The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1899. COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver weaker. Wheat lower. Bad break in Barley futures. Oats firm. Corn and Rye dull. = No Hay market. Bran and Middlings unchanged. Beans easier. Potatoes and Onions the same. Butter wedker. Eggs unchanged. Slight advance in Poultry. Game dull. Fresh and Dried Fruits unchanged. Beof firm. Hogs weaker. New York Exchange lower. Decreased exports of Produce. EXPORTS OF PRODUCE. Chi Ind & L 834U P D & G..oeeene 12% Do prefd.......... 42| Wabash ... (33 Chi & N W........146%| Do prefd. - 0% Do prefd 1192 (Wheel & L . 11 CCC &St L.l 5% Doprefd......... 32 Do prefd. ... 91 | Express Companies— Del & Hudson.....114 Adams E 112 Del L & W ...164% |[American EX. .140 Den & Rio G Tnited States. . o4 Do prefd IWells Fargo.......125 Erie (new). Miscellaneous— Do 1st pref |A_Cot Ofl.. Ft Wayne | Do prefd 1:'Am Spirits. Hocking_Val....... 5%/ Do prefd filinois Cent........114%!Am Tobacco. Lake Erie & W.... 18 | Do prefd 65% Cons Gas........... 200" Com Cable Co......130 63% Col F & Iron 105%| Do prefd. 531 (Gen Electri Do pretd Lake Shore. Louis & Nash.... Manhattan L. Met St Ry Exports of produce from this port during the first two months of the year were $5,080,700, against $6,109,500 for the same time in 1595, the leading shipments being as follows: To At- | ports, $40,800; Great Britain, $511,900; . $628,100; Japan, §717,500; Australia, 3234, ish Columbia, $134,500; Mexico, 3289,- | Central America, $343,300; Hawalian CIRCULATION MONEY IN the money | on the st According to a treasury statement in circulation in the United States of March was as follows: | 203,269 | 135,375 143844 966,539 400,705 | 4,204,459 | 308,305,398 | $70; 6 Silver certificates “Treasury nited Stz ational 239, tal . .$1,928,842,612 5 $202,465,353 year $145,420,357 Is repre- | $4,000,000 by standard dol- fractional silver coin, $16,000, rtificates, $44,000,000 by green §18,000,000 by bank notes. a decrease of $6,000,000 in gold 5,000 in treasury notes and $25,- certificates. per capita is given at $23 5L lation for the month of and ere has be ates, $4, ) in curre: ation THE HAY MARKET. Mich Cent..........113 |Haw Com C 814 Minn & St L0110 83 |Brooklyn R T...... 9% Do 1st prefd...... 99 |Intl Paper......... 53% Mo Pacific.. 46 | Do prefd . 841 Mobile & Ohio..... 39% Laclede Gas........ 51 Mo K & T....ccoces 13 |Lead ... L aay Do prefd veee. 3831 Do prefd. 11234 N J_Central 11214 | Federal Steel...... 52 N Y Central.......131%| Do prefd.......... 86% N Y Chi & 13% Nat Lin Ofl...cc.c. 4 Do 1st pref € |Pacific Mail Do 2d prefd 33 |People’s Ga:s Nor West. No Amer Co. No Pacific... Do prefd Ontarfo & W.. Or R & Nav. Or Short Line Pac C Ist pref 17% Pullman Pal : 9 |Silver Certificates. 49% /Standard R & T... % [Sugar .... prefd.. & Tron. Leather.. prefd.. Do 2d prefd S Rubber. Pittsburg ... Do prefd..... Reading . 23% |Western Union. Do 1st prefd |Am S & W Co. RGW. Do prefd. Do prefd 76 |Or Nav prefd... Rock Island........116% Pac Coast... St Louls & § F.... 11%|Colo Southern.. Do prefd.. 71" | Do 1st prefd. - 35%| Do 2 prefd. CLOSING BONDS US3s .107% N Y Central Ists ..114% U S new 4s reg....125% N J C s . 118ty Do ecoup 12832 'North Carol! 130 US 4s . % Do 4s .. 104 Do coup ........113 |No Pac lsts . 116% DO 248 .......... 99%| Do 38 .....c..ol. 68 U_S &s reg. 112 | Do 4s ...103% Do s coup ......112 N Y C & S L 4s..107 District 3.658 7% Nor & W 6s 12 Ala class A 110 " [Northwest consols.143% Do B 110 | Do deb &5 . 122 Do C 100 [0 Nav 1 Do Currency ....100 |0 Nav 4s . Atchison 4s .......102%/0 S Line s tr. The circular of Somers & Co., under date of the 14th says of Hay: | ng expected movement with Hay has | d, as we have expressed our- previcusly, a start seemed to be all was required to improve prices very ma- town have been running ittle time past, for almost | one has been looking for a further de- \ prices, and have therefore been some- | nxious to clean out 0 as to be prepared k up again at lower figures. No further | be noted, and as receipts con- rather light one dealer after an- | r was to go on to the market to purchase t trade. This demand, | coupled with the continued dry weather, created | a stir about Friday of last week, | could be noted on | another became an | what of 1 as soon as any fon the market. ay crop prospects have been very ouragaini d prices have been steadily | advancing, we write it Is raining and the wind seems to be in the right direction for a | continuous wpour. In proof of our state- whi often expressed, that the market is not a weather state that to-day at our i in the rain, $18 75 was bid t Hay on several carloads, iine carloads in all, total re there being_but he me to us that many of the the country quite | ake purchases, that they have confidence rket. According to re- ved, stocks are becom- ut the State, which fact | me_consumption than the de- | n Francisco market. A dry increase the demand throughout | which will leave less Hay to ba ped here, in which event we may look for ier prices than the existing range. unless . Washington and other States have an | they can ship Were. This idea | shipments {s a matter of con- certainty at the present time. From ed to date and from prospects as | appear to us, we are inclined to believe the present range of prices will at least 11 1t does not advance still mands of t spring will the country Teports recel e tha be maintained, furthe WEATHER REPORT. 7—_Pacific Time.) (20th SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared Wwith those of same date last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four Last This Last 4 Hours. Se Season. L 104 2 7.97 o 23" 1 amento . S0 1 8 San Francisco 055 0.01 3™ 385 3 Obispo....2 0.26 745 5.37 Angeles.. L0 2.92 452 Diego. ... 0.00 371 3.65 Yuma ST 134 1.62 _San Franclsco data: Maximum temperature, £5; minimum, 49; mean, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORBCAST. The storm which has been off the Oregon coast has moved south and is central off the California_coast to-night. The pressure has fallen over California and risen over Oregon and Washington. | Rain has fallen from Roseburg, Or., south to | in the interior and the vicinity of Santa Barbara along the coast. The rain has been heaviest in the lower Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and along the bay coun- ties High southerly winds are reported from the interior of California. made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, March 16, 1598 Tehachapi Northern California—Rain Thursday; brisk southerly wind. ern California—Rain Thursday; fresh est wind ada—Snow Thursday; cooler in north por- Ttah—Rain or snow Thursday; cooler. Arizona—Cloudy in south portion, snow in north portion Thursday San Francisco and vicinity—Rain Thursday; fresh to brisk southerly wind. G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecast Offic EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, March 15.—The changes in stock prices to May were mixed, with losses prevailing. For th8 greater part of the day stocks were under pressure, in part due to the strength in the call money market, where § per cent was recorded for some loans, although most of the business was at 4 per cent. London, while trading both ways, disposed of more stock than it took. The selling of Man- hattan was attributed to the underwriting syn- dicate of the issue of new stock, although there was no means of ascertaining the real source. The stock closed with a loss of nearly 2 polnts after an earlier extreme decline of 3%. Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf left off 4 points down in anticipation of a possible heavy assessment in the plan of reorganization. Amer- jcan Steel and Wire dropped 3%. with a smaller sympathetic_recession in Federal Steel issues. There were fractionl recessions, too, in North- ern Pacific, Atchison, the Readings and the grangers. Chicago Terminal stocks were bene- fited by talk of a contract with Chicago and Alton, while Colorado Southern was up on ru- mors 0f negotiations with Union Pacific. Amer- ican Tobacco rose 2 points, but Continental To- bacco, now dealt in in the unlisted department, made, compared with the opening, a net loss of 1% for the common and 3 for the preferred. New York Air Brake jumped 104 points. Con- flicting rumors regarding the probability of the success of certain legislation lent feverishness 1o Consolidated Gas, which, however, rose %. Metropolitan Street Rallway, People's Gas and Sugar gave some evidence of strength. A slight recession in the strength of call money, although it closed with transactions at 3%@4 per cent, induced some covering in the after- moon. The closing tone was uncertain, with rices below the best and above the worst. he Government trade statistics. showing an excess of exports of nearly $34,000,000, was not altcgether favorably received, ' because of the imports exceeding any since March a year ago, while the exports showed a shrinkage of over 20 per cent compared with any of the preced- ing four months. To-day's bond marke owed a ylelding tenden while _irregular, Total sales, $2,550,- United States new 4's registered advanced % and do coupon % in the bid price. The totai sales of stocks to-day were 450,100 ehares, including: Atchison, 37%0; do pre- ferred, 36,565; Burlington, 15,520; Manhattan, 54; Metropolitan, 5037; Missouri Pacific, 11.- Northern Pacific, 16,065; do preferred, 531 Paul, 14,308; Union Pacific. §305; do pre Bt. ferred, 10,665; Texas and Pacific, 5035; Ameri- 25,354; do preferred, 502 American Tobacco. '12,765; Federal Steel, 95t Ao preferred, 9659: Consolidated Gas, 9i% Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 56,825; Sugar, 20,465. CLOSING STOCKS. can Steel and Wi Atchison .... 20% St Louis & S W. Do prefd. 59% | Do pretd Baltimore & Ohio. 69 St Paul. 85 | Do prefd.... Canada Pacific. 75%(St P & Om. Canada Southern Cent Pac. 48%| Do prefd Ches & Ohio....... 28%|So Pacific Chi & Alton. 0 |So Rallway. 139%! Do prefd 6 Texas & Paclfic. 1201 | Union Pacific.. 15%! Do pretfd. b s S8 | Cni Do adf 4s . 83410 S Line 5 Can So 2ds 1103% Reading 4s ... C & O 4%s 93 |R G W lIsts . Chicago Term 4s S L & I M Con C & Ohio &s 118% (8 L & S F Gen 6s.120% CH & D 434s......104% /St P Con 164 D & R G 1sts 10b%[St P C & P Ists.... D&RGis :100%| Do bs East Tenn lsts ...105 Erie Gen 48 73 F W & D lsts tr. 84 Gen_ Elec 58 . 121 |Tex Pac L G 1sts GH&SA 110 | Do Reg 2ds Do 2ds . -.I111%[Union Pac 4s - So Ry 35 ... Standard R & T 6s 86 Tenn new set 3s.... 974 H & T C56...0.0010 [UPD & G lsts Do con 68 .......110 |Wabash lst 5s. Towa C Ists .......108 | Do 2ds La new consols 48.109%|W Shore 4s . L & N Uni 48 Va Centurles . Pac Con 68 | Do deferred MK & T 2 %|Wis Cent lsts Do 4s 16l Colo Southern 4 MINING STOCKS. Chollar ........ 30(Ontario ...... - Crown Point 5|Ophir .. 5 Con Cal & Va. Deadwood ..... Gould & Curry: Hale & Norcross.... Plymouth . |Quicksilver . | Do prefd 30/Sierra. Nevada Homestake 5 00 Standard = Iron Sflver 65{Union Con Mexican . 66 Yellow Jack o STOCKS AND BONDS. BOSTON Money— Ed Elec Tel Call 10ans .........3@3%|Atchison prefd . Time loans .. 2@4| Bonds— Stocks— AT&S Fe Amer Sugar Do prefd Bell Tel Boston & Alban Boston & Maine. Bur & Q. Fitchburg Gen Electric Fed Steel ... Do prefd RS 113% D88y Atchison 4s New England 6s Gen Elec 5s Mining Shares— Allouez Min Co. {Atlantic . IBoston & Mont 139 Butte & Boston.. 114% |Calumet & Hecla 117% |Centennial . 52 |Franklin . %014 Domin 20% ] 1d0%5| 13% 43 Mexican Cent ... § |Osceola . Old_Colony -.......201 |Quincy Rubber .. 43 |Tamarack Union Pac ........ 43% Wolverine . West End ......... §3% Parrott Do prefd ..112 | Union Land Westingh Elec 45 | Adventure 1 Do pretd 6215 | Winona. 16 Wis Cent ...... %l NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, March 15.—Money on call, firmer, at 3%@4 per cent, last loan 3% per | cent; prime mercantile paper, 3%@4% per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with actual busi- ness in bankers’ bills at $4 4@+ 841 for demand and 34 S31,@4 §3% for sixty daws. Posted rates, $4 34@185 and $4 86@4 §7; commercial bil $4 523,@4 83; silver certificates, nominally 58%@ 6015c: bar silver, 59%c: Mexican dollars, 47ic; Government bonds, strong; State bonds, weak; | railroad bonds, irregular. CASH IN THE TRBASURY: WASHINGTON, March 15.—To-day’s state- ment of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $277,809,871; gold re- serve, $241,371,347. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, March 15-The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were slightly liveller to-day. Paris was strong. Spanish fours reached 553% and coppers were in demand. Tintos were 337%. Calls to end in March were offered at 1li. Utahs were §%. Calls to end in middle April, %. Anacondas were 9%. Bostons nominal. ‘Americans opened steady, dropped, then hardened on New York purchases and finally rolapsed. They were worse In the street. Money was hard. The week's bullion movement was only £8000 received. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, 87%; Northern Pacific, £0%; Union Pacific preferred, 1t Grand Trunk, 7%; bar silver, 2734d; money, 2%@2% per cent. 3 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, March 15.—FLOUR—Receipts, 20,915 barrels; exports, 378. Dull and easier. WHEAT—Receipts, 70,400; exports, 242,055 Spot easy. No. 2 red, 81%c f. 0. b. afloat to arrive. Optlons opened weak in response to foreign selling and rains in California. A rally followed at midday on cold weather pre- dictions, but liquidation developing again, prices eased off once more and closed weak at %@lc net lower. March, S6%@Sik%c, closed April, Ts%@7%e, closed at May 6@7oc, closed at Tic; July, T3L@T3%c, closed at 3%c; September, TI%@T closed at_Tike. . HOPS—Dull. HIDES—Firm. METALS—Trade in metals was never large to-day, nor were the changes noted in values of special significance. It was a small wait- ing market, buyers holding off for further de- velopments' and _sellers for new inspiration from abroad or home sources. At the close the Metal Exchange called: PIGIRON—Warrants, quiet at $10 25 nominal. LAKE COPPER—Unchunged at $17 % nom- tnal. TIN—Firmer, with §238 bid and $23 90 asked. LEAD—Unchanged, with $435 bid and $4 40 asked. The brokers' price for lead is $420 and for_copper $17 62%@17 T5. COFFEE—Options closed qulet, 15@10 points net lower. Sales, 10,250 bags, including: May, £ 15: June, §5 20 July, §5 30; September, $5 50; October, $i 60; December, $5 75; March (1900), $5 90. Spot coffee—Rio, quiet, barely steady. No. 7 invoice, § 3-16c;’ No. 7 jobbing, 6 11-16c. Mild—Steady. Cordova, §~14c. SUGAR—Raw, steady, but inactive; fair re- fining, 3%c; centrifugal, 9 test. 4%c: molasses sugar, 3%c. Refined, steady and less active. BUTTER—Receipts, 7213 packages. Steady. Western creamery, 15@20c; Elgins, 20c; factory, 12@14%c. EGGS—Receipts, 19,80 packages. Quiet. ‘Western, 13%@14c: Southern, 121@ldc. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, March 15.—California dried fruits steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 7@S%c; prime wire tray, 8%@lc; choice, 93@%isc; fancy, §%@10c. PRUNES—4@10c. APRICOTS—Royal, 12@14c: Moorpark, 13G17c. PEACHES Unpeeled, 9@lic; pecled, zsgz; CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, Margh 15.—Complete summaries of the amount of winter killed wheat in sev- eral States showed apparently very little war- rant for the sensational damage reports with which the trade has recently been flooded and caused the wheat market to open at a decline of %@e. At the decline several shorts saw a convenient opportunity to cover and price ad- vanced slowly to 70%c. At this point, ghow- ever, news was received from Californfa_of the thorough breaking of the drought in that State. That started the bears selling on a large scale and increased the weakness with which trading commenced. Reports of an im- provement in the export demand at the sea- board caused a rally near the end and May hesitating at 69%@68%c, rose slowly to 69%c. The strength did not iast long, however, ft was a weak market entirely, with the bulls relying on the damage prospect. The price soon siipped off to 60izc, closing at 69,@63%c. Corn-did not appear to have any clear no- tion as to what direction to take. It followed the course of wheat for the most part. Near level with “‘puts. caused prices to stiffen a little. %c lower. Oats ruled weak and lower in sympathy with the other grains. There was a fair general trade. May closed Y%c lower. Provisions ruled steady, notwithstanding a sharp break in the price’ or hogs. The lat- ter are so much under the prices for product that the weakness at the yards does mot have much influence on provisions futures as packers are selling_their output for cash. May pork closed unchanged; May lard and May ribs closed a shade higher. Tne leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— May 0 w0y 6 695 July 24 69, 69% 68 685 Corn No, 2— May BY HE B July 3% W% % September 3% %6% 36% Oats, No. Ma; 61 6% 26% Jay % A% Uk Mess Pork, per barrel— May 915 920 912% 9175 JUIY sovieotarsneansd 80, (985, 9275 935 | _ Lard, per 100 pounds— | ay o2 YE3T% 540 535 54 July (55 58 B 11:2 5 52% Beptember (1111115 02% 06T B 62% 56T Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— S el S sl Tl | July 0 482y 4874 | September 497 500 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, dull and unchanged; No. 2 spring 66@6%; No. 3 spring wheat, 62@67%c; 6935 @T0%c; No. 2 corn, SIU@34C 1,@26%; No. 2 white, 20%@30; No. White, 28%@28%¢; No, 2 rye. be; No. 2 barley, 35@48¢; No. 1 flax seed, $1 18; prime t_!mnthy seed, 32 55; mess pork, per barrel, $3@9 03; lard, | Per '100 pounds, $5 23@5 27%; short .ribs’ sides | (loose), $4 4@+ 75; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $5,4%c; short ciear sides (boxed), $4 15@4 90; | whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, | $1 26. | " Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. Flour, barrels ... 000 0,000 ‘Wheat, bushels 27,000 Corn, bushels . 301,000 Oats, bushels ....... 332,8‘(‘“‘;' Rye, bushels Sfl,lwfi | Barley, bushels . On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; Creameries, 14@19%c; Dai- ries, 11%@17c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 13c. Cheese, steady; Creameries, 10%@llc. WHEAT MOVEMENTS. Receipts. Shipments. Cities— Bushels. Busheis. Minneapolis 180,500 , 18,6%0 | Duluth . . Milwaukee | Chicago ... | Toledo ..o | St. Louis ... Detroit Kansas 2,40 17,600 10,560 66,000 [ ity | Totals ... | _Tidewat | Boston | New York © | | Philadelphia Baltimore Galveston New Orleans . Totals . LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Wheat— March. May. Opening ......... LBy % Closing ...... 5 4% 5 4% PARIS FUTURES. lour— March. May. Opening ... L4355 Closing - L8 Wheat— | Opening . 20 45 Closing 20 45 20 85 THE RAISIN MARKET. | NEW YORK, March 15.—The Journal of that Commerce says: Telegraphic reports | raistn growers and packers have come to an | understanding with regard to the handling of | next )n’s crop have not as vet recefved ti confirmation. According to some of the rger commission merchants here, while the basis of operations may have been established by the association, unless co-operation was secured of some of the larger outside packing concerns, which up to a late date had positively declined to go into the combination, the suc- | cess of the growers' association was uncertain. | Trade here is awalting fuller reports. In the meantime there seems to be a better feeling in the spot market for loose Muscatel raisins and | rather more demand from consumers, though cales are almost entirely of small lots. We | heard to-day of a sale of a car of twb-crown | standard at 4 cents. No further business in Pacifics was reported. California London layers are dull. There are sellers at $1, but buyers' views do not seem to be above 85 to 90 cents. It is generally believed that rather a large stock of these goods, for which there is little or no eonsuming demand, will be stemmed and eventually disposed of as loose. Clusters are not wanted and prices are nominal. =Valencia lavers are dull. Sultanas receive little atten- tion. but holders do not seem to be inclined to make further concessions. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. | CHICAGO, March 15.—CATTLBE—Cattle were | about the same as yesterday, beef cattle aver- | aging 10c lower than at the close of last week. | Fancy cattle brought §5 70@5 85; choice steers, 5 65 medium steers, $4 65@4 95; beef steers, $3 ; stockers and feeders,’$3 50@ heifers, $3 30@4: Western fed Texas steers, 33 40@4 85; D 3 50@7. “The too free deliver— of hogs caused e of 5c to 10c in prices. Fair to choice, 7212@3 85: heavy, packing lots, $3 50@3 70; $3 60@3 77%: butchers, $3 60@3 §7%; light, 3 6212 pigs, $3 20@3 65. HEEP—The light supply of sheep caused an active demand and prices kept firm at the re- cent large advance. Poor to prime sheep brought 33@4 70; vearlings, $3@4 85; lambs, 34 10 25. Receipts — Cattle, 13,000; hogs, 30,000; sheep, 12,000, BOSTON WOOL MARKET. * BOSTON, March 15.—The American Wool | and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow: The | formation of the worstea trust and the an- | nouncement made as to the organization of other combines have brought business in the Boston wool market almost to a complete standstill. Manufacturers generally and the | members of the trade are at sea as to what | the ultimate effects of these combines will be and are buying only such wools as they ab- solutely meed. | “'The sales of the week at Boston amount to | 1,461,500 pounds domestic and 410,500 pounds | foreign, making a total of 1871500, against a | total o 2,232,000 for the previous week and a total of 1,107,000 for the corresponding week last year. Sales since January 1, 1899, amount to 30,674,000 pounds, against 37,126,480 pounds last year at this time. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 15.—The wool auction sales were continued heavy to-day, after a day’s in- terruption, owing to the fog, with a large number of buyers present. The offerings ag- gregated 13,005 bales, and were of a good selec- | tion. Good scoured merinos sold at 10 per cent | above the January sales. The Continental buy- | ers were unusually active and secured the ma- jority of good greasy merinos, which brought large prices. Crossbreds were eagerly bid for, the Yorkshire buyers securing the bulk. COTTON MARKET. NEW YORK, March 15.—COTTON—Dull; | middling, 6 7-16c. . | "NEW ORLEANS, March 15.—COTTON— | steady; midaiing, 5%c. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, March 15.—Consols, 110%; silver, 27%d: wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, buyers, indifferent opera- | tors; English country markets, generally 6d | cheaper. | LIVERPOOL, March 15. — Wheat, steady; wheat in Parls, quiet; French country markets, Uplands, 3%d. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, steady. CORN--Spot, steady; American mixed, 3s §%d. Futures, steady; March, 3s 4%d; May, 3s 4d; July, 3s 4%d. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., March 15.—Clearances, $257,912; balances, $83,230. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., March 15.—Wheat—Walla Walla, 57@38c; valley, 39; blue stem, Gliec. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, March 15.—Wheat—Club, 58c; blue stem, 61@62c. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 day: = 3480 Sterling Exchange, sight... e 4:;,-* { = ¢ New York Exchange, Ze o New York Exchange, telegraph. — B Fine Silver, per ounce. s 9% Mexican Dollars . = b1 WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Weaker prices at Chicago, coupled with the rain, again depressed quotations, as will be seen. The market was active on call, but dull on the spot. Spot Wheat—Shipping, §1 1091 12%; milling, $115@117% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o clock—December— 2000 ctls, $114%; 12,000, 1 143; 24,000, $1 14%, May—4000, §113; 25,000, §113%; 26,000, $113% 2000, $1 13% the end of, the session the maske guton | Sécond Session—December—o0 ctls, {1164 2000, $1 14%; 18,000, $1 14. May—2000, $1 12%; 4000, $1 1273, Regular Morning _Sesslon—May—S000_ ctls, $112%; 2000, $1 125%; 8000, $112%: 2000, $1 127; 4000, $1 13; 15,000, $1 13%. December—6000, $1 14%; 8 S S0, $1Ld% 1000, $1 1434; 2000, §1 14%%; Afternoon Sesslon—December—i000 ctls, §1 1414 2000, $1 143; 22,000, $1 14%; 6000, §1 14%. May— ;fi"zu“ 12%; 2000, $1 §000, §112%: 10,000, BARLEY—Futures broke all to pieces on the firet calls, owing to the rain, and seller the vear dropped to $9ic, against’ $1 05% on Mon- day. As the rain was still confined to the northern half of the State, however, there was a subsequent recovery, as will be seen. Trad- ing was very heavy. The spot market was unchanged. The rain does not_affect it, as supplies are light. Feed, §1 25@1 27%; Brewing, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session—9:15 o'clock—Seller '3, new —20,000 ctls, 92c; 62,000, 92%4c; 4000, 92%c; 22,000, 92%60; 6000, 92%c; 28,000, 92%c: 2000, 93c; 16,000, 92%c. May—2000, $1'15; 2000, §1 14% Second Session—Seller 93, new- 9134e; 4000, 9ic; 2000, 90%c; 2000, H0%he; 4000, 9034e; 2000, '90%c; 14,000, S0%c; 50000, 80c; 10,000, §9%c; 8000, 59%c; 2000, S9%c; 10,000, 89%c. Regular Morning Session—Seller '99, new— 2000 ctls, 91c; 6000, S1%c;: 6000, 91ic; 12,000, 92%e; 40,000, 9%c. May—6000, $1 14. ‘Afternoon Session—Seller "9, new—12,000 ctls, 91c; 2000, 91iec; 12,000, 91%e. . OATS—The market was strong at the ad- vance, though trade was not brisk. The rain has no effect on_values. Fancy Feed, $145 per ctl; good to choice, $140@1 42%; common, $1 32%@1 37%; Surprise, $1 45@1 50; Gray, $133@1 40; Milling, $1 423 per ctl; Red, §150@1 55; Black, $1 30@140. CORN-- Small round Yellow, §123; Eastern large Yel- low, $110@7112%; White, $110; mixed, $107% 110 per ctl; California White, $112%. . RYE—S$1 10@1 123 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—California family extras, $4; baki extras, §385@390; Oregon and Washington, $3@3 65 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $325 per 100 pounds: Rye Flour, §275 per 100; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $250; extra cream ' Cornmeal, $325; Oatmeal, 34 50@4 75; Oat Groats, $475; Hominy, $3 25@3350; Buck- wheat Flour, $4@4 2; Cracked Wheat, $37: Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolled Oats (barrels), $655@6 95; in sacks, $635@6 75 Pearl Barley, $5; Split Peas, $4 25; Green Peas, $450 per 100 pounds. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. There was no Hay market owing to the rain, and previous quotations are continued. What effect the rain will have remains to be seen. It may check a further advance, but dealers do not expect an immediate decline. Bran and Middlings are as before. BRAN—$20G21 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$21@22 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley, $26@27 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, $§1G3150; job- bing, $32@3250; Cocoanut Cake, $24@25; Cot- tonseed Meal, $28@30 per ton; Cornmeal, $23 50 @24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@ Mixed ' Feed, $19 50@20. CALIFORNIA HAY—Wheat, $1650@18 7 for good to choice and $15@16 for lower grades: no_fancy coming in: Wheat and Oat, $l4 50@ 1750; Oat, $14 50@15 50; Island Barley, $13 50@ 15; Alfalfa,” $10 50@12; Stock, $3@11; Clover, nominal. OUTSIDE HAY (from Oregon, Nevada, etc.) —Wheat and Wheat _and _Oat, $15@16 50; Cheat, $12@1250; Grass Hay, $10@11; Oat, $14@ 15; Clover, $10 50@11 50; Timothy, $12@13 per ton. STRAW-35@70c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. The rain gives the Bean market an easier feeling, though quotations show no change worthy of note. BEANS—Bayos, $175@185; Small Whites, $210@2 20; Large Whites, $§180@19; Pinks, $205@2 15: Reds, $325@3 35; Blackeve, 3375@ 3 %5; Butters, §2 25@2 50; Limas, $3 65@3 T5; Pea, $225@2 50; Red Kidneys, $250@2 60 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $450@4 7 per ctl; yellow Mustard, 33 75@4; Flax, $215@22: Ca- nary Seed, 2i@2%c per Ib: Alfalfa, S@Si Rape, 2%4@2% @slac, 5 Hemp, 23%4@3c; Timoth: DRIED. PEAS-Niles, $ 65@170; Green, 316 230 per ctl. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. FPOTATOES, Potatoes continue very firm, though there is no further advance. Vegetables were in lighter receipt and several descriptions eold off rather better. FPeas ad- vanced. Receipts were 676 boxes Asparagus, 269 boxes Rhubarb and 50 sacks Peas. Hothouse Cucumbers, $1@1 50 per dozen. POTATOES—$1 15@1 20 per ctl for Early Rose $1@120 per sack for River Burbanks: Sonoma and Marin Burbanks, §110@125 per ctl; Oregon, 90c@$1 for seed and $125@140 for Burbanks; Sweet Potatoes, 75c for River and $1 T5@1 35 for Merced; New Potatoes, 3¢ per Ib. ONIONS—60@s5c per ctl, outside quotation for Oregon. VEGETABLES—Asparagus, 2@4c per b for No. 2, b@6c for No. 1 and 7e for fancy; Rhu- barb, $1@1 50 per box; Green Peas, 2l@éc; String Beans, —; Cabbage, 40@50c; Tomatoes, $1@1 75 for Los Angeles and $1 2@1 7 for Mexicai Egg Plant, 12%c per Ib; Garlic, 8@% per Ib; Dried Okra, 15c per Ib; Dried Peppers, 10c; Green Peppers, 30c; Carrots, 25@35c per sack. POULTRY AND GAME. Siim receipts of Poultry enabled dealers to get an advance for several kinds. Game con- tinued dull. POULTRY—Dressed Turkeys, 14@16c; live Turkeys, 11@13c for Gobblers and 11@lic for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1 50@1 75; Goslings, $2 2 @275: Ducks, $@6; Hens, $5@550; young Roosters, $7@8; old Roosters, $5@6; Fryers, | $650; Brollers, $ 50@6_ for large,” $4@5 for small; Pigeons, $150@1 75 per dozen for old and & 50 for Squabs. GAME—Gray Geese, $2@2 50; White Geese, Tsc@$1: Brant, $1@1 25; Hare, $1: Rabbits, §1 50 for Cottontalls and §1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. A further decline in Butter is noted. Eggs are steady at previous quotations. Cheese is unchanged. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy creamery, 21@22c; seconds, 20c. Pairs—Choice to fancy, 17@lic; common grades, 15@16c. Pickled Goods—Firkin, 16@17c; pickled roll, 1@lec for dairy and 16@lfc for creamery squares; creamery tub, 18c. Eastern Butter—Ladle packed, 13%@ldc per 1b; Elgin, nominal. CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 11@11%c: old, 10 @10i4c; Cream Cheddar, 12@12%c; Young Amer- fca, 11%@12%c; Eastern, 10@i2c. EGGS—Quoted at M@isc per dozen. .+ DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. The market s unchanged and qulet. Mexican Limes are expected to-day. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Avples, 75c@$1 25 for common, $1 50@1 75 per box for No. 1.and $2G2 50 for choles to fancy. CITRUS FRUITS — Navel Oranges, $21 2 e box: Seedlings, $1@1 75; Mandarins, —— mone, Toc@s1 80 for common and §3G2 for Eood to cholce; Mexican Limes, —: Cali- fornta Limes, $1a1% per small box; Grape Fruit, $2a8 50; Bananas, $1 2@2 50 per bunch; Pineapples, $2G4 50 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, 7c for 40-50's, 4%@ Bc for 50-60's, 4@4%c for 60-70's, 3L @3lc for 0-80's, 2%@3c for $0-90's, 2%@2Yc for 90-10's and 2 for 100-110's; Sflver Prunes, —; Peaches, 8@c for good to choice, 9%@l0c for fancy and —— for peeled; Apricots, 12%@15c for Royals and — for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 8GS%c; sun dried, 5@5%c; Black' Figs, sacks, 2@2%c; Plums, nominal, 2c for un- pitted; Pears, nominal. RAISINS—3%¢c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, S%c for four-crown. 4%@éc for Seed- less Sultanas, 3%e for Seediess Muscatels and $1.20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2%@3c. NUTS—Chestnuts, 7c 'per Ib; Walnuts, 8@ 9c for hardshell, 11@12 for softshell; Almonds, 7@sc for hardshell, 13@lic for softsheil, 15@17c for paper chell; Peanuts, 6@7c for Eastern and 44@sc_for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 10@lic for bright and S@dc for lower grades: water white extracted, i Tyc; light amber extracted, 6@6%c; dark, 5 e per M. EESWAX—25@%7c per M. PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, S@Sic per ™ for heavy, 8%@9c for light medium, 10%@llc for light, 12¢ for extra light and 12%@13c for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 1ic; Call- fornia’ Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, $12@13 50 per bbl: extra Mess Beef, $13 50; Family Beef, $14 50@ 15; extra prime Pork, $12 30; extra clear, $17 50; mess, $16; Smoked Beef, 11c per Ib. LARD-—Tierces quoted at 4%@5%c compound -and T@7%c for pure; Fresh r I for haif-barrels, pure, 7%@Sc; 10-Tb tins, Sige: 5-1b tins, $%ec. COTTOLENE — Tierces, 6%@6%c; packages, less than 300 Ibs, 1-Tb pails, 6 in a case, 915 3-Tb pails, 20 in a case, $%c; 6-1b palls, 12 in & case, §%c; 10-b pails, § in'a case, S%e; 50-1 tins, 1 or 2 in a case, The; Wooden buckets, 20 Tbs net, 8c; fancy tubs. 80 Ibs net, Thc; half- barrels, about 110 1bs, Tic. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS, HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, Sc; light, 8@Sic; Cow- hides, $34@uc: Stags, 6c; Salted Kip, 9c; Calf, 10c; dry Hides, sound, 15c; culls and brands 12¢; dry Kip and Veal, lsc; dry Calf, 17 Sheepskins, shearlings, 10@30c each; ' short Wool, 3:@60c each; medium, 70@%c; long Wool, S04 10 cach: Horse Hides, salt, $1 750 35 for large and $1 for small; Colts, 26@s0c; Horse Hides. dry, $150@2 for large and S1 for sm: TALLO' _Ng?@ 1 rendered, 3%@3%c per '1{“ No. 2, 2%@3c; refined, 4%@sc; Grease, WOOL—Spring Clips—Southern Mountain, 12 months, 7@dc; _San Joaquin and Southern, 7 months, Foothill and Northern free, {0@ 12c; Foothill and Northern defective, §@lic: Hemboldt and Mendocino, 14@lic; Nevada, 108 12c; Eastern Oregon, 10@ize. 9 @n i 5 @1 Fall Wools— “crop, 10@1ic per b for ordinary, oot 3 Humboldt_and Mendocino. Northern Mountain ... Southern .. Plains HOPS—1898 12@12! from c for good rst hands. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS — Calcutta Grain Bags, 5%@5%c June and Jul; tin Bags, $4 6. d 13@15¢ for choice to fancy for ; Wool Bags, 26@25c; San Quen- COAL—Wellington, 38 per ton; New Welling- ton, §8; Southfield Wellington, 37 50; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $7'50; Scotch, $8; Cumberland, §5 in bulk and $9 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, Cannel, $8 50 per to Gate, $7°60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and in_sacks. $14; : Rock Springs and Castle Si4 SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany_quotes, terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5%c; Powdered, 5%c; Candy Granulated, §%c; fectioners’ A, 5 A, 4%c; Extra C, i%c: barrels, %c more than barrels, and boxes, more. or its equivalent. Dry ‘Granulated, 5%c; SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Beef is firm. Hogs are other changes. Con- California A, 4%c; Magnolia Golden C, 43zc; half e 'No order taken for less than 75 barrels weaker. There are no Whoiesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: BEEF—1@tc per Ib. ) rge, 6%@Ti4c; small, Sc per Ib. MUTTON— Wethers, 5@sise; Ewes, 8¢ per LAMB—Spring, 11@12%c _per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 51,@3%c for small, 5%c medium and 5@s%e for large; stock @5c; dressed Hoge, Tgune oo o0k Ho8% RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, March 15. Flour, qr sks..... 20,93 Wool, bales Barley, ctls . 65 Eggs, doz Rye, ctls . 400|Brandy, gals Cheése, ctls . 115| Wine,” gals Butter, ctls . 197 | Leather, rolls .. Tallow, ctls ... 12|Hides, No. . Potatoes, sk 555 |Pelts,” bdls Beans, sks . 2,523| Buckwheat, sks Bran, 'sks ... Middiings, sks Hay, tons Straw, tons . Oats, > 500 Sugar, sk 0 Sugar, bbls l}g:Lime, bbls OREC ctls THE ST00K MARKKT. 