10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897 THE COMMERCIAL WORLD. OF THE MAKKETS. MMARY Filver continues to decline. Wheat Futures lower. Fair demand for Oats. Barley, Corn and kye dull Hay and Feedstufis quiet. Beans as before. Potatoes easy. Vegetables quiet. Butter weak. Cheese lower. s about the same. No further decline in Poultry. Fresh Fruit quiet. Prunes lower and neglected. Provisions unchanged. Decreased Customs collections. CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS. Local customs collections during the first two months of 18+7 were §814,512. against $1,000,- 400 In the corresponding (wo months of 1896, O Clear ® ARartly Cloudy ® Cloudy ® Ra:n® Snow Explanation. The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures o station indicate maximum temperatur~ for the oys: those unde It.1f any, the amouat of of meited suow in thches and hundredtbs. the past twelve hours. lsobars, or solid lines, -onnect poin s of equal Alr pressure; iso- therms, or dotied lines, equal temperature. 'The word “bigh” means high baromeiric pressure and is usually sccompanled by fair weather: “low” refers to low pressure. and is usnally preceded | and accompanied by clopdy weatherand rains. “Lows” nsually first sppear on the Wushington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior &nd low slong the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable: but when the “low™ 1s inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb able. With the vicinity of Idabo, and ihe pressure falling to the California coast, warmer weather may be expected in_summer &nd coider weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions ‘eall Broduce an Gpposite resul! WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. UxiTED DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI~ EATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCE 5.3 The foli st 24 hours and seasonal rainfalls to date compared with those of the same date last season: Eureka tlus season 38.06, last season 30.35, past 2 Rea B! : seascn 14, pas: 24 hours .00: San Francisco 19.40, last se son 13.52, past 24 hours .36; Fresno 8.69, last sea- son 489, past 24 hou San Luis Obfspo 1845, last season 14 51, past 24 hours.06: Los | Angeles 15,43, lust seasor: 7.47. past 24 hours .8 Sau Diego 9,67, Ja.t season 5,68, past 24 hours 38 5 04 ancisc minimum 45, mea; Wea ner cond tions aud general forecasts: I'he press.re Is highest thls evening in Southern Idaho. while a second srea of high pressure is cen ral 'off the Ca Kain bas tallen throughou California and srecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours endins at midnizht, March 4, 18 Noithern California—tenerally fair Thursday, except rain on the northern coast; fresh westerly winds, sh:f.ing to son:heriy in north portion, Southern California—kair Thursday; westerly winds. Nevada—Fair Thursday. ast season .86, past 24 hours.32. ata—Maximum {emperaiure 54, 50. rnia coast. Southern fresh air Thursday: warmer. ity—Increasing cloudi- Thursday: ¥ winds. Forecast Official. NEW YORK MARKETS. Financial. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 3.—The placing of $50.000,000 31, per cent guaranteed bonds by the Lake Shore and Michigan Sonthern Raflway ( om. r wich the Speyer syndicate for the purpose nding its ou:standing obligations had s most scton the market for securities to- ignificance of this important negotis- v appreciated yesterday. but upon for some time. Naturally enough Vanderbil stocks were the first to retiect the financiering ot the Lake Shore bonded debt, and when they were adily advanced prices the whole with the result that during the ia:ion developea an almost buoy- 1 demand for the Vanderbiits and other lead- ing lssues was 80 UTgent that the street entirely ignored_the cable advices from Loudon to the €ff-ct that oreign mnrkets were distured by the gravity of the situation in the Levant. The large swes by foreigners ot St. Paul. Louisville aud Nashvil e ani ciher international stocks had no appreciable effect, and_the same IS irue of the heayy decrease in earnings reported by the st. 1 Company for the fourth week in February. shouid be added that jeading ratiroad officla expectan improvement in raiiroad traffic from now on. The announcement by President Havemeyer of the Sugar Refiuery Company that the annusl dividends on common and preferred stoc< will be declared by the directors at their next meeting led 10 1arge purchases of that a:0ck and siarted up & demand from the “shorts” industrials. The advance in prices was equal 10 16@5%4 per cent, (he lalter in Pullman, which rose to164. Omaha common advanced 414 to 57, Cousolidated Gas 3 10 10414, Nickel Piate second preferred 514 to 3014 and the remalnder of the list any- where f 0m 1410 2 per cent. Jersey Central and Munhatian were exceptionally heavy in the early trading. the ‘ormer seiiing down to 9334 and the Ja.ter 10 8534, but they both moved up a couple of points duriig the A{ternoon in sympathy with the other markets Near the ciose there wasa dis- posiion to take profits, but tne market left off stroug at a reaciion of 3 to Vg from the highest. Ne. changes show an advance of 134 to 414 per cent, Owaha leading. In'the speciaiifes Puilman gained 215, Nickel Plate pr ferred 514, and Consondated (as 2 Total saies were 0,417 shares, including 22,300 Burlington, 22,000 Sugar, 14,800 St. Faul, 14,3500 Umaua «nd 12300 Nor: hwestern. Bonds were sirong to-day. The sales footed up £2,014.000. Chicazo and Eastern Tliin ofs cousoli- drled fivesrose 134: Cleveland. Cincinnai, Cni- cago a.d St. Louis consolidated irus lint and Pere Marque.te sixes, 2; 0 Elevated first fours, 1: ror: Worh and Denver City first sixes, 15: Lake Shore consol first sevens Teg istercd second sevens, 3%a: sashviile, C nooga and St. Louis first sevens. ] 3 Oregon im- provement _con:olidated fives, 1: st Paul second sevens, 3; Standard Rope and Tiwine sixes, 135, In Goverament bonds $90.009 coupon fours of 192 123@123%4,a0d $2J00 rogistered hves 2:1i37%@114. Grain. FLOUR—Steady, quiet. Winter wheat grades, £2 30@3 30: do fair to fancy, 82 45@4 50; do patents, $& 60@5; others unchinged: Minnesota ciear, 83 50@3 95: do siraights, $4 25 @4 50; do patents, $4 10@4 95; low extras., 32 50@3 S City Mills, $4@4 90: do patents, 84 80@5 05: Rye mixtore, §2 9U@3 00; superfine, $:@2 80; fine, $1 50@7 2. Southern flour, dull. Common to fair extra, $320@3 50: kood to cholce. $3 60@4. Rye flour. duli, at $2 50@2 8 CORNMEAL-Qulet, steady. 