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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30
p. o. Box 112, Norfolk, Va,
Andl 10. 1910.

i. y. BOX liz, NOrlolK, va,
April 10, 1910.
Mrs. Perkins.
Dear Madam:-It Is with great
pleasure take in writing you to let
you know | am much pleased with
your scalp treatment II is indeed
wonderful; 1t has removed the dand-
ruff, and places where my scalp was
bare, new hair has grown in, and my
scalp Is in a good condition and the
hair long enough for me to ball nicely.
Yours respectfully,
SARAH L. PUTNEY.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30
1876 Manning Ave.

Monmouth, III, Oct. &c. 1908.
Dear Madam received your let
ter and was glad to hear from you.
| am very proud of the treatment that
| have taken from you. The results
are wonderful You would hardly
know that It is the same head OF hair
If you could see 1t. am going to send
and get another supply before long.
am proud to recommend your cure to
all who wish to know your great
work.
My husband is very much pleased
with the way my hair has grown. He
thinks II is the best hair grower yet
MRS. HATTIE HUMPHREY.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30
Denver, Colorado

Rock Creek Park, Washington, D. c.,
May q, 1909.
Madam T. D. Perkins.
To Whom 1t May Concern:-I have
used your treatment for the hair for
three weeks and can safely say there
is great improvement in my hair, and
scalp. My hair has begun to grow so
nicely and my scalp feels like new
one. Truly cannot thank Madam r.
scalp treatment has done for me, and
| am pleased to recommend her treat
ment to all who want good hair.
MRS. VIRGINIA JACKSON.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30

Clarkton. Va, March II. 1910.
Dear Madam Perkins:
am sending you another order for
a six-months' supply OF your scalp
treatment. | am well pleased with
the treatment, and | am telling my
friends about your work, and will do
all can to get others to take your
treatment Hope you will fill this or
der promptly, as | am out OF every
thing. Very gratefully yours,
PAFE CANADA,
r. I, No. 10.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30

Sumpter. S. c.. April 2, 1910.
Madam 7. d. Perkins.
Dear Madam: Your first treatment
has done my hair so much good until
| must get another Enclosed you will
find $500, for which please send me
your six months supply This is the
second six-months' treatment 1t has
done wonders for my hair. Kindly
send my order as promptly as posi-.
BILE. don't want to be without II.
Very gratefully yours.
MISS ANNA Z. DAVIS,
1876 Manning Ave.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Future Grain and proyision.

CHICAGO, March 17.-All the grains declined
today under heavy selling pressure. In wheat
only the september option able to keep
above yesterdays closing figures. Corn declined
TO close "a NC lower and oats, under large
offerings, also fell away. Provisions lost some of
their gains when the break in grain became pro-
nounced.
Crop damage reports and absence of moisture
in any great amount throughout the southwest
wheat belt gave encouragement to bulls in wheat
and all the futures made material gains. May
fell away 1ssc from its top point of S1.135s.
while July and September declined less sharply.
July dragged late in the day from $1.075s q /. .OS
to s1.061s and closed unchanged at S1.01. Sep
tember fell from S1.05A d105% to S1.O4as. Ac
higher. In the last minutes the distant month
added shade to its selling price and closed Il q
Bc up at $l.O43s @1.04a. The weak close left
May es@Ae off at S1.12$s d1.121a.
Corn showed gentle advance at the start.
which under abundance of offerings changed
quickly to decided drop in the quota tions clos
ing practically at the bottom. The unloading
of long corn carried prices for May down from
641sc to 63lsc. There was poor cash demand
and prices fell off about 12c. No. yellow sold
at 81 q62c The close was weak all around with
May &c of at 63hc
Liberal offerings flooded the oats market all
was weak at about the bottom with May u a sc
of at 44h@4ffsc, after having dropped from
45Ac to 4415c.
In provisions the close was strong. May pork
sold between $25S71a and S2o.65 and closed ,15c
mp at $25.70 Closing figures the other May
products Lard. $140Ti2 a 4.10, 111a @2Uc
up. and ribs S13.521a, 1Oc up.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Open High Low Close
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
STOCK MARKET

Local securities Were active yesterday. with
Associated oil and Hutchinson sugar the leaders.
The oil stock was practically unchanged at S4S 30
a 1913 while the sugar stock advanced to Sl9.
Hawaiian commercial was lower at S40.5 Cali
fornia wine rose TO $50. 80. Spring Valley water
was lower at S49.25. There were sales of Fire
mans Fund insurance at S275 and Central trust
at Sl20. Spring Valley water was ex dividend
of soc.
The feature of mining stocks sharp ad-
vance in COMPUTATION Fraction from Csc Wednes-
day TO Gle, the stock closing at SIC bid, Ac-
tive trading accompanied the advance. The
other southern Nevadas were quiet and un-
changed. The rise in Fraction was reported due
TO strike.
The Comstocks relapsed into inactivity and
most of them cents lower.
The Isabel gold dredging company has levied
an assessment of S. delinquent April l9. The
Grouse Greek mining company of Siskiyou county
has levied one of &c, delinquent April %.
The 0phfr assessment of % cents will be de-
nquent in office April %. This is the first
assessment on that stock since September, 1905,
since which time eight dividends of % cents per
share on the old capital stock and one of 10
cents the capital have been paid.
At the annual meeting of the Con. Virginia
mining company all the old directors and officers
unanimously reelected. Charles II. Fish
is president, A. ". Havens secretary and T. T.
Mccormick superintendent.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
Eastern livestock Market


SOUTH OMAHA, March lI-CattteIR Receipts
s.. 5O6 s 10; cows and heifers. $4-50d 6.35; vest
ern steers S6a7: Gamers. SS- -25d4.5O:. stockers
and feeders, S4d6.65: calves, $450GS.25; bulls.
stags etc. S4.25@6.25.
Hogs+Receipts. $500 Market steady. Heavy.
s1O61O So: mixed. $fO.30d 1O.45. light. S10.206
1910; pigs, SS.25G9.50; bulk Of sales, S1O.3O0
sheep-Receipts. 2.5OO. Market 15c higher
Yearlings. SS.73G910; wethers. $7.909S.40;
ewes S775HSI0; lambs, 50. .6Otd10.10.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, March 1I.-Cattle
1000 Market strong to 1Oc higher. Native
steers Sc 25NS. so; cows and heifers IS. 50Gl -
stockers and feeders, S4.50G65Os bulls. $4-400
6.25; calves. s4.5069; western steers, S. 759
Hogs-Reee;pts. 5000. Market steady. Bulk
Of sales s1O.25010.55: heavy. s1o-5031O-65:
packers and butchers. S1040@10.60; light.
$10.15d1O.5O; pigs. S9Q950.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 Market steady. Nut
tons S6.75dS.15: lambs S90f0s fed western
wethers and yearlings. S1.25995 fed western
ewes, S6.I5@7-S0.
CHICAGO, March 17.-Cattle-Receipts (esti-
mated). 5000. Market strong. 1Oc higher.
Beeves So 56061S.e5: Texas steers. S4.9Od6. 25;
western steers. 81. .9O06.S0; stOckers and feed
ers. SO. 70I6.60; cows and heifers. 81 75dT;
calves $500 1880
Hogs-Reeeipts (estimatedl, 1900. Market
steady. Light, $1O.30M1O.75; mixed. S1O4OM
S5: heavy, $40 45ml0s5: rough. s1045a
1850: good to choice heavy, S1O.60d IS: pigs.
50 606f 40; bulk OF sales. S10.6J61O.S0.
sheep Receipts (estimated). 800 Market
strong Native s.. 100 s35; western. s.. 7j :. 80;
yearlings. SStdo; lambs, native $S25Q1O; do
western, ssT5d1035.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
Egg Market in Nearby Counties
[SnecinI Disnnfch 10 The CnH1

PETALUMA. March 17.-There was raise OF
12c today after the receipt of quotations from
the San Francisco dairy exchange; PIC was paid
on time receipts and 2012c cash by local dealers
tion is good.
SANTA ROSA, March 17.-There was an ad-
vance of half cent per dozen in the price OF
eggs on the local market today on receipt of
advices from the morning transactions Of the
San Francisco dairy produce exchange. Local
dealers today for the first time since Saturday
l71ac for seconds The local producers declare
this is simply trick Of the dealers TO secure the
advance of half cent upon a shipment during
the day and expect TO the price fall back 10
the minimum OF 19c and lie in the morning. as
the production and demand do not warrant any
increase the present time
SANTA CRUZ. March 1T.-Merchants are pay
ing 1sc for eggs and md ready supply. They
do not ship to outside points Large poultry ymen
themselves ship stock TO San Francisco houses
daily
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce March IL.
Provisions

Cottolene-0ne half Dbl. 12Ac; half bbls,
129sc; tierce, 121ac; tierces, 12ssc; tierces,
12Ac.
Hams and -Bacon--The Western meat company
quote follows: Hams, 1912 @201ec; picnic
hams 141ac; California hams, Sla@191ac; extra
fancy bacon, 26c; fancy bacon, to 8 lbs, % C;
s to 10 lbs, p 12c; 10 to II lbs. 221ac; sugar
cured. 2sc; light dry salt bacon, TO 10 lbs.
zoe; 10 to 12 lbs, 19l2c: medium bacon, 1s1ac;
light medium bacon, 1S1ac
Lard-Tierces. 17c.' SOC 17Ac, los 11Ac, 5s
17bc, 3s .1Sc; compound lard, terces, 11hc, sos
IL 1&c, los 12Ac. os l2ssc, IS 12lae; yellow cook
per gal; salad oil, Csc per gal
Beef-Local prices are quoted. Export lots,
inspected by the government. 81 per bbl
higher. Extra family beef, SIS per bbl; family
beef, S14.50 per bbl; extra mess beef, $14 per
bbl smoked beef, 19c per lb.
Pork-Extra prime in barrels. $26; clear, $50:
mess, $26 pig pork, $32 90; pigs feet. So. 75 for
half bbis 81. 40 for % lb kegs and $135 for kits
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
Potatoes. Onion. and vegetabIes

The situation in the market for miscellaneous
vegetables remained about the same yesterday as
the preceding day and there were few changes
in prices Asparagus did little better, there
being a good shipping inquiry in addition TO the
regular local trade Rhubarb sold at the prices
established Wednesday. and southern peas
continued TO find prompt sale at satisfactory
rates. Hothouse string beans brought Soc a
pound and eggplant from southern California
and Florida was offered at 15d20c. Mexican
tomatoes were slightly lower on the arrival Of a
consignment of 500 crates via Los Angeles Po-
tatoes and onions remained dull at the old quota
tiOns.
Potatoes (per etl)-River white. 65@70c for
common to choice and S0@90c for fancy; Sa-
linas Burbanks, S1.35@150; Oregon Burbanss.
20; Oregon early rose, 81. al 40; sweet
potatoes, S2@250.
Onions iper ctD-California, s1-5O@1.55; Ore
gon. 10: Australian 81.
Vegetabes-Asparagus 46Tc per ID; toma-
toes 81 -50@2.75 per crate for Mexican, green
peas, 5Gse per ID; garlic. 5@51sc per 10; cab
bage, 656T5c per ctl; cucumbers. $12og1 20
per DOZEN caulihower. 40@5Oc per dozen; tur-
nips. SOC per sack; carrots. 50c per sack; rnu-
barb. S1.50@2 per box; celery, 81 50Q3 for large
and 15cd 81 for small crates.
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General Merchandise

Bags-Grain bags, $5.5Od5. so, June-July de
for az ID and Soc for 4 10; aeece twine. Sc
per lb.
Coal-PennsyIvania anthracite egg, sle per
Coos bay. $40; Australian house-Richmond. etc.
Sl2; Pelaw. Main, S12; Stanford Richmond. Sl2s
Ggm6ersnd SO In bulk % and sg0U sIs osr IN ton IN
bulk and S17 in sacks: - =
Oils-Linseed is &c higher. Quotations are 70.
barrels. Linseed. ole per gallon for boiled and
No L. ne: Bakers "A. S113@1-15; China nut.
sSa5Se foF 2sS 2S sa for or No and
7O67319c for No. 2. according to quantity: extra
sperm oil. SOC; natural whale OIL S5e; extra
winter strained lard oil. 81; pure neatsfoot OIL.
salmon oil. S5c; boiled hSh oil. s5e; paint oil,
S5c.
Coal OIL Gasoline. etc.--water white. iron
or drums, i115c; special do. 12c; pearl oil. In
cases. lie; astral, 17c; star. 17c: extra star
motor gasoline. in bulk 15c. in cases &c; No. l
engine distillate. In drums Sc, cases &c more
So deg. gasoline. in bulk SOC, In cases SI17S.
varnish makers and painters naphtha. In bulk
Turpentine-s5c per gallon In cases and Use
in bulk. drums and dSo iron ,s barrels Ct ao-
Red and white Lead-Rsd. s1s0sc: white.
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows. terms net caSQ@ SrdnOArQ uue kEd1u-
lated, $3.50; standard coarse granulated. $3.50;
fruit granulated. 5.65e: cut loaf In barrels only
1850; H. & E. crystal doninos, ID cartons In
cases, S.65c; do > ID cartons in cases. e.1oc;
monarch bar, &c: tablets in half barrels, 61oc;
do in boxes, 6.4Oc; cubes and crushed. 5000
monarch powdered. 5.75c; xxx powdered.
Use; candy granulated. 5.75cs eonfectioners' A,
5.65c; confectioners' crystals. 5-75c; extra nne
grsnulated. 5.45c; magnolia A. 5.25c; extra Q,
). 15c; golden C.. 5-05c; d, 4.95c. Barrels and so
ID bags 1Oc, half bbls 25c. boxes SOC more per
100 lbs than for bags Of 100 lbs net. Bar In 30
and 40 ID tins S170 more, In and 10 ID tins
S2.35 more per 100 lbs than price for this grade
in 100 lb bags
The California and Hawaiian sugar refining
company quotes as follows: Granulated basis
$3.50; "Higrade' bar. SC; powdered. aIoc; A
crushed, $500; berry. 5.65cs @. & r. extra nne
dry granulated. 5 65c; coarse dry granulsted.
5-65c; confectioners' A. 5-65c: confectioners
crystal, Use; cubes, 5.9Oc; bricks $500; extra
fine dry granulated 600 lb bags only, 5.45s;
excelsior A. 5.25c; extra Q, 5-15c; golden G,
5.O5e yellow d. 4.95c; cut loaf. in bbls only
7.65c; II. & z. crystal dOminoS. ID cartons I'D
cases. S6Jc; do ID cartons in cases, 9.15c- Al
ditional per 100 lbs: In barrels and 30 ID bags.
Zoe 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. s.. 35 more. Minimum order.
carload weight.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
Meat Market

DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
follows:
Beef--s@s1ac per lb for steers. 7@71sc for
cows and heifers.
Veal-S@9c for large and 9G1Ohc for small.
Mutton-Wethers. i1h @121se; ewes, 9@1O5ac
per lb.
Lamb--12h h@l31ac for yearlings and 14Q15c
for spring
Dressed Pork lper lbl-1315 @14c for light
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco gross
weight:
No. fat steers, over 900 IBIS alive, 5A 65Hc
per lb under 900 lbs, SC; second quality, AZ. "a
&c; third quality, 4@41ac-
No. cows AMI heifers, Az @415c; second
quality, 3 y @4c; third quality, 5 Y @31ac; com
mon. thin. undesirable cows, y @3c.
Fat bulls and stays, ~ G21ac; half fat or
thin bulls, 11a @2c.
Calves-Light weight per lb, 5z Gec; medium,
"a 51ac; heavy, 4@4Ac.
Sheep lper lb)-wethers No. l. 6Q6Ac;
ewes, 512 @5Mc.
Lambs (per lb)-This years milk lambs, "a
71ac.
Hogs (per lb)--Hard grain fed, weighing 100
to 40 lbs. l0@l0Ac; 40 TO 250 lbs, i01l el
101ac; 25O to $50 lbs, 9% @10c; common, unde-
sirable hogs, 7@Sc
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Dried Fruits, Raisins. Nuts and Honey

Fruits-Evaporated apples, 6@@9c; apricots,
91a "a 12c; moorpark. I2@13c: peaches. AZ acc;
prunes 2% G3c. with 3. 91c premium for sos
and lie premium for 4Os; figs, Al G5c; pears,
51a q 1Oc.
crown S1.T5; crown. S1.25; seeded. Az 45Hc;
ordinary layers. crown. 95c; crown. 90c; seed
less suitanas. 215 64c; Thompson's seedless. 2.
@3lac for unbleached and Ga 9613c for
bleached: loose museatel. crown. 4c; crown.
315c; . crown. Sc; seedless, 2G24c.
Nuts-Almonds, nonpareils, 141a @15c; IXL,
14G141ac ne plus ultra 13@131ae; Drake, 1O1a
ale; languedocs. 10G101ac hardshell 61s GTc;
walnuts 13c per lb for No. softshells, Size for
No 2 do: pecans, II = a l6c; peanuts. Al 95c;
pine nuts, 1SG2Oc per lb.
Honey-Comb. 14G15c for water white and 10
dl2c per lb for light amber: dark amber. 7GSc;
extracted, TIC for water white and 51s@61ac
for light amber; candied and dark amber, 4G
41ac per ID.
&C for dark.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
Flour and Farinaceous Goods

The Northwestern Miller says: The Mime
apols -four output last week decreased 4 905 bar
rels This made the output for the week ending
March II 261. .455 barrels, as against PSI. .493 in
1909 and 304 600 in 1905. This week one more
mill is in operation. but the grinding capacity is
much larger. Another large mill will be started
wednesday and two smaller ones later in the
week The output this week. therefore. ought to
show substantial increase on the correspond
ing week a year ago. when the output was 2j3.
So, barrels. The movement of wheat in the inte-
rior of the northwest is unusually light Just
Highways are in very poor condition er haul
ing.
without discount: bakers extras, So. 60MI; su-
perfine SIS. .40d5, 10: Oregon and Washington, per
bbl s6 for family. bakers and patents and
S525Gi5.5o for cut on; Kansas patents. s6.506
6I5; do straight. $6.306655; Dakota patents.
81 25; do straights. 81; do clear. $3.50 per bbl.
Farinaceous Goods-Prces in 100 lb sacks. net
cash no discount are as follows: Graham four
So 40 per 100 lbs rye -four. 81; rye neal Sc. so;
rice -four, 81: corn meal. s3 25: extra cream do.
$3.50; oat meal. $40; oat groats. $3.50; farina.
$3.50; hominy, $3.50; buckwheat -four. S4.60:
whole wheat Hour. Sc. so: rolled oats. bbls, S. 10
@7.25 in sacks $4.40@7; extra cream do, 81 in
sacks and $3.50 in barrels; rolled wheat. barrels
$3.50. in sacks s4.25@5: pearl barley 81. 75;
split peas boxes s5.70 for yellow and $3.50 for
green per 100 lbs. =
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
POuIfry and Game

Another of western chickens reached the
market yesterday. making the seventh received
for the week As retail tradesmen we'll
supplied after the active buying of the few pre-
ceiing days, the market had easier tone for
both Imported and local stock There no
actual decline in prices. however There was
very little call for wild geese, but hare and rab-
hits continued to sell readily at stih rates.
S75OMs.5O for large and S10G11 for extra;
young ROSTERS S5G6; do extra large, S9.50@11;
old ROSTERS S5@6; fryers, Sc. 50@7.50 broilers.
s566 for large and S4G5 for small; ducks,
nominal: pigeons. $1.75@2; squads, $4@4.50;
geese So. 2.5O6l3 per pair.
Game (per dozen)-Gray geese. S2G2.50: white
geese 75cd$1.2 %; brant, S1.50G250; hare, S1.50;
rabbits s.. 80.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
GRAIN MARKET
Wheat and other Grains


Wheat-Chicago was lower. Wires from there
said: "All outside cash markets are very weak
ana RAID on May wheat Is the cause of weak
ness In other options. There has been much
September. Crop news has been very bullish
and the impression of large losses is growing in
the trade. The people who are engineering the
timent very cleverly. 1t is question of manipu-
lation and weather. Damage reports continue to
arrive from Kansas
weak.
CASH WHEAT
California club. $1.S21a al s712; Sonora. $2@
2;15; Propo and white Australian, s2@2. 05.
red, 81 S0@l S21a; turkey red, 81 .S5@1 .921 !;
bluestem, s1s5@2 per etl.
u FUTURES
Barley-There was more disposition to trade
yesterday and several hundred tons Of No.
feed sold at S1.421a.
1914 per e.a e, brewing SIaass Shipping sI
FUTURES
10 a. m. Session
May oGss ss,s sIss Hish si.ss E3s ST. Glsss ss
December =. 1.soia 1.3oh 1.so 1.3O1a
2 p. m. Session
May s2lss 9nss sIss H!Ss s1.sT,s Ley s. qlsss sss
Oats s-The market is simply dead Quotations
Reds for feed. $l.5oa1so; reds for seed
$L65@1.70; black. nominal; gray, $1.62t "a
1.70; white, $1.65617o per ctl for fair to No. l.
$3.50 per Genital in sacks; California small round
yellow. Sl.70@1.75; white, $1:15; large yellow,
$l.65ql.7O; western states yellow In bulk, San
Francisco track. $1.56; white, S1.5s; mixed.
$1.50@1 so per ctl.
Rye-Utah and California, 81 per ctl.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18

PRICES ADVANCE
IN STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE
financial event of the day was the
advance by full 1 per cent to 4
per cent in the official discount
rate of the Bank of England. The
! usual gradation by which changes
are made in the bank rate is half
of l per cent. and the full figure
is an indication of an emergency
measure.
The news that the government
of India had bought 100000 of
South African gold TO arrive in
London Monday while the con-
signment is still at sea points to
one of the most urgent demands
on the Bank of, England gold sup
ply. The advances made by the
Paris money market to London
last fall to relieve the stringency
were being withdrawn. although
the supplies of money in Paris are
redundant, and the rise in the
bank rate will be expected to hold
the Paris supply in London. Prep
arations for the coming govern
ment financing offers an additional
motive.
The special interest of the New
York market in the English banks
action lies in it's probable effect on
the placing of bond issues with
foreign subscribers. The mer-
chandise import excess valuation
in February and the almost pro-
hibitive export prices at which
cotton and wheat are ruling make
this placing of our bonds abroad
important in order to provide
means of investment for our for
eign creditors.
The Bank of England's action.
it is feared, may interrupt this
process and draw gold from New
York Such a result might check
the progress of financing of do
mestic requirements and react un-
favorably on the business and in
dustrial situation.
The stock market shows little
sign of perturbation over this
prospect. The advance in prices
was due in part to the oversold
condition of the market which had
grown up in the two days de-
cline. Much was heard of the
processes of argument by which
could be deduced the conviction
that the supreme court on Monday
next would hand down a decision
in the American tobacco case. that
the decision had been already
written and that il would be in
favor of the defendant corpora
tion.
Further reports of crop damage
We're somewhat neutralized by the
Price Currents view that the
possibilities are for a large crop
even conceding a large reduction
of the Kansas wheat yield.
A report of the large car move
ment over the New York Central
was taken to indicate the strength
of the railroad situation.
Bonds did not share in the
5 strength of stocks. The tone was
s irregular. Total sales (par value)
; $2,315, 200. United States 3s de-
clined 4 per cent on call.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18

moderate local inquiry. Receipts, D. 126 bar
rels; shipments, 1876 barrels.
Wheat-Spot, unsettled; No. red. 81 .2615
c. l. T. and nominal f. o. b. afoat; No. 1 north
ern Duluth, $1.25la, opening navigation; No. .
hard winter. nominal. Options-Firm. Gables
and bad crop reports sent wheat prices up early,
but after holding firm prices lost the gains un-
DER professional selling on poor cash trade and
reports that big speculative house was heavily
long OF the market At the close prices were &c
above to Asc decline. May closed at $1.22 3
July at Sl:1oA and September at $1.u%. Re-
ceipts, &c, 400 bushels.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
Northern Business
PORTLAND Marcl

PORTLAND. March l7.-Clearings, 81, Dos, 40l ;
balances. S4S4. 500.
TACOMA March 17.-CIearings s9J3 22O. hal
ances. SOS, sol.
SEATTLE. March 17.-clearings, 2,s5s. IT'S;
balances. $437,l73
balances S6S 06S
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-18
Deeiduous and Citrus Fruits

Strawberries from southern California sold at
d wide range yesterday to quality Green and
poor lots sold down to 10c a basket, good to
choice offerings brought 156171ae and 20c was
about the top with most sellers About 20 crates
came in. There was a good movement in apples
at the recently reduced prices, and oranges moved
off fairly at unchanged rates.
Apples (per box)-Fancy bellehowers- S5c0
S1.25: Newtown pippins, S1.10@1.25; do red.
$1.4O01.50; common TO choice, 75c@S1, as to
variety.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-Navel oranges. 81. %
@2.5O for fancy S1.5O02 for choice and S1G
1.25 for Standard tangerines. S125@1.I5 per
box; grapefruit, S25003.25 for seedless and
1.J06t2 for common: lemons. S313.50 for fancy.
$2@225 for choice and 81 .25@1.5O for standard
lines, S6.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, 7jc 1S1. % per bunch
for Hawaiian and S2.5043 for Central American;
pineapples S2G2T5 per Dozen