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Iheat. s cars: oats. 2 cars.
Ney York Grain Market

NEW YORK; May s.--Flour-Receipts 13.-
800 barrels: exports GJGa; dull and unsettled
Minnesota patents, S6.3O06.50: winter straights.
50. 9O6g6 20; Minnesota bakers. S4S06lJ.S0; win
ter extras. $4.4JG5.10; winter patents. sea
c. 40: winter low grades. S4.35@J.
900: spot steady: No > red 81 .4St2 .45 ele-
vator; No red 81 10 nominal /. o. b. afoa1
No. l northern Duluth, S1.345s +. o. b. afoat;
No. . hard winter S1.34@1 81 T. .. b.. adoat.
A break in the Kansas drought and Weak Liver
pool cables prompted a sharp decline in wheat
today the narget closing l.c to 2tsc net lower,
There was considerable liquidation by people
who had bought en- the crop report yesterday.
May closed 81 SO; July. 81. l.20ai 01.217s, closed
81. .2024; September closed $1.1S1s.
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Deeiduors and cirrus Fruits

Although receipts OF Strawberries were the
largest thus Ear for tue season. over 500 chests
coming from Paio AI-o and Watso vile alone.
the market for the berries was Ien1arAably hrn
and everything IN the line Of chest goods cleaned
up readily at good prices. Grated berries We're
weak aud slow OF sale. owing tO the abundance
and comparative cheapness of chest goods
Cherries did better. there being good demand
fer shipment the Puget sound steamer Or
.anges and other citrus fruits were quiet and
unchanged.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S69S per chest;
large varieties. s4G6 per chest; southern, 5OG
zoe pei craze.
Cherries I511.S5 per drawer for purple
Guigne and T5cGSl for white.
Apples Gler bOzl-S Si-2Jee l-5o for fancy and
5oc@yi fog common 10 thoice.
Citrus Fruits tpeF bCxb-Nayel oranges. 50 Is
Q27J Tor fancy and Sl.1J6I22J for choice;
grapefruit, 81 80 40 &c. seedlesS. cLloTs. 81 q
G3.25 for faneys S1.T5I2-s5 fo- choice aud SIG
1.25 FOR standard; lines S4JOW5.
Tropical Fruits-Bananss- 1JcGtS1.l5 per
bunch for Hawaiian and s.. 2.5043-5O for Cen
trail American; pinespples, sS95 per dozen
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qeence the volume of trade not so large as
the previous session. The feature OF trade
the heavy selling pressure 10 which the July
delivery was subjected and its relative weakness
compared with the more distant options. At the
low point Today the July delivery was S9zc be
low the high price of the preceding session while
the more deferred options showed loss of less
than Sc. The market opened weak, with losses
of 5an21ac, with July at $1.15I1.16 and Sep
tember at $1.0534 4I.07. The market closed
weak, with July at S1.14I4 al .14ss and septeln-
Der at $1.06H. Final quotations on December
were $i.03ss q1.03fs.
The corn market was weak all day. The early
deliveries displayed the greatest weakness Clos
ing prices were b@1c below yesterdays hnais,
May being at re and July at 6SlS @6sssc.
The oats market was weak all day, closing
only trihe above the low point at net declines
OF i4@15c with May at 5S1sc and July at
81 re.
The weakness of corn led to considerable specu-
LATHE selling of provisions particularly OF lard,
which resulted in heavy tone all day AT the
close prices were 5Q i2l.c lower than the pre-
yiotis tnish.
9 ssitfia.. futures rs uged as follows:
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Poultry and Came

A. usual on Saturday receipts of poultry were
small. and as buyers manifested very little
Interest in the market anyhow. prices FOR
most descriptions were largely nominal. Broil-
ing chickens were more plentiful than any
thing else on the list aud they eoald only be
sold al concessions while the market MAS
practically bare Of large Young stock. Two
cars of western chickens We're marketed during
the week
Poultry per dozen ni-Iens $oes1-5o for
yorng ROSTERS. S9dl2: oil ROSTERS S4.5O6
.: fryers, SId9 for large and s5G6 for small;
brciiers $4@J for large and 81. 5063. 80 for
small; ducks, SoGs; pigeons. 81. 80: squads. 81:
geese. 81 S1.5O@f.I5 per pair.
Game Nominal.
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Eean. and seeds

There we're no further changes in beans yes
5erday, but some are expected early in the
coming week. The market continues very drm.
Beans fpsr ctl-Bayo. 50. .23i5.50; pea nom
inal small white. S5.50@5.75; large white
ST COCA. 10; pink S3-25d3 50; red, nominal /;
blackeye. $3.50d3.65: lima S4.15Q4. .25; red kid
neys. $S.150l4: cranberry beans, S4Q4.50; Gar
ganzHs. So 80 for SEasIl, $2-50G3 Tor medium
and s3q;4 fov large; heTss beans. S1.So@2 20.
tarG nominal: haxseed- &C. carload lots canary,
Ic; alfalfa lo01Sc; rape. cleaned, 2@2Ec: tim
othy 5=s a &c: hemp. &c. millet 2&c per lb;
5Too;i corn seed. $3.50 per ton.
Dried Peas-Greet are quoted at $3.25 per ctI.
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Trading On the Local Exchanges
Of Light Saturday Character

for money is steadily increasing; its very cheap
ness being of the strongest stinulants 70
business recovery and specu.a Ion 1t Is higniy
significant that the loans of tue assoeiateu
banks rapidly approaching the high water
mark being about $3.50, 000,o00 higher than
yegr- ago, while tie surplus reserve has shrunk
10 about $1e.eG00 600, compared with over S62;
gold. and when il is remembered that the
Interior banks and the Canadian banks are
carrying heavy balances in New York, when
viii surely be withdrawn soon as the
business revival becomes more pronounced. II
is evident that the periods of abnolmaily cheap
money VIII draw to close. PROBABLY
no important change will occur until prepare
tions for crop and autumn trade requirements
are In order. but the contingency OF dearer
money should not be overlooked. As matter
OF fact, frmer money is desirable. II bad
trade produces cheap money, it naturally foi
lows that good trade will result IN dearsf
money. and such plethora as we have recently
experienced was simply. injurious 10 business,
stimulating iah tion and illegitimate specula-
ton and dep citing our gold supply"
Ne,, York Money Murkct
SEW YORK May s.--Money on call nonl-
nal
Time loans. frmer; 60 days. PA a2la per
cent: 80 days. 21@q24 per cent; months
3d314 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, sla@4 per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual business
in bankers bills at $4.S615@4. 1928 for go day
bills and at s. s755 for demand.
Commercial bills, $4.s59s @4.S6
Bar silver. 531se.
Mexican dollars. 44c
Government bonds. steady; railroad bonds,
firm.
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Flour and Farinaceous Good.

without discount; bakers extras, $6. 40076. .65;
superfne So 20l5.50; Oregon and Washington.
per bbl S4.S5@5.75 for family. bakers and pat
ents and 81. 30M4. 80 far cHt OF: Kansas patents
81 50; 10 straights, $50: do clear, 81: Dakota
patents. $50; do s.raights. S7.9O; DO ciesr.
S7.3O per Dbl.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages. net
cash no discount. are rs follows; Graham nour
1916 per 100 lbs; rye nour. $3.50; rye meal.
$3.50: rice -four. 81; corn meal. So. IS; extra
cream do. S3.75; out meal. So; cat groats. IS:
hominy, S3.G044; buckwheat 6our. S5.T5 whole
wheat -four. "a; rolled oats. bbls S7.50@s. in
sacks S5@7.50; extra cream do, Ss IN sacks and
$s so in barrels; rolled wheat bbls S5.75, in
sacks 81. .250525; pearl barley. $3.50; split peas
boxes. S575 for yellow aud S6-25 for green per
100 lbs.
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SUMMARY OF
TIE MARKETS
Wall street stocks about the same. Cop

Wall street stocks about the same. Cop
pers weak.
Spot and future cotton unchanged.
Trading still quiet on the local exchanges.
Local bank clearings gain 37.s per cent
over 1903.
Silver CSC lever Hongkong exchange l4cS
lower.
Wheat drops sharply at Chicago. .
Local grain markets unchanged Hay frm
Beans strong, with further advances ex-
peeted.
Butter steady. EGGS weak. Cheese un-
changed.
Summer vegeta bles in active demand.
Potato and onion markets dull.
Strawberries coming in freely. Cherries
Arm.
Poultry market nominal.
Eops higher and more active
Dressed wethers and ewes lower.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARkErs
New York Cotton sznrk..

New York Cotton Market
NEW YORK. May S.-Hutton's wfr. -.
Cotton was steady but trading was lfmif.S
today. The visible supply statement was bnSl
ish- as IL showed decrease OF about 10 00o
bales against 121 900 bales last year. accord
ing 70 Secretary Hestsr's figures ana snin
ners tak1nss were about 10000 bales larger
than last year. Weather conditions were az
tremsly favorable for farm work and rsportu
to Bradstreet's from all but one section ~
Texas showed that conditions have improved
greatly in the last week or So Trade 49,. ~. -
report the cotton goods market quiet but steady
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce May s
Proviaions

The market continues firm aud in good shape
for sellers.
l0lac; tierce, 10ssc; tierces, l0Ae; tierces.
10Hc.
The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams, 149161ac; picnic hams, 10c; bacon to
lbs 19c; s to 10 lbs, 1SIac 10 to u lbs lsc
sugar cured bacon. 2Sc; Arrow bacon. to 10 lbs,
1Sc; 10 to II lbs, l11ac; light dry salt bacon, S
lac; light medium bacon. lie.
Lard-Tierces 1Sc. J0s 13i4c. los 13%c. 5s
l3kc SIS lac; compound lard tierces Sc sos
sic los S%c, 5s S7sc. IS 9e; yellow cooking oil
53c per gal; white cooking OIL 55c per gal; salad
oil, sec per gal.
inspected by the government, are 81 per Dbl high.
er Extra family beef. SIS per bbi; family beef
sl4. so per bbl; extra mess beef S14 per bbI
Pork-Extra prime, in barrels. $40. So clear
S28; mess, S21.50: pig pork, $25; pigs feet. So
FOR half bbls S2.35 for % ID kegs and 81 80 for
kits: smoked beef. 19EM2oc per lb.
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Condftior: sf fhe Trearury

WASHINGTON. May s.--Today's statement OF
the treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive OF the $I50 000, 900 gold reserve. shows
Gold coin and bullion. 81, 4,0I44S4; gold certih-
Gates s37. $50, $50; available cash balance $123,
s4s. $40.
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BY the sales. bids and offers on the aoo- OF tue
dairy exchange. Prices IN the street, while ScS
erned by tine exchange quOtattonS- generally
range frOn5 1 1xc 70 = higher. owing 10 ste "
rious charges he sdded1
Butter--FreSh creamery extras II 5=c per To.
hrm do frsts. :tc firm; do seconds. >. - 1ras-
Cheese-Califcruia fancy fats i=e fer H.
WeaS. do hrsts. 131.c. weak; do SecOE.ls. IL
Weak; fancy Young Americas. lie. irHi 20 EEssS,
1Cl.c Ernl.
Eggs tper dozen. cases incluceG) ia .sfcrnia
fresh extras. 2T1se. weak; do frsts &c, hrIn
do seconds, 2il2c. irm: 90 thirds. 23lsc, Hrm.
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Northern. Wheat Market

TACOMA May s.-Wheat: Milling-Bluestem.
81 .25@l. 30: club s1.14- Export-Bluestem,
81 "a club S1.14; red, S1.09.
SEATTLE. May S.--5No milling quotations TO
day. Export wheat-Bluestem, S1.2i; red, S1.09;
club, SI.14
Receipts Wheat. 6 cars; oats 2 cars.
OREGON
PORTLAND, May S.--Wheat: Track prices
Club, $1.1S41. 20; choice milling bluestem.
81. .271a al. 80; turkey red, S1.1s; red Russian.
$l.15; valley, $l17.
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Nfent MARKET


Dressed wethers and ewes are 1zc lower No
other changes.
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers rates to dealers and butchers are
as follows:
cows and heifers.
Veal--6la MIidc for large and SGl9c for small
Mutton-Wethers, 7@sc; ewes 6Q7c per lb
Lamb--9c for neayy and sis9l0c per ID for
small.
Dressed Pork tper ib)-11@t114c for light anu
91A Ga10c for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight
under goo lbs 45ac; second quality 4Hc: thin i'm.
desirable steers. 3yl4c.
No. cows and heifers, SAc; second quality.
3Nc common, thin. undesirable COWS, 21ac
Fat bulls and stays, 2G234c: thin bulls. / &c.
Calves-Lght weight. per ID. 505Ac; me-
dum. i1aQ,4%c: heavy. 3%@4Ec.
Staep tper lb)-Wethers. No. /, 4%c: ewes
No. 1. 81 @4c; shorn sheep. 1ac less.
Lambs (per ib)-Yearling lambs, &c; rnrs
years milk lambs. SIC.
Hogs lper ib)-Hard grain fed, weighing 100
to 14o lbs. 7GIAc; 140 to 25o lbs. 7Ac;
25o to $50 lbs, 6.4@7c: rough. heavy hogs. Az
G5c: common. undesirable hogs. 4@415c
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The Moner Market

Henry clews OF New York says: "At the
rortsnt +sssan,rr t ~ sntsrast rases fniy .r
stiil supera bundant: this country s still flooded
with paper currency that refuses to suitably
contract. and the worlds credit facilities. are
being constantly expanded by the large African
sold output. On the other hand the demand
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.cN Nork Miuing stocks
Hoston STOCKS and BoulS

TIE OUF-FELN SIVOLAo
BOSTON. May S.-Tne sensational bresk in
North Butte was the feature of the local mar
ket today. All the rest Of the list opened
strong and active, with Copper Range leading
and shannon and East Butte following closely.
North Butte, however, wesk from the
food Of liquidation and stop orders TO 81. From
the low price II rallied four points, but closed
at 63 10 Ca Amalgamated acted very WELL
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished by E. T. Hut
ton & Co., 490 California street, san Fran
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PETALJAIA. stay S.-There was no material
change in the prices paid for eggs today. The
highest cash price paid 25lac: ne the
average for seconds. The local poultry market
IS somewhat oyerstocked, and young brOilerS are
much too small - suit the demand.
SANTA Cruz. May S.-Iue egg market re-
mains firm. with offerings o. .21ac Cor SIT
classes. Heavy output comes from the middle
section of the county and coed shipments are
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CaNh C:rain nnd !,rovisions

CHICAGO, May s.--Cash quotations were as
follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, SG.309660;
straigits, $5.s0@o.25; spring patents, Sa.s0G
Clio: straigatsss $4.7O4G.90; bakers $3.406t5;
10. , rye, S5@S6c; feed or mixing barley. 6Sae
69I2c; fair to choice mailing, 6S 6Sis@T0c; No. 4
western, $l.6Sla Timothy seed $3.50: e.over,
$3.50; mess pork. per bol S17.s5gti.ss5; lard,
per 100 lbs. S10.32ta short ribs sides GUosel
s9.sT y Q10.00; short clear sides tbo&edl. S10Gg
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Nnrthern Rrainess

SEATTLE. May s.-Clearings, $1,747, 65s; bal
ances, S2oS, 432
SPOKANE, May S--Clearings, 81, COS, ,004; bal
ances SCI, ,659.
PORTLAND, May s.-clearings. sl.o71, 4ss;
TACOMA. May s-clearings, s7ss,9l5: bal
ances, S54,S74
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butter. Cheese and Eggs

Receipts of butter were large yesterday
but the market maintained very firm posi-
local consumption and the filling OF several
large picking orders absorbed large portion
of the arrivals. Some receivers thought the
market trife too high at 241ac but
business on the exchange proved that such was
not the case, there being spirited buying
under the call. Eggs were unchanged in price,
but extras were officially declared weak in
stead of frm, as on the preceding day, sales
of that grade being slow because of the high
sorbed practically all Of the surplus however
Thirds advanced another lac to a quotation
of 23tac. Cheese was quiet and unchanged.
On the exchange six 500 pound lots Of extra
butter changed hands at 24Hc a pound and
10 cases OF extra eggs were sold at 275sc a
Dozen
Receipts werc 66.sOo pounds butter, 1s, 600
pounds cheese and 1851 cases eggs.
The following are official quotations established
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GRAIN STATISTICS

Total clearanees of wheat and -four equal
to las, 600 bushels. Primary receipts were 49,
900 bushels, compared with 31,300 bushels the
corresponding day a year ago Estimated re
ceipts for Monday: Wheat 5 cars; corn I43
cars; oats. 169 cars: hogs. 81 600 head
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.oBdon Csosinz stocks

Bar silver-Quiet; "a T-led per ounce.
Money-1z@A of ! per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills is IA al 5-16 per cent and for
three months bills IA al 5-16 per cent.
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California stoei and OH Exchnnss s,a s.s
1880 a. M.
Mining stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, STOCK EXCHANGE
following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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Foreign Futures
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Future Grain and Provisions
CHICAGO. May S.-Traders in the wheat pit
appeared much at sea today, and as conse-
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yNol'Ah AND ooLDtlELD SlOChS
1000 Atlanta s l6j 1900 Man Con NJ %
1860 Booth - 20 1000 Do 3..... ~
iU0 Com Fraction. gSi 2c00 Man Dexter %
1850 Fairyw Lage. 22l2o99 AIayiOwer Csc II
1000 jim Butler IS 591 Sandstorm II
lptuI La. - ssioH =, 81 y. Ia.
Je0 Columbia sit. II goo Llanos Con 80
1000 Com Fraction. ~ 500 DO. b so. 13
1000 Conqueror -. G5l lGU0 slsu Con %
700 Daisy .. 3S 1860 AlsyaoNer Con IL
500 Dmdhd Trngl U3i 200U Mustang Ex :. OF
250 Florence ...:5 70, co Nev Hills Il Al.
100 Do. 5 80 .; 20 1000 Oro ......... %
1000 Florence Ex ~ sec Raw Coalition. 30
500 Gid Con NJ .2Ti..; 200 'fon Exten -. is
200 Cid Con Ms. - 1900 Valley View. ~
$500 Jim Butler . 17I20c0 yellow Tiger. II
200 IlAnos Con . II 20u0 Do 5..... 10
600 Llanos Con ~ $40 Do S o..... %
CIOSING OITnTATIONS
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SPECTATORS
REAP FAIR PROFITS
Stock Exchange Transactions
Furnish Encouragement
TO Bull Leaders
hrn NorI, etora List

L. Hutton & Co.. 4gG California street.
members q the New York stock exchange
furnish the following list Of bonds and s'ock
sales yesterday:
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CONTINEN TAI
san Fraacssco Pnnk CIcarings

I.acsl bank ciesrilgs last week were SsT :,
951. .S25 against S21 .53S. 633 for the same weel
last year au increase of S10.4l91 100. or BIS
per cent There were only fve banking days
during the week last year.
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San Erancisco Ninnry AlarIs II
i.oans. ExcIlnnae and silYer

Silver was sc lower ard Hongkong exchange
Ac lower yesterday. No other change III the
local quotations.
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General Merchandise
Bass-Grain bags, &c. buyer Juns-July; San
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Portland Butter Market
PORTLAND. May S.-Butter-City creamery.
extras, 24c; fancy outside creamery, 22G24c;
store, lsG2oc
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Ne,. YORK Bond-

-lt zen Isl rel IS. lttl -
ini Net 432s --.- 1855
int Mer Mar 455s 1885
Japan Is 1900. S5M.
DO 4iss - 935s
Do I'd series 325@
Kan City So Ist IS -
! Shor deb Is. 1881 a59z
I & \ unified IS. .Io1t5
NIX & Tex lst 4s.1cl
DO lst & ref IS. S6ss
DO gen AIS -. 917s
Mo Pacific as. .... S3ss
\ r Of Mex AIS. 95
\ Y c gen 35hs-. 93ia
Do deb 4s -. 95L
NY City 4ias. .new.I12ak
NY. NH & II cv6s.Is
Nor 4 " 1st conss 9SH
Do ~ 4s -.. 9s5
Nor Pacific Is. .I025s
Do IS . 14X
10 S Line rfdg IS. 955s
Pa cv S1ss, 1915. 975s
Pa con .1O5
Reading gen As. 9eH
St L & S r fg IS S7H
ST L S W con IS 1eIb
Do 1st gold 4s.. GAY
Seaboard A L As. S0H
So Pacific col As. 91H
Do 1st ref IS. 95
Do cv As ctfs. I005k
So Railway 5s....112A
Do gen As ...-.- s2ss
Union Pacific As 1c3~
Do cv IS .-...109%
Do LIST & ref <s. 99H
z $ Rubber 6s. 1914
L S Steel 2d .5s.AlQzz
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Brooklyn RI e 4s - 4
Can SO LIST 6s #. 107
Central Of Ca 5s.l0e%
Cent Leather IS. 90
cRR Of NJ gn 5s.l2s%
Ches & Ohio z5zs-l05
Do ref IS ctfs 1921
Chi & Alton 31zs. 76H
G, B & Q Joint 4s eeA
C.M& StP gn 31zs Six
C.RI& Pac col As sos
Do col IS. ...... -
Do refdg 4S..-. o2&
C,c.C & 81 gn As BIZ
Colo Indus IS. 76lz
Colo Midland As. S6H
Col So r&ext AS 99[
Del & Hud cv zs.io4H
Do 1st ref As. i02 q
Den & Rio 6 IS. 96z
Do ref IS 80. %
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Asse.xn,cnt DIrecfo
STOCK AND FOND EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. May s--1e;3o q. m.

UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask Bid. AS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-18
Attention V,tsrans.

Our Camp Reunion vail be heid
on Thursday, Nov. 18th. a the
Court House in the city OF Ok
ford. At 10 A. N. sharp, we will
attend Divine services at the
Baptist church returning to the
Court House for dinner. At 3
p. NJ. will hold a Business SOS
sion, at 9 a Fiddler's contest for
prizes, at Z will have On old
fashioned Spelling Bee which
promises 10 be the greatest at
traction Of the season. BE II re-
mernbered that We owe q balance
on our Monument which we hope
to raise by charging a small en-
trance fee 81 % cents. Come and
bring a well filled basket. Eve
rybody invited.
j. l.. SHiNAULT. Com.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-18
Notes TO Rriage Ruilesrs

Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned will receive sealed
bids ~ TO IL O'Clock. noon, on Tues
day, llsc. It'll, for the building Of a
bridge across ditch on the Iron
Bridge and Beimo 1T road, link No. aa
The above mentioned bridges are To
De let out separately and to Do done
according to plans and specifications
nov o.. file in my afiica. The suceess
full bidder will be required to furnish
bond double the amount of each oii,
with two or more good securities Tor
faithful! performance of the contract.
The Board reserves the right TO re-
i.ct any and ali bids. and ON the same
day let the same out at pubic outcrS
10 the lowest and best bidders. The
Board reserves the right to reject any
aud all bids.
w. VI. WOODWARD, Clerl-.
oxford, hGiss., Nov. 9th. 100.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-18


We. the undersigned merch-
ants ana business men Of oxford
agree to close our Offices aud
places OF business on Thanks
giving Day:
J. +. Nelson. II. i J. Fried
man, ID. |. Sultan, Davidson &
Wardlaw, Haley & Sparks, W. c.
Neil. Goodwin. Brown 4 Co.. H..
L, Tate, Bank Of Oxford. The
Sisk, Lawshee 90, c. C. Buford
4 Co, Relbue Price, Lewis &
Mckee, Cash Jewelry Store, The
Oxford Supply Co Il. B. Robi-
son. Merchants & Farmers Bank.
Bogard &c Harkins, Bremen a
MeCharen, Bishop & Stall.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-18

DIR. and Mrs. Leavell, of Texas
have been visitors Of Chancellor
kineannon and family this week.
The pupils of the Tenth and
Eleventh grades of the Public
Seqool will give an entertainment
at the Opera House Monday night
a comedy in five acts, "Al Mar
tins Country Store" Admission
25 cents. Reserves seats b cents
The curtain will rise at 8 O'Clock.
A nice treat in store for all who
attend.
Music lovers should hear the
Beethoven Violin Quartet Friday
night.
Be sure and see me before you
buy a Sewing Machine.
S. S. WEBSTER.
( have just received hundreds
of Ladies New Suits, Coats, Jack
ets, Sweaters, Skirts, etc., which
will offer at half their value.
j. Z. NELSON.
The Moving Picture show every
night. Watch the programs sent
out each day.
We are selling Hats and Suits
at your price. Let US doctor your
old Hat and II axe it look new.
All goods first-class.
KALEY & SPARKS.
"Meadow Brook Farm" posses
ses elements that appeal to play
eoers of all classes. About every
type of character that can be
found in a New England village
introduced in the actions, and
there is just enough Whitney
in the plot to furnish essential
zest to tale that narrates the
l"ups and downs" of humanity in
a little country village. Ample
scenic investure with an adequate
cast headed by Lou Streeter as
sures one of an evenings enter
tainment. ''The Meadow Brook
Farm" will be seen at the Opera
House Tuesday night.
/ The Colonial Hotel soon to be
opened by Mrs. NJ. Franklin, ha:
been most handsomely fitted uT
and elegantly furnished from gal
ret to cellar. This new enterprise
will be quite an addition 10 oul
, city and its proprietor is a worthy
and popular lady.
Don't forget the Beethoven
Violin Quartet, of Memphis, Fri
day night.
will open up a great line 0
Holiday Goods next week.
j. E. NELSON.
Go 10 the Moving Picture sho'
I Anice prize given away this wee
Y Several tickets give you a bette
Il chance to get the prize.
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