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from Argentina stated that weather there was
hot and dry, ideal conditions for harvest opera
tions, which in full swing in that country
The adv1ces caused weakness in the wheat mar
kct at Liverpool which was later reflected in
the local market. A further decline IN corn
prices here also induced considerable selling OF
wheat There no demand TOT casn
wheat here and with export business was
The corn market was again subjected 10
heavy selling pressure by leading elevator Inter
ests which resulted in still further declines IN
prices, the low point today for May Delus
reached al 59Ac which was also the bottom
price for the July delivery. The market closed
weak, with prices shade to &c lower than the
previous close, with May at 601sc and July at
60@60hc.
Oats were weak nearly all day. The close was
easy. with prices unchanged to &c lower, COM
pared with the previous close. Final quotations.
on May were 5044 @507sc and on July 45&c
Provisions quiet but firm. Prices at the
close were &c To 10c higher
The leading futures ranged as follows:
ARTICLES Open. High. Low. close
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GOldfield Con. Advances so Points
Other Mining Stocks Quiet--LOcal
Securities EeafureIesa

Goddsld Con- continued the center OF attentions
among the southern Nevadas yesterday. liberal
buying orders sending 1t up from SS17. as Fri
days closing price. to SS.6z- sales being large
Booth was another active stock. selling from
26e up to 33c. Florence was SC lower and Raw
hide Coalition &c higher the day Tonopah
Of Nevada advanced from $500 to $6-37. Tbs
other stocks were unchanged
In the Comstocks Ophir lower and Mex
lean higher. the latter being active.
ON the stock and bond exchange bonds sol0
TO the amount Of $50, 900. OF which the Spring
Valley general mortgage As sold TO the amouDE
Of $4,000. There We're noteworthy variations
in these local securities.
OIL stocks ex-dividend yesterday weres Ster%
ling. 81 &c; Superior. 1c-
The Sanitary street sweeping company Of san
Francisco has levied assessment Of Is cents
per share. delinquent January IS.
The North Sierra Madre mining company of
Sonora. Mex. has levied assessment OF 1c
per share. delinquent January q.
special meeting OF the stock holders of
Raphael WE'LL & Co. Incorporated, has been
called for February %. 1903. 70 vote on a prop
OsitlOn to increase the capital stock from 500
shares to 500 shares Of the par value OF $1,000
each
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SUMMARY OF. THE MARKETS

Wall railroad stocks lower Indusrals unchanged
Spot and future several points higher
Copper stocks unchanged Silver &c higher.
odied Con advances so points Other stocks eatureless
Local bank cleangs gain 286 per cent over last year
New York exchange higher. Other rates unchanged.
Wheat. barley and previously quoted
No change in hay feedstufs or beans.
Potatoes dull but firm Onions higher
Poultry and game markets well cleaned up and firm
Another sharp advance eggs. Butter also higher.
Cold weather cuts down trading in fresh fruits.
Cattle, sheep and hogs unchanged.
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Provisions

There were no price changes reported yes
terday the market being of a Saturday char
acter.
Cured Meats-Bacon. s to 10 lbs. I6%c; 10 to
IL lbs, 151ac; light medium. 14c: medium. 14c;
bellies II to 16 lbs, 1512c; sugar cured. s TO s
lbs. 1Sc; TO 10 lbs. IKE; 10 to IL lbs 16hc;
fancy sugar cured. 22c per Ib; English cured
bacon, to lbs. 171sc; to 10 lbs. lie; 10 to II
lbs, 161@c; eastern sugar cured hams, 16dI61hc
for medium and 161ac for light; extra fine
brands, lie; California hams, 15c; mess beef
$1150 per bbl; family. $I2.50; extra family, $13
extra prime pork, $20.50; clear. $22; mess. S21 /;
pig pork. $25; pigs feet, So for half bbls. 81 35
for 20 ID kegs and $1.30 for kits smoked beef
1919 a zoe per lb.
Lard-Tierces quoted at Sc for California COM
pound and 12c for California pure; eastern pure
125sc for tierces; half bbls pure, 12Lc; so lb
tins, 12Ac; 10 lb tins. 12Sic; ID tins, 125sc; 8
lb tins, 13c
Cottolene-One half bbl 9Mc; half bbIs
csc; 1 tierce, 91sc; tierces, ESQ., tierces.
9Hc.
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Hide.. TaIIou. wool ami Hop-

Hides-Culls and brands sell about = ale un-
der quotations. Heavy salted. steers. BE; me
dunn, 12c: light. Zoe; eowhides. 101sc for
heavy, 10c for light stays. &c; saIted kip. 12l5c
salted veal. 15c; salted calf, 1515c; dry hides
1Sc; dry Kip. lie; dry calf 22Se; dry stays
12c; dry veal zoe; Mexican dry hides 16Isc
Mexican dry salted do. 13c: Mexican picked
15c; sheepskins. shearlings. 20@30c each; short
wool. 356l5Oc each; medium, 55@SQe each; long
wool, S5c6$1 .25; lambs. 15@50c;. horse hides
salt s.. 50612.75; for large and 1.7592 for me-
dium. 75c@$1 % for small and 25G50c for colts;
horse hides dry. $2@2.25 for large and 81 125G2
for medium, 50e@$1 for small and 20 @50c for
colts; deerskins dry Mexican, 2SG3Oc; dry
salted do, 24d26c; picked DO. zoe; dry Central
American, 2693Oc; goat skins. prime angora
75c6$1; medium. 10000; large hair goats, 35c
medium, zoe; small. 5@15c-
TalIow--No. rendered, 494Ac; No. ?. 304c;
grease, 2@21se.
Wool-Spring clip (free) Humboldt. years sta
pie. 16619c; San Joaquin, 71a@91Se; southern
coast 61sGS15c; Nevada. 9414e per 10. Fall
clip northern mountain (free), 71a@S15e; de-
fective, 5G6c- Oregon-Valley, 1411@17c per
p0Hcqs Hops-Prices to growers are from &c to 715c
per pound
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Weekly Clearing House Statement

NEW YORK Dec 19.--The statement of clear
ing house banks for the week shows that the
banks hold S10,009, 700 than the require
ments of the % per cent reserve rule This is
a decrease Of S0,SS9,925 In the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last week The
statement follows: Loans s1315 9s0100, de-
crease $23 567 800; deposits 81 ,36s 81 400, de-
crease S34, ,6S5, 800; circulation S46.612 100 in
crease $123, 100; legal tenders S79 3S9, 900, in
crease s3o7, 800; specie $272, s4S, 200 decrease
S17, lis, ,60o reserve 1852. 500. decrease S16
sal &c reserve required ED sS42 a 100 deeresse s
crease Sc, GIG, ,225.
The actual percentage of the clearing house
banks today 26.22.
The statement of banks and trust companies
of greater New York not reporting to the clear
ing house shows that these institutions have ag
gregate deposits of S1,124 661 900, total cash
hand S10S,9 400 and loans amounting to ST.,
NEW YORK, Dec. 19-The Financier will say:
The associated banks of the city of New York
made one of the most remarkable statements on
Saturday, covering transactions of the previous
week, ever known in their history. The loan
items showed a record breaking decrease OF
S4S Ill 300 while deposits were contracted by
the enormous sum of $685. 725 000 The loss in
cash during the week was SIG SIG, 400. The un-
payments made on account of the Panama loan,
the United States treasury receipts for the
week having exceeded S57, 200. while pay
ments out OF the treasury were less than S34,
600 600 The loss of actual cash by the banks
for the week exceeded the total surplus reserve
reported for the week previous and the only
thing that saved the from extinction
the great decrease in deposits which lessened the
reserve requirements by over S15,o00.0o0. as a
matter of fact the reserve all deposits de-
creased only $745.0o0 leaving the present
plus reserve based on actual conditions at
SI4, 1S4 025 The summary of state banks and
trust companies in greater New York not
porting to the clearing house showed, as has
been the for two weeks past heavy In
crease in leading items. Loans expanded Sl6,
400 900 and deposits s14.595. 600, while cash In
creased less than $3.50, 600. The clearing house
banks hold 26.2 per cent cash reserve and
the total of the state banks and trust
companies 2s.50 per cent
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the demand and it's growing scarcity enables
dealers TO clean up the odds and ends of Cali
iornia goods remaining in storage. besides catIs-
ing an active market for eastern eggs. There
upper grades of fresh stock yesterday extras
ana nrsts going up 4c a dozen TO soc and 5Oc-
respectively The total advance for the week
IN extras was 1312c dozen. while yesterday 5
price for frsts was 1Oc higher than at the
close of last week.
The extra buying for holiday wants kept the
outter market steady, and the top grade OF
fresh stock was 1ac a pound higher on sales
at SSc under the call on the exchange Cheese
was quiet and unchanged
Sales ON the exchange follows:
pound.
EggsA1O cases OF fresh extras at sac and 10
at 55c a dozen.
Receipts We're 81 100 lbs butter. 400 lbs
cheese and 314 cases eggs
The following are official quotations estab-
lished by sales. bids and offers on the floor Of
the dairy exchange Prices in the street. while
governed by the exchange quotations generally
range from 11kc to &c higher, owing 10 the vari-
charges to be added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras 33c Der H.
steady do drsts pc. firm; do seconds pc. rriu
do thirds. zoe firm; local storage extras 29c
weak picked butter. 25lsc. steady; storage
packing stock. 2l1ae. firm storage eastern
ladies' 23c. firm
Cheese-C California: Fancy nats. 15c per Ii.
steady; do hrsts. 14c. steady; do seconds. 1IEc.
hrsts, Ice, weak; storage flats he weak Oregon /.
Fancy fats. 14e, weak; fancy Young Americas
1910. weak: fancy eastern cheddars 17e
steady; oregon storage fats. 14c firm; do Young
Americas, 15e firm.
Eggs (per dozen. cases Observation-Disclosures
fresh extras, Doc. steady: do frsts, soc, firm;
do seconds. 3Jc. firm: do thirds. 29c. firm; (;
Storage goods-California extras. soc. firm; do
hrsts, 321ac. firm; do seconds, 261sc firm; east
ern extras. SOC, firm; do hrsts. 2sc, nrm; do
OndS, &c, hrm.
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Hay and Feedstuf.

The hay market was quieter yesterday, as
usual a On saturday. but the underlying conditions
wheat and alfalfa are higher. Feedstuffs also
stood as for a long time past
The circular of Scott & Magner SAYS:
Receipts for the last six DAYS are 667 tons
Ibis has been sufficient to supply our regular
demands with. the result that trading has
been free, and while prices have been well
sustained. there has been no advance to note
during the last week. General characteristics
OF the market are a good steady supply and a
good, steady demand. all the dealers apparently
being active and the hay moving or just as
rapidly as it comes in.
have been most excellent for the blowing and
sowing of next years crop, enormous acreage
conditions have been practically ideal, tending
10 an immense crop next year. The extreme
cold weather and the frost we have been having
are holding back the green feed and the country
demands continue strong in all sections; ship
ments are being made steadily toward the
south of the state: Los Angeles is proving a
much, larger customer than anticipated
1T has been interesting to note at various
times during the last week stray car now
and then Of odd qualities of hay coming in
from surrounding states. This hay has been
selling sel here at prices considerably under our
aid in case Of famine, nevertheless until our
market advances considerably more. none of
a profit. Efforts have been made to induce
the railroad company to cut their rates in
shipped in, but so far this has been steadily
refused as not justified until actual famine
may be imminent.
The lack Of green feed in the country has
caused our alfalfa market to be strong aud
to advance, good qualities selling readily at
topmost quotations, with both city and coun-
try demand greater than the supply.
Stock hay is extremely scarce and sells
proportionately at very high figures. Large
quantities of bean straw and tame oat straw
have been shipped in here for use by our local
stockmen and sell readily at good prices. In
fact, almost anything that can be used for
stock feed can be placed here at the present
extreme condition Of our market.
Export trade has braced up a little during
the last week, quite a number OF extensive
shipments being reported, nearly all of choice
qualities and at top prices"
Bran-s3o@31 per ton for white and $50. 5OG
81 for red.
Middlings- 5o0s5. 90 per ton.
Shorts-S33 @33 80 per ton
Feedstufs-Rolled barley, $30G31; rolled oats
for feed, $33@34.50 mixed feed, s2S@32 for
average lots; oilcake meal in 20 ton lots S3s, in
10 ton lots $3.50. in ton lots $50. small lots
$3s50; cocoanut cake meal at mills, $3.50 in
20 and 10 and $26 in ton lots jobbing $26 so;
corn meal, $37G3S; cracked corn, $3SQ39; broom
corn seed $1.20 per ctl; alfalfa meal and meal
falfa. jobbing lots S23 carload lots SO per ton
Hay-Wheat,. S1s@22.50 wheat and oat, $1T@
II; tame oat, $17@20; volunteer wild oat, $15@
SIS; alfalfa, So .50@16; stock, $12G15 per ton.
Straw-60@90c per bale.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. Dec 1s.-Cash quotations were were
patents, sis5a5,1o; straights. s4.a5@4: So;
spring patents, $5.25@5.5o; bakers, 81 90
@41J; No. . spring wheat, $lOoQ1-07; !;
No. 3. esc6s1 O6; No , red, S1.031s al. .04; No.
corn. 564 @57c; No. yellow, 56s. @51c; No
white, 421h @50c; No. 2 rye, 76@76Ac; fair to
choice mating barley, 5s@63c; No. j north
western faxseed, $1.47: prime timothy seed,
So. .S5 clover contract grades, 80; short RIBS
sides 0oose), $7.T5@s124a mess pork. per bbl,
$14621S 614.75 lard, per 100 lbs, 50 221a !;
short clear sides (boxed). IS. BIZ as. so.
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cHIcAGo BOARD oF TRADE
Future Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.---The market opened weak.
with prices &c lower, compared with the
previous close. Before the end of the first hour
prices had declined Ad5ac below the best mar
ket at the opening Throughout the remainder
of the day sentiment continued bearish and
prices held around the lowest point. The mar
ket closed at almost the bottom, with May
$lOoh GLOSS and July 97A A@97asc. Reports
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Northern business
TACOM

TACOMA. Dec. 19.--Clearings. $s23, 3,45s; bal
ances $79,354
SEATTLE, Dec 1e.-clearings. si,41s,s 1925;
balances. $196,92S.
PORTLAND Dec. 19-Clearings, ss4s.s72; bal
ances S62 745
sPoKANE. Dec. 1e.-clearings. s1.12e. .s4s;
balances, $62, $50.
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Beans and seeds

The market for beans continues dull and
featureless. with quota tions as before.
Beans tper ctll-Bayo. s2.90g3.O5; pea, 81. 90
s. 65Ga So; pink. 81 45g2 60: red S.. H5@f; 5Iass
blackeye. $3@325; linas. 81. 20@4. 80; red kid
neys, $3.25@350; cranberry beans, $275@3;
Garvanzas, $22503; horse beans, 81. .60@2.
Seeds-Brown mustard, $3.75; yellow mustard.
nominal; 6axseed, 81. 1903 carload lots; canary.
&c; alfalfa, 14@16c; rape, cleaned, 2@215c; tim
othy. nominal; hemp. 4c; millet, "a @3Ac per
lib; broom corn seed. $24 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at 81 25@2. so
per ctl.
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Flour and FarInaceous Good.

Flour-Calfornia family extras So 60d6 90
net without discount; bakers extras So. .60l5 So;
superfne. S4:40q4.7o; Oregon and Washington,
ents and S4G425 for cut OF: Kansas Isu natepts
So4O; do straight. S6.20; Dakota patents, $500;
10 straight. $3.50; first clear, S610.
cash; no discount. follows: Graham -four
$$S-5do d per 100 lbs; rye -four, $3.50: rye meal,
SS.oo rice -four, $6.S0@7; corn meal. SO %; ex-
IRA cream do, $3-75; oat meal, S4.75; oat
groats, s4 rs; hominy, S3.60@4; buckwheat
nour' S4-45: whole wheat -four, $3.50; rolled
oats bbls $I.25@S, in sacks $4-75; extra cream
do, $3.50; rolled wheat, bbls $5. in sacks s3 GOA
4s9o; pearl barley $5.40; split peas boxes So. %
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.--Money on call nominal.
Time loans dull and steady; 60 days and 90 days,
51z per cent; six months, 3as "a per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 4@l41a per cent.
Sterling exchange strong. with actual business
in bankers bills at S4-s5G4 $50 for 80 day bills
and at s.. .s705d48710 for demand
Commercial bills, $4,s7% Q4.S7N.
Bar silver. 4S15c.
Mexican dollars, 45c
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
strong. q
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Meat Market

Prices have made no marked changes for
several DAYS, the supply of the different de-
scriptjons about equalng the demand.
DRESSED MEATS
Beef-6Ih d7c per ID for steers, 5Q61sc for
cows and heifers-
Veai-7@9c for large and 9@10c for small
sIutton-wethers. ~ @slsc; ewes, 6g7e per
pound.
Lamb-9@1Oc per lb-
Dressed Pork (per lb)-9d9Ac for light and
S6S1ae for heavy
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco gross
weight:
CattIe-Steers No. 1. 4G4He: second quality.
3a.c; third quality. 3n3He; cows and heifers.
3M3Kc for No. L second quality 2%c; third
quality, PIC; thin. 2d21sc; bulls and stags.
iat n2c: thin bulls. 1A@11ac.
Calves-4ss G5c per lb for light. All 941ac for
medium and 37s q 04c for heavy
Sheep-Wethers, 4c per lb ewes. 3zc; shorn.
15c less
Larnbs-464ise per ID.
HogsE1o0 to 40 lbs. &c: 40 to $50 lbs. Ga
614c; 250 to 325 lbs. 51z955ic; boars J046O per
cent stays. 80 to 40 per cent and 10 to 20
per cent OF from above quotations.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
naval stores-Turpentine and Ro

Navnl StOres-Turpentine and ROsin
SAVANNAH. Dec. 19.-Turpentine-
37A @8sc; sales SIS; receipts, 472; shipments,
16l5.
shipments 634: stock 162, ,266. Quote: B, 81 90
@2.921a; D, $2.90@2.92ls; e, S2.90@2. .92h; f,
N. $3.50: \ se'15: VIC. $40: WV $3.50.
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GeneraI Nerchnndi~e

Bags-Grain bags. Ga Q6Sse. buyer June-July
wool bags. 71kc for 4 and nc for B.
Coal-Carbon Hill. 50; Beaver HILL 81; Penn
sylvania anthracite egg. SIG per ton; yelling
ton 50: New Wellington. 50; Coos bay. 81:
Australian house-Richmond. etc. SO: stanford
Richmond, $S: Cumberland. SIS In bulk and
$3.50 in sack; Welsh anthracite. S15; coke
S14 per ton in bulk and SIG in sacks. Rocky
mountain SO. so per short tou-
0ils-Quotations are for barrels Linseed. 62c
more; castor oil. In cases. No. 1, 75c; Baker :
AA cases, $1.13@I15: China nut. cases. 76d1
Soc per gallon: cocoanut OIL in barrels 57E61
Gle for Xxx. 55@5S15c for No. and 5215 656c
for No .. according to quantity; extra bleaehed
winter sperm oil. 65c; natural winter sperm oil
6cc: natural whale Oil 55c, extra winter bleached
lard oil, 95c; No neatsfoot oil, 6Jc; herring
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butter. Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO. Dec 19-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady; creameries,
22@30c; dairies 211a @25c. Eggs, steady. at
mark cases included, 44a@2715c; hrsts 2S15c;
prime hrsts, 2919c Cheese, firm, 140l5c.
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Butter. Chee.e and Eggs

With the cold weather causing steady de-
crease in the production and the extra holiday
demand keeping supplies closely cleaned up To-
cally. the statistical position of the egg mar
arrivals of fresh stock are insufficient to satisfy
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CONDITION of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Today's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive of the $50 600 900 gold reserve. shows:
Available cash balance, S151 T31 ,454; gold coin
and bullion, $2s 5s3, ,2i5; gold certificates. $751;,
342 $50.
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WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Dec Notwithstanding: Blue
stem, 99c. Export: Bluestem, 94c; club 9Oc;
red, ssc. ,-
PORTLAND, Dec. 19.--Wheat-Track prices:
Club. 90c; bluestem, 96c; turkey red, 93c; red
Russian, SSc; valley, 92c.
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San Francisco Bank CIearings
74s. against $50. 792 462 for the same week last
year, gain of IS. S26, 276, 2S.6 per cent.
Wheat and other Grains
Wheat-Liverpool futures were lower. Chi
cago was several fractions off. The San Fran
cisco market was firm, but without change.
CASH WHEAT
(glf21a; California white Australian. $1.75G
1.SO; lower grades of California 81. .45G1 so;
northern club, S1.65@1. GIG: northern bluestem,
Sl.t242 gl711a northern red. $1.6213 al 90; tur-
key red, s1.75@1.s0 per ctl-
FUTURES
1880 a. M. Session
No quotations
Barley-Closed the week firm but quiet, with
light.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot, S1.40@143% com
mon to fair, S1.35@ -3S% per ctl; brewing and
shipping, $1.45@l.4Th; chevaller, S1.51 y q
1-62h.
. 1880 N. Session
Oats-There is nothing whatever new in this
market 1t Is rendered additionally quiet by
the dlsinclination of buyers to increase their
STOCKS just at the close Of the year.
Choice white, $1.70@1.75; do No. 1, $t.65@
i-od15' do common, $1.55@1.60; gray, S1.65@
lots $l65@1.l0 for choice, $1.55 al 621a for good
and 81. l.50@1.521a for common; black, for seed,
$2.45@2.65 per ctl.
Corn-California small round and large yell
low. nominal; western states yellow, sacked.
$l60gl .65; new in bulk December delivery
mixed, $1.50; Egyptian, nominal
Rye-$l. AZ - a /. so Der ell
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Dried Fruits. RaIsins, Nuts and Hone.

The situation in fruits and ra1sns remains
unchanged The former are steady and the
demand thus far this. month has been fair,
though it is queting down with the approach
Of the close Of the year. Raisins continue
weak.
FruiIs-Eyaporated apples. 5N06hc; april
cots. 71a@10c; peaches, 4G445c for standards.
5@6c for choice and 615c for fancy; pears
"A QSc; pitted plums. Z y QSc; nectarineS. ga
&c; figs, 2l5 5@4c; prunes. size basis. 29s q
3Ac, with premium for the larger sizes
Raisins-Clusters-None left. London layers
crown. $1-10; crown, s1-20. Seeded. 514 a
5Ac; seedless 2Zc; Thompson's seedless. &c
for unbleached loose muscatels, 41ac for 4
crown. "a for crown and 3zc for crown
Nuts-Almonds, nonpareils, 111S 912c; IXL,
101a @11c; plus ultra, 10c; Drake, 915c; Ian
guedocs, S1a 99c; hardshells. 71ae. Walnuts-
l21 ~ 13c per 10 for No. sOftshel and SQ1Oc
for No. do; l2c for No. l hardshen and SIZE
for No. do; chestnuts. S910c per ID for
Italian; flberts. 121k 914c; peaches 1501Tc
Honey-White comb. 15c; light amber. 12@
1Sc; amber. 1015 G11e; dark amber 961Oc;
water white extracted, nominal: white, 79Sc;
light amber, 4AQIc; dark amber and candied.
41aQ5hc per pound. Nevada comb. 12H l3c
for white and 961Oc for light amber.
Beeswax-27 Q2Se per lb for light and 23424c
for dark.
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New YORK Metal Market

NEW YORK. Dec. I9.--In the absence OF
London cables the metal markets were generally
unchanged. Tin was reported dull at IS S50l
%. .10c.
Copper was more or less nominal with lake
quoted at 14.25@14.3715c; electrolytic, 14M
14.121ac; casting 13.S71z @14c.
spelter. remains dull at 5.1o@5.15c; lead at
420M4.25c.
Iron was quiet and unchanged.
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Foreign Futures
st. Louis Wool Market

ST. LOUIS. Dec 19.-Wool firm territory and
western mediums. 17@21c; fine mediums, 15@
tic; fine, 12@14c.
ST. LOUIS. Dec 19.-Wool-Nominal; medium
grades, combing and clothing, 1871 @231ac; light
fine, 1e1a@20c; heavy fine, 10h@16c; tub
washed, 22@31c.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
n Closing stocks

Bar silver-Steady: 22ssd per ounce.
Money-212 per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 214 a. 5-16 per cent and for three
months bills 2A az 5-16 per cent
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
LOCAL MARKETS
sam Frnncisco Money Marke

New York exchange was higher yesterday.
Other local rates were unchanged Silver was
Nc higher. New York Paris was lower.
The directors of the Humboldt savings bank
at the rate Of G. per cent per annum on the
capital stock. This is the first dividend since
the capital Of the bank was increased from
100000 to 5000, 900.
semiannual dividend at the rate of per
cent per annum has also been declared on all
deposits. Both dividends are payable January 2
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-20
New York Mining Stocks
Boston stocks and Bonds
THE coPPER SToCKs

BOSTON, Dec 19.--The market looked bet
ter today on short covering. but operators do
not believe that the low prices have been seen
yet and still advise selling on the strong spots.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by e. F. Hut
ton & Co.. 490 California street. San Fran