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Ne1U York Stock Market

NEW YORK. Feb 25-The tentative effort
10 turn prices upward which was in evidence
the day before in the stock market met with
conditions came from abroad again. just as
the adverse factors from that direction have
done AZ the previous efforts 20 advance prices
The Improvement was Of 2 negative character
largely consisting in an ameiioration Of the de-
preston abroad. The numerous failures which
occurred yesterday among banking houses at
various points on the Continent served 70 clear
the atmosphere and to create the irnpression
tlai INC weak spots were now uncovered and
tls ussteis ana Fuspense relieved This was
evidently The view taken in the foreign mar
hets themselves The extreme depression in
Russian securities. which had been the cause
of financial troubles In France and Germa nv
have been aggravated by the japanese naval
successes and the latest affair al Port Ar
thur which was something of antidote TO
lliIS, Lelpeu pne courses. winch are largely
complitted to Russian securities. The begin
ming Of the fortnightly settlement in London
to-aay iallea 10 uncover any weak spots and
this again cisproved some Of the fears which
have conduced 10 the recent weakness there
Ihesbuying Of to-day was attributed largely 10
in part upon the fact that the turn in prices
came without any change in the character Of
changed conditions, even when they are unfa-
Korable. do not warrant Indefinite decline
The professional traders have been watching
the market keenly for several days past for
signs that the now considerable decline had
reached proportions TO satisfy the conditions
which started IL. or whether, in their own
phrase. the market was oVersold Assertions
were made that there some slight buying
from commission houses. attracted by the low
level or prices That II was not large is suffl-
ciently attested in the volume OF the market
The further rise in wheat and the fall in cot
ton were consistent in response TO the war in
Eastern Asia. The early strength in sterling
exchange was an index Of some further pres
sure on the foreign money markets, but ex-
change eased OF during the day on the real
lzatlon that there may be considerable delay
in the Panama canal payments owing to the
questions raised in the French courts. There
was less money Offering here 10 loan on time
and the demand for longer periods showed ar
aprreciable increase. The average OF the day :
gains Tor the most active stocks was above
point -. Paul, Amalgamated Copper and
Brooklyn Transit were the leaders of the mar
ket. AMI United states Steel preferred did not
share fully in the strength. The closing was
strong, but very dull. Bonds We're firm but
lightly dealt In Total sales par value ST.
H.5. 600. United States IS registered declined
4 per cent on call
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

b aH-street Stocks higher the day Cotton lo7cer.
SH1er lO5cer and Sterling Exchange higher.
a OF much life the local stock exchanges
heat and Barley Futures higher. Cash grain Unchanged
CorH held 51h fyBness Oats and Rye offering moderately
f7ay easier, 7ciH stocks GccnHnlatine sonerhat
Bran. MiddhHgs and other FeedstnfS steady
Beans frJH and ia demand for the Middle Vest.
Potatoes cleaning uf 7ceA Onions firm and unchanged.
Mushrooms and Southern Vegetables in good supply.
Poultry meets 5cIfh ready sale. Game still tainted
Sunny 7ceafFr mPro5es the demand for Oranges.
Drled Fruits quiet here and in The East
C0ho'eHe ad7aHced &c Hams, Bacon and Lard firm
Hops quiet, but rather stoadier in Nczr YORK.
Ill descriptions Of fresh Aeafs in 0pfc SUPPLY
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Poultry and Game.