41 70@1 0. RYE—Steady. Western, 3714c c. 1. £. Buffaio. BAKLEY—Quier. Feedin:, 26c bid: 28i4c asked o L & Bufialo; 8134€ ¢ L 1. track New or WHEAT—Spot market dull, 34¢lower, with op- Yellow western, FINANCIAL. CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND NEW YORK STOCKS. WHEELOCK & CeO., < Leldesdorff St, Tel. Main 1954 625 Market 5., Falace Mo, Parly & A kinson, . o Manazers. Tel, Main G144, Uptown Office—Baldwin Hote! (adjoining Grill Room). Tel. Main 1091. PURDY, ATKINSON & CLAPP, Managers. Orders instantly executed on latest market quo tations. Beference 1st National Bank, 5, B CHICAGO FRIVAIE Wik XNiW YORK. fresh | y: 2 0. h 8534c; ungraded red, TU@86c: No. i Northern, 8534¢. Ontlons advanced by with the West, declined 34@lc on lower cables, forefen seliing ‘and local 1iquidation, closing «eak at Ys@34c below yester- day, with the_trading dull. May 4nd July most active. No. 2 red, Macn. 82Vge; May, 8034c: July, T8%c: ~eptémber, 76! CORN'Spots_aufet, firm. No. 2, 20¢ elevator: 30c sfton ; sieamer, 'Wes.ern mixed, 2614@-7c; No. 2, 25c: new No. 2, 2734c. Options were dull and firm at firm prices to 14c advance. May and July only traded lu. March, 19c: May, 29%c: July, 31c. OATS_Syots dull, firm. Options dull, nominal, 15 lower: May, 2134c. Spo: prices: No. 2, 2134¢; No. 2 white, 2314c: No. 2 Cbicago. 235c; No. § white, 22c: mixed West- ern, 28@z6c; white do, 25@300. Provisions. LARD-Quiet, higher. Western steam. $4 30@ 435: City. $4@4 12Y3: May, £4 40, nominai. Kefined, firmer; conti.ent, #4 60; 8. A. $490; compound, 414, P nk—Firmer, quiet. New mess, §8 50@9. BUTTEK—Fancy, fairly active and_ stealy: Western creamery, 13@19c; factory. T@lx¥gc Ligfus, 19¢; imitalion creamery, 11@1bc; roils, 8@ 13, CHEESE—Firm, moderate demand. Part skims, 5@9%c; full skims. 5@3%4c. GUS—Easy. Western fresh, 12%4c. TALLOW—Firm, scarce. Ciy, 33g¢; country, 4@ COTTONSEED O1L—Steady. Crude, 20c; yel- low prime, 2314c. RYE—Firm, good demand. Domestic, 3@37%. MOLASSES—Steady. New Orleans, 19@81c. COFFEE—Daull; unchanzed to 5 poinis down. March, $9 05; April. $910: May, 9 10; July, 9 15: December and January, $9 20. Spot Kio, dull, steady: No.7. 854c. SUGAR—Raw, duli. Far refining 2 13-16; centrifugals. 98 test, $4; refined, dull: off A, 375@4c B b: mold A, 4dge. standard A, 4kgei crusned, 47gc; powdered, 4%c: granulated, 4bgc. 1ruit and Produce. APRICOTS—Bags. 8@11c. ¥+ ACE F>—Unpeeled. bags, 7@9c; do Peeled, boxes, 1:@15c. PRUNES—Four sizes, 4@43ac. RAISINS—Two crown L= M., 4l4c: three crown, 514c; four crown, 6ygc: ' London layers $135@1 av: clusters. $1 4081 70. A MONDS—Soft shiell, 73@8Yac: paper shell, N UTS—Standard, 7¢: do soft shell, 9c. HOPS—Fairly ac.ive; Pacinc Coast, 4@13c. WOOl rm, modeérate demand. Domestic tieece, 16@23c. Merchandise. FIGIRON — Quiet. American, $10 25@10 50. COPPER—Fiim. Lake. $12. LIEAD-Firm. Domesuc. +3 3216@3 373, | 1N—Easier. surais, $13 45@15 65. Piates | steady: good demand. SrELIER—Quiet; good demand: $4@4 13%. CHICAGO MARKETS. | cm1cAGO, Trt.. March 8—Wheat was some- | what lower to-day than at the close yesterday, but | 8 iittie rally occurred during the first hour, a tem- | poziry gain of lgc being made, against which ihere was a reaction to opening prices. The crowd exhibited & preference for the bull side, a aisinclination to take the “short” side in the face of prospective damage to the growing crop and of | the sear of po.itical trouble in Europe being shown. Closing oues quoted 4d decline. Re- | ceipts at Chicago were 21 cars, and 38,267 bushels | were taken from store. The Northwestern had | 218 cars, against 190 last Wednesday and 434 a | yeur ago. Late quotations on English consols showed an | early decline. Clearances were light wv 76,827 bushels. Offerings became freer as the session | progressed, prices sagging under the pressure until | 80l decline of a cent from yesterday was made. Closing Berlin cables were % mark hister. Parls and Antwerp were not quoted. May wheat opened from 75lec to 7534c. sold_between 7T61sc and | 7434c. closing at T47x@75c. Tse under yesierday, | ¥stimated receipts fur to-morrow 18 cars. No. % | red spot wheat ranged from 8334¢ 1o 8674, clos- ing about 8374@853ac. CORN—The pariicular characteristic of the corn | market was i 8 auilness. Shippers and receivers | were doing tittle it anythiog, and transactions | were in wmail lots with the Wheat marke:as & guide. Liverpool spot corn was 4d higher and futures 14d lower. Receipts were aboul as ex- pected, Y59 cars. Local_inspections from siore licht at 7830 bushels. Export clearances were | moderate at 243,344 busheis. The smallness of these shipments tended to further weaken the | marcet, when posted. May corn opened at 2434 | sold at 241/5G2414c, closing at Z4c bid. 14c u yesterday. car: OATS—Were quite neglected, no_interest being hown. Trade was 1o small and unimportanc lots with the average tone of the market strong. Re- | ceipis were iight at 117 cars and 1975 bushels | were withdraw n from store. Clearances amounied | to 20,000 busbels. May oats ciosed Ygc lower. | Estimated receipts for to-mortow 243 ca | FLAX—Was firm: Cash No. 1, 77 Northwest, 79¢: May, 77%@78 September, 803,@81c.” Recelpts 7 cars. | " PROVISIONS_Trade in provisions was slow, nothing of importance transpiring. FPackers were on both sides of the market to some extent. The prevalling tone was steady. inspirea by a firm hug market. On good buying by several packing in- sticutions prices advanced. -May pork closed 10c | hicner, May lard aod ribs 734c higher. BU'LTER—The butter maraet was qulet to-day. ter Estimated Tecelpts {or (0-MOrrow 245 nominal; Juls, 79%4ci Recelpts were only firm and demand iame. Creameres—kxtras, 18c: frsts, X' @17c; sec- onds, 14@15c: imitations, fancy, 12@14c. Dairies —Exiras. 16c: firsts. 14@10¢: seconds. 9@10c. | Ladles—Extras, 11@12c: firsts, 515@014ae; packy stock. 8¢: grease, 214@3c; roll buiter, 10c. EGGS—There was a fair demand, but offerings were heavy and the feeling was in consequence weak. Fresh siock 11¢ B dozen MONEY — Was 415@5% ou call and 6% on time loans. New York excnange sold at 76¢c discount. Closing Prices. WHEAT—March, T4c; May, 747@76c; July, 72%je. CORN. —March, 22%c: May, 24c: July, 2534c. OATS—March, 15%gc: May_ 17¢; July, 18¢. PORK—May, 5% 15: July, §8 2734 LARD—May. 84 1215: Juiy. 34 2214 K1kS—May, $4 2755} July, 34 35. Livestock. UNION STOCKYARDS, IrL, March 3.—There have besn no large receipts of caitle so far thls week, and the supplles for the first half aggregate bot 27,000, as compared with 33,000 for the same portion of last week. The arrivals to-day were alssppoiniingly amail, being esiimated at 10,000 hond, against 16,138 last Wednesday. As soon a3 the recelpts wers posed buyers showed anxiets 10 purchase. a3 they saw there would not be | enougn 1o go arouni. Cattle showed a general advance of 10¢ per 100 pounds. During the first haif 0 the week about 100 000 head of hogs were received, sgains: 81,897 for the same portion of last week, 52,000 for the corre- spondinz tim- & year ago, and 112,723 two years 8go. The run was estimated at 35.00). or toe same number tnat arrived ias: Wednesaay. Trade bezan at strong pric:s with an active demand, sales being from 214c to be per 100 pounds higher than yestrday’s ciose. Afier the first aroves were taken buyers withdrew and the early ad- vance was lost. About 34,600 sheep and Iambs have arrived so far this week, againsi 37,88 for the same time last week and 38.726 & year ngo. Decreased sup- plies are impariiug strenzth to the market, and | the recen: advance is easiiy maintained. Re- celpty to-day were about 14,000 heal. Trads was | active at firm fizures. CATTLE—Receints. 10.000. Fancy beeves, 85 16 @5 35; choice to prime sieers, 3 80@4 10; good 0 choice sieers. 4 50@4 76; medium steers, $415@4 45: falr_beef steers $3 85@1 10; com- mon beef stesrs. $3 50@3 80: good Lo prime sto k- ers and feeders. §3 50@ 25: common to_good do. $3 u5@3 bulis. cnoice to extra, $3 30 @3 65: do poor Lo choice, 81 26@3 35; cows and heifers. cholce to prime. $4 T5@4 16: cows, fair to choice, $2 70@3 70; do common to fair canners, $155 @ 2 35; calves. z00d to fancy, $5 75@6 26 do common to good, 83 50@5 50: I exas red stee fair to choice, 3 50@4 25: Texas cows. bulls and o: $2 80@3 60; milkers ana springers, per head, $25@45. HOUGS —Recelpts, 35,000. Heavy packing and shipping_lots, $5 45@3 76: common t0_cholce mixed. §3 5@3 T7%a: choice assorted, $5 70@ 385: light, $3 60@: 80 pigs. 83 50@3 80. SHEEP_Receipts. 13,000. Inferior to cholce, $275@4 25; lambs, §5 50@5 25. Keceipts at Omaha. EOUTH OMAHA. NEar. March 3.—HOGS— Receipts, 3000. Opened ¢ higher: advance lost. Mixed, $3 66@3 67%: heavy, 83 30@5 50. CATTLE—Receipis. 1500 Market strong to 10c higher. Sieers, §3 25@4 40; cows, 81 50@3 60; teeders $3 235@4 30. BHEEP—Kecelbts, 4300. Market firm. Mut- tons, $3 80. Receipts at Kansas City. XANEAS CITY. Mo. March 8 _CATTLE— Recelpts, 2138. Market 10@15c higher. Native aressed beef grades, $4 10@i90; siockers and feeders, $3 26@4 00; cows und he fers, $265@ 3 50: Texas and Wesiern, §3 15@3 45; bulls, $280@3 25: caives, $3@20. HOUS — eceipts 6543, Market Se higher, Light, $3 45@3 4714; medium. $3 4714@s 50; neavy, 83 50@3 57%4; plzs. $3 20@3 80. BHEEE — Kecelpis, 4500. Market steady to strong and 10c higher. NEW YORK STOCKS. Bonds, Fxchange, DMoney and Railroad Shares. Money on eall easy at 134@134x; last loan 134% and ciosing offered at 1%4%. Prim« mercantile paper. 8% Bar sliver, B4c. Mexican doliars, 50c. sweriing exchange firm, with actual business in bankers' bills at 84 8514@4 8514 for 60 davs und 54 87@4 B7%4 for demand. Posted rates, 34 8@ 4 83." Commercial bils, $4 ¥4@4 8! Govera- ment bonds firm: State bonds qui raliroaa bonds ac.ive and strong. Eiiver ni glected. CLo81NG sTOCKS. Am Tel & Cable... 85 [North Amerlcan... 434 Atchison. 1234/Northern Pacifis.. 1434 Preferred, .. 2477 Preferred. . & Ad 147 | Northwesters.”. 56 Preferred.........1504 American Expresslii4/N Y Central., 9634 Ameri lobacco 7514/ N Y, Chicagod&StL 13 FPreferred. ..dU3 ") 1st preferred Bay State G 11%a| 2d preferred. Baltimore & Ohio.. 15%/N Y &N R, Brunswick Lands. 34N Y & New Eng. Buftalo, Roch & P. 1634 N Y, Susq & W. Canada Pacific..... b5y, Preferred Canada Southern.. 4714 /Ontario. buTgOntario & Western 15 103/ Oregonimprovmnt— Ches & Ohlo.. 178 Prefe-red.........— Chicago Alton. [\ 168 " Oregon Navigation 14 Preferred.........172 |Oregon &hort Lino, 1514 Chicago, B & Q... 7754 Pacitic Mall 25 Chicago & E 1.2 5 ' |Peoria. D& kvans % FPreterred. 95 Pittsburg & W ptd. 15 i Chicago Ga: . 76% Puilman Palace.. Cleve & Plttsbiifz. 166 |Quicksilver ... Consolidation Coal. 33 | Preferred. Consolidated Gas..153%5 Reading...... ..., 25 CCC &St Louis... 2005/ RioGrande& Westa 13 Preferred. 75| ireferred. 3 Colo Fuel & 'irca.. 2214(Rock Island... Preferred. ........ 5 |RomeWat&Ogdon.117%4 Cotton Ol Cort,... 12 [StLaw 43 Commercial Cabie.156 | Preferred. Del Hudson......... JUBY4 st Panl. Del Lack&Wesirn 15345 Preferred........ Denver & R G. St Pau! & Daiuth.. 20 163 1 Preferred | Preferred. 85 Distillers.. St Paul & Omaha. D634 General Electric. | Preferred. 139 Erle 4TSt PN Preferred 34| Siiver Certificates. 64 Fort Wayne. 163 |Southern Pacific.. 145 Great Northern pfd120 |Southern R K. 9 Green Bay. —— | Preferred. 283, Harlem. 493 |Sugar Refinery....11n1j Hocking 4 | Preferrea.. .. 1104 Hocking Val 414 Tenn Coal & Iron.. 2814 Homestake, | Preferred. 50 Texas Pacific . 953 Tlinots Central.... 93 |Tol A A & N Mich — Jowa Ceutral.. Tol Ohlo & Central 18 Preferred. Preferred......... 80 Kansns & Texas... Tol S Louts €K Q614 Preferred......... Preterred 1814 Kingston & Penn.. 3 |Upion Pacific...... 7% Lake Erie & Westa 175/U P Den &Guit.... 17 68 — Preterred. U & Cordage.. Lake Snore. 16916 Preferred. ... .c.—— National Lead. 3454| Guaranteed Preterred. 9044 U § Express. Long Island 70 47 |0 S Leather.. Loulsville & Nash. 5014/ Louisville, N Atony 94 Preferred. 174 Manhattan Con.... 87 Memphis & Charis 15 Mexican Centra... 8 Michigan Central.. 95 Preferred. 7 Utica & B River...150 (Wab S L & Pacific. 634 Preferred. Wells-Fargo., M &S L. — |Western Union.... 83% Preferred. ... Wisconsin Central. 134 Minn & St L'¢om.. Wheeling & LE... 155 1st preferred.. Preferred. ........ 8% 2 preferred., Am Cotton Ofi pid. 85 Missourt Pacific... W U Beet. 9% Mobile & Uhlo..... Ann Arbor.. 9 Neshville & Chait. 67%! . National Linseed.. 13" Brooklyn Traction. 81 NJ Central........ 95%lErie 2d ptd... Norfolk & Westrn. 14Ys American Spiriis.. 14 Freterred. 207" Preferréd...m.... 24%s (LoSIx® 1ONDS. Aln Class A 4x.....108V5 Northern Pao 1sts.116 Do Class B 4, 55104 Alabama. ciass C.. 55 Atchison ¢ Do 2ds A Canada South 3 ‘en Pac lats 01’95, — Cherokee 43, 1896, — Do 1807 Preferred. 5045 | | prime 5 30 for young Roo ters and $b for Fryers. California Pouliry is quiet and not particularly changed. Live Turkeys. 12@14 ® M for Gobblers, 12@l4c @ Db for Hens: Dressed Turevt 14@16 @ m: Geese. B parr. $1 50@) 75; Gos'inzs, $2 6! Ducks, $4 50@5 for old and $6@7 for yO.ng: liens. $3@8 t0: Roosters, youns, $4 50@5 50: | do. 0ld. $3G3 5U; ¥rvers, 85@5 50: Broflers, $4 50 | ?5 10t large and u@dm",’mu. Pigeons, $°@ 50 B doz for voung nd $1 25 for old. GAME—]Is still lower and_out of demand. Eng- | lish Snipe, £2 50@3 R doz: Jack Snipe, —: Hare, 60c: Rabbits, §1 50 for Cottontalls and 1 25 for small: Gray Geese, 82: White Geese, 50@75¢; Braut, 75¢@81. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. The market forall kinds is quiet. DECIDUOUS FRUITS— Apples, $1@1 35 P box for choice, $1 50@1 60 for 1 9)c for common. CITRUS FRUITS—Navel Oranges are quotable at 81 75@3 B box: Seediings, 75c@31 20 B box; Lemons, 6 'c@$l for common and S1 "5?“ for ood to choice: Mexican Limes,$4 50@! SiRnis Limes. 75¢c: Bananas, $192 ¥ buueh: Pineapples, $2@4 B doz DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS, NUTS, ETC. Prunes have again deciined and are very dull. DR1i:D FRUITS—Quotations on the Fruu Ex- change are nominally as follows: CARLOAD Lots—apricots, 6@9c for Royals and 1114@12c for choice to fancy Moorparks; Prunes, 2%@2%c for the 4 sizes: Peaches, 4@534c for 1o cholce, 815@7c for faucy and $@10c for peeled in boxes: Apoles. b 8ljc for evaporated and :@2%gc for sun-dried; Pears, 234@5c for prime 1v choice, 4@5l4e for Qquarters and © for ha ves: Plums. 