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BRADsTREET's REVIEW.

NEW YORK March u.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say: Continued activity Tn nearly all lines of distributive trade but more par ticuIarly at the larger cities of. the West, South and the far Northwest, continues to be the most favorable feature coming under no- tice. That the demand for dry goods, groceries' hardware iron and steel in it's various iorHls' and building material, is relatiTely most aEtlke @ at the West, seems evident from the sllSht tone of disappointment in reports from leading Eastern markets, where business IS reported moving less rapidly than at the interior other favorable features include the heavier foreign demand for wheat and flour, as lndicatea py increased exports over last week and last year and bank cearings heavily exceeding cores bonding periods of preVlous years, thousn smaller than in recent weeks Less favorable features are few, numbering chiefly a weaker tone in prices of few staples hitherto marked by extreme ilrmness but opehy cesrel cnt,d
 goods print cloths, raw wool, the demand Tor
 which is reported slower than h any & Prexioas fnt ed by war rumors, and the growth or the i'm
 pression that the worlds wheat supplies at
 The volume of business in the iron and steel
 trade is reported very large, with relatively
 best reports coming from the West. Pigiron
 production shows a further gain and stocks
 slight increase. Large sales of copper are a feature and prices reported higher for the
 week as are also the quotations for Indian
 corn and wheat flour The industrial situation
 seems likely to be improved by the ending Of
 the New England cotton mill strikes,
 Business is generally active & at the s West, West
 active at St Louis. Kansas City packing houses report the demand one-third larger than last year. perceptible improvement in dis tribution Is noted in Chicago in many lines Of trade An order for 10, 900 tons of steel rails IS feature of the weeks business at that cen ter. Trade is of satisfactory volume at the Northwest.
 Export business in four and wheat from the Pacific Coast shows a considerable gain. Boat building is active on Alaskan account. good business is doing at the South.
 Business failures in the United States this week number 247 against 232 last week. 227 in the corresponding week of 1897, 2S7 in 1896. 262 in 1895 and 23l in 1894.
 Business failures In the Canadian Dominion
 this week number 3l against 27 last week, 5e In 1897 and 58 in 1896.
 Larger wheat and four, but smaller corn shipments are a feature of export trade this week The total exports of wheat (iour in | cluded) from the United States and Canada this week aggregated 44S4, ,761 bushels, against B. 252 530 bushels last week. 1,5e9 4S2 bushels in
 1S96 2,791 1s0 bushels in 1895, and $50 bush els in 1894 Corn exports are smaller amount ing to only 3.2S5. .05S bushels, against 5,5o4, GOO bushels last week
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Futures were lower in sympathy with Chicago. As usual there was no change in the spot quotations.
 Tidewater quotations are as follows: S1 40d 411+ for No. l. s1 42la for choice and s1 40G1 6e per ctl for extra choice for milling.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-December- POGO ctls, s1 94.
 Second Session-December-S0 ctls. s1 337s. Regular Morning Session = December-400O ctls. sl 33k; 24000, s1 339s: 2i .000. $1 33aa. Afternoon Session-December-20O ctls. Sl 34 140 $l 33&; 4ooO. $1 S3fs May-1O,000. s1 4O1a. BARLEY-Rain In the south and drying north winds in the north keep operators on the ragged edge and values are unsettled in con- sentence. The undercurrent however. is firm. Feed s1 0I11G1 10 for dark to good and sl 11A @1 121s for choice; Brewing, s1 17kQ1 20 for No l; s1 l213G1 15 for dark Coast.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Session-s:15 O 'clock-May-16, 900 Ss ctls sOoO sI oSS 12.ooO. OSh. December-SoOO, Second session--May--4ooo ctls, sl osA. Afternoon sesson-May-1o,oo 900 ctls s1 OS1a Dscem ber-2000, 9SAc
 OATS-Are firm at the advance, with fair demand and moderate offerings ., Fancy feed. s1 27la per ctl; good to choice, milling s1 2o@1 g; black, for seed, $1 35@1 50. Clipped Oats sell at $1G2 per ton over the raw product.
 CORN-Dullness still characterizes this mar ket
 Small round yellow. s1 1O@1 121s per ctl; large RYE-s1 05Q1 07k per ctl.
 BJJCKWHEAT-s1 T5m1 25 per
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 11.-There brief show of strength by some stocks in the early trading this morning, prices having been ad- vanced In the London Exchange above the New York parity of last night. The advance did not reach the London level, that there was considerable arbitrage buying for London ac- count There was buying orders also which were executed through the channel usu- ally employed by Washington operations. This buying soon came to end and gave color to the supposition that the orders were merely placed for effect. The whole list soon yielded to depression and the decline was only occa- sionally arrested by unimportant rallies during the rest of the day. The strength displayed by American securities in the early dealings in London in strong contrast to the weakness of Spanish Government bonds, which were poorly supplied either in London Paris. The only rational explanation that seems available for this movement is that London felt that tween the United States and Spain and was alarmed by the Spanish Government acute financial straits. Sentiment on the local ex- change with regard to values was not in ac- cord with that of London as Is shown by the points all through the list, and over that in exceptional cases. The fall Of prices was al no time violent. but the offerings Of securities were constant and there was no support ap- parent at any point in the list. The extraor- dinary weakness of exchange made 1t possible to-day for the great Importers to withdraw gold from the Bank of England in spite of the virtual premium asked by that institution: The demand in Paris for gold reflected also by the stffening of the discount rate in Paris Yesterdays late decline in local money in banks proved to have been manipulated, and the rate steadied to IF per cent again to-day. The local banks continue to lose money to the interior and how far this movement Is offset by the receipts of imported gold was not deh- nitely known. The decline to-day in the eX- changes of the New York Clearing-hous banks to less than s109 0O0 0G0 indicates the decreased of money. The banks are contracting their loans, but quite the large part of this contraction goes to release sterling exchange which was used as collateral and which Is be ing liquidated for the importation of gold.
 The weakness in the bond market to-day was rather more marked than hitherto, but busi- ness not of large scale Total sales g. 220. GOO. United States new AS l per cent lower the old fs coupon F. per cent and do registered A per cent lower bid.
 The total sales of stocks to-day were 3S5. 900 shares. including: Atchison preferred. e55O; Burlington, 40.0lS; Louisville and Nashville s070 Manhattan. 1a, S20: Metropolitan s725; Reading preferred, 3990; Missouri Pacific 3905: M. K. and T. preferred 4s5o: New York Cen tral 1920; North American. 36i0; Northern Pa ciic 7520; do preferred, 19 250; Reading S650: Rock Island. 15.500; St. Paul. 42 337: Union Pa ciic 7720: American Tobacco, r, l50; People S Gas, f3,350; American Sugar. 55.5sO; Leather preferred, 3S2o; Western Union, 6720
 CLOSING STOCKS
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON March 1.-The Boston Commercial R1lletin will say tomorrow of the wool mar ket:
 The war scare has completely knocked the life out of the wool market. The cancellation of orders for goods Is a depressing feature. Satisfactorily wool was never stronger ana TOT aig, markets are advancing, but here all mer- chants are sailing near the shore. keeping full balance of cash on hand
 The settlement of the scare will prob ablv result in better business The sales of the week 1,1lsooo pounds Of domestic a7a an6 dno rounds domestic and 492 GOO pounds foreign last week and 900 pounds domestic & and n d 2s4a s Tbe sales to date show a decrease of 20 s27 000 pounds domestic and IT, 17S,000 pounds foreign from the sales to the same date In 1897. q,
 The receipts to date show decrease Of 21,- 610 bales domestic and 57,1n bales foreign.
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PROVISIONS.

Dulness continues to characterize the market and the feeling is weak in most goods.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon, 9Ac per 10 for heavy 9&c for light medum 1054c for light, 1lc for extra light and 12lsc for sugar-cured: Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 101aG1Ic; Califor- nia Hams. 1Oc: Mess Beef So per Dbl; extra mess do, s1o; family do. sn9l2 Salt Pork. ss; extra prime Pork. s1o; extra clear. SIS; mess, SIS; Smoked Beef. 1lG12c per 10.
 for compound and 7c for pure: pails. 7Ac; California tierces, 5lsc per ID for compound and 614c for pure: half-barrels, GAG; 10-fb tins, 1i2c; do 5-lb. Sc.
 COTTOLENE-Tierces. 6A96%c; packages. less than 300 fDs-1-fb pails. SO in case. S5sc: 3-ib pails. 20 in case. Sssc; 5-fo pais. l2 in a case, Sac; 10-fb pails in case. S1sc; 50-lb tins, l or in case, 7sc; wooden buckets.
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EXPLANATION.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top ng- ures at ;tation indicate maximum temperature for the days; those underneath it, if any. the amount of rainfall. of melted in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours. Isobars, or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms or dotted lines. equal barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather: low refers to low pres- sure and Is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather 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 tsobars of probable. With 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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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1s1Ns, ETC.

Prunes are lower if anything, and only the very small sizes are wanted All other de- scriptions are dull.
 DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, carload lots. $40 4Ac for 4o-50s, 3AG374c for 50-6O's, 2A@3Ac for 6o-70's, 2A42Rc for 7o-sos. 1aa@2Ac for S0- sos lAQ1s4c for 9O-1o0s: Peaches, AG4c; fancy 412q5c: peeled. lOG1219c; Apricots. 5Q6c for Royals and 7a7ikc for good to fancy Moor parks: Evaporated Apples. 624G7Ac; sum- dried. 495c: Black Figs. in sacks, 292iec; Plums, 4l2q4s4c. for pitted and lgl5ac Tor unpitted {; prime to fancy; Pears. 2lAdi1s for quarters and 305isc for halves, according to color, etc.
 RAISINS-113G2c for two-crown. Sc for three crown. SAe for four-crowh, 4lsc for seedless 10 for London layers; dried grapes 21ac. NUTS-Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per fb; Walnuts 5d6c for hardshel and 6@7c for softshcll: Almonds, 2i@q3iac for hardshell. 506c for softshel and 7DSe for paper-shell Peanuts, 4@511c for Eastern and 414c for California Pecans 6IkGSc; Filberts. SbG10c; Brazil Nuts SG9c per ID; Cocoanuts. s4 50@5 per 100. HONEY-New Comb SG10c for bright and 5I 7c for lower grades; water-whIte, extract ed, 4lad5e; light amber extracted, 3%Q4Ac per ID.
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POTATOES, ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

Potatoes are doing rather better again Onions are steady. There Is no particular change in Vegetables.
 POTATOES Early Rose. 65975c; River Reds, 5o@6Oc; River Burbanks. 6OG75c per sack; Ore gon Burbanks, 65d95c Salinas Burbanks, are out; Petaluma Burbanks. 55Q75c Sweet Po- tatoes. 25d50c per ctl for Rivers and 65cqSl for Merced: new Volunteer Potatoes. 363l9c per ID.
 ONIONS-s2 506p2 75 per ctl; Oregon, s2 500 ? 75; Australian, g 50@3; cut Onions. s191 25 per sack.
 WICHITA ABLES-Receipts were 299 boxes As- paragus. 300 boxes Rhubarb and is4 sks Peas
 Asparag 9G10c per ID for fancy, rose for No 1 and 5d6c for No. g. Rhubarb 50c@ s1 per box: Alameda Green Peas, 2hQ312c per ib: Mushrooms. 4G1Oc Marrowtat squash. $23 Q3O per ton: Dried Peppers, 6G7c per ID: Dried Olxra 15c: Cabbage. 60Gt75c per ctl: Carrots, 9 G6oc per sack; Garlic. S@41sc per lb;
 Los Angeles Green Peas. -: String Beans. 15c: Tomatoes. s1d1 50; Green Peppers BOG per lb; Summer Squash. -; Egg Plant. FOG per lb: Hothouse Cucumbers. 50c6s1 per dozen.
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES
 Potatoes. sloced raw. 12c per lb in lots of 25 lbs; sliced desiccated. 1691Sc; granulated raw. 13c Onions, 60c; Carrots. old, 13c; new. lSc: Cabbage, BOG; Sweet Potatoes, BOG; Turnips, 25c String Beans. 30c; Tomatoes soc.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. March Il. Cattle were steady. Most of the steers went at s4 50Q O5. commoner grades bringing sS 76qi 4o- Few calves were offered and prices were un- changed
 of heavy hogs. s3 75d4 10; butcher weights. s 75G4 O2la. and light hogs, sa 7oqS s21a; bulk s S56l4; pigs. 8 O S5.
 sHEEPTrade in sheep and h, lambs Was gO. aS 9S 5; 5t' lambs 6s' s4 2595 56. few going below $.
 Receipts-Cattle, $500; hogs 15,oVo; sheep' ''''' KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY, March n.-CATTLE-Re- ceipts official 5000 head. Heavy weight dressed beef cattle strong, s4 65G5 1o; heavy shipping grades. s 40; cows and heifers. st % Western fed steers active s4dI4 75: stock CTS and feeders, s3 75d5 5; bulls and mixed HOGs+Receipts. official s2oo. Bulk of sales. B 75Q3 90; heavies. s3 75a4; packers. packers B 1C9 s5; mixed s3 65aS 90; lights, sS 5Oq3 70; york
 SHEEP-Receipts official, 37o0 head Market active. steady. Common to mixed yearlings, sS 6O@4 65; lambs, common to fair' A s6q 171e.
 OMAHA March 11.-CATTLE-Receipts. 2500 8 S6Gi4 90: Western steers, s 6oQ4 60; Texas steers. s3 10q$ S5; cows and heifers. sSa4 10 s5: calves, s496 50; bulls, stags, etc., s2 6od
 HOGS-Receipts, 5000. Market steady Heavy, s T561S S5; mixed, 8 so: light. 8 75d s5; bulk of sales, 8 80.
 SHEEP-Receipts, 1900 Market steady. Fail to choice natives. s3 s5Q4 10; fair to choice Westerns. 8 60a4 50: common and stock sheep s3dS 90; lambs s4 25G5 20. DENVER.
 DENVER. March u:-CATTLE-,Receipt POO Market stronger and shade higher. Bee steers. ss SO14 40; cows. s3 25G4; feeders, 8 g 6S4 70: stockers, s4 4OG4 65; bulls and stags
 HOGs-Receipts, 300. Market steady to firm bulk of sales s9 S5: light packers. B S0G3 90 mixed s3 1908 80; heavy, s3 7eI3 so; SHEEP-Receipts. 1900. Market. steady ewes 8 25@4; wethers, 8 soq4 S5; lambs. s4 5
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San Francisco temperature: Maximum, "A; minimum. 56; mean. 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS. The pressure has risen Southern Cali fornia and Arizona in the wake of the storm. It has fallen rapidly over the Upper Missouri Valley.
 The temperature has risen from 12 to 16 de- grees over Nevada and the Sacramento Valley. It has also risen Southern California. Rain has fallen in Arizona. The following maximum wind velocIttes are reported: Eureka, 30 miles from the north west; Yuma 30, north; Idaho Falls, 2S south west.
 Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, March F. 1898: Northern California-FsIr Saturday; light northerly winds; probably fog in the morning of the coast.
 Southern California-Fair Saturday; light northerly winds
 Nevada-Fair Saturday.
 Utah-Fair Saturday; continued warm weather.
 Arizona-Showers early Saturday morning In eastern portion; fair Saturday; warmer east. San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Saturday; light northerly changing to westerly winds. Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at , D. m.-Clear wind north, F miles per hour; temperature, 63; maximum, 6e
 ALEXANDER McADIE,
 Local Forecast Official.
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REVIEW OF THE STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, March u.-Bradstreets review of the stock market tomorrow will say
 Speculation is nervous and very sensitive to the influence arising in connection with the Cuban situation and our relations with spain operators and the public is doing little or noth- ing. In fact. the liquidation of the last fort- night has been very severe and there Is dis position on all sides to wait deVeiopments
 After lower market Saturday, the week began with violent break in the hrst quarter of an hour on Monday, due to the report that Spain had demanded the withdraWai or our ConSul-General at Havana ana also 10 the weakness Of the whole London market oI the news Of Russia's aggressive attltude m China and the unfavorable attitude of the London press The decision by the Supreme Court or the Nebraska maximum rate case m favor or the railroads had comparatively lttie ellect
 In fact, throughout the week the influence or the far Eastern question in London Was re fected here and aided in unsettllnG speculatlVe feeling and increasing additional caution
 Prices steadied quickly on Monday, but failed to regain their declines, and the tracing oe- generated Into dull, professional alalT' On Tuesday there generally, though not very large recovery, due principally 10 the prompt and unanimous passage of the soo'ooo'V0u ue- fense appropriation by the House or Repre- alleged to have assumed. lrregularity tol- lowed on Wednesday, an advance on the rsduy acqufescence of the Senate In the acton or the House being lost later in the day on reports that the administration conteHpldleu acton which would bring on a crisis Tn fesaTu to weak In sympathy with the unsettled foreign markets and vague rumors about tne ileen- IT tions of the President and the possioll or an unfavorable report on the Maine disaster
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

Hay decidedly stiff yesterday and some dealers reported sales above the quotations. For fine Wheat Hay s19 was rfused and If the present weather and light receipts keep up for day longer there will be a further advance.
 Feedstuffs are unchanged.
 BRAN-s16Q16 50 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS- -s1sQ22 50 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Roled Barley SPA per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill s2S 50q29 50; jobbng $50; Cocoanut Cake, s21 50q22 50; Cot tonseed Meal. s2SG30 per ton; Corn Meal. s239 24; Cracked Corn, s23 5OG24 50; Chopped Feed. s1701S
 HAY-(Ex-car in round lots)-Wheat, SIG @19 per ton; Wheat and Dat, sl6q1s; Oat, S15G17; Barley, S14d16; compressed, S17Ml9; Alfalfa, slOg11 5O stock, s11ql2; Clover. s11 50 @13.
 STRAw-35Q45c per bale
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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here opened better to-day then be- came fiat on further liquidations, but recov- cred later and closed steady to firm. One small failure was announced. Brazils remained fiat on a rumored issue of paper money by the Government. Spanish securities were also heavily sold on talk of reduction of interest. Americans were the weakest market, closing flat This partly due to further liquida- tions by weak men, helped by rumors after husiness hours that the United States about to declare the independence of Cuba.
 CLOSE.
 Canadian Pacific, S4ls: Grand Trunk. s. Bar silver weak 25 3-16d per ounce. Money, 24
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cultural implement works and for sheets. IS beyond precedent, and structural ana rail works are crowded with orders, though now receiving few. Iron bar works are depressing prices, because some are not fully employed While the steel bar mills at Milwaukee have 10 put on three eight-hour turns daily to keep up with orders. Prices are very strong, ex- cept for wire nails, which dropped because the great wire combinatieh fell through though the smaller agreement is expected, ana Tn some Western dispatches is said to nave been formed.
 The minor metals are generally strong in de- mand, a sale of 1000. .000 pounds of copper be, Ing reported at 12 cents. though the usual quotation IS Il. .S7 -cents and the product last year was S05,2O1 tons against Hs,siV con- stunned in this country. Tin is strong at A. 70 cents and spelter at 4.2 cents, buI leao IS weaker at S3 7I31, and tin plates s2 S5 for the pest, agalnSt S44 for foreign. .
 sales or wool for this week have been the smallest since the week of great aiarln Tn August. lS96. but not because any mills nave stopped work. Cancellations are frequent, ana Joobers have evidently failed to sell as much as they expected at the advanced prices asked put ou. even those would not be possible hao wool WOO, cost millers current market prices Little wool can be moved with a new clip near and heavy stocks still in mills without further re- ductlons Goods are lower Tn qualitles less well known, though unchanged on stand ara grades Cotton goods have the large dls- trlbution and prices generally steady, though Tn outside dealings print cloths are a shade lower. Prints in better demand
 Fallures for the week have been AS Tn the Unlted states against 256 last year. anu 50 Tn Canada against 6l last year.
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Hides are quieter and several changes appear. The other descriptions show no change
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell 1c under sound stock Heavy saited steers 1o1bc; medium, 914c; light Sc; Cowhides' o65qHc stags G. salted Kip. 10c; Calf. igc: dry Hides, 17c; culls and brands. 13q i4c; dry KID and Veal. 1S12@141rc: dry Calf. i1s GIelSn: cuiis I5b6l61Rc; Goatskins. S0q3I12c eacb. Kids 56llOc; Deerskins, good summer, g 6lSOc per ID; medium, 2oc winter, 1Oc; Sheep, skins, shearlings 20a3oc each: short wool 4og roc each: medium, 70Q90c; long wools, sOcQ Sl 50 each. -o,
 TALLow-No. rendered. s@Slsc stS,, per ID; No. 2 2d2Ibc: refined Sc; Grease, 262Ac.
 WOOI-Fau clip-San Joaquin. defective, "a Sc: Southern Mountain, s@llc; free Northern l2 @l3c do defective, 9G11c per ID.
 HOPS-OId crop, 20t6c for poor to fair and Sc lOc for good; new crop. 11q14c per To-
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FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras, s4 55a4 65; Bakers extras. s4 30q4 40 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, 8 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. s2 50 per l0o; Rice Flour. $5 75; Cornmeal, g 25; extra cream do. 8: Oatmeal. 8 50 Oat Greats. s4; Hon- iny, s3 10G3 30; Buckwheat Flour, si: Cracked Wheat. 8 90: Farnia s4 50; Whole Wheat Flour. s 25; Rolled Oats (bbs). $ 25G5 65; in sacks. $ 05Gp5 45; Pearl Barley, si; Split Peas, s 70; Green Peas, s4 25 per 100 lbs.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

There are indications that Butter has about touched the bottom. as orders are being re- ceiyed from the north, and packing will soon commence Store Eggs are doing better, and there is an active demand for them. Cheese is lower and dull.
 BUTTER
 onds 16@l6i2c
 Dairv-Choice to fancy, 15G16c: second grades I4Gl41lc per ID.
 Eastern Butter-Creamery, 16@161sc; ladle- packed 14615c per lb p CHEESE-Choice mild new Sc; common to good: SdS1sc: Cream Cheddar. 10G11c; Young America. 10c311c; Western, 11@12c; Eastern, 121s FEC EG$GsGRanch Eggs, 11@12c per dozen; store Eggs 10l5611c.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Beef rules steady. Mutton is weaker. Lamp is lower Hogs are easy at unchanged prices. Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are follows
 BEEF-First quality, 61s@7c; second quality 51k@6c; third quality, 4Q5c per b.,
 VEAL-Large 6G6l4c; small. 7Q112c per ID; MUTToN-wethers. sc Ewes S1aqsc per io' LAMB-Spring. 1061lc per fb ,,,, PORK-Live Hogs 41kc for large. 4A@41zc for small and 4ssQ4&c for medium; stock Hogs' 36315c; dressed Hogs, 6G17c per lb.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Dr. March 1.-The slump In the wheat market in the early part of the day had no apparent effect on values in this city exporters being governed entirely by their immediate needs; G5c to 76c was about the ton figure for Walla Walla. and 7Sc was naid for blue stem and valley.
 WASHINGTON.
 TACOMA Wash. March u.-Wheat was lower with downward tendency. No. l club, 73Gf4c; No blue stem, 76G77c