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REAL ESTATE TRANsAcTIoNs.

Alfred w. Manning to Gertrude Rayfed. lot on line of Polk street es.d 12o s,o of Eddy 7s e Oh a1d ay aSSnsS s2ee s2 erhSFs 5 I+ F. oI sn rigbt of way in said block: Sio iii Estate of Mary McCormiek Cby Frank J. ine Tneiof of Filbert street 30 of Taylor 30 by N NC 60; s225o.
 Dening, lot on NE line of Oak Grove avenue, 150 SEE of Harrison street SEE 75 by NE 112; BIO.
 Ruso ufno 8anch successors oy in nterest and of Louis J. Ruffino) to Ruffino & Bianchi Ia cor. poraon lot on NY oI se % or @ STya2f 5 street s % Se on E line of Sanchez (Warrenl street. 200 s of Threth 50 by 125 lot 2s oiosH San1t 2t Fair air all interest in the firm of Ruffino Bianchi; A. P. and Marian Johnson. David R. and Ada Oliver to Frank W. Fuller, lot on W line of Twenty-first avenue, 25o N of Lake street, % GO A. and i-jI Jennie Smith to Walter H; Cook. lot n on n N line of Clement street, SIS of en iaa o clement street s of ty-seventh avenue. w 20 by $ l99; siU, nd rusr
 Owen CqnneIy fs sg GeFrqas Auaeus aaf hsn E George H. and Edith D. Buckingham. lot on on sT sE corner n s5Teet deed sao se aen'n avenue
 William R. and Margaret A. Connolly to James C. Bropston to J. E. Carr. lot on SW corner of Eighth avenue and K street 100 william il am C. Winter to Edwin Lawrance. lot on W line of Tenth avenue. POO. 20 \ Of N street N 37:6 by W 120: also lot on w line or Tenth avenue, 275 20 N of street, N 25 by W 120; s10 :.
 The Mccarthy Company Ca corporation9 to Walton Saunders, lots 37 and 40. block o. sun Wiliheime Linderman (wife of c. H.) to Will fam Corbin. lots 25 to 27, block 15. Lakev1ew; S10.
 John F. and Alice Kennedy to San Francisco Lumber Company, lot on NV corner or Capltol and Minerva streets " 5 by 100, lot ID, block R. Railroad Homestead; s5.
 Elenor Jolly to Catherine McGruder. Tor on F line of South Frederick street, 20f:33 N Of Fourteenth, N 25 by E 115, lot 2. block C. Park Hill Homestead; s10
 Odd Fellows Cemetery Association to George sl0
 Alameda County.
 John Thexton to Samuel 0. Holmes, lot on p line of Louise street S75 N of B. 25 by E 1S8 being subdivision D, of lot 4. block soo' Watts Tract. Map 2, Oakland; s10
 Elizabeth S. Morse to George H. Collins lot S3, block D, lands of Oakland View Homestead Association, Oakland S10.
 John R. Glascock to Jose P. Coito. lot 3e block "A. North Alameda Tract, East Oak land; S10
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 21.-Dealings were not large nor important on the Stock Exchange to- day. Operators almost without execution
 maintain their attitude of waiting for inc situation in West Indian waters to clear itself The report that the Spanish fleet had gone into Santiago and had succeeded in getting away again not generally credited coming as it did from Spanish sources. But 1t exercised some depressing effect nevertheless It was probably the cause of the decline in prices after the rise. The rise in Spanish fours in London and Paris showed it was not without it's effect also in foreign markets. There was selling for London which kept up a depressed tone in some of the internationals New York Cnral and Louisville being conspicuous sufferers Rock Island also showed the absence of inside sup port, but bid up quickly on the final rules to level above last nights close The rally in the market was due to the strong bank statement. Prices rose fraction above last nights close, and in some point or more.
 Pullman and Great Northern preferred each with handsome surplus to be some time dj- vided among stockholders, moved upward Wheeling and Lake Erie and Rio Grande and all moved strongly upward. Tobacco, Sugar and Leather preferred among the in dustrials were all in demand The closing was strong at the top prices
 The stock market has not moved widely dur ing the week and it has become evident that operators regard the present level of prices as favoring a fair equilibrium between the conflicting factors in the outlook. On the side is the chance of naval reverse. This is considered remote.
 But 1t must be conceded that in Wall street more weight attaches to this possibility than was the case a week ago.
 As 1t is prices are substantially higher, the grangers naturally leading owing to the ex- traordipary movement of grain. There were
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

numerous indications of a strong industrial and financial outlook which coming to have and more influence in spite of the tn- cubus of the
 Railroad earnings show striking increases not only over last year, but over previous years. and in some cases all records are broken for this season of the year. There is an in also in tfe bank clearings of the coun- try. The wholly unprecedented condition of our foreign trade balance has also received re- newed attention, the more the heavy ex- cess of exports over imports still continues now, which Is the season when the balance generally turns against us. With faVorapIe trade balance of $514, ,000. 900 for ten months Of the fiscal year, against the best previous record of less than $500 000, 900 for full year, there is room left for timid apprehension about the countrys future money resources. Increased activity early in the week in the bond market resulted from large releases or money seeking employment. The demand was however, largely confined to the more specu- lative issues. Prices quite generally hlgher and held steady. even through the reacuons which occurred in the stock market
 United States 4s declined 2%, the oid AS registered E per cent and the 5s A per cent Ill h y,rica
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WEATHER REPORT.
u2oth Meridian-Pacifc rime.)


 SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, p. m. The following maximum temperatures are re- ported to-day from Weather Bureau stations in California:
 Eureka, 56: Fresno 80; Los Angeles, "A: Red Bluff 60; Independence, s2; San Diego, 6S Sac ramento, 64; San Luis Obispo 70 Yuma. 94 San Francisco temperature: Maximum 50; mjnimum, 50; mean, 5. WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS. Owing to wire trouble 1t is impossible to ob- tain reports from Western Oregon and from Washington. From the reports received mod crate storm is apparently central in Washing ton. Rain has fallen in the vicinity of San Francisco and northward along the coast and cloudy weather is reported from the entire region north of the Tehachapi Conditions are favorable for occasional light showers in DOT tions of Northern California
 Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight, May %. 1898: Northern California = Probably occasional scattered showers Sunday. followed by clear ing; cooler in extreme southeast portion; brisk southwest wind
 Southern California-Partly cloudy Sunday; fresh west wind.
 Nevada-Probably occasional showers Sunday. Utah-Probably occasional showers Sunday Arzona-Generally fair Sunday San Francisco and yicinity-Probably occa- sional light showers, followed by clearing Sun day; brisk southwest wind.
 W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official.
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Builders, Contracts.

J. St. Denis (owner) with L. B. Perramont lcontractor); architects. Pissis & Moore; All work for a 2-story and basement frame build ing Cfats) on N line of Pacific street 177:6 W of Leavenworth. " 21:6 by N 50; s2475.
 La Societe Francaise de Renaissance Mu- tuelle (owners) with B. Becaas (contractor), architect, Emile Deperre. All work for two new additions to the new French Hospital on OIL 219, bounded by Point Lobos avenue A street, Fifth and Sixth avenues; s2775.
 Amelia M. Eggers (owner) with E. L.. Brookes (contractor). architect M. C.. Bugbee All work for 2-story frame cottage, fencing, stable and wagon shed on lot on W line of Eureka street, 15O of Eighteenth 50 by W 125; s1045
 V. Menesini (owner) with John Mccarthy and John R. Elerath (contractors), architect Charles R. Wilson. Brick work for 6-story brick building with brick and concrete basement on lot on N line of Morton street, 1876 E of Stock ton, E 455 by N 4S; S3747.
 D. B. and Mary J Todd (owners) with w H. Rnes (contractor), architects Townsend 6 Wyneken All work for 2-story frame build- ing on lot NE corner of Fifteenth avenue south and street south, 200 by E 50; s2350.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 21.-The Wheat speculators to-day appeared disposed to leave the entire market here to its chief manipulator and busi- ness very small except for about forty minutes after the opening and again during the last hour of the session. September ab- sorbed the bulk of the trading. Liverpool worked the improvement here by cabling ad- vances of from 11ad to 21zd and 1t was gen orally believed the floor that Letter worked Liverpool. The excessive rains of the last lew days had raised misgivings about the possible effect on the Wheat crop, especially in sections where the plant is approaching ma turity. Continental markets were quoted easier Antwerp being the equivalent of 1Ac bushel and Paris lower by 1 cent a bushel for May and 15c for September Letter was evidently neglecting to support the Continental markets but he attending closely to those at home His brokers bid from s1 40 to Sl 45 for June and from $1 50 to $1 50 for May and incidentally whipped up September when 1t needed an ap- plicaton of the gad. July Wheat closed with a gain of 25sc and September Is 1as@1asc high CT May ranged from s1 47 to $1 50, the latter figure being the closing price, gain Of b cents for the day.
