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Los Angeles nfarkets

Los ANGELES, Oct 3l.-Trading on the prod
uce exchange today was heavy for Saturday; al
though there were no changes recorded in prices.
Beans were steady and the market firm, with no
sales during the call. Cheese offerings were
heavy and the market was slightly firmer In sym
patty with a firm eastern market. Eggs were
traded in to the extent of 100 cases eastern
fresh, but no locals were handled. Potatoes sold
poorly and the market was dull Onions and
sweet potatoes received some attention and 25
sacks of the latter sold. Two of creamery
extra butter sold but the market was otherwise
dull. The only sale In the cheese list was one
wheel of domestic SWISS cheese.
The market dull the street and sales
were light with practically changes in prices.
The first hothouse cucumbers of the season were
received this morning and sold at 60@65c a
dozen. Local cucumbers were up to 81 lug box
and the demand was good. Lettuce was weaker
aud sold low. Fish were not traded in the mar
ket. for they were featureless.
Produce receipts: Eggs. Go cases; butter. H.
sacks; onions 81 sacks; sweet potatoes, 80 sacks;
beans. S23 sacks; apples. 10 boxes.
Eggs-Local ranch, cancled, 45@4Sc; eastern
fresh, 36999c; storage selected, 27@2Sc; case
count, 42c.
Cheese-Northern fresh 15c: anchor. large,
15c anchor. Young America. Ice; hand cheese.
anchor brand. 17c eastern singles, 1Sc; eastern
twins, 1Sc; eastern cheddars, lie; eastern long
horn. 19c; eastern daisy, 19c;. swiss. imported.
limburger. lsc: Tulare 14c; imported Roquefort
44c; Edam. &c and 81 size; German breakfast,
81 10 box; Canada cream. one dozen to box. 95c;
Schlosskase, 81 box; Camembert, $l.20 box.
Butter-Creamery extra, 67lac; creamery
frsts, 60c; eastern extras, 30c; cooking butter,
24c
Potatoes tpcr ctD-Northern red, 75c9Si:
Australian brown. 9oc@s1; silverskins. 81; gar
lie. 9M10c per h.
Beans fper ctD-Pink No. 1, $3.50; local No.
i, S5. 2565.50; Lady Washington No 1. $4.25:
do small white No. /, S4.25 blackeye $3.50;
garyanzas. $3.50; lima No. l, $5@525; lentils,
$1150.
Poultry tbuying prices, aliye)-Broilers, u to
lbs, lie per lb; fryers lie; hens. 3 lbs and mp,
keys heavy, Zoe; light not wanted. Selling
prices dressed-Broilers. 20c per Id; fryers. zoe
ROSTERS l5c; hens. l5c; ducks. frozen, 15c; live
ducks. l4415c: geese, 1914 @14c.
Pacific Goldfish: The Union fish company quotes
as follows: Bundles. small, whole, so ID bales,
SIC; cases. regular, large. whole, 100 ID boxes
41Ac; cases. extra 100 ID boxes SC; cases, eastern
style, SO; Anchor brand. Sc; narrow gauge
513c; Silver King, &c; Golden State, 6hc; White
Seal, middles. Sls@9c; Seabright blocks. 6%c
oriental blocks. SAC. Grown brand tablets
1Ac; Pearl tablets, &c. lb boxes fancy bone
less, 91ac; lb boxes fancy boneless, 10c; halt
barrels picked cod SIS each
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and coppers rather lower
Spot cotton unchanged Futures rather higher.
Business dull on the local stock exchanges.
local bank eearings continue show diminishing decrease
Fair trading in local securities Mining shares quiet.
Silver RECEIVERS 5sc. Exchange rates unchanged
Wheat barley, oats a2d corn before quoted
Best grades of hay lower Cheaper grades firm and wanted
Beans unsettled, with heavy receipts for the week
Dried fruits and rasns quiet and unchanged.
Provisions steady Meat market well supplied and easy
Potatoes and onions quiet Vegetables in good demand
Poultry inactive with considerable stock carried
Game higher Under good Sunday demand.
Eggs lower Butter and cheese dull and unchanged.
Not much fluctuaton in the fresh fruit market
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ProvIsiOns

Cured Meats-Bacon. TO 10 lbs. 1sc; 10 to II
lbs. lie; light medium. 1443c; medium. 15c; bel
lies 10 to II lbs. 16c; sugar cured 20 lbs.
2Ic: s to 10 lbs Zoe; 10 10 u lbs, 19e; fancy
sugar cured. 23iAc per lb: English cured bacon.
TO S lbs 20c; 70 10 lbs. 1Se; 10 TO u lbs.
1Se: eastern sugar cured hams. 17c FOR medium
and lie for light; extra fine brands, 17l5c; Cali
fornia hams. l5glS12e; ness beer. 81 per Dbl:
pork 500 so: clear 81 30: mess, SD: pig pork
S24; pigs feet So for half bbls. 50 % Tor IS 10
kegs aud s1-So for kits; smoked beef. 1874 92oc
per ID.
Lard-Tierces. quoted at TI4e for California
compound and 1215c for California pure; eastern
pure I215c for tierees; half bols. pure. l3c;
so ID tins. 12a4c; 10 ID tins, 131zc; ID tins.
1850: 3 ID tins. 131&c
Zoe: 1 fierce. 95se; tierces, 94le; 5 tierces
CSC.
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Reans and seeds

The bean market continues unsettled and ir-
regular and subject TO frequent fluctuations
There was no further change yesterday, how
ever. The receipts were II, ,214 sacks, making
81. ..:3 sacks for the week.
small white, $4.3OI4 4.50; large white. SS.COg
3.75; pink. 81. 40G255: red. $3.2J@3.5O; butter,
nominal; nmas. $4.20@4. 30: red kidneys, So
03 so; cranberry beans 81 45a26O Garyanzas.
81. .j0@2. 80; horse beans, $1-50M2
Seeds-Brown mustard. $40; yellow mustard
nominal: iaxseed $2.T50l3 carload lots; ca
nary 4c; alfalfa i1l5@l21Ae; rape. cleaned.
2Q2l5e; timothy. nominal; hemp. 4c; millet.
2% @3Ac per ID; broom corn seed, $24D29 per
ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at $2Q2.25 per
GENITAL.
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GeneraI NTerchandI.e


Bsgs-Grain bags. 6ss @65Sc spot and sssc
for 1909; San Quentin. 615eS wool bags $50
SIZE; fleece twine: DC per ID; fruit bags. 7lsc
coai-cGrbon Hil So; Beaver hin. 81: Penn
sylvania anthracite egg. SIG per tom. Wellihg-
tralian house-Richmond etc. SO. Stanford
Richmond. IS; Cumberland. $14 In bulk and
$3.50 In sacks; Welsh. anthracite. SIS: coke.
SI4 per ton in bulk and SIG in sacks; Rockv
mountain. $3.50 per short ton
Oils-QuOtatiOns are for bbls Linseed. 56c per
gal for boiled and 54c for raw; cases. SC more:
castor OIL in cases. No I. 75e; Bakers AA
cases, $1-13G115; lucol. 5oc for boiled and 4se
cocoanut oil: In barrels. 571l @6ie for Xxx 55Sa
IS l5c for No 1. and % y d56c for No. . ac-
cording to quantity extra bleached winter sperm.
oil. 65e; natural winter sperm oil. SOC; natural
whale oil. soc; extra winter strained lard oil .
95c: No. 1 neatsfoot oil. 65e; herring oil. 40c
SALMON oil. 35c; beiled fish OIL -35c; paint OIL
Coal OH. Gasoline. ete.-water white. iron
barrels or drums. 1Oc; $50 deg. oil. iron barrels
or drums d11he: special do: '12e; pearl OH. in
zoe: Elaine 26Ise: eocene zoe. red crown ana
No. ! engine distillate. IN drums. Sc: No. 2 DO
&c; cases. 7c more; SO deg gasoline. In bulk
5oc. In cases 81 &c; naphtha, in bulk lie. In
Turpcntlne-esc per. gallon in. cases and sec
IN drums and iron barrels.
Rosin-Per barrel OF $50 lbs: e. s.; T. So. 05:
G, $500; H.. $3.50; i. $3.50.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
quotes as foows tsams aes CASH ssns
ard granulated (hne or coarsel. 5.s5c;
fruit granuIated. 5-s5c; crystal domin0s
In eases. 9-25c; tablets in. haf bnls, 6-a5c;
tablets 10 boxes. 6.60cs cubes and "A crushed.
g. 10c powdered, 5.95c:. candy granulated. S.95c;
confectioners' A. 5.s5c: cOnfectioners' crystals.
5.95c: magnolia A. Base; extra c. $3.50; golden
G, J.25c; D. 5.15c; beet sranglated. 565c Bar
rels and so 10 bags Zoe. half barrels 2oc. boxes
5Oc more per 100 lbs for all grades Monarch
bar is quoted over and above the price for stand
ard fine (canel granulated IN 100 10 bags as
follows: Bags. 100 lbs. 35c: barreIS- 45c; half
barrels. soc: 40 ID tins. cased, Sos 30 ID tins.
eased. S2.05: 10 ID tins. cased. 10 in case
'$2T0: 10 tins. IN case. $2-J0: 80 10 boxes.
SOC. No order taken for less than q barrels
It's equivalent. No extra charge. FOR. putts0g up
Tar In private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows:. Granulated basis.
5s5c; ''Higrade'' bar..6-20c; powdered, 5-95c; A,
crushed. 6.l0c;. berry. 5.S5c; G. & III. extra hns
dry granulated. 5.s5c; coarse dry granulated
5S5c; confectioners' A. 5.S5c: confectionery
crystal. 5-95c: cubes. 610c; bricks. g 10c; ex-
ira fne granulated 600 h. bags only 5s85c.
excelsior A. 5.45c: extra c, 5.3Jc: golden. c.
525c; yellow d. 5.15c: III. & E. crystal DOM
mos, 9. &c. .Additopai per 100 lbs:- In bar.
rels and so ID bags. 10c more: half barrels, 25c
more. boxes. soc more for AL grades Bar. In.
80 ID and 40 lb tins. $17O more: N 10 10 tina.
81. 80 more Minimum order. carload weight
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Wheat and other Grains

wheat-The week closed quietly at unchanged
quotations.
CASH WHEAT
California club 81 6T u 10; do milling. $1.70
@1.I2A; California white Australian. 81 .T5G
1.S0; lower grades of California. $1.4561 60;
northern club. 81. .671A; northern bluestem,
81 I21a 91.7Ih; northern red, 81 62l5 IS; tur-
key red $175QLS0 per ctl
FUTURES
1890 a. m. Session
No quotations
Barley-Futures advanced several fractions.
The cash feed remained firm and unchanged.
The receipts of GA, OIL centals Included cargo
of 6O,5Sl centals down from Port Costa for ex-
port.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot. 81 1.40@1 .421a; COM
mon to fair. $1.321a @1.374 per ctl: brewing,
$l45; shipping, $1.45; chevalier, $1571a .6215
FUTURES
1890 a NJ. Session
May-No sales; $1.44ta bid; S1.44.s asked
December-No sales; $1.43A bid.
0ats-Are still firmly held, but more or less
quiet.
Choice white. sl.7O@1.75 No. do 81 esq
1671a; common do, $1.55Q1. 60; gray, S1.65Qg
1.I0; red redeemed. for seed. 81. 75Q 1.s0; feed
lots 81. 65@1.70 for choice. 81. 55@1 60 for good
and $1.504152Ia for common; black, for seed,
$2.45@2. IS per ctl
Corn-Tne market shows feature.
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, $1.S5G190; white nominal; western
states yellow. sacked $1.00; in bulk. San Fran
cisco track, yellow. S1.75; white, $1.T5; mixed,
SLIP: Egyptian. nominal
Rye-Sl45@l.50 per ctl, and dull.
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Potatoes. onions and Vegetables

There was a good Saturday inquiry iOr
miscellaneous vegetables and new arrivals OF
choice stock brought steady TO firm prices, Whlle
frost damaged offerings of tomatoes. egg plant
and peppers slow Of sale and eiearances
OF such were effected only at concessions sum
mer squash was Offering again and the limited
supplies were quickly snapped up at stip rates
and higher prices were quoted Tor string ana
lima beans Okra scarce and there was
continued steadiness in tomatoes AS usual al
the end of the week. there was very little
doing in potatoes or onions and prices for oOth
were unchanged.
Potatoes (per etD-River whites. T5@s5c for
fancy and 5546Je for common: Salinas bur
hanks, $1.25G go; Oregon Burbanks, $l25g
1.35; sweet potatoes, Sl.504i.6S.
0nlons-60GI roc per ctL
egetables-Tomatoes. 50c4S1 per box; Gu
eumbers, 6J490c per box; green peas, 69Se per
ID; strng and wax beans, SQlOe per ID; lima
beans 6@sc per ID; summer squash, Sl-oog2
per box; green peppers. 55M Toe per box
for bell and 50465e Tor chile; garlic, sc per
ID; cabbage. G0@I5c per ctli cauli1ower. T5etG
81 per dozen; turnIps, I5c. per sack; carrots,
50475c per sack green okra. SlG rs per boy
egg plant, e5Qs5e per box; marrOwfat squash.
$l0MI5
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO Oct 31.-There was a decided
sentiment in the wheat pit at the opening today
from that manifested at the previous close.
The market closed yesterday in q furry of
buying based sensational reports of dam
age to the Argentina crop. but at the opening
today many of yesterdays buyers in a
stampede to sell owing to fresh advices from
Argentina which were less bullish than pre-
vious reports The failure of the Liverpool mar
ket to respond TO the advance here yesterday
also inspired free selling. Prices at the start
were 1A6%c lower, and before the end of
the first hour further. decline Of about &c
reported.
Later the market became dull and trading
continued quiet the remainder Of the session.
Prices also failed 10 rally from the early weak
tom point with December at 81 and May at
s1.O3% There was only moderate demand
for cash wheat but prices were a tribe higher.
According to a local export concern, there were
few bids for wheat, and the quoted figures from
abroad were a long way from any possible
business Weather conditions in the southwest
were favorable for the fall sown cron. and re-
ceipts in the northwest less than for the
same day last week. Clearances of wheat and
-four were equal to $4,000 bushels
Trade in the corn pit dull. The market
closed weak. u &c lower. with December al
CSC and May at 62Mc.
Oats were quiet and prices fuctuated within
&c range. At the close prices were un.
changed to L.c lower, with December at 4S14c
and May at 50Ac to 50%c.
Provisions were weak owing to scattered liqui
dation AT the close prices were 15c lower to sc
higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Flour and Farlnaceou. Goods

There is the usual local and shipping trad,
at unchanged quota tions.
California family, extras. $5.4O16 net
without discount; bakers extras. $5. .4065 65:
superfne. $4.20G450; Oregon and Washington
per bbl s4.90@5.40 for family. bakers and pat
ents and s4.T5 for cut of; Kansas patents,
S6.40; do straight. $500; Dakota patents, $6.75
do straight. 6.G0; first clear, $500.
Farinaceous Goods--Prices in packages net
cash, no discount. are as follows Graham -four
rice flour. So S0Gl7; corn meal, So O5013. %: ex'
ira cream do. $3.55 75; oat meal. S4.3014 so;
oat groats S4.S0@4.50 hominy, S3.4093 60;
1920; rolled oats bbls S617.50: in sacks, 81. sc
@6.50: rolled wheat bbls S4@4.30. In sacks
$3.30G3.50: pearl barley. S5.2O@5.40 split
peas. boxes. S5.05M5.25 per 100 lbs.
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Cnsh Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-The leading cash quota
tions were as follows: Flour-Steady; winter
patents S440@4S5; straights, S4.20d4.65;
spring patents. S5.25@5.5o; straights. s4@4:45:
bakers, s3@412h Wheat-No. spring. 81 03
G104; No. 3. 92c@s1.Os; No. 2 red 9s!sc@
7212 @73c. 0ats-No. . white, 50l4 Q5oAc; No
3 white, 47@5le: Rye-No. q 74d75c Barley
Good feeding. 5Shsc; fair to choice mailing @ 55g
60c Flaxseed-%o / northwestern, $1-2S12
Timothy seed-Prime, s3.75. Cloyer-Contract
grades $500. Short ribs. sides Qoosel, $s.5oq
9.121k. Mess pork, per bbl Sl4 .25@14.3T15
Lard, per 100 lbs. S9.421a. Short clear sides
(boxedl. 9.25@9.50. Whisky, basis of high
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. Oct 31-Todays statement
of the treasury balance in the general fund,
exclusive of the $3.50. 900 900 gold reserve.
shows: Available cash balances, $164 BAT S64
gold coin and bullion, $3s, s,4T6,332; gold certif-
cates S43 1O5. 600
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Loans, Exchange and silver
What the Record Thus Far This Year
4 Shows

San Francisco bank clearings last week were
$3o,O47 ,6o9. against $50, 1888. 782 for the same
week in 1907, decrease OF $3.50, 1888, or is
per cent.
The clearings for the month of October were
l70,S25,517, against $201, ,241 ,6Ss for October
1907, decrease of $50, ,416, III, or 10 per cent.
The clearings for the first 10 months of the
year were 1,43S 155655 against 81. 500, 026, ,211
for the same period in 1907. decrease OF $455,-
$40, ,656, or "a per cent.
These figures show a steady diminution of the
loss from last year. the decrease for the year
being "a per cent. the month 10 per cent and
for the week just ended only is per cent.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Oct. %.-The metal markets
were quiet in the absence Of cables and NOM
inally unchanged Tin was firm at 29.S0G
80 15c.
Copper was quiet but remained firm at 13 70
allie for lake: 13.50n13.75c for electrolytic
and at Is. .25M1 13. soc for casting
Lead, unchanged at 4.3215 9437n5c.
Spelter, 4S0M4. Soc.
Iron. quiet and nominal.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
NavnI stores-Turpentine and Rosi,

Naval Stores--Turpentine and Rosin
SAVANNAH, Oct 1.-Spirits-Turpentine
firm, SO &c; sales, $40; receipts, 616: shipments.
Rosin firm: sales. s.43o; receipts 3.074: ship
ments. LOB; stock, 141. 448. Quotations. 3.
$40; ID, 20; e, 81. 75@2 77h; +. 81. .75@
g 15; NJ. s5.25; n, s5.s5; VIC, $3.50; WV,
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Uov and Fcc,stutr.

The choice grades of hay have suddenly
weakenea @ hna are aoms wnlie the cheaper
and firm. The receipts yesterday included 26
There was nothing new in feedstufs
The circular OF Scott Magner says Of hay:
Arrivals of hay for the week has been 2 700
tons, which is about the amount that we have
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Butter. Cheese and Egg.

CHICAGO. Oct 31.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; creameries.
20Q2Tc; daires. 1s423c Eggs firm; at mark,
cases included, 19@22c frsts. 26c; prime frsts
&c. Cheese steady at 1213 4131ac.
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Moxemeat of specie

NEW YORK, Oct 31.-Imports of merchan-
disc and dry goods at the port of New York
for the week ending October "a were estimated
at Sl4, ,304, JOG
Imports Of specie were s7s.5s7 silver and
Exports Of specie were so12. .e2s silver and
S5OI 900 gold
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Egr Marked i'm Nearby Countle,

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 3I.-The local egg market
closed the week with drop Of L &c, with quota
tions at 5ec per dozen for choice by all dealers.
and 40c for seconds
SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 31.-very few eggs were
marketed today and the supply is low Merchants
continue their offer OF Acc and sell for Soc
PETALUiA, Oct. 31.-Eggs sold for soc and
Ole today In Petaluma. The Petaluma egg ex-
change met today and adopted bylaws.
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Northern Business

PoRTLANp. Oct. 3l.-Clearings. 81. 175. Go;
balances S217 2l2.
TACOMA. Oct. 31.-Clearngs 500, ,O52; bal
ances, $44, las.
SEATTLE, Oct. sl.--Clearings. sl.ss5. .211
balances, $153 903
SPOKANE. Oct. s1.-ciearings, sss7 ,2s2; bal
ances, SITS S9l6
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Northern wheat Market

OREGON
PORTLAND, Oct. 31.-Wheat: Track prices
Club, Soc; blnestem, 93c; turkey red, soc; red
RUSSIAN see: valley. Ole.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Oct. 3l.-Wheat-Dull, unchanged.
Milling -Bluestem, 941ac: club, Ole; red soc.
Export Bluestem, 92c; club, SIC; red. s5e.
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Total dividends paid to date


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LOCAL MARKETS

San Francisco Money Market
Silver advanced asc yesterday. 1t has been
very erratic for some days. Otherwise rates
showed no particular changes.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, oct. 31-Money on call. nom
! inaI.
2ihd3 per cent; 90 days, 3G3H per cent; SIX
months. ~ per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 4d412 per cent
Sterling exchange weak with actual business
in bankers bills at $4 s3T5@4.S4 for GO day bills
and at $4S6G4.S6l0 for demand
Commercial bills, $4.S31@ @4S3
Bar silver, 50&c.
Mexican dollars 45c.
| Government bonds, steady; railroad oonds' IT.
/
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Cnstom. Receintx

The receipts OF duties on imports at the San
Francisco custom house In October were $52S, 575
against $669, ,572 for the corresponding month In
1907. The total receipts from January l to
date were S5,523, ,096, against 81 042 S34 during
the same period last year.
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Quinces-5O6T5e.
Plums-s5Gl soc per boy and coarse per crate
Pesehes-604T5c per box.
Figs-s191.25 for large and 5Oa75c for small
Pomegranates-6OQT5 for small and s1.2502
for large boxes.
PersimmOns-5Oe0S1 per box
Nutmeg Melons-NominaI o..
Grapes lcrates and small boxes1-AIuscat 4oa
.9c; yerdel, 5O960e; queen. 65Q75c; tokay.
Boa 19c; Isabella. SG1.15; Cornichon. JOa75c.
81; tokay, 50e@$1; black. 5OQT5e, Wine grapes
-zinfandel S10Q12 per ton; mission. $Sd71O
s3.50G4; navels S2.5O03.5O per box; grapefruit
81. 5004; lemons $3p3.50 for fancy S202 so
for choice and $1.25Q1.5o for standards lines
tropical Fruits-BaRanas. S1a1.5o per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81 509S FOR Genital American;
pineapples. $1.2JG2-5O-
Dried Fruits: RnisIns. Nuts and Honey
Cooler weather prevails along the Atlantic
seabOard and may stimulate the sluggish de-
mand for dried fruits and raisfnS in that quar-
ter. The local market remains before
Fr,,its-Evaporated apples 506c; aprieots.
GJsU1Oc: peaches. AZ G5c for standards 51s a
&c for choice. 6l9e for extra choice and 7c for
nectarines, 51sG6c; figs; 2r @4c; prunes. 4
size basis 3Q3s.e for new crop. with a pre-.
MUM for the large sizes.
Raisins new eropl-C Clusters crown 81. IJ-
no 5 or 8 crown left; London layers
crown. 81. 10; 3 crown. $50 Seeded. 66l65Sc;
seedless. 314e; Thompson's seedless 4e FOR un-
bleaehed. loose muscatels. sac for A. crown
4s.e FOR 3 crown and 4l5e for ? crown.
Nuts-AImondss nOnparetis. 114 Q12c; .IXI.
ianguedocs slb d9c: hardshels 715e. WaInuts-
f24aM M13c per ID for No. I sOftshen and SGlOc
FOR No do; i2c for No 1 hardsheu and SIC
Tor No. do; chestnuts. 12la aQ1T15c per Ii.
ROney-Water white. comb. 16Q17e; white
15c; water white, extracted: Sgs3aci white, Ia
ne; light amber. 7qT4ae; dark amber and can
died 81 Q5sc per lb-
Beeswax-9sG2ec per lb FOR light and 24925c
far dark
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Foreign Futures
SD. Lonis Wool MnrLet

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31.--Wool-Firm; medium
grades combing and clothing, 17@20c: light fine
l69I64ac; heavy fine, 11@12e; tub washed,
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Meat Market

The market continues well supplied with. all
classes OF stock and prices are easy and un-
charged.
DRESSED MEATS
Reef-6G615e per ID 1or steers, 5G6e for COWS
and helfers.
veal--51a d7i5e FOR large and SAGE FOR small
Mutton-Wethers. &c. ewes. &c per pound
'Lam6-sG9c per Ib.
Dressed Pork (per D)-sGs1se tor light and
e4sisc for heavy.
LIVESTOCE MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers, No. 1..-SEc; second q1ality.
311c; third quality, 29Sc; cows and hetfers.
pa Gl3c for No. /; second quality, 312c; third
quality. 242Ac; thin. y d2c; bulls aud stagsr
11aG1%c; thin bulls. kG1Ac-
Calyes-41z 94s1c per ID for Hight. 4c- for. me-
dunn and 311e for heavy.
.sheep-werhers. ssze per H.. ewes. s1Ee;
shorn, 1ac less
Lambs444Lc per 10.
Hogs-10O to lao lbs. &c.. 40 TO 25e lbs. &c;
$50 70 325 lbs. 81 4Jze; bOars 80 per cent
stays 80 TO 40 per cent and sows 1OQ20 per cent
on from above quotations q
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
Hide. TnIIa,r. wool nnd Honn

Business in all these descriptions may pick I'D
after the election. There is already an i'm
provement in the wool movement bur hops and
hides are still inactive.
Hides-CuIs and brands sell about A61c un-
der quotations Heavy salted steers. 12e;
dun. lie; light. Sc; cowbides, 10c for heavy. Sc
for light; stays; 615es salted kip, 1Oc; salted
veal 14c; salted calf. 1411c; dry hides, lie; dry
kip, 15c; dry calf. zoe. dry stays. 12c; dry veal
ISc; Mexican dry hides. 161sCs Mexican dry
salted do. he; Mexican picked do. 15c; sheep
skins shearlings. 20Q30c each: short wool 35la
SOC each; medium, 554SOc eaehs long WOOL
.S5cQS1.25; lambs. 15l45c; horse hides, salt
81 5oG2 70 for large and S1.7562 FOR medium,
7JcQ$1-25 for small and 250J0c for colts. horse
hides. dry, s2Q225 for large and sL2582 Sor
medium 50cQ$l for small and 25@50c for colts;
deerskins. dry Mexican. 2S4l3Oe; dry salted 90
24G2ec; picked do. zoe: dry Central American
28Q3Oc; goat skins, prime sngcra, 75c4$1:
large hair goats. s5e; medium, zoe; small.
@lJc.
TaIow-No. I rendered. 5G51sc: No 2. $40
41sc;. grease. 2Q2Ee-
Wool-Spring clip Cfree) Humboldt years sta
ple 150 1Sc; northern Humboldt and Mendocino
nominal. none here; San Joaquin. 7df9c; southern
coast 6GSe: Nevadz. ga lie per 10. FAN clip.
northern mountain (freel. 647cs detective 4a
&C. Oregon wools-Easter1. SG13c; valley. IL,
Gi6Sse per ID
Hops-Priees to growers are from 7c TO s.
per 10. with adyaHce occasionally paid. and
some growers holding for 1Oc-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01

Bar silver-Steady: 23Ad per ounce
Money-11s y @21a per cent.
The rate of discount in the open marker Tor
short bills is ~ az per cent and for three
months bills 2A @2as per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
PortIand Rutter Mnrk.t

PORTLAND Oct 31.-Butter-Extras $50
&c; fancy, 33c;achoice 30c; store, 1sc.