o s TSRl G R e e THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 18 THE COMMERCIAL WORLD. THE MAKKETS. SUMMARY OF Sillver weaker. Wheat and Freights dull. Barley, Oats and Rye very qulet. Corn out ot demand and lower. Hay and Feedstufis unchanged. Beans and Seeds inactive. Potatoes steady. Onions firmer. Dairy Butter and Cheese lower. Eg. ady. Poultry doing better agatn. Game on 1ts last legs. Good Apples and Oranges sell well, Lemons and Limes dull. Dried Frof fiat. Provisions unchanged. Wool, Hides and Leather dull. No trade in Hops. Meat market unchanged. New Codtish offering. Olis unchanged Coffee quiet. Mexican Dollars lower. riing Exchange declined. cressed Revenne colleciions. NUE COLLECTIONS. this district in Paul, Hactings and Dakota fives, 1; St. Louis Southwestern firsts. 3. 1n Government bonds coupon fours of 1926 a0'd 8112835812355 and do of 1907 at 1131581133 Grain. FLOUR—Quiet, steady. Winter wheat, low erades, £2 30@2 ¥5: do fairto fancy, $2 26@4 50; 0 patents. 4 60@5: others unchanged: Miunesota clear, $3 40@3 90: do siraights, $4@4 20: low extras. §2 30@3_35; Rye mixture, $2 80@3 20: supertine, $2@2 80: fine, $1 95@2 25. ithern ‘flour. quiet. ' Common to fair extrs, )@ 50: 200d 1o Choice. $2 6UGA. Kye fiour. dull, at 82 50@2 85. CORNMEAL — Dull. Yeliow western, $1 50@ 1 k0. RYE—Dull, steady. Western. 88cc. i. £. Buffalo. BARLEY—Quiet, firm. .~ Feeding, 2634c c. 1 & Baffalo. WHEAT—Spot market dull. firmer o1 spring grodes; £.0. b. 85¢; ungraded red, 70@88c: No. 1 Northern 86c. Optlons upened weak and declined 35@6hc. rallled 34@34c. closing firm at 4@ over vesturday: May and July most active. No. 2 red, Mareh, 89140: May, Slc; June, 80¥pc; July, 79¢3 September, 76350 COUN Lpot: moderately active, strong: No. 2, 9140 elevator, 30340 rfiont: No. 3, 25350 new Nol%, S8vhe; yeilow, 27c: sieamer white, 27¢. Ciptions were dull and firm ac ' unchanged rrices. July and May only tradedia. March, 205kc: May, 30ige: July, S1%0. OaTS—Syots dull, firm Options duil. May, 22c. Spou prices: No. 2, Febroary were 8174 s: $166,513 in | 22c: No. 2 white, 24¢; No. 2, Chicago. 35¢: No. Feoruars, 1896, and incinded $34,15% for Beer, { 3, 21c; No. 3 white, 2ic: mixed Western, 21@22%; $123.146 tor Spirits and $13 350 for Tobacca. For | Whitedo, 23@30c. the first two months of the vesr the coilections Provisions. Ware SRS 0T A EIAL R B IO LARD—Quiet, easier. Western staara, $4 S214; O Clear ® Partly Cloudy @ Clovdy ® Aain® Snow Explanation. The srrow flles with the wind. The top figures fon indicaie maximum temperature for the those underneath it. f any, Lhe amount of meited suow in inches and hundredths, t twelve bours. Isobars, or solid Do'n 3 of equal air pressure; iso- lines, equal temperature. The eans high barometric pressure and accompanied by fair weather: ‘“low” Tefers o0 low pressure. and is usually preceded apd sccompanied by clondy weatherand rains. “Lows” us pesr on the Wusbingion coast. When thi are is high in_the interior and low along t ,and the isobars extend north and south along the Cost, rein is probable: but when the “low’ 1Is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain soath of Oregon is improb able. Witha " ne vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure falling to the Californla coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder ather in winter. The reverse of these conditions Wili mroduce an Gpposite result. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT. INITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- TURE, WEATHER LUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 1897, 5 P. %. The following are the ramfails for past 24 hours and seasonal rainfalls 10 date as compared with those of the same date last se: Eureka this season — last season 32.01, past 24 hours .36: Red Bluft 22.46, last season 14.53, past 24 hours.0l; San Francisco 20.69, last se son 13.89, psst 24 hours .01: Fresuo 926, last season 3.93, past 24 hours .00: San Luis Obispo st sexson 1461, past 24 hours.00: Los fes 16.05, ast season 7.57, hours .00; Diego 10.8%, Inst season 5.6%, past 24 hours 00: Yuma 5.31, last sexs n .88. past 24 hours .00. ~in Francisco da:a—Maximum temperature 53, minimum 43. mean 50 Weather conditions and general forecasts: n area of (0w vressure lies over Washington and seems to be working slowly castward. Lur- Ing the pa-t tweniy-four hours the pressure has 16 sceadily along the greater part of the Pacific Cuast, and_nas tallen over Idaho, Montana and Nortiern Nevada. The temperature has fallen siightly over the northern half of the Pacific Slope. Somewhat cooler weather wit exposed places may be expected sday morning izht frosts 11 edn the followins maximam wind velocities are re- poried: Fort Catby niles west: Walla Walla, o mil s from the southwest; Winnemucca, 36 miles from the west. Forccast made at San ¥rancisco for 30 hours endin. at midnight, March 10, 189 Northern California—Light showers in northern portion Wednesday; generaily fair in southern por- tion; continued cool weather: tresh southwesterly winds. Southern California — Fair Wednesday; tinued o0i weather: light northerly winds. Nevad«—Cloudy Wednesday, with i1ght snows lie extreme northern poron; fair eisewhere; tinued cold. L—Increasing clondiness Wednesday; con- cooi. con- tinue Arizona—Falr Wednesday. San Francisco and vicinlty — Probably fair Wednesday: continued cool weather; fresh west- erly w nds. ALEXANDER MCADIE, Local Forecast Officlal. EASTERN WOOL MARKET. The American Wool und Cotton Reporter says of the Boston wool trade: To outward appear- ances the market showed some falling off In actiy- ity the past week, but 1t should be remarked thag there 1s very good Teason to belleve that a good deal of quiet trading in wool is now golng on, the aim of ull concerned veing 10 keep the facts from the public to the greatest extent possible. Wiile the volume of busiiiess for the ast six days seoms small in comparison with the figures which were gver fOr previons weess. 1: nevertheless shines by comp.rison with the corresponding week o be said 1o be fully up 10 whit il been consilered a normal acgregate. Hulders of wool are not showing the slighest dis- position to shade prices. Al slight concessious Very larze sales coold be made. lerritories and Australian bave received liberal attention, par- the former. There i very fair demand for pulied and scoure: wools, domesiic scoured moving generally sbove 30c. “tocks of capes in the Boston marKet are at present very light. NEW YORK MARKETS. Financial. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 9.