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potatoes. Onions and vegetables.

Receipts Of Potatoes were lighter than
usual but the market stiil badly con-
gested with river Burbanks. which have been
accommodating for several days and low grade
offerings were being pressed for sale at re-
duced prices. Fancy Salinas Burbanks were
stil in limited supply and held firmly at the
top quotation. although trade was quiet
Sweets dragged badly at the recently revised
quotations Onions were in light receipt less
than 100 bags being received. and the market
ruled firm at unchanged rates
Receipts OF most miscellaneous vegetables
came to hand late but the market was literally
supplied with stock that had been received
late on Friday. Tomatoes did a little better
but other descriptions were weak Green Corn
is dropped from the list.
MISUNDERSTANDING from the river Ana
zoe per ctl; Salinas BurbanSs, S1s11 IS per cti.
River Reds 75@s5c per cti Sweet Potatoes,
75QS5c per ctl
ONIONS-s1 35@1 60 per etl
VEGETABLES-Strng Beans. 2h08c mar
lb: Wax Beans 1a43c per ID; Lima Beans an
4lho per lb; Tomatoes. 25@eoc per box; sum-
mer Squash, 100000 per box; Cabbage. 75c per
ct: Carrots. 75c Psr per sack; sack; cucpmbsrs, 100000
30G4oc per box; Dried Peppers. nominal: Green
Okra. b0cQ$1 per box; Green Peppers. 25@4Oc
por box: Mushrooms 10915c per ID, Marray
fat and Hubbard Squash. $loe5i2 per ton. tom
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Receipts of Produce.
STOCK MARKET.
Another Report Concerning Alaska
Packers Stock.

Business on the Stock and Bond Exchange
market lacked animation. Gas and Electro
was lower at $57G57 20. The United Rail-
roads per cent bonds were higher at SIS 121a
81, 600 selling. Alaska Packers was again on
lower plane. selling from sos so down TO
$104. This stock Is kept weak and unsettled
changes in the arrangement of the stock Most
or them are conjectures. as II is said that the
Of placing its affairs on more satisfactory
basis, has not yet come to any definite
elusion. OF the various plans suggested the
most feasible of course will be adopted. The
under consideration provides for the calling
in Of the $35 yet unpaid the As. o00 shares
shares still unsold and then the increasing
of the capital stock from its present amount
of $4,000 shares to 100 600 and the declaration
Of a stock dividend Of one share of the new
issue to every four held by the old or present
shareholders. According to the talk among
the brokers, the associations business has
grown so large that the capital with which IL
started out is no longer sufficient to carry IL
on and must be Increased TO conduct its pres
ent large operations hence the proposition to
double the capital stock. The association esti-
mates that the book value Of its stock Is
now S120
The oil and mining stocks were quiet. with
easier prices for some Of the TonOpahs
were 1857 shares. valued at $497T. the lead
Ing sales being as follows: Associated OIL
1000 shares; Four. 1866: Occidental. 1900; Cali
600; OIL City. 500
The Claremont OIL Company has declared
a dividend OF 1c. payable November 1
The Alta Oil and Development Company has
levied an assessment of &c. delinquent No
vember 10; Sacramento Valley Land Company
one of SOC, November 10
The New York and Honduras Rosario Mining
Company paid dividend Of 1 per cent yes
terday
Shawmut OIL Company assessment No Of
sc per share has all been paid up.
A special meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Columbia Electric Company OF California has
DeeH calleQ Tor December "a to a
proposition to create a bonded indebtedness Of
~, COG. GOO In thirty year per cent bonds In
terest payable semi annually
The output OF the Ophfr mine last week
amounted to IA mining carloads Of ore. as
saying S23 20 per ton.
The yield of the Consolidated California ana
I Virginia mine last week consisted OF I2 min
ing carloads Of ore, averaging S51 As per ton
and 81 carloads. averaging $28 IS per ton.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKErs.

