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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
Observation-Disclosures
Brief Telegraph
Items Of Interest

LONDON. July s.--Ambassador and
Mrs. Reid gave dinner at Dorches-
ter house last night, followed by re-
ception, 10 meet the American bish-
ops who attended the Lambeth con-
ference. There were nearly 1000
guests.
SAIGON, July S.-Three Annamile
officers have been condemned to
death, having been found guilty Of
completely In an alleged plot TO poison
the members OF the local garrison.
CINCINNATI. July S.-Dr E. A.
Pace. member OF the faculty OF the
Catholic university. Washington, d.
c., made a plea for the unifcation
under one system OF all the Roman
Catholic schools in the United States
before the convention of the Catholic
Educational convention at the church
OF ST. Francis OF Assist.
WASHINGTON July S.-Three fires
that broke out from suspicious origin
In different parts OF the city, resulted
In minor injuries to five men, the
death OF 90 horses and n property
damage OF upwards OF $4,000 In the
excitement NJ. u. Mccarthy, a saloon
proprietor, fell through a skylight and
landed In a den In which a large black
bear was confined, but he quickly
leaped out OF danger
MUSKOGEE. Okla. July s.-The
sheriffs OF Mcintosh and 0kmulgee
counties went to the old Hickory
grounds near Henrietta to INVESTIGATES
the uprising OF Snake indians and
were driven away from the camp by
30 armed Indians, and Negroes. Be
fore sending them away. CRAZY Snake
delivered a message defying the laws
/ OF the state and the United States
government. declaring that they have
no authority over the Indians. State
/ troops probably will be dispatched TO
/ the scene.
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Rumors of Amalgamations in Railway
Lines Influence Speculation
New York stock Market

YORK. 24-Wih of three
the holidays from tonight until Monday there little
largely devoted closing
OPEN both the market serving
decided confusion which speculative sentiment stands at
covering left the
earlier the week In other there liquidation OF long
In the of the stocks that have figured the week
other where the deal
stocks that have responded hitherto
available for possible junction with larger railroad
railroad
southern dominating influence
Vanderbilt
property II Hartman. The
stocks responded resumption OF mill activities of
o these properties
smelling continuing
field of industry. United
also inclined be heavy affected by the moderate
OF expansion reported to be in the industry The
fall Wabash the
occurred approaching
deal this The
the withdrawal OF the the trunk line and its
lines Pttsburg and Chicago business
Developments created the
ure in polio VIII was OF
The demand for call loans the prolonged holiday caused
in
indications the banking Evidently the
the
reached about S250000 The ubreauy have taken
the banks
during
banks has been feature OF the market
The decline canditon the Bank of England reported
unusually for this bit the London market
market dealings
grade
S8z46Oo United States bonds remained unchanged call
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Never before in the history of the poultry
business in this city the supply OF tur-
Keys FOR the Christmas market so small as tnts
year and the price obtained both at whole
sale and retail yesterday were also unprece-
dented There were not 100 tons Of local dressed
stock received during the past three days.
while the demand greater than IN past
considered excessive Yesterdays early ar
rivals were only So cases, and they came
INTO bare market they were closed out IN a
rev minutes at record prices Receivers asked
from 31c to Soc, according to quality and quan-
tlty IN the morning. and receivers or a rev
Struggling cases that came in late were not
Obliged TO name price, buyers bidding the
supplies. Live birds were Offering in small
lots and brought 26630c a pound There was
not pound of turkey. live or dressed unsold
In the commission district when the days busi
ness was over. All other kinds of poultry were
In good request, with firm prices ruling Tor
every thing on the list. Game t0o, was in good
demand, owing to the scarcity of turkeys. and
there was general advance in prices
Poultry tper dozen)-Hens $4G5 for small.
S5.5096 for large and S7G9 for extras: young
ROSTERS. $6.5O@7 do extras, 81 .50@S; old roost-
ers, $4Q5: flyers. $J.50@6; large broilers. $4-50
90; small broilers, S3.50@4; ducks, s60S for
young and $4G5 for old; pigeons, l.25; squads.
$3.50; geese 81 5O@3 per pair.
turkeys tper lb)-Dressed. 81 GI36c, with oc-
casional sales at 3sc; live. 2603Oc.
Game tper dozen)-Mallard ducks. S3.5O03,
?: widgeon. $1.75@2- %; small, 81 50G1 10;
DlaekJacks, 81 .50M1.I 10: gray ducks. 81 0O05;
gray geese, $3.50M4.50; white geese, 81. IJ@
20; brant, $393. 80 for large and s2@2.50 for
small; honkers, S54T.50; hare, 81; eottontall
rabbits, 81. 30.
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Outlook for Monday

The New York circular of Henry Clews says:
Security prices are undoubtedly too high when
measured by customary standards. AS repeat
edly stated In these advices. cheap money has
been the most powerful single influence in the
remarkable recovery of 1908. When call money
remained at 1 y az per cent and less, dividend
paving stocks appeared particularly cheap. The
accumulation of idle money following panic
has always been powerful stimulant for re-
cevery, and this year cheap money had more
lifting power than in previous panics because
of its larger supply and the fact that the
panic had less serious effects than usual in in
dustrial and mercantile pursuits.
All indications suggest slow but sure hard
ening of money rates The stifening which
usually accompanies preparations for January
disbursements is of course only temporary and
should disappear by the middle of next month.
But there are other and more permanent infu
ences at work which mean higher interest rates
Chief among these win be the demands for
capital. In the first eleven months of this
year the security issues estimated at
about 1900 600 000 against 81. 200, ,000, 600 the
same time last year OF this total twothirds
roughly speaking. railroad issues. During
the next few months still larger applica tions
may be expected. because the necessities of the
railroads are far from satisfied. and 1t must
be remembered that financial operations were
very seriously deferred by the panic Now that
confidence is being restored. such negotiations
Will of be resumed. This means both a
material increase in the supply of securities and
higher rates Of interest: conditions which, 1t is
needless TO point out, are not favorable TO still
higher prices. The future of the money market,
however, will be affected by additional consid-
erations. larger mercantile demand for funds
is sure to develop next year with the improve
ment in business, and this demand must inevi-
tably be met. Again. the reserves of the as
sociated banks are showing almost sensational
declines; gold exports have been resumed and
may be expected 70 continue. because in the
absence of sufficient supply of grain and cot
ton bills we must send gold 10 fill the def
cheney. We can not expect to ship securities to
any great extent at these prices. since Europe
has been selling Americans and bluntly telling
us we are ON too high plane. Hence, with
increasing demands for money. disappearing
bank reserves and respective gold exports ii
follows that money rates must work gradually
higher.
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General Merchandise

Bags-Grain bags, 614 d6sse. buyer June-Juiy;
Coai~Carbon Hin. So: Beaver Hin 81: Penn
sylvania anthracite egg. S16 per ton. Wellington
~, New MeinPgson SS' ZOOS Bay 81 sa Anstrs,
Richmond IS; Cumberland. SIS in bulk and
per ton IN bulk and SIG in sacks; Rocky noun
tain. $3.50 per short ton. -
Oils-Quotations are for barrels. Linseed. &c
per gallon for boiled and 60c for raw; cases, &c
more; castor oil. in cases. No. !. 75c; Bakers
"A. cases $1.136115: China nut. cases. I6Q
Soc per gallon: eocoanut oil. in barrels. STAG
Sic for xxx. 5505S1ae for No. I and 52i5 0JGc
Tor No ? according to quantity: extra bleached
winter sperm oil. zoe; natural winter sperm OIL:
o0c; natural whale OIL soc; extra winter bleached
lard oil, 95e; No l neatsfOot Oil. 6Jc; herring
OIL 4oc; salmon oil. S5e; boiled fish oil, S0ei
Coal oil. Gasoline. etc.-Water white. iron
barrels or drums. Zoe; $50 deg oil. iron barrels
or drums. HE; special do. lie; pearl oil. in
zoe; Elaine. 261Scs eoeene. zoe; red crown and
motor gasoline: in bulk. 141se in cases 2llsc;
&c; cases &C more; s6 deg gasoline, in bulk
S0c in cases 81 lee; varnish makers and paint
ers naphtha. IN bulk lie. in cases. 1Si.c-
Iurpentine-6Je per gallon in cases and JSc
in drums and iron barrels.
Rosin-Per barrel OF $50 lbs: Il. $3.50; p.
SS99S;SSS; 6. S0.40; II. $50; W G. $40; W W.
Red and White Lead-Red slsasc; white.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
Ihe Western sugar refining company quotes a.
follows. terms net cash: Standard granulated
crystal dominos. in cases. S-55c; tablets in half
obs; 6.O0e; tablets in boxes. 6.3Oc; cubes and A
crushed. 5-SOc; powdered. 5.6Jc, candy granu-
lated, 5-65cs eOnfectoners A. 555c. cOnfection-
ers crystals. 5-65c; magnolia A. 5.15c; extra c.
o.ooc; golden G, 4.95c; D. 4.S5c; extra fine gran
riated. 5.S5c. Barrels and 90 10 bags l0c. half
barrels Zoe. boxes SOC more per 100 lbs for all
grades. Monarch bar IS quoted over and above
the price for standard fine (cane) granulated in
100 ID bags as follows: Bags. 100 lbs. 35c; bar
rels. 45e; half barrels. 60c: 40 10 tins. cased.
500 80 ID tins. eased. s2-O5 10 ID tins. cased.
In
$40; 80 ID boxes Soc. No extra charge for
putting up bar in private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes foilows- Granulated basis
5-55c, ''Higrade'' bar. 5-90e: powdered :. .65e- a
crushed. 5.soc; berry. 5-55c; c. & H. extra fne
dry granulated. 5-50cs coarse dry granulated
5-55c; confectioners A, 5.55c: confectionery
! crystal 5.6Jc; cubes. 5.S0c: bricks 5S0c: extra
fine granulated 600 ID bags onlyl 5S5c. excel.
sior A. 5.15e. extra G.. 5.O5c; golden c. 495c;
yellow D. 4-S5e; H. & E. crystal dominos, s 55c
Additional per 100 lbs: In barrels and 80 ID
bags. 1Oe more. half barrels. 25e more: boxes
50c more for all grades Bar, in 35 10 and 40 II
tins. $40 more; in 10 ID tins So SIS more
Minimum order carload weight.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-The wheat market opened
strong, with prices up Is a a4c compared with
the previous close and continued firm the en-
tire day, although sentiment was little less
bullsh late in the session. At the close May
sold at 81 .067s @1.o7 and July at 9sasc. The
bulge ar the start due TO an advance of
I'D to I'D in Liverpool, which was caused by
reports of delay to harvest operations in Ar
gentina by rains Shorts were active bidders
early in the day, but the session advanced
demand became less urgent and trade In
clned to drag. Late in the day the decline OF
cents in the price of the December delivery at
New York had bearsh influence No export
business was reported for today. but Duluth
claimed that bids were near a working basis.
The market strong early in the day
but weakened during the final hour and closed
easy. with prices shade TO 1sc lower than yes
terday's close. May closed at 607sc and July
at COTS @61c.
Oats strong during the first part OF the
day on renewed buying by cash interests but
weakened later in the session and closed at a
net decline Of lsc TO sc, with May at 51N a
51s s4c and July at 46hse.
Realizing sales caused weakness in provisions
final quotations being unchanged to 1oc lower
compared with the previous close. Trade was
quiet. the feature being buying of May lard By
a leading bull.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Hides. TaIlow. Wool ana Ho..

Hides-Culls and brands sell about 1STr1c nm.
der quotations. Heavy salted steers 1Ses ~, ~,
heavy. 10c for light; stays. &c: saIted kin
salted veal 15e: salted calf. 151hc; dry bidss
1sc; dry kip. lie; dry calf 22i5c: drx ssses
Mexican dry salted do, 13c: Mexican nietlss5 i1SllsS
15c: sheepskins. shearIings. 2O03Oc each. shsn
wool. Ss Gt50c each: medium. 5567 soc escb. 49,. i
wool. s5c@S1.25; lambs. 1595Oc; horse h,s.Is .8ns
salt S2-oo@2 % for large and s1.75G2 for me-,
dunn, ssessl.2o for small and 25G5Oc for colts.
for medium. 50c@S1 for small and 2565o. % = - :
colts; deerskins, dry Mexican. 2S03Oc: drv sf,
ed do. 24q26c: picked do. zoe: drv Cant-a1 sn.s =
American. 26930c; goat skins, prime an@era o-erai
1oc9sl; medium, 40q60c: large hair goats S5e a.
grease. 2621sc- ~ - oe14e;
wo,l-spring. clip (freel Humboldt. years s..
PIE, 100 lsc San Joaquin. is691se: soufhs~n
coast 6lads1ae, Nevada. 9a14e per H. F.n
clip. nor Ithern mountain (free). 7iS0Sfc. a. ~
fective 5Q6c. 0regon-yalley, f41szSi7c nsr Ne is
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Hay and Feedsfnas

Hay continues very firm. and a car of fancy
wheat sold yesterday at $23. There was moth
ing new in feedstuffs.
Bran-S30Q3l per ton for white and s2e. 5om
81 for red.
Middlngs-SSs. .50G3 35. so per ton.
Shorts--$33 133.50 per ton.
Feedstuns barley. S30d3f: rolled oats
for feed. S3393450; mixed feed S2s632 for
average lots oilcake meal. In 20 ton lots S3s. in
10 ton lots $3.50, in ton lots $50. small lots
$50 so: cocoanut cake or meal at mills s25 so in
90 and 10 and SIG in ton lots, jobbng S26 so;
corn meal. $37 ass; cracked corn. S3Sa3e: broom
corn seed. $1.20 per ctl: alfalfa meal and meal
falfa jobbing lots S24. carload lots S23 per ton
Hay-wheat. S1si %. 90; wheat and oat. s17n
21; tame oat. S17m20; volunteer wild oat S156
Is; alfalfa. S14. 5o@1s; stock, S12@15 per ton.
Straw-60G 9Oc per bale
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-Flour-Recelpts
1879 barrels; exports 1858 barrels Market
dull but steady.
Wheat-Receipts - Spot, irregular; No.
red. S1.05ss al .06Ts elevator and $1.0les l. o.
b. ahoat; No. northern Duluth, Silo1s I. o..
D: anoat; No. hard winter, Sll5ss 1. o. D..
was hrm and higher today on bullish sales, wet
weather In the Argentine and small recelpts. IL
subsequently eased off. December broke cents
bushel under the other deliveries, ana the
whole market closed easy December being 2Ac
on, ana later months 5sc to 14c lower. Decen-
Der closed at SLOTS May closed at s1.11ls, and
July at S1.05
Hops-Quiet.
Hdes-Quiet.
Wool-Quiet
Petroleum-Steady.
sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining. BIC; cen
trifugal, 96 test. 367c: molasses sugar, 2g2c.
Refned-steady; crushed, 5.3oc; powdered 4.'oc'
granulated. 4.65c.
Coffee Quiet; No. I Rio, csc; No. Santos,
rs @Shc.
Butter-Firm; creamery specials, 33c; extras.
81 1ac; third to irsts, 23M31c; held common
to special, 22@2915c
Cheese-Quiet but firm and unchanged;
Eggs-lrregular Western irsts, 321s @5Sc;
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-The market for apples
continues quiet for both spot and future del1v-
cry. Fancy are quoted at S&@912c; cnolce.
t1a@Sc, prime, 6R@7c. Coast advices reported
spot market is quiet but steady with quotations
ranging from 4% @7%c for new crop California
and from Ga ace for Oregons.
Apricots-Are firm. with choice quoted at 9h %
9Ac; extra choice, 10@101ac; fancy, 11a@
13iac.
Peaches-Are quiet, with choice quoted at
|7Q7Ac; extra choice, ia @Sc; fancy, SIZE all.
Raisins-Remain more less unsettled. with
loose muscatels quoted at 81 @61ae; choice to
fancy seeded, 6@7c; seedless, 41a@6c; London
layers, 81 50lr1. go
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Whcat and Other GRAINS

Wheat--The local and eastern exchanges will
hold no more sessions till Monday The mar
ket yesterday quiet and featureless.
CASH WHEAT
California club, $1.67 II 1f-T0; do milling. S1.7O
@1.72i2; California white Australian, 81. I5@
northern club, S1.65@1 e71a: northern bluestem,
81 721a @11T1a; northern red. 81 62ls al. .65 tur-
key red ST. so per ctl-
FUTURES
10:30 a. nj. Session
No quotations.
? p. m. Session
No sales.
Barley-There was no business of any con
sequence yesterday. The exchange stands ad-
journed till Monday.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot, 81 l.40G1 .433,: com
mon to fair, S1.35@1.3SSa per ctl: brewing and
1.621a.
FUTURES
1870 m. Session
Dec--S1. Az.
p. IN. Session
Nlay-s1 49,
oats-The market continues dull and feature
less. offerings being neglected.
Choice white Sl. T0@l. 10: do No l. $3.50 a
1.6I1s; do common, Sl.5501 60; gray $1.65m
1.70; red. recleaned, for seed, $1.756fl So; feed
good and $1-50M1.5215 for common; black for
seed. $2.45@2. 90 per ctl-
Corn-Caifornia small round and large yellow,
nominal; western states yellow. sacked, 81. .60n
1.63; new, in bulk. San Francisco track yellow
Sl.52; white, $1.54; mixed, s1.5O; Egyptian,
nominal.
Rye-s1. 42k al 80 per cti
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cream. 1sc; limburger. 1sc; Tulare, 14c; i'm
ported Roquefort, 44c; Edam, SO and 81 size,
German breakfast, $1.10 box; Canada cream.
one dozen to box, 95c; Schlosskase, 81 box;
Camembert. $1.20 box.
Butter-Creamery extra 72nc; creamery
frsts, 671ac; eastern extras Soc; cooking butter.
24c.
Poultry (buying prices, alive)-Broilers Ia to
lbs lie per lb; fryers, lie; hens. lbs and up,
i2c; under 3 lbs. 10c; old ROSTERS. 6@Ic; tur-
keys, heavy, zoe; light, not wanted. Selling
prices. dressed d-Broilers zoe per Id; fryers. 20c
ROSTERS, 15c: hens. 15c; ducks frozen, 15c; live
ducks 14@f5c; geese. 1215 Q14c.
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Provisions

Cured Meats-Bacon. s to 10 lbs, 161sc: 10 70
,,i IL IDS "a 70 rs lbs. i5i[c: sugar enra 4e
lbs. Isc; TO 10 lbs, 1715c; 10 to II lbs. IsIsc.
fancy sugar cured. 22c per lb; English enrsi
bacon TO lbs IL 1ac; to 10 lbs lIc. Ia ~
~ lbs. 161ae. eastern sugar cured hams feSS
I6l1c for medium and 161sc for light: extra Sns
brands. lie; California hams, 15c; mess heaS
extra prime pork. $20.50; clear. So: mess S3I
Dig pork SIS: pigs feet. So for half bbls 50 *
for Is ib kegs and $3.50 for kits; smoked beeS
1915 G20c per lb-
Lard-Tierces quoted at Sc for California e,r,
pound and f2c for California pure; easfern r,'-
tins 1214c; 10 lb tins, 12ste; ID tins 12ssc q .
ID tins. 1Sc-
Cottolene-one half Dbl. 9&c; 3 half hills
9Ae. -
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Eastern and local exchanges adjourned to Monday
Wall stocks irregular Coppers higher
Spot cotton steady. Futures slightly higher
Bank of England rate unchanged at 21s per cent
Trading quiet the local stock exchanges.
Silver higher
Hongkong exchange and New York kilograms advanced
Nothing OF consequence doing in grain beans feedstus
Hay market very strong, with sales at top prices.
Potatoes and onions firmly held. Vegetables active
Christmas turkeys very and bringing record prices
General poultry market active. Games higher.
Prices for eggs tumble Butter higher Cheese unchanged
Fresh fruit market well supplied and rather quiet
Live dressed and cured previously quoted.
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Potatoes. Onions and Vegetable.

With the exception of tomatoes all kinds of
miscellaneous vegetables were In good request
and the scarcity in the market held prices up
to record levels. Peas, beans. summer SQUASH
eggplant and celery met with prompt sale de-
spite the high prices asked and the market
was closely cleaned up at the close Tomatoes
were dull owing to the poor quality of most OF
the offerings. while bell peppers were suddenly
in oversupply the previous high prices having
little life to the potato market. but handlers
were firm in their views to prices and
were not inclined to force sales. Onions CON
tinued firm extremely light supplies OF
sound stock
Potatoes tper etD-River whites, 65G90c for
fancy and 50@60c for common: Salinas Bur
banks, 81. 25@1. so: Oregon Burbanks, S1I5a
1 20; early rose. 81 .25@1 .s5; sweet potatoes.
Onions Selling at s1@i25 per ctl on the
wharf.
Vegetables Tomatoes. 50c@1 per crate: green
peas, 121a @15c per lb; string beans. liz d2Oe
per lb: wax beans, 1Tlae per lb: lima beans 15c
per lb: summer squash. 81 50@2 per box;
green peppers. 15G20c per III for bell and 5G6c
for chilli; garlic, 7l9c per lb; cabbage, 81 per
ctI: caulinower, 50a60c per doz: carrots 75c per
sack; eggplant, 121s@15c per lb; rhubarb. $3.50
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Flour and Farinaccou. Good.

Four-California family extras, So 6oG6. 20
net without discount: bakers extras. So. .6O IS;
superfine, $440Q4.70; Oregon aud Washington.
per Dbl. S45o6i4I 10 for family. bakers and pat
ents and s.. 4.25@4.50 for cut OF; Kansas patents.
$6d6.25: do straight, s575GG: Dakota patents
S5.90@6; do straight, S5500lJ.75 per bbl.
Fariraceous Goods-Prices in packages, net
cash, no discount, are follows; Graham -four,
S3l0 per 100 lbs; rye flour. $3.50; rye meal
$3.50; rice flour. S6.S0@7; corn meal, S3. %; ex-
ira cream do, 1871 oat meal S4.75; oat greats
S475; hominy, S5.G0g4; buckwheat -four, S4T
whole wheat flour. $3.50; rolled oats, bbls 81 p
as. in sacks S475; extra cream do. 81 30; rolled
wheat bbls So. in sacks S3.6064.50: pearl bar
ley. $40; split peas, boxes. S5.2596.25 per 100
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DRESSED MEATS

DRESSED MEATS
Beef-61a d7l4c per Id for steers, 5l3 d6l3c
for cows and heifers.
Ve4l-7d9c for large and 9N10c for small
MuttOn-Wethers Sd9c; ewes, 7dS5ac per 10.
Lamb-1O@11c perelb-
Dressed Pork tper lbl-9091sc for light and
SQS1ae for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good. sound
weight:
Cattle-Steers. No. 1. 4d4Ae; second quality
sac third quality, 3Q34c. cows and heifers.
3d3Lc for No. 1: second quality. 2S4c; third
quality, 21se thin, 2G214e; bulls and stays.
ia 92e; thin bulls. 1AGI13c.
Calves-4% G5c per ID for light, AZ d4Ec for
medium and 3as G4c for heavy.
Sheep-wethers, 4e per ID; ewes, she; shorn.
12e less
LambS-4d415e per ID.
Hogs-100 to 140 lbs. 50 G6c; 40 to go his
6G61e: 80 TO 32J lbs. 512 Q5@ic; boars. 50060
per cent. stays. 3064O per cent and sows 1O92O
per cent or from above quotations.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Sam Francisco MONEY Market

New. York telegraphic exchange was higher
yesterday, and Hongkong exchange also ad-
vanced Sc Silver was sc higher.
continental exchange rates were largely NOM
lnal, owing TO the Christmas season. The
Bank of England rate of discount remained un-
changed at 212 per cent.
Ine Scandinavian savings bank has declared
sem1annua1 dividend to depositors at the rate
or 4 per cent per annum, payable January 2
The Mission savings bank and the Portuguese
american bank have also declared semiannual
mum, payable January 2.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The London tin mar
ket was unchanged with spot quoted at f132 lbs
Cd and futures at f134 5s The local market
dull at 29@2 % 25c.
Copper was higher in London. with spot
quoted at f63 rs Cd and futures at f64 IS Sd.
The local market was quiet, with lake quoted
at 14.25@1437 12c; electrOlytic, lag @14.12l2c;
casting, 13 S7I2 M14c.
Lead was unchanged at Els in London. The
local market was dull at 4.121s M4.15c.
Spelter was unchanged at f2O los in Lon
@515c.
The English iron market was higher for
Cleveland warrants at 49s 113d. Locally the
market was unchanged. with No. 1 foundry
northern quoted at $17d1725, No. 2 at S16.T5@
1925. No. 1 southern and No. 1 southern soft,
S11 olGn11 IL
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25
Beans and Seedx

Beans continue quiet and are expected TO no
so until after the turn of the year
Beans tper tll--Bayo, s2.90G3.05; pea, $3.50
"a. 70; small white 81 9o@iIo large white.
bIaekeye. S3@3.25: limas. S4.20G430; red Kid.
ueys, So. 3.2o@3.50; cranberry beans. s2.75@3;
Garvanzas. $2.2oG3; horse beans, 81 .6O62
Seeds-Brown mustard 1915; yellow mustard.
nominal; faxseed. 81 T5@3, carload lots: canary.
4c; alfalfa, 14@16c: rape. cleaned, 262Ec; tim
othy, nominal; hemp, &c; millet, 2st M3Lc per
lb: broom seed. $24 per ton
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at 81. 2562 so
per ctl-