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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
Cash Grain and ProyIsions

CHICAGO, July Clash quotations were as
follows: Flour. steady; feed or mixing barley.
64@66c; fair TO choice mailing barley 65Is a
northwestern 81 80; timothy seed. So 50: clover
s1o.65; pork, per barrel, $50. AZ Y a
26. 80; lard. per 100 pounds S11 .TT1a; short
ribs, sides Ooose). Sill .32150il1 .42Ia; short
clear sides (boxedl. S11 .75al1. s712.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and -four were
equal 10 $4,000 bushels; exports for the week,
as shown by Bradstreets. were equal TO
l,413.000 bushels; primary receipts were 49,
600 bushels. compared with 1890 bushels the
corresponding day a year ago. Estimated re-
ceipts for tomerrow-Wheat. cars; corn, 100
ears: oats 80 cars: hogs 100 head
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STOCK MARKET

There was good business in local stocks and
bonds yesterday, but the list OF sales was by no
means as long or diversified the preceding
uaE. The feature was the continued advance I'm
telephone common stock to S41.50 under small
safes. Other advances were Hawaiian CONNER
clai TO $31.SI u and Peoples water 5 per cent
bonds TO $500. Sales of bonds were light
In the unlisted department advances were
made in Pacific gas and electric company issues
Inc per cent bonds were quoted al 500. 5O6d a.
The common stock at $40 bid and the preferred
at $iO6. 50d l0T 80
The market letter Of b. H. SchefteIs 4 Co.
New York. says OF Goldhed Con:
The issue has been fairly active IN tbe scale
downward and the opposition To the stock which
mas been so pronounced on the part of the profess
slonal element shows no sign Of abating The
issue IS almost fatherless in the New York
market. Wingheld having left one in charge of
me market upon his return 10 the west. and
while mine reports continue Of an extremely
satisfactory nature, the sentiment Of the street
IS SO hostile to the Winghe1d regime in Godheld
consolidated that the bears seems to have almost
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FLOUR and Farinaeeou. Good-

Flour-CalIfOrnia family extras. S6.6Od7 net
without discount; bakers extras S6.6ONf7; super
hne, SJ.5Od5.T0; oregon and Washington per
bbl S5-50d6 $50 for family bakers and patents
and S4.I5I5.25 for cut OF; Kansas patents
$40; do straights, $3.50; do clear 81 Dakota
patents. Stag 7.95; do straights 81 per Dbl
FarinaceOus GOOds-Prices in packages net
cash, no discount, are follows: Graham a0ur
81 per 100 lbs rye four S4.25; rye meal 81:
rice -four. IS; corn meal. 1928; extra cream do
50 20; cat meal, So 40; cat greats. $40; hominy
So. 60Q4 buckwheat four So; whole wheat
four S4.2J; rolled oats, bbls SSdS5O in sacks
S5-4OQS; extra cream do. 80 in sacks and 50
In barrels; rolled wheat, bbls. S5.75. in sacks
S4.5O95.25; pearl barley. $3.50; split peas
boxes, 1915 for yellow and So. % for green per
100 lbs.
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Conditions in the hay market are as before
stated. The receipts OF $50 tons yesterday In
Guided only 80 cars. Dealers report pressure
TO sell
Arrival OF 5000 SKIS bran and / $50 SKIS mid-
dlings from Japan. Prices for these products
remain without change.
Bran-$29@SO per ton for white and SIS. 500
20 for red.
MiddlingsH S33635 per ton.
ShOrts-S31 G32 per ton.
Feedstuns - Rolled barley. S31d32: rolled
oats for feed. S36G39: mixed feed S25a3O for
average lots; oilcake meal. in 20 ton lots SIS so
in 10 ton lots $50. in ton lots $3.50 small lots
$40; eoeoa1ut cake or meal at mills S26 in 20
and 10 and $3.50 in lots jObbing. So
corn meal, $39@40; cracked corn. S4Od41: broom
corn seed. nominal; alfalfa meal and mealfalfa
jobbing lots $24. carload lots SOB per ton. red
star alfalfa meal, so for carload and Sc for
jObbing lots.
Hay-New crop wheat S1201S. wheat and
cat, $l2911; tame Oat s12d17; volunteer wild
oat. S1O414; barley. S10914; alfalfa. S1OG14;
stock hay. $761O per ton.
Straw-50475c per bale
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

