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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

San Francisco data: Maximum temperature
so, minimum So, mean So
Weather Conditions and General Fore
casts
The storm which was central last evening in
Nevada has moved mort heastward and is now CEN
tTatin NJ ontana. Ham has fallen in Utah. Idaho
anEMontana- The weatneris still somewhat nset-
Ii. d on the Pacific slope. Rain is now falling in
Red Blun Conditions are still favorable for scat
tered showers in he nor hern portion of CaLfor
mia tonight Decidedly colder weather prevails
throughout the region west of the Rocky Noun
taius, -
Forecasts made at San Francisco for the thirty
hours ending at midnight OcLober:2 -lS97:' - ="
For Northern California artly. cloudy in north
portion; fair in south po .tien Saturday; warmer
in the interiors BIZ SIX westerL Y winds
: For southern California Fair:Sarhrday; warmer
in the interiors; fresh westerly winds. ?
For Nevada-f:ait Saturday: warmer in the e1.
trenie western portion 20.
FOR Uta1-- robabIy fair Sat urday..,. -
For AR zona-Fair -aturday.: -:
Fur san Francisco ana vicinity Probably fair
Saturday; brisk ives erly iuds. !:
" 49, w. h: IiAMMoN, Forecast Official. :;
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

River Potatoes are drmer and Reds have ad-
vanced., onions are also doing better Green Corn
is about on lis last legs and is hardly worth quot
ing.
PoTAToES-Early Rose, 30@40c; River Reds.
6o@70c; Buroanks, 35@45c: salinas Burbanks
6uae0c; Sweet Potatoes, 6ueQ90c Fs ctL
ONI0NS-9ecGS1: Pickle onions 75c q SIX
NEokT A BLES-Bay Squash, 35@50c p box;
Marrowtat Squash. $sGlU q ton: Bay CucuInbers
2eGS5c , box; Pickles. 1ac for No. j, SIC q ID
for No. 2; 6reen. Peppers 25@4Oc for Chite. and
5c9 4Uc- for Bell Green Peas, 1.a@2c p h ::Sfring
Okra, SO@o0c p box: Dried Okra. 6@1Sc p h;
Egg Plant SUG40c: Cabbage, -6O@75c 3 ctl; Car
rots. 2o@30c q sack: Garlic, 1sG2c q ID; Toma-
toes, 25@Sac tor river and 25(04Uc for Alameda a:
Green Corn, 25@15c ? sack and 25@5Oc p crate
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

CHICAGO Ill, Get 1.-The Earl Fruit Com.
pany sauction sales of California fruit: Grapes
Tok y, single crates, 70c@Si 80, double crates
81 "a; Muscat, snge crates, 81 06aI Is: Mo-
rocco. 81 1D@1 rs, averags 81 %. rears-Clair
day.
BOSTON, MASS. Oct 1. = Grapes Tokay
oUcgSI TO- average 81 1S: double crates, SO 20
average sc Peaches-Saiway, 55@60c. Three
carloads old TODAY
NEW YOI h, n. Y. Oct. 1.-Pears-Bartletts g
S2 3O@3 30. average S3NS. Grapes-Tokay sin :
ge crates, SUGGEST As, average 95c; doub crates
81 90c2 70, average ~ 03: assorted single crates
SJc9Sl %, Twelve carloads sold to-day.
. PIAILA DELPHlA, PA. ci. MISUNDERSTANDING
single crates, SOc0SI ~. average 95c Peaches
sa way 60@75c, average 62c Two carloads sold
tod ". '
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. 1.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram: "A further
improvement was noted in the stock markets TO
day. Business is spreading in every department
with thoroughly healthy tone Americans were
exceptionally dull for the greater nars of the day,
but there was sharp rally tonight on Sew York
support whicnj it is believed. here, would be con-
tfiFued The close was at the best. Itis difficult
to say how far the pub ic here VIII respond. -
Home rails We're good. while in the foreign mar
ket the strength of Spanish and Argentine securi-
ties as also feature. Copper stocks were strong.
The Paris Bourse Was firm on buying OF tintos
and the Berlin market was steady. -
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THE wEA1 HER b REAU.

