The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1898, Page 10

Woo Pota Vegt Thi Gai But Ched & i r‘; cars of et < 9 nk easier, r epsy and Eggs stead] e heginning to Weakeh, Citrgs' Pruits still block the Dried Eruité unchanged. Provisides as befére. m{Y Hyps and Bides unal &8 frm. Other' meaty sth ] !m\vr change in' Ofls. / frr Messrs, ‘enry R. Menton of ~ Copper JHE ' COPPE! l. A e imate s i & qmber 30 I stock at the close of N n of 900 tons over Oc r, was the smallest tc month_in many yea the Michigan m he Calumet and MARK IS § DY LACKS LIFE The New York Comm fruit and raisi K ““There does not appe dried fruit mark There is no stocking deliver nd busin t ot dealers w 55 con the satisfacon of pr who are upply are not = come are princip: *Pru but th are steady, s S l | Gen Elec 108 new set 3 ay by light receipts. There was a | demand. The request for large si: Vsflexz;fl 0| G H & 107 [Tex Pac L'G lsts. demand at $3 70@5 40 for inferior be smaller for th nt, and inasmuch as | “pg 103 | Do Reg 2ds | to prime flocks of lambs, sples being largely there are few mc had, e 4s | g 112 fon Pac 4s % | at $4 50@5 10; Western lambs, $4 20@5 20; year- well for the trac R 2 'CPD & G 1sts.. lings, $450; Western sheep, $3 25@4; native are gone from W - Jowa C 1sts . .104% | Wabash 1st | sheep, $§2 50@4 50. :’h!H"tr"‘()‘mbfafll‘hml n"h‘ « Y- | La new consols 4s.10; Do 2ds “\EPCQ(;'(FCIA(U(& 2500; hogs, 35,000; sheep, obliged to L&N 4s.... 9744 W Shore 45 000. :»n.-d future, .l/‘\_A.lv at present :}n:.n ",:»" . H{‘;‘”‘r;m\_ Missouri 68 100 | Va Centuries 2 KANSAS CITY. Dhrchases SoRelther romph o, Tubire Vaslivs | o ra e &8ss = (kB Dotdstared 5% | KANSAS CITY, Dec. X TTLE—Recelpt: ery. Considerable quantities of medium stzes [ D° ¥ - L easosnl ate: 3% | 6000 Market steady to i e LT and a few large o wing forward, but | STOCKS, 2 : they are princi, ders placed pre- | Chollar ... 19 Ontario . 500 viously o dealer h e any large pur- | z,rt;]“;xn{"zfl\afl 5 -;8 el chases recently. o 2 o . 3 < - . is rere is no change. Clusters ap- | Deadwood -2.0 40/ Quicksilver . l200| HOGS—Receipts. 17,000 Market steady; bulk e T e e e ot | pmald v . 23| Do pretd D800 |Of sales. §3%@3 3. Heavies, $3 25@3 40; pack- for them is not as large as usual at this sea- | Hale & Norcross. 1i|Sterra Nevada . §2 ;".”‘}_3 2%@3 -"u-rljfl'fl ts, $3 15@3 30; yorkers, $3 25 son. Even though it is generally understood Hofestake 50 00 ndard 205 d:;-u s, 333 20. © that all suppl ow on the coast are held | lron Silver 13 Unton Con O B R A =i by the assoclation, which gu | Mexican ........ 27 Yellow Jacket 14 | Lambs, $4 25@S 35; muttons, $2@4 25. buyers apparently not care BOSTON STOCKS AND BOND: g OMAHA. dditional celing in the market, | AT & S Fe 145 Wis Central 1s but it s d are com- | Amer Sugar 125% | Do & .2 parative the trade will not | ~ Do prefd Mining Share; Buffer m uence. Meanwhile | Bay s %'Allouez” Min Co.. 5% there is in foreign raisins, | Be 4 Atlantic . ugh no large orders are reported. | Boston & Albany Boston & here is little change in the currant situa- | Boston & Maine. Butte & Boston.... 6% tion. It is definitely announced from Wash- | B, : Calumet & Hecla 6l ° | ington that no change w e made in the | Chi Bur & Q......121%| Centennial ? tariff. This saves the California industry from | Fitchbu 1074 |Franklin .. annihilation and prevents any reduction In | Ge nE 0ld Dominion quotati a at. Spot st first hands “*Peaches recorde: less than u aré firm. No c though there seem will advance as ATHER th Meridian—P; SAN FRA! R rainfall in the Last 24 He Franct Trace 0 0 48 e past twent t Independen. b area of high p -day on the Oregon c fair and colder weathe e "lrke; iines are and Southeastern THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDN - ESDAY, DECEMBER 21 1898 RCIAL WORLD. TARKETS. due. ( 43 : tharket. | RADE. & Co., n a >rice. 49 08 0 50 Jvem tob 31, London, and at thereto from Chile and Aus- as follows: jtal at the close | onth | re. This m Hecla_will FRUIT IN NEW YORK. life in ould like to nfined trade. to Al br here is dealers in the will secure ti e the effec riet, at disbursing | vay | and the Tamarack The Osceola pays the see. al says of the dried | YUGH, BUT ‘l 2 r buying for future | wholly wants of distrib- | Mail as do | oken | W se is some expectation free are firm and difficult to obtat ns point to sing market b change will not come imme- to be a feeling =oon as et REPORT. ific Time.) Dec. 20, 1.32 y-fou pressure has oast, which r in ock and dealers begin replenishiag | | p. m. llowing are the seasonal rainfalls to »se of same date last past twenty-four 141 os1 | Maximum temperature, S AND GENERAL depression has de- ours in {forni to-night reads will Northern s fallen during the past twenty-four an Luis Obispo northward in | California. and light rain or snow has fallen | throughout the greater portion of Nevada and Utah. Rain has fallen west of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington, and snow to the east of them and in Idaho. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Dec. 21, 189§: Northern California—Fair Wedn ay, except partly cloudy in southern portios ooler in the south portion; brisk northwest wind Southern California—Partly cloudy, cooler Wednesday: h west wind. Nevada—FPa cloudy Wednesda cooler. Utah—Occasional snow Wedn Arizona—Clous and probably local snow in northern portic Wednesday; cooler Wednes- day night cooler; brisk north wind. n te perature, 46, W. H. HA) M Bpecial 1 om Mount Tamalpais—Fog; 0 16 miles; temperature, 42; maximura n Francisco and vicinity—Fair Wednesday EASTERN MARKETS. N EW YORK STOCK NEW YORK, Dec trregular course, with gains of the specia while y with ing sales. Sugar in tating market. Union with the other international Paclfics, MABKET. betterment stocks, ; wind ecast Official. 20.—The market, after an | left off strong at the best, nging from 2@4 points in some the standard shares was fragtional. 4 a declded tone at the opening in sym- the irregularity of Americans in where there was evidence of some Missouri Pacific, Federal Steel succession began to rise and led to check an otherwise weak and hesi- in common suffered in The market romewhat for a time on the realising sales m abroad. After 1 o'clock traders gradually took the long side. Sugar was boosted up on the shorts, and on pearly § points. late tradi ferred to Federal Steel ©Ohlo and gradually helped the large whole 1ist. transactions rose A strongi movement in the in the Atchison issues was trans- and Baltimore and In- terests identified “with the trade were large purchasers of Federal Steel, while the purchase of Atchison was made in the hope of some fa- vorable action at |to-morrow’s ing. The ex) ment of the (e . ®bout 4 points. directors’ mq eet- ectation of an early annéunce- ‘entral Pacific reorganization plan responsible for a rise in that stock of Manipulative orders helped in marking up American Steel and Wire. While the transactions of the day were not up to the recent tremendous volume of bualness the greater amount of activity for the da; e oped in the closing hours, while (h:yng::y::t was moving upward. ‘Transactions in bonds showed a marked con- traction in dealings and speculation was very erratic. Total sales, $3,39,000. United States new 4'= Tegistered advanced the ‘coupon 34 And the $'s and old 4's coupen n, the bid price. al sales of stocks including: Atchison, . 93,750; Central Pacific, , 4220; D. and R. G. Erie and Western, 6850; do Loulsville and Nashville, 7100 Bt. Loul 26,900; do_ preferred, 9850; ki preferred, to-day wery o 165 e 610,500 ,880; do 44.420; b re- Burling- 3909: Lake sterred, 5456: nnesota 7205; Missour! Pacific, 7300 Nerthend Pacific, 6400; Rock Island, 38200 Union Pacific t. Paul, 5320; South- ern Pacific, 14,615; Southern, 6000; do preferred, 11,920; Texas and Pacific, 51 €4,000; Tobacco, 12,550; ; Paclfic Mall, " and 1., 38,3 CLOS] 6562; Atchison 193/t Louis & 5 F Do prefd. . 61%| Do prerd.. Baltimore & Ohio. 67 1 Do 2d prefd Canada Pacific. . 84%| 5t Louls & S W : Paper pro 6600; Federal Steel. 4o s People’s Gns, 6400; Colorado Sugar, 108,020; ING STOCKS. Canada Southern.. 56%| Do prefd Cent Pac.. . 42i51 St Paul. Ches & Ohio . 25%| Do prefd Chi & Alton 2167 ISt P & Om. Chi B & Q 121%{ Do prefd Chi & T Til. 56 |So Rallway. Do prefd. 09 | Do prefd Chl G W . 15%|Texas & Pacific. Ch! Ind & L. 71 Union Pacific. Do pretd. 31| Do prefd.. Chi & N -W. & G, 2d ast Do prefd. % cCcC& Do prefd. Del & Hud: Del L & W. Den & Rio Do prefd. PN t of | cks are small and supplles in | 1 at this time. ange in price is | badly hardicapped at the opening. | no great | K | Call loans 1 at whatever | Time loans as created | | wheat. Minnesota patents, $3 70@3 9 | WHEAT—Receipts, 407,000 bushels; exports, | 887,691 bushels. Spot market easy. No. 2 red, | | news' was ‘abundant, and scalpers, encouraged the market quiet but firm. Erfe (new). .14 | Express Companies— Do 1st prefd % | Adams 108% Ft Wayne | Anseri Ex. Gt Nor prefc 351 | United States. Hocking Val....... 34 |Wells Fargo. Tilinois_ Cent ‘113%| Miseellaneou Lake Erie & 19% A Cot Off Do prefd. Do prefd. Lake Shore. . Am_ Spirits 123 Louls & Nash...... 83| Do prefd 351, Manhattan L 96% | Am_Tobacec Met St Ry 9 Do prefd. Mich Cent « Gas Minn & St 1 4| Com Cable Co.. Do 1st r{’\r?h'l. t 1 F & Iron. Mo Pacific.... 35| Do prerd. Mobile & Ohio. i4|Gen Electric Mo K s|Intl Paper. 15| Do pref 13| Laclede Do 2d prefd.. Nor West. o Amer Co.... No Pacific Do prefd Ontarfo & { Pacific Mal People’s Gas.. Pullman Pal Silver Certifica tandard R & Sugar Do o U 8 prefd..... & Iro ist prefd Wi ) prefd k Island B S West Federal Steel Co... Do prefd t P M & M | Brooklyn R T So Pacific Ery | G BONDS US3s N Y Central lsts U S new 4s reg.. V0 Bassein, Do coup 4| North Carolina 6 Us 1%| Do 4s ... Do No Pac Ists Do 3s Do Do Do Reading 4s -.. RGW 1sts.. > & Ohlo &s H&D 4 D & R G lsts D & R G daes Cast Tenn lsts.. rie Gen 48 ....... W & D lsts tr. 851, Money Gen Elec prefd. Atchison prefd Bonds— |Atchison 4s .. ka— Mexican Central % |Osceola N Y & N Eng Quincy Old Colony ........197%|Tamarack Rubber .. 44 | Wolverine Union Pac West End : Westingh Elec Do_prefd .. Ed Elec Tel 401! Parrott . $8% Humboldt . 3% Union Land . . 62| Adventure .. 19 | NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 32,- | 328 barrels; exports, 27,504 barrels; quiet and in | some instances a shade lower with the break in | 7ic, 1. 0. b. afloat. Options cpened weak, bear by holiday dullness,'lower cables and moderate clearances, hammered the market persistently all day, preventing rall.es, except one or two | slight ones, based on early strength in corn. | Final prices were weak and %@3c below the previous day. March, 74 1-16@74%c, cloced T4sc. HOPS—Quiet. WOOL—Steady. METALS—At the close the Metal called: PIGIRO xchange ‘Warrants, nominal, at $7 30, with LAKE COPPER— and $12 9 asked. TIN—Firmer, with $18 15 bid and $18 30 asked. LEAD—Stead$, with $3 77% bid and $3 821 asked. SPELTER—Nominal, at $ %, with spot un- changed and futures lower and easier. The firm naming the settling price for lead- ing miners and smelters at the West quotes | lead $3 55 and copper $12 COFFEE—Options closes to five points higher. Unchanged, with $12 80 bid | cluding: December, 3 .35 80 | Gb 55; March, $6@6 05; 36 100 | aly, $6 20; September, Octo- | ., $6 80, [ Spot—Coffee firm, held higher. No. 7 in- volce, 6%@ic; No. 7 jobbing, T%c; mild and Cordova, T%@lse. SUGAR—Raw, steady. Fair refining, 3 centrifugal, 9 test, 43c: molasses, 3%c; r fined, steady and shade higher. BUTTER — Receipts, 643, firm. Western @2lc: Elgins, 2lc; factory, 12G14%c. EGG eceipts, 6853 packages; firm. West- ern, 26¢; Southern, 22@26c. DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Dec. —California dried fruits | firm. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, T7@Sc; prime wire tray, S%c: choice, 9g9%c; fancy, 10c. PRUNES—4@10%c. 11@14c: Moorpark, 14@l5c. PEACHES—Unpeeied, $%@12%c; peeled, 15@ 20c. | CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—With a weak Liverpool | market and rather liberal local awd Northwest receipts to contend with, bulls in wheat were Liverpool to follow vesterday's advance | failed utterly here and on the contrary showed early declines | of 4@ike, probably because of the increase of 3,800,000 bushels in American stocks. Buying | orders at_the start were very few and far be- | tween. May opened e lower at 6T4@6The. | This price prevailed for a short time, when the strength shown by the coarser grain market | encouraged buyers and caused a little scattered | covering by local shorts. The total amount bid | for was small, but in the almost stagnant con- | dition of the market it was sufficient to cause | & reaction in the May price to 67%c. Then the market weakened again. All outside markets were weaker than Chicago. New York re- ported a very slack foreign demand. As the foreign demand has been the big prop of the market in times of liberal recefpts, reports of this nature had the effect of contracting the speculas demand, and prices once more owly slid off, and before May had reached 67%c. The selling pressure at no time was heavy, but there was at times an entire absence of bids. Bradstreet's report of the | world’s visible supply, showing an jncrease of 5,390,000 bushels, took away what little back- bone the market had left, and late trading was | all in favor of the bears. May rnally got down | to E6%@67c, and closed at §TG6THe. i Corn_was rather quiet but steady. The fea- | ture of the market was the large direct export | business, almost a million bushels. This and | the firm cables and wet weather made the | market very firm at times. The weakness o ‘wheat and the rather poor quality of corn re- ceipts adversely affected the market later and | a slight advantage was lost. May closed a ade lower. Oats were fairiy active and ir- regular. May was firm early, helped by corn | and the wet weather. December was weak and was oftered at somewhat under May without takers. It was apparent the December short Interests were liquidated. May closed Sc lower. The market for provisions was decidedly nar- row. Around the opening some easiness was shown, hog prices being lower and packers owing a disposition to press sales. The strength of corn helped the market some. Trad- ing was almost at a standstill late in the day, and prices dropped again, the market being heavy at the close. May pork closed unchanged, lard G lower and ribs a shade lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles_— Open. High. Low. Clo Wheat No. December Cash quotations were as follow Flour, steady: No. 2 spring Whe: 3 spring Whea! No. 2 Corn, 2 white, 284! Rye, 54%@54%c: | Duluth | light, $3 273,@3 | fine, 70@ | cording to one of the Prime Timothy Seed, $2 35; Mess Pork, per bar- rel, $810GS8 13; Lard, per 100 pounds, §5 05@ 5 10; Short Rib Sides, loose, 34 55@4 75; Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed, 4%@4%c; Short Clear Sides, boxed, $4 82%@4 %5: Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $i26; Sugar, cut loaf, unchanged, Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels . 42,000 Wheat, bushels . £0,000 bushels . 169,000 Oats, bushels 223,00 | Rye, bushels 5,000 | Barley, bushels 12,000 | “On the Produce y the Butter market was steady: creameries, 14@20c; dalr- fes, 13@iSe, Cheese, quiet; 8%@10%c. BgEs, qufet; fresh, 21G2114¢. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Shipments. Bushel Minneapolis 70,4 16,665 Milwaukee 34,000 Chicago 79,657 Toledo 718 6,600 St. Louls . 48,09 Detroft s Kansas Ci Totals o Tmism 387,631 | Philadelphia 83,097 Baltimore .. New Orieans Galveston To Wheat— Opening . H“n Opening 20 40 20 55 Closing . 20 50 20 90 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CATTLE—Receipts of cattle to-day were small and prices steady, but sales were mostly at a lower range of prices. fed Westerns, $2 75@5, few prime lots g00d to choice Texas steers, $3 $5@ 4 40; #tockers and feeders, §3 25@4 25;; cholce feeding cattle, $4 30@4 40; calves, $3@4 85. HOGS—Most of the hogs were 5@ilc lower. mon to extra cholce, $3 15@3 45, bulk going 3 40 for heavy and $3 26@3 30 for light- pigs, $3@3 20. EP—The decline in sheep and lambs was OMAHA, Dec.' 20.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2200. Market active, firm. Native beef steers, $1 109 5 30; Western steers, $3 80@i 40: Texas steers, $3 50@4 10;. cows and heifers, $3@4 15; stockers and feeders, $3 30@4 40; calves, $4 S0@S 50; bulls, gs, etc., $2 25@3 . HOGS—Receipts, 11.000. Market a & easier. Heavy, $325@3 30; mixed, $3 25@3 27%; ; pigs, $3G3 25; bulk of sales, 8 2%6@3 2 SHEEP—Recelpt Market dull. muttons, $3 20@3 3 350; lambs, $4@5. DENVER. R, Dec. 20.—CATTLE—Receipts, Market active and strong. Beef steers, §3 4 cows, $2 75@3 50: feeders, freight paid to river, $3 %5@4; stockers do, §3'25@4 15; bulls, $1 T5@32 50. S—Receipts, 400. Market dull and weak. $3 30@3 3; mixed, $ 25@3 30; heavy, Market dull. 600 Western muttons, $3 30@ Native 20.—A large amount of wool has changed hands here this week, Including more than 3,460,000 pounds of domestic and 2,435,000 pounds of forelgn. The feature this Week has been the good demand for Australian Wool. The price paid is much below the cost of importution and the market will soon be Cleared. Territory wools are being sold fairly well at rullng prices. Quotations: Territory wools, Montana fine medium and fine, 14G1 scoured, 43c; staple, 47@4Sc; Utah, Wyoming, fine medium, 34@8ec; scoured, 43c; BOSTON, Dec. | staple, 47@4sc. Australian, scoured basis, ; Bood, Gi@6sc; average, FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Dec. -..—Consols, 110 5-16; Silver, 27 7-16; French Rentes, 10if 92%c. Wheat Car- goes oft coast, nothing doing; cargoes on pas- sage, sellers at advance 3d: cargoes, No. 1 Standard California, 30s; English country mar- kets. quiet. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20.—Wheat, firm; wheat In Parls quiet; French country market, steady; weather in England, clear and cold; cottn, combing, super- 62@65c. | uplands, 83-32d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. 2 red Western winter, €& 3d; No. 1 red Northern spring, 6s 1d. Futures—Closed _quiet; December, 68 11%d; March, 08 9%d; May, bs Sied. Corn—Spot—Firm; American mixed, 3s 114d Futures—stead new crop, 3s 10d; March, 3s §%d. Recelpts of American corn during the past three days, 133,100 ctls. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20.—The grain and pro- vision exchanges will close at 3:30 p. m. Decem- ber 23 until Tuesday. RAISIN THE MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec, 20.—The Journal of Com- merce says: Although it is generally under- €tood that the principal object aimed at by the California Ralsin Growers' Assoclation is to put the business on a profitable basis, so every one interested in it, from grower to re- tail distributor, may malke a reasonable profit, the radical changes proposed by the associa- 1 with tha® end in view do not seem to h favor in all quarters, owing to the stated by some of the principal dis- fact, , as tributors of goods here, that commission mer- chants and others who market goods in the st have already had a wide experience with packing producers and found results unsatis- factory. It was not until the commercial packers took hold and graded fruit properly, according to representative handlers here, that business became systematized, with resulting confidence on the part of the Eastern trade, which enabled the carrying on of business with a reasonable certainty as to the future. Ac- rincipal commission mer- chants it ls one thing to buy well-known brands from responsible packers and another to buy an unknown quantity produced by a | comparatively inexperienced element. The fact that the agsoclation has put out two kinds of raisins this vear—graded and ungraded—has led to some unpleasant complications, we un- derstand, as eome unscrupulous dealers, it is charged,” have scraped the marks off boxes designating ungraded as ‘Pacific’ and have substituted this stock for repacked graded goods. This, it is intimated, has been made possible by the fact that in 'some inetances grade goods have gone out without the in- spector’s stamp, though that is not positively asserted. Large handlers in the principal mar- kets are not likely to be decefved by -the sub. stitution of ungraded for graded raieins, but offerings of these inferior goods as best at lower prices than prime fruit can be marketed at has an unsettllng influence and causes a good deal of trouble for those who offer stock only for what it is represented to be by the essociation. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Special cable and tele- graphic dispatches to Bradstreet's indicate the following changes in the avallable supply of grain Jast Saturday, &s compared with the preceding Saturday: 3 Wheat. United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, increase, 4,590,000 bushels; Liver- pool Corn Trade News, aficat for and in Bu- rope, increase, 500,000 bushels; total supply, {n- crease, §,390,000 bushels. Corn, United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increase, 436,000 bushels. Oats, United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, increase, 1,207,000 bushels. The aggregate 5tocks of wheat held at Port- land, Or.. and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., show a decrease of 392,000 bushels for the week. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The Commercial Ad- mer's London financial cablegram says: kets here were stagnant and drooping iting for the holidays. In Ameri- ngs were small and consisted mainly here, except in Baltimore and oric bought the latter and Union Central Pacific caused a sagging ® opening market was bid for by s 11%d. CLOSING. ific, 87%; Grand Trunk, 73; b 0 ;-li‘d Mx‘xzoner. 3@ pe?‘cen‘x? at 4%, Spanith 4's closed at 44.9), ANCE 1IN SUGAR. .. Dec. 20.—An advance of 1-16c os. 12, 13 and 14 refined sugars v the American company. ND'S BUSINESS. 20.—Exchanges, $343,467; WHEAT MARKET. ec. 20.—Fifty-elght cents wag December, 3s 10%d; January, | | | | wheat to-day. all around $1 20@1 $117%; Decembe; or off call, slight decline. Feed, $125@g1 etl. Informal Second Session ‘Afternoon Sess | satisty the local demand there is nothing going The decline in Wheat, too, tends to quiet Quotations remain unchanged. per ctl.; common, | | | | OATS—Beyond on. the market. Fancy Feed, to cholce, . Surprise, ing, §1 2 $1 s0@1 COR price: Small round @1 1. RYE—California, $117%@1 20; Eastern, §115 | per ctl sion. the best quotation obtainable on Walla Walla At the same th reports that over lc more had been paid for something wanted for a speclal purpose. ley quiet at 60@6ic_and bluestem 62c. Cleared—British shij Cape Clear, for Queens- town, with 127,57 | to_this port, 145,538 tons, against 165,540. WHEAT— Weaker quotations from the East and abroad, coupled with the rain, ensed off | the market,'as will be seen. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 13%@1 16%; milling, . Afternoon' Sesslon—May—2000 ctls, $1 17%; 8000, T- 31 12. BARLEY—There was nothing doing, efther on and the feeling 2 Brewing, CALL BOARD SALES. S :15 o’clock—No sales. ' 0 _sales. Regular Forenoon Session—No sales. fon—No sales. the usual $1 273:@1 30 v, §1 —Dealers continue to quote with a dull market. vellow, BUCKWHEAT—Is nominal. FLOUR FLOUR—Fami extras, MILLS' lows, usual 100; Rice Flour, AN Iy extras, 20@4 per bbl. JFFS—Prices In discount to the trade: Flour, $3 25 per 100 pounds: Rye Flour, $2 75 per rnmeal, $2 % 37; bushels wheat. WASHINGTON. Trading was light Wi $1 40@1 47%; Black, $1 17@1 20; Bastern | large yellow, $110@1 12%: white, $1 10@1 12%; mixed, $1 (7% per ctl; California white, $1 1214 D MILLSTUFFS. $ 15@4 25; sacks are as fol- me there were | 7c; light amber extracted, 6¢c; for | per 1b. Val- | BEESWAX—24@2%c per 1b. PROVISIONS. Bacon is very dull. There is a HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AN Wool remains the same as for ond-hand prices, as most of th and unchanged. ¢ for small; Colts. 50c; Horse Hids for large and 50c@$1 for small. ALLOW—No. No. 2, 2% as weak at a $135@1 45 per months’, 7@%c; San 8@8c; Foothl @14c; Foothill' and Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@15c; 1ic; Eastern Oregon, 10@12c. Fall Wools— Humboldt and Mendocino. Northern Mountain . Southern Plains . oaquin_and and North mall sales to good $1 20; ill- 14%@15%c for good and 16@18c T fancy. 20@1 22% GENERAL MERCHANDI the old —— BAGS—Caleutta Grain Bags for nominal, at 4%@sc; Wool Begs, Quentin’ Bags, $4 8. COAL—Wellingten, $8 per ton; Ni ton, §8; Southfleld Wellington, $7 Scotch, $§; Cumberland, $§ 50@9 in $14; Cannel, $5 50 per ton; Castle Gate, $7 60; Coke, $12 per and §14 in sacks. CORDAGE—Manila, 9%c; Sisal, § TYc basis. CANNED FRUITS—Cherries, bakers' Graham extra rthern, defect! for lower grades: water white extracted, 613@ dark, 5@5%c fair trade in TACOMA, Dec. 20.—WHEAT—Club, 58%c; | Hams. Lard is the firmest article’on the Iist. | bluestem, 1i2@62c. The demand for Provisions is about what it LOCAL+MAR—_KETS usually is at this time of the year—nothing o CURED MEATS — Bacon, 7%c per 1b for EXCHANGE AND BULLION. heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cured; Sterling Exchange, 60 days. $4 523 ;:[:-Sr:‘esmq;u@s‘;;—qured Hams, 10@10%c; Call s:;rllms (!":xrt':lhunge, sight. e ::’;q i e Hc,i M;.i‘:nfi;c"n‘ele"r ve‘rubp New Yok Eechange; sigh 1 I *13% | Prime Pork, $10: extra clear. $is: mess, $15 500 New York Exchange, telegraphic.. — 173 | 15; Smoked ‘Beef, 1133@12¢ per Ib. Fine Hilver: poctcuoe = 593 | LARD-—Tierces quoted at 5i4c per Ib for com- Meddan Dol = anig | 93;3{:%-3}::(3@7%_; for pure; half-barrels, pure, aie o 73¢: 10-1b tins. T%c; 6-Ib tins, Sc. E = e COTTOLENE — Tierces, & ackages WHEATE AND SOTEE e N less than 30 Ibs, 1-1b palls, B e cse, Bie: WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are nominal at 258, | aaee aitn s qo y 2 Ca8€, 8%c; 5-1b pails, 12 in a usual options. The chartered wheat fleet in | fe FC10eIb pails, L Bl cea | port has a registered tonnage of 17,552, asainst | Ibs net, Sige: fancy tubs, §0 1bs net, 77c: half 49,139 tons on the same date last year; dis- | barrels, about 110 Ibs, 7%c. engaged, #,100 tons, against $400; on the way D HOPS. a fortnight. The quotations for Hops largely represent sec- e stock has passed out of growers’ hands. Hides are quiet CALLEBOARD S AR HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell Informal Session — 9:16 o'clock—May—20,000 | about 10c under the quotations. Heavy salted ctls, $118% | steers, 10c; medium, §3c; light, Sc; Cowhides, Second Sesston—May—4000 ctls, $118%; 4000, | Sc: Stage, 6o: Salted Kip, Se: Calt, Sc: dry $118%. | Hides, sound; Iic: culls and brands, 12¢; dry Regular TForenoon Session—May—12,000 ctls, | Kip and Veai, 15 ¢ Calf, 17c; Sheepskins. $118%: 24,000, $118%; 10,000, $1 18%: 16,000, $1 18; | shearlings, 13@2c each; short wool, 30@ 806 2000, $1 17%: December—4000. $1 121 each; medium, 60@80c; long wool. 0c@$l 10 each: Horse Hides, salt, $1 75@2 for large and es, dry, $150 1 rendered, 31:@3%c per Ib; refined. 4%@ic; Grease, Zc. WOOL—pring clips—Southern Mountain, 12 Southern, 7 ern, free, 12 s@ilc: Nevada, 9@ (18 HOPS—i888 crop, 121@14c per Ib for ordinary, or choice to SE. next season, 26@28c; San ew Welling- 50; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, $7 50; bulk and $10 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, Rock Springs and ton in bulk %c; Duplex, $135@1 50 for black and $1 50@1 S0 for white; Peaches, $1 40@ gream Cornmeall 8 25; Oatmedl, " 25 Oat e e B b $Ls0; roats, $4 §0; Hominy. $3 2@3 50; Buckwheat | ¥1ome: Sc@3L 15, . : ; Flour, $4@4 %; Cracked Wneat, $ 7o: Farina, | \ CANNED VEGETABLES © Peas, 2cG# 35 850, Whole YWheat Flour, $3 30; Roiled Oats | “USFE Y308, Hicarl4@ise nominal for {barrels). $6.5506 20; In sacks, 30 055 05; Pearl| prime washed; 13@1¥%c nominal for good arley, ¥5; Split Peas, 3 5, Green Peas, 3 80| washed; 13g1sc for g0od to prime washed pea- R e berry; 113;@12%c for good peaberry; 11%@12%c HAY AND FE The rain produces no effect one way or the other except to main as before. quiet business. EDSTU FFS. &%2@8c for common to ordinary. All prices re- | washed peaberry; ¥l @S%c for s for good to prime; 10%@llc nominal for good current mixed with black beans; 9@1lc for fair; Salvador—11 @13c nominal for good to prime washed; 9@10%c for fair washed; 10%@li%c for good to prime uperior un- e washed; Sc for green unwashed; $%4@llc for BRAN—$15G17 per ton. $0od_to' prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua MIDDLINGS—$19@20 50 per ton. —8@S%c nominal for good to superior un- FEEDSTUEFS — Rolled Barley, §26 509 washed; 914@10c nominal for good to prime un- per ton tonseed Meal, 528 24 50; Crac CALIFORNIA good to choice no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, Oat, $14G15 50; @12 50: OUT! Wheat and Wheat and Oat, @12 75; er, $11 60@12 STRAW—35@75 BEANS AND Dealers look for no acitivity in Beans until after the turn of the year. help Seeds, though there is no improvement ap- Small $1 7041 90; Pinks, parent yet. yellow mustard, PEA per ctl. POTATOES, Holders of Potatoes are firm and refuse to sell unless at full fi Vegetables continue in light supply and Bay Tomatoes are no longer worth quoting. POTATOES — 50@65¢_per ctl for Early Rose; 63@%0c per sack for River Burbanks; 5 $1@1 25; 71 40 for Merced; New Potatoes, Burbanks, Potatoes, '$1 2 1%@2%c per ONIONS—50@ for Los Angeles; Peppers, 6c per per sack. Two more cars of Bastern are nt hand, and three cars of Eastern dressed Turkeys will ar- rive during the Turkey rivals. tinuous receipts Canvasback Ducks are lower, being in better Other_descriptions of ‘Game are easy. ULTRY—Dressed _‘Tur] 13@l4c for Gobblers and 13@lic_for ; Goslings, $1 50 and 34 50g6 for voung_Roosters, $1@ ters, $4; Fryers, $4; Brollers, $4 50 for small; Pigeons, $1@1 25 per dozen for old and $1 50@2 for Squabs. Mallard, vasback, $6@7; Sprig, 32@2 25; Teal, $1 2 geon, 31 50; Small Duck, $1@1 25; Engl:s| supply. Turkeys, Geese, per GAME—Quail, White Geese, $1 and $1 for small BUTTER, Cheese is beg! prices have attracted free shipments from the East and four cars are reported nearly due. Some dealers are already taking time by the forelock and selling, to keep down thelr stocks. The rain has a tendency to weaken Butter, and receipts are increasing from Marin and Prices show no change, however. Eggs rule steady at the good prices, with Sonoma. Bayos, ; Large Whites, ONIO Toc@sL POULTRY . $4G6 for old 33 50@4 50; Oflcake Meal at the miil, | Jobbing,’ si2@ HAY—Wheat, and $14@16 ror L, $2@2 10; 25: Blac] Limas, $3 25@3 eys, $§2 40@2 50 per ctl. -Brown Mustard, $4 50@4 34 25; Flax, $2@225; Canary s%c per Ib: Alfalta, 5l4@6%c; Rape, c: Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, Nlles,' $1 50@1 7 gures. Onions Oregon, S0 per ctl. VEGETABLES — Green Beans, Sc; Cabbage, 40@50c; Tomatoes, Egg Plant, 12%c per Ib lic, 7@Sc per 1b; Dried Okra, Ioc per Ib; Green : Dried Peppers, 10@15¢ rowrat Squash, $$@10 per ton; Carrots, 2@3c AND GA week. are doing better under diminished ar- Other Poultry is dull owing to the con- from the East. s, pair, $1 50@1 31@1 Gray 25; Brani CHEESE inning to weaks erate supplies. BUTTER— Creamery — Fancy creameries, onds, 28c. Dalry — Choice to grades, 18@2dc. Pickled 17@18c for dalry and uares; creamery tub, 22@22%c. tern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%c per 1b; Elgin, 22 CHEES! @11c; Cream Ch EGGS—Ranch onds, 30@33c; flg:l%c; lca, 12@13c; Eastern, l%é 3 Enstern, and 28@80c for fancy DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. The market is still overstocked with Oranges, Lemons and Limes, and prices are weak. Apples continue in abundant supply at un- eddar, Eggs, changed quotations. Cranberries are in light supply and fitmer. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Cranberries, $7 5010 per barrel ern and $1150 per box for Coos Bay. Apples, 35@60c for common, 76c@$1 per box for No. 1 and $1 25@1 50 for choice. Lady Ap- ples, $1 25@1 75; Spitzenbergs, In barrel Pears—i0c@$1 2% per box. Persimmons—3$1@1 25 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1@2 50 per ?n 50; Mandarins, $1@1 50; o1 box; Seedlings, Lemons, 7o 00d to choice; Mexican Limes, 33 50@4; Cali- fornia Limes, 25@75c per small box; Grape Fruit, $1 0@3 50; Bananas, 31 50G2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@5 DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. Nuts continue firm and in light supply. Rals- ins are steady but inactive. still neglected. A review of the New York market appears in the first column. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, §%c for 40-50's, 4%4@ Sc for 50-60's, 3%@3%c for 60-70's, 70-80's, 2% @2%c 1%@1%c for 100- Peaches, 6@7hc for good to choice, Ti@se for fancy and 10@12%c for peeled; Apricots, 10g12c c for Moorpark; Evapo- tor Royals and rated Apples, 7%/ Figs, sacks, 2@2ic; Plums, 414@6c for and 1@1%c for unpitted; Nectarines, prime to fanc 8@%c for halve: §g7c, for hards me o Toe"tor Fapar-en and HO! The 50 for common per dozen. D for 80-90 110's; Stiver 1 sun dried, Pears, 6@Sc for quarters and RAISINS—3%c for two-erown, 4%c for three- 'l:m"é' lfiv%c for‘lour-cmwn. 5% @6 for ess Sultanas, $120 fm&indonvf NUTS—Che‘lmtx‘t ayers 8 , 0c for hardshell, Cocoanut Cake, $24@ 30 per ton; Cornmeal, $22 0@ ed Corn, $24@ EEDS. The rains may S AND Vi Peas, $1 25@1 76; Honkers, $3@4 50; Hare, $1; Rabbits, $1 50 for Cottontalls AND EGGS. 2c for 90-100's and Prunes, 24@sc; for Seedless Muscatels and S F G & Dried Grapes, 2%@3c. San Fran. c per 1b; Walnut: Stockton 13¢ for softsheli, U@ er-shell: Peanuts, 6@7c for Eastern for California; Cocoanuts, $4 ‘Y—Comb, 10@lle for bright and $31@31 Cot- washed peaberry. $16 50@18 for lower grades; $16@15 50 6%c for inferior to ordinary; unwashed peaberry; §@S%c for g« 1ight, 23@25¢; heavy, 30@36c; Harness 30c; Harness' Leather, light, per 1b; Veal, finished, 50@35c; Calf, @s1; Sides, finished, 16@17c per foot Splits, 14@16c per ; Rough Splits, Whites, keye, ' $3 @4t 30; Pea, 32 30@ Linseed Ofl, in_barrels, cases, be more; Lard Oil, extra 'win per ctl; Nut, 46@53c per gallon , 65c; cases, T cases, f0c; Sperm, 'crud 40c: bleached white, 45c; 5@, ; Green, $1 7 80 & ale EGETABLES. lon. are also firm. galion; Pearl Oll, in cases, 173%c; Star Oil, 17%c; Extra Star Elaine Oil, 22%c; Eocene Ofl, 19%c Stove Gasoline, 'in bulk, 13%c Salinas Bweet in T%c; 68, 14 0z, 6%c; 68 bae. 65, 14 oz, Skc; 6s, 12 oz, Tie: 6s, Paraffine Wax Candles—Is, 2s, 4s, $i%c: colored, 9%c. 7@se; String o] Mar- Guatemala and Mexican— 16@1T%c for prime to fancy washed new crop. 11%@13%c for good to strictly good washed; 9@lic for fair washed; 7@Sic for medium; b 113@12¢ for gool to prime washed peaberry; 9%@l0c for good ood to su- land Barley, $11@14; Alfalfa, | perfor unwashed. $11@12; Clover, nominal. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, 4c; cases, se- -(From Oregon, Utah, ete. lected, 4%c; imitation Eastern, 5%c; boneless, $13 50@15; Cheat, strips, 5%@7%c: blocks, 54@ic; tablets, Alfalfa, $10@1050; Oat, $i3 66@15; | T3c; middles, 62@8%c per Ib; desiccated, 87 Timothy, $11 50@15 per ton. ' | per dozen; pickled cod, barrels, each, 35; c per bale pickled cod, halt-barrels, each, $4 50. LEATHER—Sole Leather, heavy, %@28c per ; Sole Leather, medium, 24@25c; Sole Leather, Tough Leather, heavy, 24@25c: rough Leather, light, 23@2c; Harness Leather, ather, medium, 21@ 26g28c; Leather, 14@16c per foot: Kip, finished, 40@46c Collar finished, 75c i Belt Knife , $@10c. OIL—California Castor Oll, cases, No. 1, 95¢; barrels, S0c per gallon (manufacturers’ rates): bolled, 48c; raw, 46ci ter strained, barrels, 56c; No. 1, 46c; cases, 5o more; China Pure Neatsfoot Ofl, No. 1, barrels, natural white, boc; Ofl, natural white, 40c; bleached white, 4Gc; Pacific Rubber Mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25 135 par gallon; wagon colors, $2@2 % per gal- PETROLEUM. GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 124c Ratral 011, Ofl, 2135¢; ; Deodorized cases, 19c; Benzine, in bulk, 12lc; cases, 17ic; S6-degree Gasoline, in bulk, 20c; in cases, Zc. CANDLES—Electric Light v andles, 63, 16 oz, 68, Granite (Mining) Candles—6s, 16 0z, 9%c 10 oz, 10 oz, 6%c. 6s, 12s, white, WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@7c per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, 6ic; in iron barrels, 56c; in wooden barrels, 58¢ per gallon. COL—Bolled, barrels, 43c; raw, barrels, ME. 4lc; cases, Gc_more. QUICKSILVER—$42 per flask f and $38@38 50 for_export. pany_quotes, and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, Granulated, § tioners' A, S%c; California A. 5% S¥c; Extra C, 3%c; Golden C, 5kc %c more than barre] 1@l6e; live | aquivalent. LUMBER. Redwood, $17 for No. 1 and $14@I ; Dry Granulated, 5 or local use SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- terms net cash: Cube, Crushed 6%c; Candy c; ‘Confec- ngnolia A, half-barrels, and boxes %c more. No order taken for less than 7 barrels or fits LUMBER—Retail nrices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $15 50@1S; extra sizes, higher: 5. for No. 2; 14; Shingles, i Rustie, $15 $3@4; Can- | Lath, 4 feet, §2 202 30; Pickets, ] @4 Can- | 5185 "for common and 42 75 for Taney: Shhes Snipa; for spit and $10 50 for sawn Geese, 32507 | @21 According to the views of local with better feed stockmen would en. The high steady at the advance, though scarcity of stock. are as follows: BEEF—First quality, 6%c; second third quality, 4%@5%c. VEA MUTTON— LAMB—7%@sc_per b, PORK—Live Hogs, 4 NEVADA. 450! Barley, ctl ‘Wheat, ctls . for East- Most mining stocks shaded off, eral were firm. , $6@8. week. Most of it is held in the and '$2@3 for | been after it for dellvery. were featureless, as usual. The activity in local securities Hawaitan Commerclal_a: Oceanic Steamship to $63. The Mutual Savings Bank has aividend at the rate of 3.60 per cent on all deposits, pavable January 3. The San Francisco Savings Un: ried fruits are 31-3 per cent on ordinary depost Junaury 3. 2%@dc for | per cent, and an extra dividend of vfl’}'nble ‘December 31. Company will be held to-day. Monthly dividends of 50c per , 1@4%4c; Black Seed- | U. 8. Bonds— softshell; Cal-st Cab 5s.155 117 Cal El 6s. 125 C C Wat 101% — @9 Marin Co 415¢c for large, iic for small; Pac L Co...... SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. butchers a good rain now would tend to stiffen beef, as not ship in their cattle and sheep. Still it Is yet too early for any improvement to show itself. Hogs are there is no Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers quality, 6c; Large, 6%@7%c: small, 6%4@Sc ethers, e Bwen e Por 44@4%o 29@30c; sec- | for medtum, and 3 stock Hogs, 2%@3c; dressed Hogs, 6@6%c for prime. fancy, 25@2ic; common PBOD‘W_ RECEIPTS. oods—Firkin, 17@18c; pickled roll, S 19@): for creamery For Tuesday, December 20, Flour, qr sks.... 1,160/ Wool, bales o Wheat, “odds gp|Straw, tons 7 olce mild new, 12@12%c; ola, 19 | Barley, ctls X 2, Aox i . Oats, ctls 130| Eggs, doz 3 Silc per dozen: sec. | Rve, ctis . |Brandy, zals 9,985 Butter, ctls . 164/ Leather, rolls G2 for ordinary | SRET TS 20| Hides, No . i Tallow, ctls . 253| Lime, bbls 17 Beans, sks ...... 1627 Pelts. bdls 270 Potatces, ska ... 3,050|Quicksilver, fika; g2 Onfons, ks . 300/ Lumber, feet ol 94| Ralsins, bxs Middiings, sks .. 17 4 Is THE STOCK MARKET. though sev- Standard Con. so0ld up to $2 50, This stock has been advancing sharply this East and it 1s sald that some dealers who were short have The Comstocks continued. vanced to $69% and declared a t per annum on has de- clared & dividend of 4 per cent on term and its, payable The Mergenthaler Linotype Company has declared a_regular quarterly dividend of b 2% per cent, he annual meeting of the Ophir Mining share were aid yesterday by the Hutchinson Plantatio Pompany and the Spring Valley Water Comr tted | pany. c 10 e i STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. Bid.Ask. Bid. Ask. 48 3% — . 10% 14 Insurance— Firem's Fund.iil ‘Water Stociis— Contra Costa.. 50 54 e 80— Dup-st ex 981 Spring Valley.101 101% Bl % B $8%| SREIE Stocks—: - F & Cl Ry 6s. — | Anglo-Cal L5 Geary-st R §s. — 100 |Bank of -S;MW HC&S s%s102 — [Cal S D & T.. 972100 L ALCoés.9 — |First Nationl.218 — Do gntd 6s..100 — (Lon P & A. i Marketst 66,129 — |Mer Exchange - 16 Do 1st £ — |Nev Nat B....17 NCNG — | savings Banks— N Ry Cal — |Ger 8 & L1625 N Ry Cal 06 |Hum § & L1050 1160, NP CR — [Mutual Sav. — Y PCR — |s F Say U.50 N Cal R S & L So.... — 100 Oak Gas Security S B 300 30 Om ‘Union T_Co.1060 P " Street Rafiroads— P California "22* Powell. Geary e Sac El Ry 0s..100 — | Market:st ... 58% 504 SF &N Pl — (Oak SL &H <, — SierraRCal 6s.1043£105%| Presi e S P of Ar 6..1I14IR2 | Powder— . . S P Cs(1805-6)112 — |California ... 3 SP ¥ Dynamite... $5_ 95 SP Giant Con Co. 53% 60 S Ve llancous % 2 v scellaneous— SV water 2 Al Pac Asen..105%106% § V Wis3dm).101 10z |Ger Ld Wis.1%, 7, Stktn Gas 6s.. — 105 |Hana PL Co.. 178 202 Gas & Electric HC &S Co..59 3 Hoten s 7 Co. 8t — Ex Assn. —_ |Oceanic § Co.. 3% 3% Capital Gas Cent Gaslight.105 Cent L & P.. 15 16 F A.. 1% 1% Mutual El Co. 11 11%|Pac A i Pac C Bor &2\“' Paint Co. % — Morning Session. Board— 60 Giant Powder Con . 10 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. W 140 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar. 110 Hutchinson § P Co. 50 Hutchinson S P Co. 50 Market Street Railway 50 Market Street Rallway o $300 Market St. Ry Con bonds, & per ct. 180 Oceanic § § Co...... - 100 Pacific Auxillary Fxrg Alarm. 558 F Gas & Electric Co. 5 S F Gas & Electric Co 40 S F Gas & Electric Co wE RRB-BERBRRAKD W LRISNTLERBRLIRN 20 § Valley Water -101 50 w00 £ 50 (6 per cent honda (1905-06). 112 35 $2000 S F & N P Ry bonds. 110 37% Afternoon Session. 50 Giant Powder Con, b & 60 % 20 Giant Powder Con - 40 Giant Powder Con 25 Hana_Plentation C 100 Hawaifan Commercial IRAT. 5 Hawallan Commerclal & Sugar. 5 Hawailan Commerclal & Sugar. 5 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar. 2) Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. $1000S P of A bond 5 Spring Valley Water . 180 Hutchinson § P Co. 55 Hutchinson § P Co 110 Market Street Rallway §15,000 Nor Ry of Cal 5 per cent bonds. 5 Oceanic S S, Co 280 Oceanic S § Co. Street— 100 Anglo-Californian Bank 10 Market Street Railwa: INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. Board— 40 Market Street Rallway 50 Oceanic S § Co, s 10. 45 Hawailan Commercial 100 Hutchinson S P Co. Afternoon 40 8 F Gas & Electric 20 Spring Valley Water 30 Market Street Railway 50 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar. 30 Hutchinson § P Co.. Street— 50 Equitable Gaslight MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterda: Morning Session. 100 Ophir 100 Savage 100 Seg Belcl 100 Andes 100 Justice 600 Sierra Neva 80 100 Kentuck 300 Yellow Jacket.. 18 Afternoon Session. 300 Alpha ... 03/100 Occldental 110 100 Best & Belcher. 34 100 Potosi T 100 Con Cal & Va..110/100 Sierra Nevada.. 80 100 Crown Point ... 16 300 Yellow Jacket.. 18 200 Hale & Norcrs. 11| 50 Yellow Jacket.. 19 300 Mexican ........ 30 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: ‘Morning Sessfon. 250 Best & Belcher. 331300 Ophir 600 Challenge Con.. 16300 Ophir 100 Con Cal & Va.1 073|450 Slerra 200 Confidence 62/ 200 Unton 800 Gould & Curry.. 25\-™ Utah 00 Mexican = Afternoon Session. 500 Alpha. Con ... 05(500 Potost 300 Best & Belcher. 35(500 Sierra 600 Challenge Con.. 18300 Sterra 300 Challenge Con.. 17| 50 Sierra 200 Challenge Con.. 19(200 Slerra 400 Con Cal 9731500 Union 200 Occtdent 110/300 Utah . CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, Dec, 20. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha Con. 04 05| Julta = a Alta. 07 08| Justic 6 1 Andes 04 05| Kentuck . 0 10 Belcher 18 15|Lady Was 0o Benton © 04 10|Mexican . 30 31 Best & Belcher 34 8| Occidental 9% = Bullion . 02 03l Ophir FTY Caledonia ...... 20 22|Overman 0708 Chollar . 156 16l Potosi 13 1 Challenge Con. 18 19| Savage T Confidence ..... 62 —|Scorpion . =os Con Cal & Va.l05110|Seg Belcher .. — 05 Con Imperial.. — O0l|Sierra Nevada. § 85 Crown Point .. 16 17|Silver Hill = Con New York. — 05|Syndicate G — Eureka Con.... 3)° —|Standard 130 = Exchequer .o. — 02|Union Con u B Gould & Cutfy 2¢ 2(Utah ... 10 12 Hale & Norers. 10 11/ Yellow Jacket. 18 20 ASSESSMENTS PENDING. Delinant Company. No. | in the | Day of |Amt. Board. | Sale. Occldental . 31 |..Nov.2s|..Dec. 28| 10 Potosi = 61 |."Dec. 2|..Dec. 28| 10 Gould & Curry...| 8 |..Dec. 5|..Dec. 28 10 Overman 1 |..Dec. 11| .Jan. 4| 05 N. Gould & Curry| 21 . 6 10 Union . 5 . 23] 15 Utah . 1| 05 Julla . 9| 03 Andes 24] 05 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Henry H. and Chester Hunt, Annie Warren and Addie Ellis to A. S. Graham, lots 42 and 43, OL block 948 (same as in 1395 d 282); also property in San Mateo; $1. Leon and Veronica di Nola to Frank J. Mer- schen, lot on E line of Forty-first avenue, 150 8 of § street, E 120 by S 25; $10. John W. Jones to Jacob Heyman, lot 560, Gift Map 1; $10. Carleton J. and Emma Clarke to Charles A. and Loonie F. Gauder, lot on S line of Army street, 208:6 E of Mission, E 50 by S 115, Pre- cita Valley Lands; $10. Joseph Griffiths ‘to Eva Griffiths, lot on B line of State street, 300 N of Central, N &0 by E 100, lots 17 and 18, block 36, City Land Asso- clation; W'Alam eda County: C. H. and Kate B. King to James A. John- m, lot on NE corner of East Fifteenth street and Elghth avenue, NE 50 by SE 12:3, East Oakland; $10. Lulu §. and Willam L. Taylor to Jessie E. Auseon (wife of P. H.), 27.278 acres beginnin; At a point on SE line of Oakland avenue, 1680, NE_from NE line of main county road Oak- land to _San Leandro, thence NE 202426, SE 616.75, SW_1900.78, NW 606.85 to beginhing, Brooklyn Township: also lot on N line of West Sixteenth street, 107:3 W of Kirkham, W &0 by N 104:9, being 10ts 44 and 45, block 603, Scotch. ler Tract map 1. Oakland; also lot on NW cor- ner of West Tenth and streets, W 6:8 Tract, by N 100, block 558, Eighth-street Oak- land; $2500. Jessle E. and Perry H. Auseon to Lulu §, Taylor, lot on N corner of Franklin street and Oakland avenue, NW 1270.72, NE 264.66, S& 20145, SE_1046.77, SW 22630 to beginning, being block Y, Moss Tract, Brooklyn Township; aley lots &, 6, 7, 17, 19 and 20, block A: lot 1. block E; lots 3. 8, 11, 12 and 22, block G; lots 7 and 8, 'block I; lot 2, block J: lots 9 and 10, block K; lots 1 and 2. block N: lots 8 and 19, blook P; lots 1and 2, block Q; lots 14, 15 and 16, block R; lots 7 to 10, $1 and %2, block S: lots 7. 22, 20 ard 2, block U lots 5, 7, 24, 10 to 14, 16 to' 20 block W, Brookiyn Townihip: also lots &, 6, 7. 13, 14, 22'to 26, block X, all in amended map of Moss'Tract, Brooklyn Township; also lot on & line of Seventeenth street, 140 of West street, E 50 by 8 103:9, being lot 6, block F, Oakland Union Homestead Assoclation lands, Oakland; aleg lot on W_line of Chester street, 383:1% N of Middle, N &0, W 107, S 50:8%, E 115:6 to be. ginning, Oakland: $2500. Edward Havey to Mary A. Havey, lot on N line of Alden avenue or Twenty-ninth street, 200 W of West street, W 0 by N 140, belng lot 18, block B, Brockhurst and Whitcher Tract, O A “iii. to Ed: . Havey ward Havey, 1 line of Alden avenue or Twent: -n{n!hml:rmn e 340 W of West street, W 60 by N 140, being lot 19, block B, Brockhurst and Whitcher Tract, Philly Bekar to Minna Bak P ar, lot on E ltne of Jackeon street, 66:8 N of Second, N 33:4 b E _75, block 13, Oakland: gift. o John and Wilhelmina Mole to Emily K. La- tham, lot on W corner of Washington and Bassett streets, NW 31 by SW 105, block 772, to_correct 547 d 57, Brooklyn Township: $L , lof an A ¥ Tract, Oakland Township; $300. e G. L. and Emily A, Lewis to Clara A. Cook, Jot on E line of Chestnut street, 41:6 8 of En- cinal avenue, S 25 by E 100; also lot on S lne of Encinal avenue, 100 E of Walnut street, & 50,0y 8 US: alao ot on W line of Foley stréet. a avenue, 1 Alameda; £t R Catherine E. Marcy et al. (by commissioner) to Hibernia Savings and Loan Society, lot on N line of Santa Clara avenue, 156 E of Broad- way, E 50 by N 1 also 1ot on N line of Santa Clara avenue, 100 E of Broadway, E 36 by N 145:9; also lot on E corner of Santa Clara avenue and Broadway, SE 100 by NE 14, block &, Ha 3 B e Bt . Builders’ Contracts. P. Maximilian Neumsnn (owner) with Rob- (contractor), _architect Brother Sarian O, F. M. All work for a 3-story bricic Aeement and attic_school house on line come mencing 110 E_of SE corner of Leavenworth Meaet and Golden Gate avenue, S 1371:5 by B s .‘1"'10”’5 hwabacher (owner) with Val Fr; cl an: (o actor), architect R. H. White. All worie (except plumbing, painting, marble and tils work) for alterations and additions for a 2. story and rough basement frame building on NE corner of Clay and Gough streets, N 52:8 E 110; $14 ert Trost NOTICE TO MARINERS. ch of the United States Hydrographto Ot eated in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of Mariners, without regard to natlonality and expense. T hentors ave cordially Invited to Visit the office, where complete sets of charts and safl- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest’ to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry buflding, at the foot of Market street, is hoisteq about ten minutes before noon and drovped at noon, 1%th meridian, by telegraphic siknal re. celved each' day from the United- States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A hotice siating whether the ball was droppeq on time or giving the error, (€ any. le pusilshed he morning papers the following day. S oo s W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. §. N., In charge ———————————————————— SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point. entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. “WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21. Sun rises Sun sets Moon sets T |Time| iTlme z Ft. 5 L w 55 1 H W 2.2 27 o 31 32 H W 4.3 3.3 10:01] s3] 5mlos NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the lett hand column and the successive tides of ths 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 tids and the last or right hand column gives the lasy/ tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights glven 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, STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. | I ./Panama . Portland . Steamer. Portland . (Humboldt iiE EEEEEER Point Arena....|Point Arena ‘|{Dec. 23 Alliance. Oregon Ports iiiiil|Dec. 22 Coos Bay . *|Dec. 22 -|Tacoma . [Dec: 23 Victoria & Puget Sound|Dec. 23 [San Diego -|Dec. 23 |Humboldt ‘[Dec. 23 ‘|Departure Bay ‘|Dec. 23 ‘|Seattle . ‘{Dec 24 Portland -{Dec. 24 Washtenaw..... |Tacoma “|Dec. 24 Del Norte.......|Tillamook “|Dec. 24 |Yaquina Bay Dec. 25 |Newport Dec. 25 Humbold Dec. 25 Portland 3 Riego . -/China® and Jap: Humboldt Victorla & uge STEAMERS TO SAIL. Sails. Pler. Santa_Rosa|San Diego. . 21, 11 am|Pfer 11 City Peking China&Jaj . 21, 1 pm|PMS8 C. 'Nelson..(Puget Sound. - 21, 10 am|Pler 3 Coos Bay. . 21, 4 pm|Pler 13 . . 22, 10 am|Pler 9 . 22, 2 pm|Pler 13 . 22, 3 pm|Pier 3 Coos Nes Dec. 23, 9 am|Pler 11 Columbta .. [Port! . 24, 10 am|Pler Pt. Arena..|Poin! -.|Dec. 24, 3 pm{Pler Gaelic China& Japan|Dec. 24, 1 pm PMSS Alliance . 24, 10 am Pler 20 Corona . - 25, 11 am|Pler 11 Pomona . 25, 2 pm|Pler 9 Orizaba ewport. Dec. 27, 9 am Pler 11 ] c & Pgt Sd.|Dec (Yaquina Bay.|Dec. 27, Signal . \...|Grays Harbor|Dec. City Para../Panama. Dec. Alameda TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer. chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., De- cember 20, 1898. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry bullding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— 1. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 o’'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time. 8. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. in charge. ——— SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, December 20. Gilboy,! 106 hours from Se- Stmr Progreso, attle. Stmr South Portiand, Danlels, 70 hours from Coos Bay. Stmr Arcata, Reed, 65 hours from Coos Bay. Strmr Cleone, Miller, 45 hours from Crescent City. CLEARED. Tuesday, December 20. Stmr Chas Nelson, Anderson, Seattle; E T Kruse. Stmr Geo W Elder, Hinkle, Astoria; O R & N _Co. Stmr Pomona, Shea, Eureka; Goodall, Per- kins & Co. Fr bark President Thiers, Obalsk!, Liverpool} Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Br ship Merioneth, Rowlands, Portlend; J J Moore & Co. SAILED. Tuesday, December 20. Stmr Scotia, Lundquist. Stmr Newburg, Hansen, Grays Harbor. Stmr George Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Pomona, Shea, Eureka. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Schr Bender Bros, Wetzel. Schr Sparrow, Dart, Eureka. Schr Nettle Low, Low, Point Reyes. CHARTERS. The C B Kenney loads coal at Seattle for this rt; C 8 Holmes and Repeat, lumber at Port Blaiceley” for Honolulu; Endeavor, lumber, at Port Gambie for Honolulu. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 20, § p m—Weather cloudy; wind south; velocity 18 miles SPOKEN. Nov 4, lat ;,os.d lflfl" ’{' W;Er ship Drum- burton, from mndon for Van ver. 6:0%, Tut s X, lons 2 W~Ship Susquehaana, 1k for Manila. e 3 17 W-—Ship James Nov 16, lat 36 B, lo; Drllonv\mcnd, from Philadelphia for San Fran- e DOMESTIC_ POR”'S. COOS BAY—Arrived Dec 19—Stmr Weeott, D bonad Des 20—stmr Alliance and stmr Francisco. Ex;[’)‘l{.?l" lz’l’fé’;‘l_EB—Arflved Dec 20—Br ship Montgomeryshire, {rom Yokohama. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 20—Br ship ‘nton, from Yokohama; bark Sea King, from nejuiu: Br bark Gwydyr Castle, from Pa- nama; schr Bangor, from Kallua. Bp Dec 20—Br ship Springbank, hencs Des d or ot Doc 2—Bark Levl G Burgess, com or San Francisco. o UDLOW—Arrived Dec 2)—Ship Flor- ence, hence Dec §. Schr. Mildred, for Honolulu. Salled Dee T~ rrived Dec 2i—Biktn I CHORT Sence Nov 30; schr Endeavor, fror Port_Townsend. ’ U REKA-Arrived Dec 2—Stmr Chilkat, dec 17. Bence Y5 HARBOR — Arrived Dec 2—Schr ‘Wilson, hence Dec 13. O R ATA—Arrived Dec 19—Schr Peerless, fm San P Csc 19—Bark Levi G Burgess, for Saa F S LE — Arrived Dec 20—Ship Lucil hence Dec 1; bark B P Cheney, hence Dec stmr Al-Kl, from Dyea; bark Chas B Kenney, oliulu. frg:h::onnec 20—Stmr Leelanaw, for San Fran- 130N PEDRO-Sailed Dec 20—Schr Alice, for L EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—Salled Dec 15—Stmr Finance, for Colon. FOREIGN PORTS. CARDIFF—Arrived Dec 17—Br ship Comlle- bank, from Tacoma. 1QUIQUE—Arrived Dec 18—Br ship Claver- don, from Tacoma. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Dec 15—Br ship Euphrates, hence Aug 2. CALCUTTA—Sailed Dec 17—Br ship Sterra Nevada, for San Francisco MANILA—Salled Dec 1—U § stmr Nero, for Ban Francisco. Dee li—Stmr Ohio, for San Francisco. ¢ SYDNEY—Sailed Dec —, stmr Maripoea, for LAl s?oxoxifi—aind Dec 17—Stmr Vi for Tacoma; Br stmr Dorle, for !mml‘n.m eisco.. NEWCASTLE, NSW-—Salled Dec ‘Bkta Jane L Stanford, for Honolulu. = il