The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 3, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1899 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Pacific C o Ster in gene WEATHER CONDITIONS he Eastern S 1es to fall back. lars lower. Exchange higher. York Exchange advanced. cat and Barley dull. « steady, Corn firm and Rye dull. * Tlour and Millstuffs unchanged. New Alfalfa Hay appeared. i and unc 1. variations in and Onlons weak. the same. se weak. Eggs steady. ¢ Eastern Poultry ptinue in light supply. s unchanged. 3 1 and Bacon easy. and Tallow quiet and steady:. n moderate demand. Beef easy. IMPORTS OF GROCERIES. aple groceries at this port thus are as follows, compared with me In 1898 Of Sugar, 80,289,000 51,000,000, Coffee, §.450.500 ;I 2,244,000 pounds 7 pounds, against Te RECEIPTS OF COAL, 1t this port thus far this year tons, against 433,047 tons dur- and consist chiefly Sound and 133,523 m Colus OF GRAIN. Inspector Steller rf and in ware- 218 30 <in A ons Barley, 504 Corr tons Bran MONEY IN CIRCULATION. v reulation In the United States s cent since 183, and mora 5. A tabie | u of . the 3; on Jul in wth has T in money in last three years. 6.303,046. On_Ju 1895, it was ase for that vear of 319 t ng of last month it s rease in the nine iscal year of $84,411,- se since July 1, 1396, has bee ite of nearly half a miilion dollars for iy, and during the past year g nsiderably more than hall a \rs for each business day. The per on April 1 1899, was the . at that perfod of the hist At that atement per capita, 63; April 1, $21 D FRUIT IN NEW YORK. 1596, wercial says: “‘Prunes re- evious range of quota- 1t about § butors. There renovated stock, f the better grades lerstood that the ligh I exert little influence eason for heavy de- ited to small quantities. firm, though it was said Ints were sold at a slight ures changed. There of some hundreds of below the market was said ves- for ail grades, imm| liate {mprove- e same position as at last nditions do not change. by high prices and small | range s limited to the few Prices 1 s and urging rchases to actual ight supply. are not 1mption THE LUMBER TRAD! and Iron says of lumber: 1a circles of the Pacific coast e prosperous condition than ast Wo er in a m t Writing. stand firm s, with a_strong tendenc s in the W le marke alse the renewed stimu- have likewise taken 11 full time and are h will necessitate an time to come. Shin- fornia plants are gen- shingle output x stand at $135, but y prospect of an advance ades both urban and sub- ewed the healthy de- iwood lumber, and the market long all lines. The quasi-assocta- ds its prices in hardwood for cer- xcellent s rdwood in pmer imber are numerous cargoes are large and hold at and has renewed her previous Orient, Australia and South gether with the Hawailan Islands, in a steady stream of orders. The £ pt has about all the lumber few months to come. and Vladivostok point narket for Pacific coast woods, responsive tates the spring trade ind the general commercial activ d year for the lumber trade. «ipts of Jumber at San Francisco in April than in the previous wose from Mendocino County. The decrease of 703,030 feet, while fir advanced the figires by and hoth Humboldt and Del total more than in March. the lumber prospects are very advancing prices and en- forelgn calls, a brilllant rded in the history of the ¢ the Pacific slope and the West son {s upon ts. thi ! r some pruce a ntien 1'in all al WEAT ORT. Meridian—Pacific Time.) RANCISCO, May 2, 5 p. m. maximum temperatures are re- to-day ramento, 2 San Luis n Diego, 62; In- Angeles, sco data 5; me Maximum n, the seasonal rainfalls to d with those of same date last temperature, Last This Last 24 hours. Season. Season. 0.0 32.73 31.29 000 .93 12.71 0.00 0 8.87 .00 500 7 0.00 7.03 4.18 .00 16.45 6.15 0.00 491 5.60 0.00 459 5 0.00 134 1.63 AND GENERAL FORECAST. The weather is generally cloudy over Wash- ington, remaining snow b w Dakota. The p in North and Idaho and clear over the tions of the Pacific siope. Ligl fallen over Utah and Idaho, heavy rn Montana and rain in North sressure changes have been slight along the immediate Pacific Coast, but a rapid rise has taken place over the Rocky Mountain re- by unusually low temperatures slightly Condt An_area of high pressure ccompanied .s moving south- ver Montana. he temperature has risen over the Pacific cept in Arizona, where it has fallen {ions _are favorable fér fair warmer weather in California Wednesday. F ending ast made at San Francisco for 30 hours midnight May 3, 18 orthern California—Fair Wednesday; warm- er; South, er in n Nevad; Ttah Arizo light northerly wind. ern California—Fair Wednesday; warm- orth_portion: fresh west wind. Fair; warmer Wednesday Partly cloudy; warmer Wednesday. na—Fair; warmer Wednesday. Francisco and vieinity—Fair; warmer light to fresh northwest wind. . Local Forecast Official. -~ FASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW over & wide YORK, May 2. radius Stock prices to-day, and ranged ended With good gains for the day. A considerable advance, ranging from 1 to 3 points, in the | specialties occurred in the first half hour, aided | |by purchases of round amounts of the interna- [tional stocks for London account. Stock values !(hen suffered on a continuance of vesterday heavy liquidation, and receded sharply. the #pectalties losing from 2 to neariy 6 points. By | ‘n'xou liquidation had practically ceased, and there were rallies, which, among the special- | Ues, ranged from 31 to S The standard rail- roads moved less widely except for Burlington | and Delaware and Hudson, which mude aet | |gains of 1% and 34, respectively. Amons the | speciaities, the net gains extend to 4% in Air Brake, 6% in Metropolitan, 3% in Manhattan, | @ in’ Brooklyn Transit and an average of 2 points in Federal Steel,, Sugar, National Steel and Tennessee Coal and lron. Call money rates ruled at 5 per cent most of the day, and their steadiness was a source of confidence as was the easier tone in sterling exchange, which was_ attributed to the London purchase of stocks. Another reason which might be as- | signed for the rally was the fact that the Ford franchise tax bill would not figure in the tax levy of this year, and that the hope of those interested in the securities affected was that the delay of a ar might bring about a modification of its provisions. The sharp | speculative contest between the bulls and bears | in Brookiyn Transit, which ultimately resulted | in favor of the former, was, because of its | great activity, a sentimental influence in favor | of taking the long side in other properties. The | dissemination ot story that the s r in- rs were indis) ed to come to terms with sent rivals because of the fear that other | syndicates stood ready to start up a new | apposition, was supposed to have something to | do with the dip in sugar, but the readiness of | a large house to absorb offerings brought about | a rally, in which the earlier