davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. July 31.xThe wheat market
opened easy and became weaker trading pro-
gressed, the close being at almost the low point
OF the day. Additional black rust reports
received from the northwest, but many advices
were also received claiming that the crop is
now too far advanced to be seriously injured by
the blight. These denials of damage were chiefly
responsible for the heaYiness of the market, al
though unresponsive cables, q sackening in ex-
port business and decline at Minneapolis helped
to depress prices. The principal selling was by a
few influential holders. September opened B@
CSC lower at 90B @9lc advanced TO 81 lac and
then declined TO 9o@9ohc. The close at
90Hc.
The corn market was irregular the greater part
of the day. The September delivery was rather
weak and distant deliveries firm. Commission
houses and local bulls good buyers OF the
new crop months because Of crop damage reports.
Although prices for the crop months at the
close showed a slight gain. compared with yes
terday, the tone barely steady. September
closed weak. September opened Il a 1hc higher
at 74sic to 75c, sold of to 74c and closed at
T4hc.
Oats were firm early in the day, but weakened
on realizing sales brought out by the slump in
September opened 1sc higher at 45c. advanced to
40 i GJ4514 and then declined TO 44c. The close
was at 44@441sc.
Provisions were strong at the outset because of
a 15@20c advance in live hogs. but the market
eased of later in the day profit taking sales.
At the close September pork shade lower,
lard was 21ag5 higher and ribs were 212 a &c
higher
! IN.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Hides, TaIlo,r, wool and Hops

HideS-Culls and brands sell about 1a41e un-
der quotations Heavy salted steers. IL 4 212cs
medium, lie: light. S1se; cOwhides. 91ac for
heavy, Size Tor light; stays. 634c; salted kps.
91a@10c; salted veal, 133ac; salted calf. 14cs
dry hides, l6lae; dry kip. BE: dry calf. lse;.
dry stays, BE- Mexican dry hides. l612cs Mex
lean dry salted DO. 13c; Mexican pclled .dO, 15c;
sheepskins. Shearlngs. 200t3Oc each; short wool,
40@6Oc each; medium. 60G90c EACH long wool,
S5e@S1.25; lambs. l5945e; horse hides. salt.
S2.0J42. % for large and Sl-75Q2 for medium,
75c0$1.2J for small and 25Q5Oe for colts; horse
hides, dry, S24225 for large and SfG2 for me-
diur. 5Oc0Sl for small and 25G50c for cOltss
deerskins. dry Mexicans. 2S430c; dry salted do.
24@26c; picked do zoe; dry Central American.
26W30c; gOatskins, prime angOEa. 50175c; large
hair goats, S5950c; medium, 20430cs SMALL
5M2oc.
,TailOw-NO / rendered. AZ 4@5c; No. 2. 449
41ac; grease. 21a0312c.
WooESpring clip (free). Humboldt years.
staple. 15@ Use; northern Humboldt AID Men.
dOcinO. 11U13c; San Joaquin 7d9c; southern
coast, 6@Sc; Nevada, 9012e per H. Fall clip.
northern mountain (freel, 6@Sc; defective. 4G3
&C. Oregon wools-Eastern, S413cs valley 11G2
10 1ac per ID.
Hops-Prices TO growers are as follows: 1895.
115@2lse; 1907 crop, 4l6e for all COAST descrip-
tions; contracts, 901Oc per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

