THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.°°°
SUM-CAR-. .OF THE MARKETS. .Silver a fraction lower, \u25a0\u25a0•_°Bank Clearings fall behind 18.5." ° '"°_ " .1 Lowest prices for Coal touched last year.;. °
\u25a0 drain market unchanged.°. __ . : _
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> Hay, Beans and.Seeds dull. •. •"...' .'Eastern demand forDried Fruit picking up. •Deciduous Fruit qnlet. : „y-* "\u25a0 '.-.Citrus Fruit unchanged. „° \u25a0'*•=?'
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General advance inPoultry-. '"•..'. '. \. /.„"_.'Game firm.
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Eggs and Butter steady. Wm!!E:*^ '\u25a0 ' '*
s Cheese arrivingmore freely.°° . \u25a0 .;• ••
Summer Vegetables slow of sale. \u25a0 •••'-,. „„Potatoes and Onions unchanged. .'. '-};'\u25a0\u25a0£Provisions inactive. 0 ».-.."\u25a0:•; .-y° -'.°
.Hides and Leather depressed. ...V;Wool and Hops dull.
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Meat market unchanged. ; ".'• -' °
... •_' STOCKS OF GRAIN. '''./,Produce Exchange Grain Inspector Abel reports
slocks of Grain in Call Board warehouses Janu-ary las follow in tons: .'.'..' •,. \u0084••_.»?--
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.IPort Costa. | Stockton. j City.
December 1.... 54,603 ; '52,874 3.837Jauuary 1......
-41.765 10 °40,257 3,872
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IBarley. Oats. J Corn. j Bran.
December L..\u25a0=....I 7,691 i 5,03__ 61-8 j 36tJJanuary 1......... ; 7,fc69f 6,658 647 400
Receipts inDecember were as follows: < Wheat,63,966 tons;' Barley, 21,652: Oats, 4356: Corn,1746: Bran. 2482. : \u25a0
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;/o RANK CLEARINGS.
Local bank clearings in December were $61,628,796 against $63,392,297 in December, 1895. Forthe year 1896 they were $683,229 599 against
692 079.240 in1895. Trds ..hows a Joss. of about$3,850,000 in ISStS It is expected tha-. 1897 willshow- a iarge frafu over 1896. 0%
\u25a0 °a-.. PRODUCE EXCHANGE SALES.
Produce Exchange Call Board sales In*Dece-mber were 206,300 tons wlieat,and 27.100 tons Bar-ley,making a total for the first sixmonths of thecrop year of 1,188,801) tons Wheat and 118.000tuns Barley. ° • /„ „
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-,-THE COAL TRADE. •
Trices During 1896 We're the Lowest-'."."" .'\u25a0'.'' Ever Known.The annual circular of I.'Steuart gives the re-
ceipts of coal at this port in 1896 at .1,296,900tons, against 1,415,200 tons in 1895. Last year'sreceipts were "as 'follows: -Australian, 241,600tons: Great Britain. 145.900: British- Columbia,437,100; Eastern, 17,700: Seattle. 134,200;TacOma, 263,900; Coos Bay, 49,100; other mines,4500. \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0' . ' "
The circular says: ."In my annual report of'last year Istated that the people of tne State hadreaped the benefit ofcheaper fuel than ever beforeknown Inthe history of.California. The year justended, however, "outstrips »li previous records Inrespect to prices of Australian coal, low gradesteam coals from Australia having been fold hereinconsiderable quantities by the cargo 'as low as$3 75 per ton, while prices of English anthracitecoal have ruled higher than last year; the highestprice of Australian coal during' the" year beingH5 25 per ton. -and IkMhighest price of English. anthracite coal $6 75 ton:, the average reduc-tion in crice-of Australian coals this year, asagainst ttie previous ear's prices, being $- 60 perton, and the average increase on price of Englishanthracite coal being $105 per ton during.sameperiods. ."\u25a0"'
- •\u25a0 "It-isgratifying to note that the consumption ofcoal throughout the State for the year now endedhas been mllyup to tne average, notwithstandingthe fact tha oil. water power, electricity andnatural gas nave been utilized Co a arge extent torpower .and other manufactu tingpurposes, super-seding the use of coal in such instances, whichcertainly is satisfactory evidence of the pro-gressive and growing requirements of the State.
\u25a0"With all these aids to prosperity _ the Statelar-ks one most essential element necessary topromote its more rapid growth and general devel-opment, ami that is cheap Internal transportation.Wuen this has been achieved then an eia of trueprosp rlty-cnnrrot fall to dawn on us. • •
•Tne deliveries of coal at Port Log Angeles andSanTedro were-112^00 tons and at San- Diego40.0C0 tons, together 152,600 tons, making- theto-.al imports here and in the south 1.449,500tons." 9
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The circular pf J. W. Harrison says: 'Our con-'sumption of coal this year is over 10 per eeut lessthan in 1895, which is an assurance that the out-going year has not been -a profitable ope for our
'manufacturing iiidn.wies. -There is no article ofcommerce whichso quickly evidences prosperity
-or 'a verslty as 'luel'-^it-T* the infallibleindica-tor. - Tnis is demot.st.ra ed clearly In our case.Every.branch of ousiuess willsadw a discouraging*balance sheet for I896, cau ed partially by the lowprices tor most of our . roducts, and partly ItbeingPresidential election year.-causing sj much lackof confidence In commercial circle-, Now theelec lon is over, our coming harvest promiseswell, foreign markets .re liberal buyers of ourproducts at dll figures, and unless all premonl-to y signs fall we should have a banner year be-
-2 fore us. • •"Th- prices for coal have -been u-norecedently
low'.for 'tne past twelve month*, the lowest onreco-d; hence the failure of our local factories tomake n.o je-y cannot be attributed to tbeir tie! ex-pense. Tbe extremely cheap Australian, offeredhe.c has diminished th- imports of British (ouim-bU nud Seattle coals fully20 per cent, but valuesare now shaping :hems'-! 'or an advance, be-ceour coast coal trade should become m teria lv en-larged- i.rude oilhas lost a.number of lis formerconsumers, as Itceased to be classed as economicalwith cheap coal as competitors. 'We are promisedliberar shipments in the near ure fr-yn be Cor-ralHollow colliery:its contiguity to'market shouldlira i-it a formmidable competitor fn1897.
•'Coke— 1he to.al arrivals this" year have been36 132 tons, over 50 per cent more than in1895.Fully75 per cent of this was lmported-lrom Eng-land and leigium. as regular monthly shipmentsme.y be shortly expected from British Columbia,where lar»e ovens have been recently erected, thequantity to come from (.rest Britain must becomematerially diminished in1897. 1
-Pig Iron—Nolwiths:'andi g" the Jow valuesnamed this j-tear for the American. product, theImportation.of foreign nave been 8183 tons.
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market price has favqred the consumer this year,nut the inipor.er.' There-were 1116 tons of for-eign scrap iron received. . • •
"The general belief prevails that this branch oftrade willprosper this year, as the rainfall to datehas been most seasonable, and the outlook is most-encouraging forour cereals fiuding'remunerativemarkets. A houutifu. harvest means a profitableyear for all interested oiu the coal and metaltrade."
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Explanation.Tbe arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
at station indicate maximum temperature for tbedays; those underneath. it.if any, the amount ofrainfall,of melted snow ininches and hundredths,during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solidlines, connect po!n s of equal air pressure ;•Iso-therms, or dotted \u25a0lines, equal temperature. Theword "hich" means high barometric pressure andis iusually accompanied by fair weather:
-"low"
refers- to low pressure, and is usually precededand accompanied
-by cloudy .weather end-~
rains."Lows" ally• flrst appear
'on the Washington
coast. When, the pressure is high in the interiorand low along the |coast, and the isobars extendnorth and south along the coast, rain Isprobable:but when the "low*- is.inclosed with isobars ofmarked curvature,. rain south of Oregon is lmprob
able. With a "high" In the vicinityof Idaho, andtbe pressure fallingto the California coast, warmerweather may be exacted in-summer and colderweather inwinter. The reverse of these conditions.willproduce an opposite result, v _.*-"\u25a0\u25a0- :'-;v
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.*
United States Department or Aoricol-T0RI", FATHER Bureau. San .FRANCISCO, lee
31. 1896, 5P. m.—Weather conditions and generalforecasts: . ;. ._ \u25a0\u25a0 . \u25a0 '\u25a0(.•\u25a0r-.y'X-
The followingare this seasonal rainfalls to date
as compared withthose of the same dale last sea-son:
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Eureka 17.43 inches, last season 16.64 inches:Red Bluff11.23 inches, last season 6 66 Inches;San Francisco 11. Inches, last season 5.10 inches;
Fresno 3.95 inches, last season, 1.11 inches; San
Luis Obispo 7.69 inches, last season 4.00 inches;
'Los Angeles 5.09 inches, last season 1.71 inches;
san Diego 3.84 inches, last season 1.57 inches;Yuma 1861uches, last season .32 of an inch
san Francisco data—
Maximum temper uure 53.minimum 48, mean 60. Rainfall during the past24 hours. .29 _; ; vv-
The storm' which was central yesterday alongthe border of Br tisb Columbia has moved east-ward beyond the limits of the weather map. Anarea of high pressure now central off the NorthernCalifornia coast is slowly moving northward, ondconditions are favorable for quite an extended
nod of fair weather. The clear ."weather willprobab y be accompanied by low temperaturesand frost. Moderate frosts will-occur to-night Insections wheie tn» sky Is clear. Heavy frost islikelyto occur throughout California Frlda.- night.
Foiecast made at san Fraucl«co fo*- 30 hoursending midnight,January 1,1897:
Northern California—
Generally fair Friday;heavy frost Friday night; fresh northerly winds,brisk tonigh on tbe northern coast.'
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Southern California—
Fair Friday, generallyheavy frost Friday night; fresh northerly wluds.;Nevada Generally fair Friday. c~'-.
