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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICuI-
TIRE, WEATHER BUREAU SAN Francisco,
oc ober Is. 1897, ) NJ.
The following are the rainfalls during the past
twenty-four hours and the seasonal ralnfalls to
date as compared with those OF the same date last
season: Eureka 00- this season ]. 80 last season
= b2: Red Blum 90. this season .73, last season
LIZ Sacramento 90, this season .39. last sea ,on
-: han Francisco, 90, this season i /, last sea-
son 60; Fresno 90 this season ~ last season
IS; San Luis Obispo 90 this season .l8 last
season "a; Los Angeles 90, this season = co. last
season 90 san Diego 90, this season IL last sea
son l3; luna trace, this season 81, last season
! CO.
san Francisco data: Maximum tenn IL erature So,
minimum go mean 90
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
The pressure is highest this evening in British
Co!um bta and lowest in Eastern ArlZoua and New
Mexico. Rain fell today in Eastern Arizona:
elsewhere he weather has been fair Fair and
W-rmer weather Is eGL &c ed throU ghout Caifor-
MA snd the region to the eaStw ard Saturday. TC-
night however. freezing tenn peratures wi again
occur IN Nevada Utah.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours
ending midnight october 8, 1897:
Northern a liornia-Fair; warmer Saturday
fresh rortherly winds
Southern Cahforna-Fair; warmer Saturday:
fresh norJheriy winds
Nevada and Utsh-Fair; warmer saturday.
rZon2-kaif Saturday.
san Franci co and vicinity - Fair Saturday.
hight noitheTlv. shifting westerly winds
Special report fIom Mount TamaIpais: Clear.
northeast light wind: tenn perature, SO; maximum
b4 W. H HANNOS, Forecast Official.
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DRIED FRUITS. RAlsINs, NUTS. ETC.

The inquiry is improving, but at snail's pace.
Those holders who obliged TO have TO ac-
cept shadings on The quotations in some Instances
DRIED tkUI1S-Quotatons as follows:
PTunes, carload lots, &c 40-5Os, 413c for so
6o's 4c q ID Tor 60-7Os, 31ac for 7C-SGs, &c
q 10 Tor S0-90S and 212c Tor 80 zoos; Peaches,
51a@615c h; fancy. 7c; peeled, -; a prl-
COTS 512@eAzc for Roy ais and 7(GS15c for good to
fancy oorparks; evapora.ed apples, o12G6c:
sun-dried, 3@S12c; black Figs in sacks 26Lz1>ac;
Plums. 4@41ac q ID for pItted and lG2c for un-
pitIed; beached Plums, 5G5l5c; Nectarnes 5E1
&C g h tor prime to fancy. Pears 5@51sc TOR quar-
ters and 612g7c for halves.
RAIaINS- New hais rs, SC for 2-crown. &c
for 3crown. sc 4-Irown, 5iac for Seedess
sutanas and Sl loo lbs tor London layers Dried
Ora pes 2sz
NUTs-Walnuts, 714@sc q ID for hard and SC
for softsheli: Almonds, 3@o4c for hardshsl and SO
1Uc for papershe L. Peanuts 4@p5c tor Eastern aud
&c Tor Ca iIornla; hickory Nuts, 506c p ID: Pc
cans, 90l0c p ID: Fiberts. e@912c; Brazil Nuts,
S@9c; Cocoanuts. $5 Ss 100
HoNkY-New Comb, 1Oc for bright and 7@9c
ior lower grades; new water-white extracted 449
4$.c; light amber extracted, 334G4c q u.
DEESWAA-2S@25c q H.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags, 55sc; San Quen TIN
SIS 40; Wool Bags, 27@3Oc; Fruit Bags, 5I4o 5suC
and &C for The different sizes.
COAL-W ellington, So New wellington So
SoG:hfed Wellington. 81 so; Seattle SIS so: Bry.
ant 80 30; Coos Bay, 81 IS; Wallsend, So 70 r
ton; Cum berland. Sl4 80 2 ton in bulk and 81 6
IN SACKS: PeDnsyl vania, Anthracite Egg, $14 2
ton: Welsh Anthracite, $e@1I2; Camel, q
ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Val
ley, 81 6O; Coke. S1l@l2 IN bulk and SI3 p ton
III SKIS
RlCE-Continues to advance. Chinese mixed
S3 60@3 65 . Ctl; No, l, s464 20 q ctI; extra
No. l. 81 4OO4 so; Hawaiian So 1919; Japan
"a S5@5; Rangoon, So 7O@3 s712
SUGAR-The Western sugar Refinery COMPANY
quotes Terms net cash: cube and Crushed and
Fine Crushed, 6S4c; Powdered, 614c; Dry Granu
lated 55Sc q 10; Confectioners' A 55ac; NJ agnolis
A, 5Ac; Extra {, 51sc Golden q. SC; Candy
Gran uated, 5$4c; California A. $3.50; half barrels
14c more than Uarres, and boxes 12c more
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Total .............SlO4.36 36q, ,67G
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Omaha

