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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-There was nothing doing yester- day, as it was the last day of the year, and the brokers took possession of the floor of the are unchanged. " -. = :: Tidewater quotations are as follows, sI 42Jb a1 434 for. No: l, sl 45 for choice and Sl 47lsqf 50 per ctl for extra choice for milling -.< = CALL. BOARD SALES =
 Informal Session--9:t5 o.elock-May sctIs;
 secend Session May-loo0o etls. sl ssa4s 4ooo ctls. $1 S97s: >+... =. -. E' "
 Regular Morning session-No. sales. :. Afternoon Session=May-lf60 600. ctls si 40: ZOO Sl Ss3s; 60e0, s1 40ls 2900 sI 4oA
 BARLEY-No samples of any consequence were shown on Change yesterday, owing to the fireworks, and quotations were therefore nominal. .+':- IT
 Feed. S5QS7tac for dark to good and so6s2I5c for choice; Brewing, s1dI 05 for No. I and s21zQ9711c per ctl for dark Coast :. :-: = =; .,:. CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Session-9:15 c. o.clock-Nfay-2eOO ctls S31zc; 20o0 s4c; 2OO0, S3s4c -"
 Second Sess:en-No sales. . ,.,@- .>a'.: .>...
 Regular Morning Session-No- sales .::== .:.
 Afternoon Sesston-May-2aO0 etfs S3a4ci
 0ATS-Preyious- prices rule, with a: dull mar
 Fancy Feed. s1 15a1 20 per ctl; good. to choice, sf o73k6i 121s: common. .' si. G21bS8 good to choice s1 0Tisd1 121a common sI 025s05 l Co; Surprise: Sl 20G1 30: Red, Sf 306Ii 40: Gray: sl: l21zGf 17l9: Milling, s1 97ik1T 12l5
 Black for seed s1 35d1 50. Clipped Oats sci at Slg2 per ton over the raw product. =.
 :SoRIN3There HIS -5 was no change yesterday.
 small Round Yellow. 97Ikeds1 per. ctl Large Yellow: gfla ad93stc; White. 99G921sc. = :: RYE-S1df :o215 per ~ctI- >:- = BUCAW tiEcAT-S1 356I1 50 per.cf =.
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THE COAL TRADE.
REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR AND PROS : .-.

REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR AND PROS
 PECTS FOR THIS. =. *-:
 The annual circular of J. w. Harrison thus reviews the coal trade in 1S97: ...
 The fuel consumption of California this year is about per cent greater than in lSs6 which evidences that the outgoing year has been fairly profitable one for some of our manufacturing branches. Consumers were fa- vored with low priced coal the first half of this year. but the Dingley tariff went into eff feet in July. causing advance on all grades equal to the change of the duty; this change cuts a small figure with housekeepers and small consumers but it is serious detriment to those industries where fuel is the principal factor In their expense account. Coal freights from. Australia and Great Britain have ruled high for several months past, thus aiding to sustain full figures, as our coast colliery man agers regulate their scale of prices by the i'm port cost of Colonial and English; hence this year has proved very profitable one for our Northern coal fields. It is query how the local coal market will shape itself in 1898; there is doubt as to the ability of British Columbia and Washington to fully supply us with: all the fuel may need. in case for eign shipments should diminish, but the ear marks are visible of probable labor troubles when the Klondike exodus commences, and the writer predicts that all grades of laborers will catch the fever. Even if no trouble emanates from that source. there will certainly be a sparsity of vessels for transporting coal as they*will assuredly drift into the more profita= be business of carrying freight and passen- gers toward the Alaskan gold fields. It is true this will last for only few months, but of sufficient duration to materially affect fuel values within that brief period. Prudential managers should provide against such contin- gencies; lack of foresight is sometimes costly.
 The various sources from which we have de- rived our supplies follows:
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POULTRY AND GAME. .

:. Dressed Turkeys had a wide range yester. day. Tn the morning they sold at 1sc, and in the afternoon they were hard to work off at i6c. A few poor ones sold down below 15c, The general range for the day is given below Other Poultry showed no particular change E: Arrivals of Game were better but the market was: rather stronger. with good demand. }: POULTRY
 : Live: Turkeys. 12lk@1sc for Gobblers and 13614c for Hens; dressed Turkeys 15D1ec per lb; Geese. per pair. s1 5ed2; Ducks $4656; Hens, s 50G5; Rosters young, $4 5065 50: do old. 8 5Q@4;; Fryers. s4 5O65: Broilers, s4 5o655 for large and s3d4 for small; Pigeons, s1 5o92 per dozen for young and s1 for old. /. 1: .GAME-ouaiis per dog si 25a1 50: Mallard, s364; Canvasback. s415: Sprig. g: Teal s1; Widgeon 75c6s1 25; Small Ducks: 75cIS1; Gray Geese, g 50: White s16I 25: Brant s1 5o6r 75: Honkers. s4d4 50; English Snipe s1 50G2:. Jack Snipe s1; Hare S1; Rabbits. ss1s 25d1 50 for Cottontails and 75c6S1 for small
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND :PRopUcE.-


 NEW. YORK; Dec, $ -s1.=FLoUR-R Receipts. 8 53S exports 26, ,eS4 bblt. Neglected and nom finally lunchanged,: ::.::~ ::< :. :: yHEAT-Receipts, isO, 55O;; exports. 27s;22s bushels. Spot firm; No. red. s1 01K. Options opened higher; advanced sharply. on. fair clear- ances, and active covering were Irregular in the afternoon, with. some realizing, and closed firm. on a renewed demand from shorts at Skep ]. closed SIC: . :. -:'f |: HOPS-Steady. -: -: = :r..- - WOOL1Steadys :. -:--. -.a r. PETROLEUM-Dull. -. :: PIG. -IRoN-warrants steady; ::s67o: bid and Y. .zLAkE; coPPER-unehangea at slG s5 bid to :TIN1Firu; SIS 70. bid. to SIS .sos asked. . . SPELTER-Unchanged, 8 90 bid s4 asked
 .LE!Ap5-steady. 25 ss 70 bid; sS 75 asked; brok- :, CoEFEE-options opened: steady. at i: un- changed prices to :5 points advance on Euro pean buying and local covering. Improvement arrested by selling by leading bear: operator of the: season and absence of pressure of ..ino- tices. =: Closed barely steady: with. prices un- changed to 5 points met advance. Sales. F, 75O bags includingi March, $ o5. Spot Coffee-Rlo dull but steady No 7.tnvoicsi 69sc; No. [ job- -SUGAR-Raw; strong; fair refining, 34tc: centrifugal, 96 test, :4Ac; refined strong ",
 :. .BUTTER-Recefpts, S421 packages; steady. Western creamery 15Q22c:: :Elginss :22c; fac- EGGS Receipts. - 4S4s ?, packages. '' :. Firm State and Pennsylvania, .22Q251tc; Western. 22 '
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

Isobars, or solid lines connect points of equal air pressure; isotherns, or dotted lines: equal temperature: The wind high means high barometic pressure and is usually accompanied with fair weather Tow refers to low pres sure and Is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. "Eows'', 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 proba bie; but when the Tow is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature rain south of Oregon Is i'm probable. With Thigh" in the vicinity of Idaho, and the pressure falling to the Cali fornia coast warmer weather may be expected reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result >.. :'.:-- ...'. ..'' +.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-It was a typical holiday market in Wheat Notwithstanding the fact that it was settlement day. the session marked the close of one of the most gigantic deals in actual Wheat record. there was not n trace Of excitement either in the cash article or in the speculative futures. May Wheat was quite hrm at the opening, starting 11c higher The feature of the early firmness was the sur prising strength shown by Liverpool which showed 49d advance. Some of the strength too was carried over from yesterdays war scare After little show of activity around the open ing the market began to feel the effect of the holiday spirit and became exceedingly dull IT is calculated that the entire amount of con tract grade wheat Is now 100000 bushels There were no shipments of Wheat from - gentina this week. Beerbohm estimated that in consequence or having imported earlier in the season in excess of immediate consunptive rs quirements the weekly needs of foreign Wheat and Flour in Europe for the remainder of inc season would be 69e0O 900 busheis and ssio lated that the available surplus In exnortins, countries to the end of the crop year would D5t come within 1,000, 900 bushels a week of siin plying the requirements. The exports from fbe Atlantic ports were again surprisingly iiberaI stronger on this, May advancing to ssiZc About o'clock the price was down to e9is z, yz14c 4, on liberal offerings. There strength again developed and in the last few minutes' trad ing the price advanced to 92%c, where if closed. Nothing of sensational character de- veloped In the December deal. Allen-G Grier were buyers of December and sellers of May at % discount for the latter when any one could he found willing to make the change The or, o of December held between s4I1c and s5c sjI forenoon. It closed the day before at s4IZc During the afternoon December sold as high as 25c and closed at 95c.
 Corn was exceedingly duil. May closing a shade higher.
 Oats were slow. though showing more life than Corn. The feeling was firm early, fol- lowed by decline. the market closing steady and unchanged.
 Provisions were fairly active and very strone throughout At the close May pork was a5c higher, May lard 1Oc higher and May ribs 12lIc higher; Armour was buyer in the last hour
 The leading futures ranged follows:
 Articles Open High. Low. Close
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REVIEW OF THE STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. Sl-Bradstreet's Financial Review will say tomorrow: Aside fronn tha activity of some of the local stocks there has been little in the market entitled to descrip- ton.
 holiday feeling prevailed throughout. and m the early portion Of the week the contin- uance of slightly higher rates for call Ioan. and the fear that a furry might occur in the money market before New Years day tended to still further restrict trading London has sold little stock, but the market there was utterly inactive on account of the irmness of money and the possibility of foreign complica tions in connection with the Chinese si+,,a ton. Our own public has been indifferent fo the stock market, and commission houses were at no tune prominent in the transactions Pro~ iesslonal operators were to some extent infu- eneed by the extreme dullness, and selling of sessions in prices On such occasions how ever, the belief that better market is lfable 70 develop with the New Year asserted itself,
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, POTATOES. .,oN1oNs: VEGETABLES.

F Southern yegetables are not as firm as for 'the:past two. or. three days. There Is no par ticular change in Potatoes or Onions: ;~
 POTATOES. Early Rose. 5OG55c:, River
 Reds, 35@40c; River Burbanks. 5oQeoc .(per banks. 70990c; Sweet Potatoes; 5o665c per ,otl for Rivers and S0G90c for Merced; new vol =unteer Potatoes. 2G21zc per ID. :. :: ....''
 0NIONS-S2, 1892 5s:per >etl; cut Onions q 50
 71, 75 per sack: :,' ':>:' |: ,yEGETA BLES-M -Marrowfat Squash ss910 per ton;. Hubbard Squash, $SGl0 per ton: Dried Peppers 5G6c per :lb:. Dried .Okra, 15c; Cab Garlic 's@31sc per. -lb;; Asparagus. 12]sd25c per lb. :: =: -.: :.:.- .:'... E: Los Angeles Green Peas, T9Sc: String Beans. :15@2Oc: Tomatoes. .50cGs1; Green Peppers, .S4 10c per lb: Summer Squash. 1Oc; Egg Plant. 15
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A tranch of the United States Hydrographio Office, located in the Merchants Exchange 10 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 on Tele- 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 at Mare leland. 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 na-- pers. and by the morning papers the Following da-. W. S. HUGHES
 Lieutenant. U. S. N. in charge
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THE FINANCIAL SITUATION:

NEW: YORK. Dee. S1.-The Financier says: 1T statement of the associated banks of New; York. city for; the week ending December sl, is an argument in favor of easier. money rates. The banks since December ;24.: have gained in cash s, ,7is;9OO, and their net de- posits* have. expanded nearly s6 900. .6oo. As the gains in cash and deposits were almost iden- tical; the reserve has increased in proportion: mat Is, 1t is about 75 per cent of the total cash expansion The result is that the mar gln ot excess reserve has been increased A,z65, 300; and at the close of the week stood at Sl5, 1SS, 750. In view of this showing all Tear Of stringency over the close of the year must be dismissed During the next week the Onton Pacific committee will make another Ss,OOOOO0 payment into the Treasury and there is no likelihood that it will have any more effect on the market than last week s settlement of a similar amount caused. This will end transaction which had an import ant bearing on money affairs for some time, and a normal period will succeed it.
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GENERAL. MERcHANp1sE.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags 1898 delivery, 5H
 G5%c: Wool Bags. 270soc; Fruit Bags. 5Nc. 5a.c and Sc for the different sizes
 COAL-Werington ss; New Wellington. ss; Southfeld Wellington. S7 50; Seattle s5 30; Bryant, $5 50: Coos Bay s1 75 Wallsend. g %: Cumberland. $14 50 in bulk and SIS in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, s15: Camel. S9 per ton; Rock Springs. Castle Gate and Pleas ant Valley, s7 50; Coke, SIS per ton in bulk and : $15 in sacks. z
 RICE-chinese mixed. s4 2o@4 25 per ctl: No. . I. S4 4o64 50 per ctl; extra No l, s595 20; flaw . allan, S4 50; Japan, $4 9o65 05; Rangoon, .s4
 LINSEED OIL,-Is Sc higher at 51c per gallon for raw and 5Sc for boiled In barrels; cases, Sc more. =: =. : :SUGAR4The Western Sugar Refinery Com ; pany quotes terms net. cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed. .67sc; Powdered, 6ssc Dry Granulated. 5%c; Confectioners' A. 5Ac; Mag nola 4. 5ssc; Extra c, SAC; Golden c, 51kc; Candy Granulated, 5Bc; California A, SIC per :tsc more. ..r: :.:: :.I...
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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The Evening Posts London hnancial cabing:am says: Business in the stock market to-day was restricted hy .ha fact that it will be holiday tomorrow here and on the Continent. The tone however. was good and full of promise for the new yea although politics are an important factor The markets of which the highest hopes Are enter- tan 1ained are mines: Argentines and Americans.
 China and Japan stocks arc 9r .to s
 grade. Turkish stocks were strong fin Paris support, and copper stocks were good for the same reason. 'Ne
 Further large loans were made by the Bank or England to-day, and the market probably owes the bank over F. GOO coo pounds
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY., JANUARY l.

and the undertone of speculation is unques- tfonably strong. If the market was apparently insensible to favorable developments. such as the generally good returns Of net railroad earn fngs for November, it was also quite lininoved by disturbing rumors like that Of Secretary Cages alleged resignation or. the stories pointing to war involving the European pow CTS and Japan: The bond market has been less active, but prices for investment issues hold firm and dealers in municipal: and other high grade securities generally report a scarcity of supply to meet the demands. Toward the end of the week the market was, if. anything
 duller. --
 The absence of any disturbance in the money market had good effect on the speculative tonei but failed to encourage any activity ,
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, Dec. 31.-The Boston Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow of the wool mar ket: Never has year closed so brisk a business as 1897. The sales of the last week are very largely of territorial wools, on a secured basis of 4sd50c clean. The buyers are the big worsted mills. and they have paid dG full rates. @ M One house in two weeks has sold
 The sales of the wael< are T oea Soa ,,o,,, domestic and 2,3s7, 900 pounds foreign against 7.e02, 900 pounds domestic and 1.632, GOO pounds tic and S74,0oO pounds foreign for the same market last year.
 The sales to date show increase of 100 . 211,40o pounds domestic and 1S0, 229 700 pounds foreign from the sales to the same date of 1896. U
 The receipts to date show an increase of 110 407 bales domestic and 30S 644 bales foreign.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. Dec. 31-cATTLE-The bulk of the offerings changed ownership at s4 30a5, the poorest beef steers selling at 8 Sod4 and the best beeyes at $ SOG5 4OI Stockers and feeders. ss loai 25; calves were stronger, the pest selling Tor S6 55. A good many fed west ern steers sold at s4G74 so; 4.E.- - - -. aOSSESold at an extreme range of 8 300 eo, largely at B +053 .55, heavy packers fetch Ing $ soqs 41la. and prime butcher weights seldlnS Tor sS 69- Pigs sold chiefly at 8 309
 SHEEP-sold at s2 75d4 75, chiefly at ss 75@ 70, so, western fed lots. predominating and sell Ing at that range. Lambs sold at 8 T563 a0 chiefly at 8 s5a5 75; some of the westerns he 1 ing SS l5 Yearlihgs sold at s4 50 and s4 s5
 zod6 accepts; Cattle. 5000; hogs. 25. GOO; sheep
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs are very weak at a further decline and arrivals accumulating. Butter is also weak. though there is no further decline
 Creamery-Fancy Creameries, S46S5c Der rb BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries, S4as5c per lb seconds 32G33c. Dairy-Choice to fancy. 2s@soc; lower grades 27G2Sc per lb.
 CHEESE-Cholce mild new. 11612c; com mon to good. Sd10c; Cream Cheddar 1o6I11c. Young America. 111261215c; Western, uG12c; Eastern. 121461S1sc per ID.
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs. 271kGsoc per dog: store Eggs. 2oG2sc; Eastern. 1sQ161zc for cold stor-
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS

Prices remained without disturbance yester- day and the market was quiet
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries. s 50QS 50; per bbl; Coos Bay, S1 75@2 per box.
 Apples, 25Q40c per box for common. 5ocd1s1 for good to choice and s1 2591 40 for fancy; Lady Apples. 75c9s1 25 for large boxes
 Grapes, in boxes. 15G5oc for all kinds Crates sell about 10c higher than boxes.
 Persimmons. 25Q50c per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, s1 755 2 75; Seedlings; 5ocqs1 25: Mandarins 75cGsl; ior and pe ST 5S feoRo 9ocd 'Oc t6 choice Mexican Lines. sSd4 per box: Cali fornia Lines in small boxes 25GSFs; Bananas, t dozen.
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THE BROKERS DIPPED THE BOARD.

The edict of the directors of the Produce Exchange that the brokers should not be all lowed to celebrate the close of the year with bombs and frecrackers was utterly disregarded yesterday. for after the sample session was oyer the fun broke out in several places and pandemonium ensued- The usual crowd was attracted to the spot by the uproar and smoke, and for an hour that part of town was the noisiest quarter of the city. A s20 fine is apparently nothing to Produce Ex- change broker. 2.
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: HAY. AND FEEDsTuFFs. :.

= Receipts or Hay were more liberar and there Bran was advanced soc. ';' ;'.: :. v. : BRAN-s17 50d1s 50 per ton ... ;:: l.. 70 = BRA N-S1TGlIS: per ten: = <.:--. :: = MIDDL1NGSIS2 IS2362s: 50 per ton: - :! -. i.'s :. .FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s2o121 ner
 ton; Oilcalxe.> Meal at the. mill. s2S 5012s 5o
 jobbing, $5G; .:Cocoanut Cake, St9G2o; Cotton.
 seed Meal. s29G$0 per ton. :: ~, - : '- HAY--Wheat. sI3GI5 per ton Wheat and.oat
 SIP 5o114: 50;: Cat, s1fG13: Barley 9SIf0i2 50: compressed, SIP 506H 50; Alfalfa, s9Qi0;; stock; s1oQI1;: Clover; s9G10 per ton. ::
 * -STRAW=-S0d45c per. bale.
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= LONDON, Dec. 31.-Consols, 113 5-1s; Silver. 262sd; French Rentes, 1O3f :71kc. '. ".
 LIVERPOOL, Dec. S1:-Wheat. steady: No. Standard California Wheat, SIS 6d- cargoes off coast. uncertain:, cargoes on passage buyers and sellers apart. English country markets steady. French country markets. quiet: Wheat in Paris, steady. Flour in Paris, steady; frrl- ports into United Kingdom for week, 34i 900 bbls Flour, 246,000 qrs Wheat. :- - Y. .: !: :COTTON-Uplands.: 31td., :::-: .- : .:> :-.... - CLOSE: ..-.>' =
 WHEAT-Spot No 1 red northern spring firm, IS sgd. . =. -:
 COIaN-Amerfcan mixed steady, 3s 21sd; do January February and March, steady, s 2lzd.
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WOOL TRADE LAST YEAR.

Robert J. Morrison gives the Wool crop of California last year at 32, ,534. .23O pounds, the smallest production since 1887 except in 1ss6
 when it fell to 27 195, $50 pounds The spring clip E, 030 pounds. the fall clip Il, ,175- 560, and there was 2,195,6 $40 pounds of pulled wool. The stock on hand December 31 is given at S,0ooooO pounds. The exports were over 29 OOO 900 pounds.
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. COINAGE OF. THE MINT.

The coinage of the local mint for the year 1897 shows an increase of nearly $4 900, 600.
 The total gold coined was s33, ,522. .500 of which s2s, 4O5.OOO were double eagles, g. 347 300 in eagles and $1,770, 900 in half eagles.
 The total silver coinage was $6, 56l, ,791. .65, of which S5.S25,0 GOO were standard dollars $466 $50 half-dollars, S135, ,557. 25 quarter-dollars and s134, ,2S4 40 dimes, making a total of gold and siIuer SAn
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sUMNMARY oF THE MARKETs

Silver off again. :- Wheat and Barley quiet. Oats. Corn and Rye unchanged.
 Larger receipts of Hay. 7; : j.. Bran. advanced SOC. .--....; ... Beans quiet and steady. .:,--. Increased consumption of Coal. --.. Linseed oil advanced Sc. :..-. Fresh Fruits unchanged. - = ?, Potatoes unchanged;: Onions firm.
 Southern Vegetables rather weaker. Butter weak; eggs lower and dull Turkeys sold fairly; game firmer. .. Dried Fruits show some change. Provisions inactive. Meat market. steady. Increased coinage of the Mint. Heavy gain in bank .clearings.
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FLOUR AND: MILLsruFFE,s,.

:: FLoUR-Net cash prices are: Family: extras. s4 F54 6s; Bakers extras, s4 sof4 40 ner hsI
 = MILLSTUFFS-Price in sacks are as fol: low. usual discount to the trade: Graham
 Flour; $ per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. s2; 50 per 100 do. s3 Oatmeal g 50 Gat Greats Ii Iore inv: 8 1oaS 30; Buckwheat Flour. 8 25as 50 Cracked. Wheat, s Farinai:: s4 50; N hole 5. sOs in sacks, ss 7s; Pearl Barley. s4: SpIir PeasF SS 50j Green do, s4 25 per. 100 IDS:
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SALMON PACK IN 1897

The pack of salmon on this coast in 1897 is given by local trade journal at ,929. POO cases
 against about 2,3O0 0O0 cases in 1S96 distributed as follows: Alaskan, S56, 800; British Colum- bian. 9S5, 000 Puget Sound, 423, 800; Columbia River, 552 700; other Oregon points. 6S 100; Sac ramento River, 42 800
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DRIED FRUITS. .RAIsINs. NUTS. ETC.

A good many small changes in Fruits and Nuts appear. and the latter areiweak and neg iected. Apples and Plums are strong. Prunes are dull and weak.
 DRIED FRUITS Prunes. carload lots 3xd4.c for 40-5o's. sH@ 3Ac for 5o-60s. 2%Q3hc for eros. 2k92%c for 70-s0's 1%Q2Ac for S0-90s, 1Aq1Ac for s0-l0O' !: :: Peaches. sGFac; fancy. 6S55sc; peeled. 1oa
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BEANS AND; SEEDS.

The year closed on a.:steady but quiet mar ket.:" =: =. =. :: BEANS = Bayos. g so@3:. Small Whites.
 :1 2sg1 S7l4s Large Whites, s1 r5q1 S5; Pinks.
 Bufters. s1 4odI 5o; LiInas,, $1- 1-60QE7o; Pea, s1 25G5f 40 per ctl.
 SEEDSl:Brown Mustard. .Ss per cti; Yellow Mustard s2d2- 50: Flax; SI sOd2; Canary Seed, :2A@2Ac per lb:: Alfalfa 6J4c;: Rape. 2Q2%c;
 DRIED PEAs@Niiesss:, .l ,25. Green. .i 200 + 1 i0- per ctl. =: ::. -