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THE STOCK MARKET
comstceks and Tonopahs BOsyer-tsoid-
fields HIgher-sIcre Variety In Locals

fields Higher-sIcre Variety In Locals
There WIS more variety in toe trading on
the stock and bond exchange yesterday. though
sales in both shares and bonds were small
There were no fluctuations worthy of remark
The following bonds were coupon. Bay Conn
ties power IS. s. 30. California q. and =. g. NJ.
and c. T. 5s 80 Ferries and Ciid House 81.
Sc; Los Angeles Pacific railroad u California
5s $3.50: Market street railway nfst con. -.
s.. so Pacific cas- improvement Is. ST. Powell
street railway es s.; stockton gas and electric
Is. So
Tnrre was quite slump in the tonaSi'cks un-
der moderate transactions Ophir l1Sed AZ
s2.o7. against S1@5 90 saturday tnus.'Ii'iated
Virginia al 52c. "a ms. 5er. and Ntvlcaa at
99c against SLIP; Sierra Nevada levied as
sesSmeBt OF ioc delaCuent April ..
Talk OF forthcoming disieend eu firgeucc,
accompanied hf more re@sss-inr 1cus Regarding
the labor situation at Goidfeld. gave The so1ilt-
erD Nevada stocks more tome and sent ne lend
up under active tradias than has been
Witnessed for some days. tlureuce sold M 10
S442 aud closed at S@.37. against S4-45 ca
Saturdey. Goldneld closed At s5-os against
S4.s2. Daisy at s1-Io against SITS. and So ~.
The lssdins Toucpahs were rather lower on tue
iay.
Brooksblre oil was ex dividend Of &c yester-
day
The receipts OF the Kiaaes sugar company
for 1907 were <2Ss e35 81. while the dshnrse-
ments wsrs s215, ,411.69. leaving difference
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, March 2-on the produce ex-
change today the butter market easy;
creameries, 21@31c; dairies, 20@2sc. Eggs,
easy at mark. cases included 1S@lS1ac; frsts,
l9c; prime frsts, Zoe; extras, 22c. Cheese,
steady, 121a @l4c.
ELGfN. III, March Butter-Firm, at 3ec.
output of the week 437, 100 lbs.
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Northern wheat Market

PORTLAND, March -Wheat-Club, sec,
bluestem Sac; valley SIC: red, soc.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA March .-Wheat-Unchanged Blue
stem Sac; club, see; red, soc.
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Dcciduous and Citrus Fruits

Thirty half crates of Strawberries, containing
Is small baskets each, came 10 hand from Los
Angeles and being Of choice quality and well
colored found prompt sale the previous prices
of S1.5002 each. while whole 30 basket
crates. OF which 8 received. were offered AZ
SIS. 80 a crate The latter found takers hay-
oranges. while Of fair proportions. not mp to
expectations. and with stocks unwiedy aud re-
ceivers anxious to erect ciearances the situation
was weak all around. Stocks were Increased BY
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xr,sibic Grain SUNNY

NEW YORK, March 2.--The visible supply OF
grain Saturday. February 20, as compiled by the
New York produce exchange. WAS follows:
Wheat, A.. COG, 600 bushels; decrease 1854 900
bushels.
Corn. s. 755.ooo bushels; decrease, 2o9, 900 bush
els.
Oats S,e29, 600 bushels decrease. 265 600
bushels.
Rye-S2S 900 bushels; increase, 10000 bushels.
Barley 46sS0o0 bushels; decrease, 20s,0o0
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Nortbcrn Business

SPOKANE, March 2.-Clearings sT22, ,694; bal
ances $101. .351.
SEATTLE. March 2.-Clearings 81 100, 256;
balances. SIC. .025
PORTLAND. March 2.-clearIngs. sses, ,aso;
TAcoMA. March 2.-clearings $72s. re; bal
ances S24 o97
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New york Metal Market

