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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-An advance of a cent at Chicago resulted in a corresponding rise here in fu- lures, though spot quotations remained undis- turbed.
 Spot wheat-shipping, s1 1591 17h; milling. $1 20q1 221a.
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session - 9:15 o'clock - May-1S GOO ctls, S1 IS; 5000, S1 1878; 20o0 S1 1SA. Regular Morning Session-May-16,0 coo ctls. Sl lSa.; 60 GOO $1 19; 22. .000 $1 lSA Afternoon Session-May-2000 ctls, S1 1sZ; 2S- 000 s1 1875.
 BARLEY-The market was easy and dull ON : ing to the rain, but there was no pronounced change in quotations
 Feed, S1 25Q1 30; Brewing, s1 s56I1 45 per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session-s:15 o'clock-No sales Second Session-No sales.
 Regular Morning Session-Seller 1s9s new 2o00 ctls. 96s4c; 2000 SIC.
 Afternoon Session-Seler, 1899, new-2OOO ctls, 96a.c 2000, 965sc.
 OATS-Dea1ers report a fair jobbing business at unchanged quotations.
 Fancy Feed. sl 271491 30 per cti: good to choice. sl 22h9l 25: common. sI 20; Surprise, s1 3501 421k; Gray. si 2oDl 221z: mill ing, s1 25d1 30 per ctl; Red. s1 40@1 471a: Black N e091 70
 CORN-Previous prices are quoted for East ern, with not much business.
 Small round yellow si 17iad1 20: Eastern large yellow sl l0G1 12I1; white, s1 100D1 l2is mixed. s1 O7ik per ctl: California white s1 l2ls RYE-cAiitornia, s1 171za1 20; Eastern. s1 l5 3IICKwHEAT-Is nominal.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-With plenty of bull news to encourage buyers, wheat started strong and in good demand at an advance of 5s@Ac, May at 6717G671sc. A few small-sized lots were disposed of almost immediately at 67Ac. The big factor was the strength at Liverpool. That market, considering the weakness developed in the Chicago market Saturday, showed some what surprising degree of frmness, advances ranging from r. to $ being recorded. Accom- panying the Liverpool quotations reports of continued rains in Argentine. Later on estimates of the exportabe surplus of that country placed the amount at but 30, 000, 600 bushels and said the quality would be poor 1 General rains were also reported in the winter wheat belt of this country. Worlds shipments showed a marked falling off from last week, the total being placed at 1887, 900 bushels The sharp opening advance provoked lot of re- allzing. and under this the market Neased off to 6112c, where the market held for some time About Il o'clock the market weakened on the enormous increase in stocks at Buffalo. which caused complete overturning of the cacula- tions as to the visible supply. As result of this, visible increase was placed at 3.S21, GOO bushels a small decrease having been looked for. break of hQAc occurred in consequence But before the market had again turned strong and remained for the balance of the session. Toward the close the market was helped by the excellent local cash business sales of 25. 900 bushels all-rail shipment being reported. A good deal of the early realizing and the short selling was caused by the that the visible figures were incorrect also helped late in the session. May rallied to osiINoiisC dIiu Cioseu dl oft2Npf3BC
 Wet weather the principal influence in corn. That market. though not very active. ruled firm and higher all day. May closed 19c higher at 357sc
 Oats were firm and slightly higher, principal ly in sympathy with corn. May closed at 26Ac.
 Hog prices and the tone of grain markets favored buyers of provisions. Although pack CTS and local longs sold literally at times, offerings well taken and prices were maintained At the close May pork was un- changed: May lard a shade higher and May ribs shade lower.
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STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

otao branch of the United States Photographic maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of f mariners without regard to nationality and .NSaVigators are cordially invited 10 visit the oInce where complete sets of charts and sall- ing ing oirections ot the world are kept on hand iin.ISorrnation can always be obtained regarding i.snIs, oangers to navigation and all matters or interest to ocean commerce
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry oulloing. at the foot of Market street. Is hoisted soout len minutes before noon and dropped al noon l2Oth meridian. by telegraphic signal re, ceived each day from the United States Navai Observatory. Mare Island Cal
 A notice stating whether the ball dropped on time or giving the error if any is published m the morning papers the following day:
 w S. HUGHES
 Lieutenant U g. N. in charge
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RA1s1Ns

DRIED FRUIT-Prunes. 6ikc for 40-5O's, 4H9 Dc for 5O-6O's 3hG3%c for eo-7Os. 2%G3c for 11k@1%c for 1OO-11Os; Silver Prunes. 2hQ5c: Peaches. 697iRc for good to choice. 714QSc for fancy and 1O9l2lzc for peeled Aprcots. 1o912c for Royals and 1261211c for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples. 7E4971zc sun dried. 4@41kc; Black Figs. sacks, 2@2Ac; Plums, 41kQ6c for pitted prime to fancy; Pears. 6@Sc for quarters and sdec for halves.
 RAISJNS-3%c for two-crown. 4Zc for three. crown. 5a.c for four-crown 51fQ6Isc for Seed less sutanas; 41kc for seedless Muscatels and sl 20 for London Layers: Dried Grapes. 2%@3c 6G7c for hardshell, 9916c for softshelI: AT monds 697c for hardshell 13c for softshel 1I0 l5c for paper-shell Peanuts. 6G1Tc for Eastern and 4IkG5c for California; Cocoanuts s4 5O655.
 HONEY-Comb. 10611c for bright and S6sc for lower grades water white extracted 6ihS 7c: light amber extracted. Sc; dark. 595hc per lb.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

HOPS-1S9S crop 121@014c per lb for ordinary 1414615ikc for good and 16@1Sc for choice t,
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Three cars of Eastern arrived and sold at s QS 50 for Hens, s5@6 for young Boosters. s4 50 for old Boosters. s5 50 for Ducks. s1 50 for Geese and 12a13c for Turkeys
 Local Poultry was nominal, usual on Mon- day.
 Game was weaker
 POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys, 12h@15c; live turkeys, l212G14c for Gobblers and 12q14c for sl 5Oa1 75: Ducks s4Is 50 Fi for T old and si soS 50 for young; Hens. $s 5O94 50: young Roos- ters, SAGA 30; old Boosters, A; Flyers. s4; Broilers, $4 for large s3@S 50 for small; Pigeons. s1@1 9 per dozen for old and sl 5o@ for squabs
 GAME-Quail s1 25; Malard, s394; Canvas back, S6Gl9: Sprig, S2a2 50 Teal s1Q91 25; Wid- geon sl 25qI 30; Small Duck, s1Q1 g; English Snipe, $2; Jack Snlpe, s1Q1 25; Gray Geese. s2 50; White Geese, S1 25; Brant. s1 509l 75; Honkers, $S@4; Hare. s1; Rabbits, s1 25Q1 50 for Cottontails and sl for small
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATs-Bacon, 7kc per Ib for heavy, Sc for light medium 10c for light. 105xc for extra light and 12@121kc for sugar cured; Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 109101c: California Hams. shQ9Ac; Mess Beef. s1O per bbl; extra Mess Beef, sl1: Family Beef. SIP 50: extra Prime Pork, slO; extra clear, SIS: mess. $15 5OQ l6; Smoked Beef 111SG12c per ID.
 LARD-Tierces quoted at 5hc per ID for pure TIC; 10-lb tins, TAG; 5-lb tins, Sc.
 COTTOLENE-Tierces, 57s@6isc; packages less than 300 lbs, lib pails. 50 in case 9lac 3-lb pails. 20 in case. Sasc: 5-lb pails. 12 in case. s14c;- 10-lb pails. s in case, Sssc; 50-lb n be net or M m ane4 cSs fs 50 6S ne @ half barrels, about 110 lbs, 7%c.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans are quoted quiet and steady at the familiar prices There is change in Seeds.
 BEANS-Bayos. s2d2 10; Small Whites. S2 1892 20; Large Whites. sl 7091 90; Pinks. s2Q2 10; Reds s 1903 25; Blackeye. s 7594; Butters, s202 50: Limas. s3 25@3 30; Pea, g 800 50; Red Kidneys g lo92 50 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard. s4 50Q4 75 per cti; yellow Mustard s4 25; Flax. s2Q2 25; Canary Seed, 2A@2atc per ID: Alfalfa, 51aQ6$4c; Rape, 2hQ2&c; Hemp. 2hQ3c; Timothy. 5Q5lac.
 DRIED PEAS-Niles. s1 50q1 75; Green. Il 75 G1 s5 per ctl
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags for next season. nominal, at 4x65c; Wool Bags. 26Q2sc; San Quentin Bags, s4 S5
 CoAL-Wellington, sS per ton; New Yelling ton ss: Southfield Wellington s7 50; Seattle, s6 Bryant, s6; Coos Bay, S5; Wallsend, S7 50; Scotch Ss; Cumberland. sS 50ls in bulk and s10 Q10 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. s14; Camel sS 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate. s7 60: Coke. SIP per ton in bulk and s1i in sacks.
 SUGAR-Ths Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes terms net cash: Cube. Crushed and Fine Crushed 67kc; Powdered GAG; Candy Granulated 57sc: Dry Granulated. 5Ac; Confec- tioners' A, 5$4c; California A, 552c; Magnolia A, 5%c; Extra C. 5Ac; Golden c, 5Mc; half barrels Kc than barrels and boxes 1ac more No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs have again advanced under lighter stocks and are firm.
 Butter and Cheese showsno change. and are quiet.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries. 2s@Soc: sec onds 2Sc.
 Dairy Choice to fancy, 25927c; common grades, 1Sq24c.
 Plckled Goods-Firkin, 1761sc; pickled roll 1791Sc for dairy and 19620c for creamery squares; creamery tub. 22Q221sc.
 Eastern Butter-Ladle packed. 16416hc per lb Elgin. 2262211c.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new. 12@12kc; old. 10 9llc; Cream Cheddar 12q121kc; Young Amer lea. 12G13c; Eastern, 12Q13c.
 EGGs-Ranch Eggs. 35GS7lzc per dozen; sec- onds 30Q33c; Eastern, 221A@25c for ordinary and 2sG30c for fancy.
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BOSTON STOCI
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
 The markets here were good in tone and a fair business was done, considering proximity of the holidays. Americans were quiet and hes itated until afternoon. when they hardened steadily, closing at the best The dealings in them were small. The features were Balti- more and Ohio Denver and Rio Grande pre- ferred and Central Pacifcs. Spanish bonds spurted 10 445s rumors of a French loan. Twenty thousand pounds gold arrived from Australia and GSS.000 from the Cape. Thirty thousand pounds were taken for Malta Ger many took the bulk of the Cape arrivals at 77s u12d Money was firm. About million in loans from the bank renewed.
 LONDON, Dec. 19.-Canadian Pacific STA: Grand Trunk, T. bar silver. weak 27lad; money, 212G3 per cent.
 Spanish fours closed at 44%
 PARIS, Dec. l9.-Spanish fours closed at A. 90.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST:
 The storm which mentioned last night as central off the Washington coast has moved rapidly eastward and is now central north of Eastern Montana. Light rain has fallen throughout California from San Luis Obispo and Fresno northward and in Northern Ne vada and Utah Rain has also fallen in Wash ington and Oregon and snow in Idaho. The rain amounts to about half an inch in the re- zion from San Francisco northward and to but 0.0l inch at Fresno. Light showers will occur in portions of Northern California tonight fol- lowed by partly cloudy weather Tuesday, prob ably with occasional light showers in extreme north portion.
 Conditions are favorable for colder weather in Nevada and Utah Tuesday night.
 Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, December %.
 Northern California-Partly cloudy Tuesday; probably with scattered showers in extreme north portion; fresh west to northwest wind. Southern California-Partly cloudy Tuesday fresh west wind.
 Nevada-Partly cloudy Tuesday, probably with local snow in extreme north portion cooler Tuesday night and in extreme northwest portion Tuesday.
 Utah-Local snow Tuesday.
 Automatically cloudy Tuesday.
 Forecast for San Francisco and vicinity Partly cloudy tuesday; brisk west wind. Special from Mt. Tamalpais-Cloudy; wind light west: temperature, 4s; maximum tenn perature, 52
 W. II. HAMMON, Forecast Official.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.


 NEW YORK, Dec. .-FLOUR-Receipts. 32.ls4; exports. 21,SS6; moderately active and steadier influenced by the advance in wheat. closing firm.
 WHEAT-Receipts. 237, 725 bushels; exports. 12O,62S. Spot dull; No. red. 77s4c. f. o. b. afloat. Options opened 9sc higher, cables being favorable and speculation quite general in cudng a foreign demand for May contracts. Later the market sold off under liquidation following increase in the visible supply but again rallied covering and renewed invest ment buying. assisted by firm accounts from Chicago The close was steady, A65sc net higher: December, 7S4g74c, closed 7S4sc; March, 15Q15Ssc, closed 75Bc.
 HOPS-Quet.
 WOO1-Steady.
 METALS-At the close the Metal Exchange called:
 PIGIRoN-warrants, quiet. nominally at LAKE CoPPER-Firm, with SIP co asked and s12 95 bid
 TIN-Firm, SIS bid and SIS 10 asked.
 LEAD-Very firm. with SS so bid and 8 s21a
 sPELTER-Q Quiet, at s 25
 The firm naming the settling prices for lead ing miners and smelters in the West quotes lead 8 65 and copper SIP 75 COFFEE-Options closed steady. with prices cluding: December. $ 80; January, s 76G5 so; $ 05; July, $ 15; August, $6 2O September s6 20 46 25; October. s6 30; November, S6 25d6 B.
 Spot coffee-Rio firmer; No. invoice, $ STE Q7; No. jobbing, s7 37l2. Mild, firm. Cor dova, g 75G15.
 sUGAR-Steady. Fair refining sS 371z: cen trifugal. s6 test, s4 3714; moassesf s 621f; re- fined steady.
 BUTTER = Receipts. TAO packages firm. Elgins, 21c; factory 12G141zc.
 EGGS-Receipts, 6354 packages; firm. West erns, 26c; Southern, 22G25c.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.


 CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-CATTLE-Small receipts imparted considerable to the market, desirable about l0c higher. Beef cattle. 8 s0G4 2S for the poorer lots. up to 5 5Od5 s5 for prime to fancy shipping grades, bulk at s4 7Oq5; feed HOGS-Prices ruled decidedly higher than at the close Saturday. Hogs sold at quite wide range the poorest going at B 159S 20; prime prime 3 25 for heavy and S3 25qS 35 for lghtweishts. Pigs sold at s3G3 25.
 for sheep and lambs than usual. Lambs sold at s 75a4 50 for common to fair up to s 70 5 f9r good to choice Wt5a @ m Saes ood tS choice sheep. 8 9094 To-
 Recepts-Cattle. 13OOo; hogs, 43,oOo; sheep. 2O GOO.
 KANSAS CITY. Dec. 1s.-CATTLE-Receipts. 5000 Market strong to 1oc higher: native stockers and feeders s 1594 25: bulls, $2@S 70. HoGS-Receipts, 10000. Market steady to sf.ong str aa B4k Har of S sales aa 2'qg & S lights, sS 1oqS 25; workers, $S 2o@S 20; pigs. SHEEP-Receipts. POO. Market steady. Lambs, s415d5 50; muttons s2G4.
 OMAHA
 OMAHA Dec. s.-CATTLE-Receipts. 500. Market 1Oc higher. Native beef steers. s4 3oG 8 50G4 cows and heifers. s3Q3 90; canners, s2a2 90; stockers and feeders s 25a4 40; calves, HOGS Receipts. $500 Market strong. Heavy, sS 25aS 30; mixed. s 25a3 27; light, s 3Oq3 S5 pigs. $36fS 25; bulk of sales. 8 25GS 30. SHEEP-Receipts 1600 Market slow to 1Oc lower. Native muttons. sS 6ea4 S5; Western muttons 8 4oq4; stock sheep, g 5OqS 60; lambs, s4q5 p.
 DENVER.
 DENVER, Dec. 1s.-CATTLE- Receipts, $50. Market firm. Beef steers, B 5oQ4 25; cows, s2 75gS~e5; feeders. freight paid to river, B 259 4 stockers, freight paid, 8 75G4 15; bulls, stags. etc. $1 1892 75.
 HOGS-Receipts, $50 Market dull and steady. Light packers, 8 o0Q3 35; mixed, B 25@3 30; heavy, B 10@3 20.
 SHEEP Receipts. 100. Market slow and steady; good fat mutto- s4 5OQ5 25; lambs, S3 75Q4 25.
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Stocks of Oranges. Lemons and Lines con- tinue heavy and the market is quiet. Other fruits about the same.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries, S7 50@s per barrel for East ern and S1Q1 50 per box for Coos Bay.
 Apples, S5G6Oc for common, 75c@$1 per box for No. and S1 25Gl1 50 for choice. Lady Ap- ples S1 25@1 75; Sptzenbergs, in barrels, s5dS Tears-50c6i$1 9 per box.
 Persimmons, s1d1 25 per box
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, S162 50 per box; Seedlings. 75cGs1 50; Mandarins, $1@1 50; Lemons. 75c4s1 50 for common and s2Ga for good to choice; Mexican Lines. B 5Od4; Call- fornia Lines. 25D75c per small box: Grape Fruit s1 5OG3 50; Bananas. s1 5OQ2 per bunch: 1: Pineapples, S3Q5 per dozen.
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES

Potatoes are in demand and firm and recent large receipts have cleaned up well at strong prices. Onions also in good shape. SVege- tables are tending upward under light supplies.
 POTAToES-5OQ65c per ctl for Early Rose; 5oQ9oc per sack for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks =; Oregon. s5c4s1 25 Sweet Pota- toes. 5OG60c for Nearby and $1 25Q1 35 for Mer- ced; New Potatoes. 711Q213c per lb.
 ONIONS-50qS0c per ctl
 VEGETABLES = Green Peas. 7c String Beans 7QSc; Cabbage. 4Od5Oc; Tomatoes. 25Q 5Oc for Bay and 75cGs1 for Los Angeles Egg Plant. loc per ID; Garlic, 7Qsc per ID; Dried 0kra, l6c per ID; Green Peppers, 4Q5c per ID; Dried Peppers. 1OQ15c; Marrowfat Squash. sS Qlo per ton; Carrots. 2aMS5c per sack.
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FLOUR AND M1LLsruFrs.

FLOUR-Family extras. " 1594 2s: bakers extras, 8 9OQ4 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices In sacks as fol- lows usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour 8 25 per 100 lbs: Rye Flour, g 10 per 100: Rice Flour, s7; Cornmeal. s2 50; extra cream Cornmeai 8 25; Oatmeal. si 25: Oak Greats, s4 50; Horiny. 8 25Gf3 50; Buckwheat Flour s4d4 25: Cracked Wheat, 8 75; Farna s4 SO: Whole Wheat Flour, 8 50; Rolled Oats (barrels). s5 s5Q6 25: In sacks, s 6596 05: Pearl Barley. s; Split Peas. S4 25; Green Peas. s4 50 per 100 lhs
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ARIS, Dec. 19.-Spanish fours closed at A. so
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s.-Money on call firmer at 2Ad3 per cent; last loan 2l1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 3d4 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at S4 S4l164 S424 for de- mand and at s4 s1%G4 S2 for sixty days; posted rates s4 S21t and S4 S513; commercial bills, s4 S0ik.
 Silver certificates, 591s@6Ohc.
 Bar silver 59lac.
 Mexican dollars. 46a.c.
 Government bonds strong; state bonds weak; railroad bonds, strong.
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Hogs have advanced fraction. No other changes.
 Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers follows:
 BEEF-First quality. SIC; second quality. sc; third quality, 4hd511c.
 VEAI.-Large 6la@71sc small. 61k@sc per lb. MUTTON-Wethers, 7D713c; Ewes, 7c. LAMB-71a@Sc per h.
 PORK-Live Hogs 474Ac for large 4A@4asc for medium. and 3A1Slac for small; stock Hogs, 2i4G3c;. dressed Hogs, 6@612c for prime.
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seed Meal, s2sq3o per ton: Cornmeal, s2s 509 24 50; Cracked Corn, s24G25.
 CALIFORNIA HAY-Wheat, S16 50g1s for good to choice and s14@1s for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat s154l6 50: Dat. s14915 50: Island Barley. s11414; Alfalfa, S119l2 50; Stock, $llG12; Clover. nominal. Wheat and Wheat and oat. sl3 5o@l5: Cheat sl1 75Q12 75: Alfalfa, s1o91o 30; Dat. SIS 50115; Clover sll 5O912; Timothy, sl1 50Q1S per ton.
 STRAW-35Q775c per bale
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls. and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium. S11c; light. Sc; Cowhides. Sc; Stags. 6c; Salted Kip. &c., Calf. Sc; dry Hides. sound, 15c; culls and brands. 12c; dry Kip and Veal. 15c; dry Calf. 17c; Sheepskins shearings. 15Q25c each: short wool 30@4oc each; medium. 6O9soc; long wool. soc9.1 10 each; Horse Hides salt s1 75G2 for large and for large and 5OcGs1 for small
 TALLOW-No. rendered. 31k@3%c per ID; No; 2, 2%c; refined, 4AGSc; Grease 2c :, months. 7q9c; San Joaquin and Southern. ] months, s4sc; Foothin and Northern. free. 11 G14c: Foothill and Northern, defective. 9911c: Humboldt and Mendocino 14915c: Nevada, sd He: Eastern Oregon, 10Q12c.
 Fall Wools-
 Humboldt and Mendocino ................. s9n Northern Mountain .........-............... 7@ oOutnern oW ltS flalnS ou
 HOPS-1SsS crop. 12l1014c per lb for ordinary 141461511c for good and 1s@1Sc for choice to fancy.
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OREGON.

OREGON PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 1s.-The local wheat market presented the usual Monday features of dulness which found but little relief in the foreign adsices Walla Walla 5S11c. Sale of some sxty-one pound wheat was made late Saturday at 59c. Valley, 60Q6lc; Blue Stem. 62c.
 Cleared-British ship Brodick Castle, for Antwerp, 9S,6S2 bushels wheat
 WASHINGTON TACOMA Wash, Dec. 19-Wheat-Club, 5ec: Blue Stem, 62G621ac.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFs.

The rain checked trading in Hay and quota tions accordingly remain unaltered. Feedstuffs remain the same.
 BRAN-$15G17 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-s1s@20 50 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s26 5o927 5oper ton: Oilcake Meal at the mil $S1q31 50; job ping. s32aS2 50: Cocoanut Cake, $24Q25; Cotton
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GRAIN IMPORTS AT LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 19.-Imports of wheat dur ing the week From Atlantic ports, 101,- goo quarters; from Pacific ports, none; from other ports, 4000 quarters.
 Imports of corn from Atlantic ports for the week 43, 900 quarters.
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TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic Office, '. s. N.. Mer- cember 19 1898
 The time ball on the towner of the new Ferry building dropped atfexactly noon to-day i. e.. at noon of the 12Oth meridian at s o'clock D. m. Greenwich mean time.
 w S. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant U. s. N, In charge
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DRIED FRUITS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-California dried fruits. very firm.
 EvAPORATED APPLES = Common. 7aSc: prime wire tray, SAC; choice, 9dsAc; fancy. 10c.
 PRUNES-0101Ac.
 APRICOTS-Royal. 11014c; Moorpark 14d17c. PEACHES-Unpeeled, SA@1213c; peeled, 1SQ o0c
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameres. 14ll20c; dairies 13G1sc. Cheese. steady. sx@lOhc. Eggs. quiet fresh. 21hc.
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WEATHER REPORT.

G20th Meridlan-Pacific Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19, ?. m. The following are the seasonal rainfals to date as compared with those of same date last season. and rainfall in past 24 hours:
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-Consols, no 7-16; silver, 271zd; French rentes, 1O1f 971kc; wheat cargoes off coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, quiet; No. standard California, BPS: English country markets, quiet; import into United Kingdom, wheat, 366. GOO; import into United Kingdom, flour. BPS. 000: wheat and four on passage to United Kingdom. 2.1so.0O0 wheat and flour on passage to Continent, 1.130, 900: Indian shipments wheat to United Kingdom l.000; Indian shipments of wheat to Continent, 22 GOO.
 LIVERPOOL, Dec. 19.-Wheat, firm: wheat in Paris, firm; four in Paris, firm; French coun- try markets, quiet.
 COTTON-Uplands, 3-32d.
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows Avail able cash balance, s291 6s6, Ill; gold reserve, $244, ,695, 466
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VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-The statement of the visible supply of grain in store and aioat for the week ending Saturday December r. as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, iS folI
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The leading futures ranged as follows:
ash quotations were as follows:

Cash quotations were follows:
 Flour. steady; No. spring wheat, 63i+ @65c; No. red. 6sc; No. corn. 3454c; No 2 oats 2el4 @25Hc; No. white. 2S%4d29c; No. white 2Si2c: No ? rye. 54lsG5iaIc: No. 2 barley r. O. b. 4lQtSc; No. flax seed. sl QilSeil 05; prime timothy seed, s2 30: mess pork per barrel sS 10 Qs 15; lard, per 100 pounds, S 02Gs5 O756; short ribs sides doose): si 55E4 75; dry salted shoui- ders Cboxed). 4hG4Sc: short clear sides Cboxed), s4 s2li@4 s5: whisky. distlers' finished goods, per gallon si 2s sugars, cut loaf. 5.s s5c: granulated, 5.45c
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
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 CLOSING.

WHEAT-Spot, firm; No. Q red Western win ter. es 214d; No. 1 red Northern spring, 6s 11kd Futures closed quiet: December. 5s 11%d March. 5s 10ssd May, 5s Sgd.
 CORN-Spot firm; American mixed, 3s 10d Futures steady; December, 3s 1o3sd; January 3s 9Ld; March 3s sad.