The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, ‘DECEMBER 13, 1899. ton: Ofleake Meal at the mill, $26@27; job- | $160G150; Apricots, $125G170; Plums, $1209 i Bine. 3 soass:” Cocoarut Cake g Mised | COFFEE — Costa Rica — B%@16c_for prime ' I e O G ot manced Menl. $3 er ton. | washed: 11G12%e for Kood washed: Llia@ibe for HAY—Wheat, $7 50g8 50 for common to xood | £00d (0 prime washed p i Juec for £ and $9G3 50 for cholce; Wheat and Oat, $139; | Bood to prime peaberry: $12c for Kood to s £ 0 B0, %@5 per | prime; 5a%%4c nominal for good current mixed LR Oat, 3 50G3; Barley, $@6 50, Alfalfa, pe n irrent Foreign Futures. ton; Compressed, $7@10 per ‘tun. oot 0 onilaety. eI AN St o poea TR el i poched e T e n — el e ; good -washed: T%@S%c OF A3 LIVERPOOL. Beans and Seeds. BE for good to 'prime semi-washed: TGSl M ; Wheat— .~ Mar. May. s oF superlor unwashed: or & DT TS ST(| Previous prices rule for an descrtptions, and | RAShEL, SNGIC for kool 1o prim unwaghed TH?BOI%JGI;%R‘E D 59% the market is quiet. A arague—i4@16%c for prime to fancy washed; 5@ BEANS—Bayos, §3 25@3 50; small White, $2 90 | jic for 'al?lfl“(uoc u;r'xwuhed TR@T%c nominal EA Ll > ' Dec. Mar.-June. | P 2 50 Pinks, §2 652 75: | for Kood to superior unwashed: $%G%%c nomi (Without Reserve) From the L 3: large White, $§2 4042 50; 3 St 182 182 eds, $3 25@3 50; Blackeye, $4 50404 75; Butters, | nal for good to. prime unwashed peaberry. N 34 130 | ncmingl: Lima, # 90G5; Pes, 903 2; Ked Xid- | Guatemala and Mexican—12aisige for prime 1o APA STOCK FARM, neys, 3350 per ctl. g waahed: 10T%c for me- A. B. SPRECKELS, Proprietor ; ; SKET. MINING STOCKS. (10 %10 SEEDS- Brown Mustard, 3G3%e: Yellow | washed; SGWic for fair washed: A ERRCERLY, | SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Chollar ... 10 Ontarto . 1T Ho s | dusar, 1gisic: Fiux, 3 13%; Canary, 3e per | dium; {geie for Inferir to ortinary; JeG1e 1ons and_ daughters of Folo. ¢ +| Crown P . 235 0 1b for California an for Eas 0 > e o | Miles, 1daltum, lé‘"‘n 3 1 ot 15 Awvailable Grain Supply 153’; Bape, 234@bc;7 Hemp," $G4%e; Timothy, | for $00010 PrUo EANMBOR Subery s Teae AP o Ia;.;:;n :;:‘n s, € dwood . v o . e, A THE - > . ampion R 3 )8 . Pida) Stulver and Exchange stand the same. Gould & Ciirry 30/ Qutckativer. prerd.. 7 8 e iTED PEAS-Niles, #1 0G1 %0; Green, $1 75 P LEATHER Sole._hemey, "ieg0e, por Ib: Sole | Cutitod: Doverix. Poetsing. Moans ya Hale & Norcross.. 30 Sierr: Vi 48| NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—Epecial cable and tel- | g2 25 per ctl. 2. Rough Leather, heavy, 2i@2s¢; Rough | Grotto. ' Alexis. Zinfagdel, Little T Wheat flat and dull, but no lower. Homestake ........ 00 Standard 253 | esraphte communications to Bradstreet's show g - bl wcher. ght, 5 3ic,; Harness Leatner. heaty, | rose. Onkwood, ete.“¥a grandest on i Siilver . - 50{Unton Con the following changes In_avatlable suvplies | Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. | zigsc: Harness Leather. medium, @35, Har: . Barley neglected and nominal Mexican ... Ll 10| compared with the tast account ’ necs Leather, 11ght, 290300 Collar Leather, 159 | the largest Flings over : : BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS. Wheat, United States and Canada, east of A e S & R Lo per I el | Pactflc Coast. All are’ thoroughly b Oats, Corn and Rye as previously quoted. the Rocky Mountains. increase 2,070,000 | Quotations for all sort: | fintshed, 506i55¢; Calf, finished, Toe@$1 20; sides, | Positively untried. ats, Lorn an, ye prev 'y quoted. Call loans 0, | bushels. ' Liverpool Corn Frade News, aficat for | previously reported. omon‘- -:a s:.m Pota- | Gniatied, 1641 per foots Bely Krite Splits, 13 rRSDAY ALE TAKES PLACE % & Time loans . 18% | and in Europe, fncrease 1500000 bushels; total | toes are In moderate supply, but there 1s.10 | o Rodgh Splits, 8G10c per . by VENING.......DECEMT Beans and Seeds dull at former quotations. ime loar 19% | and in ‘Europe s 3 | oAt o No. 1 ¢ 7:45, 1 vilion. Electr : 3 wer w Middlings steady. ATES s n Bom Coal prefa s ” | *Corn, United Siaten and Canada, enst of the | 0600 NECUDIER 1ong sogssc: River Rean, | 0TI Caliiornia, Castor OL, in cases. No, 1 CIDENTAL HORSE « XCH Bran lower and weak. Middlings steady. | 4,788 Fpreid e Bonds— Rocks Mountainn ‘increase 31,000 bushele, | oot Barbanks, datic per cu: Salinas Bur- | Fav die: cater: fe more? Tard O, e oc NTAL ub_:‘Sl. L XCHANG! v o | American Sugar ..138 Atchison ds o 5, United States and Canada. east of the | anue” §141 25; Oregon ri B0 0: | winter strained barreis. ise , 49c; cases, 5c x 3 ooy Hay continues dull and depressed. | AmSikar prefd 1135 Mining Shares— Racky Mountains, increase £16.00 bushels. | S0 SULCE QU0 (RICETRa (15 cor | e TACAIATES B0 T ennon pure | 721 H.WARD ST., near ‘ihi; i % y z 5 | Bell Telephone ....345 * | Adventure 4 Among the more {mportant Increases reported | yitel, | Neatatoot Ofl. barrels, Gc; cases. 66o; Sperm, | Horses at Exchange Moniay. Cata Potatoes and Onions unchanged. Vegetables weak. | goston & Albany. 2t Alloues Min Co. to Bradstreet's ot gf:h-n in the offictal v 'm"l:i ONIONS-ste@f1 25 per ctl for all kinds. | pur e Whals Ol natural white, Tl Pa ready AL Go LAYNG. prooe < 3 on Elevated .. 8% Atlantic .. upply statement are those o hushe v ABLES-Green ‘Peas. 5@6c per 1b; | B o e O ot White and” Hous W, 3 fciate as & Butter and Cheese unchanged. Eggs continue to shade off. & Malne.. 202 Boston & Mont { Northwestern' interiorelevators: 23200 bushels | o MESREAILEEBOCR JE0s 0qfoe: fox An- e SEq1 50 por Bailon wapen eoibra $g | Seats reserved .128% Calumet & Hecl ;:uf“vhl 80 pr=\1:0 e;»vu| 0TS :;"m :::h:,: at | geles Tomatc as) %; Egg ’Il‘!arlg)l ‘r:’m::)klm per gallon e FLE e —— 2, , e > . 208 i "entennial aukee private elevators: | . bers, $1; Drie ra, | “TROLEUM, GASOLINE, ETC. — Water- wideid ? Enormous supplies of Poultry on the market. s | Cleveland; "TIO0 “Vahelr at Cotemut T cle | Aneclen, Sizics cucambern, J Peppers 5o | Wb ol ot \SASOLINE. ETC. — Water. CALIFORNIA OIL EXCHANGE ibe i | Gen Elec prefa.: 137 boldt . ushels at Manitoba storage ;12,000 | fiea- . B010c: Car- | cases, S Asteal 300 ety A T — Game lozver under liberal arrivals. B ey Wiy 4 ey ! bushels at Port Huron: S2000 bushels at Depot | Los Angeler, ¢g5c: Dred Pevpers, TOISL ERc, | caser, Ble; Astral, e Sar, 25: Extea veas Morning Session, . ket wwell lied zvith th ble kind. ed Steel prefd..... 7% Osceola - Harbor, and 70.000 bushels at Portland. N rt. | Squash, T5c@$] per box: Marrowfat Squash, $20 | Gasoline, in bulk, 16c: do, cases, 32c: Benzine, Board— Fruit market well supplied wi e seasonaovie rRinds. | Mexican Central... 1135 Parrot e OEETeEat Etck Ol e nWash., d¢ | per ton; Mushrooms, nominal. in bulk, 15%e¢; do, cases, 1ic; 86 degree 20 Tidal Wave . : ~ .o Dld Colony ........205 fuincy ... . land, Or., and Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., | ¢ Dl line, in bu c; cases, 2Tc per gallon. 100 Tidal Wave Dried Fruit market very dull. Qi Dominton \"..'20% Kanta_ ¢ “Cupper..| 8% | creased 11,000 bushels Inst week. Poultry and Game NDLES--Eleotric Light Candles—Sixes, 200 Barker Ranch . 4 | Rubber .. . 43% Tamaracl B s -y . No change in Provisions. Hops hard to sell. Wool quiet, but as firm as ever. Hides picked up as fast as they reach town. Small Hogs still scarce and higher. Large Hogs plentiful and weak. Be Mutton and Veal as previously quoted. Coal firm at the familiar prices. No change in Oils. Charters. | The Ancyra loads wheat at Tacoma for Eu- o A. Priggs loads lumber on the The Jonn & Yor Philadelphia, Jump sum. | T Toads jumber at Port Ludlow | s Wine ond Brandy. ¢ Wine and Brandy at this port aur i ven months of the year were as " me time last nst 14 nst 291,- ade Journal has lesued d statements the cc anning in % accordingly these industries N w0 York. California active since the Im nditions, but orders ang: The general better, but not enough quotations. The couraging and hold- the future. there is & firm feel- e in price has expectation of im- holidays. By the earlier, increased | trude s expected, and holders feel sure that | tu will be heavy by February 1 but are firmiy held tn | s exert no pressure ds 15 small, being hid- avatlable ate, but it has fatled ngw and_trade is limited to e season in California is is only about 2400 cases. ¥5 thers I8 enough, however, leave a few for the s +ign raisins are more probably remain o until | f holiday buying.” in Weather Report. = h Meridian SAN FRANCISOO, tollow Pacific Time.) Dee. w965 pom | & the seasonal rainfalls to arcd with those of the same date rainfalls in last twenty-four The Sate, Jast Last 24 This Last hours. seasan. season 0.08 239 821 0.08 212 0.3 161 004 * 0.01 “ Trace 0.1 Tracs 0.1 [ 01 | 0.00 0.9 0.0 0.70 Maximum temperature, GENERAL | pidly over the north- it has fallen very 7 Sierras and the vai- rm of some intensity axtern California and | Tature has fallen Nevada and Southern San Francisco for thirty inight December 13 roia in the northern cloudy in the central por- athern portion: continued winds. rmin-—Cloudy probably southwesterly norther! and unsettied rain in the winds; sand- Wednesday; continued | sy tion Cloudy Wednesday, older Wednesday, with snow In probably vicinity — Cloudy o fresh northerly ANDER CADIE. Forecast Official i mat ably AL and New York Stock Market. v YORK, Dee. 12.—The stock market dis- Played a feverish tone as a consequence of the ) own of yesteday. Although clated liquidation, prices were t At any time, and where breaches were made in v the character of the buying at the decline made it look as thou e manipulation for a fall was for the T f taking on stocks. There was & no- tabie « of commission house buying, which indicated that outsiders had been a tracted by the lower level of prices. There were points the industrinl list which dis- played notable resistance all day, and during the latter part of the trading some positive strength. Some of the sharp declines in the vallrond list, notable in the Grangers, were at- tributed to & shifting of holdings from that group into some of the industriale. The Grang ers touched lower prices than in the demonstr tion of yesterday and they were practically the only stocks in the list to 80 80. That there 15 etill & large and akgressive bear party in the market w evident Thelr tactics were totally successful in the morning, especially in the cuse of Tennessee Coal Metropolitan Street Rallway, which were forced down b and 5% respectively. Money at no time ruicd over 8 per cent, and In the afternoon was of- fered down to 4 per cent. The impression was oge of the very large individual me possessed of a lUberal y of fu and were waking on stocks. s generally turned to the bull side and marked up stocks 1o the Delghborhood of last pight's level, and in some instances materi- wlly bove 1t Prominent specialties sh ;vm\rrvn from the l:' Mmfl to over 5 points. ugar, it nd Tobaooo were ewsecially motable in the Tully. In the rallroad list the trunk lines, the Pacifice and ome or two of the coalers rose 1% 1o 2 and Southern Rallway preferred ral- lied 2% After touching 1394, Sugar suddenly roke four polnts to near the lowest and very Piuch unsettied the whole list, Reactions were eonfined to fractions outside of Tobacco and Brookiyn Transit and a few other industrials. The closing was thus wmade Jrreguier and-with Bilxed net changes. The action o rectory of the Federal Steel Company in declaring @ividend of 3 per cent on the preferred thus making the full ¢ per oent for #0d clearing the way for promised ©3 lhe common next year, was not dividends 1ing 1s reported | until the close relative firmness of the Sentiment as to the ket the money supply Tallow weak. f business, but it explained the iron and steel stocks. and future of the steck mar- conflicting and unsettled, ntinvance of the factors which have led to in view the ced _liquidation. The bond market was less active than stocks and prices were comparatively steady. Total sales. par value, $1.225.000. United States new 4s advanced i, the old 45, and t ) in the bid price. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. Closing Stocke— Bid Atchison Baltimore & Ohl, Canadian_Pacific “anada hicago “hicago Bur hicago hicago Ind & 1 hicago & “hicago & hica Delawns Denver & R Denver & Ri Erle Erie 1 Great Hockin Hocking Iilinols Central Iowa Central Central rthern e Louisvilie & Na Manhattan L. Metropoli Mexican Minn & S 7,320 14880 5,521 1,030 el entral Lout 490 Missour! Pacific 300 Mobile & Ohio. Missouri Kansas Kansas Cent Tk & West folk & West n Pa Northern Pacith Ontario & West Oregon Railway Oregon Railway Pennsyl Reading Reading Readi; ande Wes Louis & Louis Paul. Paul prefd... St Paul & Oma! Southern Pa Southern Southern Ra Texas & P Union Pac Union Pacific Wabash ....... Wabash prefd Wheeling & L Wheeling & L E Wisconsin Centrs pr American United States Wells, Fargo & « American Am Smelting & American Americun American American ‘American American ‘American American American American Steel H Steel Tin ¥ Tobace Tobacc Brooklyn Rapid Colorado Fuel & Continental Toba Federal Steel Federal Steel - International Laclede Gas ... National Biscuit National Biecuit National Lead tional Steel . North American Pacific Coast .. Pacific Coast 1st Pacific Coast 24 Pacific Mail .. People's Gas . Pressed Steel Pullman Palace Standard Rope a Sugar . % Sugar prefd United S Republic Iron & Republic Iron & PCCastL Shares sold. do bs reg do coup Dis of Col 3.6s. Ala class A . do B do C do currency . Atchison gen ds. 10 5 | Atchison prefd... s ern... “hesapeake & Ohio.... at Western : ton & Quincy Ind & L irthwes: prefd.... alley.. Minn & St Louts prefd.. reey Central Louls Southwes 5 outhwestern prefd Rallway =8 Companies— Stesl & Wire prefd Tin Plate prefd Anaconda Mining Co. Continental Tobacco prefd. refd neral Electrio Glucose Sugar prefd International Paper prefd National Lead prefd.. Nationat Steel prefd. New York Afrbrake ar .. Pressed Steel Car prefd Tenn Coal & Tron .. Unlted States Leather "nit: tates Leather 4. nited States #n‘"'rnflf.' tes Rubber prefd . Western Union -o.,eeor CLOSING BONDS suis ouis prefd 111 b rn ) Itock Island & Pacific Delaware Lackawanna & Wester prefd....... shviile n Street Raflway & Texas & Te ra n etn prefd......... tern rande Western prefd.... a YL prefd al 0's. Miscellaneous— “otton Ofl ton Ol prefd American Malting American Malting prefd.. Am Smelting & Refining..... Refining prefa Spirits ........ Spirits prefd Steel Hoop Hoop prefd .. & Wire Plate. co prefd Transit Iron.. acco . per prefa prefd pretd Car.. nd Twine. Steel Stoel prefd Wabash Ists 55 | { | ton Pacific . Union Land West End New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Rec. 12.—Money on call. steady at 4GS per cent; last loan, 4 per cent; ruling rate, § per cent. ¥rime mercantile paper, 5%@$ Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4 867 @4 87 for de- mand and at $4 S1@4 514 for sixty days: posted cs, $1821: and $4 814 commercial _bills, Silver Certificates, (8@6oc. Bar Silver, - 45% Winona . 3 o | Wolverines Mexican _dollars, 4Tc. Government ids, strong; State bonds, inactive; fatlroad bonds, steady. London Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—-The Commercial Ad- vertiser's Londcn financial cablegram says: The market here was flat on continued dear money until near the clcse, lated when a rumor was circu- that the Bank of France had ase £500.000 gold to satisfy the de- uth Amerlca, and to advance o,000 gold to the Bank of Enk- Ready credence was given to as was shown by an all-around ery In stocks. Americans ¥ tll 2 p m., when early selling ters from New York came in. After the Wall opening further selling orders came, clos- wer. Diecounts were firm at the bank about e bank bought £27,000 in French coin, and £10.000 was taken for South America. stocks were flat. Tintos, #%@44%; . T; Utahs, 64 Bostons, %: Avinos, in the metal market forced sell- Printers’ Aesociation has issued howing a ired repry itish Industry. CLOSING. DON. Dec. 12-(unadian Pacific, : Union Pacific preferred, Northern Pacific preferred, 6% Th: Anaconda, Atchison, h 2it; Grand Trunk, r Sitver, steady, 273d. -— . New York Grain and Produce. | i | were | | | | i -— NEW YORK, Dee. barrels; exports, 33S1 barrel but not quotably lower. i quiet’ and afloat to arrive (prompt): No. 1 hard Du- luth, 7 0. b. afloat (prompt); nominal; No. 2 re c elevator. Ontions—Opened steadier at e advance on lght “pts and favorable cables, but later a sharp break, declining Yc in the This was prompted by a large in- Bradstreet's world's stocks and t heavy eelling for both accounts, f export demand. Closed steady in ering at ‘e net_deeline. March, e, closed i December, HIDPS Firm. WOOL-Dull METALS- Severe further losses were sus- per to-day. Following al- ks in the London market, sducing points in 1 points. and unsettled with indic tinued irregularity in the d and speiter were rela- hanged. At the close the —Warrants dull, at a nominal settled at §24 50@25 at $4 60a4 70 e for lead Is 34 and for - market closed quiet, with i points net lower., Total sales, 13,- ineluding ecember, $5%: Febru- h, $66 05; 6 10006 15; Au- : September, $6 2096 25; October, $6 25 November. $6 30. Spot coffee—Rio, quiet; 7 involce, & rdova, S@izize. Raw, steady —Recelpts, 7 jobbing, e Mild, refined. steady. L 6145 packages: steady Western crea 2iG%ic; June creamery, 24 % tory, 151:@20c. —Recelpts, 1 packages: dull and heavy, Western uneraded at mark, 16G21%c; Western, 21@24c, loss off CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS. Demand for evaporated apples was good ana the market ruled quiet at un California fruits, quiet and barelv steady. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES--Common, - prime, 6%@7c; cholce 1 CALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNES-3%@se. AT )TS—Royal, 12@15c; Moorpark, . 15@18e. unpeeled, Tie@1loc. CHICAGO, Dec 12.—May wheat opened %e up at 694 @69%e, all because some shorts saw prospects of damage in the cold snap follow- ing the recent mild weather. This advantage s lost on profit-making and selling against lls. For rome time the market held fairly well at the decline, shorts doing a bit of cov. ering and the scaipers buying agalnst puts, The heavy increase in the world's visible com- ing when it had been expected there would be little change in the figures turned the tide against the price, and May fell to 65%c. Some of this was recovered on buying against privi- leges, but the close was easy, May %@4c lower at_ ese. Bradstreet's world's visible increased 3,670,000 bushels. Corn early was easy and very dull, but the close wus firm. The steadiness was due prin- cipally to the small country offerings and the unwillingness of local holders to let go. May closed a shade up at 32%c. 4ol Cata market held sieady, but in a very ull and listless way, the range being only e May closed unchanged at 2dc. el i Provisions were firm, pork especially so. There was considerable execution of outside buying orders by commission houses and & lit- tle profit-making. by packers. May pork clos. ed 17%c over yesterday at $10 22i3: May lard o up at §5 60 May ribs Gc better than yes- terday at § 4215 The leading futures ranged as follows: Artlel . High. 3 B, . O e O mber % 3 o% @k e 6" 301y 301 n 2% £ % Tl S -] % 10 00 9 10 00 May . .10 10 10 22! 10 Lard, per 100 pounds— o 5& . January 531% 540 53 540 May . 556 5 60 655 560 Short Ribs, per hundred pounds— January 5% 530 525 53 | May . 5 42y Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady: No. 3 spring wheat, tmre; 0. 2 No. 2 red. 56}4G88}c: No. 2 corn, Mige: i, Gubaci o whive TlemE N2 3 a3 0. Y o . barley, Tg4ic; No. 1 Maxsecd, $1 bh: bevne L. othy seed. §2 50@2 52%: mess _per bbl, $8 40 10; lard, 100 Ibs, 35 i Coneay PRBSIEe. Short e o ¥ e ear 35 45@5 55; whisky, distillers’ flmtd(bu:ofgl. (high wines), per gallon, §1 23%. Articles— 12.