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Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24


 The local dramatic event of the season will be the presentation of that beauti- fully tuneful comic opera, "Mikado,' '' which will be presented at O'Brien's opera house tomorrow night, Tuesday at the performance will be devoted to St. Pauls Catholic church, and it is thought will be very flattering, Judging from the advance sale of tickets reported.
 Never before has there been such a carefully selected cast as on this oc- casion. The finest voices in this city have been secured, embracing such well known singers as Mrs. H. H. Sinnige, and Misses Alice. Fallon, Lottie Coffin, len Noland.
 Among the male voices will be heard Messrs. Charles Walter Warren, Prof. B. A. Black, Sam Cowan, Ollie Miles, Ardis Smith, Charles I. Smith and Ferd Putnam.
 Mobile has contributed one of her most noted. song birds in the person of Miss Belle Dominique. who has a most melo- dious voice. Added to this she is beau- tiful and accomplished young lady, and is an excellent actress, having appeared in great many operatic performances in the Gulf City.
 The orchestra which has been secured for the occasion is composed of such not ed musicians as Prof. Fred l.. Grambs, John Harrington, Will Rosenstihl, Koe- mig, Phil Memoli, John Openshaw, M. Mccarthy. M
 The chorus, comprising half hum dred of Birmingham's young ladies and gentlemen, Is unusually strong and will add very materially to the production. They have had rigorous training and
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l5S,S22. Spot firm. No. .. REQ, 99c. Options
opened firm and. with few exceptions, ruled strong
ali day, intiuenc ced by another squeeze of Decem-
Der shorts, small Northwest receipts unex xpected
decrease in the worlds stock and French export
81 l 3 l6@S534c, closed 955sc: December, 96 $50
81 9-16c. closed 81 12c-
HOP teacy; State, common to choice. S95
crop, 5@6c; 1896 crop, eG9c; 1897 crop, 15G lSc;
Pacific oast 1895 CROP 4G6c; 1896 crop, o@9c;
lS9! crop. l5@lec: London firm, 81 l0s9f5.
WOOL-Quiet: domestic fleece. Z7@3lc; Texas
13@l7c
PETROLEUM - Dull United closed 6514c
asked.
METALS-The market for metals closed with
buyers having the advantage The New York
Metal Exchange reports the market for pig iron
warrants easier, with sales OF 100 tons So 20
bid and S6 rs asked. Lake copper quiet, but firm
at $40 S712 bid and S1I asked. Tin very quiet
SIS 65 bid and SI3 20 50 ed Spelter quiet
So 80 bid ard 81 05 asked, and lead easy at SIS 65
bid and So 20 asked. The firm that settles price
for miners ana smelters' calls the lead market
quiet r SIS So
COFFEE-Options closed steady at unchanged
prices to points decline. December, S5 500
S5: March. $6G6 05.
spot Cofee-Klo, firm. No invoice. size;
No iobbing. 7c; mild Cordova quiet, size,
SUGAR-Kaw. strong: fair refining, S3sc: CEN
trifugal, SO test. 8 1a-l6c: refined hrm.
BUTTER-Recelpts. $685. packages: steady;
Western creamery, l6@23c; Elglns "a; factory,
1l12@l41a.
EGiS-neceipts. 4499 packages firm: state
and Pennsylvania, 2l@25C; western. 21@24c.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

William G. w. Ripley to Redfed Proctor re-
record 1887, d. 153 lot on NV corner of Octavia
gether with the land lying between said lot and
the Delaney line and the w line of this lot ex-
and quitclaim deed; 81
Benedetto and Maria Cereghino to David and
Joseph Devote lot on f line OF Mission street,
205:4 sW of Ninth. Sc 1UO, SW 1894, NV TO- y Z
1874, NV 81, y L 80: $40.
John and Maria Engisch to John w. and n rlan-
tina {. STANDBY, lot on = line OF Day street, 130 E
OF Noe, 25 by 5 ia; $40.
Michael ]. and Margaret E. Mcbride to w. n.
OF Eightee 49:4 by w 125; SO
f. A. and Priscilla Berlin to Charles J. Smi; n,
lot on s line of Alta street, 2OS 514 Il of Mont
gom cry. 22 :21A by ) 60: also lot on NV corner
OF Montgomery and Greenwich streets, \ 80 IS, w
30 :6, y 80, W 20, ) 62:6 81 IS: also lot on w
line of MONTGOMERY Ieet, 1925 y of Filbert, n
20 bv w e7:6; also lot on y line Of Green street,
9l;8 Of Montgomery. L 22:11, by \ $3.50; also
cry, W 1856 by 157 IS: also lot Sc corner of
Dupont and Francisco streets, 20 by E 70; also
lot on ; line OF Alta stree, 1875 OF Mon gom-
cry; also lot 10 on \ line of Union street, E IS
Emma l. Merritt Rosa V. Morbio, Kate \ uss-
baum, Charles w. Edgar r.. and Clara A Sutro.
1902 bY W 1S7 :6 also let on line OF all
tornia street S7:6 e of Montgomery, f rs by y
l14:4 etlement Of trust deed made by Adolph
David, Wilhelmia and seph Devote to Bene-
detto Ceregbino lot on SW corner of Broadway
Mary f. Won Schroeder to j. III. Won schroeder
lot on line OF Bfsnnan street, s66;S w OF Fifth,
SW 45:l0 Sc 25O, NE 1875, NV 1925, SW
91:S, NV 1877 IS; grant.
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
A. j. B. and Jane s Immei to Citizens B. and
l. Association, lot on w line Of Willow street, 35
OF Seward, so by w lUO block 70l Oakland;
$40.
Charles w. Pinkerton to Morgan l. Ryder the
sW half of lot 6S. plat ! z, Mountain View Gene
terry, Oakland townships; grant
Margaret J.; Wym"n 10 Gilbert Wyman, lot on
Sc line of Fourteenth street, so " Twenty
tn rd avenue. w l0O:6 by > $50. East Oakland;
lift.
Amelia and Joseph ID. Mccarthy to Louis III.
tggers all interes. in $50 acres, being the NV
quarter OF the k quarter and L quarter o. sec
ion 81 township ;, range z. Murray Town
ship S.
Juana II. Nevis to Jose Il. Bernal, lot beginning
at a eoint from which the Sc T of tract OF
lano OF a. sanchez bears NV 100 eet dis ant;
thence SW IS feet - line Rose ave ue
thencs ST 200. NE 96, NV 200 beginning,
town of ileasantuu, to correc. fUrnler deed, Muir
ray Township: So
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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: The markets
were to-day in active but cheerful the features
being the bouyance of Americans ana ATgentines
In the former case the tone entirely due to
New York support. There good feeling
here but little action. apathetic are dealers
that Secretary Cages currency plans had lit lie
effect OF course it is felt that If this scheme for
issue of per cent bonds repay bic, prime pal
and iuJ crest in gold coin is carried through great
strd will be made toward currency eform.
Prices closed al the best.
Southern Railway preferred was especially good
Grand Trunks were booming, and all description
OF Canadian securities, including Hudson Bay
shares, were good. Argentins weree bought from
influential quarters 1t was urged that with The
assumptions OF full interest the bonds cheap
Apropos OF the rise in Argentines just learn pr-
vately that meeting of what is known the
Rothschild committee has been called for Friday.
1t is believed that some statement is coming rela
tive 10 the payment of arrears of in crest.
Mines dull. Silver fat the an
nouncemenJ that the Indian Government will
offer forty lakhs OF bills, when only ten
pected.
The Paris markets were firm and the Berlin
market Irregular.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO Dec, S.-A firm tone observable
in wheat at the opening, and It improved as the
session progressed. The chief incentive to buy
came from the further decrease in The deliveries
in the North west, and though other bulish news
came in during the day this proved the main sus-
tanning factor throughout For the first time
shorts In Decem Der showed real anxiety. Decem-
Der opened st 99c, or Slc above yesterdays close.
little selling By the bull clique sufficed to put
the price back to 9S14c, but hour later an at
tempt TO buy few lots put the price to 81 very
quickly. The interest in the option did not then
die out as 1t did yesterday. More bnytng orders
came in after a slight reaction which put the price
TO 81 01.
Again the bull crowd let 60 but for the rest of
the day december showed affection for the
doll r mark. There was good action in the May
price also, due partly to the bidding up Of Decem-
De, partly due 10 bull influences. Chicago re-
Ceipts were Sc cars compared with u cars last
year but there are extraordinary Inducements be-
ing offered 10 bring wheat here u II comes up 10
t"e hi requirements of the Chicago contract
quality. Atlantic port clearances OF wheat and
-four were equal 10 $4,000 bushels
During the last hours trading May sold OF TO
9012c on realizing and c.Osed at 9012G9O6sc.
