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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO July 22.-The wheat market opened
easy and developed additional weakness as trad
ing advanced. There free selling by local
longs and pit traders were also disposed to ham
mer the market. News of the day was generally
favorable TO the bears. One of the chief depress-
ing influences was sharp decline in the price OF
cash wheat at Kansas City. where some grades
were quoted fully 4c below yesterdays price
Lower cables, liberal primary receipts and fore
east Of cooler weather for the northwest were adj
ditional bearish factors The market closed
weak. September opened unchanged to Mc lower
at 9l@9lAc, sold OFF to 90Bc and closed at 9Oss
d9015c %
The market was rather weak early owing
10 liberal profit taking. Later the market re.
gained nearly all the early loss on covering by
shorts who were impressed by the strength of
oats. The market was also strengthened by
damage reports from the southwest. The close
was steady. September opened unchanged al
75c. sold at T5aT59sc and then declined to 75c
The close at 1880.
Oats active and strong. September
opened shade to Il M%c higher at 44c to AN q
sold at sc and then advanced TO 44%c. The
close was at 44%c.
Provisions developed easy tone after firm
opening. At the close September pork was of
&c, and lard and ribs were a shade lower.
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Hides TnIIow, Wool and Hons

Hides-Culls and brands sell about = aG1c un-
der quotations. Heavy salted steers, 1O1ac; me-
dium nc; light, 7i4c; eowhides. sac for heavy
71ac for light; stays, 5l2c; salted kip, S13c
saited veal, 13c; salted calf. 13lsc; dry hides
151ac; dry kip, 12e; dry calf, 1Sc; dry stays
lie; Mexican dry hides, 151ae; Mexican dry
salted do, 12c; Mexican picked do, 14c;
sheepskins. shearlings, 20Q30c each; short wool,
40m6Oc each: medium. 6OG9Oc each; long wool
s5c@$1.25; lambs, 15G45c; horse hides. salt,
81. .50d2.T5 for large and $l.7502 for medium.
75e6$1 % for small and 25d5Oc for colts; horse
hides, dry. $2d$2-25 for large and S1G2 for me-
dium 5OcMS1 for small and 256i5Oc for colts
deerskins. dry Mexicans. 2S@3Oc: dry salted do.
24d26c; picked do. zoe; dry Central American.
26M3Oc; goatskins. prime angora. 5O@75e; large
hair goats, 35Q5Oc; medium, 20930c; small,
Taliow-NO. rendered. 4G4slc; No. 2. sQ4c;
grease, ease.
WooI-Spring clip (free). Humboldt. years
staple I5@1Sc: northern Humboldt and Men
docino. IL a 13c; San Joaquin. T69c; southern,
coast case; Nevada. 9d12c per III. Fall clip,
northern mountain (free). 6dSc; defective, 40
&c. Oregon wools-Eastern. Sd13c; valley, 119
15lhc per 10.
Hops-Prices TO growers are as follows: 1906
115M2hc; 1907 crop. 4GGc for all coast descrip-
tiOns; contracts 941Oc per 10.
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Los Angeles Markets


Los ANGELES. July 22.-Receipts Of 500
cases of eggs kept the quotations from advanc-
ing further on the produce exchange today and
the market was stationary at the quoted price.
No eggs sold the exchange and bidding was
cent below the lowest Offering. Cheese was
weaker and a reduction was made in northern
fresh and imported swiss. The northern cheese
declined to 1914 cents, half cent drop. I'm
ported swiss was set at Is cents for the lower
quotation, while the top price remained the
same at 30 cents. No sales were made on the
exchange and offerings were about the as
yesterday. While few changes were made In
prices the street the market generally
frmer and trading heavy. Vegetables In
fair supply and with the exception of cucumbers
and squash well cleaned up There
good demand for strictly fancy bunch stuff and
early in the morning. Light receipts of peas
caused the market TO stiffen while beans were
rmer in sympathy; "A better market 1n t, for TO-
All FISH were plentiful while the demand was un-
usually light.
Produce receipts-Eggs 800 cases; butter, 25
343 pounds; cheese $3.50 pounds potatoes, O49
sacks; beans, IS sacks; apples 7l6 boxes; onions,
5S sacks.
Potatoes-New local Burbanks. 81. 1.25d1.5 80 per
ctl; local yellow sweet potatoes 81; new local
white sweet potatoes 10c per 10; red sweet po-
onions-Northern red. 75ca$1 per ctl; silver
skin, S125 per ctl: Bermuda, 81 in crates, 81 sc
per ctl; garlic, sG10c per lb.
Beans tper ctll-Pink No. !, S3.75q4; lima
No. l, 50. .25@5.50; Lady Washington No. /. 50;
small white No. /, $4.7505; blackeyeS, 81. so:
garvanza, $500 lentils, S11.50.
Butter-Creamery extras, 50c; creamery frsts
4715c; eastern extras, not quoted; frsts 2Oc
dairy, 2212c; cooking, zoe; oleomargarine 16d
1Sc
Eggs-Local ranch. candled, 27@2sc; selected
22c; case count, 23&c; northern case count, not
quoted; eastern fresh, 23@24c
Cheese-Northern fresh 14c; anchor, large
15c; anchor Young America, Ice; hand cheese
anchor brand. lie: eastern singles, 15M16c; east
ern twins, 1a@16c; eastern cheddars lie.
eastern longhorns, 1T@1Sc; eastery daisy 16M
lie; Swiss, imported, SOC; Swiss, domestic, 1Sc-
brick cream, 1sc; limburger. 1Sc; Tulare, l4c
imported Roquefort, 44c; Edam, 36@37c; Ger
man breakfast, $1.10 per box; Neufchatel, 81 2(
per box; Sierra, 1.10 per box; Canada cream
dozen TO box, 95c; Schlosskase, 81 per box,
Camembert S1.20 per box
Poultry-Buying prices, alive: Broilers IL tC
. lbs, lie per lb; fryers, lie; roasters, i4@i5c
stays, Sc; hens, lbs and up, lie; under 3 lbs
10c; old roosters, &c; turkeys, heavy, 20c; light
not wanted Selling prices dressed: Broilers
23c per lb; fryers. 25c; roasters Sc; hens l4c
ducks frozen, 15c; live ducks, 1213c; geese, not
quoted
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EGG Mnrket in Nenrhr Conn.,a.

PETALuMA, July eggs took a jump TO
2412c today. The Petaluma division of the Son
a oma County cooperative poultry association paid
a cents The association has decided to make
a new departure and post up their prices every
day and in the near future they will deal in
poultry. Poultryers disposing heavily of
their stock and every day large shipments are
made by local dealers. Feed remains firm and
no Immediate prospects show for falling i'm
prices. -
SANTA ROSA, July 22.-Eggs were quoted at
"a cents here today for the first time in several
months and the seconds went up half cent
and dealers were Offering 21 cents per dozen for
the same There was considerable doing i'm the
local stores and large deliveries were made all
over the city. This has been one of the best
days known on the local exchange for several
weeks and things are beginning to brighten mn
a bit The shipping of large quantities Of
poultry continues daily, aud many focks are
being reduced to minimum in order to serve
on the feed bills. There will probably be a re-
duetion OF 30 per cent in the number of fowls
maintained during the coming winter because of
the price of feed
SANTA CRUZ, July 22.-No unusual stir in
the egg market. Merchants continue Offering .
cents and receive good supplies for the local
market. Better figures are offered now to keen
the local supply in the home market
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Dried Fruits. Raisins, Nuts and Hone:

The condition of the New York market appears
elsewhere this page.
The stock Of California prunes in London
warehouses July 1 was: 1859 boxes, com
pared with 43 3S5 boxes at the same date last
year.
Fruits new crop)-Evaporated apples, GO
6l5c; apricots &c for standards, 612c for choice,
&c for extra choice and SgS12c for fancy
peaches, sc for standards, 5Ac for choice &c
for extra choice and 612c for fancy; pears, 59Sci
figs 2d3c; prunes four size basis. 3g315e for
old and 3s, q 4c per ID for new crop, with pre-
MUM for the large sizes.
Raisins q. o. b. Fresno)-2 crown, 3q314c;
crown. 81 5@34,c; crown. 4Q4llc; seeded, 515
a &c; seedless sultana, 31a @4c; 9Oc@s1 for Lon
dOIr layers and 81. 5O11.T5 for clusters.
Raisins (new -Clusters-Imperial. S2-21
G24O; Dehesa, S1.75G1.9o; fancy. $1.S0G1 40;
London layers. 95cQS1.O5; seeded. 6U619e;
seedless 4m415c; ThOmpsOn's seedless, 44 c;
loose muscatels. 1294Ac for 1 crown, 494l4e
for crown. 81 g3$Ic for crown and 4g415c
for seedless.
Nuts-Almonds new CROP. nOnpareils, 1132c;
IXL, 1O1ac; plus ultra, 1Oc; brakes, 912e;
languedocs 9c; hardshells. -. WalnutS-13c
Der ib for No / softshell and 1Oc for No. do;
1215c for No 1 hardshel and 912c for No do.
Honey-Water white. comb, 16@1Ic; white.
15c water white, extracted, S9S17c; light am
ber 7671ac; dark amber and candied, 5A 95&c
per ID.
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Meat Market

DRESSED MEATS
SlauShterers' rates TO dealers follows
Beef-6Q6Ae per 10 for steers, 5G6c for cows
and heifers.
Veal-6@T15c for large and SAGE for small.
Mutton-Wethers, SlS15c; ewes. TGSc per h.
Lamb-99913c per 10 for spring.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-T15 @Sc for heavy and
9d10c for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco. gross
weight:
312c third quality. pa @3c; and heifers,
3d3Ac for No. / second quality. 2%. 03c; thira
quality, 2iac;. thin. 1lsM2c; bulls and stays, y
@1%c; thin bulls 1@1Ac.
Calves-412c per 10 for light. &c for medium
and 312c for heavy.
Sheep-wethers, &c per lb; ewes. She; shOrn,
1sc less.
Thanksgiving. 51a 65%c per Ib.
Hogs-125 TO 225 lbs, She; 25O and over,
&c; bOars 80 per cent, stays 80 TO 40 per cent
and sows 10 to 20 per cent of from above quota
tiOus.
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Poultry and Game

New arrivals of poultry from domestic shipping
points were comparatively light. being little in
excess Of 40 coops but the market was literally
NAMED weak for everything except turkeys,
which were in limited supply. Buyers were pur-
chasing freely of large young chickens, such as
tryers and young roOsters, but at low prices
while ordinary hens were drug in the market
and receivers stood willing to accept any fair
offer for them
Poultry per dozen)-Hens. So 5oa4. 80 for
small. S4.50d5.50 for large and $1,000 80 for
extras; old ROSTERS 81. .5O@4 young ROSTERS,
S5G6 do extras scar; flyers, 81 5OM5:
large broilers, S3G4; small broIers. 81. 5O@3;
ducks, S4d5; pigeons, $1@1.25; squads, 81 .25@
pair; turkeys, 24@26c per ID for young and 1gG
22c for old.
Game-NOminaI
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and the coppers higher.
Spot and future cotton lower.
Trading in local mining stocks shows less steam.
Local financial quotations generally unchanged.
Wheat, barley and the minor grains about the same.
No further change in hay, beans feedstuffs.
Potatoes and onions generally dull and weak
Poultry market still sluggish under large stocks
Butter, cheese and eggs all higher
Fresh fruits heavy supply with boats and trains late
Rather more demand for dried fruits in eastern markets
No further change in cattle, sheep and hogs.
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I,rOVisiOnS

Cured meats-Bacon, to 10 lbs. lie; 10 to
70 lbs Ice; light medium and medium, lie; bel
lies, II to IA lbs l512c; sugar cured. TO lbs
2lc: to 10 lbs, 20c; 10 to u lbs, 19c; fancy
sugar cured. 23c per lbi eastern sugar cured
hne brands lie; California hams. h@I4c;
mess beef, S11 per bbl; family, $11.JO; extra
family S12; prime mess pork. S23; extra clear
S21 so: mess. S23 pig pork, $24; pigs feet. s.
for half bbls. S2-25 for % lb kegs and S1.30
for kits: smoked beef. 1S920c per ID.
compound 9c for eastern compound and 12c for
pure; half bbls. pure, 12Ac; so ID tins. 124c,
10 10 tins, 12%c; ID tins, 125sc; ID tins,
13c.
CottoIene-One half bbl. 1O5sc; 3 half bbls.
1Olac; tierce. 10sc; tierces. 10Ac; tierces.
IOI4c.
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$l.s@7F @ @1.723s; northern red si.c5; turkey red,

$1.6713 @1721a northern red, S1G5; turkey red.
$1.6T1a@1T21a.
FUTURES
1870 a. m. Session
December-$1. 62h bid, 81 .63Si asked.
y. m. Session
December-$1. .621a bid.
Barley-The market continues quiet but firm,
with light receipts.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot, $l27h d1.3219 !;
common to fair, per ctl; brewing and
shipping, spot, $685. G1.;S5: chevaier, nominal
FUTURES
1893 a. m Session
December-$ly yS41a bid $l.35H asked.
N Open. High. Low Close.
December Il. 81 80 Is 81 .351s 81 50 S1.35
Oats-Conditions continue unchanged Whites
are quiet while reds are in speculative demand
for seed. The showing Of samples on change is
still small
Choice white, s1.45G1.5O No 1 do SI.S71a a
1421a; common do. $1.35; gray, $1.4061.45; red.
for seed $1471a al 321a feed lots, $1.37 a 40
for good and S1.32 p Q1.35 for common.
Corn-Local brokers say that the prices now
asked by western shippers to this market are
prohibttory, hence there is nothing doing.
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, nominal; white, nominal; western states
yellow, sacked. $1.S1la; in bulk San Francisco,
track $.S7; white, $1.95; mixed. $1.ST
Egyptian nominal
Rye-New California to arrive, 81. .350l 40 per
ctl; spot, old, $1.4712 also
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, July 22.-Quite sharp advance
was reported in the London tin market today,
with spot there closing at tl34 los and futures at
fl35 los The advance was attributed to specu-
latiye conditions in the local market, but, while
business here quiet, there was a sympathetic
Improvement in the price, with spot quoted at
29. 40 Cd29. SOC.
Copper advanced to f5S IS Cd for spot and to
f59 for futures in the London market. The local
market was quiet and without important change,
lake being quoted at l2.75Gl3c, electrolytics al
l.. .62ia a r5c and casting at 123I u "a 2oOc.
Lead quoted at t12 1Ss 9d in London. The
local market remained quiet at 4.40m445c
Spelter was unchanged in both markets, with
the price standing at f19 5s in London and at
4.4504.50c locally.
The English market was unchanged at 41s Sd
for standard foundry and at sos ! I'D for Cleye-
land warrants for iron. The local market was
unchanged. No l foundry northern, $16.50@17;
No do SI5.75G16.25; No. 1 southern and No
| southern soft, SIG. J0M IL. %.
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK, July 2.-Flour-Receipts. IS, 600
barrels exports 5000; dull but steady.
Wheat-Receipts 19l 600 bushels; exports, 49,
900. Spot, easy; No. red, 9S&l M99Mc elevator,
SL001s f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth,
Sl.02$s f. o. b. adoat Weakness characterized
today early wheat market. rejecting better
northwest weather and big southwest receipts.
Partial recoveries followed big export bust
ness, but the market closed easy at q d1c net
lower. July closed $1.0012; September, 9S1sc;
Hops-Quiet; Pacific coast, 1907. 5qsc; 1906,
3Q5c.
2Oc. c.''e DVsO'a' w. oe-''ai -N"ie'''A
Wool-Steady
Petroleum-Steady
Tifugal, SO test 4.27c; molasses sugar, 352c
refined. quiet.
Conee-The market for futures closed steady
IN tone, but net decline OF 5@1O points. Sales
were reported of 20. 100 bags. including July 595
Q6c, August 5.S5c. September 5.75M5. soc, Oc-
tober 5.S0c, December 5.75 assoc. March 5.S00l
5S5c May 5S0M5. soc. Spot, quiet; Rio No Z,
eAc; Santos No. /, S&c; mild, dull Cordoya,
9&4 g12c.
Butter-Firm; creamery specials. 23Hc; cream
cry extras 22%c; creamery thirds to frsts, 10
d22c imitation creamery firsts, 20@201ac.
Cheese-Firm unchanged.
Eggs-Quiet but steady and unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-The market is somewhat
easier as to futures with prime fruit for No
vember delivery quotable at Ga d62sc, but the
spot market is nominally unchanged with fancy
quoted at l0M10l4c, choice 5g9Hc prime 61s a
TIzc and common TO fair at So l61ac.
Prunes-Unchanged on spot, but supplies are
cleaning up and the tone Of the market is firm
but quotations range from 312c to BE for Cali
fornia and from 5l2c to 7Ac for Oregon fruit,
latter up to 30-40s.
1o12c, extra choice at 42c and fancy l2@
I3c
sac extra choice 949Ac, fancy 10@lOAc and
extra fancy lO15 "a lie.
Raisins-Quiet, with loose muscatels quoted at
AZ M6Ac, choice to fancy seeded at 6ql &c,
seedless at 5d6c and London layers $1.25 q 80.
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New York Cotton Market

NhM YORK, July 22-Huttons wire says:
The local market closed steady, unchanged TO
points lower. Trade was large and the mar
ket nervous throughout the day. The bull
crowd were heavy buyers, but selling very
good, mostly by spot interests. Public traders
are all at sea on account of much manipula-
tion. and the only reason bulls give is that
interest. The weather is perfect. The monthly
government report is due Friday, July 81, show
ing the condition TO July %. 1t looks as though
the government report would be bearsh, but in
view Of the manipulation going the outlook
is uncertain.
spot closed quiet. 10 points lower. Mid
ding uplands, 1090e; do gulf, l1.15c. Sales,
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

Flour-California family extras $4,000 net
without discount; bakers extra. S5.40g5.65
superhne, $4.20@4.50; Oregon and Washington.
per Dbl. $4.90@040 for family bakers and pat
ents and $4.65@5.15 for cut of; Kansas patents,
San Francisco track, $500; do straight, $40;
Dakota patents, $6.55; straight $3.50 per bbl.
FarinaceOus GoOds-Priees in packages, net
cash, no discount, follows: Graham flour.
50 per 100 lbs; rye -four, So 40; rye meal, $500;
cream do $3.55@3.75; oat meal, $4.30@4.5 so; cat
groats, $4.30@4.50; hominy, $3.40@3.60; buck
wheat flour. S4O5@4.25; cracked wheat. $3.309
$50; farina, $4@420; whole wheat -four, $500;
rolled oats, bbls, sea $50, in sacks $4. 3O@6.50,
800; pearl barley, $520Q5.40; split peas, boxes.
So 90 per 100 lbs
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Reans md Seeds

The bean market remains as before stated. be-
Ing steady to firm, with continued shipping
demand.
Beans (per etl}-BayOs, So 2Od3. %; pea. 81 40
@4.50; small white, 81. 50d 4.6O; large white,
$I40M+.50; pink. SO % 3.S5; red, $3.25d3.T5 );
butter, $3.50; limas, 81. .s0@4.90; red kidneys,
$2.T5@3; blackeyes, $3.25@3.50; horse beans. 81
Q2.50; cranberry beans, s.. 2.7593.10; Garyanzas,
$2.50G3.50
Seeds-Brown mustard 31a 432ic; yellow mus
tard, nominal; faxseed, 50, carload lots; canary,
&c; alfalfa, 171a a@2Oc; rape. cleaned 215c; tim
0thy. nominal; hemp, Al @41@c; millet. pa u
3Ac per lb; broom corn seed, $1S@20 per ton
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at S2.40G2 IS
per ell No Niles here.
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Hay and FeedstuRa

Receipts of hay yesterday were 764 tons. in
cludings 43 Market conditions remain as
stuffs.
Bran-$29. .5O@31 per ton for white and $3.50
20. so for red
Middlings 5O@35 per ton
Shorts-S31 @32 per ton.
Feedstuffs-Roued barley S2T5O@2S: rolled
oats for feed, $31Q33; mixed feed $2362S for
average lots; oilcake meal in 20 ton lots $36.75,
in 10 ton lots $37.25, in ton lots $37.75, small
lots $3S. %; cocoanut cake or meal at mills S25
in 10 and $3.50 in . ton lots jobbng S26; corn
meal, S39d40; cracked corn, $40G41; broom corn
seed, 90cMS1 per ctl; alfalfa meal and meal
falfa jobblng lots $2}. carload lots $22 per ton.
Hay-Wheat. $14@1S; wheat and oat $141
IL tame oat S14@16; volunteer wild oat
ton.
Straw-5O@75c per bale.
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Wheat ard other Grains

Wheat-Chicago was off on lower cables and
fine weather, but reported underlying conditions
healthy.
The situation here showed no change. The
demand for cash wheat was fair.
CASH WHEAT
California club 81 I6501 .6T1a: do milling
81 .6715 @1.7O California white Australian, $40
G1.I5; lower grades of California, $140@1 so;
northern club. $165@1.671a; northern bluestem
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General Merchandise

Bags-Grain bags. exc; San Quentin. SIZE
Coal-Carbon Hill. 50; Beaver Hill. 81; Penn
sylVana anthracite egg, SIG per ton; Wellington
tralian, house-Richmond, etc, SO; Cumberland
Sl4 in bulk and $3.50 In sacks; Welsh anthra
Roc Ge S Pr e. Sn 70 IN bulk sboI s9a tSb ono IN
Ons-Quotations are for barrels: Linseed- 59c
per gallon for boiled and 53c for raw; cases, 6c
more; castor oil, in cases, No l, Iocs bakers
"A. cases, $1.2O@1 %; lueol. 5Oe for boiled and
4Se for raw; China nut cases, I6@s6c per gal
lon; cocoanut oil, in barrels, 556J5S re for XXX,
o212 G56c for No. 1 and 50@03l2c for No. ,. ac-
eording to quality extra bleacned winter sperm
OIL, 6oe natural winter sperm OIL 6Se; natural s,
whale OIL SOC; extra winter strained lard oil.
90c; No lard oil, I5c; pure neatsfoot oil. SOc;
No neatsfoot oil. 65c; herring oil, 4Oc; salmon
oil. 35c; boiled fish oil, 35c; paint oil. 35c.
Coal OF, Gasoline etc.-Water white oil, tank
wagon, Sc; $50 deg oil. tank wagon 11ci special
water white, extra fine, tank wagon, IL 15e;
deg OIL iron barrels or drums, lie; special do,
IL iac; pearl oil, in cases, 1612e; astral i6.2e.
eocene, 19hc; red crown and motor gasoline. in
bulk 14kc, in cases 211sc; No. engine distil-
Sc deg gasoline, in bulk 3Oc in cases 371ac;
naphtha. in bulk Zoe, in cases IL nc
Turpentine-65c per gallon in cases and 5se in
drums and iron barrels.
Rosin (per bbi Of 80 lbs)-E, S61O; F. $6.15;
G, $500; Fl, $3.50; l. $6.J5.
Red and White Lead-Red lead, S1a Q9c per
ID, according to quality; white lead Sqs1ae-
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes
follows. terms net cash: Standard granulated
time or eOarse) 5.S5c; fruit granulated, 5.S5c;
crystal dominos in cases. 9.25c: tablets in half
bbls 6.35e; tablets in boxes, 6.60c; cubes and A
crushed. 6.1Oc; powdered, 5.95c; candy granu-
lated 595c; counfectioners' A, 5.SJc; eonfectiOn-
ers' crystals, 5.95c; magnolia A, 5.45c; extra c,
5.35c; golden C. 5.2Jc; ID. 5.15c; beet granu-
lated, 5.65c. Barrels and 80 lb bags 1Oe, half
bbls 25c, boxes soc more per 100 lbs for all
grades. Monarch bar is quoted over and above
the price for standard fine (canel granulated in
100 Id bags as follows: Bags 100 lbs, 35e; bar
rels 45c; half bbs, 60c; 40 ID tins eased, So %:
80 lb tins, cased, $2O5; 10 lb tins, eased, 10 in
a case $2.TO; s ID tins, in u case, s.. 20; 80 10
boxes S5c. No order taken for less than 10 bar
rels its equivalent. No extra charge for put
ting up bar in private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes follows: Granuated basis
5.s5c; "Higrade'' bar, 6.2Oc; powdered. 5.95c;
crushed. 610c; berry. 5.S5e; c. & H. extra fine
dry granulated- 5.S5c; coarse dry granlilatel
s 5'S5c: confectioners' A. s5.S5c: confectioners;
crystal, 595c; cubes. 6.1Oc; bricks, 6.1Oc: extra
fine granulated 0Oo lb bags only. 5.65c; excel
slor A. 545c; extra G, 5.35c; golden c. 5 25c:
yellow II 5.15e; H. & f. crystal dominos. a25c
Additional per 100 lbs: In bbls and so Id bags
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23

WASHINGTON, July 22-Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund,
elusive of the $15000.000 gold reserve. shows
Available cash balances, $210032 S69; gold coin
and bullion $43, 554, ,S29; gold certificates, $780,,
4S6 $40
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Cash Grain and Provisions

IHICAGO. July 22.-Cash quotations were as
s9lleWs; 70 IgW ,e Flour steady No spring wheat eat
1612c; No. 2 yellow. 76a4 @77Ac; No; 2 oats,
39Ac; No: white 6O@601ac; No 3 white, 5sl3
No. 1 northwestern faxseed, $1.24M short ribs,
sides Qoosel $s.50@S.S sly mess nork, per Dbl,
$i965d 1915: lard. per 100 lbs $9.23; short
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
Deciduous and Citrus Fruit.

The market was heavily stocked with orchard
fruits at the opening yesterday as a result Of
the late arrival of consignments from the river
districts on Tuesday, and TO add to the troubles
Or sellers the boats and some of the trains were
late again. As a result of these continued tardy
deliveries, the market is always more or less
oyerstocked and receivers are Obliged TO urge
business by cutting prices to make room for new
arrivals. As mentioned frequently of late most
kinds OF tree fruits are running small In size
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
New York Money Market

NEW YORK, July 22..AIoney on call easy,
y per cent; ruling rate, IA per cent closing
bid, Il per cent; offered at Il per cent.
Time loans stronger; for 60 days, per cent
for 30 days, pa per cent; six months 4 per
cent
Prime mercantile paper, 394 al per cent.
Sterling exchange weak, with actual business
in bankers bills at s4.s6S0 for demand and at
S4.S540d4. $3.50 for Go day bills.
Commercial bills, $4.S5A.
Bar silver, 527sc.
Mexican dollars, 45c
Bonds-GOvernment steady; railroad strong.