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shall touIe on to- day, which was adopted
unanimously with 10 votes,and the Governor
consented thereto,
The Chairman notified that he hail re-
ceived the following Amend uent 10 the
Money Bill viz
Ordene .,":M edlemmer efter Regning'' nd
gaze istedetfor ssettes: "Secretairen Og
Medlemmerne, efter de for Embedsmand
gjeldende Regler."
Coulter, Conrau, Nielsen; Pretto.
The words, "members according to ac-
counts rendered., struck out, aud Instead
thereof place "the Secretary and the Mem1
bers, according to the rules existing for
Officials"
Coulter, Conrau, Nielsen, Pretto.
End Grown member (COnrGu) said, he
had proposed the amendment;as it is the basG
and easiest way to get over the Questions
raised, moreover it is in accordance with the
Rules of Business for the Municipal Co.t-
mittee.
No one requested the word 2nd discus
sion was closed the amendment WAS put to
Aote and adopted unanimously the Money
Bill as admitted was put to vote, and adopt
ed unanimously with IL votes and goes to
Government.
The Chairman declared a Recess of 10
minutes.
On reassembling, the Council proceededto
/. Introduction of and 1st discussion on
Draft of Budget with Money Bills:
and the Remarks from the Municipal
Committee
The principal items Of the Budget are as
follows.
REVENUE.
Il. Direct Taxes ..........F Fir. 157,OOO4
d. Indirect Taxes ......... 497,365
C. Sundry Revenues. 1925
d. Contribution from the Da-
nish Colonial Lottery ..:.:
, 1908-01-01

The Municipal Committees Remarks are
as follows
REMARKS
from the Municipal Committee Of St
Croir on the Governments Urttft o
Budget for St. Croin for 10000.
, 1908-01-01

Total Expenditure Fl. 652,511.80
, 1908-01-01

I. nd 4 J. Ground and Building II
The Gnnnlnittaa annrOYas that this ite~
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EASTERN MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

YORK May l5-Todays distinctly the
prolonged
adequate level
holders
the speculation and so the
the multiplied when OF lhe
evidence
ng burdenoe the face OF the increased volume OF that
had be absorbed that The the market however
abandoned and the subsistence activity onte declines showed that
holders OF stocks felt their enough when the
OF profit decreased unatacve There vigorous rally
the of
continued the market
alleging financial
political
in
developments relations the railroad properties
semblance
helped
active adya in prices regarded
market outlook
apparently
diverted Berlin million for that destination being engaged 1t is
will considerable
highly probable that the begotn confidence OF corporation bo
IN likely
being upon the New York banks
shows that the decline OF
heavily outahed by the $42OOO
gold
exchanges Union
andO
reduction changes small
figures
irregular value S4O0 United States IS
adyan & an the IS the bid
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

The filing of picking orders for the Alaska
trade brought out some extensive buying OF put
ter ON the exchange, this. movement holding the
market steady by keeping surplus stocks down
tras changed hands under the call, the bulk OF
the stock selling at the quotation Business on
regular local account continued dull, with D 'st
buyers limiting their operations to the purchasing
OF small parcels for routine wants.
Extra and first eggs were l3c dozen higher,
the former being marked up on a sale at Il 12c
Dozen The apparent irmness which resulted in
the advance the exchange was not rejected
in the street, where most dealers were reporting
dull market, with supplies accommodating. The
pound higher
The following sales were made on the ex-
change:
Butter-10 cases of extras at 23c and 20 cases
and 10 cubes at 2315c pound.
Eggs-10 cases OF extras at 81 1ae and 10 cases
of thirds at 161sc dozen
Cheese-25 fancy California fats at 12c
Receipts were 1000 lbs butter. $1,000 lbs
cheese and 1,211 cases eggs.
The following are official quotations as estao-
lished by the sales, bids and offers on the door
Of the dairy exchange. Prices in the street,
while governed by the exchange quotations, gen
orally range from 115c to &c higher owing to the
various charges to be added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. % &c per ID,
steady; do hrsts, % 15e. firm; do seconds, pc.
firm; No. packing atock, zoe, steady; No
Cheese-Faney California new hats, 12c per
lb, steady; do frsts. 111sc, steady; do seconds,
1015c. steady; fancy Oregon fats. 14c, steady;
fancy new Young Americas, lac, firm; do hrsts,
13c firm; fancy Oregon Young Americas, 141ac,
firm; fancy New York storage, 160 weak; Ore
gon do, lac, firm.
Eggs (per dozen, cases ineIuded) )-California
fresh extras, 81 re, steady; do rsts zoe. steady
do seconds, 1870, steady; do thirds 16c, steady.
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Potatoes, Onions and yeretabIc.

Although yesterdays arrivals of asparagus
were smaller than on any day for the last several
weeks, the market for that vegetable was. wea X
with prices inclined to easiness. The other vege-
tables met with an average demand and nrices
Tor all descriptions were quite steady meas and
rhubarb being firm at the old quotations as the
rain checked picking in the growing districts on
the preceding day Light arrivals of string beans
and summer squash sent prices for those articles
up, whlle new potatoes were in excessive sunnlv
and easy, with only small portion of the re-
celpts selling above 115c q pound Egg plant
from the Coachella valley sold at 12551115c a
pound, new garlic was offering freely at S611oc
and bell peppers from Florida, of which % crates
were received, brought 40c pound. Old cron
Oregon potatoes were In increased supply buf
the recently advanced prices were wei main
tained, while the onion market wns genera iIv
weak. though some handlers were holdin0 nov,
reds for shipping az slightly higher prices
Potatoes-Oregon Burbanks, $10I % per ell.
river whites, 75e@$1 per bag; sweet potatoes
$2.5093 per ctl; new potatoes, 1Q2e per h.
Onions-Australian. S350@4 per Ell: Bermu-
das Sl.5001.15 per crate; new green 3567 5nr
per box; new reds. $1.25@1 so per sack
Vegetables-Asparagus, 61x 61fc per ID for az
ira. 5@6c for No. l and 3Q4c for No. 2: torna-
toes. Mexican. S1.50@1.75 per crate: ctlc,mbers
4o9S5c per dozen; green peas, 81. .25a1 80 per
sack for common and s1.7512 for fancy: string
beans. l@9c per %; summer squash, 75@9Oc per
box: rhubarb, 65cdgS1 per box; garlic. S6iOc per
lb for new; cabbage. 35G50c per cti: caulifiower.
s5c@Sl per dozeni carrots. 75c per sack; turnips,
a5c per sack.
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Los Angeles Markets

Los ANGELES. May 15-Banana prices were
held down on the produce exchange this morn,
next week. The board quota tion is 31ae, but
dealers selling to the trade at 4G418c.
The egg market was little weaker and sales
Of case count were made fractionally lower than
yesterday. The quotation did not change, as re
ceipts were again light Thirty cases of locals
and 80 cases Of eastern storage were sold
Green peas showed signs of unusual hrmness
on the street. going to 41a@5c A cent
quotation is expected tomorrow as receipts are
light and crop running short.
All local fish, with the exception of halibut,
were scarce but there was plenty of northern
stock to make up for the deficiency.
Receipts on the produce exchange-Eggs, 361
cases; butter, S,656 pounds potatoes, 1858
sacks; onions 45S sacks; sweet potatoes, 80
Butter-Creamery extras. 4715c; creamery
frsts, 45c; eastern extras, not quoted; hrsts,
zoe; dairy, 25c; cooking, 1711c; oleomargarine,
Cheese Northern fresh, 14@l5c anchor large,
15c; anchor Y. A., Ice; hand cheese, anchor
twins, 1917 @17c; eastern cheddars, 17c; eastern
longhorn, 1sc; eastern daisy, 1eh h@i77sc; Swiss
zoe; limburger, 22623c; Tulare, 14c; imported
Roquefort, 44c; Edam, 36@sTc; German break
is siio box box; Canada cream dozen to box CSC;
Schlosskase 81 box; Camambert, S1.20 box.
Potatoes (per ctll-Fancy highland Burbank.
S0c0$l; choice, 90c@S1; fancy Oregon early
rose, $2@2.50; local Burbanks, 81 60; Lompoc,
81. .50@l go; new local Burbanks, $3@3.5o; local
yellow sweet potatoes, s.. 20; local white sweet
potatoes $l.75; red sweet potatoes. $1.76 sack.
onions-ohio yellows. out of market; Colorado
red globe, out of market; Bermuda, $175@1- 90
per crate. $3.25@350 per ctl; silver SKINS So. 80
per 100. lbs; garlic, 1Sc
Beans lper ctll--Pink No. l. S3.5093.65; lima
No. 1, $4.T5@5; Lady Washington No. /, S425;
small white No. l, $4@4.25; blackeye, So Gar
vanzas. $3.50; lentils, 11hc; chiles, eyaporated,
10@I21ac.
Popcorn-New, $3.50 per 100 lbs.
Poultry-Buying prices, aliye-Broilers, " tc
lbs, 25c per lb; fryers, 20422c; roasters. 1S@
zoe; stags SC; hens, 3 lbs and up, 13c; under
3 lbs, 13c; old roosters, &c; turkeys heavy, 20c;
light not wanted. Selling prices, dressed
Broilers. 28c per lb fryers, 25c; roasters, 21ci
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Hides, TaIIov. Wool and Hop.

New York report says OF hops:
kilograms from Oregon noted further business
at higher prices. between 400 and 500 bales hav-
ing sold up 10 &c to grower. Some Of these hops
were for export, but 1t was understood that the
high price was paid by domestic buyers. The
other coast markets reported quiet trade. There
was continued inquiry spot, but no actual
business reported"
Hides-Culls and brands sell about 1M1c
under quotations. Heavy salted steers Sc; me
dunn, &c; light, &c; cowhides. &c for heavy,
515e for light stags 415c; salted kip SIC; sated
veal, size; salted calf, Ike; dry hides 13c;
dry kip, lie; dry calf. Ice; dry stays, Sc;
Mexican dry hides, lie; Mexican dry salted do,
9c; Mexican picked do, 10c; sheepskins, shear
lings, 5130c each; short wool. 25650c each
medium, 559Soc each; long wool, S5c6S1. 10;
lambs, 154SOc; horse hides, salt, 81 5@2. T5
for large, and $1.75Q2.25 for medium; 75e@
$125 for small and 25450c for colts; horse
hides, dry, S2Q2.25 for large and S1.5OG2
for medium, 50c9S1 for small and 25G5Oc for
colts; deer skins, dry Mexican. 25G26c; dry
salted do, 20Q24c; picked do. zoe; dry Central
American, 2692Sc; goat skins, prime angorss,
5oc@$1; large hair goats, S5e; medium,
zoe; small, 5@I0c.
Tallow-No, l rendered, &c; No. ?. sQs1sc;
wooI-Spring clip (free). Humboldt years
staple, zoe; northern Humboldt and Mendccino.
12414c; San Joaquin, S@1lc; southern coast.
7@10c; Nevada, eG12c per lb. Fall clip. north
ern mountain (freel. 74Se defective, 4g!e
Hops-Prices TO growers are as follows. 1906,
III Q21hc; 1907 crop. 4GIc for all coast de-
scriptions: contracts. 991Oc for one year and
1O6Q12c for three to five years
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81 cum9srlaqd sl4 N bqlk ana $3.50 IN sacEs:

SO; Cumberland s14 IN bulk and $3.50 IN sacks
Welsh anthracite SIS; coke, $17 per ton in bulk
and SO in sacks; Rocky mountain. S11612.
Oils-QuotatiOns are for barrels: Linseed. 900
per gallon FOR boiled and SIC for raw; cases. So
more; castor oil, in cases. No l. Toe: Baker
AA cases, 81. .24d1 .26; lucol soc FOR boiled and
4Sc for raw China nut, cases. T6QS6c per gal
lonS cocoanut oil. In barrels 60463 iae for Xxx,
5I7a 961e for No. 1 and 5545S1ae for No ?.
according TO quality; extra bleached winter sperm
OIL 65c; natural winter sperm oil, 65e; na turaI
whale oil, CSC; extra winter strained lard oil,
Doc; no. I lard oil, TOc; pure neatsfOOt OIL soc,
No. 1 neatsfOot OIL Soc; herring oil. 40c; salmon
oil, 35c; boiled nsh oil Soc paint OIL 35c.
Coal Oil, Gasoline, etc.-Water white. in drums
or iron bbls lie cases 1Se; special do, II 1kc;
pearl oil. in cases. 1615e; astral. 16l5e: star
161sc; extra star. 1912cs Elaine. 261ac; eOcene,
1915c: red crown and motor gasoline, in iron bbIs
or drums 1415c, IN cases 81 Re; No. 1 engine dis
tillate, in iron bbls or drums. Sc; No. do &c.
cases Ie more; So degree gasoline, in bulk 3Oc in
cases STlse; naphtha, In bulk 1Oe, in cases
Turpentine-6ec per gallon in cases and S2c in
drums and iron barrels
ROSin (per Dbl Of 80 poundsl-E. S6.25. f,
$3.50: g. S6.35; Fl. S6.45; 1. $50.
Red or White Lead-Red lead, sl59oc per ID
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
Monarch bar diTerential has been marked dows
.15c. with no extra charge for putting it up in
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows. terms net cash: Standard granulatcd
crystal dominos IN cases S-4oe tablets in half
bbls. 6.55c. tablets in bxs. 6.S0c; cubes and A
crushed. O-oJc- powdered. O-lJcr candy grauu-
lated. 8. 15c; cOnfectiOners A, 6.0Jci magnolia
A, 5.65c; extra c. 555e; golden C. 5.45e: D.
5.35c: extra fine granulated, 5.S5c; bbs and sc
10 bags 1Oc; half bbls. 25c; boxes 5Oc more per
100 lbs for all grades Monarch bar is quoted
over and above the price for standard hne (canel
granuIated in 100 ID bags as follows: Bags. 1OG
lbs 35c: barrels. 4Jc; half barrels, 6Oc; 40 Ii
tins eased, S2-05; 80 Ib tins. cased. S2O5s 10 10
tins, caSed, 10 in case, $40 10 tins, In q
case, S2.T0; 80 10 boxes, S5c- No order taken fos
less than 70 barrels or its equivalent. No extra
charge for putting up bar In private packages
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes follows; Granulated basis.
6.O5c: ''Higrade" bar. 6.55c; powdered, 615c;
A crushed. 6. soc; berry, 6-O5c; G. & Fl. extra
fine dry granulated. 6.05c; coarse dry granulated,
6.O5c; eonfeetioneTs' A. 6-O5e; cOnfeetionersi
crystal, 6.15c; cubes, 6.30e; bricks, $500; beef
granuIated 600 ID bags only, 5.S5c; excelsior
A. 5.65c: extra G, 5.55c; golden @, J.45c; yellow
ID, 5.35c; II. & F. crystal dOminOs. 9.45c. Addi-
tional per 100 lbs. In bbls and 80 ID bags. loo
more; half bbls. 25c more; boxes. soc more for
all grades. Bar in 80 ID and 40 ID tins. 81 20
mOees in 10 ID tins. S2-35 more Minimum order,
caricnd weight
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Eastern Livestock Market
OMAHA

OMAHA, Neb.. May 5-Cattle-Receipts,
$500. Market steady. Native steers, $485@
6.s5; cows and heifers, $3@6.1o; western steers,
SO. 50@6; Texans, $3@5 70; range cows and
heifers, S2.75@l5; stockers and feeders, $365 %;
calves 81. @6.25; bulls and stags, $3@5.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900. Market steady TO sc
lower Heavy, $5.2oq $50; mixed, S5.2o@
5.22h; light s5.15@5.22h pigs, $4.25@5; bulk
Of sales So 20G5. .22h
Sheep-Receipts, 1900. Market steady Year
lings $5.50Q610; wethers, $5.20@6.10; ewes,
$475@5.6 60; lambs, $6.50@7.50.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, May 15.-Cattle-Receipts, about
1000. Market weak Beeves, 81. T5@7 so; Tex
ans. $4.659560; westerns, s.. .50d6; stockers
and feeders, $36o@5.5o; cows and heifers, So. &C
Hogs Receipts. about $4,000. Market SC
lower. Light, $5.15@545; mixed, $5.T5@6;
heavy, $5.10G5.45; rough, $5.l0@5.25; pigs
$435@5.15; good to choice heavy, $5.25@5. 40;
bulk of sales, $5.35@5.45.
Natives, Sage; westerns, sage; yearlings, seq
6.S5; lambs, 5.256l7. so; westerns So. 2507 .55
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, May 15.-Cattle-Receipts
1900. Market steady. Native steers, $5.25G7
native cows and heifers, $3@6.50; stockers and
feeders. $325@5S0; bulls, S3.25@575; calves
$3.75@6; western steers, $5Q6.75; do cows
$3.50@5.50.
Hogs Receipts. 10000. Market sc lower
packers and butchers. 50. 20@5.40; light, $5.15G
5.35; pigs. S3.75@4.25
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 Market weak. Nut
TONS $4.75@5.50; lambs, $607.10; range weth
ers, $4.50@5.40; fed ewes $4.75@575.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

New York stocks Irregular Cotton much quieter.
Copper stocks range about before Silver fraction lower
Hongkong exchange declined.
New York and sterling exchange unchanged
All classes OF local and mining stocks inactive.
Wheat dull unchanged quotations. Barley futures lower
Oats and dull but firm. Beans very steady.
First OF hay in from Contra Costa county
Stocks OF hay hand May l, 10000 tons.
Monarch bar sugar dferentias marked down l5c
Cattle sheep and hogs as previously quoted
Sales OF hops in Oregon at slightly improved prices
Poultry still in liberal supply and weak
Currants and raspberries appear in the market
Strawberries and cherries in good supply.
Eggs and cheese slightly higher. Butter unchanged.
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All Classes of Local and Mining Stocks
Inactive and without Feature

There was large variety OF stocks and bonds
dealt In on the stock and bond exchange yester-
day but the sales were generally small The
sugars were hrm with slight advances In Ha-
walan Commercial and Honokau. Alaska Pack
ers was also somewhat higher at $40. and the
United Railroads bonds made further small Inn
provement at ST1.STiz. California Fruit Gamers
was ex-dividend OF 60c.
The Southern Nevada stocks were very duh.
with no feature OF note in any OF them. The
Goldfields were generally weak while the leading
Tonopahs, with the exception OF Belmont. were
inclined to advance.
Weakness. with tendency toward lower
prices, characterized the ComstOcks with dimiu-
ished trading, though there were no very wide
fluctuations
The following oil stocks were ex-dividend yes
terday: Claremont, 1c; Caribou. 25c; West
Shore, Sc
The Columbus Consolidated gold mining com
pany has levied an assessment OF 1c deIindunet
June Is.
The Waialua agricultural company has de-
elared monthly dividends OF p OF I per cent on
the capital stock until further notice beginning
with a payment yesterday The stock is SELF
ing on the Honolulu exchange at $3.50.
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New York Grain and Produce

NEW YORK May 5.-FIour-Receipts, %. 500
barrels; exports 19,400 barrels. Quiet and about
steady.
80 600 bushels. Spot. easy; No. 2 red, 81 .0i
nominal elevator; No. red 81 OF nominal f..
O. b. ahoat; No l northern Duluth, 81 .13%t
4 o. b. afioat; No. hard winter, 81 II T. 0.
b. adoat. In rejecting bearish cables, unex-
pectedly large Argentine shipments. liquida-
ton Of May and drop in export trade, wheat
was weaker today. closing &c to 1c net lower.
May closed at 81 06; July, 9S 5-l679S5s c,
closed 9Sssc; September closed at 94Ac.
Hops-Steady.
Petroleum STEADY.
Hides-Firm.
Wool-Quiet.
Sugar-Raw. steady; fair refining. a.sec; ecu
trifugal, 96 test, 4.3Sc; molasses sugar. 3.6Ic;
refined. steady.
Coffee-Futures closed steady and unchanged
Sales were reported at $500 bags including
May at 6.10@615c July elise; September,
9 6.1006.i5e December, 6.10Q6. .I5c. Spot,
barely steady; No Z Rio. csc; No. Z santos
Sssc Mild coffee. quiet; Cordova. 9s+ 612Hc.
Butter-Unsettied: creamery specials, 22@
% Isc extras. 215a Q22c.
cheese Firm; state fun cream tnew). sN q
1886.
Eggs-Steady. unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
Eyaporated Apples-No Importance is re-
ported in the market and prices show lttls
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PonItrx md Game

There was a marked failing on in the receipts
of poultry yesterday early deliveries aggrega +
ing only &c coops, against average or lOO
coops on the preceding days OF the week. The
market was literally supplied with held over
stock, however, and weak prices ruled for every
there were few Offering Old ROSTERS and broil-
ing chickens had another decline and some re-
eeivers were Offering small hens at prices below
the quotations
Poultry tper dozen)-Hens. S+G4.5o for small
So. $3.50 for large and $697 for extra; old
do extras, $9@IO; fryers Scar; large broiIers.
$3q4; small broilers, S2Gl2 so: ducks, $6g
for young and $4@5 for old; pigeons, Sl.256g
1.50; squads. S2Q2.50s geese. $292.50 per pair;
goslings, s.. .5O@3 per pair; turkeys, nominal.
Game (per dozen)-Hsre, $1g1.25; rabbits,
S1.25@1.5O.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions
FUTURES


CHICAGO, May l5.-Wheat today was nerv-
Gus, but bearish sentiment prevailed during the
greater part of the session. Excellent weather
Tor growing crops and slack demand from ex-
porters induced free selling by longs and com
mission houses. There were several rallies dur
Ing the day, but each time the demand was soon
satisfied and prices again declined. July opened
Is Ole lower at S91a @9Oc, sold up to 9o@9obc
and then reacted to $3.50. The close was weak
at S919c.
Corn was weak early in the day. Later there
was sharp rally. The market closed firm July
opened v ssc lower at GAY @65c, advanced to
65zsc and closed at 6515 @659sc.
Trade in oats was quiet almost all day. July
opened Is &c lower at 46%4 @467sc, advanced
to 41Ac and closed at 471Sc-
Provisions opened easy in sympathy with the
break in grain, but the market became quite firm
late in the day. At the close July pork was
shade higher, lard was 215c higher and ribs were
unchanged.
The leading futures ranged follows:
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NEW YORK, May 15.-Hutton's report saws:
''On better cables than looked for the local
market opened firm and unchanged to 4 points
advance. with the trading quite active The
crowd who were 30 days ago free sellers OF
cotton at s.25c have come over to the bull
side at 9.25c. The market is In a weak position.
there being no shorts in it. and on the other
gardless OF all statistics it Is hard to bull it
under such conditions; and we are approaching
the time for the government report, which IS
officially announced to como out June 2 giving
the acreage and condition up to the middle Of
this month.
cotton-spot closed quiet, 30 points lower;
middling uplands, 1lc middling gulf, ll.95c;
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Calls Page Of CONNER rcial News

change. aside from the slightly lower offerings
OF prime. Fancy are quoted at 10@1Olac; choice
at 5a@91sc; prime, Csc to 7ssc common to
fair at 5A @6Iac
Prunes-Are unsettled with quotations rang
ing from 4c to 14c for California and from oe4c
to Toe for Oregon fruit
Apricots-Are unchanged on spot, but weak
IN tone, owing to reported lower offerings IOr
1uture delivery. Choice are quoted at 13glo43ei
extra choice, 14@141Sc; fancy, 15@l6c.
Peaches Are unsettled with choice quoted at
9c extra choice at 915c, fancy at 10@lO1ac and
extra fancy at 11@ilKc.
Raisins-Continued dull, with loose muscatel
quoted at 5@6Ac; seeded raisins, 5@Sc; Lon
Ion layers, 81 .256Di as
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Hay and FeedstuYn

The first car of new crop hay came in from
Contra Costa county TO Scott d Magner yester-
day. 1t was q choice grade of volunteer oat Of
excellent green color, of fine texture and well
cured and attracted general interest. On ac-
count of Its bright, fresh appearance ii was
easily placed among the retail dealers, bringing
The general hay market remained about as be-
fore stated. Arrivals were $50 tons, including 80
Conditions in feedstuns remained as before
The circular of Somers & Co. says; !,
There has been slight increase In hay ship
ments during the past week, the total amount
ing TO 1850 tons, compared with 2,340 tons
for the week preceding. The market shows no
whole the situation has been holding rather
strong, principally because of the rather un-
favorable reports concerning crops. The feet
festivities have interfered somewhat with trad.
ing AS to the outlook, from all reports re-
ceived to date 1t Is our opinion that the state
as whole will yield a very fair crop. Lack of
development work throughout the state and a
considerable falling off in business here will
probably a decided decrease in the con
sumption OF hay during the coming season. 1t
is yet too early to forecast the crop with any
accuracy. but the recent showers. combined with
the prevailing cool weather throughout the coast,
have helped the situation materially. The ac-
count of stock In warehouses tributary TO San
Francisco has just been compiled by the San
Francisco hay association, and we note a total
of about 10000 tons, compared with 40 600
tons last year. This item alone will help mate
rally during the coming season, for we have
frequently noted stocks of from $4,000 to 20 600
tons at this time of the year.
otdh-To<WSoo per iOu.
Middlings- -$33@36 per ton.
Shorts-S33Q Q35 per ton.
Feedstuffs-Rolled barley, $31@32; rolled oats
for feed $34@35; mixed feed, $2IQ329; oileake
meal, in 20 ton lots $37 .50 in 10 ton lots S3S 8
ton lots $780, smaller lots $39; eocoanut cake
or meal at mills, SIT in 10 and S2T 80 in ton
lots, jobbing $2Ss corn meal, $36@3T; cracked
corn, $3S@39; broom seed, 90c0$1 per ctl;
alfalfa meal and mealfaIfa, jobbing lots $23 car
load lots so per ton
Hay-Wheat, s16@2o; wheat and oat, S1s@
~; tame oat, @l7.5o; volunteer wild oat,
$12@l5.50; alfalfa S9G14; stock, $S@10 per ton.
Straw-55@o0c per bale