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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALI. SUNDAY NOVEMBER H. 1906

in quotations is reported. Spot supplies are Kept
c.eaned ,.e up and the lack of steamer space from
'he north IS seriously restricting the movement
BHAN--S1s. .500l 20. 80 per ton
MlDnLlNGS- S26929 per ton
Sa0RTS-S20G21 per ton.
=, ,rEfIJSIUFFS - Rolled Barley 500. .50G %:
Mixed Feed, $23@2450; Oilcake Meal in 5-ton
cak. IS,s. $50; jobbing, s4l per ton: Cocoanut
9 ton lots; jobbing. s24: Corn Meal. s31 90;
en cracked Corn S32: Horse Beans. nominal; Broom
Ioln yt rreeq. aOc per cti: Alfalfa Meal. carload
@.s' sos @2o.50: jobbing S2i per ton: Meaifslfa.
$500; ~ jobbing. SCI: Cocoanut 5000 in lots
ann Szt ~ smaller quantities
VIA ia Af-Ihoiee Wheat. Sl9@2o per ton; good
Wt' Wneat' Sl!@1S; other grades Wheat. $1S@16;
w,e wneat and Oat. S12@is; Tame Oat. s12@17;
,aifu Mfu oat. SlO913: Common Hay, $9@1o; Al
STRAW-506n7oc per hale
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Ida IN PROSPERITY WAVE.

GOLDFIELD, Nov. 10.-Lida Is max
ing itself heard again. but has found
another handicap. Heretofore capital
was lacking 70 develop the deserving
properties, but that has been found.
and now the shortage OF lumber. car
penters, miners and the piled up or
ders of the machinery houses, which
will take some months to fill, are
among the obstacles to its progress.
The Borax Smith road will skirt the
ridge a mile east OF the camp; the
projected line of the Clark road is
surveyed within ten miles Of Ida
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1sc: Humboldt and Mendocinos. 13@141=c: Mid
die County. s@ioc; Northern, 11@l4c' NesAoa'
- HoPsPcalifornia. fs &C, i2ai5szc; oregon and
Washington. l2ls ql6c per ID for loOo-
Meat Market.
The week closed with the situation unchanged
and no price variations
BEEF-6@6<sc for Steers and 5Eg6c Tor
vEAIssg gse for large end sGss for sS s%sll snail
Tor Ewes.
LAMB-ii@12c.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations are for good. sound
l,sstofE .sT;nssre dsleersa for e Cattle ffn
CATTLE-Steers. &C per ID FOR No: and 80. SIS
for No. 2; Cows and Heifers. 5e' No cows
Ga cALVEsC9M 1pHS da4Lc per Ib for light. 81
for medium and 3Gslac for heavy 1gross
Wf sfHEEP-wethers. 4A@5c per Ib; Ewes. AZ
Gl4lsc igross weight.
HoGs~l25 to 15o lbs. e1sc per h; under I,l.s ~
lbs 6ls G61sc: 250 lbs and over. 6@6zlc; Boa Ts
80 per cent stags So@4o ye psr esp, tito
General Merchandise.
BAGS-GrsIn Bags JuneIuly, S9SAc; Woo
Bags, esi5c FOR s-lb and 4se FOR 4lh; Fruii
CoAI-weIIlnstou. 50 per ton; New Wei
lington: So; Seattle, Bryaa,; P.x e. Rles
nond So; Cumberland. Sl4 In bulk ond 80 80. %
in sacks: Canuel, $40 per ton. Coke. Sil oy1 =
per ton in bulk and SIS in sacks; Rocky Moun
tain descriptions. $3.50 per short ton
OILs-ouctations are for barrels; f9r case pt
add sc; Linseed 4ac per gallon for boiled anc
41c for raw; Castor Oh. IN cases, No J. zoe
Bakers AA. cases 81. 24G1. 26 Lucol 5Oc 70
boiled and 4Sc for raw: China Nut, cases, s1g
sOc per gallon: Cocoanut Oil. IN barrels. 5sC
for Ceylon and 55c FOR Australian; extra Dieacnee
winter Sperm OIL CSC: natural winter Sperm
OIL Csc; natural Whale OIL SOC: extra wlntel
ard i Lard OI. oSC
Pure Neatsfoot OIL 75c; No Neatsfoot 0ll m
57l5c; Herring OIL. 4Oc: Salmon Oil. Csc; oohee
Fish OIL, 35c; Paint oil. CSC.
COAL OIL, GASOLINE, ETC.-Water White
Coal Oil. from tank wagon. 1o411c; specin
do, 12tkc; Pearl Oil. in cases. lie; Astral. lIc
Star, lie: Extra Star, 20c; Elaine. 2oc: Eocene
19c: Stove Gasoline. In bulk. IKE; In cases
24c; motor Gasoline. in bulk, 1!zc; In cases
24c: No. 1 Engine Distillate. iron barrels o.
drums. Sc: No. do, 615c; cases. SIC more
Benzine, In bulk. 1215c; in cases. 1ec; so-degre'
Gasoline. in bulk. 30c; In cases, 36c.
TURPENTINE-90c per gallon In cases ant
SIC In drums and Iron barrels
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead. SGS1z'
per lb; White Lead. S9Shc. according e
quantity.
SUGAR+The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes follows. terms net cash: Cube
A. Crushed and Fine Crushed 4. 90c: Powdered
4 75c: Candy Granulated. 475c; Fine Fruit and
Coarse Granulated, 4e5c: Beet Granulated 200
lb bags only. 4.45c: Confectioners' A. 465c
Magnolia A. 425c: Extra @. Aloe, Golden c
.06e; D. 2.95c; Fl. & E. Crystal Dominoes
per ID. Barrels and 5o-lb bags 10c. half-bbl
25c and boxes Soc more per 100 lbs for al
grades. No order taken for less than IS barrel
or Its equivalent.
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Flour and Fnrinaeeous Goods.