Decem ber closed at 81 OU14,
Corn utterly indifferent to the advance In
wheat and barely managed TO hold its own, out
side OF little trading in May early in the day
there was almost nothing done.
Oats, though quiet, were hmly held by the
strength OF wheaL
Provisions were weak from the start Hog Te
ceipts were much larger than was expected, and
heavy selling by packers helpeo to further
weaken the market January pork closed 112c
lower January larl sc lower and January TiDs
712c lower
The leading futures ranged follows:
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec S.-To-day's stock market
opened this morning with q tremendous show of
animation and vigorous upward tendency, gains
being uniform pretty much through the list 1t
was evident that the strength displ aged by the
market yesterday had brought orders to the COM
mission house TO buy stocks. There was also buy
ing for London account for the first time several
days, the advance in prices here apparently fail
ing to tempt arbitrage brokers to sell. Their pur
chases OF St Paul were on quite large scale ard
they also bought Union Pacific but there were
sales Of Louisville and Atcuison for Lonuon sc-
count.
Sugar was the ono exception in the strength of
the market al the opening, but its loss soon
widened and heavy liquidation in the stock in,
offerings being very heavy and active support be-
ing OF no avail to recover its losses. esterday's
rumor of An extra dividend was thoroughly dis
credited this morning and yesterdays gain was
consequently completely wiped out before the an
noun ement OF the regular dividend. The stock
and frequently, but worked constantly toward a
lower level and closed near the lowest with a net
loss OF 4Ss; Total sales were 10000 shares.
consolidated Gas was also a mark Tor the reac-
tionists and dropped at one time AZ points
The Consequence was that the market was kept
unsettled all day When the general advance came
TO stop dullness intervened there were fire.
quent rallies kariy in the final hour prices of
many Stocks were at the best. but the final drop
in sugar again weakened prices all around and
left net gains confined fractions in almost all
cases and fair sprinkling OF losses all throu gh
the list Union Pacific heavy on account OF
the steps taken by the Government TO qualify as a
bidder at the Kansas PacIfic sale.
The activity displayed by the bond market WAS
qui, e remarkable fer the first hour approaching
81 80. 600 in par value and II IA sad breakin@
the record for one hours business. There vas
some decrease In activity earlier in the day but
the tone continued strong and the prices of a
mum ber OF bonds of the middle grade moved up
from one TO several points.
Some % the hgh-grade bonds showed heavy
gains Total sales, $4250,0OO.
OLD four' registered declined rs and do coupon
"A bid, but the fveS 1s Did, the new fours
coupon sold at l2s. which is higher than ever be-
fore
Total sa es Of stocks to-day 435, 500, including:
Atchson preferred 1,027, {. o. 507O, Bur
lington 27OS0 l. and NJ. l2,26O, Manhattan
7435, Missouri Pacific 1876, NJ. X. and I. pre-
ferred 1850. Kew Jersey Central 5255, Northern
Pacific 36S2. do preferred 1906 Northwest
criminal $500, Reading S295. Rock Island H.
0l5, ST Louis aDd Francisco second pre-
ferred 1927, St. Paul 81 ,o35 Southern Railway
preferred 1923 Union Pacific 5S75, Wabash
preferred 1876, American j obacco lS. O2O Bay
state Gas Sl9S, Chi Great Western. 15,l55,
Peoples Gas 1920, Laclede Gas $780, sugar
llQO2O
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tXCHANGE AND BULLION.
FRODUOE MARKET.
HEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

wHEAT-Ths Inversuaid taxes for Cape Town
So l66 ctls, valued al ssl. t92; Kimeny. TOR Cork,
6s 4s7 ctls at 500 $685. Chile, for Cork. ~ l46 cIs
at $1l57UO.
a ship has been taken at 35s, and this rise in
freights keeps the market from respond NJ to i'm
proved quot ations from the East and abroad
lldewater quotations are as follows: 81 4212
for No J. 81 434 for choice and 81 45@l 471a r
CT ior extra choice Tor milling.
CALL BOARD SALES
JNFoRHAL SFssIoN-9;I5 o'clock Mav-2OOO
ctls, 81 377s; 5000, 81 80.
