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EASTERN MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

stocks to
against operations calculated to depTess them were &
touched
highest reached the The movement WAS broad and
materially anecteo Dy
the large realizing of profits accomplished by shifting the the uyns d
Union Pacific and the dmonstav rise IN this stock
published head the
of credited also
expressions regarding especially the These Pubca
OF speculative
the quarters
developments bearing on the
shipment Berlin week
equanim of fhe unaffected ease maintained
announced day. evdencng working OF the problem
the o
OF
which while moderate
in
of the
heldb al $3.50
per
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Potatoes. Onions and Vegetable,

The usual extra buying Incident to the end OF
the week caused active market for field and
garden produce. and although arrivals in most
lines were large, steady to firm prices were OBJ
tanned for all descriptions. Asparagus. which
had been dragging for several days. suddenly
strengthened, the upper grades making q sub
stantial advance while string beans. summer
squash and rhubarb were all in decreased supply
and higher. The common field variety OF
green peas was in free supply and easier, but
garden lots continued to find favor with buyers
garlic WAS Offering at slightly lower rates and
cucumbers remained weak, with both Texan and
local lots selling cheap Some Marysyille Gu
cumbers, the first of the season, came in but had
not been sold up to late hour. In the potato
market old crop stock firmly held the lin
tied supplies being controlled by a few handlers
while new stock was weak, with supplies some
what in excess of current needs. The new red
and Bermuda varieties of onions were lower
the decline being the result of continued heavy
arrivals OF the former
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, $1@1.25 per etl:
river whites, 15c0$1 per bag; sweet potatoes
$2.5O83 per ctl; new potatoes 1612c per H.
Onions-Australian $35064 per ctl; Bermu-
das, 81. .40@l 90 per crate new green 3565Oc
per box; new reds, $1.15@1.25 per sack
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, T@Sc per ID for ex-
ira, 512@6l@c for No. i and 305c for No D.
tomatoes, Mexican, $1.50Q1.T5 per crate: cii
cumbers, 40W1sc per dozen; green peas Sf611. so
per sack for common and $1.T56l2 for fancy.
string beans, SG9c per ID; summer SQUASH S5csS
$125 per box; rhubarb T5c6l$1 % per hoy. pars
lie, tCgSe per Ii FOR Few: cabbage 35050c nor
ctl; caulinower, S5c0g$1 per dozen; carrots nc
per sack; turnips, Zoe per sack.
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THE STOCK MARKET
OphIr and Mexican Active
Nevadns Dull

