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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RA1s1Ns.

DRIED FRUIT-Prunes. s,kc for 4o-50s. IIh9 5c for 5o-eos. s1k@3%c for 6o-7Os. 2&@3c for 7o-sOs, 2AG2kc for s0-90's. Pc for s0-1o0's and 1h91%c fUr 1oO-110s: Silver Prunes. 2h95c: Peaches, 69Tac for good to choice, 71kQSc for fancy and 1o@12ac for peeled Apricots. 1OG12c for Royals and 12q12itc for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples. aA@71ac; sun dried. i941ac; Black Figs, sacks, 2g21zc; Plums, 4hQ6c for pitted and 1ql1tc for unpitted; NectarInes. 6Qfc for prime to fancy: Pears. 69sc for quarters and Sq9c for halves.
 crown, SAC for four-crown. 5k66hc for Seed less Sultanas. 4lsc for Seedless Muscatels and s1 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2A 43c
 NUTS-Chestnuts. s@12hc per ID: Walnuts. 7QSc for hardshell. 9q10c for softshell; AL monds 7GSc for hardshell, 13914c for softshell 15916c for paper-shel; Peanuts eG7c for East ern and 49G5c for California; Cocoanuts, $4 50 Q5.
 HoNEY-Comb. 10d11c for bright and S@sc for lower grades; water white extracted 6lz0 Tc; light amber extracted. Sc; dark. 5Q51sc per lb.
 BEESWAX-24g2sc per h.
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FATHER CONDITIONS AND Gl
 FORECAST.


 FORECAST. San Francisco data-Maxinum temperature b6, minimum, 4S: mean, g.
 An area of unusually high pressure is central in Idaho, where the barometer reads above S0.9 inches The pressure dimnishes rapidly from this section toward the coast. but is con siderably above the normal in all sections. The lowest barometer reading reported is 30 S4 at San Diego Fair weather continues through out the Pacific Coast States, except along the immediate coast of Oregon and Washington, where 1t is cloudy
 The temperature continues below the normal except along the immediate coast. The wind is shifting to the southeast the Washington and Oregon coast, and there are some indica- tions of disturbance existing at a considerable distance at off that coast. Fair weather will continue in California Sat urday and probably Sunday. Forecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours ending midnight December a. 1898: Northern Californa-Fair Saturday; fresh easterly wind
 Southern California-Fair Saturday; fresh northeast wind.
 Nevada-Fair Saturday.
 Utah-Far Saturday.
 ArizOna-Fair Saturday; danger e Killing frost in south portion.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Fai- SsrCz5sy. brisk easterly wind.
 Special from Mount T6ruslrssS-T1ss-- -I-. northeast, q miles; tenpsrsru-s. q z-s1t--- temperature, s6. W z EAMMCN.
 EC-sczS- 1.z.zkL
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pEc1DUous AND CITRUS FRUITS.