SECOND SESSION - May - 2000 ctls 81 $3.50 (;
1000, 81 377s; 500. 81 Ss14 1000, 81 Ss1ls
REGULAR MORNING sEss1oN-May-6OOO ctls
81 a7l4; 1000, 81 37ss; 24,OoJ. 81 371a. De-
c.mber-20OO' 81 431a; 4oOO, 81 45ss; 1000
BARLE Y-The rain. hich averaged an inch IN
the Sacramento Valley ana half ZACH in the
San Joaquin, has further weakened the m ct
ana sellers are now more willing { meet buyers
for choice; Chevalier for seed, 81 SUGl 90 . cLl;
Brewing 81 O5Gl 10 ior No l and e0@s5c q
cti Tor oark Coast
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL eEssIoN-9;l5 o'clock-No sales
SECOND SESsI CT s. SSloc: 1000.
66L4c; 20U0. Sc.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-Decem ber-2 1000
ctls, SIC. May-SOUG S4$4c.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-May-2OOO ctls S4Jsc.
OATS here is nothing doing b-vond the usual
iobbing trade. Fancy Feed 81 1901 20; good TO
choice. 81 0712dl l21a; common, 81 O2Ia@ O5;
surprise, 81 ZOGi - ctl; Red, 81 SeN1 4O
Gray, 81 1212G1 l7l9; Milling, ST. 071291 l212;
O. 2 ton over the raw product
CORN WEAK and Gull at the prices. Small
Round Yellow. csc = ctl; Large Y Yellow. s5@92lac
= ctl: White. S715c
RYE-Sl@1 02Ia q ctL
BUCKW hEAI-Quuted at 81 2O0l IS q ctI
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, Dec Especial telegraph'c and
cable dispatches to Bradstreet's covering the
principal points of accumulation, indicale the fol-
lowing changes in available supplies last Satur.
day compared with the preceding Saturday:
Wheat nited ~tates and Canada, east of the
Rockies increase 253, 900 bushels
Ahoat for and in Europe ecrease, Liverpool
Com Trade News, 700 00O bushels.
Worlds suppy-Net Increase Al, 900 bushels.
Corn-United States and Canada, east OF the
Rockies decrease 9,0UO bushels.
OGls-United ~tates and Canada east Of tn a
Rockies increase S07, 900 bushels
a decided shifting of available stocs s of wheat
is indicated BY the reports to Bradstr reefs this
week The larger Increases include 200, 900
bushels II Ncr Invest inter Or elevators, 81, o. o
bushels AT New LEAN, LA eco bushels in Chi
cago private elevators $4,000 bushels At Cleve-
land and 10000 bushe S at Rochester.
he arger deer aseS, however, include falling
of of about j, 100 600 bushels in Manitoba and at
Fcrt William ana Keewatin, Ont, az, ,000 bushels
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explanation.

The arrow hes with the wind The ton eRurss
81 station indicate maximum temperature for the
ehys; those underneath IT, IL any. the amount OF
Ianral OF melted snow in inches and hundred
curing the past twelve hours Isobars, or solid
lines connect poinis OF equal air pressure: iso.
tnerms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word nigh" means high barometric pressure and
Is usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather: 'qov"
refers 10 low pressure, and Is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains
Lows usually first appear on the Washington
coast when he pressure is high In the interior
ana low along the coast, aud the sobars extend
north and south along the coast, rain is proba b g:
but when the "low'' Is inclosed with isobars OF
fa2rked curvature rain south OF Oregon is i'm prob
able. With "high" in the vicinity of Idaho and
the pressure falling TO the California coast warmeT
weather may be expected summer and colder
weather in winter. The reverse OF these condition.
Will produce an opposite result
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

ported: Fort Candy 80 miles per hour. from the
west; Landers 2S west; arson CITY &C. west
Forecasts made at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, December 9, 1897:
Northern California Fair Thursday; colder;
light northwesterly wind.
southern California-Fair Thu rsday; colder;
light northerly wind.
Nevada-Fair Thursday; colder.
Utah-Fair Thursday: colder
AriZona-F air Thursday; much colder; proba bly,
frostS Thursday night.
san Francisco ami vcintty-Far Thursday
continued cold weather. light northerly wind
Special report from Mount Tama pals, taken at
P M.-Clear: wind mort Invest; - miles hour
tempe nature, AZ; maximum, 40.
