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EASTERN MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, 2oThe tendency of settle dead
dealings There
duness
The condition convinced the doubtful that the
dealings
the Nothing
there anything which seemed Pub
ed with medical
oiast seized by the traders make food
small produced evidence the
HarTimans health
That the the market during much the
doubt of
rested the welfare life
although
depths which made,
that illustrated the
hand For instance the Southern railway falling
1914
o
obtained
So considering
of
Southern tendency fairly representative Some
the quarterly disbursements OF the of October,
S250000000
Money shade rmeT this
the stock market resulted The surplus
unwIedy
The
still proposed reoganizaton plan
shown
Bonds Total S2O38OO0 United States
~
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butter. Cheese and EGGS

Business In butter and eggs continued quiet in
the street yesterday as the hot weather served
to curtaN. the consum ption and thereby lesseied
the volume OF business at wholesale. AS Z re-
suit of the dullness in the street many receivers
found themselves carrying a surplus and were
obliged to seek an outlet for it the exchange
Numerous small lots we're sold under the call aud
the trading resulted in decline Of 12c dozen
in the best fresh eggs which were quoted at
Al 13c- Cheese was unchanged, but quite nrm for
local stock. despite the dullness OF trade
Sales on the exchange were follows:
Butter-40 cases of fresh extras at SHE and
20 at Bic pound
Eggs-1O cases Of fresh extras at 4215c 10 at
42c and 10 at 411se dozen.
Cheese-50 fancy California fats at 1216c 4
pound.
Receipts were 81 800 lbs butter, 81 200 lbs
cheese and 40S cases eggs.
The following are official quotations estab-
lshed by sales. bids and offers on the floor OF
the dairy exchange. Prices IN the street while
governed by the exchange quotations. generally
sange from 4sc to &c higher, owing to the va
rious charges 10 be added:
-butter-t resh creamery extras. 51c per ID,
hrrn; do hrsts. 2712c. steady; do seconds, 221h
steady; do thirds, 20c steady; estern extras
27c, firm: local storage extras, 251ac weak ;
packing stock. firm at 23c for No. and zoe
for No. 2
Cheese-California: Fancy fats, 12Isc per ID.
firm; fancy Young Americas, 12hc, firm; do
frsts, lie. firm storage nats, 13c weak Ore
gon: Fancy hats, he, weak; fancy Young
Americas. 14l5c, weak; fancy eastern cheddars,
16t1c, steady.
Eggs (per Dozen cases Observation-Disclosures
fresh extras 4113c, steady; do hrsts, 3sc steady
do seconds, 26lac, steady; do thirds, 22c. steady
steady; do seconds, 2Ie. steady; storage extras,
Soc firm.
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Eastern Livestock Market

oOOl1 OMAfiA
SOUTH OMAHA, Sept. 29.-Cattle- Receipts,
eoU0; market steady to strong. Western steers.
So 20 @6.50 Texas steers S394.60; range cows
stockers and feeders. 81 d4.75; calves, $3@
q; bulls and stags 81 25M3. TO-
Hogs-keceipts, 2.30o market for best
STEADY; Others 5e to Zoe lower. Heavy. S6.60ep
eSo; mixed, $6.6oG6.65; light, S6.5o96.15;
pigs. S4-5046; bulk of sales $6-60G6-65-
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; market 5@10c higher.
1earilngs. $o.SO94.25; wethers. S3.2o@4.Io;
ewes, $2.75Q3.50; lambs, 81. 40@5.25.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 29.-Cattle- Receipts,
2o,000; market steady Stockers and feeders,
~ S2Sog4so; bulls. $2.25@3.40; calves, $3.50g
s.. 40@3.60.
Hogs Receipts. 20, 600: market steady to &C
lower Heavy, S690@7; packers and butchers.
S6:6oq6.95; light, S625@6.S0; pigs, Sf.25@
b50; bulk of sales. s6.40@69O-
Sheep-Receipts 10000 market steady Nut
TONS $340Q3 800; lambs S4.25@5-1o; range
wethers, S3.25@4; fed ewes, $3G4.10
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.-Cattle-Receipts, about
Texans, s3.50@5; westerns, SO .40G6; stockers
and feeders, S2e0@ SO: cows ana heifers,
$l.75G650; calves seas
Light. S640@7.i0; mixed, $6.50@7.20; heavy,
$o.4og7 70; rough, 81. i0@6.60; good to choice
heayy, S6.6o@7.25; pigs, S4.25@6.10; bulk of
sales, $67O@6.95.
Sheep-Receipts about 10000; market weak.
Natives, $2.25U4.50; western, S2.25M 430; year
lings, SS3O94.10; lambs, $5.50@5-50; westerns,
S3. J06I4 40.
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Canned Fruits-Ihe California fruit Gamers
association quotes 190S pack as follows:

Canned Asparagus-Ths California fruit can
ners' association quotes 1905 pack follows.
No. 215 square cans q doz TO casel. weight 81
lbs-lammoth white, 81 do peeled, "a. U.s. large
white IS 80; do peeled. $4-25s medium white,
s3 25; small white, $780,
Canned Peas-The California Gamers assocfa-
ticu quotes 1908 pack follows. Petit pols.
$3.50; extra hne sifted, S1-35s extra sifted $20;
No. s. extra sifted. $3.50; do. sifted. S4.25-
Canned TomatOes-Standard, No. "a 65c; No.
& 75c No. s, 81 80.
SaIt-Local jobbers quote as follows: Half
ground so ID SKIS $50. 100 ID SKIS 81 per ton:
dairy SO per ton; do bales. 81. .25Q1-75 each:
rock salt. so 10 SKIS 81. 1oO SKIS $3.50 per ton
imitation Liverpool. $14616 per ton. Liverpool
Quicksilyer-S435 for local use and $40 for
export
rope. 9H 0103lc per ID.
Pacific Cod6sh-The Un.on dsh company ouof,s
as follows: Bundles, small whole, 50 10 bales
4%c; cases. regular, large. whole, 100 ID boxes
5zc; cases, extra, 100 ID boxes. 81 G; cases. east
ern style. $3.50: Norway, TAcs Anchor brand
7Ac; narrow gauge, 71tc; Silver King, SIC:
10he; Seabright. blocks. Sc; oriental blocks
7zc; Crown brand. tablets, SIC; Pearl tablets.
SIC; ID boxes fancy boneless. 1oc; Id boxes
fancy homeless. lo15cs half barrels. picked cod.
S5.75 each.
The Alaska Goldfish company quotes: Bundl,~L
small whole. 4Ac: cases. regular, large. whole.
sac. cases. extra. 1te: cases. eastern STYLE
615c; Bering. IAe; Frisate, 7Hc: narrow Para
gon. !S.c; Monarch. sac; Western Pride. Sc:
I39c; Star. 10 tablets SIC: Pacific Belle
ID tablets, S1zcs Choice Bits. crates. IL ID
boxes. 10cs do. 80 . ID boxes. 101kc- picked cod
barrels. $40 each; dc. half barrels. s5.75 each-
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Cheese-Firm; unchanged.
Eggs STEADY; unchanged.
Ii u rI-n LID LIES
New York Metal Market

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.--The London tin mar
ket was lower today, with spotfclosing at f13.,
rs cd and futures at fl33 Us I'D. The local mar
ket was weak and lower at 2S.Si * @291212c.
Copper was shade lower ut t5y LIS od for
spot in the London market, but futures there
were unchanged at f6O los The local market
was dull, with lake quoted at 1887 q l3o2 lac,
eleetrolyfic at 13.l2E @13.3T15c and casting at
l.. 81 u 413.1255c.
Lead advanced to Els Is Cd in London. The
local market was easy at 4.450 H. soc.
Spelter was unchanged at f19 12s Cd In London
and at 4724z @4.7T15c locally.
Iron was unchanged at 5Us for standard four-
dry but was Sd lower at sis Sd for Cleveland
warrants in London. Locally change re-
ported. No. i foundry northern is quoted at
southern and No. / southern. SOFT $1G75@1725.
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Los Angeles Markets

LOS ANGELES, Sept 2e-Continued scarcity
or fancy creamery butter caused the butter
committee OF the produce exchange to advance
prices on creamery extras this morning, but nl
change was made in first butter The advance
was 212c, bringing the quotation up to 81 l2c and
range of 12c between the two grades
Although egg receipts posted at the ex-
change We're but, 10 eases, a reduction in the
buying price was made of 1c, setting them al
SIC and range of &c between case count eggs
and the fancy selected. Only seven cases OF
eggs sold on the exchange.
Business was light Zen bags of fancy Lima
beans sold and two eases of creamery first
butter. Only choice potatoes were offered and
there was no bidding for them. Cheese was still
firm and bidding for northern fresh heavy,
There were no changes in prices on the street
grades of fancy vegetables the market was
Slightly weak. Tomatoes were still down to 4oc
was probably the best selling vegetable and the
market for that variety well cleaned up.
Cabbage firm and remained at S1.S5 a sack.
Produce exchange reeeipts-Eggs, 45 eases;
butter, %, ,5T2 pounds cheese, $50 pounds; po-
tatoes, S.2SG sacks; beans. 16 sacks; apples
20,0Ss boxes; onions, lu3 sacks; sweet potatoes
Eggs~Iocal ranch candled, 37@4oc; case
count, 34c; eastern fresh, 2S@S0c storage, Sc
Cheese-Northern fresh. 15c; anchor. large,
15c; anchor Young America. 16c; hand cheese,
anchor brand, lie; eastern singles, 1Sc; east
twins, 1Sc; eastern chcddars, 1Tc eastern
longhorn, 19c; eastern daisy, 19c; swiss i'm
ported, 2s@3oc; swiss domestic. 1sc; brick
cream. lSc; linburger. 1se; Tulare. 14c; i'm
ported Roquefort, 44c; Edam, 36 and 81 size;
German breakfast, 81 10 box; Neufchatel. 81 20
box; Sierra, 81 10 box; Canada cream, one
dozen to box, 9oc; Schiosskase. 81 box; Camem-
bert, 81 20 hox.
Butter-Creamery extra, 671ac; creamery frsts
Soc; eastern extras. 30c; cooking butter, 24c.
Potatoes tper ctl)-New local Burbanks, $l.5O;
new highland, 81 40; new local sweet potatoes,
l%c pound.
onions (per ctl)--Northern red. I5c6S1; Aus
| traiian brown, 90c@$1; silverskin, 81; garlic,
9@10c pound.
Beans tper Clipping No /. $780, local No.
l. S5.25M5.50: Lady Washington, No. 1, S4.25
small white No. l. S4.25: blackeye. $3.50; Gar
yanzas, So 80; lima, No. L, S5G5. 70; lentils,
80.
Poultry (buying prices, alivel-Broilers, a TO
pounds, lie pound; fryers. lie; hens, 3
pounds and up, 12c; under pounds Ice; old
ROSTERS, G@7c; turkeys, heavy, zoe: light, not
wanted. Selling prices. dressed Broilers. zoe a
pound; fryers 20c; ROSTERS 15c; hens, 15c;
ducks, frozen loc; live ducks, 14Gi5c; geese,
121a @14c.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

New York stocks materially changed Coppers weak.
Spot cotton 10 and future cotton points lower.
Trading the local stock exchanges quiet.
Silver 1sc higher. Hongkong exchange &c higher
Wheat quiet and unchanged Spot barley rather higher
Oats, rye and flour unchanged
Downward tendency in beans continues.
Continued advance in hams, bacon and lard.
Dried fruits and raisns inactive previous prices
Meat market well supplied at previous prices.
Nothing in wool, hops or hides.
Butter and eggs quiet with the latter lower Cheese firm
Poultry market literally supplied and dull.
Common potatoes and onions in large supply.
Fresh fruit market still plentiful.
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patatae. onions and veretabIe.

In the potato market top quality lots of Sa-
lnas Burbanks and a few brands Of river whites
are meeting with good call for local consump-
tion and rule steady TO firm, while common to
good stock from both districts is dull in the abb
sence of demand for shipment and supplies are
commencing to accumulate. Onions are barely
steady receipts being little in excess of aver
age daily requirements. Receipts of several de-
scriptions of miscellaneous vegetables have been
c,1rtaIled and the accumulated supplies of old
stock greatly diminished, but the market remains
weak for general offerings, stocks are still
more or less excessive. The best tomatoes are
now quoted up to Doc box and there is less
stock selling below the quotations than hereto
fore, but prices still have wide range. Pep
pers, egg plant, summer squash and eucumbers
are all weak to values. Green corn has about
had its rum as buyers seldom ask for 1t and
most of the stock arriving Is dried up and
small
Potatoes (per ctl)-River whites, s5@s5c for
fancy and 45@60c for common: Salinas Bur
banks, $1.25@160; sweet potatoes, 81. .350 80.
Onions--New yellow, 50@55c per ctI-
vegetables--Green corn. 81 5092 per sack;
tomatoes, 20@50c per box; cucumbers. 40@60c
per box; pickle cucumbers. 65c@$1 per
box; green peas. 4@5c per lb; string and wax
beans 264c per 1b; lima BEANS 2G3c per ID;
summer SQUASH 35@5oc per box: green pep
pers, '35d5oc per box; garlic. 6@7c per ID;
cabbage 6oG75c per ctl; caulinower, s5@75c
per dozen; ttrnips, Toe per sack; carrots, 50@
75c per sack; green okra. 40@5Cc per box; egg
plant, 40@50c per box.
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buyers. and this surplus consisted chiefly Of young
stock such rryers. broiIcrs and small young
ROSTERS. The market weak fer such. the
weakness being due in large measure 10 tne
fset that there is nearly as much young stock ar
irving from the middle west from state ship
ping points, and the imported fowls are preferred
by retailers. Heavy hens and fat young ducks
are still selling well at good prices and turkeys
more western chickens came in yesterday but at
least TWO Of the i've cars received On the pre-
ceding day were still in first hands
Poultry (per dozenl-Hens, $4Ge4 50 FOR small:
S5@6 for large and S799 FOR extras; Young
roosters, $55o16; do extras. $5.504T so: cll
roosters, So 50 40: fryers. 81 500 80; large
broilers S3.50Q I; small Droisrs S3Gcs.5Q; ducks
S64s for young and S445 for old; pigeons, 81 %
al so; squads. S2g2.50S geese, $3.50 per pair:
turkeys, 22S24c per 10.
GAHe-EOrafnsl
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Beans and Seeds

The. downward tendency In beans continues,
as will be seen by the quotations.
Alfalfa seed Is now arriving sufficiently 10
be quoted. though the quotations not yet
fully established.
New dried peas are now Offering
The bean report of Adolf Koshland says:
THE bean harvest is becoming more general
and during the week samples of new small
white and few pink beans have come in from
the south and one small shipment Of pink beans
arrived yesterday. The yield per acre seems
to be a good average and with the increased
acreage in the northern counties we should har-
vest n good crop. 1t is too early to give an
approximate idea of the quantities of the diff
ferent varieties. The quality of the crop
is good
''The demand is steady but buyers acting
very cautiously. evidently believing that prices
will be lower later in the season. During the
week conflicting reports have here as to
the state of the eastern bean markets, but the
truth seems to be that prices firm in
Michigan, where the crop is not turning out
very heavy. Similar information comes from
New York, although there they are harvesting
a good crop
Beans (per ctl}-Bayo S2.5ea2e5: pea.
S4.5o; small white. s4.25Gs4.5o; large white $50
s.25; pink, s2.50@2.75; red. $SMs50: butter
nominal: limas. s4.45@4.6o red kidneys.
cranberry beans, $3.50; Garvanzas, S1-I5q2.
Seeds-Brown mustard S3. 10: yellow must ard
nominal; faxseed S2.75CG3. carload lots; canary.
4e; alfalfa, 121a @13tac; rape cleaned, 2M2Isc:
timothy nominal: hemp, 4c lnillet, 2S4@3Ac
per lb: broom seed S25926 per ton.
Dried Peas--Green are quoted at SlIo92
per ctl
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK Sept 29.-Tlour-- Receipts,
$500 barrels; exports, 400 barrels Market
wheat Receipts. 241 .2oo bushels; exports,
69, 800 bushels. Spot market easy; No. red
No. northern Duluth, Sill f. o. b. afoat; No.
hard winter S1.OSss f. o. b. ahoat. Options
Influenced by big northwest receipts Fnd huge
increase in the worlds stocks of wheat the
grain sold off sharply today, attended by active
liquidation, and closed lAe lower September
closed S1.o7; December closed $LeS1a; May
Hops~Quiet. State common to choice 1907
crop. 11M14c; choice and common, 1906 crop,
IGt lie; 1907 crop, 3@lc; Pacific coast, 1908,
3@5e; 1907 4GIIc.
Hides Quiet.
Nool-Quiet.
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refining, 3.4sc cen
trifugal, SO test. 3-9Sc; moasses sugar, 3.23c.
Refined. quiet; crushed 5.90c; powdered. 530c;
Coffee-Iutures closed quiet net i've points
lower 10 five points higher. Sales were reported
cember. 5.55c; March and May, 5..t5c; July.
5-50c. Spot, steady: Rio No. 4, 81 c; Santos
No. 4. sac. Mild dull Cordoya, 9A6512l2c.
Butter-Firm; unchanged.
Cheese-Firm; unchanged.
Eggs-Steady; unchanged
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated AppIes-The market practi-
cally nominal in the absence of business. with
fancy quoted at 914l101sc; choice, 7@9c; prime,
Prunes-Are only wanted In small lots. but
desirable fruit commands fun prices. Quota
tions range from 4413c for California and from
Apricots-Are in moderate jobbing demand,
with Iehoice quoted at SA GSlHc; extra choice.
81 @.e fansy; gu with choice quoted at
7i5M72e: extra choice ~ TSc; fancy. 81 dpc.
Raisins-Are said TO have suffered only slightly
are unfavorable for drying and adyices from the
coast reflect firm tone. Loose muscatel are
81 a7sc: seedless, AS acc; london layers,
81 coal. .65.
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Foreign Futures
boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Sept 29--The activity in the local
wool market continues with good demand and
prices are firm. The domestic wool consumption
IS reported to be greater than year ago. Quota
tions
California-Northem, 42@43c; middle county
SS@4ec; southern, 67@6Sc; fall free, 65@G7s.
Oreson-Eastern No. l staple, 57M5Sc; east
ern No. l clothing, 41@50c; valley No 1, 40
@46c.
Territory-Fine staple. 57d5sc; fine me-
dunn staple, 55@56c flne clothing. 45@4Se fine
medium clothing. 43@45c; half blood, o0@55c;
@45c.
Pulled-Extra, 5cG57c fine. 5o@5ac; "a.
supers. 42@45c.
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AvniIabIe Grain Supply

NEW YORK Sept. 29.-Special cable and tele-
graphic communications received by Bradstreet's
show the following changes in available supplies
compared with previous account:
Wheat-United States east of the Rockies, in
creased 3,6S7 600 bushels; Canada, Increased
4. .423, 900 bushels; total United States and Can
ada, increased S.1i0,000 bushels; afoat for and
in Europe, increased 3.300.00O bushels; total
American and European supply, increased H.,
4lG 900 bushels.
corn-United States and Canada, increased
1877 900 bushels.
oats-United States and Canada, increased
914. 900 bushels.
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Hay md FeedsfnHx

Hay and feedstufs continue firm at the high
prices. The circular of Somers & Co. says of
hay;
There has been marked dminuton in hay
shipments during the week ending today, the
$3.50 tons for last week. This was TO be ex-
pected, for the fields being rapidly cleaned
and very little hay can be marketed to adj
vantage from the warehouses. The market
naturally has an upward tendency at the
ment, for prices must advance at least 81. 80
per ton Immediately in order to cover storage
and insurance charged warehoused goods.
Fancy wheat hay has been taken from storage
for two or three weeks past and marketed here
In small Quantities TO good advantage. The
great bulk of the hay remaining in the country
is not choice, and it may be that we will have
TO wait some little time before prices will ad-
vance sufficiently to warrant holders In ship
ping average grade hay here. In all probability
shipments will be withheld from tie market
sufficiently TO stimulate prices. and many spec
ulators will probably hold until spring hoping
that some unforeseen condition may bring about
very material advance. Should stocks of hay
be plentiful during February and March 1t is
quite probable that decline in prices will
occur then.
at the moment, for trade is rather quiet with
competition therefore very keen All operators
are complaining Of lack of profits and It Is
generally conceded that the year will round
out as a rather unsatisfactory season.
Prices remain about before with occa-
sional cars of both wheat and tame oat hay
selling at above quotations
Bran-s3o@3l. so per ton for white and $29.50
@31 for red.
afiddngs-- SS3 50u33.50 per ton.
Shorts-$:,2 50GI33.50 per ton.
.Feedstuns-R barley. $29@30; rolled oats
for feed. $33@3450 mixed feed, S2392S for
average lots; oil cake meal, in 20 ton lots S37
in 10 Ton lots $3.50, in ton lots SIS, small
lots $780, cocoanut cake meal at mills. $50
in 20 and 10 and $3.50 in ton lots. jobbing
s26; corn meal. $3I@3s: cracked corn S3S639;
broom seed 81 .25@ 80 per ctl; alfalfa meal
and mealfalfa, jobbing lots S23 carload lots S22
per ton
Hay-Wheat S15620; wheat and. .oat. s14@1S:
tame oat. $14@1T50; volunteer wild oat. s12@
1850; alfalfa. $11@13.50; stock, $g50@12 per
ton.
Straw-50@65c per bale
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Egg Market In Nearby Counties

SANTA ROSA, Sept 29.-There was a slight
decline in the price OF eggs today despite the
short supply due to the warm weather and lack
OF green food The Independents were ofrerins,
391zc per dozen for choice and soc for seconds
while the cooperative association was Offering
BIC for choice and 361ac for seconds.
SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 29--The market is firm
Producers receive 36c, and the local market is
well supplied. The heaviest shipments to outside
points are made from the lower end Of the
country
PETALUMA. Sept 29-3ei5e was the best
price paid for eggs today in Petaiuma
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK. Sept 29.-Huttons wire says:
Market steady. about unchanged, trading fairly
large in early dealings. The market ad-
vanced some 10 points, but under bear pressure
this was lost. The weekly weather report was
show, but judging from private reports IL
should be bullish, compared with last year. The
south is not pressing spots just now. Locks a.
If the market will continue 10 be scslpii g one
till some news is known ON the. size ef the
crop"
Spot closed quiet. 10 points decline; mildling
uplands, 9.3oc; middling gulf, 9.55c; sales. II.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Graln aud Provisions

CHICAGO Sept. 29.-Sentiment In the wheat
pit was very bearish all day and the market was
under heavy selling pressure the greater part of
the session Influenced by declines at all the
leading European markets, the local market
opened weak with prices of 1sM%c. compared
with yesterdays close When the visible supply
statement was given out later in the day it fully
justified the early selling pressure, as it showed
an increase of II, 900 bushels for the week
which is the largest gain ever recorded Min
neapoils reported an increase In stocks of l. 25O-
600 bushels for the last three days. Cash grain
prices at Minneapolis and Duluth were more than
lc below yesterdays close. Export business for
the day was reported of so boatioads and nrices
gave promise of mitch larger business. Che mar
ket failed to rally from its weakness and closed
at about the bottom.
Corn was weak. with prices of 14c to fsc.
Oats were Il q sc lower for the cash article
for September. 49, 80
Provisions were steady early in the day. but
oscae o,aa weak on renewed liquidation of pork and
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Articles Open High Low Close
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New. York Money Market

NEW YORK. Sept 20.-Money on call, STEADY
at 1AQ1la per cent; ruling rate, IL per cent;
closing bid, Z per cent; offered at liz per
cent.
Time loans very dun and steady; 60 days,
2l5M2M per cent; 80 days, per cent; six
months. 3l5 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4G41a per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual bust
in bankers bills at 81. .S5100l4S52D for
sixty day bills, and $4.S635 for demand.
Commercial bills-S4. S434 46I4.S4ST.
Bar silyer-5l% Sc
Mexican dollars-45c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
sfeady
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Franci.co nTouey Market

Hongkong exchange was &c higher. The
New York and sterling rates remained about
tne e,N same. Silver was isc higher.
ines regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of California will be held
on October l3.
Inc dividend disbursements Of the American
nauonal bank of San Francisco which hitherto
have been semiannual. have been changed to
quarterly. and the rate of the dividends has
peen increased from per cent per annum to
per cent. The first payment under the new
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Flour and Farinnceous Goods

The millers report fair average local trade
In nour and cereal goods al unchanged prices.
Flour-California family extras S5-40@G net
without discount: bakers extras, $5.40U5 %;
superfne, S4.20M45e; Oregon and Washington,
per Dbl, S4.9e@5.=0 for family, bakers and pat
ents and 81 for cut on Kansas patents Sc;
do straight, $3.50; Dakota patents ST. rs;
straight $3.50; first clear, $3.50.
Farinaceous Goods-Priees in packages net
cash. no discount. follows: Graham -four,
IS per 100 lbs; rye -four. $40; rye meal $500;
rice Hour. S6sO@I; corn meal, S3.o593.25; ex-
ira cream do, SO. QI3 rs; meal 81. .3OeI4 so;
oat groats, s4.3oQ4.50: hominy s.. 4o@3 go:
buckwheat -four. S4.0564.95: cracked wheat,
$3.30Q3.50; farina, $4@4. 20 whole wheat -four,
SO 20; rolled oats, bbls $GG1750. In sacks 81 30
@6.50; rolled wheat. bbls $4@4.3o, in sacks So so
$3.50; pearl barley. s5.2OW5.40 split peas,
boxes, $500 per 100 lbs.