New York stocks and coppsrs about the
same.
Spot and future cotton Somewhat higher.
Good business in local Securities.
Wheat and barley unchanged. Oats firm.
Arrival Of bran and middlings from Japan.
Hay and beans as before quoted.
Eggs slightly lower. Butter and cheese
firm.
Potatoes active but weak.
Tree fruits in good demand.
Poultry in light receipt and dull.
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New york Grain Marker

NEW YORK, July -Flour-Receipts. 10 ST.
barrels; exports, II, 440 barrels market quiet but
steady.
Wheat-Receipts. $4,000 bushels; exports 800
bushels; spot strong. No. 2 red. old Sl.45 ele-
yator and f. o. b. aioat, nominal; No. 2 red,
new, Sl.221s f. o. b. afoat; No. / northern Du-
luth, $1.37 nominal f. o. b. afoat; No. hard
for a slight depression at the start wheat was
strong and decidedly higher today big jump
in corn. predictions for unsettled weather in the
southwest covering of shorts and lighter country
offerings The close showed 1ss Q3aSc net rise
July. $1.245s al .25T closed at 81 % Septem-
Der. closed at Sl.1Sss; December. 81 x a 16Ss
closed at $1.i6as; MAY. closed at Sl1SA.
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Beans continue easy and quiet with prices az
before
Beans (per ctl)-Bayo, s.. 4G05. so: pea, IS 25
$3.50; small white, $6.75GT; large white, $5.4O
$3.50; pink. S3432O; red. nominal; blackeye.
S3.40Q3 .65; lima. S4.150425; red kidneys. 81. %
GS.50; cranberry beans nominal; GarVanzas
$25O68; horse beans, $1.9Od22 20,
Seeds-BrOwn mustard. 4041ae; yellow mus
tard nominal; faxseed. &c carload lots. canary
494Ac; alfalfa, 16A 01sc; rape. cleaned "a
21sc; timothy, &c; hemp, 4c; millet She per 10;
broomeorn seed, $3.50 per ton
Dried Pess-Green are quoted at So IS per ctl.
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Wheat and Other Grains Quiet
Bran and Middlings in From Japan

baskets. T5Gs5c: large boxes. s1-259l5o; so
noma Tugs. 65cGS1.
FigsH4O65Oc for single layer and 600i I5c Tor
double layer drawers large river boxes. ST.
Melons-Nutmeg. S1.5002 per pony and
81 15a250 for standard crates. Watermeons,
Coaehells, 2g212e per 10; Fresno S1-I5g2.50
per dozen.
S250G3- % grapefruit. 81. 5OQS for seedless;
lemons, So@6 for fancy. SS44 for choice amt
S25003 for standard; lines. S5.5046-
tropical Fruits-BananaS. I5c01Sl.f5 per
bunch for Hawaiian and S2.5O63.50 for Central
American; pineapples. s1.50@2.5O per dozen
Dried Fruit, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Fruits. old crop-EvapOrated apples. 7QS&4e;
aprieots, 99lO12e; fancy mOOrpark, II p %
lie: peaches. 4c for standards AZ G41ac for
choice and 5Q6c for fancy; pears, 4la q he :
pitted plums, 61a@Se; nectarines. 51s 46c;
ngs. 3544e: prunes, size basis. PA 024c,
with 15c premium for the large sizes.
New Bruits-Apricots, S@9c here and "a q
size In the country; moorpark- 1i312c.
peaches. 596hc; prunes, pa Q3c with l4Gl3c
premium for 40s and a ale premium for SUs
TO 4Os; hgs. 3q4Ac; pears 51a G9Iac.
Rafsins-LOndOn layers crown, zoe; ,
crown, 81: seeded. 4g455e; Thompson's seedleSs.
sac for unbleaehed. seedless sultanas. 21ac;
loose muscatels, 31ac for 4 crown Sc FOR 3
crown and ~ q213 for crown
NutS-Almonds, nOnparells, l3Gl33Acs Xxi,
1313@13&e; plus ultra. 13c Drake, 110
1112c; languedOcs. 1041Ol5c; hardshells TGSc.
Walnuts, lie per ID for No. 1 softshells, &C for
No do; hlberts. i = lie; pecans, 15Gllc-
Honey-New comb. 14415c for water white
and 1O@l lie per ID for amber; extracted, Sc for
water white and 712c Tor light amber; old, can
Beeswax-271 = g29e per ID for light and ESQ
26c for dark
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Wingfield and Others Explain
The Drop in Goldfield Con. Stock

cent; 90 days. 21a per cent; six months, 3A@
3l2 per cent
Prime mercantile paper 81 "a per cent.
Sterling exchange fairly steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 $685. "a $40 for
60 days and at $4S175 for demand.
Commercial bills, 81 S6M4. S6I.
Bar silver Sic
Mexican dollars, 44c.
Government bonds, weak; railroad bonds,
steady
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PETALUMA, July 9.-Eggs dropped 10 26c
telay, after receipt from the San Francisco
dairy exchange of quotations. The conditions
remain unchanged.
SANTA CRUZ. July 9.-Merchants today are
paying 26c for eggs. The supply holds fairly
we'll for the big demand.
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON July 9.-The condition Of tho
treasury al the beginning OF business today was
follows:
Trust fnnds-Gold coin. 1852 s6s $50: silver
dollars. S4S3.54I 900: silver dollars Of 1890
$421l.oO0: silver certificates outstanding s4s6
541 GOO
GENERAL fund-Sfandarlf silver dollars in gen
erai fund $6.4r6 500. current liabilities Sa3 :
I.2Ss: working liabilities. $93. 26I .2sS: work
hanks to credit Of treasurer Of Tho Tnited
States. $G4 a.. 292: subsidiary silver coins SOC
Sl0028. minor coins. So. SIS. osl. Total balance
in general fund. $ll9. log. SOP.
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There was not much doing in poultry. but
receipts continued light prices for all descrip-
tons were easily maintained and the general
tone OF the market Of frmness.
Poultry (per dozen )-Hens. $4.jOGt5 for small.
So.5O96.50 for large and S7a9 FOR extras, young
ROSTERS, SSd1O; old ROSTERS, S4GI5 fryers.
S6d7; broilers, $3.JO04.5O for large and $3.50
as for small; ducks. S6G7; pigeons $50;
squads. S292.25 geese, $1.5Og2 per pair.
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Northern Business

SEATTLE. July s.-Clearings, 81, So, 2s6; bal
ances $247, 091
TACOMA July s.-clearlngs, ss22.2ss; bal
ances. $50, 427.
PORTLAND. July s.-Clearings, $1.251. 275;
balances SIS. S95
SPOKANE. July s.-Clearances. 1852, TO;
balances. $11S,611.
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Bank Clearings

NEW YORK. July 9-Bradstreet's bank clear
ings report for the week ending July shows
an aggregate of S2,e99, $4,000. as against
S2.eT2.274. 600 last week and 81. 1887 600 in
the corresponding week last year. The following
Is list of the cities:
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Hides. TaIIO,v. Wool and Hop.