ALEXANDER MCADIE
Local Forecast official,
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EASTERN IIvEsToCk MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec. 8.-CATTLE-Sal of common
dressed beef steers were at S3 5U@3 rs and really
good shipping cattle at S4 25Q4 80. Choice
beeves sold around "a rs, and fancy Christmas
cattle were nominal around S5 1905 40 The
bulk OF the sales to-dav were much below 81 rs
Very few calves went over Sc 25
HoGS-Sales were largely at So 3O@3 40 coarse
heavy packers selling at $3 1898 %, and prime
So l563 40. "
SHE AND LAMBS-sheep were salabIe at
az Io9S % for inferior to common: So 1884 so
for iair 10 choice and 81 6014 65 for prime iocks
rams selling at 81 1898 rs. Western led sheer
sold In iarge mum Ders a S3 1904 so. Lambs sold
brou ht S5.
10000 NF'
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POTATOES. ONION. VEGETABLES

Potatoes are sellin: well at steady prices. On
ions are shaded little. Vegetables are duL
Los Angeles Green Peas brought 4C&7c and String
Beans Ig1Oc y u: Green Peppers 4@6c: Toma-
toes > % % p crate; Egg Pant 1OGl L3c y n
POTA OkS-Eariy hose, 4O6G50c; River Reds,
So@4Oc; River BuTbanks, 40950c u sack)
Oregon Burbanks. 5O970c salinas BurbanKS 90
GeOc; Sweet Potatoes. 5u@6Oc q ctl for Rivers
ana 75GSUc for Merced; new volunteer Potatoes
lG2c e 10.
oNIoNS-sl 4O@1 so: cot Onions 75c@s1 25
Pickle Onions 5Op75c p sack.
TABLESSMushrooms. s0ol5c p n: Mar
rowfat Squash, $S@l0 Hubbard squash. So
QlO ton; Dried Peppers 4G6c q ID; Green
Peas, 3t06c q ID: String Beans, 36lSc: Dried
Okra 1-12c; Cabbage. 60G7oc y ctl; Carrots. rs
@90c SACK; Garlic, 312G4c . b; Tomatoes rs
Q50c n box
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PROVISIONS,

CURED MEATs-Bacon sIac . n for heavy,
&c light medium 10c for light, iO1Ac a D
for extra ngnJ and I2c for sugar-cured East
ern sugar-cured Hams lO15@llc; California
Hams. 9G912c q h; Mess Beef IS so a bbl;
extra mess do, So SO: family do Sll@I2; salt
Pork, Ss@s so . bbl; extra prime Pork SO SO;
extra clear, Sl6; mess, $14 80 p Dbl; Smoked
Beef. ! 1l12@1215c p Ii.
LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 614c q n for
compound ana DC for pure; paiIs &c: California
teIces, &c q u Tor compound and &C for pure;
COTTOLkNE-Tierces 5zsG61sc Packages
less than 800 ns-l-to pals, 90 4 case STsc; 81
ID pals 20 in case, Sssc; 5-ib paiIs II in case
e14c 1O-ib pals. in case, S1sc; 5O-ib tins or
in case. 1886; wooden buckets, ~ lbs net,
10 lbs, G1ac r b.
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s1EAmhns 40 SAIL.

STEAMER DESTINATION. SAILS / PIKR
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09
Oh led FRUITS. KAIsINs. NUTS, ETC.

DRIED FRUITs-Quotations are as follows:
Prunes. carload lots 4@41ac ior 4O-5O's 31ad
SAC Tor 30 COS, 3G314c Tor o0-70's 212@2SLc Tor
Tor 9O1O0's; Peaches, 5@512c p Ii; fancy 61ael
Ii2c; peeled lOG L ~; Apri cots 5@6c . n for
Roy ais and 7@SLac tor good to fancy Moorparks.
evaporated Apples t@6s4c; sun-dried, 3s4 lac;
black , tlSs IN sacks Ks 2@9c; Plums 312@41ac > ID
Plums, SC; Nectarines, 496c p D for prime to
fancy; Pears 2@5c tor quarters and 21aG012c for
halves according 10 color. etc
RAIsINs-New RaisIns 214@18c for 2-crown 40
for 5-crown, Sc for 4-crOwn, 5Lac for SeedIess
sultanas and 81 1Oa ll5 for london layers Dried
Grapes 2AG
NUTS-Chest nuts are quotable at s@IOc q n;
Walnuts, 7@712c p b for hard and S69c a n
for softshell; Almonds 394c for hardshen and &c
for papershel; Peanuts, 495c for Eastern and
&C for Ca ifornis; Hickory Nuts, 5@6c p d; Pc
cans, 9@l0c p 10; Fiberts, g@e912c; Brazil Nuts
$3.50; Cocoanuts, 81 bU@l5 q 100
HONEI-New Comb. lUc for bright and 7@9c
for lower grades; new water white extracted 41za
4$4c c; light amber extracted, 3S4&4c q ID
EEEsWAA-2SG25c p H.
