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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The rain stifened Wine Grapes. and sales as high as SIS for choice Zinfandel were reported. The top quotation below represents the gen. eraI market. however, for good Grapes
 Other fruits were dull and not materially changed.
 DECFDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries, S1 50Q3 per chest for large and S6dS for small.
 Figs. 40Q75c per box, double layers.
 Cantaloupes, 256f50c per crate; Nutmegs 15G 35c per b~~: Watermelons, s15G20 per hun dred for large and $l0G12 for small to medium. Huckeberries. 6c per lb.
 Quinces. 50G75c.
 Pomegranates. 5O075c per small box.
 Cranberries. $SG9 per barrel for Eastern and s2 50Gu2 75 per box for Coos Bay.
 Ordinary Grapes 25@50c per box; Seedless 65675o; crates sell about 10c higher than boxes Isabellas 5OGS5c per crate: Wine Grapes. s144 l6 per ton for Zinfandel and S116D14 for common kinds.
 Biackberries, $SQ5 per chest.
 Plums, 35660c per crate and box.
 Peaches, 50065c per box for good to choice and 35a40c for common stock.
 Raspberries, s6Gl7 per chest
 Apples, 35660c for common, 75G90c per box for No 1 and s1d1 25 for choice.
 Winter Pears, 35d75c per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, S1 50d2 for Va lencas s1 2561 50 for St Mlchaels, s1 25 for Mediterranean Sweets and 75cqs1 tor Seedlings Lemons, S1 50Q2 50 for common and $3Q5 for good to choice: Mexican Lines, $546; Califor- nia Lines, -- Bananas, s1 25Q2 25 per bunch Pineapples. s3d4 per dozen.
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAIsINs. ETC.

There Is little doing on Eastern account. but a fair local trade is going on, and there Is no accumulation of stock. Large Prunes continue scarce and firm.
 DRIED FRUIT-Prunes. 6h97c for 4o-5Os, 5Q516c for 50-60's 4G41lc for 6O-70s, Sh93lkc for 7O-S0s 2A93c for SO-sO's 2AQ2kc for s0-1OO' s and 1&@2c for 10o-110's; Silver Prunes, 5q7c; Peaches 6474c for good to choice, S19c for fancy and 10I12hc for peeled; Apricots. 109 12c for Royals and 12@1218c for Moorpark; Evaporated Apples. 7AG7Hc; sun dried. 4Q 414c: Black Figs. sacks, 292Ac; Plums. 414@ 6c for ptted and 1Ql14c for unpitted Nee tarines, 6Qp7c for prime to fancy; Pears, 64Tc for quarters and S@9c for halves.
 RAISINS-2%c for two-crown, 4c for three crown, 4&c for four-crown, 416Qes for Seedless Sultanas 3hc for Seedless Muscatels and sl 20 for London Layers; dried Grapes, Pc.
 NUTs-Walnuts. Sc for hardshell. 7c for soft shell Almonds, 5G6c for hardshell, 13c for softshell. l3Q14c for paper-shell: Peanuts, 4@ 51kc for Eastern and 412c for California: Pe- cans. 61k6Sc: Filberts. shG1Oc: Brazil Nuts. SGec per 10: Cocoanuts, s4 5055 per hundred.
 HoNEY-Comb. 1OQ11c for bright and s@sc for lower grades; water white extracted, 6l2Q7c; light amber extracted, cc; dark, 5Q5lAc per fb.
 BEESWAX-24626c per 10.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

The rain produced no erect on Hay, which ruled firm. Rain at this season or the yea ;, while starting the new feed, kills OH the oiu and thus equalzes matters.
 Bran and Middlings firm.
 BRAN-s13 506I15 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-$1SM2 per ton. - ..
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s26 per ton oleake Meal at the m :3sS9 SslGSl 6V }19ns Meal. s2SG30 per ton: Cornmeal. S25 5oqZa 0V' Cracked Corn, S2im25. .,,o .o fo- good to choice and s15616 for lower grades no fancy coming in; Wheat and Dat si54lS%; osfi sii sI4616 50; Island Barley, SIP 5o@14; AIiaiia' ' 019: Stock S11m12 50: Glover, nominal
 OUTSIDE HAY-From Oregon, Utah' etc'| Alfalfa si0G10 20 per ton.
 STRA AM-4OGl7Oc per bale.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon, s9s1kc per ID for heavy S%69c for light medium, 101sc for light Eastern sugar-cured Hams, 10kc: California Hams, s1sc; Mess Beef slO91O 50 per bbl; extra Mess Beef $11Q11 90; Family Beef. S12ql2 30; mess. sI5 5Od16; Smoked Beef. 11912c per ib
 LARD-Eastern, tierces. quoted at 6c per ID for compound and 7Ac for pure: pails. Sc; Call fornia tierces, 5c per ID for compound and 6%c for pure: half barrels. 7c; 1o-ib tins, 7&c; 5-lo tins, Sc.
 COTTOLENE - Tierces. 57s661sc: packages less than 300 Ibs-1-fb pails. 50 in case. 9Bc. 3-lb pails, 20 in case S7sc; 5-lo pails 12 in a tins, or ? in case 7lkc: wooden buckets, % lbs net. s14c; fancy tubs 80 lbs net, 77sc; half barrels about 110 lbs, 7%c per ID.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-There was a slight advance, both and off call. Business was not brisk. how ever.
 Spot Wheat-shipping, s1 16Aq1 1s%; milling, s1 2071 2324
 CALL BOARD SALES. Informal session-9:15 o'clock-December-- 22,ooo ctls. s1 1S14; S6eO0, s1 1S9s. May-60O0, $1 20ls.
 Second Session-December-2O ctls. s1 1SB; 5000. sl 1S14.
 Regular Morning Session-December-S00 ctls. $l IS; 5000 $l 177s; 6o00, S1 17% 2O00. Sl l7es $1 11&. May-2000. s1 1934
 BARLEY-The market dull and easy, with weakness in futures.
 Feed, S1 2lhq1 23%; Brewing. si 20 Tor NO. Z.
 CALL BOA, SALES. Informal session-9:15 O clock-No sales. Second Session-No sales.
 Regular Morning Session-December-200O ctls. $1 22A.
 Afternoon Session-No sales. OATS-There was less activity yesterday, though business was fair. Quotations un- Fancy Feed, sl 27l4G1 30 per .ctl; good to prise, sl SOal S2h Gray. sl 1712G1 20; milling. sl 2od1 25 per ct: Red, sl 35q1 45; Black. sl 5oG 70.
 CORN-Most of yesterdays receipts from the East were sold to arrive and cut no figure. The market was quiet and unchanged. Small round yellow: si 20; Eastern rn, large vel sl o21SG1 O5 per ctl: California White, s1 l21,a 1 15.
 RYE-s1 171s11 221k per ctl.
 BUCKWHEAT-Some from the East is on the market at S1 75 per ctl.
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Commission merchants are complaining bit terly of quantities of cold storage Eggs from Petaluma, shipped in under fictitious names as fancy ranch Eggs" They say that the city buvers are filled with distrust and reject ing a good many of their purchases, and If this business continues much longer the Egg trade will be seriously injured.
 There Is no change in any description, the market being quiet
 BUTTER
 Creamery-Fancy creameries. 29q3oc; sec onds, 2Sc.
 grades, 221kd24c.
 Pickled Goods-Firkn 1SQ2oc; picked roll. 20G2lc; creamery tub. 21d224c. ID; Elgin. 220221ac.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new, 1od11c; old. s119 9Ikc; Cream Cheddar, 10G11c; Young America, 10z6l1ihc; Eastern, 12d13c.
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs 32laa35c per dozen; store Eggs. 1SG25c Eastern, 15q1Sc for ordinary and 2a623c for fancy
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POULTRY AND GAME.

There was no change beyond slight decline in Turkeys There was not a great deal of stock on the market.
 POULTRY-Live Turkeys. 15Gl7c for Cob blers and 14615c for Hens; Geese, per palr' sI 25a1 56, Goslings. $I 25dI 50; Ducks, s4q5 for old and s4d6 for young; Hens s4 5od5 50; Roos- ters young S5G6; Boosters. old, 4 30; Fryers $46f4 50; Broilers, s 50@4 for large; $3g 3 30 for small: Pigeons sl91 25 per dozen Tor old and S1 50G2 for squads.
 GAME-The scarcity in Ducks continues, and of the receipts of 35 sacks of Game yesterday 20 were Hare and most Of the balance Geese. or course prices continue high under these con ditions. Shooting out of season is said to be the cause of the present scarcity.
 Quail. s262 25: Mallard s7G7 50; Sprig. s4 500 6: Teal s4d4 50 Widgeon. &; Small Duck, g 50; English Snipe, 8; Jack Snipe. S1 30; Gray Geese S2 90: Hare $l: Rabbits, Sl 2541 50 for Cottontails and s1 for small.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium. Sc: light, S1kc: Cow hides S1e@915c; Stags, 6c; salted Kip, Sc; Calf. ec: dry Hides, sound. 15c; culls and brands l2G1Sc; dry Kip and Veal. 15c; dry Calf, 17c: Sheeps1ins shearlings, 15Q25c each; short sOc@S1 10 each: Horsehides. salt, s2 for large and S111 50 for small; Colts, Soc Horse hides dry sl 50 for large and S1 for small
 TALLOW-No. l rendered, 3AQ9Iac per fo. No. 2 2lAG2sc; refined 419Q4Ac Grease, 2c
 WOOl-Fall clip, Southern Mountain 7fD10c free Northern. sQ12c. Spring clip-Southern Mountain, 12 months. 9Q11c; San Joaquin and Southern months, Sq10c; Foothfll and Northern free. 12G14c: Foothill and Northern. defective, 1OQ12c; Middle County. 13Q1sc; Hum PolGt @e orSgon ioi5c VaIev ores ie4c
 HOPS-1SsS crop. 11114c per ID.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
 Friday. October T. Stmr Valencia, Lane 34 days from Manila Stmr Weott, Higgins. sS hours from Tilla- Stmr Cleone Miller, 24 hours from Needle schr Newark, Beck, 1T hours from Bowens schr John A, Hellquist. s6 hours from Eu- schr Barbara Hernster Jensen. ss hours from
 CLEARED
 Friday, October T. stmr Charles Nelson, Anderson. Seattle;E T Br stmr Wellington. Ryan. Nanaimo; Duns- Nor stmr Titania. Egenes Nanaimo; John stmr Homer, lessen. San Pedro Goodall. stmr Queen, ,Jepsen.. Victoria and Port B1tn Tropio Bird, Jackson, Tahiti; Pinet & Co.
 SAILED
 Friday, October !. stmr North Fork, Bash. Eureka Stmr Gipsy, Gielow. Santa Cruz Br stmr Wellington. Ryan. Nanaimo. stmr E0aphe E@pire Nelson, coos Bay 0f' stmr Charles Nelson. Anderson, Seattle. Br ship Celtic Race. Owen Royal Roads. Bktn Tropic Bird. Jackson Tahiti Schr Mary Buhne, Weber. Eureka.
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Oct rio D. m.-Weather foggy; wind. SEE; velocity. miles.
 CHARTERS. The Pericles loads mdse for London. The Athenian loads mdse at Portland for Vladivostock; Ragnar, lumber at Moodyvills for Nuchwang.
 MEMORANDUM Per Valencia from Manila-No sickness OF deaths either going or coming.
 SPOKEN. Sept 16-Lat 4 s. long 70 W, Br ship Cressing- 'I5; Per Vaencia~sept in lat 20 4s N, long 1ss 2s E. schr Louis, from Koiochou for Port Oct 10:30 a. m.-Ship Dashfng Wave heno~ Oct G. for Tacoma.
 DOMESTIC PORTS TATOOSH-Pased in Oct 7-Br strnr wart moo, from Sydney for Vancouver oo Outside bound in,Bark Theobald. hence Sept SAN DIEGO-sailed Oct 7-schr Bertha Dol beer, for Eureka. GRAYs HARBoR-sailed Oct 7-stmr News BoWENs LANDING-Arrived Oct 7-schr Bender Bros, hence Oct 5; schr Monterey. hence EUREKA-Arrived Oct 7-stmr Samoa. hno Sailed Oct 7-Stmr Ruth, for -; bktn Uncle PORT ToWNsEND-Passe Oct T-stmr Cur acao. hence Oct 4. for Tacoma SEATTLE-Arrived Sept 7-Jap stmr Yamag- Sailed Oct Ship Reaper for San Francisco. PORT LUDLOW-Sailed Oct 7-Schr Lizzie EUREKA~Arrived Oct 7-stmr Pomona. hno Oct 6.
 Sailed Oct 7-Stmr Alliance, for Astoria UNALASKA-To sail Sept 2S-Ship ElwelI. SAN PEDRo-sailed Oct T-schr AlcaIde. for Everett: schr Abbie. for -. SAN PEDRO-sailed Oct 7-Stmr Pasadena, Arrived Oct 7-stmr Brunswick. from Eu- reka.
 Pedro
 RocKPoRT-Arived Oct 7-schr Scotia, hno I HARDY CREEKzsailed Oct 7-stmr Aloha for San Francisco.
 GREENwoOD-Arrived Oct 7-stmr Whites boro hence Oct G.
 FOREIGN PORTS HoNOLULU-To sail Sept 2S-Bark Fresno for Royal Roads.
 DURBAN-Arrived Oct s-Br ship Marathon. from Tacoma. KUCHINOTZU = Passed Sept 1S-Stmr IJrd from Tacoma, for Delagoa Bay FALMOUTH-Sailed Oct T-Br ship Many down, for Hull.
 Br bark Hawthornbank. Grieg, 46 days from Hongkong.
 MOODYV1LLE-Arrived Oct 6-Bark Carroll ton from Dutch Harbor HONOLuLU-Arriyed Sept 27-U stmr Ben- nington, hence Sept IS; ship Henry Willard. from NRnaimo
 Sailed Sept 24-Bktn N Castle, for San Francisco; Br stmr Coptic. for Yokohama
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES

There was no particular change In anything; the market being plentifully supplied with all descriptions. ma POTATOES-3564Oc for Early Rose and 4Gg 55c for River Burbanks Salinas Buroahks, 93 s3c Gs1 IS; Oregon 75cGs1; Sweet Potatoes, %Qlc Der b for nearby and 1AQ112c for Mefceq;;, Onions 506S5c per ctl. c.tro
 VEGETABLES - Green Peas Sc: strlne Beans 1I3d21Rc: Lima Beans, 15c9sl per saeh, :, Bay Soua.h. 20d35c; Green Peppers, 499t9oc for Chili and 5Od6Oc for Bell Cabbage, soc; ear car. River Tomatoes. 4Od50c; Bay Tomatoes, 5oQo2c; Green Corn. S575c per crate Garlic SC sr per I6 IP Egg Plant 25640c per box; Marrowfat squash sS610 per ton. r,..
 sliced raw 12c per ID in lots of 25 lbs sliced. desiccated 1slsc gTanqated gaa dew Fa%' 1Sc ca6 haze ROC: Sweet Potatoes, BOG; Turnps, 2oc; Strine Beans. BOG; Tomatoes. 50c.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER s

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time. Tho 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 three tides. as sometimes occur The heights given are additions to the soundngs on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (-) precedes the height
 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.
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s4 1594 25; bakers

FLoUR-FamiIy extras, s4 1594 %; bakers extras, s4d4 15 per bbl. xo,,o,y.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as foEows' usual discount to the trade @ 7 sr 100: Rice Flour s7; Cornmeal, g 50 extra cream 90 se En meal s 25 Oatmeal tt 25 oat rIapr GgDat s464 S5: Cracked Wheat $3 75; Farina s4 5O; '" fH noss ss Wheat Flour B 59 Rolled oats G6aFTeIse Rerey s
 Split Peas. s4 25: Green Peas. $4 50 per 1OO lps'
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BEANS AND SEEDS

Dried Peas continue to decline. There Is nothing new In Beans. .a
 BEANs-Bayos. $1 S5@1 s5; snaI Whites S. s2gs s2g 2 15 Large Whites Sl 50@l 70; Pinks, Hz o1 o1Y 2 40. Reds 8. Buckeye. B 25Q3 5Oi Butters;; nominal: Limas. s3 25G3 35; Pea. Sl S5q2; Red Kidneys. g 90 per ctl. -- .,, Yellow Mustard s494 25; Flax, none here; Sea. ga. nary Seed 2A@2sc per lb Ai3dfhy Alfalfa ?G 595Sc
 DRIED PEAS-Niles, $1 35G1 50; Green sI oO 75 ct
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.
OREGON

PORTLAND. Or, Oct. 7.-The wheat market a shade better to-day and under the in- fuence of more ,reassuring news from the East and abroad quotations were from 1zG1c higher. Walla Walla at 57G5Sc, with Valley and Blue Stem bringing 604161c.
 Cleared-Britsh bark Lord Kimard. for Queenstown with 45 $50 bushels of wheat Foreign wheat shipments for the week were 133, BIO bushels.
 WASHINGTON. TACOMA Wash. Oct. 7.-WHEAT-Club, 5Sc; blue stem 61c.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Previous prices rule for all descriptions Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers are as follows
 BEEF-First quality, S@61kc; second quality. 5Lc: third quality, 4G5c.
 >VEAI-Large, 516c; small 613QSc per ID MUTTON - Wethers. 607c; Ewes. og612c per ib. -,,oou,A
 PORK-Live Hogs. 31RG3& for large, 31sQ4c for medium and 3I@314c for small; stock Hogs, aG3c: dressed Hogs, 5A@6Ac.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Oct. 7.-Consols. 109 11-16; Silver 27bd; French rentes, 1o2f 271kc; Wheat car goes off coast. nothing doing; cargoes on pass age, nominal. unchanged; cargoes No. 1 Stand ard California, 29s Sd; English country mar kets, quiet
 LIVERPOOL. Oct 7-Wheat steady; Wheat in Paris, dull: Flour in Paris. dull; French country markets, quiet.
 COTTON.Uplands 31sd.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags for next season. nominal at 47s45c; Wool Bags. 2ed2sc; San Quentin Bags. $4 s5; Fruit Bags &C., 5Iac and 5&c for the three grades of white and 7QSc for brown
 COAL-welIngton. ss per ton; New Yelling ton. sS; Southfeld Wellington, s7 50: Seattle. SC; Bryant. S6 Goes Bay. $o Wallsend s7 50: Scotch. sS; Cumberland. s10 h bulk and sn g
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BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-The following table compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clear ings a Sg cities for the week ended October At with the percentage of increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year:
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Oct. 7-FLoUR-Receipts. 7- 79s barrels; exports. A. S34 barrels. Fairly ac- tive on new and prime patents.
 WHEAT-Receipts. 1S9,s25 bushels; exports, 421, 5G9 bushels. Spot steady No. red. 73%ic f. O. b. afoat Options opened firm and ruled strong on nearby months all day, closing 19G 'sc net higher, with May wheat under renewed selling pressure. finally but Ac higher. For eiGn houses bought both spot and options. Cables were higher and clearances very large. May 6S7kG692sc, closed 6S7sc.
 HOPS-Firm; 1896 crop. 4Q7c; 1897 crop, nd 13c 1898 crop, 16G19c; Pacific Coast, 1896 crop, 4QIc; 1897 crop 1lal3c; 1898 crop, l0glsc. o PETROLEUM-Stronger United closed no market Refined New York, s7 10; Philadelphia and Baltimore s7 O5; do in bulk. s4 55.
 PIG IRON-Cnchanged, S7 l21s.
 LAKE COPPER-Unchanged SIP 25.
 TIN-FIrm, but quiet SIG 50.
 LEAD-Easy, s S5; brokers, B 771s
 SPELTER-Firm, A S71S:
 COFFEE-Options closed steady unchanged to points lower Sales 20, 300 bags. including March, s5 S5. Spot coffee-I9io steady at de- cline No. : invoice, 6hc; No. jobbing, 6asc. Mild-Steady, unchanged. -
 SUGAR-Raw steadier. Fair refining 3A centrifugal 96 test, 4Ac; mOlasses, 31ac. Re fined steady and unchanged.
 BUTTER-Receipts 4556 packages. firm; Western Creamery. 15q2o1ac; Elgins, 2O12c; fac II ESGGs@Receipts, 32s5 packages. Firm; West eiH' u DRIED FRUIT.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-California dried fruits. EVAPORATED APPLES-Common. 698c; prime wire tray. S0S1ac; choice, Sc; fancy 912c. RUNES-4GS12c.
 PRICOTs-Royal, 1191sc; Moorpark. 12Q16c. PEACHES-Unpeeled 7qsc; peeled, 12Q15c
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver higher. Wheat advanced @ fraction Other cereals unchanged. Buckwheat arrived from the East. Hay firm and unaffected by the rain. Feedstuffs strong. Beans unchanged. Dried Peas lower. Coal Oil advanced. Turpentine higher. Rice about the same. Manila Rope higher. Potatoes and Onions weak. Butter and Eggs the same. Poultry firm, Game very scarce. Wine Grapes doing better. Dried Fruits steady. Provisions unchanged. Hops still firm. No change in Meats. Some cutting reported in Flour.
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
TIME BALL.

TIME BALL. Branch Photographic Office. U S. N. Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco, Cal, Oc- tober :, 1898
 The time ball was not dropped Oct ', 1898, on account of signals not coming through.
 CHAS. P. WEIGH, Ensign (retired). U. s. N, in charge.
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WHEAT MOVEMENTS.

market was steady; Creameries. 13Q191Rc; Dali ries, 12Q17c. Cheese, steady 71aq9c. Eggs' firm; fresh, 14c.
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Cash quotations were as follows
 Flour steady; No spring Wheat f. O. b., s1@63c; No. ? red. 63A@65c: No 2 Corn, 29lkc; 25G26c; No. white f. O. b. 23hG95Ac: No. , Rye, 471ac, No Barley, 1. O. b., 34@f4c; No. Fiaxseed, S915c; Prime Timothy Seed. s2 2T1a; pounds, s4 7514 so; Short Rib Sides. loose s5 05 075 90; Dry Salted Shoulders, boxed 4x64Ssc: Short Clear Sides. boxed. S5 25G5 50; Whisky, distllers' finished goods per gallon, s1 25
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and GeodetIc Survey
 Times and Heights Of High and I,v
 Waters at Fort Point, entrance to san
 Francisco Bay. Published by official au- thority of the Superintendent
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf, about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places
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DUN's REVIEW or TRADE.


 NEW YORK. Oct 7.-R. q. Dun X O.. In their Weekly Review of Trade, will say to- morrow:
 The iron industry still gains so rapidly that an unhealthy boom would seem to be in prog ress but for the peculiar conditions. In spite of the commission of valley producers, who now propose a joint selling agency at Pitts burg sales run a little below their fixed figures. Sl0 40 being quoted Pittsburg and S9 20 for gray forge while Southern and local iron are steady at Chicago and anthracite is now strong at Philadelphia. But the consuming demand is remarkably heavy and large contracts this week covered 5000 tons structural iron at Chi cago. 5000 tons for Boston POGO tons ship plates at Cleveland. and q heavy demand for bars, the Pennsylvania Railroad requiring 25O0 cars and the Northwestern 2000.
 Wheat has been declining with foreign re- ports somewhat favorable as to European crops, and yet the actual shipments have been S,5Q6. = e.7 bushels. flour included, for the week against 1 4eS 954 bushels for the corresponding week last year. All reports still indicate that farmers are quite generally holding back their crop in the hope of higher prices, and collections at the West are almost everywhere retarded on that account. and yet the Western receipts amount to 10 539. 35s bushels. against S.S10. 720 for the same week last year.
 Failures for the week have been 169 in the United States. against PIP last year and 25 m Canada, against % last year.
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BRADsTREET,s REVIEW.

and buying the new threes bonds. which have been very strong at advance to loo7H asked
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS
LOCAL MARKETS.

PORTLAND Or, Oct. 7.-Exchanges, s3s1,- 945; balances, s45,5
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SPECIE FROM MEXICO.

Imports Of Specie from Mexico at this port during the first nine months of the year were $4 512 eSS against $6 AS, ,260 for the same time in 1897 and consisted of s, 43S S25 in Silver Dollars S441.034 in Silver Bullion and S632, s29 in Gold
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FLOUR AND M1LLsTuFFs.

Local dealers report that Flour has been sold more or less under the quotations for several
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CALIFORNIA FIGS IN THE EAST.

NEW YORK. Oct. 7.-The Journal of Com merce says: The failure of the Turkish Fig crop has offered an opportunity to growers in other parts of the world to press their claims for recognition on consuming markets. and 1t Is being fully utilized.
 California is making strong bid for popular favor this year and by putting the market a better class of goods than have heretofore been sent out Is attracting buyers, particularly as prices quoted are comparatively low. While the California Fig is much improved in qual- ity and texture, 1t is asserted that there is still a good deal left to be desired. It lacks yet the sweetness and keeping qualities of the Oriental fruit. but growers are bending all their energies toward overcoming deficiencies in this regard and this years output is far in advance of anything that has heretofore been offered from the coast. and regards style of packing Cali forna fruit certainly seems to have an advan- tage over imported goods.
 short crop in Turkey, pressing their claims for recognition in American markets. From Portugal Conandre Figs. in tapnets, are seek Ing to make up for the shortage in Smyrna fruit and said to be meeting with consid- erable favor on account of their desirable flavor.
 Greece also Is trying to fill up the gap with Calamata, but this grade of fruit seems to be making less headway with American trade, though the quality is said to be good.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

There is a further rise in Butter and Eggs, both being dear.
 Game is now on the market and Is dear, be- ing scarce Poultry remains about the same Fruits and Vegetables show no particular change from last week.
 Following Is The Calls regular weekly price list.
 Coal per ton
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Totals. U. S....H. 466, 5SO, 80 Totals outside
s28 Ss
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

sIsst weeks total not included in totals be cause containing other items than clearings
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Articles

On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter