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GRAIN MARKET
wheat and other Grain.


Wheat-Liverpool futures were firm. Chicago
was about 1c lower A brokers' dispatch from
there said:
AN enormous business has been done TODAY
IN wheat. Offerings have become large that the
trade has forgotten all about the September CON
gestion of yesterday. Brokers and Commission
houses of every sort have been pressed into the
service to market as much wheat apparently as
possible.
Elevator concerns in the northwest report
large yields covering the three states In Man
itoba the yields border on the phenomenal, 80 to
40 bushels in some districts Black rust Is re-
ported this morning from all over North Da-
kota."
CASH WHEAT
New crop-California club, S1.S561. 80: So
nora, $1.s5a1s0; white Australian, $2o5@2.1 10:
Northern wheat, August-September delivery
q Club, & $i.SIh 81 Russian red $i.6Ih; turkey red,
FUTURES
1O:50 a. m. Session
Barley The large receipts of e6.oee ctIs yes
feaday pIt included G 81 20e ets on vessel down
quiet and the cash grain was unchanged. Fu-
lures were weaker.
Good TO choice feed. spot 81. 4o@1. 4215 com
mon TO fair, s1.371A 1.3s% per ctI; brewing,
81 421a Oils; shipping, nominal; chevalier.
1890 a. m. Session
May ...si'ss epss sllss Hiss sl,ss leW s1oss s1ss
December -. 1.43 I.4s 1.42M 1.42Z
p. m. Session
December-NO sales: $1.42A bid SLAB asked.
Oats-Continue dull and unchanged.
New reds for feed $l.s0d 1.9O for good to
choice and $1.70@1.7715 for poor to fair; reds
for seed, $2@2.15; black, $2.50G2.75 asked:
gray. TO arrive. $1.75 asked; white. to arrive.
$1.S5 asked new northern white, October
November delivery. $1.57h asked; Texas red. in
bulk. $19T; In sacks. S2.05 per .ctl.
Corn-Lower quotations for western yellow in
bulk noted.
Small round yellow. $3.50; white, 81. 1.soG1. SIS;
large yellow, $1.T5@1.S5; western state yellow
in bulk, San Francisco track, s1.60; white 81 6S
mixed, $1.5S; Egyptian, nominal.
Rye-Quotations continue nominal
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce August 4
Provisions

The market is quiet and unchanged.
Cottolene-One half Dbl, 101kc; 3 half hills
10c; tierce, csc; tierces, csc: 5 tierces
csc.
The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams, 1914 @1Sc; picnic hams. 1219c; bacon to
8 lbs. 2014c; to 10 lbs, 191ac; 10 to IL lbs
I915c; fancy sugar cured bacon, 23hc; Arrow
bacon, S to 10 los 1874 10 to II lbs Is1ac:
light dry salt bacon, to 10 lbs. 1Sc; 10 to y
lbs, lie; medium bacon, 151sc; light medium
bacon, 1515c.
Lard-Tierces 14c, Sos 14Kc, los 14%c. IS
14Mc, SIS 15e; compound lard, tierces si6, 5Os
sac, los 9Ac. 5s Csc IS 9hc; yellow cooking
oil, sic per gall white cooking oil, 53c per gal:
salad oil, SIC per gal.
Beef-Local prices are quoted. Export lots in
spected by the government, are 81 per bbI high
er. Extra family beef S12 per bbl; family beef
slI so per Dbl: extra mess beef, $115O per bbl
smoked beef, 21&c per ID.
Pork-Extra prime in barrels. $21; clear s23:
mess, SO; pig pork. $2S; pigs feet, So for half
bbls, 81 25 for % lb kegs and $1.3O for kits
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Uav aud Feedstuffs

