The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1899, Page 19

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1899, 19 TINANGIAL EW/ SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. I"heat futures declined. i strong position and well held. Rye quiet. Feedstuffs continue dull and weak. Other descriptions unchanged. Peas in light supply and higher. \ledium Potatoes higher. Corn ang fay anc ed Beans du ri St tal Game I Apples as Nothang ne eat market or and Exchange advanced. clearings gain, as usual. Barley stagnant. and lower. Onions ad s in larger supply and lower. Three cars of Easterm Powltry Dressed Turkeys scarce g > and higher. and much more plentiful. ! Oranges unchanged. Fruits and Nuts weak and dull. in Pro: Hides and Wool act Grapes higher. e and firm. as previously quoted. Hops neglected. reased movement in Quicksilver Charters. tank Clearings. cagles, f Fres uary wit 1o b To date been shipped out. This 38 within Tes, During the month re were pped from Fresno a hore were 719 oars shipp 4 cnrs over the November shipment of 1598 £ O axgregate shipm curs dally rod that not the packers’ hands Weaiher Report. 020 Merd: BAN FRANCIS( )’ 1L * with ¢ wson and rainfall in last tw Last h om 0.0 Low Angel 0. 0.00 L e s data: Maximum tempe WEATHER An ares of high pressure overlies Nevada and f moderate energy has ashington. e for th h. A storm as yet nd Off the coust us are favors of the coast iitions are favorable -t Canby, 3 a, ¥ from the fornin—Cloudy north portion: Nevada—Cloudy Sunday. Tah—Fair Funday Arizona—Fair Sunday. Hun Francisco and vieinity—Cloudy Sunday: irobably ight rain; northetly changl soutlieasterly winds. G. McADIB, ALEXANDER Mobile & Ohlo......... Missouri Kunsas & Texas s Missourl Kunsas & Texas prefd. New Jersey Central w York Central orfolk & Western. Norfolk & Western prefd. Northern Pacific...... Northern Pacific prefd Ontarlo & Western. Oregon Rallway & Oregon Rallway & a7 132 (3 Rio Grande Western pre St Louis Southwestern..... St Louis Southwestern prefd Paul. Southern Paicf Southern Railv. outhern Rallway prefd. Texas & Pacific. Unlon Pocific... Union Pacific prefd. Wabash ...... Wabash prefd Wheeling & L : Wheeling & L E prefd Wisconsin Central . Bxpress Comparies— Ada Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous: American Cotton Ofl ican Cotton Ofl p Malting ... Malting pre EASTERN MARKETS ark Bmpire loads merchandise for Ade- bie mercha: New York Stock Market. ay’s short session | change was an art to the o ne of the industrial stocks. ned liquidation manifest in § e market from the opening and last week wers the same wee irough the industrial 1 500 shares ran the price down from 146 to 144 mpared with 147% last s of | The stock fell statement and the covering mov bears which followed the publicat together with The heavy offering out by this advance again d the whole mar ng the same i K n rallled the Baske at $3L1.082 s throughout Sugar was at 139%, | cco kept the leader close company, It sold at 103, and on t sale at 104, a net loss of 5i. | ks were relatively The extreme nly a few of them. the industrials. rs had com- appearance of the & became rather owing 1o the The general after the staten 1 condition of the banks bas been a wholesale % has been palpeble in the n of loans all the few banks have offset the the latter down and $4, s, o e surplus reserve cai % was skeptically n computation "nt the market full force again n given over to liquidation results in the stat ssurer Bills H. Roberts re- f ney N e belte? in difficulties t losses in the nt ranged up to 5 points in soms were from a of weakness in the indus but several incid a poor market for them and the fron plpe combination in the so- malign effects of inations In forming a practical in advancing convietion that the coming ential campalgn will bring clamor against which have some of the overative in many in the iron and received a check for the first time since the Growers' Assoclation to call firse which had any of the | Iron Silver of the raisin « gone forward highly satis- | thi ho controlled the | limited supply of loanable funds showed equal nation against industrial stocks in ma of this eeason’s crop. ins are n's brand having been York has suffered fro 1 demand. The Sub- ds upon the cask the relief hy s has been gradually running ed altogether. jovernment bonds In the open market higher figure than are moving freely the Government Government project for refund- prompts the owners of Government bonds to hold them, while the ex- ing the national debt ie Clearing-house banks is partly ilusory, half the memb: were down to the legal the association = Federal Steel t week. Even | peq Steel prefd tle more room to turn around as the Provision must rest and dividend raisins; October, . a decrease wember, J§5, the shipments aggre of the week th | in the official unt rate of the France from 3 t thirteen years. The drastic 1 of note issues by the preparations 4 a determination to ! W Enxland’s efforts to at- | funds to that co The London money marl he of this y t year above named t this year showed an undays excluded. a car « ] I feeling not only st gold from but the needs of the un. in trade that es change South Af a drain on the money market instead belne the nrincipal soure of London's need end of the year y the Transvaal Pactfic Time.) 9, 185 p. m. the seasonal we of remains to e it Is appeased any relaxation in the ew York money rate would certainly lead to withdrawals of gold to lend in Lon. Speculators have, hopes of easier money for the present and have nty-four hours: market has moved #ith stocks and & smaller volume of dealings and over 4 narrower range of Drices. United States new 4 vanced % ar In_symnathy and i's ad- the T's 1 in the M price. NEW YORE: STOCK LIST. easmsmuaien esapeake & Ohin Chicago Great Western Chicago Burlington & Quincy. Chicago Ind & Louls. Chicago Ind & Louls Chicago & Eastern Nlinois. icago & Northwestern. Chicago Rock Island & Pactfic. C € C& St Louis. Colornda Southern Colorndo Southern 1st prefd. Colorado Southern 24 prefd. Delaware & Hudson.... | return | sman. development Sunday on the coast north of Cape mperature has fallen slowly over the for frost thern and Central California. uit growers have been warned of the W low temperatures Sunday morning v that the temperatupe will be ufficient duration to seriously pre Great Northern Hocking Coal. Hocking Valles Ilionis Centra Towa Central.. Towa Central »: Kansar City Pittshus Lake Erie & Western......... Lake Erie & Western prefd. Lake Shore....... Lousville & Nashvi 16t made at BSun Iranc ndirg midnight, December 10, 1569: light northerly heasterly winds litornia~Falr Sunday; rost in the morning: lght melting & Ring. prefd. Steel & Wire.. e Continen Federal tal Toba al Tobacco prefd. teel .. teel prefd lectric International Paper pi Laclede Gas ........ N nal Biscult . ational Biscult prefd ational Lead .. tional Lead prefd. National Steel tional Steel prefd s9 w York Alr Brake . RT3 North American . - 145 Pacific Pressed Steel Car prefd Pullman Palace Car . Standard Rope & Twine. Sugar g S 200 Sugar prefd . 4425 Tennessee Coal & Iron 10,2% United Stataes Leather.... 5.0 United States Leather prefd United States Rubber United States Rubber p Western Union ..... Republic Iron & Ste Republic Tron & Steel pre P C C & St Louls....... Shares sold CLOSING BONDS. 02 MK & T 24 Do ds. U S 25 reg.. Do 3s reg. Do 3s coup 109% N Y Cent lsts Do new 4s reg....1831; N J Cent gen Do new 4s coup..1333 N Carclina 6s. Do old 4s reg....113% Do 4 Do old 4s coup..1l4 No Pac I Do bs reg n: Do 3s. Do 5s coup......112 | Do 4s.. Dis of Col 3.6 US N Y C & St L 4s. Ala class A....... 110 N & W con 4s.. Do class ¥ 11 Do gen 6s Do class C. 101 |Oregon Nav is Do Currenc: Atch %en ds. 100 | Do 4s. 4 lOr Short L s, Do adj d4s S1 | Do con 5u. Canada So 2ds.....106% Reading Gen Ches & Ohlo #4as.. %% R G W Ilsts. Do 3s.. o116k St L & T M C &> M3 StL&S Do 8 F Deb &s. St Paul Con T8 Chic Term 4s tPC&P Colo & So 4= Do bs.. D& R G lsts outhern Do ds.. ETV& Erie Gen 4s FW&DI( Gen Elec 5s. G H&SA Do 2ds............106 H & T Cent Ss....1123 Do 10 Towa 112% Wis Cent Ist: KCP& 70 Va Centuries.. La new con 4s.....108 | Do Deferred. L &N Uni 4s.. MINI STOCKS. Chollar 5. Ontario Crown Point . 5 Ophir Con Cal & Va. Plymouth Deadwood Quicksilver . Gould & Curry Quicksilver pre Hale & Norcross Slerra Nevada Homestake ) Standard nion Con Mexican Yellow Jack BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. wucnern Ry 3e.... Stand R & T 6s.... Tenn new set 3s Money-= Union Land . 2y Call loans . %@T West Bl prefd..... 64 Time loans @8 Dominion Coal ... 47 Stocks-— Dom Coal pretd...18 ATG&S 1% Bonds~ AT & S F prefd.. # | Atchison 4s Loy | Am Sugar ........187% Mining Shares Am Sugar prefd...11Th% Adventure .. Allouez Min Co. Boston & Montan; Boston Elevated.. 100 Butte & Boston. Hoston & Maine. 203 Calumet & Hecla 130% Centennial -208 | Frankiin 29% Humboldt Osceola General Electric Gen Elec_prefd ™ [ Quincy 4 14/ Santa Fe Copper. 6 Wi (Tamarack o b0t b 24 Winona . 41 (Wolvorines . 45% Utah Mining . Mexican Centra Ola Colony 4 Dominion . Rubber Union Pacific SRR e sl C IR, Associated Banks’ Statement. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The Financler says: | The statement of the New York Assoclated janks ending December 9 proved a surprise in he moderate amount of cash losses for the week. It had been figured that as a result of | the operations with the sub-treasury and the | interfor at least $6,000,000 had been taken from the reserve and that surplus holdings would show a heavy decline. Yet the total decrease in excess reserve as revealed by the figures was | only 31, in The actual loss in cash hold- rt to' one institution. Loans fell Off $6%5,00 and depusits nearly $4.000,000, the de- crease in the latter bringing the reserve re- quirements down about $1.000,000. It will be seen that the statement was affected entirely | by the loss of cash from the banks. Whether | I condition of affairs at the close of | the week fs portrayed by this exhibit is doubt- | ful. The course of the money market from | now until after the opening of the new vear | Closing | promises to be erratic, as preparations for divi- | | dend disbursements usually create more or less confusion. Fut while there was a heavy outgo | of money to the South last week, following a the act late demand, it is worth noting that exchange important interlor points is rising steadily. This I usually the case at this season, but the | fow of funds this way is as yet very | A maintained high rate for money, | however, must serve as an incentlve to attract | | whatever floating capital there may be lying | at different points, while at the same timea it guards against the long of specle to Europe. a'| robabl contingency that has not been as imp; within the last few weeks as The present demand for money, it is nmfio:: to say, | B “unprecedented. Within three montha, Trensury statistics show. over $4,000.000 have been added to general circulation, with no ef- f fect on ruling rates of Interest. London Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The Commerclal Ad- vertiser's London. financial cablegram says: The markets were idle and weak all around to- day. Fears of tight money were supplemented by anxiety over General Methuen's Dosition. Paris sold Kaffirs freely, as well as Interna- | tional. Consols went to 103%. American opened | {a shade over parity, bul eased off jater. | There was little business doing. The weaknes he Industrials is regard here as ater. The close was Gl “wih Drton Pac fic shares notabls Denver erred na" Toutaville heavy. " Spanish fours’ seld s 66%. Discounts -m. Unlon Pacific’ preferred, 7; Northern Pacific preferred, Th4; Atchison, 22%. Bar silver, stady, 27id per ounce. Money, Anacondas, 8% and Rio Tintos a bought £679,000 of French gold and sent out £20,000 to Malta. Northern Wheat Market. PORTLAND, Dec. 51Gi2c; Valley, 51@52; Blue Stem, S3c. fReanizmie T ST el Wheat. both for Queenstown. i N WASHINGTON, —Wheat—Club, 60%c; Blue —_—— LOCAL MARKETS. —Wheat—Walla Walla, | 3-crown, 64c; prices are f. o. in_California. NUTS—Chestnuts, for standarcs and 9Gloc for softshell: Al- paper-shell, 3G10c for soft hell; Peanuts, $%@6Xc for Eastern and 5¢ for California; Brazil Nuts, TiGic; Filberts, U%Gllc: Pecans, 10@llc; 113%4@12¢ for bright and 10 ; Water white extracted, @Sc; light amber extracted, 6X@7c; dark, %o per 1b. BEESWAX—24@2¢ per Ib. Provisions. CURED MEATS — Bacon, 9%e per Ib for | heavy, 9%e for lght medium, 10%c for light, 12%c for extra light and 1lc for sugar-cured: 13 | Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 12e; California Hams, nominal; Mess Beef, $12 per bbl, extra Farm.iiy, $14; extra Prime Pork, 314 50; extra clear, 317 50; Mess, $16 60; Smoked Beet, @14k per b, ARD — Tlerces quoted at 6%c per Ib for compound and 7 for pure; half-barrels, pure, Tie: 10-1b tins, Se: 5-1b tins, $%e. COTTOLENE—Tlerces, T%@7The per 19, Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. New York Grain and Produce. monds, 11%:@12¢c and 4@Sc for NEW YORK, 9428 barrels; exports, FLOUR—Recelpts, 505, barrels; dull but HONEY ot | 11c for Itght ambe: straits, $3 