Another car OF Western Poultry mar
keted making the fifth for the week and
cleaned up quickly at steady prices. Receipts
of domestic stock continued moderate and all
descriptions cleaned up readily under a steady
demand. Ten cases of dressed Turkeys came
in and met with prompt sale at good figures
Game still showed the effects OF the warm,
close weather in the country. being more or
less tainted. All descriptions weak
POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys 2GG22c per III;
live Turkeys 15dl7c per III: Geese, per pair
per dozen for old and So soar so for young;
Hens. Sc Soar so for large and So 5O@6 80 for
small; young Roosters. SO 500I 50 old Roos-
3 80 for large and 81 50G5 for small; Pigeons
81 25m1 so per dozen for old and 50 25G2 so
for Squads.
GAME-Gray Geese. 81 5od3 per doz; White
Geese 50cdS1 Brant. 81 for small and
81 for large: English Snipe. So common Snipe.
81 so; Rabbits 81 so for Cottontails and S1H
i 25 for Brush: Hare. S1g1 20.
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Dried FrmtS, ,Nnts, ,RGiSius, Honey

There IS nothing new. This market rules
tame while the Eastern markets are quiet and
rather firm than otherwise.
FRUIT-Aprcots. 7h@1011c for Royals and
9612c for Moorparks Evaporated Apples, 414@
5Nc; sun dried. 3A A9414c; Peaches. SAFE;
Pears. Sd11Ac; Nectarines. AZ q5Ac; Figs.
white. 3G4c in boxes; black. 4Ac; Plums. pit
FRuNEsEloos crop. 2l4@2Ac for the four
sizes
RAIS1NS-The Association announces the
following new prices for 1904: Standard grades.
5O-lb cases-2-crown Loose Musca tells. 81 per
ID: 3-crown 5ssc; 4-crown. 6lzc; Seedless Loose
Muscatels. 4Hc: Seedess hoated. 415e; 2-crown
Malaga loose DC; 3-crown Malaga loose, 5%c:
-Seedless Sultanas. unbleached, 41ac; Seedless
fhompsons unbleached, 5hc. Layers per 90
ID box-G- crown Imperial clusters, 50: 5-erown
Dehesa clusters. 50 so: 4-erown fancy clusters
So: 3-crown London Layers. 81 80; 2-crown
London Layers. 81 25; usual advance for frac-
tional boxes and layers Seeded-Fancy 1907
cartons, per ID, 7atc; fancy 1907 cartons per
package 6Nc; fancy bulk cartons. per lb. Izc
choice 1907 cartons. per III. 713c; choice 12-oz
cartons. per package. SIC; choice bulk car
tons per lb, TIC; 1907 cartons, seeded Seed
lings. MuscateIs. per ID. &c: 12-oz cartons.
seeded Seedlings. Muscatels. per ID. SAC; bulk
seeded Seedlings. Muscatels. per ID. 6%e.
NTITs-Walnuts. No ! softshell l3ha14c;
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Hides, TaHo7c, Wool and Hops.

Advices from New York report a rather
firmer feeling in Hops there. but this market
continues quiet and unchanged. Wool and
Hides remain before
HIDES AND SKINS-Culis and brands sell
about 15G1c under quotations. Heavy Salted
Steers o5ac: medium size; light. Sc; Cow
Hides, SC for heavy and Sc for light; stags. &C.
Salted Kip &c: Salted Veal. 10c; Saited CAR.
l0Isc: dry Hides, 15d16c: dry Kip, 1Sc; dry
Calf. 1se; sheepskins shearlings, 25q30c each:
short Wool 40a65c each medium. 100000: long
Wool $IG1 50; Horse Hides. salt 81 % for
large and $2@2 so for medium 81 25ql IS for
small and soc for Colts. Horse Hides, dry.
81 10 for large and 81 30 for medium, S161 25
for small and SOC for Colts. Buck Skins-Dry
Mexican ale; dry salted Mexican. 2oc; dry
Central American, Bic. Goat Skins-Prims An
goras. 75c; large and smooth. soc; medium. 35c;
small. zoe.
. 3Isc: grease 215G3c.
WOOI-Fan clip-San Joaquin Lambs 90
lie; Middle County 11d12c; Northern Defect
i've 9d1Oc: Nevada. 13415c; Oregon, hne 1s9
Iec: Oregon medium lie per ID
HOPSE25630c per lb for California, 1905,
and zoe for crop of 1904.
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Meat Market.

The market continues as before quoted, the
supply of everything being fully equal to the
demand
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers TO dealers
follows: -,
ID for Cows. .
vEAI-Large. sG9c: small s1s@9he per lb
MUTTON-Wethers. 9Q10c; Ewes. S15QS15c
per h.
LAMB-Fan 1O611c: Spring. 15616c.
PORK-Dressed Hogs, TmS1ac per 10
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, less so
per cent shrinkage for Cattle;
CATTLE-Steers, Su9c; COWS ana deifers'
T6sc: thin Cows 4d5c per h.
CALVES-4d4l3c per ID gross weighO
SHEEP-Wethers. 4I545c; Ewes. 4A44hc
per lb (gross weighO.
LAMBS-5d515 15c per 10. -
HOGs-I.ive Hogs. 140 to 200 lbs. 515@5%c;
over 200 lbs 54d5%c: soft Hogs. 415c; Sows,
20 per cent off; Bears, so per cent on and
stags, 40 per cent off from above quotations.
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Hay and FeedStnfS.

What with the holiday on Monday and the
heavy rains since then Hay has accumulated
somewhat in the railroad yards, and this, in
connection with the improved prospects due 10
the rain, Is giving the market weaker tone.
Quotations have made further decline. but
the market shows no of the snap and
strength which characterized IL before the rains
set in
Feedstuffs are steady at previous prices
BRAN-$21G22 per ton
MIDDLINGS-$27 50Q29 per ton.
SHORTS-S21622 per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley S24q25 per
jobbing. S32; Cocoanut Cake. $21q22; Corn
Meal $29 50930 80; Cracked Corn. $3O931
Mixed Feed S22923; Horse Beans. $304
40 per ton; Broom Corn Feed, 90c per ctl.
HAY-Wheat. $15d1s; Wheat and Oat. $15g
II So Oat. $15a17; Wild Oat. $14q16;
Barley S13d15: Stock nominal-none here; Al
falfa $12Qi3 80 per ton
STRAW-50lT5c per bale
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Provisions.

Cottolene is Hc higher otherwise there Is
no change but dealers are looking for an ad-
vance in Hams Bacon and Lard any day. as
this market is below the level Of Chicago
The Chicago market was higher yesterday.
CURED MEATS-Bacon, lie per 10 for
heavy, IL 1zc for light medium 131ac for light.
14c for extra light and 16c FOR sugar-cured;
Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 13Hc: California
Hams. 2lsd13c; Mess Beet. 81 5OQil per Dbl;
extra Mess. $11 50912; Family, S12 50413i
prime Mess Pork SIS: extra clear. $24925;
Mess, SIS: Dry Salted Pork l0la411c; Pig
per ID
LARD-Tireces quoted at TIC per ID for
compound and 94se for pure: half-barrels. pure.
10c; 1O-lb tins, 1O15c; 5-lb tins, 10esc; BIB
tins 10%c.
COTTOLENE-One half barrel. 9asc three
half barrels. 9A one tierce. exc; two uerces.
&c: five tierces SIkc per lb
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Chicago Board of Trade.
Future Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Feb 25.-Hieher prices in the
English grain markets impaired strength to
wheat at the opening. May started h@ic
higher at 81 oral ora while July was &c
lower to sc higher. at 9GG961ac. 1t was in
timated in private crop report tnat the
weather in various parts OF the country had
been ,Infa vorable to wheat. and this served
TO make the pit crowd rather nervous Toward
The end of the first hour the selling Of
such an influential character that the price
OF May declined to 81 06& and July to 96c
AS soon as the selling stopped the market
became stronger than before. Onerings be-
came extremely light late in the session.
ground that wheat supplies would be very
Hmited before harvest This, coupled with
the alarm in foreign markets over what a
spread of war may do, served TO advance
prices RAPIDLY until MAY touched 81 90 and
July sold up TO 9S%e. Heavy liquidation oe-
Cured during the nnal few minutes of trad
ing The result was TO suddenly carry prices
downward but the close was firm, with May
at 81 07L July closed at 9S
The sentiment in the corn pit was somewhat
mixed. The close was about steady at 5IBq
d5T1c for May.
'Nhe feeturr in trading in oats was the
heavy selling by two OF the principal
longs May closed at 46 Sc
There a big general trade In provisions.
The feature OF the market was the buying or
packers and the great scarcity of offerings.
The close was strong, May pork showing a
gain of 3219c; lard was up lOql21zc, and
ribs l5c higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Beans and Seeds.

Neither Beans nor Seeds show any change
worthy of note. The feeling in Beans con-
tinues firm There is a good demand for the
middle West. due to the recent advance in
Michigan. and there are plenty Of buyers at
the quotations. but few sellers.
BEANS-Bayos. 81 $500 So: Pea. SO; But
ters. So so: small White, 50 s5q3 10; large
White, 81 50q2 20; Pink. 50 9Od3 10; Red
81 5o64 rs: Blackeye. 50 1872 25 per ctl; Horse
Beans, $262 So
SEEDS-Brown Mustard. SO 1904; yellow
5d5Hc for Eastern: Alfalfa. l4914a.c; Rape.
1AG2e: Timothy 6@61ac; Hemp. 3AQ312c per
h. Millet, Sa3sac; Broom Corn Seed. $20g2i
per ton.
DRIED PEAs-BIaekeye. 81 25a2 so per ctl
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STOCK MARKET.
Rather More Trading on the
Local Exchanges.

There was rather more trading on the
Stock and Bond and Oil Exchanges. but huc-
tuations continued few. Alaska Packers sold
from S136 so down to $135 this being the only
wide variation. Hutchinson Sugar was weak
at 81 10. and California Wine sold on to
Se2 so
The Homestake Mining Company Of South
Dakota paid q regular monthly dividend or
25 cents yesterday.
The Quincy Copper Mining Company Of
Michigan paid a dividend of 81 90 per snare
yesterday.
The sales of the California Wine Assoeia-
ton for the past year amounted 10 s.. 13l, .
626 IS on which profits OF $5S11 81 were
realized. Dividends amounting 10 81 20 per
share We're paid during the year at the rate
of go cents per share monthly
The Merchants Exchange Bank OF san
Francisco Din iiquidation) has returned to its
stockholders a total Of s1oT per share. a divi-
dend at the rate of 81 per share having been
declared and paid few days ago. The Sierra
Lumber Company asset of the Merchants
Exchange Bank, paid dividend Of 20 cents
per share February 10
The Pacific Bone, Coal and Fertilizing Com
pany of san Francisco. whose works are in
san Mateo County has levied an assessment
OF $40 per share. delinquent March a.
The San Francisco BreWeries Company.
whose headquarters are in London, has de-
clared a dividend of per cent on its pre-
ferred stock for the past half year. payable
last previous year the company paid divi-
dend.
Reed Crude Oil sold ex-dividend the Ex-
change on wednesday. The secretary OF the
company states that no further dividends are
likely in the near future
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DecidnonS and Citrus Fruits.

There was a little more activity in the Or
ange market a result of the bright. sunny
weat Their. The demand, however, still con-
fined to the filling of small orders for immediate
local consumption. and stocks were still
in excess of the demand prices were without
quotable change The managers Of the auc-
tion company announce five cars of Navels for
to-days auction. Large sizes OF fancy Grape
Fruit were in good request at the top quota
ton but small sizes OF the cheaper grades,
which constituted the bulk of the offerings.
were duh at unsteady rates. The other Citrus
fruits were unchanged
Ripe Bananas were plentiful and Central
American were quoted at a wider ranges Apples
and Pears stood as previously quoted.
APPLES-$1 T5G2 per box or extra fancy
81 25Q1 80 for ordinary fancy. S5eq$1 for
choice and 50dT5c for common.
PEARS-Winter Nelis from cold storage IRE
packed So 5GGf3 per box.
CITRUS FRUITS--Navel Oranges 81 25q2 90
per box FOR fancy. 75cmS1 25 for choice and SOC
6$1 for standards; Seedlings. 50e@$1 Tan
gerines 5ocasl % per box; Lemons, 81 1872 90
for fancy 81 25d1 so for choice and 75cd$1 for
standard: Grape Fruit 81 25d2 %; Mexican
LINES SGe16 90; Bananas. $1M2 per bunch for
Hawaiian and 81 1902 so for Central American
Pineapples 81 5OG2 so per Dozen
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EASTERN MARKETS.
Ne7U York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. Close-Monev on
call was steady Highest. ? per cent: low
est ia per cent; ruling rate, 1is per cent;
last bid and offer. I = per cent; last loan, 2.
per cent.
Ilmc loans were firm with sixty-day and
ninety-day loans al 3G3Ia per cent and six
months At 4d4h Der cent
Prime mercantile paper - Q5h per cent.
sterling exchange is steady with bankers
bills st s. Se55d4 $500 for actual business for
demand and at s. S3606 1865 for sixty-day
bills.
Posted rates ~ S4d4 s4I5 and 81 sTd4 sTlb
Commercial bills. 81 50 Il a S315.
silver bars 573so- Mexican dollars 45Izc.
Bonds, Governments. firm; railroads. firm.
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livestock Market.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Feb 25.-GATTIE Receipts,
9.o00; market slow: good to prime steers 81 9C
as 75; poor to medium, So 50G4 90: stockers
and feeders. 81 5o44 10; cows, 81 25G4 %;
heifers. $2d4 so; Gamers. 81 1892 so; bulls
$2d4; calves. SO 50M5
HOGS-Receipts to-day, 36, 600; tomorrow,
% eco: strong and higher; mixed and butchers
SO 20Qi5 90; good to choice heavy SIS 6od5 40:
rough heavy, $5 25G5 So; light, 4 s0d5 35;
bulk OF sales 50 3oGi5 40
SHEEP-Receipts, 1.5O0; sheep steady:
Ianlbs. steady good to choice wethers 81 25a
40; fair to choice mixed, So 6Od4 As; western
sheep, So 1904 60: native lambs 81 50d5 rs;
western lambs 81 T5Q5 IS.
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NeqU York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25-FLOUR-Receints
80. 800 barrels exports. 4, 900 barrels Market
quiet but firmly held at the advance
Winter strsights. $5d5 25: winter extras SO 60
a winter low grades So 1903 So
WHEAT-Receipts. 1850 bushels. Spot mar
ket stronger. No. red, 81 90 elevator and
81 10d1 10 f. o. b. adoat; No J. northern Du-
luth, 81 16 T. o. b. anoat Options opened
strong favorable cables and buying bv
large interests. The close was strong at about
the best prices Of the day. May closed ar
81 oIts July closed at 81 03; September closed
95Ac.
HOPS-Firm.
HIDES-Firm.
WOOL-Firm.
PETRoLEUM-ouiet.
SUGAR-Raw firm; refined steady.
COFFEE-Spot Rio steady, mild steady. The
market for coffee futures closed steady at a
net advance OF 20 TO 30 points. Sales 129 600
bags. including: March at 5.25d55oc: May
5.60d5. 20: July. 5.S0d6.O5; September 6.15
d6-30c; December. 6.4o@6. sec.
DRIED FRUITS.
FVAPORATED APPLES-The market is
quiet and unchanged. Common are quoted at
ga5c: prime, 5sd5Ac; choice, 5l5Q5c; fancy,
6ikG7c.
PRUNEs are firm. with quotations ranging
from 3lzc to 41ac, according TO grade.
APRICOTS are rather and rule firm
with choice quoted at paf e'1Oc: extra choice at
IoI4 @fOa4c. and fancy at 12115c.
PEACHES seem TO be attracting some spec7
ulative demand and are moving in larger
quantities Choice are quoted at THd7%c;
extra choice. 7&dShc, and fancy at 9q10c.
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! one OF The B0WScS.

-fere was less decentralization on the ex-
'I-a--=es and hourses ~ fnis country and Eu-
i--f yesterday. conditions showed some
'tt7Ae anQ were such as 10 inspire more
tAti-e here were no. FUR her foreign
-e-i-les reported the weekly statement ~
rHf Bank az ENGLAND was strong and the Lon
c'- setuenlent went through without financial
EN- ii'rarrassn'ent. This impaired q better feel
-fe -n NeW York. where there was less sell
tns pressure and some covering by shorts and
fne iisr vas higher on the day. Cotton was
Ner hear and Provisions were higher ar
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.
Wheat and Other Grains.

wHEAT-The news from Europe being
less sensational. the cables now coming through
report quieter markets and in fact there Is no
particular feature at the moment. Chicago
continues unsettled with sharp daily fiuctua-
tons In this market futures are higher and
the cash grain is firm at the late advance
CASH WHEAT.
California Club. 81 42M91 AN; California
White Australian 81 52i5a1 5T1R; Northern
Club 81 421sG1 an; Northern BIuestem,
81 522q1 5Ti2 per ctl.
FUTURES
Session 8 to IL 80 a. m.
Open. High Low Close
B.s.ns.r Bsy 4 s. 'I ~ ~ 'i + tsa s1 e.
p. m. Session.
nsy..,;. May G'5s e q s5 3 3 sI So $ 3sf 3ss
but futures were somewhat higher again. The
market exhibited no features.
CASH BARLEY.
us 81 sa 3 2 che2aer s 81 7S sad % re% for
FUTURES.
Session 20 IL 80 a. m.
Open. High Low. Close
neeember nsy '..s dS 6SA oSz o y oS oS@ oSa oSS
p m. Session.
SoATs-continue firmly held with some SELL
ing. right along. Receipts and offerings are
White 81 27h@l s7ls Black. 81 2b@1 So;
Red. 81 25@I S2lh for feed and 81 SOQ1 s5 for
seed; Gray. 81 321z per ctl.
CORN-Continues firm and dealers are ask
ing small advance for California large yell
low. The demand is not as brisk as 1t has
been of late.
western sacked 81 3719@1 10 for Yellow.
81 3715@1 40 for White and 81 30 for Mixed:
California large yellow. 81 3ThGl 421a; small
round do. 81 so: White 81 37h@1 40 per ctl;
Egyptian. 81 4215 for white and 81 80 for
brown.
RYE-s1 sOQ1 s2ts per cti.
BUCKWHEAr-S1 75G2 per ctl.
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No q 11HG12c: No. hardshell. 13aishc;
No. 2, 11d1I &c: Almonds lie for Nonpareils.
1O1Sc for / y L, 1OAc for Ne Plus Ultra and
sac for Languedoc; Peanuts e6Ic for Eastern;
Pecans 11n13c; Cocoanuts, "a 5000: Chest-
nuts 5dTc per lb.
HONEY-Comb 1OG1115c for white and sac
9lsc for amber; water white extracted: %
SIC; light amber extracted, 3%d415c; dark.
5Ao: light amber extracted. 4hd4Ac; dark,
3l5G4c.
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Flour and MiHStnfS.

