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 The pressure has risen during the past tNenty-four hours over the greater portion of the Pacific slope. It has fallen in the upper Missouri Valley. An area of high pressure lies off the coast of Northern California. The temperature has risen slowly over Cali fornia and Nevada. The temperature in the great valleys of California is about normal. The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Fort Canby.. 8 miles per hour from the southwest; Portland 26 south; Spokane. 30 southwest: Walia Walla. 36 west: Idaho 34 south; Lander, 2S southwest; Winnemucca, $ southwest.
 With the exception of the extreme northwest ern portion of the State no rain has fallen in California.
 Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, April S. 1898: Northern Californa-Fair Friday; westerly winds
 Southern California-Fair Friday; continued warm weather; westerly wind.
 Nevada-Fair Friday.
 Utah-Feir Friday; warmer In northern DOT tion.
 Arizona-Fair Friday.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Far Friday; southerly. changing to westerly. winds. Special report from Mount Tamapais, taken at D. m.-Clear; wind northwest F miles; temperature, so; maximum. 56.
 ALEXANDER G. McADIE,
 Local Forecast Official.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, April 7.-CATTLE-Were in good general demand and prices were steady Sales basis of $3 9oQi4 25 for the common est lots of beef steers, up to s595 40 for choice to prime shipping beeves. the greater part sell ing at $4 40d5 TO- Fed Western steers, s4@ 15; stockers and feeders, s4a4 70, selected lots bringing s4 50q4 75.
 HOGS-Trade in hogs was quite animated at steady prices They sold at an extreme range of s 70I4 05, chiefly at s S5Gl4 and pigs sold largely at 8 65d3 S5
 SHEEP-Trade active in sheep at the recent advance, but lambs slow, buyers bidding lower. shorn sheep, s4 5Oel4 65, and bringing s 50Q4 yearling sheep, s4 65@5 To- and lambs sold at S5Q5 70 for wooded, being brought s4 5Oas. and culls sold at s 50a4. Recepts-Cattle, $500; hogs, 2S, 00O; sheep, 15,- 00O
 DENVER
 DENVER, April :. = CATTLE-Receipts BOO Market active and strong: beef steers. ss 50 G4 35 cows, s3G3 90; feeders, freight paid to river, S4gd S SO; stockers, do, sfq4 70; bulls and HoGs-Recepts. 200 Market steady; light packers, s3 70qS 75; mixed, s3 65QS 70; heavy, sHEEP-Receipts, 500; market firm: good fat muttons, 5 25q4 40; lambs si 1oq5 40.
 OMAHA.
 OMAHA. April .7.--CATTLE-R Receipts. 1900 Market strong. Native beef steers. s4 1o95 1o; Western steers 8 S0ef4 70; Texas steers, s3 500 so;.e9ws and heifers ssa4 'z5:: carners, s2 25@ 3; stockers and feeders. A G5 10; calves, s4@ HoGs-Recepts, $500; market steady. Heavy 8 7e93 s0 mixed, s3 70dS 72ls; light, s e5l I5: bulk of sales, s3 70a3 75.
 SHEEP-Receipts. 140o0. Market steady. Fair to choice natives, s 7oa4 SO fair to choice Westerns, S3 6OG4 70; common and stock sheep, s3q4 lambs, s3 50a4 75.
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY. April 7-CATTLE-Receipts 5200. Steady; native fed steers s sC6I5 1O: Western beeves, s4 l5G4 95; cows and hefers, g 50Q4 50 stockers and feeders. s 5015 50 HOGS-Recepts, I5. 900: Market 2laG5c lower. medium and mixed '$3 65a3 STE; lights, s s ca 70: pigs, 8 256l3 55.
 SHEEP-Receipts, 32oo head Market un- changed. Muttons. s4 l064 65; Western lambs. s5q5 50; clipped lambs, s4 2O@4 70.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK; April 7.-The Evening Posts London financial cabegram says: The mar kets opened frmer to-day on the better pros pect of the Spanish situation. While in view Of all the circumstances, Americans were bet ter but they were left alone, and of course will not be traded in during the intervening holidays until Tuesday morning. Spanish As. which closed last night at 47ia opened to-day at 5oh. and closed about 4Si2. Americans, after re- action at midday closed nearly at the best. The rise in the Bank of England rate is fully justified by the figures of the weekly return Ordinarily the first bank return for the March quarter shows a large return of cash from circulation, but this tendency is checked for the moment by the Easter holiday demands for cash. The return Is the weakest for some years.
 CLOSE
 Canadian Pacific. S31k; Grand Trunk, B. Bar Silver, inactive, 257sd per ounce; Money. Sq3A cent
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. nominal; Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin. s 30.
 COAL-The Wellington grades offering at the prices which ruled before the recent advance. Wellington. sS per ton; New Yelling ton, ss; Seattle, s6 50; Bryant. s6 50; Coos Bay. s 90; Wallsend. $7 50: Scotch, S10, Cumberland s10 in bulk and s11 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, s15; Camel, s10 per ton; Rock Springs, Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, ss; Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and s1i in sacks.
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Com pany has advance it's prices and now quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed 6Mc; Powdered. 6as; Dry Granulated. 5a.c; Confectioners' A. 5Ac: Magnolia A. 5ssc: lated, 57sc; California A. 5l1c per lb; half bar rels, Ac more than barrels. and boxes 1sc more.
 TURPENTINE-Is lower at 49c per gallon in cases, 46c In wooden barrels and 44c in iron tanks.
 CEMENT-English Portland g 1903; German Portland. g I5@l3; Belgian, $2 50 per barrel.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1s1Ns. ETC.

