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Times-promoter., 1898-12-03
weekly Bank Statement.

statene NeM n4rk, Nov %;-The weekly bank
Loans. decrease ''ie'eaSe.........$ 81. $50 200
Specie, decrease ''''''''..''......... 2,SiJ 400
Legal tenders increo.,,. Si2 100
Deposits, decrensai e.''.......... 163J 400
Circulation increa CO '''''''.......,. 3703, 600
The bopLs 80 20, ,,''...'''.... 3j9. 800
rule. Va the z1-per cent
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
vo,s n, Constitutional Amendment.

Vote on Constitutional Amendment
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATE,
JACKSON, Miss, Nov ., 1893.
The following Is the official vote for
and against the amendment to Section
232 of the State Constitution at the gen
eral election held November s, 1898:
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EXPLANATION.

Tn arrow flies with the wind. The top fig ures at station indicate minimum temperature for the days those underneath it. If any, the amount of rainfall of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the last twelve hours. Isobars, solid lines connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines equal temperature. The word high means high barometric pressure and Is usually accompanied by fair weather; low refers to low pres by cloudy weather and rains. Lows usually first appear the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast, and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is proba bie but when the low is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is i'm probable. With a high in the vicinity of Idaho. and the pressure falling to the' Cali fornia coast, warmer weather mey be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.
G20th Meridian-Pacific Time) 4 I'D A A-LnrE.l-.lnA


 SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S 5 D. m The following maximum temperatures are reported to-day from Weather Bureau stations in California:
 Eureka. 66, Fresno, &; Los Angeles, 72; Red BluH, so; san Luis Obispo, 70; San Diego, 6S; San Francisco temperature: Maximum, 64; minimum. 52; mean $. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS.
 An extensive area of low pressure lies be- tween the Pacific Coast and the Rocky Mount aims. The pressure is lowest in Eastern Wash ing. and Is still falling During the past 24 hours there has been a marked rise in pres sure over the upper Missouri Valley. The temperature has remained stationary over the entire country west of the Rocky Mountains, except in Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon, where 1t has risen from to peratures are below the normal. Rain has fallen on the coast from Eureka northward
 A thunder storm is reported at Idaho Falls The following maximum wind velocties are reported: Winnemucca, 90 miles per hour from the west; Carson City g. southwest Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, June IA. 1898: Northern California-Cloudy and unsettled weather Tuesday probably showers north of san Francisco on the coast; fresh south Southern California-Cloudy Tuesday; warm CT along the coast; fresh westerly wind Nevada-Cloudy Tuesday; probably showers in extreme northern portion.
 Ctah-Cloudy Tuesday; showers early Tues- day morning.
 Arzona-Fair Tuesday.
 san Francisco and vicinty-Cloudy Tuesday. with showers early Tuesday morning; south etly, changing to fresh westerly wind Special report from Mount Tamalpais taken at D. m:-Partly cloudy; wind southwest 3f
 ALEXANDER McADIE
 Local Forecast Official.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, June 13.-Enormous liquidation for Joseph Letter caused a general rout of the bulls in the wheat pit to-day. Weakness in markets abroad and some indications of grad ually clearing weather in the West, more es- pecially in the Dakotas. Nebraska and Kan sas started wheat very weak. For hour 1t continued to decline. every drop of # cent a bushel bringing out shoals of stop-loss or ders. In that time September wheat had lost 3&4c of It's value, as 1t stood at the close of the session Saturday. December. the next most active delivery, declined 312c in the same time The nearby deliveries. however. in which the trading very much smaller
 suffered severely. July dropped 7isc and June Sc During that time it a mere hunt for buyers in the pit. and for long time It was a question as to how to get rid of wheat rather than question as to how much could be got for It. IL became current gossip about F o'clock that Joseph Letter had transferred his open trades in wheat to others than the brokers that have hitherto been doing his trading on the floor. His trades in June it soon became definitely known had been trans ferred to Armour & Co.,, and his September terpreted as a sign of financial weakness the effect upon the market was very depressing
 The previous decline had been so severe and the market had been relieved of such a great quantity of long wheat however that the prominence that might otherwise have been looked for at such suggestion as the mere cuty was aveted. although a further decline was, of course. inevitable July declined to 75c, drop of II cents compared with the close Saturday. September fell to eeAc and December to esc- One of the weak factors of the day was the utter demoralization in the Northwest. where. a combination. of which Letter was at the head, had been holding July so stiffy.. The break there was more than double what 1t was here Minneapolis and Duluth gave indications of panic. the former rlsp getting 211e cents below Saturdays close, and Duluth 23 cents lower. Near the close the there was some recovery from bottom prices
 Liverpool at the GloEe was from 2kd to l%d
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES

Los Angeles Egg Plant. Sa1oc per h. Green Peppers. SG10c; Tomatoes. .i 5O81 75 per box
 New Potatoes doing better. Onions are unchanged.
 Asparagus declined sharply, owing to the closing down of the Milpitas cannery on this vegetable, which turned large shipments to this market. Tomatoes and cucumbers were also lower.
 POTATOES-Old Burbanks, 259s0c per ctl; new Potatoes 40q75c for Early Rose, 50975c for Peerless and 45@75c for Burbanks, in boxes.
 ONIONS-New, 5oG6Oc per ctl for red and 75 @S5c for yellow.
 VEGETABLES-Recei were s35 boxes As paragus. 31 sacks Beans and 169 sacks Peas
 Asparagus. s1 75d2 for extra large; s101 50 per box for No. 1. 6o@75c for small; Rhu- barb. 60c@S per box; Green Peas. 75c9a 25 per sack; Garden Peas. Pc per ID; String Beans. 3G5c; Wax Beans, 4d6c Horse Beans 40Q50c per sack: Summer Squash, 60c0sl per box; Dried Peppers, e97c per ID; Dried Okra 128c; Cabbage, 5o16oc per ctl; Carrots 30650c per sack; Marysville Cucumbers, 5O@S5c per box; Vacavtlle Tomatoes. s1 5002 per box; Green Corn 20G35c per dozen; Garlic. 4@5c per fb.
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES
 Potatoes, sliced, raw, 12c per ID in lots of 25 lbs; sliced desccated 16@1sc; granulated, raw, 1Sc; Onions COG; Carrots. old. 13c; new. 1sc; Cabbage. 30c; Sweet Potatoes, BOG; Turnips 26c; String Beans. BOG; Tomatoes. 5Oc.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 13.-The slump in the stock market to-day surprise to most speculative observers who looked for an ad vance in prices after the apparent abandon ment of last weeks persistent attempt to sa cure reaction The underlying cause of to- days violent decline was not very clear and many suggested solutions of the puzzle tound currency. Superficaly there was evident son,a sympathy with the dropping of the bottom ont or the wheat market, and there were very heavy sales of securities on the New York ay change on telegraphic orders from Chicago. A decline in the price Of wheat does not necassa rily imply harm to railroad property, as was seen in the notable advance in the Cranga-v Iast Friday on favorable Government report put SD violent decline In wheat as that os to day arouses some question whether the far Will ind profit in the sale of the years crop and the railroad companies are. of course de pendent for their prosperity on the prosnerit,, or the population they serve Furthermore such q shrinkage in values as that in pra ir to day involves a large liquidation of collaterals and 1t was this that caused the chief damage to prices of stocks. Weakness permeated pretty much the whole list, but especially marked in the Changers, Peoples Gas and some of tbe high-prtced specalties. This acute selling pressure from Chicago gave rise to some per. slsteht reports or pending large failure in Chicago in the grain trade. But there was also an ingenious suggestion to the effect that a large speculative combination in Chicago was manipulating the market with a view 10 going long on wheat while going short stocks on the prospect of inevitable rumors of crop dam age before harvest time. Damage to the cron or even widely credited reports of crop dam age would certainly result in bulge in the wheat market and in sharp reaction Tn stocks. London bought freely of stocks here at the morning decline and helped to weaken the ex change market. The rally in the last hour of the stock market plainly on covering by professional traders.
 To-days activity in the bond market was at the expense of values, was the case in stocks Sales, g, 300, 900.
 United States new 4s coupon advanced Z and the registered 4s both old and new lz in the bid price.
 cluding: 4435 Atchison 22,740 do preferred 36s5 B. and O., 453ss Burlington. 17,25o Louisville
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bushel lower. The worlds shipments last week were 12.37S.OO0 bushels, against 4,2o6.ooO bushels the similar week of last year July 75c, up to S1c slumped to 75c, rallied to 7sc, the closing figure. September began at TAO 6s4c, then firmed up to 707scq71c bid at the close.
 There was very little independence in corn, prices sympathizng with the wheat collapse. July left off $4G1c lower.
 Oats followed wheat and corn, July declining ssG1ec.
 With every one wanting to sell and no buy CTS in sight, provisions started very weak. At the decline packing houses bought in large quantities, and lard and ribs closed better than Saturday. July pork lost TAG; lard and ribs each DC higher.
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NOTE.-In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left
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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Apricots steadier and dealers look for higher prices shortly. Peaches are less de- moralized but not firm. Apples and Plums are not materially changed
 Berries In moderate receipt and steady. Cherries are rather steadier If anything but prices show particular change.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Receipts were 319 chests of Strawberries and 53S7 boxes of Cherries and AZ boxes of Apricots, Strawberries, $245 per chest for large and $6Q9 for small.
 White Cherries, 15d25c per box; black. 200 40c; Royal Annes. 35@50c; loose Cherries Id 1l2c for white and 1Q3c per ID for black. and 2G3o for Royal Anne
 Currants, $2Q3 50 per chest.
 Blackberries 75G90c per crate and $eGS per chest.
 Plumbs 4odeoc per crate and 3s85oc per box; Cherry Plums, 2oQ30c per drawer and 25@50c Apricots. s5@5oc per box and 500 per crate for Royals
 Peaches 25dsoc per box and 5Oc per basket. Gooseberres. 192c per lb for common and 4c for English.
 Newcastle Raspberries 75c9s1 25 per crate; Nearby Raspberries. s5Q12 per chest
 Apples 75cQs1 50 per box; new Apples. S50 5oc per small and 75c9s1 per large box and so1 40c per basket.
 CITRUS FRUITS - Navel Oranges, s1 75a3; Seedlings 75cd1 25 Lemons. 50c@$1 for com mon and $1 2542 for good to choice; Mexican Limes S314: California Lines, in small boxes 40Q50c: Bananas. s1 25@2 per bunch: Pine apples, s3Q4 per dosen
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

CHICAGO, June 12.-The Earl Fruit Company auction sales were as follows: Apricots-Royal, s1 25G91 75, average q 65. Plums-Japan. $2 40; Yosabe, s2 30. Prunes-Tragedy. s1 65@2 30 average s2 Is. Peaches-Alexander, Soc0s1 10 average 9Sc. Six cars sold.
 NEW YORK, June 3-Apricots-Royal. q 05 az O5, average g or Peaches-Alexander, 90c@ s1 30 average s1 14. Plums-Clyman, 90c4s1 90 average s1 32: Tragedy. s2 O592 1O average s2 or Nine cars sold.
 BOSTON, June 13.-Peaches- s1 90 Gl 90 average s1 69. Apricots-Royal. s1 15; Newcastle secQs1, average 96o. Cherries-Royal Anne, socGs2 50. average s1 12; Black Republi- can s1 05G1 30, average s1 25. Three cars sod
 PHfLA ADELPHIA, June 13-Plums-Clyman s1 25@1 45 average s1 35 Prunes-Tragedy F 25 @ 50 average s2 7S Peaehes.Aleexander; sI o 25 I 75. average s1 T. Three cars sold.
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PROVISIONS.

There is no change to report. Trade is fair at the prices.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon. Sc per lb for heavy, 91ac for light medium. 1Oc for light, llc for extra light and 12@121ac for sugar cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 1011911c; Cali fornia Hams, 91aG1Oc; Mess Beef, sl0 50 per bbl extra Mess Beef, s11; Family Beef, SIP; Salt Pork, s9; extra prime Pork, $10; extra clear $17@17 50 mess, s15; Smoked Beef. 12G12hc per ID.
 LARD-Eastern, tierces quoted at Sc per 10 for compound and SIC for pure; pails. sAc; California tierces. 51fc per ID for compound and 7lkc for pure; half barrels. 7%c; 10-fo tins, 8kc; 5-fb tins, S%c.
 COTTOLENE = Heroes. 6%@7sc; packages less than 300 fos-1-rb pails. 50 In case, s1sc: 3-io pails. 20 In a case s9sc; SID pails, 12 in a case, Shc; 10-fb pails, in a case. SBc; 50-fb tins. l or 2 in case. 7Bc: wooden buckets. 20 lbs net, sac; fancy tubs, 80 lbs net, 7%c; half barrels. about 110 lbs, 7%c per 10.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The collapse of Letter in Chicago demoralized everything and futures oecnneo several cents the morning sessions The spot market remained nominal. or more strict " speaking, there was spot market The foreign markets were also lower . Spot Wheat-oAipping, -; milling, Sl ooV 62h per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal session - s:15 o'clock - December - 20 coo ctls, S1 32 40O0 sl 31s 5000, $l 32A; 16,- Oo0, s1 32a
 Second session-December-4ooo ctls sl 3l7s; 20 GOO, s1 3i2l; 12OOO, q S1ss; 900, sl 3l1A. Regular morning sesson-Decemoe oer-4OoV GUS, sl S21t; 400O, s1 32%; 1S.c00, $1 3S; 6oo sl 33ls A 40oo S SSA 3S O00 s1 S3as; A. 600, sl aS1s; l4,- Afternoon g session n % December 2oOo ctls. s1 SSSs; IS, 900. s1 33H 2oO0 s1 331s.
 BARlE.Y-Another decline in futures rem dered the spot market weak and dul and there was no business worthy or note teed, $l 15q1 20; Brewing. nominal
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session-s:5 0clockmoNo sales sl 14S. spot-Sodo. sl Is. ctls. s1 1b&
 Afternoon ssssion-No sales.
 OAIS-There is nothing going on and quo tations are largely nominal.
 Fancy feeds q 37h91 40 per e, ctl; Eood to choice s1 27s91 s21A; commons q 2S9l s 2S; Sur s1 321aQ1 3711 per ctl. business
 Small round yellow. .l 25a1 30; large yellow. s1 0S4l 97i2; white, sl o21b@l o5 per cti; mixed. RYE-Is lower and dull at s1 3O91 a21a per c+I
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, June 1s.-CATTLB-After two weeks of light cattle receipts. buyers to-day were ready to take hold freely and trade was animated Prices ruled strong for the better class of offerings and steady for others Choice steers, s4 9OG5 35; medium, s4 5c94 65 beef steers s4 1od4 55 stockers and feeders. s3 S59 sO cows and heifers, 8 4oq4 80; canners. s2 50 dS 35 calves, s4d6 SO.
 B S7lS64; packers s 7563 s5; butchers, 8 80 a3 S5; mixed, s 75a3 90; light. 8 60G3 sO pigs sHEEP-were strong and 15c higher. Sheep; 8 5o95 25; rams, s2 75a4; ewes S4 s 5S z clipped ''iaSss Receipts%cattie Isooe; hogs, s5oOo; sheep 13. .O0o.
 KANSAS CITY, June l3.-CATTLE-Receipts 5000 Market steady to 1oc lower. Native steers, s4Q4 95; native cows and heifers, s1 90 Q4 70; stockers and feeders. s S595 50; bulls. HoGs-Receipts. 5000. Market 5aloc lower. packers, 8 5563 s5; mixed s3 55G3 so lights. 5S E yorkers s a0oS Ss S Pss E ssgs ie ebs s 25d8 75; muttons' ss@4 75.
 OMAHA.
 OMAHA June 1S.-CATTLE-Receipts 5000 s4S4 ;a1 $; Western steers s soai 30 cows and and feeders s495 20: calves, s4 5o67; bulls and s POO Marsst :s oS8 sSGG s5 lSwsF gs5 sHEEP-Receipts, 500 Market steady to stronger. Fair to choice natives. sa So94 SO; s6eep GH esG5s $ 5oa4 sS lambs ia 'V 4 5Sas M 'O'
 DENVER.
 DENVER June 13-CATTLE-Receipts, 52oo feeders, freight paid to river, s434 60: stockers freight paid to river. si 1oq4 so; bulls, stags, HOGS~Receipts. 400 Market weak to 1oc lower Light packers, sS 7oaS 75; mixed. 8 66 fat muttons, s 5O6D4 50; lambs, s4 6o6D5 5o
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.
Hides and Tallow are firm at the advance, with good dap,and


 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers 1OhQ11c; medium. 91k010c: light, s@911c: Cowhides, gqs1ac; Stags. SIC; salted Kip. Sc; Calf, 10c; dry Hides 161s6171kc; culls and brands, 13l9@14c: dry Kip and Veal. 16c; dry Calf, 1S@2Oc; culls. 1s@17c; Goatskins, 2oQ40c e7icmaOd! saen; Kids SalOc: Deerskns' good summer shearlings, 2o@3oc each; short wool, 35QSOo each; medium. 7O@s0c long wool. 90cGsl 30 each; Horsehides salt, s2G2 25 for large and S102 for small; Colts 5oc Horsehides, dry, g TOT large and s1 for small; Colts, soc
 TALLOW-No. l rendered 31t93&c per h. No 2 2h93c; refined, 41a94Ac; Grease. 2c.
 WOOL-Fall clip. Southern Mountain. 791oc; Mountain. 12 months, s@1ic; San Joaquin and Southern months, s91oc: Foothill and Northern. free, 12@14o; do. defective, 10812c; Middle county, 13918c; Humboldt and Mendo- cino 15917c; Nevada, 13Q15c
 HOPS-1897 crop, s9121fo per ID.
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Canadian Pacific. sss.: Grand Trunk, 8
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, June 13.-FLOUR-Recepts 16 O1 barrels exports. 6775 barrels. Weak and 20a30c lower all around to sell.
 WHEAT-Receipts, 321. 300 bushels; exports, l49 300 bushels Spot, easy; No red s1 f. O. b. ahoat export grades. Options were weak and demoralized nearly all day because of Northwest markets and rumors affecting the financial position of prominent Chicago bull traders Prices finally rallied on big local export business and closed firm at 1&GszG net decline. the latter July No. red. July, S1ss9 soc; closed, S3c.
 HOPS-Steady.
 WOOL-Quiet.
 METALSIThe market for metals starts the week in irregular form, lead and spelter show ing pronounced strength, while copper and iron rule easy, tending downward At the close the Metal Exchange called:
 PIGIRON-Warrants easy, with $S 6o bid and
 LAKE CoPPER-Easy, with s11 80 bid. SIP TfN-ouiet. with s15 o5 bid and s15 10 asked
 SHELTERS and higher, with $5 bid and 8 30 asked
 The firm fixing the settling price for miners and snelters calls lead steady at s 65
 COFFEE-Options closed steady, unchanged to , points higher. Sales, 7250 bags. including: July, 8 70. Spot coffee-Rio:, dull; No, in
 SUGAR-Raw. steady; fair refining, 3%c; centrifugal. 96 test, 15-1sc; refined firm.
 BJJTTER-Receipts. 15,551 packages. Very firm; Western creamery, 13lxq17c; Elgins. To; EGGS-Receipts, ss45 packages Firm; Vest ern, 12c; Southern, 10A411c.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs firm, and some dealers quote over quotations. Butter Is easy and Cheese is weak and dull.
 BUTTER
 Creamery Fancy creameries, 1S9lsc: sec onds 17h61Sc.
 Dairy-Choice to fancy, 16a817o; common grades. 15G16c per fb
 Eastern Butter-Imitaton creamery, 1sQ1 1elsc: ladle-packed. 15916c per lb: Elgln. II 916c.
 CHEEsE-Choice mild new. s1k@ec; old. 7h@ Sc; Cream Cheddar 106D11c; Young America, 9@10c; Eastern. 12913c.
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs, 1691sc per dozen; store Eggs, 1491bc; Eastern, 124915c; Duck Eggs, 16c.
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GENERAL MERCHANDIsE

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. June-July, $40 5ho Wool Bags, nominal; San Quentin, s4 S5
 COAL-Wellinston, s per ton; New Vel lngton sS; Southfield Wellington. ;7 50; Seat tle s6; Bryant. s6: Coos Bay, s5; Wallsend S7 50; Cumberland, s10 25 in bulk and s11 50 in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $14; Can nel. s10 per ton Rock Springs and Castle Gate 50; Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and s14 in sacks.
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes. terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed, 7c; Powdered, 61c; Dry Granuated, 5%c; Confectioners' A. 5Nc; Mag nolia A. 512c; Extra c, 5asc; Golden c. 5Ac; Candy Granulated, Sc; California A. 5tsc per ID; lf-barrels Ac more than barrels, and boxes e more
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

Bran is marked up 50c.
 There is nothing new in Hay except that some island Barley is now coming in. Buy CTS, who generally purchase heavily at this time of the year are holding off. hoping for a decline that does not come.
 BRAN-s16G17 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-s2 6oQ22 50 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s2e927 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, s31631 50; job ping, s32Q32 50; Cocoanut Cake. s2442o; Cot tonseed Meal s2Sa3O per ton; Cornmeal. s24 5o; Cracked Corn, s25.
 HAY-(Ex-car in round lots)-Wheat. s2O9 23; Wheat and Dat, s19922: Dat, $lSQ1s; Bar ley, -; compressed Wheat s21Q24; com pressed Oat, H641S; Alfalfa, $1291S 50; Clover
 NEW HAY-wheat, s1791s Oat, -: Barley, -; Island Barley. s12GD14: Alfalfa, s123l3 50.
 STRAW-654e5c per bale.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, June 13.-Consols. 111A; Silver. 26%d; French rentes. 103f T1Ac. LIVERPOOL, June 13.-Wheat cargoes of goes on passage, very little doing; English country markets quiet; Liverpool Wheat. No 1 California, 25Ad; Wheat In Paris, weak; Flour in Paris, weak.
 COTTON-Uplands, e-16d.
 CLOSE. WHEAT-Futures closed easy, July Ss 7ad; September, 6s 91sd; December. 6s 1sd CORN-Septenber. quiet 3s 5d.
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NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 13-Wheat circles were considerably excited to-day over the publication of startling rumors affecting the financial
 standing of Chicagos famous bull clique. Color was given to such reports by sensational break of about 22c per bushel in the July op- tion at Minneapolis and Duluth, in which mar kets 1t was understood that the bull interests maintained its greatest holdings Along in the late afternoon, however on reports that heavy export trade had been accomplished prices jumped almost cents bushel and closed rather steady, July at S3c and September at 75%c, although the latter on the curb eased
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NOTICE TO MARINERs

branch of the United States Hydrosraphio Office. located in the Merchants Exchange. is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference. and the latest information always be obtained regarding lights. dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The tirneban on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill Is hoisted about ten minutes before noon, and is dropped at noon, 1e0th meridian, by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mara Island, Cal.
 notice stating whether the timeban was dropped on time or giving the error. If any. is published the same day by the afternoon papers and by the morning papers the following day.
 c. P. WEIGH. Ensign. U. s. N. in charge.
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hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as >o 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 but when a minus sign (-) precedes the height, given are additions to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts except and then the number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters.