The San Francisco call., August 21, 1897, Page 10, Image 10

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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD
SUMMARY OF THE MAKKKTB.
Large Rain In export trade.
. (.1 I fish highe-.
\V ica: fairly jumping. Flour advanced 25c.
Feed Barley' higher.
Oats, Corn and Hye uncnanged.
Hay and l->aus firm.
Silver the same.
1 oiatoes and Onions lower. Tomatoes declined.
Butter weaker. Hggs steady.
Poultry about the same.
Peaches, rears and Plums steadier.
Prunes advanced again.
Other Dried Fruit very firm.
Provisions quieter.
Wool active and firm. Hides and Hops steady.
Mi at market unchanged.
X cc xirm.
Nineteen failures last week. 1
KXIORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
he value of the exports of merchandise from
the United States for the month of July was $71.
--412,485, and for the seven months ending July
F561.174.647. Th*valueof inn orts for July was
188.489, and lor the seven months then end
ins $106,494,90-. Com pared with last year this
siio >11 an excess ol exports lor tne men ' of $17.
--7 "3.996. and for 'he seven months of $54,679.
--74.. During the sewn months ihe excels of gold
exported wks $'2>?,053,0~h, and the excess of silver
exported *27, 166,973.
IHK AVKKK'S FAILURKI.
•I^r Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 19
failures In the Pacific Coast states and Territories
for the week, ending yesterday, as compared with
23 lor the previous week anil 21 for the. correspond
lnz week of 1F96. The failures for the past week
lira divided sraonz the trades as follows: 1 con
tractor and builder, 1 electrician, 1 frirce manu
facturer, 1 grocer, 1 broker. 1 shoema>er, 2
dairies, 1 brewery. 1 lumber, 1 restaurant, 1 ma
chinist, 1 publisher. 1 musical goods. < millinery,
'1 blacksmith, 1 railroad supplies, 2 saloons.
Kxplanatlon.
The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
«' staiion Indicate maximum temperature for the
days; those underneath It. if any, the amount of
r»:ma:i, of melted snow in inches and hundredth!,
during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid
lines, connect pom s of equal air pressure; iso
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word "-fitch" means hUh barometric pressure and
la usually accompanied by fair weather: "low"
refers to low pressure, and is usually preceded
»nd accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
••Lows" usually first appear on the Waabinctoo
roast. \Vh>n Ihe pressure is high In th« interior
and low along the coast, and the lnobars extend I
north find south along the coast, rain 13 probable: '•
but wnen the "low Is inclosed with isobars of '
marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb- !
*ble. With a "high" in the vicinity of Idaho, and
the pressure falling to the California coast, warmer
tve»tber may be expected in summer and colder
weather In winter. The reverse of tiiese conditions
will produce an opposite result.
HIK WtATHKK Bl'BEAl'.
I .'vitko states Depabtjcent of Aokicpl-
TTRK, WEATHSB BTBEAC, Sa N FraXCISCO,
An. Qit - JO. 1h97, 5 P. M.
The io'lowlns are Lhe maximum temperatures
reported to-day by telegraph from Weather Bureau
stations in California:
Kureku 60, Red Bluff 104. San Francisco 64,
>re 3 i:o 10H, !>an Luis Otispo 90. Los Angeles 9if,
S=an Diego 90. Yuma 102.
>an Franc:sco data: Maximum temperature
64, minimum 52, mean 58.
'lhe pressure has risen slightly over California
and Nevada and fa'len slowly over Washington,
Oregon and [dab a It is still b»low the normal
over the m.r;hern half of the Pacific Slope.
The temperature has fallen over h.as'.ern Oregon
and southern Washington. It ha* risen rr pilly
over Montana ano the Dakotas. over the sooth
ern half me Pacific Siope there has been litll*
chat.ge in temperature. Throughout i he great
valleys of California the temperature Is from 8 t-i
10 degrees above the normal. Unusually warm
weather prevails along the southern const of C'ali
fjrnia.
Dens" smoke 13 repor.ed at many of the northern
stations.
Weather Conditions and General Fore-
casts.
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty hours
ending midnight August 21, 1M97:
Northern California— Fair Saturday; continued
warm wratderln the interior: light tog along the
northern coast; westerly wiads on the coast;
souther y winds inland.
Southern California— Saturday: continued
warm weather: westerly winds.
Nevada— t'loudy >atur<liy; probably cooler in
extreme northern portion.
Utah— Cloudy saturday: probably li-ht showers
In extreme northern jortlon early Saturday morn
iag.
, Arizona— Fair urday.
San Francisco and vicinity— Saturday, ex
cept it^'h. to; in th- morning : fresh westerly win Is.
Al.K.x.-.-NfiKK He . I'lE, Local Forecast Official.
M W YOKK JIAKKKTS.
M W YORK. N. V.. Aug. 20. — A genera! and
rapid decline whs in progress in the stock market
during tbe greater part, of the day. The market
develi ived its most pronounced weakness on the
first day in which f ore! sn houses were considera-
ble buyers of securities. Traders found a motive
for increased aggressiveness in further reports of
damage to both the wheat and corn crops through
suable weather in the Central Western and
Northwestern toiates. These reports poured in
Irom Chicaso and were mostlDdustiiously dl.isem
ina td throughout the street. To some extent the
reports of duniaee to the corn crops were con
tinued by th* Government we»lher mans, a:, tern.
ppr.ii ures helow 60de«tees were noted through the
< n raj West, indicating weather unaouutedly too
com to favor the rapid growth of corn and any de
■•)' now Increases the injury through trust.
advance of over 6 cents a bushel in wheat
reflected Loth the report-* of damage in the spring
wheat sta es and also ,he remarkab c advance in
IDe Liverpool marvel for that cereal. It might
reasonably be supposed that Mich an advance in
v.heat, would reflect a very considerable amount
Of crop damage, and as heavy engagements of thai
cereal were repoited for export it may reasonably
b- a,.-siim d the stock speculators assigned a more
man due amount of influence to the ostensible
caute I I the advance.
AsmUbi baveb-en 'xpected lhe discussion in
rrgara to the crops has |)lace 1 grang-r simres In
a oiosi prominent place in the market, and the
gru.s oocil .es in those stocks and in shares of the
lOrn-carrying roads exceeded one poiut, bm par
tial rc-i cve ■!. s were pcokM in the Inst hour of busl
ne-s Naturally the excitement in lhe grain mai
ket detracted from i tie activity <f aeal:ugi in
siCks, hu:a lair aay s bUiinrss nevertteless \vi,s
€ff>c;ed.
Upmarket outside of the granger group was
rntuer dull »nd loan its tone mainly from the
i utirse or" those sham, i here w» ru no oilier fa
tur«-s Of pnr.icntar Interest in the market or note
wor.hv chan?«s in the situation, a close sbserv.r
of trading to-day considered the dealing* as being
more largely proieMlonal man lor a ions time.
1 he close was dull and steady.
The market tor railroad bonds was firm, but less
acctve, Governments were net and featureless.
Call mone.-. I@2 pert-en;. Time money, 2 per
cent for thirty days, a lor six;y Cays, i,i/ 2 ii>i for
three and four months and 4 for six inonuis. l>o
mestic exchange. ' -New York and San Franciico
bight, 5c premium; telegraph, 7^c premium.
11 lif.it and Flour.
HEAT- iV-.iSO 11:00 12:00 ]MO V :10
.Aligns' 101%
M-|ii ember 9r^ 97% 97"/ 8 CBH {-08/,
ember i)t>*/4 96^8 *<? !>7y 8 9»Vi
fpo'. nlghe . excite 1; i.o. <-. afloat No 1 . or. li m '
Spring Sew York, $1 06%: do Dulutli, $: U^l/ 8 ;
No. 1 hard suriui:, $1 086/g: >o. 'i hard win er.
SI 0 3/ 8 ; Na 2 rea new, SI 03 7 /8 " an'g 561.
bus i>>><. InciDdins d'.'.OOU .No. L hard spring at
?! C7%®l 080/s «nd 64.000 No. 1 Northern Du
luta i«t *1 Ut>V4. f. o. b. ullca-. lor expirl.
Futures advanced sVic 10 t!Vi c . but lost tiart
or this and ciojel fii.^'ii/oi: higher fur the day.
Future closing: August, $1 Ui3/g: >epieraber,
9Sii'B c : ociober. 9 b3/ s c; December, HaVi-- - Future
fculi-s. C.7U5.0U I 1,11 ij--...
j-'i.OUK-Kunna. iii bbls: No. 1 extra, $3 85®
'■: 4 00; clears, $1 3094 40: straights. $4 75©
5 25; patents '$5 40©5 75.' Firmer, at an ad
vance of 20@30c In Mympatnv « i h he snarp rise
i"i wii«:it. iruie however, was less active, -ales.
9800 bbis: receipts.' 14.222 biiis 24,174 sacks; ex
l-or:s. 86. 8 bbli 336 sac**.
GRAIN FREIGHTS— New York to Liverpool
to hit-am, 3d.
V r«)«liic».
LARD— Prime. »4 95. Higher.
PORK-Mess $8 75@9 25. Steadier.
TALLOW— 33/ s c.
BL'TTEK— crt-amerv. Western, 17 Vie.
K(. us— Western. 15c.
PETROLEUM— -New York rehni'd. IS 75: Phila
delphia and lialtimore termed. $5 70: refined
in bulk, $3 VO. Crude certificates unquoted here
an 1 in Oil City.
feUUAK— Raw, refined quiet: 89-deg. test, 31/ic:
96-deq. test, S34c: retin-d quiet but firm.
WOOL— The Wool Exchange quotes foreign
wools: Port Philip romoing. 26@30c: A<iel»ifl«
comtmiir, 2.@24c; New Zealand clothing. 23@
-sc; 1 ape combing l>-@ 9c; Mont Prlmera, 18@
IBV2C: Merino, 17M,@i8c.
HOPS— CrOD 01 '95. 3Co4c:crop "86. 6@Bc: coast.
1 rop '9s. Sfq,4c; crop '«b, t)©9. London market.
56«655. Quiet.
HIDES-'— Btifnos Ayres. <lrv, 'JO lbs. 19c: Ga:
veston, 20 to 25 lbs, 14i4@15%c. Firm.
I.EATHKR— Hemlock i-ole. hufnos Ayres. »?ht
10 heavy weights. lt>@l9c: acid, 20@23c Hrm.
Dried Fruits. *
KAlSlNS—Californla. 50-lb box"*. 2. 3. 4-crown.
• i; <4faßVzC. seeded. 6»i@bc: seedless muscatels,
sV^@6%c. The firmness of growers iend> to
ChecK trade in futures. Inquiry is rather br s^. but
coast shippers are unable to sec nre goods at the
present ruling prices. Spot Is quiet but firm,
owing to suiail supplies.
CUKRANTs _ 514-5 in barrels: cleaned
bnllc, Bi/B®t>>4c: cases, sVa@6c: cartons. ti6/ 8
7Vgc. imuhll supily. te idirm upward.
1 Ki;Mib— «°Hi:fornta, 25- 1b boxes. *V^9fi\'so;
50-ttiboxes, 4i/i@7i,ic. Spot fairly active, firmer,
supplies small.
A 1-KlCOT>— California, oozes, 7y 3 @loc: bags,
I 7<6>9y2a Kirm but quirt.
-California, unpeeled. bags. 6Vi®Bc:
boxes. 7i/2(o&9c: peeled. 10@llc Inactive, owing
to firmer prices.
CITKON— 1 for lancy boxes.
FIGS— *ancy ordinary. 12@lbc: fancy wasD»d,
it ■_'•;(. Nominal.
IiaTES- Persian. 60-Ib boxes. 26/ 8 @38,4c: Fard,
In boxes. 4: ! »(<isc: cases, 53/i@6c- Nominal.
WALNU'Is-Calliorma standard. «.y 3 c: «>'•
tl.ell. be Inactive but steady.
Ai.il UN Do shelled. I7VaSS3O3.
M«tnl.<i.
Fin IKON— t-onthern, $9 7531100: Northern.
50Sfi-OJ. Quiet.
I'll' ri.\-oirau-. «-13(j5@13 90. Quiet.
COPPKlt— BroKers, *11 25: eXChauga, Jll 10
@11 25. Firm.
LKajj- Brokers. $3 60; exchange, *3 85@3 90.
Strong.
Stocks .mil Bond*.
DoenlM. c/o-iim
American snear 5149 25 1348 37%
American suear PM . 11600
American Tooacco „ 82 00 90 50
American epirlt Jltg C 0.... 14 12^» 13 75
Atcmson 15 28 14S-71J |
Atchluson Pid 3137^ ;ObT(n |
hay state Uas _ 14 87v
Canadian i'acinc —^— 7u 75
Central Pacific. ._ ■
Cbtcairo Gas. _ 102 75 102 25
CB.tk.Cl »....«. 9500. 9425
Con. lias „.—
1 ordage ■ — —
loroaKePfd — — — .
Denver & Wo Grande Pfa.
Delaware <£ Lacliawana.... 261 00
trie 1b75
Irri Wayne. 1 '.0 00
General Klectrlc — 86 00 S6 00
hocking Valley — — ■
Jersey Central „ 95 25 9& 00
Kansas & Texas, PM. ...... 36-3 3*75
Lake Snore „ 17500
Louisville <fc Nashville 59 75 58 h7V
Unnnatian Con „. 104 S7Vi !• 500 '
Missouri Pad 31 00 30 ..0
National Lead. ' 350.1
New Haven 17b 00
New York & New EnglancL
New York Central 30ti JO iO6 uO
North Pacific „ 17 K2V% 17 50
North Pacific, Pfd. 49 62V2 4H li'Vb I
Northwestern _ lle/o 118 50
North American 5 .'-7V 2 |
Oregon Navtcatlon m ■ 28 00 "
Oreuon Navigation. Pid. — — 63 00
PaciflcMalL S3 621,2 33 37%
Poilman 17500
Quicksilver (Con £xchnze). ■
Rock island 85 25 «:> 00
Beading. _... 26 25 i' 625
Southern Paclhc „ IV/^5
fit. Paul _ ©3 50 92 37i/«j
St. Louis dt S. F. R. R 64 00 ■
Texas Pacific. „ 13 37yj,
Tennessee Coal <fe Iron 27 75 27 50
Union Pacific _ 12 00 11 871£
U. S. Leather . 1
V. B. Leather, pfd 67 00 67 b'JiA :
Western Union . . ... v>- 00 9100 '
W abash. P«d t 1
rarstlver ....9 5- a ,'i I
tterling on London.' 60 in?i... '.'.'.'.'.'..... 4 B«V2 >
Bterlin; on London, sight 4 Soi/j ;
U. b. "J's, registered f)7 6 1
U. K. 4's, new 325 -.5
U.S. 4's Dew, couDon 125 26
U. K4s 11:: 25
U. la. 4's. coup 212 60
U. a. 5-8 „ _ 113 75
1. 0. o's, coupon : 113 75
CHICAGO BIAKKETS.
CHICAGO. 1li». Aug. 20 Provisions opened I
easier owing to heavy realizing, but subsequently
rallied on liberal buying, and thereafter ruled •
firm Pork, although higher, was held down dv !
heavy sales on foreign account. Native cattle '
went 15c lower than yesterday. The run was
heavy for Friday, and buyers seem to show that '■
they do nut want cattle on : .Friday. It looks as
though they would like so Sum out Friday us a '
market day and make it as dull as on Saturday.
The general hog market opened dull ana nearly a ',
nickel lower than at the close of yesterday: later
and right up to 'ho close values became stronger, :
so tba. at the final wind ud values w.-re fully as
hlgn as at any time yesterday, closing s dy at
the advance. The she p trade nat barely nteadv;
but tor th- ■■nurinous feeding demand prices wcuM
have none down line a plummet. The lamb trait e
w*s dull i.nd lower. Prinze spring lambs have de- '■
clined 40C.
Grain.
WHEAT— 9:30 10:00 30:30 31:00 31:30
Ainus:
Sepleiuuer 9'J^g 808/4 803,4 91S/« 9.3/.
December »1 911/8 91V« 91V* *2*A
iz:i)'} IV.-..M 1:00 ' lilt
August. 93%
September »2i /t 9-% 92% . »,3
December 9-'S,$, 93 9. /4 ttSJS/jj
May..... UaV* 94 4 94%
COUN — Au?ust, •J9VBe-S*v*c; fcepiember. 28}ic;
December. .• IVic.
OATs— August. 18c; September. 18Vic " ;
BAKLK'i -Cash No. 3, V!6(340c.
KYK— Cash. 4Sc: teptemb«r. 48c.
IXAXhKED-Cssb, $1 1,1; 8 p. ember, $1 12Va-
TIMUTHY-Cash. f2 76; September, $2 b7Va
rrmlttm.
J'OKK— August and September, ?8 67.
LARD— August, $4 57: September. $4 67.
Xl JiS — August and September, $6 22.
EUTTfclt— Firm and active.
Creameries— Ixtras. 17c; firsts, 1M/ 2 @l6VsC;
seconds, llr<p 3c. Dairies— Kxtras. 14c; hrsts, 11
@12c: seconds, 10c; packing stock, tiesh, Be.
C El'sK— l o ing Aracrl:«s, 7 s /i@Bc; twins.
6i/»(S.7Visc; Cheddars, t>Va(B7i4c; swiss, K@ac
lliuburlier, 6©7 c: brick, sVa<i3>7c.
E<JG»— Fir»ts sold chiefly at l'.'VaC |» dozen, loss
oft ca~.es returuea. Firm and active.
Liv*--t..ck.
HOGS - Meh;. *8 88-a4 10: nilxnd. S3 75ra
4 06: heavy. $3 50®* «'0: rough, $ 3 50@S 65. !
Receipts 'J'.'.OOO. fca.es i 1.700.
CAT'l'LE— Beeves, ?>3 90g)5 30: cows and heif
ers, 91 90@4 35; Texas steers, $-' 85'fi4 00: stock
rrn and leeilera, *» ;-,l)(&4 50; Westerns, 13 10@
4 86. Receipts t-'OUO • -
bHEtl'- litceipts 15,000.
I'eceipts at Omah
poi:th OMaUa. Nebr.. Aug. '-0.-CATTLE-
Itereipts. 2400; marke*. 10@15c lower.
- HUIiS- Kn'flnti 4200:" market a shade lower.
tiitti'-KereiDis, 500: market weak.
!><>ceipt« at Kami <« City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. 20 -CATTLE—Ke
celpts. 10 cars: -Oc lower.
cuts— Receipts, 8 cars; folly Be lower.
bHtEP- Keceipts, a cars: steady.
i oitjii .n.w.iijiri.
London.
LONDON". Kxo. Aug. 20. -Consols. 1128/ t;
silver, -4Vad: French rentes. .10 4f bOc.
llVf-l]>l>Ol.
WHEAT— Strong: No. 1 standard California.
wdeal, •: cargoes off cons', nothing doing:
carzoe* on passage, firm; Kns: isu country mar.»*>is !
firmer; trench country markets, firm: Liverpoo
wheat. No. 1 California, 7alO<^7l lid; wheat in
I'aris, steady: flour in Pans, firm.
• lOT'IO.N- 4 3-3^d
KXCII I.NGL AMJ BtLLION.
Herlltig Kxchange, 60<lays — f 4 84
HerliDg Exchange, sight — 4 86
Sterling cables.'....." ;........... — 4 «6Vj
New York Kxchange, sight. — 05
>ew ork Exchange, telegraphic. . — 07J-.4
Hue (silver, per ou.ee. — yj '
Mexican Dollars *3Vi - <14%
9
CALIFORNIA KUiT SALES.
NKW YORK. -N. V., Aug. £0 -Porter Bros. so!d !
eight cars, as follows: Pears (boxes)— Bartlett. I
$'J fl()!<&! 'J5, half boxes 88c. : BeurreCUardy,
*••!(§» 1 SO; , Clairgeau, $1 40; deckle, half
boxes. $1. Peaches — Crawford, 75@35c; I
Orange I ling. $1 05@50c; Susquehanna, 76 '
@35c; Mulr, to @ 35c: Foster, 60<?i0o: .New- '
ball, 55c; Kreos.bne»s 60s tOc;. Clings. 90575 c i
Alb izht, fl 35@H5c:, Ulohes. 'i6^z>soc: X bertas !
50@b<). I'runes— $1 10 85c: '• German' i
»1 JO; Hungarian, sl o.V*9sc; Fallenbere. $ 20*
Plums— Purple Diiatir, 70 : Yel ow Keg. fcOii6Oo ;
K. .T»pan,sl --OtgeOc; V,ctoiia, $1 05: h<alßUra»'
$1 -o(a*s6c: Br<dsba\v, 85c: Quacicenboss, »1 •>;'■
Colurubin, $105. . Grapes— half crates' I
$2 16@70c; hose Peru, 66@45c. -Nectarines, 65*
@40c. . ' . '..-■. ■ . - .
The Karl Fruit Company sold California fruit
today as follows: Urapes— Toicay,' sincle crates
$1 '.'Ofel 75; average, f 1 38; Mahnta, 90c(ai»l 'Jo; i
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1897.
avera c. $1 10: Muscat. 65c®l 30; average. 69c.
Pear,-Bartlett. $2rgi2 65. average.. $i 29:' hall
boxes, -Oc: averace. ; $111. Plums— Keisey
Japan. 7-o@Sl 75: averts". ifl 15; Broaer, aver
age. 77c; Klondike, *1 25@1 60; average, #1 28.
Prunes-lliiiii-arian, $1. i 30: average, $1 :7;
Traced.-, $1 10®l 3 I: avera :e. *1 15; Fa leubcrg,;
$1 35@1 40- average, $1 38; Mlver, 6 aft ■. ;
average, 6Sc. Peacln-s— K'>yal George, 35,a65c:
average, 56c; Centennial, 55c; Wheatland. 45@
60c; avera?e. 46c: Crawford, 4C@ssc; average,
46c; Misquehauna, 45@60C: average, 40c;
Orange Cling, 45@S0c; aveia:e, 61c: Mary's
Cho.ce, sjc.
Twenty-four cars were sold to day.
London, Exk., Aug. 20.— iiarl Fruit Com
pany sold California Jrult to-day realizing the fol
lowing prices: Prunes— Groi, $1 44®1 92, aver
age $1 70 per slng.e crate.. Plums— Yellow Egg,
«1 U>(iii 56, average *1 32 per single crate.
CHICA' O. 111, Aug. iO— The Earl Fruit Com
pany realized the following prices at auction to
day: IVais -Bartletts, 81 20@l 70. Pe»ch>-8—
Crawford 8, 55c. Prune-— ltalian, *1 20@l 35;
Herman. 91 tO; Groa, 35c@Sl 20. Plums— Egg,
65@95c, average 79c
YESTISKUAY'B WHEAT MARKET.
fc-AN Fbancisco, Aug. 20, 1897.
he following resume, of tbe wheat market Is
lurnlshed by K. A. Bresse, .Produce Exchange
itaiubroker, 4J" Fine st reel:
San Francisco. ■ I
9:15 a. if. session.
