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Ney York Prodnce

NEW YORK. June l2.-Wool steady. domestic
fleece o. Il 37c.
Petroleum steady refined. New York $3.50.
Philadelphia and Baltimore. $50, 10 lu bulk
s49j.
Sugar fsm: fair refining. g l2c. CEN
trifugaL 90 test. 3.92c. wOlasses sugar g. l-c.
Refined steady; No g, 4-4jc: No. T. 440c: No.
8, 4-3Jc. No. Q, 43oc, No 10. f.25c. NO. H.
4.2Oc; No II, 415e; No t3. 41Oc. 80 I4.
f.10cs cOnfectiCners' s.. q. zoe, mold A2 I.20c-
cut loaf. 5.15c; crushed J.65c powdered. 5.O5c.
granulated. J.lJc. cubes. zoe.
Coree-Futures closed dull, net unchanged to
points lower. Sales were reported Of f.75u
bags. including September at J.9Jc and May at
5.9Oc- spot quiet; Rio No g. 55S 9tSc- Santos
No 4. 9c. Mid dull; Cord0va, 9#t ~ 1p4tc.
Butter-Weak, creamery specials. Z6la & 27c.
extras. 26c; thirds 10 drsts, 220 - Sc.
Cheese-Easy and unchanged.
Eggs-Steady; western seconds 20T2lc
DRIED FKJ IT'S
EvapOFated Apples-Firmer: fancy SI. 0gI,c-.
choice. T1zGlSc prime. ga NIiic; common 10
fair. 5N6Ac.
Prunes-Steady at 2L.011ise for California
fruit and from &c to Sc for Oregon. ON spot
Quotations fer new crop Oregon from tine clriSr
nre reported 10 he about Pa lower than last
years prices, but il is said the crop wiz ue
&pricots-Firm: choice. 1oa1o4c. extra,
choice. 1O1a q 1O$4c; fancy, 1iO I,c
PeIches-Are little more active choice
5It n sc; extra choice Ga flGac- fancy "a Size.
Raislns-Quiet; loose muscatel 3l2M4lac5
choice 10 fancy seeded. 4@i U6iac seedless s \
n u5Lc: London layers. Sl-lJN l. -
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FIonr and Farinnceonn Gond.

Flour-California family extras, SG.6OM7 net
without discount bakers extras, $66OfI7; super
fine $5.5Og5-7O; oregon and Washington per
bbl, $5.JO@6.5O for family. bakers and patents
and S4.756I525 for cut on Kansas patents.
ST.5O6J7 90; do straigbts. $50: DO clear 81:
Dakota patents, Ss do straights, $50; do clear,
$T.25 per bbl.
Farinaceous Goods-Priees in packages, net
cash, discount are as follows: Graham -four
81 per 100 lbs; rye -four, $4.25; rye meal S4;
rice -four s., corn meal s.. %; extra cream do.
$50; ost meal. $40; cat groats. $40; hominy.
Sj60Q4; buckwheat Hour, SO; whole wheat -four,
S4.25; rolled oats bbls SS@S.5O. in sacks 50. 40
as; extra cream do. $3.50 in sacks and 50 in
barrels; rolled wheat, bbls S5.75. in sacks 81 so
@J.2j; pearl barley, $3.50: split peas, boxes,
$5.75 Tor yellow and S625 for green, per 100 lbs.
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American; pineapples. 81 5oa4 per dozen.
Dried Fruits. RaIsIns. Nuts and Honey

fruits. Old cr0p-EvapOrated apples 6ANlS 1ac;
apric0ts, Sis lOAc fancy mOOrpark. II "a ft
121ac peaches 4c for standards. 41t N4hc for
choice and 5GB6c for fancy; pears, 40I15c, pifted
plums 81 4Sc; nectarines, 4lz M5ac; hgs. 2 "a ~
&c; prunes. size basis. "a @2Ae. with 1sc
premium for the large sizes.
New fruits-Apricots, 7n7hc: peaches. 50Gc.
Raisns-LOndOn layers-z crown 9Oc, 3 crown.
81; seeded 4B4hc; ThompsOn's seedless. sac
for unbleached: seedess sultanas. 2hc; loose
mpseateis. 19c for crown. &c for 3 crown and
"a u21ac for crown.
Nuts-Almonds, noupareils 13d13hc; XXI.
l312 q l3Ac; ne plus ultra. 13c; Drake, 1i0
IL ne: languedocs. 1OG1Ohc; hardsbells. T0Sc.
Walnuts lie per 10 for No. 1 softshells, &c for
No. do; chestnuts. S0t0c per ID for italian;
hlberts, 12hGtl4c; pecaDs. 15017c.
Honey-New comb. 14lg1jc FOR water white,
and I0912c per ID for amber; extracted. Sc for
water white and 71ac for light amber; Old can
died and dark amber. 4Gl4rac per ID
Beeswax-27 y g29c per ID for light and ESQ
2Gc for dark
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS
New York stocks unchanged.

New York stocks unchanged.
Boston copper stocks about the same.
Spot cotton unchanged. Futures higher.
Local bank clearings gain 1875 per cent
over 1908.
Local stock markets very quiet.
Silver and exchange rates without varia-
tion.
Wheat and barley unchanged. Oats easier.
Hay unsettled and weak. Beans quiet.
Live, dressed and cured meats unchanged.
Further advance in the hop market.
Poultry unchanged and very dull.
Butter, cheese and eggs in ample supply.
New potatoes weak under heavy receipts.
Market for orchard fruits badly congested.
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New York Grain Market

NEW YORK, June II. Flour-Receipts, II.
oO2; exports J.113: dull and unchanged. Min
ass; Minnesota bakers. So. s5615.65; winter
extras, &.S5m5.70; winter patents, $6T5m7;
winter low grades, $4.T5@ go; Kansas straits,
S5.S50tG
Wheat-Receipts 20 500. Spot, firm; No. 2
red $l5l nominal elevator; No. red.
Sl,ol nominal +. o. b.. afoat; No. l Northern
Dnluth, Sl.42H +. b. a6oat; No. hard
winter $1.3Gh +. o. b. a1oat On account of
northwestern strength in July wheat this morn
ing the local market active and about
| cent higher. Shorts were also Influenced by
excessive rains In the southwest and fears of
hoods, but late realizing caused slight set
back. Final prices were Am&c net higher.
july closed at S1.25M; September, $1.1Tls; De-
cember $1.15s.
nups--Stcady- State, common to choice 1908,
1@l5c; Pacific coast 1908, 9M12c; 1907, 4lfTc.
Hides-Firm. Bogota, 2019@21 2c; Central
America u Iac
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Meat Market

Live and dressed beef and mutton continue
easy and pork is still dull. Quotations re-
main unchanged.
DRESSED MEATS
SlGughterers' rates TO dealers and butchers are
as follows
Beef-6l4 @714c per Ib for steers, 514@e14c for
cows and heifers.
veaI-6;IqsKc for large and sls aoc for
small.
Mutton-Wethers, 7Gse; ewes, care per 10.
Lamb-9@91hc per 10
Dressed Pork (per Ib)-1@11hc for light and
9h@10c for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
No. fat steers, over 900 lbs. alive, 4q4kc;
under 900 lbs 81 q 4c; second quality, 31s 63S
thin and undesirable steers, Sc.
No cows and heifers, ~ d31kc; second quail
ity, Sc; common, thin, undesirable cows. 2d2hc c.
Fat bulls and stays, &c; half fat thin bulls,
h@1&c.
Calyes-Llght weight. per h. &c; medium,
415c; heavy, 3H G4c.
Sheep (per lb)-wethers. No. l. 41ke; ewes,
No. 1. 324 G14c; shorn sheep. 1hc less
Lambs (per lb)-This years milk lambs, 5G
5Ac.
Hogs (per lb)-Hard grain fed. weighing 10d
to lao lbs. 74TAc; 140 TO 80 lbs, re; $50 to
$50 lbs, 6A 97c; rough, heavy hogs, 4hG5c;
common. undesirable hogs, 4G44Ac
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PnnItrx nnh Gnme

