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NEW YORK MARKErs.
Financial.

NV YORK. n. ", Oct. 23.-The bulls had an
other field day at the stock Exchang.. While the
dealings again mainly professional the com
missioD-houses reported the receipt OF a moderate
amount of orders for outside account. The exist
eDce of latent short interest afforded the bulls
material aid In their opera ions. The rise in ster
ling exchange die not check the upward move
ment which continued to make progress until late
hour Chicago Gas was the real leader and rose
3Zs o SO on brisk purchases.
The movement was sed reports that the
political situation in nnnois is more favorable Tor
the property and the insiders have already taken
the preliminary steps looking TO the disbursement
of the surplns FUNDS the treasury and which
have been wi;hhe from the stockhoi ders by pro-
card and jumped 212 TO ll21z. 1t was said on
good author ty that two big shorts were frightened
into cover ng Manhattan jumped lsl 10 9l8I
and the remainder OF the list improved anywhere
from "A TO 13s per cent
In the case Of the Grangers and other prominent
issues the his hest ures Of the day gene
rally recorded by midday. Late in the afternoon
on extensive realizations and the Withdraw al of
81. 0OU gold from the sub-treasury in ex change
for legal tenders by Laidlaw & Co., a reaction of
II to per cent ensued. Speculation left of firm
In tone. Net changes show gains OF A@as4 per
Metropolitan Traction rose 2 to 81 and Minnesota
Iron to SO.
The total sales were 223,S25 snares. Railway
and miscellaneous bonds W re strong ana higher.
The total sales were 81 ,493,000. onsumers Gas
of Chicaso frsts rose ~ TO S21Ia Louisville, New
can Spirits sixes, la to 641a: Northern Pacific
thirds. IA 10 l09; Rochester and Pittsburg Con
skies, l12 TO 1lS: Rock Island debenture hves,
11z to 81; st. Paul general fours 11a to 931a and
Texas Parihc frsts l TO S212
IN Government bombs at the Stock Exchange
$1,000 coupon fours of 1925 brought 1854; $4,000
registered tours OF 1907 lO11z, and $4,000 con-
pom fves ll11z.
FLoUR-Quiet: buyers holding OF; prices easy.
Winter wheat, low grades, 81 2O@3 80; do fair to
fancy, So 069s so; do patents. 30 45@4 rs; Min
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

ORCHARD FRUITS
Hardly any Quinces seen now. Pomegranates
in over supply and dull and are Of inferior
quality this year Pears are also slow.
Ounces, 5Oc@$1 o box.
Peaches, 75cd$1 rs p box.
Pomegranates, 3b@75c y box
Apples, 65s@s1 q box for choice 25@50c for
common.
Pears, 25@75c p box; Winter NelIis, 5oc@$l.
BERRIES-Cranbrrries have advanced in the
Eass 81 fs bb and this market Is firm in conse-
quence.
Black berries, $4@5 p chest.
(rsnberries from Wisconsin, 81 so: from Cape
Cod. $, 5uegS q bb; from Coos Bay, 81 SO p box.
Strawberries 5 a. for large berries
Raspberries, $4G5 q chest.
Ora p S-Suppiits of Wine Grapes are much
smaller. but the market is weaker, nevertheless.
Table Grapes continue to improve. Isabellas 75c
@sl p crate; Tokays. 25@40c q bx: Black
Grs pes. 25@35c: Verdels, 25@30c: Cornichons.
4G@sUc Muscats. 25CG4Dc; Sweetwaters, 2o@p35c
v box; Grapes In crates bring 10@1oc more than
In boxes.
Zinfandel Wine Grapes, s23@25 p ton: mixed
lots, $20@23: California Black Grapes, $2O@21;
White. $l2@ls.
MELON S-Wat ermeIons, s5Q10 p 100; Canta-
loupes, firm at 7bcM$l So q crate: Nutmegs, 25@
soc Fs box.
CITRUS FRUITS : Lemons are quotable at
$1@l 60 2 box for common and 81 50013 . box
tor good TO choice: Mexican Lines, "a 50@5 box
California Lines, 5D@75c: Bananas. $lG2 y
bunch; Pineapples, 81 b0@3 so y dozen.
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ID Clear @ PartIy CIouoI
o Cloudy @ Ram 8 Snow.
ExpIanaIIon.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
at station indicate maximum temperature for the
days those underneath it, If any, the amount Of
rainfall, Of melted in inches and hundredths,
during the past twelve hours lsobars, 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: Glow"
refers to low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
LOWS" us ally first appear on the Washington
coast. When the pressure is high in the interior
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 Inprob-
able. With "high" in the vicinity Of Idaho, and
the pressure falling to the California coaSt warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter. The Of these conditions
VIII produce an opposite result
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DRIED FRUITS. RAIsINs. NUTS. ETC

DRIED FRUITS
There are several fractional changes IN Raisins.
but Fruits are firm ct previous prices
Quotations Oh the Fruit Exchange are as fol-
lows
CARLOAD LoTs-A pricots are quotab.e at 60
&c for Royals and 1114@l2c for choice
to fancy Moorparks: Prunes, 31se for the
4 sizes; Peaches, 4@51ac for prime 10 choice, 619
@7c for fancy and 9@1Oc for peeled In boxes:
Apples, 5s4@6c for evaporated and 2@21sc
4@51ac for quarters and 6961ac for halves; Piums,
4c for pitted and / 12c for unpitted; Nectarines,
3(94c for choice and SC for fancy: White Figs &c;
Black Figs, 214@21ac.
d1sc; Apricots 61a@sc; fancy, lOc: Moorparks 2
@l3c; evaporated Apples &c; sun-dried, 2S4@
Sc; Prunes 3s4@4c Tor the sizes; Frgs, black,
&c for impressed and 3@31ac for pressed; white
Figs, 4c: Plums 41a@5c for pitted and 1ac for
pitted NectariDes, 405c p fb for prime to fancy:
Pears, 211sG5c for WHOLE 41z@612c for quarters
ano 412g61 12c for halves.
CARLOAD PRICES, r. O. b. FREsNo- Four-crown
loose, DC; 3crown, &c; 2-crown. SAC; SeedIess
Sultanas. Size: Seedless Muscatels. &c: 3-crown
London layers. 81 20: clusters. u so; Dehesa
clusters, SO so; imperial clusters. $3; dried
Grapes, &c r ~
JoBBING PRIcEs-SAN FRANCISCO Four-crown.
loose 61ac: s. crown. 419c; 2crown- 3s4c se-die Is
London layers, 81 %: clusters 81 30: Dehesa cus-
ters. .! 70; Imperial clusters. $3 25
NUTS-Chestnuts quotable at Sagl0c; Wnlnuts.
new crop. {. o. b. shipping point, 61ac y b for
standard and sc y ID r softshel; Almonds. 6@
612c tor Ianguedoc 36lS1yAc for hardshel and Sd9c
for paper-shel. iobbing. eanuts 406c TOR Eastern
Pecans, 71a@sc: Fiberts 1a@sc: Brazh Nuts,
112@Sc q h: Cocoanuts, $4@5 D 100.
Ho III Comb, l0@l21sc for bright and 5@9c
for lower grades; water-w hlte extracted, o@512c
light amber extracted, 41a@4szc; DARK AMBER 40
Aye: dars, 2@Sc y b.
BEksWAX-z3t126c . b.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Heavy salted steers, 7c p
b; cnls and brands, &c p n; medium, &c:
culls and brands, &c q ID light, SC o n; culls and
brands, 31s@41ac sated Kip, 5@5 1ac: sailed Calf.
&c d ID: sailed Veal, &c p ID: drv Hides, 10@11c;
culls and brands 71a@sc; dry Kip and Veal Sc;
cuils 612@7e q fb; dry Calf, I5c; culIs. lOc Goat
skins. 2O@35c each: Kids, Sc: Deerskins, good
summer, l0@G5c p b; medium. 15@2Uc; winter,
@9c; Sheepskins. shearings, 1O@l5c each; short
wool, 20@35c each; medium, 40@50c each; long
woods, 5O@6uc each Cnlls OF ali kinds about 1ac
less.
TALLow-No l, rendered. 21a@3c: Nc. 2, 20
214c: refined. 4sz@5c: Grease. 70 p ib.
WOOL - We quote Fall Wool as follows:
Southern mountain, 3@51ac p H. middle
counties, free, 51aa7c p ID: do, directive 41a@6c
p b: San Joaquin, 3@5c p b. Spring clip: Ne
yada, 6@8112c D n: san Joaquin and southern
Coast. six months. 31a@5c.
HOPS There is now fair and increasing de-
mand at 5@71Sc p b for good to choice, crop OF
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 23.-Porter Bros. Com
pany sold California fruit to-day as follows:
Grapes-white Cornlchons, s3 80 per crate; Corni-
chons, 81 As per crate, and 81 2O01 25 per half
CRAZE; Muscats, so 1902 26 per crate, and
95c per half crate; Tokays, 50 Is per crate, and
e5c@$l 10 per half cratei Pears-Bartletts, SOC
per half crate
NEW YORK. N. Y, Oct. 2S-Porter Bros.
Ccmpan sold California fruit fo-dav follows:
Pear5-Glout Moroccan, 81 6s@2 85 per box:
Winter Nel!is, 50 so Grapes-Tokays, 81 55@2 65
per crate, and 95c0$l 66 per half craze: ass ii ed
81 30@1 So per half crate; Muscateis, SOc0sl 80
per half crate: Emperor, 81 As per half crate;
Verdeis, 81 S5 per half crate; Black Morocco,
95c{0$1 So per half crate.
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ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

POrATOES-Sweet Potatoes are lower at 60@
Soc p ci In sacks and boxes; Early Rose, 20@3Oc:
Burbank Seedlings, 25@40c for Rivers and 50@90c
p ctl for Salinas.
oNIoNs-25@sOc q ctl. Pickles, 25@85c .
sack.
VEGETABLES - Summer squash is almost
gone- Marrowfat Squash is quotable $3
as . ,ou: Alameda Corn. $l@l 26 p crate;
BerKeley Corn lO@65c q box: summer Squash,
TIC q bog: Egg p. ant. 25@35c p box; 1oma-
toes. i5Q25c q box: Cucumbers, 25@35c p box
Green Peppers. z5@50c n large box: Dried Pep
pers, T@l0c q ID; Green Peas, 6Oc@$t y sack
for common and 2G21lc q b for Garden: String
Beans, @$l % q sack for common and 21ac 3 ID
for Garden; Limas. oUc@Sl q sack: Green Okra,
25@50c p box; Dried Okra, IO@l212c T ID; Cab
bage. 4Oc p cti; Carrots. 30@40c 2 sack; Garlic,
l ,a1Dc n
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Qnotations show no change whatever
CREAMERY-Fancy, 25926c: seconds 23@24c
p h.
DAIRY-Fancv, 22@221ac: good to choice, 2O9
21c: lower grades, l5l0iSc q D.
PIcKLED-l 6@1Sc = ID.
FIRKIN-15917c p ID
tREAMERY-1ub, 20@21c p n.
CHEZ E-Choce mild new. $4,000 q n: COM
mon to good old, 6@Sc p ID: Cream Cheddar. 10
@1lc; Young America, 9@l0c; Western, l0@llc;
Eastern, 1l@113c p ID.
EGt S-Frm, but quiet There is no disposition
to press the advance beyond what the public will
stand. Eastern, 19@221ac 2 doz for fair to choice
and 23@24c 2 doz for fancy; store Eggs, 1S@
221ac for ordinary and 25c tor good: ranch Eggs
30G3212c p doz for small 10 medium and 34@36c
for choice; cod-stofage, 20@221ac:' Duck Eggs
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POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY-There is still considerable unsold
Eastern on hand at $5@5 so for Hens, s4 5O@5
for young BOOSTERS, 50 30 for old BOOSTERS and
So 1898 rs for Brolers.
Domesti stock is dull and un hanged
Live Turkeys ouorable at 13@14c q n for Cob
blers, l2@13c for Hens: young Turkeys. 14G15c
q 10: Geese 2 pair, 81 al 25 Goslings 81 609l 75
Ducks. S3G3 so for old and $3 eO(@4 SO for young;
Hens. So 50@5 boosters young. S404 50;
do, old, 81 p doz Fryers. 50 1908 26: Broilers,
81 1898 25 for large and 81 2o@2 80 for small !;
pigeons, 81 50@1 75 p dozen for young and ST for
old.
GAME-Arrivals are light, but the demand is
dull and receipts go of slowly. Hare. 81; Rab-
bits. 81 so for Coitontas at,d $)@l 20 for small:
Gray Geese, $2@2 so; White Geese 76c@$1 p doz-
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Builders, Contracts.

DR.. Julius Rosenstirn with Campbell q Peters
glass and glazing for sixstory building on NV
corner of Sutter and Hyde streets; 81 100; Sol
field & Kohlberg architects.
James and Kate Mcrlroy with w. w. RednalL
to erect q onestory building w side of Second
avenue. 200 of Clement street; $l650; con
tractor architect.
Margaret Curtin with r. J. Pavert, to erect q 2
story building on NE corner of Twenty-fourth and
SA nchez streets; Charles Rosseau architect.
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NoTE-In the above exposition Of the tides tha
early morning tides given in this left hand
column and the successive tides of the day in the
order of occurrence IS 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
when there are but three tides, sometimes
occurs. The heights given are additions to the
soundings the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when q minus sign (-l precedes tho
height and then the number given Is subtractive
from the depth given BY he charLa
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Hay is quieter at unchanged prices. Feedstuffs
are also queter
BRAN-sls 5o@14 for the best and s12 50@ls
p ton for outside brands.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for lower grades, and
SIS 5O@l9 so D for the best.
Oilcake cal at the MILL $23 q ton; lobbing, S24;
clipped Oats, 81 % q ctl.
HAY-Wheat, SS@ll; Wheat and Oat $79
1O; Oat, $6(GS Sc; Barley. $6@7 so: River Bar
lev $5@6: Alfalfa, So 5O@6 SO: compressed $6@9;
sock. 5000 90; Clover, $6GS q ton
STRAW-35@45c y bale
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VISION ).

CURED MEATS-Hams Lard and Co.tolene are
very firm. No change in barreled goods. Bacon,
&C p N Tor heavy &c for light medium SC for light
lOc b for extra light and IL 1ac p b for sugar
cured: Eastern sugar-cured Eams l3G0l31zc; Cal
itcrnia Hams. 11@l11ac q ID: Mess Beef. S7@e7 so;
extra mess do, $50 so: family do, s9@g so;
Dbl; mess, $l4 y bbl;N Smo ed Beef 1Oc p ib.
LAhD-Eastern, tierces is quoted at &c for
California tierces 59g51sc ? ID for compound and
o14c for pure: hali-bbs, 6s4c; 10 b Tins, 714c;
do 5-fb 71ac p b.
>, s,CoTToLENE-b14@s1 @s1sc in tierces and 1910
S1sc = y in 10 b TINS.
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FLOUR AND MiLLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-No change. Net cash prices are
follows: Family extras. $500 10 q bbi; Bakers
extras, "a 90@b; superfine, 50 1894 5U.
COKNMEAL ETC.-Feed Corn, $40 bO@2O 90:
Cracked Corn, $2U@Z1 q ton.
MILLST TUFFS-frces in sacks are as follows
usual discount 10 the trade: Graham Flour, $2 30
p 100 lbs; Rye Flour So 10 9, 10 lbs: Rice Flour,
SO i5: Cornmeal, $2 So; extra cream do, $3:
Oatmeal, $3 40; Oat Groats, $4; Hominy 50 10
@3 80; Buck wheat Flour So 1898 90: Cracked
Wheat, $3 80; Farina, 81; Whole Wheat Flour,
$3; horfed Oats 81; Pearl Barley, $3 75@4;
Split Peas, $S so: Green do, $4 25 q 100 lbs.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.
h a further decline

BEANS-Continue dull, with further decline
in some kinds.
Bayos. 81 So: Small Whites 81 40@1 60: Large
Whites. 81 36: Pinks 81 lO91 15; Reds. 81 3O@
40: Blackeya. 81 1CQ1 15; Red Kidney, So bog
10: Limas, $2@2 10; Buffers IL 4001 TO; Pea,
81 40@l 65 q ct.
SkEDS Mustard is higher with slender offer
ngs Brown Mustard, So 1898 u ctl; Yellow
Mustard 81 S5@2 p ctl: Flax, 81 35tGl 60: Ca
nary Seed. 21a@2Ac . ID: Alfalfa, 51a@61ac;
Rape, 21ac; Hemp 31ac y H.
DRIkD PEAS-Nnes, $l9l Is; Green, 81 25@
40 u ctl
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NorIoE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United States photographs
ONCE located in the MerchantS Exchange Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benent o.
mariners without regard to nationality and free OF
EXPENSE.
Office where complete sets OF charts ana sailing
directions OF the world are kept on hand for COM
parlson and reference, and the latest information
can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers
commerce
The time ball ON top OF the building on rele-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes oeforS
noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by
teegraphic signal received each day from the
United States Naval Observatory a. Mare Island
Cal.
A notice stating whether the time ball was
dropped on time, or giving the error, IL any il
published the same day oy the afternoon papers,
and by the morning papers the following day
w. s. HUGHKS
Lieutenant q. 8. NJ in charge.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Twenty-three failures last week.
Silver unchanged.
Wheat futures advanced again.
Other cerea about the same
No change In Flour.
Hay and eedstuffs quiet
Beans lower.
Mustard Seed higher
Potatoes and Onions as before.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs unchanged.
Considerable unsold Poultry here.
Vegetables decreasing IN supply.
Peaches and Quinces scarce.
Table grapes continue TO improve.
Cranber lies frmer.
Some change in Raisins
Dried Fruit in good tone.
Increasing demand for Hops.
Provisions rule firm.
Coal cheap and quiet.
Meat market unchanged.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET

No further change. Wholesale rates for dressed
stock from saughterers are follows
BEEF-First quality, 6c second do. 4@41ac;
third do, 31ac p b.
VEAL-Large 4ys16c: small. 8@7c p h
MUTTON = Wethers 6@51ac; Ewes, 4@5c
p n.
LAMB-5@6c TIb.
PORK-Live Hogs, Sc p h for large and Sc for
small and medium; dressed do 414@412c p ID
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FOREIGN Markets.

LIVERPOOL. ENG, Oct 23.-rhs spot market
Is hrmer at Is 2d@7s Sd. Cargoes lower at 34s Cd
prompt shipment.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter. Octo-
Der, 6s 5A d; November. 6s 53zd December 6s
bad; January, 6s I'd: February, 6s Cd.
SECURITIES.
LONDON, Enc. Oct. 23-Consois. Jos 5-l6; sill
yer, so 1-l6d; French Rentes lOlf l5c
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEEL0Ck s CO.,

4 Leidesdorn ST., Tel. Main 1854.
BRANCH OFFICE
623 Market St, Palace Hotel. TEL Main 5S2a
PURDY & ATKINSON Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market quo.
tations. Reference lst National Bank, 1S F..
CHICAGO. PRIVArE WIRE NEW YoRK
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THE WEEKS FAILURES.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports %
failures the Pacific Coast States and Territories
ior the week ending yesterday compared with II
for the previous week and 20 for the corresponding
week OF 1895. The failures are divided among the
trades follows grocers, l tailor, dry and
fancy goods, 4 general stores, 9 clothing, manu-
facJurer of cloaks, l machinery, saloons, con-
tractor, mining company, frui s, printing ana
publishing company, l glass company, ] wool
commission, cigars and tobacco, secondhand
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call YVES steady Mt 306%: last loan at 4%
and closing offered at Az Prime mercantile paper,
71aGlO% Ear silver. e61sc. Mexican dollars bO14
@5l3lc. Sterling Exchni,se is firm with act ual
BUSINESS IN bankers hIls at 81 Sl1aQ14 81 "a TOR
sixty days, and 81 S41a@4 s4s4 Tor demand.
pos ed rates, $4 s2@4 s31a Commercial bills.
81 793l@4 S0A. Government bonds strong: State
bonds dull; railroad bonds higher. Silver st the
hoard was steady.
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BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Oct. 23.-Bank clearing
totals at the principal cities for the week ended
october 20, with comparisons, teegrapned to
Bradstreets;
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
TRoIUOE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The London Corn Trade News Of Oc-
tober gives the worlds Wheat crop for series
of years in quarters of eight bushels as follows:
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKEr.

Butter. Eggs ana Cheese slow, no change from
last week.
Pou. try is very plentiful and about cheap as
it ever gets. Meats sell at the usual prices
Fruits are slowly decrea sing. But few Peaches
and Piums are seen now and Berries are also in
reduced supply. There plenty of Grapes,
however.
Following is THE CALLS regular weekly retail
price list:
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The csrry.oyer reseryes at shs close Of the big

crop year OF 1894 were 22,00O,O 900 quarters. while
the quantity carried from the crop of 1895
was only 15,500.0O0 quarters These figures
point 20 de hcient supply OF Wheat in the world
Tor the twelve months ending ] Tune so, 1897 and
correspondingly better prices than for several
years
The Cavaliere Ciampa takes for Cork 57,497
ctls, valued at $69.2 q: Royal FORTH for HUI,
lO4 ,eli ctls, at Sl24.Sls.
There was no demorn II ZatlOn Visible yesterday.
In fact the market exhibited steadier tone at
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Trade in September.

The preliminary statement of the foreign trade
Of the United States for September, ss prepared
by the Bureau Of Statistics at Washington, Is at
hand. The total movement in merchandise and
produce compares as follows with the correspond
ing month last year:
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The Time Ball.

The IIno BAT.
BRANCH HYpRoeRAPHIc OFFICE. q. 8. N,
MERcHANTs EXCHANGE
SAN FRANcIsco. October %, 1895.
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped
x acty at noon today e., at noon of the 120tn
meridian, or exactly at P n. Greenwich time.
W. 8. HUGHES,
Lieutenant q. S. N. in charge
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This decrease of $14479.616 in imports and In
crease OF 6,56S,531 in exports account for the
better feeling which generally prevails In bust
ness circies Imports of gold in september were
S34 los, 130. against $749.456 for the same month
last year, when the exports of gold exceeded the
imports by $l6,674.609, whereas this year the inn
ports of gold exceeded he exports by $34 O98, ,OSO
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STEAMERS 70 KRIvE.

sUN, MOON AND IADE.
Z. s. COAST AND GEopETIc SURVEY TrDEl
BULLETIN PUBLIS HID by OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY THE SUPERINTEN DENT. }
Satur-a October "a.
sun rises 628 Moon rises.. 6.&2PH
sun sets. Moon sets. ......
October-1S96.
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Artichokes, Ydoz.
Beets, 70 doz.
Daouo xx,hifo "a H.

Colored. p b..
Lima. g h.. =.
Cabbage, each. -.
Caulifiowers, each
Celery, o. bunch. :.
Cress. p dz bunchs.
Cucumber. v doz-
Egg Plant. q h..
Garlic, q ID. ........
Green Peas, p rb..
Green Corn. 7s doz.
LentilS, R ID.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-05
HIaHBINDERs IN CHICAGO.


Conspirators Cause the Arrest Of .
Chinaman Whom They Fear.
Chicago. Nov. Att II thought at the
central police station that the Chinese
highbinders' feud. which has terrorized
the Chinese headquarters OF San Francis
CO. has reached Chicago. and Inspector
Fitzpatrick Is taking action to suppress
promptly any trouble which may arise
among the 1850 subjects OF the emperor.
OF China. who live In Chicago.
Several days ago q Chinaman named
Hong Gee Tong applied to Justice Under
wood for warrant for the arrest of How
Woy who had. so Tong said. embezxled
some money from the latter two years
ago. Without inquiring into the merits Of
the case. Justice Underwood issued the
warrant and Woy was arrested and taken
to the Central station. He declared there
he was q victim OF tho highbinders. Ac-
cording to Woy's story he left Chicago
two years ago and went to PittsburG,
where he opened q laundry. He made
money. and some days ago started to re-
turn to China to get married The high
binders, he says. concluded he knew too
much OF their methods to 60 home. es-
pecialiy as the emperor had announced
his intention Of beheading all relatives Of
highbinders In China They sent Tong to
Chicago. he says. to have him arrested
and think he is now prevented from going
home.
This case wifi have to be investigated
by the court" said Inspector Fitzpatrick.
''but ! think the Chinaman Is telling the
truth. and II and there are any high
binders here they viii have to get out OF
town"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-05

Olympia. Nov. 4-Epec:al--Ths follow
ing figures Indicate the vote for electors
and state officers IN Thurxton county. No
material change from these win result in
the Official count tomorrow. The amend
men. win carry by about 10 The county Z
legislative delegation OF senator and two
representatives il PopuiiEt- The whole
Popmlisf county ticket b elected By major
fties ranging from $50 70 30:
Eiecsors-Andrews. Rep. 1.aB: smith.
Rep. l.ass: Gonna. Rep. Ioe.. Kennedy.
Rep, i.os3: Burke. Dem. o.: etapaeton.
Dem, -. Bsalock. Dem. ~: Yearsisy.
Dem. -: Catora- Pop. LIZA: Maxwell. Pop.
LIZA: Hart. Pop. LIZA: Newman. Pop.
liza: Denny. Pro. "A: Ashhy. Pro-. "A:
Whit. Pro, IA: Gist, Pro-. u: Goddard.
Nat. Fro. s; Teeter. Nat Pro-. &
Congressnea-Hyde. Rep. lo1o: Ooohf-
tie. Rep. l-a4: Lewis. Pop. IS; Jones.
Pop. Les: Saiyer. Pro-. ~: Olsen. Pro-.
u. Mix, Nat. Pro-.
supreme judge-Hart. Rep. i.ow: 1ea-
Wis, Pop. LIZA. Livermore. Pro-. -
Goverror-Suiiisan. Rep. loO: Rogers.
Pop. l,ssl. Dunlap. Pro-. So
Lieutenant governor-Arrasmtfh. Rep.