UNITED .sTATEs .DEPARTMENr OF feRlcuL-
TUBE, wFArHER BUREAU. SAN Francisco. octo-
Der l. 1897, P NJ
The following are the maximum temperatures
reported to-day by telegraph from weather bureau
stations in California:
Eureka e0> ked Bun 50. Fresno S. san Luis
obispo os, Los Angeles 40, SAN Diego IS, YumasU
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.
Flour is unsettled in sympathy with wheat.

Flour is unsettled in sy mpathy with wheat.
.FL0UR-Set cash prices are: Family extras,
S5G5 TO- Bakers" extras, $4 1854 S5 p bbl. :
CORN MEAL. ETC.-Feed Corn. $24(025 q ton;
Crac ked Corn. S25@28 p ton
MILIST U FFS-Priees in sacks as 70 low.
usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour SS
q loo Ds; Rye Flour. 81 so q 1O0 Rce Flour
So TO; Cornmeal, 81 IS; extra cream do So
Oatmeal, SO so; Oat Groats, $4; Hominy, So lUs
80: Buckwheat Flour So 25G3 SO; Cracked
Wheat, SO 70; Fariua, 50 so; Whole Wheat Flour
So 20: Rolled Oats tbbls), Sc 70@15 90; in sacks
S3 70; Pearl Barley "a; spit Peas, $S 90; Green
do 81 25 q 100 lbs
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HAY AND. FEEDsTUFFs,

There is no change In any description.
+, BRAN-sl4 5e@l5 for the best and 81 5Otdl 4
p ton for outside brands
MIbDEINGs-$19 50@2O for lower grades and
S2l@22 q ton for the best.
b. FEEDSTUFFS-RoIle Barley Sl9 5O@20; OIL
Gaze Meal at the MILL $50 p ton; lob bIns: S3I:
Chopped Feed, .Sl5@16 p ton; Cocoanut Caxe
SIT 50s Coltonseed Meal, $29@3o p ton.
HAY-Wheat, $l2@15 y ton; Wheat aud Oat
$ll@14; Oat $le@12: Barley. $10@12; com
pressed, S12@l4; Aifalfa $S@9 so; STOCK. :SS@s;
Clover, $S@10 p ton.
sTkA M-SO@4Oc q bale.
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Choice ranch Eggs are firm a fractional ad-
vance, vance ana Sheese has also moved up a little.
Butter shows no change.
BUTTER
cREAhERy-Fancy creameries. 27@2sc . n.
seconds, k5@26c p n. "'
u,sa DA,RTse e to fancy. 2a@24c . n; lever
PIcKLED-2S@2lc q n
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THE CALL CALENDAR.

october, 1897:
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POULTRY AND GAME.

+PoULTRY-Acar OF. Eastern came In yesterday
afternoon Local STOCK is still dull and weak and
prices show little chang.
The Game season opened. but there was not
enough in TO make a market.
Live Turkeys are quotable at 1A@l6c for Cob
OILS; Ducks So 50@3 for old and ssG4 70 fer
Young: Hens, s3G5; Roosters. young, IS SOFA
= oO; do, old. $4G4 20; Fryers. So 75OlS; Broilers
81 5OG3. for large and ST. 5O@2 25 for small.
Pigeons, 81 2s@l 80 . doz for young aud 75casi
GAME-Hare nominal: Rabbits nominal
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BUTTER. CaEEsE AND EGG,

eAMk-Hare, nominal: Rabbits. nominal.
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ARTICLES.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, easy: o.
2 Spring Wheat. $3.50: No 3 SprIng wheat sO1a
@sS7c; No p Red; y41s,i No. 2 Corn 271a@-
22&4@241se; No. 8 White E O. b, 2Osl "a
22Ac; No Rye 46c: No. 2 Barley, nomi-
nal. Nc 3 {. o. b.. 2S@37c: NO. 4, T. O. b. 27@
seed, 81 90: Mess Fork y Dbl. SS 1908 20;
Lard 100 lbs, 81 45:. Short Ribs Sides
Qoese): 81 S595 20; Dry Sated Shoulders
(boxedl, 5@514c; short Clear Sides (boxed)
514@53sc; WHISKY, distiilers' finished goods per
lated, S5 "a
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San FRANCIS Co MEAT MARkEr

