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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
THE STOCK MARKET.

Mining stocks were. not materially changed.
Business continued quiet
There was good business in local securities
In the afternoon at steady prices.
The usual quarterly dividend Of 50 cents per
share has just been declared by the Market
Street Railway Company. payable October TO-
The Pacific Lighting Company has declared
the usual monthly dividend of 10 cents per
snare, payable October g.
Inc Pacific Coast Company has declared a
dlYidend of per cent on the second preferred
stock making the full per cent and divi-
oeno OF peg cent on the common stock, both
payable October. i.
AT a meeting OF its directors ON Monday the
crown Point Mining Company voted its pro
f Fa OF per cent to the Comstock pumping
The stockholders of the Exchequer, Consolf-
GATED New York and Silver Hill mining COM
panles at special meetings have. authorized a
REDUCTION of their capitalization from 800 to 81
per share.
:. special meeting of the stockholders of the
Alta Mining Company will be held to-day at
Slg1 to 81 per share will be authorized
49,, he Occidental letter for the past week says
r rom the slopes above the $50 level and from
the top or No. upraise on the. $50 level we
nave extracted and milled 141 tons of ore, of
me average value, per battery samples, of
S12 10 per tom
The entire issue of the new per cent. bonds
or the Spring Valley Water Company, amount
ing TO $4,000 600, was purchased by the Bank
Of California. 1t is understood that the price
which would make the actual cost of the bonds
g5 The new A per cents run eight years. and
increase the total bonded Indebtedness of the
company to S13. s75, 000 The other bonded In
'aebtedness outstanding consists of s4975,000 In
bonds.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-An advance of s6Ac
was made at the opening in Wheat. December
starting at 64A 964&c, compared with yester-
days closing price of 641sc. Some irregularity
was shown by the market for time, the price
fuctuating between 64lsQ6411c and 64I4c as the
demand from shorts, the principal early buy
ers, increased diminished, but in the main
the market showed f1rmness and kept near to
the figures of the opening. The early strength
was due largely to the advance at Liverpool,
where futures were quoted at &@sd higher.
The bullish feeling was increased by sea-
board reports of q good inquiry for Wheat for
shipment to the United Kingdom and heavy
acceptances here for prompt Shipment Brad
streets reported the world visible increase at
2. 4l6, 900 bushels OF this amount l. 900 900 bush
els was east Of the Rockies on this side, and,
been officially reported, buyers were given a
shock and for few minutes there was a rush
was crushed down to 64sc from around 64kc
In this furry, but reaction quickly followed
Instead of following Chicagos lead, New
York and the Northwestern markets became
stronger than ever, and when this became ap-
parent here another rush followed this time
to buy back the Wheat so hastily parted with
December climbed to 64a. d647kc in the scramble
New York reported eighty-one boats worked
for export, which coming the end of the
which the market closed. Business was very
active after noon and the total business done
was larger than for some time.
Corn was inactive but steady UP to noon.
when the strength and activity of Wheat was
communicated to this market. There was a
bulls forcing. shorts to cover
Oats were firm but very slow The market
independent features.
Provisions averaged weak and lower Yellow
fever reports and liberal hog receipts started
the market at a decline Packers gave the
market fair support for time and a recovery
ensued. but when this buying stopped prices
quickly declined and the market remained
weak to the close.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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WEATHER REPORT.


d2oth Merdian-Paclc T1me)
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. II, p. m.
The following maximum temperatures were
reported from stations in California to-day:
Eureka, co. Red Bluff, rs; Sacramento, IS;
Fresno. "a; San Luis Obispo, rs; Independence:
"a; Los Angeles. rs; San Diego, 70; Yuma, 100
San Francisco data-MaXimum temperature
Sc; minimum, "a; mean, CO..
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL.
FORECAST.
The storm has now moved eastward from the
Pacific slope and is central in North Dakota
land from the Pacific and covers the northern
half of the Pacific slope.
The temperature has risen over California
and Nevada and fallen over Utah. Idaho,
Oregon and Washington.
Light rain has been general during the day
throughout Oregon, Washington Northern
Nevada. Northern Utah and along the north
west coast of California.
Conditions are favorable for fair and some
what warmer weather in California Wednes-
day.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending at midnight, September 2S 1898:
Northern California-Fair Wednesday, warm
er; fresh northwest wind.
Southern California-Fair Wednesday; fresh
northwest wind.
Nevada-Partly cloudy Wednesday; warmer;
frost tonight where clear.
Utah-Partly cloudy; warmer Wednesday.
AriZona-Fair Wednesday.
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Wednesday;
warmer; fresh northwest wind.
Special from Mount Tamalpas-Clear; wind
northwest, miles; temperature, 81; maximum
temperature, 6S. G.. H. WILSON,
Local Forecast Official.
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Quentin Bags, 81 IS; Fruit Bags, SC, 51ae and
5ssc for the three grades of white and 7@sc for
brown.
coAd-Welng,9n S per ton; New yelling yelling
S. Bryant S. Coos say S. wailsend s. 90
Cumberland, $40 in bulk and sl1 25 in sacks;
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $l4; Camel SO
per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, 81 60;
Coke; s12 per ton in. bulk and s14 in sacks
CoRDAGE-Manila, 10Ac; 'sisal. sAc Duplex.
canned FRUITS : Cherries. 81 25@1 80;
Peashss = s5@ So Pears 81 Isl ADrisats s. g.
COFFEE Costa Rica = l5@i7c for prime
washed; 14a15c for good washed; 15q16lsc for
good peaberry; 12lk@l4o for good to prime, lOR
@Iic for good current mixed with black beans;
airy, Salvador = 111a@14c for good to prime
washed s1tq11c for fair washed: 12l3@14c for
perior unwashed s@Sasc for good green I'M
washed; 4A@111kc for good to prime unwashed
peaberry. Nicaragua-SA@sc for good to su-
unwashed peaberry Guatemala and Mexican.
l59111ac for prime to fancy washed; 125k@141ac,
fair washed; 7@sc for medium 5@7c for in
ferior to ordinary; 12@162c for good to prime
Washed psa6eTTy g Gil for good
PACIFIC CODFIsH-B Bundles, 4c; cases Sc
lected, 41kc; imitation Eastern, SIC. homeless.
m aafR ' a p pq'h b gs 5an STE
per dozen picked cod, barrels EACH S.
LEATHER-sole Leather heavy. 25@2sc per
ID; Sole Leather. medium. ,24G925c: Sole Leather
Light 2ss5 rough aeaher heavy 2@25e
heavy, SO@36c; Harness Leather. medium, 279
soc; Harness Leather. light, 26@2sc; Collar
Leather, lAalsc per foot: Kip, finished. 4o945c
75c9si; Sides, finished. l6@17c per foot; Belt
Knife, splits. 14a16c per ID; rough splits. S910c.
oIE-Calfornia Castor oil, cases. No. l. $50;
barrels, soc per gallon manufacturers rates.;
cases sc more; Lard Oil, extra winter strain
ed. barrels, SEC; No. i, Acc; cases. &c more;
Oil. barrels, 65c: cases. 7oc No. 1. barrels $50;
cases. 6Oc; Sperm. crude Coo; natural white
4oc; bleached white 45c; Whale OIL, natural
white, 4oc: bleached white, 45c; Pacific Rubber
Mixed Paints white and house colors, 81 Esq
50 per gallon; wagon colors. s2q2 rs per gal
PETROLEUM. GASOLINE AND NAPH,
THA-Water White Coal OIL, in bulk 1413c per
gallon; Pearl Oil. in cases, lie; Astral OIL, lie;
Star Oil. 17c; Extra Star OIL. 21c; Elaine OIL.
22c; Eocene OIL. 1sc; Deodorized Stove Gasoline.
in bulk. 13c; in cases. 1S1sc: Benzine. in bulk,
I2c; cases, lie: S6-degree Gasoline, in bulk,
zoe; IN cases, Csc.
41sc: Granite (Mining) Candles-6s, Is or. sac;
IS. ID OF. 7Ac; 6s, p OF. TIC; IS, 10 OF, SIC;
Paraffine Wax .Candles-1s, Is, As, IS, u.s. white,
Sc; colored; &c.
WHITE LEAD-ouoted at s@7c per lb.
TURPENTINE-Inc cases. 4Sc; in iron barrels,
LUCOL-Boied, barrels. 3sc; raw, barrels,
SIC; cases, sc more.
QUICKsILvER-s42 30 per flask for local use
sUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes terms net cash: Cube, Crushed
and Fine Crushed, 71sc; Powdered, 6asc; Candy
toners A, &c; California A. SIC; Magnolia A,
$50; Extra c. 515c; Golden c, $50; half barrels,
Nc more than barrels and boxes 1ec mora No
order taken for: less than rs barrels or Its
equivalent.
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DEc1pUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The situation remains about the same
Peaches and Pears are weak and quiet WINE
GRAPES rule firm, but table Grapes are weak
and dull. There is very little call for ounces
and Figs Berries are weaker.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS - ,s
Strawberries, 81 1898 per chest for large ana
Figs, 4oG175c per box. double layers Okla
Cantaloupes, 75c@s1 per crate: Nutnie Ss 1vg
5oc ner box: Watermelons s15q25 per hunoreo
for large and s10q12 for small D nheoAuii'
Huckieberriee, 7qSc per ID.
Pomegranates 75c@s1 so per box. according
to size. ,.--a,
White Grapes 4Od50c per box; BLACK Grapes'
4oS5oc: Muscats 40450c; Seedless, oo4 ioc' 10 TO
kay 4oG50c; crates sell about loc hlgher u tna
hoYes. Isabellas, 40pT5c per crate, W ~ lns 6
Grapes, sl491S per ton for Zinfandei ana sli91@
for Mission.
Plums 2565Oc per crate ana pox. . x,..
Peaches, 5oQ65c per box for gooo 70 e eiEm9s
and s5GI40c for common stock; In pulH' sio@1o
per ton for freestones
Raspberries, ssq7 per chest. 80
Annies s5Gs0c for common. 75c9$l per oo4
FOR So 1 and 81 % for choice
Bartlett Pears, 75c@s1 % per oo1; "ii'ef
Pears 35d75c per box. z- - ",
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, SOL % Ior va
lencias. s1l1 rs for St. Mchaels, tecVsI. LOT
Mediterranean Sweets and 5oq7oc for See1 l
lemons s292 80 for common ana soHo lor
good to choice; Mexican Lines, sei S - or
Mia Lines, -; Bananas, 81 1oVA ~ Pei
bunch; Pineapples $500 per dozen.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

Porter Brothers Company sales of California
fruit:
NEW YORK Sept. 27.-Pears-Bartlett 81 So
03 20 box, 81 40 half box and 81 so single crate;
Beurre Clairgeau, 81. Grapes-Tokay, 81 IS
double crate and Soc9H so single crate; Corni-
chon, 81 so single crate; Black Morocco, 81 %;
assorted. 90cds1 Muscat. 7oG90c. Nectarines-
Late 90c9s1 10 single crate. Peaches Salway,
70c6S1 10 box; Grant Cling, 90c; Georges Late,
Sc. Fourteen cars sold
CHICAGO Sept. 27.-Pears-Bartlett, 81 s5g
45 box: Beurre Hardy, 81 60. Beurre Clair
geau 81 80. Grapes-Tokay, 70cQ$1 80 single
crate; Muscat 70cQ$1 30; Purple Damascus.
81 10; Rose de Peru, 65GsOc. Peaches-Salway,
60075c box; Georges Late, 6oQ75c; Levi Cling,
60c Six sold.
ing prices for California fruit sold at auction
to-day:
BOSTON, Sept a. = Grapes - Tokays soc9
81 So average 81 16 Pears-Bartlett, 81 55Q2 10,
average 81 "a; Salways. 46cas1 o5, average SIC.
Four sold
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 27.-Grapes-Tokays.
s5cQs1 25 average SAC; Muscat. e5@s5c, average
Sic: Morocco, 81 40. Three sold.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Grapes-Tokays, 75c0
81 80, average SIC. Pears-Howell. 81 TO- Wealth
er favorable. Six cars sold
NEW YORK, Sept. N.-Grapes-Tokays, SIG
! 30, average 81 %; Tokays. double crates, 81 Is
az IS, average 81 90; Muscats, 75c@s1 10, aver
age CSC; double crates, 81 35; assorted single
crates. 81 2oGl1 so. average 81 45; White Tokays.
81 16 Pears-Bartlett, 81 S5G2 rs. average 81 Al;
81 60; Clairgeau, 81 90 q %. average 81 IS.
Peaches-Salway 75Qs5c, average TIC; George
Late, sic; Smock Free, Coo. Weather cool.
Fifteen cars sold.
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office, where complete sets Of charts and SAIL
ing directions of the world are kept hand
for comparison and reference, and the --latest
information. can always be obtained regarding
lights, dangers to navigation and all matters.
of interest to ocean commerce.
