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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-17
DRIED FRUITS, RAIsINs, NUTS, ETC

Dealers are greatly encouraged by the improved
demand which is very good.
DRIED FRUITS-The following prices rule on
the Fruit Exchange:
CARLOAD LoTs-Appes, 11a@2c q II for quar-
tered, &c for sliced and 4@la14c for evaporated
Peaches, 2i4@l4c and &c for fancy; A pricots 61hm
&c for prime 20 choice. &c for fancy and IOGIl lie
ID for fancy Moorpark; Figs. black. 21ac for mn
ID for evaporated halves, 31a@6c q ID for quarters
Prunes, 3@l3L4s: Plums, 34ac . ID for pitted and
11zG2c for unpitted; Nectarines S1aQ5c q n for
prime to choice and 51zc for fancy. '
JoBBING PRICEs-Evaporated APPLES 4611Lc
q ID; sun-ured. 112G2c; Peaches. 214@4c and 5(d6c
for fancy; peeled in boxes. 11@1 2Lac; Prunes &c
for four Sizes 5G612c for 4O@5Us and 4IbGD5c
for 50@eO's; Aprcots e1a@9c for prime to choice
lO@11c for fancy Moorpark: Figs black 31nc.
White Figs, 3@5c: Pears, &c e 10 for eyapor-
ated halves and 4@71sc for quarters; Plnms
tar mes. 4goc {. ID for prime TO choice.
RAISlNS AND DRIED GRAPES-Prces ara es
follows, carload lots, I. o. b. San Francisco: Four
crown, loose, 3szc q h; 3-crown. loose 2Iac; 3
crown. &c; seedess Sutanas, 31a0p33Lc c; needless
Muscatels, 21a@2&c; tbree-crown London LAYERS
zoe box: clusters. 81 3bd1 30: Dehesa clusters
~ ioSz 20; Imperial clusters, 81 60@2 rs; Dried
JoBBING PRICEs-Four-crown loose 31hc. g.
crown, 234@3c: 2-crown, 214@21ac Seediess Sui
tanas DC q Ii; Seedess Muscatels &c: 3-crown
Londoh ihyers, aoSSoc; clusters, 81 5OtGl rs;
Dehesa clusters 81 so: Imperial clusters, 81 rs:
Dried Grapes, -.
NUTS-Walnuts are quotab at e@llc a n
for No. hard and 11@13c p II for paper-shell lob
and S12@Dl0c for paper-shelI iobbing; Peanuts ST.
@7c for Eastern and 412@51ac for California; n ck
ory Nuts, 6@6c; Pecans, &c for rough and SC for
polished; Fiiberis Sa9c: Brazil Nuts. a6lDc a
II; Cocoanuts, 81 50@5 z 100.
HONEY-Conlb is quotabe at 1O@12c q 10 for
bright and SGG9c e 10 for lower grades: water
white extracted, b@51ac e ID; light amber ex-
tracted, 44 G434c dark am ber &c: dark 2a3c
BEES WAA-2blG211loc p H.
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parcels.
ECREKA-Per Pomona-l6 rolls leather, hf-
tups TUBS reg as bxs butter, 66 pigs mdse,
crate deer BOO Nj shingles. Is dressed calves,
Dds mineral water. II pkSs express, SIX coin.
and Il RIO pig mdse 81 bxs So tubs
butter, cs cigars, l bx furs 3 bds wranpers 29
DOORS l cs hardware
Junction-5O SKIS peas
ROhnerville-lES SKIS potatoes
PORTLAND-Per Empires CO shoes 40 axis
-four 6iS SKIS oats, 6 SKIS wheat so SKIS m ddIings,
asa SKIS potatoes, 200 NJ IT lumber.
COusignees.
Per Austraiia-W l. Taylor; A f Gum: Califor-
MIA Wine Associations; Blake AIoffitt & Toyue: c
Beshaw; Chiuda Il tlach: Chicago Brewing
Co; Enterprise Brewery: Eveieth & Nash: Hvman
Bros; Hobrook, Merrill & Stetson: NJ ID Vanya!:
] Ivancovich & o: L Scatena d Co: Mrs s T. Gu,
lick; National Brewery; L q Sresovich d Co: The
Hicks j udd Co: j ID Spreckels d Bros Co. Welch IL
Co;Wetmore Bros; Williams, Dimond & Co: ROYAL
Eage Distilery Co: san francisco Rreweres: NJ 5
Grim baum 81 co and various Chinese merchants
Per Pomona-A Nichols d Co: & III Stewart:
Brigham, Hoppe & Co; Dodge, Sweeney & Co: J r
Hanify: Dairymen's Union: Telling Cressv d Co:
L Hockler: Gray & Mitchell; george simpson;
Italian-Swss Colony: Hiberna Brewery: Jack son
Napa Soda Works: Wieand Brewing Co: NationaI
Brewery; Wells, Fargo II Co; o 3 Smith & Co;
Wellman, Peck Il C: Brigham Hoppe & Co: Arc
tic OH Works: f Whitney & Co; Getz Bros & Co;
Hills Bros; Durham, Carrigan & Co: Horn Il Co;
Ross u Hewlett; Kowalsky Il Co; Haight: Pac
Coast MIL and Lumber Co: r. whitney Il Co:
Hills Bros; Phelan x Fish: Simonds saw Co; VIII
liams Il Marvin; II Dutard: Wolf IL Son.
Per Empire-A l. Bryan Shoe Co: Wolf & Son:
Ihomns Loughran; Moore, Ferguson & Co: order;
III Dutard; ID T. Allison II Co: ] Everding IL Co:
McDonough d Runyon; Geo Morrow Il Co.
For Late shipping Iateagence See Fourteenth Page
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communicating with the Academy OF Sciences,
this City. The following is list of some of
the most beautiful and attractive wildfowers
OF the state: Buttercups (Ranunculacie Cali
iornicus), evening primrose (Gnothers Cali
iornicus) burr clover torthocarpus huearilo-
Dusl, paby-olue-eyes (Nemophila menziesii),
yellow poppy (Eschscholtzia Caiifornical,
larkspur (delphinium Californicum) wild thrift
lMesem oryanthemum seqil@rale), cluster lily
dunculata), wild verbena (abronia nmbellata).
blue bells (phacelia whitlavia) snap dragon
(nlnuius luteus), shooting star (dodecatheon
neulal WHO peony (paeonia beowniil, Chinese
thrope phacelfa tanacet iioliaj tidy tips gail
lareha aristata), snow plant (sareodes san
eulneal 1orget-me-not (mertensia sibrica),
azalea (rhododendrou occidentale) spotied Iilv
tlilum columbranuum), salmon lily (rubus
nuikanusl and mariposa lily (calochortus).
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was not much change in mining stocks
yesterday as will be seen by the list OF sales
Business was considerably quieter and there WAS
excitement.
on the Bond Exchange Hawaiian Commercial
sold down so and Hutchinson TO S27.
The weekly report from the Con. Cal & Va is
follows:
Coz. Cal. Vallejo level-Are timbering
making repairs and easing timbers in south drift
on ninth floor, first floor above sill floor Of this
level.
1850 level-From fourteent tn to twentieth floor
at north end of Slopes. in old ground OF former
WORKINGS, and from northwest DRIFT uprase
side OF ledge. have extracted during week l63
tons of ore, average assay value of which, per
samples taken from cars in mile SOL 80 per
ton.
nineteenth floors, the east size of the old stope
timbers there is feet in width of ore. assaying
SIS 81 per
In working TO the southwest from above men
toned upraise, east side on seventh and ninth
floors above the sill floor, have followed narrow
streaks of ore assaying from $12 TO SlS per ton.
1900 level-No work has been done on this level
during the week.
100 Ievel-West crosscut 2. started at point in
station, has been advanced 80 feet; total length
2S9 fee., passing through porphyry and clay seams
and some quartz, assaying 81 and 81 per ton.
Total extraction OF ore Tor the week amounted to
163 tons, the average assay value OF which, per
samples taken from cars when raised to the
face SCI 7Sper ton.
Following Are the highest Prices During
the Past Week.
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EHplannfiOu-

The arrow flies with the wind The ton fie,,res
~ station indicate maximum Temperature for the
Jays; those underneath ii. If any, the amount of
rainfall, OF melted snow in inches and hund redths
during the past twelve hours. 1sobars, or solid
lines, connect points 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: Glow"
refers 10 low pressure. and Is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains
Lows usually first appear the Washington
and low along the coast and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast rain is probable:
but when the 'lown Is inclosed with isobars OF
marked curvature, rain south OF Oregon is improb-
able With high" in I he vicinity of Idaho, ana
The pressure falling TO the California coast warmer
weather may be expected summer and colder
weather in winter The reverse Of these conditions
Will produce an opposite result.
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-, TALLow-Dull. city. 3 3-l6@S14c; country,
SoTToNSEED oIL-Quiet. steady: crude 81
81 rs; yellow, prime. 25@25Ac; do off grades
:, k sGI - Steady; strained, common to good,
P poT kipEE 3S, 2614@s4c.
Japan, 3@414c. ~
MoLAs Es-Firm: New Orleans open Kettle,
good 10 choice, 27(037c
July. So 6O@12 IS: september, Sill 3OGll So;
december $40 6U@10 IS; March, $40 450lO so.
spot Rlo, dull; No. 2, 141sc.
ooGAK-Raw, dull, fair refining $3.50 q 10:
centrifugais. 50 test. 414c: refined. firm, quiet:
Oh a. ll-16G5c: mold a. 55sc; standard
A, oSsc; confectioners' a, 514c; cut loaf. &C.:
crushed, &c; powdered and granulated, 5ssc;
cubes, $3.50.
Fruit and Produce.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
WALNUTS-Nomnai.
APRICOTS-Bags, 61a@lOc
PEACHES-Peeled, q ID, 1O@l2c; do I'M
peeled, 5@7c.
PRUNES-Four sizes. nominal
hAISlNS-Two-crown loose muscatel. 234M6c;
three-crown do &c; London layers e0c@$l.
hOPS-Quiet, easy; State common choice
z12GSc: Pacific Coast. 21a@l7c.
WOOL-Quet: domestic fleece. 15@21c pulled,
4oG35c; Texas, 7@12c.
Merchandise.
PIG IRoN-Quiet: American $40 1903 so.
COPPER-Flrm: lake. 81 95p11 20.
lEAD-Quiet; domestic, SO o.
T1N-Firm: straits SIS 45@13 55; plates
moderately active.
sPELTEk-Quiet: domestic. 81 O5@i 10
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POTATOES. oNIoNs, VEGETABLES

POTAToES-New Early Rose in boxes from the
River brought 81 25. Old are weaker except Garnet
Chies which scarce. New Potatoes, 75cGS !;
River Burbanks, 5O@55c; Oregon Burbanks COG
75c q ell; Oregon Garnet Chies S5cGS1 p ctl:
Early Hose, 500 &c; Petal1ma and Tomales, 55
@65c 2 ctl; II UNI boldt Burbanks, 6O470c ~ ctl.
ONIONS-Old are nominal at 81 50dl 20. New
Onions lower at 50G60c r ctl.
NEGETABLES-ArrlVals were $50 boxes As
paragus, 276 boxes Rbubarb and CO. sacks Peas
Alameda Summer Squash sold at 50 g small
box.
Summer Squash. 81 so q box; Egg Plant
l5c 4 10; Los Angeles Tomatoes, 81 75612 2 box;
Mexican Tomatoes nominal: Cucum0ers soc
@$l z dozen; Asparagus $l@2 z box Tor ord-
nary and ~ 25@2 80 for extra; khubarb, 50cGSI;
Dried Peppers 76G9c; Green Peppers, l5c r 10;
Green Peas, 50cdS1 q SIX Cor common and 2C12 1ac
z ID for Garden; string Beans S@l0c p ID Tor Los
Angeles and lOM1212c for Winters; Horse Beans
3595Oc q sack; Dried Okra. l212c; new Cabbage
4Uc q ctl; Garlic. 4LaeQ5c q d.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS - Calcutta Grain Bags spot, 81 loo
Is; June-July delivery, "a 20@4 25; San QUEEN
tin. 81 20; Wool Bags, 24129261ac
COAL-Wellington, So T. ton: New Wellington,
IS p ton: Soutnfeld WELLINGTON. 81 SO y ton:
Seattle s5d5 SO; Bryant, 50; Coos Bav, 81 so;
Wallsend SIS so; Scotch, So so: Brymbo 81 so:
Cumberland Sl3 so in bulk and SIS in SKIS;
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. Sill; Camel So:
Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley.
sacks
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
quotes terms net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed. all 61sc: Dry Granulated, 7sc;
ConfectioneIs' A, 5s4c; Magnolia a: 514c Extra
c. 51sc: Golden G, DC: halfbarrels, lac more
than barrels, and boxes 1ac more.
SYRUP-6olden, in bbls, l5c; Black Strap. 1Oc
a. gal
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CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, MAJ l6.-fhe weather was
again the leading consideration In the wheat
market. Rains tn rough the West aud Southwest
induced selling and caused easier prices The
Thoman report on which the late break OF yester-
day in price took place was made public this
morning a ID showed condition for winter wheat
OF 19.6 as against S0.4 on May l. This estimate
was not by any means bearish one, and why
prices should have declined on IL mystery
July wheat opened from 621sc to 6214@62s sc
sold between 81 sc and 6212c, closing al $3.50
81 2c. 1sc higher Than yesterday. Estimated re-
ceiuts FOR Monday 15
CORN-Scarcey anything was done in corn
and in that the market did not differ from what it
h as been for many days receipts were 240 cars,
and 2s5,3oI bushels were taken from store. July
corn opened ut 291ac. sold 295sc, closing at
2s12@2s9sc. a shade over yesterday. Estimated
receipts for Monday 400 cars.
oATS-The market for oats was quiet with no
feature or incident to make n teworthy the trade
Estimated pts for Monday 26l cars
PROVISlONS-Trad in the provision pit was
limited to the transactions of a few commission
houses and packers, and denoted anything but in
teres; in the situatino.
Observation-Disclosures in the market fairly active
Creameries Extras, 15c; frsts, l4@l 4iac: sec
onds, li@i Sc; imi atoms. fancy, iO@fic bairies-
Ladies-E1GTas, s@ioc; ffsts s@S1sc; packing M;
EGGs-Fresh stock 71a@sc p dozen.
MON E1-W as o% on call and o91% on time
MUM.
Closing Prices.
wHEAT-Msv. 611s@6114c; July 62as@621ac;
tokN-May zs1aci July. 2s1s@2sssc; septem-
oAI s.May,' Ice; July. 1sas@ls1ac; septem-
PoRk-Jpiy, s. 70: September, 81 Sta.
LARD-July. S4 6712; September, "a 80.
h4Bs-July, 81 S712; September, $4 42l2.
livestock.
UNION STOCKY ARDS. ILL, May 16.-Only
a few cattle received to-day aud trade was
quiet Prices were steady and generally unchanged.
Shippers bought some hogs, but packers were not
in the market Prices were 2AaCl5c lower The
sheep market was slow but sleepy.
CATTLE Receipts. 300. Fancy beeves,
81 40G4 SO; choice to prime, 1900 to 100 pound
steers, "a 20CGt IS: good 10 choice steers 1900
to 1900 pounds $4 00d4 IS: medium steers 1000
TO 140U pounds, S3 S0@3 95 common 10 fair steers.
$50 10 14U0 pounds. 80 JtM3 75 choice feeders.
800 TO 1850 pounds So 90G4 90; common to choice
stocKers. So S503 IS; bulls anu stays, choice 10
extra, SO DOGS 40: bulls, poor choice. 50 0O@
go: and heifers extras 1904 90; cows fair
10 choice 81 4O@3 20; COWS, common TO fair
81 50l12 30: calves good choice S4 80
al IS; calves. common to good. $3G4 40 Texas
grass steers 81 70QS 80; texas fed steers. IS 4G
@4 l5: Texas cows ana bulls. 81 4U0gS 40; mixers
and sprlngers per head. S20Gl40.
HOGS-KeceIpts. $4,000 HEAVY packing
shipping lots s. 20G3 421a: common 10 choics
mixed. So 25d5 471a; choice assorted. So 4oG
8 AS light, SO 1903 80: pigs 81 25@3 20.
SHEEP - Receipts. 400U. Interior choice,
81 so 50 so; lambs, IS 5G5.
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AND CITRUS FRUITS.

ORCHARD FRUITS-Arrivals of Cherries were
22S5 boxes selling at 30@50c for White and Red
and 50c@$1 y box for Black.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Straw berries were $50
chests, selling at S769 q chest for Longworths
and S4(96 for large berries.
Goose berries. 25@50c drawer and 11.521ac p
ID in sacks for small and S0@40c r draw er ana 3
&C h in bulk for large.
RaspberrIes, 81 q drawer; Newcastle RSsp-
berries brought 81 so q crate.
No Blackberries from Southern California.
Currants 75@90c Is box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, 81 2562 for Seed
lings, 81 5094 for Naves, 81 1902 rs Tor Nalta
Bloods and 81 b092 SO for Mediterranean Sweets;
Lemons, 75c(Q$l rs for common and 81 5OG2 80
for good 10 choice: Mexican Lines So bOG6: Ba-
nanas, $l@2 q bunch; Pinespples $3@S6 q dozen.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANS-Continue quiet the old prices. Bayos,
e0c@$1; Small Whites, 81 2591 40; Pea ST. ESQ
l 40 2 ctl; Large Whites. sl@l 10 q ctl: PINK,
s6g971ac; Reds, 81 IS: BlacKeye. 81 4UGl 65:
Red Kidney. 81 60@l 50; LiInas. 81 60d.2 rs;
Buffers, 81 40@l TO Tor small and 81 25@1 so for
large
SEEDS-Brown Mustard is quotabe at 81 30
a. 70 ? ctl; Trieste. $2G2 80 2 ctl; Vel
low Mustard, ST. 4OGl SO; Flax, 81 7UGl so: Ca
nary, 2S4c "a h; Alfalfa, 712@91ac = ID; Rape,
212c 2 10; Hemp, 312c p ID.
DRIED PEAS-S1 Z5@1 40 q ctl for Niles and
81 25Gll AS for Green.
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salted Calf 607c; salted Veal, &c; dry HIDES 9
@lOc; culls and brands 71ac; dry Kip and Veal
lose; culls; 5@6o: dry Csf' lSc; eulls loc; Goat,
summer, 25a3Oc; medium, I5@2bc winter, e@iOc;
sheepskins, shearlings 10@15c each: short wool.
20@36c each medium, 40@50c each; long wooi5.
CSC each Culs OF ali kinds about 1ac less.
TALLOW-No. l. rendered, 314dS1ac; No. 2, Sc;
refined. 51a@5s4c; Grease. 21ac d ID.
WOOL-We quote Spring Nevada, 5000; San Joa-
gum and Southern Coast six months, 4tG6c e b.
San Joaquin, foothill. good TO choice. lose; San
Joaquin, years fleece, 44s9oH2c; northern free,
@9c: do defective 5G6Asc q h.
HOPS-We nnnte nOminALy 20Q4c ID ID.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFS.
BRAN-sl4 5o@ls q ton.

BRAN-$14 50@l6 p ton.
MIDDLINGS-$l6917 q ton for lower grades
and $17 60@ls so q ton for the best
FEEDSTUFFS - Rolled Barley, $l6916 SO;
oicake Meal at the mill, $40 p ton: jobbing, S2l;
Cottonseed Oilcake, 1921 r Ton.
HAY - Nothing new. Wheat is quotable at
$s@l1 90; Oat.!$7@ Wheat and Dat, $sal1: Bar
ley, $iGS so; Alfalfa, S7@9; Glover, S6G7 so;
Compressed Dat. So 50@S; Compressed Wheat, 81
@IO so; Stock, 1907 p ton.
SIRAW-SO05Oc q bale
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from sIaugh-
terers are as follows:
BEEF-First quality, 59514c; second do. 41a@
4s1c; third do 31a@ic q 10.
VEAL-Large, 566c: small 6@7c 2 h.
MUTTON-Wethers 5@o1sc; Ewes, 41a65c
y III
thanksgiving Lamb. 6@6h2c p ID.
PORK-Live Hogs, 39SA4c g ID for large and
3ssG3lac for small and medi um dressed do, 4Ia
td51ac Is D.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Nothing new to report.
CREAMERY - Fancy, lac; seconds. l3@I31ac
ID. ~
DAIRY-,Fancy, 49,: good to choice, 12@121sc;
lower grades, ll@ll12c.
CHEESE-Fancy' mild new, &c: common to good.
America, s@9c 4 Ii; Western, lOallc; Eastern.
12@l312c.
EGGS-Previous prices rule. Oregon Eggs, lie =
dozen; Eastern Eggs, ll@l1 1ac Store Eggs, lia
Ire; ranch Eggs, l2@l31ac Duck Eggs 149l5c
r. dozen.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-Net cash prices Family extras
So 75@3 S5 q Dbl: Bakers extras, $5 55@S %;
superfne. 80 1898.
CORNMEAL ETC.-Feed Corn, S20G2O so;
Cracked Corn, $2l p ton.
MlLLSTUFFS-Price in ION sacks fol-
lows. usual discount 10 the trade: Graham Flour
2s4c; Rye Flour. 314c; Rice Flour 71ac Corn
meal, 2s4@3c: extra cream do, S1ac: Oatmeal,
o$4c; Oat Groats, 412c; Hominy, 4G412c; Buck
wheat Flour &C. Cracked Wheat, 312c; Farina
41sc; Whole Wheat Flour, &c; Rolled Oats. age;
Pearl Barley 41ac: Split Peas, 4s4c; Green DO
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POULTRY AND GAME.

PoULTRY-Was nominal yesterday. Live Tur-
keys are quotable at l2150l6c p 10 for Cob
oiers 12@l5c e ID for Hens; Geese, = pair. S. "a
rs: Gosiings, 81 25@l 49, Ducks, $4@5 for old
and S4G6 so for young; Hens, So SOFA so;
boosters, young, Sc 5O@e7 so; do, old, S404 90
Fryers, 50 50@6; Broilers. $4@5 for large and S2@
8 for small; Pigeons 81 80 Tor young and 81 so
for OLD.
GAME-Very dull and weak. Hare, 5O@75c:
Rabbits, Toe Tor Cottontails and 5Oa75c p Goz for
rnnlI
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon, &c p b for heavy II
for light medium, &c q ID for light. LOG for extra
lgh. and 12c q ID for sugar-cured Eastern Sugar
cured Hams, 1l1ac; California Hams, IOc y IA.
Mess Beef. 81 eO9s; extra me IS do, SO SOFAS: fam,
lily DO, $40: extra prime Pork, IS 5OSo9: EXTRA
clear, 81 q Dbl: mess xl2 q Dbl: Smoked Beef
luc q ID.
LARD-Eastern, tIerces quoted at 61hc a N
for com pound and eszc pure: pals 71%c: Cali.
forna tierces, 514c for compound and 6I4c for
pure: halfbbls SAG 61ac: 10 ID tins, 714c; do 5-o
7s4c q ID.
Co1roLENE-es in tierces and 1850 D in
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NEW 1oHk STOCKS.
Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.

Money on call easy at 213%- Prime mercantile
paper, 5@512- bar silver. o7 1sc- Mexican dollars
53lac. STERLING exchange is dull. with actual
business IN DANGERS oils al 81 S71a@4 S7sl for
sixty days and 81 sS1a94 sS34 for demand Posted
rates, 81 SS44 es12 Commercial bills, 81 S61a
ma S71a. Government bonds steady; state BONDS
dull: railroad bonds firm. Silver at the board
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
BANK CLEARINGS,

Local bank clearings last week were s14 O43, 1894
against S139S4,79S for the same week in 1895
q gain of 4. 2%
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HIDES, rALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS = Heavy saited steers.
61a@7c p ID; culls and brands, 61a@6c p n;
medium, 51a@6c q H. culls and brands. 41h
@5c light, Be; cuIls and brands. DC; CowhIdes Sc
q d. cuils and brands. 4c: saited Kip &C u h;
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To JoIY THE NAVY. NJ, City. II you wish
to join the navy send your application to the
commander of the receiying-ship Independence
at Mare Island.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL

WHEAT LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG. May 1.-THE spot market
is steady at 5s 41sd@5s 5izd Cargoes steady at
27s 712d Sellers prompt shipment.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. he'd Winter: May,
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.
Bank Clearings gain 4.2%.
Silver fraction weaker.
Wheat stagnant.
barley steady. Oats firmer.
White Corn lower.
Rye very dull.
Hay and Beans unchanged
New Early Rose Potatoes arrived from, t,o r;,,ar
New Onions lower
Butter, Eggs and Cheese unchanged.
Poultry nominal.
Cherries lower. Berries frmer
Dried Fruit and Raisins in good demand.
Provisions unchanged .
Nothing new in Hides
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ALABAMA SENATOR'S. c. r., Sumner, Kern
County, Cal The Senators from Alabama at
this session OF Congress are John T. Morgan
and James L. Pugh.
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5s sad; June. 5s 314d: July, 5s 3I4d; August, S.
31ad; >eptem Der, 5s 334d
SECURITIES.
LONDON, ENG. May 16-Consols. 1I2 GIG;
silver. 81 lied; French Rentes, lO2f 71ac
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Leaves every day at ) p. NJ. carrying Pullman
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The PoIuar STA FE ROUTE EXCUR-
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with the very latest up-to-dat upholstered tourist
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The best railway from California to the East.
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and good meals in Harvey's dining-roOmS
Ticket Ofiice-644 Market street,
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