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New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.
BEANS AND PEE
New York MAY %. 1908.


BEANS AND PEAs-Recepts to-day sacks beans beans
ots oTred & 5oay Is TO sill fans9 Suaf o t6Sbns sde in
most varieties domestic beans but commence Le
g as D moving out pretty values held quite
frin Scotch peas tend little more IN sellers "a ta
We quote Beans nsrT3S s9 3Sk2 @ do medium choice
g 49s 49 % 7 S0n0o do common NJ to good 81 15s2 i'm
ported 81 Ease 5: o %te % kid1ey pee chots 8
red kidney choice dry 81 9ogSl sS 90 SIn@G sc 9ns so SO %
low eye choice 81 85as2 80: lima 3,eb Galifosaia s choice
Ss brougsf trade 70 sandst
To decasdy feeling with f[eogsn shading and
pglar BUYERS were that basis but the sales
on NE bpe close was very unsettled This applies to
nearly grades Of ceameIy ana @ PfoseS @ not penY and
yle fairly arm We quote: ceamegy specials per 3 ~
24c 90 90 ef5as hras 17alac state tubs fresh nest
zoe process specials: sends i6 ai7zc do thirds 1917
nrst actor frsts i7iac; do seconds, 17c
go thirds 15a6c; packing stock No l. l'c' 90 NO
Sf Is 20 E TO-DAY 557 boxes old chess as
sell fairly IN sIst srabis grades New full
cream fairly pleaty tn haTe stown less in
home trade dealers Fne aTs sw SKINS sell Jar
~ but all other grades in large es Se "a 1 for
yerP1o a % Sie 6abe; we Hes quote F cream
oeis i5c state. fun cream Old , Small c Wnlts
142s % Prim4s 1tglSs s,Sas So oi2 On specas
90 iUi aims fine 615 4713c; do fair to good S72g9@c'
2se % foSay 19 sks 1881 cases
irteT and market somewhat irregGiaf a. @ Usual Nm IN
49, s,1rnjies buyers more critical aho man! o %
Ingfaded lots little Io%fI r ha H ss1o as
ttf,irh tbe full range Of sales Is ABOUT e saiS az,
Northern MARKS peihs srileity
i'TIE and checks HrnH We vloro-
and nearby. seleSIta' 49,,
s6Is pic do good choice 19zq-oc. 90 DtOH t.n4
, IItras I9xG20c TO extra hrsts 4SgISc
90 fresh gathered, storage packed hTsts 10 40
20 Is.S do regular packed, extra hFsts
a ITGiTISc do seconds. lG46t2c; DO uhIds' log
IIiEa. dir1ies. za16c; checks, oaloc
~ t,urITS-FRESH-A in moderate suPply anu
Increasing in supply s0~Iy, 81"
and prices low" anu
tcl Ieerries in light receipt Mushineiots IN eoou
ripe OF |ateFrneiohs arrived 70
pineappes selling well. but supply hedvya Ne
lgie. sPPI;s Northern Spy, per bb s2qS3 %. 90
tsiGsn sags2 o5 do common, S1qSl I3 r ,ot-
-, -, CsoTeta per carrier s2HS4; STRA i'f-IIfIt<~'
'ua % ,er quart 6ffsc: do Delaware and MaTyIana oa
10 a. sss+Tn shore 511oc; do Norfoik iaoc htItI
pEiaRIES North Carolina. per quart TaI ~
Carolina. quart lSd oitH -N'ItS
ii-tsa an lines per 81 50aS3 NtiH1 t17 fIoi
i5s Tsr iran 81 5eqs5; GRAPEFRi II florida so.'i
- ,,rCv ,er hon S44Ss; DO 10 ialI siaet ~ Sh
@ptInZs Fiorida per standard crate, s+P$5 .oi 90
P Pc cb 6o4 73c. PlNEAPPLES Florida per crate
~ Io 9gis 20 40 cuban 81 .5GS2 DO Porto Rico. 81 IS
as2 10 -,--.. .,,.,,,.s - shaw err,
.s.np IN, Ne 10 Of any sctusl business on
80 coast high sc has hesn paid IN
for exceptionally good lots and some furtheF
been b4oc. Washington markets are
80, t,t hoders firm an1 remaining stocks Aght In
silfornia We hear Of Of about Zoo bales n the
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23

Tf s asas: r:f. a is , for as sRet at
@ R fs Frss %ss WsS oxe dun III % and at
with spot quoted f57 IS Cd futures at f58 Is Cd
Inc local market was quiet and UNCHANGED with lake
casting at 1250g12 623zc. LEAD advanced to f13 Is
sks Tss 1ebanFed Ms a@ sad an go 6iFh' IN oa
xes 16is @ al 7ooeaoc qcaIy IRON was l3zd lower at
e S for @ ron HSFae e4es Suosd @ s s 8 = I sg
@ s6 M h rs sass Gss S for S1gsr M g gTades s t2
aSIS 45 s5 Jpy sl4 5oas5 o. Aegus5 Sl5Gs15 Sep
MoLAssEs AND sYRUPs-The market. did not
business for day rather moderate undertone
iSeise 5sT g@Sd
81 I5aI.e fair l6a2oe good, l9s22c: prime
oILs-Cottonseed oil was easy to-day under selling
by local longs poor demand for actual oil and in SYM
July 47a47sc aud 500 bbs of september at 4sz a4sc
Switch 100 bbs Of July to september at 1'sc Refined
prices We qaots: PETRoLEU stsndard White
Fened Gases New YoE phiisSepa
@ Sa S2s SSs %ar 10 W osss IS ST 9o
2 Phiadspns sio 4 y So coT5oNsEEP ITO oIPs Lre 12
IS July 4Iga7isc: August z7tzalstzc: septsober $50
4sssg4sc: good SUMMER prime gi'e
soa ] Ps led "fs es ra 0E ] ss aSS Saooxa %SFP Ta $50
5 @ proAEon AR3 srfsf %as somewhat
irregular, on the whole easier the
ws oP9s e % fs 9S S f5 sg oud adusa oo T0ts
Shtsago 300 at Kansas CITY aRd I'd Is coo at At Qmaha il
sl79sls; short elea6. SIS 75as17 25 BEEF -steady
s5easT oueled at ns s2Sasas 6REsSRD H6sseady
quoted Bacon 5zc $50 n ~; Ieo n &c; 40 n
STEADY; Quoted: smoking. 91za1oc n. 8izc: Y -
9o' L n sS Ptosd Dr. Quoted at 90
s5oc- city iard-Quet. Quoted at slsc Refined lard
seay ouoted south eTies eece contnen aeo 9
77sqs1c. sTEARINE-Quet. Quoted; oleo lie; city
lard stearine. 10c
RICE-The local market held steady. fairly
firm. with full prices quoted Quotations follow
inEE 8h925se; ordinary, 4+q41se; fair 4a495c; good
PaEa foreign, 55s G6Ssc Rangoor and Bassein, 4q5c
SUGAR-The market for refined sugar was dull,
2Sc less per cent cash and accepted orders for i'm
mediate delivery 520c, Other refners
duced prices 10 points naming net basis for granuated
800. less l cent cash. The following list
prices subject rebate OF 10 points and discount Of
per for cash days Crystal doninos 775c; Eagle
tablets 7oc; loaf 2oc; granuated 1oc mould A.
and Eagle confeconers granulaed 565c;
powdered, powdered and fruit powdered 55os;
cartons granulaed, 560c: 21b bags do 510c Il
n bags do 560c; ION bags do 655c:
2or Nos 3. 4 BLOC; No s. 5.o5c; No g.
10 il zoe: No Il 465c; No 4Goc; Nos 14 IS and
ie l. 55c The market for beet sugar quiet
but steady ana unchanged. with May and june at lis
2ld The local sugar quiet although
there seemed be less selling pressure on the other
hand refners did be interested the extent
of bidding sugar the market has resolved itself
into waiting one Duty paid prices follows:
entrfrga 96 test nUscova5o, So test 314c and
,roissees sugar 50 test Total
pos 45i tons year the uneven dates The
decrease is 42o6I2 tons against decrease Of
getber show visible supply Of $3.50 1l9 tons against
3o6 451 tons last year decrease Of 350612 TONS
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23

wash was eearsh and also had some effect abroad.
M eataer conditions in Western regarded
Ia' olanle again. but the character of crop
some OF the winter wheat a
.rreisn oullisn sentiment in the late
daoceo that stocks at Minneapolis and Duluth had
80 efeased L425oo0 bushels for the week, and there
nas sun no sign of improvement in Northwest
cay We're 600 bushels than corresponding
Ig lass year The local cash market closed fol-
roNs no Z red, 81 05 nominal elevator, and 81 00s
anoat late July No Northern Duluth, 81 Is Z,
dlu srn no hard winter, 81 11h b afoat. CORN
Nue puollcy given to reports that of the
iiIoaos had agreed to rush into Chicago with
al al possible speed eKerted marked effect May
pushel with the close just previous
hisnt The later positions, opening advance
ot :. 80 also turned weak and the close
ABOUT q esc below Thursday The local market
crossed q &c net lower. Except right the
opening the hrnness of Liverpool and heavy
rams IN Illinois Thursday night had little effect
market Carlot estimates for Saturday larger
and total interior receipts of year
ago by about 1000 bushels. corn here was
quoted TSc nominal in elevator, and I6c b
anoat- OAIS-Narrow ranges the this
market again and prices closed within a o
the previous night, after day Of moderate trading
and little feature Cash oats in New York closed
2e TO 20 III. 5715 a SIC clipped white 32 to 40
~, % \ d6fisc RYE-Market quiet: No Western
Ssc o b New York BARIEY-Market nominal
wheat incuding -four exports for the according
20 tSra6streets. aggregate 2a30254 bushels against
4oISn6 last week and 1854. year since July
poo last year. Corn exports week
,sa2 bushels against 1o2.o7o week and 500 1i5
7Go last year
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
OTHER MARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. May 22-CATTLE;-Rsceipts, estimated about about
800 head market steady; S5aS7 35: cows, g .
ass 7 heifers SO 50as6 25; bulls Sass 49, calves s2 Oh
Gs6 50 stockers and feeders So 25dS5 40. HOGs-Re-
cepts estimated IL coo head market 6l0c higher
Ch6ice heavy shipping S5 1885 s21s butchers S3 1oa
81 s. light mixed S5G$5 81 choice light 50 '5gss -
acking S5a$5 pigs. 81 1885 4o bulk OF sales 80 oo
IS so sHEEP-Receipts. estimated about 5000 head
market steady sheep. s4gs5; lambs s. 5aso 49, year
lings, 81 50qs5 ..
cincinnati May 22.-ROGS-steady and quiet; butch
are. and shippers IS TOaS5 75: common 81 4oGs5 35.
C'AT-TT,F-Steady: good shippers 80 2ogSb =:
common 81 5OGS3 70. SHEEP-Steady, 81 1884 30.
lambs l0a15c lower, 81 50qs6 10
Kansas CITY May 2-CATTL-E-Receipts, 23oo head.
including southerns market steady choice export
and dressed S6 40aS7; fair TO good S5qs6 @
western $59$e % stockers and feeders 50 o
as 5o cows 50 5oq$5 5o natya heifers So 25a
ga 40 bulls So 25d$5 %: calves. So 15gS6 HOGS-Re-
eepts 1900 head market steady to 6c higher; TOP
pacSers and butchers s. 45gS5 81 lights s. 25as5 55
igs T5Gs4 10. SHEEP-Receipts. 24O0 head; market
10 I0c higher lambs, So 50QS7: and yearlngs.
50 Texas yearIngs 81 50QS5 % Texas sheep S3
80 Ok stOckers and feeders. S34S4.
Pttsburg May 22.-CATTLE.suppIy light; STEADY;
choice sd 75aS7 prime, Sc 454S6 Go; veal calves S5g
s6 - sHEEP-Supply light; slow; prime wethers S5a
s5 10 cuIs and common. $24S3; lambs s4aS6 HOGS
Receipts light: active: higher prime heayies mediums
and heavy Workers light Workers 50 65qso SO; pigs
s5Gs5 10: roughs. 81 50QS5.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23

Sacramento &c grower and holders are
been business the the feeling is
. sa and 0P ta pes we
1 @ per ga r. f2aso do & cbSee se do
pr s@se do m medium @ s do sa a acso
ASp s shanFs m s h Rsy
~ Ne ss seos de- H to ss s5sa do shPpss
sTRAW@Lens 5sss5c: se short and tangled rye so
carload Ct Western arsiXed sed
market @ sonnaes 'lys very ar
e quote esSa 30SPfS R5as aoe
X 1sG ,s Eoung and nd Gd E3osER gg m @ s m a
% eE5 Rrm an
segthgsstern. m. &c: GUINEA fowls. per pair doo;
sohtinae 5sIry liberal
dedy neaFeT and unsettled With sc about top
3 6S S OF n ana @ Hn
cleaned stead prices Is, sqssss ssas
grades of turkeys roasting chickens fowls held hr
We f5hS
c1cKENs broiers % 'qFa Phiiadepba to ID pair
sS & saas6 Do sas
Western dry picked fancy medium size boxes l4c $40 90
barrels 'G &c. DO soathxeserb iis51se
best De western DO scaded Sc sS
12c OLD COCKS dry picked and scaded 1oc; DgcK
poor to Ps sio asae? Old . Western
s. H. H. ts$: ss "
&c &c DO ne I2Sis aii Old nf9 toms - ss
I 6Rs tcsa dry pGsd ;SS 9 90 sadsS sS HEN No
.. 12gi8c; FOWLS, dry picked. 119l4c; DUCKS. 1oa
fofAToEs '@Al And VEGETABLES Very heavy re;
hsd Hs eGs fairly
s sP I roS oaaf Peas shos
decline hsayy g 5ns beans a
yegstsbss range about quoted We quote: PoTA-
TOES Reruda neE & per per 5b ssgsS do Cd N0h Ssssna do
No s2as2 IS: do South Carolina GeoTgta and FIor5s .
ha s % Sq soas2n a9 ref No oa DO
S NJ oass m DO DO ps
a1sn F San!ss. per ss 8 aRo 81 CAR
fornis, per drum, So 5o9S4 BEETs southeTn per 100
sias2; do New orleans sass; DO Bermuda per
SRRR6Ts old per bag 5ocas1: CELERY Florida. per
sgss DO BePuds & per eae ,Gss sSSl So G
vfs8is per 4's' erate 5oss5e f per Dbl sosSc
90 5F2@a soa6eF4 PER fed fd' per Sp crate
Norfolk SD frame basket 8 5os e. % os nah
basket 75casI so DO Per crate 75css1
FfAHrE f ger S?S s3ess s
@Tisss eTafs 50 @ 5oass s. New f osans
a WsTtsrn per Dbl M s. 1 59as6 eS go do
TTcE neaT5y. per bbi siss2 Do per basket 55a75c
Pa 2as 5o MSr eI per- ioc
@ Se d5s ] @ Do Do ET per
s. So % sTuda sae Per o sFa @ s. s1 80 @ DO beg e'a
8 LEXIS nearby 100 s3g;hes k s. 5oas1 saAt a1
ern per carrier. 81 5odS3 so; PEPPERS Florida. per
carrier S1G$1 so PEAS Maryland, per basket. 6Od90c
do Baltimore 4oa6oc Eastern Shore. basket, 6Od
Norfolk Telephone. basket 75cGs1: do other
kinds per basket 40d65c; do North Carolina basket
100000: PARSLEY. New orleans. curly. per bb s2as3
do plain. g 50GS3 30 RADIsHEs nearby & per 100
sias2 50; STRING BEANS, North Carolina, wax, per
third basket S1GS2; green s1dS1 So do Lake City
green per basket s19sl so: do other South Carolina
wax per basket. 25cGS1 25 do green, Zoc3S1 %; DO
Georgia and basket 25c@s1: do Florida
green and Per basket crate. 5ocdS1; SPINACH
81 25 DO per box zoa6oc; do yellow erookneok per bbi
ruabaga. per Dbl 81 5oas1 49, do other rntabasa Per
81 257S1 50: do white. bbl or bbl crate
soa75c: tomatoes Florida per carrier. s1Gs2 75:
wATERCREss. per 100 bunches. s1ds1 25
Toledo MAY 22.-CLOVERSEED-Octo 81 3d. De-
cemher. 81
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23

COTToN-The cotton market moderately active
irregular the close STEADY
of = q IA points the crop months. Sales for
he CAV were estimated 600 bales The market
opened steady e advance OF 5Qs points IN re-
cables than due enc after easing on
days buyers, rallied of strong spot condi-
O il the drygoods market
with July selling up 9sc October $3.50 This
advance OF points and totat up
dav Of about so bale around these figures
heavy realizing ard during the later session
the market reached the low point of the day AS
would be relative frTnness of the
months buIlish Influences chiefly Of old crop
origin There bullish reports concern
the spot situation. and New England mills We're
said 70 be buying more freely At the same time
appeared July for sale IN the local
bulges which locked like realizing by
a16 This one Of the factors in
checking the midday advance. The weather map
hours the forecast called for nothing
showers in the Western belt There is an
Impression that the South is likely in for
unsettled before Monday. however and wires
period Of weather. Superintendent Kings weekly
follow Port receipts. s. 29 bales.
s. $50 last osera1d to mills and Canada;
1900 bales against l2259 last year southern MIL
takinss estimated $4,000 bales. against 10000 last
year. loss Of stock interior towns. 2l.3as bales,
2s312 last year brought into sight for the
week, se551 bales. against e6 422 last year Total
crop movement: receipts 7.ssT.39o bales t1o1f0
deducted receipts Savannah etc.. against
.239 year. overland mills and Canada
SIS COZ bales against 1.122529 year: Southern
year. stock interior in Of September
J. PA So bales. lS53l9 last year: brought
sight for 10 G2i4 bales against
9z1.1s7 The total movement is for
prices in the local market to-day
follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
New York, May D, 1908.


qng e to 20 @ m a 6 or as the IN ] as
with the previous arrivals Is sale all at Jersey
The market @ a Tss oY e and Dar pcss ri see esnsd nso
oTsh aa to 2gs Es s s. @ $50 m at SS 81 aS @ & s dis
ti:ry fd DO $ sGa$5 %; fogs at s. 2as4 IS COW
Sats cable adSces quoted
refrtgeTstor per ID exports this
$50 Cattle and 1000 quarters Of beef for
Sulzberger and $50 cattle for j. shamberg Som and
for the Morris Company 1000 quarters for
ave4 af s. S per 100 b f5 d5tier fed Kenncky
dc do s. M s. p o at 500 S 81 il d DO 50 o SO p ba al So 1875 & Id do at $50 50 56 m
DO 9$5 h, at 81 dsiieTy fed Kentucky DO. $40
1879 p at s. g 90 g s DO e. sS ss o. II 10 at g. 81 ss s
at s. IS ii az do 90 at at 8 o a So b . at s.
sos T. at s s. 30 5s 9 SIS ser s at sH ses g ID at So TO-
3i9 dS 10 s2 II q at So 71ss AZ i6s9 m % at d S 10 1000 b Rn s
81 IS; do. 500 h. 81 So 1870 ID. at So do
at s. Is; 3 Do sas H. At 81 do a48 b. at So 75 do
s26 h. at 50 So do 923 10. at 81 7o do 1913 lb. at
Ssuton 81 % &C Co? p: IS s Fennsylxania steers. 1919 at
Eerrls Commission Company: % Western steers. 1918
head 5 to aS sss 'ns'e4Rs lie
Trade slow and prices just about steady the pens
100 n mixed ca calves al s. 70 City Ge drs5sfd s sa
eT loo m o o "a H. at IS 75 DC DO oa S at ST. "a
Judd co: 40 veals. 1874 NJ at Sc 371a AZ do l25
10, at Sc 25
J. J. Curtis g. Son: e6 veals. 127 n. at SO 25.
Mcpherson & Co: . veals 155 10. at SO 10
SHEEP AND EAMBS-RecetPts were "a cars, or
6031 head. including II for slaughterers and cars
the market all at Jersey city Sheep were almost
nominal weak: sales of yeariings heretofore
quoted as lambs; OF Southern lambs were
offered prices 25c lower; half car yeaEing
Fair lambs sold at 81 300
SIS 20 per 100 10 dull and lower at SO
10.c rer p: little fancy lie; dressed year
ings SLOW at 11G13i9c; dressed lambs in rather limited
demand but steady l566c n. and S5GSI
cass: country dressed lambs at s3ds6 80 carcass
salesKsrns CommsSiSn GopIRy pq6 M 20 Do "a fS
sf 81 5o 73 DO 6S f 81 30; 255 6S N. at 81 80
Mcpherson & Co 322 Maryland lambs "a n. at So so
H0Gs-Receipts We're : Z cars or l515 head in.
arm 10 0c higher Heavy New York State hogs sold at
Sc per 100 NJ medium weights Will probably sell up
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23

reported receipts OF 1872 cars against lSS cars last
week and $40 year ago.
Corn weak selling by longs and local
bears. The market subjected to considerable
selling pressure all day. and closed weak and near
the lowest point The increase in offerings was
due to a report that large amount of corn is en-
route to Chicago, and also because OF the improved
weather for farm work. Trade In the May delvery
light but that option dropped from 71sc to I5c
The market closed weak with May at 7512c. July
opened &c to Nc to Ac to asc higher at s61.c to
66asc declined to 65c to 653sc and closed at eo>sc.
Local receipts were 1S2 cars with 81 of contract
grade
The oats market was steady all day the feature
was the selling of September by longs July opened
unchanged at 1910. sold between 46%c and 461sc
to 47c and closed at 467sc. Local receipts were
$50 cars.
Provisions were weak selling Of lard by local
packers A SC to 10c advance III live hogs had ap-
parently effect. AT the close pork was Ioc
lower at $I3 s21z. Lard was 10c lower at IS 4i47-
Ribs &c TO 7isc lower at 81 30 to - 3ttz- 80
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, %
cars; corn, 2S9 cars; oats, 14S cars; hogs, liooo
head.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Petitions in bankruptcy were fled yesterday ID
the United States District Court as follows;
Involuntary, against the Chester TrouSer Com
pany of No. 1875 Bleecker street. by Nlchaei IA
than and Jacob Cohen & Son. whose claims aggre-
gate s5sS 76 Walter r. Allen. appointed receiver
The assets are estimated az 5000
Voluntary John Hopkins. druggists sundrles
of No 1O4 Beekman street. formerly partner and
afterward successor of W. T. James & Co., Habtli-
ties S. 1856 O5 5000 u; H p Ocott appoint
ed receiver.
Involuntary. against Louis Keller. hotskeeper.
at Boston Post Road and Mill Lane. by Caroilne
Keller, OF No. SIS Fifth avenue. with claims, m
Guiding unpaid alimony, aggregating $l93 II
The schedules Of Henry Fl. Warncif and Michael
A. RoIdt as co-partners. at No. % Union Square.
show liabilities Of 1881 % Included in the assets
are fire insurance policies the stock and fixtures
estimated to be worth $1,000 for $3.50 The tndt-
viduaI liabilities of Michael A Boldt are given as
81 $50
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago May 22.-Optimistc reports regarding
the condition of the crop in Kansas caused weak
ness To-day in the local wheat market. the July de-
livery closing at a net decline of nc Corn was
down bsc to sc Oats were unchanged. Provisions
were &c TO 7l4c TO 10c lower.
The wheat market erratc. prices ranging
from Ic 10 nc higher nc to &c lower than the
close OF Yesterday. The greatest weakness was
,s,,ifastad late in the dav and was caused chiefly
l,,. a report from Kansas City that the wheat crop
of Kansas In spite of damage by drouth, viii be
n,,,,rere from so 900 600 10 100 O00, 900 bushels
Damage reports received early in the day from Bull
paria Runania and Kansas had strengthening
enact A hearish factor the large amount of
Let Skinned from Argentina during the week.
Tn. market closed weak July opened 1sc TO l4c
,ouar al g0ssc u 90l2c advanced TO 9l1sc and then
aaoiinel IN eOisc where il closed Clesrances of
u,heat and -four equal to $500 bushels Ex-
rorts for the week, shown by Bradstreets, were
fen,a1 "a , q30 GOO bushels Primary receipts
40 ooo bushels against 52e. 900 bushels the
dav last year Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
New York. May -. 1908.

x z
tFFEE-The coffee market quiet to-day. sales
TIE day amounting only 5000 bags Sentiment re
ned less unsettled. owing uncertainty re
the possible influence Of the approaching govern
snt report and fluctuations were rather Irregular
market showed some
tendency scattering local houidation
with ihe close quiet. unchanged 10 points lower
Tie opening decline Of points TO an
a5snce Of points. August being lower December higher
o-he months unchanged
Sng IN sentiment Stimu-
lgTe business. beyond sagsng tendency noted
the market showed practically
session. The European markets showed
tendency rally after the decline, Havre being
higher and Hamburg unchanged 10 = pig
higher the hour Of the local opening, hut de-
ciire Of reported in both the Brazilian
es probably response the declines Of the pre-
r!cu markets Receipts at the Bra
ports were 1900 bags, against 1000 the pre-
$4,000 year. Jundiahy receipts
bags %, 600 The market for
SPOT co-fee quiet. quotations basis Of
ez for Rio No :
The OF prices in the local market to-day
so1
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

J3v.rnooI Nav 22-Closinx: WHEAT-Spot steady;
No red western winter, Is SID: No California form
7i,d on ouays Is sid in store futures barely
steady; july Is sTsd: September. Is 2hd; December
Is 2Hd. CoRN-Spot new American, kiln dried hrIn:
1Od; mixed steady, os 101zd; futures
quiet; May. 5s 1o14d. PEAs-Canadian steady rs Sd ID
FLOUR-Winter patents. steady. 29s Cd HOPS IN
London (Pachc Coast). steady, II 15sG f2 los BEEF
Extra India firm 1o3s Cd: PORK-Prine mess
Western firm, rs HAMS-Short cut. "A to 10 10.
Arm. ass Cd. BACON-Cumberand cut. 26 to 80 ID.
firm AIS Cd short 16 "a ID. steady Ais long
clear middles. light. 2s to "a lb steady AIS cd long
clear backs 1s to 90 h. frm 4Os clear bellies "A 10
16 h. quiet Ais NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL to 1S ID.
firm 3Os Cd IARD-Prime WESTERN in tierces. steady,
42s 3D. American refined. in pals firm. AS But
TER-Good States dull, SOGS5s CHEESE
finest white old. steady SIS Canadian finest
coored old. steady SIS Sd TALLOW-Prins city.
dull "a. Sd. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES steady, 34s 3D.
ROsIN-Common steady. s. Sd PETROLEuM-Re-
fined quiet. SID LINSEED Oll'-Steaoy' Zos-
New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
NOTES OF THE MINES.

An international mining exposition Will begin a
four weeks run at Madison Square Garden on
Monday May 25. The United States Senate mas
passed bill authorizing the Geological Survey TO
make d display of it's mineral resources at this ex-
position. and the American Mining Congress also
has indorsed the plans of the promoters The state
of Nevada has already forwarded five carloads
OF ore showing the mineral resources Of nearly
every county in the state while there also will be
wildcat mining schemes will be exploited this
exposition. One of the features will be the ex-
bibits of mining machinery and methods. showing
both the cyanide and the arlagani processes. De
sides a complete assay laboratory and plant
spectacular feature will be the representation OF
cage and shaft eighty feet deep. so that every
visitor see. the levels. tunnels cross,
foot walls" and thus understand the meaning Of
those terms used in a gold mine
Edwin E Chase mining engineer OF Denver.
has lust made a favorable report on the Butte
and New York mines for New York capitalist
who on his report, has taken an interest in the
which he says has a record equal to or better
than anv other vein in that portion OF the silver
helt living north of the Rainbow vein This is the
seventh engineer who has visited the property for
outsiders who upon the reports, have OBTAINED an
interest in the company. This, OF course lnciudes
tho engineer who made the report upon wnlcn tns
present controlling interest IN Ihe &
lawrence of No. 60 Wall street; Rooert a NC
Arthur of the Parrot mine. who SAYS tnaI ,I ~ ~
o1e at denth'': A. F. Monroe. of Butte, Mont,
Wbo advised the development of the properties;
pr i6nn oIenfv of copper on the property and who
saws that the deepest shaft in Butte mas noH Set
70 found p5,,t the ,ont snn and w B. Lowe
much nleased with the outlook for the property