—FLOUR—Receipts, | WHEAT—Receipte, 71,22 bushels; exports, | ) bushels Steady: No. 2 red, Tie b. afloat 1 Northern Duluth, fstye 1. ged prices. | up to & D ———— ] Boston Wool Market. — BOSTON, Dec. 12.—The tone of the wool mar- ket was quieter this week, although sales foot up a large average. Values as a rule are even stronger than last week and dealers are san- guine that the top has not been reached yet. Territory wools continue to lead. but it is difA- cult to find good lines of fine medium a g is of f0c, and the range is ot Gl gate white many nlders wi not sell At this figure, but are asking severa higher. Flcece wools are held firm. but a few washed lots are being sold. Quotations: Unwashed medium, et Missourl quarter- blood combing, 2@Zic; three-eighths blood, 25 @26c; brald combing. 2@ Territory wools, —Montana and Dakota fine medium and fine 2G2c; scoured, 60GHc; staple, 63@T0c: Uta Wyoming fine medium and fine, 18G2lc: scoured, 59@6ic: staple. &@es: ldaho fine and medium, 18G21c; scoured, 9@sic; medium, 22c; scoured, 52@bic Australlan, scoured basis, combing superfine, $8@%0c, good, S6@Sic; average, Shc. Chicago Livestock Market. — CATTLE — Generally CHICAGO, Dec, 12 steady: butchers’ tock, ners, stronger; calv firm: ®ood to choice, § 50 T to Texas, steady: nedium, $4 50 15 40; 1 stockers, § . selected feeders, 4 T %00 to ehoice 5. $3 S04 50; helf” ers. $3fia; - canners, §19043; bulls. 32 50a160; culves, $i@475; fed Texans, $ 50@530; grass Teyas steers. 044 30, to wer: trade rather slow: § ances. Mixed and butchers’, §3 804 | 5 ‘.35’.,.7"‘.,.*1;.‘..(.. heavy. $390@4 10; rough heavy, 386473 $Tle; llght, $385G410; bulk of sales. $8 9504 65 SHEEP--Market _active: prices strong to_1oe higher. Native wethers. §1fi4 6; lambs. $467 Western wethers, 4@ 60; Western lambs, ¥ @s 6. Receipts—Cattle, 3500; Hogs, 32,000; sheep, 10,- 000. > Cash in the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Dec. of the condition of the treasury shows: able cash balance, $2§7.201. old Avall- reserve, Foreign Markets. LONDON, Dec. 12.—Conso 27%d; French Rentes, 109 f ilc off coast, quiet and steady; cargoes on passage, nominal, unchanged 1 Standard California 208 6d; Walla Wal s 6. English country ets, quiet. r.‘;‘{'ll"{l!nnl Dec. 12 —Wheat, firm. Wheat s dull; Flour in Paris, dull; French markets, dull on--Uplands, 4 5-164. CLOSING, | WHEAT-Spot No. 2 red Western winter, firm, s §d. 5 9%d CORN-—-Spot unchanged. Futures, quiet: De ber, 3s 6%d; January, 3s 6d; February, Futures, steady; March and May Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Dec. 12.—Exchanges, balances, $35,627 | Northern Wheat Market. ORE 12 An occasional small lot ot prices varving from Valley is quoted at PORTLAND, T ket s still lifeless wheat changes hands at ia ¢ for Walla W 52 and Blue Stem at WASHINGTON TACOMA, Dec. 12--No changes In wheat. Club, 50%c; Blue Stem, 5Zc. LOCAL MARKETS. Exchange and Bullion. Sterling Exchange, sixty days. Bterling Sterling New York New York E tcan Dollars IWheat and Other Grain WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are dull on the spot at nominal rates which have ruled for weeks. The chartered wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of o, date last year; disengaged, 06 tons, against 25,800 on ‘the ‘way to this port, 198,000 tons, against 141,300 WHEAT-There was no further decline, but the market was weak and very dull. Chicago was tame, but holders did not press their stocks on the market. be necessary, however, to sustain prices. Fair buying at 6%, the first since Saturday. helped the situation somewhat. Broomhall cabled that offerings of New Platte were scarce. Liverpool ‘was 1d lower, and light trade and the approach of the holldiys inclined the professionais to play for a break. Toward the close there was renewed weakness on Hradstreet's estimate of an increase of 3 000 bushels in the visible er, was considered pre- Spot Wheat—Shipping, 97%@%8%c; milling, $1 @1 0%, CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session — 8:15 o'clock — May — 4000 ctls, $1 03%. s Second Session-May—4000 ctls. $1 03%. sriagEular Morning * Session—May—14,000 ctls, Afternoon Sesslon—May—12.000 ctls, $1 03%; 30000 31 3%, December—2m0, a1c T o O BARLEY—Continues in the dumps, there be- ing no demand of any consequence, and spot quotations are largely nominal. Feed. 80c for No. 1 and 80GT5c for oft grades: Brewing and shipping grades, 85@%0c; Cheva Ier, nominal. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—3:15 o' clock—May—2000 ctls, c. Second Session—No sales. Atfornoon Besmton- Dasombotoos & ernoon Session—December—2000 ctls, §1%e; 200, S%e. o gt OATS—Sales are small and at unchanged quotations, though top prices are obtained with difficulty. Oferings are ample for all needs. ‘White, $1 1061 30: Red, 0T4@1 20; Gray, $1 07%@1 17%; Black, 97%c@$1 C7ik. CORN—The market continues very dull and nominal. Eastern White Is quoted at $1 0214@ | 105 per ctl. All other kinds are nominal.. '“;E“" fair demand and steady at $1G1 05 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 %0@2 15 per ctl. Flour and Millstuffs. FLOUR—California family extras, $3 60g3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, $3 40@3 50; Oregon :'na w-;mnnm. 58 4063 50 per bbl for 2xtra, for bakers' and $2° for superfin LR e @ S oty lows, “usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 2 per 100 Ibe: Rye Flour, §2 75; Rye Meal, 32 50; Rice Flour, §; Cornmeal, $2 80: Oat Groats, $450; Hominy, $3 50;" Buck- wheat Flour, $4G4 25; Cracked Wheat, 3 75: Farina, $4 50: Whole Wheat Flour, $3 50 Rolled Poin Gatey ) BT In gacks B Ron: - ley, d it 3 ; Green 350 per 100 1oa, Hay and Feedstuffs. Bran is very weak and some lower grade lots are selling down to $12 50. Middlings are at::ly, and choice lots bring the top quota- The e Mfln n'nlm continues demoralized at BRAN. prices V3G per ton. FEEDSTUTTS. Mook B, §8 50017 80 fine | and fine, | 20@ | iy to strong: can- | To-day's statement | The local wheat mar- | against 15,300 on the same | Fresh buying will | Low prices rule for Poultry, owing to the | enormous receipts from the East. Game is also | in large supply, especially Teal, and some lots were carried over. The Eastern Hens and Roosters are being | worked off as well young, Hens, $3@i; Young Roosters $330474; | Ol Roosters, $3 50G4; Fryers, 33 50@4. Broilers, @4 for large and §3 @350 for emall; Pi Egge continue to weaken off, though the de- mand is rather better, s buye: ing to take hold, now that prices are lower. | There are large stocks of Eastern, cold storage | Eges here. Butter and Cheese stand the same. Mild new Cheese is firm and the finer grades Jf Butter likewlse, though the lower grades drag some- what, BUTTER Creamery—Fancy creamery. 24c. c; seconds, 210 —Fanc: ood to cholce, 20@21c; FOR TI g ¥ Flour, qr sks. 20 Lime, bbls...... 7 | 21@240c; firkin, 20G20c; creamery | Wheat, ctls 56 Chicory, bbis Barley. ctls RS e L g 17G15¢ for ladle packed Corn, East Wine, gals H 1215c; old, 11%e, ! Young A 15%@léc; | Butter, ctls. Alfalfa §'d, East, | Western, 1312 Tallow, ctls e | T EGGS - Quoted mt 236 2Mge for common and bx.. 30Gi4c per dozen ranch. Eastern—Cold bbls. | storage, 186 1%c for firsté and 15¢ for second: . bbls. fresh, 91G23 per dozen | Deciduous and Citrus Fruits. Grapes are no longer worth quoting. Tie market has been overstocked with Per- simmons for a fortnight. Apples are also plen- tiful. Oranges are weak, and some dealers are ha There ts en ot jing the quitations to effect sales. z nons. Fresh n suy on the market. There is 2 DR WiiTs THE STOCK MARKET. | Apples per for common, Tic@31 | for good G441 50 for chiolee: Lady Apples, | S5 | per chest for ries; Raspberries, ol Cranberries, §7 50G9; 1350 per box. ¢’ per box. $2_per box. small and §1 50412 for J per chest: Ca s Bay Cranberr! Persimmons, 25@0 $1711 50; Japanese Manda- $1@2; Lemons, for common. and §2473 50 for good to chol Mexican Limes. $1@4:0; Callfornia Limes, %@ Banan per dozen. Dried Fruits, Nuts aind Ra ns. lfeless, with nominal quotations. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, In sack 40-5 1G4%e for 50-60° for for 70-s0's, 3¢ for SO Apricots, 11613c for Roynls, 12i6@16c for Moor- d 124 1 Bienheims; Peach wdards, r cholce and ches, Ye: Sun-Bried, atc per Ib for red quarters and Salie for halves: Black Figs, 3@ White Figs, 4atc: Bleached Plums, S@ic; hed Plums, 7@7sc for pitted and 1%¢ " per Ib ears, §130iSc f for uncitt Bleached Thampson's—Fane hoice, %c: standard, Sc; prime, - Fa c Ry | hompson's, per 'Ib.’ 6c. Sultanas— | Geary-st |Firem's Funa.22s 220 per Ib, 8isc; choice, 6 HC&s Bunk Stocks— unbleached AngiosCal e Bank cf Cal Tusters, §2; Dehesa Tmperial, prices are f. 0. b. al ‘alifornia TS — C 3. estnuts, S@10c; Walnuts, standards and 9@10c for softshei SN Gt s 12 monds, 11@12c for paper-shell, $@10c { R of Cal 6s. and 47se for hardshell: Peanuts, 5%@6 R of Cal i Zastern and Ge for California; Brazil ) PCRR fs. Filberts, 11%%1%; Peca wgle: | NP CRR®.1% — 'sav & L So coanuts, $4 5060 N Cal K 1t Seios’ — | T J8 | HONEY—Comb. 11%@i2¢ for bright and 4% | 0 G L & H 58.107% — | {lion T Co. | e for light amber: water white extracted, T | Cun iian .. — 44 | Brreer Raiiroadse | @iSc: light amber extracted, 8%@7c; dark, 5%c | Ok W Co 68 | per 1. | BEESWAX—24@26c per Ib. Provisions. | 2N | Thers 15 nothing new to report. Trade 1s | quiet, as usual at this season | CURED MEATS — Bacon, 8%c per 1b for | heavy, 83c for light medlum, 10%c for ligh! 21ze for extra light and 13c for | Bastern sugar-cured Hams, 12tc; Hams, nominal; Mess Heef, $12 per bbl; ext Mexs, 113; Fai $14: extra Prime Pork, $14 50 extra clear, §17350; Mess, $16 50; Smoked Beef, | M@ike per b, | “EARD P verces quoted at sie per 1b for compound and 7c for pure: half-barrels, pure, Tige: 10-1b tins, Sc: 6-1b tins, Sige. | COTTOLENE—Tierces, T%@i%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. Hops are a severe disappointment this year. They are almost unsalable, even at the low prices. Tallow is also dull. Wool s quieter, as the annual stock-taking 1s at hand and stocks are too much reduced for any activity. Hides continue firm at the high prices, and consignments sell as soon as they strike the town. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about 1lc under quotations. Heavy salted steers, 12c; medium, 11c; light, 103c; Cowhides lic; Stags, T4c: Salted Kip,' lotge; Calf, 11 Dry Hides, sound, 18% @ 1% culls’ an brands, lic; Dry Kip and Veal, i7c; Dry Calf, 2ic; Sheepskins, yearlings, 20@3c each: short Wool, 3@00c each: medium, 706%c: $161 25 each; Horse Hides, salt. large and $1 for small; She. TALLOW—No. 1 4c; refined, 6isc; grease, WOOL— Fall clip, San Joaquin plains, 9@10c: South- ern, $@10c; Middle County, 11@13c: Humboldt and Mendocino, 16@17c; Eastern Oregon, 19G1ic; Valley Oregon. 17G1%c: Northern Mountain, free, 11@14c; Northern Mountain, defective, 106 1ic_ver Ib. HOPS—6@%c per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. The scarcity of small Hogs continues and $2 25G2 7 for s possible at about @4 | | Perosen. T set; twos, 14 0z, 25 sets, 12ic: fours. 14 0z, POU Y- Vi e for Gob- | Pel D 3 3 3 , D e g e tor hapm: Drcosed Turkeys, | 3 sets. 12%c; stxes, W oz, 38 sews, i24c; twelves, 16@17c: Geese, per pair, $1 75@2: Goslings, $175 | 14 0z, 36 sets, 12%c; Colored, lc higher. B it s T hd and $450G5 50 for | WHITE LEAD—Quoted ‘at §4@7c; Red per dozen for old and §173@2 for | Quail, $1 5081 2363 50 SILVER—$51 per flask for local use ack, 33 Jri, Teal, $1:| 7 _for export | """"""mm"e;‘".fi‘."n.'.‘f : Dav SUGAR--The Western Sugar Refining Com- er Aozen: Hare, $1 251 8 Rabbits, | Pary quotes terms net cash, In 100-1b b ‘si T Gras Geese. $3@3 30; White, $1256 | Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, %e: |3 eant, §1 7502 50 Honkers, $4@5; Fnglish | Powdered, $%c; Candy Granulated, se; Dry Snipe, $2@2 9 per dozen; Jack Snipe, $1G130. | Granulate : Confectioners’ A, 4%c: Call- 2ty L | fornia A, Magnolla A, 4%c; Extra €, 4%e > N 1 den €, 4%c; ¢ more; half-bar- Butter, Cheese.and Eggs. | Fels, Yo ‘more; boxes, e more: G-I bage are more will- | Navel Oranges, $1 506250 | 31 | % §13043 per bunch; Pineapplés, §1 | The market has a holiday appearance, being | 44¢ for | mmon shipping polnts | ong Wool, | 0z, 30 sets, 11¢_per set; sixes o0z, 20 set sixes, 12 0z, 20 set 10 0z, 20 sets, | 8%c: 12 o0z, 40 s Granite Mining Candles—Sixe 11%c per : sixes, 16 oz, 20 set : sixes, 14 oz, 40 10%¢; sixes, 14 oz, 20 sets, 10%c; six 0z, 20 sets, 9% 10 oz, 20 twelves, 12 0z, 40 sets, hotel, 10%c. Paraffine Wax Candles, White—Ones, 14 0z, 25 sets, 124c Lead and Litharge, 6%@7%c_per Ib. TURPENTINE osc LU In cas in wooden barrels, OL—NBolled, barrel, 5¢_more. 732; in iron barrels, S6c; raw, barrels, more. rder taken for less than 75 b ivalent. Dominoes, half-barrels, per 1b, extra sizes, higher: 1wood, $17@18 for No. 1 and $15@16 for No. 2: h, 4 feet, $2 20@2 30; Pickets, $15: Shingles, for Common and $2 75 for fancy: Shakes, $11 for split and $12 for sawn; Rustic, $21g Rr(rif;.t of Produce. Cherse, Eggs, doz | Quicksiiver, fisks Lenather, rolls Potatoes, sks. Hides, No.. Beans, sks Pelts, bals. N. Flour, qr sks.... 6450 Onfons, sks....... Wheat, ctls 10,130 Bran, sks 6,690 Oats, ctls.. 1106 Shorts, sl Potatoes, sks 6,303 e e e e e Securities continued dull on the morning ses- sion and prices showed no changes worthy of note. In the afternoon Makawel! declined to $43, | and the market continued dull. There w not much doing In the ofl stocks. The foliowing mines will pay dividends on the 15th Bullion, Beck and Cham Central’ Lead s Boston and Californi Doe Run Tmpire doad Modoe ..... Oxceola’ Copper Smuggler . Tombe War Eagle - $10.000 5,000 pion tate Total | | U S Bonas— | & qumr coup | | | 48 quar reg. 45 quar new. s quar coup. Cal S D & T.. - First Nationl..235 Do gotd fs \Lon P & A.. 131 13 |L'A&PRSA Merehme Ex = 587 | Market-st fs. Nev Nat Bk...180 190% | Do ist M bs. Savings Banks— :10me Callfornia %100 Market-st | Ocean s 8 3s. 123 — (Vak S L & ™ Poweli-st 1: ts — 122 ‘lrfi:l;i;:r_ B2y Sac EI G ARss — — | Lowders 5 SF & N P s.15 115t 3 Dynamite. .. 8 |sF&ss "u:s.“j Giant Con Co. 80 — B Ky ol ol v VIgOrit .eueess e - £R¢ Hana P C | 1 ! |Hana P Co.... 8% §%| Y -uwwm" Haw C & 8 Co n“ g 8¥C Honokaa § Co. — a2% | src Hutch S P Co. 28 26t SP Kilauea 8 Co.. 20 23 e i nkaweli 8 Co 4214 13y | g:lxv: sdm).100%101 | Onomea § Co. 333 341y Paauhau $ Co. 31 3113 Silscelianeous— 53| Al Pack Assn.17 — AMer Ex A . .97 9 Stkton Gas s, — Water Stocks— Contra Costa.. T4% M » i SR ana kiectrio— Cent Gas Co. Cent L & P. alley. % ”"'i?fli‘i‘c.-“f T Co. 145 - - | Pac C Bor 5% 6 'Par Paint Co.. Morning Session. Board— 3 % Alaska Packers' Assn 100 Hana Plantation Co. 25 Hutchinson S P C % Hutchinson & P Co hau 0 55 Gae & Eleetric & Electric Co, & 3. & Electric Co,’ s %. ater . $4000 Haw C & S Co, & per cent... i Afternoon Session. Board— 25 Hutchinson 8 P Co. 50 Makawell 10 Makaweil 50 Makawell 100 Market-st Raflway ...... 200 Mutual Electric Light . 2 Onomea Sugar Co . 110 Paauhau § P Co . Street— 50 Anglo-Cal Bank . $5000 Haw C & 8 Co, SAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EXCHANGE BOARD. s2rnasan £3 s3383uEM §n Morning Session. Board— prices are a fraction higher again. Largs Hogs, | o M, 2 gkers - e on the contrary, are in free supply and weak. | 45 Giant Powder ... 91 00 -r‘;.;re"ulno particular change in Beef, Mutton | 2) Giant Powder 90 8714 eal. BEEF-1GTi%c per 1b for Steers and 6%4@fc Beean e Bu to‘rr.l;Ao'L o bacih g gn}:\m S‘u[lr (‘:. 00 A L—S@1 . G 2 . MUTTON—Wethers. 7c: ewes, 8¢ per Ib. 28 ¥ Gan & Eectric, iy LAMB—8gSi;c per b ' 15 8 F Gas & Electric . 55 00 PORK—Live Hogs. i%@5%c for small, %@ 10 8 V Water . 9 00 5%c for medium and '4c “for “larg: 108 V Water . . % 12y Hogs and feeders, 5iic; dressed Hogs, Afternoon Session. = Boara— General Merchandise. 10 Alaska Packers . 17 50 1% Hitehinecs Supsr TRhs BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, 707c; Wool | ‘o Hoscpun 0, SUsar - E: ‘Bags, 28@30c; Frult Bags, 6c, 64c and 6%c for | 50 Paauhau u..“r Co .. :3% ’u‘:. three grades of white and Tisc for bleached el g o B 575 ite. a lectrie.... 5 25 BALE ROPE—Manila, 14%@15c fitr b, 30 8 F Gas & Electric. 5% 3 COAL—Wallington, $8 per ton iew Welling- 55 8 V Water ... . 9 00 ton, $8; Southfleld Wellington, §7 Seattle, 100 Vigorit Powder . . 3% Bryant, $6; Coos . $5; Wallsend, $8; Scotch, | $6000 Hawallan Com! bands -108 50 Cumberland. $976 ‘in bulk_and $112 in L E sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $13; Can- PRODUCERS' OIL EXCHANGE. nel, §930 per ton; Rock Springs and Castie g Gate. $11%; Coke,"$13 per ton in bulk and 315 Bears.. Morning Sessicn. n ——; Tomatoes, PEANNED ' PRUITS - Cherries, 12 g3 biack and white; Peaches, 31 85@150; Cpeary Afternocon Session. Board— $00 Dominion ...... cca\yv 1 0 Slerra Nevada, Con Imperial.. — = 02 Silver Hill rown Point. 15 16 St Louls xchequer . - Gould & n 515 | Hale & | Julla . | Justice 4 Century Oil Co . 20 Stella . 200 Anaconda 100 Anaconda Oil Co 1 Duquesne Oil Co 300 Yukon Crude Ol ¢ 400 Yukon Crude Oil C Street— 20 Century Ofl Co 20 Century Ofl Co Afternoon Sess. Board— 100 Tidal Wave ... 1% Century Ol Co . 30 Anaconda ... 500 Yukon Crude Ofl Co... 200 Yukon Crude Oil Co... 100 Yukon Crude 011 €0, b'30.. Street— 200 Yukou Oil Co. 100 Monterey Ofl MINING STOCKS. The following were the sales in the San Fran- Morning Session 100 Belcher . 0 exiean 100 Caledonta 9! 200 Ophir 800 C C & Va §0' 160 Potost 160 Crown Point... 17| 10 Savage 500 Exchequer ..... 02 Afternoon § 200 Belcher ... 600 Best & Belc 500 Bullion 10CC &V 800 Crown Point... 300 Gould & Curry. 300 Hale & Nor 600 Mexican 200 Ophir .. The following were the sales in the Stock Exchange yesterday 500 Belcher . 400 Best & Beld X Caledonia . ¥ Chollar Ophir Ophir Ophir Afternoon 1000 Alpha Con. 0 Andes . 200 Belcher . 600 Best & Blchr. Best & Belcher 500 Best & Belcher Caledonta Caledonta 200 Caledonia. . 200 Caledonia . 200 Challenge Cc 100C C & Va. 350 C C & Va. 1200 C C & Ya. 20C C & Va. 60 & Vi 0 Lady Wash 11 1s Mexican 18 {dental . Best_ & Belcher 34 35 Ophir o Bullion wee 03 8 Overman Caledonia 45— Potost Chollar 12 14 Savage Challenge Con. 4 16 Scorplon Confidence . Sog Belcher 1300 Union Con..... 300 Yellow Jac 300 Yellow Jacket. | elsco Stock and Exchange Hoard yesterday: - 5 1 u et. Pactfle Time Bail. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- chants’ December 12, Exchange, 1599, San ’ Francisco, [ The timie ball on the tower of the new Ferry bullding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— 1. e. at noon of the 120th meridian, or at § o'clock p. m., Greenwich time. C. G. CALKINS, Lieutenant Commander, U. 8. . In charge. Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast Times and Heights of Waters at_Fort_Point, entrance nd Geodetic Survey— High and Low to San Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and the city front low waters nceur at (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, Sun rises Sun_sets .... Moon sets . 50|—0.9{ 10:44 —1.1| 11:38 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the lert band column and the successive tides of the day In the order of occurrence as to time. eecond time column gives the second The tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the lust tide of the day, except when the three tides, as sometimes occurs. The civen are in addition to the soundings United States Coast Survey char when a minus sign (—) precedes 1t and then the number given is the depth given by the chart reference 18 the mean of the I- er low are but heights on the except heixht ubtracted from The plane Steamer Movements. R T — IVE. From. Tillamook Tillamook ... Victoria & Puget Sound Departure Hay. ..|Seattle .\Point Arena. Point Arena Newburg Harbor, North Fork Rsioo Samon {Humbolde. Mariposa ‘[Sydney Newsboy ‘Grays Harbe Crescent City...[Crescent City Thyra «|{China and Japan. Newsboy |Grays Harbor. Columbia «|Seattle. .|Departure Bay. Portland........ Dee Dec. Dec. Dec. Dee