loss was more than recovered. Besides the tax franchise bill, the rate war Gas, but covering of shorts and other purchases caused the stocks to rise above last night's figures. The rapid fluctuations with alternate pro- nounced weakness and strenzth caused a re- duction in the outside interest and left the mar- | ket much of the day in the hands of the pro- | fessionals in the afternoon, when the | market and a general move- ment activity of commission Late broadened out wag under way ses was ag The mark best prices. in not left off strong at generally the Some recessions occurred in the bond ‘market in sympathy with the early | liquidation fn stocks, but there were later | partial recoveries. The total sales, $2,525,000. | United States 2s coupons and the new | coupons declined % in the bid price. | .lndurp-l liquidation in Consolidated | | s | including American Steel and American Sugar, 45,100; Atchison, | preferred, 17,300; Brooklyn Transit, Burlington, 20.200. Chicago Con. Trac- | 1 £106; Colorado Fuel and Iron, 4200; Con- « ed Gas, 18,500: Continental Tobacco, 40,- | Denver and Rin Grande nreferred, 4300; | Federal Steel, 34.500; do preferred, §700; Man | hattan Con., 34.000; Metropolitan st t, Missour! Pacific, 30,300, Steel, North American, 350; Northern Pacific, ific, 3500; Pennsylvania, 10,300; Reading first | 10.500; Rock Isiand, 5400; St. Paul 15600; Southern Pacific. 33,400; T. C. & I, | 50.900: Union Pacifie, 5600; do preferred, £500% United States Leather preferred, 3100; Western | Southwest. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. NEW YORK, May 2.—FLOUR—Receipts, 17. exports, 21,540, quotably lower. > WHEAT—Receipts, 37,000, exports, 1§7.73L Spot eas; No. 2 red, S13c f. o. b. afloat and 7 elevator; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $iic f. 0. b. afloat to arrive. Options opened weak under bearish cables from England, and fur- ther declined because of reported rains in the They rallied later on a big reduc- tion in Bradstreet's visible, but again weal- ened near the close under liquidation, and were finally weak at %@%c decline. May. 7i%@7sc, Dull and easfer, but not closde 783c; July, 76 13-16@77%c, ciosed 77 September, 76 1-16@76%c, closed 76%c; Decem. ber, 7 13-16@77%c, closed 77c. HOPS—Quiet HIDES-Steady. WOOL—Dull METALS—A sharp reaction in tin constituted the only notable feature of interest in metal to-day. This relapse was in a large measure due te a refusal of consumers to proceed and less favorable news from abroad. Lead, on the other hand, advanced slightly on good reports and increased demand. At the close the Metal Exchange called: Pig Iron—Warrants quiet at $11 nominal. Lake Copper—Quiet, with 18.25c bid. Tin—Dull and lower, with %.65c bid and 25.80c asked, Lead—Firm, with 4.17%c bid and 4.40c asked. Spelter —Unchanged, with 6.75c bid and 7c asked. The brokers' price for lead is 4.15c, and for copper 19 @19%c. COFFEE—Options opened and closed firm, 5@ 10 points higher. Sales, 14,770 bags, including: May @5 10; June, '$5 15: July, $ 25; ember, £ 45; October, $ 50@5 53; November % December, $ 70@5 $0; December, March, $5 90. Spot Coffee—Rio, firm tone. SUGAR—Stronz: refined firm. 1B UTTER=Steady; Western creamery, 4%@ 7c. EGGS—Quiet: Western, 1214@13c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, May 2—California Dried Frutts ady. Evaporated Apples—Common, 7@S%c; wire tray, s%@ 10c, Prunes—41,@stsc. Apricots—Roval, prime choice, 9@$%c; fancy, 9%@ Moorpark, 4@1se. peeled, 25@28c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, May 2. — Scattered showers throughout the winter wheat country where fears of drought had been entertained caused a bearish sentiment in wheat at the start. Li- quidation was heavy, and with the exception | of a feeble rally on revorts of heavy export sales, the market declined throughout the ses. slon.” Further deliveries on May contracts also had a weakening influence. July opened ke lower at 74e, declined to T2%c, recovered to $%4c, declined slowly to T72sc,’ advanced to e, and closed at T2%c. The world's visible supply decreased 3,531,000 bushels, against 5,- 000,000 bushels decrease for the same week a year ago. Promised rains and reports of increased acreage weakened corn. The visible supply de- 4 2,643,000 bushels. July opened a shade lower at 34%@34%c, closed with buyers at 341 @34tsc. Oats were firm for May on covering against | | | 1ast year: disengaged, 38,000 tons, against 13.840; | et1. vance. The trade was well represented, except American. The bidding throughout the sale was very active. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Or., May 2.—Clearances, $214,- 062; balances, $27,796. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., May 2-The wheat market Was not in very good shape after Monday's holiday, and local dealers were not quoting up very high. As a matter of fact quotations are to a large extent nominal. The milis are not in need of very much wheat, and as exporters cannot get ships at reasonable rates, there is nothing doing in this line. Walla Walla, 3@ 5%c; valley, 60c: blue stem, 61@62c. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 2.-—Nothing encouraging yet in the way of any advance in the price of wheat. Receipts are limited and quotations are unchanged at 55%c for club and 6l%c for blue stem, FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, May 2.—Cons 110 8-16; Silver, 284d; French Rentes, 102 10c; Wheat cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady:; Walla Walla, 28s 3d; English country markets, quiet. LIVERPOOL, May 2. Wheat steady; Wheat in Paris, firm; Flour in Parls, firm; Weather in England, overcast. COTTON—Uplands, 3%. CLOSING. WHEAT-—Spot No. 1 red Northern Duluth, steady, fs 3d; futures quiet; May, 58 8%d; July, B8 Tiod; September, & TH(. x CORN-"Spot American mixed new quiet, 38 5 American mixed old quiet, s §%d: futures steady; May, 3s 3%d; July, 38 6%d; September, RSO 3s 6d. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 day: — sy Sterling Exchange, sight = Ay Sterling Cables ..........ccooeveeees — 4 89% New York Exchange, sight........ — [ New York Exchange, telegraphic. — 10 Fine SIIVer, Per ounce.............. — 1% Mexican Dollars .... s 50 WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS—The market for ton- nage Is quiet at unchanged rates. The char- tered wheat fleet in port has a registered ton- nage of 6039, against 4776 tons on the same date on the way to this port, 173,65, against 228,300, WHEAT—Exports from this port in April were 66,058 centals, valued at $77,3%0, making total exports thus far this crop year of 1,625,053 centals, valued at $1,984 982. The market opened flat and rather weak than otherwige. Sales were few. The Chicago mar- ket opened quiet and steady, with St. Louls selling freely. Later on there was a recovery, based on stronger European markets due to a reported drought in Russia. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $11255a1 15 CALL BOARD SALES, Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. ond Session—December—2000 centals, §1 14%. Regular Morning Session—December—10,000 centals, $1 143 Afternoon Session—6000 cefitals, $1 14; $1 14%. $1 05@1 10; milling, Sec- 6000, | BARLEY-The market continues stagnant at $1.00G1 12 per CALL BOARD SALES Informal Session Second Session the the old_quotations Feed, $1021@1 05; Brewing, 5 o'clock—No sales. No sal ssfon— Seller '99, new—6000 000, —Seller ‘69, new—4000 ctls, OATS—The Produce Exchange report, in the first_column, shows a falling off of 1430 tons in April. The market continues steady at the recent advance, though trade is mot active. | Fancy Feed, $145@1 47% per ctl: good _to choice,” $1 40@1 45; common, $1 30@1 37e; Sur- | prise, " §1 45@1 50 ay, §1 3@l 40; Milling, | §1 425@1 4716 per ctl; Red, $132@1 37%: Black, | 31 30@1 | CORN—The market is quoted firm at a slight | advance. Offerings are small. | Small round Yellow, §1 27%@1 321; Eastern large Yellow, $1 12L@1 15; White, $112%@1 15; mixed, §10715@1 11%; per ctl; California White, nominal RYE-Is still dull at BUCKWHEAT—N FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR-—California family extras, $3 60@3 | Union, 2900; silver bullton, 6,000, | cash sales, but easy for the distant futures, | Stk SR | owing to good crop prospects. e vistble sup- 5 CLOSING STOCKS. | ply decreased 713,000 bushels. July started a Atchison St L &S W. | &hade lower at 2i%c, closed at 23%@24c. The | Do prefd .... Do prefd premium of May over July at the close was Baltimore & Ohio. 72 St Paul . 2%c. Canada Pacific.... %% Do prefd Liberal receipts of hogs and scattered selling “anada Southern.. 56% St P & Om. by packers weakened provisions early. July ent Pac . = 3 Do prefd pork ened a shade lower at $9 0215, sold off | Thes & Ohio. So Pacific to $8 92, and advanced to $§ @9 at the & Alton. So Railwa close. .ard and ribs were dul!, with fluctua- | Do prefd . . tions narrow. Texas & Pacific .. The leading futures ranged as follows: Union Pacific.. - S — Do prefd ........ | Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. TR D & IG5 i 5 Wabash ......... nY I Ty Do prefd 3% % Y% Whee! & L September 2 2% Do prefd Corn No. Express Companies— 3 g Adams Ex B4lp 345 American Ex k) 35t 2 United_States 78 [ Wells Fargo 6% 3% 13ts| Miscellaneous July. &9 R% A 36 |A_€ot OIl September 2 2215 o184 | Do prefd Pork, fAmn Spirits 880 S8 8§ Hocking Val 4! Do prefd 8 Tilinols C Am Tobac September 9 Lake Fri Do prefd Lard Do prefa 3 Cons Gas May 5 Lake Shore ....N Com Cable July . . 5 Louis & Nash Col ¥ & Tron.... September . 5 Manhattan L Do prefd = Short Ribs, per 100 Met St Ry G lectric May CEt 4 Mich Cent g Haw Coml Co... July enbe k80 4 Minn & St L...... 60%% Brooklyn R T. September L.........4 9 4 % 1st prefd 00 1 er .. e - e e aoorat mrecd § (100 - fatnl s badlies Cash quotations _were as follows: Flour, Mobile & Ohio... ® Laclede Gas ... quiet and steady: No. 2 spring wheat, 7 Mo K & T...... Lead 3 3 spring_wheat, 66@7le; No. 2 red. Do prefd Do/ prefd . b 2)"-?‘&2?."‘;3:_‘6 : N 3 C ed Steel 2 white, 3 white, 20@3ic: 3 el e Rye, . “5@42c; No. 1 flaxseed, NYC &S 1 Nat Lin Oil $1M@1 1y timothy seed, §2 40; mess Do 1st prefd Pacific Mail . pork. per barrel, 38 75@s S0: lard, per 100 Ibs. People’s Gas $5 121605 15: short ribs sides (loose), $1 45@ | e 4 47T%s: dry salted shoulders (boxed), 4%@43 Silver Cert short clear \‘,vi.:’ (boxed). #1 854 :f wh’l:k RE distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, E R = cut loaf, 5.95c: granulated, 5.45c. Ontario & W Sesan P jor R & Nav pfd piTtlcle— Recolots. (Shipments, B Wheat, bushels 76,000 44,000 Pac Coast Ist p Corn, bushels 233.6600 310,000 | Pittshurg prefd Qats 3 Remting .01l Union . Bariey, bushel 10,000 | A prefd .. the Produce xchange te-day the butter prefd iy ~ Coast market was quiet and easy: creamery, 1215 Rock Island ......116%Colo Southern Nale. Eggs, steady: fresh, 1l St L & S F. .1 Do 1st prefd weak: creams, 111:@1214c. Do prefd 71 Do 24 prefd .. Do 24 pref 3T% Nor & W prefd... LIVERPOOL FUTURES. CLOSING BONDS, Wheat— fay. Jul Sept. U s 5 R Dg 45 ............ 84 | Opening “ 5:7 58 U S 3s rex 107% N Y Cent Ists ....14% | Closing " 57 57% ! Do cou 107% N J Cent gen & 0 - - it S mew s IR N e D AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. Do coup ........18 D0 e o2 A0 s ;8 oid s reg....1121 .\'Ip Ists B U, EW YORK, May 2.—Special cable and tele- Do _coup T8 D0 38 - e | o dispatches to Bradstreet's indicate the l'[S s reg . 113! l\»- 45 Bl lowing changes in the available supplies of do coup. 1IN Y ( £ e B e o - & District 3:858 1 17 Nor & W con grain lost Saturday compared with th Ala ssA 0 Do _gen fs previous Satur 0 SIS 110 Or Nav 1sts Wheat—United States and Canada, east of Do C 100 0 L | s S Rockles, decreased 000 bushels; afloat for Do Currency ....100 O § Line s | and in Furove, decreased 1,600,000 bushels; to- Atch gen 4s ......101% O § Line con 5= tal supply decreased 3,331,000 bushe Do adjt 4 % Reading Gen 4s. 2ds Canada So R G W Ists Ches & Ohio 4138.. 9 L& Cia0 B8 B L& C & N Con 7s.. 5t P Do_deb &8 St P Chi Term 4s .. Do D & R G lsts 3 S0 Ry 110% Do 4s ndard R & T 6% 80 ET Va & G 1sts Tenn new set 3s.. 974 Erle Gen 48 Tex & Pac lsts....11: Ft W & D C lIsts.. Do 2ds . 5 Gen Electric 38 U P s 10 GHE&S A 6s . UPD o Do 2ds -111% Wabash 1sts 11 H & T C 8s.......112%| Do R G, Do con fs .......112 |West Shore 4s....114 Towa C lsts ......111 |Wis Cent Ists K C P & G Ists.. 67 | Va Centuries La new con 4s....130 | Do deferred L & N Uni 4s. MK&T 2ds...... MINING STOCKS. . 25 Ontario .20 Ophir - 170 Plymouth . '99% Colo Southern 4s.. 87% Chollar ......... Crown Point Con Cal & Va Deadwood 50 Quicksil 2 50 Gould & Curry.... 35, Do pre . 8 50 Hale & Norcross 30 Sierra Nevada..... 100 Homestake .55 andard . . 24 Tron Silver ........ 5|Union Con . 5 Mexican ceeese B8 Yellow Jacket... “ BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. | Money— Mich Tel ...... | | call loans ......3%@1% Ed Elec Tel . | Time loans ...3:@4 Atch prefd | Stocks— i Bonds— AT & St Fe...... 19% Atchison 4s 100% | Amer Sugar '164% Mining Shares Do prefd 117 Allouez Min Co... 11% | | Bell Tel . . Atlantic . 34 | Boston & Albany..237 Boston & Mont..3%3 | Boston & Maine.. Butte & Boston...102 | Boston L ... Calumet & Hecla..s30_ | Chi Bur & Q |Centenntal 1% Fitchburg ... !Franklin . % Gen Elec "/ 118% 014 Dominion ..... 4713 | | Fed Steel Oeeoln. ............ 9215 Do prefd Quiney sesi.aep | Mextcan Cent Il 14" Tamarac 23 | | O1d_Colony Wolverine ....0000 65y | | Rubber Parrott 651 Union Pac Adventure 1 West End . |{Winona ..... I8 Do prefd . {Humbolat 1111111 Ty Westingh Elec |Union Land 915 | Wis Cent ......... 1% | NEW YORK MO! NEW Money on call, 4436 | per cent: last loan, 5 ver cent. Prime mer- | cantile paper, 3%@4% per cent. Sterling ex- change, weak, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4 87@4 §7% for demand and at $4 §5@ 4 85% for 60 days. Posted rates, $4 @4 861 and $4 S5G4 881 Commercial biils, $4 83@4 83 silver certificates, 62@62l4c; bar silver, 61%c. Mexican dollars, 48c: Government bonds, weak State bonds, inactive; railroad bonds, weak. \ | CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, May 2.—To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: able cash balance, $261,223,617; $243,150,157. Avall- | gold reserve, LQNDON MARKET. NEW YORK, May 2.—The Commercial Adver- tiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were heavy after the holidays. Americans fluctuated within narrow fractions, closing weak at the bottom on the fear of gold exported from the United States. Coppers were buovant, Paris buying Tintos up to 45% ex- dividend, equivalent to 51l with the dividend, Anacondas were 13%. They relapsed to 13 11-15 and closed at 13%. Utahs were 10; Bostons, 3. Silver fell one-half point on bear sales. Améri. cans not offering any. It closed at 283 hid, There is a slight French demand for gold at 77s 8d. CLOSING. | Pacific, _ 95%: Northern Pa- | cific are(err!d, 8014; Union Pacific preferred, s0i: Grand Trunk, &, stlver quiet, 283d per ounce. Money, 1% | and 1% ver cent. Il Canadian | medfums selling 7% per cent lower. Corn—United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, decreased 2,643,000 bushels. Oats—United States and Canada, east of the "kies, decreased T hels he aggregate stocks eat held at Port- 2 nd Seattle, Wash., de- hels last week. CALIFORNIA PRUN 38 IN THE EAST. NEW YORK, May 2.—The Journal of Com- merce says: Reports of the heavy drop of prunes usually expected at this time are be- ginning to come in. the growing districts are of the same purport. The trade here is generally disposed to accepr these reports with a good deal of allowance, for the natural desire of growers to start the season with promulgation of such features will be most advantageous to them, but thers are a number of prominent handlers here who, while admitting that conditions now governing growing crops may not be so bad as has been published through the letters of interested growers, are of opinion that there is good ground for believing the crop will turn out to be be considerably less than last year. One of these merchants to-day sald he had little doubt that the reported damage to the crop was not overestimated by his California cor- respondents. He could not agree with some of them that the present drop was due to the recent warm weather, but was disposed to at- tribute it to a loss of vitality in trees caused by the prolonged drought last winter, which Kkilled many trees and undoubtedly had a weakening effect upon the rest. A feature contributing to the strong feeling among handlers of prunes here is the prospect of a large demand from Eu ope this year, as the resuit of reported short prune crops there. EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, May 2 —CATTLE—The cattle mar- ket was slow to-day, with prices on the down grade. Fancy lots sold at $5 40@5 60; choice steers, $5 055 medium, $4 55@4 75; stock- ers and feeders, $3 80@5 10; beef steers, $4G4 50 cows and_heifers, 3 50a4 2; bulls, $3 60@4 10 Western 31 20@5 20; Texas steers, $3 904 90; calves, $i@h 7. HOGS—There was a fairly active demand for hogs at yesterday's decline. Fair to choice, $3 75@3 90; heavy packers, $3 55@3 7214: mixed, $3 65@3 80; butchers, $3 65@3 § : light 5 : pigs, $3 30@3 70. ek SEP-There was an active demand for sheepp at previous prices. Colorado wooled lambs, $5 85@0; clipped lambs, $@5 55; culls, $4 50@4 15; spring lambs, $5@12° per 100 pounds: yearlings, $5 10@5 20; sheep, $3 50@5 15, a great many fed Westerns bringing $4 75@5 15, Recelpts—Cattle, 3500; hogs, 19,000; 12,000. sheep, BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, May 2.—The wool market for the | past week has maintained a steady tone, with a fair amount of sales. Australian wools are strong, with big sales for foreign markets, Quotations: Territory wools, Montana, — fine, medium and fine, 12@l5c; scoured, 3s@doe: staple, 40@42c; Utah, Wyoming, etc., fine, medium and fine, 14@15c; scoured, 3B@doc; staple, 40@12c. Australian wools, scoured basis, combing, superfine. 70@72c; do good, 65@Sc: do aver- age, 62@c. LONDON WOOL MARKET. LONDON, May 2—The wool auction sales | opened to-day with a large attendance of buy- ers. The offerings numbered 11,323 bales, in- cluding a fine show of Queenslands and New South Wales merinos, principally greasy. The Continental buying was eager to secure these goods and entered Into strong competition with the home trade. which stimulated the advance, ‘h was most pronounced. Fine well grown a small supply of scoured sold briskly. Crossbreds were well represented, with finer grades showing an advance of 10 per cent, and The offer- ings of this stock were largely taken by York- shire. A small selection of Cape of Good Hobe and Natal sold quickly at 10 to 15 per cent ad- Letters received from all | | Rhubarb, 22 | 476 sacks Potatoes. i 1 | | usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, §3 403 43 per bbl for extra, $3 253 40 for bakers' and $2 30G2 50 for super- fine. MILLSTUFFS lows, usual dlscount | Prices in facks are as fol- | to the trade Flour, $3 25 per 100 pounds; Rye Flour. 100; Rice Flour, $i: Cornmeal, $2 50; | cream Cornmeal, § 25; Oatmeal, $4 50@4 7; | Oat Groats, $4 75; Hominy, $3 23@3 50: Buck- Whent Flour, $4@i % Cracked Wheat, $3 75; Farina, §4 5 Whole Wheat Flour, $ 50; Rolled Oats (harrels), $6 5576 95; In sacks, $6 35@6 Pearl Bariey, $; Split Peas, $4 60; Green Peas, £ per 100 pounds. 6 HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. A cargo of 50 tons new Alfaifa, the first of the season, arrived from the river and was bid in at $ 50. The market held up very well, considering the recefpt of 860 tons since Satur- day, and $14 was refused for a car of gilt- edged wheat. The other descriptions were un- chan Feedstuffs remain as previously quoted. BRAN-$15 50@16 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$17 50@20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, §23 50§24 per ton; Oflcake Meal at the mill; $31@31 50; job- bing, §32 0; Cocoanut Cake, §24@25; Cotion- seed Meal, $28730 per ton; Cornmeal, $23 50@ 24 50; Cracked Corn, $24025; Mixed Feed, $15 5 @16 50. HAY—Wheat, §10@11 for lowe @11 $12@13 for good to choice and grades; Wheat and Oat, $10@ rley, $1@9; Alfalfa, $ 50@7. ¢ per baie. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans are unchanged. Some changes in Seeds will be seen. The market is quiet all around. BEAN Small White, 32 @2 15; Large Whites, §1 50@1 60; Pinks, $1 8@ 195; Reds, $30; keye, 4@4 10; Butters, nominal: Lim $2'25@2 40; Red Kid- SEEDS—Brown Mustard,” nominal; Yellow Mustard, 2%@3c; Flax, $2@2 10; Canary Seed, 2%c per Ib: Alfaifa, Ste@diec:’ Rape, 3@3%c: Timoth: fles, Hemp, 4@4'c +« DRIED PEA! 2 3 per ctl. POTATOES, ONION % @stic. $1 0@2; Green, $210@ AND VEGETABLES. Receipts were 641 hoxes Asparagus, 33 boxes sacks Peas, 35 sacks Beans and Potatoes and Onlons continue eral descrintions are lower. In Vegetables there are no marked changes. String Beans are lower, and there s a better assortment of other Summer kinds, and this is about all POTATOES—$1 40@1 50 per clt for Early Rose, $1 40@1 65 for River Burbanks: Oregon, $1 15@ 130 for seed and $1 50@1 S0 for large; New Po- tatoes, 14@2%c per lb. ONIONS-—30G75c for fair and Sic@$110 per ctl for good to cholce; new, 75 per sack for TRed. VEGETARLES—Asparagus, T5c@$1 50 per box for No. 2, $1 75@2 for No. 1 and $2 % for fancy; Rhubarh, 40@7c per box for the general run and $5c@$1 for fancy: Green Peas, 2W@3c for common and 314Gdc for Garden; String Beans from Los Angeles, 4@fc for green and s@fe for Golden Wax; String Beans from Vacaville, 5@ Cabbage, §140; Tomatoes, $1 25@2 per box: Egg Plant, 15¢ per 1b; Garlic, 20c per Ib; Dried Okra, 15 per b Dried Peppers, 10c: Green Pepuers, 12%@2c; Carrots, 2:@%c per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 40@$i per dozen; Sacramento Cucumbers, 30¢; Summer Squash from Los Angeles, 10@12%c per Ib. POULTRY AND GAME. Three cars of Fastern sold at 14@15c for Turkeys, $7 for DucKs, $2 for Geese, $6@7 for Hens, $8 for Young Roosters and $6 for old do. Another car f& announced for to-day. Local Poultry is weak and quiet, owing to the large receipts from the East, and several descriptions are lower. POULTRY- Live Turkeys, 13@l4c for Gob- blers and 13@tc for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1 50 @2; Goslings, $2 2%5@2 50; Ducks, $6@7 for old and $750@S 30 for young: Hens, $4 50@5 young Roosters, $7G8: old Roosters, $4 50 Fryers, $676 50; Broflers, $4 50@5 50 for large, $2 50@3 50 for small; Pigeons, $1 50@2 per dozen for old and $2G2 2 for Squabs. GAME—Hare, $1; Rabbits, $1 25 for Cotton- tails and §1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. Butter {s weak, and some dealers are shading the quotations to keep their floors clear. Cheese is also weak. Eggs show no change, ‘s'elllnx without. difficulty at previous quots ons. ak and sev- BUTTER— jireamery—Fancy creamery, 16%c; seconds, Dairy—Fancy, 1ic; good to cholce, 13@l4ic; store, 11@1zc per Ib. CHEESE—Choice mild_new, 10%c: old, 10c; Young America, 11@12c; Eastern, 14%@l5c. EGGS—Quoted at 1414@1loc for store and 15%@ 16%c per dozen for ranch; Eastern, nominal. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Receipts were 600 boxes Cherries and 52 chests Strawberries. Reveipts of Cherries continue light and prices show no marked change. Strawberries are slowly tending downward. No Blackberries came in yesterday. A crate of Apricots came in from Riverside, and was held at $2, without selling. Gooseberries were steady and In mod- erate receint. Limes are firm and Lemons and Oranges qulet. Stocks of Oranges are moderate. Grape Fruit is slow of sale. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, $1 50@2 50 for fair to good and $3@3 50 for choice to fancy, BERRIES—Gooseberrles, 3@ per drawer | and 60@%ec per box; Blackberries, —— per crate; Strawberries, $5@7 per chest for small and $3@4 for large herries. Cherries, 50@Tic for red. T5c@$1 for white and $1@125 ver box for black; extra fancy black £o0ld at $130. Some poor black in bulk sold at 3¢ per Ib. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 50@3 25 per box: Seedlings, $1@2: Mediterranean Sweets, $1350@2; Lemons, '§1 25@1 5 for common and $2@2 50 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, §7: California Limes, 65@Sic per small _box: Grape Fruit, $1 50@2 50: Bananas, $1 50@2 50 per bunch: Pineapples, $2G4 50 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. The market for all descriptions under this head remains unchanged: There is not much going on, for there is not much stock here to work on. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, 7c for 40-50's, 5@ 5%c for 50-60's, 4@4ic for 60-10's, 3@3%c for 0-80's, 2%@3%c for £0-90's, 24@2Yc for 9-100's and 2@2Yc for 100-110's; Peaches, Siz@disc for £00d to choice, 10@103c for fancy and —— for peeled; Apricots, 1214 15c for Royals and for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, $@8ie; sun dried, f1,@7isc; Black Figs, sacks, 3%c; Plu nominal 2c for unpitted and 413@be for pitted Pears, nominal. RAISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 5%c for four-crown, 41@6c for Seedless Sultanas, 3ic for Seedless Muscatels and §1 20 for London Lavers: Dried Grapes, 2%@sc. NUTS—Chestnuts, 7c per Ib; Walnuts, 5@sc for hardshell, 10@1lc for softshell: Almonds, 5@ Sc for hardshell, 12@13c for softshell, 4@16c for papershell; Peanuts, 6@ic for Eastern and 41:@ S _for Californla: Cocoaunts, $4 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 10@llc for bright and 8@ for lower grades: water white extracted, 7% ;!e,rr;“,llght amber extracted, 7c; dark, 5@5%c BEESWAX—25@27c per 1b. Hams are firm at the advance of last week. Bacon s easy and Lard is strong. Barreled g0ods are steady. CURED MEATS—Bacon, Sc per 1b for heavy, 8%@3c for light medium, 10%@11c for light, 12¢ for extra light and 121@l13c for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 1l¢; California Fams, i0c; Mess Beef, $13 per bbl: extra Mess Beef, $14; Family Beef, $15@15 50; extra prime Pork, $12; extra clear, $18; mess, $16; Smoked Beef, 1lc per Ih. LARD--Tierces quoted at 54@3%c per lb for compound and 7:@7%c for pure: half barrels, pure, Sc; 10-1b tins, Size; 5-1b tins, 8%e. COTTOLENE-Tierces 6%@6%: packages, less than 200 1bs, 1-1b pails, 60 in a case, Siac; 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, 8%c; 5-1b pails, 12 In a case, 8lgc: 10-1b palls, 6 in a cage, 8%c; 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 in a case, T%e; wooden buckets, 20 1bs net, 8ic; fancy tubs, 80 1bs net, 7%c; half- barrels, about 110 Ibs, 7%c. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. Hides and Tallow are steady at the quota- tions, with no especial activity. Stocks of Tal- low continue lmited. Wools sell moderately. There Is nothing doing In Hops, though con- tracts continue to be drawn in Oregon at loc. HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands seil about ic under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 9a95c: light, $te; Cow- hides, 9c; Stags, bafac: Saited Kip, fo; Calf, 10c; dry Hides, sound, 16c: culls and brands, 13c; dry Kip and Veal, 13@15tc; dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins, shearlifgs, 10@30c each; short Waol, 35@60c each: medium, 70@%c; long Wool, 80c@s1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt, §1 75@2 25 for large and §1 for small; Colts, 50c. TALLOW--No. 1 rendered, 4%@4lzc per Ib; No. 2. 3t@ic; refined, 3c. WOOL—Spring _ Clips Joaquin _ and Southern, 7 months, 7@ic; year's staple, 6@sc; Foothill and Northern Free, 10@12c; Foothill and Northern defective, 8@10c; Nevada, §@1lc. Fall Wools— . Northern Mountain ............ 614@8e Southern . - S 4%qTc Plains .. 4 @be HOPS 188 crop, 10@11c per ib for ordinary, 12@12izc for good and 13@15 for cholce to fancy from first hands. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. The rise in Pork seems to be temporarily checked by the arrival of four cars from the East—not a very large consignment to check a rise. Still, the market rules firm. Beef is easy | and unehanged. The other descriptions are un- changed. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: BEEF—Ti2@S%e per Ib. VEAL—Large, 7c; small, 7% MUTTON—Wethers, Tix@Sc b LAMB-Spring, 84@10c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 5%@s%c for small, medium and 414@5c for large; stock Hogs and Feeders, 414@hc; dressed Hogs, T@stc. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, 5%c for June and July; Wool Bags, 26@2Sc; San Quentin Bags, # COAL-—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, §8; Southfield Wellington, 50; Seattle, §6; Bryant, $, Coos Bay, $; Wallsend, §7 50; Scotch, $§; Cumberland, $8 50 in bulk and $9 50 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $8 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, $760; Coke, $12 per ton In bulk and §l4 in sacks. CORDAGE—Manila, 8}sc; Stsal, 8tc; Duplex, T basis. CANNED VEGETABLES—Peas, Toc@$l 25; Asparagus, $1 50@1 7; Tomatoes, S5EHC CANNED ' FRUITS—Chrries, '$1 3@l 50 for black and $1 50@1 & for white; Peaches, §1 40@ 175; Pears, $1 4@150; Apricots, Plums, %c@si 15. COFFEE—Costa Rica—14@l5c washed; 13@l4c for good washed:; 13@l5c for good to prime washed peaberry; L@l for &o0d peaberry; 11@13c for good to prime; 10@lle nominal for good current mixed with black beans: §%@10%c for fair; 6@%e for common to ordinary. Salvador—10@12c for good to prime washed; 8@9%c for fair washed: 10%@1lle for superior unwashed; 7%@7%c for good green un- washed; 91;Gl0c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua—7l@slsc nominal for good to superior unwashed; $@10c nominal for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—1412@17%c for prime to fancy washed; 11@13%c for good to strictly good washed: 8@ 10%c for falr washed; 7@Siéc for medium: 5% @ %¢ for inferior to ordinary; 10%@i2 for good to prime washed peaberry; Sic@lic for good unwashed peaberry; T%@8%¢ for good to supe- rior unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, i%c: cases, ; cases, imitation Eastern, 6%c; boneles: strips, 8GS%c; blocks, T%@Sic; tablets, desiccated, Stisc: middles, S,@9" ?'lrkle"l, in barrels, $3 50; pickled, half barrels, 5 25. LEATHER — Sole, heavy, for prime 2@28c per 1lb; Sole Leather, medium, 24@ic; Sole Leather, light, 24@2%c; rough leather, heavy, 24@2ic: rough Leather, light, 24@25c; Harnese Leather, heavy, 32@33c; Harness Leather, medium, 30@ d2; Harness Leather, light, 29@30c; Collar Leather, 4@l6c per foot; Kip, finished, 40@4sc per Ib; Veal, finished, 50@sic; Calf, finished, T5c@$1; Sides, finished, 16@17c per foot; Belt Knife Splits, 4@l6c; Rough Splits, 8@l0c per Ib. OIL—California Castor Oll, cases, No. 1, Tic; pure, §1 06; Linseed Oil, in barrels, boled, 5 raw, §7c; cases, 5c more; Lard Ofl, extra win’ ter strained, barrels, d4c; No. 1, dfic; case more; China Nut, ' 4@3ic per gallon Neatsfoot OIl, barrels, cases, 5ic; Sperm, crude, §0c; natural white, 40 42%c;” Whale Oil, natural white, 37%c: bleached white, 45c; Pacific Rubber Mixed Paints, white and house colors, $1 25@1 35 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@2 25 per galion. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—White Water Coal Oll, in bulk, 11ic per gallon; Pearl Ofl, in cases, ‘16lc; Astral Oil, 16i50; Star Ofl, i6lc; Extra Star Oil, 20ie: Elaine Oil, 21%c; Eocene Oll, 18%c; Deodorized Stove Gasoline, in bulk, 15%c; In cases, 2ic; Benzine, In bulk, 15c; in cases, 2)c; S6-degree Gasoline, In bulk, 21c; In cases, 2c. CANDLES—Electric light Candles, 6s, 16 oz, Sye; 68, 14 oz, The; 6s, 12 oz, 6kc; 6s, 10 oz, Slge: 126, 12 0z, Thc: Granite (Mining) Candles— 6s, 16 0z, 9%c; 6s, 14 0z, Sc; bs, 12 0z, Tic; 6s, 10 0z, 6%c; Paraffine Wax Candles—Is, 25, 4s, s, white, 81ac; 12, 1034c; colored, 1c higher. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at §@7c per ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, 6lc; in fron barrels, 56c: In wooden barrels, 53c. LUCOL—RBoiled, barrels, 52; cases, 5c_more. QUICKSILVER-$42 per flask for local use and $40 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, terms net cash, in 100-1b bags: Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, %c; Pow- dered, 5%c; Candy Granulated, b%c; Dry Granu- lated, Gte; Confectloners' A, GYe: California A, 4%c: Magnolla A, 4%c: Extra C, 4%c; Gold- en C, 4%c; barrels, 1-16c more: half barrels, 14c more; boxes, 3¢ more; 50-1b bags, lac more, No order taken for less than 75 barrels or Its equivalent. : LUMBER. bleached white, 54c; raw, barrels, LUMBER—Retall prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes $I5@18; extra sizes, higher; Redwood, §17 for No. 1 and $U4@15 for No. 2; Lath, 4 feet, §2 20@2 50; Pickets, $14; Shingles, $130 for common and §2 25 for fancy: Shakes, 2" tor Split and $10 50 for Sawn: Rustic, $15 @21. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For 72 Hours. Flour, qr sks.... 12,50|Broom Corn, bals 4 Wheat, ctls. 20(Hay, tons. 60 Barley, ctls...... 1,020(Straw, tons.. Corn, ctls, East. 1200/ Wool," bales.... Butter, cfls. 391 Pelts, bdls. Cheese, ctls.. 12 Hides, Beans, sks. 520 Eggs, Potatoes, sks. Leather, 1]1)] k. gals. Sran. akerers 942/ Brandy, gals. Middiings, ks 150! Lime, " ‘bbls. OREGON. Flour, qr sks..... 18,758/ Wheat, ctls 2,570 Oats, el 2,200 Screenings, sks.. 13 Bran, sks. 430 Potatoes, sks..... 2,442 Shorts, sks....... 305 Onlons, &l e WASHINGTON, Flour, qr sks. 7.86) Oats, ctls %0 EASTERN. Malt, ks......... 12600 e ——— THE STOCK MARKET. Trading in local securities was fairly active on the morning session. Hawallan Commercial continued to soar, touching $128. Oceanic ad- vanced to $841, Contra Costa Water to $7134 and Paauhau to $4213, the other stocks remain- ing about the same. the afternoon call the only noteworthy :_hxn&nse was an advance in Gas & Electric to 1%, Mining stocks were dull and not materially changed. The telegram from the pump s “‘Pump working steadily. Water in_ the foot level winze is 35 feet 11 inches below the station Charles H. Fish has resigned from the presi- dency of the Andes Mining Company, and Cap- tain Nat T. Messer has been appointed to suc- ceed him. The sales on regular call at the San Francisco Stock Exchange for the year to date amount to 64,635 shares, against 675,040 shares for the same time in 1898, The Alaska Packers' Association will pay dividend No. 65 of 75c on the 13th. The mines of Eureka district, Nev., made the following shipments of ore by rail for the week ending April 29th: Diamond mine, 116,60 pounds; Eureka Consolidated, 70,470, Hamburg, 40,790; Jackson, 92,160; Richmond, 132,730. The Andes Mining Company has levied an assessment of 5 cents per share, delinquent June 7th. The Seg. Belcher Consolidated Mining Com- pany has levied an assessment of 5 cents per share, delinquent June 5th. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. ¢ . TUESDAY, May 2-2 p. m Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Bonds— Cent L & P... 7 8 4s quar coup..114 — [Equit G L Co. % 8k is quar coup... — — |Mutual El Co. — 16% 4s quar new..120 130 Oakland Gas.. 45 4613 3s_quar coup. Miscellaneous Cal-st Cab 3e.116 17 1073 Pac Gas Imp. {Pac L Co.... ISFG & Cal Elec L 65.123%127% San Fran...... 3% 3% € C Wat bs....111 " — Stktn Gas fs. — 1313 Dup-st_ex c. — | Insurance EL & P 6s....130 |Firem’s Fund. - F & Cl Ry 6s.118 — | Bank Stocks— Geary-st R . — 100 |Anglo-Cal 145.102% — Bank of Cal 105 "105%/Cal § D &T. LA L Co 6s..101% — First Nationl..220 — Do gntd 6s..101% — |Lon P & A... — 13l% Market-st 6s...128 ~ — |Mer Exchange — 1§ Do 1st M 5s.116% — NCNGR7s108 — ' N R Cal fs..115 N Ry Cal 5s... ev Nat Bk..150 Suvings Banks— Ger S & L.. Hum S & L.10: m NP C R R bs.10S — Mutual Sav.. — 4lip NPCRRG6.103 — S F Sav U.. — N Cal R R 55.108% — § & L So.. 101 Oak Gas 5s...110 111% Security S B 31 33 Om C Ry 6s..123% — Unfon T Co. — 1465 P & Cl Ry 6s.107 P & O fs.....117 Powell-st s, Street Raliroads— california .....115%116% 12244 Geary Sac El Ry — =& Market: 623 63 SF&NP — — |Dak SL & e S8 F &8 JVis, — — [Presidio = SelrraRCal 65108 — | Powder— B of Ar 6s..113% — |California P C 6s (130)111 — !E Dynamite... P C 6s (19%6) — — |[Giant Con Co. P C6s (1912) — — |Vigorit ........ P C s cg 55.100 — ' Sugar— P Br 6s.. Hana P Co. V Water Haw C & § V Water 45.103 1031 Hutch S P Co. S V Wis(3dm).1023% — ~ Paauhau S P. 421g 42% Stktn Gas 6s..1011z — | Miscellaneous— Water Stocks— JAl Pac Assn..110% 5 71% Ger Ld Wks..250 0 Mer Ex Assn.. 9 0014100%3 | Oceanic S Co.. 8t Pac A F A 1% |Pac € BorCo.111 |Par Paint Co.. 7 Morning € Roard— , 100 Contra Costa aWter ....... 23) Contra Costa-Water . 135 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar.. 65 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. 50 Hutchinson § P Co 100 Hutchinson S P Co, cash. 350 Mutual Electric Light 250 Mutual Electric Light Contra Costa.. Marin Co ..... Spring Valley. = and Electric— Capital Gas... — Central G Co.. 3 ssion, 16 Oceanic S § Co . 250 Paauhau § P Co 130 Paauhau S P Co ... $1000 Park & CIff House 370 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co 25 Spring Valley Water 540 Vigorit Powder Street— 100 Oceanic § S Co ...... $100 N P C R R 5 per cent bonds fternoon Session. per cent bds.107 +570 Board— 100 Contra Costa Water . 50 Contra_Costa Water ...... 50 Equitable Gas = 500 50 Giant Powder Con ..... 250 100 Hana Plantation €O .................. 17 37% 260 Hawaifan Commercial & 205 Hutchinson S P_Co $5000 Market St Ry Con 5 per cen 270 Paauhau S P Co . 10 Pacific Gas Imp ) San Francisco Gas 0 San Francisco Gas n Francisco Gas San Francisco Gas 65 Spring Valley 0 Spring Valley ugar.... Electric Electric sctric Electric & & & & Water ... 6 per cent bonds $5000 S F & S J V bonds. ¥ INVESTME: 50 Vigorit Powder BOARD. + Morning Session. Board— 100 Pacific Aux Fire Alarm.. .1 50 Paauhau § P Co L4200 35 Mutual Electric Li LT 30 Hutchinson S P Co .. 34 8714 25 Hutchinson § P Co S issans Afternoon Session. Board— 20 Oceanic S § Co ... e 70 Hutchinson 8 P Co ....... o3 15 San Franciseo Gas & Electric Co.... 70 20 Spring Valley Water . 10 MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales cisco Stack Board yesterday Morning Se 100 Belcher ... .. 40} 100 Best & Belcher 60/ 200 Caledonia. - 100 Challenge . in the San Fran- on. Ophir Potos! .. Savage . Unton Con . -1 300 Union Con 400 Con Cal & Va.180] 200 Mexican ....... 60 500 Utah . 3 100 Ophir . 130 400 Yellow Jacket. Afternoon Sesslon. 100 Con Cal & Va.l$0| 500 Utah . o1 1300 POtosi .......... 21000 Bullion ...021020 03 150 Yellow Jacket. 46| 100 Justice . Seixy 400 Belcher ........ 401100 Challenge ...0.0 37 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Sesston. 300 Andes . 13; 200 Gould & Curry 3 200 Ande: 1212 200 Hale & Norcrs 26 300 Belcher . 33| 200 Mexican 500 Beicher 40| 600 Ophir 200 Best & Belcher 61| 130 Ophir 209 Challenge Con.. 33! 300 Potost 200 Con Cal & Va.l 80! 200 Savage ......... 2§ 300 Crown Point. 300 Sierra Nevada.l 03 200 Gould & Curry 38 Afternoon Session. 500 Andes .......... 12| 300.POtosl ..c....... 29 1100 Best & Belcher 611 200 Potosi A 300 Con Cal & Vh.1 %0 500 Sex Belcher.... 02 | 200 Confidence ..... 80' 200 Union Con .... 52 500 Crown Point... 23| 300 Utah ........... 12 200 Justice ......... 23 400 Yellow Jacket. 4§ 300 Ophir ........132%! CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, May 2—4 p. m. Bid.Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha Con 05 06 Kentuck .. o4 08 Alta .. 08 10 Lady Wash.... 01 02 Andes ..ol 12 13{Mexican .....50 61 & Relcher ........ 3% 33 Occidental Best & Belcher 60 61Ophir ... Bullion ..... 02 03 Overman Caledonia .... 37 'Potosi . Chollar ......... 34 Savage .. 2 Challenge Con.. 38 Scorpion Lo o® Confidence . % Seg Belcher. Con Cal & Va.l7 130 Slerra Nevad; Con Imperial .. 02 Silver Hil . Crown Point .. 23 Syndicate . Con New York. — Standard Exchequer ... 03 St. Lous . Gould & Curry 40 Union Con 51 53 Hale & Norcrs 27 Utah .. Saatiis Julla ... 03 Yellow Jacket.. 4 47 Justice ..o 2 ASSESSMENTS PENDING. Delingnt| Company. No. | in the | Day of [Amt. Board. | Sale. Yellow Jacket....[ 1 [..Avr. 7|.May 11| 15 Utah .. 30 |.May 6. May 29| 05 Confidence ........| 81 |.May 5/ May 23] 2 Bullion . .| 84 | .May 5| May 29| 05 Hale & Norcross.| 2 |.May 13|..June 5, 10 Crown Point......| 76 | May 15 10 Con Cal & Va....| 13 [/ May 20 2% Potoel ............l 62 |/ May 22 10 Seg_ Belcher.......|......|..June 2 o Andes ....... June 32| 05 NOTICE TO MARINERS—MONTEREY BAY, CALIFORNIA. A bell buoy, painted red and marked “M'" in white, has been placed in 203; fathoms of wa- ter about three-eights ot a mile off MUSSEL POINT, MONTEREY BAY, CALIFORNIA, on the following bearings, viz.: Tang. Point Pinos, W. % N. : l;luuel Point, S.W. 1; S., distant about 3% mile. End Monterey Wharf, S§.S.E. % E., about 134 miles. "This buoy is to be left to the southward. This rotice affects the “List of Beasons and Buoys, Pacific Coast, 189, page POINT PINOS, CALIFORNTA. Notice is hereby given that the Whistling Buoy off POINT PINOS, CALIFORNIA, has gone adrift. It will be replaced as soon as practicable. 2 This notice affects the “‘List of Beacons and Buoys, Pacifle Coast, 1868, page 15, -Ho 3 By order of the Ligl anel ol Commander, U. S. N., Inspector Twelfth Light-House District. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants’ Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and e of expense. ‘PGNIVI‘ntziu are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sall- fng Airections 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 hoisted ahout ten minutes before noon and dropped at | | | | Titania . INanaimo.. Willamette Seattle, | Coos Bay |Newport...... Crescent_ City..