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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
For Thursday. April q.
THE sioux MARKET.

The new rates played havoc with Gas and
Electric on the morning session of the Bond
Exchange. the stock selling from $40 so down
to S6S, recovering up to 500. Oceanic Steamship
advanced to $50, and Hawaiian Commercial to
$40 %. The other sugar stocks not ma
terially changed. Contra Costa Water declined
to SO So Business was heavy on this session.
There were no noteworthy changes on the
afternoon call.
Mining stocks We're few cents better under
the usual light business The telegram from
the pump said; Elevator working steadily.
Water in the 175O-foot level wnze is "a feet
inches below the station"
The San Francisco Gas and Electric Com
pany will pay a dividend Of 42c per share on
l. 1897. have been SOC per share.
The Oceanic Steamship Company Will pay
dividend of soc per share the I'd.
The Giant Powder has declared its fifth divi-
dend of soc per share, payable on May 10.
The Latuya Bay Gold Placer Mining Com
pany of Alaska has levied an assessment of
3Oc per share. delinquent June 6.
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Receipts were 514 boxes Asparagus. 7S4 boxes
Rhubarb, 81 sacks Peas. so sacks Beans and
sos sacks Potatoes.
Onions are scarce in first hands and the next
sales are expected TO be at advance Po-
tatoes remain unchanged, though trade is dull
the moment.
Asparagus has again advanced under dimin-
shed receipts Rhubarb is plentiful and lower.
Peas and Beans are lower Garlic is higher
again.
81 4OG1 60 for River Burbanks: Oregon. 81 150
l 90 for seed and 81 5001 So for large; New Po-
tatoes, r4G2hc per lb.
ONIONS-5Oa65c for fair and S5cas1 per ctl
for good to choice.
VEGETABLEs-Aspa S1G1 70 per box
for No. 2. $2d2 % for No l and 81 30 for
fancy; Rhubarb, 40d75c per box for the general
run and S599Oc for fancy; Green Peas. "a
3lac for common and 4c for Garden; String
Beans from Los Angeles 5QSc for green and
5GISc for Golden Wax; String Beans from Vaca-
ville 10c; Cabbage, 81 40; Tomatoes, S1d2 per
box; Egg Plant 12l2c per lb; Garlic zoe per lb;
Dried Okra, 15c per lb; Dried Peppers. 1Oc;
Green Peppers, 15G20c; Carrots, 25G35c per
sack; Hothouse Cucumbers, 5Ocqs1 per
dozen: Sacramento Cucumbers. soc; Summer
Squash from Los Angeles, Sd10c per lb.
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HIDES, TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted
steers. 1Oc; medium. 9G9lac; light. SIC; Cow
hides, SC; Stays 6G61Ac; salted Kip, &c; Calf.
1Oc: dry Hides, sound Ice: culls and brands.
i3c: dry Kip and Veal, 15d1516c; dry Calf lie
Sheepssins shearlings 1O@9Oc each; short
Wool S5d60c each; medium. 70G90c; long Wool.
9Oc6s1 10 each: Horse Hides, salt, 81 7502 %
for large and 81 for small; Colts. soc.
TALLOW-No. rendered 4l4@4i5c per lb;
WOOL = Spring Clips - San Joaquin and
Southern months. 7G9c years staple. 6D
Sc; FoothilI and Northern free. 10G12c: Foot
hill and Northern defective, SG1Oc; Nevada.
Sd11c
Fall Wools--
Southern
Plains 06c
HOPS-lS9S crop, lOa1lc per lb for ordinary.
from first hands
