The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 29, 1898, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL COMMERCIAL WORLD. EUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Stiver weaker. Wheat declined. Barley steady. Oats and Corn firm. No change in Flour. Liberal receipts of Hay expected shortly. Bran and Middlings firm. Seeds unchanged. of Coal. se unchanged. rn Poultry in. MINING STOCKS. Chollar .. 10 Ontario Crown Point....... 12 Ophir Con Cal & Va..... 11) Plymouth Deadwood 45 Quicksilver Gould & Curry.... 21| Do prefd Hale & Norcross.. 10 Sierra: Nevada. 5 Homestake . 150 00, Stsandard 210 Iron Silver. 72/ Unfon Con 12 Mexican .. . 271 Yellow Jacket. BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Ed Elec Tel.. Call loans. 2@3|Gen Elec prefd Time loans 3@14[ Atch pretd. Stocks— Bonds— Atch Top & St Fe. 181 Atchison 4s and Onlons quiet. Amer Sugar.......1223, | Wis Cent 6s. rket flat Do prefd. 111%| Mining Shares— an e Bay State Gas..... 3% Allouez Min Co.... 6% AU o Beil Tel -277 | Atlantic 31 cted to advance. Boston & Albany. 247 |Boston & Mont.. (254 changed. Boston & Maine...170 |Butte & Boston Boston L.. ) WEATHER RBEPORT. Chi Bur & Q......1123% Centennial . Fitchburg 1207 Franklin . h Meridian—Pacific Time.) Gen Electric....... $5% Old Dominion 3% SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25, 6 p. m. | Mexican Central.. & Osceola 8 following are the seasonal rainfalls to | X ¥ & N Eng. e ney o 141 s compared with those of the same date | 4 PP - -ce-o-- T TAMATRCE 3y season, and rainfall in past twenty-four | Rubber .. Tiii 4aw| Parrott 341y b Union Pac. . 421 | Humboldt 2% Last This Last | West End. _ 9% | Adventure " ns— 24 Hours. Season. Season. | Westingh Eiec..... 38| Unlon Land 0.22 10.09 15.48| Do prefd... .62 0.00 —_— f\J THE LONDON MARKET. o0 W YORK, Dec. 25.—The Commerclal Ad- 0.00 0.24 vertiser's London financial cablegram says: 0.00 109 The markets here were buoyant to-day, par- 0.00 L ticularly in home rails and Americans. Lon- W wa ssior high te gales Tola c erly high TIONS AND GENE! a boundary. hwest wind. s central last night in north of Montana, has to the A secondary depres- rapidly in the last twelve vada. An area of high | n the coast near the These conditions northwest winds and mod- the northern California coast a severe norther, accompanied throughout and is central ota. now perature Utah to-night thwest signals are displayed along ast from San Francisco north- | at San_ Francisco for thirty | RA portion Thursday; don bought the latter freely. New York took profits, causing a relapse of % to % of a point, but the close was very active and the tone good. There was heavy Continental buying, but {nvestors were holding off. The favorite was Norfolk and Western preferred. Union Pacific was weak. Continuations were stiff, at 5l to 6, closing at 6l to 7. The carry-over was not completed. The banks are not letting out fresh money and are charging 4} per cent and § for new loans, suggesting a ragged account. Copper shares were strong. One hundred and thirty thousand pounds gold In bars were bought by the bank. The price then relapsed to 77s 11%d. CLOSING. LONDON, Dec. 28.—Canadian Pacific, 85%; Grand Trunk, 7i%: bar silver, quiet, 27 5-16d; money, 31 per cent. MADRID, Dec. 28.—Spanish fours closed to- ~ day at 60.15. l‘evpm!wr 29, 1898: 1 —_— Gt T i NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. as, | fornia—Partly cloudy S Bueh coiner: Thatscay W YORK, Dec. 28.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 000; exports, 85,091. Fairly active with spring patents held a shade higher; winter stralghts, ada—Light snow, ending to-night, | &5 50ps - ¢ Thursday; much colder; high | "\ypp T Receipts, 52,775 bushels; exports, E snow Thursday decidedly 808,858 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2 red, 80%c west Inci west miles; asing cloudi; . HAMMON, EASTERN M/ W YORK STOC wind. ¥ night; vicinity—Fair Thursday; | d. 2 Mount Tamalplas—Clear; wind temperature, 38; maximum MARKETS, K MARKET. Dec. Ithough n aking figures. s to-day the afternc 1 the rts ar] Thi advance of whict haps exp th atter > had att sucel ble 6 per about y . ed, Te Great CLOS Atchison ... Do prefd Ittmore & Ohio. - Ls 1 T3 Do pretd 95 Del & Hud 1043 Del L & W 49t & Rio G 201 L 6% sacssari QBN Do 1st prefd.... Ft Wayne e Gt 133% 3% 113% £ & Nav.. Or Short Line Pac C 1st Do 2 RG W...... Do prefd Rock Island St Louis & S F. Do prerd Do 24 prefd .Sy ey CLOS L I R | U S new is reg....1 Do coup 23 U.S 4s... a2 Do coup. i Do 2ds L8914 3% ani s Ala class A Do B.... a0 108 e LT Do Currency.....100 Atchison 4s......... $9% Do adj 4s.. i Can So 2ds a2 C & O 4is L% Chi Term 4s L% C & Ohio & 7y CH & D % 21048 D & R G _Ist. 1108 D& R G 4s.......103 East Tenn 1sts....107% Erle Gen 4s........ % F W & D lsts 1% Gen Elec 5s. GH &S A 6. 1208 % weeks a burst of a except . and lo and and cent, , owing to the es of stock to-day attan, nsas_and i fAm Spirits. ¢ Lead | Federal Steel Co G BO 25.—Contrary to the bought some ess Thursday wind shif oming high Thursday Forecast Official. its | stock market | ed decline on the day's | s opposed to the tendenc: £. 0. b. afloat. Optlons, although opening firmer on cables, turned weak under general heavy | realizing and were unsettled all day. Forelgn news was firmer; clearances large and ex- port trade active agatn, but not until the last hour dld it produce a steadying effect on prices and then for a brief period only, after which under renewed long selling the market broke again, closing Irregular at e decline, | except December, which on a late squeeze of | shorts, closed 3c higher. December, 75 11-16g77%¢_closed, 76%c; March, @7skc, closed, Ti%c; May, T4%@75kc, closed, T4 HOPS—Quiet. WOOL—Firm. The metal market generally continues to make long strides in the way of improvement in business and prices. The changes noted to-day were most gratifying to sellers, copper | and tin in particular scoring further gains on me of business | urgent demand and light offerings. News ot up to yesterday's | from the mines was very encouraging and The greater part of | the general prospect is all that could be de- was during the morning was _also There tenor of the that the Vanderbilt ered up to bullish ex- ular dividends were de- ks and American To- lly gratify ovember in- et increase of over the K prices were not up to those | r buoyant. me de ne'y high price records. Coalers were bon's decline mation. favoral were gene plus for the five months was strong at icans ral were Electric and s strong. s, a great stc Chicago. been large acked the general ess. Call money but ester manifested weakness and late in med prominence in the reactfon, g on a large scale. rket was irregular in spots, but [ 45; The | part | retained throughout, was per- 1 by a subsequent announcement prices had been ordered ad- It became realizing to-day’s bulges Iist was subsequently quotations. rade situation | 12,700 shares, Atchison preferred, The London marset continues to show At the close sired. a ready response to changes here. the Metal Exchange called: PIG_IRON—Warrants firm at $7.50 nominal. LAKE COPPER—Firmer, with $12 % bid and $13 asked. TIN—Higher, with §18 55 bid and $15 70 asked. LEAD—Firm, with $3 8 bid and $3 %0 asked; | spelter dull at $5 15 nominal. 3 Lead was quoted at §3 6. » and Copper $12 75 by the firm fixing the settlinc price for lead- ing miners and smelters at the West. COFFEE—Options_closed steady, unchanged to 5 points higher. 0 bags, including December, 3 $5 50; _February, 35 60; March, 3 $ 80; -May, % &; June, $5 %0; July, $ 90@5 9 Spot Coffee—Rio quiet;” No. 7 involce, Tic; No. Jjobbing, 7%c; mild, quiet; Cordova, %@ SUGAR—Raw, {rregular; fair refining, centrifugal 9 test 43%c; molasses sugar, 3 refined demoraiized and tending downward. BUTTER—Receipts, 6131 packages; firm; western creamery, 13@2lc; Elgins, Z2ic; fac- tory, 12@14lgc. E Receipts, 3000 packages. ern, 263c; southern, 23@25c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—talifornia drled fruits generaliy steady. in Firm; west- it dealings, when the rest of the | 5o et el on, T1%4@sc; prime ng and at the close Was an ex- |. o Lyoborated apples. common:. = the' gerieral Weakness, - Federal | Woc.iia¥; SN0, (CHolce, WOFKo; (fancy, 10o. Prunes—5@10%c. Apricots—Royal, Moor Park, 13@17c. Peaches—Unpeeled, $@11isc; peeled, 19g21c. flered somewhat in the' late CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. ales, $7,460,000. — : s coupon advanced ¥ in| CHICAGO, Dec. 25.'— For the first fif- teen or twenty minutes of trading ‘in wheat it looked as-if the market was in for a wild 60; Denver and Rio|d9ay of it. The bull sentiment carried over Loutsville and Nash- | from yesterday was augmented by sharp early 4070; Metropolitan, | advances in the Liverpool and Paris markets, 23,010; Missouri nne Western, 12,410. STOCKS. St Louls & § W.. ! Do pretd. St_Paul Do _prefd. St P & Om Do prefd. St P M & M So Pacific. So Rallway Do prefd. Texas & Pacific. Union Pacific. | Do prefd.., |UPD &G, 2d ast paid . ]“’»hnsh Do prefd. | Wheel & L E. ith | ast paia. : | Do pretd, ith ast paid . Expres Adams Ex. American Ex United States | Wells Fargo. | . Miscellaneous— A Cot Ofl. Do prefd Do prefd. Am Tobacco, Do prefd. Cons Gas Com_Cable Co. Col F & Iron.. Do prefd. Gen Electric Haw Com Co. Intl Paper. Do prefd. Laclede Gas. Do prefd. Nat Lin Ofl. Pacific Mall. | People’s Gas: | Pullman Pal 14| Stlver Certificates. 5914 |Standard R & T Sugar . | West Union. | _Do prerd. {Pac Coast. {Colo Southern. | Do.1st prefd. Do 24 prefd. it | Do 3s. |_Do s NYC&8tLsl or & W-es. orthwestern con. Do deb Gs. |O Nav 1sts {0 5 Line 6y tr., O S Line 5s tr! Pacific 6s of §5. Reading RG W lat Stand R & Tenn new set 3 |Tex Pac L G 1sts Do R 2ds. UPD&G ist [Wab 1st bs. Do ‘2ds acific, Texas preferred, ; Northern Pacific Union Pa- 13 Paper, 17, trits, *3830; : People's Gas, 14 Lead, 8015; Pacific Mall, e Coal and Tro al and Iron preferred, 17, which caused shorts some.anxiety and drove hesitating bulls to action. May started at 71@ Tlic, or %@%c over vesterday's closing price. But “‘wise’’ dealers who had been accumulating Wheat for over two weeks for just such a de- mand pounred in such quantities of the cereal that the market broke with a crash, May be- ing driven back to 70%@70%c inder the flood of offerings. Later cables, however, continued to show strength and early figures indicated a decrease in the world's visible supply. Before 10130 the market had quieted Gown greatly. Liquidation became insignificant and traders who still had faith in higher prices bought enough to cause a gradual improvement iri the price. The visible figures proved a disappoint- | ment, showing a moderate increase. In.the last | hour’s trading the market again became weak, | liquidation becoming quite heavy, partly under | the influerice of a late break in corn. May broke to 63%c. but before the close it rallied to T0%c, and that was the final price, %c below yesterday's close. Corn was fully: as irregular and active as wheat. Cables’ were up sharply and this and the opening strength of wheat started the market irregular but strong. But so general and heavy was the profit-taking that an im- mediate and sharp decline resulted. The mar- ket later became quieter and stronger and part of the decline ‘was recovered. May closed %@ tc lower. s 2 There was a falirly large trade in cats, with the market mueh more steady thah wheat and 521 | corn. May closed a shade’ lower. Frading in provisions wis very large. The market in the main followed the trend of grain, opening strong and higher, but closing lower and rather weak. ‘It was a case of ‘profit-taking. At the close May pork was lic ower and lard and ribs oc lower. The leading futures rangéd as follow: Open. High. Low. Close, [ e Ty 69 fiig Ty 3sy 331 3% -39 39% 1 . 28% y 3 - 27 Mess Pork, per barre 210 273 10 273 May .. 1085, 10 70 Lard, pér 100 pounds— " 5% | January .5 52% 652 May . <575 6T Short Ribs, pér 100 pounds— January L502% 5024 May . 1525 52 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, firm: No. 3 spring Wheat, 65@6T%c: No. 2 red, d0e: No. 2. Corn, 87%c: No.'2 Oats, Zije; No. 3 white, : No. 3 white, 25@29%c; No, 2 Rye, 543%@54%c; No. 2 Barley, £. 0. b., 39@iic; No_ 1 Flaxseed,' $111; Prime Timothy Seed, 32 80; Mess Pork, per b $5 60 80; Lard, er 100 pounds,’$5 35G5 55: Short Rib Sides, -loose, 34 80G5; Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed. $5@4%c; Short Clear Sides, boxed, $5 0505 10° Whisky, distillers' finished ' goods, per gallon, $126; Sugar, cut loaf, unchanged. phirticles— Recelpts. Shipments. our, ~barrel 53, 9% | Wheat, hush 00 % | Corn, ‘bushels 108% | Qats, bushel 5% | Rys, bushels 145 | Barley, bushels On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creamerles, 14@20%c; dair- les, 12%@lic. Cheese, qulet; Sk@llc. 'Eggs, firmy; fresh, 23@23%c. B 3 WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Citles— _Bushels. . Busheis. Duluth . 190,998 56,883 Milwaukee 104,000 14,300 Chicago . 141,000 102,725 Toledo 46,511 12,000 St. Louis: “17.000 114,000 : Detroit - 10,000 - .54 10924 | Kansas “City. 3 % i r.a ‘. 1 |- Tidewater 5414 | Boston .. New. York. Philadelphia . Bajtimore New Orlean: Galveston LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Wheat— Dec. Mar. - May. Opening 3 5114 5 9% Closing .. 611 5 1% 59% PARIS FUTURES. Flour— Dec. Jan.-Apl. Opening 45 25 4540 Closing . 45 25 45 40 Wheat— e Opening 20 40 2130 Closing . 20 50 2110 THE VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Special cable and telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's indicate the following changes in the visible sup- ply of grain last Saturday, as compared with the preceding Saturday: Wheat—United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decrease, 707,000 bushels. Liverpool Corn’ Trade News reports afloat for and in Eu- rope, increase. 1,000,000 bushels; total supply, increase, 293,000. Corn—United ~States and Canada, Rockies, increase, 1,076,000 bushels. Oats — United States and Canada, east of Rockies, decrease, 144,000 bushels. east of WHEAT SHIPMENTS FROM NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The clearances of 808, 656 bushels of wheat from New York to-day breaks all records in the history of the Pro- duce Exchange. The wheat is destined for general ~distribution in Europe, including Mediterranean ports. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKETS. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 28 —Light recelpts of cattle to-day resulted in a strong market. Commoner grades, $390@450; fairly good to strictly prime, $6@5 70. The greater part of the offer- ings sold at $4 80@5 50. Fancy cattle, $5 T5@6; stockers and feeders siow but steady at about unchanged prices. Calves Were scarce, best grades bringing $6@7. Trade in hogs was active and prilces aver- aged Ge higher. Bulk of the sales, $3 5043 70. Hogs sold at an extreme range of §3 $5@3 70; pigs, $3G3 35. SHEEP—There was not a very good demand for sheep and lambs, but prices were kept from weakening by continued light offerings. Sheep sold at 32 50@3 for the poorest, to $3 T5@4 for the choicest lots, the offerings being mostly fed westerns. Few sold below $3 50. Yearling sheep brought $4 10G4 50 and lambs $4@5 25; largely at $ 10@5 2. Recelpts—Cattle, 12,000; hogs, 44,000; 4000 KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 28.—Cattle—Receipts, 7000. Market strong, active; native steers, $3 40@5 40; cows and helfers, '$1 50@4 40; stock. ers and feeders, $3 35@4 40; bulls, §2 50@3 7. S 5 Market 5@10c high- sheep, Bulk of sales, $340@3 60; heavies, $3 50@ k. $3 40@3 6232; mixed, $3 40@3 60; $315@3 40; yorkers, 3 45@330; pigs, SHEEP—Recelpts, 3000. Market firm. Lambs, $3@5 25; muttons, $2 10@4 25. OMAHA. 28.—Cattle—Recelpts, 1600, Market stea Native beef steers, $4 35@5 40; western steers, §3 80@4 40; Texas steers, 33 600 cows and heifers, '$3@4; canners, $2@3; stockers and feeders, 33 30@4 40; calves, $i@ 6 50; bulls and stags, $2@3 80. HOGS—Receipts, 16,000. Market a shade to ; mixed, $345@ OMAHA, Dec, 3 50. eceipts, 1500. Market steady. N tive muttons, $3 6)@4 25; western mutton: $3 50@4; stockers, $2 50@3'50; lambs, 38 75@5. DENVER. DENVER, Dec. 23.—Cattle—Receipts, 300. Market steady. Beef steers, §3 T5@4 25; cows, feeders, freight paid to river, $3 65@4; freight paid, $3 75@4 50; bulls, stags, @2 0. Receipts, 400: _ Market - slow and lower. Light .packers, $3S714@3 42%; mixed, $3 3216@3 373%; heavy, $3 103 25. SHEEP—Receipts, none. Market dull and unchanged. BOSTON ‘WOOL MARKET. Dec. 28.—The American Wool and to-morrow of the BOSTO! Cotton Reporter will say wool trade: The last week of the year has been charac- terized by a good inquiry for wool and with goods market. All are looking for am im- provement in the demand for fabrigs, which, it it develops, will bring a large volume of the next month or two. The demand for domestic wools during the past week has run princlipally to _territory, Texas and pulléd wools, while in’ foreign wools the chief features have been the sales of some round lots 0f Australian wools. In unwashed quarter and three-eighths blood wools a falr movement is also noted: Fleeces, as a rule, have been quiet. Theé sales of the week in Boston amount to 2,750,000 pounds domestic and 1045000 pounds foreign, making a total of 3,795000, against a total of 6,624,000 for the previous week and a total 6f 7,396,000 for the corresponding week last year. Sales since January 1, 1868, amount to 141,132,510 pounds. against 363,025,100 lest year at ‘this time. REVIEW OF THE WOOL SITUATION. BOSTON, Dec. 28.—The Wool and Cotton Re- porter in its annual review which comprises a survey’ of the wool siuation in the United States in 1505 In all fts. features, will say to- morrow: T To briefly summarize, there are ‘279,319,017 pounds of wool in the United States to-day, outside of manufacturers’ hands, against 223,- 719,206 pounds at the close of 1897. The amount in the three principal markets s 144571445 pounds, against 158,754,206 & vear ago, and 144,- 31,788 two years ago. It will be noted that while the stocks in the three leading markets are 14,152,850 pounds smaller than a year ago, the stocks thyoughout the entire country are 55,657,721 pounds_larger. Wool has come for- ard from the West much more elowly than usual. This may be fllustrated by the fact that the receipts of domestic wool at Boston this year have amounted to only 80,959,000 pounds against 150,316,400 pounds in 1897, a falling off of practically 50 per cent. In fact, the sales In Boston during 1897 were 15,540,456 pounds larger than the total receipts of both domestic and foreign. The sales in_Boston were 141,132,510 pounds, against 361,632,100 pounds in the previous year. The sales In the three leading markets of the country were 230,- 456,385 pounds, against 527,055,375 in 1897. The sales in 1898 were the smallest so far during the last decade of the nineteenth century, ex- cept those for 1583, which amounted to only 199,504,383. The average weekly sales in the three leading markets were about 4,500,000 pounds, compared with over 10,000,000 pounds in 1897 . Nominal quotations on wool were fairly well maintained during the larger part of the year, but in the last quarter there was a decline to a lower level, in which even forelgn wools shared. At the opening of the year fine and fine medium territory was quoted on a clean basis of Gc, against 42@43c at the close of December. ' FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Dec. 28.—Consols, 110%; silver, 27 5-16d; French rentes, 10if 92ic; wheat car- goes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on pas- sage, sellers at advance 6d; cargoes Walla Walla, 29s; English country markets, steady. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 28.—Wheat, firm; wheat in Paris, strong, steady: flour in Paris, dull; French country markets, steady. COTTON—Uplands, 3 3-32d. WHEAT—Spot, firm. No. 2 red Western win- ter, 68 4d; No. 1'red Northern spring, 6s 2d. CLOSING. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 25.—Wheat futures closed quiet: December, s 13%d; March, 5s 11d; May, s 9%d. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 28.—Exchanges, $207,- 695; balances, 3§ el NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., Dec., 28—Wheat—Walla Walla, 60c; vailey and blue stem, 63c. ‘WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Dee, 28.—Wheat—Club, 60c; blue stem, 63c. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. - uay Sterling Exchange, sight. = sy Sterling Cables.. - 4 86% New York Exchange, sight........ — 15 New York Exchange, telegraphic. — 17y Fine Silver, per ounce L = [ Mexican Dollars . - e WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT-The market was tweaker again, owing to a decline at Chicago. Trade was dull, as usyal. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $115@1 17%; milling, 12061 2%. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session — 9:15 o'clock — May—4000 ctls, $120%; 10,000, $1 20%; 26,000, $1 ey fls!mnd Session—May—2000 ctls, $121%; 6000, Regular Forenoon Session—May—14,000 ctls, ST 000 5105 TO0008 S0, ‘ternoon Session—} ,000 ctls, 3 3000, $1 20%, L BARLEY—The market for spot Barley stands about the same, though futures are lower and dull. Feed SLES@1%; Brewing, 31514 per 3 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o’clock—No sales. Second Session—No_sales. Regular Forenoon Session—Seller ‘99, new— 2000 ctls, S8c. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Collection day interfered with busi- ness, though the market was firm. $ to Fo F. 1 32 ; cmr‘;c:y‘l fi 3130@1 32% per ctl; $1 EREE g fully ‘as good a_feeling as has been noticed for. | mdnths. All eyes are now turned toward the l $1275@1 32 per ctl; Red, $145@1 60; Black, $1 60@81 75. CORN—There {s no change market is firm, but quiet. \Small round yellow, §120; El ow, $1 12%@1 15; white, $1 12%@1 15; to report. The astern large yel- mixed, $1 07%4@1 10 per ctl; California white, $112%@ 115, RYE — $116 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. lCallrorl'lln-. $117%@1 22%; Eastern, FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family extras, extras, $3 90@4 per bbl. « MILLSTUFFS—Prices In sacks are lows, usual discount Flour, $32 per 100 pounds; per 100; Rice Flour, $7 tra_cream Cornmeal, $3 Oa! Groats, $430; Hominy, ; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 (barrels), $5 85@6 25; in sacks, 25@3 50; Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $4 15@4 25; bakers' as fol- to the trade: Graham Rye Flour, §275 Cornmeal, $2 50; ex- tmeal, $4 25; Oat Buckwheat $3 75; Farina, Roiled Oats @8 05; Pearl $ Barley, $; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $4 50 per 100 1bs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Dealers are expecting liberal receipts of Hay immediately after the first of the year, and this tends to keep the market Middlings are firm at the advance. BRAN-—$16@18 per ton. MIDDLI per ton; Oilcake Meal at the Jobbing, $32@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, §24@2: tonseed Meal, $25@50 per ton; Cornmeal, 24 50; Cracked Corn, §24@ CALIFORNIA HAY — eat, GS—$19@22 per ton. FEEDSTURRS - Holld Barley, quiet. Bran and $26 60827 50 mill, $31@31 50; Cot- 0@ $16 50@18 for good to cholce, and $14@16 for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, $15@16 50; Oat, $14@15 ov; Island Barley, $11 50@13 50; Stock, $11@12; Clover, nominal. (from Oregon, OUTSIDE HAY Wheat _and Wheat and Oat, $12@12 75: Alfalfa, —; Oat, $12@14; Alfalfa, Utah, ete. $13 50@15; Cheat, $13 50@15; Clover, $11@12; Timothy, §11 50@13 50 per ton. STRAW—35@76c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. The situation remains unchanged. BEANS—Bayos, $185@2; Sm: @2 20; Large Whites, $1 80@1 95; Pink: 305, Reds, $3 15@3 2 ters, $2@2 50; Limas, $§3 25@3 3. Red Kidneys, §2 40G2 50 per ct SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $ yellow mustard, $4 25; Flax, Seed, 2%@2%c per 1b; Alfalfa, 24@2%c; Hemp, 2%@Sc; Timot! DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 50@1 76; @1 8 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND all Whites, $2 15 $1 95@ Blackeye, $3 75@4; But- Pea, §2 55@2 40; i, 50@4 75 per ctl; $2G2 25; Canary 514@6%e; Rape, hy, 6@5%c. Green, $175 VEGETABLES. The markets under this head were quiet and quotations showed no further sequence, POTATOES—65@T5c_per ctl 60@75c per sack for River Bu Burbanks, $1@1 1 tatoes, $1 601§ for Merced; 2@23sc per 1b. 1ONS—50@T5c per ctl. VEGETABLES — Green P Beans, 10c; Cabbage, 40@50c; $125 for Los Angeles; Egg Plant, Garile, 7GSc per 1b; Green' Peppers, 1015 rots, 4@sc per 1b; @35¢ per sack. Oregon, 75¢@$1; Dried Okra, 1ic per I change of con- for Early Rose; rbanks; ~Salinas Sweet Po- New Potatoes, as, Sc; String ‘Tomatoes, 75cQ 15c per I Dried Peppe: Marrowfat Squash, §§@10 per ton; Car- POULTRY AND GAME. / Eastern Poultry sold at $5@550 for hens and young roosters, $i 50@5 for old roosters, $t for broilers, $4@4 50 for fryers, 31 75@2 for geese, 13@ldc for turkeys, and $@ 5 50 for ducks. Another car of Eastern came In. were higher under decreased Poultry was about the same. Game was in moderate recef POULTRY — Dressed Turkeys, 16@18c; Gobblers $1 501 75; Turkeys, 13@lc for for Hens; Geese, per pair, $4 50@6; Hens, $3@4 50; young, old Roosters, $4@4 50; Fryers, Turkeys arrivals. Other pt and steady. and 13@lic Duck Roosters, $4@ $4@4 50; Broilers, $4 for large, $3@3 50 for small; Pigeons, $1@ 125 ver dozen for old and $1 50@2 for Squab GAME—Quall, §125; Mallard, $3@4 5 Canvasback, $4@6; Sprig, $2@2 50; Teal, $1 2@ 150; Widgeon, $150@1 75; Small Duck, $1@1 2 English Snipe, $2@2 50; Jack 31@1 2} Gray Geese, $2503; White Ge: : Brant, $1 25@1 75: Honkers, $3@4; Hare, $1; Rabbits, §1 50 for Cottontails and $i for small. - BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter continues weak and dairy is consider- | ably lower. business into the wool market in the course of | *.Cheese stands the same, There {s no change in Eggs, but some deal- ers are making concessions to BUTTER— sell. Creamery—Fancy creameries, 28@28%c; sec- onds, 26@27c. Dairy—Choice to fancy, 22@2%c; common grades, 15@21c. Pickled Goods—Firkin, 17@18c; pickled roll, 17@18c for dairy and 19@20c for creamery squares; creamery tub, 22@22%c. Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 16@16%c per 1b; Elgin, 22g22%c. CHEESE—Choice mild new, @lic; Cream Cheddar, 12@12% ica, 12g130; Eastern. 10@12c. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 3@35c 12@12%c; old, 10 c; Young Amer- per dozen: sec- onds, 30@33c; store Eggs, 25@30c; Eastern, 22% @2c for ordinary and 25@dlc for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. The whole market is flat at the old quota- tions. DECIDUOU Cranberries FRUITS— $750@10 per barrel for Eastern and $1@1 50 per box for Coos Bay. Apples, 35@80c for common, for No. 1 and $1 25@1 50 for choice. ples, §1 25@1 7 Pears—ilc@sl Persimmons- box. per 75c@$1 per box Lady Ap- Apples, in barrels, $@9. 5c@$1_per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1G2 50 per box; Seedlings, 75c@S1 50; Mandarins, $1@1 25; Lemons, Toc@! good to choici fornia Limes, Fruit, $1 50@3 50; Bananas, $1 Pineapples, $3@5 per dozen. 5 for common and $2@3_for Mexican Limes, $3 50@4; Cali- 5@Toc per. small box; Gra, 50@2 per bunch; DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. Raisins are dull and weak on and can be bought at the prices. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, 6%c the local market f. o. b. Fresno for 40-50's, 4%@ Sc for 50-60's, 3%@3%c for 60-10's, 2%@3c for 70-50's, 2%@2%c for §0-0's, 2 15@1%c for 100-110's; Silver Peaches, 6GT7'%c for good to choice, fancy and 10912%c for peeled; Apricot 13%c for Moorpar] for Rovals and 1 orated _Apples, % TR@T%C; for 90-100's and Prunes, 2%@sc; @Sc_for 10@12c Evap- 3. sun dried, ‘4@4%c; Black Figs, sacks, 2@2ic; Plums, 4%@6c for c and 8@c for halves. itted and 1@1%c for unpitted; Nectarines, 63 Pe'tor prime to fancy: Pears, 6080 for quarters RAISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 5%c for four-crown, 5%@stc for Seed. less Sultanas, 4ic for Scedless Muscatels and $1.20 for London Layers: ‘Dried Grapes, °%@3c. NUTS—Chestunts, 8@12ic per lb; 7@se_for hardshell, @10c for softshell; Walnuts, Al monds, 7@Sc for hardshell, 13@l4c for softshell, 15@16c’ for paper-shell; Peanuts, 6@7c for East- ern and 44@5¢ for California; ioNEY—Comb, 10@11c for Cocoanuts, $4 50 bright and 8@%c for lower grades: water white extracted, 644G c; SWAX—24@26c per Ib. PROVISIONS. light amber extracted, 6c; dark, 5@skc Dealers expect to mark up Lard in a day or 80, as It is very firm. CURED MEATS — Bacon, T4c per 1b for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 10%c for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 10@10%c; California Hams, 9%G%%c; Mess Beef, $10 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, §11; Family Prime Pork, $10; extra clear, § 16; Smoked Beef, 11%@12c per LARD—Tierces quoted at 5c Beef, $12 50; extra 18 mess, 315 50G er b for com- und and 7@7%c_for pure; half-barrels, pure, thc: 10-1b tin COTTOLEN. 7%c; 5-1b tins, — Tierces 5T%@6%e; 8c. packages less than 300 Ibs, 1-1b pails, 60 in & case, 9348 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, 8%c; 5. -1b pails, 12 in a case, Sic; 10-1b pails, 6 in'a case, 8%c; 50-1b ting, 1 or 2 in a case, 7%c; wooden bucket 1bs het, Stc; fancy tubs. 80 Ibs net, 77 barrels, about 110 lbs, 7%c. HIDES, TALLOW » WOOL HIDES AND SKINS—Culls about lc under the quotations. AND HOPS, and brands sell Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 8%c; light, 8c; Cowhides, Sc; Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, Hides, sound, 15¢; culls and Kip and.Veal, I5c; dry Calf, shearlings, 15@c _eac each; medium, 6/@S0c long 8c; short Calf, Sc; dry brands, 12¢; dry 17c; Sheepskins, wool, 30@4oc ool 1cG31 19 n each Horse Hides, salt, $175G2 for large a T5c for small; Colts, 50c; Horse Hides, dry, 31 50 large and 50c@$1 for small. 'or‘AerDW—No.@x’ rendered, tmmsg per 1b; No. 2, 2%c; refined, 4%@5c; Grease, WOOL—Spring _clips—Southern Mountain, 12 months’, 7 ; San mont! Joaquin_and Southern, 7 Foothill and Northern, free, 12 Foothill' and Northern, defective, 9@ilc; 14 Bl boiar and Mendocino, 14@i5c; Nevada, 9@ 1l¢; Fastern Oregon, 10@12c. Fall Wools— Humboldt_and Mendocino Northern Mountain Southern Plains HOPS—1898 14@15%c for good an fancy. GENERAL MERCHA! ‘BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags nominal, at 47%@5c; Wool Bags, Quentin Bags, $4 5. crop, 121@lc per 1b for ordinary, 16@15c for choice to 11 5 1w 6 NDISE. for next season, 26@25c; San COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $5; Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Seattle, Wallsend, $7 Scotch, $8; Cumberland, $8 50@9 in bulk and $1 g“lfizfi in ll.lclu; Pennsylvania An(hncn:nEx‘x‘.’ i Cannel, $8 50 per ton tle Gate, $760; Coke, $12 and $14 in sacks. Harrison's circular says: Rock Springs and per ton in bulk “‘Since the Moana left the following cargoes of coal have been delivered here from Australla, viz.: @' Arc, 1819 tons; Cardiganshire, Verne, 21% tons; Cromdale, Jeanne 2045 Jules 2960 tons; Iive | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1898 8989 tons. This makes a total deltvery for two months of 15,68 tons, being an exceptionally small amount, so that'the Colonial fuel now in yard amounts to but little, and besides all that can possibly arrive here prior to March next will not amount to over 17,000 tons. This UL ineure full values for the first half of and yet to load coal at Newcastle and Sydney for Here foots up about 80,000 tons capacity, in all thirty-three vessels; some of these will not arrive here before August next. The latest cabled freight rates from Newcastle for coal are 188 to 18s 64 per ton for immediate loading, and 165 6d to 175 for March-April loading. These appear to be pretty stiff rates, but in the absence of a seasonable rainfail there is no reason for any reduction, as this is a very DOOT port to seek for any profitable freight busi- ness for the present. After January 1 the ad- vance of 1 shilling per ton on Newcastle coal goes Into effect. ' This advance, combined with high freights, will establish a delivered price here, which 'will drive consumers to seek cheaper fuel.” SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- Pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Candy Granulated, §%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c: Con- fectioners’ A, 5%c: Callfornia A, b%c; Magnolia A, 5%c; Extra C, S%c; Golden C. 5%c; half- barrels, ‘3ic more than barrels, and boxes ic more. No order taken for less than 76 barrels or its equivalent. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Wholegale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follow: BEEF—First quality, 6 c; second qui ity, 6@6%c; third quau(y,%%flio VEAL—Large, 6%@7%c: small. 6%@Sc per 1b. MUTTON—Wathers, 7@7lic; Ewes, Tc. LAMB—T%@sc_per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, 4@4%c for large, 4%@4%c for ‘medium, and 3%@3c for small; stock Hogs, 2%@3c; dressed Hogs, 6@6%c for prime. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, Dec. 28, Flour, qr sks. 4,600 Pelts, bdls. 402 Barley, ctls. 3,475| Hides, no. 1,213 Tallow, ctls. 209 Wine, gal: 48,000 Butter, ctls. 191 Brandy, gab 6,325 Cheese, ctl! 24/ Rafsins, 450 Beans, sks. 129, Eggs, doz. 6300 Potatoes, sks. 2,136, Quicksilver, fiks. 105 Onlons, sks. 451' Leather, rolls, 323 Lumber, feet. 6) Lime, bbls...... 1 3%! Hay, tons... 3 OREGON. Flour, qr sks. 960, Oats, ctl Wheat, ctls. 5,650 Hay, ton Barley, ctl 15,030 EASTERN, Corn, ctls......... 400] NEVADA. Hay, tons 101 e ——— THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were firmer, but dull. The Union Consolidated assessment falls de- linquent {n board to-day and the Gould & Curry delinquent sale takes place also. In local securitles - better prices ruled for Oceanic, Hawalian and Gas and Electric, and lower prices for Gant Powder. The Boston and Colorado Smelting Company has declared a dividend of 75 cents per share, equal to 1% per cent, payable on January 3. The Horn Silver Mining Company of Utah has declared a quarterly dividend of & cents per share, amounting to §20,000, payable De- cember 31. This will make & total paid since organization of $5,230,000. To-morrow the stockholders of the Hale & Norcross Mining Company will vote upon a proposition to dissolve the old corporation and form & new company with the same number of Shares (12,000), with a reduced capital stock. The Giant Consolidated Powder dividend of 5 cents per share will be payable January 10. The Continental Building and Loan Assocla- tion has declared a dividend at the rate of § per cent per annum on ordinary deposits, 7 per cent on term deposits, 10 per cent per annum to class ‘‘F'' etock and 12 per cent per annum to class ‘A’ stock. The Hibernia Bank has declared a semi- annual dividend at the rate of 3} per cent on | all deposits, payable January 3. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Dec, 2. Bid. Ask. 4s quar coup 48 quar reg. 4s quar new 3s_quar coup Miscellaneous— Cal-st Cab 5s.15 117 San Fran. Stockton Insurance— Firem's Fund Water Stoc Cal EI 6s. Contra Costa.. 50% 55 C C Wat Marin Co. 50 — Dup-st ex EL & P 6 ¥ & Cl Ry Anglo-Cal Geary-st R 5 Bank of Cal HC& S 5l Cal S D & L AL Coés First Nationl Do gntd 6s. Lon P & A. Market-st 6s Mer Excha: Nev Nat B. Savings Banks— Ger S & L..1625 Hum § & L1050 Mutual Sav. 8 F Sav U. 500 S & L So.... Security S B 300 Union T Co.1060 Street Rallroads— California . Geary .. Market-sf 118 - 4% ) 30 11045 — 0 12751281 Sac El Ry 58! SF&N PO 112 (Oak S L & H. — — SierraRCal 6s.10414105%| Presidio L ey — 8 P of Ar 6s..111% — | Powder— - § P Cos(105-6)112” 12%| California ....150 — S P C 6s (1912)118% — |E Dynamite... 8 % §PC1s cg 55.103 — |Glant Con Co. 60 60 S P Br 6s......120% — | Vigorit .3y 3y § V Water 65.119%120 | Miscellaneous— S V Water 48. — 103 | Al Pac Assn.105%106 SV Wis(3dm).101% — |Ger Ld Wks..180 — Stktn Gas 6s.. — 104 |Hana Pl Co... 17% 11% Gas & Electric— HC&S Co.. Capital Gas... — — |Hutch S P Co. Cent Gaslight.105 Mer Ex Assn. %/ Oceanic S Co.. 1 —"|Pac AF A... 1% — 524 521/ Pac C Bor Co.100 — Pac Gas Imp. 5% — | Par Paint Co. 7 — Pac L Co...... 40 49% Morning Session. Board— 150 Glant Powder Con. 33 Hana Plantation Co. T 240 Hutchinson S P Co. L84 TS 105 Hawatlan Commerc ugar...... 5§ 25 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. 25 Market-st Railway, cash. 45 Mutual Electric Light 0 Oceanic S § Co...... 0 § F Gas & BElectric Co. 800 8§ F Gas & Electric Co. 10 S F Gas & Electric Co. Street— $1000 Edison L & P bonds............. $200 S P of C 6 per cent bonds (1056 $1000 S V 6 per cent bonds... Afternoon Session. Board— 10 Giant Powder Con. 100 Glant Powder Con. 6 Glant Powder Con. 10 Giant Powder Con. Gant Powder Con. ) Giant Powder Con. 16000 40 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar...... 58 2 160 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar...... 55 00 340 Hutchinson § P Co.. LT 50 Mutual Electric Light L1100 $1000 N P C R R 5 per cent bonds, 102 30 $1000 Omnibur. Cable bonds: 3 100 Pac Aux Fire Alarm 100 § F Gas & Electric Co. 55 8 V. Water........... $3000 S V 4 per cent bonds (34 mtge). 2 Vigorit Powder.... Street— E $17,000 S V 4 per cent bonds (3d mtge)...101 50 MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales In the San Fran- clsco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 500 Belcher . 13 100 Hale & Norcrs.. 10 200 Con Cal 10 200 Sierra. Nevada.. §2 50 Gould & Curs 23 400 Yellow Jacki 2 Afternoon Session. ¢ 200 Andes . 05 350 Mexican . 2 100 Best & Belcher. 3t 100 Mexican . 2 300 Con Cal & Va...1 16| 50 Occidental ...... 30 300 Gould & Curry.. 25100 Savage . 10 300 Gould & Curry.. 28 300 Union Con. AT 700 Hale & Norers.. I Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 500 Alpha Con...... 04,700 Potosl 1B 650 Con Cal & Va...110]200 Potos| 1 200 Con Cal & Va.i12ig 300 Sferra Nevada.. 8 300 Gould & Curry.. 2:|300 Sierra Nevada.. §7 400 Gould' & Curry.. 23300 Union Con. 1 200 Justice .. 18/ 400 Union Con b 100 Occldental 75(300 Union Con....... 16 160 Ophir . 5001000 Yellow Jacket. 23 ‘Afternoon Session. 500 Andes . 05200 Occidental . 50 400 Best & 34/200 Occidental . 43 200 Chollar 14}200 Oecidental e 1000 Con Cal 12141200 Ophir . 50 200 Confidence 1300 Potosi 13 300 Mexican 29|20 Sferra N $73% 100 Occldental 53 + CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ‘WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26— p. m. Bid. Ask. 4 Alpha Con 03 04| Julta . oL 07 05| Justice . u 1 04 05| Kentuck ® 10 16 13 Lady Wi Dt 04 10| Mexican 2 2 33 34l Occldentai et 02 33{Ophir . 4549 2) 22'Overman % 01 14 15| Potosi B M 14 16 Savage 10 11 & 62| Scorplon — o 10 1 15| Seg Belch 03 04 — " 01/Sierra Nevs 86 87 15 17| Silver Hil — o — 05|Syndicate % 10 30 —|Standard —15 — 02| Union Con. 518 2 3| Utah . 0 10 Hale & Norcrs. 09 11l Yellow 2 u Drift of Arctic Currents. Captain W. F. Milne of the Dundee whaler Eclipse has for many years taken a deep interest in the anestlon of ocean currents, and his experiments have fre- uently met with recognition from the ‘hfltllh mat’anmlo‘ifiidh i:usurmju. On e voyage frogq whicl as just re- turned Captain The total engaged tonnage now en route ! took occaslonal op- | about ortunities of throwing overboard sealed otties contalning a n%te of the latitude and longitude of the . particular _spot, along with any other information, and' re- questing that the finders should forward same either to the American or British authorities. Nothing has yet been heard of his half-dozen bottles so consigned to the deep on the last voyage of the Eclipse; but it is somewhat curious that, immediately on Captain Milne's return to Dundee’ this week, he should have re- ceived one of a number of messages thrown overboard by him during his pre- vious cruise. On October 29, 1897, Captain Milne gave to the waves a bottle containing the fol- lowing message: ‘‘Whaler Ecllpse. To the finder. Please forward this to the Meteorological Office, London or \\'as},"—, ington. Put over in latitude 63 degrees, 22 minutes north, longitude 65 degrees o minutes west.” The Eclipse was then 210 miles to the north and fully more than that distance to the west of Cape Fare- well. Generally sneaking, she was at the mouth of Davis Strait. The bottle was chked up on August 4 by Angus Me- ntyre between Barra Lighthouse and Hueskar Lighthouse, and not far from Ardmile Point. Instead of forwarding the message as requested, McIntyre, Who lives at Boisdale, South Uist, sent it on to Captain Milne at Dundee, and the cap- tain Intends forwarding it nimself. The bottle in which the message was cor;- tained had drifted about lo.. miles ere it found a rocky restine place on tne shores of the Hebrides. It had probably been _lu the water for nine months and some days, so that it had been borne along at, as near as possible, five and a half miles a day. Perhaps the bottle might have been lying where it was found for & COnBidel;; able time, but the possibility is that was found soon after reaching the islan?& In 1897 Captain Milne had sent to him from Norway a similar message to t}xat icked up at Uist. It was thrown over- goard from the Eclipse during the home- ward voyage of 1896 at a point as near xa.s possible half way across the Atlantic. Then again three years: ago another Eclipse bottle was picked up at Egedes-. munde, in Disko bay, on the west coast of Greenland. The curious thing about this message, however, was that It was thrown overboard from the whaler when she was away to_the south and east of Cape Farewell. This bottle must have been carried In a northwesterly direction to double the %’omomogi, and then north- erly to reach Disko. Why one bottle con- signed to the water to the west of Cape Farewell should travel almost due east, and ultimately be picked up on the Scotch coast, and another, thrown overboard to the southeast of the cape, should seek its way up the coast of Greenland is a mystery which only those well versed in the study of ocean currents may be able to explain.—Dundee Advertiser. —————————— For His Legs. When Sir Francis Grant, the portrait ainter, was at his zenith, he had a hunt- ng box at Melton. An inquisitive Scotch baronet was Invited there for the hunt- ing. Sir Francis had another guest, as it appeared, on a visit. He was a dull, flat old man, who took snuff and looked the other way when the table talk ran on hounds and horses. The sight of a fox’s brush awoke no enthusiasm. He seemed to take no earthly interest in anything but his snuff and his meals. The Scotch baronet at last could contain no longer his excited curiosity. *“I say, Grant,” he said, ‘“‘what- motive have you in kéeping Mr. X. on-a visit? There are so many good chaps who would like to come down ere just now. My fellow-guest does not seem to care a farthing for the things you are so keen on. The smell of a fox's earth to-day made him quite sick. I find that he does not know the difference be- tween a thoroughbred and an Irish hunt- er, nor does he look a person to fancy your potraits.” “You are turned Sir spuzzled, my. dear fellow,” re- rancis, “to know why I keep him here. I brought him down for his legs.” “For what?’ “For his legs.. You see. T am doing a full léngth of the Duke of Rutland (the late). He is weak in the knees and shrunk in the limbs and lazy. He will not be at the trouble of sitting for them, so I have secured X. to sit: his legs are exactly like the Duke's. The poor fellow is glad to earn a little money, and to_be out at grass hers for.a short time.” —London Truth. £ THE CALL'S CALENDAR. 18%8. = [ow| alon Last Quarier, December 6. New Mooa. December 13. First Quarier, December 15! Full Moon, Decomber 1 ENEIENEAE SUN, MOON AND TIDE: Unixd States Coast and Geodetle Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low . Waters at’ Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters decur 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. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2. | trom noon, 120th meridfan, by telegraphic signal re- Celved each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal, A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, It any, is published the’ following day. in the morning papers the (¢ i s. Lisutenan! SHIPPING INTELLIGEN ARRIVED. Wednesday, December 23. Stmr Umatilla, Cousins, 85 hours from Vie- toria_and Puget Sound ports. Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, Point Arena. Stmr Queen, Sorensen, 15 days from Everett. Br stmr Wyefleld, Cartmer, 6 days from Na- nalmo. 12 hours from Stmr Point Arena, Hansen, 14 hours from Mendocino. s Stmr Centennial, Plerce, % hours from Se- attle. Stmr_Weeott, Dunham, 70 hours from Ya- ina Bay, etc. Ve Pomona, Shea, 18% hours from Bu- ka. T&fmr Arcata, Reed, 48 hours from Coos Bay. via Port Orford 40 hours. Br ship Eaton Hall, Lowrison, 180 days from Swansea, via Rio de Janeiro 102 days. Ship I F Chapman, Thomson, 137 days from New York. CLEARED. Wednesday, December 25. Stmr State of California, Parsons, Astoria; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr 'City of Para, Zeeder, Panama, etc; Pacific Mail S S Co. * Stmr Czarina, Collins, Seattle; E T Kruse & Co. Br stmr Bristol, McIntyre, Nanaimo; R Dunsmuir's Sons Co. SAILED. Wednesday, December 25. Stmr Leelanaw, Storrs, Seattle. Jap war stmr Chitose, Goodall, cruise. Btmr Czarina, Seaman, Seattls. Stmr Alliance, Hardwick, Portland, ete. Stmr Natlonal City, Dettmers, Grays Har- bor. Stmr City of Para, Zeeder, Panama, etc. Br stmr Bristol, McIntyre, Nanaimo. Ship Invincible, Killman, ‘Port Blakeley. Bark Aureola, Mercer, Willapa Harbor. Brig Lurline, MacLeod, Kahului. Schr Maid of Orleans, Ostlin. Grays Harbor. Schr Mary Etta, Anderson, Timber Cove. Schr Eureka, Asplund, Coquille River. Schr Newark, Beck, Bowens Landing. CHARTERS. The C D Bryant loads mdse for Honolulu; Troplc Bird, mdse for Tahiti; Czar, mdse for Mazatlan and San Blas. The Falls of Clyde loads sugar at Fonolulu; for this port; Nuuanu, sugar at' Kahulul for New York, $5.50. The Annie M Campbell loads lumber at Ev- erett for Honolulu; schr Corona,” lumber at Port Gamble for Honolulu; Echo, lumber at Port Blakeley for Kaichow, 50s. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 25, 10 p hazy; wind NW; velocity 40 miles. MISCELLANEOUS. SYDNEY, Nov 3—Br viously reported having put in here in dis. tress, will have to discharge and go into dry- dock’ for examination. DOMESTIC PORTS. EUREKA—Salled Dec 28—Schr Bertle Minor, for Honolulu. Arrived Dec 28-Bktn Uncle Jobn, trom San Pedro. TILLAMOOK—Arrived Dec 2/—Stmr Coqutlle River, hence Dec 24. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 28—Sohr Sailor Boy, hence Dec 17. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived Dec 38—Schr Jo- seph Russ, hence Dec 17. Salled Dec 28—Schr Annfe M Campbell, for —. POINT ARENA — Arrived Dec 23 — Stmr Whitesboro, from Whitesboro. EVERETT—Arrived Dec 2—chr Marion, fb Hueneme; schr Annie M Campbell, from Port Gamble. SAN_ PEDRO-Sailed Dec 38—Stmr Bruns- wick,_for San_Francisco- m—Weather SEATTLE—Salled Dec z—Stmr Chas Nelson, for San Francisco: Jap stmr Kinshiu Maru, Yokohama; stmr Protection, for Dyea; stmr Farallon, for Dyea. Arrived Dec 25—Stmr Elihu_Thompson, from Dyed; stmr Progreso, hence Dec 2; stmr Cot- tage City, from Dyea. E "NEWPORT (S)—Arrived Dec Z—Schr Wa- wona, from Salmon Bay. FOREIGN PORTS. SDYNEY—Arrived Dec 2—Schr Metha Nel- son, from Eureka. CARDIFF—Arrived Dec 26—Br Deard, from Shields. COLON—Arrived Dec %—Stmr Finance, from New York. HOLYHEAD—Arrived Deoc 25—Ger bark H Hackfeld, from Liverpool for Honolulu. VALPARAISO — Arrived Nov 13—Fr bark Flecha, from Port Blakeley. ROYAL ROADS—Arrived Dec 20—Br_ship City of Florence, from Liverpool, for Esqui- malt. VICTORIA—Salled Dec 23—Bark Alex Me- Nell, for Santa Rosalla. CHEMAINUS—Sailed prior Dec 20—Br bark Helen Denny, for Melbourne. SHANGHAI—Arrived Dec 37—Schr Lyman D Foster, from Port Blakeley. HONGKONG—Arrived Dec. 2—Br stmr Em- press of China. from Vancouver. Nav 12— Haw bark Iolani, from Homolulu. Dec 25— Br stmr Coptic, hence Nov 30. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. PHILADELPHIA — Arrived Dec 28 — Stmr Maine, from London. MOVILLE—Arrived Deo 28—Stmr Ethiopta, New York. NEW YORK—Sailed Dec 28—Stmr Cevic, for Liverpool; stmr St Louis, for Southampton; stinr Teutonic, for Liverpool; stmr Southwark. for Antwerp. SOUTHAMPTON—Sailed Dec 28—Stmr Trave. w York. OA—Arrived Dec 28—Stmr Alsatia, from Marseilles. LIVERPOOL—Salled Dec 28—Stmr Waesland, for Philadelphia. Dec 2i—Stmr Corinthia, for Boston. AMSTERDAM—Arrived Dee 2—Stmr Am- sterdam, from New York. ship Ben Sun rises = Sun sets . Moon rises . Time e [T e [Time] 2 Ft.|—| Ft. 1}1 w_ | W‘ 11:32( 5.3] 6:40(—0.5 | 12:13] 5.1 1—0.2 iu:ss 4.7] | 0.2 151 4.6 0.4 | 244 42 0.8, 3:46 3.9 13 15| 5:04) 336l NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given In the left hand column and the successive tides of the day In the order of occurrence as to time. The second time colunin gives the secomd tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the Jast tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights iven are ‘additions to the soundings on the Inited States Coast Survey charts, except when & minus sign () precedes the height, and then the number given {s subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters, e TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., De- cember 2%, 1535. The time ball on the tower of the new Fe; building was dropped at exactly noon to- 1. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8§ J'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. . in charg 18] OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For_Alaskan ports, 10 & m., Jan, 1, change at Seattle. For_Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whateom (Wash.), 10 & m., Jan. 1, and every fitth day thereafter, change at Seattle to this company’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry., at Tecoma to N. P. Ry., at Vancouver to C. . _RY. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 2 p. m., Dec. 30, Jan. 4, and every fitth day thereafter. . Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis_Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Huenems, San Pedro, East Sah Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, a. m., Dec. 81, Jan. 4 and every fourth day theréafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Baarbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a m;, Dec. 23, Jan. 2, and every fourth day there- atfer. For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Pa3, Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Jan. For further information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and_hours of sn\llnf, TICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., .10 Market st., San Francisco. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. From. Due. Coos Bay. 7 Mackinaw. Tacoma. <[Dec. 29 Point Arena....[(Point Arena . ‘|Dec. 23 Aloha.. Point Arena... Dec. 23 North Fork..... Humboldt- . *|Dec. 20 Acapuico. {Panama . *|Dec. 30 Ruth. |Coos _Bay. Dec. 30 Corona. {San_Diego Dec. 31 Portland .. *|Dec: 31 Puget Soun “{Dec: 31 Humboldt . Dec. 31 Grays Harbor -|Jan. ‘1 Victoria & Puget Sound Jan. 2 Departure Bay . 2 Newport ... 2 Coos_Bay. 2 {Humboldt . 2 Samoa. Humboldt . 2 Willamet Nanaimo 2 Australia Honolulu 3 Curacao. Mexico 3 Mineola. Tacoma. iy Santa R {San Diego. 4 Arcata. [Coos Bay. 4 Crescent City...|C: 4 State Californi H STEAMERS TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destinatlon, Salls. Pler. State of Cal|Portland Dec. 29, 10 am|Pler 24 Santa Rosa|San Diego. 11 am|Pier 1L Alameda 2 pm(Pier 7 Weeott . 10 am|Pier 13 Arcata 10 am Pler 13 é]ohl& 3 pm|(Pier 2 Coos Bay. § am Pier 11 t. Arena. 3 pm|Pler 2 Pomona 2 pm|Pler § Umatilla . 1 am|Pier § Ghilkat 9 am Pier 13 s Gorona .. 11 am Pler 11 Signal Orizaba NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United BT el States Hydrographic maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. i Navigators are cordlally invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sall- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, T8 to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry bullaflln&l& the foot of Market street, is hoisted minutes befors noon and dropped at Merchants' Exchange, is | | ‘THE 0, R. & N. GO, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PR E AN D ‘From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FA“ $12 First Class Including Borths $8 Second Class and Mea! COLUMBIA ‘safls. g BTATE OF CAL. ealls . 3, 19, 29 Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena_and all points in the Northwest roug! ickets to all ints East. Througlt tekgts 10 SARD, General Agent, - 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. Compagnie GFenera!g Ilranlsaflanflque. < DIRECT LINL to- HAVHE-PARIS (FRANCE). Sajling every Saturda at 10 a. m. from Pler 12, River, foot of Morton street. LA NORMANDIE. North LA GASCOGN 7 LA CHAMPAGNE. " LA BRETAGNE. H LA NORMANDIE. E First-class to. Havre, $65 and upward, :© per cent reduction on round trip. Second-cla<s to Havre, $45. 10 per_cent reduction round (-ip. GENERALAGENCY FOR UNITED ST ATES AND CANADA. 3 Bowling Green, New York J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents. § Montgomery avenue, San Francisco. Thursday, December %, at2p m 5., "AUSTRALIA salls for Honolulu @'fl Wednesday, January 11, 1599, at 2 p. : m Line to COOLGARDI! tral C. TOWN, SHouth A AW CAER . SPRECKELS & Bun‘ = CO., Agen! 2 [ontgomery st. Frelght Office—327 Market st Saa Francisco. s e S Tioe S MRSt 55 SanHiANCIeD BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR 0. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEID. Steamer ‘‘Monticello. Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sa