Butter-Creamery extras. 55c; creamery frsts
soc; eastern extras, not quoted; firsts, zoe
dairy, 221ac; cooking, zoe; oleomargarine, l6G
1Sc.
Eggs-Loca1 ranch candled. 2S@29c; selected,
22c; case count, 23$sc c; northern case count, not
quoted eastern fresh. 24@25c.
Cheese-Northern fresh 14c; anchor large
15c; anchor, Young America, Ice; hand cheese,
anchor brand. 17c eastern singles, 15@16c; east
eastern longhorns, 17@1sc; eastern daisy, 16@
l7c:, Swiss, imported, 3oc; Swiss, domestic. lsc;
imported Roquefort. 44c; Edam. 3e@37c; Ger.
man breakfast. S1.10 per box; Neufehatel, 81 20
per box; Sierra, $1.10 per box; Canada cream, 1
dozen TO box, 95c; Schlosskase, 81 per box:
Camembert 81 20 per box.
Poultry-Buying prices, alive: Broilers. IL to
lbs, lie per lb fryers, lie; roasters, 14M15c;
stays, Sc; hens, lbs and up, lie; under 5 lbs
loc; old ROSTERS, Sc; turkeys, heavy, zoe; light,
23c per lb; flyers. 25c; roasters. Sc: hens, I4c;
ducks, frozen. 15c; live ducks. 121ac; geese,
not quoted.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and the coppers higher.
Government report gives cotton condition at S3-
Silver and Hongkong exchange lower.
Wheat and barley quiet and the latter weak
Oats firm Corn unsettled Rye nominal
Beans hay and feedstuffs show features
Bristol bay salmon pack much larger than last years.
Cattle, sheep and hogs previously quoted.
Potatoes and onions steady and in good demand
Poultry market well supplied at previous quotations.
Butter, cheese and eggs firm
Fresh fruits in large supply and selling low.
Continued advance in Alaska packers shares.
Mining stocks quieter and generally weak
Bank clearings exhibit gradually lessenng decrease
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
PrOVfsiOus

Cured Meats-Bacon, to 10 lbs. 17c; 10 70
u lbs, Ice; light medium and medium, f4cs bel
lies, i TO Il lbs. 1513c; sugar cured. to lbss
21c; TO 10 lbs. zoe; 10 tS l. lbs 19c; fancy.
sugar cured, 23c per ID: eastern sugar cured
fine brands, lie; California hans. 1355 d14c;
mess beef, $11 per bbl; family S11.50; extra
family. SD; prime mess pork S23; extra clear.
SCI. 80; mess. $23; pig pork. S24; pigs feet. IS
for half obls, SIS for > ID kegs and $3.50
for kits; smoked beef. 1s020c per ID.
LaFd-Tierces quoted al SGS35c for California
compound. 9c for eastern compound and 12c for
pure; half bbls, pure, 121t 50 ID tins, s12Ec.
10 ID tins, 12@c; Id tins. L. sc; lb tins,
13c.
Cottolene-One half bbf. lose: half bbls.
.101se; tieree, 1850; tierces 1014e;5 tfercss.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Butter. cheese and Egg.

The consumptive demand for butter remains
about the same from day to day, but some
handlers, who receiving enough from their
shippers TO supply their customers week ago.
are obliged to buy from their neighbors,
and this makes for activity among first
hand dealers. Several receivers were short yes
terday, but they experienced no difficulty in Sc
curing supplies. and the exchange nearly
5000 pounds of extras were sold. An attempt
to raise the market to 2312c failed, though
there a few sales made at that figure.
Eggs were in light receipt and firm all around.
with California firsts and thirds and eastern
seconds higher bids Several handlers were
short extras and 1t reported that some
had already commenced 10 Withdraw small lots
from Geld storage. Cheese was inactive and the
only change in the quotations was an advance OF
12c In California second flats.
Sales on the exchange were confined to extra
butter, Of which so cases were sold, 90 going a,
2Sc and 80 at % 1ac pound
Receipts were "a, 500 lbs butter, Sc, 400 lbs
cheese and 46T cases eggs.
The following official quotations estab-
lshed by sales, bids and offers on the floor of
the dairy exchange. Prices in the street. while
range from 11ac TO &c higher, owing to the yari
Gus charges TO be added:
firm; do hrsts. 22c. firm; do seconds, 2Q1ac
firm: do thirds, 20c firm; packing stuck
steady at 191ac for No. 1 and 1Slae for No. 2.
Cheese-CGlifornia: Fancy flats. 111ac per lb
steady; do nrsts, 10i2c, steady; do seconds, 10c
steady; fancy Young Americas. 13e, firm; dC
frsts, 121ac. firm. Oregon Fancy fats. 13c
Eggs (per dozen, cases included California
fresh extras &c, firm; do nrsts. 2612c, nrm
do seconds, 23c, firm; do thirds 20c. firm
eastern hrsts, DC, firm do seconds, 10 52c, firm
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
pnnItrv and Gnme