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LIVERPOOL rIfTrRE
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. April 27.-CATTLE-Catt were
in good demand at about unchanged prices.
Fancy grades. 81 5oa5 20; choice steers, s. 15GI
40; mediums 81 60f4 so; beef steers "a 100
55: stockers and feeders. SO zoos IS; bulls.
81 60CI4 %: cows and heifers, 50 5074 %; West
ern fed steers 81 95@5 %; Texas steers. s46l
10; calves s4p6 60.
HOGS-Hogs were about unchanged. Fair to
choice SO S7laG4; heavy packers, 50 60d3 S5;
mixed 50 7OG3 95; butchers, 50 1898 95; light
50 7013 95 pigs. So 35G1S So
SHEEP-Sheep steady. Prime Colorado
wooled lambs sold at SC 10, advance of &c;
wooled Western lambs brought So 50d5 Go:
shorn native lambs s. 2505 20; common to fair
lots 81 256l5 20; shorn sheep 81 7565 10; export
ers s56i5 10; culs. s304 spring lambs were in
demand at s9G12 so per 100 pounds.
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs, 2s,ooo; sheep,
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. 5l5c for June
and July; Wool Bags 26a2Sc; San Quentin
Bags 81 95.
Wellington, IS per ton; New Yelling
ton, sS;- southheld Wellington. 81 so; Seattle,
Sc: Bryant Sc Coos Bay. So Wallsend 81 50:
Scotch. IS; Cumberland. IS so in bulk and 50 90
in sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, sl4;
Camel IS 30 Per ton; Rock Springs and Castle
Gate. 81 Co. Coke. $12 per ton in bulk and s14
in sacks
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes, terms net cash. in 100-lb bags:
Cubes. A Crushed and Fine Crushed 55sc: Pow
dered. 5fsc; Candy Granulated, SIC; Dry Granu-
A, 47kc: Magnolia A. 4%c; Extra c. 44sc: Gold
en- c. 41hc; barrels, 1-16c more; half barrels.
Ac more; boxes. 19c more; 50-lb bags 1sc more.
equivalent.
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office where complete Of charts rnt and on hand sa
ing Of the rgfeTehce T9Fd are and the
for comparison par SON aIQ aways be obtained regardns
lights, dangers to nayIgati9n s5ndG6e and al ma
of interest to ocean conilieI of the new Ferry
building the Of Market St6Sft and dropped rs at
about minutes before or tpeesraphic pE9n signal
ne1ad legt escb dev from the United States
Observatory Mare Island, Cal. r,.s dropped
m t1 noeice or vng the error if any is Pubsheu
in the morning papers the following II dafN GINS.
,..o,+ Y 6 n. in charge:
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for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, 90915c;
dried, 614@Tl5c; Black Figs. sacks 3Hc; Plums.
nominal &c for unpitted and 4l2q6c for pitted;
Pears, nominal.
RAISINS-334c for two-crown, 4%c for three
crown. SIC for four-crown. 41a@6c for Seedless
sultanas SEC for seedless Muscatels d.; and 81 20
NUTS -Chestnuts, 7c per lb; Walnuts. 5dSc
for hardshell. 10Q11c for softshell; Almonds.
SQ9c for hardshell, 12g13c for softshell' 14@16c
419d5c for California; Cocoanuts. 81 5o05.
HONEY-Comb, 10@11c for bright and SG9c
for lower grades; water white extracted. 7AG
719c; light amber extracted. &c; dark. 5Q512c
per lb.
BEESWAX-25@27c per lb.
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PROVISIONS.

