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New York MetaI MarIset.

NEW YORK, May 24.-The London tin mar
ket was frmer. following the decline of the
last few days, and spot closed at Ely6 los
and futures at e135 L: cd Locally the mar
ket was quiet, bEt a shade higher in sympa-
thy, closing at $30Q30 35.
Copper was higher III London, closing at
e64 les for spot and 964 12s for futures
Locally the market continues quiet and a
little easier. with lake and electrolytic quoted
at Sl5 and casting S14 T5.
Lead was lower at f12 5s in London but
remained unchanged locally at 81 506I4 so.
Spelter was unchanged at G23 l2s Sd i'm
London but weak here at So 45G5 So
Iron closed at 5Cs in Glasgow and Mt 45s
lloyd In Middle sboro. Locally iron was quiet
and unchanged; No. l foundry, Northern s176
II 80; No. foundry, Northern. SIG 5GGlf
NO. L foundry, Southern, and No / foundry
SIG 506I16 10
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CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO. May 24.-CATTLE-Recepts, 49,
600; market 15c lower Good to prime steers
s. 60G6 65: poor to medium. 81 25Q5 80; stock
ers and feeders, 80 1906 rs; cows, 81 e093;
heifers. So 50G5 40; Gamers 81 5oq2 40; bulls
81 1904 e0;scalves, $3Q6 %.
HOGS Receipts: To- day. 81, 600; tomorrow,
22.O00. Market DC to 10c lower. Mixed ana
butchers IS 3oa5 52is good to choice s heaxy saSy
SHEEP-Receipts. 20, coo. Sheep and lambs,
steady; good to choice wethers. shorn. "a I5g
8 25; fair to choice mixed, shorn, So 5OG4 5O
western sheer shorn. S4@5 20; natiye lamps'
sporn s5a6 so; Western lambs, 20 oept oo
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 24.-CATTLE-
Receipts 10.Go0. Market sc lower. Native
steers, 81 c59i6 Is: native cows and heiters,
81 25I5 20; stockers and feeders SO 25dDt 80:
bulls. 81 T5G. 50; calves. S395 so; Western fed
steers "a 25Q8: Western fed cows, $3 900.
HCGS-Receipts $4,000. Market 0c to re
lower. Bulk of sales So 25Q5 80: heavy so 80
81 eoa5 90
sFIEEP-Receipts, 1000 Steady to 10c lower.
Muttons, S4G5 rs: lambs, 50 I5@1 80: range
Omaha.
cepts. 400. Market slow, 10c lower. Native
steers 81 25@6 10: cows and heifers, So 50g
SO; Western steers. So 50@I5 30; Gamers. $50
40; stoclers and feeders, 81 1894 80; calves.
S3mG; bulls and stays, 81 5Ud4 80.
H0GS-Roceipts. 19.0C0. Market loc lower
Heavy So 15d5 25: mixed. So 15G5 20; light,
S5 1oG5 20; pigs, $4@5; bulk of sales, SO log
90
SHEEP Receipts, 105O0 Market weak.
Lambs, 1oc lower; Western yearlings shorn, s.
as 15: wethers, ehorn, 81 4odI5; ewes. shorn. 81
"a 10; lambs, wooled. Sc 5097 %; lambs shorn.
IS 05G6 40.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Wall-Street Stocks from to 3 points higher.
Cotton market continues to ad0ance.
Local Stocks not gerry actfve, bat sho1fng good tone
Silow 1zc higher. Exchange rates unchanged
Wheat and Barley frn bit Futures quietcr
Oats and Corn very firmly held Corn products higher
Hay Bran and Beans unchanged.
Butter Cheese aid Egg markets still literally supplied.
Provisions and Meats as previously quoted.
Hides continue gerry strong and actfue
Nerv Potatoes zueak nnder heGgy ai5als Onions higher
Poultry in moderate supply and steady. Game quiet
Supplies Of Summer Fruits steadily increasing Oranges ce
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New YORK Grain nnd Prnduce

