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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Codfish advanced. Silver about the same. Wheat and Barley and Corn advanced. Oats excited dull higher. Rye cull. Hay going to pleces. Feedstuffls unchan Beans ana Seeds dull. Potatoes and Vegetables plentiful. Butter, Pouitry in go Fruits stil a4 supply. bring good price: Another advance In Oranges. Some chang San Dried Fruit. Cheese and Eggs unchanged nples of new Honey coming fn Wool firm and selling well Hops =till n 1 Hides quiet and Tallow easler Hogs continue firm Other Meata unchanged. Otls as before. Increased exports of Quicksilver. QUICKSILVER TRADE. Receipts of Quicksilver at this port during | the firt four months of the year were 77l flasks, against 7616 in ports during this perfod were 4105 at $160,156 WEATHER REPORT. Pacific Time.) "ISCO, May 8, 5 p. m. The the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of same date last seacon, and rainfall in last twenty-four hours Last Thie Last Staztons 24 Hours. Season. Season. Burek 5 Red Bluff Franclseo. sn Luts Angeles Diego Oblapo of the centra FORECAST the Maximum temperatur AN cloudy zona, and partly cloud portion of Cali- Pacific rain has fallen during 34 G D over Wash. Siope the Northern Utah Southern The pressure has risen slightly over the portion of the country and fallen souther ‘hanges in {emperature have been slight Conditions are t th ending m rthern Cal 1 the in WILLS Wedne: made northwest SON, rab lay. The t valleys at S ficht = rior ir nia Wed rm ¥ nesday Fair Wednesday orthwest al Forecast Official e for fair weather in temperature will continue \ Francisco for thirty | May_10: Wednesda ; con- th wind warm- <h ne nesday resday rth portion, fol portic ath wind. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARK NEW YORK, May &--The stock market to- day was zed b quidation, both vol untary forced, ind values melted away with rests apparently a tic Marginal accounts were wiped out, and nothing esc#ped the furious deeline. The continuance the bear heartened many and re sulted many commission house | ket was devoid of general . but local stocks reflected fear as 15 the v signed exchange ‘and earl ra tha probable effect National St and there were so many other f the b London puret t are al n wer, ng the suff L Tob: y sh, at nuous. ering 125 an Street franchise tax elief would_be nased some 3 me to ste; tain m call w latter being wndard shares nces to protect an alarming sngth tempted nd liquidation Along_the stocks, which bull cam € a net loss and People’s nes amonx the acco 14, ¢ Rail red 41, Man- solidated ered from 1 to enumeration would be tion was constantly on le points and stop-loss some quarters vernme Teport to be issued to-morrow would show improvement in the winter wheat con Clearing-house balances to-day of 318,971,000 largest on record, and the credit bal- 000,00 Of the bank which ity Clearing-house ance The closing of the market was weak, but final prices were well above the low the total | transactions for the day having been con- ¥_over 1,000,000 shares. were eculative mortgages, whose losses, h td not exceed fractional pro- | portions. Total sales, $3,125,000. U. S s, the old 4's registered and the &'s advanced Yc in the bid price NEW YORK, May 9.—The total sales of Ke40-day wWere 1,082,378 shares, Including American Smelting, 5700; American Steel and Wire, 24.%00; American Sugar, 54,%0; American Tin Plate, 4700; American Tobacco, 4400; Ana- condas, 8500; Brooklyn Rap citie, 5400; Burl 3100; Cthcago Cor 310 deral Steel, International Pap ville, 12400, Manhattan Con., tan Street Railway, 12,000: M Missour! Pacific, 12,500: National Steel, New York Central, 10,000; qu nj sferred rgest ever it of the Spanish liquidated at indem- the The sub-treasury debits bal- ison, .8000; do Transit gton rights, Traction, C. and St f over $10,000,000 s the largest since 1590. e a few fssues In the bond which ignored the downward tendency | preferred, €600; | 71500, Central Pa- Chicago Great Louts, 4200; Con- : Continental 45%; Denver and Rio Grande, | ,100; do preferred, 12 | 5400. Loutsville and 34,600: Met K. and T., 4000 Tobacco, 34,- o ash opoli- 12,200 Northern 'Pacific, 16,600; Penneylvania, 15,700 People's Gas, 3i,- 909; Reading first preferred, 12.300; do second referred, £400; Rock Island, 21,700; St. Paul, 20,200; Southern Pacific, 6100; T. C. and I., 7100 Texas and Pacific : Union Paclfic, 10,50 do preferred, 1 ern Uhlon, 5400 Atchison 3 but rallied on n decrease of 5,330,000 bushels in Do pref ... 6214 T pref the world's visible. July closed lic higher. Baltimore & Ohin. 63 St Paul .. Oats declined_sharply under heavy liquida- Cana :K g‘"“"’rfl” = hr}; &rm tion, but there \\’n";\ partial recovery near the a Southern st Om’l end. July lost %@%e. Pac Do _prefd .... Prospects of inspection laws being passed in C & So Paclfic Germany unfavorable to American meats Chi & Alton So_Railway ..., handicapped_provisions. A break in the price Chi B & Q Do prefd ........ 01 | of hogs at the yards also had a weakening in- (’:;l & E '}u Texas & Pacific.... 18% | fluence. July pork declined 10c, lard Th@loc Yo prefd . ‘nion Pac and ribs 5c. PG W 2% Do preta | *'he leadinig futures ranged as follows: nd &L |Wabash . sl Bt pR ks Do prefd ........ 43 | Do prefd Articles. Open. High. Low. Close. r‘r;| &N r‘:’ 151 ‘“"hw‘iflk L E.. \"\ heat No. 2— 7 71 0% T refd 151 )0 24 prefd .... | May . 7 7 cecda sl Express Oompanios— | July - ] b 1 Do prefd Adams ..113 | September . L% n % Del & Hudson American Ex ...118) | Corn No. 2— . Del L & W United States . 49" | May ... ceeee 2% 324 1% 324 Den & Rio G, Welis Fargo 125 | July . . 3% 2% 3y | Do prefd % Miscellaneous— Septem! Domy omy o3 339 | Ere new A Cot Ol g | Oute o i Do _1st prefd Do prefd | May . . % 2% %% %% Ft Wayne Amn Spirits 1% | July ... . BY 8% 2% 23 Gt Nor prefd Do_prefd .. 32 | Beptember Do 21 s 2% Hocking Val Am Tobacco . 195 Mix POtk e et e Dopveata M0 | July R55 880 84TH 850 Lake le & “ons Gas veea 1853 © 5 2 ool e Com_Cabie 85 1" | e o el i T T Thiliah ot 10 510 500 50% Manhattan L en Electric - | Beptember "1 5 0y S 51 615 e St Ry iTaw Coml Co. 14 | Short Ribs, per 100 nounds— Mich Cent Brooklyn R Tu..o 15 | JUIY covovererieneern867% 470 465 465 Minn & St T intnl Paper . 15y | Beptem SIAs s AT 4TI o pr o prefd ... = i Mo Pacific . Gi Casl quotations were as follows: Flour, e e 38, | quiet and easy: No. ? spring wheat, T4@124c: Mo K & T......... 2% Do prefd 1124 | No. 3 spring wheat, 861@71%c: No. 2 red, 44@ Do irerd 1 ER Nat Tin o 7% | 76%c; No. 2 corn. 82ie: No. 2 oats, 26%@28%c; NoY el e R iy | N0 2 white, 28@30c; No. 3 ‘white, 31@20c! N Y cameml U0 people's Gas oo 11k ‘é} .2 e, Eeve: No, 3 barley, 3%Qdlc No. i St oy X ot laxseed, prime timothy seed, 5; mess N ot & St 1% Tullman Pal ... 156 | pork, per barrel, $8 40@S 4 lard, per 100 pounds, Do 20 prefd 131 atandard R & T ‘h | $4 97%@5; short ribe sides (loose), $4 40@4 70 Nowwert o e 1peE | ary’ malted shoulders (boxed). $ 254 50; short NoT Amer Col T 1ng T cresa e | clear eldes (boxed). $4 80@4 %0: whisky, distil- No PAGIBe v M O & A s Len finished goods. ver enilon. $126; "sugars, Do prefd .11 7117 § Leather ... cut [hat oAl Ontarfo & W 23% | Do _prefd ... “Articles— Recelpts. Shi Or R & Nav pfd.. 67 |7 S Rubber .. m«ur.r barrels 15.008 Dml’z’?lt\:\"'! Pac Coast 1st pfd. ® | Do prefd Wheat, bushels 5,000 Do 24 prefd 35 |Vest (n(nr} cene Corn, bushels 685,000 Pitteburg 1 hm S & W Co. Oats, bushels 146,000 Rending ... 0% Do nrefa S el 000 Tg 13t Drell L e steel Bariey, bushels 2,000 Do prefd T e Coast .. On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter Rock Tsland 1L for & W prefd .. 63% | market was steady: creameries, 13@16lc; dair- StL&SF.. 9% lo So ... 53 | les, 10@14c. Eggs. steady; fresh, llic. Cheese, Do prefd .. 8" | Do 1st pretd 1l 45" | weak; creams, 10%@1lc. it st O T LIVERFOOL, FUTURES, CLOSING BONDS. S. U S 28 reg 0% M K & T 2ds 05X | o Wheat— May.s July. . Sept. U § 3s reg. 3o 48 .... 43 | OpenINg .oveueierinenn 500 5 7% 5% do COUp L rieins Y Cort isiarsooril | Closing i1 59 5TH 5R U 8 new 4s reg. N J Cent g 8s....120 | PARIS FUTURES. do coup. Carolina 6s.... 11127 | Wheat— May. Sept.-Dec. U § old 4s reg. do 48 14 | Opening 2120 20 60 4 d; ':-oup vecka: 1;.. Closing . 2110 20 55 T S 5e reg. PERPEN 667 Flour— do coup . iR s 315 215 District 3 fa. C & 8t L is:106% | Closing .. 4310 %10 Ala class A. & W con ds.. 543, QOB olo wen fe...... L AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. 0 C .ooevnnen regon Nav 1sts. —_— do currency | do'4s 103 | NEW YORK, May 9.—Special cable and tele- United States Leather pre. ferred, 4100; United States Rubber, 3400; West- Sugar | Burlington, ! Atchison gen 4s...100% Oregon S Line 6 | " do aajt 81% do con 8. | can S0 2as 1105 Reading gen | Ches & Onto 'digs. 4 R 4 W 1sts ...... do Bs. 116% St L & I M con &8.1101 C & N W con 7s..142% St L & S F g 6s..124%3 do B F deb 8s....121 St Paul con.......168 Chicago Term 45...100 St P C & P lIsts..122% D & R G lsts......105% _do_5e .am do 4s pref....1....102 o Rallway Gs....108% ET Va & Ga 1sts.106% 8 Rope & T 63 pf. 86l Erfe gen ds... Tenn new set 3s.. 97 Ft W & D Cist. Tex & Pac lsts....116 Gen Elec bs.. do 238 7 G M & 8B A 6s....114 |Union Pac 4 “106% do 2ds ... 111% Wabash 1sts 11415 | H & Tex Cen £s..113 ' do 2ds .... 0915 do con fs.........112% West Shore 4s......114'y Towa Cent lIsts....113 Wis Cen Ists ... 69% K C P & G lIsts.. 6% Virginia cent L84 La new con 4s....10% _do deferred ..... 3 L & N unified 45.. 98% Colo So 45.......... 86 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. Chollar ---.. 2 Ontarlo 800 Crown Point ...... 17 Ophir 110 Con Cal & Va.... 160 Plymoutn 10 Deadwood . 0 Quicksilver . 225 Gould & Curry 34 _do pret £ 00 Iale & Norcross. 26 Sterra Nevada . 90 Homestake 0 Standard 265 | Iron Silver 60 Unlon Con .. 4% Mexican . B Yellow Jacket . a ROSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money- Ed Elec Tel 298 Call loans ........3@4% Atchison pref 3 Time loans ......3164 Ronds Stocks- Atchison 4s o .. 154" Mining_shares— Am Sugar 147 Allouez M Co do pref Bell Tel .. Bost & Alban Bost & Maine 1165 | Atlantic ... 5 Bost & Mont.. Butte & Bost.. Calumet & Hecla..515 2 1% Bost & L..........107% Centennial . CBI& Q. 12% Franklin .... Fitchburg “-10% Old Dominion Gen B 11216 Osceola Federal Steel ... 59% Quincy Mexican Cent .... 124 Tamarack Old Colony ‘200 ° Wolverine Rubber ... 49 [ Parrote . Union Pac 41§ Adventure West End 9 Winona T Westingh Elec ... 49 Ulon Land .00 M do pr ; © 641, Humboldt ... 1% Wis Cent 13 NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, May 9 —Money on call firmer, @6 per cent; last loan, 4 per cent. Prime 34@4% per cent. Sterling nercantile paper. xchange weak, with actual business in bank- bills at $387@4 S7% for demand and at @4 $5% for 60 days; posted rates, $iS6D and $4 §8@4 £ commercial bills, $4 84 Sflver certificates, 61%@62%. Bar silver, 617%. | Mexican_ doliars, 43%. Government bonds, rafiroad bonds, ir- | strong: State bonds, steads { regular. LONDON MARKET. ! NEW YORK, May 9.—Th Comrgercial | vertiser's London financial cablegram ‘This being the last day of the account with the nineteen-days account following, iness was dull, and the tone frregular. Ad- says: here, by ¥ | ports after hours were favorable. The devel | opments at Pretoria prodyced a better tone. Americans opened flat and weak, the bulls selling. Later some shares were hought on the expectation of a rally. New York opened | selling, then bought. The street closed at the best, though there were losses on balance Silver closed strong at 27%d. The bank bought £56,000 gold in bars The feature of the mining contango busi- ness to-day was the extreme difficulty experi- | enced by bulls In copper to get commitments carrfed over. The reason assigned by the principal dealers in American copper shares is that the market is unsettled, owing W Jersey combines that they fear the next set tlement will dlsclose a_bear account, when most of the shares will have to be redelivered after all the trouble and expense of taking them up and bhe sustained CLOSIN Canadian Pacific, 100%: Northern Pacific pre- ferred. 79%: Unfon Pacific preferred, 71%: Atchison. 18%: Grand Trunk, §: Anaconda, 11%: bar silver, steady, 25%d per ounce; money, 1i4 per cent. GRAIN 5. —FLOT'R—Recelpts, steadily held. bushels: exports, 65,000 bushels; futures, and out norts. Spot, f. o. b afloat and 83%e to arrive, f. 1 Northern Duluth, Slic, f. o afloat to arrive. Options opened firm on Michizan State reort, and after a midd season of denression following long sales, re- covered again. Sherts were alarmed over a reported settlement of the Buffalo strike. bull ish rumors on the Government report and less favorable Southwestern news. The close was NEW YORK AND PRODUCE. W YORK, exports, 3060 AT —Receipts, sal May More 1 ot Sitge 2 red steady; 79%c elevator b. afloat: No. steady at e to %c net advance. May, T8%@ closed 78%c: July, T6%@7i%c. closed T7c; Q T6c; December, | Wwoor_steady.” METALS—The metal market quiet and irregular during the day was generally with price changes in the main unimportant. Iron ] firm on light offerings, but the rest of the list ed by a falling off in demand and ngs by producers. Cable news and ces from the West averaged up about as anticlpated. At the close the Metal Exchange called PIGIRON—Warrants, quiet but firm, at $i1 | nominal | LAKE COPPER--Dull, at $19. TIN—Easfer. with $25 50 bid and $25 6 asked LEAD--Easier, with $4 40 bid and $4 4 asked SPELTER-Unchanged, with $ 75 bid and $7_asked The brokers' price for lead was $4 25 and for er 816, FFEE—Optipns closed dull, 5 to 10 points lower: sales, 3509 bags, including. May, $5 10; June, $5 15; November, 3 55, April. § Spot coffee—Rlo, steadvi mild, quiet and steady SUGAR—Raw, steady. Refined, firm. | _BUTTER—Receipts, .~ 10.760 packages: firm. | Westorn creamery, 14@17c; factory, 12@13c. EGGS— Recelpts. 19,571 packages: firm. West- | ern, 13@13%c: Southern, 12G13c. | DRIED FRUITS | NEW YORK, May %.—California dried fruits, steady APORATED _APPLES—Commo 5% @3c; cholce, 94 @9 prife wire tray, SN @ PRUNE ‘ APRICOTS. PEACHES—Unpeeied, 25¢. . 