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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK Jan. 2s.-To-day's stock market showed signs of a struggle by the bulls to tain prices while they were taking their profits. They were moderately successful and sold large blocks of stock which have been recent speculative favorites without producing any marked declines elsewhere in the list Northern Pacific preferred shows a net gain for to-day, but the declines in the others were not sufficient to uncover any large number of stop-loss orders. The sharp gains in special stocks at different times during the day were evidently due to manipulation for the purpose of sustaining the general market. This. to- gether with the higher range of prices report ed from London this morning kept stocks well above last nights level during the early part of the day, butt the closing showed an easy tone, with prices generally at the lowest New York Central conspicuous under realizing pressure after the opening and closed IF lower than the days high point. Kansas and Texas preferred showed an extreme decline of 1% and Rock Island of a full per cent. Heaviness Of the Granger group was another factor in the decline London was heavy seller, espe- cialiy of New York Central. This added to the heavy tone to quite marked extent. Still another factor on the side of the reactionists was the weakness in the anthracite group, de- clines in some of its members reaching a point. The local New York group added the weight of its weakness to the burden of the bulls. The sudden spurts of strength shown by Northwest, Louisville. Denver preferred and a few other stocks proved unavaling to coun- teract the general low tendency Exchange hardened a fraction for demand in response to London continued selling or stocks here. The announcement of the withdrawal of ZIG. GOO fin gold from the Bank of England for shipment to the United States was without any effect here Reports from London during the earlier dealings here showed prices for Americans higher and active, the speech of the President last night being assigned the cause. The anticipation of this speech has been used for several days by the bulls in Wall street and the realizing to-day after its delivery was ir accordance with the practice of professional traders
 Business in the bond market continued on s heavy scale, and prices generally higher There single transactions in par vaIu, of sl50, GOO and s75 900 of the Union Pacific pur chase certificates; SIPS, 900 of Atchison adjust ment As and of 1000 of Erie As. Total sales S3, 500, ,00O
 new !. higher bid and the As, old coupon. anc the 5s, 1s higher.
 Total sales of stocks to-day were 473. s0 shares, including: Atchson preferred. 140Is Burlington. 25 S26; C.. c. c. & St. L., 33s4 Denver and Rio Grande preferred. s170; En' preferred. 407S; l.. & N, 12. f32 Manhattan H,s2O; Reading preferred. 36S0; Missouri Pa cific. 17,310: M K. & T. preferred, 17,S50; New York Central. 35.S6s; Northern Pacific. 55i5 do preferred, 49, ,5S1; Rock Island, 50,S2S; St Paul, F $50; St. Paul and Omaha, 4s60; South ern preferred. 4OO4; Union Pacific, 2s.5S1; To
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EXPLANATION

The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig ures at station indicate maximum temperature for the days; those underneath 1t, if any. the amount of rainfall. of melted snow in inches Isobars. or solid lines connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature. The word high means high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; low refers to low pres sure and is usually preceded and accompanied bv cloudy weather and rains. Lows usually first appear on the Washington coast When the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast and the isobars extend north and south along the coast. rain is probable: but when the low is inclosed with isobars Of marked curvature rain south of Oregon s i'm probable With g high in the vicinity of Idaho. and the pressure falling to the Cali fornia coast. warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather In winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result.
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REVIEW OF THE STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-Bradstreets financial review tomorrow will say: Although the mar ket was temporarily disturbed at the begin ming of the week by exaggerated reports as to the purpose of dispatching the man-of-war Maine to Havana. it soon recovered from the effects of this scare and In the past few days developed remarkable strength and activity. London bought stocks here to a considerable extent on Wednesday, though it was subse quently a seller of part of its purchases. while throughout the week there has been large amount of both investment and speculative buying for public account, the commission houses being active factors in the trading. Professional interests of the smaller type. while at first inclined to act on the bear side, were forced to cover and found 1t an unprofit- able course to fight this advance. more espe- cially as the market from first to last has presented ample evidences of the activity and support of powerful interests on the bull side This was especially noticeable fin the Wander oilt stocks, which group has been the central feature of the weeks speculation.
 The industrials have been comparatively neg lected, and while the local traction securities were the objects of attention they did not lead the market as in the preceding week.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

The Poultry market is blocked with Eastern stock. In local stock young fowl are doing rather better. and dressed Turkeys dull and cheap.
 The Game market continues overstocked.
 Another car. of Eastern sold st 1Oc for Tur- keys. S4 for Ducks, Sl 75 fer Geese, s for Hens. S4 50 for young Boosters. s4 for old Roos- terS a0d s4 30 for Fryers.
 POULTRY
 Live Turkeys. 9d1oc for Gobblers and 1o611c c-- ',C -essed Turkeys. 96l13c per lb; Geese. per pair S1 2561 50; Ducks, sid5: Hens, s3G4; Boosters. young, s4d5: Boosters. old.
 ''- br ~7. A 50G5: Broilers. s4 5095 for large and S3G3 50 for small: Pigeons s1 50q l 70 per dozen for young and 75cqs1 for old.
 GAME-Quail. per dog. s1: Mallard g 500 3 50: Canvasback. 8 5oQ4: Sprig. s1 256l1 SO: Teal 75c; widgeon 75c0s1; Small Ducks. soc 75c; Gray Geese. g: White. 75c: Brant. q; Honkers. 8; English Snipe. g: Jack Snipe. sI: S1 for small
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THE cURRANr MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2s.-The Journal of Com merce says: The comparatively high cost of entrants has turned the attention of large con- sumers to California seediess Muscatel raisins, which. up to the past few days have been dull and neglected In view of the strong statIs- tical position of entrants speculative Interest in seedess Muscatel raisins has been devei- oped. with the result that stocks available here have been closely absorbed through the purchase of some 1500 boxes on private terms
 supposed to be 393Ac possibly shade 'owe1 in some instances. The incentive of this movement is understood. was the increas- ing inquiry from nincemeat manufacturers to whom the present quotations on entrants are held to be somewhat prohibittve, and who turn 10 small California seedless raisins a substitute. It does not appear, however. that other consumers have shown like interest in
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1sINs. ETC.

The East still wants Prunes. but is not will ing to pay an advance for them. The other kinds are dull rule.
 DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, carload lots. Az 44ac for 40-50s. SAG4Ac for 50-60s s, 3k93Ac for 60-70s. 2s4G3kc for 70-S0s. 2<Q24.c for S0- sos. 1%d2Ac for 9o-100s: Peaches, 3G4lsc: fan cy. 5Q5lsc: peeled. 1oG12ltc; Apricots. o@oc Tor Royals and 7asc for good to fancy Moorparks; {; evaporated Apples. 6laG7c; sun-dried. 4q41ac black Figs, in sacks, 2Q2zc; Plums. <1zq4%c for pitted and 1q1iSc for unpitted; bleached Plums 5G54c: Nectarines. 4Q5c for prime to fancy; Pears. 2isef4izc for quarters and Sg51sc for halves, according to color. etc
 RAISINS-2HG3c for two-crown, 4c for three crown, 5c for four-crown 5l2c for Seediess Sultanas and s1 1eQ1 l5 for London layers; dried Grapes 2as
 NUTS-Chestnuts are quotable at s91oc per lb; Walnuts. 5Q6c for hardshell and 697c for
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the latter. though in view of the rather high cost o% entrants they are understood 10 De limiting their purchases of that fruit to the smallest quantities consistent with the actual needs of consumption.
 Spot supplies of entrants represented to be small for this time of the year. and the stock remaining in Greece is said not to exceed IF, 900 tens. which under ordinary consuming demands from different distributing markets of the world affords unusually small supply for the interval between the present time and the time when the 1898 crop will be available, about eight months hence It is understood, however. that the quality of most of the stock remaining in Greece is poor, and this in con nection with the high prices in demand. Is ex- pected to curtail' consumption after the small available supplies of good fruit have been stunned. Hence the speculative interest shown in California seedless raisins, which seems to be the only fruit that may be sub stltuted by mlncemeat makers and bakers for currants It is reported that considerable pur- chases have been made for consumption at an advance of about Ac over the prices prevailing.
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HIDES. rALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

These goods show the old quotations all around There is a fair demand for Hops. and Hides are firm.
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell 1c under sound stock. Heavy salted steers. 1061O1zc per lb: medium, SC; light, Sc; Cow hides. 97ehc: Stags, 6c; salted Kip, 10c; Calf, 11c; dry Hides 16c: culls and brands. 13c; dry Kip and Veal. 146515c; dry Calf. 1S920c; culls, 1s917c; Goatskins, 2oQ3711c each: Kids, 691Oc Deerskirs. good summer: 2563oc per lo; me dium POO: winter 10c; Sheepskins. shearlings, 20d3oc each; short wool 40670c each; medium. 70dsoc long wools. soc9s1 30 each
 TALLOw-No. 1 rendered. 36I3i1c per ID; No g. 2d2Ihc: refined Sc; Grease, 292Ac.
 wOOL-Fall clip-Mddle counties-free; lo9 13c: do defective. 10611c; San Joaquin. oefec- tive 7Tec; Southern Mountain, SG111c; free Northern. 12613c; do defective. s@lfc; Hum boldt and Mendocino. 13015c; Eastern oregon, 9613c: Valley Oregon. 1661Sc.
 HOPS-Old crop, 266c for poor to fair and S 6loc for good; new crop, 11115c per lb.
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PROVISIONS.

Dealers expect to raise the price of Hams, Bacon and Lard in few days, the Eastern markets have already gone up. The demand Is good.
 CURED MEATs-Bacon. SIC per ID for heavy ec for light medium. 10c for light, 1o19c for extra light and 12c for sugar-cured: East Hams, SG955c; Mess Beef S 50 per bb; extra mess do. s9 SO; family do. SHOE; salt Pork. SsdS 50; extra prime Pork. s9 50; extra clear. Si6; mess. S14 50: Smoked Beef. 11iRq1212c per ID. .
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 5Ac per ID for compound and Sc for pure: pails, Ic Cali fornia tierces, 5c per lb for compound and Sc for pure; half-bbls, SAC; 10-lb tins, 7c; do 5-lb 7i5c ID.
 COTTOLENE-Tierces. 57s96Sc: packages. less than 300-lbs-1-lb pails, 50 in a case. S7sc; 3-lb pails 20 in a ca SC, S%c; 5-lb pails, F Tn case. sLc: 10-lb pails. In a case. S1sc; 5o-io tins one or two in case. 7tsc; wooden buck half -hhls about no lbs. 715c per ID.
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an Francisco temperatui

 minimum. 39; mean. 46. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS. The pressure has fallen during the past "A hours over Utah, Nevada. Southern Idaho and Northern Washington. It has risen rapidly over the upper Missouri Valley. The temperature has remained nearly sta tionary over the country west of the Rocky Mountains. Tn the great valleys of California the temperature is about normal. Rain has fallen in California south of the Tehachapi and in Arizona.
 4 maximum wind velocity of 26 miles per hour from the east is reported at Tatoosh Island.
 Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours. ending midnight January %, 1898: Northern Calfornia-Cloudy and unsettled weather Saturday, probably showers on the coast; westerly, changing, to 'southeasterly winds.
 Southern California-Cloudy Saturday. with showers early Saturday morning; southerly winds.
 Nevada-Fair Saturday.
 Utah-Cloudy Saturday.
 Arzona-Ra!n early Saturday morning. cloudy Saturday.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy and un- eetted weather Saturday, probably showers in the afternoon; westerly, changing to south easterly winds.
 Special report from Mount Tamalpais. taken st D. m.-Clear; wind north, miles per hour; temperature, 43; maximum temperature, 45 de- trees. ALEXANDER McADTE.
 Local Forecast Official.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFs.

There was no further advance yesterday, as 1t was collection day and the Weather Bureau predicted rain. The market firm. how ever.
 RRAN-s2oG21.
 MIDDLINGS-$21d24 50.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley. s22Q23 per ton Oilcake Meal at the mill, BPS 50929 50; tobbing, $50; Cocoanut Cake, S19d20; Cotton Meal. $2sq3O per ton; Corn Meal, s23 5O9 2i 50: Cracked Corn. s24q25; Chopped Feed. s1S919.
 CT~-ca- '7 rourd lots)-wheat. s160 IS 50 per ton; Wheat and Oat s16G17 50; Oat. s14 50G16 50; Barley. SIS 50Q15 30; compressed. s15Q17; Alfalfa. s1o 50G11 50; stock, $10 500 II 50; Clover. s11d12 50 per ton.
 STRAW-404471sc per bale.
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DECIpUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

One car of Oranges offered at auction and sold at s1 35d2 50 for Navels and 4oc for Seedlings. It fancy stock.
 There Is no change to report in anything The market is. almost bare of Lines
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries, s7@s per bbl; Coos Bay s1 500 per box.
 Apples, 4015oc per box for common. 65cGS1 for good to choice and sl 25G1 40 for fancy.
 CITRUS FRUITS = Navel Oranges sl 2Sg 25; Seedlings, 50cGSl: Mandarns. $1Q1 50 for large and 65G75c for small boxes: Grape Fruit. s2 50Gi5 per box: Lemons. 50c4S1 for common and s1 25d2 for good to choice; Mexi- can Limes nominal; California Lines, in small boxes. nominal: Bananas. sl 25G2 25 per bunch: Pineapples. $364 per dozen-
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO Jan 2S-CATHEThere was fair demand for cattle and prices ruled steady at yesterdays decline. Beef steers sold at extreme range of S3 1895 50. the greater part of the cattle going for & S595; stoclSers and feeders, S9 5014 50 canning cattle, g 50g3. Calves sold up to g for the best.
 HOGS-Heavy receipts of hogs allowed buy CTS to dictate terms, and prices averaged DC lower. Sales were largely at 8 S043 s21z for range of prices for hogs being B eOQS go. The late market was active and the early de- cline partly recovered.
 SHEEP-Trade in sheep and lambs was much duller than usual, buyers having become pretty well stocked up. and prices were called about l0c lower. Sheep were Quotable at SSq 3 50 for inferior up to SAGA 65 for medium to choice fed Western. and yearlings were worth going below s5 25 and few sheep selling under $4 Heavy sheep sold around s4 50.
 Receipts-Cattle. 5000; hogs. 4l.OOo; sheep. 1000.
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY, Jan. 2S.-CATTLE-Receipts, ofncial, natives 4Z0O; SouthernS. 5Vo- General dressed beef steady at yesterdays decline; choice stockers and feeders and cows and heif- CTS steady; Texas and Indian and medium Westerns. 10c lower; Western steers. 8 5oq 70; Western cows. g 5oqS 25; native steers; 8 75G4 90; bulk s4 2594 80; native cows and 5; bulls. g 5OG4 35.
 HOGS = Receipts, official. 10000. Market opened Sc lower. closed 5G1Oc lower. Bulk of sales, B 6Od3 70; heavies B 65Q3 SO packers. s 45Gs 75; mixed: 8 55g3 75; lights. 8 asa  SHEEP - Receipts. official 21OO. Market slow, about 10c lower. Contract lambs steady at s 40; muttons. 10c lower; stockers and feed 1 CTS, firm; lambs, A 75q5 60; muttons. 8 75@ 475.
 OMAHA. l OMAHA, Jan. 2s.-CATTLE-Receipts 17O0 ! Market steady; native beef steers. 8 50G4 co Western steers, 8 4O14 30; cows and heifers g S5G4; canners. s1 50ll2 75; stockers and feed | CTS, 8 50d4 75; bulls and stags. s2 25Q3 75. HOCS-Receipts, $500. Market heavy and 10C light. 8 65Q3 70; pigs s3 2593 60; bulk of sales | 8 606l3 6.
 | SHEEP-Receipts. 2700. Market 1Oc lower | fair to choice natives S4Gl4 50; fair to choice Westerns 8 s0G4 45; common and stock sheep | sSG4; lambs. s4 50d5 50.
 DENVER.
 DENVER. Jan. 2s-CATTLE-Receipts 50 Market steady; beef steers. $3G4 10: COWS l g 50G3 50 stockers and feeders. 8 25G4 25 ] freight paid to river; bulls. stags. etc. s2Q3 calves, 506f6
 | HOGS-Receipts. 100. Market Sc lower light packers. 8 6odS 65; heavy, 8 5593 6o 1 mixed s3 60GD3 65.
 SHEEP-Demand good for muttons. No re ceipts; shipments. 633; no quotations
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POTATOES. ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

Everything remains about the same in this line.
 POTATOES-Early Rose, 65a7sc; River Reds. 45d55c; River Burbanks. 50G70c; Oregon Bur banks. 60Q90c: Salinas Burbanks. S5cQS 10; Petaluma Burbanks. 50d65c: Sweet Potatoes, soc per ctl for Rivers and 506S5c for Merced; i; Volunteer Potatoes, 2I21sc per lb.
 ONIONS-s2 60q2 70 per ctl; cut Onions, S1 50 G2 per sack.
 VEGETABLES-Marr Squash. s12915 per ton; Hubbard Squash, s12615 per ton; Dried Peppers. 3G10c per ID; Dried Okra. 15c; Cab bage. 60G75c per ctl; Carrots. 25d60c per sack Garlic, 3G4c per ID; Asparagus, - per lb for large.
 Los Angeles Green Peas, sd10c; String Beans. 25c; Tomatoes, s141 50; Green Peppers 20Q25c per ID; Summer Squash sq10c; Egg Plant 15G25c per To.
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES-
 Potatoes, sliced raw. 12c per lb in lots of 9 lbs; sliced desiccated. 16d1sc; granulated raw. 13c; Onions soc: Carrots. old. 13c; new, 1sc: Cabbage, BOG: Sweet Potatoes. BOG: turnips, 25c; String Beans. BOG; Tomatoes. soc.
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SUMMARY.
Barley easier.

Silver a fraction hrmer. Wheat improved again. Barley easier. Further advance in Oats. White Corn scarce. Hay and Feedstuffs firm. Beans about the same Coffee weaker
 Several Coast Goals advanced Potatoes and Onions unchanged. Butter and Eggs firmer. Poultry in heavy supply. Game cheap. Oranges sold well at auction. Lines almost out of market No change in Dried Fruits. Pork products expected to advance. Wool Hops and Hides the same. Hogs off fraction Beef and Mutton un- changed. , Twelve failures last week
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

The Butter market is stiff. but most deal afraid to advance 1t for fear of draw ing in shipments from the East. Eggs have made another improvement. Cheese is changed.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy Creameries. 26c. with spe- cial brands higher; seconds. 24Q25c. 20d21c per ID.
 Eastern Butter - Creamery, PC; ladle- packed, 1711d21c per ID.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new. He; common to good. SG1ec; Cream Cheddar, 10911c; Young America, u412c: Western, nQ12c; Eastern. 12lk613iSc per 10.
 EGGs-Ranch Eggs. 22a2sc per dog; store Eggs. 2062fc.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras. A 55Gl4 65; Bakers extras. s4 306D4 40 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prtc in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, 8 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, g 50 per 100 Rice Flour. s 75; Cornmeal. g 25; extra cream do. 8; Oatmeal, 8 50; Oat Greats, s4; Hom- iny. s 10q3 30; Buckwheat Flour. s4; Cracked Wheat. 8 50; Farnia, A50: Whole Wheat Flour. 8 25; Rolled Oats (bbls). s5@5 40; in sacks, s4 S0Q5 20; Pearl Barley. si; Split Peas. s3 50; Green do s4 25 per 100 lbs.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs are off a fraction. as the recent ad- vance called in free shipments from the coun- try. Beef and Mutton show change.
 Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as follows:
 BEEF-First quality. 61697c; second do. $40 6c third do, 4Gl5c per ID.
 VEALr-Large 5I6c; small 647c per ID. NfTrT,TON- -Wa+hers e1L07c. auss sfIc ra- H. LAMB-SprinR, nominal
 PORK-Live Hogs. 4c for large, Sk63%c for small and 3%93Bc for medium: soft Hogs SAC; dressed. do, 51kGec per lb.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND Or. Jan. 2s.-The local Wheat market failed to exhibit any of the strength that sent Chicago up to the highest mark of the season. for the reason that Liverpool mained about stationary Exporters fin this city had discountAi an advance the day pre- vious by paying about 1c more than the situa- ton at that time warranted, and most of them dropped the price back again to-day. 75lkc be- ing the best quotation for Walla Walla, with blue stem and valley going at 7sdIotac per bushel.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA, Wash. Jan. 2s.-Wheat higher; No. club. TIC: No. blue stem, soc
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Most of yesterdays arrivals were Pinks. which had been bought in the country. There is no further change to report.
 iI Nh'tes s1 71 45: Large Whites, s1 3091 s7Ik; Pinks g 10 Q2 15; Reds, S1 s0q2; Buckeye, g 25q2 50; Butters. S1 40G1 50; Limas, s1 6591 75; Pea, s1 35d1 30 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard, s per ctl; Yellow Mustard S2G2 50; Flax. S2f2 10; Canary Seed 2kq24c per IL; Alfalfa. Sa6c; Rape 2a2%c; Hemp. Be- Timothy 51kc. DRIED PEAS-Niles, s1 25; Green. q 209 Al pt1
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for softshel and 77Sc for paper-shell; Peanuts. 4951zc for Eastern and 41zc for California' H-. s69c per 10: Cocoanuts. s4 5O95 per 100.
 HONEY-New Comb SG10c for bright and 5g 7c for lower grades; new water white extract ed 41265c; light amber extracted 3&Q4Ac per lb.
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LONDON, Jan. 2s.-Consols 112SG112 11-16; Silver. 2614d; French rentes, 103f 221c.
 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2S.-Wheat firm; No. 1 standard California. 3ss Sd; cargoes of coast firm. Sd higher; cargoes passage. sellers at advance, 6d English country markets. frmer: French country markets firm; Wheat in Paris, firm; Flour in Paris, firm.
 COTTON-ITnlands. 1-22d.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Butter and Eggs are no cheaper, and In fact the tendency Is the other way at the moment as the cold weather is keeping back supplies.
 The market is glutted with Poultry which Is coming in heavily from the East. Game is also in good supply and cheap.
 Summer Vegetables are in light supply and higher. Fruits pretty we'll limited to Ap- ples and Oranges. which in ample supply for all ordinary needs. Lines very scarce.
 Following is The Calls regular weekly retail price list:
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THE WEEKS FAILURES.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports I2 failures in the Pacific Coast States and Terri tories for the week ending yesterday, as com pared with Is for the previous week and S Tor tbe corresponding week of 1897 The fail ures for the past week divided among the trades as fololws: Cigars and tobacco l; fruits and confectionery, l; dry goods and ladies' underwear, l; general stores. 4; horse dealer ]; grocer, 1; drugs, l; restaurant, l; dairy, l.
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BANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-The following table. compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear ings at eighty-seven cities for the week ended January 27, with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the corre- spending week last year:
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Cash quotations were as follows; Flour. firm. 2oc higher some grades. No. spring wheat, ss9s5ci No. spring wheat sll2qselEc; No. red, 99cdS1 0S: No. corn. 2S1s; No. oats, 24c; No. white, 25I4c; No. 3. f. O. b.. PA G2514c: No. rye, 471kG4sc; No 2 barley, f: O. b.. 2eq39c; No. flaxseed. sl 2l; prime 95; lard. per 100 ros s4 s21zG4 S5: short ribs sides Qoose), s4 75Q4 95; dry salted shoulders (boxed) s4 1905; short clear sides (boXed), s5q 2o whisky distillers' finished goods. per gal,
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MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON.

BOSTON, Jan. 2S.-Atchison, 13; Bell Tele- phone, 267s; Burlington, s9Ss: Mexican Central 5&4; Oregon Short Line. 24; San Diego, -.
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PoRTLANp's BUSINESS.
FOREIGN MARKETS.

PORTLAND. Or. Jan. 2s.-Exchanges. s2es. 159; balances, S75, ,075