—A noteworthy occurrence in the financial world to-day was the reduction of the dividend on Manbattan stock from 610 4 per cent basis, aud as u result of the reduction the stock fell about 3 polnts. The nn- official report of theMissouri Pacific hasd a depress: ing influence on this specialty and the stock fell from 223 to New Jersey Central opened strong, bu: later fell to 9234 When the official announcement of the Lehigh Vailey deal was made the siock Tecovered over a piint. In the ralway group the grangers were held sieady throughout, but business was on 4« moderaue scaie. Amoni L€ Industrisls tobacco advanced sharply 10 T84 0n Teports of an early retir-ment of the script. sugar declined a point on the revival of the rumors of unofficial tarif® lezislation. The recommendatiou of the Westera Unfon executive committee 10 the direclors to pay the usnal divi- dend failed 10 strengthen the stock and a decline 10 8215 was noted. Consoiidated Gus was the weak spot in gas stocks nd broke over 2 points. Near the close the prom- inen: issues recovered anywhere from 14 to 114 per cent. Specu ation efioff firm. Nei changes show decines of J4@} ¥ per cent outside of Omaha and Tobac: o, which made fractional gains. Sales were only 145,97 shares Honds were firm and bigher. The sales footed up $1,154,000. Chicago and Nortnern Pacific fives ceriincates rose 7 Lebigh Vailey terminal fives, 1: Mobile and Oaio general fours, 3: 0..10 touthern firsts, 1; Pittsburg 2nd Western iours, 2; Reading first preferences, 3 ; do seconds, 3: St. FINANCIAL. CHICAGO GRAIN, PROYISIONS ARD NEW YORK STOCKS. WHEELOCK & CO., 4 Leidesdorff St., Tel. Main 1054 CENTRAY OFFICE 625 Market St., Palace Hotel. Purly & Atkinson, Manazers. Tel, Maln 5144. Uptown Office—Baldwin Hove! (adjoining Grill Room). Tel. Maln 1091. PURDY, ATKINSON & CLAPP, Managers. Orders instantly executed on latest market quo tations. Reference ist National 8. F. CHICAGO. PRIVATE WIRE MNEW YORK | was iower, an City Refined, slow: Con: $4: May, $4 45 nominal tinent, 34 70; South American, $4 90: compound, $415@4%. V7K Firm. New maess, $8 50@9. BUTTER—Fairly ac'ive. 'Faocy, steady; West. ern creamers, 13@19c; factors, J@lzc; Eigins, Sc; imiiation creamery, 10@15¢} rolls, 5@13 HEESE — Steady. modernte demand. Pary skims, 5@9c; full SKIms, 5@ dc. EGGS—steadler. Western fresh, 11@13c. IALLOW—Quiet. Ulty, 83c; country, $14@ 8 Yac. COTTONSEED OIL—Dull, steady. Crude, 208 vellow prime, 2314 @24c. rm. Domestic, . 5%s@6c: Japan, 4158 Moderately steady. New Orleans, Steady. March, §8 S0@8 80: May. June, 38 90 July. August and 388 @¥ 00. Jauuary, $9. Spot Kio, No. 7, 93¢ active Off A, 37%@dc ¥ b: mold A, 43gc. standard A, 414e: conteciioners’ A, 4%4ct cul loaf and crushed. 43gc; powdered and Cubes, 4%¢; granulated, 414c. ¥ruit and Produce. APRICOTS—Bags. 9@11c. £ ACHES—Unpeeled, bags, 6@9c; do Pe $8 S0@8 &5 Septemver, dull, easy. SUGAR—Mors 1o, boxes, 10@15c. PRUNES—Four sizes, 4@414c. EAISINS two crown L. M., 4l4c; three crown, 5@slgc: four crown, 6@6sc: London inyers. $1 35@1 40: ciusters. $1 $0@1 75. A. MONDS—Soft shell, 732@8Yac: paper shell, S—Standard, 7c: do soft shell, 9c. —Quiet; Prcific Coast, 9@13c. Firm, demand moderate. Domestic tieece, 16@2uc: pulled, 18@31c: Texas. T@12c. Merchandise. TIGIRON — Quiet. American, $10 25@10 30. COPPER—_Easy. Lake. $11 80@12. IFAD - Barely steady. DLomesuc, 3 408 3 4215, % ). —Easy. Etralts, 313 40@13 46. aquiet. SPELTER—Quiet. Plates, ic, #4 1084 16. CHICAGO MARKETS. Dome: CHICAGO, Trr. March 9.—Quictness was the chief characteristic of the wheat market this morning. The tone was visibly weak and prices were lower. The fallure of war to materializo from the late unpleasantness abroad was o blow (0 {he anticipations of many hoiders ant liquida:ing Sales weré therefore common LIVerpooifiset the tone by declining 34@ld. Engiist cousols were Steady toa fraction 1 gher than yesterdar, ~After & weelk of pretty good prices Tecovered a ittle and then he d. cteady with (he volume of usiness licht. Northwestern receints were 327 cars, against 359 last Tuesdny and 467 a yewr ago Chicago received 32 cars and inspected out 33,416 bushels, The Daily visibie supbly on July 1 ab be and 80.U00,000 bushels. Cosing continental cables we-e nil lower. Export' clearances were lizht ac 162,598 bushels. Toward the ciose, on re. ports of freih ontbreaks in Urete, prices bulged &bout half a cent. May wheat opened from 74%s@ 738c. advanced to T5%4e, cLosing. at T%4c, 1a@ 34¢ nisher than yes-erday. Estimated receips for to-morrow, J8 cars. N0. 2 Ted, spot, Wheat | ganced from B3%pc (o' 86%4c, closing 2 8414 | B3he. CORN—A slightly weaker fecling prevailed in | corn. The less belilcose nature of th- early press Glspatches and the apparent restoration of Gonf deice o1 European exchanges were mainly the Weake.ing coutiderations Largs receipts, 401 cars, and the prospect of tocler weather wers Tikewise of Importance a8 price-dete:miniog tac: tors. Liverpool cabies quoted 14d to Yad deciine Withdrawals from stors were 1 &bt at 3035 bush- | els. Export clearances were liberal at 617,703 bushels Near the close prices declined, fn sym- Pa by with (hose of wheat corn, opened at Bivge. vold bet Yac and 24540, clog: ing At 2456@ 24340, a shate Over vest- rduys - hatl- mated receipts for {0-morrow, 175 cars. OATS-Liberal recerpis, 435 cars. the peacetui European news aud (h attion of wheat and corn al tended todis-ourage buying of oats. Busivess Wwas moderacely active, and. prices were eusy, Withd! awals ;rom store were 3353 bushels. Ex: POt Clearances wers 55,385 bushes May oacs shade higher than yesterday. kstmated D3 for to-morrow 220 cars FLAX - \Was steady. Cash No. 1, 79¢; Nortn westera, 7935c: May. 78c; July, T0l4e: Septem- Ber, 81¢. Releipts were 14 cars. PROVISIONS -~ The sen:iment in product this morning was ot toward nigher prices. War news Was recently a bull facior, and that being parti ily removed caused some selling. Tha hog market Tt fact with the early vasier foel- ing 10 rain was adverse (o provision valoes. The improv ment in the surrounding prices had a bene. fical effect on provisions. May pork nd ribs each closed 214¢ higher, and Maylard unchanged. BUTTER The buiter market was dul with nothing new L report to-day. Receipts were b eral, und the demand slow. The feeling was stead Fxtras. 18c: rade Bulletin estimated the fotal ween 75,000 000 Creamene: firsts, 1€@17c; sec- nds, 14@15¢; imitations, fancy, 13@l4c. Dairies —Extras. 16c: trais, 1d@ldc: seconas. 9@10c. Ladles—Extras, 11@12c: Brsis, 815@Y%ac; pucking sl0ck. c; grease, 50: roll butter, ivc. E.GGS—Keceipts heavy, demand siow. feeiln An easy prevailed. Fresh siock 1014c per dozen. NEY — Was 4@415% 0n call and 6% on time loans. New York exchuuge sold at 70¢ discount. Closing Prices. L HEAT — March, Ta34er May, T534c; Tuly, 230 CORN—March, 235,@23%40: May, 2456@ 25340t July, 2564@255 OATS—March. 16c: May. 17%4c; July, 183gc, PORK—May, 88 8214: July, $8 45, LARD—May. $4 15; iy, $4 20. RIEs—May, ¥4 40; July, $4 4914 Livestock. UNION STOCKYARDS, L, March 9.—Abont 17,800 cattie have arrived here 8o far this week, against 17,000 for the same portion of las: wes and 20,233 for the corresponding Lime & year ago: The market Wwas, on the whole, & better one than is usual Tuesday. Only aboui 2500 were re- ceived, and they ware mostly disposed of at steady prices, & few fat beeves selling a ilttle bigher earifer in the day. Only abjut’51,675 hogs have been received so far (his week, against 65,059 for the first two days last week, and 44,083 a year go. Althoush the reccipts are falling Of, Drices are weakening and there wasa drop Lo-day of ubout 5 cents per 100 pounds. Sheep supplies are décreasint. Yesterdar, in- stend of the morning estimate of 14,000 head, the actual recelpts proved t» he 9274, 'The recelps w-duy were about 11000 making a total of 20.274. agaiust 32,164 for the corresponding Hme & year azo. CATTLE—Receipts. 2000. Fancy beeves, $510 @5 60: choice to prime sioers, $5 0U@5 35: zood 10 choice steers. $4 60@4 95: medium steers, $440@4 55 fair_beef steers $4 UU@} <6; com- mon beef steers. $3 T0@3 95: good to prime stock- ers aud f-eders. $3 90@1 25: common 10_good do, $3 40@3 B5: bulls, cnoice to extra, $3 50 @3 75; do paor 10 choice, $: 25@3 6U; cows anid helfers. choice to prime, $3 80@4 25: cows, fair 10 choice, $2 76@3 79; d0 cOMMON 10 faIr canners, 22 00@2 70; caives. zood Lo fancy, $5 50@8 10: do common to g0od, §3 HU@5 50: Texus ied sieers. fair 10 choice, $3 40@4 25: Texas cows. bulls and oxen, $2 40@320; milkers and soringers, per head, $25@4b. HUGS —Kecelpts, 20,000 Heavy packing and sbipping lots, $3 55@3 8214: common to_choice mixed. $3 65@3 Nls: choice assorted, $5 U@ 385: light, $370@3 85; pigs, $3 25@3 8. SHEJP—Receipts. 11.000. Inferior to cholce, £3@4 25; lambs, ¥375@5 25. Leceipts at Omah FOUTH OMANA. NEsr. March 9.—HOGS— Receipts, 5000. Market opened 5S¢ higher and closed 10c lower. Light and mixed, $3 60@3 75; heavy, 83 55@5 60. CATTLE— Kaceipts. 2000. Market active, firm. Steers, $3 50@4 40; cows, $1 50 i feeders, BTy 8&“@ @3 9¢ ders, SH ki P—Receipts, 3100. Market firm, active. Muttons, $3 86; lambs, $4 6U. NEW YORK STOCKS. Bonds, ¥xchange, Money and Rallroad Shares Money on call easy at 116@134%; last loan 1343 and closing at 1%y Prime mercantile paper. 3% Par stlver, 6355¢. Mexican doliars, 493,@5034c. Sterling exchange steady, with actual -business in bunkers’ pills at 34 8516@4 853, for 60 days and $4 8714@4 8714 fordemand. Losted raies, $4 ¥6@ 4 8815 Commercial biils, 84 8414@4 8614, Gov- ernmieit bonds firm: State bonds dull; rallroaa bonds steady. CLCSING ATOCKS. Am Tel & Cable... 57 (North Amerfcan.., 43 Atchison. - 11%(Northern Pacifio.. 137 2.34| Preferred. ... 821 1148 " Northwestern... 10 BuT4 Ontario & Western 1454 1014 Oregonim provmnt— 173 Pres = 66 1 11 15 Canada Soutnern. Canton Land. Central Pactiic. Ches & Ohio. Cnicago Alton. Preterred. 11172 |Oregon Short Line. Chicazo, B & @.... 761y Pacitic Mall. 257 Chicago'® E TIl... 46 |Peoria. D& Evans 134 Preferred. 95 |Pittsburg & W ptd. 16 Chicago Gus. 777 Puilman Palace.... 