4c for pitted and 13ec for unpltted; Nectarines, 3%@ 4340 for choice and blec for fancy; While kigs, 3c¢; Black Figs, 214@234¢. {oOBBING FEIcES Peaches, | 44400340 § B: ancy, cB Ib: peeled, 12345¢ ® b - cots BLaBe B b abes 10 Soorparke, 176 18ci evaporated App'es, 534c: sun-diied, 2%,@3; Prunes, 3@34c for the 4 sizes: Figs, black, 3¢ for unpressed and 3@8%4c for pressed: white Figs. dc; Plums, 434@5c for bitted and 134c for unpitted: Nectarines, 4@éc 1 _for prime 10 fanc; 24@5c for whole, 414@5%4c for quarters @6vc for halves. RAISINS— UARLOAD PRICES — Four-crown, loose. t3gc: three-crown, 43gc @ 1b: Lwo-crown, 334 B seedless Suitanas, biso: seedless Muscatels, 43/ three-crown London fayers. §1 15 clusters, $1 5 Dehesa clusters, $2B0; Imperial clusters, $ dried Grapes. 3¢ B . JOBEING PRICKS loose, 5i%4c: H-crow Ax FRANCISCO—Four-crown, 1300 37c; seed: less Sulianas, bic! seedles: A¥c; own London’iayers, §135; clusters, $1 '60: Dehesa clusters, $2 75: 'Imperial_clusters, $3 25. | Do 189K, Do consol 5s..... 76% | N UTS—Chestnuts quotabie at §@10c; Wainuts Do 1899, Pacific 6aof 97, — | 6%@Tc B I for standard and ¥@9isc Ib for | Ches & Ohio 110V Phila & Reading 4s 8134 | Soiishell: Almonds, #@6lge for Laug.edoc, 3@ | Ch&N P I Rotabs 4295 Do lsyffd incom. 445, | 3Yac for hardshell and 8@9c @ 1 for papersuell; D C3-65s.. ... 10914/ K GrandeWeost 1ats 7%, | Peanuts, 4@6c b for_IKastern and 4c for Cal Den & k GIsi...1111134 St L&TronMiGenbs 7514 | fornia: Hickory Nuts 5@6c @ Ib: Pecans. 714@ Do s . B815/St L& S F Gen 63.111%45 | 8c @ Ib: Filberts, 714@8c: Brazil Nuts, 734@8c; Erie 2as.... """ §51g St Paul Consols.... 133 | Cocoanuts, $5@5 50 100. FtWaDenCity sts 591 St & Palsts 117 HONEY—Comb, 10@12%4¢ for bright and 5@9c GH&BSAUS.....104 SoCarolina 414s... 106 for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5@b5igc: Do 2d Ts. Southern K Ros... 9014 | Ight amber extracted, 412@4%c; dark amber, 4@ Gen Elec Dob 55 Do Pac Cal 1sts.. 107 H & Tex Cent 5a...10814 Tenn new Ss....... 77 Do cou 6s......... 104 | Texas Pac lsi. Jowa Central ists.. 94%!1exas Pac 2s..... Kansas Pa Consois 7434 Union Pac lsts §8.1 Ks Palsts DenDivi16 |U S 45 reg of 1925, 12 La Consol 4s., 96 Do 4s, coupon. ... 123 Missouri funding...— |U S 4s reg of 1907111 M KT 2ds. 59%; Dods, coupon....116 Do ds T b433 Dozs. 9514 Mobiie & Ofio'ds.. 67 | Doss. 37, Noteal Unlon 6s.110 | DoBs. cou ¥ N J Cent Gen bs... 11614/ Va fonding deoi N YC&StLonls 4310543 Do registered. Nor& West Gen 65120 | Do deferred 6a. N Caroilua con 4s.103 1124 405 1134 FOREIGN MARKETS. NorthwesiConsols. dew WHEAT IN LIVEEPOOL. LIVERPOOL, NG, March 3.—The spot market. is steady at s 515d. Cargoes are steady at $3s 1344, sellers, prompt shipment. FUTURES. The Procuce Exchange cable gives the following Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: March, €5 215d; May, 6s 414d: July, 6s 4d. BECURITIES. Exe., March 3.—Consols. 111 16-16; 1021 62150 EXCHANGE AND BULLION, Sterling Exchange, 60 day: - s486% Steriing Exchange. sight. DD = Tassiyg Sterling Cables. S = UeeD New York Exchange, sight. - 0 New Yor< Exchange, telegraphic.. — 15 Fine silver, per ounce.......... - 64 Mexican otlars. . - 6114 PRODUCE MARKET. WHEAT AND C(THER GRAINS, WHEAT—The H. Hackfeld takes for Cork 42,- 135 culs, valued at 366,900. The murket is dull and spot graln shows no chaoge whatever. Quoted at $1 :5@1 3215 ol for common grades, 81 35@1 8715 B ctl for aver- age No. 1, $140 B cil for choice and $1 4235@ 1473 ® cul for extra choice milling. CALL BOAED SALES, INFORMAL SESSION—9:16 0'clock—May —8000 gils, 81 34" Decembver — 6000, 81 1733; 2000, 1 173 SkcoxD_SESSION—May — 2000 ctls, $1 8314 4000. $1 3356 of . - GULAR ORNING SESSION 414; 2000, $1 May—2000 ctls, 4000, $. 341%: 6000, 21 35 December— $1 18 AFTERNOON — December—6000 _ctls, $13nlh May—2000, $1 8054: 4000, $1 Bo%, 200, 1 357 v BARLEY—Feed, 7212@77%c B ctl; Brewing, 8716@92%ac. CALL BOARD SALES. INFORMAL S¥88105—9:15 0'clock—No sales. Skcoxp NEssioN—December 2000 cils, 73%gc. REGULAR MORNING SESSION—December—2000 cuis, 7u6kc. May—2000, 731e. AFTERNOON SESSION—NO sales OAT'>—Yesterday was another fair day anda £00d jobblng business was done. Milling are quot- able ai §1 26@1 40: Fancy Feed, $13714@1 46: Common W hite, 1@1 10 good to choice, $1 15 1 35, sccording (0 quailiy: Black for feed, 95¢ $1 0b; for sced, $110@1325: Gray, 81 16@1 303 Red, §1 1081 20; Surprise, 1 44@1 50 B cu. CORN—Larg. Yellow, 76@7734¢c; Small Round do, $0@95c: White, 75@80cC B ci. RYE—85@8734¢ B ctl. BUCKWHEAT—Quoted at $1 15@1 26 B cil. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR—Net cash prices are: Family extras, $4 80@4 95: Bakers' extras, $4 75@4 85: Super- fine £4@4 35 ¥ bbl, COKNMEAL ETC.—Feed Corn, Cracked Corn, $17 50@18 B ton. MILLSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as follows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $2 86 % 100 Bs; Rye Flour, 82 75 B 100: Rice Flour, $5 76; Cornmeal, $2@2 25; extra cream do, $2 75; 817@17 59; | | | | | 43kc: dark, 2@3c B Ib. BEESWAX—22@25c 9 1. PROVISIONS. CURED MEATS—Bacon, 6c@ Ib for heavy, 7¢ # D for light medium. 9%gc for light, 10c B 1b for extra light and 1134c @ Ib for sugar-cured. Easi- ern sugar-cured Hams, 11@12%gc: California Hams. 10@10%4c; Mess Beet, 31@7 50; extra mess do, $8@¥ 00: family do, §9 50@10; _extra prime Pork, $750@8; extra clear. ¥16 P bbI mess, $14 B bbi: Smoked Beet, 10c B 1b. LARD—Easiern tierces is quoted at 6% for compound ana 614@634c for pure: pails, 7i4c: Cuiifornia tierces, 5l4@b%c for compound and 644@614c for pure; nulr-bbis, Tc; 10-b tins, 7hgc: a0, 5-1b.734c B Ib. COTTOLENE—5314@5%c in tierces and 7@ 834 In 10°1b tins. HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS HIDES AND SKINS—Culls and brands sell 1c under sound stocs. Heavy salted steers are quot ableat 8c B 1b; medium, 7c B b: light, 6@63 Cowhides, 6@6%4c: salted Kip, 6c ¥ D: sal Calt, 7@8c: saited Veal, 6c; dry Hides, 12150 idc: culis aud brands, @52@10c B 1b: dry Kip aud 1bc; culls, 10c; Goatskins, @35 each: Kids, 5¢c: Deerskins, good summer, 25¢ @ Ib; medium, 20¢: winter, 10c; Sheepskins, sheariings, 10@20c each: short wool, 26@35¢ : medinm, 30@45: each; long wools, 0@60c TALLOW—No. 1, rendered, 3@34c: No. 2 23 be: Grease, 2 % Ib. 0L—San Joaquin, 4g6o; Esstern Orogon, 76 10c B 1. HOPS—6@8c for falr to choice and 9@10¢ B Ib for fancy. GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BAGS—Are very firm. Calcutta Gram Bag: spot, 5c: June-July delivery, 5%4c; San Quentin, 5c: Wool Bags, 241,@26%s" COAL—Wellingion, $8 # ton: New Wellington, 88 per ton: Soutbfield Wellington, $7 50 ton: Seattle, 35 50: Bryant, €6 50; Coos Bay. $a 75 ton; Wallsend, $6 50 ®_ton: Cumberland, | £13%0 ® ton in 'bulk and $15 In_sscks: Penu- sylvania, Autheacite Exg, 8:1@12 # ton; Welsh Aninracite, $4@10: Cauvel, $8 ® ton: Rock Springs, Castie Gate and Pleasan. Valley, $7 60; Coke, $11@12 tn buik and $13 ton1n sks. SUGAR—The Western ~ugar Refining Company quotes, terms net cash: Cube ani Crushed, 53 Fowdered, 5y4c: Fine Crushed, 534¢: Dry Grau. lated, 45c; Confectioners’ A, 45kc: Magnolla A, 434c} ixiraC, 414c: Golden' G, sci half barrels 3¢ more than barrels and boxes %4¢ more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MAEKET. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh- terers are as follows: BEF F—First quality, 6c: second, 5@5Ysc; third do, 4@414c B I VE <, 6@8c: small, 6@7c R b e e SO A 535060 —Spring, 9G04 B . LR ore. Bse sy B I for large and 37%@4c for small and medium; dressed do, 434 @scP b RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. MU’ TON—Wethers, FOR 24 HOURS. 1,451 | Middlings, sK; Flour, ar sks. Wheat, ctis. 34,323 Futter. ctis.. 454 Barley, cis..... 4,010 Cheese, cus. 21 Oats, cils. 4U| Kigs, Gom. 12,120 Eastern...... 19) | Hides. no. 400 Corn. East, ctis. 800/ Pelts. bdls. 390 Rye, clls........ 700/ Wine, gals. 26,400 2,000/ 1eatner, rolt 50 2,21 Wool, 25 91| Hops. bi 30 205/ Quicksil 13 425/ Lime, bbl 120 ——————— REAL ESTATE TRANSAOTIONS. Peter H. Doncks to Johanna E. Doneks. Iot on SE corner of Hayes and Gough streets, k 62:6 by 5120; 85. Margaret Fuselier to Peter Dean, 1ot on S line o Page sreet, 165 1 of Gough, £ 21 inches by 8 Oatmeal, 83 50; Oat Groats, $4; Homiuy, $3 10 | 120 85. @3 80; Buckwhea. Flour, $3"25@3 50: Ciscked Wheat, $3 50: Farina, $i; Whole Wheat Fiour, $3; Rolied Oats (bbis). #5 50@5 90; Pearl Barley, 23 T6@4: Splls Peas, §3 005 Green' do, $4 25 % 5 HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS. BRAN—$12 50@13 for the best and $11 50@12 B ton for outside brands. MIDLINGS—$18@19 for lower grades and $19 50@20 50 B ton 10 (he best. FEEDSTUKFS — Rolled Barley, $17@17 50; Oi cake Meal a: the mill, $26 b0 P ton; jobbing, #27 50; clipped Oata, $1'3) @1 50 % cu. HAY — Wheat, $8@11: Whea: and Oat, $7@ 10: Oat, $6@9. Bariev, 37@8 50: River Barle: #5@b Alfalfa, $6@7 50; compressed, 36@ 9 50: stock, 85@6; Clover, $6@S B ton. STRAW-25@50¢ B bale. BEANS AMD SEEDS, BEANS — Bayos, $1 50@1 66 B ctl: Smal Whites, $110@1 20 B ctl; Larce Whites, $1@ Lise Fins 171061 25 Reds, 31 1081 200 Blackeye, $1'25@1 35, Red Kidney, §2 25; Limas, $17:@1 96; Lutters, 81 25@1 b0} Pea, 8110@ 130. SEEDS—Brown Mustard, $2 50@2 75: Ye ) Mustard, $1 75@2 P ax, $1 50@1 60: C: Dary “eed, 13,@2%4c B b: Alfaifs, 834c; Eape, 215,@234c; Hemp, Sc: Timothy, Avge. DRIk PEAS—Niles, $11 209 cil; Green, $1 40@1 50 B ctl. POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES, Potatoes are easy. Vegetables are quiet. POTATOES—New Potatoes, 2Y4@3%5c;: Sweet Potatoes, $1@1 75 according to quality: Early Rose, 70@80c; River Feds, 70@80c: Burbank Seedlings, B0@sde P ctl for Rivers, 90c@81 10 for Salinas and 65@8Uc for Petalumas; Urégon Burbanks, 75@ | $110. ONIONS—$1 25@1 50 P ctl; Cut Onfons, 50c@ 81 ; Oregons, 81 76@2. VEGETABLES—Kgg Plant, 10c B 1b: Hothouse Cucumbers. 50c@81 25 B doz; Asparagus B@1UcH B for common and 1234@15¢ for choice: Rhubarb, 1 76@2 50 B box: Los Angeles Summer ~quash, nominal: Los A ngeles Green Peppers,50@6Cc: Mar: rowia Squash. $6@7 P ton: Loy Angeles Tomatoes, 50c@$1 % box: Dried Peppers, 7c P Ih; Green Peas, dgec @ b Lo Aneeles Siring Beaus, 881234 b; Lried Okra. 8@9¢c B-Db: Cabbage, 40@50¢ B cul; Carrots, -b@3ue B Garlic, 14@2¢ B . BUTTEK, CHEESE AND EGGS. BUTTER—There is no further change, but the market is weak. ( REAMERY—Fancy creameries, 19@20c: sec- onds, 17@18¢ B 1b. Darry—Fancy, 15@16¢ Ib; gooa to choice, 13 @) 4c: lower grades. 12@12 a0, PIcKLED—13@l4c $ I for old and 15¢c B D for new. FIRKIN—12@l4c B Ib for old and 15¢c B b for new. CEEAMERY TUB—16@17c B D. CHEESE—Coitnues to decline. Ygo: common (0 good, 6@734c; Cream ‘l@12c e b; Young America 9G10c® cf Cholce mild Wesiern, 11@12c: kastern, 14@1adec. iGS—store Eges are still ‘firmer, but lower grade ranch are e; Ranch Eggs, 11%4@13c; store Eggs, 11c B do: Duck Eggs, 14@16¢- POULTRY AND GAME. POULTRY—Eastern continues In iarge supply at 13@14c for Turkeys, 85 50 for Ducks, $3 509 4 50 for Hens. $3 50@4 for old Roosters, $5 260 James M. Talbert to Milo Hoadley, ot on N line of Fush street,75 W of Lyon, W 25 oy N 7b: §10. Lalla T. Allen to Esther Cha mpiin, lo:_on N line of Golden Gate avenue, 100 E of First avenne, & 29:11. N 137:6, W 15:814, S 138:3: 810 John L. and 'Bsther Champiin to Harry Simp- son. sume: §10. Thecdor Liebermann to_Daniel Meyer, lot on 5 1ine of Washington s reet, 110:1 k ot Stockion, K 20:5 by S 60:3: $10. Vary A. MeVerry to Jullos and Seima Riemer, 1ot on SW corner of Greenwich and Jones sireets, $25 by W 8); $10. . Auvst Drucker (executor of the estate of John York) to Johanna Macnichol, 1ot on N W line ot Jessiv street, 260 N of Sixth, NE 25 by NW 75 $2600. William J. and Lucy Trimble to John M. Green 1ot on E iiné 0f Third avenue, 125 50f Lake stre:t 26 by E 120: $10. J_Buck Smith to David F. Smith, lot on E line of Twenty-fourth avenue, 126 3 of Poiut Lobos, 5 50 by E 120; gifs, John J. Eonner to James F. Brennan, lot on NE corer of D and West Forty-four:h streets, N 415, E 116:7, SW to N Dstreet, W 12:11, blo'k 423 Point Lobos avenue and Park Homestead Asso- cia‘ion, quitclaim deed: $10. Jemes P. Dameron to same, same, quitclaim deed; $10. Mary E. Alden and_John B. Carson to Thomas E. Ryan.lot on N toroer of D stree: and West Forty fourth svenue, N 415 bs E 116:7, SW 450, W 12:11, block23, Point Lovos avenue and Park Homestead A ssociation; $10 Lous und Rose ] ipman, London ana San Fran- cisco Bans (iim ited) to Kdwin #. Tryon, 10t on W line of Ninth avenue, 175 N of L atreet, ¥ 25 by W 120; $1u. Solomen and Dora Getz 1o Martha W. A. Kelly, 10t 01 SW corner f Af street and Ninth aveuue, S 58 by W 120; $10. J. iuck Smiih 1o David F. Smith, ot on S line of Thirty-first avenue, 125 F of I stréet, E 60 by S 100, being a portion of biock 552. Bay Park Home. stead Association: gifi. ALAMEDA COUNTY. W. A. and Minoa M. Mackinder to Mary G. Smiih, iotva N_line of Twenty-fourth street, 100 W of Adeline, W 28:3 by N 76, blcck 642, Oak- land: 10. Josephine and Charles Hurd to A. E. loton S line_of Thirty-ninth street, 141 Grove, E 26, $85:13,, W 25, N 53:214 (0 begin- mng, belng portion of lot 20, Montgomery Tract No. 1, akland township; $10. A. £, Severns to_rlizabeth T. Putnam (wife of George (). same, $10. mm; selman (wife of Andrew). to Gust Johuson, lot 18, subdivisi-n of lot 8 Dunnigan Tract, quitclaim deed, Gaklana Towaship; $10. Eliza Connoliy to Plerre Bureliles, ot on NW coiner of Green street and Hailet avenue N 155 by W 90. being lot 40. block 3, Maxwell Tract, quitciaim deed, Oakland Tow.ship; $10. Jumes i ealy to John Healy, ot on W line ot Webs'er street, 175 N of i-agle avenue, N 25 by W 125, be.ng lot 8, block 1, Shephardson prop- erty, Alameda $1. William L. Clarke to John W. Fioud, lot 4, block 3, Case ‘Lract, Berkeley: § 00. North Alameda Land ‘Company to Thorvald Hansen. lot 3 and W half of lo. 2. bloex 9, North Alameda Tract, Brooklyn Township; $025. Joseph G. Ksarney to Madge N. Manion (wife Of William &.), lot on Slineof Noian or Thirty. third street, 116 W of Grove, W 50 by S 100, being lot 11, block F, Map of Property Central Land Company, warranty deed, Onkisid: $50. Warren M. and Margares k. Wawon to W. M. W asson Company (s corporationy; lot on & lisie of Sixth street, 100 E of +ak, E 50 by 8 100, being lots 9 and 10, block 182, Map ot Dilon Property, Oakland: $10. H. G. Fiske to F. 0'Nell, loton E line of Tenth street, 65 N of Vilia avenue, N 30 br I 100, being de of lot 13, block 8, 10t 12'and 5 feet off the N Revised Map of San Pablo Avenue Villa Tract, avito uim e, cacland Township; §10. Frunk and Cathe:ine O'Ngll 10 Bernara Becaas, same, - akland Township; $1.. Harvey & and Laura S, Hazletine -0 Emma T. Mesow, ot on SE line or Chicago av-nue and Marle or Stuart street, E 120 by S 64, being lot 8, University Vilia Tract, Berkeley: $700. Mary A. Kenyon to Charles 1. Ball, A, Fruitvaie Vi la Tract; co1sideration 115 share of » gold prospect in Fresno County, Berkeley Townsuip. Same to Edward Homan. lot 6, block A, Fruit- vale Villa ‘i ract, Berkcley Villa Township: $10. Builders’ Contracts Sanitary Reduction Works of San Francisco with O."E. Brady & *on, brick, cement and masonry work for carbsge crematory on N. . corner of El Dorado anl Rhode Island streef $:9,650: Charles Thackeray, architect. Same with Conlin & gRober s, roofing work and ‘ventilators, same, $2,010: sawme architect. Same wih Maccono & Kosso, carpenter work, Umbers und lumber on saime, $2,632; same archi- et Same with Joshua Hendy Machine Works, Wrought and cast iron work and 4 steel boilers ou same, $19,500; same architect, Jumes Uwens with Daniel Powers. 10 erect a 2-stury frame building on K. line of Plerce str-et, tiﬁ N. of Fllveri, $1,800; J. V. Campbell, archi- ec. e e THE STOOK MARKET. . The best prices for mining stocks yesterday were Tather under those of the preceding day, but changes were insiguificant. Mexican levied an assessment of 20c. ‘I he Andes assessmen: falls dellaquent in board to-dey. ‘I he Morning Star Mining Company of Iowa Hill has declared adividend of 55 per share. The Standard Consolidated M ining Company re- ports & oash balance of ¥9666, with a1 the Febru- ary expenses paid. ‘The Silver Kin: Mining Company has an indebt- edness of $1954 73, “Tue joint Confiience, Challenge Con. and Con. Imperial west crosscut 1 from the suiface tunnel is out 984 feet, baving been advauced 13 feet during the past week: ihe face shows soft porphyry. ‘Ihe yield of ths Coufidence mine for the past week amounted 10 10 mining caricaas of ore, the average car-sample assay of which wus §21 60 per ton. The Overman mine yielded 7 carloads of ore, assaying $43 27 p-r ton, during the past week. This ore was extracted from the workings In the north drift on the 900 level. Thera is no chan; in the ore seams. On the 1100 level of the Caledonia the southw: drift was extended 8 fect during the past week: total length pist east crosscat 1 106 feei. ‘1he formation 1. the face s porphst, and ciay wih seams of quartz. ‘ihe quariz s of alow grade, assaying §5 08 per ton. “The Alaska Packers’' Assoctation will pay & dividend of 75¢ ou the 12th. BOARD SALES. Followi:g were the tales in the San Franclsco Stock Board yesterday: RXKGULAR MORNING SESSION, COMMEXCING 9:30. 50 Beicher... 20200 Challge. . 3 “74[300 G&C.....86 91 34 ‘9¢) 300 CO&V 1,70 50 ..........1.66/600 Potosi AFTERNOON SESSION—: 300 Alta. 100 H&N . ....95 300 B & b.....7:(200 Mexican..2¢ 200 Caleda....08[2(000 Nv Qn.04) 200 Cholr. 51200 Occidti. Following were Eoard yesterday REGULAR RFRsTON—10:30 30 Alpha.....08600 Cholla: 200 Alta.......04(150 Conni. 50O Andes...10/60 C Point 1200 Belcher..20/100 ....... 500 Exchr, 700 6 & U 1900 ...... eeeee 72300 010 ulliot.. 11300 H&EN. +1,/500 Justice. /600 Kentuck..0) 3714 2800 L Wash.. ve..-5% 700 Mex......28{200 Unlon... 1.671/4/900 . %.Bu 1u0 Oced. Bt} 1700 Potost 160 & i 34 Bavage.... 1200 w33 1100 ..... 600 ... .....97/600 200 Chalige...3%200 C Point....190 400 § 200 ...88/200 ..... %% 1200 81 HIll. 0500 Exchar...08| 50 Stdrd. 1788 40) G&C . ... 35300 Uuioa.. 191300 He WEDNESUAY, March 3 4 P. ar. Fort.Asned. Bit Asrat. 08" 06Julta..,,....... U4 B 03 Osliusttcall T — 0n 09 10|Kentookl 1T 01 2 20 21 2 B 73 75|NevadaQuees - (4 Benton Coa... 12 — Ucciden:al 00 Bulllon .......a 10 1ljuphir. kil Caledonia. .. 09 10/0verman. 08 Chollar ... 94 ¥b| Potosl. 39 Con.CalEVa . 1.66 170 savage. 33 Challence Coa. 40 41 seorpion. .. 04 Con. Imperial. 01 L% |zeg. Belche 03 Confidence. ... 95 Lon New Yoc& 96|~ilver Hili..... It = (2[sierrs Nevadx 2y 30 Crown Polat.. 20 21 1.65 EsatSierraNe? — U4 kurekalon.. — 38|U kxcheauec... — 04/U; Goul &Curiy. 33 347 Hesdoces 95 96l STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, March 3 2P UNITED STATES BONDS. Foe anea US4s coun.111%3 — Donew issuei2s = — MISCELLANEOUS EONDS. CastCbleds. 112 — |UnkGay bs.. — 104 Cai¥lecL6s — 181 |Do2disoa.. — 11014 CntraG W bs 9514 8714/ 0mnibus 6s.. 12134 1535 Bid asked. G Sdsrez...104 11034 Dpotstex-cp — Y7La(P &0 Ryds. — 113 >dsn L&P 631293418015 PECh Ry 6. — 108 F&CHKRR6s — 105 (Pwist KR83112 — Geary-st R5s — 103 |[kKeno, WL&L — 105 HC&S5V4s.108 — |EactoP&L. — 100 Los Ang L 6s 9234100 DoGnteed 6s 83 10134 MKUsiCbleBs12275 — DoRyCon ds. 10413106 NatVings st — 100 NevCNgk7s.108 105 N Ry Cal 68,1003 — [SVWater4s J00ig — NRycal o3l — 96 |StktnG&kds 99 101 WATKR KTOCKY. Contra Costa 56 41 [sprug Valley 97% $7% MurinCo.... 4834 — ©As AND ELECTRIO 8 TOCK. 16 80 (Pacific Lizhs 4914 50 #81e — (SFG&Elec. b7 9714 914 9la|SanFrancsco 214 i3y Oak G L'& H b3y 5414/Siocktor =" Fac Gas lmp 9215 98 TNAUKANCE ATOCKS. Firoman'sFa177% — |....... COMMa4:IAL MANK ATOTKY. Anglo-Cal... 61— [FirstNationi181 — Bankof Cal.-235%5 — |LondonP&A.137%5 — Cal BD&T Uo1074108%4|Merch Ex.... 13 = FAVINGA BANK STOCKA. GerS&LCo.1315 1335 (Sav & Loan.. HombSeL.ligs - Sl BESav Unioa — 476 STREET RAILROAD STOCKS. SFANPLLSS. 1003410134 SPRR Ariz6s 9213 941, SPRRCalgs. 109 111 SPRR(alby. — 100 SPBrRCai6s. 8813 9814 SV Water 63.116751171j 105 Securlty.....240 ~ — Union Trust.s80 — Caltfornia.... 107 — (OakSL&HAs — 100 < 85— |Presidio..... 455 — S a314 4 ¥UWLEE sTOCKY 18 17 |GlantCon.... Bllg 317 87410 |Vigorie... [ = suc MINCTLLANEOUS aTOCKS Alnska Pkrs. 10314104 (Nat VinCo.. — Tig GerLead Co. o :00 [oceantcSSCG 24 2435 HawC&sCo.. 1535 16_ |PacAux FA — 4 Hutch SPCO 243 :43; PacBoraxCo. — 94 MerkxAssn. — ilu |PertPuniCo — 4 SALES—MORNING SESSION. Board— 65 Alaska Packers' Assoclation.. ..... 108 50 $1000 Edison Lixht & Power Bonds..... 130 00 50 Hawalian Commerciai......... 15 75 £6000 Market-st Ry Con 5% Bonds. 104 62 65 5V Water...... 28 00 £7000 S V 6% Bonas. 100 50 SALES—AFTERNOON SESSIO! Board. 60 Hawallan Commercial. 25 Hutchinson § P Co........... $2000 Marker-st Ry Con 5% Bonds. 15 S F Gas & Eiectric Co......... 15 5V Water. cash 70 do do s5. e $1000 Edison Light & Power Bonds, 50 Mutual Electric Light 50 Pacific Gas fmp —_——e T A sea captain tells of his sailing in Southern seas where flying fish abound. They would sometimes in their flight in the night come aboard the ship and drop to the deck. He had three cats that, though they were lying asleep below, wouid hear the sound whenever a fish struck the deck and would rash up to get it. They distinguished tnis from ail other sounds. The crew tried to imitate it in various ways, but could not deceive the cats. ———————— The jresent season’s crop of cotton in Egypt promises to surpass all previous vears in quality. Tho Yime Ball. BRANCH H YDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, U. 8. N. MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE SAN FRANCISCO, March 3. 1897. The time ball on Teiegrapn Hili was di exactly at noon to-dsy—L e.. at noon of the 120th merldian, or exactiy at 8 P. u., Greenwich time. W. & HUGHES, Lieutenant U, & N., ia charge. THE CALL CALENDAR. MARCH. 1897. Moon’s Phases., Su. [Mo.|Tu. | W. |Th. | Fr. 1|2|s|afs]|e New Moon. March 3. = e | 9 |10|11| 12|13 |~ Firs: Quarter | DR T 10|15 |16 |17 |18 |19 | 20|~ e o e Bl e e e March 18, 21|22 |23 |24|26| 26|27 | — | — | — | — | — Last Quarter. 8 | 29 | 30| 81 March 25, l OCEAN STEAMERS. Dates of Departure From San Francisco. STEAMER |D STINATION.| SALS | PIER. G.w.Eider. | Fortana ____|Mcn 4.10Aw |Pire 34 China..... .!cmn-a:-n-n Mcn 4, 1P PMSg Pomouna.... HumboldtBas Men 5. 2rw|Pier) Atameda.... Sydney.. Mch 5, 2pu|Pier 7 Santa Rosa.|tan Dlego... [ [Mch 5.11am| bier 11 . | Newpor... Mch 7. fam|Plesll Vic & Pgi Bno | Mch 7. $aw|Plec 9 orte.. | urays Harbor. Mch 8. 4. ‘. 9.20ax| Plor 24 Cal. | Pori T e e 9,11aM | Pler 11 Corona......|San Dieco. .. Sunol...... |Gravs Harbor. Mch 912 M (Pier Co0s Bay..... |Mcn 9.10Aw|Plerl} Yaauina Bay. |Mcn 10, 9au|Pise 3 Panama. |Men1012 u{PM SS Coos say.. .. |Mch 1012 u | Piers Newport ....... | Mch 11, 9aw [Plee 11 |Oregon ports.. |Mch 11. 5pu | Pler 13 — STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. STEAMER | FROM Pomona.........| Humboldt Bay . < Coos Bay. Seattie Tacoma Comox.... Seattie Willamette. Etate of Cal... Grays Harbor. ... Panama. . Empire portiand. Mexico......... | ~an Diego. Tiliamook....... | Portiand. . Arcata. Coos Bay . | Humbola: isav.. .| Victoria & Puget Sound Farallon........ | Yaquina 5ay.. Eoreka.......... | Newport. . Alice Blanchard | Portiand Weilington... .| Departure Bay . Crarina......... | €00 BAY ... . Cteone..” Crescent City'. Amarapoora. ... | Champerico. ... City Sydnes.... [Paaama Geo W. Elder.. | Portland .. Fanta Rosa. ... [San Diezo. Zealandis. . North Fork. .. Tmatllla.. ... AND TIDz. UXNITED STATES COAST AND GEODTTIC SURVEY. TiMES AND HEIGHTS oF HIGH AND Low WATERS AT KORT POINT. ENTRANCE TO 8AN FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFL CIAL AUTHOBITY OF THE SUPKRINTENDENT. NoTE—The high and low waters occar al ths City Front (Mission-sireet Wharf) about twenty. five minu:es later than at Fort Point. ihe heigh: of tide in th same &% both places. March—1b5vi. Thursda , March & Sun rises. NoTE—1In the above exposition of the tdes the early morning tides are given in the Jeft hand column, and the successive tides of the day in tha order of occurrence as to time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day, the third time colum the third tide, and the last or right band column gives tho last tide of the day, exceps when there are but three tides, as sometimes sccurs. The heights glven are additions. to the | soundings on the United States Coast Survey charta, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the number given s sabtractive | trom the depth given by the charts. 1 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Arrived. WEDNESDAY, March & Stmr Walla Walla, Wallace, 61 nours from Victorla and Puget Sotind ports; pass and mdse, 10 Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr ' Santa Cruz. Nicolson, 4 days from San Diego, etc: proauce, to Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, 6014 nours from San Di-go: pass and mdse, 10 Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Coguille River, Paton. § days from Grays Harbor; 857 M ft lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co. In tow of stmr Alliance. Stme Alliance, Hardwick, — b ours from Trini- dad; bound south. Pat in with stmr Coquille Ri: érin 0w short of coal. Stmr Crescent City. Allen, 35 hours trom Cres- cent City: pass and mdse, to Hobbs, Wall & Co. U-Sstmr bedney, Osborne. from San Pedro, Ship Eclipse. Peérson, 28 days irom Kous Iast, 10 J C Eschan. Br sbip Seafarer, Farmer, 132 days from Liver- PO0i: mase, Lo Mever, Wilson & Co. Bark Gen Fairchiid, 10 days from Seattle: 2280 1008 coal. to Central Coal Co. Schr Barbara Hernster, Jansen, 20 hours from Bowens Landing; lumoer, to F Heywood. Up river direct. | ~chr Free Trade, Hansen, 9 days from Nehalem | River: lumber, to iacific “ox Fac ory. schr Jonn A, Heliquist, 3 days from Eureka; 860 M ft lumber. to_Pacific Luw ber Co. Schr Sparrow, Dart, 3 days from Eureza; Iumber, to J K Hanity. Cleared. WEDNESDAY. March 2. Stmr Geo W Elder, Lewls, Portland; Oregon Rall- way and Navigation Co. Br ship Ardencraig, Gilmore, Queenstown: ‘Ep- plnger & Co. Scir Helen N Kimball, Guttormussen, Kahu- lut; Alexander & Baldwin, Sailed. WEDNESDAY. March 8. Stmr Alliance, Hardwick. San Pedro. Stmr Czarina, 'Seaman, Coos Bay. Stmr Eureka, Parsons,'san Pedro. Stmr Laguna, Peterson. Br ship Drusaalis. Campbell, Sydney. Bebr Volante, T hunnell, Unataska. Ecbr Helen N Kimball, Guttormsen, Kahulul. Schr O A Thayer, Lilyquist, Grays Harbor. Bchr Ocean Spray, Stelnborn. Iversens Landing. Schr American Girl. Nelson, kverett. Schr Emma Cinudina. Nielsen, Humboldt. Scbr Elvenia, Johnson, Grays Harbor. Telegraphio. POTNT LORNS, March 8. —1) B a.—Weathar cloudy: wind W: veioci.¢ 20 miles. Charter; The Chil bark Antoinette loads lumber on the Sound for Valparaiso on owners’ account, Spoken. Dac 22—Off Cape Horn. Br ship Galgorm Castle, from Portland. for Queenstowa. Dec =8—Oft Cape Horn, Ger ship Henrlette, frm Poriland, for Queenstown, with o83 of maln uni mizzen topgal'ant masts. . Domestic Ports. FORT BRAGG—Arrived Mar 3—Stmrs Weeott and Procection, hence Mar #; schr Twllight. hnce ‘eb 6. NEW WHATCOM—Satled Feb 27—Br ship An- dora, for Caliao. BALLARD—Sallea Feb 27—Schr Wm Renton, for Newport. SEATTLE—Arrived Mar 3—Schr Lena Swea- sey, hence Feb 14. TATOOSH— Passed Mar 2—Stmr Pi ogreso, from Seattle, ‘o ¥an Francisco. MENDOCINO—Arrived Mar 3—Stmr Polnt Arena. hence Mar 2. SAN PEDRO- Arrived Mar 2—Bark Tidal Wave from Tacoma; stmr Pasaens, from Fureks. pOBATTLE= Arrived Mar 3—Stnr Lakme hnce Feb 25, COOS BAY—Salled Mar 3—Schr Gewm, for San san Francisco, PORT BLAKELEY—Salled Mar S—Ger bark Magds, for Hamburg: Haw bark Dlamond Head, for Honolu.u. EUREKA—Sailed Mar 3—Stmr Pomona, for San Francisco: stmr National « ity, for San Franclsco. ABTORIA—Sailed Mar 3—senc Prosper, stmr Tillamook. for San Franclsco. SEATTLE—Arrived Mar 5—Nor stmr Transi. trom San Jose de Guatemnla, Sa led Mar $—scuc Swior’ 80y, for San Fran- clsco. TATOOSH-—Passsd Mar $—stmr Willamette, trom Seattle, for San Francisco. VENTUR '\~ Arrived Mar 3—Stmr Geo Loomis, hence Mar 2. Sailed Mar 3—Sumr Geo Loomis. for San Fran- ey PORT LOS ANGELES-Arrived Mar 3—Stmr Whitesboro. from Greenwood, Foreign Ports. QUEENSTOWN — Arrived siar 2—Br ship Ar- mida, nence Oct 15; tal ship Salvaore Clampa. hence Nov 5. FALMOUTH—Arrived Mar 2—Br ship Rivers- asie, from Portland. LIZARD—Passed Mar 2—Br stmr Progressist, bence Dec 5, via Moatevideo. YOKOHAMA—>uiled Feb 26—Br stmr Empres of India, for Vancouver. Movements of Trans-Atlantlc Steamers. NEW YORK—Arrived Mar 8—Stmr Ams.er- dam, from Rotterdam; stmr Friesland, from Ani- werp. Saliea Mar 3—Stmr Maasdam, for Rotterdam: sunr Britanoic, for Liverpoo:; stmr New Y ork, for Southampton. o BOTTERDAM—Arrived out Mar f—Stmr Zaan- am. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived ont Mar 3—Simr Spree. HAMBURG—Arrived out Mar $-Stmr Penno- syivaaia. MOVILLE—Arrived out Mac 3-Stmr Califor- Dis. COPENHAGEN—Arrived out Mar 3—Stmr Thingvalia bal- Importations. CRESCENT CITY—Per Crescent City—32 pkes mdse, 2 dressed calves, 5 bals aides, — M ft lum- . SANTA CRUZ ISLAND—Per Santa Cruz—500 sheep. 4 pkgs mdse, 3 bales pelts, 5 bbis wine. Gaviota—458 sheen. Port Harford—31 hogs. Cayucos—3 bxs butter, 206 hogs. DO XRIIIINBCEEAARD A SAN DIEGO—Per Santa Rosa—302 bxalemon LAk oo, 1 kek olfves, 3 rolls paner. 6 bxs tes 42 bdls fi-h. 18 bd.s biges ant pelts. 1751 d1% srcen bides, 11 bxslimes, 27 pkgs mdse, 9 bxs & ape frait. o Redondo—7 pkgs mdse, 9 hxs butter, erces lard, 740 brs hranges, 13 cs ham s 50 cs beer, 1 cscem-nt 115 bxs lemons, 7 skschilies, 13 bxs 1im=x, 1 bbl wine, 368 old rails. Por. Los Angeiés—28 pkzs m s> 11 bales ruzs, 337 bxs oranges, 1 cs Curios, 15 8ks sweez potatoes, 2 o3 cluars, -4 bxa lemons, § c3 vlives, 4 Lbis wine, 34513 green peas. 15 sks vegeturles 5" nta Barb.ra—35 pkss midaz, 103 bxs Lemons, 1 bx oranye:, 8 cs buking powder. Port Harford—54 pags mdse. 8 bdls hides. 16 dressed catves. 2 p Jacobs: M Milwaukee Brewery: M J Tu Co: W BSumner & Co: Garcia & Max c's Bros: C Hendry; A Galli Fruiz Co; D K Avers & Co; Pacific Transfer Co; Pires & Koyes: Geo R Starr &Co: G W Warner; H_0O Greenhoo Francisco Brewing Co; J H Cain & Co: Ore Express: Gould & Jaudin: W P Fuller & Co er: Eberhardt Tan- OCEAN TRAVEL. The . 8. ALAMEDA and AUCKLAND 1or SYDNKY, Friday. March 5,88 2P & ms S 5. AUSTRALIA for B HONOLULU oaly. Tuesday, Merch 23 At e M’ Speciai parcy rates. Line 10 COOLG ARDIE, Aust.,and CAPETOW S, South Africa. 4. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO.. Azents. 114 Montgomery streaw Freignt Office, 327 Market st.. Sun Francisco. PACIFIC COAST _NTEAMSHIP (0. TEAMERS LEAVE EKOAD\VAY& D whart, San Francisco, as follows: For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel, Juneau, lsnco end Sitka (Alask: it 9 A. M. March 12, 17, 22, 27. For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town- send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Wratcom (Bellingbam Bay, Wash.), § . 3. Mar 2, 7, 12.17, 22,27 and every fifth ds after, connecting 8t Vancouver with the C. P. R R., at Tacoma with N. P. R. R., at Seattle with G. N Ry., at Porc Townsend with Alasi For Jiureks, Arcata and Flelds Landing (Hum- boldt Bay), atr. Pomona 2 P. M., March 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29 and evety fourth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz. Monterey. San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luls Oblspo), Gaviota, Santa Blrhnmh\,':mun, Hueneme, san Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 4. i Mar:h 8, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 51 and every fourin day thereafter. ‘or San Diego. stopping only at Port Harrorl (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los An- reles. Redondo (Los Angeles) and Newport, 11 A.M. Mch. 1,5, 9, 13,17, 21, 25, 29 and every fourth day thereater. ‘or Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo. Mazatlsn, Ls Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10 A. M. 26th of each month. “ITie Company reserves the right to change with- out previous notlce steamers, salling dates and bours of sailing. Ticket office—Palace Motel, 4 New Montgomery sireet. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market San Francisco. THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND From Spear-stree: Whart, at 10 4. . FARE 2 First-cl: Including $6 Second-class jberth & mealy SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: State of California.....Feb 27. Mar. 9,19, 29 * Columbia Soasassvanssasee s BRARA IS4 Througn tickets and through baggage to all Eastern polnis. Ratesand folders upon applica tion W F.F. CONNOR, General Agent, 630 Market streot. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendenty COMPAGNIE GENERAYL TRANSATLANTIQUR French Line to Havre. PANY’S PIER(NEW),42 NORTH O & Sout of Alorton i Aravelars by 42 this line &void both transit by English rallway an] the discomfort of crossing the chancel in a small boat. New York to Alexandria, Kgypt via Prls, first class $160, second class $116. LA BRETAGNF ... March 13, 8. s LA NORMA Y DI March *0, Ba. w. LA CHAMPAGNE ‘March 27, 5 LA TOUKAIN b ApricF, 8 0 M LA BRETAGN i April 10, A A3 For further particulars apoly to A. FORGKT, Agent, Xo. 3. Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO, Agents, 5 Monigomery avenue, San_ Fiancis o. % HAMBURG-AMERICAN LIVE TWIN-SCREW EXPRESS Line from Now York to Plymouth (London), Cherbourg, Paris & Hamburz. wiubia, Mar.25, TAM | L0 i ia Bism rek,Ap.8, 10Ax | F.Bismarck. ¥ y27,1043% Normannia, p.29. 10ax | Norma _in.Junes, 1 Uax Han urg-American Lins,. 7 B way. N Y. KAHN & HERZOG, Agents, 401 California st., san Francisco. Cal. STOCKTON STEAMERS Leave Pler No. 3, Washington st,, At6 P. M. Daily. Frelght reccived up 10 5:30 P. ML A7 Accommodations Reserved by Telephons. The only line seiding through tickets and giving through Ireight rates to all poin.s ou Valley Railroad. sreaMEm . Walk - D. Peters, Macy Garratt, City of Stockton, Teiephone Main 805 Cai Nav. and Impi. Ca FOR VALLEJO A¥D U. 8. FAVE-YARD. STEAMER “MONTICELLO, Datly ex. Saturday & Sun.. 10:30 A 3. and 4P % Saturda, < S10:80 A M, 4 P Bunday: < Srw Landing Missios Dock, Pler & ‘elephone Black 261. *Trip gives 6 hours siop at Navy-Yard, FOR SANJOSE, LOS GATOS & SANTA CRUZ TEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER 1 MON- So-y. Wednesday, Friday, al 10 a . Alviso ‘Luesday. Thursday, Saturday, at 3 p. a. = Fraight = P”-'-;z:mm Face Jbatween San Francisco 20d 1 ose, 75c. - Clay 20 W. Santa Clara st., Sau Jose. a Y ’ ?

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