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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-The Evening Post s
London financial cablegram says; The stock
markets here quiet to-day. They opened
rather dull, but closed firm. Americans were
good from start to finish, closing strong at
the best. That market opened with good buy
ing orders from New York. feature was
the jump in Central Pacific, which was largely
bought from II. 1t is said that the reorgan-
iZation scheme will not very adversely affect
the shares. Readings were also largely bought
here, late in the day Grand Trunks were
bought by Montreal.
Mines also lifeless. japanese bonds
were again fiat and dropped one.
A further large business was done by the
Bank of England to-day in loans at S5 per
cent and discounts of bills of all dates ranging
up to 60 days at 3 per cent. The policy of the
bank IN raising rates for loans Is easy to see
and is very commendable. BY attracting dis
count business in preference to short loans
they increase their chance of keeping control
of the market in the early part of next year.
Signs constant of the banks more
vigorous and up-to-date policy.
The Indian Council to-day sold forty lakhs
in bills at about Is 1s-32d per rupee, and
one akh of specials at Is 11-16d.
The movement of gold from Australia to
San Francisco exctes much interest here.
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Paris Futures,
LIVERPOOL Wheat F1ltures
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-CATTLE-Sales were
largely at "a 15@5, prime salable at IS 25q5 so.
ana some cattle that were left over last night
sold at fair prices. There was fair stocker
and feeder trade at s. 1904 20. Export bulls
sold very well around 50 50GS 75. bolognas
going at S2 1903. Fat cows and heifers sold
satisfactorily and Gamers were unchanged.
GalVes were In very good demand. with sales
largely at $6G6 25.
HOGS-Sales were largely at 50 4O93 So
coarse heavy packers selling at sS 3Od3 37I5
ana prime lots at So 5093 5215. Pigs sold
SHEEP-Were wanted at g 1903 25 for the
poorest TO a 50q4 GO for strictly choice. West
ern fed sheep. comprising the bulk of the Of
at s4q4 so. poorest to IS 50Q5 70 for choice ma
tives.
Receipts-Cattle. 1900; hogs. 1900; sheep,
10 900.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-The opening in wheat
was exceptionally slow. Liverpool opened
about sd lower, but had recovered I'd Of this
ct the start here, which rather an en-
couragement TO buying and apparently
the only reason for the slight opening ad
vance There was some realizing right after
the opening which resulted in the first de-
cline. but after that the market seemed to he
left to drift. Bradstreets reported an in
crease Of ], ,o53, 900 bushels in the worlds visi-
bic wheat and -four, all of It east of the
Rockies in this country the stocks In and
efloat for Europe being unchanged. The heavy
export clearances from Atlantic ports
amounting to 1000 bushels in wheat and
-four caused diversion in favor of the h,lIIs
but the Paris and Antwerp markets sending
lower quotations at the close turned the sem
timent here to the bear side again causing
May to drop to 92%c and at the close II was
bringing 921s493c, or a decline of nc for the
day. 1t was a holiday market and Nav kent
within less than a cent range December was
not traded in TO any extent but closed at a
decline of INC on the selling of about 250. 900
bushels.
Corn very Inactive May closed un-
changed at 293s sG2e1kc.
Oats were steady. The close was a shade
higher at 22&Q22Sso.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-There was nothing
in to-day's stock market TO refute the opinion
generally held in Wall street that specula ton
in securities Will continue dull until after thu
first of the year and the release of some Of
the funds at present locked up in large hnan-
cial operations Sagging prices are generally
the accompaniment of such a market but
there was sufficient strength in special stocks
due to special TO act as a sustaining
force on the general list and net gains are the
rule In consequence. The marked features in
strength the local traction compan niea
Manhattan rose three points but lost q frao-
tion. The coalers were also aggressiyely strong
and showed gains of between l and points,
the Reading issues being especially promi-
nent. The industrial specalties generally
showed net gains of quite large fractiona
The statements of estimated earnings for the
last quarter of the year of several of tho
Vanderbilt railroads were viewed unfayorably
arid acted as a drag on the railroad list In
been done by these roads, the small increaaa
in gross earnings and in the case of Csnada
Southern an actual decrease, were taken an
indicative Of rates for traffic such as prom
This was partly Offset by the November stats-
rnent of Northwestern, showing an increase IN
gross earnings of $725.S .S77. Reports Of the ad-
justment of differences between Ohio soft-coal
roads We're heard with satisfaction among
holders Of railroad securities.
The present stiffness IN the money market
II Is believed will be only temporary and the
completion of the operations connected with
the Union Pacific settlement and the did
bursenents incident TO the beginning of the
year will give relief For this reason the
weakness of exchange has not induced talk nj
gold imports at New York, Gold is, however
on the way from Australia to San Francisco.
The bond market was comparatively mae
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Dec. 22.-The American Wool and
Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow of the
wool market: The past week Territory woods
have displaced Australian the feature of
the market The sales of Territory were al
most ten times s large those of the pre-
vious week, amounting in the aggregate to
over g. 300, 600 pounds. A number OF the heaviest
buyers in the country have been in the mar
ket. The large transactions in Territory wool
were reported to have been at full rates, at
about 1Sc or zoe. Whatever concessions are
made are for the most part old wools.
Coming events cast their shadows before, and
the large purchases of Montana this week
are considered to be earnest of a wide
spread demand for wool after the new year
has made it's appearance. Foreign woods have
been largely neglected. The sales of the week
amount to 4,2S2 900 lbs domestic and 961 600 lbs
foreign, making a total of 5S63, 900. against
q total of I. 2.514. 500 for the previous week.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

CoRN--spot, steady. IS 2s4d December
sfe rs 2ald
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TotaI - .........,.. 1858 8S5, $50 S42l, 904, 3U2
Value OF Cotton exports for three months
ending with November, $50, 51S500. against 1885,
6S6 500 In 1896
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EXPLANATION

ure at station indicate maximum tempera ture
for the days; those underneath it, II any, the
amount Of rainfall. Of melted in inches
and hundredths during the past twelve hours.
IsObars, OF solid lines, connect points of equal
air pressure; isotherms, dotted lines, equal
temperature. The wind high" means high
barometric pressure and is usually accompa-
MED with fair weather low refers to low
pressure and is usually preceded and accom-
panied by cloudy weather and rains. Lows
usually first appear on 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 prob
able; but when the low is inclosed with
isobars Of marked curvature rain south of
Oregon is improbable 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 conditions will
produce nnnosita rss1llt
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DRIED FRUITS, RAIsINs, NUTS, ETC.

DRIED FRUITS-Quotations are as follows.
Prunes. carload lots. 4q41sc for 4O-5Os, 3hQsz c
for 6O-0Cs, 3q3Ac for 60-7O's, 21A92xc for 70
SOS. 2a21kc for SO-sOs. 11sdIAc for sO-1OO >:
Peaches SQ41Ac fancy, 5G5lec peeled, 1Oa
E19c; Apricots, 4q6c for Royals and taste for
good to fancy Moorparks; evaporated Apples
g!c: sun-dried, 3&q4Ac; black figs in sacks 2
4Se; Plums SlzQ41sc for pitted and IGIJsc for
unpitted; bleached Plums, Sc; Nectarines 46D6c
Tor prime to fancy; Pears, 2Gp5c for quarters
and 2t2QB19c for halves. according to color etc
RAISINS-New Ralsins, 2h G3c for 2-crovn
&c for 3-crown. sc for 4-crown, 51hc for Seed,
less Sultanas and 81 10G1 Is for London LAYERS
Dried Grapes. 2%c.
NUTS-Chestnuts are quotabe at sQloc per
ID; Walnuts, 647c for hard and 61s07Lbc for
softshell; Almonds, 5q6c for hardshel and 81
S15c for paper-snen PeanU s, 4GIJc for TSasi-
ern and 4c for California; Hickory Nuis 5S1
&C. Pecans, 9q1Oc; Filberts, 919i5c; Brazil
Nuts, 6q9c per fo Cocoanuts. "a 50GI5 per 100
HONEY-New Comb. 10c for bright and 7Gsc
for lower grades; new water-white extracted
44q4&c; light amber extracted, 80. Gp4c per NJ
BEESWAX-23Q25c per n 49,
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STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Hydrographic
Office, located in the Merchants Exchange Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard to nationality and
free of expense.
Navigators are cordially invited to visit the
office. where complete sets of charts and sail
ing directions of the world are kept on hand
for comparison and reference and the latest
Information can always be obtained regarding
lights. dangers to navigation and all matters
of interest to ocean commerce.
The time ball on top of the building Tele-
graph Hill is hotsted about ten minutes before
noon, and is dropped at noon, 10th meridian,
by telegraphic signal received each day from
the United States Naval Observatory at Mare
Island Cal.
A notice stating whether the time ball was
dropped on time, or giving the error If any Is
published the same day by the afternoon pa
pers. and by the morning papers the following
day. w. S. HUGHES
Lieutenant. u s In charpa
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Weather Conditions and General
Enrecasts

An area Of high pressure continues over the
western half of the country. over Utah and
Southern Idaho the barometer reading is 3d.
inches There has been but little change on
the Pacific Coast during the past "a hours. The
temperature has risen slightly over the south
ern half of the Pacific Slope.
Killing frosts occurred this morning through
out Of the State north Of Tehachapi and heavy
frosts to the south thereof. Conditions are still
favorable for frosts, but less severe than be-
fore.
Forecasts made at San Francisco for 80 hours
ending midnight, December %, 1897:
Northern California-Fair Thursday; not
quite so cold in southern portion: stationary
temperature in northern portion; light north
erly winds; frosts in the morning
Southern California-Fair Thursday; not
quite 50 cold; light northerly winds; frosts in
the morning.
Neveda-Fair Thursday; continued cold
Utah-Fair Thursday; continued cold
weather.
Arizona-Fair Thursday; continued cold
weather. frost in the morning.
San Francisco and Vicinity-Fair Thursday.
not quite so cold; light northerly winds; light
frost in the morning.
Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken
at p m--Clear; wind light southeast; temp
erature, Al; maximum temperature. 4S.
ALEXANDER McADIE,
Local Forecast Official
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is surprising, considering the continued dry
weather, and the only reason dealers can as
sign for it is bear pressure on December de-
Feed. S2IzQS5c for dark to good and S7lsQ90c
for choice: Brewing S1QI O5 for No. / and
s2zQS7lxc per ctl for dark Coast.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 o. 'clock-No sale.
Second Session-No sales.
Regular Morning Session-No sales
Afternoon Session-No sales
OATS-There is very little life to the market.
Quotations remain unchanged. Fancy Feed,
81 I5q1 20 per ctl; good TO choice 81 o7lkQ
] 12ls: common, 81 O21s61 O5; Surprise, 81 204
l 80 per ctl: Red, 81 35fii 40; Gray, 81 12is9
III; Milling, 81 o7lkQ1 12k; Black. for seed,
81 S541 90. Clipped Oats sell at S1Q2 per ton
over the product.
CORN-Dealers firm and refuse to make
concessions to sell. The demand for yellows
is fair. Small Round Yellow, 95cGs1 per ctl;
Large Yellow, 95c@sl; White, S5G90c.
RYE-$1G1 0219 per ctl
BUCKWHEAT-S 356II 30 per ctl.
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EXPORTS OF STAPLES.

Value Of certain staple exports from the
United States for November compare as fol-
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POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

Another advance In Onions is noted. There
is no change in the other descriptions.
Some Rhubarb came in and brought Sc per
pound.
POTATOES-Early Rose. 4595Oc; River Reds
S5g40c River Burbanks. 50Gl60c Cper sack) ;
Oregon Burbanks. 50QD75c; Salinas Burbanks
70G90c; Sweet Potatoes 5O065c per otl for
Rivers and s0990c for Merced; new volunteer
Potatoes, 2621Rc per 10.
ONIONs-s2 Ood2 Is per ctl; cut Onions.
81 25e11 80 per SIX
VEGETABLES Mushrooms 5a16c per NJ;
Marrowfat Squash. $40 per ton; Hubbard
Squash. $40 per ton; Dried Peppers. 596c per
10; Green Peas. &c; String Beans, SC: Dried
Okra, 15c; Cabbage, 60675c per ctl; Carrots,
25Q60c per sack: Garlic, 3Q3I5c per N; Toma-
toes. 25GI50c per box
Los Angeles Green Peas, &c. String Beans,
10d1215c; Tomatoes, 75cQSI 25 Green Peppers,
5@6o per 10; summer SQUASH. -.
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FOREIGN IMPORTS AT SAN FRANCISCO.

The value of the foreign imports OF mer-
chandise at San Francisco for November COM
foil
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, 1898 delivery, 81
45Ae; Wool Bags. 27Q30c; Fruit Bags SIC
5%c and &c for the different sizes
COAL-wellington. IS; New Wellington, ss
Southheld wellington. 81 80; Seattle So so,
Bryant. s. 30; Coos Bay, 81 IS; Wallsend 81 OO
Cumberland, Sl4 so in bulk and SIG in sacks
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, SIS; Camel 81
per ton; Rock Springs. Castle Gate and Pleas
ant Valley. 81 60; Coke. $iS per ton in bulk and
SIS in sacks.
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Com
pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube and
Crushed and Fine Crushed, sac; Powdered
SIC; Dry Granulated, 55sc; Confectioners' A.
5asc; Magnolia A. SIC; Extra c. SIC; Golden G
&c; Candy Granuated 5&c; California A.
67sc per ID: half-bbls &c more than barrels
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Dressed Turkeys the feature at the mo-
ment. About so tons came in including a car
from Oregon. and the market was therefore
well supplied. Other kinds of Poultry were
firm as rule and young stock advanced
Game was IN liberal supply and rather weak.
POULTRY
Live Turkeys. 1201Sc for Gobblers and 800
lSc for Hens; dressed Turkeys. l8qlic per 70;
Hens. So 5Od5; Roosters. young. siQ4 80; do
old So 50d4; Fryers. S4d4 so; Broilers S4d4 so
for large and $3g3 so for small; Pigeons. 81 80
a 10 per dozen for young and 81 for old.
GAME-Quail, per dozen, 81; Mallard. 81 504
widgeon. sld1 %; Small Duck. slG1 Is; Gray
Geese. g. 25q2 80; White. 75cGS1 25, Brant, 81 50
al %; Honkers q 80; English Snipe s.
Jack Snipe, 81; Hare, 81: Rabbits. 81 25I1 so
for Cottnntails and 75cGS1 for small
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HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

Fair sales OF Hides are reported at un-
changed prices. Wool is dead and Hops are
no better.
HIDES AND SKINS-Culs and brands sell
at 1c under sound stock Heavy salted steers
100 i01zc per lib; medium &c; light Si1Qpgc Cow
hides S11G9c; Stays, 512c; salted Kip, &c; salt
ed Calf 10Q1lc; salted Veal &c; dry Hides "a
Q151kc; culls and brands. l2Q12hc; dry kin
and Veal. 14c dry Calf 1sc culls, l2c: Goat
skins 20q35c each: Kids, &c; Deerskins good
summer. 25c per 10; medium, zoe: winter lOc:
Sheepskins, shearlings. 15l25c EACH short wool
35ae0c each; medium. 6OGsoc; long wools, SOca
81 each.
TALLoW-No. rendered, SG3i9c per n; No.
2, 2G2izc; refined, sc: Grease, 2Q2kc.
WOOL-Fall clip-Middle counties-free 1OA
1sc; do defective, 10G1ic; San Joaquin, defec-
tive TG9c; Southern Mountain, 9a1Ic: free
Northern. 12G13c; do defective. 9G11c; Hum
boldt and Mendocino, 13d15c: Eastern Oregon.
96fl3c; Valley Oregon. 16dlSc.
HOPS-Old crop. 2d6c for poor to fair and s6
I0c for good crop, 10GI14c per ID.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-FLoUR-Receipts
1881; exports. 17,375. Moderately active,
closed easy with wheat.
WHEAT-Receipts. 11O.075: exports g. 9ss
Spot weak No. red, 81 00ss Options opened
steady on unexpectedly favorable cables and
later showed some hrmness light offerings
and fair bull support, but finally broke sharp
ly under liquidation in December, which closed
&c off against H4Hc net loss in other months
No. red, January 9ShQ9S%c; May, SO Elsa
"a 7-1ec. closed 93ssc
HOPS-Firm.
WOOL-Steady
PETROLEUM-Dull.
PIG IRON-Warrants easier at Sc e5G6 76.
LAKE COPPER-Easler at $40 S5Q10 95.
TIN-Easy at Sl3 60G13 65.
SPELTER-Quiet at SO S5Q4.
LEAD-Quiet at SO 67Ia13 72R.
The firm fixing the selling price for miners
and smelters calls the market strong at SO so.
COFFEE-Options closed quiet with prices
5q1o points net decline Sales 1000 bags. in
Guiding March, Sc 05.
Spot Rio easy: No. invoice. SIC: No. 7
jobbing, nc; mild dull; Cordova. SH715c
SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining, 3 9-16o;
centrifugal, s6 test, 1-16c. Refined firm
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 1914 packages; steady
Western creamery. 15@22c; Elglns. &c; fac
tory. 12117c.
EGGS : Receipts, 1892 packages; steady.
State and Pennsylvania, 21624c; Western 20
Q23c.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Dullness still prevailed in mining stocks yes
terday and quotations were about the same.
Sierra Nevada was weaker and quieter.
The Columbian Banking Company OF this
city has declared a dividend of per cent
per annum for the past six months. payable
January g. The business of this bank will
be removed on January to the Claus Spreck-
els building, Third and Market streets
From the Gould Curry mine from Oc-
tober 20 to December 6 1874 tons of ore were
taken from the 400 level. assaying SIS 19 per
ton or this ore 1880 tons had been reduced
up to the 18th, averaging SIS SO per ton.
The Crystal Rock Salt Mining Company has
levied an assessment of rs cents per share,
delinquent January 80.
The Good Title Mining Company of Ne
Vada County has levied assessment of 10
cents per share payable January 20
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DEC1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

All kinds remain about previously quoted.
Apples and Oranges are the leading kinds now.
and both are in heavy supply.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Cape Cod Cranberries, ssG19 so per bbl; Jer-
seys. ssQ9 so; Coos Bay. 81 75a2 per box.
Pears, Winter Nellis, 5OcQS1; common kinds
25Q5Oc per box.
Apples. 25a40c per box for common, 5O675c
for good to choice and $1@l 25 for fancy; Lady
Apples, sal IS for large boxes
Grapes, in boxes 30G60c for all kinds. Crates
sell about 10c higher than boxes.
Persmmons. 25d5oc per box.
CITRUS FRUTrS-Navel Oranges, 81 25SD2 80:
Seedlings, 50c9S1 90; Mandarins. 75cGD$I; Grape
Fruit, s3q4 per box; Lemons. 50c9sl for COM
mon and 81 5Oq2 for good to choice; Mexican
Lines, S2q3 per box; California Lines in
small boxes. 25GSOc: Bananas, SlQ2 per bunch:
Pineapples, s2d3 per doz.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATs-Bacon, slkc per 10 for
heavy, &c for light medium, 10c for light Iobc
lor extra hsht ana lZc for sugar-cured; East
Hams, SQsifc; Mess Beef, IS so per Dbl; extra
mess do, 50 so; family do. s119I2; salt Pork IS
SO: extra prime Pork. SO 50 extra clear s1s.
mess $l4 so; Smoked Beef 11i1912Ikc per rb.
LARD-Eastern tlerces quoted at SIC per N
for compound and &C for pure; pals, &c; Cali
fornia tierces, &c per ID for compound and Sc
for pure: halfbbls, sac; 10-lb tins. &c: do 5-ib,
TIC per Ib
CoTTOLENE-Tierces. 5%96lsc: pkgs less
than 300 1bs-1-fo pals. so In q case, SIC; 3-Ib
pals 20 in case, S%c; 5-fb pals. u in case
in case. 7tsc; wooden buckets 20 ms net.
7Ac; fancy tubs. so lbs net, 7%c; half -bbls
about 40 lbs TIC per N '
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Another advance In Butter and Eggs Is
noted Stocks of Butter are very limited.
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy creameries. 329S3c per 70;
seconds, 30m31c.
Dairy-Cholce to fancy. 27hGSOc; lower
grades, 2d27c per 10.
Pickled-22GAc per 70.
Firkin-20d2lc per 10.
Creamery Tub-Nominal
Eastern-13Gl4c for ladle-packed
CHEESE-Choice mild new. 111f2c; common
TO good S110c; Cream Cheddar. 10Gl1c; Young
America, l1IzG12lze; Western. 1q12c: East
ern, 121k6131zc per 10.
EGGS-Ranch EGGS 271aQ33c per doz; store
Eggs. 22d25c; Eastern. 15Ql7c for cold-storage
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

tive. especially in some OF the favorite is
Sues but prices were we'll sustained. Total
sales 81. 4o0 600. United States new fours cou-
pom declined Il bid.
Total sales OF stock to-day 1874 400 shares,
including: Burlington II, 737. Manhattan 24925.
Metropolitan Street Railway 5473, New Jersey
Central 3SlS. Northern Pacific preferred 1926,
Ontario and Western 7245 Reading 5000. St.
Paul 1880 Chicago Great Western $780, Su-
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFS.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras.
"a 55q4 65; Bakers extras, 81 30a4 40 per bbl.
CORNMEAI, ETC.-Feed Corn, $50 5OQZ per
ton; Cracked Corn, $2lG22
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as follows.
usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, 50
per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, 81 30 per 100; Rice Flour.
80 20; Cornmeal, 81 25: extra cream do So: Oat-
meal. 50 so; Oat Groats. 81; Hominy SO 1903 90;
Buckwheat Flour, So 25Q3 so; Cracked Wheat,
50 25; Farina, S4 so; Whole Wheat Flour IS 25;
Rolled Oats (bbls), s. 1905 so; in sacks. So 20;
Pearl Barley. 81; Split Peas. So so; Green do.
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Articles.

Cash quotations as follows: No 2
spring wheat, SSqS9c; No. spring wheat, s79
9Sc No. red, 9S7sc; No. corn. 26%c; No. 2
oats, 221kc: No. rye, 464c: No. barley. c. b..
Z9glioc; No faxseed 81 17G1 2o1s: prime tim
othy seed, S2 G5; mess pork per bbl. 81 65I7 20;
lard. per 100 pounds, 81 57laq4 60; short ribs
sides Qoose) 81 4711Q4 so; dry sated shoulders
(boxedl "a 62lzq4 10; short clear sides (boxed),
81 l7l1q5; whisky. distilers' finished goods, per
gallon, 81 le.
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REAL ESTaTE TRANSACTIONS

Chas. F. Mullin to Margaret E. McCoruicL
lot on line of Oak street, 100 Broderick l.,
70 by 1885, also lot on S line of Golden Co.
avenue. 1876 w Hyde. 1876 by w "a Az. $40
c,,S Mary 2; Matthsi and n Currier by P.
Loan Society, lot on W line of Valencia straas
57:s 18th, 25:6 by W 90; s70S3. :
Same by same to same lot on W line of Va
lencia street, Sl2:6 18th. n 325 by w 90:
5000. w.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The market drags along without
life and prices show no change worthy of note
Tidewater quotations are follows 81 42Ih
for No. / and 81 4s% for choice and 81 I59
471k per ctl for extra choice for milling.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:l5 o'clock-May-loooc ctIs
81 3ss.; 2oOO 81 39sa.
Second Session-December-2O ctls, 81 4ss ::
1000, 81 43lz. May-l0.00 81 S9h; l., ,000 81 3est
Regular Morning Sesson-MRy-2S, 900 ctis
81 3sh. December-2000. 81 4s.
Afternoon Session-Mey-l0,0 900 ctls, 81 3sz
BARLEY-Ihe market is very weak, which
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Bayos continues to lead in point of activity
and hrmness and are still higher. The other
kinds are unchanged. Dealers report an ac-
tive demand for almost all kinds.
BEANS-Bayos. s2 90d3 co.: Small Whites,
81 25Q1 40; Large Whites. 81 15q1 IS; Pinks
81 65qI SO; Reds. 81 4OQ1 60; Blackeye, 81 So;
REQ Kidney, 81 75q2 25; Limas. 81 6OQ1 7O;
Buffers, 81 40q1 50 Pea. 81 30G1 so per ctl.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard. 50 per ctl; Yellow
Mustard, s2Q2 so; Flax. 81 S0q2; Canary Seed,
ZZg2S4c per NJ; Alfalfa, sac; Rape, 2q2&sci
DRIED PEAS-Niles, 81 IS; Green, 81 2O91 40
per ctI.