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NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK, n. Y. March 13--Speculafion at
the stock Exchange to-day was more active and
. the market broader than for ong time past
The vanderpilts were Ia the leaders of specula-
tion a nd it was stated that pcwe rful syndicate
was at work IN these stocks. Omaha common
was the most active stock on the list, and the
price roseos 81 3 the highest point ever attained.
Big -four. N ew York Central Lake Shore and
Canada Southern in sharp demand st.
Paul was notably firm and rose to 1915 Man
haitian felt The influence of cov-rlng OF shorts and
sold as high as S57s In the industIials Rubber
was pressed for safe the com mon falling from lS
to 1917, and preferred from 6S % TO 65 Chicago
Gas. Leath and American SPIRITS ruled firm.
The weekly bank statement had little influence.
The statement reflects the recent heavy with
draWaIs OF goods from bond and the more active
inquiry for time money. surplus reserve was Re-
duced 81 e93,375 and the banks now hold S52
790, $50. Speculation closed firm. Net changes
show gains OF 14@2%, Nickel Plate preferred lead.
Bonds were active and strong The sa' es footed
mn 81 Of 2 non Cnesap-ake and Ohio general four
ana a mans rose 10. Detroit Gas consolidated hves
l1z: Manhattan Railway consolidated hves, 1s;
New YORK Central coupon hrsss 40 tos
!: Reading first preferred, SO; ST. Paul general
tours "a: do I. and D. extension sevens u. stan
dard Rooe and Twine slxes were weak, railing "A
In t;overumen. bonds registered fves brought
ia: coupon tours of 1907 1874 and do registered
fLoUR-Dull, steady. Winter wheat. low grades,
81 3O02 35; do fair to fancy, So 2o94 %; DO
patents s4 $685. others unchsngeoa a 1a da
patents, S4G4 80: low extras. $2 3Otgo 90, hye
mixture; 81 sQ@s 20: superfne' sz@2 eo' nne'
81 g. az rs.
Southern flour. STEADY. dull. Common to fair ex-
ira, S. 2003 so; good TO ehoce $3 60g4.
Rye -four steady at 81 5012 80.
CORNMEAL-Easy, unchanged feho" west
erD, 81 5O@1 90.
RYE-DuIl, firm. Western. 3712c C. !. + Buffalo.
BARI4kY-DulI, steady. Feeding, 2512c.
WHEAT-Spor market dull, frmer; Q. o
S314c; ungraded red 68984c: No. Nortnern'
S414c a,,z.s,
1sc AID closed firm at 1a@5se over yes,erday.
Nav and July most active. 40. red March
sOsAc; May. 7914c; June. 79c; July, 1880; sep
tember, 7434c .,.,o.
29Ts0e DC afoas; new NO 2Ss4c
fpIIons were dull and firm at 1s914c advance
March and July only traded in. siarch' z91sc:
May SOC; Ju y. 3l14c.
OATS-Spot dull, firm
0ntions tirmer, dun. May, 2l3lc. Spot prices
no p l2c: No. 2 white 2311c No. 2, Chicago,
orc. No B. 2lc; No. 3 white. z21zc: mixed west
ern 2Imzlc; white DO, 2z@3lc.
Provisions.
LARD Stronger, quiet. Western steam 81 40
asked: city, S4 10; May, 81 so nominal. Rehned.
firm. tontinant, "A 70; south American. %;
0ap PdpTK" 81 romger. quiet; better demand. Mess.
SO 75,a9 20. ..,arr c~eor,erv 10
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND .THER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Clan Galbraith takes for Cork
10 100 cts, valued at $1OS.9 9S7; Langda!e, for
Cork, 33,205 ctls at $46.5
The market rules quiet at previous prices.
Quoted at 81 2o@l S21s y ctl for common grades,
81 3o@l 371a q ctl for average No. !, 81 40 q
otl for choice and 81 421a@1 so y ctl for extra
choice milling.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:l5 o'ciock-Decem ber-
1000 cts, 81 1885; 20U0, 81 1912. May-6UO0
81 35: 1000, 81 351s.
SECOND SEssIoN-December ber-4000 ctls, 81 1917;
5000, 81 1898 May-16,O00, 81 351s.
REGULAR MORNING SESSIoN-May-14,0 900 ctls,
s; 1915. December-40Jv, 81 1914
BAkLEY-Feed is firm and held higher Feed,
721s@8Oc q ctl: Brewing. 871a@92A2c.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL sEssIoN-9:l5 o'clock-No sales
SECOND SEssIoN-No sales.
REGULAR MORNING sEssIoN-No sales
OATS-Busnpss Is TOO oul for cnange in
quota ions Milling are quota bic at 81 25@1 30
q ell: Fancy Feed, 81 3212@1 IS q cti: COM
mon White, sl@1 10 good to choice. 81 LOG
] 80, according 20 quality; Black for feed, 95c61
81 05; for SEED, 81 20@l 30; Gray; 81 15@1 70;
Red 81 109l 20; Surprise. 81 4O@1 so p ctI.
CORS-1ne market is weaker again Large Yel-
low, SOd821ac; Small Round do, 95@971ac.
White, S0@S q ctl.
RYE-SUGS5c p ctl
BUCkWHEA1-Quoteda at 81 1891 25 q ctL
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DRIED FsuIrs. RAJ ms. NUTS. ETC.