Mealfalfa is lower. other feedstufs are I'M
changed. The situation In hay stands the same
choice grades alone being steady and wanted
Bran-S29@3O per ton for white and $2S.500
20 for red.
diddlfngsES36. .5OG3T. so per ton
Shorts-S31 50@ So per ton.
Feedstuffs- Rolled barley. $S1d32; rolled oats
for feed, $40M41; mixed feed, S25Q30 for aver
age lots; oilcake meal. is 20 ton lots SIS So in
10 ton lots $50. in ton lots $500. small lots
$40; cocoanut cake or meal at mills. $26 IN 20
and 10 and $2G.5O in ton lots; jobbing. s2T
corn meal S39640: cracked corn. S40641; al
falfa meal and mealfalfa, jobbing lots S23. car
load lots 800 per ton: red star alfalfa meal SD
for carload and $23 for jobbing lots.
Ffay-Wheat $1501S; wheat and oat. $3.50
I6 80; tame oat s1361650; volunteer wild oat
S11014; barley. sl2@1S; alfalfa. s1101S: stock
hay. S7G10 per ton.
Sfraw--5O6r75c per bale
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p,onr and Far,p,ceou. Good.

Prices for all coast brands OF flour have been
marked down 20c per bbl.
FIonr-C California family extras. S6.40q36SO
net without discount; bakers extras, S6-4oe1
G. so; superfne. So. .30Qj.50; Oregon and Washing
ton, per bbl, $5.30@6.30 for family. bakers and
patents and 81 50Q5 for cut of; Kansas patents,
40; do straights, $3.50; do clear. 81; Dakota
patents S7.75Gl7 95; do straights. 81 per bbl.
Farlnaceous goods-Priees in 100 Id sacks, net
cash no discount are as follows: Graham dour.
s3 so per 100 lbs; rye hour. $4; rye meal, $3.50;
rice -four, $3.50; corn meal, S3.1O; extra cream
do $780, oat meal, $500; oat groats, $3.50;
hominy $36O63. so; buekwheat -four. $3.50;
whole wheat hour. "a; rolled oats. bbls sSG6-5O,
in sacks $50s; extra cream do. $8 in sacks and
$3.50 In barrels rolled wheat. obls 1915, In
sacks S4 2565. 25; pearl barley. 20; split peas.
boxes. $500 for yellow and $6.25 for green per
100 pounds.
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New York Produce
M - 10 uo,a CmIrL

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-h0pS-
Hides-Quiet.
WOOl-Steady.
PetrOleum-Steady.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining. aisle; esn-
trifugal 90 test tile; mOlasses sugar, S5oe-
Refined steady; No. 6. 4.55c; No (. 40gc' 10.
8. 4.45c; No 9, 4-4Oc; No. 10, 4.3ocs 30 II
4.3Oc; No. II. 42Jcs No. 10, 42Oc, NO. -.
42Oc: confectionery A, 4.65e; mold A, . 49c;
cut loaf 5S5c; crushed. J.I5c; powdered, 0.l0e u
granulated 5.OJc; cubes, 53Oc. 4
COfee-Futures closed steady net uncnange9
to 10 points lower sales We're reported ot ~
bags, including. September. 43Jc; March, 9.'i9c
One thousand bags of September were eNenanSel
for March at 10 points. Spot. quiet; RIO No. .
III @71ae: santos No 4, Siag9c; mild, quiet
CordOva, S156t12c. .
Butter-Sfrong Creamery specials, 2S42S l2c;
official price. 2Sc; creamery extras, 2412t 12c5
western factory frsts. 21 p 0l22c
Cheese-Higher. state fuh cream specials
15Q l6c
Eggs-Steady
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-Quiet; fancy. s4tu9iac;
choice sGs15c; prime, 7tsa7l2c; common to
Prunes%Firm. caIifornia. 2h@I1lac; ore
gOn. 66I9c-
Apricots- Firm: choice. 10@1oAe; extra
choice 1914 G1O3te; fancy. 1413c.
PeacheS-J nchanged: choice, 5l4 4bc; extra
choice. 81 d6a4e; fancy, I4Si2c.
Raisjns-Cluiet; loose muscatelS, Sl2 O. &c.
choice to fancy seeded 4a4 eg6e; seedless, 3@s q
5iac; London layers, 81 -lJa 1.2O.
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Meat Market