The feeling is steady, llt the demand is still slow.
 DRIED FRUrTS-Prunes. carload lots, 3&@ 4Ac for 4o-5O's. SAQ3Ac f. 5o-6Us, 2a4G3Ac for 6o-70s. 2AG274c for 70-S0s, 1Aq2Ac for S0- sos, 1AQla4c for sO-loO's; Peaches. SQ5c; fancy 51a@I6c; peeled, 10@121ac; Apricots, 5461ac for Royals and 7QSc for good to fancy Moor parks; Evaporated Apples, s1a@7c; sun-dried 4@5c Black Figs, in sacks, 2q2hc; Plums 4Ib614Zc for pitted and 1@111c for unpitted :; bleached Plums, 5d5Ac; Nectarines. 4Q5c for prime to fancy; Pears. 21k@415c for quarters and 3d5lsc for halves. according to color. etc.
 RAISINS-1kd2c for two-crown, Sc for three crown, SIC for four-crown 4hc for Seedless Sultanas 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and s1Q 10 for London layers; dried grapes, 2hc.
 NUTS-Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per ID: Walnuts 5Gf6c for hardshell and 6@7c for softshell; Almonds, 2hgs1ao for hardshsll. 5Gsc 4951sc for Eastern and 4lkc for California 1: Pecans. 6h@sc; Filberts, sls91oc; Brazil Nuts
 HONEY-Comb. SQ910c for bright and 5617c for lower grades; water-white extracted, 41aQ 5c: light amber extracted, 3A94Ac per fb
 BEESWAX-2AQ26c per ID.
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Corn was easy, influenced by Wheat. May closed kc lower
 Trade in Oats was small, moderate offerings being taken very slowly: May closed M@Ac lower.
 Provisions were weak. partly with grain and partly on lower hog prices. There was some recovery near the close covering May pork closed 7l2c lower. May lard TIC lower and May ribs Sc lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs continue easy, but they are lower. Cheese Is firm. There is now very little differ ence between creamery and dairy Butter, the former being weak and the latter firm.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries, 1SG19c; sec onds, 16G17Iac
 Dairy = Choice to fancy. 1691Sc; second grades. 14G15c per ID.
 Eastern Standardization creamery, 16Q16l2c; ladle-packed, 15Ql6c per fb.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new, 9@10c; common to good, 7lh@s12c; Cream Cheddar, 1o@1lc; Young America, 10G11c; Western. u@12c; East ern, 121aG1Slac per fb
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs. 14d15c per dozen: store Eggs, 13G1ic Eastern, to arrive, 13G14c.
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POuLTRY AND CAME.

The market Is in good shape Turkeys are higher, and several other descriptions are firm, will be seen.
 POULrRY-Live Turkeys, 10Q12c for Cob blers and l2Ql3c for Hens; dressed Turkeys, 12G15c per 10; Geese per pair, s1 2J@1 75; Cos lings, s1 75q2 30; Ducks, s4 50Q5 50 for old and s7GS for young; Hens, s4@5 Boosters young, s7 50GlS' 5O Boosters, old, s4q4 50; Flyers s6 50 Q7; Brollers $ 50@6 50 for large. s304 50 for small; Pigeons, S1 7512 per dozen for young and S1 25Q1 50 for old.
 GAME-Nominal.
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
WANTED A SILVER sTATIsTICIAN
April. 1898.

MT. Bryan ought to Hook a little out for the Nebraska Bureau of Industrial Statistics. The bureau has sent out a statement showing that during the last six months of 1897 there were filed 5673 farm mortgages, aggregating s. .576, ,733, and there were released S235, aggregating g ,557 ,S92' City mortgages were filed to the number of 2252, aggregating $I. .S9O. .S30. and 3969, aggregating $4 ,245 9lS were re- leased. Here is the damning evidence 5aat 6aa the hebffaskanes fa are paying their The bureau needs q better silver statis- ucian.-Louisville Courier-Journal
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, April 7.-Consols, 11lA; Silver. 25Md; French rentes. 1o3f 25c.
 LIVERPOOL April 7-Wheat, steady; No Standard California. 3ss Cd; cargoes Walla Walla Wheat, 39s Cd; cargoes off coast. firmer; cargoes on passage nominal, unchanged : English country markets, firm; French coun- try markets, firm Liverpool Wheat, No l. California, Is 10lad@7s lid; Wheat in Paris dull Flour in Paris. dull.
 COTTON-Uplands 7-l6d.
 CLOSING
 CoRN-April, quiet, 3s I'd; May. quiet. ss 1zd; July, quiet, 3s 31sd.
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APRIL-ls9S.

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 to time. Tha second time column gives the second tide of the day. the third time column the third tide, and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day, except when there but three tides. sometimes occurs. The heights given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts. except when minus sign e precedes the height and then the number given Is subtractive from the depth given by the charts The plane of reference is the mean of tr lower low waters
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There is no further change to report. Trade Is quiet all around
 BEANs-Bayos, s2 1892 sO Small Whites. s1 45Q1 55; Large Whites. s1 4o@1 55; Pinks, S2 40d2 50; Reds. s2 %; Backeye, g 40l2 50; Buffers s1 4od1 GO: Limas. s2 1902 20; Pea. $l 40 @1 55; Red Kidneys, s2@2 20 per ctl; Yellow Mustard, s3@3 l5: Flax, $2 35; Canary Seed, 2Ad2Ac per lb; Alfalfa. 3@6c: Rape. 2h622lc: Hemp, 22aG3c: Timothy 565Ac.
 DRIED PEAS-Niles, s1 60Q1 S5; Green, sl 70 cfl
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MIR. DOLE OF THE SANDWICH Is-
LANDS.

It seems to us that the reception of this Mr Dole of the Sandwich Islands Representing about as many folks as reside in an ordinary country town), as though he were the head of great nation, and entertaining him at our na- tional expense, is about as ridiculous a farce as has been recently chronicled in our daily newspapers.-George T. Angel, in Our Dumb Aaniuals.
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

There is nothing new of any consequence Receipts of Strawberries are light. Oranges and Apples are in good supply and unchanged.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries. 65G75c per drawer for large and s1@1 9 for small berries.
 Apples 4OQ50c per box for common, 75cQs1 for good to choice and s1 25@1 40 for fancy.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, S1 25@ %; Seedlings, 50cGS1 Tangerines, 35@4Oc for small boxes Lemons. 50@75c for common ara sl6DI 75 for good to choice; Mexican Lim.s s46I4 50; California Lines. in small boxes, 4e9 soc; Bananas, sl 25Q2 per bunch; Pineapples, s3Qi per dozen.
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Hogs are quoted unchanged and quiet. with ample supplies arriving.
 Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers follows: BEEF.First quality, 6lsq7c; second quality 5ieQ6c: third quality, 4G5c per lb.
 vEALCLarge, 6Q61sc; small. 7Q7Rc per 10. MuTTON-Wethers. 9c; Ewes. s1s@ac per h. LAMB-Spring, 10c per ID.
 PoRK-Live Hogs. as4asMc for large and 4c for medium; stock Hogs, 2A AQSc; dressed Hogs 51eG61ec.
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Articles
Open. High. Low. Cl

Cash quotations were as follows Flour, steady; Nc , spring wheat, .91QsSc: No. 2 red, 25%c: No, 2 white, f. o. b.. 2sizc; No. white, f. o. b.. 279.029c: No barley, f. O.. b.. 3OT45c: No. flax seed sl 19 prime timothy seed g 75: mess pork, per barrel. ss sOGs s5 lard. per 100 pounds, s5 15 short ribs sides uoose), s50l5 30: dry salted shoulders (boxed) 4a645ac: short clear sides (boxed). s5 3565 45 whisky, dIstil- lers' finished goods, per gallon. s1 19M
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Dry weather continues to send fu- lures up and the spot market is gradually hardening in sympathy The Produce Ex- change Is getting excited over the situation. as will be seen by the sales call.
 Tidewater. quotations as follows: $1 521! for No. l. s1 5S4t for choice and $1 55Q1 671s pel ctl for choice for milling.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Sugar marked up
 Turpentne marked down. Silver fraction or.
 Wheat. Barley and Rye advanced Barley excited.
 Oats and Corn unchanged. Oat Hay higher. Straw advanced. Bran marked up. Middlings unchanged. Beans and Seeds as before. More Australian Onions arrived, A corner fir Garlic.
 Butter, Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Fresh Fruits the same.
 Dried Fruits steady but quiet. Cottolene In tieroes lower.
 Wellington Coal marked down. Wool. Hops and Hides unchanged. Hogs in ample supply and easy.
 THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD INFLUX. The Australian steamer brought up a465. .415 which has been sent to the Mint for recoinage Into American money. This makes ST, ESQ., 523 received here from Australia since the move ment began last August.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

Manhattan, 1915 Metropolitan Street Railway, SSso Missouri Pacific, 41go Northern Pacific. gl35 do preferred, 4eo0 Rock Island, 2S. 759 St. Paul. 17955 Union Pacific. 3675 U. P. D. & G.. 64S5 American Spirits, 42l9 American Tobacco, T5, 1Ss American Sugar
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON. April 7-To-day's statement of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail able cash balance. $224. .s09. 153; gold reserve Sl76 3SS, 3S6.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, April 7.-Choice heavy walla Walla wheat was moving at Soc and valley and bluestem at S1Qs2c to-day, these quotations be- ing extreme figures. with some dealers quot now being quoted at s4 per barrel
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA, April 7.-Wheat strong; No. i club soc; No. bluestem. s3c
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DRIED FRUIT.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, April "A continuance of the weakness which became so marked during yes- terday's session marked the opening in Wheat to-day, July. which closed yesterday at S4A0 S1c. ranging all the way from STAG to S415c Nearly everything was against the price at the start. The Michigan crop report was per haps. the most important factor. That report gave the Wheat condition at 96 the highest April figure since 1891. Liverpool showed a de- cline of about ad, and Continental markets equally weak. The fear of damage to winter Wheat by frosts which has lowered over the market for several days was effectualIy dis sipated by the higher temperatures now pre- vailing throughout the West About the only crumb of comfort the bulls were given were the figures the Northwest receipts which showed considerable falling off There was some scattered buying at. the start by local shorts, and scalpers satisfied with small profits but the majority of traders were on the selling side. Liquidation by scared longs was quite marked for time. For nearly two hours the course of the market was steadily downward, varied occasionally by small fnrc- tional rallies as shorts came into cover About 80 clock the bad crop reports from Cali forlia which had been coming in all morning began to have some effect on the market The condition there, result of the cold and drouth, said to be very grave, some re- ports placing the crop condition at not over 10 per cent.
 nullifed by heavy rains in California during the past forty-eight hours. but the decline was stopped and an appearance of steadiness given as S3hc, but it rallied to sage and for the rest of the session kept close to that price, Trad ing became excessively dull late in the session, and the pit at times was not more than half filled. Although the local markets will be open tomorrow. the closing of the Continental mar kets the Easter holidays had tendency to narrow the trading here, and 1t finally de, generated into more narrow scaipng trade, The close was steady ct ssKo for July.
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WEATHER REPORT.
n2oth Meridian-Pacifc Time.)

SAN FRANCISCO. April ', , p. m. The following are the seasonal rainfalls. to date as compared with those Of the same date last season and rainfall during the past trventv- four hours:
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

A further advance in Dat Hay Is reported. The other sorts unchanged. Straw is high CT. Bran has again been marked up. There is no change in Middlings
 BRAN-S19 5OQ20 50 per ton.
 MIDDL1NGS-$23Nt2a 50 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, $26@27 per ton; Olcake Meal at the mill, s2S 50ta29 50; jobbing, s3o; Cocoanut Cake, s21 5oa22 50; Cot tonseed Meal, S2e6t30 per ton Cornmeal. $24 Cracked Corn. s24d25: Chopped Feed s.
 HAY-(Ex-car in round lots)-Wheat, s199 23 50; Wheat and Dat. SIS 50Q22 50; Oat s17 800 20: Barley, sl7619; compressed Wheat, S20Gf 23 compressed Oat. SIG 5001S 80; Alfalfa. s129 IA stock s12G13; Clover, s13Q14
 STRAW-40@50c per bale.
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FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS.

FLOUR-Family Extras. S5Q5 10; Bakers Ex- tras S4 759l4 S5 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prces in sacks are as fol- lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour. s per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. g I5 per 100; Rice Flour, s6: Cornmea & 50; extra cream Cornmeal, s3 %: Oatmeal, s4; Oat Groats s4 25 Hominy. 8 25Gl3 50; Buckwheat Flour. $4d4 %: : Cracked Wheat, 8 75 Farina. s4 75: Whole Wheat Flour. s3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels). S5 so @6 20; in sacks s 60G6 Pearl Barley s4 75;
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market firm; creameries. 15Qp21c; dairies 11G17c. Cheese, quiet: S@SNc Eggs, firm;
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINs-Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 1Oc medium. 90; light. Sc; Cowhides. sc stags. Sc: saited Kip. SC; calf loc: dry dry Kip and Veal 16d16hc; dry Calf, lsQ2Oc: culls isal7c Goasskns s so@s7e sssssS each Kids 69c geoo oc per b ings, 2o@sOc each: short wool. 4ea70c each; medium, 7o@soc; long wools. s0cQ$1 30 each
 TALLOW-No 1 rendered. 3Q311c per 1b; Mo- q 2m2lsc: refined. 5c; Grease. Pc
 WOOirFall clip-San Joaquin. defective 70 e.; Southern Mountain, 991lcI free Northern.
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
 Waters at Fort Point. Entrance to San
 Francisco Bay. Published by Official Au-
 thority of the Superintendent.
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur at the city front tMisson-street wharO about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: the height of tide Is the same at both places
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PROVISIONS.

While business is somewhat better than it has been and prices are steady, there is nc change worthy of note. beyond decline in cottolene in tierces
 CURED MEATs-Bacon. sNc per ID for heavy 9Xc for light medium. 10$c for light lie for extra light and 12kc for sugar-cured: 1: Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 101a@11c: Califor- mia Hams, l0c: Mess Beef, s9 per bbl: extra Mess Beef, slO Family Beef s11q12; Salt Pork s9: extra prime Pork. s10; extra clear, s$lS mess SS Smoked Beef, l1@12c per ID.
 LARD-Eastern terces quoted at 51k per ID for compound and 7c for pure; pails,- 7Nc: California tierces 5lsc per ID for compound 711c; 5-rb tins. &c.,
 COTTONLENE-Tierc 5sGsMc; packages less than 3U0 rps-1-ib paiIs, b0 in case, Sac; SID pals, 20 in case, SAC: 5-fb pails F in a case, SAc; 10-ib pails. 6 in case. sisc; 50-fb lbs net 71sc: fancy tubs. 80 lbs net. 7ssc; half barrels, about 1lO IDS, TIC per 10.
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NOTICE TO MARIiJERS.

A branch of the United States Photographic Office, located in the Merchants Exchange. is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of
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COTTON MARKET.

NEW ORLEANS. April 7.-CoTToN-steady NEW YORK, April 7-COTToN-Quiet; mtddling S-16c.
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MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON.

BOSTON April 7.-Atchison. 11H: Bell Tele phone 246; Burlington. 93Is; Mexican Central, 4Ik; Oregon Short Line, 2S.
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
STEAMER. 1
THE TIME BALL

THE TIME BALL. Branch Photographic Office, U s. N, Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco April ', 1898.
 The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day-i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian, exactly p. m., Greenwich time. J. T. MCMILLAN,
 Assistant in charge.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

l2Q1sc; Northern. defective. s911c per ID.
 HOPS-lss6 crop,. 2@6c for poor to fair and Sq10c for good; 1897 crop. 116I14c per To-
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
LOCAL MARKETS.

PORTLAND, April 7.-Exchanges, $4so, 421; balances, $35. 155.
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Past This Last

San Francisco temperature: Maximum. 5S; minimum. $; mean, 5. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, April 7.-FLoUR-Receipts. 22. 7s3 barrels exports, 503S barrels Weakened by July decline in Wheat; Minnesota patents s 40d5 50
 &. 9.51S bushels. Spot, firm; Duluth No. North ern, s1 09L4 f. O. b. ahoat to arrive. Options were weak and heavy all day in response to lower cables, inspired crop and free liquidation. The export demand that developed late in the day affected chiefly the May op- months closing above the lowest and NQlc be- low yesterday; May, sl oOAg1 oos4:
 HOPS-Steady; 1895 crop, 4G5c; 1896 crop. 70 Sc; 1897 crop. l5Ql7c; Pacific Coast. 1895 crop, 4q5e; ISs6 crop, Sqsc; 1897 crop 1Iqlsc.
 METALS-With the exception of Copper. prices in the Metal market show change. Tho general situation lacks interesting feature and business is conducted on a comparatively called:
 PIGIRoN-Warrants dull. at ss 60 bid and LAKE CoPPER-Firm, with sl1 s5 bid and SIP 10 asked.
 TIN-Quiet, with s14 35 bid and s14 45 asked. SPELTER-.Ffrm; st 9 bid and s4 35 asked
 LIE LEADrDull ,L with $3 6754 bid and 8 70 asked. the settling price for miners and smelters in CoFFEE-oPtions closed quiet, with April unchanged and other months 10 points lower Sales 2l,O0o bags. including May. s s5I5 70. Spot Coffee.aRio, nominal; No. invoice, 6Nc; trifugal. 96 test, 4hc: refined, firm: standard A. 51se; confectioners' A. 5isc powdered. 5bc: granulated 5Ac; cubes, 51bc O1zo' BUTTER-Receipts. 2730 packages Firm. Western creamery, 17Q22c; Elglns. 22c; factory, EGGS-Receipts, 14,s1o packages. Firm. Western, lOc; Southern, 9a4@ioc
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK, April 7.-California Dried Fruits Apples, steady: others, quiet
 PERFORATED APPLES-Common 597,kc. SC ria oir.,, choice, Sl9c: fancy. 9Q9Isc. PRUNES-3hQ7Ac.
 10c. A' o7a~ PEACHES-Unpeeled 56sc neelad ,,a,,