DRIED FkUITs-Quotstions are nominaily as
follows: Peaches 41a@51ac; fancy. 6,@63a peeled.
l0@i 21ac. Apgicots, 61x@Slsc; Moorpark-. 10@
l.c evaporated App es, os4c: sun-d sied. 2s4@3c:
white Figs. 21a@4c; Pums. A@5c for pitted and
1@2c unpitted: Nectarines, 408c q b for prime
to fancy: Pears, 24s94c for whole, 21a@5c LOT
quarters and 304c for halves
RAISINS-
CARLOAD PRICES .Fourcrown, loose. b3sc:
three-crown, 43sc p ib two-crown. 3aSc p h.
seeds IS sntanas, Slac; seedless Muscateis, 4ssc
three-crown London layers, 81 10; clusters 81 so:
Dehesa clusters. $2 b.; Imperial clusters. s3
dried Grapes Sc . b.
loose, sac: 3-crown, 4szc; 2-crown. 3s4c; seed
less suItanas, 63zc: sesdiess Musca els, 41ac;
Dehesa clusters, % IS: Imperial clusters, s. 25.
NUTS-Chestnuts quotabie at S@lOc; Wainuts
61aQD7c p b for standard and S@94ac y h for
sofsshell; Almonds, e@612o for Languedoc, 80
S1ac for hardshell snd B0e9c p h for papersnell;
Peanuts, 4@6c p b for Enstern and 4c Tor Cali
fornia; Hickory Nuts 5@6c . ID: Pscans. 71s@
&c y b. fNberts, 71a@8c: Brazil Nuts, 71aGSc;
Cocoanuts $5@5 90 p 100.
HONEY-Comb. lO@l21sc for bright and 5@9c
for lower grades; water-white extracted. 5@5 Lac:
light am ber extracted, 41s@4s4c; dark amber "a
41Ac: dark, xD3c p b.
BEESWAX-22@25c p b.
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POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

Rhubarb sold quickly at higher prices. Other
wise there was little change
Receipts were 40 boxes Asparagus and 85 boxss
Rhubarb.
PoTATOES-New Potatoes 21a@3c p ib; Sweet
Potatoes, $l@l rs Y ell: Early Rose. 6j@75c
y ell; River Reds, 70@S0c; Burbank Seedlings,
b0@7Oc p ctl for Rivers. 9Oc1$1 10 for Salinas and
65@SUc for Petaiumas; oregon Burbanks, 9Uc0
81 10.
ONIoNs-s1 5O@l so p cu; Cut Onions, 7bc@
81 Is; Oregons 81 50@2
VEGETA ABLES-Mushrooms are quotable at
12AaDl5c p ID; Egg Plant, 1uc: Hothouse Cucum-
bers. 60c@$1 rs p dozss ; Asparagus stDl0c p fb
for common and I2laGl712c for choice Rhubarb,
81 60@lz 25 q box; Los Angeles Summer squash,
- p box: Los Angeles Green Peppers -: Mar
rowfat Squash. $40 y tom Los Angeles Tomatoes
@ r. Los ea ansees String S Beans % Ieo
Dried Okra. 8t99c q ID; Cabbage, 4U150c p Gil;
Carrots 45@3Uc p SIX; Garlic, l1a@2c p d.
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EXPLANATION.
les with the wind. The ton figures

The arrow flies with the wind. The ton figures
g station indicate maximum temperature for the
says: those underneath 1t, If any, the amount OF
RAINFALL OF melted snow in inches and hundredths
curing tue past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid
INES, connect poin 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: s'low''
refers to low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
lows" usually first appear the Washington
coast. When the pressure is high in the interior
and low along the coast, and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast, rain is probable:
out when the "low'' is inclosed with isobars of
marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is improb
able. With "hfgh" 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
Gin nroduce an opposite result.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stock c.osed the week quietly at un-
changed prices.
The Eureka delinquent sale takes place to-mor-
row.
telegram from the Con- CAL & Va yesterday
stated that the output of the mine LAST week
amounted to So ton, of ore of the average assay
va,ue of S35 81 pr ton.
! he Stock and Bond Exchange stood adjourned
yesterday out of respect TO the memory of the la.
Gustav Sutro.
AT the annual meeting of the s,ockho ders OF the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company the old
directors e.ected for 1887, with the fol ow-
ing officers John ]. Sabin, president and general
manager; Oliver Eldridga, vi e-presiden (; Louis
Glsss, IS istant general manager; F. w. Eaton,
secretary and treasurer; William F. Martini aud
itor, and Louis II. jacob, superintendent
The Sunset Telephone and TIE egraph Company
has also eelected the old d, ecto.s for 1897, wi
officers + lows: John. Sabin, president and
general fman ger; j. c. Cebrian vice. president;
Louis Glass assistant general manager; F. w.
Ea on, secretary and tr asurer; William Martin,
auditor. and John Lawrence, superintendent
Following Are the Highest Prices Dur
ing the Past Week.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO

CLEANERS LEAVE BROADWAY AxA.
- wharf, San Francisco, follows: 12zks&
For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel Juneau Kill
lisnoo and Sitka (Aiaska), at A. NJ. March IL,
II, 22, 81.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.). Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett Anacortes and
New w atcom (Belingham Bay. Wash.) ga. u.
MARI z, IL. II, %, 81 and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. I. r.
r., at Taroma with n. p. r. r., at Seattle with q.
n. Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers
For Eureka, Area a and Fields Landing (Hum.
boldt Bay), str. Pomona p NJ, March ], 5, 8, Ia
IT, 2l, IS, 90 and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz Monterey. San Simeon, Cayucos.
Port Hartford (san Luis obispo), Gsviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura Hueneme, san Pedro, East Sa
Pedro (Los Angelesi and Newport, at A. n.
Mar 3. T. IL, Is, 10. 23, 27, 81 and every fourth
day thereafter.
For San Diego stopping only at Por. HarIori
(San Luis Obispo). santa Barbara, Port Los An
relies. Redondo (Los Anselesl and Newport, IL
AN Mch. 5. g. 13, IL II, 26, % and every fourth
day thereafter.
For Enseunda San Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan, La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba. IL
A. n 25th Of each month.
he Company reserves the right to change with.
out previous notice steamers, sailing dates and
hours OF sailing. Ticket oftice-Palace Hote !
New Montgomery street.
GOODALL, PERKINS q CO., Gen1 Agents.
10 Market San Francisco.
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rALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINs-culls and brands sell lc
under sound stocx. Heavy salted steers are quot
able at &c y ID: medium 7c y n: light 6@61sc;
Iowhides, 6@61ac: saited Kip, &c 2. b: sated
Calf 7@8c; sa ted, Veal &C.; dry Hides. 121ag
Veal, 9@lOc; dry Calf. 16c; culis, 10c; Goatskins
2O@36 each: Kids, sc; Deerskins, good summer,
25c a. Ii: medium, 2Oc winter, l0c; Sheepskins.
sheariings lU@l20c each; short WOOL 25@35c
eas h; medium, 30@45i each; long woods, 4O@60c
each.
TALLoW-No i, rendered. 39314c q n: No. 2
21sc; refined. sc: Grease. &c y ID.
W0oL-san joaquin, 4@6c; Eastern Oregon 20
Hops-s@sc for fair to choice and s@loc b
for
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices Family. extras
s4 s5@4 95: Bakers extras. "a 75@4 s5; super
fine SAGA IS D. Dbl.
CORNMEAL ETC Feed Corn, SIT 5o@1S:
Cracked Corn, $1S@1S 50 p ton.
MILLSTUFFS-Piicesi in sacks are ns follows
usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour. 81 IS
z. 100 lbs; Rye Flour, So 81 . lU0; Rice Flour
So 70; C0rnmeal, $2@D2 Is; extra cream do, 81 rs;
Oatmeal, S3 50; Oat Groats "a: Hominy, $3 10
@3 so: Buckyhea. Flour, $3 1893 So: Cracked
Wheat, % so; Farina. 81; Whole Wheat Flour
So; Rolled Oats (bbls). 81 1895 Is; Pearl Barley
SO 75@4: split Peas, $3 50; Green do, 81 rs =
100 lbs.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

