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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-20

NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-R G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade will sav tomorrow:
All markets and all industries working toward
the period of Thanksgiving, Of stocktaking and of
holidays. 1oder weather has done much o acceler-
ate re.an trade, so greatly delayed in many liues
by unusually mild and open weather The pro-
ducing force increases the whole and many
manufacturers unable ~ take all the orders
offered, while others committed as far ahead
as they willing to be. The output in several
lreat industries Is considerably the largest ever
known and the confidence of great business next
year Is uDaDsted
esita ion in speculative markets is In part be-
immense capital hes been turned fro I'm
them to investment in productive enterprises.
Wheat has advanced n cent during the week
and small fluctuations have been due to reports
about Argentina rather than TO the heaviest ex-
ports ,ver known. Atlantic exp irts, flour IN
ciud d, hay. been in tn weeks of November
., 799, 500 bushels against 052.1C lasi year
and in the cTop-year thus S6U0u, 900
bushels, While The western receipts have been in
three weeks 2l,2l3 66) bushels against 1876,
$50 last year ON exports have been z, l01 UI4
bushels against 6.44l SOS ,ast year.
Iron products have changed but slightly in price,
with wire nall and rods q shade lower, and while
the consumption OF pig Is the largest ever known,
works in some branches are receiving orders equal
TO their output while others have orders far
ahead that they are unatle or unwilling to take
more. There is less activity IN bars the East,
bu healthy demand at the W est for man nufacIur
ing, car-bul ding and Other uses and aiis
larger demand there, while some Eastern works
have recently taken orders for months ahead
Shees are active and competition reduces the
price of iinplates little further Grey forge is
slightly lower, with Eas:era ana Chicago prices
unchanged, Notwithstanding the great output and
S, ,ocks are being further reduced.
The coke output was 81. S57 tons for The week,
with furnace ing at 81 rs tor the of this
year. n hracite coal continues ak, with sales
al 81 mel here, the production in october having
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BRADsTKEET's REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19-Bradstreet's tomorrow
VIII say: There is moderate Improvement in
staple prices and in the disir button of woolen
goods shoes hats and hardware in the region
Tributary to Chicago, IT Louis Kansas city and
omaha. in South Carolina, Tennessee and
Louisiana joDbers repor. moderate revival in de-
mand from tnterltr merchants. whicL represents
some IF the business delayed by yellow fever
quarantnes Trade reports from 81 orgia and
lexas ar oui'e irreg ular. some cotton planters
are compelled 10 sell cotton at loss TO meet ad-
ances made earlier in the sea on and have little
tr no surplus with which to buy merchandise.
Others, notably in Texas contrive to hOId cot o.
whlch delays mercantile coll ctioLS and In some
sections has an unfaVorabl inf
Colder weather northwest and in the central
ID mississippi and Missouri River valleys has
helped Fetal trading; manufacturers of iron steel,
agricultural implements, ryecars and wooen
goods report an ar.ive demand and large OUT. ut
hthough the appearance OF speculative steel mas
resu TED In weakening the price OF biIlets, and a
IKE tendency on the part OF Bessemer plglron
Higher prices recorded for wheat, corn. oats,
syrup hld.S, leather, shoes and for tuIp milne.
Ihe reaction In iron and steel Is likely TO be fol-
lowed by an advance If the present rate OF con
nour and pork are expect ed to recognize the ad-
vances on wheat and Indian corn, so that lower
prces Tor copper is practically the only important
decline in the week.
Wheat exports show a heavy increase over last
week and last year. and, with one excepuon-that
OF the second week in Septe m bef-is The largest
wheat thour Included wheat) from bo-h coasts
OF the United States and from Montreal this week
aggregate 6.653,79l bushes. against 5,445, 542
bushels last week, = $4,000 bushels in this W ek
a year ago 2,9l 5000 bushes in 1855, 3l2, ,67a
bushels In 1894 and . ,764 $50 bushels 1898. he
10 al exports in the s-cord week of september
1891 were d, 974, 900 bushels.
There 235 business failures reported
throughout the Uni.ed states this week, COM
ago, 1923 years ago, 295 three years ago. and
as compared with 35S in the like week 1893.
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THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURF, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO, No
vember l9. 1897, T N.
The FOL owing are the raintalls for the past
twenty-four hours aud the seasonal rainfalis
20 date compared with those of the same date
last season: Eureka .4s this season 500. last
season -; Red Blum J 3 this season 297, last
season 31S Sacramento 90, This season 2.l 4,
last season 140 San Francisco 90. this season
2US, last season , go: Fresno 90, this season
l. "a, last season 1.57: san Luis Obispo co. this
season So las season / 6S: Los Angeles 90, this
season II. last season l.s6: san Diego 90, this
season OF, last season l.1S Yuma 90, this sea
son 81, last season !. "A.
san Francisco data: Maximum temperature St.
minimum 46 mean 81.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
\ storm of considerable energy overlies he
northwestern par OF the country night Ths
lowest pressure, % AZ inches is reported at Ii ell
ena, Mont During the past twenty-four hours
there has been u deClded fall in pressure over the
greater portion Of the country west OF the Miss
lssl ppl j ne pressure Is orSlnnlnE 10 rise over
the extreme northwest, and clear with decided Y
co der weather viii follow he passage OF this
Storm. VIII has been one of the heaviest OF late
years.
The temperature has fallen rapidly over the
northern portion OF California and over oregon
and " a hiugiOn
Rain is falling at Baker City, Roseburg, Eureka
and Red Bluff = low IS falling at ALA " ALA
PAST twelve hours; Portland I % Rosehurg !. o 6.
The 70 lowing maximum wind velOcites re-
ported Bak er CITY So, from The ECU Invest
Forecasts made at Ssu Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, y OVEN ber 20, 1897.
Northern Califoraia-Rain SaiuIdav; decidedly
colder IN the sacramento and san Joaquin al
leys, also In the extreme eastern portion and
along he northern coast souther.y winds
Southern ta-ifoEnla-Cloudy Saturday; south
westerly winds
Nevada-kain Saturday; snow in the noun
tains; decidedly colder.
SAT- nal Or poIv
Saturday night; colder.
Ar.Zoue- Cloudy Saturday.
san Francisco and ViCinity-Rain Saturday:
fresh iuthwesterly winds
ALEL NnE.E Mo- DIE Local Forecast official.
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APRICOTs - Royal 7@s1sc; MoorparK, go
lie
PEACHES Unpeeled, 7@1Oc; peeled, 12@l7c,
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Wheat got good start fol
higher rices at the opening by the strong tone o
the foreisn markets. Liverpool, instead of de-
clinIng in sympa hy with the loss of 7sc pei
bushei here yesterday, opened Al higher. Paris
WAS also reported strong and higher. Another
matter of foreign origin gave ncouiagement TO
the bulls. The Liverpool Corn Trade News tele-
graphed that crop estimates from the Russian
Minister fully confirmed previous bad reports
The Minister the wheat crop as "a, 000, 600
bushels below last years Russia proper. The
effect was somewhat spoiled by another report,
which gave the shortage at l000O,ODO bushels for
the whole empire. rne heaviness of the North
western receipts showed tendency TO keep the
market back. The latter, in fact, was the only
strongly bearish feature OF the days trading.
orenlng prices for NAV rarc from SoH2@
905Sc with ortwo at 903ls@901ac Under he
iBhuence or me strong cables tiIe price soon got
up 10 BIC but 1t sag2ed again and all morning ing
around 903+c Receip to-day at the two big
Nor. .hwestern receiving centers numbered 1925
cars against S2l a week agotand 9l9 the cnrre-
spending day of the year fore. 1T was expected
that Minneapolis and Duluth stocks OF wheat
would show increase the werk OF about
100000 bushels but dispatches from there rs
mate the inc ease at only half Of that. Duluth
an increase OF 6OO,OOO was expec ed and Mime
apoils stocks al Increase from $4,000 10 400 600
bushels Chicago receipts were 81 cars against
112 last year.
OF American wheat had been reshipped at Buenos
Ayres because Argentine expected 10 have plenty
OF her own Primary Wes ern receipts were large
agaIr-l ! 54 ,00J busheis-com AIRED with $4,000
year ago. Liverpool closed higher by l149I 3s
than it closed the day before. The reason given
for such Unexpectedly heavy advance WAS
that !, $4,000 bushels OF wheat destined for ports
of call on coast in the United Kingdom had been
otd' red TO France Even with this an in
centive the price OF May went up very unwilI-
ingly. IL finally ndvanc ced to 9134, but when the
NJ Odern Miller report was received declaring the
wheat area up 10 the avera ;e and promising an in
crease, The price went OFF again in hurry. MAJ
was selling at 9O34@90 Is at the close.
Corn was dull, the eXertion of the previous two
days having apparently taken all the life out of
traders. business was chiefly changing from De-
Gem Der 10 May at 33sG312c spread.
The crowd in oats large all day aud nerv-
feeling existed throughout the session. AT the
opening ard for time after there was heavy buy
ing side yesterday. Later they turned and sold
heavily of December and the spread widened TO lc.
Provisions were again very dull. The IN drket
barely steady with the range of prices less
than sc in everything
The leading futures ranged follows:
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been 5,120,O0O TONS Tin is sustained by large
consumptions, lead is little lower at $3 10, and
break in speler has reduced the price at Pitts
burg to S4 05.
The W oolen market Is EN- barrassed by the oe-
lay Of winter weather. which retaids orders from
ciothers, although most works have enough Ior
some time abe ad. and while cold weather and
active retail trade would quickly bring change,
prices Of wool hign hat some mills have
stopped part of their looms
cases are m entioned of mills which could realize
profit of 500 600 to 100000 by selling the
wool they hold. but expect none by manu-
facturlnR at current prices Wool markets nave
become stagnanl, aud sales are almost wholly 10
realize spec ulatve profits amounting at the three
chief markets to only 4,2l3 QUO pounds for the
week Cotton goods kept weak as raw material
dec !nes
Failures for the week have been 267 in the
United States, against 334 last year, and 81 In
canada against 40 last year
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REVIEW OF 1HE STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK Nov. 19-Bradstreet's review
will say. Dulness has prevailed in the stock
market this week. but there has been decidedly
better feeling and prices have improved AL
around. The most conspicuous feature was the
strong undertone of the specula ion. Bearish
operators were unab to maze any impression on
prices and I declines stocks seemed TO find sup
port although there WAS little evidence OF active
manipulation by arge operators or bull chques
London sold our stocks during the early part of
the week but later on bought to a small extent.
commission houses were not active and the mar
ket was dependent in the main upon professional
operators.
The latter class have. however, shown disr o.
siton 10 work for the time neing on the bull side,
and the ent view in w all street Is that the
market is likely TO remain dull but without any
very marked declines until the meeting OF Con-
gress whentts course will be decided by the char
ac:er OF the Presidents message and the attitude
of the National Legislature toward the currency
and Cuba II should be mentioned that the
change for the better in the Cuban situation tar
as the relation of the United States and OF Spain
are involved therein, is generally credit ed with
being the Grit cipal cause OF the Improvement in
SD p-culative feeiug.
4 notices bic feature of the general financial sit
uatioa Is the large demand for high-grade invest
meut bonds The marAet for such securities is
exceptionally strong at present, and 1t is under
stood that considerable amounts OF bonds answer
ing 10 tbs description are constantly coming this
way from London. Fort ign holders are being in
duced to sell them by their prices. The arrange
mems by VIII ich the Union Pacific payments Will
be carried out without any risk of disturbing the
money market creates "A favorable impression, but
can hardly be sail TO have exercised any specula-
tive influence
Sugar was the most IN ortant feature OF the
share list The chief influence in connection with
th- stock the exps cted decision in regard to
countervaiing duties Oh refined sugars imported
from h oIand.
some attenIo ion was also paid to the report that
the governments OF Continental Europe are nego-
tiating with view 10 the general aoolishing OF
sugar bounties
Among the granger stocks Burlington attracted
the greatest attention
The coal stocks steady the resulted
agree me- these companies TO hold the pre- C
tiOn for the current months down TO figure in
].
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81 37s; $4,000. ST. 37s4 December 1000.
81 3s1@; 1000, 81 1914; 10000. 81 1885
BARBt " he marH ct shows no change. Bright
lots continue very scarce.
Feed oz1a99Oc for d ark to good and 921ec . ctl
for choice Chevalier for seed, 81 3O@1 % p c;l:
Brewing. 81 O5dl 10 Tor No ! and SO9Soc q
ctl Tor dar1 Coast
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL sEssIoN-9:15 5 oclock-No sales
SECOND SFSs Dece ber-200O ctls Soc-
REGULAR MORNING SEssION-Dece N Der-4cOO
ctis, sSc: 12OUO. S7A2c. May-200U, S9ssc; 2OOO
S91Sc; = 90, o914c
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-No sales.
OATo-Bus ness slow at unchanged
prices. Fancy teed, 81 2O@l rs y ctl; good to
choice 81 l2121l ID F ell; common, 81 %
@l 10; Surprise, 81 25@l 35: Req, ST. 25@l 35:
Gray, 81 l0gl Is; Milling, ST. 1212@l 171a q ctl;
Back, TOR seed. 81 a5Ql 50. Clipped Oats sell at
$1@2 p ton over the raw product
CORN-There Is nothing new. Small Round Yel-
low quotabie at 81 Us q ctl Large Yellow. 9212
@95c: White. 95c
RYE-Very weak and dull at Sl@l 05 p ctl
BUCkWHEA1-QuuJed at 81 2U@l 35 p ctl.
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NEW YORK. STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. Nov 19.-The market to-day
continued It's dun and narrow character though at
me slight Improvements over yesterday both in
the volume of the trading and in the movement o..
pr ! he extreme rise the average was
greater than yesterday, but realizing sales in the
last hour reduced the net gain 10 very narrow
fractions in most cases. The movement in the
specialties much freer than in the standard
railroad stocks, AID sugar and Manhattan oae
time points higher than yes erday s c ose. and
sharp gains were also own by Peoples q IS, ew
Jersey entral, Reading. hrst preferred and Lead
preferred All OF these gains were very materially
IVES Chicago Street Railway was quite active
and s,rong and rose nearly points but Con Gas
o cupled the middle OF The stage ami wHs the CEN
.ei o. atte lloA All dAy- ms SOCK openel 3H2
pon hig her the belief that a iaTge Individual
IN crest in Que OF the local gas companies ch
had been DO ding out Tor the best terms had peen
brought into the agreement Tor mRlgan alton
The stock mounted upward by bounIs and over
point ortWeen sales 10 1857. Bot the very great
skept clsn in the speculative mind regarding pub
lisned utterances on the plan OF consolidation then
became manifest in the equally feverish course of
The $40 :k ioNar4 II lower level.
1t got down as Ear lSS, ana after vibrating in
very erratic manner closed 10 point high. T al a
net gain OF 3 points. The later wea ness in the
market was due in part reports from the W-st
OF falling of III earnings and 10 widespread diffi-
Guilty over The maj tenanCe OF railroad sales.
There was talk a 50 thai large Increase operat-
ing expei SIS would reduce the net earnings OF
railroads for october belO what had been counted
upon Buying for London acc unit heped tn =
market In the earlier dealings. A feature of the
Oay WIS Sndi rise Oi III tile rate OF
exchange, both TOR demand bills and transfers
This vast said 10 be-on account of ,Iif
entng rate in London. where the Bank of Eng and
IS again borrowing money III the open market.
with the purpose OF controlling the private dis
count and relieving the pressure for gold on
that center.
Money in this market continued very dull and
easy in all departments Not only has a dullneSs
in speculation reduced the demand for money,
but taeTe has been quite heav. flow of fund,
this week from int sIior points lo-morrow's bank
sta.emeHI IS expected to show a material Increase
o. HValiHble money.
The oud market was n oderately active, and
prices advanced. Total sa!es 81 "a 1000
United states As registered ard IS advanced
rs bid.
including; Buringtou 1880, Louisville and
Nashvi lie 4S6O, Manhattan 7425, Me ropol ite n
Street Railway 34S5, Missouri Pacific .52O. Rock
Island l0135, St Paul 1850, 81. Paul and
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GENERAL \ ,CHANDIsH.

BAGS Calcutta Grain Bags, 49, delivery, 31s
@5s4c; Moo bags, 17@oOc; trui bags, o14c'
5s4c and &c for the different sizes
COAL-Harrison's circular says: 'During the
week here have been the following deliveries OF
Coal, viz-Two from Washington with 1870 tons,
three from Oregon vi 1915 IONS. tnre- from
Brit sh Co.umbla with 6S72 toas, one fr' m WaII-
sea with 1859 tous TWO from aust ali WI h I2iS
tons; total n, sos tons The arrivals are barely
keeping pace with the local demand, which &C
counts for so little being yarded, nearly every
cargo is delivered In toto from vessels side; the
lines of teams recently iotmed their loads
from some OF th- ships Seattle wou indi-
cate a growing popularity 1or >ome OF the grades
rom that section. The wagons ali belong 10 re-
taers, hich evidences their deliveries w II be
only Tor domest C consumption The arrivals from
fore gn ports { ncludIng British Co IN la) for
the past days toot up 34.57S tons sho wing that
over 65% all The fuel consum here drawn
Ing for the Coast mines. The manager OF The Cor
raj Hollow colliery repors brisk de aud torshls
entire ou nut for house uses, nence II is all being
shipped in sacks TIE reports by mail Just e.
celVed from AuStrala say there is brisk d ma nd
for Coal tonnage Ior here at ull rates"
Wellington, IS p ton: New Wellington. $S;
Soc:hheld " ellington. 81 10; Seattle. $5 SO: Bry-
ant. $5 so: Coos Bay. $4 75 Walsend, Sc 70 p
ton; Cum berland $l4 81 q ton in bulk and $l6
in sacks; Pennsyl vania, Anthracite Egg S14 y
ton; Welsh Anthracite $eG12: Camel, So 80 Fs
ton Rock Springs Castle Gate and Pleasant Val
ley, ST 60 Coke $l3 III bulk and 81 q ton III SKIS
RICE-Chinese mixed. $3 S5@l3 80 D ctl; No,
l, S4 2504 40 "a ctl extra No. l. 81 S5@5; Ha-
waian, S4 S71la; Japan. 81 90@5 05; Rangoon $4.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery CUrnpany
quotes, terms net cash: cube and Crushed and
Fine Crushed 65sc; Powdered 61Sc; Dry Granu-
lated, 51ac q ID; Contect1oners a, 512c; Magnolia
GranuIated, 56sc; California A, 514c nalf-barrels
14c more than barrels. and boxes 12c more.
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*No OF inc. uded in totals.
DnAINtpG nu
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, Nov 19.-The CONNER, ial bulletin
will say tomorrow of tha wool market: The
ket continues edingly quiet. There has been
sale OF 250.000 pounds Irish holdings at
3l1ac, some heavy sales of Australian and
another sale OF 500U00 pounds of Montev ideo at
22c In domestic wools there is little doing. A
sale of 75O 900 pounds of Texas fall at 534c marks
the top price obtainable for such stock. Wool has
not receded from last weeks level, though The
drop Of per cent in Antwerp has ca used some
nervousness.
The sa es of the week are i,956,O0O bs domes-
tic and - 5000 TBS foreign, against 2 500 900 lbs
domestic ana 1,47o.U0J lbs foreign last week AMI
= 294S,0UU lbs domestic and 9S5000 lbs fore ign
the same week last year I he sales date show
AN increase of 96,OS6 800 lbs domest and 90
1896.
he receipts to date show an increase of l24,744
bales domestic and 33l. 424 bales toreign
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explanation.
The top figures

The arrow flies with the wind. The top figures
o. station indicate maximum temperature for the
days: those underneath it, If any, the amount OF
rainfall OF melted snow in inches and hundredths,
during the past Twelve hours. lsobars, solid
lines, connect poinis of equal air pressure; iso-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word high" means high barometric pressure and
is usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather; low"
refers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied bv cloudy weather and rains
Lows usually first appear on the Washington
coast hen he 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 "low' is inclosed with isobars OF
marked curvature rain south OF oregon is impro b.
able. With "high" in the vicinity of Idaho and
the pressure falling the California coast warmer
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather in winter The reverse OF these conditions
VIII produce opposite result.
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lUpen. High. Low C,o.e.
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Totals. U. s., 49,. $l,277 BOB eSs 2.5 ......
Totals outsiue New
City. 53S,964,2l3 9.S ...
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LXCHANGh AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Macdiarmid takes for Cork 56,
$50 cls, valued at s7s 800; Morven, for Hull, 7S-
104 cts at $4,000
The foreign markets rising again and this
market shows more tone In consequence, with
more disposition the part of shipp rs TO buy.
Fu ures are IT egular in sympathy with al e.iatic
Chicago marke.
Tidewater quotations are follows: 81 37Ia@
3S% Tor Nc. /. 81 40 for choice AMI 81 ALAG
l 4213 y CT Tor extra choice Tor milling.
CALL IoARD sALEs
INFORMAL sEssIoN-9:15 O'clock Msy-6000
etls. 81 80: 1000 81 sS14: $4,000, S. 1919 De-
Gem ber-2000, ST Se3l
SECOND sEssIoN-A.ay 3s 600 ctls, 81 3S: 12,-
000, 81 1915: l2,OOO. 81 s77s Decem ber-2OOO,
ST $3.50; 2UO0, 81 $685. SU0u. 81 39ss.
REGULAR MORNING sEssIoN-May--o,OO0c ctls,
cemher-1oOOO, ST. ss1s; 1000, ST. 1914; $4,000.
81 80
AFTERNOON SESSION May 10000 ctIs,
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POULThA M GAME.

Game sold higher.
Turkeys are doing better Hens Roosters
steady he quotations, though there is
plenty OF ock on hand.
Another of Eastern sold at S5 so for II ems
S5 tor oung BOOSTERS and s4 80 Tor old KoosIers.
POULTRY
Live Turkeys. 13@l31ac for Gobblers and 13@
1312c Tor Hens: dressed Turkeys 13@l6c; Geese
q pair 81 25@1 so: Ducks, So 5014 so; Hens
So 5095 2 doz-n: BOOSTERS young, S495; do, old,
$3 710D4 so: Fryers SIS 5O@3 rs; Broilers, SO 25
93 so Tor large and 81 50@3 for small; Pigeons
81 259l so r doz for young and 75cG$l for old.
GAME-Quail. q dozen. 81 %; Mallard. S4@
so; Canvashsck, 81 5O@6: sprig, So 5u@2 IS;
Teal, 81 50(1 rs; Widgeon, 81 501o2 small Duck,
ST 50@1 rs p doz; Gray Geese, 81 50(13, White,
81 25@l so q dozen; Branl, 81 50c2; English
Snipe, 81 1892; Jack Snipe SIGH 25: H are, 81
al 25: Rabbits, 81 25@l so Tor Cottontaiis and
75CGS1 for small.
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DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.

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