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BRADsTREETS REVIEW.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Severely cold weather, accompanied by high winds and heavy snow. has been a feature exercising considerable influence upon the movement and distribution of staple goods this week. The Northern and Western States appear to have felt the effects of the storm most severely. In spite of this Interruption of business, a satisfactory trade for the sea son Is reported in most lines, with special activity reported in the iron and steel trades and kin
 dred lines In the East the distribution Of dry goods and wool has been checked and the movement of produce greatly interfered with
 but the tone of the cotton goods situation if anything. improved In the Middle States and in the Central West the movement of iron into consumption Is still very large, but nervous ness to possible overproduction affects that market. Steel Is slightly lower at the East
 but firmly held at Chicago, which also reports advances In iron bars, wires and nails West ern mills will not agree to deliver steel rails
 billets rods on new orders before July l. In the Northwest better trade Is reported and cold weather has helped the distribution of seasonable goods. At the South trade is re- ported improved at several important centers
 and the total of January business is said to be above the average. Alaskan business on the
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks frmer and most of them showed advance of few cents. Sales were not heavy however.
 The total amount of ore crushed in December at the De La Mar mine of Idaho was 435C tors The value of the bullion produced in the mill s3S S20. and the total income was s40,37o The expenses were sS9. .365, leaving profit for the month of s1O05
 The Pacific Lighting Company will pay monthly dividend of 40 cent per share to-day
 The annual meeting of the Standard Con- solidated Mining Company has been called fol February l5
 Eureka Mining Company of Utah the old board of directors reelected for 1898, with J. F, Woodman president. Jacob F. Bamberzer vice president and W. W. Chisholm treasurer This company has paid over S2, GOO 900 in divi- dends to date.
 An electric plant is to be erected at shaft No. of the Brunswick lode for the pur- pose of lighting the mines and running the fans which supply the lower levels with air. It is the intention to light every station of the shaft and also the buildings.
 In the Standard Consolidated mine at Bode for the week ending January 29 a large amount of prospecting work continued to be done in the Security, Moyle, Black, Main Standard. SIS, 3S0, 470. 4S5 and 5S2 foot levels. Raise 3 in the Movie ledge,. 150 foot level. has inches of S30 in the top The stopes were yielding fair to good ore In the usual amounts on the The general condition of the mine was i'm proving.
 Standard Mill statement-Ore crushed for the week, BOA tons; average assay vanner tailngs, s6 95; ore concentrates produced, 3A tons; as- say value. sS5 S6; plate amalgam produced. Ss1% ounces; value per ounce, s 73. The cam shaft at the mill broke on January 29, causing the hanging up of five stamps.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The remarkable buoy ancy of few special stocks lifted to-day S stock market out of slough of depression and closed the day with net gains, although there were few losses in exceptional, cases. Net changes were small IT. the general list but the gains fin the Hue group of leaders were .x- traordnary. The Erie stock showed the effect of some unusual demand at the opening of the market and the first preferred ended with a gain of over points Concealed in some way with this was the movement in Susquehanna and Western, which gained fin force the day advanced. The preferred showed gain of four points ca the last transactions the common stock Of 31i.s There wds nothing in the news of the day t. eXp!5in these movements. The Vanderbilt stocks held the center of the stage on account of the action of the New York Cen tral directors in authorizing an issue of s100,- 100000 collateral 3l2 pei cent bonds to effect a consolidation with tre Lake Shore. The for mulated plan closely agrees with the announce nents which have been made. quotation for the new honcs. when issued, was promptly es
 tabhshed on the exchange. 95 being bio and 97 asked The price cf Lake Shore and of New York Gentrll wavered somewhat in the face of the profit taking on the announcement,
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 8 cfouay @ R0l0 6 SnowI
EXPLANATION

The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig ures at station indicate maximum temperature for the days those underneath 1t, if any the amount of rainfall. of melted snow Tn inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars. or solid lines. connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms. dotted lines, equal temperature. The word high means high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather: Tow refers to low pres by cloudy weathe1, and rains. Lows usually first appear the Washington coast. When the pressure Is high in the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast rain Is probable: but when the low is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature. rain south of Oregon Is im- probable. With a high in the vicinity of Idaho. and the pressure falling to the Cali fornia coast. warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result
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Pacific Coast is still very active. but export trade in cereals is small Rain Is needed III California or crops will be considerably snort ened Steadiness in prices has been iealuie or the week, the only decrease noted oeihs Tn wheat, corn and flour on speculative , reaS ton and in lead, while the prices or oats' porh' beef and coffee are higher.
 The export movement of cereals shows a heavy falling off for the week. but IS stll ahead of the same week of preceding years years The total shipments of wheat, flour lncineeo, e eoo amount to S433, ,794 bushels. against 5,ozo,ooo bushels last week, 3.16S.O0O bushels in tn tnis week year go. g. 907 900 bushels in lso z'oeo eoo
 Business failures. though slightly larger than than last week, numbering 295, against 2SS 1 the week pare with a total number failing In the core spending week of lSeE~of 305. in 1896 of SSS. Tn lSs6 or 2s3 and in 1894 of 336 The total nun nna Der failing In the first week of February 1885, was o33
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EXTREME SCARCITY IN HIDES.

Commercial America of New York states that there Is an alarm over hides and that the mar kets of the world are being secured in vain search for supplies. It also speaks of possi- be leather advance and says that the stocks In New York amount to almost nothing. Con tinuing. 1t says: ''The present situation is a most unusual one. Tanners realize its signif- canoe They are seeking hides with feverish eagernesS. Such Is the strain of the market that Chicago packers have sold hides on the backs of cattle still grazing the prairies
 The unprecedented sales of leather furnish proof that shoe manufacturers have scented the danger from afar and cornertng in anttci- patton of raising prices This brings out an other feature of the market. In the face of advancing hide quotations leather has remained unaffected. rise may be near at hand. One extra strain and the creaking of a broken back may cause the unexpected sensation With an advance in leather will come a still further advance in shoes tfor already shoemakers have feel the vibrations shaking the founda- tions of the great hide and leather industry
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FINANCIAL REVIEW,

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Bradstreet's financial review tomorrow will say: Irregularity has prevailed to a considerable extent in the ac- tion of the stock market for the past week A strong undertone asserted itself in the specu- Iation, and at concessions there was very good public demand for stocks At the same time the impression created that in some cases the rise In prices had gone as far as ex- isting circumstances warranted, and that a larger class of spectators had realized. leav- ing stocks In the hands of the public, con- dition which Is proverbially productive of liqui- dalton. On the other hand, various portions of the list which had heretofore taken a decided some of them, notably Reading and the coal stocks, contributing materially toward keeping up the bulish spirit of the general market. A favorable impression was created at the be- ginning of the week by the prompt and en- phatic rejection of the Teller resolution in the House. while the interruption of telegraphic communication with the Eastern States was to some extent felt by the market.
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p1yN,s REVIEW OF TRADE.

Totals ..........s 2s.4s1,7n s4.s
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS

wHEAT-An advance at Chicago produced no effect whatever here. and trade remained dull
 Tidewater quotations are follows: T 42Hs for No. 1, s1 43% for choice and $l 45Q1 50 per ctl for extra choice for milling.
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session-s:15 o'clock-May-30 900 ctls, s1 40M 14000, s1 40.
 Second Session-May-12,0 GOO ctls, $1 40k. Regular Morning Session-May-4000 ctls. S 4oA; 900 T 4oss: 12oco, sl 4ola- December --4000 s1 34k 5000, $1 34ls
 Afternoon Session-May-400o ctls, Sl AZ; 46 900, $1 404s December-2OoO s1 34ls; 2ooO, $1 34h 10, GOO, s1 34 2000, $1 337s
 BARLEY-The tendency in futures was up- ward, but spot values were unaffected choice: brewing, s1 121s@1 17ik for No. 1 and sl 0215@1 05 per ctl for dark Coast
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session-s:l5 oclock-May-2ooo ctls. Second Session-May- ctls, s5Hc TO- 900. 95c.
 Regular Morning Session-May-2000 ctls, 95kc: 5000. 95sc: 1000. 95asc 5000 s6c S00O 95sc. 4ooo. s5Mc: 4oOd. 95Ac Decernber-20OO. s5c. OATS-There is nothing new to report. The Fancy feed. s1 22h@1 25 per ctl: good to choice. T 1a4@1 22la; common mon a 12hai l5; @1 l7h milling. s1 17laQ1 221t: black, for seed. q 35Ql 5o Clipped Oats sell at $lQ2 per ton over the raw product
 CORN-Previous prices rule.
 Small round yellow. sl o591 07lz per ctl; large yellow. $1 05M1 OFF,; white, Fl O5Ql OI IF. RYE-s1 05@1 o71s per ctl.
 BUCKWHEAT-s1 1902 per ctl
 FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs. The China steamer took out 16. 570 barrels
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'apA' NOR: MORNING sEss1oN-,o.so.

4oV uo uo 5U. ...''''.'............ % VV 50 Oceanic Steamship Co................. AS 30 100 s F Gas &s ctric................,.... 96 co 100 Vigorit Powder r......................... 75
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 15 Pacific Gas Imp s3 50
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Eastern stock Is selling at s4 50 for Ducks, g for Geese. s4 50G4 75 for Hens and Young Boosters. s 50G4 for old do and s4 for Fryers.
 There is no particular change In local Poul- try. except Turkeys, Ducks and Geese.
 Game continues In heavy supply and cheap.
 POULTRY
 Live Turkeys. 1o711c for Gobblers and 10011c for Hens dressed Turkeys, 12G14c per ID; Geese, per pair, s191 50; Goslings. s1 75d2 50; Ducks, 8 5095 for old and s5a6 for young old. $sG8 50; Fryers, s4 5oa5; Broiiers, s4 5O05 for large and s394 for small Pigeons, s1 5O@ l 10 per dozen for young and 75cGs1 for old.
 GAME-Quai per dozen, s1; Mallard, g 506 3: Canvasback s3Q4: Sprig. s1 50: Teal, s1; Widgeon, s1: Sman Ducks 75c; Gray Geese, s2 White, 75c: Brant, s1: Honkers. s3d3 so; English Snipe, s2 Jack Snipe. s1; Hare. 50675c; Rabbits, s1 25q1 50 for Cottontails and s1 for
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san tranclSco data: Maximum temperature, e2: minimum A: mean. B. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS. The pressure has fallen rapidly during the past twelve hours the northern DOT ton of the Pacific Coast. It has risen rapidly over the upper Missouri Valley An area of high pressure overlies the Rocky Mountain and Plateau regions. storm of moderate energy appears to be developing off the coast of Wash lngton
 The temperature has risen over the central coast of California Elsewhere west of the Rocky Mountains it has remained nearly sta tionary.
 The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Tatoosh Island 26 miles per hour from the east; Fort Canby. S4 southeast; Yuma 26 north.
 Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Feb. 5. 1898: Northern California-Fair Saturday, except showers along the northern coast; northerly changing to southeasterly winds Southern California-Fair Saturday; westerly winds.
 Nevada-Cloudy Saturday.
 Utah-Fair Saturday.
 Arizona-Fair Saturday.
 San Francisco and vicnty-Fair Saturday with increasing clQudiness and unsettled con ditions in the afternoon and night; northerly changing to southeasterly winds. Special report from Mount Tamalpais taken at 5 D. m.-Clear; wind northeast 12 miles: !: temperature. 53; maximum 55.
 ALEXANDER McADIE
 Local Forecast
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
SHIFTING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
 Friday, February f. Stmr Coos Bay, Hall. 76 hours from New port and way ports. Stmr Tillamook, Olsen, 45 hours from Hue meme. Stmr Columbia Conway, 53A hours from Portland, via Astoria 43i2 hours Stmr Progreso, Storrs, 92 hours i'm Seattle. Strr Czarina, Seaman, 49 hours from Coos Bay. Swansea. Bark Seminole. Peasley. IT days from New castle, NSW. schr Barbara Hernster. Jensen. 20 hours i'm Fort Bragg.
 CLEARED
 Friday February f. Stmr Alameda Van Oterendorp, Sydney via Honolulu; D Spreckes 6S Bros Co Stmr Umatilla, Goodall, Victoria and Port Townsend; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Bark Alex McNeil, Jorgensen, Nanairno: Geo Fritch
 SAILEp
 Friday, February A. Stmr Coquille River. Thompson. Fort Bragg. Stmr Gipsy Leland. Santa Cruz. Stmr Willamette, Hansen, Seattle Stmr Empire. Nelson. Coos Bay Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander San Diego. Stmr Washtenaw, Crosscup, Tacoma.
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SIS: Camel s1o per ton: ROCK Springs. Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley s7 6o ( Ike, SIP per ton in bulk and Sl4 in sacks
 R1CE|Chinese descriptions have again ad- vanced. Chinese mixed, S4 25G34 30 per cti: No. l, s4 50Q4 so per ctl; extra No. 1, s5 10G5 40; ; goon s4.
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Com pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, GAG; Powdered, 6Ac; Dry Granulated,, 59sc; Confectioners' A, 55sc; Mag nolia A SAC; Extra c. 5lsc: Golden c. 5c: Candy Granulated, sac; California A, 5asc; per ID; half barrels Ac more than barrels, and boxes 1kc more.
 COTTON-Exports continue heavy, the Cop tic carrying 900 pounds to Japan and 240 0oo pounds to Shanghai
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PROVISIONS.

Lard Is firm at the advance and Bacon and Hams are expected to go up any day Trade is more active than before known at this time of the year.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon, SEC per lb for heavy. Sc for light medium. 1oc for light, 1Otkc for extra light and Pc for sugar-cured: East ern sugar-cured Hams. 10kG11c: California Hams 10c: Mess Beef. s9 per bbl; extra mess do. s1o:, family do. s11612; salt Pork. ss: extra prime Pork, s10: extra clear SIS; mess. $1s; Smoked Beef. 11@12c per ID.
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at SEC per lb for compound and 62c for pure: pals. T1bc: California tierces. 5Nc per lib for compound and 6kc for pure; half-barrels, 6hc: 10-lb tins TAG; do 5-lb. 7%c
 COTTOLENE-Iierces, 5%0olsc: packages, less than 3o0-bs-1-lb pails. 60 in case, SKc; 3-lb pais. 20 in case. sAc: 5-lb pails, 12 in a case. SAC; 10-lb pails in a case. shc; 60-lb tins. one or two In case. 7xc; wooden buck cts 20 lbs net, 7Nc: fancy tubs, 80 lbs net. 7Mc; half-bbls about no lbs T1kc per lb.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RAIsINs. ETC.
The market Is lifeless again

The market Is lifeless again.
 DRIED FRUITS-Prunes. carload lots. Az G4&c for 4O-5Os. 3%94Ac for 5o-efs. sA93Ac for 6O-7O's. 234@3Ac for 7o-so's. 2A62aac TOT sO- sVs 1&q2Ac. for 9o-1o0's: Peaches. 3d4ac; ian cy, 5651kc: peeled. 1oQl21kc; Apricots. 566c for Royals and 7QSc for good to fancy Moorparks evaporated Apples, ehs97c; sun-dried. 4a4hc black Figs, in sacks, 2Q21sc; Plums. 41s14Ac for pitted and 1G1lec for unpitted; bleached Plums 5dp5Ac; Nectarines, 465c for prime to fancy; Pears. 21A@411c for quarters and 3l51sc for halves. according to color, etc.
 RAISINS-2c for two-crown, 3G32c for three crown 3at@4c for four-crown. DC for Seedess Sultanas 3Ac for Seedless Muscatels and SIG l 10 for London layers: dried Grapes. 2&c.
 NUTS-Chestnuts are quotable at S@10c per ID; Walnuts. 5@6c fer hardshell and 6@7c for softshell: Amends. 21s@31ac for hardshell 5G6c for softshell and 7aSc for paper-sheil; Peanuts, Pecans 6ls@sc: Filberts. S1a61Oc; Brazil Nuts SQ9c per lb Cocoanuts s4 5095 per 100.
 HONEY-New Comb. S010c for bright and 5d 7c for lower grades; new water white extract ed, 4lk@5c; light amber extracted. SAQ4Ac per lb.
 BEESWAX-2s625c per lb
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HAY AND FEEDsTuFFs.

Hay ruled firm at the quotations. There Is no change in Feedstuffs.
 BRAN-s20 50Q21 50
 MIDDLINGS-S2 50GI25
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolle Barley s22623 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill s2S 50@29 50; jobbing, $50: Cocoanut Cake, s196D20; Cotton seed Meal, s29G30 per ton: Corn Meal S23 500 24 30: Cracked Corn. s24a25: Chopped Feed, S1S619.
 HAY-(Ex-car in round lots)-Wheat, s169 IS 50 per ton: Wheat and Oat s16917 50; Oat s14 50q16 50: Barley, SIS 50G16; compressed. s15 @lI 50; Alfalfa. sl0 50GD1l; stock. s11Q12 50; Clover, s11 50G12 50 per ton.
 STRAW-4004TISc per bale
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

Hides are firm at the advance. An interest ing account of the scarcity in the East ap- pears at the head of this column. There Is no change In Wool or Hops
 HIDES AND SKINS--Culls and brands sell 1c under sound stock. Heavy salted steers 1o1zc per lb; medium. 9hc: light, ec; Cow hides 9G91fc: stags, 6c: salted Kip, 10c: Calf He; dry Hides, 1IQl75ac; culls and brands, 13ls 614c; dry Kip and Veal HG15c: dry Calf 1SD 2oc; culls, 16Q17c; Goatskins 2oG371kc each; Kids. 5610c; Deerskins good summer 2563Oc per ID: medium. 20c: winter. 10c: Sheepskins, shearlings. 20930c each; short wool 4O6I70c each; medium 70Q90c; long wools, s0c6$1 30 each
 TALLOw--No. 1 rendered. 363hc per ID; No. g. 2G21sc; refined, 5c; Grease, 262Ac.
 WOOL-Fall clip-Middle counties-free, 101 13c: do defective. 10911c: San Joaquin, defec- tive. 7G9c: Southern Mountain. 9@11c: free Northern. 12613c: do defective. sG11c: Hum boldt and Mendocino, 13615c; Eastern Oregon, 9013c: Valley Oregon 1eGl1Sc
 HOPS-old crop. 266c for poor to fair and 8 6D1oc for good new crop, 11D15c per ID.
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The Orange auction resulted as follows: Navels, Queen Bee brand, S1 1892 15; Royal brand s1 1901 s5; Rancho brand. s1d1 so; Man darins. 25Gsoc.
 The market shows no change whatever.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries. s7GS per bbl: Coos Bay, s1 509 per box.
 Apples, 4oG50c per box for common. 65c@s1 for good to choice and s1 9 for fancy.
 CITRUS FRUITS = Navel Oranges s1 259 225 seedlings 3ec@sl: M a Mandarns: hdnss s5l @ % Fruit, s2 5oG5 per box; Lemons. 50c@s1 for common and s1 25G2 for good to choice: Mexi- can Lines s666 30. California Lines, in small boxes, 50G60c: Bananas. s1 25Q2 25 per bunch; Pineapples, s3@4 per dog.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter remains the same. Cheese is weaker and In large supply. Eggs continue to shade off and the weakness Is accentuated by the arrival of a car of cold storage stock from the East.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy Creameries. 27927i@c; sec onds 25G26c. 2oq21c per ID.
 Eastern Butter-Creamery. 22924c; ladle- packed, 1714@2lc per lb
 CHEESE-Choice mild new 10611c: common to good S6912c: Cream Cheddar. 10G11c; Young America. 11G12c; Western, 11@12c; Eastern 12i@@131ac per fb
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs. 221aG24c per dog; store Eggs 2IG22c: Eastern cold storage 19c.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, Feb. 4-CATTLE-The range of prices for common to the best lots of beef steers was from s4 to s 25, sales being largely at S4 25Q5. A good many fed Westerns sold at S494 95, stockers and feeders s 5044 50. Calves were scarce and the best grades sold as high as s.
 HOGS-Sales were at an extreme range Of s3 65a4, the bulk being at s3 s212G3 e21t. Pigs sold largely at 8 55Q3 s0
 brisk at si 70d5 25 for yearling sheep, s4 75G 3 go for poor to prime lambs and 8 25qS !5 for ing siG4 85 Fed Western sheep comprised the bulk of the receipts and sold chiefly at sS S5 Receipts-Cattle. $500; Hogs. 22.OOO; Sheep,
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY. Feb. 4.-CATTLE-Receipts official 5000 natives; POO Southerns. Choice tives strong: Western grades and stockers and feeders, active and steady; cows and heifers, steady to 10c higher; Texas and Indian cattle, 5c higher 8 50d3 e5; Western steers s 500 55 Western cows. s2 26aS 40; native steers, $3 75a5; bulk s4 4Od4 90; native cows and heif- HoGIReceipts, 13,7oo. Market opened Bulk of sales, s s5qS s0 heaves, 8 s5ae s5; packers. sS 65Qi3 921k mixed. B eo9S 90; lights. a ag S oeia GS s6S Market sS' ae tive and strong. Western. s3 oo94 60; Mexican ewes and stockers. active; lambs. active. $4 90 q5 5O.
 OMAHA, Feb. 4.-CATTLE-Receipts, 400. Market steady; native beef steers, 8 7064 so; Western steers, s3 6Oa4 40; Texans. s3a3 70; cows and heifers, s393 90; canners, s2Q2 go; stockers and feeders. B 7Oa4 50; calves. s4@e; bulls and stags. s2 25Q2 50.
 HOGs-Receipts. 54o0: Market steady; & heavy, " s G10S v; mixsd: SS ty" 0' hsh'' 70 'Ve' 'V' sHEEP-Receipts, 26oo. Market steady. to stronger; fat to choice natives, B 7094 40 fair to choice Westerns. sS 6Og4 25; common and stock sheep. s3QS 90; lambs. s4 25q5 5O
 
 DENVER, Feb. 4.-Cattle-Receipts 300. Market steady to firm Beef steers, S3 5O@ 4 25: cows sSa3 60; bulls. stags etc. s2G3; stockers and feeders, s3 s5q4 50. freight paid to river
 Hogs-Receipts, 150. Market steady. Light hackers. s s56I3 75; mixed packers. 8 60@3 70; heavy. B 5oq3 65.
 Sheep-Receipts, 300 Market steady. De mand good on muttons. Prime native muttons. s3 7504 30.
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
February. 1898.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic Office located in the Merchants Exchange fs maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and fires of expense.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office. where complete sets of charts and sall- 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 before noon and Is dropped at noon. 12oth meridian by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal.
 A notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time or giving the error. If any. is published the day by the afternoon pa- pers. and by the morning papers the following day. W S. HUGHES.
 Lieutenant U. S. N. in charge.
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price to s5c. Closing cables were firm and showed substantial advances May closed firm at e5Ac.
 Corn was moderately active and firm. May closed 1sc higher
 Oats were very strong and May sold at the top price of the crop 24hc. The close was r @ssc higher at 24ec.
 season The market early was weak on the decline in hog prices and on commission house realizing Shorts were free buyers May pork and lard closed TIC higher. and May ribs DC higher