OMAHA. NEBR.. Oct 15.-CATTLE-Receipt
25OO Market active, steady. Narive beef steers
So 9Ot94 90: Western steers, S3 75d4 35; Texas
steers, 3G3 20: cows and heifers, S30y so. can
ners, S2G2 80; stocXers and feeders. S3 5OI04 40.
Caves 50 oC@o 90; bulls, stays, etc. S2@3 so
HOrS-Rccepts. $500 Market .LGDlOc higher
Heavy, SO 50@3 10. mixed, as 5Oe13 so; IrhI
So 6593 75; bulk OF sales, So 55G3 65
aHEEP-Receipts. 500. Market stronger Fair
to choice natives. 33 50@3 30: fnir TO choice
Westerns, So 30a3 65 common and stock sn.en
s3G3 20: iamb bs, So 5OG5.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY
a car OF Eastern sold at s4 75G5 for Hens $40
so for young BOOSTERS, s4 so Tor old do. So Z 5@
for Fryers and 50 So ior Broilers
Local stock is dull as usual. with decline in
Turkeys
Game Is steady at The quotations
Live Turkeys guotRbIe at l30l &c for Cob blers
and 12129lSc for Hens; Geese q pair, 81 256
so; Ducks, 1904 50; Hens, SS@l4 so; BOOSTERS.
roung, S50S so; do, old So 5U IA Fryers. So so
az 3; Broilers, 81 25@S5 so for large and 81 5OG
, for small; Pigeons. 81 25@l 80 g dOz Tor young
and 75C@90 Tor old.
GAMk-Quai. = dozen, 81 25@l so; Mallard,
S495; Sprig, So 50g3 so; Teal S3; Wldgeon.
S2G2 90; small Duck, 81 D, al rs: Gray Geese So
o. so; White 81 30; Enc,ish Snipe $2@2 80:
JACK Snipe 81; are, SlGl 25 Rabbits, 81 ESQ
! so for Cottontai.S End 81 for small.
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Total ...... .........S7ql 1850 SS0,04lSIs
Expenditures for the same interval compare as
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

believed that to-morrow's bank statement will re-
feet falling off in the demand 10 this center for
funds.
Bonds moved in sympathy with stocks ana
show ei weakness throughout Total sales 81, $50
COO. United ;. ates bonds were unchanged.
! he total sa es of StocSs sod to-dav were 4s2,-
$50, including: Atchison preferred 1921 Chesa-
eake d chic 4753 Burlington 1885, L. and y.
10 1855 Manhattan 1928. Mis- souri, Fac fl IL, 975.
h. and I. preferred 6lUU New YORK tent al
l645, Reading 7l70. Rock Island l6, 40O, st. Paul
80, 6U9, Union Pacific 2l.722 southern kail'. ay
preferred 1922, = meriCan Tobacco eX. div 26,-
a55, Chicago Gas 1880, Sugar %, 72O, Western
81
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DECIDuoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

The market is simply stagnant Wine Crap
are weaker again. and the top price for Znfancel
is obtaintd with difficulty. Table Grapes are in
their usual heavy suPpy.
Orchard Fruits are unchanged.
DECIDUOUS FKUITS-
Strawberries So 5O@3 81 q ch est for larga
Huckleberrle 4@5c 4 Il.
Ras pberries, $4@5 y chest
Pont granates. 5O@7Jc r. box.
Cape Cod CranberrIeS SStGS 90 p bbl; Coos Bay,
81 5U(d2 Z 3 n box.
Peaches, -5GD40c q box.
Pears, Bart.etts $l@1 25 Winter Nelis, bO@
Zoe; common kinds, 25@50c q box.
apples 25@4tc q box Tor common and 50@75c
for good TO choice.
Ounces, 25@4Oc q box.
Grapes, in boxes, 2U630c for Muscats, l5@25c
for black. 15@25c tor Tokay, SU@50c for Isabella
and 1U@25c for Sweetwater crates sell about
l0c higher than boxes Zinfandei Wine Grapes,
Sl49lS T. ton; White Wine Grapes, 81 z@14; Mis-
sion Grapes, $l2@1i
Watermelons, s. s@l0 = 100
Cantaloupes. 7oCtGSl 3 "
Nutmeg Melons, 4. @5Uc p box on the wharf
CITRUS FkUIrs-ValencIa oranges. S2@3
2 box; Lemons Sl@ so = box for common
and s2@3 for good to choice: Mexican Lines,
81 1890 50 es box; Bananas, 81 2bG2 q bunch;
P1neappIes, So 5U@3 t. doz-
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POTATOES. ONION, VEGETABLES.

The market is well supplied with all kinds at the
old prices
fOTAToES-Eary Rose, 3O@35c; River Reds,
4D@5Oc: Buroanks, S0@3712c: Salinas Burbanks
5VlGoOci Sweet Potatoes, 400 sc p ctL
ONlONS-9uc0Sl; Pickle onions. Use p ak.
NE"ElA BLkS-Bay Squash. !0G6Uc p box;
Marrowfat squash, seas 2 ION; Bay Cucu n bers
3OG4Uc . box; Pickles. rs, @Sl for No. l. 40G5Uc
ior \ o =; Green Peppers z594Uc for Chile and
5OG5Oc for Bell: Green Peas. l1s612c a ID: String
Beans, lG2c Lima Beans. 50@7oc q sack; Green
Osra- S5@50c q box: Dried Okra 6(dSc p ID;
Egg Plant, z5@4Oc; Cabbage, 6OG75c = ctli Car
rots, = 130c q sack; Garlic, lIa013c = ID: Toma-
Toes, 3Od4O ior river and 4lla5Oc Tor Alameda.
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There is nothing new to report Beef and PORK
are s-eady at the old prices
Who esale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
tererS as follows:
BhkF-First quality, 61ac second do 51ac;
third do, 4@5c p tb.
NkAL-Larg- 5G6c; small. 6(D7 Q ID.
MUTTON-Wethers, 6616LSc; Ewes &c q n
LA MB-Spring, 7@D71ac = h.
PORK-Live Hogs 31a@35sc for large and YSl
@S1sc for small and medium soft nogs 21a09
sac q h; dressed do 514q6c
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HAT AM FEEDSTUFFs.

Receipts of Hay lighter, but there was no
Improvement in the market
BRAN-sl5@lo so tor the best and $14@14 SO
z ton for outside brands.
MIDDLINGS-S2O02O so for lower grades and
S2l 5C@22 So q ton for he best.
FEEDSTU UFES-RoIled Barley SIS Scala so
on Gaze Meal al the mill, $50 . ton: ioboing, S3l
Chopped Feed, Sl5416 50 ton: COcoauut Gaze
Sl7 30; Coitonseed NJ eal, S29@30 r ton.
HAN-Wheat, Sl2@15 v ton; Wheat and Oat
$1l@14; Ost, $lU@l2 Barley. SlO@l2; cam-
pressed, Sl2@l4 4; Alfalfa SSg9 81; sIOcK. $S0S;
Clover SS@plu r ton.
STkA M-3UG4Oc p bale.
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Kansas CITY.

KANSAS CITY, Mo- Oct l5.-CATTIE-Ra
ceipis 1000. Best natives steady: others slow
Texas 'teers So SUd4 %: Texas cows 81 3OGlz SIS.
native steers 81 o0d5 81 native cows ana lie Tiers
81 5OG4 20: stockers and feeders, So 50n4 SO;
bulls. a. oUG3 50.
HUGS-Receipts. 1000 Market strong to lOc
higher. Bulk OF sales, So 65G3 rs: heaves So 55Gl
8 70; packers sS 45@5 20: mixed So 6O03 so:
lights - 6o@3 80; yorKers, So 75@3 80: pigs
So 45G3 IS fs0'
:. Ekf-Receipts. 5000. Market strong Lam bs,
S3G5 IS; muttons. S2d4
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THE WEEKS FAILURES

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 2l
failures in the Pacific Coast states and errtories
for the week ending yesterday as compared with
20 for the previous week and 2l for the core
spending week of 1895 1 he failures for he past
week are divided among the trades rs follows
milk-dealefs / sIauIe, hats, iumter com
panv, l commission dried fruits, do' ng gro
GERS ! carpet layer ! shipwrlght, ! bakt ry pro
vision company, ] banker l school supp,y com
pa ~. ! liquors ] hotel. l telephone CO pany
drllrrs Id .,anersl sIOre
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BEANS AND SEEDS.
Beans continue duh and prices show n

change.
BrANs- Bayos 81 1901 so; small Whites
81 25@1 40; Large Whites. 81 lOGl 20; PInks
81 4OGl 50; Reds. 81 3001 Az; Blackeye 81 90
a.; ned Kidney, S1@2 %: Limas. ST. 90@2 Us;
Buffers 81 35Gl SO: Pea, 81 300l A.
SEED Brown Mustard. 81 25@t2 so: Yellow
Mustard, 81 25o2 SO; Flax, 81 75g1 IS; canary
seed, 1$4@214c z 10 Alfalfa. SAC; Rape, 2199
2$4c; Hemp Sc; Timothy. 412c.
DRIED PEAS-Niles, 81 20; Green, 81 20G1 20
- 4ctI
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PROVISIONS. ).

Hams are lower and weak. Bacon is steady
Lard shows no change. Tra1e is not active, though
there is something going on all the time.
CURED MEATs-Bacon, &c q ID Tor heavy,
91ac for light medium, lUc Tor igh- l012c = ih
for extra ugnt and I2c for sugar-cured East
ern sugarcured Hams. ll@l iIac q ID; California
Hams s1a@1Oc p ID: Mess Beef, 81 so p bbl:
extra mess d 50: family do. SO; sal,
Pork, sSGs 5O . bbl; extra prime Pork. sl0;
extra cleat. 81 6@l s 80; mess, $40 . Dbl: smoked
Beef. l0Iz@121@c q 10
LARD-kastern tierces quoted a 51405Slc for
compound ana 612c for pure; pals. TAG California
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKE
Oregon.

PORTLAND Or, Oct 15-The local wheat
market remains quiet unchanged figures Re-
ceipts aud shipments are Ill heavy, but the lat
ter Will necessarily come to a standstilI for a lew
days, owing 10 absen of tonnage. Another
cargo, he twenty-second for the season, cleared
to-day.
Wa.la walls, 79GSOc; blue sem, 7sc; valley,
S3c q bushe.
Cleared Norwegian bark Hiawatha for Cork
with 93434 bushels OF wheat
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGG 5,
All kinds remain undistur bed.
lpIvFfsT1IT u

All kinds remain undisturbed
BUTTER
CREAAERY-Fancv creamerie4 2762Sc p h
seconds, 25G26c Z, H.
DAIRY-CEoice TO fancy, 23@24c . b; lower
grades l6G:21ac
PICKLED-lS(02lc q b
tIRKIN-l7Al9c q 10
CREAMERY IUB-2002212c p n.
EAsTERN-l2CGl &c Tor iadIe-pack ed.
CHEESE-ChOice nIld new, 1l@12c: common
to good, 9SlOc; Cream Cheddar 1l@l2c & ID;
Young America, Il0l212c; Western, il@111ac;
Eastern, 1z12Gl 312c ? 10
EGGs-Kancn Eggs, 3Ot037 1sc; store Eggs,
nominal; Eastern. DC for fancy, SC for firsls and
l4@l6c toI seconds; Duck kggs 2Uc.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

silver advanced a cent
Wheat III ures lower. Feed Barley declined.
Oats dull and weak. Corn shading on.
Leans duh and unchanged.
Hay shows no imprOv, ment-
Twenty-one Fai ures last week.
Potatoes and Vegetable in large supply.
Butter Eggs and Cheese steady.
Poult-y in heavy supply.
Fresh Fruit unchanged. Dried Fruit quiet.
Hams lower. Bacon and Lard unchanged.
Wool and Hops quieter. Hides still firm
No change in NJ eats
Increase in Money circulation.
Decreased exports OF Lumber
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch OF the United States HydrographIc
ONCE located in the MercEantS Exchange Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit Of
mariners without regard 10 nationality and free OF
expense.
Navigators cordially invited 10 visit the
office, where complete sets OF char-s and sailing
directions OF the world are kept h6nl or COM
parison and reference, and the latest inform alton
can always be obtained regarding fights dangers
commerce
The time ball OF the building on ree-
graph Hill Is hoisted about minutes befors
noon. and is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by
teegraphic signal received each day from the
United states Naval Observatory Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball wa,
dropped on time or giving the error II any Ia
published the same day Uy the afternoon paperx
and by The morning papers the following day
w. \. HUaHES
Lieutenant u. S. NJ, in vuarga
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FLOUR And MILLsTUFFs

FLoUR-Net cash prices are: Family extra4
S5@6 10: Bakers extras. s4 1894 S5 p bbl
CORN MEAL. ETC--Feed Corn S24@25 a ton:
Cracked Corn, S25@26 Is ton
MlLlST l FFS-Prices in sacks are as follows
usual discount to the trad: Graham Flour, SS
g. 100 Ds; Rye Flour. 81 so q lOO Rice Flour
S5 IS; CornmeaL 81 70; extra cream do So;
Oatmeal So so; oat Groats, 50; Homlny, sS IUa
8 50; Buckwheat Flour S3 1903 80; crack ed
Wheat, SO 20; Farina. 81 so: Whole Wheat Flour
So 20: Rolled oats (bbls), So 70n5 90; in SACKS
S3 70; Pearl Barley, "a; split Peas, $3 80; Green
ua I 1 r. n,s
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct l5.-Flour receipts
23,3l2 barrels: exports, 20. 994 barrels: opened
dull and easy but became more active and frmer
with the late rise in wheat: city mill patents
SIS 1896
VIII AT-Receipts, 1872 ,27O bushels; exports
1.S45 bushels. Spot market strong. Options
open steady on better cables than expected; adj
vanc on light off rings and drv weather West:
b oKe at noon under bear raid bu. fully re-
covered on export Ia k and bulIish "Modern Nil
ler' report ciosing strong at 3sC9s4c net advance
No. red May, 81 7-16G 9z5sc closed at e21bc;
October e45s@951sc, co ed at 951sc. Decem-
Der, 93 5-l699412c, closed at 941sc
HOPS-Stesdy.
WOOIs-Firm.
PETROLEUM Dull: unchanged
MEI LS-i he metal market continues to show
change.
PIG 4 5RnNoW s,i are lower to sell, closing
COPPEk-Lake dull, at Sll O5@ll rs asked
IiN-opened frazer, closed easier at 81 rs bid
SPELTEk-Du, at 81 Is bid asa 25 asked.
LtAD-Heavy- a. S3. 95 bid, S4 asked The
firm that fixes the settling prices for m iners an
smelieTs cans he lead market steady at S3 rs.
COFFEE-Options opened barely steady AT an.
10 p ints decline closed sieaIy with prices 5@
10 points net lower. Sales wee 10000 bags iS,-
cludIng December, $6 30; March, So 80; Aprtl
$50: May so u; July. $6 30; August Sc SJ@
Spo:-Ro. quiet No T. 7c; No invoice
iobbing 719c. Mild-Quiet Cordova, lUml Sc;
salfscsOo haracaioo, zoo Central American
eIGA RI aw, que:; sales. 1900 tons SO tes t
ex-shlp at So 81; rehned quiet
BU1 kh-keceipts 1915 packages quiet;
Western 1crtameiy, l412@ZZI9c: klgin, 12c fac-
hGGS-Receipts. $500 packages; quiet: State
and Pennsylvania, l6@ls I4c; estern, leIs
@l7c
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REVIEW OF The STOCK MARKET,

NEW YORK. n, Y. Oct. l5.-Bradstree et,s
financial review to- morrow will say: The liauida-
tion bear pressure and decline of prices continued
in the early part of the present week The market
presenting every evidesce both of manipulation
by The shorts and # he closing or weak hold
ings- The situation, however, underwent a sud-
den change, owing lar2ey TO the appearance of
rains In The West. break ing the severe drought
which has been experienced for nearly six weeks
ONE OF the interests which had been active on
the bear side at once changed their po sition
covered Before this happened, however, the
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Open. High. Low. Close.
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tierces 5G514c = n Tor compound and 613c for
pure halt 6ots. 6$4c lo-ib tins, 714c; do D b. 12s
COZ iOLEN E,-Iierces, 65Sc. Packa - j. 81
than $50 Gs-l-b pals, 6U IN a case. S7sc; 3-ib
pals 70 IN case, Sssc: 5-ib paiIs Il in L case,
sac; IO-b pals 6In case, SIS; 50-ib tins, or
In case 1855; OGDEN buckets, 50 lbs net,
f3sc; fancy tubs so lbs net 1856; half bbus about
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SILy- X mAnKET.

NEW YORK, n. V, Oct 15-Commercial bar
silver was quoted at $3.50 per ounce in the local
market to-day. Mexican do Iars were at 441hc
In the London market bar silver was steady at
"a 81 Cd, an al vance OF z l6d.
he steamer Campania tomorrow will lake ont
100000 ounces OF silver. The shippers are
Handy d Harman, j and w. SeIgman d Co. NJ
Gugsenhelm's sons AID y. .mmerman &. Forshay.
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ARTICLES.

Cash qaotauonS as follows: -Four quiet,
quotab I5c lower; No . Spring W heat. sea
s63sc; No Spring Wheat 79dS4c: No. Ked,
= 3s;; No. = Corn, 2514@25$sc; No. Oats,
1SIac; No White, +. O. b, 22c; No 5 White.
l. o. o., 2O14@2ls4c; No i<ye 45c; No. Barley,
nominal: No 3 /. O. b. 1904 &c: No. a. f o. D..
20 a 35c; No. ! FiaXseeG. 81 030l O6 Prime
Timothy Seed 50 65: Mess Pork q bbl 81 sO6l7 s5.
Lard p LOG ibS, 81 3U@4 321a; Snort Ribs siaes
Qoose) 81 IS "a 10; Dry Sailed shoulders (boxedl.
4$4@5c: short Clear Sides (boxed). 47s "a SC:
nisKy. oistllIers finished goods per gallon
> Y; sugars Cut Loaf -; GranulaJeu, -;
standard "A" -
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market had one verg severe tit of beariShneSS,
based on allegations that es.arn railroad rates
were becoming demoraliZed aud that the reply of
the - anlSh government TO the recePt note OF our
Mlnister al Mairid was unsatisfactory and liSely
10 cause combinations Europe has done little,
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BANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct 15.-The following
table, complied by Bradstreet, shows the bank
ceArings the principal cities for the week ended
October Il. with the percentage of increase and
decrease compared with he corresponding week
last year:
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, 10 T Il 10 ~INJ NU btb
MINING STOCKa
POGTON M..s

BOSTON, MASS, Oct 15.-Atchison, 1854: Bell
Telephone. 263: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
9a36 Mexican Central 57s; Oregon short Line,
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IMPORTS OF LUMBER.

Exports of Lumber from this port during the
first nine months OF the year were 20 81 900 feet
valued at $42S, 200, against 23 4O3, 900 feet at
S457, 500 during he me time last year.
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MONEY IN CALCULATION.
The money in circulation on the lst of October
-$l.67S.S4 53s
otaI a.: 80 :, :, SI'6

This total is sos 53S 249 larger than on the cor
responding date last year The increase consists
Of a gain OF SAP 500 600 in gold coin, S632 O0U in
silver dollars. S9IS 000- in small silver, S20.U00
600 in silver certificates SS52, 900 in treasury
notes S2.20O coo in United >fates notes, 81 s.
500. .OO0 in currency certificates and 81, ,66U, 900
national bank notes Thrre has ben n decrease
CT 81 1885, 600 IN gold certificates The amount OF
mo ey in the country OUTSIDE OF thai heh in Coy
eminent wants on the Isl of October is equal TO
S22 SO per capita OF population. A year ago tins
per ca ia was So 05.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway
Shares.

NEW YORK, y. y. Oct. 15.-Money call
steady at 21a@312%; last loan 214%; closed 212%;
prime mercante paper, 41aG5% Sterling
change steady. with actual business In bankers
bills at S4 S4Ss@4 S41a for demand, and $4 81
for sixty ia, $; posted rates "a SS@4 SSI2 and
81 e512; commercial bills, 81 81: silver GER
tttcates, 5S03e12c; bar silver 5S34c: Mexican
dol. ars 441ac: Government bonds firm; State
bonds dull; railroad bonds weak.
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Oct. 15.-Caifornis dried
fruits steady evaporated apples, common, 5G7c
ib prime wire tray, SAC; wood dried prime
Size; choice S12GSs4c: fancy. &c.
PkUNEs-5Go12c q h. as 10 size and quality.
APR1CoTS - Royal. 7@S1ac; Moorpark, 60
II 15c
FEAcHEs-Unpeeled. 7@nc; peeled, l21as
l7c . ID.
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The Time Ball.

BRANCH HYDRoeRAPHIc OFFICE, u s. ny
MERCHANTS ExCHA NGE
SAN FRANCISCO, October 10. 1897
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dronna1
exactly at noon ro-day-L e.. at noon OF the l21th
meridian or exactly al p NJ Greenwich time
W. y HUGHES
Lieutenant L y " IN cnar1e
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/ FkOM
sun, MOON AND TIDE.

UNITED STATES COAST AND GFoDETGC SURVEY.
TINES AND BKGGHTs HrGH AND Low
WATERS AT oRT POINT, FNTRANCE TO SAS
FRANCIsCo BAY IUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINT NDtfNT
NoTE-The high and low waters DC ut a. the
CIV Front (Missiou-stree WHARF about twenty
five minutes later thsn at Fort POINT; lhe heishs
OF tide is The same a both places
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Washington.
PORTLAND's BUSINESS.

TACOMA, WASH. Oct 15-Wheat firm and lac
higher. 70. blue stem. S3c; No. / cIup, sOC
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IOIldon,
Liverpool.

LONDON, ENG. oc:. l5.-Consols Ill IL g.
silver, 26 81 3D. French ren:es,
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LlNERPOOL Enc. Oct 15.-Wheat-Quiet:
No standard California wheat, -: cargves of
coast hoihing doing; cargoes passage nomt
nal' uachahsed; English country markets, steady:
french country marxets quiet; Liverpool wheat
NO. J. California, rs lld0Ss 1ad.
COIION- Uplands 8 z5- 81
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Totals S2s 735.77l 31S
*Not Included in totals
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RTIrLEs.
W heat Movements. .

On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter mar
ket IVES steady; creameres l5G21 Inc darles.
i20 l9c; cheese quiet, s@S12c; eggs, firm; fresh,
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CLOSE

w HEATING. Wes winter dull, rs Sc ;
No red Northern spring II, rs 81.
CORN-Am m 'rican mixed spot old, steady. IS Sd /;
Octooer' sea y, IS Sad: November, steaIy IS
l12t; December. steaIy. IS 7sd
tLOU R->t Louis FANCY winter, dull los
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

PORTLAND OR, Get. 15-Exchanges, s46O-
sS7; balances $I45453
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October-lS97-

NOTE-In the above exposition OF the tides tha
early morning tides given in the left hand
column. and the successive tides of the day In LNS
order o: occurrence as 10 :!Ine. The second tASS
column gives the second tide OF the day, the thir
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives ths last tide OF the day, except
when there but three tides as sometimes
sccurs The heights given additions TO Lhs
soundings the United States Coast Survey
charts except when q minus sign q precedeS the
height, and then the number given subtracstVs
from the depth given by The chRrtA
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NATIONAL FINANCES.

For the first three months OF the zeal year the
receipts OF funds b. the Government were fol-
lows: