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o. IS 70
AFTERNOON SESSION - May - $4,000 ctls,
81 3s1e.
BAkLE Y-Feed continues 10 creep up slowly,
NJ der moderate receipts and steady demand.
I4tre Is nothing doing in Brewing
Exports from this l.ort IN y ov' mber were 256--
ooO cts, valued at S292 III, aga nSt 37J 90 cts
u , o3.SOO for the same month last year
reed e5I9S712 q ct for dark TO good and SOc
2 cd for choice Chevaler for seed, 81 SOGl SO;
Brewing, 81 O5@l 071a tor No. and 9212&s71ac
e GU Tor DARK Coast
BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9l5 o'clock-No sales
SECOND sEssIoN-May-40o0c ctls, SIC. Decem-
ber-6U0U, S5 &C.
REGULAR MORNING sEssIoN-May-2O0O ctls,
Sz7s,.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-So sales
VA e-Ine tone Is fairly eady. but the demand
Is slack Stocks libei g. Fancy Feed are
q9otabte at 81 1891 20 . ctl: GOOD TO choice
81 W 120l l212 q ou; common, 81 O2129 %;
Surprise 81 2UGl 50 q ctl; Red. 81 35Gl Az.
Gray, 81 1212Gl l7La; Milling. 81 O712Gl l21a:
Black Tor seed 81 35Dl 81. Clipped Oats sell at 81
g. 2. ton over the raw product
CORN-The marke quoted higher again
YESTERDAY: II is very unsettled smal! Round
Yellow S7Azc@Sl q ctl; Large Yellow. 95997 12c
p ctl; White, S7Iac
RYE-SI@l U2Ia p cu.
EGGkM HkAI-Ouoted at 81 2U6l 35 n ctl.
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15-specal cable and tele-
graph dispatches to BradsJreets cavering the
principal points OF accumulation Indicate the iol-
lowing changes in available supplies last Saturday
as compRr with the preceding Saturday:
Wheat United States and Canada, east of
Rockies increase. $4,000. ahoat for and in
Europe increise, Liverpool corn Trade ews
100000. Worlds supply, total Increase 3S3 600
bu >hes
Corn United States and Canada, east OF Rockies
decrease, 100000
Oats, United ~tates ana Canada east of Roc kies
decrease 799, 0O6 bushels.
Further shifting of the country's wheat stocks l.
indicateI by reports 10 Bradstreets this week
Among the more important inc eases not re-
ported in the visible supply the rain OF 59s-
Coo bushels at New rieans, 5000 busnels at
Chicago private elevators and 1l9 900 bushels at
Winnipeg. The large decrease included q falling
on q 100000 bushels at Fort William and kee-
vain and 5000 bushels AT points in Mauitoba
onlsIda Of W lnninag
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Cranberries continue in heavy supply and the
Oregon article is lower. The Eastern Berries keen
up.
Grapes rather irmer. There Is no change IN
the other fruits. Oranges are N good supply and
quiet.
DEC1DUOUS FRUITS
straw berries So 2 ch sst for large
Cape Cod Cranberrles SSQ9 50 p Dbl; JERSEYS
ssGIS 90; COOS Bay. 81 75OQ2 p box
Pears Winter Nelis, b0cGSl; common kinds
25G5Oc q box.
Apples, 25G5.0 p box for common. 5O975 for
eood TO choice 81 al % tor fancy spitzen
b. 5; Lady Apples, 81 25Gl rs Tor large boxes
Grapes in boxes O66 for all kinds crates
sell ABOUT lUc higher than boxes.
PtrsimmOns. 25G50c = box
CITRUS FkUIrS-Navel Oranges are quot
abe at s. 5O9 So p box: seedlings, slGl so;
Mandarins 75cGSl; Grape Fruit, SSG4; Lem
ons, 20 @Sl 25 for common and 81 5O@32 for good
to choice: Mexican Lines, S293 p box: Caifor.
MIA Lines in small boxes 2b@30c; bananas, o.
g bunch; PineappIes. $2Cdl3 y doz-
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Dl led FRUITS. KA,sINs. NUTS. ETC.