New York stocks active. with individ-
ual advances and declines.
Local securities in fair average move
Iacnc
Not much nuctuation in Silver or Ex-
change.
Local hank clcarings increase $f,000,-
GOO over Last year.
Wheat. Barley ard other grains not
materially changed.
Hay and Bran rs before. Cocoanut
Cake higher.
Vet Beans depressing the market for
good lots.
Potato market overstOcked and gener-
ally weak. Onions firm.
Not much change in Poultry and
Game.
Deciduous and Citrus fruits selling on
fairly.
Prunes scarce and firm in New York,
and firmer here.
Dried Peaches and Nectarines firm and
wanted.
Liberal lines OF Nevada Honey on the
market.
No further cut i'm Hams, Bacon and
Lard.
Wool, Hops and Hides unchanged.
Live and dressed Meats as before
quoted.
Butter depressed, Cheese steady and
Eggs higher.
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TNTERNATIoNAI
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Beans and Seeds.

Dealers are reporting depressed market for
Pink Beans owing to the incoming of great
wet Pinks are recleaned the Arizona and Texas
buyers take them at low rates in preference
to the higher priced dry Beans. The market
haa a very wide range-ali the way from 81
for wet up to 81 rs for No. l dry. The quo
tations below do not include those very poor
wet Beans. The same remarks apply to al
most every other variety of Beans now coming
in. The market continues quiet.
BEANS-Bayos 81 T5fp3; Pea. So 1903 ob
Buffers. 81 1903: small White. So iSTS 40:
large White, So 4og2 90: Pink, Sc 5000 rs:
Red. 81 25@4 so; Lima $4 1894 30; Red Kid !.
news. 81 50Q4 rs; Blackeyes. 81 0OG2 40 per
eti: Horse Beans. 81 s5@2 40
SEEDS-Brown Mustard. nominal: Yellow
Mustard S3 20; Flax S2Q2 20: Canary. sZ
Timothy 5Hc Hemp. 3l1@3%c per ID: Mliiet
2iSG3i5c:> Broom Corn Seed. S20q2i per ton.
DRIED PEAs-Niles. S2a2 25: new Green
Peas SOP Is per ctl.
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Wheat and other Grains.

WHEAT-The foreign markets showed little
change. Chicago was fractionaliy lower on the
day.
Snow of the Orange Judd Farmer estimates
the Wheat crop at 5o4 7l3 600 bushels. includ-
bushels spring. The Oat crop is eT3, 1876 COO
The Wheat crop is nearly 1000. 900 bushels
more than the Government estimate and the
Oats show an excess of 85,OO000O bushels
Kansas City grain people figure there is only
1900. 600 bushels Wheat left in Kansas that
be bought
In this market futures were weak. with a
very fair volume Of business. The December
shorts were taking their profits. Cash grain
was in moderate demand and steady.
CASH WHEAT.
California Club, 81 45Q1 52h; California
w,.ite Australian, 81 55q1 62H; Northern
Glib. 81 45Ql 521s; Northern Biuestem. 81 60
al 621a per ctl -
Session 8 to IL 80 a. m.
n,. g, open. pss,1 ! High. Low Close;
Rsy RsSsmner @ 81 q 81 4ss = ts = = ts'
BARLEY-Futures were dull and not mate
rally changed. The cash market was still
handicapped by large offerings of damp Feed.
is scarcity of choice bright dry Feed. which
would possibly bring 81 1214 were 1t obtain
able in any quantity. The demand continues
better in the interior than on this market.
CASH BARLEY.
Feed. $191 11A; Brewing and Shipping.
81 12Aa1 15: Chevalier. 81 17hG1 22A per
Genital
Session TO IL 80 a. m.
December-No sales; 81 0sa bid. 81 06%
asked.
May-No sales: 81 oe bid.
OATS-The week closed quietly at un-
changed prices, with liberal receipts of IL, 395
ctls mostly from the lower coast.
White. 81 40@1 5oH; Surprise, 81 5o61 60:
Red for feed 81 32h91 As for No. 1 and
81 4211@1 so: Black. 81 3oG1' 35 for feed ana
81 50Q1 65 for seed.
CORN-There Was no change to report yes
terdsy.
Western sacked. 81 4001 IS for Yellow. 81 As
for White and 81 40@1 42k for Mixed: Cali
fornia large Yellow 81 4091 As; small round
do 81 5591 62h: White. nominal; Egyptian.
81 S5@1 As for White and 81 25Q1 80 Tor
Brown.
UCKWHEAT-Nominal at about 81 per ctl
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
I5O& ApVANcE IN 90 DAYS

