The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1899. S O COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver a fraction lower. Wheat dull and weak. Barley ditto. Other cereals unchanged. Hay still nominal and neglected. Feedstuffs stand as before. Beans and Seeds inactive. Potatoes and Onions weaker. d shipping demand for Vegetables. Butter and Eggs firm. Cheese weak >ouitry market in good shape ries In larger supply. avel Oranges advanced. Oregon fruit crop very short Provisions unchanged Meat market as before. OREGON FRUIT AND GRAIN CROPS. Pague, section director, United- States rtment of Agriculture for the Climate and B. Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, Oregon sectlon, gives the condition of the fruit and grain crops for the week ended Monday, May 22, as follow the corresponding week last neral rains and low tem- rtune they were and the The same conditions weather of the same kind has pr instead of a benefit, it has been injurious. The soil is cold and wet. Seeding has been delayed, and cannot finished before June 10; ‘then, now should dry weather prevall, the late prevail be spring _crop will not amount to much. Fall gown grain has made little growth, though it has an excellent stand; early sown spring grain is doing well the higher land. Warmer weather will be of great benefit to the grain crop. Fruit continues to drop, and especially so for prunes. In some orchardg the Italian prunes will be an absolute faflure; in others, a small crop is probable. The Petite and Sil: ver prunes have not fallen so badly, and they are expected to give a fair yield Cherries and pears have been dropping, but, as a rule, go0d crops will be had. The peach crop in the southern counties is good; in_the northern junties there be very few for shipment. s are yet blooming and a good crop 1s promised. The cause of the dropping 1s evi- dently due to the cold soll and absence of heat to force the sap up the tree; the frult is therefore literally starved to death, and it then drops to the ground. The fruit, to-day, promises to be a e grown in aller crop than was ever the Stale. WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO, May 26,5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of same date Jast season, and rainfall in last twenty-four Last This _Last 24 Hours. Season. Trace 33.04 0.08 2042 Trace 14.10 .00 16.10 : 0.00 7.03 San Luis Obisp 000 « 1648 Los Angeles 0.00 4.95 6 San Diego 0.00 4.9 494 Yuma 0.00 1.3 168 data San Franci Maximum temperature, §8; minimum, 48; mean, 53. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORECAST e has been but little change in the pres- the last twenty-four hours over the slope. An area of low pressure overlies E Pac the upper Missouri Valley The temperature has risen slowly over t greater portion of California, but the tempera. tures are still from 4 to 10 degrees below the normal The following maxtmum d velocities are reported: Idaho Falls, 3 miles from the south, and Lander, 28 from the southwest. ecasts made at San Franci hours ending gt midnight, May 2 Northern California—Fair, warmer Saturday; rtherly winds in the valley, westerly is on the const Southern California—Fair, warmer Saturda: light northerly winds inland, westerly wi on_the ¢ Nevada warmer Saturday. Utah Saturday. Saturday an Francisco fresh nd vicinity—Fair, warmer winds in the after- NDER McADIE, Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. W YORK, May 2.—The market opened with a continuance of the upward movement which was in force yvesterday. Yesterday's sharp advance brought in a moderate vplume of buying orders to the commission houses, which were put_in at the opentng. There scemg to have been also considerable enthu- siasm awakened in the American department of the London market by the same cause. The international stocks were bid up there before the opening here, and the arbitrage brokers promptly bid théem up to a parity here, It soon became apparent, however, that the bull no more prepared to make exten- smmitments on the eve of a holiday than rs, and actlyity soon came to a standst/il. The feverish and erratic tendency of Consolidated Gas helped to unsettle the mar- kets, Its sudden drop was supposed by out- eiders to indicate some new possibility In the franchise tax laws, and other stocks in the game group fell away in sympathy. When the announcement was made of the action of t gas directors in reducing the quarterly div dend rate from 2 per cent to 11 per cent there Wwas some recovery in the stocks of other New York municipal corpor: As a rule the prominent high-priced specialties were weak Sugar was a conspicuous sufferer on account of the reduction in the price of cube sugar, which presaged another stage of a war of sugar pro- ducers and effectually demolished the recently current reports of agreement upon which the stock had advanced. The extreme decline in gas was ten points, and it closed only a quarter above that. Sugar lost six points, but rallied three and ciosed with a net loss of 3%. Both American and Continental Tobacco, American Steel and Wire, Anaconda and Amer- fcan smelting were points of weakness. Man- tan, Brooklyn Transit and Metropoiitan Street Raliway recovered a large part of their losses. When the selling movement had spent its force in the afternoon heavy buying orders appeared for Atchison preferred and St. Paul, which will be pald out for the most part on & few slight losses in the railroad list. The market eased off slightly with the final break in the speclalties, but many rallroads show fractional gains on the day. The market for bonds continued relatively more active and stronger than. that for stocks, ® number of new high retord prices being made. Prices vielded at some points in the list with the break in stocks and made the day's changes mixed. Total sales, $4,362,000. nited States threes registered advanced % and the old fours coupog % In the bid price The total sales of stocks to-day were, 393,357 res, including: American Smelter p@ferred 00, American Steel and Wire 15,900, Ameri ¢l and Wire preferred 7000, American Sugar = 67.70,, American Tinplate 5200, American To- baceo 20.500, Atchison preferred 27,400, Balti- more and Ohio_(new) 3509, Brookiyn' Rapid Transit 3,50, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (ri ts) 14,400, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Consolidated Gas 36,600, Continental To- wcco 23,400, Federal Stcel Company 11,400, Louisville and Nashville $000, Manhattan 11,600, Metropolitan 5400, Missouri Pacific 4000, North: ern Pacific 6 People's Gas 7900, Rock Island 8400, Paul $600, ern’ Rail preferred and Iron 13,700, Union States Rubber 4000 CLOSING STOCKS. outhern Pacific W00, South- Coal 5200, United 4100, Tennessee Pacific Atchison . 18ISt Paul . ) pred do Balt & Ohio e n Pac nt Pac Ches & Ohio - 24%| Unlon Pac ... Chi & Alton 5 do prefd ....00 1 4y Chl B & Q 4| Wabash A GHUE B Tl - 8 00 prat 5 .20y do pre: 123 | Wheel & L'E W, coeos O e 7 Chi Tnd & L. 9| Express com co pref Adams Ex Chi & N W American Ex . 138 do pref United States .. 48 Wells-Fargo ... 126 .o 95 Miscellaneous ©nmg Am Cot Oil 185 do pref ..... % Am Spirits “do pref |"ao prer ..... Erle new Am Tobacco . r‘]n“lkl pref . ’Fdn pref ... ¢ Wayne on Gas | Gt Nor pref... 71 }l'um Cable Co }]:,l'rn' oo .13 Col F & Iron L Erie & W.... - do pref do pret ....70100 674 Gen Electric - Lake Shore ...208 Haw Coml Co. Touis & Nas 66% Brooklyn R T.. Manhattan L .....10% Intnl Daper Met Bt Ry ........2% | do pref ... Mich ¢ | Laclede Gas . Minn & St L Lead . “l‘luplsl pref . o Fdn pref . Mo Pac sessneses 'ed Steel . Moblle' & OWi6 " g Go pret | Mo 3 . .12 INat Lin C.. . _dfl p_rP( Pullman Pala ]\_ I Cen .... Pac Malil ..... )\‘ \' Cen ... ' Pullman Palac N Y C & St L..... 13 Sflver certs do 1st pret S Rope & Twine do 24 pref Sugar . : do pref . Lil% T'C & Iron L48% U S Leather - DI6% do pref ... Ontario & W..... 247% U'S Rubber Or R & Nav pref.. 10| _do pref . Pac Coast 1st pf.. 83 |West Union do 24 pref....... 5 |Am 8 & W pittsburg .. Qo pret Reading ..... Colo So . do Ist pref ..... 5% do Ist.pref ...l 4413 RG W e }pao 24 pret 1T o pref .......... 78% 'Pac Coast .. Rock Istand "/100% |Nor & We#' Bréd . o7 St s ee. . Nat Steel o pret ../ 89" Hoop Steel . o 24 _préf....i. 36 {Am Tin .. StL &S W. 13% | Cont_Tobacco. do_pref 32%| “do pref . S0 Railway 11% | Glucose . Bt P & Om. 9% CLOSING BONDS, 100 M K & T 2ds. I108% Do ds .. N Y Cent lsts. N J Cent gen 3s 180% North Carolina 65.127 U S 23 reg.. Do 38 112% Do 4s 1135 N P lsts | 1128 Do 3s 1123, Do 4s TR NYC | Ala_class A . 110 Nor & W con 4s... 9 Do B . 110 | Do gen 6s ........181 | DocC 1100 Or Nav lsts an | Do Currency ...100 Do 4s | Atch gen 4s 102% O S Lin | Do adjt 4s S13% con { Canada So 2 111 Reading C & O 438 Do 5s ... C & N Con is. Do deb 58 . Chi Term 4s 4% R G W 1sts 119" St L & I M Con &s. 14 SL&SF Gen 6s. ~122 St P Con .. L1025 St P C & P Ists |D &R Gists 1051| Do 58 Do 4s .......108" |So Ry E T Va & Ga 1sts.10% Standard R & T Erie Gen 4s Tenn new set 3s Ft W & D C I Tex & Pac 1sts Gen Electric 5s....120%| Do 2ds S luP 4 111% | Wabas 137| Do x 112 'West Shore .85 | Towa C 1sts ..114% Wis Cent | K'C P & G istsl. 5 Va Centuries . | La new con 4s....110% Do deferred | L & N Uni 4s. 9 'Colo So 4s .. MINING STOCKS. 7 Ontario . Ophir ... Plymouth Chollar ....... Crown Point Con Cal & Va. Deadwood ... Quicksilver Gould & Curry 28 Do prefd .. Hale & Norcross. 3% Sierrh Nevada. Homestake . Standard .... Iron Silver . . Unjon Con Mexican ............ Yellow Jacket.. 35 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS Money— iUnion Land . Call loans | West End Time loans . %|West End pfd . | Stocks— Westingh Elec | | AT & St Fe. %|Wis Cent .. Do pretd 5 t Bonds— | Amer Sugar 154% | Atchison 4s ........101% Do prefd ..1163; Mining Shares— "nvll Tel .... 341 [Adventure | Boston & Albany..260 [Allouez Min Co.. | Boston L _.........108% Atlantic . | Boston & Maine ..151 | Bostoh & M i | Chi Bur & Q......130 |Butte & Boston.. { Ed Elec II.. 200 |Calumet & Hecla | Fitchburg pretd ..116 Gen Elec ur Centennial | Franklin Fed Steel ++... 58%|Humboldt . Do prefd ........ 80 |Osceola . Nex Cent ..... 13 | Parrott . Mich Tel . ... 8212 Quincy N Y & N Eng pfd.100 = Santa Fe Copper... 13% 01d Colony 200 Tamarack Old_Dominion Rubber 40t2 Winona 47" Wolverine UP .. 1% THE LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK, May 2 —The Commercial Ad- vertlser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were sluggish to-day on apprehensions of dearer money at the end of | | the month. Americans were neglected, but kept firm a shade above parity. Central Pacific and Southern Pacific were strong features. New York failed to send support, and the close was | dull. Coppers were quiet. Tintos were 45%; Anacond: Utah, §%: Boston, 2%. Gold_was quoted at 7is 9d. There is a firm, quiet Continental demand CLOSING LONDPON, May 2.—Canadian Pacific, 101%; | Northern Pacific preferred, 78%; Union Pacific preferred, Anacondas, * £12;" Grand Trunk, 77 bar silver, quiet, 25 1-16d per ounce; money, quiet. SN0 BRADSTREET'S FINANCIAL REVIEW. NEW YORK, May 2.—Bradstreet's review of the stock market to-morrow will say: A dull and heavy tone prevailed during the early part ]rv( the week. Support was again given to the | share market by large financial interests, but this manipulation was not sufficient to over- | come the @ffects of the liquidation of public | speculation holdings. Industrial stocks were | particularly affected by this tendency and on Wednesday the declines in a number of the newer securities of that class became rather pronounced and encouraged bear operators to attack the general stock list. The strength of | the railway ond market wi feature, but neither that nor the steadine: f some of the prime dividend-paying railroad shares seemed | to have any effect on stocks in which quota- | tions have been inflated or which are widely | distributed among the speculative public. On Thurs however, the market rallied and the bear interests covered short contracts sufficient | to cause some of the earlier declines to be re- | gained. The fact that the Stock Exchange market will be closed on Monday, as well as for the legal holiday of the sucteeding day, tended to induce caution on the part of the newly formed short interest among the pro- fessionals, and the support given by prr\\'er(ul‘ houses to various speclalties also seemed to | Lave some Weight. Another circumstance which | appeared to contribute to this end was_the passage at the extra session of the New York Legislature of the amended franchise tax law. The unfavorable reports as to crop conditions were used with some effect upon the grangers | and Southwestern stocks, but It was noticed | that the groups in question partjcipated in Thursday’s recovery in the face of a further advance in the price of wheat, and on Friday Atchison preferred was conspicuously and ex- ceptionally strong. Little apparent response | was given by the stock market to the comple- | tion of payments on Monday for the balance | of the amalgamated copper subscriptions, with hardly a ripple in_the money market, although on Tuesday the balances at the New York | Clearing-house, amounting to over $19,000,000, | | were the largest on record. The excellent bank | statement of last Saturday, with a gain of | over $7,000,000 in the surplus reserve, also fell | flat_at first, but some influence, both on the | demand for bonds and on the general specu- lative situation, may be ascribed to the in- creased ease of mohey, which was'a feature in the latter part of the week. London took | little part in the proceedings here at first, the markets on the other side being dominated by the usual Whitsuntide holidays. At thelr con- clusion there’ was, however, some foreign buy- ing, particularly in Atchison preferred and | Anaconda shares. Foreign exchange also pre- | kented renewed evidence of weakness In the latter part of the week, largely in consequence | of this foreign buying of securities. The mar- ket as a whole continues to show that the pub- | lic interest in speculation has been decidedly | checked. Commission house business was far | from- active and the dieposition to liguidate | speculative holdings asserted itself in the | face of evident efforts to support prices, while, | as was natural under the circumstances, the | bear traders have shown much greater activity | than for some time past. BRADSTREET'S ON TRADE CONDITION NEW YORK, May 2.—Bradstreet's to-mor- | row will say: Favorable features of current trade still, as for a long time past, largely outnumber those | of an opposite character. Wholesale distribu- | tion is naturally less active as the season ad- vances, but comparisons with last year are still very satisfactory. Much is hoped for from better weather conditions stimulating retail trade hitherto held in check by the backward spring season. Industrial activity Is wide- spread and the prices of most staples are either | ‘very firm or tendjng upward, excent in the cases of products affeeted by weather condi- tions. That often relied upon barometer of gen- eral “business conditions, the iron and steel trade, ceports increasing rather than lessening ac.vity, notwithstanding the approach of warm weather. In some lines, In fact, the situation is becoming rather excited. The pres- sure of consumptive demand really seems likely to either do away with entirely or ghorten very appreciably the summer shut-down period. Features in this trade are very heavy buying by preminent interests in the Central West, ad- vances In nric:s cf all grades of pigiron and many varieties of the more finished product | and predictions of still higher prices to come coupled with denials by leading interests of the “corner'* in the market for crude plg. Indi- cations are that the volume of business now | being done or offered is far in advance of all | previous records. Export trade is feeling the check, dus not entirely to advancing prices, however, but to actual inability to take new bus.ness at any price. The market for manufactures of cotton 7 a | kooG second to that of iron and steel, strength being a feature in nearly all the branches. and a vumber of advances being registered for the week. The raw product, however, reflects lit- tle of this strength, though the advance in fin- ished products may be taken to have offset slightly improved ‘cron conditions, a result of needed rains. Wool is rather-less active so far as new business is concerncd. but reflects re- cent heavy speculative buying and relatively hisher prices at interior points than at the seaboard in firm quotations. The demand for lumber and bullding materials generaliy con- tinues unabated, and there Is talk of brick manufacturers following examples set by other trades and combining to regulate the output. Raw sugar i firm, and the opening of the fruit season gives confidence in steady nrices for the regned article. Boots and shoes hold recent ad- vances, and hides and leather are firm in sym- pathy. The trade situation is, however, not entirely without its drawbacks. Reports from winter wheat become increasingly unfavorable, conservative estimates pointing to 100,000,600 bushels smaller crop, owing to insect damage, and near futures are higher on the week. Ex- port trade in several lines are smaller than of latg, partl~ owing to less urgent demand for our food supplies and partly to smaller ship- ments of manufartired goods. Wheat (including flour) shipments. for the week aggregate 3,198,319 bushels, against 2,212, 206 bushels last week, 4.208,133 bushels in the corresponding week of 1598, ‘2,081,326 bushels in 1597, 2,064,950 bushels in 1896, ‘and’ 2,426,677 bush- els In 1895, Since July 1 this season the ex- ports of wheat aggregate 205.463.373 bushels, against 210,896,978 bushels last year. Business failures for the week number 155, as | | | | ago, 257 in 1897, 227 in 1896, and 183 in 1595, | Business failures in Canada number 23, as against 18 last week and in this week a year ago, 20 in 1897, 25 {n 1896 and 36 in 1895 DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. NEW YORK, May 2.—R. G. Dun's weekly review of trade will say to-morrow: There is some fear that has no other source than the habit of fear. Men have found for so many years disaster treading on the heels of against 168 last week, 231 in this week a year |3 7 apprehension that they lack faith in good things present and to come, BEvery year there is worry about short crops, and vet the crops grow larger. The specter of monetary trouble haunts men who know that the country is strong beyond any need. Promoting methods alarm men who are already quite aware that it is only needful to put promoted stocks in a class by themselves. But all the time the vol- ume of business is rising, this week's pay- ments through the chief clearing-houses being 62.1 per cent larger than last year and 68 per cent larger than in 1562. For the month thus far the dafly average is 57.9 per cent larger | than last vear and 6.4 per cent larger than in 1802, Moreover, this week and every other brings larger wages to many and increased purchasing powér, and the demand for pro- ducts is consequently expanding in all branches of _consumption. 2 The rise in Bessemer pig iron to $1765 at Pittsburg, $2 In two weeks, in grey forge to 81525, in Anthracite No. 1 here to $16 7 and in local' and_Southern iron at Chicago, results directly from the fact that suppHes are less than the demand. Many more furnaces are in haste to begin 'work, some succeeding but others hindered by difficulty of getting prompt deliveries of needed parts of - machines or prompt supplies of ore and fuel. The natural remedy that new orders now,cail for less work than was done in April or March Is for the time hidden by engagement of nearly all con- cerns for months ahead. The largest and best works are catching up with their orders, though much behind and obliged to refure many, while others are entering the fleld. It is proof of an astonishing demand that after nearly five months this congestion continues and the rise in prices, including advances of 52 epr ton in plates and bars, Is not forced or unnatural. Minor metals have followed London so long that tin sticks at 25.65 cents, though large and the demand Is remarkably poor and lead at $4 45, though the demand is slow. while copper weakens to 183 cents for lake, British statistics indicating a fall of nearly a quarter in consumption for four months this year com- pared with last. The, heavy sales of wool, 30,954,000 pounds at the three chief markets in three weeks, against 20,750,300 for the same week in 1897, when the disastrous speculation of that vear had be- gun to turn, and 14,212,150 in 1892, are mostly to speculators, as manufacturers are doing scarcely nothing. Weeks ago they held that prices ere too high even after some decline, for the prices at which goods could be sold. But Western and Eastern speculators have settled it that the manufacturer will be forced to buy at such prices as they may fix and are taking large ~uantities. The cotton mills. have a fairly good de- mand after a» considerable advance in prices -of goods and. are producing largely. The market has been steady at bic, with no ground to expect much change, and the best reports indicate a decrease in acreage of 2 | 4 per cent. Wheat advanced 2 cents, but lost mearly all the gain on Friday, ~Western re- ceipts have fallen to about half of last year's and exports In four weeks from Atlantic and Pacific ports have been 18,590,163 bushels, flour included, against 13,691,852 bushels last vear, while from Northern lake ports 7,926,037 bushels have gone out this year. But men forget that foreign demand, if not as large as it was last vear, with famine fmpending, is much larger ihan in the same weeks of 1867, when wheat exports were only 5,704,334 bushels, and also forget Lelter speculation caused a wholly un- natural May movement last year, for the West_ ern receipts in the past four weeks, 9,250,665 bushels, compared with 19,206,255 last year, but 61,670 in the same weeks of 1897, and re- serves in that vear were not spectally reduced, but closed quite large enough. Fallures for the week have been 142 in the United States, against 245 last year, and 16 in Canada, against 21 last year. NEW ¢ AND PRODUCE. EW YORK, May 26.