1b. for 4% Mining stocks were rather firmer, but dull. Local securities prices showed no change worthy of note. were unusually quiet and The delinquent assessment sale of the Jus- tice Mining Company will be held to-day. The report for the month from the Alaska- Mexican mine 922, shows 13,505 tons ore mil or §1 55 per ton. to the smelter at Tacoma. Expenses, led, Sulphurets tons, of which 123 tons were shipped $23, 062. Sulphurets expected to average $§30 per ton. The Alaska United mine reports 12,829 tons milled, with $27,422, or $2 13 per ton. ore Sulphurets saved, 332 tons, of which 125 tons were sent to Tacoma for smelting, worth about $30 per ton. Expenses for the month, $24,274. Hereafter it is probable that all the Alaska sulphurets from Douglas Island will be treated at the smelter in Tacoma, which has recently been purchased and enlarged by parties interested mines. in these The letter from the Justice mine states that during the past week, on the 370 level, upraise No. 1 is up 42 feet. ore, assaying gold §23 43, 27 91 per ton. silver 34 48; The top shows two feet of total, During the week 20 tons and 1600 pounds of ore, the car samples averageing sold $15 was extracted from this upraise. , sllver 3 ounces, total $17 41 per ton, They also extracted 15 tons of ore, averaging by car sam- ple gold $12 40, silver $12 69, total $25 09 per ton, from the upralse from the south drift on 490 level, the At the annual meeting of the Chollar Mining Company yesterday 94,000 of the 120,000 shares of capital stock were represented. The directors were re-elected as follows: H. Goodwin, Thomas Cole, Charles Hirshfeld, old B. H. Zadig and 'E. P. Barrett, H. B. Goodwin was elected president, Thomas Cole vice president, superintendent. A communication from arles E. Elllott secretary and H. M. Gorham the Occldental Consolidated Mining Company, ask- ing that the Chollar Company foin in a pro- posed extension Sutro tunnel, of the through Zadig drift from the Chollar and Potost ground on the Brunswick lode to the north line of the Occidental, was referred to the superin- tendent of the Chollar mine. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, March 15— p. m. Bid. Ask. | Bid. Ask. Bonds— [Bquit G L co. 8 " g1¢ 4s quar coup..113 — |Mutual Ei Co. 15% 15% 4s ‘quar reg...— _ |Oakland Gas.. — " 5 45 quar new... — 129 [Pac Gas Imp. 8§ - 35_quar coup..107 107% Pac L Co...... 451 49 Miscellaneous— ISF G & Bl 85 Cal-st Cab &s.115%116 [San Fran...... 3% — Cal Elec s....125%1271 |Stockton Gas.. — 14 CC Wat 5s.... — 109 | Insurance— Dup-st ex e¢... — — |Firem's Fund. — 23§ B L &P 65..180 — | Bank Stocks— F & CI Ry 6s.116 — |Anglo-Cal .... 6 — Geary-st R 35. — 98 |Bank of Cal..2714258 HC&Soths. — 105 (Cal SD & T.. 88 98% L ALCo6s.. — — |First Nationi.220 223 Do gntd 6s..101 101%/Lon P & A...1203133 Market-st 6s..127 125 Mer Exghange — 1§ Do Ist M 5s.1l3% — |Nev Nal Bi...177% — NCNGRT7s.107 — Savings Banks— | N Ry Cal 6s..L13%114% [Ger § & L N Ry Cal 5s..112%113% [Hum S & NPCRR6s. — 107 |Mutual Sav.. ay NPCRKR3®.102% — |§F Sav U ks NCal RR G5.100 — |8 & L So. 102 Oak G 110 — |Security S B 300 350 om 129 — |Union T Co..1445 1455 P & Cl Ry 65..106% — | Street Railroads— P & O 6s.....11 — [California ....112 — Pow 121% |Geary ...l 45 — Sac —" |Market st ..... 64% 61% SF &N P fs.110% — |Oak S L & H. — — § F & S JVis.114%115 |Presidio - SierraRCal 65.1046105% | Powder— S P of Ar fs..1125112% | California = S P C 6s (190 {|/E Dynamite. = 8 P C 6s (1306) — 1164 |Giant Con Co. 60% 61 S P C 6s (1912)122% — | Vigorit .. 2% 2% 8P C1scg bs.106 — Sugar— SP 4 1% |Hana P Co § V Water 6s.15%117% | Haw C & S SV Water 45.103%103% Hutch S P. S V Wis(3dm).101%1013% | Paauhau S P. Stktn Gas 6s.. — 105 | Miscellaneous— ‘Water Stocks— Al Pac Assn Contra Costa.. 63% ¢ % |Ger Ld Wks... Marin Co. 50 pMer Ex Assn.. 90 Spring_Valley 1025103 Gas & Electric— Capital Gas... — Pac AF A.... 1% Pac C Bor Co.105 ceanic § Co.. T51 76% 1% Cent Gaslight. — — |Par Paint Co.. 7% — Cent L & P.. T% — Morning Sesston, Board— 65 Alaska Packers’ Assn .. -109 25 Alaska Packers' As Equitable Gas, s 10.. Equitable Gas .. Giant Powder Con . 270 Hana Plantation Co 5 Hana Plantation Co 160 Hawaijan Commercial 100 Hawallan Commercial & Sugar, s Hutchinson S P Co .. Paauhau S P Co ..... 3) S F Gas & Electric Co ... 100 Vigorit Powder . Street— 60 Hutchinson S P Co . Afternoon Session. 5 50 100 125 Board— 30 Alaska Packers' Assn 1109 00 20 Alaska Packers' Assn, Sl 00 20 Alaska Packers' Assn. b 5 227109 00 175 Contra Costa Water . 68 00 $1000 Market St Ry con 5 per cent bonds.113 50 50 Paauhau S P Co . e 50 Paauhau S P Co, b 5....... <40 1215 250 Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm 150 $1000 Park & Cliff House 6 per cent bds.108 $3000 S F & S J V bonds..... 40 Spring Valley Water ...... 200 Vigorit Powder . Street— 200 Oakland Gas Morning Board— 125 Vigorit: Powder . 50 Hana Plantation Co . 50 Hutchinson § P Co 25 Hutchinson S P Co . 30 Oceanic S S Co MINING STOCKS. . 37 50 “115 00 -103 00 ve 49 35 Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterda: Morning Session. 100 Alta ... 14| 600 Hale & Norcrs 34 500 Belcher -, 18| 500 Jystice s 100 Best & Belcher 52| 50 Justice .. 2 100 Challenge 27| 100 Occidental 4 200 Chollar ... 87| 100 Ophir ..........110 700 Con Cal & Va.l90i 100 Potosi .......... 2§ 100 Con Cal & Va.l§5| 500 Savage ......... 2§ 100 Crown Point... 19/ 100 Union Con .... 58 200 Gould & Curry 42| 100 Yellow Jacket. 23 Afternoon Session. 200 Andes 20| 309 Mexican . 50 Andes L..... 21| 200 Overman ...... 08 100 Best & Belcher 35| 100 Potosi .......... 25 300 Chollar ......... 37| 100 Potosi e I & Va.190( 200 Seg Belcher.... 04 300 ‘Con 100 Con Cal & Va.l9: 1000 Exchequer 03 200 Gould & Curry. & 100 Justice ... 22 700 Union Con ... 100 Ttah . 2 100 Yellow Jacket. 200 Sterra Nevada.1 30 88! Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning 13 Session. 500 Con Cal & V.1 87% 43 a4 500 Belcher 1100 Best & Belcher 54 400 Best & Belcher 353 500 Bullion ......... 05 1600 Gould & Curry 200 Gould & Curry 500 Justice ... 200 Caledonia . 33| 500 Mexican 200 Caledonia . 22| 200 Ophir 300 Challenge Con. 28 300 Ophir 200 Challenge Con. 29i 600 Sierra 300 Chollar ... 37| 300 Slerra Nev. 200 Con Cal & V.182t%! 300 Union Con . 200 Con Cal & V..185/ 200 Union Con . 700 Con Cal & V.18 200 Con Cal & V.1 9231 Afternoon 20 5l 85 Session. 300 Hale & 200 Hale & 300 Mexican 500 Andes .. .. 700 Best & Belcher 3| 200 Challenge Con. 24| 300 Chollar .. 39| 200 Potosi .. 700 Con_Cal & Va.1 9| 500 Savage 1000 Exchequer ..... 03 400 Gould & Curry 44| .. . | Norers. Norers, 5% 32;@" 65 Yellow Jacket. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, March 15—4 p.' m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha Con U6 07|Justice a8 Alta ... 14 15|Kentuck ......0 — 12 Andes . 20 21Lady Wash...] — 04 Belcher . 20 21|Mexican ....... T4 Best & Belcher 55 36|0ccidental 2% 28 Bullion ......... 05 060phir .... 110115 Caledonfa ..... 36 —|Overman 708 Chollar . Shar S lPotosrse Xy Challenge Con.. 32 33 Savage .. 2 2 Confidence ..... € 70|Scorpion L= 0 Con Cal & Va190 19(Seg Belcher ... 03 04 Con Imperial .. 01 02/Sierra Nevada.1301 35 Crown Point .. 19 20|Silver Hill .... — 0 Con New York. — 04/Syndicate ...... — 08 Eureka Con ... —|Standard .......255 — Exchequer . 03Union Con ...." A0 61 Gould & Curr: 46iUtah ........... 19 20 Hale & Norcrs. 34 2 24 35| Yellow Jacket.. Julia . 03 s REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. San Francisco Gas Light Company to Jane Phelps (wife of Willlam S. Phelps), entire Western Addition blocks 250 and 21, quit- claim deed; $10. C. W. and Elizabeth C. McAfee to Maud H. Clark (wife of Warren D. Clark), lot commenc- ing 120:8% N of Clay street and 63:9 W of Laurel, N25 by W 68:9; $500. Mary B. Taylor to same, lot on NW corner of Clay and Laurel streets, W 34:41, N 127:8%, W 34:43%, N 2, B 68:9, S 152:8%; $6700. Ann McNamara to Daniel McNamara, lot on line of Clinten Park (Quinn), 1% E of Guerrero, E 25 by N T5: gift. Same to same, E line of Charter Oak (Potrero avenue), S of Helena, E 100 by S 50, lots 256 and Silver Terrace Home- stead; gift. Mary Shohay to Albert J. Schohay, lot on W line of Scott place, 112:6 S of Broadway, also 183:6 E of Mason, S 25 by W 56: $10. Jean B. Maurin to Alexander Maurin, lot on SE line of Stevenson street, 30 SW of Sixth, SW 25 by SE 75; $600. American_Surety Company of New York to mes L. and Lulu B. Wilson, lot on N line of California street, §2:6 E of Twenty-fourth ave- nue, E 2% by N 100; $10. Solomon and Dora Getz to Sofia and Axel Lomquist, lot on § line of K street, 82:6 E of Tenth avenue, E 2 by § 100; $10. Axel and Sofla Lomquist to Sarah L. Souther (wife of Charles H. Souther), lot on § line of K street, 132:6 W of Ninth avenue, W 25 by S 100; $i0. Alphonzo and Emma _Harrington to same, same, quitclaim deed; $5. Sarah L. and Richard E. Doran to Alice G. M. Doran, lot on N line of California avenue, 505 from Coso avenue, N 100 by E 25, P. V. lot 108; $10. Fannie Mott to William Havard, lots 204 and 206, Gift Map 3: $10. Julius and Nellie Reimer- to Jettie K. Vaughan (wife of Hiram G. Vaughan), lot 39, Ben Franklin Homestead; $10. Hugh B. and Richard C. Jones, F. R. King, Harris and Jones, J. M. Masten and Richard C. Jones & Co. to C. M. and Mrs. C. M. Cruz, lot on W line of Andover street, 150:2 of Courtland avenue, S 25:0%, W 3:7%, N 2 92:5, lot 22, block 9, Fair Park; aiso lot on' W 125:1% S of Courtland avenue, S 23:0%, W 92:5, N 25, E 91:2%, lot 21, block 9, same: $10. San Francisco Savings Union to Winifred W. Potter, lots 12, 13 and 14, block E, Bella Vista Park, East Oakland; $10. Alameda County. Lucy R, Lincoln to Lucy W. Dewing, lot 15, block 6, San Pablo Avenue Villa Tract, war- ranty deed, Oakland Township: $10. Dominic M. P. Fennon to Annie A. and John J. Kennedy, all interest in lot on line of Seventh street, 150 E of Jefferson, W 50, S 100, E 5, N 100 to beginning, being lots 10 and 11, block 68, Oakland; $10. Margaret Tierney to John F. Dingwell, Iot on W line of West street, 51:10% N of Four- teenth, N 51:10% by W 90, being lot 1l block A, North Oakland Homestead Association, Oakland; § Jacob and Josephine Villier to Albert J. Villler, lot on E line of Fifth street, 100 S of Grayeon, S 50 by E 136, being lots 15 and 16, block 173, Grayson Tract, Berkeley; $300. Builders’ Contracts. Jerome Milly (owner) with Fred Miller (con- tractor), architect H. Geilfuss. Excavating, Drick, carpenter and mill work and plastering for 2'1-story frame cottages with rough base- ments on lot on N line of Tenth avenue, 163:6 E of Railroad avenue, E 50 by N 100; $2826. Hyman and Isaac Wolf (owners) with Wil- tibdivision of Holly line of Andover street, liam Linden (contractor), architect Philip Schwerdt. All work except shades, gas fix- | tures, plumbing, painting and electric work for 4 2-story frame buildings with basement and attic on lot on N line of Ellis street, 60 W of Gough, W-105, N 137:6, E 7. S 37:6, W 30, S 100, Western Addition 154; $19,000. Same owners with Allen & Looney (contrac- tors), architect same. Sewering, plumbing and gasfiting for tame on same: $2420. — 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 natfonality and free of expense. Navigators are cordially in vited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sall- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest Information can always be obtained regarding lights, 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 holsted | 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. 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. HUGHES, Lieutenant, in charge. \ AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Missfon-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: the height of tide is the same at both places. THURSDAY, MARCH 16. Sun rises.... [ Time] “lm wi Ft L W 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 are additions to the soundings on the TUnited States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given s subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. £ N., Mer- chants’ _Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., March 15, 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. Greenwich mean time. s, W. S. HUGHES, Lieutenant, U. in_charge. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Sceamer. | From. Due. C. Nelson....... Puget_Sound |Mar. 15 State of Cal....|Portland .. |Mar. 16 | Acapulco |Panama .......... |Mar. 16 | Point Arena....|Point Arena... {Mar. 16 ChilKat........... Humboldt ... Mar. 15 Arcata. ~/|Coos Bay. [Mar. 16 North Fork...../Humboldt ...... 2200 Mar. 17 China. China and Japan. Mar. 17 Santa Rosa.....(San Diego.. Mar. 17 Wyefleld. |Nanaimo - Mar. 17 Mackinaw. - Mar. 17 A. Blanchard. V.oiienee {Mar. 17 Newburg. |Grays Harbor. |Mar. 17 | QueEN..........|Victoria & Puget Sound Mar. 18 Pomona Humboldt ... |Mar. 18 Wellington Departure Bay.. Mar. 13 Czarina.. |Seattle . Mar. 13 Coos Bay........Newport Mar. 19 Leelanaw....... Seattle .. Mar. 13 Luella. Tillamook . Mar. 13 Colon...... Panama Mar. 20 Progreso. [Seattle ... Mar. 20 Bristol. |Departure_Bay. Mar. 20 Crescent City...|Crescent City TMar. 20 Weeott..........|Coos Bay. Mar. 20 Columbia. Portland Mar. 21 Corona..........|San Diego Mar. 21 Orizaba. {Newport |Mar. 23 STEAMERS TO SAIL. Salls. Steamer. | Destination. Pler. Alliance ...[Oregon Ports.|Mar. 16, 10 am|Ple Aloha . Point Arena..|Mar. 16, & pm|Pler 22 Orizaba . Newport. Mar. 17, 9 am{Pier 11 Hongk'g M.|China & Japn|Mar. 17, 1 pm|PMSS Umatilla .. |Vic & Pgt Sd.(Mar. 17, 10 am Pier 9 Chilkat ..../Humboldt.....Mar. 17, 2 pm|Pler 13 Pt. Arena..(Point Arena.. Mar. 1S, 3 pm|Pier 2 Costa Rica.|Acapulco......|Mar. 18, 12 m|PMSS Arcata .....|Coos Bay...... Mar. 18, 10 am|Pier 13 Btate of Cal|Portland....... [Mar. 19, 10 am|Pier % Santa Rosa(San Diego..... Mar. 19, 11 am|Pler 11 A. Blanch'd|Coos Bay......|Mar. 19, § pm|Pler 13 Acapulco ..|Panama.......|Mar. 20,12 m PMSS Pomona ..../Humboldt.....[Mar. 20, 2 pm|Pier 9 Coos Bay...(Newport......./Mar. 21, 9 am|Pier 11 Queen .....|Vic & Pgt Sd. Mar. 22, 10 am|Pler 9 Alameda ..[Sydney. Mar. 22, 2 pm|(Pier 7 Weeott ....{Yaquina Bay.|Mar. 22, 1 pm|Pier 13 Corona. San Diego..... Mar. 23, 11 am|Pier 11 Columpia, .. |Portlang...... [Mar. 2, 10 amiPler 2 | o T T | fourth day thereafter. | (FRANCE). SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday, March 15. Stmr Aloha, Jorgenson, 10 hours from Moss Landing. it Orizaba, Hall, 65 hours from Newport (8), etc. it Georse Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura. Stmr Washtenaw, Tacoma. Stmr Fulton, Levinson, 75 hours from Port- land, etc. Stmr Geo W Elder, Conway, 72 hours from Portland, via Astoria. CLEARED. Wednesday, March 15. a 34 hours from Crosscup, 86 hours from Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Pomona, Parsons, Eureka; Goodall, Perkins & Co. 1tal ship Cavaliere Ciampa, Maresca, Genoa G W McNear. SAILED. Wednesday, March 15. Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego. Stmr Pomona, Parsons, Bureka. Stmr Crescent City, Stockfleth, Crescent City. Haw bark Santiago, Engalls, Hilo. Schr Frcd E Sanders, Carlsen, Port Gamble. CHARTERS. The Czar loads mdse for Mazatlan, etc. The F S Redfield loads lumber at Port Gamble for Honolulu. The Leicester Castle loads ni- trate at Taltal for United Kingdom. SPOKEN. Feb 19, lat 7 long 31 W—Ship Ronoake, from Baltimore, for San Francisco. Nov 22, lat 36'S, 'ong 131 W narvon Bay, from Tacoma, for Queenstown. TELEGRAPHIC. S, March 15, 10 p m—Weather cloudy; wind SE; velocity 24 miles. MISCELLANEOUS VICTORIA, March I5—Stmr Dirigo has been picked up by tug Tees and towed to Juneau. DOMESTIC PORTS. x FORT BRAGG — Arrived March 15—Stmr W Noyo, hence March 14; stmr Sequoia, from Newport (S). POINT LOI SAN PEDRO—Arrived March 14—Schr Lucy, from Umpqua. POINT RENA—Sailed March 15—Schr Rio an Francisco. REKA—Arrived March 15—Stmr National nence March 13; stmr Pasadena, from San Pedro; stmr Chilkat, hence March 13. PORT TOWNSEND—In port March 15—Stmr Queen, for San Francisco. GREENWOOD—Sailed March 15—Stmr Alca- zar, for San Pedro. Arrived March 14—Stmr Whitesboro, March 14. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived March 15—Schr No- komis, from Port Ludlow. Sailed March 15—Schr William Renton, Honolulu; schr J M Colman, for San Pedro. EVERETT—Sailed March 15—Schr Enterpri; for San Franc SEATTLE—. March 15—Stmr Willa- mette, hence March 12. ASTORIA—Arrived March 15—Stmr Signal, from Seattle. Sailed March 15—Ship Peru, for Queenstowa? Br ship Achnashle, for Queenstown; Elmore for —; French bark Grande Duchesse Ofgm for Queenstown. PORT LUDLOW—Sailed March 15—Schr No- komis, for Port Gamble. FOREIGN PORTS. PORT ADELAIDE—Salied March 14—Bark Carrollton, for Newcastle, Aus, to load for San Francisco. YOKOHAMA—Arrived March 13—Br Empress of Japan, from Vancouver. HONGKONG—Sailed March 14—Stmr City of Rio de Janeiro, to load for San Francisco. NANTES—Salled Feb 27—Fr bark Touraine, for Swansea, to load for San Francisco. SYDNE March 15—Stmr Mariposa, hence for stmr OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers _leave Broadway whart, San Francisco: For ‘Alaskan ports, 10 & m., Mar. 12, 17, 22, 27; Apr. 1} change at Seattle. For_Victoria, Vancouver (B. B.). Port Townsend, Seattle, ‘ Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a, m., Mar. @ 17 22, 27; Apr. 1, and every fifth day thereafter: change at Seattle to this company’s steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.: at Tacoma to N. P. Ry.: at Vancouver to C. P. Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 2 p. m, Mar, 10, 15, 20, 25, Apr. 4, and every fitth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo). Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., Mar. 9, 13, 17, 21. 25, 20; Apr. 2, _and _every fourth day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har ford (San Lufs Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. m., Mar. 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31; Apr. 4, and every BSan Jose del Santa Rosalia Mar. 10; > For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Pa: and ' Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., April 6. For further Information obtain folder. The company reserves the right to changa without nrevious notice steamers, salling dates and_hours of sailing. TICKET OFFICE-4 New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts. 10 Market st., San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. GO, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PG FEE A N D From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FAHE $12 First Class Including Berths 58 Second Class and Meals. Columbla sails March 14, 24: April 3, 13, 23. State of California salls March 19, 29; April 8, 18, 28, Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena and all points in the Northwest. Through tickets to all points East. E. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO . Superintendent. ) CGompagnie Iieneraba LT‘ransatIanthus. < DIRECT LINE TOHARVE-PARIS Sailing_every Saturday at 10 a. m. from Pier 42, North River, foot of Morton street. LA TOURAINE.......cccecoceezeeseee... March 28 LA NORMANDIB. ... - ezuezzneeencesnsse-ApHl 1 | LA CHAMPAGNE -.-April 8 LA BRETAGNE “April 158 LA TOURAINE -April 22 First-class to Havre, $65 and upward. 5 per cent reduction on round trip. Second-class to Havre, $5, 10 per cent reduction round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITEDSTATES AND CANADA, 2 Bowling Green. New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., San Francisco. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS. From New York Every Wednesday, 10 a. m. -February 22(St. Paul.......March 1§ ....March 1'St. Louls......March 2 RED STAR LINE, New York and Antwerp. From New York Every Wednesday. 13 moon. .Feb'y 15|Southwark. Feb'y 22| Westernland. March 1/ Kensington.. EMPIRE LINE, Secattle, St. Michael, Dawson City. For tuil information regarding treight and Dase sage _apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY, 30 Montgomery st., < -ny of its agencles TOYO KISEN KAISHA. S TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, ner First and Brannan streets, YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai, and connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo received on board on day, of sailing. HONGKONG MARU.. ..Friday, March 17 ~Wednesday, April 13 Saturd: found-tripticketa 'at ettt o ght and passage apply at company’ " Uarker street, commer Tyt Ty ® otfces W.'B. CURTIS, General Agent. S. S. ALAMEDA salls via Honolulu and Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, March 22, at 10 p. m. The S, S. Auetralia sails for Honolulu Wednesday, April 5, at 2 p. m. Favorite Line Round the World, via Hawall, Samoa, New Zealand. Australia, India, Suez, England. etc.; $610 first class. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. C0., Agts., 14 Montgomery Pier 7, Foot Pacific St. Freight Office, 327 et St. HAMBURG-AMERICAN TWIN-SCREW EXPRESS LINE, PARIS-LONDON—HAMBURG. TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE, NEW YORK—HAMBURG DIRECT. N. Y.—CHERBOURG (PARIS)—HAMBURG. Tor sailings, etc., apply to HAMBURG-AMERICAN Line, 37 B'way, N. Y. HERZOG & CO., Gen. Agts. Pacific 'Coast, 401 CALIFORNIA ST., cor. Sansome, and 118 Montgomery st., San Francisco. BAY AND RIVER STsANERS. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD. Steamer ‘‘Monticello.” Mon.. Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Sat., at . 3:15, 8:30 p. m. (ex. Thurs. might); Fridays P. m. and 8:30: Sundays 10:30 &. m.. § p. m. Landing and office, Mission-st. Dock, Pier Now hone, ABE sriommecsspsnmpepnsogaeai® » 45 . 1 2