The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1898, Page 8

8 COMMERCIAL WORLD. THE SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Linsced Oll, Lucol and Turpentine advanced. Silver unchanged. Wheat higher and Barley firm. Oats and Corn strong. Rye dull and unchanged. y an and Middlings advanced. and Seeds dull. s of Wool on hand. her. Potatoes unchanged. Vegetables lower. Butter, Cheese and Eggs declining. Turkeys lower. Game firm. Cranberries about gone. Citrus fruits neglected. Dried fruits flat. Lard and Cottolens firm. unchanged. of Wine. Meat mark Decreased exports PORTS OF WINE. E Exports of Wine from this port during the aleven months of the year were 4,328,000 gallons, against 4,795,200 gallons during the same period In 18 THE WOOL TRADE. A REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1888 AND WHAT 1T SHOWS. “It is at the wool trade will not be Whatever it The circular of Jacob Wollner says: eafe t say U e the year 1588 go out. y brought to other lines of industry has been a thoroughly disappointing year to je. It Is not that there was so but there was no business or sever the first ten months of the two months there has been but what wools were sold nts lower than they had market were 15,000,000 97, and the shipments ame amount. The stock iary in this market con- t yvear's fall, 2,000,000 sprine. 4,000,000 pounds; ,00 pounds; last yvear's s vear's Nevada and Ore- and 3000 bales of scoured ced to grease pounds, would nds, amounting ~ altogether to r of California there are about 1 Oregon there are between 00, and in Nevada 1,000,000 1st of January, the stock icisco and in the interdor, ured wool into grease pounds, it to over 8,000,000 pounds. In d Nevada there was none. d ason in the southern part of sheep were shipped or te and so the clip will ) 6,000,000 pounds short. »d for a _demand after the ut it cannot be at_high of wool In the United about to come In, it is ) go very high. The wool ate, although they had to season, have done very nd bs brought good although another d ce, are worth from 33 evada and Oregon had a very 15 season and the sheepmen On ac- | | | | well, although the prices for n disappointing.’ WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) F NCISCO, Dec. 30, 5 p. m. wre the seasonal rainfalls to | with those of the same date rainfall in past twenty-four Last This Last 24 Hours. Season. Season. 0.30 11.03 15.48 0.00 .31 .08 0.00 3.72 4.38 0.00 £.00 4.0 0.00 1.82 1.59 0.00 1.3¢ 1.58 0.00 0.24 2 0.00 1 1 Ll 000 1 Maximum te; 44 perature, re is impinging on the )ast. This condition is s W asional light Washington, Idaho, Northern is aiso causing fair o1 is clear tate alifornia to- ture 10 to 20 ing point. During the will_fall sufficiently to in Northern California. a brisk north wind which will y prevent injus conditons are favorable night in that locality, which re citrus fruit in exposed eec- NS AND GENERAL AST. an Francisco for thirt: t December 31, 1898: a—Fair turda; for tions WEATHER CONDITI ¥ i probably irday night; in- Jurious to c us fruit In exposed places; fresh north wind ifornia—Fair Saturday; severe nigh! injurious to citrus fruit aces If wind ceases to-! fresh rth wind. LI ada—G v fair Saturday. ah—Generally fair Saturday, Arizona- trost injurious to elirus frult In south poriton: an Franci brisk northw from vicinity Fair Saturday; Mount Tamalpais—Clear wind i temperature, 34; maximum W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS, NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Stocks rose contin- with none of the customary re- and left off with fractional gains In the standard railway shares and at very ma- terial gains in various specialties that were prominent in the day’s transactions. The Lon- market, where the fortnightly settlement sed oft favorably, opened away up on pur- chases partly for American account. There was also genuine buying for foreign account, owing to the disinclination of London opera- tors to await a possible January boom, and American rails closed at about the best. The initial rise locally was not quite up to the London figures, but trading was active and Commision-house buving overcame 1g sales. Industrials were particularly z, and Rock lsland led the Grangers up- Public interest increased as the day on, and prices were generally lifted. were sensational advances successively in ake, Long Island Railway, Delaware, anna and Western, Great Northern pre. ferred and Pullman and American Steel and Wire. ~All ‘maintained the greater part, if not all of their advance, except New York Alr Brake, which after a rise of 7 points reacted nd closed unchanged for the day. The that next year will witness a more har- jus_arrangement in the anthracite trade was large sible for the rise in Read- ing -carrying roads. Continued and trade reports and pros- -money rates stimulated the the year of the stock ex- trading in a whirl of activity and any securities at the highest ear bond market shook off its late hesi- and coursed upward, with particularly pur of Reading fours, which | sales, $5,455,000. U. 8. old advanced %, ‘and do coupon 1 the threes % in the bid price. rica’s unprecedented trade with monthly in exports continued a great eupporting in the day's business. The hold s of the United States are larger those of other countries and Increased of m now profitably loaned abroad are subject to call as they may be wanted. De sed the $500,000,000 mark fn last wes b statement. ' The absorption of American securities by home capital followed this plethc f mo A rise in cereals srmers’ supplies, increasing east- | while the farmers' demands for articles, increasing with their =, gave the railroads a profitable There was no evidence of the ret traditional disposition to restrict at the end of the year, but rather a tendency to dis- count the reinvestment of January dividends. Business was in larger volume at generally | rising prices. Indeed, commission-housl or- ders, accumulated over the Christmas holidays, resulted in Tuesday's buoyant trade, with transactions the largest of the year, being lit- tle short of 1,000,000 shares of stocks. Subse- ent trading was enormous, but not up to the first day. London was @ free purchaser on balance, regardless of the stiff contango rates for the fortnightly settlements there. The idea that Tuesday’s enormous bulge was the culmination of the rise seized the traders Wednesday, and prices fell off, and for the first time this month the market closed weak at 8 considerable recession in prices. A flurry in cail money, which was momentarily bid up to 6 per cent. aided the decline in values, bug large offerings soon brought money back to low figures. The market was tested again by the bears on the succeeding days, but recupers ated and closed higher. November net in- creases were general, Burlington leading with & 40 per cent increase. Improvement in the week reached very formidable proportions. in the standard stocks. . The rise in the Grangers extended to 8% In Rock Island, but the Paclfics averaged only about a point. Purchases of gllt-edge stocks were In large volume and substantial gains were the rule. The week's bond