FLOUR-California Family Extras. 81 s0q
10 usual terms; Bakers Extras. 81 1O4o;
Oregon and Washington, jobbing al SO soQ4 70
per bbl
MILLSTUFFS-Pric in packages as
Rye Flour. So 25; Rye Meal So; Rice Flour,
81: Corn Meal So %: extra cream do. "a; Oat
Groats 81 so; Hominy $4d4 %; Buckwheat
Flour 81 5Od4 49, Cracked Wheat. 50 20; Fa
rina 81 so; Whole Wheat Flour So so; Rolled
Oats. bbls 81 25dS 60; in sacks So I5QS 10;
Pearl Barley So; Split Peas. boxes. 81; Green
Peas IS 80 per 100 lbs.
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Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO, Feb. 25-Cash quotations were
Sscasi o.: No 3. a6c&iSi Os: No. red 81 o5s.
al 10; NO. 2 corn. i1ac; No. 2 yellow. 55Iac;
No. oats. 42c; No. white, 45iz446c: No 3
white. 434f53lc; good feeding barley, 42a43c;
81 70; No. 1 Northwestern. 81 is; prime timo-
thy seed. 81 10: mess pork per Barrel $f6 81 g
short ribs sides Goose). 81 1907 S7ls; short
clear sides tboxed), 81 SIl3ds whisky basis
OF high wines 81 27; clover contract grade.
Sill 25
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Miscellaneous Markets.
Foreign Futures.
Northern Business.

SEATTLE, Feb 25.-CIearings, s61S. COS; bal
ances. S13T, 1s7.
TACOMA, Feb. 25.-Clearings, $S12, 57s bal
ances, $53, 253.
PORTLAND, Feb. 25.-Clearings, $500, e64 !;
balances. $63, ,1SS.
SPOKANE Feb. 25.-Clearings S402 042:
balances S04 $40
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Nee York Metal Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25-Tin was very weak
in London with spot eI los lower. at e123 Is
ed while futures declined e1 toeI23 12s o.
Tin here was more less nominal, but held
at $2S 1874.
Copper was unchanged in London closing
at Ctr rs ca for SPOT and $50 2s Cd for
futures. Locally copper Is unchanged. Lake
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is held at $12 50G12 rs
ing at $12 81 h612 o2lA
Lead was steady and
in London and at 81
market.
Spelter advanced 2s
London. Locally ii was
Iron closed at 51s Sd
AID in Middlesboro.
changed 1t yesterday 8
dry, Northern. is quote
2 foundry, Northern,
foundry, Southern, aud
ern (scfD. at $13 25q L
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs.

CHICAGO Feb. 25-On the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was firm
Creameries. 1926; dairies, 131z age. Eggs
weak, 20lsG21c. Cheese. steady. 10kd11Ac
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e6s


The Quantities specified as packages repre-
.-+ -icl-ied salmon 10 barrels. half barrels.
- D. January. 1903. the exports we're zf,4ls
-eae ars gTa packages. valued at SSe,06Z. In
ret month 10 253 cases end 40 packages val
IreG III ss2 s7T went 10 australia
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Ne7p York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-The cotton market
closed steady at an advance OF points TO I
decline of 10 points
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Northern Wheat Market.
OREGON

OREGON.
PORTLAND. Feb 25.-WHEAT-WaIla
walla, 7sqT9c; bluesteni. S2ds3c; valley. SIC.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Feb. 5.-WHEAT-Steady; blue
stem. sic: club, TSc.
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London Closing Stocks.

Bar silver-Quiet. 2G 1l-l6d per ounce.
Money-3l564 per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market 70
short bills Is 5-16@3as per cent and for thre
months bills 3hG3% per cent.
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Heather Report.
-. - -nacIfc Tlme.l

g20fh ATcrldian-Pacifc Iime)
rtN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25--5 ,. m.
be follow ing are the seasonal IalIl ais 70
.e ,.,r,raref with those of same date
season. and rainfalls ia last twenty-four
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electrolytic and cast


electrolytic and cast
unchanged at ELL 15s
50G4 60 in the local
Cd to &21 It's Cd in
unchanged at $565 10.
in Glasgow and at 42s
Locally iron was un-
decline. No. 2 foun-
at $14 T5d15 25: No.
$14 25d14 70; No. 1
No. 1 foundry. South
75.