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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

Peaches have again advanced and are in active
demand in the country tor canning account.
Pears also higher.
Grapes are abundant and slow.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
rawberries. $3@4 y chest for large.
Black berries, 81 50@D2 so p cnest.
Raspberres, $5 p chest.
Huckieberfies. 4G6c q b.
Red Nectarines, oUd 75c; White, 25@35c p box.
Peaches. 35G55c q box and S0@5Uc . basket;
In bulk, $25g4U q ton Tor clings and 81 5025 for
frees
= ums, 15@35c; Japanese, $4,000
Prunes, S2S(G32 so fs ton.
Pears, Bartlett lO@75c D box for green and 26@
4Oc for ripe; $20 e ton for y o. and S15tG17 so
Il ION Tor No. 2.
Appes 25@35c q box for common and 50@65c
for GOOD to cho &c.
Crabappies 15@25c p box
Figs, single layers, .5@40c q b9X; double lay
ers, oU@75c
Ounces, 40@50c q box.
Grapes, in BOXES, 35@5Uc for Muscats 25@4Oc
for black, 500 o. tor1 osay, 7oC0S1 crate) for
Isabella and 25G40c for Fo1taint beau and Sweet
wafer. Crates Sell about DC hirher than boxes.
Waterme.ons, $l0Gl7 so = 100.
Canta oupes, 40c(gSl y e.
Nutmeg Me ons Z5@i0c p box on the wharf
CITRUS FRUIT s-Valencia Oranges, 81 500
80 p box: Lemons $l@l 7o q box for commoI a
and sl@3 so fer good To choice: Mexican LINES
as 5000 . box: Bananas, 81 25@2 80 q bunch :
Pineappies, $1@3 q. doz.
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81 561s; 5000, 81 561s: 1000, 81 565s; 14,OOO
81 56A; $4,000, 81 90 May-2OOO, 81 54s4;
1000, S1 543ts: 200O, 81 b46s.
BARLEI-The market is unsettled and nom
nal in sympathy with wheat and dealers are sha
Ing the quotatio somewhat Feed, 95@97 12c
Chevalier. 81 5O@l So for No. l and 81 35@
! 40 for No 2: new Brewing. 81 O71a@1 1919 for
No. and 81 0212@1 O5 tor dark Coast
CALL BOARD SAL Es.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:l5 O'ciock-Decem ber-
1000 ctls, "41sc; 4O00 93s4c; 1000. 9314c; 5000
931ac; 2O0O. $3.50.
SECOND SESSiON-No sales.
REGULAR MORNING -December-2OO0
ctls 931sc: o0O., 7sc: 10000, CSC
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-December-16 QUO ctls.
9314r; 81. 000 9or.
y .TS-Dea quoe previous prices Fancy
Feed; 81 2714@1 Sz1a . ell; good to choice, 81 Is
al 20 q GU: common, $1@1 1212; Surprise,
nominal-noue here; Ren, ST O71a@1 Is: Gray,
81 l0@1 Is. Milling 81 20@l 80 p ciL Clipped
Oats sell at $l02 p ton over the raw product.
CORN-The mar~et is TOO duIl for any change in
quotations Sma Round yellow, 81 25@1 IS:
Large Yellow. 81 0712@1 10; White, 81 10@1 ~
p ctl.
kYE-sl O5@l 10 p ctl.
n a l ct1
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PROVISIONS.

Bacon and Lard have again advanced and are
very firm Bams, on the contrary are weak. and
Eastern houses are naming lower prices, though
there is no decline here
oUkEn MEATS-Bacou, SAC p b for heavy,
for extra light and 1zc for sugar-cured East
ern sugar-cured Hams. l2@I21ac p ID; Cal. fornia
extra mess d $S0s so; family do. $9o9 aO; salt
Pork, ST 75@Ds 50 y bbl; extra prime Polk $sglO;
extra clear. 81 6; mess $la D Dbl; Smoked beei'
l2@l212c q ID.
RE- Eastern tierces quoted a: 51495s4c for
compound 61sc for pure; pals, lac; California
tierces 50ebi4c D fb for compound aud h12c for
pure; half b6is 634c: 10 b tins 714c do B. ID,
CoTTOLENE-Tierces, 6ssc. Packa e. i IS ;.
pals. 20 in a case S3sc 5-b pals, II in a case,
SNc: 10 ID pals. IN case, 81sc: 60 h ins, or
in case. 1850: wooden buckets. oO lbs net,
7zsc: fancy tubs so lbs net, 1896; half bbis about
10 MS a 1bc S9 H.
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ARTICLES. Opn. High Low. CIo.g.
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HAY AND FEED STUFFs.

Receipts of Hay are running lighter and the feel
ing is steady.
BRAN-sl4 5O@lo SO for the best and $l3 seq
IA p ton for outsiur brands
MIDDLINGS-$19@2O for lower grades and
S2l@22 q ton for the best.
FEEDsTUFFS-Rolled Barley $21 @22; Oil
Gaze Meal at the mill. $50 q, ton: iobLing, $3l
chopped Feed, $l5@16 . ton; Cocoanut Gaze,
$l7 % q ton,
HAY-Wh heat, $l1@l5 p tom Wheat and Oat.
$l10l4; Oat $lC@12 So; Barley. s8@l2: c. M
9; Clover, So 5O@9 So =. ton.
STkAW W-SU@4Oc p bale
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POTATOES, ONION, VEGETABLES


Potatoes weaker. Onions are unchanged.
Vegetables are in heavy stocs.
POTATOES-Eary Rose, 30935c; River Reds.
40@50c Burbanks, 3O@371ac: salinas Burbanks,
6UG75c; Sweet Potatoe, z c0l$l rs q ctl.
ONIONS-$1@l 10; Pickle Onions, 75c p sack.
VEnhrABLES-Ba squash, 25@35c q box;
Marrowfat squash. $1001Z p ton: Bay Cucu mbers,
for No 2; Green Peppers 15@35c for Chic and
3 @5Oc for Bell: Green Peas. z@212c p h: string
BeaIs, 1La@3c: Lima Beans, Z@.c p b: Green
OAra. 35@5Oc . box; dried Okra. o9Sc q b;
Egg Plant 25@40c; cabbage, 60@7o' = ctl; Car
toes, 25@4Oc Tor river and 81 L@50c for Nam eda
Green Corn, 35@75c p sack, tO@7oc p crate for
Berkeley and s. IQl IS y crate for Alameda.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs are a shade weaker. Butter is easy.
BUTTER
CREAMERY-Fancy creameries, 22@221ac; sec
onds, 2UG2lc p H.
DAIRy-Choice to fancy, ls@2lc p b; lower
grade, l5@l71ac
PICKLED-le@1Sc 2 ID.
fIRKIN-I54I7c p h.
CREAMERY TUB-1s@Z0c q b.
EAsTERN-l2Gl &c for ladle- packed
CHhEsk-Choice mild new. Sc q fb; common
to good, 612S71ac y ID; Cream heduar, 1O@1lc;
Young America, 9@luc: Western, lie; Eastern,
lS@15c q h.
r.GGs-nanch Eggs 20@24c q doz; store Eggs,
15@lSc p dozen; Eastern, l.@1Sc; Duck Eggs,
16c q dOZ
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Omaha.

