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12 COMMERCIAL WORLD. SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS. Silver firmer. Wheat and Barley futures stronger. . Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged. Bran easy. Middlings firm. Another advance in Hay. Lima Beans higher. Potatoes weak and more plentiful. Vegetables and Onions about the sam*. Butter and Eggs weak. Poultry and Game in heavy supply. All citrus fruits dull. Dried fruits still neglected. Provisions firm and very active. Wool, Hops and Hides unchanged. Hogs in good demand. Another advance in Coal expected. Increase in foreign imports. FOREIGN IMPORTS. Foreign imports at this port in January were |8.915,500, against $2,231.R"0 in January, 1597. and inohi.ied $1. 376,600 from Japan. $720,700 from I'hir.a. $702,008 from the Hawaiian Islands. $175,350 from Great Britain. $141. 500 from Ger many. 5116.500 from Belgium and $183,500 from British Columbia. EXPLANATION. The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig ures at station Indicate maximum temperature for the days: those underneath it. If any, the amount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and imndredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word "high" m°ans high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; "low" refers to low pres sure and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. "Lows" usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is hieh in the interior and low alone the coast, and the isobars extend north and south al^ng the coast, rain is probable; but when the "low" Is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is im- Fr ■'able. With a "hiph" in the vicinity of daho, and the pressure falling to the Cali fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected In summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce, an •-•• result. WEATHER REPORT. (12"th Meridian— Pacific Time.) SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. 5 p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date, as compared with those of the same dare ]ast season and rainfall during the past twenty-four hours: Stations — 24 hours. Season. Season. Eureka 0.12 21.87 34.71 Red Bluff 0 9.26 19.62 Sacramento 0 6.M 13.91 San Francisco 0 5.36 17.00 Fresno 0 3.23 5.12 San Luis Ohispo 0 3.SS 15.25 Lob Angeles Trace 4.11 11.42 San Diego Trace 3.38 7.97 Yuma 0 1.26 4.84 Pan Francisco data: Maximum temperature, 56: minimum. 4S; mean. 52. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORK. 'AST. The pressure has risen rapidly during the past twenty-four hours over the northwestern portion of the country. Over Southern Cali fornia. Arizona and rtah there has been a rnpid fall in pressure. The temperature has fallen over almost all of the country west of the Rocky Mountains. Over Nevada. Northern ftah ani Eastern Cali fornia the temperature has fallen from 14 to 22 degrees. The temperatures are now about normal in the great valleys of California. I-ipKt rain has fallen over the northern half of the Pacific dope. Showers have also fallen In California south of the Tehachapi. The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Fort Canby, 36 miles per hour from the west; Eureka, 34 north: < 'arson City, 46 southwest; Idaho Falls. 42 south; Lander, 56 south. • -ast made at Pan Francisco for thirty honrs ending midnight. Feb. 17. 1898: Northern '"alifornia- -Cloudy and unsettled weather Thursday, with showers along the 'resh northerly wind. Southern California— Cloudy and unsettled Thursday, with showers In southern portion early Thursday morning; southerly wind*. Nevada— Cloody Thursday; probably snow In northern portion. Utah — Pnow Thursday. Arizona— Cloudy Thursdays "older. Pan Francisco and vicinity- cloudy and un settled weather Thursday; probably occasional showers; fresh northerly wind. Special report from Mount Tamalpais — Cloudy; ■wind, west 6 miles; temperature. 44; i maximum. 47. ALEXANDER McADIE. Local Forecast Official. EASTERN MARKETS. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK. Feb. 16.— Trading was remarka bly feverish on the Stock Exchange to-day and all interest centered In the disaster to the Maine in Havana harbor and in possible inter national consequences. It cannot be said that ■ the varying phases of the speculation during the day represented any change of opinion as to the very grave posslbilties with which the disaster Is pregnant. The occasional checks to the downward course of prices were rather the results of questions in the minds of large operators as to their ability to hold the market or the best way to effect the liquidation of ■ their holdings. Twice during the day very powerful support was forthcoming in the mar ket to rheck the decline and to combat the successive raids of the hears. That there was very large short selling during the day was •vident from the strength of the rallies caused by the covering of shorts when the turning point at the low level was reached. This wan particularly noticeable in some of the greatest favorites of recent speculation, which have been pushed up to prices hardly warranted by their intrinsic value. The knowledge possessed by the bears of very heavy speculative hold ings in those stocks covered by light margins gave them confidence In fiercely selling them down. The rapport of the hulls no sooner effected a check to the decline than realizing offers began to come out again. There was an abundant suDply of long stock fed : into the market all day long, and it was evident that the bulls had abandoned an immediate cam paign for a rise as hopeless. How far the speculative holdings for a rise were liquidated to-day remains to be Been. It is sufficiently evident, however, that as soon an this liqui dation can be concluded prices of securities will be left for the time being to their natural level. Stocks which have been free from the recent manipulation for a rise were compara tively firm to-day and the so-called Klondike group, notably Oregon Short Line, was even aggressively strong, rising at one time 6 points This was on reports of the large traffic open Ing up for Alaska. Great Northern preferred gained 2 points and Denver preferred also ral lied to last night's level before the close Otherwise the weakness of stocks was only a question of degree. Net declines of 2 points and upward are very numerous all through the list. Bonds were heavy In sympathy with stocks, but declines were not bo severe and. the mar ket was not so active as that for stocks Total sales, $4,100,000. United. States old 4s registered, new 4s registered and 5s registered were % lower bid and the new 4s (coupon) 14 lower. ■•:"•'". Total sales of stocks to-day, 525,200 shares Including 9640 Atchlson preferred, 4600 C. and 0., 59,650 Burlington, 3626 Illinois Central, 8680 ■ Lake Shore. 18,520 Louisville and Nashville 29.630 Manhattan. 22,530 Metropolitan. 3200 Min nesota and: St. Louis, 5580 Missouri Pacific 7910 M.. K. and T. preferred, 27.250 New York Central, 8850 Northern Pacific, 20.620 Norther* Pacific preferred, 5428 Oregon Short Line, 3&50 Reading, 15,320 Rock Island. 29,050 St. Paul, «430 St. Paul and Omaha. 4760 Southern Pacific preferred, 4830 Texas . Pacific, 18,620 Union Pacific,* 12,080 Tobacco, 11,620 People's ; Ou, S2lO Consolidated Gas, 813 T. General Electric, 29.290 Sugar, 8010 Western I'nlon. CLOSING STOCKS. Atchlßon 124 St P & Om 764 Do pref 30% Do pref ISO Baltimore & Ohio 18 St P M uc M.... 113 Canada Pacific .. 86% So Pacilic IS*4 Canada Southern. 