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Show I WHEAT AND FLOUR ARE STILL DEAR Utah. Products Aro C6min.fr to tho Front, Vegetables Becoming1 Becom-ing1 Cheaper. Grain dealers do not seem to be In any hurry to come down on the prlco of wheat end flour, In spite of tho reduction of 22 cents. enTcctlve yesterday, In tho freight rates between here and tho Northwestern grain districts. Probably a. good many of them have a lot of hlgh-prlccd wheat on 'their hands and do not Intend to lower anv sooner than they havo to, but that tlmo ought to como soon. Tho bottom nrlce of wheat, which was ?L10, has boon reduced to S1.G3, but the high flguro Is still 1.20, and fow of tho local jobbers axo BClllnu any at $1.05. Next wock should eco tlfese- futures reduced considerably. Corn took a small raise, and Is quoted at from 51.40 to JL45. Meat of all kinds, except mutton, Is moro plentiful this week, and prices are unchanged. Business has been rather dull of late, but an Improvement Is expected at thc beginning of the month. Thc fruit season Is coming on somewhat-slowly. somewhat-slowly. Strawberries aro still tho latest ihlntr In the market, and aro still rather off color. Their price has gone down from fl.00 to J3.00 por crate. A consignment consign-ment should have come In yesterday, but failed td turn up. Home produco seems to bo In better shape of late and the markets have not been so dependent on California and other States for their supplies. Utah rhubarb Is at present sufficient to mcot tho supply, and there has been nono from California for tho last threo days; the prlco Is now down to 3 cents. In vegetables tho same situation has' como about. , Utah radishes are holding their own and aro down to 35 cents per dozen. Prices aro having a general downward down-ward tendency. .Green onions arc worth 15 cents nor dozen, and Utah 10 cents per dozen. Bunch carrot3 aro scarce. Utah poultry has been fairly plentiful for thc laot two weeks, and the demand has been strong. Eastern hens and chickens havo been raised to tho local Jobbers, but they havo not yet put their prices up. Should tho Increase bo continued con-tinued they will probably havo to. Fish was In greater demand yesterday than tho dealers could supply. Tho orders have not been quite filled, although largo .shipments havo been coming In. Both Frldav and Saturday wero a great drain on the supply. Somo nlco mountain trout camo In yesterday, which wore not qulto sold ont. , ' , Epfrs and butter have been steady all tho week. A small decrcaso In prlco Is oxoccted soon, but there havo been no Indications In-dications of It as yet. i Hay, Grain 'and. Straw. Oat straw, per balo .301? .35 Alfalfa ll.0Oftl2.CO Timothy. per ton, balod 15.OOglS.00 Wheat, per bushel 1.051.20 Corn, per cwt 1.401.4o Corn, cracked 1-50 Oats l.GSfjM.io Rolled oats 1-TSfp 1.S0 Barley, rolled 1.35 1.40 Flour, bakers' No. 1 2.50 Flour, straight grado 2 w) Flour, high patent 2. SO Rye 2.00 Graham flour 2.40ft 2.C0 Cornmeal 1.60 2.00 Bran l.COfll.10 Bran and shorts 1.10 1.15 Meats. Dressed beef, per pound J .07 Dressed pork, per pounU .07?i Dressed veal, per pound 00 Drcscd mutton, per pound.... .0S Dressed lambs, per pound. .00 Spring lambs, wholesale 3.00 Spring lambs, quarter, retail... LOOif 1,25 ' Poultry. " Dressed hens, per pound .IGj? .17 Ducks, per pound .17 Springs 16Q -IS Live poultry, per pound 13g .14 Live spring chickens 15) .17 Frozen broilers 20 .23 Fruits. Santa Paula lemons, per box.,.34,OOff4,GO Apples, per bushel 1.001.50 Strawberries, per crato 3.03 Del Oro lemons 3.7G Ballett lemons 4.00 Hewcs lemons 3.50 California oranges, per box 2. 5O33.00 Figs and dates 5c, Sc. lOo Utah rhubarb,1 per ,1b .03 PlAcapples, per dozen 3.00 Limes, per 100 t 1.50 Sugar. Beet sugar, per 100 5 5. SO Cane sugar G.90 Vegetables. Winter potatoes, per cwt ? 1.75 New potatoes, per box 1.50 Green peas, per lb .12 Beans, per box Utah onions 3.60ft4.CO California onions 4.004.50 Cabbages, per 100 3.0033.50 ' Cauliflower .15 Parsnips, per 100 1.2o Carrots 1-00 Green onions, per dozen .li Utah cabbaso lettuce .20 Radishes, Utah .35 Tomatoes, per crato 3.50-l. 00 Spinach .04 Utah asparagus 10 Dairy Products. Oleomargarlno 5 .13 .10 Butter, per lb .25 Chcoeo, per lb , .12 Eggs, per caso 5.50 Fancy cheese, per lb .13 Comb honey, per crate 2.75 Strained honey, per lb .07 Swcitzcr cheese, per lb ?1S Limburgcr cheese, per lb .15 Cream brick cheese, per lb.... .17 Edam cheese, per doz 12.00 Fresh Fish. Salmon , t ? .13 Herring, fresh .00 Sturgeon .13 Mountain trout .o0 Halibut .13 Striped basH, per jb .15 Shad, per lb .12 Mackinac trout .10 Mackerel .13 Soles, per lb .09 Flounders, per lb .00 California smelts, per lb .12 Codfish, per lb .13 Catfish, per lb .13 Perch, per lb .10 Lobsters, per lb .15 Crabs 2.60 preferred 69 Amor Cotton Oil 20 preferred S3 American Ico ... Gi preferred 500 2S 27 27 Amar Linseed OH S preferred CS Ainer LocomotU'o .... 18V4 preferred 100 SI SI 0 Amor S & R 49VJ, proforred 100 954 95i Amor Sugar Rfng... 500 127 1274 127Vi Anaconda M Co 77 Brooklyn R T 2.S00 46 46 46V4 Colorado F & I... 3li Con Gas 600 0951 209 00 Vi Corn Products , 13V1 preferred 70 Distillers' S 22 Gen Elcctrlo ........ 300 160 159; 169 Intcrnat Paper . preferred , 00 Intcrnat Pump 3S preferred 75 National Lead 100 1G 16 16H North American 82 Pacific Mall 100 -2G 26 20 People's Ga3 400 07 97 97 Pressed Steel Car... 26 preferred 71 Pullman Pal Car 210 Republic Steel 6i . preferred t ... 42 Rubber Goods 15 preferred 100 77 77 77 Tcnn Coal & Iron 35 U S Leather ' 100 6 ri 6 profcrred 100 SO SO 79 U S Realty 6?i preferred P00 !& 57 57?; U S Rubber 4.0O) 17 17 17 pn-fcrrod SO) 67 eo 66?; U S Steel 2,400 10?; 10 10 preferred 6,900 rr 55?; 55 We3tlnghouoo E ... 100 155 155 155 Western Union SS?; Total sales for tho day, 70,500 shares. "Weekly Bank Statement. . NEW YORK, April 30. Tho statement of averages of the clearing-houses of this city shows: ' Increase. Loans $1,049,636,500 53.246.600 Deposits 1,114.367.800 4.S93.4O0 Circulation 35.76S.700 43,700 Legal tenders 70.430.700 1.140.9CO Speclo 235.106.nCO Ofil.COO Reserves 311,730,200 1SS.90O Rescrvo required .... 27S.G0t.95O 1,243.3:0 Surplus" 33.141,450 1,050. 150 Ex-U. S. deposits... 47,197,425 '1.017.650 Decrease. Tho bank statement for tho week again broko all previous records for grand total of loans and deposits, loan3 now aggregating aggre-gating S1,OI9.036,SCO, with deposits of 31.114,367.890. Tho Financier 6ays: "Notwithstanding tho export during last week of moro than $12,750,000 of gold to Paris, the official statement for tho week of Oie New York Associated banks showed a net Increase of $188,900 cash, and tho surplus reserve was reduced by only a little more than J1.0CO,-000. J1.0CO,-000. Even under thc nvoraKO syptera of tho clearlng-houso banks the shipments of gold for tho week should, It would acem, havo shown a loss of nearly JS.500.000 of cash. Tuesday's exports of JG.DCO.OOO calling call-ing for the whole of-that amojnt, because the withdrawals wero mado urly In tho bank week; Thursday'n export of 52,225,000 for one-half of this sum, and Saturday's export of nearly $1,000,000 for one-sixth of the amount, thc total of thoso averages making $8,500,000 as above. Inasmuch as tho romalndor of the amount of exports, $4,250,000, was carried over under tho average aver-age systctn Into tho current week, the statement was clearly mado on largely xlccllnlng averages for cosh. "Loans wero expanded through corporation corpora-tion borrowing by $3,216,500, carrying this Item to a now higher record. Cash Increased In-creased $188,900 net. tho specie decreasing $961,000 and legal tenders being augmented by $1,149,000, It may be noted that tho reports re-ports which were based on tho traccablo movements of money during tho week, exclusive ex-clusive of Saturday's shipments of gold to Europe, Indicated a Iohs of $575,100 cash: therefore thero was a discrepancy of $1,064,300 between tho estimated and tho actual chango In cash. "DopoBits also showed a net high record In an Increase of $4,995,400. or $l,55S,O0O moro than the amount called for by tho sum of tho Increase In loans and the net gain In cash, consequently thc statement did not balance. The required reserve was augmented by $l,24S,5CO through tho Increase In deposits; deducting from this sum thc net gain In cash '.eft $1,059,450 ns tho decrease In surplus reserve to $-11,144.