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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, April S.--The London tin market
was firm and higher, with spot quoted at fl45
and futures at fl43 los. Locally the market was
firm and higher in sympathy with the foreign ad-
vance, quotations ranging from 31.15c to 81 zoe
Copper was easy in the London market with
Locally the market was weak and shade lower
once more, with lake quoted at 12 s7i9 a 1212e,
eleetrolytic at 12T5W13c and casting at l2.5o@
l2.75c.
Lead was lower at f14 in London. Locally the
market was quiet and unchanged at S9O14
Spelter was unchanged at f2l los IN the Lon
don market and at 4.60@4.T0 locally.
The English iron market was higher. with
standard foundry quoted at sos and Cleveland
warrants at 51s Sd. The local market was un-
changed.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, April 3.--The wheat market was IN
cned to be weak most of the day. There was a
little show of strength at the start, owing to an
advance at Liverpool but the prediction of wet
weather for the southwest brought out free offer
ings after the opening and prices declined
more than 12c before the end of the hrst hour.
Sentiment continued TO be bearish throughout the
remainder of the day and the market closed easy.
May opened &c TO higher at 93ssc to 9311c.
sold Off to 81 Sc and closed at 92Ac.
Corn bearsbly inclined all day and the
volume of trade was small. May opened un-
changed TO Nc lower at 661sc TO 66ssc, sold or
to 65% c and closed steady at 66Bc.
The feature Of trade in oats was the selling OF
July and September deliveries because of the IA
yorable outlook for the new crop in the south
west. May opened 1sc higher at 80 &c, sold off to
5S 1ac and closed at 53&c.
Provisions were weak all day. At the close
May pork off 25c, lard down 10Q12Rc
and ribs 121a Q15c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles. Omen High Low Close
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Feedstuffs-Rolled barley, S20130; rolled cats
for feed, S31 ass; mixed feed. S26427; oiieaks
meal In 20 ton lots $37.5 80, in 10 ton lots SIS,
or meal at mills. $27 in 10 and $3.50 in ton
lots. jobbing SOS; corn neal, $S4; cracked corn.
$50; broom corn seed, s0cGSi per et; alfaIIa
meal and mealfalfa Jobbing lots $23. carload
lots SD per ton.
Hay-Wheat. S13@1s; wheat and oat S1241o;
tame cat, S12416; volunteer wild oat. S1l 0lSs
alfalfa. S9014; stock, ST.5049-5o per ton
SIraW-nallS1c Der bale.
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Bean. and seeds

The dry weather keeps the market for Inns
beans firm There Is nothing to report In the
other descriptions
Beans (per ctl)-Bayos. sS93.10; pea. So 20
al; small white, So 4093.60: large white
s.. .6063.7 pink S3G3.10; red SS.5044; but
tex 81 so: Iinas S4.5O9465 red kidney. 81. 20
a325; blaekeyes, S3.25Q55O; horse beans, 81 25
02.75; cranberry beans, So; Garvanzas. So l594-
tard, nominal haxseed. So carload lots; canary,
&c; alfalfa 1914 G2Oc: rape, cleaned, 21sc;
timothy nominal hemp. Al @4lzc; miliet. "a
et5Ac uer lb; broom corn seed, $1S92O per ton
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at S2-6593 and
Niles at $225Q2.50 per ctL
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Eastern Livestock MARKET


ZOO; market, steady. Native steers; s.; ;S5@
s9o n6 1afse fasers COWS e. aaa @ 5easrs eo buis
calves $3 .50@5 80; western steers, S4.Ioge.io;
western cows. So 1905 so.
lower Bulk Of sales. S5.75015 90; heavy, s5s5
@6 packers and butchers, S575@5.9o; light,
~ sheep3Receipts. a1pb 700; market steady Nut
tons s. .5o@6.75 lambs. Sc 5o@7 80; range
wethers, s0.7S@7 -2Si Si,IeaGD fed eyes s'@S- 40
CHICAGO April s~cattle- Receipts about
1000; market steady. Beeves. "a cog 80; cows
$5. .75@6.75 westerns, 81 40@54 stockers
and feeders So 25@5.3o.
Hogs-Recepts about 10000; market gener-
pigs 81. Hs5ss So5.5o bulk Of sales, ssasfo
Natives. s4 75a6 so: westerns. S5@6. so; year
lings Sc 25@7 40; lambs, St@4- 50; Westerns
$6.75@7. So.
OMAHA. April .-Cattle-Receipts, 500;
market steady to strong; Native steers, Sogo.so; I;
So .5oa6; Texas steers, 50. 25@5; cows and
heifers, 81. 1904. 70; canners s2.25G5: 90;
st9fkeTs M n, and and fesder $sS 5 3d. calves
Hogs-Receipts 4 900 market 10c lower.
Heavy, $5.65G5. 75; mixed, So 6o@5- 10: light,
50. 55M5- 10; pigs, 81. .50g525; bulk Of sales,
sheepe Receipts, 10000; market steady Year
lings, $6 7507 .50 wethers, $6UI; ewes, 50. 90
@G-75 lambsA $7@s 10.
Los Angeles Markets
LOS ANGELES, April 3.-Offerings Of cheese
and eggs were very light. One offering of on
ions was recorded and was quickly sold: Sew
eral large lots Of potatotes were for sale, but
bidding on them was very light
Prices on the street were little higher, but
no unusual advances were made Celery is in
poor condition and wide range OF prices Is
given. From 25 to 90 cents is asked for it.
Cabbage is selling at 70 to so cents any may go
up little the hrst of the week. Green peas
now selling at 2I5 to cents Lettuce is up
few cents and sells for 70 cents and 81 crate.
There was an actiye demand for fish
pounds potatoes, LOO sacks; beans, SS7 sacks,
sweet potatoes, % sacks
Eggs-Local ranch, candled, l7M19c; selected.
Butter-Creamery extras, 45lac; creamery
tirsts, 45c; eastern extras, 25@2I1ae; do firsts
ssrine M e4lb tubs ieasoc. s '00A'ns -0S'l's ''s'A
Cheese Northern fresh, 14@15c; anchor large.
chor brand, isc: eastern singles. 17c: eastern
twins, 1Ic; eastern cheddars, 1Ic eastern long
horn lsci eastern daisy, l! !1agls l4c; Swiss i'm
ported 32c; Swiss domestic, 23c; brick cream,
Pouitry-B Buying prices. alive; Broilers. IA to
zoe; stays. Se hens. 3 lbs and up, 24c; do, under
lbs BE; old ROSTERS, 9e; turkeys heavy, 20c;
do light not wanted. Selling prices dressed
21c; hens, 1S0l9c; ROSTERS. 1Sc; ducks, zoe;
geese, 19c; turkeys, 2f@25c; squads, S2.509S
Potatoes (per ctD-Fancy highland Burbank,
1@1.25; choice. 75c@s1; fancy Salinas, $3.50
s1.25; Lompoc. s160G175; Oregon early rose.
seed: $292.25; early Ffose seed. northern Call
fornia, S1.75; white rose. seed, $l.oO; local
Onions-Anstraiian browns, s.. 50@3.15; Ore
gon, $s.5o@3.75: Minnesota. S3:5o@3:15: Ohio.
muda. $3. 50673. .75 per crate; garlic, 15c.
Beans (per ctI)-Pink No. l, 1913; Lima No.
J, $5.25@5.5o; Lady Washington No. !, $390@
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK. April s.-close: Money on call,
easy. 1i@@2 per cent ruling rate y per cent,
closing bid ~. offered at j y per cent.
Time loans, quiet and easy; 60 days, to "
per cent; 80 days, 81 to 3h per cent; six
months. per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 5051s per cent.
Sterling exchange. firm. with actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at 81. S6500l4 1855 for
demand and at 81 S425 .S430 for 60 day
bills
Commercial bills, 81 81.
Bar silver, 65kc.
Mexican dollars, 47c
Government and railroad bonds steady.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. April 3.-Cash quotations were
sIosgi sIaGs oe iiSet So es No red s2ss a.
65sz G66kc No. 2 oats, 525sc; No. 3white.
5lG54c No. rye. 76Ac. Fair to choice
mailing barley, 75@S4c. No. Northwestern.
Sl1S16: prime timothy seed. 81. 600465 clover,
contract grades, $23. Short ribs, sides Qoosel.
SIS soar; short clear sides (boxed). 81 i25QI 80.
Mess pork per bbi. S14@14.12A. Lard. per 100
lbs SS.171a. Whisky, basis of high wines,
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Provisions

:. Eastern hams are lse and lard He higher.
No other changes.
Cured Aeats-Bacon- 125ac per 10 for heaxv
121sc for light medium. f5c for iiShf ffe ~. -
extra light and 1914 4lac FOR sugar cured- 49, 80
light sugar cured, 2e021e. dry saIted sides ~
bellies, 14c; eastern sugar cured hams I4I5e for
heavy and 15c for light; California hams 121t
@l4c; mess beef. per bbI extra mess
-; family, S1I; prime mess pork Slg 50- 80
clear. S20,5o mess, s2o.5o pig PORK, ss4 nisss
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FISH. PER POUND

feet, S4.s5 for half bbls 81 % for . 10 kegs
and 81 80 for kits; smoked beef. 13c per lb.
Lard-Tierces quoted at 7&e for California
compound. 9Q91sc for eastern compound and
1OSlc for pure half bbls. pure. 11c 80 ID
tins, lie; 10 ID tins. HE; ID tins. 11ssc.
ID tins, uS4c.
Cott0Iene-One half bbl 9Ac: half bills
s1kc; 1 tiercs. Sc; tierces. s5sc: tierces,
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Northern Business
SEATTLE Anri

Sc EtTTLE, April 3.-Clearings, 1920. s2s;
balances, S227, ,S22.
PORTLAND, April 3.-Clearings S96S 1856: bal
ances, $50. sol.
SPOKANE, April s.--Clearings. ss47.51e: bal
ances, $62, I54.
TACOMA. April a.-clearings. sso5, 1888; bal
ances, $50, $50.
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RAM. CIearinrx

NEW YORK, April 3.-Bradstreet's bank
clearings report for the week ending April 2
shows an aggregate 81, 430. 9e5 ,o0O as against
81 1s6, ,o5e, 900 last week and $3,0T1 745 000 in
the corresponding week last year. The following
is list OF the cities
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butter. Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, April 3-on the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady Cream
cries. 22@29c; dairies, 20G26c. Eggs firm. at
mark cases included. 14c; irsts. l4Ac; prime
firsts. 15Ac; extras, 16Ac. Cheese STEADY,
12hM131Ac.
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Foreign Futures
LIVERP0OJ.
Minnesota Wheat Market

MINNEAPOLIS, April S'-wheat: May.
81 OPS; July. 81 .02; September. 81 .02: No.
I hard. H.o619; No. l northern. s1.041s; No.
northern, 81 OH; No northern 94c.
DULUTH
DULUTH. April 3-Wheat-Close No.
northern. s1.oS; May. l.O1; July, 81 .o214.
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. Louis Wool Market

grades. combing and clothing 1S1h d20c; light
fne, 1741sc; heavy hne, 12GlScs tub washed
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francfsco aIoney Marked

Exchange New York continues firm, but
dull. with none Offering Rates are unchanged.
Hongkong exchange is slightly lower. Sterling
rs les before. There is nothing new in
money.
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Naval stores, Turpentine and Rosin

SAVANNAH, Ga. April 3.-Turpentine. dull.
SOC; sales, 81; receipts. 43: shipments, 430-
iRosin.Firm; sales, LISP; receipts, 1.oss;
B: g, SO. 80; d, So 40: Z. ss 30; F, sS so; G..
So so; 81, So. 10; 1. 81; K, $5; VI, So so; y,
So 65; w g, So. .65: W W. IS. So.
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, April 3-Today's statement
shows
Available cash balance $3.50, 1854, 1886. gold
coin and bullion, $26,s16. .749; gold certificates,
SIS, ,53S, no
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Northern Wheat Marke,

PORTLAND. April 3.-Club SIC; bluesten.
Soc; valley. S3c; red, Sic; T. O. b. adoat 10 nc
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, April S.-Market unchanged. Prices
paid by exporters: BIuestem, S4e; club, s2c;
red, soc.
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

A dispatch from Portland yesterday stated
that the Portland mills had reduced all grades
same
Flour-CaIifornia family extras S5.4096 net.
without discount; bakers extras. S5 -40@5 81 !:
superfne 81 20@4 80; Oregon and Washington.
per Dbl, $4.7595.25 for family, bakers and pat
ents and $4.2004.50 for cut or; Kansas patents
Dakota straights. So 10; patents. $3.50 per bbl
Farinsceous Goods-Prices in packages. net
So per 100 lbs: rye -four, $40. rye meal So /:
rice dour. $40; corn meal, $2.75s extra cream
do, So 10; cat meal $40; groats, $3.50;
hominy, S3.s0G so; buekwheat -four. 81; cracked
wheat. $3.50: farina. $40; whole wheat dour.
$40; rolled oats. bbIs S6@I.25, Ia sacks $6-25Q
675; rolled wheat, bbls $780, in sacks, $3.50;
pearl barley, 5.40; split peas, boxes s5 per 100
lbs.
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he Calls Page Of Commercial News
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS

4; do small white % 1, S3 9Oe44; bIackeye, So;
garvanzas, $3.50: lentIls. 111Sc per ID.
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yew York Cotton Market

NEW YORK. April -Hntton's wire says
There is nothing doing In cotton. The market
has a good undertone on reports of unsettled
weather throughout the belt. The new crop
months are showing the most strength. At
9.74c for July Liverpool is due l point up in
the morning. Spot people seem to be supporting
the market. Cables show strength. Shorts are
covering and there is no selling pressure. Liver
pool and the south bought at the opening.
InTTQN FUTURES
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Dried Fruits. Raisins, Nuts and Honey

Fruits-Apricots. I4@17e; evaporated apples.
647e; pears, IA G10c; peaches, SQ9zc. figs,
21z@3Ac for white and 202hc Tor black:
prunes. size basis, ~ 93i5e per ID.
Raisins (f. o. b. Fresnol-2 crown. 34c: 8
crown. 4c crown. 414c; seeded, 5@614c: seed
less sultanas, &c; $1.1501.2O for London layers
and 81 50G2 for clusters
s-Almonds-Nonpareils- 13k7I415c- IXL
1SG14c, plus ultra, 121A Q13c: brakes l1Nl
113acs Languedocs. Zoe: hardsheIs 767ssc
Walnuts-13c per ID for No. l softsheIl and i0c
for No. do; 1870 for No. hardsneI and 9ISe
for No do: Italian cLestnuts, 1OMl11Ic ner In
Honey-Water white. comb, I64l17c: white
locs water white, extracted. SG3S 1ac. light am
Der, '5g15se; dark amber and candled. 81 a54.c
per Ib.
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THE COPPER STOCKS
BOSTON, April 3AMarket today very
dull. with prices unchanged. Some scattered
about takes care of it The metal situation
does not look quite SO well and prices
shade easier.
There was heavy subscription 10 the 200. 900
shares Of treasury stock of the Miami copper
company offered on Wednesday through the Ma
tional copper bank Of New York. 1t is expected
that the issue will be several times oversub-
scTibed.
Almost all Of the loans on United Copper have
been sold out aud it is said that Gross and
Hein5e have arrived at a settlement.
All grades of copper have been reduced 1sc.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by e. r. Hut
ton 4 Co.. 4S0 California street. San Fran
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Hay and Feedstuff.

Receipts OF hay yesterday were 440 tons. all
cars The advance of the preceding day was
maintained. There nothing new in feed
stuffs
Bran-S30@32 per ton.
Middlings-S23 436 per ton
Shorts-S31 @S3 per ton.
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Neu xnr,, stock Lit

T. r. Hutton & -. $50 California street
uenbers Of he Aew York stock exchange, fur
Assn ih, toll.Rlls list o- bond ana sock sales
yesterday
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Wheat and other Grain.


Wheat-Chicago 1ac lower. There was no
news of Importance from the east, except that
the condition of the Ohio crop given at 50.
The San Francisco market remained dull, with
but quiet.
CASH WHEAT
California club, $1.60@1.6214: do milling,
81 621a q1.65; California white Australian, 81 50
northern club, $1.5715 @1.6215; northern blue
STEM Sl.6215 01.671a: northern red. s1.571A@
l.oo; turkey red. s1s5o 1;,,1,PP per e :, et.
1880 a. m. Session
No quotations.
2 D. IN. Session
May-S1. GIN asked.
- Barley-Futures continued quiet yesterday.
market being dull, with receipts and offerings
both light and buyers Indifferent
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed spot, <$l.3S$ al 40; com
mon to fair, s1.S21 al. .Szts per ctl; brewing,
s1.45@1.50; shipping and< <cheyalier, nominal.
FUTURES
I0:30 f. m. Session
May .........M.a2 81 5s sI.a2 81 .a2&
December ..ts !. liz u sa.lion i:ls l-ls2 Leg
May ..........a.s2 si.$s s1.sa SIS
December ..... 1.l815 1.16ik 1.16 LIE
Oats-There was nothing new to report in this
market yesterday Business continues extremely
quiet aud offerings limited.
Good to choice red, S1.55@l. u; ordinary do.
81 AZ - gi.523a, white, S1.55g1.65; gray are
nominal.
Corn-The old prices are quoted by the trade
with a continued dull and featureless market
California small round, yellow, nominal; large
yellow, 81 65; white. nominal; western states
yellow, sacked, $1.65; in bulk, San Francisco
California, s1.4714@1.5 so per ctl.
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London Cioaing stocks

Ear siIyer-DulI; ; i-l6d per ounce.
Aoney-2@2h per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market fol
short bills is per cent and for three months
bills 21s per cent
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

The usual Friday dullness dominated the
market for fresh fruits. trade in nearly all
lines being conhHed to narrow limits Peddlers
taking moderate quantities Of oranges
limiting their opera tions to the hlling Of small
orders, buying Just about enough to tide them
over the day. Quotations for all descriptions
were unchanged oranges, tangeriues and grape
fruit being steady to firm, while lemons and
lines were inclined to easiness. Receipts OF
oranges four ears, OF which two and one
half In transit for the Hawaiian
Islands. The usual shipments of Los Angeles
Strawberries came to hand on the late express
and were quoted before, most of the re-
ceipts having been sold TO arrive.
, Strawberries-Los Angeles, $1.50@1.75 per
crate.
Apples (per boxl-Fancy. s1.25@1.T5; com
mon to choice, 60c@S1.
Citrus fruits (per boxl-Navel oranges, $20
2 70 for fancy, $l.T542 for choice and 81 .4o6p
1.75 for standard; tangerines, 81. .50U17 70 per
box; lemons. 81 25G2. so for fancy, 81. 1.7542 for
choice and S1G1. % for standard grapefruit 81 so
as for seedless and 81 91-25 for common;
lines. $606.J0
Tropical fruits-Bananas, 75cGS1.75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81. 5003.5O for Central Amer
ican: pineappels. 81. .50G3 per dozen
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

The expected orders for butter for export
ON the steamer leaving for Puget sound ports
yesterday came to aard and the hlling OF them
held the market steady at previous prices. be-
sides greatly diminishing the supplies which
week. Further shipments viii be made the
steamer leaving for Seattle today and some
handlers expect to have their floors clean when
these additional orders filed. mild sen
sation was created the exchange when one
large handler bid 2115c pound for cube extras.
to be delivered any time during this. month.
In the event of this price being established
and maintained the basis price for the stOra ge
would be about 21e.
Extra eggs lost the 15c gained on the pre-
ceding DAY, being quoted at lie on sale at
that figure, while the under grades were un-
changed. Market conditions were practically
the same as before, with most OF the arrivals
of the extra grade going into storage while
less expensive lots were being disposed Of to
the regular trade Cheese stood as before
The following sales were made on the ex-
change:
Butter-20 of fresh extras at &c q
Eggs-10 cases Of extras at lie and 20 cases
of thirds at 15c dozen.
Cheese-25 fancy Young Americas at 131ac
Receipts were s9.sco lbs butter. s4 600 lbs
The following are official quotations as estab-
lished by sales. bids and offers the door Of
the dairy exchange. Prices the street. while
range from I15c 10 &c higher. owing to the
various charges to be added:
steady: do frsts, 2OISc, steady do seconds, 19c,
steady; packing stock. steady at Isl for No.
1 and 15c for No. 2.
Cheese-Fancy California fats. 11hc per
h. steady: do hrsts. lie. steady do seconds. Toe.
steady; fancy Young America, She.
steady; do frsts. l2c. steady; fancy New York
Eggs (per dozen. cases NATURALIZATION
fresh extras 1Tc firm do hEsts R lelss &C.. ar%: n do
soiled 15c. 6rm; No. do. 14c. firm.
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Egg Market in Nearby CountIe.

PETALUaIA April 3.-The prices paid for
eggs dropped half cent today. All dealers
paying less than San Francisco quotations The
rise which has been looked for farther
away than at the first Of the week. There
a shortage in the quantity brought in. This is
the best weather for packing eggs. few
now require washing. The hoped for rain holds
OF. Crops suffering for water. Much seeded
ground is injured.
SANTA ROSA. April 3.--There was a decline
of half a cent in eggs today, making the price
1870 again. The supply remains good and most
of those bought going TO cold storage this
week. although a quantity is being shipped To
Nevada. New Mexico and Arizona for imme-
diate consumption. Local dealers building
up a market in these states and hope to DO
able soon to supply the entire demand.
SANTA CRUZ. April 3.-For two weeks the
egg market has remained unchanged. with mer-
chants buying at 15c and selling at 17isc. Higher
quotations In San Francisco viii call for local
output, unless merchants meet prices, pro-
ducers expecting raise.
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ramilv Retail Market

Retail prices OF the leading household staples
show but little change from the last report,
the only noteworthy variations being IN sptins
vecafabies yhich are cheaper notably aspara-
gus and green peas. Strawberries. too. are "a
better supply and slightly cheaper WINS
oranges are nlenfiful and selling at the familiar
dllotatiors There have been no noteworthy
changes in hsh. meats or poultry. ana eotlst
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Meat Market

Mutton and lamb are lower. with consider
able grass stock arriving: Beef and pork show
no change. Green feed is getting scarce,
which is increasing the shipments Of mutton
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-17
A MANILA CLOTHES-LINE
NEARLY ABDUCTS A HOUSE

notice that the former tiny crack in
the boards had increased to a couple
Of inches in width and seemed to be
getting wider all the time
Fearing a subsistence of the founda-
ton of the house, he jumped out OF
bed and went out into the rain with
a lantern TO investigate
For some time he was at loss to
understand what had happened. There
before his very eyes the side of the
house was bulging out and describing
a parabola-
Then the sad truth of the matter
dawned on him. The clothes-line.
drenched by the rain, had shrunk, and
something had to give, and it had not
been the staunch manila ropes which
had remained true to the trust re-
posed in them.
With consummate PRESENCE of mind
the man seized a lie and with one
slash severed the faithful ropes, the
side of the house resuming its normal
position with sigh as soon as the
cruel steel had parted the strands.
A few weIl-directed blows with q
sledge-hammer made everything tight
and the man returned to bed TO re-
sumo his disturbed repose.
In future the owner of the house
will use wire clothes-lines and will see
TO it that they are thoroughly shrunk
before they are made fast
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-17

4 green, untamed manila clothes
line nearly pulled a house over yes
terday.
Yes. that's exactly what is meant.
Il happened at Kaimuki, where a
citizen has recently erected 14x14
house, constructed of secondhand
tongue and groove lumber by japanese
labor.
The man of the house, wishing to
economic and at the same time TO
furnish his wife with some healthful
exercise, told his better half that he
would allow her TO do the washing for
q spell. and in furtherance Of his pro-
gram purchased a couple of stout ma
Mia clothes-lines, which he fastened
at one end to his house and at the
other to the fence Of a neighbours
yard.
On Saturday night his wife woke
him up and called his attention to the
fact that there was a hole in the side
of the house through which the rain
was beating in He said that he'd at
tend TO il in the morning, and went
to sleep again
4 little later he was awakened by
rain in his face, and was startled 10
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-17
THAT PHAkT TOM FLEET
OFF MhkUA COAs1

WASHINGTON, March :, Especial 70
Chicago Tr5ounel-Ths batusship feet
reported as having oeea seen Of the
north end O Oahu. one O The Hawai-
ian Islands, Is regarded here as the
outcome q Al ovs-zc-ivs Imagination
% he effect q z mirage OF some over
suspicious psrs1a-
TIE first -uu0- regarding the feet
was ss1- OH from Honolulu late last
night saying than four unknown war
vessels were cruising II the waters
near The Islands
The capital O ne archipelago heard
-uuors. supposedly OF good authority,
that Tie warriors we're stripped for
action and had ASSUMED threatening
tactics.
me ciry's people. believing Il might
b -hs first demonstration Of hostility
oE al enemy. became alarmed. and
when The reports reached full circula-
ton there vas almost panic in some
portions q Ihe CITY
The army authorities early began an
investigation and a. nothing autho-ita
i've could D learned q their presence.
i was decided they we're the outcome
q q reflection II Ihe skies OF some lon
lying clouds