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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04
A goo PACE BOOK FREE
The Free Press
Annual Year Book and Almanac
For 1898.

CORKECT, CUMOISE, OONFLEIE.
OVER 10000 COPIES OF 1897 BooC WERE
SOLD AT 25 CENTS EACH
An accurate and superior Book of Reference
that tells you all you want to know. .pracu-
cal Educator and Hand Book of Encyclopedia
information on subjects Statistical, Official, Po-
iiticaI and Agricultural; likewise a Book Of
Religious Fact, and general Practical Direc-
tions on everyday affairs OF office, Home and
Farm.
A COPY of this book will be sent to all Sub
scribing Immediately and Sending 10 Cents An
ditional for mailing expenses, making Sl.l5 in
all. The book will be. published about Dec m
her %. 1897. Copies Of the book will be sent TO
ali taking advantage Of this OF this offer, as
soon after the above date as possible.
Address, The LEADER, Toledo Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04

Last year one firm in Grants
Pass bought and shipped $50, 1863
worth of gold dust. This is but
small part of the dust that has been
shipped from that place, as many
of the mines ship direct. This firm
shipped $2I 900 more in 1897 than
in 1906.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04

The editor Of the Corvallis Union
is hardly consistent. He thinks
that Union Of the democrats. pop
ulists and free silver republicans
would be dishonorable to all par
ties: but at the same time he thinks
that it would be both proper and
honorable for the republicans and
gold democrats to unite forces.
Come, DAILY, tell us the difference
between tweedle dee and tweedle
dunn.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04

The New Years issue the Ore
gonian says: There are indications
of new move in Oregon's railroad
affairs The o. c. & E., successor
to the Oregonian Pacific, is likely
to undergo another change. A mem
corporation was launched at Albany
the other day, and named the Cor
wallis & Eastern. Mr.. Hammond
who is the head and front Of the o.
c. & E. and the Astoria & Colum-
bia River roads, is at the head OF
new concern, and it is given out
that it is the intention to take up
the o. c. & E. property, being the
railroad now operated from Yaquina
bay to Detroit, in the Cascade noun.
tains, entering the Willamette at
the headwaters of Mary's river,
west of Corvallis, and, passing that
town and Albany, passes on by way
of the forks of the Santiam to the
mountains, and to extend it Oil to
the Des chutes and thence across
Crook. Harvey and Malheur couu.
ties to an eastern connection at On
tario. The present owners know
that in order 10 make the present
property pay it will be necessary &c
extend the road into new fields;
these can be found in the northeast
counties, and there appears no rea.
son why the bunchgrass soils of the
section should not yield as good
crops of cereals as the regions fur.
ther north. Should this prove the
case large and thrifty population
will follow up the building OF the
road. Some profess 10 see in this
movement the fine Italian hand oi
the Southern Pacific, and say thai
it is the purpose of this company &c
secure all eastern connection, tap all
the important wheat sections with
branches and haul the products via
the Corvallis & Eastern, to Shell
burne. thence over the S. P. lines
TO Portland and on to deep water al
Astoria via the Astoria & Columbia
River road.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04

The Corvallis Gazette grieves
because the LEADER and other pa
papers use the word reform" when
speaking of a union of forces in Or
egon. The papers of the Gazette
kind very naturally object to reform.
1t has a dlstasteful discordant
sound to them. Itmeans less spoils
for politicians, less pap" of all
kinds, and lessening of the burden
of taxation. No wonder the Ca
zette objects to it.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04

The Corvallis Times says that
the annual report of the president
of the board of regents of the agri-
cultural college shows that the
state owes the college about SIS,
600 interest on the funds derived
from the sale oflands donated by
the federal government.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04
CHURCH ES AND SOCIETIES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL ClIuRCII-services
~ al Toledo on the first and third Sabhaths
ofeach month al IL O'Clock a. M. Sabbath
scho1l every sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
Rev. C.. Il. ELLSWORTH. Pastor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04

| NirE- -hetTIsANS-RlvER DELL ASSEM-:
ana 3xE Ss92, United Artisans meets on 2nd
0dd 0dd nm MNnT' 9dnesday nights of each month in
relloTs hall, Elk City. Oregon. Visiting
ers ana brothers are always welcome.
]. c. DIXON, NJ. A.
"G DALABA. Secretary.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-04

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full OF life, nerve and vlgor take NoJTo-
Bac. the wonder. worker. that makes weak men
strong All druggists. 50c or 81. Cure guaran'
teed Booklet and sample free. address
Sterling Re1edy Co. Chicago or Flew York
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
THE WOOL TRADE.
A REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1898 AND WHA7
 TT SHOWS

A REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1898 AND WHAT
 IT SHOWS.
 The circular of Jacob Wollner says: Tt Is safe to say that the wool trade will not be sorry to see the year 1898 go out. Whatever 1t may have brought to other lines of industry 1t has been thoroughly disappointing year to the wool trade. It Is not that there was so much money lost. but there was no business or demand whatsoever the first ten months of the year In the last two months there has been a little more doing, but what wools were sold were from ? to g cents lower than they had
 ."The arrivals in this market were Is, ,Oo0 GOO pounds less than In 1897, and the shipments fell off to about the same amount. The stock on hand the 1st of January in this market con- sists of about: Last years fall: 1000 900 pounds; this years spring 100000 pounds this years fall 2,0O0, GOO pounds last year $ Oregons. coo; this years Nevada and Ore eon, 5000, GOO pounds and 5000 bales of secured wool which, reduced to grease pounds. would be 100000 pounds, amounting altogether to r, coo, 000 pounds.
 GOO pounds in Oregon there are between e.oOO,000 and 100000. and in Nevada 1000 900 pounds.
 Last year. on the 1st of January, the stock on hand in San Francisco and in the interior reducing the secured wool into grease pounds did not amount to over 5000. GOO pounds. In Oregon and Nevada there was none. On ac- count of a dry season in the southern part Of the State over GOO sheep were shipped or driven out or this state and so the clip will be iron 5,O0O 00O 10 6,OOO,0O pounds short.
 The outlook is good for demand after the 1st of January. but it cannot be at high prices. as with the stock of wool in the United States and new clip about to in. 1t is impossible for wools to go very high. The wool growers of this State, although they had to contend with dry season. have done very we'll and mutton and lambs brought good year stares us in the face, are worth from S3 to 4 per head. Nevada and Oregon had very prosperous lambing season and the sheepmen are all doing well. although the prices for wool have been disappointing
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
STEAMERS TO SAIL.
Steamer. Destination. Sails. Pier,
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVED.
 Thursday, December ss. stmr Coos Bay. Gielow. 1O7 hours from New port (5), eto-
 Friday. December so stmr North Fork, Bash. 26 hours from Flu reka.
 Bktn Omega. Harrington, days from Grays Harbor.
 stmr Brunswick. Andresen. Ss hours from Ship St Nicholas. Grant, IS days from De- parture Bay, via Clallam Bay days. Harbor.
 Br schr. Enterprise. Anderson. s days from Kyuquot Island Vancouver Island).
 CLEARED.
 Friday, December so stnr Coos Bay. Gielow. San Pedro: GoodaIi. stmr Pomona. Shea, Eureka: Goodau. Per Br stmr wyefeld, Cartmer, NanaImo; John Rosenfeld's Sons. Schr Mary Dodge. Hansen. Hana; Chas Nell son.
 SAILED
 Friday. December 90 Stmr Geo W Elder, Hinkle Astoria Stnr Hueneme Johnson. Eureka Stmr Aloha Jorgensen. Fort Bragg. Stmr Gipsy, Leland. Santa cruz Stmr Pomona Shea, Eureka. town.
 schr Melanethon, Olsen. Coos Bay. schr Gotoma, Johannissen. Coos Bay. Schr Mary Dodge, Hansen, Hama Schr Reliance, Steinbom. Schr Five Brothers, Jensen, Phelps Landing. Stmr Arcata, Reed, Coos Bay.
 CHARTERS. Wheat charters from the north are as fol- lows; Gwydyr Castle and Montgomeryshire from Tacoma, and Norma from Portland. S1s Sd; W H Wilson from Tacoma. sos.
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS Dec SO 10 n-weather hay; wind NV; velocity F miles
 DOMESTIC PORTS. CLALLAM BAY-Sailed Dec 3o-Schr R " Bartlett, for San Pedro; ship Hecla, for Syd- ney; flaw ship Star of Russia, for Honolulu: Br ship Riverside for Queenstown; ship Lu- cile. for San Francisco. SAN PEDRO-Arrived Dec sO-schr Ethel Zane. from Olympia EUREKA-Arrived Dec 3e-Stmr South Coast. hence Dec 27; stmr Alliance, hence Dec 2s EUREKA-Arrived Dec 30-Stmr Samoa, hno NEWPORT (s)-Arrived Dec sO-schr J A Campbell, from Port BlakeIey. PORT LUDLOW-sailed Dec 30-Schr Ban PORT TowNsEND-Arrived Dec so-ship John Briggs, from Chemainus for Cape Town; schr Maria E Smith. from San Diego. PORT GAMBLE-Arrived Dec So-scbr Bau- gor from Port Ludlow. PORT GAMBLB-Arrived Dec 3o-Schr Maria E Smith, from San Pedro. GRAYS HARBOR-Arrived Dec 29-Schr Re- porter, from Guaymas. SAN PEDRO-Arrived Dec 30-Schr Norma from Port Gamble; bark Oakland from Ev- BOwENs LANDING-Arriyed Dec sO-schr Newark. hence Dee 2S ,lR PORT fAdSS ANGELES LES Sailed Dec sO7ship Maria E Smith, for Port Ludlow. coos BAY-Arrived Dec So-Stmr Bonita PORT LOS ANGELES-sailed Dec sO-stmr Albion, Tor san Francisco; flaw stmr San Ma teo, for Comox.
 EASTERN PORTS NEW YORK-Arrlved Dec zs-stmr Advance from Colon.
 FOREIGN PORTS. s1DNEf-Arrived prior Dec So-Br stm. Moana, hence Dec 2 zl1i,ts7I LsY7IHEAD-,sailed Dec 2o-Ger bark II Hackfeld, for Honolulu
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
S2J4 75, the latter price for choice heifers;
 Western fed steers 8 s615 50; Texans sS 7OQ

