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BULLS RULE CORN,
NEW HIGH MARK
Rains in Southwest Fail to
Keep Chicago Market
Weak

CHICAGO, Aug 1s.-New high rec
ords for the season were made In the
corn pit today after weak opening:
The close showed a net advance Of
SIC to NC Wheat closed shade to
Nc net lower; oats finished Is C to 3s G
up at new high prices for the year, and
provisions made net gain or I1sc TO
321ac.
Bull leaders took command soon after
the corn market opened and domf-
mated the pit Rains In the drought
caused weak opening of which In
fuential purchasers promptly took -ad-
vantage. Shorts were eager buyers,
also, and prices rallied.
Then came temporary reaction, but
the bulls started such rush Of buy
Ing that prices were quickly carried
upward to new high marks for the year
in May, September and December OPP
tions. A decrease of 1,63S.o00 bushels
In the worlds visible supply, and pre-
dictions OF dry, hot weather in the near
factors animating bull sentiment.
Enormous export clearances of wheat
for the day., ,060, 900 bushels-gave
early weakness, the opening being de-
pressed by easier cables and large
worlds shipments. The strength Of
the corn market also helped give firm-
| ness to wheat, and good cash demand
was an additional uplifting influence.
Demand fell off late in the session.
and the market closed easy.
/
to it's new high mark on good specu-
| lative buying.
Light run of hogs at the yards adj
| vanced provisions. There was q good
tions and shorts were buyers Of Sep
tember and October.
Wilson'S Chicago Advices
ruled duh but f1rm. The market was was
| influenced by the strength in corn.
Statistics, with the exception OF clear
ances. have all been bearish. The
worlds shipments were large and
there was a large increase on passage.
| the corn crop has encouraged wheat t
holders We think It will do to own
some December wheat and add to It on
weak spots
Corn-Has made new high prices
today for both September and Decem-
| ber. the latter being the last to climb
| TO the 20 cent level Rains and cooler
weather over the southwest over Sun
| day made an easy start. but there were
plenty of buyers and all offerings were
lquickly- absorbed. Cash corn in the
sample market was 52 cent higher.
| Profit taking and some fair sales by
the country of cash corn helped re-
! action $3.50 sss
oats--Have followed corn. There
was an easier opening, but It was fol-
lowed by some fairly important specu-
ing offerings and made buying orders
quite effective. finally. Values scored
a very substantial advance.
| Provisions--Provision were higher,
| hogs at the yards. Total arrivals of
hegs were $500 against 61,7oo a
year ago.
Chicago Grain and Provision Futures
| Furnished BY J. G. Wilson & Co. Members New
York Stock Exchange, San Francsco)
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Wholesale Fish Market

Prices tper lb)--salmon, lie; halibut Ice;
chicken halibut. =; Goldfish, Sc; red rock, 10c;
black rock 7c; barracuda &c; sand dabs. &C.;
soles. 5c; kingfsh, &c; carp. &c; smelts, III;
nerrings. De; tomcods, Sc; small striped bass,
15c: large do 121hc: sea bass doe; shad Sc;
catfish, 121ac: crawish 25c
The above quotations represent (. o. b. prices
for cleaned fish. iced and boxed
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New York Grain Market

NEW YORK, Aug 1s--Flour-Firm with
wheat; spring patents. s4.co94. 70; winter
400; spring clears. $4@4. 20; extra No winter
s.. 55G3z5: extra Ne. . winter, S3.35 as so;
Kansas straights, $4.15@4.25.
Wheat--Spot. firm: No. red 94Ac; No. /
northern Duluth. 99&e. Futures easier early on
cables and favorable crop advices, but rallied
with corn and closed unchanged to u higher.
September 95Ac; December, 9s7sc.
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j. c. Wilson'S Stock Letter

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s-The stock
market was a listless affair today, with
fluctuations confined within a narrow
range and the volume OF business ex-
tremely small. More or less strength
was shown in all quarters, although
there was not enough trade TO develop
much Of tendency either way. Traders
are bearish. but they are waiting for
weather news from the corn belt. Good
rains will likely cause large cover
ing movement as we'll IS some buying
for the long account
Money was a trife easier Reports
from the copper industry were favor
able, while in the steel and iron trade
there is apparently some cutting of
prices to secure new business.-
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DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN GRAIN
Future Grain and Provision.
Cash Grain and Provision,

CHICAGO. Aug 1s--Corn--No. ?, 77077Kc
No. white, 77ls m77Ec; No. yellow ria
77%c; No. 3. 76% mTTHe; No. white 77M
77lac; No 8 yellow T7mT7Hc.
Rye-No. 2 651aG661ac.
Barley-53674c.
Timothy 81 25d5.25.
Cloyer-Nominal
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Deciduous and citrus Fruits

Strawberries es-Longworths. = per chest; Ban
ners $3@4 100; other varieties, S2.50@4
Other Berries-Raspberries S7@1o per chest;
hlsekberries,, Sl.75Qs per chest; huckieberries,
Peaches-wrapped. 4o@e5c per box: mountain
lugs 4oq65c for small and o5@s5c for large
Apples tper box -Gravensteins. 81. .25m1.T5 for
tier and SlGl10 for AZ tier; Skinner seed
common to choice fruit. 5oc@S1: crabapples. per
box. 50965c; small lugs, 75c@S1.
Figs-Black, oocQs1 per- box; white 40675c
Plums and Prunes-5oG75c per crate boxes.
Nectarines--Red. 75c0s1.25 per crate; white.
Pears-Cholce Bartletts. s12a@1.s5 per box.
nio nress wrsgpeds No 7sc@S per box can n
@25 for No. 2.
Meions--Delfa nutmegs. 5o@s5c per box: Tur-
per crate: watermelons. 1mIAc per ID.
eoG5sIs oG5rssIpesmSeediess g e3@aSe per crate Malsgas
black 50G65c per crate; small boxes. 30G50c:
: Citrus e Fruits fper nox'myaIencia oranges, 9
7.50: of stock. s3674: lemonettes. s5@e; Mexi-
can lines, s1o@12.5o
Tropical Frults-Bananas, 363isc per lb for
Mexican, aie S125g17 75 per bunch for Hawaiian and
~ q per lb for Central American; pineapples,
s2G2.5o per dozen for Hawaiian.
Dried Fruits, Raisins, Nuts and Honey
Prunes-Spot. COS to oos. &c bulk basis: Sos,
&c higher; 4os to SOS. jobbing at 51s@sc as
bulk basis.
Other fruits. 1912 crop:
Stand Extra
90 10 teG snos. ard Choice csocs Fancy
Peaches .....-.... 4Ac sc 5hc &c
pssss Nset.rine. mes. - 0lse sshc Ssse az az
Futures. 1913 crop--Prunes, Santa Clara. Az c
Tor 70s to s0s; Cos 14c, SOS &c, 40s Nc and 90s
2s4c higher; apricots, 80 lb boxes unfaced. 1Ac
for standard. 12Ac for choice, 12Ae for extra
choice and 1870 for fancy; peaches. 90 Id boxes,
Sc for standard. SIC for choice, 51sc for extra
choice and exc for fancy.
,Igs-4hc for standard. 4Ac for choice and
oAc for fancy.
Raisins-Loose muscatels Axe. 4Nc aud 4Nc
for T. and crown respectively: ?. 8 and 4
crown layers, o5c. 81 and 81 20 respectively; 5
crown Dehesa clusters 81 10; crown imperisls
81 20: seeded, lb boxes. 57sc for fancy ard 51sc
for choice, with the usual dinerentiai for y OF
ooxes: seediess sultanas. sos. 4Ac: do Thompson,
&c for unbleached
Nuts-Jobbng prices to the trade: Wa1nuts.
nominal: almonds. 1661sc. pecans. 1601Sc: Bra
gill 10 @isc: peanuts So 9ec: pine nuts. f4G16c
Honey-Fancy water white comb. 1914 n 16c; /;
dark to amber, ls15@l44c; white extracted. ga
dloc; light amber. S@9c; amber, 6@7c; lower
grades 5D5rsc per lb. 49, 3s
BeeswaS- a@S4e per ID for light and 2eGs1c
L.
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ctl: special brands, SIPS; Merced sweets. s2@
250 per ctl
onions New yellow. s1G1l5 per ctl.
Vegetables-Green corn. $262.50 per sack
for choice and $1@1.a0 for ordinary offerings;
green peas. 40l5c per lb; cueumbers. % 04oc per
box; garlic, 31a @5c per ID; cabbage, 81 per ctl;
caulifower, 50G60c per dozen green peppers, 40
@6Oc per box; carrots Toe per sack; string
beans, 395c per lb; lima beans 5Gsc per ID;
summer SQUASH 75c@s1 per box; tomatoes, 4om
DOC per box; green okra. 100000 per box; egg.
Zoe
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DENVER, Colo, Aug. 1s.--After ha,

: DENVER, Colo, Aug. 1S.--After hav-
ing been told by a physician that she
had only three days to live. Mrs Anna
.Hornstein, SO, a tuberculosis sufferer
today poured carbolic acid down the
throat of her 3 year old daughter
Paula, and then drank portion of the
drug herself When neighbors broke
into the house. two hours later. Mrs
Hornstein was dead The child died
this afternoon.
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49,, store.Turuenff ana Ro.,r

SAVANNAH. Ca. Aug. 1S-Turpentine. arm,
361a Q3Tc. sales, I, $50; receipts. ,246 ship
Rosin--Firrn: sales. 2. 5s2: receipts. 24ss;
shipments, 1880: stocks 16e. lo2- A, B. s3.7oG
375. O. b. So S0d8 IS: e., F. G. 3.9od3 a5
H 46a4ses; r. 4.20: NJ Sass.
*. $50 VIC, $6; WV. $e.25.
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STATIONS
SYNOPSIS or WEATHER CONDITIONS

There has been change Of importanee IN
pressure conditions on the Pacific coast during
the last "a hours The weather has been fair
over the entire country west Of the Recky noun
tains,s With the exception OF light showers IN
Washington. East Of the Rocky mountains the
weather is unsettled. and light thunder storms
are reported In Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana
and Kentucky. The weather Is unsettled on the
north Atlantic ceast and light showers hare-oc-
Cured from Virginia to Massachusetts,.
There have been no important temperature
changes east of the Rocky mountafuss except a
fall Of 20 degrees in Iowa, due to local thunder
storms
Ii is becoming warmer Throughout California,
Oregon and Nevada. Afternoon temperatures In
tsle great valley OF California range from 80
to "a degrees.
FORECAST
Forecast made at San Francisco for 80 hours
ending midnight, August 10;
Enr- San. francisco and yicinity-Fairz Tuesday; /;
moderately warm. light north winds.
For Santa Clara valley-Fair Tuesday; mod
erateIy warass light north winds.
For Sacramento yalley-Fair Tuesday; con-
tinued warm. light north winds.
For San Joaquin vaiiey--Fafr Tuesday. con
tfnued warm. light north winds.
For California. south Of the Tehachapt-Fair
Tuesday continued warm, light north winds.
"a. @. McADIE, District Forecaster.
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COMPLAINTS fled.
NEW yoRK, Aug. 1s.-The bodie.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.--The bodies
of Mrs. Mary Lake and her four chill
dren-Horace. IL Walter, g.; Stella, 1S.
and Dorothy, 14-were found stark
naked In their Brooklyn home today,
horribly mangfed Beside them, dying,
was the husband and father, Henry
Lake, a restaurant chef. Apparently
he had killed all i've, then fatally
wounded himself. Lake died this att
ernoon-
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN
Notice to Mariners
Branch photographic 0fht
20


San Francisco Aug. -, 1913
Captain o'Hrlen Of the steamer Msriposa re-
novts to the branch photographic Office ~ Sc
attic that on August 10. at A p M. passed q
dead whale in latitnde. north SO degrees 20 min
utes longitude west LAP degrees 40 minutes.
s~- w. " TOMB.
rasntsnsnt Comma nder..u. S. NJ. il oharge.
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vcv york Netnl Market

NE wYoRK. Aug -Copper-Dull stand
ard, spot and futures nominal; eo electrolytic.
Lead-1steady at 47o64 Soc; in London, f1e
15s.
spelter-ouiet at 5.75@5 SIC; in London, f2o
Tin-Easy. Spot. 41.4o@41 sc; August. Al 25
041.5oe; September. 4o-95 @ Al .25e; October.
Antimony-Dull cookson's, s. .4oas 5oe
Iron--Steady No ] northern s16Glle.50; No.
northern SIS. .5o616c; No. southern, SIS 25m
1850: No southern soft. S15.2Jm15 So
London markets closed as follows
Copper-Steady. Spot, 800 los; futures t69
lbs Cd
Tin-Fasy. spot. 41s7 los; futures. ttss.
Iron-Clevelaud warrants 55s.
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cALIFoRNrA orLFrELns ptRcnAsE

OF the s19.0OO,o0 to be paid for the
acquisition of the California Oilfields.
Ltd. by the Shell Trading and Trans
porting company and the Royal Dutch
company, $4,000, 900 is to be paid in cash
and the remainder in 400. OOo ordinary
Shell shares. The Shell shares are val
ued at S2T.50 and the California OIL
fields shares at s3125
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MOTHER IN LAWS HOME
is CRUELTY, WIFE SAYS
cause of Her Husbands
CompuIsfon

Charles E. Thomas was guilty OF ex-
treme cruelty when he made his wife.
Elizabeth NJ Thomas. live with her
mother in law, is the substance OF a
complaint for divorce filed yesterday
by Mrs. Thomas in the superior court.
The wife averred that her husbands
mother and she were not congenial,
and that when she objected TO doing
housework her husband told her that
there were plenty of other girls
willing to keep house for him
The couple were married September
80, 1912 Mrs. Thomas asks 800 a
month altmony.
Complaints fled
Lena against Ernest Illanese, cruelty; ME
nie against Walter T. Glenn for paaintenarce.
zepherin against Marie Iassusr~erusltys Mary
c. against Jesse Molynenz. dsserttop, julia
against Ira T. Weir, failure to prcvtdss Anna
L against Ernest r Smith: crrsfty. Anna w
against Sanford Dew. Hastings cruelty; Ger
trude G. against Edward II Sterling, deserticn.
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MfnneapoIis Grain Market

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Aug. 1S.--Wheat--No.
2 northern, seh Gssc: Ne; hard Montana.
ss1c; No. wheat, s5@ss12c; September s7lac;
December. 3oMc; May, 95Gc.
Flour--Unchanged.
Bran--S20 50d21.
Corn--No 3 yellow T5675lac.
0ats--No. 8 white, 401s@i1c.
Rye-59l5 a61c.
Flax-$1 .521a 6t1.54.
Barlev-53 661c.
DULUTH. Minn, Aug 1s.-Lfnseed s1.5sK
September. S2.52ls asked; October, $1.53 asked
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true On. by ". y W. mag.) Point Delgada,
right tangent, 30 degrees true On. by E. 3-l6 r.
mag, Point Nal pass. rock, 5sA degrees true
me ZIG y. mag.). The combination buoy is
to be cylindrical with pyramidal skeleton super
structure and will show flashing white light Of
about o3O candlepower, II feet above water and
visible miles In clear weather. thus: Flash. 8
seconds; eclipse. IL seconds. The illuminating
apparatus will be 375 mm lens lantern burn
Ing. acetylene. On the same date Point Delgada
bell buoy. /, will be permanently discontinued
G. G. $. Charts 5773. 300, 5O02 5o52 Light
List. Pacific Coast, 1912. page %. No. GA Buoy
list, Pseihe oeast, 1911, page p. Coast Pilot,
Pacific Coast, 1909, pages 100, l01.
California, seacoast, Trinidad head light sta
fion-CharaeteEistic of light to be changed and
intensity Increased about November l. 1913 Tie
characteristic to be changed from fixed white
varied by red fash, to group flashing white
showing flashes every 20 seconds. thus: Flash,
o. seconds; eclipse, seconds; flash, o. seconds.
eclipse, seconds; fash, 0.4 seconds; eclipse
l2,s seconds. The iiumnant win be changed
from oil to ineandeseent oil vapor; the inten-
s!ty ~ I Of the light will be increased to about
5000 candlepower. Illuminating apparatus to
be of the fourth order C. & G. S. Charts 5s46,
oso0, 50o2, 5052, y. Light List. Pacific Coast
1912, page "a, No. So Buoy List Pacific Coast,
1911. page 22. Coast pilot, Pacific Coast. 1903.
page 20. BY direction of the commissioner Of
lighthouses. II. w. RHODES. Inspector
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Northwe.tern whent Market


SEATTLE, Aug. ls.--Wheat-B Blnestenl, 83lhc
forty-fold, soc; club, 7sc; fife 7sc red Rus
sian, TIE.
Receipts yesterday--Wheat 10 cars; oats
ears; barley, 4 cars; corn. cars; hay, % ears
-four cars.
forty fold sic; club, SQc red fife, S0c
Recepts-Wheat. 7 cars; barley, car; oats
cars; hay, cars.
PORTLAND, Aug. 1S.--Wheat, track prices
Club 7sl79c; bluestem, S20s3c: forty-foid Z.
a soc. red Russian, TIE: valley. Soc.
Receipts--Wheat II cars; barley, 3 cars four
IA cars; oats, 8 cars; hay, 10 cars.
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Weather Report
PACIFIC COAST STATIONS

United States Department Of Agriculture
W Gather Bureau. San Francisco Aug. Is
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Portland. Aug IL 1919

- FvflIaHu Aug. IT, I3I3
Washington. seaeoast off entrance to Juan de
Fuca strait-Swiftsure bank light vessel. No. 90.
replaced on station and relief light vessel No %
Withdrawn August 7. No change has been made
IN. the characteristics of the lights or fog sig
mails of Swiftsure bank light vessel
Washington, seacoast-Umatilla reef light ves-
sci No. 81 replaced by relief light vessel No.
s2r August Z, The change will be temporary
and light vessel No. 67 will be replaced on her
station without further notice. Light vessel No.
Sos lights and fog signals conform to those of
light vessel No. 81. Light List. Pacific Coast
1912, pages 4S and so. Nos. 275 and 27T Buoy
List, Paciac Coast, 1911, page 4e. C. 4 G. s.
Charts 50o2, u; By o1ser of the bureau of
lighthouses. HENRY L. BECK, Inspector.
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CALIFORNIA FLOUR FOR WORLD

ITO supply the world with Califor-
MA -four is the new slogan OF the
cisco that emanated in the annual
meeting Of the company in this city
yesterday.
With the opening of the Panama
canal, said an officer of the company
70 The Call following the meeting. we
Will be In position to supply the de-
mand for California -four in Europe
and particularly in England As an
experiment we made shipments to
Egypt last year and the result was so
satisfactory that big business was
the Mediterranean. We have supplied
the orient, the Philippines and Ha-
Wah for great many years. and the
.canal opening will give us world
grown in California, has increased to
15,0Qo.0o0 pounds per annuna The
only important cereal we buy outside
the inland empire of Washington
The following board of directors was
[e-elected- John H Rosseter. presi-
McNear. vice presidents, w H CrocKer
and Hugh Goodfellow- The last named
take the place of his father, the late
w S Goodfellow. B. H. Ames is sec
on preferred and 2 per cent on common
stock The bond Interest win continue
At per cent
GREAT WESTERN POWER
The Great western Power company
hes applied TO. the railroad commits
sion for a modification Of the order
which the commission made in March
giving that company permission TO
issue its first mortgage s per cent 40
year sinking fund gold bonds OF the
par value Of S4,411,000 The company
has revised its estimated expenditures,
which now take the following form:
ts) Additions and improvements to distribu-
non system in the counties of Alameda Contra
Costs Sacramento. Solano sonoma and Napa,
I'D Additions and Improvements to transmits
sion system. s145,312.
tc) Additions and improvements to production
system, including completion Of Big Bend devel-
opment. $685.. .T27
Id Additions and improvements TO lands ap-
purtenant 70 hydro-electric DEVELOPMENT irclud-
ing acquisition OF lands in Big Meadows, $500
1el Additions and improvements for general
utility purposes, including cable barge SIS 800
~ Completion OF gravity section type dam
at Big Meadows, 81 COZ. .625
CD Reimbursement for capital expenditures
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LISTED SECURITIES
SALES AUGUST IS
Morning Session

n pasasr BosrGs 20 1s. 90
az SSrr;n voI1av Tafsr Coz 55. 90
50 900 Cal Gas Electric unifying 5s g5 " "a
OOO Natornas Con of Cal 6s..-...-. I9.u
81 900 Pacific Gas Electric 5s....-. so.1212
Street
$1,000 Pacific Tel & Tel 5s.....-..-. SI.oo
Afternoon Session
Board
2J Associated Oil Co.............. 40.Oo
25 Northern Cal Power Co Con. -. " %
$50 Spring Valley Water Ce........ % %
T5 Spring Valley Water Co...-..-- % p
100 Spring Valley Water Co-......- 93.o0
50 Spring Valley Water Co... oo.t3
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Loans, Exchange and SILVER
CIearines in Nortbwestern cst,e,

CIesrinss in Northwestern Cities
PORTLAND. Aug. 1s.-CIearings, 81 ,95s. .S44;
balances. se4, ,153.
TACOMA; Aug. 1s--clearings. s52s, $3.50; bal
SEATTLE. Aug. IS. Oesrings. s2,2os. .e4e;
balances $1o61s3.
sPoKANE, Aug. 1s--clearings, sss2. 1872; bal
snces. s12s,2
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Meat Market

slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers ars
as follows:
Beef-Primc steers 12d12Hc: medium do, 10
6l1c: heifers f1611He; cows 16G10c
Veal-10M10i5c for heavy, 11I12c for medium
and 12M121ac for small
Mutton--W ethers. S15@9he: ewes. 71a6shc.
Lambs-Lightweight la 12e; heavy, io@
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Chicago Grain and Provision Futures
Furnished by ]. c. Wilson & CO.. Members New
York Stock Exchange San Francisco)
CHICAGO, Aug. IS - The leading futures
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ed Pork (per lbl-12hm13c.
rrxrr-era-r- .rnrr~rr,

The folIowfng quotations are Tor good sOunu IlVe-
stock delivered in San Francisco. gross weight.
Grass fed cattle-No. 1 steers. over $50 lbs.
III Gn71lc per lb: under $50 lbs. 634 GTe: second
quality. all weights. 6G61ac; thin, undesirable
steers, 465kc.
No. cows and heifers, 6G6&c: second quail
6ity, 5A G5Ac; common to thin. undesirable cows.
3674c
Desirable bulls and stays. 3k d4c; half fat or
thin bulls 2@3c.
Calves Lightweights per lb, 7A@7hc; me-
dium. 6G6Mc; heavy. 5M515c. ,,e
Sheep-Desirable wethers. 4641ac; ewes SF4m
sac.
Sucking Lambs-5% M6c.
150 to $50 lbs. sic; $50 lbs and up 7sac.
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New york Money 1Terlxet

WV fEOUNN UHFkPf
NEW YORK, Aug 1s-Money on cali stesdv
81 2G2A per cent; ruling rate. 2A Der cent
closing. 2M2A per cent.
Time loans steady; go days 3hN4 per cent.
90 days. AZ 64% per cent six months, So B0
30 q oper cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 66615 per cent
Sterling exchange steady ar Sz e3o5 for 60 dav
bills and at 81 se45 for demand
Commercial bills, 81. .s2&
Bar silver 59kc-
Mexican dollars z7c.
% Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds irregular
st. Louis Wool Market
ST louis Aug 18-WooI steady Northern
end western mediums. 17d2oc; slight bury IS
7161kc: fine bury. 136151zc-
Evening journal., 1913-10-01
ids Series FactsRacing, BoxngOdds and Ends of Sport
BEST UMPIRES NEEDED
FOR THE WORLDS SERIES

Umpires KLEIN and Rigler. of the
National League, and Connolly and
Egan, of the American League, will
be the arbitrators in the worlds
series. KLEIN and Rigler are un-
doubtedly the best in the National
League and Connolly and Egap rank
with the best IN the American League,
although there was a lot of discus
sion when the choices we're made
about the fact that Billy Evans,
easily the best umpire in the Amer
lean League. was not chosen.
It is very necessary that the best
umpires obtainable be drafted for the
worlds series. They must be sure
on balls and strikes and on their de-
cisions on the bases. They must be
able to handle the players SO that no
trouble may arise among them. And
last, but not least by long odds. they
must be absolutely nonpartisan and
honest.
What would happen If en- umpire
should render a decision that would
lose game for one of the contestants
in such a short series? What would
happen if an umpire should openly IA
vor one of the teams?
No doubt enough would happen to
make it necessary to call upon the
Evening journal., 1913-10-01

militia of two States to quell the dis
order Nothing as serious as all this
has ever occurred, but it shows bet
ter than any other illustration could
why the best in the umpiring line is
demanded when two teams battle for
the highest honors in baseball-the
championship of the world.
In the last worlds series, between
New York and Boston, the umpirins
was exceptionally good. KLEIN and
Rigler the National League repre-
sentatives, and OLoughlin and Evans,
of the American League. we're the ar
biters. There we're close decisions
without number, and yet the umpires
went through the entire series with
but one kick registered against them,
and that was on called ball. Every
member of the Giants agreed that il
was the best umpired series they
have been in.
Each umpire was to have received
$3.50 for his services in the big
series, but owing to their good work
the national commission made each
man a present of an extra $3.50. max
ing $1,000 for each man. From their
past work the staff Of umpires who
will decide the plays in the coming
series should do equally as we'll as
that Of last year.