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THE COMMERCIAL WORLD.

head. Prime beeves have stopped coming in any
considerable O uaniities, and prices remain steady
under good demand. Country shippers are send
ing fewer hogs to market than a week ago.
AMI prices were on The upgrade. There WAS
the Eastern shippers The first half of the
week foots up 100000 head, as compared with
ll4So0 for the same portion of last we k and
1OI OOO year ago. The arrivals to-day were
alb ut $4,000 head, against nearly $4,000 last
Wednesday There was good demand and prices
advanced 5@lOc. To-days receipts were esti-
mated at l4O00, bringing the supply for the first
half Of the week up to 38 400 head against 3R 800
r the same portion of last week and 45.252 a
year ago. There was good demand and prices
CATTLE-ReceIpts. 10 coo. Fancy beeves, Sc 30
90 S5; choice to prime seers, S4 iOa4 S5; good
TO choice steers. 81 4o@4 so; medium steers,
50 lG@i IS; fair beef steers So SO0. O5; com
mon beef steers So 5O@3 75; good 10 prime stock
ers AMI eders. So so@i Is; common TO good
do. So 0OG4 s5; bulls. fair to enoice. 81 81
@12 70; do poor to choice S 3593 SO; cows and
heifers. choice to prime, SO 5O@4 5; cows. fair
TO choice. So 65@3 e5 do common TO far Gamers
do common to goo1. 81 2 SOS 80; Texas red steers
fair to choice, So 2512 rs: Texas cows. bulls and
oxen, ~ Ze@S 90: mixers ana spriDgeFs' per
HoGs-Receipts, 35;0o9 Heavy packing and
8 20; light, 50 sos 40; pigs So 3o@S 70.
SHEkP-Recelpts. $4,000. Inferior 70 choice
81 6OG4 %; lambs, $3 5000 20.
Receipts at Omaha.
roUTF OMAHA. NEBR-. Feb. 24.-HooS-Re-
ceipts. $500. Market active, sc higher. Light
So 40@3 so; mixed, SS 3O@S 46; heavy, So !O@
8 90.
CATTLE-KsceIpts 26On Market steady 10
lower. steers, So 6o@4 30; cows, 81 6o@S 90:
feeders So 25@4 25.
sHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market active, firm.
Muttons, So 60.
Receipts at Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Feb. "a - CATTLE
Receipts, 4414. Dressed beeves, $4 46: cows
heifers, 81 40@3 40: s.ockers and feeders,
50 4o@4 ! 8: Texas and Western, 81 45@3 40;
bulls 81 60@3 80: calves. $4@l2
nuGs Receipts 12 525; market Sc higher.
Light, $3 3O@9 so; medium, So 321ad3 SO;
heavy. sS 40@9S so; pies 81 s593 rs.
SAEEP-Keceipts 26SJ Market steady.
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
. TURE WEATHER BUREAU, San FRANCISCO. Feb.
"a. 1897, p N. Weather cond itons and general
forecasts:
The following are the seasonal rainfalIs TO date
as compare1 with those of the same la last sea-
son and rainfall during the past p hours:
Eureka this season - last sehSon %. 80. past
"a hours 90; Red Bluff 20.56. last season 1883
past % hours 20; san Francisco 17.77. last sea-
y 43, past "a honrs 90: Fresno 81 last sea-
son log, past q hours .00 LUIS Obispo 17.13
last season 1925, past "a hours 90; Los Angeles
1433, last season 5.91, past "a hours 90: San
Diego esq last season 4.44, past % hours 90:
Yuma ~, last season As past "a hours .UU.
san Francisco daJa-Maximum temperature co.
minimum ~, mean 50.
Weather conditions and general forecasts-The
pressure continues hi hest This evening owe. Ne
vada, with ridge of high pressure extending
northwestWard to Vancouver. Continued fair
weather prevails throuchout the region west OF
the hockv Mountain, which is accompanied with
considerable rise in temperature.
Forecast made at San Francisco for 80 hours,
D ending at midn ght February rs, 1897
Northern Calfornia-CnnIinued fair weather
THURSDAY; light variable winds
southern Cal fOrnia-Eair weather Thursday;
light northerlv winds.
Nevada, Utah and Arizona-Fair Thursday
San Francisco and vtcinity-Fair Thursday;
light variable winds.
w. 81. II AlrdoN Forecast Official
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There was another slight decline in mining
shares yesterday.
The Joint Confidence. Challenge and Imperial
west crosscut from the surface tunnel is out 97l
rect having been advanced Is feet Tor the week;
the face shows porphyry. They encountered dur
Ing the week an additional flow OF water In this
orosscut, which has considerably retarded
progress. Tue face is in IIocky porphvry
somewhat softer than IL has 5een, and the indIca-
kind.
The yield of the Confidence mine for the past
week was eight mining carloads of ore, the
age top ar sample of which shows assay value
OF S23 80 per ;on.
here was no change In the seams which
they are following from the north drift on the go
leVe OF the Overman mine during he past week.
L he seams are small but the of fair grade.
On the HOO level of the Caledonia mine they
have extended the southwest drift 10 feet; TO al
ton is vein porphyry with seams OF quartz and
clay.
The Homestead Mining Company will pay
monthly dividend of % cedts per share day.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND oTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The usual decline in futures hap
pened along on time, but spot values were ndis-
turoed. Quoted at 81 25@l S21s q ctl for common
grades, 81 35@l 3614 q ctl for average No. /,
81 S71a p cl for choice and 81 4219@1 So y ctl for
extra choice milling.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:16 o'clock-May-2OO
ctls 81 1855.
SECOND SEssIoN-May-12,U0 700 ctIs, 81 921A;
4000, $ 323s: $4,000, 81 3-14. Decem ber-20UJ,
81 l712 1000, 81 17A.
REGULAR MORNING sRssIoN-May-460O 600 ctIs
81 321s: $4,000, 81 80. Iecember-6J0O 81 II.
AFTERNOON SEssIoS-Decem IN ber- 1000 ctIs,
81 16Aa; 4UOO, 81 II: s0OU, 81 l73s May
10000 81 321s 5000. 81 3214; $4,000 81 s23s.
BAIL I-NolhIng new. Feed, 721a@SOc .
ctl; Brewing S712@9212c.
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:l5 o'clock-No sales.
SECOND SEssIoN-Msy-20OO ctl. 743sc
REGULAR MORNING EssIoN- Decem Der 1000
ctls, 74c 40i'0. 7Sc. May--OOO. .7313c.
AFTERNOON SEsSIoN-May -6OUO cils, 73c.
A1e-Dealers report more INQUIRY. Milling,
81 2b@l 40 p ctI; Fancy Feed 81 37Ia@l AS;
Common White, sl@1 10; good 10 choice, 81 560
/ 50, according 20 quality; Black for feed 95cG
81 %; for SEED, 81 l0@l IS; Gray, 81 l66l 80;
Red, 81 1O11 20; Surprise. 81 44(1l so p ctl.
COhN-Prices show some change, both up and
down. Receipts falling OFF and the demand is
better Large Yellow. 7o9771ac: Small Round
do, s099ac; White, 75GS0c r ctl.
e kYE-S59S7lsc Rctl
Neutrality-suspicious. at 81 ! 60t1 2b q ctl.
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

There was very little change yesterday.
POTATOES-New Potatoes. sc q II: sweet Pota-
toes lSi rs according to quality; Early Rose. 20
d80c; River Reds. 70@S0c; Burbank Seedlings, 65
67bc p ctl for Rivers, 90c@S1 10 for Salinas and
65@SJc for Petalumas; oregon Burbanks, 75@
81 ~.
oNIoNs-S1 50@1 75 p ctl; Cut Onions, 76c@
81 70; Oregons, S295 IS.
VEGETA BLES-Egg plant is quotable AT 15c
a n; dollhouse Cucumbers 5Dc@Sl rs q
doz; Asparagus 6@I21qc p n for common
and 1b@25c for choice: Rhubarb. 81 b0@2 Q
box; Los Angeles Summer squash, 81 20 q box;
Los Angeles Green Peppers, a5(950c = box: Mush-
rooms, ,5@13e p ID; Marrowfst squash. $t(97 . ton;
Los Angeles Tomatoes 60c9sl 26 q bx; NJ exican
Peas, 4@6c . n: Los Angeles String Beans,
1O@l212c; Dried okra. S99c p n; Cabbage, 4O6
SOC cu; Carrots, -5@3Vc q sack; Garlic, 112@
DC IL -
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Exclamation.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top nguraE
q station indicate maximum temperature for the
days: those underneath II, IL any, the amount Of
rainfall, OF melted snow in inches and hundredths
during the past twelve hours. lsobars, solid
lines, connect poin OF equal air pressure; isu-
therms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The
word high" means high barometrC pressure and
is usually ACCOMPANIED by fair weather: ''low''
re1ers TO low pressure. and is usually preceded
and accompanied by cloudy her and rains.
Lows" usually first appear 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
but when the "low' Is incloSed with Isobars of
marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is irnprob
able. With a high" in he vicinity of Idaho and
the pressure falling 10 the California coast warmer
weather may be expected IN summer AID colder
weather in winter. The reverse OF these conditions
EIn nroduce anNpposite result
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POULTRY AND GAME.

POULTRY-The Eastern stock is going on fairly
at $5 for Fryers, 81 50@5 for Hens, IS so for
young BOOSTERS and 81 Tor Old BOOSTERS.
Home stock is quiet
Live Turkeys. 1904 q n for Gobblers 1S@l4c
p ID for Hens: Dressed Turkeys, l4@l6 q 10;
Ge ese. 2 pair. 81 6O@l 75; Goslings So 5O@3;
Ducks, $4 b0@5 so for old and $6@7 for young;
t7ens, So t0G4 So boosters, young, $5@5 90:
do, old, So bU@D4; Fryers, 81 50n5: Broers, $4 so
@S tor large and $3G4 for small; Pigeons, 500
90 v doz for young and $1@I % for old
GAME-There Is hardly any coming in. English
Snlpe, So tO@3 p doz: Jack Snipe, - y doz.
Hare 81 Rabbits, 81 25 for Cottontails and 81 for
small: Gray Geese. 81 so; White Geese, 81; ;
BranJ, 81 30; Honkers $3 6OGA
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Weak, with q downward tendency.
CREAMERY - Fancy creameries, 20@2lc; sec
onds, 1712@18c p 10.
DAIRY-Fancy rolls. l5@l6c: squares, 16@l7c
2 b; good to choice, l3@l4c; lower grades. 10@
l21zc.
PfcKLED-lS@l4c p ii for old and 16c q Ii for
FIRKIN-1S@14c y ID for old and l5c 2 for
new.
CREAMERY TUB-169l7c p h
CHEESE-DeclInes almost daily now. Choice
mIu new is quotabe &c p ID: common 10
good old, 1l2@lS 12c: Cream Cheddar, l1@Dl2c p fb
Young America, 9@llc = h; Western, 1l@l2c;
kastern. J40l412c.
EGGS-Were on again yesterday. Receipts are
large and dealers are expecting 10 place more or
less of them on cod storage from now on Ranch
Eggs. l2@13c; store Eggs, 10@1lc ? doz; Duck
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GENERAL MERHANDIsE.

BAGS-Calcutta Gram Bags, spot, SC; June
July delivery, SC: San Quentin, &c; WOOL Bags,
2412@261ac.
CoAL-Wellington. SS q ton: New Wellington,
SS per ton; Southield Wellington 81 so p ton:
Seattle, So so; Bryant, SIS so; Coos Bay. $4 75
p ton; Wallsend, So so q ton; Cum berand,
Sl3 so q ton in bulk and Sl5 in sacks; Penn.
sylvania, Anthracite Egg. Sil@l2 q ton; Welsh
Anthracite, So@10: Camel, So = ton: Rock
Springs, Castle Gate and PIeasan Valley 81 80;
Coke, Sl1 9l2 ia bu and S13 p tonin SKIS.
SUGAR-The Western sugar refining COMPANY
quotes, terms net cash: cube Crushed, 53l c:
towdered, sac; Fine Crushed. 534c; Dry Granu-
lated, 45sc; Confectioners' A, 45sc; Magnolia A,
414c; xtra G, s1sc Golden C. &C; half barrels
I4c more Ihan barrels and boxes Lac mon.
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Grain

sradss' s. so@4 50: 90 sfair fair to fancy, Sc 45S
ss 5o@s 95 do siraiehts, 81 25 @4 So; do patents
81 1904 So; low extras. 81 S0@3 80; CITY Mills
81 so@S so; superfine s2@2 80: fine, 81 hO@z IS.
Southern hour; quiet trm; common to extra,
SO 2O@3 So; good TO choice 50 6094.
Rye flour. duh. easy, at 81 50&2 IS.
CORNMkAL-Cuiet, steady. Yellow, 81 75@
RYE-oule., steady. Western 1914 C. i. f. Buf-
falo. and 4O@4l c. i. + track >ew YorS.
BAKiEY-Q Quiet; feeding. 2o12e c l. Buffalo
WHEAI-DuI weak, f. o. D. SS7sc; ungrad ed
Options opened weak and declined 1s@1sc on
easier caUles, foreign selling and weak rallied
14G3sc on local cables. broke 10 II on actfv
local realizing, and clos ng barely steady at $40
! 12c be ow yesterday with trading fairly active.
May and July active; February. 8 CSC: March
sl1sc; April, s01s@79$sc: June, 7S14c; July
7S1sc: Septemb,r, 703sc
C0RN-spots dulI, easier. No 2. 2sc elevator
SOC afloa'.
Options were quiet and easy at 1z@ssc de-
cline, with longs reaIzin May and JIly only
traded in. February, 2s7sc; May, 997sc; July,
oSTs-spot quiet, easier. Options dull. weaker.
February, 21c; NJ ay 11@c: Spot prices: No z,
2l1ac: No. 2 white. 2Sc: No. Chicago, 224sc;
FAC; white do, 2f@S0c; white state, 2l@30c
Provisions.
LARD Firm er; better dema and. Western steam
81 20; city. So so; May 81 40 Refined, quiet; Con-
4@41sc
PoEK-Firm: moderate demand. New mess,
SS ZogpS 10.
BII1kk-Moderate demand: liberal supply
Western creamery. 1891 SC; factore, 7@13c; 81
gins, l9c; imitation Creamery, l1@l6c;. rolls, 8
@13c.
CHEESE Firm. Part skins. S@61zc; full
EGGsSweaker. Icehouse. case, So 2O@s SO;
lined, l3c.
TALLow-steady. City. S14c; country. $3.50
3asc.
CoTToNsEED oIL-ouiet, steady. Crude. COG
2012c: yellow prime, 2S1994 44c
RICE-Firm. fair demand Domestic, fair to
extra, 3TS@6c; Japan, 41s@412c
MOLASoES-ModerateIy acuve: steady New
Orleans 10000
az O5; May, SO 10; July, SO / 5: September 90 20.
spot Rio, dull; No. Z, 91S@9asc
SUGAk-Raw, prime, fair de mand; refined,
quiet. of A, 4G41sc = n; mold A, 1850: stand
crushed, sc; powdered. 45sc; grAnulated, 42sc;
cubes, 45sc.
truit and Produce.
APRICoTs-Bags, 9@1lc.
IfACHks-Peeied, boxes 1212@15c; unpeeled,
bags 7@9c.
PRUNEs- Four sizes. 414@9c
crown, 514c; four crown, 666Lac: LONDON layers
81 1901 -; clusters. 81 4o0l rs.
A MoNDS - soft shell, 712c; paper SHELL
lO@11c.
WALNUTs-Standard. &c; do soft shell, &C.
WOOL - Firm Moderate demand. Domestic
fleece, 15@23c; pulled. 1S@21c; Texas, 79l2c.
Merchandise.
TIGIRoN-ModerAte demand. American, $11
gig so.
CoPPER-Firm. Lake s12
LEAD-Firm. Domestic. - 271R9s SPY
plates, steady.
sPELTER-o Domestic. "a 1904 1912.
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FLOUR AND NIILLsrUFFs.

The China steamer took out 20 6s bbls Flour
FLoUR-Net cash prices are Family extras
81 s5@4 s5: Bakers extras. 81 1894 S5: Super
fine S414 35 p Dbl.
CokNMEAL ETC Feed Corn, sl7@l7 SO;
Cracked Corn, SIT 50@lS p ton.
MILl.STU FFS-PTices in sacks are rs follows
usual discount 10 the trade: Graham Flour 81 S5
2 100 MS: Rye Flour, So rs r 100: Rice Flour
$5 10; Cornmeal, $292 Is; extra cream do, 81 rs;
Oatmeal, So so; Oat Groats 81; Hominy, So 10
@3 so; Buckwheat Flour, IS z5Gr3 SO; Cracked
wheat So so; Farlna. $4; Whole Wheat Flour
50; Rol ed Oats (bbls). SIS 5UG5 90: Pearl Barley
S3 376g4 Split Peas, So so; Green do, "a 25 =
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINs-Cuns and brands sell lc
under sound stock. Hesvy salted steers quot
able at SC p h; medium, &c p n; light 6@61sc:
Cowhides, 6@61ac; sated Kip, &c = b: salted
Calf 7@Sc; sa ted Veal, &c: dry Hides l21lG
Veal, 99lOc; dry Cali. I5c; culis lOc; Goatskins
2O@35 each; Kids &c. Deerskins good summer
25c p ID; medium, zoe; winter, l0c; Sheepskins
shearlings, 1U@2Oc each; short wool, 25G35c
each.
TALLow-No. 1, rendered. s@314c; No 2
212c: refined. sc: Grease. &c q fb.
WoOL-We quote: San Joaquin 4@6c; Eastern
Oregon, 7@lOc q b.
HoPs-6@sc for fair to choice and s@1Oc . n
for fancv
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans are dull. but prices show considerable
change.
BEANS - Bayos, 81 5O@1 e6 p ctl: Smali
Whites. 81 1901 20 2 ctl; Large Whites 81 100
! 20; PinSs, 81 1O@l 20: Reds. 81 lO0l 20:
Blackeye, 81 25(0l 35. Red Kidney, 81 25: Limas,
81 6O@1 70; Buffers, 81 2591 40; Pea, 81 1O0
l 20.
sEEDS-Brown Mustard So SOAP rs; Ye low
Mus tard. 81 75@2 2 ctl: Flax, 81 35@l 40; Ca
nary iced, 134@214c Z 10; Alfalfa, 61Ac; Rape,
212G2Ac; Hemp, SC; Timothy, 415c.
DRIhD PEA As-Nies. S1Gl 70 q ctl; Green,
81 4O0l 50 q ctl
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HAY AMI FEEDsTUFFs.

Receipts of Hay are too large, which keeps the
market weak
BRAN-S12 6O@13 for the best and s11 5O@I2
p ton for outside brands
MIDDLINGs-$lS 5O@le 80 for lower grades
and S20921 q ton for the rest
FEEDSTUFFS - Rolled Barley SIT bOAlS.
Oi cake Meal a. the mtll, S26 so p ton; jobbing
$27 so; clipped Oats. 81 81 al so y ctI
HAY - Wheat SSGl1: Wheat and Oat, S70
10: Oat, s6@9 Barley s7@S so: River Bariey'
$5@o so; Alfalfa, $6G7 so; compressed. SEQ
81; stock, S5G6; lover, $6@S 2 ton.
STRAW-25M5Oc y bale
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Builders Contracts.

A. Aronson with +. V. Steinman. carpenter and
mill work and hardware for a hve-story brick
building on line of I,eary street. les w OF Pow
ell, $500; G. K Wilson. architect
Aronson with McPhee Company, plain and
ornamental sand stone work, same, s37O0; same
architect
A. Aronson with John f. Riley, brick work on
same, $500: same architect.
Mrs. NJ. J. Goodwin with Daniel Einstein to erect
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from siaugh-
tererS as follows:
BEEF-First quality, &c: second. 5@5 4ac; third
do, 4@412c ID.
VEAL-Largr. 6@c6c; small. 6@7c . Ii.
MUTTON-Wethers, 6@612c; Ewes, 51596c
2 ID.
Handspring 10c p b.
PoRK-Iive nogs, 3129S5sc ? h for large and
Ss4@SZsc for small and medium; dressed do, 4s4
@oc p %.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATs-Bacon. &C p n for heavy, 7c
. ib for light medium 91ac for light, 10c 2 ID for
extra light and 1l12c es b for sugar-cured- East
eTn sugar-cnred Hams 12@121ac; California
Hams: lO@l01ac; Mess Beef, S7@7 so; extra
prime Pork 81 5Oa8: extra clear Sl6 p Dbl:
mess, 81 p Dbl: Smoked Beef, 10c 2 fb.
LARD-Eastern tiprces is quoted at b12c for
compound ana 6@612c for pure; pals, 7c; Cali
fornia :ierces. 5G512c 2 ID for compound and 61Ac
for pure halfbbls 6s4c 10 b tins, 714c do, B. ID,
712c p h
CoTToLENE-61s@5s4c in tierces and TAO
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEELOCK & co

4 Leidesdorr St, Tel. Main 1854.
CENTRAL OFFICE
e23 Market ST., Palace Hotel. Pur ly & Atkinson
MANAGERS Tel. Main bl44.
Uptown Ohice-Baldwin Hotel taoioining grill
Room. Tel. Main 1901.
PURDY, ATKINSON 6 cLAPP, Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market quo
tations Reference 1st National Bank, 5. +.
CHICAGO RRIVAIE WIRE NEW YORK
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BOARD SALES.

Following were The tales in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
RKGULAR MORNING SESSION, COMMENCING g: 80
1900 Alta 80. .065OJ Bob. Sill 100 Mexican =. IS
100 Andes ....1S y o ChaRe-. ..3el20O Ophir. .R3
2OO Belcher... Il 100 { hor 9lilO0 Stdrd.. l. 20
.VU .........-.22 800 CC&V..20Ol40U UnIon... S6
AFTERNOON SESSION. 80.
$50 & g.. .56i 100 Choir. 80. 10000 Ophir..77
400 CC&V. 1.Sb llOb Potoai -. .3ell 100 Union 8b
400 .........1. $4,000 .........4Ul4U0 JASKI .27
Following were the sales in the Pacific stock
EOaId yesterday:
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived.
WEDNESDAY, February "a
Stmr Weeott, Miller. "a hours from Crescent
City zlO Nj ft lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co
Stmr corona Doran IL hours from Eureka:
pass ana mdse TO Goodali. Perkins Il Co.
Stmr Whitesboro, johnson, ~ hours from
POINT ArenI; WOOD, to l. K White Lumber co.
Stmr Alliance Hard wick, 2S hours from Carpen-
Co
~ BARK Fresno. Underwood, days from Port Gam
Cleared
WEDNESDAY, February %.
Stmr Umatilla Hun er, Victoria and Port Town
send; Goodall, Perkins Il Co.
Stmr Santa Rosa Alexander, San Diego Good
all, Perkins & co.
RosenIeld 5 sons.
Brig Percy Edwards, Petersen, Levuka, Fill Is
iAnus' United Broth erhopd OF South sea Islanders
schr Albert Meser, Marshall, Kahului; Ha-
wal an Commercial Co.
Sailed.
WEDNESDAY. February "a
Stmr Farallon Roberts, Yaquina Bay.
Stmr News6ov, rosen CsaI
Stmr south Coast. Hansen. Eureka.
otlnr Sunol. Dettmers t1ravS Harbof.
Stmr Alice Blanchard Hughes, Portland.
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PAMEIG COAST TEAMNHIP CO.

CTEAMERS LEAVE BROADWAY AEA~
y wharf, San Francisco. follows: -2Es<S
For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel juneau: Kill
iisnoo and Sitka (Alaska), at A. NJ, Feb 10, 20.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. c., Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma Everett, Anacortes and
New WEstcom (BelliHgham Bay, WaSh.l 8 A. n.
Feb. T. 10. Is. 20, IS, and every fifth day there
after connecting at Vancouver with the c. P r
R., at Tacoma with n. z. R. r., at Seattle with u.
n. Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamer
For Eureka, Arcats and Fields Landing (Hu m.
boldt Bay), str. Pomona I. N, Feb !, 5, 9, Is
II, 21, 25, and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz Monterey. San Simeon, Cayucos,
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo) Gsviots, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro, East San
Pedro CLOS Angelesl and Newport, 8 A. n.
Feb. 8, 7, IL, 15, 19. 23 ~, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For san Diego, stopping only at Port Harfori
(San Luis Obispo), santa Barbara, Port Los An
geles. Redondo (Los Angelesl and Newport, IL
AN. Feb. !, g. 8, Is, II, 2l %, and every fourth
day thereafter
For Ensenada, San Jose del Cabo. Mazatlan. La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer orizaoA 10
A. n. 25th of each month.
The Company reserves the right to change with.
out previous notice steamers. sailing dates and
hours OF sailing. Ticket Ofice-Palace Hotel, 4
New Montgomery street.
GOODALI, PERKINS & CO., Gen1 Agents,
10 Market St, San francisco.
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early morning tides given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides OF the day In the
order OF occurrence q TO time The second tins
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide, and the las: or right
hand column gives the last tide OF the day, except
when there are but three tides as sometimes
occurs The heights given additions TO the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given Is subtractivs
from the depth given by the charts.
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AND CITRUS FRUITS
Values show no change.

Values show no change.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 90c@S1 rs p box for choice, 81 356l so
for fan y, 60@i6 &c for common
PERRIES-
Eas.ern Cranberries, S6l7 q bbl.
CIiNuS FRUlTS-Navel Oranges quotable
at Sl 1902 as y box; Seed ding,, 75c@$1 2b "A bx;
Lemons, 5ic@p$l for common and 81 2bOol so for
good to choice: Mexican LINES. .$595 80; California
LINES, 15cGsl rs; Bananas, $lG2 p bunch;
PIneapples, $2@4 p doz-
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NEW YORK MARKETS.
Financial

NEW YORK, n. Y, Feb 24.-when business
was resumed this morning the bu.lish feeling was
In the ascendency Consolidated Gas moved up
and Leather preferred 11a per cent. During
afternoon the market developed weakness, and
this increased as the session drew 10 a close. Not
only the early improvement lost, but mum ber
of Leading s ocks like Manhattan, BurlingIo on Ind
Quincy, ST Paul, Rock Island. General me Iican,
We,tsrn Union and Jersey Central sold "A TO "a
per cent b-Iow ye3terday's closing. The total
transactions were l20,2S3 shares. Net changes
show declines of "a to 1s per cent in the leading
shares. Bonds were Irregular. Sales aggregated
$l,433, 500.
In Government bonds coupon fours of 1925 sold
y 12@l2Z3s; do 907, a. ll2; coupon tives at
1885 and currency skies OF 1899 at 1855
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DRIED FRUITS, hAI ms. NUTS. ETC,

Dealers are encouraged by the expectation that
q ,arn worthy of the name VIII be placed on
Prunes, Raisins. Almonds, ETC. 1t would help the
grower out considerably.
DRIED FkUITS-Quotations on the Fruit Ex-
change are nomnally as follows:
CARLOAD Lors-Aprieots are quotab.e at 6@ec
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Feb 24.-The spot II arket
Is quiet at IS e1ad. Cargoes easy at SIS Sd,
arrived.
FUTURES
The Produce Exchange cable gives th e following
Liverpool quotations for No. Red Winter: Feb
rnary, Is 314d; March, Is Sgd; May, 6s cd;
July, 6s 412d
SECURITIES
LONDON, ENG, Feb. 24.-Consols, 1I2 9-16; sill
yer, 29S4 ID; French Rentes 1O2< 471Ac
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Wheat futures lower.
Barley dull.
More call for Oats and Corn.
Rye neglected.
Light export demand for Flour.
Considerable change in Beans.
Heavy receipts OF Hay.
Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables quIe:.
Butter weak. Cheese and Eggs lower.
Poultry about he same.
Hardly any Game arriving.
Fresh and Dried Fruits unchanged.
Provisions dull
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THE STOCK MARKET,

atwc-story building on w line of Belvedere 1873 %
. OF Waller; $4O5O; DanieI Elm stein. architect
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bondss Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money call easy at 11a@2%; last loan 11aZ
Prime mercantile paper 3%. Bar silver. "a lS-l6c
Mexican dollars, 5s@531ac Sterling exchange
dull firm with actual business in bankers bills at
"a 1904 8514 for 60 days and 81 S7@4 s71 for de-
mand. Posted rates, 81 s51a04 Sc. Commercial
bills 50 H31aa4 s41s. Government bonds steady;
state bonds dull; railroad bonds Irregular Silver
at the board was irregular.