|Crescent City.......... | Columbia _.|Portland.... geived each day from the United States Naval bhservatory, Mare Island, Cal. OA".L‘.SC‘;';MM whether the ball was dropxeg on time or giving the ergor‘llas:"figlsdp;;_hlis e the follow in the morning papers e o R LRINS, Lieutenant, U. 8. N., in charge. MOON AND TIDE. & States Coast and Geodetic Surv P es "and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- v o Superintendent. the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the Sun sets n rises L | 6.5‘ . H W 0.1 7:49 5.7 1.0{ 8:28/ 3.9 1.4/ 9:.06) 6.1 1.8] 9:44) 6.4 2.1/ 10:20| 6.4 2.7| 10:56! 6.4 NOTE—In the above exposition af the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. The second time 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 United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given Is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. |Seattle.... |Tillamook San Diego {Point Arena.. ..!IChina and Japan. |Humboldt... {Partland. . IChina and Japan Progreso Luella ... Santa Rosa. Point Arena Aztec Samoa. . State of Cal Belglan King. Moana . ISyaney.. 2 Homer Departure Bay. Bristol _.....l[Departure Bay. Washtenaw .!Tacoma Arcata {Coos Bay....... Empire ICons Ra IChina and Japan, {Puget Sound. _.IPoint Are: £ [Humboldt. . i May |Victoria & Puget Sound May |Grays Harbor..... May {Portland... May City of Peking. Czarina Aloha Pomona ...... Walla Walla. Coquille River. Alliance Corona . ISan Diego Acapulco ......./Panama... North Fork....|Humboldt. Columbia. [Portland Ronita .. INewpaort STEAMERS TO Steamer. | Destination. | Sails. SATL. |May 3,10 am|Pler 24 Aloha ......'Point Arena../May 3 pm!Pler 9 A. Blanch'd{Humboldt.....|May 3. 10 am|Pier 13 Bonita .....!Newport.......| May 9 am|Pier 11 Australia ../Honolulu. May 2 pm/Pier 7 Pomona, Humboldt..... May 2 pm|Pier 9 Santa Rosa|San Diegn..... May 6, 11 am Pier 11 Amer Maru/China &Japan May 1 pm! PMSS Queen -IVic & Pgt Sd.|May 6, 10 am|Pier 9 Pt. Arena..|Point Arena.. May 3 pm|Pier 2 Curacao Mexico May 7,10 am Pier 11 | State Cal...!Portland May £ 10 am|Pler 2¢ City of ParalPanama Ma 2 m/PMS Coos Ba; Newport...._..|Ma 9 amPier 11 | Arcata SRlE | Corona 11 am|Pier 11 HIPPING INTELLIGE ARRIVED. Tuesda Stmr Whitesboro, Johnson, 16 h | Greenwaood Geo Loomis, Bridgett, 42 hours from | _Stmr Queen, Jepsen, 513 hours from Victoria | and Puget Sound ports Stmr Alice Blanchard, Hall, 58 hours from Coos Bay. Stmr Pomona, Parsons, 17 hours from Eu- reka. Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, 12 hours from Greenwood. Stmr Centennial. Pierce, nila, via Nagasaki 23 days. Stmr Laguna, Ericsson, 64 hours from Port Los Angeles. Stmr_Bonita, port (S), ete. Haw bark R P Rithet, Calhoun, 21 days from Honolulu. Schr Neotune, Estvold, Schr Bella, Smith, 9 da Schr Allen A, Schange, reka Schr Gotama, Johannissen, 3 days from Coos Bay. Schr Seven Sisters, Rasmussen, 50 hours from Coquille River. Schr Eva, Ramselius, 30 hours from Eureka. CLEARED. Tuesday, May 2. San Diego; Goodall, 33 days from Ma- Nicolson, 78 hours from New- 5 hours from from Olympia 42 hours from Eu- Usal. Stmr_Corona, Perkins & C Stmr_Leelanaw, Storrs, lulu; U S Government. Stmr Columbia, Green, Astoria; Oregon Rail- road and Nav Co. Brig John D Spreckels, Christiansen, Mahu- kona; J D Spreckels & Bros Co. SAILED. Tuesday, May 2. Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego. Stmr Alcazar, Gunderson. Stmr Newsboy, Ellefsen, Debney, Manila, via Hono- Usal. U S stmr Richard Rush,’ Thompson, St Mich- ael, via Seattle. U S stmr Nuniva, St Michael, via Seattle, in tow of U S stmr Richard Rush Stmr Gipsy, Leleand, Santa Cruz. Stmr Laguna, Erlcsson. Stmr Mackinaw, Littlefield, Tacoma. Schr James A Garfleld, Lewis, Willapa Har- bor. Schr Newark, Beck, Bowens Landing. Schr Nettie Low, Low, Point Reyes. CHARTERS. The Bangor loads lumber at Port Ludlow for Hilo; Wrestler, railroad ties at Noyo for Guayaquil, 51s 3d. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, May 2, 10 p m—Weather hazy; wind NW; velocity 50 miles. SPOKEN. April 10, lat 1 S, long 51 W—Br ship Bucking- ham, from Seattle, for Queenstown. DOMESTIC PORTS. SAN PEDRO—Arrived May 1—Schr G W Watson, from Port Gamble; stmr Pasadena, from Fureka. May 2—Stmr Sequoia, from San Diego. FORT BRAGG—Sailed May ‘W Tuft, for La Paz Arrived May 2—Stmr Noyo, hence April 30. PYRAMID HARBOR—Arrived April 19—Stmr Elsie, hence April 8. FORT WRANGLE—Arrived April Geo_Skolfield, hence March 25 PORT ANGELES—In bay May 2—Brig Blake- ley; schr J M Colman, from San Pedro, for Nanaimo. Bound out May from Port Blakeley COOS BAY—Arrived Ma April 20 POINT REYES—Passed May 2—Haw stmr San Mateo, from Nanaimo, for Port Los An- B W WHATCOMSafled May 1—Schr Oce- vance, for San Francisco. oM A= priived May 2—Bark Levi G Bur- ss, hence April 19. B \hn BAY Passed May 2—Br stmr Athen- jan, hence April 29, for Vancouver. 'PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived May 2—Chilean bark Guinevere. from Iquique; bktn Amelia, onolulu. oM WDy CREEK—Sailed May San Francisco. R OWENS | LANDING—Sailed Corinthian, for San Francisco. TVERSENS LANDING—Arrived May 2 Ocean Spray, hence April 29, "REKA—Arrived May 2—Stmr Samoa, hne April 20. Sailed May Callao. O EATTLE-Sailed May 2-Stmr Farallon, for Dyea: stmr Willamette, for San Franéisco. Arrived M: Stmr Al-Ki, from Dyea. ASTORIA—Arrived May 2-Stmr Alliance, hence April 27. Safled May 2—Br ship Marschal Suchet, for Queenstown: U § stmr Perry, for —. BALLARD—Arrived May 2—Schr C H Mer- chant, hence April 18, FOREIGN PORTS. LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 2 field, hence Nov 24 SYDNEY — Arrived Vancouver. YOKOHAMA-—Sailed May for San Francisco. April King, for San Francisco. Arrived May 1—Br stmr Empress of Japan, from Vancouver. ACAPULCO—Sailed May for San Francisco. FALMOUTH—Arrived April 30—Br ship Cam- brian_Queen, from Portland. NEWCASTLE, Aus—Arrived April 28—French bark Jacques, to load for San Francisco Sailed March 31—Fr bark Admiral Troude, for San_Franeisco. VALPARAISO—Arrived March 24—Chil Sulitelma, from Port Ludlow. March bark Latona, from Port Blakeley. MANILA—Arrived May 1—Stmr Charles Nel- son, hence March 30. ROYAL ROADS-Arrived Aprit 20—Nor ship Hercules, from Honolulu. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived May 2—Stmr Ulto- nia, from Boston, for Ligverpool SYDNEY, NSW—Arrived May 2—Stmr Warri- moo. from Vancouver, via Honolulu, NEW YORK—Arrived May 2—Kaiser Wil- helm der Grosse, from Bremen, etc; stmr Man- hattan, from London, etc. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived May 2—Stmr Kai- 2—-Schr Martha 15—Ship 2—Br ship Scottish Hills, for Calcutta. v 1—Schr Glen, hence 2—Stmr Sunol, May 2-Schr 2—Peruvian bark San Nicholas, Br ship May. stmr Warrimoo, from 2—Br stmr Gaelic, 13—Stmr Belgian 2—Stmr San Juan, bark 26—Chil ser Friederich, from New York, via Cher- noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- | bourg, for Bremen, and proceeded.