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dvices, which have been on the whole less stimu-

advices, which have been on the whole less stimu-
lating.
and is coming forward freely. The most i'm
porlant factor in The wheat mark ct is that the
visible supplies do not gain as much as has been
expected. Cotton has gained only sixteenth OF
its considerable decline. and the remarkably
heavy movement puts the spectators Tor an
advance constant difficulty, and yet there is all
the time to be remembered that the crop was
nearly one month earlier than usual and the
present excess over las; years movement may be
materially reduced hereafter. Nevertheless, the
fact appears that Northern mills are taking much
less cotton than In previous years and the demand
for goods is evidently disappointing. 1t cannot
be said that prices in this department. are the
hindrance, for even with some recent reduction in
quantities the sales of staple cottons are compare
lively small
Wool is still bought largely for speculation and
earlier purchasers are holding, but the mills
not yet doing much more than in Ocs ober. A few
demand apparent for staple goods The boot and
shoe industry is still hindered by the general
refusal OF dealers 10 pay the advanced prices de-
manded by manufacturers except for the limited
quantities which are Immediate required ,and while
most man ufacturers are working on orders tax en-
weeks ago on lower prices which will keep them
ness is coming in. No further advance Of i'm.
portance has been made in leather and the mar
ket for hides has sharply reacted so that the
IL.
The collapse of the nail combination and prob.
ably OF the bean com bnation and considera bic re-
duction in quotations for nails and beans give
reason to look for larger demand Tor products OF
iron and steel, but at present the sales against
speculative purchases made some time ago are de-
pressing prices and Bessemer pig sold at $l2 % and
accounting to some reports little lower at Pitts
burg. The demand for such products not
controlled by the combinations Is somewhat In
creas1ng, but by no means rapidly as expected.
In minor metals IL is scarcely as strong rs 1t was
week ago, but copper and lead arr stronger
Failures for the week have been 800 In the
United States against 27s last year and 80 in Can
ada against Al last year.
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DRIED FRUITS, KAIsINs. NUTS. ETC.
DRIED FRUITS
Qlotations on the Fruit Exchange are as 70

DRIED FRUITS
Quotations on the Fruit Exchange are fol-
lows:
CARLOAD LoTs-Apricots are quotabe at 6@l9c
for Royals and 1112@l2c for choice 70 fancy
Moorparks; Prunes, S1ac for the sizes; Peaches,
9@4Oc for peeled In boxes; apples. 5s4c q b for
evaporated and 2@21sc for sun-dr ed; Pears 213
d5c for priuIe to cho ce, 41512c for quarters and
o9o12c for halves; ums 4c for pitteo ara hac
@l1sc
JoBBINe PRIcEs-Peache,, 412@515c q ID:
fancy, 8la@71ac q h; peeled, 1s1ac 3 b; Apri-
lSc; evapora ed Apples, s4c: snn-dried, 20 Csc;
Prunes, 3s4@4c Tor the sizes: Figs, black sc for
impressed and 3@312c for pressed: white Figs
&C; Pinms 41a@6c for pittsd and lhac for on.
Pears. 2l2@5c for whole. 412(g51 lac for quarters
and 412@61sc for halves
RA1SINS-
CARLOAD PRICES. IF. o. b. FREsNo-Four-crown
less Sultanas. 51Iac; seedless Muscates, 41Ac; j.
crown Londoa layers. 81 10; clusters. 81 oo;
Dehesa cutters. So so; Imperial clusters, IS;
dried Grapes, &c n b.
loose, os4c: Scrown, 4S4c: 2-crown 3s4c; seedless
Sultanas- 53<c; seedlesS Muscatels, 12c; 3-crown
London layers, 81 25: clusters, 81 90; Dehesa
clusters, 81 75: I'm perai clusters, S3 70.
61a@7c . ID for Standard and 9@s1sc p ib
for softshell Almonds, 6@611c for Languedoc,
SG31ac for hardshell and SteSc for paper shell,
1o5bing; Peanuts, 4@6c for Eastern and Ac for
771a@sc p n; Filberts. 71s@sc; Brazil Nuts,
112@Sc: Cocoanuts, 4@5cT lUO.
HoNEY-Comb. l. (Gl212c for bright ana o@9c
for lower GRADES; water white extracted, o@512c;
ight amber extracted. 412@4S4c; Ozark am ber 4(9
41z2c: dark, 2@3c q ID.
BEESWAX-2301. &c p b.
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GENERAL MERCHANDIsE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, spot, 41ac Wool
Bags. 24129261sc
COAL-A local circulsr says: "During the week
there have been fye arrivals from the northern
coilieres with IL ,79S tons of Coal which Is very
small amount TO meet our requirements at this
time of year. The toal amount OF foreign Coat
due TO arrive here this year does not exceed 00V0
tralia that can possibly arrive here in January
next will not exceed so 900 tons more SO that TO-
OuO tons in all constitute our visible supply to
February, 1897. As t,s only equals about 20
very generously from our Coast coiiieries to make
good the deficit and English and Colonial stocks
Will have become materially diminished. This
viii lead to an improvement in values, rs all ar
next Will have been loaded at much higher freights
than were prevailing one month ago. Tue quote d
rate this week Tor Coal from Swansea Is lbs I'd p
ton, nearly 81 . ton higher than in OCTOBER, and
rs Sd higher than four weeks ago. If outward
grain freights remain in the present depressed
condition for several months. as they very prob
ably will, our large consumers of Coal had better
provide themselves with their fuel requirements
~ current rates, as delay may prove costly TO
them" Wellington. IS q ton: New Wellington,
&S r ton; Soulhfield Wellington. 81 80 q ton;
Seattle $5 50@6; Bryant, 595 so: Coos Bay, $5:
WaIlseDd. S6; Scotch, -; Brymbo, -; Gum
berland, $l3 p ton in bulk and 5 in SKIS; Pennsv.
vana Anthracite Egg, Sl1@12 p ton; Welsh An
thracite, SSGlO; Camel SSlS so; Rock springs
Castle Gate anc Pleasant Valley, 81 80; Coke,
$ll@12 In bulk and $l3 q ton in SKIS
RlCE-Is very firm. Chinese mixed, So 40@8 as;
No. /, SIS SU94 p cti: extra No. l, $4 3U@4 so:
Hawaiian, "a %: Japan, $<G4 so.
SCGAh-The Western sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: Cube and Crushed, &c;
Powdered, 51ac: Fine Crushed, &c; Dry Granu-
41ac; E1ra C, 4asc; Golden &, 414c; half barrels
lac more than barrels, and boxes 1ac more.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

The strength that marked the close OF wednes-
day was again visible yesterday and almost ali
of the Comstocks were higher, notably Potosi and
Choar. which advanced 10 cents each, with Alpha
and Yellow Jacket as good seconds.
BoDIE Con- 200 Ievel-North drift from the top
of the GiIdea raise advanced 81 feet and is
still in old ground. 400 level-Ceared out the
north drift from the old raise the Fortuna vein
near the north line, and opened up the old raise
from this drift thr ough 10 the Burgess ledge.
BULwER CoN.-100 level-Raise ! from the
main drift was extended feet. There is no
change in the top. 200 level-Stoping south from
the old raise over crosscut south. The Is low
grade. Tunnel 'evel-Stopng from raise and
from south intermediate drift from crosscut g.
Raise 4 advanced feet, showing slig ht improve
ment in the top and north intermediate drift from
cros3cut was driven z. feet, the seam OF ore
pinching in the face. 800 level-South drift from
waste chute reopened for 16 feet 400 leve--Fin-
fsned repairing track in main drift During the
week IL N tons of ore were extracted from the
various working places; no assays.
MoNo-Bodie 400 level-South drift from Bodie
de on the Fortuna vein was advanced ID feet
during the week. and inches Of quartz is show
STANDARD MILL sTATEMENT-Ore crushed for
the week: 260 tons for the Standard Consolidated
mine and 3S tons for the Noonday mine. Average
assay vanner tallings, So O3; tons concentrates
produced, "a; assay value. s3s 49, plate ANAL
treased 1ls.so tons talings; plant trealed SOL
tons tailings
An official letter from the Savage mine, under
N'e, - o. ony tudt III Inc SofuSJOCk
workings. on the $50 level there is no change in
the formation. Oh the $50 level the face of
west crosscut opposite crosscut g. is In por
pnyry. In the main south DRIFT on his level they
have extracted 30 carloads Of ore. The streak as
widened since last report
In the savage Companys ground on the Bruns-
WICK WICK iooe the Following work was done during the
week: Shaft was sunk IL feet: total depth, 7l5
feet on the incline. 300 level-The main north
drift was advanced % feet making its total length
2uI feet from the south boundary. The face is In
clay and porphyry.
The Joint Col. fidence. Challenge Con. and Con
imperial west crCsscut from the surface tunpel
Is out S4S feet, 10 feet havins been made during
the weak The face is in porphyry.
As no work has been done In the Crown Poinr
mine since November Il no official reports have
been Issu ed from the Gold Hill Office
The yield of the Beicher mine for tho mast wee K
amounted to 81 mining carloads ore OF the aver
age assay value of $16 10 per ton
The Seq. Belcher mine yielded 1S carloads Of ore
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WEATHER BUnEAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AeRIcUL-
TURE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
Nov 81. 1895. P. M.-Weather conditions and
general forecast:
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date
as compared With those of the date last
season:
Eureka 1889 inches, last season 4s9 inches;
Red BlpR 5.21 inches, last season 3.l5 inches;
San Fra els SIS ncnes, last season A inches;
Fresno 3O2 inches, last season .29 of inch; San
Luis Obispo 3.S3 inches last 2.l6 inches;
Los Angeles 2.99 inches. last season 81 of
inch; san Diego 2O7 inches last season LIZ
inches; Yuma LILO inches, last season .32 of an
inch.
San Francisco data-Maximum temperature 4S,
minimum SO, mean 43.
An area OF high pressure lies over the western
half of The country. The highest pressure is over
Montana, Idaho, Wyom ng aid 10 the east of
these States. There has been slight fall in
pressure along the Pacific Coast north of San
Francisco during tn past tN enty-four hours.
The temperature throughout California, Nevada
Utsh Arizona is still far be ow he norm al
Cold weather has prevailed over the southern half
of the Pacific Slope during the past TIVE nty-four
hours ana will probably continue for twentv-four
hours more. Heavy and killing frosts occurred
throughout this state this morning and will PROB
ably occur again Saturday morning. The weather
has been generally clear.
Forecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours
ending midnight November .S. 1896
Northern California-Fair SATURDAY, with in
creasing cloudiness along the coast; continued
coo! weather, with killing frosts saturday morn
ing; light northerly winds
Southern California-Fair Saturday; continued
cold weather, with killing frosts Saturday morn
ing; light Dortherly winds.
Nevsda-Fair Saturday; continued cold weather.
Utah-FaIr Saturday; continued cold weather.
Arizona-Fair Saturday; continued cold weather
with killing frosts Saturday morning.
San Francisco ana cinlty - Fair Saturday,
with increasing cloudiness in the aft rnoon. con-
tinued cool weather, with heavy frosts Saturday
morning; fresh nortberly wind.
ALEXANDER g. MCADIE,
Local Forecast official.
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for common grades, 81 521s@i b5 for average No.
l, q b71a for choice and 81 60@1 621s for extra
choice fer milling

for common grades, 81 521s@i b5 for average No.
1, 81 OF I12 for choice and 81 60@1 621s for extra
choice fer milling
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:15 o'clock-May-22,00 600
ctls, 81 SO; 1000, 81 5S1s: l0,OU0, 81 5s3z.
SooO 81 59Zs; 2U00, 81 594s; $4,000, 81 601s:
s. 81.
REGULAR MoRNINe SESSION May - 6DOO
cts: cts, 81 e0s4 1000, 81 60ss l400O, 81 601a;
s009' 009' ea9%s; oU0o, @ 81 "a; 1000, 81 6o1s
Decem ~ oer-aOOO 3 5O. Spot, storage paid-2JOO,
III OF IA; 1000, 81 so.
AETERNooN STANDARDIZATION ctls, 81 81 !:
sOOO, 81 611s: 2O0O, 81 ol14 3S 000.sSl 61ss;
aV'o00. 81 6i12 $4,000. 81 6l5s December-2O00,
$i oOs4 ZOO, 9; 5J19; 1000. 81 5O5s
we We quote Feed. s21a@S71ac; choice bright 90c;
l IBreenTlng, en 924a@97Iac; No. ehevalier, 81 log
CALL BOARD SALES
iNFoKMAL SEssIoN-9:16 o'clock -May-2OOO
ctls 9S1sc.
SEcoND sEssIoN-May-4OOO ctls, ss1ac; 5000.
solsc; 2oOO, Seszc; 1000 9Sc.
REGULAR MORNING SEssIoN-May-10,u0O c,ls,
2OuO, 9SAc
AFTERNOON SESSION December-6OOO c.Is,
SSdd2sc; 2O,oOO, Sl1ac. May-l4, Quo, 991ac; 1000,
OATS Receipts are heavy again, but the de-
mano Is better an the market rules firm. White
range from 81 10 10 81 So p ctl. according 10
quaty Black, for feed, 90c9Sl 05; for seed, 81 ~
@l 80; Gray, nominal: Red, $I@1 10: surprise
are scarce at 81 5U@yl 60.
9Sbc: Small Round do, 81 q cti; White. 500
S712c q etl.
RYE-Sl O5@l 10 . ctl
oOChWHEAT-$I 25@1 35 p ctl.
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EXPLANATION.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
ct station indfcae maximum temperature for the
Gays; those underneath 1t, IL any, the amount Of
rainfall Of melted snow in inches and hundredths,
during the past twelve hours. 1sobars solid
lines, connect poin of equal air pressure; iso-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word "hlgh" means high barometric pressure and
IS usually accompanied by fair weather: 'Iow'
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 5he 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 "ow' is inclosed with isobars of
marked curvature, rain south OF oregon is lmprob-
able With "high" in he vicinity of Idaho, and
the pressure falling TO the California coast warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter The reverse OF these conditions
Will produce opposite result
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and brands, 5@51ac: Cowhides- 6a6 1ac: culls ana
brands 595iec; saited KIP, 6olc: saIted Calf,
culls ana brands. IUc p b dry Kip and Veal. lOc:
culls &c d b: ory Calf 15c cults ltc; Goatskins,
~ ogSoc each; Kids, &c: Deerskins, good summer
sheepskins, sheariings, log SC each; short wool,
2O935c each; medium, 40(930c each; long woos,
5I@60c each.
1ALLOW-No. 1. rendered. Sc; No. 2, 21ac p
ID: refined. 51xc; Grease. &c p ID.
WOOL-We quote Fall Wool: Humboldt and
Mendocino. S09c q n: free northern. 71s@S 1sc;
middle conn'ies, free, 61a97c; do. defective. 41a
9oc; san Joaquin, 3G3c: do. foothili, 5@7c: East-
ern gon spring. 71z@}9c: Valley o, egon, Ill N
@1212c; do fall and lambs, l1@l11ac-
HOPs-9@llc . b for fair TO choice, and 129
&c far
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POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY-Thanksgivlng is over and there are
still enough Turkeys In the hands OF the retailers
to run several days good many of them will
not get out even on Turkeys Some OF those who
paid Zoe were glad TO sell at 7c.
A car of Eastern sold at 12c for TURKEYS, $50
80 for Hens and young BOOSTERS and $8 75@4
Tor Fryers.
Live Turkeys 12@13c q n for Gobblers 121lSc
p ID for Hens Dressed urke s, 12@l5c: Geese,
. pair, 81 2o@ so; Cos ings, 81 50@i 70; Ducks.
S3 50@4 80 for old and $4@5 for younx; Hens, S4
95 p doZ: boosters, young, S4G4 so; 40, old. SAG
So; Fryers, $S 1893 so hruilers, So 2593 90
for large and 81 1898 for small; Pigeons ST 259
! so q dozen for young and 81 for old.
GAME- Continues firm. Quail, Sl@1 rs; NAL
lard. $5@6; Canvasback, s5@ll; Sprig, 81 b0@
8; Teal, 81 6U@3 q dozen. Widgeop, 81: Small
Duck. 81 SO: English snIpe, 81 5O@l rs: Jack
Snipe 81; Hare, 81; Rabbits, 81 259i so for Cot
tonta.ls and 81 for small: GRAY Geese, So; Whipe
Geese, 81 rs; Brant, 81 50@l rs q dozen.
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DEoiDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

ORCHARD FRUITS
Apples are weaker under large supplies
Pomegranates nominal at 75@90c q box
Apples, S5@9Oc d box for choice, sigh 25 for
fancy Rec, 55@65c for common; Eastern, SS@3 50
p bbl.
Pears, 4o@7sc 2 box: Winter Nellis, 75c@$1 %.
PersImmons, 25@75c p box
BERRIES
oranberrles from Cape Cod, ss@e . bbl; from
Coos Bay. 50 so q oox.
Strawberries, $a64 p chest.
Rsspberries, 25@55c a drawer.
GRAPES-Wee weaker, though stocks were
small. Back grapes. 5O@65c q box; Verdes, 90
@7bc q box; CornichoIs, 5veo75c. Grapes in crates
bring l0gi5c more than in boxes
CITRUS FRUITS-Quet. owing to the cold
weather. Mandarin Oranges are quotabe at
81 25@l so q box; Grape Fruit. So box;
New Navel Oranges S394 % 2 box; Seedlings,
81 5O92 81; Lemons, $ltgl 81 for common and 81
az so q box for good to choice: Mexican Lines,
sl@2 q bunch; Pineapples. $2@4 . doz-
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-The demand and supply about bal
ance. hence prices are unchanged.
CREAMERY-t ancy, z5@26c; seconds, 23@24c
p n
DAIRY-Fancy. 22@23c; good to choice. 2O@
21c: over Grades, 15@lSc p b.
PICKLED-l6@ 1Sc p b.
FIRKIN-16@17, q b.
CREAMrR UB-lSG Ice p b.
CHE SE-Choice mild new, 1I@12c: common
10 good old, e@10c: Cream Cheddar, I@p12c: Young
America, Il12@l211c: Western, l1zG1l21ac;
Eastern, 121atGI31ac q ID.
EGGS-Some dealers report fncre asing stocks.
No change in quotations. Eastern ouotabe
25@271 19c for fancy and 2O@22c for cold-s STORAGE;
ranch Eggs, 2712@30c for pallets, 35@36c for
small TO medium and S7Aa@40c for fancy; Duck
Eggs, Csc
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon. &c p n for heavy, 7c
. h for light medium 915c for light l0c Q h for
extra light and l11ac y ID for sugar-cured East
ern sugar-cured Hams, 1S@l31sc: California
hams, ii@II1ac: Mess Beef. s7@7 60; extra
mess do. $S@S SO; family do, $e@9 50; extra
prime Porg, 81 50@8: extra clear. $l6 S bbl;
me mess, STA q Dbl: Smoked Beef 1Oc . fb
La hD-Eastern, terces. Is quoted at &c Tor COM
pound aud 61a97c for pure: pals, 71sc p ID: Cali
fornia tierces, 5@51ac q b for compound and 6izc
712c q b.
CO. GoTl loLENE-s14@e1ac In tierces and 7s4@
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NoTICE TO a1ARINERs.

4 branch of the United States Photographs
ONCE located in the Merchants' Exchange In
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit oi
mariners without regard to nationality and free OF
expense.
Navigators are cordially invited 10 visit the
office where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions of the world are kept hand for com
parison and reference, and the latest information
can always DO obtained regarding lights, dangers
TO navigation and all matters of interest to ocean
commerce
The time ball top OF the building on Tele
graph Hill Is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian. by
telegraphtc 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. If any Is
pu ublishe1 the same day oy the afternoon papers,
and by the morning papers the following dsv.
w. s HUGHES.
Lieutenant q. s. N. In charge
The Time Ball.
BRANCH HYDRoaRAPHIc OFFrnB q. g. NJ =
MERcHANTs ExCHANsR
SAN FRANCISCO November %, 1885, J
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was droppei
ex actly at noon today al noon OF the l20th
meridian. or exactly at 3 p II, Green wich time
w. :. HUGHEs
Lieutenant U. S. n. in charge.
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THE WEEKS FAILURES.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports IL
failures for the Pacific Coast States and Territories
for the week ending yesterday as compared with IL
for the previous week and 32 for the corresponding
OF 1895 The failures divided among the
trades as follows: commission, butcher, fruft-
growers, ! general store, ! grocer. lumbe no.
tions, oils, jewery, saloons, hotels. drugs,
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Rolled Barley continues to advance in sympathy
with the raw product
BRAN-$149 a so for the best and $13@l3 80
p ton for outside brands.
MIDDLING>-$lS@I9 for lower grades and
$19 50@20 so p ton for the best.
FEEDSIUFF. - Rolled Barley, $19@19 90:
oilcake Meal at the mill, S23 q ton; iobbng. $Z4;
clipped Oats, 81 3O@l 80 p ctl.
HAY-Wheat, SSIl1U so; Wheat and Oat, S7(0
10: Oat $6699; Barley SOS so: River Barley.
s5@6 so; al alfa. $5 5O@6 so: compressed, SEQ
DO; stock. $5@6: Glover, S6@S p ton.
STRA AW-35CQ5Oc q bale
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANS-Plnks continue TO advance. Bayos 81 40
al so: Small Whites 81 2O@1 So; Large Whites,
81 1O@1 20 p ctl; Pinks, ST. l5@1 20: Reds, 81 20
al rs; Blsckeye, s1@I 20; Red Kidney, 81 so;
Limas, 81 sU@2; Buffers, 81 25@1 rs; Pea 81 rs
@D1 Az o ct1.
Sci Ds-Brown Mustard 81 1898: Yellow Mus
tard, $2 1902 25 p ctI; Flax 81 3o@1 40: Canary
Seed, z1a92s4c = f6; Alfalfa, 512@61ac; Rape,
DRIED PEAs-Niles, sl@l Is q ctl; Green.
81 Anal an a ctI
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POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

PoTAToEs-sweet Potatoes, 5oc@S1 q ctl in
sacks and $1@1l IS in boxes; Early Rose, 40@50c;
River Reds, 40@6Oc; Burbank Seedlings, 25@35c
for Rivers and 4Oc@$1 p ctl for salinas.
ONION Strong at 4U@65c q ctl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dull at 5@Sc
. n for common and 10@l212c q h for buttons;
Marrowfat squash, $A@6 2 ION; Egg Plant, S0@
40c box; Tomatoes, q @50c; Green Peppers,
26@50c q large box: Dried Peppers 7@Sc 2 b;
Green Peas, 4G6c; String Beans, 4@5c p 10: Green
okra is about gone; Dried Okra. S@9s D ID; Cab
bage, 40G50c p ctl; Carrots, SOG4Uc q sack; Gar
lic l1aM2c q n
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are as follows: Family
extras, $5@5 10: Bakers extras, 81 9O@5; super
hne, "a 15@D4 so q bbi.
CORNMEAL ETC.-Feed Corn, $1s@le p ton;
Cracked Corn. Sl9@2O p on.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are follows.
usual discount TO the rade: Graham Flour, 81 S5
s !U0 ms; Rye Flour 81 rs = 100 MS; Rice -Four.
30 10: Cornmeal, s. 35; extra cream do, $S;
Oatmeal, $3 so: DAT Greats $4: HomIny, So 10
@5 80; Buckwheat Flour, SO 1908 so; Cracked
So: Rolled Oats (bbis), $6@6 40: Pearl Barley,
SO 1894; Split Peas S3 30; Green do. 81 25 q
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during the past week. The average car-sample as
say Of the same was $25 SO per ton. force OF
miners Is employed.
The yield of the Confidence for the past week
was 3 mining carloads of ore. the average top
sam pie of whic b assayed $40 81 per ton.
I he Ovprmsn mine yielded 5 tons ana 90 pounds
of ore from the north drift on the 900 level during
the week. The average assay value OF the ore
$36 Al per ton.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Dimsdale takes for Cork 68, l9A
ctls. valued $96 300; Bermuda, for Cork, ss,-
LOT ctls at $132 200.
Futures advanced 219c on the morning sessions
The spot market was also stiff and choice grades
sold still higher ships being tsKen for A u.s.
ralia and south Africa in addition the regular
European business, and this Keeps the market
strong and active. Quoted ~ ~ 45@1 90 p ctl
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SAN FRANcIsCo MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers as follows:
BE F-Choice, 51ac: first quality, &c: second
do, 4941zc: third do, 312c q b.
VEAL-Lsrge, 41a@5c; small, e97o q h.
MUTTON - Wethers. 6@512c; Ewes. 4@5c
b.
LAMB-506c . h.
PORK-Live Hogs, 314c for large and medium
and SAC for small; dressed do, 4@514c y b.
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NEW nOKK STOCKS.

Bonds. Exchange, Money and Railroad
Sharas.
Money on call easy at 2a21ay: last loan a. 2%
and closing offered at 2% Prime mercantile paper,
4G4A%. Bar silver. 651sc. Mexican
505s G515Sc. Sterling Exchange firm, with actual
business bankers bills al S31404 S31a
for 90 Gays and $4 s6 a@4 s6s4 for demand. Posted
rates. 81 SAGA S71a. Commercial bills, 81 SzG
SO. Government bonds steady; State bonds
duh: rallroaa Donds firm. Silver at the board
was quiet
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL, ENe., Nov, 27.-The spot market
is steady at Is 6d@7s Cd. Cargoes firm at 3as, ar.
rived.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. BED Winter: No
vember, 6s Sd: December. 6s Cd; January, IS
s14d; February, 6s 914d; March, 6s 91ad
SECURITIES.
LONDON, ENG, Nov. 2T.-Consols Ill 7-l6;
silver, 20 15-l6d; French Rentes, 102f CSC.
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BANk CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Nov. 27.-Bank clearing
totals the principal cities for the week ended
Novembe 26, with comparisons, lelegrapned 10
Bradstreet's;
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HIDES. TALLo w. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Heavy saied steers, so
She; culls and brands, 7@71sc; medium, 7071sc;
culis and brands, 6@61ac; light, 6@81zc; culis