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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks made the usual exhibit, being dull and not materially changed
 Local securities were active. Hawaiian Com mercial advanced to s267S and Hutchinson to $54 75 Oceanic Steamship sold down to 354 50 seller S60.
 The Standard Quicksilver Mining Company of Lake County has levied an assessment of 50 cents per share. delinquent September 12
 The Scorpion Mining Company has called a meeting of stockholders for September IT to authorize reduction of capital from $1o coo s100. GOO, in 100. 900 shares Of the par value of $1 each.
 The following ore shipments were made from the mines of Eureka, Hamilton and Ely dis tricts Nevada. by rail for the week ending August 12: Alexandria mine. B, 460 pounds Bullwhacker. 62. TOO; Eureka Consolidated, s. 450: Idaho. 8. 930; Jackson. 35 40; Richmond, no, 3S0; Wittenberg. 50s0. trom F1ar .t.u Ely-McElin 3l, 450; Graham, A70: Roco Gani & Co). 109, ,230.
 The Chollar and Potosi joint repairs in the main incline in Cholar ground the Com stock lode have been completed from the 930 to the 1900 foot level, and for that distance the incline Is In frst-class order. Work through the old Chollar shaft has been suspended for the present On the Brunswick lode on the 800 foot level of incline No. l. the joint Cholar and Potosi main south drift has been ad- vanced 16 feet for the past week, and is now out AS feet south of the Chollar north line. The face Is in porphyry
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-Are still nominal at 26s 3d. usual options The chartered wheat fleet in port has registered tonnage of 1s, 200, against 77.2OO tons the date last year; disengaged. 22 TOO tons. against s4.750; on the way to this port, 1sS, 300 tons, against 223 800 WHEAT-Ibe market Is in very unsatis- factory condition. The recovery of last week has all been lost and the feeling Is weak again. with nothing doing, either on or of call. Spot Wheat-Shipping, q is%Q1 PIX; milling s1 3oQ1 40 per ctl for old and s1 25Q1 30 for new.
 CALL BOARD SALES
 Informal session-s:l5 o'clock-400O ctls sl 2l14: 5000, q 21as; 12,oo0 s1 2lA
 Second session-December-2O00 ctls s1 Hh Regular morning sesson-December-sO0 ctls s1 2lla; 1sooo, s1 214 14,ooo. s1 2lN
 Afternoon session = December = 2o0O ctls S1 21%; 14,000, $1 21A.
 BARLEY-Dulness continues to character ize this market and the tendency Is toward lower prices.
 Feed, s1 1891 17h; Brewing, nominal.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal sesson-s:16 o'clock-No sales Second session-No sales.
 Regular morning session-December-2o0 ctls. s1 15N.
 Afternoon session-No sales.
 OATS-Are still quiet and rather weak than otherwise. Stocks are ample for all current needs. Fancy Feed. $1 26Ql 271t per ctl; good to choice. sl 2211g1 25 common. si 17hQi 2O: Surprise T 3OQ1 35: Gray. s1 171s91 221s; mill ing. T 22hg1 26 per ctl
 CORN-White Is temporarily scarce and higher, but the other grades range about the same. The demand Is poor. Small round yell low, q 2541 T11; Eastern large yellow, sacked s1 0711@1 10; white. $1 1o41 20: mixed. q O5Q l 071k per ctl.
 RYE-Unchanged at q 2o91 25 per cti. BUCKWHEAT-s1 75Q1 S5 per ctl.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags, 49s@4Ac Wool Bags 26d2sc; San Quentin Bags s4 s5; Fruit Bags 5c 5lac and 5Zc for the three grades of white and 7qSc for brown
 COAL Wellington, sS per ton; New Vel lipgton, ss; southheld Wellington, s7 30; Seat tie, S6 Bryant. s6; Coos Bay, s; Wallsend. sz 30: Cumberland, s13 in bulk and $14 50 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. s14; Can nel slo per toni Rock Springs and Castle Gate. s7 30; Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and sH In sacks.
 CoRDAGE-Manila. 1OAc; sisal. 1OAc basis
 CANNED FRUITS-Cherries. S1 40; Peaches, q 25; Pears sl 25; Apricots. q 25
 CANNED yEGETABLES-Peas. $1; Tona-
 COFFEE = Costa Rica, 151sG17c for prime washed: 14I15c for good washed; 150171ac for good to prime washed peaberry: I21s@14c. for good peaberry 11@13hc for good to prime; 1c'4@11c for good current mixed with black beans; sG10c for fair 5ItdSc for common to ordinary Salvador-111tI14c for good to prime wasned 1oGg11c for fair washed; 128@14c for good to prime washed peaberry SA691zc for superior unwashed; sH6Dsisc for good green unwashed: 11A@11kc for good to prime un- washed peaberry. NicaraguansAgsc for good prime unwashed peaberry. Guatemala and Mexican-ls@l7hc for prime to fancy washed !: 1t4G15c for good to strictly good washed: i0Q r1ac for fair washed; 746slnc for medium; 59
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

Hides continue unsettled and rather weaR than otherwise
 The recent hot weather ripened Hops rap. Idly and picking will commence next week. which Is earlier than usual There is nothing new in the market.
 Wool rules dull. The Eastern markets are firm but quiet. though better trade is ex- pected to develop shortly.
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culis and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers. ..loc;; medium. Sc; light SHe: Cow- Sc; dry Hides sound, 15e culls and brands. Goatskins, 2TIkdS0c; medium, 30c winter. 10c; sheepskns, shearlings, 15@25c each; short wool 3Gl40c each; medium, 609S0c; long wool. 9ooG9sl 10 each: Horsehides, salt, s2 25 for large ani $1dD1 75 for small Cots soc; Horse hides. dry. s1 75 for large and 75cQs1 25 for
 TALLoW~No l rendered, sAc per lb; No. ?. 2Ac; refined 45kQ4%4c: Grease. 2c.
 WOOL-Fall clip. Southern Mountain, 7@10c; free Northern. Fa12c Spring cllp.southern Southern. months, s@1Oc; Foothill and Northern, free 12@14c; Foothill and Northern, defective 1O6D12c; Middle County. l36plsc; Hum boldt and Mendocino 14a1ee; Nevada. 10Ql4c; Eastern Oregon, 10G12c; Valley Oregon. 15Qf7c.
 HOPS-1S97 crop, s@1212c per lb
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WEATHER REPORT.
1ootb Meridisn-Pacifc Time)

Q20th Meridian-Pacinc Time)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Is, D. m. The following maximum temperatures are re- ported to-day from Weather Bureau stations in California:
 Eureka, 5s; Fresno 9s: Los Angeles. SS Red Bluff s4; San Luis Obispo, T8; San Diego, 76; San Francisco data: Maximum temperature. 5S; minimum, 52; mean, 55. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS:
 An area of high pressure lies of the coast Is reported from Southeastern California and Western Arizona. The pressure has risen slightly over California during the past A hours.
 The temperature has fallen slightly over the entire Pacific Slope. The temperatures In the interior valleys of California Is about normal The weather is generally clear except along the coast of California and over the Rocky Mountain region where 1t is cloudy A trace of rain is reported from Salt Lake City. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours. ending midnight. August r, 1898: Northern Califernia-Partly cloudy along the coast; fair in the interior Wednesday; brisk to high west wind along the coast Wednesday; fresh west wind.
 Nevada-Fair Wednesday.
 Utah-Cloudy and probably showers in north portion Wednesday
 Arizona-Partly cloudy Wednesday. San Francisco and vicinity-Partly cloudy Wednesday, brisk to high west wind. Special from Mount Tamalpais-Clear: wind west, 20 miles; temperature, 70; maximum temperature 74.
 G. H. WILSON Observer.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Aug. 16.-There has been only a moderate business in the wool market this week but no weakness is shown. The market Is a waiting and the present conditions as a whole appear to favor good business in a short time. Territory woos quoted steady in price, dealers not disposed to concede values. Fleece wooIs quiet for fine grades but the call for quarter blood has shown an increase. Australian wools being more or less inquired for. but sales moderate as a whole The ruling price Is yet below the cost of import and holders are by no means anxious to sell out. Quotations:
 Territory wools-Montana fine medium and fine, l4G17c; secured 47Q4sc staple, 5oG52c.
 Utah, Wyoming, etc.-Fine medium and fine, 146l6c secured 4794sc; staple soc.
 Australian-Scoured basis. combing, super fine f0G72c; good 65G6Sc; average, 62GS5c.
 Queensland-Combing. 63c.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S-California fruit auc- tion: Pear.-Bartletts, s2 25@2 75 box and sl 46 half box. Nectarines-Red s2 S5 single crate. Plums-Bradshaws. s1 55 single crate; Kelsey Japans, S1 2161 8. Prunes-German S1 35 sin gle crate: gros. s5oQS 3O Hungarian. $l91 25; other varieties, 75cQS1 Peaches-Late Craw- lords. siQ1 1o box, Early Crawfords. s1 10 Susquchanna, Sl 10; other varieties, 6ocQs1 o5 Sixteen cars fruit sold.
 CHICAGO. Aug. 16.-Californa fruit auc- ton: Pears-Bartletts, Fl 95l2 25 box: Bus sock. S1 s. Prunes-Bulgarian, S1 20 single crate; Hungarian. s0cGS1 20. PIums-Columba 75cd$l 05 single crate: Egg, 65cQS1: Bradshaws S6c; Washingtons, 65c. Peaches-Early Craw lords, 75cQs1 20 box: Fosters. 65GS5c; Muirs. 70c Five sold
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PROVISIONS.

The market continues quiet at unchanged quotations.
 CURED MEATS = Bacon, SIG per ID for heavy Sc for light medium. 10hc for light He for extra light and 121eG13c for sugar cured Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 101f@11c; Califor- bbl; extra Mess Beef s11G11 50: Family Beef. sl2@l2 50; extra prime Pork. s10; extra clear, s1SGIlS 50; mess. s15 5oG16; Smoked Beef, 11q12c per ID.
 LARD-Eastern, tierces. quoted at 6c per ID for compound and TAG for pure; pails. Sc: California tierces. Sc per ID for compound and 7c for pure; half barrels, 7kc; 1o-fo tins. Sc;
 CoTTOLENE = Heroes, 6ss@s4sc; packages less than 300 los-1-rb pails. 60 in case. 91sc; 3-b pails 20 in a case, Sfsc; 5-fb Dails, IF in a case, SI.c; 10-fb pals in a case, sSc; 50-1b tins or2 in case 7zsc o wooden b1skets 1s 20 20 lbs net. s1sc; fancy tubs, so lbs net 7Hc; half
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EASTERN RAIs1N MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Referring to the Fresno Are the Journal Of Commerce says Orders that were taken for early delivery can not be filled by the firms whose plants have been destroyed and seeders in the East who have seriously felt coast competition are look Ing for large increase In business as result but there are still two large companies at Fresno who,, IL Is stated. have a capacity equal to any demand. It does not appear to be alto gether certain that the ruined plants may not get into shape again In very short time and not few In the trade here look upon the re- ports of the damage done by the fire as some what exaggerated. Consequently the market has not been materially affected, and while the feeling is firm there has been no change in quota tiOns.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs are rather slow at unchanged prices. Cheese continues steady. There Is change in Butter. the market being fairly supplied and steady.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries, 2sQ24c: sec onds. 21N22c.
 Dairy = Choice to fancy. 20G22c: common grades, 166p19c.
 Eastern Butter-Ladle packed. 14Q15c per lb; Elgin, nominal
 CHEESE-Choice mild new, shQ10c; old so SC; Cream Cheddar. 1oq11c; Young America l0Q1lc; Eastern. 12Q13c
 EGGs-Ranch Eggs, 21q25c per dozen; store Esss lg1711c; Eastern. 14G17c for ordinary and lSQ20c for fancy
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
Steamer
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic Office, located in the Merchants Exchange. is 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 inE 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 the tower of the new Ferry building. at the foot of Market street, is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian. by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Signal Observatory Mare Island, Cal
 A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time giving the error If any, is published fin the morning papers the following day
 CHAS. P. WELSH,
 Ensign tretired). U. s. N, in charge.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTuFFs.

