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WINTER WHEAT OUTLOOK.

WASHINGTON, May 1o.-The May returns to the statistician of the Department of Agri- culture show the acreage in winter wheat to be 5.7 per cent greater than the acreage last year, the comparison being not that with the acreage harvested in 1897, but with that sown in the fall of 1896.
 While there Is increase of 26 per cent in Kansas, a less increase in every East ern and Southern State and some increase also on the Pacific Coast, the large expansion thus indicated is to some extent offset by decrease of ? per cent In Indiana, per cent in Ohio, 12 per cent in Iowa, 13 per cent in Missouri and 16 per cent in Illinois. The average condition of winter wheat Is 86.5 against SOP on May l of last year. In the nine States with 1000, 600 upward in this product the average areas follow:
 Kansas. 105; Pennsylvania, ss; Michigan and Tennessee each 95; Missouri. SS; Indiana, s7; Illinois, S6; Ohio, s2, and California, 26
 Correspondents agree in reporting the crop of California to be one of the smallest raised in the State. On the other hand the crop of Kansas bids fair to be the largest in it's history.
 compared with $50 on May of last year.
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EXPLANATION.

The arrow flies with the wind. The top fg- ures at station indicate minimum temperature for the days; those underneath it, if any, the amount of rainfall Of melted snow in inches and hUndredths during the last twelve hours. Isobars solid lines. connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, or dotted lines, equal temperature The word high means high barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; low refers to low pres sure and Is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains. Lows usually first appear the Washington coast When the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable; but when the low is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature rain south of Oregon Is i'm probable. With 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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Electric Light, ss, Is oz.. TIC; H oz. sAc; 12 oz., SAC: 10 oz., 4hc. Paraff1ne Wax Candles Is. 2s, As, 6s and 12s. white 7Ac; colored. SAC
 QUICkSILVER-For export. S36Q37. and for local use, s41 per flask
 LEATHER-Harness. heavy, 3oG35c per fb harness. medium. 2Sc; harness, light 26@27c Leather. 22Q23c; Kips s40@5O per dozen; Calf, s0c@s1 per fb: rough splits, 7@Sc; belt-knife splits 10@12c: Collar Leather, black. 10912c per foot; Collar Leather, russet, 10@12c; Skirting Leather. 30Q35c per ID.
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com pany quotes. terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine Crushed. 7c; Powdered. SAC; Dry Granulated. 5Nc; Confectioners' A. 5Ac; Mag nolia A. 5kc; Extra c, 5ssc; Golden c, 5Ao Candy Granulated, Sc; California A, 5ssc per ID: half barrels Ac more than barrels. and boxes 1kc more.
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SHIPPIN INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.


 Tuesilv. May 1o Stmr Geo Loomis Bridgett, 36 hours from Ventura.
 Stmr Progreso. Gilboy. 80 hours from Seat tie.
 Stmr Curacao. von Helms. IA days from Guaymas. via Ensenada and San Peoro % hours. r stmr North Fork Bash. 24 hours from Flu reka. cs Stmr Empire. Nelson, 50 hours from Coos Bay. 7 schr Mary c. Campbell. hours from Bo- dega-
 CLEARED.
 Tuesday. May "a. Br str Gaelic, Finch, Hongkong and YoKo- hama via Honolulu; O & O Co. Stmr City of Puebla, Jepsen, ViS,of1a anu Port Townsend- : Goodall, Perkins & % ,,. Stmr Santa Rosa Alexander, san Diese' Goodall, Perkins & Go. ,,.... Bark Charles Kenny, Anderson Nana'iiio' schr John Tallant, Hoffiand Nicolaefski; Parrott & Co
 Tuesday, May 10. Stmr Whitesboro Johnson. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Santa Cruz- Stmr Alcatraz. Carlson. Br stmr Gaelic. Finch. Hongkons ana 1oso-
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PROVISIONS.

CottoIene in tierces is higher. Lard Is firm at the advance noted. There Is no further change worthy of note in Hams and Bacon.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon, S14@ec per lb for heavy shc for light medium 101sc for light, 11c for extra light and 12c for sugar cured Eastern sugar cured Hams. 101kd11c; Califor- nia Hams, 91aG1Oc; Mess Beef s1o 50 per bbi; extra Mess Beef. s11; Family Beef, $l2; Salt Pork ss; extra prime Pork s1o: extra clear, s170i7 50; mess, s15; Smoked Beef. 12d121sc per lb. 1T. for compound and TAG for purei pails. SAC: California, tierces 5Q5Ac per ID for compound and 7g7Ac Tor pure naii oarreis' '72o' iO-'o c'oTToLENE - Tierces. sss@esso; packages less than 300 lbs-1-Ib pails, 50 in case, S'sc; sib pails 20 in a case S4sc; 5-lb pails g12 in a case, sl4c: 1O-lb pals, s in case. She; 5o-i6 tins, or ? in a case, 7asc; wooden buckets, 2S harrels about no lbs. 7lac per lb
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EAsTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 10.-CATTLE-Trade in cat tie to-day extremely dull Prices held about steady the bulk of offerings going at s4 35G5; stockers and feeders. $4014 75; cows and hefers, g 50d4 60.
 HOGS-Were active at advances of 5c. Sales were at an extreme range of 8 95@4 721a chiefly at s4 10a4 25; pigs, 8 60Q3 90.
 SHEEP-Trade in sheep was active at yester- days advance. Lambs sold at s4Q4 go for clipped and s5G5 30 for wooded. Sheep were Recepts-CattIe, 10000; hogs. 2l.o00; sheep. 5000.
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY, May 10.-CATTLE-Receipt beeves, $4 75G74 90; light dressed beef steers s4 30G4 65 Westerns. s4@4 45; stockers and HOGS Steady. Heavy. s4g4 10: mixed s s5 CTS, s 75Qs 971a; workers, s SOQ3 S5.
 SHEEP-Receipts, 2500. Good muttons $40 50; culs, S2 75QS 50; native wool lambs, s4 S5 Q5.
 OMAHA, May 10.-CATTLE-Recelpts 4soo Market steady to 1Gc lower; native beef steers 8 9014 S5 Western steers, 8 75@4 40; cows and heifers, s 25q4 20; stockers and feeders, s3 soc I4 sss Reoepts ssagS $500 Ma Market Sc higher heavy, s3 90a4; mixed, s 90aS 95; light, s 906 s5: bulk of sales, 8 921aG3 971k.
 sHEEP-Receipts, 5000 Market Ma steady: fair Westerns, $3 COCA 15: lambs. s4GD5 25.
 DENVER.
 DENVER, May 1O-CATTLE-Receipts. soo Market steady to strong; beef steers, 8 300 TO; cows, s3@4; feeders. freight paid to river ss sOG4 S0 stockers, freight paid, SAGA 60; bulls and stags, g 25q3 25.
 HOGS-Receipts, 800. Market 5c higher and firm; light packers S3 9514; mixed, 8 90Ql3 97; sHEEP-Receipts. none. Market unchanged
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON, May 10.--At the wool auction sales today 13 364 bales offered, including super fine Tasmanian, Geelong greasy merinos. which were strongly competed for. New South Wales attracted much attention. especially medium secured.
 Following are the sales in detail:
 New South Wales 4900 bales-Scoured, 9hdQ 1s55hd; greasy, 5AG11d.
 Queensland, 200 bales-Greasy. 6A@shd.
 Victoria, 2200 bales = Secured. Sd@1s I'd; greasy, 5Q101hd.
 South xustralian. 500 bales-scoured 7d@1s 11ad; greasy, 5Q71xd.
 Tasmania. 1900 bales-Greasy, 5hd.
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MINING STOCKS.
LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 1O-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here were dull, but good to-day. The settlement showed a small account, but money rates were maintained. Contangoes on Ameri- cans were to 5 per cent, except on Milwaukee and St. Paul, which scarce for delivery. large blocks of 1t having been recently shipped to New York. The tone of the markets was generally good notably for Americans. al- though there was some hesitation in dealing in the latIer because 1t is believed that a big battle is impending.
 The inquiry for gold has monentarily ceased the Bank of England being the only buyer. Spain is said to be buying silver
 I learn from a good source that a Russian loan of 125. coo 600 is to come out in Berlin. There was sharp fall in Russian exchange, which together with Berlin exchange, has been affected by the reports of a Russian loan. The report that the Spanish July coupon has been provided for is probably correct. l am told from good source that the Banque de Paris advanced the money on bank bills at 6 per cent and commission.
 CLOSING
 Canadian Pacific, s6; Grand Trunk. sN. Bar silver steady, 26d per ounce. Money, 3q3A per Spanish 4s declined to s2& and later ad- vanced to 33s4, closing at the latter price. Yesterdays closing price was 32h.
 PARIS May 10.-Spansh 4s closed at 33 1-16. Yesterdays closing prices. S1 11-16.
 MADRID, May 10-Spansh As closed to-day at 6i Gold was quoted at 79.
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hama, via Honolulu.

hama, via Honolulu. ., Stmr willamette, Hansen Seatue' stmr coquile River, Johnson FSrt Sanaima Srass Bark Chas Kenny. Anderson, Nanaimo' schr schr IanefIi T,a gebIiena, p Campbell. Bodega- Schr Nettie Low Low, Point Reyes. Schr Chas Hanson, Dennevig, hotzeous seah1 Snhr 1osenb and Henry. Arf, Coquille River. Schr Emma Utter Allen. Willapa Harbor. Schr Corinthian, Korth Schr Maxim, Olsen. Caspar
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LORDS May 10 10 p. m-W ealnerS foggy; wind W; velocity, Is miles.
 CHARTERS. The R Rithet loads mdse for Hoi 'lulu: The Robert Levers loads lumber on the SouDQ for Honolulu; James Nesmith, coal ae Coino& for St. Michael.
 April 1s-In lat N. long ss W. Br bark in- verfnay hence Dec 26, for Queenstown. April 2s~Lat \. long aS ". Br ship Marion Frazer, from Tacoma, for Queenstown
 DISASTER. LONDON. May 1o-Br stmr Auarapoora ,ds mas been wrecked on Shang Tung coast. IotI iosS-
 DOMESTIC PORTS. CASPAR-Arrfved - 10-Schr Apcie, hence BoWENs LANDING-sailed May lo-schr Newark for San Francisco; =. stmr Brunswick for san Francisco; coos BAY-Arrtved May 1o-Stmr Arcata. NEHALEM RIvER-sailed May s-schr Daisy Rowe, for San Francisco.
  from Umpqua
 SAN PEDRo-Arrtved May 1o-stmr Pass- dena, from Eureka
 UMPQUA-Sailed May s-Schr Sadie. for San Francisco.
 SEATTLE-Arrived May 1o-Stmr Alliance, from Orca.
 TATOOSH-Passed May 1o-Stmr Macknaw. hence May 2. for Tacoma; stmr Mineola, from Port Los Angeles for Comox. PORT LOS ANGELES-Arrtved May 10-Strn Hueneme, from Fort Bragg. TACOMA-Arrtved May 1o-Stmr Umatilla. hence May S.
 NEWPORT-saie May 1o-sohr Mabel Gray for Eureka; stmr Fulton, for San Francisco.
 FOREIGN PORTS. vANCOUvER-SailedM May 1o-Br strnr Em- press of China, for Yokohama and Hongkong. ANTWERP-Arrived May s-Ger ship Bertha hence Dec 29.
 DUNKIRK-Arrived May s-Fr bark Cam bronne, hence Jan D.
 DUNGBNEss- Passed May T-Br ship Argo. from Antwerp, for Oregon. IQUIQUE-Arrived May 1-Br stnr Puritan from Portland, for St Vincent. PISAGUA-Arrived May -Rr ship Baila- chuish, from Santa Rosalia- ST. NAZA1RE-Arrived May T-Fr bark Pa- cfque, from Portland.
 SHANGHAI-Sailed April 24-Br ship Helens- burg, for Portland.
 CALLAO-Arrived Br bark Brussels. from Portland.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

cent up to four months and prime mercantile paper was also quoted lower at to per cent. There nevertheless a decline in the rates for Sterling Exchange amounting to about one half of yesterdays gain. This development in Sterling Exchange in face of the easier ten dency of money, large selling of securities here for foreign account and the announcement of the shipment from Australia yesterday of $2.500 900 in gold for San Francisco Is highly significant of the continued strength of the country in the worlds international exchanges. The market for railroad bonds showed a re- actionary tendency in sympathy with stocks. but the business was not large Total sales, g. 600 GOO.
 United States new 4s coupon sold at decline of A from the last sale. Bid prices were un- changed
 The total sales of stocks were 4o5. 600 shares, including: 26, 900 Atchison preferred, Se00 C. and O.. 16.S0O Burlington. 15.70O Louisville and Nashville. 1000 Manhattan, S400 Metropolitan Street Railway, 6400 Reading preferred. $500 Missouri Pacific. 3400 M. K. and T. preferred 4s0o New York Central. $40 Northern Pacific. 9s50 do preferred, 37. coo St Paul. Ss50 Southern preferred 24,900 Union Pacific, 4300 U. r. D. and G., 4650 Wabash preferred. 9540 American Spirits, 47,620 American Tobacco. To, 900 Chicago Great Western, 12 800 Peoples Gas, g. no Sugar. 6SS7 c. and l., 1875 U. s. Rubber. 426S Western Union.
 BOSTON
 BOSTON. May 1O-Atchison. 123s; Bell Tele- phone. 260; Burlington, 9e; Mexican Central, g.; Oregon Short Line, 3o San Diego. =
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HIDES. rALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

No quotations for ~nring Wool have yet been made and the market Is dead. Hops are also very quiet There is no change in Hides
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands Sell about 1c under the quotations. Heavy sanei staers 1oo: medium. s1a@sc; light, Stac; Co,S- hides ozaGsc; Stags, sc; salted Kip, Sc; Calf, lOc; dry Hides 15Ql6c; culls and brands. 129 I3c; dry Kip and Veal, 16a161ac; dry Caif. Kids, 56lOc; Deerskins. good summer. 25G30c per ib; medium, 200; winter 1oc; Sheepskins. shearIings 20025c each; short wool 40Q6oc each; medium, 6oQS0c; long wool socG sl 20 each. oo,,, IT.. No 2 202I1c: refined 41514%c' Grease. 20.
 WOOI-FaIl clip-San Joaquin. defective 70 Sc: Southern Mountain, 9Q11c; free Northern, A- HoPs-1ss7 crop. sG121sc per ID.
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
May, 1898.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

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 are cordially invited to visit the office, where complete sets of charts and sail, ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding of interest to ocean commerce.
 The timeball on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before noon, and is dropped at noon 12oth meridian by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island, Cal.
 notice stating whether the time ball was dropped on time giving the error, if any. Is published the same day by the afternoon pa pers and by the morning papers the following day. J. T. MCMILLAN,
 Assistant in Charge.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-Are nomnial at 2ss 9d. usual options. The chartered wheat fleet in port has registered tonnage of BOAT. against 542S tons on the same date last year; disen- gagged, 40e0 tons, against 94, ,000; on the way to this port. 225. TOO tons. against 2515oo.
 WHEAT-The scramble for Breadstuffs in England and on the Continent continues and prices steadily rising there. But this mar in the grip of young Mir. Letter at present, who is pulling and hauling 1t all sorts of ways as a 1is for ny Ios Tae H ded,naS f s1 07 and recovered to s1 II, while the local bzrokers were watching the blackboard with buiging eyes and yelling themselves hoarse on the calls between times. Of course when the market bobs around like this it is almost impossible to give accurate quotations, but those below are not far from the true figures The mbillers about the only buyers at the the moment t., and are are getting supplies wherever ton. The shippers doing little nothing.
 Spot Wheat was nominal at the following al 90 per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES
 Informal Session-915 o'clock - December 5000 9,, cts soo sl T s7 2ooS :o 7 2ooo s 7 4ooo second sessionNDecember~ ctis. si 72A: 5000. s1 72&4; 22.OOo, s1 7s.
 Regular Morning session..December-1 900 sl 7s9A scoo s1 7ss aooo si 72 26oo, si 72a s'''' ssS sS 7 a aSsS ssS s & 2s 49 aSSS 5 a M 7s 4o0 ' 7s 
 BARLEY-There Is nothing doing in this ce- real at the moment. as Wheat monopolizes at- tention and values more or less nominal. Futures were steady in the morning. but de- clined in the afternoon
 Feed. s1 s2lkG1 371A; Brewing, nominal.
 CALL BOARD SALES
 Informal Session-915 o'clock-No sales
 Second Session-December-20 ctls, $1 S2%. Regular Morning Session--No sales.
 Afternoon Session = December - 2oO0 ctls s1 311e: 2000. s1 3114; 2ooo s1 307s; 2Ooo, s1 31
 OATS-The feeling is steady and there is a moderate local jobbing demand at unchanged prices:
 Fancy Feed s1 421k@1 45 per ctI; good to choice, s1 35q1 40; common, s1 3091 82h; Sur prise. q 45@1 50; gray s1 321sG1 S7h; milling. $1 35Q1 42h per ctl.
 CORN-Arrivals from the East show no abatement but they are apparently going into consumption, for there is no accumulation of stock and the tone of the market is rather firm than otherwise
 Small round yellow. s1 25 per ctl; large yell low, si oIt3qi 10; white. $1 071e91 10 per ctl
 RYE-Steady and quiet at sl 37Ih01 40 per ctl. BUCKWHEAT-s1 75Gi2 per ctl
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFs.

