The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1899, Page 8

THE N FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1899 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. 1‘ Silver unchanged. ! Sterling exchange firm. Mexican dollars nexlected Wheat futures firmer. Barley and Corn lower. Oats and Rye unchanged Ruinous prices for new Bran and Middiings casy Beans and Seeds unchanged Old Potatoes about out; new steady. Onions and Vegetables about the same. Poultry firm. Eges doing better. Hay. Butter steady and Cheese weak. Pears appeared from the river. Canners bidding $ for fine Apricots. Cherries weaker. Strawberries firmer. Citrus fruits unchanged Provisions in good demand. Meat market unchanged. OUR EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. The New It seems pr York circular of Henry Clews sa; able that, from this time for- | ne important ‘bull’ element will be- | less conspicuous than it has been for months past. It was not to be ex- | that the extraordinary excess of ex- | over imports could be maintained in- | It has been due to exceptional | domestic and for- are beginning to gradually dis- The extraordinary business osper- are now experiencing has increased the 4 for both domestic and imported prod- we therefore find the April returns of | izn trade exhibiting a decrease of $11000, 1 exports and an increase of $8,30,000 1 the res being that the balance for hat month is $20,300,000 less in our favor than conditions, both a It in the same month of The totals for the | two months, March a better express | the extent of this react For those two | months Jast year, the excess of exports | was §34,400,00, while for March and April, | 1599, the excess was only $04.800,000; which shows a falling off in the creditor baiance of $38,600,0M for the two months, or at the rate §23S,000.000 per vear. The probability is stablished that, in view of the favor- crop cts in other countries, rope may want less grain from us than either of the past two years, and it now ough we may have a smaller surplus for rt than then: and if, under these changed tions, the price of cereals should decline, | o® a decreasé in the value of our grain exports must be expected THE MAGNATES OF WALL STREET. 1 moralizes Flower's sudden death simply made | a ain-counter for the thousands of mii- | Honaires and the hundreds of multi-million- | aires to pick up securities cheap, and they | were quick a ready to take up everything in the way ¢ od properties offered at th concessions which were made. Mr. Flower's | death removes a man from active life who factor in the development of this coun- | try’s_resources and one whol all will miss but Wall street will soon forget the shock an be conside over. | of it certainly rst ay The Wall street market cannot.be me: 1 ired by ngle man coming into exist- ence or g out of it. Mr, Flower was prob- ably worth §10,000,00. Think for a moment | the vast momey power which backs Wall street d the s interests of this coun- | try w h he D. Rocke- | feller, worth his broth- 50,000,000 Ast the 1ts, $400,000.00 $150,000,000; £100,000,000: 'D. 0. Mills, $40,000,000; tington, $40,000,000, and a great s worth twice as much as what lower possessed. I give this array ‘ f fig of individual wealth to show thow | insignificant the power of any one man is as | « h a combination of oth This | s combination, and Wall street is | T arket of the world for speculative | The in and 1 investment transactlons. is more or le Wealth of Europe this market in both classes era- It was thought when A. T. Stewart | re would be no one to take his place, | chan It he should come | w no place for him, | When Commodore | feeling was the same Vanderbilt depart Gould and a host of others. Non missed now in business affairs; > world goes on and will to the end ti | ns. he the William H as when Jay IMPORTS OF GROCERIES. | Imports of staple groceries at this port dur- ing the first four months of the vear were as d with the same time in 185: against pounds, against 10 s, against 25,340, ainst 1,260,400, FOREIGN IMPORTS 11,925,000 31,425,500 pou 200 ‘pounds, Forelgn imports at this port for the first four | menths of the vear were $14,453,100, against $14.005,760 for the same time in 1895, the lead- g sources b as follows: Japan, $3,437,35 China, $2,545, Great Britain, $684,500; Ha- | waiian Islands, $3,736,400; Central America, | $1.163,99: British Columbia, $60% East In- | WEATHER REPORT. dian—Pacific Time.) RANCISCO, May 24, 1599, 5 p. m. The ywing are the seasonal rainfalls to | date as compared with those of same date last | season and rainfall in last 24 hours: Last This Last Stations— 24 Hours. Season. Season Eureka 33.04 32.53 | Red Bluff ... 20.32 1471 Sacramento .... B 10.15 San Francisco 9.13 Fresno San Luig Obispo ..... Los Angeles .......... 7.06 | San Diego 494 Yuma £ 0.00 .34 1.63 | San Francisco Maximum temperature, | 56; minimum, 45: mean, &2 | WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST | The depression central this morning over | Nevada has moved slowly northward and now | overlies Montana. It has been attended with | wers from San Francisco northward. Rain | is etill falling at Red Bluff and northward and | a_thunderstorm is reported at Kalfspel. The temperature has fallen rapidly over Ne- vada and Northeastern California. Through- out California the temperatures are from twelve to twenty-elght degrees below the nor- mal | The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Idaho Falls, 23 miles per hour from | the south; Winnemucea,- 32, from the west. | Forecasts made at San Franciseo for thirty <h hours, eading at midnight, May 25: thern California- ers ~ early Thurs- day in the northern portion; fair elsewhere; fresh westerly winds, Southern California—Fair Thursday; warm- er; fresh westerly winds, Nevada—Cloudy and probably showers early Thursday . Utah—Cloudy; probably showers Thursday; o ldne Arizona—Cloudy ~ Thursday; cooler near Phoenix San Francisco and Vicinity—Fair Thursday; warmer; fresh westerly winds. ALEXANDER McADIE, Forecast Official. fo EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, May 24.—Prices of stocks drift- ed to a lower level to-day in the uncertain and irregular manner which Is characteristic | cf a dull and undecided market. The dullness of the market is entirely normal for this time of the year when the fate of the coming crops | hich much depends is still in the bala In present conditions the market still hae several favorable factors to contend with In the first place there is evidently hanging over it some of the large holdings that were taken on for the purpose of averting a panic and which are offered for realizing purposes certain point in any advance. In to- market also, it was rather obvious that of the newly floated industriale were not having an easy time. This was especlally true for the various companies which were to have been aggregated in the projected great | stecl combination, the plan for which seems to have been materfally altered. American Hoop, Tin Plate, Steel and Wire and Natfonal Steel were all quite acutely affected, and in the late dealings Federal Steel and Colorado Fuel also succumbed to attacks. The con- tnued heaviness of Amalgamated Copper in the cutside market also gave evidence of the saturated state of the public demand for new iridustrial securities. Added to these incidents of weakness, continued fears that the com- ing crop would turn out badly, and the bears had & good field for operations. There was very little resistance offered to their