unchanged prices.
 FLOUR-Family extras, A 4op4 50; bakers extras, s4 1594 25 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual .discount to the trade: Graham Flour B 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour g 75 per 100 Rice Flour q; Cornmeal, $z 50; extra cream Cornmeal s 25 Oatmeal. s4 25: Oat Groats A 50 Hominy. $3 25Gp3 50; Buckwheat Flour X @4 25; Cracked Wheat s3 75; Farina, $4 50: Whole Wheat Flour, 8 50; Rolled Oats lbar, ley), s5 s5G4S 25: in sacks. $5 S5g6 05 Pearl Barley. s; Split Peas. s4 25; Green Peas, s4 30 per 100 IDS
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POULTRY AND GAME.

of Eastern sold for s6 for Hens, s for old Boosters. SS for young Boosters. s4 50q5 for Fryers, s3 50GD4 50 for broilers. lsc for Tur keys. Another car goes to-day.
 Turkeys lower. Hens hrmer. The other kinds show particular change.
 POCLTRY-Live Turkeys, l6q17c for Cob blers and 14Ql6c for Hens; Geese, per pair, SIC and s2 50a4 for young; Hens, s4d5; Boosters, young, s5G6; Boosters, old, SAGA 30; Fryers. $4 50 Broilers, 8 50G4 for large. g 50Q3 50 for small; Pigeons s1 50d1 75 per dozen for young and $lG1 % for old.
 GAME-Nomnal
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Beef Is steady and unchanged. Mutton and Lamb lower. Hogs no lower. but sup plies are free and the market Is not strong.
 Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slarghterers follows
 BEEF = First quality. 6ac; second quality. 5h.@6c: third quality. 4hQ5lec.
 VEAL-Large 4G5c; small, Sdl7c per Ib. MCrTON-Wethers, 6d6izc; Ewes, 6c per lb LAMB-Spring. 7q71zc per ID.
 PORK-Live Hogs. 3Ac for large. 4c for me dium and 34d3hc for small; stock Hogs, 20 Sc: dressed Hogs, 5AG6Ac.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or. Aug 1s-Wheat-Receipts are heavy at interior warehouses, but yet there is not much selling. few California buyers in the field and paying pre- mium of about Sc over export values for old wheat for milling purposes.
 Nominal export values are SIC for club and 6Oc for valley and blue stem.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA, Aug. 1s-WheRt receipts light Exporters paying soc for club and 63c for blue stem. while mlllers pay 2G3c above these figures.
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-Bradstreet's state ment of the available supply of grains east of the Rockies shows the following changes:
 Wheat. United States and Canada, east of the Rockies. decrease l, ,o3S. 900 bushels.
 The Liverpool Corn Trade News reports anoat and in Europe a decrease of HOO, 900 bushels. Worlds supply. total decrease, 2S3S: 900 bushels
 Corn. United States and Canada, east or Rockies, a decrease of 1,S06. GOO bushels.
 Oats United States and Canada. east of Rockies, decrease of 127. 900 bushels
 The combined stocks of wheat at Portland, Or, and Tacoma and Seattle, Wash, shows a decrrase of sos. GOO bushels from last week.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Hay rules steady at unchanged prices Re- ceipts show signs of falling off, though there Is plenty coming In at present. There Is no change in Bran and Middiings
 BRAN-S15 5onl6 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-$l8Gl20 per ton
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rol Barley S25G26 per ton; OIlcake Meal at the mill, s31G3l 50; job bing, s32g32 bo Coccanut Cake, s24q25: Cotton seed Meal, s2SR30 per ton; Cornmeal. s2S423 50; Cracked Corn, $24@I24 50.
 CALIFORNIA HAY-Wheat, s17917 50 for good and S14916 for lower grades: no choice coming in: Wheat and Oat. s14 50GD16 50; Oat SIS 5oQ16; Barley, -; Island Barley sl20i4 Alfalfa, si1@12 50; Stock. s11Q12 50; Clover nominal.
 OUTSIDE HAY-(From Oregon, Utah. etc J. Wheat sl3@I4 50: Oat. s12al3 50 Cheat sll0 l3; Timothy, s11 50a13 50; Alfalfa, s11Qi1 50 sTRAw-4oaeoc per bale
 BEANS AND SEEDS.
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LUMBER. ETC.

PosTs-1o@12c each for No. and ease for No 2.
 LUMBER-Retail prices as follows: Pine. ordinary sizes s15 5071s; extra sizes, higher: Redwood. s16@1s for No. and s14Gl6 for No. 2; Lath. feet. E 1892 25; Tickets sl5; Shin Shakes, s11 for split and SIP for sawn; Rustic,
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CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.-CATTLE-To-day's re- cepts of Cattle were disposed of without any trouble at unchanged values Choice steers, $5 2595 s5 medium, s4 s0Q4 s5; beef steers, s4 15 g4 75: stockers and feeders, s3a4 90: bulls g 50 O. S5; cows and heifers, B 5014 25: calves 8 50 steers. $4Q5 10.
 HoGs-were strong and about 5e higher. Fair to choice, $3G14 05; packers 8 60fI3 S71; butch ers' 8 7084 021f; mixed. 8 e5e3 s71s; lights, B 6o14; pigs, S2g gS5@p3 S5
 SHEEP-The demand for Sheep active and strong at slightly higher prices for choice offerings. Choice to common Western rangers, s494 SO; ordinary to choice natives s3cp4 Sb: B 60ep6 75.
 Receipts-cattle. $500; Hogs. alooo; Sheep. 15 o00
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Wheat got weak start from Liverpool sending lower quotations, but there was disposition during the first couple small profits declines. The crowd during that time was evidently restrained from sell ing freely by the fact that the increased move ment that country advces had been predicting for day or two had not yet got beyond the stage of probability. The speculative market turned fearfully dull and there activity in the cash department of the business. The latter might have shown more life had stocks been heavier. but people who had bids at from to 6c a bushel premium over September in store for shipping parcels of No. Kansas hard and No. red winter could not get offers for anything like the quantity there orders for from the seaboard. Kansas City's general remark In answer to bids from here vas that cash wheat spot for August shipment was scarce. millers were paying better than shipping rates for the moderate offerings from farmers This had some little effect in harden ing the tone of the speculative market but 1t apparently depended more upon prudential cov- ering by shorts than buying for long account September closed asc higher and December 1sc lower to kc up.
 Great commission house liquidation on the continued favorable weather and lower cables depressed corn. September left off h6Ac down
 In spite of considerable buying of the May future by the oatmeal trust oats put in the day following and prices barely held their own. September left off unchanged to hc lower
 Packers were sellers of provisions early in the session. The market kept under the influence of the yellow quarantine flag by alu- sions in the news of the day to fever among the troops coming to Montauk Point Pork de- clned 1oc and lard 2hc. Ribs are unchanged
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RAIsINs. ETC.

Dealers now report moderate demand for new Prunes at the quotations. The large hold indifferent about selling. believing in good market this fall. Peaches and Pears are stin. Apricots are firm enough but quiet at the moment.
 DRIED FRUIT-New Prunes 3taG4c for the four sizes; old Prunes. carload lots, 5q5hc for 40-5Os. 41f@5c for 50-6o's. 3&@4c for 6o-l0s. 3A4 S12c for 70-so,s 2%qsc for So-so's, 2q21ac for 90-100's; Peaches. 7GSc; old Peaches 51aq 61ac; peeled. nominal new Apricots. s91oc for Royals and 15Gi7lac for Moorparks; old Apri- cote. 5G7c for Royals and SQ1oc for good to fancy Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 6la67c; sun dried, 3G4c; Black Figs. sacks, 2G2l1c; Piums, 4d411c for pitted and 1Qlhc for un- pitted; bieached Pums. 5c Nectsrnes, 3@4l1c for prime to fancy; Pears. 3@5c for quarters and sQ51zc for halves. according to color. etc. :; new Pears. 6c for quarters and Sc for halves.
 RAISINS-2M2Mc for two-crown. 2A@2Ac for three-crown, SQsltc for four-crown. 3a4c. for cates and slq1 15 for London Layers; dried Grapes. %.
 NUTS-Walnuts. new, 6c for hardshell 7c for softsheIl Almonds, 3a4c for hardshell, 697c for softshell, SIzG9c for paper-shell: Peanuts, 49 5hc for Eastern and 4iac for California; Pe- cans, 6JaGDsc: Filberts. s1adl0c; Brazil Nuts Sdsc per ID: Cocoanuts, A 50Q5 per 100. HONEY-Comb. 9Q10c for bright and 6G7c for lower grades; water-white extracted, 5laQ 6c light amber extracted, 4%Q51sc per ID. INSTANTANEOUS per ID.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
MMARY OF THE MARKETS.
unchanged.

lliCAdlISCA'
 at weak and dull.
 arley tending downward. oats. Corn and Rye inactive Hay steady Feedstuffs unchanged Beans and Seeds as before. Flour in fair demand. Potatoes and Vegetables in free supply Butter. Cheese and Eggs unchanged More Eastern Poultry in Fruit market about the same Dried Fruits rule firm. No change in Provisions. Hops ripening rapidly. Wool quiet Hides unsettled Mutton and Lamb lower. Beef steady and Pork weak. Decreased shipments in LumDer'
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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Apricots are about gone though there are a few small lots still the market. Peaches and Pears show no particular change though stocks are smaller than they have been and the market is expected to improve shortly Plums are drug and lower. Grapes dragging. Cantaloupes and Nutmegs cheaper and plentiful
 Berries dragged yesterday, as they arrived late.
 Lines and Lemons are firm at the advanced prices. Oranges are in light supply, but dull. DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries, $3Q5 per chest for large and for small.
 Figs, 6oQ75c for white and 75c@;1 25 for black, double layers.
 Cantaloupes. $iG2 per crate; Nutmegs 75caSl per box; Watermelons. s5G2o per hundred.
 HuckIeberries, 6q7c per ID.
 Red Nectarines, 40Q75c; White Nectarines. 35q50c per box.
 White Grapes 40a6Oc per box; Black Grapes, 40Q65c per crate; Muscats 504l75c per crate; lsabellas, 40c per basket and 75c per box.
 Blackberries. s2Q3 per chest.
 Plums. .25q50c. per crate and 25q5Oc per box; in bulk. q 50GI2 50 per ton
 Peaches, 20a50c per box; in bulk. to canners. nominal.
 Ora abapples. 26Qioc per box.
 Raspberries. S5G6 per box.
 Apples. Ssasoc for common, and 75cGs1 per box for No 1.
 Bartlett Pears. 75cqs1 per box and s25q3o per ton for No. and 25q50c per box and S5Gl20 per ton for small and inferior stock.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, SQ1 25 for St. Michaels. s1 for Mediterranean Sweets and 25G75c for Seedlings; Lemons. g 50G3 50 for common and $4Q5 50 for good to choice; MexI- Lines S9S; Bananas, s1 2512 per bunch; Pineapples $3d4 per dozen.
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Beans are steady and colored weak. Both quiet There is very little doing in Seeds.
 BEANS-Bayos s2 65Gn2 70; Small Whites. s2d2 10; Large Whites, s1 s591 s5 Pinks. g 25 Q2 B; Reds. s2 60a2 75; Blackeye, s 1893 29; Red Kidneys, B 5O92 75 per ctl
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard s4 25Qp4 75 per ctl; Yellow Mustard. $4G4 25; Flax, nominal, s2Q 10; Canary Seed, 214Q2%4c per ID: Alfalfa, from Utah, 54c: Rape, 2A@2Ac; Hemp, 2&43c; Tim
 DRIED PEAs-Niles. s1 75@1 90; Green, g 25 per ctl.
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and then the number given is subtracted from
 the depth given by the charts The plane Of reference is the mean of the lower low waters
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ExPORTs OF LUMBER.

Fxnorts of Lumber from this port during the first seven months of the year were sees. eeo I.a+ valued at s17S 2Se against l6.21S.ooo feet 7. sS45 l5O for the same time In 1877.