A of western chickens that was several
days overdue reached the market late Thurs
day and marketed yesterday. As the stock
chiefly of hens of the size desired by
retailers, It found ready sale at satisfactory
prices and pretty well cleaned up at the
close. Native fowls were dull. owing to the un-
expecred arrival of the of western, and
only large young stock showed the least firm
ness.
Poultry (per dozen)-Hens. 50. 3.5094.5O for
small. S45095.5O for large and $6.5067.5O fol
SO. .5O@6.50; do extras, $TQ7.5 so; fryers. 81. .5O@
$50; large broilers S394; small broilers, 81 50Gg
3; ducks, $4Q6; pigeons, S1Q1.25; squads,
81. .5o@2; geese. S1.5O@1.75 per pair; goslings,
S1.75@2 per pair; turkeys, 24926c per ID. for
young aid 19G22c FOR old.
Game-NOminal
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

Receipts of Bartlett pears, peaches and other
orchard fruits from the river districts showed
somewhat of a decrease. but other sections con-
tinued to send in large supplies and with the
market congested with stock previously received
The Gamers were overloaded with contract sup
plies of pears and were Indifferent buyers in the
open market, some of them positively refusing TO
handle No. stock, while they reduced their
prices for No. l lots from $50 TO $1SN20 a
ton. few outside canning and syrup making
concerns took small lots Of apricots and plums
at SIOM15 ton, but sales on that account were
not sufficient TO relieve the market. In the
prunes and aprIcots were offered freely at low
and irregular rates and some receivers were dis
posing Of carried over lots lots to peddlers at
this loose fruit checked the sale Of small pack
ages and there was nothing except neetarines
riety Of peaches in small boxes sold above that
figure. Figs sold at a wider range, some new
crop stock of poor quality being on the market.
Grapes dragged badly and nearly everything in
the berry line slow Of sale, loganberries
shared the weakness OF other tree fruits and
few dealers were quoting over 81 a box for
anythlng. In the melon line line river nutmegs ruled
Arm and cleaned up readily In the early trade.
while late arrivals were held over for today 5
market. watermelons were in good request but
Strawberries s4@6 per chest;
large varieties. s., 5o@5 per chest.
Blackberries-S2G3.50 per chest
Raspberries-$46l6 per chest.
Loganberries-$446 per chest.
uekleberries-125s @15c per ID.
Apples (per box)-Fancy in 4 tier boxes s1M
s1.15; common to choice, 4oG!Jc; crabapples. S5
@I5c.
and $10G20 per ton to the Gamers
Apricots-Crates. 40G50c: small boxes 256
35c: open boxes. 40IS5c; per ton, S1ONl5
Pluns and prpnes-25 @60c per small box or
crate; open boxes, 40@75c; per ton, $1O015.
Peaches-Small boxes. 35460c; baskets, ESQ
40c: open boxes. 40@S5c.
Nectarines ..75cQS1 per box or crate for red
and 5067 T5c for white
FigsES1. .2501.75 per box.
Melons-Nutmeg melons. 75c@S1 25 per crate
for Turlock and 90c@$1.25 per box for river:
watermelons. $1G225 per dozen.
Grapes tper cratel-Seetlless. Goa 75c, muscat
S101..5; Rose of Peru. 75c@S1 Fontainebleau
and sveetwater. 100000.
Citrus Fruits (per boxl-valencia oranges
$3.50@4; lemons. $30t for fancy, $2.5003 for
choice and S123Q2 for standard; grapefruit
So. .50d4 for seedIess; lines. $4@5
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. Sl91.75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and $250Q3-50 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples, $150G13 per dozen
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK. July 31.-Flour- our-Receipts, 49,
700; exports, 5000. Market quiet and about
Wheat-Receipts, 132, 500 bushels; exports,
AZ, 100 bushels. Spot, easy; No. red, eSs4 q
81 elevator and 9914c f. o. b. ahoat; No.
northern Duluth. S1.22A f. o. b. ahoat; No.
hatd winter, S1O1& f. o. b. ahoat sharp re,
actions took place in wheat today on reports of
heavy unloading at Chicago, conviction that
rust news had been exaggerated, and disappoint-
ing export business. The close showed net
loss OF IS a &c. July closed at $1.01A Septem-
Der closed att9S&c, and December at $1OO9s.
Hops-Quet.
- Hides-Firm.
Wool-Steady.
Petroleum-Steady
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining. 3.75c; cen
trlfugal, e6 test 4.25c; molasseS sugar, 3. 400
S5Oc Refined. quiet.
Cohee-Futures closed steady at net loss
bags, including: August, 5.60d5.7oc; Septem-
Der, 5.60M5.65c October, 5.50c; December. 80
Mo.ooc; January, 5000: March, 5.o0@5. Doc:
y, nay, o-3oc. Spot, quiet; No Z Rio; 63sc; NO 4
Eutter-Easy; unchanged
Cheese-Easy; unchanged
Eggs-lrregular. Western seconds, 166511hc.
DRIED FRUITS
Eyaporated Apples-The market is quset but
steady on spot. with fancy quoted at 10@1015c;
ehoice, sqS12c; prime, 67s@7Ac; common to
Prunes-Are higher on the coast, but spot
13c for California and from 512@TAc for Ore
gons up TO 30 40s
Apricots-Are scarce. with choice quoted al
sls @sc; extra choice, 919@1oc; fancy, 1o13
@11c.
Peaches--Are firm, with choice quoted at s1s
@S24c; extra choice, 9@914c; fancy, 10@103c;
extra fancy, 1015 G11c.
Raisins-Are in better demand with loose
muscatel quoted at AZ @6Ac: choice to fancy
81. .25G So.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

Feedsturs are quoted quiet, as there IS con,
siderable uncertainty among dealers as 10 now
much more oriental product is coming IN here,
Quotations show no change, however. There Is
Bran-S29 5o@3I per ton for white and S2s@
$500 for red
Middlings- $50. 50G35 per ton.
ShorJs-$31032 per ton .
Feedstuns-Rolled barley, $30931; rolled
oats FOR feed. S31 ass; mixed fed, S25a2s Tor
average lots; oilcake meal. in 20 ton lots. 500 .
in 10 ton lots $37.25, in ton lots $3I-19, small
lots $3S25; cocoanut cake or meal at mills, 30
In 10 and SO. 80 in ton lots. j0bbinS So corn
meal $50 9aQ4O; cracked corn $4OG41; broom
seed, 90c@$1 per ctl; alfalfa meal and
mealfalfa, jobbing lots $23, carload lots 81 per
ton.
Hay-Wheat S14@1s; wheat and oat. $12glt'
tame oat, S11Qf6; volunteer wild cat, $lVg14;
alfalfa, $11Q13.j0; stock, $SG10 per ton
StraW-6OlI5 per bale.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
General NIerchandIse

Bags-Grain bags. g.. @611c; San Quentin.
61sc; wool bags, 421S0+4e; fleece twine, lie
CoaI-Carbon Hin. 50; Beaver HILL 81: Penn
sylvania anthracite egg. SIG per ton; Wellington.
So New wellington. 50; Coos bay. 81; Aus
tralian, house-Riehmond. ETC., 50. Cumberland,
Sf4 IN bulk and $3.50 In sacks; Welsh anthra-
cite, SIS: coke S14 per ton in bulk and S16 IN
sacks; Rocky mountain, $3.50 per short ton
0iis-QU0ta tiOns are for barrels; LinSeed, oJc
per gallon for boiled and 53e FOR raw. cases, &c
more. castor oil. in cases. No. 1, Ijc; bakers
IA. cases. 81 -20fI ID, lucOl 5Oc Tor boiled and
4Sc for raw. China nut. cases. I6QS6c per gal
Ion; cOcoanut oil. IN barrels, 594oS13c Tor XXX,
521z a SIC for No. I and 50G3S13c Tor No. ?. ac-
cording to quality: extra bleached winter sperm
oil, CSC: natural winter sperm oil. b0cs natural
whale OIL soc; extra winter strained lard oil.
csc. No. I lard OIL 75c; pure neatsfo0t oil, soc:
No / neatsf0ot oil. 65c; herring oil. 40c; salmon
oil 35c: boiled fish oil. 35c. paint oil. 35e.
Coal Oil Gasoline, etc.-NaCer white oil, tank
wagon DC; $50 deg Oil. tank wagon. 11cs special
water white, extra fne. tank wagon. like:
water white, iron barrels or drums. 915c: $50
deg oil iron barrels drums, lie, special do
IL 1sc. pearl oil. in cases. 161scs astral, 161Se.
star 1615c; extra star, 1913c; Elaine, 2651c
eocene 19jac; red crown and motor gasoline IN
bulk 1415c. in cases 2112c; No engine distii-
late in drums, Sc; No. do. 7c, cases &c more.
SC deg gasoline, in bulk Soc. IN cases 3715c:
naphtha IN bulk 10c. in cases HE
TurDentine-621ac per gallon In cases and 551Le
in drums and iron barrels.
Rosn (per bbl OF $50 lbsl-E, So 10: f Sc IL.
G. SEQ: Fl. ST. 90; 1. $6-55.
Red and White Lead-Red lead. S1509c Der
ID. according 10 quality white lead. S0S1zc.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes an
follows terms net cash. Standard grannlats6
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
beans and seeds

Prices show no further 1uctuatiOn.
Beans (per ctl)-Bayos. 3.206l3.2J; pea, 81 40
@4.50; small white. S4.5064.60; large white.
S440@+.50; pink. SO % as 50; red, So 0e3. %;
butter, $3.50; hmas $4SO949O; red kidneys,
$275@3; blaekeyes. $3.2593. 30; horse beans, 81
@2.50; cranberry beans. $2-T503.10; Garvanzas,
$250@3.50
Seeds-Brown mustard. 31a Gl3s4c; yellow mus
tard, nominal; faxseed, So. carload lots; canary.
4c; alfalfa. 1712 92Oc; rape. cleaned. 2l3c; tim
othy, nominal; hemp; A G41se; millet. 2H q
S1<c per ID; broom corn seed, S1S420 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at $2-4O42-t0 %
per ctl. No Niles here.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Ment Market

Quotations for all descriptions remain 1n-s
changed, except a slight variation In large veal
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers are as follows:
Beef-6@6Ac per ID for steers, 566c for cows
and heifers.
veal-51a 07lsc for large and S99c for small
MGtton-Wethers, SGSl5c; ewes. 79Sc per ID.
Lanb-9U9tac per ID for spring.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-915 d1Oc for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
weight.
Cattle-Steers, No. 1, 3ss G4c: second quality.
312c; third quality. "a. 03c;. cows and heifers.
SUSt4c 1or No. Il second q1ality, - 93c; third
quality. 21sc; thin, 11z612c; bulls and stays. Ia
@1%c; thin bulls. 1G1Lc.
Calves-4I gaze per ID for light 4c for me-
dium and 315c for heavy.
Sheep-Wethers, 4c per ID; ewes. Si5cs shorn,
1Sc less.
thanksgiving. 41k04ze per ID.
Hogs-100 to $50 lbs. &c; $50 TO 250 lbs, SIC;
25O TO 325 lbs, &C., bOars so per cent, stays 30 to
40 per cent and sOws 10 To 20 per cent OF from
above quotations.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

NEW YORK. July 3l.-The london TIN mari
ket was higher again today with spot closing
at f13S los and futures al f139 I5s The local
market was quiet but higher in sympathy with
the foreign advance, spot being quoted at 80 so
031c
There was further slight gain In the London
copper market with spot closing at ESQ IT'S Cd
and futures at $50 los Sd. Locally the marker
firm and shade higher with lake quoted
at 1312ls @13.3 .371sc; electrolytic, 13@13.25 &;
casting, 12.T5@13c.
Lead closed at f13 3s Sd In London The mar
ket locally also firm and higher at 4.4OM
4.45c.
Spelter was lower at Els lis Cd In London but
the local market firm and unchanged a Z
47OG4T5c
Iron higher in the London market with
standard foundry quoted at 49s Id and Cleveland
warrants at SOS I'D. The local market was un-
changed.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
SaIe of SheensIsins in London

LONDON. July 31.-A sale Of sheepskins was
held today and 11S5s4 skins were offered, Of
which 7e,452 sold. The moderate supply
and condition of the offerings seemed to be fair
ly satisfactory. The attendance was good, though
competition was chiefly confined TO the home
trade. Long wooled realized 1kMA dearer
while short wooled sold at unchanged prices.
Shorn showed to Is Q1zc over last sale. Coarse
was in better demand and sold "A dearer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
New York NIoney Nlarket

NEW YORK, July 31.-Money call. easy at
1G1H per cent; ruling rate. 1 per cent; closing
bid, per cent; offered, IA per cent.
Time loans. fairly firm. but dull; 60 days.
per cent; 80 days, 215 per cent months per
cent
Prime mercantile paper 315614 per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at S4s690 for demand and at
81. $3.50 for go day bills.
Commercial bills, $4.S4% @4S5.
Bar silver, 52Iac.
Mexican dollars, 45c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds
steady.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

Tor the new crop positions About 1870 August
nolces were circulated early, being issued py
s sone OF the spot interests, but were taken up
s;r., Dy tne bulls and the August position galneu
WARRINGTON July 31-The average condi-
sion OF cotton was So per cent on July 70, as as
aga dsainst ol.2 month ago and 20 year ago u. 10 ;
oe agriculture given out today The condition
" y, q Suy - of previous years was SD In lsUo,
years.
spot closed quiet. AIiddling uplands. 10
uluuIlng gull 1O.95c: sales. 500 bales.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
FISH, PER POUND
@se; seedless suItaaa, s494c; soc@s1 for Lon

ettlIcao
don LAYERS and $1.5O01.75 for clusters.
RaisinS new -CiusterS-Imperial s. %
g2.4O; Dehesa, $1-75G1-9O; fancy. 81. .3O61. 40;
London layers, 95c01.05; seeded. 6d61ac;
seedless 4@41ac; ThOmpsOn'S seedIess, 4&tcs
loose muscatels. 415G4$tc for crown 4Q4Ac
Tor crown. S1243&c Tor crown and 49417e
for seedless-
Nuts-Almonds (new erop). nonparails, MA
12e; IXL, 1O15 GLE; plus ultra, s1Oc. brakes,
9I5c; languCdOcs &c: hardshellS. -. Wal.
nuts-13c per 10 for No. 1 softshe1l and 10c for
No. do; 121ac for No .hardshen and 945c foe
No. 2 do.
Honey-Water white, comb 16d17c; white,
15c; water white. extracted, S0S12c; light am
ber. I9T12c; dark amber and eandied, 81 95Ac
per lb-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Loans, Exchange and Silver
Sam Francisco Bank CIca-inr.