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BOSTON, Dec S-The American Wool and Co.
ton Reporter will say of the wool market; On the
"hole the market has not been so lIfeless for
months 1t is generally admitted, however, that
the mills are grinding up the raw material very
fast. All things considered the actual amount
must be pretty nearly if not quite at the rate Of
oOo'tOO, 600 pounds per year such a showing
anoros great encouragement to the wool trade.
ara the predictions still rife that the prices
Will not long hence be fully on level
, Win thos4 OF OCTOBER 1t Is lncreas
ihgy difficult to speak Of actual prices
In this market; the quotations are un-
changed and while an intensely dull market a. ways
raises the presumption OF concessions, it would be
olnlcult 10 put ones finger on actual markdo S
at TINS time. AS matter of fact there is hardly
buyers enough around to break the market. There
mas been big falling OFF in the sale OF Austria ian,
owing 10 the fact that while there are number of
persons who would be glad to pick up round
amounts the holders anxious to sell at
prices previously quoted.
The sales Of the week IN Boston amount o
i,soO,OOO pounds domestic ana 100000 pounds
foreign making a total of 2,66J,OOJ against q
tOtAl OF 4, ,552.OOO Tor The previons week
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NOriUE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United State, Hvdropranhio
Office located in the MercEantS Exchange Ia
ned In san Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard nationality and free OF
expense.
Navigators are cordially Invited 10 visit ths
ofhce where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept on hand or COM
parison and reference, and the latest inform alton
can always De obtained regarding lights dangers
to navigation and ali matters or interesG to ocean
commerce
Inc time oali on TOD OF the building on rele-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon, andts dropped at noon, 12Oth meridian, by
telegraphic signal received each day from the
United states Naval Observatory nj Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
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GENERAL MnkCHANDIsE

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags, 1898 delivery, bSs
@6S4C; Wool Bags, 27@5Oo; Fruit Bags 514c
6S4c and &c for the different sizes
COAL-A local circular Tor Australia says
There is now only vessel fully cue from the
Colonies, and only eleven now afioat can possibly
arrive here in the next sixty days, with "a capacity
of about "a 900 tons: hence A australian Will De
brisk demand at full figures during the winter
months The total engaged oal tonnage now
listed from sydney and Newcastle foJtS up In AL
only 55 QUO tons capacity, against 05.O00 tons
so short time shows that new names not
be ng added equal TO the arrivals here. The fact
is freight rates on coal have been Eeld too n igh
and the large consumers here are cnary about con-
-racting ahead FEELING assured that lower rates
must prevail later, with but little grain export
rom the Colonies tonnage must head IL is way.
In TACT the softening has already commenced, as
Charter rates are now quoted at Is e ton less than
poets here for 1898. seasonaoe rains will u j.
vert Ca rrieTs in this direction much lower
on Coal 1t Is difficult TO estimate the qua itty Of
Coal we may consume in the first half OF 1898, If
KIondikers should come here. Railroads and
steamers will be large fuel consumers for several
months, as they will be taxed TO their fulless ca
pacity moving passengers and freight"
Wellington - 2 ton: New Wellington, SS;
Soc:hfeld Wellington. 81 So seattle, $5 so: Bly,
ant. SIS so: Coos Bay, 81 rs; Walsend, So rs =
ton; Cum berland, $l4 so p ton in bulk and 81 8
in SACKS; Pennsyl vania Anthracite Egg, $ls >
ton; Welsh Anthracite $S@12: Camel, So so q
ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate Pleasant Val
ley, 81 90 Coke $l3i buIk and SIS q in SKIS
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
quotes, terms net cash: cube and Crushed and
Fine Crushed, $3.50; Powdered 61sc: Dry Granu-
lated, 51ac q d: Confectioners A, 51ac; Magnolia
A, 51sc Extra Z, SC; Golden c. 47sc; Candy
GranUlated 55Sc; California A, 51Ic half barre
14c more than barrels, and boxes 12c mora