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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb. s.-CATTLE-There was an active demand for cattle. Beef steers, 8 75Qp 50 for common to medium grades, s4 756p5 for good shipping cattle and s5 25Q5 50 for prime to fancy beeves. Bulk, s4 40l5 15; stockers and feeders. s4Q4 50; bulls. s2 50Gf4; canning cows. $2 40G2 so; calves, s6 25Q7 best native cattle. s5 50.
 HOGS-There was an active demand for hogs. Prices opened steady and subsequently, ad- vanced about 21ac. Sales at s3 I0Q4 for poor to prime lots of hogs. sales being largely at sS S23aS e5. while the bulk of the pigs brought $3 6oQ3 s0
 SHEEP-There was an active market for sheep and lambs. Light weight lambs were steady, but heavy lambs were loc lower The 50 for the lowest grades up to S4 50@4 65 for choice to prime focks, fed Westerns selling at 8 50GD4 50 Rams sold at 8 2543 50 Yearlngs sold at s4 5095 10 and lambs were in demand at s4 50Q5 for culs, up to s6 75 for strictly choice not ma many sales being ss made below $ 25 Receipts-Cattle, 15,5o0; Hogs 3S,o0o; Sheep. 12 900.
 KANSAS CITY
 KANSAS CITY Feb e-CATTLE-Receipts official 1900 natives, 150 Southern Best beef and export cattle active and strong; cows and heifers, stockers and feeders and Westerns ac- Western cows. g 25d3 e5; native steers 8 75@ 20 bulk. s4 50Q5; native cows and heifers, s2 25d4 30; stockers and feeders. s3 5O@5; bulls, HOGs--Receipts official, 164oo. Market opened slow, steady to weak; closed strong to 21ac higher. Bulk of sales. 8 65d3 so; heavies s3 65qS 90: packers s3 6o6l3 90: mixed, 8 55G 3 S5; lights. 8 so@3 7o workers, $3 s5Gs 70; pigs. 8 30Gi3 5.
 SHEEP-Receipts. official. $500. Sheep barely steady; lambs 1oc lower. Lambs. s5q5 30; nut tons, s4J4 45.
 OMAHA.
 OMAHA, Feb. .-CATTLE-Receipts, 2Soo Market stronger. Native beef steers, 8 70614 S5 ; Western steers, 8 5014 30: Texas steers, s3fI 70; cows and heifers, s3a3 Buccaneers, s20 2 so: stockers and feeders, & 60d4 70; calves s3 5o65 75; bulls and stags, g 2063 70.
 HOGS-Receipts. 1000. Market closed strong Heavy. 8 671sp3 75; mixed. B 70G3 75; lights $3 70613 75; bulk, 8 TO-
 SHEEP-Recepts 550O. Market shade higher Fair to choice natives s 7O04 60: fair to choice Westerns s3 6oGI4 50; common and stock sheep s3d3 90; lambs, s4 25T5 S.
 DENVER.
 DENVER, Feb. 9-CATTLE-R Receipts 400 Market steady to firm on good cattle: others lower Beef steers, 8 4O94 9; cows. s2aS 70; calves, s5l16: feeders, s 30fl4 25: stockers s46 50: bulls. stags, etc, s203.
 HOGS-Recelpts. 300. Market steady to firm Light packers. 8 65@3 75; mixed. s3 65G3 7O heavy. s3 6oGl3 70.
 sHEEP-No receipts. Demand good for nut tons at unchanged prices.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Another car of Eastern sold at 11c for Tur- keys, S5 for Ducks. 8 for Hens s4 50 for young Boosters, s4 for old Boosters and 5 for Fryers
 Local stock is firm, with a further advance In young Poultry.
 Game did little better.
 POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 11G121ec for Cob blers and 11G121sc for Hens dressed Turkeys, 13@t5c per ID; Geese. per pair, s1 25G1 5O Cos lngs, S1 75G2 30; Ducks s 50Gi 50 for old and s4 50G6 for young; Hens. s3q4 50; Boosters. young, s4 50m5 50: Boosters, old S3 2j43 50; Fryers, s5@5 50; Broilers, s5Q5 50 for large and 8 5o@4 70 for small; Pigeons, s1 75a2 25 per
 GAME-Quail, per dozen. s1; Mallard. sS@ 50 Canvasback, s3a4; sprlg, s1 1892; Teal Geese g: White 75c; Brant. s1d1 25; Honkers s3; English Snipe s2: Jack Snipe. s1: Hare 75c: Rabbits, slG1 25 for Cottontails and 75c for small
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-FLOUR-Receipts IT, 671; exports. r509. Sales 5000 packages Steadily held. but quiet. owing to irregular ac- ton of wheat
 WHEAT-Receipts, 5s,275 Spot. unsettled: i: No red. s1 03A. Options opened firm at a partial 1sc rise and advanced on better ca bles and foreign buying Later they were nervous and alternately strong and weak on scalping operations. finally collapsing under a raid prompted by disappointing export devel- opments, closed Sc off upon near months which had shown relative strength on a squeeze of shorts and partly lsc off on other March. s1 O15sQ1 OPS; closed, s1 0lB May s7lsQ977sc; closed s7Ac; July. s91kQ9O 3-16c; closed, s9l4c.
 HOPS-Dull.s
 WOOL-Steady
 PETROLEUM-Dull
 PIGIRoN-Closed steadier. at ss 50 bid and s6 70 asked.
 LAKE COPPER-Steady: s10 956u
 TIN-Closed firm; SIS 92hGl4.
 SPELTER-Closed flrmeri s4 05Q4 15. LEAD-Closed steady; sS 6212G3 67lz: brokers CoFFEE-options closed dull. with prices unchanged to points net advance. Sales, 250o bags, Including: March S 65. Spot coffee Rio dull, but steady; Nc. Invoice. 6ssc; No. jobbing. 67sc. Mild, steady; Cordova. TAO trifugal 96 test. 4hc refined. strong.
 BUTTER-Receipts. 6700 packages Steady; Western creamery, HsQ2oc; Elgins. 2Oc; fac tory, 11H14c.
 EGGs-Receipts 5soO packages Steady; State and Pennsylvania. 16l4c; Western, 15hc.
 DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK. Feb; s.-California dried fruits. steady. Evaporated apples, common, 5G7Yc; :; prime wire tray. S1zc: wood dried, prime si5c: i: choice, sac; fancy. sQs14c.
 PRUNES-39sc
 APRICoTs- 5971sc: Moorpark, oa11c. PEACHES-Unpeeled. 7G10c; peeled, 12G20c
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POTATOES, ONIONS, VEGETABLES.

Another advance in Potatoes Is noted and the market Is very stiff. Onions are about the same. Very few Vegetables are coming at the moment.
 PoTAToES-Early Rose, 65@75c; River Reds, 556I65c River Burbanks, 754S5c per sack; Ore gon Burbanks, s141 10; Salinas Burbanks, S5cq S1 121k; Petaluma Burbanks, 7OQs0c; Sweet Pota- toes. 5Oq60c per ct for Rivers and 6Oq75c for Merced: new Volunteer Potatoes, 293c per ID.
 ONIONS-s2 6O6l2 s5 per ctl; Oregons, g 75q 80; cut Onions, S2a12 g per sack.
 VEGETABLES-Alam Green Peas. first of the season. 10c; Marrowfat Squash, s20 per ton Hubbard squash, s2o per ton; Dried Peppers. 3q10c per lb: Dried Okra, 15c Cab haze. 60N15c per ctl; Carrots. 25dteoc per sack: Garlic, 3G4l3c per lb; Asparagus. 10G25c per lb.
 Los Angeles Green Peas, -; String Beans, -; Tomatoes 50cGS1; Green Peppers. - per ID; Summer Squash, Sc; Egg Plant. per ID; Hothouse Cucumbers, Slq1 50 per dozen.
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES
 Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per ID in lots Of 25 lbs; sliced desiccated. 16@1Sc: granulated raw. 1sc: Onions; COG; Carrots. old. lsc; new. 1sc; Cabbage. 30c Sweet Potatoes, BOG: turnips. 25c: String Beans BOG: Tomatoes, soc.
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NEW YORK WOOL SALES.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The sixth auction sale of the Wool Exchange took place at the Wool Exchange to-day. and was of exceptional in terest. because it marked the return to the open market system. In all about TOO, 0O0 pounds of wool In 40 lots were sold to-day without reserve. to the highest bidders. The woos for the most part were secured, and embraced a large number of grades and vare- ties. Greater quantities of domestic wool were offered than at previous sales. The prices ob- tained for the first fifty lots averaged 42c Secured three-eighths Territory brought 43Ac: secured medium pulled, ZIG; secured xxx Terri tory, Acc; secured x Territory, 42Ac: secured fine lambs, 43c; secured Australian 41c.
 The prices of the lots offered last Saturday did not run high Fine pulled. 19c; lambs 2s15c; coarse pulled. 1e1kc; T. M. Montana 1313c; fine medium Montana, He: black Mon tana, 1Slsc; quarter Montana, 15c.
 number of wool men were in attendance from the Far West and a great many from Eastern cities
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. 1898 delivery. 5asQ5&c: Wool Bags, 2743o; San Quentin, s5 30
 CoAL-Wellington s10 per ton; New Wellington s1o per ton; Seattle, s6 50 per ton; Bryant, s6 50; Coos Bay. 8 75; wallsend, Ss; scotch, s10; Cumberland, s10 In bulk and s!l 50 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg sI5; Camel, s10 per ton; Rock Springs Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, s7 60 Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and s14 in sacks
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Con- pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 67sc; Powdered. CSC; Dry Granulated, SAC; Confectioners' A. sac; Mag nolia A, 5ssc; Extra c, SAC; Golden c, SAC: Candy Granulated 5%c; California A. SEC per boxes 16c more -A
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic Office. located in the Merchants Exchange. Is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard 10 nationality and free of expense.
 Navtgators cordially invited to visit the office. where complete sets of charts and sail- for comparison and reference and the latest information can always be obtained regarding nghts, 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 120th meridian by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island. Cal.
 A notice stating whether rne time ball was dropped on time or giving the error If any is puDilsned the same day by the afternoon pa- pers, and by the morning papers the following day. w S HIJCHES
 Lieutenant U. s. N. in charge
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