Poultry closed the week with the market
exceedingly dull and supplies limited 20 odds
and ends Of undesirable stock, for which there
WAS very little sale and established prices
Two cars OF western chickens were reported
close at hand and scheduled for tomorrow s
market.
Poultry (per dozen)-Hens, $51j.5O for small
scar for large and $SdIO for extras; young
ROSTERS. Ss6t1O; old roosters. $4.5O@5; flyers,
$6.5 .50GI7 for large and S5d6 for small; brOil
ers. $495 for large and S2.5043.50 for small;
ducks, $697; pigeons. S191.0O; squads, 81. 7Jg
2; goslings. $2u2.5O per pair.
Game-Nomiual.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK June 12.-Hutton's wire SAYS:
Cotton opened steady. unchanged % g points
above the previous close and during the session
was rather quiet with prices moving within a
comparatively narrow range. Cables were steady
and private advices from Manchester regarding
recent reports OF a probable part time m the
mills were conflicting. Some authorities claimed
that trade conditions are very unfavorahle. win IL
others claim that the outlook was more encourag-
ing Week end figures were considered rather
Oullsh. the visible showing a good decreaSe.
while spinners taEings were quite liberal.
Weather conditions were somewhat less favor
able.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplauds 1I20c;
middling gulf 11-4Jc. No sales
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Beans and Seeds

Previous prices rule for all descriptions with
conditions unchanged
Beans (per ctD-Bayo. So. $3.50. pea. %
96.5O; small white, SG4OU6.6O; large white,
SOS 9t5.JO; pink. $3.1003.25; red. nominal :
blackeye 325@3.50; lima "a. 1O94.25; red kid
neys, S3.2J43.JO; cranberry beans, nominal :
GarYanzas, S2.5O13; horse beans S1.90G2.20.
Seeds-Brown mustard. 80. G141ac: yellow mus
tard nominal; nsxseed, 4c, carload lots; canary
&c; alfalfa, 1641Tc; rape. cleaned, 24212ei tim
othy, 5A d6e; hemp. 4c; millet. 2Ac per lb;
broOncoTn seed. $23. 80 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green are quoted at $3.2J per ctl
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, June 12.-N1oney on call nominal:
time loans steady; GO days, 2K d2b per cent;
80 days, 2% per cent; six months, 3k @3A per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 3 "A per cent
Sterling exchange firm. with actual business II,
bankers bills at 81. 1886 Sc for 90 day bills
and at S4S77J114 $3.50 for demand
Commercial bills, S4S5% d4S5M
Bar silver. 525se
Mexican dollars 44c
Bonds-Goyernment. easy; railroad irregular.
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Northern Rusinc..
SPOKANE

SPOKANE, June 12.-Clearings, 81, ,sss, ,715;
balances, So. .795
TACOMA June l2-Clearings Se77s on. hal
snces. S72. .7G5.
PORTLAND, June 12.-ClearIngs, 81. 300, ,27e;
balances, SI42. .745
SEATTLE. June 12-Clearings 50 1s5 zoo.
balances S345.039.
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FRUIT Market Badly Congested
Further Advance in Hop Contracts

$3.50 FOR small and 25d5Oc for colts: horsehides.
SOFAS for small and 25M5Oc Tor colts: goat
kinS, prime angOra, j0GJ7Jc; large hair goats.
2 p 99c; medium, 2O@ 25e; small, j0 loo; MeN.-
can dry hides. lI1ac; 10 picked. Ice; 90 dry
salted. 12c; dry stays. 12c: Mexican deerskiuS.
@0Wtici dry salted do. 25U 27c. dry Central
American. 2SM32c per 10.
THlOw-NO. I rendered 5G5bc. No . 3@
SIC. grease. 2N3c.
Wooi New san Joaquin. years staple. 1870
lac; DO q 70 months. 126t16c; new southern
coast. 90I4c. Fan cIip-NIoantain free. S1 f2o.
DO defective 6lfSc; Nevada. 1302Oc Der 10
ltcps-PTtces 10 growers are 66l0c per 10.
with lcWIfc for contracts
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ing gulf 11-4Jc. No sales.
CnTToC ET~-rrv Is
81 Iori. Ns-on1 Market

ST. LOUIS. June 12-WooI lower. medium
grades. combing and clothing. 2Jd 29c: light
fine. 21 "a 261ac; heavy fine, 13isM21 re. tub
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ProVisiOns

Cottolene-0ne half bbI 10&c; half bbls
lo42c; l tierce 104sc; tierces 10Ac; tierces.
101sc.
The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams 15H @17c; picnic hams, lie; bacon, to 8
lbs, zoe; s to 10 lbs. 19c; 10 to II lbs, 19c;
sugar cured bacon, 23c; Arrow bacon, to 10
lbs, 1sc; 10 TO IL lbs, 1715e light dry salt
bacon, to 10 lbs. 171ac; 10 to u lbs, l6c; me-
dium bacon, l415c light medium bacon, 1445c.
Lard-Iierces 1315c; 50s 1890, los 14Ac, 5s
l4ac, 3s 1445c; compound lard, tierces. S16c, sos
sac, los 9Ac, 5s 95sc, 3s 912c; yellow cooking
oil, 53c per gal; white cooking oil, soc per gal;
salad oil, 5Sc per gal.
Beef-Local prices quoted. Export lots.
inspected by the government, 81 per bhi
higher. Extra family beef $l4 per bbl; family
beef $l3. so per Dbl; extra mess beef, Sl3 per
Dbl.
Pork-Extra prime, in barrels $20.50; clear,
Sz3; mess, so; pig pork, $2S; pigs feet, $5
for half bbis, 81 35 for 25 lb kegs and S1.30 for
kits; smoked beef, PIC per ID.
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Cash Grain and provisions

CHICAGO, June 12.-Cash quotations were as
follows; Flour-Firm winter patents, $4,000
@6.60 straghts. s4soG6.15 bakers, $3.40@
80; No. rye, sSQ90c: feed mixing barley
81 12ci fair to choice mailing. 81 y @S212c; flax
seed, No ! southwestern. $1.6115 No l north
western Sl.7ll1 timothy seed, $3.50; clover,
$1,000; mess pork. per Dbl. $50 040@2o 45: lard
per 100 lbs. $lf70; short ribs, sides 0oose)
Sl095@l1. .o5; short clear sides (boxed), sl1.12J6
GILES.
GRAIN STATISTICS
1otal clearances Of wheat and flour were
equal to 1884, 600 bushels. Primary receipts were
100000 bushels, compared with 236, 600 bushels
tue corresponding day year ago Estimated
receipts for Monday: Wheat cars corn, 220
cars; oats 30 cars hogs $4,000 head.
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Chicago Dairy Produce Market

CHICAGO June 2.-BuJTcT-Steady; cre0mrr-
les. 22M26tac; dairies. 20i2 202fc. Eggs
Receipts 1j.2SS steady. at mark cases I'M
cluded. 19c; frstS. zoe prime drstS 2Iisc.
Cheese-Strong; daisies. 140l41tc; twins. f3ts 10
1850; Young Americas, 14lac, longhorus.
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PETALUAIA June 12.-The egg market re
mains unchanged. Prices varied Tor the closing
day of the week from 26c to 23c. There is an
oversupply of poultry and hens are weak.
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London CIosing stocks
Condition of the Trranurv

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Today's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund
shows; Available cash balance, $II9 ia 564
gold coin aud bullion, $5l ,229 46I; gold certii,
Gates, S24, ,S54, ,TSO.
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PortIand Butter Market
Egr MARKET in Nearby Counties

PORTLAND. June 12.-City and country
creamery extras 261ac; fancy, 24426c; store,
1Sd zoe.
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GRAIN MARKET
wheat ana otber Grains

Wheat-Chicago advanced &c. The San Fran
cisco market showed no change
CASH WHEAT
California club, $210@2.I5; do milling 81. 20;
California white Australian, nominal at $2.2OQ
Z.30; on grades of California wheat, $292. TO-
northern club, s.. .10@l2.15; northern bluestem,
S2-2I " az. .32h Russian red, 81 1O9Z. 10;
turkey red, $2.10@2.20 per ctl.
FUTURES
No quotations
Barley-The week closed at previous prices,
with quiet market.
CASH BARLEY
Good TO choice old feed spot, $1.46A 61.4715 !;
common to fair, $1.45 per ctl; feed, spot,
$l414; June, $1.42a G1.45; all July, 81. 40;
brewing and shipping, nominal; cheyalier, $1.70
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UKEtfUN-
PORTLAND, June 12-Market unchanged
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, June I2-No milling quotations.
Export-Bluestem. 81 "a: club 81. IL red, 81 90
Receipts Wheat ; cars.
TACOMA, June 12-Milling Bluestem, 81 80
M1.So: club. $1.I4. Export Bluestem, $1.24;
club s1.14; red $109
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Local Rank CIe,r;n.

San Francisco bank clearings laSf vael, -.
S36. 746.6s9. against S31 .527. .973 for the 49,
week last year, increase Of IS 21s ne ~
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FUTURES

December, 81. 391h.
Oats-Sales of new reds at 81. S5d1.90 to ar
rive were reported yesterday. The market Is
becoming easier with the coming of the new
crop. There very few old whites left.
White, $2.15@2.20: gray, $210@215; red,
81. 1og2.20 for choice, sos for good and 81
for inferior, per ctl; black, nominal.
Corn-Californa small round yellow, 81. 50;
large yellow, $1.s7h; western states yellow.
sacked $1.90; white, nominal in bulk, San Fran
cisco track, yellow, S1S2; white. S1.S5; mixed
S1S0; Egyptian, $l.90 per ctl for white.
Rye-Nominal. none offering.
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TO BOOM
SHARES ARE FUTILE
DemOnstrative Bidding Up of
Industrials Fails to Lure
Investors
New York stock List

E. F. Hutton 4 Co.. ace California street
members OF the New York stock exchange fur
nish the following list Of bonds and stock sales
yesterday:
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New York Bonds

ref 2s reg. .l0l = III Cen lst ref $500
DO coupon ...-lol y Int Met aias ... 7S
do 3s reg. ----.l lOl = Int Mer Mar 4l6s. 735l
DO coupon -..lo2 Japan Is -....... IS
DO - reg-.-..-lle12i Do 4ias .-...-. "a
DO coupon ..-l21 DO ID series 93Is
AIlis-Chal lst -. 81 Kan City So 1st 3s 74st
Amer ACricul 5s-l0i Z I ShOr deb As 1881 95gs
Amer Tai cv 4s-l05 J.. 4 unified As 100
Amer Tobacco 4s- SO5sl NIX & Tex 1st As. 1O0Ik
DO Gs ---..--ll2 DO lst ref As. SCI
Atch gen 4s -.l0lAi DO gen 4lzs 49, 81
DO I Ist IS 95I No Pacific 4s.... 50
DO cv 4s .-....II524 Of Mex 455s 9S
Do 5s ------ll35s gen 312s.. %
Allan C. J. lst Is 3634 Do deb Is ...... 90
Armour 4izs 95& Ny City 412s,new.IIIi4 4
Bait 4 Ohio Is 1901 Ny, Nh x II cv0s. .I}S
Do Bias .--.-.. - Nor W LIST con4s 80 2
DO S " 3ks. 81 Do cv IS . 9si5
Brooklyn RI G A. S77s Nor Pacific As 102sS
Can So Ist Gs.. 106laI DO IS .. T4af
Central % Ga 5s.lll o S line rfdg As 94Jk
Cent Leather Js. 9Sas Pa 315s, 1915. 97IS
CIR of NJ gn IS. l2T q Pa con Is .. 10f y
Ches 4 Ohio 452s-104as Reading gen Is. 100
DO ref IS lol = st / q S fg IS. S5A
Chi & Alton 35zs 76 DO gen rs ~ 80
G. = & Q joint IS 31& st l. " con IS. S0Tk
Do gen 4 ..-- 333S DO ist gold Is 94A
G M& SfP IN 332s 9052 Seaboard A J. As. 81
G RI& Pac col 4s S0il So Pacific col Il 92It
DO col 5s--...- 93is DO lst ref Is asI
Do refdg 4s.... 9l5s DO cv IS ctfs. 1929
CCC 81 IN IS % y 50 Railway 5s...1I2h
Colo INDUS 5s...- 7g1ai DO gen IS -. S3lS
colo Midland 4s- 80 Union Pacific As. 1O3
Col 50 r&ext 4ies % 10 cv IS ......lII
Del & Hud ev ss- 1888 DO lst & ref 4s sass
Do Isl ref IS. lo2 Rubber g. ctf.lOS
Den & Rio IS. 973fI $ steel 2d IS. .i0Jst
na ref Js 49,. 33ssifa Car Cae9 is. 93A
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Yesterday Very Dull Day on the
San Francisco Stock Exchanges

Hongkong exchange telegraphic. "a 43&
Silver. per ounce e................ a 52Ss
Mexican dollars, nominal ..... a 30
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LOCAL MARKETS

Receipts of Produce june IL
q ln:ir- c. Sks.-. h25iHides. No ...N.
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Minneapolis FLAX Market
Northern wheat Market

MINNEAPOLIS, June 12.-Flax closed a
| 81 60
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1909-09-24
Pianos Succeed Booze

1t said that the of prohibition legislation that has
swept the South has had stimulating effect piano
selling in Places says Presto, music publication of
Chicago In other words the piano sales there have been
improved unaffected according to the ghness loose
of the prohbitive lid The effect of prohibition
piano selling is interesting phenomenon that might be
studied and written about by the thinkers Of the trade
The general industry and sobrety of the South naturally
affects the piano dealer and his sales proportion to
the thrift of the population The Of prohibition in the
South only showed that sections response the economic
stimulation that beats upon it from all the rest of the world
has awakened the fact that it must have dependable
industrial population.
In the economic STRESS the Indifferent and inefficient
the village oaer who is seldom sober has place and his
woressness has long been serious burden for the south
ern communities carry He does not enter the scheme of
piano things and tight lid Danish him the piano trade
will be no loser.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1909-09-24
Who Pays the Tax?

In the days of Dana the famous editor of the New York
Sun, when anything slipped into the Sun that incon-
ssent with the policy Of the paper and Od Subscriber
sent in his kick the editor would explain that the office
to blame for it,
looks like the office cat had been getting in it's work
the Champion of Fair Play whsy paper) which reprints
the following from the Detroit Journal Note who pays
the tax explained in the latter part Of this editorials
''Wfe good deal of thought and discussion being
devoted to the state contemplating that the rail
road system Of the state shall pay gross Of about
$30000OO in taxes is interesting to note that another in
dusy, the business Of dealing in Intoxicating liquors. pays
this year gross taxes to the amount of So 531.
''The modest unobrusve saloon whose back door is
valuable it's front door, pays in specf
alone almost much the lordy railroads, without
ing in the regular paid stock in trade, fixtures
buildings and real estate
No doubt if all the paid by those engaged in the
saloon business and property directly utilized in the bust
computed the total would be considerably greater
than the amount the railroad companies pay.
In the Of both railroads and saloons it is the patron
and whom the tax is really assessed and it is
to be noted that it for the part the increased
Of necessities which represents the patrons portion Of the
railroad whereas it is the price of luxury that repre-
sents the consumers payments in liquor tax.
Economically the fact is significant and suggests reec
lions to others aside from the extreme advocates Of tee
totaism The distribution Of the liquor taxes point of
slight interest. We shown that while Wayne
County pays about oneh of the ordinary property tax of
the state it pays onehird Of the liquor tax confirming
view founded observation that the of ntoXicants
much prevalent here than in other portions of
Michigan
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1909-09-24
Clancy and His Hind

One of Cicagos police inspectors has been trial for
some time a charge of accepting brides from CROOKS
gamblers and others Many good people believe he has been
wrongly accused and that the charges framed by
the criminal element which he has prosecuted too vigorously
But the interesting feature OF the trial is the sdegt
the which the saloonkeepers of Chicago
escape punishment for the most brazen ofenses.
One Of the witnesses Inspector Clancy his direct
examination as follows:
he Captain
hundred dollars here YOU said What is couple
yes says he 5000 you Oo?'
minutes he and he came back and says Il
Now" with
here turn to the
Extracts from the examination follow:
session the time of this conversation?
at conversation you from the
grand Jury [oomT An the corridor outside We had " be called
Or course you right
the crime that had been m TIED your presence hack 9 o
captain to bring Al did
oYou went back and swore out warrant for them for this
Did had crime
o-1Had bribery statute Ayes sir
$50 you a integrity
police officer did you? ANo Sir
thensta Al worth while
Q-what you in refer o : nothing
The police inspectors Of Chicago rank next to the chief
of police in their official Importance 1t interesting
subject of speculation how many inspectors there
in the boat with Clancy A occupying such
position and frankly estfyng under oath that he had
been offered bride Of $500 for violating the law and that
neglected report the attempted bribery to the States
Attorney the grand jury anyone else in authority
unfit hold office Of any rank and there telling how
many Of the kind of filling public office
in the city Of Chicago today.
is the condition of things in city ruled by its
Saloons and the city that is ruled by saloons this
happens be nearly large enough to rule the entire sate
people of the sovereign state of Illinois have got to
face the situation of paying taxes to support common
wealth that is dangerously complete domination by the
liquor power.
Many good people doubt the wisdom Of doing away with
the license system in city like Chicago but in the light of
Inspector Clancy testimony in view Of the possibility
Of official corruption which suggests does seriously
believe that conditions could possibly be if the saloon
placed the list Of outlaws where it belongs instead
being sanctioned by the community and allowed to pur
sue it's lawess ways unmolesed by plant public officials
those who have the good of the state at heart and
those proud of saying they citizens Of Illinois,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-17

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