The San Francisco call., 1897-11-09
THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUB
TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, No
vember g. 1897, 5 Pm
The following the rainfalls for the past
twenty-four hours and the seasonal rainfalls to
date compared with those of the same date last
sfa-on: Eureka 90, this 90. last season
81; Red B.urf 90 this season 277, last season
1873; Sacramento 90, this season IA, last sea-
son Is; san Francisco 90, this season OF, last
season 2.2O; Fresno 90, this season l.24 last
season l56; san Luis Obispo 90, this season
50 last season 1.6S los Angeles 90, this sea-
son 2 81 last season 1.33: san Diego 90, this
1.05, last season Ito; Yuma co. this
season 81, asst season l. IA.
san Francisco data: Maximum temperature So,
minimum 46, mean 50.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
An area of high pressure lies over Utah Nevada
and southern Idaho lhe pressure is relatively
low over Washington and Vancouver An area
OF low pressure lies over Manitoba aud Assiniboia
Rain ha fallen over Washington oregon and
eastward snow IS falling in Utah and in the
mountains OF Nevada. Rain is probably falling
on the extreme northern coast Of California, but
orts are miss ing from Eureka
he temperature has risen slowly over the
greater portion of the Pacific slope. 1t is still 10
degrees below the normal N the great valleys of
Heavy frost occurred this morning in the sacra-
mento aud San Joaquin Val evs Frosts were
also reported from LIS Ance and at Phoenix
Arz. he following max mum wind velocities
are repOred; Tatoosh, 80 miles from The east;
Fort anby, 2 southeast; Yuma. 26 north.
Forecast made san Francisco for thirty
hours, ending midnight November 8, 1897:
Northern California-CloUdy Tuesday in the
morning. fair during the day; warmer fresh
westery winds
southern California-Fair Tuesday; northwest
Neva a-Fair Tuesday: warmer
Utah-Fair Tuesday, warmer.
Ar zona-Fair Tueday, frost in the early morn
Ing in northeastern portion; warmer.
San Francisco and viclnity-Cloudy in the morn
ing breaking away during the day; fresh westerly
winds.
ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK. Nov S.-Prices in stocks nuctu
ated very widely and very easily traversing &
range up and down many times In the course OF
the day This Indicated a feverish tone OF the
speculative mind, a readiness to dispose Of hold
ing, on slight intimation of possible unfavor
able Developments and equally nervou,
anxiety on the part of short sellers to cover theI
contract on any appearance OF a hardening ten
dency in The market The n ost formidA Bile event
IN the days happenings far as any effect on
vaues was concernec' was the further pt pone-
men OF the announcement OF the Supreme
curtis decision N The Nebraska maximum
freight rate case, which was confidently expected
to-day
There has been asturance felt in Wall street that
The verdict would be favorable TO the raiiroaos
and even II a favorable verdict had been an.
nounced to-day profit takings would probablv
have lei to declines in the stocks affect ed P;,
the news OF the postpone ment led TO the rnn1ors
that the verdict would in fact affirm the yaIidit
OF he contested statutes. This rumor induced
much selling. Special weakness was fnducIed
in the coalers by the very discouraping re.
ports OF the condition of that industry dna to
overproduction. cutting of prices and the nor
siStent milf weather There was no lacking 70
the spanish stare, which was made t6 do
duty tt-dav. These demoraIizing factors did MOI
begin 20 be felt uiitiI some slight Improvement
over saturdays had been affected in prices sugar
leadi the way.
There was not ahle Improvement also from the
low point before the close OF the day, ue to Gov.
ering of shorts and on Supreme Court decision
against the Interstate Commerce Commission as
he regulation OF rates under The long and short
haul clause where water rates are in com petition
In consequence Of this rise at the opening and the
Improvement at the close net declines are much
diminished
; onds were weak In sympa by with stocks ou
ste; ed later in The day Total sales. 81, $50 600
nie' sIateS tours declinea 1a Old and thu
hves registered rs and dc.coupon 12.
The total sales Of stocks today were Ar, ,30t
shares, including: Atchison preferred 1870 Bur
lington A, 430, Delaware and Hudson 4062, L. anG