manipulations, but the operations were not very bold and ot on a very large scale. - The early strength in Sugar served to deter them somewhat. The fallure of the forelgn wheat market after the recent holiday.tto be impressed with the fears expressed in the domestic market regarding the crops also had its influence in restricting the operations of the bears. The break in Sugar, however, and the persistent weakness of the steel stocks and the rally in wheat encour- aged a late attack on the market which was directed principally against the = so-called Gould Southwestern and Brooklyn Transit. The whole raflroad list showed the effect of the raid, but the grangers and Atchison preferred showed the best resistance. Net losses are the rule, but in the rallroads are restricted to fractions except for & few cases. Sugar was the leader in point of activity. and after cov- ering 3 points, closed 1% lower. The Tobacco stocks and Anaconda were also notably weak, the iatter on London selling, accompanied by a_further decline. in the price of Copper. Alr Brake lost 11% points. The demand for raflroad bonds contnued active and the mar- ket was strong, many of the reorganization 4 per cents continuing to make new high rec- on a | Canada Southern.. ords. New issues which are in course of dis- posal by underwriting synaicates and second g£rade bonds are about ail that have not been put at prohibitive prices. Total sales §2,790,000. There Is a good investment demand for Govern- ment bonds, which are at record prices. The 35, the 5 and the old 4s registered advanced % in the bid price. The total sales to 391,063 shares, of stocks to-day amounted including: American Hoop, American Steel and Wire, -16,200; Ameri- can Sugar, 40,800; American Tin Plate, 11,100; American Tobacco, 3000; Anaconda, 5200; Atchi- £on preferred, 32,000; Brooklyn Transit, 25.700 Canadian Pacific, Burlington, 13,5 Federal Steel, 15, 2400; Burlington rights, 14,900 Continental Tobacco, Louisville and Nashville, 3800; Manhattan 'Consolidated, 9000; Metropoli- tan, 3000; M. St. P. and §. 8. M., 3000; Mis- rouri Pacific, 9000: National Steel, 5300; North- ern Pacifie, 11,400; .Pacific Mail, 3000; People's Gas, 14,000; Rock Island, 4900; St. Paul, 14,900; Southern Pacific, 4800; Tennessee Coal and Iron, 4000; Union Pacific, 7200; do preferred, 7200. STOCKS. Atchison Y St Paul ....... Do prefd Do prefd Baltimore & Ohio. 66% St P & Om Canada Pacific.... Do_pretd 5 So_Railw: Cent Pac ... Do prefd . Ches & Ohio. Texas & Pa Chi & Alton Unfon Pacific ChifB &Qi. . v Do prefd Chi & E Nl........ Wabash Do prefd Do prefd ........ Chl' G W ... Wheel & L E new. Chi Ind & L. Do prefd - Do prefd Express Companies— Chi & N W Adams Ex . am Do prefd American Ex 140 CCCe& St United States .... 4% Do prefd Wells Fargo 125 Del & Huds Miscellaneous— Del L & W A Cot Of1 . 3y Den & Rio G Do prefd ... Do prefd Amn Spirits ... Erfe new ........0. 121{ Do prefd Do 1st prefd ... Am Tobacco Ft Wayne .... Do prefd T Gt Nor prefd . Cons Gas 1m0 Illinois Cent . Com Cable Co ....178 Lake Erfe & W Col F & Iron ... 44% Do prefd .... Do _prefd 105 " Gen Electr, Haw Coml Lake Shore Louis & Nash Co Manhattan L 109% Brooklyn R T ... 111% Met St Ry Intnl Paper Mich Cent | Do prefa Minn & St L..... 57 [Laclede Gas Do lst prefd ....10l |Lead Mo Pacific ........ 40%| Do prefd Mobile & Ohfo .... 39 "F‘rr] Steel MoK & T ... 12 | Do preta Do prefd 110 3230 Nat Lin Of ...... 4% N J Central 111 'Pacific Mail ...l 48 N Y Central .....130% Pecple's Gas ......117% N Y Chi &St L., 13 Pullman Pal ......158 Do 1st prefd . Silver Cert ........ 61 Do 2d prefd Standard R & T.. 7% Nor West Sugar ..... L1t No Amer Co Do prefd . No Pacific & Iron.. Do prefd Leather . Ontario & W 4% Do prefd ........ Or R & Nav prefd. 63% U S Rubber ...... Pac Coast 1st 12 Do prefd Do 24 prefd West Unfon 5 Pittshurg Amn S & W Co.. 60% Reading .......... Do prefd Do st prefd .. Colo So ...... R G W.in Do 1st prefd .. Do preid Do 24 prefd Rock Island Pac Coast S St L &SF Nor & W prefd .. Do prefd Glucose Do 24 prefd Con_ Tobacco StL&SW Do prefd Do prefd National Steel.. So Pacific ..... 3131 Do prefd . CLOSING BONDS. 2 ¢ MK & T 2as do coup .11l N Y Cen ists do new 48’ reg J Cen g & do coup rolina fs. . do old 4s reg. do coup . do 5s reg do coup do 45 i Dist 3.65s Y C & St L 4s.1 Ala class A rf & W con 48 do B ... do gen 131 Gl 1o currency .. Atchison gen ds do adj 4s.. Can So’ 24 | Oregon Nav “ists. 1 Readin R G W Ists ¢ St L &I M con | do gen 6s... St Paul con.... St P C'& Plists So_Railway SR & Twine Tenn new set 3 Den ¢ Tex & Pac lsts Gen Electric & GH &S A 6s do 2: H&T 4 do 2ds .. Union Pac is : Wabash 1sts . do 2ds do con 6s 2 West Shore 4s.. Towa Cen 1sts..... Wis Cen Ists KCP &G Ists... 65 Va cent La new con ds...110% do deferre L & N unified 45.. 9% Colo So 4s NEW YORK MINING STOCK Chollar 25 Ontario Crown Point Con Cal & 23 Opnir 70 Plymouth Vasl Deadwood . Quicksilver .. Gould & Curr: do pref . Hale reross Sierra Neva Homestake ... W Standard .. Iron Silver Union Con .. Mexican 2 45 Yellow Jacket BOBTON STOCKS AND BONDS. | Money— West End . { Call loans « 313@4 _do pref 2 i Time loans. 315@4% Westingh Elec . | Stocks— Wis Cen | Atchison ... 17% Bonds— | do pref .......... 53% Atchison 48 ..... Am Sugat ... lll156% New Eng 6s. do pref Wis Cen 1st. | Bell Tel ..... | Mining shares— Bost & Albany.. |Adventure . Boston Elevated.. Bost & Malne. |Allouez Mini 1811 | Atlantic C Bi& Q... 1293 | Bost & Mont . | EQ Elec 1ii... 1711200 | Butte & Bost:lll90 | Fitchburg pref ...116 !Calumet & Hecla. Gen Electric ......115 ’Centennial Fed Steel .......... 5 Franklin | do pref .......... 80 Humboldt | Mexican Cen ...... 13 Osceola .. i Michigan Tel ..... PATTOtt . - oodiysonss | N Y & N E pf....100 Quincy ... 160 0ld Colony 0ld_Dominion 41% Tamarack 2980 Rubber. 465 Winona . : Union Pa 134 Wolverine < Unlon Land . §1 Utah Con . CHICAGO. LONDON MARKET. THE NEW YORK, May 24.—The Commercial A: vertiser's London financial cablegram Business was slack in the markets here to- day on the approaching settlement. The tone was depressed. Spanish fours to tioned yesterday. The feature was the slump of 6liz for the reasons men- Other foreign stocks were sympathetically affected. Tintos were 457 Anacondas, 12: Utahs, $%; Bostons, 2 7-16. Americans opened flat and remained steady, later hardening slightly, but they were very idle. New York began firm, but in the street was stagnant, and the closing was heavy. Ca- nadian Pacific weakened to upder par, but Berlin and Amsterdam bought freely to 101%. There is some Continental demand for gold that prevents arrivals from reaching the bank. The day’s session of the Exchange was preceded by hearty singing of the national anthem, ac- companied by two cornets, one played by a veteran member. The demonstration was in honor of the Queen's birthday. CLOSING. LONDON, May 24.—Canadian Pacific, 108%; Erie, 13; Northern Pacific preferred, 78%; Union Pacific preferred, 7i%; Grand Trunk, §; An conda, 124 bar silver, steady, 28%d per ounce; money, 1% per cent. NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE, NEW YORK, May 24.—FLOUR~-Receipts, 15,600, exports, 3454, Moderately active; steady; closing firmer with wheat. Winter pat- ents, $375@3 90; winter straights,. §3 60@3 60; Minnesota patent, $3 0@+ 10. WHEAT—Recelpts, 13,125; exports, 33,935 Spot steady. No. 2 red, §3%c; spot and to arrive, f.o.b. afloat;: No. 2 red, S0%c elevator; No. 1 'Northern Duluth, B4%c: f.o.b. afloat. Op- tions opened steady Wwith Chicago, but met selling orders that produced a sharp decline. Subsequent {rregularity developed during the late session into a strong advance based on local covering and strength in the Southwest. Crop news was very bad all day but generally ignored. Export trade and clearances light. The close was strong at %@'c net advance; May, 80%@Slisc; closed Slizc; July, 78 79 15'16c; closed T9%c: September closed T83c; December, 8%@79%c; closed 79%e. HOPS—Steady. HIDES—Firm. WOOL—Firm. The metal market continues flat. News was scarce and of an indifferent purport, with prices opening firm and closed nominally un- changed. At the close the Metal Exchange called: PIGIRON—Warrants quiet at $I1 50, nominal. LAKE COPPER—Dull at $18 50; TIN—Dull, with $25 65 bid and $25 75 asked. LEAD—Quiet but steady, with § 45 bid and $450 asked. The brokers' price for lead 1s $4 25 and for Copper $IS 50. SPELTER—Spot, unchanged. COFFEE—Options closed quiet. Sales, 250 bags, Including May, $500; June, $ 00 Sep- tember, $ 2); December, $ 60. SPOT COFFEE—RIo dull; mild, quiet; about steady. SUGAR—Raw firm; refined firm. BUTTER—Receipts, 5906 packages. Steady. Western creamery, 15@l5c; factory, 11%@13c. EGGS—Receipts, 1207 packag Firm. State and Pennsylvania, 1:%@lic; Western, l6c; Southern, 11@13c. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, May 2i—California dried fruits quiet and steady. EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, 7@sc; prime fwire_tray, §4@%%c; cholce, §%@%c. fancy, c. i PRUNES—4%4@9%c. APRICOTS—Royal. 18%@c; Moorpark, 14@15c. BEACHES — Unpeeted, 9%@11%c; peeled, 2@2%8c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, May 24.—Wheat news was bullish from the etart, but the bears made & concertad | 7% effort to dislodge holdings and a ¥c advance scored at the opening was turned into a %c Gecline during the first two hours’ trading. Crop damage reports began to pour in from every direction, accompanied by orders to buy. In the scramble for offerings the bears bid prices up rapldly. Reports of d: e by rust in Huncary caused a reaction-and the market closed within a fraction of the top. July opened Jic higher at 74%@74%c, advanced to 741.@74%c, declined to T3%c, advanced to %@ and closed at Tolsc. Corn weakened early on country selling and favorable weather, but turned etrong near the {close in sympathy with the advance in wheat. | July a vanced lgc. Heavy receipts and a poor cash demand were against oats. July closed a shade lower. Sell- ing by packers owing to the large receipts of hogs weakened provisions. July pork lost 2%@ 5c, lard 5@7sc and ribs 2ic. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat No. 2— B UL W TR HH o HY DY T e 7 e B Corn No. 2— Jnly: 2aEes 33 33! September u‘ 34% 33% 3 Oats No. 2— May ..... .26 2% 2% July .. .o 2% 23% 8K BY September ...l 20% 2 20 20% Mess Pork, per barrel— July .. 820 8 2% September .......11 835 L Lard, per 100 pounds— July : 510 50714 Septemb ceeee 5200 522% Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— F LT 472 4T 467% 4 T2% Beptember 11111485 48 482 485 quotations were as follows: Flour, No. 2 spring wheat, T3@ic; No. 3 spring 68@72%c; No. 2 red, T5@76%c; No. 2 corn, 3Y4@iBtee; No. 2 oats, 26%@2ic; No. 3 white, 20@29%c; No. 3 white, 28@28c; No. 2 rye, 6ligc; No. 2 barley, 35@40c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 06; prime timothy seed, $2 mess pork, per barrel, S 15@S 20; lard, per 100 pounds, $5 05@b 07%4: short ribs sides (loose), $4 55@4 §5; dry salted shoulders (boxed), $4 4Ti4@4 62%a; * short clear sides (boxed), $@510; whisky, distiilers’ fin- ished goods, per gallon, $1 25; clover, contract grade, $6 30, Recelpts. Shipments. Articles— Flour, barrels ... veen 16,000 25,000 Wheat, bushels ... L 45,000 2,000 Corn, bushels 233,000 36R.000 Oats, bushels ...... Ryve. bushels ..., Barley, bushels ... 19,000 On the Produce Fxchange to-day the Butter market was quiet; creameries, 12@17%c; dalries, 684,000 51,000 10,000 4,000 | | | though cons 10@16c. Eggs, steady fresh, 13c. Cheese, steady’; creameries, S%@9%c. LIVERPOOL FUTURES. Wheat— May. July. Sept. Opening 5 8% 5 814 Clasing ST 58% 5% PARIS FUTURES. Wheat Sept. Dec. Opening 20 30 Closing 20 30 Flour— Opening ... 2785 Closing . 2 2780 | LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 24.—CATTLE—There was a fairly active demand for cattle to-day at the recent advance. Fancy grades sold at $5 55@ choice steers, $5 2355 50; mediums, $4 S0@ : beef steers, $4 304 T5: stockers and feed- buils, $3@4 50; cows and heifers, Western fed steers, $i 60@5 50 M@s: calves, $5@7 5. —The supply of hogs exceeded the de- mand and buyers succeeded in forcing a de- cline of Zie to se. Falr to cholce, $3 ST1@4 EASTERN heavy packers, 3 55@3 85; mixed, $3 butchers. 33 70G3 97i4; lights, 13 65@3 3 s 1EEP—There was the usual active demand for sheep and lambs at steady prices. Poor to prime sheep, $4 75@3 65; yearlings, $5 60@5 75; lorado lambs, $§ 9@7; clipped lambs, spring lambs, $6@9 per hundred- 36,000; s—Cattle, 1 hogs, sheep, BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON, May 24.—The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow of the wool trade: The strength and activity previously noted | in the wool market has been well sustained ! during the week under review, and in some | respects the movement partakes of the char- 5 | acteristics of a veritable boom. It is not as a manufacturers’ market, al- imers have been a little more in evidence than previously. The greater portion of the business done consists of purchases by yet, however, { dealers themselves, although as a rule where manufacturers have bought they | obliged to pay higher prices or they have not | Seedling, | T5e@s3 % per box; Tartarians, $1 10@2 03 Santa Fe Copper.. 13% | succeeded in getting the wool. dealers are not offering their wool at all and are practically out of the market. The ad- vance in the price of territory wool in this market has resulted in checking the export movement, and the few remaining lots of Aus- tralian wool in bond owned by dealers are held at_higher figures than foreign buyers will pay. The sales of the week at Boston amount to 6,001,000 vounds domestic and 857,000 pounds foreign, making a total of 6,688,000, against a total of 8315500 for the previous week, and a 0,000 for the corresponding week last les gince January 1, 1599, amounted to E: vounds, against 48,348,310 pounds last year at this time. total of 2 CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES. YORK, May 24 Apricots—Royals, 9 3 254 NEW to-day: per single crate; Cherries—Royal Anne, 5; Black 3se@3 10 $1 50@2 05; Republicans, May Dukes, $2 2082 35 $1 25@2 20; Centennials, Rockports, FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, May 24.—Consols, 110%; silver, 28%d; French rentes, 102f 20c; wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing: cargoes on passage, guiet and steady; English country markets, rm. LIVERPOOL, May 24—WHEAT—Firm: No. andard California, 6s 31,dG6s 4d; wheat In Paris, quiet; French country markets, quiet and stead COTTON—Uplands, 3%d. "LOSING. pot 2 red Western winter, firm,_6s; No. 1 red Northern Duluth. firm, 85 4d; No.'1 California, 6s 3)5d@6s 4d. ' Futures, steady: July, 5s 87%d: September, bs Sid. : CORN—Spot American mixed new, easy, 6s 20;_mixed old, 35 6%1. Futures, qilet; May, Receipts of wheat during the past th y 25,00 ctls, including 126,000 Rimerican: *He: ceipts of American corn during the days, 145,200 ctls. 2 Lol PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, May 24 balances,” $42,5. NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, May 24.—Walla Walla, 57@57%c; valley, 58%c; bluestem, 59@60c. Cleared—British bark Iverna, with 134,288 bushels wheat. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 24.—Wheat was quiet under the effects of the holiday in :hemi:r::i}: lish markets. Club, 57c; bluestem, 60c. LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Clearings, $266,013; for Queenstown, Sterling Exchange, 60 days...... — g4 g5 Sterling Exchange, sight - 4 85" Sterling Cables . ER e = 389 New York Exchange, sight........ — 1234 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 15 Mexican Dollars ... = suasy Fine Silver, per ounce.... LR it WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—Futures opened weak and dull, but subsequently improved in sympathy with Chi- cago, which was firm, With a few shorts trying to cover, but who were unable to find Wheat when it was wanted. There were continued bad crop reports from Russia, Roumania and Hungary. EPor Wheat—Saimpines S me1 of — s ; e ek Shlkin @106%; milling, CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesslon—9:15 ~o'clock — Decem 12,000 ctls, $1 15%, P econa Seasion-"December—40 ctls, 31 155, Regular Morning Session—December.: $115%; 24,000, $1 16, 000 ota, Afternoon Session — December — 18,000 ctl $1 16%. 1 BARLEY—The market is dull and lower, both on_and off call. . Feed, $1 073@1 10; Brewing, $1 124@1 15 per etl. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—Selier * —2000 ctls, S5c. .3 new, Second Session—December—10,000 ctls, e, A I PR : Regular_Morning Session—Seller g, i 2000 e41s, 8503 12,00, S5%e. December—4000, sate; 000, ¥%c. ; itesnson Session=No- sales; OATS—The market is dull and The supply on hand is meager and and Washington crops are looking poorly. but the Oregon farmers are planting Onts whers they had Intended to sow wheat, and this may make up some of the deficlency. unchanged, the Oregon Fancy Feed, $147%@1 50 per ctl; chofce. $1 42%@1 47%: common, 8§ ,fis“‘, o Surprise, $1 50@1 5; Gray, $13@1 45: Milling. 2,‘3?\2 % per ctl; Red, $1 3@l 40; Black, §1 3 CORN—The market continues dull and a de- cline in ye“o;' l’y lrlmad- 51 201 22 Small_round Yellow, : _East Jare etlow. $110%: White. 5 1561 1795 mixed, $1 10 per ctl; California White, nominal. i % have been | A ‘number of | | Blenheim and Moorpark Apricots in Alameda California fruit sold | Admiral Deweys, $2; Queens, $5c; Clevelands, | FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—California famlily extras, $3 60@3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, §3 40@3 45 per barrel for extra, $3 25@3 40 for bakers' and $2 30@2 50 for super- fine. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in_ sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, §3 25 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $275; Rye Meal, 32 50; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $2 50; ex- tra cream Cornmeal, $3 25; Oatmeal, $4 4 75; Oat Groats, $ 75; Hominy, $3 25@3 50; Buck- wheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, 3 7 Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rol Oats (barrels), $6 55@5 85; in sacks, $6 35%6 Pearl Barley, $; Split Peas, $4 50; Green Pes $5 per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. A car of choice new Wheat sold at $5 and a car of new wild Oat at §6. There is no demand and the market was never in worse shape thah at the present moment. Bran and Middlings are quiet. BRAN—$16@15 50 per ton. M!f{,xxnsqlwswm per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $23@24 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, §$25@2 30; job- bing, $27 50; Cocoanut Cake, $21G22; Cornmeal, §28 50@24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25; Mixed Feed, §15@16; Cottonseed Meal, $24@26 per ton. OLD HAY—Wheat, $10@12 for good to choice and $7 50@9 for lower grades; Wheat and Oat, $1@1; Oat. $5@10; Barley, $6@8; Alfalfa, $a7 NEW HAY-—Wheat, $7@8; Wild Oat, $@7; | Alfalfa, $5@7 per ton. STRAW-25@50c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. There are mo further changes to report. BEANS—Bayos, $1 40@1 50; Small White, §1 90 @2 10; Large Whites, $1 40@1 65; Pinks, $1 80@ 190; Reds, Blackeye, $4@4 15; Butters, nominal; Limas, §390@4; Pea, $2@235; Red Kidneys, $2 50@2 70 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow Mustard, 2%@3c: Flax. nominal; Canary Seed, 2%c per 1b; Alfalfa, §%@9%c: Rape, 3@3%c: Hemp, 4@ilc; Timothy, 4%":;334 DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 50@1 9; Green, $1 75 @2 25 per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Receipts were 5% hoxes Asparagus, 128 boxes Rhubarb, 266 sacks Peas, 232 sacks Beans and 8564 boxes and 468 sacks new Potatoes, There are very few old Potatoes left, and they are nominal. New are not materially changed. Onions are steady. Vacaville Vegetables came in during the af- ternoon, owing to an accident In transit, and were carried over. Green Peas were firmer, but the other descriptions stood about the same. POTATOES—Old, §1 25@1 75 per ctl; New Po- tatoes, 1@1lc per 1b in sacks and $1@1 60 for Rivers in bhoxes. ONIONS—Old ‘are nominal; new, 25@40c per sack for Red. VEGETABLLS—Asparagus, 60c@$l 25 per box for No. 2, $150@175 for No. 1 and $2@ 22 for fancy: Rhubarb, 50@65c per box for | common and 75c@$l for good to choice; Green Peas, 1%4@2c per 1b for common and 2%c for Garden; String Beans from Los Angeles, 4@sc for green and 5@bc for Golden Wax; String Beans from Vacavllle, 5@ic for green and 6@ic for Wax: Horse Beans, 3)@ilc per sack; Cabbage, $1 25@1 35; Tomatoes, $1 25@1 75 Mexican Tomatoes, $1 50G1 75; Egg pr box: lant, 10@12ikc per Ib: Garlic, 5@éc for new: Dried’ Okra, 15c_per ib; Dried Peppers, 10c; | Green Peppers, 10@15c; 'Carrots, 30@40c per | sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 25 per dozen; | Sacramento and Marysville Cucumbers, $1 75@ 275 per box; Summer Squash, T5c@31 2 per box. PO JLTRY AND GAME. The market continues firm, Eastern here at the moment. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 13@15c blers and 13@lic for Hens; Geese, $150; Goslings, $1 25@1 75; Ducks, 7 for young: Hens, Roosters, §7@8; old Roosters, $5@5 50; Fryers, $5 50@6; Broilers, $4 0G5 o0 for large, $2 50 @35 for small;” Pigeons, $2@2 2 per dozen | for old and §1 75@2 2 for Squabs. GAME—Hare, $1, Rabbits, $1 25 for Cotton- talls and §1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS. there being no for Gob- per pair, $5@s for old 5@6; _young Recelpts of Eggs are decreasing and the market is slightly stronger. Butter is steady, | but Cheese continues weak. | BUTTER— i Creamery—Fancy Creamery, 17c; seconds, | 16@16%4¢. Dalry—Fancy, 15c; g00d to cholce, 13@14%c; | store, 11@12c per 1b. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 8%@dc; old, Sc; | Young America, 10c; Eastern, 13@15 EGGS @l6tec for store and 17@ nch; Eastern, 16%@17c. Quoted at 181c per dozen for DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. | Recelpts were 239 boxes Cherries and 7718 chests Strawberrie: Madeline Pears from the river sold at $1 per crate. The canners are bidding $50@ per ton for is reported that the growers | A good many County, but it are not seling at these prices. | Royals are reported sold in different northern | | districts at $10. Receipts of Cherries were about the heaviest thus far, though away below those of pre- vious years, and prices shaded off in conse- quence. Strawberries were firm, but other berries were about the same. Peaches and Apricots were steady at the good prices DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, $150G2 50 for fair to good and $3@ 350 for cholce to fancy; Green Apples, Toc per box. BERRIES—Gooseberries, 25@30c per drawer | and 2@dc per b in bulk; Blackberries from | Newcastle, $1 25 per crate; from Covina, $2 25; | Strawberries, $@6 per chest for small and $3@ 350 for large berries; Raspberrles, 25@30c per Newcastle Raspberries, $1G150 per Logan Berries, 30c per drawer. Currants—50@sse per drawer. Cherrles, 35@30c for white, 60@Ssc for Royal Anne and 60@%0c per box for black: black, in bulk, 6@ic; white, 3@ic per Ib; Royal Anne, Apricots, $1 75 per crate and $1@1 75 per box for Pringles and $2 per crate for Royals. Peaches, $1G2 per box. Plums, $1 25@1 50 per box. Cherry Plums, 6ic per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $2 25@3 75 per box; Seedlings. $1 2G2 2 Mediterranean Sweets, $1 50@2 25; Lemons, $1 25@1 50 for com- mon and $2@2 5 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $4 50@5: California Limes, 50@7c per small box; Grape Fruit, flc@sl; Bananas, $1 50 @2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen, DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, 7c for 40-30's, 5@ 5tc for 50-60's, 4@4c for 60-70's, 31,@3%c for 70-80's, 2%@3%c for ‘$0-90's, 2%@2%c for 90-100's and 2@2%c for 100-110's; Peaches, 8$1@9%c for good to choice, 10@10%c for fancy and 4@lsc for peeled; Apricots, 12%@13c for Royals and 14@15¢ for Moorparks: Evaporated Applies, 9153 9%c; sun dried, out; Black Figs, out; Plums, nominal, 14c for unpitted and 4%@6c for pitted: Pears, @dc, according to color, etc. RATSINS—3%c for two-crown, 4%c’ for three- crown, 6%c for four-crown, 414@6c for Seedless Sultanas, 3%c for Seedless Muscatels ahd $1 20 for London layers; Dried Grapes, 2%@sc. NUTS—Chestnuts, Tc per 1b; Walnuts, s@sc for hardshell, 10@11c for softshell; Almonds, 8 8¢ for hardshell, 12@13c for softshell, 14@16¢ for papershell; Peanuts, 6@7c for Eastern and 4@ Zc for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 10@1lc for bright and s@dc for lower grades; water white extracted, 7:4@ Th4c; light amber extracted, 7c; dark, 5@sic 1b. P EEESWAX—25G27c per Ib, PROVISION S. The market continues active and shape. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 8¢ per Ib for heavy, s15@3c for light medium, 10%@1lc for light, 120 for extra light and 12%@13c for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 11@11%c; California Hams, 10@10%c; Mess Beef, $13 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, $14; Family Beef, $I5@15 50; extra rime Pork, 312, extra clear, $18; mess, $16; moked Beer, 11 per 1b. TARD—Tlerces quoted at 3%@5%c per Ib for compound_and 7%@i%c for pure; half barrels, pure, Sc; 10-Ib tins, Sizc; 5-Ib tins, Sic. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c; ~ packages, less than 200 1bs, 1-b pails, 60 in a case, 9o 31b paile, 20 in a case, 8c; 5-1b palls, 12 in 4 case, 8%4c; 10-1b palls, 6 in a case, 8%c: 50-1b tins, 1 og‘: mln cns:, !;l’,‘c!i) ‘lg’fiui b1ncket., = Ibs het, 8%c: fancy tubs, s net, Tic; Ral barrels, about 110 1bs, 3. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS-—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 9@9%c: light, 8%c; Cow- hides, 0c; Stags, 6@6lc; Salted Kip, oc; Calf, 10¢c; dry Hides, sound, 1 culls and brands, 13¢; dry Kip and Veal, 15@15tc; dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 10@30c each: short Wool, 35@60c each; medium, 70@%c: long_Wool, $0c@$1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt, $175G2 25 for large and $1 for small; Colts, 50c. TALLOW-—No. 1 rendered, 4@4%c per Ib; No. : L 3'383’/.2: refined, ——; grease, 3c. WOOL~—Spring Cllr — San Joaquin Southerns, 7 months, 7@c; year's staple, 6@sc; Foothill and Northern free, 11@lic; Foothili and Northern defective, 8@l0c; Nevada, 10g13c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@16c. " in good and Fall Wools— Northern Mountain. 1 @ske Southern a8 g'nfi or ordinary, for cholcs i crop, 10@1lc per 12g12%c for_good and L@lsc fancy from first hands. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 5%@5%e for June and July: Wool Bags, 26@2c; San Quentin Bags, $4 95, COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton: New Welling- ton, $8; Southfleld Wellington, §7 50; Seattle, $5. Bryant, $; Coos Bay, $5: Wallsend, §1 50 Scotch, $8; ‘Cumberland, 8 50 in bulk and 39 50 in u(;kl’,s gennflvtlvlnll Anéhruclt. Enb‘:u; Cannel 'r ton; Rock Springs and tl Gate. kh ‘@; Coke, §i2 per ton in bulk and (it sacks. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, terms net cash, in 100-1b bags: Cubes, A Crushed and -Fine Crushed, 5%c; Powdered, 5%c; Candy Cranulated, s%c; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confectloners' A, bic; Cali fornia A, Sc: Magnolia A, 4%c; Extra C, 4%c Golden C, 4%c; barrels, 1-16c more; half barrels, %c more; boxes, Jsc more; 50-1b bags, ¥c more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. There is no further change in any description. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: BEEF—T%@s%c per Ib for Steers and 6%@7c for Cows. VEAL—7@8%c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 7@7%¢; Ewes, 7c per 1b. LAMB—Spring, §@s¥c per Ib. PORK—Live Hogs, 5%@5%c for small, 5%@ 5%c for medium and 5@stec for large; stock g:n and Feeders, 4%@sc; dressed Hogs, 700 RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, May 24. Flour, qr sks 7,176 Lime, bbis . 182 Wheat, ctls ...... 850 Sugar, bbls ...... 430 Barley, ctls ...... 4,460 Sugar, sks ...... 7,010 Oats, ctls, Or.... 700 Lumbér, feet .... 45,000 Corn, ctls ....... 20 Hides, No. ...... 43 Rye,’ ctls . 330 Eges, doz 13,830 Butter, ctls . 248 Quicksilver, flks. 10 Cheese, ctls ... 363 Leather, rolls ... _ 8§ Cheese, bbls ..... 4 Wine, gals ...... 33,100 Beans, sks ....... 84§ Straw, tons . 3 Potatoes, sks . 2,615 Hay, tons 349 Onlon: sks 936 Wool, bags .... 341 Bran, ks ... 1665 Pelts, bdls . 150 Middlings, sks... 298] OREGON. Flour, qr sks .... 80! THE STOCK MARKET. Oceanic Steamship was the lively stock on the Bond Exchange yesterday morning, run- ning down to $84 75, against $57 75 as Tues- day’s closing price. The other stocks stood about the same. In the afterncon Oceanic recovered ot $57. Mining stocks were off again. The tele- gram from the pump said: “‘The second ele- vator fs working steadily on half time and 1s_holding the water near the 1950-foot level.”” The Old Home Consolidated Mining Com- pany of Nevada County has levied an asses ment of lc per share, delinquent June 24. The Potosi assessment of 10c per share will be_delinquent in the company’s office to-day. To-day the Homestake mine of South Da- kota will pay the regular monthly dividend of 2%c¢ per share and an extra dividend of the same amount, maKkin 75 el s § a total of $7,493,750 To-day the Modoc mine of Colorado will pay a dividend of $10,000, making $0,000 this vi and $130,000 from’ the stnrl.g : Fad STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, May 24—2 p. m. Bid.Ask. Bid. Ask. |Equit G L Co. 6% 6% Mutual El Co. 155 15 Bonds— 4s quar coup..114 45 quar res... — — |Oakland Gas. 441s 4 45 quar mew.. — 130 |Pac Gas Imp. o eh 58 _quar coup..107%105% Pac L Co..... 45% — Miscellaneous-— Cal-st Cab 58.117 Cal Elec L 68.125%1! C C Wat 5s....111 1. Dup-st ex c... — E L & P 6s...13014131% SF G&E... 68 66% |San Fran.. 3% 3 Stockton Gaas, 187 —% Insurance— Firem's Fund.222 Bank Stocks— 1% £ F & Cl Ry 6s.115% — | Anglo-Cal ..... — 66 Geary-st R 5s. — 100 |Bank of Cal..261 P HC&S5¥%s..102% — |Cal S D & T. — 98% L A Ry fs....107%107% Frst Natfonal 220 — L A L Cp 6s..101}%2 — Lon P 5 132 Dd gntd 6s..101% — |Mer Exchange 16 Market-st 6s...1281 — |Nev Nat Bnk. — 190 Do Ist M 35.117 — |Savings Banks— NCNGHT18 — |Ger S & L.1600 1640 Ry Cal 68..116 117 'Hum S & L.1050 1160 N R of Cal 3s.113%114% | Mutual Sav. — 41% NPCRR6s — 108 |SF Sav U.. 500 — NPCRR3.104% — |S & L So... 0 N Cal R R 5s.112° — |Security S B 285 — Oak Gas bs...111 |Unfon T Co. — 1 Om C Ry 6s..127 130 | Street Rafiroads— P & Cl Ry 6s.107 108% California ....116 — P & O 6s......11T — Geary 57% — Powell-st 6s... — 1226 Market-st .... 63 63% Sac El Ry 5s. SF & N P 55.115! — " Oak S L & H 14116% Presidio ... §F &S JVisii4 115 _ Powder— SierraR Cal 6s.108% — |California § P of Ar 6s.1l4 — |E Dynamite... S P C6s (1905) — 112 |Glant Con Co. 76 SPC6s (1906 — — (VIEOTIt -...ccoo 3% 4 8P Cés (1912) — — Sugar— S P C lscg 58.104%% — |Hana P Co... 17% 17% SPBrés...123 — ‘HawC&S§ C110 115 S V Wat 65...116%116% Hutch S P C. 34 3414 SV Wat4s .14 — Kilauea § Co. — 33 8 V Wis3dm)10215103 'Onomea S Co. — 44 Stktn Gas 6s..102% — |Paauhau S P. 414 41% Water Stocks— {” Miscellaneous— Contra Costa.. 70% T1% Al Pac Assn.1131:11415 Ger Ld Wks..250 | Mer Ex Assn. 90 |Oceanic § Co. §7 Marin Co...... 50 Spring Valley. 1005101 Gas and Electric— Capital Gas... — Pac A F A... 2% Central G Co.. — Pac § Bor Co.1lTis Cent L & P.. 6% T4iPar Paint Co.. T% Morning Session. Board— 10 Alaska Packers’ Assn . 15 Contra Costa Water . Giant Powder Con Hana Plantation C Hana Plantation Co ... $6000 Market St Ry Con s per cent bds.117 50 Oakland 10 Oceanie 10 Oceanic 10 Oceanic 15 Oceanic 10 Oceanic 10 Oceanic 5 Oceanic 40 Onomea Sugar Co . 225 Paauhau S P Co ..... San Francisco Gas & Electric Co 15 Spring Valley Water Afternoon Session. Board— 50 Central Light & Power ....... 700 40 Contra_ Costa Water 7100 50 Equitable Gas el 850 50 Hana Plantation Co 17 50 100 Market Street Rallway 63 1215 120 Oceanic § S Co . 7 00 10 Onomea Sugar Co 44 00 75 Onomea Sugar Co . 43 871G 75 Onomea Sugar Co . 4375 Paauhau S P Co .. 41 50 Paauhau S P Co 4125 75 San Francisco Gas 66 75 19 Spring Valley Water 101 00 Street— 0 Contra Costa Water ........ 100 INVESTMENT BOARD. Morning Session. Board— 150 Central Light & POWer .......c...... 650 40 Paauhau S P Co 41T 60 Paauhau § P Co . 41 6215 15 Hutchinson § P Co . 342 25 Hutchinson S P Co . 34 37y 100 Vigorit Powder ...... 400 20 Glant Powder -Con ... 8 00 Afternoon Sessfon. Board— 30 Contra Costa Water vees T30 10 Oceanic § § Co ...... s (0 10 Oceanic § § Co ... S6 25 20 Spring Valley Water 10 Spring Valley Water 100 Vigorit Powder SAN FRANCISCO 101 371 101 25 400 STOCK AND EXCHANGE BOARD, Morning Session. Board— 10 Oceanic § § Co. 50 Onomea Sugar Co . 40 Paauhau S P Co ... 4400 - 41T 100 Spring Valley Water ... 101 50 50 Vigorit Powder ...... 25 3 87% Afternoon’ Sessfon, Board— 25 Alaska Packers' Assn ..114 00 30 Equitable Gas ....... T 20 Contra Costa Water 07 10 Contra Costa Water 0 87 20 Contra. Costa Water 5 71 00 10 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. 112 00 10 Hawatian Commercial & Sugar......111,00 15 Hawailan Commercial & Sugar. 40 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co. 2) San Francisco Gas & Electric Co. 35 Oakland Gas MINING STOCKS. 111 50 <66 871 . 66 75 4500 Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 200 Andes .......... 10 300 Mexican §00 Best & Belcher 56 200 Ophir . 1000 Con New York. 02! 500 Overman 100 Gould & Curry 34 100 Potosi . 500 Gould & Curry % 100 Union Con 600 Justice ... 22 Afternoon Session. 100 Alta ............ 06/1000 Occidental ..... 2§ 100 Best & Belcher 54| 150 Ophir . e 60 Best. & Belcher 33| 10 Slerra Nevada. 71 200 Bullion_........ 07| 100 Standard .......2 50 300 Con Cal & Va.170i 100 St Louis o 300 Crown Point... 23 100 Utah .... 17 200 Gould & Curry 33| 200 Yellow J 0 300 Hale & Norers 35 Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 200 Andes 10| 50 Con New York. 02 200 Best & 54} 800 Crown Point... 30 500 Bullion . 200 Ophir ... 300 Challenge Con.. 34| 400 Potosi . 40 300 Chollar . -, 32| 300 Potosi . 41 750 Con Cal & V...180( 300 Savage 7 40 Con Cal & V...185| 500 Yellow Jacket. 11 200 Con Cal & V.177% CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY, May 24— p. m, Bid. Ask. | Bid. Ask. Alpha . — 05 Justice . .20 21 Alta . 06 07 Kentuck ..[110 T @ Andes 1 08 09 Lady Wash ...l 01 (2 Belcher ........ 3¢ 36 Mexican ... 47 4 Best & Belcher 52 53 Occldental ..., 27 — Bullion ... 07 08 Ophir .. 11011 Caledonta . 52 5 Overman b Chollar ........ 30 31 Potosi b Challenge Con. 3 3b Savage . 2 Confidence -....100 105 Scorpfon . i e Con Cal & Va.l70175 Seg Belcher ... 02 03 Con Imperfal... 01 (3iSierra Nevada. 75 77 Crown Point... 28 30!Silver Hill 03 Con New York. — 02Syndicate 0 Exchequer — 03'Standard ... b Gould & Curry 32 33;Union Con I Hale & Norcrs 34 3|Utah ....... 18 Julla ..eveeeene. 02 03] Yellow Jacket. ) | B 1 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. V' Vess-avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (b;a%.h{!s“-"h:l"ane. Sheriff) to (E.harles Goodall and Andrew Nelson, lot on N line of Bush street, 9 E of Van Ness avenue, E 31:9 by N 120 $5500, ; - Emma_Taylor to, James R. Ford, lot on N line of Ponystreet, 66:3 W of Gough, W 30 by :9; $10. NC!&lsnttm‘-lnd Sarah W. Jones to Bahr Sheide- man, lot on § line of Broadway, 6:0 B of Fillmore street, E 68:9 by S 137:6; $10. Estate of Magdalena Wlittmeler (by Koehncke, administrator) to A. J. Rich, W line of Baker street, 100 S of Fulton, S 2 by W 125; $5000. 8 = “Richard H. Kavanagh to William J. Dever- eaux, lot on W line of Noe street, 50 N of Beaver, N 25 by W 120; $10. Wilhéimine C. Gerl to Henry L. Ruppel, lot on E line of Florida street, 100 N of Twenty- second, N 25 by E 100: $1300. Cathérine Trussesu (Lang) to Ernest Lang, Iot on E line of Mission street, 225 § of Twenty- fourth, § 3 by E 115; also lot on NE line of Langton street, 225 SE of Howard, SE 25 by NE §0; gift. Anna_ L. Jones and Eva J. Brown to Charles H. and Mattie V. Crane, lot on W line of Bartlett street, 130 § of Twenty-fifth, S 39 by W117:6; $10. Mary E. Beale to Antonio Busalacchi, lot on 8 line of Vallejo street, 97:6 B of Battery, E 20 by S 45:10; $1650. Estate of Magdaleda Wittmeier (by C. H. Koehncke, administrator) to S. P. Blumenberg, lot on E line of Stockton streef, 69:6 N of Jack- son. N 34 by E 80; $4000. : Estate of George W. Wegener, minor (by A. T. Sjogren, guardian), to Henry Wegener, all_interest in lof on N line of Lombard street, 68:9 E of Hyde. F 65:9 by N 1 500 Louisa J. ana Alof T. Sjogren to Henry and Efl_‘mn ‘Wegener, same; $10. Thomas D. and Susan E. Wakelee to Calvin E. Knickerbocker, lot on SE line of Natoma street, 212:5 SW of First, SW 41:10 by SE 80 (quitclaim’ deed); $10. Charlotte J. Kelton (widow) to John A. Beck- with, lot on SE corner of Twenty-fourth (So- noma) and Kansas streets, § 75 by F 100; $10. Emma L. amd Louis A. Reyburn to Fred- erick A. McNally, ot on W line of Third ave- nue, 425 N of Point Lobos, N 37:6, W 69:6%, S\\‘ to a point E 7T4:1%; $10. Fanny M., Harriet E., Annie M., Maud G., Grace T. and William C. Winter, Mary E. Wickson and Francis E. Salic to Clarence S. Winter, lot on NE corner of Tenth avenue and N street, N 150 by E_120; also lot on E line of Twelfth ‘avenue, 100 § of N street, S 100 by 120: also lot on SW corner of Eleventh avenue and O street, S 100 by W 120; also lot on & line of Tenth avenue, 130 § of O street, E 120, § 243:5%, W 3%4:10, N 234:10; also lot on NE corner of O street and’ Eighth avenue, N 100, E 33:3%%, § to lands of Spring Valley Water Works, 29:7; also lot on NW line of Mission road, 34 SW' from intersection of Spring Valley Home- stead Association, 25, NW 235:4, B 29.67, SB 210.08; al outside of county; $10. _Estate 'of Winter _(minor, by Fanny M. Winter, guardian) to Edwin Law- rence, lot on NE corner of Tenth avenue and L street, N 130 by E 12 . Annie M. Winter to , lot on E_line of Tenth avenue, 130 N of N street, N 1i0 by E 120; $10. E. O. Benner to Ellen Gift Map 3; $10. Patrick Coen to William of Seventh avenue south, M. Benner, lot 217, Reed, lot on NE line 200 NW of L street, NW 25 by NE 100, lot 123, block 122, Central Park Homestead; $10. John B. Lewis to John G. Klumpke, lots 20 and 21, block 3, Fairmount Tract; $15 William and Lizzie Doran to Henry F. Wieg- mann, lot 5, block 43, Sunnyside: $10. Henry C. and Grace L. Stilweil to George A. Patterson, lot on SW corner of California ave- nue and Eugenia street, S 70 by W 70:6, lots 31 to 33, Cobb Tract; $10. Alameda County. W. J. and Grace E. Mortimer to E. Prouty, same, Berkeley; $10. A. 8§ Woodbridge to Thomas Bridge, lot on N corner of Short street and Glen avenue, NW 100.29 by NE 110.25, being lot 6, Bond Tract, Brooklyn Township: $10. Frederick A. and Dora Lemery (by cormmis- sioner) to Oakland Loan and Investment Com- pany, lot on NE corner of Bassett street and Lloyd avenue, N 100 by E 2, being lot 1, block B. Fruitvale Station Tract, Brooklyn Town- ship; $1700. yndicate Investment Company to Benjamin F. Meaddows, lot 11, block ‘map of Syndi- cate Investment Company’ ubdivision of blocks 751 to 754, 769 and 710 of Levy and Lane tracts, Brooklyn Township; $430. Charles L. and Mary E. Ingler and Henry T. and Lilllan M. Atkinson to Vincent Chloupels, lot on § line of Fourth street, 100 W of Wash- ington, W 25 by § 10, being lot 13, block Oakland; . Fannie T. Coats to Charles and Emma C. Riesenweber, lot on NW line of Third avenue, SW of Summer street, SW 30.2 by NW being ot 39, Glascock and Blow Temes- act, Oakland: $10. John F. and Maria A. Anderson to F. A. Losh, lot on N line of Eighteenth street, % E of Union street, £ 33:4 by N portion lots 3 and 4, map of subdivided Surrvhne Tract, Oakland; $10. F. and Mae Losh to Theodore J. La- moureaux, same, Oakland; $2000. B. Kelséy to Oakland Building and Loan As- sociation, lot 39, bloek C, Parsons Golden Gate Tract, Oakland; $10. Edward P. ahd Emma D. Flint to F. A. Losh, lot on NW line of Orange street, 64. NE of Morrison place, NE 50.15, NW 122.78, SW 50, SE 119.17 to beginning, being lot 9, block K, Flint Tract, Map 4, Oakland; $10. Oren J. and Grace E. Mullen to L,\';iln‘o“;adei 1%0:10 S o N. lot on W line of Market street, ¢ Railroad avenue or West Seventh street, S 3 by W 12 also lot on E line of Adeline street, 181:3 S of Twenty-first, S 2 by E 127 Oakland; $10. Tvdia Wade to Grace E. Mullen, undivided | half interest in lot on W line of Market street, J80:10 S of Ralilroad avenue or West Seventh street, S 35 by W 125; also lot on E line of Adeline street, 181:3 § of Twenty-first, § 2% by 27: all interest in lot on N line of Milton or Twenty-sixth street, 225 W of San Pablo ave- nge, W 75 by N 100, being lot 19 and W half of lot is, Milton Tract, Oakland; gift. Grace E. Mullen to Oren J. Mullen, all in- terest in lot on E line of Adeline street, 206:3 S of Twenty-first, 8 2 by E 127, Oakland; Bttt Jordan and Sarah §. Dyson (trustees of the estate of Moses S. Jordan) to Ralph H. Jordan, lot on E. line of West street, Sl feet N, of Twenty-sixth street, N 27 by E 0, block 2031, Whitcher Tract Map 2, Oakland; grant. Eiliott and Sarah A. Jordan and George and Sarah §. Dyson to same, lot on E line of West stroet, §1 feet N of Twenty-sixth, § 9, E 90, N9, W % to beginning, block 2021, Whitcher ct Map 2, Oakland; gift. Tract M2P Ihd Persis . Coleman to S. H. Palmer, lot on SE corner of Sixteenth street and San Pablo avenue, S 165:12, E 113:8, N 107.08, W 157.14, W 18,68 to beginning, being lots 7 to 14, block A, map of survey made for G. C. Potter March 28, 1877; $100. Frank C. Hoag to Nannfe F. Hoag (wife of F. C.), lot on NW line of Tenth street, 75 feet east of Chestnut, N 100 by E 57, being part of lots 11 and 12, ‘block —, Adeline Homestead Tract, Oakland; lot 9 in plot 14, Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland Township; all Inter- est in all real or personal property, Whereever situated; gift. Price Davis to Anna M. Baker, lot on E line of Sacramento street, 105 feet S of Virginia street, 5 30 by E 130, being part of lots 4 and 5, block 3, Teachers’ State University Home- stead, Berkeley; $15 Henry W. P. and Alvina Wackenroder to Marle Lefevre, lot on NW line of Julia street, 869 feet NE of Monroe street, NE 60 by NW 190:1, being the NE 60 feet of lot 4, block F, revised map Oak Tree Farm Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. Emil (and as attorney) and Amanda Pfankue- hen (by attorney) to Joseph Antonuccio, lot on N line of Nicol avenue, 100 feet W_of Taylor street, N 150, W 47.40, § 160.02, B 50 to begin- ning, being lots 31 and 32, block G, corrected map Nicol Tract, Brooklyn' Township; $10. J. A, and V. R. Parker to Agnes Black, lot on W line of Second street, 150 feet N of Jones avenue, N 200 by W 109, Brooklyn Township: lot on E line of Third street, 30 feet N of Jones avenue, N 80 by E 250, Brooklyn Tows- ship; lot on E line of Third street, 470 feet N of Jones avenue, N 40 by E 100, Brooklyn Township; lot on W line of Second street, 470 feet N of Jones avenue, W 50 by N 40, Brook- Iyn Township; all being a portion of block J, Jones Tract; grant. William Lane to F. A. Sherrott, lot on W line of Laurel street, 32) feet S of Clinton ave- nue, S 40 by W 130, being lot 17, block B, Believue Tract, Alameda (subject fo a mort: gage for §1200); $10. Builders’ Contracts. William G. Irwin (owner) with Judson Manu- facturing Company (contractor), « architects Reid Brothers—Steel, cast and wWrowght irom work for residence on NE corner of Washington and Laguna streets; $11,277. ‘Goldberg, Bowen & Co. (owners) with John F. Riley (contractor), architect E. R. Swain— Excavations, brick, granite and concrete work and illuminating tile for a four-story brick building on N line of Sutter street, 137:6 E of Grant avenue, E 54:6 by N 137:6; $4950. Same owners with California Artistic Metal and Wire Company (contractors), architect same—Castiron and steel work, gnchors, fire gicapes and standpives. for canft on’ same; Same owners with Richard Rice (contractor), architect same—Sewer and conductor pipes, tanks, water supply, sinks, - urinals, ‘wash basins, gas pipe, street repairing for same on same; §3100. Claus Spreckels (owner) with W. L. Holman (contractor), architect none—All work for elec- tric elevator in three-story building at 325 Market street; $2096. John and Mary Doherty (owners) with John Keneally (contractor), plans by owner—All work for a one-story frame cottage on W line of Pennsylvania avenue, 175 § of Twenty third (Nevada) street, S§ 25 by W 100, P. N. 208; $172. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office, located in the Merchants' Exchange, is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners, without regard to nationality and tree of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry bullding, at the foot of Market street, is hoisted 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 notlce siating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published in the morning papers the following day. C. G. CALKINS, Lieutenant, U. 8. N.. In charge. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. States. Coast, and Geodetic Survey— and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point. entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Poir the height of tide is the same at both plac THURSDAY, MAY 25. United Times Sun rises Sun sets Moon sets .. o Time| Time| Ft. Ft. Lw (Ew 5:30{—1.1] 12:41| 5:16]—1.2) 1:: 3 7:04/—1 2| iH w ITlme L W oy a5 L 0:41! 6.0 1:40 5.7 30 ...| 2:50] 5.31 i 31...| 4:01] 4.5]10:3¢ 0 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the lert hand column and the successive tides of tho 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 iast tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occur. The helghts given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts. except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given is subtracted frcm the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. —_———— TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographie Office, U. §. chants' FExchange, San Francisco, May 24, 1899. The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry buflding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— I e, at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 3 o'clock p. m. Greenwich time. C. G, CALKINS, Lieutenant, U. §. N.. in charge —————————— STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From. Mer- Cal., e’ ) 2% y 24 Steamer. ‘ - San Blas........|Acapulco.. Aloha . [Point Arena. Weeott +..|Humboldt. ... v 25 State of Cal....|Portland 25 Empire . 2 Crescent Cit y 25 w 2 Bonita ... ewport 2 Point Arena....|Point Arena.. 2 North Fork...../Humboldt. v 27 Wyefleld . [Nanatmo...... n Umatilla [Victoria & Puge 27 Pomona. (Humboldt. Mayv 27 Progreso . ISeattle. 2 May 27 Wellington Henarture Ba: 2 Luella . |Tillamook.... F1d 2 2 E ¥ 2% 29 y 20 Curacao ... Santa Rosa Carmarth’shire {Mexico. San Diego. |China and Japan...... B. Hernster.....!Coquille River. Newburg .......|Grays Harbor City of Sydney.(Panama. Coos Bay. INewport. 0 China .. {China and Japan, 3 Columbla IPortland............... 2 Queen . IVictoria & Puget Sound|June 1 Corona. .. |San Diego. |June 1 STEAMERS TO SAIL. Salls. Steamer. | Destination. | Pler. |Coos Ba: May 25, China &Japan/May 1 pm/PMSS ...|Point Arena..[May 25, 3 pm|Pier 2 .‘su Diego.....(May 2, 11 am|Pler 11 ...IVic & Pet Sd.[May 26, 10 am|Pier 9 {Humboldt.....|May 26, 2 pm|Pler 12 Oregon Ports.|May 27, S am|Pier 20 State Cal...[Portland....../Mav 25. 10 am|Pier 24 1 pm|Pier 13 Bonita .....INewport ./May 2, 9 am|Pier 11’ Pomona ...[Humboldt.....[May 29, 2pm|Pier 9 Colon ......[Panama.......[May 29, 12 m |PMSS Pt Arena..|Point Arena../May 29, 2 pm|Pier 2 Santa RosalSan Diego.....[May 30, 11 am!Pier 11 Umatilla ..|Vic & Pgt Sd.]May 31, 10 am|Pier 9 Australia ../Honolulu......|May 31, 2 pm|Pler 7 Aztec -|China &Japan/June 1, 1pm/PMSS Coos Bay.../Newport.......[June 1, 9am|Pier 11 Columbia ../Portland......|June 2, 10 am|Pler 24 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Wednesday, May 24 Stmr Aloha, Jorgensen, 12 hours from Point Arena. Stmr San Blas, Russell, 21 days from Pa- nama, ete. _Stmr George Loomis, Bridgett, 33 hours from Ventura, dl~"_ltmr Fulton, Levinson, 30 hours from Trini- ad. Stmr Ocean Wave, Clements. 103 hours from Port Angeles, in tow tug Holyoke. Stmr Corona, Debney, 53% hours from San Diego, etc. Stmr Navarro, Higgins, 18 hours from Cas- par. Stmr Greenwood, Fagerlund, 20 hours from Cleone. Tug Richard Holyoke, Clinger. 103 hours from Port Angeles, with stmr Ocean Wave in tow. Haw ship John Ena, Madsen, 71 days from Newcastle, NSW. Bark Albert, Griffiths, lulu. Bark Prussia, Jensen. 6 days from Tacoma. 17 days from Hono- Bktn S N Castle, Hubbard, 20 days from Honolulu Bktn S G Wilder, Jackson, 21 days from Honolulu, Schr Jennie Wand, Christiansen, 20 days from Hana. Schr Bessie K, Benson, 17 hours from Coro- mel. CLEARED. Wednesday, May 24, Stmr Roanoke, Weaver, Vancouver; North American Trading and T Co. Stmr Czarina, Seaman, Seattle; B T Kruse. Stmr Pomona, Parsons, Eureka; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Nor stmr Titania, Egenes, Nanaimo: John Rosenfend's Sons. Schr Compeer, Larsen, Vancouver; S P Peter- son. SAILED. Wednesday, May 24. Stmr Roanoke, Weaver, St Michael, via Se- attle, Stmr Coos Bay, Hall, San Pedro, Stmr Czarina, Seaman, Seattle. Stmr Coquille’ River, Johnson, Grays Harbor. Stmr Noyo, Johnson, Fort Bragg. Stmr Pomona, Parsons, Eureka. Stmr Samoa, Jahnsen, Eureka. Tug Richard Holyoke, Clinger, send. Bark Sonoma, Mattsen, Tacoma. Bark Guy C Goss, Mailett, Chemainus. Schr Fortuna, Rosich, Coos Bay.. Schr Maxim, Olsen, Caspar. Schr Alice Cooke, Benhallow, Puget Sound. Schr Volant, Krog jySehr Bender Brothers, Wetzel, Bowens Land- ng. Schr Mary C, Madsen, Fort Ross. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, May 24. 10 p m—Weathgr cloudy; wind SW: velocity 10 miles per hour. Port Town- S, MISCELLANEOU LONDON, May 23—Reported wreck of French bark Mareschal Lannes, from Swansea, for San Franclsco, bas been discovered at St Birdes o200y supposed to be steward has SPOKEN. May 9, lat 35 N, long 127 40 W—Br ship Bal- moral, from Oregon. for Queenstown. DOMESTIC PORTS. FORT BRAGG—Arrived May 24—Stmr Rival, hence May 2 stmr Sunol, from Hardy Creek. BALLARD—Sailed May 24—Schr Glendale, for San_Francisco. NEAH BAY—Passed May %—Br stmr Wel- lington, from Departure Bay, for San Fran- cisep. CO0S BAY—Sailed May 24—Stmr Empire, for San Francisco. GREENWOOD—Sailed May zar, for San Pedro. SEATTLE—Arrived May 26—Stmr Humboldt, from Dyea; U S stmr Richard Rush and Nuni- vak; stmr Brunswick, from Mary Island. Sailed May 24—Stmr Progreso, for San Fran- cisco: stmr Dirigo, for Dyea; bark Powys Cas- tle, for Hongkong. PORT LOS ANGELES—Sailed May 2¢—Stmr Laguna, for —; Haw stmr San Mateo, for Nanaimo. PORT TOWNSEND—Sailed May 24— Stmr Sailed May 24—Stmr Lakme, 24—Stmr Alca- 4 Umatilla, for San Francisco. EUREKA Seattle. Arrived May 24—Schr J G Wall, hence May for 15, SAN_DIEGO—Arrived May 2—Schr Sequoia, from_Port Blakeley. 3 Sailed May 2¢—Schr Lottie Carson, for Eu- reka. BOULOGNE—Arrived May 24—Stmr Amster- dam, from New York, for Rotterdam. FOREIGN PORTS. CARDIFF—Arrived May 21—Br ship Mooi- tan, from Oregon. TOCOPILLA—Arrived May 19—Br ship Dit- ton, hence March 3. YOKOHAMA—Arrived May 22—Br stmr Em- press of China, from Vancouver. FLEETWOOD—In port May 10—Br Crown of Scotland, from Oregon. PANAMA—Arrived May 10—Stmr San Jose, hence April 1. May 4—Br ship Lord Rosebery, from Newcastle, NSW. MAZATLAN—Sailed May ot 24—Stmr Newport, ship 2B—Stmr City Sydney, for San Francisco. MANTLA—Arrived May hence April 20. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. ANTWERP—Arrived May 24—Stmr land, from Philadelphia. YOKOHAMA—Sailed May 24—Stmr Tacoma, for Tacoma. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived May 24—Stmr Teu- tonic, from New York, for Livernool. LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 4—Stmr Cepha- lonia, from Boston: stmr Cufic, from New York. NAGASAKI—Arrived May 17—Stmr Aker, fm New Chwang. for Portland. HONGKONG—Arrived previously May 24— Stmr Lenox, from Portland, Or, via Yokohama; stmr Tartar, from San Francisco, via Van- couver. GLASGOW—Arrived May 24—Stmr Purnessia, from New York. SOUTHAMPTON — Arrived May 24 — Stmr !th‘?. for Bremen; stmr St Paul, for New ork. & CHERBOURG—Arrived May 24—Stmr Pre-" toria, from New York, via Plymouth, for Ham- burg. 5 Sailed May 24—Stmr Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Bremen, via Southampton, for New York. Neder-