For Saturday. trading in local stocks and
bonds very fair. but OF a scattering charac-
ter The sugars continued firm and Hawaiian
Commercial sold up 10 S91.5O There was a con
tinued advance in United Railroads bonds from
$T1.8715 to ST2.5O.
In the COmssOcks. Ophir and Mexican
active, the former selling up to So. against Fri
days closing price OF So 50, and the latter up %
S137i2. against 81 25. There particular
activity in any other stock Consolidated Impe-
rial levied assessment Of 1c. and Overma0
one OF &C.
The southern Nevadas were extremely dull.
with no variations worthy OF note. There was
general tendency. either up or down
Blue Belle mining company Of Plumas county
has levied assessment Of &c. Delinquent
June %
The Combination Extension tGoldaeld) mining
company's stock has been listed the San
Francisco stock and exchange board.
The stock holders OF the San Francisco. Oak
land and San Jose Consolidated railway. which
Is the successor OF the San Frdueisco, Oakland
and San Jose railway. have aHtherized the crea-
tion OF a bonded Indebtedness amounting TO 81
100000. OF this amount S4.5OO,OOO viii be re-
served 10 meet the present debt OF the old COM
pany There viii remain SS. 000, 900 new bonds
to provide funds for extensions when the bonds
can be sold.
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tion of extras. but there are large lines Of the
under grades on hand. The latter are weak ~
fresh eastern seconds are Offering freely IN lht
street. and the green produce merchants ~ne
receive store eggs are selling below the exehahge
quotations.
California nat cheese is being stored freely
but the market remains weak nevertheless.
The following sales were made on the e4'
change:
Butter-1O cases of extras at 23c and 10 at
231ac pound.
Eggs-1O cases of extras at 21 1zc Dozen
Cheese-25 fancy California Young Americas al
14c pound
Receipts were IS. 400 lbs butter. $4,000 lbs
cheese and / .052 cases eggs.
The Following official quotations as estao-
lished by the sales bids and offers on the moor
of the dairy exchange. Prices In the street.
while governed by the exchange quotations., gen
orally range from &c 10 &c higher owing TO the
various charges to be added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras 2315 per 10,
weak; do hrsts. y l2e. 6rm, do seconds, &c,
firm; No. packing stock, zoe, steady; NO
do. 10c, steady.
Cheese-Fancy California new fats. 12c PEI
h. weak; do hrsts. 111ac, steady; do seconds.
101sc steady; fancy Oregon fats, lac, steady
fancy Young Americas 14c firm; do nrsts-
BE, firm; fancy Oregon Young Americas. 1413e,
firm; fancy New York storage, 16c. weak; ore
gon do. 14c. firm.
Eggs (per dozen. cases included)-
fresh extras. n &c, steady; do rsts. zoe. steay
do seconds. 16lac. steady; do thirds, l6e STEADY
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sales sToCKs lHighl - Bid 20
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK May l6.-Elour-Receipts
steady a but dull Minnesota patents, S. 2o@5. 60
winter straights, $4. So@45o; Minnesota bakers
4.2o@4.6 6oi winter extras, $350@4.10; winte
wheat-Receipts, 125,soo bushels exports
l33,2oo bushels. Spot, No. ?, $1.o5 nomina
elevator; No. red, $1os nominal; f. o. b.
ahoat; No. hard winter, $1.13l5 f. o. b., afoat
With the exception OF May, which was higher OF
manipulation, wheat was generally about ss'
and liquidation May, $l.055Q 5Ql.07A, CLOSED
s1.O615 July. 977s @9S 3-16c, closed 9sc; Septem
Der, 1875 994 Lice, closed 93Hc.
sG5c, -'-N ~'-''' -'' 'S'0e' -00O
Hides-Firm; Bogota. IKE; Central America
Wool-Quiet; domestic fleece, 2sQa2c.
Petroleum-Steady; refined New York, s.75c
Philadelphia and Baltimore, S.70c; do in bulk
sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining, $500; cen
trifugal, 06 test, 1850; molasses sugar, 8.6lc
Refined steady; No. Q, 5.l0c; No. I. b.o5c; No
8, 5.ooc; No. 9. 495c; No. 10, 4S5c; No. IL
4.s0c; No. Il, 4.T5c; No. 13, 4.70c; No. IA
465c; confectioners A. 53oc; mold A. 5.s5ci
cut lGat. GS9c; oo crushed S sos powdered Seoc
Cofee-Futures closed easy at a net decline
oog og6 points Sales, $3.50 bags. including
December, 6.1O@6.15c. Spot quiet; No Rio
66ssc; No. Santos, SIC. MID, dull; Cordoya
DRIED FRUITS
Exaporated apples-The market continues quiet
with fancy quoted at 1061IAc; choice 81 q
919c; prime, 6A A@7%c; common to fair, So q
6l2c.
Prunes-Advices from the coast indicate a
very short prune CROP but spot quotations are
unchanged. ranging from &c q lac for Canfornia
ana from JAc to 10c for Oregon fruit
Aprlcots-Are unchanged, with choice quoted
az l315c; extra choice, 14@I411c; fancy
Peaches-Continue unsettled. with choice quoted
at Be- extra choice, 91sc fancy 1O@lOhc: extra
fancy, 1lQllhc.
Raisins-Are dull, with loose Museatel quoted
81. 25(d1 az 49, ~ --' 'SA'
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Receipt. Of Produce
FOR SATURDAY. MAY IS

Flour. Or SKIS ...........:.-........... = -. s,s
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

New York stocks firm the day. and coppers steady to firm
Cotton futures from II Is points higher Spots unchanged
Francisco bank cleang decrease 189 per from 1907
Local stock market quiet and without striking feature
Wheat lower Chicago, but unchanged here.
Barley futures weaker. Spot grain unchanged.
Oats rm but dull Beans in very fair demand
Hay association its regular detailed statement of stock
Old potatoes firm crop weak. Onions lower
Considerable poultry carried over to Monday
Quotations for butter, cheese and eggs unchanged
Iew apricots in market Strawberries II heavy supply
Oranges quiet but firmly held Mexican lines lower.
No further change in dried fruits and raisins
Cattle sheep and hogs as before quoted.
Linseed oil &c higher.
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Whent ana Other GRAINS

Wheat-Paris and Liverpool futures were both
lower. Chicago was also lower on unfavorab e
cables and favorable crop weather. The market
was dull and had lower look
The San Francisco market was dull and un-
changed, the spot grain being quiet and futures
neglected.
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Calls Page Of Con1nnercial News
Red or white Lead-Red lead, 1s00c per ID.
.ocor~iIno 10 quality: white lead. S6QS1lc.
aeeO'us rEFiNED SUGAR MARKET

I,ad or white Lead-Red lead, 5GlOc per ID.
according TO quality; white lead. S6gS1ac.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The western sugar refining company quotes az
so;1oTvs terms net cash STANDARD granulated
tsne or coarsel 6.eJc; fruit granulated, 6.05cs
crystal dominOs IN eases. v.4Jc, tablets In half
66ls 8 55c; tablets in bxs. 6.e0cs cubes and A
crushed 6.3Oc: powdered, C-15c; candy granu-
Iated 15c: confectionerS' A, 6.O5c; magnolia
a Il SIC: extra c., 5.55c; golden Q, 5.45e; ID,
< s5c. extra hne granulated. 5-S5cs bbls and so
N ba1S fOc: half bbls. 25c; boxes. 5Oc more per
100 lbs for an grades. Monarch bar is quoted
over and above the price for standard hne tcanel
ersnnIated in 100 ID bags as follows: Bags. 100
lbs 35c; barrels. 4Je: half barrels. soc: 40 ID
tins. eased. s. 90; 35 n tins. cased. s2-05; 10 ID
tins cased 10 in case. 81. lOs ID tins, In q
ease So 20: 80 ID boxes, Soc. No order taken for
less than IS barrels its equivalent No extra
charge FOR putting up bar IN private packages.
TIE California and Hawaiian sugar refining
COMPANY quotes as follows: Granuiated basis.
6O5c: s.Higrade'' bar. G-5jc: powdered. 6-l5c;
A Crushed s soc; berry. 9 .O5c: Q. & II. extra
ane tiry granulated. 6.O5c; coarse dry granuiated
8 O5c: confectioners' A. 6.OOc; confectionery
crystal. else: cubes. 6.30c; bricks. 6.3Ocs extra
fine granulated 200 lb bags only, 5e5e. excelsior
A. 5.65c; extra c, 5-5jc; golden c. 545e; yellow
ID. $3.50; II. & E crystal dominos Disc Addi-
tonal per 100 lbs: In bbls and 80 10 bags. 1Oc
more; half bbls, 2jc mores boxes. soc more for
all grades Bar in 35 ID and 40 ID tins. 81. 70
more; in 10 10 tins, s2.35 more. Minimum order,
carlond weight.
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Condition of General Trade

The New York circular of Henry Clews says:
Trade reports continue very unsatisfactory.
Where prices have been readiusted there are
some signs of renewed activity, but the holding
up of prices and wages in many departments Of
industry is simply retardng recovery. The
most encouraging feature in any quarter is the
crop outlook. Thus far the crops have made an
early and satisfactory start, much better than
q year ago. The acreage of cotton promises to
ter wheat is in fine condition and in view of
the larger acreage promises big crop Should
the weather continue favorable until the harvest
In June may even be favored with bumper
crop Of winter wheat. Nothing viii do more
toward pulling the country out of the slough
of despond' than a good harvest. There are
prospects of a better export demand for both
wheat and cotton, which, in connection with re-
cent foreign purchases of securities viii tend
to retard gold exports, although a resumption Of
the latter may be anticipated at no distant
date"
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LIVESTOCK MARKET
GenernI NIerchandi.e

Bags-Gran bags. June-Juiy, o. G6Bc; SaA
Quentin Gl@c; wool bags. 42ls q 44c; fleece twine,
lie per 10.
Coal--Pennsylyania anthracite. egg. $16: Vel
lington. Sl2 per ton; New Wellington, $12; Coos
bay. $40: Australian aouse-TichmOnd etc.
Sl2 Cumberland Si4 IN bulk and $3.50 In Sacks
Welsh anthracite SIS; coke. SIT per ton IN bulk
and SO in Sac'SS: Rocky mountain. S1lQl2.
Oils-Linseed is &c higher Quotations are
for barrels: Linsecd. 57e per gallon for
boiled and J5c for raw; cases sc more;
castor OIL. in cases No I. 75e; Baker 3
AA, cases, 1..46sl &c; iueol. 50c Ter boiled and
4Sc for raw China mt cases, T6QBSCe per gal
Ion; cocnanut oil ia barrels. 60G63t5c for Xxx
57I6@6ic for No j and 559JS1ae for No .
according TO quality; extra bleached winter sperm
oil Csc: natural winter sperm oil, 65cs ma turaI
whale oil. 55c; extra winter strained lard oil
90c: No. / lard oil. I5c; pure neatsfOot OIL soc:
No / neatsfO0t oil. Csc; herring oil. 40c; salmon
oil 35c; boiled fish oil. 3Jc; paint oil. 35c.
Coal Oil. Gasoline, etc.--Water white. In drums
or iron bbls lie. cases iSc; special do Ike:
nearl oil in cases. 165sc: astral 16ISc. sfar
i8Isc; extra star, 19@e Elaine 261sc; eocene
i0ilc: red crown and motor gasoline. in iron bbls
or drums 14tSc. IN cases 311sc: No engine dis
tfllnte I'm iron bbs OF drums. SCI va = a.. e.
"a ses &c nore SO degree Sssi,i.ne. IN hulk SOC in
cases 3THc; naphtha. in bulk l0c. IN cases
1715c.
TnrpentIne-6oc per gfllon in cases and see In
drums aud iron barrels.
$3.50; G, $6.35; H, S6.45; !. S6.70,
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Poultry and Gnme

There were no new arrivals of poultry To speas
OF, only II coops coming to hand on the early
was not badly ~pverstocked as. on the few nrs'
seding days, but .quite larges amount had 10
De held over, as buyers were well supplied and
were only looking for bargains In choice stock
Three cars Of western chickens were marketed
during the week.
Poultry tper dozen)--Hens. S46l450 for small
so.Uo.oo Tor large and $6@7 for extra; old
Ioosters, $J.5094o0; young ROSTERS, 81 5O6fS:
GO extras. $9@lO flyers: SaGT; large broIiers.
for young and $4655 for old: pigeons Sf 5SSs
Loo; squads. s2@2.50; geese. S2Q2 so per pair:
sosilnss, $2o0G!S per pair; turkeys nominal
$1.25Q1 so. oe''s'
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Butter, Cheese ana Erv.

Notwithstanding that the ton uuotation ~,
butter was considered too high by many reeeiv.
ers' who We're anxious TO force the market down
SO that seasonal storing could be resumed me
price stood exactly the same as before The mn.
nuai storage season light between spectators Is
on ana the bun interests, being numerical liy
stronger tnan the bears, have thus far been able
70 keep the market up despite the fact that
STOCKS are coming forward faster than the rcgu-
lar trade can absorb them. There Is aIready
somewhat OF an accumulation OF extrns. and ii
,u Womb pc much largef but for the>hlling OF pick
''iE "a h "iueIs Tor Inc northern trade
,,,n inS egg market is dull. with retail tradcsmen
nmitlhg their purchases. and receivers are
opnseo 10 store more less every day. The
s'orase movement prevents any great accumula-
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WeekIy CIearing House statement

Weekly Clearing House Statement
NEW YORK, May 16.-The statement Of clear
ing house banks for the week shows that the
| banks hold $64, ,60T, ,250 more than the require
increase of S723 IT'S in the proportionate CASH re-
serve as compared with previous accounts The
statement follows: Loans $l,20l, ,12O,O0O, increase
81 III 500; deposits $1216 220 900, increase $o,-
400; legal tenders $50 .6s1 800 increase $1,521,
TOO; specie $3l3 $50, 500 increase $6T6, 600; re-
serve, S3S3. .G62. 400, increase 81 I00 reserve
required 1919, 055, $50, increase S1.4I3,925; sur
States deposits S72. .331, ,250 increase $1143 125.
The percentage of actual reserve Of the clearing
house banks at the close of business yesterday
was IS.
Of greater New York not members OF the clear
ing house shows that these institutions have ag
gregate deposits of $S97, ,160, 800; total cash on
hand, SCI, ,061. 400, and loans amounting TO SS6l-
of the clearing house banks were new high rec
ords.
The Financier will say: For the first time
since the panic last fall, with the exception
reported for the six days ending May 16 a
slight decrease in their surplus reserves. The
statement of actual condition made Saturday
shows i loss of 81 ,024. 500 In holdings of specie
into consideration that a small decrease was
reported the face of export movement of
gold amounting TO $3.50, 600 and the payment by
the banks Into the treasury through the with
drawal of public deposits of an amount approx
mating S5, 800 0O0 ii will be seen that the clear
ing house institutions almost made up the loss
through the excess of receipts from the interior
and current operations with the treasury AS
result Of the weeks changes a decrease Of
$3, 500 reported in surplus reserves
which, taking the statement of actual condi
surplus reserve of the New York clearing house
banks $64, ,00l 224
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, May 16.-Hutton's wire SAYS
Early cables from Liverpool were due II down
on July and unchanged new crop months
weekly figures are bullish as expected
After the bad spell of weather we are almost
~"
Livermore interests are believed to have
closed out their long July stuff at big profit,
The Commercial says. Things are sbaninr
very rapidly for another big fight in the cotton
market this time over the October option Trad
Ing on the exchange was very heavy yesterday
and October was the popular month There was
rush OF Wall street operators to sell this
There Will be bigger fight over October II
seems than there was over July There was
good deal of trading In July yesterday brt
there was lack Of snap about It, July seems
70 have now becone in a great degree dead
month. Liverpool furnished this market with a
decided surprise yesterday"
Spot closed quiet. Middling upland. 11c.
middling gulf, II 25e No saIes
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Beans and Seeds

With short supplies and an urgent demand
In the east the bean market continues firm. with
pinks and whites particularly No further
change in prices
Beans tper ctD-Bayos, $2.90Q3 10; pea. $S. so
"a: small white, S3.90@4; large white s.. y0@
4; pink, .$3@3.10; red So 25@3.75; butter. 81. 80;
limas, 81 65@4.so; red kidney. So; blackeyes.
S3.25@3.50; horse beans, 81 25@2. 10; cranberry
BEANS $2.50@3; Garvanzas, S3.25Q36a
Seeds-Brown mustard, 31a g3%c; yellow mus
tard, nominal; haxseed, So, carload lots canary,
4e alfalfa lie; rape cleaned 2lac; timothy
nominal; hemp AZ @41ac; millet, "a 93Ac per
lb; broom corn seed, $1SG20 per ton
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at $265@3 per
ctl. No Niles here
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Hay ana Feedstrra

Receipts OF hay were liberal again yesterday,
being 653 tons, including 5Sy cars. The market
quiet at unchanged prices. The detailed
statement of the stock of hay on hand May
l, as issued by the hay association, appears in
another column.
Bran-$32@33 per ton.
Middlings-$33d d36 per ton.
Shorts-$33 d35 per ton
Feedstuffs- Rolled barley. S31 QS2: rolled oats
for feed. $34@S5; mixed feed $2T@29; oilcake
meal, in 20 ton lots $3.50, in 10 ton lots $3S.
ton lots $3.50. smaller lots $780, cocoanut cake
meal at mills, ST in 10 and SGT 80 in . ton
lots, jobbing SIS; corn meal, S36M37; cracked
corn. $3S@3D; broom corn seed 9OcGIS1 per ctl;
alfalfa meal and mealfalfa, jobbing lots $23 car
load lots So per ton.
Hay-Wheat, $16G20; wheat and oat S160
ID; tame oat. $13@17.5O; volunteer wild oat
2qlo50; alfalfa. S9414; stock. $SGl0 per ton.
Straw--55QDOc per bale
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Hides, TaIIovv, Wool and Hop.

Hides-Culls and brands sell about h@fe
under quotations. Heavy salted steers. Sc; me
dium. 7e; light &c; eowhides, &c for heavy.
size for light; stays. nc; Saited kip 6lae; sated
veal, SIC; sslted calf. Ike; dry hides, isc;
dry kip, lie; dry calf. 16c; dry stays, Sc;
Mexican dry hides, 11ci Mexican dry salted, do
DC; Mexican picked do 10c: sheepskins shear
lings, $4,000 eaeh short wool. 25@5Oc each ;
medium. 5J@S0c each; long wool, S5c6Sl.l0:
lambs 15@30c; horse hides salt 50 2bn2 Is
for large. and $1.75@2,25 for medium; f5c@
S1.25 for small and 254aOc for colts; horse
hides. dry. s202. % for large and $l5O92
for medium. 5oc@sl for sunan and 25G5Oc Tor
colts; deer skins, dry Mexican. 25a26c; dry
salted do, 20424c; picked do. 20c; dry Central
American. 2692Sc; goat skins. prime angoras
50cG$l; large hair goats 55c; medium,
Zoe small, 5@i0c.
Tallow-No. l rendered. 4e; No. :. sasHe:
grease. 2G2I5c.
woolaospring clip lfreel, Hsmboldt years
staple. zoe; northern Humboldt and Mendocino
l2@14c; San Joaquin. s91lc; southern coast
7@10c; Nevada, 99l2c per ID. Fall clip. north
ern mountain (free), 79Sc; defective, 4a7c
Hops-Prtees to growers are follows: 1906
114@212c; 1907 crop, 447c for all coast de-
scriptions: contracts, 9M10c for one year and
1o@12c for three to i've years.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provi.ion.

CHICAGO, May l6-The wheat market
opened easy because of lower prices abroad,
weakness at Liverpool and on the continent
ana the favorable weather for the growing crop
in this country The local receipts were fairly
heavy, and statements from Kansas and other
points in the southwest were to the effect that
heavier shipments might be looked for next
week. There were some reports OF damage by
insects, out these were outweighed by the re-
ports OF large receipts. The close was weak
July opened Il to j5c lower at sec to s8Nc
solo between SSAc and S9%e and closed
at sSN @Soc.
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Corn was weak early In the day. July corn
opened s@Ac to A@%c lower at 66A 065Sse,
soia between 65Ac and 66c and closed at 66c.
-, Trade in oats was light and unimportant.
There was some selling of September on tine crop
prospects Reports received from Kansas and
Nebraska announced an early harvest and this
was also a depressing factor July oats opened
&c lower at 46a4c sold between 46S4c and &c
ana closed at 47c.
ihe provisions market dull, but closed q
shade hrmer. a heavy run of hogs In the west
wa, was depressing factor July pork closed 272c
hIigher, lard was unchanged and ribs were 21ae
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Foreign Futures
Minnesota Wheat Market

MINNEAPOLIS, May l6 Close Wheat
May, s104si July. S1037s; September. 90Ssc
No. hard, $1.0s1s @l.0Sts; No. / northern
81 l.O61s g1.06Ss; No. northern, $1.041s @l.049s
No. northern, 97%c@S1.O0%.
DULUTH May 16.-Close: Wheat-No
northern, S1.05A No. 2, $1.o29l; May, $1.o3A
July, Sl.03ss September, 91Ac.
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.Ihs leading futures ranged as follows:
Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, May 16.-Cash quotations were as
follows 1o Flour, steady; spring patents. 50 500
"a .49@4.9o; straights. '$4 1904 10; bakers :,
$3 .lod4 25; No. spring wheat. 92e@$1 .0S;
No. red, 99c@S1.00; No. corn, I4Ac; No.
z yellow. I434 a 15c; No. 2 oats, 54c; No. 3
white, 51@541ac; fair to choice mailing bar
ley, 61@Tic; No. 1 northwestern haxseed,
81 "A "a short ribs sides tloose 81. 75@T L. y
short clear sides tboxedl, 81 81 - al .6212;
pork, per barrel, $13 .25@l l3 3i43; lard, per
lGO pounds, $S.321a; whisky, basis of high
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ProviSfo,,.

There is a fair average demand for all de-
seriptions. with prices unchanged.
to u lbs, 1515c; light medium and medium,
1870; bellies, II to II lbs. 15c: sugar cured
to lbs, 1870; to 10 lbs IsHc: 10 to Il
lbs. lSc; fancy sugar cured, 22c per lb; eastern
sugar cured hams. 15c for heavy and Is nc
for light; California hams. 1313 914e; mess beef
$ll per Dbl; extra family, SIP; family. S11.50;
prime mess pork. $21; extra clear SD; mess.
S24; pig pork, $25; pigs feet. IS for half bbls,
S225 for 70 lb kegs and s1.3O for kits: smoked
beef. 1SG2Oc per h.
Lard-Tierces quoted at SIC for California
compound. &c for eastern compound and lie FOR
10 lb tins. 11Ac; lb tins. i17se; ID tina
Cottolene-One half bbI. exc; half bbls,
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
Spot closed quiet. Mlddling uplands, lie
middling gulf, 1I.25e. No sales.
Now York NIetal MARKED

NEW YORK, May 16.-There was no change
In the metal markets in the absence of London
cables.
Tin was quoted firm at 80. 1915 @30. 321ac
Copper remains dull; Lake IL. "a 6ll2 T5c
electroytic 1250ql2 621zc casting 12256
123715c.
Lead, quiet and unchanged, 42215 al 271hc
Spelter. quiet and unchanged at 4.55@4. csc.
Iron was steady at recent prices,