FLoUR--California Family Extras, Ss.65Q
$40. usual terms; Bakers Extras, sl.4oI5. IS !;
Oregon and Washington. s3.5od4 per barrel.
FARINACEoUS GooDS--Prces in packages
are as follows: Graham Flour. rs per 100
lbs; Rye Flour, $3.75; Rye Meal. $3.50: Rice
Flour, So; Corn Meal $2s5; extra cream do.
315: Oat Meal. S4.5oM5. 70; Oat Groets, $4.s.;
5ominy. s3.I5@4: Bnckwheat Flour. Sg.5e@
l.15; Cracked Wheat, $3.I5; Farina, $500;
Whole Wheat Flour. $50; Rolled Oats, bbls..
bbis $500: in sacks $40: Pearl Barley. SO:
Split Peas, boxes. $3.50; Green Peas, $3.50 per
90 pounds
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EASTERN MARKETS.
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK Nov 1O.-Money on call. nomi-
naI- no loans: time loans. strong; sixty days,
TaS per cent: ninety days. 7dTz per cent;
six months. 6lt d6la per cent
Prime mercantile psper-6d6Ia per cent
Sterling exchange firm. with actual business in
hamkers bills At S4s0sj for demand and 81. $3.50
Tor sixtV-day bills.
Posted ratps-S4. s. Z and 81. S6ia.
Commercial bils-S4 S0d4S0i..
Bar silveT-1l5sc
Mexican dolars-55c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds,
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Clearing House Statement.

clearing house banks for the week five days.
shows that the banks hold Sl.514.125 less than
the legal reserve requirements This is de-
crease OF $4 563. 900 as compared with last week.
The statement follows: Loans 81 .Q45. .49S. 200,
decrease 81. 292. ZOO; deposits S9aS. 754.500 de-
crease $iI .o69 600; circulation $5n544 400, in
crease Si5l9 700; legal tenders SG6.371 100. de-
crease 900; specie Slsl. .s03. 400 decrease
50. S4s. 500 reserve S24S ia. 500. decrease S.
ss1 800. reserve required s2i9 6ss. ca decrease
81. 26T 400; deficits S1.5Is.125. case ST.
900; ex-Unted States deposits Nk'lus) ST.
3D. 0J0. decrease So. .213o00.
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Benns md seeds.

Inc receipts of Beans yesterday were IL. I06
shs. s. making $4,000 thus far this week The mar
net showed no change worthy Of note
BEANS lper ctll-Bayos. $2.15M2.30: Pea,
nominal at S3.25; small White S2.S5@3.05; large
White, $2@2.35 Pink. 81 $500 90; Red. 81 80;
1lnlas, S43544. 40; Red Kidneys. 81. 2.50@e- so;
S3.5o6l4
SEEDS--Brown Mustard $3.50: Yellow Mus
&c; Alfalfa, 13c; Rape. 1@S19c: Timothy, -;
ffaseinP; DC per ID; Mllet. 315c Broom Corn Seed,
S2oM21 per ton.
60 DRIED 1R PEAs-Nies nominal; Green Peas,
x2.50I2.75 per ctl
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Weekly Rnnk CIcarIngs.

local hsnk clearings last week were $50
So oS5. against Sia 07o 9sG Tor the correspehe-
inr week last wear. increase OF Ss,oeS; ~
or 1876 per cent. san Francisco stood SiAtl ia
rhc list of American cities last week. leauiDE
pittsburr in clcarinEs ny small margin apo
,ou1inr directly after ST Louis Ihat Wiii oe
olr permanent p'sce before hong flnahcians
We rC cr1W M Ike weed.
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For Additional Commercial News See
Puge 81.

novel diversion of the summer holi-
days has been made as an experiment
at the Siggiesborne School. Yorkshire,
England, which has been closed for a
fortnight that farmers may have the
help OF the children in singing their
turnips.
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BIG GAIN IN SEAT PRICE.

sGOLDFIELD, Nov 1O.-Keeler &
Kram of Philadelphia paid $500 for
seat in the Goldfeld Stock Exchange
yesterday. where two months ago
membership was offered for $3.50.
Three weeks ago ten additional seats
were sold for $1,000 each. The new
quarters Of the exchange will be COM
pleted by December 1.
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Exnorts nnd Imports.

NEW YORK Nov. 10.-Total imports of
merchandise and dry goods at the port of New
York for the week ending November were
valued at S14.ST0,4s1-
Total imports of specie at the port OF New
York for the week ending today were $12,424
silver and $25.2 .251 gold
Total exports of specie from the port of New
York for fhe week ending today were S492, 720
silver and SIT 600 gold.
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he leading futures ranged as follows:
rticles- Omen High. InM
Cash Grain and Provision..

CHICAGO, Nov. l0-Cash quotations were as
follows Flour. steady; winter patents So 30Ga
$40: straights. s3.10@S.30: spring patents.
wheat. 7T@S1c; No, 3. 72@19c; No. . red. Il 8
m73c; No , corn. 44Iyc: No. yellow. 45A e
3 white. 34@36Ac: No. rye. Gle: fair to
choice mailing. 47@5oc; No. Haxseed, s1.o9
s4-15@4.25; clover, contract grade, Sls.25: short
ribs. sides doose,, Ss@S.50; mess pork. per bbl
$l6a5 lard, per 100 lbs, $9.271a; short clear
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New York Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1o-The metal markets
were quiet today in the absence of cables but
prices were maintained Spot tin was quoted
at S4o. .37l5 bid and $40 62ia asked.
Lake copper was firm at sci .7562 81. so: cleo
froIvtic Ss2f. .50d22. and casting S21. 25d21. 10
Lead was unchanged at s5.75@5 95, and speIz
ter al Sc 25dG 80. a
Iron was quiet but firm.
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Eastern livestock Market.

CHICAGO. Nov. 10.--CATTLE-Receipts. 500,
steady Beeves. $3.4OMT.2o and heifers,
81 40@52 20; calves, S5@y.75; stockers and feed
ers. So. .60@4 40.
HoGS-Receipts, 9o00 strong to SC higher.
Mixed and butchers S6@6.50; good heavy. $3.50
@650; rough heavy. S5s5@6.G5: light. $500
6.31l2: pigs. S5.65@6.15; bulk, $G.050640.
$3.50: yearlings, $550@6.4O; lambs, S4.25
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Tho current Money Market.

Tho weekly report Of E. T. Hutton & Co Of
New York yesterday said. in part;
Contrary 10 the expectations OF the spec
Native element the market did not respond 10
-hC favorable political results In the week. ano
from the very fact that the market would not
- mp with such news the big traders PROCEEDED
III sell stocks in the expectation Of causing a
break and the meeting Of stop orders The at
tempt proved unsuccessful. On the decline
rrorn inent banking interests absorbed all oher-
sings Of their specialties and the breaks were
quickly repaired. hence the market has worked
back and forth within radius OF 4 few points,
indicating that important interests are salts
fed 90 have values remain at the present level
until the money situation rights itself.
marked chsnge is already being shown in the
monetary situation abroad. the per cent Bank
of England rate having had salutary erect:
and. though have experienced 2 hardening OF
only question Of short period now "hen
funds viii begin TO return from the West ana
in considerable volume.
THE GOVERNMENT BEING BULLDOZED-
"We are strongly Of the belief that the pres
ont rates Of money sre being forced largely by
certain insiders 10 cause the Secretary of the
Treasury 10 act in giving relief, and II Is be
1ieved that plans are already under way by
which the Government will act in the next few
DAYS in connection with this matter. However,
81 s doubtful II we experience any cheap money
until next January 1t is a fact to our knOwl-
edge that certain influential bankers are bOr-
rowing all the available funds coming into the
market, and viii continue to do 50 until their
wants supplied. to carry out cOmpre-
leusive plan in connection with margining and
1aking control Of certain large railroad systems.
ln the meantime the company Of the public Is
not desired in Wall street and speculation is
discouraged Big interests borrowing all
the available funds coming this way and buy
ing their specialties on declines. hence we be-
lieve the next swing OF the market will be up.
Late returns from the South indicate much
larger cotton crop than looked for. the esti-
mate being $1,000 600 bales. which viii create
further vast riches to the southern planter and
transportation companies entering this field will
eventually reap greater returns
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sides eboxedl. ss.a7,sas.5o; whisky. basis Of
Butter. Cheese mud Eggs.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.--On the Produce Exchange
today the butter market steady. creameries
1e@25hc; daries. 1sla G23c. Eggs. steady. at
mark. cases included. 21M23c; irsts. 24c. prime
nrsts, 251ac; extras. s2Sc. Cheese, steady, ia
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Iceland and the Farce Islands will be
connected by cable with Great Britain
early In September Iceland is also
constructing system of land tele-
graph lines. to be completed by Octo-
Der /.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Foreign Futures.
st. Louis Wool Mnrke1

dunn grades. combfng and clothing, 24@27c;
light. fine. 1Si621c; heavy, fine, 14@16c tub
washed, 32@371sc.
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The Prine market has been cornered by a
combination of packers. who, by quietly buving
have gathered in most Of the stocks left "a
growers hands. They do not confess the corner
hut that is what 1t amounts to. Higher nrices
for this fruit will probably rule from now on IN
consequence. An extended account Of the move
ment appears In the local columns Tho otbs,
fruits rule firm. with stocks light. and Raisins
FRUITS -AprIcots. 1l1lsc per ih: Erap-
grated Apples, spot. 53@Tc: Peaches. i0a
la,4c; Pears. s@12isc; Figs. White. 3I5614hc:
do, Black. 3A@31sc;. pitted Plums nominal ;
Prunes, 2ss@2ac 4-size basis, and 3@S1ac ba-
sis for large sizes.
.RAIsINs---s Seeded, 81 @oc: Loose MuscateIs,
5AMGc. 6i~M6s,c and &c for . and
crown. respectively; Seedless Suitanas Gd6isc:
Thompson Scedless. 6A @6%c for uubleached ;
London LAYERS. 3-crown. S1.G0;. London Layers.
NuTS-Almonds. Nonpareils. 1T5s@l1s1ac; I
= l.. 1612 "a 1Sc; Ne Pins Ultra. I6nfTc: brakes.
l312 @l4Ec: Languedocs. 13d14c; hardshell, 0
4loc. Walnuts-Soft-sh shell. 11i5c for No l and
Sac for No 2; hard-shcll lie for No. / and Sc
pound.
HONEY--15@1sI5c per lb for bright comb and
| if@loc FOR amber; DO extracted. 596Ec-
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Northern RusInes..

PORTLAND. Nov. 1o.-Clearings, $500, ,sss;
balances sol sos.
TACOMA. Nov. 1o.-clearings, sS4s, s,ss5; bal
ances. 47.599.
sPoKANE. Nov. 1o.-clearings. s7ss.5ls;
balances 500 267
SEATTLE. Nov. 10.-Clearings, 81 ,SS6 05S:
balances S316. .621
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Bar slver-Steady: 32 15-16d per ounce.
Mouey-5h 6l5s per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is per cent and for three months
bills SIS G6 per cent.
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Nov l0.--Today's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund
shows: Available cash balance. s22s. 3oi i ~
gold coin and bullion. $114S25 147; gold certih-
Gates, $49,042, ,T50.
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THE COPPER STOCKS.

BOSTON, Mass. Nov. 10--Tbe market was
very dull today. The selling of Greene has
stopped for the present and it dallicd easily TO
$25.7 75- Range * something picked up and is
the strongest stock the list today. The bank
statement is very poor. and Secretary Shaw re-
fuses TO do anything to help the situation The
viii use all efforts to keep the market on the
quiet and firm until the money begins to come
back from the West.
A Boston news bureau says: "Houphton
Mich. wires that the unwatering of the Hancock
shafts will be completed next ek. shortly af-
ter which engineers viii be engalled in drifting
and sink ing"
Butte Mont, wires: Thomas T. Cole is
making thorough examination of the minutes az
the Butte Coalition and expresses himself highly
satisfied with their prospects. 1t is said that
Mr. Cole and associates are likely TO become in
terested in the Butte Copper Mining COMPANY, >,
London Closing Stocks.
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Nortbern Vheat Market.

PORTLAND. Nov. 10.--Wheat Club, 63@
64c: bluestem. 66667c; red. 60@61c; valley, 6Bc.
TACOMA, Nov. 10.-Wheat: Bluestem, Csc;
club, Gee; red, 64c.
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Ncu York stock List.

Z T. Hutton & Co. 49o California street.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange, fur
nish The following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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FUIU RES.
10 to 11:30 o'clock Session.
Mor-S1 20 hill No sales


10 TO l:30 o'clock Session.
May-$1 80 bid. No sales.
December-Sl .26M.
BARI.EY-It was Saturday market yester-
day. trade being dull all around. Quotations for
both spot and future business were steady. Re-
ceipts continued light.
CASH BARLEY.
Good TO choice Feed. spot, S1.10Q1 1874
COMMON 70 fair. s1M1.07h per ctl; Brewing
and shipping si15Gl171s per ctl; Chevalier,
sIel0@l.f5 for poor TO common and $l.20Gl .25
for choice.
FUTURES.
10 TO 80 o'clock Session.
y-$114a..
December-S1 1134.
oATS-Quotstions have made general ad-
vance of 2a@5c. The demand continues good
and the market rules firm.
Good TO choice Red. for feed Sl.3JG so; com
mon to fair SI.1T1sGo1 80 Red. for seed 81 sc
6I1.6 .65; White. 81 400 SPY: Blacks, $1,000
2.15: Gray. $l.37 " q LOO per ctl.
CORN--Thc Government report is as follows:
1.-THE preliminary returns on the production of
Corn in 1906 indicate total yield of about q
SS1 096. 900 bushels or average of 800 bushels
per acre, as compared with an average yield of
2S.S bushels in 1908, 2G bushels in 1904 and a
ten-year average of 25.2 bushels. The quality
is 500. This and other preliminary estimates of
yield made today subjected TO such revision
and correction may be found proper In the
final estimates of the bureau 10 be made next
month.
California 81 5oG1. .55 for small round yellow
-; Yellow, 81 35; White. Sl40: mixed 81 80;
Western 10 arrive sacked, -; mixed. 81 20
Yellow, $1.271s Ml.30 White. Sl.2Tla al 80;
White Egyptian, sl.2Tla; Brown Egyptian, $l.12l2
per ct1
RYE-californa, si.35@1.4o per ctI.
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Provisions.

The past week has seen no variation IN quota
lions worthy OF remark. Trade is satisfactory
and prices rule steady TO firm
CURED MEAJS-~Bscou, l4isc ner 10 FOR
heavy. 14hc for light medium. Sc for light
l6lac for e1trs light and 2nG2Ic for sugar
cured. Dry Salt Sides 131sc: Bellies, l4c: East.
ern Sugar-cllred Hams 17ls mlSc: calfornia
Hams, l6ta@1Te: Mess Reef. 50 per hbl; extra
fees. $3.50; Family. $40; prime Mess Pork,
si6.5e; extra clear. s2a; Mess s1e; Pig Pork,
S2G; rigs Feet. IS; Smoked Beef, 14c per lb
DARD--Tierces quoted ct SC for California
compound Stac for Eastern comp ,und and icc
for pure half barrels. pure. 12Ec; i0-lb tins,
l21tc: 5-lh tins. 125sc: Bib tins, 13c-
COTToLENE-one halfbarrei, 94c; three
alf-barreIs. ONO; one tierce. 9,ac; two tierces,
9&c; i've tierces. 9Nc.
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Receipt. of Produce.
FOR SATURDAY. NOVEMBER
Flour. or SKIS. -. a.44oI
OAKLAND sTooIx EXCHANGE.
Morning Session

OAKLAND, Nov 1o.-Following were the sales
anil closing quota tions today on the Oakland
Stock and Bend Exchange:
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New York Stock List Continued.
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Local sIARKErs..
Exchange and Bullion.
wheat and other Grains.

wHEAT--Liverpool futures lower The
Chicago market showed little change Wires
from there reported the market inactive but
steady. with the cash situation improving East
and West, but W speculation.
The San Francisco market lower as to
futures. but the cash grain quiet and un-
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1sc. Humboldt and Mendocinos. 1361141=c; Mid
die County. sa10c; Northern. 11914c' Nesaoa-
156n1Sc per H. -
IToPSICalitornia f2df5lzc: oregon ana
Washington. 1915 G16c per ID for lOOb-
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CASH WHEAT.

California Club. S1.21N al. .23N; California
White Australian, 81 80 u Gll.37 J. lower grades
of California. S1.10M1 20; Northern Club. 81. .22a
61.25: Northern Bluestem, $l.35@1 40; Northern
Red 81 22la al. .271h
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-18
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
At THE Chamberlain
Anniversary Of JeffeFsoR's Birth
Celebrated with Brilliant
Banquet.
FI001FNT RESPONSES IN T0teIs
ELOQUENT RESPONSES TO TOAsTs
invited Guests Representing Cornell
and Princeton Alumni Heard From
Ladies in Attendanee,par,y from
This city Comes Home on Special
Car