The time ball on the tower of the new FerT
building. at the foot of Market street is hoisteL
about ten minutes before noon and dropped at
noon. f20th meridian. by Geographic signal re-
ceived each day, from the United States Signal
Observa tory. 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 doy.
CHAS. P. WEIGH.
Ensign (retired), U. S. N, in charge
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK Sept 27.-Special cable and
telegraphic advices to Bradstreet indicate
the following changes in available supplies last
Saturday. compared with the preceding
Saturday:
Wheat-United States and Canada, east of
the Rockies, increase $4,000 bushels; Liverpool
Corn Trade News afioat for and in Europe, in
crease 1900, 900. bushels; total supply increase,
2,4l6, 900 bushels
Corn-United States and Canada, east of the
Rockies; increase 1.276, 900 bushels.
Oats-United States and Canada, east af the
Rockies, increase !. 047 900 bushels
The aggregate stocks of wheat at Portland
and Tacoma and Seattle. Wash, show an in
crease of u.s. 900 bushels over last week
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS. RAIs1Ns. ETC.

The market for fruits is quiet and unchanged
It is neither weak nor firm. Owing 10 the
onw decline Raisins are active and firm.
DRIED run FOR 7SAc fS a4o 'f for
y0Srs' 3HG31bc for SO-sOs. 2&Q3c for sO-loo
and s q o for soo si to choea soSc For
fancy and 1od121kc for peeled; Aprieots. log
sc for Royals and 12g12c for S MGo5par Ks
NC Black Figs. sacks, 292lke: piums' A 4hs@
&c for pitted and 1@11hc for unptted; N Nee
tarines, 6Gl7c for prime to fancy; Fears, e@'c
for quarters and SQsc for halves:
RAIsINS-2&c for two-crown, 4c for three-
crown. 4a.c for four-crown, 412Q6c for Seedless
for ses s1ss e MaSese ae and 81
NITTSNWalnlits. &c for hardshel &c for soft
sc for Peanuss 1 s@
51bc for Eastern and 41tc for California; Pc
@so FbeTs "a s@5 5 per f hundred du's
HONEY-Comb, 9q10c for bright and 6gIc
for lower grades: water-white extracted org
&c; light amber extracted, 4AQ512c per ID
BEESWAX-24426c per J.
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Builders Contracts.

Clara z. Curtis (owner) with Moore & Cam
eron (contractors), architects Tharp & Holmes,
alterations and additions to a three-story
frame building with basement, line of
Green street, 400 w of Fillmore, w 1879 by S
100, Western Addition 346: STOPS.
Mrs. Nellie e. Mitchell (owner) with Charles
M. Depew (centractor), architect William Koe-
mig, foundations, chimneys, curb, carpentering,
mill work. pastering, glass and glazing, hard
ware, thinning, thing, electric work. marble
steps for a two-story frame building with fin
of Page and Clayton streets, distant therefrom
in easterly direction 1916, thence N 1876,
q rs. 1878. w Is; $4,000.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Silver fraction firmer.
Spot Wheat rather higher.
Barley firm. Oats quieter.
Corn and Rye still dull.
No change in Flour.
Hay rules firm.
Bran weak. Middlings unchanged.
Beans and Dried Peas unsettled.
Cottolene in tierces lower.
Grain Bags nominal.
Sweet Potatoes and Pickle Onions lower.
Butter, Cheese and Eggs unchanged.
Two more cars of Poultry in.
Fresh Fruits about the same.
Dried Fruits quiet and steady.
Raisins firm and active.
Hams and Bacon rather weaker.
Wool dull Hides steady. Hops firm.
No further change in Meats.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. Sept. 27.-cATTLE that were
in good quality sold in many instances 5@1oc
lower than last week. Native beef steers sold
part of the sales being at 81 i5a5 20. with little
trading below. $50 stockers and feeders
and bulls were kept from declining by the
rather light receipts and calves sold at good
prices right along Straight Texas grass cat t.
tie sold at 81 90Q3 rs for cows and IS 40g3 80
HoGS-The bulk of the sales were at So 500
4, heavy packing lots selling at So 1903 80 and
prime hogs of different weights fetching 81 O5
Pigs sold at 81 1908 TO-.
ern range lambs sold at s. sO@5 o5 and feeding
so1d s 8 Mavs cu hs'D selling at
81 5O93 rs. Western range sheep at. SO 75GD4 80
Receipts1cattie. code; '' hogs. ss.ooo; sheep.
1000 a.
KANSAS CITY. g
KANSAS CITY, Sept. Neutrality-suspicious..
saq5 40; Texas steers. 1904 40; Texas COWS.
HOGS Receipts, 10000, Lights steady, others
weak bulk Of sales, 50 7og3 80 Heavy and
s. 75GS s71a; workers. 50 soaa Sly: pigs, s. $50
SHEEP Receipts. 5000; Market steady.
Lambs. Says; muttons. 1894.
OMAHA. Sept. 27.-cATTLE-Receipts, $500.
Market steady. Native beef steers, 81 1925 40;
Western steers, 50 G0a4 5O Texas steers, s. 400
80; cows and heifers, 1904; stockers and feed
Hoas o R se Ias ieaK e'f Market s steady
Heavy, So 65d3 Is mixed, So 7OdS 721s; light.
So 721ed3 80; bulk of sales, So 1908 75.
SHEEP-Receipts 44OO. Market steady. Ma
tive muttons, 50 7O@4 40 Western muttons, s. 60
"a % stockers So 50Q4 10; lambs. 81 2585 50.
DENVER.
DENVER Sept. 27..CATTLEsm :. Receipts. 1000.
ers, freight paid to river, 50 5O94 90; stockers
do g Soq4 80; bulls stays, etc. s2gS
lower. Light packers, 50 1898 rs; mixed. 50 so9
TO-
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Two more cars from the East are on the
market. Local stock shows no particular
change, though the free receipts from the East
tend to keep 1t depressed.
Eastern stock is quoted at l5g16c for Tur-
BOOSTERS, IS for old do, 81 50Q5 for FTyers, and
So 5064 for Broilers.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys. 15917c for Cob
blers and 14615c for Hens: Geese per pair
sal so; Gosings, 81 25a1 50; Ducks. .s4q5 80
for old and s4Q5 50 for young; Hens, :4q5 ~;
boosters, young s5a6; BOOSTERS. old. - 5015;
Fryers, s414 so; Broilers, 50 SCOT for large.
1908 so for small: Pigeons, slql 20 per dozen
for old and 81 50Gp2 for squads.
GAME-Nominal.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Sept. 27-Consols 100 1915; Silver,
2SAd; French Rentes. 1o2f b21c.
Wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing; car
goes on passage, rather irmer; English country
markets, steady.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 27.-wheat firm; No. /
standard California. IS 4hd@6s sgd; Wheat in
Paris easy; Flour in Paris, easy; French coun-
try markets, weak.
COTTON-Uplands gid
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

No further advance is noted in any descrip-
t,on The feeling is steady all around. and
there is no accumulation of stock.
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy creamerfes, 27c; seconos'
pairy-Choice to fancy. 21@24c; common
Pickied G;oods-Firkin, 10000; picked roll.
21G21Ibc; creamery tub, 21Q211kc.
Eastern Butter-Ladle packed, leql6hsc per
~ tHEEsE-Ghoice mild new, 1oa11c; old. sag
s1tc; Cream Cheddar, 1o@11c; Young America
iV EzsggGSNRanch Eggs, 32G34c per dozen; store
Eggs, 1s925c: Eastern, 15Q1713c for ordinary
and 21G22c for fancy.
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PROVISIONS.

Cottolene in tierces is lower. cases remain
unchanged Hams and Bacon weak and
the quotations are shaded. Barreled goods re-
main the same. ,, - g..
heavy SaLG9c for light medium, 101ec for light.
ii extra light and 12h9lac for sugar cured
Eastern sugar-cured Hams lo1ae S Saiiforn 1la
Mess Beef, si1@l1 So; Family Beef, s12gl2 80;
extra prime Pork. $40: extra clear, SlsgiS 5o;
mess, Sis 5o6l16; Smoked Beef, 11G12c per ID.
LARD-Eastern, terces quoted at &c per 10
for compound and TIC for pure pals; SC; Cali a..
for pure; half barrels, TO; 1o-1b tins, INC; bib
tins &c.
Less than 300 fbs-1-fb pals 90 in case, Size:
s-fb pals 20 in case, sssc; 5-rb pals u in a
case, siao; 10-rb pals, 6 in case. $3.50 6o-lo
TBS net. SIC; fancy tubs, so lbs net, 7ssc; half
harrels about 10 lbs. nc per 10.
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NEW YORK MONEY. MARKET.

NEW YORK. Sept 27.-Money call steady,
s1SG4 per cent; last loan. 31a per cent; prime
mercantile paper 4Q5 per cent; sterling ex-
change firm. with actual business in bankers
bills at 81. S4GI4 S4A for demand and 81 Sll4 S1A
for sixty days: posted rates. 81 s21s@4 So; com:
merciaf bills. 81 so1s; silver certificates, '61h9
&c: bar silver, 61sc; Mexican dollars, 47Ac;
Government bonds. weak. State bonds, firm;
railroad bonds, weak.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 27.-The local wheat
market Is steady at unchanged figures with
hardly much of a scramble for business as
was noticeable few days ago. Walla Walla
59d6oc; Valley, &c; Blue Stem &C.
Cleared-British ship Yola, for Queenstown,
81 $40 bushels of wheat.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, Sept. 27-Wheat, Club, Goo: Blue
Stem, 63Q64c.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, Sept 2L-There is no material
change in the wool market this week. Dealers
maintain a steady tone in the face of dull
trade. Territory wools-Montana fine medium
and fine, 14Q17c: secured 42Q43c; staple, 5oG52c;
Utah, Wyoming, etc, fine medium and fine,
14116c: secured. 47@4Sc: staple, soc. Austral-
an-Scoured basis. combings, superflne, 70072c;
good. 65q6sc; average, 629s5c. Queensland
combIng 65c
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Arrivals of Hogs continue ample for the de-
mand and the market is weak In consequence.
There is further change in Beef and Nut
ton.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
follows
BEEF-First quality, .6a614c; second quality,
Sic third quality, 4Q5c
VEAL-Large, 5G6 small. 61k9sc per lb.
MUTTON = Wethers. 6@7c; Ewes 6q61ac
per lb.
Lamp ssi 955gSc per ID; ,-ta.o
for medium and 3Aq31Ac for small; stock Hogs.
2Q3c: dressed Hogs, 5A06Ac.
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lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour, So 25 per 100 lbs Rye Flour 81 Is per lOO
Rice Flour, 81; Cornmeal, 81 SO; extra cream
Cornmeal. IS Is; Oatmeal 81 25; Dat Groats;
q IS; Cracked Wheat, So 75;. Farina, 81 90;
Whole Wheat Flour. So SO: Rolled Oats tbar-
ley. S.; Split Peas, 81 rs; Green Peas. 81 so per
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-28
LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-Remain about the
same being dull and nominal at 22s Cd, usual
options. The chartered wheat fleet in port has
tons on the same date last year; disengaged,
49, 425 tons. against $4,000; on the way to this
WHEAT-The market is in pretty fair shape,
though not active. Spot quotations are ad-
spot Wheesshppns SIX a'a1 smiling
81 2211G1 Is.
CALL BOARD SALES
1000 ctIs, 81 22H; 5000. 81 225s 1900 oo, 81 22.
N' Regular Morning session-December-9o 900
ctls 81 22%; SIS, 900, 81 22a4
Afternoon session-December- ctls, 81 %;
BARTEY@The market is poorly supplied
ings are from the north Feed Is steady at
the quotations. There is hardly anything do
ing II M 81 as and Is there's have seen no
Feed, 81 2iAai 2ss.; Brewing. 81 rs for No. =.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-915 o'clock-No sales
Second Sesson-No sales
Regular Morning Session-December-2000 ctls
81 rs: 10000. 81 261 5000. 81 2sh; 1000. 81 2sst
81 26a.; 1900, 81 26s.
oATs-The market is not as active as last
unchanged, however. and the tone is steady.
Fancy Feed, 81 27tf per ctl; good to choice
81 111h01 2213; common, III Z11Ql ID, Surprise
81 30G1 S2la; Gray. 81 171s@l 20; milling. 81 zoo
l rs per ctl
CORN-The situation remains about the same
as for some weeks There Is plenty of Corn
here to fill all current needs.
Small round yellow, 81 25 Eastern large yell
low 81 05Q1 10: white. 81 R1s; mixed, 81 o2Jb6
OK per ctl; California White. 81 1591 90
RYE-Neglected and weak at 81 1901 17h per
ctl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFS
FLOUR-Family extras, "a 1904 Is; bakers
extras, s4G4 10 per bbI
MILLSTUFFS-Prices IN sacks are az FOL,