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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks regular-some higher and others lower
Copper stocks higher and the metal advanced SC
Spot and future cotton lower.
Local trading in stocks and bonds still light.
ongkOng exchange lower Other local financial unchanged
Bank OF England rate of discount before.
Wheat, barley, and unchanged
Hay slightly higher again No change in feed stufs.
Bean market still active, and steady o firm.
Live, dressed and cured before quoted
River potatoes and onions in large supply and weak.
Poultry IN fair demand. Wild ducks and high
Fresh fruit market assuming winter aspect.
Butter and eggs higher Cheese unchanged.
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Dried Fruits, RaisIns, Nuts and Hone,

Fruits-Evaporated apples. ga &c; apricots, 6ls
d1Oc: peaches, AZ @5c for standards, 555 ace
for choice. 614c for extra choice and &c for
fancy; pears. ga &c; pitted plums. T1aTS15c;
neetarines. 81 ate; figs. p. G4c; prunes, size
the large sizes.
Raisins (new erop)-Clusters-4 crown. 81 .T5;
no or 6 left. London layers-2 crown.
S1.05; crown. S115. Seeded, 69615c; seedless.
315c; ThOmpson's seedless. 4c for unbleaehed:
loose muscatels, &c for 4 crown, 4Le for 8
crown and 3Ise for crown.
Nuts-Almonds. nonpareils 1115612c; IXL.
1O1s allie; ne plus ultra. 10c; brakes 915c;
languedocs, S1s acc; hardshells. TIE Walnuts-
12Ik d13c per ID for No 1 softsheI and s61Oc
for No. do; 12c for No 1 hardsheu and size
for No. do; chestnuts, 121s@1715c per 10.
Honey-Water white, comb 16011c; white
15c; water white, extracted. S0S15c; white, Ia
Sc; light amber. TG715e; dark amber and can
died 81 d524e per ID.
Beeswax-2sG29c per lb for light and 24a2Jc
for dark
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Hav and Feedstufs

The publication by The Call of the enormous
shortage of hay AS compared with this time last
year caused sensation in the hay market yes
terday and rendered prices exceedingly strong,
with further recovery in the finer grades.
There was nothing new in feedstuffs.
Bran-S5o@5l per ton for white and S29.5
031 for red.
NddIings-S33. .50135.50 per ton
Shorts-S33 733. 30 per ton
Feedstufs- Rolled barley, $2od3O; rolled oats
for feed, S33@34.50; mixed feed S2Sd32 for
average lots; oil cake meal, in 20 ton lots S3S.
in 10 ton lots $3.50, in ton lots $39 small
lots 500 80; cocoanut cake or meal at mills
S2a 90 in 20 and 10 and $26 in ton lots jobbing
SIG. 80; corn meal. $3703S; cracked corn, $3S0
SO; broom corn seed, $1.20G125 per ctl; alfalfa
meal and mealfalfa. jobbing lots $23, carload
lots SOD per ton.
Hay-Wheat $1T@ 21.50; wheat and oat S170
20; tame oat, S16Gl9 volunteer wild oat Sl5M
Ii 80; alfalfa. S11G15: stock, $14@15 per ton
Straw-55QS5c per bale
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Provisions

Cured Meats-Baeon. 8 to 10 lbs, 171kc: 10 to
12 lbs. 1613c; light medium. 14c; medium, 141kc;
bellies IA to Is lbs. 161@c; sugar cured to S
lbs 201sc; to 10 lbs, 191ac; 10 to u lbs, Is15c
fancy sugar cured, BE per ID; English cured
bacon, 9 to lbs 191ac; TO 10 lbs. 1S1ac: 10
for medium and 161ac for light; extra flne brands
1Tc; California hams. 15c; mess beef SII so
per Dbl; family. S12 30; extra family SIS: extra
prime pork. 5000; clear. SD; mess, s21 pig
pork. $25; pigs feet. IS for half bbls. So. s5
for % ID kegs and S1.30 for kits; smoked beef
1914 620c per Id.
Lard-Tierces, quoted at T1ac for California
compound and 1910 for California pure: eastern
so ib tins, 12stc: 10 ID tins, 13Ac; 5 NJ tins
1850; 3 ID tins. 13 &c.
Co.tolene-One half Dbl. 101sc: half bbls
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Reans and Seeds