Local bank clearings for July were Sl64 sli :
1858, against $ls2. s33, 500 for July, 1907, de-
crease of $1S,02l 1888, or 9.S per cent.
The clearings for the first seven months of the
year amounted TO S9s2, 096. OBS. against 81 1897
635, 80 for the corresponding period last year a
decrease of 1855, 53e, ,695, or 26.5 per cent
Although still behind last year, we are steadily
lessening the percentage of decrease as will be
noted by the above figures.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Tic leading futures ranged as follows:
Cash Grain and provisions

CHICAGO. July 31.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour firm. No. spring wheat 81 13
M1.14; No. 3. s1.02@1.12. No. 2 corn, 77@
q 1ac; No. yellow, 7s12@79c. No. . oats, Sic;
No white new, 53c; No. 3 white (new),
ing barley, 61G63c. No. 1 Northwestern flax
seed. S1.26 Short 'ribes sides Qoose), SIS. 75@
912la. Mess pork per Dbl. SIS. T0G15.75 Lard
per 100 lbs, $9.45. Short clear sides (boxed)
$685. Whisky basis of high wines. $1.35
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Butter. Cbeese and Eges

CHICAGO, July 31.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was easy; creameries,
1SM20c; daires, 17119c. Eggs firm at mark
cases included, 141a@f5c; frsts. 17i5c; prime
frsts, zoe. Cheese strong, 11913c.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01

PORTLAND, July 31.-Clearings. s757, 1882; bal
ances.s S107, ,119.
TACOMA. July Chickering's, S659, ,SO4; bal
ances $43. .55S.
SPOKANE. July a1.-ciearings. ss24. COS; bal
ances, S123, ,939
ances S22S 3S4
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Northern Wheat Market

OREGON
PORTLAND, July 31.-Wheat-Club, S5c; for
ty-fold SIC; bluestem S9c valley, sec; red S3c
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, July 1.-Wheat-Unchanged. Blue,
stem, SIC; club &c. red, S3c.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Foreign Futures
London Wool Sales

LONDON July 31.-At the wool auction sales
today TO- 12S bales were offered. There was an
improvement In competition for all offerings and
merinos were quickly taken by the home trade
and Germany at full rates. Crossbreds were
IN strong demand and occasionally slightly
dearer
america BOUGHT medium grades more freely.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Egg Market In Nearby Counties

PETALUMA, July 31.-There was no change
in the prices paid by various dealers today for
eggs; 2T1ac and 27c were the best prices. The
quantity delivered by the SpOultry farmers was
somewhat lighter than the first OF the week No
large shipments have been reported. The de-
mand is good. with frmer tendency.
SANTA ROSA, July 31.-1he price Of &c for
choice and 24c for seconds made yesterday for
eggs held today among local buyers, although
the cooperative association paid 12c more for
choice eggs to San Francisco TO-DAY. The supply
is gradually falling of YET, while the demand ap-
pears to be Increasing from all quarters.
SANTA CRUZ, July 31.-GoOd marketing OF
eggs today followed yesterdays advance to 2Tc.
Shipments to outside points are declining. An
other advance may be expected at any time, but
produce is not being held back.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Dried Fruits, RaisIns, Nuts and Honey

Fruits lnew cropl-Evaporated apples. 4is@6c;
aprcots. 6GSc; peaches. DC for Standards 81 q
5Isc for choice. Sc for extra choice and 61Se FOR
fancy; pears. J9Te; figs. 2@3c; prunes four size
basis, 3la@3%ic for cid and 4G41tc per ID for
new crop, with premium for the large Sizes
Raisins Il. o. b. Fresno)-2 crown, 313Hc:
crown 35z9Szc;.4 crown, 494Hcs seeded, .55z
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
Rank CIearinps

NEW YORK, July 3l.-Bradstreets bank
clearings report for the week ending July 80
shows an aggregate of 81, ,30G. 7S5, ,000 against
81, SOL 004. 600 last week and 81, ,521 PA 600 in
the corresponding week last year. The following
Is list Of the cities: