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,s- Gallon FOR bo,led and 69c for raw cases: 1s.
&c more; castor oil. In cases -. ,+ cases.
7sss. ner vaiIo5, cocoanur OIL in barrels aS
e3iSe for Xxx. 5S1a Q61e for No. ana 5rS 1IeS
a9r snerm Oh csc: natural winsss
sperm oil. 65c; natural wnaie on nsatsfoOr
winter bleaehed lard Oil 9Se; No q, 5e: esd boiled
oil, 65c; herring oil, 4Oc. salmon o'i' 49,
fish oil, 35c paint oil. 35c n,.. iron
Coal OIL. Gasoline. ete.-Wa%ts % W., barrels
barrels or drums, 10c; $50 deg oh' Ion Ion III IN
or drums. fl1sc; special do. 12c: pearl Ois, s..r
cases. lie; astral, 1Tcs star, ltc, eA.a1 , and
zoe; Elaine, 26l3e; eoeene zOc' 1e1 cases p 55c;
No engine distillate in drums. Sc No 1h,,Ik
7c cases. 7c more; Sc deg. gasoline. go - naint-
ers' naphtha. in bulk lie. in cases 1s1se;.7 IN
Turpentine-64c per gallon in cases anu o'
Rcsa ar1ns 1per Sb bbp Of 'S $50 fsE $780, f. $3.50
G. $3.50; H. S61O; WV. $40 40 - ,vbtte.
Red and White Lead-Red, s7a@Se'
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company ggauovIsted
follows terms net cash; Standard graneliss11S. 80.
time coarse). 535c; fruit granqlaIea' Ssif
crystal dOminOs, In cases. S.30c; taolets, N ~ a
bbs, 5,s5c; tablets. in boxes. 61Oc; CUBES sim anr =
crushed 560c: powdered 5.45c; candy grahu-
lated, 5.45c: confectiOners' A, o-4oc. coHIee.e ~
ers crystals, 5.45c: magnolia A. 49Se 'a'a ran
A. S5c: golden c. A. 75c: D. 4. .65c; extra me -
uIated J.I5e Barrels and so ID bags l0e, naiI az
barrels 25c. boxes soc more per 100 los io5 novs
grades Monarch bar Is quoted over anu ~ eS 4.
the price for standard fne (cane) grannlate9 IA
100 ID bags as follows: Rags, 100 lbs. Soc, "a oNI
50. %; IS Ib tins cased 50 O5: 10 ID tins, eased
10 IN case. So 20; ID tins, In a case, S-.a0.
30 lb boxes. S5c- No extra charge ror putlinS
up bar in private packages.
The California and Hawaiian sugar renhIns
company quotes as follows: Granulated pasis'
o-3oei Higrade bar. 5.iee; powdered 2soe AZ =
crushed. 5.6Oc; berry, 535c; c. 6 H. extra me
dry granulated. 5.35c: coarse dry granaIatet::
5.35c: confectionery A, 5.3Jc; eontectlohers
crystals 545e: cubes. 8 zoe: bricks 5.6Oc; extra
fine granulated 600 ID bags only. 5-15c; excel
stor A, 4-95e; extra c. 4.s5e; golden Z. T. t9c'
yellow ID. 4.65c; H. & E. crystal dominos Sooe-
Additional per 100 lbs: IN barrels and so 10 bags.
Zoe more half barrels. 25c more; boxes oOe more re
for all grades Bar in 35 lb and 40 ID tins. 81 10
more; In 10 ID tins So. 35 more Minimum order,
carload weight.
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View york ,Ionev 1nrket

NEW YORK. March 3.-Tme loans very dull
and easy; GO days, 2h@2% per cent; 80 days
2%@3 per cent; six months, offered at per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 315 al per cent.
Sterling exchange steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at S4S560 for 60 day bills ana
at s.. ST65 for demand.
Commercial bills, s4.s5l4 @4.s5as.
Bar silver. 50Ac.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
Bonds-Government, steady; railroad, irreg-
ular.
rate per cent; closing bid, y per cent; offered
2 ner cent.
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Poultry and Game

There was continued all around firmness In
the market for live poultry. all descriptions be-
ing in urgent demand at the recently revised
quotations, and occasional sales of large young
chickens were reported at small premiunl
Early arrivals were 66 coops and they were
closed out of first hands almost as fast as re-
ceiyed No more western came in. Eighteen
cases of dressed turkeys came in ON the morning
train and the oregon express brought is more.
These receipts represented the tail end Of the
supplies in the country and were mostly of poor
quality What few choice birds We're received
sold readily at 22@23c pound, while of lots
went low as 1Sc and were hard to move at
that. There was not much demand for game
and prices for all descriptions were inclined TO
easiness.
Poultry (per dozen)-Hens. S5.5Oa6 for small.
S6.50G7 for large and SS@1O for extras; young
ROSTERS, SSG9; old roosters. 81 50Q5; fryers.
S7@7-50; large broilers, s6.50G7; small hroilers.
S5.5066; ducks. S7.500S-50: pigeons 81 5Om
LIS; squads. $s@3.50; geese. s2.50G2.75 per
pair.
Turkeys (per lb)--1S023c.
Game tper dozenl-Gray geese 81; white
geese, S1.50; brant. S250@3 for large and 81 20
for small; hare, 81 so; cottontail rab-
bits 81.
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Cash Grain and Provisinna

CHICAGO. March 3.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour; firm; No. rye, 7ec; feed or
mixing barley, 651% G67c; fair to choice mailing,
6615 G6719c; daxseed No. 1 southwestern
$16113; No. l northwestern, S1.71Ia; timothy
seed $50; clover. $780, mess pork, per bbl,
$lf2UQ1f.2o; lard per 100 lbs. $500; short
RIBS, sides lloose) sS50@9; short clear sides
(boxed), $9G9.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and flour were eouaI
10 50 i,O00 bushels. Primary receipts were 515,-
0V0 bushels, compared with sol 900 the CORE
spending day year ago. Estimated receipts for
tomorrow; Wheat, Al cars; corn 312 cars; oats,
l60 cars; hogs, 81 900 head
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Northern Business

SEATTLE, March s.-Cearings. 1.624. .322;
balances. ste, ,6S3.
TACoSfA, March 3.-Clearngs. s705, POS; bal
SPOKANE, March s.-clearings, s1.a11, ,e24;
PORTLAND. March s.-clearings. s1.552. .sss;
balances s55.O19
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Hay and Feedstuffs

Hay continues rather easy than otherwise.
though receipts have fallen OF again. The only
thing new In feedstuffs is the arrival of 1900
sacks bran from Japan.
Bran-S29: 5o@3o per ton for white and SIS so
129 for red.
Middlings- $50. .5Oa35 so per ton.
Shorts-$31@ q 81. so per ton.
Feedstuffs-Rolled barley, SIS. 5063O: rolled
oats for feed $40; mixed feed, $2S@32 for aver
age lots; oilcake meal, in 20 ton lots S3S So in
10 ton lots $39. in ton lot $3950. small lots
$40; cocoanut cake or meal at mills, $26 in 20
and 10 and $26.5O in ton lots, jobbing $27; corn
meal, S37 ass; cracked corn, $3SM39; broom corn
seed, 81. 10 per ctl alfalfa meal and mealfalfa
jobbing lots SIG. carload lots S25 per ton.
Hay--Wheat, S22@25; wheat and oat S210
"a tame oat. S20@24; volunteer wild oat, S1S so
Q2250; alfalfa, S15@19; stock, $12@15 per ton.
Straw-5OQ75c per bale.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Foreign Futures
Northern wheat Market

OREGON
PORTLAND, March 3-Wheat-Track prices
Club $1.07: bluestem, s1.1S: turkey red, $1.10
red Russian. S1.02; valley, $1.05.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, March .-Wheat--Milling: Blue
stem. S1.16 Export: Bluestem, $115; club
$1.05; red, $l.01
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Cnndifinn of the Treasnrx

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Today's statement
of the treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive of the s15O, coo gold reserve, shows
Available cash balance, S13s.204.616; gold coin
and bullion 4S,O09, $50; gold certificates, $4S,-
O25 43O
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FIour and Fnrinnccnnn Gonds

Flour-California family extras, S6@6.60 net
without discount bakers extras, $6@6.25; su-
perfne, 81 S0@5.l0; oregon and Washington. per
Dbl, S595.l5 for family, bakers and patents and
s43O@4.50 for cut off; Kansas patents S6.40Q
$50; do straight. s6.2oG6.So; Dakota patents,
nominal.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages net
cash, no discount are as follows: Graham -four
$3.50 per 100 lbs; rye -four $3.50: rye meal
$500; rice -four. 81; meal, 1925; extra
cream do, $3.T5; oat meal, $4.75; oat greats,
S4l5; hominy, $3.60@4; buckwheat -four $4.75;
whole wheat -four, Sc. 10; rolled oats. bbls So 25
as, In sacks S4.I5Q6.75; extra cream do, 81. so
0s; rolled wheat bbls $50 in sacks s405;
pearl barley, S5.40; split peas boxes, 525 for
yellow and S6.25 for green per 100 lbs.
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they should be at the lowest ebb 1t is re-
ported that some houses have buyers out IN the
principal poultry sections Offering premiums OF
paying top prices net. and 10 meet this situa-
change and bid the market up, hoping to thereby
check the activity of those who buying In
the country. Extras 1c and first. 1sc higher
yesterday, being quoted at 23c and &c dozen
tations and some receivers making conces-
sions to tradesmen in their efforts TO effect clear
ances.
The butter market developed an easy tone yes
terday and a small sale ON the exchange sent
the price of extras down lie to SAC a pound
and there a similar decline in frsts, which
were quoted at 3Sc The only change in cheese
was advance of &c in fancy new California
fats.
Sales on the exchange were as follows:
Butter-10 cases OF extras at 34c q pound.
Eggs-10 cases Of extras at pc. 10 at 221ac,
20 at 23c and 20 cases of frsts at &c Dozen
Cheese-25 fancy new California OATS at 1oc
pound
Receipts were 40. 500 lbs butter 1900 lbs
cheese and S44 cases eggs.
The following are official quotations estao
iished by the sales bids and offers on the noor
OF the dairy exchange. Prices In the street.
while governed By the exchange quota tions, gen
eIally range from He to &C higher, owing TO the
various charges to be added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. SIC per 10,
nrm; do frsts. 33c. firm; do seconds, 305ae firm !;
5l1se, steady storage eastern ladies', 2312c. nrin
Cheess-California: Fancy flats, 15c per lb.
weak; do frsts lac, firm; DO seconds, 12e, nrm; (;
fancy Young Americas, Ice. weak; do frsts. 15c.
mats. 14Ac. firm; fancy Young Americas. 1612c.
firm; fancy eastern cheddars. 171ac. firm; Oregon
storage fats, 1415c, weak; do Young Americas,
| Ice, firm.
Eggs (per Dozen cases Observation-Disclosures
fresh extras, 23c, steady; do frsts. pc. firm; do
seconds, 2lc firm; do thirds, 2O13c, firm
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Bar silver-Quiet; 231sd per ounce.
Money-212 @2al per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is 29s per cent and for three months
bills 21s@2L per cent.
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Dried Fruits, Rnisins. Nuts and Honey

Fruirs-Evaporated apples 667e; apricots
7G1oc; fancy moorpark. 1216 G13c; peaches 4d
Arc for standards 5G6e for choice and SIC for
fancy; pears. 4dsc; pitted plums. Tdsc; necta-
rines. 5G6c; figs, 215 G4c; prunes. size basis,
21 G2%c- with 1c premium for 40s.
Raisins-London layers-2 crown. 9Oc; 3 crown,
81: seeded. 4d415c; seedless. 2G2Ac; ThomD-
sons seedless. 34e for unbleached; seedless sui
tana, 2a4c; loose muscatels. SIC for crown.
Nuts-Almonds, nOnpareils 111 Q12c; IXL,
1On @11c; ne plus ultra Zoe; Drake 915c;
languedocs So acc; hardshells, 61aG7c. Wal
nuts-9lsc per ID for No. / softsheIls, &c for No.
2 do. Chestnuts, S910c per ID for Italian; nj
berts 12la @14c; peeans. 15G17c.
Honey-Water white comb. 131Ac; white, IL "a
12c; light amber, 1OG1O1ac; dark amber. 96p
1Oc; water white, extracted nominal; white, "a
Sc; light amber, 80 17c; dark amber and can
died, Az @515c per h.
Beeswax-27G G2sc per lb for light and 2s@24c
for dark.
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Wheat and Other Grains

Wheat-There was nothing new in the local
situation yesterday. Sellers continued to ask
more than buyers were willing to pay
CASH WHEAT
California club, $1.S5Gl1.95 do milling 81 95
q205; California white Australian. S2m215;
lower grades of California, $16591 so; northern
club. 1-SI 15 a 80; northern bluestem S262 Is;
northern red, $1.S0a1.S5; Russia red, 81 SO6
1-S5; turkey red, $2G2 10 per Genital.
FUTURES
10:30 a. N. Session
May-$1.9712 bid, 81 asked.
p. u. Session
No quotations.
Barley-Some holders asked 81 As for feed yes
terday, but no sales at this figure were reported.
The market was quiet, usual. Receipts were
ample.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot $1.4061.43%; COM
mon to fair, S1.35@1 .3s%4 per ctl: brewing and
shipping, 81 .45@1 .47h; chevalier, $1.5712 a
1.62h.
FUTURES
10:30 a. M. Session
May-$1.39 bid, $1.39st asked
December-S1.21 bid $1.221s asked.
p. M Session
May-S1. 39%
Deeember-$1 $1.21A bid, S1.2215 asked.
0ats-Oferings meeting with but little
attention and prices remain unchanged.
White, S1S5@2; gray, nominal; red. $1.S5@
1-9O for choice. S1S0 for good and 81 65d1. II Y
for common; black SI.65d2 per ctl
Corn-California small round yellow, 81 1.S0@
1-S5; large yellow, nominal; western states yell
low, sacked, $165; in bulk San Francisco track,
yellow, 81 so; white 81. 81; mixed, $1.5S; Egyp-
tian, 81 so per eti for white
Rye-Nominal; all closed out of sellers hands.
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GenernI Merchnndise

Bags-Srain bags, hG6Ac buyer June July f;
San Quentin bags. 5a.e; wool bags, BE for 81
ID and 26c FOR 10: fleece twine. 9c per Ii.
Coal-Beayer Hill. 81: Pennsy lvania anthracite
egg. SIS per ton: Wellington So New Welling
ton. SO: Coos bay, 81: Australian hOuse-Rich-
mond. etc. 50; Stanford Richmond. IS: Cumber-
land. SIS In bulk and s16.50 in sacks: Welsh an
thracite. $15: coke $14 per ton In bulk and sic
In sacks: Rocky snountain. so. 80 per short ton
ous-Quotations are for barrels. Linseed, Tic
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St. Iouis wool Market

ST. yLoUIS March 3.-Market unchanged. Me-
dium grades combing and clothing, 19@24c; light
fine. 1G@2oc; heavy fine, 10@16c; tub washed,
24Q34c.
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Will be normal. factor that will tend to
keep the price of both green and canned asgara-
gus down is that certain Gamers have large
carryoyer OF the cheaper grades from the pack
them from the buying Of green asparagus on
the market, and also may work to lower the
price of the canned product.
Although the early varieties Of fruit trees
altogether too early to speak definitely OF the
fruit crops of California. This Is especially true
OF the apricot crop, for while there is large
crop looked for some orchardists express the
opinion that the buds of the apricot trees have
been damaged by the continued cold wet weather
and again, late rains may cause considerable
damage.
''on the whole. investigations go to show that
there Will be fairly large fruit crop, but
probably not equal to the bumper crop Of 190S.
Ihis In the main. would be for the best. as it
would insure, to an extent, a crop higher in
quality than that of last year.
certain growers in the tomato section state
that the acreage of tomatoes planted this season
VIII be less than ever before. they are put
ting but portion of the usual number of plants
into the hot boxes. This is on account of the
starvation prices they received for green toma-
toes last fall. This will have a salutary effect
on the market as 1t will give the price OF
futures an upward tendency, besides tending TO
make the price of spots advance. The cheap
and watery stocks of tomatoes have all been
about cleaned up. leaving the field open to the
better grades. The indications are that stocks
In Jobbers' hands are extremely light and the
best consuming months are ahead.
'Ihe sale OF futures in all lines is going to
he confined this year to supplies of regular
brands which dealers must have.
The declining prices dried fruits are de-
pressing the market for canned goods and vice
versa. The majority of packers and crrers
seem to have backbone. and in most cases
holders are free sellers. although stocks in Job
bers hands in all lines not large
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Hides. TaIIovv. Wool and Hops

Hop contracts have been made in Oregon at
1oc but a telegram states that buying is becom-
ing more difficult. owing to the fact that some
buyers have come forward with bids Of 1O1se to
grower.
Hides-Culls and brands sell about 16G1c un-
der quotations. Heavy salted steers. 13c: me-
dium, 12c: light. .1ol1c; eowhides. 1ol5c for
heavy. 1O1hc for light: stays, Sc; salted kip,
I3c sa1ted veal. 1914 Q1615e; salted calf, 1910;
dry hides. 19@1913c; dry kip. 1s41S55c; dry
calf 24c; dry stays. 13c: dry veal. PC: Mexican
dry hides i61sc; Mexican dry salted do. 13e
Mexican picked. 15c; sheepskins. shearlings 20
G40c each; short wool. 5oqIoc each; medium.
75cds1 each: long wool. S141.50; lambs. 150
75c. horsehides, salt. So 50G2.75 for large and
ST. T5@2 for medium. 75edS1.25 for small and
25650c for colts; horsehides. dry. S1.75G22 25 for
large and s1.25Gl,T5 for medium. 5ocGS1 >for
small and 2565Oc for colts; deerskins. dry Next
can. 2sasOc; dry salted do. 24@2sc; picked do.
2Oc; dry Central American. 25G30cs goatskins,
prime angora. 75c6$1; large hair goats, 35M
4Oc; medium. 20930c; small. 5415c.
Tallow-No. 1 rendered, 41s 4515c; No. 2. S15
64Lc: grease. 26c3c.
Wool-Spring clip (free) Humboldt. years sta
p1e 16d19c; San Joaquin IA 6e11c; southern
coast. 65h 99ikc; Nevada. aG14c per lb. Fal
clip northern mountain (free), IA 5QShc; defec-
tive 596c. Oregon-valley, 141a GI7c per ID.
HopsEPrices to growers are from Sc to 1Oc per
pound.
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Meat Market


Dressed meats show a number OF trifing
changes. There is nothing in livestock.
Mutton. spring lamb and veal ia increased
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates TO dealers follows
Beef-S9Ssic per lb for steers, T4Sc for cows
and heifers.
veal-sc for large and 9Is6IIc for small.
Mutton-wethers, 9i5Gi1c; ewes. 9G9isc per
pound.
1415c.
Dressed Pork (per Ibl-110111sc for light and
o1a G1oc for heavy
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quota tiOns are Tor good. sound
livestock delivered in San Frarcisco. g-OoS
weight:
Cattle-Steers. No. 1. 5ka51kc; second quail
ity. sc; third quality, 4lzc; cows and heifers.
4d4Ac for No L; second quality. 3hd3%c.
third quality. 3G3Lc: thin. 2I2Ec. bulls and
stays, 215c; thin bulls. y G2c.
Calves-5c per ID for light. 4Isc for medium
and &c for heavy.
sheep-wethers. 5H@sc per ID: ewes. 5G5skc
per III.
Lambs-61ac per 10.
Hogs-100 to 200 lbs. exc; 200 to $50 lbs.
exc; $50 lbs and over. &c per ID; boars 50@ 90
per cent. stays 30@40 per cent and sows 1C(l 70
per e nt on from above quota tions.
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Deciduous and Citrus Fruits

There was scarcity of ripe bananas. pine
apples and lines yesterday and prices for all
three articles were very firm in consequence
There were hardly any pineapples or ripe ba-
nanas TO be had In the afternoon and dealers
were waiting for the steamer Hilonian, which
arrived late In the day. 10 unload Prices will
probably continue high, the steamers mani
fest Is said 10 be light one. There was no
change I'm prices conditions in the market for
domestic fruits Supplies Of apples. pears and
citrus goods were ample for all needs. and the
market remained dull. with retail tradesmen still
limiting their operations to the purchasing of
small parcels for immediate routine needs Three
crates of strawberries came in from Los Angeles
and were held at $3.50 a crate, but were not
sold, having arrived too late
Apples (per box)-Fancy four tier bellfOwers.
S5c@$l; Newton pippins. $1.25QI.50 for four
tier and S1.75 for three tier; common to choice.
606S5c.
Pears-Winter Nells, S1.5OG1.75 per box;
cooking varieties. 75c6$1.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-Navel oranges, 81. %
1850 for fancy. $1.75@2 for choice; tangerines.
S191.50; grapefruit, $2.7563 for seedless; lem
ons. $275G3 for fancy. $2d2.5O for choice and
S1.25@1.50 for standards lines, S7.5OQS-
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. S12J01.T5 per
bunch for Hawaiian and 81 5093.50 fer Central
American; pineapples, s2G3 per dozen.
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PORTLAND, March 3.--Butter-Cfty creamery
extras. 35G36c; fancy outside creamery, 35c:
store 1S020c.
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New York stock List

E. F. Hutton & Co. 4sO California street,
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
nlsh the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday.
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New York NIininr Stncl..
BostOn Stocks and Bonds
THE COPPER STOCKS

BOSTON. March 3.-Lower prices in London
had a depressing effect on the market this
morning, especially in Amalgamated The local
coppers were inclined to sag, but there was no
pressure 10 sell stocks. Another large sale of
copper was made today and trade conditions
are fast getting better.
The Boston financial bureau reports 26, ,0OO 600
pounds Of copper sold today. Wolverine de-
clared 50 dividend. There is some improve
ment In consumers demand for copper.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut-
ton & Co., $50 California street, San Fran
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g.inpeonoIi. Flax Market
Portland butter Market

MINNEAPOLIS, March 8.---Flax closed
s1.6IA.
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Butter. Cheese and Egrn

The annual fight between egg handlers to Sc
cure stocks for storage is and the rivalry Is
sending prices up at wholesale at a time when
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Light Selling and Small Demand in
Hands of Professionals
New York Stock Market

EW YORK March 3-It day of small things in the stoc
meager almost entirely from the cas
professional operators who make livelihood by the daily ue
tuaons in prices. .
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Egg Market in Nearby Counties

SANTA CREZ, March 3.-Producers are still
receiving zoe for all classes Of eggs. The market
is well supplied and shipments to outside points
are increasing
PETALUMA, March S.-Prices for eggs are
slowly rising and 23e the best Offering to-
day. Nineteen cents for seconds the pre-
yailing price The delivery was average today and
all dealers could dispose OF great many more.
tour through the country among the poultry
ranches revealed the fact that many small
ranches have closed out their stock entirely and
many of the large ranches are running far short
or their capacity There are fewer chicks
hatched than for years at this season. The gen
eral complaint Is the high price OF feed.
SANTA ROSA, March 3.-There ad-
vance Of lie per dozen eggs today on receipt
of the quotations from the San Francisco dairy
exchange. The dealers today quoted 21c per
dozen for choice and 19c for seconds.
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san Francisco Money Market
Loans, Exchange and silver

Silver was sc lower and Hongkong exchange
4c lower. New York and sterling rates were
New York on Paris was higher
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ReccIpts of Produce
OREGON

OREGON
WASHINGTON
Flour, Or SKIS. 10 5T4 Wheat. ctls ..... 8, 755
WESTERN STATES
Flour, or SKIS. 1.5O0Cor meal, SKIS $50
JAPAN
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assessment Directory. COmstocEx Mine.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
wEDNEsDAY. March s-l0:ao a. n.

UNITED STATES BONDS
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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

Bran. SKIS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-11-05

sorry we have disturbed you!" She
looked careworn and a little forlorn.
yet but little considering the strug.
gle she and Dicksie had made to reach
the camp.
Light blazed from the campfire,
where Dicksie stood talking with Dan.
cling about horses.
They are in desperate straits I'D at
the ranch" Marion went on, when Nc.
Cloud had assured her of her welcome.
Il don't see how they can save it. The
river is starting to flow into the old
channel and there's a big pond right
in the alfalfa fields"
1T will play the deuce with things
II 1t gets through there" unused Nc.
Cloud. Il wonder how the river is?
I've been asleep. o Bill" he called
to Dancing, what water have you
got?"
"Twenty-eight six Just now. sir.
She's arising very slow, Mr.. McCloud."
so am responsible for this in.
vasion," continued Marion, calmly.
I've been up with Dicksie at the
ranch; she sent for me. Just think of
it-no woman but old Puss within ten
miles Of the poor child! And they
have been trying everywhere to get
bags, and you have all the bags, and
the men have been buzzing around
over there for a week like humble.
bees and doing Just about as much
good. She and ! talked it all over this
afternoon, and l told her | was COM
ing over here to see you, and we
started out together-and merciful
goodness, such time as we have
had"
But you started out together;
where did you leave herr"
There she stands the other side Of
the fire. o Dicksie!"
Why did you not tell me she was
here!" exclaimed McCloud.
Dicksie came into the light as he
fastened over. II she was uncertain
In manner, he was not. He met her,
laughing just enough to relieve the
tension Of which both for an instant
were conscious. She gave him her
hand when he put his out, though he
felt that it trembled a little. Such a
ride ~ you have had! Why did you