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General Merchandise.

july Wool Bags. % soasse Fleece II fwins. 1so
ns9on S. ssas: 3 Sc so 'ia sryaS MT" %
Beaver Hill. S. SO. Roslyn. 81; Coos Bay: IS 80;
s14 rs in sacks: PennsyIvania Anthracite Egg.
$14; Welsh Anthracite Egg. $13: Welsh Lump.
ton ton in In bulk and s s1b s In SACKS ROCKY Mountain
descriptions. IS so per short ton
OILS-Quotations are for barrels; for cases
boiled and 5so for raw: Castor Oh. in
ca eases; % No. zoe; Bakers "A; cases:
coanut Oil. in barrels. 5sc for ceylon and $50
for Australian; extra bleached winter Sperm
bleached winter whale OH, SIC: natural whale
OIL. 52c:. extra winter strained Lard OIL 75c;
No @ Nsatsfoo UOf o Rses Sse shs Herring ing on
42c; dark Herring on. 40c; Salmon OIL. 34c:
boiled Fish Oh. SIC: raw Fish OIL, s5c; boiled
Paint Oil. 33c: raw Paint Oil. SIC.
COAL OIL. GASOLINE. ETC.-Water White
Coal OIL. in bulk, 12c; Pearl Oil, In cases.
21lso: Elaine. 2sssc: ' Eocene G aoIc: Stove Stove
Gasoline. Gasoline. in bulk. lee: in cases. 224c: Motor
Engins tsass iR 6uk l 16c b5. n cases me- No
2 do. SIC; cases. 615c more: Benzine In bulk.
;. lse; in cases. 1s1sc; se-degres Gasoline. in
5TURPENTINE-Is lower at Sic per gallon
in cases and 75c in drums and iron barrels.
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead 7110
Sc per Id: White Lead. 7A@sc. according to
quantity. sfe
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes as follows per ID. IN 10O-lb bags:
Cubes. Crushed and Fine Crushed G. O5c;
Powdered. 5.90c; Candy Granulated 5. 90c: Dry
Granulated, fine. 5S0c; Dry Granulated coarse.
5.sOc; Fruit c-anulated. 5.sOc; Beet Granu-
lated doo-lb bags enlyl. 6Toc: confectioners'
Golden c. 520c; ID" 5.1Oc; barrels, 1Oc more:
half barrels. 25c more; boxes SOC more: 80 IL
bags. 10c more for all kinds. Tablets-Half
barrels 630c; boxes 6.55c: H q e Crystal
Dominos Ss0c per ID. No order taken for lese
than seventy five barrels or it's equivalent
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Wheat and other GRAINS.

WHEAT-There was no particular change in
for the week follows. in quarters :
Russian. BIZ. 900: Danubian. 81 900; Argentine,
60l, 600: Indian, 5000: Australian, $1,000
The Daily Trade Bulletin says the present
outlook for winter Wheat, as given IN ths
ss report OF aSost Is e e
This market continued quiet both as to the
cash grain and futures with no change in
quotations worthy of note.
CASH WHEAT.
white Aastraiiaa, s. azsygl g. tsrHleln aorsse1n
/ e6A Northern Red, 81 5114 per ctl; lower
grades of Wheat 81 3o91 As per cti.
FUTURES
Session 8 to 80 a. M
Open. High. Low. Close.
pssmS0 pssemSer sa'ss' ..si 3 St 2ss 81 20 81 2sx
p. m. Session.
May 44A "a asked ED :, ,on -.
BARLEYzDecember active at a slight
advance. The cash grain was quiet and iIn-
changed Brewing is still reported dull. as tha
brewers are. well supplied and the weather has
CASH BARLEY.
81 ssi &c. ze i sssl az a shDD'es psa c
FUTURES
Session to IL 80 q m
Open. High. Low. cio.e
December -. s7h SITS s7x STU
2 p m. Session.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May .......$1 1875 81 169s 81 1871 81 15is
December -. SIX s7H s7H s7H
OATS--Arrivals continue moderate but thev
are sufficient for the quiet demand, and prices
show no variation
White. 81 45@i so: Surprise 81 55@1 60:
Red. 81 5oQ1 so for mo. and 81 401I IS FOR
No. 2: Black. 81 345sQ1 45; Eastern White.
81 42h91 45 per ctl
CORN-The market is getting loaded nm
with western 1000 ctls coming in yesterdav
The bulk of this Western is being stored as
there Is too much coming In for the mar,xet
to absorb Prices show no change however
being based wholly on the Chicago Quotations
Western sacked. 81 3o91 35 for yellow
ST 35@1 S71z for White and 81 30@1 32L FOR
Mixed: California large Yellow, 81 So; small
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California Stock ana OH Exchanre
Mining stocks.

