The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1899, Page 8

8 THE SAN. FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1899. ~ COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THEIMARKETS. 4 quiet ed Oats lower and dull. orn- and Rye Inactive. Hay weak and\dull. ceds unchanged. rm and Onions steady. advanced and Game declined. Apnl ing Oranges reported damaged by frost. , Driéd, Fruits unchanged ‘Meat: niarket etill advancing. ster. ng rapidly % MORE AUSTRALIAN GOLD. na brought up from glish soveref, source thus far Australia $2,- making a_total vear of $i,- WEATHER RE (20th ORT. Meridien—Pacific Time,) EAN FRANCISCO, lowing th Hmpas with Feb, 9, & p. m rainfalls same d r ur those Liis Qbispe D& ‘Angeles v GENERAL r Washrington, Rocky Mountain » extreme aorthern portion w has fallen from Bluff northward to vard to Montana and ver the northern lay and has begun hin the last twelve ally remained un e has pra all districts. are fave alifornia Showers In able for partly riday, w light the extre north and por- made at San < midnight, neisco for thirty February 10; Partly cloudy Frid extreme north portio i California—Fair Friday; light west with light snow in cloudy in the what threat west wind M. alpais—Clear, wind ature 46, maximum H. WIT NEW YORK MARK NEW, YORK, F Stock prices advance: . 1116@14c. exeept. for' a ricd of temporary hes ceipts, packages; firm. West- a until the last quarter of outhern. 19@20c. fessional pressure left many DRIED FRUITS. e above yesterdas. Com- | aNEW YORK, Feb. 9—California dried fruits e ave orders to [ "EVAPORATED APPLE! ommon, 7@Sc; ra the market at the opening was | prime. wite tray, SR@es ehopo o fancy, | As it was many commission house cus- .were disposed to repurchase stocks re- | hou purcha about have and some were credited with s and sales for | equal. Large | purchasing or- ters. bought | evening up of anticipation of the Monday. The ad- , about & polnt in many exceeded in some cases. in prices, which jvance led by former , which it was a to replenish stock, scd traffic. The strength the being at- were e trated in the speculative ates new 4's registered declined % Atchis: Metropolifan, 11,840 ; M. K th Americ Rhode 1170 0; N n, 9 Island, 7 Southern P Union Pa- ific, 9504; S Texas and P; Tobacco, People Brooklyn Pacific Louis Southwestern preferred, Western, Chicago Gre: 10, KEEHY CLOSING STOCK: ki Atchison 5 Do prefd 371 paltimore & Giiio: i anada : 5 1 ‘anada Southern.. 50 | Do prefd ... yoats No. 3= 3 ot Pac Sulse Fom | day ..o zoome Ay o, Jreta | " Mess“Por i Chi B & Q Bo R ay 5 2 10 22% 10 07% 10 0744 Chi & E I Do prefd ...\l 434 A % Do pn Texas & Pacific .. $16 5T% 570 7y Y6 pretd ... P D &G I | ASeTe RIBS, Ber i) pounde— ' P e } May ... T T - T Al R B iyl T Sl 1 5h L C& Bt L. eptember 530 52y 52y J. Do prefd”... PSP et 2 o e . B quotations were as follows Dol g & ugeon-. Axbress Compani Flour, dull and neglected; No. 2 spring Del & Rio G [American E Do prefd United R £rte new Wells Fargo Do st prefd Miscellaneous -Ft. Wayne A Cot Ol Gt Nor prefd Do prefd king Val ...... Amn Spirits ols_Cent _, Yo prefd 3; Srie & W Am Tobacco ......130 Do prefd . Do prefd s | L,a'ka Shore ?'Wn\' Gas .. 208 | ouid & Nas) {fom Gable Co..ll 185 iaphattan L Col F & TIron. fet- St Ry . Do prefd . Mich. Cent s Gen Electric ¢ & St L. Haw Coml Co olst prefd . Brookiyn R T . 443% [ntnl Paper 101 Pacific Do prefd . Laclede Gas Tead . Do prefd ... Nat Lin Off pretd J,.Central Central . N ¥.Chi & st L. 14%[Pacific Mail . Do 1st pre! 70 [People’s Gas ;Do 2d p >ullman Pal ~Nor West .... Silver Cert .. Receipts, No- Amer Co Standard R & T.. 10 Cities— Bushels. S"'é’.’.';%’;‘.:‘ Ko Pacifc Sugar ...... 1264 | Minneapolis 188,540 0| Do prefd Do prefd 111% | Duluth . 21l T C & Iron. ... 46 |17 8 Leather 6% | Chicago Dr Short Line ... 42%| Do _prefd 11 | Toledo . Pac: Coast 1st pfd. §7 (17 S Rubbryg % | §t. Loui Do 24 prefd 83 Do prefa 116 | Detroit Pitteburg ..180 |{WWest Union .. 941, | Kaneas City. Repding -ooooo 21% |Federal Steel 4% | Tio 1st prefd .... 9% | Do prefd 86 Totals RG W Or Nav prefd % | Tidewater— Do’ prefd Pac C 4713 | Boston Rock Islapd . Colo 7 | New York 1 Bt L & sW Do 52% | Philadeiphia . 110,828 Jo pretd Do 24 prefd 20 | Baltimore .. 16,000 NG BONDS. 130 108 %[ Do 4s 11315 |No Pac 99| Do 3s 130 1" Vo deb ss. |O Nav Ists. [0 Na O 8 Line 6s tr. O S Line s tr. Do adj 4s Can So 2ds Reading 4.,.. C & O4s.. R G W Ists Chi Term 4s St L & I M con §s.111 C & Ohio 5 St L & S F gén 6s.12315 CH& D 4%: St P Con.. 1621, D & R G lsts. D &R G 4s. East Tenn Ists. Erfe Gen 4s. F W & D Ists tr. Gen Elec 8. St PC& P lIsts Do So Ry 5. Stand R & T 6 Tenn new set 3x. G H&SAS6s....108 | Do Rg 2ds 50t | Do 2ds. 110 {Union Pac 4s. H& T C e 10%|U P D & G lsts. gl Do con 6z 111 Wab 1st 5s. fowa C Ists. 103 | Do 2ds.. La new con 1081 W Shore 4 L& N Unt 4s 3%, | Ve Centuries. 113 | Do deferred 74, Wis Cent lsts. 94 "I Colo Southern MINING STOCKS. 30 Ontario 12 Ophir 1 8) Plymouth 15 Quicksilver Do prefd 25| Sierra Nevada. 6 00| Standard 78| Unfon Con. 50! yellow Jas ghnflnr rown Point fon Cal & Va. Deadwaod o o 528838 Homestake . fron Silver. dexican cloudy | | | even in’ that res; i was @ pronounced fea- a_conspicuous advance in_the the Industrial speclalties | bacco. which was weak of increased competition. The Tra ons in bonds r scale than stocks, great bulk of the | wheat, . 2% | Milwaukee . entral lsts..117y | Galveston .. 115% | 115% | 68% | 103 107 | Tex Pac L G Ists. 10§ | 1% | butchers. 336538 85; | sharp break in tin and lead under liberal offer- BOSTON: STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Wis Cent.... Call loan: 2 @3 Ed Flec Tel. Time loans. 2ip@4 Atch prefd Stocks— Atch Top & St Fe ‘Amer Suga Mining_Shares— Do prefd Bay State G % Allouez Min Co. Bell Tel Atlantic ... Boston & ¥ Boston Boston & Maline...172 |Butte & Boston Boston 1. 8 |Calumet & ‘Hecls Chi Bur 4% | Centennial Y 4 (Old Domini 1104 | Osceola. . &, Quiney 200 | Tamarac 4215 Wolverine Fitchburg. Gen Electric.. Mexican Central. 0ld_Colony. Or Shart Line Rubber . « | Parrott .. 3815 Tnion Pa 46| Humboldt 23 West End 92 !Union Land. g Westingh Ele 431 | Adventure Do prefd 631 THE LONDON -MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were more active and better in tone to-day, yesterday’'s bears hastening to close. The . market remained firm until the afternoon, when it hung. Mew York showed reluctance fo take the lead and the close was dull. Tintos touched 40 and closed at 5. Ana- cendas were §7% and Utahs Th. CLOSING. LONDON, Feb. 9.—Canadian _Pacific, 90%: rthern Pacific preferred, $2; Union Pacific referred. $2%: Grand Trunk, 7%: bar silver, steady, 27 7-16d per ounce; money, 1 per cent. ¥ YORK GRAIN AND PRODU NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—FLOUR—Receipts, 12.- 485 barrels; exports, 32,140 neglected, but held steadier, widening still further the gap between buyers and sellers. Winter straits, $3 40@3 7 Minnesota patents, $4@4 2. WHEAT—Receipts, 22,400 bushels; exports, 149,255 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, $31@sdc, f. o. b. afloat. Optlons opened stronger on weather news. In fact. this item and the over- sold condition of tradars were largely respomsi- ble for all of the strength which foliowed later in the day. St. Louls sent most of the crop- damage stories. In addition Liverpool closed strong, and damage reports came from R sla. Tate in the afternoon prices broke un realizing and closed unsettled at %é to e }e NE advance. ~Sales included No. 2 c Space “sales s 0. 2 March, 304 HOPS—Steady . HIDES—Stead = WOOL—Firm. METALS—In the local market there was a | ings and a dearth of buyers. Signs of irregu- larity in the English market added to the weak- ness of the market and increased the confldence of buvers. The Western news about met ex- | pectations and cut little figure as to infitence. | At_the clos xchange called: , firm, at §8 bid and | and $2335 | “nsettled and nominal, at s430. | i R—Firm, with $6 bid and $5 10 asked. The brokers' price for lead is $ 30, and for | copper $18@18 JF Options closed boints lower. Sales, 16, 500- arch, $ 50; April, May, $5 Spot’ Coffea—Ri volce, 6 : dova, T3@4c. St R—Raw, firn gal, 96 test, .4 refined, steady. 'TER—Receipts, Western creame Unsettled, with $2325 bid unchanged | including | . 7 in- | ; cor- firm 1. 11@14c; Moorpark, 13 3 @17c. CHES—Unpeeled, " 9@lic; peeled, 22@25c. GRAIN MARKET. Feb. 9.—Intensely cold weather which caused fresh fears for the winter plant | started wheat strong. May opened Sc to ¥c | higher, at T3¥@73%c, touched . then pro- | ceeded to modify the bullishness, with which it | began. Apart from the weather considerations, | the early nevss was by no means striking, and | pect “the Price Current made | somewhat light of the supposed damage, re- marking that late sown wheat was doubtless more or less damaged, but otherwise the out- look was still promistng. Lixerpool was firm, while on the other hand | Paris reported a sharp decline in February wheat and unchanged for Iater deliveries. Local interests were persistently against the advange, and atter touching 73%c near the start, May #old down to 72%c. At that point, how- | ever, the market began to show considerable | strength, as the West and Southwest continued to send reports of a seriou ter plant May r ing set in and A that figure. Under free delivery, free offers b prominent houses which met corn developed a lower tende: a shade lower, In the absence of any sort of independent market, oats followed corn, leav! v Rt eaving off with a | A good export demand for prices at the vards started provisions strong. The market subsequently easeq off, howaever, on selling of_pork and ribs by packers. Pork | lost 10@12%c,”and ribs and lard 236405¢. The leading futures ranged as iollows: Articles— Realiz- , closing at several a slow demand, | ncy. May closed hogs and higher Open. No. 3 spring wheat, G4@71%c: No. 2 corn, 35%@35%c; No. 2 .2 white, @3lc; No. 3 white, 2 rve, 551@55% 2 barley, 42 mothy seed, per barrel, $3 S5@9 214@5 57%; short ribs ; dry salted shoulders N . 1 flax’ seed, $1 15; prime ti 5: mess pork, lard, per 100 pound: sides (loose), $ T (boxed), 4%4@4%ec; short clear sides (boxed), $5 05 ;Wi distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, 31 25. Articles— Recelpts.Shipments. Flour, barrels 13,000 P 000 Vheat, bushels 95,000 7,000 *orn, bushels 578,000 194,000 Jats, bushels Rye. bushels . Bariey, bushels On_the Prod market was firm. 11@17c. Eggs, steady changed. Exchange to-day the Butter “reameries, 14G200; Dairies, fresh, 2c. Cheese, un- WHEAT MOVEMEN" S, 97,493 New Orleans 32,902 Totals . LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Wheat— March. May. Opening .5T% 5 75 | Closing . S5y 58% | | PARIS FUTURES. | Flour— Feb. | Qpening L4525 | 1 losing 453 1 ‘Wheat- . Opening .21 45 21 40 Closing . . . 2205 21 50 { EASTER! LIVESTOCK MARKET, CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Feb. $.—CATTLE were in good demand. Fancy, $5 90@6 40; choice steers, £5 30 @5 80: medium steers, '$4 S0@5 10; beef steers, $4 1005 75; stockers and feeders, $3 30G4 bulls, §2 75@4 25; cows and_helfers, $3 3G Western fed steers, $416@5 30; Texas steer $3 50@5 10; calves, $5@7 2. | HOGS—Trade in hogs was brisk at an aver- | age advance of Sc. Fair to cholee, $3 S0@3 86, packing lots, $8°60@3 l1lt'm r&lx:d, s‘iwa‘s ght, $3 60@3 §Ti4; 1 26013 65. e SHEEP ruled firm at unchanged prices. Poor to prime sheep, $2 50@4 50; ewes, $3 30@4; year- lings. |34 15Q4 555 poor o' prime ‘lambs,” 3@, | chiefly at $4 S6@4 w{(ecelms—Cume. 7000; hogs, 27,000; sheep, 10,- FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb. 9.—Consols, .111%; silver, 27 7-16d; French rentes, 102¢ S0c; wheat cargoes off comst, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, sellers at advance 34; English country markets, generally 6d cheaper. - LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9.—Wheat, steady; wheat [y | remain_unchanged. Jows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3% per 100 pounds: Rye Flour, £ 73 | per 100; Rice Flour, §1: Cornmeal, §2 tra cream Cornmeal, '$3 25: Oatm i $4 40; Hominy, '$3 - | (varrels) per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $31G31 50; Jobbing, 50; nut Cake, $24@2%; Cot- | tonseed per ton; Cornmeal, | $23 50@24 ed Corn, $24@25; Mixed Feed, ica, 12@13c; Eastern, 10@12c. | reported damage from the recent cold snap. in Paris, steady: flour in Paris, quiet; French country markets, easy. COTTON—Uplands, 3 5-16d. WHEAT—Futures, firm; March, bs 8%d; May, 5s S4d; spot, steady. . CORN—Spot, quiet; futures, March, 38 5%d; May, 3s 5%d. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 9.—Clearances, $234,- 889; balances, $46,34. quiet; NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET, OREGO! PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 9.—Local exporters were quoting 57@3Sc for Walla Walla wheat to-day, but were not doing much business at those figures. A small amount' of Valley changed hands at 6 and heavy Blue Stem would probably be held at 6le. Farmers are not yet showing much disposition to do busi- ness on this basis and trade is confined to small lots. Cleared—Ship Fannie Kerr with 136,000 bush- els of wheat, for Queenstown. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 8.—Wheat—Club, 5c; Blue Stem,’ 61go2c. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. Sterling Exchange, sight Sterling Cables .... New York Exchange, sigh New York Exchange, telegraphic Fine Silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars . WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The market was firmer, but dull and featureless. Spot Wheat—Shipp! $115G1 17% per ctl. CALL BOARD Informal Session: g, $1 114@1 13%; milling, o_sales. Second $1 164, Regular Morning _ Sesslon—May—s000 ctls, | $116; 20,000, $1 157. ember—2000 ctls, $1167; 4000, $1 167 Afternoo: Y2000 ctls. - 81 460081 1 00, $1 167%4; 4000, $1 16 BARLEY—Previous prices , With very lit: ge doing. / Feed, $1'25@1 30; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session o'clock—No sales. Second Sessfon—No sales. Regular Morning Session—Seller, 4000 ctls, 90c; 2000, 90%c. Afternoon Session—Seller, 1899, new—6000 ctls, 80c; 4000, 90%e. 1899, new— OAT! ed descriptions are dull and lower. Otherwise there is no change. The market is very quiet all aroun: Fancy -Feed, $135@137% per_ctl; good to choice, $1 2714@1 32%; common, §1 25: Surprise, $1 4235@1 50; Gray, $1'2714@1 3215: Milling, §1 3234 | @1 3 per ctl: Red, $1 40@1 45; Black, $1 50@1 60, | CORN—Offerings are neglected. ~Quotations Small round Yellow, $1 25: Eastern large Yel- low, $110; White, $110; mixed, $1 07%@G1 10 per ctl; California White, $1 12. RYE—$1 15@1 17% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—California family extras, $1@4 15; bakers' extras, $3 W@4; Oregon and Washing- ton, $3G3 s in sacks are as fol- 2% Cracked Wheat Whole WWheat Flour, $3 50: Roiled Oats $5 S5@6 25; in sacks, $5 65@6 05; Pearl Barley..$5; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $ 50 per 100 pounds. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. Hay continues very dull and Oat is lower, No other changes. Bran Is marked up 50c. BRAN—$18@19 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$19 50@20 50 per ton. FEEDSTU Rolled Barley, 3263 $1) 50@ 2! CALIFORNIA HAY. to cholce and $i3@15 Wheat, $16@17 for good for lower grades; no | fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, $13@16; Oat, | $12@l4: Island Barley, $13ai4. Altalia, $1@ 1150; Stock, $10; Clover, nominal. SIDE_HAY (from Oregon, Utah, ete.)— Wheat and W/ 1 Oat, $12 0@13 50: Chea $11 50@12; G v, $10: Oat. 311 50@12 5 Clover, $10@11 30; Timothy, $10 50@12 per ton. STRAW—50@70c per bal 1l characterizes this market and tions show no change. ‘Bayos, §1 §@1 % @ 1ge White 210; Reds, $3 30@ mall Whites, sz $1 73@1 85; e 15 Mustard, $4 50@4 75 per ot $3 75@4; Flax, Mustard, Seed, 2,@2%c per 1b: Alfaifa, $@s: pe, 24,@3%c; ~Hemp, 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@otac DRIED PEAS—Nlles, $1 65@170; Green, §2 10 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIO: AND VEGETABLES. Potatoes are firm and Onions steady. Re- celpts of. Asparagus are. small. Peas from around the bay are coming in frozen. POTATOES—$105@1 15 per ctl for Early Rose, %c@$110 per sack ' for River Burbank: Sonoma and Marin Burbanks, 90c@$1 10 per ct| Oregon, $1@1 %: Sweet Potatoes, 31 7 for Me: ced; New Potatoes, 2G2%c per Ib. ONIONS—50G5e per sack; Oregons, T5@%0c per_ctl. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, 20@40c per Ib; Green Peas, 5@10c; String Beans, 15@20c; Cab- bage, 40G50c; Tomatoes, $1@1 30 for Los Ange- les; Egg Plant, 10@12%c per Ib: Garlic. 4 per 1b; Dried Okra, 15¢ per Ib: Green Pepper: per 1b; Dried’ Peppers, -7@12ic: Carrot 25@3%c per stick; Mushrooms, nominal. POULTRY AND GAME. Poultry is still higher and arrivals clean up without difficulty. Game is slow of sale and weak. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, M@lic; live Turkeys, 13Gl4c for Gobblers and 13@ldc for : Ducks, $4 50 young Roosters, $§ 50 @5 50; Fryers, @ 50 for large, $i@4 50 for 50: old Roosters, $4 : Broilers, $5a@5 55 smal Pigeons, $1@1 25 per dozen for old and $2@2 25 for Squab. GAME—Quail, $1 50; Mallard, $3; Canvasback, $3@4: Sprig, $1@1 al, $141 25 Widgeon, $1; Small Duck, Jack Snipe, $1 Geese, $1@1 @3 50; Hare, $1; and $1 for small. English Snipe, $2 50} iray’ Geese, $2G32 50: White $125@1 50; Honkers, 33 BUTTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Eggs are excessively weak at a further de- cline. ~ Arrivals are far in excess of the de- mand and are accumuiating. Buyers have the market all their own way. The advance In Butter has checked the de- mand, and though there is no decline the feel- ing is weak. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creameries, 28@29c; sec- onds, 26@27c. - Dairy—Choice to fancy, ' 24@2c; common grades. 17@2%. Pickied Goods—Firkin, 16@17c; pickled roll, 15@l6c for dalry and 16@l7c 'for creamery squares;. creamery tub, nominal. Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 13%@lic per 1b; Elgin, nominal. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 11%@12c; old, 10 @11lc; Cream Cheddar, 12@12%c; Young Amer- EGGS—Ranch Eggs, 18G19¢ per dozen; store Eggs, 16@1ic; Eastern, —. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Letters from vesterday Oranges are higher and firm. Ventura and Los Angeles countles Apples are also firmer and in greatly reduded supply. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— i Apples, 36@ic for common, $1@1 2 per box | for No. 1 and $§1 50@1 7 for cholce. Pears—i0c@$1 per box. ¥ CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@3 ; Seedlings, $1@150; Mandarins, $1 26@ ; Lemens, Toc@$l 50 for common and $2@ 250 for good to choice: Mexican Limes, California Limes, 50c@$L per.emall box; Grape Bananas, $12@2 50 per bunch $2@4 50 per dozen. . DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, 6c for 40-50's, 4% @4%c for 50-60's, 3%4@3%c for 60-70's, 2H@3c for 70-80's, 2%4@2%c for 80-90's, 2@2e for %0-100's and 1%@2c for 100-110's; Siiver Prunes, 2%@ Ge; Peaches, 7@Sc for good to cholce, 9G9%c ‘for fancy and — for peeled; -pricots, 10@12%c for Royals and 13%c for Moorpark; Evaporated Apples, 7%@7%c; sun dried, 5@sc; Black Flgs, sacks, 2a2ic; Plums, 4%@6e for pltted and i1ic for unpitied; Nectarines, out; Pears, nominal. § RAISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4¥c for three- crown, %c for four-crown, 51.@6lc for Seed- less Sultanas, 4ige for Seedless Muscatels and for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2%@3c. NUTS—Chestnuts,” 7c_per Ib; Walnuts, for hardshell, 9@lic for softshell; Almonds, @Sc for hardshell, 13@l4c for softshell. 15@16c for Japer-shell; Péanuts, 6G7c for Easters and 4%@5c_for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5. (ONEY—Comb, 10@itc for bright and for lower grades; water white extracted, i) ll‘:xm amber’ extracted, - 6c; dark, per BEESWAX—24@26c per 1b. PROVISIONS. - CURED MEATS—Bacon, T4c per Ib for | Water declined to $89 @se |. heavy, Sc for light medjum, 10c for light, 10%c for extra light and 12@12%c for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 10%@lic; Califor- nia Hams, 9@10c; Mess Beef, $9 50 per_bbl; ex- tra Mess Beef, $10; Family Beef, $1250; extra Prime Pork, §11; extra clear, §i6; mess, $15; Smoked Beef, 11c per Ib. LARD-—Tierces quoted at 4%@5%c per 1b for compound and 7@Se for pure; half-barrels, pure, 8%c: 10-1b tine, Sic; 6-1b tins, S%c. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c; packages less than 300 1bs, 1-1b pails, 60 in & case, 9%c; 3-1b pails, 20 In a case, 8%c; 5-1b jails, 12 in a case, Slc; 10-1b pails, 6 In a case, 8%c; 50-1b tins, 1 or 24n a case, 7%c: wooden buckets, 20 Ibs met, Sic; fancy tubs, 80 Ibs net, T%c; balf barrels, about 110 ibs, 7%c. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Cuils and brands sell about Ic under the quotations. Heavy salted Steers, 10c; medlum, Sc; light, $@8'4c; Cowhides, $%@¢; Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, Sc; Calf, 10c; dry Hides, sound, 15c; Culls and Brands, 12c; dry Kip and Veal, 13c; dry Calf, Sheep- skins, shearlings, 10@30c each; short Wool, 3@ 60c each: medium, 70@%0c; long Wool, 90c@S$1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt,, $175@2 for large and $1 for small; Colts, 25@i0c; Horse Hides, dry, $125@1 75 for large and $1 for small. TALLOW-—No. 1 renderea, ¥%c per lb; No. 2, 3c; refined, 4%@ic; Grease, 2@2%c. WOOL—Spring_clips—Southern’ Mountain, 12 months, 7@3c; San Joaquin and Southern, 7 months, S@sc; Foothill and Northern, free, 129 Ue; Foothill and Northern, defective, 9@lic; Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@lic; Nevada, 9@ 1lc; Eastern Oregon, 10@: Fall Wools— Humboldt and Mendocino. Northern Mountain Southern . Plains s 8 HOPS—1; . 10@11c pes for ordinary, 12@12%c for good and 13@lic for choice to fancy from first hands. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcuita Grain June-July. delivery: Wool Quentin Bags, $4 PIG TIN—Is firm at 28 per lb; Tin Plate, $350 for American and $ % for English, to arrive, 3 COAT—Wellington, $8 per ton: New Welling- ton, . $8; Southfleld Wellington, $7 30; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6: Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, $7 50 Scotch, §8; Cumberland, $850@9 in bulk and $10@16 in sacks; Pennsylvania Authracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $8 & per ton; Rock Springs and Casile Gate, 37 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in_Sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed Bags, Bags, 6%@5%e 26@25¢; for San and Fine Crushed, §%c; Powdered, : Candy Granulated, 5%c;’ Dry ' Granulated, 5%c; Con- fectioners’ A, i¥c: California A, Magno- la A, 5%c: Extra C, 34c: Golden C, 5te; half barrels, c more than barrels, and boxes ¢ more. No order taken for less' than 75 barrels cr its equivalent. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. The market is very strong all around and a further advance in Beef and Mutton is expected every day. 1ogs have again gone up and are even scarcer than Beef and Mutton. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: 153 Tihhe; second quality, 7c; third quality, s@ée il L—Large and small, 7% v MUTTON: @ per Th. —Live Hogs. 43 @47 :or medium and %@ for large. o @d%c for small; stock Hogs, ; dressed Hogs, 6@7%c. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Thu; Flour, gr sk: > ruary Middling; ugar, s Sugar, bbls Powder, cas Paper, reams Lirme, bbls Wine, gals. red . tons. Leather, rolls,.... Hay, tons. Quicksilver, flks. Potatoes, s Hides, no 5,504 Onions, sk Pelts, bdls .42 Bran, sks. . 3ON. Oat ctls. Local _securities were fairly active, though chapges were not sharp a rule. Mutual Electric and Giant Powder sold higher and Contra Costa Water sold lower. Spring Valley Mining stocks were firm, with a number of small advances. At the bond session of the San Francisco Board 2) shares of Mutual Elec- tric sold at $M4. 0 The actual work of draining the Comstock will probably be under way by the 1ith inst., which is the date set for the starting of the pump. About 10,000,000 gallons of water will be raised every twenty-four hours. After the pump has been running a couple of weeks it Will turn an immense stream into the burned Gistrict of the Con. Cal. & Va. mine to put out the smoldering fire there. The usual 3c per share monthly dividends of the Pacific Gas Improvement Company and the San Jose Water Company will be paid to- ay. Ike California and Oregon Land Company has levied an assessment of G0c per share. The Challenge Consolidated Mining Company has levied an assessment of bc per share, de- linquent in office March 15. The official letter from the Justice: mine states that the west drift from the southwest drift on the =70 level is out 20 feet and the face is in low-grade ore. An upraise has been started in the ore in the Southwest drift and another upraise has also been started in the ledge in the north drift. During the week they holsted 33 tons of fair milling ore. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. THURSDAY, Feb. 9. Bid.Ask.| - Bld. Ask, Bonds— * lcent L & P... 15 15% 4s quar coup..13 — |Equit G L'Co. 4% 10 45 quar reg,.. — — |Mutual El Co. 14 11 4s quar new... — 130 |Oakland Gas.. — 49 3s quar coup..107 — |Pac Gas Imp. §3% — Miscellaneous — Pac L Co...... 45 49 Cal-st Cab 5s..113% — S F G & E.... 53% 8435 Cal Elec-s....12%127i |San Fran. g — C C Wat 3s....106%i0%; | Stockton Gas. 11 — Insurance— Firem's Fund.217%220 F & CI Ry & Bank Stocks— Geary-st R §s. — 102 | Anglo-Cal . 68 H C & § 8%s. — 105 |Bank of Cal. 2574260 — — Cal§D&T.. % 9 .101%102 | First Nationi.21§ 22 2 Lon P & A...1338 — Do 1st M 5s.. Mer ‘Exchange — 16 NCNGRTs: Nev Nat Bk..IT5 — N Ry Cal 68 Savings Banks— N Ry Cal 5s.. Ger § & L...1640 1650 NPCRR 6s. Hum § & L.1050 1169 NPCRRH Mutual Sav.. — 41% N Cal R R 3s. SF Sav U.. 45 — Oak Gas s § & L So.... — Om Ry 6s...... Security S B 300 P & Cl Ry 6s.. Unlon T Co..1375 Street Raiiroads— Californfa ....1i1 — 3 Geary ......... 45 — SF&N P 5. Market-st ... 51% 60 SF &S J Oak S L & H. — " — SierraRCal 6 Presidio L 10% — § P of Ar 6 Powder— S P COs(195-6)113%114% | California ....150 — $ P C6s (1912121 — |E Dynamite... 57t — sP .15~ — |Giant Con Co. 61% 62 5P 123 123% Vigorit . 2% 2% § V. Water 6s.119%4120 | Miscellaneous— § V Water 45,103 10313 Al Pac Assn..109 110 § V Wis(3dm). 101310215 Ger Ld Wks b Stktn Gas 6s..106 — | Hana PI Co... 184 18% Water Stocks— IHCces 73 13 Contra Costa | Huteh S P Co. 53% 33% iMer Ex Asan. 90" — Oceanic § Co. 71% 7134 Pac AF Ao 10 1 Capital Gas...— — |Pac C Bor Co100 — Cent Gaslight.105 ~— |Par Paint Co.. 7 — 2 Morning Sesston, Board— $5000 Contra Costa Water bonds.... 07 00 45 Contra Costa Water. 66 50 10 Contra Costa Water. 66 00 - 5 Contra Costa Water. 64 50 80 Equitable Gas 110 09 50 Giant Powder Con. 6175 275 Hana Plantation Co. 18 5 50 Hana Plantation Co, b 10 18 50 110 Hutchinson S P Co. 33 50 $5000 Market-st Ry Con & per cent bonds.116 624 10 Market-st Raflway.. 60 Mutual Electric Light 50 Mutual Electric Light $15,000 S F & S J V bonds. 100 S F Gas & Electric Co $16,00 S V 4 per cent bon 75 S V Water. $1000 U- S 3 per Street— 150 Equitable Gas 100 Pacific Lighting. Afternoon Sessfon. Board— 20 Alaska Packers’ Association. $5000 Contra Costa_Water bonds. 10 Contra Costa Water. 400 Contra Costa Water, s 30. 60 Contra Costa Water. 50 Contra Costa Water, s 2. 20 Contra Costa Water. . 50 Equitable Gas. 150 Hana Plantation €q, b 10 100 Hana Plantation C¢ 260 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar. $3000 S P’ Branch Ry 6 per cent bonds. $25.000 U S 4 per cent bonds (new 200 Market-st Railway.. 250 Mutual Electric Light.... 25 Mutual Electrie: Light 25 Mutual Electric Light...: 50 Oceanic S-S Co # 8822525Eznznxgli szsngean & - 8 A3LRUSUE o Board— . m Cal‘firll Light & Power. table Gaslight.. 0 gqF Gas & Eleuc‘!rlc Co. 2. 8388 Afternoon Session. Board— 25 Mutual Electric Light. . 1400 100 Equitable Gaslight. .10 00 658 V Water -101 25 35 8 V Water. 20 Market-st Railwa: 20 Oceanie S 8§ Co. 30 Oceanic § S Co MINING STOCKS. = ¢ Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: 3 Morning Session. -101 12% 100 Belcher ......... 21120 Justice 1 200 Best & Belcher. 34/100 Mexican 3 i Bullion 05{300 Ophir & 300 Con. Cal & 1 95(200 Ophir 86 §00 Con Cal & Va...2 00[100 Slerra Nevai 57 00 Hale & Norers..” 28! 5 Unlon Con. 4 i Afternoon Session. phir 94 400 Best & Belcher. 58 800 Ophir 9200 Best & Belcher. 59 100 Savage 25,600 Bulllon . 05 300 Serra_ Nevada.. 9|10 Con Cal & Va...2 10 500 Union Con. 46,200 Gould & Curry.. 38 200 Utah ...... 171600 Hale & Norcrs.. 30 100 Yellow Jacket.. 19 100 Occldental 3 200 Belcher 2 . Following were the al, S e es in the Pacific Stock Morning Session. 200 Alpha Con. 06 500 Hale & Norcrs.. 30 400 Andes . 19 1500 Julfa . o4 300 Belcher . + 21 300 Mexican 54 200 Beleher .. 20 200 Mexican 57 1000 Best & Belcher 33 200 Mexican .. i 200 Best & Belcher. 5 20 Ophir 5] elcher. 56 300 Bulllon . 550 Ophir i 500 Challenge ' Con s 2 400 Chollar . 35 300 Slerra Nevada.. 8§ 230 Con Cal & Va...1 95 300 Sierra Nevada.. §7 700 Con Cal & Va...2 05 800 Sierra Nevada.. §§ 0 Crown Point...." 19 309 Sierra Nevada.. 89 5% 533?5“&“& 7 gg 300 Sierra Nevada.. 90 7 Try 100 Yellow 200 Gould & Curry.. 36 o T Afternoon Session. 400 Best & Belcher. 57 600 Ophir o 1500 Best & Beleher 5§ 300 Potost . 2 600 Best & Belcher. 60 300 Potosi 2 300 Bullion 03 2 200 Caledonia 31'200 S K3 00 Con Cal & Va.2'121g %0 00 Gould & Curry.. 36 200 Sferra Nev: o4 100 Hale & 301400 Sierra Nevada.. 9 400 Justice 13400 Unfon Con. I 500 Mexican 0 200 Unfon Con. 44 200 Ophir 42 200 Unfon Con. 47 1100 Ophir . 95 400 Yellow - Jac 18 400 Ophir 931300 Yellow Jacket.. 19 * CLOSING QUOTATIONS, THURSDAY, February 9— p. m. Bid. Ask. ¢ Bid. Ask. Alpha Con...... 05 07 Julia 03 04 Alta . - 08 07 Justice 12 13 Andes . 18 17 Kentuck 09 11 Belcher . 20 21 Lady Wash.... — 05 Benton Con..... 10 — Mexican 5 60 Best & Belcher 60 61 Oceidental 34 Bullion - 04 05 Ophir .. 9 Caledonia . 30 31 pverman 08 Chollar . 3% 3 gnmm » 23 Challenge Con. 20 . 21 Savage 2 Confldence ..... Scorpion 03 Con Cal & Va..2 04 Gon Imperial... — "~ 02 93 Crown Point... Con New York Eureka Con. 20 Silver Hill. 04 Syndicate . 40 Standard 08 % Exchequer o=s L S Con. 4 Gould & (¢ e I Hale & N 18 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. ‘ John and Catherine Ogilve to Elizabeth Vor- rath (executrix of the estate of Henry Vor- rath), lot on W line of Parker avenue, 175 ‘S of Geary street, § 25 by W $10. John P. and George Walsh to Stalia Denny (Walsh), lot on W line of Scott street, 52:8t N of Sacramento, N 2 by W 81:3; $5. Hibernja Savings and Loan Society to M. J. Feeley, lot on SE corner of J streets, B 100 by 8 i sisoe o oo Beker M. J. and Elizabeth Feeley to Frank Walter- stein, same; $5. Henry G. and Carrie A. Wilson to David Michaud. Iot on S line of Oak street, xsobf: of Broderick, E 25 by § : $3500. Grace A. McGinn to Harry W, Bernhelm, lot on S line of California street, 33:6 E of Baker, S 25:3 by S §2:6; $10. state of Loulsa Malloy (by Walter Malloy, ddministrator) to 1. J. and Mary Sitk. lot on ne of Howard street, 50 § of Thirteen W 86 by S 30; $2775. ey ¥ and Helen J. Hutchinson to Peter Swall, lot on E line of Jessle street, 348 N of Four- teenth, N 25 by E 70; $10. Herbert F., Arthur, Oscar, Theodore, Colver and Susan ‘A. Grover and Mary E. Stodder (Grover) to Annie Smithurst, lot on E line of Bartlett_street, 100 S of Twenty-fourth, ‘S 44 by E 117:6, quitclaim deed; $3000, David and Emma Michaud to Henry G. and Carrie A. Wilson, lot on NW corner of Twen- ty-fifth and Harrison streets, N 22:6 by W 11 Bertha J. and Edward Fischer to Howard S. Perley, lot on W line of Eureka street, 145 N of Nineteenth, N 7 by W 135; $2500. ate of Presley W. Cohen (by Presley C. administrator) to: Robert Watt, lot i, cormer of Bryant and Spear streets, 4 Emmanuel and Ernestine Raas to Henry C. Robinson, re-record of 179 d 253, lot on E line of South’ Broderick street, 176:3% N of Four- teenth, N 2 by E 115; $10. George M. and Mamie Axtell to Michael T. Fitzpatrick, lot on W line of Lundy's Lane, 75 § of Esmeralda street, S 25 by W 10, lot 155, Gift Map 3; $10. Robert H. Blanding to H. L. Miller, lot on NE corner of Thirty-third and Lincoln’streets, N 228, I 302435, 8 to Thirty-third, W 257.360, block 119, Sunnyside Addition No. 1; aiso’ lot on NE eorner of Kent and_Lincoln streets, N 228, E 32178, S to Kent, W 306.67, block 106, : also ail interest in streets surrounding . quitclaim deed; $10. Alameda County. Edward H. Holland to George Roeth, undi- vided 1- Interest in lot on NW corner of Mar- ket and West Fifth streets, W 12 by N 84, block 440, Oakland; $200. Mountain View ' Cemetery ~Association to Thomas Smith, lot 13 in plat 31, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland Township:'siis. Same to Joseph Phipps, lot 176 in plat 25, same, Oakland Township; $38. T. B. and Annie E. Draper_to P. Bosworth Aiken, lot on NE corner ot Fourth and Van Dyke avenues, E 93.62, N 85.45, W §3.32, S 141.20, to beginning, being portion ‘Ridgewood, East Oakland; $10. Hugh M. and Abble L. Cameron to Chris- tine J. Cameron, Jot on S ifne of East Six- teenth ‘street, 105 E of Thirteenth avenue, S 41, W 105, N 41, to S line of East Sixteenth street, 105 to' beginning, being the N 41 feet of lots 21 10 24, and N 41 feet of W 5 feet of lot 20, block 65, Clinton, East Oakland; also lot on SE line of Eleventh avenue, 100 NE of East Twentleth street, NE 90 by SE 150, block 127, same; also lot on SW corner of Twelfth ave- nue and Bast Twenty-first street, W 150 by S , block 127, same;. aiso lot on SE line of Park Way, 150 NE of Bast Ninth street, NE 30 by SE 60, being lot 25-on Map of Badger's subdi- vision _block 11, same, subject to mortgage; East Oakland; §2340. Citizens' Bullaing and Loan Association to Allen M. Elston, lot on N line of Channing way, 205 W of Shattuck avenue, W 34. by N 130, heinz .the E 3¢ feet of lot 15, block 2, Barker Tract, Berkeley; $2300. Louisa Barling to Katherine S. Passell, lot on 8 line of Bristol street, 175 F of Hamiiton, E 2 by S 125, being the 'E % feet of lot.af, Fange 7, on map of subdivisions 6 and 7, Hardy Tract, Berkeley; $10. Joséph L. and Sylvina J. Martin to H. E. Harwood, lot 5, Peralta-avenue Tract, Brook- iyp Township; $S1. Tsadore R. Miller to George R. Miller, lot on N line of Railroad avenue, 238:10% £ of Con- cordia street, E 48, N 300, W 24, § 140, W 24, S 160 to beginning, Alameda: gift. James and Matilda Munro to The Munro Furniture and Storage Company (a corpora- tion), lot on N ling of Clement avenue, 340 W of Everett street, W 30 by N 130, being lot 7, block G, Alameda Station Homestead Tract, Alameda, quitclaim deed; $10. Charles Allen to Elizabeth T. Moran, the N 150 feet of lot 8, block 46, Petersen Tract, Hay- wards, Eden Township; $450. J. M. and Mary D. Bar{lett to Amalia Struck- man, Iot on E line of Magnolia street, 243 N of Fourteenth, N.3°by K 1283, block s, Ouk- land; $10. 3 . James C. S. Akerley (administrator of the estate of Catharine M. Akerley) to J. M. Bart- lett,.lot on W line of Adeline street, 20 N of Fourteenth, N 230 by W 256:6, block 587, Oak- land; $9900. Kate A. Dowd to Maggie Dowd, lot on W line of Twenty-seventh avenue, 50 § from right of way of Central Pacific Railroad Company, 52, W 125, N 7, E 25, § 50, E 100 to beginning, block G, Kngwles and Potter subdivision, Ken- nedy Tract, Bast Oakland; gift. Mountain View Cemetery Association to Ed- ward R. Elrod, the S half of lot 12, :a plat 34, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland Town- ship; $25. g > Thult and Mary Geissberger to Johanna C. Brombacher, lot on W line of Sixth street, 100 N of Jones, N.52:6 by W 130, being lots 16 and 17, block 46, tract B, Berkeley Land and Town Improvement Assoclation, Berkeley: $300. Rebeceh Wurts (wife of M. L.) to'A. H. San- born, Iot on N line of Bancroft way, 200 E of Choate street, E 32.23 by N 120, portion of Hille- gass Tract, Berkeley: $10. Elizabeth Davis (wife of Charles W.) to Jo- seph Sawyer. lot on W line of Fourth street. 100 S of Folsom, § 46:2, W 123, N 16:1, E 1 foot, NW 31, E 120 to beginning, being lot 6, block 68, Tract B, Berkeley Land and Town ! Improvement Assaciation, Berkeley: $10. William C. Davis to same, lot 7, block 68, same. Berkeley: $10. 2 Anna C. and K. H. Sonne to Mette K. Wa nicke, lot on W line of Newbury street, 300 of Ashby.avenue, N §0, W 96, S 40, W 9, § 40, E 105 to beginning, being lots 14 and 15, block 3 Kosling hesct subject to mortgage for $1000, er) 5 $10. J. l:ylnd Mary C. Barker to Lfllll?! G. Adams (wife of G. R.), lot on N line of Haste street, 300 W_of Milvia, W 50 by N 135, being lot 147 block 5, Barker Tract, subject to mort. ®age:' also lot on ne of Channing way, W ot Milvia street, S §0 by W 135, being 1ot 9, block 5, same, Berkeley; $100. Owen B. and Florence L. Danfels to Joseph Duckett, iots 38 and 37 on map of subdivision of lots 56, 57, 65 and 66, Kingsland Tract, Brooklyn Township, warranty deed; $175. Frederick and Anna C. Bammann to Harry M. Kibby, lot on N line of Eagle avenue, 54 W of Mulberry street, W 42 by N 150, Ala- . W. E. and Della F. Brown to H. P. Moreal lot on NE ¢orner of Railroad avenue and Grand street, N 150, E 108, § 37:6, W 20, § 30, W 2, S 82:6, W 60 to beginning, Alameda; $10. C. {v. Elliott (successor of Robert Smilie, deceased, as assignee of O. H. Burnham and J. J. Meyers, doing business under firm name of Gurney Refrigerating and Miil Company, in- solvent) to Daniei P. Clark, lot on line of Unlon street, 113:6 § of Fourteenth, S 2 by E 133:3, being lot 12, block 576, Oakland, $82; also lot on N line of Sixth street, 125 W 'of Castro, W 25 by N 90, block 70, Oakland; 32 Daniel P, and Mary E. Clark to J. R. Me- Kinnon, lot on E line of Unlon street, 1 5,0t Fourteenth, 20 by B 133:3, being lot 12, ‘block 575, Oakland; $1087. 2 Emery C. Thurber to Edwin P. Welle, lot D, block A, on plat of subdivision of lots i1, 12 and 13, 'block A, Oakland View Homestead, Oskland; §10. B : Siiia B Brown to H. G. Willlams, lot on N line of Thirteenth street, 193:4 W of West, W 56:8 by N 100, Oakland, warranty deed; $10. GVillam P, and_Alice F. Todd to W B tephens, lot on E corner of Eas street and First avenue, NE 50 by .SE 100, block 27, Clinton, East Oakland; $10. Henry 8. and Carrie B. Bridge to Henry Z. Jones, ‘lot 39, block 15, resubdivision of Town- site of Fitchburg, Brooklyn Township; & Henry Z. Jones to George H. Lee, lots 7 and 8. block §, Allendale Tract, Brooklyn Town- ship; $10. - H.'G. Williams to Amelia Williams, lot on N line of Thirteenth street, 193:4 W of West, W 28:4 by N 100, block 183, Oakland; gift. Fannie H. and E. H. Lohmann to J. H. Simpson, lot on § line of Brown or Thirty- fourth street, 149 W of Telegraph avenue, W 50 by S 119:10, being lot 13, map B of portion of ibslestate ol C: miopn (deceased), Oak- and; $10. 3 A.'C. and Francisca Berthier to Elmhurst Land Company (a corporation). lots 1 to 100, Elmhurst ‘Park, Brooklyn Township: also lots 1 to 125, Elmburst Park No. 2, Brooklyn Town- ship, quitclaim deed; $10. H.'B. and Laura A, Pinney to John E. Stock, lots 17 and 18, block A, on map of subdivision of a portion of blocks I, A, E and F. revised map of Prospect Hill Tract, Brooklyn Town- ship: $10. C. 1. Porter to Alice A, Armstrong, all inter- est in the estate of Catherine M. Porter (de- ceased), No. 5687, deed and assignment; $1. Builder’s Contract. Milo Waldron and Herbert L. Nason (owners) with Willlam Paterson ' (contractor), architect A. I. Barnett—Saloon fixtures to be placed in ; flding at 914 Market and 1L Ellls streets; 5490 NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants’ Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and free of expense. 2 > Navigators are cordially invited to Visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lghts, dangers to navigation-and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new. Ferry building, at the foot of Market street, is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. 2 A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published in the morning papers the following day. W, S. HUGHES, * Lieutenant, U. 8. N., in charge. B SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic = Survey— Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front ~(Mission-street Wwharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Polnt; the height of tide s the same at both places. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. Sun rises Sun_ sets Moon sets. the above exposition of the tides NOTE—In the early morning tides are given in the left hand column, and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second” time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights given gre additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except whén a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given {8 subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. e e e TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. §. N., Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Franc Cal., February 9, 1899. 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 § o'clock p. m. Greer. sich mean time. W. 8. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. ————————————————— STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. From. .|Panama _ITacoma . Departure Bay. .|Seattle San Jose. Mackinaw Wellingten., Conemaugh. E. Thompson Orizaba. America Maru Umatilla. Pomona. Cleveland .| Tacoma .[Point Arena -[Portiand .|Grays Coos Bay . .|Humboldt Coos Bay........ Newport Washtenaw.....[Tacoma. Willamette......|Seattle . Queen.. .|Victoria & Puget Sound Point Arena....|Point Arena. I North Fork.....| Humboldt Corona. .{8an Diego. Columbi: -|Portland e e e STEAMERS TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. Sails. Walla Wall[Vic & Pgt Sd.(Feb. 10, 10 am|Pler 9 Chilkat ... Humboldt.....Feb. 10, 2 pm|Pler 13 Corona ....|San Diego.....[Feb. 11, 11 am|Pler 11 Curacao ...|Mexico. Feb. 11, 10 am|Pier 11 Coptic China & Japan|Feb. 11, 1 pm/PMSS Bt. Arena.[Point Arena.. 3 pm|Pier 2 Columbla. .. |Portland . 12, 10 am|Pler 24 Pomona. ... Humboldt. . 13, 2 pmiPier 9 Orizaba ....[Newport. . 13, 8 am|Pler 11 A. Blanc'd.|Coos Bay. 14, 5 pm|Pier 13 Weeott_....|Yaquina . 15, 5 pm|Pler 13 Santa Rosa |San Diego.....[Feb. 15, 11 am Pler 11 Umatilia ..|Vic & Pgt Sd.|Feb. 15, 10 am|Pier § A3 Feb. 15, 3 pmPler 2 3 3 um|Pler 13 . 17, 10 am|Pier 24 : b, 17, 9 am|Pier 11 e e e SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, February 9. Stmr Costa Rica, Dow, 21 days 11 hours from Panama, etc. Stmr Corona, Debney, 63 hours from San Diego. Stmr North Fork, Bash, 2 hours from Eu- reka. Stmr Columbia, Green, 64% hours from Port- land, via Astoria 42% hours. Schr Archie and Fontle, Jensen, 10 hours from Stewarts Point. 3 i Schr Laura Pike, Johnson, 19 days from Ven- tura, Stmr Chilkat, Anderson, 28 hours from Eu- reka, Schr Mary Etta, Anderson, Bowens_Landing. Schr Nettle Low, Low, 5 hours from Point Reyes. . Schr Ocean_Spray, Iverséns Landing. CLEARED. Thursday, February 9. Br stmr Wyefleld, Cartmer, Nanaimo; John Rosenfeld ns. Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, Victoria and Port Townsend: Goodall, Perkins & Co. Ship Shenandoah, Murphy, Port Townsend; J J Moore & Co. 20 hours from Nyman, 20 hours from SAILED. Thursday, February 9. Br stmr Bristol, MclIntyre, Nanaimo. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Coos Bay, Shea, San Pedro. Stmr Weeott, Dunkam, Yaquina Bay. Stmr Leelanaw, Storrs, Seattle. Stmr Cleone, Higgins, Cleone. Stmr Greenwood, lund. Br bark Birkdale, Davies, Portland. Schr La Chilena, Matsen, Fort Ross. Schr Emma Utter," Allen, Grays Harbor. Schr Mary Gllbert, Schroeder, La Paz. Schr Eureka, Asplund, Coquille River. Schr Esther’ Buhne, Anderson, New What- eom. : CHARTERS. The Chas E Falk loads lumber at Grays Har- bor for Apla. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Feb' 8, 10 hazy; wind N%v: '. A | thereatter. elocty 8 mile. moWeather | Enlargod to 16 Pages, e e DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT LUDLOW-Arrived Feb 9—Bark Hes- Pory Townsend. "eé'oé'l‘?ihé IVER-—Sailed Feb §—Schr Bar- bara Hernster, for San Franciseo. ; PORT ANGELES—Cleared Feb 9—Ship Glory of the Seas, for Comox, hence Jan 19. EUREKA—Arrived Feb 9—Stmr Pomona, hne Feb 8. Sailed Feb 9—Schr Bertha Dolbeer, for New- t H PYiTLE RIVER Sailed Feb 0—Stmr Bruns- ick, for San Francisco. ¥ N SEATTLE-Arrived Feb 9—Stmr Farallon, from Dyea. Salled. Feb 9—Stmr City of Topeka, for Dyea. EVERETT—Salled Feb 9—Bark Vidette, for San Francisco. PORT LOS ANGELFS—Salled Feb $—Stmr Sequola, for USAL—Arrived Feb $—Stmr Feb §. BOWENS LANDING—Arrived Feb 9—Scht Bender Bros, hence Feb 7; schr Newark, hence ‘eb 8. Salled Feb 9—Schr Bender Bros, Franeisco. NEWPORT (S)—Salled Feb $—Stmr Sequoia, for —. ASTORIA—Arrived Feb $—Stmr California, hence Feb 7. ALBION—Sailed Feb 8—Stmr Albion, for San Francisco, TACOMA—Sailed Feb 9—Stmr Queen and stmr Czarina, for San Francisco; stmr City of Topeka, for Alaska: FOREIGN PORTS. 'WCASTLE, NSW—sailed Feb $—Schr H D_Bendixsen, for Honolulhw VICTORIA—Arrived Feb S—Br stmr Empress of China, from Hongkong, etc. CAPE TOWNE—Arrived Jan 6—Br ship Im- berhorn, from Tacoma. ! LIVERPOOL—Arrived Feb §—Br rhip Eu- Pphraoyne, from Oregon. Feb §—Br QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Duntrune, from Oregon. CUXHAVEN—Passed Feb 6—Br ship Ven- tura, from Hamburg, for San Franeisco. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Feb 8—Stmr Tacoma, from Tacoma. In port Feb 2 Diego. Sunol, hence for San State of ship Br stmr Carlisle City,, for San at 10 p. m. msi S. S. AUSTRALIA sails for _Honolulu @lpfl Wednesday, March 8, at 2 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australia, and CAPE TOWN, South Africa. > J. D, SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street, Freight Office—327 Market st., San Francisco. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For ‘Alaskan ports. 10 a. m Feb. 6, 10, 15, 20, 25; Mar. 2; change at Seattle. For Victoria, Vancouver, (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, .Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., Feb. 5, 10, 15, 2, 35} every fifth day thereafter: changs & this _company's steamers for Ry.; at Tacoma to N. P. Mar, 2, and l(l E:Iluea 3 Alaska an - . P Ry Ry.: at Vanoouver to C. P. boldt Bay), 2 p. m., Feb. 3, o er 5, and every fitth day rus, Monterey, San Stmeon, Sante Carfora. (San Luls_Obispoy: Santa Barbara. Ventura, Hueneme, Bast San Pedro_ (Los Angeles) and e m. Feb, 1.5, 8 18, 17. 21, Grery fourth day thersafter, Diego, stopping_only a - (3 Ean Duis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port ord (s And Rendondo (Los Angeles). 11 a. Lo A EC'S: 7. 11 1, 19. 3, 21; Mar. 3, and every fourth day_thereafter. STV fnenada. Magdalena Bay, San Jose del T Mayatian, Altata, La Paz, ‘Santa Rosalia o R Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Feb. 11, Mar. 9, Apr. 6 her information obtain folder. B Hwipany reserves the right to change without previons notice, steamers, safling dates hov of salling. PIORET OFFICE 4 New street (Palace Hotel). ALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts. gn 10 Market st., San Francisco. THE 0. R, & N. €0, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PO R LAND From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. $12 First Class Including Berths FAB %8 Second Class and Meals. Columbia_sails Feb. 12, 24, March 4, 14. State of California salls Feb. 7, 17, 27, ) For Cayucos, Gaviot: San Pedro, Newport. Mar. 1 and Montgomery arch ® Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena and all points in' the Notthwest. ‘hrough tickets to all points East. Togous E. C. WARD, General Agent., 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superintendent. AMERICAN LINE. . NEW YORK, BOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS. From New York Every Wednesday, 10 a. m. St. Paul....February 22St. Paul March 15 St. Lout: ... March 1'St. Louf: -March 22 RED STAR LINE, From New York Every Wednesday, 12 noon. Kensington....Feb'y March 8 Noordland Feb'y 22[Westernland..March 15 March 1'Kensington.... March- 22 EMPIRE LINE, Seattle. St. Michael, Dawson City. For full information regarding freight and pas- sage apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY, 30 Montgomery st., or any of its agencles Friestand. ,cnmpagnie Generale Transatlantique. (French Line) DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS Salfling_every Saturday North (FRANCE). at 10 a. m. from Pler 42, River, foot of Morton street. LA BRETAGNE LA TOURAINE LA NORMANDIE <& .Feb. 18 Feb. 25 March 4 LA CHAMPAGNE. March 11 LA BRETAGNE. March 13 First-class to Havre, and upward, 5 per cent reduction on round trip. Second-class to Havre, #5, 10 per cent reduotion round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITEDSTATES AND CANADA, 3 Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, § Montgomery ave., San’ Francisco. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR- S et First and Bfl.munvn.no ‘m.. for ts, 1 YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling Kobe (Hiogo). Nagasaki and Shanghal. asg connecting - at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo received on board on day NIPPON MARD esday, Tuesday, h‘:’ n Friday, March 17 AMERICA MARD. Teduced rates. For HONGKONG MARU. Round-trip tickets at freight and passage apply at company’s offics, t street, corner First. . W. B. CURTIS, General Agent. — e BAY AND RIVER STsANERS. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO, Steamer ‘‘Monticelld.” Mon.. Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat., at 9:45 a. m.,.3:15, 8:30 p. m. (ex. Thurs, night): 307 Sundays 100 & w3 e T'p m. and . m., § p. m Landing and office, Mission-st. 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