Beef is still firm and logs are steady Mutton
and Lamb'are higher and dealers rather expect a
further advance.
Wholesale rates for dressed stock from sIaugh.
terers As follows:
BEkF-First quality, 6961sc;: second do 5@
51ac; third do, 4@41ac p ID:
VEAL-large a@6c; smali e@7 . h.
MUTT0N-Welhers. 6@l6I9c; Ewes &c a n
La MB-Spring, 7@l71pc = h.
PORK-Live Hogs S1a@35sc for large and Ssl
@SIsc for small and nred UNI; soft hogs, 21SO5
S14c p b; dressed do 514G6c
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

All descriptions remain quiet at unchanged
quotations. .
BEANS BayoS 81 1901 80: Small Whites
81 25@1 40 = ctl; Large " hiies. $11I 20: Pinks
81 4O@l 60; Reds, 81 36@l SO; Blackeye 81 rs
O. 30; he'd Kidney. nominal; Limas. 81 0o12 10
Buffers, 81 2oG1 40: Pea 81 30@l ~.
SkEDS-Brown. Mustard. 50 25@2 so; Yellow
Mustard. 81 25@2 5ef Flax, 81 rs SI So; Canary
Seed, is4@214c 2 b; Alfalfa, 614c; Rape, 21JaCo
2$4c; Hemp &c; Timothy. 41ac. -
Green 81 2Oml 10 - Gil:
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w heat: Movements.
Shinmenfa.
l2s42s
DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK. y. Y, Oct 1. q. G.. Dun &
Co Weekly Revi-w of Trade will say in its issue
tomorrow; The failures during the third quarter
OF 1897 obtained yesterday by telegraph were
1908, wi b liabilities Of s2S 1858 261 of which %
were in banking for So 1856, ,O6y Commercial fai-
ures 2s74 with liabilities of s25.b76, fs2. aver
age only $500 each, lower than in any other
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.Octobe S9T.

early. morning rides are given In the left han1
column and the successive tides of the day In the
order o.! occurrence IS 10 time The second time
column gives the second tide OF the dav tha tbi.S
lime column the third tide. ana the last or rgbe
nana co.urnn gives the last tide OF the day excens
when there are but thres tides a. som etinos.
sccurS The heights given are additions to 1hs
sounoIngs on the United States Coast Survav
charts except when minus sign (--) precedes the
neisnt. and then the number given Ia subtractivs
from the depth given by ne charts
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Omaha.
NORTHERN wheat MARKER.
Oregon.

oregon, -
PORTLAND, Or. Oct. 1.-The local wheat m ar
ket is about stationary, probably from the reason
that 1t was 100 weak to move in either direction.
some OF the markets opened shade better to-day.
but the closing was weak Exporters in this city
were giv:ng track quotations as 75@E6c for W aila
Waila, ESc for blue stem and 79c valley. An
ether cargo cleared to-day and two more are in tn
stream finished. Charters remain unchanged.
Cleared-BritIsh ship Andreta Queenstown,
with l02, 3 bushels wheat, valued at $S7, OOO
Washington. =: :
TACOMA, WASH, Oct l.-Wheat quiet and
steady. No. blue stem, zee; No CLUB, 76c.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver ad Tanced again
Wool remark ably active.
Wheat and Four unsettled.
Other Cereals very dull.
Eeans continue QUIET
Hay ami Feedstufs unchanged.
Some kinds of Rice higher 80
Potatoes aud onions -frmer
Eggs and Cheese doing better again.
No change in Butter.
PouItrr duh ana plentiful:
Meager receipts of Game
Fruits about the same. Dried Fruits dull.
Wine Grapes selling fairly:
Provisions unchanged.
II Hides steady. Hops steady.
Mexican Dollars b higher
Sterling Exchange low er. .s-s:e
Mutton and Lamb higher Reef Arm hog
steady.
Heavy Mint coinage
Decreased imports of Sugar.
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EXPORTS OF BREADsTUFFs..

