The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUA-
TURE, WEATHER bureau, SAN FRANCISCO,
March IL, 1897, P N. The following the
ranfaIls for past "a hours and seasonal rainfalls
TO date as compared with those of the date
last season:
"a hours %: Red Bluff 224 last season IA So
past "a hours 20; san Francisco 069, last sea-
s.93, past % hours 90: San Luis Obispo
1871, last season a 81, past "a hours 90: Los
Angeles 1905, last season 1877, past "a hours 90;
San Diego 10 sS, last season 5.6s past "a hours
60; Yuma $751; last season IS. past "a hours 90.
san Francisco da,a-Maxmum temperature So,
minimum A. mean Al.
Weather conditions and general forecasts:
An area of high pressure which appeared this
morning over saskatchewan ha, moved rapidly
sou.hward and is tonight Montana and
Idaho There has been very rapid rise during
the past twenty-four hours over Washington,
Idaho and Northern Oregon. AT the same time
there has been 81 ght fail over Nevada and Cen
tral California. If mis- rise in pressu over the
north continues sou Inward seems likely,
following the low. much colder weather will be
experienced Friday night and Saturday in Cal
1ornia
Conditions are already favorable for moderately
heavy frosts throughout California Friday morn
ing and il the movement above mentioned occurs,
killing fross will occur Friday night and saturday
morning. Fruit-growers should be on he alert
f[IaaE ana nave smudSlng ma erlal IN readiness
The temperature has fallen rapidly over the
northern half of the racific sope tt has risen
slightly near Red t luff.
Rain and snow failing in extreme Northern
California and southern Oregon.
The following maximum wind velocities are re-
por ed Idaho Falls % miles per hour from the
south: W1nnemucca AZ miles from the west:
arson City, "a from the west; Point Reyes 81
from the northwest.
Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours
ending .idnight, March II, 1897:
Northern California-RaIn or snow Friday in
moderate frosts Friday morning and possibly
killing frosts Saturday morning: northery winds
Southern California-Fair Friday; continued
cool weather frosls Friday mo nins and possibly
killing frosts Saturday morning northerly winds
HeHadaatar la Friday; ,c continued cold
san Francisco and vicinfty-Fair Friday, with
increasing cloudiness anu strong northwesterIy
winds; continued c. oil weather with frosts In the
morning.
ALEXANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial
NEW YORK, n. y, March 1.-THE tone at
the stock exchange today vas firm throughout
the session. The only stock in which there was
any decline spea< of in early trading was In To-
bacco, which fell 1873, but shortly scored a rise of
point. The grangers Louisville and Nashville
Western Union and General klec ric improved Ia
anu iudso IA, Omaha IL, Manhattan 21s and
Consolidated Ga 214%. Harlem was taken NJ 296
@30U, the highest figure for over year. The gem
eral lis, reacted 1s 10 12 but closed firm Total
transactions only l02,3J1 shares Net
changes now gains OF 1a@114 aha leaIing.
Tobacco was an exception. losing AZ
The bond market firm. Tne sales aggre-
gated Sl006, ,000 Ann A rbor tours rose 5s; Chesa-
peake and Ohio Richmond and Aileghaney f1rst
consolidated fours l12; Burlin ton and Quincy
neb-nture fiyes ! Fort Worth and Denver Guy
firsts, !; orih west gold seyens conpon 10; reg
is;ered, 21a Omaha and ~. Lou IS first tours GER
Tiff ates 212; tennessee Coal and Iron, Eirming-
ham division coniois, 112; Virginia Midland gem
eral fives, l.
In government bonds coupon fours of 9e7 sold
at 1877 registered at l1lA.
Grain
FLOUR-Dull, weak. Winter wheat, low grades
50 30d2 35; do fair to fancy, So 1904 so; do
patents, S4 COOS; others unchanged: Minnesota
Gear, So 4U@3 go: do straights, S4(Q4 20; low
extras. 81 30G3 35; Rye mixture. 81 S0@3 20:
superfine, $2@2 50; fine, 81 g. az rs
Southern flour. dun. Common fair extra
S3 20d3 so: good to choice So 60@4
Rye flour. dull, at 81 50G2 S5.
CORNMEAL - Quiet, dull Yellow western,
81 5O@l 60.
RYE-Dul, firm. Western. 371zc c. t. e. Buffalo
BARLkY-Quiet steady. Feeding, 5ls4c c. T.
New York
WHEAT-Spot market active, lower, with op-
tions closing firm: {. o. S234c; ungraded red, 6s
@s3c. No. Northern S3Ac.
Options fair, active, iosed weak at l5s01 Tsc be-
low yesterday. May aud July most active. No. 2
red. March. S0I4c: May. 1834c; June, 7S14c; July,
763sc: september 7H5Sc
CORN spots duh, easier; No. 2, 291sc elevator,
S0Lsc ahoa.
ptions dull. eEsIer at 1sc decline: May an
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