35@3 45; winter extras, §2 60@3; win- ter low grades, $2 25G2 40; Minnesota patents, $3 80@4: Minnesota packers, $2 50§3 10. WHEAT—Receipts, $5,600 bushels pot—Steady: No. 2 red, Take No. 1 Northern Duluth, 79ige rrive in: No. 2 red, 72%c f. 0. opened firm at 34¢ advance a bullish Michigan report Later the rise In the last half hour Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, Sterling Exchange, | 73,650 bushels. cBE 0 b afloat: - 3% | £ 0. b. afloat to on favorable cables, % | and moderate forelx was lost under realizing. the market was quiet, closing steady at un- March, TG i6kc, closed To%e; 1-16@75 7-16¢, closed To%e; July closed ptember closed 76l3c; December closed HIDES—Firm; Galveston, 20 to 2 pounds, 10ic; Texas dry, 24 to 30 pounds, 14%e; Califor- ! nia, 21 to 25 pounds, 21ize. WOOL—Domestic fleece, 21@2c; Texas, U@ 1 New York Exchange, telegra Fine Silver, per ounce Mexican Dollars . Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT—Futures declined again. Spot prices ‘were unchanged. News from Eastern and foreign markets was on Saturday. Il markets strong, dull, as operators were waiting for the Gov- ernment repcrt. Continental cables were high- er and firm. The condition of the Michigan crop was given at S0 per cent. Spot Wheat — Shipping, CALL BOARD SALES. o'clock—No sales 10,000 ctls, $1 6 %) 414 | Change Peunsvivania ... 138 Reading . .19y ! Reading 1st pref, . R Reading 2d prefd. LN Rio Grande Weste; . 43 Chicago re- COFFEE—Options closed steady, net un- though trade was changed to five points advance. Total sales, St Louls & San Fran... : t Louls & San Fran 1st prefd...... 71 St Louis & San Fran 2d prefd . Stg March, $ 10; April, $6 15; September $6 35. Hides are active and firm at the recent Hops continue neglected. The demand for Wool continues brisk at firm prices. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell sbout lc under quotations. Heavy salted steers, 163%@11c; _ light, 10§10%c; Stags, Ti4¢: Salted Kip, . 11c; Dry Hides, sound, 15@1Sc; culls brands. 15c; Dry Kip and Sheepekins, yearlings, 20G35c each; short Wool, 35@60c each; medium, 70@%c; Vool, $1@125 each; Horse Hides, salt, or large and $i for small; Coits, 50c. No. 1 rendered, bc per 1b; No. 2, refined, 6itc; grease, 2iec. Fall clip, San Joaquin plains, 8@10c; South- ern, 8@l0c: Middle County, 11@13c. and Mendocino, 16f17c; Eastern Oregon, 12415 Valley Oregon, free, 11@14c; Northern Mountain, defective, 160G 'HOPS—6@% per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. All descriptions remain as previously quoted. @7%c per Ib for Steers and 6%@Tc VEAL—$@10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, LAMB—$@Sic_pes Spot coffee—Ri 7 jobbing, THe. SUGAR—Raw, steady fair refining, 3 13-16c; Informal Session Second Seasion—M; Regular Morning Session—December, 2000 ctls, $110%: 2000, $1 10; 14,000, §1 05%; 4000, $1 05 December—2000, 2000, $1 09%: May— Q: 2000, $1 05%:; 26,000, . BARLEY—Stagnation still distinguishes this market and quotations show no change. 0. 1 and 60@75c for off grades; Brewing and shipping grades, §5G%c; Cheva- lier, nominal CALL BOARD SALES. 15 o’clock—No sales. -16c; powdered, § - 5 3-16c; cubes, 5 6-16c. ke 2304 packages, Western creamery, 23@2ic: June creamery, 23 Size: factory, 15@20e. —Receipts, 2900 packages, steady. West- ern ungraded at mark, 16@21%c. CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS. Dried fruits were dull Feed, 80c for Informal Session Second Session- Regular Morning Session—No sales. OATS—The market, as_all conditions ai The crop in Oregon and Wash- ington is reported from 25 to % per cent short, | and shipments from those sources to San Fran- being only about Hence local dealers are % ’Red. n"gz‘mm; Gray, lack, 9T4c@$1 072, _Eastern White is quoted at $1G1 05 All other kinds are nominal. RYE_31@1 [EAT—Quoted at $190G2 15 per ctl, Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California family extras, $3 60G3 75, usual terms: bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon and Washington, $340@350 per bbl for extra, 40 for bakers' and §2 25G3 for superfine. TUFFS—Prices In sacks are as fol- usual discount to_the trad: Flour, $3 2 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, §275; Rye Meal, $250; Rlce Flour, $7; Cornmeal, $2 50; Oat Groats, $450: Hominy, wheat Flour, EW YORK, Dec. y at_yesterday's decline. ATED APPLES—Common, 7c; cholee, TH@sc: fancy, 8% ES—31:GS%c per pound, as to size and ICOTS — Roval, PEACHES—Peeled, 20@22c; unpeeled, T14@10c. in its favor. | Chicago Grain Market. CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—The wheat market was steady at the opening, with the Initial figures unchanged from yesterday at T0%@ bles were steady and receipts light, but this support failed in the face of free sell- ing against weekly calls and some profit tak- The Argentine news was confusing by | reason of the conflict In the reports, & private | the weather unsettled, while Liverpool asserted that climatic conditions were favorable and that the Argentines would have 75,000,600 bushels exportable surplus. | more’ credence was given the English advices, May ranged from 69%@ Steel & Wire prefd. 8 Tin Plate .. .5 Tin Plate prefd. o 7 American acco ... 104 ican Tobacco prefd. 41 Mining Co. 40 Erooklyn Rapid Transit. 1% | Colorado Fuel & Tron. $4G4 25: Cracked Farina, $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, $3 & Pearl Barley, $; Split Peas, %6 50 per 100 Ibs. Hay and Feedstuffs. in Hay and the different Feed- is said that grass was never so fine at this time of the year, and this of course affects Feeds of all descriptions. BRAN—$13@15 per ton. MIDDLINGS—$17G 18 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS—Rolled Barley, lcake Meal at the mill, $26427; job- $27 50@28; Cocoanut Cake, meal, $22 5024 50; Cracked Corn, $24525: Mixed Feed, $16 50G17; Cottonsced Mea HAY—Wheat, §7 5G9 for common to | 3950 for choice: Wheat and O 7 6 60@S; Barley, %6 0; Alfalfa, $@$ per ton; Compressed $7@10 per ton. STRAW—%@5lc per ba Beans and Seeds. Red Beans are offering at lower prices with- out finding buyers. The other descriptions are firm and unchanged. Dried Péas are in small supply and higher. BEANS—Bayos, $3 %3 50; x : large White, $2 40G2 $3 2543 5;_Blackeye, $4 50@4 ; Lima, $4 90G5; Pea, $3G3 rown Mustard, 3G3%c: Yellow Mus- tard, 4@4%4c; Flax, §212%; Canary, 3%c for California and’ 4c sacks, 3 %7 Gate, $11 25; Green Peas, e, closing Yc down af Primary receipts for the week showed a fall- | Ing off of about 2,000,000 bushels compared with the previous week and about 6,000,000 busheis nding week last' year. To- the market felt some uneasiness situation in New York. { business was due largely to the ive statistics and partly to the | under the corresp | ward the clo The weakness stuffs continue: C, d%e; barrels, Corn was steady but | a shade under yest Ouats held their own in spite of the dullness, | but trade was quiet and the range was very May closed a shade down at 24@2A%c. Provisions opened firm, and though the mar- | ket met considerable commission house liquida- | tion continued steady throughout. over yesterday, and May ribs 2 The lesding futures ranged as follow day nt 32%@33c. $20421; Corn- b Melbourne per Carondelet Receipts of Produce. FOR SATURDAY. DEC. 8. 990, Eggs, dozen. May lard 2igc better Flour, qr sk 148/ Mjdditngs, Corn No. 2— 201 Bran, sks. Chicory, bbls...... ~ 5 Beans, sks. + 1,100! Wool, ‘bag: 121{Straw, tons FF all White, 52 90 . “Pinks, $2 60g2 7a; | Leather, roli | Mess Pork, per bbl— - rra am Se | Wheat, cti Lard, per 10 Ibs— a8 &8 28 H=§ 28 33 W W for Eastern: Alfalfa, 79 | Flour, qr sks. Short Ribs, per 1 8s oo 1] L3 o oo e c. iiED PrAS Nites, 51 2001 ; Green, $1 7 | @2 25 per ctl. Potatoes, Onion_s and Vegetables. The finer kinds of Potatoes are unchanged, but the lower grades are higher. also advanced. Stocks of Los Angeles Vegetables are con- siderably larger and prices are dower in con- Cash quotations were as foll atents, §3 40G3 50; stralts, $36 ; clear, §2 9043 10; spring speclals, $3 80; pat- . $270@4; bakers', §1 | steady: winter $2 203 50; straf Onions have Timothy Seed, $2 40@2 45; r bbl, 38 4049 $5; Lard, per 100 1bs, | Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed, 5% distillers’ finished goods, per Sugars, Cut Loaf, unchanged. POTATOES—Early Rose, 50G9%: 60@70c; Burban Salinas Bur. end at the r: Sweet Potatoes, ONIONS--Ti VEGETABLES—Green Peas, String Beans, 4@6c; C | gelea * Tomatoes, Angeles, lic, Dried Okra, 3Gdc; Green Peppers from Los Angeles, 4 Dried Peppers, $@10c; r sack; Los Angeles Summer Squat Marrowfut Squash, $20 per ton 10G1ic per Ib. Poultry and Game. At least three cars of Fastern are announced for to-morrow. Dressed Turkeys are considerably higher, be- ing very scarce. Game is in larger supply and Recelpts. Shipments, | for River and $1 1041 16 | c@$1 10 per ctli Oregons, bage, 140G Jc; Powder Improvement Sugar Plantat! 8¢ per share; San Jose Water Company, —_— ol X = per Ib: Garlic, On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady creameries, 1625 Cheese, steady, 11%@131sc. Foreign Futures. L LIVERPOOL. POULTRY—Live Turkeys, blers and 14@lsc for Hen: 16@22c; Geese, per pair, $1 75G2: Goslings, $1 $2 50@4 for_old a H@tse for Geb- Dressed 1\:x-kuyus U 8 Bonds— 4s quar coup.. — 45 quar reg.. 45 quar new s quar coup.. Miscellaneous— Cal-st Cab 3s..1 C C Wat Ts. d $4 Segs o0 for Young Roosters, $3 0 Frvers, §350@4; 18%110 |Pac Gas Imp i m‘;n'hfi <'and $363 50 for amall flers, or large an for small; e ?l per Jdozen for old and §1 5@ for Mallard, $3 5064 50. back, $4@4 50; Spring, $2@2 2%: Teal, $1 % Widgeon, $1 501 75; Ed L & P 68.130 Chicago Livestock Market. 9 — CATTLE — Generally | PoOr to me- | stockers, $3 50@4 50; mixed feeders, $4@4 60; good to cholce cows, 530; canners, $2G3; HMGT 35; fed Texas beeves, $470 2%: grass Texas steers, 33 50@4 %: HOGS—Markst_active, prcking and shipping: steady to shade higher | for light; good clearances. $2 95G4 1%%; good to cholce heavy, rough heavy. 33 8003 95; light, 33 %064 07%; bulk ZP—Eheep_and lambs steady. lambs, $4 4065 50; Western : Western lambs, . ecetpts—Cattle, 300; hogs, 25,000} sheep, 1500. | N w York Exports and Imports. NEW YORK, Dec. imall Duck, $1 2@ . Mcdigl per dozen: Hare, $1 50; Rab- @2; Gray Geese, $250G3 50; White, Honkers, $4 5065, 251 50; Brant, 1 7562 glish Snipe, $2 26@2 50 per dozen; Jack Snipe, Good to echolce, 35 606 Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Supplies of Butter are ample for all needs and Cheese is steady, with 5S¢ higher for heavy the market Is quiet. moderate stocks. Eggs are no lower, but they are dull. are large stocks of Eastern cold storage here. 2%c; seconds, Creamery—Fancy Creamery, Dairy—Fancy, 22c; good to choice, 20@2ic; il, 21G2%c; Arkin, 0@2Nc; creamery Eastern—17f1%c for ladle packed. CHEESE—Cholce mild new, 12%c; old, 11ke Eastern, 15%G1 EGGS—Quoted at 25@27%c for common and 30@3ic per dozen storage, 18@19c for firsts and 15¢ for seconds; fresh, 21G%3c per dozen. Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Grapes were in lighter supply and higher, un- der a better local and shipping demand. Oranges showed no change, being quiet and Lemons and Limes are un- wethers, $3 §5G4 7 g = ewod q.» . wA0H ng —The Imports of dry oody and merchandlse at the port of New York or this week were valued at $11,100,32, Exports of specle from this port to all coun- ries this Week agkresate $1,016,120 silver bars and coln and $64.539 gold. this week were $25,401 gold and $9,351 silver. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Dee. e 1ia@ife per I 2 BRRREDLE DL LD PRI 2 22300003 kR > Imports of specte Sep was §2,675,300, which was to be traced for | | the most << <un') The brokers' price for for copper $17@17 25, Foreign Markets. 27%4; French rentes, 100f 60c; wheat cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on i] advance 3d; No. 1 LIVERPOOL, Dec. %.—Wheat, firm; wheat in is, steady; flour In Paris, steady, Bt TONUplands, 4 9350, Stkton Gas 5. — Water_Stocks— Contra Costa.. 16 76% Mer Ex Ass: Marin County.. % Spring Valley. Gas and Electrio— Cent Gas Co... — Morning Session. in good supply. anged Apples stand the same. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples -850/ pEat r box. i e L P $5s. er. chest: Cape Cod Cranberrics, 908 y Cranberries, $1 50 per box. Persimmons, 254@5de per box. Grapes, i0c@$1 per box and crate. ‘Winter Pears, i0c@$2 per box. e B euings, 3101 50; Tnpincse Mands "SComelos. $1a2. Lemons. T jcan Limes, ; orn! mes, e inanas, $1 @3 ber bunch Pineappies, $1@2 50 per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins. All kinds continue quiet and more or less easy. Nuts are neglected and weak. Honey alone is firm. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, 4%c for W0-50's, 4@4%0 for 50-60's, 3%c for 60-10's, e for 70-80's, 2c for 80-80's and 2Xc for $0-100's. Apricots, 11G13c for Royals, 12%4@16c for Moor- parks and 12@Me for Blenheims; Peaches, 5@ S tor Standards, 6@6isc for cholce and Tc for Si5e per 10; Meo: r 1b; r Ib for red; Pears, urs, 1GTHe for Ditted and 1%o r_box for common, 1 1 50 for cholce; Lady Apples, sellers askin; standard California, 29s 5 Alaska Packers’ Assn.. 10 Bank of Califos 75 Contra_Costa 10 Equitable Gas. 25 Hana Plantation C 100 Hana Plantation Ce 25 Hana Plantation Co. 175 Hana Plantation C 100 Hawailan Coml & Sugar. 95 Hutchinson 8 P Co. 25 Oceanic S 8 Co. ¥ Gas & Electric Co. Gas & Electric Co. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 9. —WHEAT—Spot, firm; 1%4Gfs 2a; No.' 2, red Western, 58 8id; No. 2, Northern epring, s gmm—fipog American mixed, firm, 3s 8%4d; | futures, December, nominal: June, steady, 3& #14d; February. steady, 3s 64d. HOPS—At London, Pacific Coast, firm, £3 No. 1, Californi: Pins,. 81 50@1 75: 160 for common London Wool Sales. 200 Equitable Gas. 100 Equitable Ga: 100 Hutchinson Sy 100 Hana Plantation Co. 20 Honokaa Sugar Co.... 100 Onomea Sugar C LONDON, Dec. to-day 12,415 bal ~—At the wool auction sales were offered, Including a good selection of greasy Merinos. Amerie: | Fepresentatives competed apiritedly for the spe: but owing to strong 'y only secured a moderate proportion, the Fulkland Tai. Continental oppo- They also obtained | crossbreds and the ands and Punta Arenas wools offered per cent advance. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dec. §.—Clearings, $205,643; bal- ances, $59,218. A 1200 Dominton ;- | 1-10 Home pson’s, per Ib, : cholee, Tie; sta 3 1, s chotes, e sandard. e | Ge: 2-crown loose Muscatels, i4c; : Son e Lonion T -crown, 81 50 per ;' 3-crown, ‘ancy Clusters, §2; Dehesa, 32 50; Imperial, $3. All b. at common shipping polnts 0c: Walnuts, §@dc ‘eal, 17c: Dry Humboldt Northern = Mountain, € ewes, 6c per Ib. General Merchandise. BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 7@7%c: Wool Bags, 28@30c: Fruit Bags, 6c, 6%c and 6%c for the three grades of white and 7%c for bleached COAL—Wellington, $§ per ton: New Welling- ton, $§; Southfield Wellington, $§7 50; Seattle, §7; Bryant, $: Coos Bay, $5; Wallsend, $s; Scotch, Cumberland, §9'76 In bulk and $1125 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $13; Can- : Rock Springs and Castle oke, §13 per ton In bulk and $15 SUGAR-—The Western Sugar Refining Com- pany quotes, terms net cash, Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, ic; Pow- andy Granulated, be; Dry Granu- nfectioners’ A, 4%c; California A, 4440; Exira C, 4%c; Golden 16 ‘more; haif-barrels, e boxes, i more: 50-Ib bags, e imore. No order taken for le: Dominces, half-barrels, 5%c; boxes. 5%e ver Ib. CANNED SALMON—Shipment of 1000 cases If-barrels to Melbourne. than 75 barrels or fts 67 feet redwood, 5% feet door stock to 530 Cheese, ctls, SN ¢ ,952 ' Hides, No. . 611 90 Felts,' bals 188 sk nions, eks. Potatoes, sks THE STOCK MARKET. ] —— Securities were dull, even for Saturday, and | the only marked change was decline in . | Plantation from $9 to $5 %0. Oceanic was firm | granch Hydrographic Office, U The Mead Gold Mining Company has declared a quarterly divi; per annum, payable December 1i. The Boston and California Gold Mining and | Milling Company has declared a quarterly divi- | nd at the rate of 6 per cent per anoum, pay- le December 15. Dividends will be paid to-morrow as fol! Giant Consoll of 40 per cent m fornia Street Cable Company will pay a_dividend of 50c per share on the 1ith eles Oil and Transpo pany has declared a dividend of payable since December Coupon No. 3 of the Los Angeles Pacific Rall- way bonds will| be paid at the Crocker-Wool- | worth National Eank to-morrow. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. SATURDAY, Dec. 8—12 m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. tion Comi- a share, Cent L & P. Equit G L Co. 54§ % |Mutual Ei Co. 14 — (OGL&H. . 8 wuy |San Frane Stockton Gas.. 12 " Fifem's Fund. 2 rem's Fund. - Bank Stocks— Anglo-Cal ..... 6 400 29 25 131 1321 [Sferehnts “Ex'T g% i Nev Nat B 192% A0 - ‘1050 110 | Mut Sav Bk... 3 8 F Sav U..'s00 — Sav & L So.. — 80 |Sec Say Bk... — 310 | Unlon T Co.. 1400 140 | Street Haiiroads— California .....120 — Geary w0 = | Market-st 62 ey Prosio’ &0 5 sidio Powder— o |California .....168 — 15%' E Dynamite... 8§ — 15— Glant Con Co. 91 % | Vigorit . ? X Sugar— Hana P Co.... $1 8% Haw C & § Co 921§ — Hon aa 8 Co. 324 33 |Hutch § P Co. 2% — 124 125 | Kilauea § Co.. — | Makawell 8 €5 — w1 | Oceante § Co. lPlc AF A | Par Paint Co. NCISCO STOCK AND EXCH. SAN FRA BOARD. ANGE Morning Session. SREEBRRan PRODUCERS’ OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. in 100-1b bags: ana | AUCTION SALES THIRD ANNUAL SALE A oF ) 1 THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS (Without Reserve) From the NAPA STOCK FARM, A. B. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Consisting of the finest looking and best bred sons and daughters of Crighton, Gen. Miles, Idalium, Puryear D and The Judge. out of the dams of Bamboulia, Canace, Zisks, Champion Rose. Watossa, Pidalia, Aluminum, Catul Devereux, Pompino, Moana, Sevens, Grotto, Alexis, Zinfandel, Little T G, Tube rose. Oakwood, etc. The grandest bred rac mares in Californta are represented in thi the largest sale of yearlings ever held on the Pacific Coast. All are thoroughly broken but positively untried. SALE TAKES PLACE THURSDAY EVENIN DECEMBER Mth At 7345, In Pavilion. Electric Light, OCCIDENTAL HORSE £ XCHANGE 721 HOWARD ST, near Third. Horses at Exchange Mon. ready. WM. G. LAY Proprietor. F. W. COVEY will officiate as auctioneer. Seats reserved. b 2 ) Eleven head of well broken TROTTERS, ROADSTERS and pairs of ROADSTERS, sired by Silver Bow, 2:18'(, bred and con= signed by Geo. Fox, Esq.,Clements Also three fine pairs of CARRIAGE HOR and 20 head of DRAFT HORS) from 1460 to 1509, consigned by va Horses can be seen at salesyard, corner Van Ness ave. und Mu t. (Buccessors to Killip & € Live Sto Street— 3-10 Home Ofl Co..... 400 Dominion 5 National CALIFORNIA XCHANGE. Morning Sesston. 20 Tidal Wave 50 San Joaquin 450 Barker Ranch y Oil C: da Off ( 1 Duguesne Ofl o 700 Yukon Crude Oil C §5 Yukon Crude Oil C 200 Yukon 200 Yukon MINT Following were the sales in the San Francisco Stock and Exchange Hoard yesterda Morning 200 Best & Belcher. 42 [ » Con Cal & Va..19% 20 Utah ...... " 20 Justice . 100 Yellow Jacket.. 18 450 Ophir ... Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Exchange yesterday Morning Session. 200 Belcher .. 25 600 Mexican . 4 300 Best & Belcher. 43 200 Ophir ..... . 400 Best & Belcher. 30 Ophir o 2 2 0 Ophi 200 Overman 50 Potosi . 400 Savage Sierra 0 Sierra 300 Silver Hill...... 0 o Sitver Hil Union Con. »wn Point ould & Curr: uld & Curry. 20 Hale & Nore... 3. CLOSING QUOTATION! SATURDA December 9 Kentuck ... i Washgton @ 05 e e “ 8,50 Hay, tpns 32 | Belcher’ 4 cidental 17 OREGON. Best & Belcher. 41 whir 9 9,440| Bran, sks. 008 | Bullion . S verman . I 160 | Caledonia . u | Chotlar n ‘'on_Impertal “rown Point chequer Gould & ¢ Syndicate - Hale & N nion Con. n » Julla . 02 Utah o Justice ' Yellow Jacket.. 16 18 Time Ball. chanta’ Exchange, San = Fra December 9, 1599, The time bali on the tower of the new Ferry bulldink was dropped at exactly noon to-day— at noon of the 13th meridian, k p. m., Greenwich time C. G. CALKINS, Lieutenant Commander, U. 8. N, in charge, TO ARRIVE. Steamer, I From. Due, Orizaba . Vancouver. |Dec. 1 Matteawan San Jose Alblon . |Dec. 1 Corona {Dec. 19 Aloha b: | Dec. 10 State of Cal.... Portland {Deec. 11 Empire +|Coos Bay . Homer . Arcata A. Blanchard America Maru. Bonita Progreso .. |Tacoma..... Dec. 12 | Tellus .. .{Departure Bay.... - |Dec. 12 Queen ‘[Victoria & Puget Sound, Dec. 13 G. W. Elder....[Portland.... |Dec. 13 Miami . <|Seattle Dec Washtenaw . ,’Tln oma. Pomona .. Humboldt. Santa Rosa.....[San Diego. Robt, Adamson. |Nanaimo..... E. Thompsun... Departure Bay. Alllance ...... Point Arena.... Point Arena. Humboldt. .. Grays Harbor. Humboldt. Thyra Newsboy Crescent City. Columbia .| Pe s Coos Bay. .| Dec. —_— TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. Salls. | Pler. Coos Bay. .[Dec. 19, 9 am|Pler 11 Pomona, Dec. 10, 2 pm Pier 9 North Fork “[Dec. 10, 9um Pier 3 Samoa. .....|Humboidt..... Dec. 10, 10 am/Pler 13 Umatilla .. (Vie & Pkt 5d.Dec. 12, 10 xm Pier 3 umboldt. Corona San Diego. . 12, 11 am Pler 11 Alblon Tillamook 112 3 pm|Pler 3 Arcata Coos Bay... © 12, 10 am|Pler 13 Homer |Oregon Ports. Dee. 12, 10 am| Pler 20 13, 1 pm PMSS . 13, 2pm!Pler 7 . 14, 10 am Pler 24 9 am|Pler 11 PMss Pies 1L |China & Japan, {Homolulu 1am 2 pm Pler 3 10 am Pier 3 L 12 m PMES 10 am|Pler Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodstic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Le Waters at_Fort_Point, entrance to Saa Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE~The high a: low waters occur at the city front (Misslon-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Pont; the height of tide iy the same at both places. SUNDAY, DECEMBE NOTE—In the above exposition of the tideg Continued on Page Iigin-.r »