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The San Francisco call., 1908-04-25
E. anrket tn Nearhx Ceuuties

PETALUMA, April 24.-Friday was a duii
day among egg buyers. The shortage IS at
tributed to the fact that Saturday Is the farm
ers market day, Rnds a large delivery Is ex-
pected tomorrow. The ruling price was 1Se-
Some of the buyers are paying Ice for seconds.
The Sonoma county cooperative association mas
shipped two cars day the last tSo DAYS
1t reports heavy delivery from members
SANTA ROSA, April 24.-The fact that the
Sonoma county cooperative poultry association
has entered into the open market in San Fran
cisco to make its own price for eggs has created
no end of interest throughout this section or
the state. The association has been gradually
increasing its membership since opening the local
depots here and at PetaIuma until the weekly
receipts of eggs have Increased from 4S2 cases
to $40, which means from IA. $50 dozen to $3.50
dozen week. Manager W. Il. Schulz. who is In
San Francisco handling the move, informed the
association officers here today that he was en-
tirely satisfied with the result OF the first gay s
effort and predicted better conditions in the fu-
ture- Another carload Of Sonona county eggs
was shipped today and with the supply the as
ISOLATION controls here and ar Petaluma 1t will
be able to meet all demands made by the trade
in San Francisco Quotations here today held
the same AS yesterday at I9c for cnOiee and
lie for seconds. The prices other days have
fuctuated hc up down
SANTA CRUZ, April 24.-Unchanged eendi-
tions mark the state of the egg market today,
and merchants paying II 12c to producers re-
ceive enough to supply local demand The
owners of large focks of birds ship their product
in San Francisco they realize a better price
Santa Cruz is always from 2@4c below the city
market
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FISH. PER POUND-
ID. according to quantity; white lead. s6s5Sc.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET

The Western Sugar refining company quotes
follows, terms net cash: Standard gran
ulated (hne or coarse, 6-e5c; fruit graduated.
6-15c; crystal dOminOS in cases, g. 4Jc; tablets In
half bbls. 6-55c; tablets in exs. 6.SOc cubes and
A crushed. 6-30e; powdered. 6.15e; candy gram
ulated. elise; eOnfectiolers' A. 6.O5c; mag
nolia A. 5-55e. extra c. 5.55c; golden c. 5.45c:
ID, 5-35e; extra tine granulated, 5.S5c; bbIs and
so ID bags. 1Oc; half obss. 25c. boxes soc more
per 100 lbs for all grades. Monarch par Is
quoted and above the prices for standard
fne (canel granulated in 100 ID bags as follows:
Bags. lOJ lbs, soc; barrels. 60c; half barrels
roc; 40 ID tins eaSed. 500 35 ID tins. cased
81 20; 10 ID tins. caSed. 10 in case 81 50.
ID tins. in a case. $50 80 ID boxes, ST.
no orders taken Tor less than T5 barrels or It's
equivalent
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows: Granulated basis.
6-o5e; 'HigraGe'' bar. 6.55c; powdered 6.15c;
a crushed, $500; berry. 6.15c; c. & Il. extra
fne dry granuiated, 0.cJc; coarse dry granu-
lated. 6.O5c; cOnfectionefs' A. 6.O5c; eonfection-
ers' crystal 6-15e; cubes 6.30c; bricks 63Oc;
beet sranulated 200 ID bags only. 5-S5e; excel
sior A, 5-63e; extra {. 5.55c: golden C. s. 4se:
yellow ID, 5-55c: H. & E crystal dOminos 9.45c
Additional per 100 lbs: In bbIs and 80 ID bags
1Oc more; half bbls, 25c more; boxes, SOC more
for all grades. Bar in 80 10 and 40 ID tins 81 10
more; in 10 10 tins. $23J Minimum order
carload weight.
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Potatoes. Onion. and Vegetables

Greatly diminished receipts of asparagus sent
prices or that article up Sharply yesterday, the
advance being from 1ac 10 Ic pound, and some
Favored brands even commanded small pre-
MUM. The higher prices checked the demand
10 some extent, but the receipts, which Were 4
little over l 600 boxes were pretty well cleaned
up at the close. The Gamers still Offering
secure any large supplies. Peas, new potatoes
and choice string beans were quite steady, all
three being in better demand because OF the In
creased cost or asparagus, while rhubarb was
weak, with supplies large and trade slow.
There were no noteworthy changes in the other
vegetables. Business in old potatoes was still Of
desultory character and weak prices ruled for
every thing except the best lots of Oregon Bur-
banks Bermuda and green onions were in free
supply and prices for them stood about as be-
fore quoted -Four sacks of the new red va
riety, the first Of the season, came In from the
river and were sold at 4c Il pound.
Potatoes-Lompoc Burbanks $l@110 per ctl:
Oregon Burbanks, 65c@$1.05 per ctl; river
whites, 5o090c per bag sweet potatoes, S2.50@
per cti; new potatoes, ~ 031ac per ID.
Onionsr-Australian, $jQ5.50 per ctl; Bermu-
das, S2Q225 per crate; new green, 50Q65c per
box.
yegetables-Asparagus, 6@6hc per lb for ex-
ira o4ot2c Tor NO. anu Soel4 per box FOR
No. - tomatoes. Mexican. 81 .5UGl2 per crate:
green peppers, 1I1s @25c per lb; cucumbers, 75c
WSi.zo per dozen, green peas, $.21g1.i5 per
sack for ordinary and S2@2.25 for telephone;
string beans, 1S@2Oc per Id; rhubarb,
$1@1.50 per box; garlic, 2O@25c per lb;
crates. cabbage. 35@50c per ctl; caulinower, 5OQ
soc per dozen; carrots. I5c per sack turnips, T5c
per sack; marrowfat and Hubbard SQUASH $15@
20 per ton.
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Los Angeles Markets

LOS ANGELES, April 24-Additional weak
ness in the egg marker ard frmer prices for
cheese characterized the trading at the call Of
the produce exchange today Few brokers at
tended the session and bidding was slow, with
few sales. An excellent demand and decreased
offerings of cheese have stimulated the market.
Quotations for local offerings were strong, while
eastern and northern grades were a fraction OF a
cent higher. Arrivals Of local ranch eggs were
nearly double ethose of the previous day, and
market conditions were somewhat unsettled.
Hens plentiful and dealers have reduced
prices. Other kinds of poultry In fair de-
mand at unchanged quotations. Offerings of Ber-
muda onions were liberal and there was some
selling on change, but quotations were prac-
tically unchanged. Prices of white sweet pota-
toes were reduced I5c because of increased stocks
and poor demand. Turnips and
higher Arrivals of fish were liberal, but the
ings.
Recepts--Eggs, 577 cases; butter. 1e.616
pounds; cheese, 3.1ss pounds; potatoes, 3,s26
sacks; apples, none; onions, 1872 sacks.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 471sc; creamery,
frsts, 4sc eastern frsts, 2oc; dairy. 25c; cook
ing, 16@1Sc; oleomargarine. tubs, 16t120c.
Eggs-Locsl ranch candled, 17@lSc; selected,
isc; case count, 1eA @17c; northern case count,
Cheese--Northern fresh, 14@15c; anchor. large,
15c; anchor. Young America. 16c; hand cheese.
anchor brand, lie; eastern singles, tic; eastern
twins, l!c; eastern cheddars,. lie; eastern long
imported. 32c Swiss domestic, 23c; brick cream,
21c; limburger 22@23c.
soe@s1; choice, ooc@s1 fancy Salinas. s1.25@
1.50; choice $1.25: fancy Oregon early rose. s2@
20; Idaho. s1.25; Lon.poc. s1.5o@1.eo; local
potatoes, ss red sweet potatoes. So per sack
onions-ohio yellow. $3.50: Colorado red globe.
s4;oo; pl bermuda ss@32o a crate garlic, 1sc;
No /, 80; Lady Washington No. 1, $500; small
white No /, S3,To@s: So; blackeyes. So; Garvan-
Chilis-Evaporated, 121ac.
Popcorn-New. $4. so per 100 lbs.
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Butter. Cheese and Ewr.

Despite the fact that the Santa Rosa poultry
association was Offering TO supply local trades
men with the best eggs at the fiat rate of 20c a
dozen, the previous exchange quotation of PIC
was maintained yesterday. Some commission
merchants who were trying TO put the~fnarSe ct
down for some time liberal sellers at goa
2019c dozen, but the closing sales under the
call were at 21c, and that figure was bid for
more 1t was accordingly made the official quota
tion. The lower grades also stood as before
quoted, being In better demand and relatively
hrmer than extras
There were large supplies OF butter lying
Thursday s weak closing, prices for the upper
grades saggcd, extras ard frsfs declining fc n
pound to % 1ac and pc, respectively. The tone
of the market OF steadiness, as II was
stimulate the local demand and perhaps attract
business from outside points. There was no
change in cheese.
Sales on the exchange rere follows:
Butter-20 cases of extras at 22lhc and 30
cases of thirds Mt 12c a pound.
Eggs-lO cases OF extras at 20c so at 201kc
and 30 at 21c dozen.
Receipts. were 1890 lbs butter. 10, 200 lbs
cheese and 1.791 cases eggs.
The following are official quota items as estab-
iished By sales. bids and offers ON the floor Of
the dairy exchange Prices the street while
governed by the exchange quotations peneralIv
charges TO be added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, 2215c per In
firm: do firsts. &c, steady; do seconds. q 1sc
steady No packing stock, 1911e. steaGy; No
Cheese-Fancy California new fats, 12c per
h. steady; do frsts, 11I5c. steady; do seco:,5s
l01ac, steady; fancy new Young Americas Like
firm; do arsts, 12c. firm; fancy New York stor-
age. 1614e. steady; Oregon do lac, steady
Eggs tper dozen. cases observation-disclosures
fress extras, 21c. steady; do hrsts. 19ihc frm
do seconds, 1Ic firm: do thirds. i6c nrm: No
solled, l9c hrm; No. do. l7c, hrm.
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Deeiduou. and Citrus Fruits

Eight more drawers of early purple Guigne
cherries came in from the river and two drawers
of early reds arrived from the Naeayille region
The fruit found prompt sale at $2W2.5O a
drawer, the former figure ruling There were
no strawberries received from Los Angeles for
the early trade, and in the absence Of supplies
from that source prices for chest goods from
nearby districts advanced sharply. Prices FOR
the Longworth variety opened at $12W1S = chest,
most Of the arrivals selling at those figures, but
some dealers obtained SO FOR late arrivals. A
few small lots Of Grated goods came n rom
the south In the afternoon, but they showed
effects of rain the best the receivers could get
for them 81 crate. ear OF valencia
oranges, the first of that variety for the season,
wss on the market and offering at So a box
There arrivals Of navelS, and that
fruit ruled firm, with stocks rapidly cleaning up
Following the recent advances at shipping points,
prices expected to go up here on or before
Monday- There was nothing new to report IN
the other fruits
Strawberries S12@15 per chest;
Cheneys. $1O412 per chest; Malindas, SSW10 per
chest; Los Angeles. 81 per crate
Apples (per box)-Fancy. S.2501.T5; common
to choice, 6Oc@$1.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-NaveI oranges. ST. Is
@2.50; Mediterranean sweets. 81. .50Q rs; bloods.
81 25Q1.7 49, tangerines. 81. .25G1.75 per box; lem
ons 81 :Sd2.50 for fancy, $1.75@2 for choice
and $1G1.25 for standard; grapefruit. So $3.50
for seedless and s2Q2.25 for common; lines,
$6.50Q7.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $19f75 per bunch
for Hawaiian and s25063.50 for Central Ameri-
can; pineapples. s4G6 per dozen for Hawaiian
and $2@3 Tor Mexican.
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Dried Fruits, Rai.in.. Nuts and Hone.