No further price changes are reported
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
as follows:
for cows and heifers-
VeaI-71z 6e1ac for large and for small.
Mutton-Ne ethers. 7@s1ac; ewes, 61s @71ac per
pound
Lamb-9@10c per ID.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-11@12c for light and
01hM10c for heavy
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco gross
weight:
No. / fat steers, over 900 lbs, alive. 4Ac;
under 900 lbs &c; second quality, 3%c; thin
and undesirable steers. 3@3Ae.
No. 1 cows and heifers, 314c; second quality,
Sc; common, thin, undesirable cows, 202lsc.
Fat bulls and stays. 1A@2c; half fat or thin
bulls, 12c.
Calves-Light weight. per lb. SIC; medium.
4%c; heavy, 464Hc.
Sheep tper lb)-wethers No. l. 4@4kc; ewes.
Sh @3%c.
Lambs (per lb)-This years milk lambs, size.
Hogs (per lb)-Hard grain fed. weighing 100
to 40 lbs, 74c; 140 to $50 lbs. 7te; $50 to
$50 lbs, &c: rough. heavy hogs. 5@5hc; COM
mon. undesirable hogs, 4M@5c.
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CALL
SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

New York stocks lower. coppers easy.
Spot and future cotton unchanged.
Sharp decline in Comstock shares.
Silver and Hongkong exchange weaker.
Flour reduced zoe per bbl.
Wheat and barley unchanged. Bulk corn
lower.
Hay and beans as before quoted
No further variation in provisions.
Fair eastern demand for dried fruits.
Butter and cheese firm and eggs higher.
Potatoes unchanged. Onions weak.
Good fruit in demand; poor neglected.
Poultry plentiful and quiet.
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Now YORK MONEY Market

NEW YORK, Aug 19.-Money on call.
steady, 2k d2h; ruling rate, 2A closing bid,
2A offered at 215 per cent
Time loans very dull; go days, 2St as per cent.
and 80 days, 81 @3z per cent; six months. 4
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 4@41s per cent
Sterling exchange. steady, with actual bus;
in bankers bills at $4.s5O564. $50 for 60
day bills and at $4S665 for demand CONNER
clal bills. $5s4A Q4.S45k.
Bar silver, 507sc.
Mexican dollars. dc
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds. ir
regular
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New York Grain Market

NEW YORK, Aug. -Flour-Recelpts 19-
400 barrels; exports, 4,500 market settled, quiet
trade.
Wheat-Receipts, 5000 bushels; exports, 124.-
S74 bushels; spot, weak No. 2 red, new. S1.O9
nominal elevator and s1123s f. 0. b. afoat; No.
ahoat; No. hard winter. new, $1.13Js f. 0. b..
afoat. Apart from brief opening steadiness
wheat was very weak today. following severe
break in the northwest. Bears sold aggressvely
on fine weather, prospects for heavier northwest
receipts and & bearish estimate of the worlds
crop from London and the market closed weak at
rs G15sc net decline. September closed 81 90; /;
December, s1.041a; May, S106h.
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Potatoes. Onions and VegetabIes