Utah— Generally fair Friday.Arizona—Fair Friday; probao'-y cooler.Sau Francisco and vicinity—Fair Friday; brisk
northwest wind. <
W. H. Mammon*, Forecast Official.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.NEW YORK. N. V.t Dec 31.— Speculation at
the Stock Exchange to-day was characterized by
extreme dullness The cood feeling that pre-
vailed at the close yesterday ou account of thesharp rise in sugar disappeared at the opening of
business th is morning because of a disposition onthe part of traders .0 turn paper profits Into cash.Sugar, the Grangers. Louisville and Nashville,Manhattan and other shares yielded % to % percent, but subsequent.)- Ch cago Gas was taken inhand and advanced from 73y8 10 74%. Manhat-tan also developed strength, rising from 88% to
90 on the refusal of Judge f/ruux to.restrain pay-ment of the dividend. .-' ,
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Near the close the stock receded to 89% andChicago Gas at lhe same time ran off to 73%. T
-bacco. after declining 2%. rallied to 78%. Bead-ing was rather stronger tban tbe rest 01 the list,advancing about % per cent- Leather, common,declined 1% and preferred 2% on the death ofMark Hrlt,the president of the company. Theloss was afterward partially recovered. The totaltransactions were only 87,217 shares.'. Specula-tion closed tolerably firm. Net changes show de-clines of %@%c- .- -MaJjajAj^s^-:, <\u25a0
Bonds were higher. The sales footed up $924.---000.
'Buffalo. New YorK and Erie sevens rose 3;
Central Pacific, San Joaquin firsts, 1 to 102:Cleveland, l.orrain and Wheeling Consolidatedfives1; Kansas Pacific. Denver division, 2; Mich-igan Central fivesi11902, 2: North" est gold s- y-ens, regular, 1; Reading first preferred 1; do
thirds %: St, Paul, Chicago and Missouri Riverfives 1, and st- Paul C. and P. firsts 1%.InGovernment i.onds coupon fours •.,! 1925 sold
at 120%©120%: do of 1907 at 112, and registeredfours of 1907 at110%.
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FLOUR—
Neg'ected. Winter"wheat. low
grades, **22 (;_s.-> M): fair to fancy-, $3 36@4 75;patents, •$4 2t'@s 25; Minnesota clear $3 50®400; straights s£4@l 60; patents 4 25__5 -5; low-extras, $2 _:[email protected]: city mils, $4 00®5 00: pat-ents. 55 lo(a.) 35; rye,mixtures, $3,60@3 80:super or. $3 10<__3 30; fine, $3 05. Southern flourdull, steady, 'common to extra. *3ot;@3 55 goodto cnoice, $3 55®3 85. Bye flour dull, steady,$2 85@3 25.
' -CORNMEAL—DuII, steady; Yellow Western,
*196®206. . .•\u25a0•_..-RYE-Quiet. Western, 45c delivered, t,B.AKUI-Steady; 29c c.i.t Bulla o, opening of
navigation.Wiii AT—spot market dull, easier: • f.' a ,b.,
ti.OOS/i ; ungraded red, 81c@$l 01; "No.1North-ern. 93%c. . . :*.
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. options were-dull and .unchanged to %c lower,clos.ng s.eady withonlya local trade. May, Julyand Jin, most active no.2 red January, 90%c;March, 9_y8c; May.'bß s/4c; July. 85Vsc.
CORN—S ots dull, steady. No. 2. ,29%cele-vator; 3 %c afloat. ',_%
"'. = °.• op ions were dull and firmat unchanged prices
with trading only local. May only traded in. Jan-uary, 29y c; May 31%*... . °.
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OAT'S—--pots dull, s eady: options dull, firm.March,- _.6ya.c: May, 233y4f.
spot prices': No. 2. 20%c: Na :2 ° white,24%c: Na 2 Chicago, 23%c: No. 3, 20%c; No.3 w11 te, 24%c: mixed Western, 22®24C; white do,_.;@30o; whiteState, 23©30- o o o
Provision*. ;". =
LA D-Quiet, steady: Western steam. $407%;City,$> 62%; January, $410, nominal; reniu-u,dull;continent. $4 30; compound. 4%@4%c.
PORK— steady, dull. 'New mess, $8 _-_>@b 75.•*iCT'il-.R—Quiet. Western creamery. 14®21c;
do factory, 7®l2c; Elgin*, 12c;- imitation cream-ery, ll®l6c.
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, clit n.»K-Firm, quiet. Part skims, 3V-@7y c;fullskims. 2 i.i;®3-.
° • " ..EGOS— Weaker, quiet Icehouse. 15c; Western
fresh. 14®.7c.IALLOW—Firmer. Citj-, S%cj country, S%®
3%c-
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COTTONSEED OlL—Quiet, nominal. Crude,20c; yellow prime, 23c. •\u25a0_'••
RlCE—Firm, quiet. Domestic, 3%@6c; Japan.4%@4Vao- •° \u25a0' . '
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MoLasses— Quiet. New Orleans. 34c. ;VOFlEE—Quiet, sto lOpol ts up. January,
$9 70©9 75: March. $9 80® J 85; _uav. $9 BU®9 90; September. $9 90_n9 95;spot. Rio, dull,firm;No. 7,,lu%*lt.%__ • . '• \u25a0 •\u25a0„•- sugar— Quiet. Off A, 4%c *p lb; mold A,4%e; 'standard A, 4S/8c; coniectioners' A, 4%c;cv. loaf. 6o; crushed. 6c; powdered and cubes;4%c; granulated, 4S/Be. .'
/Fruit and Produce.APBICOTS— Bags. 9® lie, teaches— Peeled, boxes,' 14®16c; unpeelei,
bags, 7_9c'
.._'.,•.PRUNES— Four sizes, nominal, 5y8c- RAISINS—Two-crown, loosa mn catel. •4%c V.
.tt>: 3-crown, 5"/2c; 4-prowu, .6%(*7y2<;do Lou-
don layers. $145®] 60; cluster*, {T_>t,®2.A MONBS—soft shells. B®9%c; do uard shell.
ll@l2c. . oWALNUTS—Standard. 7%c; soft shell, 9c.
'HOP-,— Steady. Pacific Coast, 3%c
°WOOL—Quiet. Domestic fleece, 10d23c; pulled.
19@31c; Texas, 7®12.* . .
erehand 9. °'•".
° •flGlßpNVQulet. firm. American. $11(313.COPPER— Firm. Lake. $11. 60.READ—Firm. • Domestic, .-. [email protected])s. .'UN-Quiet. Straits, $13.
'Plates quiet. "
fcPE__.i__.K- Dull. DomesMc. $4®4 10.
CHICAGO ,MARKETS. .',.
CHICAGO, lit..Dec. 31.— There was nothingbut a lightscalping and -local trade .In wheat to-day, the final day of the year • and the advent of aholiday uot being conducive toactivityor energy.The opening and first half hoar's tradiug was at.lower'prices than were quoted at the close yester-day, but the crowd had some wheat to cover laterand a firmer tone 'developed,, a rally resulting.Liverpool quoted %d decline, thereby approvingthe break on this tide yesterday. The CincinnatiPrice Current reported generally favorable cropconditions for the past wee... Rains were said tobave fallen inIndia, helping the situation ih tha.country.
Receipts at Chicago wer*twenty-seven cars, and78,600 bushels Wire taken from store. The North-wes. received 261 tars a.ainst 339 last Thurj lay,and 42 1 a year ago. losing Liverpool cab.esgave a fullrecovery in that market, prices herehardening 0;i the information. Continental mar-kets w« re lower. Export clearances were liberalat 457,000 bushels. May wheat opened at B^%cadvanced to 83%c. cloilnsr at 83%c— %c to %c,higher than yesterday." Estimated • n-ieipts »orSaturday seventeen cars. No. 2 Red, spot iwheat,ranged from'9U%c to 925/gc, closing about 9.14 a92%c. 'zy
\u25a0CORN— Was ina passive and Immovable condi-tion...The business was so small as to scarcelycon tPute a market, while prues were inclinedto follow the course of those of wheat. Receiptswera 286 care an 1 10,042 bushels were wi thdrawnfrom store. Liverpool cables were %d lower, rx-port clearances were large at 654.382 bushes.May corn opened at 25%c, sold between 25% cand 25%c,closing at 26%@2-%c, a shade overyesterday. Estimated receipts for Saturday 260cars. .
OATS—Were quiet and fairly;steady. Priceswere slightlylower at the opening and early in thesession, but, upon wheat disp aying a heavy dis
position, Oa-.s followed- in sympathy. .Receipts-were 216 cars. .There were
'no withdrawals from
store. Exports amounted to 10,550 bushels. Mayoats closed unchanged from yesterday.' Estimatedreceipts for saturd ,y225 cars. •-.•\u25a0
FLAX—Was steady. Cash No. 1, 74%c; North-western. 76®76%c; May, 7784®78i/4C. . Receiptswere 12 cars. "' -.
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iONS-Very little chasge took placeinprovisions, traders exhibiting,no desire to
do business- A strong hog market served to sus-tain prices without imparting ibuoyancy. AttheClose May pork and ribs were each a shade lower,and May lard 2%c lower. \u25a0'\u25a0:%.:
BUTTER—The butter market was quiet andsteady to-day. Receipts were light and the de-mand, aside from amo crate call trade, were 11 e-less. \u25a0.;; . 'v -\u25a0.-.-. \u0084
Creameries— Extras. 20c V ft: firsts, 18@19e;seconds, 15@16c: Imitations, fancy. l->@l6c; Junegoods, extras. 17c; firsts, 14@16c. uairlea—Ex-tras. 19c: firsts, i4<jftl7c: seconds. JOi__.l-c. La-dles
—Extras, 10011c; firsts, .tHta&ifac; packing
nock. . fclgWVaC; grease, 2%®3c; ron butter,.10•o.llc. -.-*'.-. .-"".-'.:.... :-"--' :_;-::EGGS— Receipts were liberal, and considerable
stock was lyingaround, but bu -era were few. Thefeeling was easy. Fresh stock, l«c $dozen.' *.MONEY—Steady at 6% on call and lime loans.New Yor*exchange sola 40c premium.
-Closing Price*.'.WHEAT V-*December,'. 79%c; '.May. 83"Ac-'
Jq.y. 78%c. ;-r \u25a0.--*..:- -, i ..': ,T*-'- CORN—:December, 1 22%c ;,January. V 22s^c; *
May, 261,4® -b%c."**. •* >t.-- - * \u25a0'- V -'\u25a0•"
OATb—December, 16VsC; May,19%c.PORK— January, 87 471^; May, 97 80.LARD—January, S3 77*y-,; May. S3 90.
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RIBS-January, S3 76; May,S3 96.*
-.'" ;Livestock. •
UNION STOCKY ARDS, (I__.l_.. Dei*.fSl/—The Jreceipts ofcattle to-day were moderate, 'and the
demand" was good. = Prices were firm.•The de-
mand for hogs was good, and the offeringsonly fair. Prices were strong to 5c higher. 1herewas an active demand tor sheep. .The supply waslight and prices advanced 10c. -*' *-*. \u25a0'. '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0
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• CATTLE—Receipts, 7500. r Fancy cattle", $5 30®540:choice to prime steers. $4 50@5 25; good to
choice steers, $4 50@4 85; medium steers. $4 10®445: fair beef ateers, $3 sj@4; good to choiceBlockers ana .feeders, *355<_-4: -fair to goodstockers and- feeders. $3®.-! 50; bulls, choice toextra, $3 25@4: bjlls, poor to choice, $2(0.3 20:cows 'and heifers, choice to prime. $2 60i£_4 15;cows, fair to choice, $2 35®3 50: J cows, commonto fair canners. $1 60@2 35; calves, g«>-W„'"'i$6 10@5 75; calves, common to good. $3 50@5;Texas steer-. $3 46@1 25:
'"milkers and springers,
'tr h ad, $25®40. .'"\u25a0:'. '- , -HOGS -Receipts, 25,000. Heavy packing and
shipping lots, $3 10@3 42%; common to choicemixed, $3 25(ft3 45; choice assorted, $3 40@3 50;light,$3 20_!:3 45: pigs, *300@3 45. '• y.
shi.kP— Receipts 6000. Inferior to choice,$2 50@2 75; lambs, $3 50@5 15..... -~ ..- Receipts nt Omaha. ,'
-*Ol*Tl'OMAHA.N_tßß..Dea :31.—HOGS—Re-ceipts, 6000. Market stead*.
'Light and mixed,
$3 15@3 30: avy, $3 00®3 20.CATTLE
—Receipts. 13 J f. Market strong to
10c higher. Steers. *325414 56; cows. H>l 60®3 60; feeders, $3®3 75.
aHEEP— Receipts, 2300.' Market firm, active.Yearlings, $3 25. . :
-Receipts at Kansas Citv.
KANSAS. CITY: Mo.. Dec. . 81.—HOGS-R*-ceipts, 11, -.00. Market strong. .Light, $3 20®3 30; medium, $3 _.o®3 37%; heavy, $3 16@3 25;pigs, *2 85®:; 05.
CATTLE—
Receipts. 4600. Strong. Nativesteers, best, $4 10®» 75: fair to good.$3 10@4 10; cows and heifers, best. $3 00®340: fair to good. $1 70®3 00: Dulls, $2 9-®3 80;stockers and feeders, $3 0-®3 85; Texas and West-ern, $2 70@3 90: calves, $s®lß. •'., . • ,
sheep— Receipts. 4000. S;rong. -.:. '.\u25a0-•-\u25a0-v \u25a0.-.-\u25a0
DUN'S REVIEW OE-TRADE.
NEW YORK, N. V.,Dec. 31.—R. G. Dun <- Co.inth*»ir weekly review of trade Saturday, Janu-ary, 2, willsay:There have jbeen more commer-cial ;failures in 1896 than In any previous yearexcept 1893, about 14,890 against 13,197 last year,an increase in number of about 12 per cent and ln
liabilities of 29 per cent.
The year closes with an epidemic of failures,mainly at the West and in banks, loan and trustcompanies, or concerns dependent on them. The
action of clearing-houses in various places mdi- !
cates 'no want of confidence and several bankswhich have failed willbe enabled to pay in full,but disclosur-s of unsoundness in a few widelyknown institutions inthe abnormal state of popu-lartee;ln_ after an extended contest on monetaryIssues mis caused distrust and suspicion where it
is frequently undeserved.There has been no monetary pressure' to cause
trouble, nor have importations of products de-clined in value. There has evidently been
'too
liberal assistance given by some fiduciary con-cerns to speculative operations. No drain onEastern ftiuds has resulted since the first alarmat the large failures. Failures often grow morefrequent as annual settlements approach. 0
The year 1896 has been one of singular and con-fusing fluctuations in process, of which very lulldetai.s are given. Wheat rose to 81c February 8,fellt060%c June 29, and rose to 92c December 9.Cotton started at 8.31c,with stories of scanty sup-pi fell so 7 62c March 6, rose, to 8.37 May 7:dropped to 7.05 cJuly 16, when aheavy surpluswas pressing; rose to 8.87 cSeptember 10; withstories .that the new crop was ruined fell to 7, butclosed at 7:12- f ..'-\u25a0•? •
Wool rose at an average of$14 70 forall domes-ticgrades February 1. fell to $12 16 -eptemberl,rose to $13 66 ;December 1, and has since de-emed. Iron »nd its products rose 3 per cent toApril1and then declined every month to Decem-ber 1, Inall about 20 per cent. since risingslightly.Boots aud shoes tell 13 per cent in the spring,against leather 18 and bide <21 per cant. Thenshoes rose gradually 20 per cent toDecember andleather 17 percent, but has since' fallen '3 percent, ;while bides ruse 25 per cent to July 3, dropped 22percent toJuly 8, rose 50 per cent to Novem-ber 4, and have since declined 13 per cent.
cotton goods were at be highest point January1. fell 17 per cent to' August 6. rose 7 per cent toNovember and have since declined about 2 perceuv \" . " ''
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stacles business has bad to face. In none of theIndustries mentioned bas there been activity thepast week. 'Holiday dullness has oetrn intensified jby the failures ana the efforts of great combina- .tions to make new arrangements. 'With iron,coke, ;wool, co ton and bides a.l somewhat lower, thereis almost universal 'confidence that |business will \u25a0
soon become large and safer tban fora long time.The cotton-mills have enormous stocks of unsoidgoods inseme lines, the surplus of priu: cloths be-ingthe larges. ever known and' about a quarter ofa year's cousump;lou." .
Wool sales dropped 24 percent in the first fourmonth and were (-mailer than tor five years: de-creased 56 per teat* in the .second four., mouths,when new wool was coming forward, and were ,
'much th- smallest ever, known, except in thepanic ofi873, but. enormous sa cs, mainlyspecu-lative, made the trade during the 1..5. four monthsequal to that of last year. The volume of busi-ness during0i896 has varied remarkably. Pay-
ments through tbe ciearing-bouses Iwere slightlylower iv each of, the first fourmouths than in1895. but 20 per cent' smaller than In 1892. In
-the six months. May and October Inclusive, pay-ments weie every month smaller, than last year,-16 ncr cent inSeptember, and inthat month andOctober about 24 per cent snuii>er than in1892.•In .November a small Improvement over 1.-96
appeared and the decrease from 1892 was but 12cent, but inDecember payments Vvere 9.8 per
cent smaller than last year, and 2.08 per centsmaller than in1896.
- " . " °Railroad earnings were slightly larger than 'ait
year In etch of the first seven months and smallereach month than in 1892. InAug-mst and the lat-ter months theie has been iv decrease as great as12 per cent In November from 1895 and. 6.2 percent InAugust from 1892.. Wheat has rlaeii to ihe highest point since June,1892, because Western receipts ifffive weeks havebeen but 13,280,000 busheis,agai___st _!_>,606,357 lastmar., Atlantic exports, flour included, have beenIn five weeks 9,900.000 bushels and 10.413,249last year." The exports from New*ork Decem-ber were 6 per cent larger and imports 12per centsmaller thanlast year.- °;.v ;
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" ° 'NEW °.1->K__ stocks. ."Bond*. Exchange. Mon.y and Railroad
*_I:.°t-....' „'' '
.*•Money on call 1%@2%; last loan at.3%-and
closing'
offered "at '!%.' Prime mercantile pa-
per, 3%@4j;." Bar silver, Mexican dollars.50%®5i%- Sterling exchange Is dull,with actualbusiness In bankers' bills at -4 83"/a®4. 033,4 for60 days and $4 84%@4 84% for'demand. Postedrates, '$4 84®4 87.' Commercial bills, $4 82
fit 86. Government Donds strong; ° Slate bonds .rm;railroad bonds firm. • i.-y'
\u25a0° . C1061J.0 STOCKS.° - .-
Am Tei &Cable 86"
North American... 4%Atchison .'... 13% Northern Pacific.. 4'
Preferred...... 23.% Preferred 3'2 /i,Adams Express... 150" . Northwestern.. 102 .Alton,Terre Haute 64; Preferred. ..'... 15184America^ Express 109.
'N .Cent ral.f5.'.... 9-Vi
American lobacco' 78% N* V,Chic_rgo<fc.-si L 11%.preferred. ;.......lu2»a Ist preferred.'.... to
Bay State (-as : 11Vs 2d preferred...... *7 \u25a0'\u25a0
Baltimore*Ohio.. vIG S V _fe.N
-H... 177
Rrunswicx Lands. ViN Y.&New Eng... 45Buffalo, Hoc_h& P. 15. N V &W..„ 9Canada Pacific...... 55i/*lo Preferred......... 24
cCanada Sbuthern.. 44 • 0ntari0............. 10Canton Land. ...'.... 60% Ontario & Western 14%Central Pacific .... 16 Oreitonimprovrant— \u25a0
caes &0hi0....... 16% -red......... —^-;*.Chicago Alton .160 {Oregon Navigation 14
Preferred. ;/...:..172-
Oregon Short Line. 14ChUa-o, 8'&Q.... 69% Pacific Ma11........ 24Chicago A X111.'.*:. 40 |Peoria. DAEvans '\u25a0' 2
Preferred;........ 95 -.'Pittsburg & W pfd. 15Chicago Ga5...;.... BH%iHudman Palace.... 162 :Clev.._t l'ltteourg.l6o Quicksilver ........ 1%,Consolidation CoaL 35 | Preferred. '... 12 :Consolidated Ga5. .138% Reading...*........ 265/CC C&St Louis... 25%'RtoGrande&Westn 15
Preferred......... 70 i .'referred ..40 1 ";Colo Fuel &Ircj.. Hock 151and.....:.. 6_%
Preferred.......".:'- 70 |RomeWat_tOgden.la7%Cotton Oil Cert.... 11% St LAs W._......'.
",8%
Commercial Cable. 156 I.'Preferred 9Del Hud50n...... ..115*>/4»t Pau1.'...;........ 73,Oel Lack_fcWestru.l66%r Preferred.... 130%.Denver ARG....T. ll^iSt Paul &Duluth.. 19,
Preferred 421/31 Preferred.. 81Distillers
——St Paul AOmaha..—
General Electric... 162% Preferred... . 130Erie...... :.....:.:. '14% -St .114 M........ 112
Preferred......... 34 Silver Certificates. 66Fort Wayne 1-0 Southern Pacific. 14VsGreat Northern nfdllt'
'Southern RR...... <)•_..
t«reenßay...;...;.-;'
%l Preferred..:...... 26Harlem. ....... 290 , Sugar Hennery 110%Hocking C0aL...... 4% Preferred .....100%Hocking Valley... 17% Term Cotsl A Iron.. 25%Homestake... 35 Preferred......... 90.H& Texas Central Texas Pacific .'B%Illinois Central.... 92 Tol AA &NMich.—lowa Centra L...... 7% Tol Ohio A Central 20'Preferred.. -...~.... 25 Preferred ..".:.65 .
Kansas A Texas... 13 . Vol st Louis 4K C-
Preferred.;.....;. 28% .Preferred....:.... 16Kingston A Perm.. »\u25a0 Onion Pacific..... 9Lake Erie AWestn 16% D P Den <S_tGulf.;.. '-,- 214'Preferred.-..;..... '67% V S C0rdage........'
——Lake 5n0re. ...... .151. . Preferred.-........—^.'National Lead:.... 22% Guaranteed ......— -.'*
Preferred..'....... B5 C s Express..:.... 40Long Islam :-..'..:.. 43* V HLeather. 9Louisville ANash. 48
_vPreferred......... 60%
Louisville, N AlDny %V 8 Rubber 24%\u25a0 Preferred..: ..... f
- 1 Preferred.:.......' 76 -.\u25a0_-
Manhattan C0n.... 89% Plica*B River...l6oMemphis & Charts 16 Wab SLAPacific. 0Mexican centra ... ." 7% .Prsferred......... 16%Michigan Central. 88 Wells- Fargo. 94 _\u25a0
Minn la......... — 'Western Union....; 83%
\u25a0 \u25a0Preferred.;...:...^—" Wis onsin Central. 2 \u25a0•-
Minn*St Lcom.. 17% Wheeling ALE... 6%:Ist preferred 7M%' Preferred;..:: .27-=Vdpreferred...::. 46% Am Coiton Oil pfd. 63%
Missouri Paciflc... 19% UBret ......:. l.*>...Mobile A 0h10..'...i'20%!Ana Arb0r........ 8%Nashville ACba.t. 67%
-Preferred _;.... 22.
National Linseed..-12% Brooklyn Traction. lx%NJ Centra1. ..„...100% Erie 2d pfd....'..... 26%Norfolk A Westrn. 11% American Spirits.. 11%
Preferred ...... 14% Preferred....:..;. 26%... . '--..Y., CI.OSINI* BONDS.Ala Class A 45..;. .104'; Northern Pac lsts.H6V_
Do Class B 4, 6s. 101 Do 2d5.:„.:......117Alabama class C. 96 D08d5....... 76 >.-Atchison 4a.-...Y. .". 79^ ''Do con sol 65...... 6414•'•* Do ads A.:.....*;. 43 :• OrImprovmniIst.- B&J4Canada tsouth 2ts.lo_.Vil Do 65.*..:.....:...* 18 -. -Cen Pac lsts 0f'96.10'_% -RAN lata...... lisyßCherOKee 4s. 1896. 102"* Doconsol 6s
—-_<
f,Do 1897.V...:.i..10-_|i^ Or Short Line 65. ..11<1/4
DO 1898. .V.V.:...102*^, Doconsol 55..*..*. .SttDo 1899.... ...... 10JV2 Pacific 6so' '97.1.:100
-Ches <__ Ohio 65..-.: 109 v |Phl!a_fe Reading 4s. 81%Ch _feN PTr Beta 40 :| Do Ist pfd com. '5 2DC 3-665...........109 i/iR Grande West lsts 76Den ___R Gist 110 •Ist L&lronMtGen&s 75W
Do*•;:'.....;._... 90*4 St L& 63..110*..
Erie 2d5......... ... 64 St Paul Consols ...130FtW&DenCitylsts 62. tPC APa lsts..117GH&SAOs. 91 so Carolina 4%_... ".02%
Do 2d 75....;..... 93% Southern R Ros... ~-s/4Gen Elec Deb ss..:' 91 Do Pac Cal
_sis.. 107
HATex Cent 85...108 * Term new 35....... 77%"Do con 6s.:::'.'.-.-. 105
-Texas Pac lsts.'..:.' 77%
lowa Central lsts.. 96*
i Pac 2d5.....' 1-%Kansas Pa Consols 66! UnionPac lsts 96.103
•gKs Palsts DeuDlvli3 Us 4s reg of 1925.120La Cousol 4a....... .96
- Do 4s, coupon.. 120Missouri funding... U S 4s reg of 1907.110%MXI'.ids. \u25a0..;;-\u25a0 60% \u25a0 Dels, coupon 112
Do4s.. ....'..... 81% Do 2a.".:. ..". 95%Mobile <__ Ohio 45.. 67-
-j Do 6s,' reg.:...... 114
Mutual Union 65. .110 I Do ss. c0up0n... .114N J Cent Gen 55...1:8% Va funding deot... 62%NVCt St Louis 4SIO3 1..1 '..' Doreglsiered -
or <fc West Gen 6sllß'Do deterred 65... 5
NCarolina con 45.102y2-' Do trust rcptstpd' 6
Do 6s .:......122% Wabash Ist 6s 106.Northwest Consols. 133% West Shore 45. ......07%,Lodeb 6s.. _....-.107% ;;..'.'-'
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**FOREIGN
'31ARKETS.
.>'•\u25a0,'-.-'. -WHFAT INI4VESPOOL.. 'LIVERPOOL, Ens.; Dec 31.— spot market
Is steady at 7s ld®7s 2d. Cargoes dull,34s 3d.'-'\u25a0':.
-FUTURES. I
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The Produce Exchange cable gives the followingLiverpool quotations for No. 2 Red \u25a0 Winter:January, 6s 9%d; Tebruary, 6s 10%d; March, 6sllV»d. .«, -.;
LONDON, Ens.. Dec. 31.— Consols. 11111-16;silver, 29 13-16d; French Rentes, 102f 50c.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION. |*Sterling Exchange. 60 days.
—$4 84%
Sterling Exchange, sight :..:... —'*" '488Sterling Cables. :............_.— 4 88 1/1New York Exchange, 5ight.........I.'—;'''. 12%New York.Exchange, telegraphic. .
—16 >
Fine silver, flounce ._.—
84%Mexican D011ar5....... 62 52%. mm
PRODUCE MARKET."WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.
. WHEAT—The Andromeda takes for Brisbane67,219 ctls, valued at $107,540: Largo Law, forCape Town, 51,001 ctls at $85,000; Lancing, for
Sydney, 22,366 ctls at $34,348.-
Business on the Produce Exchange was com-pletely extinguished by the usual New Year'sdemonstration of bombs, firecrackers and flourbombardments, and the.year 1896 closed amid aa general pandemonium. Nochange inprices. TheExchange stands adjourned to Monday. Quoted at$13o@l 47% for common grades. $1 60® 1 52% flctl for average No. 1, $1 56 for choice and $1 57%®160 1<ctl tor extra choice fcr milling
CALL BOARD SALES. '.".'Informal Session— 9:ls o'clock— May -2000
ctls. $167. i.*_S_________|--_S;-- , ,;---;'>.'-.._-'.Second Session— No sales.
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:Regular Mornino session— Session stam-peded by the celebration.
'-No afternoon session. --'?'-;•'BARLEY—Tbe market is going along quietly at
the same old prices. We quote Feed, 77%®b5cft ctl; choice bright, 86%®87%c: Brewing, 92%®97%c; No. 1 chevalier, $1 10®1 20 flctl. _-
-CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session— o'clock —No sales.;Second Session— No sales.
' •Regular Mornino session— sales.Noafternoou session,
OAT*?—Tne market, though « quiet, Is in fairshape for sellers, as stocks are not heavy enoughto depress prices Fancy Feed bringas high as $1 45$1 ctl. Common to good Wheal ratine from$1 10 to $135 flcii, according to quality. Black,tor iced, 95c@$l 10: forseed, $1 '/o®\ 30; Gray,nominal; Red, $105®1 12%: surprise. $150®J eoficti.-
-Quotations show no further change.Larue Yellow are quotable at 77%@83%c flctl: Small Round da 97 %c: White. 05@87%c.
»2%@90c -$ctl. \u25a0\u25a0:."--BUCK Wliu.AT—Quoted at $1 15@1 40 flc-t..FLOUR AND -.ILLSTUFF*.
Shipment of 20,000, barrels F.our, valued at$89,976, to Sydney. '.