 Corn acted to-day 1t did yesterday, fn- clined to bull. but not able to advance very far. July closed Mc lower on realizing.
 Oats were entirely neglected. The close was unchanged from yesterday,
 Provisions were barely steady without much activity as if the liquidation had been pretty thorough Pork and Ribs gained 71a and Lard &c.,
 The loading futures ranged as follows:
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THE CALL CALENDAR
May, 1898.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Photographic 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 cordially invited to visit the office. where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world kept hand for 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 timeball on top of the building on Te!e- graph Hill Is hosted about ten minutes before noon. and is dropped at noon 120th meridian by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal.
 notice stating whether the time ball was nubIshed the same day bv inc afternoon na pers and by the morning papers the following day. J. T. MCMILLAN.
 Assistant in Charge
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.


 NEW YORK. May 1-FLOUR-Receipts, A- 2s5 barrels; exports, 10, 193 barrels. Strong and higher with wheat; winter patents, s6 6067; winter straits. s6 25d6 50; Minnesota patents $ e0@7 B; winter extras, s4 75@5 50; do bakers 8 50@5 so; winter low grades. S2 90Q3.
 WHEAT-Receipts 355, 200 bushels exp orts 6S. 764 bushels. Spot market firm; No. 2 red s1 6 f. b. afioat. Options opened strong and advanced less favorable crop news scarce July shorts and higher cables. Near the close local realizing produced a slight setback Final prices were 14@10c higher. the latter on $1 l6d1 l9 closed s1 1SA.
 crop. 3a4c; 1896 crop, 6@7c; 1897 crop. 1201lc; Pacific Coast, 1895 crop. 314c; 1896 crop, 667c; 1897 crop, 12614c
 MooLaa1QuLet; fleece, 1sa22c; Texas, 12a14c. tPETROLEUM-Steady.
 METALS-Pgiron quiet; Southern ss 756D 12 g; Northern, s1OG11
 COPPER-Quiet; brokers, s11 871k
 LEAD-Dull $3 50
 TINPLATES-Market quiet.
 COFFEE-Options closed duil unchanged to points net lower. Sales. 3250 bags includ- ing: June and July, s3 50. Spot coffee-Rio. Mild quiet; Cordova, s1z@155ac.
 SUGAR-Raw, strong, tending upward: fair refining, BAG; centrifugal, 96 test 4A@4 5-1sc; refined, firm: mold A. 55sc; standard A, 5Ac; confectioners A and cut loaf. 5Mc; crushed 57sc; powdered, 5ssc; granulated, 5ssc; cubes 5sc.
 Total sales of stocks to-day 104 400 shares. including: 9600 Burlington, 42oo L. N, 44O0 Manhattan, 400 Metropolitan, 0.7OO Rock Isl and $500 St. Paul preferred $500 Wheeling and L. B. preferred $500 American Spirits SlO0 Tobacco. sloo Sugar. 75o0 Leather preferred.
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EXPLANATION.
Alaska salmon.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top fig- station indicate minimum temperature for the days: those underneath 1t, if any the amount of rainfall of melted snow in inches and hCndredthS during the last twelve hours Isobars. solid lines. connect points of equal air pressure; sotherms, or dotted lines, equal 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 hlgn ln me interior ana loW and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the low is nclosed 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 may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result.
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RECEIPTS or PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The close of the week found mining stocks rather lower than the opening, though the de- preciation was insignificant.
 In local securities Oceanic Steamship was higher. selling up to s55 50, and Gas and Elec- tric was wanted at sS6 25 bid.
 The output of the Consolidated California and Virginia last week amounted to AS tons of ore or the average assay value of s26 69.
 The Segregated Belcher and Overman assess ments of cents per share each will be de- hnquent in their offices tomorrow.
 The Elkton Consolidated Mining Company of Colorado paid a dividend of cents per share amounting to s20, 000 May 20.
 The Wedge Mining Company of California has declared a dividend amounting to s2500 payable immeda tely.
 The MerCur Mining Company of Utah paid dividend of IS cents per share on May 20.
 The National Consolidated Mining Company of Shasta County has levied an assessment of cents per share, delinquent June 27.
 The Leon Gold Mining Company of Riverside County has levied assessment of 115 cents per share delinquent June 9.
 The Mayday Mining Company has levied an assessment of 10 cents per share delinquent June IS.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Receipts Of outside Hay are steadily dwtnd- ling Old Hay rules firm at the old prices, but new Is weak. chiefly because it is being put up green and wet from the last rain and arrives musty and steaming. Of course such Hay will not bring what 1t would if it were properly euEed. reports from the Sacramento Valley, Wmcn was depended upon for a good deal of Hay this season. are that the stand will be al IoWeq 10 go for grain, owing to the moist weather of the past week.
 Bran Is off again
 BRAN-s16 50Gi17 50
 MIDDLINGs-s21 50623 50 per ton. olsI olFsEEDSTUFFs-Rolled Barley $2S per ton; Ollcake Meal at the mill, s31Q31 50; jobbing. s32GS2 50; Cocoanut Cake, s24Q25; Cottonseed Meal, s2SQSo per ton; Cornmeal, SPA 50; Cracked Corn, s25.
 HAY-tEx-car in round lots)-Wheat, s2o@ 2S; I wheat s,ta and oat s2oa2S 50; Dat, slsg2o; Barley, Sl69l8 50; compressed Wheat, s21@A; compressed oat. s1S@26; Alfalfa, SIP 5Oa1S 5O; Cloyer yer, nominal; 10 Timothy, s17@1s; unteer wild Dat. s15@1s; Clover and oat. s13: tSaT5e SsTIey, se; Island Barley. sl3914; Alfalfa
 STRAW-7Oc0s1 per bale: Oregon, 5oa60c.
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reka stmr Pomona, Debney. so1k hours from San stmr Crescent City. stockheth. ss hours from Crescent City.
 Stmr Whitesboro Johnson 16 hours from Greenwood. Bark W H Dimond. Nilsson. 1s days from schr Barbara Hernster, Jensen, 15 hours from Knotely Landing.
 CLEAR-D
 Saturday, May n Olsen. ca;en sehr Inca. Birkholm. St Michael. Alaska .,s sehr Louisa D, Johnston, Kotzebue Sound; dawkeye Prospecting Co. Schr John G North Christiansen HonipuI Hind, Rolph & Co sehT Daisy Rowe, Wilson, Kadiak; North american Commercial Co. s Schr Louisa D. Johnston, Johnson. Kotzebus
 SAILED Saturday. May 21 Stnlr Strnr George Loomis Bridgett. Ventura. Stn1 SStn1r Slty of Topeka, Thompson, Seattle. SStmr state of California Green Astoria Townsend. anu o' Stmr mr Coos - Hall, San Pedro 6ark Rufus Wood, Mcleod St Michael Sr Schr John G North Christiansen Honpu SSchr Daisy Rowe Wilson Kadiak schr Mary C. Campbell, Bodega
 CHARTERS The Arago loads mdse for Santa Rosaua Honolulu. " 'ea'Nie LUZ
 SPOKEN April ls-Lat 4s s. long 64 w Br ship Glen elvan, from Cardiff. for EsqumaIt
 MISCELLANEOUS Per Pomona-On May 20-About miles Sw or Fort Harford passed the U stmr Alert from San Diego. for San Francisco. DOMESTIC PORTS CLALLAM BAY-In bay May g-Br barh London Hill, from Royal Roads for Portland PORT TOWNSEND-SaiIed May 20-Bark Oregon. for Adelaide. PORT HARFORD-Sailed May 1s-Schr Guide for Crescent City. PORT LUDLOW-Arrived Nav 2o-Stnor su. mol, from Seattle
 EASTERN PORTS. BALTIMORE-Cleared May 2e-Bark ss Katherine, for Vancouver. PHILADELPHIA-Clear May 1s-Bark Ed- DELAWARE BREAKWATER-Passe May 2o-Bark Edmund Phinney. from Philadelphia for Portland
 FOy EIGN PORTS CORONEL-Sailed April 30-Br strnr Corns monwealth for United Kingdom. NEWCASTLE, NSW-Saied April -BR bark Cambrian Queen, for Acapulco. Sailed April S-Br ship Eulomene, for San Francisco May +Br ship Lismore, for San YOKOHAMA-saiIed May 21-Br stmr Beigta. for Honolulu and San Francisco. NANAIMO-Arrived May 20-Ship St Ntcho- COLON-Arrived May 21-Stmr Finance, from FALMOUTH Sailed May 21-Br ship Eska~ soni, for Greenock PLYMOUTH Sailed May 21-Br bark In- verneil for Havre.