Hides-Culls and brands sell about a ale IN
der quotations. Heavy salted steers. 131ae;
medium. 13c; light, he: cOwbides. lie FOR heavy
lie for light stays. size; salted kip I2c:
salted veal. lie; salted calf lie; dry hides gle:
dry kip, zoe; dry calf, 25c. dry veal. DC: dry
stays. Ice; sheepskins. shearlings. 2014Oc each:
shor- wool. 50W75c each: medium. 75c0S1 ~-Sb
iong wool. $1.25N1- IS: lambs. 2JN75c: ascs--
hides. salt 81. 25@2-5O for large aud S175d2
Tor medium. I5cWSl for small and 2J050c FOR
colts hOrsehides. dry, S2022J for large and
81 .2j12 for medium, 5OcMSI Tor small and
= 45Oc for colts goatskins- prime angora. son
i3c; large hair goats. 25fl50c; medium. 206l
25c; small. 5ft1Jc: Mexican dry hides i7ISc.
do picked Ice do dry salted I2c: dry stays
lie: Mexican deerskins. 3OQ34c: dry salted do
e5@2Ie. dry Central American. 2Se132c per 10
TallOw-NQ- / rendered. J05Ac. No. 2 an
4tSc. grease. 263c.
Wool-New San Joaquin, years staple l3Q
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Receipts of Produce JuIy 4
Family RetaiI Market

There have been no noteworthy changes in re-
tail prices for food products or other household
staples since last week Fruits and vegetables
are in abundance. with prices pointing downward
If anything, and eggs and dairy produce stand
exactly the same last week. Fish, meats and
poultry are still selling at the familiar quota
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Blackberries, bkt. 5G15
Catalogues, ca a 8
Cherries. h. -6Q1C
Currants, box ...50Qy5d
Figs, dried. H.. &c 8
Do fresh, doz. .-0l9
grapefruit, doz. .60@75
Lemons, doz .20@3C
Lines, doz. .....10W15
Loganberries.
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London Closing Stocks

Money per cent.
The rate OF discount IN the open market for
short bills is y al SIG per cent. and for three
months bills ] 4 q p 5-16 per cent.
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Portland Butter Market


PORTLAND. July 9.-Butter-City and coun-
try creamery extras, Csc; fancy, 24G26c; store,
1S@20c.
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shorts-ss1Ga per ton.


Bags-Grain bags. 50 66c; San Quentin bags
SsAc; wool bags S2c for Sla 10 and 35e for 10;
/ Coal-Beaver Hill 81: Pennsylvania anthracite
egg $40 per ton: wellington. 50; New yelling
mond. ETC., 50; Pelaw Main $3.50; stanford
Richmond, IS; Cumberland, SO in bulk and
$3.50 IN sacks; Welsh anthracite. So; coke.
SIS per ton in bulk snd SIC in sacks; Rocky
mountain, $3.50 per short ton.
Ols-Quotations are for barrels Linseed &c
per gallon for boiled and nc for raw; cases. Sc
more; castor oil in cases. No i. tic; Bakers
"A, SlI3@1-15; China nut. cases. 7OGSOc per
gallon; cocoanut oil In barrels, 60M631ac for
Xxx, 81 g61 for No and 5595s1ac FOR No.
2, according to quantitys extra bleached winter
sperm OIL Gle; natural winter sperm OIL ole:
natural whale OIL 55c; extra winter strained
lard OIL 9o496c; No. 1 neatsfOOt oil. Soc;
herring Oil. zoe; salmon oil. Soc; boiled dsh
Coal Oil. Gasoline. etc.-water white. iron
barrels or drums, Zoe. $50 deg. oil. iron barrels
or drums, 111ae; special do. 12c: pearl oil IN
cases, lie; astral, lie; star, lie; extra star.
zoe; Elaine. 2613e; eocene. zoe; red crown and
motor gasoline, in bulk 14l@c in eases u IKE;
No. j engine d1stiliate. In drums, Sc; No.
do. &c; cases. &c more; Sc deg. gasoline In
bulk SOC, in cases 8T5ac: varnish makers and
painters naphtha. in bulk lie, in cases 1SISc
Turpentine-6sc per gallon in cases and SIC IN
bulk. drums and iron barrels
Rosin (per Dbl Of $50 Ibs)-E, $3.50; F. S6.s5.
6. SEQ; Fl. 81; /, sos; WV. 5000
sGSI2e per ID.
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
Follows, terms net cash: Standard granulafed
time or cOarSel, O-4Oc. eOnfectiOuerS A. 81
crystal dcminos In cases. s. Ace tablets in half
bbls, 5.9Oc; tablets. in boxes. 6.15c; cubes and
crushed, 5-65c; powdered. 5.5Oc: candy gran
uIated. 5.5Oe; confeetiOners' crystals 5.50c:
magnolia A. Sc: extra @. 4.9Oc golden c. SOC.
d. 4. T0c- Barrels and so ID bags 1Oc hair
bbls 25c. boxes soc more per 100 lbs for Am
grades. Monarch bar is quoted over and above
the price for standard fine (cane) graduated
in 100 IL bags follows: Bags. 100 lbs 35c.
barrels. 45es half barrels. Soc: 40 10 tins cased
500; 35 ID tins. cased $2.O5: 10 ID tins eased
10 In case, 81 20; s ID tins. in a case 81 20:
80 ID boxes. Soc. No extra charge for putting
up bar in private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows; Granulated basis
5-4Oc; .'Higrade' bar, 5-75e; powdered. 5.5Oc: A
crushed, 5-65c; berry. 5.40c; @. s Fl. extra ane
dry granulated. 5-40c; coarse dry graduated
5.40c; eonfeetiOners' A. 5-4Oc; confectionery
crystals. 55Oc; cubes. 5.65e; bricks, 56Jc; extra
nne graduated 600 ID bags Onlyl 49,: excel
sior A, &c; extra c. 4s0c; golden G. q soc: vel
low ID. 4.I0c; H. & E. crystal dOmin0s S.4Oc
Additional per 100 lbs: In barrels and 80 10
bags, Zoe more; half barrels. 25c more; boxes
o0e more for all grades Bar. in 80 ID and
40 ID tins $1.T0 more; in 10 10 tins. So 35
more Minimum order. carload weight.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK. July a.-Money on call easr.
A@2 per cent; ruling rate, closing bid and
offered n q
Time loans. Quiet and steady 60 days. 2 ner
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white. si,75; mixed, s1.7l; Egyptian, sl.so per
ctl for white.
Rye-New crop is quoted at s1.4O@1.45
per ctl.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
HARRIMAN'S HEALTH
MATTER Of CONCERN
Holders of Stock of His Railway
Are in Uneasy Frame
of Mind
Now York stock List

E. r. Hutton & Co., 400 California street.
members OF the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
ssIeE. SHOCKS IHigh. Low Bid. Ask.
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BOstOn stocks and Bonds


BOSTON, July 9.-rhe only feature in the
local market the sharp break in North
Butte. The Butte situation remains unchanged
and tired holders are gradually selling out This
together with the bear tactics Of a local crowd
keep the stock continually weak.
The output in June Of North Butte was 2
$4,000 pounds. Nipssing copper stock was
listed on the Boston exchange today.
The copper producers report for June shows a
decrease OF IA, 800, ESQ pounds.
The directors of the Anaconda copper mining
company have declared the regular quarterly
dividend of soc per share, payable July Il 10
stock of record July 2.
NEW YORK, July e.-The monthly report
Of the Copper producers association, issued to-
day is follows:
Copper stocks hand July l amounted to
164S5s06l pounds. a decrease of IA 800 OsO
pounds compared with June /. The production
during June was 1861, 4O3 pounds. a decrease
Of l.7SS.653 pounds compared with May.
Consumption in June 131 ,557 .573 pounds a
decrease Of l4S,5O5 pounds compared with May
COPPER CLOSE
The following list IS furnished by E. F. Hut
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
Northern Wheat Market
" AcIIIA-Cr,ON

TACOMA. July e.-Wheat-Contracts for blue
stem for September and October delivery are
being made at $1.02 Prices on bluestem OF the
old crop continue nominal at $I.30; club, 81. IA;
export luestem. $1.24; club. $1.14; red, $109.
SEATTLE. July 9.-Wheat-No milling quo
red, $109. Recepts-Wheat, cars.
OREGON
PORTLAND, July 9.-Wheat-Track prices
Club, $1.1s41.2O: choice milling bIuestem,
Sl2I q @1.3o; Turkey red. $1.1s; red Russian,
SLID; valley, Silt.
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Assessment Directory Comstock Mines
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
FRIDAY. July s-1o:SO a. m.
UNITED STATES BONDS
pid ALT Bid

As or cp new lbs or COUP.
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
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Loans. Exchange and silver

Not included in totals because containin
other items than clearings ssNot included
totals because comparisons are Incomplete.
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Minneapolis Flax Market
LOCAL MARKETS

MINNEAPOLIS. July 9.-Fiax closed at 81 .esst
61.70s.
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The following list IS furnished by E.
ton & Co. 400 California street San IL

United Cop. ga 10
United Fruit. 1919 i40
Un Shoe Mch SO
Do pfd -. 20
United Zinc =. rs 2sIb
q s SHELTERS 4SA 40
/ Utah Apex :. Az Az
Utah Cons =. 47I5 4SE
Victoria 49,. a ~
Wolverine .14s 151
Wynndotte =. 2Sk ?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-19

POST CARD ALBUMS, holding
200 cards and % assorted Omc
scenes of Washington, for ...S1S
THANKSGIVING POSTALS. en-
First Floor-Stationery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-19

Yankee Kid (two-
step.
Then Well All Go
Home.
Have the Front Door
open.
Carrie-Marry Harry.
When / Marry You.
Bonnie Annie Laurie.
Longing for You,
Sweetheart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-19

REMEMBER, WE TIE ALL
BOWS FREE OF CHARGE.
Tomorrow We offer .-h-ch Moire
Silk Ribbons in all colors, and
Fancy Persian. Dresden and Plaid
Ribbons. ranging / width to :,
inches, at 19c a yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
COAL LANDS RESTORED.
By Department Ruling Government Is
Greatly Enriched.

Washington. July 21-Announce-
ment was made today that the depart
fnent of the interior has just classified
as coal land and restored to the pub
lie domain certain unappropriated
lands in the Evanston land district,
wyoming, fixing the price for dis
posal of the tracts there in some cases
as high as $500 per acre This land
contains one of the finest coal veins
in the west.
The tract was included in the lands
inv olved in what was known as the
Horse Thief Canyon cases Investiga-
ton some months ago by special
agents of the department disclosed
that the title to much of the most
valuable coal land in that part of
wyoming had been secured from the
government through a system of al
legged fraudulent operations and suit
was instituted against the patentees
PENDANTS reconveyed the lands to the
government. paying about $4,000 for
coal extracted
This is a striking instance of re-
suits obtained through INVESTIGATIONS i NJ
made by the special service force of
the general land Office" it is declared
in the statement today, and the
policy of disposing of the public lands
their intrinsic value for coal.
Under the former method of dis
posing of coal lands these lands were
subject to sale at SO and $50 per
acre or total price for the township of
about S459, 900. if sold at the maxi
mum price. At the prices now fixed
the lands in this township are worth
$s,134,OOO, or an increase of over
s7.5OO.OO0 above the former price"
During June last coal lands which
had been withdrawn were classified
and restored to entry, the total valua-
ton of which amounted to $1S,543,-
2s2 At the old prices these lands
were worth S7,650.000, an increase of
approximately s11.0O0,0O0 over the
old price Since about so per cent of
these lands are subject to disposal by
the government at the prices fixed. the
revenue derived therefrom will be
about $4,000, 600 in excess of what it
would have been under the former