NEW YORK, May 24.-FLOUR-Rece
u. 500 barrels; exports, 1880 barrels Market
hrm Minnesota patents So 60Q6 25.
WHEAr-kecelpts, ~ UU0 bushels; exports
4l50 bushels Spot strong; No. 2 red. 81 09A
nominal elevator and 81 lO1s nominal f. o. b.
atoat; No. l hard Manitoba, 81 OH f. 0. b.
afoat.
The wheat market was irregular all day.
was firm on persistent crop damage news
from the Northwest May shorts were again
May closed ST oT <. July closed sS%c Sen.
tember closed size and December closed at
HIDEs-steady.
woOL-steady.
HOPS-Dull
CoFFEE-The market was quiet and steady
owing TO absence or encouraging advices from
Europe and increasing receipts from the in
terior of Brazil. Europeans show no disposi-
tion 10 be bulls despite small supplies there
and our stocks are large for the end of the
net decline of 10q15 points Sales 35 $50 bags.
including May. $6 so; July, Sc 5596 CO; Sep
sees ser 81 a ss 7eae q ,s October s. So psee
Cordova. 1oG13c
SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining. 5
1l-l6c; centrifugal. 9e test 5-1ec; molasses
sugar, ga ,-Is,,1 4-l6e; refined, steady.
cry, 2215c: official prices. creamery common
to extra. 2oa22Hc.
CHEESE-Unchanged
EGGS-Cnchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
EVAJORATED APPLES-The market is
quiet. Common to good are quoted at 4K9
4&c: prime, 5A@5hc; choice, 6G6hc; fan
cy, &c
PRUNEs-Of the larger sizes continue in
fair demand on spot and prices are steadily
held. ranging from 2aic to &C. according to
grade.
APRIcOTS-Are dull. with choice quoted at
lG9lOl2c; extra choice, lie: fancy, 12615c
PEACHES-Remain about steady, with mod
crate demand ChClCe quoted at 10T1101. 40
extra choice. 1013G10Ac: fancy 1115dI2c
RAISINS-Are firm, with a moderate obbing
demand, while spot supplies are light Loose
muscatels are quoted at 41fmGAc seeded rails
ms 5AGGAc; London layers. S1Gi 05
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Receipts os Produce.
STOCK MARKET.
Stocks Still Quiet, hut with a Firm
TrdertOpe.

Although business still very dull the
Stock and Bond Exchange the feeling
firm rule and some stocks showed frac-
tonal advances. There were no features
worthy of note
In mining stocks the Tonopahs had the usual
fair business. with not much variation in quo
tations. The Comstocks ruled firm. with
Ophir slightly higher and Silver Hill selling
up to 81 10.
The Tonopah Extension books close June Is
for the sc dividend payable July l.
The Federal Mining and Smelling Company
has declared dividends of y per cent on the
preferred stock. y per csnt the common
stock and extra dividend of 1 per cent on
the common stock payable June 15
The American Tobacco Company has de-
clared a regular dividend of 215 per cent on
the common stock payable June 1.
The Consolidated Mercur Mining Company OF
Utah las declared regular quarterly divi-
dend of 2I5 per cent the capital stock, pay
ali lie
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OF the active demand.

OF the active demand. -
HIDES AND SKINSECulls and brands sell
about 1sl1c under quotations. Heavy salted
Steers, 12c: medium. lie: light. long: Cow
Hides, lie for heavy and 1015c for light;
Stays Sc: Salted Kip. lie; Salted Veal. 12c:
Sailed Calf. 13c: dry Hides 1S17@19c; dry Kip
lie: dry Calf. 22c: Sheepskins, shearlings.
SoG5oc each:- short Wool. 50@eOc each; medium.
90cG$1 25: Long Wool. 81 2592; Horse Hides
salt S3 25 for large and 50 80 for me-
dium. 81 25 for small and SOC for Colts;
Horse Hides. dry. 81 for large and 81 90
for medium. 81 % for small and SOC for Colts
Buck Skins-Dry Mexican, Soc: dry salted
Mexican, Csc: dry Central american. SOc;
Goat Skins-Prime Angoras. T5c; extra large
do 81 25: large. soc: medium. SOC: small Soc
TALLOW-No- 1 rendered. 4q4Ac per 10;
No. 2 3G31ac: Grease. 1h62Zc-
wOOL-Spring clip-Humboldt and Mendo-
elmo. 2sQ30c; everything else, nominal; san
Joaquin and Southern. seven months, lIGl9c;
do years staple 13G16c: Middle County. 1sQ
21c: Northern free. 22425c; do. defective, 1S1
zoe: Nevada, 16G20c per ID. according to
quality
HoP41so4 crop. 24926c per lb. with most
growers holding out for 30c: 1908 crop, 1910
17c.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. May 24.-Money on call easy,
2G2Is per cent; closing bid. . per cent; Of
fered 81. per cent Time money, easy; sixty
days. 3 per cent; ninety days. 3A per cent
six months 81 G3iz per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper. 5A4z per cent Sterling eX-
change steady with actual business in bank
ers' bills At 81 S120d4 6725 for demand and at
s. s52Od4 S52S for sixty-day bills. Posted
rates 81 5Isa4 Sc and 81 sI1294 SIS. Com
mercial bills 81 IS. Bar silver, 59Ac. Mex
ican dollars. 45c Government bonds. steady;
railroad bonds firm.
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Poultry md Gnme.

Receipts of Poultry consisted of So coops
from domestic shipping points and the market
was reported steady for everything except
small Broilers which being pressed for
sale at easy rates. Occasional sales of fine
large young BOOSTERS were rorted at an ad-
over the outside quotation. Hare and
Rabbits were quiet.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys. 1SG20c per Id:
Geese. per pair. 81 75G2 25 Goslings s2d2 80;
Ducks, S545 30 per dozen for old and S4G6 for
young: Hens, $5G5 80 for small and S6a6 81
for large; young BOOSTERS, S79s 80; old
BOOSTERS. 81 50Q5: Fryers. S. 5096: Broil-
ers So 25G2 80 for small and $3G3 80 for
large; Pigeons, 81 2561 so; Squads. 81 50G2
GAME-Hare 81 seal T5 per dozen: Cotton
tail Rabbits 81 I5G2 25 per Dozen
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Benns end seeds.

There is no further change in Beans, the
market ruling quiet with firm feeling in
choice stock
BEANs-Bayos So e5@3 80: Pea. saga 25;
Butter. $3@3 20: small White. s3q3 SO; large
White So 5Oa2 80; Pink. 81 5o@2 so for fair
to good and S3 25q3 20 for choice: Red. So 80
al: LIMA, So 50G5 60; Red Kidneys S3Q4 so;
Blackeyes. 81 9oQ3 05 per ctl; Horse Beans,
81 S5G2 40
SEEDS-Brown Mustard nominal; Yellow
Mustard, nominal; Flax 81 1902 25; Canary,
606Ac: Alfalfa. 10G11c for California and 12q
l3c for Utah: Rape. nominal; Timothy, AZ qoc;
Corn Seed, $20@21 per ton.
DRIED PEAS-Niles.. 81 75G2 25; Green
Peas. 81 7562 25 per etI
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Meat Market.

DRESSED MEATS
Wholesale rates from slaughters to dealers
are as follows
BEEF-5Q6c for Steers and 4G5c per ID
for Cows.
vEAL-Large, 5hG7c; small. 7Gs5c per ID.
MUTTON-Wethers, 615Gsc; Ewes. 6@7c per
pound
LAMB-S1s910c per ID.
PORK-Dressed Hogs, 6h69c per ID.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations are for good sound
Livestock. delivered IN San Francisco, less 400
As per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers, 7AGT1ac; Cows and Hef-
ers. 51sa6Ac: thin Cows. 4Q5c per ID.
CALVES-4941ac per ID (gross weight.
SHEEP-Wethers. 31kQ3%c; Ewes 3G3Hc
per ID (gross weight)/
LAMB5S2 5O42 10 per head.
HOGS-Live Hogs, 130 TO $50 lbs 5%G5%c:
over 180 lbs 5ss sG5Hc; Feeders. &c: Sows, 20
per cent of: Bears. so per cent off. and Stays.
40 per cent off from above quotations.
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Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. May 24.-cash quotations were as
follows:
Flour firm No. spring wheat, 81 1901 II;
NO. 3, 81 02Q1 10; No. red, 81 0591 oS; NO
2, corn. corr 66hc: No yellow. ee15c; No 2 % cats s
s2isc: No. rye. rye nS@7sc; - SIS G good feeding bar
ley. 39q42c; fair to choice mating. 46@lec;
=, NO. faxseed. 81 26; No. Northwestern
per 100 lbs. 81 2oQ7 22h short ribs sides
sioosel 81 121~17 %; short clear sides (boxed).
y 2507 3715; whisky basis of high wines,
81 26: clover Contract grade. $ll 1902 %.
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;swAx-aI@2sc per b.
Provisions.

There is nothing to report
CURED MEATS-Bacon. lie per lb for
heavy lie for light medium. 13c for light
1890 for extra light and 1910 COR sugar cured !.
dry Salt Sides. 9hc; Bellies 1Ic Eastern
sugar-cufed Hams. 131sG14Mc: Califor-
MIA Hams 12hc: Mess Beef $40 per bhI
extra Mess. $40 5oG11; Family. sl2 prime
Mess Pork. $14 so: extra clear, S2i: Mes
SIG 30: Pig Pork. $24: Pigs Seet 50: Smoked
Beef 15c per h.
LARD-Tierces quosed at 5Ac per lb fer
California compound. &c for Eastern compound
and 9Ac for pure; half barrels. pure, i0Ac;
10-Ib tins. 1015c: 5-lb tins. 10hec: Bib tins
10%c.
COTTOLENE-One half barrel 7Ac; three
half barrels TIC: one tierce TIC; two tierces
1ssc; five tierces. 7Ac per lb.
Hides, TaIlow, Wool and Hops.
Hides continue very firm. with a continuance
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Foreign Futures.
Northern Wheat Market.

I OREGON.
PORTLAND. May 24-WHEAT-Club. SIG
S5c: Buestem, 90G02c: vaiiey, s5G9oc.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA, May 24.-WHEAT-Unchange
Buestem. Ole: Club SIC.
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods.
Hay and Feedstuns.

Corn products are higher. Other Feedstuffs
rule Arm at the advance noted yesterday. or
the Hay market the circular OF Somers & Co.
says
shipments of Hay have been still on the
increase. the total arrivals for the past week
being $3.50 tons, in comparison with 2900 tons
for the week preceding. The bulk Of what has
been shipped to market for some little time
past has been of the medium and cheaper
grades, which are in rather dull demand and
therefore find very slow sale. Choice Hay for
retail purposes continues to sell very readily
We therefore find that prices on good to choice
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.
Wheat and other Grains.

WHEAT-Chicago was about 1c higher. with
Southwest and on the strength In Corn
The Chicago letter of Hutton & Co said:
Conservative reports from the Nor Invest
state that conditions In that country. particu-
larly in Red River Valley. are fast aprrca h :
ing the alarming stage. stimulating the entire
early sales. From the Ohio Valley also came
reports of damage to the winter crop. Outside
IN MAY rejects the urgent cash demand.
but the trade in this month Is extremely i'm
tied. While complaints Of damage continue to
come in new territory each day. II must be
expected hat the market will become excited.
but a clear weather map would do much to
dlspel fears already existing
In this market futures were quieter. with no.
much variation in prices The cash grain con-
tinued firm and unchanged
CASH WHEAT
California Club 81 4Tls@1 30; California
White Australian. ST 6oG5l 6o5: North
Club 81 GOAL 55: Northern Blu stem. 81 t2ia;
sradas Of TsS WSea s. s. sp oa Is per- G lower
Session to 30 a.
opeH High Low Close.
December :. 81 81 81 5ia 81 "a 81 a44
p m. Session
Open. High. Low. Close.
May-Si 46 bid, 81 49!a asked.
BARLEY-Seling orders for December weak
ened futures yesterday morning and the mar
ket was quieter and fractionaliy lower. The
preceding day The feature was the selling of
1000 sacks Feed from the San Joaquin Valley
to arrive this month at 81 25. II was of gooi
color and weighed Az lbs. Spot Feed CO..
tinues very scarce
Futures were higher fn the afternoon.
CASH BARLEY.
Feed 81 2215G1 23; Brewing and Shipping
81 81 T15Q1 35: Cheyalier, 81 25G1 81 per cti
FUTURES
Session TO 80 a. m.
bss December sss s4a 81 ~ ~ 81 s ss 81 81 81
p. m. Session.
May-s1 % asked.
oATs-The. very few left here were quotsi
yesterday at 81 571a for White and 81 47ta for
Black, with the market still in the hands of
CoRN-A liberal line of 2716 ctls came in
from the West The market was firm and un-
changed.
al 90 for White and 81 s7h@i 42h for
Mixed: California large Yellow. 81 4091 As
small round do, 81 so; White nominal: Esyp-
RYE-s1 55@1 e5 per ctl. according to
NBucsKwHEAT-s 1892 25 per ctl.
Flour and Fnrinaceous Goods.
FLoUR-California Family Extras, 81 soa
5 10. usua, terms: Bakers Extras, s. 7e0l;
oregon and Washington. jobbing at s4@i 50
PEI FARiNAcEous ri GooDs-Prices in packages
are as follows: Graham Flour. SO 25 per 100
lbs; Rye Flour, So 80 Gin barrels. $4 7b) Rye
Meal, So 80 (in barrels. - 50); Rice Flour.
& Dat Meal, 81 25a4 50: oat Groats. s. so:
Hominy Sc 75@4: Buckwheat Flour. 81 500
70 cracked ,y,1s Wheat ss g. 7S osa TsEps s. 90;
sc 50G7 so; in sacks $6@7: Pearl Barley. So:
Split Peas. boxes. IS SO; Green Peas. 50 so per
100 lbs
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits.

The first Figs of the season appeared yes
terday from Yuma, A-iz A box containing
during the forenoon and sold at 81 per round.
Two more boxes came in later in the day, bu
not sold Receipts of Cherr in
creased to 1001 boxes of packed AMI loose
stock. Most of the receipts came from Santa
Cruz and Alameda counties and there were
quite few consignments from Sonoma. Tn
market remained firm for choice Black stock.
ries had but slight change. the market being
steady. with the supply and demand about
balancing. Apricots We're weak under heavy
arrivals. the receir.s approximating 10go
packages. Peaches, Plums and Apples
in increased supply and sold slowly at
abou, previous trlces orenges were in fee
quiet but steady. Nine OF Navels
were sold at auction, fancy selling at Slql 50,
81 10 All of the fruit showed traces OF age
and was more or less decayed
sIQ12: large varieties. $3Q6, Santa Clara Per-
ries. s6I7: Florin Berries. 5oaT5c per crate.
RASPBEPRIES-$fG 90 per crate and cog
LoGANBER RIEs-S4c76 per chest and 75c@
81 % per crate.
BI1ACxBEk ri ES-stG5 per chest
GOCSEBERRIES-No Nominal.
CHERRIES-Per drawer Black. S1G1 81:
Royal Anne. I5cas1 %: Red and White. 5O@
Red and White and s@1tc for Royal Anne.
cIRRANTs, 5t@eec per drawer.
per box for green and 81 25 for red June.
APRICoTs- I5cdfS1 10 per crate and 5Gds5c
PEACHES % pr bcx
PLUMs-Clynsan. Sl@l 20 per crate; Caerry,
GcN15c rer box and 81 per crate.
CITRJS FRUTTS-Oranges Navels 81 To
2 so per box for fancy $ldl 80 for choice and
I5cMs1 % for standard: Med rranean Sweets
ST 25N2: VaIenc.as. So 50G2 rs; Ssedlirgs
81 15n1 40: Tangerines. $1Gl so: Lemons. SIG
so for fancy 81 50af 10 for choice and SiQ
1 25 for standard Grape Fruit. 81 25Gf2 Mex
ican Lines S46r4 SO per case: Bananas. 81 75d
Is per bunch for Central American and SlI
/ 75 for Hawaiian: Pineapples. $2Q3 per dozen
Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins, Honey.
FRUITs-Apricots, case for new crop
future delivery: Nectarnes. 7GSc for White
Peaches SisG91hc per lb Pears. 6@10c: Piums
nominal; Figs 2-crown bricks 4oc; 3-crown
5Oc: 4-crown, 60c; 6-crown 65c; bulk white
pa. eIsc; b ack. 21sd55Ac: Evaporated Apples
5671ac per h.
~ 'PRaUNEs-old crop. IAG2Ac per Ib for the
four sizes and 2hd3c basis for the large sizes
RAISINS-1904 crop t. b. Fresno-Dehesa
clusters. 81 35d1 10; London Layers. S5695c:
4a4hc: 2-crown, 3Gslse: Seeded, 5a6Ic:
tanas unbleached, %. G3c per ib
NUTS-Walnuts. No. l softshell. 12013c:
No. 2. 10911c: No. hardshsll. 12c; No. 2.
16c Almonds. l6g1Ic for Nonpareils l4dnI4Isc
for 1 X L. 13Lm1ihc for Ne Pus Ultra
and lie for Languedoc; Peanuts. G6Tc fer
Eastern. Pecans. 11ht3c; Cccoanuts 81 5c6J.
HONEY-Comb. 9G115ac for white and Sl5
d10c for amber: water white extracted 515 "a
! 6hc: light amber extracted. 5G5i5c; dark 50
4Hc.
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Butter. cheese and Eggs.

CHICAGO, May 24--on the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was nrm
Creameries, 16121c: dairies 16G1ec.
EGGS-Easy at mark, cases included, 1oc;
firsts. Ice
CHEESE@Easy at 1OQlOHc.
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81. 600 United States As (old coupon). IO4 821b
$4,000 United r r Of F 4s.-...... IS 2B
Street
30 Alaska Packers Association. S3 IS
90 Hawaiian Coml & Sugar. SO 90
$4,000 Spring Valley As (3d mtge) -. 90 rs
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California Stock and o
OL T LLLEL0 III
Morning Session
Mining StocI<2

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

SEATTLE. May 24-clearinss, sse9,9
balances, S146.IS1.
PORTLAND. May 24.-Clearings, $55I,7So;
balances, $i12,302.
TACOMA May 24.-Clearings $3.50, AS;
balances, S115,Io0.
SPOKANE. May 24.-Clearings s51s.OO9;
balances, S54,215.
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London Closing stocks.

Bar silver-Firm; % 5-1ed per ounce.
Money-1A@1a per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market
Tor short bills is 1-16G2k per cent and for
three months bills 1-16G2M per cent.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.

Continr-s on Page Is.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-08
FIGHT IT OUT IN
SECRET SESSION
Senate Takes Up Famous SantO
Domingo Treaty
AND WILL RAILROAD IT
WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE.
COME A PARTY QUESTION
SENATOR BACON SAYS
1T IS YNconsTl-
TuTIQNAL.

Washington, March Without de-
termining any question Of policy in
regard to the Santo Domingo treaty
the senate decided today that the
treaty Should be reported as soon as
possible from the committee on for
eien relations and the entire question
fought ont in executive session This
was the sentiment of the foreign re-
lations committee, as well as the SEN
ate and two sessions Cf the commit
tees proceedings were with view to
reporting the treaty tomorrow if pos
slble.
amendments offered in committees
were confined 10 rduction of alleged
sufplussagt. Of words They are to be
printed and considered when the com
mittee meets tomorrow. BY tacit
under landing the policy involved in
treaty win not be taken up by commit.
tee and it was understood that the ac-
ton h submitting amendments in this
nanRN did not commit any senator
TO fbe support of the treaty. The
program was merely to facilitate ac-
ticn and remove all chance of its be-
ling made party question in commit
ltee
The prompt action of the foreign re-
lations committee undoubtedly viii re-
suit in a much earlier decision in the
senate. Nearly every senator who dis
cuseed the treaty today expressed a
desire that the measure be kept from
becoming parlr question To pre-
vent this Senatnr Bacon offered ia
withdraw his re tutlon concerning
he protocol ofat agreement entered
+ ntcshy the UnMsusgates in January
1908, in reference to the Santo Do
mingo Improvement company's claim
and modify IT, When he again Offers
II, the resolution win be general in
character and will ask that the for
aign relations committee inquire ana
report whether the executive had au.
thority TO make az agreement by
which the United States can take
charge of the customs of another
country. II will not mention any par
ticular case; but will ask the senate
committee TO inquire If there is any
form Of convention, treaty protocol.
or agreement by which the pre- sident
might proceed to collection of claims
of a citizen of the United States
against a foreign power
He took the position that the execu.
tive could look after the interests Of
citizens Of the United States through
diplomatic channels, but that to take
charge Of custom houses night be
charged as an act Of war He de.
clared that the procedure was uncon-
stitutional unless IL was submitted
first to the senate
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-08

Ing down victims by the thousand and
with explosions OF Chinese shells and
scythe-like work Of six inch shells raz-
ing whole villages Through this in
feno Japanese and Russians charged
and counter charged by regiments
Though some Of these have been
pounded by batteries continuously for
Xix days they fought with amazing de
termination and firmness.
Regiments were reduced to eompa.
nies, and companies to squads; but
these managed to unite and We'd with
fresh troops in the resolution with
which they re-entered the fray.
South OF Kushantun In the region
of Malyapu saHguinary fighting was
kept up til nightfaIl. The Japanese
We're intensely determined to break
through al this point The son OF riv.
er valley il thickly sown with hits Of
shrapnel casing and chunks Of large
and small ealibre. resulting from ex-
plosion Of melinite. lySidite and shim-
ose. Often men dropped dead, suff0.
Gated with stiffiing gas of smokeless
powder and fumes Of high explosives.
AT slliy dispatch IL written. the
fight is again raging with all the hi.
tensity Of yesterday and increasing
constantly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-08
NO FAITH IN kuRoPATklN.

ST. Petersburg, March AFTER the
receipt Of Kuropatkin's official dis
patches March 9th, better feeling
prevailed at the war Office, where the
opinion obtained that by an energetic
offense he might still gain the day,
Belief was expressed thar 0yama's
army is not sufficiently large enough
to accomplish the extensive turning
movement undertaken and hold its
frontal position. Nevertheless there
was open critisicm of Kuropatkin' )
generalship, Little confidence is be
ing manifested in his power 10 strike
al a psychological moment If he
suffers defeat now his recall is re,
garded as certain.
According TO the Associated Press
dispatches from Mukden General
Kaulbars was obliged to sacrifice vast
quantities of stores early in the fight
ing southwest of Mukden in order 10
prevent them from falling into the
hands of the Japanese,