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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
Butter, Cheese and Ewr.

sharp and general drop in prices of fresh
Dutter was the feature of the market Yesterday
she decline being &c pound in extras &c in
nrsts and 1c in seconds. Extras were firm and
the under grades weak at the revised quota tons
the weakness extending to eastern goods Some
dealers were nguring on establishing a market
ior their storage holdings, and to them the de-
cline was distinct surprise. but large receivers
by market conditions, they were unable TO
ulspose or their consignments with the cus-
tomary dispatch at the previously quoted rates
In the egg market cheap stock, particularly
eastern and local storage goods. was hrm while
California extras were weak and dull owing m
their high cost at retail. The top grade was fc
dozen lower on offers to sell at 35jac on the
oyerstocked.
Transactions the exchange were confined 70
extras at 2515c, 20 at 24c and 20 at 23I5c a
pound. ~ ="
Receipts were 80. 900 lbs butter. 90 600 lbs
cheese and 794 cases eggs -'s
The following are official quotations estab-
llshed by sales. bids and offers on the foor ~
the dairy exchange Prices in the street wbiIe y.
governed by the exchange quota tfons genera iiv
range from 115c to &c higher, owing to the va RI
Gus charges to be added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, 231Sc per In
do thirds, zoe, weak; eastern extras 24c west.
for No. 2 anu isc
Cheese-California: Fancy nats. lie per IN
s weak; 90 % %iirsts, loAc, weak; do seconds. 1oc,
weak; fancy Young Americas. 14hc, weak
:. Eggs tper dozen, cases included) &c afiforn,.
Iresh extras, 3ol5c, weak; do frsts 8211c Arm !.
90 seconds, 261ac. firm; do thirds 22c. Arm .
DO seconds, PIC, hrm; storage extras. 2ac'
steady. >ss'
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CHICAGO BOARD of TRADE
Future Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO, Aug 22.-The situation in the
northwest as related TO the early movement OF
the new crop the dominant factor in the
wheat market. Arrivals Of new wheat today
at Minneapolis were SIS against So YESTERDAY v
and "a the previous day. 1t was expected also
that Mondays arrivals would be much larger Tho
materlallZing last night of predicted frosts In
many localities of the spring wheat country
had apparently almost no effect and only caused
mild hrmness at the start, which Offset the
weakness of foreign markets. : Soon after the
opening prices slumped nearly 1c in all deliver
les following a break at Minneapolis Septem-
Der declining from 93Zc to 92%c and Decem-
Der from 945sc to 94c. On the decline the
vator interest, which steadied prices but the
lack OF any export demand and the slowness of
trading In cash wheat precluded any material
rally. Additional selling pressure developed late
in the day owing to break of 12c in the price
of No ] northern wheat at Minneapolis but Of
ferngs were not liberal. For September the low
point of the day reached at p24sc and for
December at 93%c. The market closed easy
with September at 93c and December at 94c
The weakness OF wheat induced considerable
steady, owing to the low temperatures which
prevailed last night over the corn belt. The
close was steady, with prices M@Nc higher to
NC lower. September closed at 77c and De-
cember at 655s @65Ac.
There was very little trade in the oats mar
ket and prices held comparatively steady At
the close prices a shade lower to skc
higher; September at 495sc and December at
4Ss4c.
Provisions were weak all day because OF nroft
liveries. Pork showed the greatest losses the
decline being from 271sc to 471ac from the
high point of the day. The close was weak
at almost the bottom. September pork closed
at S14.i0. lard at So 12ia and ribs at IS 55
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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General nIerchnnai.e

Bags-Grain bags, 6ss@6%c; San Quentin.
61sc; wool bags, So@S71zc; fleece twine. &c per
ooal-CarbOn Hin 50: Beaver Hill. 81: Penn
sylvana anthTScite egg, Sd6 per ton; Yelling
traiian house-Richmond etcS. SS50ae: Cum
berland. $14 in bulk and $3.50 in sacks; Welsh
anthracite, $15; coke, S14@per ton in bulk and
SIG in sacks; Rocky mountain, $3.50 per short
ton.
Oils-Quotations are for barrels: Linseed. soc
per gallon for boiled and SIC for raw; cases. &c
more; castor OIL in cases, No. I, Toe; Bakers
A, cases, $12001. o. lucOl soc for boiled and
4sc for raw; China nut. cases. 76@S6c per GAL
Ion; cocoanut oil in barrels. 5545Shc for XXX
6215 956c for No. and 50@5313c for No. .
according to quality; extra bleached winter
sperm oil, csc: natural winter sperm oil, Csc;
natural whale oil, 55c; extra winter strained lard
oil. 95c; No. lard oil. zoe; pure neatsfoot oil.
S0c No. 1 neatsfoot oil. 65c; herring OIL 4Oc; I;
salmon oil. 35c boiled fish oil, CSC; paint oil.
wagon. &c; 100 deg. oil. tank wagon. lie; special
water white. extra fine, tank wagon. 1113c:
water white. iron barrels OF drums 9iSc; $50
deg: oil. iron barrels or drums. lie; special do.
111sc; pearl oil. in cases. 161ae; astral. 1G1@e;
star, 16kc; extra star. 195ac; Elaine, 263ac;
eocene 191ac; red crown and motor gasoline. In
late, in drums, Sc; No. 2 do, &c; cases. &c more;
Sc deg gasPne "a bn ion IN P1is 1 SOS u cases
Turpentine-621ac per gallon in cases and 5511c
in drums and iron barrels
$3.50; G, $5.45; II. $3.50; l. $6-05.
Red and White Lead-Red lead. So 6s9c per
~ a''0'uIsE REFINED II SUGAR MARKET ~
The Western sugar refining company quotes
follows terms net cash: Standard granulated
.1dne or coarse), 5.S5c: fruit E=snulated, 5.S5c:
crystal dominoes IN cases e-z5c. tablets In half
bbls, 635c: tablets in boxes. G.6oc; cubes and
crushed 81 Zoe: powdered, 5.95c: candy granu-
lated. s e5c: confectioners' A. 5.S5c; confectiou-
ers' CRYSTALS, 595c: Magnolia A. 545c; extra c,
5.35e; goIden c.. 5-25c; d. 5.15e; beet granu-
bbls 25c boxes soc more 100 lbs for all
grades Monarch bar is quoted and above
fho s,rioo for standard fine fcanpl rrauulated a
100 ID bags as follows: Bags. 100 lbs, 35c: bar
reIs z5c; half bbls. G0c 40 ID tins. eased. s2.05
35 ID tins cased s. %; 10 lb tins, eased. 10 in
A case SO 10. ID tins. in a case $40: 80 ID
boxes sJc No order taken for less than 70 bar
rels or its equivalent. No extra charge for put
ting up bar in private packages
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows: Granulated basis
5s5c; s.Higrade" bar, 6.20cs powdered. 5.95cs A
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Hay and Feedstuffs

Conditions in both hay and feedstufs remain
just as before stated. The hay market con-
rule quiet. The circular of Scott & Magner
says:
arrivals of hay for the week have been LOO
tons, which is considerably less than we received
''The market throughout the week has con-
tinued fairly active. number OF the larger
their purchases to I'll up their barns for win
ter use. There is also inquiry from outside
points, and taking the situation all in all, we
quote the market today as decidedly firm.
can also be said of the stable varieties, s,of
which there has not been quite enough coming
in to supply the usual demand.
There is some hay being moved or on ex-
port account. and the shipping trade along the
coast has improved somewhat, although our
efforts in this direction being restricted
alfalfa hay has been arriving in moderate
quantities, and what has been offered for sale
has been readily placed While the market IS
not particularly strong. there Is a good healthy
of the dairymen have yet TO buy their season s
supply =. -, : nos..... au...,
ties, and prices have remained about as here
tofore."
Bran-s2e. .5o@so.5o per ton for white and SIS
@29 so for red.
Shorts-$30631 80 per ton.
Feedstuns-Rolled barley, $30@31 rolled oats
for feed S31@33; mixed feed, $23Q2S for aver
age lots oilcake meal, in 20 ton lots $36.T5, In
lots $3S 25; cocoanut cake or meal at mills, SIS
in 10 and sos. so in ton lots. jobbing S28: corn
meal, $3s; cracked corn. $40; broom corn seed,
90cqS1 per ctl; alfalfa meal and mealfalfa,
jobbing lots, s23, carload lots s22 per ton.
Hay-Wheat, s14G1s.50; wheat and oat. S13@
1900; tame oat, $13@16.50; volunteer wild oat
$129l5; alfalfa, $11@1S.5o; stock, $1o@12 per
Straw-so@75c per bale.
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weekly Clearing House statement

Weekly Clearing House Statement
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The statement of
the banks hold s63 147. .975 more than the re-
qurements OF the 25 per cent reserve rule. This
is an increase of $500, $50 in the proportionate
cash reserve compared with last week. The
statement follows:
Loans s1.2S6 591. 300, decrease So. .422, 800; de-
posts 81 3SS 134 900 increase ST. 206. 800; circu-
lation $55, 175 600. decrease S521 0o0 legal ten
ders 915, 600, decrease S549 S00 specie $751;
266 700 increase Sc $50 500: reserve $4lO 81 100
increase s6,0s1 900; reserve required sS47, ,03s,
20, increase $500, $50; surplus 1853, 3,147,975, in
crease ere $3.50 800; e1 United States deposits
$50. .461, ,525, increase So, 537, 900.
The percentage of actual reserve of the clear
ing house banks at the close of business yester-
day was 29.S0.
The statement of banks and trust, companies
of Greater New York not members of the asso-
ciated banks shows these institutions have ag-
gregate deposits of $1036, 729. 900, total cash en-
hand sos. .0s9, 300, and loans amounting to
1890, ,3S3 000
The Financier will say:
The statement of the associated banks of the
city of New York for the week ending Saturday,
August %, shows continuance of the factors
which have been so much in evidence for Pc
riod OF months past.
The banks still gaining in cash. although
the increase reported last week from op-
eratlons with the subtreasury, rather than from
the interior movement, which for the moment
has ceased The banks for the week according
to the statement of actual conditions gained
tenders, making the net gain in cash $5S76 1OO
The total of specie and legss now held by the
assoclaIeu DankS 1OOtS up TO the enormous
of S412, ,523, 100, the heaviest on record and the
surplus reserve is $50, ,1T0.050, which, with one
exception, is the heaviest for the year. The
loans of the banks last week decreased $7.224. :
700 and deposits decreased only $724, 900, the
discrepancy between the loan and deposit changes
being accounted for by the heavy increase in
cash. 1t is difficult to trace the cause for the
decrease in the loan commitments, but the
statement of the state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not reporting to
the clearing house shows an expansion of
$l2.333 33S in loans and SIS 250 900 in deposits,
thus indicating that the burden of loans is being
shifted from the banks to the trust companies.
The trust companies have been gaining rapidly
in cash of late, the increase for the fortnight
having been about S4 600. 600. The percentage
of cash held against deposits by these COM
panies approxmates nearly 10 per cent. The
banks making effort to retire cireula-
tion as rapidly as possible the decrease last
week in this item has been fully $1,000 900. The
surplus reserve all deposits of the associated
banks incident to the changes noted rose last
week SO. 057. .125 and the percentage of cash re-
serve is now %. SS
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New York Grain and Praduce

NEW YORK Aug. -Flour-Receipts
steady but quiet Minnesota patents, s5.4o@
5.15; winter straights. $4G4.15 Minnesota
bakers S4;lQg4sS wi winter Ter extras. SS4o@S;eo
wheat Receipts 5soo1 bushels: exports. 49,
800; spot, easy; No. . red, 99Ac@$1 00I6 eleva-
tor and 81 OH f. b. ahoat; No. 1 northern Du-
Iuth. s1.2sA f. o. b. ahoat; No. hard winter.
steadiness due to frost the market weakened
on fears Of big northwest receipts Monday and
December ce g closed s1.62Is: Nav closed e s1o5.
Hops-Quiet; state, common to choice, 1907,
4@sc; 1906, 2G5c; Pacific coast 1907, 5@sc;
Hides-steady; BoGota zoe; Central America.
2015c.
Wool-ouiet: domestic fleece. 3o@33c.
Petroleum-Steady: refined New York. S75c;
philadelphia and Baltimore. S.7oc; do in bulk,
centrifugal. SO test. 4@4.osc; molasses sugar,
320M3.2Sc; refined. quiet: No. 6. 4.S0c; No. Z.
e No. No. 45es 4soc No. No. 3 4eSs se No No. 49, 49,
4 440e: No. IA, 4.S5c; confectionery A, 5c mold
a: 555c; cut loaf, &c; crushed. 500; powdered.
Coffee-Spot. quiet; Rio No. I. 6sc Santos
No. f. SIC: mild. dull; Cordova. 90 @12hc.
Futures closed steady, net unchanged to five
5.soc; October. 5-5Oc: December. $500; March.
Butter-Firm; creamery, thirds to frsts, 1s@
Cheese-steady. unchanged
Eggs-Steady. unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
Eyaporated Apples-The market continues
quiet with. fancy quoted at 10@10IAc; choice,
S@9c; prime. go @7c; common to fair, sag
612c.
Prunes-Are firm the coast. but the local
spot market is quiet and unchanged. with quota
tions ranging from 4c to 13c for California and
from SIC to Thc for Oregon fruit, latter up
TO 30-40s.
Apricots-Are unchanged with choice at Sla a
SIC; extra choice, 915 @9%; fancy. 1914 G11c.
peacheS-Are Quipt SOOt. with
nominal: choice held at III a@S2c; extra
choice, ~ @9l5c; fancy, 81 @11c.
Raisins-Unchanged Loose muscatel quoted
at 4s. G6Ac; seeded raisins. 6@7Ac; lemon lay
ers, $1.60@1.65.
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THE STOCK MARKET
Trading Dull In Local Securities and
Both Groups of Mining stock.

DnAA IN A<OCaA securities and
Both Groups of Mining stocks
1t was a dull Saturday market on the stoes
and bond exchange, with no fluctuations worthy
The Comstock mining shares were also upl.t
and featureless
Booth and Combination Fraction were setivsl-
dealt in. there being liberal eastern buying
orders for both. Quotations. however, showed
Neyadas were quiet and without feature.
The Sanitary street sweeping company has
September 23. and the Inverness land and
water company one OF S4 delinquent septem-
The Truekee River general electric compsnv
which suspended dividends during the financial
stringency has resumed them at the rate OF
10 cents per share monthly.
The Union oil company has declared rsVu-
lar monthly dividend Of so cents per share An
increase IN the capitalization from $4,000. 900
TO 500 900. 600 has been authorized A dividend
Of 5000 per share. payable in subscriptions to
the new issue has been declared
The output of ore from the Ophir mine last
week was follows: 21O0 level, f45 cars as
saying $lS.7S per ton; 200 level 3O3 cars as
62 ears assaying $33-51 per ton
The Marin County gas company has been
organized with capital OF $3.50. 900 IN Is. O00
shares OF a par value OF SO each. to supply
Sausalito. Mill Valley and intermediate territory
Ford & MaIIett. president: Robert P. Greer er
OF the Pacific ammonia and chemical works: o.
II. Harrison, +. Blair Turpin and Edgar Peix-
According to a statement issued by 7. Y.
Doub. secretary OF the California stock and
oil exchange. the dividends paid on active listed
oil stocks from the organization OF the ex-
change TO July 0. 1905, aggregate S18 TSO s3s T3.
of the 5S listed companies on the oil ex-
change, 30 are now paying dividends and IL
more viii probably be in the dividend column
by the first OF the year. The total amount
Of dividends now being paid BY the listed COM
panies on the exchange is about $500 900 per
month, or at the rate OF S. 800 900 per year
The total dividends for the year 1905 from all
the oil companies now doing business IN this
state not including the Standard. viii probably
reach the So. 0OO. 600 mark. and should reach the
$40, 600, 900 mark by the year 1909.
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Eastern Livestock Market

CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Cattle-Receipts about
5000; market steady. Beeves, $3-1o9I.6o;
Texans. $3.50@5.25; westerns, $3.50@6; stockers
and feeders. $2.65@4 4.50; cows and heifers, 81 50
@8; calves, S5.5O(d7. 20.
Hogs-Receipts about 1900; 5q1Oc lower.
Lights, $6@6.70; heavy, $6.1o96.S0; mixed,
$6.10@6:S5: roughs, $6.10@6.40; good to choice
heavy So: 6:4o@6.so; pigs, $5@6; bulk of sales,
Sheep-Recepts about 1900; market steady.
Natives, 50. .25@4. .25; westerns, $275@4.25; year
lings, $425@5; lambs, $3.50@625; westerns,
$3.T5@625.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 22.-Cattle-R Receipts;
300; market steady. Stockers and feeders 81 50
40; bulls S2.4063.40; calves, $325@6. 20:
western steers, s3.60@5.65; western cows, $3.50
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; &c lower Bulk of
sales, $6.50@6.65: heavy. $665@6.7o; packers
and butchers, .$6.5o@6.70; light, $6.25@6.55;
pigs, $3.75@5 %.
sheep-Receipts, 800; market steady. Nut
tons, $3I504.30; lambs. $4M6.25; range weth-
ers, $3.50@4.25; fed ewes. $3.25Q410.
OMAHA, Aug 2-Cattle-Receipts, 100; mar
ket unchanged.
Hogs Receipts. 1000; market 5@1oc lower.
Heavy, $6.30@6.45; mixed, $6.25@6.35; light,
Sc. 6.2o@6 40; pigs, S5.50@6.10; bulk of sales,
$6.30@635.
sheep-Receipts, 800; market steady. Year.
lings, $4.25@7.75 wethers, $3.65@4.15; ewes,
S2@4; lambs $5.60@6.25.
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Provisions

The market closed the week quiet and un-
changed.
Cured Meats-Baeon, to 10 lbs, lie; 10 to
II lbs, 16c; light medium and medium 14c; bel
lies, II TO IA lbs, 15c; sugar cured, q to lbs,
sugar cured, 23e per lb; English cured bacon, 6
TO lbs, 1sc; to 10 lbs, lie; 10 to u lbs. lie;
eastern sugar cured hams, 1612c for heavy and
1612c for light; extra hne brands, lie; California
hams, 1491412c; mess beef, $11 per bbl; family,
$ll60; extra family, $l1.5O; extra prime pork,
pigs feet. s. for half bbs. $2.25 for % ID kegs
and $1.30 for kits; smoked beef, 171A Gl9c
per lb.
Lard-Tierces quoted at 7Nc for California
compound, &c for eastern compound and lee for
pure; half bbs, pure, 12Ae; 90 ID tins, I2Hc;
10 ID tins, 12Ac; lb tins. 127sc; 3 lb tins i3c
Cottolene-One half bbl, 10&c; 3 half bbls
101ac; tierce, lOssc; tierces. 1014c; tierces,
10kc.
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Potatoes, Onions and Vegetable.

Though fresh supplies of tomatoes and other
vegetables from the river districts were not
delivered at the stores until late hour. there
was no scarcity of products from that source
in the early trade, the market being literally
supplied with held lots Tomatoes brought
Sl25@1.50 box when good but prices for COM
mon stock ranged from 50c to 81, and were
weak ct that. Cucumbers and bell peppers were
lower, while everything. else packed in large
boxes was merely steady. Receipts of green
corn were light for Saturday, and the best
selections brought good prices, while of lots
continued to drag and could only be sold at
concessions Peas and beans stood as before
quoted. The potato market closed very hrm
with prices pointing upward, but the situation
in onions just the reverse, the market being
overstocked with the latter.
Potatoes (per ctl)-New white, 75c@$1; Sail
mas Burbanks, $1.40@1.60; sweet potatoes, &c
per lb.
Onions-New yellow, 6o@7oc.
yegetables-Green corn, 81 .5062.25 per sack
and $1.50@2.50 per crate for choice and 75c@
s1.25 per sack for poor; tomatoes. 5Oc@S 80 per
box; cncumbers, 35@50c per box; pickle cucum-
ners, !5e@ 20 per box; green peas, 215@4c per
lb string and wax beans, Base per 1b;
lima beans, 6@Sc per lb; summer squash, so
@65c per box; green peppers. 50@65c per box
for bell and 35@50c for chile; garlic, 6@l7c per
ID; cabbage. 75c per ctl; caullnower. 4o95Oc per
dozen; turnips. 50@75c per sack; green okra,
S0@6oc per box; egg plant. 50@75c per box.
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New YORK Mining Stock.
Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSION. Aug. 22.-The market was firm,
with the leaders somewhat higher.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: 1t has been
known for some time that a pool in copper
metal was working In close agreement with
another pool in copper stocks and a good deal
OF accumulation of metal to influence market
prices had taken place
This metal pool is centered in London and
Paris. The relation OF these metal pool opera
tionE to the legitimate copper trade is set forth
in the monthly circular of the National conduit
company. which says:
with spectators heavily interested there
is danger of other hnanciers besides the leSiti-
mate demand playing q very important part in
the market In the next three months. Heavy
selling from foreign sources would test the
ability Of the market TO stand under the pres
sure Of holders to realize large blocks of
metal II stocks carried by London oper.
ators until the bull movement makes further
headway they may succeed in unloading to bet
ter ADVANTAGE, but they will release their hold
ings sooner later. and when they do this the
trade will take notice."
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by F. f. Hut.
ton & Co.. 400 California street. San Fran
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks active and generally higher
Spot cotton unchanged. Futures somewhat lower
Copper stocks frm with the leaders rather higher
Local securities and mining stocks quiet and feaureess
Francisco bank cearng 1913 per under last year
Silver 1zc higher. Exchange rates about before
Wheat, barley and unchanged Corn lower
No further change in hay, beans feedstuffs
Live, dressed and cured meats as before quoted.
Raisins and dried fruits still rm with moderate business
Potatoes firm tending upward Onions oversupply
Butter and eggs lower Cheese in oversuppy and weak
Fresh fruits weak with the market overstocked.
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Beans and Seeds

Beans continue quiet, with eolored kinds easy
and whites generally firm. No further price
changes.
Beans (per ctI-Bayos, So; pea nominal; /;
small white, $4.6o@4.75; large white, $4 4O@4 So;
pink. s3@315; red, $3.25@3.50; butter, nomin-
al; limas, s4.s0@4.s5; red kidneys, 50. 1898;
blackeyes, S3.25@3.45; horse beans, $2@2. sc;
cranberry beans, $2.75@3.1o; Garvanzas, $3.50
$3.50.
seeds-Brown mustard $S.IS; yellow mus
canary, 4c; alfalfa, 1715@20c; rape. cleaned,
21sc; timothy, nominal; hemp, Az @45c; millet,
ton.
Dried Peas-Green quoted at s2@2.25 per
ctl
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Poultry and Game

All kinds Of young chickens continued to meet
with steady demand at good prices and the
market was closely cleaned up such at the
close, but hens were neglected and weak. though
offered freely at round concessions. Three cars
OF western were marketed during the week and
as many more are expected to arrive within the
next few days.
Poultry (per dozen)--Hens, S4l4.5O for small.
SoG6 for large and $6.50@7.50 for extras; old
roosters, 50. 50@4; young roosters, $5.50@6: do
broilers, So .50@4 so; small broilers, 81 506l3:
ducks, $4@6; pigeons, SIPS; squads. s1.5O@2;
per pair; turkeys, 24@26c per ID for young and
20@22c for old.
Game-Nominal
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Northern wheat Market

PORTLAND, Aug 22.-Market unchanged.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA. Aug. 22.-Bluestem, 90@a1c; club.
SSGS9c; red, s6@S7c The higher prices are for
old wheat. Choice milling bluestem, 83c; club,
ole; red, SOC.
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LOCAL MARKETS
son Franc,.co Monev ,tarEet

The silver quotation was II higher Ex-
change rates in the local market remained about
the same.
The reduction in the rates for commercial
loans Is already having beneficial effect on
general trade, not only by affording more ac-
commodation to borrowers, but by fmparting
feeling of confidence In the future.
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alI's Page Of Commercial News

crushed, 6.1Oc; berry. 5.s5c: C. & b. extra An.
o-SSe; eonfectioners' A, 5S5c: confections-ss
crystal, $3.50; cubes, 6.1oc; bricks, 61Oc eTts.
sior A, 5-45c; extra q. 5.35e: golden Al o..
yellow ID, 515c; II. & E. crystal domInoes q ~.
Additional per 100 lbs- In bbls and SO m baTs
1Oe more half bbls, Zoe more; boxes soc moe
Tor all grades Bar, in 80 10 anu 40 n tins
81 40 more; In 10 ID tins, 81 IS more Miri,,,
order, carload weight 1---AA
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
Nortb.rn Ru.ine..

balances, $15S Ola
TACOMA Aug. 22-Clearings $3.50 1917: hal
ances So, 1872
SPOKANE. Aug. 22-Clearings s7os. .s1s; bal
ances $4S, ,202.
SEATTLE. Aug. 22-Clearings s1,17o. ia;
balances, $122, 1928.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
New York Specie Increment

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Imports of specie
for the port of New York for the week ending
today were $4,000 silver and $30667 gold.
Exports of specie from the port of New York
for the week ending today were $7S7, $50 silver
and $4,000 gold.