Buyers of Hay are still holding off on ac- count of the recent rains but holders do not give way, and sales at full figures. Feed stuffs range as before
 BRAN-$20 50021 50.
 MIDDLINGS-S22 5O625.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolle Barley s23924 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, s2S 5OQ29 50; jobbing. $50: Cocoanut Cake, s21 50G22 50: Cot tonseed Meal s2SQ30 per ton; Corn Meal. s2S 30 @24 30; Cracked Corn s24925; Chopped Feed, slS11s.
 HAY-Ex-car in round lots)-Wheat, s169 .S 50 per ton; Wheat and Oat, s16Ql7 50; Dat. S14 50Q16 50; Barley, s13 50Q16 compressed, s15 017 50: Alfalfa. s10 5oG11; stock, S11Q12 50: Clover sl1 50G12 50 per ton.
 TRAW-40Q47I5c per bale.
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San Francisco data: Maximum temperature. 54 minimum. A; mean, 49-
 The pressure has fallen slightly on the Pa cific Coast during the past 24 hours but will probably rise slowly tonight and Thursday There has been a rapid rise over the upper Missouri Valley and Rocky Mountain region The temperature has remained nearly sta tionary west Of the Rocky Mountains. Thfough- out California the temperatures are about nor mal
 Rain has fallen in Northwestern California and northward to Vancouver Island maximum wind velocity of 30 miles per hour from the north Is reported at Yuma Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours. ending midnight. February To- 1898: Northern California-Cloudy and unsettled weather Thursday, with rain in the northern portion; southeasterly wind:
 Southern California-Fair Thursday; north erly winds Nevada-Cloudy Thursday.
 Utah-Cloudy Thursday; warmer in northern portion.
 Arizona-Fair Thursday.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy Thurs day: southeasterly winds.
 Special report from Mt Tamalpais taken at D. m.-Cloudy; wind northwest, IA: tempera- ture. 45; maximum temperature. 5l
 ALEXANDER McADIE,
 Local Forecast Official
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RA1s1Ns. ETC.
Apples are firm at further advance. There

Apples are firm at further advance. There is other change to report.
 DRIED FRUIrS-Prunes. carload lots. A. Qiac for 4o-50s. 32464Ac for 5o-ses. 3N@3Ae for 60-7Cs. 2A@31lc for 7o-s0's. 2A@2Ac ror so- sos, 1&G2Ac for 90-100's: Peaches. 364l5c: fan- cy. 5Q51ac; peeled. 10612Kc; Apricots. 5GD6c for Royals and 79Sc for good to fancy Moorparks: evaporated Apples, 6A17Ac; sun-dried. 4Qoc; black Figs in sacks. 2@2lac; Pums, .4130taac for pitted and 1@1hc for unpitted; bleached Plums, 595hc Nectarines, 4GI5c for prime to fancy, Pears. 2l6G4l2c for quarters and 3@51ac for halves. according to color, etc.
 RA1S1NS-2c for two-crown. 3q3hc for three crown. 3%14c for four-crown, Sc for Seedless Sultanas; SAc for seedless Muscatels and s19 l 10 for London layers: dried Grapes. 2Ac.
 NUTS-Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per ID; Walnuts. 5GD6c fer hardsbell and 6GD7c for softshell Amends. 211G3iIc for hardsheil 5@6c for softshell and 7asc for paper shell; Peanuts. 4d51ec for Eastern and 4l9c for California: Pecans. 6ik@Sc: Filberts slsm10c: Brazil Nuts SGp9c per ID: Cocoanuts s4 5065 per 100.
 HONEY-New Comb. S6110c for bright and 51 7c for lower grades new water white extract ed. 4lR@5c; light amber extracted. 3AG4Ac per 1h
 BEESwAx-23625c per Ib
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DEc1DUous AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The Orange auction was confined to some inferior stock from Fresno. as there Southern California stock offered. Lemons lower and neglected There no Mexican Lines offering.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberres, s7@S per bbl.
 Apples, 40@50c per box for common. 65c6s1 for good to choice and s1 25 for fancy.
 CITRUS FRUITS - Navel Oranges, s1 25G1 25: Seedlings 50cQs1: Mandarins sl@1 50 for large and s5975c for small boxes: Grape Fruit, s2 5065 per box; Lemons 50ff75c for common and s1G1 75 for good to choice; Mexi- can Lines =; California Lines in small boxes. $1d1 25 Bananas, s1 2542 25 per bunch; Pineapples, s304 per doz
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for extra light and 12c for sugar-cured; East ern sugar-cured Hams. 10hG11c; California Hams, 10c; Mess Beef, Ss per bbl; extra mess do s10;. familv do, S11612; salt Pork, s9; extra prime Pork. slo; extra clear, SIS; mess s16; Smoked Beef. 11Q12c per ID.
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 5Nc per Ib for compound and GAG for pure; pails, TAG: California terces 5Ac per ID for compound and 6Ac for pure: half-barrels, 6Jhc; 10-lb tins. TAG; do 5-lb. 7Zc.
 COTTOLENE-Tierces, 57s901sc: packages. less than 300-lbs-1-lb pails, 60 in ease. SNc: S-lb pails. 20 in case. Sasc; 5-lb pals, 12 in case, SAC; 1o-lb pails. in a case. S1sc;. 50-lb tins, two in a case 73sc: wooden buck cts. 20 lbs net. 77sc: fancy tubs so lbs net 79c; half bbls, about no lbs, 71bc per ID.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter Is off again. Eggs are accumulating under heavier receipts and lower and weak. with all the advantage, in favor of buyers.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy Creameres. 26c; seconds, 24G25c.
 pairy-Choice to fancy, 22924c: lower grades. 20GD21c per h.
 Eastern Rutter-Creamery. 22@24c; ladle- packed, 171zd21c per fb
 CHEESE-Choice mild new, 10d11c; common to good, Sq9Rc; Cream Cheddar, 10411c; Young America, 11Gp12c; Western, 11Q12c; Eastern 12hd1315c per fb.
 EGGs-Ranch Eggs, ls@2oc per dog; store Eggs 17N1Sc
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell lc under sound stock Heavy salted steers. lo13c per ID; medium, 914c; light. Sc; Cow hides 9q9kc; stags, Sc; salted Kip, 1oc; Calf. @14c; dry Kip and Veal. 14415c; dry Calf. 1s@ zoe; culls. 16@17c: Goatskns, 2o@S7hc each; per lb; medium 20c: winter. 1oc; Sheepskins, shearlings. 20@S0c each: short wool 40q70c each.
 ToAALd,LoW-No: rendered s@s1sc per ID; No. Z, 2Q21zc; refined. Sc: Grease, 262Ac. .WOOL--Fall clip-Middle counties-free, 1o@ isc; do defective. 1oG11c; San Joaquin. defec- Northern. l2a13c: do defective. eGi1c: Hum boldt and Mendocino 13115c; Eastern Oregon. sG1lSc: Valley Oregon. 16@1sc.
 HOPS-Old crop. 2@6c for poor to fair and 8 Ql0c for good; new cron. 1111hc ner lh
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

A fractional advance in Pink Beans is the only change reported
 BEANs-Bayos, s3QS 10; Small Whites. s1 40 al 60; Large Whites. sl 40Gl SO; Pinks. g 1892 S5; Reds s2q2 25; Buckeye, g 40q2 50; Butters. S1 40q1 50; Limas, $l 65q1 15; Pea. s1 40Gf1 60 per ctl
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard. B per ctl; Yellow AQ2Ac per IL; Alfalfa, 3Q6c; Rape 2@2Ac Hemp Sc: Timothy. 5i2c ell
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Dealers report the Hog market nrmsr again, With good Hogs in demand.
 wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are follows.
 BEEF-First quality, 61kc; second do, $40 Sc: third do. 405c per lb.
 NV,EE-AALl5loLarge. 69shc; small. 7Q71kc per ID. M M MUIrIION-Wethers Ir 7@7hc: ewes 61s@7c LAMB-Sprng. 15c per lb
 PoRk:--Live Hogs. 464Mc for large, 3k63tsc dor dor small and 3&Q37sc for medium; soft Hogs, 3t2c. dressed, do 511GI6c Der ib
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Open. High. Low. Close.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, quiet; No. spring wheat 91c; No spring wheat. 91Q94Rc; No. 2 red, 9Slac; No. corn, 27A@2Sc; No. white. f. O. b.. 26Q26&c; No. 2 rye, 4Sc; No. barley, 3o@3Oa4c; No. daxseed. pork, per bbl, s10 5oa1O 55 lard, pere 100 lbs, s O21a; short ribs sides doesel, s 3eq5 S5; dry salted shoulders (boxed), si 7595; short clear sides (boxed), 5 40Q5 50; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, s1 IS; sugars, cut loaf, cole; granulated, 5.51c.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The Evening Posts Lon don financial cablesram says: Lord Salisbury S speech last night failed to stimulate the stock markets here to-day. They were idle and dull. The rumor that the differences between the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific have been arranged cannot be confirmed. Kaffirs were suddenly flat at the close on the sales on President Krueger's reelection. Americans opened above the parity, but with little heart. They recovered later on New York buying and closed steady. Discounts advanced perceptibly to-day and the market borrowed largely from the bank. There was a sharp decline in Greek
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Feb. 9.--The early market for wheat was rather colorless. May opened at shade under yesterdays closing price, first trades being made at 96sQs6Ac, but the mar ket was steady and held for awhile at these figures. Then 1t slowly advanced to 96ss996slc
 The early news. If anything. favored a de-
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. Feb s.-Consols 112 11-16; Silver. 26 1-16d; French Rentes 1O3 e71h
 LIVERPOOL Feb 9.-Wheat firm; cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, nominal. unchanged; English country markets quiet; French country markets weak; Liver pool Wheat, No. California Ss Id.
 COTTON-Uplands, 5-16d
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Total

During the month of January there was net decrease of over $, ,000. coo in money of all kinds in Government vaults, and yet the amount of specie on hand shows increase of nearly ST. O00, 900. There gain of S4, 0C0, coo in gold bullion s, POO, 600 in silver dollars and Si GOO. GOO in small silver There was a de- crease of $500, 000 in fine silver. The stock of United States notes was diminished over Sll- GOO 000 and the amount of public money in tional banks over S9, 900, GOO. There in- crease of S S00 900 in treasury notes, s1 TOO 900 hank notes.
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NEW YORK CLEARINGHOUSE.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-To-day's Clearing house statement shows sub-treasury balance of s6s2, 100 instead of the usual debit balance This reversal of figures is caused by the pay ment of the third instalment of Union Pacific purchase moneys to the Government Only o00 was paid into the Clearing house by the Repositories to-day. The balance of the installment was sent direct to Washington.
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FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras. s4 55Q4 65; Bakers extras s4 30Q4 40 per bbl
 MILLSTUFFS-Prces in sacks as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, S3 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, s2 50 per 100; Rice Flour, s 75; Cornmea g 25; extra cream do. B; Oatmeal. s3 50; Oat Groats s4; Hon. iny. s3 1o@3 30; Buckwheat Flour, s4 Cracked Wheat, $3 50: Farina $4 50; Whole Wheat Flour. 8 25: Rolled Oats (bbls). s5 25g5 65; in sacks. S5 05Q5 45 Pearl Barley, $4; Split Peas' S3 75; Green Peas, $4 25 per 100 lbs.
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PROVISIONS.

Great firmness characterrzes this market. but the expected advance in Hams and Bacon has not yet taken place.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon SIC per lb for heavy. Sc for light medium. 10c for light, 1ohc
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WEATHER REPORT.
(120th Meridian-Pacific Tine.)

Q20th Meridian-Pacific Tirne)
 SAN FRANCISCO Feb. g, D. m WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST The following are the seasonal raInfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last season and rainfall during the past twenty-four hours:
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or. Feb. s-Wheat-Walla Walla, 73(l7ic for export. Mills are reported paving 7ac. Biue Stem and Valley 7rGH77c Cleared = British ship Springburn 15a 76e bushels wheat: British ship Drumburton, no GOO bushels wheat; both for Queenstown
 WASHINGTON
 TACOMA. Feb. s.-wheat-No. 1 Club, 74c; No. l Blue Stem. TIC.
 Cleared-British bark Chelmsford with 40OO tons wheat for Queenstown
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.s4s1. s5s.5
Totals e.

There was a decrease of over s5S0o, 600 in this form of money outstanding last month, though for the twelve months ending January 3l 1877, there was gain of s2s, 00o, 900. No gold certificates have been issued since April, 1SSo.
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EASTERN MARKETS.

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. NEW YORK, Feb. s-The most notable festure of the stock market to-day was the
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BOSTON.
LONDON MARKET.

BOSTON, Feb. s.-Atchison. 13; Bell Tele- phone 26S; Burlington, 1012s; Mexican Central, 5h; Oregon Short Line, 2412.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was firm; creameres, 13419c; dairies, uQ17c; cheese. quiet SQS1ac; eggs, weak. fresh, 13c.
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Builders, Contracts.

Warren J. Irelan (owner) with George M Salisbury (contractor and architect). All work except plumbing for 1-story frame cottage on Surrey street, 50 W of Diamond s661
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.

PORTLAND. Or. Feb. 9.-Exchanges, s273, 407: balances. s3S. .662.
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COINAGE OF THE MINTs.

The coinage of the Government hints for the fiscal year up to January 31 was s43, S4l, lS6. against S4S, ,9SO 525 for the same period in 1ssi' and consisted of the following descriptions:
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FEBRUARY-1s9S.
THE TIME BALL.

THE TIME BALE. Branch Photographic Office, U. 8. N. Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco, February g, 1898.
 The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day-f. e., at noon of the 120th meridian. or at exactly p. m. Green wich time. W. s. HUGHES.
 Lieutenant, U. S. IT.. in charge.
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COIN CERTIFICATES.

The Government coin certificates in circula tion January 31 were as follows:
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetio Survey.
 Times and Heights of High and Low
 Waters at Fort Point Entrance to San
 Francisco Bay. Published by Official Au.
 thority of the Superintendent.
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur al the city front (Mission-street wharO about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Pointi the height of tide Is the at both places.
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SUMMARY.

Silver unchanged. Wheat futures firmer. Brewing Barley advanced. Oats dull Corn frner. Rye unchanged Hay keeps up Feedstuffs as before Pink Beans higher again. Potatoes and Onions firmer. Vegetables in light receipt. Butter and Eggs lower. Young Poultry higher. Game doing better. Oranges and Apples dull Lemons lower. Lines extremely scarce Provisions very firm. Hogs doing better again.
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GOVERNMENT MONEY IN SAN FRAN
 CISCO.
 C. P Berry Assistant Treasurer or the Irnited States at San Francisco. reports cash
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THE NATIONAL CAsH-Box.

United States Treasurer Ellis H. Roberts re- ports the amounts of money on hand at the close of January as follows: