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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-There was the usual pre- dominanace of half-fed Cattle to-day, and the range of prices between common and prime beeves widened. the poorest lots going for s S5 Q4, while an occasional lot sold for $ 40 or s5 5o Bulk, s4 25Q5 10; fed Western steers, s4 1895 25; fed Texas. s3 S5@4 4O; bulls. un- changed; calves. s5 5OG7.
 HOGS-Were strong; Sc lower. Common heavy packers, B 7oQ3 so; prime heavy. s sIl2; pigs, 8 50d3 so.
 SHEEP-Both sheep and lambs were largely Trade was only fairly good at ss 2594 50 for in- ferior to prime iocks, good many Western Receipts~Cattle, $500; Hogs. 5000; Sheep. 10, 000
 KANSAS CITY, Feb. S.-CATTLE-Receipts, official $500 natives, 400 Southern. Choice higher; handy natives and fed Western steers uneven and 5c lower to strong; cows, steady choice hefers. strong; Texas and Indian cattle active to strong. Western steers s 5oa4 60; IS; bulk of sales, sl 4oG4 90; native cows and heifers g 25Q4 30; stockers and feeders s 20 Q5; bulls. s2 5OQ4 50.
 ket 5Qloc lower pigs active, SC .oy lover G Bulk eTs @ 8 SoqSeTs Ssgs ss ss s 'Gs pigs 8 @s ~ SHEEP-Receipts. official. 56OO Lambs weak to 1Oc lower. Western. s4 65q5 5o Western
 OMAHA, Feb. S.-cATTLE-Receipts:;, goo. Market loc lower. Native beef steers. s3 !0g sO Westerns, 8 5oQ4 5e 1 Texas eS steers sSg 2 R. stockers and feeders. 10c lower at 8 50 a4 70; calves. s4Q5 75; bulls and stags. s2 2S ~f aoGs-Receipts, cSj ssoo. Market a shade lower. Heayy' s3 671ha3 75; mixed, B 72q3 75; light, 5 72a$ '; bulk of sales sa 5e@s @ 1s. r.,- to choice natives 8 70G4 GO; fair to choice Vest erns, s 6o04 45 common and stock sheep. 8 Q3 90; lambs s4Q5 5o
 DENVER.
 DENVER. Feb. S-CATTLE-Receipts, 900. Market steady to firm; choice beef steers, s3 So04 %; cows, s2 75s 65; feeders. s soG4 20, freight paid to river; stockers and feeders, s4a 4 GO, freight pald bulls. stags, etc, S2q3 1o
 HOGS@Receipts 300. Market steady to firm; light packers. s3 6513 75; mixed, s3 6Og3 70; heavy, s3 55@3 70; bulk of sales, s3 70.
 SHEEP-No receipts or shipments.
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San Francisco data: Maximum temperature 54; minimum. 4S: mean 51.
 The pressure has risen rapidly during the past A hours the western portion of the country. Over Montana and the British posses sions to the north there has been rise of half inch more. During the past 12 hours there has been slight fall along the coast of Washington, and there indications of the approach of a storm in that section. The temperature has remained nearly sta- tionary the Pacific slope It has fallen rapidly over the Rocky Mountain region and east.
 With the exception of light showers at San Diego no rain has fallen on the Pacific slope The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Fort Canby, 45 miles per hour, from the southeast; Yuma 2S. west.
 Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending with midnight, February g, 1SeS Northern California = Cloudy Wednesday; probable showers in the extreme northern DOT tion in the afternoon and night; southerly wind.
 Southern California-Fair Wednesday; light westerly wind.
 Nevada-Fair Wednesday.
 Utah-Fair Wednesday.
 AriZona-CIoudy Wednesday, probably show CTS early in the morning. ? San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Wednesday with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon westerly, changing to southeast winds
 Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at ?. rn--Cloudy: wind west. 5; temperature 46: maximum temperature go.
 ALEXANDER McADIE Local Forecast Official
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Sl 5s1s; +, coo S1 399s 32 600, S1 39Ss December -loW Sl SIS: 2000, $1 3fi4; 2000 Sl 3l ,ooo Afternoon Session-May--i0o0 ctis S1 3sPs, avvo sdo si 3s7s soeo s1 5s7s. December-2ooo. q SIz2 2o9o $i SIS POGO sl 31A 6o00 sl a2 4oco sl Sl e: ,BARLE4-The heavy demand for snlpinesi,. pnsl. U this season Is now being shown in a scarclty H or poth Feed and Brewing and the market IS higher in spite of the rain. with meager stocks to draw from
 ., Feed 5! o2i7@1 o5 for dark to good and 15,l sl e'.2Ql 10 for choice; Brewing Sl i2QI i'1s for No and sl 10 per ctl for dark Coast
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Session-9:15 O oclock-May-2OoO ctls. 94hc
 Second Session-May-2OO ctls, s4lac; 1000 si4sc; 2oc0 991sc; 42.000. 9Jc. .ooo .,. Regular Morning Session = May-eVoo o.l GUS 9512c 2oOO. 954c; 2000 954c; 200o 95c sooo s4FAc. Afternoon Session-May-S00 ctis. so14c.
 OATS-The market is quiet and unchangeo.
 Fancy reed $1 22laGl1 20 per ctt; ,5o91 go9d , 10 choice. s1 171aG1 221a; common, sl lZ5:ua 10: Surprise. s1 25a1 30; red, s1 35@1 45; gray, sl b q1 IF; milling, sl 171aG1 221e; black for seed sl 35Qi 0o Clipped Oats sell at slg2 per ton over the raw product ., CORN-No further advance IS reporteo. There Is not much yellow here at the moment @ but there is plenty the way from , the East, nc Small round yellow s1 05G1 10 per cti' large yellow, s1 05GD1 071a: white, S1 09. ,
 R1E-Steady al s1 o5d11 o71h per ctl'
 BUCKWHEAT-S1 756i1 Sb per sctl.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Two more of Eastern are in. This stock Is selling at 12@13c for Turkeys, s2 for Geese s4 7595 for Hens. s4 75G15 for young Boosters s3 50 for old do and s4 50 for Flyers.
 There is no change of any consequence in local stock. except that Turkeys are scarca and higher.
 Game drags usual. being poor. POULTRY
 Live Turkeys. 12a13c for Gobblers and I2613c for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 14615c per 10 Geese, per pair, s1 25d1 50; Goslings, s1 75@ 2 50; Ducks, $3 5Oa4 50 for old and s4 5O96 for young: Hens. .saG4 50; Boosters, young, s4@5; Boosters, old 8 25d3 50; Flyers A 50@5; Broil- CTS. s4 50Gl5 for large and $364 for small; Pigeons s1 5O@1 75 per dozen for young and 75c6s1 for old.
 GAME-Quail. per dozen. s1; Mallard, g 50 @3; Canvasback, S3I4 50; Sprig, s1 5o@1 75; Teal Gray Geese sl 5O6I2: White, soc Brant s Honkers. s3; English Snpe. s2; Jack Snipe ST. Hare. 50q75e Rabbits, S1 for Cottontails and 60I075c for small
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EswAX-23G25c per lb.
PROVISIONS.

While the feeling is very firm and the ten- dency of prices is upward no marked advances have yet taken ~.ace. Dealers continue to re- port active trading
 CURED MEATS-Bacon SEC per lb for neavy, Sc for light medium 10c for light 10Ibc Tor extra light and 12c for sugar-cured: East ern sug3r-cured Hams. 10lRM11c; California Hams, 1Oc: Mess Beef, s9 per bbl extra mess do, sl0: family do. s11612; salt Pork ": extra prime Pork s10; extra clear $ls; mess. sl6; Smoked Beef. 11@12c per
 LARD-Eastern terces quoted at 5Ac per ID LOT compound and 63.c for pure. pails 7I5c; Celifornia tierces. 5Hc per ID for compound and 6Ac for pure; lf-barrels. 6lsc: 1o-lb
 CoTToLENE-Tierces. 57s@6Hc: packages. less than SG0-lbs-1-lb pais. co In case. S7sc: s-lb pails 20 in case ssc: 5-lb pails. 12 in a case, sAc; 1o-lb pails. in case. s1hc; 5o-lb tins one or two in case, 7ssc: wooden buck cts, 20 lbs net 7Ac: fancy tubs. so lbs net, 7%c; half-bbls. about no lhs 7I6c per lb
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK Feb Especial cable and tele- graphic dispatches to Bradstreets covering the principal points of accumulation. indicate the following changes in available supplies last Saturday as compared with the preceding Saturday
 Wheat United States and Canada, east of the Rockies decrease. 1044. GOO bushels afioat for and in Europe decrease 1,200 GOO bushels Total decrease. worlds available supply, 2,2A,- 900 bushels.
 Corn, United States and Canada, east of the Rockies decrease. 17S6. 000-
 Oats United States and Canada, east of the Rockies decrease 1l3.000.
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

Arrivals of Potatoes light and the market Is firm. with ap advance in several descrp- tons. Onions a shade weaker. Arrivals of Vegetables were very small. Marrowfat Squash Is scarce and higher.
 POTATOES-Early Rose, 65G375c; River Reds, 50G60c; River Burbanks, 50GIS5c per sack; Ore gon Burbanks, SOc9s1; Salinas Burbanks S5c@ $1 10; Petaluma Burbanks. 7oGS5c; Sweet Pota- toes, 50G160c per ctl for Rivers and 60Gp75c for Merced; new Volunteer Potatoes, 2q3c per ID. oNIoNs@s2 ION 6 5o@2 70 70 per @ ctl; 0regons' s2 759
 VEGETABLES-M -Marrowfat Squash. s20 per ton: Hubbard Squash. s2O per ton: Dried Peppers 3d10c per lb; Dried Okra, 15c: Cab bage. 6O@75c per ctl; Carrots. 25G6oc per sack: Garlic. S@4lac per ID; Asparagus, S5c per ID.
 Los Angeles Green Peas, Sc; String Beans =; Tomatoes, 5oc0s1 25; Green Peppers, TAO 25c per ID; Summer Squash. Sc; Egg Plant - per ID; Hothouse Cucumbers, s1G1 50 per dozen.
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES
 Potatoes. sliced raw 12c per ID in lots of 25 lbs; sliced desiccated, 16Q1sc: granulated raw. 13c; Onions, COG: Carrots, old, 13c: new. 1sc: Cabbage BOG; Sweet Potatoes. BOG; turnips. 25c String Beans. BOG; Tomatoes. soc.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFs.

The predictions of dealers some time ago seem verified. The rain has come and the Hay market shows no weakness, owing to the light stocks in the State Buyers are holding off, however, and the market is quiet. Ground Barley Is higher
 BRAN-S20 506521 5o
 MIDDLINGS-S22 50d25
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, 23q24c per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill. s2S 50q29 5o jobbing. $50; Cocoanut Cake. s21 50q22 50; Got. tonseed Meal s23q3O per ton; Corn Meal, s2S 50 slS6D19
 HAY-(Ex-car in round lotsl-Wheat $l69 IS 50 per ton; Wheat and Oat. s16Gl7 5o; Oat. s14 50a16 50: Barley SIS 50916; compressed, sl6 @17 50; Alfalfa. BIO 50q11: stock. SllQl2 90; Clover, s11 50G12 50 per ton.
 6TRAW-40Q471sc per bale.
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office where complete sets of charts and sai- ing. directions of the world kept 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 befor3 noon and is dropped at noon. l20th meridian by telegraphc signal received each day iron the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal.
 A notice stating whethcr the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error. if any, fs published the same day by the afternoon pa pers. and by the morning papers the following day W s. HTTGHES.
 Lieutenant U. s. N. in charge
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. LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here are quiet during the progress of tho settlement, which shows a larger account than expected. notably in Americans, where the contangoes are to per cent They would be higher but for the comparative scarcity of stocks. After a distinctly firm tone during the day Americans and Grand Trunks closed under the best. Argentines were lower the rise in the gold premium. Money in India Is get ting very tight again, owing to the movement of the crops.
 The net personal estate of Walter Burns has been declared at G794, 000
 sharp advance in Spanish rates for foreign exchange was notable feature of the day
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Feb. S.-FLoUR-Receipts. Is, 155 barrels; exports. 3O.515. Weak early, but rallied latter with wheat and closed firmly held.
 wHEAT-Receipts, 51, 800; exports. 9s, 6Ss. Spot firm; No. 2 red. sl 044 Options firm all day developing particular strength near the close on export sales of 50 loads, all ports. Trade was quiet. but included English buy ing of futures early. Cables irregular and without much effect. Near months, in- fuenced by deliveries on February contracts closed partly 4sc lower, but late positions were 1hQ1Ac net higher. Sales included No. 2 red, February. s1 00%Q1 01A, closed $1 01A {; May, s5% %gs7Ac. closed s7Ac.
 WOOL-Steady.
 PETROLEUM-Dull
 slow and featureless. The New York Metal Exchange calls the official closing fol- lows:
 PIG IRoN-werrants very quiet at ss 459 LAKE COPPER-Quiet, at s1o 9oG11.
 TIN-Quet and unchanged, $4Q4 10.
 LEAD~Firm. at s 62is@S s7a. The firm that fixes the settling 1 price for miners and CoFFEE-Options closed steady, prices 5g1o points net lower. Sales, IS, ,75O bags including March. s 70 Spot Rio. steady invoice, 6asc; No: jobbing. s%c: mild. steady Cordova. sfEGAR-Raw held higher; Fair Refining, Western crehmery. 144a2Oc; Elgins. 2Oc; fac EGGsVRecelpts s.ss packages; steady. State
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK. Feb, s.-Californa Dried FTqttspdPples T 73Ag ;,I firm 2 others steady prime wire tray, s1ko: wood dried, prime, sEsc; choice. SAC: fancy, 999Ac.
 PR1coTs~Royal, 5h075sc; Moorpark. g PEAcHEs-Unpeeled, 7@1oc; peeled. 12a2oc
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, Feb. s.-The wool market con tinues to hold strong, with conditions frmer than at any time within the past two months Territory wools quiet but the tone Is strong on the basis of soc secured for fine me dum and fine. The market for fleece wools is quiet but more business in unwashed Is noted The sales of Australian wools show some big blocks being cleared out at current prices. fine 16G1Sc; secured. 4s@50c staple, 52d53c.
 Utah. wyoming etc.-Fine medium and fne 15@17c; secured, 4sG50c; staple, 52953c.
 Australian, secured bass-Combing, super fine, 70Q72c: combing good. 6546Sc; combng average 62Gt65c; Queensland combing, 65c
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT, AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-The recent rains have improved the outlook for freights and the market is steady at about the rates quoted last week. The chartered Wheat fleet in port has a registered tonnage of 37,00O against 19s00 tons on the date last year; disengaged, 2S. 300 tons. against 9S,s00 on the way to thls port 1S6. 800 tons. against l91, 400.
 WHEAT-Chicago was higher on the strength of revival in the export demand from the Atlantic coast. This market, however, did not respond, owing to weaker cables. Futures stronger, will be seen.
 Underwater quotations follows: s1:4o for No. l. si 421s for choice and $1 4591 4ss4 per ctl for extra choice for milling
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Sesson-9:15 o'clock-May-2oo0 ctls s1 asa; POGO. sl 3s1s; 400o s1 3s7s. December 2000. S1 2es4 20o0, s1 30.
 Second Session-May-2oOo ctls. s1 ssN De- ceElber-4000 sl S0ls; 20o0 s1 3O%.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb. s-Wheat was lower at the start, May opening at e4ssc as compared with yesterdays closing price of 9sTsc.- Beyond the heaviness of the Northwest receipts there was nothing particularly striking in the early news. but the continued heavy arrival at the big receiving points was sufficient to cause weakness at the start, though no selling of consequence done. Soon after the open ing quite a good demand developed and from a condition of dulness the market took on quite degree of activity. Shorts covered quite freely and the May price advanced to s6lAc There attempt to break the mar ket at that point and with some degree of success. the price being forced back to s4Hc. but 1t quickly rebounded again to 95Lc There 1t hung for while. Moderate purchases for foreign account were reported by New York and private cables stated that millers were good buyers, especially of nearby deliveries and that stocks were decreasing rapidly As Liverpool stocks are already exceptionally small, this had considerable effect. It was re- ported that Letter sold in Liverpool yesterday 4o0,OU bushels of spring wheat which he had taken In exchange for May wheat in New York at 10 cents less than the cash price. Mir Letter would neither affirm nor deny the report Alter the noon hour the market again became active New York reported forty-three boat loads there and at outports for export and when these ngures were posted there was d genera! rush to buy. The market had been the final crash came. but the demand became so urgent in the last few minutes trading that 96l4Qs6asc was reached The market closed strong at 96Hc.
 Corn moderately active and firm May closed bc higher.
 Oats were slow and easy at the start but soon became firm and remained so May closed Ac higher.
 There was some weakness in provisions at the start. Weak yard prices caused moderate selling and the market receded somewhat, but
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DTCIDTTOIrS ERurTS
DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1sINs. ETC.

There Is the small jobbing trade usual at this time of the year, and that is about all. No change in prices
 DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, carload lots Az g4Ae for for 4o,50,s: s7.@4Ac for 5o-so s. sN93Ac Tor 60-7Gs, 2AG3hc for 70-S0s. 2A62&c Tor SO- s0s. 1Aq2Ac for 9O-100s: Peaches. 364hc: fan ey, oa51ec; peeled: 1o6121kc; Aprcots. 5@6c for Royals and 79Sc for good to fancy Moorparks: :: eeyaporated Apples, 6l467c: sun-dried 4@41kc; :; black Figs. in sacks. 2121sc; Plums, 4lkD4a4 e for pitted and 11lkc for unpitted; bleached plums' ,sa5Ac;. Nectarines. 4@5c for prime to faney; f Fears. 2lsst4kc for quarters and sa51ac Tor halves. according to color. etc.
 RAlSINs-2c for two-crown 393Sc for three crown. 3%n4c for four-crown, Sc for Seedless Sultanas; 9hc for Seedless Muscatels and s1a l9 Tor London layers; dried Grapes. 2Ac.
 NUIS-Chestnuts quotable at Sc per ID; Wainuts. 506c fer hardshell and 6GoTc for softshel: Almonds, 2RG32c for hardshel 506c TOT softshell and I1Sc for paper-shelI: Peanuts 4s 4mo,sc Tor or Eastern and 44c for. California: : Pecans, Sl96Sc; Filberts, SBH10c: Brazil Nuts Sqsc per ID: Cocoanuts, s4 5oG15 per 100.
 HoNEY-New Comb. SG1oc for bright and 5l Ic Tor lower grades new water white extract per lh. a~
 BEESwAX-23T25c ner Ib
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Kids, 591oc; Deerskins. good summer 2593oc per ID; medium. 20c: winter, 10c; Sheepskins, shearlings. 2OGSoc each; short wool, 40G7Oc each medium, 70Q9oc; long wools. 9OcQs1 30 each.
 TALLow--No. rendered. s@slsc per lb; No. ?, 242lsc; refined, Sc; Grease. 202Ac
 WOOL--Fall clip-Middle counties-free. 10@ 13c; do defective 10Q11c; San Joaquin, defec- tive. 7G9c: Southern Mountain, 9@11c; free Northern. 12013c; do defective. 9011c: Hum boldt and Mendocino. 136fl5c; Eastern Oregon, 9@n13c: Valley Oregon 16Tlsc
 HOPS-Old crop. 2G6c for noor to fair and 8 T10c for good; new crop 1lI115c per lb
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Cash quotations as follows: Flour. steadier; No. spring Wheat. 919e2c; No. 8 spring Wheat. SS14Qs5c; No red. 9SQsSitc; No. Corn, 27asc: No. 2 Oats. 242c; No. 2 white: f. o. b, 261kd27c; No. white f. O. b.. 2 2Sas 92g5se; No 2 Rye, 47%c Nc l Fla Tlaxseed Pork. per barrel slO s5QlO 70; Lard. per 100 pounds, s4 95Gl4 971a; Short Ribs Sides, loose, St 95Q5 25 Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed, 4AD 5c; Short Clear Sides, boxed. s5 3005 40; Whisky. dstillers, finished goods, per gallon, S1 1S
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LONDON, Feb s.-Consols. 112h; Silver. 26 1-16d; French rentes, 103f 621sc. LIVERPOOL. Feb. S.-Whsat. firm No. l Standard California, 37s Sd: cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; English country markets, quiet French country markets steady Liverpool Wheat, No. l California. 7s 11d9Ss: Wheat in Paris, dull; Flour in Paris, dull; weather in England. fine
 COTTON-Uplands, 3 5-16d.
 CLOSE.
 Corn-Spot, quiet; unchanged; futures, steady; February, Ss 3asd; March, 3s 214d.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

All descriptions of Beans are quoted firm at the prices The only change in Seeds Is fur ther advance in Flax
 BEANS-Bayos, s3@3 10; Small Whites. s1 40 Q1 60; Large Whites sl 4081 60; Pinks, g 70Q2 So; Reds s2Q2 25; Blackeye. g 40QZ 50: Butters, si 40q1 50; Limas, sl 65Q1 75; Pea, s1 40G1 50 per ctl
 sEEDS-Brown Mustard. g per ctl: Yellow Mustard, s2@2 50; Flax. g 25; Canary Seed. 2AQ24c per IL: Alfalfa, 3Gl6c; Rape. 242&c: Hemp. Be- Timothy 51ac
 DRIED PEAS-Nies. s1 4o91 65; Green, s1 80
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

The demand for Hides is good at the prices and the tendency of the market is upward. There Is very little doing in Wool and Hops
 HIDES AND SKINS-CulIs and brands sell lc under sound stock. Heavy salted steers. l0lac per ID; medium 9ikc light, Sc; Cow hides, sgs1fc; stags. Sc: salted Kip. 1oc; Calf, llc; dry Hides, 17q171sc; culls and brands lSiss g1ic; dry Kip and Veal 14G15c; dry Calf, 1sG FOG; culs. 1SQ17c; Goatskins 20@S7l1c each;
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras s4 55GD4 65: Bakers extras s4 3Ol14 40 per bbl.
 MILLsTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows usual discount to the trade, Graham Flour, 8 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour SZ eo per lOo; Rice Flour. s ,75: Cornmeal. s 25; extra cream do. s3: Oatmeal. s3 80: Oat Groats: s4: Hom, iny, ss 1oq3 90; Buckwheat Flour. 4; Cracked Flour, B 25; Rolled Oats Cbbls), 50 2545 69; in sacks. s5 o5G5 45; Pearl Barley .si Split Feas S3 75; Green Peas, s4 25 per 100 lbs
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs are fairlyq steady. and strictly choice Will bring a fraction over quotations. There IS no further change in Beef and Mutton. Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as follows:
 BEEF-First quality, 611c; second do. SAC 6c: third do, 40D5c per lb.
 VEAL-Large. 6as1kc; small. 7@71sc per ID. MUTTON-Wethers. 7Q719c; ewes. 61sQ7c per ID.
 LAMB-Sprng, 15c per h.
 PORK-Live Hogs. 4c for large. 3h637sc for small and 3AQ3Bc for medium; soft Hogs, 31ac; dressed. do 51bG16c per ib
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WOOD, LUMBER, ETC.

Posts, s61oc each for No. and s1s@sc for No. 2: Redwood, s per cord: Oak. rough. s6 50: peeled s9: Pine S 75
 LUMBER-Retail prices are nominally as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes, s1l114 for No 1 and s9 50d11 for No 2. extra sizes higher Red wood-si4917 for No: l and s11912 50 for No. g.; s1 25 for common and g 25 for fancy: Rustic Sl9G21: Shakes sS,
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver lower.
 Wheat freights firm
 Wheat futures steadier.
 Barley scarce and rising.
 Oats. Rye and Corn unchanged.
 Beans rule firm. Flaxseed higher asaln- Hay rules firm. but quiet
 Potatoes irmer. Onions weaker
 Vegetables in light receipt.
 Butter and Eggs lower. Cheese unchanged Poultry and Game :n oversupply.
 Oranges and Apples dull.
 Lemons neglected Lines scarce.
 Provisions firm and active
 Small demand for dried fruits.
 Hides active and firm. Wool and Hops quiet Leather strong.
 Hogs steady Beef and Mutton unchanged. Canned fruits well reduced in quantity. Coffee as before.
 No change in Oils.
 Lumber rather firm.
 Mexican dollars weaker.
 Cordage advanced.
 Increased receipts of Wine and Brandy.
 PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT The following Is statement of the public debt and of the cash in the Treasury of the United States at the close of business Janu- ary 31. received from Secretary Gage: Inter est bearing debt sS47. 365, s10; debt which in terest has ceased since maturity. s1, 54G 26; debt bearing no interest. sSS6SIS,774 64: certif- cates and Treasury notes. offset by an equal amount Of cash in the Treasury. S5sl, ,213. .S33: aggregate Of debt, s1, S16, 7S7.057 Compared with the statement issued December 3l, the figures show increase of certificates and Treasury notes amounting to S4 257. 600. and an increase in the aggregate debt of s5.245,51s. The cash in the Treasury at the date mentioned was: Gold s2o0 78l 551 9S: silver s5l0 676 160 IS; pa per. sl00, 452. .o96 sS; bonds, minor coin. frac- tional currency etc, SAL 3SS. .199 4s; aggregate, SS53. 19s, COS 53. The cash balance in the Treas ury, December 31, S235.474.769 o. and on January 31 S229, ,S71. .7S6 26. showing a decrease during the month of sli. .6O2. .9S2 75
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at the decline there very good demand. This and the strength of other markets caused a gradual advance. the market closing firm at about outside figures. May pork closed i12c higher: May lard closed 21tc higher and May ribs unchanged.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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THE TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic Office. L. g. N. Mer- chants Exchange San Francisco, February g. 1898.
 The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day-i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, or at exactly D. m. Green wch time. w. s. HUGHES.
 Lieutenant, U. s. IT.. in charge.