Mail advices from New York say: With Of
ferings of cheap spot goods less numerous and
reports from the coast indicating that this year 5
crop may be only half OF the quantity produced
in 1907. the California prune market has a bet
ter tone. The improvement. however. Is con-
tlons the coast have not been favorable to
the production of these, and both mall and tele-
graphic advices assert that they will be very
short in the coming crop. There Is steady job
bing demand for spot prunes. but no round lots
are changing hands, of the largest buyers,
1t Is said, taking even less than IS boxes at a
time. About the only business reported in for
ward shipments from the coast is export or
ders, and these are neither large nor numerous
A fair demand for spot peaches in small lots
Is noted. The market Is rather easy. and il is
probable that some concessions from inside quo
tatlons would be made on larger orders. Apri-
cots remain quiet and fairly steady There Is
next to nothing doing m California rsisins on
the spot and sales for shipment from the
coast reported Prices nominal, and on
firm offer might be shaded"
Fruits-Apricots. 12@15c; evaporated apples,
5h @7c; pears. 7AQ9tac; peaches. s99c; ngs,
pa q3c; prunes. size basis. 3G315c per ID.
Rasins IT, o. D. Fresno)-2 crown. 3s4 04c;
615c; seedless sultanas. 4A @415c: S1@1.lO for
London layers and 81. rs FOR clusters
acknowledgements. 131a M14hc; IXI4.
1SG14c; plus ultra. 121s q i3c; brakes. 11@
11Nc: Languedocs. 10c: hardshells. 7G171ac
Walnuts-13c per ID for No. softsheH and l0c
9Ac for No. 2 do; Italian chestnuts, 1O@1215c
per lb.
Honey-Water white comb. 16@17c: white,
15c; water white, extracted, S@Ssc; light am
Der, 7@71sc; dark amber and candied. 81 g5Ac
per lb.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks, coppers and cotton all higher.
Local stocks and bonds continue very dull
Silver and Hongkong exchange lower.
Other exchange before.
Wheat lower in Chicago but doing better here.
Barley futures continue rise. Oats and firm.
Bran and shorts still higher. Middlngs unchanged
Hay easy under larger arrivals Beans show feature
No further change in fresh and cured meats
Prunes stronger in New York owing the crop damage
Good old potatoes firm lower grades weak Asparagus higher
Very little change in poultry game
Navel oranges firm ard cleaning up.
Egg market unsettled by competition among large handlers
Butter plentiful and lower. Cheese unchanged
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Htses. Tas,ow. wool and Hops

Hides-Culls and brands sell about 1s91e un-
der quotations. Heavy salted steers, 7lac; me-
dium, 6hc; light, 51sc: cowhides. &c for heavy,
5q5h for light; stays. 4e; salted kip, oe;
salted veal, SIC; salted calf, HE; dry hides.
121ac; dry kip. Zoe; dry calf, Ice; dry stays. SCI
Mexican dry hides, lie; Mexican dry salted do.
Sc; Mexican picked do, I0c; sheepskins, shear
iings, 1O@40c each; short wool. 40@60c each;
medium. 65@9oc; long wool, $1g1:25: lambs.
2O050c; horse hides. salt, S2.2542-I5 for large
and S1i5Q2. % for medium, T5c@S1 % for small
and 25@50c for colts; horse hides. dry, 500. 2S
for large and $1.506g2 for medium, 60c@S1 TOR
small and 25@5Oc for colts; deer skins. dry Mex
lean. 25@26c; dry salted do 20@24e; picked do,
zoe; dry Central American. 26W2Sc; goat skin,
prime angora. 50cQ$1; large hair goats, 35940c;
medium. 20GS0c; small. 1O92Oc.
Tallcw-No. l rendered, 4c; No. 2. 39315e;
grease, 2Q215c.
Wool-Spring clip (free) Humboldt, years sta
pie. zoe; northern. Hu-nDoldt and Mendoctno
I2@14c; San Joaquin, S911c; southern coast.
19loc; Nevada, S012c per ID Fall clip. nortn-
ern mountain (free). 7GsSc; defective. 49Ic.
Hops-Prices to growers. are as follows 1906,
1h0215c; 1907 crop, 49513c for all coast de-
scriptions: contracts, Sy10c for year and
10G11c for three to five years.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions


CHICAGO, April 24.-The wheat market was
weak all day and closed at almost the lowest
point There general selling at the start,
owing to weak market at Liverpool and to the
favorable weather conditions in this country,
which caused an opening decline OF 1ac TO issc.
conlpared with yesterdays fnal quotations Dur
Ing the day there were several slight rallies Oh
covering by shorts. but prices failed to advance
above the opening figure. The statistical situa-
tion was again favorable to the bulls, but tie
bright outlook for the new crop seemed to over
shadow all other considerations. The close was
weak May opened 16Q9sc to lA@l%e lower
at 9Sc and closed at 81 15c. July opened from
lac to t.c lower at SS1le to SeAc, sold on to-
SSAc and closed at SS%c.
Inc corn market weak because or the
break In wheat, local traders generally being In
ellned to sell The market closed weak at al
most the lowest point. May opened Ac lower
u % 1se,, sold at 71ac and then declined to
663sc. The close was at 66Is @6Ic- July
opened sc lower at 62% q63c, advanced 10
62xc.
The feature of the trade in oats was the sell
Ing OF September delivery on favorable reports
OF the condition of ths new crop. May opened
unchanged at 53Ac, sold off to 53c and closed
at 53 nc. July opened 1sc lower at 45esc, sold
between 45asc and 45s4c and closed at 1850.
Provisions were weak selling by commission
houses and local packers. An advance of lOc In
1--we hogs apparently had little effect At the
close July pork was 17hc lower, lard was Z 1ae
down and ribs were 10c lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Omen High. Low. Close.
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Provisions

Cured Meats-Bacon. 1215c per ID for heavy.
13c for light medium, i6c for light, l6Ae for
extra light and 1S1a q 19c for sugar cured; ex-
ira light sugar cured 20421c; dry salted sides.
12@c; bellies. 12G1315c; eastern sugar cured
hams. 4lac for heavy and 15e for light; Cali
fornia hams. 1874 G14c; mess beef. SIS per
bbl; extra family, $3.50 family. $3.50; prime
mess pork. S21; extra clear S22 mess, S24 pig
pork. S25 pigs feet $5 for half bbIs 1925 Tor
% lb kegs and 81 80 for kits smoked beef $50
20c per ID.
compound. SC for eastern compound and lie for
pure; half bbls, pure, 11Ae; so Ib tins, IL Ac;
12c.
Cottolene-one half bbl. 9Ac; half bbls.
91sc; tierce. &c; tierces. S5se: terees,
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New York Grain md Prodrc.

NEW YORK. April -Flour-Receipts. n
600 barrels; exports. 1000; firm, with a moder-
ate inquiry.
1 1Wheat,Receipts,, 1000 bushels: exports. os.-
300 bushels; spot, irregular; No. red ST 06It
elevator and sl.o7 I. o. b. aioat; No. i northern
Duluth. $l.14H {. o. b. afoat; No. hard
winter. SLi2A I. o. b. anoat Wheat opened
1s@ &c lower under adverse cables and fine
weather, rallied u 01c on covering and following
light foreign receipts and export demand, but
again eased OF, closing irregular. May nc net
higher Later months A@lc lower. May, $1.o4N
gl.o0A. closed close $l-osA July closed 961sc;
September 92ss @93c, closed 921ac.
wool-QHiet.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides-Duli.
Petroleum-Steady.
sugar-Raw. firm: fair refining, 39e6a .9sc:
centrifugal. e6 test. 4.42Ge4. 4Sc; mcasses sugar
36I az. &c; refined, STEADY.
Coffee Futures closed steady net unchanged
TO points higher. Sales were reported of 83 600
bags. including May at 5.60c. July. 57Oc: SEN
tember, 5-s0c; December. 5.9oc: March. Sc.
spot. quiet; No. I Rio &c: No. 4 Santos. Sss al
sEc; mild, dull; cordoya, OK 912Ac.
Butter-Steady, unchanged.
Eggs-Steady, unchanged.
Cheese-Easy, unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
Eyaporated Apples-The market is quiet, with
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Poultry and Game

Another car of large western chickens, making
the fourth for the week, marketed yesterday
and met with good call at steady prices. In
the market for native stock large fat hens large
young ROSTERS and frying chickens were in good
request at steady to firm prices, while small
stock continued to drag. There an over
supply OF small hens and undersized broilers, and
1t was extremely difncult matter to effect
ciearances OF such stock. Ducks and geese were
largely nominal, there being very few offering
and no demand to speak Of Game met with
slow sale at the old EQUATIONS.
Poultry (per dozen)-Hens, S4.50@5.50 for
small, $6@6.50 for large and $719 for extras; old
ROSTERS, S4Q4 90; young roosters. 81 .509S 80;
do extras, $9@10; fryers, S7@S; large broiiers,
S4.50@5.50; small broilers. S2.50Gr3; ducks,
$6@s for young and $4G5 for DID, pigeons, 81 % q
1.Jo; squads, $202.50; geese, S2@2.50 per pair;
goslinss, $3@3.50 per pair: turkeys, nominal.
Game tper dozen l-Geese, nominal hare, 81;
cottontail rabbits, $1@1.25.
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Hay and Eeedstufr.

Bran and shorts are higher, with no offerings
of any consequence. Middlings unchanged.
Hay arrivals were large yesterday, being S04
tons, including GO cars. The market, though
quiet, unchanged.
Bran--$3l @32. so.
Middlings-S S33@36 per ton.
Shorts-$31 .50l33 so.
Feedstufs-Rolled barley, s2s@3o; rolled oats
meal. In 90 ton lots $37 80 in 10 ton lots s3s, 5
ton lots $3.50. smaller lots $59; cocoanut cake
or meal at mills, s27 In 10 and ST In 5 ton
lots. 1obbing SIS; corn meal, $34@ cracked
corn, $35@36; broom corn seed, 90c@S1 per ctl; !;
alfalfa meal and mealfalfa. jobbing lots $23,
carload lots SO per ton.
Hay-wheat, S16@20; wheat and oat. $168
~; tame oat, $13@17.50; volunteer wild oat,
ton.
Straw-55Q9oc per bale.
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Flour and Farinaceou. Goods

Flour-California family extras. S5.40G6 net
without discount; bakers extras. s540@5 %; /;
superfne. 81. 2o@4 so; Oregon and Washington,
per Dbl. $4.s0@5. 40 for family bakers and pat
San Francisco track. S5.65: do straight, SIS 40 !;
Dakota straights. So. 65; patents, So S5 per Dbl.
cash, no discount. follows: Graham -four,
sS per 100 lbs: rye -four. So 40; rye meal. $3.50;
rice -four; sI2o: corn meal. 20: extra cream AN
hominy. So. 40@3 so; buckwheat -four, s4:
cracked wheat $3.50; farina s420; whole wheat
-four, $500; rolled oats bbs s6@7 %, In sacks
Sc. .25@e. IS; rolled wheat. bbls 81 80, in sacks
50 so; pearl barley. s5.40; split peas. boxes S5
per 100 lbs.
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Receipts ef Produee
OREGON
THE STOCK MARKET
All Classes of Stocks, Mining and Local,
Continue Dull and Featurrlea.

Yesterday a fat day in mining stocks
both southern Nevadas and Comstocks being dull
and devoid Of feature Great Bend continued
the active stock in the former grouD with sales
of some so 900 shares at 43046c
Local securities on the stock and bond ex-
change also dull aud aside from a further
advance IN United Railroads bonds to s65. So
showed changes.
The Gwin mine development company has
levied assessment of 20 cents per share. de-
linquent June /.
Commencing May 1 the brokers OF the San
Francisco stock and exchange board will take
daily lunch recess from 12:15 to 1 d. m. by
order Of the governing committee.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, April 24.-Close: Money on call.
easy. IA az per cent; ruling rate Ia. closing
bid "a, offered at per cent.
Time loans, quiet, but rather frmer; go days.
215 per cent; 80 days. 2% to per cent; six
months, 315 to 3a4 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4@4Ia per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual business
In bankers bills at $4.S725td $3.50 for demand
and at 81. s4T5@4. $3.50 for 60 day bills.
Commercial bills, s4.S41a to $4.s4ts.
Bar silver 54c.
Mexican dollars, 47c.
Government bonds. steady; railroads, steady.
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wheat and other Grains

" neat ana Othcr Grains
.,ard MheatmGhieago h was lc lower Wires res from ron
eral rains. 1t reported that combina ti0n
was being formed TO break the market. The
Mclntfre failure in the New York cotton trade
had a depressing influence.
In this market a continued improvement was
reported While the choicer and more expensive
grades were unchanged. tile medium grades were
CASH WHEAT
California club, $l.6215 @1.65; do. milling,
81 90: California white Australian, S1.10;. lower
grades Of California, si.354 l.6o; northern club.
ST. Y q 1.65; northern biuestem, s1.671h al 10;
northern red. $1.6o; turkey red, $l.65G1.70.
FUTURES
1880 a. m. Session
No quotations.
p. NJ Session
Barley-Futures were again higher yesterday.
but there was nothing in the cash grain.
which continued ceSs aegiset- p,p,pv
Good to choice feed. spot 81. 81 y al; 40; com
mon to fair 81 321s a s5 per ctl; brewing, ship
ping and chevalier. nominal
ECTURES
10:3Qa. m Session.
n.s.n,.. May S5s 'S 4 sss. g.
IL Open. High Low Close.
December Y. 81 29ss 81 .29ss 81 .2S% s1.2ss &
Oats-All conditions remain unchanged, with
a quiet and firmly held market
GOOD to choice red, 81 500 q i.5T n ordinary do.
$1.471s @1.5214 white. $1.5oG1.65; gray are
nominal.
Corn-The market is quiet at the advance
noted yesterday. There are NO offerings Of any
consequence.
yellow, s1.75 white. nominal; western states
track r sl.e7; white, sl.e7; mixed, si-e5; Egyp-
RyeWCaIifornia. s1.471a@15o per ctI.