63% jSo Railway 91* Cent Pac 134 Do pref 314 Che? & Ohio 22% Texas & Pac.... 124 Chi & Alton 165 Union Pac 124 Chi B& Q 101 UPD & G 8% Chi & E 111 524 Wabash " CCC 4St L.... 354 Do pref 17% Do pref 80 Wheel & L E.... 2% Del & Hudson 1104 Do pref 12% Del L& "W 156 V Express Companies- Den & R G 12% Adam? Ex 108 Do pref 50% American Ex 125 Erie (new) U% United States ... 42 Do Ist pref .... 401.4 Wells Fargo 115 Ft Wayne 170 Miscellaneous — •Gt Nor pref 155 A Cot Oil 194 Hocking Val 7 Do pref 76 Illinois Cent 104% Amn Spirits Bft Lake Erie & W.. 16^ Do pref 21 Do pref 73% Am Tobacco .... 91% Lake Shore 191% Do pref 117 , Louis & Nash 58 People's Gas 944 I Manhattan L 114% Conn Gas 191 V* Met St Ry 156% Com Cab Co IR3 ' Mich > ent 1104 Col F & Iron 22% Minn & St L.... 28% Do pref 70 Do Ist pref .... S7 Gen Electric 36% Mo Pacific 31* Illinois Steel .... 46 Mobile & 0hi0... 31 Laclede Gas 42 Mo X & T 12% Lead 34% Do pref 38% Do pref 10S% Chi Ind & L,.... 9 Nat Lin Oil 174 Do pref 31 Or Imp Co 254 N J Central 94% Pacific Mall 31 N T Central .... 11«% Pullman Pal 1824 1N T Chi &St li. 14 Silver Cert 664 Do Ist pref .... 73 Stand R & T 4% Do 2d pref 86 Sugar _ 137 ! Nor West 16 Do pref 112 J No Amer Oo 8% T C & Iron 234 1 No Paeiflo 25% U B Leather .... 7 Do pref 64% Do praf 64 Ontario AW 18% U S Rubber 19H Or R 4 Nay 504 Do pref 70% Or Short Line... 31 West Union .. .. 91% Pittsburg 169 Chi & N W 126% Reading 204 Do nref 173 Do Ist pref .... 60 St L & S W.... 3% Rock Island 904 Do pref 94 St L & S F 7% R G W 23 Do Ist pref .... 66%! Do pref 6:> Do 2d pref .... 264 ■ Chi G W 12% St Paul 93*! Haw Com C 0.... 34% Do pref 14*4 I CLOSING BONDS. U S new 4s reg.. 128% ! N J C 5g 1144 Do coup 12S» 4 N Carolina 6s 125 U S 4s 113 Do 4s 103 Do coup 1144 No Pac lsts 118% Do 2ds 100 I Do 3s 62% U S 5s reg 113% Do 4s J7% Do 5s coup .... 113», N V C & S L 4s. 107 District 3.65s .... IIR4 I Nor & XV 6s 125 Ala class A 107 I North wstrn con.. 143 Do B 107 I Do deb os 118 Do C 100 O Nay lsts 114 I>n 1 'urrency ..100 O Nay 4s 97 Atchison 4s 93 OS Line 6s tr 125 Do adl 4s 02% O S Line 5s tr 100% Can So 2ds 110% O Imp lets tr 112 Chicago Term 4s. 564 Do 5s tr rtl% C & Ohio 5s 116 Pacific 6s of 95... 104 C H & D 445... 104% Reading 4s S.V, D i- R Q lsts.... 1104 R G W lsts S4 D & R G 4s 95 S L & I M C 65.. 93 East Term lsts.. 107% S L &■ S F G 65.. 1194 Erie Gen 4s 74 St P Con 1434 F W & D lsts tr. 74 IP P C & P lsts.. 121 Gen Elec 5s 100% Do 5s 116% G H & S A 65.... M 3 !So Ry 5g 934 Do 2ds 105 Stan R & T 65.. 61 H & T C 5s 110 ,Term new set 3s. 90% Do con 6s lOfi ; T & P I, O lsts.. 101 lowa C lsts ... 102 I Do rg 2ds 33% Kan P Con tr.... 114 V Union Pac lsts... 1274 X Pac Ist D tr.. 1294 U P D & G lsts.. 56 La new cons 45... 102 Wab Ist 5s 1094 L & S Tni 45.... 90 i Do 2ds 82 Missouri fis 100 W Shore 4s 100% M X & T 2ds 63 ;Va <>ntunes 704 Do 4s 90Vi I Do deferred .... 3 N V Central lsts. 117 ; MINING STOCKS. Chollar 30! Ontario 2 50 Crown Point lSlOphtr 50 Con Cal & Va.... 90; Plymouth 0« Deadwood 90 : Quicksilver 100 Gould & Curry.. 2o Do pref 2 50 Hale & Norcross. 1 4' 1 Sierra Nevada 75 Homestake 37 00 . Standard „. 155 Iron Saver 40 1 Union Con 35 Mexican 30 Yellow Jacket ... 25 BOSTON. BOSTON. Feb. 16.— Atchison 124. Bell Tele phone 267. Chicago. Burlington and Quincy 10L Oregon Short Line 31, Mexican Central 674. LONDON MARKET. NEW YORK. Feb. 16— The Evening Post's London financial cablegram says: The stork markets here were dull. Americans were flat on the disaster to the battleship Maine. The disposition here Is to regard the matter as a lamentable accident, but it Is feared the United States may think otherwise. Anyhow, it Is recognized that the disaster may serve tempo rarily as a fresh incentive td the Jingo party, and for this reason the marnet, after a small rally, closed at the worst. The incident has re vealed one fact, at least, namely, that the bull account here is much largi-r than had been suppled. Amsterdam has Joined In selling. At the same time there has also been buying of a distinctly good kind. Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific were sympathetically flat. Copper was strong, sta tistics again showing small supplies. Rio Tintos was brought from Berlin. NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET. NEW YORK. Feb. 16.— Developments in wheat late this afternoon were of a somewhat sensational character. After fighting the hard ening tendency all day the local crowd was finally cornered and forced to pay a sharp ad vance in the last ten minutes of the session, jumping prices to 99% c Tor May, with a subsequent rise to II OO^i on the curb. Attend j ing this bulge was the news to-day that wheat ; in Chicago had been elevated to $1 M'j. Neither ■ cables nor home crop news had any material influence upon to-day's market. The Havana disaster was equally without effect, although naturally creating a profound impresHion on '''hange. Coarse grains were much stronger, particularly corn, which advanced about a cent a bushel. Export interest was retarded by the sensational advances. July wheat showed par ticular strength on covering and closed 2<£Hc higher than last night, while February and March closed \%G2c higher, May closing offi cially at 1 cent advance. NKW YORK, Feb. 16.— FLOUR— Receipts, 11.633 barrels; exports. 13,357 barrels. Strong I and again higher on the choice grades. City j mill patents, $5 65<56; do clears, $5 40^5 SO' : Minnesota patents, $5 20®.=; 50; do bakers' ; 14 35@4 50; do straits, $4 60(54 7.i. WHEAT— Receipts. 15.725 bushels: exports, 41,616 bushels. Spot, firm; No. 2 red, *1 06@ 1 0«V Options opened strong at V*@%e ad vance and renewed activity among shorts, based on the May corner at Chicago. Local i traders were bearish ami fought the advance, causing a midday reaction, but were finally | run in by a second sensational advance at i Chicago. Prices closed strong at ltf?2»ic net higher, the latter on July. On the curb May Jumped to $1 00^; No. 2 red February, $1 064 i closed $1 08V»; May, 93% c; July, 90%@33Vi<-' closed 93M<c. HOPS-Flrmer. , WOOL— Quiet. PETROLEUM— PuII. METALS— The market for metals shown signs of sagging, although quotations as yet are not appreciably lower. At the close to-day the Metal Exchange called: PlOlßON— Warrants dull at $6 50(f< 60. LAKE COPPER— Firm at $11 25@11 30. TIN-Easy at $13 95@14 05. SPELTER— Steady at $4 10<3>4 20. LEAD— DuII at $3 80®3 So. The firm fixing : the price for miners and smelters quotes lead : at $3 60. COFFEE — Options opened steady at un i changed prices: closed steady at unchanged I prices to 5 points net advance. Pales. 5750 i bags, including March. So 70. SPOT COFFEE— Rio. quiet; No. 7 Invoice, 6"' 4 c; No. 7 Jobbing, 6\c; mild, firm; Cordova, SUGAR— Raw, strong; fair refining, 3 11-16 c: 1 centrifugal, 96 test, 4 3-16e. Sales, 300 tons ! Muscavado, 99 test, ex-ship, at 31 l-16c; re ; fined, firm. BUTTER— Receipts, 5585 packages. Firm and j unchanged. EGGS — Receipts. 6!»S0 packages. Firm; State j and Pennsylvania. 16c; Western, 16c. DRIED FRUITB. NEW YORK. Feb. 16— CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS— Apples, firmer; other fruits. steady. EVAPORATED APPLES— Common, 5@7%c: • prime wire tray, B%e: wood dried prime, B%c; choice. B%c: fancy, 9@9Vic. PRUNES— APRICOTS— 6®7>4c: Moorpark, 9@llo. PEACHES— Unpeeled. s#9c; peeled. 12@20c CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. CHICAGO. Feb. 16.— Trouble for shorts in Wheat was Indicated on the curb before the regular opening. May was bid up to $1 00 on rumors of large engagements of Wheat for shipment to Lisbon and talk of a reduction of the Portugal grain duty. The bullish feel- Ing was greatly Increased by interviews re garding the European situation by a prominent Chicago trader who has been traveling in Eu rope, in which he confirmed the reports of al most unprecedentedly small stocks and said that Europe was dependent on the United States for her supplies. • Opening ■ prices fo» May Wheat ranged from 99% c to $1 00, ; com pared with yesterday's closing price : of 99%@ 99% c. There was a perfect rush of shorts for cove* at once, but as was the case yesterday almost no Wheat was offered for sale. . Inside of fifteen minutes bids had been raised to $1 01V4. This was above call price and for the .first time Wheat came on the market in con siderable quantities, mostly offerings against these privileges. Though everything offered was taken, prices sagged off to $1 00*4 and the excitement which had been intense died down to a certain extent. It was evident the trade was thoroughly alarmed over the apparently unshakable hold Joseph Letter has on May- Wheat and an official announcement that he has ' contracted for the moving =■ of 1 600 000 bushels of his Wheat to the seaboard with the promised movement of 8,000,000 bushels more, served to increase the anxiety of shorts to get cut. Tula in fact atemed to be the only factor THE SAN FRAISTCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1898. in trading. Apparently no attention was given to the news of the blowing up of the battlesh!|. Maine and the usual news was colorless. Liver pool was %@%d higher at the close. The day's clearances from Atlantic ports amounted to 300.000 bushels. For some time the market fluctuated nervously on a narrow amount of trading, but about noon it commenced to ad vance again and on this advance outsiders made their influence felt. Traders who have been heavy sellers here against purchases in New York were forced to unstraddle ; North west shorts also came into the market and helped make things Interesting. About half an hour from the close July, which for some time past has been comparatively neglected, jumped Into sudden activity. It had previously been lagging at around S6%e, but heavy buying sent prices flying. At the close July had advanced to B;<4c. May in the meantime had been bid up to*sl 03%, and was bringing $1 03% as the closing bell sounded. On the curb, after th« regular session, it sold as high as $1 054- There was another big day in Corn and the market was strong. Sympathy with Wheat and a heavy demand from shorts sent prices up sharply. Oats were fairly active and irregular though averaging strong. Provisions were active. Heavy receipts of Hogs gave the market a weak start, but the heavy advance in grain, the demand especially from shorts increased and prices gradually rallied. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles— Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat. No. 2— February 103 104% 103 104% May 100 103% 99% 103% July 86% 894 86 89% Corn, No. — May 314 81% 80 T /i 51 Vi July '. 32% 32% S3 ' 324 September 334 33% 33% 33% Oats. No. 2— May 27% 27% 27 27% July U% 25 244 24& Mess Pork, per bbl — May 11 OB 11 82% 11 00 1110 July 11 07% 1127% 11 07% 11 10 i Lard, per 100 lbs— May 615 520 8 12% 6 17% July 520 6 27% 820 825 Short Ribs, per 100 lbs— May 6 274 535 626 5 27% July ~ 635 640 5 324 686 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, steady; No. 2 spring "Wheat, nominal: No. 3 spring Wheat, 94c: No. 2 red, »1 03%ai 04%: No. 2 Corn. 29%<3'30c; No. 2 Oat a, 27c; No. 3 white, 254«?294c; No. 2 Rye. 494 c; No. 2 Barley, I. o. b., 33<??38c; No. 1 Flaxseed. II 24; Prime Timo thy Seed, $2 Ss®2 90; Mess Pork, per barrel. $11 <Wll 05; Lard, per 100 pounds, $5 12%; Short Ribs Sides, loose. $5 20<3>5 45; Dry Salted Shoul ders, boxed. 4%i??5c; Short Clear Sides, boxed, $0 4555*5 55; Whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon, $1 18%. Articles— Receipts. Shipments Flour, barrels 20,000 18,000 Wheat, bushels 54.000 is 000 Corn, bushels 619,000 224 000 Oats, bushels 449.000 206 000 Rye. bushels 10,000 1,000 Barley, bushels 54,000 11,000 On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was firm; creameries, 13@19c: dairies ll@l7c. Cheese, B@S%c. Eggs, firm; fresh, 14c! WHEAT MOVEMENTS. _ . Receipts. Shlpmts. Cities- , Bushels. Bushels. Minneapolis 156.910 13 870 D " luth , 48,473 S.2U, Milwaukee 24,700 1950 Chicago 53,594 190 Tfledo • 12.484 1.600 St. Louis n.OOO 5.000 Detroit 5,033 8.640 Kansas City 13,500 24,000 Totals 328,694 81,645 Tidewater- Boston.. 51.641 15.586 Newark 15.723 41 616 Philadelphia 16.415 7&533 Baltimore 5«.«05 43,000 Totals 170.356 185,335 PARIS FUTURES. Wheat- j an . Mar . Opening •' 6183 59 30 Closing 6180 59 60 Flour- Opening 29 00 27 60 Closing 2930 27 75 LIVERPOOL WHEAT FUTURES. _ Mar. May. July. Sept. Opening 7 11% 7 6 7 2 6 7% Closing 8 00% 7 6% 7 2% 6 74 1 EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET. CHICAGO. Feh. 16.— CATTLE-Steers Bold largely at $4 20 l f?s 10, the commonest lota going for U S01?4, while extra lots were about nomi nal at $5 MQ6 80. only a few offerings being choice enough to fetch $5 25; native canning cows, $2«g2 90; bulls. ts<@4; calves, $6@« 85; stockers and feeders. $4®4 60. HOQB— Sold all the way from S3 g5 for the poorest up to M 17H for the best heavy weights, the greater part crossing the scales at $4 0;.®4 12H; pigs, J3 60@3 95. SHEEP— SoId at J3@4 65, yearling sheep at $4 50t?n and lambs at $4 sG<gf> an, rams weigh ing from 135 to 170 pounds fetching $3<3!3 25. Receipts— Cattle. 18,000; hogs, 38.000; sheep, 22.0(0. KANSAS CTTT. KANSAS CITY. Feb. 16.— CATTLE— Receipts. official, 8200. Native steers, $3 75QS 47V», high est price since December, 1896; Western steers, $3 2,i^4 65; native cows and heifers, $2 250 4 25; stockers and feeders, $3 25<go 20; bulls, $2 5003 75. HOGS— Receipts, official, 20,000. Bulk of sales, $3 So@4; heavies. J3 *2>*<Z74 OS; packers, $3 80-? 4; mixed, $3 75<£3 97H; light, $3 70<@'3 90; york ers. $3 85(33 90; pigs, $3 50(g3 85. SHEEP— Receipts, 2600. Market active and steady; lambs. $4 75(g6 45: muttons, $3 75@4 30. OMAHA. OMAHA. Feb. 16. -CATTLE— Receipts. 2700. Market steady to BiglOc lower; native beef steers, (3 75@4 95; Western steers, $3 Bo#4 60; Texas steers, J3@3 70; cows and heifers, $2 90^ 4; stockers and feeders, $3 60@4 70; bulls, stags, etc., $2(g3 70. HOGS— Receipts. 6000. Market 5c lower; heavy, $3 80@3 90; mixed, $3 86Q3 90; light, U BM: bulk of sales. $3 8o<?3 90. SHEEP— Receipts. 6700. Market stronger; fair to choice natives, $3 75(34 80; fair to choice Westerns. $3 (OflM SO; stock sheep. $3@3 90; lambs. $4 60«g5 60. DENVER. DENVER, Feb. 16.— CATTLE— Receipts. 450. Market active and steady; beef steers, $3 40® 4 25: cows. $2 50^3 75; feeders. $3 85(34 20, freight paid to river; stockers, J4@4 50; bulls, Btags, etc.. $2(g3. HOGS — Receipts. 30". Market strong to steady; light packers, $3 85®3 90; mixed. $3 SO® 8 85: heavy, $3 756 3 85; bulk of sales. S3 87V4- SHEEP— No receipts. Demand good for good muttons. BOSTON WOOL MARKET. BOSTON. Feb. IB.— The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow of the wool market: The dullness has Become greatly in tensified. The mills, which consume 10,000,000 pounds or more of wool a year, are all out of the market, and the small concerns In the very nature of things could not make a demand sufficient to keep the volume of transactions at the figures which were reported a few weeks ago. The mills are now busy working up fente tariff wool In order, aa one manufacturer Bays, to save the interest on it. In otner words, the mills are showing a fair profit on their goods to-day because they are making them from free wool. Some of them have already obtain ed three months orders and some have enough to keep them running until the end of August. On a market as dull aa the present It Is, of course, impossible to maintain prices all along the line. The sales of the week amount to 1,086,200 pounds domestic and 868,280 pounds of foreign, making a total of 2,674,460, against a total of 3,115,000 pounds for the previous week. FOREIGN MARKETS. LONDON, Feb. 16.— Consols. 112%; silver, 25% ; French rentes, 103f 55c<5103f 67V4c. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 16.— Wheat, firm; No. 1 Standard California Wheat, 36s 9d; cargoes off coast, nothing doii.g; cargoes on passage, firm; . English country markets, generally 6d dearer; French country markets, easy; Liver pool Wheat, No. 1, California, 8s Id® Bs 2d; wheat in Paris, quiet; Flour in Paris, firm. COTTON— Uplands. 3 11-32. PORTLAND BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Feb. 16.— Exchanges, $862,665; balances, $45,097. - NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET. PORTLAND, Feb. 16.— Wheat export values- Walla Walla. 75V4@76c; bluestem and valley, 78%@79c per bushel. WASHINGTON. TACOM A, Feb. Wheat strong, with an upward tendency. No. 1 club, 76% c; bluestem 78 * - . _____ LOCAL^ MARKETS. EXCHANGE AND BULLION. Sterling; Exchange, eight............ — $4 84 Sterling Exchange. 60 day 5.'.'....... ■ — 4 86 Sterling Cables .................— 4 86% New York Exchange, sight .....— 20 New York Exchange, telegraphic — 22% Fine Silver, per 0unce....... — 6g% Mexican Dollars ;.. 46 «(i WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS. WHEAT— Squeezing 1 the shorts In '; Chicago sent that market up to $1 03% and futures here ■were firm in sympathy, but the : spot I market was unchanged. Both buyers and seller* are holding off and there Is nothing doing. ;. , Tidewater quotations are as follows: $1 42% for No. 1, $1 43%@1 45 for choice and $147%© 1 50 per ctl for extra choice for milling. CALL BOARD SALES. ' Informal Session— 9:ls o'clock— May— 2000 ctls $140};: 2000, $140^. . December— »1 32H : 4000, $1 82%; 2000. $1 32%; 4000, $1 33. J •'• ' Second Session— May— 2ooo ' ctls, |1 40%; 8000 $1 40%.. December— 2ooo, $1 52%. "< >>-';• - ctls, $1 J3; 6000, $1 33%; 4000, $1 334. May— 4ooo, $1 40%; 40,000, $1 40%; 28,000, $1 41; 6000. $1 41%; 12.000. $1 41%; 10.000. $1 41%. Afternoon Session— December— 2ooo ctls, $1 344; 2°oo, $1 34%; 6000. $1 34%; 4000, $1 34. May— l4,ooo, $1 42: 68,000, $1 42%; 2000, $1 41%. BARLEY— The market is steady and quota tions have not changed much for several days. Feed. $1 05(31 07U, ;ar dark to good and $1 10 for choice: Brewing, $1 15«?1 20 for No. 1 and $1 10@l 124 per ctl for dark Coast. CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session— 9:15 o'clock— May— 2ooo ctls, 984 c; 2000, 98% c; 2000 98'ic; 2000, 9»c. Second Session— No sales. Regular Morning Session-May— 6ooo ctls, 9»4c; 32,000, ft9 C ; 4000, 99% c; 2000. 99% c. Decem ber— 2MOO. 92% c; 4000 92c. Afternoon Session— May— »ooo ctls, 994 c; 2000, W *« : * 8 ft "W4"C December-4000. 92c. ■ OATS— The market continues very dull. Fancy feed. $i 22401 25 per ctl; good to choice. $1 1749,1 224 f common, $1 124@1 15; Surprise. Si 2501 30; red. $1 35@1 45; gray. $1 15 «V,VAV mllll n&. $1 174@1 224; black, for seed. *1 35@1 50. Clipped Oats sell at $I@2 per ton ov «r the raw product. L<JKN— There is no demand to speak of and prices are unchanged. Small round yellow, $1 10@l 15 per ctl; large y*' l^. « 05@l 10; white. $1 05<S>l 10. RYE-$1 05® 1 074 per ctl. BLCK WHEAT— Nominal; none here. FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS. FLOUR— cash prices are: Family extras, $4 55@4 65; Bakers' extras, $4 30«g4 40 per bbl. MILLSTUFFS— Prices- in sacKs are as fol lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $3 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. $2 50 per 100; Rice Flour. *5 75; Cornmeal, $2 25; extra cream do, . $3; . Oatmeal, $3 50; Oat Groats. *4: Hom iny. $3 10<53 30; Buckwheat Flour. $4; Cracked Wheat, $3 50: Farina, J4. 50; Whole Wheat Flour. $3 25; Rolled Oats (bbls), $5 25®5 65; in sacks, $5 05@5 45; Pearl Barley. $4; Split Pea». $3 75; Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 Ids. • HAT AND FEEDSTUFFS. I Another advance In the higher grades of Hay oocurred | yesterday, and the market was very strong, with $13 refused for the beat at the close. ....■,...' Bran la easy, but Middlings are firm. BRAN— $2O(g2l per ton. ' MIDDLINGS— per ton. FEEDSTUFFS— Rolled Barley. $28@24 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the - mill, $28 50@29 60; Jobbing, $30; Cocoanut Cake. $21 50@22 BO; Cot tonseed Meal, $28@30 per ton; Corn Meal, $23 50 02* 50; . Cracked . Corn, $24@25; Chopped Feed, $IS@l9. . . (Ex-car in round' lots)— Wheat, $17@19 per ton; Wheat and Oat, $16@18; Oat, $14 60® 16 60; Barley, $14@16 50; compressed, $16@17 50; Alfalfa, $10 50@ll 50; stock, $lligl2; Clover, $11 60@12 50; Nevada Timothy, $13 50<3>14 per. ton. STRAW— 3S@4So per bale. BEANS AND SEEDS. An advance In Ltnias Is noted. Otherwise there is no change of consequence in Beans, though prices are unsettled. BEANS— Bayos, $2 90<g3; Small Whites $1 50 <@\ 60; Large Whites, $1 50@l 65; Pinks, $2 60<3> 2 75; Reds, $2ig* 26; Blackeye, $2 4(XJ?2 50; But ters. $1 40@l 60; Limas, $1 80@l 85; Pea, $1 60@ 1 55; Red Kidneys, $2 25^2 50 per ctl. SEED6— Brown Mustard, $3 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, $2@2 50; Flax. $2 25; Canary Seed, 214'&2%c2 1 4'&2%c per lb; Alfalfa, 3@6c; Rape, 2@2%0; Hemp, 3c; Timothy, 54c. DRIED PEAS— Nlles, $1 40@l 65; Green, $2® 2 05 per ctl. POTATOES. ONIONS, VEGETABLES. Arrivals of Potatoes have been too heavy of late and the market continues easy in conse quence. Onions are about the same. There is no particular change in Vegetables. POTATOES— EarIy Rose. 70@76c; River Reds, 65®60c; River Burbanks, 70®S5c per sack; Ore gon Burbanks, 75c@$l 10; Salinas Burbanks, 80c@$l 15; Petaluma Burbanks, 70@86c; Sweet Potatoes. 40@50c per ctl for Rivers and 75c@ $1 for Merced; new Volunteer Potatoes, per Ib. ONIONS— S2 Eo@2 60 per ctl ; Oregons, $2 60*31 I 75: cut onions. $2©2 2?. y<-r sack. VEGETABLES— AIameda Green Peas. 9610 c per lb; Mushrooms, 6@12%c; Marrowfat Squaah, fl"32n per ton: Hubbard Squash, $15(ij20; Dried Peppers. «&7c per lb; Dried < >kra. 15c; Cab bage. 6O!ff7"fe per ctl; Carrots. 25®600 per sack: Garlic, 3fl)4''c per lb; Asparagus. MQXC per lb; Los Angeles Green Peas, 6*B 7c; String Beans, lOOlBc; Tomatoes, 60e(g$l ED; Green Peppers, 26©30 c per lb; Summer Squash. ; Egg Plant, per lb; Hothouse Cucumbers, sOc4j/$l 25 per dozen. EVAPORATED VEGETABLES— Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per lb in lots of 25 lbs: sliced desiccated. 16flRc, granulated raw, 13c: Onions, fiOe; Carrots, old, 13c; new, ISc; Cabbage. 30c; Sweet Potatoes. 30c; turnips. 25c; String Beans. 30c: Tomatoes. 50c. POULTRY AND GAME. Two carloads of Eastern sold at 11<913c for Turkeys, $4 nniS-5 for Pin-ks, $1 Th<ft2 for Geese. $4 75©5 for Hens, ?< 75(ff.=i 50 for Young Roost era, $3 50@4 for Old Roosters, $5@5 50 for Fry ers and $4 50 for Br ilera. In domestic PoulTy Dressed Turkeys are hani to mov<\ but y^ung fowl are firm at the recent advance. Game is still neglected. POULTRY Live Turkeys, lOigllc for Gob blers and mfmc for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 11Q12C per lh: Geese, per pair, »1 25@1 60: Gos lings. $l!W;i'.; I links. H<Ub tor old and $7(f/S for young: Hens. $3 50@4 50; Roosters, young, $5 (g'6; Roosters. "Id, $3 50; Fryers, $5 @ 5 50; Hrollers, »4'us f.-r large and *3 50 for small; Pigeons, Wai '/) per dozen for young and $1 for old. GAME— Quail, rer doz. $1; Mallard, $2 sola's: Canvasback. $3; Sprig. $1 2T>@l 50; Teal, $l*fl 25; Widgeon. 75c<fi$l: Small Ducks. 50<g75e; Gray Geese, $1 Sfi'Jil 75; White, 50@75c; Brant. 786991; Honkers, f3; English Snipe, $2: Jack Snipe. $1: Hare. $1; Rabbits. $l(g;l 25 for Cot tontails and $1 for small. BUTTER, CHEESE AND KGGR. Dairy Butter Is weak at the decline. Egga are no lower, but they are hard to move, and receipts are altogether too heavy. BI'TTKK Creamery— Fancy creameries, 24®25c: seconds, 22f23c. Dairy — Choice to fancy, 21<3'22Hc; lower grades, 21V per lb. Eastern Butter — Creamery, 21@22Ur: ladle packed. Li^lT^r per lb. CHEESE -Choice mild new, 10q- common to good, B'S;<4c; < 'ream Cheddar, lO^llc; Young America, 10@ lie; Western, ll®12c; Eastern, 12^ @13Vic per lh. EGGS-Ranch Egg*, 12H@l*c per dozen; store Eggs, 10®'llc. DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS. There wan nn orange auction of southern stock yesterday, as there was none offered. There will be an auction to-day. All Citrus Fruits are dull, though Limes continue scarce. DECimors fruits— Apples. 4<Vtf.7)r per box for common. 65@$1 for good to choice and $1 25@1 BO for fancy. CRANBERRIES— J7@B per bbl. CITRUS FRriTS — Navel Oranges, $1 25(i? 2 25: Sepdlins-s. snr@sl; Mandarins. $lf^l SO f,, r lartfo and .Vcg!7so for small boxes; Grape Fruit, ".ocas2 5C per box; lemons, 50W".ir tnr nun mon and $l<if2 for good to choice; Mexican Limes, $5 .Vi(s6; California Limes, In small boxes. 60-gso: Bananas. $1 25®'2 25 per bunch; Pineapples. $3<94 per dozen. DRIED FRtITS, NUTS, RAISINS, ETC. Beyond the demand for small Prune* already noted there is nothing new. • !sSfj,*£*i ■DRIED FRUlTS— Prunes, " carload lots. 4«4<3) 4\o for 40-50>, 3%@4%c for 50-60' s, 3*£ril>3\c for 60-70' s. 2y t @3%c for 70-80 > Z%@2%.c for 80 90's, l\«2V 4 e for 90-100's;- Peaches, 3@4ttc; fancy. s<g>s"*c; peeled. 10®12Hc; Apricots, s@6c for Royals and 7@Bc for good to fancy Moor- i parks; Evaporated Apples, 6\<S7V,ic; sun-dried 4«B>sc; black Figs., In . sacks, 2@2^c; Plums' 4%<ff4%c for pitted and l@Uic for unpltted" bleached Plums, 6@s^c; Nectarines, •IQiSc for prime to fancy; Pears, 2V4®<Hc- ( for quarters and 3@sV4c for halves, -according- to color, etc I RAlSlNS— 2c>for two-crown, 3@3Hc for three crown, 3%<?f4c for • four-crown, ■ 5c for Seedless ' Sultanas, 3>4c for Seedless Muscatels and $1@ 110 for London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c. NUTS— Chestnuts - are - quotable at 8c per 1b; -Walnuts, s®6c for ' hardshell and 6@7c for softshell; Almonds. for hardshell, s(g>Bc for softshell and 7@Bc for paper-shell; Peanuts 4@s%c,for Eastern and 4^c for California- Pecans, 6^4@Bc; Filberts, 8%@10c;.. Brazil Nuts' B@9c per ft; Cocoanuts, $1 50(5)5 per 100. HONEY— New Comb, B@loc for bright and 5® 7c for lower grades; new water white extract ed. 4Vi<Ssc; light amber 1 , extracted, ' 3%@4i4c per It). - ■•■■■,: ■ ■■• ■ ■ ■ * BEESWAX— per Tb. '. •- ■ PROVISIONS. Dealer* are expecting another advance In Hog products every day. The demand for all classes Is sharp. CURED MEATS— Bacon. !9c per Ib for heavy, ; 9V4c for ' light medium, 10V4c J for light, lie for extra light and ; 12% - for sugar-cured'; Eastern sugar-cured Hams, : 10*i@llc ; Califor nia Hams, 10c: Mess Beef. $9 per bbl; extra mess, do, . $10; family do, ' $11©12; Salt Pork $9; -extra prime Pork, $10; - extra . clear, SIS '■ mess, $16; Smoked Beef. ll@l2c per Ib. ••.,.. ' I LARD— tierces quoted at 6V4c per !t> ' for i compound and 6%c - for pure; : palls, - 7«*c • California ■■ tierces, : s*4c ■ per Ib for • < compound and 6")4c for pure; , half-barrels, - 6>4c; io-tb tins,-7«4c: do 5-tt). 7%c. . - COTTOLENE— Tierces, 6%@6Hc; packages less i than ?»ro : ttr— palls, \6O in a case. B%c • 3-lb pails, 20 in a case,B%c; 6-Ib; palls,- 12 In a case, | SVic; 10-lb pails, ■■ 6. in ■ a case, . BV4c; 50- Ib tins, one or two ln.a.case,-7Hc; wooden buck ets, 20 lbs ne 1 , 7y&c; fancy tubs, 80 lbs net. 7?4c ' half- bbls, about 110 lbs, ~\ic per Ib. , ' HIDES, ' TALLOW, WOOL AND HOPS. There is nothing new 'under this head. HIDES. AND SKINS— CuIIs and brands sell 1<- under sour. J stock. '.2 Heavy V ntted ' st->rn" 10^@llc; medium, 9Hc; light,' 9@9%c; Cowh<d>»! SQSHc; stags. 6®6Vsc:osarted' Kip", 10c; t^ilf, lie; dry Hides, 17@17>4c; culls and brands, IWA ©14c; dry Kip and Veal. 14@15c; dry Calf, 18« 20c; culls, 18@17c; Goatskins, 20<g>374c each; Kids, 10c ; Deerskins, ; good - summer, 1 25@30a per Ib; medium, 20c; winter. 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings, > 20Qa0o each; . abort , .wool. - 40@70c ■.■"'■'■■■ •■■'•: " : ■■■ i'^:Z' '-i '•■:■' ;.".". '>' ? * ir .'\' " T ; '*".' *V. - ::''V ' each; medium. 70@90c: long wools, 90c@W 30 each. TALLOW— No. 1 rendered. 3^3Hc per Id; No. 2, 2#24c; refined, sc; Grease, 2<g2iic. WOOL— Fall clip-Middle counties— free. 10*9 13c; do defective. 10@llc; San Joaquln. defect ive. 7<if9c ; Southern Mountain. 9@llc; free Northern, 12<rrl3c; do defective. 9<gllc; Hum boldt and Mendocino. 13® 15c; Eastern Oregon, 9®l3c; Valley Oregon. Wg. 18c. HOPS— OId crop, 2@6c for poor to fair and S@ 10c for good; new crop, ll(gl4Hc per lb. GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BAGS— Calcutta Grain Bags. 1898 delivery, sH<3>s\c; Wool Bags, 27@30c; San Quentin,ss 30. COAL— The market rules as firm as ever and a further advance In several descriptions is looked for shortly. Wellington Is quotable at $10 per ton; New Wellington, J10; Seattle, $6 50: Bryant, $6 60; Coos Bay, $5 75; Wallsend. $9; Scotch, $10; Cumberland. $10 In bulk and $11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $15; Cannel, $1 per ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley. $7 60; Coke, $12 per ton in bulk and $14 in sacks. SUGAR— The Western Sugar Refinery Com pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed. 6 7 /fcc; Powdered, 6%c; Dry, Granulated, 5%c; Confectioners" A, 5%c; Mag nolia A. 5%c; Extra C, sH<r. Golden C, 5%c; Candy Granulated, b%c; California A, s'/ic per lb; half barrels Me more than barrels, and boxes He more. SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET. Hogs are selling freely at the quotations. The other kinds remain as previously quoted. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF— First quality, 6Vic: second do, 5%@ 6c; third do, 4®6c per rb. VEAL— Large, 6@6'/ic; small, 7@"V4o per lb. MT.'TTON— Wethers, 7@7^c; Ewes, 6ft@7c per tt>. LAMB— Spring, 15c per Jb. PORK— Live Hogs. 4<*#4%c for large, »%c for small and 3T6@4c for medium; soft Hogs, B@3V»c; dressed do, 6'J6 Ilc1 l c per lb. RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE. For Wednesday, February 16. Flour, qr sks ... 10.074 Hay, tons 243 Wheat, ctls 10.071 Straw, tons 25 Barley, ctls 46.228 Wool, bales .... 4 Butter, ctls 229 Leather, rolls .. 68 Cheese, ctls 146 | Pelts, bdls 8.546 Beans, sks 1.523' Quicksilver, flak. 86 Potatoes, sks . . . 1,517 Eggs, doz 11,520 Onions, sks 109 Hides, no 792 Bran, sks 1.375 Wine, gals 58,000 Middlings, sks . . 540 i Leather, rolls . . 61 EASTERN. Corn, ctls 8001 THE STOCK MARKET. Mining stocks were somewhat enlivened by a rise in the north end Comstocks, which, how ever, weakened off in the afternoon. Con. Cal. & Va. sold up to $1.10. Business on the Bond Exchange was brisk, an usual, and several securities which have recently been on the up grade were weaker. The Oceanic Steamship Company will pay a dividend of 50c March 1. The Joint Confidence, Challenge and Imperial west crosscut No. 1, from the surface tun nel, was advanced 19 feet during the past week and is now out 1800 feet. The face shows porphyry. The flow of water from the face of the crosscut has greatly decreased. The yield of the Overman mine for the past week amounted to 7 mining carloads of ore, which was extracted from the north drift workings on the 900-foot level. The average assay of the car samples of this ore was $17 23 per ton. There is no material change in the condition of the mine. On the 1100-foot level of the Caledonia mine they are still engaged in enlarging, timbering and putting In chutes in the incline upraise from the southeast drift. The La Suerte Gold Mining Company of Ne vada County has levied an assessment of 6c, delinquent March 12. The Live Oak and Minuet Mining Company of Nevada County has levied an assessment of l%c, delinquent March 12. The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com pany will pay its regular monthly dividend of 50e on March 1. The Live Yankee Gravel Mining Company of Nevada County has levied an assessment of 2c, delinquent March 13. STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16—2 p. m. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask. U S Bonds— Oakland Gas.. 60% 51 4s quar c0up. .113% — Pac Gas Imp.. 88% 89% 4s quar reg..1129i — Pac LCo 56>4 57 4s quar new. ..125 — SF G & E.... 90% 91 Miscellaneous — San Fran . 3'; 3% Cal-st Cab 55. 113% — Stockton Gas. 14% — Cal El 6s 1264 — Insurance— C C Wat 55.102m03% Firems Fnd... — 200 Dup-st ex c. — 98% Bank Stocks— i E L & P 65.. 128 — Anglo-Cal .... 64 — P&Ch Ry 65.117% — Bank of Ca1..245 247% [ Geary-st R Ks. — 102 Cal SD & T.. — 100 HC & S 5%. .105 — First Nat ....200 — ILA LCo 65.. — 100 Lon P & A. .130% — Do gntd 65. .100 — Mer Exchnge. 14% — Market-st 65.. 127% — Nev Nat 8...1 M — Do Ist M ns.Hs\ll6^ Savings Banks- Nat Yin 8s Ist — 100 Ger S & L..1530 — N C ngßy 75. 101% — Hum S & L.1050 1160 NRy Cal 65. .111 111%! Mutual Say. 35 40 NRy Cal 55..102\i — iS F Say U.. 470 — NPC R R 65. 104% — S&L So — 100 !NP CRy 55. 100 102 Vi Security S B 250 — N CaJ R 5b.. — — Union T Co 950 — Oak Gas 65... 104 — Street Railroad- Do 2d is 55. .111 112 California ....107% — Ora Ry 6s 125»i130 Geary 40 — P&O 6s 110 115 Marlcet-Bt .... 53% 63% P&Ch Ry 65. 108% — Oak SL& H. — — Powell-gt 65...119« i— Presidio 6 8% Reno WL&L..IOO — Powder- Sac E^ecßyas. — 100 I California .... 97% — SF & N P 55.10714107U1E Dynamite .. — 90 8 P of Ar 6s. 103 103% Giant Con Co. 41% — IS P Cal 65... 110 — Vigorit 9% 4% SPC Is eg ss. — 100 'Miscellaneous— S P V.T 6s 112 — Al Pac Assn.. 97% 98% S V Wat 65..120 120% Ger Ld Wks..loo 150 i S V Wat 45.. 1031,4103% H C & S Co. 84% 35 Stock Gas 65.. 100 — Hutch S P Co. 46 46% Water Mer Ex Assn. 90 — Contra Costa.. 54 65% Nat Yin C 0... — 7% Marin Co .... 60 — Oc SCo 55 57% Spring Val ...100%100% Pac A F L.. 1% 2% Gas & Electric— Pac Bor C 0... 95%100 Cent Gaslight. 95% — Par Paint Co. 7 — MEL Co 14 144 MORNING SESSION. i 50 Alaska Packers' Association 98 25 235 Contra Costa Water 66 0 25 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar 35 25 10 do do 34 75 250 do do 34 50 10 Giant Powder Con 43 25 16 do do 43 00 50 Hutchinson S P Co 46 37% 135 do do 46 50 65 Market-street Railway 53 37% 200 do do 53 50 15 Oceanic Steamship Co 59 00 25 do do : 58 25 ttono Park and Cliff House Bonds 108 50 100 S F Ga« A Electric Co. s 60 91 00 20 do do 9100 20 do do 90 75 10 do do 90 87% I<K> Spring Valley Water 100 50 50 do do 100 62% Street— $2000 Northern Ry of Cal Cs Bonds 11l 25 6 Spring Valley Water 100 50 AFTERNOON SESSION. 5 Bank of California 246 00 75 Giant Powder Con 42 50 75 do do 4200 13-» do do 4175 25 do do 4162% 50 Hutchinson S P Co 46 37% 150 do do 46 25 25 Oceanic Steamship Co 57 50 25 do do 57 00 10 do do 57 jS 2r» Mutual Electric Light 14 00 100 Oakland Gas 52 00 150 rlo do 50 00 140 do do 50 50 100 do do 50 25 15 Pacific Gas Imp 89 00 100 S F Gas & Electric Co 89 00 100 S F Gas * Electric Co 90 50 675 Spring Valley Water 100 62% $2000 Spring Valley 6s Bonds 120 25 500 Vigorit Powder 3 87% Street— 13000 Northern Ry of Cal «s Bonds 11l 25 BOARD SALES. Following were the sales " In the San Fran cisco Stock Board yesterday: . Morning Session— 100 Alpha OS 100 ....:... n 600 Belcher ..... 34 700 Ophir ............ 60 1700 Best & Belchr. 51 500 Potosi •..;. 29 800Chollar ...41 200 Savage .....;... S2 300...... ........;... 42 100 .................. Ji SO Con Cal & Va..l 10 400 Seg Belcher "« }M •••••• ....105 450 Sierra Nevada.. 89 100 Crown Point ... 19 100.. ... . »0 800 Gould & Curry. 30 1000 Union Con '."" 42 100 Hale & Norcrs.l 6R 800 ......... 41 "152 ;>•••; ...160 300 Yellow Jacket!." 31 700 Mexican 40 ; Afternoon Session. i^^V"""" — " 20 600 Gould & Curry.. 29 600 Belcher ......... 31 200 Hale & : Norcrs 1 80 500 Best & Belcher. 48 100 Mexican £.;V;™ 33 450 Caledonia ; .46 300 Overman " ' ?09 ICO 45 600 Potosi ....;;■.;■."■ 25 $ Chanel.:::::: It ISS^ vage -••-• . » Bgs%:::::: ' : g SKfoTcoT^ \\ 300 Con Cal & Va..l 05 1 200 Utah •■•■■ > - J 12 200 Crown Point . . . 19 1 100 Yellow Jacket! l ;30 Bo^e'sfer^ th * '" the PaClflc Stock Morning Session— lo:3o :^-::!:;::::!: ■SS 00 i Hale&Norcrs Richer::::::::: i 5 %$S8£ :::::: " :^ 1100 Best & Belchr. .61 500 .......?. .— — ." ■;*• :°°. •••••• m i6oo P hir :::::" t» 250 Caledonia 36 400 . ko 300 40 1400 ..:::..v;.v; 6? 300 .................. 41 200 ............:::-•' « JSchknenge":::- « 500 Overman :••••••• 09 600 Challenge 40 800 Potosi w 800..: ...:.....■ 39 400...-..; ..! ;;;;;; 5? 200 j^.... ...;..-...... 3 g 500 Savage... """ 31 SSSSS'SI & -Va!!l i^^^NeVada:: 83 «° • -••.. io7^ 400 ...:::.. ■;.■.■.■■;:::■■ - : Is' £cr Own polnt:::1^p olnt ::: 1^^ l ! n . lon .. Con g ig^Ksi^lg ISS!?. u ei:: g ••••^ ■ .m.. m <;>.« ,SI :?_ r . , ', ;, -> _• ,. : ■ ■•.■■■:■...■.-';: ; .. ~ ~~ ""T"*— **- - 1 "- ' ■" ' ' " • ", ■•-■'--■ ■'-, Afternoon Session. TOO Alta. 20 600 Gould & Curry.. 29 *» 19 mo Hale & Norcrs.l 80 40c> Andes 14 425 165 300 13 4i* Mexican 39 200 Belcher 30 500 36 400 31 800 Overman Oi 300 Best & Belchr.. 4S 100 10 500 47 500 Potosl 23 900 46 300 Savage 30 500 Cal<«onla 401400 28 3'Ki 4" I 400 Sierra Nevada.. 84 500 3!i 700 83 300 Challenge 34 250 •. 81 200 Chollar 40 400 75 400 39 300 Union Con 41 600 Con Cal & V.1024|400 40 400 1001600 38 200 98 500 Utah 10 200 96 400 Yellow Jacket . 30 300 Crown Point ... 19 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. WEDNESDAY. Feb. 16—4 p. ra. Alpha 05 06 Julia 01 — Alta 13 20 Justice — 3S Andes 12 — Kentuck 03 04 Belcher 28 30 Lady Wash .. — 03 Best & Belchr. 43 v Mexican 35 36 Bullion — <w Occidental 1501 55 Caledonia 40 41 Ophir 52 53 Chollar 36 3$ Overman 08 09 Con Cal & Va. 98 99! Potosl 22 24 Challenge 35 -[Savage 28 29 Con Imperial.. 01 02 j Se* Belcher.... OS 07 Confidence 75 — , Scorpion 06 — Crown Point... 18 19 1 Sierra Nevada. 70 71 Con New York. 01 02! Silver Hill .... 03 05 Eureka — 25 j Standard 150 ■ Exchequer 02 OS I Union Con 37 3* Gould & Curry. 27 2S : Utah 11 12 Hale & Norcrs.l 60 165 Yellow Jacket. 2S 3u HOTEL ARRIVALS. NEW WESTERN HOTEL. H Thomas. Colorado ,8 D Stelner, Fresno D A Kendall, San Di««.Mlss R Jacobeon. Cal C Fleekensteln. Cal |J X Button. Reno J Davltt. Eureka Mrs A Roberta, Suisun J H Ganger, Los Ang J A McCarthy, Cal W S Leslla. Spokane Q D Clark, Butte G Haynes. Rochester H Thomas, Salida A C Holden, Sacto T Sheedy, St Louis P F Ferguson, Cal M Roberts, San Jose M O'Connell, Petaluma G Freeman, Merced J Mangels, Vlsalla BALDWIN HOTEL. C L Hall Minn H Fritch. St Louis J C Cobin, Oakland £ J Phlbben, Omaha J Abrahamson, Oakld : E M Barnard & w, W B Hagln. Stockton j Grand Rapids. Mich W C Hew. 11l ! C Atchlson, Pa J W O'Brien & w, CaP w F Porter Fresno C S Parker. Chicago j*" O Berry. Cal Mrs J Odell. S Jose js A Alexander. Fresno H E Williamson & w, ! H Radln. Fresno Btockton G F Schuler, Stockton D B Stephen»on, Ohir M Karpen. Chicago A H Christie, Wls S J Kllllan. Boston S Carr, N V GRAND HOTEL. C T Fleming. S Jose W C Ashenfelter, Spke W A Hawley & w. Cal R J Danson. Spokane W P Gwin. Mont Mrs J M Wlnslow & A S Collins, Fresno d. Tacoma W G Collins, Fresno E T Watts, England H C Collins, Fresno R Walker. Treka L T Collins, Fresno R Prewitt. Auburn J H Amord. Portland S H Lynch &w, Utah R H Walker. NY C A Rockwell. N V Mrs C Walker, NY E E Smith, Detroit L R Scary &w. Bols« P V Coodloe. Angels J Cutler. Armada G L Thomas & w, Cal F Bishoprier & w, T T Dargie & w, Okld Idaho 8 C Phipps, Irvlngton W S Williams. Wls T E Wood. Sacto W E Mack. Chleo R Harte. Sacto Mrs M Odell & c, Cal R A Booth & w. Or G A Hoyt. Seattle E B Stowe. Stockton B C Veatch. S Crui M Reid. Eureka J H Trayner, Cal P Reidy. Salt Lake J A Mclntlre. Sacto !T J Lake, Stockton PALACE HOTEL. H H Shutts, Chicago W W Cotton, Ptld B de Borral, Paris J R Frith, N V W Oliver, Plttsburg J Cruikshank. Sctld Miss Gllklnson, NY FA Kenny, Ptld T X Ledyard, S Jons J B Peakes, S Cruz I Kline, Chicago X Robey. Baltimore Mrs W Oliver, Plttsbgi Miss C E Anthony, Ld A D Foote, Grass Val i H C Splnks. New O C F Oldham, London j S W Seaman. New Or Mmc Rltter, Paris • A H Seinshelmer. Cm T B Seatle. Paris ! Miss Seinshelmer, Cln F F Sprague. S S Gae E R Fuller. N V H M Landsberger.Ala Mrs E W Marsh, Ga I J F Irish, Philadel Mrs M A King. Ga Mrs Lewis, Fresno G W Parker, Maine Miss Lewis, Fresno Miss F Parker, Maine Mrs T Chase, Boston Mrs J Gallegos, ds.S J O Codrr.an, Mass E M Sandoval. N M A Grosvenor, Ptld Mrs E M Sandoval, NM 8 A Goldsmith. NY ! R E Steele, Pescadero J Dalton, NY I L Einstein, Fresno REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Annie, G. W. and C. Letltia Hendry to Mar garet MeCormlck (wife of William), lot on N line of Fell street, 156:3 W of Ashbury, W 25 by N 137:6; $10. William McCormlck to same, same; sift. Ltllle A. Anderson to James H. Anderson, lot on E line of Vicksburg street, 206:S N of Twenty-third, N 53:4 by E 117:6; gift. Margaretha Hairing yon Araraon (widow of William) to Antonio Avanzino, lot on N line of Green street. 77:6 W of Powell, W 30 by N 80 to an alley 10 feet 'wide; also all interest in alley VA by 90 on E aide of said lot: also all interest in alley 10 by 30 in rear of said lot; $10. Marie or Maria J. Haubert to Wlnfteld S. Keyes, lot on W corner of Third and Silver streets, NW 75 by SW 75; $10. Alexander McNee to John H. Stoner, lot on E line of Tenth avenue, 150 N of I street, N 25 by E 120; $10. John H. Stoner to Charles Frankel. same; $10. Walter C. Colton to Mary A. Colton, lot on S line of D street. R2:6 E of Thirty-fourth ave nue. E 25 by S 100; gift. Anna or Annie Norton to Jennie F. Green (wife of C. D.). Kate White (wife of G. R.). Francis M., Thomas J. and Rose A. Norton, lot on W corner of Sixteenth avenue and Q street. NW 50 by SE 10S. lots 23 and 24. block 333. ON. & H. tract: gift. Louis and Belle G. Levy to Jacob and Anne Young, lot on E line of Roscoe street, 75 S of Crescent, S 50 by E 76, lots 33 and 55, Holloday map A: $10. C. E. Mayne to Walter R. Bacon, undivided half interest in 24 acres of land more or less lying S of 4-mlle league line adjoining the plat of Outside Lands in section 26. township 2 S range 6 W, known as Market-street Extension subdivision; $10,000. Alameda County. John McMahon. John Domney, M. J. Dorgan et al. to the trustees of St. Mary's College lots 65. 66 and TO. Academy Homestead, Oak land: $10. John McMahon, John Domney, James Griffin and F. Steiner to same, lots 42 to 61. 63. 64, 6S 71, 72, 73. 62. 74 to 77. same: $M. Carrie N. Burch to Martha Newland. lot be ginning at a point 37.11 on a course SW from NW corner lands described in contract from J. B. Watson to Oakland Real Estate As sociates, thence SW 374.25. NW 262.74 to S line of Lake Shore avenue, thence NE to a point SE 337 to beginning. East Oakland: also lot on NE corner of Washington and Seventh streets, E 90 by N 50, block 70, Oakland (quit claim deed*; $5. Elizabeth J. Chivree to William Rutherford, lot on E line of Twenty-fourth avenue, 2flo S of East Twentieth street. S 3S by E 150. block L, 50 Associates' tract, East Oakland (subject to mortgage): $10. S. B. McKee to O. H. Nordwell and C. H. Rehnstrom. lot on N line of Fortieth street 598 E of Grove. E S2 by N 110. being lot 23. re subdivlsion of Montgomery tract. Oakland An nex: $10. Edwin Iten to Ruth Rogers, lot on N line of Forest . avenue. 123 E of Center street, E 61:7 by N 102:5. heing lot 5, block C. property of the Berkeley Homestead Association, Berke ley: $10. David Hayes to County of Alameda. lot be ginning at the NW corner of land conveyed by R. B. Moyer et al. to Oakland. San Le andro and Hayward Electric Railway by deed of December 9. IS9I, thence NE 4.83 feet, NW 96.50 feet, SW 1 foot, NE 2 feet to beginning, Berkeley Township; grant. THE CALL C.'.LENDAR. Su. Fr. 4 11 Moon's Phases. ©Full MoonT" Febß. 1 2 9 6 8 18 v | /<r Last Quarter |<& Feb. 14. | /^v New Moon, V*/ Feb. 20. ti 15 IT 24 THE TIME BALL. Branch Hydrographlc Office, U. S. N., Mer chant?' Exchange, San Francisco. February 16, 1898. The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day— l. c., at noon of the 120 th meridian, or at exactly 8 p. m.. Green wich time. W. S. HTTGHES, Lieutenant, U. S. N., in charge. SUN, MOON AND TIDE. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point Entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by Official Authority of the Superintendent. NOTE — The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. FEBRUARY-lStfS. Thursday, February 17. Bun rises «: 56 Bun sets 6:51 Moon rises 8:17 .a.m. I H 11:82 :*, 5.1 ii'wi""" 6:03 0.2 6:39 0.7 7:12 1.8 NOTE."— In the above exposition of the tides the early I morning tides are (riven In ■ the left hand column - and . the successive tides iof the day In the order of occurrence as to time. The second time column rives the second tide of the day, the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column I rives the last tide of the day. except when there are but thrco Uflej, m apmettmejt occur*.- : T£? bplfb&_ given are additions to the soundings on th« United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (— ) precedes the height and then the number given is subtractlve from the depth given by the charts. BTEAMEKS TO AKIUVbi. IDOIUI lident ler elsior r port & Rosa — BOTCai.... ott tol.. teem City. i Bay Dyea 'Yaquinaßay ■ Newport [Alaska •••• Panama ....... San'Dletro.. •• Portland • ■ Humboldt...... Departure Bay •• Crescent Cilv Newport Coos Bay — Victoria and Pu&et Sound Nanairno .., Coos Bay.. • China and Japan San Diejro Hum do id t .....". P0rt1and...........' Mexico its Puebia.. .. ma )lre Peking.... iona. th Fora. . . . imoia aba — STEAMERS TO SAIL. Steamer. ' rATlox Columbia. IPortlana Zealandia. . Honolulu Jfnnlp I Coquille Rver President. . I Yaqulna Bay. City of Para Panama Humooldt. Alaska North Fork ! Humboldt .... Cottage Cty' Alaska Homer — ! Humboldt Umatllla . . ' Vie 4 Pert Snd Sant* Rosa San Diego... Weeott iHumbldt Bay. Australia.. Alaska Excelsior.. Alaska Coos Bay.. Newport. State of Cai Portland Marlpona.. Sydney Gaelic China AJapan Arcata Coos Bay IT. 10 AM 17, 2 PM 17, 5 PM 13. 10 A.V IS. 12 M l'J, ...... lit, 9 AM 19, i PM 1». 10 AM 20. 10 AM •■lO, 11 AM 21, 9 AM 21. 3PM 21. 1 PM 22. 9AM 22.10 AM 23. 2PM 23, 1 PM 23.10 AM I Pier M ! Pler 1 iPler S Pier 8 PM S3 Pier"t Pier » IPler 9 iPier 9 Pier 11 Pier 13 Pier 9 Pomona... ISanDleuo NOTICE TO MARINERS. A branch of the United States Hydrographl«) Office, located In the Merchants' Exchange, ii maintained in San Francisco for the beneflt of mariners without regard to nationality arwj 'ree of expense. Navigators are cordially invited to visit th« ofnce, where complete sets of charts and sail '-.ig directions of the world are kept on han<l for comparison and reference, and the latest Information can always he obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of lntertst to n t . an commerce. The time ball on top of the building on Tele graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes befora noon and Is dropped at noon. 120 th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mart Island. Cal. A notice stating whether the time ball waa dropped on time or giving the error, if any, is published the same day by the afternoon, papers, and by the morning papers the follow ing day. W. S. HUGHES. Lieutenant, U. S. N.. In charge. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCES. ARRIVED. Wednesday, February M. Stmr Umatllla, Cousins, 62 hours from Vio« toria and Puget Sound ports. Stmr Geo Loo mi a, Bridgett, 33 hours front Ventura. Stmr Mackinaw, Littlefleld, 85 hours from Tacoma. Stmr Progreso, Gilvoy, 86 hours fnn Seattle. Stmr Jennie, Anderson, 60 hours from Oo quille River. Bktn Tarn o' Shanter, Perry, 11 days from Columbia River. Bktn Uncle John, Murchlson, IS days from Grays Harbor. Schr C H Merchant, Brannan, 20 days from Aberdeen. Schr Laura May, Hansen, 22 days from Co lumbia River. Schr Jennie Thelin, Hansen, T days fm Ooos Bay. Schr Pioneer. Mlkkelsen. 14 days from Gray* Harbor. . ■-'■-,'- ■-«. Schr Lizzie Prien, Hansen. 7 days from Co quille River. Schr Beulah, Mitchell, 8 day* from Grays Harbor. Schr Gotama, Dedrick, 6 days from Coos Bay. Schr Lillebonne, Hansen, 15 days from New Whatcom. Schr Seven Sisters, Rasmussen. 5 days from Coos Bay. Schr Chas Hanson, Nielsen, . 14 days from Grays Harbor. Schr Esther Buhne, Anderson, 22 days from New Whatcom. Schr Gem, Olsen, 10% days from Coos Bay. Stmr President, Nelson, -62 - hours from Ta quina Bay. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT ANGELES— In port Feb 18— Ship Co lumbia and bktn Eureka, from Tacoma for San Francisco; ship Eclipse, from Departure Bay for San Francisco.- TATOOSH— Passed Feb IS— Br stmr Bristol, from Departure Bay for San Francisco. ALBlON— Sailed Feb Stmr Cleone, for San Francisco. - ,--.-■, -. - CLEARED.:^ . ..„*_«.;, '•"" "Wednesday. February 16. Stmr Alcazar. Gunderson. Portland I L H White Lumber Co. .■- . Stmr Columbia, Goodall, Astoria; O R & N Co. -• Stmr "Whltelaw, Lockyer, Dyea; British. S S Line. Br ship Glenpark. Irish, Portland; master. Br ship Glenflnart, Longmuir, Grimsby; G WL McNear. - • Schr Bowhead, Edwards, Kenai. Alaska; A Br Lassell. SAILED. ."Wednesday, February 16, IT S stmr Richard Rush, Roberts, cruise. Stmr Sunol, Dettmers, Seattle. Stmr Pomona, Jepsen, San Diego. Stmr Arcata. Reed, Coos Bay. - {.: Ship Iroquois. Taylor, Honolulu. : Br ship Glenogil, Stevenson, Queenstown. Br bark Natuna. Fretwurst, Adelaide. Schr Mary C, Campbell, Bodega. Schr Reliance, Hansen. I Schr Transit, Jorgenson, Honolulu. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS— Feb 16: 10 p. m.— Weather cloudy; wind NW; velocity. 20 miles. ".V-.;; CHARTERS. ;.•;?- The Robert Lowers loads : mdse for Hone lulu; Helen Denny, lumber at this port for Adelaide, lump sum. The Windrush was chartered prior to ar rival for wheat from Portland for Europe, 2Sa 9d. SPOKEN. Nor 29—66 S 77 W, Br ship Matterhorn, henc« Sept 22 for Queenstown. Dec I—sl S 90 W. Br ship Kensington, hence Sept 24 for Queenstown. Jan 18 — 4 N 29 W. Br ship Pendeen, ' hence Oct 2 for Queenstown. Dec 25—80 S 22 W, Br bark Forfarsnlre. hnc« Sept 24 for Queenstown. MEMORANDUM. Per Beulah— Captain Palmgren of the schr : James A Garfield, who had three ribs broken ! and received other Injuries while crossing tha j bar at Grays Harbor some time since, was I brought down on the Beulah. Per schr Gem from Cot* Say Feb 16 — Tues i day, Feb 15, at II o'clock at night Aug Olsen. ': a native of Sweden, was knocked overboard by i the main boom during a calm and light winds. | A boat was lowered in a few minutes, but | Olsen could not swim and was drowned before the boat reached him. The accident took place between Lime Point and Fort Point. DOMESTIC PORTS. HUENE ME— Sailed Feb 16— Stmr CoquiHe River, for Fort Bragg . EUREKA— SaiIed Feb IS— Stmr Homer and echr Occidental, for San Francisco. Arrived Feb 16— Stmrs Weeott and Westport. hence Feb 14. SEATTLE— SaiIed Feb 15— Stmr Excelstor.for San Francisco. Arrived Feb 15— Schr W S Phelps. from Prince William Sound. EUREKA— SaiIed Feb 15— Schr John A. for San Francisco. SEATTLE— Arrived Feb 16— Stmr Czarina, fm Nanalmo; schr James A Garfield and brig Courtney Ford, from Port Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND— Arrived Feb 16— Schr W H Talbot. hence Feh 6. PORT BLAKELFY— Arrived Feb 15— Haw bark Diamond Head, from Honolulu. POINT REYES— Passed Feb IS— Stmr Macki naw, from. Tacoma for San Francisco. MENDOCINO-- Sailed Feb 16— Stmr Point Arena, for San Francisco. Arrived Feb 16— Schr S Danielson. hence Feb 10. SAN PKDRO-Arrfved Feb 16— Str Aleatra*. from Port Los Angeles, and sailed for San Francisco. SAN DlEGO— Sailed Feb 16— Bktn Retriever, for Puiret Sound. TACOMA— Sailed Feb 15— Ship Columbia, for San Francisco. EASTERN PORTS. NEWPORT NEWS. Feb 15 — Stmr FHhn Thompson, from Baltimore for San Francisco, is in here with machinery disabled; will repair and proceed. FOREIGN PORTS. CHEMULPO— SaiIed Feb 15— Haw schr Hono lulu, for San Francisco. BARRY— Arrived Feb 13— Br ship Samoena. hence Sept 14. KOBE— Arrived Feb 13— Haw stmr Aztec, ho Jan 21. . . PANAMA— Arrived Jan 2.l— Stmr Newport. ho r>c 28. and sailed Jan 29 for San Francisco. 25 —Stmr City of Panama, from Arapuloo, and palled Jan 31 for Acapulco. Feb I— Stmr Aca pulco, hence Jan 8; stmr Costa Rica, from Champerlco. YOKOHAMA— SaiIed Feb 15-Br ship Claver don. for Royal Roads. _£. NEWCASTLE. NSW— Sailed Feb 15— Baric Sea Klne. for San Francisco. QUEENSTOWN— SaiIed Feb 16— Br snip Brenhllda, for Havre. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS, . ■ • NEW YORK— Feb 16-Stmr Majes tic, from Liverpool. .-.-.•■ Sailed Feb 16— Stmr St Paul, for Southamp ton; stmr Britannic, for Liverpool; stmr Wes ternland. ! for Antwerp; stmr Burgrundla, « for SOUTHAMPTON— Arrived Feb 16— Stmr v«l. from New York. ,: . x - _■• •• * Sailed Feb Stmr Trave, for New York. ■ QI'EENSTOWN— Arrived Feb 16— Stmr Teu tonic, from New York. : '"" |V_ "•-**. BREMEN— Feb Stmr Weimar, from New York. LIVERPOOL— SaiIed Feb Btmr Assyrian, for Philadelphia. Feb. li-£ta« ''l&matagXM^ LONDON-Sailed Fab 19— Stmr gwmln«Wy *53L l®&&£Uh.