November 18th. price OF our stock win ad-
vance to five cents per share Present price. 2
cents per share cash OF installments. Par
value 81 90 per share. non assessable. Are de-
veloping 40 acres OF rich gold land in the IA
nous Colddeld District. close to the largest
producers Own all property. No debts
Are developing property and have struck good
ore body. therefore price viii advance 20 ave
cents per share-f5o per cent-on November
18th and stock will be Withdrawn entirely
when we reach the high grade ore bodies which
we feel sure will be opened up in our
shaft Now Is the time TO set In on this ex-
cept.onally good property at lowest possible
price Fortunes made every day IN Goldfeld
at once for particulars. or call at our local or
ace
THE BIG ELK GOLD MINES CO..
716 Italian-Amerlcan Bank Bldg..
san francisco. Cal
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Hay and FeedstuHs.

The only change yesterday was an advance
in sCocoanut Cake The market for Bran con-
tinued weak. The receipts of Hay included
22 cars and were moderate
BRAN-$1e620 per ton.
MIDDLINGS-$246I27 per ton.
SIiORTS-S19920 per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-RolledB Barley, s23 50R24 per
ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, $31 506b32 so;
iobbing $33; Cocoanut Cake $23624: Corn
Meal $50 50931 so; Cracked Corn, s31@32:
Mixed Feed s22q2s Ea.I oo id Horse Beans ssO04o
slOQ14 so; Oat $9@13; Barley and Oat IS
Gi2: Volunteer Wild Oat. $7@lo; stable S9
oil; stock. So 5o@7: Clover. $7@1O; Alfalfa,
So612 per ton.
STRAW-45Q65c per bale
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POULTRY-Live Turkeys. old. 14@I6c per
10 for Gcbbiers and 1511Tc for Hens: young
Turkeys. 20@22c per ID; Geese, per pair 81 so
qSl 49, Goslings. S242 %; Ducks. 81 50Q5 per
dozen for old and 81 5Oq6 for young: Hens.
BOOSTERS. IS 50GG: old BOOSTERS. 81 50G5: Fry
ers. 81 50G5: Broilers. S3d4: Pigeons. 81 %
per dozen for old and $2@2 % for SQUADS
GAME-Mallard Ducks $3d5 per dozen;
Canvasback s4G6: Teal. 81 5093; sprig $2@
2 so; Widgeon. $1G1 75; Red Heads. $2G2 80;
small Ducks, 81 50G1 20; Gray Geese S4:
White Geese $1G2; Brant 81 50Q2 so; Snipe,
~ for English and 81 30 for common; Doves.
$1ql 25: Hare. 81 1902; Rabbits. So for Cot
tontail and 81 so for Brush
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Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. Oct 22.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour, steady; winter patents.
S. SoG5 40: straights 81 So@5 20: spring pat.
ents, s5 1905 so; straights, 81 COOS 30 bak-
ers', SO S094; No. 2 spring wheat. 81 1fa
/ isK No. 2 corn. 52%c; No. 2 yellow. 55Ac;
No. . oats, 2shc; No. z white. 31@s1 55c: No.
white. 2ez @ao1ac; No 2 rye. 7s@7s1kc;
mating, 40Q52c; No. 1 naxseed, 81 10: No
Northwestern. 81 1879 mess pork. per bbl.
$40 90011: lard, per 100 lbs, 81 27z@7 30:
clear sides fboxed). 81 s7h@7 62H whisky.
basis OF high wines. 81 25; clover. contract
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FIour and Millstnns

FLOUR-California Family Extras 81 S00
5 10 usual terms: Bakers Extras $4 7O05:
oregon and Washington. jobbing at s46l4 So
per bbl
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
follows: Graham Flour, SO 20 per 100 lbs
Rye Flour. So; Rye Meal. So rs; Rice Flour.
81; Corn Meal. 81 90; extra cream do. So so;
oat Meal, 50 90; oat Groats. a.; Hominy,
Wheat. So so; Farina So 10; Whole Wheat
Flour, So so; Rolled Oats, bbis, So 1907 80: in
sacks S4 25 Pearl Barley, SIS; Split Peas
boxes. SIS so: Green Peas IS so per 100 lbs.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22.@The statement of
averages or the clearing house banks of this
city for tie week shows:
Loans 81 l3i .930, 400 increase $S,9lI 600; de-
posits 81, 1873, T90TU0, increase $6, b59 900; cir
culation $42, 800, 500, increase $702, 500; legal
tenders S17,5S7 coo, increase $1,065, ,300 specie
Soae oa 1 90 9oo lnerease y 80 300; reserve Ssl
$299 949l 175. increase 81 63D $50: surplus SIT,
o53, 925, increase 81, ,S96. .050; ex-United States
deposits $23, ,6S4, 4T6, increase 81, ,910,o25.
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Poultry and Game

Receipts OF Poultry were light as usual on
Saturday. and the market closed steady with
very little stock unsod OF Western
falls due to- morrow.
Changes in Game were slight and good
stock met with ready sale at good prices The
receipts included some overheated and tainted
Wild Ducks, which had to be sold at low
figures or thrown away.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. oct. 22.-Close: Money on
sixty DAYS. 3 per cent; ninety days and SIX
months. 3Zq3&.
Prime mercantile paper 415 per cent
Sterling exchange, firm, with actual business
in bankers bills al 81. Sc for demand and at
s4sSI5 for sixty day bills; posted rates
- s4i5 and 81 e61A44 81; commercial bills
s. SSdz s315
Bar silver, 5SLc
Mexican dollars, 4614c
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds.
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Exports and Imports.

NEW YORK. Oct. 22.-The total imports Of
dry goods and general merchandise at New
York for the week ending to-day were valued
at $13 421,O24
Exports of specie from New York for the
week were of gold none and silver 1892, ,629
Exports and imports at New York during
the week We're $50. 727 silver and $456, 143 gold.
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GeneraI Merchanfise.

BAGs-Grain Bags. s5Q5 IS; San Quentin.
81 so: Wool Bags S0932c: Fleece Twine. TIE:
brown Jute.
COAL wellington 50 per ton: New Wei
lington. S.: Seattle, s6 so; Bryant 50 SO;
Beaver Hill. IS 80; Roslyn 81: Coos Bay,
s5 SO: Richmond ST 80; Cumberland. SIS in
bulk and $f4 rs In sacks: Pennsylvania An
thracite Egg. $14; Welsh Anthracite Egg ti3;
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits.

Choice table Grapes were wanted yesterday
the best offerings OF ali varieties in crates
cleaned up PROMPTLY for that purpose at coo
Soc with occasional lots Of some varieties
bringing small premium. Large consign-
ments Of fine Grated stock came to hand late
In the day and had to be held over. Offerings
of open boxes were liberal and included sew
eral large shipments that arrived late on FRI
day, Prices were well maintained. however,
and some favored brands of the Muscat va
riety from Martinez sold up to 81 per box in
a small way. Wine Grapes were firm for good
stock while poor and leaking lots dragged at
irregular prices, Apples were in free supply
and. although trade was active the market
had an easy tone Two cars OF fancy Oregon
stock were marketed and four more cars were
firm. boxes from sonoma selling at 81 and
crates from Martinez at 81 so each The
previous prices. Citrus fruits were moderately
active and all descriptions We're reported Arm.
Raspberries and the Cheney variety of Straw
beiated arrivals were still on hand Attractive
lots Of all varieties of Strawberries sold readily
STRAWBERRIES per chest for
Longworths 81 5oq4 for Malindas and $3G6
for Cheneys.
RAsPBERRIEs-sS@5 per chest
HUCKLEBERRIES-SG per lb
CRANBERRIES- 81 50a2 25 per box for
9f aE eS IS fop ppr Iape faney S5asoo
PEARs-winter NeIIis. sis1 rs per box;
cooking varieties 35G60c per box
PLUMS280G65c per box
PERSIMMONS-50GS5c per box
POMEGRANATES-4Od6 for small and
$1G1 rs for large boxes.
oUINCES-25G40c per box
FIGS-$1@1 so per box
MELONS-Cantaloupes, nominal: Nutnnes
Melons. 20G50c per box; Watermeions. s102
per dozen.
GRAPES-Table varieties 506S5c for
crates. 25@40c for small boxes and 75cas1 So
for open boxes; Wine Grapes. $15922 per ton
CITRUS FRUITs-oranges. $3Q4 per
box for Valencias: Lemons 50 BO63 FOR
fancy 81 1892 25 for choice and 81 25a1 90
for standards; Grape Fruit. So 50aS; Mexi-
can Lines. $494 so per case; Bananas s273
per bunch for Central American and 75c6S2
for Hawaiian; Pineappies, 81 1922 rs per
Dozen
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Bank CIearings.

Local Bank Clearings for the week just
ended, compared with the corresponding week
OF last year, show an increase Of 81, O16. 996.
being S2s. .9O4. O26 against S2s Ss7 $50 in 1908.
The clearings for the same week in 1902 were
SOC 1Q1 90
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Meat Market.
All quotations remain as before.
DRESSED MEATS.

All quotations remain as before
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers dealers
are as follows:
BEEF-b97c for Steers and 4a5c per ID
for Cows.
MUTToN-Wethers. 7q7hc; Ewes. 6@Tc per
pound
LAMB-sQ9c per lb
PORK-Dressed Hogs 69Sc per ID.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
Livestock delivered in San Francisco less 400
45 per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CAITLEEsteers. 1A@1he; Cows and Heif-
cALVEs-4@4Hc per ID gross weight.
sHEEP-Wethers. Sls@Sslc: Ewes sG3Ao
per ID (gross weight1
LAMBS-$2 50a2 20 per head
HoGs-Live Hogs 14o to 200 lbs. 4Kc:
200 to $50 lbs 41sc; $50 lbs and under. 411e;
over 25o lbs 433c; soft Hogs. not wanted;
Sows, 20 per cent off, Bears 30 per cent on
and Stays 40 per cent on from above quota
tions.
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Market nomil,ally
sHEEP-Receipts, none. Ma
steady.
Omaha
Omaha.

OMAHA. Oct 22.-CATTLE-Receipts 1OO
Nominally steady. Native steers "a 20G6 40;
cows and heifers, 81 40ap3 GO: Western steers,
$30+ TO; Texas steers. 81 1903 Us; range
10; steckers ard feeders. 81 25G4; calves,
50 5CG15; bulls and stays. 81 50@3 25.
higher Heavy, s5G5 20; mixed, $5Q5 49, light
$o o5G15 25; pigs, S4 25@4 rs; bulk of sales,
SO lC15 20.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900 Strong. Western
yearlings, SO G5Q4 10; wethers, SO 4O6D3 9O
ewes. $3Q3.60; common and stockers, 81 500
So 10; lambs. 81 50d5 %.
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Northern Business,

SEATTLE. Oct. 22.-clearings s7S4. 1873. bal
ances size, 623.
TACOMA. Oct. 22.--clearings 1921. bal
anees $e4 T61
PORTLAND. Oct 22.-clearings s524.s74.
balances $SS 902
SPOKANE, Oct. 22.-Clearings S400 2S4,
balances S103, ,293.
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Butf,r. Cheese and Eees.

CHICAGO, Oct. z2.-on the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was irm:
steady at mark cases included, 1611@1SX G:
cheese, easy. 1oH@10szc.
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREION.
PORTLAND, Oct. 2z.-WHEAT@For ex-
port. Walla Walla. S3c: blue stem, sec; val
ley s5c For Eastern markets. Walla Walla,
Sac; blue stem, SIC.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, Oct .-WHEAT-Unchanged
Blue stem, S919c: club, S51ac.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Foreign Futures.
Ct Louis Wool NTarl,e4.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 22-Wool, steady. Medium
grades, combfng and clothing, 2O@26c; light
fine, 13G20c; heavy fine, 12@l6c tub. washed,
22Q36c.
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FINANCIAL
Condition Of the Trensury.

The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 2A per cent and Tor three
months bills 2ssQ21s per cent.
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New yorl, Metal Marl,et-

NEW. YORK Oct. 22.-There was only a
small volume of business transacted in the
various metals to-day, but with the excep-
tion of tin. which ruled easy, a firm tone
ruled.
Yesterdays iron prices were firmly main
tained
eIectrolytic, s13d1s 25; casting sl2 S71a@1S.
Tin, $2S 62ha2S 95.
Spelter $5 25G5 80.
Lead S4 2OG4 81 u
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New York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK Oct. 22-FLOURAReceipts
300 barrels; exports 12.5 300 barrels. Market
dull. but firm Minnesota patents, SO 1906 30;
Minnesota bakers. So 60Q5 60; winter patents
$5 6096; Minnesota straights, $5 3695 60; Min
pesota extras, SO 50G54 20.
WHEAT-Receipts. 5000 bushels. Spotl firm
No red. 81 23k f. o. b. afioat; No. North
ern Duluth. 81 oets (. o. b. ahoat; No. hard
firm throughout the session, closing Nc up
May closed 81 15A, July closed 81 04ss, De-
cember closed 81 1917.
HOPS-Firm. State, common to choice,
1904, 3263Sc; 1908 31G36c; olds. l4Q1Sc; Pa
cihc Coast. 1904. 319S7c; 1908. 3oR3Sc; oids.
14@1Sc.
HIDEs-Fir-n Galveston, lie; California
19c: Texas dry, lac.
-WOOL-Firm. Domestic fleece, 32035c.
PETROLEUM-Quiet
COFFEE-Futures closed steady at q de-
cline OF 5610 points. November 6.75c; De-
7.15@7. .25c; September. 7.65Q770c. Spot Rio,
steady; No. invoice, SIZE; mild. quiet; Cor
dova, 1O@13c
sUGAR-Raw, steady; fair refining, 3Nc;
centrifugal, 90 test 414c; molasses sugar, 31ac.
Refined, quiet; No 6, 455c; No. Z. 4.60c; No.
4.20c; No. II. 412c; No. 13. 41Oc; No. IA.
41Oc confectioners' A. 4 soc; mould A. 530c;
cut loaf. 5.65c; crushed. 5.65e powdered, 5-O5c;
granulated. 4e5c; cubes, 52oc
DRIED FRUITS.
EvAPoRATED APPLES = The market
pear more confident. Common quoted at
4GD4ke; prime, 4%q5c; choice. 5AQ5hc;
fancy, 6Q7c.
PRUNES-F1rm; market unchanged.
APRICOTS-Are in light demand Choice.
911c extra choice. 10A Q101sc: fancy, 11@1Sc.
PEACHES-Are in practically the same po-
sitlon as aprcots. Choice, SA QS12c; extra
choice, Sat g9c; fancy, 915Q10c.
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Dried Fruits, Nuts. Raisins, Honey.

Slight advances In Peaches and Nectarines
will be observed. and both Fruits are espe-
cially hrm.- The slow Improvement in Prunes
continues and estimates of this years crop
are steadily being reduced. A brokers' wire
from New York yesterday said: ''Prunes on
the spot are scarce and there Is much COM
plant Of delayed shipments from the Coast.
Department stores here featuring Prunes
offering sos at retail at &c and 90s at pic per
lb; heavy increase in consumption is expect
ed TO result
The market continues literally supplied with
Nevada Honey. which is slow OF sale
FRUITS-New crop-Apricots 7%61oc for
Royals and 9Q12c for Moorparks; Nectarines,
6H@7hc for White and 615@7c for Red:
Piums. sae pitted S@sRe for ' black. black sgs%6 sgszc;
for red and 7Gshc for yellow; Figs, 2-crown
bricks 50c: S-crown. 55c; 4-crown, 6Oc: g.
crown csc; bulk white 2%@3c; black. 3Kc
Evaporated Apples 5h@7c per Id. :
PRUNES-1%G1Ac per lb for the four Sizes
and 2Hc basis for the large sizes
RAISINS-1904 crop (. o. b. Fresno-Im-
perial clusters 50 2592 30; Dehesa. 81 sba2:
London Layers socq$1; Loose Muscatels. A.
SGS%c; Seediess. 2%@2%c; Fioated, Sc; Seed.
ed 4d5lSc: Thompson's seedless. 1Ec: Seed
less Sultanas 3hG3%c per h.
NUTS-New Walnuts, No. I softsheIl 1o0
i2Hc No. 2, 10Q10hc: No. 1 hardshelI 12c.
No 1Oc: Almonds, 16417c for Nonparieis
14G1415c for x L. f3914c for Ne Plus Ultra
and lie for Languedoc; Peanuts. 607e FOR
Eastern: Pecans 11q1Se; Cocoanuts, 81 5o675:
Chestnuts 10a1bc per ID. o'~''
lie for AMBER water white extracted aXG
&C. light amber extracted. b95lsc: dark, s9
BEEsWAx-27@2ac per lb.
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Clearlng-House Banks.

WASHINGTON. Oct 22-To-day's Treasury
statement shows: Available cash balance.
$144, 564, S52; gold, ST., 44S 39S.
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New York stock List.

K. F. Hutton & Co., 490 California street
San Francisco members of the New York
Stock Exchange, furnish the following official
quotations OF that Exchange:
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New York cotton Marked

NEW YORK, Oct. 22-Cotton futures
opened steady; October. 9.53c; November,
9a2e; December. 966c; January, e74c: Feb
rusry. 9S0c bid March, 9.S4c; April, $3.50
bid: May, 9.91c.
Cotton futures closed barely steady; October
and November 9.4Tc; December 9.62c; jan
uary, 9.70c; February 9.I5c; March, O. 7Sc:
April 9.S1c; May, 9.sGc: June 9.SSc; July.
9.92c.
Spot closed quiet. 10 points decline; middling
uplands, 9.95c: middling Gulf. 10 20c; sales.
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Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hons.

HIDES AND DISK skiNs.Cuils . and brands sell
Steers, 161Sc; medium. 9I1c: light &c; Cow
Hides &c for heavy and &c for light; Stays
7c; Salted Kip. Zoe: Salted Veal lie; Salted
Calf. l11sc; dry Hides. 16t3G17c: dry Kip 1s0
I4c dry Calf. lee; sheepskins. shearlings. ESQ
4oe each short vao1 MSoi 1osSs as &C. each: medium.
salt, So rs for large and S292 so for medium
81 50l2 for small and soc for Colts; Horse
Hides dry, 81 rs for large and 81 so for me-
dium. 81 for small and SOC for Colts
Buck Skins-Dry Mexican. 30c; dry saIted
Mexican. 25c: dry Central American. 30c: Goat
Skins-Prime Angoras. I5c; extra large do
81 %; large soc; medium. Soc: small. zoe
TALLOW--No + rendered. 494hc per In.
No. q 31ac: Grease 21s43c
WOOL-Fal clip--San Joaquin and South
ern 9@11c: Southern. S@9c: Southern Noun
tain. 9Ql1c: Middle Counties, free, 120lIc:
do, defective 10@12c: Northern free l265i4c.
do. defective, l0@l2c: Humboldt and Mendo,
cino 14915c per Id.
= rIfI,S-1aO4 crop. 2e13ic ner Ii
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Mornin- Session.
Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales the San Fran
cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
Morning Session-COmstocks.