PoULTRY-Eastern. at $5 5o@s q dozen for
young BOOSTERS, s6 81 for Ducks 81 26@4 50 Tor
Hens S. 5U@4 fer old BOOSTERS anu % so for Fry
ers.
Local stock was nominal, as usua Saturday.
Live Turkeys. l5@16c o n for obblers 15t0l &C
p b Tor Hens: Dressed Turkeys. 17@l9c p D;
Geese p pair 81 o062; Cos fngs. $2 bO03;
j. ems. 1904 y doz BOOSTERS. youn-. $5 5O16 so:
do. old. 1908 50: Fryers, S6d6 80: Broilers, $5
@6 tor large and $4@4 so TOR small; Pigeons,
81 5O@3 u daz for young and 81 b0@l rs for old.
GAME-Hare. 75c@$i: Rabbits, S1 So for Cot
tontais and $l@1 20 for small.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

BCTTER-pealers quoted previous prices.
CREAMERY-Fancy creameries, 17@16c; Sec
onds 15@l6c p h.
DAIRY-Fancy, 14@l5c q b; gooo TO cholce
13@yi 31ac; lower grades, 12@121ac
PIcKLED-l3c y b for old and l5c p b for new.
FIRKIN-l3c y ID for old and l5c u ID for new
CREAMERY TUB-New. 1701Sc II b.
CHEESE-Is weak ~ the reduced quo ations,
with large stocks Choice mild new, 1ac; COM
mon good, 6@7c p 1b: Cream Cheddar, I0@11c
Young America s@sc; Western. lie; Lastern
I4@l5c
EGGS-Are weak, but no lower. Ranch Eggs,
l2@l21sc; store kggs, lO14@1l1ac . doz; Duck
Eggs, 15c p Dozen
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HAY AMI FEEDsrUFFs.

BRAN-s12 5O@l3 for the best and s11 50@I2
p ton for outside brands
MI, DLINGS-$lS@l9 for lower grades and
$l9 50@20 so a ton Tor the best
FEEDSTuFFS - Rolled Barley, $17@17 SO:
OF cake Meal a. the MILL $26 80 p ton; iobbing
$27 50: clipped Oats. 81 30 @1 so u ctL
HAY - Wheat, $8@ll; Wheat and Oat, SIG
10: Oat, 5000 Barley, $7@S so: River Barley,
$5@0 90; Alfalfa, $6G7 so; compressed seq
SO: stock. S5G6; tlover $608 D ton
STRAW--25G5Oc &. bale
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BEANS AID SEEDS.

White Beans are quoted somewhat on. Colored
descriptions also show some change
BEANS = Bayos 81 60@l 20 p ctl: Small
Whites. Sl0l 20 q ctl: Large Whites, $1@l 20
p CT Pin s. Sl@2 20 q cti Reds. 81 1901 3O:
Blackeye, 81 50@al 55; Red Kidney, 81 25 Llmas
81 sO@2: Buffers, 81 25@1 so; Pea, s1@1 20.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, 81 50@2 IS: Ye low
Mustard, 81 1902 p ctl: Flax, 81 50@I 30: Ca
nary seed, lsl@214c p b Alfalfa, 614c; Rape.
21b@2Nc; Hemp. SC: Timothy, 415c.
81 4OG1l So . ctl.
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PROVISIONS.
Pork prod ucts rule firm.

Pork products rule firm.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. &c p h for heavy, z 1ac
p h for light medium loo for light 1O1ac q h for
extra light and 12c q ID for sugar-cured. East
Hams 1O@lO1ac; Mess Beef $7@7 90; extra
mess do $8@S 90; family do. SO 5O@10 extra
prime Pork, 81 5O08: extra clear. Sl6 . Dbl {:
mess $l4 p bbl: Smoked Beef, 1Oc y ID.
LARD-kastern tierces are quoted at bNc for
compound ana 61aG07c D b for pure; pals. 71ac;
California .ierces 514@6Nc for ompound and
61ac for pure: nalf-bbIs, 714c; l0-D tins, 7sAc;
do g. H. SC p h.
in I'M n
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEELOCK q GU,

n Ieidesdorn ST., Tel. Main le94'
cEsrRA OFFICE
e23 Mark ct ST. Palace Hotel. Puriy q Atkinson'
MANAGERS Tel. Main 5l44 -,
untowu Office-Bald win Hote! tadioining CRU
Koom) Tel. Main 1d9l
pURDy. ATKINSON s. CLAPP, Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest marxet 9uo
tations Reference 1st National BANK, . r..
CHICAGO PRIVATE Wire NkW sosAs
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
SATURDAY. March 1s- - ~
NOTICE TO SHIP CAPTAINS.

The New Information "fulos OF the
Road" to Prevent Collisions at Sea.
g. 8. BRA cH HYDRoeR ,PHIc OFFICE
FAN RANCIsC0. March 13 1897. !
Copies of the "Revised International kules to
Prevent Collisions at ea," proclaimed by the
President O take erect July /, 1897. have been
received distribu. lon and will be furnished to
ship captains upon application to this office BY
m all or personally. w. 8 HUGHES.
Lieutenant q. s. N. In charRa
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver lover.
Bank Clearings decreased $685. 600.
Wheat unchanged.
Feed Barley tirmer Corn weaker.
Oats and Rye du l.
Some change in Bears
Hay and Feedstuffs quiet
Sugar marked up.
Vege abies drm.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs weak.
Poultry unchanged.
Lines lower
Apples and Oranges un ncn anged.
Pork products firm.
Quicksilver advanced
BANK CLEARINGs
Local bank ciearings last week were ST. $50, 2S6
against SlS,69s,S44 for the same week in 1896
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DEc1puoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.
LINES are lower No further change IN Orange

Lines are lower No further change IN Oranges
and Apples.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 81 1902 y box for choice. 50 SO for
fancy and S1t0l 90 for common.
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges are quotable
at 50 25@3 25 y box: Seedlings, 7bc@$l 25 r,
box; Mediterranean sweets, 81 25@1 50 p box;
Lemons Jc64$l for common and 81 26@2 for
good to choice N exican Lines. 81 p box: Califor-
MIA Lines. 50@76c: Bananas, $l02 p bunch:
PInealpIes. $2lN4 doz.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares
Money on call LACEY Prime mercantile paper,
S@312%. Bar silver, 635sc Mexican dollars, 491s
@50iAc. Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills S4 SIS 1aQ4 1854 for Gu
days and 81 s7@4 S714 for demand. Posted rates,
81 e612G4 sS. Commercial bills, s4 s404 S.
Government bonds hi her; State bonds dull: rail-
road bonds strong. Silver neglected.
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NOTICE TO MARKERS.

A branch OF the United States Hydrographio
ONCE located in the Merchants' Exchange Ia
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
expense.
Navigators cordially invited visit the
Office where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept hand ror COM
parison and reference, and the latest information
can always be obtained regarding lights. dangers
commerce
The time ball on top OF the building on Tele-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon. and Is dropped at noon. 120th meridian, by
teiegraphic signal received each dav from the
United states Naval Observatory q. Mare Island.
Cal.
A notice stating whether the time bali was
dropped on time, or giving the error IL any, Is
published the same day by the afternoon paperA
and by the morning papers the following dav
w. s. HUGHEs
Lieutenant g, s, n, in charge
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GENERAL MERCHANDIs &c.

BAGS-Calcutta Gram Bags, spot, &c; June-July
delivery, 51sc; San Quentin, Sc; wool Bags, 2412
@261ac.
CoAL-wellington, So q ton; New Wellington,
81 per ton: Southfeld Wellington. 81 80 y ton:
Seattle as SO: Bryant, $5 so; Coos Bay, 81 rs
u ton; Wailsend, Sd 81 p ton; Cum berla I'd.
Sl3 SO 4. ton in bulk and $1o in sacks; Penn
sylvania, Anthracite Egg, Sll@l2 ton Welsh
Anthracite, So0Dl0: Camel, $8 p ton; Rock
Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasan- Valley. 81 60:
Coke. $l1@l2 in bulk and S13 p ton in SKIS
CANNED SALMON-The Alaska Packers AS
sociatiou quotes Red Salmon follows: In lots
OF 25, 900 cases. csc p dozen: $4,000 cases. 92lac
p dozen. 75,uU0 cases. 99c p dozen, net casn o.
b. ex-ship.
Quiz tK-ILvER-Has again advanced to $40 p
flask
has advanced Its prices and now quotes as 70 :
lows, terms net cash: cube an Crushed, 57sc:
Powdered, 5Ss Fine Crushed. 1sc; Dry Granu-
lated, 4szc; Confectionery A, 434c: Magnolia A,
4sac; rxtra c, J14c; Golden c. 41sc; half barrels
1Ac more than barrels and boxes 1ac more.
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

UNITED STATES COAST AND GEoDrrrc sURvEY
TINES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FoRr POINT. ENrRANcE TO
SAN Francisco BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFPr.
C1AL Authority OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
NoTE--The high and low waters occur the
City Front (Mission-street Wharf abo ut twenty
i've minutes later than ar Fort Point: LIE hei shs
of tide Is the same a. both places.
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March-lS97

NorE-In the ABOVE exposition OF the tides the
early morning tides given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides OF the day in the
order OF occurrence as 10 time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day, the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives the last tide OF the day, except
when there are but three tides, as sometimes
eccurs. The heights given additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when a minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given Is subtractivs
from the depth given by the charts.
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BOARD SALES.

Follow ig were the esies in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
REGULAR MORNING SESSION. coMMRxcrNe e:3O
10l BIB. ..72l 90 Kentck.. .O1ilO0 Savage. 3S
20 CC&V..1.3aI % Decd ....l7i40J Nv...2 26
2U0 u q q -. 33l300 Ophir... .93i0u .........27
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FOREIGN Markets.
WHEAT 1N 11vERpoo1.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL ENG, March l3.-The spot mar
ket is quiet at 6s 41ad@6s Cd. Cargoes are quiet
ct 32s 9d, sellers, prompt shipment.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives tn following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: March
6s 12d; May, Is 3sd; July, 6s 114d; September
6s 14d.
SECURITIES
LONDON, ENG, March 13.-Consols, 112 lie:
silver, 70 Cd; French Rentes, 1927 csc.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

wholesale rates for dressed stock from siaugh-
terers are as follows:
BEEF-First quality, &c; second. 5@51ac; third
do, 4@41ac p ID.
VEAL-Largc. 6t16c: small, 6@7c p h.
MUTTON-Wethers, &c; Ewes, 51ac q b.
Handspring, Sc q b.
PORK-Live nogs, 4c q b for large and 41lc for
small and medium; dressed do, 6@61zc q u.
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FOR SAN JOSE. Los GATOS & SANTA CRUZ

CTEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER DAILY
- (Sundays excepted) AZ 10 A. n. Alviso daily
(Saturday excepted) at P. N. Freight ana
Passenger. Fare between San Francisco and
Alviso, SOC: to San Jose. 75c. Clay VI, Rieg L
~ w. SANTA Clara Sta San Jose
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Lieutenant. q. s. !
The Ti,ne Ball.

BRANCH HYDRoGRAPHIc OFFICE, U. s. ny
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar IL. 1897.
The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped
exactly ut noon to-dsy-L e.. at noon OF the l20.h
meridian. or exactly at p NJ, Greenwich time
80 w. S HUGHES.
Lieuienans q. X N. In charge
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Following were the sais. in The Pacific stock
q ~ In dax.
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BANK AND BANKERS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-07

so.oalltd conversion OF Constantine,
public opinion gradually changed, snd
soon 1t became a matter Of policy to
reconcile the non.CbTls,ian element by
engFaitng ia views and preferences
on the Christian system. 1t wac done
In order to draw this outsiders to the
church. When peace had been con.
cludod between the two elementH,
there were many OF tho people who
were kept back from Joining the ranks
OF the Christians because they would
have to give up their holidays which
were celebrated In honor OF pagan
doities with revelry. Their objections
were met by the introduction Of holi.
days in honor OF saints and msrtyrs,
to be observed similarly. In
the same why the pagan philo-
sophers were attracted by giving
lhem every opportunity OF engraftins
upon the simple system OF doctrine
and ethics taught by Jesus the elaO-
crate spe?plations OF their own wis
Apsns H-bu Ntlo CNllcA W btNOmS
public t'ackers with no other qualifi.
cation than the pagan education they
haC, rendered dangerous by ehilIul
oratory and fluent eloquence. In this
way the church was opened at that
time 10 the Ia fluence OF tho world and
gradually the distinguishing lins OF
d.uRsEal'on became about obliter.
ated.
The esDe Influences are at work to-
day In the world, snd unless return
to primitive Christianity takes place,
tho Protestant churches arc lost.
David may be able to overcome Goliath
II no meets the enemy with his little
shepherd weapon and In reliance on
Goo; In the armor of Saul he can.
not move. The Church is u world
conquering force only ss long as she
goes 10 the battle armed with truth.