The amount of wheat ex ported from the United
States during the seven months ended July 81
1896, was 81, 49,, $50 bushels, and during the
same time this year 2S,IS9.715. The exports of
-four during the periods were: 1895 $3.50, 200
!. barrels; 1897. 7O99,O7l barrels. -.
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NEW YORK MONEY MARK Ell.
Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway
shares

NEW YORK, N Y, Oct. 1.-Money on call;
firm at 214@5% prime mercantile paper, 41sG5%:
Sterling exchange heavy. with actual business in
bankers bills AT s4 s.. 5s@4 S4s4 for demand, aud
at $4 S212614 S234 for sixty days; posted rates
81 S3@4 "a and 50 s51a@4 SO; commercial bills,
So 81; silver certificates, ft5S4 @hZ Iac: bar sl YER
65 1sc Mexican dollars. 42S4c. =.
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RbvIEw OF 1Hf srotK MARK EFT.

NEW YORK, N y, Oct. brad street S
financial review will say tomorrow: Reac:ionary
influences have prevailed in the locS market his
week The cheek In the bull campaign which de
cared itself last week has apparently discouraged
the public aud liquidation of outside holdings has
taken the place of commission house buying.
Equally significant: was the absence Of support
from the pools and large spectators. ~
There have been number of very favorable de-
veEopments. Railroad earnings in particular pre-
sent very encouraging results, the August net
earnings of the Burlington. Pennsylvania, Erie
and other roads being to previous. .ex pectatons
he increasing activity of the iron al steel trade
might al o be supposed to have gooe effect
The hardening of rates for money has not bee n
accompanied by any dis bance pI eSsIlre, and
e1Cha ge rates have been weak and WORK ed
naturally in the direction. of COLO importatfOus
These factors however, seem TO have had 30
effect and the efforts OF the bear traders 10 de
press prices and cause further liquidation met
with little or 40. opposition. London was a pur-
chaser OF its specIaties at the decline. presumably
10 cover The short interests there. thou gh IL SO
claimed that foreign speeulative interests have
ta&en the Opportunity to purchase for the long
account,
In conservative circles the prevafrinr fmpres.
sion is that the extension Of sp cuIation has
reached stage where large interests scent. dan
ger rom allowing 1t TO continue unchecked, aud
that the alleged realizing AMI withdrawal of sup
pert by such peopfe was designed u avert a moi e
severe shock: 10 the markes later on, when IL
might be impossible 10 control the situation In
he u eSeit insta c. II is indeed claimed that The
reaction has been more severe than the leaders
expected The fear Of comp fcations with spain
oyer Cuba, growing out of new Minister rep
resentstions TO he >panish Government, was al
faved at the end Of the week by the fail of the
spanish Cabinet
he yellow fever at the south has undoubtedly
been factcr 10 some extent, particularly inyde
pressing the Southern stocks The gas stocks are
no aol# weak: on liquidation py speculative
buyers, and some of the recent favoriJes in the
outside securities may have suffered severe SET
backs. Among the strong features of the week IS
speculation Union Pacific securities held lead
ing place their rise being based on The decision. of
the Governments TO abide by. the cecree OF fore
closure. TINS INVOLVING the prompt sale Of the
property In November 6nd carrying out of tke e
plan OF reor ition; has been well received On
the market although it has: been severely CRIT
iciZed oy aportion OF the public press Northern
Pactfies are strong ON: the belief that a dividend
viii be declared Oil the preferred STOCK next week
sugar shared In the: general desltne, and Reck
island and Chicago q as were weak. . .:-....
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London. =:
LON DON, ENG, OCT. 1.-Consols l1ll5- l6;
silver, 26d- French ren:es lO3t 421ac,- =.
Liverpool. ~ =
LIVERPOOL. Eng, Oct L. Wheat-Quiet:,
No standard California wheat, SIS 3D.. cargoes
OF coast nothing doing Cd higher; cargoes on
passage, hrn Cd higher; English: country mar
Kets, generally cheaper: French; country mar
kets, easy; Liverpool wheat No. / Ialifornis
IS 2d@ss Sd; wheat in Paris, quiet; -four in Paris
quiet. s.-: :s';,. ~: -: ~.
: COTTON Uplands, 8 27-S2d. ..
WHEAT-Spot No red western winter dull (:
is Sd: No. j red northern. spring. 51ad So.
CORN-Spot. mericau mi1ed@new steady. IS
1ad Am erican m ixed old steady, IS sd; October
quiet. IS I14d; November qufe { IS l1sd; Decem-
ber, IS I'd. = -
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RECEIPTS or fRoDUCE.
FAMILY KErAIk MAttAHr.

Eggs are dearer again. Butter is also higher,
and Cheeses not very plentiful.
The Game season opened yesterda ay, hence
QUAIL Wild Duck and Geese Will soon be added 10
the list. Receipts yesterday were insg nfficant1
Thers Is no change wosthy:ol note ia Fruits ann
Vegetables ~
Poultryis plentiful, owing to large arri ,als from
the East. -i
Followlngis rHE CALLS regular weekly retail.
pIice list: c'~A
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F1RKrN-i7@lsc a n:

FIRKIN-l7@l9c p h.;
CREAMERY TUB-20@22c p 10.
EAsTERN-l2Gl3 SC for adle- packed
CH HkESk-Choice mild new. l01a01l &c: common
to good 941Oc; Cream hedGar, 10@11c 9 ID;
Young America. ll@l31Ac; Western, il@1l1ac;
Eastern, 1213@131ac p 10.
tGGs-kancn Eggs, 271a@S4c; store Eggs.
20@25c p dozen; Eastern, 111a@25c for good
10 fancy and l9@2Oc .oL seconds; DUCK EggA 2Uc:
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BANK .CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, ". Y, Oct 1.-The following
table, compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank
cearings the principal ci,ies for the week ended
september 80, with the percentage of increase and
decrease as pared with he CORES pondins week
la AZ -.
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THE wuoL TRADE.
Remarkable, Activity at Firm and Ad-
vanciDg Prices.

vancipg Prices.
Jacob Wollner's circular says sour market is
still active and advancing, and lots of wools is
selling. Warehouses are full as with all the move
menI and grading and securing of wool we cannot
keen up with the arrivals. There is good de-
mand for all kinds extreme prices. T he balance
of woods at Red RufY we're sold from 2 TO Is
GEMS The country market is still active The
arrivals OF wool are immense; in fact we hardly
know where they come from. The London sales,
which opened last uesd ay, show an advance of
from to 7la per cent over the previous sale in
July last and it is very significant. taking into
considera ion that there are no wuols offered for
Ame lean use, only The leaVngs OF the 1896
clip offered. and under tho presen4 tariff we
import only the choices ST and lish-e est shrink
age WOODS. Eastern markers are reported active
for both woods and woulens, ana the cr0akers Who
thought four weeks ago mat woods were too hIgh
have TO change their views, all woods are worth
to cents more to-day than three wee Ego
The outlook is ood for steady market l. annex
a sch dule of the prizes tha prevaf ed in >eptem-
Der. 1896, and hose that are being paid now for
the same KIND OF WOOL, which shows eCnc lusively
what the tariff has done for the oe-growers"
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POULTRY AMI. GAME ..:...
Hens .eacn 50G 6otTurkeys. q D.. 166
Young Roost- Ducks, EACH. 400 90
I. era eacn 500 6GiGeese EACH. 25@rt 70
: Old boosters Pigeons q pr.- $O0 AZ
each. b9@ 60Rabplts q pe. % 40
:Fryers each. 4Q@ ss s Hare eaet.:.', -S ~
Brotlers, each. z5@ so =.
/. tRuITs AND N5;rz,.:
Almonds. p: 12@1 Lines, . doz. 49,. 10@15
Apples S NJ ....-. IA 5li4uinss NJ .:,-: -sg Q
Bananas . dog. .15@2elPeats, = h; 40 g
black e ries @)35I te@ches. q ID ;-.: 40 p
.Cantaloupes e&chy. SOL D RafsIns, % d. .,. eg1o
era rries. q qt@l5@ Stray berries -: ,.s
Cocoanuts. each-:- 4@ 6 q drawer: *zSggs2 s
tiranes y H. 80: 40n 5Walnnts q ID. -. 16G =
II uck berries. q 10 go SLWatefmelons' cen Augzo
Lemons, ss ooz: .2U@25t a..
Artiobokes adoz. 25@4O Lettuce. p doz; =. 1925
.Beets P:dos ...l2915HGreen Qkra. p fo b@ g
Beans white Pib... 4Qp 5;Onions, p D:.: So % n
fGIosea Color b. s s sIpePps5s, & opp g4s sa aFSa ~ GO s
Limh. erea. o h. 40 q Eparsnipsi g COZ i- i5g29
Caboage.eacn.. ..., 5gg lef Potatoes z lb..-; 29
Canlifioyvers each. 501Ot d.seSeet AZ. %
Celery, p BUNCH. So sRadishes SdzpcnS- lo4I2
Gress, p qz bunchss qua 25l Sage q M; 25es39
ucain bers. z .:.% S(110tSmr.S guash. " % SD D
Ee-5 p ant q n..@ 4G 6EStrfng Beans, . H. 40 5
Green Green feas, ) n. Sg 5Tufnps f. 1920
Green GUrn. dozl OG1 TonaCoeSS q S".'s 4V o
Lentiiss . D Ga 81 :::.' ~.
: ,;:..= FIsH=PER PotISJp.-. - -:
Barracuda S6HlOISea Bass. -. so =
earn ......... 5@ e,sn efts: -
foandeTs sG1V s1V sRates skate each Solo
II alibut.t 6110jSturgeon. .....:--. l0@l2
kfnghsh sG1O Tomcod 80 lug II
Mackerel .---...-1OfD CLANS, q gal -GDou
: DO Horse...-...-- g -IDo, .harosneAL
PeIeh. Stglul tOO oOg-
RocEffsh Do @ softsheii u d. 25gss
Salmon, fresh -.....-@ -Oysters, CAL 2 luo. aug -
shrlnps .''.'.--''. on!olDo' Hastern " o>' ~oS
=:
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Boston.

BOSTON. MASS. Oct 1.-Atchison, 14gs; Bell
Telephone, 257: Chicago. Burlington and Quincy,
96B; Mexican Central. 5Aa; Oregon short Line
2o1a; San Diego. 13
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, N. ", Oct 1.-Flour receipts,
1928, exports 21, S72 barrels. Market slow and
closed easier with wheat. Minnesota bakers
81 1894 so; Winter strai,s, 81 65@4 75 DO ex-
tras So 2Ue3: :65
WHhAT-Receipts 3sl,55O exports, 1880
bushels: Spot weak: No. red, 956sc Options
opened easy Under foreign selling, raried sharply
on drought news and covering, but In the later
hour weakened again under disappointing later
cables, realizing and small exports, C osng 12@6sc
net lower. red Cctobrr 1884 a 95c, closed
934c; December SO l-16@93 9-l6c closed 921lsc.
crop SG4c; 1895 crop, 6@sc; 1897 crop, 14@lc cc;
Pacific oast, 1885 crop, @4c; 1896 crop, o@9c;
1897 crop, 2@l5c,
f WOOL-Firm. Domestic fleece 20@27c; no. 2
extla 2794oc: Texas, 1O@l6c
l.. Pie tRVN Warrants very dull 81 3.
: CQPPER-Easy. Lake. brokers, $11 25; ex-
change; S1l: "a *'-
: IIN-Qufet: $l8 60 bid, $lS 20 asked
= PkL1 h Quiet, at So 20 d, 81 50 asked.
LEAp--Exchange price quiet; 81 30 bid 35
asked. brokers' price strong, S4.
. CCFE Ei.-OptIons opened duh with prices un-
changed TO points higher. rule quiet, closed
auaet with prices unchanged TO points net ad-
vance; sales $50 bags, including ottober
$5 CO. December, Sc as. ~"
Spot Ceffee-Ri7, duL No. a involce lilac
asked; N.o.-l7 jobbing, 1856, Mid, steady Cos
dova, l012Gl61Ac.
sUGAKEl;aw nominal: refined steady: cen
trifugal, 96 test, l5l &C.; refined. firm; standard
A, 5c:S confeetioners' A. &c. crushed, 514c: pow
BUi = : icKERecetpts, .21o2 paokages:. firms
/, Western creamery 14922c; Elg1ps, 22c; factory,
9@l2c. -: = =
EGGS--Reeeipts. S4Oo packages quiet; State
and Pennsylvania, 17d1 &c; Western l61ac-
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The Time Ball

