The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899, COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Stiver firmer. Shipment of $14,165 to China. Wheat and wheat freights dull. Barley and Oats neglected. Corn ant Rye inactive. Beans tending downward. ede duil and unchanged. Hay still depressed Bran and Middlings advanced again. New Potatoes firm and old lower. Onions about the same. Poultry in moderate supply and firm. New Peaches, Apples and Apricots appeared. trus fruits quiet ied fruits inactive. heap Ra all cleaned up. Provisions continue firm Wool n good demand and firm. H and Tallow unchanged. Hops n al Veal weak and Pork firm. i Mutton unchanged. Ofis stand the same. es changed F BREADSTUFFS. EXPORTS O Flour from this port thus far this to 801, bbls, -against 4,458 me time in 1597-98. Reducing this Uheat basis and adding it to the eat giv a to port of Wheat far this crop year S ctls, valued 440,600, against 12,018,5 ctls valued at 2% during the same time last year. 34, at TREASURE SHIPMENT. Clty of Peking took out a treasure list 1 in gold coin and $3000 in Guate- DRIED FRUIT IN NEW YORK < ha New York Commercia! says: ‘‘Peaches attract some attention, and there is a mod- erate consuming nd at about previous price tations zre so high that the trade is more or less restri Movement active, rding ‘to! clrcamstances. There 18 fio ex=i| alers take fairly lib- : price situatlon. \pricots are steady and high, and holders show 1o disposition t do. Supplies are so . are firm in their views anything to purchasers from _ California in raisins. There osts -which may in- il brings a de- association and and that the reage has signed ecs all these stress upon may or may pot supplies are aid to be well on_practically while layers ers inclined to out here extent by and by 1 cle up 't especially active, for smail quan: quiet season, and holders ex- yme holders have ceased are putting =uppiles in cold would be glad to clear up save the expense of cold is a firm reports als sappiies and is few. orders WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, May 16, 5 p. m following the seasonal rainfalls to e, as compared with those of same date st season, and rainfall in last twenty-four Last This Last 24 Hours, Sea: San Luis Obisy Los Angeles I Francisco data imum temperature, 6 nimum, 46; mean, 53. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST. pressure as fallen slowly over the north- n of California and there is a slight ¥ to the formation of a low over East- rnia and Northern Arizona. There is a r depression central over the interna- tional boundary The temperature n the int a. The now th has_rison about 8 degrees for of this State and Western Ne- temperatures are more nearly nor- n they have been for some days » rain has fallen in California. fallen in Utah asts made at urs ending midnight rthern California tening weather Showers May 17 Cloudy Wednesda and light south- California — Cloudy wind: Wednesday; Wednesday. warmer Wednesday. Cloudy Wedn neisco and vieini light win, ~Cloudy Wednes as southwest : warmer in the morning. ALEXANDER McADIE, Forecast Official. MARKETS. EASTERN NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, May 16.—To-day's market was remarkably quiet after the recent excitement, the total sales being little more than half the number of shares sold during the panicky two hours of Saturday. Avparently there was no such thing as a bear speculator in existence, but the exception of slight irregularity in prices at the opening and.a slight relaxation in va in the last hour of the market the of prices was steadily held or moved asingly upward. This was rather contrary general expectation, which was that ices would tend downward in the absence of by shorts, who were largely closed out day's rise, and with a less strenuous rt from the powerful alliance of capital- who o Jurse s there seemed a falr probability that f the uncertaintles incident to the sea- son might cause a reactionary tendency for a time. But professional traders after the early transactions took the long side of the t hnr’v and was uninterrupted absorp- of an extremely varied list of stocks ighout the day. Any interruption to the threw the market into a lethargy and but & resumption of the rise brought ty. London was scarcely a factor the rket there being neglected of uneasiness about the situation A slight hardening in the rate of d no other xplanation_than this Money in New York, how- idedly easier under the influ- from the interior. The money efited from yesterday's pay- : 400,000 to Spain on account of lippine burchase. The Flower stocks, ally People’s Gas and Brooklyn Transit, cnjoyed the greatest advantage in the day's movement, but there were notable advances zlso in the stocks of other New York munici- al corporations on the prosvect of amending the Ford franchise tax bill. Stocks of the variovs stee! and iron combanles were also re was actlvity and strength in al. In the railway list Central ern Pacific rose nearly 3 per cent on a beneficial effect of. the unification tem. A number of other rallroads i e t or over and Sugar is up 3 nts on the dav, Tobacco gained 5% points. he closing was near the top and firm, but ot he tendency of prices was marked also in the bond department. There was a heavy ab- sorption of Rock Island fours, and the Atchison adfustment fours and Wisconsin Central firsts also strong and active. Total sales, $3,- 770,000, United States threes declined % in the bid price. The total sales of stocks to-day amounted to 416,815 shares, including: . American Steel and Wire 15,400. American Sugar 30,800, American Tobacco 23,20, Atchison preferred 23,200, Brook- iyn Transit 57,200, Central Pacific 16,300, Bur- lington 11.000, ‘Burlington rights 7800, Chicago Consoliaated Traction 3100, Chicago Terminal 6400, Chicago Terminal preferred 4300, Colorado Fuel and Iron 260 nsolidated Gas 2700, Con- tinental Tobacco 14.000. Federal Steel 5400, Fed- eral Steel preferred 3600, International Paper National ew York teel 5600, ntral New 'York Central rights 6300, Northern « c 8300, People’s Gas 23,20, Rock Island St. Paul 13,500, Southern Pacific 23,700, Coal and ' Iron 3700, ific preferred 3500, Rubber 7000, CLOSING STOCKS. oo Atchison BYLStL&S W .. 183% Do prefd 5% Do pretd 31, Baitimore & Chio. 70 St Paul ceees.128% Canada Pacific %/ Do prefa ‘1691 Camnda Southern St P & Om.. nt Pac <ieeeeeo.. Difyl Do prefd Ches & Ohlo i So Pacific Chi & Alton ......180 ~ 8o Rallway ... Chi B & Q.. 1214 Do prefd . Chi & E Tii |Texas & Pacific. Do _prefd Unjon Pacific . Chi G W il Do prefd . Chi Ind & L....... 9 [Wabash . Do pretd AR 4 Do prefd ..... Chi & N W 163 |Wheel & L E. Do pretd 51 | Do prefd ... 21 £CC & St L. $its| Express Companfes— Do _prefd . 95 |Adams Fx . 1 Del & Huds Ji6% | American Ex .. 1 Del L & W {168% Unlted Btates ... conelsting of §8450 in Mexican dol- | San Francisco for thirty | | somewhat me to the rescue of the market combination was belleved to be simply the purpose of sustaining the market t_any precipitated attempt at liquida- bull movement which the late | and his assoclates had in- revious to his death was under the _existing s, and its continuance in full ever s hardly looked for. Under the cir- Manhattan Consolidated 6100, Metropolitan | Unfon Pacific | ts and higher prices at the vards, but e ricer weakened under liquidation. ~ July pork declined Tisc and lard and ribs tizo each. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles Open. High. Low. Close. Den & Rio G. Wells Fargo ......125 | Wheat No. 2— 5 i Do prefd . Miscellaneous— May . . 93 Z der Erie new I12%1A Cot Ol ov.. July - o4 TR T Do 1st prefd ... 33%| Do prefd September g i3 | Pt wayne .. 184 Amn Spirits .. Corn No. - = | Gt Nor prerd .18 | Do_pretd May . % o3 { Hocking Val ...... 10 |Am Tobacco . July . S o lllinois Cent .11k Do prefd September W ,. Lake Erle & W.... 16% Cons Gas Oats No. ot e Do prefd . 87 "iCom_Cable May ...oieenee = g ‘;flk‘e Shore 198 1('n| F & Iron in:\’ e . 5 5 ! Louis & Nash b4 Do prefd, . September ... | Manhattan Lo ». ;1000 (Gen. Bieetric ¢ | 3ess Pork. per barrel— S Met St Ry . 228 'Haw Coml Co.. w | July . 8 ng o b9t Mich Cent 113 |Brooklyn R T.....1124 | September ... 7% 8 Minn & St L...... 58 !Intnl Paper 465 |~ Lard, per 160 pounds— S Do_Ist prefd ....100%' Do prefd Jaly . o310 B so | M0 Pacite "I s Lactede Gas September ..........b 2% 532 E Mobile & Ohio..... 40 |Lead ...... | “Bhort Ribs, per 00 pounds— . | Mo K & T Do prefd ‘3 ; July . 47, 472% 4 ‘6* :Zz | Do preta Nat Lin OIl 11120 % | September .70 487 4 8 1 | N J Central " Pacific Mall . = = = T (e T | Cash quotations were as follow N e e At Friour, ‘auiet and ateady: No, 2 spring wheat, e patatsriara: Khver Cart ¢ | ee@T0é: No. 3 spring wheat, 65%@6d%c; No. 2 | Do_2a prefd e TR & T M | Ted, 2@Tc; No. 2 corn, 3ic:'No. © oats, 2%4%@ | Nor “’nu‘ Sugar ..... | 27ci No. 2 white, 30c; No. 3 white, 28%@294c; NotAsbr € 130 pati | No| 2 rye. 60c; No. 2 barley, 35@d0c; No. 1 flax | No Pacific ¢ & ron 3| Gona, $107; prime timothy seed, §2 3 mess 1% vata U S leather 6" | pork, per 'barrel, $820@S2: lard, per 100 Ontarfo & Do [ Dounds, $5a3 021e: short ribs sides (loose). 8450 |or R & Nav pfd.. 87 U_S Rubber @4 50; dry salted shoulders (boxed). 4}@itc; | Pac Const 1st pfd. 8 Do prefd | short clear sides (boxed). $ %@5; whisky, dis | "o 24 prefa 56 West Union tillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 26; sugars, Pittshure Am S & W cut joaf, 36 02; granulated, § T Reane 1 eI ¥ |~ Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. Polietiae e Lta Fiour, barrels .... 000 14,000 poD 3 Al | Wheat, bushels 000 Rotk Teiana’ olo fBouthem | Comm: bunela o ST & SE Do 2d prefd | Oats, bushels ... 435,000 Iins nea Fed Steel | Rye. bushels ... 3,000 i ey S50 oreta % | Bariey, busheis Sap i | BONDS. \ On the Produce Exchange to-day, the Butter 3 { & .vev... 6674 | market was steady. reameries, o' al- x a L | oot Tge steday: fresh. 11336 Cheese 38 coup. N Y Cent | weak; Creameries, 9@1lc. new 4s reg....129% N J Cent gen | - e ! Dew 4a coup,.126% No Carolina 68 a7 LIVERPOOL FUTURES. old 4s reg... DoMET 1 S ] s May. July Sept. 01d 4% coup. (No Pacific 188,10 | opentee 2 W @ |No Pa 2 5 8 B i P Closing . RS Y 56 5 3% i 17 N Y C & St L 48, | PARIS FUTURES. 110 |Nor & W con 4s... 8433 | Wheat— May. Sept.-Dec. : Do gen 6 | Opening 202 100 |Oregon Na: | Closing ..... | Do Currency 10 | Do 4s..............103% Atchiron gen 4s. 1013 Oregon S L 6s. 182 Do adj 4s......... 81| Do con Bs... 1 Canada +-1l1% {Readifig gen ds.... 87% | Ches & 413 Rlo G W 1sts. .100% Do 8s.. ...113 (St L & I M con Bs.110%y Chi & N W con Ts.144 | Do § F _deb be...121% Chicago Term 101 t L & 8 F gen t Paul con.... P C & P lst Den & Rio G Ists..105% Do 58.... graphic dispatches to Bradstreet's indicate the Do ds...... | following changes in available supplies last ETV & G lst Saturd; - Erie gen 4s.. FW&DCI Tenn new set s Tex & Pacific 1sts.1 t Gen Electr Db EER e 13 | for and in Europe, increased 3,000,000; total sup- GH&S A Union ific 4s...106% | ply 000 bushels. Do 2de. Wabash 1sts RN and Canada, east of the H&TC Dot3ass g ,000_bushels. Do con 6s. t Shore ds Oats tates and Canada, east of the Towa Cent ists.... s Cent Iste | Rockies, increased 403,000 bushel KCP &G lsts. La new con 4s.. Va Centuries. Do Deferred Opening | of 360,000 20 Flour- o fosing . 7 7 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, May 1. “Spectal cable and tele- Wheat, United States and Canada, east of he Rockies, decreased 2,124,000 bushels; afloat The more important decreases include those bushels at Manitoba storage points, L & N unifled 4 % Colo Southern 4 262,000 at Fort William and Keewatin, 200,000 | MINING STOCKS. | at" Northwestern intertor elevators and 189000 | > 5 - 09| AL _Galveston. | Challecs ooy ,};;"“:"' 10 The heaviést increase is 106,00 bushels at | D ! ke = ! Cleveland. 1 Con /Gal & - Plymouth <, 100 "The combined stock of wheat at Portland, Deatwiood Q\;E'k;lrlo\{"‘r S Or.. and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., increased Hale & Norcross.. _3)|Sierra Nevada.. AERptustl P nel Homestake Standard 250 o] g Iron Silver. Union Con. “{ THE LEMON MARKET. Mexican . Yellow Jacket... 3| NEW YORK, May 16.—The Journal of Com- = l_'}~\"“"'{i\“h- o |merce says: According to reliable statistics, Moneys: il receipts of lemons from Mediterranean ports > s 2 We. t a2 | C oans ... e e T ise 51... 15~ | from the’ beginning of the current season to | ek R Tare.: ... 64y | Jate have been considerably In excess of those | foh Tor St. Fe. 18% | Wiseonsin Gt 1. °1° | for the corresponding period last year. A Atch Top & St Fe. 18% Wisconsin Central. 1 | New York from September 1, 1838, to May 15 prefd....... e 1001, | 1599, there arrived 1,273,000 boxes, as compared | g i AN ining Shares— """ | with 505,000 boxes during that period in 1897-05. | B alines ot A nyerins 1014 | At outports, with the exception of Boston, the Botton & Albany. .57 |Allouez Min Co.... s | increace In receipts this ecason to date over | Bo St AR e ey Sy | last have also been marked. Arrivals at Mon- | | Boston Elevated... o | |Hoston & Mont... 34 |Butte & Boston. 90 Calumet & Hecla. Chi Bur & Q Ed Elec Il Fitchburg prefd....118 'Centennifal ........ Gen Electric.......116% Franklin . - 2% | Federal Steel. 3 Humboldt . 2% Do prefd ... 9% Osceola 0 Mexican Central... ; rrott . 61l Michigan Tel. 9 | Quincy 160 N Y & N E prefd..10 |Santa Fe Copper.. 13' 0ld Colony 219 |Tamarack .........220 Old Dominfon...... 41% Winona <15 Rubber ...... Wolverine a4y Unlon Pacific...... NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. NEW YORK, May 16.—Close: Money on call, steady, 212@4 per cent; last loan, 21 per cent; | prime mercantile paper. 3ls@4k per cent; ster- ling exchapge firm, with_actual business in bankers' bills at $4 S7@4 &7% for demand and $4 S5@4 85Y, for sixty days; posted rates, $1 86@ | ceipts so | of the Pacific treal are reported to be 50 per cent larger than | those of last year. New Orleans so far this season has received 75,00 boxes, against 25,000 boxes last vear. At Boston this season’s re- far have been §4,000 boxes, against 70,000 a vear ago, but Philadelphia and Balti- more have recelved 75,000, as compared with | 20,000 boxes last year. One prominent feature of the market in favor of Mediterranean fruit has been the ab- sence of competition from California during the spring months owing to the virtual failure | Coast crop last year. This has opened the markets of the West and Middle West to handlers of Sicily lemons and the de- mand from that section has very materially assisted in keeping up prices in “the Eastern markets. In the latter, prices have been grad- ually hardening of late, and at the close to- day were on good fruit fully 50c per box higher than at the same time last week, but at the same time recent arrivals are said to have shown a considerable quantity of fruit out of condition and otherwise inferlor, which 4 8615 and $4 SSl.: commercial bllls, $4 S4@4 84 has been somewhat of a drag on the mar- silver certificates, €14@62c; bar silver, 61 ket This. in connection with sales at out- Mexican dollars, 48%c; Government bond ports, is held to have prevented an nd\'Pnl'-' easy; State bonds, -inactive; railroad bonds, | that would have naturally followed greatly en- Strong. larged consuming demands from all points trib- | = | utary to New York as well as that from the SHIPMENTS OF SILVER. & ‘ twithstanding recent receipts, the avail- NEW YORK May 16.—-Steamers salling | ahle stock for next thirty days does not ex- Wednesday for Europe will take out 467,000 | ceed that for the same period last year. Hold- s of silver. | ers here look for steady if not higher market | = | hereafter. CONDITION OF S TREASURY. = . | NDITI F THE TREASURY V‘ EASTERN LIVES MARKET. | WASHINGTON, May 16.—To-day’'s statement | of the condition of the Trea shows: Avail- | able cash balance, $262,4 gold reserve, $231,05,593. | THE LONDON MARKET YORK, May 16.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram say Saturday and Monday are Whitsuntide holi- days and the markets *were slack in_anticipa- tion. They were irregular in tone. Americans opened weak and hung dull about parity until New York bought Central Pacifics freely, lift- ing the market. London is again quite apa- thetic. Spanish #'s were 2% on the rumor th the coupon tax would be remitted. Pans sc and they closed at 2y Copper hag risen 10s. but the shares were 1in- affected. Tintos were 49%: Anacondas, 121 Sil- ver was weakish. The fortnightly statistics in copper shows stocks down 1072 tons and sup- plies increased 628. | | CLOSING. LONDON. May 16.—The market for Ameri- | | can securities opened better but later eased off | | and remained quiet, owing to the Inactivity of | | operators. The closing tone, was steady. The amount of bullion taken into the Bank of Eng- 1 on balance to-day was £10,00. Gold at enos Ayres, 118.80. Canadian Pacific, 1011; Northern Pacific_preferred, Union Pacific preferred, T7%: Grand Trunk, Anaconda, | 1254 Bar Silver, 26 3-16d. Money, 1 per cent. | NEW 4 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE. | NEW YORK, May 22,182 barrels; exports, a shade steadier. WHEAT—Recelpts, 158,175 bushels; exports, | 225,852 bushels. Spot, firm. No. 2, 82%c spot | and to arrive f. 0. b. afloat and 78%c elevator; No. 2 Northern Duluth, Si%c f. 0. b. afloat to | arrive. Options opened easy under disappoint- ing cables, but soon recovered and with but one exception at midday ruled strong all day. Shorts found “‘buy” reports too abundant to dieregard, in face of cables, light export trade and small clearances were compelled to cover | vigorously. 16.—~FLOUR—Recelp 197 barrels. Dull, but | ~The late afternoon market was especially | strong, closing %@Ic higher. May closed 78%c: | | July, 75%@76%c, closed T6ic; September. 73 | | 13-16@ closed 74%; December, T3%@ | closed To%c. 3 | HOPS—DuIL | HIDES—Steady. | WOOL—Steady. | METALS—Following the better feeling of yesterday the undertone of the general mar- ket to-day was a_shade emsier with business at a low ebb. The news from abroad and the West was about up to expectations. More generous offerings and less activity among buyers were the principal causes of the re- actionary tendency. At the close the Metal Exchange called: PIGTRON—Warrgnte, $1150 nominal. LAKE COPPER—Dull and unchanged at $19, TIN—Quiet and easy, with $2 65 bid and | $25 75 asked. LEAD—Quiet_and unchanged. $4 45 bid and | unchanged at $4 50 asked. The brokers' price for lead | #4 25 and for copper $19 Nhyve | SPELTER-—Unchanged, $67 bid and $1 S FrEE_opt COFFEE—Options closed dull, net unch: Spot. coffea—Rio, dull and nominal - No 3 1e: volce, 6%c; No. 7 jobbing, G%c. SUGAR—Raw, firme fining, 7 in- Mild—Quiet. Held higher. Fair re- 4%c; 9 test, 4%c. Re- L —Receipts, 11,369 packages: firm. Western creamery, 15@13c; factory, 11%@I3c. EGGS—Recelpts, 18.922 packages; steady. Western, 13@14c: Southern, 11%@13c. DRIED FRUITS. NFéW YORK, May 16.—California dried fruits, steady. ?\'AP?RA‘TEDxaA‘;l;CLEghAflommnn, T@8%c; prime wire tray, $% i choice, B & oy, S%@l0c. W @9%c; fan. PRUNES—44@9%%¢c. APRICOTS—Royal, 13%4@l4c; Moorpark, 4@ 18c. | PEACHES—Unpeeled. 9G11%c; peeled, 25G25c, CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, May 16.—Forcing weather through- out the spring wheat belt and heaviness abroad | deepite an advance here vesterday gave wheat | a weak start. The selling was limited, how. | ever, and the market turned strong on humer ous ‘reports that the work of the Hessian fly had become serious, the entfre ruin of the crop being threatened In several sections. The | strength was heiped by a report from Rou. mania that 30 per cent of the wheat cro had been runed by drought. July opened 3, e lower at T04@T0%c, declined to Toe, ad. vanced to TI4QTIc, “and closed with buyers at Tike. A complete standstill in shipping operations and favorable crop advices weakened corn carly, but the market rallied near the end in | eympathy with wheat. July closed with g gain of ¥@¥e. Small contract stocks and heavy purchases by clevator concerns strengthened oats. July closed e higher. Provisions early were steadled by emall hog, centrifugal, and 58@58ic for Valley and 60c for Bluestem, lodging much wheat. dull, with light receipts. Quotations are 57c for Sterling Exchange, @ days..... — 4 i Sterling Exchange, sight. = 4 815 Sterling Cables......... L= 4 asig New York Exchange, sight....... — 10 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 124 Mexican Dollars.......... o 5 Fine Sfiver, per ounce. o 613 CHICAGO, May 16.—CATTLE—There was a fairly active demand for cattle at the previ- ous prices. Fancy grades brought $ 45@5 60; beef steers, $4 204 70; stockers and feeders, $4@5 15; choice steers, $4 To@$s 45; bulls, §3a@ 1350, cows and heifers,” $3@4 60; Western fed cteers, $4 50@5 30; Texas steers, 3 80@5; calves, $5@6. HOGS—Business w: ruled stronger to 2%c brisk in hogs and prices higher. Fair to choice, $3 §7%@4; heavy rackers, $3 55@3 mixed, $3 55a3 S14; butchers’. §3 70@3 %; s, $3 680G 387%%: pigs, $3 36@3 80, SHEEP—The demand for sheep and lambs ot oo as lvely as ever and with diminiched receipts prices moved steadily upward. Wooled Colorado fed lambs sold up $6@6 7, a further advance of Western wooled lambs, $ 6@ 665, s=pring lambs, $6@9 50 per 100 pounds; shorn sheep, $4 75@5 30; vearlings, $5 30@5 40, Receipts—Cattle, 5200; hogs, 19,000; sheep, | 13,00 | BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, May 16.—Business in the wool mar- ket here has been pretty lively during the past week. The large purchases of Australian | And territorial wools for shipment abroad were the features. Over 10,000 bales of the former | and 1,000,000 pounds of the latter, on the scoured DBasis of 40c for fine medium and fine, were pro. cured, and as a consequence a firm tone pre- vailed in the market. Fleece wools are meet- ing with & good call and prices are firm. Quo- | | tations Territory wools—Montana fine medium and | 12@l5c; scoured, 40@42c: staple, 42@45c; oming, etc., fine medium and fine, 12@15e; scoured, 40@4Zc; staple, 62@5: Australian—Combing superfine, T1@ 65@bbe; average, 62 LONDON WOOL MARKET. TONDON, May 16.—The offerings at the wool auction sales to-day numbered 13,526 bales, in- culding a large quantity of low crossbre The latter sold readily to the home trade and France. There was only a small supoly of good merinos, the offerings, being medium to low, which were eagerly taken. Cape of Good | Hope and Natal fine bred brought the best rices of the series, the trade paying 2 1iad | or an exceptionally good lot. The fifth series is scheduled to open September 15 and the sixth series November 28. FOREIGN 72c; scoured basis. good, MARKETS. | LONDON, May 16.—Consols, 110%; sflver, 28 3-16d; French rentes, 102f 67%c. wheat car- | off const, buyers and operafors indiffer- ent; cargoes on passage, nominal, unchanged; country markets, quiet. SRPOOL, May 15. — WHEAT — Fasy; wheat in _Parls, steady; flour in Paris, steady; French country markets, easy! weather in _England, cloudy. COTTON—Uplands, 2%d. CLOSING. No. 2 red WHEAT—Spot 2 Western winter stocke exhausted. Futures, weak; May, 5s Sd; July, 5s 6d; September, 58 5%d. CORN—Spot American mixed new, qulet, 3s ; Americs 5 n_mixed old. quiet, 3s 6%d. May, 3s ded; July, 3s 5ikd; Sep- Receipts of wheat during the past three days, 239,000 ctls, including 144,600 American. Receipts ‘of American corn during the past three days, 271,700 ctls. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS, PORTLAND, Or., May 16.—Exchanges, §226, 471; balances, H7,615. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET, OREGON PORTLAND, Or., May 16.—Most of the ox- porters have ceased trying to do business at anything above the actual export value of wheat, which, according to present prices in Liverpool, is about 55@5s%c for Walla Walla. Others are still quoting i7c for Walla Walla There is véry little doing and it is doubtfui about 2 or 3 cents on top of these figures dis- WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash., May 16.—Wheat continues Club and 60c for Bluestem. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. ‘WHEAT FREIGHTS—A ship has been taken for Europe at 2s 3d. The market is quiet. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a regis- tered tonnage of 9287, against 3000 tons on the same date last year; disengaged, 27,135 tons, against 3235; on the way to this port, 187,137 tons, against 222,600, WHEAT-The Brenda takes for Cork 7,512 ctls, valued at $83,063. Conflicting conditions keep the Chicago mar- ket stationary. The bulls quote bitter com- plaints of Hessian fly in Indiana and Ohio and hot winds and chinch bugs in Kansas, with the reported loss of the Roumanian crop by drought. On the other hand the foreigners are selling freely In the Chicago market and for- elgn advices are depressing. The local market is dull and unchanged. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 05@1 06%; milling, $10S%@1 12%. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sessfon —8:15 o'clock—December— 4000 ctls, $1 133 2000, $1 134 Second Sesslon—December—4000 ctls, §1 13%. Regular Morning Session — December—12, ctls, “$1 13%. Afternoon Session—-No sales. . BARLBY—The market shows no change whatever. The demand is slack, but light of- ferings keep the market from declining. Fu- tures are neglected. 2 Feed, $1 0212@1 05; Brewing, $107%@1 12% per ctl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales, Regular Morning Session—December—2000 ctls, 91%e; May—2000, §1 (2%, Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS —The market is lifeless at unchanged quotations. Stocks are light. Fancy Feed, $150 per ctl; good to choice, §1 45@1 47%; common, $1 37%@1 421; Surprise, $150; Gray, $140@1 45; Milling, $1 ctl; Red, §1 40: Black, $1 321.@1 35. CORN- Dealers quote the old prices, with a dull market. * Smail round Yellow, §1 25@! 40; Eastern large Yellow, §112%@1 15; White, §1 15@1 17%: mixed, §1 121 per cil; Cailfornia 'White, nomi- na 4 EYE—$1@1 024 per ctl. The market continues ull. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. FLOUR AND v)\'m:LS'rm—"l: 3 FLOUR—California family extras, §3 6023 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, $3 40@3 45 per bbl for extra, $3 25@3 40 for bakers' and §2 30@2 50 for super- fine. 4 MILLSTUFFS—Prices in eacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 25 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, §2 7; Rye Meal, $2 50; Rice Flour, Cornmeal, §2 ex- @1 50 per tra cream Cornmeal, $i 23; Oatmeal, '$4 50@4 75; Oat Groats, $4 75: Hominy. $§3 25@3 50; Buck- wheat Flour, $4@4 23; Cracked Wheat, 3 75; Farina, $4 ' Whole Wheat Flour, §3 50; Rolled Oats (barrels), 3 55@6 9; In sacks, $5 35@8 75; Pearl Barley, §; Split Peas, # ; Green Peas, $ per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDS TUFF Receipts of Hay have fallen to comparatively nothing, but it makes no difference—the market is as depressed as ever. Consumers know that there is plenty of old Hay left on hand, with the new crop on the eve of coming in, and they do not care whether they buy or not. Bran and Middiings again advanced. Cottonseed Meal |s again on the market. i BRAN—$16 50@17_per ton. MIDDLINGS—$17@18 per ton FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, ton: Oflcake Meal at the mill, bing, §2 Cocoanut Cake, $2i@2 $23 50@24 500 Cracked Corn, $24@ Mixed Fead, $15@16; Cottonseed Meai, $24a26 per ton. HAY—Wheat, $10@11 5 for good to choice and $7 50@9 for lower grades; Wheat and Oat, $T@ 11; Oat, Barley, -$5@S; Alfalfa, $4@6 0. 22 50@23_ per $25026 50; job- Cornmeal, BEANS AND SEEDS. The tendency in all Beans is toward weaker prices. Even Limas are not as firm as they have been. The demand is slack and sales are few. Seeds stand as before. BEANS—Bayos, §1 40@1 50; Small White, $1 90 @2 10; Large Whites, $150@1 60; Pinks, $1 7 1%0; Reds, $3 Biackeve, $4@4 10;. Butters, nominal; Limas,'$3 %0@4; Pea, $2 25@2 4; Red $2 252 40_per ctl. Brown Mustard, nominal; @3c; Flax, nominal 2%c per Th: Alfalfa, §12@9 Hemp. 4@diic: Timothy, 435k DRIED PEAS—Niles, $1 35 per ctl. DS Mustard, 2 Canary Seed, Rape, 3@3%c; 4. az; i Green, POTATOES, ONIO) AND VEGETABLES. Receipts were 718 boxes Asparagus, 266 boxes Rhubarb, 711 sacks Peas, 52 sacks Beans and 931 boxes and 443 sacks new Potatoes. As new Potatoes come in more freely the demand for old drops off and prices are weak- | ening in consequence. low 'quotations. Receipts of summer Vegetables are steadily increasing and there is now a better assort- ment of all kind; POTATOES—$1@1 25 per ctl for Farly Rose, §125@1 50 for River Burbanks; Oregon, $1 2@ Onlons are quiet at the 170; New Potatoes, 1%4@2%c per Ib in sacks and $1 5041 85 for Rivers in boxes. ONIC Old are nominal; new, 25G40c per sack for Red VEGETABLES —Asparagus, 60c@$1 25 per hox 2, §150@1 75 for No. 1 and $2@2 25 for Rhubarb, 33G60c per box for common and Tic@$l for good to choice; Green Peas, 1% @2c for common and 21c for Garden: String Beans from Los Angeles, 4@sc for green and 64 Sc for Golden Wax: Stdng Beans from Vaca- ville, 6@Sc for Green and 6@Sc for Wax: Cab- bage, $140; Tomatoes. $130G2 per, box: Eg Plant, 10G121c per 1b; Garlic, 5@be for new | Dried Okra, 1c per Ib; Dried Peppers, 10c: Green Peppers, 10@l5c; Carrots, 25@3ic per rack: Hothouse Cucumbers, 40c@$1 per dozen: Sacramento Cucumbers, $0@T75c cumbers, $2@3 per bo: per box. Marysville Cu- Summer Squash, 31@1 25 POULTRY AND GAME. Receipts of Eastern Poultry are very light this week, and the market is firmer in conse- quence. Several criptions are rather higher. POULTRY—Live Turkevs, 13@lc for Gob- blers and 13@l4c for Hen: Geese, per pair, $1350; slings, $1 50@2; Ducks, $3@6 for old and $5 5047 50 for young: Hens, $4 50@5 50; young Roos $7@S: old Roosters, $450@5: Fryers, 36016 50; Brotlers, § 5045 50 for large, @ for small: Pigeops, $2@2 25 per dozen for and $§1 75@2 50 for Squa GAME—Hare, $1; Rabbi tafls and $1 for small. $125 for Cotton- BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. This market is remarkably quiet and feature- less at the moment. The demand about bal- ances the supply, and quotations show no change, one way or the other. BUTTER— Creamery—Fancy Creamery, 16%G17c; sec- onds, 16c. Dairy—Fancy, 15c; good to choice, 13@1ft4c; store, 11@12c per b CHEESE—Chofce mild new, 91%@10c Young Americd, 10@11c; Eastern, 141515 EGGS—Quoted at 15@16c for store and per dozen for ranch; Eastern, 16%@17c. old, 9 i@ise DECIDUOUS AND. CITRUS FRUITS, Recelpts were 2112 boxes Cherries and 522 chests Strawberries. Vacaville sent in green Apples at 60c per box, Apricots at §2 per crate and Peaches at §2 per box. The latter were green and hard, like all first arrivals of fruit. Cherrles were steady under an increase of 100 per cent in receipts, and there were none car- ried over to speak of. Berrles of all kinds were in fair demand at steady prices. There is no change in citrus frults, mand 15 nothing extra DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, $1 50@2 0 for fair to good and $3@3 50 for choice to fancy. BERRIES—Gooseberries, 2%ic per drawer and 1%@3c per 1b in bulk: Blackberries, $2@2 2 per crate; Strawberries, $3 50@6 per_chest for small and $3@3 50 for large berries; Raspberries, #ac @s$1 per drawer; Newcastle Raspberries, $1 50@ 160 per crate. Cherries, 3@i0c for red, 40@75c for white and 65c@S1 15 per box for black; black, In bulk, 6@ Sc; white, 3@dc per b, S Apricots, §2 per crate 3 CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $2 2@3 75 per box: Seedlings, §1 2 Mediterranean Sweets, 317 5; Lemons, $1 25@1 a0 for com- mon and $2@2 50 for good to cholce: Mexican Limes, California_Limes, e per small ‘box; Grape Fruit, $150@250; Bananas, §1 a2 bunch; Pineapples, ' $3@t per ozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS, Cheap Raisins are about all cleaned up. Fruits are as previously quoted and the local trade expect no change of any' consequence un- til the new crop comes fp. The sale of 150 cars of Prunes reported last week has about cleaned up supplies of this fruit, only fifty cars re- maining on hand. There fs no change in Honey and Nuts, DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, Tc for 40-50's, 5@ %o for 50-60's, A@4%c for 60-10's, 34@3%e for 0-80's, 2%@3ke for §0-90's, 2%@2%e for 50-100's and 2@2%c for 100-110's; Peaches, §}@9isc for good to cholce, 10@10%c for fancy and 4@lsc for peeled: Apricots, 121@13c for Royals and 14130 for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 9@9%c; sun dried, out; Black Figs, out; Plums, nominal, 13 for unpitted and 4i4@6c for pitted; Pears, 3@, according to color, etc. z RAISINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 5%¢ for four-crown, 4%@6c for Seedless Sultanas, 3lzc for Seedless’ Muscatels and $1 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2%@3c NUTS—Chestnuts, 7c per 1b; Walnute, 5@sc for hardshell, 10@11c for softshell; Almonds, S gc for hardshell, 12@13c for softshell, 14@16c for papershell; Peanuts, 6@7c for Eastern and 414 5e_for California; Cocoanuts, $f 50@s. HONEY—Comb, 10G1lc for bright and s@sc for lower grades: water white extracted, Ti@ Tige; light amber extracted, 7c; dark, 5@athe per 1b. BEESWAX—25@27c per Ib. PROVISIONS. Everything on the list is firm and the de- mand for Hams continues sharp at full figures. CURED MEATS—Bacon, Sc per Ib for heavy, $3%@sc for light medium, 10%@11c for light, 12¢c for extra light and 12%@13c for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 11@11%c; California Hams. 10@10%c; Hrl Beef, $13 per bbl; extra Yellow | $2 0@ | The de- | Mess Beef, $l4: Family Beef, $15@15 50; extra prime Pork, $12: extra clear, $18; mess, $16; Smoked Beef, 1lc per Ib. LARD—Tierces quoted at 5%@s%c per Ib for compound and T%@7%e for pure; half barrels, pure, Sc: 10-1b tins, Sige; 5-1b tins, S%c. COTTOLENE — Tlerces, 6%@6%c: packages, less than 300 ibs, 1-1b pails, 60 in a case. 8ic; 3-1b pails, 20 in a case, 8%c; §-Ib pails, 12 in a case, 8%c; 10-1b pails, 6 in a case, $%c: 50-1b tins, 1 or 2 in a case, T%c; wooden buckets, 20 Ibs net, Stc: fancy tubs, S0 Ibs net, 77sc; half- barrels, ‘about 110 Ibs, T%c. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. * Dealers continue to quote a good demand for Wool at full fizures, and an extra cholce lot would bring over the quotations. Hops are | Aull and more or less nominal. Hides and Tal- low stand about the same. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about Ic under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 9@%%c; light, Sisc; Cow- hides, 9c; Stags, 6@blac; Salted Kip, doi Calf, 10c; dry Hides, sound, 16c; culls and brands, | 13c: dry Kip and Veal. 15@15%c; dry Calf, 17c; Shéepskins, shearlings, 10@30c each: short Wool, 35@60c each; medium, 70@%0c; long Wool, 90c@$1 10 each; Horse Hides, salf, §1 5@2 25 for large and $1 for emall; Colts. S0c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 4@i%c per Ib; No. 2, 3%@3%c; refined, —: grease, 3c. ‘WOOL — Spring_ Clips — San _ Joaquin _and Southerns, 7 months, 7@dc: vear's staple, 6@Sc: Foothill and Northern free, 10@12c; Foothili | and Nerthern defective, S@lie: Nevada, 9@iZc; Humboldt and Mendocino, 1@izc. Fall Wools— - Northern Mountain. Southern . Plains ... .. HOPS 838 er. 12@12tc for good and fancy from first hands. 13@15¢ for choice to = YANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Beet a0 Mutton are steady and unchanged. Veal is weak at the high prices. Hogs are as firm as ever and receipts continue moderate. ‘Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: BEEF—7%@S%c per Ib for Steers and 6@6lc for Cows. « VEAL—$12@%%c per 1b. MUTTON—Wethers, 7@7%c; Ewes, Tc per Ih. LAMB—Spring, &@Sc_per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, jL@i%c for small, %@ 6c for medium and 5@slec for large; stock Hogs and Feeders, 4%@ic; dressed Hogs, @3%c. GENERAL MERCHMNDISE. BAGS — Caleutta Grain Bags, 5%c for June and July: Wool Bags, 26@2%c; San Quentin Bags, $ COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton: New Welling- ton, $3: Southfleld Wellington, $750; Seattle, $5 Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $5: Wallsend, $7 50 Scotch, $§; Cumberland: $§ 30 in bulk and $9 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; @annel, $§ 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, $760; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. Harrison's circular s: “Since the Mariposa left, the following car- goes of Australlan coal were delivered here, | viz.: Andreta, 2698 tons; Pyrenees, 320 tons Star of Bengal, 1734 tons; Cypromene, 8 tons, total 10,705 tons. The ‘total arrivals from Newcastle and Sydney for the past three | months only foot up a little over 30,000 tons. This 1s a marked shrinkage from former years for the same perlod, but we mow anticipate | there will be a_very different showing later in the year. We have identically the same number of vessels on the engaged list as when our last mail left, thirty-seven vessels with | a carrying capacity of about 8,000 tons: twelve of these are mow en route with about 8,000 tons. The latest cabled- coal freight quota- tions on coal for early loading are lis 61 from Newcastle, with a sllght ~shading for | later loading. Evidently there Is a scarcity of tonnage in Australian waters, as carriers are preferring to load for nitrate ports, rather than | for here. If there should be an active demand | for grain carriers at fair figures, this would | prove an incentive for shipowners to seek this | port. but for the moment this branch is at a | | standstill. Notwithstanding the 1ight deliver- | | fes of Colonial fuel, there is no apparent scarc- ity, demonstrating the ability of our coast col- lieries to fully supply our demands, hence it | would appear to have been ili-timed judgment for Newcastle owners to have advanced thelr | prices for 1899, as high freights and high-priced | coal combined will divert business from their product.” CORDAGE—Manila, 8tic; Sisal. Sige; Duplex, TANNED VEGETABLES Peas, T715@87t | Asparagus, $1 60@2 §5: Tomatoes, T21@1Ti4c CANNED FRUITS Cherries, '$1 33@1 50 for black and $1 50@1 80 for white: Peaches, $1 40@ | 175; Fears, 31 45@150; Apricots, $135@1 30, | Plums, %c@$1 15, COFFEE — Costa Rica — 14@15c for prime washed; 13@14 r good washe good to prime washed peaberry; 1lc for good peabert; 10%@12c for good to *prime; 9@l0c nominal for good current mixed with black beans; S@%sc for fair; 8@7lc for common to ordinar: Salvador—10@13%c for good to prime | washed; S@%%c for fair washed; 104@11%c for good to prime washed peaberry: 7%@siic for surerfor unwashed; T%@7%c for good Rreen un- washed: ig@i0c for good to prime unwashed peaberry. Nicaragua — 7%@8%c nominal for g00d to superior unwashed: $@i0c nominal for | kood to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—14%2@17c for prime to. fancy washed; 10%@13c for good to strictly good washed; 8@10'sc for Inferfor to ordinary: 10%.@ 1%c for good to prime washed peaberry; 9@$%c for good unwashed peaberry; 7T'2@S'zc for good superior unwashed. PACIFIC CODFISH—Bundles, 6%c: cases, | 6%c; cases, imitation Eastern, 7%c: boneless S0} strips, S1@c: blocks, SY@¥Yc; tablets e’ middles, $3%@10%c; desiccated, §Tisc, I per cent; pickled, in barrels, $10 50; pickled, 12@14zc for half barrels, $5 75. LEATHER — Sole, _hea 2@25c per 1b; Sole Leather, medium, 24 : Sole Leathe light, 24@25c; rough Leather, heavy, 24@Zic rough Leather, light, 24@2%c; Harness Leather, 32@33c; Harness Leather, medium, 30@ Harness ' Leather, light, 29@30c; Collar Leather, 14@l6c per foot; Kip, finished. 40@ Veal, Sides, Splits, finished, 50@ finished, 14@16e; Calf, 16@17c per foot; Rough Splits, finished, Belt s@10c Knif per Ib. OIL-California Castor Oil, cases, No. pure, $1 06; Linseed Oil, in barrels, boiled, 5% raw, 37c; cases, fe more; Lard Ofl, extra win o ter strained, barrels, idc; No. 1, 46c; cases, 5c more; China Nut, 4%@ssc per gallon: Pure Neatsfoot Oll. barrels, s0c; cases, 55c; Sperm, crude, 60c; natural white, 40c: bleached white, 4215c; Whale Oil, natural white, 37%c; bleached white, 4ic; Pacific Rubber Mixed Paints, white and house colors, §1 2@l colore, $2G2 25 per gallon. PETROLEUM, GASOLINE AND NAPH- THA—White Water Coal Oil, in bulk, 11ic per gallon; Pearl Ofl, in cases,’ 16%c; Astral Of 16iec; Star Oll, 16%c: Extra Star Ofl, 20t Elaine Oil, 21%c; Eocene Oil, 18%c; Deodorized Stove Gasoline, ‘in_bulk, 15isc; In cases, Benzine, in bulk, 15c; In cases, 20c; $6-degree Gasoline. in bulk, 2lc; In cases, 26c. CANDLES —Bileotric Light Candles, 6s, 16 oz, 8, 1 oz, 8kc; 6s, 12 0z, Tic; s, 10’ 0z, 6%c: Paraffine Wax Candles—is, 2s, s, 6s, white, §icc; 125, 10ize; colored, Ic higher. WHITE_LEAD—Quoted at 6@Tc per Ib. TURPENTINE—In cases, élc; in iron barrels, B2c: in wooden barrels, 58 LUCOL—Bolled, barrels, bic; G2c: cases, 5c more. QUICKSILVER#2 per flask for local use and $40 for export. ( SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, terms net cash, in 100-1b bags: raw, barrels, Cubes,” A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5%c; Powdered, i%c; Candy Granulated, 5%c; Dry | Granulated, o%c; Confectioners’ A, ‘5ic: Cali- | fornfa A, dc: Magnolia A, 4%c: Extra C, 4%c: | Golden C. 45c; barrels, 1-16c more, half barrels, | %c mare; boxes, c more; 50-1b bags, %c more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. LUMBER. LUMBER—Retail prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, $16@17; extra sizes, highe: Redwood, $17@18 for No. 1 and $15@16 for No. Lath, 4 feet, $2 20@2 30; Pickets, $18; Shingié §1 50@1 75 for common and §2 75 for fanc: ;Szhak'-s. $11 for split.and $12 for sawn; Rustic, 1G27, RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Tuesday, May 16. 240 OREGON. Potatoes, sks. 801 —_———— THE STOCK MARKET. Securities were weak as a rule on the morn- ing session. Hawailan Commercial dropped sharply to $114. Paauhau decuned to $41 571, and Oceanic to $89 50. Other changes were nar- row. On the afternoon call Hawailan Commercial declined to $112, Contra Costa Water to $63 and Hutchinson to 334 87%. 5 There was a general decline in mining stocks, with light sales. The telegram from the pump said: “'Second elevator working steadily. W ter was 176 feet below the 1750-foot level and 202 feet below the Sutro discharge boxes ai 6:30 this morning."” At the bond session of the San Francisco Stock Exchange 50 shares of Onomea Sugar sold at $45 7. A recent ore shipment from the Jackson mine of Eureka District, Nevada, to the Germania Lead Works at Sait Lake City assayed 50 per cent copper,_returning over §7 per ton for cop- per alone. This is the first return for copper to any of the Ruby Hill mines known thus far. The Yellow Jacket delinquent sale takes place at the company’s office in Gold “Hill, Nev., to-day. The net profits of the Mountain Copper Min- ing Company of Shasta County for 183 were £163,23, against £63,145 in 1897 A dividend of 7 ‘cent per annum was declared. e shipments of ore by rail from the mines of Eureka District, Nevada, for the week end- 1 May 12 were as follows: Diamond mine, flm pounds; Fureka Consolidated, 122,3%0; Jackson, 30,530; Richmond, 117,000, Middiings, sks.. 21c; | Flour, qr sks. 9,68 Sugar, sks 2,000 Barley, ctls....... 1,26 Sugar, bbls. 250 Rye, ctls. 30 Lime, bble... .1 182 Butter, ctis. 163 Wine, als..... .. 33,400 | Cheese, ctl .66 Leather, rolis.... 115, Tallow, ctl 225 Eggs, doz. L om0 Beans, sks. 72 Pelts, bdls, > 237 Potatoes, sks..... 1,219 Hideg, no. T Onions, Sks... 24 Wool, bale: P11 Bran, sks 2,510 Hay, tons......... 168 4s quar reg...— — 4s quar new 3s_quar_coup..108 Miscellaneous— 130 \Pac L SF G HC & S ol 102% L A Ry 5 L ALCoss 101% — Lon P 5= Stktn Gas 6s 10135 — 120 Contra Costa Water.. 75 Contra Costa Water. 100 Contra_ Costa Water. 100 Hana Plantation Co. 135 Hawalian Commercial & 50 Hutchinson S P Co... 5 Hutchinson S P Co. 25 Oceanic 8 Oceanic 5 Oceanic 50 Oceanic 15 Oceanic 50 Paauhau § ¥ 50 Paauhau S P Co. 525 Paauhau S P Co = 15 S F Gas & Electric Co... 10 § F Gas & Electric Co. $6000 S P of A bonds.: $1000 S F & N P Ry bonds.. 500 Vigorit Powder....... Board— 100 Contra Costa Water.. 230 150 170 35 50 Hutchinson § P Co. Hutchinson S P Co. Oceanic § § Co. Oceanic S S Co. Paaubau S P Co 150 Paauhau S P Co.... 10 S V Water..... 100 Vigori: Powder. Street— Morning Board— Vigorit Powder. Vigorit Powder. Market-st Railway Glant Powder Con. Giant Powder Con. 20 Glant Powder Con... 50 Contra Costa Water. $2000 S V 4 per cent (2d). 100 100 6 10 15 Board— 2 Contra Costa Water. 35 Contra Costa Water... 20 Oceanic S § Co Oceantc S § Co S F Gas & Elect 30 20 100 Vigorit Powder. Hutchinson S P Co. cisco Stock Board yesterday: 200 Best & Belcher 100 Caledonia . 300 Con Cal & 200 Gould & Curry. 100 Mexican 300 Uni Board vesterday: Morning Oakland Gas.. (Pac Gas Tmp.. Cal S D & T. First_Nationl..220 Mer Exchange — 20 Alaska Packers’ Association. $3000 N P C R R 6 per cent bonds.. “Afternoon Session. Hutchinson § P Co........... 600 Overman . 50 Union Con 500 Utah STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE, TUESDAY, May 16—2 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Bonds— Equit G L Co. T% 79 4s quar coup..14 — Mutual El Co. 16 163 463 T3 4 i Co. & E. Cal-st Cab 58.117 — 'San Fran...... 33 Cal Elec L 6s.125%1271 Stockton Gas.. — 1213 C C Wat 5s....112 112 _Insurance— Dup-st ex c... — — |Firem's Fund.222 — EL & P e 130410 | Bank Stocks F.& Cl Ry 6s. — 118 [Anglo-Cal ..... — 67% Geary-st R js. — — |Bank of Cal..261 26 & A...— 132 16 Market-st 6s...1281% — [Nev Nat Bk...180 1% Do Ist M 4s.1i7i118% Savings Banks— NCNGRIs108 — |Ger § & L.16l0 —— N Ry Cal 6s..115 — (Hum S & L.105) 1180 N Ry Cal 5s. 114 |Mutual Sav.. — 41 | NEGRRG =18 (ermsav U | NPCRRM.103% — S&LSo... — 0% N Cal R R Sit” = Security S B 3w 30 Oak Gag 5s....111 — (Union T Co. — 165 Om € Ry 6s..126% — | Street Rallroads— P & Cl Ry 65.107 — [California .....118 P & O 6s......117 — |Geary . Powell-st 6s... — Market-st . Sac El Ry 5s. — Osk SL & H. — — SF & N P 5s.116% — |Presidio ... — 17 SFa& Powder— SierraRCal California 160 s E Dynamite... 8 s " 5 iGiant Con Co. 761 S PC6s (1906) — — |Vigorit ........ 3% 4 SPCés (1912) — — Sugar— o =5 RS S Ry S P Br6s.....122% — |Haw C & 8 C.12 — S V Water fs. — 116%|Hutch S P C. 34% 34 S V Water 4s.104 — |Kilauea S Co.. 32 322 SV W4s(3dm).102%103 (Onomea § Co.. — 45 Paauhau § P.. 41% 42 ‘Water Stocks Mlsm’]lunm\ls—-’ Contra Costa.. 68% 69 |Al Pac Assn..112 — Marin Co.....060 — |Ger Ld Wks..280 — Spring Valley.101% — |Mer Ex Assn.. 90 — Gas and Flectric— |Oceanic § Co.. 83 915 Capital Gas...— — Pac AF A... 2 — Central G Co.. — — |Pac C Bor Co.l18 — Cent L & P... — — !Par Paint Co.. 7% — Morning Session. Board— Afternoon Session. 50 Contra Costa Water, s 30. 5 Contra_Costa Water, 69 00 25 Glant Powder Con.... L7750 105 Hana Plantation Co...... eeves 17 50 40 Hawaifan Commercial & Sugar......113 00 135 Hawalian Commercial & Sugar......112 00 120 Hutchinson S P Co. STl INVESTMENT BOARD. Session. MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- Morning Session. 200 Andes .......... 08 400 Mextcan T 100 Belcher 36 100 Mexlcan L 300 Caledonia. . 55 1000 Ophir . 115 200 Con Cal & V...150 700 Overman .. . 1 400 Gould & Curry. 31| 700 Potos! L2 400 Hale & Norcrs. 36 200 Sferra Nev..... §1 200 Justice .. .. 20/ 300 Yellow Jacket.. 41 Afternoon Session. 600 Andes ..... 03 100 Mexican . 500 Belcher . 3 100 Occidental . jon Con...... Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Session. 600 Best & Belcher 52/ 700 Gould & Curry. 33 200 Best & Belcher 51 200 Gould & Curry. 32 200 Caledonia. -..... 20 Justice . 20 200 Challenge Con. 00 Mexicans ....... 47 400 Chollar .. 60 Ophir ... 1% Con Cal & V. 00 Ophir . 1215 500 Con Cal & V. | 300 Potosi R 1 900 Con Cal & V. 300 Union Con...... 43| 500 Crown Point. 400 Yellow Jacket.. 40 200 Crown Point... 27 Afternoon Session. 300 Andes .......... 08 30 Hale & Norcrs. 3| 500 Belcher . 300 Hale & Norers. 35 300 Best & Belc 200 Mexican . . 46 300 Caledonia ... 300 Ophir ... el 151 200 Caledonla 300 Ophir ...001011'12% | 500 Chollar 900 Ophir A1) 600 Con 400 Potosi .. .28 1200 Con C: 0 Savage ......... 24 200 Crown 00 Seg Belcher.... 04 200 Couid & Cur 500 Seg Belcher ... 03 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, May 16—4 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. Alpha . 06 07 Kentuck ...... 06 0% Alta 1 07 08 Lady Wash.... 01 02 Andes .. . 07 08 Mexican 45 46 Belcher ... 3 36 Occidental 3 3 | Best & Beicher 5 51 Ophir .. 5110 Bullion .. 7 08 Overman B 16 Caledonia — 45 Potosi ... % % Chollar . . 30 31 Savage . 22 2% Challenge Con. 31 Scorpion .. =0 Confidence ..... — 105'Seg Belcher. 03 04 Con Cal & V...145150 Sierra Nev..... 79 8§ Con Tmperfal... 01 02 Silver Hill. — 3 Crown Point... % 2 Syndicate . 05 — Con New York, — 02 Standard 27 — Exchequer ..... — 03 St Louts. 061 == Gould & Curry. 32 33|Unfon Con...... 41 42 Hale & Norcrs. 35 36| Utah .... 516 Julfa .......... 02 03I Yellow Jacket.. 37 38 Justice . iags il ASSESSMENTS PENDING, & Dlelln:m ompany. n the | Day of (Amt. Board. | Sale. Yellow Jacket....[ 1 (.Aor. 7|..May 17| 1§ Utah ... 20 | May 6/ .May 23| 05 Confidence . 31 | May 5|..May 28| 20 Bullion .. .| B4 | May 5[ ‘May 2| o8 Hale & Norcross.| 3 | May 13|..June 5| 10 Crown Point. "May 15/ June & 10 May 20/ June 14| 325 May 22| June 15| 10 || June 2| June 2| 05 June 2| June 25| 05 10 3 —| 3 ¥irt Qua g KE] jid rier| Ed _‘é Full Moon.. May . Last Quarter, May 3L A branci, of the United Stat: mariners, without regard to free of expense. office, where complete sets of lights, dangers to navigation of interest to ocean commerce. about ten minutes before noon Observatory, Mare Island, Cal. in the morning papers the { NOTICE TO MARINERS. es Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of nationality and Navigators are cordially invited to visit the charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for pomparison and reference, and the latest | Information can always be obtained regarding and all matters The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market steret, is hoisted and dropped at Tnoon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- celved each day from the United States Naval A motice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published Ilgwhls day. CALKINS, Lieutenant, U in_charge TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographic Office, chants’ fi;;hlnge. ‘building was dropped at exactl; o'clock p. m. Greenwich lémes. Lieutenant, U. S. San Francisco, U. S. N, Mer- Cal., The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry y noon to-day— Commercial and Sugar C¢ | 1. e, at noon of the 120th meridian, or at § . CALKINS, N.'in charge. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes iater than at Fort Point. the helght of tide is the same at both places. \ WEDNESDAY, MAY 17. Sun rises Sun sets . Moon rises .... 5 3.6 11352 1.4 3.6 12:36 1.7 37 1190 2.00 3.9) 2:600 2.3f 2:43) 2.6 4.1 NOTE—In the above exposition of 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 tha United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus slgn (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtractsd from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference & the mean of the lower low waters STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Steamer. | From. Luella - Tillamook. ... Signal -IColumbia River. Fuiton ...|Portland Washtenaw ..../Tacoma Pomona .|Humboldt Queen Victaria & B. Hernster..../Coquille River. +ee..|C00S Ba veees|Newport..... -{Humboldt.. -IGrays Harbor. Point Arana. North Fork. Grace Dollar. Point Arena. Samoa Humboldt A. Blanchard..|Coos Bay . Gaelfe .. (IChina and Tapan. Willamette ....|Departure Bay Bristol {IDeparture Bay. Mackinaw .....|Tacoma... Weeott .........[Humboldt Columbfa ......[Portland. Santa Rosa.....|San Diego. Colon . ‘|Panama....... Czarina ......../[Pueet Sound Wellington ....|[Departure B Titania .........[Nanalmo.......... Grays Harbor. Crescent City..... Coquille River. Crescent CYy.. Arcata_-......./Coos Bay S Coos Bay...., .[Newport.......... Walla Walla...[Victoria & Puget Soun Alliance . Oregon Ports. Australia Honolulu Corona .....!San Diego. State of Cal Steamer. : Destination. : Sails. Pler. Moana .....|Sydney. 17, 10 pm|Pler 1 Arcata .....|Coos Bay. 17, 10 am Pler 13 State Cal...|Portland 18, 10 am|Pler 2¢ Corona .....|San Diego... 18, 11 am Pler 11 San Juan...'Panama.. 1812 m'PMSS Pomona ...|[Humboldt vy 19, 2 pm|Pler 9 G. Dollar..|Oregon Po 19, 1 pm Pler 2 A. Blanch’d[Humboldt 20, § pm Pler 13 Bonita . 20, 9 am|Pler 11 Pt. Arena..|Point Aren 20, 3 pm[Pler 2 Oueen . Vic & Prt Sd.'May 21, 10 am/Pler 9 Weeott _..../Humboldt.....|May 21, 2 pm/Pler 13 Santa_Rosa|San Diego.. 22, 11 am|Pler 11 1 “IPortiand 23, 1 24, 0 am|Pier 2¢ 9 am!Pler 11 1 pm|PMSS Columbia. Coog Bay Gaelic China &Japan|May SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Tuesday, May 16. « L= fedunt Ehwing W6 hotes foniitan edro. Stmr Corona, Debney, 62% hours from San Diego and way ports. Stmr Luella, Miller, 6% hours from Tilla- mook, via Crescent City 31 hours. Stmr Washtenaw, Croscup, $4 hours from Ta- coma. Br ship Belfast, Davies, cutta. Schr Letitla, Wilson, Harbor. Schr Del Norte, quille River. Schr Newark, Landing. Schr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, 43 hours from Coquille River. 121 days from Cal- 4% days from Grays Jacobsen, 3 days from Co-g, Beck, 14 hours from Bowens Schr Bessie K, Benson, 32 hours from Car- mel. . CLEARED. Tuesday, May 16. Stmr City of Peking, Smith, Hongkong and | Yokohama, via Honolulu: P M S § Co. Stmr_State of California, Goodall, Astoria; | Goodall, Perkins & Co. ‘Aus stmr Siam, Ralgich, Nanaimo; John Ro- senfeld’s Sons. Brig Lurline, MacLeod, Kahului; Hawailan SAILED. Tuesday, May 15. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro. Stmr Umatilla, Cousins, Victoria, etc. Stmr City of Peking, Smith, Hongkong and Yokohama, via Honolulu. Stmr Weeott, Dunham, Eureka. Stmr Gleone, Higgins, Crescent City. Stmr Aloha. Jorgensen, Fort Bragg. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Sequofa, Thwing, Fort Bragg. Stmr South Coast, Zaddart. Br ship Brenda, Thomson, Queenstown. Bktn Eureka, Schow, Eureka. Bktn Wrestler, Nielsen, Kahulul. Schr Monterey, Beck, Bowens Landing. Schr Confianza, Jensen. Schr J Eppinger, Colstrup, Bowens Landing. Schr Nettle Low. Low, Point Reyes. Schr Occldental, Brandt, Eureka. Schr Daisy Rowe, Wilson, Coos Bay. RETURNED. Tuesday, May 18. Schr Bowhead, Loch, hence May 6, for Bris- tol Bay, returned on account of carryving away the foremast head May 15 at 6 p m off Fort Brage in a heavy NW gale and high sea. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, May 16 10 p m—Weather NW; velocity 20 miles. CHARTERS. The Diamond Head loads mdse for Honolulu; Galilee, mdse for Tahiti and Marquesas. The Zinita is chartered for wheat to Eu- Tope, 2% 3d. The George Stetson loads lumber at Portland for China. MISCELLANEOUS. Lightship No. 70, which was blown away from her moorings uring the heavy wind of Sun- day last, has been replaced. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Sailed May l5—Schr Maweema, for San Pedro. CASPAR—Sailed May 16—Stmr Navarro, for San_Francisco. GREENWOOD—Arrived May 16—Stmr Green- wood, hence May 15 - TACOMA — Arrived May 15 — Stmr Walla Walla, hence May 11: stmr Farallon, from Se- attle; stmr Czarina, from Seattle; stmr City of Toveka, from Seattle. COOS BAY—Sailed May 16—Stmr Empire, for San_Francisco. USAL—Arrived May 16—Stmr Hueneme, hnc May 15. 4 FORT BRAGG-—Arrived May 16—Stmr Novo, B OMTA CArrived May 16-Stmr Alliance, hence May 11. SUREKA — Arrived May 15—Stmr North ok R My I May Ts_Stmr Alice Bian: chard, hence May 13; stmr Samoa. hence May B ailed May 16—Schr Emma Claudina. for Honolulu; schr Fortuna and stmr Pomona, for isco. g S?Afimgll’fif}(ysmlpd May 16—Bark Vidette, (O SePHNS LANDING-Arrived May 16—Sche J Eppinger, hence May 13. FASTERN PORTS. YORK—Sailed May 15—Ship for Baltimore. FOREIGN ACAPULCO—Arrived May syre. from Newcastle. Aus. NEW Jabez Howe, PORTS. 3—Br ship Dun- BIRKENHEAD—Arrived May 15—Fr bark Jeanne d'Arc, hence Dec 20 IQUIQUE—TIn port April 23—Br ship Dyno- mene, for —. ANJER—Passed April 11—Ship Abner Coburn, trom Manila, for New York. LIZARD—Passed May 14—Br shin Brodick Castle, from Portland, Or. for Antwerp. COLON—Safled May 15—Stmr Allianca, New York. FALMOUTHSailed May 14—Br shin Port for Elgin; for Hull; Ger bark Emin Pasha, for Liverpool. May 15—Br ship G W Wolff, for Antwerp. Arrived May 14—Br bark Vimeira, from Ta- “HIOGO—Sailed May 13—Br ship Ross-shire QUEENSTOWN—Sailed May 15—Br ship Ra- Jore. for Hull : SHANGHAI—Sailed May 13-Br ship Dir- bridge, for Portland, Or. SHIELDS—Sailed May 14—Br ship Australia, for San Franecisco. FOROHAMA- Sailed May 13—Stmr China, for San Francisco. May 14—Br bark Dungeggan, for Portland. AUCKLAND—Sailed May 16—Stmr Alameda, for San Francisco. . GUAYMAS—Arrived May 14—Schr Dauntless, from Grays Harbor. MAZATLAN—Sailed May 13—Stmr Colon, ‘for San Francisco LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 16—Br ship Bute- shire, from Portland. GLASGOW—Sailed May 15—Br ship Thorn- liebank, for ——. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK-—Arrived May 16—Stmr Westerne land, from Antwerp. LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 16-Stmr Sylvia, UGN E_Arrived May 15— J] rrived May 16—Stmr dam, for Rotterdam. Ruttes, previous 15—Stmp SYDNEY--Arrived May 16, osa, from San Francisco. ar! AUCKLAND—Salled May 15—Stmr Alamedg, for San Francisco.