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Dried Fruits, RaIsins, Nuts and Hone,

Fruits old crop-Evaporated apples. 7asa.c:
apric0ts, 96I0hc: fancy moOrpark n A. a.
l2c; peaches, &c for standards, hG41ae for
ptted plums 81 GSc; neetarines SO G6c:
figs, 2h Q4e; prunes. size basis pa d2ate.
with 13c premium for the large sizes.
New fruits-ApricOts. S610c mCorpark. 1fG
lie; peaches. 5G612c; prunes. pa G3c. with 4
a 15c premium for 40s and q ale premium FOR
Sos 10 4Os; figs, 3G4Ac; pears. 51a M9Hc.
Raisins-LondOn layers crown. 9Oc: 3
crown, 81; seeded. 4d4iae: Thompson's seedless.
sac for unbleaehed; seedless sultanas, 2ac;
crown and pa G215e for crown
Nuts-Almonds. nOnpareils, 13613lac: XXI
1874 G13&c; ne plus ultra. 13c Drake. II a
lie; Ianguedocs,- 10610lae; hardshells. 7dSc.
Walnuts lie per ID for No 1 softsheIls Tc for
No. do: ilberts. 121a a Ne; pecanS 15d17c.
Honey-New comb. 14615c for water white.
and 10@12c per lb for amber; extracted. Sc for
water white and nc for light amber; old can
died and dark amber. 4d4iac per III.
Beeswax-271s 92sc per ID for light and 2JG
26c for dark.
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Today's statement
Of the treasury balances in the general fund, ex-
elusive Of the $3.50 600, coo gold reserve shows
Available cash balance. $I22.35S, 2T7; gold coin
and bullion, $40. GA, 124; gold certificates ST.
G2S 80
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NEW YORK, June S.-H0ps-Quiet Hides
Firm. Wood and PetrOeun-Steady Sugar
Raw. steady; fair refining. S3.42 centrifugal.
30 test, $500; mOlasseS sugar S3.17 refined
steady.
Coffee futures closed barely steady az a net
decline OF to Is points sales reported
Of ~. $50 bags. including J0ne at $500. July
S6l5d6-2O, September. S5.70Q5.I5. December
S5.6O@5.65; March S5-65MJ. 7Os May SJ.6505. 90.
Spot quiet: No Rio f&fcS Santos No. 4.
9Q9lsc; mild. dull: CordOva. 93a Q1215c.
Butter-Steady to firm: creamery specials
% y Q26c: creamery thirds TO extras. 2l025c.
western factory. lS@21c; western imitation
creamery hrsts 12c.
Cheese-Easy: state full cream specials, 1874,
114l3c; state full cream common to good new.
LOG l2l2c; skins full 70 specials. 2N11c.
Eggs-Stronger; western hrsts TO extra hrsts.
2l923c
DRIED FRUITS
Evaported Apples-Qulet but steady fancy.
So q9l4e; choice, Z 2 @se; prime, 62sG7he;
Prunes-Steady firm on spot. California
pa a II 12c; Oregon. 66i9c.
AprieOts-Quiet; choice, 1Od 101tc: extra
choice 10l3 Q10&4c; fancy. 11d13c.
Peaches are offered at comparatively low
prices for new crop shipment. but are not
attracting much demand and the market gen
orally is quiet; choice. 81. acc; extra choice
81 G6&c; fancy, I0S1te.
haisinS-Duli, loose muScatel. 3ls N41ac.
choice TO fancy seeded. AZ d6c. seedless 3ls IN
sac; London layers, S1.156120.
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DRIED FRTITS


CHICAGO. June 2S.-Butfer-steady Cream
cries. ga 25c; dairies. 2O02G1Sc.
Eggs-Steady. Receipts 1887 cases AT
mark, cases included 1Sc: drsts. zoe: prime
frSfs. PIE.
Cheese-Easy. Daisies, 14d14i4c: twins. 49,
Q13&c; Young Americas. 14Q14l+c; longhoris.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Provisions

lobe; tierce, 109sc; 2 tierces, 1OAc; tierees
10he
The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams. 17d171ac; picnic hams. he; bacon, to s
lbs, 21c; to 10 lbs zoe; 10 to II lbs. 20c; sugar
cured bacon. 23c; Arrow bacon. to 10 lbs. 19c
10 to IL lbs, Ice. light dry salt bacon, s to 10
lbs, 1S12c; 10 TO IL lbs, IL 1ac; medium bacon
Ice; light medium bacon. 16c.
Lard-rierces 141zc. 50s 14s4e. los 15Ac, 5s
%, o. d1tze' eonpocn9 lsr1, tierGes sag, 2Os
oil. 53c per gal; white cooking oil, 55c per gal
salad oil. 5Sc per gal
Beef-Local prices are quoted. Export lots
inspected by the government. are 81 per Dbl
higher. Extra family beef. $l4 per Dbl; family
beef, $3.50 per Dbl; extra mess beef, S13 per
Dbl; smoked beef. 21%c per Id.
Pork-Extra prime, in barrels. $21: clear 500:
mess, $22; pig pork, SIS; pigs feet, IS for half
bbls. 81 50 for IS ID kegs and so for kits.
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New YorL NIining stoeI.s
Boston stocks and Bonds

BOSTON. June 2S.-A few orders TO buy
stocks accumulated over Sunday helped the mar
ket at the opening. The activity. however.
soon subsidized and the balance OF the day
was the dullest yet Dividend disburse
ment Of S20O.000.OO0 will be made July
and the investment of this amount of money
should some activity in the market.
A feature of the copper metal situation is the
active demand for American metal in London.
Notwithstanding the recent heavy liquidation
Of the metal there resulting in sharp de-
cline IN price. the inquiry from that quarter
continues active and each week the shipments
TO the United Kingdom are large. The total
amount OF copper shipped 10 Europe during
the week ended June 10 amounted to 14.S05, 900
POUNDS, compared with 14.093.3 T3 pounds the
preceding week and 1862, Sal pounds In the
week ended June ..
The United metals selling company has de-
clared 3 regular quarterly dividend Of per
cent.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list Is furnished by f. +. Hut
ton Co, 400 California street. San Fran
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SALES
ReguIar !

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisc
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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Meat Marked


Live and dressed sheep and dressed lambs are
lower. and light dressed ewes are in large
supply.
DRESSED MEATS
Slanghterers rates to dealers and butchers are
as follows:
Beef sH@71le per lb for steers. 5ls@s for
veal-6la@ for large and sa@9iac for
small.
Mutton wetbers. elzasc; ewes, 5saelac
per 10.
Iamb-S@9c per Id.
Dressed Pork (per lb)--11q111ac for light
and ga aloe for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight
No. i fat steers, over 900 lbs, alive 4c;
under 900 lbs, sac: second quality, 81 @3Ac;
thin and undesirable steers, Sc.
No. j cows and heifers, 314c; second quality,
Sc: common, thin, undesirable cows 2@215c
Fat bulls and stays, &c; half fat or thin bulls,
laQ1Nc.
Calves-Light weight. per lb. sc; medium.
41he; heavy, 31a G4c.
Sheep (per lbJ-Wethers, 34G4c for shorn
and AZ 65c for wool; ewes, 3@3Ac for shorn
and 46n4Ac for wool.
Lambs lper lb}-This years milk lambs, Az
@5e.
Hogs tper lbl-Hard grain fed. weighing 100
to 40 lbs, 7@IKc; 40 to $50 lbs re; $50 to
$50 lbs, 6%M1c; rough, heavy hogs, Az @5c;
common, undesirable hogs. 4G4l5c.
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Portland Butter Market
EIein Butter

PORTLAND. June Butter-City and
country creamery extras, 261sc; fancy, 24d26
store, 1S@20c-
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IN STATISTICS

IOtaI eIearances or wheat and hour were equal
to 10S 900 bushels: primary receipts PSI 900
bushels, compared with 394, 600 bushels the cor
of wheat in the United States decreased 1862
600 bushels for the week. The amount of bread
stuff on ocean passage decreased 8. $40, 900 bush
els. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat,
2 ears; corn, 324 cars; oats, 1876 cars; hogs,
II, 900 head.
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ELGIN. III. June 2S.-Butter-Firm, 90
Sales for the week, l, 1Sl 400 pounds.
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SCI 0eo-total shares sod.



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DecIduous and Citrus Fruits


As is usually the case on Monday receipts OF
most descriptions of orchard fruits were com
paratiyely light, and steady TO firm prices ruled
Tor attractive lots in small packages. while
trashy offerings, which much in evidence.
had to be turned over to peddlers and others at
low rates. Retail tradesmen were looking for
fancy aPricots, peaches. Tragedy prunes and
some varieties Of plums and willingly paid top
ngures, and perhaps a little more. for such.
Ihere was a scarcity of strictly fine black cher
rles and &c a pound easily obtained for de-
sirable fruit, while burned lots were urged
Tor sale at weak rates, some selling down to
lt2c pound. Royal Anne in bulk were easy
with the Gamers the principal buyers Packed
cherries from Oregon were offering and sold at
i5c per drawer for black and 60c for Royal
anne FIGS were cheap, as most OF the arrivals
had been too long in transit and had 10 be dis
posed of huFriedly. There were about eight car
loads OF nutmeg melons in the market. and al
though the demand was brisk prices were weak.
and the outside rates were obtained only in in
stances. Seedless grapes from Thermal moved
slowly at $3.50 crate. Berries were plentiful
but prices for all varieties were little steader
Fewer loganberries were sold at 81 chest than
on Saturday, $3.50 being the inside rate with
weather and sellers were willing to accept very
low prices to clean up in the afternoon There
was nothing new in citrus fruits
Strawberries-Longw orths. 50S per chest:
large varieties. s3G4 per chest.
Raspberries- per chest
OSeberries-Nominal.
BlackberrIes-S2. 5O6l4 per chest
$2.50@3 for black.
Currants-S4d6 per chest.
Apples-75e@s1 for large and S5G5Oc for small
boxes.
Pears-65075 per box or basket
cherries-Packed, 5o@T5e per drawer; loose.
312 G6c per ID for choice black, 3d415e for
Royal Anne and ease for white
Peaches 75c per box and 65ds5e per bas-
ket.
Plums-40G 75c per box crate. with some
fancy higher Tragedy prunes. 60@90e per box
crate.
Aprieots----Crates. e5as5c; boxes. 5OGe5c; bas-
kets. 650 15c
Figs-s5@4Oe for single layer and T5GS5e for
double layer drawers.
Nutmeg Melons-30GS5e for special. $1G1.5
for pony and S1.25@1.T5 for standard crates.
Citrus Fruits (per bOxl-Navel oranges. 81. 20
as; Yaiencias, $2Q2.50: grapefruit. 81. 50@3 for
seedless; lemons. $3.75G4 for fancy. 81. 1912. %
$566.
Tropical Fruits - Bananas. T5cGSI75 per
bunch for Hawaiian and 81. 5O63. 30 for Central
American; pineappIes. s1.5O@2.5O per dozen.
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WALL STREET IN
STAGNANT STATE
DulIest Time Experienced in
Months in New York
Stock Market
N~w York stock List

T. ~ Ifyafon & Co.. 40 California street,
members al The New York stock exchange fur
nish the following list OF bono and stock sales
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Potatoes, Onions and vegetables

Conditions in the market for miscellaneous
vegetables showed but little change from the
previous report. everything the list being in
ample supply with the demand about up TO the
average. The Gamers were still in the market
for asparagus. taking all Of the choice stock
they could get at satisfactory prices. but some
poor lots were turned down and had TO be sold
remained easy abundant supplies and small
ued TO drag badly at weak rates, owing to- the
abundance and comparative cheapness Of large
packages. Tomatoes continued to sell at a wide
range, large boxes from the river bringing as
high as $3.50 and crates sold up to 81, while
small packages from MERGED and other places
went at irregular rates. Green
little lower. despite the high prices paid in
the growing districts. Eggplant and green pep
pers were offered freely at concessions. New
potatoes were weak, with stocks accommodating
and sellers were shading the quotations to large
buyers on the wharf. Onions were unchanged
Potatoes (per ctl)-River Burbanks $1.50G
1.65; Oregon Burbanks, $1.50@1.75; new pota-
toes, $1@i.5O.
onions-New red. 4o@5Oc per sack: new yeI-
low, T5@S0c per ctI
Vegetables-Asp aragus $162 per box: rhu-
barb. $1.25@1.50 per box; tomatoes, 75cQ&1 per
crate and 40QT5c per-box; green peas, s191-5O
per sack; string and beans, 964e per ID;
summer squash, 35G50e per box; do large boxes,
Ioc9Sl; garlic, 4G5c per 10 for new; cabbage,
81 per ctli cucumbers, 35G5Oe per box: do large
boxes, $191.25: canlihower 50G65c per dozen;
carrots, $1.I5 per sack; turnips. SI.25G1.5O per
sack eggplant, 667c per ID; green peppers
S@1212c per ID; green corn. S404.5O per sack
for Alameda and 50 % for Winters do Brent
wood, 40@45c per dozen.
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Egg Market in Nearby Counties
SANTA CRUZ. June 2S.-Egg output con
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LONDON CIoning Stocke

Money-IA d1l5 per cent
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 1ss ais per cent and for three
months bills rs al 11-l6 per cent.
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300 Exchequer
100 0nlnfr.
$4,000 Union

- Informal Session y
DUO Andes $500. I6i13O0 Savage q
10y ioO Con Va NJ Co. sol 500 Scorpion ue
SO0 Mexican Il .02Isl 200 Sierra New =
lVO Ophir ......1 4715i 500 Silver Hill "a
loo Overman 2ni
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Cash Grain and Provisions

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour Hrm; feed or mixing barley, 64@66c;
fair TO choice mailing, 66@69c; No. south
western haxseed. $1.54A No. 1 northwestern
mess pork, per Dbl, $40 92E 019.95; lard, per
100 lbs. s11.621a; short RIBS, sides (loose),
$11.07 nG111212; short clear sides (boxed)
$11. 50GIl.75.
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tinues good but there is no change in quota
tons, which remain at CSC Increasing de-
mands keep large part of local product.
PETALUMA, June 2s.-The week opened
with quotations same last week after re-
ceipt Of from the San Francisco dairy
exchange. and 2315c was the best price offered
today. Conditions remain unchanged.
SANTA ROSA, June 26--The week opened
with choice eggs quoted at 1914 G24 cents per
dozen and seconds at 211 cents. Noting is well
under way and the supply Is light and will be
for some time to come.
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

TONOPAH AND GOLDFIELD STOCKS
Regular Session-9.30 to 1890
1000 Com Fraction. 5Si 200 Ton Exten 30
100 Gid Con M.T.57h 500 Do, &c.. 80
1000 Mayfower Con 0o
Afternoon Session
900 Blue Bull -. OF 800 MacNamara %
1000 G. O ID. a. l22OOO Midway $500. II
1900 Com Fraction 6OI0O0 Montana 800. 20
200 Com Fraction 81 400 New Hills -. 90
1900 Com Fraction 81 500 Round Mt -. 13
%, 600 Cracker Jck O2l0OO SANDSTONE - 10
5000 Daisy ...,... 2S1000 Silver Pick :. IL
800 Dun Bite c. eli 400 Ton of New. q. %
1000 Dmdhd TrngI 0ilOOO Valley View 05
200 Cid Con Nj 55 300 West End - "a
5000 Grit Bend Anx OF 500 Yellow Tiger OF
300 MacNamara . 2e
Informal Session
1000 Adams ..... 01lIG00 Mayhower 49,, 90
1900 Com Fraction. 636S00 Raw Coalition. rs
1000 Cracker Jack. OF 200 Ton OF Nev...7 .05
10000 Cracker Jck O1100o Valley View. 05
200 Florence I'D G5
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
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Mining Stocks Without Feature
Brisk Trade In Local Securities
Loans, Exchange and silver

balances. s211, 155.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-29
MINISTERS VOTE
NO" ON SUNDAY
SHOW BILLS
Oppose Pending Measures at
Albany, but Are Silent
as to Saloons.

rive hundred clergymcn. represent
ing all the Protestant denominations of
Greater New York. assembled at the
Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty-ninth street TODAY 70
near Sir Andrew H. Fraser, who recent
~ retired as Lieutenant.G Governor of
bengal Province. India, tell of the
needs OF Christian civilization in the
indian Empire. They also expressed
their dIsapproval of legislative bills
Tor sunday theatrical performances
ana voted for resolution to be sent
to the Legislature.
This resolution sets forth that the
bills pending before the Legislature to
allow local authorities to regulate the
atrical, operate and vaudeville per.
tormances and picture shows on the
Lords Day; TO give religious, charita.
bic and educational societies and ins,i.
tntions the right to give Sunday enter.
tainments providing no admission fee
Is charged to give TO religious, charita.
NE educational or benevolent soci,ties
or institutions special licenses for Sun.
oay entertainments, provided they be
confined to sacred concerts. operate
singing. monoogues, musical acts
vaudeville acts, and "other than la
borlous ones" and to open all theatres
ana shows from ) to II p NJ. on sun
DAY evenings, are all detrimental to
morality, to the quiet and repose of
ne Sabbath. to the great work OF the
Church and the law of God"
only part OF those present voted
an t@elr response did not appear en-
thusiastlc. The resolutions were taken
10 the meeting by Rev. Or. +. NJ
Foster, chairman of the Committee of
the Clergymen ~ Greater New York
for the Suppression of Vaudeville and
Picture Shows on the Lords Day" The
Rev. c. $, Mead, president of the
Methodist Preachers Association
moved their adoption and was seconded
by Rev Or. John S Allen. president of
the Presbyterian Ministers Associa.
ton.
No action was taken by the clergy
men on the bill before the Legislature
providing for keeping open the saloons
in Greater New York from to II
=. VI. Sundays
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-29
FIRST JAPANESE COUPLE
GETS A LICENSE TO WED.
Miss lori Komatsu and Togo XII,
kuchi Pay a Visit to
CITY Hail.

The first japanese woman II procure
license in the City Hall Bureau since
the present law was established an.
reared this afternoon. She is Miss Yori
komatsH. born in Yokohama, but now
living at No 800 Central Park West
She is twenty-seven years old. As to
her occupation she wrote in the Ger.
tIhcate, at nome"
Miss koma'su spoke English with a
dainty accent and seemed not at all ON.
barrassed and showed pride Of her hus-
band-to-be as she looked at him when
he answered some questions propounded
by Clerk Harris.
Miss komatsl is to marry Toyo III.
kuchi. twenty-seven years old. a pho.
tographer. Of No. Il East Nineteenth
street. He was born In Yamayatc,
Japan. He Is widDwer Both wrote
in the certificates after the question a,
TO their color, white" but changed ii Ia
yellow when Harris explained.
Mr.. kiku'hi and Miss Konatsu will De
married April :.
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STOCKS BOUGHT
AT HIGHER PRICES
Steel, the Pacifics, Reading and
National Lead Features of
Strong Market.

Stocks opened strong to-day with
prices in full swing upward. Heavy
trading in steel sent that issue up a
point. Union and Southern Pacific,
Reading, Canadian Pacific and National
Lead were the features In the early
trading, Gains were held in later deal
lngs. which were on large scale,
The market continued to gain in the
late trading and prices al the close were
around the highes; Of the day, advances
running from | to points. New York
Central, Reading. Southern and Union
Pacific, Consolidated Gas. Norfolk "
Western and Southern Railroad were
the features Of the final dealings.
The total sales Of stocks We're l,04, 100
and OF bonds s.. s3G,GJ
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WILD HOGS CHASE
SHIPS OFFICER
Up A TALL TREE
Baumann Thought He Was in
Danger Until Owner of
BruteS Came With Food.

Chased to the tall timbers by a drove
OF fifty or more snorting and vicious
wild hogs was the thrilling experience
OF Joseph Baumann, second officer of
the steamship Bradford, OF the United
Fruit Company's line which locked at
Pier No North River to-day.
Baumann is mighty hunter and
while his ship was discharging a cargo
of rails NJ Boca5 Del Torru on March lG,
he decided that with his good man FRI
day, as the ships mess boy is known,
he would go forth and take a pot shot
at anything that the jungle turned up
in the way OF game. big or little.
Baumann armed himself with a shot.
gun. There was only one gun on board
ship, so Friday contented himself with
machette. After leaving the torr!d
city far behind them Baumann and
Friday plunged into the jungle and for
while they enjoyed rare sport, as
pheasants were plentiful and so tame
they would roost on the muzzle OF
Baumann's gun and Friday with his
mnchette would decapltate them.
suddenly the two hunters We're
startled 5y q series Of grunts. Looking
abou, they saw approaching a drove
o.! wild hogs, whose tusks, according
to Friday were far longer and more
deadly than those OF an elephant.
Baumann lGaped for tree and climbed
to its loftiest branches His gun was
dropped in the excitement. Friday beat
II for town with half the drove OF hogs
pursuing him. while tho other half
mounted guard under Baumann's tree
and there remained
When Friday reached the ship and
was able to recover his breath Ne told
the story OF his thrilling eXpe IenCos
and Il rescue party was organized TO go
In search OF Raumann. When they
lea ned the Jungle they found Baumann
still freed, while wlllowing beneath the
tree were dozen or more hogs.
While the resCuinE party was dis
cussns ways ard means Of putting the
hogs 10 flight their owner approached
and. giving voice 70 a series Of weird
calls. the hogs arose and dashed To his
side and ggeedi.y partook NJ the herbs
and roots he scattered from the basket
lie carried oil his arm.