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NEW YORK. April 25.-FLOUR-Receipts.
1890 barrels; exports 115s barrels; market
dull
WHEAT - Receipts. $4,000 bushels; spot
market barely steady; No. red, 81 0S ele-
vator and 81 O461 0I f. o. b. ahoat: No. 2
red. y Northern Duluth, 971tc {. O. b. afioat.
Options were weak all day on lower cables
and bsarish raid. closing "a sc lower: May
closed at ssl9c; July. s7l2e; September, s24c;
December. S25sc
HIDES-Steady.
W0OL-Eirm.
PETROLEUM-Ea
COFFEE-Spot Rio. easy and quiet: No. :
invoice &c: mild. steady; Cordova 1Oa13c.
The market for coffee futures closed barely
steady. 10d15 points net lower: sales were re-
ported al SO 0c0 bags. including May. .s0Q
5.s5c; July, 6.1Glfb. l5c; September, 6.3066 40c
December 6.60d6. 65c.
SUGAR-RsW, firm: fair refining 31sc to
3 3-16c: centrifugal, 80 test. 35sc; molasses
sugar. 35sc.
DRIED FRUITS.
EVAPORATED APPLES-The market con-
tinues quiet but steady. Common are quoted
at 4d5i2e; prime. 5lsG5%4c; choice. 614Q6kc;
fancy T0T nc.
OF ? light demand. with prices ranging from Sc
TO SIC according to grade.
APRICoTs-Are active Choice. 91sG1oc;
extra choice 10i4 dl0lac: fancy 1lql3c
PEACHES-Are attracting a little better de-
mand Choice quoted at "a 1ac; extra
choice, IA GSc: fancy, SiaG1oc.
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Meat Market.

Mutton and Lamb both live and dressed.
are lower with more CRASHED stock coming
In than the market take care of. Hogs
too, arriving freely and weak. There is
no further change in Beef.
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
are follows:
BEEF-TKasc for Steers and e97c per
ID for Cows.
yEAL-Large. s1a@9c; small. s3Gshc per
pound
MUTToN-wethers. sGoc; Ewes. sGs14c
per ID.
LAMB-11G11bc per lb.
PORk-Dressed Hogs, 61zd9c per ID.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations for good. sound
Livestock delivered in San Francisco less 30
per cent shrinkaEe for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers, Sd9c: Cows and Heifers,
7QSc; thin Cows, 4Q5c per lb.
CALVES-4Q415c per ID (gross welghtl.
SHEEP-Wethers, 4d4hc; Ewes, 31144c
per Id (gross weight.
LAMBS-S2 80 per head.
HoGS-Live Hogs. 140 to 200 lbs, 5Tg6c;
over 26o lbs. 5%Q5&c; soft Hogs 4%65Ac:
Sows, 20 per cent on; Bears. so per cent of
and Stays 40 per cent off from above quota
tiops.
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Poultry aud Game.

Two cars of Western Poultry were received
and moved off rather slowly, as the high
quotations had the effect of checking the de-
mand Dealers reported that high prices
being expected at shipping points. which
necessltated the asking OF correspondingly
high figures here. Hens were selling. at IS 90.
young BOOSTERS at 50 and old Roosters at
Sc 30 per dozen. The market was practically
bare of domestic stock and prices of all de-
scrptionx were unchanged.
Receipts of Game were only Ii sacks, but
trade was quiet and most kinds were quoted
lower
POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 1591Ic per lb;
Geese per pair. 81 1922 20; Goslings, -o
Ducks IS 50d6 so per dozen for old and Sc 300
so for young. Hens $7dS for large and
s. soa6 for small; young Roostegs ge sl@ 10
Broliers, S4dIl SO for large and So 5oa3 for
small: Pigeons, 81 25d1 80 per dozen for old
and 81 15@2 % for Squads.
GAME%Gray Geese, s3ag so per dozen;
White Geese, 81 25N1 75; Brant 81 50d2 so;
Honkers, S4G5; English Snipe 81 56G2 so;
common Snipe. So Cottontail Rabbits, 81:
Brush Rabbits, 81 80: Hare, 81 50q1 rs.
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Chicago Board of Trade.
Future Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. April 25 Z sharp break
CURED in wheat prices to-day, due to heavy
realizing sales brought out to great extent
by weakness in the corn pit. Final figures on
July wheat showed loss from Saturday $
closing quotations OF lac. July corn is on
A01Ac.
Oats are down a shade.
Provisions closed a shade lower
In spite of abundance of rain throughout
the principal sections Of the winter wheat
country there good demand for wheat
at the start from commission houses and
shorts. The opening steady. with the
july option nc lower TO &c higher at S3I q
s3lsc With only light offerings the market
soon became strong. July advanced to S44p
e4sse and closed at S21sc
Strength in wheat and excessive rains
throughout the West caused a firm tone III
corn during the early part Of the day. The
market closed weak with prices near the bot
tom, July closing at 47kG4T%c and May
a 46c.
Commission houses and shorts were fair
purchasers OF oats early in the session the
Inducements TO buy being an improvement in
the cash business and unfavorable weather
for seeding. The close was at the low point
July being at 35&c.
The provision market was easier on liberal
receipts of hogs and lower prices at the wards
The close was steady. with July pork down
2lzd5c. at $l2 20d12 221s July lard and ribs
were unchanged. closing at SO so and S8 50 y
respectively
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Arff fCb
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STOCK MARKET.
Shares Generally Weak, With
Fey Flnctna ions.

There was a fair business the Stock
and Bond Exchange. but variations were few
and narrow There were sales of Hawaiian
Commercial in the afternoon at $4s047 62l5.
falling figures The general feeling through
out the list was rather weak than otherwise.
There was nothing new worthy Of note in the
oil or mining stocks.
Ex dividend yesterday: Illinois Crude Oil.
IXc: Northern California Power Com
pany. regular monthly. &c per share. amount :
ing to 5000: the Homestake Mining Com
many of South Dakota a regular monthly of
% cents
Additional cars of Ophir ore have been
shipped, making a total of twelve railroad
carloads the way or awaiting sale at
the reduction works.
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Nev York Metal Market.

NEW YORK. April 25-Tin was lower in
Lcndon to-day, spot declining los to el2S and
futures 2s Cd to e126 1Jc. Locally the market
was quiet and unchanged at S2T STl5 Q2S 1213
Copper was a little higher in London. Spot
was is Sd higher at e5S Is Sd. while futures
advanced IS Sd, closing at 251 SIS 3D. The
local market for copper remains steady. Lake
Sl3 25Q13 621s; electrolytic, Sl3 12l2ql3 %;
casting. SIP 81 i5al3 12h3
Lead remains steady at 81 COCA g. and was
also unchanged in London, where spot closed
at SO IS Sd.
speIter was unchanged in both markets.
London quoted spot at 422 as 3d. while the
local price ranges from So 20G5 80
Iron closed at So. in Glasgow and at AIS SO
in Middesboro. Locally iron was unchanged.
No / foundry. northern. is quoted at SIS 2Jg
Is 10; No 2 foundry, northern, Sl4 T5Q15 %:
No. L foundry, southern. and do, soft, $14 259
n
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Hay and Feedstnfs.

Hav was soft yesterday, with large receipts
of on1 tons Some houses offering their
baidines on the market fast as buyers will
take them and il is this more than anything
else that is depressing the situation as there
Is not more than enough on hand to last until
the new crop comes in.
Bran and Mddings are firm at the recent
advance.
MTDII NCfSES21d29 per ton
SHORTS $40 5og2l 90 per ton n. -
ton. Oilcake Meal at the mill $40 50@3i
iobbing. $40; Cocoanut Cake. $22G2S; Corn
Meal. $50 50@31 so; Cracked Corn. sS1@s2;
Mixed Feed ! s21G22 Horse Beans, $500
40 per ton: Broom Corn Feed. 90c per ctI.
HAY.wheat sIsq@15 @ 90; Wheat and oat.
Stock sloG1i; Alfalfa. $1oa12 per ton
sTRAW-5OG75c per bale.
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Prozqsions.

