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Hides. TalIow. wool and Hon.

A late estimate gives the hop yield on this
coast as follows California, 20. 900 bales against
200 bales last year; Oregon 90. 900 bales.
against 10000 bales last year. The falling or
is due to many yards being plowed up and
many others being poorly cultivated.
Hides-CullS and brands sell about u Qt1c I'M
der quotations Heavy salted steers, lie; me-
dium. lie; light, SC; eowhides. 914c for heavy,
Sc for light; stays, 615c; salted kip 10c; saIted
veal, 1312c; salted calf, 1415c; dry hides. lie;
dry kip 13e: dry calf, 19c; dry stays 13e:
dry veal, 1Sc; Mexican dry hides, 161ae;
Mexican dry salted do, 13c; Mexican
picked do. 15e; sheepskins, shearlings.
20G30c each short wool. 35660c each;
medium 55@90c each; long wool, S5e0
81 .25: lambs, 15645c; horse hides, salt 81 5c60
2T5 for large and $1.75@2 for medium, 75cG1
81 25 for small and 25@50c for colts; horse hides,
dry, $2Q225 for large and S1W2 for medium.
5Oc@$1 for small and 25G50c for colts; deer
skins dry Mexicans, 2S@30c; dry salted do 24@
26c; picked do, zoe; dry Central American 26q
30c; goatskins, prime angora. I5e9$1; large hair
goats 35c; medium, zoe; small, 5115c.
Tallow-No. l rendered, 4H@5c; No. 2, "A
41ae grease. 21a @312c.
Wool-Spring clip dreel: Humboldt years
staple, f5G16c; northern Humboldt and Men
docino, 11@13c; San Joaquin. T@9c; southern
coast 6@Sc; Nevada, 9I12e per ID. Fall clip,
northern mountain (free) 6GSc; defective 466e.
Oregon wools-Eastern, SQ13c; valley. 11@1511c
per h.
Hops-Prices to growers are as follows: 1906
1a@215c; 1907 crop, 446c for all coast descrip-
tions; contracts 9@110c per lb.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and the coppers point higher.
Spot and futures cotton advanced.
Bank OF England rate OF discount unchanged
Fair activity in local securities and mining stocks.
Silver shade lower. Exchange rates as before.
Chicago wheat somewhat lower Local cash market firm.
Barley, oats, and rye unchanged
Hay and feedstufs as before White beans higher
Potato market in good shape for sellers. Onions easy
Poultry in liberal receipt but firm.
Eggs lower Extra butter also weaker Cheese unchanged
Fresh fruit market working into better shape.
Dried fruits and raisns previously stated
Hop crop estimates reduced from last year.
Cattle sheep and hogs unchanged
Linseed oil 2c higher
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Wheat and other Grain.

Wheat-Chicago easier because cables did
not fully follow its advance of the day before
Crop reports were confirmed, and Manitoba also
sent In reports of rust
There was change here in the cash grain.
which was firmly held at the recent advance.
CASH WHEAT
California club $1.67 y @1.T0; do milling. 81 &c
9l.1215; California white Australian, S1.75Gi
l.S0; lower grades of California, $1.4561 80;
northern club, $1.67ia@1.T 10; northern bluestem
$$i..9gl.sa7s; northern red. s1.65; turkey red,
FUTURES
1890 a. m. Session
II p. m. Session
higher. The cash grain remained unchanged.
Receipts were light.
CASH BARLEY
5000 10 choice feed, spot. $l.321a @135;
s3 common 10 fair $l30 per ctl; brewing and ship
FUTURES
1923 a. m. Session
Decemoer--No saies. $1.363i bid. s1.S7 asked.
n p. IN. Session
December Isl .seM 1869 s1.se1k s1.se1a
.. oalsAAns quotations remain unchanged, and
the market is quiet but very steady.
Choice white, sl.47la a LOS; No; l do, $145;
for seed. sl55aI.Sb; sfeed feed lots. : Ssi5o@i.S s.
=, Ior geod @ 81 and Sl,45@147la for common; black.
Corn-There is nothing going on locally, and
lhe quotations are nominal
Ganrornia small round yellow, nominal; large
yenow' nominal; white. nominal; western states.
sacked. Sl.90@1.95: in bulk. San Francisco.
Iracn; racn. yellow slso; white sLs2; mixed, SITS;
no business.
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The Calls Page Of Cor1r11ercia News

