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WEATHER REPORT.
Q20th Meridian-Pacific Time.)
 SAN FRANCTSCO Aue "a \ n

O20th Meridian-Paciic Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S ?. m The following maximum temperatures are re- ported to-day from Weather Bureau stations in California:
 Eureka, 56; Fresno. l04; Los Angeles. 90; Red Bluff. 105; Independence, s6; San Diego. S2; Sacramento, l05; San Luis Obispo, 96; Yuma, 1l0.
 San Francisco temperature: Maximum. s6; minimum, 52; mean, 59. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS:
 troughhke depression extends from South western Arizona northward through the inter for of California into Oregon and Washington. The highest pressure IS reported from the Washington coast Partly cloudy weather pre- walls throughout California and the region to the eastward. Occasional scattered showers and thunderstorms are reported from the noun tain regions and the conditions are favorable for such showers tonight and Sunday in the Sierras and to the eastward.
 Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, August 14; 1898: Northern Cal!fornia-Partly cloudy Sunday, with scattered showers and thunderstorms fn mountain region; fresh to brisk west wind. Southern Caltfornia-Generally fair Sunday; fresh. west wind
 Nevada and Utah-Partly cloudy Sunday. with scattered thunderstorrns in mountain re- gion.
 Arizona-Partly cloudy Sunday.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Partly cloudy Sunday; brisk west wind.
 Special report from Mount Tamapais. taken at ?. m.-Clear; wind west. 30 miles per hour; temperature, S4; maximum, Ss.
 W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official.
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PROVISIONS.

There Is TO further change in this market
 CURED MEATS-Bacon. s1.c per To Tor heavy SC for light medium, 1O1ac for light, llc for extra light and 12IaG13c for sugar cured Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 10l1Quc; Califor- nia Hams. 9lfG10c: Mess Beef, S1og1O 50 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, s11Q1l 50: Family Beef $!2Gl12 50; extra prime Pork sl0; extra clear S1sdlS 90; mess. s15 5OG16; Smoked Beef. 11Q12c per 10.
 LARD-Esstern. tierces. quoted at 6c per 10 for compound and 7Ac for. pure; pails. sc; California tierces, 5c per ID for compound and SID tins, Slzc.
 COTTOLENE = Tierces, 6%@6%c; packages less than 300 fbs-l-rb pails. 60 In a case, sjsc ; 3-fb pails, 20 in a case. sssc; 5-rb pails F in case Siac; 10-rb pails. in case, S@sc; 50-lb tins l or 2 in a case 77sc; wooden buckets. 20 IDS net S1kc; fancy tubs, 80 lbs Let. 7asc: half barrels about 110 1bs, 7%c per ID.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culs and brands sell about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted steers 10c: medium. Sc; light Shc; Cow hides Sc; Stags. 6iAc; salted Kip. Shc; Calf 9e dry Hides sound. loe eus anq a7, prands CIoatskins 273k@30c; medium. BOG; winter. 10c {; Sheepskins, shearlngs. 15GI25c each; short wool 3aQ40c each; medium. SeQsoc; long wool. 9OcQ and s1gl 75 for small: Colts. soc; Horsehides, dry. s1 T5 for large and 15caSl 70 for small:
 TALLoW-No rendered. 3Hc per 10; No. 2. 2stc: refined, 41kQ4Ac; Grease. Pc.
 WoOL-Fall clip Southern Mountain, 7@1oc; free Northern s9l2c S2iring r eRS0nthera Ta Southern. months. Sgl0c;, Foothill and Northern free, 12G14c; Foothill and Northern. defective, 1og12c; Middle County iSqlec Agm- Eastern Oregon, 10412c; Valley oregon. lo011c.
 The circular of Jacob Wollner says: Our Wool market this week has been VeGy, qulet and there have been buyers in the field. In the Eastern seaboard markets the same condi- tion is reported.
 This Is the opening of the lightweight sea son and but very few orders are being placed There is a good deal of looking around by agents from all the country, but very little has been bought or ordered Still. the situation is very strong as with the largest wheat crop ey.r produced In the United States, with peace at hand the country in a prosperous condition. peonIe will buy goods of the retailer and he will hnye to replace his stock and so create de- mand for manufactured goods. The manufac- turer Is not so overstocked with new material as he was nine months ago and he will have to come into the market
 great advance on Wool until the old stock is worked off and the tremendous tmportatlons or goods before the tariff went into effect are disposed of. ,,..,
 .!Still in the meantime. very little can be done All we can expect Is to get prices up to the same rates as prevailed in october and TOPSG1Ss7 crop. e0121s per 10.
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PoTAToEs-5 in sacks for Early Rose for Burbanls Salinas Burbanks 75c9sl l5' Sweet Potatoes, 2G3c per ID. soa-oo per ctl for yellow Pickle Onions. 75Qsoc per ctl.
 Beans. 2Q4c per ID: Lima Beans 24Sc; Bay Squash, 25G3oc; Green Peppers; soep096c sc ner 1er ctl: Carrots, 3OGq5Oc per sack; Bay Cucumbers, 25@3oc; Pickles 75c for No and A 4ogooc @ per box for No. ?; River Tomatoes. sl 2oepl 70 Gree n per crate for Alameda 40965c for Berkeley; Garlic, 2G21ac per lb; Green Okra, 50q65c; EsS
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES = Potatoes; sliced. raw. 12c per lb in lots of 25 lbs; sliced dessicated. 16G1sc; granulated. raw, l3c; Onions. COG; Carrots, old, 13c: new. 1Sc; Cab bage S0c; Sweet Potatoes, 3oc; Turnips, 2Sc; String Beans soc; Tomatoes, soc.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1sINs. ETC.

Prlnes are the quietest fruit in the list. though there are a few sales Of the new crop reported Pears Peaches and Apricots all firm and wanted.
 DRIED FRUIT New Prunes 3ll4c for the four sizes; old Prunes. carload lots. 5g514c for 4n-5O's. 4l4G5c for 5.-6o's S<4g4c for 6O-7es 34 9314c for 70-S0's. 2& D3c for S0-s0s 2Q 2iso for s0-l00 8; new Peaches. 797l4c; old Peaches, 5leQ61ac; peeled. nominal: new Apri- cots. s5a9loc for Royals and 15@l171zc for Moor parks; old AprIcots 5Q7c for Royals and SQ10c for good to fancy, MoorParks; Evaporated Ap- ples 611G1c: sun dried. 394c; Black Figs sacks aGf211c: Pinms. 4@456c for pitted and I0l1kc for unpitted; bleached Plums. Sc; Nectarines 90 1I1c for prime to fancy; Pears. 3d5c for quar- teIs and SQ51ac for halves. according to color. etc New Pears, 6c for quarters and Sc for halves.
 RAISINS-242Ac for two-crown, 24G2Xc for tnree-crown. 3q314c for four-crown, 39lc for Seedless Sultanas 21aG3c for SeedIess Mus catels and slG1 IS for London Layers; dried Grapes, %.
 NTTS-Walnuts, new. sc for hardsheI 7c for softshel: Almonds, SQ4c for hardsheu, 6g7c for softshelI S19G9c for paper shell: Peanuts 4GD 5I4c for Eastern and 413c for California; Pe- cans 6IkGsc; Fflberts, 915G10c: Brazil Nuts SQsc per ID; Cocoanuts, s4 50q5 per 100.
 HONEY-Conb. 9G9l0c for bright and 667c for lower grades; water-white extracted 5]a@ 6c; light amber extracted. 4%@515c per lb
 BEESWAX-24Q26c per lb.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

It is unlikely that any more Missouri Hay will be imported. as the importers cannot get out even on 1t here For choice Wheat Hay s17 50 was refused yesterday. Alfalfa was weak, but the other descriptions were un- changed
 F'eedstuffs stood as before.
 BRAN-SI5 50G16 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-s1sfD20p per ton
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley $25Q26 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill. s31931 50 job ping, sS2Q132 50 Cocoanut Cake s24Q25 Cotton seed Meal S2SQ30 per ton; Cornmeal. S23@23 50: Cracked Corn, S2Iat24 50
 CALIFORNIA HAY-Wheat, s17@17 50 for good and S14616 for lower grades no choice coming In; Wheat sand Oat. s14 50Ql16 50; Dat. sI3@I5; Barley sl3fflA 30; Island Barley. stl1 l2 50; Alfalfa, $11@12 50; Stock. s11G12;
 OUTSIDE HAY-(From Oregon Utah. etc.)- Wheat, s12a14 50; Oat, $12Q13 30: Cheat. s11@ l3: Timothy. s11 5o91s 50; Alfalfa snQll 50
 sTRAw-4Oaeoc per bale.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD.
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FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY ,,,,,,,,, AND SAN RAFAEL.
 WEEK DAYS-7:O0. 'S:O0. .s:SO. 11:00 a. m.; "1:45r 3:2o, 4:0o 6:15, '6:00, 6:S0 D. m
 EXTRA TRIPS-For San Rafael on Mondays Wednesdays. Saturdays and Sundays at II 80 D. m.
 sUNDAYs..s:Oo: AZ .s;co, .1o:ooo. n:co n.so llooa m does not run to San Rafael Sundays. b;30 D. m does not run to Mill Valley Sundays. Trains marked run to San Quentin. FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS-5:25, '6:35 755. S:25. .s50 a. = m .i2;2o, 2;lo, 's:4o. .4;s5 5:l5 p; m,
 EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays at GAO D. m
 sUNpAYss.5:oo .s:oo .s4s. .lo:45. .1l:45 a.. m.; 1:0e. 220. '3:3o. s5:15, .6:0o. ZOO D. m Trains marked start from San Quentin. FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK . DAMYs.5:45. M s:4s, 7:55, SAB. lO;lO a. m 12:40 2:25 3:55, 4:55, 5;20 p. m.
 EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays at TOO D. m
 SUNDAYS-S:00, 10:00 Il 10 a. m. i2 .05 20 2:40 3:55, 5:3O 6:30 D. r
 THROUGH TRAINS. zoo a. m- week days-Cazadero and way sta ns S:20 D. m. Saturdays-Cazadero and way sta ms. b:lb p. m. week days tSaturday excepted)-To-
 males and way stations. e:00 a. m Sundays-Cazadero and way sta ns l:AS p n. Sundays-Point Reyes and way sta 'ns.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The week closed at a fractional decline in sympathy with Chicago. Spot Wheat-Shipping, s1 1S24q1 22lk; milling s1 3031 40 per ctl for old and s1 25G11 30 for new
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session - 9:l5 o'clock-December- 10000 cts. s1 22$s; 20 coo, s1 22 22 OO0 s1 2214 Second session-December-1O GOO ctls. s1 22 16. G00 s1 217A.
 Regular morning session-December-3 600 cts. S1 215s.
 BARLEY-The market declined: with con- siderable disposition to sell on call. Feed, q 171@G1 1s%. Brewing, nominal,
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session-9:15 'clock-December- ls.OOO ctls $1 Is; 16ooo. $1 14b; 16OO0, s1 l5M; ; 2000, sl l54.
 Second Session-December-2 ctls s1 l5A Regular Morning Session-December-20 ctls, s1 15A.
 OATs-DeaIers are disposed to sell. even at concessions. The demand is poor. Fancy Feed s1 25a1 271a per ctl; good to choice. s1 221aGD 25; common, s1 171A01 20; Surprise. s1 30@1 35 Gray, sl 1711@1 2213; milling, s1 221261 9 per ctl
 CORN-The market continues dull. and prices are none too firm. Small round yellow, S1 25 d1 271s Eastern large yellow, sacked. s1 071A l1 1O white, sl@1 10; mixed. sl 0501 07h per ctl
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SHIFTING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
 Saturday, August 13 stmr MineoIa, David 80 hours from Tacoma. stmr Mackinaw. Littlefeld. s4 hours from Gair'. stnr Aloha. Jorgenson. 16 hours from Fort Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander 5S hours from strnr ehnkat. Anderson. 27 hours from Flu Aus stmr Siam, Raicich. days 2s hours i'm sh!p Florence, Duncan, 182 days from Phila- Br ship Australian, Joriff. 14s days i'm Hull Br bark Invercauld, Jackson l4o oayS run Bark Mohican Saunders. 85 days i'm Homo iufS Bark Agate, suttis. 177 days from New York Schr J c Wall. Bjornstrom. days rom Flu Schr Fortuna. Rosich, hours from Eureka Schr Anita, Funcke 10 days from Ensehaoa'
 CLEARED.
 Saturday, August 1a Br stmr Doric. Smith, Hongkong, via Hono- lulu and Yokohama; X Co. r,azo. stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander San Dieso' e1eTGa- Simr WaIa l" waIia. Wallace. Victoria and Port Townsend; Goodal1, Perkins & Co-
 SAILED.
 Saturday, August 13 stInr Alcazar, Gunderson ps-, stmr Crescent City, stockfeth. Crescent City. stnr Bonita. Nicolson. sogtheFn a,1o6i coast. Stmr Columbia. Green, Astoria Br stmr Doric. Smith Yokohama and Hong kong. via Honolulu.
 Tug Monarch, Thompson. Astoria. Bktn N Castle. Hubbard, Honolulu. schr Ocean Spray. ostiin, Iversens Ian Landing Schr c H Merchant, Olsen Grays Harbor. Schr Ancelus Muer, Cooks Inlet.
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT IOBOS-Aug 13, 10 D. m.-Weather hay; wind W; velocity 12 miles.
 CHARTERS. The Burma Parnassus. Samaritan and Sea farer load nitrate at Iquique for Cork, Sos; Celtic Chief. salmon at Victoria for London '-' DOMESTIC PORTS sEATTLE-Arrived Aug 1S-stmr Brixham, DUTCH 1,tj HARBoR-Arrived Aug s-Brk Car rollton. from Naraimo, and not reported coos BAY-Arrived Aug 1s-stmr Arcata, FONT ARENA-Arrived Aug 1s-stm Green wood. hence Aug 12
 USAL-sailed Aug 13-schr Edward Parke AOi Arrived Aug is-stmr Newsboy. hence Aug Seven Sisters, for San Francisco. Sailed Aug 11-schr Volant, for San Fran PORT LOS ANGELES Sailed Aug 1s-Ger ship Paruassus, for Iquique Dashing Wave, from San Diego; bark Harry FORT BRAGG.AArrived Aug 1a-stmr se- ALBION Sailed Aug 13-stmr Cleone. for MENDoCINo-Arrived Aug 1s-stmr cooui,,e River. hence Aug 12
 ALBION-sailed Aug 13-Schr Mary Dodge for
 AsTORIA-Arrived Aug 13-schr Dewey. bnc July "A Aug ls-Br ship Euphrosyne, from Sailed Aug 12-stmr State of California, for San Francisco. O- TACoMA-.sailed Aug 1s-Bktn Jane L Stan ford for Sydney
 SAN PEDRo-Arrived Aug 19-schr Comet from Port Ludlow. EIIREKA-sailed Aug 1s-schr Chas E Falk. for San Francisco. Arrived Aug 13-stmr orizaba. hence Aug 12.
 FOREl PORTS ANTWERP-Arrived Aug 11-Br bark Nsths- dale from Oregon Francisco.
 LoNDoN-Arrived Aug 12-Br ship Senator, from Oregon
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: The market to-day stagnant and dull. the only feature being a small recovery in Grand Trunks on belief that the small carry-forward is perhaps due to the large amount set aside for rolling stock Americans were on about a parity with New York quotations. There is surprise here that American exchange is hrmer following the New York spurt in money rates The mar ket finds 1t most difficult to form any estimate of gold shipments to New York later on
 PARIS, Aug. 13.-Spanish 4s closed at AZ 62;
 LONDON, Aug. 15-Canadian Pacinc' So7s: Grand. Trunk. :: bar silver steady 7'72u' money, F per cent.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Aug. 13.-ConsoIs. 11O5.; Silver. 27lkd; French Rentes, 103f 50c.
 Wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing; car goes passage, quiet and steady.
 LIVERPOOL, Aug 13-Wheat firm.
 COTTON-Uplands 15-32d.
 WHEAT-Futures closed quiet: August, steady; September steady, 5s 51sds December, 5s Sd.
 WHEAT-Spot. firm; No. ? red Western winter 6s i'd No. l red Northern spring. 6s GORN-spot. firm; futures, quiet; August, nominal: October quiet. & 3Sd.
 FLOUR-st Louis fancy winter. steady. 9s. HOPS-At London-Pacifc Coast. dull. e2G4:
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Minnesota hard patents, s4 So94 50; spot pat ents. s4 2094 30; No. 3 spring wheat, 69g72c; oats. 22c; No. white. 2ea2sc; No. white, 25G27c; No. rye, 45c No. barley, 37946c; s2 STA; mess pork per barrel, ss 05d9 10, lard, per 100 pounds s5 30q5 321a short ribs sides Qoose) S 15GG5 20: dry sslted shoulders (boxedD. 4S@4Hc; short clear sides (boxed), 5 6545 80; sugars, cut, loaf, unchanged
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
suD1MARY oF TIE MARKETs.

Silver firm. Wheat and Barley weaker. Oats, Corn ana Rye dull Missouri Hay does not pan out we'll. Beans as before. Turpentine advanced. Wool quiet. Bank clearings decrease, Shipment of S2l6 SIG to China. Eighteen failures last week. Potatoes and Vegetables about the same. Butter Cheese and Eggs steady. Two cars Of Eastern Poultry expected Peaches. Pears and Plums still glut the mar ket.
 Lemons and Lines arce and firm. No change in Provisions. Dried Fruit rules firm. Hops and Hides unchanged. Hogs very weak
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THE WEEKS FAILURES.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports IS failures in the Pacific Coast States and Terri tories for the week ending yesterday. as com pared with l6 for the previous week and 2S for the corresponding week of 1S97. The failures for the past week are divided among the trades as follows: One manufacturers agent cigars, l pawnbroker, l hotel. 1 paving company, l saul sage castings. saloons 2 hardware and plumb CT, ] confectionery, l drugs ] cloaks and com mission. 1 shoes. 1 grocer, l picture frames, oil. ] fancy goods.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter Is steady at the quoted rates, though the market is amply supplied for all current needs. Cheese and Eggs are unchanged.
 BUTTER onds. 21022c.
 Dairy . Choice to fancy. 2o@22c; common grades. l6Q19c.
 Eastern Butter-Ladie packed. 149l5c per ib; Elgin, nominal.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new. 915Ql0c; old. so Sc; Cream Cheddar, 10Q11c; Young America, 19411c; Eastern, 12713c
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs. 21925c per dozen store Eggs, 14Q17lac; Eastern, 14@17c for ordinary and lSM20c for fancy
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EXPORTS OF BREADsTUFFs.

Exports of Flour from this port during the first seven months of the year were 446 500 bar res. against 519 100 during the same time in lS97 Reducing this Flour a Wheat basis and adding il to the exported Wheat gives total ports of Wheat for the seven months of 4,46S l00 ctis valued at S6 6Sl 800 against 6v4 900 ctIs at S6 FPS $50 in 1897
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Aug 1s.-FLOUR-Receipts, ss. 564: exports. 428S1 barrels; sales. 4e0o pack ages; quiet and barely steady.
 WHEAT-Receipts 61,s75 bushels; exports. 37l. .3s5 Spot. steady; No. 2 red, 7Slsc f 0. b. ahoat to arrive: S1lsc f. O. b. afoat spot. Op- tior.s opened weak and sold of under large buying Futures were bearish on Liverpool ca bIes, predictions that Northwest receipts would expand and the weakness of cash wheat in Minneapolis. September. 7091 1-16c; closed, 717sc.
 EOPS-Quiet; state common to choice, 1895 crop, 2g3c; 1896 crop. 5q6c; 1897 crop, u@12c; Pacific Coast 1895 crop. 2q3c 1Sso crop. 6@6c: 1897 crop, 11ql2c.
 WOOL-Quiet fleece. 129l3c; Texas, l99l5c
 COFFEE-Optons opened steady at changed prices; closed quiet, unchanged to , points lower. Sales, 9250 bags. including; Sep tember g 55d5 60; October, s GO; December S S0 March. S6G6 O5 May. s6 10. Spot coffee Rio quiet but steady; No. invoice, 5Ac No. jobbing, 6%c. Mild, steady; Cordova,
 sUGAR-Raw. strong; fair refining. 3&c; Centrifugal. 96 test 4Ac Refined. firm; Mold 514c; cut loaf and crushed, 576c; powdered. 63sc; granulated 5Ssc.
 PTGIRoN-Frm; Southern, ss 75@1; North ern S10611 50.
 COPPER-Firrn; brokers, 11%c.
 LEAD-Flrm; brokers, g S5.
 TIN-Steady.
 BUTTER-Receipts 34Ss packages: steady: Western creamery, 14149l9c; Elgins. 1sc; fac
 EGGsSRecepts 451o packages: steady; West ern. 1419c.
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RYE-s1 20G1 25 per ctI BUCKWHEAT-S1 75GJ1 S5 per ctl
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Famiy extras $4 4094 50; bakers extras $4 1904 25 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, 8 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. g 10 per 1OO Rice Flour. S: Cornmeal, s2 50: extra cream Cornmeal, 8 25; Oatmeal. s4 25; Dat Greats, s4 50 Honiny, s 25G3 50; Buckwheat Flour si 04 25: Cracked Wheat. 8 75: Farina & 56; Whole Wheat Flour 8 50; Rolled Oats (bar- ley), s S5G6 25; in sacks, 6 6516 05; Pearl Barley, s5; Split Peas s4 25; Green Peas, s4 50
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for comparison and reference. and the iaeese .,sa Information can always be obtained regaIuins .ts lights, dangers to navigation and all ma Of interest to- ocean commerce. The time ball on the tower of the new .ig reia5 building, at the foot of Market street IS hoseet about ten minutes before noon and droPpeso a a noon. 120th meridian. by telegraphic sigma Ie ceived each day from the United States Signai Observatory. Mare Island Cal. A notice stating whether the ball was orOpPpedd on time CT giving the error if any. Is puoiisheu in the morning papers the following day.
 CIIAS P. WEIGH.
 Ensign (retired). U. S. N. in charge.
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POULTRY AND CAME.

Two cars of Eastern are announced for the early part of the week
 POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 16G1Sc for Cob, piers and 15@1Sc for Hens; Geese per pair SIC l 25: Goslings. $1 2591 50; Ducks g 5og3 for old and s2 50q4 for young; Hens. s SoG4 90; G Roos s Flyers s4 50: Broilers s 50Gi for large. s2 50 Q3 50 for small; Pigeons, s1 5091 75 per dozen for young and s1ID1 25 for old.
 (rA ME,-Mnr1nir nal
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans are running along about the same. colored being weak and dull and white de- scriptions firm.
 BEANs-Bayos, s2 s5G32 70; Small Whites s262 15; Large whites. $1 S5CD1 95; Pinks. s2 259 35; Reds g e0Q2 75; Buckeye. s3 15G5 25 Buffers. nominal: Limas. $3@3 IS; Pea. s2Q42 15; Red Kidneys, $2 50df2 75 per ctl:
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard, s4 25d4 75 per ctl; Yellow Mustard. s4T4 g; Flax nominal. s2q2 10; Canary Seed. 2A62Ac per ID: Alfalfa. from Utah, 5Ac; Rape, 2AG2&c: Hemp, 2%@Sc; Tim
 DRIED PEAs-Niles. q 75G1 go: Green. g 25 per ctl.
 POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.
 Tomatoes continue firm and in light supply at the high prices. Other Vegetables in liberal stock and cheap.
 Potatoes and Onions show no change worthy of note.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

The packers will not pay over 4c for the best Hogs and are not very eager buyers at this decline.
 Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are follows: 55kQ1sc; third quality 41a@5,ec.
 VEAL.-Large 4@5c small. cole per Ib
 MUTTON-Wethers. 797isc Ewes, e@61sc per ID. PoRK-Live Hogs. SAC for large, to for me-
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TELEPHONE CHARGES AND Cc

TELEPHONE CHARGES AND GUSTS
 IN ITALY.
 In an article Tn the London Electrician on "The Telephone in Italy" the tariff in Florence, where there are 300 sub scribers is given as the equivalent of 80 per annum within 1000 yards of the exchange running up by steps as the distance increases. An interesting fact is that the switchboard operators receive a salary @ of from s6 to $l2 per month, working seven to eight hours per day. Linemen receive from 40 to 50 cents per day for ten hours work, extra time being paid for at the rate of cents per hour
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

RAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags 4ss64%c; Wool sags 26G2sc; San Quentin Bags, $4 S5; Fruit Rars 5c 5is and sac for the three grades of white and 7QSc for brown
 uvAi-yyenington. $ per ton: New Wei- ungton, ss; Southtield Wellington. s7 50; Seat tIe s6 Bryant s6; Coos Bay, s; Wallsend s7 50: Cumberland SIS in bulk and s14 50 in sacks Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. $i4 Can nei slO per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate. q SO; Coke. SIP per ton in bulk and sl4 in sacks.
 TITR TRPENTINE-Is higher at 4Sc per gallon in cases. 45c in wooden barrels and 4Sc In iron tanks ,,ary onotes terms net cash Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed. 7c: Powdered. 6]sc; Candy Granulated, ec; Dry Granulated, bNc; Confee- 5Sc; Golden (, 5Ac; California A. 5asc per lb: Ealf barrels. Ac more than barrels, and boxes 1hc more.
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BANK CLEARINGS.

Local bank cleariugs last week were SIP 4o4,- A16 as against 5s67, 7S2 for the same week last
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RECEIPTS OF WINE AND BRANDY

Receipts of Wine and Brandy at this port during the first seven months of the year com pare follows with the same time In 1s97 Wine s.317, 330 gallors against 6.234. 400; Bran dy. 14S. 900 gallons. against s. TO.
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 THE CALL CALENDAR.
August. 1898.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A 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 expenee.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world are kept on hand
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1S.-CATTLE-Were in good demand to-day at steady prices. Choice steers. s 25Q5 s5;s medium, $4 SOQ4 s5; beef steers, S4 20G14 75; stockers and feeders, $3Q5; bulls, g 5C94 25 cows and heifers, s3 50G4 25; calves. s 5097 Western rangers, S3Q4 60
 HOGS-Were about SC lower; Fair to choice B 70@4 o21f mixed, s3 UY@4; light, s3 6oQ4; pigs g 7593 s5.
 SHEEP-Tne small supply of sheep sold at unchanged prices Common to choice, S3Q4 60; Western rangers, s3 25Q4 CO., poor to prime lambs. 8 50Q6 65; prime Western rangers. s6 2.
 Recepts-Cattle. 100; hogs, F, GOO; sheep, 1000.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
EXPORTS OF BARLEY.

Exports of Barley from this port during the first seven months of the year were 5S7, 947 ctls, valued s65s 270, against 752, 220 ctis at SIS, 80 for the same time in 1897