The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1899, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL The F. & Potatoc 10, and Seeds nominal. os and Onions in ample supply and unchange siness yesterday. vchange held only one short -call. Rutter, Eggs and Cheese continue firm. Hens and Tur, Merchandi. Shipment of $82; 1seed O1l advancec Li € Redfield for Honolulu, N W ne Very 1 ward nsth stocks, speclal tendenc part Yesterday a Dull Holiday observed (20th Mer! SAN FRA Sa YORK, actly es falling ttle evider Au in were, whick wi vide en decline little during S reat Hocking ( Hocking linois Central Central tral p Kansas City Pl Manhatt G Metroy reet Railw AMexic R Minn & St Louis......... Minn & St Louis prefd.. Missouri Pacific. Mobile & Ohio. Missouri K Mis: New Jerse: New York Central. orfolk & Wester; orfolk & rthern T Ontario & Oregon Oregon Raiiway & Nav pi sylvania . ng eadin Rio i1 8t Louls & Bt Lovls & £t Louls & At £t Lowuis 8 £t Pavl,... 8t Paul prefd & Omaha. St Paul over tc North rthern Pucific.......... eading 18t pretd rande Grande Western prefd Louls Scuthwestern...... bo e vs firm. Other Poultry weak. cager for Bartlett Pears. in Dried Fruit. sions quiet at the old price quotations stand the same. 720 25 to China. ik harters. loads e Shipment. ¢ Report. gust 26 turday. wturd turday. g, 2 in the to st less than & morrow's g causes centers der renew in addition extreme b increase in e about §0. ng vesterday's d fficial intimat n the urgent dem irooklyn Union ( Paul and Du ts Oregon Navi h. over in cash 1 47,000 of whick lumber at business was awallan fic Time.) h westerly Saturday; rday; Fair Saturday; was not earned. 1 strength in a with the declining tend nts of mon: the and ub-treasury on San Francizeo Mint Tacoma as a done in everything re- | weather in winds rancisco for thirty fresh fresh —There was a marked market to-day, res. he recent up- active fluence of n stock 14 L a notably was an opening », which carrled it was aimost imme- s were weak for eing under severe decline was Brook- as a notable buy- Liguidation was not the market falling for the nks of it re- no ac- to_the possible hid- p decline in surplus larger th red money per ance. ~ The rate was about 3 per cent. t cxy weaken in respe but ha of London rk OCK LIST. Louis../. ast Hlinoi Northwestern t Louls n 1st prefd.. hern 24 prefd. Hudson. . irande....... nde prefd. & W Western prefd *acific -prefd Western. ... lway & Nav.. pre Western. Ban Fran.... San Fran 1st prefd. san Fran 24 pretd outhwestern prefd. & St Louls prefd. Island & Pacific... nia & Western sterling ex- se to ed a frac- sales the of were mostly In the specu- Total sales, tates new fours Closing Bid. ' | enc; % | RS | Pacific_preferred and Missouri Southern Southern Southern Rallway pref: Texas & Pacific......... Union Pacific....... Union Pacific prefd Wabash .... Wabash prefd. Pacific. Railwa: Wheelngi® AU B L Wheeling & L E 24 prefd............. 33 Wisconsin_Central............ FAT B QA St Diny Express Companies— Adams . American ... United States.. Wells Fargo. Miscellaneo American Cotton Ofl...... American Cottan Ofl prafd American, Malting American ‘American American American ‘American American American American American American American American 8 Smelting Spir e Spirits prefd....... Hoop Bteel & Wire. Steel & W1 Tin Plate. Plate prefd Tobacco Tobac pref. Transit Iron. Continental Tobaceo. Continen Tob: Federal Steel Federal Steel prefd.... General Electric....... Sugar. e Sugar prefd.. International Paper International Paper Laclede Ga National Biscuit National Biscuit pre National Lead National Le ational S 3 Steel prefd k Alr Brake. American.... {flc’ Coast 1st prefd. iflc Coast 24 prefd. ific Mall.... - Palace Car...... ndard Rope & Twine. igari 5 Sugar prefd. al & Tennessee Tron. United States Leather. 2 es Leather prefd ed States Rub ‘Western Unlon. Shares old. CLOSING BONDS U S 25 ree, - 100 M K & T 2d: Do 35 reg 1082 Do 4s .. Do 2s coup.......1081%3 N Y C lsts. Do new 4s reg....130 N J C gen 5s Do new 4s coup..130 |N Car 6s Do old 4s reg.....112%| Do 4s ..... Do old 4s coup...113 [N Pac 1lsts. Do 58 reg...... Do 3s Do bs coup Do as Dist of Col 3.65s. V¥ C Ala class A. W 1% Do class B gen 6s 135 Do c Or Nav Is 3 Do Currenc Do 4s ... 10254 Atch gen 4s Or Short Line Do 5 Rez R G W 1sts St L & 1 M con t Paul St P C Do bs o Railway 5s. Stand R & T 6s Tenn new set 3 Tex & Pac lsts cons Chi Term 4s P het D&RG Gen Elec is Do s . H S A 6s U Pacific 4s Do 2ds .. Wabhash 1sts H&T (¢ Do 2ds .... Do con 6s... West Shore 4s... Towa Cen lsts.. Wis Cen 1sts. KCP&G lsts Va Centuries. . La new con 4s Do deferred...... 5 L & N unt 4s 0 IC & 8 4s......... 87 MIN G STOCK 2500810 +-svveecesor. 175 Ophir ... . 100 Con Cal & Va. Plvmouth ] Deadwood T2 Gould & Curry.. . 800 Hale & Norcros: ierra Nevada. 63 Homestake . Standard . 260 Iron Silver..:. Union Con 18 extean 5 Yellow Jacket. 2 BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Money— Westinghs Elec A Call loans Do prefd.... Time loans Bonds— Stocks— Atchison 4 Mining § i Adventure & , Allouez Min Co.... Atlanuc .. Atch De Bell Tel Boston & Mont.... Boston Butte & Boston.... 7 Boston Ele. Calumet & Hecla..830 Boston & Maine. Centennial . Chi B & Q.........136% Franklin . Fitchburg prefd. Humboldt Mex Central. |Osceola” ... Mich Tele {Parrot ... 0ld Colony o Quincy 0ld Dominion...... 35 |St Fe Copper. Tnion Pacific Tamarack . “nlon Land. 7% Winona West_End % |Wolverines Do prefd. L3 |Utahs.: Central. London Market. EW YORK, Aug. 25.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were rather reactionary to day owing to idleness before the hoMday and Wis - 518 0 the impending settlement. Americans were very aulet and receded until the afternoon, then hardened on New York buying. Union Pacific were wanted here. Spanish fours were 5§%; Tintos, 44%; Anacondas, 11 13-16. CLOSING. Canadian Pacific, 99%: Northern Pacific pre- ferred, $0%; Union Pacific preferred, 81 Atchigon, 24; Anaconda, 11%; Grand Truu §%. Bar silver, dull, 20%d per ounce. Money, 112@1% per cent. Bradstreet's Financial Review. —% NEW YORK, ‘Aug. 2%.—Bradstreet's financial review will to-morrow say: Although still re- stricted as to the character of speculation there were some Indications that publlc inter- est in the stock market is growing. The tone this week has also on the whole been a strong one and the market resisted not only its tend- to drift back from time to time into dullness, but the more dangerous influence of a decided break in the most active and popu- lar of the traction stocks, Brooklyn Transit. That incident temporarily interrupted the up- ward progress of prices, though it was resumed with an approach to the same vigor after the selling movement in the traction shares had exhausted its force and had been checked by renewed Inside support in Brooklyn Transit. At the same time on Friday the dispoition was to await to-day’s bank statement and the market became dull, with more or less irregu- | larity. As was the case during the preceding week the principal bullish manifestations were in the low or medtum priced stocks. A num. ber of these were again the objects of efficiant pool manipulation, which attracted both pro- fessional and public buying support. Thera were, however, indications of interest in some of the higher-priced dividend payers upon the suggestions that the present remarkable earn- ings of certaln properties might justity large divisions of profits among the shareholders, There were, however, no remarkable mova: ments in this portion of the share list, and apart from the Fises of Tobacco stocks, Lesgher, Cotton Oll and Tennessee Coal the industrials were neglected, the only other exceptions being a decline in American Steel and Wire. London was at first indifferent to our stocks or be- trayed its preoccupation with the state of its own money market and the danger, financial and speculative, connected with the possibility | of war In South Africa. In the latter portion of the week a fairly good weekiy return by the | Bank of England and an easing of discount rates {ir London caused the stock market there to strengthen materially, Americans taking leading part in the movement. This was ributed partly to manipufation from this de, but more particularly to appreciation on the ‘part of the British speculative intereste of the effect of the favorable crop and busi- s conditions and continued fncrease in earn- s in the position of many American rail- 1 properties. particularly those whose se- urities are selling at moderate figures. The stry, continues to. give confidence to sh” speculators, while the relatively sier condition of the money market o diminish the apprehension displayed for some weeks back in that connection. & a4 Bradstreet’s on Trade. © | NEW YORK, Aug. 2.—Bradstreet's to-mor- row will say: Strength in prices and steadiness of demand are still the salient features of the { trade situation. Iron, steel and other metals, | most of the cereals, leather and cotton goods, manifest upward tendencles as to prices. Other | staples, with the exception of sugar and anthra- cite coal, retain all their old firmness. Fall demand is expanding at most markets, par- ticularly good reports being received from the | Northwest and the section of the cOrn-grow- | ing country which this vear seems likely to be | notable for " surplus _ production. Aggressive strength and firmness is noted In iron and | steel, particularly at central Western markets. Consideration of next year's needs now seems o be the most prominent feature of the trade, jde from complaints of slow deliveries on | near-by orders. Foremost in advancing | structural materfal, which has moved up $ per ton, closely followed by steel billets with an advance of §3 and steel rails and nearly all grades of pig iron, with smaller relative gains. Other metals show sympathetic strength, | notable in this respect being tin and lea Wheat has been quite firm all the week, partly owing a whittling down of Northivestern estima but also due to steady demand for rticle alike on foreign and domestic dden cut in prices of refined sugar has led to the impression that the sugar ar will be reopened in all its flerceness, strong features in the general trade n are the active demand for lumber ditiona situat most markets at steady prices and the firmne: in the af wool A sup notwithstanding ting_feature in however, is the active demand for men's and women's wear s, Conditions of supply and demand seem to be at the bottom of the recent rise in beef prices. This advance has attracted in- ed receipts of grass-fed cattle, and some higher grade woel goc shading af quotations is noted, but Chicago prices have only been equaled five times in enty-two vears. There were nearly 10,000,000 than there were there are fewer beef cattie in the country g0, and in fact. country now than in any vear ction of the smaller supply of active demand for boots and tions for hemlock One of the le that of anthr: which production appears to have outstripped consumption again, and there is compla ice cutting. "heat, inclu flour,” shipments for the aggregate 2.343.825 bushels, against 4,040, 00 last weel, 3,763,416 bushels in the correspond- ing week of 5 s in 1537, 3,281, bushels hels in 1 rts of w against 25,006, 2,99 bushels Since July 1_this season aggregate s last in s in the T'nited States for the week number 175, as against 17 this week ago, 210 in 1 190 in 18 ess failures in the Dominion of Canada eck number 23, as compared with 20 27 week a year ago, 39 in 1897, and 42 in 1595, Dun’s Review of Trade. NEW G. weekly 1OTTOW vthing is more eloquent than the facts. tual payments uses were 23 er cent larger than