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PRODUCE MARKET

Butter-creamery-Extras, 251s@2sc;
June creamery, 22c.
Rolls and Prints-Firsts, 234k @24c.
Dairies-Extras, 20@21c; firsts, 15@
151kc; packing stock. fresh, 141ac.
Cheese-Twin fancy. October, PFC;
twins or flats. storage. 10@111sc; Young
1917 @14c; brick. No: 2, 1O@1ic; limbur-
ger, No. l. new, 1215@13c; prinost, No.
l.. Sc; pultost, 10c; Swiss cheese, No. 1
EggsEst.ictly fresh loss off, 22c; stor-
Beans-Choice to fancy navy, per bu,
81: :35@1 .S5; brown, fair to fancy, $1.75@
Peas-Yellow peas, $1.25.
35c; sweet, bbl. SO .25.
/ Vegetables Beets. per bu, 4oc; beans,
S2@2. so; carrots, bu, 40c; celery dozen,
35 @50c; cueumbers, dozen, 81. so; lettuce.
box, 60c; mint, dozen, 40c; onions, dozen
parsley. parsley dozen. oz : 4oc: radishes, dozen
punches, 60c; rutabagas, bu, 40c; turnips,
bu, 40e; tomatoes, California, 4-basket
Pears~Winter Nellis, box, SO. 25
Grape. .Catawbas. basket, zoe; Malaga,
"a &ppies@common stock, 81. .5O@2. .25;
fancy varieties, 81. 25@3.50.
Berries-Cranberries, bbl, 81. 25@11.
Bananas-Per bunch, as to size, $1.75@
3 90.
= IemonS-Ca1fOrnla, per DoX, S5.I5Q4.
Oranges-Seedlings, 81. .25; Floridas,
81 .50@3; California navels, 81 1905. .25.
Dressed Meats-Yeal, fancy, 615c; NUT
ton. country dressed, 4@6c; fall lamb,
s,s Poultry@Turkeys. dressed. 12@151kc:
spring chickens, dressed. 7@10e; hens,
dressed, 6@S1kc: ducks, dressed, 9@10c;
geese, dressed, S@9c. Frozen poultry, 10
&c less than quotations.
Fish-Crappies, Bose; pike, 71sc; pickle
rel, 43h@5e; sunfish, perch, etc, 44ac; frog
legs, dozen, 6QSc; Lake Superior herring,
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ST. PAUL MARKETS

Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmeal and
cracked corn, ton, SIG; ground feed. No.
1, two-thirds corn, one-third oats, $16 30;
ground feed, No 2, one-half corn, one
half oats, SIC. rs; ground feed, No. 8. one
third corn, two-thirds oats, ST.
Bran and Shorts-Bran in bulk, s14 90;
bran in sacks, 200 lbs, SIS. 40; bran in
sacks. 100 lbs, SIS. 25 standard middlfngs,
in sacks; SIS; standard middlings, 200-lb
sacks, $15.75; standard middlings, 100-lb
sacks, SIG 25; middling flour, in bulk,
$17 25; middlings in sacks, 100 lbs, $18 %;
oil meal, per ton, $26. so.
Hay-Reeeipts, II cars; choice prairie,
$7.75; No. l prairie, $7@7 80; No. 2
prairie, S5@6; No. 8 prairie, $4.75@5. 75;
No. l midland, 81 50@5;. No. mid
land, SO. 1904; choice timothy, $8. So;
$6@6.75; No. 8, $45O@5. SO; No. / clover,
SCOT; No. 2 clover hay, mixed, $4 .50@5;
packing hay, $3@3.75; no grade, 81 .50@3;
rye straw, 81. 50@5 20; wheat and oat
straw, So 50@4.50.
Flour-Patents, firsts $685. 10; patents,
seconds, S5. 8O@5. 90: clears. firsts, 81 300
$50; red dog. per ton, 140-lb sacks, $40.
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1t1lCAGO, Dec. 28.-ProSpects of an
enormous Argentine crop outweighed all
other considerations in the wheat pit here
I0oay. The result was a weak market
May wheat closing y 05sc down. Corn was
s,,ia O,. q a asc. Oats and provisions are about
start MLsat Tdss market was weak from the
ernool i,auehced by lower prices at .Liv-
libepoi' many many OF yesterdays buyers were
n,o17, "a sellers when trading began. With
sbo,,,a3 q iiiioueIate demand initial quotations
m@Mc 20 iosses' May.being off Is @Ac to Y
s'Ta,l Hedilg soon developed from Argentina
,;S,d. uRoai receipt of telegram by a local com
,'sfon in syonlin mouse claiming that the crop was
will heais, hS,ient condition and that shipments
s,,i+ ureSn IN about four weeks AS re-
SUI SUI = lne market became still weaker. Nav
srar9IuaIiy rIl declining to 81. 13ak -''>''
b, t.d tele was also some selling occasioned
o oy lne heaNy fall of snow which. If wa 8
canned, would greatly benefit the crowns Ir,S
Htd wledt. Weakness at Minneapolis was
dnother factor that contributed to fhe Dc
sold fro09. fre[9, Two or three prominent longs
sold @ freely during the latter part of f6e
Gay. Offerings were readily taken hv
snoTts, and in consequence mart Of the
icy irer i9ss was regained, but the prevail
e,,so+ +u4aeItone was one of weakness Final
qu60Iatlons q6, on May were at 81. IA
Cdearances of wheat and flour were eo,aI
70 81; 0V0 bushels. Primary receipts lin
vGpiete} With 2e were gon $4,000 bushels compared
,r;-;I., -'1V0'AvV puSIlSlS a year ago. The
v9sloie supply increased 1.133, 900 bushels
minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago renorted
receIpls or 46S cars, against 535 cars LAST
week ana oS5 cars year ago.
Corn
Onoer heavy selling pressure from East
SIH SPECTATORS, the corn market was weak
tne entire day. The selling was based
on weakness abroad due in part to contin
ueu nperaI shipments from Argentina. An
Illcrease OF 1000, 600 bushels in amount of
passage also had depressing effect May
opened shade to he lower at 451b6
45ssc sold off to 451A c and closed at 45ssc
Local receipts were 554 cars, with three
of contract grade.
Oats
Trading in oats was of small volume.
business being mainly of a scalping char
actef weakness of wheat and corn was
the main influence. May opened a shade
lower at 311s@315sc. sold off to 31Ac
closed at 311ac. Local receipts were go
Provisions
Considering an advance in the price of
hogs at the yards the provision market
was rather weak. Bull traders were dis
appointed at the Indifference displayed
toward the small receipt of hogs and as a
result there was some selling of
small lines. At the close Nav pork was
off shade at $12. S5012 .S71b: lard was
down 21ac at $7.10@1.1 .1255; ribs were PIC
lower at Sc. 20.
Estimated receipts tomorrow Wheat.
81 81 cars; corn, 309 cars; oats, 80 cars; hogs,
10000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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BOSTON MINING STOCKS

BOSTON, Mass, Dee. 28-Closing cop
per quotations: Adventure, 534 @6; Al
louez, 1914 @191a; Arcadian, 15@15%;. Ar
nold 75@76c; Atlantic, 17@171Ac; Bingham,
34@341b; Calumet and Hecla, 633@635;
Centennial. 25as @26; Copper Range Con
solidated, 6624 @6714; DAILY West, 121B @13;
Elm River, 2A@2A; Franklin, 11@nk;
Michigan, 10A @10%; Mohawk, 5114 @52;
Old Dominion, 27; Osceola, 94 bid; Parrot,
27@2S; Phoenix, 21h@3; Quincy, 110@11S;
Rhode Island, 1902; Tamarack, 1850
120; Tecumseh. 2h@31a; Trinity, 1014 q
1917: United States OIL 11@111A; Utah,
42M043; Victoria, 415@4A; Winona, 800
12X Wolverine, 105 bid; Wyandot, 1%
az; Santa Fe, 21s @2h.
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METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Copper was
firm again in London, with spot closing
Locally the market continues firm and
while some parties are still quoting 15c
for lake, the. general range of prices is
as follows:.s Lake. $15.1212 @15. 25; cleo
IA 871k,
Iron closed at e53 Cd in Glasgow and
at Dos 455d in -Middlesboro. Locally iron
continues firm, No. l foundry northern is
reported unchanged at s17 .25@17. .75, but
No foundry northern is little higher
on the inside. price, ranging from SIT to
$17 25, while southern grades are quoted
at $17 rs fiat for No. 1 foundry and No. /
foundry southern soft.
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SPECULATIVE GOSSIP

Chicago $3.50 a. m.-Wire situation
worse than yesterday. None of our New
York wires O.. K. SO far. Long distance
company have five wires to distribute
teen minutes. We will come in for our
share.
Western Union have one automatic du-
pick to New York. Postal have one wire
to New York on change. Memphis and
Illinois wires down. O. K to St Louis
Kansas City and Minneapolis, and will
have Omaha shortly
Chicago to Sidney c. Love & Co., Min
neapolis-Private Argentine cable received
today says n0 damage reported by frost.
Weather fine. Heavier shipments will
commence in about four weeks.
Chicago-The pit crowd have been good
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eoEFEE AND SUGAR

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The market for
coffee futures closed steady and un-
changed to points lower. Sales were
reported of l2O. $50 bags. including Janu-
ary at 7.60@T .65c; February 7.70c:
March, 775@S. 00c; May, S.10@S. zee:
July at S.25@S.35c; September at s. 500
8 60c; November, S.60c. Spot steady.
Sugar-Raw steady; refined firm; No. 6,
s. 15c; No. z, .10c; No. 8, 5 .00c; No. 8,
4 s5c; No. 10, .90c; No. II. 4 soc; No.
Il, .75c; No. 13,e A. .65e; No. IA, 4.60c; con-
fectioners A, $500; mold A, 6. .10c; cut
loaf, 6 45c; crushed. 6.45c; powdered,
5 .S5c; granulated, 5.75c; cubes, 6.00c.
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THE COMPARATIVE VISIBLE
MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR MARKET

Market Is Firmly Held at Unchanged
Quotations-Demand Fair
The bad wire service has interfered
with the flour market fully if not more
so than with the wheat market. Orders in
today were light and principally for small
quantities, shipping directions on old or
ders were also very light as will be noted
by the small shipments. Millers are look
ing forward to a good business after the
first of the year if wheat prices go up.
Shipments, 25,7S1 bbls.
$5. S065 80; first clears, S415@4 .35; sec
ond clears, 50. 1902 80
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ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, Close-Wheat lower;
No. 2 red cash elevator, 81 16A
track. 81. .1S14 @1 .181zc; May, 81. 16sl July,
965sc; No. 2 cash, 81. .12. Corn lower; No
2 cash, 43c; track, Aye; December, 427zc;
May, 1880. Oats strong; cash higher No.
2 cash, 301kc; track, 31hc; No. white,
33c; December 30c; May, 31%c.
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DULUTH

Duluth. MINI. = The market was
very dull and devoid of news. May
opened &c off at 81 .15sz, sold at s1.15%,
fell to 81 .141s and closed at 81. 14A, q loss
of 1Bc. Flax was active the firstfsfew
minutes of trading but turned very dull
May opened &c lower at 81 261s, sold up
to 81. .271s and closed unchanged at 81. 2619-
Oats fell &c.
Close: Wheat to arrive, No. northern,
81. 11%; No 2 northern 81. .05$4; on track,
No. 1 northern, $1.12; No. 2 northern,
81 .G5z /: durun. No. l, Gle; durum, No. 2,
90c; December, $1.021h; May, $1.15%; fax
to arrive. 81 .231b; on track. 81. %: Decem-
Der, 81. 231a; May, $1.26s4; oats to arrive,
2912c; on track, 291ac; rye to arrive, tic;
on track, Tic; barley, feed. 33c to SIC;
Cars Inspected: Wheat. 237; last year,
z163; corn, 8; oats, So; barley /; rye, s.;
fax, 13S: last year, 159. Receipts-W Wheat,
165. .f9S bu; oats, AS, 1856; barley, 10, SO; rye,
1925; fax, 1882. Shipments none.
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@1. csc; No. 8, s1.O4@1 .06; No. a, s5c@
81 .02; No. 2 red. $1.09@1. II; No. 8, 1.05
@1 08; No A, 96c@$1. 03. Corn steady
December Ale; May, 421ac; July, 425sc;
cash No. 2 mixed, 42e; No. 8, 41Ac; No. 2
white 42c; No. 8, 411ac.
Oats steady; No. 2 white, 311kc; No. 2
mixed, 31c.
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LONDON

LONDON, Dec. 2S-Money was in much
request in the market today on the ap-
quiet on the firmness of continental ex-
changes. Prices on the stock exchange
were firm and had hardening tendency.
but the trading was inactive. Consols
were strong in expectation of cheaper
money. Home rails were cheerful Ameri-
cans opened steady at parity and the
movements were fractional and irregular.
the operations were restricted to profess
sionals The market closed with good
tone. Rio Tintos hardened in sympathy
Bar Silver closed firm at % 5-16d per
ounce.
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CHICAGO PRopucE

creameries. 16@27c; dairies,. 16@23c. Eggs
Easy at mark, cases included, 17@21c.
Cheese-Steady; daisies, liz @12&c;
twins, 11@11sc; Young Americas, Tx @
12c. Poultry-Live, firm; turkeys, 1212c;
chickens, &C; springs, 10c. Potatoes
Easy; Burbanks, 32@33c; rurals, 30@31c.
Veal-Steady; so to so pound weights,
4@413c; So to rs pound weights, Az @57ac;
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NEW YORK

mercantile paper, 4@414 per cent. Sterling
exchange firm with actual business in
bankers bills at $4 81. .20@4. .25 for de-
mand and 81 S4 1904. S4 S5 for sixty day
commercial bills, $4.S45s. Bar silver,
61asc Mexican dollars, 4SAc. Govern
ment bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm.
Money on call steady, 21A@3 per cent,
closing bid, 21a per cent; offered at
per cent. Time loans easy; sixty days
and ninety days, 3@3A per cent; six
months, 81 @3R per cent.
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night and Thursday; cold tonight, slow
moderating Thursday.
Range In Minneapolis Prices
closing Cash Grain Prices

No. hard. $114as; No. northern,
Slips; No 2 northern. s1.065s 1.o7B;
93c; No. 8 yellow corn. 49, c; No. 3 corn,
3S%c; No. oats. 271se; No. 8 white
oats, 2S1Sc;. barley. 34@44c; rye, TN q
fax to arrive, $1.23N; No. / fax Decem-
Der option, $I231z
Puts and Calls
Minneapolis-May wheat puts, $1.1411ss /; !;
calls. $1.171s @1.17A curb, $1.15%.
Milwaukee-May wheat puts, $1.1713; /;
calls, $1.165s; May corn puts, 45hc; calls,
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Butter-Firm;
receipts, 6,097 pkgs.; street prices, extra
Creamery, common to extra, 17@27c;
state dairy, common to extra 16Q26c;
western imitation creamery, 16@22c.
Cheese-Firm, unchanged; receipts, 1,377.
Eggs-Firm, unchanged: receipts. S,154.
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LIVERPOOL

Liverpooi-Wheat- spot nominal; fu-
lures dull; December nominal March,
Is I'D; May, rs I'D. Corn-Spot quiet;
American mixed new, As I'd; Ameri-
can mixed old, As 1011d; futures quiet;
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MONEY REPORTS
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 28-To-
days statement. Of the treasury balances
in the general fund, exclusive of the
$3.50, 900, 900 gold reserve in the division
of redemption shows:
Available cash balances, $141, ,564,475.
Gold, $50 399, 500.
Silver. $11 ,469,173.
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Cash quOtatlons were as follows: Flour
steady; No. 2 spring wheat. $1.08@1 16;
No. 3. $1@1. u; No. 2 red. 81. 153s @1 1732ss |;
No. 2 corn, 45slc; No. 2 yellow, 45%e;
No. oats, 295sc; No. 8 white, 30Z a
311sc; good feeding barley, SIC; fair to
choice mailing, 41@4Sc; No. l faxseed,
timothy seed, $2.721a; mess pork, per
barrel, $11.30@11.40; lard, per 100 1bs
s6.75; short ribs sides Qoose), sc. .121b@
Sc 621S @675; whisky. basis % Of high Vines Vines
$1.24; clover, contract grade, $1275. Re-
ceipts-Flour, 23,20O bbls; wheat, 1O7, 900
bu; corn, 1925, 100 bu; oats, 216100 bu;
ments-Flour, 29,5 500 bbls wheat 6S,5 500
bu; corn, 416,S00 bu: oats It's, 800 bu; rye,
7,2O0 bu; barley. II, 700 bu. On the produce
exchange today the butter market was
firm; creameries, 18@2Sc; dairies, 16@24c;
eggs strong; at mark, cases included, 800
22c; frsts, 22c; prime firsts, 24c; extra,
zee; cheese steady to firm, IL @12c.
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e, 81. so; No. 1 medium,
PARIS.

PARIS. Dec. 2S.-Three per cent
rentes, 81 francs 571s centimes for
the account. Exchange on London, rs
francs IS centimes for checks.
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BERLIN

BERLIN. Dec 2S.-Exchange on Lon
don, 20 marks SO pigs for checks. Dis
count Rates-Short bills, A per cent; three
months bills, 3% per cent.
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CLOSING STOCK LIST
ISalesIHigh lIloMlClose

Quotations furnished by Edwards Wood
Co.. main Office Fifth and Robert streets,
ST. Paul
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MILWAUKEE,

Milwaukee. wis-Flour dull. Wheat
dull: No. / northern, $1.15; No. 2
northern, 81 07@1 10; May. s1.137s; puts,
81 12ss bid; calls, s1.16 asked. Rye dull;
No. L. 771he Barley dull; No. 2, 53c;
sample, 37@51c Oats. steady; standard
301b oslo. Corn easy; No. 3. 43@43Ac;
May, 453sc bid puts, 45as @4535c asked,
calls 4512c asked.
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KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Mo. Close: Wheat
steady; December, 81 .04s4; May. 81. 047s !;
July 907sc; cash No. hard, 81. 06
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new YORK BONDS

bMan C gold 4s.1051s
Mex Cen As. II
do 1st inc. 23A
M & st L As. 97R
M K e. T As. ..101
bdo 2ds ...... So
N RR of M C As. S2>
lbN Y C 6 31As.. .101 x |
bN J c gen 5s. .136
bNor Pac As. .105h
do 3s ........ 75%
IN & w c As. ...101A
10 S L 4s & p..1O41s ]
Penn C 31as. .102%
Read gen As. ..103A
l'bSL & I'M C 5s. s..116A
81 & ST fg. As. 903s
st L Sw lists. 97%
bSea'd A L As. "a
$50 Pac As. -. 94%
So Ry 5s. .120
lbT & p lists. ..119N
T S L & w As. SO
Union Pac As. .1061s
do eonv As. 1929
III S Steel I'd 5s. 92%
Wabash lists. lib
do deb B. -. 671s
bW & L E As. SO
Wis Cen As. -. 92%
lC F & l C 5s. S55s
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US. Is. reg. .104A
do coupon .104&s
do 3s, reg. ...104 u
do coupon. y. .104 u
do n As, reg. 1909
do coupon. 1909
do o As, reg.105 3s
do coupon. .1063s
Atch gen As. JOB
do adjt 4s... 9415
A C l. As. 100R
Bait & o As. LOB as
do 31as. SO
G of Ga 5s. Ill
do 1st inc. =. 92A
C & O 415s..r. ..10S :
C & Alton 319s. 821a
G B & O n As. .1005s
bCM ESP 6 4S..112
C & NV C. rs. .f29 1s
C r I & P As. :. 82A
do C 5S. ........951a
CCC e. 81 g4s. ..101 n
Chi Term As. sc
Con Tob As. -. 74B
Col & So As. 91%
BID & Rio G As. .102H
bErie p | 4s... .102
do gen As. :. 92K
FW & DC lists. .10SA
bH Val Avs. III
L & N uni As. ..104 q
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ARGENTINE WHEAT
CROP ENORMOUS
Armour Selling Wheat Openly
Traders Think He Is Buy
ing Under Cover

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Prospects of an
enormous Argentine crop outweighed all
ot1er @ considerations in the wheat pit here
looay. The result was weak market,
off A@ac. Oats and provisions are about
unchanged.
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EEX dividend.
Total sales Of the day, SS6, 200 shares.
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was manifested. Initial quotations on Decem-
Der were $Ghc lower at 81 13ss41 l3N.
May was off lsc to hc higher at 81 100
1 13A. On an active demand for May de-
livery the market soon assumed a nrmer feel
ing. Bullish features of early trading were
a continual small movement in the North
west and decreased shipments from Argentine.
A number Of messages also were received
from Minneapolis asserting that the milling
demand there showed considerable Improve
ment. The effects OF damage reports, how
ever, were more or less offset by a ST. Louis
trade paper claim that the crop as a whole
is in excellent condition. After selling up to
81 Is December closed at 81 1411. May closed
at 81 14H
Small stocks in store, an urgent cash demand
and a ready ABSORPTION of all the new corn
offered for sale were features that contributed
to a strong tone in the speculative market
December opened kc lower to Bc higher at
50% d51Ac, sold between 50sscQ5119c and
closed at 81 Q51hc.
Ii. sympathy with the strength OF the other
grains oats ruled firm. December closed at
the top 29c
Selling of provisions by some OF the big
packers caused an easier tone in that market.
AT the close pork up shade; lard was
Off &c and ribs were down 2h45c
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Open. High. Low. Close.
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Stoclrs and Conner.

the New York wires 0f l. f. Hutton q co.
yesterday said -
rKs-Ths temper of banking interests
v-ss -ainy Indicated In their operations To-
.a. nu5irg orders in heavy volume were IN
Iser.e during the entire session in the ran
..-- Ed ana a so iu the in1ustrlals. and While
--a-. rrae nothing outward 10 explain the great
.-- .l. asm in the security list, the underlying
..--cr- seem plain We have had great crops.
r. r.rrl-Es o. transportation companies are
...-.rl aL expectations. ana IL Is absolutely
...-.rIr .lat dividends are 10 be increased On
mum her ~ important properties, the prices
.f which toni Eht have not discounted tfls
...-r- We think higher prices yet viii be
seen I- many securities
d Is r-e most wonderful stock market any
-..1r nere has seen since An-il, 1901 It's
...rra-e af absorption have been a revelation
-t. Gates crowd and other biz interests,
r.-. rr .aded here large blocks of their hold
.rl. -cslar5ay and further reduced them this
rr.rr -he belief that good reacti1 1n
lue
SrDN COPPER LE-T-TIEE2--The intense
....si-E gers crutlnGeo throughout the
.aF rhe closing being at highest prices Cop
r.r Range was The particular favorlte, rising
-u 6- 20 90 We look for a very strong
.r. active market I0-mOrrOW. but stln re-
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Provisions.

Dealers are again reporting a firm market.
especially for Lard though trade continues
quiet.
A Chicago statement gives the following es
innate of provision stocks compared with Of
ficiaI stocks October 81: Pork 81 600; de-
crease 9O4 barrels Lard 10. $50; decrease.
61OG Ribs, $3.50. 600; decrease, 1000. 600
pounds.
CURED MEATS-Bacon, 10hc per ID for
heavy 1Olhc for light medium, 13c for light
lac for extra light and 1475c for sugar-cured;
dry salt Sides. 10c; Bellies. lie; Eastern sugar
cr,red Hams 121[612Ac; California Hams
1SGI2Hc: Mess Beef $1O91O 80 per Dbl; extra
Mess s1O 5OG11; Family, $12912 so; prime
Moss Pork S14 30; extra clear S22: Mess
SIC 80: Pig Pork. s25; Pigs Feet. So; Smoked
Beef lac per III
JARD-Tierces quoted at 615c per ID for
California compound &c for Eastern compound
and 9691sc for pure; half-barreis. pure. 9A q
94c; lo-ib tins. 10Ac; 5-lb tins. 1850; 3-Ib
tins. 101Sc.
COTTOLENE-One half barrel. s%c; three
half barrels, SIC; one tierce. S&c; two tierces,
SIC; 1--WE tierces S1sc per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-12
Butter. Cbeese and Eees.

Butter has again taken the down grade and.
tnough the decline is very gradual, prices are
showing steady settling from day to day
feature OF the market yesterday the
advertisement Of a large department store.
onering the public fancy creamery at &c per
square. and several houses sold their fancy
goods at 2Oc. Stocks were heavy In almost
all the stores and dealers freely predicted still
lower prices
Cheese was also quoted weak. with increas-
Ing supplies, though there actual de-
cline.
Eggs continued unsettled some houses hold
Ing them up to previous prices. while others
let them go at rsductions At least two
houses sold their best ranch down to 45c and
quoted the market weak with stocks percep-
tibly accommodating. The market was plainly
easy.
Receipts were 2s.400 lbs Butter. 5sT cases
Eggs and "a 600 lbs Cheese
BUTTER-Creamery at first hands 2OG22c
for extras and 19Gi9aSc FOR lower to me
dunn grades; dairy, 1f919c; cold storage. 1sQ
21c; store Butter, 12hG14c Eastern cubes,
nominal; Eastern ladle- packed. 15916c.
CHEESE-12912zc for choice mild new and
10f11e for old: cold storage. 101z Ollie; Young
Americas 12Q13c; Eastern. 10Q15c per 10.
EGGS-Ranch 46Q50c for large white
lected. 45G471bc for good to choice and $40
421c for common; cold storage, 2oGSoc; East
ern. 25G2Sc for choice. 22924c for standards
and 19421c for seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-12
Sugar Stocks Advancing Under Active
Transactions

Yesterday was another lively and interesting
day the Stock and Bond Exchange. with
of interest Hawaiian Commercial under the
stimulus Of the devidend continued TO ad-
bid Hutchinson sold up to $40 s715 and Paau-
hau to $1T SI1a. Sales in these stocks were
large Gas and Electric opened lower at
S55 75 and sold OF to $50 so. but recovered to
The mining stocks were quieter and easier
and there was little doing in the Oh shares
The Preside and Ferries Railroad Company
win pay a dividend OF 2Oc. or $1,000. on the
18th.
The East Puents Oil Company has declared
dividend Of 1Oc on preferred stock. amount
ing to 5000
The Mutual Development and Construction
Company has levied an assessment Of 1c de-
nnquent December ..
The Union Pacific reports increases Of .s245-
Ola in gross and s20s. 146 in net earnings for
September and S59S, 967 IN gross and S574.s02
in net for the quarter ended September so.
The stock Of the Southern Pacific Company
has been placed on the informal list OF the
Stock and Bond Exchange.
The National Lead Company has declared
regular quarterly dividend Of ~ per cent on
the preferred stock, payable December Is.
The Pacific Coast Company reports increases
OF S21. ODD in gross and S6227 IN net earnings
for September and S1Oe OIL in gross and $40. $50
Der 20.
Esperanza OIL Company on the 9th inst. paid
amounting TO $3.50 This Is the fourth divi-
dend paid by the company which has three
wells yielding about 10000 barrels per month.
The Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Com
pany has declared a dividend Of SOC and de-
monthly dividends OF SOC each amounting to
$50 600 The irst OF the new series viii he
paid January 8 1905 and the succeeding
ones on the same date each month until fur
ther notice. These win be the first dividends
In several years 1t Is estimated that on De-
cember 81 1904, the company will have A
surplus Of about $3.50. 600. with a 1905 crop
OF about g 90 tons OF sugar. which will yield
about S1,75OOOO