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Butter. Cheese and Egg.

Butter opened the week with the market for
the upper grades higher, extras advancing 1c a
pound to 24c, while frsts were marked up 1ac
TO 23c. A majority of the trade. particularly
those dealers WHO were anxious to start storing
were still firm in the belief that the market was
too high, but any me with any surplus had no
Business in the street waS reported pc ed ouet eans but
among those present at the exchange session
were few dealers who were taking everything
offered and bidding for more. Sales under the
call aggregated $50 cases, or 1900 pounds OF
extras.
In the egg department there was no change in
the quotations or In the market conditions The
market kept well cleaned up on extrus and well
sorted lots of the lower grades found ready sale
but there was an oversupply of culls, which were
offered at weak rates and found few buyers.
There was nothing new In cheese the contin,l-
ance of the movement into storage keeping down
the surplus of local fats.
The following sales were made on the ex-
change:
Butter-9o cases of extras at 2slsc and 60 at
24c a pound.
Eggs-10 cases of extras at o3c and 10 cases
Receipts were 4S. 600 lbs butter 10000 lbs
cheese and 1.191 cases eggs.
The following official quotations /estab-
lished by the sales, bids and offers on the floor
of the dairy exchange. Prices in the street.
while governed by the exchange quotations gen
orally range from 1nc TO &c higher, owing to the
various charges to be added
butter-Fresh creamery extras. 24c per lb,
steady; do firsts. 23c. steady. do seconds 22c
steady; No. I packing stock. PIC, steady; No. .
Cheese-Fancy California new fats, II 1ac per
lb, firm; do 6rsts. lie. steady; do seconds. 10c
weak; fancy Oregon fats 14c. steady; fancy new
steady: fancy Oregon Young Americas 14Iac.
firm; fancy New York storage 1Cc weak: Ore
gon do. lac, frm
Eggs lper dozen. cases Included California
fresh extrns, 2211c steady: do frsts 2OIac.
steady; do seconds. 171ac, steady: do thirds,
161ac, steady; eastern seconds, Ice, firm.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provi.ion,

CHICAGO. May 25.-wheat opened firm be-
cause of small receipts In the northwest, firm
cables and heavy rains in the southwest. where
the new crop is now ripening. The market con-
unued firm all day, although prices reacted
at this point on profit taking. News was chiefly
of bullish nature. msny of the reports re-
peatlng former rumors of damage by storms in
Kansas The feature. however was the
report of rust in the vicinity of Springfield.
Mo. Late in the day the market was further
strengthened by brisk demand for cash wheat
by miIlers at Minneapolis aud Kansas City. The
close was firm. July opened A@Hc higher at
90a4 @907sc: sold between 90asc and 9IAc and
closed at 91@91hc.
:, Corn was weak early in the day because Of
liberal receipts. but became firm in the last
half in sympathy with wheat. May closed
firm at 74Ae. July opened unchanged to nc
lower at $3.50 TO 66lsc sold to 65a @66A c.
where it closed.
Oats were firm because OF the local buyiny
of July on reports of green bugs In Indiana
July opened unchanged TO &c higher at 47Mc
TO 4I14c, advanced to 4Iizc and closed at 4IA
@4T%c.
A 15c decline in live hogs caused some weak
ness In provisions early today, but later the
market became firm buying by shorts and
commission houses.
July pork and lard closed unchanged and
ribs closed a shade higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Open. High. Low. Close
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General Merchandise

Bags-Grain bags. June-Juy. 6ss 667kc: San
Quentin, Sic; wool bags. 42h @44c; fleece
sCoal-Pennsylvania anthracite. egg sl6: Vel
lington $12 per ton; New Wellington $12: Coos
bay. $40; Australian. house-Rchmond etc.
$l2: Cumberland s14 In bulk and $3.50 in sacks :
Welsh anthracite. SIS: coke. SIT per ton In bulk
and $40 in sacks; Rocky mountain. Sf1@12
Ofs-Quotations are for barrels Linseed SIC
per gallon for boiled and soc for raw; cases &c
more; castor oil. in cases. No. 1, I5c Bakers
AA. cases. $1.24td1-26; lucol. Soc for boiled and
46e for raw; China nut, cases, 78lS6c per gal
lon; coeoanut oil. In barrels. 60@63iae for XXX.
55la @61c for No. ! and 55@5Sl5c for No. 2
according to quality: extra bleached winter
sperm oil. 65e; natural winter sperm OIL CSC :
natural whale oil. 5Jc; extra winter strained
lard OIL 96c; No. lard oil. Toe: pure neatsfoot
oil. SOC: No. L neatsfoot OIL Csc: herring oil
40c: salmon oil, SIC; boiled fish oil. 35c; paint
OIL 35c.
Coal oil, Gasoline. etc-water white. in
drums or iron bbls lie, cases 1sc; special do
11Iae; pearl oil. In cases. 1611c; astral 161Sc:
star. 164c; extra star, 1910; Elaine. 261ac
eocene. 1910; red crown and motor gasoline in
iron bbls drums 1415c. in cases 211ac: No.
engine distillate in iron bhls or drums Sc: No
2 do. &c; cases &c naore s6 degree gasoline In
bulk 30c, in cases Tl1c; naphtha, in bulk 1Oc
in cases 11iac.
Turpentine-6ec per gallon in cases and &c in
drums and iron barrels.
Rosin -(pere bbl of $50 pounds)-H s6.2 +.
$3.50: G. S6.35; II. $6.45; $50
Red or White Iead-Red lead. Sts6iqc per h.
according to quality !: white lead, s@Siac
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DecIduou. and -Citrus Eruit.

hhe ynfSt< cnerry. plmS or the ap-
peored yesterday. several small consignments
coming to hand from Yacaville. The fruit wns
OF fair size and well colored and sold at I5c
10 ~ Tor 10 pound flats and $1-o5 for 20 pound
boxes. Receipts of. apricots were increased to
IL packages, and as the average quality of
the offerings was better than those previously
received the fruit sold readily at Saturday s
quotations Receipts of cherries we're smaller
than those of Saturday by about 500 boxes and
as as, the market was bare Of packed stock at the
close Of last week prices for such were nrmer.
Loose fruit too, did better: and the Gamers
ranged from 1ac to SC a pound. while the resu-
lar trade willingly paid 406c. Receipts of
strawberries were only 212 chests and were
quickly disposed OF at satisfactory prices the
large varieties being in better demand and reia-
lively nrmer than LOngwprths. The Iongworths
now arriving represent the tall end Of the drst
crop In. the Polo Alto region. The other kinds
OF berries and also currants were in increa sed
supply but found ready sale at good prices In
the citrus department firm prices ruled for
everything except the under grades OF lemons
which were In oversupply and hard to move. even
at low figures. Pineappes were lower there
being nothing offering that could command the
previous quota TONS
Strawberries-Longworth. $S@f0 per chest.
large varieties. $1@S per chest
for small crates. w. y
Raspberrics- 81 So@ 175 per crate.
Loganherries Ec5 per crate and $1o@lc
per chest.
Gocseberries 10c per lb.
Currants- -&8@1 IL per chest.
Cherries Black. 60Gs5c per drawer; white,
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Beans and Seeds

The market for beans continues steady to
hrp Ps,va with sr quotations as before ct
4,25; pink ss.a5as .ss; red. s5.25@a:75; but
blackeyes, So. $50; horse beans, .25@2. IS;
cranberry beans. $2.50@3; Garyanzas. $3.50
Seeds-Brown mustard 3LsM3Hc; yellow mus
tard, nominal; naaseed, So. carload lots; canary.
&c; alfalfa. lie; rape, cleaned. 2aAe; timothy.
ID: broom n' corn seed. slsa2o per ton. a., : "
Dried Peas--Green ,es, are quoted at S2.eogS per
Potatoes, Onions and vegetables
Trading in miscellaneous vegetables was un-
usually brisk for Monday, and, although the mar
ket was literally supplied, prices were t Wen aa
scriptions. String beans and green peas were
exceptions. receipts of the former being nearly
as heavy as on Saturday. when 500 sacks came
in. while the absence of demand for shipping
caused peas to weaken Sound lots OF asparagus
found the usual prompt sale but some & Of the ar ar
warm weather and had to be sold at the prices
quoted for No. stock and sometimes for less.
boxed lots of the latter from the river districts
bringing the outside quotation. Egg plant and
were a very weak feature. the arrival of a part
carload from Texas again overstocking the mar
ket. Tomatoes were in abundance, straight
carload arriving from Mexico, besides several
hundred crates from Texas and some small ship
nnents from the Coachella valley. A II pound
box of green okra came in from Thermal. In
SOuiucTu OdDIOIufa, anu ipuuu DuyeT at QUO d
pound. Old potatoes remained firm, While onions
were weak, the market being overstocked with
reds and Grated stock from the southern
part of the state.
Potatoes-Oregon Bufbanks. $1.2001.35 per
cu; river whites, 75c@$1 per bag; new potatoes,
Onions Australian, IS 5oas.75 per ctl; Ber-
mudas. 81. 1.25@1. so per sack crate new reds,
SI61.l 10 per sack.
acknowledgements. 61s@715c per Ib for
extra. 5lA@6c for No. and 3@5c for No. 3:
tomatoes. $1-50@1-15 per crate; cucumbers, 40G
15c per dozen; do MarysvlIe, S1.50G2 per box.
green peas. 81 25l 30 per sack for common and
S1.I562.2 25 for fancy; string and wax beans, 3@
&c per lb; summer squash, I5c@S1 per box: egg
plant, 12H@13c per ID; rhubarb. 60c@S1 per
box; garlic, 5G6c per ID for new; cabbage. 35c@
50c per ctl: caulifower. S5c@S1 per dozen; car
rots, I5c per sack; turnips. 75c per sack.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks and the coppers advanced
Cotton spots and futures considerably higher.
Slight advance in silver and the copper metal
Business the local stock exchanges still light
Wheat and barley dull, with barley futures lower.
Sterling exchange lower. Hongkong exchange higher
Oats and firm. Hay, beans and eedstus unchanged
Several mills issue price lists for cereal goods.
Barreled pork lower and cottoene higher.
Mutton steadier with the surplus we'll cleaned up
Reduction of zoe in refined sugars
Old potatoes firm. Onions weak.
A OF tomatoes in from Mexico
Poultry market still weak under large supplies.
Butter higher. Eggs and cheese unchanged
Fruit market active and i'll good shape for sellers
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Wheat anal Other CrnIn.

Wheat-The worlds shipments for the week
were as follows, In quarters Russian Sc OOn:
Danubian 20, 900; Argentine, 100000; Austria
- Chicago was some fractions higher, owing
10 unfavorable weather. Conditions in this
market showed no change futures being neg
iected and the cash grain being steady with a
CASH WHEAT
California club. S1.65@1671a; do milling.
$l,VI Y al. 10; California white Australian 81 20
9l.!2la; lower grades of California 81 4Oai go
Sl;O@ g. l:I5 northern red, $1.65@1.67ha turkey
red, Sl.6Tls @17J
FUTURES
1890 In. Session
No transactions.
49, 2 p: m, Session
December-$160 asked
< harley-Futurcs were weaker, and the cash
Ieea, was quiet at unchanged prices, with ample
CASH BARLEY
GOOD TO choice feed spot 81. 42x a .45: COM
mon 70 falr. s.. .40@i.4lA per ctl; brewing and
FUTURES
1880 m. Session
Decemper-$l. .3015 bid, $1.3l asked.
p- m. Session
Open. High Low. Close.
December n s1.30ts $l.3011 $1.29k $1.29L4
terdsy, the market being firmly held but quiet.
:, ked $i45@l.47 good to choice white,
$i.H ~ @l.5I15; gray, nominal, $1.0O per ctl.
Gorn.The week opened without further
change In this market.
California small round yellow nominal; !;
states yellow. sacked, $I.s5 In hulk San
francisco track, $i.14; white. STA; mixed,
$l.Iz; Egyptian. nominal.
Rye-caiifornis, $I.47is also per ctl.
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NIeat Market


Mutton Is now quoted firm the recent surplus
navlng been worked on. No other new features
were reported yesterday
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers rates to dealers care as follows.
Beef-8A4IAc per lb for steers, 5Gec for
cows and heifers.
veai-6@sc for large and S69c for small.
Mutton-Wethers, SA qsc; ewes 71a6Sisc.
Lamb-10@11c per ID for spring
Dressed Pork tper lbJ-11a 9Sc for heavy and
9410c for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock. delivered in San Francisco. less so
per cent shrinkage for cattle:
cattie-Steers. No. 1, Sc; second quality 71sc:
third quality, Ga 97c; cows and heifers 6IIG
&C for No: /; SECOND quality: eGe4c; third
80 G4c; thin bulls 363Kc.
Calves-41sc per ID for light. 4e for medium
and 31ac for heavy (gross weight.
Sheep-Wethers, 41ac per ID; ewes. &c (gross
thanksgiving. size per h.
Hogs-1o0 to 200 lbs. &c; 200 and over, 51S6
oac; boars, so per cent. stays 80 to 40 per
cent and sows 10 to 20 per cent of from above
quotations. -
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, May 25.-The English tin market
reported sharp break, with spot closing at $50
lbs Cd and futures at f129 LIS Cd. Locally the
market was weak. Quotations range from 2S. Coo
to 29c.
Copper declined IS Cd to f57 for spot and f57
15s for futures In London. Locally the market
was weak and a shade lower. Lake, 12.6 y "a
12.s71ac: electrolytic, 12.50@12.75c; casting
12.37H @12. soc.
Lead lower in London at f12 lis Cd and
firm locally at 435@4.371ac
Spelter declined 5s to fl9 5s in London, but
was unchanged locally at 455@4 80c.
Iron WAS 112d higher at 5s for Cleveland war
rants in the English market. Locally there was
no change reported.
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Egg Market IN Nearby Count,e,

PETALUMA. May 25.-- Twenty and one-half
cents were pxfd for eggs today. There is
no doubt as TO n shortage in the. supply. though
SANTA Cruz, May 25.-Market quotations
for eggs remain at 1Shc. Merchants are get
ting. most of their supply from small producers.
better prices. .
SANTA ROSA. May o5.-Egg quotations were
trfe less than usual on Monday and the demand
has been firm. The cooperative company sent
carload to Petaluma and has orders for the
whole stock In hand. The Sonoma county fruit
and produce company reports that for the last
seven days their receipts have totaled trihe
more than for the week previous
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Poultry and Game

Three cars of western chickens, including two
held over from last week. were on sale, and
there was quite large carryover of native
fowls on hand. Quotations more or less
nominal, as the new weeks business had hardly
started. but the general feeling of weak
ness. as dealers were of the opinion that the
market would be slow to recover from the de-
preston that has ruled for the last 10 days
Hens and broling chickens were the weakest
features. forming large percentage of the Of
ferings.
Poultry tper dozen)--Hens. $3. 50G4 so for
small. $5@5.50 for large and soar for extra !;
old roosters. S3.50@4.50: young roosters, 81 so
as; do extras. $a@10: fryers. $6@7: large
broilers S3.50Gi.50; small broilers S. 5OGl3;
ducks S6@I for young and s4a5 for old; pigeons
81 .25@ 1.50 squads s29250; geese. So. 30 per
pair; goslings, $250@3 per pair; turkeys, nom
inal.
Game-NOmInal.
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Receipts of Produce
THE STOCK MARKET
Mining Stocks Dull. With Leaders Gen
orally Low er-Local Securities Inactiys

Mining Stocks. Dull. With Leaders GEN.
orally LOwer-Local Securities Inactive
Continued stagnation marked the opening Of
the week on both exchanges yesterday. Trading
on the stock and bond exchange was devoid Of
feature. except generally Arm feeling in
bonds with slight advances in several and
lower bid Of 81. 80 for Giant powder stock
Business in the Conistocks was quicter than
during the closing days OF last week and the
feeling was generally softer Ophr opened at
S2.75 and closed at $2-sJ. against closing
price Of e2.II on Saturday, and Mexican closed
at $1.15. against 81. 20
The feeling in the southern Nevadas was also
weak and the leaders were generally Somewhat
lower on the day. There was nothing new from
the 'front.'
saturday next. May 80. viii be Memorial dsy
and legal holiday, and the mining. oil and
other exchanges viii be closed
At special meeting Of the stock holders Of
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Foreign Futures
London Wool Saycx

LONDON, May 25.-The offerings at the wool
anctlon sales today numbered 1896 bales Buy
ers from all sections competed kecniy and the
highest prices of the series were realized Cross
breds, when suitable for America occasionally
brought an advance Of FIVE points over last Sat
urday. Merinos were in strong request for the
continent, especially fine combings
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS

Naval Stores-Turpentine and Rosin
SAVANNAH, May 5-TurpentIne-Steady Mt
$40. Sales, 80; receipts, LIST; shipments,
Rosin--Firm. Sales. 2,612: receipts 27o3
shipments 2.S65; stock. 1886 Quota tions-A'
B G, 20; Z, $2s5@3; f, S393.05; F, SO. .1o@
s15: g, Sd 10: II. S3.I5 /, s4.70; K. S5.75; NJ,
SoS5; \, S605; VIC, $6.1O; WV, S6l5i6 20.
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WASHINGTON
TACOMA, May 25.-Wheat unchanged BIue
stem, SOC; club, SIC; red SIC.
OREGON
PORTLAND. May 25.-Wheat: Club soc;
bluestem, 92c; valley. s9c; red SIC.
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REFINED SUGAR MARKET

The Western sugar refining company has re-
duced prices zoe and now quotes as follows
terms net cash: Standard granulated Zine or
coarsel, 5.S5c; fruit granulated 5s5c; crystal
dcnlnos s in cases. e.25c; tablets in half bbls.
o-30c; tablets in boxes. 6.60c; cubes and
crushed. 6l0c; powdered. 5.95c; candy granu-
lated, 5.Soc; cOnfectioners' A, 5.S5c; confecton-
ers crystals, 5.9Jc: magnolia A 545c; extra c.
5.3oc; golden G, 5-25c; D. 5.15c; beet granuIated
$3.50; bbls and so ID bags 10c, half bbls CSC
boxes 5Oc more per 100 lbs for all grades
Monarch bar Is quoted over and above the price
for standard fine tcanel granulated in 100 lb bags
as follows: Bags. 100 lbs. 35c: barrels 45c:
half barrels. 60e; 40 ID tins. cased, s2O5; 35 lb
tins. cased. sos; 10 ID tins cased 10 In
case, -. 30; lb tins, In a case 81 20: 80 ID
boxes, soc. No order taken for less than 90 bar
rels or it's equivalent No extra charge for put-
ting up bar In private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes follows: Granulnted basis
6.o5e; "Higrade'' bar. 6.55c; powdered g. Use:
a crushed. 6.30c: berry 6.05c; c. & n extra
nne dry granulated,s 6.05c; coarse dry rrunriated
6uoc; confectioners A. 6.o5c confectioners' crvs-
tai 615c: cubes. 6-30c; bricks, 630c; extra nne
graduated 600 Id bags only. 5s5c: excelsior
a, 5.o5c; extra G. 5.5ec; golden c, 5.45c; yellow
ID, 5.35c; II. e. crystal dominos, 9.45c Addi-
tional per 100 lbs: In bbs and 80 ID bags. Ioc
more; half -bbls. 25c more: boxes 5Oc more FOR
all grades Bar In S5 ID and 40 lb tins. 81 20
more: In 10 lh tins, S2.55 more. Minimum order.
carload weight.
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Cash Grain and Proyi.ion.

CHICAGO. May 25.-Cash quotations as
follows. Flour. easy; No. spring wheat. 921ac
@s1 .06; No red. 81 al 90; No. 2 corn.
74@c: No. yellow, 74s4c; No. oats 54zc;
No. white, 561ac: No. white. 81 "a @541ac:
fair TO choice mailing barley, 14@15c; No. j
northwestern faxseed, 81. 25; prime timothy
seed. 81 .05: short ribs. sides tioose) Sc 81 II
a. .25 short clear sides boxed. S737K@ "a
7.82la mess pork. per barrel $1s 45ml3. 80:
lard, per 100 pounds, $s .35; whisky basis of
high wines 81 .35.
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Ea.tern LIve.tock Market

CHICAGO. May 25.--CattIe- Receipts about
1900; mnrkst strong to loc higher. Beeves.
@5.5 stockers and feeders. So 40a5 80: cows
and heifers, s3@6.15;. calves. s5@6. 80.
Hogs-ReceIpts about G5 .000 market mostly
15e lower. Light, s515@5.50; mixed. -ft.156a
5.5o; heavy, $5.1o@550; rough. 5.10@5 20;
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butter. cheese ami E~r.

I CHICAGO. May 25.--5n the produce exchange
! today the butter market was easy: creameries.
| lsd22c; dairies, 16@20c- Eggs. steady at mark.
| cases incluuded, 14Aal4Nc: frsfs, l5lsc: prime
nrsts. 17c. Cheese, steady. 1O% a 0lelse
/ ELGIN. ILL.,. May 25.-Bufter-Firm At 2sc
| Sales for the week were I6l 900 pounds
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Calls Page Of Commercial News

the MEXICAN mining company by unsnimous 'sS sus
OF 97GiO shares the directors were "a nrsssnr
.n,o,,nr ~ 100 500 shares to POI. 600 snares no
new stock will be ready for issue on May %
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s.. I.ov,. vUool ,y,.,.

| ST LOUIS. May 25-Wool-Steady. Medium
grades. combing and clothing, 15I5617c: light
fine l3gl4c; heavy hne, 10@101sc; tub washed,
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Hay and Fecdstufrs

Receipts of hay yesterday were heavy being
1,410 tons, including 1O3 cars. Buyers and sell
ers were far apart In their views and the mar
ket was accordingly quiet. There was nothing
new in feedstufs.
Bran-$32@33 per ton.
N1iddlings-$33 G36 per ton
Shorts-$33@35 per ton
Feedstufs-Rolled barley. $31 @32; rolled oats
for feed, $34@35; mixed feed, $21 @29: oilcake
meal, in 20 ton lots $3.50. in 10 ton lots $3S,
ton lots $3.50. smaller lots $39; cocoanut cake
or meal at mills, $27 in 10 and $2I.5 in ton
lots. Jobbing S2S; corn meal $3e@4O; cracked
corn, S40@41; broom corn seed. 90c@1 per ctl;
alfalfa meal and mealfalfa, jobbng lots 3d. car
load lots SO per ton
Hay-wheat. $16@l9; wheat, and oat $16@
1850; tame oat. $13@1I.50: volunteer Wild oat.
S12@1 $50; alfalfa, S9@14; stock, $S@10 per
ton.
Straw-55690c per bale
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Minnesota Whent MarL.t

DULUTH, May 25.--Wheat--No. hard track.
$l11M; No. 1 northern. 81. 1.O9Z No. northern
$l:07A; May, $1.07A July, $1.O7i4; September,
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California stock and on Exchanse
SALES
Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco stock and exchange board, yesterday:
COMSTOCES
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changes appear. mostly In the direction Of higher
prices will be seen.
Flour-Calfornia family extras, $5.40@6 net.
without discount; bakers extras, $5.4065.65:
superfne. 81 .20@ 4-50; Oregon and Washington,
per Dbl. s4.9O@5.40 for family. bakers and pat
ents and S4-6o@5.15 for cut on; Kansas patents,
San Francisco track, Sc: do straight S5. 80; Da-
kota patents, $6.45; straight $6.25 per bbl
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages, net
cash. no discount follows: Graham -four,
$3 per 100 lbs; rye four $40; rye meal. $500;
rice -four, So. S097; corn meal. S3.05@3.25; extra
groats, s4.3o@4-5O; hominy. s3 40@3 go; buck
wheat flour. $405@4.25; cracked wheat. $4,000
$50; farina, $4@ 20; whole wheat -four, s3.20;
rolled wheat bbls 81 4.30@4.SO, in sacks So. 500
$50; pearl barley, $5.40; split peas, boxes. s505
@5.25 per 100 lbs.
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New York Mining Stocks
Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. May 25.-The market was point
or two higher. Local coppers are acting espe-
cislly well and very scarce. 1t is reported
that dividend will be declared ON North Butte
within few days.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by z. F. Hut
ton Co, 49o California street, San Fran
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LOCAL MARKETS

San Frnncisco Money Market
Sterling exchange was lower yesterday Silver
and Hongkong exchange higher. New
YORK rates remained unchanged.
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods
Revised price lists for cereal goods were H.
sued yesterday by several mills. Numerous
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Northern Hu.ine..

balances. $134 5o5
balances S30119
PORTLAND, May 25.-Clearings, $685., $50;
balances, $132, ,S04.
SPOKANE. May 25-Clesrings SOFA 25s
balances 1853, 719.
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New York stock List

f. F. Hutton & Co.. 400 California street,
members of the New York stock exchange. fur
aish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, May 25.-Hutton's wire says:
On strong cables and bad crop reports the local
market opened steady at 10 to II points advance.
with trading on liberal scale. Shorts were good
buyers, while long cotton was sold out the
advance. The chief news was the heavy rains
over Texas during Sunday, and from private re-
very little cotton afoat for Liverpool and it
looks If there won't be any for time
The spot situation is still strong and offerings
are very light The government condition of crop
is expected to be from so to SO. This will COM
pare with 100 on June last year, but the latter
about the lowest report for 80 years.
Spot closed steady, 80 points higher Middling
up,ands, 11.50c; middling gulf, 11.75c. Sales
h.la