No further change in beans was reported yes
terday. The receipts were 5, I60 sacks making
Al 497 thus far this week.
Beans (per ctll-Bayo. 81. .6OG2 rs: pea 81 so;
small white, $4 25@4 40; large white S3. 600
3.75; pink, $2.25G240 red So. .2573 so: black
eye. $3G3 %; linas, $4 .20d4 .25: red kidneys.
81. % d3.50; cranberry beans, 81 4562. so; Gar
vanzas, Sl.50@2.50; horse beans, $1.50d2.
Seeds-Brown mustard, $50. yellow mustard
nominal; haxseed, $2.75G3. carload lots; canary,
4c; alfalfa, 1112 0121ac; rape, cleaned, 262ac;
timothy, nominal; hemp, &c; millet 2sl @314 c
per lb; broom corn seed. $24625 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at $2@225 per
GENITAL
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Meat Market

DRESSED MEATS
Beef-6G61ac per ID for steers, 506c for cows
and heifers.
Veal--5ts GT1sc for large and SG9c for small
Mutton-Wethers, 7c; ewes, &c per pound
Lamb-SG9c per 10.
Dressed Pork (per Ib)-9G915c for light and
S@S1ae for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers. No. 1. 3Ac; second quality.
31hc; third quality, 293c; cows and heifers'
pa d3c for No. 1 second quality 2Ibc; thirl
quality. 2@2Ac; thin. 1A@2c; bulls and staes.
11sG1%c; thin bulls, fG1Itc
Calves-4i3 G4atc per Id for light, &C for me-
dium and Sac for heavy.
sheep-Wethers, sac per ID; ewes. SIC:
shorn. t5e less.
I.ambs-46I41tc per ID.
Hogs-10O to 140 lbs 5&c; 14O to $50 lbs &c
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

Flour-Calfornia family. extras. $540G6 net
without discount bakers extras. So. .400g5. 90 ;
superfne, S4.2004.50; Oregon and Washington.
per Dbl, $4.90g5.40 for family, bakers and pat
ents and $40 for cut off; Kansas patents, S6.40;
do straight. $500: Dakota patents, S6.75; do
straight, $500; first clear $500.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages, net
cash, discount. are as follows Graham -four,
So per 100 lbs rye four So 40; rye meal, $3.50;
rice flour. S6.S0@7 corn meal $3.05R325: ex-
ira cream do, $3.55M3.75; oat meal, S4.30M4.50;
cat sroats, $4.306l $50; hominy, So 1908. go;
buckwheat flour. S4.05@4.25; whole wheat flour.
$500; rolled oats, bbls sea I50, in sacks $450@
ESQ; rolled wheat. bbls $464.30, in sacks $3. 30
G3.5o; pearl barley, $5.2OG5.4O; split peas,
boxes. $5.O565.25 per 100 lbs
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Err nInrket in Nenrhr Connties

SANTA ROSA. Nov. 5.-The local egg market
has advanced again and today buyers were Offer
ing 52c per dozen for choice eggs and 42c for
seconds. The demand is strong. but the supply
is light Few producers are increasing their
fOcks this fall. but it is believed that the late
hatch Will be as large usual.
SANTA CRUZ. Nov. 5.-COnditions IN the
egg market unchanged FOrty-six cents is
still being held out TO producers, who are
marketing lightly.
PETALUAIA, Nov. 5.-Fifty-twO cents was
the price paid for eggs today in Petaluma.
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Poultry and Game

There was fair business in progress in the
poultry market yesterday, small young chickens.
such as fryers and broilers leading in point of
demand and prices for such were easily main
tanned Full grown young ROSTERS and fat
heavy hens were also good sellers, while under
Dressed turkeys. of which IL cases were received
the early trains, found prompt sale at good
prices, while live birds were neglected and weak
as TO values. In the game department wild ducks
were scarce and high when not too thin, but
there were plenty of geese hare and rabbits re-
ceived
Poultry (per dozen) Hens. S.. 50d4 80 for
small. S5@6.50 for large and SI@9 for extras
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Now York Metal Market

