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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. 21-CATTLE-Good to choice matured beeves were largely 5@10c higher to- day. with an active demand. Sales were on a basis of $3 S094 50 for common grades up to s595 S5 for good to prime cattle; extra fine beeves, s5 60GD5 65. No really good cattle found purchasing below $5. Canning cows. S2@2 76; few prime heifers brought S4 50@4 75; calves Aq6 70. few going lower than $.
 HOGS-Prices for hogs were stronger and largely 21kc higher. Sales. s 1903 25 for com com largely s sss 524 @ for PepV@ heavy and s s5@s s for light hogs; pigs, S393 50
 SHEEP-In poor demand. but lambs were lOc higher for good heavy-weights. Common ae dtv n0d low % $ as s I prme bringing $ sS common to good sheep, s2 5094; choice, Ss sS9 A. few prime sheep brought A 1904 15 oo0 A''''' ''OO' N0ss' '''0'0' s'''''' ~
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.-CATTLE-Receipts, 4500. Market steady to strong. Native steers. s2 3593 25 native cows and heiferss; slg4 50; lAi' 50. anu ieeuefs' 70 10@' 0O' Ou''S' '- ''S HoGs-Receipts, 12ooo. Market steady. Bulk CTS ss 25Gs s5; mixed, $ 2eas $5 lights s i5@ s Eyerfss ss 25s SSd 2 ggs % sa ambs F B 7oQb 45; muttons, S3G4 30
 OMAHA. Dec. n.-CATTLE-Receipts. 1900. Market M active. stronger Native beef steers. steers. s 60Q4 10; cows and heifers, ssQ4 15: canners. s2G3; stockers and feeders. s 2544 40; calves. s4a6 75; bulls stags, etc., s2@S 75. HoGS-Receipts. F. 100. Market shade 3 S2t; light, s s25s@s 4o; pigs. sS@s 30; bulk of sales, s 30Q3 321k.
 sHEEPmReeep!s sa assc Market dull stsaay ssy stocker sheep, g 509S 60; lambs, ss@s
 DENVER.
 DENVER, Dec. 21-CATTLE-Receipts, 800. Market steady and unchanged. Beef steers, 8 75q4 50; cows, s2 75Q3 50; feeders. freight paid to river, S3 5o94; stockers do, s3 6oQ4 15; bulls, stags, etc. s1 1902 50.
 HOGS-Receipts 300. Market dull and lower. Light packers, ss sO93 35: mixed. ss 22lAG3 30; heavy, s3 1063 20.
 SHEEP=Receipts. none.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. N.-For two hours following the opening in wheat the market was ex- tremely dull. The opening was weak and lower Liverpool showed declines ranging from A to %d and Paris also reported a de- cline. The weather in Argentine was report ed to have greatly improved, while rains in, California continued, giving promise of a very heavy crop. May opened Ac lower at 66A Q66%. The market held at about that price for short time, then slowly, but surely, de- veloped strength and activity. Corn was the big factor. That market got into high ground and the sharp advance rather frighten- ed wheat shorts who came into the market in gradually increasing numbers. To strengthen the bull situation Paris reported an advance in wheat equal to lql3ac per bushel, The market found considerable difficulty in covering any thing but very small lots, and in the last hour they bid prices up with a rapidity that was refreshing to traders with wheat for sale Trade late in the session was very broad and general. May advanced to 6ssc shortly be- fore the close and that price asked as the bell sounded.
 Corn opened rather weak and slightly lower due to weak cables and the poor quality of corn receipts, but became strong and during the latter part of the session was re- markedly active and firm. Export demand was again excellent Shippers were large buyers against sales of cash This started shorts to covering, but corn was scarce until prices had been bid up sharply. Leading bull interests also bought aggressively. May closed 13sc higher
 Oats were rather slow, but strong The ad- vance in corn was the main factor, causing scattered covering by shorts all day May closed %c higher.
 Provisions were decidedly dull, compared with wheat and corn. The market was rather wobbly at first, due to heavy foreign markets and free selling by packers. The strength of the grain markets later brought plenty of buyers into the market and in the latter part of the session the market was firm prices ad- vancing little: At the close May pork was De lower, May lard 2ikq5c higher and ribs 5c higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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field. lots to 6, block R, Revised Map Oak land Heights Oakland; sl0
 George l. and Rebecca Hill to Home Secu- line of Hanover avenue. 300 w of Newtonave- nue, w 100 by N 145. East Oakland; $10.
 Robert and Frances G. Ferrai to John R. Fairchild, lot on line of Emerson street. &. IS E ot Stanford avenue, E S9. IS. by \ 105, block L. Newbury Tract, Berkeley; $l0
 fTeoer1ck H. and Mabel U. Seares to James T. Allen, lot on E line of Arch street, 15o.42 s or e1s higard aa avenue. S 5o14. 142.os. N 50, W rected Map Daley's Scenic Park Tract. Berke- ley: s10.
 Mary A. Smith to Joseph and Elizabeth Fox, Iot on E line of Sacramento street at the point or us intersection by the line dividing lots 31 an ana S4 1on block ok 2 spaulding Tract thence s10.
 san Francisco Savings Union to Susan H.. israel twife of William L), lot 24 block Il. Amended Map. Central Park Alcatraz and Newberry Stations. Berkeley; s225.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Dec N.-FLOUR-Receipts 900 bbls; exports PA bbls. Primer, with business checked bv advancing prices. Wheat receipts, 125s 800 bus; exports. 32,317 bus. Spot firm; No. red. 77%c fob. afoat Options opened easy with cables. For time holiday dullness and depression prevailed, but on a late bulge in corn shorts started excited buying movement that advanced prices over a cent per bushe Even Liverpool cables were offset by continental strength and foreign buy ing here but export trade was light The close was strong, 7sG11sc net higher. Decem- Der, 732s@74tc, closed HSsc March, "A 5-1sQ 757sc. closed 75Ssc.
 HOPS-Quiet
 WOOL-Steady.
 METALS-At the close the Metal Exchange PIG IRON-Warrants quiet, but firm; still quoted at s7 50 nominal.
 LAKE COPPER-Firmer, with SIP s5 bid and SIS asked.
 TIN-Quiet but firm; SIS 15 bid and SIS 30 asked.
 LEAD-ouiet, with 8 z5 bid and 8 80 asked; 5: by the firm fixing the settling price for lead ing miners and smelters at the West. SPELTER-Dull, s5 9 nominal.
 COFFEE-Options closed steady, unchanged, to five points lower. Sales 45OO bags includ- ing: January. s5 80; March, s6: May. s6 lO Spot coffee-Rio. quiet No. invoice. 7c; No. 2 jobbing, 61ac Mild, market firm Cordova, 7A sUGAR-Raw, quiet fair refining, sHc; centrifugal. s6 test, 4ssc; molasses. 3ssc; re- NEW YORK. Dec 21-BUTTER-Receipts 21c; factory, 12G14hc.
 EGGs-Receipts, 4553 packages; firm. West ern, 26c; Southern. 22d25c.
 DRIED FRUITS.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-California dried fruits firm; evaporated apples common, 7dsc; prime wire tray. S%c choice, sQ9Ac; fancy 1Oc. Moorpark. 1la17c Peaches-Unpeeled SIsG 1211c; peeled, 1s920c.
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED Wednesday, December a. stmr Coos Bay. Gielow. "A hours from New Stmr Columbia, Green, 56 hours from Port land. via Astoria A hours. Stmr' San Juan, Brown. 23 days from Pana- ma, etc.
 stmr Grace Dollar. Fosen. ss hours from Grays Harbor. Schr Abbie, Hansen, 66 hours from Caspar Schr Corinthian. North, 4 days from Bowens schr Viking. Peterson, days from Coos Bay.
 SAILED
 Wednesday, December u Jap stmr Chitose, Goodall. trial trip Stmr Geo W Elder. Hinkle, Astoria Stmr Charles Nelson. Anderson. Seattle. Stmr Samoa, Johnsen, Eureka. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego. Stmr Alcazar Gunderson. Stmr Albion Gunderson. Br ship Merioneth Rowlands, Portland.
 CHARTERS. The Sea King loads coal at Seattle for this The Gwydyr Castle loads wheat at Tacoma for Europe, 52s; Lynton, voyage, SSs Sd
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 21 5 m-Weather hazy; wind NE velocity 12 miles.
 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK-Arrived Dec 21-Stmr Teu- tonic, from Liverpool. LIVERPOOL-Arrived Dec 21-Stmr Waes- land, from Philadelphia QUEENSTOWN-Sailed Dec 21-Stmr Pavo-
  ROTTERDAM-Arrived Dec 21-stmr Rotter- dam, from New York.
 DOMESTIC PORTS. NEWPORT (S)-Sailed Dec 21-Schr Mabel Gray, for Eureka. REDONDO-Sailed Dec 21-Schr T Hill, for Grays Harbor. coos BAY-Bar- bound Dec 21-Stmr Elm pire, for San Francisco. TACOMA-Arrived Dec H-Schr Wm Benton from San Pedro. GRAYs HARBoR-saiIed Dec 17-stmr Grace Dollar, for San Francisco; stmr Ruth. for San Francisco
 Arrived Dec 20-Schr Chas Wilson. hence Dec IS; stmr National City, hence Dec 16 PORT TOWNSEND-Arrived Dec 2oABr shin Westgate, from Honolulu. Sailed Dec 20-Bktn Retriever, for San Pedro; schr Alton, for Hlo PORT ANGELES-Cleared Dec eo-Bark Sea King. for Seattle. FORT ROSS-Arrived Dec 21-Schr La Chil- ASTORIA--Arrived Dec 2I-Stmr State of California, hence Dec 19. EUREKA-Arrived Dec 21-Stmr Pomona hence Dec 20. Dec 21-Stmr Hueneme from San Pedro schr Occidental, hence Dec 15; schr John A. hence Dec 16; schr Laura Pike hence Dec Is.
 Sailed Dec 2l-stmr Chilkat. for San Fran cisco.
 VENTURA-Arrived Dec 21-stmr Geo Loo- ms, hence Dec 20. Sailed Dec 21-Stmr Geo Loomis, for San Francisco.
 SEATTLE-Arrived Dec 21-Bark Sea King. from Port Townsend.
 EASTERN PORTS. NORFOLK-Cleared Dec 20-Ship Aryan, for Honolulu.
 FOREIGN PORTS AUCKLAND = Arriver Dec 21-Br stmr Moana, hence Dec 9 YOKOHAMA-Arrived Dec 20-Br stmr En- press of China, from Vancouver.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. N.-The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow:
 The Wool market has continued very active, the volume of transactions reaching an aggre- gate of over $500. coo pounds. A few good-sized lines have been taken by both local and out side spectators who believe that the Wools which they have purchased are cheap. Specu- lative operators have, however. been mostly confined to Australian Wools In bond which are understood to have been moved at prices not far from 20 cents. The tone of the market is on the whole steadier.
 The sales of the week in Boston amount to 4, ,435 900 pounds domestic and 2, 1s7 900 pounds foreign, making total of 6,624, 000 against a total of 5.217, 600 for the previous week and a total of 5.S63. 900 for the corresponding week last year Sales since January l, 1898. amount to 137 337 300 pounds. against 351 662 100 pounds last this time.
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Poultry was dull and not materially changed.
 car of Eastern live stock sold at s4 75G5 for Ducks. $4 75Q5 50 for Hens and S6Q6 50 for young Boosters.
 There was particular change in Game.
 POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys. 15@17c; live Turkeys. 131aQ141sc for Gobblers and 131f9141ac for Hens; Geese, per pair, s1 50@1 75; Ducks, s4g6; Hens sS 5O@4 5o; young Boosters. s4a for large. s303 50 for small; Pigeons $1Q1 25 per dozen for old and $1 5OQ2 for Squabs.
 GAME-Quail. s1Q1 25; Mallard. sS@4 50; Can vasback. S4Q7; Sprfg s2G2 50; Teal, S1 25d1 50: Widgeon, s1 50; Small Duck. s1@1 25 English Snipe. g: Jack Snipe. S1G1 25; Gray Geese. g 50 @3; White Geese S1 %; Brant, S1 25q1 75 Hon. kers s3Q4 50; Hare, s1; Rabbits. S1 50 for Cot tontails and s1 for small
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RA1s1Ns.

DRIED FRUIT-Prunes, SIC for 40-50s 4lh0 Sc for 50-60's, 31@3%c for 6O-7Os, 2%@3c for 70-S0's, 2A@21ac for s0-90s, Pc for 9O-IOOs and 11kQ1%c for 10o-11O's; Silver Prunes, 25aQ5c Peaches 6Q712c for good to choice. 71s@Sc for fancy and 1O@121ac for peeled; Apricots. 1o0D1s, for Royals and 12@12sc for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples. 714Q71kc; sun dried, 4@41kc; Black Figs, sacks. 2921kc; Plums. 41k96c for ptted and 1Q11ac for unpitted; Nectarines 6G17c for prime to fancy; Pears, 6QSc for quarters and SQ9c for halves ~
 RAISINS-3Ao for two-crown, 4atc for three less Sultanas. 4l9c for Seedless Muscatels and Sl 2q for for London Layers: Dried Grapes. 2a4@3c.
 NUTS-Chestnuts, SQ12l7c per ID; Wanuts 6Q7c for hardshell, 9@10c for softshell Al monds. 697c for hardshell. 13c for softsheli 140D l5c for paper-shell: Peanuts. 667c for Eastern and 41705c for California; Cocoanuts s4 5O65
 H0NEY-Comb, 10611c for bright and S9sc Tor lower grades; water white extracted, 61aQ per lb OeN|10
 INSTANTANEOUS per lb.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Yesterday was another good day in local se- curities, and prices were firm as a rule
 With the exception of Occidental and Stand ard Con-, which declined sharply, mining stocks were rather firm than otherwise
 The Oceanic Steamship Company has de- ciared regular monthly dividend of 50 cents per share. payable January B.
 The annual meeting of the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company has been called for January g.
 Arrangements have been completed between the Comstock Pumping Association and the virginia and Gold Hill Water Company for supplying the water required for operating the Hydraulic pumping plant to be placed on the lioO root level station of the C. & c. shaft.
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BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags for next season. nominal. at 4%d5c; Wool Bags. 26@2Sc: San Quentin Bags, s4 S5.
 COAL-Wellington, ss per ton: New welling- ton, sS;. Southfield Wellington. s7 50; Seattle. s6; Bryant s6; Coos Bay, s5; Walsend s7 50: Scotch $S; Cumberland, sS 50G9 in bulk and S1O al0 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, s14; Camel sS 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate. g 50; Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and s14 in sacks
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes, terms net cash Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed 6Bc; Powdered 67sc Candy Granuated, 5Ac; Dry Granulated, 5%c; Confec- tioners' A, SAC; California A. 51kc; Magnolia A, 5ac: Extra c. 5Ao; Golden c, 51sc: half barrels Ac more than barrels ar' boxes 1sc more No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS - Bacon. 711o ner lb for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 10hc for extra light and 12912hc for sugar cured i; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 10651Okc; California Hams, el4qsAc; Mess Beef. s1O per bbI: extra Mess Beef, s11: Family Beef, SIP 50; extra Prime Pork, S10; extra clear. s1S: mess, s15 50D b; smoked Beef. 11h@12c per ID.
 LARD-Tierces quoted at 519c per ID for com pound and 7@74c for pure: half-barrels. pure, 7~1ke; ~ l0.lb tins. 7Ac; 5-lb tins, Sc
 COITOLENE - Tierces. 57s@6Sc; packages less than 300 lbs, lib pails, 60 in a case, SIC: S-lb patls. 20 in a case, sssc; 5-lb pais. 12 in case SEC: 10-lb pails. in a case, S3sc; 50-lb tins, or In case, 77sc: wooden buckets 20 IDS net S1sc; fancy tubs. so lbs net, 77sc; half barrels, about no lbs 7Xc
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Quotations for all descriptions under this head remain unchanged. Butter and Cheese are easy, but Eggs are firm, though tke high prices restrict the demand.
 BUTTER
 Creamery = Fancy creameries. 2s@3oc: sec- onds 2Sc.
 Dairy . Choice to fancy. 25@27c; common grades, 1S024c.
 Picked Goods-Firkin, 17@1sc: pickled roll, 17q1Sc for dairy and 19Q20c for creamery squares; creamery tub. 22@221ac Eastern Butter-Ladle packed. 169161sc per lb; Egin, 22G221sc
 CHEEsE-Choice mild new, 12@121sc; old. 10 Q11c; Cream Cheddar, 12G121sc; Young Amer ica, 12@13c; Eastern. 10612c.
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs, 35@371ac per dozen; sec onds. 30G33c Eastern, 22h925c for ordinary and 2SQ30c for fancy.
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DEc1Duous AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The situation shows change whatever. Ap- ples Oranges. Lemons and Lines are the lead ing fruits at the moment and all are in free supply and qulet.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries. s7 5o910 per barrel for East ern and $141 50 per box for Coos Bay.
 Apples, 35G60c for common, 75c6DS1 per box for No. 1 and s1 2591 50 for choice Lady Ap- ples s1 25Q1 75; Spitzenbergs. in barrels s5GS
 Pears-50c@s1 25 per box.
 Persimmons-s16i % per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges. s1@2 50 per box: Seedlings. 7ScgN 50; Mandarins. s91 5o: good to choice; Mexican Lines, 8 5o74; Cali fornia Lines, 25Q75c per small box; Grape Fruit, S1 50Q3 50: Bananas, s1 50Ql2 per bunch Pineapples sSQ5 per dozen.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Hay was firm and receipts were only 40 tons, though there was no change in prices
 BRAN-s15@17 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-s19@2O 50 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS - Rolled Barley, s26 5o927 50 per ton; Olcake Meal at the mill s316531 50: jobbing. S32132 50; Cocoanut Cake, S24625; Cot tonseed Meal, S2sQ30 per ton; Cornmeal s23 50GD 24 50; Cracked Corn, $24@25.
 CALIFORNIA HAY-Wheat, s16 5o65Is for no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, sl50l6 50: Dat sl49l5 90: Island Barley, s1l@14; Alfalfa sllql2 SC: Stock, s11G12; Clover. nominal. Wheat and Wheat and Oat, SIS 5OQ15 Cheat. S11 75Q12 75; Alfalfa. s1091o 50; Oat, si3 5C7l5: Clover, S11 50q12: Timothy s11 50Q13 per ton
 STRAW-356D75c per bale
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FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS.
FLoUR-FamIy extras. u 15a4 25: h

FLoUR-Family extras. s4 15Cg4 25: bakers extras. S3 9O64 per bbl
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham, 100; Rice Flour, S7; Cornmeal, g 50; extra cream Cornmeal. 8 25; Oatmeal. s4 25 Oat Greats. s4 50; Hominy, g 2593 50; Buckwheat Flour, S4q4 9; Cracked Wheat 8 75; Farina s4 50; Whole Wheat Flour $3 50; Rolled Oats tbarrels) S5 S5q6 25; in sacks. s5 6506 05; Pearl Barley. s5; Split Peas, s4 25; Green Peas $4 50 per lC0 lbs. - -
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec. H.-Consols. 11o%; silver. 272sd; French rentes. 101f s755c; wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, buyers withdrawn; cargoes No. standard Cali fornia, 30s; English country markets. firm. Paris, steady: four In Paris, steady; French country markets, steady.
 COTTON-Uplands, 3-32d
 WHEAT-Spot. dull No 1 red Northern spring, 6s 1hd No. Western winter, 6s 21kd CORN - Spot, steady. American mixed, 3s lid.
 CLOSING. < WHEAT-Futures closed steady. December, 5s 1015d March, 5s 91sd: May, 5s 71sd CORN-Futures, steady. January (new crop), 3s 9Ssd; March 3s S%d.
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EXPORTS OF PRODUCE.

Exports of Produce from this port during the first eleven months of the year were s33.- l13 200, against $40 597 GOO for the same time in 1897. the leading amounts being as follows: To Atlantic ports g. 774 700: Great Britain $, ,6S7- 300. China, S33 ,300 Japan, $4, 334, TOO; Africa fl 2oS 800; Australia, S1.579 500; Mexico ST. 3sS. 800; Central America, sl591, ,s00 Hawaiian Isl Ends S5, ,395, 600.
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Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers follows:
 BEEF-First quality. e5sc; second quality Sc; third quality, 41k951ac.
 vEAL-Large. 6h971kc; small, s1k6sc per ID. MUTTON-Wethers, 797kc: Ewes, 7c. LAMB-71s6Sc per ID.
 PORK-Lve Hogs, 4641sc for large 4K64%c for medium, and 3A@3iSc for small; stock Hogs. 2kGSc: dressed Hogs, sG614c for prime
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 8; minimum. A; mean, 50. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST An area of high pressure oyerlies Oregon and Idaho which is moving rapidly southeastward. The pressure throughout Oregon. Southern Idaho. Northern Nevada and Utah is above s05 inches. Already the pressure has begun to fall at Eureka, a change amounting to I of an inch in the past 12 hours. Fair weather prevails throughout the Pacific Coast States, except in Washington and Idaho where it is cloudy. Fair sIeather will con tinue in California Thursday, followed by in- rreasing cloudiness Thursday night in north portion.
 Killing frosts are likely to occur in Northern California tonight. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, December 22 1898: Northern Californi&-Fair Thursday, but with Increasing cloudness on the northern coast; warmer in southeast portion Thursday; fresh north wind, shifting to easterly. Southern California-Fair Thursday; fresh north wind.
 Nevada-Fair Thursday. Utah-Fair Thursday. Arizona-Fair Thursday; cooler In south DOT lion.
 San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Thursday; fresh northeast wind. Special from Mount Tamalpais-Clear; wind northeast, 13 miles; temperature. 46; maxi hum, 46. W. H. HAMMON,
 Forecast Official.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver weaker.
 Wheat and Barley firmer. Oats and Corn strong.
 Rye slightly higher.
 White Beans firm and colored lower. Hay firm with light arrivals. Potatoes and Onions unchanged. Vegetables continue to advance. Butter. Cheese and Eggs the same. Turkeys sold readily at an advance. Three cars of Eastern Turkeys came in. Apples and Oranges in free supply. Nothing new in Provisions. Decreased exports of Produce.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Colored Beans are weak and Bayos are es pecially Prices range lower. White de- scriptions rule firm.
 BEANs-Bayos, s1 s5a2: Small Whites. s2 15 az 20; Large Whites, Sl s0d1 95; Pinks, s1 95oS O5; Reds. s3 1903 25: Blackeye. s 75a4: But ters. $292 50; Limas 8 25Gp3 35; Pea S2 25G2 zo, Red Kidneys. S2 40q2 50 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard. s4 50Q4 75 per ctl i; yellow mustard, S4 25; Flax, S2d2 25; Canary Seed, 2A92%c per ID; Alfalfa, 51a@6%c; Rape, 2AQ2Ac: Hemp. 21s@3c; Timothy. 5@5lsc
 DRIED PEAS-Niles, q 50g1 75; Green. s1 75 u1 S5 per ctl.
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NEXT MONDAY A HOLIDAY.

As Christmas falls on Sunday the following day (Monday) will be a legal holiday The banks. stock boards Custom House, Produce Exchange and business houses generally will be closed. The Produce Exchange yesterday voted to adjourn from Friday noon to Tues day morning.
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Vegetables continue to advance. Potatoes and Onions are unchanged.
 POTATOES = 50@65c per ctl for Early Rose: 65@s0c per sack for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanl1s, 75cQs1 25; Oregon. S1Q1 25; Sweet Potatoes. s1 2591 40 for Merced: New Potatoes 115G21zc per lb.
 ONIONS-50@S0c per ctl. Beans oe Cabbage ree@ 56c omatoes Stc stTng a sl % for Los Angeles: Egg Plant, 12hQl5c per ID; Garlic. 7qsc per lb: Dried Okra, 15c per ID; Green Peppers. 5ll6c per lb; Dried Peppers 1O6 l5c; Marrowfat Squash. $sq10 per ton; Carrots, 25QD35c per sack
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Photographic maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners. without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 office, where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world are kept on hand information can always be obtained regarding lights. dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street Is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon 120th meridian. by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal
 A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error if any Is published in the morning papers the following day
 W. s. HUGHES
 Lieutenant, U s. N. in charge.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.
OREGON.

OREGON PORTLAND, Dec. 21.-Wheat nominal; ex- port values, Walla Walla, 5sc; valley, 60G6lc; blue stem, 62c. Cleared-British bark Galena. for Queens town, with 127, 232 bushels of Wheat
 WASHINGTON TACOMA, Dec 2f.-Wheat-C1ub 6SJkc; blue stem, 61hq62c
 PORTLAND'S BUSINESS. PORTLAND, Dec 2L-Exchanges $2s4 sz3; balances, s49,25S.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Christmas Turkeys are doing pretty we'll this year. Three cars from the East came in yes- terday and sales were quick at 14kd17hc per lb. Local Turkeys also did better. Other