DRIED fRUITs-Quotations are as follows.
PTunes carload Io;s 46n413c Tor 0-5O's. 31a0
S4c for so COS. S9S14c tor 60-7Os 212@l24Ac Tor
Tor 90 lOO's; Peaches, 512G- 12c p II; fancy 56G
5A2c; peeled. 1OGl212; Aprl cots, 4@6c = n for
Royals and 7GSL2c for good to fancy MoorparKs
eyaporated Apples z q C: sun-dried. 3S4 G414c:
black Figs IN sacks. 2GSc: Plums. 313@41ac q ID
FOL pltted and 1@l1 12c for ptted; bleached
Plums, Be; Nectarines- 4@6c y b tor prime to
fancy: Pears 2G5c tor quarters and 21a@012c Tor
halves according to color. etc
RAIstNs-New RaisIns 214@Sc for 2-crown. &c
for 3'crown. sc for 4-CrOwn. 5L2c for Seedles4
sutahas and 81 1O@ Is Tor london layers Dried
Grapes 2Ac
Is-Chesi nuts are quotable at S@lOc p n;
Wainuts oG7c g ID Tor hard and Z /. 1o12c p 10
for softshell: Almonds 9Gt4c for hardshell and SC
Tor pspershel; l; Peanuts 46D5c Tor Eastern and
&C tor Ca i'or"Ia; hickory Nuts, 6@6c = ID. Pc
cans, S(glO DC y h Fiberts, S@39I2c; Brazil Nuts
eqSc: Cocoanuts. 81 td5 e. 100
HON rA-New Como. IUc for bright aud 7609c
for lower grades; water white extracted. +14@
zS.c; light ami Der extracted 3S4G4c y h
EhkSM A-z3dZ Z5c p 10
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The office OF Viceroy and Governor
General oI India is that to which greatest
pay attaches under the British Govern
nent, the pay, exclusive of allowances
being t25, ,0O0 wear. AS that sum is paid
in ru, ees, its value in English money
fuctuates with the price of silver. The
next most lucrative post under the Gov.
ernment is that of Lord l. eutenant OF
Ireland, who receives 920, 900 a year for
the pei forman ce of his duties. The EN-
bassador representing Great Britain in
Paris receives 900 year, as does the
Lord Chancellor OF England-f6000 as
Judge and $4,000 as Speaker of the House
OF Lords.
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POULThN AND GAME.

Two more CARS OF Eastern are i'm pending over
the marN ct and wi probably be put on before the
nd of the week. Local stock is firm. with an ad-
vance in Hens
Game sold rather pstteE
The Eastern STOCK Is selling at S5 for Hens, SAG
80 for young and SIS or old Roosters
POULTR1-
Live Turkeys. 1t@l2c for Gobblers and 119
12c q Hens; dressed Turkeys. I1@l3c;
Geese. q pair, 81 25Gl 50; Ducks $3 5064 50
Hens Ss(G5 2 duz; Roosters young al 5U@4; 90,
old, So 5OG4: Fryers. S3 5O@4; Broilers. $3 50
@3 rs for large and So 5OG3 20 Tor small: Pigeons
81 1892 = doZ Tor young and ST. for old
GAME-Quau, {. dozen. ST. Ma!lard. 80 5O64 :;
Canvashsck, s3G6 SO; sprig s2G2 rs; Teal, 81 @
25; WIdgeon, a. so; small Duck, 5 rs; GRAY
Geese, 81 SO; hite. 81 Z5@l so: Brant 81 so
o.: Honkers. S4@i 90; English Snlpe. 81 5O9
l IS; Jack Snipe. 81: h are. 81; Rabbits 81 20
@l SO for CottOntai.s and 75c@S1 Tor small.
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EASTERN IIvEsToCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-CATTLE-Common lots
sold around $303 IS, while extra fiue Christmas
cattle brought So IS. The greater part OF the
steers sold at 81 35G5 10 Feeders were sold
spAringly at So s0@4 80, and stocxers brought
$o9S rs Choice to prime heifers IN good
demand at So 1894 so. Calves were weaker,
with sales at So Is, lew going above Sc.
HOGS-Sales were al an extreme range of 50 80
al 35 the greater part of the no. y crossing the
S3 1898 80.
SH kEP-Were in demand at 50 1903 for Che
poorest, up to $4 6O94 rs for choice to prime
natives. Western fed lois fetching So 1904 so
Lambs were active S4&14 80 TOR a few cul )
up o s5 1905 80 for ch ice extra grades.
Christmas lambs sod at S6@6 20.
hecetpts-CaLue 1l,U00; nOgA $4,000; sheep,
1hOOO.
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POTATOES. ONION. VEGETABLES.

