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THE WEATHER BUREAU.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE WEATHER BUREAU, SAN Francisco De
cen Der 10, 1897, 5 P. N.
The following are the rainfalls for the past
twenty-four hours and the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of the same date last
season: Eureka O5 this season 90. last sea
son "A Sc; Red Bluff 90 this season $40 last
season 5,73; Sacramento 90 this season g. 78
last season 4.72: san Francisco trace this season
8 SO, last season 6.76; Fresno 90. this season
i-I9 iast season 3.Ol: san Luis Obispo 90 this
season 40 last season 40; Los Angeles OO
this season 2.4S last season 2.99: san Diego .O4
this season l.l9. last season 2 OS; Yuma 90 this
season 81, last season l 20,
san Francisco data: Maximum temperature So
minimum so, mean So
Gather Conditions and General Fore
casts.
storm continues central of the coast of w ash
l. ston; il has apparently commenced to move
eastward during the past twelve hours. Rain is
luiiug alDhg ne coast as far south as Cape M en-
do ino; i, IS heavy in Eastern Washington. The
wind Is southeast from Cape Mendocno, and at
tort Candy equals fifty miles per hour. Copd :
tons are favorable for rain ~atu rday from The
region of Santa Cruz and Stockton northward.
Forecasts made at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, December u. 1897:
Northern California Rain Saturday, except
partly cloudy in eXtre me heast portion; brisk
10 nigh southeast wind; moderate gales on the
northern coast.
southern california - Fair Saturday: fresh
northerly wind.
evada-Cloudy Saturday, with rain in extreme
northwest portion.
Utah-Fair Saturday
A iizOna-Fair saturday.
San Francisco and vicinity Probably rain
Sa urdav: wind shifting TO southeast and increas-
Ing in force.
speca report from Mount TamaIpais taken a,
M-Partly cloudy; wind southwest II miles
an hour temperature, As; maximum, SO.
w. H HAMMOS,
Local Forecast Offical
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THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

NEW YORK. Dec 10 l0-Bradstreet's financial
review tomorrow Will say; Public interest IL
specul alton has increased 10 some extent but the
activity and strength of this weeks market were
again largely due to professional manipulation.
The Presidents message, more particularly the
part relating to Cuba, favorably received by
the street, and it is apparently conceded that the
danger OF unsettling itation of The Cuban ques-
tion IN Congress has been materially Iessene ed
The leading operators who have taken hold OF the
share market on the bu side are supported
IL their attitude by The increasing actiy-
ity in bonds and the large investment
demand al advancing figures, the movement hav-
ing now extended from high-grade securities to
the secon d-ciass OF railroad mortgages Larze in
cTeases In railroad earnings continue to be one Of
the chief factors in the situation, and rumors are
current regarding The payment of dividends or
their interes- by number of companies. The
announcement that quarterly dividend of per
cent on the preferred shares OF the reorganfZed
Northern Pacific Road had begun fully ex-
pected, and aided N giving currency TO the many
repo Is OF the same Kind in regard to other cor
por atoms.
1t is that early in the week the street had
one disappointment in regard TO the extra dividend
on sugar stock, which WAS not declared. The
general market. however, manifested disposi-
tion 20 cut loose from sugar, and indeed some
tors. London has continued to sell sparingIy in
this market and the Indications from Washing on
seem to be that, despite careful treatment of
the currency question by The President, there is
little hope of any legislation whatever by Congress
on this subject
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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

uement of the Kansas Pacific controversy. Bust
ness through commission houses showed large
falilng on to-day, and sales for London account
continued ON quite a large scale. The gene raj
news OF the day and statement of railroad earn
lnSS which were favorable. were dlsreg garded, and
the course OF The market was due almost entirely
10 the contest between professional traders.
The feature OF the bona market the decline
OF four points in The Kansas Pacific consoI,, due
TO the apprehension that the possible purchase of
The property by the Government mav debar the
holders from share in the Union Pacific reorgau-
lzatlon plan. The demand for high grade bonds
continued good, and number of gains from ! to 2
per cent was shown. The speculative bonds re-
acted somewhat IN sympathy with stocks. Total
sales, SS,l50.000.
Uni;ed States old As, registered, ad vanced to-
day to ss bid, and the SIS TO Is bid.
