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EXCHANGES AND BULLION.
TRoDUOB MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHB AT-The Scottish Lochs takes for Liver.
pool 20 a6s otis, valued at s4a, 500.
The week tlossd on q firm market with an ad-
vance in futures Freights firm, owing to the
scarcity OF tonnage, there being only FIVE free
wheat ships n port
Local quotations follows: 81 4t3L . ctI
for No. J., 81 80 for choice ami 81 52Ieal b5
q CT tor extra choice for milling.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL sEssIoN-9:l5 o'clock -Deceub ber-
1000 ctfs, 81 4e May-4000, 81 471a.
SECOND SRssIoN-Decemb N ber-A0 10 tls, 81 SO IN
2UUO, 81 5qSs; 6IU0, 81 bV14, 1000, 81 5Ois,
May : 1000. 81 1875; 22.O00, 81 49Is; "a O0U.
81 40: .O,0U0 81 4ss4.
REGULAR MORNING SESSION - May - l2OOO
cts, 81 4Sss lQ,O0o. 81 ASA; 5000 81 4s1a.
Decem ber-40uU, S 1905; "a 600, 81 493z.
BARLEY-Fhe rcotllsh I.ocns takes iOr Liver
pool 1892 ctls. valued at $4,000.
The market toc Feed is firm. with continued
scarcity OF en- oice bright Brewing is quiet.
Feed, S212As for dark and 90c for choice
bright; Chevaler 81 5212@l 5713 for No.
! ana 81 35GI al for No. =: Brewing 81 O5 for
No. aud 9OGsbc p ctl Tor dark Coast
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL EEssIoN-o:l5 o'clock-No sales
SECOND SEss sfoS-No o sales
REGULAR MORNING. SEssIoS-No sales.
OAUS-CoBttuue very duli q unchanged Quota
TONS Fancy iced, 81 25@1l So GOOD to choice
81 lb@l 20; common, 81 071aG1 l212 Surprise
81 22BaGl 27la: REQ, 81 l712G1l 81; Gray 81 10
seed. 81 55Ql Do. Clipped Oats sell at $l@2 p ton
over The raw product
CORN Receipts continue TO pour in from the
Soulh and East aud the market is dull ana wesk
Small Konnd Yellow. 81 1901 20 q ctl; Large
Yellow sig O2l2; White. nominal
kYE-sl l0Gl l212 2 ctl
BUt h " hF : the recent arrivals are selling
at 81 2U@i so = ctl. The market is firm.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. Oct. 30.-There was little activity
and small variation in prices on the stock TX.
change Today except IN a few speciai cases Con
solddated Gas the conspicuous feature, with q
break OF points, to 1874 The stock fell several
points between sales on dealings In single lots oi
lO1 shares. The last sale WAS at rally OF points
Consolidated Gas at 194 shows fall of 4719
points from he price on September 10 on which
day it sod at 24l 1a. Io-day's slump was effected
by the bears with the purpose of uncovprng STOP
loss orders. They argued that the result or Iu
days municpal election might be an organized
agitation for 'tdollar gas"
Union acifc heavy throughout on rnmors
that The foreclosure sale of the property might be
enioined The stock was over point C1 at one
tinie. but rslled 3s Burlington alone on The list
v as traded in 10 the extent OF more than luOOU
Nhires. Ii was strong on good freight pros i;eci
* m along Its lines The strength OF the Market
generally was due 10 the closing up OF contrAc 5
tor The intervening holidays, which virtually ex-
ter "a "Ver 10 next Wednesday, Monday trans
actions are expected 10 be insignificant, pending
the results of the ections and on account OF
MONDAY being bank holiday In London.
Inc substantial Increase in loans OF S5,O25, 10,
shbWnln theday s bank statement, is the first in
cr,ase SHOWN since the atemeDt of Septemb r
IL Inc contracIi'n n in loans Fl ON that date Hp to
Cher 70 Was Si7.65S. 100, made necessar by
tb't sharp demand from the In. n.erior for money.
al nough there has been active movement of
currency from this enter to st. Louis during the
week to move the cotton crop. the net movement
hal been this way, and that interior banks have
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Get Wv heat was very quiet for
the first hour and half and the fluctuations in
that time were quite innuiaterial, except that
there was temporary decline in Decem ber in the
first fifteen minutes OF zse from the highest point
Of the day at the start. May ut the same time
varied Ssc The first trades in both were at from
l4c TO 12c improvement over the previous dav's S
closing price. December was wanted at from 97c
to 9714c; May, 1886 to 9414c. December got
quickly down 10 963sc but May d1d not 90 below
$3.50. The Liye pool market was not as weak
misht have been exp xpected from the news that was
cabled there of the heaviuess with which this
market wound up yesterday.
it closed 1sd lower for the day for the nearer
reason however, or the market here sho wing the
recovery ;t did the the publi lication of
the neavy exports of wheat and -four 10 Furope
from This side the wee&'s clearances from both
coasts being 1891, 000 bushels against 5.552 900
bushels the week before Argentine shipped no
wheat to fur0pe this week. a year 20 the
shipments from that country were 10000 bushels
The receipts here and in the Northwest were
heavier than those OF the year before.
The weather was still discouFagingly dry and
the crowd is ready to take alarm if 1t shall be
Ing beyond the time of the Argenttn harvest,
ana they are contemplating The possibility OF a
mucn more serious affair, The market recovered
IN half an hour from its early weak spell and ruled
when II become known that both France and the
United Kingdom had acce pted literally of cable
oners made from New rork. Ihe quantity Vas
variousiy stated at from tfty-two to over eighty
boat loads.
The firstnamed quantity was well authenti-
Gated. and the TACT OF wheat IN kew, York advanc-
Ing cent per bushel on the curb after previously
closing 5sc higher for lne day on the regular
slon, put more life into the previously slug
gish pace OF the advance here and sent Decem ber
to S77s aud May TO 9514G95ss, which were sub
stanIialiy he co sing hasures.
Corn followed the fluctuations ia wheat, but Il he
trade was dull and narrow and prices kept within
3sc range.
Oats held steady within a small range.
Provls.ons were easy early on commission
house yelling of pork They closed sLeAdier On
some reported export demand for lard.
The leading futures ranged a. fo.lows:. ..-.---..
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THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

NEW YORK. Oct 30-The Financier says
The bank statement for the week cannot be int
pleted 10 mean what the totals usually Indicate
me heaVy increases In the loan and deposit items
rehect actual transactions which have involved
only one or two of the largest backs The loan in
crease Ct $5,025.100 for the week 10 covered by
the expansion reported by the ban&s leaving the
totals OF the ether sixtytwo cearing-hou Sc in sj.
iutions practically unchanged. What he increase
VIII De is rather diflicuifto determine but It is
perhaps, connected NTH The looms on sterling bills
funds 90
The increase in the derosits of one bank alo ne
has been <SU6l 100 which of itself Iarg er t,lan
tne aggregate change for the week, or put the
matter IN ahother way. the deposits OF the re-
maliiins banks have fallen OFF since October 80
The expansion in loans accounts Tor part OF the
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THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AeRICUL-
TURE WEATHER BUREAU, SAN Francisco.
October 90 1897, 5 P N.
he following are the rainfalls for the past
twenty-fo1r hours and the seasonal rainfalls to
date compared with those of the same date last
season: Eureka 90, this season 3 S3. las. season
BIB; Red Bluff 90. this season 2. II. last season
l76; Sacramento 90 this season 2 13 last sea-
son J. 6: san Francisco 90 this So last
Season 13; Fresno 90, this 1.20 last sea-
son l. So san Luis Obspo 90, this season rs last
season Los; Los Angeles 90, tkis 2.52 last
s, ason / 80; San Diego 90. this season 105 last
L 10 Yuma .0O, this season 81, last season
LA.
San Francisco data: Maximum temperature So,
minimum so, mean So
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
Rocky Mountain region of Idaho and Wyomine,
from which section il dtminishes toward the Ore
gon and Il e interior valleys Of Ctiiforn ia.
1T is ial ing rapidly in Nevada and Oregon. This
showers in portions of Northern California the
conditions not sufficiently marked warra mt
a forecast of rain at san Franci CO
Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midn light october 81, 1897:
Northern CaIifornia-Partly cloudy Sunday with
occasional showers In north portion; fresh south
westerly wind.
southern California = Fair Sunday; fresh
westerly winds.
Nevada-Par:ly cloudy sunday.
Utah and Arlzona-Falr; warmer Sunday.
San Francisco and vi;inty-PaTtly cloudy
sunday, prohs without rain, sunday night;
fresh southwest ery winds
special report from Mount Tamalpais. taken
8 p. N.-CIear light wind from south 2 miles an
hour; temperature 80. maximum 66.5
w. III. HAMMoN, Forecast Official
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sailed Oct 30-Stmr State of California, for San
Firm isco.
GRAY HARBoR-s oct 29-schr Azalea,
for Guaymas: schr Dora Blu m, for San Fran
CISCO; schr Defiance, for Melbourne; schr w 4
Jewett for san Francisco.
o-"ign Ports.
DEPARTURE BAY-S1led oct S-Bark Har-
yes. er San FRANCISCO.
AUCKLAND-Saieu Oct S0-Stmr Mariposa, for
San Francisco.
Rithet Tor san Francisco. Oct 2l-Br stmr Mo-
ana for Australia. Oct 22-Bar& Fred Litch-
arrived Oct 2I-Bktn G Wilder, hence sep:
80 Br stmr Moana, hence Oct A. oct gu .
stmr Wneelin9, from cruise; bark Fred Litch-
field from allao; schr Maweema. from seattle.
GLASGOW-Arrived Oct 29-Br ship Lsmore,
EkPooL-Arriyed Oct 29-Br ship seafarer
observation-disclosures Oct 2s-ship Eureka,
MoSTEVIDEo-sa Sailed Sept 1-shlp Ell Capt.
tar. for sar Francisco.
NAGASAKI-SailedO Oct 2S Br Dark w hinlat-
ter, Tor Puget Sound
Importations.
TACoMA-Per Hum boldt-S000 cs salmon. 400
tons coal.
Seatue-2493 SKIS oa:s 3 cS shoes, 12O pkgS
CRESCENT cIrY-Per weeott-2l6 NJ +; lum
bsr' oxs butter, pkgs meat, pkgs mdse, IL
HONGKoNG-Per Peru-s62 pkgs coffee, 1854
pk:s hemp and jute, 80 pEgs silk goods, ~ pkgs
pa Gels $50 pkg taploca, 952 pkgs lin, 27l pk3s
p.neappies. 20 pkgs spice, 615 pkgs CANT bria, n
pkgS curiJS. B D p~gs oil, l607 pKgs tea, ou9S
PIX rice, 1885 pkgs mdse.
For overlLTd-19 pKgS mating, 81 pkgs silk
goods 20 pkgs parcels, LAB pkgs curios, 1911 igS
raw silk. 2022 pkgs tea, obS pKgs mdse, 2O5 pkss
mis- ellaneous goods.
for Central and South America 81 pkgs mat
ting, 6S pkgs silk goods pkg curios, 2O2 pkgs
mdse.
(OnSigneeS.
Per Peru-D & L Walters; S L Jones & Co; w
Loaiza; Anglo e aiifuTnta Bank; de Fromery
& Co: Mattoon e DongIada; Blanchard IL Page;
London Paris and american Bank: Wm Doxey;
Abramson; order: various lineSe merchants.
Per Weeo---F b Haight; Amer Press Assn;
Chi dx; Witzel IL Baker: Getz Bros. q Co; klngan
q Co; d + G PerkiI~; d IL Bibb.
Per Humboldt--J X Armsby & Co; w G Lowry
& Co: Cnande IL y ,1resunooi; Wilmer
ding Lowe Il Co. LAchman & Iacobi: j MetZger.
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Open. High, Low, Clo.p.
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explanation.

The arrow dies with the wind The ton hpures
- station indicate maximum temperature for the
Gays; those underneath IL. If any the amount OF
rainfall OF melted snow in inches and hnnd redtha
ourng the past twelve hours. 1sobars, or solid
lines connect po!n OF equal air pressure: iso-
thermS, or dotted lines, equal temperature The
word nigh" means high barometrlc pressure and
Is nso usually accompanied by fai{ weather: 'qow"
and accompanied by cloudy weather ard rains
Lows" usually first appear the Washington
coast: men the pressure is high in the interior
ana low along the coast, and the isobars extend
north and south along the coast. rain is probable
put when The low Is inclosed with isobars OF
MARKED curvature rain south OF Oregon is improb-
able with high" in the vicinity Of Idaho, and
the pressure falling to the California coast warme
weather may be expected IN summer and colder
weather in winter The reverse Of these condition.
will produce opposite result
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THE EASTERN HIDE MARKET.

The Shoe aud Leather Review says: The hide
markets are undoubtedly stronger There is moth
lag ike a rush OF buyers but the packers are hold.
ing limited stock and are able control the situa-
ton easily. &c ober native steers were sold at
and lOc fer the heavy and light weights. Texas
steers sold a; l014C, ana packer has positive
ed to sell TOR less thau 10Sac. few Colo
rgo let go g.. but an offer OF &c for
N. 900 has s nee been drcnned. Branded cows
are so at 914C, but subsequent bid OF 914c for
- luO WAS ri cted promptly. The market seems
Spond quickly 10 the slightest change. The
= n -ancy is somewhat remarkable in view OF The
heAviness of he leather market ana The fact that
hides detertorating in quality every week
The Week closes with the market very strong
Hides appear 10 be quite scarce. II is believed
tha the next sales OF buns will be at a higher
quotation than 914c, and that possibly the- may
advance to 91ac, as BID of 9ssc did no result in
sale: There are not enough buffs and cowhides
L. trade on
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Trains leave from and arrive at -aarket-st Ferry,
san Francisco Ticket offico-644 Mar
ket street, Chronicle Building. TeIe-
phone Main $50 Oakland, l11S Broadway.
he Best hniIway-sau Francisco hicago
LOOK AT III TIME:
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET

CHICAGO Oct 3O.-CATTLE Prices ruled
as follows: Extra steers S5 25@5 40; choice
steers. SIS 00@ 20: good steers, "a 75ta4 95: me-
dium steers, "a 5094 70; common to good stock
ers: 80 oo@3 so oulis, choice TO extra, $3 5O@
1O; heifers, cho.ce TO prime, $3 S0@4 80; cows
aud heifers, good TO choice, IS 3S@5 rs; calves
cho:cs to fancy So 1895 75 Texas s,ee rs, far to
HOG Fair % choice, $S 4b@y SIS; heavy paox-
Ing, 10 ioG3 5O; common TO choce 90 4Oa3 20:
good to choice, So 45@5 65. heaving pacsiHg lots
IS 1908 DO; common to choice, So 4O(d3 10: GOOD
10 choice. light, a. 6O@3 U: common to GOOD
$40 $3.50 Va IVY
sHEEP-sales were basis OF 81 5O@y 90 70
inferior sheep up to 81 25e4 so choice to extra
natives ''-
Receipts: Cattle 500; hogs, 10000; sheen.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags, $3.50; San Quen tin,
So 40; Wool Bags 27@30c: Fruit Bags 514c 5S4c
and &C for the different sizes.
COAL-W ellington, So: New wellington. SS:
soc:5feld Wellington. 81 so: Seattle IS So Bry-
ant. so 80; Coos Fay. 81 rs; Walsend S6 rs a
ton: Cum berland, $l4 So q ton in bulk and ST =
in sacks: Pennsylvania. Anthracite Egg $14 p
tont Welsh Anthracite, $e@l2; Camel, - .
ton: Rock Springs, Castle Gale and Pleasant Val.
ley, 81 80; coke $lltGl2 in bulk and Sl3 . ton
in SKIS.
CANNED FRUIT-Shipment of 22, 1873 cases,
valued at S65 ,527 to England.
CANNED sALMON-~hipment of b3,9S1 cases,
valued at S2l7. All. 10 England.
CANNED SALMON-The Alaska Packers As
sociatiou quotes Red Salmon as follows: In lots
OF 25,O0O cases. csc 2 dozen; $4,000 cases. 92Lac
2 dozen; T5uOO cases, S9c q dozeu. net Cash l. o.
b ex-ship
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
quotes. Terms ne: cash: cube and Crushed and
Fine Crushed, 6Ssc: Powdered. 61sc: Dry Granu-
lated 512c q h; Coniectoners' A, 512c; Magnolia
A, Disc. Extra [, DC: Golden &. 47sc: Candy
Gran ulated. 55Sc; California A sac; Halfbarrels
14c more than barrels and boxes 1ac more
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DRIED FRUITS, KAIsINs, NUTS. ETC.

Nuts continue dull and weak. Fruits show no
change. Rasins steady.
DRIED FRUITS-Quotations follows:
Prunes. carload lots. SC 5O's 41ac for so
6O's 4c q h for s6O-TUs 31ac for 7L-SUs, &c
y 10 ior SO-eOs ana 21sc for 9o10Vs; Peaches,
5G51ec y ID; fancy. 5@61ac; peeied, -; April
cots. 5@6c q 10 for Royals and 7@Sc Tor good to
fancy Moorparks; evaporaed Apples, o@6c:
sun-dried, 3@312c; black Figs IN sacks. 2@21ac'
Plums. 4@s1hc q ID fol pitted ana l@2c for un-
pitted; bieached Plums, 5@51zc; Nectarines so
DC q b tor prime TO fancy Pears. o@5I2c Tor quar-
ters and 61aG7c for halves
RAISINS- New Raisins &c for 2-crown. 4c
for S'crown, sc Tor a-CrowB. 5i9c for Seedless
.sutanas and 81 loo l1a Tor london layers. Dried
Grapes 2Sc.
NUTS-Ches nuts are quotable at S9l0c q ID;
Walnuts 7@712c R b Tor hard and SG19c q b
for softsheli; Almonds. S@4c for hardsheli aud sc
Tor papershel; Peanuts, 4G5c for Eastern and
&C for California: hickory uts, 5@6c y ID; Pc
cans, 9@l0c p h; Fiberts. 90p912c- Brazil Nuts
s@ec: Cocoahuts. 81 5L@5 q 100.
HONEE-New Comb, I0c for bright and 7@9c
for lower grades; new white extracted, ALAG
4%c; light amber extracted, 3S4G14c g lb.
bEESWAX-23925c 2 H.
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NEW YORK GkAIN AND, PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Oct s0-Flour-Receipts 23,6s3
barrels; exports, 65s5 barrels, Firm, Minnesota
patents S5 2O95 so; do bakers. a. 3594 20; win-
ter patents, s5@5 25, winter sIraighis, "a 500
sU: do extras, So 40@4, a low grads 81 s3GS Is
WHkAT-Receipts. 73l9,750 hushels; exports
7O,250 bushels. Spot firm: No. red 81 U51s
No l hard Duluth, 81 05Ha. Options opened
stronger on big clearances, steady cables aud
foreign buying, eased on on realizing, but rallied
on covering and closed firm at SsG5bc net ad
vance. No. red NGvenl Der closed au5s.; Decenl-
Der 80 13-16cG 81 0U5s, closed 81 0D1s
HOPS-Firm: state common 70 cnoiee. 1895
erop, 4@6c; 1896 crop, Ba9c; 1897 crop, 14@l7c:
Pacific Coast 1898 crop, 41oc; 1886 5aSc: 1897
$50 7c; London market, 55@61s.
" OOL-Steady: fleece, 24@3Ic; Texas, 13@lTc.
PIE PEfRpLkUM-Dull;l united closed no market.
=PIG IRON Quiet. Southern, $40 2a@ll 25 4;
Nor hern, SO 50G11 rs
OPPkk-QuIet; Lake, brokers, s1l.
LEAD-Cuiet: domestic, 37sc.1
TIN-DulL
CoFFEE-options opened steady, uncha nsed to
points decline. cales 8 $50 bags including
November, $5 10: December at IS IS.
spot-kio, nominal; No. z invoice, 65kc: No z
iobbng. 71sc; mild market quiet; Cordoya, SAG
l5c ---,,,
sUGAR-Raw. nominal: fair refining, 31A6
h-l6; centrifugal,.e6 test, 3s4@3 15-l6c: refined
steady standard \ 4Jsc: Col Zee toner's a, 47sc;
cut loaf b5sc; crushed e5se: grsnuated. Sc
BUTTEh- Receipts 1858 packages: steady /;
Western creamery i4s2s1gci Elglns 231sc
kGGs-Keceips, 5so2 packages; steady; West.
ern, 1870.
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PROVISIONS.

The trade report fair demand for goods at the
old prices
CURED MEATS-Bacon, S1ac p b for heavy,
&c for light medium, lOc FOR light, 101ac "a n
for extra ngnI and I2c for sugar-cured East
ern sugar-cured Hams. 101aG11c: CaIfornis
Hams, 9@s12c e h. Mess Beef SIS p bbI
mess dc, So family do Sl0:- sal;
Pork. se@s so p bbl; extra prime Pork 50 50;
extra clear SIS; mess $l4 so q Dbl; Smoked
Beef l012@121sG q b.
LARD-kastern tierces quoted a: 514c p ID fol-
compound ana &c for pure; pals, &c: CalIfornis
ttereeS, SC q n tor compound and DC Tor pure
half bbls, 614c: l0-fb Tins, &c; do o. ID, Tho
CoTTOLhNE-Tierces, 65sc. Packages les'
than 800 bs-l-D pals, 30 in n case S1sc; 3-it
pals, 20 IN case, S3sc: 5-ib pails II IN d case.
sac; 10ib pals, III case, S1sc; bO,Ih tins oil
: in case. 1856; wooden buckets, So lbs net
71so; fancy tuos 80 ins net 1850; halt bbs, about
10 lbs 11lsc q h.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS


There is no further change to report.
HIDES AND SKINs-tuIls and brands cell IL
under sound stock. Heavy sated steers. 91s
@l0c q II medium. s@91ac; light, s1.a@9c: Cow
hides, S12G9c; Stays, &c; salted Kip Be-; salteC
Calf. 1oc q ib salted Veal. SC p Ii; dry Hides
15915Lec culls and brands, 12@l2ASc; dry Kip
and Veal 14c: dry alf 17c; cHlls 1Oc; GoatskIns
2U@35c each: Kids, SC; Deerskins, good summer
25c p ID: medium, zoe; winter 10c: sheepskins
sheariings, 10000 each; short wool, 25@4OC
each; medium 5O97O each; long woods, 75@90(
each
TALLOW-No /. rendered. 3@31Ac q b; No
=, 214a31zc; refined. Be; Grease, &c p fb.
WOOL = Fall clip - Middle counties, free
10Gl Sc; do defective. 10@1lc; San Joaquin, de
tectfve. 1890 p b; do Lambs. 615QSc: Southern
Mountain SO l2c: Tree Northern, l2@l4c p ID
&c. defective. 9@llc; Humboldt and Mendocino
13dl5 SC p h.
hoPs-old crop. 2@6c p fb for poor to fair and
S9IUc Tor good; new crop. 10@1412c.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

There is no difficulty in getting the top prcs for
choice new Che Sc, and ranch Eggs are also easy
to sell Fancy Eastern Eggs higher Butter
ranges about the same
BUTTER-
SREAMERY-Fancy creameries 2g62qc. sec-
onds, 2e@2TL Lac e ID
DAIRY-Choice 70 fancy. 2S@25o . II; lower
grades l6@z21sc-
PIcKLED-2UQ221ac D.
tIRKIN-leGzOe p Il.
CREAMERY TUB-2l@221oc n
EAsTERS-12@Il3 &c for ladie-packed
CHEESk-Cholce mild new 12@l3c p h: COM
mon 10 COOL, i0@1lc: Cream Cheddsr 1 l1l PC.
Young America, I24l2Jao. Western, illasal2c:
Eastern, l21a@131ac p n.
EGGs-kanch Eggs. 35940c p dog; store Epgs
2219G30c; Eastern, 2S@25c Tor fancy, .Oa22Lsc
for hrsis and l7@lsc tof seconds Duck Eggs
2UM25c n dozen.
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POULTRY AND GAME,

PoULTRY-At least three cars of Eastern Poul.
try will arrive this and one will 20 on to-
morrow.
Game was firm, but prices showed no change
worthy of note.
Live Turkeys, 1S@i5c for Cob blers and l3@l DC
for Hens; dressed Turkeys 16@lsc; Geese q pair,
81 25t9l so. Ducks, $SG4 SO; Hens, S30a4 5O'
Roosters young. $304; do. old. So 5O@I; Fry
ers, 81 75G3; Broilers, So 75@3 for large and So
az 30 for small Pigeons, 81 2591 so p doz for
young and 7bc@$1 for old.
GAMt-Quail. r dozrn, $1@l %; MalIard, S3@
Z sd'Z'ni Canvasbsck- s4gD5: Sprig. S2@Y; Teal
S2a2 90; WIdgeon $292 70; SmaII Duck ST. SO
gl 10; Gray Geese, 81 so; White. 81 l51l SO;
BranL 81 5o@2 English Snipe ST. 5Us2l rs;
JACK Snipe, 81; Hare Sl@l 25: Rabbits 81 256
I 90 for Oottontails and 75cfl 81 for small
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deposit increase, but the banks despite the
heavier reserve called tor through the swell
deposits hold in idle cash 81, 3e7 100 more than
reported for the previous week. One bank gained
in cash 81 ,65S. 200, or $i3s2 100 more than the
aggregate Increase repOrted The only inference
Is that sxty-four banks have less Cash in their
vaults than was the case last week.
Reduced to basic factors, the statement SHOWS
that the banks have N nde no great change durin .
the past six days: he supply OF money is larger
than rspo ted on hand weeS ago. but under the
coatrnl OF very few banks The principal event
In the money market tor some days Past has been
the revival of currency transfers to st Louis but
tnat rates for loans will harden to any extent
seems for the moment rather impIobabe.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31
FLOUR AND MILLsTUEFs

Prices for all kinds have shown no Change for
some time
FLoUK-Nes cash prices are: Family extras
ssG5 l0s Bakers extras. S4 75G4 IS p bbL
CoRNMEAI. ETC.-Feed Corn, S24G25 . ton;
Cracked Corn, s25@26 p ton.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in sacks follows,
usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, SO
Y 100 hs; Rye Flour 81 so q 100; Rice Flour
50 75; CornmeaL 81 rs: extra cream do. $3:
Oatmeal, IS So; Oat Groats. S4 Hominy, x3 loo
3 80; Buckwheat Flour So 25G3 30; Crack ed
Wheat, sS 25: Farina- 81 so; Whole Wheat Flour,
50 20; koiied Oats (bbls), so 7Oe15 80; in SACKS,
SS rs; Pearl Barley "a; split Peas So 80; Green
do "a q luu hx
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31
LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Oct. S0.-The Evening Posts
London financial cabegram says: The stock mar
kets were quiet but firm Today. Americans were
good and closed over he parity the belief that
they viii things better on Monday. The
monetary outlook here is most uncertain. The
market IS to repay he Bank of EnGla and over
I ,UOU, 600 next week. on the other hand,
money borrowed by the bank consos is due OH
Thursday and il remains then IN discover the
banks future policy toward the market The
rumors of some millions of pounds of gold going
into India probably incorrect mucn ex-
ed
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31
POTATOES. ONION. VEGETABLES.

RIver'Potatoes weak and duh. Onions are
steady. Veget abies about the same.
POTATOkS-ERriy kose, 40G5Oc; River Reds
4U@45c River Buroanks, 3Ud4Oc: Oregon Bur-
banks 50G6Oc; Salinas Bprbanss 60CdsOc; Sweet
Potatoes 50@75c q ctl for Rivers ana 81 for
Merced.
p sack
NEGETA BLES = Bay Squash. zoe q box;
Marrowfat squash. $SG10 y Ion: Bay Cucu rbers
4OG60c 3 box; Pickles. 75e @$l for No. l. 4Od5Oc
Tor \ o. 2; Green Peppers, S5@5Oc for Chile and
4O@5Oc for Bell: Dried Peppers, 5@6c; Green
Beans, 242G3c g ID: Dried Okra, 6aSc q ID: Egg
Plant. S5G5Oc; Cabbage, 6O@75c . cu; Carrots,
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