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packers sl and butchers, ss25@s.45; light, se1o@
Sheep-Receipts. 5000: market strong. Nut
, .ons, S5.aog435; lambs, $450d6.60; range
~ethers' S36O@5.60; fed ewes, So. .25G4.1O
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. July .-Cattle-Receipts. about
o,ooo; market steady. Beeves, $4.T0@5.25: west
erns, eno, Sf.ooW6.00; stockers and feeders S2:oog
@6.50. ~
r ,It ,AtogssmcReceipts, about s2,Oo0 market weak;
r cisnt sI So@6o21a; mixed, $6@6.6219; heavy, Sog
S;o9, e. rough, S6@6.45; good to choice. heavy,
60 g. 80 30; pigs, $4.sO@5.S0; bulk of sales
Sheep-Receipts, IA 900: market steady. Ma
tlves, s.. 15d 400; westerns, $2.15@4 4.65; year
iings ln $4;5o@5.4O; lambs. s4G7.1O; western
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Bank of England rate Of discount unchanged.
Wall stocks rather higher Cotton also stronger.
Copper stocks firm advance.
Trading the local stock exchanges still very light
Silver fraction higher. Exchange undisturbed
Wheat higher Chicago but unchanged here.
Barley unchanged Oats show huctuation
changes in bran and middngs Hay quiet and weak
Live dressed and cured meats show variation
Rosin marked down l5c per barrel
Potatoes active but weak. Onions firm.
Poultry quiet with less carryover.
No material change in butter, cheese eggs.
Fresh fruits in good supply and fairly active.
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Los Angeles Markets

Los ANGELES, July 9--No eggs were traded
@ IN To-Day and the market stationary at the
quoted price Bidding closed &c below the price
asked. Creamery butter sold at low prices. two
cases cases being dropped by the creamerles, which are
I!ing 10 bear the market Onions were weak
nhu 20 SACKS sold subject to inspection. Pota-
toes We're weaker and heavy offerings of both
Iahcy and choice were made. Walnuts and east
erh rice popcorn were offered Heavy receipts OF
Deans made the market a little easier and oner-
ings were heavier than yesterday. For the first
time IN three weeks some sweet potatoes were
celpts eased OF nearly 5000 pounds and the tone
or the market better. Edam cheese was
heavily dealt in, IL cases selling. Peas came
doWn 1e because of slack trading. Corn came
In heavily, but good demand held up the price.
Lettuce was off zoe crate and sold lightly.
Asparagus was in poor condition and several job
Ders reduced the price to Sc pound. Heavy re-
celptS OF cabbage sent quotations down TO 3OD
4Oc sack Bunch goods were little scarce
ana there was unusual demand. There was
enough fish to supply the demand
Produce receipts-Eggs, 372 cases; butter, 20,
- ooo pounds; cheese, 1,oS2 pounds; potatoes. $40
sacks; beans, S57 sacks; apples, 137 boxes;
onions, % sacks
Butter-Creamery extras, 521sc; creamery
hrsts, 50c; eastern extras not quoted; rsts, zoe;
dairy, Zoe; cooking. 21c; oleomargarine, tubs,
16@1sc
Eggs-Local ranch, candled, 22G2sc; selected,
23c; case count, 20c northern, case count, 20A C..
Cheese-Northern fresh, 14G15c; anchor, large.
15c; anchor, Young Americas. l6c; hand cheese.
anchor brand lac; e., eastern singles lS@1sc; east
ern longhorn 7@1Se; eastern daisy, 16G11c;
swiss, imported 30c swiss, domestic. 23c; brick
cream, 20c; limburger, p 2g23c; Tulare, 14c; i'm
ported Roquefort 44c; Edam. 1861 size. German
breakfast $l.l0 box; Neufchatel, $1.20 box;
Sierra, $l.10 box; Canada cream. one dozen to
box, 95c; Schlosskase. 81 box; Camembert, $1.20
a box.
Potatoes tper ctD--Fancy highland Burbanks,
9ocGsf %; choice, 9oc@$1; highlands. s1@1;1o;
banks $1.65; Lompoc, $1.75@2; new local Bur-
banks, $I.25@1.5o; local yellow sweet potatoes.
S4 local white sweet potatoes, $3.50; red sweet
potatoes, $50 sack.
Beans (per ctD-Pink No. l. $3.7564; lima,
No. 1, $5@5.50; Lady Washington, No. /, So;
small white: No. l, s475@5: blackeye. $3.50;
onions-Bermuda, 81 crate, $3.50 per ctl:
silverskins. Sl.25 per ctl; northern red onions.
$1.10; garlic, S@1oc.
Chllis-Evaporated, 10@12Ac.
Popcorn-New, $3.50 per ctl
Poultry-Buying prices. alive Broilers, IL to
2 lbs. 25c lb; fryers 2o@22e; roasters. is@20c:
stays. Sc; hens. lbs and up, 13c; under lbs,
13c; old ROSTERS, Sc; turkeys, heavy, zoe; light,
not wanted. Selling prices. dressed: Broilers,
wanted.
25c lb; fryers, 25c; roasters. 23c; hens. 14c;
ducks, frozen. 15c; live ducks. 121ac; geese. not
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Assessment DIRECTORY Com.toch
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
THURSDAY. July o-1O:so a.

UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask
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Beams md Seeds

All descriptions under this head remained
unchanged yesterday. A mail report from New
YORK said: The lima bean situation in Ven
tura county. California. is reported to be in
better condition at this season than for many
seasons past. There but 10000 or $4,000
sacks in the hands Of the growers. In all there
are not more than $4,000 sacks left in the
county. the greater amount of these being held
by the buyers. The acreage is larger than In
any previous year. much of the black eye land
80 per cent, it is said-this year going into
iimas. The growing crop looks well. In one or
TWO spots the cut worm has operated little.
but this did not happen so late that time was
not given for replanting. The bean crop the
present season should be a bumper"
Beans (per ctl)-Bayos, $3.20@3.25; pea, 81. 40
94.50; small white. S4.50G4.60: large white.
$4.40@4.50; pink, $3.25 @3.35; red. $3.25@3. rs;
butter. $4.50; limas. s4.s5@490; red kidneys,
$2.75@3; blackeyes, So. 25@3. so; horse beans. 81
@2 SO; cranberry beans $2.T5@S.1o; Garvanzas,
Seeds-Brown mustard 31a @3Ac yellow mus
tard, nominal; haxseed, So, carload lots; canary,
4c; alfalfa, 171a @20c; rape. cleaned. 212c; tim
othy, nominal; hemp. 4A@4hc; millet, "a q
3Nc per lb; broom corn seed. $1s@2O per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at $2.40@2. as
per ctl. No Niles here.
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Meat Market
>DEGnE% rrr-


Slaughterers' rates TO dealers are as follows:
Beef-6@Tc per lb for steers, 5G6c for cows
and heifers.
Veal-6M75c for large and SGl9c for small.
Mutton-Wethers, SG9c; ewes, 74Sc per ID.
Lamb-9@10c per ID for spring.
Dressed Pork (per lbl-7H@Sc for heavy and
9GI0c for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
livestock. delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
CattIe-Steers, No. 1, sXc; second quality.
SIC; third quality. 2as 93c; cows and heifers.
3G3hc for No. 1 second quality, "a 93c; third
quality, 215c; thin. 11a62c; bulls and stays, n
G1Ac; thin bulls, 1@1Ac.
Calves-412c per ID for light. 4c for medium
and arc for heavy.
sheep-wethers. &c per ID; ewes. SIC; shorn.
15c less.
Thanksgiving. 4% d5c per ID.
Hogs-1oO to 200 lbs, &c; 200 and over, '51s q
5%c; boars 30 per cent, stays 30 to 40 per cent
and sows 10 to 20 per cent OF from above quota
tfons,
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Hides, TalIow, Wool and Hops

Hides-Culls and brands sell about Il gle IN
der quotations. Heavy salted steers. 10c; me-
dium, &c; light, T13e; eowhides, Sac for heavy,
716c for light; stays, &c; salted kip, SIZE; salted
veal, 11hc; salted calf, 121sc; dry hides, I5e;
dry kip. 125c; dry calf. lie; dry stays. lie; Mex
lean dry hides, 14nG15c; Mexican dry salted do,
I1@12c; Mexican picked do, 12@13c; sheepskfns,
shearlings, 20G30c each; short wool, 30@5Oc
each; medium. 50975c each; long wool. S5c6
$1.25; lambs, 15G30c; horse hides, salt. s.. 5O@
2.75 for large and $1.T592 for medium, 7Jc@
SI25 for small and 2595Oc for colts; horse
hides, dry, $20225 for large and S1G2 for me-
dium, 5Oc@$1 for small and 25G5Oc for colts:
deer skins, dry Mexican. 26@2Se: dry salted do,
2O@24c; picked do. zoe; goat skins. prime an
CORA, 5O@60c; large hair goats, 4OG5Oc; me-
dunn, 20@4Gc; small. 10@2Oc
Tallow-No. 1 rendered, 4G4hc; No. 2, 3hc;
grease. 2@21ae.
wool-Spring clip (free) Humboldt. years sta
pie, 15@1Sc; northern Humboldt and Mendocino
11913c; San Joaquin. TG9c; southern coast,
66Sc; Nevada. 9912c per ID. Fall clip, north
ern mountain (freel. 6Qsc; defective. 496c.
Oregon wools-Eastern, Sg1Sc; valley, 1191515c
per lb.
Hops-Prices to growers are follows: 1906,
IL @215c; 1907 crop, 496c for all coast descrip-
tions; contracts, 9610c per ID.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, July 0.--Tin had a strong ad-
vance in the English market today, spot clos
ing "A 17hs higher at f132 5s, and futures
showing the same gain at f133 rs Sd. The 10
cal market firm and higher in sympathy,
closing at 2910G29. .25c.
Copper in London advanced 6s Sd spot to
f57 los 3D. and 12s on futures TO fJS los.
Local prices unchanged: Lake, Il. 75@s
Il. SHE; electrolytic, II .50G12 .75c; casting,
u 81 4 @l2. soc.
Lead was unchanged in both markets
Spelter In London advanced 5s TO Els IS, and
was 1rmer locally at 4.456l4 50c
London iron was unchanged for standard foun-
dry at 49s Cd and II I'D higher at sis ad
for Cleveland warrants. Locally the prices were
unchanged and the market quiet
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Wheat and other Grains

Wheat-Llverpool futures were higher. Chi
cago was also up 1c. In this market futures
were higher, but the spot market was quiet,
easy and unchanged.
CASH WHEAT
California club $1.60@1.65 do milling, s1.65
@1.6T1a California white Australian, none here;
lower grades of California 81 .4o11.55; northern
club, 81 60G1 Co. northern bluestem. 81 .659
1.61M northern red, 81 60; turkey red, nominal.
FUTURES
1O:3O n m. Session
December-$1.59 80 bid, $1.60 asked.
y. m. Session
December-$1.59 bid, $1.60 asked.
Barley-There was nothing new yesterday.
Offerings to arrive continued very heavy, but
buyers were not eager and the market contin-
ued quiet. Quotations were unchanged.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed spot 81. .25@1.30; common
to fair, per ctl brewing and shipping,
$1.32h; cheyalier, nominal.
FUTURES
1030 a. m. Session
December-$1.2Sh.
p. m. Session
December-s1. .2sN.
0ats-Red are freely offered at the quota
tions below, and some sales in the country are
reported Spot stocks of all kinds are about
exhausted. The market con ntlnues very quiet.
Choice white. $1.45@1.50; No do, $1.35@
Lao; common do, $1.30@1.3215 gray, Sl.40a
1.45; red, $l.2T1a@135 for good to choice and
$1.204125 for common.
Corn--There is nothing new 20 report, the
market being extremely quiet
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, nominal; white, nominal; western states
yellow, sacked $l.S5; in bulk. San Francisco
track, SLIT; white. SLIT; mixed, S1.75; Egyp-
tian, nominal.
Rye-New California to arrive, S1.35@1 40
per ctl; The little spot rye here is held at
Sl.4215 6l1.45.
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Deciduous and Citru. Fruits

Business in the fruit market while less active
than the few preceding days, was Of good
proportions and the general tone, as far as
orchard fruits were concerned. was one Of stead-
ness. Receipts continued light, and with re-
ceivers gradually diminishing the accumulated
supplies of poor stock prices were pointing up
ward all around Early Crawford peaches were
Offering and, with the other yellow varieties
found prompt sale at 60c box, while the other
early kinds were weak at 35G50c, being too soft
for shipping purposes. Apricots In small pack
ages continued firm, while bulk lots were slight
ly lower. sudden increase In the receipts Of
ripe stock causing the decline. Early arrivals OF
fgs were quickly disposed OF at good prices
while large packages from the river arrived late
and had to be sold at lower figures than were
obtained on the preceding day. Plums and
prunes were quite steady, considering the liberal
offerings, and there was good market for
strictly fancy apples but very little call for
cheap stock. The Gamers offered lie per pound
for crabapples. but they were unable TO obtain
any at that figure. Bartlett pears in large open
boxes were in good demand. though the offerings
were mostly green. while the other varieties
were hard to sell even Mt low prices. Canta-
loupes were slightly lower. the fruit being most
" green and the weather against their sale.
were quoting them by the dozen In the berry
department everything ruled weak and the can
ners were able to secure all the stock they
wanted at or near the inside quotations. Dealers
were trying to clean up surplus lots OF black
were no buyers for them. boz Of huckleber
ries came in from Sonoma county and sold at 2oc
per pound
Strawberries $4G6 per chest;
large varieties. S2.25G4.50 per chest.
Blackberries-s1. SOFAS per chest.
Raspberries-S3 5066 per chest.
oganberries-s1. .5o@250 per chest for red and
S162 for black.
Currants-S6@e per chest.
Cherries-Packed, 50@65c per drawer; loose
5@6c per ID.
Apples-Fancy Gravenstens. in 4 tier boxes
are selling at $1.25. Similarly packed lots of
red Astrachans bring ST. and common to choice
stock sells from 409s5c per box.
Pears-sl. .25G14o per box for Bartletts and
5Oc1s1 fer other varieties.
Apricots-Crates. 65@75c; small boxes. 40@
SOC: In bulk, s1o@20 to Gamers and s25635 to
the trade.
Plums-Sol60c per box or crate; tragedy
prunes 35@65c per box or crate.
Peaches-Small boxes 3J@60c; baskets, 25@
35c; open boxes, 50c@s1.
Figs-s5 G5oc for single layer drawers and
G0@S5c for larger packages.
Melons-s1 al, Is for pony. sl-15@1-4o for
standard and Si.40G1.65 for jumbo crates
watermelons. S1.50G2.25 per dozen.
Grapes-I5cl$1.2o per crate.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-Valencia oranges, So
as so; Mediterranean sweets. 81. T513: lemons
So. .25@3.7 IS for fancy. 50 .5013 for choice and
81 .50@1.75 for standards; grapefruit. So .50g
$50 for seedless; lines. s4.50@5.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. $1@1.75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2.5o@3.50 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples, 81 .50@3 per dozen.
D~rfo rxrst< Rufa Nrfm
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CHICAGO HOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provision.


CHICAGO, July 9.--The wheat market was
active and strong almost all day. There
dip of about nc at the start, due TO selling by
local bears induced by favorable weather for the
new crop deliveries but number of leading
commission houses were good buyers and the
market rallied, prices advancing rs Q21ac
from the low point Of the day. Firm cables and
light receipts in the northwest, good demand for
cash wheat both in the northwest and southwest
and reports of improvement In export inquiry at
the seaboard chief bulsh factors. There
a little reaction In the session profit TAX
ing, but the market closed strong. September
opened u @Ac lower to shade higher at IS n
@SsAic, sold Off to SS1sc and then advanced to
9Osc. The close was up 1 a al &c at 9oc.
Hapid development OF the crop owing to
favorable weather conditions caused weakness in
the corn market. September closed &c lower at
71fsc.
Oats weak throughout the session. Sep
tember closed at 391kc, loss of lie.
Provisions were firm all day because of active
demand by local packers, At the close Septem-
Der pork was up 1215c at 1855, lard "a q
&c higher at $3.50 and ribs were Z lac higher at
$S.S212 1Ss5.
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PouItrr nnd Game

Business in poultry was Of small proportions
and what little buying OF small to medium
sized chickens was in progress was induced more
by the prevailing low prices than by any par
ticular demand for immediate use. Large young
chickens continued to sell of well at fairly
steady rates, the proportion Of such stock in the
arrivals from domestic points being small. Re-
ceipts of native fowls were about $50 coops and
good portion Of the car OF western that came
In on the preceding day was still on hand.
Poultry (per dozen)-Hens S3.50@p45o for
small, $4.50g5.5o for large and S6.50@7.50 for
extras; old ROSTERS, $35094; young ROSTERS
S6@6.50; do extras. S7@s; flyers, 81. .5015 so;
large broilers, S3@4; small broilers, S2@3;
ducks, Sc. .50@6 for young and S4@5 for old;
pigeons. $1@1 %; squads 81 2561 80; geese.
s1.5o@2 per pair; goslings, 81 per pair; turkeys,
nominal
Game-NominaI
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Flour and FarInnceous Goods

Flour--California family extras. $5.40@8 net
without discount; bakers extras, Sc. .4015- 65
superfne, $4.20@4.5o; Oregon and Washington.
per Dbl, $4.e0@5.4o for family. bakers and pat
ents and ~ s46o95. 10 for cut of; Kansas patents.
Dakota patents s645 straight, $500 per bbl
Farfnaceous Goods-Prices In packages, net
casn, no discount are as follows: Graham -four.
rice -four. S6s0@7; corn meal, $3.05@3.25; extra
cream do, 3d. 55G3.T5: oat meal, s4.3064.50; oat
groats, S4.30@450; hominy. SO. 4043.60; buck
wheat hour. $4.o5G425; cracked wheat, $4,000
500; 1arina, S4@420; whole wheat -four. So. 20:
roi,ed oats bhls $4.3O@4so, in sacks $691. 80:
800: pearl barley, $520a5. 40; split peas. boxes
$3.50 per 100 lbs
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Calls Page Of Commercial News

for spot and 51s@61se for new crop; ngs. q e
prunes size basis, 3@315c for 1907 and sag
&c for 1905 crop. - ,
crown. 3%@4Hc; 4 crown, "A 9412c; seeGe1,,
5EGohe; seedIess sultana, 4g4Ae; $lUI'lo
for London layers and - for clusters. -.
IXL, 10Ac; ne plus ultra, 1Oc; BRAKES, gas,
languedocs. &c; hardshelIs. =. Walnuts@5oc 5o
per ID for No. / softshen and 10c for No. : do'
l215c for No. harlshelI and 915c for No. : do.
HOney-Water white, comb 1691Ic; white
15c water white. extracted, S9S13e' AgnI am
per III
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK. July 9.--Hutton's wire says:
Market was dull and featureless, except for
some covering by room traders on reports OF
hot weather in Texas just before the close.
The October position here is said to be closely
held by Philadelphia interests. general Gov.
ering movement would find offerings sufficient
around the present level. The weather is per-
demand small
Ellison's estimate gives European mill stocks
July at 1881. 900 bales, against 2,05S 900 last
year. The weekly consumption during June in
Great Britain was $4,000 bales; on the con.
tinent, 106, 900 bales.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling uplands
11.2oc; middling gulf. 11.45c; sales.
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Provisions

Lard Is not yet selling up TO the Chicago
level. though several houses are asking Ae az,
vance over the quotations below Hams ana
bacon continue firm.
Cured Meats-BacOn, TO 10 lbs, 164sc; 10 to
IL lbs, 151sc; light medium and medium, Is &c;
Sellies, u II lbs, 15c; sugar cured. TO IDS,
!Oc s to 10 lbs, 19c; 10 to u lbs. 1S1ae; fancy
sugar cured, 23e per III; eastern sugar cured
hams, 13c for heavy and 151ae for light; extra
fine brands, Ice; California hams 131a a lie
mess beef. $11 per bbl extra family, $12; fam
ily $l1.5O; prime mess pork. S23; extra clear,
l50; mess, S23: pig pork, S24: pigs feet. 50
for half bbls, S2.2J for % lb kegs and $1.3O
for kits; smoked beef. 1Sd20c per ID.
Lard-Tierces quoted at S9S1ac for California
compound, &c for eastern compound and 111sc for
pure; half bbls. pure, 11&c; 80 lb tins, 11Ac;
10 ID tins, 12Ac; lb tins, 129sc; 5 ID tins,
1215c.
COttolene-One half bbl, 1850; half bbls.
1o11ci tierce, 1O9se; . tierces. 10Ae; tierces
10Mc
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Receipts of Produce
FOR THURSDAY. JULY o
THE STOCK MARKET
Trading I'm All Classes OF Stocks StiII
Dull and Featureless

Trading continued light all the local boards
yesterday, and beyond an advance in two OF the
Goldheld leaders there was nothing OF interest
exhibited in any group. Goldheld Consolidated
sold up to s5.TT1s. against Wednesdays closing
price of $55215, and Florence advanced from
SO. .011a to $3.15. The COmstocks were quiet with
Ophir and Mexican lower.
Sales the stock and bond exchange were
only 20 shares of stock and 81 900 In bonds
Scorpion is assessed &c and Utah &c.
The San Francisco stock exchange has ad-
vanced the rates OF commission on sales from Il
to 1 per cent. effective July 20. The fractional
bids have also been fixed at Hc, up to 1Oc a
share
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Middlings-$3o@35 per ton.


Shorts-$31 @32 per ton.
Feedstuffs-Rolled barley, s27.5o@2s; rolled
oats for feed, S31 @33; mixed feed, $23G2S for
average lots; oilcake meal In 20 ton lots S3675.
In 10 ton lots $37 %, in ton lots 1915. small
lots S3S. 20: cocoanut cake or meal at mills, $25
in 10 and $3.50 in . ton lots, jobbing $26; corn
meal, S39@40; cracked corn $4O@41; broom
corn seed, 90c@$1 per ctl; alfalfa meal and
mealfalfa, jobbing lots 500, carload lots $22 per
ton.
Hay-Wheat, s12.5O@15.50; wheat and oat,
Sl2@!4; tame oat. $11.50@14: volunteer wild
oat, Sl0@13; alfalfa, $9g12.5o; stock, $500
per ton.
straw-50@75c per bale.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, July 9.-Money on call, easy
~ q1k per cent. ruling rate 1A closing bid
N, offered at 1 u per cent.
Time loans shade firmer; 60 days. ~ to
per cent, 30 days per cent, and six months
312@3A per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 312
"a per cent.
Sterling exchange was firm, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 81 S695 for demand
and 81 SJ60@4 $50 for 90 day bills.
Commercial bills, 81 ssh "a .s5%.
Bar silver, 81 sc.
Mexican dollars, Acc.
Government bonds. steady; railroad bonds.
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PORTLAND. July 9.--Clearings. s942 o37; bal
ances, SIP 04S.
TACOMA, July 9.-Clearings, Sis, ,2S9; bal
ances, $40,402.
SEATTLE, July s.-Clearlngs, 1.264, ,o2o; bal
ances, Sill, ,953.
SPOKANE. July e.-Clearings, 81 .s1s; bal
ances, Sl39 226.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, July Cash quotations We're as
follow, fol0ws 90 Flour Arm d0o No , spring wheat
T2N QG3sc; No. yellow, 74X @75c. No. 4
white oats, 52@544c. No. 2 rye, 72@73c Fair
to choice mating barley. 66@70c No. 1 north
western seed. $l.23%. Short ribs sides (Ioosel
ss5oQS.S0; short clear sides (boxed), Ss.s70e.
Mess pork, per Dbl, $t5.65G1575. Lard, per loo
lbs. $40. Whisky, basis OF high Wines $E35
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK, July 9.-Flour-Receipts, 10. $40
barrels; exports, IA 200 barrels; sales, 5000 bar
rels. More active and firm.
Wheat-Receipts, 1000 bushels; exports, 30,
600 bushels. Spot, strong; No. red. 99Ssc f. o.
b. ahoat; No. / northern, Duluth $1.21 f. o. b.
afoRt; No. hard winter, $1.06H f. o. b. aioat.
The conspicuous feature in wheat today was &c
advance which followed a bad of shorts
wheat states. Trade extremely nervous all
day over the possibility of another rust scare,
and final prices showed q to 1c net advance.
July closed at YS9sc; September, 97c; December,
9SZc
HOps-Easy.
Hdes-Firm.
WoOl-Firm.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining 39sc; cen
trifugal, 96 test. 4.39c; molasses sugar. S.64c;
refined. steady.
Coffee futures closed steady, net unchanged to
points higher with sales of 1880 bags, in
cluding: July, 6.05c; August. 5000; September,
&c; December, 595c; March and May, &c. Spot
coffee-Quet. Rio, No. Z, Slice; Santos, No. 4,
S&c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 9& G12c.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-Very little business is re-
ported in eyaporated apples with prices nomi-
nally unchanged. Fancy, 10@10hc; choice, S@
Sc; prime, 6B QTkc; common TO fair, 512 M61ac.
Prunes-No business is reported in prunes, but
range from g. 1zc TO 13c and Oregons from 515c to
nc.
Apricots-A better feeling exists in the apricot
market, with prices unchanged.
Peaches-Are quiet Choice, S15 GS&c; extra
choice, 9Q9Ac; fancy, 1O9l0Ac; extra fancy,
1o12 @11c.
Raisins-Little demand has been worked up for
raisins with loose muscatel quoted at 4Ac TO
6Ac; choice to fancy seeded, 615@712c; seedess,
512 g6c; London layers, $l.25@1.35.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-10
Condition of the Trea.ury

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Today's statement of
treasury balances, exclusive of the $150000, 600
gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance,
$2S2 2S2, $50; gold coin and bullion, ,2O0
gold certificates, S33, ,106,610.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-10
Loans, Exchange and silver
Merchants Exchange Nominations

The following have been selected by the nom
mating committee TO be voted for directors
of the Merchants exchange at the annual elec-
tion July 21: II. G. Chesebrough, z. r. d.
mond, Joseph Durney, E. L. Eyre Rudolph Her
old, E. L. Kruse, Joseph Magner, A. s. Nose
ley. l. T. Moulton, James Rolph Jr. and F. A.
Somers,
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-10

Bar silver-Steady; "a Lied per ounce.
Money! al per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills Is Il per cent and for three months
bills IA per cent.