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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

1o>YDoN Nav 15-Cablegram reports Br ship
seIIirk from Baltimore for Manila, ran Oa
reef Negros Island, Philippines anu
total loss. No lives lost
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS. May 10. 10 p m-"ea'he'
hazy: wind NV; velocity ~ miles.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PORT TOWNSEND-Sailed May 14-Br snip
General Roberts, from Port Ludlow for cape
Town. CT, Don,
COOS BAY-Arrived May IA, at m-stmr
SRN D afHSe May 15-schr Lottie
sa lied May May 15-Tug Relief. for San Fran
sEArTL.E-Arrived May 15-schr Nellie
Sailed iSsi May i5-stmr City of Topeka, for Dyea
COQUILLE RIVER i Sailed May 14-Schr
Barbara Hernster, for San Francisco. r,,.,
NEAH BAY-Passed in May 15--5r sthr Wel-
lngton. hence May H. for Nanaimo. 49,.
Passed out May 15-Br ship General Roberts,
from Port Ludlow for Cape T9 ~ s+rnr Pasa-
dena from Eureka; schr John CampDeh'
" REDoNDo-sa May 15-schr Lila and
Matte for Coquile River.
EUREKA--Arrived May 15-Stmr Pomona
hence May IA schr Eva. hence May I.
PYRAMID HARBOR-Arrived May 2-Ship
WHATCoM- Sailed May 1S-stmr Brunswick.
for st Michael. May 15-Schr M Colman. for
AsToRiA-Arrived May 15-stmr Columbia.
EASTERN PORTS.
NEW YoRK-Arrived May 13-Ship B SUIT
ton, hence Jan 10.
FOREIGN PORTS.
FALMOUTH-Arrived May 12-Br ship Per-
severance from Portland and sailed for Ant
werp,
GERALTON - Arrived March 17-Br ship
Spinaway. from Fremantle.
PANAMA-Arrived May 1-Stmr City OF
CARDIFF-saiied May 1S-Br ship British
Isles. for San Francisco.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrived May 12-Br ship
Antwerp. May 1S-Danish bark sixtus. from
Portland.
SHIELDS-Arrived May 12-Br ship CAMPUS
kenneth, from Hamburg.
Northumberland April 7-Chil bark
Hindostan, from Vancouver.
SWANSEA-Sai May 12-Br ship Valkyr1e,
TAKU-Arrived prior May 12-Bktn Echo.
from Port Blekeley.
ALTATA-sated May 15-Schr Joseph Russ,
for San Francisco.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
ANTWERP-Arrived May 15-Stmr Nord-
land, from New York.
NEW YORK-Arrived May 15-Stmr Buenos
Ayres, from Glasgow.
Observation-Disclosures May 15-Stmr Ems
from New York, for Genoa and Naples.
Sailed May 15-Stmr Aller, from Naples. for
New York. -,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES May 15-Stmr Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse from New YORK. LOT
Southampton and Bremen.
BREMEN4-Arrived May 15-Stmr Bremen LOT
New York, via Southampton.
ser Wilhelm der Crosse from New YORK. LOT
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

Monday. May Is.
stmr Arcata. Reed, As hours from Coos Bay,
etc
stmr George LOOMS, Bridget, 42 hours from
Ventura.
stmr Valencia. Lane. 81 days from Manila.
via Nagasak 10 days.
Stmr AlcatraZ. Carlson, GO hours from Port
Los Angeles.
stmr Newburg, 81 hours from Grays Harbor.
Stmr State of California, Goodall, 521a hours
Stmr Coos Bay. Hail. SO hours from New
stmr Gipsy. Leland, 40 hours from Moss
Landing.
schr Maxim, Olsen, 10 hours from Caspar
Bark Fermania, Pearson days from Sc
Haw bark Diamond Head. Ward IS days I'm
Honolulu.
Brig Gallilee. Dinsmore. 80 days from Ia
hlti.
schr Mary C. Madsen. hours from Fort
schr Nettie Low. Low. hours from Point
Reyes
CLEARED.
Monday May Is
Stmr Umatilla. Cousins, Victoria and Port
Townsend; Goodall, Perkins & Co.
Stmr Coos Bay, Hall. San Pedro; Goodall,
Stmr Centennial. Eagles. Manila, via Homo
lulu; u S Government.
Br ship Brenda. Thomson, Queenstown: Ep-
Bktn Wrestler, Nielsen. Kahului; Alexander
& Baldwin
Monday. May Is.
Stmr Samoa, Jahnsen Eureka.
Stmr Noyo. Johnson, Fort Bragg.
Stmr Hueneme. johnson. Usai.
Stmr AlcatraZ, Carlson.
Stmr Tillamook, Walvig. Coos Bay.
Stmr Centennial Eagles, Manila, via Homo
lulu.
Stmr Greenwood Fagerlund.
Schr Carrie and Annie, Schultze, Galovin
Bay.
schr Mayhower, Olsen. CoQulle River.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. May 15.-FLoUR-Receipts,
10 425 barrels; exports, 1S,22S. Inactive but
steady.
wHEAT-Receipts, 1877, 900 bushels: exports,
g. $50. Spot steady; No. red. S314c spot f. o.
b. afoat and 75c elevator. Options steady on
cables There was a subsequent sharp rise on
bad crop news from the Southwest. supple
mented by a liberal visible supply decrease and
ST. Louis buying. Local shorts covered freely
and the close was firm at 1242ssc net advance.
May, 76'e97%c, closed 71a.e July 15s IFS 1850
closed axe December, "A 9-16q75c, closed 75c.
HOPS-Quiet.
HIDES-Firm-
WOOI-Steady.
METALS-An departments of the market
hib!ted more or less inherent strength to-day
Tin and iron showed pronounced firmness, but
ruled generally quiet News from all quarters
of a favorable average. At the close the
Metal Exchange called:
PIGIRON-Warrants quiet but firm at s11 so
LAKE COPPER-Quiet at sis.
TIN-Firner but quiet, with SIS rs bid and
s25 IS asked.
The brokers price for lead is 81 Is and for cop
sPELTER-steady with Sc 70 bid and 81
CoFFEE-Options closed dull. unchanged to
points lower. Sales, 400 bags, including:
FdbTuary, 20 So IS; March S So Spot coffee
Rio, dull and nominal; mild. dull.
SUGAR-Raw, steady; refined. steady to firm.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1855 packages. Firm;
Western creamery 1O "a factory 1l1A@ISc.
ern, 1312q14c; Southern, 12q13c.
DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK, May 15.-California dried fruits
EVAPORATED APPLES-Common. 7GS1bc;
prime wire tray S%q9c; choice, sA@914c; fancy,
PRUNEs-44 @91kc.
PRCOTs-Royal. 1S1AG14c; Moorpark. 14@
PEACHEs-Unpeeled, s3ta115ac; peeled. Esq
2Sc.
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waste chutes from the 1650-foot level to the
Sutro tunnel level has been continued.
In the Ophr mine In the old Central tunnel
ground the second croSscut from the north
east drift has been extended feet; total
length, 81 feet AT this point the crosscut was
stopped, leaving the face in hard footwall rock.
Before reaching the hard footwall the cross
cut passed through clay seam dipping east.
On the east side of the clay there is an s.
inch seam of quartz carrying iron sulphides of
an assay value of less than 81 per ton. The
northeast drift has been advanced feet; total
length, 256 feet. The drift is being turned To
the north. the face being in the hanging
wall IA mixture of clay and porphyry) and will
continue turning to a northerly course until it
enters the vein. and then will be run north in
the vein. The Sutro tunnel connection
tended feet: total length, 1913 feet face is in
hanging wall rock showing irregular clay
seams and the rock breaking better. Work
mas been continued on the quartz stringers, the
Wine extended feet (total depth 13 feet), and
southwest drift started and advanced feet.
The quartz continues in the Wine, showing
n vein OF IL inches in the bottom. The south
west drift in the same stringer the tun-
mel level shows u inches of quartz with spots
of ore. The mass of the quartz in the Wine
and in the southwest drift is of no value All
the work in the Ophir delayed for three
shifts by cave in the Sutro tunnel that has
since been repaired.
In the Hale Norcross mine the old tunnel
at the hosting works has been cleaned out and
repaired IS feet from its mouth.
In the Chollar and Potosi mines May IL
they began grading and laying track from the
mouth of the Chollar and Potosi joint west
tunnel to the dump. Sutro tunnel level-On
May IL force of men began clearing out and
repairing the Zadig drift.
The Parrot Copper Mining Company of Mon
tana has declared dividend of 81 so per share
payable May 81.
The Portland Mining Company of Cripple
Creek, Colo. paid dividend of cents per
share, or 6OO00 yesterday. This makes 81, l0O,-
600 returned to stockholders.
The Osceola Copper Mining Company of
Michigan has declared a dividend of So per
share. payable on June Is This is 81 per share
over previous dividends. 1t is the fourth divi-
dend on the new capitalization (s1,O 900 out
standing) prior dividends being 81. declared
November II, 1885, 81, May 81, 1885, and 81. De-
cember 81. 1887. Two dividends of 81 each were
paid in 1897 on former capitalization of sc, 900
shares In 1896 81 so was paid
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The markets were dull and fea-
tureless all over the world, and this market
was fiat.
Spot wheat-shipping, 81 o5gl osA; milling,
81 0s&4q1 121A.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 o clock-No sales
Second Sesson-May-2000 ctls 81 1915
Regular Morning Session-December-60
ctls. 81 1898; 1000. 81 1872.
Afternoon Session December 1000 ctls
81 1888
AUTHORIZATIONS prices rule with dull
market. There is nothing doing call.
Feed 81 02l2Ql o.; Brewing. 81 071a4l 121k per
ctl
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 o clock-No sales
Second Session-No sales.
Regular Morning Session-No sales
Afternoon Sesson-Seller 49, new-4O00 ctls.
S7IAc: 5000. S72sc. December-2OO0 912sc
OATS-There is nothing to report the
market being very dull.
81 45aI Az; common 81 s71k@i i21k Surprise,
81 5O Gray. 81 40d1 As; Milling. 81 45@1 50 per
ctl: Red. 81 40; Black. 81 32l561 So.
CORN-The demand continues light at I'M
or small round yellow. 81 25a1 40; Eastern
large Yellow 81 12zdl Is; White 81 15Gl nv
mixed, 81 12H. per ctl; California White, nomi-
nal
RYE-s1G1 O21k per ctl.
RICK WHEAT-Nominal.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 15.-The opening strength
in Wall street securities and light damage
claims by Hessian flies in the Middle West
started wheat higher. There was temporary
Witness shortly after the opening owing to
bear!sh statistics and a hitch in the settlement
III the strike at Buffalo, but the offerings were
quickly absorbed and the market ruled strong
the remainder of the session. Reiterated
claims from the Northwest of decreased acre
age in North Dakota added TO the buying
movement. July opened Sale higher at 70jA
d70lc declined to 697sc advanced to 7O4.c and
closed al 70lac.
Corn opened firm, influenced by light re-
ceipts and report that the Buffalo strike had
been settled. The advance checked by
heavy liquidation July closed unchanged
Oats ruled steady within narrow limits. July
closed shade higher.
Liberal receipts and lower prices for hogs
started provisions weak. Buying by packers
brought about recovery, and Improved cash
demand had strengthening influence. Pork
and ribs closed a shade lower and lard I'M
changed.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Receipts were 1923 boxes Cherries and 565
chests Strawberries.
Cherries did better again, and extra
fine black sold at 81 so per box. Some mser-
able small red, suitable only for pie fruit sold
at PIC per lb. In ordinary seasons it would
be left on the tree.
The first Currants came in from San Leandro
selling at 81 per crate
All Berries were steady for Monday and ar
rivals cleaned up well
Apricots still hold back, none being received
Gooseberries are in light supply and steady.
There is no change in Citrus Fruit.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples. 81 5000 so for fair to good and sSG3 SO
for choice to fancy.
Observation-Disclosures 25c per drawer and
2q3c per Id in bulk; Blackberries S2d2 % per
crate; Strawberries S4d6 per chest for small
ana 1898 so for large berries Raspberries, s1G
l % per drawer; Newcastle Raspberries, 81 500
per crate
Cherries 25d5oc for red, S5G75c for white and
a5cqsl 70 per box for black; black, in bulk 10
&c; white Sq5c per ID.
Aprlcots, - per crate.
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, 81 25d13 rs
per box; Seedlings. 81 2592 %; Mediterranean
sweets. 81 50G2 20; Lemons, 81 25@1 so for COM
mon and SOP SO for good to choice; Mexican
Lines, 81 50Q5; California Lines, 5G975c per
small box; Grape Fruit. 81 5oGD2 90; Bananas
81 5ea2 per bunch; Pineapples. $SQ4 per
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
MONDAY, May 15-4 p. m.
The Debt of London.

The Finance Committee of the London
County Council have just prepared a re-
charge on the rates of each parish in the
County of London and the amount Of
loans outstanding for which each parish
is liable in respect of parish loans. union
loans, district loans, and central and conn
ty loans, together with the equivalent
rate in the pound of the charge and the
the ratable value of the parish. A mem.
orandum is prefixed to the return which
summarizes the detail and shows for each
class of local authority and for all Lon
and the total amount of loans outstand-
ing. together with division of the total
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POTATOES. onions AND VEGETABLES

Receipts were 957 boxes Asparagus, 1856 boxes
Rhubarb $50 sacks Peas. 40 boxes and $50
sacks Beans and S43 boxes and ia sacks new
Potatoes.
New Potatoes in boxes were firm Old were
unchanged Onions stood about the same
Cucumbers appeared from Marysville, selling
at So per box
Vegetables stood about as before
POTATOES-$1 250g1 so per ctl for Early Rose
81 40G1 90 for River Burbanks; Oregon 81 150
! 30 for seed and 81 50Ql 80 for large; New Pc
tatoes, 1G1&c per ID in sacks and 81 5O91 So
for Rivers in boxes.
ONIOJS-40G5Oc for fair and coarse per ctl
for good to choice; new, 35g4Oc per sack for
Red.
VEGETA BLES- Asparagus. 5OcQs1 Is per box
for No. 2, 81 50q1 IS for No. / and s2G02 % for
fancy: Rhubarb, $4,000 per box for common
and 75cQsl for good to choice; Green Peas, ~
q2c for common and 2d2kc for Garden; String
Beans from Los Angeles. 4G5c for green and
6qSc for Golden Wax; String Beans from Vaca-
vile, 5g7c. for Green and 6qsc Tor Wax; Cab
bage, 81 40; Tomatoes, 81 5062 per box; Egg
Plant 1212c per lb; Garlic. 5G6c for new; Dried
okra, 15c per lb; Dried Peppers. 1Oc; Green
Peppers 10@15c; Carrots, 25Q35c per sack;
Hothouse Cucumbers. 4oc@s1 per dozen: Sacra-
mento Cucumbers. 4Oc; Summer Squash, SIG
Is per box.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST

san FTanClsCO udIA. -1IlI-NIIIUUI VV-'1I71l'
50: minimum AZ mean =.
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NorIcE no MARINERS.

branch of the United States Hydrographic
Office located in the Merchants Exchange, Is
maintained in San Francisco for the henent OF
mariners. without regard TO nationality ana
free of expense.
Navigators are cordially invited to visit the
office, where complete sets of charts and SAIL
ing directions of the world are kept on mana
for comparison and reference, and the latest
information always be obtained regarolhg
lights, dangers to navigation and all matters
OF interest to ocean commerce
The time ball on the tower Of the new Ferry
building. at the foot of Market street, is hosted
about ten minutes before noon and dropped at
noon. 12Oth meridian, by Geographic signal re,
ceived each day from the United States Naval
Observatory. Mare Island Cal.
notice stating whether the ball was dropped
on time or giving the error II any. is published
In the morning papers the following day.
c. G. CALKINS.
Lieutenant u s N. in charge.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS Calcutta Grain Bags, SIC for June
and July; Wool Bags. 26G2sc; San Quentin
Bags 81 IS.
COAL-Wellington, IS per ton; New yelling
ton 50; Southfield Wellington. 81 so; Seattle Sc;
Bryant Sc; Coos Bay. So; Wallsend. 81 80;
Scotch IS; Cumberland IS so in bulk and 50 so
in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg s14.
Camel IS SO per ton; Rock Springs and Castle
Gate, 81 CO. Coke. Sl2 per ton in bulk and s14
in sacks.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes, terms net cash. in 100-lb bags
Cubes Crushed and Fine Crushed. SIC;
Powdered. sac; Candy GRADUATED. 5Sc; Dry
Granulated SIC; Confectioners' A, SIC; Calf
fornia A, sc; Magnolia A. 47sc; Extra C. 4Ac:
Golden c, 4ssc; barrels, 1-16c more; half barrels
ilc more boxes, nc more; 50-lb bags. 1sc more
No order taken for less than rs barrels or its
equivalent
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

COLUMBIA RIVER, MAIN SHIP CHANNEL,
FROM TONGUE POINT TO JIM
CROW POINT.
Notice is hereby given that from and after
May IS 1899, the fixed white lantern light will
be discontinued on beacon l in the main ship
channel from Tongue Point to Jim Crow Point.
SANDS BEACON POST LIGHT-A fixed
white lantern suspended Is feet above the
water from an arm on a single pile, will be
sands. abreast of and close to beacon l. in the
main ship channel from Tongue Point to Jim
Crow Point.
Fog Signals Pacific Coast, 1899, No. rs, page %;
also the List OF Beacons and Bouys, Pacific
Coast. 1S99 page so.
BY order of the Lighthouse Board.
GEO. c. REITER. Captain. U. S. NJ
Inspector Thirteenth Lighthouse District.
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May 15-There was a lively de-
mand for cattle and prices ruled strong to Zoe
higher. Fancy grades brought IS 40q5 so:
choice steers. s. 15Q5 80; mediums, 81 s5fI4 s.:
beef steers 81 1914 GO; stockers and feeders,
s4GD5 Is; bulls 81 7OQ4 Is; cows and heifers.
So 6oa4 25 Western fed steers. 81 4OQ55 Is; Texas
steers. 50 1904: calves, 81 50Q7.
There was a good local and shipping de-
mand for hogs but the supply exceeded most
expectations and prices were 21265c lower Fair
TO choice. SO S21k@3 971e; heavy packers, $3.50
g 50; mixed So 60a3 67i5: butchers 50 70I2g2Ih.
lights, SO 6oq3 S7lz; pigs, 50 $500 TO-
There was an active demand for sheep and
lambs. prices ruling fully DC higher. Colorado
wooded lambs Sc SOFAS TO- shorn lambs 81 75l
6; clipped sheep. 81 25Q5 30; yearlings. at the
top: spring lambs, s7q9 so per 100 pounds.
II COO
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charge between interest and repayment
The total debt of London secured on the
rates is now $40 $50 ,699 and involves
e1I&560 is interest and g., 407 ,6S4 repay
ment. The total debt is equivalent to 1884
per cent of the ratable. (annuaD value,
and the charge is equal to an average
pound. The debt of the City Corporation.
not being secured on the rates, Is not IN
Guided in the return. At the END OF 1871
it amounted TO e4929 800, and involved a
charge of e2S9 ,140 in the year.-London
inn
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, May 15.-Consols. 110@s; silver
2Sisd; French rentes. 1927 62lac; wheat cargoes
off coast, quiet and steady; cargoes on passage,
rather easier Sd lower; No l standard Call
fornia, 30s; English country markets, generally
Cd cheaper; imports of wheat into United
Kingdom, 294. GOO; imports of flour into United
Kingdom. 1T 900; wheat and flour passage
to United Kingdom S.44O, 900; wheat and -four
passage to Continent 1870, 900; Indian ship
ments of wheat to United Kingdom. a. 900: In
dian shipments Of wheat to Continent. $780, 900.
LIVERPOOL, May Is. - WHEAT - Easy;
wheat in Paris, easy; flour in Paris, quiet;
French country markets, quiet.
COTTON-Uplands, 3%d.
CLOSING.
WHEAT-Spot No. 2 red winter. easy, IS
10d No. l red Northern Duluth easy, 6s I'd.
Futures. easy; May, SIS sgd; July, 5s sgd; Sep
tember IS sgd
CORN-Spot American mixed new, steady IS
Cd; American mixed old, steady, IS 612d Flu
lures quiet; May, IS 5tsd July, IS SID; Sep
TENDER IS SID
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FIOUR-California family extras, SO 6Od3 Is
usual terms: bakers extras. SO 4OG3 so: Oregon
and Washington 50 1908 45 per Dbl for extra
So 25GS 40 for bakers and 81 30G2 so for super
fine.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour SO % per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. g U.s. Rye
Meal 50 50: Rice Flour, 81; Cornmeal 81 so; ex-
ira cream Cornmeal, 50 p; Oatmeal, s. 5O604 IS;
Oat Groats IS; Aomlny. 50 25GS SO: Buck
Farina, 81 50; Whole Wheat Flour. 50 80; Rolled
oats (barrels) Sc 5576 95; in sacks. Sc 356I6 rs
Pearl Barley, IS; Split Peas. 81 So Green Peas.
s. ner 100 lbs
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togo KISEN KAISHA.

G TEAMERs WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR
y First and Brannan streets ! p. m. for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling az
Kobe (Hiogo). Nagasaki and Shanghai. and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India, etc. No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
NIPPON MARU.............. Tuesday June 81
AMERICA MARU ..............S Saturday July p
HONGKONG MARU... Thursday August II
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates For
freight and passage apply at company's office.
421 Market street, corner First.
w B. CURTIS. General Agent.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. May 15.-The break in Wall street
Saturday, together with lack of support here.
tended at first to check American securities.
but the market quickly recovered and became
fairly strong on better advices from New York.
The final tone was firm. Spanish As. 62A; gold
at Buenos Ayres. 116.
vertiser's London financial cablegrams says:
The markets here were fairly brisk and firm
to-day Americans opened strong, well above
parity and the professionals talked quite OPP
timstcauy about them. New York refrained
from buying, but kept steady near the top to
the close Nevertheless, the best houses here
do not feel treasured by the reported
bination of bankers and insurance people to
support the market. London still buys Can
adam Pacifcs.
Coppers were hard. Anacondas u SIG; Tin
tos 49Is Silver closed at IS S-16d small
Indian buying.
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Hay AND FEEpsTUFFs.
ID Middlings are higher

Bran and Middings are higher
HAY shows no change, being still dull and Mt
the mercy of buyers. A of choice wheat
was bid in at S12 So
Sale on call OF 1000 ctls Bran, seller 'ss, at
So 62Iz.
BRAN-s16G16 so per ton.
MIDDLINGS-s16 5061S so per ton
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley. $40 50G23 per
ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill. $25026 So job
s23 50d24 50; Cracked Corn, s24Q25; Mixed
Feed, Sl5G16.
HAY-Wheat, s10G11 50 for good TO choice and
81 SOFAS for lower grades; Wheat and DAT $40
il; Dat s6gl0; Barley, seas; Alfalfa. s496 So
STRAW-25d50c per bale
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RA1sINs.

DRIED FRUITS-Prunes &c for 4o-5o's, So
s1sc for 5o-sO's. 4G41tc for 6o-7o's. 3h@3%c for
7o-so's. 2%@3Ac for S0-sO's 2k@2Ac for sO-1O0' s
and 2Q2hc for 1OO-11Os: Peaches. Shqshc for
good to choice. 1OG1O11c for fancy and 14q15c for
peeled; Apricots. 1211Q13c for Royals and 14d15c
for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples. 9qshc; sun
dried, out; Black Figs, out; Plums nominal
NC for unpitted and 412Q6c for pitted Pears
3dsc according to color. etc.
RAISINS-3%c for two-crown, 4%c for three
crown, 5%c for fourcrown, 411G6c for Seedless
Sultanas, SIC for Seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London Layers Dried Grapes. 2Ad3c.
NUTS-Chestnuts. &c per lb; Walnuts $3.50
for hardshell. 10d1lc for softshell Almonds, so
&c for hardshell. 12G13c for softshell 14d16c for
papershell; Peanuts 6a7c for Eastern and 41a@
SC for California; Cocoanuts, "a 50Q5.
HONEY-Comb. 10d11c for bright and sGsc
for lower grades; water white extracted. 7AQ
7l1c; light amber extracted &c; dark, 5Q51Ac
per lb.
BEESWAX-25@27c per lb
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

The Earl Fruit Company sold California fruit
at auction to-day, realizing the following
prices
CHICAGO, May 15.-Royal Anne. average
So IS: Advance, average 81 is; Black Tartarian.
81 2Gd2 So average 81 IL: Governor Wood. 81 100
9 50, average 81 SO; Rockport average. 81 %.
NEW YORK. May 15.-Royal Anne average
Sc 62Is; Black Tartarian. average s2G2 50; Black
Republican average, S2 20; Centennial, average
81 20: Cherry Plums, lib boxes, average 81 30;
Pringle Apricots, 2-lb boxes, average 45c; Rock
port, $1Q1 30, average 81 OF.