169%; Cleve & Pittsburg. 166 |Quicksiiver........" 1 Consolidation Coal. 33 | Preferred.. 13 Consolidated Gas..15134(Reading... 25 CCC &St Louw... 2715/ RioGrande& Westn 12 Preferred. 75 38: Colo Fuel & frcal. 3014 % Preferred. s Cotton Ol e 114 Commercial Cabi, 160 Del Hudson._....... 083 Del Lack&Westrn. 15414 Denver & R G.. St Paul & Doiuth.. Preferred. Preferred. ... Distillers.... St Paul & Omaha. 563 General Electri | Preferred. 140 - StPM &M, ...118 i . Sitver Certliicates. 83% yne........1563 |Southern Paclfic... 1434 Great Norihern pfd123 |Southern BB 9 Green Lay. — | Preferred.. 2714 Harlem.............298 |Sugar Refinery....115634 Hocking Coal... 41y Preferrea. . L.e 104, Hocking Valle; 414 Tenn Coal & Iron.. 27 | Preferrea 50 |Texas Pacific .. 9 1Minois Centrai.... 83 |Tol A A & N Mich.— lowa Central....... _63|Tol Oblo & Contral 15 eferred. 24 | Prefen Kansas & Texas... 125/Tol St Louls Preferred. ....... 307| Preferred Kingston & Ponu.. 3 |Union Pacific. Lake Erle & Westa 16 |U P Den &Gult. Preterred......... 66 |U & Cordage. Lake Bnore 1164 | Preferred. National Lead....] 24 | Guaranteed | ..l— Preferred. . 81 |US Expre !g Long Isiand 45 |U S Leather... Louisville & . 4816| Preferrea 5914 Louisvilie,N Alony ~ #4|U S Kubber. 20%4 Preferred. .. ..... 14l Freferred 72 Manbattan Con.... B3ty Ulica & B River...160 Memphis & Charis 15 |Wab 5 L & Pacific _6%s Mexican Central... & | Preferred......... 10% Mign s G 2 S e 2 — [Westen Lo 82 Preferred... ... |Wisconsin Central. 13 Minn& St L'com.. 18 iWheellng & LE... 13 st preferred..... 77 I Preferred. ol Z2dpreferred... .. 46 |Am Cotton 87 Missourt Pacific.. 20% W U Beef.... 8 Axob':lad‘: ‘f‘ . 0 |Ann Arbor g‘ nshville & Chait. 673 Preferred........ 4% Nasional Linseed.. Brooklyn Uraciioi. 2034 Central. ... irie 2d ptd.. 2 Nortolk & Wesira, 34 | American Spirita.. 1312 Fielerrea......,.. 26%3/ Preferred. 354 (LosING 10NDS. Ala Class A 4« 10414 Noribern Pac 1sts. 116 Do Class B 4, 85.104 | Do 2d —ens 85 Alsbama. class C.. v Do 8a.. . Bdlg Atchison ds. £215| Do consol . .....— Do zds A..1 10 463 Or Improvmni ist 85 Canada South 2de.10<15' Dobs...... 15 Cen Pac lsts of'96.— 7|0 R & N'iatw ... 113 Cherokee 4s. 1896, — | Do consol 53.....— 101897 300 | Or Shori Line 63...116 To1sgx ‘100 | Do consol 5s.... 75% Do 1899 100 Pacific 630t '97. . — Ches & ONio 63...110 | Phila& Keading és 51% Cb&N P It KoisBs 43 | Dolsipfd incom. 4304 D C8-60.......... 10914 K GrandeWest 1sis 72 Den'& K G152 11117g[St L&lronMiGends 75%s Do ¢s... 8148t L& s F Gen 6s..111%5 Eri» 2. 6514(St Paul Consols. ... 133Va FLW&DenCity ists 55ia( H (&S0 105 — vactoP &L — 100 Losang L 83 9215100 |SF&NPRS:.101 10134 DoGnteed 83 — 102 |SPRRAriz6s 9236 — MitsiCbiebs1223 — |SPRRCalgs. — 11034 DoKyCon bs 104%s — [SPIK(aids. — J0u NutVins 15t — 100 |~PBrRCaiSs. 95 8814 NevCNgR7s.105 105 |SVWater6s. 1173117%, Nty Cal ted00vs =[SV Wateras 00sR100 7 | DKy Cal s — 85 |SUDGEEDS $93310045 WATER STOCK Contrs Costa 3914 40 [Sprng Valley 9835 6855 MurinCo..... 48%, i3l | €A8 AND KLECTRIC § TOCKY. | capttat. — 3) |Pacific Ligh: 493, — | Centrat. 981, — |SFG&Elec. 9665 963% | M Eleciighi 8vs 9 |alied Mar 9—Stmr Alcatraz, for ~an Francisco. PORT GAMBLE—Sailed Mar 9-Bk:n Uncle 50¢ Sair Francisco. W W HATCOM—

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