There was no further change to report yes
teriay. the market being weak at last weeks
decline.
CURED MEATS-Bacon. 1Qc per lb for
heavy. 10i5c for light medium.l 121c for light.
lac for extra light and 14laI15e for sugar
cured Eastern sugar cured Hams 1215c; Cali
fornia Hams. 11hG12c: Mess Beef. $40 500
Sf2 50G13: prime Mess Pork, S15 extra clear
S24: Mess. SIS: Dry Salted Pork, 10lzc; Pig
Pork. ST. Pigs Feet. s5 Smoked Beef lac
per ID.
LARD--Tierces quoted a 619c per lb for
compound and SIC for pure; half barrels. pure
sAc; f0-ib tins. 9Ae; 5-lb tins essc; 3-lb tins
9hc.
COTTOLENE-One half barrel. sac; three
half barrels, sac; one tierce. s7sc; two tierces
size; 1--WE terces. sac per lb
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

Receipts OF Butter and Eggs were large
again yesterday, those of Eggs being unusually
heavy for Monday, Both markets remained
about Saturday, with no visible desire
on the part OF most sellers to change them
either way. Butter generally quoted weak
and Eggs steady TO firm.
Cheese is showing rather more movement
Quite line was shipped to Los Angeles on
Saturday and scattering shipments are being
made into the interior and up north. AS a
rule the latter in small lots but in the
aggregate they amount to quite quantity.
Prices remain before.
Receipts II eco lbs Butter, 1751 cases
Eggs and IA. 700 lbs Cheese.
BUTTER-Crearnery at first hands. 1Sq19c
for extras and 17Q1TIac for ffrsts; dairy. 159
inai.
CHEESE-sGac for good to choice new
and TDT1le for lower grades; Young Americas,
9laGl0c: Eastern 15g16c; Western. l4915c
per lb.
EGGs-Ranch, 1sG20c for fair to choice;
store, 1501Sc per dozen.
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Wool $161 so: Horse Hides. salt So 70 for
large and s2a2 80 for medium. 81 25G1 rs for
small and soc for Colts Horse Hides, dry.
for small and soc for Colts Buck skins-Dry
Mexican 31c; dry Salted Mexican. 25c: dry
Central American Sic Goat Skins-Prime An
goras. T5c: large and smooth soc; medium.
35c: small. zoe.
TALLOW-No. / rendered. 4Aq41sc per Id;
No. q 316Q4c: grease. 21z csc.
wOoL-spring clip-San JOAQUIN and South
ern 12 months 9GiIc; do months SG10c
per lb. Middle Counties. 12G16c for free and
11aI4c for detective: Northern. 159l7c for free
and 13915c for detective; Nevada. l2q1Sc, ac-
corcing to condition.
HOPS-24@2Tc per lb for California. 1908.
and 1T1kg20c for crop of 1904.
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Livestock Market.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO April 25.-CATTLE - Receipts,
2e 600 Steady to strong. Good to prime
steers. $5G5 65: poor to medium SO SOFA 90;
stockers and feeders $374 IS; cows 81 7J0
bulls. s2G4 10: calves, So 25@5 so; Texas fed
steers $4M4 IS
HoGS-Receipts: To-day 1900; tomorrow,
20 900. 10Q15e lower Mixed and butchers,
81 e565 TO- good to choice heavy, $5@5 10:
rough heavy. 81 s5d5; light, 81 S0d5 O5; bulk
Of sales, $4 90G5 05.
sHEEP.Receipts 5000. Sheep and lambs
steady TO strong: Good to choice wethers. 81 IS
as As: fair 10 choice mixed SO 1904 TO, West
So 50G4 90 Western lambs .tciipped), $5@5 90;
Western lambs (wooled). IS 90@6 rs.
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ToNOPAH MINES.
~ 1t
Kennedy's Case Continued.

The case of william B. Kennedy,
alias Richard Jackson. alias yellow"
charged with murder in connection
with the shooting and killing OF Po-
liceman Eugene c. Robinson, was CALI
ed in Judge Cooks court yesterday
Last week it was agreed that the de-
fendant would waive his preliminary
hearing in the Police Court and pro-
ceed to trial for the second time. The
case was continued to May 9 to be SET
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EASTERN MARKETS.
Neu York Money Market.

NEW YORK. April 25.-CIose: Money on
call-Essy. 1@lh per cent, closing bid and Of
fered. ~
days, Z11G3 per cent; six months, 353Q4 per
ePrfme mercantile paper-404iz per cent
Sterling exchange Easier. with actual busi-
In bankers bills at s.. 4.S72OG A. sT25 for de-
nland and Al s.. .S52ods s525 for sixty day bills.
Posted rates-S4 sGa4 ssh
Commercial hills-S4 S4Ib
Bar Eilyer-54kc
Mexican dollHrs-43Lc.
Bonds-Governments. steady: railroads. ir-
regular.
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Idaho Mining Case settled.

The two appeal cases of the Empire
State Idaho Mining and Developing
Company VS.. the Bunker Hill and Sui
livan Mining and Concentrating Com
pany have been settled out of court.
They related to unimportant surface
conflicts. A decision is expected
shortly from the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals on the main cases af-
fecting the underground disputes be-
tween the two companies.
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Afternoon Session.
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Buffers. 81 5oa8 rs; small White, s3@a Is;
large White. 50 65a2 IS: Pink So s0@3 As
Red. 81 so Lima SO 25Ql3 80; Red Kidneys,
81 5Od5: Blackeye 50 1892 % per ctl: Horse
Beans, S292 50
sEEDs-Brown Mustard. So 1901: Yellow
Mustard S3@3 25; Flax, 81 S0Gl 90; Canary.
sM@5Ac for Eastern; Alfalfa, 14l5@16c: Rape.
1% G2c: Timothy. 6d6lzc; Hemp. 3kGfc per
lb: MiIlet. 3Q3 ac: Broom Corn Seed. $20@21
per ton
DRIED PEAs-Backeye So per ctl: Niles.
So %: Green $303 25.
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Flour and MillStnfs.

FtouR-california Family Extras. 81 sO@
10, usual terms Bakers ,si iExtras. 81 1905;
pes eMsiILsTUFFs-Prices in packages are as
toiiavs: Graham Flour. SO so per 100 lbs;
pne Flour. 81 so; Rye Meal So 25: Rice Flour.
81 Corn Meal SO so; extra cream do. 81 25:
%, Groats s4 so; Hornny S494 25 Buck
S'beat Flour 81 5094 IS: Cracked Wheat. a.;
Esrina 81 so: Whole Wheat Flour So IS;
Rolled oats. bbls 81 25Gs 60; In sacks. Sc 75a
Ine pearl Barley Sc: Split Peas. boxes ST:
crssn peas. SIS SO per 100 lbs.
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as follows: Flour. dull and easy; No. 2 spring
wheat soG92c; No. s. s5d90c; No red.
e5a q d9Sc; No. corn. 47G4s15c; No. yell
low, 49A@4e1sc; No. cats, 36t4 g36lc: No.
3 white 3S@40o: No rye. 3sc; good feeding
barley, 3OG35c: fair to choice mailing, 45G55c:
No / fax seed, 81; No. l Northwestern,
81 06la; prime timothy seed 81 9S: mess pork.
per barrel. S11 90G12; lard. per 100 pounds.
SO 60a6 65; short ribs sides doose). So ESQ
81 Y short clear sides tboxed), S6 5046 IS;
whisky basis of high wines, 81 2S; clover,
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Ne5v York Stock Market.

sNEw YORK, April 25. while the stock
market of to-day continued extremely duh.
there were evidences OF more positive weak
ness than in the stagnant and dropping mar
xet OF last week. The weakness seemed TO
spring from United States Steel preferred.
which very freely sold from the outset.
] with marked sympathetic effect on the whole
-.arket. The source OF this selling was not
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE. April 25.-clearings, s75s, col; !;
balances s1249SI
TACOMA, April 25.-Clearings, Si05, ,365; (;
balances S4S,6iT
PORTLAND. April 25.-Clearings, $3.50. 726;
SPOKANE. April 25.-clearings. s42s. as
balances, S79.92S.
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Receipts. Shipments.
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

change to-day the Butter market steady.
Creameries 14@23c; dairy, 13Q21c. Eggs.
steady, 161a917c Cheese, easy, 101Sc.s
ELGIN. H.. April 25.-Butter. firm: selling
at 23c. the same last week Sales for the
week were 474. 600 pounds.
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Northern Wheat Market.
OREGON

