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Potatoes. Onions and Vegetable.

The usual buying for Sunday wants. together
with a fair inquiry for export on steamers sail
ing for northern ports, caused active market
for new spring vegetables yesterday Aspara-
gus and rhubarb were in free supply. but prices
for both were well maintained, while new
potatoes and bay peas cleaned up readily at
the previously quoted rates. There fur
ther buying of asparagus canning account.
but the packers announced that they would be
prepared to purchase heavily early in this week.
Garlic advanced sharply on short supplies. while
tomatoes were weak with the market still over
stocked with the Mexican article. The usual
weekend dullness prevailed the market for
old potatoes ana onions and the quotations were
nominally unchanged Eight OF potatoes
in by rail from outside points.
Petatoes-Lonpoc Burbanks, si.10@135 per
cti: Oregon Burbanks, S5eG S1.05 per ctl; river
whites, 4o@s5c per bag, early rose, s1.3591.5o
per ctl; seed kinds. I5@9Oc per ctf: sweet pota-
toes, sS.25G3-5o per ctl; new potatoes, 31s @3t7c
per H.
onions Yellow. s4@4. c5 per ctl; new green,
60075c per box.
egetables-Asparagus S@9c per lb for extra,
66g7c for No l and 305c for No. 2; green peas,
6Gsc lb tomatoes, Mexican, S1.5oQ2 per crate
hothouse clcumbers. 75c@s1. so per dozen; green
peppers. i71a @20c per ID; rhubarb, S1Gl.50 per
box; garlic. 15@20c per lb; celery. 5150c per
dozen; cabbage. 40G50c per ctl; caufower 4udl
soc per dozen; carrots, Toe per sack; turnips I5c
per sack; marrowfat and Hubbard squash, S1Oa
10 per ton.
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OMAHA March s-Cattle-Reccpts 200
Market unchanged.
Hogs Receipts 400: 2o@25e higher.
Heaves So SOFAS co. mixed. So 450n5.J0; light,
S.. 4od 5.65: pigs. S4Q5: bulk. s5.45Q5.55
Sheep-Receipts. 1000: steady. Yearlings.
s6.5o9 80; wethers S6M7 ewes. So.50ei6 80:
| lambs S7Go ~
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221sc pound Close, firm at 2Sc bid and 24c
asked.
Eggs-10 cases OF extras at 1870 and 10 cases
of seconds at 16c dozen.
Receipts 1890 lbs butter. $500 lbs
cheese and $40 cases eggs.
The following are official quotations as estab-
iished by sales bids and offers the door OF
the dairy exchange. Prices the street while
governed by the exchange quotations generally
range from 1 &c to &c higher, owing to the varf-
Gus charges to be added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras 23c per 10,
firm; do 6rsts pc arm; do seconds. 2015c-
firm: packing stock. steady at 1sl5c for No /
and lSc for No. -.
Cheese-Fancy California fats, 12c per
Id, steady; do frsts. IL &c, steady; do seconds,
I0c. steady; fancy Young americas, lac.
firm; do frsts. lie, frm: fancy New York
storage, 1sc, nrp; Oregon do 13lae. hrm.
Eggs tper dokcn. iucludedl-Cali ifornia
fresh extras. 17c. firm: do frsts. i613c, steady
do seconds. 16c, steady; do thirds 15c steady
No. l soiled, 16c. firm; No do. 14c. hrm.
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

The millers continue to quote -four dull, with
quotations unchanged and the market devoid
of feature.
Flour-California family extras, $5.4o96 net,
without discount: bakers extras, So. .4u1 900;
superAne. $4.20@45o; Oregon and Washington.
per Dbl, s4.75@5.25 for family. bakers and pat
ents aud $4.20M4 80 for cut of; Kansas patents,
San Francisco track $5.s5; do straight. $5.65;
Dakota. straighis $50 patents $500 per bol-
Farinaceous Goods-prices in packages, net
cash discount, are as follows: Graham nour.
So per 100 lbs: rye douy. So. 40 rye meal, So
rice -four. $40; meal. $40; extra cream
do, $40; oat meal, 81. 10; cat groats, $3.50;
hominy, S3.40G3 so; buckwheat hour, "a; cracked
wheat. $3.50 farina, $40 whole wheat nonr,
So 20; rolled oats. bbls S6@725, in sacks So GI
GI5; rolled wheat, bbls 80, in sacks S3So;
pearl barley, $40; split peas, boxes So per 1oc
lbs.
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Kansas claimed that the growing crop, while in
need of rain, was still in excellent condition.
lhe market closed weak. May opened I'M
changed to 1sc higher at 941 to e4ssc. sold up
10 "a &c and then declined to 93ssc. Inc close
was at SO Z @94c
Liberal realizing sales by leading holder
caused weakness in the corn market, the May
delivery showing loss of 1ac from the hlen
point, OF the day. The close was weak May
opened unchanged at 66lnc. sold at 80 - a.
and then declined to 81 Is M65c. The close was
at 65l4 G65ase.
oats We're weak in sympathy with wheat ana
corn. May opened unchanged al 54lsc. sold OF
10 5S1ac and closed at 53esc.
Insre was q big general trade IN pTovlsiohs
ana the market was strong all day. Inc close
was iim with May pork up 1212c at Sl5Ii'
Lard was unchanged sS.22E and ribs were nc
higher at $40.
The leading futures ranged follows
Articles Orion High Low. Close.
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Provisions

The week closed with a quiet and steady
market. 4 brokers wire from Chicago yes
terday said: Estimated receipts of hogs next
week are 151 900. If this be realized this is
high day provisions"
Cured Meats-BacUn. 1212e per ID for heavy.
12Hsc for light medium. i5c for light. 16c for
extra light and 1914 @ 19c for sugar cured; extra
light sugar cured. 20@2ic; dry salted sides, 13c
bellies, lie; eastern sugar cured hams, 13i2c for
heavy and 14c for light; California hams, 131
312c; mess beef, per hbl. extra mess,
-: family. S1T: prime mess pork. Sl9. 80; extra
clear, S20.50; mess. 5000; pig pork. s24 pigs
feet. S4S5 for half bhls. s.. % for IS lb kegs
and 81 30 for Sits; smoked beef, 1Se per ID.
Lard-Tierces quoted at I&c for California
compound, 94913c for eastern compound and
1ol4c for pure; half bbls. pure. 10lSc; so ID
tins. 1oi3c; 10 10 tins. lie; . lb tins, 11tse;
. 10 tins HE.
Cottolene-one half bbl aAe; half hbls.
eisc; L tierce, &c: tierces. Sac; uerces,
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Receipts of Produce
THE STOCK MARKET
All Stocks Quieter-Sugars Steady
T0nopahs LOwer-COmstoeks and
GOldfeIds FeatureIess.

The market for local securities the Stock
and bond exchange dull, even for SATURDAY.
and the sugar stocks showed less steam
though quotations were maintained. The o1ly
variation worthy OF comment was an advance in
the United Railroads bonds to s64. 6213 bid with
sales.
Mining shares were also very quiet. and the
Tonopahs weakened on all along the line. TonO
pah Of Nevada closing 81 40. against $751; on
Friday. The Goldhelds were irregular. the lesd-
being rather lower the day. while the me-
diun priced stocks showed no particular change
The Comstocks generally quiet at Friday >
prices.
The Sunset Monarch oil company has levied an
assessment of 10 cents per share, delinquent
Anri1
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General Merchandixe

Bags-Grain bags June-July. SIS a7e; Sar
Quentin. 619e;., wool bags 421a944c; neees
Coai-Pennsylvania anthracite, egg. sic; Wei
Iington. S12 per ton; New Wellington. S12; Coos
Cumberland. s14 in bulk and $3.50 in sacks
Welsh anthracite S15; coke, SIT per ton in bull
and SO aea. in sacks; Rocky mountain slI9l2s.
per gallon for boiled and SAC for raw; cases &
more; castor oil, In cases, No /. 15c; Baker.
AA. cases, S1.2sqi.3o; lucoi, soc for boiled ant
4sc for raw; China nut, cases. I69s5c per gal
lon coc0anut oil. In barrels. 81 = Gg56c for Xxx
5oG531ac for No. ! and 471s oslo for No 2
according to quality; extra bleached winter
sperm oil. 65c: natural winter sperm oil. 65c
natural whale oil. 55c: extra winter strained
oil. SOC: No. 1 neatsfoot oil. CSC: herring oil
toc; salmon oil, 35c; boiled hsh oil, S5e paini
Coal Oil. Gasoline. etc.-water white in drum:
or iron bbls. lie; cases, 1Sc. special do. HE
pearl oil in cases. 16hc; astral, l61se; star
islsc; red crown and motor gasoline, IN iron bbl.
or drums, 141sc: in cases, 211ae; No. engine
dlstillate. In iron bbIs or drums, Sc; No, : dc do
Doc. in cases 371sc; naphtha. in bulk Toe, In
cases 17lsc.
Turpentine-Higher at ssc per gallon in cases
and 7bc In drums and iron barrels.
Rosin (per bbl of ESQ poands)-E. s6.2o; Z,
$3.50; G. S6.So; II. S6-40; 1. $6.55
quotes as follows terms net CASH Standard
granulated fine, fruit coarse). o.Soc, crystal
so@aos tablets S Is Boxes dOes u aa and s0
crushed. 6IOc; powdered, .e5c; candy gram
lated. $3.50; confectioner's A, 5.s5c; mag
nolia A. x6.45c; extra c. 5.35c: golden G.
5.15c; D. - 15c; extra fine grannlated; 5.65c;
bbls and 80 ID bags. 10c; half bbls. 25c;
boxes. soc more per 100 lbs for all grades.
Monarch bar is quoted over and above the prices
for standard fine tcane) granulated in 100 ID bags
as follows: Bags. 100 lbs. soc; barrels, Soc;
half barrels Toe: 40 b tins. cased, 81 20; Sc
10 tins, cased 81 20; 10 lb tins, cased 10
In a case So IS; ID tins. in a case. S2.e5
80 ID boxes. 81. No orders taken for less than
IS barrels its equivalent.
Pacific Codfsh-The Union fish company has
advanced its prices follows: Bundles. small
whole. so lb bales. 4stc; cases. regular, large
whole 100 Id boxes. 534c cases. extra 100 II
boxes, 6Ae cases. eastern style. Sc. so: Norway
TIC; Anchor brand &c; narrow gauge, ia G
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs

The end of the week found the market 70,
eggs and butter in good shape. liberal ship
ments to the north having greatly diminished
the accumulated supplies of butter, while the
of eggs at the stores down to small proportions
First and second eggs were lac dozen higher
while prices for everything else the list stood
as before quoted. The outlook for butter was
somewhat vague. 1t was not known whether
the northern markets would continue buying here
1t is the consensus of opinion that the mar.
ket will break when these northern shipments
cease. receipts are already In excess Of
local needs and steadily increasing. Cheese is
steady TO firm. with both local and imported
stock selling on WELL
The following sales we're made on the ex
change:
Bnfter--1o cases Of extras at &c and 10 a,
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Poultry and Game

Poultry closed the week with the market bare
of young chickens, which have been in urgent
request at stiff prices for some time. Hens
remained weak and there was quite carry over
of that description, including portion of the
last ear received from the middle west Han
dlers of this western stock were not urging
sales however. preferring to carry their hold
ngs over for Mondays market. Game arrived
In good condition and met with better de-
mand than for time past. all kinds being
higher. Receipts 80 sacks.
Poultry tper dozenl-Hens. $45OG5o0 for
small. s60lT for large and S7.50Qs.50 for extras:
do extras sSdl6: fryers s7@s; large broilers,
So 5o@6. so: small broilers. S4G5; ducks. $50
for young and $4G5 for old; pigeons, 81 256
lo0. squads. 81. .50@3: geese. S29250 per pair.
goslings S30D3. so; turkeys, nominal
Game tper dozen)-Gray geese, S2@2.50: white
geese, $1@1.50: brant, s1.25@2; hare, $1.500
iT3: cotton tail rabbits S1-75@2.
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Beans and Seeds

Aside from the hrmness IN Iimas and large
whites and the weakness in blackeyes already
mentioned. there is nothing new in the bean
market.
Beans fper ctl)-Bayos, S3g31O; pea, 81. 15
a. small white. S3.40@3.60; large white.
81. M3.6G: pink. S3a3.10: red. S..50@4; but
ter $3.50: limss. 81. 40G4.6o; red kidney, S2.7j
6t3.25: blackeyes 50 25 80; horse BEANS s.. %
GI2.15 cranberry beaus, So; Garvanzas So. I5@4
Seeds--Brown mustard. s3Q3.50; yellow mus
tard nominal; daxseed, Sd, carload lots; canary.
&c: alfalfa, 1914 @20c; rape, cleaned, 2iac;
timothy, nominal; hemp "A 444c; millet, 2i4
@3Ac per lb broom corn seed, SlS@20 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green quoted at S2.65@3 and
Niles at S2.21M2.50 per ctl
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK. March 2S.--Huttons wire says:
The cotton market has continued dull and heavy
throughout the week under further sea ttered
liquidation by tired holders and disappointed
bulls Moreover, there has been further selling
By southern operators against the remaining hold
ings of the crop. and also fresh selling in antic-
patton Of further decline by professional trad
ers, the majority of whom continue bearisa
From last Saturdays closing prices the market
shows loss of about 80 points old crop OPP
tons and aboet 10 ON the new. Brokers advise
watching the market closely from now on and
buy the late summer and fall months on a scale
down from present prices
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EGG ouotatronx in Nearby counter

PETALUMA, March 2s.-Eggs were scarce to-
day, but prices remained the same as quoted
most of the week. The continued good weather
keeps the yield above the average. The local
buyers paying below San Francisco quota
tions. There is feeling among poultrymen that
the prices viii continue 10 rise, and they are
holding back to some extent. This is part Of the
lncuba ton season. and many choice eggs are kept
for that purpose. Flpcks are being increased.
and the prospects are fine for good year among
poultrymen.
SANTA CRUZ, March 2S.-Esg market still
unchanged, buying at 15c and selling at 17l2c.
SIinrlv
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Money Market

change yesterday but sterling rates adyanced
Paris on London was slightly higher. Silver was
sc lower The money market WAS lifeless as
usual on Saturday.
dispatch from New York stated that the
last clearing house loan certificates outstanding
were called in yesterday
The International banking corporation will to-
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The leading futures ranged as follows
rticles Omen. High. Low. CIos
Cash Gram and provisions

CHICAGO. March 2s-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour quiet: winter patents 81 30
"a 50; special. So 25@5 40 do straights: So
54,1 a. So bakers patents s. so@4 20; s9.s 80 ~
No. red, 931s @947sc; No. = corn. 63a g
64Ac; No. yellow. 64G65c: No oats. 52N
d53c; No. white sec: No. 3 white, 50i2 "a
53c: No. rye, 74c; fair to choice mailing
barley. lS0s6e; No. l northwestern haXseed.
81 .20la prime timothy seed, 81 60; clover,
contract grades S22 % short ribs sides Goosel.
Sc. 50G7; short clear sides boxed. s6 S71a a
!12la mess pork. per barrel, $13@l3. l219 !:
lard, per 100 pounds. SIS 05; whisky, basis of
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Northern Bucinex.

PORTLAND. March es.-eiearings ssl4l9
balances. Sill .493
SEATTLE March 2S--Clearlngs 81 1oS 372.
balances. SIS9, 500
SPOKANE. March 2s-Clearings, s7e2, ;
balances. $112, $50
ances, $72. 429.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. March 2s. Buying by commission
houses based on small receipts in the northwest
and on a comparatively firm market for wheat
at Liverpool caused the market here to open frfn
today but within 10 minutes prices had declined
more than y from the high point on selling by
local and outside longs. Sentiment continued
bearish throughout the remainder of the session.
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Loans, Exchange and Silver
TnCAI

San Francisco Bank CIearings
Local bank clearings last week were s25, ~,
ia. against S42, ,008, ,361 for the same week last
yesr. decrease of Sic, ,266, PAT or SSt per cent
Wheat and Other Grains
dull. There were general rains except IN the
southwest. where they are especially needed.
There was no further change in the San
francisco market for cash grain, and futures
continued dull.
CASH WHEAT
California club, $1.6oGi .62k; do milling.
81 .e242 al Go: California white Australian 81 90
CLIO; lower grades of California. $1.3o@1 90;
stem. 81 y @1.6715; northern red, S1.o11a per
ell.
FUTURES
1880 a M. Session
Bsrley1It was a regulation Saturday market
yesterday. no sales being reported and all
conditions unchanged.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot. 81 81 "a a LAO; com
mon to fair, 81 81 u al 30 per ct; brewing 81 As
@1-o0; shipping and cheyalier, nominal.
FUTURES
1880 a. IN. Session
May-sl32la
December-S1 1914.
Oats-Oferngs and stock continue very light
and steadily growing lighter while the market
is steadily growing frrner in all positions.
There Is no further advance In prices, however.
Good to choice red. Sl.55Q1 Q1.57h; ordinary do,
81 a! @1.52ls; white, s1.55@1.65; gray are
nominal.
Corn-AI descriptions continue dull and nom
inal. with quotations unchanged
California c small round yelloT nominal; isrss fs
yellow, sacked, si.65; in bulk. San Francisco
track, sl.51; white. s1.57; mixed. 81 80; white
Egyptian. sl6og17o; brown Egyptian sl-o' y
Rye-California, s1.4I1a@1.5O 30 per ctl.
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Boston Stocks and Bond.
, THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. March 2S.-Traders took advantage
Of the bullish feeling TO sell stocks today and
the bell rarity simply stood aside and let the
iquida tlon go on. ANA igamated and Union
Pacific were the stocks sold most heavily as
they have been the speculative favorites lately
The weak holders win run on this reaction and
fhe market viii be all the better for it.
Boston and CorOin. Utai Copper and several
other curbs viii be listed in Boston next week
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut
ton & Co, 40 California street San Fran
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS


SAVANNAH, Ga. March 2S.-Turpentine-
Firm at SIC; sales. $50; recenpts 426 ship
ments -.
Rosin-Firm. Sales. 4l6: receipts. LISP:
shipments, 1852: stock So. 1856. Quotations: A,
B. g $3.50 ID. $3.75; E. So. .s21a; L. Sa.s7s
q. S3-92la: II. S4.15: l. 10: K 81 80; NJ
$50; y. $685.: WG. So go; WV S5. 80
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Minnerota whcat Nnrket

DULUTH, March 2S.--wheat--No. / North
ern 81 1.04%: May, S1.o27s; July. Sl.03ss.
MINNEAPOLIS. March Wheat-May.
l.odA July, sl.o21s al. .02A; No. l hard,
Sl.OS; No. | northern 81 06; No. 2 northern
I-o4; No northern 97cMS101.
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Moyemenf of Snecie

NEW YORK, March 2s.-Imports OF specie for
the port of New York for the week ending today
were SlI. $40 in silver and s332 427 in gold.
Exports of specie from the port of New York
Tor the week ending today were $1,000 silver and
sos. S45 gold
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Dried Fruits. Rni.ins. Nuts and Honey

Fruits-A pricots 15l3 q lIc; evapOrated apples.
6@7c; pears. s5s @l0c; peaches. 81 9915e; figs.
"a G5Ac for white and 29215c for black;
Rais;us e. O. b. Fresnol-2 crown. SIC; 5
crown. 4c; crown. 4l4c; seeded, 596Ac; seed
less sultanas, &c: s1,15@1.2o Tor London layers
and 81 5002 Tor clusters
Nuts acknowledgements. l31a Q14lac; IXL,
l3@i4c; plus ultra l2Ia al 13c;. brakes ll9
II 1ac: Languedocs, Toe: hardshelis. 7GT1ac.
walnuts-i3e per lb for No. 1 softshen and Zoe
for No. do; 212c FOR No. 1 hardsheH and 91ae
for No. . do; Italian chestnuts. l0G121sc per Id.
Honey-Water white comb. 16Ql1c: white,
l5c; water white. extracted, SGs1ac; light
Der, I9I 1sc; dark amber and eandied, 81 15ssc
per 10.
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Hides. TalIov. Wool and Hon.

Hides-Culs and brands sell about 1s9le un-
der quotations. Heavy salted steers, 13ac; ne
dium, 6c; light, DC; cUwhide. 512e for heavy.
&c for light; stays, 4c; saIted kip. &c; salted
veal Size; salted calf II 1sc; dry hides. 1Gc; dry
kip. 10c; dry calf. 1Gc: dry stays. Sc: Mexican
dry hides. lie: Mexican dry salted DO. &c; Mexi-
picked do. Zoe: sheepsknS. shearlin-S 106l
35c each: short wool: 4osl60c each; medium. IS
G90e; long wool S1@1-23; lambs. 2OI50e
horse hides. salt, s2Q2.50 for large and s1-5oQ
LIS for medium, 5OeQs1.25 for small and esq
SOC for colts horse hides, dry. S1.5O92. % for
large and S1.25W1.15 for medium, 50cgS1 for
small and 25QJ0c for colts; deer skins. dry
Mexican. 25G &c; dry salted do. 20924c; picked
do zoe; dry Central American. 26G2Sc: goat
skins. prime angora. 50c@S1; large uair goats.
30n50e: medium. 20G 40c; small. 10Q2Oc.
Tallow-No- ] rendered. 34@4e; No ,, 39
SIC; grease 2Q21ac.
Wool-Spring clip, Humboldt and MendOcino,
years staple. 20022c; fall clip, northern free
mountain, 7010c; do defective, 6G712c; San
Joaquin and southern. 5G7c, according to shrink
age and defects; fall lambs. s@10e for northern
and 6GSc for southern; Nevada, 11412c per ID.
Hops-Prices to growers are follows: 1908,
Ia 1ac; 1907 crop. 4@5Iae for all coast de-
scriptions; contracts. 9010c for one year and
1oQ11c for three to Eve years.
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New York Money Market
Coudifion of the y,re.s,

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund
shows: Available cash balance. $3.50 322 693;
gold coin and s,ulion. S25 979, eel: gol1 certifi-
Gates. So, al, 500.
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morrow conduct business in its offices in the
Mills building. 1t has lately been housed in tenn
porary quarters in Montgomery street near Gait
fornia.
At the regular annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Seaboard bank of this city April
20 a proposition TO place that institution under
the national banking system will be voted upon
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Deciduou. and Citrus Fruits

Extra buying OF oranges for Sunday wants
was less active than usual Saturday. ped
dlers, who are generally the principal buyers.
turning their attention to bananas. large
lines of which having become over ripe were
being sold very low rates 10 prevent spelling
The orange market weak. but owing TO
the advance at shipping points, effective to-
morrow. there decline in prices. Eight
cars were received at the railroad yards up to
noon The other citrus fruits were in average
request at satisfactory prices, seedless grape
fruit being about the irmest article on the
list. The apple market stagnant, with
sales limited. Two drawers OF Longworth
strawberries came in from Pslo Alto. The ber-
ries We're green and unattractiye. but found
buyers, drawer bringing 81 and the
other 75c.
Apples per boxl--Fsncy. S1.25@1.75; common
to choice 60cQS1.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-Nsvel oranges, $24
2.25 for fancy. S1-T5@2 for choice and 81 -2o@
l.. for Standard tanserines. S1.5092 per box:
lemons, s2.50@275 for fancy s1.75@2.25 for
choice and Sl491.50 for standard: grapefruit.
S2.50Q3 for seedless and $1@l.25 for common;
lines. S6.50d1.
Tropica Frdits-Bananas. 75c@S1.75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and s. 5003. so for Central Amer
lean; pineapples. 81 .5043 per dozen.
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Rufter. Cheese and E-cs

! CHICAGO. March 2s.--on the produce ex-
change today the butter market firm;
creameries. 22@2212c; daires 20M2ec. Eggs,
firm at mark, included, 14c; irsts, 14hc;
prime frsts. 15hc; extras, 1870. Cheese
steady l2I6M15c
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Northern wkeat Market

PORTLAND, March 2S.--Whea Club, sac:
bluestem. SEC; valley SIC; red. SEC.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. March 2S-Wheat unchangej. blue-
stem, s4c club, s2c red. Soc
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
Calls Page Of Commercial News

middles 10@1O1sc; Seabrght. blocks. Sc; ORR
entail blocks. TAG: Crown brand, tablets. SLc,
Pearl tablets Stae. ID boxes fancy beneless
IOc: 2 Id boxes fancy boneiess. i0t3c, hall
barrels. picked cod. S5.75 each
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
London Closing stocks

Bar silver-Quiet: 25lsd per ounce.
Money-224 "a per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is pa g21s per cent and for three
months bills "a per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
Meat Market

The market for both live and dressed stock
has shown no feature worthy OF note for
days Beef continues firm and mutton
weak. and hogs show particular tendency.
one way or the other
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers rates TO dealers follows:
Beef @se per ID for steers. G1zGT1.e fo-
cows and heifers.
veal-615qse for large aud 71sG9c for small.
Mutton-Wethers. 114111ac for small and
I00101Ac for large: ewes. 10Q11c-
Lamb-121s @1Sc per lb; spring lamb, lag
15c.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-T1a @sc for heavy and
9I10c for light
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good sound
livestock. delivered In San Francisco. less so per
cent shrinkage for cattle:
Cattle-Steers, No. /. &c. second quality. Sc.
third quality. &C; cows and heifers. &c for No. |;
second quality. 6@61sc; third quality. 5Gy5 IAc-
thin 3G4c: bulls and stays, 4G412c; thin bulls
3@314c.
Caives-5@51ac per ID for light 4IsG5c sor
medium and 40l4lac for heavy tgross weight.
sheep-wethers, 51sG6c per lb; ewes, 5@51As
tgross weight.
1tac per 10.
5@5Hc: 225 lbs and over, "a @5e per 10; boars
so per cent, stays 50@s40 per cent and sows iOS
20 per cent Of from above quotations.