market attracted consider- able attention. the marked undercurrent strength exhibited there serving to Inspire con- fidence in the general situation. Purchases for foreign account were very heavy and & keen demand was evident for the giit-edge issues. U. 8. threes advances %, the new fours , the old fours %4 and the seconds % in the’ bia price. The stock exchange will be closed to-mor- row and on Monday. ke to-day, Iaz.’m shares, Total sales of including: 7728 Atchigon, 23,300 53| F W & D lsts tr | | 13.420 Central Pacific, 9290 Burlington, 4500 Chicago and Eastern Illinois, 7300 Erfe pre- ferred, 6045 Great Northern' preferred, 4780 Louisville and Nashville, 520 Manhattan, 3273 Metropolitan, 50,00 Reading preferred, 5500 Missourl Pacific, $11S Jersey Central, = 15320 Northern Pacific, 4220 do preferred, 23,520 Reading, 19,700 Rock Island, 20,520 Union Pa- cific, 24,950 St. Paul, 12,860 Southern Pacific, 6300 Southern Pacific preferred, 6700 Texas and Pacific, 16,320 Unfon Pacific preferred, 6500 Tobacco, 81,120 Steel, 21,320 do preferred, 20,620 People’s’ Gas, 3000 Colorado Fuel, S145 Pacific Mail, 3120 Pullman, 62,550 Sugar, 7800 Tennes- gee Coal and Iron,’ 5320 Leather prefered, 4200 Chicago Great Westérn. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . St L & S W. Do prefd Do prefd . Baltimore & Ohio, [t Paul . all assmts paid.. 69%, Do prefd . Canada Pacific ... 851 [St P & Om. Canada Southern.. 554 | Do prefd . | Cent Pac 43% (St P M & M. Ches & Ohio. 25 [So Pacific Chi & Alton....1.1170 |30 Rallway . Chi B & Q 125 | Do pret Chi & E 1. 613 Texas & Pactfi Do_pretd 111" (Union_ Pacific Chi G W 16%| Do prefd Chi Ind & L. 3 P D & G 2 Do prefd | assmt patd 12 Chi & N W ash . A Do %1 Do prefd . 22% Cicie Wheel & L E, ith Do prefd .. assmt paid ...... 3% Del & Hudson. Do prefd, 4th Del L & W assmt paid ...... 274 |D_& Rio G Express Companies— Do pretd Adams Ex Erlo new Amerfcan Ex Do st prefd. United States Ft Wayne Wells Fargo Gt Nor prefd Miscellaneous— Hocking Valley. |A_Cot Ofl.. 5% Minois Cent Do prefd Lake Erie & W Amn Spirits Do prefd Do_prefd s Lake Shore Am Tobacco Louls & Nash Do prefd Manhattan L . Cons Gas | Met St Ry Com_Cable Co | Mich Cent . Col F & Tron. | Minn & St L. Do prefd | Do 1st prerd Gen Electric | Mo Pacific Haw Coml Co Mobile & Ohio. Intnl Paper Mo K & T.. Do prefd Do prefd Laclede Gas N J Central Lead N Y Central ... Do prefd Y Chi & St'L. Nat Lin Oil Do 1st prefd. Pacific Mail Do 2d prefd People’s Gas Nor West Pullman Pal No Amer Co Silver Cert No Pacific Standard R & T, Do prefd s |Sugar ... 12 Ontario & W Do pretd 12 Or R & Nav. T C & Iron S8y | Or Short Line %|U S Leat! Pac Coast lst Do prefd 2y Do 24 prefd U_S Rubber e Pittsburg Do prefd RifHH Reading - West Union .. 3 Do 1st prefd Fed Steel % R A WL Do prefd 3 Do pretd % |Brooklyn R T s | Rock Igland Or Nav prefd | St Louis & S F. % [Pacific Coast | Do’ pretd Colo Southern 6% Do 2d prefd 33’ Do 1st prefd. 491 CLOSING BONDS. US s JCss U S new 45 reg. Do coup. US 4s.. Do “coup. Do 2ds | U S 5s reg. Do o8 coup. District 3. 65 Ala class A. Do B Do deb O Nav Ists. Do C . 1 [0 v 4e. Do Currenc 100_|O S Line 6s tr Atchison is 99%|0 S Line 58 tr. Do adj 4 79 | Pacific 6s of Can So 2ds.. 1105 Reading 4 C & O 4iss.. 91° R G W 1sts Chi Torm ds 4% St L &I M con C & Ohio 5 C H & D 4is. D&RG1 D&RG4s Fast Tenn Ists. Frie Gen 4s... 1T St L & S F gen 6 104% St P Con.. 08 St P C & P st | Do Iso Ry 5 515 [ Stand R & T 6s 5513 Tenn new set 3 108 | Tex Pac L G lsts Gen Elec 58.... G H & § A6s...107 | Do Re 2ds. Do 2ds.. 103 [UPD& G ist H&TC3s 12 |Wab 1st & Do con 6s. 1u2 | Do 2ds. Towa C Ists. 107 1W Shore ds La new con 4s.....109% Va Centurie: L & N Uni 4 98" Do deferred | Wis Cent 1sts.. % U P Missouri_6s MK & T 2ds Do ds.. 91% | Colo Southern 4s.. 861 | NY Central sts.lumg MINING STOCKS. | Chollar . 12| Ontario e 500 Crown Poin 12| Ophir . 4 | Con Cal & Va..... 110! Plymouth 1 | Deadwood .. 45 Quicksilver Gould & Curry 24, Do prefd Hale & Norcross. 9 Sterra Nevada. 90 Homestake Standard 200 Iron Silver. Union Cc 12 Mexican . Yellow Jacket. % BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Ed Elec Tel 195 severe | Time loans. N Y & N Eng. Quiney . 17 | O1a_Colony 198 | Tamarack . | | Or short Line. 42 |Wolverine . | | Rubber. 44 'Parrott | Union Pas 43% | Humboldt . West End Adventure . ‘Westingh Elec. 391 | Union Land Do prefd.. 62" 'Winona .. Call loans. Gen Elec pi Atch prefd. Bonds— Atchison 4s. Wis Central 1: Mining Sha; ! Allouez Min Co Atlantic ... Boston & Mont Butte & Boston Stocks— Atch Top & St Fe. 18% ‘Amer Sugar. 1263 Do prefd Bay State Beil Tel Boston & Alban: Boston & Maine. Boston L... 11| Calumet & Hecla..640 Chi Bur & Q. Centennial . = Fitchburg . Franklin 7 Gen Electric. 0ld Dominton. Mexican Central. sceola STOCK TRANSACTIONS FOR 183. | NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Transactions on the New York Stock Exchange for the yvear show | a decided increase iIn all branches over those | for several preceding years. The total number of listed stocks dealt In during the year | amounts to 8,620,911 shares: unlisted stocks, | 27,649,472 shares. Sales of State and railroad nds amounted to $847,654,000 (par value), un- | listed bonds $46,263,500 and Government bonds 24,129,210, 3 PH 800 only 77,245,647 lsted and *unlisted shares were £old, in 1896 54,499,043 shares, in | 1895 65,490,576 shares, and in 1534, the poorest year in many, 46,275,733 shares. The business of the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange was much larger this year than last. Railroad stock clearances amounted to 63,402,000 shares, bonds sales 321,037,000, and 924,520 shares of mining stock were dealt in. Wheat clearances through the Exchange aggregated 740,210,000 bushels. THE MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Money on call steady at 2@3 per cent; last loan, 2 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 3@3% per cent; sterling ex- change, steady, with actual business in bank- ers' biils at $4 844@G4 %41, for demand, and at $4 S1%@4 82 for 60 days; posted rates $4 §21:@ | 4551 commercial bills, 34 S01@4 81; silver c | tificates, 5914@60%c: bar silver, 59c; Mexican dollars, 46%c; Government bonds strong; State bonds firm; railroad bonds strong. CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—To-day's statement of the condtion of the treasury shows: Avail- able cash balance, $290,563,117; gold reserve, | $245,995,715. THE LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram: Busi- ness is broadening on the markets here and the tone is excellent. Consols were the lead- ing feature to-day. Americans were active. There is a_distinct growth of public dealing in_them. The Continent bought Central Pa- cifics and New York sent early orders for them. New York also bought the coalers heavily, particularly Reading. The close was very cheerful. Tintos and Anacondas were strong on ru- mored buying of the latter by New York. Anacondas rose 3 point to 6%. One hundred and two thousand pounds in gold | bars wae bought by the bank. The prices re- | lapsed to 77s 10%d on the stoppage of the Ger- | man demand and the impending cape arrival of | haif a million. CLOSING. LONDON, Dec. 30.—Canadian Pacific, Grand Trunk, 7%; bar silver, quiet, money, 3%@4 per cent. Spanish fours closed at 46 9-16. (GARIS, Dec. 30—Spanish fours .75. BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Bradstreet's Weekly Review of the Stock Market to-morrow will say: Increased participation by the public has been the principal feature. Commission houses have been active in the marxet, and while a great deal of profit-taking has undoubtedly occurred, the accession of new purchasers of securities for speculative purposes has been continuous. Fears that the muarket was cul- minating for the time being have found ex- pression, but on the whole the bullish temper of the street and public is undiminished. The favorable factors of the situation, such as the volume of money 4n the country and the con- tinuance of increased rallroad earnings, were supplemented this week by a rise in grain prices, due largely to increased foreign de- mands for our breadstuffs. Among the other incidents which tends to sustaln speculative confidence is the fact that a general move- ment seems to be on foot among railroad com- panies to Insist on the mamtenance of the full tariff rates after January 1. There are also intimations of *‘deals” and coming dividends Wwhich will have a good effect on the position of various properties, while above all is the 8 27%4; closed at idea. that while the course of the market in the fortnight has evidently been in the nature of a discounting of the January investment de- mand, the latter will still have sufficlent force to carry securities to a higher level, irre- Syracuse Des Moine: 1,120,598 | Nashville 927,656 Wilmingto: £80,303 % | Sloux Fails, { Toledo . | Hamilton | est point reached for five years past. Rallroad apective of what the growth and widening of the speculative spirit may accomplish in_the same direction. The London market has been more or less of a holiday character, but Ameri- can stocks were strong there and the foreign participation was mainly on the bull side. In fact, the fortnightly settlement on the Stock Exchange there disclosed exceptionally large long holdings of our securities. In our own market the activity of leading interests in_supporting and advancing their securities has not been wanting, though to give variety to the market some of the professionals showed a disposition during the week to take the bear side for a turn. Under existing con- ditions and in view of the revived interest of the public, professional estimates of the outlook generally point to a continuance of the rise In prices for both stocks and bonds, tempered, perhaps, by setbacks, as realizing temporarily gains the ascendancy or the over-bought state of the market invites reactions. BANK CLEARINGS. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The following table, complled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- ings at all principal cities for the week ended December 2, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the correspond- ing week last year: Indianapolis Columbus, O . Savannah’ .. Denver . Hartford Richmond . Memphis Washington . Peoria ... Rochester . New Haven . Worcester . Atlanta. Salt Lake Springfield, Fort Worth . Portland, Me Portland, Or. St. Joseph . Los Angel Norfolk Percentage. Cities— Tag Do New York . 19.3 Boston . 21, Chicago 24 Philadelphia - 420,381 28. 8t. Louis L 26,083,418 4. Pittsburg . 19,576,383 28.. Baltimore . DonTsesz . San Franeisco 3 Cincinnat] . g Kansas City s et New Orleans .../ 10. Minneapolis . 5 3. Detroft .. L 6.036942 o Cleveland ... 722,412 4. Louisville . . BASELI4 [% Providence . 6,026,600 3. Milwaukee . 6,110,882 4 St. Paul . . 3.86L018 Buffalo 5 Omaha . 5 1,924,761 1,227,050 1,568,075 1,349,748 Fall River Scranton Seattle’ Tacoma Spokane . Topeka. Birming] Wichita . Binghamt. Lincoln Lexington, Jacksonvile, Kalamazoo ‘Akron Rockford, Il Canton, Springfield, O. Fargo, N. D. Nel Nel Hastings, Fremont, Davenport Galveston . Houston . Youngstow: Evansville .. Helena Macon . Little Roc! 61,210 Totals, U. S......§1,409, 18.7 Totals outside of New York. . 522,600,195 1.5 e DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal 4.5 Toronto 57 Winnipeg Halifax . John, ancouver Victoria . 23,044,835 BRADSTREET'S ON TRADE CONDITIONS. NEW YORK, Dec. 3).—Bradstreet's to-mok- row will say Hollday quiet In general demand, sustatned activity in industrial lines, particularly iron and steel, exceptionally large shipments of goods on orders, liberal cereal exports and specially heavy dealings in speculative mar- kets, are features calling for notable mention in the closing week of the year. Firmness in price s likewise encouraging feature in most staples. Wheat, though showing a reaction, is higher on the week on large export clearances, and other cereals are in sympathy. Pigiron de- mand grows, and prices for this product and for steel rails, steel billets, plates and wire rods are all higher on the week, while the vol- ume of foreign demand for even finished metal products apparently increases as the year draws to its conclusion. Concisely stated, the reports received as to the year's business in all sections of the coun- try point to an unprecedented volume ot do- mestic and export trade, which is reflected in bank clearances that bréak the high record of 1892 The general level of prices of staple se- curities at the close of the year is at the high- earnings exceed all previous years, and, finally, there wasa smallernumber of failures and lower liabilities than reported in any year for at least five years past. These general results in the couniry at large have been achieved, too, not- withstanding the outbreak and conclusion of a foreign war, and in spite also of unfavorable conditlons of some industries, notably textile manufacturing, which, combined with unfa- vorable weather early in the year and the low- est_vrice for cotton on_record, exercised an unfavorable influence. But tne close of the year finds an improvement even in those direc. tlons, and returns as to retail trade, and par- ticularly holiday business, are strikingly good in all sections. Best reports as to distributive trade naturally come from the grain-growing sections of the country, which were the first to meet an improvement resulting from frec foreign demand for our cereals, but indications are not wanting that this improvement is gradually percolating throughout the entire business community, and coupled with unpre- cedented export trade in manufactured goods and the fact that we are seiling two dollars’ worth abroad for every dollar’s worth we buy renders possible the galns reported in distri- butive trade over 187, ranging from 10 to 40 per cent, with likewise good exports from the manufacturing centers, excepting the textile industries already mentioned. The export trade for the country for the year, as above intl- mated, is the heaviest ever known, and will probably exceed $1,250,000,000 in value, thus being nearly double the imports. Our export trade in manufactured goods, it must be observed, is the heaviest ever known, and for the first time in our country's history ex- ceeded the value of imports of similar goods. There were 11,683 failures in the United States in 1598, involving liabilities of $141,137,117, a decrease from 1897 in number of 11.2'per cent, and in liabilities 9.5 per cent. Compared with 1565 and 153 the proportion of decrease shown is even larger. As compared with 1896 fallures were fewer by 25 per cent,and labilities smaller by 84 per cent. Decreases are also shown when compared with 1891, a vear of large trade, but of numerous costly failures, but compared with 1892 there is an increase shown of 13 per cent in number and 3) per cenc n labilities. The tendency of fajlures toward the normal is illus- trated by the fact that the percentage of assets to liabilities Is the smallest reported since 1592, and the annual death rate—that is, the percent. age of traders failing to those in business—is likewise the smallest reported since the latter year, being only 1.06 per cent, against 120 in 1897, 1.50 in 1593, and 100 in 1882. Unsatis- factory conditions in textile lines and some large failures of banks and other financial concerns account for the expansion in labili- ties shown in those sections, while a larger number of small failures in Pennsylvania and in some of the Eastern States reflect poor trade early in ‘the year and dullness growing out of the war and bad weather. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 6,202,625 bushels, against §515,- 231 bushels last week, 5,395,061 in_ the United States in the corresponding week of 1897, 2,077,- 798 bushels in 1996, 3.142,573 bushels in 1895, and 3,196,405 bushels in 1894, ' Since July 1. this year, the exports of wheat aggregate 121518,709 bush- els, against 125,961,708 bushels last year. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—R. G. Dun & Co. Weekly Review of Trade will say to-morro: The year has not only been one of victory, of important increase in territory and of incal- culable expansion of the influence of the United States among other nations, but has surpassed all other years in financial and in- dustrial results. The center of financial power has crossed the ocean. After paying debts of several hundred millions abroad and conduct- ing a war to an honorable end, the country is_lending so many millions in' Europe that for the first time banks abroad look to New York to dictate the rate of 'exchange. Ex- ports have been about $1,250,000,000, and the ex- cess over imports about $617,000,000, against $357,000,000 in 1897, and in only two previous years has the balance risen to $300,000,000. In no past calendar vear have net imports of gold reach $75,000,000, but this year they have ‘been about $140,000,000. November passed all revious months in value of produce exports, but December has gone much beyond Novem- " Power in the world's markets comes with a demand for breadstuffs and other necessaries never before equaled. of cotton have been over 7,700,000 balen, ” about 3500800 | pounds, and in no previous year as much ,000,000 bales, or l.g'm.m.ooo pounds. Exports of breadstuffs have been in value $283,918,204 in eleven months, and never have been as large in any other year. Exports of wheat for the year, lacking ‘a day or two, have been 2I8,- 594,636 bushels, flour Included, slightly exceeded only by 225,665,812 in 1892, and of corn 200,978,077 bushels, nearly approached by 189,217,570 in 1597. The heaviest exports of both grain and flour in any previous year were 59,000,000 bushels smaller, only 360,230,513 in 1597. 'Though wheat was raised {o $1'91 in May, the highest quota- tlon with the highest monthly average for thirty years, 153.23, so_that the average for the first half year was 111.11, exceeded slightly in 1891, but the highest since 1885, the De- cember average has been only 72¢, 25c below that of last year, but the year's average, $ic, the highest since 1881, The triumph in finance has been largely due to industrial progress. The output of pigiron has been about 11,645,000 tons, the greatest vet reached in any Vvear by 2,000,000 tons and greater than Great Britain ever reached by 2,800,000 tons. Yot the consumption in manu- facture has been still larger in spite of net €XPOrts of pig, In ten months, 163,08 tons. Ex- DOrts of iron manufactures in ten months were about $87,644,53% in value, against imports of $13,407,817. Prices shown for the year in the table "of comparisons have been unusually steady, varying not 5 per cent from the lowest to the highest, and for finished products not € per cent. Textile industries have been re- tarded by high prices of wool and abnormally low prices of cotton, both deterring purchases. In three months cotton reacned 5.31 cents, the lowest price for fifty yvears, the greatest yield ever known being followed by receipts since September 357,000 bales larger than last vear. Exports have increased, but not as greatly. Toward the close recovery came with accounts of some destruction by storms, and the price reached 5.87 cents, giving a strong impulse to the manufacture, 'so the takings by Northern and Southern spinners in the calendar year have been 3,425,200 bales, & little greater than any previous crop vear. Goods were reduced inprice 5 per cent to the middle of Novem- ber, but have risen 7 yer cent and closed at the highest point for the year. In spite of enormous stocks held, wool was so lifted that buying both of wool and of goods was checked early In the year, but a slow decline began in February. Sales have been only 232,451,131 pounds at the threg chief markets, £0 that the mills have probably used less than & full year's supply, and the stock of goods ‘was also excesslve a year ago. Failures in the United States for the week were 22, and in Canada 22, total, 274, against 289 last ‘week, 292 the preceding week and 416 the corresponding week last year, of which %5 were in the United States and 21 in Can- ada. Of fallures in the United States 74 have labilities exceeding $5000 and 178 liabili- ties less than $5000. For four weeks of De- cember total liabilities of firms failing were $11,697,605, against $10,366,586 last year. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—FLOUR—Receipts, 81,012; exports, 15,923. Rather quiet, but held 6@10c higher. Minnesota patents, $3 0G4 15; do_bakers', $2 90@3 10. WHEAT — Receipts, 137,825; exports, 349,407. Spot, steady; No. 2 red, 80%c, f. o. b. afloat. Options were once more under bullish control and in the afternoon passed the recent high- water mark. Besides an Increase of outside trade, clearances were heavy, export demand larger and a cold wave promised for the winter wheat belt, now unprotected by snow. Final prices were 1@lic higher; March, 77 11-16@ 8%e, closed T8%c. HOPS—Steady. WOOL—Steady. MBTALS—Tin and copper advanced sharply again to-day on very favorable news from the West and abroad. Demand was very urgent, with sellers hard to find. This strength tended to tone up the rest of.the market, lead in fact showing positive firmness at a slight advance. The prediction was freely made that present prices were far f m top and sensational devel- opments might oe anticipated in the near fu- ture. At the close the Metal ‘Exchange called pigiron warrants firm, at $7 75, nominal. LAKE COPPER—Strong; $13 bid, $182 asked. TIN—Strong. with §18 90 bid &nd $19 asked. LEAD—Firm; $3 87% bid and $3 90 asked. SPELTER—Unchanged; $5 15, nominal. Copper was quoted at $12 75 and lead 33 70 by the firm fixing the settling price for leading miners and smelters at the West COFFEE—Options closed steady, unchanged to five points higher. Sales, 20,250 bags. Janu- ary. $ 40; March, $570; May, $580; August, 35 20; September, $5 95@6. Spot coffee—Rio, quiet but steady. No. 7 in- voice, 6%c; No. 7 Jobbing, 7Tic; mild, steady; Cordova, 7%@1sc. SUGAR—Raw, easfer: fair refining, 3 13-16c: centrifugal, 9 test, 4 6-16c; molasses, sugar, 3 9-1c. Sales, 3772 bags centrifugal. Refined irregular. BUTTER—Receipts, 2108 packages: market firm; Western creamery, 15@2ic; Eigin, 2ic; factory, 12@14lc. EGGS—Receipts, 2233 packages; market firm. ‘Western, 27c; Southern, 23@2ic. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—California dried frults, steady. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, 7@Sc; prime wire tray, 6%c; cholce, 9@9%o; fancy, 10c. PRUNES—3%@10%c. APRICOTS—Royal, 11@140; Moorpark, 13 PEACHES—Unpeeled, 9@1i%c; peeled, CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—The opening in wheat was rather quiet, though a strong undertone was shown, and this notwithstanding yester- day's weak closing. A tendency was shown by many of the local bulls to dispose of their lines pending the holiday recess and offer- ings from this source were sufficlent at first to satisfy buyers. Diminishing country offer- ings had evidently affected outsiders, for com- mission houses were all well supplied with or- ders. May opened %@14c higher at T0}3@10%c. It advanced quickly to 7lic, and by 11 o'clock May was selling at 71%c. Around 71ie profit- taking sent the market down to 713%c by noon. But added confidence was given buyers by the closing Liverpool cables which showed an advance, and In the last hour's trading May reached Tl%c, the highest point of the day. A quick drop to 71%c¢ took place shortly before the close, partly In sympatny with lake weak- ness in corn, but part of this was immediate- ly recovered, the market ciosing firm at 7l%yc asked. Corn was fairly active. The market was firm at times with whear, but in general it showed a tendency to lag, excellent shioping demand also serving to sustan prices. Oats were comparatively slow. There was some: buying on the strength of wheat, but offerings were as a rule ample and price changes were narrow. It was mostly a ecalper's market. May gained %@%c. There was a large trade in provisions. The outside demand was heavy and the market at all times was firm and higher for lard. The best prices were not maintained, longs taking profits in the afternoon. At the close May pork was Sc higher, lard 23c higher and ribs a shade higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: 17c. 250, Articles Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— December . o [ 6% 63% May . % 7% 0 7% July 68% 69% 65% 69% Corn’ No. December . Ty amg Y Ty 3% 38y 38y 8% sk Y 8% Wy 2.8y 26% 6% 26% 21010 1022% 1010 10223 (050 1062% 1045 1037 pounds— .55 B2 5G2% 560 .57 58 5@ 58% s, per 100 pounds— January .. S490 49 490 4% May . 1520 52 51T% b2y Cash quotations were as followi Flour, steady; No. 3 spring Wheat, 6 3 No. 2 red, 71%@72; No. 2 Corn, td @27%c; No. 3_white, 20@20%0; No. 2 ve, 54l4@5e%c: No. 2 Barley, f. o. b., 41@4dc; No.'1 Flaxseed, $111; Prime Timothy Seed, $2 30@2 35; Mess Pork, per barrel, $§ 0@9; Lard, per 100 pounds, $ 50@5 62'3: Short Rib Sides, loose, $4 80@5 10; Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed, 4% @d¥c; Short Clear Sides, boxed, $5 10 @5 15] Whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $127; Sugar, cut loaf, unchanged. Articles— Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrel 61,000 61,000 ‘Wheat, bushels 167,000 36,000 Corn, bushels 363,000 130,000 Oats, bushels 170,000 Rye, bushel 13,000 Barley, bushels. 17,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was irregular: creameries. 14@20%c: dairles, 1216@17c. Cheese, quiet; §$%@llc. Eggs, firm; fresh, 24@2c. * WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Cities— Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis Duluth .. Milwaukee . Chicago . Kansas City. Totals . .. 182,003 Tidewater— Boston .. 78,377 New York. 349,407 Philadelphia . 1,343 Baltimore 17,604 New Orleans 111,000 Galveston . 109,942 Totals ... 270,014 667,673 LIVERPOOL FUTURES. pening o Closing SuK 5oy PARIS FUTURES, Flour— Dec. Jan.-Apl. Opening . 45 10 45 55 Closing ... e 540 oy . 20 65 212 ning Closing 26 HET EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—CATTLE—Prices for cat- tle to-day were stronger to 10c higher for good to prime lots. Fancy cattle, § 70@5 %; good to rime lots, 70; commoner 95; feeders, 40; bulls, cows and helfers, ! SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 1898. $2G34 75, the latter price for choloe helfers: ‘w';stem fed steers, Pu 85@5 50; Texans, $3 70@ HOGS—There was an excellent demand for hogs, and prices were stronger from the Start. Heavy hogs mostly in demand. Light, $3 50@ 880; medium, §8 35@3 70; heavy, $3 30@8 70; culls, §1G3 2. SHEEP—The market for sheep and lambs was stronger, with a falrly active demand. Sheep, $2 504 10; yearlings, $4@4 50, and lambs, $4@5 30. Sheep sold largely at $350@4, and lambs at $4 76@5 -o: export sheep, §3 80@3 &, Tith fancy export sheep salable. as high as Recelpts—Cattle, 3000; hogs, 3,000; sheep 7000. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY Nec, 30.—CATTLE—Receipts, 8000. Market strong. Native steers, $3 20@5 30; cows and heifers, $1 50@4 15; stockers and feed- ers, $3G4 50; bulls, §2 50g3 75. HOGS—Recelpts, 17.000; market steady to strong. Bulk of sales, $3 35@3 60; heavies, $3 4 | | @370, packers, $335G3 65: mixed, $3 30G3 60; lights, 33 10@3 45; pigs $2 S0@3 2 SHEEP—Receipts, 1000; market strong. Lambs, $2 50@5 10; muttone, §2 26@4. OMAHA. OMAHA, Dec. 30.—CATTLE—Receipts. 800. Market steady. Native beef steers, $4 10G5 40; Western steers, §3 $0@4 40; cows and heifers, $3G4 %; canners, $2@8; stockers and feeders, ;amza@c calves, $4@7; bulls and stags, $2@ HOGS—Receipts, 10,500. Market about steady. Heavy, $3421@3 45; light, $347%@3 50; plgs, $3@3 40; bulk of sales, $3 45G3 4735 SHEEP—Receipts, none. _Market _steady. Native muttons, $3 60@4 25; Western muttons, 3 50@4; lambs, $3 7575, FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Dec. 30.—Sllver, 21%d; French rentes, 101f 92ic; wheat cargoes off ooast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; No. 1 Standard California, 30s 6d; Eng- lish country markets, part 6d_dearer. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 80.—Wheat in Parls, qulet: flour in Paris, dull; French country markets, firmer. COTTON—Uplands, 3 6-32d. WHEAT—Steady. No. 2 red Western win- ter, stocks exhausted. us«gm»—spot. quiet. American mixed, 2s %d. Recelpts of wheat during the past three | days, 333,000 centals, including 313,000 Ameri- can. Recelpts of American corn during the past three days, 106,400 cental CORN—Futures, steady. December, 3s 11%d; January (new crop), 3s 10%d; March, 3s 10%d. CLOSING LIVERPOOL, Dec. 30.