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NEW YoRk STOCK MARKEr.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-To-day's market looked
very much as though an efor: was being made to
test 1t for rise Many of the professional ers
have concluded that liquidation has about run It's
course, and there has a ,ation of the bea
Campaign. Opinions have differed among the
professionals as to whether conditions in the ock
marSet ready for a sustained advance in
prices again. The bears made sbOrtive effort
early IN the day o raid the market. and directed
an attack against sugar ana Chicago Gas The
failure Of the raid encouraged the bulls aggres-
slVe action and there were indicAio' Of the reap
iearance IN the market OF some of the large buy
ing interests which were prominent in the late
Ts-e of the market.
This professional buying carried pri es up. net
advances throughout the list ranging from to 2
points. Bus the bulls were apparently satisfied
with snort turn and they commenced 10 sell o
Italze pionls about hall an hour oeIoIe the close
ms carried prices down IN some cases below last
Hlshl c.o'e' ana the ret gains made we're
In most eecn case fractional ! he success OF the
oears vas Husua ed q part ow ing TO the special
strength N UEar and Chicag tIas, upon W mich
they Telleo 10 work sympathetic decline the
Dhiahce VI ne iiss. sugar VAS strong on the
cision OF he Treasury Department to hold Dutch
refined SUGARS eTdidonally laoe 10 the counter
vatng duty which applies 10 imported sugars nm
OF which exf ort oouniy is paid p
Chicago Gas derived strength from rumors of a
compromise wl h the threatened competitor. The
market showed considerable increase Of artivitv
as comDared with the last few Gays but was still
almost iur iy professional. London chanoai
from its rrcent attitude and sold stocks here Sd.
dtional reports OF raj real earnings for Tho sec
o d week in october all show hand some IncreaSes
and many vague Iumors were afioat OF sill more
striking improvements be shown in sta O.
ments. The large movement OF cotton along
lines recently eased from quarantine stric7
tion was shown by reports ana gave strength to
the raj roads affected
The exchange market coltinued firm and he
local money market easy, the small Withdrawals
OF American eagles from the Bank of England for
shipment 10 New York not being considered Of
importance Some busin' is being done In the
placing of oans loig sterling, which is in effect
The tending of money abroad. his naturally
tends to keep up The rate of exchange. The con-
tinued ease of The local money market and The
large resources in hand by in.eror banks, owing
TO the large payment o! debs following the Gro D
movement, The nducp ments for thus defer
ing the movement OF gold this way.
bonds were strong in sympathy with stocks.
one 2oOOUO block of Union Pacific collateral
trust notes was sold 90. and another block of
1oO O0 al the same price. Total sales az 325 000
United states new as advanced II bid and the
SIS coupon declined Ia bid
Total sales Of stocks Today were 4022 shares,
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Ihe Pans and BerlLn mark els were Qulet.
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Oct 20. - Flour receipts
1922 barrels; active and frmer at the close
with wheat; winter low grades, So O5@3 is. Rye
flour steady.
wHkAT-Recelpts 2bS, 800 bushels; exports,
%. S5S bushels. Spot firm; No. 2 red, 9e1sc.
Options opened weak and declined under reported
rains in Argentine; bearsh continental statistics
on requirements and transfer OF Duluth wheat TO
Chicago turned sharply and fully recovered on
heavy covering by early short sellers, closed
s.rong at 3sd1ac net advance. ctoDer closed,
943sc; December 80 7-16@945s. closed 945sc
hOI S-Quiet; unchanged.
WOOL-Quiet: unchanged
PETRU1 + EUM-Quiet; unchanged.
Pic IRON-WArrants quiet; So rs bid and 81
asked.
LAKE COPPER Dull; s11 bid and $1I IS
asked.
TIN-Quiet: 81 so: Decen ber, $13 90 asked.
sPkLTEK-Oulet; 81 % bid ano "a 25 asked
LEAD-kXchange easy; IS so bid and So O..
sked; brokers steady, s3 IS.
CUFF E-O ptionS opened esdy at unchanged
prices; closed dull with prices unchanged 10 5
points net decline. sales 4750 bags, including
November SIS D. March So 45.
Spos-kiJ, quiet 20. Invoice 67sc; No. Job
BIZ g. 1856; mi d, quiet; eordova, lUGl5c
~ GAR-kaw, nominal: refined, steady.
BUTTER - Receipts, 65o9 packages quiet;
Western creamery, l4@23c: Elgins, 23c; factory,
S@lSc.
EOGs-Recepts, 6672 packages; quiet; State
and Pennsylvania l6Qlec; estern, I7c.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2O.-Whest was steady Al
about yesterdays closing price for q few min
utes after the opening and then 1t was subjected
to some besrish influences that caused 1t to de-
cline lc per bushel during the ne xt hour Nav
was no: as weak as Decemb Der during the time re-
ferred to, owing, 1t supposed, TO the ac-
tion of the bull lcIique, wLo, as on the day
before. sold December at or above lc and bought
The May when IL weak. The comparative
hrmness duung the first fe minutes was because
of further reduction in Northwestern receipts
and steadiDess of the Liverpool and Paris markets.
both of which quo:ed prices unchanged from the
previous days cosings
Heavy rains were reported In Argentina
The Liverpool orn Trade News revised its pre-
Vlous estimates of European requirements max
ing the amount only 1000 600 bushels instead Of
lZeouo,00O as previously calculated. hat had
some depressing effect but more serious was
Inc reported sale Mt Duluth of 200 0O0 bushels No
l southwestern wheat TO Chicago for delivery on
DecenCer contracts, which made possible by
the higher prices ruline here. his rather stag
gerto the trade. December opened AT subs an
tally Yesterday closing price. 901sG9lc, and be-
Iore me enect OF the Duluth TRANSACTION had worn
on decllne 10 901sc had taken place.
bfaustreets report on the worid d's visible showed
an increase of 4,Z71,OO0 bushels. About IL
O'Clock the market began TO show signs Of firm
ness cember advanced to 9l1zG9 I6zc, and
was bringing that at the close.
Corn was steady even when wheat was weak in
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kXCHANGE AND BULLION.
TRODUOE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

"HEAT-Futures continue TO move about but
the spot market is steady, though dull.
Local quotations as follows: 81 4712 a ctl
ior No l, 81 4SS4 for choice AMI 81 5O@1 621z
Gu lor extra choice Tor milling.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:l5 o'clock-December-
SVoO ctis 81 46S4. May-l2,o0O. 81 431s 1000.
SECOND SEssIoN-December-2OOO ctIs, 81 1864;
~, ~. a 46I2- May-oO0O, 81 4SAa; l6OUU,
REGULAR MORNING sEss1oS-December- 1000
cts 81 4I14: 5000 81 ass; 5000, 81 471s
AfTERNooN SESSION - May - 1900 ctls,
81 4412 Decem ber-sOUO. 81 47La.
dull
Feed 774a@s21ac for dark and s5c p cu for
Sholce orlghs: Chevalier. 81 5212Gl 81 ~ for No
and al 359l 40 for No y Brewing 81 O5 Tor
No aud SOGs5c q ctI Tor DARK Coast
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoS-9:l5 o'clock-No sales
SECOND SESSION December 10000 ctls
S412c; ls.OOO, S4ssc.
REGULAR MORNING ber-20O0
ctls oi1ac
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-No sales
"a S-Dealers report a rather better dem and
for a l descriptions at unchanged prices Fancy
teed are Quotable 81 25Gl 50; GOOD to choice
,! 1901 ~: common, 81 071a@l 1212; Surprise
81 22t2Gl 21l2; Red 81 17126Dl 80; Gray, 81 10
Gl 10; Milling 81 l2129l 17Aa = ctl; Black, for
SEED o. S5Sl 90. Clipped Oats sell at SlS2 2 Ton
over The raw product
CORN VI hite is scarce and firm at the quota
lion. Otherwise there is little new report Sma
Round N"llow, 81 20Gl "a q ctl Large Yellow,
81 O5@I 0712; White, 81 is.
&1E-61 1OGl 1912 . ctL
BUCK " hEAl-Is nominal as there is hardly
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. Oct 20.-The small proportion Of
fat cattle that were choice enough 10 sell above
81 S5 sold at about steady prices but other grades
were on an average 1Uc per hundred pounds lower
with slow sales. sales were basis of SS 6OG4
for the poorest to 50 90@5 80 for the BEST with
the bulk OF the transactions at 81 50@5 10. A
few prime feeders sold up 10 81 80. while COM
mon stockers went for S5@3 95. A few choice
heifers brought salts factory prices but butte hers
and Gamers stuff sold somewhat lower In most
instances Calves were lower than last week,
with sa es largely at So 50@6 aud a few choice
lots at s6 25@6 SO. Texas cattle sod pretty Well
Good and prime heifers were worth SO 20. West
ern feeders sold actively a. So 65@4 i ana a few
sod nigh as 81 so
HOGS-Heavy packers sold at So SOFAS so and
heavy shipping hogs sod at IS 65@3 95 Mixed
mediums and butchers weights scid So 6UG4
and light weights sold at S3 s. al; pigs SO 5U6J
90.
SHEEP-Natives. 50 5O@3 for the poorest up 10
81 1894 So for the best; Western rangers So 9U6l
! % with feeders In demani at s5 8 l6l3 IS.
Lambs sold actively at s. 1905 50 for poor TO
pr me hocks, with sales largely al S3 75@4 50.
keceipts-Catte, Is, COO; hogs IS, ,OUO; sheep
II, 700.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Cleared
WEDNESDAY. October 20.
stmr Eureka Parsons. San Pedro; Goodan. Peg
Br ship Largiemore, Spencer Queenstown; w
Men ear.
WEDNESDAY. October 20
Stmr Rival, johnson. Fort Bragt.
Stmr Ttamook, Hansen.
stmr Alex Duncan. Osen southern coast
Stmr Greenwood Fageriund
stmr Truckee, Daniels Yaquina Bay.
stmr Arcata. Reed Coos Bay.
Stmr Columbia, Conway, Astoria
Schr Corinth1an, VogeI.
Schr a Chilena. Campbell, Fort Ross
Schr Emma Utter Allen Grays Harbor
schr p'osper schroeder, Nehalem River
schr Daisy Rowe, Wilson, WiIlapa Harbor.
Telegraphic.
POINT LOPOs. OCTOBER POLO x-Wea.has
thick; wind SW; velocity II mueA
Charters
The ship Berlin loads mdse for New York.
NJ Inc Br ship riverside is chartered Tor wheat to
The Br ship Thrlmere loads wheat or barley ar
San Diego Tor Europe.
The Haw allan Isles loads wheat at Tacoma for
Europe, 35S-priOr to arrival.
The bark Big Bonanza IS chartered to load Inr,-
Der IN the Sound Tor Australia at 35s.
Spoken.
Oct Plat n, long 30 w, Br ship BenIcia I'm
Liverpool for Esquimalt ~
Domestic Ports.
PORT TANGELES-Arrived Oct 2O-Rr sbI, A.
coma in tow of tug Fearless: bark R P Cheney nc
Oct :; schr j Campbell from Newport; schr
PORT BLAKELEY-saiIed Oct 2O-schr Excel
CAsPAR-Arrived Oct 2O-schr Maxim. hence
EUREKA-Arriveo Oct 20-stmr North Fork
COOS BAY-Bsrbound Oct 2O-stmr E mpire for
San Francisco 'N
VENTURA-Arrived Oct 20-stmr Alcatrazfu
San Pedro
NEwPoRT-saued Oct 2O-stmr Scotia, for
EUREKA-Saied Oct 2o-stmr Pomona for
FORT BRAGG-saued Oct 9O-stmr CoquiIe
River, for san Francisco
SEATTLE-Arrived oct l9-Stmr Progresso, he
SAN PEDKO-sailedo Oct 1s-stmr Alice Biaach.
ard for san Francisco.
AsToRIA->a.Ied Oct 2O-stmr ST ate of Calffor.
EUREKA-Arrved Oct 2O-schr Eliza Miller
hence ocs IA; schr q Wall hence Oct | 4: schr
Lottie Carson from Newport.
aIed Oct 2O-Scbr Ida Mckay, for San Fran
CISCO
SAN DIEGo-sstled Oct 20-ship Jabez Howes
PORT Los ANGELES-safled Oct 2o-stn,r Al.
cazar. for San Francisco.
PORT BLAKELEH-Arrtyed Oc. Go-r;cb- y xu
Bartlett. henca Oct g
sailed DC Zs-schr Excelsior fo- Newport
MENDoCINo-Sailed oc- 20-stmr PIT Arena
kwPoRT-Arrived ocs 2O-stmr Hueneme
Tor San Francisco
Foreign Ports
HONGKONG-SaIIed Oct l9-Stmr City Of r,to
de Janetro, for Francisco
,,NI.'' ,NIEWCAsILE Nsw-aai,ed Sept 4-Bark Alex
mcneil for San Francisco.
quay = kUIL-Arrived Sept 11-Chn bark suL
telme, from Fort BIakeley.
Movements of Tran Atlantic Steamar.
HAVRE-Sailed Oct 90 -Stmr SciIia for NJ,
York. ioI New
new YoRK-Arrtved Oct 2o-s,r,- W..
Genoa ei4 - I'M
bKEMEN-Arrtvea Oct 2O-stmr Stuttgart I'm
New YORK; stnr Dres .en, f. ON Baltimore LA
SOUTHA NJ PrON-ArriveL oct 2O-S.nr T-era
from Bremen rave
NkM hoAk-Arrived Oct 20-stmr Maies,,.
from Liverpool AH'eStC'
So DC. 20-stmr Paris for southamr,o
stmr k-n'iDgton, for Antwerp; stmr BrltapnIe
tor iverpoo.
LIVERPOOL Sailed Oct 2U-stmr Rhvn1sr,
10 PM ade phia 'J NAHuIt
ROTTERDAM Arrived Oct 2o-s.m. Eo,,o
dam, from New York. No'ter-
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, Oct 20. - Special cabe and
teiegraphic dispatches to Bradstreets, cover
ing the principal points of accumulation, indicate
the following changes in available supplies last
Saturday, as compared with the previous satur-
dav:
Wheat. United States and Canada. east OF the
Rockies, increase 2, ,274.OoO bushels
Afoat for and I'm Europe, increase 1000, 900
bushels.
Corn, United States ana Canada east OF the
Rockies increase 2. ago. UOU bushels
oats, United States and anada east of the
Reckless inc ease $4,000 bushels.
The NJ ore important increases in the available
stocks OF wheat last week not rep, rted in the Off
cial visible supply statement are 745 900 bushels in
Northwestern lnter.Or elevators, l75 900 bus nels
at various Manitoba storage points, lz3 900 bush
els in Milwaukee private elevators, sc, 900 bushels
at Fort William, On ario; $4,000 bushels in
Minneapolis private elevators, $4,000 bushels at
New Orleans and $4,000 busheis at Ogdebsbure
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

The market is less demoralized, as stocks are
run ming lighter Wine Grapes are rather irmer.
Choc Peaches and Apples are firm at he i'm
proved prices PeIsImmons higher. Other
wise there is little change
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Strawberries 81 5063 So q ch ast for large
Huckleberries. 4d5c q n.
Raspberries, S4G5 y chest
rom" RranaIes -5@zUc 2 hox.
Gaze Cod CranbeTries, SSi1S 80 p bbl Coos Bay
81 5OG2 IS q box
Peaches, 40G65c 2 box
Pears. Winter Nelis coarse; common kinds,
256150c p box.
apples 25@4oc p box for common and 5O@s5c
for good 10 choice.
Ounces 2t@4Uc p box.
Grapes in boxes, 2U@5Gc for Muscats 15625c
for black. l5@z5c for Tok ay 25@40c for Isabella
and .O@25c for Sweetwater crates sell about
lOc higher than boxes Ziufandei Wine Grapes
$l4@i1 = ton: White Wine Grapes, S419l3; Mis-
sion Grapes. Sll@13.
Watermelons, - q v 100.
Santaloupes. 5C@75c y era e.
Nntmeg Melons, zOtd4 p box on the wharf
CITRUS FkUI1S-Valencla oranges. SS64
box; Lemons SlGl 50 q box for common
and A292 so for good to choice: Mexican LINES
~ f5Gt . box; Bananas 81 2bG2 . bunch
Plneapples 81 5O@3 = doz
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch OF the United States HydroRrapht6
once located in the Merchants Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benent of
mariners without regard TO nationality and free OF
expense
Navgators are cordially invited to visit ths
Office. where complete sets of chsr.S and sailing
directions OF the world Kept on hand or COM
parison and reference, and the latest Information
can always be obtained regarding lights dangers
to navigation and all of interest to ocsAp
commerce
The time ball TOP OF the building on Tele-
graph Hill is hoisted about minutes before
noon. and is dropped st noon 120th meridian BY
telegraphic signal received each day from the
United States Naval Observatory q: Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
dropped on time or giving the error. II any, -
published the day oy the afternoon paperA
and 0y she morning papers the following day.
w. s. HUeHKA
Lieutenant 2. s. N, in charge
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BOSTON. Oct 20.-The Earl Fruit Company
anctloned California fruit at the following prices:
Srapes-Tokay, single crates 81 2O@l e5 averase e
81 AZ; double crates, So SO@3 55 average So o.
One Car sold 10 dav
FHlLADELPHIA, Oct. 2O.-The Earl FIuit
Sompahy sod California fruit auction to-day:
~ ~ aPes- oAay, single crates, 95cGSl 20 average
81 oo: uouo crates 81 95@2 IS, average So 4;
Oornlcnon, ST. One car sold TO-DAY.
- iloAIO Oct. 2O-rhe Earl Fruit Company
so.d To-Day; Grapes-1okay single crates. 81 lO9
20 AVERAGE 81 l3; dOub BILE crates, s. IA Three
NEW YORK. Oct. 20 The Earl Fruit Com
pany soio to-day: Pears-BartIett, nall boxes, soc
crates, 81 1901 35, average ST 20; Tokay. single
GrStes IocGSl O5; double crates, 81 65@2 o5.
Eleven cars sold Today
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ExpIan alton.

The arrow files with the wind Tie ton nrurrs
81 station ndicale maximum temperature for the
oays: those underneath IL. If any, the amount OF
rainfall, OF melted snow in inches and hu nd redths
during the past twelve hours. Jsobars or solid
lines, connect poin OF equal air pressure: iso-
tAerms, or dotted lines equal temperature The
word high" means high barometric pressure and
is usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather: 'Iow"
refers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied bv 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:
but when the "lOw is inciosed with isobars OF
marked curvature, rain south Of Oregon is i'm pro D.
able with high" in The vicinity OF Idaho and
the pressure falling to the California coast warmer
weather may be expected IN summer and colder
weather in winter The reverse OF these condition.
Will produce a n
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WHEAT FUTURES
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.
Oregon.

PORTLAND. Oct. 20.-The local wheat mar
ket Is inclined to iuctuate slowly, and thereis
more active movement than there as been at any
time this season, the offerings being enormous
The ruling figure for the past two days has been
At 79c. but sales have been made al SOc for Walla
Wslla, this latter figure though is The extreme
Blue sem and valley are or cents higher re-
spectively.
The exports from Portland for the past six weeks
were 2,0s7e79 bushels of W heat valued Mt 81, So
65l, and SO, 296 barrels of flour valued at 1915
e33, and even those figures would have been in
creased had 1t Deen possible 10 secure ships for
loading Never in the history of the port has
such large amount of grain moved so early in
the season, and never before have vessels received
such quick dIspatch.
waIa wsIIa 7sc, blue stem SIC, valley SIC per
bu> he.
Cltared-British bark Bowman for Queenstown
"a O2O barrels flour: Norwegian ship 1t ansit, tor
ST. Vincent, o1,O ,O3S bushels wheat
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were only moderately active yes
terday, and prices showed no change worthy of
note.
The Belcher assessment falls deinquen In office
today.
he Standard Consolidated Mining Company
paid dividend of 10 cents per share Yesterday
The san Francisco Gas and Electric Company
will pay the usual monthly dividend Of 30 cents
per share on November !.
The Boston and Mon ana Mining Company has
declared a regular dividend of So per share
amounting to $3.50. 600, and pavab November
20. The total dividends, inclusive of the one lust
declared, are S6.725.0U0.
The official letter from the Crown Point mine
says: The south raise on the $40 level is now NJ
40 feet. and a connection has been made with the
seven h floor drift. A delay of a day or two has
been occasioned py the raise going feet farther to
the west at the top than was anticipated. We are
now engaged in timbering the connection in
lining the chute and IN cleaning VI the seventh floor
drift preparatory 10 resuming work in the face
sUme time Tomorrow October 2U).
he official letter from the Relcher says: The
oFth drift from the incline the 1900 Level ia
now in $50 feet, having be cleaned out and re-
paired 20 feet Tor the week. ON the S5J level
raise l. which is 10 feet south of the north line
Is up SO feet perpendiculary, is feet having
been made during the week; the top shows clay
and quar- The hanging wall clay of the vein on
whicn we started this raise straighened up so rap
idly that 1t became necessary TO change The angle
fIom an incline to a perpend cular raise.
Raise on the same Level 95 feet south OF the
north line Is up IL feet perpendcularly, z feet
having been adoed during the week and from the
top of this raise north drift has been started,
which is now in II feet; the face shows ay ana
quartz the latter giving low assays There have
been hoisted during he week ana stored in { he
orehouse of the mine 80 mining car loads of ore
the average car sample assay of which was S2l "a
per ton.
The Alaska Tresdwail Gold Mining Company
has declared quarterly dividend of 371bC per
share. amounting o $4,000. payable Uctoner IS
During the month of September there was 81 S54
tons or ore crushed ami All tons OF sulphurets
treated, the 10 rmer averaging So o per ton and
latter yielding SIS, 8. The bullion product for
the mon h was S53,56S The company also sent
down $l3sl5 in god for account Of the Alaska
juneau Compauy ~
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs are stin higher and sales above the quota
tions are reported. Cheese is nrm and unch anged.
Butter Is in su tficient supply and unchanged
BUTTER
CRkAhERY-Fancy creamerieS 2s92s1ac: sec
onds. 25@26c = ID.
DAIRY-Ghoce to fancy 2SG2bc - b; lower
grades l6@z2Iac
PIcKLED-2U@221Rc 2 n.
FIRKIN-l9nzOc p n.
CREAMERY TUB-2l@22Lsc 2 n.
EAsTERS-l29l SC for ladI.-pacKed
CHEEsE-Choice mild new l2Gl215c; COM
moa to good, lOG1lc; Cream, heddaE l1@l2c;
loung America, I3Gl215c; Western, ilA2al2c;
Eastern, 121sgl 312c q 10.
EGGS-kancn Eggs, 3O6 yS1ac: store Eggs
22ba927 12c; Eastern, 22c Tor fancy. lsG2Oc for
hrs and 44@l6c foi seconds; Duck Eggs, zoo
25c r dozen.
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RO VISION

The market for all Pork products Is duh an
weak at the decline already noted. Beef products
are rather firm than otherwise. The decline in
Pork prod ucts is said TO be due TO the extensive
fever quarantine in the South which shuts of
that important demand.
CURED MEATS-Bscon. S1ac p n for heavy,
&C for light medium, 10c for light, lO1ac p b
for extra ngnL and I2c for sugar-cured. East
sugar-cured Hams. ll@1l1ac p n; California
Hams s12@lOc p n; Mess Beef, $s p bbl
extra mess do. SO; family do. SO; salt
Pork sS@s so q boI; extra prime Pork SO so:
extra clear. SIC, mess Sl4 80 p Dbl; Smoked
Beef 101z@l21zc 2 b.
compound ana &c for pure; pals &c: California
tierces &c o. n tor compound and DC Tor pure;
half bbls, 6i4c; 10 h tins, &c; do D. b, 11ac
COTTOLENE-Tierces 65sc. Packages less
than 800 ns-l-b pals, 6O IN case SIsc; 3-ib
pals 20 in a case, $3.50: 5-fb pails Il in case,
s14c: 10-b pals IN case, S1sc; SO 10 tins or
in case 1850: wooden buckets, 81 lbs net,
77sc; fancy tubs 80 lbs net, 1886; half bbs about
4 III thS "A
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2e-The Evening Posts
London cablegram says The stock markets were
idle to-day, but the tone was steady. Americans
were especially good, and closed quiet at the best,
though the support was only professional
The dullest market was Brazils which were fat
reports that the egotiations for the sale of
tain raziian state railways 10 a foreign syndicate
nave been suspended.
l am informed IN cred BILE quarters that the sale
OF American eagles by the Bank OF Eng and is re-
ally for Germany, the reason being given that
owing to the lightness of many OF the soveregns
Withdrawn it pays better 10 take eagles at he
present price.
The amount OF eagles withdrawn to-day was
f52 900 and he total amount OF bullion taken wRs
t7Z000.
a cab egram from the Financial News New
York CORES pondent attracts much attention here.
1t affirms that New York banks have los ned to
London a large amount of money on long sterling
bills. Evidences of this are Very Scanty here at
present. and wonder is excited as TO how such
operation pay with discount rs,es st pa per
The Paris and Berlin markets were oulet,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-21
POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

Vegetables are firm, supplies slowly de
creasing. onions still higher Pota; oes are
weak and quiet
orAToEs-Early Rose, 25@35c; River Reds.
4O@5Oc; Buroanks. 25dS5c; Salinas Burbanks
5UGs0c; Sweet Potatoes. SO@75c p ctL
ONIoNS-sl@l lo; Pickle onions, 50@75c p
sack.
NEGETA ABLES-Bay Squash !OG60c . box;
MRrrowfst Squash. S6dS 2 ton: Bay Cucumbers
SOGsOc = box: Pickles. 75c @Sl for No l. 40(G5Oc
for y o. 2; Green Peppers, 5b95Oc for Chile and
4U@bOc for Bell; Green Peas, 1ts@2c p ID; string
Beans 112G2c; Lima Beans, SlGI IS q SIX; Green
Okra, 5UG75c g Dox: Dried Okrs. 6(dSc q ID:
Egg Plant 35M5Uc; Cabbage, 606J7bc p ctl: Car
rots, 2oG3Uc y sack; Garlic, 11a932c q ID: Toma-
toes, 2ba40c Tor river and 25n5Uc for Alameda