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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
For Wednesday. January 5.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The decline in mining stocks continued yes terday, but it was slight
 The Union Consolidated assessment falls de linquent in board and the Utah assessment in ofnce to-day.
 Sales on regular calls of the San Francisco board in 1897 were 31o2, $50 shares, against S,5S5,875 shares in 1s96
 For the month of December the mining miIl- Comstock lode paid a total Of S56, ,I67 16 to em- ployes. The aggregate of the December pay rolls was s6000 less than that for November. The amounts paid by each company were as follows; Andes (estimated) sso0; Consolidated California and Virginia, s797s: Ophir s2O14 50; Mexican. s16S6 50; Best & Belcher, s1751 25: Gould & Curry S1ess 75; Utah. s5Os: Occidental. s21oo: Brunswick lode Shafts Nos. and 9. SIPS 5o Crown Point, s1ss5 6s; Belcher. slso5 "A Challenge. s1S7 B.; Imperial s2ss S4: Segregated led Beieher BIr slse; Sava-e. s2457 25 Chollar. s4476; Sierra Nevada SEA- Alpha, is Sos n1o oTeEman Sestimatedl. 5000: Caledonia (estimated), $500; Nevada Mil lestimated), sSSO; electric light teStirnated), $500: water company (estimated), 5000; quartz mills (estimated5, s50o0.
 In the Savage Mining Cempany's. ground on the Comstock lode during the past week. on the 800 level, the west crosscut started from the north lateral drift from point 1S5 feet north feet; total length. l4S feet; face in porphyry and stringers of quartz. On the 13o level the paired a distance of r feet; total length, 271 feet. Brunswick lode-The north drift has been eAlenueu 10 rect total length, ZS4 rect north or south line; face in porphyry and quartz giving low assays. with the footwall exposed on the left side.
 The official letter from the Occidental Con solfdated mine describing the work done last a point In the south drift 70 feet south of west crosscut No. has been stopped for the pres ent. and we have resumed work In west cross cut No. l. $50 level-East crosscut No. 5. started at a point in south drift $40 feet from the station, has been advanced 12 feet; total length, 72 feet: face in porphyry and seams of quartz 750 level-We have extended the main south drift B feet: total length, 626 feet along the east side of the ore body
 Business the Bond Exchange was good. Mutual Electric Light made a sharp advance owing to the revival of rumors that the com pany Is about to effect combination with the San Francisco Gas and Electric.
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

Potatoes and Onions are selling readily at the advanced prices. Los Angeles Vegetables continue cheap and plentiful.
 POTATOES Early Rose 5OG6Oc: River Reds 40d45c; River Burbanks, 55Q65c; Oregon Bur banks, 70d90c; Salinas Burbanks, 75cqs1: Sweet Potatoes. soc per ctl for Rivers and 6SqSOc for Merced: new Volunteer Potatoes 212c per 10.
 az per sack.
 ETABLES-Marrowfat Squash. ssG1O per ton: Hubbard Squash, sSGi0 per ton; Dried Peppers. 566c per 10; Dried Okra I5c: Cab bage. 6OG75e per ctl; Carrots. 25q60c per sack; Garlic, 3G319c per ID; Asparagus, per 10.
 Los Angeles Green Peas. 2G4c String Beans 2d1c: Tomatoes, 40G75c; Green Peppers, 10c per ID; Summer Squash. Sc; Egg Plant. l0c per 10.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Two cars of Eastern are In and sales are being made at 11c for Turkeys s2 for Geese $5q5 90 for Hens and young Boosters, s4 50 for old Boosters. s4 50G5 for Fryers. and s4 for Broilers.
 There Is change in local stock beyond a decline In Turkeys. Game is lower.
 POULTRY
 Live Turkeys. 11612c for Gobblers and l23 l2i2c for Hens: dressed Turkeys. l3dI5c per ID; Geese. per pair. $l 50d2 Ducks. S466; Hens SS 5OI5; Boosters, young S4 50d5 50; do old 8 50G4 50; Fryers. S5G}5 50; Broilers, a 5Od5 50 for large and 8 50I4 50 for small: Pigeons Sl 50q2 per dozen for young and s1 for old.
 GAME-Quail. per dog. s1G1 25; Mallard s2 50 @S; Canxashack. s4q5; Sprig. s1 50q1 75; Teal. 7bc0S1; Widgeon, $1: Small Ducks, 75cGsf: Gray Geese. s2G2 50; White. 75cGs1; Brant sl 90: Honkers, A: English Snipe. Si 7562: Jack Snipe, S; Hare. Sl: Rabbits. s1 25d1 50 for Cottontails and 75cds1 for small.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
RuSS uOTrcr

RUSS HOUSE. James ", St L z W Malloy. Lakeport J Heighs, Seattle w c Robinson & W. U Carr x " POrtIa1d In1rn- " " l
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We see from this that the sales last week were about 147 per cent larger than in any corresponding period in the last seven years.
 It is judged that, owing to the shortage in the Australian clip and the defective character of the Wool. good staple Wool will not be easily obtained during coming months. Con- sequently the large mills have been continued heavy purchasers of domestic staple Nominal quotations have not been advanced, but it is now much easier to obtain the prices which dealers have been holding for ever since the boom eliminated in October Consignees have placed new restrictions on Eastern hold CTS of Wool. Staple Territory cannot be bought under 52c clean and some ask 5Sc. Fine and fine medium Wools worth fully soc and medium is quoted at 45c.
 In foreign Wools. Australian cross-breds have in the grease
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san Francisco temperature: Maximum, 54; minimum, A: mean. 49. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS. There has been but little change in pressure distribution during the past twenty-four hours. A feeble low appears to be developing over Northern Washington and Vancouver Island The temperature has remained nearly sta- tionary over the entire country vest of the Rocky Mountains.
 Light rain has fallen over Washington and Northern Oregon
 Conditions are little more favorable for rain along the Pacific Slope than they have been this week
 Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, Jan 6, 1898: Northern California-Cloudy and unsettled weather Thursday; probably showers in north ern portion; southeasterly winds Southern California-Cloudy and unsettled weather Thursday; westerly winds. Nevada-Cloudy Thursday. Utah-Cloudy Thursday.
 ArIzona-Cloudy Thursday. San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy and un- settled weather; probably showers in the after noon or night; light northerly. changing to southeasterly winds.
 Special report from Mount Tamalpais, taken at D. m.-Foggy; wind southeast. II miles; temperature, 45; maximum 52-
 ALEXANDER McADIE,
 Local Forecast Official.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.-The Evening Post $ London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were quiet, but strong, to-day. The feature the rise in Grand Trunks on professional support here and from Glasgow. There a further rise in China and Japan loans Americans were neglected. but closed better. Union Pacific was strong.
 Gold is 77s 101sd. The money market was easy on the release Of Government dividends and the discount houses may lower the de- posit rates
 Money Is very tight in India and further rise in the bank rates there tomorrow is prob able.
 New South Wales announces the issue of 8 per cent loan for ( l. 500. 900 at 99.
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ant Valley. s7 60; Coke. .13 per ton in bulk and SIS in sacks
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Com pany quotes terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 65sc; Powdered, exc; Dry Granulated. 5%c; Confectioners A. 5%c Mag nolia A. 59sc; Extra c. 5Ac: Golden c, 5Bc; Candy Granulated. 57sc; California A, 51kc per ID: half-bbls kc more than barrels and boxes 11c more.
 Imports from the Hawaiian Islands in De- cember were 31. .SS2 bags.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS

Hides firm at the advance. Wool Is ac- tive in the East and dealers look for a sym pathetic revival here
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell at lc under sound stock Heavy salted steers l0q1Ol1c per ID; medium. 9c; light, %; Cow hides. sQ9lzc: Stags. Sc: salted Kip, 10c; Calf He; dry Hides, 16c: culls and brands. 1Sc: dry Kip and Veal, Hd15c; dry Calf. 1SG20c; culls, 16GiIc; Goatskins. 20d37l4c each; Kids. 5G10c: Deerskins. good summer 25030c per lb: me- dium. 20c; winter. 10c: Sheepskins. sheariings 20Q30c each; short wool, 40G70c each; medium 7OGS0c; long wools, S0c6S1 30 each.
 TALLOW-No 1 rendered. 3G3isc per 10; No ?. 2q2lzc; refined. 5c: Grease. 2d2Hc.
 WOcL-Fall clip-Middle counties-free. 1od five gSYa S,', ave tS. oan S0eSusn; ue,ec Northern: 12G1sc; do defective, sGl1c; Hum boldt and Mendocino. 13G15c: Eastern Oregon. sq1Sc: Valley Oregon. 16G1Sc.
 HoPS-Old crop, 2i6c for poor to fair and S Qloc for good: new crop lOG1ic per ro
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There is very little call for Beans at the mo- ment, and prices are unchanged.
 BEANS - Bayos. s2 90Q3 Small Whites S1 29Q1 37lk; Large Whites, s1 15Q1 S5; Pinks S1 70q1 so; Reds, s1 40Q1 65; Blackeye, g 50; Butters. s1 4Od1 50; Limas s1 6oql 70; Pea S1 25611 40 per ctl.
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard, 8 per ctl; Yellow Mustard. S2G2 80; Flax, q S0Q2; Canary Seed 2Aq2%c per ID; Alfalfa, exc; Rape. 292%c; Hemp, Sc; Timothy 55hc
 DRIED PEAs-Nnes. s1 25: Green. s1 POO Der ctl
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon, SIC per 10 for heavy, Sc for light medium. 1oc for light ioiSc for extra ligt and 12c for sugar-cured; East ern sugar-cured Hams. 10kQ11c; California Hams. sqslzc; Mess Beef. ss 50 per bbl; extra mess do, Se 50 family do, N1G12; salt Pork SS9S 5O; extra prime Pork. s9 50; extra clear, Sl6; mess. $l4 50: Smoked Beef. 11isQ12i1c per 10,
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 5Ac per ID Tor compound and sc for pure ;pails. 7c: Cali fornia uerces, 5c per ID for compound and Sc for pure; half-bbls. SIC; lO-fb tins7c; do SID. 71sc per fb.
 less than BOO rhs-I-,h nails e0 in a case s7S =. S-fb pails. % in case, s@sc: SID pails. F in case, SAC; 1o-fo pails fin a case, S1sc; 50-fb tins, one or two in case. 7ssc; wooden buck cts, 20 IDS net, 77sc: fancy tubs SO IDS net. 7%c half-bbls. about 110 IDS, TIC per ID.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras si .5g4 e5; Bakers extras. S4 30Gp4 40 per bbI
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- low, usual discount to the trade: Graham Elour. So per 100 nos; Rye Flour, g 50 per 100; Rlce f1cur. $ !5: Cornmeal. s4 25; extra cream do. sS: Oatmeal. s2 50: Oat Greats. s4: Hom- my, $S lOq3 30: Buckwheat Flour, 8 25d3 50; cracked Wheat, 8 25: Farina, A 50: Whole wheat Flour, B 25; Rolled Oats (bbls). s5 T00 b SO: Tn sacks. 8 75; Pearl Barley. A: Split Peas. s 50; Green do. s4 25 per 100 IDS.
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LONDON. Jan. 5-Consols. 1l3 1-1s; Silver 2s 3-16d; French rentes. lo3f 37kc.
 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 5.-Wheat. steady; No. 1 Standard California. 40s: cargoes off coast buyers and sellers apart cargoes on passage nominal, unchanged; English country markets steady; French country markets, weak: Wheat in Paris. barely steady; Flour in Paris quiet
 COTTON-Uplands, 3Ld.
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tremely narrow. May ranged from 29kc to 2915c and closed unchanged at 29lc.
 Oats were almost inactive as Corn and fluctuations were even narrower. May ranged from 23l4c to 23lsc and closed hc lower at 23ikc.
 In Provisions quite a good business was done. The days shipments were again enor- nous. The close was at the high points of the day. May Pork was l5c higher at s9 S5. May Lard 7Ikc higher at s4 90 and May Ribs 71a9 10c higher at S4 70d4 721s
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

The lower grades of Hay continue very firm and several show an advance. There is no change in. Bran and Middlings
 BRAN-s17 5OQlS 50 per ton.
 MIDDLlNGS-s23Q23 50 per ton EEoD,,STUFFS-Rolled Barley, s2oqN per ton; Oiicake Meal at the mill, S2S 50629 50: Job6ing. sSo: Cocoanut Cake. s1s92O; Cotton seed Meal s29d30 per ton.
 HAY-Wheat, SIS 50&115 per ton; Wheat and Dat. SIP 5Oq14 50; oat. s1f 50al3; Barley, SIC l2 50; compressed. SIP 50614 50; Alfalfa. ssG10; stock. sl0qu; Clover. s10G12 per ton.
 STRAW-30G45c per bale
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed beef stock from slaughterers are as follows:
 BEEF-First quality. slsQ7c: second do, sh9 6c third do. 4G15c per ID.
 VEAL-Large. 5G6c; small. ell7c per fb MUTTON-Wethers 6G7c: ewes Sc per ID LAMB-Spring nominal
 PORK-L.ve Hogs, 3%G37sc for large and shd$asc for small and 3l4G3%c for medium; soft Hogs, 21zG3Lc: dressed do, 5G5Ibc Der lb
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Jan. 5.-The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow of the Wool market:
 Most persons in the Wool market have the impression that this has been a quiet week whereas the sales in Boston have amounted to 7.650ooo pounds. 254,o0o pounds more than the previous week.
 This is extraordinary showing for the first week of the year. Below we tabuIate the showing for the past week, compared with the corresponding period for number of
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The Time Ball.

Branch Photographic Office. U. S. N. Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco January g. 1898. - The time ball on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day-f e.. al noon of the 120th meridian, exactly at p. H'' Greenwich time
 w. s. HUGHES.
 Lieutenant U s. N. in charge
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Another decline in Butter is noted. Eggs are selling readily enough at the quotations BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy Creameries. 30; seconds. 27lzd29c
 Dairy-Choce to fancy. 26G27Izc; lower grades. 25c per lb
 Eastern Butter-23d24c per lb.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new. 1i612c; com to good. SGl0c: Cream Cheddar 1OGillc; Young America, llIzQl2zo; Western, llGl2c: Eastern. 12lzGl3l1c per lb
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs, 2sd29c per dog; store Eggs, 22d24c: Eastern, 17l.c for cold storage
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

Manhattan IS. zOo Metropolitan Street Railway z520, Missouri Pacific 9S5o, NJ. k. and T. pre- ferred 32S5, New York Central 305o Northern Pacific preferred 6sS5, Rock Island 1910. St Paul 20 4S0, Union Pacific 5SS6. American To. bacco S512. Chicago Great Western 4920. Peo. ples Gas IA l23 Sugar 19 595.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

RAGs-calcutta Grain Bags. 1898 delivery, 5X q5&c; Wool Bags, 27130c.
 COAL-Wellington Ss: New Wellington, ss; Southheld Wellington s7 50: Seattle s5 30: Bryant. $S 50; Coos Bay, q 75; Wallsend, S7 o0 Cumberland. s14 50 in bulk and s16 in sacks Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. SIS; Camel sS per ton; Rock Springs. Castle Gate and Pleas-
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NEW YORK WOOL SALES.

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-The fifth auction of wool was held to-day at the Wool auction.
 Representatives of the Wool trade from all parts of the country were present. The cata- logues consisted of over 1900, 900 pounds of Wool on a greased basis. and which realized over s250, 900. About 50 per cent of the Wools were domestic. Boston. Providence, Hartford and Philadelphia were well represented by
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION,
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The cambronne takes for Cork 55,- 776 ctls. valued at s795oo
 Futures advanced. but dealers quoted a weaker spot market. with very little doing.
 Tidewater quotations are as follows: sl 41H q1 42lf for No. l. s1 43x for choice and sl 450 DO per cu for extra chaoiee for milling.
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Cash quotations were follows: Flour. dull l
 No spring wheat, s5%c; No. spring SSdSsc
 No. red, S9AG90c No. corn, 26l1 126asc; No 2 oats 22c; No white. f. c. b., 23G23ssc: No. ? rye, 4Si5c: Nc barley, f. O. b, 2s942c; No. naXSeed, sl 16dl 20: prime timothy seed g 67Jb
 mess pork. per bbl. s9 10G9 l5: lard per 100 lbs S4 l594 77l1; short ribs sides Qoose) s4 500 4 o'32' dry saited shoulders (boxed), 41z94%c; distillers' finished goods ner gal S1 1a
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Oranges weak at the prices. Cranberries are lower. Other fruits in good supply as a rule and unchanged.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries. s7Gs per bbl: Coos Bay. q 5Oa per box.
 Apples. 25G4Oc per box for common. 5oc6s1 for good to choice and s1 25G1 70 for fancy; Lady Apples, 50cGsl for large boxes.
 Persimmons. 25G40c per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, s1 251 s2 50; Seedlings. 5OcdSl: Mandarins. s1G71 g Grape Fruit, s3G4 per box: Lemons, 50c6 S1 for common and s1 50a2 for good to choice: Mexican Lines, s4G4 50 per box; California Lines in small boxes. soc; Bananas, $ 25G2 % per bunch; Pineapples. s3G4 per dozen.
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SUN, LOON AND TIIE,

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. ui 1imes ana Heights of High and Low waters at Fort Point, Entrance to san Francisco Bay. Published by OfficiaI Au- thority of the Superintendent
 NOTE-The high and low wa+.-. o.,,,, ., the city front CMssion-street wharf about twenty-nve minutes later than at Fort Point: the height of tide is the same at both pisces
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given are additions to the soundings on the limited States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign e precedes the height and then the number given is subtractive from tha depth given by the charts.
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DRIED FRUITS. RA1sINs. NUTS. ETC.
DRIED FRUITS


 Prunes. carload lots. 324G4kc for 4o-5o's, 3La S&c for 50-60s, 2%G314c for 6o-7o's. 2A92Ac for 7O-SGs, 1Aq2kc for S0-90s. 1HQ1%c for sO- 100 S; Peaches. Sa4lzc; fancy. 5G5lzc; peeled, 100 121zc; Apricots, 5Q6c for Royals and rose for good to fancy Moorparks; evaporated Apples s1zG7c sun-dried. 4d4izc; black Figs. in sacks 2q2l1c; Plums, 4izd4%c for pitted and 1G1hc for unpitted bleached Plums, 565Lc; Nee tarines 4d5c for prime to fancy; Pears 2Isa 4izc for quarters and Sd51c for halves, accord ing to color. etc.
 RAISINS-New Raisins. 2kG3c for two crown. 4c for three-crown, Sc for four-crown 5iac for Seedless Sultanas and sl 10d1 Is for London layers; dried Grapes, 2%c.
 NUTS-Chestnuts are Quotable at S61i0c per ID; Walnuts, 5d6c for hardshell and sd7c for softshell; Almonds, 21zG3izc for hardshelI 5d6c for softshell and 7GSc for paper-shelI: Peanuts. 4d5lsc for Eastern and Az for Cali fornia; Pecans. eikGSc: Filberts, Si-G10c: Bra gil Nuts. sQsc per 10: Cocoanuts. s4 5O65 per 100.
 HoNEY-New Comb. 10c for bright and 7dsc for lower grades: new water-white extracted 4kG4&c: light amber extracted, 3%Gi4c per fb
 BEESWAX-23G25c per 10.
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND. Or, Jan. 5.-Wheat quotations nominal: WaJla Walla. 72Q74c; valley and blue stem. 77d7Sc per bushel
 Cleared-British ship Miltiades, Queenstown, 73 745 bushels of Wheat
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Silver weaker again. Wheat futures firmer. Barley continues to advance. Oats firm but quiet. Corn dull. No change in Flour. Beans still inactive. Hay still strong Feedstuf1s unchanged Potatoes and Onions firm. Vegetables weak. Butter still lower. Eggs steady. Poultry about the same. Game declined. Cranberries lower. Oranges weaker Lemons and Lines un- changed.
 Dried Fruits before. Hides firm Wool in good tone. No change in Meats.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. Jan. 5.-CATTLE-Sales of beef steers were generally at s4 2515 TO- the poor est dressed beef steers going for SS S564 while extra choice cattle were salable at s 25g 70; stockers and feeders sSQ4 25; choice calves. s6Q6 25. with an occasional sale as high as S6 30 ~
 HOGS-Sales were largely at 8 52h63 SO heaYy packers selling at 8 4O63 65 and nrime medium weights at 8 6OG3 65
 SHEEP-Were in demand at sSaI4 70 for tn- ierlor 10 prime lots. the bulk of the sales be- ing at SS 75d4 50 for natives and Westerns: lambs were salable at s4G5 75, the greater part going for S5q5 75, and yearlings were in de- $ sOG75 95 ''' O'OusA' Rsceipts-cattle. 1s.5OO; hogs 4s.Ooo: sheep
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BOSTON.
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

BOSTON: Jan. 5.-Atchison, i2%: Bell TeIt phone, 263&: Burlington, 99as; Mexican Ger tral 5&; Oregon Short Line. 20ls; San Diego, .-
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JANUARY-iSss.

NOTE.-In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides gwen In the lest hand column. and the successive tides of the day in the order or occurrence as 10 time. The second time column gives the second tide of the day. the third time column the third tide. and the last or right hand column gives the last tide of the day. except when there are but three tides. as sometimes occurs The heights
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THE WEATHER BUREAU.
Q2Oth Meridian-Pacific Time1

SAN FRANCISCO Jan- 5. p. m. The following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal ranfalls to date, as compared with those of the same date last season:
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-FLOUR-Receipts. Is.- 614 barrels; exports, 24.212 barrels. Continued quiet, with a bearish tendency.
 gWHEAT-Receipts, 12s. 765 bushels: exports 151. 6S5 bushels. Spot weak; No 2 red, sl OOss Options opened easy under bearish Thoman crop report. rallied covering, but again de- clined under liquidation. weak cables and dis appointing export business, closing I.a1c net lower; No. red, January, 97ss 0977sc, closed s7ssc; May, 9214Q93 1-16c. closed 92ssc.
 HOPS-Cuiet.
 WOOL-Steady.
 The Metal market shows continued apathy and is generally weak.
 PIGIRON-Warrants closed dull at S6 60GI6 75 LAKE COPPER-Quiet; s10 S5d11.
 TIN-Easier; SIS 70G13 75.
 SPELTER-Quiet S3 90G4.
 LEAD-Dull at s S71zq3 72lz; brokers. s3 55. PETROLEUM-Dull.
 COFFEE-Options closed steady at 10Gl5 points net decline. Sales, 11,0OO bags. includ- ing January s6 50: March. s 75 Spot Coffee Rio, easy; No. z invoice. 6asc No. jobbing 67sc; mild. easy; Cordova, SIz915c.
 SUGAR-Raw and refined, steady.
 BUTTER-Receipts. 6S50 packages: steady Western creamery, 15g22c; Elgins. 22c; factory. 12G15c.
 EGGS-Receipts. 52s4 packages; easier: State and Pennsylvania. 21G24c; Western, 21q2Sc.
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REVENUE COLLECTIONS.

Internal revenue collections in this district in 1897 were g. 49O 272 against g. 019 in 1896. and included s611 l23 for Beer, $1,Ss1. 29l for Spirits and S20i, 7S0 for Cigars and Tobacco.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 5.-Exchanges S370, 33S: balances, S62, 256.
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DRIED FRUITS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Calfornia Dried Fruits | steady PERFORATED APPLES-Common. 5d7c; prime wire tray, SAC; wood dried prime, SA @ SIzc; choice. S1zdS&c; fancy 9Q9l1c. PRUNES3GSc. PEACHES-Unpeeled, 7G1oc; peeled, 12g20c.
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WASHINGTON.
PoRTLAND's BUSINESS

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 5.-wheat-No. blu stem, 761kc; No. club. 73lsc.
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OMAHA.

OMAHA, Jan. 5.-CATTLE-Receipts. 1sO0; market opened slow on beeyes, but closed strong; native beef steers. s 75G4 50: cows ana heifers' S2 5OQi; canners. $l 50q2 50; stock
 HOGS-Receipts. 10. 600; market 567lOc lower but closed steady; heavy, s3 35G3 70; mixed 8 4oq3 45 light. S3 45Q3 50: bulk of sales S3 3: Q3 45. VI S'
 SHEEP-Receipts. 23o0 market active: fair to choice natives. s3 S0G4 50: fair to choice Westerns. 8 6OQ4 20: common and stock sheen $3d3 so; lambs, S3 4075 80