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Flour and Farinaceous Goods

Flour-CalifOrnia family extras, $J6Od6 net
without discount; bakers extras. S56O@6; super
fine, S+-40G4.70; Oregon and Washington. per
bbl, S4-S0@J for family. bakers and patents,
and S425G4.5O for cut on Kansas patents.
$3.50; do straights, $3.50; Dakota patents, S12Os
do straights. 81; do clear So % per bbl.
Farinaceous GOOds-Prices in 100 10 sacks, net
cash. no discount. are as follows Graham dours
81 90 per 100 lbs; rye hOur. SEQ; rye meal.
50 so; rice -four, So; corn meal $3.50; extra
cream do. $3.50; cat meal. $500; Oat grOats,
$500; farina. $50: hominy. go: buckwheat
-four 50. 40; whole wheat -four 81 20: rolled oats.
bbls, S046.5O; do in sacks. IS. SOd5-50; extra
cream do. $3.50 in sacks and 81 in bbls; rolled
wheat, bbls 81 25. in sacks $29043-7J; pearl
barley, 81. 20; split peas. boxes, IS for yellow
and $3.50 for green per 100 lbs.
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Egg Market in Nearby Counties
[ SnecinI Disnofch TO Tie Call

SANTA ROSA. July 13.-The local egg mar
ket remained unchanged today following advices
from the San Francisco dairy produce exchange.
The local dealers quoting 261ac per dozen
spot cash for choice and 231ac for seconds No
other market in Sonoma county is paying as
high prices for eggs this season Santa Rosa,
despite apparent higher quotations. Seconds
are 5c lower in outside markets. while any
higher price for choice is time payments
with discounts for handling. which, taken alto
gether. places tine prices below Santa Rosa
prices each day of the season.
SANTA CRUZ. July 13.-POultrymen receive
30c for eggs in the local market. but continue
to make some shipments 10 other points The
output shows slight decline and demands are
increasing
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Potatoes. Onion, and yeretable,

The vegetable market was literally supplied
and weak yesterday, the weakness being en-
hanced by the late arrival of consignments.
which resulted in large lines being left in first
hands after the early buying period. There was
general complaint of the poor quality Of green
corn, there being hardly anything obtainable
that coulde be called fancy With all sellers
81. % sack extreme figure and on stock
sold down TO soc sack and sometimes for less
String beans and peas Of good quality sold fairly
and prices for tomatoes held steady, but nearly
everything else on the list in oyersupply.
with values saggng. There firm and act
i've market for potatoes and onions
Potatoes-Per box, T5Q9oc; in sacks, s1Q1.25
per etl.
onions-New. yellow. s2.15@2.s5 per ctl; red,
81 .90@2 per sack.
Fegetables-Green corn, $1d1.50 per sack for
choice: asparagus $1@1.5O per box; tomatoes.
30@40c for small and SlG1:50 for large boxes;
green peas. 36i5c per ID; string beans. 2615c per
Id: summer squash 50@75c per box; eggplant.
4G5c per ID; green peppers. 5og65c per box;
garlic 46I5c per ib for new: cabbage, 63Q zoe
per ctl; cucumbers, 60@75c per box; cauliaower.
65GI5c per dozen; turnips. I5c4S1 per sack; car
rots I5c(d$1 per sack. rhubarb, 5O4I5c per box
green okra, $101.50 per box
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PnuItrr and Came

Receipts Of poultry from state shipping points
were heavy again yesterday, being nearly 500
coops and the market was IN an unsatisfactory
condition Dealers reported good market for
large hens and young rOOsteTs, which wese
scarce. and small brOilers could be sold, though
at low prices. Receipts, however, consisted
chiefly of large broilers OF undesirable size. for
which there hardly any sale great many
eoops OF chickens weighing from about Is TO -
pounds TO the dozen had to be held over
Poultry tper dozen)-HenS. $5N5.5O for small.
S6dT for large and $SG10 for extra: young
ROSTERS, SStQ10; old rOosters, S54550; fryers.
S5G6; broilsrs. $3G3.50 for large and $2-5oq5
for small; ducks. S697; pigeons. 81 - a.;
squads. S250@3; geese. $292-5O per pair.
Game (per dozen n)-NOminaL
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Hay and Feeastuffa
Bran-s22. .5O@23 per ton for white and ST.. 50
for

bIdIl ---OU1 % PCT Ton Tor Whlle anu @-I.JU
for red.
AIiddlings-S -SS0631 per ton.
ShOrts-$23. jO024 per ton
Feedstufs-Rolled barley, S22G23; rolled
oats for feed. $2SGI29; mixed feed. S24 d3U for
average lots; Hnseed Oilcake meal. 20 tons $40.
10 tons $1,000. tons $41, smaller lots $41-jO;
cOcOanut cake meal at mills. SD in 20 and 10
and $3.50 in 5 ton lots; iObbing. S26; corn
meal S34 3j; cracked corn. S34G35; alfalfa
meal, carload lots SIS, jobbing SIS; red star
alfalfa meal. S15 In car lots and SIG jObbing;
Modesto alfalfa neal, St45O in ear lots and SIG
iobblDg; Caproco olcake meal S16.j per ton.
Hay-Wheat, 500 1880; wheat and oats S9Gn
-; tame cat. $9Q12; volunteer Wild oat, sra
10; alfalfa. $T410: stock hay, S5@7 per ton.
Straw-35 q 6Oc per bale.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Hops-DuIL
Hides-Easy-
Petroleum-Steady.
Wool-Quiet.
Sugar-Raw. steady: Muscovado. 50 test 3 so
% 3 S3c. centrifugal 9S test. . 3nGl 3Sc- mo-
lasses sugar 50 test 3.55d3.5sc; refined sugar.
quiet.
Coffee--Futures closed steady at a net advance
OF 4dfO points Sales. 36. 750 bags incIudine
exchanges OF $3.50 March for May at points
Closing bids: July. 6.Sce: August. 6.9Oc sep
tember October and November 695c: Decem-
ber 7c January. Lose: February. TO4c: March-
7.06c; April. IO7e; May. 7.09c: June 4 1oc
Spot-(luet; No. Rio. Size: No. Sanfcs
9i&c; mild. steady: Cordova. 106I2tse
Butter-Firm- Creamery specials. 3Oc.
Gheese-Firm. unchanged.
Eggs-Steady. unchanged
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-t(uiet and steady Srof
fancy, 10st all tae: choice. SN9c:g prime TS
71ac: common to fair. 6067tc
Prunes-Sioderately active. firm. Quotations
Sd914c for Calfornias up to 30-4Os and Az n
91sc for Oregons V
Apricots-ouiet and steady. Choice. ss@
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10 Hawaiian ComI & Sugar Co. -. 40 so
80 Spring Valley Water Co....- Al S71a
% Spring Valley Water Co..... 4S 90
$4,000 Peoples Water Go 5s. 81 .25
~ 600 F. Oak & Jose Ry 5s..... .101 90
Sll'oVo Spring Val Wat gen mtge As. 5000
Street
$2,oo0 ) R 1st refdg 4s....... 94. 1914
80 y, GOO @ Spring Val Wat gen mtge As. 80. 90
S25, 00O Pacific Tel & Tel 5s........ 96. 90
$4,000 Of Cal 6s (l912) :. .104 90
Afternoon Session
Board
90 Alaska Packers Assn. go. 90
90 Makaweli Sugar Co ...... 39. 80
% Oro Water, L & P........ 81 90
70 Spring Valley Water Co. ....... 4S.0
IS Spring Valley Water Co.... At .S71a
81. 600 Cal Power Co Con 5s... "a. 80
Street
$4,000 S P R R 1st refdg 4s.... "a. 121a
UNLISTED SECURITIES
$4,000 Western Pacific IS .... "a. 25
$1,000 S Valley IS 5s......111.2
$4,000 Pacific Gas & Electric 5s 90 so
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NEW YORK, July 13.-Money on call. steady,
21a @27s per cent ruling rate. 2A per cent;
closing bid 21a per cent; offered at 2sz per
cent. Time loans, easier for short dates and
frm for six months; so days, 3h per cent;
80 days, 4@4H per cent; six months, 5@5A
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5@5la per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 81 S350@4 $3.50 for 60
day bills and S4.S55O for demand.
Commercial bills, $4.s2s4 @4.S3A.
Bar silver, SAC.
Mexican dollars 44c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, ir-
regular.
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New York Curb Stocks
Boston Copper Stocks

BOSTON. July 13.-The coppers opened irreg-
ular and quickly turned weak with New York
Moderate activity noted, principally in
Lake. The June milling returns of this com
pany show 2l pounds copper and SO pounds min
in May. The apparent object of breaking the
prices of copper warrants in London to a low
point yesterday presumably TO force a
break in the domestic price from 1215c. Should
the price be reduced to 10c, 1t would be a
greater inducement than any one thing to bring
up II shillngs in London today. Exports since
July ]. S.267 tons. a nominal shipment.
The following list is furnished by E. F. Hut
% -
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Reans and seeds

Beans (per etD-Bayos. S6.50Gs.75; small
white. S4@4.25; large white. 50. 80; pink.
S6G6.15; red. $666.25; blackeye, S5-6O4o.I co.
lima. 81. 40G450: red kidneys. $500 75 cram
berry beans. 81. 2j@475; garvanzas, $2-5O03. % :
horse beans, nominal.
Seeds-Brown mustard. 4c; yellow mustard.
-; haxseed. 5@j1 he; canary. 315 93$4e; al
falfa, 16g17c; rape, 1021ac; timothy, &c; hemps
3@345c; millet. 2Ss d3c per 10.
Dried Peas-Green. Sc. .65@3.T5 per ctL
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Northern wheat Marke,

TACOMA. Wash, July 13.-Wheat- Bluestem.
Ssc club. S3c.
SEATTLE, Wash. July 1s.-MillinC Quota
tiens: Bluestem, s5c; forty fold, S5c; club SAC.
Fife, s4c; red Russian 81. Export wheat:
Bluestem, SEE: forty fold, SEE; club. Sic. Fife
S1c red Russian, roe. Yesterdays car re-
ceipts Wheat. cars; oats. 10 cars; barley.
car.
PORTLAND, Ore, July -Wheat-Trark
prices: Club. s1@s2c; bluestem. s5Gsec red
Russian, 7s@79c; turkey red, S06si; valley
sl@s2c Car receipts: Wheat, cars; oats /
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Hor.es AND Mule.
butter, Cheese and Ergs

The same old humdrum conditions prevailed in
the market for eggs and dairy produce yester-
day There was no unusual activity in shipping
channels and trading on regular local account
was of routine character. The dullness in the
street was reflected on the exchange, where the
attendance was small and trading light Extra
hutter was 1ac lower the sale of paltry 10
cases at 29c a pound. Fancy fat cheese, too.
was 1ac lower on sale of % at 14e pound.
The quotations for eggs undisturbed the
market being firm, with most receivers carrying
just about enough to supply their trade. The
quotations were bid for extras and frsts, but the
bidders failed 10 bring out any stocks
On the exchange 10 eases of extra butter were
sold at 29c pound and % California fancy fat
other sales.
Receipts were 5000 pounds of butter. As, 900
pounds of cheese and 40 cases of eggs.
The following are the official quotations estab-
lished on the floor of the dairy exchange Prices
in the street, while governed by the exchange
quotations, generally range from 1hc TO &c
higher, owing to the various charges TO be
adI Iad.
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|LocaI Securities Fairly Active
Oil and Mining Shares Are Quiet

S. 6e1. 600; silver certificates outstanding. s491
$40, ,O0o
General fund-Standard silver dollars in gen
eral fund, $942. .903; currant liabilities, S103,-
S37, ,443,714 In banks to credit Of treasurer Of
the United States, $39. 076 subsidiary silver
coin, $40, 729, ,2s9; minor coin $1199, ,596; total
balance In general fund, S1O1 pa, ST.
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Northern Business

PORTLAND, July 1a.-cIearings, s1.o71, 142;
balances, S115, ,S03.
TACOMA, Wash. July 13.-Clearings, $S14,-
72S; balances, S3I, ,3S7.
SEATTLE, July 1s.-Clearings, $2,571, ,1e2;
balances, S194 6S4
SPOKANE. July 13.-elearings, s7ss,e5 bal
ances SI6S 7o1
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Minneapolis Grain and Proau..

MINNEAPOLIS. July 13.-Wheat-July s11s:
September, $1.09%. December 81 oSIk al xsL
Cash-No. hard s1191s No. / northern 81 II
@1-19. No northern. $1.15@11T; No. 3 north
ern. S1l2M1.15. - -
Corn--No. 3 yellow 5Sd59c
Oats--No. 5 white, 42Iam43I5c.
Rye-No. .. 72G73c.
Flax-Closed at 1920
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New York Grain M.rket

NEW YORK. July 13.-Flour-Quiet and un-
changed. Receipts II, 497 barrels; shipments
1857 barrels.
Wheat-Spot. barely steady; No red 81 Oo1s
c. /. f. to arrive elevator: No. northern 81 ot11
I. o. b. Options advanced at the start on Arm
cables, but turned weak under liquidation on
weakness IN the northwest and reports of show
July closed at 81 091s. September at sf.07Is and
December at S10S9s. Receipts, 400 bushels !.
shipments, go, 800 bushels
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS


New York stocks and coppers
higher.
Spot and future cotton advanced.
Local stock markets quiet.
Silver and HOngkong exchange
lower.
Wheat and barley still higher.
Hay and beans unchanged. Rolled
barley lower.
Live and dressed meats as before.
CottOlene lower.
ROsfn prices marked up.
Butter and cheese slightly lower.
Eggs unchanged.
Fruit and vegetable boats late.
Potatoes and onions firm and
active.
Receipts of poultry heavy again.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON. July 13.-The condition OF
the treasury at the beginning Of business today
was as follows:
Trust funds--GoId coin. 1864. 463. .e69: silver
dollars, $491, $4,000; silver dollars of 1890,
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GRAIN MARKET
wheat and Other Grain,


Wheat-Chicago was higher and LIVERPOOL was
strong. This market was very firm with fur
ther advance in several descriptions
CASH WHEAT
California club S1.55l1.571a; Sonora, s.. .6OM
l611a; white Australian, 81. .621a a 6715 north
ern club, $1-55M1.5112; Russian red 81. 521a
turkey red, $1.55@160; bluestem, 81. .62ba
1.671a.
FUTURES
10 a. Session
No quotations.
Barley-Futures were no higher but the cash
grain advanced. No. 1 feed sold at S1.0614 a
LOFTY and extra choice at S1.0S%. Some sellers
refused TO let extra choice go under S1.10, but
made no sales at this figure Receipts were over
IA, 900 ctls.
CASH BARLEY
NO. 1 feed, $1.o5610715; off grades, $16
1.03% per ctl; extra choice, 81 .0Ssl new brew
ing and shipping grades. 81. 0Sa4 61l.10 per etI.
FUTURES
10 a. m. Session
December-$1.10.
p. m. Session
Decenlber-$1. 101a.
Oats-The market, though firm, is neglected.
Red, S1.2091.32 black nominal; gray, nomi-
nal; white, nominal-none here.
Corn-Western states yellow, In bulk, San
Francisco track, S1.57a I.6o; white. $1.6O@
io2A; mixed, 81 .55@1. 81 u; sacked prices, &c
higher; hi white Egyptian, $1.5o@1.55; brown do.
Rye-s1-55@1.7o per ctl
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chicarn Dairr Prodnce nIarket

CHICAGO July 13.-Butter. steady. creamer-
les 24M2se: dairles 23d26c. Eggs. steady :
receipts 1871 cases; at mark. cases included,
1Odf4e. hrstS. 15c: prime hrsts. lie. Cheese
firm; daisies 15&, n Ice; twins. 15tal5i2c: Young
Americas, 15is q Ice; longhorns. 16416t4c.
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GRAIN STATISTICS

Total clearances of wheat and flour were
equal TO 10000 bushels. Primary receipts were
900 bushels, compared with 1S3. 600 bushels
the corresponding day year ago. Estimated re-
ceipts for tomorrow Wheat cars: corn. 1so
cars; oats. LOG cars hogs, 900 head
Daily MOVEMENT OF PRnnIrCE
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Portland Butter Market

PORTLAND, Ore. July 13.-Butter-Cit-
and country creamery extras, 3Oc; fancy, 2sG
29c store, 23c.
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Los Angeles Oil Exchange
+ TSpccidl Dispotch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch to The Cali
Los ANGELES. July 13.-Business was
brighter on the oil stock exchange today and
while prices were not much higher the general
tone Of the market was stfenger.
Union oil was frmer
California Midway sold around 53c.
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Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey

future delivery 50 GlO1ac; fancy Moorpars.
11G12c; peaches. 495e; do 1910 crop, future
delivery. 4150Jac; prunes. S1a04c. with l4c
premium for sos and 1c premium for SOS; new
crop, 3A9414e. with the same premiums Tor
the larger sizes; hgs. 3s4 95c; pears. 9gI 13e-
RatSinS-Lcyers cluSters-6 crown, SOU,
crown $1.75; crown. 81 %: seeded. 4Q5e; or
dinary layers. crown, $1-25; crown, soc;
ThompsOns seedless, 81 G31ae for unbleaehed
and ga 4615c for bleaened; loose muscatel.
crown, 4e; crown. 313c; crown, &c; seedless.
Zg214e; new raisins, 2l3g2Ae IN sweatoox at
Fresno.
Nuts-AlmOnds. nonpareils, 1412Q15c; lALs
1441412c; ne plus ultra 13G131ac; Drake, lO1s
Q11lac; languedocs. lie; hard shell. The; wal.
nuts, 13c per ID for No. 1 sofJshells. S12c Tor
No do; pecans. I41a G15c; peanuts, 4129ocs
pine nuts, 1Sq20c per ID.
Honey-NOminal.
Beeswax--2TE g3Oc per lb for Hight and 2s@
26c for DARK
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common; lemons So for fancy. $45OGo ZOE
choice and $3.50d4 for standard; hmess Sog
$50 -as, p, ner
, bunch for Hawaiian and Mexican, $l-oO9z-oO
for Central American; pineapples, SS9+ per
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Meat Market


Slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
follows:
BeefEsGs1ac per Ib for steers. 7971sc for
cows and heifers.
veal-s12 @1o1sc for large and 1O@11c for
small.
Mutton-wethers. 915@1Oc; ewes. 9@s14c per
pound.
Lamb-1112 ale for spring.
Dressed Pork (per lbl-13414c for light
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
No. l fat steers, over 900 lbs. alive. sc per
lb; under 900 lbs, 4Ac; second quality, all
weights, 41ae; thin, undesirable steers. 80 @4e.
No. 1 cows and heifers. 4c; second quality.
315 @3Ac; common, thin, undesirable cows. Pa
@3c.
Desirable bulls and stays. 2A G215c; half fat
or thin bulls, 11h@2c.
calves-Light weight, per lb, 5A@6c; me-
dium. 5l4 as 1ac; heavy, 4G4Ac.
Desirable wethers, 5@5Ac; ewes, 4h04%c-
Shorn sheep. y a &c per ID less.
Lambs tper lb)-Unshorn lambs, 6G6Ac; shorn
lambs. 51a95Ac.
Hogs (per lbl-Hard grain fed. weighing 100
to 40 lbs 91ae; 40 to $50 lbs. 9I5 @9S4e: go
TO 500 lbs, 913c; common undesirable hogs. 6GTc.
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MARKET RECEIVERS
FROM ITS SHOCK
Unrest Caused by German For
eign Office Rumors QueIIed
on Days Trading
SpasmOdic Advance at Opening
Caused by Uncovered Shorts
Taking Stocks
New York stock Lis:

E. +. Hutton & Co. 400 California street,
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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Duluth FIax

DULUTH. July 13-Flax-on track and in
store, $2.20: July, 81. 20; September 50 IL. 10
tober, $1.9Sh; November f.97 nominal
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New York Money Marker

Chicago Discount Market
CHICAGO, July I3.-New York exchange, nc
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Provisions

Cottolene is &c lower. No other changes
12Bc; 1 tlerce, 12c; tierces, HE; 5 tierces,
1%c
Hams and Bacon-The Western meat company
quotes follows: Hams. 2015 AL 1ac; picnic
hams, 15c; California hams 2O@2015c; extra
fancy bacon, Soc; fancy bacon. TO S lbs 2Sc /;
TO 10 lbs. 26c; 10 to u lbs. 26c; sugar cured,
2615c: light dry salt bacon 10 lbs. % 15c; 10
to u lbs, 21l3c; medium bacon. 2O1sc; light
medium bacon, 201ac.
Lard-Tierces, 15hc; 5Os I5&tc: los 161tc:
5s. 1850; IS, 1615c; compound lard tierces,
II &c; sos, 11Ae; los, 12Ac; 5s, 122sc; S.
1215c; yellow cooking oil. Tie per gal; white
cooking oil, re per gal; salad oil. 76c per gal.
Beef-Local prices are quoted: Export lots.
Inspected by the government. are 81 per bbl
higher. Extra family beef, SIT per bbl; fam
lily beef. Sl650 per Dbl; extra mess beef $16.5O
per bbl; smoked beef, q &c per Ib.
Pork-Extra prime in barrels. $50; clear. $34;
mess, $32; pig pork. $50; pigs feet. S5.75 for
half bbls, $40 for % ib kegs and S135 for kits
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Col So r&ext AVS 95A Union Pacific As. .1Oo1s
Del & Hud As. 9TA Do As ..... .102 "a
Den & Rio As. 954 Do 1st & ref As. 95Ss
Do ref 5s ..... 81 L S Rubber 6s. ..1o2A u
ristillers IS 49,. 90 L S Steel ID 5s- -102 e
Erie prior lien As. So Va Car Chem 5s.. 9S%
Do gen As $50. 6S12 Wabash 1st 5s. .107 u
Do cv IS ser 66 Do 1st & ext As. 643s
Do cv As, ser 6015 Western Nd As. SO
Gen Elect cv IS. .135 Westing Ell cv 5s S6k
III Cen 1st ref 4s 97as Wis Central 4s... 81
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London CLOSING Stocks

Money-1Q1L per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is per cent and for three months
bills 25s a. 3-l6 per cent.
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PER pnIrNn

Unsese-CEIIurnIa lancy uaIs, nc PET 10
121ac. steady; fancy Young Americas, 16c. hrm;
do irsts. 15c, firm.
Eggs-California fresh. per dozen. cases in
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at $23.
:, Cleveland was selling at 2elac and Jade at
311Sc.
oleum is quoted at 71bc
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MINING STOCKS

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco stock exchange yesterday:
COASTOCKS
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Cash Grain and ProvisIons

CHICAGO. July 13.--Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour, firm. No. rye 75G1ec.
Barley, feed or mixing. 52G66c; fair to choice
mailing. 69G75c. Flaxseed. No. / south
western, $2.10; No. 1 northwestern, 50 20
Timothy seed, $5,25@5.5o. Glover. sill so.
Mess pork. per Dbl, $25.5O@25.7 10. Lard, per
100 lbs, $1LS0. Short ribs sides loose)
S12:25@ so. Short clear sides (boxed) S13. SO
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sales STOCKS High Low Bid ASK
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
Burleson Urges
Repeal of Oleo Tax
Texas Congressman Alleges it is Re-
spOnsible for High Price
of Butter

WASHINGTON. Jan. Representative
Burleson Of Texas appeared before the
house committee on agriculture in behalf
Of his bill repeating the tax on olemargar-
ine, which tax lie asserted was responsible
for the present high price of butter.
Before this tax was imposed, Mr.. Burle-
son said there was manufactured annually
1So,oOO,OOo pounds OF oleomarsarine, which
he characterized as pure and wholesome
food product which sold for from IL to Is
cents per pound The price Of butter was
then 20 to 80 cents per pound.
The production of oleomargarine has been
decreased 667s per cent, he said, as a re-
suit Of the tax ana the price OF butter has
gone up from 2s cents to 10 cents per
pound.
Passage Of the law was secured. Mr..
Burltson stated. by the National Dairy
union and by a stupendeous lobby, which
It Is said expended a vast sum Of money"
The committee will hear evidence on the
Burleson bill on February 0.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

OFFICE OF THE CoNsTRUcTHNG
Quartermaster. Fort Robinson, Nebraska,
January 10, 1si0.-SeRled proposals for fur
nlshing all material and labor for ADDt-
TION TO AND REPAIRING PUMP
HOUSE, NEW BOILERS, NEW PUMP,
etc. at Fort Robinson, Nebraska will be
received here until II a. m. February 10,
1910. Plans and specifications may be con
suited al the offices Of the Chief Quartet
master At Denver, Omaha Chicago and st.
Paul Depot Quartermaster at 81. Louis,
and at this office. Blank proposals and
Instructions to bidders may be obtained At
the same offices. Plans and specifications
furnished upon receipt OF certified check
for SO 70 insure their return. Envelopes
containing proposals should be indorsed
.PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING AND
REPAIRING WATER SYSTEM" and ad-
dressed 70 Captain Malvern Hlll Barnum,
Constructing Quartsrmaster, Fort Robin
son, Nebraska. J2sdIt
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
Plans Made for aa
Athletic Mcetin5
Ben Cherrington Chosen Chairman Of
Directors-Entries Now Being
Received.

Plans for the big amateur athletic meet.
to be held at the Auditorium March Is.
were considered in detail Saturday at
the Young Mems Christian association
building by number OF athletes. Ben
Cherrington was chosen chairman Of the
board OF directors and r.. l.. earns secre-
tary. A meeting OF the athletes will 10
held later, when committees win be chosen
to take charge Of the carnival. ~-5 ~
Entries for the meet have been received
from the State university at Lincoln.
Drake Morningside, Ames, the Kansas
City and Lincoln Young Mems Christian
associations and other entries are expected
soon. The Kansas City team will be the
same one that took first honors in the
athletic carnival at the Alaska Yukon Pa
cific exposition. M
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-24
DREYFUss SELLS PATTERSON

First Bnseman Secured from the
Browns Goes TO Chattanooga.
PITTsBURG, Jan. 23.-Hamilton Patter-
son, the first baseman secured by Barney
Dreyfuss from the st. Louis American
league team late last summer, ewas sold
Saturday to the Chsttanooga team Of the
Southern league. Patterson never donned
Pittsburg uniform and was taken at a
waiver price from 81. Louis. so the local
team would be fortified in case a deal for
the other players fell through. The acquisl-
tion Of Jack Flynn resulted in disposlas
Of Patterson.