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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-No change to report
Heavy salted steers quotabe at &c p
ID: culls and brands, &c u ib medium, &c;
eulls and brands, &c q ib; light &c q n; cuils and
brands, &C q ID; Cowhides 41z@51,bc; culls ana
brands, 31a@41ac4 saited Kip, 5@5 12c sailed Calf
&c q ID; sailed Veal. &c q ib drv Hides, 10@llc:
culls and brands, 71a@sc; dry Kip and Veal. &c;
culls 61a@7c q b; dry Calf SC; culls 10c; Goat
skins, 20@35c each; Kids, SC: Deerskins, good
summer. 20@25c q ID: medium. l5@20c;s winter,
ia &c; Sheepskins. shearngs, 10@l5c each: short
wool, 20@35c each; medium. 4O@50c each; long
woods, 5O@6Uc each CuiIs or all kinds about 1ac
less
TALLOW-No !, rendered, 212@3c; No. 2, 20
214c; refined. 43l @e5c: Grease, &c p ID.
WOOL-A private circular says: "Boh scour-
and dealers continue 10 be active buyers tor
good Woods. a large share Of the San Joaquin
and foothill mountain Wools have been sold,
though considerable Will reach here yet from
mote sections. Red Bluff growers are holding
their Woods until after the election are also en-
docno people. The trade in San Francisco Is meet
ing The market in the belief that 1t is always
TO sell Wool when BUYERS are 10 be had. The sales
for the week have been liberal. but not great as
the previous week.' We quote Fall Wool as fol-
lows: Southern mountain, 31512c . ID; middle
counties, free, 51a07c . ID: do, detective, 41a@6c
q ID; san Joaquin, 3@5c 2 ID Spring c.ip: Ne
yada, e@S12c q b san Joaquin and southern
Coast, SIX months, 31a15c
HOPS-Choice new continue steady at 7c q 10.
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10 Clear 0 Partly Cloudy
Q Cloudy 9 Ram 8 Snow

The arrow flies with the wind The top figures
at station indicate maximum temperature for the
days; those underneath il, If any, the amount Of
rainfall of melted snow in inches and hundredths,
during the past twelve hours. Jsobars, solid
lines connect poin of equal air pressure; iso-
thermS, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word "high" means high barometrIc pressure and
is usually accompanied by fair weather; ''lowh
refers 10 low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
Lows" ally first appear on the Washington
coast. When he pressure is high In the interior
and low along the coast, and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast rain is probable;
but when the "low'' is inclosed with sobars of
marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb-
able. With "high in the vicinity of Idaho, and
the pressure falling the California coasr warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter The reverse of these conditions
Will produce an opposite result.
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NEW YORK MARKETS.
Finan ciaI.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. 22.-It is long time
since the bull feeling at the Stock Exchange as
high as it did to-day. In spite Of The advance in
Bank of England rate OF discount and the advance
in the rates of sterling exchange, prices declined
only 14(G5s per cent and in very short time the
trend the market upward more. AS
the rise made progress the shorts tecnme thor
oughly alarmed and their purchases gave i'm
>petus to the upward movement. The bulls had
full control and lifted one stock after another with
comparative ease.
The highest quotations were reached at about 2
O'Clock. and that time prices showed an ad
vance of ~ 21s per cent, the industrals, Louis
Vile and Nashville the grangers and the south
westerns leading. The dealings were largely pro-
fessIonaI, but some OF the commission houses did
report orders for moderate amounts from outside
account, the latter probably because of the easier
(2:l5) news came about the further demorajjza-
tion in the wheat market, and the bears it to
make a drive at the share-list
The decline from the highest only 1A9l14
per cent, and this. TOO, Notwithstanding extensive
realizing. he market lett OF steady at a frac-
tional rally. Net changes show advances of
Pacific lost 3s and Kansas aud Texas preferred 70
per cent In the speciaIties Iowa Central pre-
PA. The total sales 229 593 snares, incud-
ing 29, 200 Reading, 26 700 Sugar 56,700 Buring-
ton and Quincy and $4,000 Louisville and Nash
Vile
railway and miscellaue eous bonds were firm
Total sales were 81 SOL 900. Atchison adjustment
fouTs rose / Is 10 393s: Colorado Midland general
skies certificates to 90: Ann Arbor fours, 234 TO
t9s4: Iowa Central fves, 10 9312 Kansas
and Texas fves, osz to 7512: Louisville and
Nashville gold nves, 10 96; Milwaukee. Lake
Shore and Western extension fives, 10 ITO;
Northern Pacific thirds, 2 to 50; do terminal
skies, IA 10 lOi12; 90 consol fives, l 10 4S14:
Union Elevated SKIES. 312 to 7412; United States
Cordage skies certificates, TO AZ; Wabash sec
onds. ! to &c. and Wisconsin Central fyes certiti-
CO es, 10 35.
In Government bonds at the Stock Exchange
$1,000 coupon Iours OF 1925 sold at l17@ll7M,
and 5000 registered fours OF 1907 at 1071a.
Grain.
FLOUR-Neglected, owing to the higher prices
asked, closing with wheat nomnaily
10c under last quotations. Winter wheat, low
grades, So 4512 90; DO fair to fancy, SO 2514 %;
do patents 81 350l Is; Minnesota clear. SO 100
rs; do straits, So 90@4 20; do patents, $4@5 20;
low extras, 81 45@3 %.
CokNMEAL-DulI, steady; yellow Western,
81 1902 10
: RYE-Dull; Western 4134@42c.
BARLEY-Weak.
wHEAT-spOt market dull, 45s@47sc lower.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, spot, 81 10@4 Is;
San Quentin, 81 20; Wool Bags, 241s@26tac;
Fruit Bags, 51a@6c.
COAL w ellington SO p ton: New Wellington,
Seo,iI st.os so s,nn q D. ~ z 'en. IN
WalIsend. 81: scotch. So 50 Brymbo. 81 so;
Cum mberiand, $13 80 p ton in bulk and S. 5 in SKIS:
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $1l Ss ton;
Welsh Anthracite. So; Camel, 81 30: Rock
Springs Caste Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 60:
Coke $l1Dl2 in bulk and $13 p ton in SKIS.
LIVERPOOL SALTS hisher at Sl2 n ton In
large bags and SIS SO in small bags.
SALMON BaIreled Salmon Is higher at SS SO
for Alaskan in bbls and 81 50 in half bbs and Sl2
for King salmon. Bellies are now $l3 q bb The
marxet Is siffY
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube and Crushed, sac;
Powdered, 53sc: Fine Crushed, 7sc: Dry Granu-
lated 4Ac: Confec. .oners' a, 4$4c; Magnolia a.
1886; Extra G, 4iAc: Golden Z, 41sc half barrels
14c more than barrels and boxes 1ac more.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

comstock values showed no disturbance yester-
day. The close was weak.
The Centennial mine of Utah paid a
dividend of $4,000 and an extra one OF the same
amount on the 18TH making total of 81 1850, 900
TO that date.
he Boston and Montana Mining Company has
declared quarterly dividend of SO per share and
an extra OF 81. Both are payable November 20.
They call for S45e000, and Will make aggregate
dividends paid to date OF 50. .ei5,090.
he joint Confidence, Challenge Con. and Con.
Imperial west crosscut No ] from the surface
tunnel Is out 7S5 feet. The face SHOWS porphs ry.
west crosscut s from the surface tunnel is ont
ia feet l8 feet having been added during the
week. The face Is in porphyry.
In the Crown Point mine the upraise from the
east crosscut from the shaft station the TOO
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

Arrived.
THURSDAY, October o.
stmr Columbia, BolIes. So hours from Port
land. VIA Astoria ~ hours: pass and mdse. to o r
d n Co.
er stmr Monowa, Carey, "a days 1s hours from
Sydney, via Honolulu days 1S hours; pass and
mdse. TO ID SprecKels & Bros Co.
Stmr Corona CONWAY. 81 hours from San Diego
and way ports: pass ana mdse, toGoodali, Perkins
stmr Gipsy. Leland. ] 8 hours frm Moss Landing.
etc; produce. TO Goodall. Perkins & Co.
Stmr Mexico. Jepsen. 6S hours from Victoria
and Puget Sound; pass and mdse. to Goodail,
Perkins & Co.
Seattle; 2SU5 tons coal. to Central Coal Co.
BARK Electra, Very. q days from Loring; S5.-
600 cs salmon, to Alaska Packers Assn
BARK wilma. Slater. IL DAYS from Nanaimo
1865 ons oal. to John Rosenfeld's Sons
Schr Ruby a. Cousins, knudsen, 10 days from
Grays Harbor: lumber, TO : IL Harmon Lumber
schr Netne Low. Low. 5 hours from Point
Reyes; 80 bxs butter, TO Il Newbauer g. Co.
Cleared.
THURSDAY October 90.
Br ship Royal Forth Cooper, Hull: Eppinrer a.
Co. -
Ital ship cavalIere ciampa, Cafero, Queenstown; !;
Sailed.
THURSDAY. October ~.
Stmr Geo Loomis. Bridget. Ventura
Stmr Coos Bay, Jansen San Pedro
Stmr willamette, Holmes. Seattle
Stmr North Fork. Hansen. Eureka
Stmr Noyo, Levinson. Fort Bragg.
~.
Stmr Empire. Ne son, Portland
Br ship Guniord, Weir. Queenstown.
town ~~S
Ita bark Esem plare. Bossi Queenstown.
Schr John A, Hellquist Eureka
Schr Guide, Olsen, Port Gamble
scnr Bessie K, Anderson Fish Rock.
Geographic.
POINT LOBOS. Oct 22-lO p n-weatnsr
foggy; wino w; velocity 10 mlIsA
Charters.
The CITY Panaeta Load. ,,,.5,a ,,,st.
FVa mdse for Central America: Br stmr Flin,-
snlre wheat and mdse for London: Haw bark
santiago mdse for Hilo sh p Shenandoah, IN ise
for Liverpool: ship Two Brothers. coal AZ Depart.
ure Bay for this port B, bark GIena;ton, wheat AT
TACO ma Tor Europe. 3ls Sd.
heat charters prior TO arrival the Fr bark
Lamorlclere and Er ship Soeolra Europe, IVA 8d.
spoken.
Sept 2l-Lat I6 N long 81 w, Br shin Csfaori
from Swansea, for san Francisco.
Domestic Ports.
FISH RoCK-Arrived Oct s2-Sehs Reliance
hence Oct ID
FORT BRAGG-Sailed oct 99-stmre casnar
and Alcazar for San Francisco,
TATOOSH-Pas5ed Oct 22-stmr Pfokfeso hnc
Oct 10. for Seattle.
PORT GA MBLE-Arrivod Oct RA-acAf EtAes
Zane from Port Townsend.
SAN PEDRo-saiIed Oct as-Sehs Alice for
Eureka.
GREENwooD-sailed GOT sg-stms wAa,es.
boro for san Francisco.
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RovisIoN3

CURED MEATS-Hams and Lard have ad
vanced and are very firm. Bacon, &c p n for
heavy. &c . ID for light medium. &c p ID for light,
l0c q ID for extra light and 111ac q h for sugar
cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 3011 31hc; Cal
ifornia Hams. ll@1l1ac q ID; Mess Beet, $10r7 so;
extra do, 1906 so; family do. 5000 so;
extra prime Pork, 81 50@s; extra clear. SIC u
bbI; mess, 5 Ia y Dbl; smos ed Beef, 1Oc q ID.
LARD-EasterD, tierces. is quoted at sc for
compound and 612@7c for pure; pals, 1ac . h; /;
U14c for pure: hair bbls, 6s4c; 10 b Tins, 714c:
do 5-ib lilac g ID.
S1ac e ID in 10 ID tins
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OVERLAND SHIPMENTS.

Overland shipments of produce from Northern
and Central California Southern Pacific lines in
september were 81, Al tons, as follows: From san
Francisco, 23ee3 tons; Oakland, 2377; San Jose,
64s9; Stockton, 592S; Sacramento and East
i ,65I: MarysvIlle, 1S43.
The leading items were: 2056 tons Beans, 1872 do
Borax, %, 500 gals Brandy, 744 $50 do Wine. 560O
tons Canned Goods, II 74o do Fresh FTuIt. % do
c trus Fruit 1884 90 Dried Fruits. $50 do Rasins,
JIG do Nuts, So do Honey, 3lS do Hides, z62 do
Leather 2tO do Hops, 293 do Potatoes, 326 do
Vegetables, SAT do Powder. 46 do Quicksilver.
1881 do Canned Salmon. 3S do Picked salmon.
500 DO Wool, lI5 do Coffee, 6l7 do Tea, 167 do
kice and l2035 do Sugar.
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POULTRY AND CANE.

POULTRY-Anoiher car of Eastern sold at 12c
for urkeys, $5@5 so for Hens, 81 50@5 for young
BOOSTERS, 81 50 Tor old BOOSTERS and 81 1898 IS
for Eroiiers
Choice fat Hens and Broilers continue firm
Live Turkeys ouotabie at 1891 &c q ib for COB
bers, 12@15 sc for Hens; young Turkeys. l4tdl DC
y ib Geese, q pair Sl@l 25; Goslings, 81 50@l To-;
Ducks $a@N3 so for old and $3 a0@l 80 for Young;
Hens. So 50@5: Rooslers young S4tp4 5U:
do, old, 81 r. doz: Fryers, So 1908 20: Ereilers
81 75G3 25 for large and 81 25@z 30 for small;
Pigeons 81 o0@1 5 q dozen for young and 81 for
old.
GAME-Hare. 81; Rabbits. 81 so for CottontaiIs
and S)@l 25 for small: Gray Geese, W %;
White Geese, 75c@$l q dozen.
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European Jealousies.

Russia hates England because OF the
future; Russia hates France because
OF the past; Russia hates Germany be-
cause of the present; Russia hates Aus
tria for every conceivable reason.
There are in Europe five great powers
England. France, Germany, Russia and
Austria-who all hate each other cordially,
although they make alliances between
themselves whenever expediency suggests
agreement.
Austria hates England because debili-
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

: BEANS-Are lower and suddenly dull The
setback in the Wheat boom seems to have scared
off buyers.
Bayos, 81 s5; Small Whites, 81 4O@l 60: Large
Whites. 81 35tG1 As; Pinks, s. 35 Reds ST. Y5:
Blackeye. 81 1901 Is; Red Kidney. So 60@y2 rs:
al go q ctl.
SHEDS Brown Mustard, 50 65@2 20 o ctl;
Yellow Mustard, 81 60@l rs p ctl Flax, 81 356D
60; Canary seed. 21a@234c F ID: Alfalfa, 51a
@61ac: Rape, 212c; Hemp, 31sc q ID.
DRIED PEAS-Niies. $l@l 10; Green, 81 ESQ
l 40 Is ctl.
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FLOUR AND MILLsrUFFs.

FLOUR-Th miiiers are expecting decline
owing TO the drop In Wheat. Net cash prices are
as follows Family extras. $5@5 10 p bb; Bakers
extras "a 9Oao; superfine, 50 1904 3d.
CORNMEAIs ETC.-Feed Corn, $l9 50@2O So:
Cracked Corn, $2U@2l Ss ton.
MlLLSTUFFS-Irices In sacks are as follows
usual discount 10 the trade: Grsham Flour 50 81,
q 100 lbs; Rye Flour, 81 rs y 20 TBS: Rice Flour
30 5: CornmeaI, 81 81; extra cream do So:
Oatmeal, So 40; oat Groats, "a: Hominy. $3 10
@3 80; Buck wheat Flour, So lo@3 SO; Cracked
Wheat, 81 so; Farina, $4; Whole Wheat Flour
$3; Rolled oats, 81; Pearl barley, So 750i;
Split Peas, $3 90: Green do. 81 2a q loo lbs.
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HAY AND FEEDsrUFFs.

All markets under this head are quieter Oilcake
Meal is higher.
BRAN-$ls 5o@14 for the best and $12 5O@ls
p ton for outside brands.
M1DDLINGS-$l7@1S for lower grades, and
$1S JU@l9 50 2 ION for the best.
FEEDST Barley, $lSG19 p ton:
ocake Meal at the mill. '$23 p ion; loDbing, $24
clipped Oats, 81 % Il ct.
EAY-Wheat, SSG11; Wheat and Oat, $7@
10; Oat, $6@S SO; Barley. $6Q7 So: River Bar
lev, $5@6; Alfalfa, So 50G6 80 compressed, $6@9;
&. .ock. 5000 90; Clover. $6G8 q ton
STkAW-35@l45c Ss bale.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES

CHICAGO, ILL. Oct 22.-Porter Bros Com
pany sold California fruit to-day as follows:
Grapes-Tlack Moroccos 81 rs for half crates;
Muscats, 65c@s1 AS; Tokays, 81 05@I Is; Yer
des, Sbc@$1 Cornichons, s5c Pears-Easter
Beurres, 81 1901 20 q box and 60c @ half box.
NEW YORK, n. y, Oct. 22.-The Earl Fruit
Compare sold California frniJ Today as follows:
Grapes-Tokay, 50 1902 50 p crate: half-cratej
81 I0c@l SO; Cornichon 81 7O@1 So; Assor. e L.
81 66
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

ORCHARD FRUITS
Peaches are in hardly sufficient supply 10 quote.
Ounces. 5Oc@$1 p box.
Peaches, 75c@$l 25 p box.
Pomegranates. 35@75c " box.
Apples, 65c@$l q box for choice, 25@5Oc Tor
common.
Pears, 25@75c p box; Winter Neliis, 50c@$l.
BERRIES
Black berries, $4@5 p chest
Cranberries from Wisconsin, 81 30; from Cape
Cod, 81 50D7 as q bbl; from Coos Bay, $2 30 p
box.
Strawberries, $2@4 for large berries
Raspberries, $4@5 p chest
GRA PES-Supplies of Table Grapes are not so
excessive and are going of better. Wine Grapes
continue to rise. Isabellas, 75c@S1 y crate; To
kays, 20@35c q bx: Black Grapes, 25@35c; Yer
dels 2C@30c: Cornichons, 4G@oOc; Muscats. 25S
SOC; Sweeiwaters, 25(150c q box; Grapes In crates
bring 10g15c more than in boxes.
Zinfandei Wine Grapes, S23@26 q ton; mixed
lots, $20@23: California Black Grapes $2O@22;
White. $l2@l7.
loupes. 50c@$l RS crate: Nutmegs, 25@5Oc q hox.
CITRUS FRUITS-Lemons are quiet and easy at
$lQ1 so p box for common and 81 50@3 box
TOR good to choice Mexican Lines, $4 5O@5 y box !:
California Lines, 5U@75c: Bananas. $l@2 u
bunch; Pineapples. 81 6O@3 so q dozen.
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

POrATOES-Sweet Potatoes are weak at 75c@
81 q ctl in sacks and boxes; Early Rose, 2O@30c;
Burbank Seedlings. 25940c for Rivers and 5o@9oc
u ctl for Salinas.
oNIoNs-25@3Oc q cn pickles, 25@s5c "a
sack.
VEGETABLES- Summer Squash and good Lima
EeanS are higher. Marrowfat Squash quoiable at
S305 . ton: Alameda Corn. $1GIi 20 u crate;
Berkeley Corn, 4U@65c q box; summer squash,
6p@7ac . boz; Egg Pant. 25@35c u box roma-
toes, lh@25c p box: Cucumbers 25@40c y box:
Green Peppers. 25(d50c u large box: Dried Pep
pers, 7@l0c q ID; Green Peas, 75c@Sl % q sack
Tor common and 2@21ac o 10 for Garden: String
Beans 5Oc@$1 q sack for common and &c p h
Tor Garden: Limas. o0cg$l q sack; Green Okra,
26@50c p box; Dried Okra, I0Il212c q ID; Cab
bage. 40c q ctl; Carrots. 3O@4uc p sack Garlic
112Gg2c q ID.
BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS:
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Oct 22.-The spot market
Is lower at Is ld@7s I'd. Csrgoes lower at SOS 81,
prompt shipment
FUTURES-
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter Octo-
ber 6s I'd; November. 6s Cd: December, 6S cd;
January, 6s Cd: February, 6s Cd.
SECURITIES
LONDON. ENG. Oct %. -Consols, 1OS1s: silver
501sd French Rentes 1U1f A5c
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SAN FRANcllco MEAT MARKET

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers are follows:
BEEF-Flrst quality, DC: second do .4@41ac;
third do, 31ac q Ib.
vEAL-Large, 41a@5c: small, 6G7c p ID.
MUTTON = Wcthers, 6@51ac; Ewes 4@5c
p h.
LAMB-5@6c q Id.
PoRK-Live Hogs &c p ID for large and Sc for
small and medium; dressed do, 414@41ac q lb.
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cnEAMEnr-Faney. 2sa2sc: seconds. 2s@24o

p n. -'
DAIRy-Fancv, 22@2212c; good TO choice, 2o@
2lc; lower grades, lbt9iSc q h.
PIcKLED-l6@lSc F t3.
FlRKIS-l5@17c % ID
CREAMERY-Tub, 20@21c 2 ID.
CHEE,E E--Choice mid new, S1a@9c q n: COM
mon to good old, case q h. Cream CEeddar. 10
@lic: Young America, 9@10c; Western. lo@llc;
Eastern, 1lG13c q b.
lsG6S-Firn, but no higher. Eastern, lF9
221ac q doz for fair TO choice and 23@24c p doz
for fancy; store Eggs, 1S@221ac for ordinary
and 25c for good ranch Eggs. 30@3212c q doz for
small 10 medium and 3SG36c for choice; cold
storage, 2O(0221hc. Iuck E,egs 25c
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds. Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call was easier at 5@6%: last loan at 5%
and closing offered at 5% Prime mercantile paper
7i2@l0y. Ear silver. 6b1sc. Mexican dollars 5O1h
@52c. Sterling Exchanse is firm. with actual
business bankers bills at 81 SlG4 Sl1A Tor
sixty days, and 81 s4@4 s4L4 for demand.
Posted rates $4 s115@g4 s5 Commercial bills
81 1904 S014 Government bonds hrm; stale
bonds dull: railroad bonds strong. Silver at the
hoard was easier.
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEELOCK & CO.,

4 Leidesdorf St, Tel. Main 1854.
BRANCH OFFICE
623 Market St, Palace Hotel Tel. Main 582S
PURDY g. ATKINSON Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market QUO
tations. Reference lst National Bank, s. f.
Chicago. PRIVATE WIRE. NEW YORK.
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NoTE-ln the above exposition OF the tides the
early morning tides are given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides OF the day in the
order OF occurrence as to time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
nand column gives the last tide of the day, except
when there are but three tides, as sometime,
occurs. The heights given additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts except when minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractive
from the depth given by the cbarta.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver of aga n.
Wheat dropped sharply.
All other cereals weaker in sympathy.
Beans lower and dull.
Flour very shaky.
Feedstutfs weak. Hay steady.
Oucske Meal higher.
Hams and Lard advanced.
Barreled Salmon higher.
Liverpool Salt advanced.
Potatoes and Onions unchanged.
Butter easy. Eggs firm.
Another car OF Eastern Poultry sold.
Peaches almost gone
Lemons quiet aud easy.
Dried Fruit and Raisins keep up.
Hides and Leather unchanged.
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BOAnD SALES.

Following were the sales In the San Francisco
Stock Foard yesterday:
REGULAR MORNING SESSION coMMENcrNe 8 30
100 Andes. 90 100 d c.. ...S1 so Union. 80
100 &B.. J. U520O Po,os -. 6S25J Utah lis
500 Bodie.. .60lOO Savage 60llO0 Jack...64
200 CC&V ..1.9O
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-2:3C.
2oo Alnha ...l5il00 CCV.. 10000 Savage. 81
200 Beicner. 5qilO0 ....1 5l4O0 Union c.. So
800 Bullion. 2UlOU q S Co.,. 8. 100 ........ So
so Challee. ..47200 HAN. .i6I200 Utah. 16
100 ..........46200 Mexican 4S 90 ........... Is
80 Chllar. 2.36300 Occidt. a. l2uJ Jacket. b
following were the in the Pacific STOCK
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BUTrER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-No change to report, except that
held goods are firmer.
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NoTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic
Office located in the MerchantS Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners without regard to nationality and free OF
expense
Naviga'ors cordially invited TO visit the
office, where complete OF charts and sailing
directions of the world are kept on hanl for COM
parison 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 top OF the building on Tele-
graph Hill is holsted about ten minutes before
noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by
telegraphfc signal received each dav from the
United States Naval Observatory al Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
dropped on time, or giving the error. IL any, Is
published the same day oy the afternoon papers
and By the morning papers the following day.
w. S. HUGHES,
Lieutenant U. 8. N. in charge.
The Time Ball.
BRANCH HSDRo9RAPHIC OFFICE. U. g. N,
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO. October % 1896.
The time ball on Telegraph Hin droppei
exactly at noon tO-day-L e. at noon of the 12Oth
meridian, or exactly At b p. NJ. Greenwich time.
w. S. HUGHES
Lieutenant U. ). ~. in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
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a third knock sounded. He admitted
n third couple, and leaving them all
in the big roam, he fastened upstairs
to arouse the squire.
"Busniz ez boomin', boss" he said,
when the Great American Matrimonial
izer jumped out of bed. "Free par
nv EN-, sah!"
"rhree!" repeated the magistrate,
making hasty toilet. Take that
lamp down. I'll be there directly"
Vulcan obeyed the order, and when
he opened the door of the big room,
and the rays of the lamp he carried
flooded the apartment, tho six people
therein contained gave utterance to
six quick cries Of establishment.
1t was the denouement of the Clov.
erburg Comedy!
Standing in one corner Of the room
was Colonel Shortrood, on whose arm
hung Miss Dorothea Longaore. Facing
the military chieitain was Esquire Is.
rael Longacre, whose arm was twined
about the waist of buxom Abigail
Sloan. In the middle of the apartment
stood young Arson Shortrood, holding
to his breast pretty Nelly Loagacre.
After tue first cries of establishment
there was moments silence, then
tremendous roar of laughter; and
then followed such handshakng and
kissing, and cries of mutual forgive.
ness and pledges of eternal love and
friendship as probably were never
heard or seen before.
Squire Massie Beasloy married the
three couples, and they went back to
Cloverburg together. The lawsuit wa,
dropped, and all parties thereafter
lived together in peace and amity.-
Saturday Night.