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Several of the leading bulls were active bidders
lpr May, and this caused stampede among
snorts, who continued active buyers right up TO
a tle close, There was little in the days trading
70 stimulate demand, although some fresh re-
ports regarding the inroads of the green bug in
rne ,1 wneaf fields of Oklahoma were received De-
lnana l Ior cash wheat was again activcEand had a
slrengthening effect upon options. Foreign infiu-
snce was bearish. but 1t was apparently totally
Ignored May opened &c lower to- 3sc higher at
w 9sc to 90Mc, advanced to 96ssc and closed at
A new high record mark for the crop on May
corn was reached today when that delivery sold
at o6Nc. The market was strong throughout the
entire entire session, owing to vigorous demand from
snorts and some of the leading bulls. The close
was strong at almost the highest price. May
opened Ac to ssc higher at 651a @65asc, sold up
TO 0ok c and closed at c61xc.
:, Oats were strong all day. chiefly on account OF
the strength OF wheat and The volume OF
trade was small. May opened unchanged to hc
higher at S45sc to 54Hc, advanced to 545sc and
closed at 549s @54%
Proyisions were strong and scored sharp ad-
vance, owing to the buying said to be for leading
local packers. AT the close which was almost at
the high point of the day, May pork was up 25@
q atsc. lard was l23@15c higher and ribs were
10c higher!
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

New York stocks points higher.
Cotton materially changed Copper somewhat higher
Not much doing the local stock exchanges.
San bank cearng decrease 6 from 1907
Hongkong exchange sc lower. Silver declined 4c.
New York exchange Paris and Mexico higher.
Wheat futures higher. Barley and unchanged.
Hay feedstuffs and beans about as before quoted
Asparagus and rhubarb lower under increased receipts
Potatoes in good supply but steady. Onions firm.
Poultry market well cleaned up and firm Game slow
Butter slightly lower Cheese slightly higher Eggs unchanged
Oranges selling off well, at higher prices
No further changes in hams bacon and lard
Dried fruits and raisins quiet at previous prices
Cattle sheep and hogs unchanged
Hop growers still considering plans decrease production
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Now YORK Mining Sfockx
BOSTON Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. March 1.-THE market was to
points higher. but featureless.
COPPER CLOSE
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THE STOCK MARKET

The week closed quietly and without feature
In all the exchanges yesterday. The ComstOcks
suffered a decline will be seen by the re-
corded sales. under a materially diminished busi-
ness The southern Nevadas were dull. even for
Saturday and the leaders which have
Gently shown excitement met with but indif-
ferent attention The principal Tonopahs
somewhat higher on the day, while the Gold
fields showed little change from Fridays last
quotations.
Local securities the stock and bond
change were Dat. California fruit Gamers was
ex dividend OF CO. Caribou oil was ex dividend
OF 10c on the oil exchange.
The regular annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Hutchinson sugar plantation com
pany has been called for March a.
The Rawhide Junction mining company has
made application for listing the San Fran
cisco stock and exchange board
The North San Rafael realty company OF
Marin county has levied assessment Of
S5.37tz per share. delinquent April g.
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The following list Is furnished by r. p Hut
ton Co, 4S0 California street. San Fran
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Receipts of Produce
For SATURDAY. MARCH "A

WESTERN STATES
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Potatoes. Onion. and Vegetable.