BOARD =
1000 Superior ..........sss. o'
No afternoon sales
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Butter. Cheese and Eges.

Large receipts Of Butter continue the daily
rule. but several times mentioned of late,
the market is kept from declining by storing,
very good local demand and scattered ship
ments. and in fact the feeling Is rather steady
than otherwise. Quotations remain at the
close of the week.
Easiness is still reported In Cheese. but
prices continue unchanged.
There is no change in Eggs. Some houses
are quoting 20c in small way, but this
figure is too seldom for actual quotation
Stocks still large. but the market is very
steady.
Receipts>swere 75.70o lbs Butter. 11e1 cases
Eggs and 1000 lbs Cheese.
BUTTER-Creamery at first hands, 1715@1Sc
for extras and 1910 for lower and medium
grades; dairy 16a17c; cold storage. nominal;
store Butter 15Q16c.
CHEEsE-12G12dc for fair to choice mild
new and 11hc for old; Young Americas
136131ac: Eastern, 1615@1sc per lb
EGGS-Ranch. 17Q19c for fair to choice;
store Eggs. lie: cold storage. nominal; East
ern nominal
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EyasTfnefon Crop BuIIetin.

The report Of G. n. Salisbury. Section Di-
rector, United States Weather Bureau. for the
Washington Crop Bulletin. week ended April
IL is follows
The past winter was an unusually mild one
throughout with less than one-half the usual
amoupt Of snow. and the total rainfall was
cunsloersbly below normal There was one
moderate cold spell, in February, which froze
out the winter wheat pretty badly in the
southeastern counties, where the snow had
melted on, but did little injury in the eastern
and northern counties where the snow re-
NAMED. II was at time cold enough in
the western. counties 10 inJure wheat With
lle exception noted. wheat that terminated
came through the winter well. But, on ac-
count OF the dry soil. much wheat failed 10
come I'D in the central counties, and many
acres had 10 be resown this spring.
The wheat that came through the winter
mas maoe splendid progress. March so
warm and Cry IN the fore part that much
spring sowing was DONE and considerable
spring wheat has already come up which had
8 good start The spring Is a forward one
Sna crops are IN very promising condition.
-Nuch ploWIng for summer following has been
done Spring wheat sowing is well advanced.
oats are about one-hslf sown in the eastern
counties, and about the same in the eastern
counties on dry soils.
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conditions in the Southwest were general,
favorable to the crop gradually gained ascend
ancy in the pit. As a result the market soon
lost the initial frmness. Several prominent
traders became moderate sellers of May and
caused slump to 81 1875 in the price Of
that delivery Trading as whole was small
In volume throughout the day. Late in the
session weakness of corn and oats brought
out considerable selling OF wheat by pit
traders AT the close July was easy at STAG.
Final quotations on May were 1sc down at
81 14H-
trading. in the corn market. July opened un-
changed to &c higher and closed at 4715c...
ing of oats on the part of traders. July closed
at posse.
A decline of loo in the price Of hogs created
weakness in provisions At the close July
pork was off 15c: lard was down 5c ribs
were 21ac lower.
rticIes Omen. High. Low. Close
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits.

Receipts OF Cherries were increased to Is
boxes Weli-colored Purple Guignes sold off
we'll at 81 5043 per box, while common
Whites from Vacaville slow of sale at
prices ranging from 81 25 to 81 To- Straw
berries were in good request and well-colored
lots cleaned UP readily at steady prices Re-
ceipts aggregated 129 chests Receipts OF
Oranges showed large increase, but trade
was active despite the threatening weather and
the market ruled firm. particularly for sound
offerings Of small sizes In the auction rooms
Z cars were sold follows: Fancy 81 256
] co. choice, 90c9S1 65; standards, S0cdSi 40.
The other fruits stood as previously quoted and
were generally steady.
sTRAwBERRIEs-Per chest. Longworths,
SsQ12; large varieties, $407.
APPLES--S1@2 per box.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges. Navels. 81 500
25 per box for fancy. $1@1 IS for choice
and ssc9s1 40 for for standard; az Tangerines, 81 rs
for choice and 75cGs1 % for standards Grape
Fruit. 81 5oq2 so; Mexican Lines. S494 so per
case: Bananas. 81 75q2 rs per bunch for Cen
traI American and $1G1 I5 for Hawaiian;
Pineapples, s3@6 per dozen.
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Cotton and Cnnee

Brokers wires from New York yesterday
said:
'COFTON-The renewed weakness to-day
was mostly the result Of a drive by the local
snd New Orleans bears to shake prices down
further in the hope OF Forcing out the large
holdings recently accumulated by Wall street
operators and the Suly contingent Late in
The cay the market steadieo on the subsidence
of this movement. but any substantial re-
coNery was held IN check by the continued
oeaIlshness OF the majority OF operators. With
the season already two 10 four weeks late this
cold spell. II II lasts a few days longer, will
attract attention. Under existing conditions We
would how buy cotton rather than sell II.
COHEEE--taUite an easy undertone to-day.
is very limited There have been reports re-
Gently Of estimate OF the next Brazilian
crop Of l., o00oO0 bags with prospects Of early
marketing. sn6 If this comes to be generally
belieNel IL is likely lower prices viii be seen
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Dried Fruits. Nuts, Raisins. Honey.

FRUITs-Apricots, s1a011o for Royals; Nec-
tarines. 71sQS1so for white and nc for Red;
Peaches. sEq91sc per lb: Pears. 7Q12c; Plums,
pitted. 4@5c for black. 515Q7c for red and AZ
ace for yellow; Figs, 2-crown bricks, 45c: g.
crown, 50c 4-crown. 60c: 6-erown. CSC; bulk
white. 2A@3c; black. 25Q515c: Evaporated
Apples. 5G7c per h.
PRUNES-1% @2Nc per lb for the four
sizes and 23a@2Ac basis for the large sizes
rial clusters 50 25@2 30; Dehesa. 81 S50l 40;
London Layers, s5cQSl Loose Muscatels. A.
SNc: Seeded. 5@6Ac Thompson's seedless.
.4N@4hc; Seedless Sultanas. 3@5c per lb.
NUTS-Walnuts No. 1, softshel 12Q13c;
No q 10Q11c; No. 1 hardshell, 12c No q
loo Almonds 16@17c for Nonpsreils. 14014 &c
for 1 x L, 13H914Ac for Ne Plus Ultra
and lie for Languedoc; Peanuts, 6q7e for
HONEY-Comb. 9G111dc for white and S15
01Oc for amber. water white extracteds 5E q
61ac; light amber extracted 5q57sc; dark. 80
41zc.
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BEEswAx-27G2sc per lb.
Provisions.

Hams Bacon and pure Lard have all been
advanced 1ac- Other descriptions remain un-
CURED MEATs-Bacon. lie per lb for
heavy, lie for light medium, 13c for light,
lac for extra light and 1870 for sugar
cured: dry Salt Hides. 9lac: Bellies, 10l5c:
Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 13Q131zc; Califor-
mia Hams, 12G121ac; Mess Beef, SO per Dbl;
extra Mess, $40 50Gl1; Family. SIP; prime
Mess Pork. $14 so; extra clear. S21; Mess.
SIG 80; Pig Pork. $24; Pigs Feet. S5; Smoked
Beef 15c per ID.
LARD-Tierces quoted at sac per ID for
California compound &c for Eastern compound
and 100 for pure; half barrels, pure 10Lc;
1O-Ib tins. 10szc: 5-lb tins. 107sc; Bib tins,
l1c.
(,OTTOLENE-One half barrel 7%c; three
half barrels, 7Mc; one tierce TIC; two tierces,
7skc; five tierces, TAc per Ib.
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Meat Market.


Prices for Hogs show some variation. as
forecast last week. Arrivals continue rather
in excess of market requirements There -
no change in Beef. Veal or Mutton, all being
in good supply.
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers TO dealers
are as follows:
BEEF-5hq6c for Steers and 4G6c per ID
for Cows
vEAL-Largs 5@6c: small. e@sc per ID.
pound.
LAMB-1O911c for Spring
PORk-Dressed Hogs. 61sG9c per H.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
Livestock. delivered In San Francisco. less 400
40 per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers, 1A97hc; Cows and Heif
ers; 5zsg51sc; thin Cows. 405c per 10.
CAIVES-4G4hc per 10 (gross wsght.
SHEEP-wethers. 3hG3Nc; Ewes. S0sAe
per lb fgross wefght)
LAMBS-$2 5OQ2 rs per head
HOGS-Live Hogs, $50 to $50 lbs 5ssG5&c:
over $50 lbs. 5s9512c; Feeders SC; 6ows. 20
per cent off; Bears. so per cent on. and stays.
40 per cent of from above quotations
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Poultry and Game

Two cars Of Western Poultry were mar
keted and sold Off well at good prices. AS
usual Monday, there very little do
mestic stock received and the market was firm
for nearly all descriptions. Small Broilers were
still weak and stock that had been carried
over from Saturday was being forced for sale
at the inside quotation. Hare and Rabbits
were unchanged
Geese, per pair. 50 25@2 so; Goslings -
Ducks. s6G7 per dozen for old and S76s for
Young ;r Hens % oogs % for small and ss So9
Roosters s4Q4 so: Fryers. $eG6 so; BroiIers.
$2G3 for small and $3 5094 for large; Pigeons,
81 2561 80; Squads, 81 7562 %.
GAME-Hare, $2d2 so per dozen; Cottontail
Rabbits. 81 30 per dozen.
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Receipts of Produce.
STOCK MARKET.
Mining Stocks Active and Unsettled
Others Quiet.

Bonds continued to sell wen on the Stock
and Bond Exchange. but shares were generally
quiet. There was some activity in Paauhau
Sugar at unchanged prices, and there was some
selling down of Gas and Electric. which de-
cIined from SEQ so to s5S, and Giant Powder
sold off to s67 so. The sugar stocks were gem
orally dull with Hawaiian Commercial lower
at SS7 against $50 on Saturday. The Exchange
will be closed Friday and Saturday, over
Good Friday
The Comstock mining shares were active,
but lower Ophir selling on from $11 1215, as
Saturdays close. to $40 6z5s, with its neigh
bors weak in sympathy. Silver Hill had a
boom rising from S5c to 81 %: but closing
weaker at 81 bid. There were no sharp changes
in the Tonopahs, and the oil stocks were neg
lected.
The Chollar Mining Company has leyssd an
assessment OF 1oc. delinquent May Is.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

lining Stocks SGcti1e, bit local Securities quiet.
Wal-stree: Stocks unsettled Cotton loauer.
Si9er fractforaiy higher. Exchange unchanged.
i0heot Barley and other Grains as before quoted.
HaF 7ce0k. Feedstnfs firm and Beans qnict.
Supplies Of Batter and Eggs stall large. Cheese easy
Hc'rs. Bacon and Lard at!9anced 15c per pound.
Hogs sccas RHder ample urfzGEs and SIoz0 demand
Old Potatoes frn, bnt negv crop gOeok.
Further GrTi0dLs of Onions from australia.
Poultry and Game in light receipt and selling seeA
Receipts ct Cherries sEoacdy cr easing. Oranges nriSn
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Hides, TalIow. Wool and Hops.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about Ad71c under quotations Heavy salted
Steers. lie: medium. 10hc; light. 91sc;
Cow Hides, 10c for heavy and 915c for light,
Stays, 71kc: Salted Kip. 101s Ole; salted
Veal. 11@11hc: Salted Calf. 12Q12hc; dry
Hides 1Sc; dry Kip, 15c: dry Calf
zoe; sheepskins. shearlings. 25940c each:
short Wool 50@76c each: medium. 75c@
81 10: Long Wool. S12562; Horse Hides,
salt. s3 for large and So IS for me-
dunn So 25 for small and SOC for Colts
Horse Hides. dry 81 rs for large and II 25@
/ b0 for medium; 81 for small, Soc for Colts.
Buck Skins-Dry Mexican. soc; dry salted
Mexican. 2bc: dry Central American. soc:
Goat Skins--Prime Angoras. 7bc: extra large
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CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS.
Chicago.


CHICAGO. April 17-cATTLE- Receipts.
q, 900; market steady. Good to prime steers,
$696 rs; poor to medium, 81 6095 75; stock
ers and feeders, 81 5o95 10; cows. 81 cog
so; heifers. 1896; Gamers, 81 6o@3; bulls.
HOGS-Receipts. $4,000; tomorrow. $4,000:
market 10c lower Mixed and butchers $5 40
as 50 good to choice heavy, SIS 45G5 So;
rough heavy. s5 3015 40; light s5 1905 45;
bulk of sales. $5 1905 80.
sHEEP-Receipts, 25 1000: steady to loo low
er; lambs, unchanged. Good TO choice weth-
ers So 6o96 05: fair to choice mixed, 81 509
3 so: Western sheep. 81 50@5 s5; native
lambs. 81 50@7 35; Western lambs. "a 500
I S5.
Omaha.
OMAHA, Nebr.. April 17.-CATTLE+Re-
ceipts, 1000; steady for best; others lower
SO 5065 40: Western steers. SO 1895 80; can
ners. $293 40; stockers and feeders, 81 S0@5;
calves 50 1896: bulls and stags 81 50t44 25.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000: market 5@10c lower.
Heavy, So 25d5 80; mixed. So 20q5 %: light,
So 2oQ5, 80; pigs. $4 1896 25; bulk of sales.
sHEEP-Receipts 5000: steady Western
yeariings, s6Q6 75: wethers. s4 05@5 90;
ewes. $595 90; lambs. Sc ls097 30.
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 17.--CATTLE-
Receipts, 5000; steady and active Native
steers, 81 50G6 60; native cows and heifers
81 50@5 60; stockers and feeders. 50 25Q5 2S;
bulls, 81 1904 75; calves SO 25Qe %; Western
fed steers, s596 40; Western fed cows So 5O9
5 25.
HoGs-Receipts. 5000; market 5@1Oc lower.
Bulk of sales. SO 2595 371a; heavy. So 500
S5 371k packers. SIS 25@5 80; pigs and light.
sHEEP.Receipts, 1000; steady. Muttons
81 5o6i6 lambs, S5 T596 40; range wethers,
S5ae fed ewes. 81 6oa5 65.
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Beans and Seeds.

There Is nothing further new to report under
this head and quotations remain as before
BEANs-Bayos, s3@3 25; Pea, $3 5oG3 rs;
Butter. S3Q3 %: small White. 1903 45; large
White. 81 50@2 70: Pink. 81 5O92 90 for fair
to good and $3G3 % for choice: Red. $707 80:
Lima $4 S504 90; Red Kidneys. 81 25Q4 so;
Backeyes. 81 90Q3 per ctl: Horse Beans. 81 SIS
a. 40
Mustard. nominal; Flax, 81 1902 25; Canary,
6Q6Ac; Alfalfa. 10G11c for California and 129
13c for Utah; Rape. nominal: Timothy 4%G5c;
Hemp 3@31sc per Ib; Miiiet, 89s15c; Broom
Corn Seed, $20Q21 per ton.
DRIED PEAS-Niles. nominal: Green Peas.
81 1902 80 per ctl
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EASTERN MARKETS.
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Money on cali
Steady, 2529S per cent; closing bid, pa: Of
-ered. per cent.
Llne lOans-Essi II: sixty and ninety days
ano six months. 81 per cent
Prime mercantile paper-4d41s per cent.
sterling eNchange-Steady, with actual bust
ness IN bankers bills at S4S62d4 s625 for de-
n1and and al 81 S445d4 S45 for sixtv 5sv hf1Is
Posted rates-$4 S5f7z 81.
Commercial biils-S4 S4x
Bar silver-5T3tc
Mexican dollars-441kc
Government bonds weak: railroad bonds ir-
regular
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Hay and Feedstuffs.

Arrivals of Hay were heavy yesterday, as
VIII be seen. and the market continued quiet
and weak for everything except the very best
grades. There was nothing new in Feedstuns.
BRAN-S21 50Q22 so per ton.
MIDDLINGS-$26G2S 80 per ton.
SHORTS-$23Q24 per ton.
FEEDSTUFFS-RoIied Barley SIS 50@26 80
per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, S32 bo9
81 sSoS;o 90; jobbing. $s4: Cocoanut Cake at mill
mill. S23@23 90; jobbing, s24; Corn Meal.
$2s 5og29 so; Cracked Corn. S29Q3o; Mixed
Feed. $23Q24; Horse Beans, $30G40 per ton.
Broom Corn Feed. e0c per ctl: Calfalfa Meal.
car load lots, S21: jobbing. $22 80 per ton.
HAY-Wheat. S10@13: Wheat and Oat,
$9Q12; Oat, fs@11; Barley and Oat, $40
10; Volunteer Wild Oat s6Q9: stable. $SQ9;
stock IS 50Q7 SO: Glover. S7910: Alfalfa. $40
10 per ton.
sTRAW-aomhoc ner hale
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
Future Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. April l7.---After a little flrmnes.
at the start sentiment in the wheat Dit be-
came quite bearish lower prices prevailing
throughout the greater part of the day AZ
the opening July was up H9asc at IS sG5SsHc c.
May was &c lower to Hc higher at ST 14ien
1 15 Buyers here had the help of firrnne..s
at Liverpool due chiefly to a decrease in shio-
ments from Russia. In addition the situatio-
throughout the winter wheat belt of the
United States showed many signs OF conditions
favoring bullishness. From many Western and
Southwestern poirts comments on the reported
cold dry weather were anything but optimistic
as to the growing crop. An impression that
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Rntter Cheese ami Eros.

CHICAGO. April 17.-On the Produce Ex-
change to-day, the butter market was steady;
creameries, 25@31c; dairy 23q2Sc; eggs were
easy at mark, cases included, 16c; firsts, lee:
prime firsts, lie; extra. 1sc; cheese. firm, 1874
Q14c.
ELGIN, ILL.,. April 17.-Butter advanced 21ac
pound. the Board Of Trade to-day, selling
at 311ao, Sales in the district for the week
were 470, 600 pounds.
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TALLOw-No 1 rendered. 4G415c per ID:
No 2 39312c; Grease. 11sG21c.
WOOL-Spring clip-San Joaquin and South
ern. seven months. 1I919c: do years staple.
13Q16c; Middle County. 17Q20c: Northern free.
1e621c; do, defective. 1Sa19c: Nevada. 10000
per h. according to quality.
HOPS-1so4 crop. 24926c per lb: 1905 crop.
1I01Sc-
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods.

FLOUR-California Family Extras. 81 Soq
10. usual terms: Bakers Extras. 81 1905;
Oregon and Washington. jobbing at S4q4 90
per bbi-
FARINACEOUs GOODS-Prices in packages
are as follows: Graham Flour, So 20 per 100
Meal. So 90 dn barrels. 81 5W; Rice Flour,
IS; Corn Meal, 81 90; extra cream do. 50 %;
Oat Meal, 81 25Q4 so: Oat Groats. 81 %;
Hominy. $3 1904: Buckwheat Flour. 81 5Oq
IS. Cracked Wheat. So rs; Farina. "a 5o'
Whole Wheat Flour. So so; Rolled Oats. onis.
Split Peas. boxes S5 SO; Green Peas. s5 so per
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Northern Business,

SPOKANE Wash. April 17.-Clearings,
$594. .2e4; balances. $50. 154-
PORTLAND. April 17.-Clearings S96S, ,921;
Oas SEATTLE. April 17-c1earings. s1.oss, 754;
TACOMA, April 17.-clearings. s5e1. ia; bal
ances S26, 001.
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New York Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Cotton futures
opened quiet April. 7.Soc; May. 7.45c; June,
I.35c; July. 7.42c; August 7.45c; September.
7.50c bid: October. 1910.
Cotton futures closed steady. April Z DC:
May. 7.S6c; June. 72Sc; July. 732c; August
I.35c; September. 1890; October, 7.45c
spot closed quiet Middling uplands T. s5c
middling Gulf S10c: sales, none
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON.
PORTLAND, April 17.-Wheat-Cfub, $50
SEC; bluestem, 91@93c; valley, ssc.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, April T.-Wheat. unchanged;
bluestem, 931sc; club, SEC.
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Visible Grain Supply.

NEW YORK. April 17.-The visible supply
Of grain April 10, compiled by the New
York Produce Exchange, is as follows: Wheat
1912, 600 bushels decrease 974, 900; corn, 49,
$50. 600 bushels. increase 800 900; oats IS, ,o1b.
eco bushels oecpease no ess.voo rye rye 225foQo
els decrease 42S, 600.
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The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Open High. Low. Close
Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO April 17.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour, easy; No. spring wheat.
81 os@1 "A; No. spring wheat. 9s@1 IA; No
yellow corn, 4s1sc: No. 2 oats, 301sc; No. 2
white oats, 80 d321ac; No. 2 rye 7Sc; good
feeding barley, 37@39o: fair to choice mailing
Northwestern. 81 391a; Mess pork. per barrel.
$12 55a12 co.; lard. per 100 lbs. 81 l2AQ7 10;
short ribs sides Qoose). Sc S71aq7; short clear
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New york Metal Market.

NEW YORK. April 17.-There was decline
OF 15s In the London tin market, but local
prices are under a parity with foreign quota
tions and with spot supplies small the market.
while quiet showed firmness. with holders ask
ing some what higher prices. Spot was quoted
at e139 15s and futures at 2134 15s
Copper also was easier abroad closing at
f67 IS for spot and G67 los for futures in
the London market. Locally the situation is
unchanged There are still rumors of odd
lots of lake changing hands between SIS 25
and s15 371a. but generally speaking quota
tions range from the latter figure to $15 so;
electrolytic is uoted at S16 25015 8711 and
casting at $14 S7h915 %.
Lead was easier at al2 16s Sd in London
but remained unchanged at 81 5014 60 In the
local market
spelter was tho exception to the generally
declining tendency abroad and closed little
higher at a23 lbs in the London market;
locally the metal market Is duh at So.
Iron closed at 54s Sd in Glasgow and at
5os Cd in Middlesboro. Locally iron is un-
changed. No. foundry northern is quoted
at SIT 5o91s 20; No. foundry northern. S179
II rs. and No. ! foundry southern and No
/ foundry southern soft. SIT 7501S g.
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Condition of the Treasurv

WASHINGTON, April 17.-To-day's state-
n,ent OF the Treasury balances shows: Avail
able cash balance, s13s 7s1, ,79s; gold, se6 $780,
S96. TooO'
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-18
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
st. Louis wool Market

ST. LOUIS, April 17.-wooL-Dull. Me-
dunn grades combing and clothing. 23@25c;
light fine. 1sQ2o1sc; heavy fine, I4015c; tub
washed, 30d371ac