s2G4 75, the latter price for choice heifers; Western fed steers. 8 s595 50; Texans. sS 7Od 4S5.
 HOGS-There was an excellent demand for hogs. and prices were stronger from the start Heavy hogs mostly in demand. Light, B 3OQ so; medium. sS S593 70; heavy, s 5o9S 7O
 SHEEP-The market for sheep and lambs was stronger. with a fairly active demand. sheep. s2 5oq4 10; yearlngs, s4G4 50, and lambs. sA@e 3o Sheep sold largely at s 50Q4 and lambs at S4 7bq5 70: export sheep, s3 8on3 So' with fancy export sheep salable as high as Receipts-Cattle. 5000; hogs. s6.ooo; sheep 1000.
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY Dec. 3o.-CATTLE-Receipts, SOOO Market strong. Native steers, B 2oq5 30; cows and heifers. S1 5014 15; stockers and feed CTS. $3Q4 50; bulls g 50td3 75.
 HOGS-Receipts 7.000 market steady to strong. Bulk of sales. s 35Q3 60; heavies. s 45 43 TO; packers s3 35Q3 So; mixed, sS 3OQ3 50; lights, S3 10Q3 45 pigs s2 S0Q3 20.
 SHEEP-Receipts, 1O00 market strong. Lambs, s2 b0q5 10; muttons, S2 25q4.
 OMAHA. Dec. 3O.-CATTLE-Receipts. 800. Market steady. Native beef steers, S4 1045 40; Western steers. 8 S0@4 40; cows and heifers, B 25q4 50: calves. s4G7; bulls and stags. s29 HOGS-Receipts, 1o500. Market about steady. Heavy, S3 424aq3 45; light, s 47lsQ3 50; pigs. SSq3 40; bulk of sales, s3 4593 471a.
 SHEEP-Receipts, none. Market steady. Native muttons, s 60Q4 25; Western muttons, s3 50Q4; lambs, 8 75@5.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31

Artichokes. doz.s561 & Beets, dog 1901, Beans. white, h.. 4a
 Colored, lb ....-. 40
 Lima, ID ........ 5M- Cabbage. each.... 5@lt Caulitiowers, each 501l Celery, bunch. .... 5G- Cress. dog buchs. 20d ?; Green Peas. lb. .1061. Lentils, lb ....... SO Lettuce. dog .15Q2i
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Bran and Middlings have advanced.
 Hay Is firmer, the medium grades in particu- lar. The tendency in prices Is upward. The demand for Monterey and the Salinas Valley Is keeping the market well cleaned up.
 BRAN-$16 50d1S 50 per ton
 MIDDLINGS-S19 5od22 50 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS - Rolled Barley, s26 50627 50 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill s31G31 30: jobbing, s32q32 50: Cocoanut Cake s24q25; Cot tonseed Meal $2S930 per ton Cornmeal. s23 5O9 A 50: Cracked Corn, S24a25.
 CALIFORNIA HAY = Wheat. $1761S 50 for good to choice and s15G16 50 for lower grades: no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat $156117; Dat. s14@16; Island Barley. s13@14; Alfalfa, SIP 113 50: Stock. none; Clover nominal
 OUTSIDE HAY (from Oregon, Utah. etc.)- Wheat and Wheat and Oat, SIS 5O915; Cheat. s12G12 10; Alfalfa, -; Oat, s13 50q15; Clover, snq12 Timothy, s11 5O@13 50 per ton.
 STRAW-35Q75c per bale
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31

spective of what the growth and widening of the speculative spirit may accomplish in the same direction The London market has been more or less of holiday character, but Ameri- can stocks were strong there and the foreign participation was mainly the bull side. In fact. the fortnightly settlement on the Stock Exchange there disclosed exceptionally large long holdings of our securities.
 In our own market the activity of leading interests in supporting and advancing their securities has not been wanting. though to give variety to the market some of the professionals showed a disposition during the week to take the bear side for a turn. Under existing con dltlonS and Tn view of the revived interest Of the public, professional estimates of the outlook generally point to continuance of the rise in prices for both stocks and bonds. tempered, perhaps by setbacks, realizing temporarily gains the ascendancy or the over- bought state of the market invites reactions.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3o.--The opening in wheat was rather quiet, though strong undertone was shown, and this notwithstanding yester- days weak closing A tendency was shown by many of the local bulls to dispose of their lines pending the holiday recess and offer ings from this source sufficient at first to satisfy buyers Diminishing country offer ings had evidently affected outsiders, for com- mission houses were all well supplied with or ders. May opened 3sGI2c higher at 7012@7O&c It advanced quickly to n1sc, and by Il o'clock May was selling at 7lssc. Around 71lac profit taking sent the market down to 71Ac by noon. But added confidence was given buyers by the closing Liverpool cables which showed an advance, and in the last hours trading May reached 71Bc, the highest point of the day. quick drop to 714c took place shortly before the close, partly in sympathy with lake weak ness in corn, but part of this immediate ly recovered, the market closing firm at H9sc asked.
 Corn was fairly active. The market was firm at times with wheat but in general it showed a tendency to lag, excellent shipping demand also serving to sustain prices.
 Oats comparatively slow. There was some buying on the strength of wheat, but changes were narrow. It mostly q scalper's market May gained 1sQAc.
 There a large trade in provisions. The outside demand heavy and the market at all times firm and higher for lard. The best prices not maintained, longs taking profits in the afternoon. At the close May pork Sc higher, lard 21ac higher and ribs a shade higher.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
DUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3o.-R G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade will say tomorrow: The year has not only been one of victory, of
 important increase in territory and of ncal- culable expansion of the influence of the United States among other nations, but has surpassed all other years In financial and in dustrial results. The center of financial power has crossed the ocean. After paying debts of several hundred millions abroad and conduct ing a war to honorable end the country Is lending many millions in Europe that for the first time banks abroad look to New York to dictate the rate of exchange Ex- ports have been about s1, 250 GOO 00o and the ex- cess over imports about s617, 900. .000 against s357. .000, GOO in 1897. and in only two previous years has the balance risen to $500, GOO 000 In past calendar have net imports of gold reach $75,000, 000 but this year they have been about $40. .0o0. .0o0 November passed all previous months in value of produce exports, but December has gone much beyond Novem- Der.
 Power in the worlds markets comes with a demand for breadstuffs and other necessaries never before equaled. Exports of cotton have been over I7oo.eoo bales, about 3,sas. .ooo. GOO
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
BOSTON STOCr
STOCK TRANSACTIONS FOR 1sss

NEW YORK. Dec. 3o.-Transactions on the New York Stock Exchange for the year show a decided increase in all branches over those for several preceding years The total number of listed stocks dealt In during the year amounts to 5,s20 911 shares: unlisted stocks. 27 649 472 shares Sales of State and railroad bonds amounted to sS47, 654, 900 (par value) un- listed bonds s46,26 $500 and Government bonds $24. 129, ,210.
 shares sold, in 1896 54, .043 shares. in 1895 6s, 4S0 576 shares, and in 1894, the poorest year in many 4s. .275 733 shares
 The business of the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange was much larger this year than last Railroad stock clearances amounted to e3 402. 900 shares. bonds sales s21037 0oO and 924 520 shares of mining stock were dealt in.
 Wheat cearances through the Exchange aggregated TAO 2l0. 900 bushels.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
GENERAL MERCHAND1sE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags for next season. nominal, at 47s@5c; Wool Bags, 26Q2Sc; San Quentin Bags, S4 S5.
 COAL-Wellington. $S per ton; New Yelling ton, $S Southfeld Wellington, s7 30; Seattle, S6; Bryant, $6: Coos Bay, s5; Wallsend, s7 50; Scotch. $S; Cumberland, sS 50Q9 in bulk and SIG Q10 25 in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. s14; Camel sS 50 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate, s7 60; Coke, SIP per ton in bulk and s14 in sacks
 RICE-Chlna mixed. s3 95G4; China No. l. s4 5Oa4 90; extra do, s5@5 35; Hawaiian, s5 5O Japan. $4 5Oq4 75; Louisiana, S5 5OQ6 5o
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Con- pany quotes. terms net cash Cube Crushed and Fine Crushed 67sc; Powdered. 67sc; Candy tioners A. sac; California A. 51sc; Magnolia A. 57sc; Extra c. 514c; Golden c, 51sc; half barrels Ac more than barrels, and boxes 15c more No order taken for less than 75 barrels or its equivalent
 for raw and 52c per gallon for boiled in bar rels. Cases, Sc more.
 LUCOL-Is higher at 45c per gallon for boiled in barrels and 4Sc for raw. Cases. Sc more
 TURPENTINE-Is higher at 64c in cases and 59c per gallon in drums or iron barrels
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
THE CALLS CALENDAR
 December, 1898.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic Ofdce, located in the Merchants Exchange, IS r,at6tsined in San Francisco for the benefit or mariners. without regard to nationality and free of expense. ,.s . ,.. .h. offfce where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world are kept on hand for cornarison and reference, and the latest informefion can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 1ha time hall on the tower of the new Ferry building, at the foot of Market street is holstea about ten minutes before noon ana oroppeIu I "a at ceived each day from the United States Naval Observatory, Mare Island, Cal:
 A notice stating whether the ball was uroppe9 on time giving the error. if any. Is published in the morning papers the following day
 W s. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant T. s. N. in charge
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
HIDES. TA1Low. WOOL AND HOPS

A review of the Wool market for 1893 appears in the first column.
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations Heavy salted steers. 1Oc; medum S1ac; light, Sc Cowhides, Sc; stags. Sc; salted Kip, Sc; Calf. Sc; dry Hides. sound. 15c culls and brands, 12c: dry shserlngs 1525s eosac saeh ,oI short wool 30g40o each; Horse Hides, salt, s1 75d2 for large and 75c for small; Colts. 5oc; Horse Hides, dry sl 50 for large and 50cQs1 for small.
 TALLOW-No. 1 rendered, 31k63Xc per Ib. No. 2, 2%c; refined, 4%G5c; Grease Pc.
 WOOL-Spring clips-Southern Mountain 1o months 769c; San Joaquin and Southern. 2 months 8G9c; Foothill and Northern, free, 12 114c; Foothill and Northern, defective eG611c- Humboldt and Mendocino, 14G15c: Nevada. SO 11c; Eastern Oregon, 10q12o.
 Fall Wools-
 Humboldt and Mendocino. s61i Northern Mountain ....-..................... 7a 8 Plains 5Gp
 HOPs-1S9S crop, 12h@l4c per ID for ordinary. 141e@151ac for good and 16G1sc for choice to fancy
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-The Commercial Ad- vertise-'s London financial cablegram Bus- ness is broadening on the markets here and the tone is excellent. Consols were the lead ing feature to-day. Americans were active. There Is a distinct growth of public dealing in them The Continent bought Central Pa cihcs and New York early orders for them New York also bought the coalers heavily, particularly Reading. The close was very cheerful.
 Tintos and Anacondas strong ru- mored buying of the latter by New York. Anacondas rose 15 point to 6iz.
 One hundred and two thousand pounds in gold bars was bought by the bank. The prices re- lapsed to ITS 102td on the stoppage of the Ger man demand and the impending cape arrival of half a million.
 CLOSING.
 LONDON, Dec. 30.-Canadian Pacific, SIS Grand Trunk, 7% bar silver, quiet, 274d; money. 3AG4 per cent.
 Spanish fours closed at 46 9-16.
 PARIS, Dec. 30.-Spanish fours closed at
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

wHEAT-The Jeanne q Arc takes for Cork 754 ctls valued at s49,415.
 A rise at Chicago hardened this market. both on and off call. though business continued light Spot Wheat-Shipping. s1 16AQ1 171A; milling. s1 20q1 221R.
 CALL BOARD SALES ctls, s1 2O7s; 4OOO. s1 21; 26,OOO s1 21H 10000. S1 21b.
 Second session-May-400O cts, s1 q; 10. GOO, s1 21h
 Regular morning session-oOO ctls, q 21ss 10, GOO, S1 21K.
 Afternoon session-May-26.00 900 ctls. s1 211k; 1000. s1 215s.
 BARLEY-Holders continue to insist on full figures and the market is firm, though sales are small.
 Feed. sI 27s1@1 s2lt; Brewing. s1 a5a1 45 per ctl
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session-9:15 O clock-No sales. Second session-No sales.
 Regular morning session-No sales Afternoon session-No sales. OATS-The holiday restricts trade but the tone of the market is stiff and an ad- is not unlikely in the future. choice, s1 269t1 27l5; common, S1 2091 221a; Sur prise. $1 35d1 421a; Gray, S1 2501 30: Milling s1 271kq1 S21a per ctl; Red. S1 45q1 GO; Black. $1 60GS1 75.
 CORN-Holders continue frm but the de- mand Is slack.
 Small round yellow s1 2o; Eastern large yell low. s1 121k81 Is; white, s1 12hG1 15; mixed. sl 07ha1 10 per ctl; California white, $1 121.G l 15.
 RYE California, s1 171ha1 22h; Eastern, s1 15 per ctI
 BUCKWHEAT-Nominal
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-31
PROVISIONS.

Lard and Cottolene firm at the advance
 CURED MEATS - Bacon, TIC per Ib for heavy, Sc for light medium, 1Oc for light, 101ac for extra light and 129121ac for sugar cured Eastern S S1gar-curea as s Has; l9s9gloc' s9 California Mess Beef, $11 Family Beef, &l2 50; extra Prime Pork S10; extra clear. SIS; mess sl5 6Oa 16 Smoked Beef 111a@12c per ID.
 LARD-Tierces quoted at 515c per lb for com pound and 71a@7%c for pure; half barrels pure Sc; 10-lb tins, SAC; 5-lb tins, SIC.
 CoTToLENE - Tierces, 6ls96Ao; packages less than 300 lbs, lib pals. 60 in a case, SIG; 3-lb pails 20 in a case, S3sc; 5-lb palls F in a case S1bc; 10-lb pails, in a case SAC; 50-lt tins, or 2 In case, 77sc; wooden buckets, 2C lbs net, 81sc; fancy tubs, 30 lbs net. 7Ho; half barrels about 110 lbs, TAG.