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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-14
RUSSIAN LOSSES ON YALU.
Two Officers and Soldiers Killed
During Engagement of Out
posts OH Monday.
(RyAssociated Press.)

ST. PETERSBURG, April 1a.--An ON.
cial dispatch sent by an aide de- camp OF
General Kuropatkin to the Emperor,
dated April 18th. says: General Kachtal-i
binsky, commanding the Russian forces
at. the Yulus River, reports that April
18th, during an engagement OF outposts,
our losses were one officer, one substi-
tute officer and two soldiers killed and
two soldiers wounded = II. sys n fSl Il
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Port Arthur at s o'clock this
"wednesday morning, the YES
sells handwriting in a circle be-
fore the porta& This action cvl,
IDENTIFY, followed the one reported
earlier i'll the day.
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Miss Wills Retires,

!, The part OF tho tough girl" In s4Thei
Shop Girl, formerly played by MIS-
5 t;atsIa ~ Miss Miss wills has resigned and
wIiiSretllrn to New York,
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EIGHTEEN JAP SHIPS IN FIGHT
Runored That Russians En-
counter Severe Attack Off
Port Arthur III
M l.hssnniatcd ErHss1

B ST. PETERSBURG, April $3.50 P.
NI.-It was rumored here to-night that
Iiear-Admiral Prince Ouktomsky (nctins
commander Of the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur engaged in a fight with eighteen
japanese warships off Port Arthur this
afternoon. Il Fti ss.3 10
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An Alleged Thief.

K OFFICER Mel Folkes arrested William Henry
ROBINSON yesterday on the charge Of taking King,
,rhe case viii come up before Justice John to-
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Baseball Scores
Made Yesterday.
At Annapolis-Navy. s: Bucknell.
AT Prlnceton-Princeton. 6; Lafayette,

~ F!1icetot--i
" AT New York-New York (American>.
6; Jersey City. ]. c.u.
At Raleigh. n. CA and u. College,
- ii "a Annapoi n Ml.-Annapolls 8; Buck
at Sewanee, Tenn.--cunoerland Uni
versity, IS; Sewauee. .,
1t Athens Ga.--UnIversity OF Georgia,
At ROANOKE, Va.-Virginia Polytechnic.
8: Roanoke College. J. ~..,o,,,,
At New Yorls-New York (Satiohall'
10; Columbia, Q. =. . -
At Washington-G Georgetown. Il; SYRIA
cuse, 5. $50
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Condition Unchanged.

Captain William Taylor, WHO y. wv / 4. 20 q
al years OF age II he lives until hi ~
1st next ia about the same ~ !or scn VIE.
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wnssa ncat piece OF work and cleyerly
effected IS the officers, WHO. after tramp.
ing several miles over the mountain.
corrnlled the highwayman, &clovcrly tax
Ing him wholly by surprise and giving
him neither chance to resist or make
his escape. sa3 Il II
Hon. Walter M. Chandler Coming
1t is expected that next Sunday after
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MISCELLANEOUS BOND

Oak 7 Co es. 40
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New York stock Market.

--HW YORK nee 30.-To-dsy-s reaction in
stocks received various explanations. but did
4 which The outlook upon the new year Is re-
&Farded. The s,inening II the call loan rate our
Nng the day was the most immediate apparent
cause AZ the selling me surpiislnG lacL @ ~ ~
rhat the risc iu call money was deferred until
practically the last day of the year on the
rt-- stock Exchange carry over until Monday,
nave peen ner.-llA TOT tae la-ses, "a 1S-iesls =
disbursements in the history Of Wall street
l'he cali loan rate has been apathetle up 70
cate ana the maximum rate loucned to-oag
Fvas per cent. Meantime the usual estimates
b bankers indicate that the inflow Of currency
~ express has been sutncient 70 onset tne SuD-
.g'rcasury absorption and leave margin OF
Eagain az upward OF 100000. The changes TO
p shown in The loan item ot tomorrow 5
bank statement are likely, % course, 70 be
large. owing 70 the annual settlements But
large influx 81 cash IS looked for in the
lnNiety over the money market was reflected
She DAYS movements. Hrcht-talzing was 2
prices has developed utrle inclination TO sell
STOCKS ID T. to-day ana up 10 yesterday there
had been little appearance II trading for a
turn in the ouerati0ns DIN the market. The
!. Increased animation an the market yesterday
and the early markat to-day were distinctly
Features of this character and was accom-
panied bv more OF less obvious manipulation
I'he pr0nt-taking which met the movement
1nent " speculative nature II served an
,vrlll6 haFe ro reckon Win selling 10 realize
ANA leanlated Copper displayed rather scutely
ne ftacLolaIA erect OF the speculative opera
Nuons which caused its wide advance yester-
Say. The selling was not explained by news
'earlug on values En- the general list There
Fas an aggressive speculation in Union Pa
iflc- The various movements We're aban-
loned on the reaction. Last prices were not
an from the lowest. ana the closing was
asy-
Bonds were irregular. Total sales epar
Haluel So 500 0O0
Unlted states bonds were unchanged on call
New York Stock List.
Il. j. Hinton e. CO.. 4g0 California street
San Francisco. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange. furnish the following official
quotations ~ that Exchange:
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Poultry and Game.

There was continued hrnness in all descrip-
tons of live Poultry. receipts being light and
the demand steady, and the market was prac
tieally bare at the close. Quotations were
unchanged but most handlers were expecting
a higher range of prices for Chickens Dressed
Turkeys were firm under light receipts only
157 cases being received and advance of
one cent per pound readily obtained for
the best offerings. Prices may go higher to-
day as Eastern chilled stock Is cleaned UP
and. according to advices from the interior.
supplies of local stock about exhausted.
Game arrived freely and all descriptions were
well cared for at previous prices.
POJL LTRY-Dressed Turkeys, 2412Sc per lb
Live Turkeys. 22@24c per ID; Geese. per pair
So 25G2 so: Goslings 81 25d2 so; Ducks $500
per dozen for old and se@7 for young; Hens.
s4a4 90 Tor sa nS Moe oS GGeg Ior large; S
so: Fryers. s. 5OQ5; Broilers. 81 5Oas so;
GAME-Mallard Ducks. $3Q3 80 per dozen
Canvasbsck. s3@4 5oi Teal. 81 20; sprig, s26
3 so: Widgeon, 81 80; Red Heads, So so;
small Ducks 81 25Q1 so; Gray Geese, So.
White Geese, 81 2591 5O; Brant. 81 25G2;
Honkers S8d5: Snipe. 50 80 for English and
81 so for common; Doves. 81 25; Hare. 81 T5@
2: Rabbits 50 for Cottontails and 81 so for
Rruah
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Receipts of Produce.
FOR FRIDAY. DECEMBER
STOCK MARKET.
Mining Stocks Still Lively. With
Onhir Leading.

The Comstock mining shares continued the
center Of ATTRACTION yesteFaay; with Ophir
was lower again at the close. The rise
ascribed to buying orders from Nevada Trad
were moderately active and not materially
changed The oil stocks were quiet. Local
stocks and bonds were dull and featureless.
All the local exchanges adjourned yesterday
afternoon to Tuesday
The Stock and Bond Exchange expects to
quarters in the Merchants Exchange building
The following savings banks across the bay
will pay dividends to depositors January 3:
Central Bank of Oakland, 81 per cent on all
deposits; Alameda Savings Bank 8 per cent;
versity Savings Bank of Berkeley, $3.50 per cent
Imperial OIL will pay dividend of 2oc and
The directors of the Western NationfI Bank
have declared the regular semi annual divi-
dend to shareholders at the rate OF per cent
per annum, payable January 3.
The Market-St.eet Bank has declared semi
annual dividends to deDositors for the six
az per cent per annum on ordinary deposits
and 4 per cent per annum on term deposits.
The San Francisco Gas and Electric Company
paid a regular quarterly dividend Of 81 % per
share or $19S.146. yesterday.
The Giant Powder Company Consolidated has
declared a regular monthly dividend OF so
cents per share, payable January 10.
Pacific Lighting stock was quoted ex-divi-
dend of 80 cents in the board yesterday under
The western National Bank has declared a
regular semi-annual dividend at the rate OF 3
per cent per annum on the capital stock, pay
able January g.
The regular annual meeting of the share
holders OF the California Insurance Company
will be held January 16.
The regular annual meeting OF the share
holders of the Alaska Commercial Company
will be held on January 10.
The regular annual meeting Of the share
holders Of the Central Trust Company Will be
held on January H.
sales on the California Exchange this week
were 90 1913 shares. valued at $S030 the lead
ing sales being as follows: Apollo. 1900 shares;
Associated. 6fo5: Forty 5000; Independence,
1000; Coalinga, Four and Sovereign. 500 each.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Foreign Futures.
Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON Dec. 30.-T-he close of the Boston
wool market for the year 1904 is characterized
by remarkable shortages in the wool on handl
In fact. the scarcity of the supply is occa-
sioning traders in this the chief wool market
of the United states. considerable apprehen-
sion as to whether serious conditions will be
encountered before the arrival of new clip.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin has Just
completed it's annual canvass of the wool
supply of the country. 1t will say tomorrow
that Boston greets 1905 with startling situ-
alton" 1t finds that the supply OF wool do
mestic and foreign. on hand unsod here, Is
the smallest carried in Is years. The
Journal reports that there of all kinds of
wool only %. 900. 600 pounds sale in Boston
and that of this small total but %. 300 000e are
domestic Only ~ GOO 600 pounds of domestic
wool Is left unsold In the United States.
against 112, 000. coo last year. The total supply
of foreign unsold grades is but IL SOC. 900
pounds. The total supply Of all kinds in the
country is less than 81. 000 coo pounds This
is said to be the smallest supply on hand in
the tinted states in long time.
1t should be stated that the mills are heavily
stocked and that millions of pounds belon sng
to them and not for sale still are stored N
this country. The Boston wool market re-
mains firm.
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Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables.

Receipts Of Potatoes quite heavy, par
ticularly from the river districts, and. al
though trade very quiet owing to the
rain prices of fancy Burbanks well
maintained such stock being in limited sup
ply. Sweets were plentiful and slightly lower.
The Onion market was overstocked and weak,
with several cars of Oregon and Colorado
stock lying the railroad tracks waiting to
be hauled to the stores.
Southern vegetables were in large supply
and generally weak Peas. Beans and Toma-
toes, which constituted the bulk of the offer
ings quoted lower.
MISUNDERSTANDING from the river. 500
soc per ctl: Salinas Burbanks. 81 1901 45 per
ctl.; Oregon Burbanks. S1Q1 20 per ctl, /;
River Reds 506f60c per ctl.; Early Rose SIG
10 per ctl; Sweet Potatoes 65Q90c per ctl.
ONIONS-$2 25Gl2 80 per ctl.
VEGETABLES-Green Peas 305c per lb;
String Beans, 3a6c per ID; Wax Beans. 3G6c;
Tomatoes, $1G1 30 per box or crate; Sum
mer Squash 65d75c per box Hothouse Cueum-
bers 81 25d1 so per dozen; Cabbage. 50060c
per ctI; Carrots 30q40e per sack; Garlic. T@Sc
per Id; Egg Plant 5Q7c per ID for southern;
Dried Peppers 10Q121sc for sun dried and 100
lac per ID for evaporated; Green Peppers. AZ
&c per Id for southern; Mushrooms. 10Q15c per
ID. ; Marrowfat and Hubbard Squash, $SQ1O
per ton.
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etocI-s and COTTON.

Yesterday New York stock Exchange gos-
- 70 f. r Hutton d Co. said:
II sTOCKs-AIarket closed soft and irregular
ld sharply lower for Copper and steel stocks.
lie opening was strong and buOyant, but IN
10 afternoon session a bear raid developed IL
upper which caused q sympathetic decline
she Industrial group, unsetuing the entire
.arket. Volume Ot business has been large
d trading in special stocks very heavy TIE
arket has lad pretty sharp upturn suo
morrow being the LASS Gay az the ola year, II
only natural 10 expect some pronI taxing
ndine the tW0-days holiday 10 come after
= close th.s week Aside from the break n
g industrial groups. railroad stocks closed
4 very little under yesterdays hnal hgur>es
i. ~ tone " the market. while irregular, would
Indicate some support Tor the better class o.
e-ocks. a favorable bank statement IS looked
for. Tie Continent bought Copper, while the
raders an6 Boston sold H. Manson said thai
stocks sold OF on the rise in rates for cal
money. while Logan d Bryan ascribed the de-
! me 70 the runor that lawson was coming
~ with ancther of his articles.
. CC~rT10N-Ceusus complete report SHOWS
clantity o. cotton ginned from growth IN 1901
- December 80 10 be 1197l,411 bales, counting
FCund as half bales
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General NIerchandise.

BAGS-Grain Bags, 5hq5%c spot and 60
61sc for next year; Wool Bags. SOQS2e Fleece
iG13s coGLGWellington. Wellington 50 per ton: New Well
lington, IS; Seattle, So so; Bryant. SO so;
Beaver Hill, S5 so: Roslyn. 81; Coos Bay. $5 so;
S14 % in sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg.
$14; Welsh Anthracite Egg. $13; Welsh Lump.
S11 90; Camel. 50 per ton; Coke. $11 5oq1S per
ton in bulk and SIS in sacks; Rocky Mountain
descriptions IS 90 per short ton.
OII4S-Quotations are for barrels; for cases
add 5e Llnseed, DOC per gallon Tor noilsd ana ana
53c for raw: Castor Oil, in cases. No / zoe;
Bakers AA cases. 81 10Q1 -; Lucol soc se-
boiled and 4Sc for raw; China Nut. cases. 65Q
for Ceylon and 55c for Australian; extra
bleached winter Sperm Oil, CSC; natural win
ter Sperm OIL. 63c; extra bleached winter
Whale Oil. SIC; natural Whale OIL 52c; extra
winter strained Lard Oil, T5c; No. Lard oil.
CSC Dure Neatsfoot Oil, 73c; No. 1 Neatsfoot
oil. &c; light Herring OIL 42e; % dark IA, Herring ring
raw Fish Oil. 35c; boiled Paint OIL, S3c; raw
Paint Oil, sic.
13c Pearl Oil, in cases, 19iAc; Astral. 1913c;
Star, I915c; Extra Star. 22hc; Elaine. 26c;
Eocene 21he; Deodorized Stove Gasoline. in
13c; iii cases. 191Ac; s6-degree Gasoline, in
bulk, 25c: in cases. sic
TURPENTINEIl5c per gallon in cases and
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead, TE0
Tatc per lb: White Lead. 7AG7Ac; according
sUGAR.The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes follows per ID. in 100-lb bags:
Cubes A Crushed and Fine Crushed 6.25c
Granulated fine Sc; Dry Granulated. coarse
&c: Fruit Granulated. &c; Beet Granulated
dO0-Ib bags only. 5.9Oc; Confectioners A. &C.
s 40c: D. 5.30c; barrels 1Oc more; half
barrels, Csc more; boxes. SOC more; 50-I5 bags
1Oc more for all kinds. Tabets-HaIf barrels
9c per lb No orders taken for less than sew
enty-fve barrels or its equivalent
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

Trade in Apples and Oranges was at a
standstill owing to the storm which lessened
the already light consumptve demand and
kept buyers away from the market Mexican
LINES were slightly higher owing to tenn
porary shortage Of supplies. and StrawberrIs
did a little better but otherwise there was
no change in prices AS previously mentioned
the first auction sale of Oranges will be held
on Wednesday. January 4 and the managers
of the auction company announced yesterday v
that they were in receipt of advices from the
south saying that five carloads of Navels were
about to be shipped for the opening sale and
that more would probably follow.
STRAW ERRIES-$47 per chest
ES9d11 per bbl for No
and S66S for Inferior Eastern.
APPLES-9OcQ$1 rs per box for fancy and
50Gs5c for common to choice; Lady Apples
81 25Q2 per box.
PE1Rs-winter Nellis. 81 5O@2 per box:
cooking varieties. 50e4S1 per box
PERSIMMONS-5067 per box
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. Navels $I672 per
box: Seedlings. 75cG$1: Tangerines 75c for
small and 81 for large boxes; Japanese Man
darins, 75cqs1 per box; Lemons. s2.5o02 rs
for fancy. 81 1902 rs for choice and S167I SO
for standards: Grape Fruit. 81 7592 so: Mexi-
can Lines $4@4 80 per case; Bananas. $203
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Rutter. Cheese and Eggs.

General complaints of dulness in both But
ter and Eggs heard and the trade are dis
gusted with the prevailing stagnation. Sup
plies of Butter continue large and the feeling
is weak though quotations are no lower.
Cheese is steady and unchanged.
Eggs are lower and receipts are increasing,
The demand is now for the cheaper grades and
fine ranch are given the go-by. Stocks of
fresh Eastern are reduced to a small quantity
but there is still plenty OF cold storage stock
here.
Receipts were 25 800 lbs Butter 61s cases
Eggs and 10, 500 lbs Cheese.
RIJTTER-Creamery at first hands 236oac
for extras and 21 1kd22hc for lower to medium
grades; dairy. 20G22c: cold storage, nominal
store Butter, nominal; Eastern cubes, nominal:
Eastern iadle-packed 15d1Gc.
CHEESE-1161115 15c for choice mild new and
1On1O15c for old; cold storage. 101A611c: Young
Americas 1201215c: Eastern, 10d13c per Ib
EGGS-Ranch. 36@40c for good to fancy and
3OG35c for common; store Eggs. 2SQ3Oc cold
storage, 25030c; Eastern 2592Sc for choice.
22a24c for standards and 2092lc for seconds.
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Wheat and other Grains.

WHEAT-The foreign markets continued
tame tam, Chicago advanced, but fell back again.
The Chicago wires of f. F. Hutton Co.
said: 'Broomhan cables Argentine offers
tinues to make satisfactory progress and
1o Duluth and snneapos stocks
Miller reports winter Wheat crop greatly bene-
flied by moisture. the plant being in excellent
condition. This has been the third day Of
shorts and reaction owing TO the limited
market conditions. which was TO be expected
to cause US to change our former views and
feel that the market will continue to be a
good trading affair"
CASH WHEAT.
California Club. 81 45Q1 52k; California
White Australian. 81 COOL 62fb. Northern
clSb; 81 5O91 So; Northern n, Blusstem 81 coo
FUTURES.
Session to IL 80 a m.
May s. 3Dfa fa4 sI HlEh; 4aA 81 Ley y 81 cI2is. e
D. m. session.
May 3DsR en- 81 hlEh "a 81 H4E 44s 81 2Is 4iss
BARLEY-Both buyers and sellers more
or less Indifferent and the market continues
tame though the undercurrent Is firm and no
concessions be obtained from holders.
Futures were higher in the afternoon.
CASH BARLEY.
Feed, 81 12hQ1 10; Brewing and Shipping,
81 17R41 20; Chevalier 81 1901 20 per ctl.
FUTURES.
Session to II 80 a. M
May-$1 0914.
D. m. session
Open High. Low. Close.
May 81 10 81 10A 81 097s 81 10A
oATS-Firmness still rules. with sellers in
different about meeting buyers, though the
market IL not active.
White. 81 45Q1 571z Surprise. 81 55Q1 60;
Red for feed. 81 45Q1 so for No. 1 and
81 40q1 4215 for No. 2; choice, for seed.
81 50Q1 55; Black. 81 30Q1 35 for feed and
81 45@1 6219 for seed.
CORN-Quiet, weak and featureless
Western sacked 81 25Q1 80 for new Yellow,
White and Mixed; old California Yellow and
White. 81 40q1 4212; California large
yellow, 81 2712Q1 30; small round do, 81 65G
! so; White. 81 271z@1 80; Egyptian. 81 $50
S11s for White and 81 17hQ1 20 for Brown.
RYE-S1 42MQ1 4719 per ctl
BUCkWHEAT-$1 5oQ1 IS per ctl.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
Future Grain and Provisions.


CHICAGO Dec. 30.-Heavy liquidation by
a prominent holder to-day entirely wiped out
closed weak, with May down ssQMc. Corn,
changed
A stampede of belated shorts resulted in an
advance OF over 1c in the price of May wheat
during the first hour OF trading. Influenced
ceipts in the Northwest, opening prices showed
a fair gain, May being up sc to sc, at
81 1449Q1 IAN. On an urgent demand from
shorts and several prominent commission houses
additional gains were made. the price rising
quickly to 81 15ja before any considerable
supply OF offerings was dislodged. Some small
TO secure profits The result was a reaction to
~ las. An active demand from Northwestern
houses which seemed TO indicate belief IN
a further reduction of receipts in the North
west gave renewed encouragement to the local
bulls and the buying became aggressive. May
continued extremely strong. with prices near
the highest point. Late in the day sentiment
red. One conspicuous feature Of late trading
was heavy selling by the leader of the bulls
The claim was made that 100000 bushels
Were sold by this one operator. Pit traders
were quick to follow the lead and the selling
was quite general during the last hour.
report OF a St. Louis trade paper was con-
strued as bearish the report stating that the
winter wheat crop had been greatly benefited
by recent rains and SHOWS Under this selling
pressure May dropped to 81 1875. The market
closed weak and practically at the lowest
point final quotations on May being at 81 1875
al 1917.
EARLY in the day the advance in wheat had
strengthening influence on the corn market.
May closed at 45kc.
The volume of trading in oats was a slight
Improvement over that of recent days. May
closed at 31h@31%c.
An inclination to take profits had weaken
ing effect the provision market. Trading
largely local. At the close May pork was
Off 2IQ5c, lard was down 21ac and ribs were
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles. Open High. Low. Close
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

NeaU York Stock market Io1Oer gch Call Money higher
Mining Stocks continue Ep0ely bp other shares dNH
4H local stock exchanges stand adjourned to Tuesday
Not mach cbaage in SiIv1 Exchange.
Wheat Barley, Oats and Com as before.
Bran skozolng more frnness Hay and Beans unchanged
Batter 7reak Cheese steady and Eggs lover
Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables in ample supply
Poultry market good shape for sellers Game unchanged.
Heavy rain checks trading in the Fruit market.
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Hay and Eeedstnns.

Bran Is showing more frInness again. Rain
is checking the movement in Hay, but the
situation remains unchanged.
BRAN-S20G21 so per ton
IDDLINGS+$25G2S per ton.
SHORTS -$2OG21 so per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolle Barley. $24M "a so
per tom Oilcake Meal at the mill. $31 50Q
80 80; Jobbing, $33; Cocoanut Cake. S23a24; !;
Cocoanut Meal s24G25 Corn Meal S31 50G
80; Cracked Corn, S32Q32 so; Mixed Feed, $22
023: Horse Beans s30q40 per ton; Broom
Corn Feed 90c per ctl
HAY-Wheat. $9G14 so: Wheat and Oat
S9G13 30; Oat. $9Q12 Barley and Oat, $S@1e;
Volunteer Wild Oat S7d10; stable. $9910;
stock. So 5o07; Clover $T910; Alfalfa, $9Q12
per ton.
sTRAw-35deOc per bale
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Hides. TaIlow. Wool and Hops.

HIDES AND sKINs-Culls and brands sell
about 1sG1c under quotations. Heavy salted
steers. lie; medium, 1Oc; light. 91541Oc; Cow
Hides. 9kG10c for heavy and 91a@1Oc for
light; Stays, 797 1ac; Salted Kip 1O13e; Salted
Veal, 11411 1.e; Salted Calf, 1115Q1213e; dry
Hides. 1715Q1sc; dry Kip, 15c; dry Calf. 2Oc;
Sheepskins. shearngs. 25G40c each; short
Wool. 50q15c each; medium, 90cG$1 10; long
Wool, 81 25G1 rs; Horse Hides, salt, 50 for
large and 50 so for medium. 81 5000 for small
and 5Oc for Colts; Horse Hides, dry. 81 20 for
large and 81 80 for medium 81 for small. soc
for Colts. Buck SkinS-Dry Mexican. SOC; dry
salted Mexican 25c dry Central American,
30c; Goat Skins-Prime Angoras, I5c; extra
large do, 81 %; large. soc; medium. 35e;
small, zoe.
TALLOW-No. 1 rendered, 494hc per ID;
No. 2. 315c; Grease. 2393c.
WOOL-Fall clip-San Joaquin and South
ern, 9Q11e; Southern, sQ9c Southern Noun
tain, 9Q11c; Middle Counties, free. 12q14c;
dc defective. 10Q12c; Northern, free, 12ql4c;
DO defective, 10Q12c; Humboldt and Mendo-
cino. 16Q1Sc per ID.
HoPs@19O4 crop. 25q2sc per 1b; 1905 crop.
17h91Sc bid.
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Unchanged.
CHEESE-Unchanged
EGGS-Unchanred
DRIED FRUITs.
New York Metal Market.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30-The London tin mar
ket underwent considerable reaction from the
recent sharp advance and closed at GI34 for
SPOT and e133 los for futures. Locally the
market was easier in sympathy with SPOT
quoted at 29. .25dD29. .65c
Copper lower in London, closing at a6S
6s Sd for spot and &6S los for futures Lo-
caIly the market was firm. Lake, 15.12b0
10 25c: electrolytic. Is. .009l5 25c, and casting
IA 621h61e ST.hc.
The London market for lead was a little
higher with spot at a12 It's 3d. Locally prices
were unchanged
speIter was higher in London. closing at