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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.
Wheat and Other Grains.

WHEAT-Foreign markets came through
weaker, though Brocmhall cabled bullish
ditions in the Argentine and some of the Rus
sian provinces. The supply on passage to the
United Kingdom decreased 100000 bushels
during the week. The worlds shipments for
the week follows. in quarters: Rus
sian, 233, ooo Danubian, 147.ooo; Argentine.
crop of Manitoba was officially stated to be
50,500 900 bushels of wheat and %, 600 900
bushels of oats, and Manitoba and the North
western provinces will have 6oOo0 600 bushels
Chicago opened at soAc. but fell back to
cepts in the Northwest cold weather and
Broomhal's cables mentioned above Mime
apolis reported the cash demand good, with
weakened ON the very large increase of 4,116.-
600 bushels in the American visible supply, and
the bears hammered quotations down. New
York reported a better export demand for the
United Kingdom and Continent.
This market was weak for shipping grades
Spot wheat@shipping. 81 o2M; milling.
81 03A@1 06A per ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Sesson-9:15 o'clock-May-40
Second session-May-12o 600 ctls. 81 oe;
Regular Morning session-May-2oo ctls,
81 06; $4,000, 81 05%.
Afternoon Session-No sales.
BARLEY-Trade is quiet at unchanged
prices, but there is less demand and the feeling
IS not as steady. Feed. 7s% @Soc for choice
grades; brewing and shipping grades, S215 @S5c;
Chevalier S0c@$1 per Genital
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Sesson-9:15 O. oclock-No sales
Second Session-May-20O ctls, S01ac
Regular Morning Session-December-4O
ctls, soc.
Afternoon Sesson-No sales.
OATS-Are firm. with higher prices bid for
black for local account. The other descrip-
tions stand as before The Chicago market is
hesitating, and brokers are advising their
toners to take their profits. Grays, 81 12a@
l 20 for feed and 81 20@1 % for seed; whites,
81 1901 30; Surprise, 81 30G1 50; black, $1@
1 1914 for feed and 81 1901 221a for seed; red,
81 121a@1 20 per ctl for feed and 81 20Q1 80
for seed.
CORN-The market is slowly yielding in all
localities. At Chicago the early buying was
not sufficient to absorb all of the offerings
All commission houses had selling orders, and
there also selling pressure account of
cash conditions. Commission houses advised
their customers to take their profits
The San Francisco market was weakened by
larger offerings of the new crop, and large yell
low was quoted lower. Large Yellow, 81 $50
1 37h; small round do, 81 35@1 As; white
81 3591 42% per ctl.
RYE-75QSOc per ctl
BUCKWHEAT-Quoted at 81 Go per ctl.
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NeGO York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK. Dec. 16-FLOUR-Recefpts
$4,000 barrels: exports. 13. 1877 barrels. Easv
WHEAT-Receipts, 73, $50 bushels: exports
96,75O bushels. Spot. weak; No. 2 red, S51bc
+. o. b. afioat; No. 2 red, S3c elevator: No.
Northern Duluth, S4Ac f. O. b. afloat: No
hard Duluth. 91%c f. O.. b. afoat. Options
opened steady. on higher cables but fell under
March closed S5hc; May, S4T6S5Kc. closed
SAC; July, SSA@S4Ac, closed $3.50; Decem-
HOPS-Steady.
HIDES-Steady.
WOO1~Steady.
o. CoFFEE-spot Rio, steady; No 7 invoice
6Bc; mild. steady: Cordova, 7h@11c. Coffee
futures closed unchanged to 10 points higher
and the tone steady Total sales. 35 500 bsrs
including; ma December. $6 75; January. Sc 25
teSet aTen s. eSe5 SSi May 81 Is; July 81 55 Sep
SUGAR-,Raw, steady; fair refining, 8 9-S2c;
centrifugal, 96 test, 3%c; molasses sugar
1-32c. Refined. steady.
BUTTER-Receipts, 1900 packages; firm
state dairy 15g2212c; creamery. 16924 15c
EGGS-Receipts, 54O0 packages; firmer
western, at mark, 21Q27c
DRIED FRUITS.
EVAPORATED APPLES-A fair rim of
orders from exporters had a strengthening effect
upon local sentiment in the market for evap-
ferings were light and at the close values were
tending toward higher level. State. common
to good. 6q615c; prime, 969Ac; choice 0Ih6
9Ac; fancy 10910Hc. "2S
California dried fruits were quiet but about
PRUNES-3% arc
d13c. ~ 072
PEACHES Peeled, 12@1oc; unpeeled "a
10hc.
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DeciduouS and Citrus Fruits.

The first Orange auction of the season was
held yesterday, with offerings of cars. The
fruit was not strictly choice, a good deal of
1t being green. Had it all been ripe better
quotations would have been realized. Fancy
NaveIs brought 81 1901 20 good to choice do
60cQ$1 15; standards 65@90c and standard
seedlings, 10000. Grape Fruit, large Sizes
brought 81 90.
There was no change in Oranges in the open
market Stocks continued heavy. Lemons and
Lines also stood the same.
There were no berries received.
Five cars Of Apples came in from Humboldt.
A car Of fancy Newton Pippins from Oregon
sold at 81 1902
DECIDUOUS FRUITS.
APPLES-$1 50Q2 per box for extra 75c0
81 20 for good to choice and 2506Oc for ordi-
nary; Lady Apples, $1G1 25.
PEARS-Winter kinds. 75cG$2 so per box
QUINCES-40Q50c per box
PERSIMMONS-20@ per box
STRAWBERRIES-None in.
BLACKBERRIES- in.
RASPBERRIES-Non In
CR4- R4-NBERRIkS-Easter $106l1 per bar
rel. Coos Bay, 81 70 per box
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges 75c6S1
for standards. $1Q1 25 for choice and 81 50Q12
for fancy; Seedlings. 75c9$1 25: Tangerines
75c@S1 25; japanese Mandarins, 75c0DSl 25:
Lemons, 50cQ$1 fer common and 81 5012 for
good to choice, and 81 5OG3 for fancy; Grape
Fruit $1q2 so; Mexican Lines So 5O64; Ban
enas, 81 1902 75 per bunch for New Orleans
and 75cQ$1 I5 for Hawaiian; Pineapples S3G4
dozen.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NeaU York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-There was no re-
neWal OF the pressure OF liquidation in the
stock market to-day, but there was manifest
hesitation about undertaking any opera tio,,s
Tor an advance A handful Of stocks were ad-
Nanced by professional operations in a seeming
attempt 10 inouce a following and TO inhuence
the general market. The evidently easier con-
oition Of the nI0ney market encouraged This
increment but the fear of a recurrence of
stlingency and the unsettling influence Of fhe
renewed weakness in Amalgamated Conner dis
cOuraged its extension. Amalgamated Conner
started downward from the opening moner
tarily to = above last weeks closing Iterav-
itated for the resi- of the day with only slight
rallies TO the low point 6IE where n
closed. The fluctuations in the stock We're NOT
fall OF its own weight. without any apparent
artificial pressure. The net loss is 3sk II is
taken for granted that the renewed decline
fOresha doWed reduction in the dividend on
Thursday. as the disbursement of dividends by
q subsidiary company is tied up by Injunction
The rate OF dividend is expected by spectators
at all the way from per cent quarterly down
10 passing IL entirely. Fears are professed also
that the cut in the selling price of raw copper
made last week is preliminary to further
cuts and 70 a war Of rates. 1t was worthy Of
remark that in London the price of futures
closed higher than for spot for the first time
since the first week in October The prospect
OF the unsettling influence Of mystery and un-
certainty over the Amalgamated dividend rate
until its actual declaration was sufficient in
itself 10 discourage activity in the general
market The strength of the Saturday bank
statement is entirely due TO the speculative
liquidation which took place last week. To
expand Immediately the loan account Of the
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Hides, TallO1o, Wool and Hobs.

HIDES AND sKINs-Culls and brands sell
about 15c under quotations. Heavy salted
Steers 11c medium. 1Oc; light, 915c; Cow
Hides, 915c for heavy and 9Q96c for light;
Stays &c; Salted Kip, 9hc Sailed Veal Y15c;
Sailed Calf, 10c: Dry Hides 1GHc; Culls, lie;
Dry Kip. 15c; Dry Calf, 1sc; culls and Brands,
Wool, 100000 each; medium, 6O61S5c; long
Wool, sOcQ$1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt,
81 5Oa2 20 for large and $292 25 for medium,
81 75 for small and SOC for Colts; Horse
Hides. dry. 81 IS for large. 81 25Q1 80 for me-
dunn, 81 25 for small and SOC for Colts. Deer
skins-summer or red skins, 35c; fall or me-
dium skins, 30c; winter thin skins 2Oc
oatskins-Prime Angoras 15c; large and
smooth soc; medium, 35c.
TALLOW-No: 1 rendered. &c per lb: No. .
WooLGspring. 1900 to 1eo1-southern. de-
fective months TQSc; Oregon Valley. fine
13Q15c; do. medium and coarse. 11G13c; Ore
gon, Eastern. choice, 11Q13c; do fair to good
9011c; Nevada. 10@12c.
Fall-san Joaquin; 6A@skc;o San joaquin
Mountain. free. oQ1Oc; do. defective. s9sc
per Id.
good to choice.
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16-Wheat had a number
OF oullish influences at the opening cables
were Unexpectedly firm, marked decreases in
worlds shipments and breadstuffs on passage
were reported and shorts were nervous Prices
all around were better and outside markets
early showed slight advance. This started
May %@hc to hQAc higher at sOAc to Soc
Shorts covered freely and held prices here for
a time, but offerings were liberal, the selling
side seemed popular and in viw of a heavy
visible supply increase there was a gradual
slump. Trade also was dull and uncertain
May declined to 79Bc and closed weak. &c
lower. at 79H@79Hc
Corn started firm, but prices sagged in SYM
pathy with the late wheat weakness. Bust
ness was dull May closed weak, q c down at
6612Q66fsc.
Cats followed corn May closed &c lower at
44Bc.
Provisions were very dull and weak in SYM
pathy with grain. May pork closed 1Oc down
lard PIC off and ribs 2lAc lower
The leading futures ranged follows:
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Poultry and Game.


Three cars Of Eastern were put on, selling
at 80 90 for Hens. $5 for old Roosters, $5 5OG6
for young do. $4Q4 so for Fryers, 81 so for old
Ducks, 81 for young do, So for Geese and 121h0
lac Tor live Turkeys. The latter were dull.
Local stock was in light receipt, as usual on
Monday and the demand was poor, especially
for dressed Turkeys, which were apparently
not wanted.
Arrivals Of Game were 176 sacks, and the
market was somewhat lower.
POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys 12A615c: Live
Turkeys. 12A@13hc for Gobblers and 13014c
Tor Tor Hens; Geese, per pair, 81 50Q1 75; Goslings
81 1922; Ducks, SO 5004 for old and 81 5O0
90 for young; Hens, So 50@4 so; young
Eoosrers,s S4Q5; old Roosters, So 5o@4 5o
Fryers $4@4 so; Broilers, $4Q4 so for large
and 1904 for small; Pigeons, 81 25 per dozen
Tor OLD and 81 1902 for Squads
GAME---Doves, per dozen, 81; Hare, 81 Is;
Rabbits, 81 so for Cottontails and 81 for Brush !;
M MaiiaTd, EaI $2@2 50; Canvasback. $2@3: Sprig
Ducks, $1@1 25; Black Jack, S1Q1 25; Eng
iish lis sniRe, 81; Jack snipe, 81 so; Gray Geese.
dozen; Honkers 1904 50
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London Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Commercial Adver-
tiser's London financial cablegram says:
There was buoyant outburst in the stock
market to-day. accompanied by brisk business,
which drove the bear contingent to cover all
around. Continued successes in South Africa
suggested that the end of the war is in sight
Africans are booming and attention is diverted
from American stocks Consols spurted "a
American shares broke with copper, which
touched ESQ the ton and closed at ESQ los.
There is report here that Amalgamated
Copper officials intend to smash Mr. Lawson.
Rio Tintos were fiat at 4Oas and Americans
closed depressed
CLOSING
LONDON, Dec. 16-Anaconda. 6: Atchison.
IS19; do preferred 10O% Canadian Pacific
115A; Denver Rio Grange A. do prefers nd
95% bar silver. firm, 2515d; money 3031s :
Northern Pacific preferred. 102; Southern Pa,
cifc, 59%; Union Pacific, 1O115; Union Pa
cifc preferred, 90
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NeaU York Metal Market.


NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-InterestinE features
were lacking in metals at home and abroad
to-day. Locally copper was without change
and dull with lake quoted at SIS 3755Q15 621a
and casting at SIS. At London the close was
easy, with net loss of e1 los, spot being
quoted at ESQ los and futures at $50 12s Cd
Tin had steady undertone at London and
finished the day los better, with spot quoted
e11O and futures at s104 los. while
lower level was reached at New York and an
was S24 7OQ24 rs, without much business
being DONE
Lead dull and unchanged at London and
respectively.
Spelter at London, however, was Is Cd higher
and quoted at e16 12s Cd, while the New YORK
market nominally unchanged at "a 40.
Iron was steady Warrants, $40 5OQll 90;
No. Northern foundry $15 5OQ16; NO.
foundry, Southern, $14 50615 so; No. 1 foun-
dry, Southern, SIS 50@16; No. 1 foundry.
Southern, soft $15@17.
dlesboro closed at 43ks.
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Foreign Futures.
Eastern livestock Market.

CHICAGO. Dec. 6.-CATTLE-Receipt
1000; active and 1Od25c higher. Good TO
prime. SC 25@7 50; poor to medium, So 9o6
6; stockers and feeders $2@4 %; cows S1@
so; heifers. 81 50@5; Gamers. s1G2; bulls,
81 1901 so; calves. 81 5OQ5 %; Texas fed
steers, 81 60G5 40.
HOGS-Receipts to-day, As, 900: tomorrow.
35 600; left over, 5000; opened active and 5G
1Oc higher: closed weak. Mixed and butch
ers'. $5 S5@6 45; good to choice heavy So 25
66 So; rough heavy. So 9006 10; light S56S
90: bulk of sales IS SOd6 35.
SHEEP-Receipts, 16. OOO sheep. 1O615c
higher; lambs. 15d25c higher. Good to choice
wethers. SO 1904 so; fair to choice mixed 81 so
63 40; Western Sheep $304; native lambs
81 50@5 IS; Western lambs. $2G4.
ST. JOSEPH
ST. JOSEPH. Mo, Dec. 16.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900; steady. Natives. So 2567 20;
cows and heifers $1@5 40; veals. 81 5Oq5 20;
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Onions in car lots are selling at 81 S091 90.
and IN smaller quantities on the street as high
as $Z- Two cars of Merced Sweets came in.
Los Angeles Peas and Beans arriving in
good condition and firm at the compare
tlVely high prices. Some Limas are expected
from Los Angeles shortly. The local product
has about disappeared.
Good Bay Tomatoes are selling WELL but poor
STOCK is going as low 25c per box.
POTATOES-SOcQ$1 O5 for Burbanks from
tne river; Salinas Burbanks, 81 3OQ1 so; Ore
gon Burbanks. 81 1901 80; River Reds, 81 50Q
L 60: Sweets. 90c@$1 for Merced.
ONlONS-$1 65Q2 per ctl: Oregons, 81 1902.
VEGETABLES-Green Peas from Los An
geles. 5qsc; String Beans from Los Angeles.
SQlOc; Limas, =; Cabbage 40Q50c per ctl;
tomatoes, 5OQ15c; Los Angeles Tomatoes, 81 20
gI 90; Dried Peppers, 1O915c per lb: Dried
Okra, 1215@2Oc per lb; Carrots, 25@35c per
sack; Cucumbers. 25@5Oc; Pickles, 21a03c per
10 10 for small and 1@115c for large; Garlic. lao
21sc; Green Peppers. 40Q5Oc per box for Chill
ana oOQ6Oc for Bell; Egg Plant from Los An
geles, - per lb; Summer Squash from Los
angeles. 81 so; Marrowfat Squash $S91O per
ton; ton; Hubbard Squash, $S@10; Mushrooms, so
121ac per pound.
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Receipts of Produce.
FOR MONDAY. DECEMBER Is.
STOCK MARKET.

There a fair business on the morning
session of the Bond Exchange. with ad-
vance in Gas and Electric to $45 121a. There
was some activity in Spring Valley Water at
$S7 25QS7 80. Other fluctuations were narrow.
In the afternoon Contra Costa Water was
lower, declining to $74 25.
The oil stocks were quiet and featureless.
quarterly dividend at the rate Of per
cent per annum will be paid by the California
Title Insurance Company on January q
The following ex-dividend yesterday:
Contra Costa Water Company-Regular
monthly. 42c per share. amounting to
500 500 90.
Port Costa Water Company-Regular month
ly soc per share, amounting to $500.
Oakland Gas Light and Heat Company
Regular monthly, 25c per share, amounting to
$7500.
Oakland San Leandro and Haywards Con-
Railroad ComPany-Regular monthly, zoe per
share, amounting to $780,
Presidio Railroad Company Regular month
ly. 2Oc per share, announcing to $1,000.
Four Oil Company-1c.
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0rr[R''AL Lffh FINANCIAL
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Sil7G and Domestic Exchange higher.
Wheat continues sag Barley quiet.
Oats 0eyy firm, Corn 7Oeakenng and Rye steady.
Bran and liddTngs steady to firm Corn products sOeGk
Hay in ample supply and steady.
Beans and Seeds iuGcti0e and unchanged.
Potatoes Onions and Vegetables steady.
Three cars of Eastern Poultry ill., Turkeys Oery dull
Game in liberal receipt and o5Oer. /
Orange auction opens 7Oifh sir offered.
Dried Fruits good demand 7Qi Pes and Rdisns leading
No further change in Provisions.
Hogs 5ery firm qub diminishing receipts
Liverpool Salt scarce and higher.
Light trading in local stocks and bonds
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

Continued cold weather Is helping both But
ter and Eggs, and the feeling is steadier, with
out, however. any improvement in prices. In
1act the Exchange lowered its quotations for
store Eggs 1c. There is no scarcity in either
Butter or Eggs, and dealers are still disposed
TO Keep the latter well sold up, as it is too
late In the year to gamble higher prices
There is nothing in Cheese.
receipts We're 21, 500 pounds of Butter, -
POUNDS OF Eastern Butter, 431 cases of Eggs
90 90. eases OF Eastern Eggs, 6300 pounds of
Cheese.
BUTTER- Creamery. 23@25c per III for fancy
ana 2oQ22c for seconds; dairy, 1715@21c; store
6utter, 14q1Ic per lb; Creamery Tub, 20c;
FlcKIed cKIeSI Roll. 1sG19c; Keg, 16Q1Sc per lb.
.CHEESE-New, 12c; old. 10h@11hc; Young
America, 13c per lb: Eastern, 13615c.
oEGGS-Ranch, 3214 @33c for selected large
SO4SZc for good to choice and 2715@29c for
dalr; store 24@2715c per dozen; cold stora ge
2Oq25c; Eastern, 20@26c
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banks would threaten it is feared, a recur-
renee of stringent money. Rumors OF dangers
narrowly averted last week helped to prevent
imprudence Last weeks loan contraction was
well distributed among the banks. showing
imprudence. Last weeks loan contraction was
accountable for it, The condition of the worlds
markets was easier all around to-day. The
only stocks whose strength was conspicuous
were New York Central Manhattan St. Louis
and San Francisco. Long Island. the Iowa Cen
trails, Rubber Goods preferred and Colorado
Fuel Their gains were all curtailed in sympa-
thy with the late weakness in Amalgamated
Copper. Net changes generally are narrow.
The bond market was dull and irregular. To-
tai sales, 81, 1855 000
United States refunding Is advanced Is and
the 5s coupon u per cent on the last call.
ATUTU UnDL cTnCU
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San Francisco Meat Market.

Hogs opened the week firm at the advance
noted at the close of last week, with diminish
ing receipts Otherwise there was nothing new
Wholesale rates from slaughterers 10 ueaaeIs
are follows:
BEEF-7G7Kc for Steers and e@e1sc per lb
for Cows.
vEAL-Large. 79sHc; small. sa9c per lb
LAMB-S69c per lb.
PORK--Live hogs. from $50 to 250 lbs, 53tc;
under $50 lbs, 512c sows, 20 per cent off
boars. 30 per cent off, and stays. 40 per cent
off from the above quotations; dressed Hogs
76Shc.
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Canned Goods in England.

The London Grocers' Gazette of November
so saws: '.DuIlness prevails in every depart
ment Of the canned goods market, and, as far
as frst-hand transactions are concerned, for the
season. apparently good throughout the coun-
try California fruits continue to be entirely
been quiet in consequence, no doubt, OF many
Of the BUYERS being engaged in dried fruit sal
mon continues. however, in good inquiry, with
q large consumptive demand. Prices are
f=fea dz''
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Hay and FeedStufS.

Bran and Middlings steady to firm, but
corn products are weak in sympathy with the
raw grain. There is no change in Hay. as the
demand and supply about balance at the mo-
ment.
MlDDLINGS -$1S6D19 so per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Roll Barley, $16@17 per
tom Olcake Meal at the mill, $2T@2S; job
bling, SIS 5O@29; Cocoanut Cake, $20Q21; Corn
Meal. $31Q31 so; Cracked Corn, $31 50Q3a;
Mixed Feed, $16117.
HAY-wheat so@11: fancy. $11 5o@12:
Wheat and Oat. $sq11: oat. $7q1O; Barley
and Oat. $7@9; Alfalfa, $500 so; Clover, $6QT;
Volunteer, SO 50qS; Stock. $5Q7 per ton
STRAM-3Ol47hc ner bale
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON, Dec. 1e.-Consols, 93%; silver,
251bd: French rentes. 1oOf 75c; cargoes on pas
sage. buyers Indifferent operators; cargoes No.
1 standard California, 30s; cargoes Walla Wal
la. 29s Cd: English country markets. quiet and
steady; imports into United Kingdom, wheat,
255, 000 imports into United Kingdom, flour,
227, ,OO0 wheat and flour on passage to United
Kingdom, $3.50, 900; wheat and -four on pas
sage to Continent, 1910 OOo; Indian Ind shipments
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 16.-Wheat, firm; No.
standard California, 6s 31ad@6s 4d; wheat in
Paris, dull; -four in Paris, dull; French coun-
try markets. quiet and steady; weather in
England. frosty
COTTON-I1Dlands 45Sd.
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Beans and Seeds.

All descriptions under this head remain
about previously quoted. The demand for
Beans is small at the moment
BEANS-Bayos 81 3O02 40: Small White
So 1913 15; Large White. 50 S0@3; Pea, So 50
"A; Pink 81 S012 10 Red 81 50Q3: Black
eye, So 50q3 co. Limas, 81 25q4 50 Red Kid
neys So 500l4 per, ctL
SEEDS-Trieste Mustard. $393 10; Yellow
nary. 3A@315c for Eastern; Alfalfa, from
Utah, SIC; Rape. 1A@1%c; Hemp. 31sc per b
DRIED PEAS-Niles 81 90Q2: Green. 81 70
q 25 per ctl.
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Flour and MMStitfS.

FLOUR-California Family Extras. 50 ESQ
so, usual terms; Bakers Extras So 1903 %;
Oregon, 81 50G2 T5 per barrel for family and
81 1908 for Bakers; Washington Bakers
81 1903.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows, usual discount to the trade; Graham
Flour, $3 per 100 lbs; Rye Flour, 81 rs; Rye
extra cream do, 81; Oat Groats So; Hominy,
$4@4 25; Buckwheat Flour, $4Q4 20; Cracked
Wheat Wheat s. 90; 90; arI, Farina, 81 SO; Whole Wheat
35; IN sacks. So 5O@s; Pearl Barley, $5;
Split Peas. So; Green Peas, So so per 100 lbs.
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ssn Franeigeo temperature Z a. m.. Is degre

WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST
The pressure has fallen slowly along the
coast Of Southern California and there has
been q slow rise in temperature over Nevada
Arizona and California There are no indica-
uons as yet Of the approach of disturbance
at sea but mail message from Honolulu in
dicstes the existence Of a depression north
east OF tEe islands
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, December II, 1901:
Northern CaiifOrnia-Fair Tuesday; light
northeast winds; not quite so cold
Southern California-Fair Tuesday; warmer
light northeast winds.
Neyaoa-Fair Tuesday; light northerly
winds.
san Francisco and vicinity-Fair Tuesday;
hight northerly winds; not so cold.
ALEXANDER G. McADIE.
Forecast Official.
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Ne1O York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec 16.-Money on call was
easier at 2AQ7A per cent; closing bid and
asked, S1S per cent; prime mercantile paper,
415@5 per cent. Sterling exchange was quiet
with actual business in bankers bills at
$4es115q4 s1& for demand and at s. s3bQ
4 S3H for sixty days; posted rates, 81 S3h@
81 and 81 S704 S715: commercial bills
q S314Q4 s3% Bar. silver, 55A; Mexican
States. inactive; railroads irregular.
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A0aila6le Grain Supply.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-The visible supply
of grain Saturday, December IA. as compiled
by the New York Produce Exchange, is as
follows Wheat so, $50 600; increase, 4,116, 900.
Corn, 11,1S7. 900; increase, 251 OOO ~ oats,
5742, 600; decrease, 674000. Rye 263S COO;
increase, 10000. Barley, 2,S5S.OOO increase
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17

1904 25
HOGS-Receipts. e5o0 best 5@1oc higher:
light and light mixed, So 50@6 50; medium and
heavy. Sc 25@6 75; pigs $3G4 10.
SHEEP-Receipts 600; market steady
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-17

Cash quotations were foIIows Flour barely
steady; No spring wheat. 731A gree; No. 2
white, 49, @4sAc No 8 white Az @IS&c;
No. 2 rye, 641ac; fair to choice mailing bar
ley. 56062c: No. l faxseed, 81 4S; No. L
Northwestern, 81 so; prime timothy seed
S6 so; mess pork. per Dbl, $15 3O015 40 lard,
per 100 lbs, 50 5000 So; short ribs sides 0oose),
$S :i56IS 40; dry salted shoulders (boxed) 7ss
a7iac; short clear sides (boxed) $S S06S so;
whisky. basis of high Wines 81 80; clover, con-
tract grade 50 35.