NEW YORK, March 2.-The London tin mar
ket was decidedly lower. spot being quoted at
fl2S los and futures at f127 los. Notwith-
standing the break abroad, the local market WAS
higher, although there was little or no demand
at the advance. which is said to be due to the
light available supplies Quotations ranged from
%. .50c to SOC.
Copper was lower in the English market, with
spot quoted at EST SIS Cd and futures at EST It's
Cd Locally the market was weak and generally
lower with lake quoted at IL. .50012. 75c, electro
lytic at 12.371a@12.62hc and casting at 12.25@
L. SOC.
Lead advanced TO E13 lis Cd in London Lo-
caily the market dull and unchanged at
3.6503.75c.
mained duh and unchanged at 4.70@4.I5c in the
local market
Iron was higher in the English market. with
standard foundry quoted at 49s Sd and Cleveland
warrants at sos I'd The local iron market was
quiet with No. | foundry northern quoted at
SIS. .2561S. 10; No . northern $17.75@1s.25: No.
/ southern and No. 1 southern soft, ST. 25@
17S5
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v'heat and other Grains

wheat--The worlds shipments for the week
were follows. In quarters: Russian, 81 900;
Danubian 10000; Argentine 100000; Austria
Han. $4,000.
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The shorts were reported well covered. Shows
report gave the amount of wheat stlI in farm
ers' hands at 13S.000, 900 bushels.
In this market dealers continued to report
more Inquiry but trade light. Futures were
higher, in sympathy with Chicago.
CASH WHEAT
California club, SI-60Q 1-62la: do milling,
S1.62la a y65; California white Australian,
@l.5o northern club. s1.57l5 80; northern
bluestem. S1.e21s al Let's; northern red, S1.oo
91.5115 per ctl-
1880 a. m Session
May-s1.54 bid.
p. m. Session
Barley-Futures were decidedly stronger yes
was no further change in the cash grain and
receipts were light as VIII be seem
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot. sl:S2l q dl:s5'
nominal; nominal " shipping. ppm $40: eheysiier. nominal
1890 q. m. Session
s:s sss.-s.: Ell 81 H.. .iI% iiA Fl ij'
May-N5 sales; & 81 .soiA % Sssi0n BID.
December-No sales; S1.09A bid.
Oats The week opened quietly, with all quo
ia tions unchanged
Good to choice red, for seed 81 1.6591-75; for
feed. 81 .40@1.571a; white, $1.5o@1.65; gray,
81 .5501.65 per ctl
Corn-There have been receipts Of impor-
tance from the west in several days The mar
California small round yellow. nominal; large
yellow. 81 Go; white. nominal: western states
yellow. sacked, $1.60@1-65; in bulk, San Fran
cisco track. s1.52; white. -s1.5s mixed. 81 80;
white v. i1, Egyptian slsoGl.7o; brown Egyptian,
RyeNCalifornia, siz7hQ1.521s per ctl.
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Loans, Exchanges and silver

Prime mercantile rsper ...... car per cent
Loans real estate. 6WS per cent
Sterling exchange. So. days. -n4.S4
Sterling exchange. sight. oil sIA
Sterling exchange. ableS. "a .SSA
New York exchange. sight. "a 10
New York exchange. telegfaphic ~ l2in
Hongkcng exchange. sight. "a 46x
Hongkong exchange. telegraphic "a asa
Silver. per onnce. s......+.. "a 551x
Mexican doslars, nominal. a 81
CONTINENTAL
New YORK on Paris. ....--.....- 5111z
New York on Mexico. -.-............. 2011
San Francisco ON Mexico. 80.
Paris on London ...--.--....-........-. q. 1914
Berlin London.
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Beans and Seeds

The week opened with no further changes re-
ported in beans.
93.75: small white S3.4063.6o; large white,
So % so; pink. s310Q3 25: red, So so; butter.
$3.50; limas, $4.5044.70; red kidney, So Is
blackeyes. So 25gS CO. horse beans, 81. .25Q2. rs;
cranberry beans, s2.9043.25; Garvanzas, $3.50
d3-75.
Seeds-Brown mustard .5o yellow mustard.
$o@52S; daxseed, nominal, none here; canary,
3% G4c; alfalfa, 16@1615c; rape, cleaned &c,
timothy, nominal; hemp, 4Ac; miliet, "a 93Ac
per lb; broom corn seed. S1S@20 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green quoted at S2.65Q3 and
Niles at s2.25Q250 per ctl.
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Foreign Futures
St Lnuis Wool Mn

dium grades combng and clothing. 21623c;
light fine. 17620c; heavy fine, 14@16c; tub
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a.;.. as xuhe.4 ana Cor. In 7

LONDON, March 2The amount of wheat In
store and on quays (railways and canals not in
cluded), 2,237 900 centals; s;corn, ,237, 900 CEN
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SnTTnN EIrruRns
New York Grain and Produce


NEW YORK March 2.-Flour- Receipts. 10,
500; exports, 1880 packages. Market dull and
whsat-Receipts, 27,ooo bushels; exports.
5s, $50 bushels. Spot, easy; No. red, 81. ON
elevator. sl.031s (. o. b. anoat; No. 1 northern
Duluth. sl.1s1z +. 0. b. s1oat; No. hard win
ter, S114A I. b. adoat. Several strong
spots developed In wheat during the forenoon.
based higher cables and bull1sh snow re-
port, but eventually prices weakened under liqui-
dation by leading bulls and closed IL Q1Ac net
lower. May. s1.05as G1.oe 1916, closed s1.oess !;
July, s1.oo% 9l.02 Lie, closed S1.oo%.
Hops-Steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Hides-Quiet.
Wool-Easy.
sugar-Raw. firm; fair refining. 1850; cen
trifugal 90 test, $3.50; molasses sugar, S.11c.
Refined, steady.
Conse-Futlres closed barely steady. net un-
changed to 10 points lower. Sales were reported
May. 5.e5Q6e; July. 6.o5c: December, 6.2oc.
Spot, quiet; No. Rio 6Izc; No s Santos.
SIS gsl1e- Mild, quiet; cordova, lo3. @1sAs sAs .
Bic; do extras, 90c; do thirds TO frsts, 256
29c; held extras to specials, 30421c: do frsts
to thirds. 2492sc; western factory hrsts, e2c;
Cheese-Firm; full cream, Ice.
Eggs-Unsettled: western nrsts. 2lci do sec
onds. 22@221bc: do thirds, q 021 1ac.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-The market is quiet Oner-
ings are not heavy at prevailing quotations. but
some business has been done Fancy are quoted
at Io11c; choice, 9@9Ac: prime. 71a@sc; Cana
dian 7asc; common to fair. 767Ac.
Prunes-Are dull and easy, with quotations
ranging from Az Q15c for California and from
61b Q1Oc for Oregon fruit
Apricots-Are easy. owing TO concessions on
the part of some holders. with choice quoted ut
1s1b G2lc extra choice 22G2Se; fancy 2S@2Sc.
extra choice. 11@l11sc; fancy, l11aGl2c; extra
fancy. 13@14c.
quoted at 5ls @Tc: seeded raisins, 5%as1sc;
London layers 81 .6591.75.
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Flour-Caifornia family extras. $5.40Q6 net.
without discount bakers extras, s5. 40@5 SO;
superhne, 81. 20@4.50 Oregon and Washington.
per bbl, "a. 75@625 for family, bakers and pat
ents and 81. 20@4.50 for cut of; Kansas pat
S. ST. Dakota. straights So 10 patents. S. go Der
Dbl.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices In packages, net
cash, no discount. are as follows: Graham -four.
So per 100 lbs; rye -four. $40; rye meal, So. 20:
rice four, $7.20; corn meal. S2.75; extra cream
do. $40; oat meal, S4.10; oat groats, $4-30;
honiny, S340Q3.60 buekvheat -four, 81;
cracked wheat. $3.50; farina, $420; whole
wheat -four, So. 20; roled oats. bbls S6@7.25, in
sacks $6.25Q675; rolled wheat, bbls $4.30, in
sacks $3.50; pearl barley, $40; split peas,
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GeneraI nIerchandise

Bags-Grain bags 65s@Tc June and July: San
Quentin. 612c; wool bags 42l3g lie; fleece twine.
lie per ID.
Coal-Pennsylvania anthracite, egg. SIC; Vel
lington, S12 per ton; New Wellington. $i2; Csos
Cumberland. s14 in bulk and $3.50 In sacks.
Welsh anthracite $40; coke. SIT per ton in bulk
and $40 in sacks; Rocky mountain, Sl19l2.
Oils Quotations are for barreisl--Linseed. J6c
per gallon for boiled and 54e for raw. cases Sc
more; castor oil. in cases. No. !. I5c; Bakers
AA, cases, 81 125@1. so; lucol. sec for boiled aud
1Sc for raw; China nut cases, 16NS6c per gal
Ion; eocoanut oil. in barrels. 5I1 061c for XXX.
5505Shc for No. l and 52i5G G5Ge for No. ?.
g winter soeS o
natural whale oil. soc; extra winter strained
lard oil. s0c; No. lard oil. I5c; pure neatsfoot
oil, Soc; No. neatsfoot OIL, 6Jc: herring oil.
zoe; salmon oil, s5c; boiled fish oil, S5c; paint
Coal oil. Gasoline. etc.-water white coal oil
pearl oil in cases, lie; astral. lie; star. 1Tc:
extra star zoe: Elaine, 261ac: eoeene 20c: red
CSC; No. l engine dstillate. in iron barrels or
drums. S15ci No. do. 115c; cases &C more. s6
asgfee gaSone hi,s IN IN onin Sgs IN cases S''Sc'
drums and iron barrels
!. Rosin tper bbl of $50 poundsl-E. $6.25; F.
$3.50: q. $685.: II, S6.40. l. $6JJ.
Sugar-The Western sugar refining company
quotes as follows. terms net cash: Cubes and
crushed. 5.50c; powdered 5.35c; candy eranu-
lated. 5.35c; 1ne fruit coarse grauulaied
5-25c- beet granulated f1Q0 ID bags only. 5.05c
confeetioners A. 5:25c; magnolia A. 4.s5e: extra
crystal dominos. S65c; tablets. halt bbls ). 75e .
boxes. &c per ID. Barrels and so 10 bags lee
half bbs 25c and boxes SOC more per 100 lbs
barrels OF its equivalent. Beet sugar Monarch
brand. is quoted oser and above the prict %
standard fine teaaet grsnnlatesi in foo 10 bags
as follows Bags. 100 his s5c barrels tss.: :
half barrels. soc; 40 10 tins, csscs S2-o5 - ID
tins. eased, 800; 10 ID tins, caScd( 1O in case
$40; 10 tins, In case, S--'os 80 10 boxes,
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OFFICIAL SALES
Mining stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales ON the san Fran
cisco stock and exchange board yesterday.
COMSTOCKS
Regular Morning Session
200 Andes II 1900 Mexican ....1 O2ll
2oO Best & Beieh. 13 500 Mexican -. 06
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Money-215 Q2ss per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is az @3ss per cent and for three
months bills 31s Q3N per cent.
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the strength later. A &c decline in live hogs
Iau depressing effect. At the close May pork
was on DC. Lard shade higher. Ribs
We're ~ 95c higher
Inc leading futures ranged follows:
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three cars. which were not needed. The other
citrus frlits were steady 10 srIn. with stocks OF
tangerines and grape fruit closely cleaned up.
Another car OF spples caDe in from southern
Oregon and mel With good call at S1.50Q1 10
a box, while cold storage goods were neglected.
Apples tper boxl-Fancy, SI.25Nl1.75; common
to choice 60cdS1
Citrus Fruits .tper box)--Navel oranges 81 80
a. for fancy aad Sl-25G1 co for standard and
choice; tangerines. s.. .254 so: lemons &2G2-50
Tor fancy, $1.o0G2 for choice and 75cd1$ 20 for
standard; grapefruit. $2-50GS Tor seediess and
FIG 12o for common lines trspsckedl. S4Q7-
Tropical FruIts-Bananas. 75cQ$1.75 per
punch Tor Hawaiian snd S2.50Q3,50 for Central
American; pinegppies S2ft2 per dozen
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Provisions

The four I've large Chicago houses which
have branches in this city are cutting each
others prices on almost everything in the inte-
rior, which keeps this market unsettled. IL ac-
counts for the recent violent break in barreled
pork. There were no further changes reported
yesterday.
Cured Meats-Bscon, 121ac per ID for heavy.
121ac for light medium. 15c for light 16c for
extra light and lS134l9c for sugar cured; extra
light sugar cured. 20Q21ci dry salted sides. 13c;
bellies. lac; eastern sugar cured hams. 131ac
for heavy and 14c fOr light. California hams.
l3913hc; mess beef. $40 per bbl extra mess.
$11; family Sl2; prime mess pork, $3.50; extra
feet. $4-S5 for half bbls. s2.25 for % 10 kegs
and $3.50 for kits; smoked beef. 13e per ID.
Lard--Tierces quoted at Sc for California COM
pound, 9@911e for eastern compound and 1OAc
for pure; half bbls. pure, 1O17c; so ID tins.
l0!sc; 10 ID tins. lie; Id tins II sc; lb tins.
Ike.
Cottolene-One half bbl 10c; three half bbls,
eHc: one tierce, szc; two tierces. Csc; i've
terces, 915c.
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New York Mining stocks
Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER sTOCKs

R0STON. March 2.--The market was 6rn
and point or so higher. smelters declared
a quarterly dividend Of ] per cest
COPPER CLOSE
The following list s furnished b. +. T. Hut
ton d Co., $50 California street san Fran
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Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops


The dulnsss In hides continues and the market
Is weak. with the tendency downward II any
thing.
Hides-CulIs and brands sell about 1sQ1c un-
der quotations Heavy salted steers. Sc: me-
dium, &c; light, &c; eowhides, SC for heavy &c
for light; stays. &c; salted kip. &c. salted veal.
&C; salted calf, 1oc;. dry hides. 15e; dry kip.
12c: dry calf, Ice; dry stays, 9Q1Oc; Mexican
dry hides. lie; Mexican dry salted do. DC; Mexi-
can picked DO loc; sheepsklns. shearlings 10Q
40c each; short wool. 4O@70c each: medium
s5@soc; long wool, s19l.50; lambs. zoo
40c; horse hides. salt, $242-50 for large aud
g. .5og1. 70 for medium. 5ocGs1 % for small and
25SQ50c for colts horse hides dry. 81 50@2 for
large and Sl-2581.50 for medium. 5Oc@S1 for
small and 25950c for colts: deer skins. dry
Mexican. 20Q25c: dry salt do II n 6E20c: picked
do. Zoe. dry Central American. 20q25c; goat
skins, prime angora. 50c6$1; large hair goats.
30G5oc: medium. 2094oc; small 5915c
grease. 2@3c.
WooI-Spring clip. Humboldt and Mendocino.
years staple. 20G22c; fall clip northern free
mountain. 79l0e: do defective. 6G71ae, San
Joaquin and southern. 5G7c. according to shrink
age and defects; fall lambs. S1110c for northern
and 6GSc for southern; Nevada. 12gl l5c per ID.
Hops-Frices to growers are follows: 1906.
IL @21ac; 1907 crop. AZ @61zc for all coast de-
scripttons; contracts. 9G10c for year and
10011c for three 10 i've years.
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Dried Fruits, Raislu.. Nuts and Honey

Fruits-ApricctS, 1612ec; svaporated applss.
CHG 5ac; pears. Si20l1c; peaches 9Li0i2c;
nss 3SS1zc for white ana y g6c for black;
prgnes size basis, S1a84c per ib
crown, 45sGt4Sc: crown. 44t 6s5c: seeded.
sac; seedless sultanas. AZ 14i.c; 81. o001 80
Tor London layers and $150 a. for clusters.
Nuts s-Almonds-Nonpareils. 31s614lac. I X
L. 13eg1<c; ne plus ultra 12l. azlSc. brakes.
l1@1115e; Languedocs 10c; hardshelIs. "a lac.
WalnutS-1se Ter 10 for 20. ! softsael. and i0c
for No. do: y 33c for No. hardSheI1 ard 9iac
for No do; Italian chestHuts 100 125.c per 10.
,Honey-Water white, comb. 1G91Tc; waite.
15c; water white. extracted. "a e: light am
Der, 'TGT11c; dark amber and eandied. 51s 15$sc
per lb.
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80 - stock Li.t

E. F. Hutton Co. 400 California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
nlsh the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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Meat Market

The market IS overstocked with small dairy
calves Shippers sending them in on com
mission. They are lower the inside quotation.
DRESSED NETS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers are as follows.
Beef-7% 4sc per lb for steers. 614 9TAc for
cows and heifers.
yeal-74s1ae fer large and sg91ac fer small.
Mutton-1i412c for wethers, 10ia 411c for
ewes.
Lamb-l2fs aisle per ID; spring lamb. IA
@15c
Dressed Pork tper Ib)-7A0sc FOR heavy and
eQ1oe for light
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good, sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco, less so per
cent shrinkage for cattle.
Csttle-Stesrs. No ], s1s @sc; second quality.
IL csc; third quality. 6156s7c; cows and heifers.
61a 47c for No L; second quality. 6Q61ac; third
quality. 5@515c; thin. 314c; bulls and stags
..tsat4e: thin bulls. IA Q3iac-
Calves-54551ae per lb tor light. 412 135c for
medium and 4r41sc for heavy tgross weight.
Sheep Wethers, 515 G6e per ID, ewes, 5@513e
(gross weight
Lambs-YearlIngs, 6G7c per ID.
Hogs-1O0 to $50 lbs. 5$x G6c; $50 to 225 lbs
545He; 225 lbs and over. As 65c per lb; boars
so per cent, stays 30Q40 per cent and sows 10
920 per cent OF from above quotations
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Receipts of Produce

FlOur. Or sks ................... - .Io.oso
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
MONDAY. March 1850 a.

UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid Ask Bid. Ask.
As OF CD new 1871 1211a Sa or COUP. .1OOSt 1914
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
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MISCELLANEOUS
SALES
Morning Session

100 Hutchinson S p Co ............ IA. So y
125 Spring Valley Water co... n 90
81. 0o0 Los Ang- Pac K r 1st con 5s. .101 90
s.. .0CO NqFthern Ry OF Cal 5s-.-.-... 40. so
IS. 600 Spring Val Ear gen mtge 4s-- 9-J0
81 0o0 United r + or T 4s......-. Sc 90
Afternoon Session
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03

rest To think, after all, that such a
beautiful being 40 you can be mino
forever! Its-why, It's inconceivabler'
you were sure Of me all the time.
Graydon." she demonstrated. IL tried
to hide IT. but couldn't You must
have thought me q perfect fool an
these months"
"You are very much mistaken. II you
please. You did hide IL so successfully
at times that was sick with uncer-
tainty."
swell. It's all over now" she smiled.
And he sighed with a great relief.
"All over but the-the wedding" he
said.
"Oh. that's long way OF. Let's not
worry over that, Graydon."
"a long way on? NonsenseI I won't
wait"
"'wontY
IT should have said can't. Let's see.
This is February. March, dearestY'
"Graydon, you are so much younger
than thought A girl simply cannot
be hurried through a-an engagement
Next winter"
"Next what1 That's nearly q year.
Jane. It's absurd I'm ready"
II know. It's mighty noble Of Jon
too. But Just can't, dearest No ous
ever does"
"Dont--don't you think I'm prepares
to take care Of your he said, straight
ening up Bit.
fro y. coxsIxuxD.l \
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Che secret Other members OF the bar
had been warned long before the news
came to him, and 1t was morally Ger
tain that II the facts were as bad a.
intimated the police also were In pos
session Of them.
At the same time Rigby felt q GER
tain moral responsibility involving him.
SELF Bansemer at any time might ap-
ply his methods to people who were
near and dear to him. The new Init
macy with the Cables came to Bobby's
mind. And then there were Clegg.
Groll, the Semesons and others who
might easily fall into the snare II
James Bansemer set It for them.
Approaching his responsibility in the
matter, now that he was prepared to
hear the worst Of James Bansemer,
Rigby's heart stood almost STILL II
meant that some day he might have to
expose Graydon Bansemers father. II
meant that he might have to cruelty
hurt his friend. 1t meant that he
might lose friendship that had been
one Of his best treasures since the
good old college days. The mere fact
that he would be compelled to watch
and mistrust James Bansemer seemed
like darkest treachery to Graydon. even
though the SON should not become
aware Of the situation. =
Later In the afternoon Bobby went
guilty into q telegraph Office and sent
away q carefully worded dispatch. The
answer came to him at the club that
evening while he was playing Billiards
with young Bansemer. who even then
was eager TO b. on to keep the prom
ised appointment with pretty Miss Ca
BILE.
The Telegram. which no opened whiis
Grsyden impatiept1y chaiked his eus
and waitsd ter him to play. was brisl
and coovincing. II rad:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-03
GEORGE BARR McCUTCE
Author Of Beverly Of Graustark." Fl

lou she srammereu. linen ner
fears found voice. What do you
meanY she demanded in smothered,
alarmed tones.
He 'desisted savagely and shrank
away. the color 6aming into his dis
gusted, saturnIne face. He did not
speak to her again until he said good
by long afterward.
As he had expected, his place at the
dinner table was some distance from
hers. He was across the table from
Jane and Graydon and several seats
removed from David Cable. He smiled
grimly and knowingly when he saw
that he had been cut of cleverly from
the Cables.
Tomorrow night, then, janet" said
Graydon at parting. No one was near
enough to catch the tender eagerness
In his voice nor to see the happy flush
in her cheek as she called after him:
Tomorrow nightr'