PORTLAND, April 25-WHEAT-walls
Wala. 73474c; bluestsm, Sic; valley, s19S3c.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. April 25.-WHEAT-One cent
higher for bluestem; club, T4c; bluestem, sac.
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Total sales .. -2S2 500
UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
NEW YORK. April 25.-Bond transactions
United Railroads Of San Francisco, 5000 at
s77 25
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY.
Common-Bid, AZ; asked, "a. Preferred
Bid. 34i&, asked 35.
NEW YORK BONDS
Z ref 2s reg. ..l0;1s L & n unified As. 99sz
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Hides. Tallozc. Wool and Hops.

HIDES AND sKINS-Culls and brands sell
about H@1c under quotations. Heavy Salted
Hides. Sc for heavy and Sc for light; Stays.
&c; salted Kip. sc; salted Veal l0c; salted
Calf lie: dry Hides. 16c: dry Kip. 13c. dry
Calf ISc; Sheepskins shearlings. 25dl30c each:
short Wool 4oae5c each medium. 7od90c: long
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NEATHER coNDITIoNs - GENERAL

FORECAST
- depression Of ONE depth has moved rap
fIiv southwark from tho Oregon coast and now
overlies the southern half OF the Pacific slope.
Lain Is falling from san Francisco nOrthWard
and conditions are faNora bie for showers Tues
cay generally throughout the state
The temperature has fallen ten degrees In
Southern California.
maximum wind velocity Of ~ miles per
hour from the northwest iE reported At Point
Royas
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight April Pc
Northern California cloudN unsettled
weather Tuesday with showers COOLER In the
interior: fresh southeriy winds changing 10
westerly winds on tire coast
Southern California Cloudy. unsettled
weather Tuesday with showers; cooler; brisk
southwest winds
Nezada-Cloudy Tuesday; cooler; possibly
showers.
san Fnencisco and vicinity-Cloudy, unsettled
weather frllesday with showers fresh south
V-est winds changing 10 brisk northwest
A. O. McADIE, District Forecaster.
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St. Louis Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, April 25.-WooI steady; medium
grades combing and clothing, 18422c: light,
i4d171ac; heavy, 12di4hc; washed. 20q31c.
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Miscellaneous Markets.
Foreign Fatares.
Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. April 25.-To-day's state
ment of the treasury balances in the general
fund exclusive of the $3.50. 600, 900 gold reserv
in the division of redemption. shows Avail
able cash balance $500 PSI 521; gold $1o1,-
5S3. 1874
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Street
50. 900 Northern Ry Of Cal -116 80
81 600 s of per cent. .1O4 20
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ViSible Grain Supply.

NEW YORK. April 25.-The visible supply
of grain Saturday, April %, compiled py
the New York Produce Exchange is fol-
lows:
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales on the San Fran
.isco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
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Heafher Report.

raeth Neridian-Pacifc Tlmel
SAN FRANCISCO April 25-5 b. m.
TIE following ar the seasonal ralulalls 10
r .-e as compared with those of same date last
--sson and rainfall in last tweuly-four hours;
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Beans and Seeds.

All quotations remain unchanged and the
market shows features.
BEANS-Bayos 50 35G2 so: Pea. 1903 25:
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Ne1v York Cotton Market.
Ne5v York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK April 25.=The cotton market
closed barely steady 20 to 25 psints lower.
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California Stock and OaExcbange

Board
81 600 United r r OF F per cent. "a SO
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AUCTION SALES
IN "a 81
AUCTION SALE.

50-DRAFT AND DRIVING HORSES-50
Thirty head consigned by A j. Nelson.
Glenn County, Cal. and twenty head Irorn
Churchill Company ranches, Siskiyou Co, Cal.
Horses from Nelson ranch thoroughly
broke and ready for service and will weigh
from 1000 to 1900 pounds Horses from
Churchill ranch will weigh from 1000 to 11c0
pounds and have been handled two weeks.
This is splendid lot of horses. All young
and smooth and should appeal to all classes OF
buyers. from mi1kmen TO draymen. A number
Of extra fine roadsters. including a grand car
riage team. win be found in this lot.
Sale takes place
TUESDAY, April &c. 1904 at D. m.
At salesyard, 1892 Market St, San Francisco.
Horses at yard Monday, April %.
FRED H CHASE & CO.,
Livestock Auctioneers.
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PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE.
Morning Session

Following were the sales on the Pacific
Stock Exchange yesterday:
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~ BARGAINS AT AUCTION span
4NtN driving horses. l fast PAGER. 1 fast
pony. II draft horses. 80 head Of cheap horses,
camp peddling, express, 1 butcher wag-
on, % surreys. 'buggies. carts, 40 sets harness
at 1l40 FOLSOM. TUESDAY. April 20. IL
a. m. VIM. CLOUGH. Auctioneer.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.
MONDAY. April 25-2 p. m.

UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid Ask Bid Ask.
As or coup. .1e7Ih1OS IS or cp new.13+ 1341z
IS or reg 1OTih10S IS or coup. ..107Al 10S1t
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
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Cash Gram and Provisions.

CHICAGO. April 25.-cash quotations were
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-20
pitch Lake King" Dead.

Conrad f. Stollmayer, known as the
Pitch Lake King" and the wealth.
lest man in the Caribbeans, is dead at
Port OF. Spain, Trinidad, according to
private advices just received. He
was 81 years old. From a penniless
German immigrant to the United
States he became the editor OF Ger
man paper in Philadelphia, which the
anti-slavery party tried to wreck in
1850. lie later became an adventurer
in Trinidad, and finally the owner Of
an asphalt lake worth millions, which
he discovered. Stollmayer, although
born in Germany, where he received a
university education, was British
subject, having been naturalized by a
special act Of parliament in 1913. In
his later years he became an ardent
supporter Of the movement for univer-
sal peace.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-20
Dead in u SWAMP,

The Augusta Herald says Robert
Griffin, an aged and respected negro,
living near Hephzibah, has been
missing from his home for several
days, and for Il time his family
thought the old man had merely wan
dercd away from home and was prob
ably at the house OF some neighbor.
Wednesday afternoon, however, while
some children were going through a
swamp short distance from the old
mans home, they found his dead
body lying near Va branch. An exa.
mination OF the body shows 10 signs
OF foul play of any kind, and it is be.
lieved the old man wandered into the
woods, became sick and stopped tC
rest In the grass, where he proba bly
died of heart failure or exhaustion,
lie was so years old and very feeble
An inquest will be held Thursday
afternoon.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-20

the public the advantage Of cheaper
commodities.

the public the advantage Of cheaper
| commodities.
The lowest price of the refined pro.
duct Of the Standard Oil company,
$50 degrees, water white, was in
March, 1893, l S cents a gallon, and
the highest was In November and De.
cember, 1903, Is cents gallon. This
is an increase of 100 per cent. in illu-
mination in 10 years. Crude petro.
leum also in ;reased from 81 8 cents
per barrel In October, 1892, to 81. 8SS
barrel In December, 1908, and this
is the Standard Oil companys excuse.
The lowest price for sugar was in
9O4 and the highest price was 1890.
Sugar was about per cent. and 10
per cent. lower in 1903 than during
the preceding 13 years.
Effective working Of the coal com
binatiou is shown In the comparison
of the highest and lowest prices dur
ing the period under discussion. The
lowest price Of anthracite egg was in
September, 1895. In the latter part
of 1902 and throughout 1903 the
wholesale price was s495. Commits
'1oner Wright says no attempt has
oeen made in any way to go into the
cause Of the rise and fall of prices.
The aim has been to give the
prices as they actually prevailed In
the market" The causes, he holds,
are too complex, the relative influence
too Uncertain, in some cases too many
economic Questions to permit their
discussion in connection with this
bulletin