in the same week r the month thus far the daily aver- payments is 26.3 per cent larger than d 5 per cent larger,than in 1592, Tonnage from Chicago in three weeks has been 80 per cent larger than last year and T4.6 per cent larger than In 1892. It will not be sug- gested by anybody that such an stonishing increase over the most prosperous of all past years except the last was exaggerated. Most people really regarded last year's expansion as something like a freak. Wor is the differ- ence in amount of payments mainly due to rise In prices, for prices of several kindred articles actually range lower on the whole than in August, 1 It is a consumers’ business also. Perhaps never before have demands for actual use con- trolled business and prices with so little spec- ulation to anticipate higher markets. In fact, the rise in most articles has gone further than speculative opinfons warrant. Practically all industries are some months bihind the require- ments for actual use, and 1x many much of the output next vear is already sold. Iron works which supply Pittsburg are sold up far into 1900 and can do nothing, though | prices much beyond what they received are paild by those who must have iron this year. | The enormous demand for n.ore rallroads and more rails and cars, more vessels, warehouses | and bulldings to handle the extraordinary busi- nes in progress cannot be met as quickly as { men would like and work of all sorts Is d layed, from the biggest war vessel to the smallest factory. Western receipts of wheat no longer keep up with the extraordinary movement a year | ago, falling 1,800,000 bushels behind for the | weck, but in four weeks have been 15,367,414 il.ushf“s_ against 14,354,621 last vear. Atlantic | exports’ were slightly larger than last vear, and in four weeks 11,421,322 bushels, flour in- cluded, against 11,737,285 last year, while Pa- cific exports have been 332,024 bushels for the weel and in four weeks 1,683,353, against 1,531,- 954 last year. Fallures for the week have been 163 In the United States, against 179 last vear, and 15 in Canada, against 26 last year. YORK, review Al through the principal clearing- New York Grain and Produce. & — NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—FLOUR—Receipts, 18,220; exports, 3%48; sales, 5000. Dull and fea- apart. WHEAT—Receipts, 72,150; exports, §970; sales, 1,875,000 futures, 245,000 spot. Spot, easy: No. 2 red, 7i%c, f. o. b. afloat spot; No. 1 Northern Duluth, §le, f. 0. b. afloat; No. 2 red, Ts¥%c, ele- vator; No. 1 hard Dulath, $4%ec, spot. Options opened steady on cables, but soon developed weakness that Jasted all day. Moderate liquid- ation, better Northwest weather news, heav ness it St. Louis and severe hammering by lo- cal bears ncted as prominent Influences of de- pression. Closed weak, %@%c decline. May, £1 15-16@S2%c, closed §2¢; September, 76 1-16@ e, closed 76%c; December, 76@79 11-16c, closed T9%c. HOPS™ Quiet. HIDES—Quict and steady. WOOL—Quiet. - METALS- The price of spelter exhibited little or no recuperative energy to-day, while on the other hand iron and copper held firm. Tin on £pot_was strong, but future delivery ~metal ruled quiet and easy. At the close the Metal Exchange called: ; —Warrants unchanged, with $15 50 Did and $16 asked. LAKE COPPER-—Unchanged at $18 &0, I irm_for spot; futures easy, with $31 50 bid and $31 75 asked. LEAD—Unchanged, $ 60 bid and $4 621 asked. SPELTER—Easy at $5 40. The brokers' price for lead is $4 35 and copper $18 50. Casting copper 17c. COFFEE-Closed unchanged to § points high- er. Sales, 21,750 bags including September, $4 3; November, $4 30; December, $4 80; March, $i. Spot Coffee—Rlo 'dull and easier; No. 7 invoice, 5%c: No. 7 jobbing, 6c; mild, steady but dull. SUGAR-Raw, quiet but steady; falr refin- ing, 3 15-16c; centrifugal, 9 test, 414c; molasses, 3 13-16c; refined, quiet and steady. BUTTER—Receipts, 4449 packages: stead: Western creamery, 1i@2lc; factory, 13%@l5c. EGGS—Receipts, T packages; Western ungraded at mark, 12@15e. Ad N Y Grain and produce CALIFORNTA DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—Californta dried frujts, steady, qulet. . EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, Tie; prime wire tray, SM@8$%c; choice, 8%@dc; fancy, 9@9%c. PRUNES—3%@8c per pound, according size and quality. APRICOTS—Roval, l4c; Moorpark; 11@16c. PEACHES—Unpeeled, 8@11%c. Eastern Livestock Market. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Aug. 25.—Offerings of cattle were very moderate to-day. Demand fair and of- ferings were disposed of at yesterday's rul- ing prices. Good to chofce cattle sold at 55 6) @6 65; commoner grades at $3 90@5 55; stock- .ers and feéders braught §3 35@5; bulls, cows to per cent larger than last year | tureless, with buyers and sellers fully 10c to lic | p outlook, as well as the activity of trade | tends | is | at | and heifers, $2@5 25; Texas steers, §3 3004 20, and calves,’ $4@7 %. Prices of hogs were steady for good droves, and weak to § cents lower for heavy packers. Leavy hogs sold at $4@4 15; mixed lots, 3 & 4 80, and light, $4 504 90; pigs sold at $ 40 4 65, and culls ‘at $2 2@4. -Sheep were’active and - firm, while lambs were steady. Receipts were light and offerings were easily disposed of. Sheep sold at §2@3 for irfferfor up to_$4 20@4 50 for good to choice native wethers. Western range sheep sold at 3 50@4 15; lambs sold at 3 50@6. - Receipts—Cattle, 1600; hogs, 17,000; sheep, - . o Bank Clearings. S 3 _NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—The following table, | compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear- | ings at the principal cities for the week ended | August 2, with the percentage of increase and | decrease, as compared with the corresponding | week last year: | Percentage Dec. Inc. | Cities— 23.6 | New York | Boston ... ‘Chlcaga ceeee | Philadelphia . | St. Louls. | Pittsburg Baltimore .. San Francisco...... Cincinnati | Kansas City !New Orleans.... | Minneapolis | Detroit Cleveland . Louisville | Providence . Milwaukee . st. | Indianapolis | Columbus, O. | Savannah’' .. | Denver . Martford Richmond | Memphis .. Washington Peoria . Rochester New Haven. Worcester Atlanta ....... Salt Lake City. Springfield, Ma: Fort Worth, Portland, Me..... Portland, Or...... St. Joseph..... | Los Angeles Norfolk s Nashville . | Wilmington, | Fall River. Scranton ....... Grand Rapids.. Augusta, Ga. Lowell | Dayton, 0. Seattle . Tacoma . Spokane . Sfoux City.... | New Bedford... ! Knoxville, Tenn Topeka . Sirmingham . Wichita Binghamton .. Lexington, K3 Jacksonville, Fla Kalamazoo ...... Akron ... ! Chattangoga ... Rockford, il Canton, O Springfield, 0. Fargo, N.'D. Sioux Falls, §. Hastings, Neb Fremont, Neb.. Davenport ..... 66 Galveston Houston Youngstown, Helena Evansville Macon . Springfiel Little Rock.. Totals, T. Totals outside DOMINION OF CANADA. Montreal 10.8 Toronto 15.8 Winnipeg s Halifax 13.0 Hamilton 3.3 St. John, N. T4 Vancouver, B. Victoria . g Totals 13. —_— Chicago Grain Market. -— CHICAGO, Aug. 2%.—At the opening and for a short time after wheat was influenced by the strength of corn. Shorts were having a | big scramble In that pit, and their eagerness | ing the bears, | the to get under cover had some effect on shorts in wheat. Longs were out of the market for the time being, and prices advanced for hoth September and December. December opened unchanged at 73%c and advanced to T4@7Alc. September opened a shade higher at' Ti%@ e, and advanced to 72c. The demand was small, however, the news in general favor- A selling movement set in at which was almost entirely pro- fessional at first, but finally brought out- side longs to the market and induced good deal of realizing, resulting in a material decline all around. The market be- came extremely dull, and after 11 o'clock prices kept within a comparatively marrow range. But with sentiment favoring the the railies were invariably followed by fresh' attacks by the bears. ® Both domestic and for- elgn crop news was favorable. Snow’s crop stimate gave the yield of Minnesota and he Dakotas at about 175,000,000 bushels spring wheat, and other reports indicated a better condition of crops in the Northwest than has been stated. The Roumania crop was also said to be far better than previously reported. The cash situation, however, continued good and this was a supporting factor to the mar- ket. The market was diligently hammered by the bears during the last hour, but better sup- port materialized, and after September had de- clined to T1%c and December to 73izc the mar- ket became steadier. September reacted to 71% @7i%c and December to 73%c. These were the closing figures. There was a big trade in corn, especially in September. Rumors were current of a squeeze in that option, and judging from the anxiety of shorts to cover, had some foundation. Lead- ing commission houses were heavy buyers. The excellent cash demand and moderate receipts strengthm.ed the situation. Distant futures were firm with September, but did not hold their strength. September closed %@3sc higher, December closing unchanged. Oats in the main_followed corn. The cov- ering movement in September corn caused like action in September oats, and that future was strong and higher most of the session. Sep- tember and December closed a shade higher. advance, Provisions were slow and practically feature- less. The general tone was but with- out material changes in prices. Packers bought sparingly of September ribs and and reported a good jobbing trade. was mostly from the outside. lard At the close September pork was 2iéc lower, lard unchanged | and ribs 5c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: “Open. % e & Articles— Wheat No, 2— September ......... December May Corn No. 2— September . December ... May & Oats No. 2— September ......... 20% 20y 203 ] December .......... 20 19% 19% May Lt T A% 2 2% Mess Pork, per barrel— September .. .83 835 830 830 October ..... D842 84T BATIL S 3TR January .. s 96212 0624 960 960 Lard, per 100 pounds— September .........5 2% 52 52 5214 | Octover ...l 530 b5%2% 530 530 January . 5560 550 541% 547 Short Ribs, per 100 pounds— September .........516 520 520 October ............ 520 b 22t 5 22 January ............500 502 500 ~ Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, firm; No. 3 spring wheat, BSHR@TVe; No. 2 red, 73%@74c; No. 2 corn, 33c; No. 2 oats, 21%c; No. 2 white, 23! No. 3 white, 2214 23i6c; No. 2 rye, No. 2 barley, 3 1 flaxseed, $116@1 17; prime timothy seed, §2 45 mess pork, per barrel, §7 60@S 35; lard, per 100 pounds, $5 121@5 25; short ribs sides’ (loose), | $5@5 30; dry salted shoulders (boxed' $ 621G 57: short clear sides (boxed), $5 505 80; Thigky, distillers’ finished goods, " per gallon, 1 26. Articles— Receipts. Shipments, Flour, barrels 14,000 15,000 Wheat, bushels I 6300 70,000 Corn, bushels lnson 277,000 Oats, bushels 191,000 Rye, bushels ... 46,000 Barley bushel On the Produce Exchange to:day the Butter market was steady; creameries, 18@20c; dairy. 13@17c. Cheese, firm, $%@10c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 12%zc. Cali fon;a Fruit Sales. The Farl Fruit Company auctioned California fruit to-day as follows: MONTREAL, Aug. 2.—Peaches—Late Craw- ford, boxes, $3@%c, average Sic. Pears—Bart- lett, $2 30@3 50, average $2 3. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—Grapes—Tokay, sin- le crates, $130@1 45, average 3135; Malaga, @%e, average Tc. Peaches—Late Crawford, 0c@$1. average 79c; Salway, average Sbe: Or- ange Cling, 36@flc, average 53¢. Pears—Bart- lett, $105@2 15, average $1852. Plums—Kelsey, 50c@$1 90, average $105; Golden Drop, Sc@ 8 selling side, | Selling | | §1 25, average 99¢; Yellow Egg, 55c@$l. average 97c: German, 95c@$1 05, average $1; Gros. 85c@ $130, average $102; Hungarian, $1@1 15, dver- age $107; Italian, $1@1 10, average -$1 05. LONDON, Aug. 25.—Pears—Bartlett, tw fifths boxes, $1 62; Hardy, $1 50@1 62. Prunes— Gros, $210@2 88; Silver, $2 04. “Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or., "Aug. 2.—Clearings, $163,- 442; balances, 322,368. Northern W heat Market. OREGON PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 25.—WHEAT—Walla %’&"" 38@38ic; valley, 59@59%c; bluestem, 60 c. Cleared—British bark Kelmorey, for Queens- town, with 90,300 bushels wheat. WASHINGTO TACOMA, Wash., Aug. %.—Wheat is stcady at the advance, 57%@sSc for club; 60%@6lc for blue stem. Foreign Markets. LONDON,. Aug. 25.—Consels, 105%: Silver, 27id; French rentes, 90f 97%c; wheat cargoes off coast, quiet steady; cargoes on passage, quiet, steady; No. 1 Standard California, 30 Walla Walia, 29s; English country markets, firm. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 25.—Wheat, firm; wheat in Paris, quiet; Flour in Paris, quiet; French country ‘markeis, qulet; weather in England, ne COTTON—Uplands, 3 17-52d. CLOSING. LIVERPOOL, Aug. WHEAT—No. 1 Northern spring, strong, 6s 2id; futures, quiet; September, 5s 109%d; December, bs %d. CORN—Spot American mixed new, firm, 3s 5d; do old, firm, 3s 514d; futures, steady; Sep- tember, 3s 47d; October, 3s %d; November, §s 5%d. Receipts of wheat during the past three days, 235,000 centals, including 185,000 Amerfcan. Recelpts of American corn during the past three days, 340,300 centals. — % LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, 60 days. = $4 833 Sterling Exchange, sight. — 4 873 I Sterling Cables ... = 4 884 New York Exchangs — 10 New York Exchange, - 214 Mexican Dollars i 50 Fine Silver, per oui 597 ] | Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—As the town shut up shop to wel- | come the First Regiment back from the Phil- ippines there was no business worthy of note. The Produce Exchange held a single call in the afternoon. | Spot Wheat—Shipping, $105@1 07%; milling, | $1 1001 13%. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No session. Second Session—No session. Regular Morni Session—No session Afternoon Session — December — 2000 ctls, $1 1212; Ma 00, $1 17%. | © BARLEY—Previous quotations are of course | continued, as there was no session of the Ex- | change. | Feed. 80G183%c; Brewing, ST14@92 | $110@1 223 per ‘ctl. BOARD .SALES. No session. 4c; Chevaller, CALL Informal Sesston—9:15 o’cloc Second Session—No s Regular Morning Ses Afternoon Sesslon Nothing new to report. White, $120@ 1 05@1 12% per ctl; Black, %0c@$l. ‘Eastern large Yellow, $§1 651 07%; White, $1 mixed, $105@1 07% per ctl. RYE e per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California family extras, $3 60@3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, $3 40@3 50 per bbl for extra, | $3 2583 40 for bakers' and §2 25@3 for super- fine. < MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as lows, discount to_the trade: | Flour, per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, Meal, §2 50; Rice Flour, $7; Cornmeal, tra Cream Cornmeal, $3 25: Oatm; Oat Groats, $4 75; Hominy, $3 2@ | wheat Flour, $4@4 25; Cracked Wh Farina, $4 30; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50, Oats (barrels), $6 55@6 95; in sacks, $§ 35@6 % Pearl Barley, §5; Split Péas, $4 50; Green Peas, $5 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. Prices for all descriptions remain unchanged, Hay is weak, while Bran and Middlings are rather firm than otherwise. BRAN—$15 50@17 per to MIDDLI S—$17 50@19 50 per ton. fol- usual FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, $18 50 per ton: Ollcake Meal at the mill, $21@28; jobbing, | 0@20; Cocoanut Cake, $20@21; Cornmeal, | 0; Cracked Corn. '$24@%; Mixed Feed, ; Cottonseed Meal, $28 per ton. $6 50@S 50 for_common to good s | $15 | HAY—Wheat, and $9 for choice: Wheat and Oat, § Oat, $6@8; Barley, $5@7; Island Barley, $1 50@5 Alfalfa, per ton; Compressed Wheat, $9@10. STRAW—20@35c per bale. Beans and Seeds. The old quotations are continued. The de- mand for all descriptions is poor. BEANS—Bayos, $1 70@1 $0; Small White, $2 05 Large White, $1 60@1 65; Pinks, $2 15@ Blackeye, $4 15@4 25; But- nominal; $1 10@4 15; Pea, $2 15@ 2 33: Red Kidneys, er ctl | © SEEDS—Brown Mustard, 21e@3c; Yellow Mus- | tard, nominal; Flax, $190@2 10 Canary Seed, 2%@3c ver lb for Californifa and 3%%c for East- ern; Alfalfa, $%@d%c: Rape, 3c; Hemp, 4G 414c; Timothy, nominai. DRIED PEAS—Niles, §1 25@1 50; Green, $150 @2 per ctl Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. There was nothing new in this market. military parade was the important the day and the houses generally closed along in the forenoon. Sweet Potatoes are plentiful and: lower. POTATOES — Garnet Chiles, 90c@$1; | Rose, 65@%c: Burbanks. €5@%c per ctl; Sa- linas Burbanks, $1 %5@1 40; Sweet Potatoes, 1% @2c per lb. ONIONS—90c@$1 10 per pctl Pickle Onions, 50@75c per ctl. | " VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 1%@2% per Ib; String Reans, 1@%: Lima Beans. 2@2ic; Cab- bage, [0@60c; River Tomatoes, 40@50c: Alameda The for Silverskins; Tomatoes, 66@75c; Egg Plant, 35@ilc: Green Okra, 40@60c per hox: Garlic, 2@3c; Green Pep- ers, 40@0c for Chili and 40@d0c ‘per box for Bell: Carrots, 30@40c per sack; Bay Cucumbers, 20@%c: Pickles, $150@17 per ctl for No. i and e for No. 2; Summer Squash, 20@Zic Marrowfat Squash. §15 per ton: Green Corn, 25@Te per sack, 50c@$l per craté for Alameda | and 40@50c for Berkele: Poultry and Game. Hens and Turkeys are firm, but young stock is dull and weak. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 12@lic for Gob. blers and 12@ldc for Hens: Young Turkeys, 16@18c; Geese, per pair, $125@150; Goslings $150@2; Ducks, $3@350 for old and $4@5 for young; Hens, $5@6; young Roosters, $4 @5 30; old Roosters, $375@4; Fryers, Eroilers, $3@3 50 for large, §250 for small; | Pigeons, $1 50@1 75 per dozen for old and $175 @2 for Squabs. ‘GAME—Doves, 50c per dozen. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Fggs are stiff and bring the top quotation without difficulty. Butter, too, is firm, but the advance may check trade. Cheese continues firm. BUTTER— 2 Creamery — Fancy creamery, 2514@27c; sec- nds, 25c. airy—Fancy, 24c; good to choice, 21@25c; store, 15@20c per Ib. Plekled roll, 19@2ic; firkin, 16@1Sc; creamery tub, 20@21ic per Ib. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 11@11%c; old, 10 @10%sc; Young America, L@llizc; Eastern, 13 15¢. O GS—quoted at 19@2%e for store and 2@ 20c per dozen for ranch; Eastern, 1S%@20c for selected, 16@17c for No. 1 and M4@lc for seconds. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Yesterday was decidedly an off day in fruit, owing to the military parade. The houses gen- crally closed before 10 o'clock and there was not enough trade to produce much change in prices. The canners continued hot after Pears. The river boat was too late for the trade. These were the only features of the day. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— ‘Apples, 3%@00c per box for common and 75e@ 125 for good to cholce. BERRIES—Blackberries, $3@350 per chest; Strawberrles, $6@7 per chest for small and $2¢ 3 for large berries; Raspberries, $3@4 per chest; Huckleberries,’ 4@sc per 1b. Grapes, 25@i0c_per box and crate for Fon- tainebleau, 35@7c for black, 3@ for Mus- cat, 10@75¢ for Tokay and 60@ssc for Seedless. Watermelons, $6@20 per 100. Cantaloupes, 2@Tic per crate; Nutmegs, 106 35c per box on the wharf. Pears, 40@f0c per_box; Bartletts, $1@125 per box for green and 50@7sc for ripe; in bulk, $2 @15 per ton. Nectarines, 40@30c per box for white and 50@ 65c_for red. Figs, Tc_per box for double layers of small black and @i for large purple. Peaches, 50@T5c per box and 40c per basket; in_bulk, $15G25 per ton. Plums, 26@a0c per box; Prunes, 40@7c per event of | ! | Flour, ar sks.... | tngton, crate; Green and Yellow Plums, $20 per ton. Quinces, 50@75c per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Lemons, $1@1 75 for com- mon and $2@8 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $i@450; California Limes, nominal; Bananas, $150@250 per bunch; Plrneapplds, $ @2 50 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts and Raisins. There is nothing new to report. DRIED FRUIT (Old Crop)—Prunes, 6tc for 140-50's, 5c for 50-60's, 4c for 60- 3%@3%e for 0-50's, 2%@3%e for 80-90's, 214@2%c for $0-100's and 2@2ic for 100-110's. DRIED FRUITS (New Crop)—Prunes, In sacks, 6@6lc for 40-50's, 5@5%c for 50-60's, 4@ 4ic per M for 60-70's, 3ic for 70-80°s, 3@3tc for 80-90's and 2%@2%c for %0-100's; Apricots, 10%4@11e for Royals, 12%@15c for Moorparks; Peaches, 5@6c for. Standards and 64@7c for cholce: Evaporated Apples. 7@7%c; Sun-dried, 4@te per Id; Nectarines, 8@Sic per Ib; Pears, Ti@siee for quarters and $@dc for ~halves: Black Figs, 24@2%c. ¢ RAISINS-3%c for two-crown. 4%c for three- crown, o%c for four-crown, 41é@6c for Seedless Sultanas, Sic for Seedless’ Muscatels and $1 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2%@3c. NUTS—Walnuts, 5@Sc _for hardshell, 10@1le for softshell; Chile Walnuts, 1i@iZc: Almonds, new crop, T%c for Languedoc and 9ic for pa- per-shell: Peanuts, 5%@s%c for Eastern; Brazil Nuts, $i@ic; Filberts, 11@ll%c; Pecans, 7@ c; Cocoanuts, $4 50@5. HONEY—Comb, 11ic for bright and 10 light amber; water White extracted, Ti@it%e: liEht “Amber extracted, 6%@ic; dark, sic per 1. BEESWAX—24@25c_per . Provisions. CURED MEATS-Bacon,” §%c per 1b for heavy, 9@%c for light medium, 1lc for light, 12%c for extra light and 13c for sugar cured Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 13ic; Callfornla Hame, 130 Mess Beef, $13 per bbl; extra Prime Beef, $1150: extre clear, 3§16 50; mess, 15@15 50; Smoked Beef, 12¢ per Ib. D Tiercen quoted at S@Ske per 1b for compound and 7c for pure; half-barrels, pure, Tiec; 10-1b tins, §%c; 5-1b tins, Siac. COTTOLENE—Tterces, 6%@T%c per 1b. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell zbout 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10@10%c; medium, 9@%%c; light, Sci Cowhides, 9c; Stags, 6c; Saited Kip, Sc: Calf, 10c; dry Hlides, sound, 16c; culls and brands, ldc: dry Kip and Veal, l6c: dry Calf, 17c; Eheepekine, _ shearlings, 20G30c each; ' short Wool, 35@60c each; medium, 70@%0c; long Wool, s0c@) 10 each; Horse Hides, salt, $2@2 25 for large and $1 25@1 50 for small; Colts, 25@50c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 4@ilc per 1b; No. 2, 3@8ic; refined, —; grease, 2@2%c. WOOL—Spring _ Clips — San Joaquin _and Southern, 7 months, $@llc; San Joaquin Foot- hill, defective, 8@$c; Valley Oregon, “17@18c; Eastern Oregon, 12@l4c for choice and 9@ll%c for fair to good. Fall San Joaquin Lambs, 8@10c; do plains, 7@8c; San Joaquin and Southern Moun- tamn, T@%. HOPS—1898 crop, 15@17%ec per lb; 1899 crop, 13c bid with no takers. General Merchandise. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7@7%c; Wool Bags, 26@25c; Fruit Bags, 5%c, Sic and 6e for the three grades of white and 7@7%c for bleached jute. 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, §9 in bulk and $10 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $12; Cannel, 38 per fon; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, $7 60; Coke, $12 per ton In bulk and $14 in_sacks. Harrison's circular says: “During the week there have been the following coal deliverie Three from Oregon, 1350 tons; three from Wash- one_from’ British Columbia, one from Australia, 2504 tons; total, The amount at hand this week is umption 4050 tons; 13,328 tons. less than one-half of our actual co and about one-third of the quantity the week previous. There Is no shrinkage of the coal production of our northern collieries, the difficulty lies in securing carriers, and may prove a very serfous barrier against our secur- ing a fuel sufficlency this winter, unles some steam colliers come to our rescue in Sep- tember or October. Some vards usually carry a stock of 7000 to 10,000 tons this month and next to provide the trade with their require- ments; at present they have not 10 per cent of this amount, besides being largely in arrears | of their contracted deliveries. We cannot ex- pect any relief from foreign sources, when it is known that there are only thirteen cargoes that can possibly arrive here prior to Novem- ber next, aggregating about 33,000 tons, less than nine days' actual coal consumption.” LINSEED OIL—Is higher at 52" per gallon for raw and 5c for boiled. in barrels. RICE—China mixed, §3 70@3 75; China No. $150@4 90; extra do, $5@5 35: Hawailan, $5@ 5 Japan, $4 1212@4 Louisiana, $5@$. SAR—The Western Sugar Refining Com- terms net cash, in 100-1b bag: hed and Fine Crushed, 5% dered, 5ic; Candy Granulated, Stci Dry ulated, sc; Confectioners’ A, §c; California A, ; Magnolia A, 4%c; Extra’C, d%ec; Golden 43 rrels, I-i6c_more; halt barrels, %c mor boxeés, ¢ more; 50-1b bags, %c more. No or- der taken for less than 75 barrels or its equiva- lent. Dominoes, half barrels, %c; boxes, 6 per 1b. s pany quotes Cubes, A cr San Francisco Meat Market. Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers: @sc per 1b for Steers and 6%@7c for VEAL—T@10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, pound T12@8c; Ewes, 7@T%c per LAMB—Spring, sumsc; T Ib. PORK—Llve Hogs, t%@5%c for small, 6c for medium and 5%@>%¢ for large; stock hogs and Feeders, blc; dressed Hogs, 1@8%c. Receipts of Produce. TFOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 2. Flour, qr sks.... 2,142 Hay, tons 718 Wheat, . S Btraw, tons. 50 Barle; V' bales Oats, No. RYE, CtIS,soussoses .’ bdls Butter, ctls.. 105 Wine, gals...... “heese, CtlS....... 196 Leather, roll: Potatoes, sks . doz. Onlons, sks . 100|Quicksilver, flsks Sugar, s 3,000/ Raisins, bxs...... WASHINGTON. 4,112| Bran, sks......... Family Retail Market. Y Butter and Eggs are dearer this week. The market is well supplied with Fish and Poultry Meats show no change. Fruits and Vegetables show little change, though prices for the former are rather strong- er than last week, owing to light supplies, The following is The Call's regular weekly price list: Coal, per ton— Cannel ......$—@10 00|Castle Gate...§9 00@— Wellingion @10 00| Southneia New Weiling- Wellington —@ 9 50 ton ........ —@10 00 Coos Bay. 700 Seattle ....... 8 0@—| Dairy Produce, ete— Bytter, fancy, per |Common_Eges. . Square 55 Ranch Eggs Do, per ‘roll....50G—| dozen . g Do, good .......4@—|Honey Comb, per Lard Cheese, Cal —@15| pound . 1215 Cheese, Ea Do, extracted. ,_f&z Cheese, Meats, per lb— Bacon .. 12@17 Pork, fresh........15 Rect cholset L 100E0 | Pork. g CBER Do, good ........10Q Pork Chops. .,.13§|s Corned Beet @10|Round Steak......10@12 Ham, Cal ........—@15 Sirloin Steak.. . l5g—. | Do, Eastern...1i%@- | Porterhouse, do. 2025 | Lard 2an $moked Beer. ;29 ufton st 5| Pork Sausages. 12 Lamb .. 2@15' Veal . e .,.i%@». Poultry and Game— Hens, each .......60@75 Turkeys, Young Roosters, Ducks, “eavn . each. ... --50@65 Geese.' each...§1 Old Roosters, { Pigeons, pair 15 each Bflillabb!lfi. pair . Fryers, ~=@30 | Hare, each 15020 Broilers, each ...33G40|Doves, pr doz.....Th@sl Fruits and Nuts— Almonds, 1b @20 Pears. per Ib...... 4@ 5 Apples . 4@ 6 Peacties, pey ) 5 Bananas, doz ... 20425 Pluma. pir 1o 3 Blackberries, per 20/ Ralsine. b, - 58 | rawer .......... 30 Nectarines, pe @ Cantiloupes, ea.. aglfi;k- spberries 'erp:;' s Nutmeg Melons.. 5@10| drawer ..........2%5@3 Figs, per 1b .....0 53 6 Strawberries, per Grapes, per lb.... 4@ 6. drawer . Huckleberries, 1b. 8@10, Walnuts, 1b.. ... mons, doz_......15@20 | Watermélons, ea. imes, per doz...10@12! Vegetables— Artichokes, doz. Beets, doz Beans, white, Ib 25@50, Lentils, In.. B Lettuce, doz. a 4@ 5 Onions," 1b.... Colored. " Ib...... 4w 5 Peppers, green, Lima, Ib....... ] 6@—| Potatoes, LCabbage, each ... S Cauliflowers, each 5@10| Parsnips, Celery, bunéh..... 5g— Cucumbers, per . 20 doz.. .. Lo — Radishes, dz behslo@i2 (Sage, doz behs...% \dozen ---10@— | String Beans, ib. t Cress, d hs.2)a3 | Summer Squash, Egs Plant, per 1b 6@ 8| per Ib.. 3 Green Corn, per Thyme, b, dozen .. --.-10@30 Turnips, doz......10@15 S4@5 Green OKra, pr Ib 5@ § T = Green Peas, 1b..2ugz T Fish, per 1b— Point Arena....|Point Arena...... Aug. { Umatilla ........ Victoria & Puget Sound|Aug. Titania . | {Aug. Coos Bay.......[Newport |Aug. North Fork. Humboldt..... Mackinaw .....|Tacoma. ‘Wellington ... Departure Bay..... Curacao Mexico. Weeott . .|Humboldt Brunswick Oregon Ports... —————————— THE STOCK MARKET. & VT 5. & * Yesterday was a dull day in stocks, as the military parade monopolized public attention. The Bond Exchange held an afternoon call, but there were no changes worthy of note The mining stock boards also made a very poor exhibit in the matter of business. The telegram from the pump said: ‘‘At 6:30 this morning the water was 31 feet & inches below the 1950 level station. No. 1 elevator has been working continuously. The Comstock Pumping Association has ap- proved the revised contract for electrical power with the Truckee River Company. The special committee reported in favor of th contract except Mr. Ross, who handed in his resignation as superintendent ‘of the Pumping Association. It was accepted and Joseph R. Ryan was elected his successor. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, August 2—2 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask Einae |Equit 6 L co. 3% 113 s quar coup..li2 — |Mutual El Co. 16% 163 iS quar reg...— — [OGL&H.... 4 4 45 new quar... — 131% Pac Gas Imp — 6i% 6s quar coup..l08 109 |Pac L Co. Miscellaneous— SFG & % Cal-st Cab 5s. — — |San I‘Yn“‘ 4 C C Wat 8s... — 110% Stockton Gas Ed L & P 6 4135 Insurance— ¥ & Cl Ry 117 |Firem's Fund.225 — Geary-st K 5s. — 3 | Bank Stocks— H C & S 5%s..107% — |Anglo-Cal .... 63 3 L A Ry 5s....106%107% | Bank of Cal...276 23) L ALCoé6s.9 — [CalSD&T.. 97% Do gntd 6s.. 99 — |First National.230 2. Do gntd fe.. — 100 |Lon P & A....129% Market-st 6s...126% — [Mer Exchange — Do 1st M 5. — 118 [Nev Nat Bk...183% — C NG Ry 7s.110 — | Savings Banks— N Rof Cal 6s. — 115 |Ger § & L..16:0 — N R of Cal 5s.114 — [Hum S & L1050 1180 N P CR K 65.105% — |Mut Sav Bk. 373 — NPCRRS5s106 107 [5F Sav U...500 — N Cal R R 6s.111 — [Sav & L So. — 234 0 G L & H s.111 Oak Transt 6s.111 112% Om C Ry 6s..121 P & Cl Ry 65.105 — c Sav BK. Unign T Co.1400 1440 Street Railroads— California ....117 120 = | Pk & O Ry 65.115 — [Geary . Powell-st R 6s — 125 |Market Sac El G&RSs — — |Oak S S I° & N P 55.113% — S F & S JVis.lls 116 IS R of Cal 6s108% — |California . 165 | S P of A 6s...1113% — |E Dynamite. pa |'S P C 68(1905).112 " 112% |Giant Con Co. 73% 74 | 8 P C 68(1306). — 11415 Vigorit .. o 2% 3% | 8 P C 6s(1912).118 1227 | Sugar— |8 P C1s cg 551021 — |Hana P Co. S P Br6s......1%5% — |Haw C& S § 'V Wat 6s..01161 — |Hutch S P S V Wat 4s...104%104% Kilatea S _C 0 |Makawelf S C. 50 |Onomea S Co. 39 39y |Paauhau S ¢ 76% Miscellaneous— —"|Al Pac Assn..117 118 V Wis(3dm)101% — Stktn Gas 6s..104 107 ._Water Stocks— Contra Costa.. 76 Marin County. 50 Spring Valley. — 102 (Mer Ex Assn.. — 100 Gas and Electric— |Oceanic § Co. §3% 91 Capital Gas... — — |Pac A F A.... 1% — Cent G Co.....— — [Pac C Bor Co. — 13 Cent L & F.. Fereli 7 Par Paint Co. Afternoon Session. Board— 10 Market Street Railway. 15 Paauhau S P Co... 25 Paauhau S P Co, b 3)... $4000 S V 4s (24 Mortgage) | | 7S V Water........ SHIE W Water: oI Street— 10 Contra Costa Water........ 76 25 $8000 Oaklana Transit Co 6s.. 112 00 SAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EXCHANGE | BOARD. | Afternoon Session. Board— | 100 Equitable Gas... 400 30 Giant Powder. 4 00 50 Mutual Elec Co. 5 6215 50 Makawell Sugar 50 Makawell Sugar 50 1215 30 S F Gas & Electric.... E 63 50 1 received | MINING STOCKS. | | Following were the sales in the San. Fran- | clsco Stock Board yesterday: | Morning Session. { 300 Belcher ........ 38| 100 Gould & Curry. 37 200 Best & Belcher 59 100 Justice . 3 -100 Bullion ... [ h Mexican 43 100 Chollar . 31 Potosi 3 200 Crown P 23 0 Savage ......... 13 100 Gould & Curry. 36| 1% Union Con. 22 Afternoon Session. | 250 Alpha 05! 100 Con Cal & Va..175 500 Con Trdperial... 02 | 3 150 Sierra Nevada. 70 | 209 Best & Bel 200 Yellow Jacket.. 30 100 Challenge TP T R S A T TR Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by 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 Point; the height of tide Is the same at both place: ATURDAY, AUGUST 26. Sun rises Sun sets Moon rises. o Tlme; |Tlmei | Ttme| | Time| 2] e | e [T :13) 19 | 53 the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. Tha second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tids and the last or right hand column gives ths last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes oceur. The heights given are ‘additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (=) precedes the height. and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. S. chants' Exchange, San Frantisco, August 25, 1599, The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day— i, e.. at noon of the 120th meridian, or at § o'clock p. m. Greenwich time. C. G. CALKINS, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. N.. in charge. N., Mer- Cal., - Steamer Movements. { S ———————— TO ARRIVE. Steamer. | From. | Due. Fulton ..........|Portland......ccccesee... JAUE. Willamette Seattle.. ‘|Aug.2 Aloha ...........|Point Arena .lAug. National ¢ Grays Harbor. Aug. Robt. Adamson Nanaimo... Crescent City...|Crescent City. Corona ......-..-/San Diego. Columbia. .|Portland. Coquille River..|Grays Harbor.... Luella .. -|THllamook . Mineola -INanaimo... Pomona Humboldt Bay...........|Aug. Progreso ........|Seattle. Bonita -.... ewport. ) 2 Acapulco >anama Queen ..........|Victorla Arcata “ICaos Bay Washtenaw .... Tacoma Point Arena.... Point Arena Acapulco .|Panama....... Bertha .. -|St. Michael “IChina and Japan. |San Diego... .|Portland Nippon_Maru Santa Rosa State of Cal TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. | Sails. Pier. Arcata .....|Coos Eay......[Aug.26, 13 m|Pler 13 Albion ......|Cape Nome...|Aug. 26, 10 am|Pier 3 Etate Calif. Portland...... Aug.26, 10 am Pler 24 Santa Rosa S=n Diego.....|Aug. 26, 11 am Pier 11 Aloha . |Point Arena. .26, 3 pm|Pier 2 Pomona ... Humboldt. . 2pmiPler 9 Coos Bay... Newport... \28, 9 am|Pier 11 Pt. Arena..|Point Arena. 133 2 pm|Pier 2 Peru Panama.......|Auz. 25, 12 m|PMSS Weeott <. | Humboldt. "2} Aug. 2, 2 pm Pler 13 Portland ...|Alaska...... .29, 2 pm|Pier 34 North Fork. [Humboldt. 4 am|Pler 3 Brunswick .|Oregon Ports. 10 am|Pier 2) Umatilia ...|Vic & Pgt Sd./Aug. 25, 10 amiPier 9§ Corona San Diego.....|Aug. 30, 11 amPier 11 Coquille Rv|Gravs Harbor|Aug. 30, i 0 am|Pier 24 “olumbla ../Portland......|Auk. 31 1 Dorlc ../China& JapaniSep. 1pm PMSS Bonita .....|INewport [Sep. 1. 9 am!Pier 11 B %a;l;rpacuda. G Shad ....... i e 0@12 | Sea Bass . Codfish . 15| Smelts ... Flounders 12, Soles ... J2@ls Halibut .. | Skates, ‘each ....104 Kingfish . 12 Tomeod 1215 Mackerel 20/ Clams, gal 06— Do Horse .. Do, hardshell, 100.40a50 Perch ... Crabs, each.......0@15 Pompano Do softshell, doz. 35 Rockfish . i Musels, qt.........10@12 Salmon, smoked..20@— Oysters, Cal, 100..40@30 Spimon. fresh.... 12415 Do, Keitern, doz.25G40 Shrimps .......... S@10 Continued on Page Fifteen.