Wheat very strong and excited. December
opened at $1 £0 and closed at $1 60%- December
bailey, 94 1 c. Wheat and barley loot higher.
10:15 a. M. session.
Strong; in wheat continues. There is no tell
ing where the balloon may land. December
wheat. $1 6H,4 to $1 62%: May, 51 625/g, looks
higher. December barley. 95y a c.
11:15 a. m. skssio.v.
Lower Chicago market starting the crowd to
sell. December opened at $1 6214. sold at $162
and closed at *l«;ij: May, $16-' to 9101*4
Market looks higher. Crowd short and will run
on any signs of strength, which are touna to
come. Dccc moer barley, 96c: looks higher.
2 T. m. session.
Wheat opened strong at $1 04, advanced to
$1 6414. declined to $1 63 and closed at 91 633/4
Decemuei barley, 96c.
Chicago.
To-day's wheat market was the most sensa
tional for yearn. Ii is hard tosav when the mar
ket lias been so strong and exciting. Beerbohm
say* European countries will reg Ire :-iH 4,000.000
bu»h Is of wheat from America this yenr. Amer
ic> cannot possibly s| are more than 200,000,000
bushels. When or where will the rest come from?
This news smarted bears to cover on the curb last
cv n 11 g.
September wheat, which closed yesterday at
871/80. opened this morning at 9 IV2C. advanced 10
93% C, dei lined to 91 %c and closed nt 9Xc- J)i
rec i.v after the close !)4c was bid. then 94y z e. The
curb price ran up to 96- b fore any wheat could
De found lor sale, ami then on'y in a moderate
wa». 1 Iverpool c osed 434 higher and Paris <qual
to Be higher than yesterday's close. ConaKiunx
point to dollar wheat to morrow. Calls on Sep
tember wheat s*'ld ut $1 OH. .New York wheat for
September d-llv ry sold at $1 02 10-day, the high
es. price for s«ven years.
'I he Statist of London in a recent issue says:
1 here ha* been decidsdlr less eject efn<*nt in the
trade during the past week, but not mucn. If mi ,
diminution of str-nsth. The strug.-le between
actual scarcity afloat «nd in the nan Is of the
trade here aud the abundance in America con
tinues in fact, and although buyers are s ow to
make up their minds that a higher level of valJes
«i I probably be neressaiy to attract adequate
suppli s sellers seem determined to take ad
v.mtaseof th» stniivjih of th-ir post. ion every
wiiert, ex« ept ferhnps in .America. Occasional
periods 01 weakness In ihe latter country help to
induce the belief si ill belli by many buyers
in KnroD* thst the necessfy of iniine-M- i
atily turning wheat in o 5011 in America I
will cause heavy shipments us ear y as
possible, re.ardless of price, and thai con
sequently it there U to be coniiiiueo scarcity and
higher prices they will not be witnessed before th«
second half of the season, and perhaps not even
then If the crop ii Argentina, {.o be reapeJ next
Decemter-.T nuary, prjvei to be v large one. It Is
quite obvlou* that America has sieater power in
nxina the world's price of wli»-a than she ever
had before, be<au:.a with India practical. nun
exlsteui as a source of supply, ami wiih a crop in
Kussia acKJiowledgea to be a poor one even by
the St. Petersburg officials, the United States will j
be called upon to supply, perhaps 30,000,000 quar- I
ters, which is a larger quantity than that country
ever shipped before, and a quantitywlii.-h It could
no: simply even if the crop this year does reacn
the extraordinarily large riguie of 600.00'J.000
bushels, which is expected by many .» -.
The following estimate of me probable require
mt-nts nf the various countries, according to pres
ent crop indications, rails: be ta*cu as, of course,
somewunt vugu>», but it will serve to snow how
much hurope will be dependent upon the United
states:
PROBABLE BKatInKMKNTS OF IMPORTING COf.V-
TRIKH IN 1897-93.
Quarters.
Unite! Kingdom 000.000
France . . . 6,0l>«,000
nermany, Belgium and Holland 10.00U.n00
Haly 4.00'J.00)
Spain, Portugal, Ure«ce a.. d Egypt. 'i 000.000
bwltserand 1.750000'
West Indies, China, .Brazils, etc 4.000 OUO |
Sundries 750,1100
Total 51.i00,000
Russia, with her short crop thii year and ncr di
minished stocks, cannot be looked to for more
than 14.000,000 quarters, and Rotimanfa, Bul
garia. Turkey and .-ervia will probably not be nble
lo spare more than 5.000.000 quarters; Tunis, Al- '
»reri«, India «n.i Chile tna make up 1.000.000
quarters betwe-n th»m. Mini thus give a total for i
these countries of l'o,o<<o.ooo quarters, leaving i
31,500,0' 0 quarters for America ami Canada, un
less Ar.etiiiua and Australaxia be blessed with
good crops. Hut '-v-n in the latter case, sceiu^
that these latter countrie- can only b'rlnto ex
port next. January, there will not be time within
the pri»sen* season for ni"iv tbmi 4,000.000 quar- '
ters to !>•• uhlppvd from thrse luti.ndi s.
The OiitlooK, tlierefoie, is for a higher level of
prices In the ensuing season. tut whether the i
pressure to sell in America will temporarily delay ;
the establishment of (his higher price remains to
b j seen.
We irav in th statist a fortnight ago Brer
bohm's e-tiniate of the present year's Kuropean
crop. We now tlv« th» iteuiH for th- varloui coun
tries for the past six years in quarters, '"000' 1
omitted:
(Europe) Total
stria i •
rv II
h Bel
car I
Denmark
rant 1
Hi
Greece
Hi
.-. Italy
Portugal
I
Hussla
Caucasus
Servia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
(Europe) Turkey
United
,850
4250
13.! 00
00
4,000
too
36,000
71.0 1.,6(i0
710 7.0 1
12,600 7.'0!
(00 12.6 C0 1
6 000 1.00
37.000 6
6.00 37
1.2 0 600)
12,000 1.2 01
t00 12.000
too too
8, 71.0 too
7,0.0 3,7:0
7,0 0
1897.
Qu
189,725
| I
| Quarters. (Juat.rs
050
. 17,600
42,300 43,0(0 2.500 2,800
13,000 12.50O 6,150; 6,50!
16,500 5 650!
500 43.0(0 42,300!
8.G25 8,250 13,000, 19.800
43,600 50 7
6 600 000 7 650
1,75(1 1 '.60 16,500!
11,000 13,000 roo
600 650 8Gl5! 8.150
600 (00 ' 43,5001
5,000 I 8
7,2t0 4.' 1,780
11,000 13,000
tOOj 650;
600 too
5,000! 4..' 00
7,21.0 4, -.to;
I
1e1.2r.0l
181,360|
..7, 1
5,300
18,600
2.1L0
4,250
6LO
34,7110
.700
1,0
70d
16 300
700
7.300
45,000
8,150
1.00.-
-10,500
50 4
560
4
6.:
900 5
19,010
300
6C0 4, M0
900 4 6to
i;, 8.0 900
900
14,710 600
850 14,710
6,300 850
48,000 6,800
13000 8,0001
60 1.-OOj
13 0001
450 I
I 189*
I Quarters.
171,750
6,200
17,100
6,200 60 2, -
600 6,200
37,550 600
14,500 37,550
1,000 14,500
750 1,000
14,000 750
fe00 14,000
7.3(0 800
32,100 7.310
132,100
1,300 8,600
8,500 1.300
350 8,600
7t0 350
6.000 7to
7,600 6,000
7,600
From this statement the following comparison
of the crops, with the estimated consumption,
may be given, in quarters, "OUO" omitted :
Years. Crops. Consumption. DlfTce
1897-98 161.850 '-'06.00» . 44 IBM
IH9o-97 139.725 *. 05.000.- ]n'"7^
I^9"i-»6 186.50J 204.000 17450
lfc94-95 191,250 'Jo3,imJo 11750
I 1^93-94. ...... 1K1.36J UOa,ooo 10640
]«9-'-»!{ 171.750 201,000 29-' SO
1891-9-' 147.-J6O iOO.tOJ . 52,740
This is another way of demonstrating Europe's
great dependence upon America for wheat this
season, iho nearest approuch thereto being the
celebrated •••famine" year of 1891-92.
Receipts. Shipments.
BitsheK CltlM. .ii>i.j;"i Bushels.
107,210. Minneapolis. 14 800
61.565 ...Duluth 32".', 261
22.750..... ........Mi1waukee. '.'..'.'.. 1 . 95
206.449 Chicago.... 280,744
106.205 .....T01ed0....;-.. ..„..„;. 69 000
100,000 bt. Louts.. 40.1100
■ 4b,6J9 .-Detroit..... .......... -82.000
157,500 , .Kansas City .3 89.000
I 807. '-'BB 949,971
• TIDKWATKB. ■
44,852. Boston
288.100 .New York.... *" '
60.823............ ..Phi1ade1phia..;.- .". 2"2
! 267,819 Baltimore 267,835
S 600,994 '.:,.. ~~^
LIVERPOOL WHEAT TCTrjRK«I.
Aug. t'ept. Oct. Nov. rep.
Opening 7234' 7 2i/ :...... 7 Is/,
Closing -.766^ 76^4 7 «>VI
J-AMS iUIL'BiCS.
Aueust. f-ept.
Flour— Opening..... , -69 70 -59.75
Flour— Closing .69.80 6J
Wheat— Openine.... 29.70 -18 7&
Wheat— C05ing.............;......-... 29.75 V 28.75
Corn ope led strong and advanced 1 cent over
yesterday's closing price. * Cora la gaining many ,
new frieods. who predict very much higher pri> es
Ca s hre tii>i c.l for a good advance. Ihe foreign
demand s picking m> rauid.y.
I'ruvistuns ar<; showiic good strenKlh and it
looksasif the speculative crowd were centering
tlieir atientiuii in the direction ot Hog prod uc s
Armour has bought freely during the past three
weeks.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AKD OTUJiK OKAINS.
WHEAT— The Ferdinand Fischer takes for
Cape Town 57,287 ctls, valued at $85,898.
The market is falily Jumping. ' Chicago and Liv
erpool were both higher and this market went up
Boon call wi li a heavy business. . Dollar vN'heat
seems a certainty. The foreigners are still baying
heavily. Local holders an; very firm and are no;
d spo-ed 10 let go. So theshipppers have to pay up.
Local quotations ar.- as follows: $1 555-1 57H>
H*. ctl for No. 1. $1 60 for choice and *1 62V a @l 65
»or extra cnoice lor milling.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session— 9:ls o'clock— December—
72.000 ctls. $1 60; 600U, SI 59%: 34,000, $1 59V 8 :
14.0U0. $1 U014: 200). $1 tiO3x: 2c,01i0, *1 60y 2 ;
2000, *1 605/ a. May— 2ooo, Si 59"i; -000, $1 69%:
4vt'O, $1 59V2 •
»kcoxi) .-session-— December— 2o CO Clls, $1 61V4:
36,000, it! 613/ g: 22,000 $1 61%: 4)00, $1 01V»;
vooo. $1 81%; 20,000, CO. 02: 18,000, *i Bay*.:
24,00'). $1 b-i /2 .M a y — i;OUO. $1 60V4: 4UOU,
*16U3/ ; "000." $1 60's 2000, *1 61 5/ a: .'IJOO,
.$1 «y%; 6000, SI 61; -OUO, *1 61 *4. '-000,
$1611;,; 2000. $1 613/4-, •-•000, $1 b2y 4 : < -OUO,
*1 623/ 8 . /4
Keoular IIOBMXH skssiox— May — 2000 ells,
fl Oilj: 10,000. Jl b2; It), 000, $1 61 5 4 Decem
ber— 2000, $1 «2; 2000, $1 62y 3 ; 28.000, $1 623 /8 ;
24,000. $1 621/ 4 .
Afternoon* Session— December— s2,ooo ctls.
$164: 'JO.UOO, $1 b4l/ 8 : 2000, *1 63%: 16,000,
I ll««lW4: is,ooo, $1 635« : 2000, $1 • 3y 3 ; '-MJOO.
fl tf;-3/ 8 : lb,ooo. $1 63: 10.000,$ 63y 8 ; 30,000.
«163y 4 . May-2000, $1 63: '.000, Si 6*; 22,000.
fl 61 V4; 12.000. tl bis 8 ; 2000, $161i,i; 4000.
»1 61%: 6000, $1 61S/ 4 . '
\KLKY — The market continues to advance
and choice bright teed sold uptoslo2V2- The
demand tor new Brewing ban laileo off somewhat,
but the tnaike. is no weaker. Feed is quotable at
97y c@$ 1 02y 2 : Chevalier, $1 50@l 55 for Mo. 1
and $1 35©1 40 for No. 2: new Hrewiu:, $1 10®
1 15 lor .No. 1 and *1 02y 2 @l 05 tor dark Coa^
CALL BOARD BALKS.
Informal skssion— 9:ls o'clock— December—
20U0ctls. 94»4c; I,'OUO, 94 % c
Second Session— l'ecei.. oer— L'ooo ctls. 95c;
2000. *5y 8 c; bOOO. 88% c; 6000, 95VaC.
Hegular Morning skssion— l'ecember-4000
ctls. 9JiVic: 10.00 '. 95" 4 c; JO.OOO, »6c.
Afternoon mission — Deceiu ber— 6ooo ctls,
95« /4 c; 4'JOO, 96&
OA'l's-'| his market does no: keep up with the
I other grains, as buyers are banKing on a h»avy
I crop up north, but the feelin? Is firm all the same,
I i-ouihi-rn Red are selling a: $1 O7V 2 @l 15 and new
I Salinas at 1 1 15@1 .0 %* ell. Fancy Feed, $1 27y a
!@l 32y 3 %4 c,: pool to choice, $1 15@1 '.'ft
ft ill; lommon, $I®l 12%; Surprise, nominal —
non» lier^: new lied. $1 O^VaSll 10: «'ray, $1 10@
1 15: Milling, $1 20461 30 V. ctl. Clipped Oats sell
at »I@ - J iS ton over the raw product.
< OliN- Ttie market i; firm enough, but quiet.
Offerings are no: heavy, r-niall Houud yeilow.
SI -J'fiel 35; Large Yellow, «1 07y a @l 10; white,
$1 10fa.l 12i/ 2 p. ctl.
KYIi-Is quk-t at ?I@l 071-2 "0 «L
btcKUIiKAT— Hsu<a>sl 15 ito:l.
KLOUK AM> MILLSIUFFS.
As expected. Flour has advanced 26c f. bbl, and
; will go still higher if \Vlieat coutl rues to go up
i'i-OUK— Net casn prices are: Family extras.
?5 25@5 r5; Bakers' extra*, $5^5 10 ft bbl.
CO MEAL. KTC— Feed Corn, $24@'J5 ton;
Cracked Corn. t-.'ic:- '-•> "ft ion.
illLL> I LFFb— Prices in sacks are as follows.
UMiMi discount to the trade: Graham Flour. $-i 75
V 100 Bis; livs Flour. $.' BO *» 100: Hue Flour,
$5 75: Coriimeal, $2 25: extra cream do $3;
Oatmeal. $3 50; Oat Uruats. $4: Hominy, $3 10(0
3 30: Buckwheat Flour, $3 25@3 6U; Cracked
Wl.i-at, J3 25: Karma. $4; Whole Wheat Flour.
•■;■>: Uolled oats (bbi») , *•» 95©3 15; Pearl Buney.
$3 75(&4; Split Peas, 43 tO; cue- 11 do, *4 25 filOO
lbs.
HAY AND KJSKUS TUFFS.
Hay and Feedstuffs are firm and unchanged. .
I'.llA.N- ?iial4 50 for the best and $13(513 50
r ton lor outside hrunds.
MIDDLING: SI9(g(^O lor lower grades and
$21(a '_"/ t 1 ton for the best.
FKKDsTUFF.s_KoIIed Barley, ?20@21: Oil
cake Meal at the mill. $30 V ton: jobbing. $31:
Chopped Feed, $15(^16 %* ton; Cocoa-iut Cake.
$17 60 * 10 1.
HAY — Wheat, $11@15 f* ton: Wheat and Oat,
*10@14; Oat, Slo@la 60; I arlev, $Bffil^: com
pressed, *12 i()(aU: Aifalfa, 48(»IO; biojk, »7(gi
9; v lover, $8 50(09 50 V tou.
b'i Ka W — 30(a*l'C ft baM
BKANS AND !jEKDS.
beans rule firm at the quotations, wl.h a cool
Inquiry, and a further advance is not unlikely.
BiSANsv- tavos, $3: Whites, $1 2U'^l 35 |
TH cii; Large Whites, fl -'U@ 1 .5 1* ctl: Pinks, i
$1 35«ol 40; Beds. $1 20@l B6: Blackeye, SI 90
' in J. Ked Kidney, nominal: Li in as. $1 86@1 95.
Butters. *1 20@l 35: Pea, $1 25® 1 35.
tiKKD^— Brown Mustard. $2 50^2 75; Yellow
Mustard. Si 85 ft ell: Flax, SI 60(91 70: Cuuar.
fceod, ia4@ 4 Ji/4C is* lb; Alfalfa, al/*C; Kape, 21/2®
iS/ 4 t-. llt'iup, 3c: Timothy, 4VbL-
liltlKU i'KASi— Suva, lioiutua.; Ureen, $1 20®
1.70 f. til.
POTATOKS. i^.n . VKGETAKLES.
Arrivals of Potatoes and Unions are heavy and
prices are lower again Tomatoes are also weaker.
POTATOKS— iiar.y Kose, 35<S40c;' KlverKeds,
6 ■■.!•■ Burbanks, 3!<A-ioc; Salinas Burbauks, 70
(a,boc; Sweet Potatoes. •* 1-3. 1 26 V ctl.
ONION —^5@95c; I'M c Onions, 75c ?t ctl.
VKOKTABLKS-Bay 25@3Jc %* box;
Marrowfat squash,. sl2@l s fi on; Bay Cucumbers
lt@Usc %* box; fickle* I V 2 c for No. 1. lc «th
for .no. 2; Green Peppers, V!u@4oc tor Chile and
40©50 c for Hell: Orren I'eas, 2@jy_.c %> lb; Mriiu
Beans, 3to-3',2C; Lima Bep.ns. 3i/2ft64c; iiii-cn
Okra. 4(»i.m.0.- ? box; Kgi Plant. 30(q»i)uc: Cabbure,
6()ra,75c ctt: Carrois, *sfc£3oc t» suck: Garlic. l^<j
(n,2e V( Ib; Tomatoes, OOcg;?l for River and 50crgl
Si for Alaineda: Green Corn, .'>oc(g.*l %4 mic»,
75c@$l ft crate tor Berkeley and fel(g(l 25 ft crate
for Alameda.
1 OI'LTRV AND GAME.
rOU:«TKY— The market for all ptions is
abou the same
Live Turkeys are quotable at Ks(K>l7c for Gob
blers and 1 s@l6c for Hens; large young Turkeys,
17® Or; deese "# pair, 75c.'<t*.: Goslings, $i(n)
1 50: Ducks, $2 &O(a»3 for old and «3 5004 60 for
young: Hens, $3 50-£4 50; Hoosters. young. *48,
5 50: do. old, .i;4«t4 50; Fryers. 83@>3 50; Broil
ers. $.: 50r$3 lor large and "$1 50(aJ tor email;
Pigeons, 81 (csl 25 9 doz tor young and for old.
GAME— Hare, nominal: Kahbils. nominal.
BLTTKK, CHEESE AND BOGS.
The Cutter market is a fraction weaker. Eggs
rule steady and Eastern are .-.i- '>■ ■
BUTTKR-
Crkamkby — Fancy creameries 'Z'ii^'Z'A^c; sec.
(.nit ■ 'SX&'i-Ktc i* Ib.
Dairy— choice 10 fancy, 19@21c %4 tt>; lower
grades lSralrc.
Pickled— 16@18c f» Ib.
Firkin— ls(gu7c fS It).
Ckkamkby '1 II! -ib@2oc %1 Ib.
Kastkrn — Vil&VSc lor ladle-packed.
CHKhsK— Choice mild new, 7l£A8o; common
to good, 6Cc67c » tb; Cream Clieddar. 10(4»llc;
Young. America, £(&9c; Western, lie; Eastern,
I3r*l&c * \b.
fc.uw.-s— Ranch Eggs, 18(<825c doz; store Eggs,
)56118c r dozen; iiastern, J (3©lßc: Duck Kggs,
15c p- ■.".-
Wi-CIDUOUS AND CIT.CUS FKUITS.
Peaches, Plums and Pears are firmer in bulk,
but are uochauued in small boxes.
(•rap s are dolir.; a trifle better.
Cantuloupes are weak aud plentiful,
DECIDUOUS FRUITS—
strawberries, $3<A4 '& chest for large.
Blackberries, *k(cO/ 50 i» cnesu
liaapberiits, $1« .'> V chest.
. Huckleberries, 4(ajoc "£ lb. - "• V. '-"^c- : i"
Ked Nectarines. 4lfttt>Uc: White, 26(335c f> box.
Peaches. V;;fai.iOc V bex and 2 '@35c t>- basket
ior Craw fords f In bulk, f.'SfajifO 14 ton forcings
and $15(317 50 lor frees.
Plums. 13© ■>. c ~ v . box; Japanese, 3S@6oc; E«g
Plums, *lt,(tf,lJ 50 *4 ton.
Prunes, $^t@.-0 r ion.
Pears, Bartletts. 36@>50c B box for green and 26
@30c for ripe: *)5®17 50 fi ion for .No. 1 and
JflOiaiVi 50 » ton for No 2.
Anples, 2i@3sc ft box for common and 50
@76c for good to >-hoic •.
Crabapples, '2i)(§'M}c box. •
Flss, single layers, 25@4Uc «i bx; double layers.
50@76c.
Grapes, in boxes, 20@30c for Muscat.". 20®35c
lor black, :i : dc for Tokay,- 76c(gi*l (>« crate)
| for Isabella and 20@35c for I-ontuineb.eau and
Sweetwater. Crates sell about 10c higher than
| boxes. •
Watermelons, $5015 1* 100.
Can-.Bloupes, 40(g>75c %4 crate. .".;-:
Nik me-; JSlelons, 33@40c "r 1 box.
CITKUB FRUIT*— Valeuc a Oranges, $2 50a
350 bx; Lemons, 50c(g)i>i SO Tfi box for common
and !fj®3 for (food to choice; Mexican Limes,
: nominal: Bananas. $1 'Jagi'J 50 f. bunch; Pine-
I app.es, *I®3 %i doz.
DBUCD FltCJlls,, j:a!SINS, NUTS, ETC.
.The market slowly gro«s stronger. P;unes Con
tinue to poiut upward ut.il.-r a lively demand and
the qnotat ons show a fractional advance. IV aches
are aso firm. Quotations for new Pears have keen
estanlum A .Apricots xlon i are quiet
New Huisin.s are selllnsr at '£ A ;\a for 'Z -crown,
3 Vic for 3-crown, 3%c lor 4-crovvn and $1 lor
London layers.
DKiKD FKUlTß— Quotations are as follow*:
New Prunes. 5c "£ lb for 4U-So's. 4y c %) tb for 60
[ -HO's. 4c for ; 60-70 I*,1 *, 3V»c lor 70-Bo's. 3c
tor 80-90's and '^i/2C for 90-1 UO's: new Peaches,
sy»(Bt>c . lancy, tiijC; peeled. ; Apricots, 6
@bV2C ¥ Ib. lor iloyals snd 7@BV a ip Ib for good
to fancy Moi«rp>rks: ■ evaporated- Apples, sVs®
6c: ; sun-dried, 3c: new black Figs, - 3@3V a c:
Plums, 4(s4Vz c *or pitted and lf& 1 '/2 c for unpltted;
Nectarines, 3V2@4i/2C %* ' fit lor j rime to :ancy:
new Pears, s®i>J/..c lor quarters and 6 1 -2&7 c for
halves. ■:• •■.-"-. ■' „--.-.-', . -
«AISINS-(O:d crop)- ;> : h- .■•.'"
Four-crowi.. loo.if>, 4@Sc: S-crown, 2 <dHc; 2
crown. i.'s4@3Vtc ll>; seed less .-suliiwia*. s@si/*jc:
seedless Muscatels 4<i3)4V&c; 3-crown London lay
ers, $I@l 15: clusters, SI 15@l 25: Dehesa clus
ters, $1 75@i!: Imperial clusters. *2@a US. . ■'
NUTS— Walnuts. 6V 2 (Vi7c '?. lb for s anuard an'l
P@9Vi»c V Ib for sof tshell; Almonds. B@7c for L»n-
Kuedoc, -^V-jiaa'/oc tor liar(lsh--ll and B"®9c ft lb for
capershell; Peanuts. 4@sc «i lb for Has em and 4c
ior California; Hickory Mils. 5;&Bc $ tt>; Pecans,
P@loc ft lb: Filbert*. 9@9i/iic: Brazil Kuts, B@9c;
CocoMnuts, $5@5 50 i» 100. v ' ••
HOiNKY-iNew Comb, 10c lor bright and 7©9s
for lower erades; new water- wnlte extracted.
4 i /l a4:i,c: lign; amber extracted. 33/4©4 cf» at-
BtiLtvVAX-a2@2sc 14 tb.
riiovisioxs.
The urgent demand tor the .Klondike having
been satisfied; the market Is . le?s lively, though it
is far from dull. Prices remain undisturbed.
CLKKI> .MEATS- Bacon. fe-Vai: ¥ Ib for heavy,
tSSAc tor licht medium, flVa" lor llghr. 10@l0i/,c
101 extra light nnd -12c »or sugar-cured • tast
eru sugar-cured Hams. 12r<£l*i/jC ft: California
Hams..io(g)llc V lb- Mess Beef, $7@7 60 * bD :
extra mess do, 88068 50: family do, *9@9 80: salt
1 ork, */ 75@h 50 V bbl : extra prime Pork, Ss»@lo
extra clear. *1«; mess, $14 %< bbl: Smoked Beet
\aRD- Eastern tierces Is quoted at *%«/<>*
compound and f.a, 4 «6c for pure: pails. 6Vb®«%c;
California tierces 4y»c %< tt. for compound and
6i..,c for pure'half-bbU. 63/ic; 10-lb tin* 6y 4 c: do
- Tierces, 5-y 4 a Package* less
than 300 lbs— l-lb pails, 60 in a case. »y 8 c;- 3-16
rails, 20 In a case, BS/ c; 5- tt. palls. 12 In a case
8 Vie; 10- ft, pails, ana case. 8 c; 50- tb tins, lor
•' in a case 76 sc: wooden buckets. 60 lbs net,
7%cr fancy tubs.' 80 lbs net, 75 ; liall-bbis, about
110 lbs, 7y c %4 Ib. ■ m
UlUiiS. TALLOW, WOOL AM) HOPS.
I Jacob WoilneiN circular says of Wool: "Our
market Is very lively and there Is a good Inquiry
and lots of Wool seillng, especially of the better
\V\ols. i. c., .Nevada, Oregon and Hie better class
of California Wools. Defective Wools still meet
with no demand except at low prices. Arrivals of
Wool are 1 b»ral. J seems we are nearly getting
prices with the tariff added." ...
HICKS AND aKIXs- Culls and brands sell lc
under souna siocl;. Heavy salted steers. 9c 1? 1b;
medium. »y 2 c $ tb: light, 7y.jc; Cowhides 7 V 2 @
By a c * lb: M»gs, sc; salted Kip, 7y 2 c: sailed Calf.
9c « lb: salted Veal, 71/3°; dry Hides, 14c f. tb;
culls and brands, lie; ury Kip and Veal, lie;
ary Calf. 16c; culls, 10c; Goatskins. 20<S>35ceach:
Kids. 6c; Deerskins, good summer, -i.be %* Ib:
medium, 20c; winter, 10c; Sheepskins, stiearllngs.
20c each; short wool, 20@40 each; medium,
70c each; long wools. 75@90c <-acli.
'1 ALLOW— No. 1, rendered. 234(a>3c "%> lb: Ko. A
2yi@-'iAc: refined, 6c; Grease, lie 'j, lb.
Wool— spring clip. North m. i4@l6c * lb;
Mountain, ll@13c; Foothl.l, ll@13c: e>»m joaquiu.
year's clip, fe@9c: do. seven months, B@loc «* n>:
early Lambs', defective, 6V3®7i/ c; <Jo, free, 10( *
lie; Nevadas. 10@l 2c; Eastern Oregon. 10(arJc.
HOPS-6<&Bc $ lb for fair .0 choice and 9fct}loc
for lancy. Contract prices are lU(g)18c 5» ID lor
new (.all torn fa. - ,}; - : -n
GE\KKAL MKICCH *NI>ISE.
BAGS— Calcutta Grain Bass. 51/g •; S»n Quentln,
$5 40: Wool Ba?s. 27(3 30c; Fruit Bags, s Vic 53/ i.c
and 6Vic for the different sizes.
KICK— Is firm. . Chinese mixed, $3 50@3 60
ctl; -No. 1, $4@4 20 %» ctl; extra No. 1, (4 40@4 60:
Hawaiian. «4 50; Japan. 34 45@4 65; Kangoon,
$3 sii'a.3 6U.
PACIFIC CODFISH — Prices area;atn higher, as
follows: Bundle*. lie f> Si; cases, selected. sy»c;
boneless. 6 l /i.c 13 !b: strips. Norway, 6"/ic SB tb;
stiips, .Narrow-gause, 7c » lb: strips, sliver King.
71/2 C f>. lb: blocks, Clipper, HiAjc; blocks. orien
lai, 7c; bocks. !»eabns;ht, 7i/j|C; tablets. Crown
bra d. 8c: middles, go aen Mate, 7c; middles,
White' >eal, 9c # lb; desiccated. Gilt Edge, ft
case of 2 doz, .<! (id less 15%: pickled Cod. bbls. «V»;
hal:-bbls, $» 75 • • ■ - -
SUGAK— The Western (Sugar Refinery Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube and Crushed and
Fine Crushed, 6i/.c: Powdered, be: Dry Granu- ■
lated, 53/gc V- lb: Confectioners' A, 6%c: Magnolia
A. sc: icxtra I", 47 c: Golden C. 434 c: Candy
Granulated. sy»c; California A. 5y 8 c; bull-barrels
Vie more Chan cam-Is, au.i boxes vye more.
SAN FKANCISvO MiiAl MARKET.
; All descriptions are unchanged. ' •'.-■ i
■ Whole-ac rales ■mnie.i slack from slaugh
terers are as follows:
BKKF— First qua tty, 5i/ a c f, lb: second do, 6c;
third do, 4®4i/ a c: V tb.
VliAL— i.arge. &@6c: small. 6@7c # Ib.
MUTTON— Werner* 6y 3 @tc; Ewes, 6@sVfrc
%* Ib.
MB— Soring. 7(g»7i/ 2 c t* tb.
POl;K— Live Hogs. 3i/ 2 fgi36.fec for large and 3*4
A£3%c tor small and medium ; sort Hogs, '.''.ij,
3Viu ft It). die=»etl do. 5®534c_
KECEIiTS OF I'.iODUOB.
JOB 24 IIOt'RI.
Flour, or «**. 26,5701 lr«u.«K» 1,9?.0
Wheat, Ct15...... 1.560 Buiw;, i-t.i . _ 37
Hurley. ctls.. ._. 19,0^5 Middling*, •*w.. 301-
Corn. ctl « .;..... 29 Chi-eiVctu. ,„ 80
Eastern 800 Kcjm. <io» ._ 2.730
Oats, cm: 390 tiuiet n0.... SSO
Oregon 27»| I'etn. 1.4 11 „ SO
Erana. sicj...._ 7U5 Wool. 01s _ 273
Kye, ctls 24 M Leather, rom..^ ' 'Ii
l l'H till. »£».._ 7,214 »Vine. pals. „M — 65 50')
Ihiiuii.v'ortj 1.4.»< I.iruc. boil. ...„. 474
liny, 10m __ 467 Lumber. Air**-- Uo
Straw, tons. 10|Ciuic^iiiver. flslci 13
• — * »
FAMILY ISMAIL iIAKKKT.
X:;» are dearer. Butter shows no further ad
vance.
M «ts and Poultry are about the same as last
week.
Fruits and Vegetables are In their usual large
supply ■ii' l cneap. *' V. •''.;"
1 t... »ii _la Ihb Call's regular weekly recall
flic list.
rOAI> — PFB TON.
Catin^l... — @11 001 Castle Uatu. f BC@lO 00
Welllneton. —<E 10 00] I'leasautVal J 10 00
New Wei- S-outhfleld
lington.... — 010 00 Wellingtoa — 950
f-eaule 7 60@ — Coosttay... — 675
IAIK'i PKODfclt. XT*>.
BnttPr. fancy, f 1 I Cheese, Eastern...
BQimre — ©50 Cheese, S>wi»^... 2nr<i3o
Co, >. roll — (ai4o Common Ekes 17<a>20
do. KOOd 30ftS35 Ranch tizgsljtd?:.. . 25t0H0
P.ckld «011. ¥> tb. —60.1.': Honey, ~f*ft>. I?(ojl5
Fir«ln . »> lb — @-'O 00, extracted. ... »i(fl(10
Cheese, cai 10(g>l 2
WKATS— PKB t'ni-v-".
Enron...: 11-'Call7I 1 -' Call 7 Pork, fresh. l"»riJlS
Btef, choice 12@15 Pork, salt 10;<£12
do, good (j(S>lO Pork Ch0p5....... 12<515
Corned Beef. 8@ — Hound Steak &<AIU
Mam. Cal 12i/o@ls Sirloin Steak. ..l2V a —
do, t.ttstern.....lf)(ail6 ; Porterhouse, d 0 . .. 17@20
Lard....... ...I^ls Smoked Beef —<(nls
iu t on SiglO i Pork Buustige*. . . . — <g'-!0
l.Hinu -.. 10(o 12 j Wai.... 1O((1»1J
IOULTRV AS-n RAir<.
Hrns.eaf.h 50w 60 Turkeys. «4 to.. 20i» 22
Vonn? Koost- ; Ducks, eaca... 40® 50
era. eacn 60® 60;(ieese, each....l i;6@l 75
Old Boosters, ■ |PlKeous, "0 pr.. 30® 40
each 50® — Rabbits, ft t»c. @ 40
Kry era, each,.. 40@ — lime, (Mil. —(0 20
Broilers, each.. '.'s@ 35
IB its and xrrr*.
Almonds- 19 Ib 12(ai5!Xectarines, "H a.. 4® 6
Apples. Ifk Ib l@ sPiums. %* Ib 'Kck 6
Bananas, 14 doz... l6(a2o|Pears. pi lb :<@ 5
i..nCivi.e:ries.ur\vr2o(a<^s!Pe:'ChPS 14 Ib *<&> 5
<"unli'loni>e.s.ei'Ch. 6 k a,li>)l(aisins, %4 ID. Kgilj
Cocoanuts, each... 4(ai bi&trawberrlt-s,
Fti.B. %* ID bfqjli-l t 4 drawer S4fi@3:>
Wrap's. « lb 4(<*lo Raspberries, drwr.Hs@3s :
Huc-hT les, $ lb Wulnul* »s tti 16<fl» —
Lemons. «* ao*. ...j: (fl) 0 W«termelous, echiO@2O.
Limes, t* doz 'Jt'-D , .
£g7@ VK.«KT»BI,HI
A rtlchokes.^doz. Lettuce, 14 dos 15*325
Keeta. doz 12(2:15 Okra. ** tb.. t>@ 8
Beans, white 4(m SOnions, 3lb — 4» r>
Colored. f4 Ib 4@ 5] Peppers, dried ...15@ —
Lima, %4 S> 6fn. 6 do, gre.-n, j4 tt>.. Cto 8
14 iu . mi-.-n. '«* tb. »■© ♦ Parsnips, 19 00z.... 18(a>2 )
CsbbßKe, each s(a 10 Potatoes, %1 Ib 'AS 3 !
Cauliflowers, each. 6fa)lC '<!<>. -tweet.. -(& i'
Celery, %* bunch... sCai — Kadlshes.'3dzbchs.
Cress, %4 Uzbunchs.2O(a2s : tage, 'ft Ib 25.-4,33
i iiCiinibers.Uz .... b@loiSmrSquHKh.i4lb 3iSi» 5
E: Pant. ?lb iii 6 String Beans, $ IU 5 c 6
Garlic, f> 1b... 61$ — Thyme, fl Ib 20<<f>30
Green Peas, 14 it> . •!.<£ 6 'Turnips, 1* d0x...,15®-2U
ur«en C'mn. V- dozlo6£M(<|Toinatoe4, p.ti.,. -t.jj, 6
Lentil* i* Ib 6@ tsi ./
*"18H— PI..R POITVH.
8arrncuda. ......... 8010 Sea 8a55...... >«alO
Carp 5@ h Smelts .12Vs@«ft
Codfish — (a) 10 Soles 10MJ —
Flounders Skates, each.......' s@lo
Halibut 10 Sturgeon — C<fi —
Kincflsh .... brdlU.Tomcod 10@l >
Mackerel lafti) —Clams, ?> ga1....... — <&5U j
do. Horse.... —fa) — Do. hardshell. V
Ferch _ 6W bi 100...; ..6(Va -
Pompano RO© — ! Crabs, each ...12® 15
Kockflsh . .; ...10(<Sir. Do. softshell, i* 2.X&35
t-almon. smoked. ..-Oks — Mussels, 1* qrt 10M»l
-- id :i, tresn -Oil- Oysteri, Cal, ifl 100.40® —
blirimpa tifSiltiDo, Jiastoru, fia^.^'j^iu
Shad . , 6<at-i
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOT Hl*
A M Chambry.G Valley W H Harrison, Dela
Hi^ MiHituck, Denver Miss Duncan, Red Bluff
J Weil, Sacramento Mrs C L M uncock. Pa
H Kirscbbaum. S Jose F V Robertson, Victoria
\V \V Fooie,. Oakland Mrs George Kiley, Vie
Mrs A C Peterson, Vie J X Baxter. Flagstaff
L, D Nash, Slitter . . . 1) X >«sa. San Jose
CL. Kmins, Los Ang , ¥ V Kleiner, 103 Angeles
F A .-teiu«r, Vacaville US Wood, Santa xtosa .
J \V Jlason, ".1 A >oa\vell. Ukiah
£ M Brown, Alxmeda . M.C Connell, \Vj s
Mrs Wat Kins, :-ut.erCk"Miss Fniherington.SutCk
C E Kinkham « hico . .: A Wash burn Jt w, s Jose
W H H»-ed, Cieve.»id J J Bnrkett. Vlaalia
J B Garibaldi, Merced . X 0 Humphrey, Milton
F X Duiilap. Stockton F G Kiraen, Mi waukee
G W Towle, Tnwle J F Condou, Nev
2f J Rogers, San Jose i M B.ggs Jr, Orovillo
J H B.ockman, w <fc il, Vuha City.:
KUSS HOUSE.
C V Flora, Main's < ircus Geo Deeney. Sonora
G Miller, Bakersrleld . . Wiu U balen, Pleasanton
L, L Wrister, Fiesno Cj T Wilds, Boston
X W White, Oakland Geo \v\-bb, S Bernardino
W H Bernard. Dunnign H M Buchanan, .-Sacio
J M Robinson, Akron ; G M irutu Mnln's Circus
J M Brown, Kureka It B \Ves:ou, Oakland
S Lewellen. Fresno : R W Dodge, siockton
Chas Miller, Tuolumue HSylvester.Main'sCircus
W X Smith. Mt-nlo Park D X Z-iniwall, Vlsalia
Joe Kelly, Main's Circus 8 MCaiTingtoii.Paskenta
J >.' ->aams. Ferndale X B Willis dt:iv, facto
a Fnllman, Fruitvale (J M Willis sacto
It Hariiiieton.MHin'aClr T Samuels, Ferudnle
J s Wlspnisn, Sia Maria (i W J>miL'iiii, j-crndale
fi W Gibus, Vacaville W.^Buehler, s to
Ueo H Lewis, z'ams '■< L. O'Br en. yaquina
B F Allen, Los Anft • iJ M 'lobiu. Redding
MrsJi aidwe.l, Weavervl Mrs Oshorne, Xl Dorado ■
X Osborne, Dorado :■ Hu - t-qu'er. Glbsonville
W H Carlin, Marysville It Brown, Virginia City
X D Boyle, Virginia Cy : J B Holloway, Woodlnd
NEW WESTERN. ,
J J Gobbi, Healdsburg Peter Witt, Nai>»
T A bprati, US N p k Mariner, ( al
W Hrockmau. Tracy J Newcomb. i recon
Mrs -s Hrun. Stockton UeoTagwell, Portland
C .1 VaKir, Portland J i, Hlsgius, Poriland
Mrs Casper, Portland " 8 ' c ° .
•■"PALACE ; HOTEL.
J C Fisher, San Jiiepo J D sprout, Chico
!•' C Karnliam, Seattle H L Ward, spnKarie
Mrs J D Sproul, Chlco a sturues, Chic»KO
iliss siurges. Chicago . Clara D Siurge.s,ch!eapo
>: siurees. v hlcago Miss r.uikiiM, Jersey < ty
>Us Wray, Phiiadel Mrs \V Jl Bancroft, Sale
Mrs F »» hltnev. V* Lake City
H W I humi'son. Eugene B i) Murphy, !-an Jose
J X Green, Seattle Miss L Turner, .Miss
Mrs F Kri'lscliinar,Mi<s )i Mocatke, J£ug and
B W steirim.au, &ac:o JI. sieinman. Sacio
Mr, L Heilbron, Sacto J P Smith. Livermore
W L Woodrow, H Jose X Graham, Sacramento
Mrs JP Smith. Liveruir* P T lurry. Chicago
J I 1 iil. ir, New Orleans B i Lough boruu;h A
Sirs JP Allan, Orleans fam, \ 1 glum
LICK HOUSE
TI O ™ Madera a C Bartiett. Mill on
I SNo'b le. Marvsville C D Caldweil Quincy
}' B HI., k Chicago L A hi ax>y. V lsal a
i Pierre & « f, Uilroy B Nation. iJt-nver
M*« "m roe Ollroy » Johnson & wt I al
JSllewitt Seattle JO Chester, Mnrlposa
P J Lode xV V w h Cope. Pleasanion
Q J YorK.Downievllle W Runyon, Courtland
t r t. »tnn Shu Jose A Caminetil, JacKson
P Hu^ingtonl'FarosO W J JJa.dly, ■
H I evv Jacisou FJ Cram. Chicago
"rsPßoh "ac"o S X Black. Sacramento
MihS Boh.. Sacramento
fOSJIUPOLITAN HOTEL.
M J ( ur:in. souora M is. A Ka«rth, Sacto
J Morr Petßiuma W Ward, fre.no
S Banting. Toronto A l>ulfer. V ls.Uia
ssykes,--anl)iego J Wl lard Visalia
li (J Wrighl, -Mo V II Chrisinger, or
X Hall, Long Beaih «> Mou:o ■, bonora
T f. Coilins. Fresno J -Mouron. sonora
J Harris, Hollister ,W M "rove. Merced
PTownsend, Palo Alto '« Murphy. Petal a
J Kohl-r, Circle Cliy A *j, Upton, Merced
8 Uanfiel. Seattle X Wakerieid. Seattle
C Chamberlain. Fresno A E Williams, faonora
Mrs T J Nippon, Idaho J H Conley, >■ i .
J Wood, Merced
BALDWIN HOTEL
H N Keller, M V F B McMllllen&w.Ogden
H RasenbrrK, Hissons M Ellis, Oakland. .
N Harrington, San MateoMiss -M Pe.a, >an Mateo
H Jacoos. B<-rkeley OB Barbani.Los Angles
.1 U lynch. Cu-atnonga J D Houch PHt»buig
W T Bland &w, Kans Miss MM li <c, Kms
Mr (Silbert. Modesto Mrs Gilber., Modesto
l)r T Cox, :-acto J W Chandler, Chicago
J b Cobb &w, San Jose Miss Cobb, San Jose
J A Chas-, Nan Jose J M ilassey. Heuver
W B Parser J , Vaciivl le X Rueser. Beuicia
C M Hunter, D-nver F N Oxlev, N V
J P Leymoje, t-hicago L Jaevlev. Los Angeles
Dog With an Appetite for Fennie*.
Andrew Wiiiielm, a saloon-keeper, owns
fi doe, and thnt dog's name isGuy. He is a
King Charles spaniel whirh Mr. Willielm
imported when a pup. That was seven
years a«o. He prize* the dog as he doe-i his
life. Guy performs all sorisof miraculous
tricks taught him by his mailer, and aiakes
hira-elf generally useful about t!<e saloon.
A lew years ago Wilheim laught bis dog to
eat pennies; since then the habit has
grown on ttie dog, until he has begun to re
gard the copper as a relish. He has eaten
as high as forty in a single day. All a per
son has 10 do is to place a penny on Guy's
noseand count seven, and the instant the
seventh numeral is reached Guysnaps the
copper from the end of his nose and in
stantly swallows it.
THE CALL CALENDAR.
August, 1897.
I
I
I:
li
■ Tu. i W.
3 j 4
10 I U
17 j 18
I
24 '-'5
31 I
|Th | Er.
5 6
j
12 j 13
19 | 20
j 26 j 27 i
I - H
Sa. I
l . 7
Moon's Phases.
i
I
!
i
i 2
3 First Quart*
\JJ August 5.
—
; 9
I"
I
-
fi£\ Full Moon.
vjy August 12.
21
I
l
I —
I 28
23
/7*\Last Quarte
; 4** August 20.
30 i
I —
<*^ New Moon.
i \2? August 27-
S'IKAMERS TO SAIL.
6TKAMKR | DESTINATION. |
sails.
| PIER
Columbia... |
Czarina.....
Loos Bay. .. j
Areata |
Corona
Peru :
Umatilla... !
Weeott.
Sunol
Pomona.... j
Chllkat....
State of Ca! '
I „r.L-.
| Portland |
Coos Bar
j Newport
! Coos Bay
-an Dieso.
China <£Japan
! Vie it Pgt snd
! Hnmboidtßav
! Oravs Harbor.
! Humiiol.ltliii, {
I Ferndile.
Portland
Newport :
! San Diego
j Panama
| Crescent City. i
Aug 21.10 am ! Pier Jt
j Aug 21, spm '■ Pier a
Am 22. Jam j Pier 11
, Aug 24,10 am Pier 1 J
iv; 14.11 am Pierlt
Aug 24. Ipm P M 83
Aug 24, Paw Pier J
Aug 24, 9a.m . Pier 13
Aug 24.12 m ' Pier*
I Aug 24, 2pm Pier *
! Aug 25. Ipv Pier 13
! Aug 2b, jOam i Pler2t
Aug 26, Pah Pier 1 1
, \an 28 liam Plerll
Aug 28.12 M P M SS
Aug 28.. | .........
Eureka !
Santa Rosa. |
San Jose....
Crescent Cy i
STKAMKKS TO AKKIVK.
STEAMER
IE
Proereso
Czarina
Sur.oi..
state of Cal
Coptic
Corona
Areata
Weeott
Empire
Pomona. _
hureita.
Orizaba...
Cbilkau
City Puebla
Mackinaw
Mlneola
► anta Kosa
Marlnosa
Crescent City. ..
C01umbia. ......
Alice Blanch ard
< oos Bar.
Seattle
coos na/ ....
I Urays Harbor
[ Portland. ;.......;.
! China and Japan
j Diego
Coos Bar.
' Humboldt Bay
'Coos Bay
Humboldt Bay...
Newport.
Mexico
I Kel Klver
Victoria A Puget sound
Tai-oma.. _
Panama...
I Diego _
'■ Sydney ."."..
Crescent Cltr
I I'oi tland
j Oregon ports
| Newpor-,..
| ..Aug 21
{..Aug 21
, ..Aug 21
i ..Aug 22
..Aug 22
..Aug 22
! ..Aug 22
..Aug 22
..Aug 23
i ..Aug 23
..Aug 24
..Aug 24
..Aug 24
..Aug 25
..Aug 25
..Aug 25
..Aug 26
..Aug 26
..Aug 16
..Aug 27
..Aug 27
i Aug 28
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.
I nitkp States Coast and Gfodktic Stjrvfv
IIMKS AND HKIOHTB OF HIGH AND LOW
>\ATKRS AT J-ORT I'OIXT. KSTKANCK TO S*s
iK> NCISCO liAY. I'UBLISHED BY OFFICIAL.
AI'THORITV OF THE SCPKBINTKKDKNT
isotk—'I'he high and low wntera occur ar the
City Front (Mission-street Wharf) about twentv
nve minutes later th^n at Fort Point; the height
ot tide is the same at both places
August- 1897.
Saturday. August 21.
Sunrises 5.301 Moon rises 11.44pm
Sun sets 6 55 . Moon sets
► i ll!^iFeetll[™l
5 H w ! :L. w
I Feet jl 1^ | Feet! 11^1 Feet
111 W, L W
0.17 1.1!. 6.58!
1.16 1.0 8.001
! 2.04 0.8 8.51
2.44 0.6 9.40
3.21 0.4 ; 10.23 I
i 3.57 0.4 11.01 !
4.33 0.5 ' 11.29 I
I 509 0.7 11.6-4
1 I 5.44 1.1 12.17
i 3.8 10.65 3.8 o.Ob
j 4.1 1 11.58 3.8| 6.08
| 4.3 117 3.8 7.18
! 4.5 2.15 as 816
: 4.7 3 141 a 4 9.07
5.0 3.58 'AO 0.66
! 5.2 442 2.5 10.44
i 5.3 5.26 i 2.0 11.30
I 5.4 j 6.13 1.6 ... .
6.0
51
I 6.2
53
5 3
5.4
5.4
Notjc— In the aoove exposition or the tides th»
•arly lnornlim tides are given In th« left hand
column, and tho successive tides of ihe day In tha
order o.' occurrence ai 10 time. The second tim»
column Rives the second tide of the day the third
time coiumn the third tide, and the last or Urns
hand column «rive« -ha iast UJo of the day excent
when' mere are but three tides, as sometime*
»ccnr% The heights given are addltlous to ih«
tonndlngs on th* United States Coaat Survey
charta. except when a cilnas sign (— ) precedes to*
height, and then the number given la subtract! t«
lro:n the depth slven'by the charts.
KOTICK TO MARINERS.
A branch of the United States Hrdrographta
Office located In the Merchant! 1 Exchange is
maintained In San Francisco for the benefit of
mariners without regard to nationality and fruo of
expense.
■ Navigators are cordially Invited to viMt tb«
oflice. where complete sets o» charts and salilni
directions of the world are kept on hani.- or com
parison auU reierence, and the latest information
can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers
to navigation and all matters of Interest to ocean
commerce.
The time ball onion of the building on Tele
graph Utll Is hois about ten minutes before
noon, and Is dropped at noon. 120 th meridian, by
telegraphic signal teceived each day trom ■ the
United States Naval Observatory a- Mare Island
Car.
A notice statins whether the time ball was
dropped on time, or giving the error. If any. is
puhlisbei the same day oy the afternoon paper*,
»uU by me moruiug papers the following ilar.
• • . W. S. HUBRIH.
Lieutenant. V, S. £«., In cuarge.
The Tim- Bali.
Branch Hydroopaphic Office, V. S. N., ")
■; : . 31 KRCH ANTS' >XCH>NOE. i-
San .Kbanoisco, August 20. 1897. )
Tiie lime ball on Telegrapn Hill was dropped
exactly at noon to-day— l. c., at noon of the 120 th
meridian, or exactly at 8 p M. Greenwich time.
',<■> W. s. Hughes.
Lieutenant U. S. S.. in cn»r*e. ;
SHIPPING IMELLIOtNCK.
Arrived.
FRIDAY, August 20.
Stmr Coos Bay. Hall. 72 hours from New
port, etc: pass ana mdse, to Uoodall, Perkins & Co.
btnir mall I la. Bennett. : t>-i Hours • from • Vic
toria »nd i-uge; bound; puss and incise, 10 Uoodall.
Perkins it Co. ...■.- ■
S.mr Alex Duncan. Olsen. 12 hours from Moss
•Mndiug: produce to Goo. all, Perkins* Co.
= 3r l i, i ," Vf ' r ' orU5 ' 1 Mtlrie - «4 «lays from New
caitle, NSW; 2387 tons coal, to Bahour, Guthne
A Co. -..,'■
Blctn Irtnirard. Scbmllt, 23 days from Hono
lulu: pass and suf-ar. to Williams, Dlmond <kco
Schr Newark, Beck. 18 nours from Bowens
lauding: 157 M ft lumber, to V Heywood.
_Schr Moro. Joruen.seo. — nours trora Coqullia
Kiver, via Needle Kock 26 Lours: mdse, to J S
ii.imtid.lL ,
Cleared
FRIDAY. Aiitu
■' Ft nor Signal. Bonde aarJ. Port ami Mm,,,'
Lun)"er to. nil ''°i
Stmr Columbia. Con way, Astoria; Ure;ou •
way and.Vav Co.
Hnirruffloui. Cousins, turet.t. 000 : t' e . ..
A Co. "■ "
Hr ship Australian, JolllfT, Queenstowa; (; eo \ v
Br*snip Ellesmere.-Beechln?, Hull-. Uirvi,, *
Kr ship Ellesmere, -Beechin,-, Hul
Eyr«. . llt:
Bk:n Addenda. De Laao, Mollendo, vnv '
W X Grace & Co. l> °l °?
Jailed
'FRIDAY, Aususty,
Ftmr Santa Rosa. Alexander. San Oie^ix
Stmr Washtenaw. Crossrup, Tacoma.
Mnir Pomona. Cousins. Kur-'<a.
Stmr Santa Cru*. Hlnkel, i'ori liarfor-1
atmr Chilkat, Dunham. Kel I'.iver.
Hinr Gipsy. Leland. sant* era;.
Stmr Whitesooro. Johnson.
uershlp ierdinaii'l Fischer, Krnse. Cape To »
Brie W 0 Irwln. Williams, Honolulu "•
schr Kva. Klltenard, < hanr.i-ric o.
Schr John A. Hellquist, KureKa.
fcchr Corinthian. Kortn. Point Arena!
Schr Jennie "J holm. liansen. Grays Harbor.
Telegraphic.
TOI.N'T LOBOS, Aiisiut '. 0-I'J r M-\Vea>w
thick; wlndSW; velocity IB nii.irs.
Charters.
Theßrbark Belmont loads lumber ni larAma
for iiuenos Ayres or Enw>nada, 40n- schr iii » V
Sear c*. lumber at Port BlaKelpy io. Svtlney vi
The Kr ship lulus Is chartered tor whea' or hir'
ley to Europe. 25*.
The Brsnip Kavenscrag loads lumber on t p
Sound for the West Coast.
Spoken.
A u 2-Lat 19 N, long 21 \v. Br ship Laomene
from shields, for San Francisco.
Domestic Ports.
ARTORIA- Arrived Ausf 20-Br m r «i tr „
Perth, irom Otaru; Brshln Crown of Scotland fm
Hiogo '• Ira
KsllPd Aue -20— Nor stmr Florid*, lor ("omnr
HUEXEME-Sailed Aug '-'O-Stmr Alca v. to,
Sun Francisco. "
BAN PEDKO-Arrlved Auk iO-Scnr Lllleboane
from Kureka; bark T.dal Wave, from Tacoma
GBAY-HARBOR-Arrived Aug
Bend, hence Auk 5.
SAN DIEGO -Arrived Au<; V!O-Schr Lottie Ca-
son. from EureKa.
SAN PEDKO-SaUed Aug 20-Stmrs Alcazar
and Caspar.
.UO.NTKREY-Arrlved Aue 20-Schr Joseph
and Henry, from Moss Landing.
etJBEKA— -sailed a,j_- -.O-Scbr Occidental, for
San Francisco; schrklnorah, for San Pedro; strur
sco la. for --"an francisco.
USAL—Sailea Aug 20-s C hr Mary BldwelL for
San Francisco.
POINT AKENA-SailedAug ■.'O-9tmr Green
wood, for San FrancUco.
PORT BLAKELEY-S.-»tlPd Ang l 9 _ bark
Darra. lor Sydney; achr Mag i c c Ru 83l for Port
Gamble.
REDONDO-Arrived Aug 20-SUat Newsboy
from Usai.
CASPAR-Arrlved Aue 20-stmr Jewel, irom
Albion.
SOUTH BEND-Sailed Aug 20-Bchr falcon
for s»ti Kranclsco.
ALBlON— Arrived Aug -o— Htmr Cleonv, hence
Auk 1 ft
HUEXEME- Arrived Aug 20-Stmr Aicatraj:,
from Newport.
mailed Aug i!o— Schr Fannie Dutard, for San
Francisco.
TATOOSH— Passed Aug 20— Ship Spartan, hnce
Aug 4. fo- Seattle.
COOS BAY— Arrived au< 20— Stmr Arcata, hce
Aug 17.
BKA HARBOR— Sailed Aug 20— Btmr Laguna
for san Francisco.
CASPAR -sailed Aug "O-schr Maxim, for San
Fr.>n<i Co
PORT— Sailed Aug 20-Stmr Pasadena. for
Eureka.
ASTuRIA— Arrived Aug 20— stmr Alice Blanch
ard. hence auk 15.
POUT TOWSSEXD- Arrived Aug 17— Brshlp
Brodick Castle, tor Shanghai; ship Berlin, from
Amov; Chii Dark Guianvere, from iqulque.
TACOMA-- ailed Aug 17— Ship Yosemlte, for
San Fi ait Cisco
FORTUAMBLE-Arrived Aug 19-Scnr Ma:gi»
C Hu<s. from Port Blakeley.
POINT ARENA-Arrlved Aug 20— Stmr Green
wood. lien' c Aug 19.
BOWENS LANDlNG— Arrived Aug 20-^cnr
Mary Ktia, Deuce Aug 17; schr Monterey, from
Monterey.
TACOMA— Sailed Aug 20— '-ichr Peeress, for
sa i Pedro.
NEW PORT- Arrived Aug 20-Schr Geo W Wat
son, from Port Blakeley.
Foreign Ports.
MAZATLAN— SaiIed Aug 17— Stmr Orizaba, for
Sap Kr« nclsc.
YOKOHAMA-Sailed Aug 2U-Schr Prosper,
for Puijet sound.
NEWCASTLE. NSW— Arived Aug 19— Bark
Alex McNeil, from Freruantl<>.
CAPE TOWN- Arrived July 27— Br Dark In
veramsay, hence Apr I 28.
LONDON— Arrive^ Aus 19— ship Sutl-1, frnj
New U hut com.
CARDlFF— sailed Aug 19— Fr bark Pierre Cor
nellle, for San Francisco.
SWANSEA— SaiIed Aug 19— Br ship Star Of
Italy, for ban Francisco.'
Importation*.
MOSSLANDINO— Per/Alex Duncan— 1 bx but
ter. 144 -«ks barley.
Morn Cojo— slßl slcs barter.
HONOLULU — Per Irmgard— 6 pkgs househo'd
gOO'.i, 19 816 bags su car.
TACOMA— Per Umnlilla— 6 bdl* tobacco, 1 cs
patterns, 3 pkgs bops, 1 bx labels. 3 Tin stone. 1
pkc samples, JfS bbls >- iron, 900 bars bullion,
1700 sks bran, 1-JSU ski shorts.
Tacoma west of Fargo— I bx plates, 2318 hf-sks
Soar. 891 sks wheat, 335 sits oats.
Anacortes— lsoo bbls lime, 100!) cs salmon, 35
pkcs nidse.
Everett— 2l bxs soap powder. 8 bxs soap, 9 bxs
advertising matter, 1 cs samples. 1 pkg stationery.
1400 oars lion, 111 bals shook s. 13 cs -'17 ro.U
4."'!' bills paper.
Vancouver via C P R R— 37l bb'.s linseed oil,
85i condensed milk. 105U cs canned goods, 200
bbls glucose, 1 car lumber, vO pkgs canned cocua
nuts. :-< cs cigarettes. 1 cs woolen names, -' cs
zinc, 375 but a tobacco. -'3 lulls leather, '2 cs
blankets.
New Whatcom— 2 cs tiles, 5l» DbH 40 hf-bbls
silinon, 1 cscbeese.
Foreign ports via C P R R— 2o baskets cheese.
Vancouver— sl3 b Us hides and skins. 11 pelts.
Port Townsend— 23 pkga household goods, 433
cs sal on, 1 bdl treasure.
Seattle— 6 pkgs samples, 370 bdls hides la bxs
fa mon, 1 cs dry goods, 3 bbls brass, 2 colls rope,
6 bd s bans, i.O sks wool. 1 ci canned goods. 9 bxs
pl.ties, 47 bxs 50 hf-bxs 10 kits fish, 50 bdls pa dot.
4 bjes 24 sks gluestock, 4 pc-i old chain, 2 bdls
skins, 12 pkss express. 1 csclothing. 619 tons coal
1000 sks sugar. 10 cs Shasta water, 1 picg mdse.
Victoria— ■« Dices exp-e*v
NEWPORT— Per Coos 8ay— 2355 sks barley, 18
sks peanuts. 30 bxs oranges, A hf-bols wine.
East San Pedro-13 bxs fruit. 28c» co<lflsh, Ics
electrical goods, 1 pkg sta ionery, 1 bx fireworks.
Carpinterla— 2 sis crawfish.
Ventura— l2o bxs oranges, 1 cs mdse, 1 bx D
hams, Hl9 sks corn, 000 sks barley, titf bxa lemons,
1 cs household goods.
i-avio:a— b7sks wool. 8 bdls dry fish. 4% bbls
salt fish, 23 sks crawfish, I bx fish. 1 coop fowl.
*an ta Barbara— 2 bxs books ;sB2 bxs lemons. 3
Iron pul.eyj. 1 bdl pelts, 1 Dx lamps. 17 sks craw
fish, 19 bxs oranges.
Port Harford-38sksdry fruit, 4 bxs butter. 20
cs exes, lea cheese, 1 awning, 1 keg olives, 1 pke
saddlery. 4 coops chickens, 1 coop poultry, 3*2
sks barley, 53 i>xs fish. 2050 sks wheat.
Cavucos— 2 bxs garden seed, it coops chickens, 4
cs eggs, b bxs butter, 10 bbls 1 keg 1 tub butter,
4 dressed calves.
. San Simeon— 4 bxs butter, 3 tubs butter, 6 pkgs
household goods, 1 cs hats, 11 cs eggs, 1 .<tk shells,
1 dressed deer, i dog.
Monterey — 44 bals hides, 4 bdls pelts. 3 bbls tal
low.
COQUILLERIVER-rer Moro-130 tons coal,
108 i.dis hides, 21 E<>g3 3 bxs butter, 63 pkss
broom uandios.
Needle Rock— Bß eds bark.
Consignees.
Per Moro— J S KlmDall Hulme <k Hart: Mc-
Donald <&McKint>on; HUmer. Bredhoff ASchulz;
5 H Frank <fc Co: W B Sumner & Co ; F B Haight.
, le. Irmgard — Williams. Dlmond A Co; Welch A
Co
Per Alex Duncan — BUalznt: H Dutard.
' Per Um«ttl!a— American Tobacco Co: - Eutterlck
PnbCo; i allfornta hennal Works, J W Ingram;
Getzßros &Co: <- Saneu MPtti: King-Morse Can
ning Co: f (ir enht R Winkelraan:X f Dete s:
Belby smelting and Lead Co; Ceo Morrow & Co; O
Howard; Amer 'T''Si Assn; J 11 Xewbauir & Co;
C J Leist&Co; G W Howard: H Duiard: Tacuroa
and Huche Harbor i.im>- Co; P Green berg: B T
Babbitt; « .-tlivater: TV Williams; M' m jo c«;
Evprett Pulp and Paper Co: No.theru Lumber l •■;
Welliuan, Peck ifc Co: San Francisco Chemical
WorKs: AiiKi-acrier B<>«: Kowals.iy i Co; Pac fie
coast Syrup Co: \V 1* Fuller* Co; AHrmnada- J
A Mmter Jr; Main <& Winchester: White Pros: n
Hurnit«"tn: Levi, Strauss & Co; Armour Pack Ids
i o:Do<lsi». Sweenev «t Co: AmerCarb Acid Gas Co^
M Ehrman * Co; American Union Fi«h 10; lier-
BMlACo; Knphsel WVin&Co: Bisslneer <tCo
-Mil' ,b.. 'on: Wnite Hros: WMand ms: Bani.p
iroj&Co; Amer Press Assn; Chas Harley A Co-
Ci Canilllunl&Co; Mllaul * CO; Ci aughm in'
Es Johnson: D E Moo;. Demlng-Pa m*-r Milling
Co: E s Johnson: •• Vadeck: Ore.on Imp \.o- M
H.'lje: Ilar.weli. Mitchell & >on*:' R H Murra-
J H Newbani«r Co: P<rroi: a Co; Keichen ,fe
Co; suns-t Telegraph and Tplepiiont- Co; William
Gorner; Brown Bros & Co: W B bnmner &Co O
M Kenzie: We l . Karso <& Co: H1" X R Co- (.'• >v"
iiicn: Uelatield, Me -overn Co: W E Waters
Per Coos Bay-McDonouKh& Ruuyon; Min»k'er
<fe Welbanks: Gould &.laudln; L Kuurt mam; Chdi
H Allen; Amer Curb. Acid lias Co: Hills Bros J
Wielaud: .Meyertield, Mitchell & Co; > W Wric'hi-
Hilmer. i.ndnoft & >cnu.z; I'odjse. Sweeney A i'o :
H O Greenhood: Dairymen's Union: Californti
Firework* Co: F W.Wright: Levi Spiegel ft Co -J
Slosar: Ueo W AlcNear; Payot, c"t>li:im & Co- A m
Klliridge; Pacific Co.st Fiatl to; Wvtmure Brno-
Enterprise Brewer?-: OR & N Co: J Demaruni'- W
X Vanderslice: H Bnnemann: Garcia A: m,J!,,,.
A Paiadini; L G Sresovich &Co- M s
Sl.nav. J ivancovicn Jii Incuzlia- 'V >.
Malle 1 1 1) X Allisoa Co ; Rag c M,. Co- Ho^
I ros: Thos Deniga „ Son & Co; Lat.or Bxehan»
American Union Fish Co; Norton, Teller *. in * a
PBranton; O B Mnith Co: . Standard OUO?- A
Knea * Co. J H Newbauer <t Co WltzoUt Baker^
Marshall &Rel.ners: 11 Kircnmann & Co- Joh,t L
Howard: GCanillloni&Co: n Wolf &son- * Levy
it Co: Moor*. Ferguson Co: - H Heckman <fc i'o-
B O RuhKfcCo; Smsheimer Bros; Gmßros Co
lorn .Mr-ti:ii: .\<lcisnorii>r «ft Br^nde-tsieln- ox
seed and Plant Co : H l>u rim ; D Bernard.'* Co;
Bassett it Bunker: Sinshelmer KrlHnit^r v.
Co. H1" -Ullliir,- "'• I'Uiism .11 . : acramenio K. ■„
Co, WC Price* Co; Brlglisun, Uoppe.fe Co F W
Mable; F D i * >o: H - eons: BimnmACo' a
M lonian: Marshall, Tegsart A Co: I iic-t & fo
OFFICE FURNITURE £<S™~
AND FIXTURES. §^i|a^
C. F. WEBER & CO.. R^^3>Pf
300-306 POST mTKKEX, S.F Bt -
Lotuer btocktoo. '^R-4 TJf~l