—Wheat futures closed glrn;.y‘ fll?ecember, 6s 23d; March, bs 11%d; May, o8 PORTLA PORTLAND, balances, §36,505. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Dec. 30.—Wheat—Walla Walla, 60c; valley and blue stem, 62c. Foreign Wheat shipments from Portland for the week ending to-day were 405,705 bushels. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 30.—Wheat—Club, 59%c; blue stem, 62%@63c. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. ND'S BUSINESS. Dec. 30.—Exchanges, $349,676; Sterling Exchange, 60 days........ — $4 2% Sterling Exchange, sight - asy Sterling Cables.. E— g New York Exchange, sight b 15 New York Exchange, telegraphic. — 7% Fine Slver, per ounce .- [ Mexican Dollars ... = T WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The Jeanne d'Arc takes for Cork 40,754 ctls, valued at $49,415. A rise at Chicago hardened this market, both on and off call, though business continued light. Spot Wheat—Shipping, §1 164@1 17%; milling, $120@1 22%. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session — 98:15 o'clock — May—2000 glls, $120%; 4000, $120; 26,000, $1214; 10,000, $1 21%. Second session—May—4000 ctls, $121; 10,000, $1 21, Regular morning session—i000 ctls, §1 21%; 10,- 000, $1 21%. Afternoon session—May—26,000 §121%; 4000, $1 215, BARLEYHolders continue to insist on full figures and the market is firm, though sales are small. reed. $127%@1 32%; Brewing, $135@145 per tl. CALL BOARD SALES. ctls, o Second session—No sales. Regular morning session—No sales. Afternoon session—No sales. OATS—The holiday season restricts trade, but the tone of the market is stiff and an ad- vance is not unlikely in the near future. Fancy Feed. $130@1 32% per ctl: good to cholce,” $1 2681 27%; common, $1 20@1 22%; Sur- rise, ' $135@1 424; Gray, $125@130: Milling, 1273%@1 821 per ctl; Red, $145@160; Black, 1 60G 31 75. CORN—Holders continue firm, but the de- mand is slack. Emall round yellow, $1 20; Eastern large yel- low, = $1 124@115; white, §1 12%@1 15; mixed, $107%@1 10 per ctl; California white, $1 121G 116, $11754@1 22%; RYE — California, Eastern, BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. $115 per ctl. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Family extras, $ 15@4 25; bakers’ extras, $3 90G4 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $32 per 100 pounds; Rye Flour, §2 7 per 100; Rice Flour, Cornmeal, §2 50; ex- tra cream Cornmeal, $3 25; Oatmeal, $¢ % Groats, $450; Hominy, $3 25@3 50; Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $3 75; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 §0: Roiled Oats (barrels), $5 85@6 25; in sacks, $ 65@6 05; Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, 34 30 per 100 Ibs. MAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. PBran and Middlings have advanced. Hay Is firmer, the medium grades in particu- lar. The tendency in prices {s upward. The demand for Monterey and the Salinas Valley 18 keeping the market well cleaned up. BRAN—$16 50@18 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$19 50@22 50 _per ton. FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley, $26 50@27 50 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50; Jjobbing,’ $32@32 50: Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cot- tonseed Meal, $28@30 per ton; Cornmeal, $23 50@ 24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25. CALIFORNIA HAY — Wheat, $17@18 50 for good to cholce and $15@16 50 for lower grades: no fancy coming in: Wheat and Oat, $15@17: Oat, $14@16; Island Barley, $13@14; Alfalfa, $12 @1350; Stock, none; Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY (from Oregon, Utah. etc.)— Wheat and Wheat and Oat, $13 50@15; Cheat, $12@12 T5; Alfalfa, —: Oat,’ $13 50@15; Clover, sngxz; Timothy, $11 50@13 60 per ton. STRAW—35@75¢c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. The markets under this head are still dull and will probably remain so until after the first of the vear. BEANS—Bayos, $185@2: Small Whites, $2 15 ; Large Whites, §1 0@l %; Pinks, $1 %@ Reds, $3 15@3 25; Blackeve, $3 5@4; But- , $2@2 50; Limas, §3 25@3 35; Pea, §2 25@2 40; Kidneys, $2 40@2 50 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $4 60@4 75 per ctl; yellow mustard, $4 25; Flax, §2@2 25; Canary Seed, 23@2%c per 1b; Alfalfa, 5%@s%c; Rape, 23%@2%c: Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@5c. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 50@1 75; Green, $1 75 @1 8 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Onions have again advanced. Potatoes re- main unchanged. Vegetables are lower and are not as good as they have been. POTATOES—65@75¢_per ctl for Early Rose; 60@70c per sack for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks, $1@1 15; Oregon, 65c@$l; Sweet Po- tatoes, $1 60G1 % for Merced; New Potatoes, 2@2%c per 1b. fl;;l\;‘llONS—fic@u per ctl; Oregons bring 9%0c VEGETABLES — Green Peas, 5@6c; St Beans, 6@Sc; Cabbage, 40@50c; Tomatoes, @ $1 25 for Los Angeles; Egg Plant, 10c per lb; Garlie, 7@8c per 1b; Drie Okra, 15¢ per Ib; Green Peppefs, 4@5c per lb; Dried Peppers, 10@15c; Marrowfat Squash, $8@10 per ton; Car- rots, 26@35c per sack. ing POULTRY AND GAME. Game 1s firm at the quotations. There is still a little Eastern Poultry on hand, but there will be no more in this weelk. Turkeys are in better supply and weaker. POULTRY — Dressed Turkeys, 44@iic; Turkeys, $12}5@13c for Gobblers and Tk T raias) e ke pair, $1 501 7 ul‘)éngi’ac, $4 50@6; Hens, $3 5%?‘ 50; young osters, $4@ §; old Roosters, §3 50@4; Fryers, $4@4 50; Broll- ers, $4 for large, 33@3 50 for small; Pigeons, %ldl és per dozen for old and $150@2 for ‘quabs. GAME—Quall, $1@150; Mallard, $3@4 60; Canwasback, $4@6; Sprig. $2 50@3; Teal, 31 253G 150; Widgeon, $150@1 75; Small Duck, $1 % English Snipe, $2@2 50; Jack Snipe, $1@1 2: Gray Geese, $2 503; White Geese, §1 %: Brant, $1 1 75; Honkers, Sflg& 50; Hare, $1; Rabbits, $1 50 for Cottontails and $1 for small. . 5 \BUTT!-:R. CHEESE AND' EGGS. Butter and Eggs continue to shade off under live a light demand. Cheese, too, Is easfer. All three descriptions are qulet. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creamerles, 27@28c; sec- onds. 25@36c. 5 Dairy—Choice to fancy, 22G2c; common grades, 18 21, 3 Bltiied Gooda—Firkin, 11@18¢; pickled roll, 11@isc for dalry and 19@20c’ for creamery uares; creamery tub. 22@22%c. e Butter—Ladle packed, 18@16%0 per Igin, 120; @llc; Cream Cheddar, 12@12%c; Young Amer- ica, 12@lic; Eastern. 10G12c. EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 31@36c_per _dozen; seo- onds, 30@3c; store Eggs, 25@30c; Eastern, 2% @25c for ordinary and 28@s0c for fancy. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Cranberries are cleaned up. Cltrus fruits are still dull, 6wing mainly to the cold weather. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 35@60c for common, T6c@S1 per box for No. 1 and $1 25@1 50 for choice. Lady Ap- ples, $I 25@1 75; Apples, in barrels, $5@9. Pears—50c@$1 2 per box. s Persimmons—i0@75c_per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1G2 50 per box; Seedlings, 7Toc@$l 30; Mandarins, $1@1 2; Lemions, 75c@$i 50 for common and $2@3 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $3 50@4; Call- fornia Limes, 25@60c per small box; Grapa Fruit, $150@3 50; Bananas, $1 50G2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@5 per doze DRIED FRUITS, TS AND RAISINS. The market {s flat at unchanged quotations. DRIED FRUIT—Prunes, 6%c for 40-50's, 4% 5c for 50-60's, 3%@3%c for 60-10's, 2%@3c for 0-50's, 25%@2%c for §0-30's, %o for 90-100°s and 14@1%c for 10-110°sy Stiver Prunes, 2%4@ Peaches, 6@T4c for good to choice, Tis4@Sc for fancy and 10@12%c for peeled; Apricots, 10@12c orated _Apples, 74@7%c; sun dried, ‘4@4%c; Black Figs, sacks, 2@2%c: Plums, 4i4@6c for pitted and 1@l%c for unplited; Nectarines, 5g 7c for prime to ancy; Pears, 8@8c for quartors and $@% for halves. RAISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 5%c for four-crown, 5%@6ic for Seed- less Sultanas, 4iic for Seedless Musoatels and $120 for London Layers: Dried Grapes, 2%a3c. NUTS—Chestunts, S@12%c per lb; Walnuts, 7@sc, for hardshell, 5@10c for softshell: Al monds, 7@sc for hardshell, 13@M4c for softshell, 15@16c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 6@7c for East- ern and 4%@sc for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50 5. O ONEY—Comb, 10110 for bright and sgte for lower grades; water white extracted, 5%@ c; light amber extracted, 8c; dark, 5@3%c per Ib. AX—24@2%c per Ib. BEESW. PROVISIONS. Lard and Cottolene are firm at the advance. The other descriptions are dull and unchanged. CURED MEATS — Bacon, T4c per b 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%@9%c; Mess Beef, $10 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, $11; Family Beef, $12 extra Prime Pork, $10; extra clear, $18; mess,’ $15 0@ 16; Smoked Beef, 11%@12c per lb. LARD-Tlerces quoted at 5%c per Ib for com- pound and T}2@7%e for pure; half barrels, pure, 8c; 10-1b tins, 8% 1b tins, Rigo. 3 COTTOLENE — Tlerces, 64@6%o; packages less than 300 1bs, 1-Ib palis, 60 in a case, 9%0; 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, $%¢; 5-1b pals, 12 in & case, $iic; 10-1b pails, 6 in a case, 8%c; 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 In a case, 7%c; wood 1bs net, 8tc; fancy tubs, $0 Ibs n barrels, about 110 Ibs, T%e. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. A review of the Wool market for 1598 appears in the first column. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 8%c; light, 8c; Cowhides, Sc; Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, Sc; Calf, Sc; dry Hides, sound, 15¢; culls and brands, 12c: dry Kip and Vea!, 15c; dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 15@25c each; short wool, 30@406 each; medium, 60@80c; long wool, $c@$l 1 chi Horse Hides, salt, $1 75@2 for large an 5¢ for small; Colts, 50c; Horse Hides, dry, $150 for large and 50c@s1 for small. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3%4@3%c per Ib; No. 2, 2%c; refined, 4%@5c; Grease, 2. WOOL—Spring _clips uthern Mountain, 12 months’, 7@%c; San Joaguin and Southern, 7 months'; 8@gc; Foothill and Northern, free, 12 @1ic; Foothill' and Northern, defective, 8@ilc; Humboldt and Mendocino. 14@lsc; Nevada, 5@ 1lc; Eastern Oregon, 10@12. Fall Wools— Humboldt_and Mendocino. sgn Northern Mountain 8% Southern N Plains .. 1 5@ & HOPS_1838 crop, 12%@ldc per Ib for ordinary, 14%@15te for good and 16@1Sc for cholce to fancy. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags for next season, nominal, at 4%@ic; Wool Bags, 26@28c; San Quentin Bags, $4 85. COAL—Wellington, 3§ per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, §7 50; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, $7 50; Scotch, $5; Cumberland, $8 50@9 in bulk and $10 @10 2% in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egs, $§14; Cannel, $8350 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gaté, §7 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and §14 in sacks. RICE—China mixed, $3 %@4: $4 50@4 90; extra do, $5@ Hawaiian, $5 50; Japan, $450@4 75; Louisiana, $ 50G6 50. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany_quotes, ferms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6%c; Powdered, 6%c; Candy Granulated, 5%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confec- China No. 1, tioners’ A, 5%c; Californin A, 5%c; Magnolia A, G%c; Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, bbc; half-barrels, 3c more than barrels, and boxes %c more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivale LIN OIL—Has again advanced to 80c for raw and 52 per gallon for boiled in bar- ls. Cases, fic more. SOL—Is higher at 45c per gallon for bolled in barrels and 43c for raw. Cases, 5¢ more. TURPENTINE—Is higher at 64c in cases and 59c per gallon in drums or iron barrels. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. No turther change in quotations. Now and then a choice beef brings 7c, but 6%o is about the top of the average market. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: second qual- lity, 43@5%c. VEAL—Large, 6%@7% %@sc per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 1@Tic; Ewes, To. LAMB—T%@Sc per b PORK—Live Hogs, 4@4%c for large, 44@é%c for medium, and 34@3%c for smail; stoc Hogs, 25%@3c; dreseed Hogs, 6@6i%c for prime. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday, Dec. 30. Flour, qr sks 6,045| Hay, tons. w2 Wheat, ctls 65| Straw, tons. 5 Pelts, bdls. 239 Cheese, ct Hides, no. 202 Butter, ctls, 95! Lime, bbls 91 Beans,' sk 126 Leather, rolis. 494 Potatoes, sks! 1,817| Quicksilver, fiks. 130 Onlons, sks. 144/ Eggs, doz. Bran, sks 30' Raisins, bxs Middiings, sks. 400 Sugar, sks Brandy. gals 9,780 Sugar, bbls. Wine, gals. 18600 OREGON. Oats, ctls. . a0 EASTERN. Corn, ctls....... w400 NEVADA. Hay, tons......... 10| FAMILY RETAIL MARKET., Changes this week are remarkably few. But- ter is cheaper, Eggs and Cheese are unchanged. Poultry and Game stand about the same as last week. There is no change of consequence in Fruits and Vegetables. Following is The Call's regular weekly price list: Coal, per ton— Cannel ——@12 00|Castle Gate..$9 60@-— l\'ellla&r(fin . —@10 00 Sn‘\‘n?{'fleld New Welling- vellington —@ 9 ton 7310 00 Coos Bay.... —@ 1 ] Seattle s Dairy Produce, Butter, fancy, per square V4 ete. Do, per roll Do, ood Pickied @40 | Honey C Firkin, per 1b..—@2% b . Cheese, 'Cal.......—@15| Do, ‘extrac Cheese, Eastern..15@17| Meats, per Ib.— Bacon 12G17| Pork, fresh Beef, cholce 12@15| Pork, salt Do, good 8@10 Pork, chops Cornied” Beef......—@ 8 Round Steak Ham, Cal 124:@15/ Sirloin Steak @15 Porterhouse, do. 12@15 Smoked Beer. Mutton 10@212| Pork Sau: Lamb 12@15 Veal ..o i GG ens, eacl E uail, pr doaz.: Young Roos {Mallard, pn?:.l;lssgx ers, each .. 0@ 65.Canvasback, pr pair 1 0@ 40@ 50 Sprig, pr pair. 6@ Teal, pr pair. 40@ Q‘“:flfien]r;. xulr 40 B uck... H@ — Wild Geese, pr et pair . 50 English Snips;, 0 * Rabbit | "per doz 2 0@ — Hage, Jack Snipe Fruits an Almonds, 1b ILimes, doz.. Apples, ib 4@ § Oranges, doz Bananas, doz.....15@20 Pears, per Ib. Cranberries, pr_qt.12@1% Raisins,” 1b Grapes, per Ib... §g10 Walnuts, 1b Lemons, doz ......20G— Vegetables— Artichokes, doz.85@1 %(Mushrooms, 1b. Beets, doz . Onions, 1b s, Beans, white, Ib) 0 5| Potatoes, Ib 5 Colored, 1b 4@ 5| Do, Sweet . Lima, Ib .. 