closing at S5.95. There were continued large
transactions in Oro at 14Q16e
The Maritime investment company has lavied
an assessment OF $40 delinquent Septenber *
The following Nevada county mining conn
panleS have levied assessments: Nilved : cents
delinquent August 81; Posey Canyon Gravel
cent, delinquent August 10; Zeibright. 5 cents
delinquent August II; Tulle Belle 2 cents de-
iinquent August u; Idaho development 5 cents
delinquent September L.
The Hazel mining company OF northern Cali
fCrnia. whose stock has been recently listed on
the board. is exhibiting gold bar weighing 40
pounds and valued at S31.O0O It being the JuIv
clean up OF the nine The total production ~
the mine TO date is 81 .290. .TS4 and dividends fo
the amount Of S46S. .OOG have been paid Tbe
company is capitalized for 100000.
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GeneraI Merchandise

Bags-Grain bags, 81 G6kc; San Quentin,
61ac;, wool bags, 42@Q4 44e; fleece twine, lie
coal-carbon Hill. 50; Beaver Hill, 81; Penn
sylvania anthracite egg. $l6 per ton; Wellington.
tralian. house-Richmond etc. 50; Cumberland
sl4 in bulk and $3.50 in sacks; Welsh anthra-
sacks; Rocky mountain $3.50 per short ton.
ois-Linseed is higher. Quotations are FOL
6srres r for nRseec ose gaon Tor boiled ed apT
cases, No. 1, Toe; Bakers AA. cases, 81. .2O0
1.22; lucol, 50c for boiled and 4Sc for raw
oil in barrels 55a5sIsc FOR Xxx, l56,
for No. / and 50QJ3l3c for No. ?. accord
ing to quality; extra bleached winter speru
oil, Csc; natural winter sperm oil. 65c; natura
whale oil, 55c; extra winter strained lard oil
e5c; No. lard oil, Toe; pure neatsfoot OIL Soc
No. neatsfoot oil, 65c; herring oil. 40c; salmon
oil. a5c: boiled hsh oil. S5c; paint oil, 35e.
Coal Oil. Gasoline, etc.-Water white oil. tank
wagon, 9e; $50 deg. OIL tank wagon. lie; special
water white, extra fine, tank wagon. 1115ci
water white. iron barrels or drums, 91Sc; 15f
deg. oil, Iron barrels or drums. lie; special do,
II lac; pearl oil, IN cases, l6lae; astral. 16lsc;
eocene 191ac; red crown and motor gasoline in
bulk 141ac, in cases 2115c; No. engine distil-
Sc deg. gasoline. in bulk soc, in cases 375Sc;
naphtha, In bulk 1oc. in cases 1712c-
IN drums and iron barrels
Rosin tper Dbl of $50 ibs)-E, S61o; F. s6f5;
RsS SO; sGd H yvSsis $3.50; seS5 -, euao. -,
h. according to quality: white lead, S@S l5c:
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows terms net cash: Standard granula ted
fine or coarset 5.S5c; fruit granulated, 5.S5c:
crystal dominos in cases. 9.25e: tablets In half
bbls, 6.35c; tablets in boxes. 6.6oc; cubes and A
crushed. 6.10c; powdered. 5.95c: candy granu-
lated, 5.95cs confectioners a, 5-SJc; cOnfeetion-
ers' crystals. 5.95c; magnolia A, 5.45c; extra G.
5.35c; golden c. 5-25c; d, 515c; beet granu-
lated, 5.65c. Barrels and 80 10 bags 10c, half
bbls CSC. boxes soc more per 100 lbs for all
grades Monarch bar Is quoted over and above
the price for standard fine (cane) granulated in
100 lb bags follows Bags 100 lbs, 35c; bar
rels. 45c; half bbls 60c; 40 ID tins. cased. $2O5
35 lb tins, cased $2.O5; 10 ID tins. cased. 10 in
case, S270; lb tins. in case. $2.70; 80 10
boxes, S5c No order taken for less than 10 bar
rels or its equivalent. No extra charge for put
ting up bar In private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes follows: Granulated basis.
5.S5c; "Higrade'' bar, 6-20c; powdered. 595e; a
crushed. c. 1Oc; berry, 5.S5c; c. & z. extra fine
dry granulated, 5S5c; coarse dry granulated.
5.S5c; c0nfectioners' A, $3.50; confectionery
crystal. 5.95c: cubes, 6.1Oc; bricks. 6iOc; extra
fine granulated Goo lb bags only: 5-60e; excel
sior A. 5-45c; extra G.. $3.50; golden G, 5.a5c:
yellow D. 6-15c; H. & f. crystal doninos 9.25c.
Additional per 100 lbs: In bbls and 30 ID bags,
l0c more; half bbls, 25c more; boxes soc more
for all grades. Bar, in 35 lb and 40 ID tins
81. 20 more; in 10 lb tins $2.35 more. AIinimurs
order carload weight.
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THE STOCK MARKET
Lighter Trading ia Local Securities
Mining stocks Quiet With Several
EVcenffous

There were number OF interesting features
In local securities yesterday. Hawaiian Com
mercial sold up TO $780, par Alaska packers
continued to decline. falling back to SIS from
S5050. Associaied ell was higher. rising from
$31 to S32- Spring Valley was lower selling ofr
to $24 The United Railroad bonds declined 5rrr IN
s69 to $6s.50. Trading In both bonds aud stocks
was light.
lower Trading in the three or four leaders wes
active. while the rest were neglected
Activity In the southern Nevadas was con
fined 10 three or four of the leaders led nv
combination Fraction which rolled up large
s1-37. the stock opened at sI62 advanced ~
Sl.6I. dropped to $1.40 and finally closed at
sl.oo Goldheld coa- advanced from IS. II to S.
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Aug e.-Huttons wire says:
The local market opened steady, unchanged
TO points lower Trading was ON quite an
active scale. The bull crowd gave support at
point of this move. Crop news was of a favor
able character The Liverpool market shows
strength and cables claim there is bull
pool working in August in that market. As TO
August here shorts doubt going to get
badly hurt as the bull pool in it owns more
than the stock In this city and there is no cot
ton headed this way. If the market gets q
little higher there will be some active covering
among the large shorts
Spot closed quiet, 10 points higher. Middling
uplands. 10.s5c; middlng gulf, 11.10c. Sales,
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Dried Fruits. Rai.ins, Nuts and Honey


The situation shows further change
Raisns are very strong under the recent heavy
purchases, and apricots and prunes rule nrm'
with upward tendency
Fruits thew erop)-Evaporated apples 12q6c;
aprcots, 51s GSc; peaches. &c for standards o44 q
55se for choice, &c for extra choice and 65ae Tor
fancy; pears. 59Te; figs, 2U3c; prunes, four size
basis, 80 @4c for old and 444Ae per 10 Tor
new crop, with a premium for the large sizes
Raisins Ii. o. b. Fresnol-2 crown. 4c; crown.
41se 4 crown, 4zlc; seeded, 6@61sc; seedless
sultanas, 31ac; 90cd$1 for London layers and
81. 1902 for clusters.
Raisins thew cropl-Clusters-4 crown, Sl-6O;
crown, $2.IO; crown, $3.50; London layers,
81 .10@1. 20; seeded 615 97e; seedless 4e; Ihomp.
sons seedless, 418e; loose muscatels. o1fe 1or 4
crown, &c for crown and 4lsc for crown
Nuts-Almonds (new CROP. nonpareils, ll924 q
12c; IXL, 1015 011c; ne plus ultra. 10c; brakes
91ac: languedocs, &c; hardshells, - Wal
nuts-13c per ID for No. softshell and 10c for
No. do; 1212c for No. 1 hardsheh and s12e Tor
No. do.
Honey-Water white. comb. 1601Tc; white,
15c; water white, extracted St0S1ae; light am
Der, TQ71ae; dark amber and eandied, 51z 0os4c
per ID.
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Poultry and Came

Receipts of poultry from state shipping points
were quite heavy. being well above 200 eoops
but with buyers taking hold freely the In
creased supplies we'll cared for and the
market ruled firm all around. Hens brought
better prices and young stock had an upward
tendency, but dealers were 10th to advance
prices for broilers and fryers. There has been
only of chickens received from the mid
die west this week. and the absence of large
supplies from that source is the cause Of the
improved condition of the market
+. Poultry (per dozen) - Hens S465 for
Small. $5M6 for large and Sc. 506Q7 30 for
extras old ROSTERS S3.J064: young roosters.
SGm7: do extras. $7.50GS.o0; frycrs 81 5OG
$50; large broilers. $314; small broilers 81 50G
3: ducks. $466; pigeons S1.25 50; SQUADS.
S1.50d 10; geese, S1.50@1.75 per pair: goslings.
sLI5d2 per pair; turkeys. 26c per lb for young
and l9622c for old.
Game-N0mfnal
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The London tin market
was higher today with spot quoted at f13S los
and futures at f139 15s. The local market was
quiet and unchanged, with an average at
80. 50G31c.
There was a reaction in the London copper
market, spot closing at EGO los and futures at
f6l 12s Cd. The local market was firm and un-
changed at 1917 @13 6215c for lake, 13.25@
I3.50c for eectrolytie and 1908. 25c for casting
Lead was higher at f13 lbs Sd in London. The
local market was firm and higher also at 4.57la
@4.62hc.
Spelter was unchanged at $40 in London. The
local market firm at 4.706i4.T5c
Iron was unchanged in the English market
with standard foundry quoted at 49s Sd and
Cleveland warrants at 51s 11ad. No change was
reported locally No. 1 foundry northern.
$16.50@17; No. do, $15.75d16.25; No. 1
southern and No. southern soft, $16.50@17.25.
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The strength in white sorts continues and pea
quiet and steady.
Beans tper ctl)-Bayos. So. .2oa3.25; pea, s4.5o
@4:I3; small white. S4.60M47o; large white.
Sf.oUc1 hoo; pink. S3.25U3.35: red, S3.2513- 10
butter. $3.50; limas, $4.S0@4.90; red kidneys.
81. T543; blackeyes So. .25 d3.50; horse beans, 81
So. 5061350.
Seeds Brown mustard, 31s@3Ac; yellow mus
4c; alfalfa. 171a 62oc; rape. cleaned. 21hc; tim
othy. nominal; hemp. AZ @4Hc; millet. 2A a
3Ac per ID; broom corn seed $1S@20 per ton.
Dried Peas-Grcen are quoted at $292-2 %
per etl.
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-Flour-Receipts, Il, 400
barrels; exports 1,40o; steady with a fair
Wheat-Receipts, $4,000 bushels exports, 1885,
900; spot easy; No. : red, $1.01a4 @103 elevator
and $l.031s f. Q. b. afioat; No. 1 northern Du-
luth, $l.21k +. 0. b. afoat; No hard winter.
S1.065s f. o. b. afoat. Severe reactions occurred
In wheat today through liquidation. more con
private estimate of the total crop and lack of
outside support Last prices were IA @17sc net
closed S1.059s. May closed $1.0sls.
Hides-Firm
WOol3Steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
seer-Raw; unsettled; fair refining. s621ac;
3.32l5eGI3.3T1a Ali grades of refined sugar
were reduced l0c per 100 lbs today. Raw, nom
inal; fair refining. 3-I0c; centrifugal, SO test,
4.20c; molasses sugar, 340@3.45c; refined, quiet;
crushed. &C. powdered, 5.40c; granulated, 5.3ec.
Cofee-The market for futures closed steady
at net advance of 5Q15 points. Sales were
reported Of 9,250 bags, including September at
5.60c December, 5.50c: May and June, 5.60c;
spot steady; No. Rio, csc; Santos No. 4,
SIG; mild; dull; Cordova, 9& @l21ze; a.,
Butter-Frm; creamery specials 2212 622& c:
extras, 22d22l4c; third TO irsts, 1SM211ac state
dairies, common TO fine, 1sq2lc; prices common
to special, 15M21c.
Cheese-Dull. unchanged.
Eggs-Firm, unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Appies-The market is firm in tone.
although very little business is reported. Fancy
quoted at 10410lac; choice, S69c; prime,
67s @I1.c; common to fair, 5l1@61ac.
Prunes-Firm with quotations ranging from
4c to 13c for California and from 6hc TO 7Ac
for Oregon fruit.
Apricots-In good demand for shipment from
and choice quoted at SIS @9c; extra choice,
9l2Gloc; fancy, 1o&@11e.
Peaches-Steady with choice quoted at Sla a
ss4c; extra choice. 9@sAc; fancy, 10G1O1ac; ex-
ira fancy sf1015 G11c.
quoted at AK @eHc; choice to fancy seeded, Ga
iac seedless, 5I6c; London layers, 81. .60@1. .65.
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Meat Market

Current receipts about equal the demand and
quota tions show change.
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers are as follows:
Beef-6@71zc per ID for steers, 5@6c for cows
and heifers
yeal-516 @71sc for large and s6ec for small
Mutton-Wethers. Sds1sc; ewes. 75Se per 10.
Lamb-9091Sc per ID for spring.
Dressed pork fper lb)-91l G10c for light,
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers, No. l. 8% G4e; second quality.
31Ac third quality. 23t 63c; cows and heifers.
Sc for No. /; second quality. 2%c; third quality,
212c; thin, n @2c; bulls and stays, 115@1$te;
thin bulls 1@1Hc.
Calves = 14$tc per ID for light, &c for me-
dunn and 31ac for heavy.
Sheep-wethers. 4c per ID; ewes. Slsc; shorn
1ac less
Thanksgiving. 41594Stc per ID.
Hogs-100 to 150 lbs. &c; 15O to $50 lbs, SIC;
$50 to 325 lbs, &c; boars 80 per cent stays 80 to
above quotations.
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Hay and Feedstufrs

Choice hay keeps up well, but all the under
grades drag more or less. An occasional car Of
choice wheat sells above the quotst stions. Feed
large line OF bran down from the north yester-
day.
Bran-s29.5o@31 per ton for white and s2s@
$3.50 for red.
NIiddlings- 50035 per ton.>
Shorts S31 6I32 per ton.
Feedstufrs-Roled barley, s30M31; rolled oats
for feed. $31 N33; mixed feed, $23M2S for aver
age lots; oiicake meal. in 20 ton lots. $36T5, in
10 ton lots S31.25, in 3 ton lots S37.75. small
lots S3S.25: cocoanut cake or meal at mills sos
In 10 and 5000 in ton lots jcbbing S26 corn
meal. $39G40; cracked corn $40@41 broom
corn seed, 9Uc0S1 per ctl; alfalfa meal and
ton.
tame oat. $11@16; volunteer wild oat, S1o614;
alfalfa, $l1@l3.50; stock, $S@10 per ton.
Straw-60G1T5c per bale
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Provisions

The market continues moderately active and
steady, with prices unchanged.
Cured Meats-Bacon, s 10 10 lbs. lie; 10 to
y lbs. 16c; light medium and medium. lac: bel
lies, u 10 IA lbs 1515e; sugar cured to lbs.
21c; to 10 lbs, zoe; 10 TO II lbs. 19c; fancy
sugar cured, 23c per Id; eastern sugar cured
hams, 161ac for heavy and 1879 for light; extra
fine brands, lie; California hams. 1315 @14ci
mess beef, $11 per bbl; family, $1150; extra
family, Sl2; prime mess pork, $23; extra clear.
s215 mess, $23; pig pork S24: pigs feet So
for half bbls, 1925 for % 1b kegs and 40 for
kits; smoked beef. 1S@20e per ID.
Lard-Tierees quoted at S0S1zc for California
compound &c for eastern compound and 12c for
pure; half bbls, pure. 12Ac; so lb tins, 12hc;
10 10 tins. 12Ac; lb tins, 125se; ID tins, 13c.
Cottolene-One half Dbl, 105sc;' half bbls,
1olse; tierce 103sc; tierces, 104c; tierces,
101kc
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Flour and Farinaceous Good.

riiour-caiifornia family extras, $5.4096 net
snnerfn wnnUu. dssconnt Is bakers extra:
per bbl, s4.eo@5 40 for family. bakers and pat
sn,s ana s4:65@515 for cut pfr Kansas patents
San francisco track S580;A do straight, IS 40
Dnkota patents. $6.55; straight $500 per bbl.
rarlnaeeous Goods-Prices In packages, net
81 asn no discount, are as follows: Graham -four.
90 Der ioo lbs rye -four. So. 40. RE meal. s520;
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval ssores-Turnentine and Rosin

SAVANNAH, Ga. Aug. 6.-Tilrpentlne firm,
S3. .530353l2: sales. 1.011: receipts, 122S; ship
ments, 1,176. Rosin firm; sales 4,SI1 re-
eeipts, 4,116 shipments. 1885; stock, 153, ,373.
Quote: A, B. c, s2.50@2.55; d. Sa.6o@365;
E. 50. 70@2.T5: +, $40; G. S3.15; II. $3.40@
$50; ], S4.6oG4 rs; K, $4.4od4. 45; NJ, $515G
5.25; y, 500; WG. $6.25; WV, $6.25
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Nortbern Whent Market

PORTLAND, Aug. wheat-Club. 90c;
bluestem, 93c; forty fold Ole; valley, 90c; rec, ,
sSc.
WASHINGTON
| TACOMA. Aug. 6.--Wheat lie higher Blue
stem, 96c; club, SSe; red, 66c.
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PORTLAND. Aug. 6.-Clearings. s7ee, ,142;
balances, $40, 543.
TACOMA. Aug. e.-cIearings. 1902, 4ss; bal
ances $26, 797.
SEATTLE. Aug. e-clearings. s1.s7s, ,a7s;
balances. $128, 600.
SPOKANE. Aug 6.-Clearinps S9S5 $50. hal
ances S1S9 523
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Los Angeles Mnrkets

Los ANGELES. Aug eggs were boosted
up another cent at the call produce exchange
a ana tne new quotation registered 3O93lc for
fancy local ranch candled
Trading in eggs was heavier than any day
OF me week; 90 cases of local case count being
hanuled suggested an easy tone. but the COM
mlttee put the price up on receipts of but nine
cases the nghtest for over year. Some at
tention was directed to storage. both local and
eastern. but none sold.
Seventy-fiye sacks of small new potatoes sold
muscatel raisins and six boxes of 2 crown were
traded in Beans were heavily offered but
pldding was done at weak prices No fancy
onions were offered and only northern reds We're
III the choice list. There unusually heavy
trading on the street. Prices were frmer and
northern vegetables. Okra not in demand
and heavy receipts caused cent decrease
pound Fancy local shipping lettuce was
scarce and went up to 81 crate. Green corn
was plentiful, but good demand supported the
heavy heavy receipts and held the market steady
Tomatoes were in better condition and sold 5c
higher: Asparagus and rhubarb sold we'll and
We're nrin at the quoted prices.
Produce receipts-Eggs cases; butter, IL, I56
pounds; cheese, 4,743 pounds; potatoes. 924
sacks; beans. SO sacks; apples. 39l boxes;
Butter Creamery extras, soc; creamery frsts.
50c; eastern extras. not quoted; hrsts. 25c;
Eggs-Local ranch. candled S0@31c: selected
22c; case count. 261se; northern case count, not
Cheese Northern fresh, lac; anchor large.
l3c; anchor Y. A, 16c; hand cheese, anchor
pranu, Ioc, eastern singles, l00loc, eastern
twins, 15lA@16c; eastern cheddars, lie; eastern
long horn, 17@1sc; eastern dairy. 16@17c;
Swiss. imported, 2Sd30c; Swiss, domestic, 1Se;
brick cheese. cream 1sc; hmburger, 1Sc Tu-
lare, lac; imported Roquefort, 44c; Edam, &C.
81 size, German breakfast, $1.l0 box; Neuf-
chatel, S1;2o box; Sierra, sI;10 box; Canada
cream, doz to box. 95c; Schlosskase, 81 box;
Camembert, 10 box.
Poultry-Buying prices, alive: Broilers: IL to
lbs, lie per lb: fryers, lie; roasters 14@15c;
stays, Sc; hens, lbs and up. lie; under 3 lbs.
Zoe; old roosters, &c; turkeys, heavy, zoe; light,
not wanted. Selling prices, dressed: Broiers.
23c per 10; fryers, 25c; roasters Sc; hens. 14c;
not quoted.
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Conditiou Of the Treasurv

WASHINGTON Aug. 6.-Todays statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund.-
exclusive of the $3.50, 600 gold reserve
shows: Available cash balances. $201. .009, ,12s;
gold coin and bullion, $43, ,607 ,915; gold certf-
Gates S3j 944 100
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-07
New York Money Market

NEW YORK, Aug 6-Money on call easy,
1Q1A per cent; ruling rate l, closing bid /,
offered at i.
DAYS. 21a per cent; six months. per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 3G4 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual business
in bankers bills at S4.S490@4.s5 for 60 day
bills and at 81. $3.50 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4.S4h @4S415.
Bar silver, 533sc.
Mexican dollars 45c.
Government bonds steady: railroad bonds firm.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-07
Cash Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.--The leading cash quota
No. spring, sl.16@1.1s; No. g. S1.10@i. is.
Corn-No z. Isg7s15c; No. yellow. so@Sol5c
iOats--No 2, 4s15c; No white, 4915c Rye
No. 2, 16c. Barley-Fair TO choice mailing
e2G65c Flaxseed--No. l northwestern, 81 80
Timothy seed-Prime, $500. Short ribs sides
Qoosel, $S.T5G9.05 Mess pork per Dbl. SIS 10
@15.75. Lard, per 100 lbs, $3.50. Short clear
sides (boxed). S9G925. Whisky, basis of high
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-07

rice -four, s6.so@7; corn meal, S3.05a3 %; ex-
ira cream do, $3.55 as. 10; oat meal $4.3014 80;
oat groats, S4.30QI4.50; hominy, S3.4O6t3. go;
buckwheat -four, s4o5@4.25; cracked wheat,
SO. .2o rolled oats. bbls. s6@7.50. in sacks
S4.30G6.50; rolled wheat, bbls S4d4.3O in
sacks $3.30M3.50; pearl barley, $5.20@5. 40;
split peas, boxes, $3.50 per loo lbs.