There Is no scarcity in anything and the demand Is slow. Prices remain unchanged
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries. s7 50910 per barrel for East ern. and s1G1 50 per box for Coos Bay
 Apples. 35Q6oc for common. 75c@s1 per box for No. and s1 25G1 50 for choice. Lady Ap- pies. s1 25@1 75; Apples. in barrels, s599.
 Pears-50c9s1 25 per box
 Persimmons-75cGs1 per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, $1d2 50 per box; Seedlings, 75c@s1 50; Mandarins, s191 25; Lemons, 75c@S1 50 for common and s2G3 for good to choice; Mexican Lines. g 5094; Cali fornia Lines, 25975c per small box; Grape Fruit s1 50G3 30; Bananas. s1 50QD2 per bunch; Pineapples, S3Q5 per dozen.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter is weak and dealers looking for a decline almost any day. There is no change in Eggs and Cheese.
 BUTTER
 Creamery - Fancy creameries. 2sGaoc; sec onds, 2sc.
 Dairy - Choice to fancy, 25927c; common grades. 1Sd24c
 Pickied Goods-FirkIn. 1791sc; picked roll. 17G1Sc for dairy and lsq2oc for creamery squares; creamery tub. 2242211c
 Eastern Butter-Ladle packed. 1sa1sAc per h. Elgin, 22d22Ac.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new. 12Q12hc: old, 10 @11c; Cream Chedcar. 12QI2Ac; Young Amer ica, 12Q13c; Eastern, 10612c.
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs, S5d371sc per dozen; sec onds, 30G33c: Eastern 22hG25c for ordinary and 28Q30c for fancy.
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centrifugal, ss test. 4asc asked; molasses. Sssc nominal; refined. unsettled.
 BUTTER-Receipts, 357S packages. Firm Western creamery. 15Q21c; Elgins. Pic; fac tory, 129l41ac.
 EGGs-Receipts. 52so packages. Firm; West ern, 26c; Southern, 22q25c
 DRIED FRUITS. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-California dried fruits: Apples steady. other fruits generally firm. PERFORATED APPLES-Common to good 7GSc; prime wire tray, sac; choice. sqsAc; fancy, 10c.
 PRUNES-10G10lRc.
 APRICOTS-Royal 11G14c; Moorpark, 14916c. PEACHES-Unpeeled. S@Gl21ac peeled. lSQ
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

With the exception of Sweets. which are firm, the Potato market is weak. though prices are no lower. Onions are unchanged Vege- tables continue scarce and firm. Cucumbers from Sacramento brought 8 per dozen.
 POTATOES - 50ll65c per ctl for Early Rose: e5@9oc per sack for River Burbanks: Salinas Burbanks, 75cGs1 %; Oregon, 75cGs1 10: Sweet Potatoes, S1 6o41 75 for Merced New Potatoes, 2G2Ikc per ID.
 ONIONS-50d75c per ctl.
 VEGETABLES = Green Peas. 1oc; String Beans 15c; Cabbage, 4oG50c Tomatoes 75c6s1 50 for Los Angeles: Egg Plant, 15c per lb; Garlic, 7GSc per ID; Dried Okra, 15c per lb: Green Peppers. 5d6c per ID; Dried Peppers, 101 15c Marrowfat Squash. ssq10 per ton: Carrots. 25925c per sack.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Dec. 23.-Consols 11o%; silver 27%d; French rentes 1o1f 7711d; wheat cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart; cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; English country markets, steady.
 LIVERPOOL. Dec 23.-Wheat. dull: French country markets. firmer; weather in England clear, cold.
 COTTON-Upland, 8 3-32d.
 WHEAT-Spot firm; No red Western win ter, 6s 21zd Futures closed quiet: December 5s 111sd; March, 5s 1o6: May, 5s sgd.
 CORN-Spot, firm; American mixed, 4s Fu- lures. steady December, 3s 11%d; January. nominal; March, 3s 107sd
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Beef is firm and now and then choice beef sells up to 7c. Mutton and Lamb are un- changed Hogs have again advanced.
 Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows:
 BEEF-First quality. elk@6Nc: second qual- ity, 6G6kc; third quality, 4kq51ac.
 VEAL-Large, 614@71ac: small 6lzgsc per ID. MUTTON-Wethers.7 7G71kc; Ewes, 7c.
 LAMB-71GSc per ID.
 PORK-Live Hogs. 4G4Ac for large, 4S141hc for medium, and 3A131ac for small: stock Hogs, 21kQ3c; dressed Hogs. 6Q61kc for prime.
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Cash quotations were as follows:

Flour. firm; winter patents 8 60: straights sS 30: spring specials. s4; spring patents 8 2o9 DO; No spring Wheat, 62G6511c No. red Nc white. 2S%c; No. 3 white. 271sd2Sikc; No Rye, 64iac; No. Barley. f. O. b.. 371Ra4S1sc; s2 80; Mess Pork. per barrel sS 55a8 65; Lard. per 100 pounds. 8 l5G5 30; Short Rib Sides, loose, A S0G5; Dry Salted Shoulders boxed 4h34%c; Short Clear Sides, boxed. s5G5 05: Whisky. distillers' finished goods per gallon, Sl 26; Sugar, cut loaf, 595c granuated 533c
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CALL BOARD sAI.Es
nominal.
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

The China steamer took out S35S barrels Flour.
 FLOUR-Family extras, $4 15a4 25; bakers extras. s sod4 per bbl
 MILLSTUFFS-Prces in sacks are as fol- lows usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour. B 25 per 100 pounds: Rye Flour s2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, q; Cornmeal. $2 50; extra cream Cornmeal, 8 25; Oatmeal, s4 25; Oat Greats, s4 5O; Hominy, s3 2593 50; Buckwheat Flour. s404 25; Cracked Wheat 8 75; Farna s4 50; Whole Wheat Flour. s 50 Rolled Oats (barrels), s5 S5q6 25; in sacks s5 65G6 O5: Pearl Barley. s5; Split Peas $4 25; Green Peas, S4 50 per 100 lbs.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Previous prices quoted. White Beans continue firm and colored weak.
 BEANS-Bayos, s1 S5Q2; Small Whites, g 15 @2 20; Large Whites. s1 s0G1 95; Pinks. s1 s59 05; Reds, $3 1893 25: Buckeye, S3 T594; But ters, s2a2 50; Limas, s3 25Q3 35 Pea. S2 25Q2 4O; Red Kidneys, g 40G2 50 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard S4 50614 75 per ctl; yellow mustard. s4 25; Flax. s292 %: Canary Seed, 24q2%c per ID: Alfalfa. 514q6a4c: Rape. 2t42Ae: Hemp. 2rgSc; Timothy. 5951ac. q1 S5 per ctl.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS = Bacon. TIC per ID for heavy. Sc for light medium. 1oc for light. io1kc for extra light and 12612l5c for sugar cured: Eastern Sugar-cured Hams. 10G101sc; California Hams. s1k99a4c; Mess Beef. slo per bbl; extra Mess Beef. s11: Family Beef. SIP 50; extra Is; Smoked Beef. 11hQ12c per ID.
 LARD-Tierces quoted at 51kc per lb for com pound and 747Ac for pure: half-barrels pure 71kc; 1o-lb tins. 7axc; 5-lb tins, Sc
 COTToLENE = Tierces. 5Ng6hc: package less than 300 lbs. lib pails 60 in a case 9l1c s-lb pals. 20 In a case sssc 5-lb pals, i2 in a case. Slsc: 10-lb pails, in case. SAC: 50-Ib tins. or ? in a case, 77sc: wooden buckets 20 lbs net. ssc; fancy tubs. 80 lbs net. 7Ac; half barrels. about 110 lbs, 72c
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OREGON,

PORTLAND. Or, Dec. 2a-There was a bet ter feeling in the wheat market to-day and for the first time in many weeks locally quota tons of oSlsQ5sc were made for Wala WalIa and 61h@62c for Valley and Blue Stem
 Cleared-Ship Samoena, with I1s PAP bushels wheat; ship Perseverance, with u4.s42 bushels
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time The second time column gives the second tide of the day. the third time column the third tide and the last right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides. as sometimes occur. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts except when minus sign (@ precedes the height
 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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IMPORTS AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Dec 23.-The imports at the port Of New York for this week were: Gold s384 1s6: silver. s41, 120; dry goods, $ls37 SIP: general merchandise s5.775. 4s3. The exports of specie during the week amounted to s199 749 in silver and s236, s06 in gold.
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BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The following table compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at all principal cities for the week ended December P, with the percentage of increase and decrease compared with the correspond ing week last year:
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wheat. bark Buteshire, with III, ,026 bushels wheat all for Queenstown. :, Foreign wheat shipments from Portland for the week ending to-day were I'll, 473 bushels.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA. Wash. Dec. 23.-wheat-Club 5sc; Blue Stem, 62Q62c.
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BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS.
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23-The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: To-day the busiest house and the largest attendance seen in the Stock Exchange here on the eve of Christmas for a very long time. Prices were generally steady. The American market was active. closing at the best. Den vers and Norfolks were the features. Other changes in balance were slight Copper stocks were firm. There were further large borrow ings from the bank
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-rhe market was firm but not ma terially changed. There will be no more busi- ness until Tuesday Spot Wheat-shlpping. q 13%Q1 1sH; milling, n 200i 22h.
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal sesslon-9:l5 O o'ciock-May-4000 ctls s1 1894; 12.000 sl igM. q 1894. ., Regular morning session-May-24,o 900 ctls, sl 19A: i2.000. sl l97s.
 Exchange adjourned to Tuesday,
 BARBEY-HRher prices ruled both on and or call, With not much trading. reed, Sl 21la4i 3O Brewing. s1 3591 45 per
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Sesson-9:15 o'clock-No sales. Second sesson-December--40 ctls S1 34 Regular morning sesson-May-2000 ctls, Exchange adjourned to Tuesday OATS-The market Is very stiff at the ad- vance.
 Fancy Feed, si so@1 a21A per ctl; good to choice. sl 25Ql 2712; common. s1 20d1 2215; Sur prise. s1 35GI1 42iI Gray, s1 25G71 30: Milling. q 2llaqI S2h per ctl; Red, s1 4591 60; Black. CoRN-The frmness continues and dealers are asking an advance for yellow. Small round yellow. S1 20: Eastern large vel low. s1 121a91 15; white, s1 1212G1 IS; mixed, sl o7lb@1 10 per ctl; California white. s1 121e0 15.
 RYE-california. s1 171a@1 22Aa; Eastern. .i 15 ~
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Receipts. Shipments.

market steady: creameries 1462oI1c: dair- les, 12lRQl7c. Cheese. dull; S2910ac. Eggs quiet: fresh, 12G2lc.
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PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
For Friday. December g.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Butter is still dearer. There Is no change in Cheese or Eggs. are dearer.
 The fruit market is we'll supplied with Apples and Oranges
 Turkeys are dearer. as usual just before Christmas, but there is no scarcity apparent.
 Following Is The Calls regular weekly price list:
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about 1oc under the quotations Heavy salted Sc; Stags. 6c: Salted Kip, Sc: Calf. SC; dry Hides sound, 15c; culls and brands, lZc; dry shearlings. 15G25c each: short wool, 30aAc each: medium, 6ods0c; long wool. 9ocqSl 10 each; Horse Hides. salt sl 75q2 for large apd 75c for small; Colts SOC: Horse Hides, dry, Sl 50 for large and 5ocQ$1 for small.
 TALLOW-No. 1 rendered. 31eG3%c per ro No. 2. 2&c: refined. 4AG5c; Grease. 2c.
 WOOk-Spring clips-Southern Mountain. IF months, 7d9c; San Joaquin and Southern months. SG19c; Fcothill and Northern, free. l2 M14c; Foothill and Northern. defective, 9d11c: Humboldt and Mendocino. 14Gl5c: Nevada. 90 He; Eastern Oregon. 10G12c.
 Fall Wools-
 Humboldt and Mendocino. no.................- e611 Northern Mountain .......-......-.....-.-- 70 B Flalns oV
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PoRTLAND.s BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET

PORTLAND. Or, Dec. 23.-Exchanges, ssss. s31; balances, $95, o90.
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CLOSING

LONDON, Dec. z5-Czazdizn Pz-ssc. ss1. Grand Trunk. 7-z; bar silver srzg1z2-. Else money. 515iz per cent
 Spanish fours closed 45iz-
 PARIS. Dec. z--Spanssa tOgrs cioaec 4s13-
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Totals, U. S.......s1, 6T3, 03O, OPP Totals outside of
 New YOrlr 500 Qe9 6aS
s2s.sss,

lotdls .....-.--... tZo oooi IT Io'V Not included in totals because containing other items than clearings.
 ''Not included in totals because Of no com parson for last year.
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In recently patented bicycle saddle tbe frame Is pivoted at the end of the post fo tilt forward and backward an adtustabl4 of the saddle to allow it to swing bacls until the tension of the spring balances the weight of the rider
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver fraction hrmer.
 Wheat steadier.
 Barley higher.
 Oats and Corn very firm.
 Hay steady. Bran advanced. Beans and Seeds unchanged.
 Potatoes weak Onions steady. Vegetables higher and very scarce. Turkey market rather easier. Game unchanged.
 Butter weak. Eggs and Cheese as before. Apples and Oranges in free supply. Beef firm. Hogs higher again. Smaller exports of Lumber.
 EXPORTS OF LUMBER Exports of lumber from this port during the first eleven months of the year were 1e. .35s. GOO feet valued at S372 150 against 2 057 900 feet at Ssls 400 during the same time in 1897.
 OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE. The commerce of the United States for the first eleven months of the year compares as follows:
 Exports .............s9746 655, ,0s4 .1117 6S1. 1s9 Imports ............... 691. OS9. .266 579S44. 153 Excess exports. .s2S3, ,5s5, SIS 6S7. .ss7 O4s The gold movement for the eleven months compares as follows: Exports .S3S. 69S, 405 14,9l5Sl6 Imports ................. 31,44O.4O7 14s, Ss6S7o Excess exports....-...S 2,257, ,99s ........... Excess imports....... .......-. l34, 42l,O54 The movement in silver coin and bullion for the same interval compares as follows: Exports ...............s52.Si .Sia7s ,47i isss 4os Imports .................. 3o.Sl6.51S 26,s21.Sos Frcess erno-+s. 800 4o7 24s s22 oSs 1o3
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TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic Office, U. S. N. Mer- cenlber 23, 1898.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building was dropped at exactly noon to-day f. e., at noon of the 120th meridian. or at o'clock D. m. Greenwich mean time
 W. & HUGHES,
 Lieutenant. U. s. N. In charge
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Excess exports. s......s22. 497, ,:
WEATHER REPORT.

d20th Meridian-Paciic Time)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23 D. ID. The following are the seasonal rainfalls to date as compared with those of same date last season and rainfall in last 24 hours:
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

HOPS-1S9s crop 121h1i4c per ID for ordinary. fancy.
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'' 11A"' "OOH AND HUFb. HIDES AND sKINs-Culls and brands sell
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
 Times and Heights of High and Low
 Waters at Fort Point. entrance to San
 Francisco Bay. Published by official
 s-----
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharD about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Points the height of tide Is the same at both places.
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December. 1898.

TllE CALLS CALENDAR.
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Cheese. Swiss. 20625 Common Eggs ..35@ Ranch Eggs. per
 dozen ...........4 406- Honey Comb, per
 ID .-...........12n15
 Do. extracted ..-910
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Coursing at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, April 17.-There was the usual large crowd at the coursing matches at Agricultural Park to-day, and very good sport. The class of local dogs in the field Is very good at present and 1t takes extra fleet greyhounds to beat them. There were several new dogs entered and a good sprinkling of the old favorites. As a special feature there was a one-mile open and a one-mile handicap cycle race. In the first Trahn, Bates, Morse. Duval and Devlin were the con- testants. Trahn won in 2:40. with Morse Duval won in 5:25, with Trahn second and Bates third.
 In the run-offs Sailor Boy beat Bowery Boy; and B beat Aliso: Vantralle beat Oak land Belle; Beau Brummel beat Fleetwood after a tie; Matinee beat La Tosca; Romeo beat Frisco Blue Diamond beat Queen a bye: Fannie beat Sorceress; Corbett beat Tiger: Little Brown Jug beat Little Tycoon; Napoleon I beat Speedwell; Van Brulle beat Shamrock; Doncaster beat Sam; Lady Wal lace beat Kitty Scott bye; Reliance beat h. nocent Daisy a bye; Juliet beat Sailor Girl
 Tn the match race, John Mitchell and Dan c, Dan beat.
 In the first ties B and B beat Sailor Boy; Vantralle beat Beau Brummel; Matinee beat Romeo; Fannie beat Queen after tie; Corbett beat Little Brown Jug; Van Brulle beat Napoleon I Kitty Scott beat Doncaster; Juliet beat Innocent Daisy.
 In the second ties Vantralle beat B B and B; Matinee beat Fannie after two ties; Van beat Juliet.
 In the third ties vantralle beat Matinee: Kitty Scott beat Van Brulle.
 In the match between Can Can and Lady Singer Lady Singer won.
 In the finals Kit Scott beat Vantralle. with Van Brulle third; the rest divided.
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A SPRING OUTING.
The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club Holds a Successful Picnic
 at Mirabel Park.

Nearly 14OO pleasure seekers armed with lunch baskets and logged out In their summer finery, journeyed to Mirabel Park yesterday to participate in the twentieth annual excursion and picnic of the Dol phin Swimming and Boating Club.
 It being the first picnic of importance of the season larger crowd than that which attended was anticipated. Two thirds of the merry-makers were of the male species, which led one disgusted tough to dub it a "stag" affair. The ab- sence of the fair sex may account for the numerous fights that enlivened the out ing despite the energetic efforts of the police and the club members to suppress them. Through the watchfulness of the officers no severe injuries resulted.
 After a comfortable ride of little over two hours the picnickers arrived at the pleasure grounds and many were the fa- vorable comments on their adaptability for picnics.
 Shuppert's band of eight pieces attract ed many to the dance hall by their tune full melodies. while others enjoyed boat ing and rambles.
 The Dolphins have decided to discon- tinue giving public picnics, as the rough element cannot be kept away, and their violent quarrels in former years have in- jured the clubs standing in the com munity.
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Handball Tournament.

The management of the San Francisco Handball Court at S5S Howard street has in contemplation the getting up of a tournament in the near future, and for this purpose offers medals for a series of championship games between the best teams in the city. In discussion of the matter between several of the players yesterday afternoon there appeared to be a general desire that such series should be played. It was suggested that the fol- lowing teams should be coupled but in- asmuch as many of the proposed partici- pants were not present nothing conclu- siye was determined. The teams as pro- posed are as follows: Kilgallon and Hampton, Linehan and White, Bonnet and Murphy, Riordan and Collins and Nealon and Toy. Should these players will be well worth witnessing, and the general opinion as expressed by those who should know and who were con- suited on the matter was that 1t would be difficult to choose the winners. The matter will be brought to the attention of the players in the near future and there is little doubt that all con- cerned will agree to the coupling as pro- posed. There will be two medals for the first and second teams.
 The play at this court yesterday was up to the usual standard. The results of the days play are as follows:
 TaIo and T. Foley Score: 21-l5. 14-21. 21-17.
 P. Steiner and l.. Corraine defeated W. Man ion and M McNeil. Score: 21-16. 1921, 21-19.
 D J Sheehan and N. J. Prendergast de- feated J. R. Bockman and E. McDonough.
 E White and D. Began defeated P Ryan and M Basch Score: 2l-1S. 16-21, 21-l7
 T. Leach and J. Hogan defeated " Hamilton and Il Kirby Score 2l-19, 16-21 21-17.
 NJ j. Kilgallon and A. Hampton defeated ]. C. Nealon and P. Donnelly. Score: l-l6 14-21. c N-aalon and R. Iinehan defeated M. J. Kilgallon and A. Hampton Score: 1-17. 1921. 21-20.