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DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, N. " July 31.-R. g. Dun q Co.
will say in their weekly review of trade:
Business conditions have clearly improved,
though business has not 1t is the torpid season
and better prospects have little effect yet. Gold
exports have been stopped and foreign advices are
promising early and large demand for
American products. The operations of foreigners
in the STOCK market have reflected little beyond
the troubles of spectators at the London settle
ments and varying degrees Of ignorance ABOUT
cotton and is still excellent, and neither
movement of wheat nor markets give promise OF
continuance to low estimates.
w heat Is going out with freedom that is USUAL
and Atlantic exports have bee 80 ll9 Dusne s..
-four included for the week against S00,Z4o iast
year, four weeks G. 3B4, 266 bushels against
3,422 321 last year. Lower rail- rates helped corn
to make new low record 30 IL cents. and pros
poets generally favorable. Cotto advanced
quarter of a cent on reports of injury Dut tnere
really few who expect less than large yielo:
Several weeks of extremely slack demand Tor
cotton goods have brought further reduction IN
print cloths to 244c.
The woolen- mills do not gain, light weights
offeriag to 712 per cent lower in price IMAM Lase
year .nnd sales Of wool now reported are less than
quarter of full weeks consumption. The boot
and shoe industry secured slight further advances
from the lowest point, but new orders are scan [
Leather is stubbornly held, without change In
prices. 80,
Hides have turned downward sharply at Chi
cago, declining per cent for the week, Win
heavy accumulations
The iron industry is helped but little Dy the set
tlement which gives puddlers OF the ONO region "a
so cents advance in wages, because the demand IL
so light that few mills can run. Many contracts
for structural work are being held back, ana there
is very little done In that line
The volume of domestic trade, Judging from ex-
changes, has been small even for midsumm r. IL
is not surprising that failures have been consider
able in magnitude, and in twenty-three days OF
July defaulted liabilities were $12O69, ,4Sl, against
So, ,39 z. 727 in twenty-five days lastyear Failures
against 26l last year. and 40 in Canada against 2S
last year.
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULr
rURE WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, July
81 1896. p NJ. Weather conditions and general
forecast:
The following maximum temperatures are re-
ported from stations in California to-day:
Eureka 10, Fresno 100, San Diego 7S, Red Blum
60 san Luis Obispo e6, Yuma 106, San Francisco
90, Los Angeles SO.
san Francisco data-Maximu m temperature 90,
minimum 81, mear g.
The pressure has fallen slightly over the entire
country west of the Rocky Mountains There are
no d. cided high or low areas present.
The temperature has risen slightly in southern
California and in Eastern Nevada and the whole
Of Utah.
the greater portion of the Pacific slope. The sky
Is almost free of clouds over California, Nevada,
Utah and Arizona.
Rain has fallen at Bismarck and a trace is re-
ported at spokane. With these exceptions there
has been no rain west of the one hundred and fifth
meridian
Conditions are favorable for continued warm,
fair weather, with little air stirring over the
greater portion of the Pacific slope Saturday and
probably Sunday.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours
ending midnight. August J. 1895;
Northern California-Far Saturday and prob
ably Sunday; continued warm weather; light
northwesterly winds.
Southern Galifornia-Fair Saturday; continued
warm weather; light westerly winds
Nevada-Fair Saturday; continued warm
weather.
Utah-Fair Saturday; continued warm warmer.
Arzona-Fair Saturday; continued warm
weather.
san Francisco and vfcinity-Eair Saturday; con-
ALEXANDER G. MCADIE,
Local Forecast Official.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

The market opened strong yesterday morning
and there was quite rally on the noon informal
session. Choliar touching So 25 Gould IL Curry
92c, P0tosi 81 so, Con- Cal & Va % 20. Ophir
81 25 and so on The usual break occurred in the
afternoon, however. and prices went down fast
as they had gone up. The close was weak at the
decline
The south drift on the 800 level OF the Cholar-
Brunswick workings is now nearly 100 feet sou tn
Of the Chollar- Norcross line 1t is expected that
an east crosscut will soon be started. The east
crosscut on the same level in Hale d Norcross
ground 80 feet north of the Cholar line, has been
stopped
The weekly letter from the Mono states that on
the 400 level the east crosscut from the south
drift was advanced feet in hard porphyry and
the waste is being stored in the old workings.
