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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-04
THE HOP TRADE.

local circular says Of the hop trade in
1898:
The Pacific Coast produced for the season
Of 1898 crop Of about 145, 900 bales of hops
about per cent less than in 1897. From out
Of such there remain only about ~ 500 bales
in growers hands. the bulk of which consists
Of mediums. In addition to the above there is
the usual amount of 1895 stock in the posses
sion Of dealers, most of which is held on ac-
COUNT Of sales for future deliveries. The mar
ket was very quick one, at prices ranging
all the way from 10c to 19c per pound accord
ing TO quality and district. This season Oregon
produced more hops and of average better
quality compared with California and Washing
TON. although Sonoma County turned out some
beautIul goods, some Of which commanded as
nlgh as lsc, which represents the highest price
paid so far on the coast. OF the 20 600 bales
there remain only about COCO bales ranging in
age from 1893 10 1897. and in the hands of a
rev dealers. The statistical position of the
market Is certainly strong one, as we have
great many less hops in sight at this time of
the year than We have had for many a sea son
Whlle the sales Of malt liquors in the United
states LOT the fiscal year shows an increase of
5,GOv,GO barrels. We hear that some dealers
are already looking around for the 1899 crop
which viii not be ready BEFORE next fall and
the price ohered-about l0c-has not led To any
business as yet, On account of paying prices
during the past couple of seasons there is some
disposition to increase the acreage and which
does not look like safe proposition as the
Worlo s present acreage with any sort of de-
cent crop, will result in an over-productIon
with accompanying low prices"
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TIE LUMBER TRADE.

Pacific Coast Wood and Iron, under date Of
January l. says: The lumber trade is the
first to be affected by any untoward circum-
stances and the continued apprehension that
the STATE is to be afflicted with another dry
year causes lumbermen to almost despair The
local trade. is almost at a standstill with no
prospect Of an increase. Should rain come
in goodly quantity during January there would
be an instantaneous revival and the mill
wheels would rapidly revolve. Reports from
all over the State show alarming dizziness.
but December is always a dull month The
arrivals from Puget Sound ports have been
normal and the foreign demand for fir, spruce
and redwood has kept up. Eastern lumber
dealers making inquiry for redwood, and
the new year opens with better prospects than
ever for redwood shingles, which are fast max
ing their way into the Easc. Eventually the
mill men of MendOcinO, Humboldt and Del
Norte counties will find great profit in shingles
The mountain mills about all closed down
and reports say that sugar pine mills have
all done we'll this season.
The hardwood situation IS about 1t has
been since the middle of the year and there
IS every promise of a strong revival, TO occur
in the next few months. The latter months OF
all years are not over brisk or encouraging,
but business usually picks up and becomes
prosperous by May and June II not before.
Throughout the Eastern market. quiet is the
best term applicable but such is always the
. case in December. The year has been very
good to almost all the localities. but with
the large sales reported. Everything points
toward a readjustInent of relations between
returns and demands. Taken in consideration,
the year 1898 closes better and shows stronger
tendencies in market quotations than any year
for the last six. All IN ALL the coming year,
with good climatic conditions generally preva-
lent, should be the banner one and a brilliant
closing TO the nineteenth century"
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ly dividend of so cents per share


January 10.
The Emporium and Golden Rule Bazaar pro-
poses to increase its capital stock from $500. 0O0
divided into 5000 shares the par value Of
500 each to ST. 600 O00 divided into TO- 900 shares
of the par value of 500 each, and a special
meeting of the stockholders has been called
for March 10. to vote upon the proposition.
The official report from the Con. Cal. and
Virginia mine is as follows: THE Comstocl
Pumping Association has been engaged in the
following work at the c. and c. shaft the past
week: Stripping the pump compartment Of old
air and small hydraulic pipe. This work is
nearly completed. The pump bob the 1850
level is being taken out and the station re-
paired. The pump hoist is being put in con-
ditton for heavy work. One OF our compress
sors is being prepared for work and all steam
pipes in are being covered. The temporary
bulkheads put on the 1850 and 1850 levels are
found to be effective. They are carefully
watched and require but Slight repairs and no
gas be detected at the mouth OF the
Ophir shaft"
In the Sierra Nevada mine the northwest
drift from the station at the 140-foot level of
the shaft was advanced 46 feet. making total
OF 5S9 feet; face in porphyry and clay. 800
level The north drift started from the top of the
raise, so feet above this level. advanced
II feet; total length So feet; face in porphyry
and clay.
No work was done in the Chollar and Po-
tosi mines during the past week.
The official report OF the operations in the
Occidental Consolidated mine the Bruins
Work of stopping ore on the 45O level is pro-
crossing. During the past week 10 tons were
shipped to the mill, the battery assay Of
which showed an average value Of IS 03 per ton.
500 foot level has been continued The ore
chute at this point is feet in width
sales of mining shares the regular calls
or the San Francisco board in December were
and for .-e year 1898. 1901 $50 shares, against
S,lO2 $50 in 1897.
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northwest eight miles; temperature "a; maxi
mum temperature, S3.
G. H WILSON, Local Forecast Official
EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3-The market was frreg-
ular to-day. but left off strong with fractional
gains in most shares with larger gains IN other
stocks where interest largely centered. Initial
prices were generally higher. but subsequent
speculation was somewhat reactory and Lon
don sold 10000 shares, partly on the
Philippine incident and renewed talk of trouble
between France and England. Proht-taking
sales caused some of the railways to recede
from the early best figures, New York Central
being especially weak. although it subsequently
recovered most of It's loss. American Steel and
Wire shares after opening with improvements
raded and the common declined o points
and the preferred lost 1t and then rallied 312
and II points, respectively. In the afternoon
rise there an increase in the volume of
trading. The favorable November statement
OF Louisville started an upward movement in
that stock of q and better tone spread to the
rest of the list. Western Union and Kansas
and Texas preferred also displayed strength.
Improvement in the anthracite trade because of
the cold weather was assigned reason for the
rise in these stocks, although the advance
in the price of coal predicted for the begin
ming of the year failed to materialize. The in
crease in eastbound shipment and the reported
restoration of trunk line freight rates sup
porting factors in the stock concerned. Ameri-
can Sugar hammered from time to time
ON the unsettled conditions of the trade and
Railway bond prices forged upward to-day
on heavy purchases. Total sales, Sc, lol 900.
United States fours declined Is and the old
fours coupon advanced Is in the bid price
Total sales of stocks to-day, 375, 400 shares. in
Guiding: 1916 Atchison; 14,S do preferred; 5000
Northern preferred; 49, $50 Louisville and Nash
Vile; 1920 Manhattan; 95, 800 Reading preferred;
and Texas preferred: 912O Northern Pacific: TO-
22O do preferred Is. $40 Reading: 500 Rock ISL
and; $3.50 Union Pacific; 1880 st. Paul; $3.50
Southern Pacific; 1880 Texas and Pacific; $50
Union Pacific preferred; 1897 Paper; 1906 Amer-
can Spirits; 6720 Tobacco; 10. 72O Steel; SOS25 do
Fuel and Iron; 1875 Pacific Mail; 1902 Pullman;
q; SOS Sugar; 940o Tennessee Coal and Iron;
1890 Leather 1920 do preferred; $3.50 Rubber: H.
Union. w
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DRIED FRUITS IN NEW YORK.

The New York Commercial says Of the dried
fruit market there:
"All holders of prunes are confident. Care
full inquiry on the coast results in finding rev
large sizes, and the quantity OF any size IN
first hands is small. The entire crop has fallen
short and later estimates seem TO indicate that
II will scarcely run over 10000 600 pounds. II
this be true ii represents reduction or fulIy
cne-third as compared with last year. Prices
are steady, though there is an easier ieeIlng
in intermediate sizes which may result IN 1rac-
ffonal declines Dealers do not anticipate tnls,
however. and are making no effort TO prevent
# A few large sizes still to be hau from
Oregon. but Washington supplies are exhausted,
and business is slack on others. II Is generaIly
believed that small dealers have light STOCKS,
and that greatly increased trade viii result
from their request when they begin restocK-
ing. $500. -.
inquiry for California loose Muscatels. Stocks
In dealer hands are sufficient ror the moment,
and none are being bought with speculative
intent. The outlook is too uncertain 10 en-
courage speculation. Dealers are buying only
what they actually require in their daily bust
ness and. holiday demand being over, their
wants are small. Clusters attract no atten-
ton and though prices are held steady, there
Is no demand worth mentioning. Foreign raj
sins are fiat and none are meeting any demand
worthy of consideration.
Peaches are firm and steady, ana there Is
no change in apricots to record. Both pre-
sent essentially the same features. There is
no export demand because of high quotations,
and local buyers appear Indifferent. 1t Is eX-
pected however. that prices VIII advance still
further when spring demand begins"
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ASSESSMENTS PENDING.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United states Photographic
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners. without regard to nationality and
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 hand
for comparison and reference, and the latest
information can always be obtained regarding
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 hoisted
about ten minutes before noon and dropped at
noon 10th meridian by telegraphic signal re-
ceved each day from the United States Naval
Observatory, Mare Island. Cal.
notice stating whether the ball was dropped
on time or giving the error, If any is published
in the morning parers the following day.
w. S. HUGHES,
Lieutenant, U. S. N, in charge,
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4.

Sun
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Two cars of Eastern came in Monday. An
other came in yesterday, selling at 15c for
Turkeys, S. for Ducks and Fryers 81 for
Geese S5Q5 so for Hens, s6q6 so for young
ROSTERS 81 so for old Boosters and Broilers.
Arrivals of local Poultry were Insignificant.
Game was also in limited receipt and quo
tations showed considerable change.
POULTRY-Dresse Turkeys. l5Q16c; live
Turkeys. 121AG13c for Gobblers and l212q13c
for Hens; Geese. per pair, 81 50Gp1 rs. Ducks,
s. old Boosters. 50 50G4; Fryers, s4q4 80; Broil-
ers, 81 for large, $3q3 so for small; Pigeons,
SOL % per dozen for old and 81 50Q2 for
Squads.
GAME-Quail, SOL Is; MalIard. SO 5O@4: Can
vasback, sSq7; Sprig. 81 50qS; Teal, 81 Esq
90; Widgeon, 81 25q1 90 Small Duck 75cGD
81 20; English Snipe 81 50; Jack Snpe, SlGll 25
Gray Geese. 81 5Oa3; White Geese. $ld1 %;
Brant, 81 50Q1 49, Honkers, S3Q4; Hare 75cd
81; Rabbits, 81 80 for Cottontails and 81 for
small
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-Consos, Ill 1-16: silver,
27Ad, French rentes. 101f S2lkc; wheat cargoes
off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on
passage, quiet for white, easy for red; cargoes
No ! standard California, 30s; English country
markets, firm; import into United Kingdom
wheat, 30S 600; import into United Kingdom
four COG, 900: wheat and flour on passage to
United Kingdom, $50 600; wheat and flour on
passage to Continent, 1,1O9, 900; Indian ship
ments wheat TO United Kingdom, $4,000; Indian
shipments wheat to Continent, 5000
LIVERPOOL Jan. 3.-Wheat, steady; wheat
in Paris, steady; flour in Paris, quiet; French
country markets, quiet and steady.
COTTON-Uplands 3 3-32d.
WHEAT-Spot, steady; futures closed quiet;
March. 5s l1%d; May, IS 912d.
CORN-Spot, quiet American, 3s lid; flu
lures, steady; January, old, So HID; March,
IS 1910; May. SO 1o7sd.
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cleayances, being influences by general liqui-
dation, disappointing outside trade and bearish
sentiments of foreigners closed weak, lie net
lower No red January, 76t4Q77Ac; closed,
77Ac. March, 7SAQ79 7-16c; closed. 7SAc.
HOPS-Quiet.
WOOL-Steady
while tin jumped rs to 100 points. with both
markets very strong The balance of the list
kept we'll in the background and showed but
narrow changes. Demand for both copper and
tin was brisk, but sellers were hard to find
and aggregate transactions hardly in
Keeping with the big change in quotations
News from primary points and abroad was
firm and partially responsible for the strength
OF the local market. AT the close the Metal
Exchange called pigiron warrants firm at 81 20
nominal; Lake Copper, strong and higher, with
higher, with s19 65 bid and $40 asked; lead,
firm, with SO 80 bid and So IS asked; spelter,
quiet, at So 10 nominal.
Lead was quoted at So 20 and copper S2 70
by the firm fixing the settling price for the
leading miners and smelters at the West.
CoFFEE-options closed steady, 5alo points
airy, So 40; February. IS so; March. IS 6Oa5 65;
May s. 7Od5 70; July, So so; September, So 9.i9
95; November, Sc O5. Spot coffee-Rio: barely
steady; No: invoice, 67sc; No; +. jo6 5
3 IS-isc; centrifugal. 90 test, 5-lsc; moiasses
sugar 9-16c; refined unsettled.
BUTTER-Receipts., 1l,672 firm; Western
creamery, 15Q21c; Elgins. 21c; factory, 12@
EGGs-Recepts. $500 packages. strong; West
ern, .2sc; Southern, 24Q26c.
DRIED FRUIT.
NEW YORK. Jan. s.-Calfornia dried fruits
EVAPoRATED APPLES Common. 71k@
Sc: prime wire trays, $50; choice. s99Ac;
PRUNEs-S1kd1O3kc
APRICOTS-Royai, 11Q14c; Moorparis. 13@17c.
PEACHES-Unpeeled. 99111sc; peeled. 21925c.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, jan s-The commerciaI-Aa-
vertiser's London financial cablegram saws:
The markets here had a buoyant opening to-
day, checked by an authentic rumor of the re-
call of Sir Edmund J. Monson from Paris
There was little recovery later Americans
moved irregularly. The weakness in them was
accentuated by reports OF the Philippine
trouble and the expectation of a disappointing
Louisville and Nashville dividend New York
merely absorbed at the lower level There
was a slight improvement on the street
Copper was strong. Anacondas 6a Money
easy this morning and harder later on
repayments to the bank reducing supplies
There rumors here that New York ia
about to take gold. OF the days arrival of
half million from the Cape 1t is understood
IT'S 11%d.
Canadian Pacific. Ss%; Grand Trunk ~
Bar Silver steady, 27Ad per ounce. Money
21zQ2A per cent.
Spanish As closed at 45A
PARIS, Jan. Spanish As closed at 4s 30
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND Ho,

review of the Hop market for the past year
appears In the first column.
Wool opens the year quietly at un-
changed quotations.
HIDES AND sKINs-Culls and brands sell
about lie under the quotations. Heavy sailed
steers 10c; medium, s1ac light, Sc; Cowhides,
Sc; Stays. &c; Sailed Kip. Sc; Calf Sc; dry
Hides sound, 15c; culls and brands 12c; dry
Kip and Veal 15c; dry Calf, lie; Sheepskins
shearlings 15925e each short wool, 8o@4Oc
each; Horse Hides, salt, 81 75a2 for large and
75c for small; Colts. soc; Horse Hides dry, 81 so
for large and 50c@s1 for small.
TALLOW-No. l rendered, 3h@3Ac per 10;
No; 2 2Ac; refined; 4%@5c; Grease, &c.
WOOL-Sprfng clips-SOuthern Mountain 10
months, 7@9c; San Joaquin and Southern, 7
months. Sa9c; FoothilI and Northern free -
@14c: Foothill and Northern. defective 9@11c:
Humboldt and Mendocino, 14Q15c; Nevada Ga
lie; Eastern Oregon, 1OQ12c.
Fall Woods
Humboldt and Mendocino. ............. ea11
Northern Mountain ..................... 78
TottelH ca 715
HOPs-1S9s crop, '121zG14c per ID for ordinary
I4lz@15l2c for good and 1691Sc for choice 70
fancy.
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Oranges, Lemons and Lines continue dull
and weak with heavy supplies. and the cold
weather is against their sale. Arrival of 24O
cases Mexican Lines.
Apples in good supply and unchanged
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples S506Oc for common, 75c9s1 per box
for No. 1 and 81 25d1 so for choice. Lady APP
Piles, 81 25G1 70; Apples. in barrels. S5@9.
Pears-50cd$1 Is per box.
Persimmons-40975c per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges. s1G2 so per
box; Seedlings. 75c9s1 50;' Mandarins s191 25
Lemons, 75cds1 so for common and s2q3 for
good to choice; Mexican Lines, So 50@4 Cali
fornia Lines. 25060c per small box; Grape
Fruit 81 5093 so; Bananas, 81 5092 per bunch
Pineapples S3N5 per Dozen
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-Wheat at the opening
and for few moments following showed COM
parative frmness, though not much had
been expected from the strong curb markets
prevailing since Friday. Opening unchanged
at 71Aq17sc a very moderate buying demand,
most of which from the outside sufficed
to advance the price to 721sc. That the
turning point. Liverpool only I'D higher.
Paris reported 90 confines lower Argen-
tine crop reports were favorable, although the
advices were to the effect the harvest would be
late. There was nothing oppressvely bearsh
in the news, but shortly after the opening 1t
became evident that most Of the heavy bull
traders were convinced that a reaction was
due and that the ruling prices justified profit
taking There also the selling of wheat
by the class of spectators who invariably put
out short lines after January l. Bull news
was plentiful later in the session, but in the
general, professional short sellers adding not
a little TO the weakness the market developed
by pounding it vigorously. Before noon very
material decline had taken place. May reached
703sc shortly after noon. The weakness that
developed in corn was given a good deal of
attention by wheat traders, and affected prices
more or less Expectations in regard to the
visible decrease realized, the figures
showing decrease of 1890 600 bushels This
rallied to 709sG7Oa4c and closed at that price.
Corn was active and weak. Cables were
weak and lower and receipts were large. The
feature was the closing out of large line
of long corn, showing good profits, and caused
a sharp break in prices May closed at BQ1c
lower.
The market for oats reflected corn in every
particular. There was heavy liquidation and
the market was weak from the start. May
Provisions late in the day showed a good
deal of firmness. The market finally broke
in sympathy with wheat and corn, but toward
the close support again developed and part of
the decline was recovered. At the close May
pork pork vas about 1oc lower. lard SC lower and
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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X-24926c per ID.
PROVISIONS

Otherwise there is nothing new
CURED MEATS-Bacon, 71&c per ID for
heavy, Sc for light medium 1Oc for light, 1ohc
for extra light and 120121lc for sugar cured ;
Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 1OG1O1kc; California
Mess Beef, s11 Family Beef, SIP 50; extra
Prime Pork, $40; extra clear, SIS: mess. SIS 5O0
16: Smoked Beef. 11h@12c per ID.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 51a16c per fb for
compound and 7&GSc for pure; half barrels.
pure SAG; 1 1S-Io tins S1zc 5-b tins, sac.
less than 800 lbs, lib pals, 60 in a case &c:
S-ib pals, 20 in a case S7sc 5-lb pals IL in a
case, size; lob pals. in case, Sac 50-rb
tins, / or 2 in a case, 77sc; wooden buckets 20
lbs net, S1sc; fancy tubs. so lbs net, INC; half
barrels, about 10 lbs 7atc -N-
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RA1s1Ns.

The situation in the East is set forth In the
first column. The local market is dull and
featureless.
DRIED FRUIT-Prunes, $50 for 4o-5O's, 4ha
&c for 50-60's. 3263%c for 60-70s, 2%d3c for
7o-s0's. 2A@21sc for SO-9Vs &c for 9O-1GO's and
11aG14c for 100-110s; Silver Prunes, 2J565c;
Peaches, 6071kc for good to choice, 7ikaSc for
fancy and 10@l21sc for peeled; Apricots. 1O@12c
for Royals and 12nQ1S1ac for Moorpark; EVap-
GRATED Apples, 7H@712c; dried 4Q41ac;
Black Figs. sacks, 2Q234c; Plums. 41aq6c for
pitted and 1a1l2c for unpitted Nectarnes, ca
&c for prime to fancy; Pears 6QSc for quarters
and SG9c for halves.
RAISINS-3&c for two-crown, 424c for three
crown, 534c for four-crown, 51AG61ac for Seed
less Sultanas, 41@c for Seedless Muscatels and
81 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 294 d3c.
NUT s. tes5a Sg125zc per 1b: walnuts.
monds, 7qSc for hardshell, 1S@14c for softshelI,
i5G16c for paper-shell; Peanuts, 6d7c for East
ern and 412Q5c for California; Cocoanuts, 81 so
d5.
HONEY-Comb, 1O611c for bright and Sdec
for lower grades; water white extracted 6ib0
7c light amber extracted. &C., dark, 5Q55ac
BEESWAX-24626c ner m
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Receipts of Eggs are increasing. Los Angeles
and San Diego are shipping them in and Port
land is also sending in some Eastern. Prices
are unchanged.
Butter and Cheese are easy at last week S
prices
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy creamerIes. 27a2sc; sec
onds, 25@26c.
DairyEChoice to fancy. 22q24c; common
grades 1Sd2lc
Picked Goods-Firkin. 17q1sc; picked roll,
17GDlSc for dairy and 19d20c for creamery
squares; creamery tub, 22q22ac.
Eastern Butter-Ladle packed, 16d161ac per
10; Elgin, 226D221ac.
CHEESE-Choice mild new, 12c; old, 10
Ollie; Cream Cheddar, 12g12lzc; Young Amer
lea, 12q13c; Eastern. 1Od12c.
EGGS-Ranch Eggs. 34QS6c per dozen:
onds. 3O6l33c; store Eggs, 25G30c; Eastern. 221z
Q25c for ordinary and 2S93Oc for fancy
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were steady and not materially
changed. Savage levied an assessment of 1Oc
The Overman delinquent sale takes place to-
day.
Local securities were quiet, with better quo
tations for Hawaiian Commercial.
The Alaska Packers Association has de-
clared regular monthly dividend of 70 cents
per share, payable January II.
The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com
pany paid its usual monthly dividend of so
cents per share yesterday.
The Oceanic Steamship Company paid its
regular monthly dividend % 90 cents per share
yesterday.
The Pacific Gas Improvement Company will
pay the regular monthly dividend of 50 cents
per share on January 10.
The San Jose Water Company will pay its