The San Francisco call., 1897-11-17
THE WEATHER. BUREAU.


UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AsRIcUL-
TURF. WEATHER BUREAU IAN Francisco. No
vember . 1897, > = N.
The foI owing are the rsiutalls Cor the pas;
twenty-four hours and the seasOnRb,e ranfalls
10 date as compared with those Of the same cate
last season; EUREKA OIL this 90, Hast
season 1909; Rcd B.uf 90 this season 2.79. last
season 2G5; Sacramento 90 This season PA
last season 1.16, san Francisco 90. this season
Us, last season = 81; Fresno 90, this season
l ., last season l.57; san Luis Obisro 90, this
season So las season 6S Los Angeles 90, this
sea son > - last season I..5: san Diego 90, this
season o. last season LIS; Yuma .OO, this sea
son 81, last season !. IA
san Frauclsco data: Maximum temperature 80.
minimum 46, mean So.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
Area of high presS1re lies over the Rocky Noun
tain and p stteau region The pressure Is also high
over Utah and the southern half of the Pacific
Slope. During the past tweuty-four hours here
has been fIl over Washington, Idaho and West
era Montana.
The temperature has risen generally over the
western haf Of he country.
Rain has fslIen over sre-on and Washington.
The todoHinE maximum wind vel cities are
southeast: Portland, a. mi IS from south.
Frost was reported generally throughout Cali
fOrnia Ills morui :.
Forecas made at san Francisco for thirty
hours. ending midnight, NOvem Der II, 1897.
Northern acknowledgements cloudiness and
sou. hern California-CIoudy Wednesday: north
ery changing 10 easreriy wind.
NeVada-Fci' Wednesday; warmer in western
port
Utah-Fair Wednesday: warmer in northern
4rzona-FGir Wednesday.
san Francisco and vIcinty-Cloudy and unset
tied weather ednesdav, p obab rain in the AIT
ernoon and night; >outheas eriy wind
ALExANDFR MCA DIE. Local Forecast Official.
NEW YOEh s10Ck MARKET.
NV YOBK Nov. I6.-To-day was another
remarkably dull day the Stock Exchange.
The only spuris OF activity were d e 10 manipula-
tive maueuvers on the part OF The professional
traders They notably manifest in Consoli-
dated Gas. which Jumped up and down the price
scale point at time all day, but always a, a
level below last nights price. The decline ex-
tended 10 az points at one time, but covering a
the close lett he STOCKS net loss only fractional
The weakness OF local gas stocks is du to feare of
failure u pans alleged to have been in coatem-
plation tor the anna gamatton Of the local gas com
panles
sugar continued to lead the market in point OF
activity. and us strength dming the day helped
the general strens OF the mGrkeJ. IT rose at
one time oluts, but reaction due to re ,Iizi "
Cthers OF The lGdu utrial stocks notab the cotton
stocks, tobacco and leather preferred rose sharply
on TIA -erS purc haSers, but The part
however, was firm III The fA,e Of dullness piices
continuing above yesterdays level all day after
~ ) ia sympathy with the heayIness Of American
securities in the London market. London " a.
also s Her in this market @: y mer.can stCCks
he sire 9Th of the railroad list III inlv was dne
10 the contInued good outlook for business the
aFaln movement having been resumed in foIce
and very heavy movement OF cattle being re-
ported by some Western roads. VI nhattan VS.
avy all day. nor did 1t rise ab ". yesterdays s
level The rubber stocks were a.so somewhat de
pressed. There no news hearing OF either of
the e properties. The heavy tone Omaha alone
OF TIE grangers' Was equally without explAL a
ton
Northwest. the parent stock, gained point net.
as also did ROCK Island. The market was ex-
Ceedngly narrow both in the volume of deallng
aud the movement Of prices, excep, in n few
cases, prices showing fractional net gains the
day.
The bond market was fairly active and showed
imp iovement for the most part Total sales.
Sll15,U00. Unned states fours coupon and the
hves coupon are 70 lower
otal sa e5 OF stUck tt-d ~ 5, 300 share =
including: Arch s0I preferred 1850 Burlington
$4,000, Louisville and Nashville $500, Missouri
Pacific 300, Northern Pacific preferred 53l >,
ock Island o Oz5, st. Paul 1920, Union Pa
c!hc $500, Amelic N tobacco II so Bay State Gas
$500, Peoples Gas 1895. Consolid aUed Gas 1876.