They having some surveying done, with q
view of working men to better advantage in the
region of the For. una. The Mono Mining Com
pany has an ownership in the Lent shaft and an
interest in big pile of tailings with the Bodie
Consolidated and other companies. and when
these tailfngs are worked by the cyanide process
the company will receive its share of the profits
The following local interpretations disbursed
vii eu do q
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are quoted low. OF course consumers are the bene-
flied parties and jobbers the sufferers usual,
profits finessed closely that the expenses
cabled advices report the recent departure of two
Coa-laden vessels from Newcastle; evidently their
loading turns must have been on Top of the iis as
some of the ships now there will assuredly be de-
layed vet for 60 days before thev leave The stock
Of Australian hand here is almo It NIL hence the
first arrivals of Wallsend and Greta tfor steam
and gas produclng) will fetch good figures Ac-
cording to reports received YESTERDAY by mail
there were but nineteen vessels to load at Newcas
tie; since then two of these have sailed. Notwtth-
standing the excessive insurance rates on Scotch
Coal, there are three cargoes listed for here: the
experience OF last year, one would think would
terrorize underwriters"
Wellington is quotable at $S: New Wellington,
So p ton; Southheld Wellington, 81 so p ton;
Seattle &o@5 90. Bryant $5; Coos Bay, 81 SO;
Walsend 81; scotch. 81 SO; Brvmbo, 81 SO /;
Cumberland, $1l@l2 in bulk and $13@14 in sks
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. $11 So; Welsh
Anthracite, So; Camel. 81 so: Rock Springs
Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 80: Coke,
$l1@l2 in bulk and $13 p ton in SKIS.
R1CE-Chinese mixed, 30 l5@3 40: No. ], So 70
as 80 p cti extra No. l, $4@14 25 Hawaiian,
bags SIS 10.
sUGAR-The Western sugar Refining Company
quotes terms net cash: Cube and Crushed 5Tsc;
Powdered, 53sc; Fine Crushed, 5Tsc; Dry Granu-
lated 4s4c; Confectioners A. 434c; Magnolia A,
4ssc; Extra q, 4Ac; Golden c, 4Isc: half barrels,
lac more than barrels. and boxes 12c more
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O clear O Partly CLOUDY
Cloudy @ Ram 8 Snow
explanation,

The arrow flies with .he wind. The top figures
o. station Indicate maximum temperature for the
DAYS; those underneath it, IL any, the amount Of
rainfall Of melted snow in inches and hundredths
during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or 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: "low"
refers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
sI,ows" us ally first appear on the Washington
coast When the pressure IS high in the interior
and low along the coas, and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast. rain is probable;
but when the Slow is inclosed with isobars Of
marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb-
able With 'high" in he vicinity of Idaho, and
the pressure falling the California coast, warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter. The reverse Of these conditions
vii produce opposite result
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Cragmore takes for Cork II, ,sOl
ctls valued at SOCIAL.
Freights are frmer and Wheat is weak in con-
sequence. No. /. e5c p cti; choice, S614@971ac;
lower grades, s71s0s21sc; extra choice for mill
ing, $l@1 10 p ctl
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-10 o'clock - December
500 tons. $3.50
REGULAR MORNING SESSION. December
tons 9S%c.
AFTER>ooN sEssroN-December = 100 TONS
9S34c.
BAkLEY--shipment OF s6.s6b ctls Brewing.
valued at $77.572, to England.
Feed continues weak. There Is fair dem and
for Brewing for shipment at steady prices. We
quote Feed, 65@671sc: Brewing, 75@si14c.
CALL BoARD SALES.
INFORMAL sEssIoN-l0 oclock-December- r-lO0
tons 6s5ac; 100. $3.50.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN--December-lO
tons, $500
ArTERSooN SESSION = December : 800 tons,
6s3sc.
OATS-New Black Oats are Offering, but prices
have not yet been determined.
The market is active and firm, without any rise
in prices New Oats selling at 7O@SOc Old
milling $4,000 p ctl: fancy feed, 9O(09215c
p ctl; good to choice, 821a@90c; common 10 fair.
721a@771sc; Gray, 8o@S211c: surprise, 85c@
coRN-steady. but quiet Large Yellow, s71b@
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

December only were traded in. August, 63ssc;
September, 6414c; October, e4s4c; December,
CORN Dull; firm: No. 2, sogsc elevators sl13c
afioat
most active. August, 3O3sc; September 301ac;
october, S07sc; May, 335sc.
Options dull, firmer August, 225sc; septem-
Der, 225sc.
2 Chicago. 23slc: No. 3. 2lc; No 8 white, 24c;
mixed Western. 23@24c; white do, 26@Soc; white
State, 26@S0c.
Provisions.
BEEF HAMs-Dull; $14 5O@l5. Dressed beef,
steady: extra, 81 1G12. Cut meats, picked bel
lies, IL pounds, sc; do shoulders, 3s4@4c; DO
hams, 9@l0c.
Option sales none: September closed SO so: re-
fined, quiet: continent $3 80; south American,
PoRK~Active oid mess, 50 25@s 25; new
mess. 81 26@S 25.
BUTTEk-Far demand, steady. Western dairy.
s@l6c: do creamery, l11a@l5c: do factory. SO
ChEEsE-steaoy, quiet. Part skins, 2@sc;
EGGs~ousi, easy. Western fresh. 1l@121ac;
- nlALLoW,esteady al Low City, S@s l-1ec; country,
CoTTuNsEED OIL Steady Country, 1s@
observation-disclosures, steady. Refined New
York, Sc So; Philadelphia. Sc so; do in bulk,
"a 1O(G4 B.
RESIN-ouiet, steady. Strained common to good
3l CO.
OTATOES-Sueady. southern, 50c@$l
RICE Quiet. Domestic, 3@5s4c; Japan, 20
414c.
MOLAsSES-o New Orleans. 27@37c.
FLAX-Unchanged.
COFFEE-Steady, points down to points up;
August, $lO@10 O5; September. SO 55@S9 10:
October So 1893 20; December, So 1893; March,
So 95@9 10. Spot Rio easy, dull; No. z, 1112@
1134c
SUGAR-Raw firmer, fair demand. FAIR refin-
ing, &c; centrifugals SO test. 3ss@3 7-16c; re-
fined, 1Sc higher, quiet; No. g. 414c; No 3-l6c;
No. 3, 41sc; No. 8, 1-l6c; No. 10, &c: No. IL.
3 15-l6c; No. 13, 31Sl6c; of A, 5-16@41ac;
mold a, Sc: standard A, 4slc; confectloners' A,
SC; granulated 43Ac; cubes, sc.
Fruit and Produce.
APRICoTs-Bags. old e1a allie: do new, s@ec.
PEACHES-Peeled, ID, 13@l4c; DO un-
peeled. 61a@S1ac.
PRUNES-four sizes. nominal; 43z@5c
RA1SINS-Twocrown loose Muscatel, 31494c;
do three-crown. 5@544c; do four-crown 512c; do
London layers $l@1 05.
ROPS-Steady; State, common to choice, 20
71ac: Pacific Coast 2@s3ac. London market un-
changed. @
WOOL-Stead dull: domestic fleece 16@22c;
pulled, l5@33c; Texas, 79712c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRON-Steady, quiet; American. $40 25@
12 3O
COPPER-D1I; lake. SO 75@11
LEAD-Quiet domestic 81 90@2 95.
11N-Firm; straits, S13 40@l3 so.
PLATES-Quiet.
SPELTER-Q Quiet: domestic. So 90@4 90.o
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NEW YORK Markets.
Financial.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 31.-Speculation at
the stock exchange to-day while irregular in lbs
course in the main firm AT the start the
market was weak on London selling and prices de
clned 1904 per cent, outside of Manhattan,
which fell nearly per cent to S71A on the revival
of the old stories poor tradngs ana reduced divi
dends. The pressure sell the general list was
not pronounced by any means aid after o'clock
the market gradually assumed frmer tOne The
change was due almost entirely to a sudden rise
in Sugar of 25S per cent TO los IS; this stock fig
ured for nearly 5O per cent OF the days business
and was in brisk demand, especially IN the after
noon trading.
Brokers alleged to be acting for insiders and
repres sentatives of prominent operator were con-
spicuous buyers, and it was common report that
the stock sold for inside account in the neighbor-
hood of 120 had been repurchased and that
lowered Wall-street interests for another
bull cam psign The advance OF IA per cent in re-
fined considered corroboratfve evidence by
the professionals who bought the stock that the
advance will not be opposed by insiders he
jump In the certificates strengthened the general
market, and higher prices were recorded for all
the leading issues.
The 81. Paul statement for June, with its loss in
net earnings of over S105,000 had little influence
Jersey Central was positively strong rising 21a to
933z, the unfavorable report for the first six
months of 1895 havi been ignored. Reading
ruled steady at lO12110M. LacKawanna brought
$50 agains lat The last previously reported sale
Near the close the demand for sugar was less
urgent, and the stock receded to 1053a In SYM
pathy the general market reacted 1s(lsz per cent
but in the final transactions speculation was firm
in tone;
Iowa Central preferred gained 2, JERSEY Central
gig and Dackawanna per cent Total sales were
199,426 shares. st. Paul, which was second in
point of activity, figures for 25,9OO shares
Bon Is were irregular Sales were S737OOO
Kansas Pacific consolidated sixes certificates rose
3 to 65; Atchison collateral and Pacific skies 10
30: ST. Paul second sixes fell to 1l8 In Gov
ernment bonds $4,000 coupon fours of 1895 sold
at l14 $1,000 do of 1907 at 1O71z and $1,000
coupon fyes at 11l1z.
sSrain.
FLoUR-s;teady, unchanged. Winter wheat. low
grades, So so; do fair to fancy. So 4O@3 40:
do patents, SO 45@3 rs: Minnesota clean. So 40
2 80; do strajghts, So 9O@3 40: 40 patents
$3 1894: low extras 81 70@2: city mills. SO 90;
do patents, 81 1904 So: rye mixture, So 4O@
2 go: su perfne, 81 60@2 rs: fne 81 5O@2 South
ern -four, dull and steady; common to fair extra
$2@2 80; good to choice do 81 60@2 80. Rye
-four, quiet and steady, 50 4O@2 80.
CORNMEAL-Qniet and steady; yellow West
ern, 50 o az 10.
RSE-Qniet; Western 3S4zc f. o. b.
BARLEY-Dull; 49 pounds, 5612c (. o. b.
BARLEY MALT-Dull: Western. 4S@53c.
WHEAT-Dull. hrmer: No. 2 red f. o. b, 6l1zc;
ungraded 58@68c; No. Northern, 663zc
Options were dull and steady at 3sc advance
following the West. with trading entirely local and
mainly scalping and switching. September and
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

NEW YORK N. v, July 3l.-Porter Bros.
Company sold to-day at open auction California
fruit at the following prices: Plums-Burbanks
81 so y half crate; Bryan Silver ST. 250l 46;
Bradshaw, 81 15@l 40; Japan, 81 3e; other vari
cites. 7Uc@$1 20. Peaches-Early Crawford,
81 90@2; Imperials, 81 1O@I SO; st. John,s.
81 40; Hale's Early, TOc@$l 40. Pears-Bart-
let's, 81 05@2 os box. Prunes-Tragedy, SIG
/! 80 half crate; German. $1@1 20. Grapes
CHICAGO. ILL, July 31.-Ihe Earl Fruit Com
pany sold California fruit in the Union auction to-
day at the following prices: Pears-Bartlett 81 80
al 65 box. Prunes-Tragedy. 81 so . half
crate; & German 81 1901 40. Plums-Hungarians,
Bradsnaws, 81 So: Egg, 81 1901 35: Columbia
81 90 -
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POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

.POTATOEs-Receipts are heavy again and the
feeling is weaker. Garnet Cbiles are quotable at
6o@65c ctl; Early Rose, 40@4bc p ctl; Burbank
Seedlings. 40@5Oc q ctl for Rivers and 75@s6c for
San Leandro; Salinas Burbanks, 7bGSbc q ctL
ONIONS-Are re doing better at 3b@45c ctL
VEGETABLES = Stocks of most kinds con-
time heavy. Green Corn is quot at ouc
@$l 20 p sack; Alameda Corn. 81 2oql 10
crate; Berkeley Corn, sl@l rs p box; SUM
mer SQUASH, l0@25c for Bay; Egg Plant, BUG
and 20@25c for Vacaville; Alameda Cucumbers,
1O@25c q bx; Pickles, 75c for No. and 60@o0 for
and 50@75c . box for Bell: Green Peas, 5Oc@$l p
sack for common and 2@21ac p fb for Garden;
String Beans, 50c@$1 o SIX for common and 2(g
212c for garden; Limas. 5@6c: Green Okra. BOG
75c p box; Cabbage, 40c D ctl; Carrots, 2o@3Oc
q sack; Garlic, 1z@2c q ib.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINs-Heavy salted steers are
quotable at 7@71ac p ID: culls and brands,
6@61ac y ID; medium, 6@61ac p ID: cuIls and
brands, 5@51ac q ID; light, &c: culis and brands.
&C: Cowhides, o@51ac: culls and brands 4G141sc;
sailed Kip &c p ID salted Calf, 7@Sc; sated Veal,
&C; g.; drv Hides. l01a@lIc; oulls and brands. SO
15c; culls, lOc; Goatskirs. 2O935c each; Kids, 5c
Deerskins, good summer, 25@30c; medium, l6@
zoc; winter, 7@l0c; Sheepskins, shearlngs, ,lO@15c
each; short wool 2O@35c each: medium, 40@
50c each. long woods, 100000 each. Culls of all
kigds about 18c less.
IALLOW-No. /, rendered, 3@S14c; No. Y,
21ac: refined, 5Jzc: Grease. 214c p b.
WOOL-Humboldt and Mendocino quotable at
lugllc: Valley oregon, 1O@1l lc; do lower grades,
@luc; Nevada, 6@S1ac San Joaquin and South
ern Coast, six months, 4@6c; San Joaquin foot
hill, good to choice 61a@71zc; San Joaquin, years
fleece. 4@51ac northern free, 7y9c; do defec-
tive. 5Q61ac "a h.
HOPS Nominal at 2@xc p n for 1893 and so
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DRIED FRUITS, RAIsINs. NUTS. ETC.
DRIED FRUITS

OhlEO
For two years the Prune market, local dealers
say, has been deliberately broken at the opening
by INSCRIPTIONS operators for purposes of
speculation. The same thing is being done this
year, as the four sizes being offered at Sc Z.
b. for New York. Local dealers consider this q
trick to depress prices so that green Prunes may
be bought low. If this is the case 1t outrageous
and means loss of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars 10 Prune-growers, who ought to investigate
the matter Local dealers say that as the market
Is to-day Prunes would bring 4c as readily Sc
Quotations on the Fruit Exchange are as follows:
CARLOAD LoTs-New Apricots are quotable
at 612@6S1c p b I. o. b., coast. Old Prunes. &C.
JoBBING PRICEs-New Aprlcots, 512@6s4c: old
evaporated Apples, 41ac q ib Peaches. 3@5c and
&c for fancy; peeled in boxes, 1l@l21ac p h; old
Prunes, SC for four sizes; Figs, black 31sc; White
Figs. 3@5c p b; Plums. 31a@4c for pitted and
l@l1sc for unpitted; Nectarines, 4@5c q ib for
prime to choice.
RAISINS-Prices are as follows, carload lots, 4.
o. b, Fresno: Four-crown, loose, none: 3-crown,
loose, none; 2crown, 2Tsc p fb; seediess Sultanas,
sc; seediess Muscatels 134c: 3crown London lay
ers, 7Oc R box clusters 81 35@1 SO: Dehesa clus-
JoBBINs PRICEs-Four-crown. loose. 414c: g.
crown, 3s4c; 2-crown, 33sc p ID. Seedless Sui
tanas &c p ID: Seedless Muscatels, &c; S-crown
Lonlon layers, 10000: clusters, 81 50@l rs;
NUTS-QuotatioDs are as follows: Wanuts 9@
lie for 10. hard and 11@13c p ID for paper-shell
1oobing lots; Almonds 6@71ac p ID for Lam
guedoc, z1203c % h for hardshell ana S@l0c
sor for Ptapershel iobblng Peanuts o@sic
ory Nuts, 5@6c: Pecans, &c for rough and SC for
polished Fiberts, S99c: Brazil Nuts, 7@Sc p ID;
Cocoannts, s4@5 p 100
HONEY-Comb, 10@1212c for bright and 6@9c
Tor lower grades; water-whIte extracted, 5@51ac:
41Ac; dark, 2@3c p ID.
bEESWAX-26@2715c p ID.
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PROVISIONS.
Prices remain undisturbed.

Prices remain undisturbed.
CURED MEATS-Bacon Is uuotable at 61ac
for heavy, 71ac p ID for light medium. 9@91sc
for light, lO@11c for light and 12c for sugar
cured; Eastern Sugar cured Hams, l2M1212c;
California Hams Iu@11c q n: Mess Beef, 81
@s; extra mess do So; family do, $40; extra
prime PORK, $S@8 SO; extra clear, Sls y bbi;
mess. S11 50@12 n bbl: Smoked Beef, 10c D H.
LARD-Eas. .ern, terc es is quoted at 5iAc q ID
for compound and 614c for pure; pals &c D ID;
Oaliiornia tierces 41ac for COMPOUND ana 51sc for
612c p ID.
oTToLENE-51s@54c in tierces and s14@
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

BRAN-sls@14 for the best and sl2@ls so p
ton for outside brands
MlDDLINGs-sl5@ls % ton for lower grades
and $17@1S p ton for The best.
FErDSTUFFS Rolled Barley, SD: OHcake
Meal at the MILL S2l q ton; jobbing, $22
HAY-Recepls are running heavy again, those
yesterday being 1854 TONS and sa0 the market tons Is
" heat and Oat. Sc 5O009; Oat So 50@S; Barley,
$6@7 so; Hiver barley, 81 5O@5: Alfalfa, SO BOG
5O for second and 81 50@h for hrst cutting;
so.
STRAW-SO@4Oc q hale.
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

ORCHARD FRUITS
Bartlett Pears are weakening-most Of them are
very small this year. Peaches ana Plums rule
steady.
Red Necta tarines. YO@75c: White. 2b@35c p box.
Peaches, l6@36c p box, 20@30c p basket and
$15@20 p ton.
Plnms. 25@bOc y box and 100000 . crate;
White In bulk, ,$20@25 q ton; colored. $iOG16; Jap
anese Plums 6@60c. Prunes, 40@6tc
Apples 65@90c p box for choice and 100000
for common
Crabapples, 25@bOc p box.
Pears 26@40c box; Bartletts, 25@60c p box
and $l2 50@l7 80 p ton.
Figs, "a box for single and $1@1 so p box for
double layers.
BERRIES
Strawberries, 81 5O@3 p chest for Long
worths and 81 25@2 80 for large berries
Raspberriea, $3f04 p chest.
Blackberries. $2@3 p chest
GkAPES-Continue very dull Muscats from
Tuare County, 5O@65c p crate. vacaville Sweet
waters and Fontainebleaux, 25@40c p box and 40
@50c p crate.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S8@15 p 100: Canta-
loupes, 81 o0@4 p dozen; Nutmegs 81 6011 rs p
box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Fresh stocks Of Mexican
Lines have lowered the price. Oranges, S3(94 for
Valencias and $2@3 for Mediterranean Sweets and
st. Michaes; Lemons. 81 50@2 90 for common
and $3(94 for good to choice; Mexican Lines, So so
y box: California Lines, 75c@$1; Bananas, $1@2
. bunch; Pineapples, $2@s so p dozen.
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Not Due to Weak Eyes.

The following amusing little scene oc-
Cured in an ophthalmic hospital in Man
chester:
An old man applied one day for some
spectacles, as he complained that his eye
sight was very bad-indeed, he could
hardly see at all.
Accordingly, he had the usual large
frame put on and strong magniying
glasses put into it and card with very
large print held little distance from him,
Then the surgeon asked:
''Can you read that, my man?''
"No, SIR" said the old man, siI can't"
The surgeon, after putting in stronger
glasses and holding the card nearer, said :.
"Well, can you read that now?'
Still the old man replied:
mo, sir; l can't read word of it.''
The surgeon then put in the strongest
glasses and held the card close to the old
mans face, saying:
'sWeIl, can you read that?"
mo, SIR" replied the old man sadly.
shaking his head; you see, sir, never
learned to read. Answers.
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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANs-Hardly anything doing Bayos are
quo.able at so@s5c q ctl; small Whites sl@l Is
y ctl; Pea, s1@l 20 p ctl; Large Whites,
socgs1 o71a c Pink 7o@soe; q Wdnsn Beds sSe S1S
Limas 1902 40;. Buffers, $1@1 40; 20
rs'a.1 sEEDs.BrOwn Mus ard, 81 to@l @ 20 y . Gn;
tard, 81 soal Is. Flax. 81 fool so: Canary, 2slc
2 n; Alfalfa 71a@s1ac o Ii; Rape 21ac v N;
DRIED FEAs-s1 25@I 40 p cu for Niles ana
al 26l0l AZ for Graan
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, spot, 81 26t94 30:
san Quentin, $4 20; Wool Bags, 241a@261ac.
COAL Harrison's circular says: During the
week there have been nine arrivals from the Coast
c0llieres with 2O.I2z tons Coal; from Swansea,
S5s2 ions; from Newcastle. N s. w, Sl76 tons.
Business in this lire IL reported very dull sales
being lighter than usual at this season and prices
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY-Some Eastern still remains on
hand unsold. The market for all kinds is weak
ane odull. Ducks are almost unsalabae. Live
Turkeys 121a@14c p fb for Gobblers, l2@l3c for
Hens: young Turkeys, 15@17c: Geese, p pair 81
@l %; Goslings 81 25@1 so; Ducks, So 5OG3 so
for old and 81 b0@4 30 for young; Hens. S5 50G1
SO: Roosters, young, "a 50@5 do, old. $4@4 So;
81 60@2 so fol small; Pigeons. 81 25@l so p dog
for young and old.
GAME-Nomipal