5@—|Parsnips, doz . 120 Cabbage, each.... 5@l Caulifiowers, each 3@10; Radishes, dz behsi@ Sage, doz' bnehe Bt Celery, bunch..... 5@— | Strin; 5 Cress, " aoz buchs.20m2s |Thyme, T, 1012013 Green. Peay; s 1h. 10 12/ Turnips, doz. !’ 15@20 be!(uce‘. o | ‘omatoes, lb -10@12 BFlah. ser 1b.— arracuda —@—|Shrim Carp 5@ 6| Shad U_! w}.?) Codfish . 10@12 Sea Bass .lwfi Flounders 5@ 6|Shelts 15 Herring $@10| Soles . . 10 Halibut . 12 Skates, ‘each L 5Gio Kin; h 8@10|Tomcod ... 10912 Mackerel —@—|Clams, gal @50 o -ig—.l)o hardshell, 100.40@50 i G0grL 01D ot G R Do, softshell, doz.% --10612| Museels, gt H 200— Oysters, Cal, 100 10012 3 W“]Do. Eastern,’ doz. for Royals and 12%@13%c for Moorpark; Evap- | | | THE CALL'S CALENDAR December, 1938 December 18 First Quarter, NOTICE TO MARINERS. ¢ the United States Hydrographle Ot heh o4 in the Merchants' Exchange, 18 mafhtained in San Francisco for the benefit of Mariners, without regard to nationality and e Ofentors are cordially invited to visit the office, Swhere complete sets of charts and sall- fng directions of the world are kept on hand fof comparison and reference, and the latest | information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters e to ocean commerce. e rions. Yall on the tower of the new Ferry bullding, at the foot of Market street, is holsted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- celved each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. - A notice stating whether the ball was droppe on time or giving the error, If any, is g:slllhed ollowing day. in’ the morning papers the following Jav. Lieutenan fn_char ——— e SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Burvey— Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Franolsco Bay. Published by offictal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city fromt (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3L NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of t 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 ti and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights iven are additions to the soundings on the 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 18 the mean of the lower low waters. TIME BALL, graphic Offlcs, U. 8. N., Mer- e San Francisco, Cal., De- Branch Hydro, chants' Ex cember 80, The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day— i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time. W. Lieutenant, U. S. HUGHES, in charge STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. | From. Due. Mackinaw. Dec. 31 Acapuico. Dec. 31 Corona. |Dec. 31 Columbia {Dec. 31 Chas. Nelson...|Puget Sound. - 31 ChilKat.. [Humbolat . 31 Grace Dolla: Ruth, Grays_Harbor. 14‘00! Bay.. Wellington...... Departure Bay. Protection. Seattle .. Orizaba. |Newport Empire |Coos Bay 5 Queen. i\'ic(orlu & Puget Sound|Jan. Pomona. Humboldt Jan. Samoa. {Humbolat {Jan. Willamett. {Nanaimo . |Jan. Australia. |Honolulu . |Jan. Mineola. |Tacoma |3an. Aloha.. Point_Arena. |Jan Santa Rosa...../San Diego. |Jan. Arcata.. [Coos Bay |Jan Crescent City.... Crescent City. State California|Portland . |Point Arena. |Seattie |Newport . 19091 9 1911 1 e 03100 00RO 0 63 0016089 o ok 14 STEAMERS TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. | Safls. Pler. Coos Bay ewport.......[Dec. 31, 9 am Pier 11 Pt. Arena.. Point Areha..|Dec. 31, 3 pm|Pler 2 Centennial (Puget Sound..|Dec. 31, 5 pm|Pier 27 Umatilla ..|Vic & Pgt 8d.Jan. 1, 10 am|Pler 9 Chilkat .... Humboldt 1, 9 am|Pler 13 Corona. 2, 11 am|Pier 11 Columbia . 8, 10 am Pler 24 Signal 3, 4pm Orizaba. 4, 9 am|(Pler 11 Pomona 4, 2 pm(Pler 9 5, 10 am|Pler 2 6, 11 am|Pler 11 Arcata Coos Bay......|Jan. 8, 10 am|Pler 13 Queen . Vic & Pgt 84.[Jan. 6, 10 am[Pler 9 State of CallPortland |Jan. 8, 10 am!Pier 24 —_— e SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, December 29. Stmr Coos Bay, Gielow, 107 hours from New- port (8), eto. Friday, December 30. itmr North Fork, Bash, 26 hours from E reka. HBkbtn Omega, Harrington, 8 days from Grays arbor. Stmr Brunswick, Andresen, hours from San Diego, via San Pedro. Ship St Nicholas, Grant, 13 days from De- parture Bay, via Clallam Bay 7 days. Schr 1da McKay, Johnson, 7 days from Grays Harbor. rige, Anderson, 8 days from Br schr Entes Kyuquot Island (Vancouver Island). CLEARED. Friday, December 30. Etmr Coos Bay, Gielow, San Pedro; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Pomona, Shea, Eureka; Goodall, Per kins & Co. Br stmr Wyefleld, Cartmer, Nanaimo; John Rosenfeld's Sons. Schr Mary Dodge, Hansen, Hana; Chas Nel- son. SAILED. Friday, December 3. Stmr Geo W Elder, Hinkle, Astoria. Stmr Hueneme, Johnson, Eureka. Stmr Aloha, Jorgensen, Fort Bragg. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Crus. Stmr Pomona, Shea, Eureka. Fr bark Jeanne d'Arc, Dienland, Queens- town. Schr Melanethon, Olsen, Coos Bls Schr Gotoma, Johannissen, Coos Schr Mary Dodge, Hansen, Hana. Schr Rellance, Steinbom. Schr Five Brothers, Jensen, Phelps Landing. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. CHARTERS. Wheat charters from the north are as fol- lows: Gwydyr Castle and Montgomeryshire from Tacoma, and Norma from Portland, 31s 3d; W H Wilson from Tacoma, 30s. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 30, 10 p m—Weather hazy; wind NW; velocity 12 miles. DOMESTIC PORTS. CLALLAM BAY—Sailed Dec 30—Schr R W Bartlett, for S8an Pedro; ship Hecla, for Syd- ney; Haw ship Star of Russia, for Honolul | Br ship Riverside, for Queenstown; ship Lu- cile, for San Francisco. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec 30—Schr Ethel Zane, from Olympia. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 30—Stmr South Coast, hence Dec 27; stmr_Alliance, hence Dec 2. EUREKA—Arrived Deo 3i-Stmr Semon, hno ec 29, NEWPORT (S)—Arrived Des 30—Schr J A Campbell, from Port Blakeley. PORT LUDLOW-Salled Dec 80—Schr Ban- gor, for San Pedro. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 30—Ship John A Briggs, from Chemainus, for Cape Town; schr Maria E Smith, from San Diego, for Port Ludlow. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived Dec 30—Schr Baa- gor, from Port Ludlow. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived Dec 30—Schr Marls E _Smith, from San Pedro. GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived Dec 20—Schr Re- porter, from Guaymas. SAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec 30—Schr Norma, from Port Gamble; bark Oakland, from Ev- erett. BOWENS LANDING—Arrived Dec 30—Schr Newark, hence Dec 2 PORT ANGELES—Sailed Dec 30—Shi Brown, from Chemainus, for Sydney Maria E Smith, for Port Ludlow. COOS BAY—Arrived Dec 30—Stmr Bonita, hence Dec 27 PORT LOS ANGELES—Sailed Dec 3/—Stmr Albion, for San Francisco; Haw stmr San Ma- tec, for Comox. - EASTERN PORTS. NEW YORK—Arrived Des zs—Stmr Advance, from Colon. SYDNEy_s OREIGN PORTS. NEY—Arrived Dec ;. Moana, hence Do & o EAD—Salled Dec 20—Ger bark X Hackfeld, for Honolulu. 3 THE WEEKLY CALL 81 per Year. J B schr