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POTATOES, ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Los Angeles Egg Plant brought 15c per ID. Green Peppers 25c and Tomatoes s1 1892 per box.
 String Beans are scarcer and higher. Green Peas and Asparagus are also firm.
 New Potatoes are steady. New Onions are weaker.
 Summer Squash Is coming in more freely.
 POTATOES-River Reds. 40l50c; River Bur banks, 60d75c per sack: Oregon Burbanks, 75cQ Sl 10; Petaluma Burbanks, 60G75c per sack: new Potatoes, 1A62lzc per lh
 ON1ONS-Australian jobbing at s4 5o95; new, 50G65c.
 VEGETABLES-Rece were 729 boxes As- paragus. 300 boxes Rhubarb and AT sacks Peas
 Asparagus. S2 50q3 for extra large; S1 1892 25 per box for No l. s1@1 50 for small Rhubarb, 4Oq6Oc per box for small to good and 65675c for extra choice; Green Peas. 90c0S1 25 per sack; Garden Peas. 20 per ID; String Beans 9a121kc; Wax Beans, 9G121c; Horse Beans, 35G Dried Peppers, 697c per h. Dried Okra, 121sc Cabbage. 65475c per ctl; Carrots. 3oa5oc per sack; Cucumbers, 30c4S1 per dozen; Marysville Cucumbers. s2d2 9 per box; Mexican Toma- toes, s1d1 50 per box; new Garlic. 5G6c per ro
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES Potatoes sliced raw, I2c per ID in lots of 25 lbs; sliced desiccated. 16GlSc; granulated raw 1Sc; Onions; soc: Carrots. old, l3c: lsc; 25c; String Beans, BOG; Tomatoes, soc.
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS. RA1s1Ns, ETC.

Jobbers of Prunes report that all lots are picked up soon as they arrive. if they are good. The market for all kinds of fruit is very steady.
 DRIED FRUITs-Prunes, carload lots, 4A@ 5c for 40-50's, 4A@41zc for 50-60 s, 32z Q4c Tor 6o-7Os. 3A 6s1lc for 70-s0s. 2%aSc for s0-sOs 2A 921bc for s0.10os; Peaches. S@5c; fancy. 5ls@ 6c; peeled. 10q12kc; Apricots. 5G61sc for Roy als and 7dSc for good to fancy Moorparks Evaporated Apples, 7ls@Sc; sun-dried, 41s@5c; Black Figs In sacks. 262@c; Plums. 41k@4tc for pitted and 1,.G11ac for unpitted; bleached Plums. 5G5Ac; Nectarines, 4G5c for prime to fancy; Pears, 21sG4l9c for quarters and 3Q5hc for halves. according to color. etc.
 RA1S1NS-115G2c for two-crown. Sc for three crown 3hc for four-crown, 415c for Seedless Sultanas, 2Ac for Seedless Muscatels and S10 10 for London layers; dried Grapes, 21zc.
 NUTS-Chestnuts are quotable at Sc per 10 Walnuts, 3G4c for hardshell and 4G6c for soft shell; Almonds, 394c for hardshell, 6G17c for softshell, s1hqsc for paper shell: Peanuts. 4@ 51sc for Eastern and 41sc for California: Pc cans, 61k@Sc; Filberts, 919@10c; Brazil Nuts, S@9 per ID; Cocoanuts, s4 50q5 per 100.
 HONEY-Comb. 9010c for bright and Gt97c for lower grades; water-white extracted. 5ia9 6c; light amber extracted. 4AQ5i2c per Ib
 BEESWAX-24G26c per
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Morning Session.
INVESTMENT BOARD.

INVESTMENT BOARD
 Morning Session. 10 Oceanic Steamship Co, 10.......... 55 g 10 do do 10..................... 55 371s s3O00 Spring Valley Water 4s..............1O .1O2 25
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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

watsonviIle berries sold at auction at s1 500 2 50
 The Apricots are running srna-- and poor and only the best will bring anywhere near top prices. Cherries in good supply and fairly steady. Raspberries coming in from Bouldin Island and San Leandro. Those from Newcastle came in late and had to be carried over in consequence.
 few half-ripe Cherry Plums brought 75c per box.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Receipts were 775 chests of Strawberries and 1910 boxes of Cherries, and 344 boxes Apricots
 Strawberries, s1 50@3 50 per chest for large and s3q5 for small berries In baskets. and $4 50d6 for loose.
 White Cherries 2o@4oc per box; black s5@ S5c; Royal Annes, 75c0s1.
 Currants S1 50 per box.
 Blackberries, per crate.
 Apricots, 35cGs1 per box and 75c@$1 per crate for Pringles. and S5c@s1 25 per box for seedlings.
 Gooseberries, 1a2c per ID for common and 41aG5s for English.
 Newcastle Raspberries s2 per crate; Nearby Raspberries 75cGs1 per drawer.
 Apples. 40150c per box for common. 75c6s1 for good to choice and $l 25G1 50 for fancy; New Apples, 50660c ger box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges S1 75G3: Seedlings. 75cds1 %; Lemons, 50c6s1 for com mon and s1 25d2 for good to choice; Mexican Lines. $4; California Lines, in small boxes, 40@50c; Bananas. S1 25q2 per bunch; Pine apples $3GD4 per dozen
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QUOTATIONS.
SATURDAY. May 21-12

Highest prices of stocks during the week:
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, May 2I-Consols, 111A; Silver 26I5d; French rentes, 102f 75c. LIVERPOOL, May H-Wheat. dull; cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart: cargoes on passage. quiet and steady; Wheat in Paris, dull: Flour In Paris, dull.
 COTTON-Uplands, 9-16d
 CLOSING.
 WHEAT-Futures closed steady; May nom- inal; July, los 6Ad; September, Is 107sd De- cember, Is 33sd spot, No. l red Northern spring, steady, Ills.
 CORN-Spot American mixed, new steady 3s Sd futures quiet; July, 9s 8Ad September. 3s 9d.
 FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter. dull, 13s 9d HOPS-At London, Pacific Coast, dull; s2@4
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT IND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The market rather steader both on and off call though business was lighter than of late.
 Spot Wheat nominal at the following quotations: Shipping, s1 65; milling, s1 700 1 75 per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES Informal sesson-9:15 o'clock = December 4ooO cts a 5s 5000. $1 5ss 14,o 900, q 5s: 12 00o S1 5SM
 Second session-December-12.o 900 ctls, s1 5sA 1; 5000. s1 5s7s 10000 s1 5sss; 10000 s1 5s1e; 400d $1 5S%
 Regular morning session-December-0Oo ctls s1 5s; 16000. $1 57ts; 10 900, q 571s 4000 q 57; 1e.0oo s1 57A: 1s0oo, s1 57a4; 5000 s1 57h.
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shc Calf. 1Oc: dry Hides. 16c; culs and brands 12@1Sc; dry Kip and Veal, 16Q16hc;o dry each 1si Kids. 5@10c: Deerskins, good summer, 25q3oc per ID; medium, 2oc winter. 1Oc; sheepskinnes pdnet shearlings, 20@25c each; short wool, 5oao9t s1 9 each; medium. 606S0c; long wool. 9ocqs! ' each; Horsehides. salt, s2Q2 50 for large sl o' 0 g2 for medium and 75c6s1 for small; CoIrs S 50@75c; Horse hides dry, s1 5062 for large anc s1a1 25 for small Colts. 25@5oc.
 TALLOW-No. rendered, 3931Ac per ID No. 2 2q21sc: refined, 41a@4Ac; Grease, 2c- .
 WOOL-Fall clip San Joaquin, defective, 70 Sc: Southern Mountain, 9Q11c; free Northern