Receipts Of miscellaneous vegetables continued
TO decrease, but there was no scarcity Of any
thing except peas which continued TO find quick
sale at stif prices. Arrivals OF green corn were
mostly poor. and while there good market
for choice lots at steady to firm figures general
offerings dragged badly at low rates. Tomatoes
were in ample supply but steady, with favored
marks occasionally bringing a premium. The
other vegetables showed little change. There
was nothing new in potatoes. and onions con-
tinued to drag at weak rates.
Potatoes-I5c6$1 per box and 75c6s1 per sctl
In sacks; sweet potatoes. $2.50G2.T5 per etl
In crates.
Onions-New yellow 606TOc per ctI.
Negetables-Green corn 50c6$1.25 per sack;
tomatoes. T5c@$1.25 per box; green peas. S1-T5
az per sack; string and wax beans. 1d3c per
lb; lima beans, 4d5e per III; summer squash,
35@50c per box; garlic 4G5c per Ib; cabbage.
65c per ctl cucumbers 50d65c per box; pickle
cucumbers, T5cQ$1 per box; eaulihower. 40060c
per dozen; turnIps. $I01.25 per sack; eggplant.
60475c per box; green peppers. 35@50c per box;
green okra, 65Gl75c per box.
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v Close
Cash Grain and Proyisions

CHICAGO, Aug 19.-Cash quotations were
as follows: Flour strong; feed or mixing bar
ley 49Q54c; fair TO choice mailing, 60@65c;
haxseed, No. ! southwestern, S1.37; No. 1 north
western, S1.45; timothy seed $780,. clover,
$ll.10; mess pork. per bbl. So. .20G22. .25; lard.
per 100 lbs $l2: short ribs, sides QOose). SILL so
CLIO; short clear sides (boxed) $12M12. I21a
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and -four equal
70 4SS,o00 bushels. Primary receipts We're I'LL
corresponding day a year ago. Estimated re
celptS for tomorrow Wheat IS cars; corn, PIG
cars; oats, $50 cars; hogs, 11.000 head.
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Reana and seeds

Beans lper ctl)-Bayo. s5@5.25; pea, nomI-
nall small white, $7@75O; large white. "a. 5O0
s: pink, $3@3.1O; red. nominal; blackeye.
81. 25@S .45 lima. $4.2O@425; red kidneys. 50. so
QI3.60; cranberry beans, nominal; Garvanzas
81. .5O6l3; horse beans, $1.90d220.
Seeds-Brown mustard, 4G G4laes yellow mus
tard, nominal; haxseed. 4c. carload lots; canary.
4@416c; alfalfa, 1914 91sc; rape, cleaned, "a
2J6c; timothy, &c; hemp. &c: millet. 3izc per lb
Dried Peas-Green, S2.5002.65 per GENITAL
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LONDON CIosing SfncIxs
Condition Of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-The condition OF
the treasury at the beginning of business TO-DAY
was as follows: Trust sfunds-Gold coin $S55
81, S69 silver dollars $4s6 9S7 600; silver dol
lars of 1890, 81. l35, ,000 silver certificates ont
standing. $4S6, ,9S7 600. General fund-Standard
silver dollars in general fund, 81, ,O36 236: cur
rent liabilities $97. 1S0, ,394; working balance in
treasury offices, $50, 093. .032 in banks to credit
Of treasurer Of United States, $29. 500 095; sub
0I5254; total balance in general fund, $780,
I64. .1S6.
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Poultry and Game

The poultry market quiet, with buyers
limiting their operations to the purchasing of
small lots for Immediate routine requirements
Supplies of all descriptions were plentiful and
prices were easy to weak a rule
Poultry (per dozen)-Hens. S4.50G5 for
small S5 5O@6-50 for large and s7G9 for extras;
young ROSTERS. S6G7; do extra large. SS99: old
ROSTERS. S4@4.50; fryers, S506; broilers. $3.25
S56T; pigeons, $50; squads, s2@2.25; geese
$l.50@i.75 per pair; goslings, s1.5OG1.75 per
pair
Game-Nominal
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Northern Business

balances. S159. 1917.
SEATTLE. Aug. 19.-Clearings 81 q55 400.
balances, S353. .5Sz
TACOMA. Aug. la.-cIearings, ss5s.s45; bal
ances $40 71S
sPokxNE. Aug. 1s.-clearings, 1851, bal
ances SCI I43 -
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PETALUsIA. Aug 1g.--Tbe price Of eggs went
mp another Re today after the receipt Of quota
tions from the San Francisco dairy exchange
The best prices offered by the Petaluma egg ex-
change we're 36iac time and Soc cash. Inde
pendent dealers and speculstors paid 35lSc- The
receipts vcry Hight and tho grade is poor. -
pulief riggs are coming into n,arket and ar,
small Green feed is scarre aud grain Is still
high. Local dealers look for Zoe to be reached
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Loans. Exchang- and sIIver

Silver and Honekong exchange were weaker
Prime mercantile paper.--...... sac per cent
Loans on real estate ..--..--.... Gas per cent
Sterling exchange. 60 days...... -614 s55L
Sterling exchange, sight ....... -d4.S7
Sterling exchange. cables .... -G14 IS
New York exchange, sight. "A 2H
New York exchange. telegraphic. IA
Hongkong exchange sight,. -d 42%
HoDgkong exchange. telezraphic Ia 42i5
Silver. per ounce.............- ID 505s
Mexican dollars. nominal. ... -01 so
CONTINENTAL
New York on Paris Observation-Disclosures. 5f7h
New York on Mexico. Observation-Disclosures. 20i K
Paris london. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. os.I Is
Berlin on London.
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the oats market, following strong tone early
in the day. The market closed weak, with
prices 1sc to 5sc below yesterdays final figures.
Provisions were firm, owing to 5G10c ad-
vance in live hogs. Final quotations were 10c
lower to Soc higher, the latter gain being in
September pork.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Northern wheat Market

PORTLAND. Aug. 10. Wheat Track
prices: Club, soc; buestem 94c; red Russian,
Ssc; turkey red, 90c; fortyfod 90c.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Aug. 19.-Wheat-Bluestem, 92c
club and red fife. S16SSc; red Russian. SEC
SEATTLE, Aug. -Wheat-No milling quo
tations. Export: Bluestem. 92c; club and red
fife. S76Ssc; red Russian. SSc. Northern Pacific
cars, oats 1 car.
Minneapolis Flax Market
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 19.-Flax closed at
81 44S
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CHICAGO. Aug 19.-Butter steady, cream
cries. 23@26i2e; dsiries, 20G23izc Eggs steady ;
receipts. . .164 cases; at mark, cases included
1Sc; frsts. 20c: prime 1rsts. II nc. Cheese
strong; daisies. 15laW15asc; twins, 14ls d14stc;
Young Americas, 1875 q 1J3ac; longhorns, 15lz
015%4e.
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Flour Declined 2Oc Per Barrel
Local Grain Market Still Quiet

in week. The demand for poultry is light, old
stock being put on the market.
SANTA ROSA. Aug. 19.-Thers was change
in the egg market today, prices remaining sta
tionary at Soc per dozen for choice and 32c for
seconds.
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Boston Stocks and Bonds
TIE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. Aug. 19--The copper market exhib-
tied a fairly steady tone during the morning
session Trading moderately large with
orders well distributed throughout the list There
have been no special features.
North Butte held firm around 50 and Lake
copper around 81. California and Arizona is
two points lower on a small sale. and Michi-
gan at is n lower. United States smelling
common is also one point lower The list on
the whole, however. has held very well. The in
dustrials are quiet with the tone steady
The following list is furnished by e. F. Hut
ton & Co., 490 California street, San Fran
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Portland butter Market
Egg Market in Nearhx Counties

PORTLAND. Aug ,-Butter--T1nchanged
Cheese Twins and triplets, 1Tiac; Young
america. 1Siac.
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H,de.. TaIlow. Wool and Hops

Hides-Culls and brands sell aoolI 79YIc " "
der quotations Heavy salted steers 1ses me me
ii5S a12c for heavy, liz g12c for light; stays.
&c: saIted kip, 13c; salted veal 1ics
ssited calf iSc: dry hides. Zoe; dry
Kin. I9c: dry calf 24c. dry veal. 24c; sheepskins
shearIings. 2O04Oc each short wool. o04l2e
EACH medium. T5cG$1 each; long WOOL q Sd-S2sg - y
~. lambs 15075c; hOrsehides. salt. S2-2o4
80 for large and SI7592 for medium, IoeQSl
for small and 25650c for colts; horsehides, dry
IS1 for small and 25@5Oc for colts; goatskinS.
prime angora 50Q9Oc; large hair goats. 2o94Oe :
skins S7Ibd3Se: dry salted do. 2o0zI77c /;
picked do 3003213c -
Tallow-NO l. rendered. 6GoAc; NO = 49
4iac; grease. 26215e per ID. -
WoOl-FalI lambs. Sd1Oe for southern ana y
615c per ID for northern 80
HOps-PriceS to growers are 110l4c Tor leuo
per Id, with 1S92Ic for contracts for new crop
delivery.
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RefIned SUGAR Higher
Chieago Dairy Products

( NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-An grades Of refined
sugar were advanced Zoe per 100 pounds TO-DAY.
making standard granulated 5-05e.
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,bulk drums and IRON barrels. - -
Rosin (per bbl OF ESQ lbsl-E, $3.50; +, 5000
G. So 20: H. 81: l. s7-O5; WV. $40. 40.
Red and White Lead-Red, s15 0Sc; white 80
SIZE per ID.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows, terms net cash: Standard gran9iate9
fine 5.15e; do coarse. 5-25e: fruit granulateo'
5.25e; confectionery A. 5-25c; crystal dominos'
in cases S25c; tablets. in half bbls, D -l0c. TAD
lets. in boxes &c: cubes and crushed, 5-50c !:
powdered 5.35c; candy granulated. 5-35e; contee
tioners' crystals 5.35c; magnolia A, 4o0ei extra
c, 4.75c; golden @. 4.65e; d. 4;55c- Bar In leu
ID bags 56Oc; n barrels, 5.70e; halI oarreis,
5.s5c: 20 ID tins, T3Oc; IS ID tins, 7-3oc; 10 10
tins 795c: ID tins 1850; 80 ID boxes. o.i0c
Barrels and 80 ID bags 10c. half barrels <oe'
boxes soc per 100 lbs more on all grades
The California and Hawaiian sugar rennlns
company quotes as follows: Berry, 5.2oc; di-
grade bar, 5.60c; powdered. o-5ocs erlsneu.
5.5Oc; c. & H. extra hne dry granuiated o;lae ;
coarse dry granulated. 5.25c; eonfeetOners A.
525c; confeetioners' crystals, 5Soe; cubes o;oOe,
bricks, 5.5Oc; extra fne granulated 200 ID bags
only1 -; excelsior A. 4S5cs extra 2 4.l9e ;
golden C. 4 65c; yellow d. 4.55c; n 4 e. crystal
dominos S.25c. Additional per LOO IDS; In ess pa
reis ana so ID bags 10c more; half barrels, -9e
more: boxes soc more for all grades. Bar, 10 . .
10 and 40 10 tins, 81 20 more; In 10 10 tlns S<-o0
more. Minimum order. carload weight
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PRICES OF SHARES
TUMBLE ON CHANGE
RumOrs Concerning Condition of
Hartman Adversely Affect
Union Pacifics
New York stock LIst

Z. F. Hutton q Co. 49O California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange fur
nlsh the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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DecIduous and citrus Fruits

Ihe boats and trains continued to bring rather
light manifests of fresh fruits and the market
remained firm for choice offerings, while over
ripe or otherwise poor fruit continued to drag
badly Poor quality plums and prunes in all
kinds of packages remained weak as TO values.
while there was ready market for well packed
lots Of Grated stock. Fancy apples and Bart
lett pears were firm features and prices for
peaches continued TO Improve on light arrivals
and steady demand for local and ship
ment. Figs We're in increased supply and prices
took wider range. good black being in urgent
demand at high figures while ordinary offerings
from the Winters and Vacaville region could
only be sold at low rates. Grapes in lug
boxes were easier, while Grated fruit was held
at about previous prices in expectation Of brisk
demand for shipment today. Receipts OF nut
meg melons were larger than on the preceding
day. but as there was not much OF a carryover
the market did better and the best lots easily
commanded Toe box Nectarines were offering
again and found prompt sale at satisfactory
prices, the market having previously been bare
Early arrivals Of berries sold fairly at steady
prices
large varieties s4d5.
Raspberries- S791O per chest for choice.
observation-disclosures per chest.
Huckleberries-1 613c per Ib.
Apples-Faney Grayensteins. 81 .4061 so per
box: fancy reds. $l@t.25; common to cboice
6o@s5c; crabapples. 40@5Oc for small and $19
Pears-Bartletts $1@15o per box for No.
! and I59s5c for No 2; canning price. $2O@
ouinces-S5cGs1 per box.
Peaches-Smsl1 boxes, 40d soc: do fancy, 75d
soc; lug boxes. 5OcG$t; carriers. 50GS5c
Plums and Prunes-Crates 500lS5c: boxes, 80
d50c for small and 50c6s1 for large.
Nectarines-T5c G$i.25 per box or crate.
ApFc0ts-Nominal
Figs-56c1$1.25 per box
Melons-Nutmeg melons. 40dT5c per box; can
taloupes. slGeI.50 per crate; watermelons, 81. IS
OPS per dozen.
Grapes tsmaII boyes and eratesl-seedless. 50
GT5c: muscat. 756S5c; Tokay. $1@1.25; other
varieties 50@TJc; hug boxes. 65cG$1.
Citrus Fruits (per bOxl-Vaiencia oranges
$1.T5Gt3: grapefruit. 81 5O633- % for seedless
lemons 81 50M5 for fancy, S2G3- so for choice
and S1@1. 30 for standard: lines. $5.5066.
Tropical Fruits-Bannss. T5c6S1. 10 per bunch
for Hawaiian and 81. 5O63.5O for Central Ameri-
can; plneapples, $1.25G3 per dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
Dried Fruit, Rni.in.. Nuts and Hon.v

Business in California dried fruits through
out the country is reported good but New York
city trade is still backward.
Fruits. old crOp-Peaches, &c for standards
AZ G415e for choice and 566c for fancy; prunes.
size basis. 2@215c, with 15e premium for the
large sizes.
New Fruits-Evaporsted apples. 71sGslsc;
apricots 8Q9%c; moorpark -11912c; peaches.
la@6l9c; prunes. "a g2&c. with Ac premium
for 40s and 15c premium for 30s to 4Os; figs
3@41ac; pears, 6@10c.
Raisins (190S crop)-London layers-2 crown
90c: 8 crown. 81; seeded. 4641ac. Thompson 5
seedless SIC for unbleached: seedless suItanas
2a4 d3c: loose muscatels, 4c for crown, &c FOR
3 crowns and 2&e for crowns
New raisins-Layers, clusters-6 crown 81 so:
crown, So; crown, $1.35: ordinary layers 8
crown 95c@S1; crown, 906 95c; seeded. 50
size; seedless sultanas &c; ThOmpson's seedless
sic; loose mucatel, crown. 415e; 8 crown.
3stc; crown, 3Ac per ID.
I4G141sc; ne plus ultra, 134131ac; Drake
1I11 lae languedocs, 1O91o55e; hardshells. 6ls
67c: old walnuts, lie per lb for No. 1 soft
shells, &c for No. do; flberts, 121a 014c; pc
cans. 15@17c.
HoneyeComb, 14615c for water white and
10012c per lb for amber; extracted. 715c for
water white and 615G7c for light amber; DID,
candied and dark amber. 4@413c per ID.
Beeswax-271s @2ec per ID for light and ESQ
26c for dark.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
1l.3a a. m.
Mining stacks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following the sales the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-20
New York Bonds

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