BRANCH HYDRoeRAPHIc OFFICE, U. s ny
. MERCHANTS kxCHA NGF
:: San FRANCISCO October / 1897
me time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropp IL
exactly at noon to-day e.. at noon of the l2uth
nerlolan. or exactly at 8 p NJ. Greenwich tune
W. S HUGHES
= Lieutenant q. s N. m charge
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, ILL. oc. L-CATTLE Trade in
cattle was as active usually is 60 late in the
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LIVERPOOL WHEAT !

On the Produce Exchange TODAY the Butter mar
ket wrs steady; creameries. l5@22c; dairies, l2@
lsc; eggs, easier; fresh 1870.
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COINAGE OF THE MINT.

The local Mint coined in september SIS, 1S4 O0e.
making sll, 622, 436 for the quarter, the largest
for any corresponding quarter, including S6,oOO,-
600 in Aust allan gold The coinage fur the past
month S follows:
Douole eA.les .....- .-.-.- .-....--.. 90 SpQi0UO
Half eagles 0.0JO
: y Alf dollars $500
Dimes 1t ,UOu
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HAWAIIAN SUGAR IMPORTS.

Imports OF Sugar from the Hawaiian Islands In
September were sU. 775 bags, considerable fall
ing OF from August.
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sun, MOON AND TIDE.

UNITED STATES COAST AND eEopETrc sURyEv:
TIMES AND: HEI6HTs: OF. HiGH AND Low
WATERS AT FoRT POINT ENTRANCE TO SAN
FRA NCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED RY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT :.
NoTE-1he high and low waters oc ur ar tina
CITY Front (Mission-street WharD about twenty
hTe nfnutes later than at. Fort Point; The height
OF tide is the same at both places :, :.
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week and prices showed no marked change. sales
steers sold So S0@5 so as an extreme range
with the bulk OF sales at 8 6O@5 10; veal calves
SS@6 SO; stockers and feeders $5(1i 60, stockers
averaging 25c lower than last week, but choice
feeders were firm
II Gs-Wer about sc higher. Sales largely at
SAGA 25; pigs going chiefly at So SO@4 80. Hogs
sold at an extreme range of So 7O{Q4 Al.
Ef-Trading in sheer and lambs active
with prices favoring buyers sheep sold at 50 25
5U for the poorest SAGA % the best, West
range focKs predominating and selling M ostly
at So 5O@4 lU. Feeders were heavy buy ers around
So 60@3 65 Lambs sold at $3 5U@5 65.
Receipts - Cattle, 45O0; hogs 22,000; sheep,
900O.
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Oct l-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 Market steady to strong. Texas
steers, 81 5O@3 rs; Texas cows 81 1908 25; haIIve
steers. So 55@o 20; native cows and heifers
81 50g4; stockexs and feeders. 81 5O@4 80; bulls,
$z@l4 80.
higher. Bulk of sales, So S5@i: htavies,
50 7U@4; packers, So 70@3 '95: mixed S3 SO
ga Oe: lights g M 50 7O@4 10; workers. 81 05tG4 10;
s. ErPSReceipss. 5000 Market firm Lambs,
81 6o@5 TO- muttons. s2@5 80.
Omaha.
OMAHA, NERR-, Oct. L. CATTLE - Be.
eapTs' ssapTs sot Market ARK active Naive besi
4 4o' Texas steers, s3 as 20: cows aud
heiiers, $3@S 30; Gamers. 81 1892 75;
stockers and feeders, So 50@4 so; calves, So seq
40 S-Reoeipts. $500. Market steady. Heavy.
5 90 - '"e'' 90 oo's
sHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady. Fair
10 choice natives So 6O@4: faIr 10 choice
Westerns, S3 40@3 S5: common and stock shee D
~ SO@S Gu; lambs $4Q5 25.
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PoRTLAND,s BUsI NESS.
FOREIGN MARKETS,

PORTLAND. Or, Oct L-Exchanges $685.
500; balances, S65953. -: