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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-11

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
At meeting of the Kona-Kau Tel
ephone & Telegraph Company held
this day, the following officers were
duly elected to serve for the ensuing
year:
G. C. Hewitt ............. President
j. A. Mcguire ........ Vice President
L. S. Aungst Secretary and Treasurer
NJ. +. Scott .................. Auditor
The above named officers with W..
II. Greenwich, George Clark, and c. NJ.
Walton constitute the Board of Di-
rectors.
L. S. AUNGST,
Secretary.
Kailua, Kona, Hawaii, January S, 1897.
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Among

the many beautiful displays at the
Worlds Fair were the Henry VIII Din
ing Room, Reception Hall, Modern Bed
Chamber, and Sewing Machine Exhib-
it's of The Singer Manufacturing Com
pany, exquisite embroideries, pictures,
draperies, ETC.; original in design and
artistic in executions; all made on the
simple and light-running Singer Fam
lily Sewing Machines.
We sell our machines on their sterl-
ing worth.
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AT 1880 p. NJ.

And also that at such meeting an
amendment will be proposed to Sec
ton of the Constitution, by adding
to the officers of the Club, an officer
to be known as the Executive Officer
Honolulu, January 8, 1897.
of the Club. JAMES L. MCLEAN,
Secretary Annexation Club.
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WANTED.

An experienced girl for sewing and
care of two children. Apply to
MRS. T. w. HOBRON,
772 Nuuanu st.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-11
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

Honolulu, January s, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-11
UNITED CHINESE SOCIETY.

Kailua, Kona, Hawaii, January S, 1879
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BRADS TKtET'S REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Dec. l7.-Bradstreet's will say
sensible quieting Of demand in Who'll sale lines
is reported as the holiday season ana the ANNUAL
stock-taSing p riod appIo 3Ches. Chief among the
favorable features of the week has been eniar- ed
inquiry al higher prices for eel in various forms
accompanied by advance In the prices OF sorts
most affected. correspondingly heavy bu siness
has dev oped in pig iron, and prices show but n
sight shading In face OF the current imm ense pro-
duction. The wheat market has been less fever
ish and prices are practically unchanged from a
week ago while corn. oats end sugar are did,
tlons 10 he list of he products showil * advances
AT the ERst trade in who oesale nrs Is quiet but
retail trade has been stimulated sufficiently 10 al
lines Notable among favorable features il the
Improved inquiry higher prices for several
kinds # steel specially bllets and wire aud nails
i he appr Jach OF the no iday season mas h. duced
fTesr TeAilz ng on Co.ton by planters aud others
the south, an increased ACTIVITY is noticeable in
re all lines and among obbers in sensonable goodsL
C'ltectlons are slightly better in CONSEQUENCE Al
though the low price of the staple is uiscouraglng
feature Aside from price preston In its cher
products the southern business situation pre-
sen's many encouraging features, notable among
these being the &C i've demand and fl IN or
higher prices for Louisiana sugars aud rice and
leaf tobacco. Export trade on the Pacific il very
heavy. and shipments of wheat cotton and luni-
ber of large volume. Preparations for an =
mense Alas au out fitting dem nd are b. ins ac-
tlve.y pusheI, while seasonAb.e trade holds its
own.
Wheat exports show a heavy falling off from,
rece ty pres eding weeks, asgregating, n, they
90 (four incluaed as wheat). g. 6U4. 399 bushe \
from both coasts of the United states and ~
John, y. r.. against L, ,266, l59 bushels last weex
4 222, ,7l2 busne year ago. 2,45S 32y bn,neIs
in 1895 2 536. 292 bushels in 1894 and 2l7 "a
bu heis in 1898
Business failures show a rather smaller than
usual ante holiday tota az ,regating 2S3 against
29l last weeK. 359 IN the week a year ago 3S5 in
1898, 300 in lS "a and 1853 ia 1898
canadian failures this week numbered Az
against % last week, 80 in the week year ago
ana AZ in 1895
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NEW YORK GI.A.-- AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK Dec. l7.-FLOUR-ReceIpt
26 100 bbls; exports, 47,755 bbls. Inactive
steadil held.
VIII A1-Receipts. 129, 500 bushels: exports
5s3'3l3 Spot easy; No 2 red. 9s1ac. Options
opened cay under disappointing cab es rallied
on bull support, strong ate French market a nd
Hbe raj clearances, final broke under long selIin
nd closed IA 10 ss net lower NO. 2 red, May
s3f2@94 S-16. closed 931ac.
HOP teaoy: State. common to choice. 1895
crop 4@6c: 1896 cron, $3.50: 1897 crop. l5@lSc
Pacific coast 1880 crop. 4@6c; 1896 crop, 6@9c; :;
1897 crop. l5@Iec.
PETROLr.L M-Quiet United closed, 65 bid,
WOOL-Quiet.
ME Bs-Plg iron, warrants quiet, s6 rs bid
and So 50 asked. Lake Copper. unchanged
$40 S712 bid and $ll asked. Tn easy Mt s. so
bid 10 3 65 asked. Spelter, quiet at So 81 ~ bid
to 81 asked. Lead. easier, s3 u712 bid 70 So 20
asked. Brokers, SO so.
IOFFEE-Opttons opened steady at 5 points
advance Closed steady 10 10 points
net sdvance: sales 1890 bags, including
March, S6G6 05
spot Cofee-RIo. firm. No. invoice 6ssc:
loooiug 71sc: milo, market steady; Cordova
SUGAR - Raw. strong: fair refining. s1ac.
centrifugal, 96 test &c; refined. firm; mold
\, 5@5 5-l6c; standard "A. l5-lUc; coniec-
TONERS y, ll-l6c; cut loaf, / &c: crushed
5$4c powdered. 514c: granulated, l-l6, cubes
BUTTER - Receipts 1870 packages: quiet;
western creamery, l592Sc; ElgIns 2Sc factory
12@I7c.
EGGN-Receips $500 packages: quiet: state
and pennsylvania. @z6c: Western. 2U@24c.
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THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

NEW YORK. Dec l7.-Bradstreet's financial
review tomorrow Will say: Strength, accompa-
MED by consider. bic irregularity, was shown in
1his WeeAS speculative movement There has
oeen TO al appearances mo public interest and
OUTSIDE bufnS in the market but II has been in the
main under the control OF the bull leaders and
pul cIques. Lonuon ught TO limited extent,
out the Increased favor IN which Americans are
SAID to held there, largely because of Northern
racine dividend, is apparently confined TO pro-
ressiola interests and does ex,eud to the
pub ic
Bonds have been strong but somewhat less ac-
i've; ana the movement H. hem as well as in
STOCKS receiver a check from the ardening OF
rates for money, which began early In tue week
ana came somewhat de Glued OH Wednesday,
when caiI loans quo, ed S(Qt per cent.
MS was the result OF the iaCt That Ia bLnss do
NO. cohsluer IL ueedfu. To 90 10 the trouble and
expense OF depostlihg Unite states bonds Wi h
ths treasury 10 secure epusit of the Union Pa
cine money a IL Is pad in aad tnen find 1t almost
impossible 10 lend 1t Oh call n II per
ne fact that tue SS, 800, 900 p ii week Wa
al owed o go into he treasury, and hat tne same
course Will Ue taHeu with the ,wJ succeeding IN
5lalhehts OF a similar mount, will hardly result
IN any nngency IN the money market The
IoNei ninent has arranged to anticipate payment
oy about a week OF tie $40, ,JuO, OUO of curr-u ucy
sixeS which mature in January. he advance OF
lniefeS, rates, small IL Is, CAUSED a decline in
fOrelgn exchange and any further hardening
woui' doubles Or ng Iha. nGrAet TO the gold i'm
lort point iii the street had one OF is thBrac-
teilsic chllls at the mere mehion IF higher rates
Tor money, and professional manipulatoIs the
iatter part Of the W work. q ia some instances
Tor a reaction with varying success
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Dec. l7-It Was the dulIest wheat
market for weeks. Prices oprned a shade easier
because of the heavy SNOW fall and the failure of
Liverpool to respond to advanc here yesterday
May starred 1sg14c lower Trade was excess
lively narrow. he enormous clearances from
Atlantic and Gulf ports amounting to 1888 6I3
bushels, we're the avest for one day in the past
two weeks. LIVERPOOL opened 3sd higher than il
closed esterday, but hal lost all but lad before
The session CONN enced here. Later it lost the
1sd of its early gain. Par was firm and noted
q vances of 40 centimes in -four and from Is CEN
times rise in deliveries of wheat to Sc for
the March May term Liverpool acceptances
from abroad of wheat offers cabIed from tie sea-
oard yes erd ay were reported. and !, ar the END
of the session here The quantity taken was re-
ported to be u boatloads.
a general desire to let loose scaping lines OF
wheat characterized he trading in the last half
hour and prices broke fresh ground in the under
slide of previous lowest limit of the range That
dragged May down The elevator people deliv-
cred siIe- Change not less than UO0 600 bushels
and possibly 1900 900 bushels on Decemp Der
contract. Most of 1t came from Armour & Co
Corn during the morning quite active and
prices were firm under he demand Later in the
day it became weak In 81 mpathy with wheat clos
ing 1sc lower
OAt were irregular. May closed lac lower.
Provisions were not so active tU-dal and a de-
cline orowed selling by packers. At the close
May pork WAS 71ac lower May LARD sc lower and
lay rios 712c lower
The IeadIDg futures ranged follows:
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Tor the first half Of December over previous
months both In customs and in ini iernal revenue,
ahu . eaVy payments to the Government on Union
racine account caused but sIght stringency in the
collation. of bonds
ne most weIghty news of the week is the rise
co. ilie1C 81 hahulse ports In November to SlIo
oSU go, the excess or exports in four month"; be-
lug S<zS. 2l2. 4Ul, while in half OF december ex-
pprti are ne ary as large and imports OOe
sInalIer than last year when the vIcess OF ex-
oFts was StS2U5.356 Probably all rec ords were
SurIasSed oy exports for this year, which have
oeeh % 4, 100000 in eleven mouths, ana the ex-
C-ss over imports five months has probably
exceeded S2S9,UO 200
ne out put OF pig iron Dec mber l was the
geatest ever knt 2Z6,024 tons, against 2l3 80
NoVember ], 1896, and PIT 1906 in mber.
toco the MI hest ont heretofore. Unsold stocks
also Increased IN NJ vember 1852 tons. indlcat-
ius Consumption of about 230 0U0 weekly during
the month Bessemer dec ined in the face of
sech th production 10 per cent and gray forge
al flttsburg he demand was, on tue
~ "I0ie' greater and unusual ST. uctural contracts
uot tue season we're placed with sales OF TO-
V"O TONS OF steel rails at New York and the
taPgeSt orders ever booked by the Illnoi' steel
pAhy' IL IS SAID and Unexpectedly heavy ousl-
ness In p aces. Much buying also resulted from
expectation OF the wire consolidation. Including
Zo,OoV tons Bessemer and 30 0G0 tons blhets Al
Ihtsours. No reaction comes in copper, and eX'
prs Tor the month estimated at 10, 900 tons.
Ilnplate slightly stronger.
. w neat Is aust now the backbone Of foreign rela-
tiohs' anu -stlantic exports IN two we ks have
en- I,eSO,942 bushels, against 54l3,6f7 last
i Srar, Mhle receipts rose 10 1906 L. bushels
against 6,625 3S2 ast year.
ne uemand for woOlen goods Is increasing and
some mIlls are In the market providing for q
greater production. The MAJ ket is remark
aoiy uul sales at the three large points being l5,
SVLI1o pound against Is, 100, 100 last year, H.,
1SS,IIo In 1895 5,544 loo in 1892. " hile
@ @rIces are said TO be he'd without change, manu-
terS are hunting for bargains and foreign
Wool IN cons derab e quantity is coming this way.
Failures Tor this have been 329 in the United
ola;es s?ainst 5S7 last year, and % in Canada,
against AZ ycar
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THE OMMERCIAL WORLD
LONDON MARKETS,

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Evening Posts Lon
don financial cablegram says: The stock market
here was quiet and easier to-day, reiquidations
prior to the approaching holidays. There was a
firm undertone. Rails were better. Am, ricans
closed dull en- New York selling, but The belief
here in a continuous rise those securities the
new year is mistaken. it is also in Argentines,
which are duh for the moment.
Mines were booming for much of the day, but the
close was under the best Grand Trunk was
largely dealt in and there WAS talk of higher prices
Cold was In stronger demand.
am informed that German orders for G250,0O0
in gold are ia this marker to be shipped within ten
days Some OF 1t may have 10 go from the Bank
OF England. l have reason 10 suspect the accu-
racy Of the quotation of 20 81 for checks Ber-
lin and know of business that has taken lace at
70 80, this nptwiIh tand Dg the go shipments
Vienna exchange stands at II OS12
urther sales or Indian drafts were made to-
day up TO Is ssd per rupee.
The Paris ana be lin markets were firm. Some
month, a5o erin raised large loans ol bils in
London. A large amount will mature next week
but they prCbab Viii be renewed.
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EASTERN Il,e~.oUx MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec 1.-CA ATTLE-G Good cattle
s)ld actively at firm prices but Other kinds were
slow and weak. some fancy ChristmaV beeves
brought So 5OsD5 65 The bulk of the catte
went for 81 6O@o 10, the poorest selIing at
> 5t(63 80. Western I'D steers sold at S3 70G
1 50 stockers and FEEDERS went for s. SJ@94 rs.
Gamer sold ut: higher and fat cows and
heiters were considerably hIsher Mixers and
sprngers moved OFF cas- ly
HOGS-lh he offerings were well taken at sn ex-
treme range of So 25@5 IS ftr the poorest to The
best hogs, the bulk II ,he sales being So 100
. 7o. rigs sold ch efy at So SOG3 as Prices
now about l3c higher than a week ago
81 kP-FRncy Christmas lambs brought
90 @OG6 %; other sales S6Gd 25. Native
5! eep d at $5G4 rs; Wes.ern led lots going at
SO 7.44 So
,seceipts-Catue 1000; hogs $4,000; sheep,
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O Gear 0 PsrtT CLOUDY
. c,o0ay @ fam 8 Sno~'
UEDIanAfYon.

THO arrow flies with The wind. The top fKuree
81 station indioa.e maximum temperature for the
Gays: those underneath it. II any. the amount Of
rainfall. Of melted snow in inches and hundredtha
during the past twelve hours Isobsrs, or solid
lines, connect po.n OF equal air pressure; iao-
herms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
%ord high" means high barometric pressure and
is usually accom- panied by fair weather: '9ow"
reiers 10 low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied bv cloudy weather and rains
Lows" usually first appear on the Washington
coast When ne pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast. and the isobArs extend
north and south along the coast. rain is probab 6 {;
out when The Tow is inclosed with isobars of
m srked curvature, rain south OF oregon is improb-
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 reverse of these conditions
Sl4 produce an opposite result
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THE CALL CALENDAR.

Sun. MOON AND aide.
USJTEp STATES COAST AND GFoDRrro SuRvvv
TIMES HEIGHTS HEN AM Low
WATERS AT foRT POINT ENTRANCE To S1S
FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED by OFEIcT.r
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NoTE-Ihe high and low waters oc ur stths
City Front (Mission-street WHARF sbouc twenty.
five minutes later than Fort Point; lhe hsI shs
OF tide Is ne same at both places
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mariners without regard TO nationality ana free },

mariners without regard 10 nationality ana free u
expense
Navigators nre cordial invited vidt ths
office. where complete set5 OF charts ahd sailing
directions of the world are seps on han = or
parson and reference and the latest information
can always be obtained regarding lights dangers
TO navigation and all matters interest TO ocsan
commerce.
The time ball TOD oe the building on Tele-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon and ia dropped at noon, 12Uth meridiaa by
:eiegraphc signal received each day from tns
Cal.
notice stating whether th4 time ball wss
dropped on time, giving the error. II any Is
published the same day ny the afternoon paDarA
and Dy Inc morning papers tine following dav.
w. y HUGHES
LIEUTENANT |. = y. IN cuArsa
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HIDES. rALLom. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND S1-INS-Culls and brands cell 1c
nnder sound stock. HEAVY salted steers, log lOIzc
& n: medium. &c; light S12G9c: Cowhides.
Sb249c; StagS 51sc; ted Kip &c. salted
1alL 1uGllc p n; salted Veal &c: drv Hides,
l5Gl5Lac; culls and brands 12@l2Lac: dry Kip
and Veal lac; dry AT SC; culIs. l2c Goat skins
2O@35c each; Kids SC; Deersktns good summer
zbc y ID; medium. zoc; winter lOc; sheepskns
shearilngS l5d25c each; short WOOL 35G6Uc
each; medium 60GSO each; long wool4 sUc@Sl
each
IALLOW-No ]. rendered g6S91ac p b; No
p 2G2Iac; refined, SC; Grease 2021zc q 10
" OOh - Fall clip Middle counties free,
104l &C. do defective, ]0@1lc; San Joaquin. de-
fective, 1880 q ID; do Lambs. 619GSc: southern
Mountain eGl2c; nee Northern, 12@l4 p h;
90, detective, 9@llc; Hum ooldE and Mendocino.
1891 &c a n.
hOPs-oi crop. 2@6c p u for poor 20 fair and
S@1Uc tor sood; cron lU@l4c.
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DRIED IKUI1s. hA.slNs. NUTS. ETC.

DRIED FRUITs-Quotations are as follows.
PTunes. carload los. 4a41ac for 40 SOS 51a9
$4c Tor 90 SOS, S@314c Tor 60-7O's, 2L2@2s4c FOR
7O-oVs, 292I2c = 70 for s0-9O's ana i4.G1l 81 G
ior 80 ZOOS; Peaches, 312@s 1ac . n; fancy 5td
6l3c; peeled. lOGlz12: Apr cots 4696c = 10 for
Royals and 11SLac for good to fancy Moorparks;
ev"porAied Apples. a C; sun-dried. 3s4 6414c:
black Figs IN sacks, 2@3c: Plums, S12G41ac q ID
tot pltted 1nd 1@l 12c for uupitted: btached
PIums, DC; Nectarines, s@6c p b tor prime 10
fancy: Pears 2@5c Tor quar- ters and 21aGo61ac for
halves. according 10 color.
RAIsINS-New RaisIns 214@3c for 2-crown 4o
for S-crown, DC for 4-orown, 6l3c for Seedless
sultanAs and 81 lO0 10 tor London layers Dried
Grapes 2s4c
NCTS-Chestnuts are quOtable at SGlOc "a n;
Walnuts. 6G7c 2 h for hard aud ~ 61s12c y ID
for softshell; Almonds 3@4c for hardshell and &c
ior papershel: Peanuts. 4@S5c tor East-rh and
&c Tor California; Hickory Nuts, 696c p b. Pc
cans, ga DC p Il; Fnberts. y0S9Iac BrazI Nuts
e@Sc; CocoRnuts. 81 bO@5 2 100.
HUNEl-New Como, lUc for bright and 7(09c
for lower grades; new water white extracted, 414
As4 {; light Der extracted, S34g4c q d
bhEoW ~ ga Zoe q H.
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i hCk ISlJx

CURED MEATS-BAcOn. sI5c p b for heavy
&c for light medium lOc iUr iigh;, lC1ac n b
for extra ngnt md I2c for sucar-cured East
ern sugar-cured Hams. l01A@11c: California
Hams sGs1zc . n: Mess Beet So so = Dbl {;
extra d.. SO 90: family do SllGlZ; sail
Pork ss@s so p bbl; extra prime Pork. 50 so:
extra clear III mess ala 90 f bbl; Smoked
Beet. 12Q121Sc r n.
LA ARD-Eastern tierces quoted a; 514c & n for
compound ana 6c Tor pure: pails, &c: California
tieTces &c p n for compound and &c pure;
hhlf bbls, 614c; Ion Tins &c; do D. b, 71ac
COI1 OH NE-Tiercea $500 3 1sc. Packages
less tban $40 ns-1-b pals, 90 IN a case STsc; g.
d Tails 20 in case, sssc; 8 paiis, II a case
el4c; 10 D paIs. 8 IN case S1sc; 50tb Tins. or
IN case 1885: wooden buckets ~ lbs net
77sc: fancy tuos 80 lbs net 1890; hslf pbis, about
LII has - II
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THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcUL-
TURE WEATHER BUREAU, eAN FRANCISCO, De-
cember II, 1897 5 P NJ.
The following are the seasonal rainfals to date
as compared with those of The same date last sea
son and the rainfall during the past twenty-four
hours; Eureka Is 20 this season. g. 81 last ason,
past p hours Il; Red Buf O6 this season,
965 last season. past "a hours; Sacramento,
4O7 this 5.6l last season, past "a
hours: San Francisco 422 this season. s. 80 last
season, past "a hours; Fresno .95 this sea-
son $50 lat season, past "a hours: Luis
Obispo l. 81 this season, 6.02 last season, past
"A hours; Los AngeleS 2 so this season, "a last
season, past p hour; san Diego l. 20 this
season 3. is last season, past "a hours: Yuma
81 this season, l25 last past "a
hours
san Francisco data: Maximum temperature So,
minimum ~, mean Al.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
The pressure still continues highest in the Da-
Eotas and lowest in southern California and a ri
zona Aonormally low temperatures still preva /
throughout the entire region from which reports
are rtceIN we'd Temperatures ApproIim ing the
freezing Mt occnt red last nj ht throughout he
eniire :. ate Of California except near the coast
i Is not believed that citrus irut received injury
IN some sections OF he state equally low te mpera
ture5 VIII occur night
=. Forecasts male at AN Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, December Is, 1897:
. Northern California Gel eralty tair Saturday
except. showers on the north coast; continued
nortHelIy winds
sGuthern california Fair Saturday: continued
COLO; fresh genera " westerly wind.
: NtVada-Fartly cloudy saturday, with occa-
.siona snow in the mountains.
:uTah-Partiy cloudy Saturday, with occasional
snow in the mountains
arizona - Generally fair Saturday: continued
Ssn Francisco and vicinity - Fair Satur-
day. fresh northeriy winc. special report fIom
. =. cunt lam pals t.ken a. M-Clear; wind,
northwest, p miles per hour: temperature 81
degrees maximum A deZre-s
.s W. H. HAMMoN, Forecast Official
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DUN's REVIEW or TRADE.

NEW YORK, Dec. II - r. @. Dun & Co.'S
weekly Review of Trade will say in its issue TO-
morrow: Close 10 Its annual holiday and ha [ the
business of he year is surprisn gly large. Pay
ments through banks are again 25 per cent
la ger than in 1eS2, heretofore the year of great
est prosperity: The production of IRON and oien,
bo and shoes is larger than before: ex-
ports eclipse all past records, and failures two
weeks have been me smallest for corresponding
weeks in i've years.
The treasury receipts show . steady increase
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POTATOES. ONION. VEGETABLES

Potatoes ana Onions both higher
Los Angeles Green Peas 5@7c q h and String
Beans 5@l0c r n; Green Peppers, 5@6c: Toma-
toes b5cGS! 25 ss crate; summer Squash -:
Leg Pant. l2la@l5c y n.
foI AIOEs-hariy hose. b0@60s; River Reds.
5oG4oci River Burpanks e0@55c - sackl; {;
oregon Bur banks 65&75c; salinas BurbankS 30
Gs5c; sweet Potatoes, 40@5Oc q ctl for Rivers
ana oo91oc Tor Merced; new volunteer Potatoes
oNloNS-Sl 1901 90: cut Onions. 75ct@sl 25
TABLES-Mushrooms h@15c p n; Mar
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DECIDIoUs AND .4rRUs FRUITS

Prices for all descriptions remain about the
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
strsw berries-none n.
Cape Cod CTanberries SSG9 so q bb: Jersevs
fo(dS 90; Coos Bay 81 75@l p box
Pears, Winter Nells, b0c@Sl; common kinds
26@5Oc q box
Apples, 26&t40c = box for common. 5o@75 for
tood 10 choice SJ0 20 Tor fancy opitzen
- :; Lady Apples, 81 25(9l rs for large boxes
Grapes. In boxes. U66 Tor all kinds crates
sell about 1Oc higher Than boxes.
Perslmmons 25(150c a box
CITRUS FRUITS-NaveI Oranges are ouot-
able al 81 5U@ 50 p box; seedlings Sl@l rs;
Mandarlns, 75cGsl; Grape Fruit, S3G4; Lem
ons 20 G$l 70 for common and 81 50@I2 for good
TO choice: Mexican Lines, s2G3 . box; Califor-
nla Lines IN small boxes 25@30c: bananas, 4I O.
q ouncn; PineappIes. S2G3 p doz.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-18
CALIFORNIA PEARS IN LONDON.

LONDON, Dec. l7.-Garcia Jacobs to-day sold
26O0 cases OF California pears, which were not in
SO good condition those which were auotioned
of on friday a week agA Half-cases brought
os to os auu whole cases were sold b 5 to
los. A consignment of l4OO barrels OF appies
were also sod Californian new stones averaged
l2s I'd. Smlth's elders averaged Is a barrel. Four
hundred boxes of navel oranges sold for an
average o. rs "A box
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-18
HAY AN FEEDS TUFTS.

SAnother advance in IA ay, this tim e in the lower
grades, is reported.
BKAN-si 500 so p ton.
MlDDLINGS-S2U 50G22 80 r ton.
FEEDSTCFFS-Rolled Barley. s2002l . ton;
on CAKE NJ cal at the mill s2s 50G29 30 p
loooinS, $50; Cocoanut Cake $i9@2O; Cottonseed
Mea, S29@30 . ton
HA1 W heat Sl2 50@l4 so; Wheat and Dat.
S12Gl4; Oat $lU@12 81: Barley. slUGl2: Com
dressed, Sl2@I3 so: Alfalfa 50 bUglO; stocx
SS@l0' Clover, So bU@lO y ton
sI RAN -5Ug46c q bale.