OMAHA, NEBR.. Aug 27.-CATTLE-Receipts
27OO; market steady: native steers 81 25@4 60;
Texas steers So 25@4 25 cows aud h-ifers, So 80
@3 80: Gamers, $2G2 rs; stockers and feeders.
S3 7O@4 30; Caves s4@b; bulls stays ETC.. $50
HoGS-ReCeipts, 800: market 10c 10 l5c higher.
heavy $3@3 5o mixed. So 95@4; light, SAG
10: bulk II sales S4@4 05
SHEEP-Receipts, 500; market steady: fair TO
choice natives, 5. 30@3 80; falr TO choice West
erns $3 2G@3 so; common and stock sheep. 81 70
93 rs; lam BIS, So 1904 rs
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET

Hogs firm at fractional advance. No other
changes.
Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
erers follows:
BkkF-Flrst quality, 51ac p n; second do, &c;
third do, 4@41sc u ID.
VEAL-LargA t@6c: small, f07 u n.
MUTTON-Weihers. 5La@ &C; Ewes. 5@51ac
p h.
La MB-Spring, 7@71ac y n.
PORK-Live Hogs. 312@35Sc for large and 3A
@4c for small and medum: soft hogs, 212@31Ac
p fb dressed do 5@534c.
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. q VUNYI ~ u OtI.
OK WHEAT-95c@$l Is p ctl.
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

The market is unsettled in sympathy with
Wheat
FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras,
S5 1896 35; Bakers extras, $5@5 10 p bbl.
COHNMEAL. kTC.-Feed Corn, $24@25 p ton: {:
Cracked Corn. S25@26 p ton.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in SACKS are as TO lows,
usual discount to the trad Crab am Flour, S.
q 100 lbs; Rye Flour So SO y 100; Rice Flour.
$5 rs: CornmeaI 81 rs; extra cream do, $3:
Oatmeal $3 80: Oat Groats, 81; Homny, S3 lU@
. 80; Bnckwheat Flour $3 1898 80; Cracked
So %: Rolled oats (bbls), SIS 20915 40; Pearl Bar
ley, "a; Split Peas, So 50; Green do, 81 25 q 100
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London

London.
LONDON, ENG, Aug. 27-Consos, 1925;
silver, 23Tad: French rentes, loaf CSC
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Aug. IT. Wheat quiet; No.
! standard California wheat, 39s Cd: cargoes OF
coast very little doing; cargoes on passaIe rat her
easier, Cd lower; Eng lsh country markets,
Quieter French country markets dull; wheat in
Paris, easy; flour IN Paris. quiet.
CLOSE
CORN-American mike spot new steadv IS
4s4d; old steady, IS 534; ep-em ber quiet,
IS 4d October quiet IS 43sd
FLOUR-St Louis iaDcy dull, rs Sd: No l red
northern spring duh, IS 81.
COTTON Uplands, 5-32
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10@2Oc each short wool, 25@4Oc each; medium,
50@7O, each: long wools 75@90c each.
ALLoW-No I, rendered. 2M@ac D b; No. 2
214G21ac: refined SC: Grease, &c q ID.
WuOL-San joaquin Fall, csc: free Noun.
tam Fall. s@l0c: - ring clip-Norhern, l4@16c
p fb: Mountain, 11@l3: Foothill, ll@l3c; san
Joaquin. years clip, S@9c; do, seven months,
S@1Uc p H. early Lambs, detective 61a@7 1ac;
do. free, lI@11c Eastern. Oregon, lO@12c.
HOP -e@Sc p fb Tor fair to choice aud 96D10c
for fancy. Contract prices are 1C@121ac . b for
new California.
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THE CALL CALENDAk.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Hydrorraphic
Office located in the Merchants Exchange is
mariners without regard to nationality and free OF
expense
Navigators are cordially invited 70 visit the
office, where complete sets OF charts and sailin-
directions OF the world are kept on hand or COM
parison and reference and the latest inform alton
can always be obtained regarding lights dangers
to navigation and all matters OF interest TO
commerce
The time ball on TOD OF the building on Tee-
graph Hill Is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon and Is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by
Geographic signal received each day from the
United states Naval Observatory Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

The Bean market is very strong again and sew
eral descriptions are higher. Flaxseed has also
advanced.
BkANs-Bayos SO 75@2 s5; Small Whites,
81 3o@1 so; Large Whites. 81 30@l 40; Pinks,
81, 46@l 90; Reds. 81 45@l 90; Blackeye 81 80
Buffers, 81 20gl 50: Pea, 81 25@l so.
SEED Brown Mustard, So 5UG2 rs: Yellow
Mustard 81 IS y ctI; Fax, $2G2 15; Canary
Seed, 134@214c q ID; Alfalfa, 614c; Rape, 21a@
2s4c; Hemp, &c: Timoihy. 412c.
IklED PkAS-Niies, noml- al; Green, 81 2O@
10 p ctl.
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THE WEEKS FAILURES.

1re Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports IL
failures in the Pacific Coas, States and Territories
for The week ending yesterday, compared with
l9 for the week and 25 for the correspond
ing week of 1896. The failures for the past week
are divided among the trades follows: pub
Usher, l boots and sho-s l grocer. shoemaker
general stores ! lumber, l mems furn shlngS. l
restaurant. ! dry goods, ! cannery, hardware, l
cigars , liquors, p aning-milis.
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5OO0. Best natives steady; others weaker. Texas
steers, So 9OVey4 35: Texas cows 81 50G3 25;
tive steers, So 50!05 IS: native cows and hefers,
81 65@4 stockers and feeders, So 5U@4 30; bulls,
81 50G4 5n
HOGs-Receipts 1000. Market Oc to l5c higher:
active: bulk Il sales So l71a@4 2z1s; heayies,
271a: lights, SAGA 70: yorkers $4 2O@4 rs |;
pi2s So 70@4.
81 Er P-Receipts 5000 Market steady; lambs,
So 50@5; muttops, $50 50.
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HIDES, TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

Prices for all kinds remain undisturbed The de-
mand for Wool is still good Hops are quiet
Hides are steady.
HIDES AND eKINS-Culls and brands cell lc
under sound stock. Heavy salted stesrs NC y Id ;
nedium, sLac y h; light 71ac: Cowhides, 71s@
S1nc u ID: Stags SC; sated Kip, 712c; sated
CALI &c y h; sailed Veal, 71sc: dry Hides, lac
ID; culls and brands lie; cry Kip and veal llc;
dry taf, 15c; culls, l0c: GoatskIns, 2U@35c each;
h DIS, SC; Deerskns, good summer. 2oc q ID
medium, s0c; winner, 10c; Sheepskins, sheariings
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POULTRY AND GAME,

POULTRY-The market Is we'll stocked with all
kinds and unchanged
Live Turkeys quotable at 14@l5c for Cob
blers and l3@14c for Hens; large young Turkeys
l4@l6c; Geese q pair 75c4$l: ooslings, 5 a
l so: Ducks 81 1898 for old and $3d3 so for
young; Hens 3 5UQ4 %; BOOSTERS. young SAC
SO: do, old. So 5V@4; Frye s.. s393 so: Broilers,
81 1898 for large and 81 75@4 SO for small:
Pigeons, S]@l rs q doz for young and for old.
GAME-hare, nominal; Rabbits. nominal
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Boston.

BOSTON, MASS, Aug 27.-Atchson. 1919; Bell
Telephone. 23s1a: Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
a7sI; Mexican Central, 53s; Oregon Short Line.
~; san Diego II: Boston and Montana. l431a
Butte and Boston. 2712
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CHICAGO. ILL, Aug. 81 7-CATTLE-Native
beef steers sold at s5 90@5 50 with late sales
at 81 60GG5 20; stockers and Western feeders
S3 90@4 IS. Calves sold 10 $6 rs for prime lots
HoGs-This was the high day of the year, prime
light hogs selling for 81 b5. Sales were at So 80
"a 55, the bulk going for 81 l5@f 35.
sHEt P-N ere selable at So 25G3 rs or inferior
TO choice, Western rangers selling at So 25M3 60
Feeders paid about much saughtereis and
Western FEEDERS sold up 10 So 500, 90. Lambs
sold al $S 5O@5 70 or about the range of pr ce,
that prevailed week ago. but common lots aver
aged lower Feeding lambs sold at 81 25M4 So
Receipts - Cattle, 1000; hogs $1,000: sheen
1000.
Kansas City.
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

silver unchanged
Wheat lower and unsettled.
Barley also weaker.
Oats. Corn and Rye unchanged.
Hav in lignter receipt
Beaps advancing again. Flaxseed higher
IIour ana Milstuffs unchanged.
Seventeen Failures last week.
coal IN fair dem and.
Potatoes weaker
Butter easy. Eggs lower.
Poultry unchanged.
Peaches higher. Pears firm,
Dried Fruit steadily rising.
Bacon and Lard higher. Hams weak.
Wool. Hops and Hides unchanged.
II ogs firm.
Decreased exports of Wine.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
Yesterdays WHEAT MARKET.
Another Marked Decline. Followed by an
Afternoon Rally.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 81, 1897.
The following resume of the wheat market is
furnished by f. A. Bresse, Produce Exchange
grain broker, 412 Pine street:
San Francisco.
9:15 A. NJ. SESSION.
Wheat opened decid dedly weak. but b. came firm
on good buying by shorts and new longs Deem
Der opened at 81 55 closed 81 So; May
81 546S December barley, 935sc. Market for
wheat seems congested.
1910 A.. NJ SESSION
The bears jumped into wheat furousy Decem-
ber opened at 81 557s and closed al 81 55; May
81 5412 closed 81 541s. Bears are in control and
are playing their velvet strong.
1l:15 A. NJ SESSION.
December wheat opened at 81 541a advanced
to 81 55 and declined to ST. 545s where IL closed
May, ST. 531a December barley 93c. Decrm Der
wheat sold at 81 551 after the c.ose OF the ses-
sion
9 p SESSION.
Wheat strong at the closing afternoon ses-
sion. December opened at 81 56, sold at ST. 565s,
closed at 81 56. Market acts oversold. Late
French Ca bles reported weak. Chicago curb De-
cember wheat, 9U4c
Chicago.
To-day's wheat market was one which gave the
longs nervous pro3tra ion at the start Decem Der
wheat opened at 9034 09Oc declined to So3L g
against S3HSc at the close vest, rday. There was
flood OF selling orders at the o ening as well as
plenty OF stoploSs orders The market was pan.
icxs and 1t seemed as though wheat would go
sailing down 10 soc before the decline could be
stopped Privileged traders helped the situation
out bv buying. thereby reIievin the strain
Liverpool reported wheat 234d lower. France
OF bull news but 1t was lost ght of in the
turmoil. Wheat Is becoming verys nervous
Traders acting timid. After The close there was
stronger feeling. december sold at 9034c on the
curb
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, N Y, Aug. 27.-Calfornia dried
fruits firmer
EVA tORATED APPLES Prime wire tray.
&c; wood dried, prime, &c; choice, 614c; fancy,
654c
fkUNEs-31a@612c as to size and quality.
APRICOT T--Royal 7@Sc: Moorpark. "a 10c-
PEACHES-Unpeeled, 6aSc; peeled, 1l@l4c
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REVIEW OF 1HE STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Bradstreet's Re.
view tomorrow of the stock market will saw !:
While considerably less sctive and Influenced by
Irregular reaction tendencies speculation this
week has continued TO show continued buIlish
undertone. some Of the leading Western railway
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IMPORTS OF GROCERIES.

Imports OF staple gro cries at this port during
tha first seven months OF 1897 were as foHows,
cornpared with the same period in 1896: sugar
z3s 81, 900 lbs against 29l, ,2OS 400; coffee
1859 400 lbs. AGAINST 6 l39, 400; rice, 80 434
OQl Ihs. against 20 800, 500.
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.Ily g4u 555
Increase e

The value of manufactured wool i'm ports for
une W as Sc, est a7l and Tor the fiscal year S49-
162, ,992 AGAINST S22s6, 214 and $53, ,494 4OU for
the same periods in the previous fiscal yeAr.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway
Shares

NEW YORK, y. Y, Aug 27.-Money on call
easy at l@l4a%; last loan AZ, closed offer d
10l14%; prime mercantile paper 312G412%: Ster-
ling exchange easier. with actual business in
bankers blls at 81 S51a for demand, and
S4 s3t464 s3Ie for sixty davS: posted rates.
s4 S419@4 S5I2 and ST S512@4 81; CONNER
cial bills, 81 S2@4 821a; silver Certificates 5l34r:
bar silver, 51$4c: Mexican dollars, 4Us4c Govern
ment bonds strong; ate du l; railroad strong
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WOOL TRADE.

Imports of wool in the Uni ed States for June
were 81. 912, ,59l lbs, at cost of S5717lS9,
against 90 5 $50 bs valued $646,S SS7 for the
So me mont last year. The restoring OF the duty
on wool July "a was the occasion OF the heavy
imports in the previous month. The imports OF
wool into the United Safes for the fiscal year
endinC June 81 compare as follows:
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Corn opened weak in sympathy with wheat
december opened at 32c advanced 10 S3r declined
to 81 1sc and closed at 32lG321Ac Corn was active
througnout the day. The market Is bscomino
broader and promises good. upturn soon.
Provisions have acted as IL there was somethinc
working beneath the surface.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKE
Oregon.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug 27-The local wheat
was In sympathy with that OF the rest of
world to- ay, roughout the day 1t re maine In
sucn an unsettled condition that few dealers re-
sed 10 quote prices dec eipts Today were about
25 carloads But little business was trans acted.
Walla Walla S3sS4c; valley s6@S7c
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EXPORTS OF WINE.

Exports of wine from this port dur ng the hrst
seven months of 1897 were 7.S44,7ZO gallons
against 9.4x5 100 gallons during the same time in
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BANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Tne following
table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
cearings at the principal cires for the week ended
Aui ust 20 with the percentage Of increase and
decrease compared with he corresponding week
II NRar
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET

On the produce exchange to-day the Butter mar.
ket steady creameres, 1891 512c: daries, 9@l5c;
cheese, steady, e14@9c; eggs, .eady fresh, 151ac
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dropped on time, giving the error " any IL
published the same day oy the afternoon paperS
and py the morning papers the following dav
w. - HUGHES.
Lieutenant. L. :. N. in cnar,a.
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NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET.

NEW YOBK, n. Y, Aug 27.-Wheat lost DC q
bushe TO- day and the !owest point was about ] U
poin under The top otch for the season. There
were not enough influential oullS lett in the mar-
ket to make resi- ectable fight against the de-
clining tendency They have nearly all become
interested In corn, which everybody in the trade
has been educated to believe is on the
eve of boom. Consequently when Liverpool
opened away OF this morning and followed IL up
with turtner declines later cables the local
market simply went 10 pieces II looked for q
time as IL the bottom had dropped out so rapidly
did prices run down hiI In response to the rain of
selling ordefs with which the brokers bonn barded
the market There pracu alv n" support
other than that afforded by little buying against
puts
The December option settled to csc first
sales, which was a sheer break OF &C bushel
from last night. Then 1t skirmished around for a
lime bufeted up and down by conflicting orders
but soou settled into steady decline, which
in9ly landed it half an hour before The close at
80 ISc From here 1t rallied to 94TSc, where 1t
left on. Selling WAS general during the dav
Local houses and foreign interests threw over lib
eral quantities. In all 11.500,000 bushels were
traded in. At the close No. l northern wheat was
quoted nominaily 81 0614, and No. RED 81 O214
both +. o. b. afoat.
Corn was not so active as yesterday but
showed plainly the hand of strong ull leader
ship while wheat lost about SC bushel corn lost
was some rain in Nebras but in other importa mt
corn States drouth prevailed Cab were higher
and foreign houses bought Decem Der ranged
from 81 1sc to 3s1sc and closed at 1880.
Merchand
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug 27.-Receipts of -four
1881; exports, 1l,06S. Market was weak and
lower 10 sell, with break in wheat. Minnesota
patents, S5 5OG5 80; do bakers, s4 4OtG4 IS: win
patents SIS 35@5 65; do straishts, $5@5 15;
do extras, So 65@4.
WHkAT-Keceipts, 1l3,375 bu,; exports, 55,-
$50 bu. spo- weak; No red, 81 0l14Dl OF "a.
options opened weak urder Disappointing Liver
pool cables advanced with corn, weakened again
under liquida ion but finally rallied in covering
and closed S5sG41sc net lower. Nc. red august
cosed 81 0014: september, 97SsG99 Isc, closed
9S14c.
WOoL-Strong. Fleece, 2O@27c; No. extra
pulled, 27@4Jc; Texas, l0Gl6c
PETkOLkUM-DulL
P1GIRON-Dull. southern, So 1901; North
ern, $40 25@1225
CoPPEK-steady; brokers, $l1 25; exchange,
$l1 l5@ll 70.
LkAD-etrong brokers, SO 90; exchange 81 O5
GA 10.
TIN-Firmer; Straits sl3 70@l3 80; p'ates
dull
PELTER-Quiet; S4 25@4 35.
COFFEk-, puo ope I'll steady at unch nged
prices 10 decline OF points, closed barely steady
net unc hanged 10 IL p ins lower. Sales, 36,7 SO
bags. sep ember, $6 45@6 50; october, So 50@
%; Decent Der, So SO@6 So: January, So g.;
March 81 1907 / 8: May. 81 20@7 25. spot coffee
Rio quiet; No. invoice, 7c; iobbing, 712c;
mild quiet; Co dov lU1a@l 612c.
SUGAR-kaw firm; refined firm.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28
FISH-PER POUND.
A. Sober as 4 Judge.

A gentleman who had long suspected
his coachman of drinking more than was
good for him found him in the stable
yard one morning in his usual muddled
condition and graveiy charged him with
the fact.
The man protested. and said he would
do anything to prove that he was not the
worse for liquor.
Taking him into the stable the master
applied an old test by drawing chalk line
along the floor, challenging the man to
walk to it.
The man looked up for moment and
then gravely said:
'No Jokes, master; which of them two
lines do you want me to walk on 2"-Ex-
change.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28
STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

UNITED STATES COAST AND GEoDETIc SURvEN
TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FORT POINT ENTRANCE TO SAN
FRI NCIsCo BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTKNDENT.
NoTE-The high and low waters &C ur ar the
City Front (Mssion-street Wharf, about twenty
five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height
OF tide is the same at both places
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28
August S97.

NoTE-In the ABOVE exposition of the tides the
early morning tides given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides Of the day In ths
order o: occurrence as 10 time The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide, and the last or righs
hand column gives the last tide of the day, exceps
when there but three tides. sometimes
sccurs. The heights given are additions TO the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts except when a minus sign g precedes the
height and then the number given u subtracIlve
from the depth given by the charIa
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28
Washin gtoD.

TACOMA, WASH. Aug 27.-There was slump
in the wheat market Today in sympathy with
Eastern markets. tlosDg: No. l cub S21sc;
No. blue stem. S51ac
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28
The Time Ball.

BRANCH HYDRoGRAPHIC OFFICE, q. 8 NJ
MERCHANTS EXCHA NGE-
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27 1891
The time ball Telegraph II i'll was dropped
ex acty at noon to-day e., at noon of the 12Oth
meridian, exactly at p NJ Greenwich time
w. s. HUGHES,
Lieutenant U. s n. charge.