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ginia. per pound, 41kc; hand-picked. per
pound, 4c; small hand-picked, per pound,
ic
Onions-Crates 500; barrels, S.75.
Potatoes-Irish, 81 10 barrel; sacks 81 50.
Shot-Firm; drop to b, 81 rs; b to larger,
81 so; bulk, 81 80.
Iron-Market very steady Swede, 412Gl5ci
refined, 81 90 base.
Nals-Cut. $40 base; wire. $1.95 base.
Advance national list Of extras, adopted
Dec. /, 1895.
Gun Powder-Per key, 800; half keg,
81 .25, quarter keg, $1.2O. Champion duck
ing quarter key 81 %. Austin, Dupont
and Hazard, smokeless, half kegs, S. 45;
quarter kegs, $40; 3-pound canister, 500;
1~pound canister, 75c. Less 20 to 10 per
cent off.
Lumber-Demand. both foreign and do
nestle is firm Ordinary sizes, $1,000
y 90; difficult sizes, $iS o0Q18.00; flooring,
boards, Sl5. 0O022 90; ship stuff, $l6.5OQ20 90;
sawn ties. 5000.
chickens, 25c per pair; half-grown 10
three-quarters grown 3Oc to 35c pair; full
grown fowls SOC per pair.
Eggs-Market, fun supply; candled, per
dozen, 1lG12c; country, &c less.
Syrup Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
ida syrup buying at 22c; selling at 23a25c;
sugar house at 1SdS2c; Cuba straight
goods. 234SOc; sugar house molasses, l5g
2Oc. u
Tobacco Market quiet and steady;
smoking, domestics. 22q60c; chewing, COM
mon, sound, 24@27c; fair, 2SQS5c; good S5c.
Hides. Wools -Hides-The market
firm; dry flint, 11ikc; dry salt, 91sc; green
sailed. SEC. Wool-Nominal; prime Geor-
gia. free of sand burs and black wool, l3c;
blacks. lie: bury, Sc. Wax, &c Tallow,
&c. Deer skins. i5c.
Bagging and Ties-The market Is quiet;
jute begging. 2A-pound, 6lsc: 2-pound, Gc'
ia. pound sac; quotations are for .ob
lots: small lots higher; sea island bagging,
7ataSc; standard Arrow ties. steel, 40
pounds. large lots. Use; small lots, 9Oc
Dry Goods-The market is steady; de-
mand brisk: prints, id5c; Georgia brown
shirtings. &c *, 4lac; "A brown shee,-
iugs 5ikc: white osnaburgs, 7U7kc;
checks, Aa5c; brown drillings, 5q61zc.
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THE MARKETS QUIET.
s,CTIONs LIGHT IN ALL OF
J ruF LEADING DEPARTMENTS.

Ian quiet and steady and I'm
,.,qed with Sales of Only 81
n.,es-spirits Turpentine Firm at
=. cents, But the Demand Slow.
no.,u steady and Unchanged.
-r.oiesaIe Markets Steady-Mar-
is nv telegraph.
.....rrah. April 6.-There was very little
IN the leading departments of trade
,.r The cotton market was quiet,
-, st4ady and unchanged, with small
~, LIZ The spirits turpentine market was
80, At q cents, but there was very lit
-. 5srand late in the day. Rosin was
.noed steady, but there were no sales
it.er the first call at the Board of Trade.
r1s quotations were unchanged. There
.s decline of 10 cents a barrel on POI
..toas other wholesale markets were
unchanged. The following resume of the
,.esrsnt markets will show the tone and
tho ouotations at the close to-day;
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Bacon-The market is very firm. Smok-
ed clear sides, 69sc dry sailed clear rib
sides, 57sc bellies, &c; sugar-cured hams,
lie.
Lard-Market steady; pure, in tierces,
$780, 50-pound tins, 59sc; compound in
tierces, 45sc; in 50-pound tins, 47sc.
Butter-Market lower, fair demand; Co
shen. 13Kd15c; gilt edge, 18Q20c; creamery,
90l5@22c; fancy Elgin, 22q24c.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy full cream
cheese. 1312c; 20-pound average, 1112a1Sc.
Fish-Mackerel half-barrel, No l, S. 80;
No. 2. $3.50; No. 8, IS 90; kits. No. !, $1.25;
No. 2. $10O. No. g. 95c. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, 61Ac; 2-pound bricks, &c. Smoked
herring, per box, zoe; Dutch herring in
kegs, 81. 60; new mullet, half barrels, 49, 90.
Salt-Demand is fair, and the market
steady; carload lots f. o. b., Liverpool.
200-pound sacks 4Sc; Virginia, 125-pound
burlap sacks, SIC; ditto. 125-pound cotton,
4Sc; bright 60q65c; fine fancy, 65GS0c.
Coffee-Steady; Mocha, 271ac; Java, 26iAc;
Peaberry, 171ac; Standard No 1, 16c; No.
2, 15c; No. 3, l4c; No. 4, 1Sc; No. 5, 121kc;
No. s. lll5c No. Z. 103Ac
Sugar-Equality Prices-Savannah Quo
tations: Cut loaf, 5.55c crushed. 5.55c;
powdered, soc; xxx powdered, soc;
standard granulated 1890; cubes, 5.1Sc:
mould A, Disc; diamond A, 4.9Sc; confec-
toners A, 4.S0c white extra c, AGE; ex-
ira c, 1850; golden c, 3.99c; yellows, 3.6Sc;
tone firm and higher.
Flour-Steady; patents $50; straights.
$3.50; fancy, $3.50; family, $40.
Corn-Market is steady; white corn, Job
pots. 45c; carload lots, 42c; mixed corn, job
lots 44c; carload ilc; cracked corn, lob
lots S5c sack.
Oats-Carload lots, Bic; job lots. s4c.
Bran-Job lots, soc; carload lots, soc.
Hay-Market steady; western, Job lots,
size; carload lots, S21zc.
Maal-pparl npr barrp1 %. nor uanL
Csc; city meal. per sack, S5c pearl grits,
per barrel. $780, per sack, $l.OO; city grits,
per sack. Csc.
Lemons-Market quiet; new crop Mes
sina, per box, $2.50a2.75
Oranges--Messina oranges, S. 25d2. 50;
Valencies, cases, $3.50
Appies-S2 5002.75 barrel.
Dried Fruit-Apples, evaporated. slz0
l0c; common, 7dSc.
Raisns-L L., Sl75; A-box. Sl.1O; loose.
6O-pound boxes, &c pound.
Oils-AIarket steady; demand fair; sig
nal 4Ja50c; West Virginia, black. 9ai2c;
lard 5Sfi65c; neatsfoOt. 60nS5c; machinery
2OG30c; llnseed, raw, 35c; boiled, 37c kero-
sene. Georgia test, i0c; water white, lie;
fire proof. i2c; guardian lie; deodorlzed
stove gasoline. lSc
Lime calcined Plaster and cement-AIa-
bama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at S5c per barrel bulk and
carload lost special; calcined plaster, 81 go
per barrel; hair. i05c. Rosedale cement.
81. 30GIl.40; carload lots. special; Portland
cement, retail. $40; carload lots. $40
Cabbage-Bar rels and barrel crates, 10
Nuts-Almonds. Taragona l6c; Ivicas
ilc walnuts. French. lie; Naples i2ikc
pocans lOc; Brazlls. &c; hlberts. loo; as
serted nuts. j0-pound and 25-pound boxes
gk0i0c. cocoanuts. 1915 per 100
peanuts-Amplc stock; fair demand
market steady, fancy hand-pickcd, Viz
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GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, April 6.-FGour was quiet.
steady and unchanged southern hour
quiet and unchanged Wheat dull. u 10 alc
lower, with options; No. 2 ungraded red
lVa8lAc; No. ] northern, SlM81Hc: options
declined A0kc, rallied nc. closing stoadv
az 9sn1Ac under yesterday; No. 2 red. Nav
Iohc; July, 7c; September. 72e Corn
dull, easy; No. 2. 2919c elevator. 80nc
ahoat; steamer mixed, 29hc; No 3 2gc
options were dun and weak at H01asc de-
cline; April, May, 29kc; July, Sic OATS
dull, easier, May. 2likc; July. 22c. snot
prices. No. ? 221zc; No. 2 white. 2tihc.
mixed western, 2la23c HAY firm m
changed. Hides firm and unchang-
ed Wool firm. unchanged. Beef
firm, quiet, unchanged Beef hams dugI
$500. Tierced beef steady. unchanged
Cut meats steady, unchanged. Lard oIiet
easy; western steam. 4.30c; city. 4.OOlif O5c.
May 44Oc, nominal; refined quiet; CONT
nent 46Oc; South America 4S5c: compound
4U4Ac. Pork easy, unchanged Ruttor
lower, liberal supply; state dairy, 9dl9ibc:
do creamery, l5d20c; Elgins, 20c. Eggs
liberal supply; western, fresh 9ib0g3t =.
southern, 9N9hc. Rice and molasses II rm
unchanged. Peanuts quiet unchanged
Coffee steady, to IS points down: Nav
1900; july. 745Q75Oc August and septen-
Der, 7.60c November 765lt7.70c December
1850; February. 7.7Oc: March. 7.7Olf7 nc.
raw, quiet steady; fair refining &c: rehn-
ed quiet Freights 20 Liverpool steady.
Cincinnati, o. April 6.-Flour fairly
steady; winter patent, A.5O0i4. 20; do fam
cy "a. l0fi4.30. Wheat easy; No. red. SEC
Corn quiet Oats steady. No. mixed, 2ic
Lard steady; steam leaf at &c; prime
steam lard steady. at lO5c Dry sailed
meats steady; shoulders 4Ac: short rib
sides, 47sc; short clear. Sc; clear bellies.
Jhc. Bacon steady; loose shoulders. Sc
short rios. 5iic; short clear. SIC: clear
bellies 5is05Ac. Whisky. sis
Baltimore. Nd. April 6. noon. Flour
duli and unchanged Wheat dull: SPOT.
76M@7eiAci southern. by sample. zoe asked.
29iAQ3Oikc.
Baltimore. Nd. April 6.--Flour. dull and
unchanged. Wheat, dull; spot and April.
76h076iAc; May. 75l075lhc: July, 72hc
asked; southern, BY sample, zoe. Corn.
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

cotton-Market firm; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston, per bale H.25;New
York, per bale. 500; Philadelphia. per
bale. sl.O0: Baltimore. per bale 400; TO
Liverpool via New York. 3Oc; Bremen, via
New York. SIC; Amsterdam via New York.
t3c. Hamburg via New York, 40c: Genoa.
acc. Reval. 58c. st. Petersburg, SIC. Di-
rect Barcelona 53c' Hamburg, 40c: Re-
val. 5Oc: St. Petersburg. see.
Lumber-By sail-Freights are steady at
ruling rates Foreign business Is more or
less nominal The rates from this and
nearby Georgia ports are quoted az $500
al. 80 for a range-includinR Baltimore and
Portland Me. Railroad ties. base a feet,
Ice. Timber rates. 5Oc0Si.00 higher than
lumber rates. To the West Indies and
Wndward nominal; 20 Rosario. Si200Q
1890, 20 Buenos Ayres and Monteyidco,
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$lOOq1l. 90; to Rio Janeiro, $l4.OO: 10
Spanish and Mediterranean ports. sl1 30
so; to United Kingdom for orders.
nominal for lumber, 4-pounds IS stand
ard.
By Steam-To New York, 800; to Phil
adelphia $780, to Boston. $500. IN Raiti-
more, 500
Naval Stores-By Sail-The market is
hrm. Large-sized Cork for orders, are as
follows: Rosin, Is Cd: for barrels Of $40
pounds and per cent. primage; spirits. IS
Sdi Genoa, rosin, 3s 3d03s Sd; Adriatic 2s
6da2s Sd; South American, rosin Csc per
barrel Of 26 pounds. oastwise-Steam-
10 Boston lie per 100 pounds on rosln. SOC
pounds.
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NAVAL STORES

Spirit Turpentine-There was a slow de-
mand, but sales were sufficient to hold the
market firm at p cents. At the first call
at the Board of Trade, the market was
bulleuned firm at &c, with sales of us
casks. At the second call it was firm and
unchanged with further sales of q casks.
Rosin-There was no change in the mar
ket to-day. Both buyers and sellers were
occupied a greater portion of the day in
listening to the testimony before the in
terstate commerce commissioners. The
market was quiet at the first call at the
Board of Trade, the market was bulletin
ed steady and unchanged, with sales Of
1,4T barrels. At the last call it was I'M
changed with no sales reported. The fol-
lowing Were the nnotatinns:
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Charleston, S. c., April 6.-Turpentine
market firm at 261ac: sales none. Rosin
firm; sales none; B, C, d, f, 81 As; F, $50;
G, 81 go; H, 81. so, l. 81 so; X. 81 IS; NJ, $3.50;
N, 81 10; w G, 81 40; w W, s.. 80.
Wilmington, N. c., April 6.-Rosin,
steady; strained, $14O; good strained. 81. As
Spirits of turpentine, steady; machine
27Ac; irregular, 2684c. Tar was firm at
CSC. Crude turpentine was quiet; hard
$780, soft, $3.50; virgin, nothing doing.
New York, April 6.-Turpentine firm
2915G30c. Resin firm, unchanged.
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duh; spot and April. 27lk9275sc; May. ESQ
2slkc; July, 29ssd29izc; steamer mixed. "A
m24ikc; southern white, 29Aq3Olsc; south
ern yellow. 27&t02Sc. oats, steady; NO.
white. 25n26c; No. mixed, 231zQ2fc. Rye,
weak; No. 2 nearby. 38l5c; No. western,
3o6f39ihc. Hay firm; choice timothy
$3.50 Grain freights. very dull; steam 20
Ivernool per bushel 2Md April; Cork,
for orders. per quarter, Is l0lzdgSs April
and Nav
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successfuI DIInd Athlete.


From Nllt ANNW A'Ah htA'N-'
Ann Arbor, Mich. April S.-One OF the
most interesting contests in an athletic
way in the history OF the University OF
Michigan will be the lightweight "rest-
In IN next Saturdays indoor meet.
The fact that J. +. Hamilton, a blind
student az the university. Is what Is caus-
ing so much interest. Hamilton came into
prominence In the Michigan amateur state
meet In 1892. In this he won a gold med
al the first prize IN the heavy-welght
class Although Hamilton weighs only
about 1876 pounds. ne holds first prize In
he shape OF gold medals In the light
weight. weltor-weight, middle-weight and
heavyweight classes.
The majority Of his wrestling has been
done IN his native stato-Michgan-b he
was present at the Olympic games IN
Athens and won considerable fame there.
besides being made the subject Of much
attention.
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PAINE, MURPHY & co.,
Brokers and Commission Merchants,
COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN & PROVIsIoN
PTIVale Wires Direct to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
Board Trade Building, jackson Bpnaing
savannah. Ga Atlanta On

were practically unchanged from
last nights final figures At first prices
declined slightly, in sympathy with a
lower market in Liverpool There was
not much pressure to sell, however. and
on small demand for local and Liverpool
account prices rallied and advanced "A
tribe on some months. The news from
the south was bullish, but owing to the
dizziness of the speculation il had no
effect upon the market. To-day was a
holiday in New Orleans"
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Jacksonville
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Tickets sold ill points and sleeping berths
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Florida Central N PeninSuIar Railroad Co.
Shortest
EFFECT. 20
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GEORGIA AND ALABAMARAlLW WAY


Schedules Effective a.
shores Operated Line Bet Savannah Columbia
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
GENERAL MERCHANDISE

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, spot, &c: June July
delivery, b1sc; San Quentin 6c wool Bags, 2412
@261ac.
COAL-A local circular says: "During the week
there have been four arrivals from British Column
bia collier es with l3,600 tons, from Oregon and
Washington eight shipments OF 3, 62O tons, one
cargo from ustralia 981 TONS total, 29,2Ol tons
We are clearly demonstrating how independent OF
England and Australia we have become Tor our
being called upon 10 furnish their possible output,
yet amply supplied for all our immediate
demands. 1t is well TO feel that we are so circum
stane ed, case of any foreign complications. as
lack Of fuel would prove most serious misfor-
tune. OF course foreign Goals Will always hgufe
largely among our foreign imports, as tonnage
must seek this Port annually 10 transport our
grain, and Coal Will always occupy about I5% OF
the space OF incoming vessels capacity. IL as Is
anticipated snail have (weather permftting)
ment after the incoming erops are harvested, then
large imports Of foreign tuel become inev able.
Values of Goals being always established by the
rates freight paid oy grain"
wellington is quotable q, SO; New Wellington,
$s per ton: southfeld Wellington 81 so p ton:
D ton; Wallsend, So 90 p ton; Cum berand.
Sl3 so p ton in bulk and $15 in sacks; Penn
sylvania, Anthracite Egg, $l1@12 p ton; Welsh
Anthracite, $s@DlO: Camel, $S q ton; Rock
Springs, Castle Gate and PIeasan. Valley. 81 60;
Coke Sl1012 in bulk and SIS v ton in SKIS
RICt - Hawaiian is easier. Chinese mixed,
So 60@3 65: No. l. $3 rs D3 80 q ctl: extra No. !,
81 2OU4 SO; hawaiian, 81 l21aG4 25; japan,
50 sO6l4 0.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Company
Powdered, sac: Fine Crushed. sac; Dry Granu-
lated, 45sc: Confectionery A, 45sc; Magnolia A,
414c; Extra G, s1ac; Golden c. 4c; half barrels
1zc more than barrels and boxes 1ac moro.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AeRIcUl-
TuRE, WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO.
March II, 1897, 5P. NJ The following are the
ralnfalls for past "a hours and seasonal rainfalls
20 date compared with those of the same date
last season:
"a hours 90: Red Bluff 22.46. last season IA So,
past "a hours 10; san Francisco 20. 90, last
season s.93, past "a hours 90: San Luis obispo
1871, last season ID 81, past "a hours 90: Los
Angeles 1905. last season 1871 past "a hours 90;
san Diego 1898, last season 5.6S, past "a hours
60: Yuma 5.3l last seas .Ss. past "a hours 90.
an francisco dat ata-Maximum temperature 81,
minimum 40 mean AZ.
Weather conditions and general forecasts;
The area of high pressure which appeared yester-
day niorDinC over > Saskatchewan has moved south
greater portion OF the country west OF the Mi souri,
River. Very cold weather accompanies it. and the
temperatures are generally from Is to 25 below
the normal for this time of the year in country
west of the Rocky Mountains excepting CAlifor-
MIA In California the TEN peratures from 8 to
8 below the normal.
snow iy falling to- night at Tatoosh Island Port
Angeles and Fort Canbr. The temporal ure gen.
orally throught Washington and Northern Oregon
Is not far from the freezing point The conditions
In California indicate killing frosts Saturday morn
ing and possibly sunday morning General warn
Ing has been given TO trut-growers throughout tn
state TO smudge tonight as soonas the wind dies
down.
Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours
ending n-idnight, March Is, 1897:
Northern CHliforna-Fair Saturday; continued
cold weather; killing frosts Saturday and possibly
Sunday mornings: northery winds
Southern Californa-Eair Saturday; continued
cold: killing frosts Saturday and 30 ,sibly Sunday
mornings light northerly winds; fruit growers
should smudge.
Nevada Utah ana ArlZona-Falr saturday: con-
tinuec cold weather.
San Francisco and vicinity - Fair Saturday:
continued cold weather, with killing frosts ~asur-
day morning and possibly sunday: light north eriy
changing TO westerly winds: sm udging neces sary.
ALExANDER McADIE, Local Forecast Official
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Martha ]. and Richard Young to Jacob l. an
Alma Z. Jacobson lot. on +. line Of De Long ave
% by 80, Waler-street Tract: $40.
Mary Z. Summers Annie Mood (Anna NJ.
Wood), ]. j., E. W., NJ. G. and Lawrence Rlvprs
or Ribaro to E G. Hutchinson lot on s line of
Greenwich street, 16l of DevIsadero. 1856
by S S6:S12: $5
l. NJ. +. Wanzer 10 Caroline F. Plunkett, lot on
Z line of Howard street, 71:6 Of Twenty-dfth,
N 24:6 by r 1872 :6: gift
John Harper to Mary j. Murrin, lot on line Of
Moulton place. 81 IS w OF Montgomery street, 1875
\ OF Green. w 2S by S IS; $40.
Catherine Tracey to (harles J. Tracey, lot on e
line of sixteenth avenue, 2S4:7 N Of Clement
street, N 25, II ll7:11a. SW 36:1O, w 96:5: git.
San Francisco Land Company to 1harles +.
Mueller, lot on w line Of Teuth avenue, 244:6 N
Of Clement street, N SU:6, 1870 s 23;515, e
120:l: $40.
Moses and Rosa Blum to L. P. Drexler lot on
Sc corner Of III street and Third avenue. E 81 Is
by 100: also lot on N corner OF Hugo street
and bird avenue. E 1875 by N e5; SO.
Briggs lots 5 and 8, block 123, sunnyside Addi-
tion No. i; $40.
stanford Addition Land Company to Quee
Walcott, lots % 10 26, block /, plat A, same: 3d.
Jones, Alien y Co. TO William X. and Mary r.
Thomas, lot on corner Of Arlington and Rose
streets, NV IS /, N IL. NE 1882. Sc rs. sW 80,
lot 8, Jones Addi ion to Paramount Tract: $40.
california Title insurance and Trust Company
to Harry a. Gottung, lot 8, block 8. subdivision
!, CasLro-street Addition; $40.
Castr0-sIreet Land Company to same, same; 81 O.
Same TO Glen Park Company q corporationl. lot
on line of Thirteth street, sO7.66 w of Dia-
mond, Sc 2O2. w S234, SW 1737 "a, 8 w 308 %,
62l3 NV 43.74, Sc 282 81. Sc 237.lO 4
6l.22, w 3024. NV 1917, sw 2O9. .95. SW
28S.lO SW go. SE SO. 66 SW sos. 80, sW S9l ~.
NV 396O2e. $3.50 to w line OF Bellevue
street, So ll29.24 to 8 line Of Thr.ieth, NE
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13

hind the supply Of plgIron, except In the grea.
their orders, wit out doubt, cover ful produclion
put no other conditional quotations appea, anu
tnere Is gradual increase in the demand for pases'
sheets and all the wire family Of produces. VIII VIII
tne ADVENT OF spring weather and OUTDOOR woi Wy ~ =
much more business is expected The staring sa oa
tue MARYLAND Rail Works, under contract win tno
ChIhegle company, in order TO make shipmen's Wy
WAFER more ch eaply is significant
ne chlef events In the railroad world nave s u1e y
encouraging. The transfer Of the Lehign NM,ey
10 the control OF the Morgan aud Drexei houses
promises Important relief and tends towaIu
grea-er harmony OF commercial interests 10, tlie
iuture AT the same time the reduction, which
VIII oe announced to-day, of 20 per cent IN prices
OF ahthracite coal LOOKS toward n bigger ueui M anu
ana DETER employment in the iuture Inc repolts
maze 10 date Of railroad earnings in fepruaIy
cover !5O miles As per cent OF the TO al niis-
age OF tnls country and the United states ioaus r
alone snow esrni ngs in that month OF $3o 800
oniy tenth OF per cent less than last year, pus
lVo per cent less than in 1895
ne mexican roads. in most tables lnciuueu
SNOW an ln' rease OF 1873 per cent, ana thereiole
ren9er reports as to the United States somewNas
misleaoing. March earnings thus lar repoI.ea
SNOW an increase OF per cent over last year, anu
tne tonnage west bound, we as the oetter ciass
OF easi pound tonnage is gradually gaining.
Ine volume of business shown by clearinsS 10
put 10 per ce mt smaller than last year.
raliures Tor the past week have been zoo IN the
Cnheu states, against 800 last y ear, ana OIL IN
Cenada against 6U last year
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there Is an active distribution Of products, both
for domestic consu mption and for ex port. There
was an active and stronger market to-day, with
so a a sa es s cents higher than yesterday. Only
about II 900 hogs were received, against 2ZOuU
last Friday.
sheep supplies show falling on, the receipts for
the week having run $500 behind last week An
active demand has enabled sellers TO dispose OF
their consignments at strong prices, ana lam os
nave advanced 20 cents per hundred pounds.
The mar ket to-day was firm
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Fancy beeves, % 30
as so; choice to prime steers, 30 O0G5 20: good
TO choice steers. 81 60@4 95: medium steers.
81 3UG4 S.: fair beef steers 81 O5Q0t 70; COM
mon beef steers. IS 70l4 OC: good to prime stock
ers and feeders. $3 90Gi 20: common 10 good
do. SO 4013 IS: bulls. choice to extra, 10 oO
G13 so: do poor choice. 5. 25@3 4O; cows and
hefers. choice TO prime, $3 80@4 Is: cows, fair
TO choice, So 1898 75; do common to far Gamers,
81 sO@2 10; calves. good TO fancy. IS 60@6 10;
fair to choice, So o5(14 rs: Texas cows. bulls and
oxen, 81 50@3 %; mixers and springers, per
head, $25@45.
HOGS-keceipts, 17.0OU. Heavy packing and
shipping lots SIS 60@3 86 common to choice
mixed. So 65@3 9O; choice assorted. % oo9
95 light, $3 75(0s go; pigs 81 6O03 81.
SHEEP-Receipts. $500 inferior 70 choice,
So 00@3 81; lam mbs $4D5 25.
Receipts at Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA NKRR.. March H. as
Receipts $500 Market active. &c higher Light
and mixed. So 7O@3 rs: heavy. SS 65@S 70.
TO lOc higher. Steers, s3 60@4 40; cows 81 50@
10; feeders. $3 25@4 35
SHEEP-Recelpts HOO. Market strong. Nut
tons 81 90; lambs, 81 5U