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-The London tin market
was lower with spot quoted at f137 los and
futures at f139. The local market was quiet at
80. .25d30 75c.
Copper advanced to E62 los Sd for spot and f62
lbs Cd for futures in the london market. Lo-
cally the market firm and showed a con-
tinuation of the advancing tendency recently
noted, with lake quoted at 14dl4.1215c electro
lytic l3.T5614c: casting. Is. .50G13. 75c.
Lead was higher at fi3 12s Cd in London
The local market was firm but unchanged at
4.35@4. 40c.
Spelter advanced to EGO 2s Sd in London The
local market was firm at 4.900fz. csc.
Iron unchanged in the English market
with standard foundry quoted at AIS Cd and
cleveland warrants ass Cd. The local market
was unchanged No. l foundry northern SIG so
01725; No. 2 do, $l6@16.75; No. l southern
and No. ] do soft, Sl6.75@l7.2 %.
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Northern Pacisic Dividend

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The directors of the
Northwestern improvement company. the stock
of which is owned by the Northern Pacific rail
road, today declared an extra dividend Of S11 %
a share on the stock of the Northern Pacific rail
way company. The dividend ordered paid
out of the accumulated surplus of the North
western improvement company.
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young ROSTERS, $5.5O@6.50 do extra. $7Gs; old
ROSTERS. s3.50@4 so; fryers. S5@5.5Q; large
broilers, S4G450; small brOilers. $3-jOGA; ducks.
scar for young and $4G15 for old; pigeons, SlQ
1.25i squads $2@2. so; geese. S26B2-5O per pair
live turkeys, 19g21e per ID; dressed do, 2342Ic
per ID.
Game tper dozen)-Mallard ducks. s5ds; can
vasbacks, $4@s; sprig, $345; teal, $59S0O
widgeon $2.5063.50: small, $2G2-5O; black
jacks, $3.50; gray ducks, So; gray geese, $S44;
white geese, 81. .5O@2; brant, $2G3; hare, S1.25@
1.75; cottontal rabbits $2Q25O.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO Nov. 5.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour steady No. spring wheat.
a4cG$I.o8; No ? red. 81 ooa4 al6iN. No. 2
white oats, 50l5c; No. white, 47Q50c. No.
rye, T412c. Good feeding barley. 5ila Q55c;
fair to choice mailing 57d62c. No. l north
western faxseed Sl.36; prime timothy seed,
So. 30d $40; clover contract grades, $50. Short
ribs. sides Coose) $s.37 y G9; short clear sides
(boxed). So. .25G9.50. Mess pork per Dbl,
s14.s7l9 ais. Lard, per 100 lbs $9.42i&.
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Ner York NANCY nIarket

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.--AIoney on call firm
li3q2 per cent; ruling rate, closing bid and
offered at 49,
Time loans shade hrmer: 60 days 3034 per
cent; 80 days, 81 6315; six months, 315 G3%.
Prime mercantile paper 4@41a per cent
sterling exchange weaker, with actual business
in bankers bills at 81. 1915 for 60 day bills
and at 81 $3.50 for demand; commercial bills
81 -s3ss "A S3% bar silver 1855
Mexican dollars 45c
Government bonds steady. railroad bonds firm
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The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is per cent and for three months
bills 2k per cent
CALCUTTA, Nov. 5.-The rate of discount of
the Bank Of Bengal was increased today from
10 per cent.
BOMBAY. Nov 5.-The rate of discount of the
Bank of Bombay increased today from TO
. per cent
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Cotton OIL Dividend

NEW YORK. Nov. 5.-The directors Of the
American Gotten oil company today declared an
annual dividend of per cent on the common
stock and semannual dividend of 3 per cent
the preferred stock. The dividend on the
common stock is a reduction Of l per cent of the
last previous dividend.
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Condition of the Trcasurv

WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-Today's statement
of the treasury balances In the general fund,
exclusive Of the Si50,00o.ooo gold reserve.
shows Available cash balance SAG. 334. 742;
gold coin and bullion. $50, $50 926; gold certif-
cateS 81 1q4 $50.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-Turpentine and Rosi,

SaFaI StoreS--Iurpenune and ROstn
SAVANNAH. Ca, Nov. 5.-Turpentine-Firrn.
Ss1a @SsMc; sales, T2s; receipts s5s; Slip.
ments. -.
Rosin- Firm; sales, s465: receipts s.7oi
shipments 10; stock 150014 Quote B. So 65;
D, S2:67ls; +, S2.70; F, 2721a; G. 50. .T21a al
2.I5; II. $3.S5; /, S395; K, $3.50; NJ, s.. %; n
$5.s5; VIC, $3.50; WV, S6.35.
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balances $155, ,933
SPOKANE, Nov 5-Clearings 81 6o4 1a1 b.,
ances, S197 4S6 o'''
TACOMA Nov. 5.-clearings se1s. .7s2: bal.
ances. s5o,S72
ances. $1ST.5lI
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Butter. Cheese and eggs