Hams are higher and firm. No other changes.
CURED N1EATS-Bacon. Sc per lb for heavy,
Si2@9c for light medium, 1015G11c for light.
12c for extra light and 121kd13c for sugar cured;
Eastern Sugar-cured Hams, lie: Califor-
MIA Hams. 16c, Mess Beef s13 per bbl: extra
Mess Beef $14: Family Beef. s15Q15 80; extra
prime Pork s12; extra clear. SIS; mess, SIG;
Smoked Beef. lie per lb.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 519@524c per lb for
compound and 715@7%c for pure; half barrels,
pure. Sc: 10-lb tins. SIC; 5-lb tins. s24c.
COTTOLENE-Tierc 6FsG67sc; packages.
less than 800 lbs, lib pals. 60 in case. 91@c;
BIB pals 20 in case Sssc; 5-lb pals. Il in
case, SIC; 1O-lb pals. in a case, sasc; 5O-lb
tins, l or in a case. 77sc: wooden buckets 20
lbs net. S1ac; fancy tubs. so lbs net. 77sc; half
barrels, about 10 lbs 7&c.
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POULTRY AND GAME

Two cars of Eastern sold at 14d16c for Tur-
keys. 81 80 for Ducks, 50 50 for Geese. Sc 5Om
80 for Hens, s. for young Roosters and SC for
old do. There will be more Eastern in this
week
Local Poultry is quiet and easy. though prices
show little change.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys 14916c for Cob
blers and 14Q16c for Hens; Geese per pair 81 70
o.; Goslings. 81 25G2 so; Ducks, Sc 5OG7 50 for
old and 81 50d9 for young; Hens. 81 50a6; young
Roosters, 81 50aS 50; old Roosters. $5d5 80; Fry
ers, s6q6 so; Broilers. S5d6 for large. 1904 for
small: Pigeons, 81 50G1 70 per dozen for old
and $2d2 25 for Squads.
GAME-Hare, 81; Rabbits 81 25 for Cotton
tails and 81 for small.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Californa family extras SO 6OGI3 IS
usual terms; bakers extras. SO 4OG3 90; Oregon
and Washington. 50 4OG3 As per bbl for extra.
SO 25qS 40 for bakers and 81 SoQ2 50 for super
fine.
NILLSTUFFS- Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows usual discount TO the trade: Graham
Flour, 50 % per 100 pounds; Rye Flour, 81 10 per
100: Rice Flour. 81; Cornmeal, 81 80; extra
cream Cornmeal. SS %: Oatmeal. $4 50G4 70;
Oat Groats 81 70; Hominy. So 25d3 so: Buck
wheat Flour. $4d4 %; Cracked Wheat. SO 10:
Farina 81 80: Whole Wheat Flour SO 90 Rolled
Oats Cbarrels). Sc 5566 95; in sacks. $6 35d6 70;
Pearl Barley, s.: Split Peas. $4 so; Green Peas.
& 100 DOunds
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THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 27.-The Commercial Ad-
vertser's London financial cabegram says:
The markets here were brisk for time to-
day but the tendency dull. Silver was
very active. The official price was 2S9sd, but 1t
has been dealt in at 2914d and it closed at
2sesd. The rise is thought to be over for the
present Americans We're hard here, but in the
absence of New York support they sagged in
the afternoon. Denver and Rio Grande and
Norfolk and Western We're exceptionally
strong. There was considerable profit taking
in Mexican railways a rally came later, with
silver and copper shares erratic
The Credit Lyonnaise to have effected
last night a large sale of AnacOndas at the
equivalent of Il 9-16. The price here has been
l2A. 1t closed at 142s. Paris took profits.
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+
So; minimum, 49; mean. 81.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST
The weather is clearing generally along the
coast Of California. In Nevada and the noun
tans of Utah, also in Eastern Oregon and
Idaho snow has fallen.
The pressure has risen during the past twelve
hours along the northern coast. and warmer
weather may be expected over the greater por-
tion Of the coast Friday. The temperature has
fallen about IA degrees over Northern Utah:
The following high winds are reported; Idaho
Falls. 3S miles per hour from the southwest;
Lander. 50. southwest Winnemucca 30, north
west Independence, 40, northwest and Carson
City, 50. southwest.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight April Is 1899:
Northern California-Fair Friday; brisk
northwest wind
Southern California-Fair Friday; cooler in
northeast portion; brisk north wind.
Nevada-Snow Friday; cooler in south por-
ton.
Utah-Snow or rain Friday; cooler in south
portion
Arizona-snow in north portion; partly cloudy
IN south portion Friday; cooler.
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Friday;
brisk northwest wind G. H. WILSON,
Local Forecast Official.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Dealers are unable to maintain the price of
Hay and quotations generally lower. The
feeling is weak and the demand is poor
There is no change in Bran and Middlings.
BRAN-s15 5Odl6 80 per ton.
MIDDLINGS-$l7 50d2O per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley. s23 50q24 per
ton: Oncake Meal at the MILL S3l d31 so; job
bling S32G32 80: Cocoanut Cake. S24q25; Cotton
seed Meal. S2Sq30 per ton; Cornmeal. SIS 50lD
"A 80; Cracked Corn, $24Q25; Mixed Feed
SIS 50G16 80.
HAY-Wheat. S12a1S for good to choice and
$lO611 for lower grades; Wheat and Oat. S10GD
y; Oat S9@1 so; Barley. S7Q9; Alfalfa. So 5097
RAW-25d50c per bale.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.
lcited and rising rapidly.

Silver excited and rising rapidly.
Mexican dollars going up in sympathy.
Wheat unsettled and weak.
Barley dull arG unchanged.
Rather more call FOR Oats.
Corn and Rye neglected.
Hay weak and lower.
Bran and Middllngs unchanged.
Beans stand the same.
Potatoes dull and onions firm.
Asparagus higher.
Butter. Cheese and Eggs weak.
Poultry easy and plentiful.
BlaclSberries and Gooseberries appeared.
Cherries and Strawberries quiet.
Mexican Lines higher.
Eastern Hams advanced.
Beef and Mutton weaker
Hogs scarce and firm.
Increased foreign imports
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Previous prices rule for all descriptions. with
a dull market
BEANS-Bayos 81 5O01 65; Small Whites. 81
az 10; Large Whites. 81 50q1 60; Pinks, 81 $50
95; Reds. 50 so; Blackeye. $4a4 10; Buffers,
nominal; Limas. 81; Pea. 81 25a2 40; Red Kid
neys. 81 40T2 80 per ctl.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard nominal; Yellow
Mustard, 224 a$c; Flax. 81 15G2 %: Canary Seed.
2AG2Ac per Ib; Alfalfa, Sl2q919c; Rape, 246
22c; Hemp. 2l2a3c; Timothy. 5q5Hc.
DRIED PEAS-Niles, 81 75q2; Green. 81 100
35 per ctl.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Beef is weaker. as grass cattle are now be-
ginning to come in Mutton is also a fraction
off Hogs continue scarce and firm. slight
decline in Lamb is noted.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-7l46SI4c per lb.
VEAL-Large, 7c; small, 7lkaSc per ID
MUTTON - Wethers, 7l2qSc; Ewes, 7Q712c
per ID.
LAMB-Spring. 9d91ac per H.
PORK-Live Hogs, 5G514e for small, SIC for
medium and 412Q4&4c for large; stock Hogs and
Feeders, &14Q4l2c dressed Hogs 6l3qSc.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. April 27.-FLOUR-Receip
u, 945 barrels; exports $780, Dull and easy.
WHEAT-Receipts, $500 bushels; exports,
l56,S11. Spot market weaker; No. red, soc TO
arrive I. O. b. ahoat and 7Sc elevator; No /
Northern Duluth. Sllac f. o. b. ahoat; No.
Northern New York S214c f. o. b. afoat. OPP
tions opened firm on cables and unfavorable
home and foreign crop news. The advance in
spred liberal unloading. however and in the
afternoon. influenced also by light cearances,
less active export demand and more bearish
crop reports, prices broke sharply and closed
unsettled at a partial 1sc net decline. April,
76l2q76s.c closed 7Sl5c; May, 769sa7sc, closed
ne: July, 76 3-l6dT l-1Gc, closed 76&c; Sep
tember. closed 76%4c; December closed I6%c.
HOPS-Steady.
HlDES-Firn
WOOL-Steady.
METALs-The feature OF the day was a
producers Demand quiet. The advance
not especially active. Other departments of
the local market failed to show positive new
developments. At the close the Metal Exchange
called:
PIGIRON-Warrants quiet at $l1 nominal
LAKE COPPER-Unchanged at Sl9 %.
TIN-Higher but quiet, with SIS 65 bid and
SPELTER-Unchanged with Sc 10 bid and 81
LEAD-steady, with 81 so bid and s4 30 asked.
The brokers price for lead is 81 10 and for cop
, cOFFEE-options closed quiet. unchanged to
May, 81 90; December, 50 65; January s. 65;
March, 50 SO. Spot coffee-Rio quiet; mild,
sUGAR-Raw. firm; fair business. at quota
tions: refined. firm but quiet.
BUTTER-Receipts. 1854 packages. Steady;
Western creamery 1r4Gl7c; factory, 12laG14c
EGGS - Receipts Hiss packages. Firm;
Western 13G1312c; Southern, 12AG13c.
DRIED FRUITS
NEW YORK, April 27.-California dried fruits
steady.
EVAPORATED APPLES - Common. 7dSlkc;
prime wire tray, Sasq9c; choice 9q93sc; fancy,
PRUNEs-4ik@9Ikc
APRICOTs- Royal, 13kQ14c; Moorpark, 14Q
1sc.
PEACHES -Unpeeled. sa13c; peeled. 25a2sc.
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FOREIGN IMPORTS.

Foreign imports at this port during the first
quarter of the year were Sl.240. 600, against
sl0,9o6 600 for the quarter in 1898. the lead
ing items being as follows: From Japan, S3,-
lea SS4S 400
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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 tor the benefit of
mariners without regard to nationality and
Navigators are cordially invited to visit the
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sage nominal unchanged; cargoes No. stand
ard California, 2ss Cd; English country mar
kets. quiet.
LIVERPOOL, April q. - Wheat, steady;
wheat in Paris steady; flour in Paris, steady;
French country markets, quiet and steady.
COTTON-Uplands. 39sd
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS AND RAIsINs.

DRIED FRUITs-Prunes, 7c for 4O-5Os, 5a
5lkc for 50-60's. 4041kc for 60-70s. 3AG31kc for
7o-sO's. 2%G3Ac for SO-sOs. 219@2%c for sO-lOOs
and 2@2hc for 1Oo-110s Peaches, S1sG91zc for
good to choice. 1O91Oizc for fancy and - for
peeled; Apricots, l21zq15c for Royals and -
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TINE BALL.
Brancb Hvdrographic office, U. S. N, Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco CAL
April 27, 1899.
The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
i e. at noon of the 12Oth meridian, or at
o'clock p. m Greenwich mean time.
c. G. CALKINS,
Lieutenant. L. S. N. in charge
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Articles
Cash quotations were as follows:

Flour quiet and unchanged; No. spring
wheat T12M7214c; No. 3 spring wheat, 67l2672c:
No . red 7507615c; No. corn 341kc No 2
oats. 2714c: No. white, 3OG3014c; No. 3 white.
2963Oc: No 2 rye, 59c; No. barley. 37d44c:
No flax seed 81 16; winter. 81 20; prime
timothy seed, 50 $2ls; mess pork, per barrel.
sS 95a9; lard. 100 pounds, s. 121z@5 Is; short
ders Cboxed). 41aG4Ac; short clear sides (boxed).
81 9OG5; whisky, distillers' finished goods per
gal 81 26.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, April 27.-Reports of drought from
Russia put wheat traders in a bullish temper
at the opening, and little later the strength
was abetted by claims of rust throughout Ger
many and France. May started &07sc higher
at 72d72lsc, and the market bid up quick
ly to 721Ac. 4 denial of the Russian damage
brought about considerable modification of the
early bullishness, and when heavy rains We're
reported in Nebraska and Kansas, liquidation
set in which continued until the end of the
session. May declined to Tic and closed at
Ilsc July opened sc higher at 727sa75c, ad-
vanced to 73l9c sold off to 7l7sc and closed at
724726c. Foreigners sold options up well. Re
ceipts We're light. Chicago receiving but forty
eight cars of which graded CON
tract. and Minneapolis and Duluth 334. against
1888 the same day year ago. Atlantic port
clearances Of wheat and flour equaled 2S9 600
bushels. Export demand poor.
CORN-Was active and advanced early on
account of light receipts and small country
offerings. The Improvement lost, how
ever under the heavy liquidation induced by
favorable sodding condition and reports of in
creased acreage. May opened 1sc higher at
34l4c, closed at 33kc.
OATS-Cash demand good. May opened un-
changed at 26l5c. closed at 2611c.
PRONISIONS-Were slow and easy with
speculation light May pork was SIS 95 at the
close Fluctuations in lard and ribs We're
small
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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WEATHER REPORT.

020th Meridian-Paciic Time)
SAN FRANCISCO, April p. 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 hours:
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, April 27.-Consols. 1102s; silver
close. 2sd; French rentes. 101f s0c; wheat car
goes off coast, firm. not active; cargoes on pas
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

Southern Dairy Butter is quoted excessively
dull and weak. The tendency in Cheese is
downward. There is no more Western Cheese
here.
Eggs are slightly weaker again and quiet.
with ample stocks.
BCTTER-
Creamery-Fancy creamery, 161kG17c: seconds,
Ice
Dairy-Fancy, 15cc; good to choice, 1sa1414c;
CHEESE Choice mild new 101a011c; old 10c;
Young America. HOPE; Eastern, 14l5G15c
EGGS-Quoted at 15c for store and 15Jk6D17c
per dozen for ranch; Eastern, nominal.
DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.
Receipts were 42G boxes Cherries and 457
chests Strawberries.
The first Gooseberries of the season are in
from Napa selling at 40c per drawer Hereto
fore San Leandro has sent in the first.
Blackberries came in from Covina, Los An
geles County, and sold at 15G20c per basket
There was no change in Cherries, though the
Strawberries in large receipt and did
not all clean up
There was no change in Citrus fruit. except a
further advance in Mexican Lines.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 81 50G2 80 for fair to good and s3d3 SC
for choice to fancy.
Strawberries s46lS per chest for small and
SO jGd5 for large berries.
Cherries 65c@$l for red, 75cGs1 for white
and I5cGs1 80 per box for black extra fancy
black sold at 81 75.
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges 81 5O63 "a
per box; Seedlings, sld2; Mediterranean Sweets
81 5OG2; Lemons 81 25@1 so for common and
$20t2 80 for good to choice; Mexican Lines
box; Grape Fruit, 81 5002 80; Bananas 81 50G
50 per bunch; Pineapples. s2Gp4 SO per dozen.
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OREGON

OREGON.
PORTLAND, Or. April 27.-Wheat-Walla
Walla, 59c; valley. 60c; blue stem, 6lQ62c.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, April 27.-The market remains
steady and unchanged, with wheat receipts
only moderate. Club. 59c blue stem &c.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

Silver advanced sharply and was so excited in
London that it almost impossible to quote
1t. Sterling Exchange also advanced. Mexi-
can Dollars have gone up with Silver.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

Iowa Cent lists. .1l0
* c Z & G. lists. -. 6S
La new con 4s.....110
L & n unified As. 9Sh
NJ X & T 2ds. 6S
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LONDON. April 27.-Canadian PACING, 9524
Northern Pacific preferred, sig; Union Pacific
preferred S124 Grand Trunk, 81 bar silver,
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CALL ROARD SALES

Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-No sales.
Second Sesson-Seller SO, new-4000 ctls
S6bsc; 5000, S6i9c.
Regular Morning Session-Seler go new-4O0O
cts, S6i4c; 16 600, S6lsc = December-200o, SOC.
Afternoon Session-Seler 99, new-2000 ctls,
S6hc
OATs-There was rather more demand at un-
changed prices
choice, 81 37lad1 40 common 81 32I3G1 35; Sur
prise, 81 45@l so; Gray. 81 S2lkG1 37l2; Milling
81 40G1 4215 per ctl; Red, 81 SOq1 S2l2; Black
81 25G1 80
CORN-Dealers report a neglected and nom
iual market
Small round Yellow, 81 80; Eastern large Yel-
low. 81 l2Ia: White. 81 12h; mixed, 81 06l< @
l 10 per ctl: California White, nominal.
RYE-Is utterly nominal. in the absence of
all trading. at 97Iacds1 per ctI.
BUCKWHEAT-Nomina
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SIM MOON AND TIDE.

United states Coast and If Gf9ds50 ash and Low
VINES vines ana at Fort Point entrance to san san
Fransiseo ,R Bay ys,,ndPr1bfsnSent. PqBlt5sSsd 0y 0-
d%T t11Tity rp 9 the big and low waters occur at
the city front ssion-stt[eset sF ThP5 F6rt Point S
the height of tide is the same AT poeIl -- -
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was quiet and easy. Creameries 12d
16c; Diaries, 11G14c Eggs steady: fresh 12hc
Cheese, weak; Creameries. 1115912kc.
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Informal sesson-9:l5 o'clock - December
u 900 ctls 81 1884.
Second Session -December-26,OO 900 ctIs 81 1872 :;
go COO. 81 1875 May-4000, 81 06A 2O00, 81 0612;
"a Geo. 81 0G2s.
Regular Morning Session-December 5000
ctls, 81 1875 S00O 81 13h4 May-40O0, 81 0614.
Afternoon STANDARDIZATION ctls 81 O6A !;
5000 81 O6. December-4OO0, 81 1895 2000, 81 32la
BARLEY-The market continues dull and
weak, with a fractional decline in futures.
Feed 81 02l6q1 05; Brewing, 81 1901 l2l2 per
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PoRrLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET

PORTLAND. Or, April 27.-Clearances. $275
659; balances, S73, 675.
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WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-Irregularity continued to charac-
terize the Chicago market 1t opened firmer
under better foreign quotations. unfavorable
weather for the growing crops and rumored
damage in Russia. There was a good shipping
demand. but St Louis began to sell freely on
showers in Kansas, and the market declined to
7l%c. against 7214c as Wednesdays closing
price
The local market was unchanged. but the
feeling easy.
Spot Wheat-Shipping 81 O5G1 10; milling.
81 l215Gl Is
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FRIDAY, APRIL Is.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the uaes
the early morning tides are given in the leIt
hand column and the successive tides OF me me
day in the order of occurrence as to time; ne ne
second time column gives the second tue u
the day the third time column the third uqe q
and the last or right hand column gives te tne
three tides as sometimes occur The helslts
given are additions to the soundings on tne
when minus sign O precedes the height,
and then the number given is subtracted IRON I'm
the depth given by the charts The plane oL
raference is the mean of the lower low waters.