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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Hydrographiiss is office iocated in the Merchants Exchange, IS maintained in San Francisco for the benent os mariners' without regard to nationality anu free of expense 4. ,,,.,+ the office where complete sets Of charts anu ,and ss ing directions of the world are kept on ,.ast na for comparison and reference. and the ialssr a' information can always be obtained resalut.s t.as lights, dangers to navigation and all iia''ei' of interest to ocean commerce. uo--,,
 The time ball on the tower of the new feIIg building at the foot of Market street IS hois'et about ten minutes before noon ana oroppIIu ,ppsI "a noon 1ooth meridian by telegraphic signal re, eeiyed each day from the United States slshai Observatory Mare Island. Cal.
 A notice stating whether the ball was droppe9 on time or giving the error. If any IS puphsheu in the morning papers the following gay;
 Lieutenant, U s. N. in charge
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HAY AND FEEDsTuFFs.

The Hay market continues very dull The large consumers are still well supplied, owing to their heavy purchases when the crop came in. Dealers are importing liberal quantities from Oregon. Utah, etc, which do not come to San Francisco. but go direct to the inte- rior buyers.
 Feedstuffs stand the same
 BRAN-S14 50a15 50 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-s19Q20 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley $26 50627 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, s31G31 50; job ping. ss2@S2 30; Cocoanut Cake, s24@25; Cotton "A 5o; Cracked Corn s24@25.
 CALIFORNIA HAY-Wheat. s1s 50@1s for good to choice and s14916 for lower grades; no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat $16Ql6 50 Dat, sl4915 30; Island Barley. s11a14: Alfalfa, sllql2 30; Stock, $11@12: Clover, nominal
 OUTSIDE HAY-(From Oregon, Utah. etc J. Wheat and Wheat and Oat, SIS 50915; Cheat. Sl2a12 SO; Alfalfa. $1oQ10 50; Oat, s13914 50; Clover. $ll 50Ql2 50: Timothy. $11 50913 per ton
 STRAW-35Q75c per bale.
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED.
 Wednesday. December :. stmr Corona, Debney. 591s hours from San Stmr Progreso, Gilboy ss hours from Seattle Schr Jennie Thelin. Bostrom, Il days from Grays Harbor.
 Schr Occidental Brandt, days from Eu- reka.
 Flaw stmr Alexander. Triton. l4 days from
 SAILED.
 Wednesday, December !. Stmr Queen. Jepsen. Victoria and Port Town send.
 Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay. stmr Golden Gate. Crockett, Seattle. Stmr Alliance Hardwick. Portland. Stmr Chilkat, Anderson, Eureka. Stmr Geo Loomis, Bridgett, Ventura Stmr Coos Bay. Gielow. San Pedro. StElr North Fork. Bash. Eureka Stmr Westport' Petersen. Stmr National City, Dettmers. Br ship Gencaird, English, London. Ital bark Mario, Cafiero, Sydney. Bletn Wrestler Nielsen. Kahului. Schr Newark, Beck. Bowens Landing.
 CHARTERS The St Francis loads sugar at Honolulu for New York; Louisiana. lumber at Moodyville for Sydney. sSs Sd; Akershus. wheat at Port The Boutwell, goes in ballast to Portland, seeking.
 POINT LOBOS, Dec T. 10 D m-weather thick; wind calm.
 MISCELLANEOUS. The bark Mermaid sold by the United States Marshal this afternoon to H B Madison
 DOMESTIC PORTS. EUREKA-Arrived Dec 7-Stmr Samoa, hnc Dec 6.
 Sailed Dec 7-stmr Pomona. and schr Spar row, for San Francisco; schr Mabel Cray for Newport (S); schr South Coast. for San Fran cisco: bktrt Monitor for =. FORT BRAGG-Arrived Dec 7-stmr Sequoia, hence Dec G.
 PORT LOS ANGELEs-Arr1ved Dec 7-Aus stmr Siam. from Nanaimo; stmr Alcatraz, from Point Arena. TACoMA-SaiIed Dec 7-schr Comet, for San Pedro.
 SEATTLE-Arrived Dec 6-Stmr Leelanaw. hence Dec 2; stmr Homer hence Dec NEWPORT (S)-Arrived Dec 7-Stmr Alca- traz, from -. vENTURA-saiied Dec 7-Stmr Grace Dollar, for San Francisco. coos BAY-Arrived Dec 7-stmr Bonita. hnc Dec g.
 FOREIGN PORTS HONGKONG-Arrived prior to Nov N-Br stmr Athernian, from Oregon ALOGA BAY-Arrived Nov 29-Br bark Auld- girth, hence July 24 CoLON.-Arrived Dec 5-Stmr Allianca, from New York.
 Sailed Dec 5-Stmr Finance. for New York. QUEENSTOWN-Arrived Dec 6-Br shir Lauriston. from Oregon. MAZATLAN-Arrived Nov 29-Brig Geneva hence Nov IS d1 days).
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BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags for next season, nominal at 47sG5c; Wool Bags, 26@2So San Quentin Bags, s4 S5.
 ton, $S; Southfield Wellington, s7 50; Seattle s6; Bryant, s6; Coos Bay. s5 Wallsend $7 30; Scotch, sS; Cumberland, sS 50@9 in bulk and $10410 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, s14; Camel, s 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate. s7 GO; 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. 6sc: Powdered, 6asc: Candy Granulated, 57sc; Dry Granulated, SAC; Confec- tioners' A, SAC: California A. 5ac; Magnolia A. 53sc Extra c. 5Nc; Golden C. 51sc; half barrels, Ac more than barrels, and boxes 1ac more. No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RA1s1Ns.

DRIED FRUIT-Prunes. s1ac for 4o-5Us 41k9 5c for 5o-6o's, S1s@3%c for 6O-7Us, 2&63c for 7o-So's, 2A@21tc for SO-sVs, 20 for 90 -iOos and 11k@1%c for 10o-11o's: Silver Prunes. 2k@5c: Peaches, 64711c for good to choice 71aGSc for fancy and 1Gq121zc for peeled; Apricots. 1O112c for Royals and l2G121ac for Moorpark; Evapo- rated Apples. 7A@711c; dried, 49i1ac; Black Figs, sacks, 2q2lac: Plums. 41k@6c for pitted and 191hc for unpitted; Nectarines, 6@7c for s49c for halves.
 RAISINS-3%c for two-crown. 4%o for three crown, SAC for four-crown. 51sQ61ac for Seed less Sultanas. 4i1c for Seedless Muscatels and s1 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes. 294@Sc. 607c for hardshelI, sG10c for softshell Al monds. 6@7c for hardshell. 13c for softshell, 40 l5c for paper-shell; Peanuts. 6Q7c for Eastern
 HONEY-Comb, 10G11c for bright and s09c for lower grades; water white extracted, 6IbO 7c light amber extracted Sc; dark, 5Q51ac per ID.
 INSTANTANEOUS per lb
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon, TIC per ID for heavy, Sc for light medium. loo for light 1Oj1c for extra light and 126121kc for sugar cured: Eastern Sugar-cured Hams. 1091ORc; California Hams, 9Ik4s%c Mess Beef SlO per bbl: extra Mess Beef, $ll; Family Beef. SIP 50; extra Prime Pork sl0 extra clear. SIS; mess s15 500D l6; Smoked Beef. 111z612c per ID.
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 51Sc per ID for compound and 6% G7c for pure: pals 71c: California tierces, 4%a5c per ID for compound and 6c for pure; half-barrels. 61sc; 10-lb tins. TAG; 5-lb tins 7ac.
 1coTTOLENE-Ti 57s@sMc; packages less than 300 lbs, lib pails. 60 in case. sac; S-lb pails, 20 In case Sasc 5-lb pails, F in a case SEC; 10-lb pails, in case, S%c: 50-lb tins 1 or 9 in a case, 7Bc; wooden buckets 20 lbs net Shc; fancy tubs, 80 lbs net, 7Jsc: haIf barrels about no lbs, 7Ac.
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HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy saIted steers, 1Oc medium. Size: light, Sc; Cowhdes, Sc; Stags. Sc; SaIted Kip Sc; Calf, Sc; dry Hides, sound, 15c; culls and brands, 12c; dry shearlings,. I5G25c each; short wool Soa4Oc each; medium, 6O@SOc; long wool 9OcGs1 10 each; Horse Hides. salt. s1 75q2 for large and 75c for small; Colts Soc; Horse Hides, dry, Sl 90 for large and 50cGs1 for small
 TALLOW-No. l rendered; Sla@Ss4c per lb;
 WOOL-Spring olips-Southern Mountain, 12 months, 7@9c; San Joaquin and Southern, 2 months, S4sc; Foothill and Northern. free. n @14c: Foothill and Northern. defective SG11c; Humboldt and Mendocino, 14Q16c; Nevada. 1Oa 13c; Eastern Oregon. 10Q12c.
 Fall Woos-
 Humboldt and Mendocino. s611 Northern Mountain .........................s SD g Mountain ...........................7 To g Plains SO
 HOPS-1s9S crop. 121a914c per ID for ordinary l5016c for good and 17il19c for choice to fancy
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows
 BEEF-First quality. 61zc; second quality. Sc; third quality, 4h@5tac.
 VEAL-Large. SqSlkc; small, s@skc per ID. MUTTON-Wethers. 71k@Sc; Ewes 7c LAMB-SQS1kc per ID.
 PORK-Live Hogs 4c for large 4kc for me dum and 3kq31ac for small; stock Hogs, 21s@ Sc; dressed Hogs, 6@614c for prime.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Consols, 11oX: silver 27 s-16; French rentes, lo2f roc; wheat cargoes off coast nothing doing; cargoes on passage quieter; cargoes No 1 standard Cal. 30s; ; English country markets. part 6d cheaper.
 LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7.-WHEAT-Dull; wheat in Paris, dull; four in Paris, weak; French country markets, steady.
 COTTON-Uplands, 3bd
 CORN-Steady. December. 3s s%d; January. new crop. 3s 7&4d; March, 3s sgd.
 LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7.-WHEAT-Futures closed steady. November, nominal; December 5s 101sd; March, 5s Sd.
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 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST. The area of unusually high pressure which has existed in the plateau region between the Sierra and Rocky Mountains shows signs Of disspating. The pressure has fallen more than three -tenths of an inch in Utah during the past twenty-four hours The barometer is still high est in Idaho. slight depression is central this evening in Southern California, which is causing cloudy weather and occasional light rain in that section. The greatest amount re- corded at any place is 0.o6 of inch at San Luis Obispo. Conditions favorable for further showers in that section tonight, fol- lowed by clearing, colder weather Thursday. The weather will become more unsettled in Northern California Thursday night. Forecast made at San Francisco for 30 hours ending December s. 1898:
 For Northern Callfornia-Generally fair Thursday increasing cloudiness Friday night; fresh north wind, shifting to southeast Thurs day night.
 Southern California-Partly cloudy Thursday, probably with brisk north wind and occasional rain.
 Nevada-Fair Thursday.
 Utah-Cloudy Thursday, probably with local 
 Arizona-Local rain Thursday. with snow in north portion.
 For San Francisco and vicinity-Generaly fair Thursday, fresh variable wind, becoming southeast Thursday night.
 Special report from Mount Tamalpais-Clear: wind northeast, miles per hour; maximum temperature, 5S; current, 56
 W. H. HAMMON,
 Forecast Official.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Game was steady and several descriptions did better. Poultry showed no change worthy of note
 PoULTRy-Dressed Turkeys. 15G17c: live Turkeys, 14G15c for Gobblers and 14Gl5c for Hens; Geese. per pair, sl 5oQl 75; Goslings, 8 50 for young; Hens, s3 50d5 young Boosters. $4 50Q5 old do, s4G4 50; Fryers. s4G4 SO; Broil- CTS, $4G4 50 for large. s3QS 50 for small; Pig cons, slQ1 25 per dozen for old and sl 75G2 for squabs.
 GAME-QuaiI sl@1 25 Malard, 8 5oQ4; Widgeon, s 5o % smai iPrask Duck, sf a5a1 5o English snipe, s2; Jack Snipe. sla1 26; Gray Geese. s2 5Ods White Geese. sl 25: Brant. si 5ogl 75; l 60 for Cottontails and sl@l 9 for small:
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Grapes continue to advance and ex- tremely scarce. Apples and Citrus Fruits are unchanged.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries, q 5o@sS 50 per chest for large and - for small.
 Cranberries. s7 5o@s 50 per barrel for East ern and s1Q1 50 per box for Coos Bay.
 Grapes, 60cGS1 per box and crate.
 Apples, 35@60c for common 75c4H per box for No. and s1 25Q1 50 for choice. Lady Ap- ples s1G1 50.
 Pears-50c@s1 25 per box.
 Persimmons-65c6ps1 25 per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, g 50eD3 50 per box: Seedlings, s191 75; Mandarins, s19l 50; Lemons, slG2 for common and s2 50G3 50 for good to choice; Mexican Lines, s4; California Lines, 50475c per small box; Grape Fruit, s1 50 94; Bananas. s1 50q2 per bunch; Pneapples. S3G5 Der dozen.
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Oregon. 75c@s1: Sweet Potatoes. 50Q75c for nearby and s1 30 for Merced; New Potatoes, 1G2c per h.
 ONIONS-50@70c per ctl.
 VEGETABLES-Green Peas, 596c; String Beans, 7qSc; Cabbage, 40Q50c; Tomatoes, 25g 6Q7c per ib; Dried Okra loc per lb: Green Pep pers, 3g5c per ID: Marrowfat Squash. ssqlO per ton; Carrots. 25135c per sack
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES - Potatoes. sliced. raw 12c per ID in lots of 25 lbs; sliced. desiccated, 16G1sc; granulated. raw. lSc; Onions. soc: Carrots old, 13c new. 1sc; Cab bage. soc; Sweet Potatoes, BOG; Turnips. 25c; String Beans. BOG; Tomatoes, .50c.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7-The Evening Posts financial cablegram says:
 The stock markets here were quiet and irreg- ular to-day. International stocks were dull on Sir Edmund J. Monson's speech in Paris last night. Americans were distinctly good and the professional bulls were confident Norfolk and Western was the feature at the close rising over dollar in the street
 Copper shares were weaker With regard to the markets expectations for to-morrow's Bank of England statement. it may be noticed that the net amount of gold exported during the week ending to-day was f55l 900. the de. tails containing s557. 900 sold in bar gold and HoVoo Tn French coin purchased. It is be- lleved that the amount of money lent to F,u- rope by New York Is now very large.
 CLOSING.
 LONDON, Dec. 7.-Canadian Pacific sess: Srano Trunk. S. Bar Silver, easy 27 s-l6d Money, 2g2k per cent. spanish fours closed at 4lAc
 rARtS, Dec Spanish fours closed at Al 55 .e MseADfID' MAJ Dec. 7.-Spanish fours closed at
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter continues very firm and further fractional advance Is noted. Cheese and Eggs are as before.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries. 27Q27Mc; sec onds. 24Q26c.
 Dairy-Choice to fancy. 22h@24c; common grades, 1SG22c
 Picked Goods-Firkin. 17G1sc; pickled roll. 17Q1Sc: creamery tub, nominal.
 Eastern Butter-Ladle packed. l69161c per ID; Elgin. 22Q22lsc.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new 11k912c; old 10 911c: Cream Cheddar 12@l21ac; Young Amer lea. 12c; Eastern, 12a13c
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs, 33935c per dozen oom- mon Eggs. 30@132ikc; Eastern. 20G25c for ordi- nary and 2711l2S1ec for fancy.
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3UCKWHEAT-Is nominal.
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Family extras. $4 16QD4 25; bakers extras 8 90@4 per bbl
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, S3 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour g 75 per 100; Rice Flour, s7; Cornmeal g 30; extra. cream Cornmeal, s3 25; Oatmeal, s4 25; Oat Greats. s4 30; .Hominy, 8 25G3 50; Buckwheat Flour, S444 25; Cracked Wheat 8 75; Farina s4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, 8 50; Rolled Oats (barrels), s5 s5@6 25; in sacks s 65G6 05: Pearl Barley, B; Split Peas. s4 25: Green Peas. s4 50
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

The only feature In Beans at the moment is the scarcity in whites. which are very firm, though there is no further advance.
 BEANS-Bayos. s2d2 10; Small Whites g 1892 20; Large Whites. q so@1 e5: Plnks. S292 10; Reds. ss 1893 25: Blackeye. 8 7504 50; Red Kidneys, g lo92 50 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard, A 50Q4 75 per ctl ; yellow Mustard $4 25; Flax, $2Q2 25; Canary Seed, 2kq2&c per ID: Alfalfa. s1a@7c; Rape, 2AQ2Ac: Hemp. 2nQ3c; Timothy. 5Q51tc.
 DRIED PEAS-Niles. $1 5oQl 75; Green. q 75 Q1 S5 per ctl.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver unchanged
 Wheat weak. Barley firmer. Oats strong. Corn and Rye dull. Hay and Feedsturfs unchanged. White Beans scarce and firm. Vegetables doing better. Potatoes and Onions unchanged. Butter advanced again. Cheese and Eggs unchanged. Poultry and Game steady. Fruit market dull.
 Meats unchanged.
 Sugar firm at the advance. Stocks of grain published.
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON. Dec. 7-At the wool auction sales to-day large supply of fine merinos brought the highest prices of the series. Cape of Good Hope and Natal wools sold we'll and higher.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD,
Via SauSalitO Ferrv

Via Sausalito Ferry. FRoM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
 AND SAN RAFAEL WEEK DAYS-"7:2O. ss:30, H. O. m.: s1:k 3:45, 6:15 $500, 6:3o D. m
 EXTRA TRIPS-For San Rafael on Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Il 30 D. m. SUNDAfS-'S:O0. 'l0:o0. '1:3o a. m-: s1:1A Trains marked run to San Quentin FROM SAN RAFAEL. TO SAN FRANCISCo WEEK DAYS-5:25. s6:35. 7:45, ss:s0 a- m. !: l2;2o. 2:2o. & r3;45; S:o5 p. m. and Saturdays at $40 D. n. suNDAYs.s:2o sn .s:oo. '1O:oo. .u:5s .. m.: Trains marked start from San Quentin. FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRANCISCO. WEEK DAYS-5:45. 6:45. 7:55. $40 a. m : n:35, PAS. 3:50 5:20 D. m
 EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays at FOO D. m .so SsoUSDAYS-s:oo lo:os g. m.: 12:o6. l:2o. s:2e.
 THROUGH TRAINS. J:V e. m- week days-Cazadero and way sta us. 1'4S D. m. Saturdays-Duncan Mills and way e:eo a- m- Sundays-Duncan Mills and way sta's.
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Cash quotations were follows:
 Flour, weak: No Spring Wheat, 61G631kc; No. Red, s75ac; No. Corn. 34c No. 2 Oats 26iz G26s.c; No. White, 2Slac; No. 3 White 27%Q2shc No. Rye. 53c; No. Barley. f. O. b.. 37452c; No. l Flaxseed, 9Sc; Prime Timothy Seed. s2 25; Mess Pork, per bbl sspS 05 Lard. per 100 lbs, S4 97la@5 15 Short Rib Sides Qoose) s4 5oQ4 70; Dry Salted Shoulders Cboxed), 4h@ 4%c; Short Clear Sides (boxed). s4 S0@4 90: Whisky, distillers' finished goods. per gal.
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TIME BALL.
 Branch Hvdrographic Office. U. s. N. Mer- chants Exchange San Francisco Cal. De- cember '. 1898. ,, bniidine was dropped at exactly noon to-day. f. e. at noon of the 120th meridian, or al o'clock D. m. Greenwich mean tinne;
 f W. s. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant. U. s. N, in charge.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.
OREGON.

OREGON. PORTLAND, Or, Dec. Wheat dull; walla Walla. 5sQ5sc; valley. 6o961o; blue stem, 62Q63c.
 WASHINGTON. TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 7.-Wheat, club 5ec; blue stem, 62@63c.
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EGUaT TAMsLpAIS SCENIC RAILWAY
 (Via Sausalito Ferry.) Leave San Francisco. commencing Sunday Sept. H. 1898: Week Days-s:ao a.. n.. 1:I p. m. 6undays-6:00. 10:o0, 11:8o a. nn., 1:16 a. m Round trip from Mill Valley, N THOs; COOK & SON. Agenta. 621 Market sfraat. San vrancixcn.
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THE SUGAR SUPPLY.

The lightness of the stocks of wheat and barley this year compared with last Is, of course, due to the dry
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PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
REAL ESTATE TRANsAcT1oNs.

Margaret Klingner (wife) to Alexander Kingner. lot on W line of Joice street, 1176 S of California, 20 by W 52; gift.
 Annie Eaton (wife of William R.). Belle and Mary McLea to Annie D. McLea lot s line of Folsom street, 70 NE of Third. NE 67:6, SEE s3:6, SW 37:s, NV 22 SW 30., NV n:6; also lot SEE line of Mission street. 225 NE of Fourth NE 50 by SEE 100; also lot on SW corner of Bush and Dupont streets, W 2S by 22.
 Catherine Zammit (Zamit) to Margaret E. F. Roberts, lot on NV line of Jessie street, 600 SW of Seventh. SW 25 by NV 75; gift.
 Solomon and Dora Getz to Robert NJ. and Mary A. Wilson. lot on line of Eleventh avenue. 225 of M street, 25 by E 120; s10.
 John and Mary A. Heritage to George O. Ormsby, lot 50. block 2. Lakeview; s10.
 Christian Munck Administrator estate of William Fischer. by c. w. Elfying, commits sioner), to Gustav Herring. lot on E. line of Butler street. 15O s of Blaine 9 by E 140,
 kittie A. and William J. Wallis to Frank and E. Grabe lot on W corner of Thirty-eighth avenue Uruguay and K street (Savannah), NV 75. SW 5S1k 103:S. NE 129:7, lot 4, block 64, Paul Tract Homestead, quitclaim deed; sl0.
 Alameda County.
 Dennis oNeill to Johanna o'Nell, lot on SD corner of Weston avenue and Silver street s 15o. E 150, 25, E 50. N 125, W 200 to begin ming, being lots to 7 block B. Broadway and Telegraph avenue Homestead, Oakland Annex gift.
 .Benjamin Turner to Albert Turner lot 18, block D. map of property of Berkeley Home stead Association. Berkeley: s10.
 s. C Bigelow to W. L. Holcomb. lot {. block F. also lot 3l and sW 20 feet of lot SS. block
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

There is nothing new In Potatoes and Onions. Some Vegetables are higher. being in light supply
 PoTAToEs-eoc for Early Rose: ao@5oq for River Burbanks: Salinas Rurbauks, 7bc0N 10:
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WEATHER REPORT.

d2oth Meridian-Pacihc Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ', D. m. The following are the seasonal ra1nfalls to date. compared with those of date last season, and rainfall in past 24 hours:
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was dull; creameries, 14Q20c: daires l3d1Sc; cheese, steady, Shd1ol1c; eggs, firm; fresh, 22@22hc.
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THE INVESTMENT BOARD.

Morning Session.
 65 s Gas & Electric Co.............. s4 625s 90 Spring Valley Water ..................102 co s3000 Spring Valley Water As, Sd issue. .l01 % S2000 Spring Valley Water As. 2d issue. .103 co TOO Equitable Gasight .................... 6 l2Is 300 Vigorit Powder ....................... 8 12jb 200 Vigorit Powder ........................ 8 25
 Afternoon Session.
 10 S Gas & Electric Co., 10 s4 50 50 Oakland Gas. Light & Heat Co.,. 52 50
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PORTLAND'S BUSINESS.

PORTLAND. Or, Dec. 7.-Exchanges, $S3l. 7S2; balances S66 663.
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The latest estimates of the worlds Sugar crop of lST-9S compare follows:
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STOCKS OF GRAIr

The Produce Exchange has just issued its usual semi-annual estimate of the stock of grain hand in the State December l. It is as follows compared with December l, 1897:
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Morning Session.

Board
 50 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar.. 50 co s2000 Northern Ky of Cal 5s Bonds. .105 50 S2000 N P c R R 5s Bonds. s................l0 STA 10 Oceanic Steamship Co................ 59 50 40 Oceanic Steamship Co................ 59 % 200 Pacific Aux Fire Alarm. m................ l 50
 Street.
 20 s F Gas & Electric Co.......... s4 50 5000 Branch Ky Bonds. ...............1IS %
 Afternoon Session.
 Board
 Giant Powder Con. b7 co Iiant foWoer Con. .'.............. 51 % Alaska Packers Association .........104 50 $50 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar.. 50 co 40 Mutual Electric Light .................. 12 % Spring Valley Water .................101 75 90 s F Gas & Electric Co................. s4 50 450 Vigorit Powder ........................ 325 Street
 IS F Gas & Electric Co..... s4 s71h
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 .6:OOA Niles, San Jose and Way Stations. ss:i5A S:0OA Benica, Suisun snd Sacramento: lo;40A 7:o0A Msrysville, OroviIe and Bedding rls 1.oo. Flnira Vaoaville and Runsey..... S:35P ''""A !" eaiistoss and Santa Rosa. e:ISP s.oo. Atlantic Express Ogden and East. SI40P sI8oA San Jose. Stockton Valley Spring,
 Ione Sacramento, Marysylle.
 Chico. Tehama and Red Bnh.. 4iIar .S.aO. Milton ...................... s7iI5P ''"'A Msresd and Fresno. ...'........... I2.ISP s,esA Frssno Bakersfield, Santa Barbara.
 Los Angeles. Dening, Fl Paso.
 New Orleans and Esst.....;..:... e'4oP .'.''.'' fsess0' .nsx '.eAu "'".'.......... s.i5p Io.oo. vsisjo Msi.ie1 and Way Stations 545r .i.o0r ssaramsnto River Steamers ....... '0;O0P
 Hanford, Fisalis. Exeter and Por- v.oop N;Jas Ssn lose and Way Stations. II:45A San Jose Niles and Way Stations. t9:I5A '''' Ststiops' '.'.................. ' tIO:IDA
 Nspa. Calistogs El Verano and ~ ~.eer Bspiois. saiss "Ssa Tacayiiue Woodland,
 Knights Landing. Marysville, oro- ~
 vile and Sacrsmento. ........... hg:1oA 4'30P Niles, San Jose and Stockton :...;c. HA"P 5;OOP Martinez, Tracy Mendoza, Fresno,
 Mojave, Santa Barbara and Los s.sop s.nts s'iSs Fs Route. Atlantic Eipres.
 for Noisve nnh FSst. o;4oP o0o Merced and Fresno. 12:15p r5:eOP "l ..uc ,loast IimIteu." Fl Psso
 Fort Worth Little Rock, St
 Louis. Chicago and East. ......... so;sOR 6f00P European Mail, Ogden and lcsss.-. 9;4aA '0:0Op Vallejo 12:I0P
 ti' tions'' to:4sr ssoor Oregon Eaprcas saeramento, Marys.
 vile. Redding. Portland Puget
 Sound and East .............-.. Si1OA aIose5P I" Sunset Limited" Fresno. Los
 Angeles, Fl Paso New Orleans ,,
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
December. 1893.

THE CALLS CALENDAR.