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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Considering that Liver pool showed closing declines of zQ4sd North west receipts gave no signs of falling off and the opening in wheat stronger than might have been expected. May started only a shade under yesterdays closing price at 66as@66kc, and after a few moments hesitation advanced under very little buying to 669sc. For about hour trading of moderate volume but scattered and confined mostly to room traders, commission houses having almost outside orders either way The weeks cearances of wheat and flour from this country broke all previous records, amounting to 7.4S5 900 bush els, but even this fact failed to stimulate trad ing to any appreciable extent, and before Il o'clock the market began to suffer from the lack of interest and prices slowly declined.
 Shortly before the close May touched 66%c This about put price and buying to protect privileges gave a little better tone to the last few minutes of trading, the market closing fairly steady at 6612c.
 market for most of the session was quite firm December particularly. The market eased off late in the day on colder weather west and prospects for a freer country movement May closed unchanged.
 The market for oats rather weak throughout The range was marrow. May closed h@Ac lower
 The continued heavy receipts of hogs af- fected provisions and the market showed weak ness for the first time this week. Packers sold liberally, the support coming mostly from the closed at about the bottom. January pork 7lbc lower lard, 212Q5c lower and ribs 5c lower at A co.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
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I
 | of 100 stamps will be completed in April and the Alaska -Treadwell mill of 300 stamps will De running in May. and SS0 stamps will be cropping within radius of mile and half. They will make 1900 tons of sulphurets per month. These mills are all on the same ledge. Which in one place the Treadwell ground Is 4l6 feet wide. They down in the deep est place only 420 feet The Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining Com pany of Idaho has declared dividend of To | per share, amounting to s21,ooo. payable to-
 morrow.
 The Republic Gold Mining Company of Washington State has declared dividend of Sc per share amounting to $50, 900, payable De- cember 10.
 The following Colorado mining companies paid dividends on November 25: Lille, s33,- 750; Strong, s250O0; Apple Ellen. s25, 900: Elk ton. s25 900; Golden Cycle. s15, 900; Associated,
 s11 900; Modoc. s10.O00, and Montreal s75o0.
 In the Standard Consolidated mine at Bodie, for the week ending November 2e.. the usual prospecting work done the 1o0 SIS and 5S2 levels and in the Harrington tunnel. Small veins of good being found. In the stopes of the ore is of high grade. Good progress Is being made with the work at the mill. The blacksmith and machine shops are all inclosed. The main building frame Is about half up and sheathing will be- gin in few days. On the pole line they stringing the third wire. At taling plant No. 42S tons of taings were treated during the week.
 Mining dividends paid in November were as fOlloWS
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2-There was marked change in the character of the market to-day from that which has prevailed for several days past Activity for the most part confined to the specialti- and the extreme range in the price of many leading railroad stocks did not exceed k to l. London was a seller of Amer jeans again, though the rate for money was easier at that center in spite of the additional withdrawal of over Sl, 300, 900 in gold from the Bank of England, presumably for shipment to Germany. London's offerings of stocks here were fairly well absorbed, but there was no in- creased demand. The grangers were remark ably dull and sluggish in spite of the St. Paul statement for the fourth week in November showing a level of earnings, notwithstanding the bad weather prevailing, never before ex- sure of realizing sales in Northern, Union and Central Pacific but in the case of the latter there was a subsequent rebound of 14s. Sugar dropped sharp fraction at the opening on ru- mors of further reduction in the price of the product. but this speciality afterward moved strongly upward on covering Of shorts. Pacific Mall was also strong feature and moved up to 402s good business outlook for the com pany. Metropolitan Street Railway continued Its upward course above all previous high rec ords while Manhattan moved in contrary direction the movement being the result of the traders interpretation of the review talk of a rapid-transit system. There a resumption of the upward movement in Federal Steel pre- ferred and apparently sympathetic advances in Tennessee Coal and Colorado Fuel.
 The events of the week in the international exchange market nave gwen new and con- vincing evidence of the strength of this coun- try's financial position. The decline in dis count rates abroad early in the week wiped out the margin of profits between the interest rates abroad and those prevailing here.
 The heavy contracts for steel rails indicate a coming period of railroad improvement and ex- tension, and there are numerous schemes for consolidation and organization of great indus tries being foated in Wall street. Among those for the week corporations in silver plating thread, tinplate, ltnseed oil, photographic cam eras. etc, requiring many millions for the process of financiering.
 In the bond market prices have been fully upward on a large and well-distrbuted volume of business.
 United States twos and fours and the new fours and the f1ves registered have advanced $ and the olds and the fves coupon A in the bid price.
 The total sales of stocks to-day were 1s1 FOG shares, including: Atchison preferred 42O0, Gen. tral Pacific S75o Manhattan 1850, Metropolitan Street Railway 7500. Northern Pacific 33 eSO Union Pacific 7155. St. Paul 4sOO, Southern Rail- way 447o, Southern Railway preferred 13 SSS American Tobacco 3020, Federal Steel 3000 Fed eral Steel preferred 11,5u Pacific Mail l5, ,OsO Sugar 2, 239, T. c. and I. 3,s20, Rubber pre-
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

Wheat futures closed easy; Decem 7sd; March, 5s 91sd.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic Office, located in the Merchants Exchange, IS maintained in San Francisco for the benent or mariners, without regard to nationality ana free of expense
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the ofhce, where complete sets of charts and sal, ing directions of the world kept on mana Tor comparison and reference. and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights. dangers to navigation and all matters Of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building. at the foot of Market street. Is hoisted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon, 120th meridian, by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal.
 notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error If any. Is published in the morning papers the following day.
 W. S. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant U. s. N, in charge.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RA1s1Ns.

The market for fruits continues dull and no improvement is looked for until spring.
 Nuts active and firm
 DRIED FRUIT-Prunes, 614c for 40-5os, 4H CSC for 5o-6O's. 3Ac for 60-7Os Sc for 7o-s0's 21ac for S0-sOs. % for 9O-lO0s and 1zQ1Xc for 100-110s Silver Prunes, 21s@5c: Peaches, 6Q712c for good to choice, 71zQSc for fancy and 10Q1219c for peeled; Aprlcots, 10G12c for Royals an1 129121zc for Moorpark: Evaporated Apples 7AQ71ac; sun dried. 4G4@c; Black Figs. sacks 2Q219c: Plums, 41sq6c for pitted and 1911kc for unpitted: Nectarines. 697c for prime to fancy; Pears. 6qSc for quarters and SG9c for halves.
 RAISINS-3Ac for two-crown. 4&c for three crown. SAC for four-crown 51a@61ac for Seed less Sultanas, 4He for Seedless Muscatels and
 NUTS-Chestnuts. SQl2hc per ID: Walnuts cole for hardshell, 9410c for softshell: Almonds 697c for hardshel 13c for softshell, 14Ql5c for paper-shell Peanuts. 6@7c for Eastern and 4is Q5c for California; Cocoanuts S 50G5.
 HONEY-Comb, 10@11c for bright and S6sc for lower grades water white extracted, 61a9 7c; light amber racted, Sc; dark 5q5hc per ID.
 BEESWAX-24Q26c per h.
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X-24Q26c per ID.
PROVISIONS.

There Is fair trade in Eastern goods but the local packers are doing very little.
 CURED MEATS = Bacon, 714c per ID for heavy. Sc for light medium, 10c for light, 1o1sc for extra light and 12q121sc for sugar cured ; Eastern Sugarcured Hams. 1oa10hc: California Hams, 91eg9%c; Mess Beef, s1o per bbl; extra Mess Beef. s11; Family Beef, SIP 50; extra Prime Pork, $10; extra clear. s1s mess. $15 5O9 16 Smoked Beef, 11h@12c per lb.
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 51sc per lb for compound and 6%G7c for pure: pails, TIC; California tierces. Az Q5c per ID for compound and 6c for pure: half-barrels. 61sc 10-lb tins, 7Ac: 5-lb tins, 7hc..
 COTTOLENE = Tierces. 5N@6hc: ackages less than 300 lbs, lib pails. 60 in case, 9hc; 3-lb pails. 20 in case, S5sc; 5-b pails, 12 in a case, s15c; 10-lb pails, in case. sasc: 5o-lb tins, or ? in a case, 77sc; wooden buckets 20 lbs net, S1sc; fancy tubs so lbs net 77sc; half barrels. about no lbs. 7Nc.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Futures were weak. but there was no change in spot quotations
 Exports from this port In November were l9s5 507 ctls. valued at s250,0 making total exports thus far this crop year of 7lS.16S ctls, valued at s922. 500 s1 2og1 25.
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session 9:15 o'clock-May-1s, 900 Second session-May-1s,o GOO ctls, s1 1sA; 4OOo. S1 1S2s; A, 00O s1 1872
 Regular Morning Session-May-2O0O ctls, S1 1Sla: 20000 s1 1Sss; 12,000. s1 1sN. BARLEY-The market weak and dull, with no sales call.
 Feed, s1 2591 271a; Brewing. s1 32h91 45 per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal Session-9:15 O cock-No sales. Second Session-No sales.
 Regular Morning Session-No sales. OATS-The market was quiet at the old quo Fancy Feed, s1 27h91 30 per ctl; good to choice, s1 2214Gf 25 common s1 17h@1 20; Sur prise. S1 35Q1 42h Gray s1 20@1 2211: milling s1 25g1 30 per ctl; Red. q 4og1 471s; Black. s1 60q1 70.
 CoRN-The market is very firm. with light offerings.
 Small round yellow. s1 15G1 171a; Eastern large yellow. s1 10; white, q 10; mixed, $1 071s per ctl; California white,
 RYE-California, sl 2o91 224; Eastern. q 15 BUCKWHEAT-1s nominal.
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pEcIpUous AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The market is well supplied with seasonabIe kinds and prices show little change.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries, s2@3 per chest for large and s9 for small.
 Cranberries. sS99 per barrel for Eastern and S1gl 50 per box for Coos Bay.
 Grapes, 40@60c per box; crates sell 1o@15c higher than boxes.
 Raspberres, s2 5Od4 per chest. Apples, 35Q60c for common, 750S5c per box for No 1 and s1q1 20 for choice. Lady Ap- ples s1 50Q1 75. Pears-50c@1 per box. Persimmons 65c@S1 25 per box. CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, s2 5003 50 per box; Seedlings, s1G1 25; fandarins. sf 250 50; Lemons, s192 for common and g 5004 for good to choice; Mexican Lines. s4; Cali fornia Lines. 50GD75c per small box; Grape Fruit, s1 50q4; Bananas s1 50Q2 per bunch i; Pineapples $3@5 per dozen.
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ANTIDoTE FOR A SOLDIER.

They were at the first matinee after the return from the summer in different places. They were exchanging confi- dences.
 What sort of a looking man Is he?'' asked one.
 "oh tail and thin, handsome, smooth face'
 "Is he a swell?'
 Indeed, he is. He wears evening dress every night, whether he's going to a party or not"
 .Does he say bean or bin?
 Always says bean and carries his handkerchief in his sleeve
 How about his 'a's?"
 Why, he uses broad ones, and I heard that he took cold bath every morning, whether the weather was hot or freez- ing
 "Really, and you know him well? You lucky grill He must be regular swell. And he wears his trousers turned up whatever the weather is;,,'
 ''You lucky grill! Cant you bring him around to call on Sunday? I'd like Clara to see him. She's so stuck up, about that soldier of hers who never got any nearer the fighting than Tampa. New York Sun,
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PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The few changes in mining stocks were gen. erally toward lower prices.
 In local securities Hawaiian was weak at $49 and Hutchinson firm at se4
 The Gould & Curry assessment falls delin- quent in board and the Potosi assessment in office tomorrow, and the Justice assessment sale takes place also.
 The court decision awarding the Hale & Norcross shareholders dividend of $1 50 per share the principal event In mining stocks last week. It Is understood that the Fox di- rectors will control the mine.
 The Pacific Lighting Company will pay . regular monthly dividend of 4oc tomorrow
 The San Jose Water Company will pay a monthly dividend of soc per share on the 10th inst
 On November IA, at the Alaska United gold mill, 12o stamps began operation; another mill
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Onions have again advanced. The market is overstocked with Los Angeles Tomatoes. but the bay descriptions are running out.
 POTATOES-60c for Early Rose and 30Q50c for River Burbanks; Salinas Burbanks. 75c@ sl 10: Oregon. 75c6Ds1; Sweet Potatoes, 60975c for nearby and S1 25 for Merced; New Pota- toes 1Q2c per lb
 ONIONS-60GD75c per ctl.
 VEGETABLES Green Peas. 4a6c; String for Bay and 5Oas5c for Los Angeles; Garlic. e97c per ID; Dried Okra, 1ec per ID: Marrowfat squash, S10@12 per ton: Carrots, 25G35c per sack
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES = Potatoes. sliced raw 12c per ID in lots of 25 lbs; sliced. desccated, 16G1Sc: granulated. raw, 13c: Onions, soc; Carrots old. 13c; new. 1Sc; Cab- bage, BOG; Sweet Potatoes. BOG; Turnips. 25c String Beans, BOG; Tomatoes, 50c.
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Receipts, none. Market dull
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec. 3-Consols. 10a4; silver. 27lkd: French rentes 102f roc; wheat cargoes off coast, buyers withdrawn; cargoes on pas sage, easier.
 LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3-Wheat, firm; wheat in Paris weak; flour in Paris, weak. COTTON-Uplands, 31sd.
 WHEAT = No. 2 red Western. winter stocks exhausted; No l red Northern spring, firm, 6s 1O15d; No. 1 California. es Tod. CORN-American mixed spot old. steady. Ss 10Hd; December quiet 3s 91ad; January, noth- ing quoted: March. quiet, Ss Esd. FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter. steady. Ss. HOPS-At London. Pacific Coast, firm, f5Q6
 CLOSING.
 Wheat futures closed easy; December. 6s 5Ld. March 5s 9I1d
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter closed the week at a further advance. Eggs were weak, but no lower Cheese is firm and all descriptions sell at about the same prices. which is something unusual.
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries, 25@2sc; seconds. 23@l24c.
 Dairy-Choice to fancy. 21@23c; common grades, 17Q20c.
 Picked Goods-Firkin, 17@1sc; pickled roll, 1701Sc; creamery tub, nominal h. Elgin. 22m22i6c
 CHEESE-Choice mid new, 111aG12c old 10 @11c; Cream Cheddar, 12@123sc; Young Amer ica, 12c: Eastern. 12413c.
 EGGS-Raneh Eggs, s5q371ac per dozen; me dium Eggs. 30@3219c; Eastern, 20Q25c for ordi- nary and 2712@2Slae for fancy.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.
SATURDAY. Dec. 3

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HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

Shipment of 175992 pounds Hops, valued at s29, ,500, to Australia. This shows a valuation of fraction 16c per ID.
 Hides and Wool stand the as previous ly quoted.
 HIDES AND sKINS-Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, lOc; medium, S1sc light. Sc; Cowhides dry Hides, sound, 15c; culls and brands 12c dry Kip and Veal, l5c dry Calf, 17c; Sheep skins, shearings. 15Q25c each: short wool. 30lD 4oc each; medium. soqsoc: long wool, socQ1 10 each Horse Hides, salt $1 75GD2 for large and 75c for small Colts, soc: Horse Hides dry sl 50 for large and 50c@s1 for small.
 TALLOW-No. rendered. 31f63Ac per lb No g. 2Ac; refined. 4&Q5c; Grease. %.
 WOOL-Spring clips-Southern Mountain. 12 months, 7Gp9c; San Joaquin and Southern. : months S19c:, Foothin and Northern, free 12G14c; Foothill and Northern, defective 9allic: Humboldt and Mendocino 14Q16c; Nevada, l09 l3c; Eastern Oregon 10412c.
 Fall Wools-
 Humboldt and Mendocino. o.................... s911 Northern Mountain ......-.................. SO 9 Mountain 7GD Q HOPS-1S9S crop. 1212G14c per lb for ordinary 15416c for good and 17919c for choice to fancy
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGs-Calcrtta Grain Bags for next season. nominal at 4AGl5c; Wool Bags. '692Sc San Quentin Bags, s4 S5.
 COAL-Wellngton. sS per ton; New Yelling ton. ss southfield Wellington. q 50; Seattle ss; Bryant. $6 Coos Bay. s5 Wallsend s7 50; Scotch. sS; Cumberland, $s 50 in bulA and sI0 In sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg si4: Camel $S 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, s7 6o Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and s14 in sacks.
 SUGAR = The Western Sugar Refring Com pany quotes. terms net cash: Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed, 6ssc: Powdered, 6Mc: Candy Granulated 55sc; Dry Granuated 51kc: Confec- tioners A, 51sc; California A, 5Ac:oMagnolia A. 5Sc: Extra c, Sc; Golden c, 4Bc; half barrels Ac more than barrels. and boxes hc more No order taken at less than 75 barrels or it's equivalent.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

Receipts of Poultry were insignificant. More Eastern will be put on tomorrow.
 Game sold higher again
 POULTRY = Dressed Turkeys 17@18c: live Turkeys. 13G14c for GobpIers and 13@14c fol Hens Geese. per pair, s1 5OG1 75: Goslings s1 5oQ1 75 Ducks. s4@6 for old and s4 50@t for young: Hens, S3 50Q5: young Boosters s4@5; old do, s414 50: Flyers SAGA 50; Broii- CTS. s4@4 50 for large. s3@3 50 for small: Pig cons, s191 25 per dozen for old and s1 75@2 for sQuabs.
 GAME-ouai, s1 25a1 50; Mallard, ss 5o@4 Canvasback, s6@s; Sprig, s2QS; Teal, s1 60g English Snipe, s2QS; Jack Snipe. S1g1 25; Gray Geese, s2 50G3; White Geese, s1 25Q1 50; Brant bits. s1 25Gl 50 for Cottontails and sl fol
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO Dec. 3.-CATTLE-There was little better supply of cattle to-day than Is usual at the end of the week. All offerings were taken and the market ruled strong at about yesterdays range of prices. A few fancy cattle sold for $4 90; the bulk of cattle were disposed of at S4 55Cd4 65.
 HOGS-There a fairly active demand for hogs and prices did not show much change. Sales were made of common to prime iots at $S 20Q3 671s, the bulk of the hogs crossing the scales at 8 40. Pigs sold principally at $3 056S 25.
 SHEEP-Trade in sheep and lambs was fairly Offerings were not large. Lambs sold from s 5095 50. and sheep from g 5Oqs4 50. Year lings brought $494 75.
 Receipts-Cattle 800; hogs, 2s,OOo sheep, 3oo
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY, Dec 3-CATTLE-Receipts 500: market unchanged
 HOGS-Receipts, 5000; market steady. Bulk of sales B 25G3 40 heavies. s3 309S 421a; pack CTS s 25a8 47. lights. ss@s s21s; workers. ss 30 @3 321k: pigs, s2 S0d3 20.
 SHEEP = Receipts. 15Oo market steady Lambs $4@5 25 muttons, s2 60Q4 25
 OMAHA.
 OMAHA, Dec. 3.-CATTLE-Receipts. 300: market steady. Native beef steers, s4@5 30; Western steers. 8 70l4 30 Texas steers 8 30 g. stoc1ers and feeders, 8 4oq4 10; bulls, stags. etc, $2 40G3 80.
 HoGs-Receirts 5000; market shade stronger. Heavy, 8 2593 30; light, B S0@S 371a; pigs, 8 @3 25 bulk of sales 8 2712G3 30. mu.tons, ntts, s soG4 25; Westerns. s 50 @ 20; stoc<ers, $2 75q3 75; lambs. $4Q5 25. DENVER. DENVER, Dec. 3.-CATTLE-Receipts. 300. Market steady, but weak Beef steers, 8 500 4 25; cows, g 1908 25: feeders, freight paid to to i5; bulls. stags, etc. s1 75q2 75. Light packers. ss s5@s 40; mixed. 8 s0Gs s5; SHEEP-Receipts, none Market dull.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Hay continues dull at the recent decline. Feedstuffs remain unchanged.
 RRAN-sl4 50415 50 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-S19720 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s26 50@27 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $31@31 30; job ping s32132 50 Cocnanut Cake. s24Q25; Cotton seed Meal s2S63O per ton: Cornmeal, $23 5OQ 24 50: Cracked Corn. s24q2o.
 CALIFORNIA IA HAYUMheat, .,.sls t. sls % soIl. 90 for no fancy coming in; Wheat and oat. sl5a1s 50; Oat, sl4G15 50: Island Barley, $11Q14; Alfalfa, s1lG12 50; Stock, s11@12; Clover nominal.
 OUTSIDE HAY-(From Oregon. Utah. etc., Wheat and Wheat and Dat, SIS 50@15; Cheat sl2Gl2 SO; Alfalfa $10dD10 50: Oat, $130l4 SO Clover s11 5O0Dl2 50: Timothy. $11 50G13 per ton
 STRAW--35675c per bale.
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FLOUR AND MILLsruFFs.

FLOUR-Family extras, s4 15@4 25: bakers extras. 8 90d4 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows usual discount to the trade Graham Flour, 8 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, g 75 per 100; Rice Flour, s7; Cornmeal, g 50 extra cream Cornmeal, s3 25: Oatmeal. $4 25 Oat Greats. s4 50; Hominy. 8 25GS 50; Buckwheat s4 50; Whole Wheat Flour, B SO; Rolled Oats (barrels). s s5q6 25; in sacks, $5 65@6 05; Pearl Barley, s5; Split Peas. s4 25 Green Peas. s4 5t her 100 lbs
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, Dec 3.-FLOUR-Receipts. 2S. 0SS barrels exports. 1l,SSs. Quiet but steady. Winter patents, S3 so@3 S5; winter straits, s3 45 Q3 55; Minnesota patents, s 75q4; winter .ex- tras, g S5d3: Minnesota bakers, S2 99G3 10; winter low grades, s 40Q2 70.
 WHEAT-Receipts, 46l, S25 bushels; exports, x, 500 bushels. Spot, steady No. red, TIC f. o. b. afoat. Options opened easy under bearish cables, rallied covering, but weakened again through dullness and closed 1sc lower. January, 744s974ssc. closed 74asc; May, nh@ 7l9sc, closed 711sc; December, 7lasg7S%c, closed 7312c.
 HoPs-steady; State common to choice, 21c; Pacific Coast 1896 crop, 7dSc; 1897 crop. 11G13c; 1898 crop, 19q21c
 WOOL-Steady; fleece, 17@22c.
 METALS-The firm fixing the settling price for leading miners and smelters at the West quotes lead at s3 45; copper, SIP 75 casting cop per, s11 75.
 The Metal Exchange issued no report to-day. COFFEE-Options closed easy, net unchanged to points lower. Sales. 11,250 bags, including December. s5 40; March, s5 70; May, S5 so; June, s 90; July, s 95: August S6. Spot coffee Steady; No. invoice. 6asc; No. jobbing, 67sc; mild, steady; Cordova, S615c.
 SUGAR-Raw firm but quiet; fair refining, 15-16c; centrifugal, 96 test. 3-16c; molasses sugar, 11-16c; refined. dull and nominal; mold A, 512c; standard A, 5hc; confectioners' A. 5sc; cut loaf, SAC; crushed 5%c; powdered, tasc; granulated, 514c; cube, 5asc. Western creamery, 15q23c; Elgins, 23c; factory. l2Q14I2c.
 EGGS - Receipts. 477s packages. Steady;
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LONDON, Dec. 3.-At the Wool auction sales to-day 1O 064 bales were offered. which included a large selection of New South Wales and Queensland merinos. Home buyers secured large proportion of the Russian Wool and few greasies. During the week 37. 900 bales were sold The withdrawals amounted to 1000 bales daily The market strong with a firm de- rnand except for low heavy cross-breds.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver firmer again. Wheat futures weak. Barley a fraction off. Oats steady. Corn higher. Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged. Beans and Seeds undisturbed. Onions higher. Potatoes steady. Tomatoes in large supply. Butter still higher. Cheese firm. No further decline in Eggs. More Eastern Poultry due. Game advanced again. Fresh and Dried Fruit dull. Nuts active and firm. Hops firm.
 Wool and Hides unchanged. Meat market as before. Bank clearings fall off. Increased Revenue collections.