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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENC
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED
Saturday. July g.
stmr Alcazar, Gunderson. II hours from Gle
stmr Noyo. Johnson. 10 hours from Fort
stmr Willamette, Hansen, 81 hours from De-
parture Bay
stmr George Loomis. Badger. SO hours from
Ventura
stmr Ruth. Lundquist "a hours from Eu-
reka.
stmr Del Norte. Allen. 10 days from I'm
schr Mary Eta, Anderson, IS hours from
schr Daisy Rowe, Wilson, days from Coos
Bay.
Saturday July g.
stmr Acapulco. cattarinich. Panama. etc;
stmr Curacao. Won Helms Guaymas; Good
Stmr Pomona Parsons, Eureka; Goodall
stmr Walia walla. Gage, Victoria and Port
Townsend; Goodall. Perkins & Co
Jap stmr Nippon Maru. Allen. Hongkong and
Yokohama, via Honolulu; W b Curtis;
Bktn Ruth. Olsen, Kahului. via Kihei; Alex
Saturday. July s.
Stmr Cleveland. Klitgaard. Seattle.
Stmr Cleone Higgins. Eureka.
Stmr Acapulco, Cattarinich. Panama etc.
Ship Spartan. Polite. Seattle,
Schr Alice, Isaackson,
CHARTERS
The Arago loads lumber on the Columbia
SPOKEN.
June g. lat Is S, Ion 36 W-Br ship Cambrian
Hills, from Cardiff, for San Francisco.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
GRAYs HARBoR-sailed July 7-Schr Beu-
lah, for San Francisco.
UMPQUA-Arrived July s-schr Lucy. from
Sailed July 7-schrs Louise and Sadie for
FORT Ross-sailed July s-schr Nettie sund-
borg. for San Francisco.
BRISTOL BAY-Arrived - ship Oriental
hence April IS; ship Indiana, hence April 2I;
Macy. hence April rs; ship Bohemia hence
April 12; bark Coryphene. hence April 16: bark
Nicholas I'll Taysr s h hence m " APg p bark Me5om
16; bktn Willie r Hume, hence May 4; schr
Premier. hence April 3: schr Prosper. from
Portland; stmr Thistle. hence March 10; stmr
Wigwam, from Portland; stmr President. hence
FOREIGN PORTS
COLON-Arrived July 6-Br stmr Atnos I'm
FREMANTLE-Arrived July 6-Br ship Irby.
from Oregon.
.GALwAY-Arrived June s-Fr bark Jules
GRIMsBY-Arrived July s-Ital ship
Cfampa. hence Jan 5.
HONGKONG-Arrived July 6-stmr China,
NEWCASTLE. Nsw-Arrived about June 20
-Br ship William Tilie, to load for San Fran
FALMOUTH-sailed July 6-Br ship Granada.
for Bristol Bay; Br ship King Edward. for
Tyne.
Denmark. for San Francisco
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived July S-Stmr New
York, from Southampton; stmr Bolivia. from
SOUTHAMPTON Arrived July s. stmr
Koenigen Louise, from New York, for Bremen
HoNGKoNG = Arrived previously July s.
Stmr China, from San Francisco.
LIVERPOOL-Arrived July S-Stmr Lucania
from New York: stmr Cevic. from New York
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RA1sINs,

Buyers have done some nibblhg at new
Prunes basis Of about 34q4c for the four
sizes of Santa Claras. but growers are firm and
shy and not disposed to sell, The other fruits
are firm at the quotations which have ruled
for some days Evaporated Apples are still
quoted at 1Oc, but this figure is not expected
TO hold.
Choice Honey will bring the top quotations
without difficulty.
DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, 61ac for 40-50's. sc
for 5O-60s, 4c for 6e-7Os, s1AGs4e for 7O-Sos:
2%asAc for So-9O's. 21sG2%c for, so-lO0's and
2d2]4 for 1O0-110s; Plums. nominal. 1Hc for
unpitted and 41kasc for ptted; a
. DRIED FRUITS (New Crop)-Apricots. 919n
1Oc; Peaches. 7asc; Evaporated Apples. 1oc.
RAISINS-3%c for two-crown. 4%c for three
crown, 5&c for four-crown. 412M6c for Seedless
sultanas 31kc for Seedless Muscatels and 81 20
for London layers: Dried Grapes, 2AG3c.
NUTS-Chestnuts. &c per 10: Walnuts 5dsc
for hardsheil l0d11c for softsheli; Chile Wal
nuts. 11Gl2c; Almonds. SG9c for hardspell. 126
l3c for softshell, 14G16c for paper-shel; Pea
nuts, 6GI7c for Eastern and 41295c for Cali
fornia; Cocoanuts, s4 50d5.
HONEY-Comb. lie for bright and 10c for
light amber; water white extracted. 6A07Ac;
light amber extracted, 6t44614c; dark. 5@51Ac
BEESWAx-25q27c per rs
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The market listless and nom
inal News was scarce. The market at Chi
cago was merely a scalpng Futures here
easy.
Spot wheat-shipping. 81 Osa91 10; milling.
81 l21kQ1 Is.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-No sales
Second Session-December-200 ctls, 81 49,
Regular Morning Session-December-S ctls,
81 IS; 5000, 81 177s
BARLEY-There is good outlook for Barley.
The shippers are buying and there is a good de-
mand on this account Sales being made
at full figures. Receipts light.
Feed, new. 95c9$1 brewing, 81 o2k91 o7h,
old brewing, 81 O5Q01 10 per ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 O. clock-Seler ~ new
1000 cts gle: 1900, 90hc.
Second Session-December-20 ctls. 95c; 1000.
s4a.c; 1000. 94zsc; 2O00, 9412c; 2O00. 94Ac Seller
go new-26 900, 92c: 10, 000 S11ac: 2000. 911zc
Regular Morning Session-Seler 49, new-20Oo
ctls 90c.
OATS-The market shows no material change.
Offerings are still light. Some new white .Sa-
linas sold at 81 321a Quoted at 81 10Q1 90 for
new red and 81 35G1 so for old.
CORN-Previous prices rule, with little doing
Small round Yellow, 81 30Q1 35; Eastern large
yellow, 81 1Ca1 1871; White, 81 1901 Is; mixed,
81 10 per ctl; California White, 81 1712Q1 2215.
RYE-s7lkcdS1 per ctl for old. New is nomi-
nal at 90G921&c.
I2IICI[ " N1EAT-NOminal.
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ernment crop report due Monday. Reports from
North Dakota to the effect that a scourge of
grasshoppers was feared stimulated some
buying but the bulls appeared Weak-kneed, anu
after getting September up to 741sc there was
a grand rush to secure profits. Selling orders
poured in from the Northwest, whence buying
orders should naturally have originated mad
there been any substantiaton of the fears OF
''hoppers.' The market was greatly congested
and half an hour before the close of Septem-
Der slid off to 73Ac The close was only
shade above the lowest at 7314 Q73asc, net de-
cline of NC
Corn ruled firm. influenced principally by the
strength in provisions September closed Ac
higher.
oats ruled dull and featureess. September
closed nc lower
Provisions were active and strong from start
to finish An advance OF 10 cents in hogs at
the yards stimulated buyers in all departments
at the opening Great Improvement was re-
ported in the cash demand, both domestic and
foreign. September pork closed 20 cents higher,
lard l212c higher and ribs 10 cents higher
The leading futures ranged follows:
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Miscellaneous
Al Pac Assn. 113A113&
Ger Id Wks. ESQ
Mer Eek ASS. 80
Oceanic S Co. 81 s7iz
rac A f A. ~
Pac c Bor Co. .129
Par Paint Co.. IN -
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags. SIC; Wool Bags,
26a2sc; San Quentin Bags. 81 80.
COAL-Wellington. S. per ton; New Yelling
ton, $S Southfeld Wellington, 81 so; Seattle, Sc;
Bryant Sc; Coos Bay, s5; Walsend 81 So
Scotch. IS; Cumberland, IS so in bulk and SO 50
in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg s14
Camel, SIS so per ton; Rock Springs and Castle
Gate 81 60; Coke sl2 per ton in bulk and sl4
in sacks.
pany quotes, terms net cash. in 100-ib bags
Cubes 4 Crushed and Fine Crushed 5Ac
Powdered SIC: Candy Granuated $780, Dry
Granulated sac: Confectioners' A. 54c: Cali
fornia A SC; Magnolia A, 47sc; Extra c, 4s.c;
Golden c. 49sc; barrels 1-16c more; half barrels
1zc more; boxes, 12c more. 50-lb bags. &c more.
No order taken for less than Is barrels or its
equivalent.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under TIE quotations. Heavy salted
steers, 1O@1Ohc: medium. s@91kc; light, &c:
Cowhides. &C; Stays. &c; Sailed Kip. &c: Calf
1Oc; dry Hides. sound 16c; culls and brands.
13c; dry Kip and VEAL 16c; dry Calf. lie;
Sheepskins shearlings, 20925c each; short
Wool. S56J5Oc each; medium, 6OGD75c; long Wool,
sOcds1 25 each; Horse Hides. salt, $2Q2 so for
large and 81 for small Colts. soc.
TALLOW-No. l rendered. 4d41ac per lb; No.
2, 3Q312c refined, -; grease, &c.
Wool = Spring Clips - San Joaquin and
Southern months, S011c; Foothill and North
ern free, 1l@14c; Foothill and Northern defect
i've. sale; Nevada, 11@14c; San Joaquin Foot
and Mendocino, 16@171kc; Eastern Oregon. 12Q
1lc for choice and 9d111tc for fair to good
HOPS-lS9S crop. 13M1711c per Id.
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD.
Via Sausalito Ferry.
Commencing April %. 1899.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VA

Commencing April %, 1899.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
AND SAN RAFAEL
WEEK DAYS-7:00. $500. $780, II 100 a. m;
Il AS. 3:20. 400, 600, $50 u.
EXTRA TRIPS-For Mill Valley and San
Rafael, on Mondays. Wednesdays Saturdays
and Sundays. at 900 and 1880 p. m.
SUNDAYS-~S 90, 1900, 10000. HOO, II 80
a. m; 100. '1:45, .23O, 400. $50, 6:45 p m.
= HOO a. does not to San Raf'l Sundays.
$50 p. m. does not run to Mill val'y. Sundays.
FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCISCO:
WEEK DAYS - 5:25, '6:40, 1850 $40. "10:20
a.. m; 1890, 2:15, "3:40, 4:35. Sis p.
EXTRA TRIPS Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays, at $40 and 10:15 D
SUNDAYS = 1900. $500 "9:45. *10:45, ell AZ
a. m: 100. 2:2O 1880. '5:15. 800. 700. 1o:15
p. m.
FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRANCISCO.
WEEK DAYS - 5:45 $50. 1855, S:55, 1925
a.. m: 1926, 245, 4:55 500 p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 7:00 1920 p m.
SUNDAYS - 500, 1000, 11:10 a. NJ: l2:O5
1:2o, 2:40, 1855. $40, $50 1920 p. m.
THROUGH TRAINS.
700 a. m week days-Cazadero and way sta ns
3:20 D. m Saturdays-Cazadero and way sta ma
sis D. m. week days Saturdays excepted
Point Reyes and way stations
500 a. M Sundays-Cazadero and way STAINS
las p. m. Sundays-Pt. Reyes and way sta ns
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

The Hay market is deceiving everybody. It
is doing lust what nobody expected It would a
month ago In the first place. receipts are
light Secondly, the usual summer demand has
not appeared. Thirdly. prices have neither ad-
vanced nor declined. In brief, the market is as
Quiet as a millpond and nobody can tell what
It is going to do. Old Hay is no longer quot
able
BRAN-s16l16 so per ton.
WIDDIINGS-S17 50Gl19 80 per ton
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, s21 per ton;
Oilcake Meal at the mill, s27G2S; jobbing,
S2S 50Sl24 5O Cracked Corn, s24a25; Mixed Feed
s15dl6; Cottonseed Meal, $24Gl26 per ton
NEW HAY-Wheat. SSd9 so for good and $40
for choice; Wheat and Oat. sSG9; Oat, 81 SOFAS:
Barley. S5a7; Alfalfa. S6@7 per ton.
STRAVV-20G40c per bale.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
RAILROAD TRAVEL.
Santa Fe Route
San francisco to Chicago.
THE MOST COMFORTABLE WAY ACROSS
THE CONTINENT.

EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR PULLMAN
PALACE AND PULLMAN UPHOLSTERED
TOURIST CARS LEAVE OAKLAND MOLE
FOR CHICAGO AND THE EAST TAKE
MARKET-STREET FERRY AT $50 P NJ
DINING ROOMS ARE MANAGED BY MR.
FRED HARVEY. AND ARE PERFECT IN
EVERY DETAIL. SERVING MEALS AT
REGULAR HOURS AND REASONABLE
RATES.
NO OTHER LINE OFFERS so MANY IN
JUDGMENTS AS THE SANTA FEE ROUTE
SAN FRANCISCO TICKET OFFICE, 62s
MARKET ST. TELEPHONE, Main 1881
OAKLAND OFFICE. Ills Broadway
SACRAMENTO OFFICE, 2ol street
SAN JOSE OFFICE, W. Santa Clara street.
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mo. 1 elevator has been working regularly.
The water is 1870 feet / inch. below the 1850
foot level or at the same point as Yesterday
morning. During the last twenty-four hours
the water has fallen several times.
The annual meeting of the. Savage Mining
Company has been called for July 20.
A special meeting of the stockholders of the
Ivanhoe Mining Company Will be held to-
morrow to vote upon proposition to diminish
the capital stock from $3.50, ,O00 divided into
25O0 shares of the par value OF 800 each TO
the sum of $500, divided into $500 shares of
The Stockton Gas and Electric Company paid
a quarterly dividend of 80 cents per share on
the 1st
The California Street Cable Company will
pay a dividend of 90 cents per share on the
The following dividends will be payable to-
morrow: Giant Powder Company. 80 cents per
share, 900; Market Street Railway Company.
50 cents per share. $111,702; Pacific Gas I'm
provement Company, 40 cents per share, s12
500; Paauhau Plantation Company, 10 cents per
Company. 81 25 per share, S25, 600.
The Lille mine in Colorado paid dividend
of 81. ESQ on the 1st making $751; this year
and S235, 800 from the start.
The Mammoth mine in Utah paid dividend
The previous. dividend was paid last Decem-
Der, and amounted to S200, 900. To date the
mine has paid 81, 430, 600.
dend of $4,000 on the 1st. making $50. 600 this
year and s92, 900 in all.
The Empire State Idaho Mining and De-
veloping Company has declared a monthly
dividend of 2 per ce1ft, payable July 10. This
dividend is $4,000 and makes s124 3S1 for the
year and s165 63S in all The mine first began
paying last year.
In the Belcher mine, on the 10oo-foot level.
the east crosscut from the main north laterax
drift is now out 1S6 feet, having been advanced
feet for the week. The face shows porphyry.
On the 1100-foot level the work of cleaning out
and otherwise repairing the Belcher Crown
Point and Yellow Jacket joint drift is still go
ing On the 1200-foot level the raise from
east crosscut No. l is up 80 feet, 6 feet having
been added during the week. The top shows
quartz and porphyry. There have been hoisted
during the week and stored in the ore mouse
at the mine SO mining carloads OF ore, the
average top car sample of which shows an
assay value of SIT so per ton.
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LIVERPOOL FUTURES
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July S.-CATTLE-There not
enough received to-day to make a market
There were scattering prices at 81 65G4 IS;
prices still hold good despite little weaken
ing during the past few days.
HOGS-There was an active local and ship
ping demand to-day, prices advancing 5G10c per
100 pounds. The supply well taken, at
SO 70Q4 05 for heavy, 50 so for mixed and butch
er weights, and So S5@4 05 for light weights
Pigs brought So 5O94 O21a and culls and rough
lots, S2Q3 20.
t - o4dy suppIS 7 was 100 siliaiI h - 70
ply being consigned direct to local shippers.
Prices were little more than nominal, s2pS for
culls up to S5Q5 40 for prime focks Yearl-
ings were quotable at s5Q6 70, and spring lambs
Reeeipts-Cattle. 200; hogs. II. .O0o; sheep. 1000
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PROVISIONS.
ontinues good at Arm prices.

Business continues good at Arm prices.
CURED MEATS-Bacon. Sc per 10 for heavy.
s1kG9c for light medium. 1O1a91fc for light. 12c
for extra light and 12hG13c for sugar cured; ;
Eastern sugar-cured Hams 12Q13c; Califor-
mia Hams. 1l12G12c: Mess Beef. s1S per bbl;
extra Mess Beef, s14; Family Beef. s15g15 so:
mess, s15G15 50; Smoked Beef 12c per n.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 54q51kc per ID for
compound and 6lkd7c for pure; half barrels
COTTOLENE-Tlerces. 6A@6%c: packages
less than 300 rbs LIB pals. 60 in case, 912c;
3-rb pals 20 in case, S9sc; 5-fb pals IL in a
case, Sl5c; 1O-rb pals. in case, Sssc; 50-Ib
tins / or 2 in a case. 77sc wooden buckets. 20
fbs net SIC: fancy tubs. so lbs net, TIC; half
barrels, about 40 lbs. 7%c.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

New York and Sterling Exchange lower
Shipment OF S1Os, 517 to China.
Bank clearings show the usual gain.
Wheat futures easy and dull
Barley firm. Oats quiet.
Corn and Rye dull.
Hay quiet and unchanged.
Beans continue to advance.
Potatoes lower. Vegetables plentiful.
Butter and Eggs steady.
Cheese doing better.
Fruit market well supplied.
Watermelons appeared.
Some nibbling at new Prunes-
Other Dried Fruits firm.
Provisions stand the same.
Sharp advance in Veal.
Other Meats unchanged.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs continue firm, though the average
packer is disnclined to pay sac Veal is
scarce and still higher There is change in
Beef and Mutton.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-714@Shc per lb for Steers and 61a47c
for Cows.
VEAL-1OQ11c per lb.
MUTTON-Weth 61267c; Ewes. &C per lb.
LAMB-Spring, 712Gsc per lb.
PORK-Live Hogs. 51sQ55sc for small. 5&@
SAC for medium and 5q515c for large stock
Hogs and Feeders. sc; dressed Hogs. 7QS1zc.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FIOJJR-California family extras 50 so03 75.
usual terms; bakers extras. So 1903 55; Oregon
and washington 50 4oG3 so per bbl for extra.
s. 2503 40 for bakers and 81 1903 for superhne
MIILSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows usual discount to the trade Graham
Flour. So 25 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour. 81 75 Rye
Meal. 81 so; Rice Flour y T Cornmeal g. %; ex-
0at Groats 81 Is; Hominy. 50 25Q3 so; Buck
wheat Flour. S4@4 25 Cracked 4S,d Wheat. 80 %;
oats barrels Sc 55a6 95; in sacks, Sc 35QD6 Is;
Pearl Barley, IS; Split Peas. s. SO; Green Peas.
81 ner 100 lbs.
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Potatoes declined again. There was nothing
new in Vegetables the supply being large and
the demand average.
POTATOES-Peerless 81 S5@2 in boxes and
81 65q1 so in sacks; Early Rose, 81 60@1 so;
Burbanks. 81 s5q2 in boxes and 81 75q1 So in
sacks on the wharf.
ONIONS-New, 15635c per sack for red and
75GJS5c per ctl for Silverskins.
VEGETABLES-Aspar 75c@s1 so per box
for ordinary and 81 75G2 % for fancy; Rhubarb,
25G65c per box; Green Peas, 2@212c per lb;
String Beans, 2@4c; Cabbage, Sue; Tomatoes.
25@60c per box; Rivers 81 25@1 IS; Stockto
-; Egg Plant, 5GI10c per 10; Green Okra, S1q
80 per box; Garlic, 2G3c Green Peppers, 4Q6c
tor Chile and s1q1 50 per box for Bell; Carrots,
30440c per sack; Sacramento and Marysville
Cucumbers. 121aG2Oc per box: Bay Cucumbers,
4oQ50c; Suslmer Squash. 40@50c for Bay; Green
Corn, 50cqS1 25 per sack for Vacaville and 81 oo
al 75. Der crate for Bay
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans have again advanced under good de-
mand. which is purely speculative 1t appears
that the Eastern crop is not looking well, and
local dealers buying on the gamble that
quotations will be higher by and by under a
brisk Eastern inquiry.
BEANS-Bayos 81 eO62; Small White s2@
2 10: Large White. 81 60G1 70; Pinks. s2G2 10;
Reds, s4d4 %; Blackeye, 81 10; Buffers. nom
inal Limas. So 9oQ4; Pea, 81 1902 35; Red Kid
neys, 50 90 per ctl.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, nominal; Yellow
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Cheese is doing better. Eggs and Butter are
steady at unchanged quotations, with ample
stocks for immediate needs.
BUTTER
1SQ1Skc.
Dairy-Fancy. 17Q17kc good to choice 100
1619c; store, 14Q15c per lb.
CHEESE-Choice mild new, SIC; old, 7h@Sc
Young America. s1a09c: Eastern, 13Q1oc.
EGGS-Quoted at 141a@1612c for store and 1!1a
@19c per dozen for ranch Eastern, 16Qf649c for
No and 14915c for seconds
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TIME BALL
Branch Hydrographic Office, U. g. N, Mer-
chants Exchange San Francisco. Cal.
July s, 1899.
The time ball on the tower Of the new Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
l. e.. at noon Of the 120th meridian. at
o'clock p. m. Greenwich time.
C. G. CALKINS.
Lieutenant Commander U S. n. in charge.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

The usual car of Eastern will go on to-mor-
row.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys. 11913c for Cob
blers and 11013c for Hens; Geese, per pair,
S1d1 25; Goslngs, N@1 25; Ducks 50 5o94 for
old and s4@5 for young Hens, 81 seg5 s 30: 90
Fryers, s4Q5; Broilers, 81 for large. s3QS 80 for
small; Pigeons 81 25@1 so per dozen for old and
81 50Ql2 for Squads
A
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET

The Stock and Bond Exchange resumed busi-
ness yesterday after its midsummer holiday,
but transactions were light and featureless.
Mining stocks were rather higher under light
trading. The telegram from the pump said:
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RECEIPTS OF COAL.

Receipts of CcaI at this port during the
nrst six months OF the year were 1855 tons,
against 691 SIG for the same time in 1898, the
leading sources being as follows: From Puget
Sound. Sl3.273 tons; British Columbia. 2S1, 0sS;
Australia rs 6I0
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON, July Sat the wool auction sales
to-day r. 124 bales offered. A good show
ing of Queensland and Port Philip merinos
caused eager competition The Continent bought
large quantities of secured. New Zealand slips
and cpossbreds were taken principally by the
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scribed as being of abnormal size. In
many cases they were larger than
good d-sized duck egg, in some places
larger than an orange, and several are
said to have weighed half pound.
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IMPORTS AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July S.-The imports of dry
goods and general merchandise al the port of
New York for this week were valued at
IS, Gil, $50.
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QUICKSILVER TRADE.

Imports OF Quicksilver at this port during
the first six months of the year were 15lS
TASKS, against IL 529 during the same time in
1898. The exports by were 54S2 TASKS
valued at S213.400 against 3G43 TASKS. at s13l,-
6OO in 1895
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The Nippon Maru took out a treasure list Of
sos 5I7 consisting Of 100000 in Mexican dol
lars. $2l22 in japanese currency and $685. in
Japanese gold
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, July S.-To-day's statement
of the condition of the Treasury shows:
Available cash balance. $27S, ,431. 500; gold
serve s243. .935. .048
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The pressure has fallen slowly over the
greater portion of the Pacific Coast The usual
summer low overlies Arizona and Southeastern
California. The pressure is low over Utah and
q low may develop Sunday in that section.
The temperature has risen California
and Nevada. In the great valleys of California
the temperatures are from to Il degrees above
the normal. In the vicinity of San Francisco
there Is a vertical thermal gradient of degree
rise for every 2i0 feet of elevation.
4 maximum wind velocity is reported from
San Luis Obspo of twenty miles per hour
from the north.
Forecasts made at San Francisco for thirty
hours. ending midnight, July 9, 1899:
Northern California - Fair Sunday; light
northerly winds in the interior; fresh westerly
winds the coast.
Southern California-Cloudy Sunday; fresh
northwesterly winds.
Nevada-Fair Sunday.
Utah-Far Sunday except cloudy and posi-
bly, showers IN southern portion.
Automatically Sunday. with showers in the
northern portion
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Sunday;
fresh westerly winds in the afternoon.
ALEXANDER c.. McADIE,
Forecast Official.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, July 8-Wheat opened un-
changed %c higher. at 73%G73Ac for Sep
tembet Traders inclined to avoid new
committals to each side IN view of the gov
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, nnntatinns were as follows.

Cash quotations follows:
Flour steady; No spring wheat. 72h@a3c;
No corn. 387sQ3f11c; No oats. 2412a24sc;
No white 2519G2Sc; No. rye, 6o12q6l1ae;
No / haxseed Ssc; prime timothy seed, 81 40:
mess pork, per barrel, 81 sO1S 60; lard, per 100
pounds, IS 071AQ5 20; short rib sides. loose
81 75GI5 05; dry sated shoulders, boxed, SIG
51Rc; short clear sides, boxed, 5&G6c; whisky
distillers, finished goods per gallon. 81 26:
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BANK CLEARINGs.

Local bank Clearings last week were si5.5o0,-
7S2. against 81. .SSl, ,S91 for the same week in
1888. The holidays last week cut down the
figures.
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GOLD AND SILVER MOVEMENT AT NEW
YORK.

NEW YORK. July S.-Exports of gold and
silver from this port to all countries for the
week aggregate s755.45S silver bars and coin,
and S274 $50 gold. The imports of specie this
week were SIS, 2S5 gold and s44, $50 silver.
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Mustard, 2%Q3c: Flax, nominal; Canary Seed.
224c per lb; Alfalfa, se.g1ac; Rape. 3q31ac;
Hemp. "A Q41zc: Timothy, 4AQ5Ac.
DRIED PEAS-Niles 81 25g1 so; Green, 81 90
az per ctl.