The days arrivals OF asparagus approximated
900 boxes, the heaviest thus far for the season
and as receivers we're dependent chiefly unon
the local trade to. effect clearances : prices
were naturally lower. As high as 1Gc a pound
was obtained for certain brands in the early
trade, but the ruling price for the extra grade
was l5c. while thin stock sold down to &C.
The trade purchased freely Of the stock as
the reduced prices made It possible for them
to retail at reasonable figures. Rhubarb. FOO
was in greatly increased supply and easier
with some receivers selling by the boy at
$l2o02, but most sales were by tile poupd
Bay peas and what few southern yeretabie~
were received, brought the usual good prices
while mushrooms were neglected and weak
The potato market was amply supplied huf
quite steady, with choice stock moving on we'll
while onions were closely cleaned up and firm
Potatoes-Lompoc Burbanks. 81. 10d / 80 ner
ctl; Oregon Burbanks, 75c@$1 per ctl: river
whites, 40Q65c per bag; early rose, 81 356l /. so
per ctl; seed kinds, I50l9Oc per ctl sweet pota
toes $3,2o@3.50 per ctl; new potatoes, 4Gl5c
per ID.
Onions Oregon yellow. 1925 per ctl: eastern
Observation-Disclosures 15616c per In far
extra. l2@14c for No. / and 6@ioc for No 3:
green peas. 10@14c per lb tomatoes Mexican
$1.50@2.25 per box; do Los Angeles 81 50m9.
string beans. q per lb; egg plant. a =
per lb; hcthouse cucumbers, $16l1 50 per dozen.
green peppers, 12@20c per lb: rhubarb, 46l51c
per ID for bay; garlic. Io@i.lac per lb: celery
35@50c per dozen; cabbage, 50060c per ctl:
canhower soc per dozen; carrots 75c per sackt
turnips, 75c per sack; mushrooms 75cds1 20 per
box: marrowfat and Hubbard squash. Slug Is per
ton.
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NEW YORK, March 14.-The Financier says:
banks of New York for the week showed de-
creases in all important items, but the state
ment of actual conditions at the close OF busi-
ness Saturday revealed altogether different
position. Taking the annual report in prefer
ence to that dealing with averages of the week,
specie and legal tenders gained 81, ,21a 300: this
despite previous payments by the banks to the
treasury. rejecting clearly the continued inflow.
Of cash from New York to the interior. Loans
expanded 81 o6o, 700, while deposits rose $4.5S6-
400, Cue TO the gain in cash and the expansion
In loans The banks are still decreasing their
circulation, the retirement for the week hay hay
Ing been about three quarters of million. With
the continued flow of funds from other reserve
centers and the slight changes IN the loan
accumulation of idle surplus. but the re-
payment to the treasury of public deposits has
been more OF relief than otherwise, preventing
this. While the statement OF averages employed
In making up the weekly statement shows a
surplus reserve of less than $31. .0Go. GOO. the
actual surplus on Saturday stood at s33. .349.37
The summary of state banks and trust COM
panies In Greater New York not reporting to
the New York clearing house shows ex-
creased 81. .25o. 900 and deposits $500, 900. The
percentage of cash reserves held by. the clear
ing house banks on Saturday stood at 27.62 per
cent. the reserve Of state banks not reporting
to the clearing house 24.3 per cent and tho
reserve Of the trust companies was 26.3 per
cent. With an increase In the volume of
speculation ii is quite likely that the loans of
New York banks will be higher from this
time on.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE statement of
clearing house banks for the week shows that
the banks hold $50. 665. .o75 more than the
quirements of the % per cent reserve rule.
This is increase of s529. 100 In the proper
ticnate cash reserve as compared with last week.
The statement follows:
Loans-s1. .16o. 719. .5o0 decrease, s3,629. 700.
Deposits-sl III s2e, 300; decrease, s3,s7l 200
Circulation-s6l.4 .406, 200: decrease, $756 100.
Legal tenders-s5 .l26. 900; Increase 1858 ,6oo
Specie-$284. 496. 400 decrease. STe2300.
Reserve-$323 622 400: decrease. $43S, 100.
Reserve reQuired-S292 9J1. y2S. decrease.
$685.. 800.
Surplus $50. .e65. .o75 increase. $500. 100.
FIX United States deposits-S42, ,2s0, 200; de-
crease. STA. 300.
The percentage of actual reserve of the clear
ing house banks at the close Of business yes
terday was 27.61 per cent.
The statement of banks and trust. compa-
nies of greater New York, not members of the
clearing house, shows that these institutions
have aggregate deposits of $T40. 1853, 200; total
cash on hand. S53. 900, and loans amount
Ing to s773. .94S, 900.
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butter. Cheese aud Exxs

ShipmeLts OF butter to the north by steamer
yesterday and on the preceding day were larger
than at first supposed and the market fa< extras.
instead OF breaking sharply. as was generally sx-
pected merely declined &c pound to 24e The
market was reported firm at the new quotation
on the exchange. but the feeling among receivers
at the close one or unSteadiaesS. as tnere
will be no more heavy shipping until the end OF
plies would accumulate In the interim, aS the
local consumption Is not keeping pace with the
rapidly increasing production
There was change in eggs. handlers oeins
at the current quotations. There were no extras
sold under the call on the exchange, as no ole
appeared to need any and those who had any
surplus were putting them away. The disposition
Of washed eggs, which could not be stored. stu
presented a problem to receivers. however ana
there were several large lots of such uneared for
At the close Of business. The only change In
cheese was advance OF 15c pound In fancy
Young Americas.
On the exchange 90 cases of third ranch e6Ss
were sold at 49, lac dozen and 60 cases OF extra
butter were sold 20 going at 241se and 10 at 24c
Recefpts were 10000 lbs butter, IA 100 lbs
cheese and 1879 cases eggs.
The following are official quotations as estao-
lished by sales, bids and offers on the roor OF
governed by the exchange quotations. generally
range from / &c to PC higher. owing to the rari-
Gus charges 10 he added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, 24c per 10,
Arm do frsts, 25c. nrin; do seconds zo'se'
Cheese-Fancy California new nats, lie. per
lb: firm: do Iirsts. iU4-c. nrm. do seconds.
10c. weak fancy new Young Americas, 1876
hrm; do nrsts, lie, nrni; fancy New fork stor-
Eggs-California fresh extras. 15c per dozen.
nrm: do frsts. HE. hrm; do seconds 14c, nrm;
do thirds, 13 l5c, firm
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Hay and Feedsturs

Arrivals of feedstuffs from all sources, local
and northern, continue meager and the market
consequently rules very firm. There is moth
yesterday. The circular. of Scott & Magner
says:
Arrivals for the last six days have amounted
TO 5000 tons. quite an increase over the previous
weeks shipments. but contrary to what might
be generally expected the market, instead of
weakening. is becoming tribe better Busi-
ness is apparently picking up and the demand
seems to be better than for some little time
past. We hopeful that this condition will
continued increase of activity in all lines. The
interior demand continues excellent and probably
VIII last for some weeks, because general re-
ports are to the effect that while crops are
turage is as yet quite backward. A careful
census from the various hay centers tributary
TO the San Francisco market shows that stocks
are very greatly reduced and would indicate
great extent for the balance OF the season.
Alfalfa hay is dropping of quite a bit. as
the demand is diminishing. That which has
been arriving has not been of superior quality
and has been selling at somewhat Of dis
count OF the quotations. Straw continues fiull
and very little choice has been arriving Cheaper
qualities have been selling at low fgures''
Bran-$30@ @31.50 per ton.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per ton.
Feedstuffs-Rolled barley, SOS. .5O030. rolled
oats for feed $40; mixed feed, $266f27: oilcake
meal. IN 20 ton lots, $37. 80, In 10 ton lots S3S
ton lots $3.50, smaller lots 500; cocoanut cake
or meal at mills $27 in 10 and $2T SO in : ron
lots. jobblng SOS; corn meal Sa4 cracked corn sgn
$780,; broom corn seed, 90c@$1 per ctl; alfalfa
meal and meaifalfa, jobbing lots s23 carload
lots SO per ton.
Hay-wheat. s12@16.5o; wheat and oat, s11@
l6; tame oat, $lo@15; volunteer wild Dat, s9S
III alfalfa. $9@14; stock, S7.50@9
Straw-6u9Soc per bale.
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;alrs Page Of Commercial News

"a. 70: q. sc. .35: III. s6.4O. l. $685..
onoIes as follows terms net cash: Cubes and
A crushed 550c: powdered J-S5c: candy grann-
lnted 535c: fine fruit coarse granulated,
confectioners' A. 5.25c; magnolia A. 4.Socs extra
G. 4 T5c: golden q. 4.65c: ~. 4.5Je; IA. X T..
crystal doniinos. S.G5c: tablets half bbls. 5IJss
boxes. &c per ID. Barrels and so ID bags 10c,
half bbis 25c and boxes soc more per 100 lbs
FOR all grades. No orders taken for less than z5
barrels or i5s equivalent. Beet sugar Monarch
brand Is quoted over and above the price Of
standard fne (cane) granulated in 100 ID bags
as follows: Bags 100 lbs. 35e: barrels. 45c.
half barrels COc: 40 ID tins. cased. sos; 35 ID
tins cased. S2.05: 10 ID tins. cased. 10 IN
case, s2T0; ID tins. in case. S2-70s 80 ID
boxes. SJc.
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Money Market

The past week produced no material change
In local financial conditions. either here or In
the eastern monetary centers. The bankers
because mercantile collections very SLOW
Usually there is more or less accumulation at
this season of-the year. The commercial banks
also say that they receiving a good many
applications for loans on real estate by city
land owners who want TO rebuild their sites.
but real estate loans are not In the normal
line of commercial banking business. hence the
banks are not considering such applications. 1t
is expected, however, that the savings banks
will soon resume loans on real estate.
There were a number of changes in exchange
rates yesterday. Hongkong exchange was Sc
lower. New York Mexico higher and
also New York on Paris San Francisco on
New York and London were unchanged. Sill
yer declined &c.
semiannual dividend of per cent has
been declared by the London. Paris and Ameri-
can bank making per cent for the year
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK March 14.-Flour-Receipts. %
500 packages; exports & $500; steady but dull.
81. 40Q4 co. Minnesota bakers. $4.50@5; winter
extras, $3.65G4 %; winter patents S4.60@5;
winter low grades. S3.55@4.15.
Wheat-Receipts. a. 900 bushels; exports SC,
600; spot. firm; No. 2 red, s1.00A elevator,
sl.oIB (. o. b. afoat; No. northern Duluth.
Sl-15A t. o: b.. afoat; No. hard winter.
$1.12A f. o. b. afoat While the wheat opening,
was easier prices Immediately jumped i cent
bushel on a scare Of May shorts and ruled
firm TO the close, which was M@Ac net higher.
May. S1.02M CLOS GIG. closed $1.03A July,
37as @97Nc, closed 971ac. !
Hops-Quiet; Pacific coast, 1907, 509c; 1905,
Hides Quiet; Bogota, l7Ac Central AMER
lean. lie.
1850
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining, s55c; centrif-
agai, se test 4o5e: molasses sugar. s.soc; re-
4.50c; No. g. 4.45c; No. 10. 4.S5c; No. Ii, 4.3oc;
No. II. 4.25c; No. 13, 4.20c; No. II. 4.15c; con-
feetloners' sdS. A. 4soe; mold 4. 5s5c; cut loaf.
eoase~fuiaSes s' closed Closed dull net unchanged.
March. 5.s5c; July. &c; September. e.o5c; De. De
s-iec Santos No. 4, sasc; mild nominal; Cor. r
Evaporated Apples-The market continues
quiet, but prices show no further change; fancy
are quoted at l01a @11c, choice S15 Q915e Prime
TM71ac. common to fair ~ 063ic.
Prunes-The market is settled. owing to the
lower prices named in the primary markets.
Quotations range from 4ls614c for California
fruit and from 6Gl0c for Oregons In the local
market.
Apricots-Easy, with choice quoted Mt ls@
zoe, extra choice 20G22c, fancy 22@24c
Peaches-Fairly steady in tone. with choice
quoted at l0glo1ac, extra choice 1lG115sc,
fancy 111s s@12e, extra fancy 13@13Ac. -
Raisns-Dull, with loose muscatel quoted at
o@6c, seeded raisins 5A@7Kc. London layers
S1.65@l.75.
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Hides. TalloM. Wool and Hop.

The hop growers are still considering the prop
ositon to reduce the crop acreage In order to de-
crease the production and are holding frequent
meetings at several points on the coast In order
to formulate some procedure In this direction
The market continues neglected at the very low
prices.
Hides-Culls and brands sell about h@1c un-
der quotations. Heavy saIted steers. Sc; me
for light; stays. isc; salted kip. 6@Tc: salted
veal, SIC; salted calf. 111sc; dry hides. 13c; dry
kip 12c; dry calf, 16c; dry stays. Sc; Mexican
dry hides. lie; Mexican dry salted do. &c; Mexi
can picked do. 10c; sheepskins. shearlngs, 10G
35c each. short wool. 40Q6oc each; medium,
65@90c;' long wool, S1Q1-25; lambs, 200
soc; horse hides, SALT $2Q25 so for large and
81 5O@l1.7 75 for medium. 50cel 25 for small and
2J0l50c for colts; horse hides, dry, $1.5002.2 %
for large and S1.25@1.I5 for medium. 5Oc@$l
for small and 25650c for colts; deer skins. dry
Mexican. 25@26c; dry salt do. 20924c; picked
do, zoe; dry Central American, 26Ql 2Sc; goat
skins. prime angora. 50cdg$1: large hair goats.
3Oc0l soc; medium, 20@ 4Oc; small, 10G20c.
Tailow-No. rendered 5s2 g4c; No. ?, 80
31ac; grease, 202t2c.
Wool-Spring clip. Humboldt and Mendocino,
years staple 20@22c; fall clip. northern free
mountain 7@10c; do defective 8@7Hc; San
Joaquin and southern, 54bfc. according to shrink
age and defects; fan lambs. s@lOc for northern
and 6@lSc for southern; Nevada, 12G15c per ID.
Hops-Prices to growers are as follows: 1906,
11a @2he; 1907 crop. 495isc for all coast de-
scriptions; contracts, 9@loc for year and
10@1lc for three to ave years
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E leading futures ranged as follows:
Cash Grnin and Proyi.ions

CHICAGO, March 14.-Cash quotations were as
Follows Flour-Quiet; winter patents $4.4o9
ssS f. Ss 40 est sstralghts s42o@4so sprng patents
S3.30@4.35. Wheat-No. 2 spring, Si.0SQ1.1 10;
No. esc@slos; No; red. e4A @9eAc. Corn
oats-No. 2. 54% 954Ac No. white, 541sc;
No. 3 white. 52@54c. Rye-No. 2. SOC. Bar
iey-Fair to choice mailing. s0@90c. Flaxseed--
No.. northwestern $L20. Timothy-Prime
seed. rs. Clover-Contract grades. $20.S5.
Pork-Short ribs. sides tioose). s6@650; mess.
per Dbl. S12Q12. 121a; short clear sides tboxed).
$650Q6.15. Lard-Per 100 lbs, s.. 20. Whisky
Basis of high wines s135
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Beans and Seeds

There is nothing new in beans except that
ket continues inactive, but steadily held
Beans (per ctp--Bayos. S3@315; pea, So. so
@S16; small white, $3.40@360; large white
s.. so; limas. $4.5o@470; red kidney. $s.a5
blackeyes, $3.35Q3.60; horse beans. $22a@2 70 !:
cranberry BEANS $2.90@3.2o; Garvanzas, SS.5o
Seeds-Brown mustard. saQ3.5o; yellow mus
tard nominal; haxseed, So, carload lots: canary
timothy. nominal; hemp, AZ Q41ac; millet 2&G
3Hc per Id; broom corn seed, $1S@z0 per ton
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at S2.65Gl3 and
Niles at $2.2502.50 per ctl.
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FUTURES
Flour and Fnrinaceou. Goods

FIour-Ualifornia family extras, SJ.4O9G net,
without discount; bakers extras. $5.40U5.65;
superfne, $4.20@4.50; Oregon and Washington,
per Dbl, S4.75@5.25 for family bakers, and pat
ents and $42O@4.50 for cut on, Kansas pat
$685.; Dakota, straights $5.7O. patents $3.50
per Dbl.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices In packages. net
cash. no discount, are as follows: Graham, -four,
So per 100 lbs; rye flour, $40: rye meal. $500:
rice hour, $7.20; corn meal. $2.75; extra cream
do, SO. 10; oat meal, Ito; oat groats, $4.30:
hominy, $3.40@3.00; buckwheat four 81;
cracked wheat. $3.50: farina, S4.20; whole
wheat -four, $500; rolled oats, bbls $6@7 20, in
sacks Sc. .o5@s.75; rolled wheat. bbs s430. in
sacks $3.50; pearl barley, $40; split peas,
boxes, S5 per 100 lbs.
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, March l4-Hutton's wire says:
While still maintaining their conservative bear
ish position toward the market brokers advise
against being too bearish this break espe-
cially the liquidation and hedge selling now
going on is discounting good deal. Indeed the
character of the trading at present would be
better to cover shorts further breaks so as
TO be in a position to switch to traders
position on the bull side any decline through
the 10 cent basis for March, May and July as
they think by that time the market may again
get into sold out and oversold condition.
COTTON FUTURES
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Poultry nnd Gnmc

Very little native poultry came to hand yester-
day and that department Of the market closed
quite firm for everything except small broiiers
carried over from the preceding day were offering
at weak rates, while all the other descriptions OF
chickens were closely cleaned up, there being
practically no frying chickens or large broiIInc
stock obtainable. The car of western hens that
arrived late on Friday was hauled from the rail-
celvers preferring to hold the stock for tomor-
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS

Navnl stores-Turpenfine and Rosin
SAVANNAH, March 14.-Spirits turpentine,
nothing doing, so; no sales; receipts 50; ship
ments 335.
Rosn, hrm sales 9. 294; receipts, 1l4a: ship
ments. 3i1; stock, $780,
Quote: A. b. @ and D. $350@3.60; E and
r, So. .55@3.6o: G. $500; II, $50; x, S3.s5; NJ,
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Northern BusIness

PDRTLAND, March l4.-Clearinss $500. .3O6;
balances $142, l25.
TACOMA. March 14.-Clearings, $641, ,34S; bal
ances. $I33. 100.
SEATTLE. March l4.-clearnss $l,147, s2e;
balances $12S.S2O
SPOKANE March 14.--Clearinss. sso7. .os4;
balances, $l01 ,O03
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Provisions

The market for cured meats continues quiet
unsettled and more or less weak, with all quota
tions unchanged.
Cured Aies,s-Bacon. 121sc per ID for heavy
1215c for light medium, 15c for light. lee for
extra light and is1s @iec for sugar cured; extra
light sugar cured, G2ic: dry salted sides. 13c;
bellies. lac; eastern sugar cured hams 1315c
for heavy and 14c for light; California hams
13G131kc; mess beef $40 per bbf; extra mess
s1l; family, sl2; prime mess pork. $3.50; extra
clear $50 so; mess, $50 80; pig pork. $24; pigs
and SfSO for kits: smoked beef. 13c per ID.
Lard-Tierces quoted at 7ssc for California
compound, g991ac for eastern compound and
tins, 10lsc: 10 ID tins. lie; ID tins, 111sc;
= lb tins. Ii &c.
Cottolene-One half bbl, eAc; three half bbls
91sc; one tierce, &c; two tierces. s1sc; ave
tierces, sac.
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Foreign Futures
MinneapoIis Wheat Market

MINNEAPOLIS. March IA - Wheat = May.
SLOT; July. 81. .05as No. / hard $1.11N No. /
northern. $1.0Sk No 2 northern, H.Q5Z q
l.oeA No. northern, $i.oo% @l.oaE.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, March 14.-Money on call nom-
inal Time loans easier. 60 days 3h and 90
days 3A to per cent, six months to Az
per cent
Prime mercantile paper. 515Q6 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at S4s5s5@4 $500 for de-
.mand and at 81. s3l564 1925 for 60 day bills.
Commercial bills. 81 s3G4.s31s.
Bar silver 551ac.
Mexican dollars, 47c.
Bonds-Government steady; railroads, strong
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain ana Provixions

CHICAGO. March 1.-THE wheat market was
strong the entire session and toward the end Of
the day sentiment In the pit became very bullisb
The close was strong, with prices at the highest
point The sharp advance was due to unusually
sharp buying by shorts. who were forced to COW er
by the congested condition Of The May delivery.
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ConditIon of the Treo,urv

WASHINGTON, March 14-Today's treasury
statement shows: Available cash balance. $685.
5S6. .525; gold coin and bullion, $24.961 ,973; gold
certificates $39, ,263, ,770.
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO. March 14.-on the produce ex-
change. today the butter market was steady;
creamcries. 22@2sc; dairies 2o@26c. Eggs
weak; at mark. cases included. 141ac; frsts, 15c;
prime frstss 16c; extras, 1Sc. Cheese-Steady,
l213 @14c.