Mushrooms are in liberal supply ana weak. Po-
tatoes &nd onions are unchanged.
Los Angeles Green Peas 697c q D and String
Beans 1850 = fb Green Peppers 5@6c: Toms-
IoeR 75c91St IS y crate; um uer Squash -;
Egg Pant. l21a0I5c r b.
POTATOES-karly hose, 40G50c; River Reds
35@40c: River BuroankS 4O050c - sack 4;
Oregon burbanks. 5OQ70c: Salinas BurbanKs 90
0GsOc; Sweet Potatoes, 4O@5jc R ctl for Rivers
ana b5@9Uc for Merced; new volunteer Potatoes,
p-1ac e b.
oNIONS-s1 5O91 rs: cut Onions sl@1 35
NEGETABLES-M Mushrooms, bal q %; Mar
rowfat squash, $SGlO: Hubbard squash. Sc
QlO = ton; Dried Peppers. 4G6c q 10; Dried
Okrs. l5c; Cabbage, 6O@75r q cu; Carrots, rs
G93Oc . sack; Garlic, SC e n; Tomatoes 25G65c
r box Green Peas, Sc; string Beans, 3@Ac p b.
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BUTTER, IhhEsE AND EGGS.

utter shows signs OF doing better, as stocks are
much reduced. In fact, some descriptions are
already quoted at a small advance.
Eggs are weak at the quota ions There Is no
,hRnge in heese.
BUTTER
CREAMERY-Fancy creamerieA 27@2Sc; sec
onds 24Q26c p u
166122c
PIcKLED-2l@22Lac 2 D.
FJRKIS-ISG2Oc y D.
CREAMERY TUB-22la@2S13c p n
EAsTERN-12Gl3c &c for adle- packed
ChEESE-ChoIce mild new, ll@l2c p D; COM
to good oGlOc: Cream Cheddar. lO9llc:
Noung America Il12Gl21sc; Western. 1lo IZc;
Eastern, 121a@lS1ac Q u.
tGGs-kancn Eggs. 25@2712c; store EGGS
20G24c; Eastern. 239z5c Tor fancy 2O@221ac
for firsIs and l59l7c 'Or seconds
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

The support here Is almost entirely professional
II. Paul was especa iy bought at the close.
kiir, animated sno strong notably the
deep level shares am privately Informed that
- large block OF shares has been taken up by a
svndl,ate in cOlIaDd. estern AUS rnllau
miles were buoyaut There is a keen demand
for gold by Russia and India at S strong. The
allo; ment of Indian Council draft was all sold
and five la his in addition. he allo, ,ment rate 5
ranged up TO l5-l6d. Indications favor u de-
m nd for drafts for some time TO come
Paris co per shares were steadier.
A huge amount was Dor. owe from the Bank of
England to-day.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. 1898 delivery, 55s
@534c: " 100, BagA .7@oUc: Fruit Bags 514c
5sac and &c for the different sizes
COAL-WellInston, ss p ION: New Wellington.
s.; sor:hield Wellington. ~ 20: Seattle So 81;
bry ant 10 80: Coos By. 81 75; WalIsand, ST y
ton; Cum beriand, Sl4 bO y ton In bulk and 81 .
IN SACKS; Pennsyl lvania Anthracite Egg SIS =
ton: Welsh Anthracite, $SGl2: Camel, So u
ton; Rock Springs, Castle GAZE anu Pleasant Val.
ley, 81 60 Coke So III bulk and ST. 5 p ton SKIS
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
Quotes terms net cash: cube aud Crushed and
Fine Crushed, 65sc; Powdered, 61sc Dry Granu-
lated 512c ? d; Confectioners a, 51sc: Magnolia
A, DISC Extra I, Sc; Golden Z. 4Jsc; Candy
Grann!ated 55sc California A, 514c; half barrels
14c more than barrels. and boxes 1oc more.
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Omaha.

OMAHA, Dec 15.-CATTLE- Receipts, $500
Market steady. Native beef steers, So 1904 So
Western steers, IS COCA so; aud heifers
81 1904 25; Gamers, 81 7542 25: stockers and
feeders, S3 75@4O. calves $405 rs.
HOGS - Receipts. 300. Market stronger
Heavy. SO 56D3 25; mixed, SS 2563 81; light
SO 30GS 40: bulk of sales, S3 2O@3 80.
EP-Receipts, 2OOO. Market steady to
strong. Fair 10 choice natives SAGA so: fair to
choice Westerns IS 7OG4 so: common ana stock
sheep, S3G4 lam bs "a 30@D5 so.
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LEANS AND SEEDS.

Colored have again advanced and are in good
demand. several OF The white descriptions have
also gone up
BEANs-Bayos 81 65@2 80; Small Whites
81 20nl 3o; Large Whites 81 l5tG1 so: PInks
81 6O@l 80; Reds, 81 40@l SO; Blackeye 81 SO;
ked Kidney, $-92 rs; LimaS, 81 609l 20. But
ters, 81 4OG1 so; Pea, 81 a0@l 50.
skEDo-Brown Nj ustard. 81 1903 y ctl; Yellow
Mustard ~ bG2 D q cGl: Flax, 81 sOG2; anary
Seed Z14@2S4c r II: Alfalfa 614c; Rape, 2e9
%%4c; Hemp, 3c Timothy, 61ac.
DRIED PEAS-Niles, 81 IS; Green, 81 2OS1 ~
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can always De obtained regarding lights. dangers
10 navigation and ali matters or interest ocean
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 day from the
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball
dropped on time, or giving the error If any Is
published the same day oy the afternoon paperA
and Dy The morning papers the following dav
w. y HUGHES
Iieutenans L =. y. IN cnarye
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:UCK KMHEAl.o ouoted At 81 2O@l s5 . ctl
FLOUR And niILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices Family ex:raL
81 b5@4 6o: Bakers extras. S4 30G4 40 = Dol
CORN MEAL ETC-Feed Corn so 50@21:
Cracked Corn. S2l@23 p ton
MILLSTUtFs-Prices in sacks 70 lows
3 100 rs; Rye Flour 81 so q 100; Rice Flour
50 rs; CornmeaI. 81 25; extra cream do, So.
oatmeal So 50; Oat Groats. 50; Homlny, So LOG
30; Buckwheat Flour IS 1893 80; Cracked
Wheat, SO rs; Farna, So so; Whole Wheat Flour
50 70: Rolled Oats (bbls). So 7O15 80; In SACKS
dO, 81 IS Ts 100 Ms
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Kansas CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Dec l5.-CATTLE-Receipts
5000. Market steady. l0c higher: Texas steers
S3G3 IS; Texas cows, s295 rs: native
errs. So 6OG5 25; native and heirers
81 1904 80 stockers ana feeders, SO 1904 50
bu Is. - 1903 80.
HOGo-Kecelpts 1000. Market slow to weak
bulk OF sales. SIS 2513 30: heavie, and packers
SO 25(03 35; mixed. S3 22@o3 10; lights, SS 2UG0
81; yorKers. SS 3oG3 81: pigs, $393 25.
SHtEP-KeceIpts, 2 90 Market frm. Lambs
$3 9UG5 SO: multons. S2G4 so.
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lA.hANoE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT A&D o1HER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The milers are out OF the market
and he demand shipping account is SLACK
there is nothing doing. Futures are dull
Tidewater quotRtlons are "a follows: 81 an
for No. !, al Ala for choice AMI 81 421sGl As =
CO! tor extra choice Tor milling
CALL BOARD SALES
INFoRYAL sKssIoN-9:15 oclock-May-2OUO
ctls, 81 377s.
SECOND sEssIoN-No sales
RKsULAR MORNING sEssIoN-Msy-2QOQ ctls
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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Dec 15-The Evening Posts Lon.
don financial cab!egrnm says: The ettlement has
been satisfactorily concluded and the STOCK ar
kets here enc, ally good to-day. The feature
the rise in English rails on the belief that the
engineering strike is about settled.
Americans were good and closed near the best
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HAT AM FEEDsTUFFs.

Bran is up SOC, Hay is steady and in moderate
receipt
BRAN-sl7 5O@IS so p ton.
MIDDLINGS-S2U 5O@22 80 p ton.
FEEDSTUFF Rolled Barley, S206121 tom;
OncaEe Meal the mill, $50 5O@29 SO q ton;
lobbing. S3O COcosnut Cake $1,000; Cottonseed
Meal, S2s@3O = ton.
HAI-M heat Sl2@14 p ton; Wheat and Dat,
Sll@l3 90; Oat $lUGl2; Barley. SlO9l2; COM
pressed, Sl26i3 so: Alfalfa SSGs 90; STOCK.
nomi nal; Clover, $500 ~ p ton.
b1kA M-SURa45c = hale
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SUMMARY or THE MARKETS.

Silver lower
Wheat dull Barley doing better
oats AID We unchanged Corn ADVANCED
Hav steady Bran higher
Another ad vance IN Beans.
Potatoes aud Onions nchangeL-
Mushrooms In beral supply.
Butter DONG better Eggs weak.
Hen. tirmer Game steady.
Two cars OF Eastern Poultry due.
Crauberiies IN large supply aud weak
Crares frmer. Oranges duh.
ochange in Dried Fruits.
PROVISIONS as before.
Hons IN fair demand.
Decrease receip,s Of Wine.
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RECEIPTS OF WINE AND BRANDY.

Receipts Of wine and brandy n this port for the
first eeven months of the year were as follows,
compared with the same time in 1895: Wine,
% $40 400 gallons. against I2,74S; dy, 43,-
$50 gallons, against l5S,OOO.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Closing rices for Bonds and Hallway


NEw YORK. Dec I5-Money on call frmer at
2@4%; last loan 314% closed 3@31a%; prime mer-
cantne paper. 3G4%; Sterling change easy,
with actual business IN bankers bills at 81 s5L4
demand "a a2SsG4 S25s for sixty
davs; posted rates. 81 sS!2&4 81 and s4 S61aGl
81; commercial bills, 81 S214: silver Ger
lihcates, 5712G5S1sc; bar silver, SIC; Mexican
dollars 4512c: Government bonds, easy; State
bonds, dull; railroad bonds, strong.
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Dried Fruits

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.- California dried fruits
Apples strong: other uits steady. Evap-
Grated apples common, 5G7cS ID; PRIME wire
ira &c: wood-drled prime. SgSl4c: choice. s12c.
PRUNES-3@Sc.
APRICoTs-hOya 7@sIac: Moorpark, e91lc
y,
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Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slauzh-
Ierers are follows.
BkkF-First quality, 61a97c: second do. SAG
&c: third DO. 4@5c q D.
VEAI-Larg- 5@6c; small. eG7 p D.
MU1TON-Wetners. 66y7c; Ewes &c q n
La hB-Spring, 7@sc p h.
PokK-Llve Hogs $3.50 y D for large and S14
@S3sc tor small and 31ec Tor medium; soft nogz
212G5c r bi dressed do 5G5Iac.
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There continues to be good inquiry for Hops at
unchanged quo. atoms. The other ar. icles under
this head hanred
HIDES AND SKlNS-Cuils and brands gelt 1c
under sound stock. Heavy salt ted steers, l0G101ac
d: medium. &c: light S19G9c: Cowhides,
eA2GSc; StsgS 51ac; sa ted Kip &c; salted
Salf, 1uGllc . n; salted Veal. SC: drv Hides
log l5Lec; culls and brands l2@lZ19c: Gry Kip
and eal ! &c dry alf 1Sc: culls. l2c GoatskIns
2O@ Sbc eaCh: KIDS Sc; Deerskins good summer
Z1c y ID: medium, 2Oc; winter. l0c; sheeps kinS
shearllngs- l5G25c each; short WOOL, 3506Oc
each.
IALLOW-No /. rendered S6S12c q o. No
2 znZ t2C; refined. SC; Grease. 2tG214c - b.
W OOh - Fall clip - Middle counties, free
lug &c; do defective. J0@ll lc: san Joaquin
iectlve. fCG9c ? ID; do Lambs. 61z@lSc: Southern
Mountain. S9l2c: free Northern, 12@ lac p ib
90 defective, SSllc; HumboldE and Mendocino
lS@15c y ID.
EoPs-old crop. 2@sc Q D for poor TO fair and
e@4Ve for goodi new cr0p. 10@14c.
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Liverpool.

Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL Dec l5.- .-Wheat-steady: No.
L standard Ca ifornia wheat, SIS 3D.; Cargoes on
coast, nothing doing; cargors passag,, quieter.
En i sh Country IN arKets quiet and steady: French
country markets quiet; wheat in Paris, dull:
-four in Paris, duh.
CO1TON- Uplauds. 1924
CLOSE
WHEAT Spot No. 2 red Western winter
no stock.
CokN-Decem Der steady, IS 2I4d; February
steady, IS l1ad.
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H. sTO =.

BOSTON. Dec l5-Atchison 1871: Bell Tele-
phone. 263: Chicago, Burlington ana Quincy
9ess; Mexican Central, GA; Oregon short Line,
1917; San D ego, -
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NoTICE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United Siates Hvdrogranhic
Office located in the Merchants EXCHANGE Is
maintained in san Francisco for. the benefit OF
mariners without regard 10 nationality ana free O9
expense
Navigators cordially invited to visit this
office where complets sets of charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept hama or COM
parson and reference and the latest information
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j h~ i>IJN '.

CURED MEATS-Bscon. S12c q n for heavy,
&c for light medium. 10c for light, lO1zc "a 70
for extra and I2c for sugar-cured. Fast
ern sugar-cured Hams. l013@l1c; California
Hams, 99S19c p h; Mess Beef SS so Fs Dbl:
Pork ss0ps SO q boil extra prime PorS so so.
extra clear 81 6: mess S14 50 y bbi; Smoked
Beef. i 1x@l21zc q h
LARD-Eastefa tIerces quoted a: 514c Z, n for
com pound and &c tor pure; paiIs, &c: California
teIces &c 3 n tor compound and &c tor pure;
hall bbls, 6i4c; lO-fb tins, 7c; DO D. n, T12c.
CUI1 I1OLkNE-1terces 57sm61sc. Packages
less than $50 ns-l-ib pals % in case SEC; 3
pals. 20 in case o3sc 5-io paiis, l. IN "a case
e14c 1O-D pals. IN case, S1sc; 80 ID Tins, or
In case. 1880; wooden buckets 70 lbs net
7Isc: fancy iuOs 30 lbs Csc; halT DblA. about
10 lbs. a1ac g L.
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, Dec 15-To-day's statemen
OF the condition OF the treasury shows: Ava,Iah,
cash balance. sz27ss6 $50; goia reserve, Sl5e,
S49,774
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THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATEs DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO De-
ceuber 10 1897, p NJ
The 70 lowing are the seasonal rainfalls 10 date,
as pared with those of the same date last sea-
and the rainfall during the past twenty-four
hours: Eureka - this season, ! SO last s ason,
past "A hours IA; Red Bluff 6 O6 this season
81 last n, past "a hours; Sacramento
4 % his ason, So last season, past "a
hours; san Fran 'isco 4. OF this season. SIS last
season, past "a hours; Fresno 95 this sea
son 3 80 la season, past "a hours: San Luis
Obispo l.5T this season 5.99 last season, - past
p hours; Les Angeles 80 this season, 3 81 las
season, past % hours; san Diego l. 3 this
season, 275 last season, past "a hours; Yuma
81 this season, 10 last season, past "a
~au Francisco daa: Maximum temperature So,
minimum 10, mean 49.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
The pressure has risen generally over the
western han OF the counlry, the -reates, rise
taking place a.Ong the Rocky Mountain re ion.
! hr temperature has fallen rapidly over the Rocky
Nounta and pIa eau region. Il has remained
lie ~ aLionary over the Pacific S.ope
light rain has fallen at Eureka, Ro,eburg and
arson tlly' win these except"hs' The weather
has been generally clear on the Pacific slope.
Forecasts ma at an Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, December b, 1897:
Northern California - Fair Thursday; contin-
ued cold weather: probably heavy fro IT'S in the
morning: light northeTly winds
Southern california air Thursday contin-
Ued cold weather; probably heavy frosts ia the
morning; light nOrther erly winds.
Nevada - FAIR Thursday: continued colo
weather
Crah-Fair thursday: continued cold weather.
Arizona - air Thursday; ntinued cold
weather.
San Francisco and vicinity - Fair Thursday
continued cold We 'atbi r; probably heavy frost ia
The morning; light weslery wind. special
report f'om ount Iamalpais taken at p M
clear no III wind, "a miles per hour: temper
ature, IS degrees; maximum. Il de Irees
ALEXANDER NJ MCADIE,
Local Forecast Official.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKE

Oregon.
PORTLAND, Dec 5-Wheat-Wana Walla 70
G73c; valley and blue stem, 75@D76c.
Washington.
TACOMA, Dec. lb-No. l blue stem 75c.
No ! clu b. 72c.
Cleared CITY of Hsnkow for Queenstown with
67.UOu bu she!s.
lotal shipments of grain from Puget Sound
since Septem ber 3, $500 bushels
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The Time Ball.

The Time Ball.
BRANCH HYDRoeRAPHIc OFFIcE o. 8 NJ , 4
MERCHANTS ExCHA NaR. a
SAN FRANCISCO. December Is, 1891. y
The time ball Telegraph Hill was droppei
actly to-day-L e.. at noon the l20t1
meridian, or exactly at 8 P NJ Greenwich time.
W. - HUGHES,
Lieutenant U s y. n rharga
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Sun. MOON AND TIDE

TINTED STATES COAST AND GFoDFrrc SURVEY.
TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FORT POINT. ENTRANCE TO SAN
IRANCIsCo BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY THE SUPERINTENDENT
NoTE-1'he high and low waters oc 'ur at ths
CITY Front (Msson-street WHARF about twenty
five minutes later than at Fort Point The height
OF tide Is both places
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l!vKRPooL WHEAT FurUKe.
NEW YORK CHAIN AND PRODUCE.

Dec Mar Nav. july sept
! Opening..........7 5s4 334 21a cas- s sss
Closing. g.........~.7 412 7414 IS 7OSs d S1a
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Mashin gUon.
PoRTLAND'S BUSINESS.
tORLlGN MARKETS.

PORTLAND. Dec. I6-kxchange. $2s3 734
balances, S74,467.
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London.
LON DON, Dec. 15.-Consos ll3 l.l6: silver
26 5-16d; French rentes lO3f S7lAc
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LO--- A-ES.

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London.