The panic in Hay was shortlived, for the ieenns was decidedly frmer yesterday and there was more disposition on the mart of huv CTS to take hold Lighter receipts helped mat ters considerably. A partial recovery in prices will be observed
 There is no change in Feedstuffs
 BRAN-s20 506I21 per ton
 MIDDLINGSms23 N1l[,plrT13 T13s5, 6oq25 per ton.
 .F.EEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s2s per ton S32Q52 5O Cocoanut Cake. s24@25; Cottonseed Meal, sZSa50 per ton; Cornmeal, SPA 50; Crack
 Hay-lEx-car in round lots)-Wheat, s21Q 2s 59; Wheat and oat s2o@2s 50; Dat, s1S@20; pressed Dat. s1s@2O Alfalfa, s13@A; Clover. nominal Timothy s16691s
 STRAW-75cQS1 10 per bale
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Mutton continues weak, but there Is no fur ther decline. Beef is steady. Hogs are hrmer' and a. choice lot will bring Mc over the quo tations
 Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are as follows: BEEF-First quality ec: second auaii's' TEAL-Large. 495c; small. 59se s,Rer per nsr 10. r, MUTTON-Wethers, Sc; Ewes, 7Q11sc per iD LAMB-Spring, SGs1sc per ID; e. PoRK-Live Hogs. SAC for large and 4e for medium; stock Hogs, 2@21ac; dressed Hoss' h1Am61bc.
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POULTRY AND CAME.

Three cars of Eastern came in and sales were made at He for Turkeys. s4 for Ducks. $5 5o9s for Hens and s4 50 for old Boosters.
 Local stock is quiet. except young fowl, which are scarce and firm at the high prices.
 POULTRY-Live Turkeys 11@12c for Cob blers and I412c for Hens Geese, per pair, S1Q1 25; Goslings, s1 25G1 75; Ducks, $394 for old and s3 5oQ5 50 for young; Boosters. young. 7 509s; Boosters. old, 8 5O@4; Fryers. s6@7; Broilers. s4 50Q5 50 for larges 8 50D4 for small Pigeons. sl 5o@1 75 per dozen for young and s1 2591 50 for old
 GAME-Nor,ipaf
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

. NEW YORK, May 10.-FLOUR-Receipts, 3l.316; exports, r, "A Market unsettled and nominal. with buyers and sellers entirely out of line; winter patents, s6 75GD7 25; do straits, $6 50Q6 75; Minnesota patents s7 50Q7 I5.
 WHEAT-Recepts, 900 bushels exports, 266, 721. Spot firm; No. 2 red, $1 s31h f. O. b. afioat to arrive, nominal. Options opened weak in response to lower cables and passed through day of the widest price fluctuations seen in years. After the first break shorts were run in on feverish bulge. which in turn was fol- lowed by second crash in all months but May under heavy unloading The close was excited at 511c advance on May, but 41sQD6Iac decline on other months. No. 2 red May S1 S00 s1 22
 HOPS-Steady.
 WOOL-Quiet.
 PETROLEUM-Strong
 METALS-The market for metals ruled gen. orally quiet and rather featureless, with the Metal Exchange, announcing the closing as follows:
 PIGIRoN-warrants quiet; ss 90 bid. $ 80
 LAKE coPPER-steady; SIP bid and SIP Is asked
 SPELTER-Quet; s4 ID bid S4 20 asked
 LEAD-Easy; s3 621s bid. ss 671a asked. The firm fixing the settling price for miners and smelters quotes lead at S3 50.
 COFFEE-Options closed steady, with prices points lower to points higher Sales, 6750 bags including July. s 75. Spot ooffee-Rio.
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FLOUR AND M1LLsruFFs.

Flour Is firm and in average demand at the advance. Mistuffs show on change
 FLOUR-Family Extras, s696 10; Bakers Ex- tras s5 75d5 S5 per bbl
 MlLLSTuFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour SS per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. g 75 per 100; Rice Flour, S6; Cornmeal, s2 50; extra cream Gornmeal. 8 25; Oatmeal, s4; oat Greats, s4 25 Hominy, $3 25d3 90; Buckwheat Flour s4G4 2; ; Cracked Wheat s 75; Farina s4 75; Whole Wheat Flour, s3 25; Rolled Oats (barrels), s 80 & gS zo: m sacks 8 6096: Pearl Barley, s4 75 Split Peas, "A 25; Green Peas S4 50 per 100 lbs
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AVAILABLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK May 1o.-Special cable and tel egraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's indicate the following changes in available supply since last Saturday. as compared with the preoed- ing Saturday:
 WHEAT-United States and Canada, east or the Rocky Mountains decrease. 1.231. 900
 Afoat Tor and in Europe, 4,700OO0, que 10 monthly revisions and heavy clearances at Rus sian ports.
 Worlds supply, total decrease 5.931. 0o0
 CORN-United States and Canada east or the Rocky Mountains. decrease, 2142, Oo. Rocky Mountains, decrease 1.s57. 900
 The combined stock of wheat held at Fort land, Or, and Tacoma and Seattle shows gain of GOO for the week
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WOOD, LUMBER, ETC.

POsTs-1oG12c each for No. 1 and s@so for No. 2; Redwood. s5 per cord: Oak. rough. s6 50; peeled. s9; Pine, s5 75.
 LUMBER-Retail prices follows: Pine. ordinary. sizes, sl791s 50; extra sizes higher. Redwood-$1SQ20 for No. 1 and sl6G1S for No. g. Lath. feet. s2 4O02 50; Pickets ST; Shingles. sl 75 for common and g 75 for fancy; Rustic. s21G26.
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NEW YORK WHEAT MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 10.-The bears h wheat had a chance to retaliate to-day, and did 90 with a vengeance, particularly in the last hour when their persistent atta upon the market resulted in a wholesale tumble of Ial- ues, July losing nearly lOc bushfl in half hours time. From the standpoint of f!ucua- tions the market was by far the widest seen in years. Speculative trade was not quite go feverish as yesterday, outsiders being gerer- ally absent, although there were heayy ceal- ings in the last break. There were frequent changes in the market of half cent bushel between traders all day. The immediate open ing was SAC lower at s1 2S for July, based on d severe reaction in the Liverpool market. This depression did not last long, however, as the crowd was very nervous and yielded akily to a strong bull movement which excited heavy covering, and rushed July Tn quick stages up to $1 S1A. which was the top for the day. From that figure there was a steady downfall until July sold at Sl l9A. Then there was a quick reaction to Sl g, with Sl l2 the closing figure On the curb further selling pull ed the price down to s1 2013. The feature in May was a late advance to s1 ST. exceeding the previous high point by 1c busnel, the c!ose being the top for the day. and J1ec higher than last night, although July and the la.ter months closed with net loss Of 4Bq6Ac per buShel.
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Open. High. Low. Close.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, un- settled; foreign demand fair; standard patents. sS; No. spring wheat; s1 2o nominal; . No; o. 3 No. corn, 3614 14Q36lac; No. oats. 31A431lsc; No 2 white. 34c; No. white 3S4 @sSs.c; No. s1 37ih; prime timothy seed, s2 70(12 80; mess pork. per bbl s1o S5q1O 90; lard. per 100 lbs lbs 65 dry salted shoulders (boxed), A 75@5; short clear sides (boxed), s sed6 10; whisky, dfstiIIers' finished goods, Sl 23.
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Exports of specie from this port during the first four months of the year were ST. PAS. 495. against s16 437. .s7s for the same time last year. and included s14 9S3 72 in gold coin. s1, 553 IA in silver bullion and s644, ,752 in Mexican dol lars China took a total of S1,605, 400, India s4l5 900 and New York SIS, 059 600.
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rbs; sliced desiccated. 1691sc; granulated raw. Cabbage soc; Sweet Potatoes BOG; Turnips, 25c; String Beans, 30c; Toma toes. 500.
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TREASURE SHIPMENT.

The Gaelic took out treasure list of S49S. 2oS. consisting of sls4s21 in Mexican dollars, $2632 in gold coin sS01 600 in silver bullion and S4150 in silver soles.