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The San Francisco call., 1908-09-09

MASHINTON, Sept. S.-A total OF 397 924
bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 1905
TO September l and 6,613 active ginneries
nounced in the report on cotton ginning issued
today. This is against 200,2IS bales at
the corresponding date in 1907 aud 4070
active ginneries 4OT, ,551 bales and 662S
ginneries in ,1906 and 476.655 bales and S629
ginneres in 1905. These figures count round as
half bales. The report includes 0,514 round
bales for 1905, II SOB for 1907, 21,S55 for 1906
and 22,231 for 1905. The report also embraces
324 Sea island bales for 1908, 50 for 1907 631
for 1906 and ], 165 for 1905.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Money call, easy at
1@1A per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; closing
bid. 1 per cent; offered at ! a per cent.
Time loans, steady; 60 days, per cent; 80
days, PA @2A per cent; six months, 312 per
cent
Prime mercantile paper, 4@415 per cent.
in bankers bills at s4.s460@4 s47o for 60 day
bills and at $4S620 for demand
Commercial bills, $4.S3 CASA.
Bar silver, 81 sc.
Mexican dollars, 45c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds ir-
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Hides, Tallow, Wool and Hops

All markets under this head continue dull
Hides weak, in sympathy with the eastern
markets Wool and hops exhibit new fea-
ture-
Hides-Culls and brands sell about - fl1c I'M
der quotations Heavy salted steers. 12c: me-
dium, lie; light &c: cowhides. 1Oc for heavy
&c for light; stays, 6izc; salted kip, Ice; salted
veal. 14c; salted calf. 141Sc; dry hides. 17c
dr. kip. 1Je: dry calf zoe: drv stays. 12c
dry veal. 1Sc: Mexican dry hides. 161&e
Mexican dry salted do. 13c: Mexican picked
do. 15c; .sheenskins. sheariIngs. 20n30c each:
short wool. 350I0c each; medium. 55Gas0c each: :
long wool. s5easf.25: lambs, 15d45c: horse
hides salt. s.. 50Gl2.75 for large and S1.7JH2
for medium 75c@1-2 25 for small and 2JN50c
for colts: horse hides. dry S2M2. Ok for large
and S1ee2 for medium. jocGs1 for small and 81
6T50c for colts; deerskirs. drv Mexicar<. 2c@7
Roe: dry salted do. 2f626c picked DO 20c: dry
Central American 2663oc; eoatskins- prime an
eora, 75ed1: large hair goats, 35c; medium
zoe; small, 5@15c.
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THE COTTON MARKET
Ginners' Report of Cotton Gfnned Shows
Larger Figures Than in 1907

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Hutfons wire says:
Trading was light but the market had good
tone throughout the day. The ginners' report
wars considered little bearish but had very lit
tie effect upon the market. There was bulish
crop news from the central part of the belt.
There is little better feeling all around in the
dry goods business and the market shows great
deal of strength"
Spot closed quiet; mddling uplands, 9.30c;
middlinR gulf. o l1c: sales. 100 bales.
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New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The London tin market
was higher at f132 It's Cd for futures. Locally
29c
Copper had quite sharp advance in the Lon
uoh ~, market, with spot at f61 Is Cd and futures
at 1oz os- Locally the market was quiet. Lake
vas quoted at 1350@13. 75c; electrolytic, 13.371a
WIo.oz 12c and casting at 1312l2 @1S.3115c.
Lead was unchanged at 4.55@ "a. 6Oc in the local
market and at f13 2s Cd in London
opelter declined to f19 5s in London Locally
1t was firm at 4.72h@4.771ac.
iron declined to 51s Cd for standard foundry
in London, but Cleveland warrants were higher
at ozs l04ad. Locally the market was un-
changed. No foundry, northern, $16.50@172J;
NO Z, $IoWl6.Io; No. / southern and No. i
southern, soft. SIG I56l17 %
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Northern wheat Market

OREGON
PORTLAND, Sept. S.-Wheat:. Choice milling
sorts. track prces-Club soc; bIuestem 93c:
turkey red. 92c; valley, 90c Export prices
standard quality-Club SSc; bluestem, 92c; tur-
key red 92c; red Russian sec.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Sept S.-Wheat-Steady. Milling
Bluestem, &c., club Ole; red, soc. Export
Bluestem, 92c; club, sSc; red, see.
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Fitchburg pfd 12s III Steel. ........ 42A
Mex Central -. 1917 Do pfd $500. liz y
Y, II & H. .142
THE COPPER STOCKS
BOSTON. Sept S--Al the c0ppers were dull
and inclined to sag. although there was no evi-
are becoming accustomed to the present level
of prices and will perhaps be ready to advance
the market in a few days unless the political
situation changes.
Wolverine has declared a dividend of So.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by Z. f. Hut
ton & Co., 400 California street. San Fran
cisco. Cal:
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Close.
Cash Grafn and Prnxisinns

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The leading cash QUOTA
tions were follows: Flour firm. Wheat-No.
spring, 9Ic@$1.O6; No. 3, 94c@$1.O5; No. . red,
9S1s @9919c. Corn-No. 2, soc; No yellow. SO1a
@S0Ac. Oats-No. white, 51M52c; No. 3
white, 4Sa @51c. Rye-No. ., 75G56c. Barley
Good feeding, 60@62c; fair to choice mating,
63@6oc. Flaxseed-No. l northwestern. 81 .251a
Timothy seed-Prime, $40 Short ribs sides
Qoose), $9@9.37la Mess pork. per bbl, s14.65@
14.7o. Lard, per 100 lbs 1915. Short clear
sides (boxed). S9.25@95O. Whisky, basis of
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ulgH wines, Z
Articles
Butter, Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; creameries
1s1a @221ac; daries. 17@20c. Eggs steady; at
mark, cases included, 15@1Tkc; frsts 17c;
prime firsts, 21c. Cheese was steady at 11hQ
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS


81 pchtAhc stAu hOsin
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. s.-Turpentine firm
ments, 5,457.
Rosin firm. Sales 2,s2s; receipts, 6.44o;
shipments, 15,55S; stock, 151, 1856. Quotations:
A, B, G, $2.32A @2:35; b, 2.37E @2.40; L,
81. @2. 90; f, $2.60@2.6715; G, $265@
2.7214; II, s325@3.30; 1, So 60; X, AS;
NJ, $3.50; n, $500; w, G, $5.95; W, W, 6.15.
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Money Market

San Francisco Money Market
Rates and conditions for loans remain as be-
fore stated.
Silver is 14c higher. New York and sterling
exchange have advanced.
The Asia took out for Hongkong silver bullion
valued at S3S, 200, shipped by the International
banking corporal tion
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visible Grain suppIy

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The visible supply of
grain Saturday, September 5, as compiled by
me 1I New York produce exchange was as fol-
Corn, 2,066,000 bushels: increase, Ill 900.
oats, 4, I5l, 600 bushels; increase, SOC, 900.
rye, 35l 600 bushels; increase 10000
BARLEY, 1,563, 600 bushels: increase, ~, 600.
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PORTLAND, Sept. s.-Clearings. 81 ,1s1 /;
balances, $SS, ,3S1.
SEATTLE. Sept. s.-Clearings, 81, ,e57 ,2se;
balances, $2l0,327
TACOMA. Sept. s.-clearings, $3.50, 1866; bal
ances, S21, ,245.
SPOKANE, Sept. s.-Clearings, s., 49,, 900;
balances, S2O1, ,426.
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CONDITION of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive Of the $3.50 000, 900 gold reserve, shows:
Available cash balance, $1S9, ,S34, 400; gold coin
516, 500
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Provisions

The only change is decline Of 55e in cot
tolene. The market for hams, bat8n and lard
Is of holiday character.
Cured Meats-Bacon. to 10 lbs, lie: 10 TO
IL lbs Ice; light medium and medium. I4c: bel
lies u TO IA lbs, 15c; sugar cured, to s lbs,
Gle: to 10 lbs, 20c: 10 TO II lbs. 19c fancy
sugar cured, 23c per lb; English cured bacon.
to lbs 1Sc; S to 10 lbs, lie; 10 to Il lbs. lie:
eastern sugar cured hams. 1910 for heavy and
Isle for light: extra fine brands lie: California
hams 14615c; mess beef. Sill per bbl; family.
s1l-50 extra family, S11.50; extra prime
pork $50 so. clear, $2150. mess SD: pig pork,
S24; pigs feet, S5 for half bbls - % for p ID
kegs and S1-3O for kits; smoked beef 1715@
19e per lb.
compound. DC for eastern compound and 12c fer
pure; half bbls. pure, 12Ae: 80 III tins. l2Ae;
10 lb tins. 12&c; ID tins, 125sc; ID tins, BE.
Ccttolene-One half bbl. 103kc: half bbls
1oAc; tierce 101sc; tierces, Zoe; tierces.
9kc.
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LUNCH o. =. wEATHERs sroRn

SAN PEDRO. Sept S.-The little
launch O. K. which started from San
Pedro Sunday morning for a trim 10
Catalina, for which fears Were felf
when it failed to return at night re-
turned To port under its own power
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Today n HOLIDAY
HAY and FeedstuT.

Today being Admission day and a legal holi
day business will be suspended throughout th
state. 1t will be fully resumed tomorrow.
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London Closing Stocks

Bar silyer-Quiet; % I5-16d per ounce.
Money-hG& of 1 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is l 7-16@1h per cent and for three
months bills l 9-16@1% per cent.
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GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Statement of the Condition of the Dif.
ferent Crops September

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The department of
agriculture gives the condition of spring wheat
when harvested at 77.6 per cent of a normal
yield compared with S07 last month, I'll when
harvested in 1907, S3.4 in 1906 and 10 year
average of 77.9. These figures Indicate lit
tie over 230, 900, 600 bushels, which, added to
the 426, GOO, 600 bushels winter wheat give
total wheat production for the year of a lit
tie over $50 600 900 bushels, against 634, 900 900
the final figures of 1907
The condition of corn was S2-5 per cent last
month"; S0.2 on September 1, 1907, and 90.2 on
September 1, 1906. crop of 2, 500, ,000, 900
bushels is indicated by the September 1, 1905,
condition of 1914.
The average condition OF barley, when, har
1907 and S9.1 in 1906
The average condition of the oat crop when
harvested 76.S per cent last month, 65.5
In 1907 and S1.9 in 1906.
Buckwheat, $40 per cent against 81 last
month
Potatoes 1871 per cent against s2.9 last
month; S0.2 September 1, 1907 S5.3 in 1906,
and a 10 year average on September l of $685.
Tobacco, S4.3 per cent against 1913 last month.
Flaxseed, SO per cent against s6.1 last
MONTH
Apples, 52.3 per cent against 522 last month ;
34.7 on September l, 1907; 70.6 in 1906, and
10 year average on September / of 547.
Hay, preliminary estimate of yield per acre.
1.52 tons against 1.45 finally estimated in
1907 total production of 81, 743, 900 tons is
thus indicated, as compared with 63, ,677 900 tons
finally estimated in 1907. Average quality 94.5
per cent against 90.4 last year.
Rye-Preliminary estimate of harvested
is I.9 per cent less than last year. The pre-
liminary estimate of yield per is 16.4
bushels. The indicated total production is co.
92I 900 bushels, against 81 566, ,0O0 in 1907.
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large. colored or white, fancy, 13a4c: good to
prime. prime. @111ac; common 10 fair. 9A@l0Ac;
Eggs-Firm. Western frsts, 21h @22c; Sec
onds, 20@21c.
DRIED FRUITS
EyapOrated Apples-The market continues
quiet, with fancy quoted at 91a@101ac; choice
5@6c.
Prunes-Are in light demand on spot, with
quotations ranging from 4c TO 13c for California
and from 6Ac to 1ac for Oregon.
Aprlcots-Are more less nominal, with
choice Choice quoted at Sla@sAc; extra choice, 81 a
9Ac; fancy, 10AMlIc
Peaches-There seems to be very little de-
mand for peaches, either for futures or spot de-
livery. Choice are quiet at 71A@7Ac; extra
, choice, IA use; fancy. 81 @9c; extra fancy,
halsins-Are generally unchanged, with loose
muscatel quoted at 4& @6Ac; choice to fancy
SEEDED, Sc 6gfAe; seedless, 47sc; London layers,
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st. Louis Wool Market

ST. LOUIS, Sept. S.-Market steady; medium
grades combing and clothing, 19@20c; light
fine. 16@161sc; heavy fine. 11@12c; tub washed,
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New York Grain and Produce


NEW YORK. Sept. S.-Flour-Receipts, 3d.
600 barrels; exports. &C, 295 barrels; sales, 1900
barrels. Market quiet and firmly held Mime
sofa patents, S. .35G5.7 75; winter straights,
ter extras, $4.30@4-S0; winter patents, $4.40@
40; winter new grades. $3.30@3.70.
Wheat-Receipts. 1853, 600 bushels; exports,
13s300 bushels; sales. 100000 futures. Spot
easy. No. 2 red, s1031a CLOS elevator; No 2
red $1.041A +. o. b. afoat; No. / northern, Dur.
luth. s1.11A I. o. b. afoat; No. 2 hard winter.
had easier opening account of weak cables
and big receipts but rallied and the balance
of the day was firm, especially following the
bullsh government report. Near the close it
eased off little. with prices finally NC to &c
net higher. September, $l.O5@1 .O6l5, closed
$1.05h; December $1.05 al .06M. closed 81 .O51 !;
May, s1.07@1.oSA, closed s1.07h
Hops-Quiet; State; common to choice. 1907
1906, 345c
Hides-ouiet. Bogota, 1sh@1s1sc; Central
wooi-Quiet Domestic fleece. 3o@33c.
Petroleum-Steady. Refined. New York. size;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, s.70c; do, in bulk
sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining, 3.46c; CEN
trifugal, 96 test, 3.96c; molasses sugar 3.I6c
refined, steady No g. 4.70c; No. z, 4-65c; No. s.
460c; No. o, 4.55c; No. 10, 4.45c; No. IL. 4.40c
No. IL, 4.35c; No. 13, 4.3oc; No. II. 4.25c; con-
fectioners' A. 4.90c; mold A, 5.45c; cutloaf
590c; crushed. 5.S0c: powdered 5.2Oc: granlrs
lated. 5.10c; cubes, 5.35c.
Cotfee-Futuress closed steady, net unchanged
to 10 points higher with October showing the
maximum gain. Sales were reported of 49, 500
bags including: December. 5.70@5.75c March
3G0c: May. 5-65c Spot coffee-Steady; No. Z
dova, 9I5M1212c.
Butter-Firm. Creamery specials 24@24Kc:
extras. 2S1a @23a4c; thirds TO hrsts. Ism22hc:
cry frsts. 1919 M20c.
Cheese Steady. State full cream specials
l214 GloAci small. coIored or white, fancy, l2c;
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New York stock List

Z. F. Hutton Co. z9O California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday;
Sales / Srnl,IyS IIEirI,I \ = ! ~ -
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PouItry and Game

okra. 4o@75c per box; egg plant. 5o@e5c per
boy.
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Portland Rutter Market
Northern Business

PORTLAND, Sept. S.-Butter-Extras 311kc
fancy, 81 &c; choice, 25c; store, 1Sc.
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8eipnberes &cnmseidcn.

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Gntraituns.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-28
SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Action on Several Bills Taken at
Meeting Today.

Following the regular weekly meeting OF
the Senate District committee today Sena-
tor Gallinger reported favorably to the
Senate a House bill to make 1913 cubic feet
of wood constitute cord in the District
Since 1858 the District cord has been 13s
cubic feet plus. The new figure is the
out the country.
The committee this morning instructed
Senator Whyte Of Maryland to make a
favorable report to the Senate on his bill
to amend an act authorizing the Balti-
more and Washington Transit Company
Of Maryland to enter the District. The
route: Beginning where Sd street north
west intersects the present line of the
company, thence south on Sd street to
Madison street; thence west on Madison
street to Colorado avenue TO the inter-
section of 14th street northwest. The
company is required in the bill to provide
a public highway of thirty feet width in
connection with the tracks
A bill introduced by Senator Gallinger
to authorize the District Commissioners
to issue duplicates Of official papers which
have been lost or destroyed was referred
to q subcommittee consisting of Senator'S
Gamble and Burkett.
From the committee on the library Sen
ator Briggs today made a favorable re-
port on a joint resolution introduced by
Senator Elkins directing the selection OF
a site for the erection Of a bronze statue
in this city in honor of John Witherspoon.
The chairmen Of the library committees
of both branches Of Congress. the Secre-
tary of War and the chairman of the
Witherspoon Memorial Association are
created a commission to make the selec-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-28
Cinnamon in Canada.

In the first nine months of last year,
ending with September, 49, Chinese have
entered Canada and have contributed, by
way of the poll tax of G1OO each, nearly
$4,000 to the Dominion treasury They
are still arriving at Vancouver in fairly
large numbers, as compared with the
preceding two years. 1t is understood
that many of them are being brought
over by contract, the necessary f1OO be-
ing advanced by several rich China
men In the Dominion for whom
the immigrants agree to work. Their
thrifty habits and industry soon enable
them to pay off the Indebtedness. The
increased poll tax of G1QO has now been
enforced for three years. During the first
fiscal year it was in force, 1904 and 1@J5.
only eight Chinese entered the country.
In l90., and 1906 the number was twenty
two. In the year prior to 1904. when the
tax was only a fifth of its present
amount. the Chinese immigration was
vastly higher. After 1898 it was never
less in any one year than 2,!aD, and in
1902 and 1909 the total was as high as
5000 Altogether, in the ten years since
1893, 2o.44l Cinnamon have landed in
Canada.
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DISPENSING WITH BOYS
SUBSTITUTE LETTER CARRIERS
TO SUPpLANT THEM.

Pos master General Meyer is of the
opinion that il is prcjudicia 10 the well
fare of Young America To employ him
as special delivery messenger in the
postal service. and has issued an order
ours in the force of special delivery mes
sengers the position shall not be filled and
that substitute letter carriers and clerks
shall be employed tn effect special de-
livery He states that these messenger
boys are called upou frequently To visit
lew resorts and are often compelled To
travel long distances late at night in lone
~ outlying sections OF the great cities,
failing to make deliveries AT times through
fear or WEAKNESS. The object Of tho or
der is To hiring about the gradual dscon-
tinuance of TN" services of these juNc-
nile messengers.
Special delivery messengers have been
employed since 1885. and at present there
are 2ppo engaged mt $40 post offices wit
ages as follows: 81. thirteen years: 161.
fourteen years: BIS. fifteen years: 65+. sin
teen years; 400. seventeen years. and $50,
eighteen years or over. At .sI4 Offices sub
stitute clerks and carriers do the work
In New York substitute carriers have
delivered all special delivery matter for n
number of years. and in Boston only RI
boys are employed. substitute carriers be-
ing used wholly at the main offices and
at the larger stations. The postmaster
at Baltimore has reduced the force OF
boys gradually during the last three years
ana given over the work TO the substi-
tutes. the boys now numbering only o. In
Brooklyn % of tho messengers are SUBJ
stitute carriers and 46 are boys Certain
OF the large cities, however. continue ue-
ing boys exclusively. Chicago has III
boys; Philadelphia, III, and Flttsburg,