—FLOUR—Receiy 16,- barrels: exports, 7656 barrel. Easy on spring wheat grades and steady for winters, with light trade all around. WHEAT—Receipts, 311,49 bushels; 79,601 bushels. Spot weak: No. 2 red, §3%c: spot and to arrive, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, S0%e, elevator. Options—Options opened weak on dissappointing news, and although favored with a couple ~¢ sharp rallies during the day, ruled generally weak under lquidation. The close was weak at i «¢ to 1%c net decline. May closed S18c; July, $0GSlc, closed SHige: Septem- YORK GRAT exports, ber closed 79%c; December, 79%@s0%c, closed T9%e. HOPS—Quiet. HIDES—Steady. WOOL—Steady METALS—Apathetic conditions continue un- broken in the local metal market. To-day prices were sluggish and business very tame. News of consequence falled to appear. close the Metal xchange called PIGIRON—Wa LA TI LEAD—Dull, with $4 45 SPELTER—Dull, at $6 The brokers” copper $18 COFFEE to 10 sints net lower. cluding: June, $ % £ 155 20; October, At the bi 5 bid and rice for lead is $4 25 and for @18 50, ptions closed steady. unchanged, Sales, July, 16,000 bags, In- 5 05: September, 4 ovember, $3 December, $5 55; March, 5 70; April, $5 7. Spot coffee—Rio, dull’ an Mild, quiet. SUGAR—Raw, quiet and steady to firm. Re- s fined, firm. ACTTER — Receipts 7000 packages; firm. Western creamery, 15@718kc; factory. 1i%@13c. EGGS — Receipts. 2562 packages: _market steady. Western, ls@lée: Southern, 11@iZe. DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, May %.—California dried fruits, steady. EVAPORATED APPLES — Common, prime wire tray, $%4@8zc; cholce, 8% o 13%@14c; Moorpark, 14@ ‘ PEACHES—Uhpeeled, 915@11%c; peeled, 25@ 28c. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO, May 26.—Wheat opened at a de- cline of 1c to 1%c, due chiefly to disappointing cables, liberal Northwest receipts and reports of an improvement in the condition of the £pring croo. Selling for both accounts was heavy, and the market ruled weak up to the last hour of the session, when it rallied on an accumulation of domestic crop damage news and unfavorable advices from Eurove. Sell- ing was soon resumed, however, and became so aggressive during the last fifteen minutes that the market weakened again and closed within %c of the low point of the day. July opened lc t0 ¢ lower, at Toi@7oie, declined to Toc, ad- vanced to T6%e, and sold off to To%c at the close, Favorable crop reports and an announce- ment by a prominent statistican that the acre- age would reach 84,000,000 weakened corn. July, e lower. : Oats declined under liquidation, bwing to slack cash demand, heavy receipts and favor- able weather. July lost %c to Se. Heavy hog receipts and the tendency of the grains ‘weakened provisions. Pbrk lost Tie to 10c, and lard and ribs 2lc each. The leading futures ranged as follows: 5 Open. High. Low. Close. Articles— Wheat 'No. 2— b May S % Y TR July Tt i3 751 September . ok 7 Tt Corn No. May ... .3 % 3 | Juiy <. Cmy o By 2y 0. September Comnm o w% NK ¢y Oats No. May ...... .OB% B/ BY BY Tnly s Loasiy Tasiy amip seh September ......... 20% 20% 19% 19% Mess pork, per barrel— Ny e .810 812, 805 8 07% September . : 2% 822 Lard, per. Tilyal e peen 500 500 September .........512% 515- 512% 515 Short ribs, per 100 pounds— July .. LA 465 A6 46 September . I4T ATI% 4T 4T » | » Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, bet- ter demand_and higher; No. 2 spring wheat, T4 @T5%e; No. 3 spring wheat, 68@7ic; No. 2 red, 8%@7ic; No. 2_corn,, - 33 wddtse; No. 2 oats, 2314@26¢; No. 2 white, 28@2sc: No. 3 whife, 27@%e; No. 2 Tye, 62¢; No. 2 barley, 36 @40; 1 flaxseed, $1 06 'w winter, $107: prime_timothy seed, $2 25; mess pork, per bar- Tel, $8a8 05; $4 97165 short ribs sides (loose), 34 46@4 70; dry salted shoulders_ (boxed), 4%(@@4%c; short clear sides (boxed), $4 @5 05; whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, §126; sugar, cut loaf, un- changed. = lard, ‘per- 100 pounds, Articles— Recelpts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 12,000 14,000 | Wheat, bushels 18,000 Corn, bushels 146,000 Oats, bushels 502,000 Rye, bushels . 72,000 + Bariey, bushels R On_the Produce Exchange, ter market was quiet. Creameries, dairles, 10@l6c. Eggs, steady; Cheese, weak; creams, §%@%%c. LIVERPOOL FUTURES, to-day, Wheat— May. July. Sept. Opening 1 s Closing & 510% 59 FUTURES. ‘Wheat May. Sept.-Dec. Opening 20 6 20 45 | Closing . 207 20 40 Flour— . ¢ Opening 4355 2 90 Closing 43 60 279 - EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, May 2.—CATTLE—Trade In cattle was dull and prices ruled a shade casier. Fancy grades brought $5 60@5 70; choice steers, 4 30@5 55; mediums, $4 85@5; beef steers, $4 40@ 480; bulls, §3@4 50} cows and_heifers, $5 70 Western fed 'steers, $4 75@5 50; Texans, $4 20@5: calves, $5@7 75. HOGS—The supply of hogs was in excess of the demand and prices ruled 2ic lower. Filr to_choice, $3 T7%@3 §74; heavy packers, $3 50@ mixed, $3 60@3 80; Digs, $3 25@3 70. SHEEP—There was a lively demand for sheep and lambs at_the recent decline. Poor to prime sheep. $3 5 50, chiefly $4 15@5 45 vearlings, $5 5045 §; clipped lambs, $1 25@6 50 largely " 3 $5@6 30; 'Colorado wooled ~lamnbs, $6 50016 85; spring’ lambs, $7@S per hundred: weight. 5 Receipts—Cattle, 2500; hogs, 35,000; sheep, 7000, FOREIGN MARKETS, LONDON, May 26.—Consols, 109 15-16; silver, 28 1-16d; French rentes, 102 30c; wheat cargoes tocks are. off coast, buyers indifferent operators; cargoes on passage, sellers at advance 3d. 3 LIVERPOOL, Mav 2% —Wheat, steady: No. 1 standard Californfa, 6s 3d; wheat in Paris steady: flour in Paris, steady; weather in Eng- land, cloudy. CLOSING. WHEAT—Spot, No. 2 red Western winter, steady, 6s; No. 1 red Northern Duluth, stead 6s 4d. Futures, steady; July, 5s 10%d; Septem- 9%d. —Spot, Ameriean mixed new, steady, 3s 6d: American mixed, old, steady, 3s 6%d. Futures, quiet; May, 3s 6d; July, 3s 5%d; Sep- tember, '3s 5%d. FLOUR—St. Louis fancy winter, firm, 7s 6d. Receipts of wheat during the past three days, 302,000 centals. including 215,000 American. Receipts of American corn during the past three days, 247,200 centals. Weather partly cloudy. D'S BUSINESS. May 2.—Clearings, $2 PORTL PORTLAND, O 319; balances, '$75,594, NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., May 26.—The local wheat market took a spurt this afternoon and 5 was bid for Walla Walla, with reports that a cent better had been offered at points in the interior. But few of the exporters care to quote this high, most of them quoting 5Sc. The same pa ties who were paying Soe for Walla Walla re- fused to quote over 58 for valley, but blue stem can be worked at 6lc. WASHINGTON. TACOMA, May 2%.—Wheat moved up another half cent in the local market to-day, under the effect of an improved tone in the dispatches from Eastern markets. Club is quoted at 5Sc; blue stem, 6lc. i8] - LOCAL MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLIOX Sterling Exchange, 60 da: $4 861 Sterling Exchange, sight 4 853, Sterling Cables ... 4895 New York Exchange, sig] ‘a New York Exchange, telegraphic Mexican Dollars .. Fine Silver, per ounce RIS RIRIE WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT—The market was dull changed. Chicago dropped from 76c to The situation remains unchanged in all posi tions. Spot Wheat—Shipping, $1 061@1 03%; milling, §1 10@1 12%. CALL BOARD SALES. 3 Informal Session—9:15 o' clock — December— 2000 ctls, §116%; 26,000, $117. Second Sesslon—December—2000 ctls, $1 17%. and un- Regular Morning Session—December—24,000 ctls, '$1 16%. Afternoon Session—December—$000 ctls, $116%, BARLEY—The market continues weak, with a decline in futures. off. Feed, ctl. dull and Buyers hold $112%@1 15 per CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o' ‘clock—No sales. Second Session—No s Regular Morning Session—December—2000 ctls, $1 05@1 10; Brewing, SS%e; 2000, $8%c. Seller '99, new—6000, Si¥ci 10,000, 85c. i Afternoon on—Deceniber—2000 ctls, §9c; 14,000, S8%c. Seller '89,” new—i4,000, 85c. OATS—The market is quiet and unchanged. Fancy Feed, §147%4@l 30 per ctl; good. to choice, $1 421e@1 47%%; common, $1 321,@1 40; Surprise, $1 50@1 55; Gray, $135@1 45; Muling, §1 45@1 50 per ctl; Red, $135@1 4v; Black, $1 30 1 3215 CLORN_The old quotations rule, with not much demand, Small_round Yellow, $130@1 32%: Eastern large Yellow, §11212: “White, 31 15@1 17%; mixed, $1 10 per ctl; California White, nominal. RYE—071c@1 02}% per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. The China steamer took out 13,670 bbls Flour. FLOUR—California family 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. g MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as fol- lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $32 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, $2 Meal, 52 50; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $2 50; tra cream Cornmeal, 3 25; Oatmeal, '$4 50@4 75; | Oat Groats, $ 7; Hominy. $3 2543 50; Buc wheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wheat, 33 75; | Farina, $1 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50; Rolled Oats_(barrels), $6 ; tn sacks, $ 3@ 7 Pearl Barley, $; Split Peas, # 50; Green Peas, $ per 100 Ibs. HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. The Hay market Is very tame. There is | not much coming in, and even that does not seem “to be wanted. The feeling continues | weak. | There is no change in Feedstuffs, BRAN—$16@16 50_per ton. MIDDLINGS—$176$19 50 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $23G24 per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill.” $25@26 50; job- | from Australia would have been 50 to box for Pringles and $1@1 50 per box for Royals. Peaches, $1@1 75 per box. Plums, 75c@$1 50 per box. Cherry Plums, 60@75c per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, 32 60@4 per box; Seedlings, $1 @2 20: Mediterranean Sweets, §1 50@2 2; Lemons, $1 35@1 50 for com- mon and $2@2 50 for good to cholce; Mexican Limes, $1 50@s; California Limes, 50@7c per small box; Grape Fruit; 5c@$l; Bananas, $1 50 @2 per bunch; Pineapples, $3@4 per dozen. DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RAISINS. The Government report on the condition of the Oregon fruft crop appears in the first column, and will interest growers. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, Tc for 40-30's, 5@ Si4c for 50-60's, 4@4lc for 60-70's, 313@3%c for 70-80's, 2%@3%c for 80-90's, 2%@2%c for 90-100°s i zmzcfi Tas A10a; Peaches. $1G90 for 00d to choice, 10@10%¢ for fancy and 14@l5e for peeled; Apricots, 12%@13c ‘for Royals and 14@1se for Moorparks; Evaporated Appiles, 9:2@ 4%c; sun dried, out; Black Figs, out; Plums, nominal, 13c for unpltted and 4%@oc for pitted; Pears. 3@bc, according to color, etc. RAISINS—3%c_for two-crown, 4%c for three- crown, 6%c for four-crown, 4%@6c for Seedless Sultanas, 3ic for Seedless’ Muscatels and $1 20 for London layers; Dried Grapes, 2X@3c. NUTS—Chestnuts, 7c_per 1b; Walnuts, 5@sc for hardshell, 10@11c for softshell; Almonds, S@ 9¢ for hardshell, 12@13c for softshell, 14@16¢ for papershell; Peanuts, 6@ic for Eastern and 45:@ Z¢ for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50@s. 'HONEY—Comb, 10@llc for bright and S§@dc for lower grades; water white extracted, 74@ %c; light amber extracted, 7c; dark, 5@5%c 1b. P BEESWAX—25@27c per Ib. PROVISIONS. The demand continues good at quotations. CURED MEATS—Bacon, Sc per Ib for heavy, $1@se for light medium, 10%@1ic for lizht, 12c for extra light and 12%@13c for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 11@11%c; California unchanged e, 10@10%c; Mess Beef, $13 per bbi; extra Ee;’g‘mx@. $14; Family Beef, $15G15 50; extra prime Pork, $12; extra clear, §I5; mess, $i6; Beer, 11¢ per Ib. SOk P ferces quoted at 5%@5%c per Ib for compound and T%@T%c for pure; half barrels, Fure, 8c; 10-1b tins, Siec: 5-Ib tins, s3c. COTTOLENE—Tierces, 6%@6%c; packages, less than 300 1bs, 1-b pails, 6 in a case, 9%c 31b palls, 20 in & case, S95¢; 5-1b pails, 12 10 a Sase, §1c; 10-1bpails, 6 in a case, Shc: 50-Ib tins’ 1 of 2 in a case, The: Wooden' buckets, 20 Tbe net, Stc: fancy tubs, S0 1bs net, 7%c; hall- barrels, about 110 1bs, T¥%e. | HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium, 9@S%c; light, 8itc; Cow- hides, 9c; Stags, 6@6%c; Salted Kip, 9¢; Calf, es®iry ‘Hides, sound, 16c; culls and brands, 13e; dry Kip and Veal. 15@15%c; dry Calf, Tic Sheepskins, shearlings, 10@30c each; short Wool, 35@60c each; medium, 70@20c; long Wool, s0o@§1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt, $175@2 2 for 1arge and §1 for small; Colts, 5oc! EALLOW-No. 1 rendered, 4@i%c per Ib; No. a,@3%c: refined, —; grease, 3c. 'WOOL—Spring Clips — San Joaquin _and Southerns, 7 months, 7@Sc; vear's staple, 6@Sc; Sthill and Northern free, 11@lc; Foothili ans Northern defective, 8@10c; Nevada, 10@13c; ‘Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@16c. Fall Wools— Northern Mountain. Southern Plains HOPS K @8¥%c @me realtibe & crop, 10@1lc per Ib for ordinary, 12@12%c for good and 13@lc for choice to fancy from first hands. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS—Calcutta Graln Bags, 5%@ite for June and July; Wool Bags, 26@25c; San Quen- tin Bags, $4 COAL—Wellington, $8 per ton; New Welling- ton, $8; Southfield Wellington, §7 50; Seattle, $6; Bryant, $6; Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, 7 50; Scotch, $8; Cumberland, §8 50 in bulk and $9 50 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Cannel, $8 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Sate, $760; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $i4 in sacks. Harrison’s circular says: “During the week there have been rivals of coal from Washington with three from British Columbia, 10,415 tons; two from Oregon, tons; two from Newcastle, N. S, W, 7ifl tons; total. 28,383 tons. Sales | and supplies this week-just about tally, so that but little has been hauled into yard, de- liveries being made from ship's side; this proves quite an advantage to the sellers. Prices the grade which is | remain unchanged, only, very firm at asking price is Australian, as | tonnage there fs scarce, hence frelghts are | strongly maintained. It was naturally antici- | pated that with our crop prospects, coal freights | cents per ten lower than are now prevailing, but | the Liverpool wheat market is very low and | shows but little vitality, so that our shippers are indifferent about chartering, and _grain freights are neglected. This cannot _endure much longer, the farmer or the shipowner must succumb, so charters may be effected. “Coal consumers are.not suffering, there is sufficlent coast fuel arriving to Keep the wheels bing, $27 50; Cocoanut Cake, $21@22; Cornmeal, $23 S0@2! Cracked ~Corn, $24@2%; 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@11; Oat, $@10; Barley. $6@S; Alfalfa, $3a1. NEW HAY—Wheat, §7@8; Wild Oat, $@ Alfalfa, $@7 per ton. STRAW-25@50c per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. Dullness still characterizes the market. Prices stand the same. BEANS—Bayos, §1 40@1 50; Small White, §1 50 @2 10; Large Whites. $1 40@1 65; Pinks, $1 80g 160; Reds, $235; Biackeye, $4G4 15; Butters, nominal $390@4; Pea, 42@235; Red Kidneys, $250@2 70 per ctl. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, nominal: Yellow Mustard, 2%@3c: Flax, nominal; Canary Seed, 2%c per Ib: Alfalfa, §,@%%c: Rape, 3@3 Hemp, 4@4isc; Timothy, 4%@s%e. DRIED PE Niles, $1 50@1 %0; Green, § 75 @2 % per ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES. Receipts were 446 boxes Asparagus, 151 boxes Rhubarb, 230 sacks Peas and 3381 boxes and 2 sacks new Potatoes. A shipping demand steadied the market for Beans and Peas, and the latter were_especially firm. Cabbages declined. Other Vegetables were quiet as a rule. - Potatoes and Onions were weaker. The first Green Corn appeared from Brent- | wood, Contra Costa County, but was not sold. | POTATOES—O1d. §1 25@1 75 per ctl: New Po- tatoes, 1@1'%c per 1b in sacks and $1 25@1 40 for | Rivers in boxes ONIONS—Old are nominal; new, sack for Red. VEGETABLES — Asparagus, 50c@$l box for No. 2, $150@1 75 for No. 1 and 2@ 225 for fancy: Rhubarb, 50@65c per box for common and 75cfi$i for good to cholce: Green Peas, 114@3c per Ih; String Beans from Los An- geles, 4@be for green and i@ée for Golden Wax: | 25@40c per per String_Beans from Vacaville, 5G@7c for _green and 5@7c for Wax: Horse Beans, 3@dlc per sack; Cabbage, $1@115: Tomatoes, $1@1 50 per box: Mexican Tomatoes, §1G1150; Egg Plant, 10@12%c per Ib: Garlic, 4@sc for new Dried’ Okra, 15¢ per ib; Dried Peppers, 1 Green Peppers, 10@l5c; Carrots. 30@40c per sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 25@f5e per dozen: Sacramento and Marysville ' Cucumbers, $2a2 50 per box; Summer Squash, 60@$1 per box. POULTRY AND GAME. The market continues in good shape, there being no Eastern here and arrivals of local stock being light. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 14@lic for Gob- blers and 14@lic for Hens; Geese, per pair, $1 60; Goslings, §1 25@1 75; Ducks, $4 50@3 forold and $5 50@6 50 for young; Hens, $ 50@6 50; young Roosters, $7@S 50; old Roosters, $5@5 50; Fryers, $6@8 50; ' Broilers, $4 50@5 50 for large, $2 50 @35 for small; Pigeons, *32@2 25 per dozen for_ old and $2G2'25 for Squabs. GAME—Hare, $1; Rabbits, talls and §1 for small. BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS. What with diminished receipts and the con- tinuous packing the Butter market rules firm and sales over the quotations are reported. Cheese continues weak. Eggs have gone up another notch and are firm at the advance. BUTTER— $125 for Cotton- Creamery—Fancy Creamery, 17G17%c; sec- onds, 161sc. Dairy—Fancy, 16c; good to choice, 13@isc; store, 12%c per Ib. CHEESE—Choice mild new, §%@9c; old, Sc Youns America. 10c: Eastern, 13@l5c. EGGS—Quoted at 16@17c for store and 18@19 per dozen for ranch; Eastern, 16%@17c. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. Receipts were 3465 boxes Cherries and 680 chests Strawberries. There was a good shipping demand for Cher- ries for the north, and this tended to offset the increased receipts, otherwise the market might have broken. As it was, there was a slight decline. Figs from Palm Springs sold at §150G1 75 per box, and from Arizona at $2. Peaches, Plums, Apples and Apricots were in_larger receipt, but sold off wells There was no particular change in Berries, except for a further advance in Gooseberries, which seem rather scarce this year. None have yet been received from Oregon. Fancy Navels have- again advanced; other- wise Citrus Fruits remain unchanged. pples, for fair to and 350 for choice to fancy; Green :mel. &)@gg per_box. 3 f BERRIES—Gooseberries, 30c per drawer and 21 @3%c per Ib in bulk; Blackberries from New- castle, $12 per crate; from Covina, $2@2 %; Strawberries, $4@6 per chest for small and $3a@ 4 for large’ berries; Raspberries, 25 drawer; Newcastle 'Raspberries, = $1@1 25 crate; Logan Berries, 45@50c per drawer. Currants, $0@7c per drawer. Cherrles, 30@50c for white, 60@S5c for Royal Anne and per box for black; black, in %11!; 3@bc; WNte, 3@4c per Ib; Royal Anne, Green_ Pears, 10@70c per box. per per Hogs and Feeders, i%@sc; dressed Hogs, 1@ isc. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Friday, May 2. Flour, qr sks .... 41501 Wool, bags ...... 401 Wheat, ctls . €620 Quicksilver, fik: k) Barley, ctls 2,705 . tons ... 19 Oats, ctls .... 420 tons . Cheese, ctls ..... 114 Powder, car .. Butter, ctls . 217 Pelts, bals Tallow, ctls «.... 252 Hides, No. Beans, sks ...... 966 Lime, bbls Bran. ' sks 95 Eges, doz . Potatoes, sks 2,372 Lumber, feef .... Onions, ks 1,895 Leather. rolls . Middiings, sk 465 Wine, gals . OREGON. | Flour, qr sks .... 1,432/Oats, ctls . 430 turning.” RICE—China mixed, $2 90@3 %: China No. 1 $ 304 90; extra do, $5@5 3: Hawailan, $6@ | 6 25; Japan, $4 25@4 9: Lousiana, $6@6 50. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Xefining Com- pany quotes, terms net cash, in 100-lb bags: Cubes, A Crushedl and Tine Crushed, 3%c; Powdered, 5%c; Candy Cranulated, %e; Dry Granulated, Sc: Confectioners’ A, 5ic: Call fornia A, 5c; Magnolfa A, 4%c; Extra C, 4%c Golden C, 4%c: barrels, 1-16c more: half barre 1,c more; boxes, 3¢ more: 50-1b bags, Jc more. No crder taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent. X SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. No further change in prices is reported. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: BEEF—1%@8%c per Ib for Steers and 6%G7c for Cows. VEAL—7@S%c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, 7@7%c; Ewes, 7c per Ib. LAMB—Spring. $@S%c per 1 PORK—Live Hogs, 5%@5%c for small, %@ f%c for medium and_5@sie for large;’ stock S s nhidf) Family Retail Market. Butter and Eggs are slightly dearer. «Chees is_getting cheaper. : Meats, Fieh and Poultry show little change. The summer fruits are coming i in greater quantity and assortment and will soon be within reach of the average purse. Vegetables are plentiful, though prices are rather higher than usual at this time of the vear. Jollowing is The Call's regular weekly price st Coal, per ton— nnel $—@12 00 "astle Gate..$9 60@— Wellington . —@10 00 Southfield New Welling- ! Wellington —@ 9 50 ton ........—@10 00 |Z00s Bay.... —@ 7 00 Seattle 8 W0G— Dairy Produce, etc. Butter, fancy, per |Common Eggs..17:%@20 square ..........40@45 Ranch Eggs, per Do, per roli....35@— | dozen .... -20@25 Do, go0d.........30@— Honey Comb, per Cheese, Cal 120—| ™ = ...12a15 Cheese, East Do, extracted 10 Cheese, Swiss. Meats, per Ib— Bacon ...........12@17 Pork, fresh. 15 Beef, choice...../18G%0 Pork, salt........ 1213 Do, good.........1 15 Pork, chops..... Corned Beef. 'ten $@10 Round Steak. Ham, Cal.......12%@15 Sirloin Steak......15 Do, Easfern.....—@15 Porterhouse, do.. 202 Lard . 10@15'Smoked Beef.... . 12@15 Mutton 10@15 Pork Sausages. 12%@20 Lamb . L.12@15 Veal ...............1@18 Poultry and Game— Hens, each . T @20 Young Roost- @s$1 00 ers, each.....Tic@$1 00 |Geese, each...fl 2@1 50 014 Roosters, Pigeons, pair. each ... §0@73; Rabbits, pal; Fryers, elch“““—fi!fi\flan. each. Broilers, each.....50@6) Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, .......15@20 [Limes, Green Apples.......06a8 Oranges, doz. Apricots, per 1b..10@20° Pears, per Ib. Bananas, doz...... @3 Peaches, per Ib. Blackberries, per | Plums, per 1b....10g12 basket . .15@20 Ralsins, Ib. . 53]0 Cherries, per 1b.. S@12 Raspberries, per Currants, per bx.75c(@1 basket . ..10G@15 Figs, per Ib. .35@— Strawberries, per Gooseberries, sg 8| drawer . <. 25@40 Lemons, doz... 20@— \Walnuts, ... L12@15 Vegetables— F Artichokes, doz...20650 |[Léttuce, doz. aelpn.rlgdus 5 g@fl l'l\,nlmu. ™ e ets, doz. -12@15 Peppers, green, Iblj Beans, white, .. 4@ 5 Potatoes, . 2@%) Colared, . 4@ 5| Do, new. 3@ 4 Lima. b... Parsnips, 15¢ Cabbage, each.. 10 |Rhubarb, 1@ 6 Cauliflowers, cach 5@10 |Radishes, dz bchs.10@12 g:lery,hhuncm . 5@ Eslf-le dlBhnch 35 icumbers, per tring Beans, 1] dozen on.T3C@31 00 o T AT Summer Squash,ib Thyme, My-rsver 306130 Turnips, doz. Tomatoes, b Cress, doz bnchs.. 