The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1899 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY. Silver unchanged. Wheat dull and weak. Decline in -Barley futures. Oats rule firn « and Rye dull. Flour unchanged. Hay still lower. Bran and Middlings very firm. Potatoes and Onions about the samy Vegetables weaker. ¥ Liberal receipts of Poultry. Quail and Duck season closed. Butter and Cheese unchanged. Eggs keep up. Fresh fruit about as before. | Dried fruit quiet. | Honey steady and Nuts firm. Provisions in fair demand. Wool, H Beef shows Mutton weak and Lamb firm. Veal and Pork strong. Grain Bags nominal. No change in Oils. Bank clearings gain in February. i BANK C RINGS. | Local bank clearings In February were $83,- | 062,676, against $60,062,611 for February, 1888, | Thus far this year they amount to $130,396,507, | against $126,519,185 for the same time in 18%. THE ADVANCE IN TIN. | Dealers Predict a Rise of More Than 20 Per | Cent in Canned Goods. | The New York Commercial says: ‘Leading dealers in canned goods when interviewed on the subject of the probable effect upon the trade of the recent advance in the price of tin ex- | pon that the goods already t be affected. Regarding the effect upon future business,” £aid one prom dealer, “‘there can be no ubt that the ed cost of tin will en- ace the value of the manufactured agticle, 4 to the cost of the various products. | 1l amount to more than 20 per | nd’that some, manufacturer: cen obliged to pay as much ne people have confused the re- | ance in the prices of sardines due to and healthy condl = rapid rise in t nor do 1 bel canned go n of the market | It has nothing to e the increased firm: n be traced to | There may be however, that | manufactured are per cent advance coming all at once urages all sorts of rumors, but mer in the end is the only | T do not think there will be ds _packed, unl which is . the supply of raw material The demand for canned by year, and a few of a can of oo with the PACIFIC COAST VESSELS. reial News has fssued its regular sels owned oh the Pacific Coast and Islands. It is in convenlent | 1 contains the descrip of over sloops and scows up to deep- eamers. For those interested a valuab fcation, t of tonnage for 1898 is as fo d from the Hs gain for IED FRUIT MARKET. | imercial says of dried | >caches have not been | or -vears, i they were | present total supply, not more than 20 per t this time. High | ption somewhat, | t. That be reduced one- prices, the supply has compared with pre- | idered that, though , tmey will go higher. ches, | want pe | Chey must have t the variety h r demand than usual, owing to the igher range of values, the restriction of high pricss_will not be sufficient to nt the sale of everything now known to in all | hands ““Apricots are scarce, but probably there are arger supplies than there are of peaches. | ers were enabled by a series of favorable circumstances to secure the bulk Of the crop. 8o, while the drled apricot is at @ premfum, the car as plentiful as usual. Quo- tations rule high on all desirable grades, and show advancing tendency. Dealers anticipate active nd. and a bare market when spring | trade be likely to occur shortl steady at previous figure a moderate demand for medium rge slzes are eagerly sought, while at neglected. Buvers are circumstances 1o take them, demur as long as possible. Ther are few left on the coast in any hands, though | buyers say they having no difficulty In getting ey re want if they are willing to Ralsins are unchanged. Demand is light; supplies are ample for all probable require- ments. and trade is upon a narrow basis, with no Indications or broadening. WEATHER REPORT. (20th Meridian, Pacific Time.) BAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 25, 189, 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to | date as compared with those of same date last | season and rainfall in last twenty-four hours: Last This Last Station— 24 Hours. Season. Season Bureka 3.16 28.71 Red Bluff . Trace Sacramento L 0.04 San Francisco. Trace Fresno ... 0.00 San Luls Obispo. 0.60 Los Angeles 0.00 San Diego . 0.00 I Yuma ... 0.00 .34 San Francisco data: Maximum temperature, E4; minimum, 49; mean, 52. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL | FORECAST. The weather is cloudy and threatening in all | districts except Southern California. Rain has fallen as far south as San Francisco and east- ward to the Rocky Mountains. The rainfall | has been very heavy in Southern Oregon and * along the northern Callfornia coast. The pressure has fallen decidedly in all dls- tricts except in Southern California and Ari- zona. Conditions are favorable for rain Wednesday, extending south to the Tehachapl. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, March 1, 1899: Northern Californfa—Rain in northwest_por- tion; showers in southeast portion Wednesday; coolér in San Joaquin Valley fresh southeast ‘wind. Southern California—Partly cloudy and some- what threatening Wednesday, probably with | showers in the mountains: fresh west wind. | Nevada—Raln or snow Wednesday; cooler. Utah—Rain or snow Wednesday: cooler. Arizona—Cloudy and threatening Wednesday, ‘probably with rain turning to snow in the north Portion. San Francisco and vielnity—Raln Wednesday; fresh to brisk southwest wind. G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Offictal. i o EASTERN MARKETS. NBW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—There were average | @eclines to-day of from 1 to 2 points among the | leading :tocks, including the rallways, while in t of Burlington there was an e treme decline of 43% The speclalties although showing {derable strength at one time made ext declines from the highest that Were 1 large. In the early trading there was buying by London and inter- ests conns with the steel stocks and also some purchases of Burlington. Reallzing by commigsion } = sent prices off. The mar- then declined again on talk of Ushter-call money and on 1or that the Americans had gunk & German crulser at Manila. There was & bright attack of specialties, stop-loss orders IR G be felt mote or less by the | _ | Beil Tel ... ferred, 24,130 Ontario and Western, 13,077 Rock Island, 44,545 Unlon Pactfic, 17140 St. Paul, 6655 Southern Pacific, 5600 Texas and Pacific, 890 Union Pacific preferred, 36,89 Tobacco, 33,- 900 Steel, 23,850 preferred; 46% Consolidated Gas, 50,400 Brooklyn Transit, 7700 Pacific Mall, 28,945 Sugar, 5300 T. C. and 1 3440 Rubber. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchison . 2%ISt L & S W...... 9% Do prefd ........ g2 Do prefd “n Baltimore & Ohio. st_Paul 129% Canada Pacific Do prefd 1685 Canada Southern St P & Om. 92 Cent Pac ... Do_prefd an Ches & Ohio. So Pacific <36 Chl & Alton.......171 " ISo Rallway . L1 Chi B & Q 1414 Do prefd Law Cht & B Il 673 | Texas & Pacific... 23% Do prefd 122" |Union Pacific .... Chi G W.... 16%| Do pretd E Chi Ind & L. WUPD &G L2y Do_prefd Wabash . 1 Chi & N W Do prefd 2 Do prefd 102 |Wheel & L D% C C & st I5i%( Do prefd S 33 Do prefd 97" | Express Companies— Del & Hud 12 |Adams Ex 15 Del L & W. 153 [American Ex 140 Den & Rio G 22% | United_States 1 Do prefd 73l |Wells Fargo 1 Erle new 4% Miscellaneous— Do_lst p 39" (A Cot Oil Ft Wayne 158" |" Do prefd Gt Nor pref 184 |Amn Spirits Hocking Val 6 | Do prera Jilinots _Cent 13 |Am Tobacco Lake Erle & 15%| Do prefd Do preid Gb% /Cons Gas . Lake Shore .......200 |Com Cable Co.. Louls & Nasl 64%|Col F & Iron. | Manhattan L 111% | Do prefd { Met St Ry 242 |Gen Electri i Mich Cent . 118 “|Haw Coml C Minn & St 52% |Brooklyn R Do_1st pretd 9 (Intal Paper Mo Pacific .. "o prera Mobile & Ohio.... 37%|Laclede G MoK & T 13% | Lead Do prefd 39% | Do N3 Eentrai 1083 | pea” fheet N Y Central. 136%| Do prefd N Y Chl & St I 14 |Nat Lin Ofi Do ‘Ist prefd 6 |Pacific Mall | Do 2d prefd 33 |People's Gas | Nor West . 18 Pullman Pal No Amer Co. 9% |Silver Cert 9% | No Pacific 2% (Standard R & T.. 10% Do prefd Ontario & W..0\1 2% Do prefd | Or R & Nav. ©°ir ¢ & Tron 2 | Or Short Line ... 45 |U § Leather. 6% Pac Coast st pfd. 89 | Do prefd 5 | Do 24 prefd 64 [[' S Rubber. Pittsburg 180 | Do prefd . Reading ‘“‘esx Union . |Or Nav pretd Do 1st' pretd w .. |Pac Coast . Do prefa [ %[ Colo Southern . Rock Island Do 1st prefd Bt L & S F. | Do 2a pretd Do’ prefd .. | Do 2d prefd BONDS. Y Cent ral 1sts Do deb av Ists.. Atchison ds . Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— May ™% T 73 3% July e 2% 0Y 72 Corn No. 2— May . g 8% 37 September 3% 37 88 Oats N May 2 2 21 July 6% 2% 26% Mess Pork, per barrel— May 93T 927% 936 July 9.2 94tk 950 Lard, per 160 pounds— | May 535 53T 532% 53T July 547 547% 445 54T September . 557% 560 b657% 660 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— May 40 AT 4T0 4TI July 486 490" 48 - 48% Septe 500 500 497T% 600 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, moderate demand and steady Do _ad] 4 B | Can So 2ds Reading 4s C & O 41s.) R G W ists. 9413 Chi Term 4s L&IMC 1118 % C & Ohio 5: CH&D 4 D & R G lst | D&RG is.. | East Tenn lsts. ew set c L G | Do reg 2ds.. Union Pac 4s. Do con és Iowa C Ist La new cons 4 L & N Uni 4s...... %% Do deferred Pac Con_6s 14 [Wis Cent 1sts. M K & T 2ds. Colo Southern 4s. fitts Do 4s . | Chollar ... Crown Point E 3 Con Cal & Va..... 18| Plymouth Deadwood . 50 | Quicksilver | Gould & Curr: 40/ Do preferred. | Hale & Norcro 40'Sierra da. | Homestake 5 i tron Silver. nion Con | Mexican 70! Yellow J. | BOSTOX AND BO | Money— |Wis Central | Zall loans . ....2@3 |Atch preferred Time loans . 3g4| Bonds— Stocks— Atchison ds. Atch Top & St Fe, ew Eng 6s. Mining Shares— Allouez Min Co, Atlantic .. 3ig Boston & Mont. Butte & Boston Calumet & Hecla.. Amer Sugar Do preferred Bay State Gas ] Boston & Alban Boston & Maine. Boston & L. Centennial . Chi Bur & Q 4}% Franklin ... | Fitchburg . 113 | 0ld Dominion | Osceola . 85 |Quiney . ._ 6% Tamarack 201" |Wolverine 52 |Parrott . Humboldt Adventure . Unfon Land . Winona. . Fed Steel . Do preferred Mexican Cent. 0Old Colony Rubber . Union Pac West End Do preferred. Westing Elec Do preferred. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were idle and dull to-day. Ameri- cans Were lifeless. London is inclined to sell | them, especially Atchisons. New York began | dull here aid finally bought slightly, especially | Northern Pacific and St. Paul. Coppers were | bard. Tintos, 40; Anacondas, 9% Utahs, 9: | Bostons, 2%. Money strong on the end of the month demand. CLOSE. Feb. 28.—Closing: Canadlan Pa- | orthern Pacific preferred, §2; Union preferred, 82%; Grand Trunk, 8k. Pacific | Money, 214@3 per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—FLOUR—Receipts, 20,984 barrels; exports, 26, Steady but in- active. [ WHEAT—Recelpts, 00 bushels; exports, 68,261 Spot firm; No. 2 red,S64@S%c f. o b. afloat to arrive and spot. Options opened steady and by reason of light offerings, ap- prehensions over the crop outlook, falrly large clearances and firm cables advanced moder- ately during the day. Export trade was falrly active, while foreign houses operated on both | sides. The close was firm at %@%c net ad- vance. March, B#%@84%c, closed séic; May, | @K, closed T8ic. HOPS—Steady. HIDES—Firm. WOOL—Very firm. METALS—The feature of the metal market | was a sudden jump of 50 to 75 points In pig- fron, due to a marked increase in demand and | stiffening of sellers’ views. The other depart- | ments were quiet. Tin eased off under a tem- porary withdrawal of buvers and more liberal | offerings. The forelgn news averaged up procty | much as expected. At the close the Metal change called: PIGIRON—Warrants, strong, with $9 75 bid and $10 asked. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged, with $17 75 bid and $13 asked. TIN—Qulet, with $24 bid and $24 25 asked. LEAD—Quiet, with 3435 bid and $4 87% asked. The brokers' price for copper is $13 and for lead # 20. 2 SPELTER—Quiet, with $672 bid and $6 5 asked. closed steady, § points net lower. Sales. 11570 bags, including: April, $535; May, $640; July, 3$355: August, $ 65; September, $ 70: Octobsr, §575; November, $5 80; January, $ 95@6. Spot—Rio, easler. No. 7 involce, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, 6%c. Mild— Quiet. Cordova, S@idc. SUGAR—Raw, steady. Falr refining, 3%c; centrifugal, 9 test, 4%c. Refined—Steady. BUTTER—Recelpts, 10.2% packages; steady. Western eregmery, 10021¢; Blgins, 2ic; factory, 12@ EGGS—Recelpts, 3380 packages: market ex- ited and weak. Western, 26c; Southern, 5@ 26c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW_ YORK, Feb. 28—California drfed fruit: Peaches and apricots are very strong; other fruits about steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 7@s 9%@I%C: prime wire tray, $%@Jc; choice, fancy, 9%@10c. PRUNES—4@10c. APRICOTS—Royal, 12G14c: Moorpark, 13@17c. PEACHES—Unpeeletl, 9@11c; peeled, 25@28c. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPL | received for a week previous and that interior | ket for fleeces is slow. Australian wools hold | fine, 0@ for the week of 291,000 bushels, compared with |$l 15; December—16,000, $1 15%; 20,000, 81 18%; | 10c: dry Hides, sound, 15c; Culls and Brands, 3,516,000 bushels decrease the same week of the previous year. That modified to a slight ex- tent the Dullishness engendered by the otiter news. The Atlantic port clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 651,000 bushels. Tha market continued firm, but Téc seemed an impassable barrier for May wheat. It butted against those figures several times, but was sent staggering c or so after each attack. and at the close 73%@73%c was the current price. Diminishing receipts and their smallness as compared with their movement at this time last vear strengthened corn. May closed 3¢ higher. A good cash demand and heavy covering by shorts helped oats. May rose %@%c. The execution of stop-loss orders by com- mission Mouses weakened provisions early. “overing by shorts at the decline brought | about a slight reaction. The close was %@ lower all round. The leading futures ranged as follows: No. 2 spring No. 3 spring wheat, 65@7lc; No. .2 corn, 36%c; No. 2 oats, wheat, 63@7: ] 0. 3 white . s seed, mess pork, per barrel, $9 20@9 2; lard, per 100 prime timothy 32 45: ounds, $5 20@5 221%; short ribs’ sides (loose). 4 5004 salted shoulders (boxed). $1 %@ 437%; short clear sides (boxed), $4 95@5 05; distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, Articles— Recetpts. Shipments. | Flour,- barrels . 21000 18.000 | Wheat. bushels 000 63,000 | Corn, bushels 293,000 | Oats, bushels . 234.000 | Rye. bushels . 12.000 | Barley, bushels 25,000 | e Fxchange to-day the Butter creameries, 14@21c; On the Produ market was dull and easy dairfes, 113:@17c. Eggs, weak and lower; fresh, 15@: Cheese, firm: creams, 3%@10% WHEAT MOY MENTS. | Receipts. Shipments. | Cities— Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis 114,310 Duluth . 145,673 Milwaukee 49,710 Chicago . Taledo St. Louls. Detroit .. | | | Baltimore . Galveston New Orlean: Totals . LIVERPOOL FUTURE! Wheat— March. Opening . 5 7% Closing . % 8 8% PARIS FUTURES. Flour— Feb. May-Aug. Opening . 4415 Closing 4400 Wheat— Opening . 21 7 Closing CALIFORNIA CITRUS FRUITS. 3W YORK, 23.—The Journal of Com- merce says: Notwithstanding the large arrivals of Siclly lemons during the past week or ten days, the fact that there had not been anything buyers had been unable to get orders filled in consequence of the blizzard and zero weather | during the first half of-the month, had a stim- | ulating influence when at last mild weather admitted of free shipments, and on all sales of | the week very good prices, by comparison with those obtained at the corresponding season in | past years, were obtained. It is stated on good | authority that in 1897, when the total reccipts | for the season to March 1 amounted to about | 560,000 boxes, prices at the end of February ruled from about §1 to $2 at auction sales. In the following year receipts for the season !n) March 1 were in the neighborhood of 35000 boxes, but in that vear the West had a gowl | supply of California lemons to draw upon to | make good the deficiency in receipts of Sicily | fruit. This yvear for the season to March 1 the | prospects, according to the same authority, are | that we will have a total of about 630,000 boxes, but there were no Californias to speak of. At this time last year prices at auction were in the neighborhood of $175@2 75, and recent auc- tion sales have been at a range of about $2 10@ 270 as to quality. CHICAGO, Feb. Fancy cattle, $5 i5 choice steers, $5 35 medium steers, $465 | @4 beef steers, $3 §5@4 60; stockers and | feeders, $3 50G+ cows and heifers 4; bulls, $2 60@4 20; Western fed steers, Texas steers, 33 60@4 25; calves, $350@ | 'y packing lots, ; a3 butchers, $3 55@3 $5; lights, $3 55@3 90; pigs, §3 15@3 60. SHEEP—Inferlor to prime sheep, $2 75@4; yearhags, $ 25@4 63; lambs, $4@5; largely at $4 50@4 60. o(nl)ieuelmsfcalfli‘. 3000; hogs, 25,000; sheep, 15,- BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, Feb. 28.—The wool market here maintains a fairly steady tone and business has been brisk, the sales reported being cver 3,600,000 pounds, of which about 2,000,000 were Territory, California and Oregon. Territory Wools have a steady sale on about the basis of 42@43c for fine medium and fine. The mar- steady with firm prices. Quotations: * Territory woools—Montana, fine medium and fine, 12@15c; scoured, 42@43c; staple, 45@dbe. Utah, Wyoming, etc.—Fine medium and fine, 12@15c: scoured, 40@42c; stapie, 45@46e. Australian,” scoured basis—Combing, super- ; do good, 66@8Sc; do average, 62@ e, COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Cotton, quiet: mld- dling, 6 9-16c. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.—Cotton, steady; middling, 6c. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 28.—Clearings, $288,- 158; balances, $75,063. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 25.—Eastern markets were better to-day with Liverpool futures also higher. Considering that what little has been s0ld recently has brought figures In excess of the export value, an advance or decline in the forelgn, market does not affect matters much locally.” Sixty cents was quoted for Walla Walla, and buyers in the Palouse country pald equivalent to 613c in Portland, but as a limited amount only could be worked at that price the figure would hardly do for an accurate quota- tion. Valley is nominally 60c and Blue Stem 2. 3 WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., Feb, 28.—Wheat—Club, 58c; Blue Stem, 61@62c. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb: 28.—Consols, 11134; 27%d; French rentes, 103 17%d; wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing: cargoes on passage, aulet and steady; English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 28.—Wheat, firm; wheat in Paris, steady: flour in Paris, dull; French country markets, weak; weather in England, cool. COTTON—Uplands, 3%d. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. | bing, 32 | Wheat | $1 90@2 05: Reds, §3 25@3 Butters. Limas, $8 303 40; @250: Red Kidne: . | nary Seced. U@2% | Rape. 114@23c; Hemp, 2@ DRIED PEAS— | Oregon. May 10,000, $116%; 4000, $1 16%. BARLEY—The Indications of rain depressed futures considerably, as_will be seen. ~The spot market, as usual, did not budge. Feed, §1 251 27%; Brewing, nominal. ~ CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock — Seller new—2000 ctls, $1 013; 2000, §1 01%; 4000, $1 do00, FL00%; Bodo, §100%;" 4000, | 33 00%; 2000, 1 00%; 6000, $1 00} ; 6000, $1 003 10,000," 31 Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—Seller '%9, new—6000 ctle, 99%c; 2000, 99%c; 4000, $1; 4000, §1 00%; 4000, $1 00%; May—2000, $1 20. Afternoon Session—Seller '99, new—8000 ctls, $9%c; 10,000, 99c; 6000, 9€T4c; 200, 99%c; 8000, 98%ac; 2000, $Skec: 16,000, I%C. OATS—While there was less actlvity than on the preceding day the market continued in good tone and buyers had to pay full figures. Fancy Feed, §1373%@1 40 per ct od_to cholce,” $1 35@1 373, 32i4; Surprise. $145@1 50; Gray, $1 323%@1 35; Milling, * $137% per_ctl; Hed, nominal; Black, nominal. CORN—Thé market continues quiet and un- changed. Small round Yeilow, $§12; Fastern large Yellow, $110@1 12%: White, §1 10; mixed, $1 07% @1 10 per cti; California White, $1 12%. R&E:]-Duu and unchanged at $113%@115 per_ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nom!nal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. There has been no change In Flour for a long time. Oat products rule firm in sympathy with the raw product. FLOUR—California Family extras, $4@4 15; bakers' extras, $3 90@4; Oregon and Washing- ton, $3@3 65 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS — Prices In sacks lows, usual discount to the trade Flour. $3 25 per 100 pounds; Rye Flour, .82 7 per 100; Rice Flour, §7; Cornmeal, $2 50; ext cream 'Cornmeal, $3 4 50@4 7 Oat Groats, $475; t Flour, $4@4 2 Cracked Wheat, 33 75; Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, §3 50; Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 5@6 %; in racks, $5 35@5 75; Pearl Barley, $5; Spiit Peas, $4 2; Green Peas, $4 50 per 109 ‘pounds. HAY. AND FEEDSTUFFS. Free receipts and the predictions of rain nipped another half-dollar off Hay, and the market was soft at the decline. The local de- mand is very poor, but there is a fair inquiry from the south. Bran and Middlings are in light supply and firm. BRAN_$19 50@20 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$21@22 50 per ton. FEEDSTU! — Rolled Barle ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, rnmeal, 5 Mixed Feed; CALIFORNTA HAY — Wheat, $I5@16 30 for g00d to choice and $I3@M4 50 for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat. $13@13 Oat. $12@13 50; Island Barley, $12@13; Alfalfa, $11712; S £910: Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY (from Oregon. Utah, ete.)— nd_Wheat and_Oat. $13@i4 50; CI 150; Grass Hay, $10@1050; Oat. $12 50@ 13 Clover, §10@1i; Timothy, ton. STRAW—30@67%c per bale. s $10 50@12 per BEANS AND SEEDS. The Bean market continues in fair shape for cellers at unchanged prices. Limas are espe- clally firm. . Seeds stand the same. BEANS—Bayos, §160@180; Small Whites $2@2 15: Large Whites, $1709180; DS—Brown. yellow Mustard. 230 per ctl. POTATOES, ON ONS AND VEGETABLES. Onions are very quiet and weak. show little change. Potatoes | | Asparagus, Peas and Rhubarb are in Increas- | ing supply and tending downward. Recelpts were 307 boxes Asparagus, 146 boxes Rhubarb and 31 sks Peas. Hothouse Cucumbers from San Jose, $150G2 per_dozen. POTATOES—$1@1 15 per ctl for Early Rose, %0c@$1 10 per sack for River Burbanks; Sonoma nd Marin Burbanks, $0c@$110 per ctl: Oregon, S50@$1 23; Sweet Potatoes, 75c for River and $175 for Merced: New Potatoes, 2@2%c per Ib, ONTONS—75c@$1 per ctl, outside quotation £ for VEGETABLES—Asparagus. No. 2. e for No. 1 and 10G12%c for fancy; Rhubarb, 5@T7c per lb; Peas, 4@ic; String Beans, loc; Cabbage, 40@30c: Tomatoes, $125@ 2 for Los Angeles Garlie, 6@7c per lb; Dried Okra, Sreen Peppers 123c; per sack. POULTRY AND GAME. Two more cars of Eastern came in, making five since Sunday, and the market s, therefore, weak, though there is no marked decline. Ar- rivals of local stock are moderate. Game was dull, as it was the last day for Duck ahd Quail and the dealers did not want to get caught with a stock on hand, so they bought sparingly. Eastern, 1c for Turkeys, $6 50 for Ducks, $@ 6 for Hens, $7@7 50 for young Roosters. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 13@16c; live Turkeys, 12%@13c for Gobblers and 12+:@i3c for Geese, per pair, $150@2; Goslings, $225 $450@6: Hens, $@ young old Roosters, $4 50@5 50; Fry $5@5 70 for large, $350@ . $190@17 per dozen for 250 for Squabs. Quail. $1.25@1 Mallard, $3@4; back, $3@6; Spriz Teal, $2@ : Small ; Jack Snipe, $1@1 25: se. T5c@$1; Brant. $1@ Hare, $125: Rabbits, Cottontalls and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. §150 for Butter shows no further change, fancy being firm and other grades weak. Cheese is un- changed. While a-few fine Eggs are being =old at 0c, the market is showing signs of weakness and there is more stock on the market, though the demand for the north and south keeps up. Dealers do not expect the present prices to hold_long. BUTTE! Creamery—Fancy creameries, 25@26c; sec- onds, 2dc. Dairy—Choice to fancy, 21@23c; common grades, 17@20c. Pickied Goods—Firkin, 16@17c; pickled roll, 14@16c for dairy and 16@17c for creamery squares; creamery tub. 18c. x Fastern Butter—Ladle packed, 13%@lc per 1b: Elgin. nominal. CHEESE—Cholce mild mew. 11@i1%c; old, 10 @10%c: Cream Cheddar, 12@12%c; Young Amer- fea, 11i4@12%e: Eastern, 10@12c. FGGS—Quoted at 17%@1% per dozen, with sales at 20c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Apples and Oranges are in falr demand and stocks of the latter are light. Lemons are. in ample supply and quiet. Limes continue very scarce. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, 50cq@$1 for common_ $1 25@1 50 per box for No. 1 and $175 for choice. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@2 75 per_box: Seedlings, T5c@$1 50; Mandarins, $1 25 @1 75: Lemons, Tic@$l 50 for common and $2@ 2 f0 for good to choice; Mexican Limes. $9; California_Limes, —@— per_small box; Grape Fruit, $i@2; Bananas, $125@250 per bunch; Pineapples, $2@4 50 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RATSINS. Prunes and Raisins «till drag. Apples, Apri- cots and Peaches continue firm and In light supply. Honey fs in falr demand at steady prices. Nuts rule firm, with small stocks. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, Gic for 40-50's, 4% @4%c for 50-600°s, 34@sic for 60-70's, 2%@sc for 10-50's, 2%@2%c for 80-90's, 2@2c for 90-100°s and 1%@?%c for 100-110's; Sflver Prunes, 4@ Se. Peaches, 7%@Ste for good to cholce; 9@sike for fancy and — for peeled; Apricots. 104@ 13%c for Royals and_1412@15c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 7@Sc: sun dried, 5@ith Black Figs, sacks 2@2%c; Plums, nominal, 1qie tor unpitted? Pears, ‘nominal. AISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 5%c for four-crown. 44@éc for Seed- less Sultanas, 3%c for Seedless Muscatels and $1 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 23@3c. NUTS—Chestnuts, 7c ver 1b: Walnits, $@ 19¢ for hardshell, 11@12c for softshell; Almonds, 7@Sc for hardshell, 13@ldc for softshell, 15@17¢ for paper shell; Peanuts, 6@7c for Eastern and 445@5c_for California: Cocoanuts. $4 50 HONEY—Comb, 10@1lc for bright and Sc for lower grades: water white extracted, 7c; light amber extracted, 6@6ic; dark, 65@5lie per Ib. - BEESWAX—24@2c per Ib. s@ée per Ib for | ~"per 1b; Dried Peppers, 10 | | 68, 14 oz, | S@s%c | rough Leatber, light, oc; dry Calf, lic; 10@30c “each; short 70@%c;: lorg Wool, 12c; dry Kip and Veal, Shéepskins, ~ shearlings, Wool, 35@60c each: medium 90c@1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt, $1 75@2 25 for large and $1'for small; Colts, 2@i0c; Horse Hides, dry, $150G2 for large and $1 for small. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 3%@3%c per Ib; No.- 2, 2%@3c; refined, 4%@5c; Grease, 2@2%c. WOOL—Spring_clips—Southern Mountain, 12 months, 1@%; San Joaquin and Southern, 7 months, $@9c; Foothill and Northern._ free, 10@ 12c; Foothill and Northern, defective, 9@1lc: Humboldt and Mendoctno, 14@lic; Nevada, 109 12¢: Eastern Oregon, 10@1Zc. Fall Wools— Humboldt and Mendocin Northern Mountain BSouthern . Plains HOPS—] . rdinary, 12@12%c for good and 13@15¢ for cholce to fancy from first hands. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 54@%c for June and July; Wool Bags, 2%@2Sc; San Quen- tin Bags, $4 5. COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, $7 50; Seattle $6; Bryant. $; Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, §7 50 Scotch, $8; Cumberland, $8 50 In bulk and $8 76 in sacks; Pennsylvanla Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $8 50 per ton: Rock Springs and Castle Gate, §7 60; Coke, $12 per ton In bulk and §14 in_sacks. CORDAGE—Mantla, S%c; Steal, 8i4c; Duplex, Tic basis. ANNED FRUITS—Cherries, $135@150 for black and $1 50@1 80 for white; Peaches, $1 40@ 17 Pears, $145@160; Apricots, $1 35@150; Plums, 95c@$1 15. CANNED VEGETABLES — Peas, S5c@$1 2; Asparagus, $1 60@1 76; Tomatoes, 85@S0c. COFFEE—Costa Risa—15@16c _nominal _for prime washed: 13%@l4'%c_nomipal for good 12%@15c for good tosprime washed peaberry; 11@llic for good pedberry: 11%4@13c for good to prime; 10@1lc nominal for good t mixed with black beans: 3@loic for 5%@$%c for common to ordinary. Salva- 0@13c nominal for good to prime washed; 8@9%c for falr washed; 1033@11%c for good to prime washed peaberry: 8%@8%c nominal for superior unwashed; §@Sic for good green un- washed; 9%@l0c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua—$@s%c nominal for good to superior unwashed; 9%@l0c nominal _for g00d to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—16@17sc for prime to- fancy washed new crop, 12G14%c for good to strictly good washed new crop: old crop—10X@ldc fof washed; 7@8%c for medium; 5@6%c for inferior to ordifiary: 10@11kc for good to prime washed peaberry; 94@l0c for good unwashed peaberry; for good to_superior. unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundies, 3%c per Ib; case selected, 4%c per Ib; cases, imitation tern. Sic per Ib; boneless, hc per Ib; \$@7%c per 1 blocks, 6%@6%c per 1b iic per Ib: middles, 64@8yc per Tb desiccated, §Thc per dozen: pickled cod, bar- rels, §7 7 each; pickled cod, half barrels, $4 25. LEATH ole, heav. x Sole Leatber, medfum, 24@ 2 light, 23@2 rough Leather, heavy, 32G34c; Hari 82; Harness ' Leather, light, Leather, 14@16c per foot: Ki per Ib; Veal, finished, 50@s5c; Calf, T5c@1: Sides, finished. 16@17¢ per foot; Knife Splits, 14@16c: Rough Splits, s@l0c. finished, Belt OIL—California Castor Ofl, cases, No. 1, 95¢ barrels, S0c per gallon (manufacturers’ rates); Linseed Ofl, In_barrels, bolled, 54c; raw. 52 ; Pure Neatsfoot Ol cases, 70c; No. barrels, §5c} cases, 60c: Sperm, crude, 60c: natural white, 40c: bleached white, 4ic;’ Whale Ol naturai white, 40c; bleached white, 45c; Pacific Rubber Mixed Paints, whité and house colors, §1 250 135 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@2'25 per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—Water White Coal Oil, in bulk, 12}4c per gallon; Pearl Ofl, In cases, 173c: Astral Ofl, Mlc; Star Oll, 17%c; Extra Star OIl, 21ic: Elaine Oll, 22iz¢; Eocene Oil, 19%c;: Deodorized Stove Gasoline, ‘In bulk, 1itc; in cases, 2Ic; Benzine, In bulk, lic; cases, 20c; S6-degree Gasoline. In bulk, 21c; in cases, 26c. CANDLES—Electric Light Cand! 3 6s, 14 oz, 6%c; 6s, 12 oz, 6e; s, Granite (mining) Candles—6s, 16 0z, 9% 8ic; 65, 12 oz, Thc: 68, 10 oz, 6%ci Paraffine Wax Candles—1s, 4s, 6s, Wwhite, tkc: 125, 10%4¢; colored, lc higher. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@Tc per 1b. TURPENTINE—In cases, 64c; in iron barrels, S9c: in wooden barrels, 6ic per gallon. Boiled, barrels, 43c; raw, Sc_more. > R—$42 per flask for local use LUCOL barrels, @3 3 AR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 67%c; Powdered, 6%c; Candy Granulated, 5 Dry Granulated, 5%c: Con- fectioners' ‘A, 5%c: California A, izc: Magno- lla A, 5%c; Extra C, 5%c; Golden C, 5i4e; half barrels, %c more than barrels, and boxes iic more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. LUMBER. LUMBER—Retail prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $15@1S: "extra sizes, higher; Redwood, $17 for No. 1 and $14@15 for. No. 2 Lath, 4 feet, $2 20@2 30; Pickets, $14; Shingles, $135 for common and 32 25 for fancy: Shakes, =5 for_ split and $10 50 for sawn; Rustic, $15 SAN FRANCISC MEAT MARKET. Mutton is weak at the decline, but Spring Lamb is quoted firm. Beef shows more firm- ness. Veal is steady and Hogs continue to bring good prices without difficulty. g Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows: B 7@sc per Ib. VEAL—Large, 8@S%c; small, Sc per Ib. !x:m TON—Wethers, §%@dc per 1b; Ewes, 8@ cc. LAMB—S%@10c per b for yearlings and 12% @lde_for spring. PORK—Live Hogs, 5%@3%c for large, 5%@éc for medium and 5@3%c for small; stock Hogs. #4@ic; dressed Hogs, T@9c. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday: February 28. Barley, ctls . Corn, ctls, Butter, ctls Cheese, ctls Beans, sks . Potatoes, Onions, 2 64 umber, feet Bran, 609 Lime, bbls 182 Midaiings, 411) Hides, N 830 Sugar, sks . 475 Pelts,” bd 85 Sugar, bbls . 60 Tallow, ctls it} OREGON. Flour, qr sks 1,565 | Hay, tons .. 10 Wheat, ctls . 830} ‘WASHINGTO: 10| SVADA. atls 7.000] e THE STOCK MARKET. The resumption of pumping sent the shors on the mining stock market to cover, and the bulls ran prices up on them. Business was brisk in consequence. Profit taking set in, however, and the market eased off again, as will be seen by the sales. Fluctuations in local securities were nar- rower and fewer. Mutual Electrlc was weaker and Gas and Electric advanced to §55. Ha- walian Commercial was also firmer. The report from the pump yesterday was as follows: ‘“The pump was lowered into piace and all important connections made. Will start pumping again this afternoon. Water is twen- ty-seven feet six Inches below the 1750 Tevel.” Hay, tons . Wheat, The following local incorporations disbursed dividends during the past month: - Per Share. Amt. Central Gaslight Co...... o100 $20,000 Gas Consumers's Assoclation.... 15 2.0% Oakland Gas Co.. . % 7,500 Pacific Gas Improvement Co.... & 16,000 Pacific_ Lighting Co. s 08 7,000 S, F. Gas & Electric. - B0 63,750 San Jose Water... -8 4341 Spring Valley Water. 42 38,800 California Street Cable..... 50 5,000 Alaska Packers' Association. 5 36,000 Hutchinson Plantation 2% 25,000 Natoma_Vineyard Co. . % 3,000 Pacific Telephone. k0 13,200 Sunset Telephone. S 7,500 Oceanic .Steamship. . 80 12,500 California Cotton Mills. S100 6,000 Pacific A. F. Alarm. 05 1,250 Bank British Columbf . 250 75,000 Glant Powder Co. 50 10,000 Argonaut M. Co.. 10 20,000 Homestake M. Co (extra). 2 31,250 Homestake M. Co. 2 31,250 Morning Star M. Co, 400 9,600 Pennsylvania M. Co. Lo 576 Total .... sereneeee. $468,441 A summary of the dividends for the past month compares as follows: 199, part and will explore some new and promising ground. The connecting drift mine and the main Sutro tunnel lower levels into the tunnel drain boxes. In the Chollar-Savage- tunnel. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. TUESDAY, February 28— p. m. Morning Session. Board— 85 Alaska Packers’ Assn 25 Equitable Gas, s 30. 26 Equitable Gas 300 Equitable Gas 15 Glant Powder Con 10 Giant Powder Con, 60 Hana Plantation Co 60 Hana Plantation Co 240 Hana Plantation Co 215 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. 485 Mutual Electric Light 30 Mutual Electric Light, b 15 Oakland Gas .. 80 Oceanic S S Co between the Savage is being cleaned out for the purpose of catching up and conveying such water as is now flowing to the Noreross combination shaft the water now stands at a point forty- six feet eight inches below the station on the level of the connecting drift with the Sutro SUN, MOON AND TIDE. tates Coast and Geodetic Survey— 'nrnus and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Publlsh;d tw officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTEThe high Ahd low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Poin the helght of tide is the same at both places. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1. United Sun rises Sun_sets Moon rises . 48 :05| 5.8 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left 1% 5 7 O iecttio Go - §1 2, | hand column, and the successive tides of the % 8 F Gas & Electric Co - 3 5% | day In the order of ocourrence as to time. The $1000S F & N P Ry bonds "116 §715 | second time column gives the second tide of $1000 Spring Valley 4 per cent bond 188 05" | the ‘day, the third time column the third tide - Wi ‘102 and the last or right hand column giv s 10200 |1t tide of the day, except when there are but Street— three gides, s sometimes occur. The helghts $10,00 North Ry of Cal 6 per cent bonds.11{ 0 | given fre additions to the soundings on thy = Contra Costa Water Bonds . 0 United States = Coast survey charts, except $15.000 S F & N P Ry bonds. $8000 U S 3 per cent bonds. Afternoon Session. Board— 70 Alaska Packers' Assn when a minus sign (—) precedes the helght. and then the number given Is subtracted from the depth glven by The plane of rence i the mean of the lower low water 20 Contra Costa ter . 63 l‘q 100 Contra_Costa Water, Lam i 75 Equitable Gas - 900 Stean 5 1s. Pler. 163 Hana Plantation €5 1111 118 o2t R Destination. | Salls B 50 Hawalian Commercla e Orizaba ....|Newport.. Mar. 1, 9 am|Pler 1 28 Hawallan Commercial & Suga Clty Peking|China & Japn|Mar. 1 1 pn\[PMSS 5 Mutual Flectric Light . Aloha ......|Point Arena.. Mar. 1, 2 pm|Pler 3 2 S F Gas & Electric Co Omaciia Vi & Pt Sd. 2,10 am|Pler 3 S F Gas & Electric Co Chilkat Humboldt 3, 2pm Pler 13 % Spring Valley. Water Santa Rosa/San Diego 3/ 11 am|Pler 11 Street— 75 Glant Powder Con 100 S F Gas & Electric Co INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. Board— 50 Mutual Electric Light 25 Mutual Electric Light 25 Mutual Electric Light 100 Mutual Electric Light 50 Mutual Electric Light 200 Vigorit Powder 30 Market Street Railway 10 Hawatlan Commercial & Suga: Afternoon Session. Board— 36 Mutual Electric Light 40 Mutual Electric Light 2 Spring_Valley Water 25 Hana Plantation Co 25 Hana Plantation Co 30 Oceanic S § Co MINING STOCKS. Following were the sale: clsco Stock Board yesterda: Morning Session. 12 300 Kentuck 6 850 Mexican 64100 Mexican 300 Alta . 400 Best & 500 Best & Belcher. Belcher. 100 Caledonia . 42900 Ophir . 1 100 Challenge . 35100 Ophir . 1 100 Challenge . 35 200 Ophir . 5 109 Chollar 45 100 Overman % 300 Con Cal & 200 Con Cal & Y. 1200 Con Cal & 1100 Potost 1100 Potost 1600 Savage in the San Fran- 10 am|Pler 13 Weeott ....|Yaquina Ba: ! Newport 12 m|Center Columbia - . 10 am|Pler 24 Pt. Arena. 3 pmiPler 2 Pomona ... Humboldt 2 pm|Pler 9 C. Nelson..|Puget Sound. 10 am|Pler 2 Coos Bay...|N: 9 am|Pler 11 Arcata 10 am|Pter 13 Queen 10 am|Pler 9 Corona ... 11 am|Pler 11 Australia . 10 am(Pler 7 State of Cal|Portland 10 am|Pier 26 STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From. Steamer. | Due. Grays Harbor Grays Harbor . San’ Diego. Portland National City. Del Norte. Santa Rosa. . |Humboldt . Crescent City ©|Point Arena . " {Tacoma. . :{Coos Bay . "I Newport Victorta & Puget Sound| Point Arena. Washtenaw. Emplre.. Coos Bay. Queen.. Mar. Mar. Curacao. "~ |Mexico .. Pomona. Humboldt Samoa. .| Humboldt Mackinaw..... | Tacoma Arcata. Coos Bay . Progreso Seattle .. "Isan Diego Corana. Seattle .. Willamette. 909500 =4 ~1 80 00 O i i 69 6 59 00 960 691693 1303 3 14 14 b 1 b0 100 Con Cal -& V. 300 Seg Belcher..... ot | Cooe Bay - 100 Confidence 850 Sierra Nevada..1 60 | A, Blanchard. | 008 To 100 Crown Point 500 Sierra Nevada.155 | 9970.2" """ |newport S Crown BTt 100 Unfon - Hongkong Mar| China and Japan 100 Exchequer .. 100 Union s | Humboldt 300 Gould & Curry. §0|20 Union N v 100 Goul urry. " 5 Tnion . & Pusel S0 Gould & Curry. G212 Utah ..o Wil Walla tor - 1150 Hale & Norcrs 4 ellow Jacket.. 100 Justice " 23/200 Yellow Jacket.. SHIPPING INTELLIGEN ‘Afternoon_Sesston. ot 200 Alpha . 08100 Justice . ] . 400 Andes 20300 Mexican SoET Tuesday, February 2. LG 27/200 Mexican ........ 88| Br stmr Gaellc, Finch, 25 davs 13 hours 1§ 300 Best & Beleher. 63(300 Occldental ...1 32 | . Bf ST GeEn Sg. via Yokohama 17 days 300 Best & Belcher. €2|800 Ophir 125 | 15 hours 3 minutes, via Honolulu 6 days 14 200 Best & Belcher. 61|500 Potost e R s00.Choliar /> e . 35| MG Whitesboro, Johnson, 15 hours from 700 Con Cal & Va.'230(500 Seg Belcher. .\ 07 | goirmwood. : 300 Con Cal & Va..2 231650 Sterra Nevada..143| “symr Luella, Miller, 30 hours from Crescent §00 Con (l,mperlnl gg‘ 2& i§_|e'rrl o evada..l g City. o - 50 Confidence . Inion Con ......; 5 lia, Houdlette, 6 days 22 hours 300 Grown Point.... 26[500 Union Con . CH e e 50 Gould & Curry. 48(200 Utah ... i AEOARED G0 Hale & Norcrs. 46/400 Yellow Jacket.. 36 oL v Tuesday, February 23 100 Justice 24[160 Yellow Jacket.. 38 " : Stmr Orizaba, Hall, San Pedro; Goodall, Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Perkins ‘& Co. Board vesterday: Br stmr Wellington, Salmond, Nanaimo: R 1 S : Dunsmuir Sons Co. 4 2 500 Alta A 0 Thstice 2| Whailng sunr Belvedere, Devoll, whaling; 3 2. m Lewis. 5 3 %0 Andca 33100 Aextean” 3| Whaiing stmp Jeanette, Newth, whaling; % ! Roth, Blum 0. 100 Best & 22130 Mexican 2 Strir * Pomona, - Parsons, Burek Goodall, 5 Perkins 0. . 190 Bext & Belcher.. 81100 Moxican 3| TR Gy ot Para. Zeeter, Panama. ete: b c 65400 Mexican 8P MSS Co £ 100 Bost & Deleher 81 200 OphIF - 2% | Ship Standard, Getchell, Port Townsend; 100 Best & Belcher.. 60,90 Ophir | otis, Meanister ‘& Co. 500 Bullion 07300 Ophir 214 | ‘SAILED. 200 Challeng: 38 1100 Ophir - 5 R ¥oroacy 3. 10 Shallenee Con.:. 3% tioo Sverm 3 Stmr Mineola, David, Tacoma. 00 Chollar verman i : la, 5 E Wellington, Salmond, Nanaimo. 500 Chollar 500 Potost . Br stmr ngton. Salmond. Stmr Pomona, 5 2 10 400 botost 400 Con 10 400 Potosi - e 2 15 40 Potos! - Stmr Gipsy. Leland, Santa Cruz. 30 Con 5212 00 Savage Whaling stmr Wm' Baylies, Buckler, whal 223 800 Svage ing. m gg: 2 40 300 Slvnge Stmr Coquille River Thompson. t 300 Con 2 45|200 Savage Stmr City of Para, Zeeder, Panama, etc. 400 Con 2 351400 Savage Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. 150 Con 2 30{1500 Scorplon ....... Schr Reliance, Nordling. ; . 300 Crown: Point.... 30600 Sterra Nevada..160 | Schr Laura May, Hansen, Grays Harbor. = 300 Crown Point.... 31 300 Slerra Nevada..155| Schr Mary Etta, Anderson, Bowens Lan {00 Gould & Curry.. 48 200 Slerra Nevada..1 45 | ing. S0 Gould & Curry.. 50 400 Standard 315 | "Schr Dora Bluhm. Jorgensen, Puget Sound. 300 Gould & Curry.. 47 700 Union Con. 70| Schr Coquille River, Pearson, Coquille River. 500 Hale & Norcrs.. 44 400 Union Con. 68 | Schr North Bend. Schemhl, Coos Bay. 600 Hale & Norcrs:. 45 400 Union Con. 71| Schr Monterey, Beck, Bowens Landing. 200 Hale & Norcrs.. 47 #00 Yellow Jacket.!! 28 s 50 Hale & Norcrs. 46 {00 Yellow Jacket... 36| 1ye volunteer loads mdse for Nicolaefski; Hms Wilna, flour for Viadivostock. 300 Alpha Con. Ny oustico + 24| "rje West Lothian leads wheat at Portland 100 Best & Bel 550 Mexican e 200 Beat & Belcher.. 62|00 Mexican 56 3 7 100 Best & Belcher.. 8330 Mexican 7 TELEGRAPHIC. ; 100 Caledonia -. 33| 00 Mexican % | POINT LOBOS, Feb 2, 10 p m-—Weather 300 Challenge Con.. 35(10 Ophir 125 | thick; wind south: velocity 16 miles. 300 Challenge Con.. 34|10 Ophir 120 SPOKEN. 0 Con Cal & Va-2 74| ¥0 Savage 35| peb 10, lat 37 N, long 15 W—Br ship Cromp- 100 Con Cal & Va.2 32} | 1000 Seg Belcher..... 03| ton, from Swansea, for San Francisco. 13 Cou CRL & Ve 100 Sterra Nevada..150 | gy a4, Iat 3 N, long 16 W—Br ship Clan i00 Gould & Curry.. 461200 Sferra Nevada..143 | packenzie, from Oregon. for Queenstown. 100 Gould & Curry.. 47|10 Sterra Nevada..140 | “Fep 3, on the equator, long 32 W—Br ship {00 Hale & Norcrs. 44009 Utah .ooocooooil 37| Cambrian” Hills, from Oregon, for Queens- 00 Hale & Norers. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. *oBer Nokomia, at Port Townsend, Feb 2, off Columbia River—Br ship Mistley Hall, from Liverpool, for Oregon. 8 DOMESTIC PORTS. Alpha Con. Bl 5o e NEWPORT (S)_Arrived Feb %—Schr Lottie Carson, from Eureka. Ande 3 11 Kentuek CLALLAM BAY—In port Feb 2—Ship Santa Belcher 2% 2 Lady Wash Clara, from Comox, for San Francisco. Benton G Z 05 Mexican PORT ANGEQES—In port Feb 3-Ship Ori- Best & Belcher. 60 61 Occldental ental, from Sealtle, for San Francisco. Bullion . 07 8 Ophir .. % Passed up Feb 28—Schr Nokomis, from San Caledonia 40 42 Overman 1351 % | Pedro, for Tacoma: schr Bangor, from San Chollar . 4 47 Potosl . I 3% 31| Pedro, for Port Gamble. Challenge Con.. 33 . 3% 36| EUREKA—Arrived Feb 28—Stmr Chilkat, hno Confidence ..... 8 : 2 06| Feb 2; stmr Westport, hence Feb 27. Con Cal & Va..2 252 % 0| Sailed Feb 28—Schr John A, for San Fran- erial. 0 351 40 | cisco. o et % 77 Sliver Hill. = &| FoRT BRAGGSalled Feb 28—Stmr Sequola, New York. — 04 Syndicate . ‘- for San_ Franc! . Fomeka "Conr. — 40 /Standard 15 — | NEAH BAY—Passed Feb 28—Br stmr Bris- Exchequer ..... 03 04 Unlon Con. 67 6% | tol, hence Feb 2, for Nanaimo. Gould & Curry. 46 48|Utah .. L 2% 27| ‘PORT TOWNSEND—In port Feb 28—Stmr Hale & Norcrs. 44 45/Yellow Jacket.. 35 35 | Queen, from Puget Sound, for San Francisco. Passed Feb 25— Br stmr Manuense, from Vie- ASSESSMENTS PENDING. toria, for —: schr J M Cojman. from San T Pedro, for Port Gamble; stmr Walla Walla, S hence Feb 25, for Victor! Company. DR Ds‘")_""’ Amt. | “Arrived Feb 28—Schr Nokomis, from San P A TTLEArrived Feb 25—Schr Lena Swea- Julia” ... 08 | gey, hence Feb 14; stmr Willamette, hence Feb Slarsa Nevada 20 |23} stmr Leelanaw, hence Feb 25; Br stmr Justice . 05 | Manuende_ from Vancouver. 2 Alta . 05 Salled Feb 25—Stmr Laurada, for Dyea. Challenge = PORT Lunugxgfl\mvee Feb 25—Schr Ban- . {fom San Pedro. Sterman 0% | EFonT GAMBLE-Arrived Feb 25—Schr Roy Somers, hence Feb 13. FOREIGN. PORTS. UEENSTOWN—Arrived Feb 2—Br ship Colborian Queen, from Oregon: Br ship Aus- from Oregon: Br ship Clackmannan- Fr. |Sa. | Mooa's Phases. Last Quarter, from Oregon and proceeded for Limer- ick. K ONGKONG—Arrived Jan 7—Br stmr Mon- NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrograph Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, ‘maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and | e B mouthshire, from Oregon. T B (] March ¢ . LIVERPOOL—Arrived Feb 26—Ger ship Marie 0 et Now Noon. | | Bagk: e Rea Feb 25—Br stmr Warrim a7 Bl B T T SYDNEY— el r 0, 4|15 (6 |27 |18 |A5F March 1L || oo Vancouver. =153 | 31 | 35 | @Firet Quarter, YOKOHAMA—Sailed: Feb 26—Stmr Victoria, NEIEERENR ety for Tacoma. A e Fall M. BIRKENHEAD—Arrived Feb 26—Br ship bk oo ] s oon. | | Lismore hence Sept 2. e e March 26. CALLAO—Safled Jan 25—Chil bark Altcar, o HONOLULU—Sailed Feb 15—Br ‘stmr Mio- wera, for Victoria: stmr City of Peking, for San Franclsco. Feb 16—Haw ship Fort George, for San Francisco. Feb 17—Br bark Dominion, for Royal Roads; Harry Morse, for Astorla: whaling bark Andrew Hicks, for Okhatsk Sea. Feb 18- Bark St Katherine, for Hilo; Br stmr Coptic, for Yokohama. Feb 19—Brig W G ic 1s being uncovered, and there was considerabl N liquidatior P - le NEW YORK, Feb. 2. pecial cable and tele- s Banks . free of expense. San Franclsco: stmr Centennial, for Was learncd that no sed P, A€ain when It | graphic advices to Bradstreet's indicate the | Sterling Exchange, 6 days = 3455 PROVISIONS. Gas Savigators are cordfally invited to visit the | Mootia Fob 20 Bitn § G Wilder, for San advices had been received. bur poroE (ot o8 | following changes fn the available supply of | SioTling Exchange, sight - e Water . office, where complete sets of charts and sall- | Franclsco: bktn Uncle John, for Port Town- gettled azain. With the remeyep cilation un {h last Saturday, as compared with the’ Sterling Cables = 4 8- | Dealers ireport: & fajr. tradetat nchanked | Rafiway fng directions of the world are kept on hand | send, Feb 20-U S stmr Oregon, for Manila, “Bugar, - which showed earty sivespier ol torure. | B ing Gatordags | th the‘pre- | New York Exchange, sight. = 173 | prices. 2 Powder for comparison and reference, and the latest | via Guam: U S stmr Iris. for Manila. Feb 21— - of the acquisition of o rival company. eeld | WHEAT-United States and Canad New York Exchange, telegraphic — 2 CURED MEATS—Bacon, S@Sc per Ib for | Sugar information can always be obtained regarding | Br stmr Gaellc, for San Francisco; stmr Aus- off on denial. Two things which In a measure | the Rocky Mountains, decrease, 109,005 boopelsr | 2trcico oybes ounce. T 9% | heavy, §%@%c for light medium, 10%@llc for | Fish . lights, dangers to navigation and all matters | tralia, for San Francisco. Would account f0r the Wenknses of the mesios | Liveronl Corn. Trade Newss Aoy pusticle. | Mexican Dollars = ATHG@4 | jne e for extra light and 12%@13c for sugar | Telephone of interest to ccean commerce. A aall Feb 22U § stmr Philadelphia, for Jrere that London wold In the afterncon the | including Europe, Incrcase, 400,600. Total sup- WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. cured; Eastern Sugarcured Hams dici cail- | Miscof, Distinge ot the foot of Market strect, 1o holsted | Aseived Feb 16_Schr Transit, hence Feb 1: stock purchased early, and leading Interests that had the bull side were sald 10 be practien i ot o | * the market for the moment und let some of | the stocks with which they had been identified | ghift for themseives. Many mililon doMars of | fornia Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $12@12 50 per bbi; extra Mess Reef, $13 50; Family Beef, $i4 50@ 15; extra Prime Pork $12 50; extra clear, $17 50; mess, $16; Smoked Beef. 11c per I LARD-Tierces quoted at $L@%%e = compound and 7@7lc for pure: hal whal bark Andrew Welch, hence Jan 2; schr Annfe M Campbell, from Everett: stmr Cen- tennial_hence Feb 6. Feb 17—Br stmr Coptic, hence Feb 11 Feb 15—Br bark Golden Gate, from Caleta Buena; schr Repeat, from Abe: deen. Feb 19—Br bark Invermark, from Liv- that two of the | ply, increase, 291.000. CORN—United States and Canada, cast of the Rocky Mountains, increase, 735,000, OATS—United States and Canada, east of Rocky Mountains, increase, 2 “Among the more importan: about ten minutes before noon.and dropped at Toon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- coived each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. A notice siating whether the ball was drop WHEAT FREIGHTS—Continue nominal at 258, usual options. The chartered Wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of 3088, against 34,750 tons on the same date last year: disen- Totals . The. following ore shipments were made by rall from the mines of Eureka, Nev., and nelghboring districts for the week ending Feb: ‘American_sccurities sold by Long o Yious weeks reachigd New York in, toe D::x‘st Fow | days, but the nts of some foreign houses -expressed the ‘opinion that shiyments haye practically ceased at least for the present 2s salcs for foreign account had of late been Jurgely balanced by purchases. General weakness marked the bond trading to-day, with active issues receding smartly Total sales, $4,150,000. United States new fours advanced % and the threes 3 in the bid prie The total sales of stocks to-day were 40 700 ghares, including 10.260 Atchison, 93,42 do pre. | Terred, 3975 Central Pacific, 49,100 Burlington, 5020 Manhattan. 6565 Metropolitan, 27,20 Read. ing preferred, 5170 Missouri Pacific, 4780 M. t decreases reported to Bradstreet’s and not given in the official visible supply statement are those of 230,01 bushels at Northwestern {nterior elevators, The aggregate stocks of wheat held at 1er. land and Tacoma and Seattle increased 110,000 bushels last week. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—Predictlons of a cold wave fellowing the recent rains, and reports from the country suggestive of serious dam- age to the winter plant, started wheat firm. Mgy opened unchanged at from o to TG Ti%e. and during the first _couple of hours' trading was bid up to Téc. Bradstreet's stato- and T. prefedfed, 59,760 Northern Pacific, 35,3 North American, 6600 Northern Pacific pre- gaged, 34,770 fons, against 24,200; on the way to_thi% port, 140.470 tons, against 172,30, WHEAT - Chicago came through _rather stronger, perhaps on account of bad crop re- ports which were received from Indiana. Fu. tures were about the same, but spot prices were weak. $1 12%@1 13%; milling, Spot Wheat—Shipping, $116@1 20 per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—2000 ctls, fl‘;&‘;fi:"fillgn, $116%; 2000, $116%; December— .,,'sffii’"‘ Session—May—2000 ctls, $116%; 2000, Regular Morning _Session—May—10,000 _ctl $116%: 2000, 31 16%; December—10,00, 3119, ment of the world’s visible showed an increase A Afternoon Session—Seller '8, new—2000 pure, T%@fc: 10-1b tins, Sic: COTTOLENE—Tlerces, 6% less than 300 Ibs, 1-1b pails, 3-1b pails, 20 in & case, $%c; case. 8130; 10-1b. pails, 6 in'a case, S%e: 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 in A case, 7%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs Tet, S4c; fancy tubs, 80 lbs net, T%c; half barrels, about 110.1bs, T%c. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. There is nething new In Hops and Hides. Wool is dull, as stocks continue heavy every- where and the new clip is not far off.. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell Heavy salted c: about Ic under the quotations. it 3 ; edi 9c; light. S Biden, sdsc Stags: te: Satted Cow- Calt, ruary 24: Eureka Con., 163,030 pounds: Jack- son, 34.200; Phenix, 49,070; Richmond, 110,640, The North Truckee Drain Ditch Company of Teno, Nev.. has levied an assessment of 5 cents per share, delinquent April 1. The Best & Belcher and ‘Gould & Curry Min- ing_Companfes are preparing to resume deep work through the Osbiston shaft, which tjey jointly own, as soon as drainage operations tully under way. ‘Work 18 to be resumed in the Eureka Consoli-'| dated mine, in Eureka district, Nev. The com- pany has let a contract to Hacking & Eathorn of Ruby Hill to run a drift on the eighth level. The main drift on that level is caved, and as it runs over an old chamhber the ground would settle were that drift cleaned out. The new drift will run around the caved on time or giving the error, If any, is published S. HUGHES, in the morning papers the ‘Jollowlnx 3 Lieutenant, U. S. N. in charge. TIME BALL, fnch Hydrograghic Office, U. S. N., Mer- L San ' Francisco, Cal, eh.bnts‘ E;'Ch!l&l!. e 4 2 W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. 8. N., in charge. The time bail on the tower of the new Ferry bulldiug was dropped at exactly noon to-day— i, e, at noon of the 12th meridian, cr u o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time. W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U, 8. N., In charge. arpool; U § stmr Brutus, from Guam: Br stmre Berlgan King, from San Diego. Feb 20—Schr Vine, from Eureka: Br stmr Aorangi, from Victoria; schr Bessie E Stevens, hence Feb 4, HILO—Arrived Feb 15—Ship Henry B Hyde, ‘hence Feb 4. Salled Feb 18—Bark Amy Turner, for San RANULUL Arrived Feb 13—Sch JT—Arrived Fel r Olga, fro Newcastle, NSW. Feb l4—Schr H' ¢ Wright, from Aberdeen; bktn Mary Winkelman, from Newcastle. Salled Feb 19—Schr Defender. for San Fran- clsco. HANA—Arrived Feb 17—Schi Clau- dina, from &"y": B:rbm‘. s HONOIPU—Arrived -Feb 12—Schr John G North, hence Jan 2.