The fourth annual banquet of the
University Of Virginia Alumni Asso-
citation OF this city and Hampton,
neld last night al the Chambcrlin
hotel in celebration of The anniyer-
sary of Thomas JeTerson's birth,
was The most brilliant ana enjoyable
affair in the history of the assocla-
ton
An elaborate MEM was served in
the dining room Of The hotel. which
had been tastefully decorated with
palms and other potted plants When
the gentlemen had lighted their cigars
Hon. S. Gordon Cumming, The roast.
master made a graceful little speech
and introduced The first speaker to
contribute To The feast of elOqmence.
The toasis ana those responded
were:
The University OF Virginia Our
Alma Maier"-,I. winston Read
THE .Iudiciary-The Goddess
Elindfolded"- Judge Il. j. Barham.
The Medical Department of The
University Of Virginia DIR. George
X. Vanderslice.
THE Law Departmental NJ.
Brlxton.
The University Alumni of the
Peninsnla'-.I A. Mnssie
Virginia G. Bickford.
The l.adies"-Dr Clarence Porter
Jones.
Cornell University. p. Kei.
seeker.
Princeton uniyersliy"-,l.ous Her.
felinger.
Members Of the association present
besides those responding to toass
were: j. r. Hall, T. L. Farrar, DR..
w r. Cooper, Hon w y. Barrett.
Or. w. a. Picker and Judge f.. F.
Montague.
The ladies attending were Mes
danes s. Gordon Cumming. r. NJ.
Braxton, j. Winston Read, sam phoe-
bus and Clarence Porter Jones.
About o'clock this morning the
party from this city returned home
on special ear provided by the New.
port News and Old Point Company.
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York county, in the ninety-frst year
OF her age.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the home This morning and the
body will De brought TO Norfolk for
.interment. Mir. and Mrs. r. -Spottis-
wood Wexford were the only members
CT the family here who received
notice of Mis- Seldens death in time
TO leave for Gloucester yesterday,
Rev ami Mrs f r Wexford and
others will 90 TO Norfolk today to
attend he burial service.
Mrs, Selden was born at Warner
Hall on December 10, 1875 She was
a Miss Brooke and her mother was
Miss Lewis. of Warner Hall. one of
the celebrated old Virginia homes.
The children who survive the old
lady are: Or. Charles Selden, Mrs
Elizabeth Dimmcck. Mrs. Mary Byrd
Dimmock and Mrs j. Lloyd Tahb.
Mrs. Il. Spottiswood Wexford. Mrs.
+. r, Wexford, Misses Mary Lewis
and Charlotte Colgate Selicn. of This
city are grand children of The de.
ceased. Miss Elizabeth Lewis Dim
mock, who is 10 be married to Mayor
S r. Buxton on April 2G, is also a
grandchild Of Mrs. Seldcn.
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NEGRO BRAKE MAN CRUSHED
TO DEATH BENEATH CAR
Ed. Mills Met With Fatal Accident
Few Hours After Attending
Brothers Wedding,

ED Mills. a negro brakeman, was
fatally injured en- the Chesapeake
s. Ohio yards yesterday morning at
800 o'clock. After making "a conpl-
ing i'll a moving train. The negro was
caught by an oil tboX ANA dragged
about 20 feet before his cries caused
the engineer to stop. Both legs were
crushed and the spinal column IN
jureh. Three hours later and the
unfortunate brakeman died at The
HOSPITAL
Mills attended the wedding of his
brother Monday night ana did not
go to work until II o'clock.
DR.. H. Il. Gary, he coroner, con.
alncicd IN inquest yesterday morn
ing, he jury finding II verdict to
the effect that the deceased met his
death while coupling train on the
Chesapeake a. Ohio yard There
were no eye-witnesses 10 The acct.
dent and the only persons to testify
were j. l.. Davis. the conductor who
was in charge Of the train, and James
Rinchar. n brakeman.
The dead man was 2S years old
and he is survived by q widow and
three children at Bremo, Va The
body will be shipped TO Bremo TO.
Gny for interment