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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10
MARKET NEWS SPECIALLY REPORTED
STOCK MARKET
AT STANDSTILL

MN YORK. Sept. 9.-The con-
tlngent of professional board
room traders which has had the
STOCK market to itself recently
dlscoura cement of efforts to move
prices proves too much ListlesS
indifference to every variety of
news developments becomes more
ana more pronounced. That the
stagnation of the stock market is
not expected to be merely tenn
-porary is shown by the general re-
duction of Office and clerical forces
which is going on among broker
age houses.
The. price of stock exchange
seats is falling as another index
stock market operations have
fallen The meager daily trans
actions are made Vp in large por-
tlon of transactions between
boardroom members themselves
and upward of half of the total
IS concentrated in two or three
. stocks.
The good promise for the crops
found in yesterdays government
report on grains was responsible.
Tor an undertone Of firmness in
ness of opinion on the crops was
indicated, however, by the rise in
the price of corn in official predic-
tons of frostS in portions of the
corn belt tonight
Yesterdays un1avorable copper
statistics were reflected in q de-
cline in the London price of metal
copper sinduStria1s were almost
immovable in New York, in COM
mon with the rest of the market.
Forecasts of the currency move
ment indicated decrease in bank
cash for the week of not more
than 100000, compared with es
Inmates last week of $4,000, 900.
Business for the day made low
record of activity for the year.
Bonds were steady Total sales
(par value). S1.563, 900.
United States bonds were un-
changed on call
NEW YORK. Sept. &c. F. Hut
tons wire says: .Today's stock
market will go on record assbeing
one of the smallest of the year. in
volume of business and with very
narrow fluctuations. Trading was
purely professional and confined
to the floor of the exchange. EST
mates of bank statement tomor-
row Indicated a loss of only some
thing over S3,000.O00 in cash. and
this factor created some little
hardening of prices. also the an
ticipation of the Union Pacific
dividend Monday. We see little in
are only looking for a continue
ton of the immediate past as con-
Germs the market
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GRAIN MARKET
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Futnrc Grain and provisinn.

CHICAGO. Sept 9.--W Worlds shipments ex
pected to be largest on record proved heavy
load on wheat prices today. The close was at
net decline of 4 n pc although other grain
was on the rise. Corn at the win,lup was
y a &c higher to &c lower oats lse dearer
10 shade off and provisions unchanged to 20c
advance.
The closing hour and the first 30 minutes of
day in the wheat pit. During most of the in
tervehlns time shorts covered freely. much
strength coming from corn. which was being
lnnuenced by cold weather and big shipping and
Cured constantly 10 the unprecedented total Of
world shipments. Il. Goo. 600 bushels. These
ngures were contrasted with 13 376.00 LAST
week and 9.600. 600 bushels a wear ago Aus
trsia the Argentine and Indie and Russia and
the DP5lube all seemed To be trying TO Guido
each other in furnishing supplies Primary re-
ceipts IN this country. especially in the north
Wesr. showed some dimlnution but the fact
though important. discounted or ignored.
as exports have been incidentally light An
additional element of weakness was found in
millers reports confirming statements that win
Ter wheat acreage was being greatly increased.
December fluctuations ranged from 9aTSc to
Sl-Oi. with the clCee u a lZc off IT S1ml COZ
general awakening occurred in the domestic
nd export corn trade. Frost was officially p~e-
dicted for tonight in the leading corn states
vessel room has been chartered here for LOCO
0G0 bushels. The December option sold between
55I4c and 563sc. closing firm at 1m8sc up at
a63s q 56Ac. Cash business was depressed
early, bur berame active and advanced later
No yellow closed at 5T14 05Tate
Big sales were the order Of the ,lsv in tho
oats pit December varied from 34as Gl34l5c 70
3e1s and finished 80 higher al 35c
PROVISION dealers gave bulish construction
10 the government report the number Of
hogs being fattened for market Pork ana ribs
unchanged to advance of l0c
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles Open High Low Close
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10
MACHINISTS ASSIST
STRIKERS ON COAST
Reports Received From Port
land and Los Angeles State
That Men Stand Firm

ME1es one neiioei
zSzs5slggsag22ssl ssSssD added to the roll
lkzaas of machinists'
lodge No. IS at its last meeting and
four applications are awaiting action.
Reports were received from Portland
and Los Angeles stating that in each
place the strikers were holding their
own and looking for final victory.
The local donated $500 to the men on
strike on the Pacific coast and also
paid s35 in sick benefits.
Ten candidates were obligated at
the last meeting of sugar workers
union and several applications are
pending. The local elected Charles
OLIVIA as its representative to the Los
Angeles convention of the state fed
Grafton of labor next month. The pic
mic and Sanity reunion will be held
tomorrow at Biggio's park, Colma.
At recent meeting the bay district
council of carpenters appointed the
following committee to arrange a
carpenters night at the Chutes: F. e.
Maxwell, j. Cliff and Frederick Mich
olas.
At the last meeting of broom makers
union 1t was decided to make a more
thorough canvass in the unions and to
try to have all friends oflabor Insist on
the label of the union when buying
brooms and brushes. Several years
ago the local had twice its present
membership and 1t was said that the
decrease is due to the fact that the
label has been neglected by those who
should be its friends and supporters
L
is gaining new members at each meet
ing. The committee appointed to visit
the unions reports that all are unani-
mously favora BILE to the league. The
last union to affiliate was the bakers.
All labor meetings for the latter part
of the week have been called off The
meeting scheduled for tonight by
bakers union No. "a, to discuss the
feasibility of establishing a co-opera-
tive French bakery, has been post
poned until next Saturday night.
Hosting engineers union No. 80 at
it's last meeting elected William Jen-
kins a delegate to the interna tional
convention in Denver.
Sacramento typographical union
No. As at its last meeting took a vote
on the increased per capita assessment
levied by the federated trades council
to aid the metal workers on strike in
Los Angeles. and by the decisive vote
of 104 to 10 it failed to carry.
Upholsterers union will hold spe-
cial meeting tomorrow to. discuss the
controversy between the employees and
the employers. All members are ex-
pected to be present.
The housesmihts' and architectural
iron workers union at recent meet
ing elected Eugene A. Clancy, Harry
Lay and P. Vaughan delegates to the
Rochester, N. Y, international con-
vention.
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No Wholesale Trade Yesterday
Local Markets Resumed Today

SAYS: The frmness of today's market was
probably due to the improvement in the spot
demand and a general disposition on the part
OF the producers TO market the crop gradually
the movement to market the first nine days of
the season having been only 127 1872 bales,
against 19S, 2IS bales last year. Such policy
If continued. would be reflected in higher prices
almost Immediately and would place the shorts
In very embarrassing position. The market
has been and is still being sold heavily by
spectators on the theory that enough distress
cotton will be thrown on the market to bring
about serious decline regardless of the size
of the crop. The fact of the matter is that
spinners' stocks are depleted that If they
only buy from hand to mouth during the en-
tire season their purchases would be more than
due to take care of all such distress cotton as
we'll as this entire crop. unless the yield is
much larger than the best posted cotton men
in the trade are able to estimate with average
conditions Of the weather from now on
The New York Commercial publishes its an
nual investigation of the cotton crop outlook
this morning, the summary pointing 10 a yield
of 1887. 900 bales, conditional normal frost
dates.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands. lac
middling gulf. 14.25c: sales. 3,46S bales.
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IHlCAGO- Sept. BE. Z. Hutton's wire saws
Wheat covered range of about s.c to lie to-
day: the fluctuations being quite irregular
early news was quite depressing and the selling
was overdone Later the market was higher
snorts covering freely. the market again get
ting free offerings on the bulge and reactinp
Much strength has come from corn from time 70
time. the latter being Influenced by cold weather
and big shipping and export sales Worlds
shipments expected to be very large over
Ia. 900. 600 bushels. against 1876 600 bushels
last week and 100000 year ago. Australian
Ola large. and Russia and the Danube are expect
ed again to clear heavily Shipments from North
America have been very light at 5Il 600 bush
els. against 1924, 900 last week and > 81 600
year ago. Local cash sales were 100 900 bushels
all milling lots. partly to east including 20oOo
bushels of spring sold late last night North
west cars were about half those of a year ago
but the southwest movement and the arrivals at
Chicago are very liberal Minneapolis and Du-
iuth wheat stocks increase 1.335,eoo this week
against $4,000 bushels increase year ago Ex-
port clearances today, 2I7 600 bushels Foreign
markets mixed. The Modern Miller reports in
creased winter wheat acreage seeding
Corn had some very important strenrthennc
influences today. Freezing weather prevailed af
the northwestern edge of the belt frost is Off
tonight and there has been general awakening
of the domestic and export trade Charters az
vessel room have been made here for l. 600 600
bushels, the lake freight rate has advanced
&c to INC Buffalo basis under the demand and
there have been some large export sales from
here direct, as well from seaboard. Most of
the export business has been done via Baltimore.
The domestic sales include some to Montreal
Portland, Boston. Buffalo and PhIadeIpbia as
well as TO Baltimore. Peoria also REPORTS heavy
sales to Baltimore. Local cash sales reported
$4,000 bushels.
.'oats-Bg trade today. speculatfyey and in
the cash article Charters of vessel room have
been made here on basis of lie to Buffalo for
100000 bushels. The market was helped by the
corn strength and by the general indication of
laying in of larger supplies than believed possi-
295,000 bushels
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EXPOSITION BOOST
ECHOED BY nation
Americas Leading Newspapers
Garry News of Legislatures
Act to World

All America now knows the action
taken by California's legislature at the
special session that made possible the
addition of $4,000. 900 to the funds of
the Panama Pacific international ex-
position to be held by the west at San
Francisco in 1915 Every important
city in the United States was informed,
through. its newspapers, of the result
OF each days session, and the final vote
that expressed the states whole hearted
desire to back San Francisco's bid to
be named the exposition city which will
celebrate Americas jubilee at the open
ing of the Panama canal.
The Associated Press carried COM
prehensive stories to all the news
papers they serve with the worlds
news, and the Hearst news service sent
the tidings far and wide. Both organ
izations dispatched especially good
stories on the final day of the session.
Numbers of the largest newspapers of
the east and middle west were given
special stories, dispatched by the pub
LEFTY bureau of the exposition. and
north and south representative papers
received the news of victory. Each
day of the three morning and after
noon papers both received special
articles telling of progress at Sacra-
mento and explaining what California
planned to do in Its contest with New
Orleans.
Included in the morning papers that
got. special stories are the Chicago
Tribune. the Chicago Record Herald,
the Detroit Free Press, Buffalo Express,
Kansas City Star, Denver Republican,
New York Tribune. New York Sun. New
York Herald, New York Times. Phila-
delphia Ledger, Philadelphia Inquirer
Baltimore Sun, Des Moines Register,
Omaha World Herald, Philadelphia
North American. St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. Portland Oregonian, Spokane
Spokesman-Review, Seattle Post-In-
telligencer, Cincinnati Enquirer, Wash
ington Post, Washington Herald. C1eve-
land Leader Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boston Hrald, Brooklyn Eag gle.
Among afternoon papers served by
the publicity bureau were the New York
Mail and Express, New York Post
Washington Times. Washington Star,
Seattle Times, Chicago News. Chicago
Post.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10
AT AUCTION
Gossip of RdilWdymen

Stanley r. Herr has been appointed
travelling freight solicitor with the
Denver agency of the Star Union line.
vice s. ]. Alexander. promoted; Walter
NJ. Walker succeeds Herr to a similar
post at ST. Paul.
L. F. voSburgh, assistant general pas
senger agent of the New York Central
lines. has been appointed general pas
senger agent of the lines east of Buff
faIo. succeeding Gerritt Fort. recently
appointed passenger traffic manager OF
the Union Pacific.
I'd. Palmer has been appointed trav-
cling freight agent of the Clover Leaf
Alton system. with headquarters at
Kansas City. vice George ]. Kensinger.
resigned to accept service elsewhere.
]. w. El1ingson has been promoted
from chief clerk of the traffic Depart
ment of the Salt Lake route to con-
tracing freight agent in Salt Lake and
is succeeded by c. NJ Temple. hereto
fore city agent at the same place. and
to which place c. w. mccarthy Is ap-
pointed.
L. Lloyd Moore has returned to ths
service OF the Salt Lake route as city
freight and passenger agent at Santa
Ana
The gross earnings Of the Pers Mar
quette for the fiscal year ending June
80 are the greatest in the history or
the road. The net earnings show sub
stantial increase and leave the IL
months surplus equivalent to per
cent on s11 157 900 OF the preferred out
standing stock.
This is the first time that the Pere
Marquette has earned it's preferred
dividend and it encourages the idea
that the company viii be able TO begin
disbursements to stock holders in June,
1911. when the accumulative clause
goes into effect.
As compared with the showing Of
1909 there is an increase in the net
earnings of s42s,Os2.
The Pennsylvania railroad station in
New York. it is announced in an off,
cial pamphlet distributed by the com
pany. has been finished and train serv-
ice will be inaugurated on September s.
The New York Improvement and
Tunnel Extension Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad is the title OF the official
booklet. 1t contains % photographs.
illustrating both the interior and the
exterior Of the station at Seventh ave-
nue. and Thirty third streets, as well
as views of the tunnels. the interior
of one of the tubes, and a picture OF
the Pennsylvania type" electric loco
motive
The company's pamphlet contains an
official history Of the work This his
tory is inscribed on two tablets which
have been placed on the sides OF the
main entrance of the station In Seventh
avenue.
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INJUNCTION CASE WILL
BE DECIDED WEDNESDAY

The hearing before United States
Commissioner H. NJ Wright of the
suit brought by the United States
against the Hydro electric company
for the purpose of securing an injunc-
ton to restrain the electric company
from building a hume across govern
ment forest land in Modoc county, was
brought to a peaceful conclusion yes
terday, despite the disa greement on
Thursday between Assistant United
States District Attorney George NJ
Clark and Assistant City District At
torney z. A Lane The case will be
decided by Commissioner Wright next
Wednesiay.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10
MEMORIAL TO BE HELD
FOR REV. GEORGE ADAMS
First Congregational Church to
Honor Late Pastor

Memorial services dedicated to the
late pastor, Rev. George C. Adams, ID.
D., will be held in the First Congrega-
tional church, corner Post and Mason
streets tomorrow morning Rev.
Charles r. Brown of the First Congre-
gational church of Oakland, will preach
the sermon. The choir of the church
will render the following selections:
God Shall Wipe Away all Tears
Jerusalem the Golden and Crossing
the Bar"
Rev F.. w Clampett of Trinity Epis-
copal church will occupy the pulpit for
the evening service. His theme will
be st Paul Journeying After Immor-
tally" The program of music will
be: .sBonum Est Confeteri,'' Lead
Kindly Light and 81 Will Lay me
Down and Sleep"
The members of the choir are Mrs. B.
NJ Stitch, soprano: Mrs. J. C. Brickell,
contralto; Charles L. Goetting. tenor;
Louis A. Larsen, basso.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10
Eastern Livestock Market
CLyTTtATsn

CHICAGO Sept. 9.-Cattie-Receipts esti-
mated at 1000; market steady, beeves. s4.so@
g. 40; Texas steers s3.75@6; western steers.
$4oO@1.2o; stockers and feeders, $466. 20:
cows and heifers, S2.4066.50; calves. $119. Is.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at 10000; market
l0@lSc higher; light S9.25@ss5: mixed. IS.
@9-70: heavy. ss.40@9 so: rough. $S.4O@S. 65
g. bulk of sales, SS75M9.35.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 10000; market
steady; native S2.S5M455: western IS 256
=. 90; yeariings, S4.75@575; lambs native SIS o
Clio; western, S5.2567.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Sept. Observation-Disclosures
a,uoo; market steady; native steers $4,000
ers and feeders, $3-25@8.25; bulls, So 2504 rs:
calves, $4@S; western steers. 81. I5o17. 4O west.
ern cows, $27505.25
Hogs-Reeeipts. 1000; market 5@l0c higher;
bulk Of sales, $9.306g.7D heavy. 50 lO6Ge. 90.
packers and butchers, sa.30@9.7O; light, 50. 5oA
Sheep Receipts, 1000: market steady: NUT.
tons, S4@4;!5; lambs $6@T: fed wethers and
yearlings, s4@o.2o. fed western ewes, So. 75@
SOUTH OMAHA
OMAHA. Sept. .-Cattle-Receipts 1000:
market steady native steers, S45O6S; cows
and heifers. s3a5.60; western steers, So. $50
$50; range cows and heifers. So. SO@4 60; can
ners, S2.5o0l340; stockerg and feeders So 5O0
Ss25: calves. SS-5o@I.25; bulls, stays, etc,
Hogs-Receipts ?, 500. market 1o@15c higher,
a.1o; light, sseo@e. Is; pigs. SIS. 5oGs. Is: bulk
sheep.Rsceipts. 1900; market steady; year
lings, $4.60@5. 40; wethers. s4m4 40: ewes,
S5.fo04.2o; lambs, S6.25n675
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10
COTTON FUTURES
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. Sept. 9.-The Commercial Bulletin
will say of the wool market tomorrow:
Manufacturers still buying wool very
conservatvely, as general rule. on account OF
the continued unsatisfactory goods business
However there smaller orders for goods
coming from all parts of the country that seem
the next two months. Prices are steady prsc
tically all woods. and holders of good staple
stocks are unwilling to sell at prevailing rates
'Ohio half wool is being sampled at 2ec, and
it is contended that 27c is, the top on quarter
blood and 2ec halfbood.s Original bags Of
new Montana and wyoming wool are selling mod
erately at 19c to 24c grease, while some hne
secured is moving at 60c.se
lit is expected that the London auctions
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New York Grain Market

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-Flour-ouet. with
prices quotaby lower. Winter patents. S470M
a.; Kansas strsighfs. 81. S004 81. Receipts,
$50 barrels; shipments. 1910 barrels.
elevator and LOAF f. o. b. afoat: No. northern
Duluth. $121% f. o. b. TO arrive, Futures mar
ket was irregular. but the whole quite steady
today. until the last hour, when reactions oc-
CURED under predictions for big worlds ship
ments this week. The close was 81 0Nc net
lower. September closed $l.O41s. December
closed Sl.07hs. May closed S1.12as. Receipts,
$500 bushels; shipments. sos bushels.
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NEW YORK. Sept. Hides-Quiet.
Petroleum-Quiet.
Sugsr--Raw. steady muscovado, 50 test, :. Sc:
centrifugal. 96 test 1890; molasses sugar, SO
test. 36lc. Refined, steady.
Coffee-Closed steady at net loss of 10 to
20 points. Closing bids: September. soc; oc-
tober. S.25c; November S.35c; December s. 4oc:
January: s45c; February s 4ec: March. s.54c;
April, S.5Tc; May, $3.50; June. $500; July.
s.62c; August. $3.50. Spot firm: Rio No. Z,
10l9c; Santos No. 1, 11Ac. Mild, firm; Cor
dova. 11@13l2c.
Butter-Steady. Process seconds to specials.
23d2s &c; western factory. June make, 23624c.
& Enthusiastically: unchanged.
Eggs-Steady: unchanged.
DRIED FRUITS
Eyaporated Apples-Firm. Fancy, 1917 q lie {:
choice 81 d9lac; prime, S@shc; common to
fair, 6@7hc.
Prunes-Supplies on the coast are compare
lively small. The demand is quiet. California
fruit up to 3o-40s, sac to 1oc; Oregon, SC to
9hc.
Apricots Unchanged. Choice 10k @lI%c;
extra choice ~ @12Ac; fancy. 12@1s15c.
Peaches-Steady. Choice. 1MTHc; extra
choice. 11a@1%c; fancy, SGS1ac.
RaisinsEFfrm Loose muscates. 31sa5%c:
51ac; London layers, $l2od1.25.
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NEW YORK, Sept. a.-Money on call easy.
1%G per cent; ruling rate l1; closing bid
1H; offered at Ia.
Time loans weaker; SO days. 81 "a per cent;
90 days, AZ; six MONTHS 4kQ4&
Prime mercantile paper-5H TO per cent
Sterling exchange-Steady, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at $4.s32oQ4 $40 for so
day bills and at $4.S61o for demand.
Commercial biIls-S4S2H 4.s3%
Bar sifver-53Mc.
Mexican dollars-44c.
Government bonds steady; railroad bonds
steady.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 9.-Rsports
reaching here from Mount Gretna, Pa,
where the University OF Pennsylvania
football squad is prsctfcing under ths
new rules. indicate the purpose OF the
coaches to make the forward pass the
feature OF this years play. with ma
onside kick also {. favortte.
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Cash Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO. Sept. Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour. steady. No. 2 rye. 73hc Feed
or mixing barley, old. 55661c; good to choice
mailing, new, 67969c Flaxseed No. 1 south
western, 81. 70; do No. l northwestern, S2s4:
Timothy seed. $7@9; clover, S10@1055 Mess
pork per Dbl. s2o.15G2l Lard per 100 lbs.
short clear sides (boxed), SIP. 25@12. So
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and -four were eouaI
to $4,000 bushels. Exports for the week as
shown by Bradstreet's, were equal to 1511 900
bushels. Primary receipts were 1908 600 brsh-
els. compared with 1,459.000 bushels the cor
responding day year ago. Estimated receipts
Tor tomorrow: Wheat. 142 cars; corn, 547 cars;
oats, $50 cars: hogs, 1000.
Daily MOVEMENT or pR0nJ-Cr
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Trenrurr Statement

WASHINGTON. Sept 9-The condition OF
the treasury at the beginning Of business today
was as follows:
Trunst funds--Gold coin. 1891 26s, $50: silver
dollars. 1855, 900; silver dollars of 1890
sos. 600.
General fund-Standard silver dollars in gen
ersl fund. Sc. 099, S13; current liabilities Se7
343. T45; working balance in treasury Offices
$50 0oS, 1S4; in banks TO credit OF treasurer of
the United States S35. So, 344 subsidiary silver
coin. $50. POS. S24: minor coin. SS9S. $50: total
balance in general fund. S9I. IS, 065
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-10
COLLEGES ENTER GOLF MEET.

NEW YORK, Sept. Six colleges
have thus far entered for the team
championship of the Intercollegiate
golf association. They are PennsyI-
vania. Dartmouth. Williams Yale.
Princeton and Harvard. The tourna-
ment is scheduled to start at the Essex
country club. Manchester, Mass, on
September 10.