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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Another rain around the bay has further damaged the Hay that is down. and there will be good deal of this musty stuff this year Old Hay is easy and few trifiing changes will be seen. New Hay Is in light stock and some descriptions are altogether unrepresented. Straw is lower.
 There is no further change in Bran and Middlings.
 BRAN-s15615 50 per ton
 MIDDLINGS-s2O 50Q22 50 per ton
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley S2sa27 per ton: Oilcake Meal at the mill, S31@31 50 jop- ping, s32432 50; Cocoanut Cake $24a25 Cot tonseed Meal, s2SqSo per ton; Cornmeal $2f 50. Cracked. Corn, $25.
 HAY-CEx-car in round Iots)-wheat. s2o@ 24 50; Wheat and 'Oat, $2o923: Oat s17G7I9; Barley $16917 50; compressed Wheat, $2lG23 30: compressed Oat,. s1661S 50: Alfalfa. sl26D12 50; Clover. nominal; Timothy, s14G17 50.
 NEW HAY-Wheat, wire-bound. s17 5o92o; volunteer wild Oat.. -; Glover and Oat, =; $13G13 50. STRAW-70GS5c per bale
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK. MARKET.


 !. NEW. YORK; June L-Wall street to-day in- terpreted Commodore :Schleys engagement at Santiago as success for the United States forces. Even the rather meager details of the affair and the counter claims coming through Spanish sources did not greatly disturb this conviction. It. is not entirely a sentimental result: that stocks should rise upon news of a naval victory. for dealers in stocks take the practical view that 1t insures an early termina- tion of the war and a consequent revival of -commerce and industry. Prices bounded up- veloped together with the buoyant tone the buying demand permeatng pretty much the there has been quite large volume of buying recently in anticipation of a naval victory. There has also been the remarkable" advance in Rock Island, carrying with 1t group of allied stocks in anticipation of to-days action at the annual meeting on the dividend. This meant large selling to take profits on the culmination of. the event. There was further enormous profit-takng during the day which was most marked in Rock Island and Peoples Gas There was a very pronounced undertone of strength. however, all through the list and some of the stocks sustained realizing. The oay net changes are in consequence very much mixed, many important stocks showing losses and the extreme advances in others patay with the weakness of special stocks. London was buyer in the New York market and there was large commission house de- maRd.:
 There. were large individual transactions in bonds and prices advanced through the ex-
 United States seconds and the old 4s (regis- tered) advanced F and the old As (coupon), the new As and the 6s A in the bid price: There were sales of; the new 4s 4coupon) at 122fs. gain of: B over the last sale.
 The total sales: of stocks to-day were 447 300 shares, including 15,525 Atchison preferred, S7,495 BurTington; S049 Chicago and Eastern H. linois, 26S5 Louisville and Nashville; Ss75 Man lsa ttan 45o0 Metropolitan Street Railway Il, f10 Reading preferred 9gl0 Missouri Pacific, 3s25 New York Central 4O0O North American. 4s6O Northern Pacific, lS; 450, Northern Pacific pre-, ferred, 40, 300 Rock Island, 5250 St. Louis and San Francisco secpnd preferred 4S. TEA St. Paul. 7555: Southern, s506T.. Southern preferred Si,5S4 Union Pacific preferred, 6S35 Chicago Great Western. 4O,355 Peoples Gas. 3o01 Illinois Steel 4l00 Laclede. Cas-. 20.0I2 Sugar, s022 Western Union. .: ::.. .......
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PROVISIONS.

There Is fair trade at unchanged prices
 CURED MEATs-Bacon.. SC per ID for heavy. 91kc for light medium, 10c for light 11c for extra light and 12G12kc for sugar cured; i; Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 1012ql1c; Cali fornia Hams, 91kq10c; Mess Beef, sl0 50 per bbl {; extra Mess Beef, s11: Family Beef, SIP; Salt Pork, $9 extra prime Pork. .s10; extra clear st7q17 50; mess, s15; Smoked Beef. 12412lsc per h.
 LARD-Eastern, tierces quoted at Sc per ID for compound and SEC for pure; paifs, 9Ac: California tierces. SAG per ID for compound and TAG for. pure; half barrels, TAG; 1o-fo tins, sAc: .5-fo tins, s%c.
 COTTOLENE-Tierces. 6M976c; packages less than 300 fbs-1-lb pails 60 in case 91sc; 3-fb pails. 20 in case sssc; 5-ib pafls IF in a case. SAC; 10-fo pails: 6 in a case. S%c; eO-Io lbs net. slc; fancy tubs. 80 IDS net. 7ssc; half barrels about no IDS. 7&c per Iot.
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Potatoes. %9lNc per ID in sac,-s and 7oc@S1 10 in boxes.
 oNIoNs-Australian Jobbins at s494 50; new. 55GD65c per ctl.
 VEGETABLES-Receipts were 4s5 boxes As paragus, III boxes Rhubarb, 62 sacks Peas and 40 sacks Beans.
 Asparagus ;2@2 25 for extra large; s1 500 l 75 per box for No. 1, 50c@s1 25 for small Rnu- barb, 4od65c per box for. small to good and 75@S5c for extra choice; Green Peas. 75cQs1 25 per sack Garden Peas Pc per lb;. String Beans. 6Gi0c: Wax Beans, 6@sc; Horse Beans, 40@5oc per sack; Summer Squash S191 50 per box; Dried Peppers, 6g7c per lb: Dried Okra per sack Cucumbers. 10025c per dozen; MaTys- vile Cucumbers, 5odS5o per box; Mexican per h.
 EvAPoRATED VEGETABLES
 Potatoes; sliced, raw, 12c per ID In lots of 25 lb; sliced desccated. 16@1sc; grahulated raw, 1scs; Onions, soc; Carrots. old 1sc; new. 1sc; Cabbage. Soe: Sweet Potatoes. soc: Turnips.
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s'sa ssaEEP-Receipts. ES none. Market unchanged
BOSTON WOOL MARKET

BOSTON, June 1.-The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow of the Wool market: Considering that we have had one holiday the past week and that Saturday as a half holiday is always dull period. the market has been fully as active since cur last report as 1t was the week previous.
 The situation is dominated by the West. Growers and dealers now at loggerheads over the new clip, and while they are fighting it out Wool is being shipped East on consign- ment. Wool is held very firmly in the West. but there are not few buyers who expect to see Western holders weaken In their prices eventually, and they are deferring action in anticipation of this.
 The sales of the week in Boston amount to | $40 900 pounds domestic and 495 GOO pounds for eign, making total of 2135. 900 pounds, agains, 2, 900 for the previous week and A. 7s20 900 foi the corresponding week last year. Sales since January l, 1898, amount to 30, 4S3,3l0 pounds. against 21, 147, 2S6 last year.
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 ; NEW YORK, June 1.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: More activ- ity was observed ih the stock markets here to- day. Speculative interest Is revsving and the markets for Americans and Grand Trunks es- pecially are widening. Numerous brokers have deserted the Kafir. market for Americans Grand Trunks were; benefited by the excellent April statement, showing that practically the whole of the; gross increase traffic secured is met earnings. Americans were bought largely here and by New York The buying of bonds for New York was unusually large, notably Union Pacific and. Atchison As. There was also clique buying of Union Pacific Norfolk and Western and Northern Pacific preferred. Prices closed soc under the best Brazfls continue to rise Japan at ITS Tod. Silver continues strong. on Spanish orders:
 1she Bank of England discount rate will prob- ahly 20 to- 3 per cent tomorrow
 The Paris Bourse was firm. Spanish As were better there despite the depressing cable as to the financial position in Spain
 CLOSING
 Canadian Pacific, s7a. :. Grand Trunk, 9&; Bar Silver, steady. 26 15-16d per ounce; Money, 11sQ 1% per cent.
 PARIS, June 1.-Spanish 4s closed at S41s. a net gain of Ss.
 BANK CLEARINGS.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

r.. CHICAGO June 1.-CATTLE-The supply of cattle to-day was so limited that prices aver aged 1G915c higher Dressed beef steers, s4 400 g. choice steers. s4 9Od5 20; medium. s4 '45G4 60; stockers and feeders s4@5: cows and heifers, s 4O04; canners, s25o9S s5; Texas steers, 8 30 Of 70.
 HOGS-There was an active demand for hogs and. weak. Light receipts; prices moved 5c higher G .. Fair to choice i A soa4 52; packers,
 4S : fights ss S54 s pss sa Soa s s4 i0a :sHEEP|The demand for sheep was active and prices advanced Common to choice sheep. 8 25@4 Texas sheep. s3 70; clipped lambs. s4 |; @5 30: wooled lambs, s6a6.1oi spring lambs,
 Receipts-Cattie.. 11.5oo Hogs 24,oOo; Sheep KANSAS CITY
 KANSAS CITY, June 1.--CATTLE-Receipts coco. Market steady to strong. Native steers S414 90; native cows and heifers, $2 506D4 S5 stockers and feeders. s 75G5 s5; bulls. S3 75a
 HoGs-Recepts IS, GOO Market opened strong sales. s4a4 25; heaves. st 2oa4 sS; packers. $40 4 25: mixed, s4 25G4 30. light 8 5o614 10.
 SHEEP = Receipts. 5000 Market strong Lamhs, sl Soq6 50; muttons. s2 3Oq4 S5.
 OMAHA.
 l. OMAHA. June 1.-CATTLE-Receipts 77oo MaTket 5gloe hghsr CT so5S Native tn beef steers a 8 50Q4 30; stockers and feeders. $3 9oq5; bulls hOtyS-RecelptS, obUU 01arkel of9l0c higher Heavy, s4 2oQ4 30; mixed; s4 2o light. s4 i2lsq 4 20; bulk of sales s4 20q4 g.
 sHEEP-Receipts, 1900. Market stronger. Fail to choice natives. s3 s094 4o; fair to choice Westerns, s3 7o@4 35:. lambs. .s4 25Gl5 S5.
 DENVER.
 DENVER, June 1-cATTLE-Receipts. 2ooo Market steady. Beef steers s3 so674 GO; cows. s; @4; feeders, freight paid to river. s4@4 7D stockers. freight paid, s4@4 SO; bulls. stags ! etc, s2 25Q3.
 HoGS-Receipts 100. Market strong. Ligh. packers. s4 2o94 30; mixed. "A 1894 20; heavy
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EXPLANATION.

Tn arrow files with the wind. The top fig ures at station indicate minimum temperature for the days; those underneath 1t, If any. the amount of rainfall or of. melted snow in inches and hundredths during the last twelve. hours. Isobars or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherrns, or dotted lines, equal temperature The word "high" means high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; low refers to low pres. by cloudy weather and rains Lows usually first appear on the Washington coast. When fhe pressure Is high: in the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars. extend north and south along the coast. rain is probablet but when the low is inclosed with isooars or ,1a rled curvature. rain south of Oregon is i'm nrobabIe. With q .''high. in the vicinity Of idaho. and tke' pressure failing to. the Cali. fornia coast. warmer weather nney be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reyerss of these conditions will produce an opposite result .'
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Dairy Butter is fraction lower. but this is the only change. Eggs move off. well. at un- changed prices.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries. 1sc; seconds. 1Sc. :. Dairy-Choice to fancy. 1s1s@17Ac; common grades. 15Q16c per ID.
 Eastern Butter-Imitation creamery, 169 16lsc; ladle-packed, 15Q16c per lb; Elgin, 17 else
 CHEESE-Choice mild new, Sc; old, 760 Ssc; Cream Cheddar,' 1O@11c; Young America, 10@11c; Eastern. 12Q13c.
 EGGs-Ranch Eggs. 14@16c per. dozen; store Eggs. 1Sh914c; Eastern. 145k@l5c; Duck Eggs
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HIDES. TALLoW. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINS-Culs and brands sell about lc under the quotations Heavy salted steers, 1OQ1Olsc medium. s@9isc; light: Sc; Cowhides. 9Q91kc; Stags; 6c; safted Kip, 91kc; Calf. 10c; dry Hides. 16he: culls and brands, lS@dS1sc dry Kip and Veal 15alsc; dry Calf, 1S0D20c; culls, 16@iEc; Goatskns, 20GD311ac each; Kids, 5@1Cc; Deerskins, good summer 25q30c per ID; medium. 200; winter. 1Oc; sheepskins, shearlings, 209Soc each; short woo 10g70c @ o each Horsehides, salt, s2@2 50 for large, and s1 5092 for small Colts, 25Q50c.
 'TALLOW-No. l rendered. 3q3hc per 10; No. ?, 2q2hc: refined, 41a@4Ac; Grease, Pc. :.
 WOOL-Fal clip, San Joaquin, defective, 70 Sc; Southern Mountain. sQllc; free Northern, 17Q1Sc.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Broilers and Fryers are lower. as they are coming in more freely. The other descriptions show no change of any consequence. The mar ket Is still bare of Eastern.
 POULTRY-Live Turkeys 11@121kc for Cob blers and 11@121sc for Hens; Geese, per pair, 75cQs1; Goslings. sl@1 50: Ducks. s3@3 50 for ters W yodng, sG@s Roosters. s old. 8 % SSsl Fry CTS. $5@6; Broilers, s4Q5 for large saG3 50 for small: Pigeons, $1 25@1 50 per dozen for young and $1 for old.
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FLOUR AND. MILLsTUFFs.

Flour is marked down 25c
 FLOUR-Family extras, s5 5o95 6o bakers extras. S5 25Q5 35 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prfces in sacks are as fol- lows usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, s3 per 100 lbs: Rye Flour, $2 75 per 100; Rice Flour, s6; Cornmeal, s2 50; extra cream Cornmeal, B 9; Oatmeal S4; Oat Greats, s4 25; Hominy. 8 25@3 50: Buckwheat Flour si0I4 25 Cracked Wheat, $3 75; Farina $4 75; Whole Wheat Flour, s 25: Rolled Oats (barrels), S5 80 a6 20; in sacks, s 6OG6: Pearl Barley, si 75; Split Peas. $4 9; Green Peas. s4 50 per loo lbs.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY.
Silver advanced.

Silver advanced. Wheat and Barley lower. Oats. Corn and Rye unchanged. Flour declined 25c. New Hay in light stock. Straw lower. Beans and Seeds dull. Potatoes and Onions lower. Cucumbers declined.
 Young Poultry weakening Dairy Butter lower
 No change in Eggs cherries steady. Apricots frmer. reaches and Plums in light receipt. Citrus Fruits about the same. Prune crops less than last year. Provisions unchanged. Hides, Wool and Hops the same. Increased coinage of the Mint.
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coINAGE: AT: THE MINT.

The coinage: of the local Mint in May was se,ls2, oO0 against g. 515.o0O in May, 1887, For the first five months of the year it was $24,- b75,l4S, against Sl9,474s sS5 last year, and con sisted of 600 in double eagles, Sl 06eOO0 in eagles. SSS5,oo0 in half eagles, S2;S26,O0G in dollars, $l95 900 in half dollars, S3S l4S in quar- ter dollars and S3l. 900 in dimes.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

NEW YORK. June 1.-Porter Brothers Com pany sold to-day at open auction California fruit at the following prices
 cherries-Admiral Io. Dewey. g 50 per box: Purity sl 45; R. Thompson no seedlings sl D; Cen
 CHICAGO, June 1.-Porter Brothers Com pany sold to-day at open auction California fruit at the following prices:
 Plums-Climan. sl 25 to s2 per crate; Cherries, soc per crate and 45c to 55c per box. Apricots-Royals, s1 10 to s1 s5 per crate; Gold Dust, s1 S5: seedlings. s1'05 to $l 50; New castles. s1 15 to S1 20.
 Peaches-Alexanders, s1 55 per box
 Cherries-Royal Annes, :S5c to S1 25 per box; Tartarians. BOG to sl 25 per box; Black Repub- icans, S1 10 per box; Pontiacs 95c per box; other varieties. .35c to roc per box
 CHICAGO, June 1.-The following sales were made by the Earle Fruit Company: CHER RIES-Black Tartarian. 4Oc@s1 10; Royal Anne, sOcQ$1 15; average. zoe; Black Eagle. average, S1 05> Three cars sold.
 NEW. YORK 1o55 i5nOa. June 1.cHERRIEs-R Royal Black Republican. s1 1o1115; Bigoreau, si o5G 1 35; Centennial, S5cQs1; average, 99c; Purity, average. s1 APRICOTS-Seedling s1 50Q1 90; average, sl S5; Royal. sOg$3 05; average, $2 l5; Thistle, $l 60 Two on New York market to-day.
 BOSTON, June 1.-CHERRIES-Roya Anne, s1 1oQ1 50; average. s1 25. One sold.
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, June Especial cable and tele- graphic dispatches to Bradstreets indicate the following changes In available supplies last Saturday, as compared with the preceding Sat- urday:
 Wheat-United States and Canada east of the RockleS, oecreaSe, sSVOO DuShelS; anoat TOT and in Europe, increase. 400 900 bushels; worlds supply, net increase 2,301, 900 bushels
 Corn-United States and Canada east of the Rockies, decrease, 943,oO0 bushels. The combined Ta stock of wheat held at Port shows a decrease of 293 900 bushels from last week.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, June I--Consols. 111M; Silver, 26 15-16; French rentes, 102f s71zc
 LIVERPOOL, June Wheat dull; No. 1 standard California Wheat, .50s Sd; cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage buy CTS and sellers apart: English country markets generally Is cheaper; Wheat in Paris weak Flour in Paris. dull.
 COTTON-Uplands. 8 19-32c.
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Receipts of Coal at this port during the first five months of the year were 544. 300 tons. against ilsOO during the same time last year. and Included 2o5 800 tons from the Sound, 226 600 from British Columbia and 57, ,726 from Australia. The receipts. from English sources were only 20 800 tons: =
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crop, s@l21ac per. ID.
SAN FRANCISCO MEAT. MARKET

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: quality. 51sc; third quality. 4@5c per ID. VEAL--Large 4G5c; small. 6G7c per 10. MUTTON-Wethers, 711QSc; Ewes, 7Q7hc per fo.
 LAMB-spring, s@S1kc per fo.
 PoRK-Live Hogs. 4Ac for large. 4%g41ho 203c; dressed Hogs. 51sG6hc.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

The market continues very dull and prices have not changed for some little time
 BEANS-Bayos g 9O93 o5: Small Whites. sl 95GD2 10: Large Whites, s1 sOa2 05 Pinks, $2 65d2 75;. Reds, 8: Blackeye s3 75; Butters $1 75dI2: Limas. s3GS 10; Pea, s2672 l5; Red Kid neys s2 65G72 S5 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown. Mustard. g 25@2 50 per ctl; Yellow Mustard. S3 1893 25; Flax, 8 25; Canary Seed 2z@2$4c per ID; Alfalfa. Sasc Rape, 2h@ 2%c: Hemp. 2%@3c; Timothy, 5@5Ac . DRIED PEAS-Niles, s1 75a2; Green. q so@
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STEAMERS ITO SAIL
THE TIME BALL.

THE TIME BALL. Branch Photographic Office. U. s. N. Mer- chants Exchange San Francisco, June l, 1898.
 The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day-i. e., at noon of the 12Oth meridian, exactly p. m. Greenwich time. C. P. WEIGH.
 Ensign, U. s. N, in charge.
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ported by Bradstreet's for the month of May, as was to be expected in view of the better business conditions reported for some weeks past, show gain in the aggregate over that of April and preceding months of May for number of years past. In fact. there is only one May on record. that of 1890, when the total clearings were as heavy as those in the month just closed.
 The clearings at IT cities for the month az gregate $5 33o. 100000. gain of "A per cent over April, of 2S cent over May a year ago, and shows decrease of only 10 per cent from the immense record-breaking total of January this year. Gains were heaviest in grain grow ing sections and in the Middle States group. The only group showing decline is that of the New England cities. For the five months of the present calendar year the total clear ings aggregated s27 446 000 900. the heaviest to- tai on record for the first five months of the year, exceeding those of last year by 33 per cent, those of the low mater mark year, 1894 1T per cent, and those of the nrst five months of 1883, which were the heaviest ever known heretofore for that period, by 35 per cent.
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POTATOES; ONIONS AND VEGETABLES

Los Angeles Egg Plant 12lsc per ID; Green Peppers 121sG15c; Tomatoes, S2@2 25 per box
 old Potatoes continue to decline and are very weak. Onions also off
 Cucumbers are lower and dull Otherwise there is nothing new In Vegetables
 POTATOES-River Reds. S5645c River Bur banks 400D50c per sack; Oregon Burbanks 400 soc; Petaluma Burbanks. 5od6oc per ~eck new
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BOSTON
/. LONDON MARKET.

+* BOSTON June. I:4Atchsen, l2Y: Bell iTele- phoners 273; Burlington, 11l: Mexican Central
 ilS: Oregon Short Line. S2i San Diego, =.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
 r. Flour, dull No. spring Wheat. s1 o5; No. 3 Corn, 9Sf3c; No. 2 Oats. 25Ac; No. white 2sAc; No. white, 2sAc; No. ? Rye, tsg4sc; No Timothy Seed s2 S5a2 90; Mess Pork. per bbl, sl1 15Ql1 2o; Lard per 100 lbs, .6 121k9s 15; Short Rib Sides. loose, $ 7596 10; Dry salted boxed. s6 25616 35.
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, June 1.--To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail able cash balance, s199, 1s4, SIS; gold reserve $r71, ,S1S, ,S05
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WHEAT MOVEMENTS.

On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries, 13616c; dairies 11Q13c Eggs. steady; fresh 911c
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Or. June 1--WHEAT-Nothing doing; quotations strictly nominal. Walla Wala, TIC: valley and blue stem, soc per bushel.
 WASHINGTON. TACOMA. Wash. June L-No market for Wheat. Club. s5c;. blue stem Ssc.
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RECEIPTS OF ISLAND sUGAI
RECEIPTS OF COAL

Receipts of Hawaiian Sugar at this port in May were 4,29O. 700 lbs. the largest for some time
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. June 1.-FLOUR-Receipts. 24, 3s4 barrels exports. s4.772 barrels. Market weak. l5925 cents lower to sell Demand very light.
 wHEAT-Receipts, 2ss. 400 hushels exports. 9S4, 42S bushels. Spot, weak; No. red, S7Ac f.. o. b. ahoat. Options opened irregular but fairly steady on better cables than expected. Subsequent events. however were weak and Gsmoralzed under heavy long and short sell ing. based on fine crop prospects. The close was at 6x cents decline on July, and 2a2la cents decline in other options. No. red July, S1 001sg1 06, closed $1 001s.
 .METALS-The metal market lacked inn portant new features to-day. Lead and spelter exhibited relative strength, but were quiet. At the close the metal exchange called:
 PIG IRON-Warrants unchanged, with $6 55 : bid, and $5 S5 asked.
 LAKE .CoPPER-Quiet. with s11 90 bid. and SIP 10 asked.
 TIN-steady.. with sl4 S5 bid. and ,14 s5 asked
 sPELYER-Fir1n. with. s4 30 bid and A 40 asked.
 LEAD-Firm, with ss 80 bid and ss S5 asked. The firm fixing the prices for Western miners and smelters quotes lead at 8 50.
 C0FFEE-Options closed firm, unchanged to 10 points higher. Sales. 15.5Co bags. including F June, $5 6sq5 75; July, $ Soq5 s5. Spot Rio, mild, steady: Cordova. S1aQ151Ac.
 SUGAR-Raw. firm; refining. SAC; centrifu- gal 96 test. 5-16c refined firm.
 BUTTER-Receipts -1S, 600 packages; market firm; Western Creamery, 131aQ161zc: Elgins. 16f9c; factory, 10l5Q1211c. EGGS-Receipts, 3l.355 packages; market firm; Western, 101tQI0%c Southern. 11c.
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COTTON MARKET
:. PORTLAND'S BUSINESS,

NEW ORLEANS. June 1.-COTTON-Eas. middling, 1-l6c.
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NOTE.-In the. above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as % time; The the day. the third time column the third tide and the last right. hand column gives the last tide of the day. except when there are but when a minus sign t) precedes the height
 given are additions to the soundngs the United States Coast Survey charts, except when minu sign (-) precedes the heighth
 and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the. charts. fhe plane of refereCce is the mean of the lower low waters.
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PORTLAND. Or, June 1.--Exchanges, sS25 567; balances S75. .051.
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BANK cLEARINGs

NEW YORK. June l.-Bank cIearings as re-
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THE CALL CALENDAR

SUN. MOON AND TIDE. -, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Times and Heights of High and Low = Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
 Francisco Bay Published by official al- thority of the Superintendent.
 2 NOTE.-The high and low waters occur. at the city front (Mission-street wharf, about twenty-five minutes later than at Port Point , the height of tide is the same at both places.