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STOCK MARKET

Combination Fraction was the only stocs co
show any feature yesterday. 1t was bid up
several cents under purchases said TO be for
account Of George wingfeid. The ether stocks
were quiet GodTeid Consolidated declared a
regular quarterly dividend OF soc. At the meet
ing Of the directors in New YORK yesterday
George winrneld was elected presdent, sue
ceedinS Senator George S. Nixon, who recently
sold his large holdings 10 the company
The Comgtocks were quiet and showed little
variation.
Local securities, like the mining stocks. were
quiet and featureiess, both bonds and stocks
being without feature.
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lMERCIA REPORTED FOR THE CALL
SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

Bank of England rate unchanged.
Wall street stocks about as before
Sharp decline in spot cotton.
Copper stocks generally Arm.
GoldAeid Consolidated declares dividend
Of 30 cents. s-
Silver fraction lower. E1chanss un-
changed.
!. Wheat, eats and corn unchanged.
Barley lower and arriving freely.
Hay still weak. Beams quiet and Arm.
New comb honey in from Nsnterey.
New peaches appear from vaeavilie.
! Now potatoes lswer and onions weak.
:, Esgs unsettled. Buttnr and cheese un-
changed.
: Live, dsessed and cured meats as before.
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Wingfield Buys Fraction Stock
Goldfield Con. Declares Dividend

days. 2@21s per cent; go days, 2Ia per cent; six
months. $685. per cent
Prifae mercantile paper. 81 a per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, With actual business
in bankers bills at 4.s625 q 4.S6s5 for so dag,
bills and at t4.B1S5 for demand
Commercial bills $4.s5sx @46TE
Bar silver. 52hc.
Mexican dollars, &c
Government bonds steady: railroad bonds.
6rnn "a,
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Cask Grain asd Provisions

s CHICAGO. May 27.-The leading cash quota
sTc resd Or tytns sap,ev no fair TO-
choice maltfng. 1886 676Ac. F1a1seed-No.
southwcstern. 81 90; No. northwestern. 81 75.
Timothy seed, "a. 90. Clover, $3.50. Mess pork,
per bbi, s1s.TTis f1s. sIE Lard, per 100 lbs.
s10.s0. Short RIBS sides (looser $40. 206310.SO.
Short clear sides tboxed), SO. .T5@11.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances Of wheat and -four were equal
TO 10000 busheis; primary receipts, lee, GOO
bushels, compared with 319, coo bushels the cor
day year ago. Estimated. receipts
for tomorrow--Wheat.a 8 cars; corn S38 cars;
oats, 243 cars; hogs, q, 600 head
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Hay ana Fesdstun.

The hay market continues weak. with local
consumers buying from hand to mouth Dealers
say that they are selling new hay at from SOC to
$1.50 per ton below what they paid for Il in
the ecountry. AZ they had to have il to supply
their customers. The farmers are generally
asking over the level OF the San Frzncisco mar
ket. There Is no change in quotations
Bran-S29950 per ton for white and SIS 501
% for red.
Middlings-s53135p per ton.
shorts-Ss1 asa per ton.
- Feedstu6s-Rolled barley S25dS6; rolled oats
for feed, s45046; mixed feed. $3o632 for aver
age lots; oilcake meal. IN 20 ton lots $3.50. in
ex0s cocoanut cake or meal at mills. s26 In 20
aud 10 and $3.50 in 8 ton lots. tobbfng. s27 |;
corn seed. nominal. alfalfa meal and ueaifalfs
jobbing lots 500 carload lots SIS per ton
Hay-Wheat. f1o0z2; wheat and oat sf8n21.
tame ost. S1s021; new volunteer wild cat sIi
614: new barley. s11@i4; new alfalfa, ssa IL:
stock hay, Ss6la per ton
Straw-5O4SOc per bale.
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Exchanxe Axtournment

The New York stock and cotton exchanges will
be closed Saturday and Monday over Memorial
day. The Chicago board OF trade will be oye,,
on Saturday. but closed on Monday. Tho San
francisco stock boards will remain closed on
Saturday and Monday
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CondIfIon of the Treaauvv

WASHINGTON. May 27.-Today's statement
Of the treasury balance in the general fund. ar
elusive OF fbe S15O.O00. 900 gold reserve shows
Gold coin and bullion. $z5, 1896 762; gold certia-
Gates. $2s,0le.5o0; available cash balance sfis,-
I52. $50.
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Northern Business

PORTLAND, May 2T.--Ciearings $sso;s4o;
aees T4coMa. 'isS; Nay 27-cearinss, s722o5l; bal
ances $i91, 1888.
sPoKxNE. May -Clesrinss, si,1s2. 500;
balances $3.50, ,254.
SEATTLE. May 21.-.ciearinss, 81. s24'sss; bal
ances, S439. 800.
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Northern wheat Market

PORTLAND. May 27.--whest: Track prices
Club, 31.lSI1.20; choice milling bluestem,
S127h 911.So; turkey red, sl1S; red Russian.
~. is; valley, si.17.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA. May N-Wheat: Milling Blue
stem. S1.S0@I-S S5; club, si.i4. Export-Blue-
stem, SI.24; club, 81. IA; red, tl.08.
SEATTLE, May 27.-Wheat-No milling quo
tstlons. Export-Biuestem, sl.24; red, s1.oe;
club. LA.
Receipts: Wheat, 1 car.
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New York Grain Market

J NEW YORK, May X,-Fiour-Receipts. 13,6OO
barrels. exports, l,Ie5: quiet and steady.
Wheat-Receipts, -; exports, 55, 300 bush
els. Spot irregular: No 2 red, $1.41 asked
elevator and anoat; No. ] northern Duluth. s1.8s
nominal (. o. b. afoat No. 2 hard winter,
y1.8ex nominal Z. %. b. anost. A better line
Of crop news was reported for aggressive bear
pressure and severe declines in wheat today.
Prices at one time were a cent below last
night. late months showing the most weakness,
except May, which. closed unchanged the market
being generally &G1Ee net lower. May closed
S.35 July sl4la, September s1.15h, De
cember $1.1sx.
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Loans. E.chanee and silver

Bank of England Discount Rate =
LONDON, May 2T.--The sate Of discount OF the
Bank OF England remained unchanged at
2ia per ceRt. ,ss,.n - ~
Bank of Bengal Reduces Discount Rate
CALCUTTA. May 27.--The rate Of discount Of
the Bank OF Bengal was reduced today from to
3
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Neu York Monex Markef

NEW YORK. May 21.--Money on call, EASY
at * %G2 per cent; ruling rate, 1M per cent:
closing bid, ] Il per cent: offered at y per cent
Time loans, very soft and fairly active; 90
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potatoes. o.ion. nnd Vegetables

Business in miscellaneous vegetables was OF
average proportions yesterday and ANYTHING cnat
was in light receipt cleaned up readily AZ stin
figures but stocks of several descriptions were
In excess OF market needs and were orerinS AZ
low rates Asparagus continued TO move on
freely and with Gamers paying $l.IS. Tor any
thing choice prices for all grades were Easily
maintained. - Tomatoes and peas ruled urn wltn
Some favored brands of -the latter even com
manding a small advance. Summer squash did
better the previous low prices. having created
good, demand for it,, Rhubarb was suddenlt
in excessive supply and loHer with sales gnt;
while string beans and nsw potatoes declined
on greatly increased supplies Sweet potntoes
were nrraiy held; Mt a sharp advance. rrnsqy
stock that had previously eneum bered the market
having disappeared Old crop BurOanks remained
nrn with the market moderately active, while
onions were inclined to- easinass.
Potatoes (per. etn-kfyer Enrbanks $1,000
toes, s1sI592; new potatoes. 5@S15c per ID
onions--Austrsilan .G4dn4. 70 per cit; Bermuda
seed SELLS per >eraes; red, $1d .f5' psr
sack. = ~ :, 49,
= Observation-Disclosures. 81 Ss2 25 per box for
extras and - .256ai so for common TO choice;
rhubarh, $iGtf. 50 per box for bay and 3g3Et
per- lb for nor thern tomatoes, 81. seq l60 per
crate; green peas. S150e92 % per sack string
and wax beans. 4@6c per ID; inner squash
16e6$f for small aud s7-6e-s:for large boxes
garlic 6Q10c per lb; cabbage, 81. 5OD2 per, ctl;
cucnmhers,. 81. .256L6O per box for Marysyflle
81. % per crate for Texas and 50GI5c per dozen
for hothouse; caulidcwer, 659T5e per dozen:
carrots, $40 per sack: turnps. 1.50 per sack Z.
egg plant. iS917isc per ID; green peppers, 12l5
@2oc per 10.
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Gener.l Merrhanaine.

Bass--Grsfn bags. 5E 9ec. San Quentin bars.
SIC; wool bsgss 53c for 515 ID and acc for 4
ID; deece irvine. &c per H. - :
sCoaf-Besvsr Hill, ~ Pennsylvania antEru-
cite esE, $is per ton; Wellinxton, 80, New
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barley Weak and Arriving Freely
New Peaches and Honey in Market

wellington. 50; Coos bay. 81; Australian house
SIS 3 bulk and slSSo is
Welsh anthracite S15s coke. SIS per ton IA
bulk and Sis In sacks; Rocky mountain, $3.50
Oiis~ouotations are for barrels Linseed. 74e
per gallon for boiled and T2c for raw cases Sc
Srs u es:sST s, sa 1i n s. cases No l. 71e BAKERS
gallon: cocoanut oil In barrels. 6o4s353c for
XXX. 57h 0e1c for No. and 55@5s1 1ac for No.
sperm oil. Gle: natural winter sperm OH 9fe:
natural whale oil. 55c: extra winter strained lard
oil. s5@s6c; NO neAtsfoot OH. s0c; herring
OIL. 4oe; salmon oil, s5c; boiled 6sh oil. s5c;
Coal on Gasoline. etc.-water white ira,
or drums. II &c: special do. 12c; pearl OIL In
cases. f7c astral lie; star tic; extra star. 2Oes
gasoline. in bulk. 141ze; in cases. q nc; No.
engine dlstillate. In drums Sc; No do. Tcs
cases. &c more; IS deg gasoline. in bulk. soc; IL
naphths. In bulk. lie. in cases 13tkc-
eTurpentine-o2e per gallon in cases and 5sc
" Resin tper ' bsI of $50 Ios1-E. $3.50; =, ss.sS:
BED and white Lead-Rsd. sss@sci. white.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes
follows, terms net cash: standard granulated
tine or eoarsel 5-65c: fruit standard, 5s5c;
crystal domines in cases. NS65c; tablets. in half
ebls. s6.I5c; tablets. In boxes. 6.40c; cubes and
crushed; osOs p9rasrso' oiSS; 7 cand5 srsaa
ers' crystals 5.T5c: magnolia A. 5.25c: extra o.
5-f5c: golden C. 5.05c; d. 4.95c- Barrels and so
10 bags I0c half bols 25c. boxes soc more per
100 lbs FOR all grades. Monarch bar is quoted
over and above the price for standard dne (cane)
grnnulsted in 100 ID bags as follows. Bags. 100
lbs 35c;s -harrels 45c. half barrels. SOC; 40 Ii
tins cased. s2.O5: IS ID tins. cased. t205; 10 ID
tins cased. 10 in q case 81. 10; 8 10 tins. 3 in
4 case S2. 20; so ID boxes, S5e No extra charge
for putting up bar in private packages
The California and Hawaiian sugar re6nin<
company quotes follows Granuiated basiz,e
Ae5c: "Higrades bar. &c. powdered. 5.75c; Al
dry granrlated. 5-65c; coarse dry granulatet.
5-e5c; confectioners' A. 565c; confectionery
crystals 5.75e; cubes, 5.90c; bricks, 590cs extra
me grznulated ti0O bags only, =; excelsior
A. 5.25c; extra C.. 5.f5c: golden G. 5.O5cs yeE
low D. 4.95c; r. z. crystal dominos. sSSc-
Additional per 100 lbs: In barrels and so ID
bags 1Oc more; half barrels, 25c mores boxes.
soc more for all grades. Bar. In IS ID and 40 ID
tins, si.T0 more: In 10 10 tins, s2.35 more Mini
unam order, carload weight
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Ewx Market I'm Nearby Counties

extras. Use; fancy outside creamery 2S@2Ie
store. 1s62oc.
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Hides. Tallow. Wool and Hsps

Everything under this head rules drm, with
quotations unchanged
Hides-Cu1is and brands sell about ale un-
der quotations. Heavy sRlted steers. 136l3zcs
medium. IL y G12ise: light. n0i11ac; cowhides.
11Ql2c for heavy. 11412c for light: stays. scs
salted kip, fHc; saited veal 161zcs saited calf.
1si5e; dry hides, 1915cs dry Kip. 1ocs dry calf.
24c; dry veal, nc: dry stays. 14cs sheep
skins shearlings. 20G40c each; short wool. 5On
75e eaehs medium. 75cGs1 each; long wool. 81. 25
91-75; lambs. 25e175c; horsehides. salt. 81 2-204
2. IS for large and $1-75d225 for medium, I5e
Gs1-50 for small and 25650e for eoltss horse
hides, dry. SzG2-50 for large and s1-25M2 for
Medium. 50cd91 for small and 25050c for colts:
goatskins. prime angora. 5O4Iocs large nair
goats. 25650c: medium. 20td sc; small. 58l5cs
Mexican dry hides. 17t5c: do. picked. 1sc; do.
dry salted. 12c: dry stays. 12c; Mexican deer
skins 30634c; dry salted do, 2542Ics dry Cen
tral American. 2s632c per ID
IallOw-No. 1 rendered, 5QS1zcs No. :, 3Q
4f1c: grease. 203c.
Wool-New San Joaquin, years staple. i30
17c; do TO 8 months. 12616c: new southern
ecast. Sa14c- Fall eiip-Mountain free. sQl2c:
DC defective. 66sc: Nevada. 184 zoe per ID.
Hops-Prices TO growers from 6G10c per
ID, with u1sc for contracts.
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Meat Market !.
DEEGSHD- MEATS


SlauShfererss rates to deaiers and butchers are
gsef-7a7hc per lo for steers; se7e for COW.
5vssi-7oshc. for large and sKasssc 10,
Nntton-.-wethers, 7asci ewes. ss7c per h..
L,ns--ec for heavy and sssSioe per ib FOR
Dressed Pork tp.r ib,-1ialis4c for light and
sk 0ioc for hsavy. +
The following quotations are fer good, scand
Livesterk delivered In San Francisco. gross
"a. i fat steers. over BOO lss alive, aye.
under 900 lbs SEc; second quality, 4af4Kc; thin
and undesirable steefs, e63s4c:
Ne I cows and heifers, 5he; second quality,
Eat bulls and stsys, 2c; thin buiis, ! a 0i&c-
IS Scsiyss.Liss@t @ Z gssisht'. per To- Sc; medium
bheap (per iS)--Wethers, No. 1, 4isc; ewes,
No. 4, az 1<c; shorn sheep. he lees
Lamhs .tper lb)-Yearling lambs, 4i4c; this
Hogs tper lbl-Hard grain fed, weighing 100
70 10 lbs: ,T9IMc @ izc. to 2oo lbs re; go & to
80 ibs, ~ @lc; rcrsn. nesyy hogs' 4s@oe'
Butter. Cheese and Ekxs
Fluctuations Under this head yesterday were
the exchange being decline of rsc In extras
and an advance of 1se In frsts and seconds.
An attempt to put the market for ertras- down
TO 2bc failed. After one sale was made at that
Aeure the bull interests commenced to raise
their BIDS and BY buying up everything that
was oHered they succeeded in carrying tns
marker up to 2ei5c. The continued high prices
for extras caused somewhat Of run on the
under grades, which accounts for the advance
ii nrsfs and seconds.
. Prices for butter were unchanged, and al
though several lots Of extras were sold 1T &c
and the market closed Arm on the exchange with
buyers willingly paying a5l5c. the feeling In
the street was one of easinesS Some dea.ers
were-even expecting lower range of values bss-
fng their expectations on the belief that the
northern shipping business had about ceased ne
ouofations for cheese were urdisturbed-
Sales on the exchange were as follows:
Butfer-G00 pounds of cuhe extrns at 26c 10
cases Of squares Mt &c., and so at Is kc a pound
Eggsr-1o cases of extras at 25c, 80 at 26c, ano
80 1t 261ac q dozen. ~.
Receipts were $1,000 pounds butter 100000
pounds Cheese and 956 cases eggs.
: The following ar6 official quotations estab-
iIshed 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 I afc to &c higher owing to
the various charges to be added.
sButter--Fresh creamery extrass % &c Der ID.
hrm: do nrsts. 25c.s hrm : do seconds 24Hc Arm
Cheese-California fancy dats 13c per Ii.
hrm: do hrsss, 12c,; frup; do seconds l1i1c
erm; fancy Young Americas. 1870, firm; do
nrrts. 151 1ac, firm. = s
Eggs (per dozen, cases included) )--Caiiferaia
fresh extras 261zc arm; do hrsts, 25ls Ann:
do seconds 24c firm; do thirds, 25c. arm.
Portland Butter Market
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declines Of .%@iAc with May at. $3.50 and
July at &c. - : ..yss..aeas -
Tie slump In coarse grain induced liberal re,
leases In provisions, which resulted in weak
market nearly all day. The market closed weak
at declines of l04lT5ae,, compared with yester-
days Anal dss,res. as - -,
fhe board OF trade will be. closed next Mon
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SANTA CRUZ Nay 274roday' sgg quota
tions remain az 26 cents. which Il generaLy
accepted. although larger dealers are shipping
to San Francisco.s
PETALUMA, May 21.-The. prices paid Tor
exrs- is in an unsteady condition Today the
best Offering was 2bh cents The. delivery was
fair but the supply is gradualiy decrsesing
= SANTA. ROSA, May 25.-.There was a decline
Of hair cent in che local egg market on re-
ceipt Of the quotations from the San Franci SEQ
dairy exchange this morning The dealers 70
day quoted 24lac per dozen for choice ana "a &c
for seconds.
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NEW SECURITIES
IN WALL STREET
Spectators Interested in FlOta-
ton of Shares of United
Dry Goods Companies
Ner York stock List

Z. F. Hutton Co. 49o California street
members Of the New York stock exchange Inr- %
nish the following list Of bonds and stock safes
yesterday
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Lss Angeles Markets

LOS ANGELES. May 2T.-Extra selected eExs
reached 80 cents today, following heavy csu
for the local product Local ranch eandled
brought Is cents and case counts % centsr But
ter prices remained unchanged. with 527s cents
bid for. creamery extra. two pound rolls. aud
so cents for creamery drSts- The bean narkeE
was arn. Lady washingtous advancing 25 cents
to. ,5.25 sack. The supply Of new potatoes
was heavy causing decline OF 50 cents a bon
TO &1@I-25.
!, Today s receipts were: Eggs. 1.O2e dozen; bat
ter. so 152 pounds; cheese. S46 pounds; potatoes.
1876 sacks. onions. 12 sacks. beans. $40 sacks
sweet potatoee...22 sacks
Eggs-Local ranch candled. extrs selects. S0c1
local ranch. candIed. 2sc: case cont Sc
Butter-Cresmery- extras 52Aes creamery
drsts, Soc cooking butter. 221z per pound
Cheese-Sorrhern fresh. 15c. anchor large
1sc; anchor young America. f9c. anchor hand.
zoe; Oregon twins i5c; Oregon tHplets. 1ecs
eastern singles. zoe: eastern twins. 20c, east
em daisies. 2002fc: eastern longhorn. 2ic.. i'm
ported Swiss. 3oc: domestic Swiss, 16417cs
cream brick. 21c; Hmhurger. 21c..
BeaBs-Sos 1 pink. S.. 10: No. limaS. S4.S5;
Lady Washington. -, 25; small whites. S.: black
eyss. $50; Garvanzas, $3.50; lentils German,
S8;.do California s..
: Potstoss-Locsi early rose. s25O@2 rs: ncrth-
ern early rose y 25o92 I5; local Buroanks. t2T9s
bighlands. $50: Iompoc. g .: Utahs, sz@
2. .25: Oregon Burbanks, 81 60627S- Sweets-.
yellow. local. g., so; new potatoes. S101.25.
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London Closing Stocks

Money-1h 42k per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills Is 9l64fT per cent, and for three
months bills 9-16@i% per cent.
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New York Bonds


Aliis-Chal ist IS. SSlz
Amer Agricul IS. 100
Amer tat cv 4s.l04
Amer Tobacco IS. S0A
Do s. -.-...1I2is
Atch gen IS .I00%
DO s I 1sf As 95i<
DO cV 4s ---- i09ss
DO cr Is -111%
Allan c l. LIST Is 9Sas
Bait & Ohio A.. .10O5s
DO 31as ...-. 94h
DO s W 3ias.. 9IL
BROOKLYN RT c IS Ssh
Can So 1st SIS. 1861
Central Of Ca 5s.Il05s
Cent Leather IS. es%
CIR of NJ IN -. 127 =
Cbes d Ohio 45ss.IO4 Y
DO ref SIS cffs l0l y
Chi e. Alton 3J5s. 16ss
&. p & Q Joint IS 9Sh
Do gen IS ... -100L
Ma StP gn 3ias 9lH
C.RT& pac col 4s sos.
DO col IS %
10 refde 4s.... %
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crops I'm oregon and washanxtos

=, -,FOH1LAND, NAY zI---5pfciaI dispatches fronl
various points in the inland empire state that
crop conditions are the best at this season Tor
more than decade. The ground In the grain
belts is soaked 10 depth VARYING from three
inehes TO a foot and haf. while more than
week OF warm sunshine with light showers has
furnished IDEAL growing weather. The grain is
btooline better than for years due largely to tho
ceof spring.
In northern Idaho the acreage this year ls
fully 80 per cent larger than in 1908.
In eastern Washington and northeastern Ore
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New York Produce


NEW YORK. MAY 27.-Hops-Steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Hides-Firm.
Wool-Firnn-
S1gar-Raw. FIRM centrifugal. 9s test. S.92cs
molssses sugar. 317e: refined. steady
Cofee-Futures closed steady. net unchanged
TO 20 points higher. with sales OF IA. 243 bags.
including May at 1887 -25e; June. s.soe: Sep
tembers .10c: December. 5-9Q45-95c- Spot
Quiet; Rio. No. .. "a 6Sc. santos. No. 4. s5s@ 40
&c: mild. quiet; Cordova. 9&912%e.
Butter-Steady unchanged
CheeseESteady, unchanged.
EggsESteady, unchanged
DEIED FRUITS
Eyaporated Appleg-Unchanged Fancy. 81 a
9lte: choice. 7G7%.es prime, 696&cs common
to fair, 515%c.
Prunes-Coast advices report a armer market
for prunes. but change IN the range OF prices
locally California fruit. 2159l13zcs Oregon
prunes. 50l6Os TO 20-Sos 669c-
Aprieots-Are in small supply. Choice 1odg
10Lc extra choice. I01s 610Acs fancy II 913e-
Peaches-Are moving steadily into consump-
tion, but the market is easy in sympathy vita
the coast Choice. 6G654e; extra choice. So a
SIC; fancy, T3s11c.
Raisins.Firm. Loose museatsI. shQtAc3
choice to fancy. * 661ke: seedless. So 04hc3
London layers 81. Is al 40
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Flour and Fsrsnaeeeu. Co.'s. !,

Fieur-caiifornia family extras ss.eoa7 net
without discount; bakers extras 6.Goa7: super
nne, $5.5e66.7o: Oregon and Washington. per
bbl s5.5o&650 so for family. bakers. and patents
and f4.11d5.2S for cut or; Kansas patents
$3.50; do straishts. $3.50; do clear. 81; Dakota
pateuts. $40; do straights, $3.50; do clear,
$3.50 per bhl
Farinaceohs Goods-Priees / in packares.. net
cash, no discount. are as follows: Graham -four
81 Is per 100 lbs; rye -four, IS. so: rye meal,
cream do 1915; ost meal, sD: oat xrosts.- SIS;
hominy, So 60e14: b1ckNhest nour, $4.75; whole
wheat -four -; rolled oats, b6fs &1.508s in
$3.50 in barrels; rolled wheAt. bbls sST6. IN
sacks s4. 20; pearl barley. $3.50, split peas
boxes, SJ.7o for yellow and 50. rs for green per
100 lbs. -
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Poultrx ana Game

Business in poultry was conhned to narrow
limits throughout the day. offerings con
sisted largely OF undesirable stock. such as sn,aTf
hens hroilers and old rooeters. with which the
trade was well supplied Large young roosters
and large frrers were in good demand. but there
were few offerings and pricess-were LARGELY
nominal. = +,
Poultry. tpers doEenl-Hens s5a5.so for small.
roostcrs, ss@12; old roosters, e4.5005; fryers,
$6,5o@T.60 for large and S596 for suslls hrnfi-
ers, S4q5 Tor large and s2.5o63.50 for small;
2; geese. nominal
Game--Nominai.
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Portland Butter Market
PORTLAND, May Butter-Cfty creamer,
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Henrn ana SeeIIn.

Dealers coatinue to quote a arm but quiet
market for beans.
Beans (per cti) -Bayo, s5.85e6 so; pes. IS. 50
196; small white. FS.e5G6. large white a 600.
5; pink, $a15dS.z5; red, nominal. bisckeye
90. .<6R3-65; hma, s4siOf24- Is; red Kidneys S. IS
a.; cranberry oeahs. nominal; Gsrraneas. s8a
4; horse beans, Q.e002.1O
Seeds-Erorn mustard. SE 9<isc; yellow mus
&c; alfalfa leg 1sc; rape. cleaned. 3nzjhc: tim.
othy, ~ 1ec: hemp. &c; millet, enc per ID:
hroomcorp seed, s2S6 per too.
Dried Pezs-Green are quoted at sa 3 per Ell
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LOCAL MARKETS

8finneapoIis Flax Market
May 27.-Flax. $i.19z.
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Deeiduous ana citrus Fruits

The drst peaches OF the season came in yes
terday, is boxes Of early Aleranders coming u
from Vacaville. They were held at s1-25 pen
box. but found few buyers. being too green e
invite custom. There were further arrivals Oi
for crates and 5o@75c for small drawers. Apri
cots sold fairly at previous prices. while new
green apples received hardly any attention. Re
ceipts OF cherries were lighter than on wednes
day. bat there was a heavy carry oyer snd
trade was rather slack anyhow. prices were
lower and the market ruled weak at the decline.
In the berry line, ,gooseberries, strawberries and
loganberies were weak. with OF lots moving
slowly. Longvoxth strawberries were more OF
less wilted and In poor condition generally. haV
ing been too long on the vines after rpening
One lone chest OF black logsnberries came in
and sold at 40c drawer IS chest. while 81
was high price for the red variety. Figs
Of the arrivals OF eurrants were disposed OF
Buyers were evidently tired OF paying high price,
for the latter and were holding or expecting the
market to weaken- There was not much doing
in oranges and other citrus goods and prices wers
undisturbed- o.
straw acknowledgements s5a7 per chest;
Raspbernes-e -eO@75c per drawer and s1s2s pei
crate.
aooseberries- -4o@65c per drawer: in bulk
siscEberriss- 5e@L 75 per crate.
Lnssnberriss-- s5Ge per chest and 55c91 per
Currants-5o@soc per drawer
Apples-sia1so per box; do new. 5ogssc
sCherr1es-5o@ssc per drawer for black. $50
75c per box for Royal Anne and 49960c foi
for white.
Apricots 1.as@,.75 per box.
Figs-$1-50 per box.
a.. IS: grapefruit s2-2502.75 for seedless; lem
and sIGl 20 for standsrd; Times: t4;sogs.
bunch FOR Hawaiian and t2.5o@s.5o FOR Central
American; pineappies. SSQ6 per dozen.