Total sales of stocks 343,SU0 shares, including
Atchlson preferred Ii, ,25O, c. CS o. 1888 Buripg-
ton "a, 05, l. 65 y. 6.S55, Manhattan -, $40,
NJ Missouri Pacific 1857, n. J. Central 7725, y ort
ern Pacific 4400, preferred SO, no. Rock Island
ls,040, St Paul 1910, Southern Railway pre-
ferred ~ 43l, American Tobacco 1892, Chicago
G. w 1882, Peoples Gas 1920, sugar SO 20,
Western Union 3343.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Dec. lO.-FLOUR-R Receipts 81 =
$50 bbs; exports 31;76O bbls Less active, but
nominally STEADY.
WHkAT-Receipts, 127, ESQ bushels: exports,
1871 SDot weak No. .. red, 9S7s. Options
opened easy under disappointing cables ad vanced
SHARPLY on a sqeeze OF May shorts but collapsed
In the afternoon owing TO general unload ing and
small export demand. closing s4@7sc lower
MAJ, eS2499514c, closed $3.50; De ember, 97sl
@I9S1sc, closed 573AC-
HOPS teacy: state, common 10 choice, 1895
aTop, 4@6c; 1896 crop, case; 1897 crop. l561l SC:
Pacific Coast 1895 crop, 4@6c; 1896 crop, e@9c;
1897 crop l5@lec; London firm, 81 IOs9E5.
WOOL-Ou.eL; domestic fleece. 27@5lc; Texas
l3G17c
PETROLEUM-NomlnaL United closed 65sac
bid. 20
METALS-Pigiron. warrants steady, S6 50 bid
SO 80 asked: Lake Copper. SO S71a bid, 81 /
asked: Tin easy, Sl3 650l3 10; Spelter un-
changed, - S5e34 %; Lead, Que., but steady,
SO 81 l2G3 1912 The later ma ct was called d al
smelters demands.
COFFEk-Uptons closed barely steady; net IN
changed to points advance, sales "a 900 bays
S6G6 I 4.
spot Cofee-RIo. stendy. No. invoice. ssso.
No loboing. 71sc; MID, quiet Cordova, Sag
sUGAR-strong: fair refining, Sssc: centri-
fugal SO test. 15-l6c; refined frmer: mould A.
4; standard \, 45S; confectionery A 41a: cnt
l. al 55s; crushed o5s; powdered. 514; granu-
lated, 1l-l6. cube, 3-l6
BUTTER Receipts 1900: steady WesrerD
creamery, l4G24c; EgIns 24c; factory, LAO
l4c- - @AS<
kGGS-Receipls. 300 packages. steady: State
and pennsylvania 21925c; Western. 2l@24c
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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec lO.-The Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: The stock
markets here were fat to-day on al sorts OF
vague and Improbable rumors. feature was he
sharp fall Of a pound in Anaconda copper. These
shares are widely held here and by the best
people, so that the fall had marked effect on all
the markets. kilograms from the Anaconda
mines are said 10 report unfavorable output in
the last two months and that engineers are com
ing over to make expla nations. In the meantime
! am privately informed that the company has
completed arr anGements with its leading brokers
here 20 sell an unplsced balance of hares
Other mines were also fiat in sympathy with
the fall ia Ottoman Bank shares, partly sttrib-
uted to sales by that bank under the new man
agement OF shares long held Americans were
Irregular but quite a good undertone L and \.
was all bought against options. Argentines were
a fraction lower, although the RothschiId com nit
tee report to- day was satisfactory. II was de-
clded TO resume full service OF the 1885 loan in
January next and TO pay deferred interest on that
loan by March. The Market, however was too
ulcomf forlable 10 be easily cheered TODAY.
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BRADsTRL ET's REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Dec. l0.-Bradstreet's tomorrow
will say: Mild weather throughout most of the
counlrT has interfered 10 some extent with the
distribution OF wlnter-weight clothing and other
seasonable goods and trade from first hands is
quieter even than last week. Jobbers and retail =
ers, however, report a steadily increasing and in
some regions very active business in hold ay
goods groceries and kindred products. Reports
from the south continue a whole very good
with especially favorable accounts from New Or
leans, Atlanta, y Nashville and the Cent raj South.
Collections are as rule very satisfactory In
spite OF the low price Tor cotton Favorable re-
ports come from Chicago Kansas City, 81 Louis
and st. Paul. in the Central West and Mort b.
west, while the Pac fic Coast notes a heavy in
crease in the trade, present and contingent based
upon enlarged askan demand. Francisco
reports the wheat crop IEi proved by recent rains
$4,000 tons.
General export trade on the coast is very heavy.
The price situation is one OF sustained and oven
aggressive strength Wheat is higher, partly on
improved statistical positioa, but largely In svm-
paJny with the Chicago squeeze, which had ad-
Vanced prices l5c per bushel within a week in
that market. All cereals have sympathzed with
whest and coffee, copper, cotton, dairy products
ieai TOBACCO ana raw sugar are also among the
promi ient staples which have been enhanced
In value; The decreases have been few and
slight, shading at Pittsburg or svmpath hetic
weakness and at other points on immense pro-
duction.
General exports continue very large tbougb
showing failing of from last weeks total Total
exports of wheat and flour from the Cnited States
aud Canada this wees aggregate 6,00565S BUSH
els, a "a nst 8, 699 QUO bushels last week 4, Z22-
900 bushels IN the week a year ago, 245S 900
tuseeIs in 1886 2.52 5000 bushels in 1894 and
3,2l7OO0 bushels IN 1898 Corn exports also
show falling off aggregating 3,06S, 600 bushels
this week. against 4,5S5,C00 bushels last week
35Al 900 bushels last year and 1851, 600 bushels
IN 1895.
There were 292 business failures reported
throughout the United ~tates a oppose ed TO $50
last week, 3Sl IN the week year ago, 3lS in 1895
ami 3S3 In 1894
, ank caIeearlngs for Canadian cities aggregate
S26,543,Z90, decrease of 1.S per cent from last
week but an increase Of per cent over a year
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NEW YoRK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec l0.-To-dAy's stock market
was renewal Of the contest bet v cen the re
actlonists and the combined interests which have
embarked on bul. Campaign. The bears are en-
couraget by the evident stress under which the
bulls labored esterday in endeavoring to sustain
values at weak points, and were prepared for
vigorous measures TO break the mar ,er Al.
though they had the advantage at the outset of
lower quotations from London. he earliest deal =
here showed advances, sugar leading. But that
STOCK, toge-he with Manhattan and the coalers
va, soon weak NED by literal offerings to realize
and the reaction soon attacked the whole list
r. ere were very heavy dealings in Northern
Pacific preferred which has been sharply adj
Vanced recently on Tumors OF liberal dividend
10 be dec ared to-day. The action IA ivfd apd
timed for about the hour of closing ~ no
market and the street Kept busy all day vii h
contradictory rumors on the subject. One of these
had 10 that action on he dividend would he nost-
poned altogether and the resulting decline in the
stock uncovered stopIoss orders, Covering OF
shcrts in the final dealings, and The early inoTma
tpn of the deci ION OF the dirtc ors 10 dishurse
first dividend of per cent caused a rally OF nearv
point in the ock but left net loss OF frartion
he bears made vigorous attacks on ALI OF The
STOCKS OF the iocai o poratlous, which have been
recently advanced, the transit companies on taIk
that the underground rapd-Uransit plan was
about tail, and he gas panies o. alleged in
OF political iavoritsm. These stocks All
reacted from over per cent and up to 3 per cent
be stocks of the transit pany's recovered
partly on The post ponement of decision on the
underground plan. The break in this group, how
ever. broke the market and ecipitated declines
in all the rest of The list The leading stocks LOST
per cent over and some much z per cent
he covering Of shorts at he close nd the rally
In local transit stocks reduced net losses in most
cases TO fractions he stocks of several Northern
"nG SOu;hweSterD railroads were comparatively
hrm, and shCw the smallest losses Union Pacific
show ed tendency 10 rally, though IL weak kened
somewhat later upon a denial of the story that
the reorganization had offered the Government
the full amount OF principal Of its ciaim for set
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sgain and took only skips in recovering from
Sl oo14 to 81 OS 1t opened at 81 OF, or the same
ngure AS the close the day before
II soon became evident that the price went up
~. because or any manipulation by the Clique,
out IN spite OF their efforts keep il down. They
more success. Decem Der selling that occasion
AZ q oo May was largely Influenced by the
course OF December II opened 14c lower at
S-HsgSZ14c. Trade was very quiet Tor the first
lorV minutes, during " hch May KEEP within the
range OF S2H4c and l5sc. AT the end OF that
time some few buNing OrGeTs came IN together the
crowd in the meantime having got sh Jrt, aud
rApid rise 10 SS1sc occurred in co sequence.
