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OUR CASH AND DEBTS

The following is a statement OF the public
debt and Of the cash in the treasury of the
United States at the close Of business March
81 received from Secretary Gage: Interest
bearing debt S1O45, rs, 290; debt on which in
terest has ceased since maturity, I.2ls ,42o 26;
debt bearing no interest, 1886 554, Ole 16 certi-
Gates and treasury notes, offset by an equal
amount of cash in the treasury, $500 0oS, 6l3;
aggregate Of debt. Sl,9SS, 552, 339 AZ Compared
with the statement issued February 2S the
figures show a decrease of certificates and
treasury notes amounting to 1924 800, and an
increase in the aggregate debt of S6,55S,0u 52.
The cash in the treasury at the date men
toned was: Gold. S27S, 800 S55 Y: silver, SOUS
coin, fractional currency, etc, $50, on lS2 81;
aggregate, $91S 562, ,0S7 80. The cash balance in
the treasury February IS was S269. 1035lS q. and
on March 81 S2S4 043. 163 IS. showing an increase
during the month of $l4 sS9. $50 81.
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Flour, or SKIS. 40
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office where complete sets of charts ana bsnd sa1
ing directions of the world are kept thn on latest
fo11 comnarison and reference, ana tJine tne "a
~ tof can always be obtained regarains
lights, dangers to navigation ana an i'-'-''0'o
VI rh +iT9e balI on the tower of the new Ferry
building at the foot of Market street ad is at
about ten minutes before noon ana VI t9prsI re-
ceived each day from the United States Na'0i
Observatory Mare Island, Cal; - - 5-onDed
notice stating whether the ball was dropPeIi
on time or giving the error. If any, is puDiisne
in the morning papers the following gay:
Lieutenant L. S. N. in charge:
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS..
WEDNESDAY. April 12-4 p.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Ernest O. and Henrietta Wilkins to Louis
and Katharine r. Cranz, lot on line of Turk
street l09 Z of Van Ness avenue, E 27:6 by 6
12O; $40.
Edwin S. and Rebecca C. Tucker to Soren p
Peterson lot line of Buchanan street. 12o
S OF jackson, S PISA by 1876; $40. -'
John BeIlmer to Maria Bellmer (wife ne
John) lot on E line of Buchanan street l10 N
of Green N 80 by e 62:6; gift ~
Julia F. McGauley to James F. McGauIev
lot on S line of Green street, 1876 e of Scott
e so by S 1875; ST.
Ellen Gourley to August and Noemie MicIo
lot on line of Pacific street, 1176 of HYDE
e 2:6 by 50; also lot on N line of Pacific
street. 97:6 E of Hyde, e 20 by so; $500
Michael Mclaughlin to Mary Mclaughlin
lot on line of Boyd street, 100 E of Chesley,
E 20 by 60; gift.
Same to John P. Mclaughlin. lot on W line
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HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND hops.

Tallow continues scarce and in good demand
HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted
steers, 1Oc; medium, &c; light, S@S1sc; Cow
hides S1a@9c; Stays, &c; Sailed Kip, SC; Calf,
12c; dry Kip and Veal, 15c; dry Calf. l7c:
Sheepskins. shearlings, 10Q3oc EACH short
Wool 35Q60c each; medium. 70@9Oc long Wool.
for large and 81 for small; Colts, 25Q5Oc for
small.
2, IQ4Ac; refined, -; Grease, -
WoOL-Spring Clps-San Joaquin and
Southern, months, 7q9c; years staple, 6hQ
hill and Northern defective. S9iOc; Nevada,
SG11c.
Fall Wools-
Southern 60D7I5c
Plains 4GD6c
HOPS-1SsS crop, 1Ogllc per lb for ordinary,
from first hands
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon, Sc per lb for heavy,
s1kQ9c for light medium, 1O1a@11c for light
12c for extra light and 121z013c for sugar cured
Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, 10hQ11c; Califor-
MIA Hams, 1Oc; Mess Beef. s13 per bbl; extra
Mess Beef $14; Family Beef, Sl5Q15 so; extra
prime Pork $12; extra clear, SIS; mess SIG;
Smoked Beef. lie per h.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 5AG5%c per ID for
compound and 71a@724c for pure; half barrels,
pure, &c. 1O-lb tins SIC; 5,lb tins, SIC.
COTTOLENE-Tierces, 6ssG6Bc; packages
less than 300 lbs. lib pails so in a case 91hc;
3-lb pals, 20 in a case S9sc; 5-lb pails Il in
a case SIC; 1O-lb pals, in case, Sssc; 50-lb
tins, or 2 in case 77sc wooden buckets, 20
lbs net, SIC; fancy tubs so lbs net, 7Hc; half
barrels about 110 lbs. nc.
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Stktn Gas 6s. 1017s1O2A
Water Stocks
Contra Costa. 65i4 6512
Marin Co 80. 80
Spring Valley. 1017s102A
Gas and Electric
Capital Cas-.
Central G Co..
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CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST


WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
Partly cloudy weather prevails over the coun-
try west of the Rocky Mountains. Light rain
has fallen over Washington, Oregon. Idaho
and Southern Arizona.
The pressure is highest off the Washington
coast and lowest in Southern Nevada. 1t Is
rising rapidly over the Pacific Slope.
The temperature has fallen over Washington
and Oregon, and remained about stationary
elsewhere west of the Rocky Mountains
Conditions are favorable for fair, warmer
weather in California Thursday.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, April 13:
Northern California-Fair Thursday; some
what warmer; fresh northwest wind.
Southern California-Partly cloudy Thursday;
fresh west wind.
.Nevada-Partly cloudy Thursday; cooler.
Utah-Partly cloudy Thursday. probably with
showers in north portion; cooler.
Arzona-Partiy cloudy Thursday, with show
ers in north portion.
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Thursday
warmer fresh northwest wind.
G. H. WILSON, Local Forecast Official.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April 12.-CATTLE-Cattle were
barely steady. Fancy grades s. 6505 10; choice
steers, s. S0Q5 60; mediYms. 81 70Q4 S5; beef
steers So 9OG4 65; stockers and feeders, So S0Q
.; culls, g 6OdS 10; cows and heifers, So 4OQ
%; Western fed steers 81 2OQ5 90; Texas
steers $4615 Is: calves, So 50d6.
HOGS-Hogs were sc lower. Fair to choice.
So 75GS 90; heavy packing lots. SO 50Q3 721a;
mixed, So 60G3 S212; butchers, s3 65q3 S712;
light 50 60dS so; pigs, SO S0qS 20; bulk OF sales.
So 75d3 S5.
SHEEP-Trade in sheep was brisk and prices
ruled steady at the recent advance. Lambs
made the bulk of offerings and sold at $5 50Q
) 80 for wooled and $4 75Q5 Is for shorn; culs
brought S4d4 70; Colorado lambs, s. SOq5 90;
Western lambs, So SOFAS 70; wooled sheep, 81 so
porters 81 75d4 S5: yeadlings 81 S0G5 TO-
porters 81 75d4 SO; yearlings, 81 60Q5 10.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs, $1,000; sheep,
l6, 600.
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Builders Contracts.

Cecile Raisin (owner) with Douglas & Camp
bell (contractors) architect none. All work
for a 2-story and frame residence on lot on N
line of John street, 1856 Of Mason, 80 by
n Co; $4905
tractor) architects Martens & Coffey. All work
for a 3-story frame building with rough base
ment (store and 2 fats), on lot on line Of
Pacific street, As of Leavenworth, E % by
n so; $4100
John and Kate Baier (owners) with S. A
All work except plumbing and painting for q
2-story and basement frame building with brick
foundations on lot on e line of Diamond street,
80 S of Jersey, L co. N 90, W 80. 30; 1896.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Lima Beans are affected by renewed talk
of dry weather down south and are slightly
higher again The other descriptions are un-
changed.
BEANs-Bayos, 81 7591 s5; Small Whites,
81 1902 20; Large Whites, 81 Soq1 80; links, s. @
So O56l2 15; Reds, So 25Q3 35; Blackeye, 50 75Q
IS; Buffers 81 25G2 so; Limas, 50 5Oq3 60;
Pea, 81 25Q2 so; Red Kidneys, 81 5oq2 30 per
SEEDs-Brown Mustard. 50 1904 per ctl;
Yellow Mustard. 50 25Q3 so; Flax, 81 15g2 Is; :;
Canary Seed. 2A@2Sc per lb; Alfalfa Sl2qshsc;
Rape, 2A@2%c; Hemp. 24Q3c; Timothy 0
Dried PEAs-Niles. 81 s5@1 20; Green. s29
80 per ctl.
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Dealers report more strength to Potatoes anu
Onions though there Is no advance
There is nothing new in Vegetables.
Receipts were 1866 boxes Asparagus. $50 boxes
Rhubarb and 1S2 sacks Peas
POTATOES-s1 4O@1 so per ctl for Early Rose,
81 35GI1 80 for River Burbanks; Sonoma ana
Marin Burbanks, 81 4OQ1 60 per ctl: Oregon
81 10Q1 35 for seed and 81 50@1 60 for large
Sweet Potatoes 81 rs for Merced; New Pota-
toes 2Iz@3c per 10.
oNioNs-35Q75c per ctl. outside quotation
VEGETABLEs- Asparagus, 5OQ75c. per box
for No. 2, SOL 80 for No. l and 81 75 for fancy
Rhubarb 50Q75c per box for the general run
and 81 for fancy; Green Peas, 3q5c; string
Beans, S@121kc for green and = for Golden 6:
wax; Cabbage. 81 25@1 90; Tomatoes. $2q2 70 70
Egg Plant, 10d121ac per 10; Garlic, 6q7c per 10;
Dried Okra 15c per 1b Dried Peppers, lCc !:
Green Peppers w Carr9ts' 2S9sSe per crcn saEn;
bers. 5Oc6DSl so per dozen: Sacramento Cucum-
bers. =; Summer Squash from Los An
geles per 10.
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RAIsINs.

DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, 7c for 4O-50s, So
SIC for 5O-6Os. 4G4lkc for 6O-7O's. S1.@Sac for
7O-sUs, 2%G3Ac for sO-sos. 2H@2&c for sO-1OO's
and 2Q2Ac for 1OO-11Os Peaches. s1hq9hc for
good to choice. 1Oq1olkc for fancy and = for
peeled Apricots, l212d15c for Royals and -
for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples. 9691ac; sun
dried &c; Black Figs, sacks, 3Ac; Plums, nomi-
nal. &c for unpitted and 4la@6c for pitted;
Pears nominal.
RAIsINS-3a4c for two-crown. 4%c for three
crown sac for four-crown. 4lhd6c for Seedless
Sultanas, 311c for Seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London Layers; Dried Grapes. 2Aq3c.
NUTS-Chestnuts, 7c per lb; Walnuts 518c
for hardshell: 10911c for softshell Almonds,
sG9c for hardshel. 12Q13c for softshell. 14016c
for papershell; Peanuts, 697c for Eastern and
41bG5c for California; Cocoanuts 81 50Q5.
HONEY-Comb. 1oQ1lc for bright and s99c
for lower grades; water white extracted, 7A
Q71zc; light amber extracted, &c; dark. 5Q5Iac
per h.
BEEWAX-25@27c per lb.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. SIC for June
and July; Wool Bags. 26Q2Sc San quentin
Bags 81 95.
COAL-Wellington, ss per ton; New Yelling
ton, sS Southfield Wellington, 81 SO; Seattle,
Sc; Bryant. Sc; Coos Bay, s5; Wallsend, 81 so;
Scotch, So; Cumberland, S. in bulk and 50 20
in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, S14;
Camel $S so per ton: Rock Springs and Castle
Gate. 81 co. Coke, sl2 per ton in bulk and S14
in sacks.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes, terms net cash: Cube Crushed
and Fine Crushed, 54sc; Powdered, 55sc; Candy
Granulated, SIC; Dry Granulated, SIC; Con-
fectioners' A, SIC; California A. 47sc; Mag
half barrels, Ac more than barrels, and boxes
11c more; bags, lie less No order taken for
less than IS barrels or its equivalent
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

The Hay market has gone to the dogs. AL
though receipts were not large yesterday
there was an accumulation of stock to be
worked off, and as buyers were shy the market
was demoralized. The flood from the farmers
has been too great. Outside Hay is selling be-
low the cost of laying it down here. as the
freight Is s. ton.
Bran and Middlings stand about the same
BRAN-$15Q16 90 per ton.
MIDDLINGS-s17 50921 per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s2S 5o9A per
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POULTRY AND GAME.

More Eastern is expected to-day. Local
stock continues firm and in light supply. Game
is dull.
POULTRY - Dressed Turkeys. 15Q17c; live
Turkeys. 1sQ14c fore Gobblers and l4qloG Ior
8 ass sc Sucks IS 5oas 50 for old and SOS
for young; Hens s6@7 So young Roosters RS S15 g 90
Broilers, s5q6 for large, s3@4 so for small;
Pigeons 81 5O91 rs per dozen for old and s2g
GAMEEGray Geese, 81 80; White Geese, 5o9
75c; Hare. 75c: Rabbits. 81 25 for, Cottontails
and 81 for small; English Snipe, 50 per dozen.
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I'll.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Izso.,,,oI Caseiop-Q.15 n aoIac
FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-California family extras, 81; bakers
extrae, So s5Q3 30; Oregon and Washington,
s3d3 65 per bbl
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour. SO rs per 100 pounds; Rye Flour. 50 rs
per 100; Rice Flour, 81; Cornmeal. 81 so; extra
Oat Groats. s4 75 Hominy, So 25Q3 so; Buck
wheat Flour. 500 q; Cracked Wheat, ss Is;
oats Cbarreis). Sc 55@6 S5 in sacks, Sc s5dS6 rs.
Pearl Barley, So Split Peas. s4 so; Green Peas,
IS per 100 pounds.
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ton; oilcake Meal at the mill. s319S1 80; job
bling. s32932 80; Cocoanut Cake. s24Q25; Cot
tonseed Meal, s2SG3O per ton; Cornmeal, s23 so
GA so; Cracked Corn, s24Q25; Mixed Feed,
S16t50Q17 so.
CALIFORNIA HAY-Wheat, s14G15 for good
TO choice and Sl2@13 for lower grades; Wheat
and Oat, s1@14 oat, s1Oq1S; Barley, $9q12;
Alfalfa. S66D7 80.
OUTSIDE HAY (from Oregon. Nevada, etc.)
Wheat and Wheat and Oat, sos: Cheat.
s6@S; Grass Hay. $685. Oat, s7QS; Clover, S69S;
Timothy $6Q7 per ton.
STR AW-25n55c per hale.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter is in larger supply and weak, though
there is not much decline.
Eggs are lower and dull at the decline, with
accumulating stocks. The expected arrivals
from the East are the sole cause of the cur
rent depression.
BUTTER .,,
Creamery-Fancy creamery 1615@17hc; sec
onds, 16c. =,
1o61OBc; Cream Cheddar. 12q1212c; Young
America 11h61215c; Eastern, 111aQl4c. .
EGGS-Quoted at 1719c for store and lSqlSc
ner dozen for ranch.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS,

Shipment Of SSS.26S to China
Silver q fraction hrmer.
Wheat dull and easy.
Barley about the same.
Oats and Corn dull.
Rye weaker
Hay market gone.
Bran and Middlings unchanged.
Lima Beans still higher
Potatoes and Onions hrner
Butter and Eggs weaker.
Poultry still firm.
Increasing receipts Of Cherries.
Strawberries steady.
Prunes rule firm.
Provisions unchanged.
Tallow firm and active.
Meat market unchanged.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. April 12.-Reports OF crop condi-
tions the chief considerations again with
wheat spectators at the opening and those
being Of unvarying tone of badness the mar
ket opened strong Receipts here and in the
Northwest were small, Chicago getting only
thirty-fve cars, of which two were graded con-
tract, and Minneapolis and Duluth 1SS cars
compared with l42 a year ago. The Missouri
Weather Bureau report of wheat conditions in
that State said many correspondents reported
half the wheat killed, and the Iowa State re-
port claimed late sown wheat was about all
dead and early seriously damaged
Private reports were almost unanimously OF n
most discouraging character with regard to the
injury done. Those not repetitions OF
previous reports but from fresh sources Nav
opened 3sG19c higher at 71S971Hc and dur
ing the first two hours rose to 72hc. At that
point, however, realizing commenced and
forced the price back again to 71k971%c.
Damage claims again became popular how
There were several ups and downs as the ses-
sion progressed, with trade very light On
one Of the downward reactions about forty
minutes from the close some heavy shorts at
tempted to cover Immediately the price shot
up. May touching 72asc. closing with sellers at
72kQ72%c.
There were a number of considerations In
corn and the market ruled firm. May closed
11c higher.
There was little doing in the oats market
and outside of an occasional squirt with wheat
1t was very slow. May oats closed Nc higher
Provisions were very heavy. May liquida-
ton still under way and the course of
prices was controlled by that and covering by
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STEAMERS TO SAIL
r. Destination.

TIME BALL.
Branch photographic office, U. g. N, Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco, Cal.s
April IL, 1899
The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
4 e., at of the 10th meridian. at
o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time.
w S. HUGHES,
Lieutenant U. s N. in charge.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, April 12-FLOUR-Receipts.
2o,92o barrels; exports. 1926. little more ac-
tive and frmer with wheat.
WHEAT-Receipts 2S.675 bushels; exports,
39.943 Spot, firm: No. 2 red s3Mc Options
opened firm on cables and crop news. Specu-
lation was very light however. and although
crop accounts became sensatonally bad later
in the day, prices responded slowly, affected
and clearances were disappointing. Closed
rs11 nrm /. on crop news at lc net advance May,
closed 765sc; September closed 74Ac.
HOPS-Quiet
WOOL-Firm.
HIDES-Firm.
METALS-The market for metals was irregu-
lar, tin selling off 37la points, lead 2j5 points
while other departments were dull and in some
instances entirely nominal. Spot copper was
very scarce and strong on pressing demand
from consumers News from the West and
abroad was pretty much expected. At the
close the Metal Exchange called:
PIGIRON-Warrants. dull and nominal. at
LAKE CoPPER-Nominal. with May quoted
at ;lS.
TiN-LOwer and easy. with s24 so bid and
LEAD-Quiet. with 81 271s bid and 81 s21s
asked
sPELTER-Firm. with Sc so bid and Sc 60
asked.
The brokers' prices for lead is 81 10 and for
COFFEE-Options closed steady unchanged
TO points higher Sales 27O0o bags including:
Nay $; June. 10: oIg July, $ 70; september,
March, IS so.
Spot coffee-Rio firm; No Z INVOICE 5-16c;
No. Jobbing, 1S-1sc; mild firm; Cordova.
Sdl3c.
sUGAR-Raw. strong; fair refining, Lice;
centrifugal, sc test, 1-16c; moasses sugar,
15-16c Refined, firm and active.
BUTTER-Receipts. 3644 packages; steady.
Western creamery, 16@21c; Elgins, 2lc; factory.
13q15c.
EGGS-Receipts. II, 1856 packages: firm. State
and PENNSYLVANIA, 13Ac; Western, 13h@13xc;
Southern, 13q13Ac.
DRIED FRUITS.
NEW YORK, April 12.-California dried
fruits, steady.
EVAPORATED APPLES-Common 76sc per
pound; prime wire tray, S5sqSAc; choice, SO
sac; fancy, 9%G10c.
PRUNES-4AQ91zc.
-APRICoTs-Roy 18@14c; Moorpark 1870
PEAcHEs-Unpeeled. s@1c; peeled, 25a28c.
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WEATHER REPORT.

02Oth Meridian-Pacifc Time)
SAN FRANCISCO, April Il, p. m.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date, as compared with those of same date
last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four
hon
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sAN FRANcIsco MRAr MARKEr.

Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-71A@Skc per lb.
VEAL-Large &c; small 7k@sc per lb.
MUTTON-Wethers, 7laqSc; Ewes, &c per h.
Thanksgiving, 10Q1lc per Id.
PORK-Live Hogs, &c for small 5M65Kc for
medium and 41aQ4%c for large; stock Hogs and
Feeders. 4q419c; dressed Hogs. 6197Ac.
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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 are cordially invited to visit the
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TREASURE SHIPMENT.

The Nippon Maru took out treasure list Of
sSS 26s. consisting of S71l2 in Mexican dollars,
SIS 496 in silver bullion and $500 in gold coin.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
quiet and steady; No. spring wheat. 71@72c;
No spring wheat, 66970c; No. 2 red. 73Q751sc;
No. corn, 3419c; No. oats 2Td27Ac; No.
white. SO@31c; No 8 white, 2sHs@pSOHc No 2
rye, 53Nc: No 2 barley, 39Q47c; NJ. l fiaxseed,
mess pork per Dbl, IS 9O@s 95; lard. per 100
lbs IS 121zG5 15; short ribs sides Qoosel. 81 45Q
so; dry salted shoulders Cboxedl. 81 S71eg4 so;
distillers' finished goods, per gallon. 81 26;
sugars. cut loaf. 5.S3c; granulated. 5.33c.
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THE CALLS CALENDAR
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Office of United States Lighthouse Inspector,
Portland Or April TO- 1899.
WRANGEL STRAIT, ALASKA.
Notice is hereby given that Middle Ground
Buoy No. IL. black second class iron spar
heretofore reported gone adrift. has been re-
placed on it's station April 2. 1899
This notice affects the List of Beacons and
Buoys, Pacific Coast, 1898, page So
BY order of the Lighthouse Board.
GEO. c.. REITER
Commander. u S. N, Lighthouse Inspector
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shorts on the decline. May pork closed 1211c
lower, lard TIC lower and ribs sc lower.
The leading futures ranged follows:
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.


WHEAT-Chicago did better. but this mar
ket did not respond, and, in fact, spot grain
was quoted weak
Spot wheat-shipping, 81 o591 OH; milling.
81 1OQ1 12h.
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal Session-9:15 o'clock - December
5000 ctls. 81 10h.
"a 900 81 1Ot4: May-12, zoo. 81 052s
Regular Morning Session - December-2000
ctls 81 1898; $1,000, 81 1o1z; May-4ooo. 81 O511;
Afternoon Session - December 1000 ctls.
81 1895; 5000, 81 1o19; 10000, 81 10%; 1900,
BARLEY-Prices stood about the same, both
~ Feed. 81 05ai 10; Brewing. 81 12M@1 15 per
ctl
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 O. clock-No sales.
Second Session-Seller 49, new-6OO0 ctls
S4Ibc; 6OO0 S4asc; May-2000, 81.
Regular Morning Session-May-6000 ctls, 81
Afternoon Session-December-200 ctls, 8S1Ic;
Seller SO. new-2oOo s4%c; 1000. s4lkc; % 600,
oATs-The market continues dull and un-
Fancy Feed, 81 42HzG1 As per ctl; good to
choice, 81 371k@1 40; common, 81 321hG1 35: Sur
prise 81 45dl so; Gray. 81 321ad1 37k; Milling
81 1901 421z per ctl; Red 81 45@1 so; Black 81 80
CORN-small round Yellow. 81 25; Eastern
large Yellow, 81 12h; White, 81 1215GD1 17Ib
mixed. 81 O6A@1 10 per ctl; California White.
RYE-Is lower and dull at 81 o591 o71s per
pTro-KwHEAT-N Nominal
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet and easy; creameries 14q20c;
dairies, u1z41712c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 124<c
Cheese, steady; creameries, n%QR%c.
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BOSTON STOCKS AND !
THE LONDON MARKET

NEW YORK, April 12-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
The markets here were good early to-day.
New York Central was the feature. New York
accepted London's level. and then there was a
sharp relapse Later New York bought North
ern Pacific, causing a general rally on the
street. The best issues were st. Paul and
Norfolk and Western preferred.
Tintos were u. Other copper shares were
dull
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CLOSING.

LONDON. April 12-Canadian Pacific. Sa1a:
Northern Pacific preferred Sl%s Union Pacific
preferred. S37s; Grand Trunk, Sk; Bar Silver
quiet, 2S 7-16d per ounce Money, per cent.
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OREGON

PORTLAND, Or, April 12.-Wheat-walla
Walla, 5SQ59c; valley, 5sq60c; blue stem, ,6Oq61c.
Cleared-French bark Les AdelDhes, for
Queenstown, with 4, ,512 bushels of wheat
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, April 12.-Wheat-Club. 5Sc; blue
stem, Gle.
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Tallow, ctls 49,. 210 Eggs. doz ....... q, $40
Beans, SKIS 49,. 3.403 iQuicksilver, fks. 46
Potatoes, SKIS =. 5S5 Leather, rolls 10I
Onions, SKIS ..... 10 Wine gals -. q. 2S0
Middlings, SKIS. 1,065 Sugar SKIS ...... 1856
Hay, tons ....... 1923 Sugar bbls ..... 100
Straw, tons -. 30
OREGON.
Flour. or Skis. 1858
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. April 12-Consols, 11O 7-1sG11oss !;
silver, q 7-16d; French rentes, 1O1f 9Oc; wheat
cargoes off coast. more inquiry; cargoes on pas
sage quiet, hardly any demand
LIVERPOOL, April 12.-Wheat, firm; wheat
in Paris, steady -four in Paris. quiet French
country markets, weak; weather in England.
fine.
COTTON-Uplands, S3sd.
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND Or, April 12.-Clearngs. s224.-
15s balances, $33, ,I05
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CLOSING

WHEAT-Spot No. 1 Northern firm, IS ID.
Futures firm; May and July, 5s Sad.
CORN-Futures steady; April IS 49sd; May,
IS 4ad; July, 3s 4Md
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Gg9detc d sqrveSw f9w
Waters at Fort Point entrance 70 oah
francisco. Bay. Published 1do6f by olncia'
NOTESThe high and low waters occur at
the city front mission street whar9 t PaDi aI9G:
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort foii''
the height of tide is the same at ooth places.