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Butter. Cbeese and Eur.

The market for eggs continued TO weaken on
liberal supplies and light trading yesterday. &c
being Topped OF the quotations for fresh extras
and tirsts. which were quoted at 4013c and CSC a
dozen respectively As is always the case on a
declining market. buyers were offsh and inclined
to scale their purchases down to meet Immediate
wants, thereby curtailng sales. Quotations for
butter were unchanged. but the market had
stronger tone and all grades of fresh creamery
goods were officially declared steady instead Of
weak as heretofore. California fat cheese was
weak, but prices stood as before quoted.
On the exchange 80 cases of fresh extra eggs
were sold. 20 going at Ale and 80 at 4015c
Dozen There were other sales.
Receipts were %. 800 pounds of butter s 600
pounds of cheese and $50 eases of eggs
The following official quotations estab-
lished by the sales, bids and offers on the floor
of the dairy exchange. Prices in the street
while governed by the exchange quotations, gen
orally range from &c to &c higher, owing to
the various charges to be added.
Butter Fresh creamery extras, 35c per lb.
steady; California storage extras 3O1dc firm !:
extra storage ladies', 25Ac, steady do frsts
25c, steady.
Cheese-California fancy fats. 1sc per lb.
weak: do frsts. TIC, weak; do seconds, lie
weak; fancy Young Americas, 19c, steady:
do frsts 1Sc, steady; fancy Oregon Young
Americas. 1S1hc, firm: do flats, 1S1sc firm:
California fancy storage fats, 171ac, firm; do
frsts, 1619c, firm; storage Young Americas,
1S12c, firm; New York singles, 19tac. firm: do
daisies, 1870, firm; Wisconsin singles, 1s1se,
steady.
Eggs (per dozen, cases included,- California
fresh extras. 401ac, firm; do firsts, 3Sc, steady;
California storage extras, 32c, firm.
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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

Flour-Californa family extras, $6.6od7, net
without discount; bakers extras, S6-60G7; su-
perhne, S5.4045.70; Oregon and Washington. per
bbl, S5.70615 90 for family. bakers and patents
and $40 for cut on: Kansas patents Sc. Asa
$40; do straights. $6.25@6.50; Dakota patents,
$40; do straights. 500 per bbl.
FarnaceOus Goods-Prices in 100 ID sacks. net
cash, discount. follows: Graham -four,
81. 40 per 100 lbs: rye -four 81; rye meal. So so;
rice -four, 81; corn meal, So 25; extra cream do.
s.. so; oat meal 81 40 oat greats, 81 so; farina,
81 so; hominy, $3.50; buckwheat -four. 81. so.
whole wheat nour, $3.50; rolled oats bbls, $Ia
7.25, in sacks 81 4O@6.75 extra cream do, 81 in
sacks and $3.50 in barrels; rolled wheat. bbls
$3.50, in sacks 81. .25G5; pearl barley. s4T5 split
peas, boxes $50 for yellow and $50 for green
per 100 lbs.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Cotton Market

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-IIutton's wire SAYS.
The cotton market after morning OF I'M
certainty and hesitation advanced 70 new high
records shortly after midday During the morn
ing there was quite persistent selling Of cotton
credited to some Of the big uptown interests and
also to some OF the bull leaders. but the demand
seemed to be quite sufficient TO check any decline
and prices worked back toward the opening
prices. There was liberal buying Ia Liverpool
during the morning and good deal OF cotton was
absorbed by commission houses When il ap-
peared that the selling was not bringing the
pressure on the market which had been looked
for buying by the west and southwestern bulls
started in and there "a ready response to-
this new impetus. Spot interests were reported
buying cotton again through brokers and there
was good general demand from commission
houses.
Liverpool bought freely in the early trading.
position OF the spot market will dictate the ac-
tiOn OF futures. -
Spot closed quiet 10 points higher; middlinE
uplands. 1896: middling gulf. 16 2Ocs no sales
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Hay and Feedstu6s

Bran. middlings and shorts all weak and
lower. The mills actively turning them out
the dairymen are depending more upon the new
green grass for feed and stocks are accumulat
ing. Rolled oats. the contrary, higher.
and so arc the corn products. There is no oil
cake meal ON the market and the quotations are
accordingly suspended There is nothing new in
hay.
white
Middlings-$34G3 per ton.
Shorts-S2973O per ton.
Feedstuffs-RoIIed barley. s31d32: rolled oats
for feed. $3sG SO; mixed feed. $2sG33 for aver
age lots; oilcake meal, . small fets. $41,
cocoanut cake or meal at mills, $25 in 20 and 10
and $25. so in ton lots: jobbiBg. S26; meal
S3SG39:. cracked corn, $3SD39; alfalfa meal and
Inealfalfs jObbing lots S24 carload lots $23 per
ton; red star alfalfa meal SD for carload lots
and $23 for Jobbing; CaprocO oil cake meal
SIG 30 per ton.
Hay-wheat. $14G19; wheat and oat, $13G17:
tame oat. S12016; volunteer wild Oat, S1OG14;
alfalfa, s9612; stock hay. $7@10 per ton.
Straw-50d75c per bale.
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STOCK MARKET

Local securities were fairly active yesterday.
but there were changes of Importance except
a further decline. in Spring Valley water to
$50.75 under fair amount Of sales. Bonds were
lightly dealt in. Pacific Coast 'borax was ex
dividend of 81.
On the unlisted call Pacific gas common
was $54. 75Cd55. so and the preferred was $s9.l5
$50 %.
The Comstocks were only fairly active and
the feeling was irregular. though the prevailing
tone weak. In the southern Neyadas Bel
mont was several cents higher a report that
it had $4,000 cash ON hand and was otherwise
in good financial condition.
In the oil stocks Palmer sold at 81. 1t was
reported that some "a 900 shares of Monte Cristo
had just changed hands at about 81 per share:
An important meeting of the stock holders Will
he held at the company,s office in the Kohl
building today to consider the financial manage
ment Of the company.
The Bullion mining company has levied an
assessment OF sc.
George wingdeld arrived in this city yester-
dar
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Foreign Futures
BOARD of TRADE
Future Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO Dee 29--Likelihood Of a falling
on in southwest receipts caused the wheat mar
ket here TO close firm today, although final quo
tations We're lsc lower to Ss@%c higher. com
pared with yesterday close. Corn and oats
closed firm and provisions steady
Firm cables gave the market strong start
but prices soon reacted in consequence of selling
inspired by liberal receipts in the northwest
where IL was thought recent severe storms would
Interfere with deliveries. The market was in
ciined to drag but became strong later in conse
quence of reports from Kansas City that coun-
try safes were decreasing. The market closed
at almost the top. with December at $1177s and
May at '$1.11ss 6d1.111b.
Renewed liquidation caused considerable weak
ness In corn during the early trading but
nrm tone developed later in consequence of the
strength of wheat. The market closed at the
top, with prices unchanged to SAKE higher.
oats were inclined TO be weak during the first
half OF the session. in sympathy with other
grain, but rallied in the final hour and closed
with prices iac lower to 4 higher.
PROVISIONS closed unchanged TO 1Oc higher.
The leading futures ranged follows.
Articles Open. High. Low. Close.
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Meat Market


slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
Beef 7@71kc per lb for steers, e@elAc for
cows and heifers.
Veai-715 G96c for large and e@1ohc for
small
pound.
Lamb-1f@12c per Ib.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-111a Q121zc for light
and 915 0o10c 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. 4l594Ac
per ID: under 500 lbs, 41tc: second quality An
4ISc; third quality, 312 G3Ac
No. / cows and heifers, shQ3Zc; second
quality, 3Q3Kc; third quality, 2% G3c; common,
thin, undesirable cows, &c.
Fat bulls and stays, 2@2Ac; half fat or thin
bulls. 11a@1Ae.
Caives-Light weight, per Id, SIC; medium.
Sheep tper ib)-wethers. No. /, 5G5Ac;
Lamb per ib)-This years milk lambs, ca
61ac
Hogs (per lbl--Hard grain fed. weighing 100
to 140 lbs, a qSc; 40 to $50 lbs, s@S1.c; $50
to $50 lbs, re; common, undesirable hogs,
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Dried Fruits, Raisins. Nuts and Honey
Poultry and Game

There was an increase in the arrivals Of
dressed turkeys yesterday. 6S cases coming in on
the early trains. and there were about many
more received later in the day. There was 4
fair demand at 25Q2Tc pound. with oeca-
sional case of prime stock bringing 2Se. Live
turkeys and firm. Receipts OF the
other kinds of poultry were light but as the de
mand was likewise. prices were unchanged.
Game was in fair request at the old quotations.
Poultry tper dozenl-Hens, $566 for small,
$6G7 for large and $SM9 for extra; young
roosters, Sc. 5047 80; do extra large SSQ9: old
ROSTERS S4@5; fryers s5.5oG6- broilers, s4@5
for large and $3G4 for small; ducks, $6G9:
pigeons. $1-J0; squads. $3G3-JO: geese, 81. .5O43
per pair; goslings per pair: turkeys. 240
25c per ID for live and 25d27e for dressed.
Game (per dozenl-Mallard ducks, S4d6; can
vasback S3G6; sprig. $50 40; teal, $242. so:
widgeons S1.5O6l1.T5; spoonbilIs, S1-256t =;
blackjacks, $2G2-5O; gray ducks, 50; gray geese,
S4N4.50; white geese S1-509 80; brant, 81 80
$50; honkers, seas; hare. S1.5O42; rabbits,
So 25G2 So
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GeneraI Merchandi.e

Bags-Grain bags. 5l5@5ssc spot and SIS a
J%c future; San Quentin bags. ia c; wool bags,
32c for 315 ID and 35c for Id; fleece twine. s.
per h.
CoaI-P Pennsylvania anthracite egg SIG per
bay. $40; Australian house-Riehmond, etc. s12;
Pelaw Main, $12: Stanford Richmond. S12: Cum
berland SIS in bulk and $3.50 in sacks; Welsh
anthracite, SIS; coke, SIG per ton in bulk and
SIT in sacks
Oils-ouotations are for barrels Linseed, s2e
per gallon for boiled and see for raw; cases, 5c
more; castor oil in cases No 1, lie; Bakers 5
"A. $l-13M1.15; China nut. cases. 6OGIOc per
gal; ceeoanut oil, in barrels, I0@73iac for XXX.
67h@ for No. and 6516S1ac for No ?, ac-
eordng to quantity; extra bleached winter sperm
oil, ole; natural winter sperm OIL 91e; natural
@96c; pure neatsfoOt oil. zoe; No. I neatsfoOt
oil. soc: herring oil. 40c salmon oil, 35c; boiled
fish OIL 35c; paint OIL 35c-
barrels or drums. Toe; $50 deg oil, iron barrels
or drums 1l15c; special do. lie; pearl oil. in
cases. lie; astral, 17c; star. lie; extra star,
motor gasoline, in bulk 15c, in cases 22e; No l
engine distillate in drums, SC; cases: sc more;
nish makers and painters naphtha, in bulk lie,
in cases 1S1be.
bulk, drums and iron barrels.
Rosin (per bbl Of $50 lbsl-F, $3.50; g, $6-55;
a. S6.70: 1, $T.2O.
Red and White Lead-Red. S1s 69c: white, s
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows. terms net cash: Standard fine granu-
lated, 5.33c; standard coarse granulated 5.35e;
fruit granulated, 5.35c; monarch bar, 81 Zoe; H.
Z. crystal dominos. cases. S.35c; cubes and
crushed, $500; tablets, in half bbls. 5.S5c; do
in boxes, 6.10c; monarch powdered. 5.45c; xxx
powdered. 5-45c; candy granulated, 5.45e; con-
fectioners A, 5.35c; confeetioners crystal, 5.45c
extra fine granulated 5.15c; magnolia A. 4-95c:
extra G, 4:s5e; golden c; 4,7Se; D, 465c. Bar
rels and 80 Id bags 1Oc, half bbls 25c. boxes SOC
more per 100 lbs than for bags Of 100 lbs net
Bar in 80 and 40 lb tins 81 20 more. in and 10
ID tins 81. 35 more per 100 lbs than price OF
this grade in 100 ID bags.
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows: Grsnulated basis,
5.35c: .'Higrsde'' bar, .. zoe; powdered. 5-45c;
crushed, 5000: berry. 5.35c; c. & II. extra fne
dry granulated, 5.35c; coarse dry granulated,
5.35c; confeetioners' A, 535e; eonfectioners
crystal. 5.45c: cubes 5.60cS bricks. $500; extra
fine dry granulated (10O Id bags only. 5.15c; eR
celsior A. 4-05c: extra G. 4.S5c golden G., 4. zoe;
yellow D. 4.65c; II. & E. crystal dOminos, S-35c.
Additional per 100 lbs: In barrels and 30 ID
bags 1Oc more; half bbls. 25c more; boxes. soc
more for all grades. Bar in 80 and 40 ID tins.
81 20 more in 10 10 tins. g. 50 more Minimum
order, carload weight
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GOVERNMENT SHOWS
INTEREST IN SEALS
Sailor to ExpIain Method of
Raising Orphan Pups

Judson Thurber OF the United States
revenue cutter Bear. now in this port
has received orders to report to Wash
ingtOn, ID. c.. and there explain his
method of raising orphan fur seal pups.
two OF which he brought alive from the
Pribilof islands. Alaska, to San Diego
on the Bear The significance OF the
order from Washington lies IN the fact
that Thurber's method may mean the
salvation of the fur seal herds OF Alas
Ixa, now fast disappearing as a result
of the activities of the poachers who
kill mother seals regardless OF the ex-
istence OF pups. and leave the latter
to die Of starvation.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce December ,
Provisions

Cottolene-One half bbl, 1870; 3 half bbls,
13c: tierce, 12Ac; 2 tierees, 12&c; tierces,
12%e.
Hams and Bac0u-The Western meat company
quotes as follows Hams. IStd 19c; picnic hams,
14c; California hams, 17@1sc; bacon, 8 to S lbs
2355c; s to 10 lbs, 221ec; 10 to II lbs, 22Ac;
fancy sugar cured bacon, 251ac; extra light ba-
con, to lbs. 221ac; to 10 lbs, 21hc; 10 to
u lbs, 21 1Ac; light dry salt bacon, 8 TO 10 lbs
19c; 10 to IL lbs, 1S1ac; medium bacon, 71ac;
light medium bacon. 171@c.
Iard-TIerces 1614cs soc 16&e. los 17Hc. IS
179sc. Is 17hc: compound lard, tierces lie.
Sos 1Hc, los 11Ac, 5s 11Isc, SIS I2c, yellow
cooking oil. 66c per gal; write cooking OIL Csc
per gal; salad oil, I0c per gal.
Beef-Local prices are quoted Export lots
inspected by the government. 81 per bh high
er. Extra family beef, S12 per bbl; family beef
Sl150 per bbl; extra mess beef, S11.50 per bbl ;
smoked beef, 19c per lb.
Pork-Extra prime, in barrels. $275O; clear
$50; mess $780, pig pork, So. 90; pigs feet So. so
for half bbls, $40 for % ID kegs and $1.35 for
kits.
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Potatoes. ONIONS and yegetahles

keceipts OF garden vegetables from the south
continued light and the percentage of strictly
choice stock I'm the arrivals was small as usual
Attractive lots of all descriptions found prompt
sale at high ngures, while there was hardly any
received were frost bitten and the market was
overstocked with. poer quality beans. Summer
squash was the hrmest article the list being
in good demand at $3.50 box. Potatoes and
onious were quiet and unchanged. Sweets were
quoted at lower range, there being nothing but
poor stock on the market
Potatoes tper ctl)-River white, 70GlS5c for
comroa to choice aud S1Mf.05 for fancy; Sa-
Inns Burbanks. $l,200J1 40: Oregon Burbanks
81. 15d .25: sweet potatoes, S16l135
0nions-$16l1.1O 10 per ctI.
Vegetables--Tomatoes. 75cM$l 80 per crate .
green peas. 10Mf2hc per Id: string and wax
beans, snlac per Id: garlic, safe per lb; cab
hage. 40M5oc per etl: cucumbers. $1@1.50 per
dozen summer squash $3.50 per box: cauli-
flower. 50@6oc per dozen: turnips, 60c per sack !:
carrots, DOC per sack: eggplant 106if2tc per
III; green peppers. 4mIc per Id; rhubarb fd &c
per ID, celery. 25G30c per dozen; mushrooms,
50c6p$1.25 per box.
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Hides. TaIIow. Wool and Hops

Local stocks of wool are reported well cleaned
up and the market is quiet. No change in
prices.
Hides-CuIls and brands sell about 1s@1e
under quotations. Heavy sailed steers. 1Sc:
medium 12c: light, 12e; cowhides. 11T12c for
heavy. i1@l2e for light; stags, Sc; salted kip,
lie; saIted veal. lie; salted calf. lie; dry
hides 20c;x dry kip, Ice; dry calf. 24c; dry
veal 23c: sheepskins. shearlings, 20Gl40c each;
short wool, 5OG75c EACH medium, 1881 each;
long wool 81. .25@1.75; lambs. 25675c; horse
hides. salt So 25M2.50 for large ard S1-5062
for medium 75c@$1 for small and 25050c fot
colts horsehides. dry, $2N225 for large and
81 25m2 for medium J0c9$1 for small and
25M5Oc for colts goatskins, prime angora. 506n
poe: large hair goats, 25G40c; medium. 20930c;
small, 5d15e.
Taiiow-No. 1 rendered, 5Q5l3e; No ?, go
4IAc; grease. 2dSc-
WooI-Fan clip: Northern free mountain. IL
6513e. Humboldt and MendOcino, 13d i5c; south
ern more or less defective. 7hdS1lc: fal
lambs. sM10c for southern and 12915e for
Hops-1s@24c for crop of 1909
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DEATH THINS RANKS
OF YOUNG INDIANS
Old Red Men Appear Healthy
on Southern Reservations

BANNING. CAL Dec. 29.-VitaI sta
tistics gathered at the Indian reserva-
tions in Riverside and San Bernardfno
counties show an alarming death rate
for the year now closing
At the Malkf reservation in River
side county the death rate exceeds the
birth rate by more than half. On this
reservation. among ESQ Indians, during
the year there were II deaths and six
births.
The deaths were OF young people and
resulted from pulmonary disorderv
The old Indians appear healthy.
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Egg Markets in Nearby Counties
TSpecidl Dispatch TO The CaU1

PETALUMA, Dec. 29.-Eggs took another drop
IN price today after receipt of quotations from
the San Francisco dairy exchange; see was the
best Offering and SS5ac was second best Poul-
trymen look for continued decline, as produc-
tion Is improving.
SANTA ROSA, Dec. 29.-There was another
drop of &c today In the price OF eggs on the
local market, on receipt of quotations from the
San Francisco dairy exchange. Dealers offered
3Slsc per dozen for choice and s35 1kc for seconds
The fine weather in the last few days has added
materially to the production, but the demand is
strong.
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Nom York Mnner nIarket

NEW YORK. Dec, 29.-Money cali. firm at
50519 per cent; ruling rate. 5L per cent: clos
ing bid, 81 per cent; offered at y per cent.
Time loans. easier; 60 days AZ per cent; 30
days, ~ per cent; six months, Az G41s per
cent.
Prime. mercantile paper. 5Q5h per cent.
Sterling exchange. weak, with actual business
and at $4:sIlo for demand; commercial bills
$4.S3K @4S3Z
Bar silver, 525sc.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
Government bonds. weak; railroad bonds
strong.
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New York MetnI Mnrket

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-The market for stand
ard copper was drm and higher today although
sales were reported the New York metal
exchange. Spot. December and January cloSet
at 13.37& q i3 81 l5c: February I3.37ls q ~. I5c
March. 13 5OG 13. S71ac. The London market
closed steady. with spot quoted at f61 IS and
futures at f62 IS Sd. Sales there included i.2to
tons spot and 1.S00 tons futures. Local dealers
report a firm market and quote lake copper &C
13. 6212 lac; eleetrOlyte. 1325Q 13T5c; casting,
Is. % a 13.5Oe
Tin was firm with spot and December closing
at 3. .ST1 asa 12tac; January, 33. STta 0S4c. Feb
ruarr So 9Od34 Zoe: March. 81: 95 a 81 25c. April
SO. .950f 6l}4. Soc. The London market was sfcady-
with SPOT quoted at f154 and futures at fiJ5 los.
Lead was steady, with spot quoted at 4.6I}2 "a
4.T21.c New York and az 4.6jc asked East s.
Louis. Tie London market was higher at eli
SIS Cd.
Spelter was quiet locally. with spot quOted at
6.1O66.3Oc New York and at 6.0JG6.lOe East ST
Louis The London market was unchanged AZ
E23 2s Sd.
The English iron market lower at 5is
15ad for Cleveland warrants. Locally no change
was reported
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Condition Of the Trea.,,rv

WASHINGTON, Dec 2e.-The condition Of the
treasury at the beginning of business today was
as follows
Trust funds-Gold coin, 1875. .I49 $50; silver
dollars, $4s7 165 900; silver dollars OF 1890 81 :
e55 600; silver certificates outstanding, $4s7 1885,
OO0
General fund-Standard silver dollars in gen
eral fund 81 $500 current liabilities, Sf0S-
900 4s1; working balance in treasury Office S2e-
742 695s in, banks to credit of treasurer Of the
United States $36, $50, 231 subsidiary silver coin
$15 455 461: minor coin 81 .02J 627 total balance
in general fund. $50. .434 72A
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Local Securities and Mining
Stocks Quiet Without Feature

relatively small exports and large imports. Pos
sibly we may he able to ship securities more
freely in settlement of olr foreign indebtedness,
which must be considerable.
The monetary situation abroad is not en-
tirely comfortable. In England the approach of
general election in January causes some I'M
easiness in banking circles and capital in France
shrinks from the growth of socialism. In Ger
many there has been marked recovery, and
that country promises TO soon become much
more important factor in international CONNER
cial affairs but in that country also bankers and
capitalists feeling the burdens of militarisin
and socialism
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

New York stocks several points higher.
Spot and future cotton advanced
Copper stocks higher.
Local securities and mining stocks feature
less.
Wheat and other grains unchanged
Feedstuffs show numerous variations.
Hay and beans unchanged.
Wool stocks we'll cleaned up.
Eggs still declining. Butter and cheese
unchanged.
Potatoes and onions quiet.
Fresh fruit market inactive.
Dressed turkeys coming in freely.
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Reans and seeds

inaI: small white $4 5Od4 SIS: large white
SO. .250 So; pink. $3.75d4; red. $6GT; black
eye. S3.6O@4.1O; lima, $4.1O@4- 30; red kidneys,
S5d5. so: cranberry beans. $4.256 4.50s Gar
yanzas 81 50d3. so: horse beans. SI.50d2.25.
Seeds-Brown mustard. 46t4Le; yellow mus
tard, 5Ae: haxseed, Az q Sc carload lots; ca
nary, 4Ke: alfalfa. 16ls G1Tc; rape, 1Hd2Ae;
imported rape, 4041sc; timothy, &c; hemp, 81
G3Ac millet, SC per ID.
Dried Peas-Green, So per ctl.
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IS cars; oats, 100 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
New York Grain Market

s NEW YORK Dec. 9.--Flour-Steady, Win
quiet jobbing trade. Receipts, 17,911 barrels;
Wheat@Spot firm; No red S127 elevator.
domestic, and S12614 f. 0. b. ahoat, nominal to
arrive; No. ] northern Duluth, Sf.25Ss; No
hard winter 81 255s nominal f. o. b. ahoat.
Wheat was nervous and prices were influenced
by professional operations, declining after hrm
opening only to rally in the afternoon. Cables
firIner receipts larger than expected, and
Argentina reported rains and delayed thrashng
AT the close prices We're 1sc to 15c net higher.
December closed at $1.25A May, $1.1S1a; July,
s109A- Receipts, 21,600 bushels; shipments,
40, 732 bushels.
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northern wheat MARKET

WASHINGTON
TACOMA. Dec. 9.-Wheat-BIuestem, 81 -19;
club, $1.O9: red Russian, S1.07.
SEATTLE, Dee. 29.-Milling quotations: Blue
stem. $1.15; club, Sill: fife, $1.11 red Russian,
$1.09. Export wheat Bluestem, SLIP; club,
81 .0S; fife 81 0S; red Russian, ST. 06. No car re-
ceipts up TO noon. Yesterdays receipts: Wheat,
cars; oats cars; barley, . cars.
OREGON
PORTLAND, Dec. 29.--Wheat-Track prices
Club S10S; bluestem, 81. .1S; red Russian, 81 .06
turkey red, $1.10; fortyfold $110; valley, $10S.
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GRAIN MARKET
wheat and Other Grain.

Wheat Chicago was higher. This market
showed no change of note.
CASH WHEAT
California, -: Sonora. 81. 10I2 27H: PROMO
and white Australian. s2.o7 4 az. 121h; Northern
wheat-Club, S1.921a@ 971b; Russian red.
81 lSS34Q 81 = turkey red, S1.95 az .05; blue
stem, 50. 10d215 per ctI
FUTURES
No business
Barley--There was sale of 1 100 SKIS Of
choice feed at S1.50 on change yesterday morn
Ing. Otherwise there was nothing Of interest to
note.
CASH BARLEY
Extra choice feed, S1.4sA @1.5o; good to
choice feed. s1.471a; common TO fair ST. 4O@
40 per ctl; brewing, 81 so; shipping lots 81 so;
chevalier, Sl.50Q1 1.65 per ctl.
FUTURES
1880 a m. Session
May-S1 .495s bid, $1.501h asked.
p. IN. Session
May-$1.50 bid Si.5O9s asked
Oats-Ihe situation shows no change what
ever. The market is dull
Reds for feed, $1.671a also; reds for seed
$i90@2 10; black, S2.25@250; gray, nominal
at Sl.70G1.75; white. $1.7215@ @I.771s per ctl
Corn-Small round yellow ST, 70dl. 70; white
S1.75d1.s0; large yellow. S1.75@1 so; western
states yellow In bulk. San Francisco track
81 81 Y; white. $40; mixed ST 65 per ctl: white
Egyptian, $1.65d1.70; brown do, 81 15501 go per
GENITAL.
Rye---Utah is quoted at s1so@2; California,
nominal.