13@l4c: Mo 933 @113 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, May the Michigan State report since April 1 started wheat firm. There was a soft spot early owlng to profit taking, but the market became strong again on a reported improve- | | ment ‘in the strike situation at Buffalo. The | tip that the Government report would make | the winter wheat condition between 70 and 7, compared with T1.9 last month, added to the July_opened 4%@lc higher c. declined to T1%e, 1,@i2%e and closed with sellers at a gain of %@%c. Receipts were cash business slo sakened early and sold under puts, buying movement. at 71%@72c, advanced t& ralited to 2@ T25e, A décline of 10 points in | graphic advices to Bradstreet's indicate the following changes in available supplies last week: Wheat—United States and Canada, east Rock- ies, decrense, 1,614.000; afloat for and in Fu- rope, increase, 3,100,000 bushels, Total supply incréase, 1.546,00 bushels. Corn—United Stater and Canada, east Rock- [ tes, decrease, 5,530,000 bushels. Gats—United States and Canada, east of the Rockles, decrease, 159,000 bushels.” The aggre- gate stock of wheat held at Portland, Or., and | Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., decreased 75,000 bushels last week. | CASH IN THE TREASURY. WASHINGTON, May 0.—To-days statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avall- able cash balance, $262,552,360; gold reserve, $241,211,577. . PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. | PORTLAND, May §.—Clearings, $238.241; | balnces. $15,702. | NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, May 9 The whent situntion | shows but little change. The East showed a | little more stréngth to-day, but Europe was doing no better and owing to a lack of ton- | nage local exporters were not Inclined to guote | above 58e, with some of them quoting 5i@5Sc for Walla Walla. Valley, as usual, was easy | at about 1c above these figures and bluestem | at flc. Offerings are light and the demand is | poor. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 9-The local wheat market was devold of interest to-day. Recelpts were light and prices dull at 55c for club, 6lc for bluestem. FASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. GHICAGO, May 9. The small receipts of cat- tle to-day In connection with a good demand | resulted in advancing prices fully sc. Faney grades brought $ 45@5 50; cholce steers, 35 15@ | 5 35; mediume, §4 f0@4 80; beel steers, $4 10@4 55 | stockers and feeders, $4@5 15; bulls, $2 0G4 15; cows and heifers, $3 50@4 25; Western fed steers, $430@5 30, Texas steers, $3 90@4 %0; calves, $4@$ 6. HOGS- Were weak and fc_lower. Fair to | cholce, $380@3 %: heavy packers, $355@3 TT% | butchers, $365@392%; lights, $3 65@3 %0; pigs, | $3 303 7. i i HEEP -Were in active demand and ruled Colorado wooled lambs, strong and higher. $5 90@6 25, largely at $6@6 10: shorn lots, $4 250 | 560; common to good sheep, $430@5 10, chiefly 10, with expert lots bringing $4 85@0. 4 o E Cattle, 2600; hogs, 18,000; sheep, BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, May 9.—There is a decidedly firmer tone In the wool market here this week, but prices have not gone higher. The demand for territorial has been fair at 4oc for fine medium and fine scoured. Fleece wools are quiet, but the market is qpoted about the saine. "Quo tations Territory wools—Montana fine medium and fine, 12@15c; scoured, 40c; staple, 40@42c; Utah, Wybming, et fine medium and fine, 12@15c scoured, 38ad0c; staple, 40@42c. Australlan, scoured basis, combing, superfine, 70@7%, do good, S5@ETC. MARKETS. FOREIG! 9 LONDON, May 8 —Consols, 110%; silver, 28%d: French rentes, 102f 40c; wheat cargoes off coast, buyers indifferent operators; cargoes on paseage, easter, in some request, 3d lower; English_country markets, quiet LIVERPOOL, May 9--Wheat, firm: wheat Flour in Paris, dull; French steady; weather in England, con thun 3 .-!nnn.-x. B Uplands, 3 13-324. CLOSING. WHEAT-—Spot._steady; futures, dull. May, s 9k.d ~'58 73d; September, S8 Thd. RN-Spot American mixed, new, steady, 2d: Amerfcan mixed, old, steady, 3 6%d. Futures, quiet. May, 3% 5%d; July, 3s 5%d; September, 3s 53d. Receipts of wheat during the past three duys, 307,000 centals, including 140,000 Ameri- can. Receipts of American corn durigg the past | three days, 89300 centals. e e LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. L= W8 Sterling Exchange, sight e 488 Sterling Cables . e 488 New York Exchange, sight - = 07 New York Exchange, telegraphic. - 10 Mexican Dollars ........... - 50 Fine Silver, per ounce...... - B3 WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT FREIGHTS-Are dull and rates | have not changed for some time. The char- tered Wheat fleet in port has a registered ton- nage of 5357, against 6000 tons on the same date ns, against 12,00 00 tons, again last year: disengaged, 34,330 on the way to this port, 234,500 WHEAT -The Chicago market was dull and steady. The Michigan crop is now estimated it | a decline of ten points. St. Louls has about and is buying freely on repor f Hessian fly_in Indiana and cheat in South- ern lllinois. There are tips on_the forthcom- | ing Government report of 0 to 73. The local market is dull and unchanged. While crop prospects are still good the enor- mous crop looked for a month ago s no longer expected. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 06@1 10; milling 1 125@G1 15. ALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesxion—#:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—December—400 ctls, | $1 14%2; 4000, $1 148 Afternoon Session — December — 4000 ctls, $1 14%: 14,000, $114%: 10,000, $1 14%: Spot, | storage pald—2000, $108; 2000, $107%; May. 8000, 31 0i. BARLEY--The market * shows whatever, being dull and steady. Feed, $1 02%@1 05; Brewing, $1 07%4@1 12% per | etl. CALL BOARD SALES | Informal Session—8:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—Seller "85, new—2000 ctls, §7 Regular Morning Session—Seller '99, new- | 16,000 ctls, 2000, $6%c: 4000 STihe: 4000, SThe: December—2000, 90isc; 4009, §0%c. Afternoon Session—December—2000 ctls, %% seller '99, new—2000, §7hc; 10,000, ST%c. | OATS-The market has not been so scantily | supplied for a_number of years. The shortness | of stocks and high prices up north have checked | receipts from there, and as local stocks are almogt exhausted the market is getting excited and quotations are getting higher all around. There was only one lot of white Oats on the Produce Exchange yesterday and it was held Rt $147%. Buyers are perforce taking black and red oats in lien of white, and even these descriptions are scarce and steadily getting scarcer. 4 Fancy Feed, §150 per ctl: good fo cholce, $1 45@1 4Tk common. $1 37%@1 42i4; Surprise, | $1.50; Gray, $140@1 45; Milling, $1 45@1 50 per no change ‘|l etl; Red, 31 40; Black, $1 3216@1 35. CORN--The market rules firm, vance in several deseriptions. | Small round Yellow, $1 25@140; Eastern, |large Yellow, $1125@1 15; White, $1 15@1 17 | mibxpa; qskipetsou; California ‘White, nom| | nal. RYE—Dull and unchanged at 973%c@$1 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. | | Suiionl. i FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. | FLOUR—California family extras, $3 60@3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon | and Washington, $3 40@3 45 ver bbl for extra, | $8 26@3 40 for bakers' and $2 30@2 50 for supe: | fine. | MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 Ibs; Rve Flour, §2 75: Rye | Meal,'s2 50; Rice Flour. $7; Cornmeal, $2 50; e; | tra_cream Cornmeal, $3 2 | Oat Groats, $4 | wheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, $3 7: | Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolled Oats (barrels), $6 55@6 95: in sacks, $6 5Q8 7 Pear] Barlev, $5; Split Peas, $4 50; Green Peas, $5 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS, with an ad- | Receipts of Hay were light, being only 21 tons, but the market declined &0c Just the me. If the present decline keeps up the new crop will have to be sacrificed at prices below cost of production, which will be bad for the industry. Dealers say there is no cause for the decline, as the crop 18 not looking as well as it | d1d & month ago. and the yfeld bids fair to be less than expected. All of which does not stop the market from going down right along. Other_descriptions are unchanged. BRAN—$15 50416 50 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$17 50¢20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $22 50§23 per | ton; Oficake Meal at the mill, $31@31 50; job- bing, $32@32 50; Cocoannut Cake, $24@35; Cotton- seed Meal, $23@30 per ton: Cornmeal, $23 50Q 24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25; Mixed Feed, $15 @’ - HAY—Wheat, $10@12 50 for good to choice and $8G9 for lower grades; Wheat and Oat, $5@1 Oat. 8 0G10; Barley, ‘645 50; Altaifa, H@s . STRAW—25@50c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Beans and Seeds continue dull at previous quotations. BEANS—Bayos, $10@1 65: Small White, $1 9 @210; Large Whites, $150@165; Pinks, $1%0@ 190; Reds, $325@335; Blackeye, $4@410; But- ters, nominal; Limas’ $4; Pea, $235@250; Red Kidneys, §2 25@250 per ctl’ SEEDS=Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, 2%@3c; Flax, $2G210; Canary Seed, 2%c per Ib; Alfalfa, 8%@3%c; Rape, 3@3i | Hemp, 4@4%c: Timothy, 4%@5ie. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $175@2; Green, $2 109 235 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Receipts were 546 boxes Asparagus, 43S boxes Rhubarb, 366 sacks Peas, 46 sacks Beans and 572 sacks Potatoes. The markets under this head do not c! e much from day to day, supplies about balan- cing the demand. Asparagus was weaker yes- 1 terday, but otherwise Vegetables stood about the same. Potatoes continued dull and easy and Onions were weak. POTATOES—$1 25@1 50 per ctl for Early Rose, $140@150 for River Burbanks: Oregon, $113@ 130 for seed and $150@1 %0 for large; New Po- tatoes, 14@2c per Ib in sacks and $1 50@1 60 for Rivers in_ boxes. ONIONS—30@60c for falr and 75@%0c per ctl {or ood to choice; new, 30@0c per sack for VEGETABLES—Asparagus, 50c@$1 25 per box for No. 2, $150@2 for No. 1 and §2 2 for fancy: Rhubarb, 50@7c per box for common and %0c@ $1 for good to choice; Green Peas, 2@3%c for common and 4c for Garden; String Beans from Los Angeles, 4@7c for green and 5aic for Golden Wax; String Beans from Vacaville, 1@ Sc: Cabbage, $140; Tomatoss, $1 25@2 25 per box; Egg Plant. 10@15c per Ib: Garlle, 12@lic for old and 6@Sc for new; Dried Okra, 1sc_per I Dried Peppers, 10c; Green Peppers, S@lic; Ca rots, 25@35c per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 40c @s1’ per dozen: Sacramento Cucumbers, 60c; Summer Squash from Los Angeles, 7%@10c per 1b. POULTRY AND GAME. The Eastern Poultry is seiling slowly at 14 @16c for Turkeys, $6 7 for Ducks, §2 for Geese, $550 for Hens and old Roosters, §8 for young | Roosters and $4 for Brotlers. California stock s weak and quiet on account of the free arrivals from the East. | POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 13@lic for Gob- | blers and 13@léc for Hens: Geese, per palr, $150@1 75: Goslings, $2@2 50; Ducks, $5@h for old and $ 50@7 0 for voung! Hens. $4@5; voung Roosters, $7@S: old Roosters, $4 30@a;: Fryer $6@650; Broilers, $4 505 50 for large, $2 50@3 3 | for small: Pigeons. $2@22 per dozen for old and $2 25@2 50 for Squabs. GAME- Hare, §1: Rabbits, §125 for Cotton- | tails and $1 for small. = . BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. There was no further advance in Fggs, and | indeed some dealers quoted the market quieter. Butter was in free supply and weak at the quotations. There is no lack of Cheese, which is_easy. BUTTER- Creamery—Fancy Creamery, 16%@17c; sec- onds, 16c Dairy—Fancy, 15¢; good to chofce, 13@l4tsc; store, 11@12 per Ib. CHEESE -Chofce mild new, 10@10%c: old, 9%c; Young America, 11@12c; Eastern, 14%@15c. EGGS—Quoted at 15@16e for store and 17@18¢ per dozen for ranch; Fastern, 16@16%c. | | DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Receipts were 1773 boxes Cherries and 678 chests Strawberries. Recelpts of Cherries increasad again, but there was no decline, though the arrivals did not all clean up. Berries stood about the sam. No Blackberries carhe in. Raspberries ap- peared from Newcastle, selling at 2ic per bas- ket. There were very few Apricots to to be seen. Navel Oranges have again advanced and are very firm. Other Citrus Frults remain un- | changed. | DECIDUOUS FRUITS— ‘Apples, $1 50@2 50 for fair to good and $3@3 50 for choice to fancy. BERRIES- Gooseberries, 25@50c per drawer | and 50G60c per box, and 3@dc per 1b in bul Blackberries, — per crate; Strawberries, $3a@5 per chest for small and §2 75@4 for large ber- ries. Cherrles, @ for red, 50@7c for white and T5e@31 25 per box for black, with an advance for extra brands; Rlack, in bulk, 10@12%ac per 1b. Apricots, §150@1 75 per crate. CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, §2 25@3 75 per box; Seedlings, §1 25@2 2: Mediterranean Sweets, §1 50G2 ., 1 for com- ; mon and $2@ Mexican Limes, $8 50@7: California per small box; Grape Fruit, $150a25); Bananas, | $150@2 50 per bunch; Pineapples, $2@4 30 per | dozen. ‘ DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS, Samples of new Honey have been received | and the goods themselves will be along in a | few days. A few changes in Fruits will be observed. Raisins and Nuts remain as heretofore. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, for 40-50's, 5@ Blac for 50-60's, 4@4igc for 60- 3%@3%¢c for 70-80's, 2%@3%c for 80-90's 21%@2%c for 90-100's and 2@2%e for 100-11's; Peaches, 8@dizc for good to choice, 10@1015c for fancy and 14@l5c for | peeled: Apricots, 1212@13c for Royale and for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 8@9sc; sun dried, out; Black Figs, out: Plums nominal, 1%c for unpitted and 4'9@6ec for pitted; Pears, 3@c, according to color, ete. RAISI —3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 3%c for four-crown, Alfic for Seedle Sultanas, 3tc for Seedless Mu for London Layers; Dried Grapes, . NUTS—Chestnuts, 7c per Ib: Walnuts, 5@sc for hardshell, 10@11c for softshell: Almonds, 8@ Sc for hardshell, 12@1. for softshell, 14@16c for papershell; Peanuts, 6@ic for Eastern and 455@ e for California; Cocoanu! @s. HONEY —Comb, 34 i 10@1ic for bright and s@dc for lower grades; water white extracted, T4 @ Tige: light amber extracted, c; dark, 5@5ic | per 1h BEESWAX-—25@27c ver 1b. N o Dealers are talking of another advance in Hams, as they are very firm. The other descriptions show no change. CURED MEATS- Bacon. Sc per Ib for heavy, £15G0c for light medium, 10i@ile for light, 12c for extra light and 1233 13 for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 11G@11%c; California Hams, 10@10%c; Mess Beef, $13 per bbl: extra Mess Beef, $14. Family Beef, $15@15 50; extra prime Pork, $i2: extra clear. §15; mess, $16; Smoked By © per Ib. LARD-Tierces quoted at 5@5%c per Ib for compound and T@i%c for pure; half barrels, pure, Sc: 10-Ib_tins, sc: 5-1b tins, A¥c COTTOLENE-Tierces, 6%@6c; packages, less than 300 Ibs, 1-1b pails, 60 in a case. Sizc; | 3-1b, pails, 20 in a case, S%c; 6-1b pails, 12 in a case, Sigc b pails, 6 in a case, Ske; 50-1y tins, 1 or 2 In a case, 7%c: wooden’ huckets, 20 | Ibs net, Sige: fancy tubs, 50 Ibs net, 77c; half- barrels, about 110 Ibs.7%c. HIDES, TALLOW WOOL AND HOPS. Wool is quoted somewhat firmer again, with a good demand. Hops are nominal and un- changed, and stocks are reduced to a small quantity. There is no change in Hides, but Tallow is rather weaker. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell | about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medfum, 9G9%e; light, Sic: Cow- hides, Sc; Stags, 6@flec: Salted Kip, Sc; Calf, 10c; dry Hides, sound, l6c; culls and_brands, | 13c; dry Kip and Veal, c; dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 10@30c each; short Wool, 3360 each; medium, 70@%0c; long Wool, 90c@3$1 10 each; Horse Hide: large anc §1 for small; TALLOW—No. 1 renderad, No. 2, 3%4@3%c;: refined, WOOL—Spring Clips—San ' Joaquin _and Southern, 7 months, 7@Sc: vear's staple, 6@sc; Foothill 'and Northern free, 10@12c; Foothili salt, $1 75@2 25 for e, 4@4%c per grease, 3c. 1b; and Northern defective, 8@10c; Nevada, $@lc; 1@12c. Humboldt and Mendocino, Fall Wools— Northern Mountajn ... Southern Plains 5 5 @ée | HOPS crop, per 1b for ordinary, | 12@12%c for good and 13@lsc for choice to fancy from first hands. MERCHANDISE. | BAGS — Calcutta Grain Bags, 5%c for June and July: Wool Bags, 2%@2c; San Quentin Bas, $4 6. | COAL—Wellington, $5 per ton: New Welling- ton, $3; Southfleld Wellington, $750; Seattle, $5; Bryant, $; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $7 Scotch, $8; Cumberland, $8 50 in bulk and $9 50 in macks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $8 50 per ton: Rock Springs and Castle Gate, $760; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in_sacke. CORDAGE—Manila, 9%0; Sisal, 8ic; Duplex, TESNNED veo CANNED VEGETABLES—Peas, T%@STic, Asparagus. $15001 15 Tomatoes. TH4G e CANNED ~ FRUITS—Cherries, $1 35a1 50 for black and $1 50@1 50 for white: Peaches, $1 400 176; Pears, $146@l 30; Apricots, $135@1 503 Plums, S5c@it 15. COFFEE — Costa Rica—14@15c for prime washed; 13@l4c for good washed; 12@ie for £00d to prime washed peaberry; 1l for good peaberry: 104@12 for good to prime; 9@i0c nominal ‘for good current mixed with black beans: 8@9%c for fair; 6@7ic for common to ordinary. Salvator—10@13i.c for good to prime washed; $@%%c for fair washed; 104%@1lsc for good to prime washed peaberry; %@Sisc for superior unwashed; T5@7%c for good Ereen un- washed; 9%@10c for good to prime unwashed | peaberry. Nicaragua — 7%4@Sizc nominal for good to superior unwashed; 9G10 nominal for &ood to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—1414@l7c for prime to fancy washed; 103@13c for good to strictly good warhed; 8@l0ic for inferior to ordinary: 105 12 for good {0 prime washed peaberry; S@idc for good unwashed peaberry; Tig@8ic for good to_sunericr unwashed. PACIFIC “ODFISH—Prices have again ad- vanced. Bundles, 64c; cases, 6%c; cases, imi- tation Eastern, Tic: boneless, Siqc: strips, $ia@ $%c: blocks, ¥4@Skc; tablets, 9%c; middles, 8%@10%c; desiccated, '87ic, less 15 per cent} ickled, n barrels, $10 50; pickled, half barrels, 7. LEATHER — Sole, heavy, c per Ib; Sole ~ Leather, medium, 24@%ec; Sole Leather, light, 24@2%c; rough Leather, heavy, 24@%c; rough Leather, light, 24@2c: Harness Leather, heavy, 32@83c] Harness Leather, medium, 30G 320; Harness' Leather, light, 29@30c; Collar Leather, 14gise per foot; Kip, finished. 4045c per 1b; Veal, finished, 50@ssc; Calf, finished, T5@$1; " Sides, finished, 16@17c per foot; Belt Knite Spllts, 14lec Rough. Splits, * s@ine per_1b. OIL—California Castor Ofl, cases, No. 1, T5c: pure, $1 06; Linseed Oil in barrels. botled, 59¢: raw, Gic; cases, 6c more; Lard Oil, extra win- ter strained, barrels, idc; No. 1, cases, ic more: China Nut, 45@iic per gallon; Pure Neatsfoot Ofl, barrels, Gc; cases, soc: Sperm, crude, Gc; natural white, 40c; bleached white, 42ic;" Whale Ofl, natural white, 374c; bleached white, 4Gc; Pacirlc G e Rl it and house' colors, 13 per gallon; wagon Colors, $a2 35 per gallon. D ° o PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—White Water Coal Ofl, In bulk, 1i%c per galion; Pearl Oil, in cases, 16%0; Kstral Of, 16i4c; Star Ofl, 16ic; Extra Star Oil, 20ic} Elaine Ol 2i%c; Eocéne Ol 18%4c; Decdorized Stove Gasolfpe, 'in bulk, 15%e; In cases, 2lc; Benzine, in bulk, 18c; in cases, 20c; 8-degree T @Se L.BlaTe GENERAL | Powder Gasoline, in bulk, 2lc; in cases, 2c. CANDLES—Electric Light Candles, 6s, 16 oz, 8%c; €s, 14 oz, TYc; 6s, 12 oz, 6lc; s, 10 oz, Glgc; 125, 12 0z, Tie: Granite (Mining) Candles— 68, 16 oz, 93c; 6s, 14 0z, S}c; Bs, 12 oz, Thgc: B8, 19 oz, f%c: Paraffine Wax Candles—Is, 2s, 4s, 6s, white. 8%c: 125, 10i4c; colored, 1c higher. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 6@ic per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, 6lc; in iron barrels, 82c; in wooden barrels, 2c; cases, 5o more. 58c. LUCOL—Bofled, barrels, bdc: raw, barrels, QUICKSILVER—$42 per flask for local use and $40 for_export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, Cubes, Powdered, 5%c; Candy Granulated, bic; terms net cash, A Crushed and Fine Crushe Granulated, 5%c Confectioners' A, bic; Cali- in_100-Ib bags: fornia A, 5c: Magnolia A, 4%c: Extra C, 43c Golden C, 4%c; barrels, 1-11 more; half barrels, %e more; boxes, l3c more; 50-1b bags, %c more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent, LUMBER. LUMBER—Retail prices are as follo SI5@18; Redwood, 317 for No. 1 and $14G15 for No ordinary sizes, ex Pine, higher; tra sizes, Lath, 4 feet, 32 20@2 30; Pickets, §14; Shingles, $130 for common and 32 2 for fancy —— for Slit and $1050 for sawn; @ Shakes, Rustic, $15 SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs continue firm at the advanced prices, with light receipts. the Fast. ton and Veal. W for Cows VEAL—Large, Moré have come In from There is no change in Beef, Mut- holesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: BEEF -Ti@S8%e per Ib for Steers and 6@’ 20 7c; small, 8@3¢ per Ib. MUTTON —Wethers, 7@ilc; Ewes, 7c per Ib. LAMB-Spring, 8:@dc per 1b. PORK—Live Hogs, il@i%c for small; i%@ for medium and Hogs and Feeders, @shac. S@atge for AN@se; large; ' stock dressed Hogs, 7 —— e The S10UK MAKWsT. There was another lively morning's business in local securities, in prices was upward. advanced to $120@120%, Hutchinson to $35 Giant Powder to §76@76%, Oceanic Steamship | and the general Ha tendenc: waiian Commercial . to $30 and Contra Costa Water to $14@i4's. Gas and Electric was lower at §74%@73%. The other stocks stood about the same. On the afternoon call Giant Powder sold up to §781% under lively sales. cial, stightly. the telegram from Hawallan Commer- Oceanic and Gas and Electric advanced No other changes. Mining stocks were lower all around. pump sald: working steadily. Water in the 1750 level winze | The “'Elevator is 41 feet 3 inches below the station.” The Empire State-Idaho Mining and Devel- opment Company has declared a monthly divi- dent of 2 per cent, payable May The following dividends of local tions will be payable to-day: Cable, Company, 50c per shai Company, that company to-day. he stockholdars of re, the incorpora- California street ver share, $000; Paauhua Plantation, | %¢ per share, $30,000; Pacific Gas Improvement $16,000; s0c_per share, { Jose Water Company, fc per share, §4241. The Utah Consolidated assessment ot 5 cents | | per share will be delinquent in the office of Con. San Giant $10,000; Syndicate Mining Company of Bodie will hold a special meeting to-day ior the purpose of voting upon & prop- osition"to diminish the capital stock The Hank dire: of 75 mmissioner: ors of the suspended Union Savings Bank n Jose to levy an assessment of 10 per have ordered the cent to meet the claims of depositors. At the bond session of the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday shares of | Contra Costa Water sold at 7 5. At the annual meeting of the East Sierra Ne- vada Mining Company. same management shares outstanding, t he which as ‘the Scorpion, | of 3,338 shares were represented out of 3 1s under the a_total 3612 45,6380 remaining shares of the 100,000 shares of capital stock be- ing in the company directors were elected: ace F. F. Sherwor Cutter w treasury. Wil liam Bannan, Hor- G. J. Margetson, William R. eorge R. Spinney. as elected president, William R. Sher- wood vice president, George R. Spinney | tary and Joseph R.' Ryan superintendent Horace F. secre- The directors paseed a resolution that a meeting of stockholders be called to authorize a reduction of the capital stock to $100,000, d ded | par value of $1 each. At the annual meeting of the Scorpion Mining | 42,175 shares out of 49,073 ock were represented, shares of the capital stock being in the company following directors were elected William Bannan, Company outstanding maining 50, 927 The ¥ =nsuing _year: Cutter, Willlam Bowers, William R. Skerwood. president, Horace F. George R. Spinney Ryan superintendent. from $10,000,000, into 100,000 shares of the par value of $100 each, | into W, Cutt secretary and Joseph divided shares of the re- 100,000 ‘shares of treasury. for the Horace F. . A. Scott and W, Bannan was elected | er vice president, R, STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. Ry Cal 6s Cal 58, 113% — PCRR6s — 108 P CR R 5s.103% — N Cal R R 58,1081 — Oak Gas 5s....110 Om C Ry 6s..126 115 N = N b P 107 California L115% — Pe ~ Geary . T — Po 12215 Market-st ... 627 63% Sac El_Ry QRIS TIE H = = ) BF & N P ga.110 Presidio ... — 17 ST & S JVis.ils 115 | Powder— SterraRCal 6s.108; — ‘California .....160 187% 8 P of Ar 6s..112%113'¢ E Dynamite... — 100 S P C6s (1905 — 112 Glant Con Co, — T84 P C 68 (1908) — — [VIROTIt wevveees 8° 3% | 8 SPCés (1919 — — § P C 1s cg 55.100 § P Br fs......120% — 8 V Water 6s. — S V Water 4810315 — § V Wis(3dm) 10215103 Stktn Gas 8s..101% — | Water Stocks— Contra Costa Marin Co 0 Spring Valley.102 Gas and Electric— Capital Ga Central G Co TUESDAY, May 8-2 p Bid. Ask. Bid Ask. Bonds— Equit G L Co. 7 — | 4s .quar coup..114 — (Mutual EI Co. 16% 17% 4s quar reg... — Oakland Gas.. 45 quar new.. - 4 Pac Gas Tmp.. 3s_quar coup.107% — Pac L Co...... Miscellaneos— SFG & E.... Cal-st Cab 58.117 — [San Fran ... Cal Elec L 65.123%127% Stockton G € C Wat 5s....111 | Insurance Dup-st ex c... — |Firem's Fund.222 — E L & P 6s....130%180 | Bank Stocks F & C1 Ry 6s. — 117 [Anglo-Cal +... — 6% Geary-st R 5s. — 101 'Bank of Cal..25§ — HC&S 54102 — Cal SD & T. — 8% L A Ry 5s.....105% — First Nationl.220 — L ALCoS®10I3— Lon P& A... — 131% Do gntd 6s..101% — Mer Exchangs — 1§ Market-st fs...1281412) Nev Nat Bk.. — 190 Do 1st M 58117 — | Savings Banks— CNGRIS10S — Ger § & L. — 153 Hum S & L.1050 1160 Mutual s F & !Security S B 300 111% Union T Co. Sav L So 1465, Street Railroads— Sugar— IHana P Co.... 17% — Haw C & S C.12013121 Mi Al Pac Assn.. T4 4% Ger Ld Wks Mer Oceanic S Co! Pac 116% Hutch S P Co. 33% 36 |Kilauea § Co. 323 32% [Paauhau S P. 417 421 scellaneous— Ex Assn a1 AF A Cent L & P. Board— 100 Contra Costa Water ...... L TH00 265 Contra_Costa Water L T4 50 25 Equitable Gas .16 Equitable Gas, cash . T3 Giant Powder Con L0 Giant Powder Con L 162% Giant Powder Con . 3 -6 50 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar......120 (0 Hawaiian Comercial & Sugar......120 50 Hawaifan Commercial & Sugar......120 25 Hutchinson § P Co .. T80 Hutchinson 8 P Co, b 15... 13550 Mutual Electric Light ..... S 16 8T Mutual Electric Light L1675 Oceanic § § €O ....oecnn -9 00 150 Paauhau § P Co ...... 420 100 Paauhau S P Co, cash 418714 50 Paauhau § P Co ....... eeienes 41871 100 Pacific Auxiliary Fire Alarm $2000 S F & N P Ry honds. 240 San Francisco Gasl! 5 San Francisco 50 San Franclsco 124 San Francisco 5 Spring Valley 100 Vigorit Powder Street— 30 Spring Valley Water . 50 Contra Costa Water . ight Gas & Electric Co... Gas & Electric Co Gas & Electric Water 50 Spring Valley Water 30 Spring Valley Water. Afternoon Session. Board— 2 150 315 10 2 50 135 Equitable Gas .. Giant Powder Con Glant Powder Con Glant Powder Con Glant Powder 40 Glant Powder 2 Glant Powder 25 Giant Powder 50 Hana Con Con 200 Hutchinson S P Co 60 Hutchinson S P Co $10,000 Los Angeles Ry 50 Oceanic § 8 Co ... 625 Paauhau S P Co .. 10 San Francisco Gas 600 Spring Valle e Vigortt Powder - Contra Costa Water . Contra Costa Water . Con_ . Plantation Co . 10 Hana Plantation Co ..... 130 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. 10 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar. Con, s°30... 5 per cent bonds. $3000 Market St Cable 6 per cent bonds. & Electric Co. 10 Spring Valley Water 15 Spring Valley Water .. 6 per cent bonds: INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. ‘Board— 25 Paauhau S P Co 20 Spring Valley Wate 10 Spring Valley Water . 25 Hutchinson S P Co 25 Hutchinson S P Co 30 Giant Powder Con 20 Glant Powder Con Afternoon Board— 58 F & § J Valley.. 10 Central Light & Power 50 Equitable Gaslight 75 Equitable Gaslight 40 Hutchineon § P Co 50 Hutchinson S P Co 200 Vigorit Powder .. r Se: The following | 41% | b | MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board vesterday: Morning Session. 100 Andes .......... 03] 700 Justice . ;i 100 Caledonta . 37 400 Mexican 150 200 Challenge ..... 33 200 Mexican et 100 Challenge 32| 200 Ophir 120 200 Chollar ........ 30| 300 Potosi 55 200 Chollar - 311 200 Savage . L 350 Con Cal & Va.l 60 100 Savage Sn 330 Con Cal & Va.155| 100 Unlon Con .... 43 400 Crown Point... 19| 200 Union Con .... 44 200 Gould & Curry 33| 100 Utah . U 00 Justice ......... 23 300 Yellow Jacket. 43 Afternoon Session. 100 Andes: . ® 200 Gould & Curry 35 200 Chollar 31 100 Hale & Norers 25 200 Crown Point... 18 100 Slerra Nevada. 9 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 35| 400 Mexican 5311100 Ophir S 350 Ophir 200 Overman 200 Potosi : 200 Potosi ... 400 Belcher ........ 200 Best & Belcher 300 Caledona ...... 200 Chollar ...... 300 Con Cal & V. 600 Con Cal & V.1 200 Con Cal & V 60| 500 Sierra Nevada. 200 Con Cal & V .T‘—_-‘ 500 Utah . .1 400 Gould & Curry 35| 200 Yellow Jacket. 42 300 Hale & Norcrs 2| 200 Yellow Jacket. 40 | 50 Justice 25| | Session. | 500 Andes . 100 Ophir | 300 Belcher * . 600 Ophir 1 Caledonia . 37| 200 Ophir i Con Cal & Va.l 60/ 300 Sierra | Gould & Curry 35 99 Union Con Gould & Curry 3t/ 400 Yellow Jackot. | 500 Jpstice 22/ 300 Yellow Jacket. | Mexican . 51 ! CLOST QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, May 84 p. m. Bid Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha . 08 Justice 2 3 | Alta 10 Kentuck 04 08 | Andes 10 Lady Wash . 01 02 | Belcher 110 36 Mexican 5551158 | Best & Belcher 55 56 Occidental B — | Bullion . . 06 07 Ophir | Caledonia . 3 37 Overman Chollar ... 31 32 Potosi Challenge Con. 32 34 Savage | Confidence .....1 0 1 05 Scorpion { Con Cal & Va.160165 Seg Belcher.... Con Imperial... 01 (2Sierra Nevada. Crown Point... 13 13 Silver Hill .... Con New York. 02 - Syndicate . Exchequer ..... 03 Standard . Gould & Curry. 38 Unfon Con Hale & Norers 26 Utah .... 5 Julia 03 Yellow Jacket.. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday, May 9. | Flour, qr sks .... 14,761 Sugar, bbis ...... Wheat, ctls ... 15% Chicory, bbls i Barley, ctls . 1,840 Hay, tons Oats, ctls . 430 Btraiw, tons . Cheese, ctls ... 32 Wool,' bags ... Butter, ctls . 455 Pelts, bdls Tallow, ctls ..... 245 Hides, No. | Potatoss, sks - | Onions, sks | Bran, Lime, Egg: bbls . doz . 1,185 2 ke ) Quicksilver, fiks Sugar, sks Leather, rolls . Chicory, sks .... Wine, gals OREGON. Flour, ar sks 1716 Potatoes, sks . 42 | Wheat, ctis 1,865| Wool, bales 5 Oats, ctls 440 ASSESSMENTS PENDING. | Delingnt, Company. No. | in the | Dayof (Amt. . Board. | Sale. Yellow Jacket.... Avr. 1|..May 17| 15 Utah .. ‘ ~May 6. May 29| 05 Confidence . U May 5. May 20| 20 Bullion ... . ..May 6[..May 29| 05 Hale & Norcross. May 13/..June 5| 10 | Crown Point...... 5. June 8| 10 {Con Cal & Va.... June 14} 25 Potosi .. June 15| 10 Sez Belcher ... 05 Andes ] s 05 | Mexican e 10 |REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. George and Elizabeth Mearns to Nellie Hall | Bacon, lot on SW corner of Pacific and s W 30, S 100, W §T:6, S 27:8%, N _127:8%, quitclaim’ deed; $. | " Nellie 'Hall Bacon to Archibald J. Treat, same; $10. John J. Brady to David and Bertha Abrams, 100,000 shares of the | jor on S line of O'Farrell street, 121 W of La- | guna, W 25 by S 120; $10. ward M. and Harry E. Loane to Carrie | W. de Maniel (wife of G. H.), lot on N line of Golden Gate avenue, 137:6 W of Pierce street, by N 137:6, quitclaim deed; $10. ge and Annie . Tracy to John W. But- th, lot on E line of Folsom street, 160 N | of Twenty-first, N 25 by E 122:6; $10. Annie B. Cooper to Sarah E. McQuaide, on W line of San Carlos avenue (Jessie), 230:6 N _of Nineteenth, N 23:6 by W 80; $10. Mary F. Fogarty to same, same; $10. Katherine G. McQualde to same, same; $10. Owen J. McQuaide to same, same; $10. | Michael Ryan to Norah Ryan, lot on E line | of Bryant street, 80 S of Twenty-fifth, S 25 | by E 100; gift Adolf Holst (by H. Nelson, attorney) to Rob- | ert and Margaret Gostry, lot on S line of Army | street, 25 E of Sanchez,'E 24 by S 62, $10 { _Albert Meyer to L, H. Sly, lot on § line of | Bl street, 110 E of Jones, E 27:6 by S 131:6; $10. |~ Thomas Meehan to Annie Conroy, lot line of Federal street (Frederick), 175 First, SW 2 by NW §0; §10. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick (McLaughlin) to Or- ville D. Baldwin, lot on NW line of Everett street, 142:5 NE of Fourth, NE 13:3 by NW 80; $10. Hugh R. Clark to William D. and Clara A. Nutz, ot on E line of Langton street, 130 § of Folsom, S 25 by E §0; $2600. Estate of Edward Franklin (by Selim Frank- lin, ,adminstrator) to Frederick Bellmer, ail interest in lot on W line of Seventh street, 15 N of Bryant, N 2 by W $; $1 Elizabeth H. Alger to Anita on W line of Seventh avenue, 2 N % by W 120; $709. Sophie Jaeschke to Fred C. Siebe, lot on SW- corner of Tenth avenue and K street, W 3: by S 100; $10. A. W. and Fannie Myer to Mathias Mever, undivided half of lot on NE_corner of Forty. efghth avenue and S street, N 250, E 240, § 7, on NW SW of M. Hincelot, lot of A street, W 120, S 75, W 12:6, § 100, W 107:6: $10. John C. MeIntosh to Catherine McIntosh (wife of J. C.), lot on W line of Douglass street, 217 S of Eighteenth, S 25 by W 130; gift. | A W. Myer to Fannie Myer (wife'of A. W.), lot on W line of Bellevue street, 19:8 S of Twenty-fourth, S 63:4 by W 125; gift Same to same, lot on W line of Believue street, 133:4 S of Twenty-fourth, S 634 by W 125; gift. William W. Montelius to R. J. Walker, lot 224, block 34, Mission and Thirtieth-street Home- Stead Union, quitclaim deed; §1. Louis Kahn to Sonhie Kahn (wife), lot on SE line of Mission street, 300 NE of China ave- nue, NE 30 by SE §3:6, block 1, Excelsior Home- stead: gift. Minnie S., Ada I. and Cordelia Chandon and Josephine A. Ewell (Chandon) to Charles Milly, lot on W corner of Tenth avenue and M street., NW 100 by SW 10, lot 63, block 2 Central Park Homestead: $10. 3 Alameda County. J. C. Holloway to John H. Dunning, lot'on E line_of Webster street, 50 N of Seventh, N 25 by E 75, being lot 3, block 79, Oakland; $10. Margaret A. Rowe to Thomas W. and Emme- line M. Stokes, lot on N line of Twenty-fourth street, 50 E of Linden, N 101 by E 3334, Oak- land; $1500. James M. and Mary H. Haven to Ernest S Angel, lot on NW corner of Channing way and Tenth street, N 140, W 130, 8 40, E 7, S 100, E 55 to beginning, being lot 14 and S 40 feet of lot 13, block 122, Corrected Man Raymond Trnr;‘ subject to a mortgage for $3000, Berke- Tey: $500. John Harrington, Daniel Hart and 1. J. Cle- cak (by commissioner) to Union Savings Bank, lot on N line of Facific avenue, 376.3; W from line dividing the Aughinbaugh 223-Acre Tract from Chipman W 1i1-Acre Tract. W 100 by N 150, being lots 33 and 34 Meetz property, Ala- meda; $1114. G. H. and_Rose E. Mavhew to Louls Sle- grist, lot on SE line of First avenue, 240 NE of Summer street, NE 80 by SE 100, being the E 30 feet of lot 9 and ail of lot 10, Locksley square, Oakland; ¥ Ann E. Miner to Lewis W. Nolta, lot on N line of Forty-seventh street, 630 E of Grove, B 50 by N 100, being lot 2. block 2115, Alden Tract at Temescal, Oakland; $10. Builders’ Contracts. Christian Froelich (owner) with J Wilton (contractor). architeet Alhert Sation A1l work. except plumbing, gasfitting, sewer- ing, electric work and elevators. for a four- story and basement brick building on W corner of Second and Minna streets, NW 40, SW 57:6, NW 20, SW 20, SE 60, NE 77:6; $15,053. . Twinkling Star Improvenient Company, a cor- poration, (owner) with Hannah Brothers (con- tractors), architect Bert Hasty—All work for erection of new buildings and alterations and | additions to certain old buildings for Hotel Nymphia, on SE corner of Stockton and Pa- cific streets. S 1716, E 100, N 34, E 37:6, N 1376, W 1 5 $23, 256 b ————— e NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrogra; Office, located in the Merchants Exehanes 1o maintained in San Francisco for the benet of riners, without regard to natis 1 g, onality and Navigators are cordfally invited to visit the office. Where complete sets of charts and safl- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest {nformation can always be obtained regarding ights, dangers to navigation and all of Interest to ocean commerce. g e time ball on the tower of the bullding, at the foot of Market street, jo heroiy 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 etating whether the ball was dropped on time or RIVIng the error, if any, is publisheq in the morning papers the following day. C.xG. C N Lieutenant, U S N in ias TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. chants' Exchange, San Franeisey ST May 9, 1800, The tme ball on the tower of the new Ferry Iot | | Progreso Luella_..........|Tillamook Coos Bay v...Newport I\{;fisflfi ,“ ...|Coos Bay. ... May Signal Columbia R May | Newburg Gravs Harbor May | B. Hernster...../Coquille River.. State of Cal....|Portland....... | Corona_.... San Diego... North Fork.....|Humbholdt Queen Victoria { San_ Ffancisco, via Nagasaki vas dropped at exactly noon to-day— il S o of the 120th meridian, or at 8 oclock p. m. Greenwich mean time s, G. CALKINS, in charge. Lieutenant, SUN, MOON AND TIDE. and Geodetic Survey— es and Heights of High and Low s "at_ Fort Pont, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- ¢ of the Superintendent. N he high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) abo twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Polnt; the height of tide is the same at both places. United -States Coast WEDNE:! Sun rises Sun sets Moon sets NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides 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 Soundings 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. B e STEAMERS TO ARRIVE Steamer. | From. Belgian King...|China and Japan Wellington Departure Bay Mineola |Nanaimo.. Homer ... |Departure Bay. Alliance -|Portland Columbia’ ......|Portland Bonita .........[Newport Mackinaw .....|Tacoma A. Blanchard..|Coos Ba San Juan ......|Acapulco. Siam ............/Nanaimo. Point Arena....|Point Arena. Weeott .........|Tillamook Bay. Acapulco .......|Panama..... Samoa ..../[Humboldt Bay Umatilla ... |Victoria & Puget Santa Rosa . _.!San Diego _.[Humboldt. ... [Crescent Ci anaimo Seattle... Fulton Portland STEAMERS TO SAIL. | Pier. Steamer. | Destination. | Salls. Corona .....|San Diego.....{May 10, 11 am|Pler 13 Aloha . |Point Arena../May 10, 3 pm!Pler 2 Walla Wali[Vic & Pgt Sd.[May 11, 10 am[Pler 2 Alliance |Oregon Ports.'May 11, 10 Anv‘Pfier 20 A. Blanchd/Humboldt..... May 12, 5 pm(Pier 18 Bonita ..|Newport.......May 12. 9 am|Pier 11 Columbia .. |Portland.... . [May 13, 10 am Pler 24 Pt. Arena../Point Arena..'Mayv 13. 2 pm/Pier 2 Pomona Tumboldt.....|May 14, 2 pm s Santa RosalSan Diego.....'May 14, 11 am Pier 11 Goos Bay...|Newport......_[May 16, 8 am|Pier 11 City Peking/China&Japan'May 16, 1 pm/ PMSS Umatilla ..|Vie & Pgt Sd.!May 16, 10 am/Pler 9 Arcata ..!Cons Bay 'May 16. 4 pm'Pier 13 ‘ Moana |Svdney.... , 2pmiPler 7 State Cal...!Portland 10 am 2 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday. May 9 Stmr Alliance, Donaldson, 4 days from Port- d Stmr naimo. Stmr Whitesboro, Greenwood. Stmr Rival, Johnson, from a search for the disabled stmr Elihu Thomson Stmr Ruth, Strand, 36 hours from Point Con- ception Br stmr Wellington, Salmond, 78 hours from Derarture Bay. Mineola, David, 92 hours from Na- Johnson, 18 hours from Tug Rescue. Thompson, hence May §, in search of disabled stmr Elihu Thomson, re- turned, being unsuccessful in the search stmr; reparts weather being thick and blow & very hard since Sunday; also that stmr Rival is returnive. Bark Aureol, Harbor. Mercer, 6 days from Willapa CLEARED. Tuesday, May 9 Bureka: Goodall, R E T Kruse, Stmr Pomona, Perkins & Co. Br stmr Bristol, Dunsmuir's Sons Co. Stmr Czarina. Seamon. Seattle; SAILED. Parsons, McIntyre, Nanaimo: May 9. Willamette, Hansen, Nanaimo. State of California, Goodall, Astoria. Cleone, Higgins, Crescent City. Stmr Pomona, Parsons, Eureka. Stmr Crescent City, Stockfleth, Crescent City. Stmr Gipsv. Leland, Santa Cryz. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay U S stmr Thos Corwin, Henning, Seattle and Alaska. Br stmr Bristol, McIntyre, Nanaimo. Haw bark Willseott, Peabody, Nanaimo. Schr Neptune, Estvold. Usal. pichr Mary E'Russ, Wikander. Willapa Har- or. Sehr Schr Schr Schr Stmr Stmr Stmr A Excelsior, Burmeister, Viking, Peterson. John A, Wilson, Fureka. Bella, Smith, Coos Ba: TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, May 9, 10 p m—Weather hazy; wind south: velocity 14 miles. CHARTERS. The Charmer loads coal at Departure Bay for this port; Agnes Oswald, wheat at this port for Europe, 30s—prior to arrival. SPOK! April 19, lat 1 05 N, long 31 W—Br ship For- rest Hall. from Liverpool, for San Francisco. April 20, lat 1 N, long 27 W—Fr bark Mar- gucrite Dolifus, from Swansea, for San Fran- clsco. Port Blakeley. DOMESTIC A PORTS. GRAYS HARBOR-—Sailed May 6—Schr Vo- lant, for San Francieco NiZAH BAY—Passed in hence April 27, for Port Angeles. EUREKA—Arrived May 9—Stmr Pasadena, from San Pedro: schr Bertie Minor, from New- port; schr Alice, from San Pedro. May S—Stmr Samoa, hence May. Sailed May $—Stmr_North Fork, for San Francisco; stmr South Coast, for San Franciso, BOWENS LANDING—Sailed May 9—Schr Monterey, for San Francisco. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived May 9—Bark Fres- no. from Honolvlu. PORT ANGELES—Arrived May 9—Bark Ore- hence April May 9—Bark Oregon, d May 9—Stmr Fulton, hne PEDRO—Arrived May SAN mook, from Coos Bay. Sailed May 9—Schr Challenger, for Ballard. 8—Stmr Tilla- COOS BAY—Safled May chr Laura May for San Francisco; stmr Alice Blanchard, for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Sailed May 9—Stmr Progreso, for San Francisco. PORT BLAKELEY-Sailed May 9—Br ship Callingrove, for Shanghai. EVERETT — Arrived May Bluhm, hence April 21 VENTURA—Sailed May 9—Stmr George Loo- mis, for San Francisc PORT TOWNSEND--Passed in May S—BMA Fresno, from Honolulu, for Port Ludlow Passed out May S—Bark Prussia, hence April 22, for Port Gamble. Arrived May 9—Bktn Jane L Stanford, henca April 2. ASTORIA—Arrived May 9—Stmr Fulton May 4. 9 — Schr Dora FOREIGN PORTS. ANTWERP—Arrived May 6—Br ship Stron<a, from Oregon. In port April 27—Br ship Arctic Strea Oregon COLON—Arrived May New York. LIVERPOOL—~Arrived May S—Br bar: fleld, from Tacoma. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived May Australian, from Oregon. ISLE OF WIGHTPassed May Yola, from Hull, for San Francisco HULIL—Salled May 6—Br ship Yola, for Francisco. MADEIRA—Sailed Aoril Mahon, for San Francisc YOKOHAMA—Sailed Ma: press of India, for Vancouver. SHIELDS—Sajled May 6—Br Park. for San Francisco. NEWCASTLE, NSW—Arrived Elwell, to load for San Fran DUBLIN—Arrived May S—Br ship Cambrian Queen, from Oregon. SALAVERRY—Arrived for s Stmr Alliance. fr san 20—Fr bark Mac- 7—Br May April cove fram Grave Harbor = el TAKU—Arrived May §—Schr om. Ch mainus oAk MANILA—Sailed May 9—Stmr wick, COMOX—Arrived May 8 Stmr from Hunters Bay. TRANSATLANTIC STEAM NEW YORK—Sailed May for Liverpool; stmr Kaiser Wi! for Hremen, Southampton and Taurie, for Liverpool s hans Arrived May 8—Stmr Furnessia 3 £OW and Moville. < e PHILADELPHIA Arsived May a—Stmr Bel genland, from Liverpoo . CHERBOURG—Arrived May “o8 n'vrwnh';':; sylvania, from New York. via Plymouth, amburs. ity L QUEENSTOWN Stmr Pavo- nia. from Boston, for Liverd R HONGKONG—Arrived May 0—Stmr Eropress of Japan, from Vancouver, via ¥okohama