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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Hutton's wire says:
Covering by scattered shorts caused a slight
improvement following the bureau report. Then
the major short interest resumed their pound
ing but at the lower level they probably bought
more than they sold Traders think the mar
ket is scraping bottom and that spinners' de-
mands Will lead TO better prices in the near
future"
The government report gives a crop condition
Of 16.1, against 72.7 last year This is two
points less than expected and is considered
buIlsh.
The Journal of Commerce makes the condition
7S.1, against S3.6 last month and 1873 year
ago. This report, as well as all others, does not
take in damage by recent foods in the eastern
part of the belt.
Spot closed quiet, 20 points lower; middling
uplands, 9.30c; middling gulf, 9.55c; sales, 1900
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-FIom-Receipts,
$4,000 barrels; exports, 6,s4o barrels. Quiet and
Wheat-Receipts, 40. 900 bushels Spot irregu-
lar No red, $1-o2A elevators, No. 2 red,
81 .03 f. o. b.. afioat; No. 1 northern Duluth,
81 .IoA I. o; b. adoat; No. hard winter.
81 .O615 (. O. b. afoat There was big jump in
September wheat in all markets today light
deliveries and a scare of shorts. 1t fol-
lowed by fair advances in later months, the
crowd buying on lighter receipts than ex-
pected. a good cash demand and the strength
net higher. September. 81 O3A al .o41s, closed
S1.o4; December closed at 81 .04 and May
closed at 81 .o6Iz.
Hops-Quiet.
Htdes-Quiet.
Wool--Quiet.
Petroleum-Steady.
trigugal. se test, soc; molasses sugar, BLOC.
Refined quiet.
Cofee-The market closed steady, net un-
changed TO points higher. Sales were reported
of $40, 900 bags. including September at 5.70d
5.05c; December, 5.55c; March, 5.55@5. soc;
May. .60@5 Csc.
Santos, s9sc; mild. dull cordova, 915G121ac.
Butter-steady and unchanged.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged
Eggs-Firm and unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
Evsporsted Apples-The market continues very
quiet. with fancy quoted at 9l2@10hc; choice,
~ @ec; prime, 6A @6&c; common to fair,
Prunes-Are rather steadier on the coast. if
quotations. The local spot market is quiet, with
quotations ranging from 4c TO 13c for California
and TFo@ o 70 & reg oTegGn fS f6oc.
ed at s11@s%c: extra choice, 9h@9%c. and
fancy at 10h @11c.
Peaches-Are steady, with coast advices in
dicating a smaller crop than expected. Choice
are quoted at 7h@7%c; extra choice, ~ @Sc;
fancy, sA acc; extra, 9@1oc.
Raisins-Are dull, with loose muscatel quoted
at AZ Q6Ac; choice to fancy seeded, 6@7%c;
seedless, 5@6c; London layers, 81 6o@1 .65.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK. Sept. There sharp de-
cline in the London tin market today, spot clos
ing f131 and futures at f131 15s. Locally the
market weak and lower at 2S.50@2s. 75c.
Copper declined los in London to ego 12s Cd for
spot and f61 rs for futures. The local market
was quiet, with lake quoted at H. 621s (a13. .75c;
electrolytic, 1S.50@13.621bc; casting, 13.25@
13.3755c.
Lead was higher in London, closing at f1S 3s
Cd. The local market was quiet and unchanged
at 4.571h 1h@4.6215c.
Spelter advanced to f19 Is Cd in London Lo-
cally the market was steady at 4.T0@475c
Iron was lower in the English market, with
standard foundry quoted at Sis and Cleveland
warrants at SIS. No change was reported in the
local iron market. No. j foundry northern
$165061T. rs; No. 2 do. S16@16.75; No. south
and No. L southern soft. s16.75@17.25
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Foreign Futures
boston wool Market

BOSTON. Sept Local dealers report a
slightly better tone in the wool market with in
creased inquiry ana better sales. Nearly all
grades Of domestic wool hold steady the best de-
mand being for quarter blood 1eeces. while a
sizable movement in Australia Gas is also re-
ported Quotations:
Oregon-Eastern No. / staple, 5s@60c; eastern
No clothing. 4T@50c; valley No /. 45@46c.
Territory-Fine staple. 5s@60c; fine medium,
staple, 56@57c; fine clothing. 45@47c; fine me-
dium clothing, 45@4sc half blood 50M5sc:
three-eghths blood. 4s@5oc; quarter blood As
Pulied-Extra, 56@57c; fine A, 5o@62c; A su-
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Egg Market I'm Nearby Couutie-

SANTA ROSA. Sept There was no change
today in the local egg market. All buyers are
still Offering 81 1ac per dozen for choice and 291ac
clares that there viii be an advance within few
days.
PETALUMA, Sept. Local poultry dealers
paid 3215c for eggs today. The supply was about
the average of the last few weeks. Poultry men
are not shipping poultry to any great extent. the
young stock having about all been disposed OF.
SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 1.-The egg market
shows reduced consumption. while the local prod
uct holds strong, producers receiving SEC. Ship
ments lighter.
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General Merchandise

BagSeTrdtn bags. Quentin.
61ae; wool bags, S59371ac; fleece twine.. DC per
pound
sylvania anthracite egg. $16 per ton: welling-
ton. SO; New Wellington. So; Coos bay. 81: Aus
tralian hOuse-Richmond. etc, So Stanford
sacks: Welsh anthracite. SIS; coke S14 per ton
in bulk and SIC in sacks; Rocky mountain, $3.50
per short ton
Oils-Ouotations are for barrels; linseed. soc
per gallon for boiled and 5Ic for raw; cases. &C..
more; castor oil. in cases, No. l. 75c; Bakers
4Sc for raw; China nut. cases, 76GS6c per gal.
Ion; cocOanut oil. in barrels. 55q5S1ae for XXX;
according TO quality; extra bleached winter
sperm oil. CSC: natural winter sperm oil. 65c;
oil. 95c; No. 1 lard oil. 75e; pure neatsfoot oiI
soc; No. 1 neatsfOot oil, Soc: herring oil. 4Oc.
salmon oil, 35c; boiled fish oil. 35c paint oil.
Coal oil. Gasoline. etc-water white oil. tank
wagon, &c; $50 deg. oil. tank wagon. lie; special
water white, iron barrels or drums 915c: $50
deg. oil. iron barrels or drums, he; special do
star. 16lAc; extra star. 191se: Elaine. 26l%c:
eocene. 1913c; red crown and motor gasoline ia.
bulk 1419c. in cases p 1asc; No. engine distiI-.
S6 deg. gasoline, in bulk 3Oc. in cases 3715c;
Turpentine-6215c per- gallon in eases snd
Rosin-Per barrel OF $50 lbs: f. s5.25: F..
$3.50: G. S5.45; II. .s5; I. S6.O5.
Red and White Lead-Red lead. S15d9c per
ID, according to quality; white lead. s@shc
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows. terms net cash: Standard granulated
Zine or coarse). 5.65cS fruit granulated, 5. 65c.
crystal dominoes in cases, 9-05c; tablets In half
bbls S6. *: tablets in boxes 6.40c: cubes and "A
crushed 5.9Oc; powdered. 5.75e: candy granr-
lated. 5.75c: confeetoners A. 5.65c:. confection-
ers' crystals. 575c; Magnolia A. 5.25c; extra G.
5.15c; golden C.. 5.05c: d. 4.95c: beet eranu-
lated 545c. Barrels and so 10 bags 1Oc haIt
bbIs 25c boxes SOC more per 100 lbs for All
grades. Monarch bar Is quoted over and above
the price for standard fine (canel granulated IN
100 10 bags as follows Bags. 100 lbs. 35c: bar.
rels. 45e; half bbls Soc; 40 10 tins. cased. So O5
50 10 tins. cased. 81 o5; 10 ID tins cased 10 In
a case, S2.T0: 8 10 tins. in case. 81 20: so III
boxes. Sc No order taken FOR less than IS bar.
rels or it's equivalent No extra charge for mt
ting up bar in private packages.
The California and Hawaiian su1ar refining
company quotes follows: Granulated basis
5-65c; ''Higrade'' bar. Sc; powdered. 5. 75c: A
crushed. 5-9Oc; berry. 5.65c; c. & Fl. extra fine
dry sgranulated. 565c: coarse dry. granuIated..
5.65c; confectioners' A. 565c; confectionery
crystal. 5.75c: cubes. 5.9Oc: bricks, 5000: extra
fine granulsted Zoo ID bags only. 5-45c: excel
sior A, 5.25e; extra C. 515c: golden G. 5.O5c:
yellow D. 1850; II. & E. crystal dominoes
905c. Additional per 100 lbs In bblT and
so ID bags 1Oc more: half bbls, 25c more. =
boxes. soc more for all grades Bar In IS
ID and 40 ID tins s1.T0 more; IN 10 10 tins
81. IS more. Minimum order. carload weight
Canned Fruits-The California fruit cauners'
ffon ouOfeS 1908 nack eSrlo---.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Eufure Grain and Proxision.

CHICAGO, Sept. Interest in the wheat mar
ket centered in the dealings in the September
delivery and the sharp advance in the price of
that option growing out OF its congested cond
closed at almost the top point. At the opening
prices were a shade lower TO sc higher, first
and on December at 95Ac to 951ac. An ad-
vance at Liverpool was partly responsible for
the initial frmness. Shorts and cash interests
were active bidders for the September delivery
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Now Ynrk Money Market

NEW YORK, Sept. Money call easy. l
@1A per cent; ruling rate, / per cent; closing
bid. per cent; offered, ! per cent.
Time loans were very dull and steady; go
days, per cent; 30 days, 214 @2& per cent; six
months, 315 per cent
Prime mercantile paper. sa4 @417 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual bust
in bankers bills at 81 4S425@4. .S435 for 60
day bills and at $4.S590 for demand.
Commercial biils-S4.S3A CASA.
Bar silTer-51hc.
Mexican dolsrs-45c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
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Cash Grain and ProyIsIons

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Cash quotations were as
follows; Flour, firm; No. spring wheat, OF;
No. red, 96@9Sc; No. corn, 81 12c; No. 2 vel
low, S012 @S0&c; No. white oats, 5012c; No.
white. 4S1a oslo; No. rye. 75c; good feeding
barley, 59@62c; fair to choice mailing, 62464c;
No. / northwestern faxseed, $355; short ribs
sides Qoose), $s.95@9; mess pork, per barrel
S14.60@14.T0; lard, per 100 pounds, $3.50; short
clear sides (boxed), $9121a @9.37H; whisky,
ha sis of 9Th vii 81
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AvaiIabIe Grain suppIy

NEW YORK. Sept Special telegraphic and
cable communications received by Bradstreet's
show the following changes in available sup
plies compared with previous account
Wheat-United States east of the Rockies de-
1,034 900 bushels; Canada, decrease 81 600
bushels total United States and Canada de-
crease LIPS. 900 bushels; afioat for and in En-
rope increase 1900. 900 bushels; total American
and European supply, increase 2.775. 900 bushels
Con-United States and Canada, increase $685.
600 bushels.
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Loans, Exchange and Silver
Grain Trade and Traffic bureau

The grain trade held a meeting yesterday to
consider the proposition to unite with the traffic
bureau The meeting was presided over by r.
Z. Rithet, chairman of the traffic bureau and
President Roph of the merchants exchange. The
matter was freely discussed and the general
sentiment seemed in favor of going into the
traffic bureau, but no definite action was taken.
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Butter, Cheese and EGGS

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady. Creameries,
1S12 @2215c; daries, 17@20c. Eggs, steady; at
mark, cases included, 14@17c; irsts, lee; prime
frsts, 20c. Cheese, steady. 11h@l3c.
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PORTLAND, Sept. L-Clearings, si,1os, ,s91 !;
balances, $3.50, T29.
TACOMA, Sept 1.-Clearings. $3.50, ,245; bal
ances. So, ,S55.
SPOKANE: Sept. 1.-Clearings ss5e.ae5; bal
ances, S105 631
SEATTLE. Sept 1.--Clearings, 81, 300. $50; bal
ances. SI5S.l00.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-rurpentine and RIOS

NaVHT stUrek-H HurpentIne and HOsIn
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 1.-Turpentine-F Firm
at 35A @36c. Sales, 1850; receipts, 1.291; ship
ments, 55.
shipments 175; stock, 150.0S5. Quotations: A,
B, G. $3.50; D, $2.55; f, 81 60@2.65: f, 81. 500
2.s2h; G, S2.s5@2.s7l5; Fl. S3.35@3. 40; I,
So so; K, s4.3o; n, $3.50; WG, $3.50; WV,
s61o.
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Wheat and Other Grains

Wheat-Chicago was higher, with few sell
ers and the market oversold. Shows estimate
for September. The Hungarian minister Of ag-
rlculture estimates the worlds crop at So, 000,
600 bushels below last years.
This market continued unchanged, the cash
demand being fair. with prices steady.
CASH WHEAT
California club, $1.671a@1.70; do milling,
$1.70@1. 721a; California white Australian, ST. rs
al: 80; lower grades of California, 81. 45@ 60;
$I.75@1.S0; northern red, S165; turkey red,
S115@l.so per ctl;
1890 a. m. Session
December-No sales; S1.621z bid, s1.65 asked
p. N. Session
Barley--ocean freights rule steady at 25s spot
and 24s for near futures The chartered grain
326 tons on the same date last year; olsen
gagged, 3l,520 tons, against 1889; on the way
to this port, 1925 tons, against S61,221.
Futures were lower yesterday, but the spot
market remained without change. Business con
tinued quiet The stock on hand September 1
appears elsewhere FASH On tRis Rh hpE Pqge. age
Good to choice feed. spot. s1.S215 @1.55; com
mon TO fair. $l.25@1.30 per ctl; brewing.
Sl.S11 a a. 4O' shipping, s13o@1.371a; chevalier,
-. FUTURES
May-No sales: s1.Ss bid.
December iogSRR slsss HisR sls4 Lev siss ciSff
December-S1. BAN.
oats-There is a good steady demand for all
kinds, with sales at full figures. Seed lots are
most in demand. The stock on hand September
l appears elsewhere ON this page.
Choice white, Sl.6o@l 70; No. 1 do. S1.5o@
1.60; red recleaned. for seed, ST. 1.90@21 10; feed,
lots, $II5@1.9o for choice, S1.50@1.6o for good
per ctl
Corn-The stock on hand September 1 was only
30 tons, as will be seen elsewhere. Snow, the
expert, gives the September condition of the
crop. at 1914. The market continues dull and
nominal.
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, $1.S5: white, nominal; western states
yellow, sacked, S1.S5; in bulk. San Francisco
track yellow, Sl.I9; white, $1.I9; mixed, SLIT;
Egyptian nominal.
Rye-S1 40m1 45 nor ctI and duIl
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Cnndition nf the Trea.urx

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Today's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund,
elusive of the S15o, 600 gold reserve, shows:
Available cash balances, $3.50. 500, 139; gold coin
and bullion, $S4 ESQ; gold certificates. $780,,
911 600.
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Money Market

New York exchange was lower and sterling
rates also weaker. Other rates remained
without change. The silver quotation stood the
same.
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THE CoPpER STOCKS

THE COPPER STOCKS
BOSTON. Sent The market was weak.
Lawson brokers are attempting to PIT up North
Butte, but brokers think the situation has been
weakened by his entering the market and, In
view of the political uncertainties. would sell
1t for turn every time it is strong. Copper
Range looks better.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by e. L. Hut
ton & Co, 400 California street, San Fran
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london CLOSING Stocks

Bar silver-Steady; 234sd per ounce.
Money! of ! per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is ] 7-16@115 per cent and for three
months bills I5@1 I-16 per cent.
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Northern Wheat Market

PORTLAND. Sept. 1.-Wheat-Choice milling
sorts, track prices: club, soc; bluestem, s3ci
turkey red, 92c; valley 90c.
Export prices-Standard quality: Club, SSc
bluestem. 92c turkey red, 92c; red Russian. sec.
TACOMA, Sept 1.-Wheat. quiet; choice mill
ing bluestem, 93c; club, Ole; red, soc; ex
port bluestem, old, Ole; new, 90c; club, old,
soc; new, SSc; red, old. SIC; new, See.
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Beans and Seeds

Beans continue quiet and weak and will prob-
ably be unsettled until new crop goods ar
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ProvisfOus

The market continues without especial feature
Trade is fair and prices are unchanged "a -.
Cured Meats-Bacon to 10 lbs, 1Ic; I'D 20
u lbs 16e light medium and medium lac; PEI
lies, II to "A lbs. 15c; sugar cured, Q 70 lDss
21c: { To 10 lbs zoe: 10 to II lbs. 19c; fancy
sugar cured 23c per ID; English cured bacon.
10 Ibs ISc; s to 10 lbs. lie; 10 70 II IDS, Atcs
eastern sugar cured hams. 1612c for heavy anu
1615e for light; extra hne brands. lie; Can1ornlA
hams, 144141se; mess beef, $11 per ool; ram
pork, SO. JO clear, $2150; mess. 81 pig PORK,
S24; pigs feet. So for half obls, 20 Tor. 70 10
kegs and $50 for kits; smoked oeei' Ii ~
19c per ID.
Lard-Tierees quoted at 7sle for California
compound, Sc for eastern compound and <e Tor
pure; half bbls. pure, 12Aes 90 10 TINS, LzAes
10 ID tins, 1244e; ID tins, 1850; 10 tins 15e:
COttolene-0ne half bbl. 1O$c; hair Dolss
1015e; tierce, 1O3se; terces, 10Ae; nerees'
1Ollc .
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Hides, TaIIov, Wool and Hops

All descriptions under this head remain as be
fore. Wool and hops are mOtionless. while hides
are moving on fairly at the familiar quotations
Hides-Culls and brands sell about u ole I'M
der quotations Heavy salted steers, 12c' me-
dium, lie: light, 9c cowhides, 1Oc for heavy,
SC for light: stays. 615cS salted kip. 1Ocs salted
veal. lac; salted calf, 14l5e; dry hides. lI12e'
dry kip 15c; dry calf, zoe; dry stays. lie;
dry veal, 1Se; Mexican dry hides, 1615cs
Mexican dry salted DO, 13c; Mexican picked
do, 15c; sheepskins. shearlings. 20Q5oc EACH
short wool. 5u5Oc each; medium, 50 q SOC each.
long wool. s5eqS1 ,25: lambs, 15945c; horse
hides. salt. S2-5042. 90 for large and $1-T5N2
for medium, 75c4$1.25 for small and 25450c
for colts; horse hides. dry, $292-25 for large
and 81 az for medium. 50c4$1 for small and 25
0JOc FOX colts; deerskins, dry Mexicans, 2S@
Zoe; dry salted do 24G26c; picked do. zoe: dry
Central American. 26430c; goatskins, prime an
CORA, 75c@s1; large hair goats; Soc; medium.
zoe; small. 5Q15c.
Taliow-N9 rendered. 44sa4s4c: No. 2. s9
&c; grease. 2G213c.
wool-Spring clip (freel, Humboldt years
staple. 15611Sc; northern Humboldt and MendO-
clno, IL 413c; San Joaquin. 7d9c;. southern
coast. 66lSc: Nevada. 96D12c per ID. Fail clip.
northern mountain (freel. 69Sc; defective, 44
&c. Oregon wooIs-Eastern, SQ13c; valley, 1I9
1513c per H.
Hops-Prices to growers follows: 1906.
IL @21ac; 1907 crop. 4G6c for all coast de-
scripti0ns; contracts. 9G1Oc per ID.
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Calls Page Of Commercial News

crown. &c: crown. sac; seeded. 7e; seedle''
Rsisins (new crop)-Clusters4 crown. " 3
crown s2 30: crown. s3f London laysrs-- layssrrss- =
seedIess 4sfc: thompson seedless. oAc, LOOSE
mnscstels &C. for 4 crown, sac for Crown anu
Suts4Almonds new CROP. nonparetls, l95g
12c; IxL 1OJh 011c; ne plus ultra, 10e' Dr1zeS'
9I5c: languedocs &c; hardshels, - W.
nuts-f3c per ID for No. 1 s0frsheu and !Vc Lor
No. . do; 121ze for No. 1 hArdsneA ana d77e
for No. do. 1.- s,.
HoneS-Water white. comb, l69l3es wnIte'
<. svster vhite extracted SRS1ze; light am
Der. 7971zc; dark amber and eandied. o7t@
per ID. osSao...
for dark.
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15,773. $50 bushels: oats 994 355 bushels; bar
ley, 612,S bushels
On recent reports from the counties in the
grain belt. S. s. King, deputy state grain in
spector. estimates this years crop as follows:
Wheat, 2S. 10000 bushels: oats, 100000
bushels; barley, 5,50o,0 bushels.
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Meat Market

Prices for all descriptions seem pretty well
established for the time being for they have not
changed much for some little time. Receipts OF
all kinds are ample
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates 10 dealers are as follows:.
Beef-615 96Ac per ID for steers 506c for
cows and heifers.
VeaE6@T45c for large and S15c for small.
Mutton-Wethers, 70Sc; ewes, 615 507c per ID.
Lamb-S1a 4915c per ID for spring
Dressed Pork tper lbl-91a a lOc for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers. No. 1, 3$s 14c; second quality.
315c; third quality. 2st G3c; cows and heifers,
&c for No L; second quality. 22c; third quality.
2isc; thin. u @2e; bulls and stays. Ia 01Ssc;
thin bulls, 1@1kc.
CalvesA14G4s per ID for light, 4c FOR me-
dunn and 31ac for heavy.
Sheep-Wethers, 4c per lb; ewes, S15c; shorn.
1ac less.
thanksgiving AZ d415c per H.
HOgs-1OO TO 130 lbs, &c; 130 TO $50 lbs. 81 n
CSC; $50 10 325 lbs, &c; boars 80 per cent stays
80 to 40 per cent and sows 10 to 20 per cent OF
from above quotations
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Portland Butter Marker
Northern Business

PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-Butter-Extras, 3115c;
fancy, 27l 7l2c; choice. 25c; store, 1Sc.
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Tacoma Grain Recefpt

TACOMA, Sept. 1.-Grain receipts in Tacoma
Tor the year ended August 81 were: Wheat |
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s New York Stock List
e. T. Hutton & Co.. 400 California street,
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
yesterday:
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Stocks of Grain and Bean.

Henry c. Bunker, chief grain inspector of the
merchants exchange, reports stocks of grain and
beans in regular warehouse and on wharf Sep
tember 1 as follows in tons:
WHEAT
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St. Loufs NnoI NIarket

ct. LUufS vFO lNdrktt
i 81 LOUIS, Sept. 1.-Wool. steady: terri
tory and western mediums, 14G1Sc; fine medium,
! 10415c; fine, 9@12c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-28
FLOWER AND TREE.

The 762 varieties Of arctic flowers
have but two colors. white and yellow.
An acre of forest when cut down
Will yield about a thousand cubic feet
Of timber.
The number OF leaves on a large six
ty foot high oak tree has been counted
and found to exceed 100000.
The coffee tree is TO all intents and
purposes a cherry tree. whose cherries
grow along the stems and ripen at DIFF.
ferent times. a ripe and a green cherry
standing side by side. The picking
ruEtsf a. on1,rSa ~ dane hx hand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-28
ENGLISH ETCHINGS.

In 1872 vagrancy was punished in
England by death.
-Four hundred millions of sardines are
taken yearly Off English coasts.
Under the copyright act of 1912 the
British museum receives one copy of
every book published.
A notice board fixed outside Brixton
prison bears the legend, mo Admit
lance Except on Business"
The following advertisement appears
in a London journal: IN. y. ODE
original. Drowning unpleasant this
time Of year. When sensible you may
call at 35.-SIs."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-28
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

The killed skirt with it's fold trim
ming is going out slowly, but its end
is inevitable.
The most effective house frocks are
nodded upon original lines largely de-
pendent for their distinction upon the
individuality of the wearer.
Even more than at present is a
vogue for the one piece tailored suit
or dress promised for spring, so that,
whatever one has in that line now, is
sure to be quite as good style later on.
At the opening Of the season it was
announced that fur would be largely
utilized as a trimming. but the fur
cloths turned out to be so handsome
and so very much more adaptable for
the purpose that they easily took the
place reserved for the fur.-New York
Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-28
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Sam Bernard's new musical comedy
is called Nearly a Hero"
William Hawtrey, the English come
dian, has gone into vaudeville.
yinie DAILY has left musical comedy
and has returned to vaudeville.
Marie Doro is to appear in London,
but first will be seen in the larger
western cities in 1.-THE Morals Of Mar
GUS"
Wallace Eddinger, appearing with
Robert Edeson In Classmates" is said
to be the only blond villain just now
on the stage.
June Van Buskirk, who made hit
in "The Earl Of Pawtucket," has mar
ried a London clubman and will retire
from the stage.
Henry Blossom, the author Of "The
Red Mill" is responsible also for "The
Yankee Consul" Checkers" mile.
Modiste" and other plays.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-28

A large and robust Irishwoman ap-
peared In a New York court recently
TO prosecute a case in which her hus-
band was charged with having beaten
her. The defendant. q small, stoop
shouIdered man. had the appearance
OF having been run through q thrash
ing machine and seemed scarcely able
to stand. The judge surveyed the two
nth an amused light In his eyes.
You say this man beat yOuT' be
asked the woman
He did not the prosecuting wit
ness said with emphasis. folding her
Powerful arms. He Knocked ne
down.
You mean to tell ne Jon we're
knocked down by that physical
wreckg the judge queFfed
It's only since he struck me that
he's been a physical wreck. yoar hoa-
or abe erplained-Harprrs Weekly.