me ouii turn thus given 10 the market did not
IasI long II worked downward after that, not
"lthstahulng some other bullisu items of legiti-
mate market information The ordinary = ct
news was principally of bullish character Liv-
erpooi adVices confirmed those of the day before
iesaruing heaVy rains in Argentine There Will
oe practically no wheat to ship from this years
Australian crop and San Francisco reported the
purchase for shipment to Cape Town South Africa,
OF three cargoes of wheat, giving cor-o boraton to
the news OF con tnuation OF last years dearth IN
Austr ALA
1he Atlantic port clearances in wheat and flour
kets showed moderate strength and slightly higher
prices. he market became gu te weak toward
the END Reports that wheat was being started
ior Chlcago from all over the West on account OF
nlgh prices prevailing here were circulated and
made 1t very easy for the clique to keep the price
GOWN December closed cents and May l
cent decline.
Trading in corn was unimportant thronghou.
day 20
oct were firm and closed unchanged
Nlth the exception OF pork there were almost
no fluctuations in provisions The close was at
slght decline Trading was entirely profes sion al.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-CATTLE-Beef steers sold
at s4 35@5 so as extreme range the bulk Of
the cattle bringing SO sO@4 65. There were a few
sales OF Christmas cattle AT So 25@5 so. but COM
paratively few sales were made above 81 rs
Texas fed cattle sold at S3 6OG3 80 and Western
fed cattle sold at wide range. The stock
er and feeder trade much smaller than usual
and prices were irregulary lower with sales at SO
O. &c Butchers and Gamers sold at 81 75E52 40
Few bulls sold at $5 3D. and only few calves
went over $6 25.
HOG--Sales were largely at So 25@3 35 prime
lots selling at % S712G3 40, and coarse heavy
packers at S3 l0@3 20. ~
SHEEP-Sales of lambs ranged at s4G5 S. the
bu X OF the late transactions being at S5d5 10
with a good many lambs going at SIS 75@5 so
Yearings sold az 81 5U@4 rs. sheep sold at 81 rs
(g5 oU tor INFERIOR TO common, up to 81 1904 50
for heavy exports with prime lightweight Sheep
at S4@4 IS.
kecsipts-Catte. $500; hogs, "a 600; Sheep,
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

Lotaie's- .-..s.-----....S SZo, O40,2 0.S
%Aot included in totals,
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NOTICE TO MARINES.

branch OF the United States HydrographIo
Office located in the Merchants Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard nationality ana free OF
expense.
Navigators are cordially invited TO visit the
Office, where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions OF the world Kept hand or COM
parison and reference, and the latest Information
always be obtained regarding lights dangers
commerce.
The time ball on TOD OF the building on Tele-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before
teegraphic signal received each day IRON the
United states Naval Observatory. Ht Mare Island
Cal
A notice stating whether the time bail
dropped on time giving the error. IL any Is
pu blishej the same day oy the afternoon paperA
ana by morning papers the following day.
w y HUGHES
Lieutenant. L. X y. In chargn
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GENERAL MMkUHANDIsE.

BAGS Calcutta Grain Bags 1888 delivery, 55s
@o94c: " 90. Bags -79oOc; FruIs bags. 514c-
5S4c and &C for the different Yves
COAL-Welllngton, rs q ton New yelling on,
SIS; sOc:hfieId Wellington. 81 sO Seattle. 80 so;
Bry ant so 90: Coos Bay 81 IS; Walsend, 81 p
Ion: Cum berland, Sl4 50 q ton in bulk and 81
in SACKS: Pennsylvania, Anthracite Egg, SIS =
ton; Welsh Anthracite, $S@l2: Camel So .
ton; Rock Springs, Castle GATE ana Pleasant Val
ley, 81 60 coke $l3 In bulk and SI5 q SKIS.
kICE-Chinese is higher and hawai- lower.
chinese mixed. S4G4 05 . ctl; No. L 81 40@4 so
g ctl extra No l, S595 20; Hawaiian, "a 81 1a;
Japan, $4 9OG5 05; Rangoon So.
sUGAR-The Western Sugar RehGerv Company
quotes. terms cash: Cube and Crushed and
Fine Crushed. 66sc: Powdered. 61sc: Dry Granu-
lated, 512c q b; Coniectioners' A 51ac; Magnolia
A, o1sc, Extra (, Sc; Golden c. 47sc Candy
Granulated, 55sc; California A 514c; half barrels
14c more Than barrels, and boxes l,3c mora
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EXCLAMATION.

The arrow 6es with the wind. The top nzurss
q station indicate maximum temperature for the
says: those underneath it, IL any, the amount Of
rainfall Of melted snow in inches and hund redths
during the past twelve hours 1sobars or solid
lines, connect poin's OF equal air pressure; so.
therms, or dotted lines, equal Temperature. The
word high" means high bRrometric pressure and
Is usually acCompanied by fair weather: low"
refers to low pressure, and is usually preceded
and accompanied oy cloudy weather and rains
@Lows' usually first appear on the Washington
coast. When he pressure is high IN the interior
and low along the coast. and the lsobArs extend
north and south along the coast, rain is probAb y:
put when the low Is inclosed with isobars Of
able. With high" in the vicinity Of Idaho, and
the pressure falling 10 the California coast warm
weather may be expected in summer and colder
weather IN winter The reverse of these conditions
W1A produce opposite result
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The foreign markets were rather frmer
Tidewater quotauons as follows: 81 ALA
for 30. !, 81 421s for choice and 81 45@ll AIN r
ct Tor extra Choice tor milling.
PoARD SALES
1NFoPNAL hEssION-9:l5 o'clock-M Mav-4OOO
ctls, 81 391a. Dscem ber-20UO 81 AZ.
SECOND SESSION May 20 600 ctls, 81 375s;
5000, 81 37s4; 80. 900. 81 S712.
REGULAR MORNING SEssION-May-20O0 ctIs,
81 S714; 5000. 81 3712; 14,O0' 81 973s
AFTERNOON sEssIoN--Ma, 5000 ctIs. i 373s;
1000, 81 371s. December-4OOO, 81 Al; 2O0O
81 40$4 1000. 81 4O7s
BARLEY The market continues to weaken,
viii be
Feed. s-1a6S5c for dark to good and S712@
SS$4c for choice Chevalier, for seed 81 aOo1 60;
Brewing, 81 O591 071a Tor No ! and s0@S5c p
ctl ior oark Coast
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL sFssIoS-9;l5 o'ciock-NO sales
SECOND SEssIoN-May-Z000 ctls S212c; TO-
900. sc.
ctls, S3c; 20OG S412c
AFTERNOON SEsSIoN-May-2OOO ctls. Sl1ac.
OATS-Oherin-s are negec ed. except on JOB
oing account Fancy Feed, 81 1901 %; GOOD to
choice 81 O712G1l l212; common 81 0212@ O5;
Surprise, 81 2Ugl 81 y ctl: Red, 81 3oG1 Az:
Gray, 81 1212Gl l712; Milling 81 O7129l 1212:
O. . ton over the product
CORN-Oherings are larger and the market con-
tinues weak Smalt Round yellow, 95c q ctl:
Large Yellow. S5G92lac p ctl; White S71ac
RYE-slGl 0212 2 ctl-
- RS = NfI
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DEIKD IRUITs. KAIsINs. NUTS, ETC.

There is no change except a decline In wa,nuts
which are weak and duh.
DRIED thUITS-QuotationS are as follows:
Prunes, carload lots, 46141ac ior 4O-5O's Slb@
as4 c for 90 SOS 9CG314c Tor 60-70s 212@2s4c Tor
7OoUs 2@212c y 10 for S0-90-s and I.,GDl 81 @
for 80 1O0s; Peaches, 5@515c = n; fancy. 61s(o
712c; peeled. lO@l21s; Apri COTS 5@6c 3 h for
Royals and 7@Slac for good 10 fancy Moorparks:
evaporated Apples. G@6s4c; sun-dried, 3s4 @414c;
black Figs IN sacks 2@3c: Plums. 31a@41bc y ID
fol- pltted and 19l 13c for un ptted; bIeached
Plums &c; Nectarines 4@6c p ID for prime to
fancy fears ZS5c Tor quarters and 212G612c for
halves according to color.
RAlsINS-New RaisIns, 214@Sc for 2-crown 4c
for 3crown. DC Tor s-Crown, 6l2c Tor Seedless
sultanas and 81 LOO I15 TOR london layers. Dried
Grapes 23lc
NUTS-Ches nuts are quotable al SalOc q n.
Walnuts. 6@7c 2 ID for hard and 7l9Ias Zoo a NJ
for sofIsheli; Almonds, S@4c for hardsheIl and sc
for papeFshel; Peanuts 4(G5c Tor Eastern and
&C tor California; Hickory Nuts, 5@6c p h: Pc
cans, S9lOc y d; filberts, gG19Iac; BrazIt Nuts
e99c: Cocoanuts. 81 5U@5 q 100
HON NkG-New Comn 1Uc for bright and 76A9c
tor lower grades; new water white extracted 414a
s$zc; light amber extracted, 384@4c r. n
bhkS WA A-2SG 25c p 10.
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DhGIDLOUs AND ,-rKUs FRUITS

Stocks OF Grapes continue TO dwindle as the sea-
son draws TO a ose, but prices do not improve.
Apples are in good supp V. buy strictly fancy stoc
is III M. ounces are hardly worth quoting Pears
are dull
Oranges. Lemons and Lines rule dull and weak
IN" QUO -atlOLs.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Straw berries $40 3 . ch sst for larga
CaDe Cod Cranberres, SSG9 so y bbl; Jerseys
ss0D9 90; Coos Bay. 81 25G2 so . box.
Pears Winter Nelis, 50c@S1: common kinds
25@5Oc 2 box.
Apples. 25@+0c 2 box for common. SCOTS for
tood choice $I@l p for fancy Spitzen
b. ;: Lady Apples, 81 25@l so Tor large boxes.
ounces 25@50c 2
Grapes. in boxes Z50SCc for all kinds. Crates
sell about lUc higher than boxes.
PeTsimmons. 25950c . box.
CITRUS FRU1TS-Navel Oranges are quot
able 81 509 50 q box; SEEDLINGS, sI@i So.
Mandarins 75cGS1; Grape Fruit. $3G4; Lem
ons 70 @s1 20 for common and 81 5O@2 for good
to choice: Mexican Lines SPAS q box; Califor-
Dia Lines in small boxes 25@30c: bananas, SIGs2
= ounch; Pineauples. S2G3 q doZ
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PUBLIC DEBY AND CASH.

The following is a statement Of the public debt
and the cash IN The treasury of the United States
a the close of business November 80: Interest
beains debt, Ss47, ~65.62O: debt on whcA inter
est has ceased since matur y, 81, 33l 2SJ 20;
debt bearing no interes., $3SI lg3.l25 IA; certih-
Gates and treasury notes, Offset by equal
amount OF cash in the treasury, 1919 92O,933; ag-
greeAte Of debt Sl,SO9, ,Sl0.95S 40. Compared
" m he statement issued September 80. the fig
ures show decrease OF Certincates and treasury
notes amounting 10 1855 02O, ana an increase in
the aggregate debt Of 81 5o9, 595 The cash In The
tr1as1rv at he date mentioned was; Gold, SI94,-
OSq 26O 80: silver, S507. $50 3S2 80; paper. Sl05
756ISl ID; bonds minor coin, fractional currency
etc S3S, 9O7, 70 Is; aggre gate SO 40 4O9,U O4
The cash balance IN the treasury October 81 was
S2O7 756,U99 II, and on November 80 1920. o.
qO7 46O /
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POULThN 4NU GAME.

Turkeys a drug al the low prices Other
Poultry IS unchanged. Eastern stock is well
cleaned up
Receipts OF Game were lighter, but there was no
particular change in prices
POCLTRN-
Live Turkeys. II@12c for Gobblers and II@
l2c q b Hens; dressed Turkeys I1l@l3c;
Geese, g pair 81 1891 SO; Ducks. So 50G4 so;
Hens S3Qs4 5U; RooSters young, 3 5U6p4; 90 old,
s. 500i 4 doze n; Fryers. IS so; Broilers SIS 25
6g3 so large and 81 500D3 25 small: Pigeons
81 5OQl 10 p doz for young and 81 Tor ola
GAME-QuaiI, p doz. Sl@l 25; Mallard. 81 SO
as: Canvashack, $500; sprig, 81 5OG2; Teal,
Sl@l % = doZ; WIdgeon, 81 70 = doz; small
Duck, Sl@i 20; Gray Geese. S292 so; White,
Sl9l so: Brant al 30; Honkers. So 5004 SO:
English Snlpe. s rs; JACK Snipe 81: ARE.
81; Rabbits 81 259l SO TOR CottontaIs and 75c@