FLOUR— Net cash prices are as follows: Family '!extras. $505 10; Bakers' extras, '$4 90®5; super-fine.$4 l.>@4 50 flbbl. :
CuR.NMi-.AL. ETC.—Feed Corn, $18@19 *|- ton;Cracked Corn, $19®20 flion. \ ». MILliSTUFFS—Prices in sacks are as follows,usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, $2 85f_ 100 lbs: Rye Flour, $2 75 fl100 lbs: Rice F.our.\u26665 76: cornmeal, $- 35; 'extra cream do, $3;Oatmeal, $3 50: Oat Groats, $4: Hominy, $3 10ffi.i 30; Buckwheat Flour, $3 -6®3 50: CrackedWheat. $3 50: Farina, $4; Whole Wheat Flour.93; Roiled Oats (bois). $6@6 40: Pearl Barley,$3 76®4; Split Peas, $3 50;' Green uo, M2j s*100 __._(. v.- \u25a0
HAY AND ;EEEDSTUFFS.
Receipts of Hay were small yesterday., Nochange in'prices
BRAN-$13@13'60 forthe best and $12@12 60f. ton for outside brands.
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MIDDLINGS—S'B®I9 for lower grades and$20@21f. ton for the best.; FEEDSTUFF'S
-Rolled Barley. $19 50©20;
Oilcake Meal at tbe mill, $26 .50 flton; lobbing,927 60;- clipped Gets. *140© 60 flctl.
HAY—Wheat, $B®lo 60; Wheat and Oat, @«710; Oat, $6®9:- Barley. $7®B 60: River Barley.fs®6 60:.-' Al'alfa. !.6®7. 50 compressed, $6®9 611; stock. $sta6: Clover, $6®b %4 ion..STRAW— 3S®SOc %* bale. » \u25a0". j
•BEANS AND SEED..
\u25a0 *;.Inthe absence of business '.quotations are nomi-
nal. '.-:':\u25a0 .'
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•BEANS-Bayos,sl4o@l 66: Small Whites. sl 15@LBO 18 ctl: Large Whiles, 91 10@1 25 f» cU;'1inks, $1o_>@l 20; Reds, $120®1 30: Blackeve,
91 10@1 20; Red Kidney, $2 26: Limas, $1 75®190; Butters. $1 25@1 60:Pea. $1 15 ®125.
SEEDS— Brown'Mustard, $-' 76@3: Yellow Mus-tard. $2 10®.' 25 flctl: Flax, $185®1 40: CanarySeed, 2%@2%c "j* lb; Alfalta,.-. 4©6%0; Rape,,2%c; Hemp, 3%c. . • °
DRlb'D peas— Nltes, $I@l 15.• cd; Green,
91 40@1 60 '«- ctL -.-v. \u25a0
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POTATOES, ANIONS, VEGETABLES
Tomatoes, Green Peppers and .Summer Squashdrug the market. •
l'O'l-A'lOF>—Sweet Potatoes, $1 26@1 60; Early
Rose. 7p@7sc: River Reds, 60@60c; Bu'rb'ankSeedlings, 30®40c 7. ctl lor Rivers and boc®sl torballnrs. .
ONIONS—4O@6Sc flctl.VEGETABLES— Hothouse Asparagus quotable
at B®l7%<' p.;tb: Aiameaa Asparagus 30c'<$\u25a0\u25a0 lb; Rhubarb,' 75c@$l ft box; loj AngelesSummer ""Squash, 4.g,6c '& lb: Los AngelesGreen Peppers. Q 3®ic .fl lb:
'Mushrooms. 5®12% c?* tt), litter figure for buttons: Marrow-fat squash,
-$b®7 fl ton; Los Angeles Tomatoes,
26@75c flbo .: Dried Peppers, 7@Bc fl lb;GreenPeas. 6®7c fi lb; Los Angeles String Beans,
8®10c; Dried Okra. B®9cfl_b; Cabbage, 40®60c f»cv; Carrots, 30@40c * sack: Garlic, I%®2C '#1 lb.
BUTTER.V CHEESE AND EGOS.
BUTTER—No further change. Dealers are dis-posed to sell to keep stocks down. •\u25a0
Creamery— Fancy, 23®.40 f. lb: seconds, 20®22cfljb. . -r^^P_r_f_-__lS^t_-_P_IW
Dairy—FAncy,l9'tf2lc: good to choice, 17®18c: .bwer grades. 16@16c fl lb.
PICKT.EIi—15@17c "iilb.FlKKlN—lt@l'd'. f« lb. „Cbkamkry 1l-B—17(0»18c fllb. -°CUEESE— Socks show signs of increasing.
Choice mild new is quotable at 12c; common togood old, 8@llr: (ream Cheddar, lt@l2c: YoungAt-ierica,12®13c: Western. 11%@12%C; Eastern,12%@13%c f.«,. .-.-
EGGS— Continue steady and In moderate stock.Ranch Eggs, 27%@31c; store Eggs, 22%®*_!7c;Duck Eggs, 25c ft dozen.
POULT AND GAME.
POULTRY—Everything is higher except Ducksand Geese. .Turkeys are scarce and firm.' Hens,
Roosters and Broilers sell first rate. A cur of East-ern 1 rosso. iTurkeys isselling at 16@17%c.
Live Turkeys, jh@l7cf. for Gobblers. lo@l7cfl ib for Hens: Dressed Turke> s, 19n»22c '-p. lb;Geese, flpair, $1 60ta2; Ducks, $4 su®6 "p doz;Hens, '• S-@S 50; Boosters, young, $4 50(e.& 50;ao, old. $4®4 50: Fryers, $4 60®b: Broilers, $4 25ia.A 50 for large and $3 for small: Pigeons, -160©2 f*dozen for young and $I®l25 for old..GAME—The market continues In good shapeand arriva s sell • well Quail are quotab* at$1 76 'ft dozen; Mallard, $4 60 fl cozen: Can-vasback,. $3®9 fl doz"n; Sprig, $3 1* dozen:Teal, $2@2 25 fldoz: Widgeon, $1 75 fl dozen;Small -Duck, $1 50; English Snipe, $2 60 f,doz;Jack Snipe. $1 50 fldoz: Hare, $l@l 25; Rabbits,$150 for Cottontails and $l(ftl25 for small: GrayGeese, $1 76; Whl.e Geese, $1: .Brant. $160®1 75: Honkers, 94®! 50 fldozen.
DECIDUOUS AND CITRUS FRUITS.ORCHARD FRUITS— ' ,: ;: •.Apples, Pears and Persimmons are ln ample
supply and quiet. »Cranberries are dull and weak.
Apples, 76®9<lc fi box tor choice. $1® 1 25 forfancy Red, cs®6sc for common; Eastern, $2®3flboi. • : ._-_„•..-.'. >;\u25a0\u25a0-•'\u25a0•'\u25a0
Pears, 76c@$l 25 \u25a0 box. . •-Persimmons, 35®76c ft box.
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\u25a0'BERRIES— .-.•,;.. \u0084:.:••-
Cranberries from Cape Cod, $6@7 60 flbbl; fromCoos Bay. $2 25@2 50 flbox.
CITRUS FRUITS—Limes are. firm at the ad-vance, urantes continue dull: -'•Mandarin Oranges,86c@$ 1:Navel Oranges, 91 60@2 50; Seedlings, $1@l00: Grape Fruit, .*-'&o®4: Lemons, $I@l 60 forcommon and .$2®2 60 for good to choice: Mexi-can Limes,* $4 60®6; California Limes, 60®75c:Bananas, »i(s,2 ft bunch: Pineapples. $2®4 ft doz.
DRIED FRUITS, RAISINS. NUTS, ETC.\u25a0 '.DRIED FRUITS—... , . >\-?" "./.': '..-' '\u25a0\u25a0':'.''Dealers report
'indications of,a renewal of the
Eastern demand/, as a few .orders _*re beginning tocome 'inV trom;there. This is encouraging ;andpoints torenewed activity In the near future. ..' ';['Quotations ou the Fruit Exchange are nominally
as follows:. ,"• Carload Iots— Aortcots are -.quotable iat 6(39cfor Royals and 11%®12c for choice to fancySJoorparks; |Prunes, b%o for the 4 sizes: Peaches.4(f1,5V2c for prime to choice. 6%®7c for fancy andPigiiOc for 'peeled In boxes; Apples, 6% c ftlb forevaporated and 2®2%c for sun-dr.ed ;.Pears. 2%f;sc for prime to choice, .'4@s%c for quarters and
@6%c forhalves; P.uras. 4c forpitted ai.d I%cfnr unpitted; Nectarines, 3%@4%c for choice and6%cioriaucy; White Figs, 30: Blaci Figs, 2%®2%a
,aa_Bf~f_asEa_sß_Bi_,v ';\u25a0-.._\u25a0__,. \u25a0_• -,;««_»____Jobbino Prices— Peaches. 4%®5%c f) lb:
fancy, 6%@7%c « lb: peeled, 12% cfl lb: Apri-cots, 6%@9c ib; fancy, 10c; Moorparks. 12®13c; evaporated Apples, o%c: sun-dried, 2%@3c:Prunes, 34®4c for the 4 sizes: Figs, black, 3c forunpressed and 3@3%c for pressed; white Figs,4c; Plums,' 4%®50 - for pitted and 1%0 . for an-
pitted: Nectarines, 4@6c ¥ lb for prime to fancyPears, 2%®6c for whole. .4%@6%c lor.quarters
and 4%@6%c for halves. , • "RAISINS— . ' ' "'"'_,-' *.*••-\u25a0:. "V ', ."._"..;•Caki.oa nPrices— Four-crow loose. 5%c: three-, >
crown. 4%c«fl lb:. two-crown. 3*/8c >» .lb: seed-less Sultanas, 5%c; seedless Muscatels, 4%c; 3-crown: London .layers, 91 15; clusters, *1 60:Debesa clniters. $2 60; imperial clusters, S3:;dried Grapes, 3c *© lb.i'..hi i .'..> •'
Jobbing Pricks— Ban Francisco— Four-crown,loose, 6%c: 3-crown, 4%c: 2-crown, 88,4c:seedlessSultanas, 5%c; seedless Muscatels, *%c: 3-crownLondon layers, $1 26: clusters, $160; Dehesaclusters. $2 75; Imperial clusters, $3 25. vjiggsww' NUTS—Chestnuts quotable at 8@10c: Walnuts,fl*a®7c at ib lor standard _"\u25a0 and
-9©9% cfl. lb
for softshfll: Almonds. 6@6%c for Languedoc,.3®3%c. for .hardshell and B®9c for•paper-shell,jobbing; Peanuts, 4®6c for Eastern and 4c forCalifornia:,Hickory Nuts,' 6@6c fl lb: Pecabs.7%@Bc fl lb; Filberts,- 7%®Bc; Brazil Nuts.7%®Bc; Cocoanuts, 4@scfl 100.
HoNEY— lc®l2%c for bright and s@9c>for lower grades: water- white
'extracted, 5®5%c:lightamber extracted. 4%®48/ dark amber, 4®
2c; dark, 2®3ofltt». «BEE-WAX— 23©i6c f».ft. :
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PROVISIONS.* ..* . ;The market isdull and unchanged.CUBED MEATS—Bacon. 6c fljbfor heaw. 70
*? To for lightmedium. 9%c for light.100 "8 lb forextra light and. ll%c ft tb for sugar-cured. East-ern sugar-cured Rams. 12%@1 3c: CaliforniaHams, nc % tb: Mess Beef. f7@7 60: extramess do. $B@B 60; family do, $9 60@10; extraprime Pork, $7 50®8: extra clear, $16 \u2666* bbl;mess, $14 flbbl: Smoked Beef, 10c. fl th. .
RD—Eastern, tierces, is quoted at 6%c forcompound aud 6®6%c for pure: palls, 7c: Call-fornia'tlerces, 5@5%c fllb forcompound and 6%cfor pure; half-bbls, tf%c; - 10- lbtins. 7%c: do 6-tb,7%cf« lb. „
COTTOLENE— Intierces and /4®B%cIn10-tt> tins. \u25a0-\u25a0
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HIDES, TALLOW, WOOL.AND HOPS-
HIDES AND BKlNß—Continue dull..Heavysalted . steers, 8c fl Ib; culls and brands, 7c fl lb;medium, 7c: culls and" brands, 6c; light, 6c; cullsaud brands. sc: Cowhides, 6@6%c; culls andBrands, 5%c; salted Kip, 6®7c; salted Calf.7®Bc; salted Veal, 6®70; dry Hides. 12@13c fltb:culls and brands. 9@ioc: dryKipand Veal. 9@loc:culls, 7@Bc: dry Calf, 16c; culls.. lue: Goatskins,20@35c each: Kids. sc: Deerskins, good summer,
20©25 clb; medium, 15®20ct winter. 70£9c;Sheepskins, shearlings, 10@l5c each: short wool,26®35c each; medium, T)o®46c each;- long wools,41 each. «1ALLOW— 1.rendered, 3®3%c; Na 2, 2%c
V lb: refined, 6c; Grease. 2c fllb. \u25a0 . "
4WOOL— A local circular sa. s: "We have nocuange to note in local Wool affairs. There snobusiness and willbe none until after the holidays;even then we do notlook for any large movement,for the reason tbat there is an absence of manu-facturing demand, and this will continue untilsucb time as action is taken on tariff matters.There have been no sales for two weeks ."We quote Fall Wool as ..follows: Humboldtand Mendocino. 8® f>. tb; free northern, 7%®B%c; middle counties, free, 6%@7c; do. defective,4%@6c; ban Joaquin, 3@6c; do. foothill, 6@7c;Eastern Oregon spring, 7%@9c'; Valley Oregon,11%®12%c: do, falland lambs', ll@ll%c.
HOPS— 6®Bc for fairto choice and 9®loc f.lbfor fancy.iThe market la stagnant.
• GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
BAGS—Calcutta Grain Bags, spot, 4'/ic; June-Juy delivery, 4%c: Wool Bags, 24%®26%c.
COAL-Wellington, 98 fl ton; New Wellington,$8 ton; Southfleid '.Wellington, is760 *f. ton:Seattle, 95 60; Bryant, -6 60: Coos Bay, 94 75;WaHsend. 96 60: Scotch, ;Brymoo, :Cum-berland, $13 60 inbulk and $15 Insacks; Pennsyl-vania Anthracite Egg, 911@1- $. ton; Welsh An-thracite, 98@10: Cannel, $8 *_. ton; Rock Springs.Castle Gate . anc Pleasant Valley, 97 60: Coke,»11@12 in bulk and $13?. ton inska
SUGAR—The Western sugar RefiningCompanyquotes, terms
'net
'cash:.'Cube and Crushed, 6c;Powdered, ,6%c: Fine Crushed, 6c; Dry Granu-lated; 8c: Confectioners' A, 4%c; Magnolia A,
4%c: Extra C, 4%c; Golden. C,4%c; half barrels•%c more than barrels, and boxes %c mote.
SAN FRANCISCO • MEAT. MARKET.'Quotations foralldescriptions remain unchanged
Wholesale rates for dressed sloe: ;from slaugh-terers are as follows: '\u25a0•-; *'•.
BEEF—First quality,6®6%c : extra choice, 7c;second do, ,s@t>c: third do. 4®sc ft lb. . ».
VEAL—Large, 63i7c: small, 7®Bc ft!b.MUTTON—Wethers, 63/2®7c} Ewes, 6@6%0
fltb.LAMB— fltb. TV.
-PORK—LiveHogs, 3%@3%c fl tb for large and
medium and 3%@8%c tor small; dressed do, 4%©51/40 if. tb. .-.. \u25a0 v__ '.
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
roR 24 HOURS-'
Flour, or SKI... 3.962 Egg* d0z........ . 1,280Wheat, ct15..*.... 88:205 Dldes. n0....;... -11 JBarley,ct15:..... 1,000 Pelts, bd15. ...... 2,435 j
Corn. Eastrn, ctls 500 Wine, gals.. ..___. 10,700 •Beans, ska
_608 Sugar, bbls. 1,261 |
Potatoes, sks.... 2,242 Qulcksilver.lls-i 68Onlpns. sts ...__. 699 Wool. bi5........ 38 jBran, 5k5........ 1,830 "
H0n01u1u...... 328Middlings,sks... 40 Tallow,ctls. ...... Yv 4lUi'.t0n5.. .;.... 761 Leather, rollJ..-
' 3PButter, ct15....... *
-17!Mustard Seel, sk 307Straw, tons 30 jPaper, reams ••<
-300
Cheese, ctls: . 194 Hops, bis ...... 307
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.0
Several changes in Coal appear. ;'_ vY.'v./ ..Butter and Eggs are a shade' dearer. Cheese Is
unchanged. ° " , ':.... '- \u25a0\u25a0,"\u25a0 ;,I'oultry is firmer and Turkeys .are scarcer and
blither. Spring Lamb is now obtainable.Vegetables 'and Fruits show no noteworthy
changes. '. '. *•• '. >\u25a0-'.. \u25a0 ... • . -Followingis Thk Call's regular weekly retail
price list:* o V -. ,-.-
COAL—PTR tos. >•Y*V.Cannel
—@_'0 00iCastle Gate. E6o@lo 00
Wellington. -®10 00 rie-v-nntVal 9 60@10 00New Wel- Southfleld
lington.... ®10 00 '• -Wellington—
® 950Seattle 7 60®
—|Coos Bay...—
® 676*'."'\u25a0 i'aikv FBooTrcft, prr**-
Butter, fancy,i3* *ICheese, cai.. 12@15square.. 3*.....'.
—®60 1Cheese, Eastern... 16@20
;do, firoll. .40®46 Cheese, Swiss... 20 2.30do. choice ...... .. —
®10 Common Eggs—
@;0Ordinary ao.. 36®
—Ranch Kggsfldz... —1*35
Pickled roll ..30®35 Honey, comb, 12®15Firkin.
—®30
• do, extracted.... b®l"i.*
"•lIKATS—PRR POUND. . .8ac0n.....!.. 12®17 Pork, fre5h........ 12(7615Beef, ch0ice.. ;....12<3>15 Pork, salt ...10@12
do, g00d......... B@lo Pork Chops.. 12®15Corned Beef 8®
—!Round Steak. B®loHam, Cal... 12%®15 SirloinSteak... 12 Va®
—do. Eastern... 15® 16\Porterhouse, d0... 17@20
Lard........~......12@15 Smoked Beef ®15Mutton B®l2lPork Sausages
— —®20
Lamb .10@1_:% Veal .. V..lo®l_Spring Lamb... .".. 20&25 • ' v.-
IrOtJl-TRY AND GA*_**_°. :~i&'!-\u25a0*
Hens,each 60© 60 Hare, each... 16®. 20Young Roost- Wild Geese.ea. 20® 30
ers, eacri 50® 60 EngSnlpe.fldz—
®300Old Roosters, : |Jak Snipe. fidz200® ;•
—each.. 50® —.Quail,. fldoz.. .200@
—Fryers, each.-.. -® 40 Mallard,fipr.l00®
—Broilers, each..
—® SST'anvasba k.prl01/®2 00
Turkeys, *lb.. 20ft8 2o Sprig, f.pair..—
@.75Ducks, each.:.* 50® 60 Teal, "*"> pair... \u25a0 60® 75Geese, each.... 75®1 00 Widgeon, ~$nr 5L@
—Pigeons, V pr.. 40® 6li|Smll Duck. or. 4L®.
—Rabbits, flpr . 36® 40
'y_''
'•'•"';'.'• i>RUITS and' nut*. \u25a0 '• ••*\u25a0'-.:\u25a0.
Almonds,"P 1b.... .12®16 Limes, f.Dos lb®—
Apples, fl1b....... 4® 6Oranges, fldoz....15Bananas, fldoz... 15@20 Pears, f. tb... B®.oCocoanuts, each... 4® 0 Raisins, fllb.'. B®lsGrapes. > lb 10®16 Walnuts, %llb 16®
—Lemons, fldoz..:. 25®30l V." \u25a0• . •
-/?--*—.--
-.'..vsuETAßim.' •' --.'\u25a0
' - Y.-":v;.i.'Asparagus, fl tb - .20«_.40.Mr*fat Squash,^ lb 6®loArtichokes,fldozsl@l '.'6iDried Okra. fl tb..12®15Beets, fld0z....... 12@1 5Onions, flTb....... 4® 5Beans, white fltb... 3®I6 Peppers, dried .15®
—Colored, ftlb :® 61 dr., gre-n. fltt>. IC®l2- '* Lima, fi1b....... . 4® 6 Parsnips; fl005.._15®20
Cabbage, each 6@lo| Potatoes, fltb..... 2®.3Cauliflowers, each. 66» 8, 'l».iSweet,' 'si lb..' 3® 4Celery, ftbunch... 5®
—,Radißhes.Wdzbchs. 12Cress. fldzbunchs.2o®2sllbubarr_, > ft. ... 6_> 8Garlic **.tb........ 5®
—Sage, fl tb.. 25_.35
Green Peas.' S _>-.10® 12 StringBeans, fitli.lO®lsLentils, fltb....... 6® *\Thyme, fi tb.......20®30Lettuce, fldoz 15®25 Turnips, f*do*
—16®20
Mushrooms, ft H-..ls@2o|Tomaioes, ftlb—
B®l2fish—per pbuxo. ":?'.-\u25a0
Barracuda—
®lt'!Shad... ....... .... B®loCarp...... 5® WSea Bass. .. .'.... 10®12C0dfi5h.... .....\.,.12®i5 Smelts. M 12@15Flounders lOfta -'Soles :.......10®12Halibut 12ffll6!Skates. each ...... 6®15Herrtne; ....;....;: B®lo,Sturgeon...-.......'.10®12X flali «."... 8((_>10TomcOd :.';:..;..'.. 12® 11Mackerel *....*—®
—IClams, flga1......."
—®50do, H0r5e.........
—®— Do. hardshell, fl.'. --.*.-
Perch... ...._.. .....T0® -IT00.."...:.........50®-r0mDan0........... —<a
—Crabs, each:.. 13016
Rockfish.... 12fctl 16Do. softshell, fldz. 25®33Salmon, smoked. ..20®
—Mussels, flqrt 10®12Salmon, fresh...:.. 12®15 Oysters, Cal, 100.40®
—Shrimps B®loDo, Eastern, ftda. 25®40
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.I. and Mary (-'utberlet to John F. Pfaff. lot on
S lineof Fulton street, 100:3 E of Octavia, E 25_y 137:6; $5. \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0;-'.;•..\u25a0.••\u25a0-•..• \u25a0.-.ycm
Thomas v Magee ito Michael Carroll, lot on 'SWcorner of Filbert and Fillmore streets, 8 35:6 byW 100: $10. -•\u25a0!\u25a0--. ..__-\u25a0;:;Mlcbael and MaryB. Carroll to Lizzie J. Hemp-
hill,lot on W line of Fillmore street, 37:6 N ofUnion,N26oy W 100: $10. r, •
-\u0084;\u25a0 ,».-"':seely F. aid Sar h E.Longi(by W. G. Tlbbets,
commissioner) to Robert. Campbell, lot on N lineOf Waller street, 100 W of Broderiek, N 156, WTOO. --E20;6V2, SK 129:6,5E 16:8, E 44; $450.> .:'"
v Carl and Amalle Grlese to'Eliza Corbett, lot onW Hue of Treinout avenue, 103 N.of Frederickstreet, N26:9 by W 80; $10. - *.'**-. \u25a0:. rs.
1 Henry.Seligman to 'Raphael :Peixotto and •Slg-muni bebwaoacher, lot on SW. corner of Doloresand Eighteenth streets, W 560 by is 520:, also lotonN W corner of Dolores and Eighteenth streets,W 398, Cn 181:6, E to Dolores street, S (o begin-ning; $5. .*--..v, :\u25a0.••*•:.-: am
--.-.V ..-_.« r \u0084-\u25a0 _.».;
V~Raphael Peixotto and s aa'trustee jand president
of Congregation - Kmiimi-i.i, Sigmuud t Schwa-bacher and as trustee of Eureka Benevolent As-sociation," S. W. itosenstock and- as president ofKureka Benevolent Association, CongregationKmanu-Rl and Kureka Benevolent Association toSolomon Due >s, lot on NW;corner of
-Eighteenthand.Dolores
-streets, *W 398,' N.v160, 'E" 400, S
134:1; $30,500. -.:«..-;,.;Sellna, Henry M., Abraham' 1., Arthur, Sarah,
Estella, Herbert I. and Louis Bloch to same, lotonSW corner of 'Dolores "and Dorland streets, S60:9 by 400; $10. '? '\u25a0-'\u25a0**; ~^ •."\u25a0::ay Solomon and Emma Duces to Board of Educa-tion 'of « San ._'Francisco, '•;'lot on NW
*corner *of
Eighteenth and Dolores streets. W 398, N220:11,E 398, .-191:1:952.500. . . '--•-•'.
EmilyV. scheerer to Charles Cain, lot on Nlineof Twenty-second street, 151:8 IV of Church, W25 by X 114: 910. :-'-"\u25a0 ,'"-?' -. ,„ .'•
MaryMurphy and Ann Anderson to Maurice
Sheahan lot on NW line of Market street, 243:4%NXof Castro. NW 90, SW 5:9%..> 42,»5E 123,SW 25;95,- •:
-:'.,"''""'\u25a0:-
'\u25a0; Mary Maguigan to same, same: 90.. •>--..
:'P. H. and Bridget McGuigan and Susan Murphy
to same, same; 95. . ''•. _.'. _.'„..
Ella Olivia Fitschen (trustee) to Ella. p. Ftt-
schen.loton SE lineof Mission s.reet, 137.6 NE
otMain. NE46:10 by SE 137:6: 910.San Francisco Gas Light C-.mpany to WIS
Kenlfleld, lot on W corner of Howard and Fre-mont streets, NW 90 by sW 100: 910.. ALAMEDA COUNTY, V.jW. J.Laymance to Frank M. Tnbbs.'lots 1to 4,
block E. map of resuhdlvlslon of block E, Elm-
hurst Trait, Brooklyn Township; 910- :•','t M.J., MiryL,J. W. and C. A. Laymance To
same, lot5, resubdlvlslon of block E. same; 91VWll.iam and Bridget.. Mona-than to -Mary
Heaney, lot on E line of Center street, 129 Nof
West Fifthstreet, N56:6, E 160, S: 66:6, thenceat right angles 160 to beginning, Oakland: alsoIlot 3on map of double block 472, Oakland: $10.
v Sarah B. Boone io A. F. ;Hass, lot on S cornerof East Fifteenth street and.second avenue, SE
1 100 by S.v l-.'O. block 53, Clinton, East .Oak-land, quitclaim deed; 910. '•-"•I
-Meliscent K. Blake to H. R. Havens, loton N
line of Oregon street, 325 X of Fulton,N 134:6, E134:9, S 123:8, W 123:8 being lots 14. 15 and 16,block F, ban of south portion of Blake estate,Berkeley; 910-
*
Mary A. Malllne to Belle Wold, lot 98, resubdi-vision of block 34, Warner Tract, BrooklynTown-sup; 910.
H.C. Morris to same, lot 14, block 11, same;$10. , «. . ' ,,
Builders' Contracts.Clans Spreckels with W. P. Fuller
* Co„polished plate glass forresidence on SW corner ofVanNess avenue and Cay street; 91800: bonds9500, E. £. Simmons and L.C. Hunter sureties.Architects, Reid Bros
Q. H. and Mary G. Brown with Holm & Sbetb-ley,alterations and additions to a two-story framebuildingon 8 line, of Pine street, 175 W ofBu-chanan, W 37:6 by8137:6; 91807; bonds 9451 75,D. and H. Van Tderstine sureties. .Architects,Townsend A Wyneken.
A. Morriswith James B. Burke, all work for atwo-story and attic frame but ding (flats) on Mineof Sacramento street, 50:10 W of Steiner, W 25:10by S 70; 93450: bonds 9864, Frank Merrill andEdward Ross sureties. • Architect, F.B. Wood.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
A. branch of the United States HydrograpnieOffice located in tb* Merchants' Exchange lsmaintained in San Francisco for the benefit otmariners wlthont regard to nationality and free efexpense.• Navigators are cordially Invited to visit theoffice, where complete .sets of charts and sailingdirections of the worldare kept on hand for com*parison and reference, and the latest Informationcan always be obtained regarding lights, dangersto navigation and all matters of interest to oceancommerce.
The time ball on top of the building on Tele-graph HillIs hoisted about ten minutes befonoon, and ls dropped at noon. 120thmeridian, Iby.telegraphic signal received ,each day >. from th*United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island,Cal. v..
A notice stating'
whether.'- the , time ball wasdropped on time, or giving the error, if any. Ispublished the same day by the afternoon paper*and by the morning papers the followingday.
W. a Bushes,tenant, U.8. N., Incharg-
The Time Ball.Lbanch HTDBOORAPHIO OFrtflß, n. S. N.. >
Merchants' Exchajtob VSan Fbancisco. December 31. 1899. )
The time ball on leiegraun Hill was aroppslexactly at noon to-day— c., al noon of the 120tnmeridian, or exactly at » p. it.Greenwich time.
\ . W. S. Husnss,Lieutenant U. S. N. Inchart*.
SHIPPI--.0 INTELLIGENCE.• Arrive .;•. THURSDAY.December 81.
StmrColumbia, Conwav. 63*^ hours from Port-land.' via Astoria 61 hours; pass and mdse, toORANCo. \u25a0-:\u25a0'•
'*Stmr Santa Cruz. Nlcolson, 4% days from
San Diego, •tc: produce, to Goodall, Perkins ACo.stmr _National City, Andresen, 48 hours from
San Diego, via San Pedro 36 hours; ballast, to AHooper <fc Co.: Stmr Gipsy, Iceland,
—hours frm Moss Landing
etc; produce, to GoodalL Perkins &Co.-
Nor stmr Eva, Hansen, iiij,d.iys frm Nanalmo;40.'6 tons coal, to Jobn Rosenfeld 's Sons. * -
.-Stmr Alcatraz, Walvlg. 48 hours from San Pedro;
baiias i. to Lc White Lumber Co. vvShip Columbia,' Nelson, 17 days from Departure
Bay: 2280 tons co*!, to X D Chandler.Ger ship slam.
-. Garlichs, 75 days from Hong-kong; baliast, to master.
Bark Bufus E Wood, McLeod, 16 days fromSeattle; 2250 tons coal, ioCentral Coal Co._ BktnGardiner City.Masters. 9 days from ': Wll-lai a Harbor; *650 Mftlumber, to \u25a0 Simpson Lum-ber .o.'
-...;\u25a0\u25a0;:. Bktn Tarn o' Shan Patterson, 10 days from
Columbia, River: lumber and laths, to fcimpsonLumber Co. •.. v >\u25a0
'
Scbr Nettie Low. Low, 6 hours from PointReyes; 20 bxs butter, to J HNewbauer ACo.-
Schr *.Moro. Jorgensen, 72 hours from CoqullieRiver-, coal and mdse, > oJ 8 Kimball.
Schr Emma Utter, Allen,' 11 days 1 from As-toria-, lv .ber, to D HBibbs Lumber Co.
Schr Chetco, Wirschu.er ,9 Vidays frm CoqullieRiver; mdse, ioJ S Kimball.
Scbr HC mlright, Olsen, 11 days from Tacoma;380 Mft lumber, to Dickens Lumber 'o.
>chr Est ier Buhne. Anderson. 21 days fromTacoma: 330 Mftlumber, toJ R Hanlfy.
!Schr Sacramento. Hansen, 8 days tromcoos Bay;ItOM ftlumber, to Albion Lumber co.
Schr Laura May, Hansen. 10 days from Port-land;-
—M t lumoer. to DHBibb. ._» Schr Ida McKay,'. Johnson, '11 days from Grays
Harbor; lumber, to s is made Lumber Co.. Schr Ivy,Murchison, 11 days ftom Grays Har-bor; 190 Mft lumber, to S E slade Lumber Co.
"V Cleared... •\u25a0,'*
THURSDAY. December 31. rStmr Pomona, Doran, Eureka; Goodau, Perklut
ACo. ":<\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0Br snip Franklstan, Shepherd, Hull: Eppinger
'ACo ..-Ship Henry B Hyde. Scribner, Honolulu; J D
Sprockets ABros Co. w*;!.Brship Glencona, Lynn, Queenstown: Balfour,
Guthrie ACo. . ;'. Bark AldenBesse,' Potter, Honolulu;J DSprock-
els A Bros co.
Bktn Tropic Bird, Jackson, Tahiti: J.Pine; A
BrigConsuelo.vJacobson, Mahukona-^D Spreck-els _fc Bros Co. __, .
scbr Vising. Peterson. Kahului: J WlghtmanJr. . \u25a0 \u25a0
*
Scbr Transit, Jorgenson, Honolulu: William*Dimoud A Co., .'•'*•- Failed.
,THURSDAY. December 31.
Stmr Santa Rosa. Alexander. San Diego.Stmr Pomona, Doran. EurekaStmr Noyo, Levinson. Fort Bragg.Nic stmr Costa Rica. Mclntyre.Xanatmo. .Stmr Santa Cru*. Nlcolson. ban Diego. .Bark
-C Allen, Johnson, Hono.ulu.
Scur Transit, Jorgenson, Honolulu.Schr MaryC, Camp Den. Bodega.
-Telegraphic.
* *
'• POINT LORDS Dec. 31.-10 c. M.—Weathstcloudy: wind NW; v.-.oc v 12 miles.
Charter?Br bark Casa Blanca loads mdse and lumber for
Adelaide, lumpsum; ship Elwell,coal at Nanalmofor this port.
•The Ger bark H Hackfeld was chartered prior
to arrival for wheat to Europe. 27s 6d. '',-\u25a0\u25a0'.'.','\u25a0'. . •noki»n. .'
No date— About 100 miles SSE of Cape Hat-terai ship Reuce, hence 25, for New York.
Nov 26—Lat 7 50 N, long 32 10 W. ship Wm HMacy, from Ne w Yoru. for San Francisco. *
Nov26— Lat 24 S, long 43 W, Br ship Wendur,from Hamburg, forSanta Rosalia.• Nov 28— Lat 22 N. long 33 W. bark Olympic, fmPhiladelphia, forSan Francis: a
Miscellaneous.The Br ship Pass of Brander which arrived off
this port on Dec 29 from Hanta Rosalia, wasordered to proceed to Port Townsend.
Domestlo Port*- *
SAN PEDRO— Arrived Dec 31—Bktn JohnSmith, from Tacoma. \u25a0-'\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 i "'\u25a0:
COOS BAY,Dec 31—Stmr Bonlta still barboundlast night ina 8E gale; stmr Areata was off Ban-don last night making slow progress.
MENDOCINO—SaiIed Dec 31— aiuir Pt Arena,
for Sin Francisco. _,_____. „.SANPEDRO— ArrivedDec 30—Schr Salvator,
from Tacoma. • \u25a0 \u25a0 ..•»«,«,\u25a0
• '•PORT BLAKELEY—ArrivedDec 31-8-hr Lena
Sweasey, from Seattle. L .a—
Sailed Dec 31— ship Kennebec, for San Fran-cisco.°
SEATTLE—SaiIed Dec 31-Bark Gen Fall-child,for San Francisco.
- tY* '.--
--''ll ,';A IA-Arrived Dec 31—3tmr State of Cali-
fornia, hence Dec 29.Fore! _n Port*.
BRlSTOL—ArrivedDec 30—Nor stmr Aggt. hc_ •Sept 28. „__ __ . «._HONGKONG—Arrived Dec 30— Br stmr Em-
press ef China, from Vancouver.COLON—Arrived Dec Stmr Valencia, from i
New York. '•\u25a0'-.'"
AUCKLAND—ArrivedDeo 31—Stmr Alameda,hence Dec 11.
_. ...NANAIMO—SaiIed Dec 30-Bark Colusa, for
San Francisco. "£_KB_Movements of Trans- Atlantic Stearnsr'-
NEW YORK—ArrivedDec 31—Stmr Western-land, from Antwerp; stmr Island, from Stettinand Copenhagen. ....
BREMERHAYEN—Arrived out Dec 81—StmrLatin.
mailed Dec 81—Stmr Dresden, for New York.• ROTTERDAM—Arrived ont Dec 31—_tmr--
Spaarndam.°. .
BREMEN—Arrived out Dec 31— stmr Karls-ruhe.
oLONDON—Arrived out Dec 31—Stmr Mohawk.'GLASGOW— Arrived outDeo 30—Stmr Circas-
sianGENOA—Sailed Dec 31— Stmr Werra, for New
York.LlZAßD—Passed Dec Sl—Stmr Persia, from
Hamburg, forNew York.\u0084 Importations.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA— Fer Columbia-ISO sks potatoes, 2 cars 1654 bdls snooks, 2497sks flour, 226 sks wheat, 979 bdls paper. 3200 sksbran, 462 bdls hides and pelts, 12cs canned goods,2 sks wool.200 cs crackers, 804 pkgs wood andwillow ware, '364 pkgs furniture. 100 cs axlegrease, 1000 cross arms, 74 sks oysters, 42 bblscranberries, 1bx express, 1 sk coin.
GOLETA—Per Santa Cruz—. 8 cs plumes.Lompoc
—1 apples, 43frogs, 863 sks mustard,
14 sks canary seed, 16 sks rye, 279 sks beans,1155 sks barley.
Consignees.Per Columbia— McDonough A ßunyon; Califor-
nia Powder Co: Moore, Ferguson ACo: George
Kohlde: J A Lacy; w R Larzelcre Co nmercialCo; F HUlens ACo; J P Thomas; AllenALewis;Blsslnger ACo; Geo Morrow &Co: Sam Blum Abona; Willamette Pulp & Paper Co: Jacob Unna;H HFrank: Johnson-Locke Mercantile Co: A 8Smith: ME A Wagner; Dodge. Sweeney ACo; CCarlson; Daroee AIrumel; Wells. Fargo ACo ; i* .W Emmons ACo; Fognrty AParker: HHFrank.
Per Santa Cruz—Christy AWise; HDutard: GW McN^ar: A Failles.
--..____.-> .STEAMERS.
Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
-vfKAMKR'| FROM
*I- DDK
SUN, MOON AX-, HUE.
United States Coast and Geod'tic Survey-TlMßfe AND HKIOHTS OF HIGH AND LOW
.Waters at Fo t Point, Ektravck tosan Francisco Bay. 'Published by Offi-cial Authority of the superintendent- JNote— high and Tow waters occur at tre
City Front (Mission-street Wharf) about twenty-tive minu es later tban at Fort Point: the heightof tide is the same at both places.
'\u0084 '_
January— lß97. .. Friday, January i.
Sun rises 7.261 Moon rises 6.01Sunsets
- 5.02 1Moon sets.::
Not*—lnthe aoove exposition of the tides th»early -morning Ides are given |ln the left bandcolumn, and th*'>ucceasive tides of the day In the•rrter of occurrence as to time. The second tim«column gives the second tide of the day, the -thirdtime column the third tide, and tne last 'or rightband column gives the last tide of tbe day, exceptwhen there are but three tides, as sometimes•ccurs. The heights given are additions to tbesoundings on tbe United Slates Coast Surveycharts, except when a micas sign (—) precedes th*height, and then tbe number given Issubtract!?*trom the death given by the chart*. \u25a0
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THE 'SAN FBANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1897.
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