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Evening star., 1897-03-13
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Evening star., 1897-03-13
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RECEIPT, OF PRODUCE.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

John J., and Julie Rohrbach to George Braun
lot on line OF Pine streeI, 23l;3 w of Webster,
w 20 by l27:6; $40.
Louis q no Jennie Friedlander to Ellen CConey,
lot on w line of scott street, 100 of Waller, N
81 by loo: $40.
Samuel L. Taylor iby r. L Whean, sherif) to
Q. h Greenewad, lot on line OF Fulton street,
o6:3 Z OF Lott, 25 by 100, Sheriffs deed
430S2; slS5
William and Lizzie Hinkel to Lizzie Logan, lot
on w line of fremont avenue 203:9 of Fred
erlck street. n 25 by w sos: $40.
Louis hamel TO =. Reddy. J. G. Campbell and
w H. Metson, undivided half of lot ou line of
Eighteenth street. los w OF Mission, w 20 by n
S5, quitclaim deed. $40.
same 10 j. G. Buck master. undivided half OF
sam, quito aim deed: $40.
Jacob D. klooz to the Missionary Society of the
United Church ilncorpora ed at Harrisburg. Pal
lot on line of Tventy-fourth street, So :6 w or
Harrison. w 40 bv n 95: S2560.
George w. de Gear to Mary de Gear, lot Cd f line
oi o Sohingwooi street, 1875 of eighteenth, >
NARY a nm Carroll TO Domeni~o Garnaldi. lot on
II corner OF Clay and Stockton streets, e b5 by n
6S:9; $40
John Huston to NJ. A. Dorm. lot F. lin. of
$40.
Louis +. Baker (insolvent), by Henry c. Hyde,
assignee and William B. Swain, by Thomas Des-
mohd tlate sherln), 10 Paul III. Cordes, lot on T.
corner OF Eleventh avenue an1 g street. Sc 100
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Msyfield takes for Cork sc. .442
ctls, valued at $l29, $50
shippers are now buying at reduced prices
Futures are oull, and altogether the market Is SOFT
and not in deslrab condition. Quoted at ST. 321h
@1 3742 9 ctl for common grades, 81 8sslal az
for average No. !, 81 4114@l 424a for choice and
81 411291 5212 q ctl for extra choice milling
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL sEssIoS-9:l5 o'clock-May-2OOO
ctls 81 4U14 5000, 81 4O1,s; $4,000, 81 40
SECOND NEssIoS-De, EN- ber-6OOOctls 81 2S5s.
81 4Oss O'
REGULAR MORNING sEssIoN-May-22 QUO ctIs.
y! 4O9s; lO,OUO, 81 4U12- December 4UOO
81 2312; 4OOO, 81 2334
81 40ss 1000, 81 4O1A; 1000, Sl 40 $1,000
81 4O1s- Decembe ber-2OOU 81 231a; 1000, 81 23I1
BARLEY-Dealers quote a neglected market for
Brewing, and Feed is weak eed. 756SOc y ctl;
Brewing s7laG9212c u ctL
CALL BOARD SALES.
1SFoRMAL SEssIoN-9:15 oclock-No sales
SECOND SEssIoN-No sales
fEGULAR NJ FORMING SEssIoN-May-20OO ctls
7S12c.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-May-40O0 ctls, 7s1ac:
2OOO 7S1sc; 1000. 49,.
OATS-Ihe marEet is absolutely neglect ed
Fancy Feed, 81 S714@l as; Common White
SlG1 10: choice, 81 SOL 35 according TO
quality. Black for feed 95c@$l O5; for seed 81 10
@l 20; Gray, al 1901 80; Red, 81 1OQ1 20; sur
prise. 81 s5@1 90 r ctl.
CORN-Trade is practically at a st a ndstill, sales
being M My of a jobbing character Large elbow
75@771ac; Small Round 40, sOc; White, 75@
kYE-s71a@s213c p ctl
BUCh W HEAI-Cuoted at 81 l56ll 25 3 ctL
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DRIED FRUITS, KAIsINs, NUTS. ETC

DRIED FRUITS-Quotations on the Fruit Ex-
change are nominaIIy as follows:
CARLOAD LoTs-Aprico;s auotable at 6G9c
for Royals and l112G12c for choice to fancy
Moorparks; Prunes, 31ac for the sizes Peaches,
4@512c for prime 10 choice, 612G7c for fancy and
9@lOc for peeled in boxes; Apples. 5@51ec for
evaporated ami 2921ac for sun-drled; Pears, 212
@5c tor prime 10 choice, 4951ac for quarters ana
6@612c Tor halves; Plums, &c for p!tted ana 1H2c
TO- unptted; NecIarines, 31294lzc for choice and
513c Tor fancy; Waite Figs, &c; Black Figs, pa
@215c.
JoBBrNe PRIcEs-Peaches. 412@51sc q n:
fancy, 612@712c 2 10; peeled, 1212c q ID. Aprl-
cots, 61209c p ID: fancy, 10c; Moorparks. i29
l3c; evaporated Apples, 534c: sun-dried, 2A Csc;
Prunes 354 GAO for the sizes; Figs black, sc for
impressed am 39312c for pressed: white Figs, 4c
Plums, 1295c for pitted and l1ac for unpitted !;
212G5c for whole. 412@512c Tor quarters and
412@612c for halves.
KAISINS-
CARLOAD PRICES - Four crown, loose. 5ssc;
three-crown, 43sc e n; two-crown, $3.50 g ID:
seedlesS SultanaS, 512c; seediess Muscatels 4Ssc;
three-crown London layers, 81 Is; clusters 81 so;
Dehesa clusters, 81 90; Imperial clusters 81;
dried Grapes, SC 2 b.
loose, 5s4c; 3crown, 434c; 2-crown, Sac: seed
less Sutanas, 534c: seedeSs Muscatels, 4l2c;
S-crown London layers, 81 IS; clusters, 81 80;
Dehesa clusters, 81 rs: Imperial clusters 50 20.
612G7c q Il for standard and 9G912c p ID for
soitshell; Almonds, 6061oc for Lau edoc, 39y
312c for hardshell and SGSc 2 b for paper shell
Peanuts, 4@6c q h for Eastern aud 4c Tor Cali
fornia: Hickory Nuts 5@6c e ID; Pecans. TAG
&C 2 b; Filberts, 712GSc; Brazil Nuts, 71aGSc;
CocoRnuts, S4@l5 p 100.
HONEH-Comb. l0@1212c for bright and 599c
for lower grades; water-white extracted, 30 12c;
light amber extracted 412@4s4ci dark amber
s@412c: dark, 2d3c p b.
bEkSWAX-22M25c n
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGKIcUL-
TURE WEATHER BUREAU SAN Francisco, Feb.
4, 1897 P. NJ. Weather conditions and general
forecast:
The following the seasonal rainfalls date
as compared with those of the same date last
and rainfall during the past twenty-four hours:
Eureka 29.42 inches, last season 24.73. past "a
hours 2 10; Red Bluff 1912, last season 3S3 past
"a hours "a; San Francisco 1878 las, season
IL 40, past "a hours Sc; Fresno 1926 last season
4O9. past "a hours .09: San Luis Obispo l4.42,
last season 1925, past % hours Los Angeles
1898, last season 5.9I, past % hours 90; San
Di ego 1925 last season f. SO, past "a hours 90:
Yuma 466, last season 40 past "a hours 90.
san Francisco data-Maxfmum Temperature 81,
minimum so, mean 81.
a storm of considerable energy extent lies
over the northwestern portion of the country TO-
night. During the past twenty-four hours there
has been rapid fall OF in pressure over Wash
ington. Oregon, California, Nevada and Idaho.
Rain has fallen over almost the entire Pacific
Slope. At Eureka 1O2 inches fell in the past
twelve hours. Heavy rain has fallen In the Sac
The temperature has risen rapidly over easter
Central Caifor MIA and Nevada.
The following maximum wind velocities
reported: Tatoosh. AZ miles per hour from the
west; Seattle, "a miles per hour fr m the south
west; Spokane, 80 miles from the south.
Forecast made at san Francisco for 80 hours
ending midnight. February 5, 1897.
Northern California - Rain friday. probably
clearing in the southern half Friday afternoon;
light southeasterly winds
southern CailtornIa-Cloudy Friday; light west
erly winds.
Nevada-Rain in northern portion Friday: fair
in southern portion.
Utah-Rain Friday in northern portion.
AriZona-Fair Friday.
San Francisco and vicinity-Rain Friday, prob
ably breaking away during the day: fresh west
ery winds.
RIVERS.
The continued rainfall over the Sacramento and
northern portion of the San Joaquin valleys will
cause RAPID rise Friday the rivers and creeks
of Colusa, Yuba Sutter. Placer Yoio Sacramento
Solano san Joaquin ana Contra Costa counties
The following reports were received al p. NJ
to-day; Stockton, feet Red Bluff. 17.5 feet
and rising slowly; Colusa, 25.2 feet; MarysvIe,
3.4 feet and rising; Folsom 3 feet rise of
% 8 OF foot; Sacramento. 81 feet and rising; San
Joaquin bridge, the river Is b feet ana rising.
II Will be thus seen that there is a very large
volume OF water throughout the Sacramento
Valley generally, and with the added heavy rain
fali OF to-day must c. use general overflow where
Ievees are not adequate. The stage at Sacramento
Il feet, is feet below the danger line The river
may reach % feet AT san Joaquin bridge the
river is now nearing the danger line. Ample
warning OF the rise given.
ALEXANDRA MCADTE, Local Forecast Official.
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EXPLANATION.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top fEures
Of station indicate maximum temperature for the
Gays; those underneath it, If any, the amount Of
rainfall Of melted snow in inches and hund redths
during the past twelve hours. Isobars or solid
lines, connect pqn of equal air pressure iso-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature The
woro nigh" means high barometric pressure and
Is usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather: ''low'
refers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains.
Lows usuAily hrst 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 probable:
out wnen the low Is inclosed with isobars Of
marked curvature rain south OF Oregon IS improb
aole- 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 of these conditions
Glll produce an opposite result
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NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial.

NEW YORK. n. Y, Feb 4.-The reduction in
the Bank of England discount rate from 3Ja to 8
per ent had compare. lively little influence on the
markets for securities al the opening to-day
partly because London fail 10 respond
TO the news 1t quite evident that
the action of the directors of the bank
had been discounted reduction In the
bank rate having been foreshadowed by the de-
clining quotations in the open mar ket at Lond on
for some days past. Stocks after advancing IA TO
8s per cent soon developed weakness and under
sel ing, chiefly TOR the short account almost the
entire list sustained losses varying from "a to 1
per cent. The downward movement was tempor
ariIy checked by the unexpectedly favorable
showing made by the Chicago. Burlineton aud
Quincy. IL as rumored yesterday and this morn
ing that the statement won show decrease in
net earnings OF about S200.OOO; instead the
official figures reported increase as com pared
with 1895 of $76,799 in net earnings and of
$685. in surplus.
On this sh orts covered freely and Burlington
rose rapidly, influencing other stocks The I'M
provement was of short duration, however, and
during The afternoon the advance was not only
lost but in some instances-mostly industriaIs-
losses were recorded. Sugar fell from 1859 to
11412. while Leather preferred declined TO kS1k
and Lead TO 22K. Chicago Gas sold dow n
11s 10 771s on advices .Iom Springfield that bill
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HIDES, TALLOw, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINS-Culls and brands sell lc
2 n under sound stock. Heavy salted steers, SC:
medium. &c p ID: light, DC Q n; Cowhides, &c;
sale ed Kip &c = ID: salted Calf. 7@Sc; sailed
Veal, 607c: dry Hides. 12@13c 2 b culIs and
brands, 9GlOc; dry Kip and Veal 90 Ioc; dry Calf.
15c; cuIls 1Oc; Goatskins, 2U@55c each; Kids,
zoe: winter, 10c; sheepskins, snearlings, 10G20c
each; short wool, 25@35c each; medium SO945c
each; long woods, 40@6Oc each.
fALLoW-No. !, rendered, S931zc; No 2, 212ci
refined, 5c Grease, &c q ID.
WOOL-We quote Fall ool as follows: Free
northern, 7@s12c 2 b: middle counties, free 51a9
&c; do detective 412@6c; san Joaquin, S@6c; 40,
foothill, 5G7c; Eastern oregon 7GlOc; Valley
Oregon, fall and lambs, 10Ql1c q ID
HOPS-6aSc for lair TO choice and e@l0c o b
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, spot. 4s4c; June
July delivery, 4Zsc; San Quentin 81 65; Wool
Bags 2412@2612c.
COAL-Wellington. $s q ton: New Wellington
IS q tou; souIhheld Wellington, 81 so p ton;
Seattle, So So: Bryant, S5 so; Coos Bay, 81 75;
Wallsend, So 90: scotch. -: Brymbo, -; Cum
berland. Sl3 30 in bulk and $l5 in sacks; Penn
syivanis Anthracite Egg, Sll@l2 8 ton; Welsh
Anthracite. $S9lO; Camel, So g ton; Rock
Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 81;
Coke. Sll@l2 in bulk and Sl3 s ton in SKIS.
CANDLES-The standard OH Company's prod
uct is now quoted as follows: Electric Lights 6s,
l6 OF, 7c; IA 614c; II or 512c; 10 o. 4S4c.
Granites-6's, l6 or sc; IA OF, 7ci IL OF, 612c;
10 OF, 534c
SUGAk-rhe Western Sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash; Cube and Crushed, 51ec
Powdered, &C; Fine Crushed, 5b1c; Dry Granu-
lated, 43sc; Confectioners a, 43sc: Magnolia A,
&c; Extra {, 3Tsc: Golden Z, 9s4c: half barrels
lac more than barrels and boxes 12c more.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

CTEAMERs LEAVE BROADWAY 1EEan
- wharf San Francisco, follows: 2zA&&S
For Mary Island, Loring WrangeI Juneau. XII
lisnoo and Sitka (Alaska), at 8 A. NJ, Feb 10, 25.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. CO, Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma Everett. AnRcortes and
New Whatcom (Bellngham Bay, Wash.). L. II
Feb. 4, 10, Is, 20, rs, and every fifth day there
after connecting at Vancouver with the C. p r.
R., at Tacoma with n. P. R. R., at Seattle with @.
n. Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers
For Eureka, Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum-
boldt Bay), str. Pomona P N, Feb l, s, 9, la,
II, 81 IS, and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon. CayucoA
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo) Gaviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 A. n
Feb. 8, T. IL, 15, 1e, %, 27, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For san Diego stopping only at Port Harrord
(San Luis Obispo), santa Barbara, Port Los An
geles. Redondo clos Angelesl and Newport, IL
An. Feb. l, S, 9, 49, II, u, %, and every fourth
day thereafter
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo. NazatlAn La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizabs, 10
A. N 25th Of each month.
The Company reserves the right to change with
out previous notice steamers, sailing dates aud
hours OF sailing. Ticket office-Palace Hotel,
New Montgomery street.
GOODALL, PERKINS q CO., Gen'I Agents.
10 Market ST., San Francisco
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POTATOES. UNIONS, VEGETABLES.

Prices show no change of any consequence
foIAIOES-New Potatoes, 2@3c q D; sweet
Potatoes, 81 25@l rs; Early Rose. 75@sbc; River
Reds.7oGS5c; Burbank Seedlings. 600I &c q ctl ior
RlVers and 90cGS1 10 for Salinas aud IUgeoc ior
Petalumas; oregon Burbanks, S5cGSl ~.
ONloNS-S! 5O@l rs q ctl Oregons, %.
EEGkTA BLES = Egg liant is qnotaoe G aGe
io9ZOc 2 dollhouse Cucumbers- oOcGSi y
dozen: Hothouse Asparagus s@25c p D: Khu-
Daro, SlG2 q box; Los Angeles summer oquasn
15c0Sl e box; Los Angeles Green Peppers. ZoS
90c; Mushrooms. 5@l5c = Ii; Marrowfat SQUASH
SogH e ton; Los Angeles 4 tomatoes oOc@Sd e
box; Dried Peppers 7@Sc q ID; Green Peas, 49oc
q ID; Los Angeles string Beans, 4G1Oo: DRIED
okra, sGsc p b; Cabbage, 4O@5Oc 2 ctl; Carrots
2oG3Uc q sack: Garlic, 112d2c q ID.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

Rolled Barley continues to decline with the raw
product, and Hay is also weak
BRAN-Sl2 5O@13 for the best and Sl2 "a ton
for outside brands.
MIDDLINGS-S1s@19 for lower grades and
$20@20 so q ton for the best
FkEDSTUFFS - Rolled Barley SIT 5OMlS.
oilcake Meal at the MILL s26 so = ton; lobbinG
~ oO clipped Oats, 81 3UGl so p ctl
hA w heat, Se@ll; Wheat and Oat, $40
~; Oat $o@s; Barley, S7@S so; River Barley,
So!go oO; Alfalfa, $697 6O; compressed. seq
oU; STOCK, S5@6: Clover, S6GS . ton.
SIRA W-HOMiilc a hale
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-Het cash prices are: Family extras
"a so@4 80; Bakers extras, 81 1894 IS; Super.
fne saga 35 p Dbl.
CokNMEAL. ETC.-Feed Corn, Sl7@l7 so;
Cracked Corn, SIT 50GlS 3. ton.
LLSIUFFS-Prices in sacks follows
usual discount 10 the trade: Graham Flour, So IS
= 100 lbs: Rye Flour. 80 rs P:lOO fbs: Rice Flour
40 20; Cornmeal. 81 So: extra cream 40. So:
SatmeaI, $S 90: Oat GroatS. 81; Hominy, So 10
90 81; Buckwheat Flour, So 2o63 so; Cracked
w heat 80 81; Farina $4; Whole Wheat Flour
90; Rolled Oats (bbls), So 5095 80: Pear Barley,
100 lbs.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Both Beans and Seeds continue elected.
BEANS - Bayos, 81 5O@l 6U p ctI; Small
"hl:es 81 bal % q ctl: Large Whites $l1l Is q
ctl; Pinks, 81 l0@l 25; Reds, 81 l0@l 20: Black
eye, II lo@l 5; Red Kidney 81 so: Limas 81 20
@l 30; Buffers, 81 25@l so; Pea, 81 1901 80.
ShEDs-Brown Mustard, 80 50d2 70; Yellow
Mustard, 81 1892 q c.l; Flax, 81 35Gl 40: Canary
seed, 1M@z14c p h; Alfalfa, 614c; Rape. 21aG9
2szc; Hemp, SC; Timothy, 41ac.
pRlED PEAs-Nues Sl@l 20 q ctli Green,
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POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY Almost all kinds are doing better.
Live Turkeys, l6@l7c q ID for Gobolers. l6@
Geese. pair 81 bU@2: Goslings So 5O@3; Ducks,
$5@6 for old and Sc 5O@7 so q dozen for young;
Hens Sig5; Roosters, young S5@o % = dozen
do old, 81: Fryers $54y5 so; Broilers, 81 5Og5 for
large and So 50@4 for small; Pigeons, S292 oO
= doz TOR young and ST 20 Tor old
GAME-Engiish snipe 81 so 2 dozen: Jack
snipe $l@1 so q doz: Hare, 75c@$1; Rabbits,
81 so for Cottontans and sl@l rs for small: Gray
Geese, $292 so; White Geese, 7bc9Sl; brant'
81 2501I So; Honkers Sd
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by NE 1OO being lots and 10. block 2o4. south
San Francesca Homestead and Railroad Associa-
lion also lot on corner of Twenty-s second avenue
and L street, SW 100 by Sc 70 being lot D, block
436. same, 1O3; $500.
Fernando and Julia A. Nelson TO Lanthle A.
Luke (wife or George H., lot on line OF Yer
mont street 100 n Of Twenty-fi fifth " olo), N rs
by 100; $40.
solomon and Dora Getz to William Shepard, lot
on r line of Forty eighth avenue, 20 OF Il
street, s5 by 12U; SO.
Michael or Michael ]. Fogarty to Lillian r..
gift
ALAMEDA COUNTY.
Ann NJ. Snyder (executrix of the estate OF An
drew J. Snyder) to Roccellena Drais all interest in
lot on line of Fifteenth street, $50 w of Jeffer
son, s l03 20 by w 80, block $50, Cassery Tract,
Oakland; S1675.
L. n. Drais to same, ali same; gift
Edward and Anna r. White to Manuel and
Maria J. Guido, lot on corner of East Fifteen
street and seventeenth avenue, Sc 75 by \ E 14O
being lots J. 2 and 8, block %, San Antonio, East
Oakland: So
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BUTTER, CHkEsE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-Dary is firmer and Creamery weaker
CREAMERY-Fancy Creameries. 2OG2<c; sec
onds lS9l9c q h.
DAIRY-Fancy rolls, l5@16c: squares, 17@
1sc; good TO choice. l3@l4c; lower grades, lo
@1212c q b.
PICKLED-13@l4c ? h.
FIRKIN-lS@1i &c p H.
CREAMERY TUB-l66llSc = n.
to good old, SG19c; Cream Cheddar ll@l2c; Y oung
America, lie; Western, ll@l2c: kastern, lag
l412c q h.
EGGS-The market is soft, with dull trade,
IN ough stocks are kept fairly cleaned up hanch
9S aoz,
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon, &c q n for heavy, To
? h for light medium, 91ac for light, 10c p n for
extra light aud 1l12c q ID Tor sugar-cured East
sugar-cured Hams, 120l212c: California
Hams, 1O@10Aac; Mess Beef S79a so; extra
mess do. SSdS so: family do, 50 50410; extra
primo Pork. 81 so a 8; extra clear, Sl6 q Dbl;
~ ess Sl4 q bbl: Smoked Beet. lOc p fb
LARD-Eastern tierceS, is quoted at o11sc for
compound and 6@61ac for pure: pals &c: Cal-
forni6 tlerces, 5@51ac 2 h for compound and SAC
for pure; hall bbs 6s4c. 10 d tins, 714c; do, o-io
71ac p ID.
COT1rOLENE-6G614c in tierces and 7s4@s1sc
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Builders, Contracts.

Henry G. Bullwinkel with W. Horstmeyer q
Co. to erect a two-story building on line OF
Twenty first street. ITO OF Folsom, $275o; IL.
Geilfuss, architect
+. q. Eickhorst with w. h: stevens ana n. u;
Foster to erect a tvvo-storv frame building and
alterations 10 adjoining building on NV corner OF
Greenwich and Fierce streets SlS4S; Z. a. Meuss-
ect
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AND CITRUS FRUITS.

DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 9oc@sl = box for choice, 81 25@l so for
fancy Red, 50G75c for common; Eastern, 81 80
@3 q bbl.
Persin mons 35@65c 2 box.
BERRIES
Eastern Cranberries. s6@7 so p bb
CITRUS FRUITS-Nothing new OF any conse-
quence. Mandarin Oranges $l@l 10 box;
Navel Oranges. S2@2 gu; seedlings, Sl@l 70;
Lemons 75c@$l 25 for common and 81 50@2 for
good TO choice; Mexican Lines, S595 90: Califor-
MIA Lines 81 5O6l rs; Bananas, $lG2 . bunch;
neapples, $2@a y doz
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers follows:
BEkF-First quality. 6G61ac; second, 6@512c;
third do, 4941zc p H.
VEAL-Large, 697c; small, 7@Sc = b.
MUTroN-We ethers, 61297c; Ewes, e@64ac
n.
Handspring 1O@l lc o ID.
PoRK-Live Hogs, s@S1Ac . n for large and
33sG312c for small and medium; dressed do, 4n
&c 2 ID
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United States Hydrozraphio
ONCE located in the Merchants Exchange is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard TO nationality and free OF
expense
Navgators are cordially invited visit the
Office, where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept on hand ror com
parison and reference and the latest inform alton
can al ways be obtained regarding lights, dangers
navigation and all matters of interest to ocean
commerce
The time ball on top Of the building on Teie-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon. and is dropped at noon. 12oth meridian by
telegraphic signal received each day from the
United States Naval Observatory a. Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
dropped on time, or giving the error. If any, Is
published the same day oy the afternoon paperA
and by the morning papers the following dav.
w. s. HUGHES.
Lieutenant q. s. N. in charge
The Time Bait.
BRANCH HYDRosEAPHIc OFFroE. o. g. ". ,
MERCHANTS ExCHANsR
EAS FRANCISCO, February 4. 1897
The time ball Telegraph Hin was droppei
exactly at noon today g, al of the 12oEn
merldiaut or exactly . E. n, Greenwich TINA
w. s HUGHES.
Lieutenant U S ~. in charge.
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and NEW YORK STOCKS.
6 CO

4 Leidesdorn ST., Tel. Main 1854.
CENTRAL OFFICE
62S Market St. Palace H otel. Pur iy & Atkinson,
MANAGERS. Tel. Main 5l44
Uptown Office-Bald win Hotel (adioining grill
Room) Tel Main lu9l.
PURDY, ATKINSON s. CLAPp Managers
Orders instantly executed on latest market QUO
tations. Reference 1st National Bank, 3. r.
CHlCAGo PRIVATE WIRE. NEW YORK
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FOREIGN MARKETS,
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.

WHEAT LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Feb 4.-The spot market
+ dull and lower 6s s11sd. Cargoes are weak at
3Ss, September shipment.
FUTURES
The Produce Exchange cable gives the folIovyinr
Liverpool quotations TOR No. 2 Red Winter: Feb.
Tuary. 6s 31zd; MaTcn, 6s 4Ild: May, os z3Ld:
July, 6s 4d.
SECURITIEs
ONDoN, ENG, Feb. 4.-ConsoIs, ll3 5-l6; sill
Ver' 2sAd; French Rentes, lO3f l5c.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were stronger yesterday, Con.
Cal. and Va selling up TO So as, Chollar to 81 ano
Bsst & Belcher to TIC under increased activity.
The close weaker.
The jackson is paving dividend of &c.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad


Shares.
Money on call has been easy at Ia92%: last loan
l12%. and closed at 11a%. Prime mercantile pa
per, 81. Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in DanKers' bills S4 s41s@4 S43z
Tor sixty days and 81 S614@4 s61a for demand
Posted rates. 81 s512G4 e712. Bar silver, 64Slc.
Mexican dollars, 5USA G515sc. Commercial bills
81 S312@4 "a. Government ponds firm; State
bonds firm; railroad bonds dun. Silver at the
board reelected.
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to good. 81 SO0s 90: bulls 50 1908 10; stock
ers and feeders. So 20G4 10; Texas and Western,
S3@A; calves. S5@12.
shEEF-Receipts. 2O00: m arket strong.