CHICAGO. Nov 5.-on the produce exchange
today the butter market steady. Creameries,
81 2Sc; dairies 19d25c. Eggs firm at mark,
cases included, 22c; frsts, 2Tc; prime hrsts 2sc.
Cheese steady. 12% G13&c.
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Eastern Livestock Market

OMAHA
OMAHA Neb.. Nov 5.-Cattle- Receipts,
1900. Market strong to 1oc higher; western
steers, S3Q5.55; Texas steers. 81. 75@4.40;
range and heifers. S2.50@3.S5; Gamers
S1.75@2.50; stockers and feeders. $2.T5@5;
Hogs-Receipts, 1900. Market sc lower;
heavy, $5S5 as; mixed, S5S0@5. S5; light, $3.50
@5S5; pigs $3.50Gl5.25; bulk of sales, 50. S0G
$50
sheep-Receipts. 400 Market stronger;
yearlings A.25@4.75; wethers. S3.T5@4. 40;
ewes, So 514; lambs. $5.25@5.90.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO Nov. 5.-Cattle- Receipts. about
5000. Market strong; beeves $3.l0d7 80;
Texans, $3.60d4 50: westerns. $. % 80; stock
ers and feeders, So 64.55; cows and heifers
81. .G5GI5.35; calves, S60S
Hogs-Receipts. about $4,000. Market &c
lower; light. S5-30d6.15; mixed S5.45d6;
heavy, S5.50d630; rough. S.. 5..995.T0; good to
choice heavy. S510@6.3O; Ihgs, $3.I5@5. 10;
bulk, S5.S006.20.
Sheep-Receipts about -. 900. Market steady
natives $2.606470; western, $260@4 10; year
lings. S4.5o@5.15; lambs, S4G6.2J; western,
S4@6.25.
KANSAS CITY. Nov .-Cattie-Receipts
1000 Market strong; stockers and feeders
81. 75M460; bulls, $220@3.50 calves, $3. - a
725; western steers, $3.40@510; western cows,
81. 5003.S0.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900. Market weak TO SC
lower bulk of sales, Sj.65@l6.05; heavy $6Gi
615; packers and butchers, $5.S5@6.1O; light
$540@6; pigs. S4d5.25.
Sheep-Recepts, 5000. Market weak; NUT
tons. $3s0@4.50 lambs, s4.30@5.70; range,
wethers, $3.50G4.60; fed ewes $2.75d4.25.
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Foreign Futures
SD. LouIs wool Mnrket
Nnrthern Rmsinea.

ST LOUIS, Nov. Wool-Steady Territorv
and western medium, 17@20c; fine mediums.
15@17c: fine. 12@14c.
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says: Metal prices are going higher every
day and l5c copper is probable in the near
future. We going TO have higher prices
before Jnusry l."
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut
ton & Co. 490 California street, San Fran
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GeneraI NIerchandise

250 to 325 lbs. 51SG5Ac; boars so per cent.
stays 80 TO 40 per cent and sOws 1O12O per cent
or from above quotations.
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Northern wheat Market

PORTLAND. Nov. 5.-Wheat-Track prices
CLUB, SSc; bluestem, 93c; turkey red, 90c; red
Russian &c. valley, Ole
TACOMA, Nov. -Wheat-Milling: Blue
stem, 94l2c; club, Ole red, 90c. Export Blue
STEM 92c; club. SIC; red. soc.
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Internal Revenue Collections
Wheat and Otber GRAINS

Wheat-Liverpool was queter on improved crop
and weather reports. Chicago was unchanged.
The San Francisco situation remained without
variation.
Broomhall says it is officially stated that the
loss In the Argentine by the recent frost will
aggregate q, 900 bushels wheat and 1000, 900
bushels oats.
The Northwestern grain dealers association
estimates the yield of Manitoba. Saskatchewan
and Alberta November l at 99. .311 $40 bushels.
Inspected to date, % 453 coo bushels; in transit,
not inspected, /, 400, ,000 allowing for country
mills, 5000 coo, and for seed and feed, l. 000.-
600. and in store at country points IL 100, 600.
gives total of 81, 600, 600 bushels which leaves
a balance in farmers hands to market of 3S,-
POS, 600 bushels,
CASH WHEAT
california club. $1-6I12 10; do milling, 81 30
m d,t2ts; California white Australian, S115l9
I.SO; lower grades of California. 81. .45g so;
northern club. $1.65@1. .671a; northern bluestem,
Slt21a eJlIIl Il northern red. $1.621 q l6o; tur-
Key red, S1.75@1SO per ctl.
FUTURES
10:30 a. N. Session
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RfrrRES
10:30 a. IN. Session
open. High. Low Close.
May ....... 81 4412 81 447s $1.4443 81. AIS
December u 1872 .i394 1.4312 1.431s

May-No sales 81 44a4 bid 81. 40 asked
December-No sales; $1.44 asked.
Oats-All conditions remain as before. Both
buyers and sellers are waiting for rain
Choice white, 81 70dI.Tj; No. l do 81 90 a
t.6Tla; common do. $l.55@1 TO; gray, 81 .6j a
l.1O; red, recleaned, for seed. $1.T5@1.S0; feed
lots, 81 65U1.I0 for choice, $155 q 80 for good
and 81 .50dI 5212 for common; black, for seed,
81 45G2. % per ctl.
Corn-No further new features developed yes
terday
California small round yellow nominal; large
yellow S1S5d1-90; white, nominal; western
states yellow, sacked. 81. 80; new in bulk future
delivery. San Francisco track. yellow. S1.60i
white, 1.60; mixed, S1.5S Egyptian, nominal.
Rye-Sl 456I5 so Der ctl
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New York stock List

Z. T. Hutton Co. 4s0 California street.
members OF the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bono and stock sales
yesterday;
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Wool-Qulet
sugar-Raw. firm; fair refining 345c; cen
trifugal. 9e test. 3.95c; molases sugar, 32Oc;
refined. steady crushed. 5.soc; powdered. 520c;
graduated, 5.1oc.
Cofee-spot. quiet; No. I Rio, e1ac; Santos
No. 4. sac; mild, dull; Cordova, 81 G121sc.
Futures closed steady at net loss of 10 points.
Sales reported of 10000 bags. including:
November and December. 5.35c March and
May 5.25c; July, 5.3oc; September, 5.25@530c; /;
October, 5.30@5.3jc
Butter-Firm; creamery specials. 29lac; ex-
trss, 2S15 a 29c: thirds to frsts, 20d2Ic; west
ern imitation creamery hrsts, 201a G21c.
Cheese-Steady, unchanged.
Eggs-Stesdy; western hrsts (grade raised).
32M32lhc; seconds do. 29m31c.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-The market ruled firm,
with new crop fancy quoted at SIC: choice,
T1567at: prime fruit. 6s4 4@7e. Old crop fruit
is quoted at 4G6c. according to grade
Irunes-U Unchanged. with quotations ranging
from ~ c to 13c for California and from 6Ac
to Z Ac for Oregon.
Apricots-Are strong in tone and more active
than other fruits. with choice quoted at SG1sa4c;
extra choice. So 19c; fancy. 9s4 G1019c.
Peaches-Are quiet. but are well maintained
owing to light supplies. with choice quoted at
6at M7c; extra choice. II 2MSc; fancy, Sl2 M9e.
Raisns-Are in better demand spot and
coast advices indicate strengthening market.
Loose muscatel are quoted at ) Y n612c; choice
10 fancy seeded. MT1ac; seedless, AS 46c; Lon
don layers 81. 20N1l. so to arrive.
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LOCAL MARKETS
San Francisco Monex Mnrket
Loans, Exchange and silver

The only change in local quotations yesterda
was slight decline in Hongkong exchange
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New York Grain and Prndnce

NEW YORK Nov 5-FIour-Receipts. "a. 700
barrels; exports. 5000 barrels sales, . 600 bar
rels; market quiet but steady
Wheat-Receipts. $500 bushels; exports.
646.600 bushels; sales 1600, 600 bushels of
futures; spot. stehdy; No. 2 red. S1O91a ele-
vator and $l.097s f. O. b. afoat; No. ] northern
Duluth. $l.I3Ss {. o. b. afoat: No. hard win
ter. S1.O97s f. o. b. ahoat Options-With the
exception of weakness in the first hour due 10
lower cables and better Argentine news wheat
advanced sharply on big seaboard clearances
and much better export demand. Final prices
were Z net lower. December closed at 81 .10I4
and May ct $l.10A.
Hops-Steady
Dr.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Future Grain and Provisions
CHICAGO, Nov. 0.-The wheat market opened
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Portland Butter Market

PORTLAND Nov -Butter-Extras. $40
35c; fancy. 521ac; choice 27IAc store, 1sc.
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. p. m. Session

NO quotatIOns.
Barley-Receipts, exclusive of 81, 704 ctls down
from Port Costa for export, were 5000 ctls. The
cash grain was very steady, with one sale re
ported at S1.4324 for feed.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot. 81. 100 -42h; COM
mon to fair, 81 81 ~ a 37h per ctl brewing,
$l.45; shipping, 81 .45; ehevalier, Sl.57 a
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Lssessment Direetory. ComstoeIS Mines
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
THURsDAY. Nov. 5-l0.ao a. N

UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-26

period for the last sixteen years. 9th
err figures show the number of minis
tiers in the annual conferences mot
including local preachers) to be 49,
1853, an increase of LII; subject to
appointment as pastors on trial and
in full membership, 1879; local
preachers serving as pastors, ABB.
The total pastoral army" numbers
dress, preach the Gospel in 100 Ian
guages and dialects. The address
continues:
The gain in the value of
churches is s2S,1i9,G2i.; the gain in
parsonages is S4,52S,S71. The total
gain in church property for the four
years last past is $32,67S,431., while
the total valuation of our churches
and parsonages is s1S6,924,0 The
increase since the last general con.
ference averages almost $500 900
each year. Our membership in the
United States is now 100000,
while In the whole world the num-
Der is 3,,307,275 at the close of 1907.
Our foreign communicates number
267 900"
Figures are given showing that
since the last general conference the
value of educational grounds and
buildings has increased s4,64S,509
and is now $25,761,547.; total en-.
dowment s23,S50.4S6., an increase
Of $5,SG0,3Si.; and the value of ed.
ucational property and endowment
exclusive of debt, has increased SILL.
141,S92. and is now S47,5G9.5S2
Since 1904 there have been gains o.
III teachers and professors, 2,Gii
professional students, and 2,763 col
legiate students.
There is only one conclusion e
draw from this balance sheet o.
Methodism: g.
The church may not have yer!
strong numerical force in the Terri
tory Of Hawaii, but on the mainland
the "hell-flre" doctrine suits con
tinually increasing army of Chris
tian workers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-26
RUM IN PROHIBITION STATE.

How are you going to carry a Re-
publican caucus without RUM"
This query appears in State of
Maine newspaper, in answer to n
charge that liquor YVES used promis-
cuously b. competing camps of polit-
Zeal workers striving for a majority
Of the delegates elected at a city eau
Gus.
1t speaks volumes for the efficacy
Of the prohibitory law in the pioneer
Prohibition State. 1t means that
liquor is handy. and not necessarily
bad liquor, at that.
Maine is entitled to solve its own
problems in its own way. Names
experience is such, however, that II
furnishes strong argument for Ha.
fwaii. with its admittedly good Law
regulating the liquor traffic, to LEI
well enough alone.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-05-26
GROWTH OF METHODIST CRDRCa

If the growing power and wealth
Of the Methodist Church may be ac-
cepted as barometer of public opln-
ion, the American people are strong
ly on the side of strict construction
In all things religious as applied to
the duties and cares and pleasures of
daily life.
Methodists have probably with
stood the Entertainments of the new
ideas that have made the sins of yes
terday the worthy acts of today, bet
ter than any other religious sect. If
1t be true that these harsh interpre-
tations of Biblical directions are I'M
popular and don't fit> the advanced
thought of the day, 1t would seem
that the membership OF this church
should decrease.
The figures given in the address
OF the Bishops at the Baltimore con-
ference show that the church has
grown and prospered in every man
ner that can be expressed in words
and figures representing dollars,
property, and membership.
The gain in church membership
during the past four years has been
27s,357, the greatest in any similar