BLAS—Sailed Nov 3 oS LAS- 29—Schr Czar, for AMOY—Sailed Dec $—Schr Erie, for Port Townsend. ENSENADA—Sailed Dec $—Stmr Curacao, for San Francisco. * MANILA—Arrived Dec 9—Stmr Pennsylva- nia, hence Nov 3. TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMERS, SWINMUNDE—Arrived Dec $—Stmr Hec from New York. for Boston, - AFAved Dee s Sems Bimric s o e e o s—sr tmmmlmy [—Arrive ¢ S—Stmr S - dam, {rom New York. S GENOA—Arrived Dec 9—Stmr Aller, from New York. HAMBURG—Arrived Dec 9—Stmr Patria, PR RRPOOT Arrived Dec §—Stmr Rhynland, r nd, from Philadeiphia. Salled Dec $—Stmr Cevic, from New York,