-250. Computed upon tho basis of deposits less thoso of $56,252,700 public funds, the surplus Is $47,107,425." Silver and Drafts. NEW YORK. April 30. Bar silver, 54c Mexican dollars. 43c. ' SAN FRANCISCO, April 30. Silver barB, 54c , Drafts, sight, 10c; telegraph, 12c Money and. Exchange. NEW YORK, April 30. Monoy on call nominal; no loans. Time loans easy; GO days 2V4 por cent, 90 days 2 per cent, 6 months 3V43 per cent. Prlmo mercantile mercan-tile paper, 3?4iv; per cont. Sterling exchange steady with actual business In bankers' bills at $4.S74.S7.05 for demand and at $4.S5ff4.85.10 for sixty-day sixty-day bills. Posted rates $4.SG1.83. Commercial Com-mercial bills $4.S4?14.S1. New York Metals. NEW YORK, April 30. Bullishness prevailed pre-vailed "In all markets today, tho general undertone, however exhibiting fair steadiness steadi-ness and absonco of pressuro to sell. The scarcity of spot lead and continued Inquiry In-quiry for spot futures In speltor held thoso two "markets firm. Lead, $4.60J?4 05. Spelter, $5.20g5.25. Copper, lake. $13.37ftl3.62: electrolytic $13.1213 23; casting $12.0513.12. Tin. $27.SO23.00. Iron, nominally unchanged from last quotations. t Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, April CO. Today's statement of tho treasury balance In tho general fund shows: Available cash balance, bal-ance, $219,001,652; gold, $107,121,253. Imports and Exports. NEW YORK, April 20, Total Imports of dry goods and general merchandlso at tho port of New York for tho week ending today wero valued at $0,070,118. Exports of specie from New York for the week were $-183,133 silver and $12,G75,2M gold, Imports of specie at. Now York during tho week wero $46,76$ gold and $9507 silver. Coast Grain. SAN FRANCISCO. April 30 Wheat quiet but steady; May, $1.27Vi; December, $1.26?;. Barley Weaker; December, 93?;c. New York Sugar Market. NEW YORK. April 30 Sugar Raw, steady; fair rellnlng. 3 3-103 7-22c; centrifugal, centri-fugal, 90-test, 3 11-lOc. Molasses sugar, 2 13-16g3 l-32c. Refined steady; crushed, 5.45; powdered, $4.85; granulated, $4.75. Live Stock. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, April 30,' Cattle Receipts, 500. Market nominal. Good to prlmo steers, $5,005.G0; poor to medium, $3.90 4.85; stackers and feeders. ?3.002r4X0, cows, $1.504.35; heifers, $2.254.75; canners. $1.50 072.00; bulls, $2.254.G0; calves, $2.G05.55, -Texas fed steers, $4.004.C0 Hogs Receipts, today, 14,000; Monday, 40,000. Market 5 to 10c lower. Mixed and butchers, $,1.75'34.S7; good to cholco heavy, $4.S04.90: rough heavy, $-1.70114.80; light, $4.654.75; bulk of sales. $4.75fM.S5. Sheep Receipts, 1000. Steady. Lambs steady. Good to chplco wethers. $1.75 5.65; fair to cholco mixed. $3.7534.75; clipped westorn Gheep, $5.605.65; clipped natlvo lamb3, $4.255.90; clipped wostcrn lambs. $4.76G.OO: wooled western lantbs, $4.CO07.C0. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY, April 30. Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, 300, Natlvo steers. $4.005.00; native na-tive cowst and heifers. $4.001.60; etockors and feeders. $3.25fM,60; bulls, $2.G3-g30; calves, $2.755,75; Westorn 6tcer8, $3.G03i 4.75; Western cows, $2.0O1.20. Hogs Receipts, 4500. Market 6b lowor. Bulk. $4.7O4.60; heavy. $1.801.85; packorw, $4.704.S0; plgd and light. $1.264.75. Sheep Receipts, 200. Strong. Muttons, $4.506.00; Iambs, J5.25C5.75; range wothers, $5.006.00; ewes, $3.500.50. OMAHA, SOUTH OMAHA, April 30.-Cattle Receipts, Re-ceipts, none. Market, unchanged. Natlvo steers, $3.5055.15; stockcrs and feeders. $2.75 Q4.25. HogB Receipts, 10,000. Market Co lower. Heavy, $4.C04.70; mixed. $4.574.C0; liRht, $4.4O4.60: pigs. $4.00-1.10; bulk of sales. $4.57I.62. . Sheep Receipts; none; market, steady. v Butter and Eggs. NEW YORK. April 30. Euttcr Steady; fresh creamery, 1424c; Stato dairy, common to choice, 14i7?23c Eggs Irregular; western firsts, 18c; storage selections, lSc |