20025 | Egg Plant, per 1b.15@20 b......4@5] Green Peas, Lentils, Tb... Fish, per h— rracuda Apricots, $12%5 per crate and $1@12% per | Carp i Striped Bass. Codfish ISmetts oot Flounders Soles ... Halibut . Skates, each . Kingtish . Tomeod . Mackerel . IMlams, gai.. Do. Horse | Do, hardshell, 100.40@50 Perch ... Crabs, each........10@15 Pompano . Do, softshell, d02.25@3 Rockfish .. -1o@— | Mussels, qt........10@12 Ealmon, smoked..20i— Oysters, Cal, i 50 Salmon, fresh ...10@15 Do, Eastern, doz. Bhrimps . . I - 200 Con Cal & V.1 77%/ 300 Sierra Nevada. THE STOCK MARKET. The feeling was weak In securities on the morning sesslon. Gas and Electric declined to $65, Giant Powder to §74 75, Oceanic to 356 and Onomea Sugar to $12 30. i There was no particular change in the after- noon. Mining stocks were rather firmer again, The telegram from the pump sald: ‘“Second eleva tor is working steadily on half time and is holding the water near the 190-foot level” A special meeting of the stockholders of the Homestake Mining Company of South Dakota has been called for July 18 in this city to vote on an increase of stock for the company from its present amount of $12,500,000 to # 000,000. This increased capital, represented by 85,000 shares, will be used for the purpose of purchasing all the properties and the entire capital stock of the Highland Mining Com- pany, the Black Hills Canal and gyater Com- pany and the Black Hills and For( Plerre Rail- road Company. It is also proposed to increase the number of directors from five to seven. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, May ZG-ZBn‘.‘ :l.k Bid. Ask. 1d. Ask. |Equit G L Co.” 6% 7% IMutual El Co. 15% 15% Oakland Gas.. #% 4% 130% Pac Gas Imp. 642 — Pac L Co. 48 Bonds— 4s quar coup..14 4s quar reg. 4s quar new.. 5s_quar coup..105 Miscellaneous— SFG&E 2 Cal-st Cab 5s.117 — |San Fran. % Cal Elec L bs.12%127%| Stockton Gas.. 12 — C C Wat 3s.... — 112%| Insurance— Dup-st ex c... — — |Firem's Fund.20 — E L & P 6s..130% — | Bank Stocks— ¥ & Cl Ry 651155 — Anglo-Cal ..... — 65% Geary-st R 5s. 90 99 Bank of Cal..260 263 H C &S ogs..lzty — (Cal S D & T. — 3% L A Ry 5s...,107 — |Frst National.220 — L A L Co s iong — (Lon P & A....130 132 Dd gntd 6s..101%; — | Mer Exchange — 1§ Market-st_6s...128%; — [Nev Nat Bnk. — 1%0 Do Ist M 55.117 117%| Savings Banks— NCNGHTs108 — |Ger S & L.1600 1640 N Ry Cal 6s..116%117 |Hum S & L.1050 1160 N R'of Cal 55.113% — |Mutual Sav. 35 41% NPCRRGs — 108 |5 F sav U.. 5w — NPCRR.105 — |S & L So... 88 N Cal K R 8112 — Becurity S B 28— Oak Gas 5s...11 — Union T Co. — 465 Om C Ry 6s..127 130 | Street Railroads— P & CI Ry 6s.107 — California ....116 — P& O6s.....07 — Geary .........dl% — 122 Market-st ..... 3% — (Oak S L & H — 116% Presidio 114%| Powder- California E Dynamite. Giant Con Co. Powell-st 6s F & N P 38.116 S F &S JVis Sierralt Cal fs. 108% — S P of Ar s.113% — P C6s (905) — 112 § P C6s (1906 — — |Vigorit SPCés 1912) — — | Sugar— s S P C lscg os.104% — |Hana P Co... 17 17% S P Br6s......128 — |Haw C & § C.112!%% — § V Wat 65...116%116% Hutch S P Co. 3% — S V Wat 4s....104% — |Kilauea S Co. — 32% Onomea S Co. 421 43 Paauhau S P. 413 41% Miscellaneous— Al Pac Assn.113%114%3 Ger Ld Wks..250 — Mer Ex Assn. 80 § V Wis@dm)102iz Stktn Gas 6s..102% Water Stocks— Contra Costa.. 70% Marin Co...... 50 Spring_Valley.101 Gas and Electric— Capital Gas...— — |Pac A F A.... 2ia 2% Central G Co.. — — !Pac § Bor Co.l1T}s121 Cent L & P.. 6% — [Par Paint Co.. 7% — Morning Session. Board— 20 Alaska Packers' Assn 5 Contra Costa Water ... 335 Glant Powder Con . 200 Giant Powder Con . $10,000 Los Angeles Ry 5 per cent bonds. 100 Market Street Railway 10 Mutual Electric Light . $10,000 North Ry of Cal 6 per cent bonds.116 10 Oceanic S § Co ... 86 300 Onomea Sugar Co 125 Paauhau S P Co . 35 Pacific Gas Imp 5 Pacific Gas Imp 5 Pacific Gas Imp 300 San Francisco Gas & tric Co. 150 San Franclsco Gas & Electric Co... 15 San Fran Gas & Electric Co, b 15. $1000 S F & N P Ry bonds $3000 § F & N P Ry bonds... $1000 S F & N P Ry bonds. 30 Spring Valley Water 20 Spring Valley Water Afternoon Se: Board: 100 Contra_Costa Water siant Powder Con nt Powder Con . 175 Hutchinson S P Co . $2000 Los Angeles Ry 5 per cent bonds... Mutual Electric Light 15 Oceanic § S Co . 100 Onomea Sugar Co 160 Onomea Sugar Co 200 Paauhau S P Co . 5 Pacific Gas Imp .. 0 S F & S J V bonds. 75 San Francisco Gas & 3) San Francisco Gas & 5 Spring_Valley Water Street— 100 Market Street Railway TMENT BOARD. Electric Co.... Morning Session. Board— 40 Spring Valley Water . 50 Central Light & Power .. Giant Powder Con 100 Vigorit Powder . 200 Vigorit Powder ... 20 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co. Afternoon Session. Board— Central Light & Power. . 40 Glant Powder Con 10 Giant Powder Con . 50 Paauhau S P Co ... 0 Contra Costa Water . STOCK AND,.EXCHANGE BOARD. SAN FRANCISC Morning Session. Board— 100 Equitable Gas 50 Glant Powder Con $1000 U S 3 per cent bonds 200 Vigorit Powder ... Afternoon Session. Contra Costa Water . 5 Equitable Gas .. 50 Giant Powder Con . 5 Hutchinson S P Co 00 Los Angeles Ry 58 50 Paauhau S P Co Strect— 10 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co.... 6 MINING STOCK: 20 Following were the sales in the San Fran- cisco Stock Board vesterday: Morning Session. 200 Alpha . 5( 100 Crown Point... 30 100 Belcher ... 35| 300 Mexican 47 200 Challenge 34| 100 Ophir 15| 500 Con Cal & Va.175| 200 Overman 15 Afternoon Session. 400 Alta . 06, 100 Mexican .. 400 Andes . 09' 200 Occidental 500 Best & Belcher 53 700 Ophir ..... 5 200 Bullion . 100 Overman 16 800 Caledonia 200 Potost . 40 100 Caledonia 200 Savage 7 300 Challenge 200 Union Con .... 46 200 Chollar 34) 200 Utah ........... 1 100 Justice e sk Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Andes . 10 200 Con Cal & V.1 771 200 Belcher ... 35 500 Con Cal & V...180 200 Caledonia 58 300 Occidental ..... 31 200 Chollar . 33 200 Ophir . .200 Chollar . 34 300 Ophir . BE1 500 Con Cal & V...175 200 Unfon Con ... 46 Afternoon Session. 1000 Andes .......... 10 200 Con Cal & V...175 400 Belcher 35| 200 Ophir . 20 300 Best & Belcher 53| 600 Ophir . g 500 Caledonia 60 200 Ophir 1 200 Caledonia 59| 500 Overman® 16 900 Chollar . 35 300 Potosi . 43 400 Chollar ......... 33| 200 Potosi . 41 200 Con Cal & V...150, 200 Potosi . s 40 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. FRIDAY, May. %64 p. m. BId. Ask. Bid. Alpha s nsIJusnce =3 m‘“‘;fi Alta 06 07 Kentuck ........ — 07 Andes 05 09 Lady Wash .... o1 02 Belcher . 34 36 Mexican ......0 48 4y Best & Belcher 52 3 Occidental ..... 30 32 Bullion . & oiophir ... Caledonia L 57 60|Overman ..... Chollar ........ 33 34iPotosl ......o. Challenge Con. 35 31 Savage ..... Confidence .....100 105 Scorpion . Con Cal & Va.17017 Seg Belcher.... 02 Con Imperial.. 01 02 Sierra Nevada. 7 Crown Point... 29 .30 Silver Hill 02 Con New York. 02 Syndicate Exchequer ..... 01 .03 Standard - Gould & Curry 31 '32 Union Con 45 Hale & Norers 35 36 Utah ... 17 Julia 5 02 03 Yellow Jacket 39 NOTICE TO MARINERS—POINT VINCENTE, CALIFORNIA, Office United States Lighthouse Inspector, :rfiwellflr;Qh District, San Francisco, Cal., May Notice is hereby given that on May 22 1899, a whistling buoy, painted red and marked “'Pt, V." in white, was established In 114 feet of Wwater, about 5-16 of a mile S.S.W. of Point Vincente, San Pedro channel, Cal.. on the fol- lowing bearings, viz.: Point Vincente, in range with high water rock, N.N.E., 5-16 mile; tangent Lon Point, E.N.E. ¥ E.; Point Fermin lighthouse, E 1 8. 6% miles; tangent Rocky Point, N.N.W. % W. This buoy should be left to northward. s notice affects the 'List of Beacons and Buoys, Pacific .Coast, 189, page 13. NOTICE TO MARINERS—POINT BUCHON. CALIFORNIA. Notice is hereby given that the whistling buoy off Point Buchon, Cal., is now in good working order. This notice affects the ‘List of Beacons and Buoys, Pacific Coast, 1898, page 14. By order of the Lighthouse Board. U. SEBREE, Commander, U. S, N. Inspector Twelfth Lighthouse District. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Helghts of High and Low Waters at_Fort Polnt, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The bigh and low waters oceur at | the city front (Mission-street wharf) about _five minutes later than at Fort Polnt e of tide Is the same at both places. SATURDAY, MAY 2. Sun rises . Sun sets . Moon_ sets O (Time| _ |Time| Time| 2 Ft. 2 5 s lLwl Ew L W 3:21| LW o [Fo] 1ol 43l 1220 1210 6.1 T NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the lett hand _colum; Jay in the order of occurrence as to time. n and the successive tides of the The econd time column gives the second tide of ihe day, the third time column the third tida and the last or right hand column gives the ‘ast tide of the day. except when there as sometimes occur. given are additions to the soundings Survey. when a minus sign (—) precedes the three ti Tnited des, States Coast are but helghts on tha excent helght ‘The charts, and thert the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference f the mean nf the Inwer low Water Branch Hydrorrarhic Office, ~hant; May TIME BALL. Fxchange, 26, 1899 U.'8. N, San’ Francisco, Mer- Cal., The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry buflding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— 15el, at noon of the 120th meridian. or at § o'clock p. m. Greenwich time, Lieute: nant Commander, (s) CALKINS, in charge. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. Stea mer. From. B. Hernster. Aloha Crescent City. .ICoquille ‘Washtenaw . o.|Tacoma North Fork... Umatilla Pomona Progreso ... Wellington . Luella .. Samoa Curacao Santa Rosa. Carmarth’ Siam City of Sydney./Panama Weeott ........./Humboldt Coos Bay....... Newport China ... China and Japan. Columbfa ......./Portland... Arcata [Coos Bay.. _.|Victoria . |Seattle. ~Mexico.. [Point Arena. |Humboldt.. -[Humboldt. {Humboldt. .|San Diego..... shire |China and Japan. .|Nanaimo. Newburg .......|Grays Harbor. River. & Puget Sound M IMay 31 A. Blancl Sireassotis i MRy, 31 Queen - uget Sound!June 1 Corona 18an Diego..... June 1 Alameda ......../Svdney <.../June 2 Ronita .. Newport ...[June 2 Point Arena....[Point Arena. June 2 ————————e e STEAMERS TO SAIL. Pler. Steamer. ; Destination. | Sails. Fuiton Weeott State Cal.. ortland. iOregon Ports.'May [Humboldt.... IMay 28 10 am|Pler 24 8 am!Pier 20 2 pm/Pler 13 IMay 27, Ronita Newnort. May 28, 9 amiPler 1L Pomona .../Humboldt...../May 23, 2 pm|Pler § Colon ......|[Panama. 12 m(PMSS Pt. Arena../Point Arens 2 pm|Pier 2 Santa RosalSan Diego. . 11 am!Pier 11 Aloha ..... oint Arena..[May 30, 3 pm/Pler 2 TUmatlila ..|Vic & Pgt Sd.{May 31, 10 am/Pler 9 Australia ..'Honolulu....../May 31, 2 pm!Pler 7 Aztec_......|China&Japan/Tune 1, 1pm/PMSS Coos Bay...INewport.......[June 1. 9am|Pler 11 Arcata ICoos Ray {June 1, 4 pm/Pier 13 A. Bla [Coos Ba June 1. 6 pm/Pler 13 Columbia IPartiand !June 2. 10 am!Pler 24 tmr Grays Harbor, via Crescs mr Mendoci; ARRIV Empire, “rescent City, Point Arena, no. H Stmr Scotia, Lunquist Stmr_Bonita, Nicolson, port (S Stmr Noyo, Johnson, Brage. Br stmr Wyefield, Ca: Nanaimo. Br bark Moel Eilian, Pisaqua. Nelson, Stockfleth, 11 am!Pier 11 VED. Friday, May 26. 51 hours from Coos hours from 32 hours. 16 hours from nt City ansen, 30 hours from Eureka. , 72 hours from New- 14 hours from Fort rtmer, 94 hours from Owen, 61 days from Schr Neptune, Estvold. 3 days from Usal. CLEARED. Friday, May 26. Brig Consuelo, Pag®, Mahukona: J D Spreck- els & Bi ros Co. Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego, etc; Good- all, Schr U Perkins & Co. na, Harkins, Ca; Mining and’ Trading Co. Stmr Albion, Erickson, whaling, via St Mich- ael; J S Stmr Gip: Kimball & Co. pe Nomo; Cape Nomo SAILED. _ Friday, May 2. Leland, Santa Cruz. Stmr Greenwood, Fegerlund, ——. Stmr Walla Walla, Gage, *| Townsend. Victoria and Port Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego. Stmr George Loomi. . Bridgett, Ventura. Schr Glen, Nielsen, Coos Bay. Schr Laura_ Plke, Johnson, Eureka. Schr T Schr Reliance, Samuelson, ¢ . Nordling, —. “oos Bay. Schr Western Home, Dannevig, — Schr Nettie Low, Schr Reliance, ing, for Low. RETUR! Fisks Mill, retu Nordling, Point Reyes. D. Friday, May 26. hence this morn- rned on account of carrying away center board off the Lightship. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, clea ot April May ind; NW; velocit: 14, lat 5 S, 26, 10 p m—Weather y 20 miles. POKEN. long 80 W- Ship Kenil- worth, from New York, for San Francieco. May 3, lat 1 S, long 25 &—Br ship Merven, from Ores gon, for Queenstown. May 17, lat 31 N, long 18 W—Br bark Inver- cauld (becalmed), from Francisco. bor, for tered prior to arrival 285 9d. NEAH Stam, bark Powy kong PORT mer, Arrived May Union; Swansea, for San CHARTERS. The Martha Davis loads mdse for Honolulu. The Fannie Adele loads lumber at Grays Har- Honolulu. The 1 DOMESTIC BAY—Passed rom Nanaimo, Castle, ANGELE: 26- s hr sehr C for San Francisco; from Seattle, Ardencraig was char- or wheat to Europe, PORTS. May 26—Aust stmr Br for Hong- Sailed May 26—Ship Char- for Departure Bay. J B Leeds, from La Holmes, from Honolulu, per bark Francisco Tozo, from Eten, Peru. PORT. TOWNSEND—Sailed May 25—Ship Louis Walsh, for Tacoma; stmr Orizaba, for Dyea. < FORT for San POINT pinger, BRAGH Franct AREN hence Ma G—Sailed May 26—Stmr Noyo, Arrived May 26—Schr J Ep- BOWENS LANDING—Arrived May 26—Schr Bender UMPQUA—Sailed for Sadie. hence May San Pedro; Brothers, ‘rancisco. F:\STURK:\—;\rr(\'ed May 2%—Stmr Lakme, fm Eureka; stmr Grace Dollar, hence May from Antwerp. 2—Br sl SEATTLE: herce May 24, Sailed PORT hip Glenesslin, Arrived M May 26U § BLAKELE April_2. 21—Schrs Lucy and schr Louise, for San . May ay 2—Stmr Czarina, tmr Bear, for Alaska. Arrived May Schr Maria E Smith, hence May 11; schr Fanny Du- tard, from Hueneme; schr C S Holmes, from Honolul u. TACOMA—Arrived May-26—Ship Louis Walsh, from Port Townsend. Sailed May 2—Bark Theobald, for San Fran- PORT for San LUDLOW- Francisco. Sailed May 26—Bark Fresno GRAYS HARBOR—Arrived May 26—Stmr Se- quoia, h ence May 23. Salled May 2—Stmr Newburg, for San Fran- clsco. PORT LOS ANGELES Alcazar, for —. EUREKA—Sailed May 2—Stmr North Fork, for San Francisco: stmr Pasadena, —Sailed May 26—Stmr for San Pedro; stmr Pomona, for San Francisco. USAL—Sailed May 26—Stmr Francisco. COOS BAY—Safled May 2—Schr Eliza Mil, ler, for _GREENWOOD — Arrived San Francisco. ewsboy, for San May 26 — Stmr ‘Whitesboro, hence May 2. HARDY CREEK—Sailed May 26—Stmr Su- nol, for BALTIMORE—Sailed May Howes. Antioch. EASTERN PORTS. 25—Ship Jabez for San Francisco. FOREIGN PORTS. NEWCASTLE, Aus—Sailed May 2—Ship El- well, for San Francisco. HONGKONG—Arrived May 26—Br stmr Cop- tic, hence April 25. LONDON—Sailed May 25—Br ship Beacon Rock, for San Francisco. MAURITIUS—Sailed May 20—Br ship Helens. burg, for Newcastle, Francisco. SWANSEA—Sailed May 23—Br ship Glen- breck, for San Francisco. Aus, to load for San May 24—Fr batk Sainte Anne, for San Erancisco: Fr bark Cam- bronne, for San Francisco; Fr bark Genevieve Molinos, foh San Francisco, COLON—Sailed May 24—Stmr Advance, New Yoi ric. for CARDIFF—Arrived May 24—Br ship Belford, from Hull. GLOUCESTER—Arrived May 26—Fr bark General Neumayer, hence Jan 6. DUNGENESS—Passed May 24—Ger_ship Ar- thur Fitger, from Antwerp, for San Francisco. DEAL—Passed May 2%—Br ship from London, for San Francisco. Duchalburn, SYDNEY — Arrived prior May 26—B) ‘Warrimoo, from Vancouver. ? Seann TAKU—Sailed May 22—Schr Eric, Sound. for Puget TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. LIVERPOOL—Arrived Ma: from Boston; stmr Belgenl phia. ¥ 26—Stmr Canad and, from Philadel- NEW YORK—Arrived. May 26—Stmr Fuerst Bismarck, from Hamburg, BRISBANE— Arrive clously, stmr Warrimoo, 1 etc, for Vancouver. d May 26—Arrived ete. from Sydney, NEV'::