The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 24, 1900, Page 10

10 e HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1900 NEW/ SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Lumber stocks reported depleted. Sterling Exchange lower. Silver continues to advance. Wheat duli and easy. W heat freights firm. The minor cereals stagnant at unchanged prices. Large shipment of Flour to China. Bran ivanced again. Hay and other Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans still firm, with a good demand. Potatoes weak under expected keavy arrivals. No change in Onions and Vegetables. 2o more cars of Eastern Poultry arrived. Game higher. Butter and Eggs firm and Cheese weak and dull. Oranges, Lemons, Limes and Apples in free supply and easy. Dried Fruits dull, with some kinds lower. Honey also easier. Provisions firm and in foir demand. Wool firm. Hops steady. Hides and Tallow selling fairly. Meat market as previously quoted. San Quentin Grain Bags advanced. Coal in light stock and very firm. No change.in Oils. Charters. ss londs Jumber at Grays Harbor N. Kimball, redwood at ““The total stocks 1, 1839, amounted t: &5 againet a total on the same 4,733,000 feet. Thus age existed at date of December 1, 18 is amounted to 3,81 f the stock of last ¥ y 1,87, | . December 1 was the | e stock y since 1590 Weather Report. Meridien—Pacific Time.) FRAN , Jan. the seasonable rainfalls | Pars ! those of the same Last | %h This Last 0.02 0.00 Trace 0.00 0.60 0.00 rapidly over the ast. From Cape e has been a rise in is of an inch hours. A storm of he upper Missouri | r hours ver Oregon and Washing- | 1.06 inches is reported at t Crescent, Wash. wind velocities are es per hour, from ihe from the ‘southwest the southwest; Poca- 3, southwest; Winne- nder, prevails over the entire Pa- esterly winds. colder. nesday. nity—Cloudy Wednes- winds. ANDER G. McADIE, Forecast Official. —The stock market was defined issu . was accompanied sters to the British military The Only less than one point Avenue me a halt to the ks back in London There s reserves was show some falling off from the ase. market started upward stocks the afternoon, b resisted the deciine being This deveiopment was at smutat : par v (registere ) and the 3s during the . alue, $2.080.00( STOCK LIS NEW YORK Atchtsen £ Atchison prefd .. ve & Ohio. Pactfic . 3% uthern © Ohio... 20, ) Great Western 1% icago, Bur & Quincy. 1214 Ind & Loutsville........ Ind & Loulsville prefd st Tilinois... g0, Chicago & Northwestern 5 c Rock Island & Pacific.....106 « * & St Louis . 0% Colorad hern ... [ Colorado Southern first prefd E Colorado Southern second pretd 15 200 Delaware & Hudson 14 - m %0 17 % 555 n% 100 323 Yo 166 - 15 o 1066 Jiinos Central sy wee... lowa Central . 18, 260 Jowa Central prefd e 1% Kan City, Pitte & Guif. 53 . Lake Erie & Western 2 Lake Erle & Western prefd 3 Lake Shore 194 Louisvilie & 9% Manhattan L . 5% Metropolitan 165% Mexjcan Central u% inn & St Louls 88 Minn & St Louls %0 Missour! Pacific 2% Mobile & Ohio 4 Missouri, Kansas e Missouri, Kansas & Texas w Jersey Central New York Central Norfolk & Western Norfolk & Western prefd. reacted. quite sharply in | n and rainfall in last twenty- | & thousand miles | ... San Francisco for thirty | unsettled weath- | ** 1 G'H &ds A 6s. -109 Do 24s... 0 2ds...... ..105 |Union Pac 4 H & T Central fs Wabash iste.. Do Con s. Do 2ds strength, | gains being en- | | | | | | | |L &N Uni 4. {AT&sSF prefd. 60 | Am Sugar p Northern Pacific .. Northern Pacific prefd Ontario & Western it Oregon Raflway & Nav. ] Oregon Railway & 116 Pennsylvania ... 125% Reading ... 3 17 Reading first prefd _ 80 Reading second prefd - 26 Rio Grande Western 1 Rio Grande Western prefd 82 St Louis & San Francisco .8 St Louls & San Fran first prefd.... 6§ st 823 St iy 825 St 7 11y Paul & Omaha outhern Pacific Express Companies— Adams American United States Wells Fargo Miscellane American American ( otton Ofl.... tton OIl prefd American Malting.... American American ing prefd elting & Ref American American Steel Hoop.. eel Hoop prefd teel & Wire... Steel & Wire prefd.. Tin Plate.... Tin Plate prefd Tobacco American Tobaceo pre! Anaconda Mining Co... kiyn Rapid Transi Fuel & Iron tinental Tobacco Continental Tobacco prefd eral Steel Federal General Glucose : Glucose Sugar prefd. International Paper International Paper prefd Laclede Gas.... National Biscult.. ational Biscuit P ational Lead.. ational Lead pi ational Steel...... ational Steel prefd. ew York Alr Brake.. th American.. Pacific Coast Pacific Coast Pacific Coast Pacific Mail People’s Gas. Pressed Steel Ca: Pressed Steel Car prefd Puliman Palace Car Standard Rope & Twin Sugar ...... Sugar prefd A nescee Coal & Iron. nited States Leather. United States Leather pre: United States Rubber...... United States Rubber prefd. Western Union e Republic Iron & Republic Tron & PCCaSL.. Americ 1st prefd.. 24 prefd Shares sold CLOSING U S reg 2s 120 Do 3s reg N Carolina 6s o Do 3s coup. Do ds..... 106 Do new 4s rex... 1225 No Pac ists Do new 4= cour, Do 3s.. Do 45 N Y C & St Lds. N & W con 4s. N & W gen fs.. .. Or Nav lsts. 0005 Or Short Line és. Do con § Reading R G W Ists. n C& N Con 7s.... S L'& I M con 88,1113 Do § F Deb Ga...115 " | Do ken a1 Chic Term de..... ; D&RG ists Ty R ETV & G 1sts.. Erte Gen 4s.. FW&DC]1 Gen Elec 5s. Eouth Ry Se.. Stand R & T 6s. Tenn new set 3s. Tex & Pac lIsts.. Iowa Cent lste. KCP &G lsts La new con 4s st Shore 4s.. Wis_Cent 1sts. Va Centurtes Do Deferred Colo & Bou 4s.. MKE&T 2 Dods. ... N Y Cent ists... Chollar . Crown Point Con Cal & Va. | Deadwood ....... 50|Quicksilves | Gould & Curry 20'Quicksilver pi 750 Hale & 3 Sierra Nevada. 4 Homesta 50 60 Standard Iron Sily 55!TUnfon Conm ... Mextcan BOSTON Money— . 30 Yellow Jacket STOCKS AND BONDS West Electric Call loans ........4%@6 Wis Central 4 @5 |Dom Coal Dom Coal prefd. . 18% Bonds— Atchizon 4s . Mining Shares— Adventure . Allouez Mining Cq Atlantic Boston & Mon! Butte & Boston. . Calumet & Hecla. Centennial . Am Sugar 115% 14t ) Bell Telephone. Boston Elevated Boston & Muaine. CB&Q......... Fitchburg pref Gen Electric en Elec prefd. Franklin . " Federal Steel Humboldt 1 Fed Steel pref Osceola €7 Mexican Central .. 113 Parrot 9% Mich Telephone...100 Quincy . 132 0ld Colony 203 173 0ld Dominion . Union Pacific ... 46% Union Land . 216 Woiverines West End 921 Utah . West End prefd. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Money on call steady at 2@3% per cent; last loan, 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4%@6% per cent. Sterling cxchange firm, with actual business in bank- 10 ers’ bills at 34 $6%@4 5% for demand and at | 34 535,04 83% for sixty days. #4 541234 85 and $4 STIL@4 88 C 34 534 S3%. Sliver Bar silver, 60c. Mexican dollars, 473c. —Government, weak; State, inactive; rail irregular. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail- able cash balance, S$I57,877,479; gold reserv §215,000,215. . » London Markets. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: Posted rates, mmercial bills, certificates, 59%@60%c. ¥ nds road, The markets here were becalmed and dull to-] CHICAGO, la Southern Rallway .. L 1% Southern Railway pref . B3 Texas & Pacific . 1t Union Pacific 463 | Union Pactfic prefd L Wabash . k§ Wabash prefd . 203 Wheeling & L E. (3 Wheeling & L E sacond prefd. i Wisconsin Central 15% General Warren's forces. These reports were thoroughly dis- credited but made some impression for a time | because they were accompanied by a heavy fall in Rand mines. This decline, it was learned later, was due to exercise of a large option. Americans were forgotten, dealers in them standing around idie all day wondering why New York sold. The bank bought £12,000 gold in German cofn and £15,000 arrived from South Africa, prob- ably Boer pavments. To-morrow’s bill allotment fs awaited as a clew to possible gold shipments to India. Money was eteady. Paris checque, 20.20; Ber- lin, 20.48%. Silver was still under infiuence on the closing of bear commitments. The India demand 1s still undeveloped. CLOSING. LONDON, Jan. 23.—Canadian Pacific, 9: Unlon Pacific preferred, 71%: Northern Pacific preferred, T64: Atchisdn, 20%: Grand Trunk, %: Anaconda, §%; bar siiver, steady, 27%d per ounce. & New York Grain and Praduce.| NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 3, 300 bbls: exports, 20,000. Sales, 5750 packages. The market was fairly active at old prices, which buyers showed more willingness to meet, and closed firm. Minnesota patents, $3 75@4; Minnesota bakers', §2 75@3; winter patents, $3 50 gs 80; winter straights, $8 35@3 45 extras, 3255 285: winter low grades, $225@2 40. WHEAT—Receipts, 13,600 bushels: exports, 92,175 bushels. Sales, 1,955,000 busheis futures, 48,000 bushels spot. ‘Spot—Market firm; No. 3 red, To 1. o. b. afloat, prompt; No. 2 red, T3%c elevator. Options opened steady and at once advanced sharply on bullish winter Wheat crop news and forelgn buying, supplemented by very strong French markets. Later in the day prices | were upheld by North and Southwest buying and a ecarcity of | 3 | 74 | closea at 73%c. sellers, closing strong at ¢ net advance. No. 2 red, March, closed at 9-16@73%¢c, closed 78c; July i May HOP: et HIDES—Steady. LEATHER—Firm. WGOOL—Dull COFFEE—Options_closed firm, with prices 5§ 10 points higher. Total sales, 25,000 bags, in- cluding: March, $6 S0@6 90; .36 90@7 15 July, §705@ eptember, $720G735; October, 30: December, $7 30 . steady. Mild—Steady. GAR—Raw, strong: hold higher. Refined, firm, but quiet. BUTTER—Recelpts, Spot Coffee— packages; market 23%c; Western cream- factory, 16@20c. S — Receipts, 14.76) packages; market ; State and Pennsylvania, 2lc; Western, 2lc, loss off; Western ungraded at mark, 14@19c. DRIED FRUITS. Evaporated Apples were in moderate demand, but as offerings were liberal and country ad- vices unfavorable, the market was easy at the firm; Jane creamery, 20 . 219 c: | close. with the tendency downward. STATE EVAPORATED APPLES—Common, §GS%c; prime, T@T4e; cholce, TX@8c; fancy, 84 c. ALIFORNIA DRIED PRUNES—3%@Sc. APRICOTS—Roval, 13@15¢; Moorpark, 15@18c. PEACHES—Peeled, 20323c; unpeeled, T5@10c. New York Metal Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—METALS—A further sharp uplift in the price of spelter and drop | in tinware were the leading features of inter- t to-d The former was largely a sympa- thetic move with London, while the latter re- sulted from a shrinkage in demand, predomi- | nance of sellers and unfavorable news from outside markets, At the close the Metal Ex- chanze called PIG_TRON—Warrants, dull. LAKE COPPER—Unchanged at $16 50. TIN—Weak and unsettled at $27 50, nominal. LEAD—Steady, $ 70@4 75; Spelter, firmer, $4 0G4 50, The brokers' price for Lead is $4 45 and for | | Copper, $16 50, E - Chicago Grain Market. a— — CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—May wheat opened %@%e under yesterday's close, at 66%@66%c, actuated | by an initial decline at Liverpool of %d. The | @5e under yesterd: | dip was only momentary as the English market steadied early and Paris showed another ad- vance. Trade was active, foreigners and in- fluential locals were good buyers and profes- | sional traders covered lines let out early. May advanced to §7c, where for some time the mar- ket ruled firm, but rather dull. of profit-taking depressed the price of May to #5%@66izc, but a sharp recovery followed aw outside markets were firm, primary receipts light and clearances liberal. The Northwest was a good buyer at this stage of the session. May advanced to 6i@6i%c, and closed strong, %c over yesterday at 67c. On the advance trade was again {airly active, Corn was dull’ througliout the scssion and in- clined o be heavy, but the strength of wheat had a steadying effect and near the end in- fluenced enough buying to result in a gain over last night. May closed %@%c up at 33ye. The trade in oats was light and the tone generally weak, but the strength of wheat boosted the market near the close to a level with yesterday's final figures. May closed un- changed at 23izc. With receipts of hogs under the estimate the weakness cf provisions was particularly dis- appointing to the bulls. May purk closed 2ig May lard a shade lower and May ribs unchanged. ng futures ranged as follows: Aricis Open. High. Low. Close. January 6% 61% 6% es May 6633 67! h'Gi/t 67* July % 67K 6T 6% Corn > January 20 May i % July 33% Oat Jaruary 2% May 5 2% pork, per bbl— : 1080 10 87 10 923 10 85 587l 5 87! 5 874 8 00 6 05". 13 !752 607 612% 605 rt ribs, per 100 Ibs— Flour, firm; 2 red, 67@6Sc; No. 2 white, wheat, 60% @64 2 corn, 3l%c 0. 2 oats, 23 @25%c; No. 3 white, 243G : No, 2 ry No. 2 barley, 38@42c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1 prime timothy seed, $2 60; mess pork, per bar. rel, $9 25@10 65; lard, per 100 Ibs, short ribs sides (loose), $5 56@5 o shoulders (boxed), D@i%c: short clear sides (boxed), $5 906 whisky, distillers’ finished goods, per gallon, $1 233 " Articles— Recelpts. © 45,000 Shipment Flour, barrels 32,000 Wheat, bushels . 36,000 Corn, bushels . 159,000 Oats, bushels . 189,000 Rye. bushels 11,000 Barley, bushels . 7,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was steady: creamery. 0@ 18G22c. Cheese, firm, 12@13c. Eggs fresh, 16@17c. Foreign Futures. LIVERPOOL. Wheat— Mar. May. Opening b 8% 5 8% Closing .. 5 8% 65 8% PARIS. Wheat— Jan. Mar.-June. Opening 18 85 20 00 Closing 1905 198 Flour— Opening %00 2615 Clostng 53 2625 Avwailable Grain Supply. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Special cable and tel- egraphic communications to Bradstreet's show the following changes in the available supply, as_compared with last account: ¢ ‘Whe: United States and nad; east of the Rocky Mountains, increase, 646, bushels; e"float ffdll and in F,\;;fl‘% g_lv;r 1 Corn Trade News, decrease, 1,900, ushels; total su ccrease, 1,264,000 bushels. PRy Corn, United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, increase, 775,000 bushels. Oats, United States and Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains, Increase, 412,000 bushels. Among the more important increases reported not given In the official visible supply state- ment are those of 500,000 bushels at Northwest interfor elevators and 50,000 at Chicago private e K of wheat held aggregate stock of wl t at Port- land, Or,, and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., de- creased 37,000 bushels last week. Chicago Livestock Market. Jan. T—-CAW reports from Parls of the capture by the | | Boers of a large part of Later a spasm | slow, including butchers' stock; Texans stron; for steers, but bulls 10@15c lower: stockers anc feeders steady; calves 25c higher than last week; good to’choice, $5 26@6 40; poor to me- Glum. $ig5;, mixed stockers, $3 2535 $5; selocted feeders, 34 25G4 90; good to choice cows, §3 40@ 4 50; heifers, 3 25@5; canners, $2 2092 fi g;wsa 25; calves, 34 50@7 85; fed Texas beeves HOGS—Market 5c lower than JTterday average: falr clearance; mixed and butchers’, $4 55@5 47%; good to chofce heavy. $4 70@4 80; rough heavy, 34 55@4 65; light, $4 $5@4 65; bulk of_sales. $4 60@4 70. SHEEP—Steady and active; lambs strong; native wethers, 84 50G0; lambs, $4 7586 50 Western wothers, 3 0G4 s5: “Western lambs, eceipts—Cattle, a000; hogs, 2000 sheep, | Boston Wool Market. | C— BOSTON, Jan. 23.—There is & slight increase in the wool business this week, but the de- mand is quiet compared with a few weeks ago. Territory wools show some falling off in ac- tivity this week, but prices are firm. For fine scoured and fine medium 67c Is asked, while choice staple calls for 70c. Fleece wools con- tinue slow in demand, with prices ~largely | | nominal en account of few sales. The market | | for Australlan wools is quiet, and in the ab- | | sence of sales prices are nominal. Quotations: Territory wools—Montana and Dakota_fine, medium and fine 22@24c, scoured 62@sc. staple 65G70c; Wyoming, fine medium and fine 19@ | 20, scoured g0@iic, staple $5GUsc; 1daho, fine | medium and fine 8@2lc, scoured €0@édc, me- dium 20@23c, scoured 52@54c. Australian, scoured basls, spot prices, comb- ing superfine, 85g90c; good, $GSIC average, c. London Wool Supply. LONDON, Jan. 23.—There was a full attend- ance of buyers at to-day's wool auction sales. The number of bales offered was §209. New South Wales stock was in demand and caused keen competition, the continent securing the bulk against American bidding. Crossbreds were eagerly taken by American. Yorkshire and Cape of Good Hope and Natal wools were mostly withdrawn. The number of bales sold at this series of sales aggresate 50,000. Portland’s Business. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 23.—Clearings, $204,- 696; balances, $29,044. Northern 1Wheat Market. OREGON. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 2.—The local wheat market is unsettled. Recent limits put out by some dealers would !ndicate that there was still a demand for wheat at prices a cent or two | above export values. Fifty-one cents and 52¢ is | bid for Walla Walla and there are rumors of a | cent more being pald for heavy stock. Export | | | values are a cent lower, about 50@ble; valley | is nominal at 50@5lc and bluestem 52@33c. ! WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Jan. 23—Wheat—Club, 6lo; blue- stem, b3c. Foreign Markets. LONDON, Jan. 23.—Consols, 101 9-16; siiver, 21%d; French rentes, 93 9T3c; wheat cargoes off coast, quiet and steady; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; cargoes No. 1 standard Cali- fornia, 28s 10%d; English country markets, quiet and steady, LIVERPOOL, Jan. 23.—Wheat, steady; wheat in Paris, active; flour in Paris, active: ‘French country ‘markets, generally dearer; weather in England, cloudy and dry. COTTON—Uplands, 4%d. CLOSING. 23~ WHEAT—Spot No. 2 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5s 8d; No. 1 North- red Western winter, steady, ern spring, steady, &s 101d. CORN—Spot American mixed, new, steady, 3s 5%A; old, quiet. 3s 5isd. Futures—Steady | January, 3s 5%d; February, 3s o%d; March, 3 6%d. | | | 2 i SOy LOCAL MARKETS | > Exchange and Bullion. | Steriing Exchange, sixty days. $4 054 | Sterling Exchange, sight 4 8434 Sterling Cables 3 s New York Exchange, sight. 5| New York Exchange, telegraphic 17% Fine Silver, per ounce. 60 Mexican Dollars - i Wheat and Other Grains. WHEAT FREIGHTS—Are steady at 355, with an occasional charter. The chartered wheat | fleet in port has a registered tonuage of 47,000, | against 10,480 tons on the same date last year; | disengaged, 16,750 tons, against 4,400: on the | way to this port, 167,000 tons, against 197,400. WHEAT—Liverpool was lower and Paris higher. Chicago was unsettled, going up, down and up again, in sympathy with irregular foreign mar- kets. ~There were more buyers than sellers Coarse grains were weak. The: foreigners | bought futures freely, but no shippers were in | market. Receipts were diminshing. 1 | The local market was quiet and unchanged. Wheat—Shipping, $6%@97%c; milling, ALL BOARD SALES. | 1 Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—May—4000 ctls, $100%. December—6000, $1 04%. Second_Session—May—4000 ctls, $1 00: 4000, | $1°00%. December—2000, $1 043%: 2000, §1 0414 | "Regular Morning Session—May—4000 ctls, | | $1.00%. December—2000, $1 04%. | | " Regular_ Afterncon ' Sesslon—December—6000 | ctls, $1M%. May—6000, §100%: 2000, 100%. | dull, | BARLEY—The market continues very {and quotations show no change. Speculation on call been dead for several months. Feed c for No. 1 and 65@72%c for oft grades: Brewing and Shipping grades, s0@s7ic; Chevalier, nominal, CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session—9:15 o'clock—No sales. Second Session—No sales. Regular Morning Session—No sales. Afternoon Session—No sales. OATS—Offerings are plentiful and neglected. Prices remain ax before. 4 White, $110@130; Red. $107%@120; $107%a1 17%4; Black, §7lac@s1 07%. CORN—The market continues very dull at the old quotations. Mixed Eastern {s especially | neziccted. Eastern White 1s quoted at 95c@ | $1 0214 per ctl and Eastern Yellow at $105@110; | mixed, 97%casi. | RYE—$1G1 05 per ctl. aull for a long time. BUCKWHEAT—Nominal. Flour and Millstuffs. The Algoa took out 50,986 bbls Flour to China and Japan. FLOUR-—California family extras, $260@3 75, usual terms; bakers' extras, $340@350; Oregon and Washington, $340@3 50 per bbl for extra, $225@3 40 for bakers' and $2 25@3 for superfine, MILLSTUFFS—Prices In eacks are as follows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, 3325 per 100 Ibs; Rye Flour, §275; Rye Meal. $250; Rice Flour, $7: Corn Meal, $2 Oat Groats, $4 50 $3 26@3 50; Buckwheat Flour, $4G4 %; Cracked Wheat, $375; Farina, $130; Whole Wheat Flour, $350: Roiled Oat: (barrels) $6G7 25; in_sacks, $5 7547; Pearl Bar- | :;y, $5; Split Peas, $5; Green Peas, $550 per 100 5. Gray, The market has been Hay and Feedstuffs. Bran has again advanced 50c. Hay and Feed- stuffs are unchanged, and both are quiet. BRAN-—§UGI5 per ton. MIDDLINGS—§17G20 per ton. FEEDSTUFFS — Rolled Barley, $U@17 per | ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill. $26@27; ]obbln‘, | 327 50G28; Cocoanut Cake, $20@21; Corn Meal, $23G24; Czacked Corn, $23 60G24 507 Mixed Feed, $15 50, ‘Cottonseed Meal, $28 per ton. HAY—Wheat, $750@8 50 for common to good and $9G9 50 for cholce; Wheat and Oat, $1@9; Oat, $6 50@S: Barley. $5@6 50; Alfalfa, $5@8 per ton; compressed, $7@10 per ton. STRAW—25g50c per bale. Beans and Seeds. Firmness continues to characterize the Bean market, and the demand ls still good. There 1s no chenge in Seeds. BEANS—Bayos, §32%@2 50; small White, $2 90 @310; large White, $260@280; Pinks, $250@ Reds, §375@4; Blackeye, '$4 50G4 15; But- , nominal; Lima, $ 10@520; Pea, $3@3 25; Red Kidneys, 3404 25. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, 3@3%c; Yellow Mus. tard, 4@4tc; Flax, §190@2 20; Canary, 3ic per 1b for Caiifornia and 4c for Eastern; Alfalfa, Sc; Rape, 214@%c; Hemp, 4@i%c; Timothy, e ige. DRIED PEAS—Niles, $160@190; Green, $176 @250 per ctl. Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables. Potatoes are very weak and dull, as the Ore- gon steamer falling due to-morrow s expected to Lring over 11,000 sacks. She also has 1040 sacks of Onions. Vegetables are about the same. Tomatoes are scarce. POTATOES—Early Rose, 85@90c; River Reds, 65@7c; Burbanks, [0@sic per sack; Salinas Burbanks, $1@125; Oregon Burbanks, ‘S5c@$1 20; Sweet Potatoes, §1 30140 for Merced; New Fo- tatoes, volunteer, 2@2%c. ONIONS—31 25@1 75 ver ctl for all kinds. VEGETABLES—Green Peas, 24@5c per Ib; String Beans, 5@7c; Cebbage, 40@5lc; Los An- geles * Tomatoes, $1G2; Egg Plant from Los Angeles, 12isc; Dried Okra, 12ic per Ib; Gar- lie, 6@7c; Green Peppers from Los Angeles, | and e for ¢ | Grain Bags, 7@7%c: Wool Bags, 28@30c. 10c; Carrots, 30@40c mer Squash, 7ic per box per ton. sack; Los Angeles Sum- i Marrowfat Squash, $10 Poultry and Game. Two more cars of Eastern went on yester- day. The Poultry market shows little change, good stock meeting with a fair demand. Tur- keys are still quiet. Game was somewhat highe POULTRY—Live Turkeys, 12910 for Gob- blere and 12@i3c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, 12g15¢; Geese, per palr, $1 75@2; Goslings, $1 7 @2; Ducks, $4@5 for old_and $4@s for youns; Hens, $3 50@4 50; Young Roosters,, $6@5 50; Old Roosters, $4@1 50, Fryers, $4 50@5; Brollers, $4 @4 50 for large and $3@3 5 for small; Pigeons, $1 30 per dozen for old Bl’_|d $2 50@3 for squa GA Quail, $125@1 50; Mallard, $3@4 50, Canvasback, $3@4 50; Sprig, $3@2 0; Teal, $1 50 @1 7; Widgeons, §$2@2 25; Small Duck, '$1 5 Doves, 75¢ per dozen; Hare, $1 30; Rabblts, §1 75 @2;_Gray Geese, §3 50G4; White, 31 50; Brant, $1 75@3; Honkers, $5; English Snipe, $2 503 per dozen; Jack Snipe, $1 25@1 50. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Some dealers are inclined to advance cream- ery Butter, but they are in the minority. | Marin dairy descriptions are firm, but south- ern dairfes show no improvement. weak and plentiful Eggs ars showing more steadiness, and store Eggs are in demand, for they can be retalled at 25c. Prices are now down to a point where Eastern can hardly be imported at & profit, so no more are expected for the present. Ranch Eggs show no change, and the firmness lies | chiefly in the store grades. BUTTER— vgrenmery—l-‘-ncy Creamery, 25c; seconds, 22% c. Dairy—Faney, 22922%c; good to choice, 199 20¢; common, 13@17%c. CHEESE—Choice mild new, 1lc; old, 10%c; Young America, 11@ll%4c; Eastern, 15%@léc; Western, 13%@15c per Ib. EGGS—Quoted at 17@léc for store and 20@ 22%c per dozen for ranch. Eastern—Cold stor- age, 15Q17c. Decidwous and Citrus Fruits. Oranges are once more in good supply and week at a further decline. Lemons and Limes are dull and weak, with liberal supplies. Ap- pies are in abundant supply and slow of sale. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples—35@85c per box for common, T5c@$l for good, $1 25@1 50 for choice. BERRIES—Cape Cod Cranberries, $4@7; Coos Bay Cranberries, $1 per box. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges, $1 5082 25 [ box; Seedlings, 50c@31 25; Pomelos, $1@2 50; mons, $1@1 30 for common and $2@2 50 for good to cholce; Mexican Limes, $4 50@5: Call- fornta Limes, 25@35c: Bananas. $176G3 per bunch; Pineaopies, $350@4 per dozen. Dried Fruirs,_‘l\—/uls and Raisins. The market for everything under this head is quieter, even Honey being In less demand and weak. Some reductions in frults will be seen. Cheese is | The supply, while not large, Is in excess of the | demand. DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, in sacks, 4%c for | 40-50's, 4@1%c for §0-60's, 3ic for 60-70's, 3o for 70-50°s, 8¢ for §0-90's’ and 2%c for 90-100's. Apricots, 11G13c for Rovals, 12%@16c for Moor- parks and 12@l4c for Bienheims; Peache: 6c for Standards, 6%@o%c for choice and for fancy; Peeled Peaches, 10G12% rated Apples, 6@7c; Sun-dried, 5@5i4c per Ib: Nectarines, §@ic; Pears, 3%@4ise for dark and e for c right halves; Black Flgs, Ite Figs, 2@3c; Bleached Plums, S@tc; U bleached Plums, 7@7%c for pitted and 1%e for unpitted. RAISINS—Bleached Thompson's—Fancy, per Ib, 10c; cholce, S¢; standard, Se: prime, 6oi un- bleached Thompson's, per b, 6c. Sultanas Fancy, per Ib, 8kec: choice, 7ic; standard, iac; rown, $160 per box; 3-crown, $160. Fancy sters, §2; Dehesa, $2 50; Imperial, $3. Al prices are f. o. b. at common shipping potnts in_cCalifornia. NUTS—Chestnuts, S@10c; Walnuts, S@% for standards 10 for softshell; Almonds, 11%@12c for paper-shell, 9@10c for soft and 4@ Sc for hardshell; Peanuts, 5%@6%c for Eastern “alifornia; Brazil Nuts, T%@Sc; Fil- ; Pecans, 11313c; Cocoanuts, $4 50 berts, 12@12 HONEY—Comb, 1%@12c for bright and 10%@ 1ic for light amber; water white extracted. 73 light_amber extracted, T%@T%c; dark, S%@6e per 1b. The market Is still firm. with a good chance for the though the expected advance has not urred. BEESWAX-24G2%¢ per Ib. Prov The market is still firm, with a good demand for the season, thoush the expected advance bas not yet occurred CURED MEATS—Bacon, #%c per Ib for heavy, 10¢ for light medium, llc for light, 1% for extra light and 13ic for sugar-cured: East- ern sugar-cured Hams, 12%Gl3c; California Hams, nominal; Mess Beef, $12 per bbl: extra Mess, $13; Family, $14: extra Prime Pork, $14 50; extra clear, $17; Mess, §16; smoked Beef, 1c per Ib. LARD—Tlerces quoted at 6%@7c per Ib for compound and Sc for pure: half-barrels, pure, 8%c; 10-1b tins, $%c; 5-1b tins, 9c. COTTOLENE—Tierces, T%@7%c per Ib. Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops. The last steamer for Victoria took out for Boston §0,500 1bs scoured Wool, valued at $38,- 850, and 27,687 Ibs grease Wool, at $S838. The Wool market is firm, but not active, there being little stock here to work on. Hides are In | fair demand and steady. and Tallow is also selling well. Hops are steady, and the recent large sales in the country nave greatly reduced | stocks. HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell about le under quotations. Heavy salted steers, 11%c: medium, llc; light, 10%c; Cow- hides, 1lc; Stags, T%c: Salted Kip, 103c; Calf, 1ic; Dry Hides, sound, 18@1%; culis and brands, ! Dry Kip and Veal. 17c; Dry Calf, 18G20c: cepskins, yearlings, 20G%c each; short Wool. 5af0c each: medium, 70G@%c; long Wool, $1@ | 125 each; Horse Hides, salt, $2 25@2 75 for large | and 1 for small; Colts, 50c. TALLOW—No. 1 rendered, 5@5%e per 1b; No. 2, B@ic; refined, Blc; grease, 213@sec. WOOL—- ! Fall_clip, San Joaquin plains, @10c; South- | ern, S@loc: Middle County, 11@ldc; Humboldt and Mendocino, 17@20c: Eastern Oregon, 13@16c; Valley Oregon, 18G20c: Northern Mountain, free, 11@14c; Northern Mountain, defective, 100 | lic per Ib HOPS—I@lic per Ib. San Francisco Meat Market. Hogs are In falr supply, except small, which are scarce. Beef and Mutton show no further change, the latter being scarce and the former plentiful. BEEF—6%@7c ver Ib for Steers and 6@6%c for Cows. VEAL—§@10c per Ib. MUTTON—Wethers, $@Sic; ewes, T4GSc per pound. LAMB—Spring, 1ic; vearlings, $@dc per Ib. FORK—Live Hogs, G7c for small, 5%@5%c for medium and 5@6lsc for large; stock Hogs and feeders, 5G5%c; dressed Hogs, 7@Ste. General Merchandise. BAGS—In view of the strong statistical posi- tion of the market the price of San Quentin Bage has been advanced to $565. Calcutta COAL~—The market continues very firm, and dealers say that the recent arrivals of over 23,000 tons will be exhausted in ten days. The tone is very strong. Wellington, $8 per ton; New Wellington, 8 Southfleld Wellington, §750; Seattle, Bryant, $7. Coos Bay, $ 50; Wallsend, $5; Co-operative Wallsend, $8; Scotch, ——; Cumberland, $12 in bulk and $1350 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $13; Can- nel, $11 per ton; Coke. $15 per ton in bulk and $17 in sacks. CANNED VEGETABLES—Peas, $1@150; To- matoes, 75c. CANNED FRUITS—Cherries, $2 0@3 for black and white; Peaches, $165G19: Pears, $160@1 80; Apricots, $125@170; Plums, 31 20@ 140 COFFEE—Costa Rica —13%@l6c nominal for prime wash 11@12%c nominal for good washed; 11%@ nominal for good to prime wushed peaberry; Sl@lle nominal for good to prime peaberry; 0@12c nominal for good to prime; $§9%c nominal for good current mixed with black beans: $G8%c nominal for fair; 5@ T%c nominal for common to ordinary. Salvi dor—91%@13c nominal for good to prime washed: 7%@8%c nominal for fair washed; SL@lllge nominal for good to prime washed peaberry: T%@%%e nominal for good to prime seml- washed; S%@S%c for superior unwashed; 8%o for good green unwashed: 9G9%c nominal for good to prime unwashed peaberry: 5%G7c nom- inal for common to ordinary. Nicaragua—14@ 16izc nominal for prime to fancy washed; S@lic nominal for falr to good washed: 8@Slac nom- inal for good to superfor unwashed; S@9%c nominal for £ood to prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican—I432@16%c for prime to fancy washed new crop: 114@I3c for strict- ly good washed, new crop; 10@llc for good washed, new crop: 8%@9%c for falr washed; T%@84e for medium; 5@7c for inferior to or- dinary; 11@13c for good to prime washed pea- berry: 9@9%c nominal for good to prime un- washed peal ; 8% @8%c nominal for good to superior unwashed. EATHER—Sole, heavy, 28G30c per Ib; Sole Leather, medium, 26@27c; Sole Leather, light, 26G27c; Rough Leather, heavy, 21@2%c; Rough Leather, Hght, 263%ec: Harness Leather, heavy, 32G33c; Harness Leather, medium, 30@32: Har- ness Leather, light, %43o; Collar Leather, 159 16c per foot; Kip, finished, 40G50c per Ib; Veal, fintshed, 80@S5c; calf, finished, T5c@$1 20 sd finished, 16@217c per foot: Belt Knife Splits, 14 @16>; Eough Splits, $@i0c_per 1b OIL—Californta Castor Oll, In cases, No. 1, 5e; pure, §1 10; Linseed OIl, 'in_barrels, botied, 6c; raw, Gdc: cases, Sc more; Lard Ofl, extra winter strained, barrels, 5Se: No. 1, 4Sc: cases, 5c more; China Nut, §i@65c per gallon: pure prime, 5¢; unbleached Sultanas, se; Seedless, 50-1b boxes, 5c; 2-crown, loose Muscatels, biec: | 3-erown, 6lc: d-crown, 7c: London Layers, | BV W 453dm).102% — white Coal Ofl, in_bulk, lc; Pearl Ofl, in cases, ifc: Astral, 20c; Star, 20c; Extra Star Ofl, i4c; Flaine, %6c; Bocene, 22c; Deordorized Gesoljne, in bulk, 16c; do, cases, 22c; Benzine, in bulk, 16i4c¢; do, cases, 21l5c; 85 degree Gaso- line, in bulk, 2lc; cases, 27c per gallon. CANDLES—Electric Light Candles—Sixes, 1§ o0z, 20 sets, 1o per set; sixes, M oz; 20 sets, 10c sixer, 12 0z, 20 sets, 9¢c; sixes, 10 oz, 20 sets, §%c: 12 0z, 40 sets, hotel, 9%c. Granite Mining Candles—Sixes, 16 oz, 40 sets, Illc per set sixes, 16 o0z, 20 sets, 11%c; sixes, 14 oz, 10 sets, 10%4c! sixes, 14 oz, 20 sets, 10%c: sixes, 12 oz, 20 sets, 9%¢; sixes, 10 oz, 20 sets. 9c; twelves, 12 oz, 40 sets. hotel, 10%c. Paraffine Wax Can- dles, White—Ones, 14 0z, 25 sets, 124c per set: twos, 14 oz, 25 sets, 12'%c; fours, 14 oz, 36 sets, 12%c; sixes, 14 oz, 36 sets, 12%c; twelves, 14 oz, 36 wets, 12%c: Colored, lc higher. WHITE LEAD—Quoted at 7@7%c: Red Lead and Litharge, T%@i%c per 1b. % TURPENTINE—In cases, 73c; In fron barrels, | | 6Sc: tn wooden barrels, 7. | LUCOL—Bolled, barrels, 6lc; raw, barrels, 59c: cases, 5 more. QUICKSILV 50 per flask for local use and $46 50@47 50 for export. SUGAR—The Western Sugar Reflning Com pany quotes, terms net cash, in 1060-1b bags Cubes, A Crushed and Fine Crushed, 5%e: Pow- derad, 8%: Candy Granulated. 5%: Dry Gran- ulated, 5i4c; Confectioners’ A, 5ie: Magnolia A, 4%¢: Extra C, 4%; Golden C, 4ic: barrels, 1-16c more; half-barrels, %c more; boxes. lac : 50-1 bags, %c more. No orders taken jess than 35 barrels or its equivalent. Dominos, half-barrels, 57c: boxes, fic per ™. LUM —Retall prices are as follows: Pin ordinary sizes, S$I6@17: extra sizes, higl Redwood, $17@18 for No. 1 and $15@18 for No. 2; Lath, 4 feet, $2 20@2 Pickets, $18; Shin- gles, $1' 75 for common and $§275 for fancy Shakes, $11 for split and $12 for sawn; Rustic, The China steamer took out 6203 bales for Japan. Receipts of Produce. FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1900 Flour, qr sks 0,216/Hay, tons . V] ctls. 960 Straw, tons . ctls 1,680| Hops, bags ctls 369} Wool, bags . 26| Eggs. dozen. 8 osal Tallow, ctls 238 Chicory, bbls. 10 Beane, sks . 780 Quicksiiver, flasks 144 Potatoes, sks. 2,703 Wine. gallons 41,800 Dnions, sk 75| Leather, rolls. 136 | Bran, sks 710/ Hides, No. | Middlings, sks. 510/ Pelts, bdis 450, Bugar, sks. 1,100 OREGON. Potatoes, sks 117| Oats, ctls . 830 | THE STOCK MARKET. — Securities were dull on the morning session, and the only noteworthy change was in Contra | Costa Water, which sold up to $75. In the afternoon Oceanic Steams] to §97 and Contra Costa Water to were sales of Pacific Gas at $45 Ol stocks were quiet, with no changes w. of note. The Exchequer Mining Company has levied an assessment of . orthy ND BOND EXCHANGE. STOCK A! | | | | TUESDAY. Jan. 23-2 p. m. Bd.Ask | Bld. Ask. U S Bonds— CentL&P...— & | 4 quar coup.. — — |Equit G L Co’ 435 5 | 4s quar reg.... — 11434 Mutual L Co. | 4s quar new.. — —" 0 G L & H. | 38 quar coup.11014 — |Pac Gas Imp. Miscellaneous— {Pac Light Co. | Cal-st Cab 5s..115% — ISF G & E. | € C Water 5s..106%107% San Francisco. 4% | EA L & P 6s..130 — Stockton Gas.. 12 F & C1 Ry fs..115 | Geary-st R | HC& S i4s.. Insurance— Firem's Fund.220 Bank_Stocks— !Anglo-Cal Ltd. 65 Bank of Cal...400 Cal S D & T.. 97 First Nationl..2%50 Lon P & A....131 LA&PR Merchants’ Ex — Market-st s Nat Bk... — Do 1st M 3s.. CNGR R of Cal 6s. avings Banks— YlGer s & 1750 Unton T Co. 113 | Street Raflroads— 58..105 106%|California ....117 120 Co.104%1051 | Geary-st . . — | Om C Ry 6s 3 Market-st Ry.. €1% 61% | P&ClRy6s. 104 106 [OSL&H s | Pk & O Ry 6s. — — |Presidio . Powell-st R 121 | Powder Sac FI_G&RS: 100 [California . |SF &N Pés. E Dynamite S F & SJV 5s.116% — [G! %4 | S Ry of Cal 6s: — 109 2% 3 S Pof A 6s... 110541105 S P C 63(1905). 109% 110 4 7% | S P C 6s(1906).111 — 0 $6% $Ti § P C 6s(1912).109 Honokaa S Co. 30 SPC 8s. — *— |Hutch S P Co. 26 | S P Bi 124 | Kilauea S Co. | SV Wat 6s....115 115% Makawell S Co 3% | Onomea S Co.. 2T% Paauhau S Co. 27% 28 Miscellaneous— Al Pack Assn.119%120 Mer Ex Assn 100 Oceanic S Co.. %% 9% Pac AF A... 1% 2% | SV Wat s 104 1045 | Stktn Gas 6s..101 105 ‘Water Stocks— Contra Costa Marin Count Spring Valley. 93 94 Gas & Electric— Cent Gas Co. Pac C Bor Co..143 9% — Par Paint Co.. Morning Session. Board— 10 Spring Valley Water.. § Honokaa Plantation Co. 35 Onomea_Plantation Co. 3i5 Hana Plantation Co 40 Hana Plantation Co.... 50 Hana Plantation Co, s 9. 750 200 Hana Plantation Co, s 9. 75 15 Contra Costa Water. % 00 10 Hutchinson Sugar Co. 26 62% © San Francisco Gas & Elecric Co.... § 00 5 Howailan Com & Sugar Co. 7% Afternoon Session. Board— $5000 Oceanic S § Co. $1000 Los Angeles Ry $5000 Northern Ry . # S F Gas & Eleetric 20 § F Gas & Electric Co. 10 § F Gas & Electric C 60 Market Street Rallway Hutchinson Sugar Co. 140 Onomea Sugar Co. 10 Alaska Packers™ Ass: 40 Oceanic S S Co. 15 Oceanic S § Co. $10,000 S F & N P R S V Water.. 5 Contra Costa’ Water Contra Costa Water. 45 Contra Costa Water. 150 Contra Costa Water. 5 Glant Powder Con 10 Giant Powder Con. 5 Pacific Gas 20 Pacific Ga: 30 Pacific Gas. Bunsen L3 3 | SAN FRANCISCO STOCK AND EXCHANGE | BOARD. ! Morning Sesslon. Board— 10 Alaska Packers’ Assoctation . 100 Equitable Gas .. 60 Honokaa Sugar Co, s 10. 50 Paauhau Sugar Co . 10 Oceanic § § Co . 20 S F Gas & Electric. 25S F Gas & Electric 10 8 F Gas & Electric. 100 Vigorit Powder .. Afternoon Sesston. Board—. $1000 Cal St Cable 5s . 100 Equitable Gas 20 Onomea Sugar Co 20 S F Gas & Electrto 20 § F Gas & Electrio 20 Spring Valley Water CALIFORNIA OIL EXCHANGE. Morning Session. Board— 150 Barker Ranch 300 Century . 400 Anaconda 100 Yukon wZengns. - - 3380533 % o 8223.5 85338 E L3 Afternoon Session. Board— 200 Anaconda Street— 50 Yukon PRODUCER’'S OIL BXCHANGE. Morning Sesston. Board— 100 Burlington 150 Burlington 100 National 109 National . 100 National 50 San Luls Afternoon Session. Board— 150 Burlington 100 Home Oil MINING STOCKS. Following were the sales in the San Fran- AUCTION SALES 23 THE HORSEMEN’S COPPURTUNITY. CLOSING-OUT SALE Of Al the RAGEHORSES IN TRAINING Belonging to J. NAGLEE BURK, Consisting of such well-known money-winners S Coda, Dolore. Espirando, Evirato, Festosa, Flero, Fuga, Glissando, Gravita, Garbo, Gratia, Gusto, Giro, Giocoso, and pine two-year- olds ready to_race, by Flambeau, Crescen Drum Major, Brioso and Bellicoso, Including brother of Crescendo. There are descendants of imported Brutus, imported Foul Shot, Wildidie, St Saviour, Flambeay, etc.. In this sale which re unexcelled as individuais and are sold only on account of the retirement of the owner from tite business of racing. Sale Takes Place TO-MORROW. { THURSDAY . . . . . . JANUARY 25, 1900, At 11 a. m. Sharp. In the Saddling Paddock of the J-OAKLAND -- RACETRACK -li- meryville, Cal. WM. G. LAYNG. Auctioneer, Office, 721 Howard st.. P Catalogues ready. Trains leave at 10 o'clock for Emeryville. Horses may be seen at the 200 Chollar ..._ 28 600 Potost 200 Con Cal a..160 300 Savage ... 100 Hale & Norc... 40 200 Sterra New: 200 Ophir 68 200 Union Con CLOSING QUOTATIONS. TUESDAY, January 28— p. m. Bid Ask. | Bid. Ask. Alpha 02 04/ Kentuck ....... —a | Alta 02 0f Lady Washgton P Andes 07 09 Mexican . .3 M | Belcher . I 12 gecidental ... 18 2 Best & Belcher 27 2 Bphir .. I ® T Bullion 04 05 Overman 8 o Caledonta 49 50| Potost . -2 N | Chollar . 27 28 Gavage . i3, | Challenge Con.. 13 20 Scorplon -2 — Confidence Seg Belcher.... 02 04 Con Cal & V dlerra Nevada.. 4 50 Con Imperial... — 01 Bilver Hill ..... 8 08 Con New York.. — 04 it Louis 5 o7 Crown Point... 12 13 Standard 25029 Exchequer ..... — 02 Syndicate ...... 0§ — Gould & Curry. 28 24 Union Con »n n Haie & Norc... 40 41 Utah ... . 04 08 | Julia — 02|Yellow Jacket.. 23 24 | Justice . 08 04; e — | Steamer Movements. -— 9 TO ARRIVE. Steamer. | From. | Due. R Adamson.... Nanaimo... Volumnia ...... Hamburs. | Chas. Nelson... Puget Sound. Tillamook 'Tillamook. Homer Portland Columbia Portland. Coos Bay. Newport Point Arena. rescent City. Coos Bay. Comox..... Puget Sound. Departure Bay San Diego. Humboldt Mexico. Victoria & Puget Sound Jan. Humboldt.. 3 -|Coos Bay San Pedro. Humboldt Point Arena. Crescent City.. -[Departure Aloba . -|Crescent City Lady Joicey..../China and Ja; Bonita -ee.[Newport........ -/China and Japan ... Panama. _|Honolulu. >ortiand. Steamer. .|Crescent City.|Jan. 24, 2 p _|Grays Harbor|Jan. 24 3 p China& Japan|Jan. 24, 1 Moana .....|Sydney.. Jan. M, § Orizaba ....[Humboldt.....|Jan. 24, 2 Moana . X . 8 Santa Rosa. S 1 Excelsior - 3 Samoa. . fumboldt. ... Jan. 25, 10 am|Pler 13 Umatilla .. Vic & Pgt Sd. Jan. 26, 10 am Pler 3 Coquille R..|Grays Harbor/Jan. 27, § pm|Pler 28 Coos Fay...|Newport.......|Jan. 27, 9 am Pler 11 Pt. Arena..|Point Arena.. Jan. 21, 2pm Pler 2 Arcata .....|Coos Bay . 10 am Pler 13 Columbia .. Portiand . 10 am Pler 24 San_Pedro..| Humboldt. 4 pm Pler 13 C. Nelson. 10 am Pler 3 Colon 12 m PMSS Corona. . 11 am Pler 11 A. Blanch'd Coos Bay . 10 am Pler 13 | North Fork Hurboldt.. - 30, 9am Pler 3 Bonita .....|San Pedro. - 3L 9 amPler il Volumnia ../ West Coast... Jan. 3L, ..... e e of CallPortland e e Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office. U. 8. N., Mer- rmn!s"flmcn-nu. San Francisco, Cal., January 23, 1500, The time ball on thé tower of ths 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. S t—ly 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 official au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) a bout twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides 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. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are in addition 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. e Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Tuesday, January 23. Stmr Progreso, Zolling, % hours from Ta~ coma. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, 62 hours from San Diezo, ete. Stmr Jeanle, Magon, 4 days 19 hours from Departure Bay. Stmr Lakme, Schage, 4 days 20 hours from Tacoma. Nor_stmr Tellus, Pedersen, 91 hours from Comox. Tflhx'(? City of Papeets, Lund, 33 days from ahiti. Schr Sparrow, Dart, 7 days from Eureka. CLEARED. cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. 300 Belcher ......... 12| 200 Hale & Norc... 41 100 Best & Belcher. 25| 600 Kentuck 03 100 Chollar .. - 28/ 200 Mexican 36 100 Con Cal & Va..1 65/ 300 Potost . £ 100 Confidence 88 300 Sierra Nevada.. 51 100 Gould & Curry. 24 Afternoon Session. 100 Con C: nge 20 500 Potost al & 200 Ophir 55 200 Potoat Following were the sales In the Pach Exchange vesterday: e Morning Sesston. 100 Challe: Neatsfoot Ofl. barrels. 60c; cases, 85c: Sperm, pure, 60c; Whale oil, natural white, 32ic: Pa- cific Rubber Mixed Paints, White and House colors, $1 2561 35 per gallon; wagon colors, $2@ 225 per gallon. 5c for Chile and 10c for Bell; Dried Peppers, 1 PETROLEUM, GASOLINE, BETC.—Water- 2% 7 k) 150 Carters G M Co_ 36 B 50 Con Cal & Va..170| 200 Sierra Nevada.. 50 fl: %00 Utah ......cce. 05 260 1100 600 850 07| 400 Potost . Tuesday, January 22 Stmr Washtenaw. Gilboy, Comox; S P Co. | _Stmr Pennsylvania, Broomhead, Manila; U 8 | Government. | _Schr Lena Sweasey, Johnson, Mazatian; Wm | Olsen. SAILED. Tuesday, January . Stmr Glipsy, Leland, Santa Crua. Stmr Del Norte. Allen. Eureka. Stmr State of California, Gae, Astovia. Stmr Aberdeen. Higgins. Eureka. Sumr Bonita, Nicoison, San Pedro. Schr Nettle, Low. Low. Point Reyes. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS. Jan 23, 10 p m—Weather hazy: wind NE, velocity 1% miles. SPOKEN. Nov 19, lat 42 S, lon 7 W—Br shi; nce, trom Hambura, for San Franciseo” © o™ MEMORANDUM. Per schr Sparrow—Jan 21, anchored oft Fair- way buoy in elght fathoms of water: Jan 22, at 5 a m lost anchor and 35 fathoms of chain. Continued on Page Thirteen. l