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Show Turkeys fere Prime favorites Yesterday Hotels and Restaurants Give Big Orders for the Birds Other Poultry Sells "Well. Judging from the large orders given by hotel and restaurant men yesterday for turkeys, this popular bird will grace many a table for tho Sundny spread todayy Not since shortly after tho holidays have there been so many calls for turkeys as yesterday. In a few Instances purchasers wero able to obtain the freeh Utah product, pro-duct, but in most cases were obliged' to consolo themselves with tho frozen stock, which brings 20 cents a pound, wholesale, while 23 cents is the price asked for tho fresh stock. Hens, ducks and 'spring chlckonn were also favorites yesterday, especially for' the family trade, while the sale of turkeys was confined almost entirely en-tirely to tho wholcsalo trade. For somo reason spring lamb Is going rather slowly thus far this season. As a rule, tho arrival of this delicacy Is eagerly eager-ly awaited by thoso who are able to afford af-ford the quarters at the high prices which prevail early In tho season. This year, however, desplto tho fact that tho lamb offered is as flno as that heretofore seen at this season, It goes a-begglng. Ono dealer explained it on the round that ISnster this year conies so much later than usual, and said that in tho years in which ho has engaged in the meat business busi-ness hero lamb Is always in greater demand de-mand just a few days beforo Easter. Wholesale Quotations. Hay, Grain and Straw. Oat straw, per halo. 30c; alfalfa, ?10.W: timothy, per ton. baled, $13.50; wheat, per bushol, y&c'o'J1.03; corn, per cwt.. $1.33; corn, cracked, $1.40; oats, $1.70: rolled oats, $1 .S3: barley, rolled, SI. 41; flour, bakers' No. 1, $2.20: flour, stralpht Kradc $2.40; flour, hlch -patent, S2.G0; rye, $2.00; praham flour, $2.50572.70: cornmeal, $1.70J2.00; bran, $1.00; bran and short. $1 10. Meats. Dressed beef, per pound, GfIGc; drf8sod veal, per pound,. Sc. dressed lamb, 9c; drefsed hogs, 7ftc; llvo. $4. GO per cwt.; mutton, "O Sc; mincemeat, Sfi9c; spring lambs, $1.00 each. Poultry. Dressed hen., 1GTI7c: broilers, per pound, 21c; turkeys. 20c; roasters, 20c. Fruits. Utah apples, pr bushel, $1.00; Idaho npplcs. $1.25 per lx; Oregon apples, $1.G0 per box; Santa Paula lemons, per box. $1.00; bananas, por bunch, $1.751?3.&0; cranberries, JS.G0 per barrel: dates, per pound, SfrlOc; oranges, $2 OOft.t.CO per box; Colorado apples, Jl.40jfl.50 por box; pineapples. $3.0093.50 per dozen; ffrapo fruit. $100 par box, limes, $2.01 a hundred. Sugar. Beet sugar, por cwt., $C 53; cano suenr. $.G5. Vegetables California head lettuce. 40o per dozen; ovstcr plant, 45c per dozen: Celery, per dozen, GOc; parsnips, per cwt., $1 GO: yellow onions, 3c per pound: vegetable marrow, per dozen, GOc; red cabbage, per pound, 2c: swet potatoes, per cwt.. $2.25: Utah mbbago. por cwt.. $1.75: potatoes, per cwt.. GOc; turnips, becta and carrots, per cwt., $1.23, green onions, nor dozen. iOc: pumpkins, per dor.cn. $1.23: Utah lettuce, 23c; cauliflower, per pound, 10S He. Dairy Produrts. Butter, per pound, 2.V. cheese, per pound. 12c; eggs, per case. $1.23: comb honey, per crate, $2.75; Swcltser cheene, nor pound. ISo; llinburger chocs'-, per pound, 17c; croam brick cheese, per pound, 17c; Edam chofie, per dozen, $12.00. Fish. Salmon, 1215c: Chinook salmon. 15c: mountain trout, 30c: halibut, 12c. striped bass, lcr iwund. ISc; soles, per pound, lie: flounders, floun-ders, por pound, 11c: California smelts, per pound, 13c; catfish, 13c; perch, per pound. 10c: lobsters, per pound.'-15c. oysters. New York rounts, Jl.ro per 100; selects,' S2.25 per gallon; codflslu GftOc. smoked salmon, 10flllc; whlteflMi, 15c; Eastern catflfh, Vn per pound; mackerel, 2io per pound; kippered salmon, 15c por pound; smoked, halibut, Kc por pound; smoked halibut cube. 15c per pound; sturgeon. 12c per pound; klugflBh. 12c; shad, lie per pound. Retail Quotations. Meats. Prhno ribs. 17c: porterhouse, IS 22c; pork, 15c; mutton chops, lOfflSo; legs, 1215c: lamb, 1520c per pound; veal IS 20c; veal loaf, 30c: spring lamb, S1.50&1 73 per quartor. Poultry. Drerjcd hens, 18?20c; broilers. 23c; fresh tu-keyr. 27c: ducks. ISG20c. roast springs. 22c; frozen turkeys, 22c Fruits. Idaho apples, 50o per peck; Utah greenings. 40c; lemons, per dozon. 202123c; oranges, per dozen, 23ft5Cc; bananas, per dozen, J54J50c, grapo fruit, per doxon. Sl.OOQU.M; Utah liotliousj pieplant. 12c por pound: pineapples, 35c apiece; jrrnpo fruit, 51.00 per dozen. Vegetables. New celery, 10c a bunch; oyster pl&nt, Ec a bunch; parsnips, 20c a peck; swuct potatoes, per pound c: cauliflower, 15c per pound: potntoeH, per pock, 15c; green onions, 3c: carrots, 20c per peck: beets, 20c per-peck; lettuce, offlOc; spinach, throe pounds for 25c; California French artichokes, lOfflGc each; Utah spinach. 2 pounds 15c; Cnllforn a Brussels sprouts, 15c per pound: green peas, 15c por pound: California radishes Gc a bunch; cucumbers. 23c each; Utah hothouse parsley, Gc a bunch; cabbngo, per pound, 3c; turnips, per peck. aOc; California eggplant, 2ic per pound. Dairy Products. Butter, per pound. 30c; cheese, lGc; eggs, per dozen, 20c; fancy cheese, lwr pound, 23o; comb honey, por enmb, tfc; strained honey, per pound, 15c; Swiss cneese, per pound. 40e: llmburgor cheese, per pound, t0c; cream brick cheese, 25c; Edam cheese, $1.23 each. Fish. Salmon. 17G20c; mountain trout. 40c; halibut, 15c: striped bass, 22c; MoCklnoc trout, 20c; codfish. 15c; perch. 12c; red Biiap-per. Biiap-per. 20c; whllefls'i. 20c: lobster. 17e; s-lect oysters, GOc a quart; Olympla oysters, 40c a pint: shrimps. 2Uc a quart; crabs. 25ii30o apiece; standard oysters, GOc per quart; cat-flah. cat-flah. lGc per pound; Eastern cutflHh. iOc per pound; mackerel. 25c per pound; shad, 15c per pound; herring. ISc per pound; klpuored salmon, sal-mon, 20c per pound, smoUed salmon. 20c per pound; smoked halibut cub. 20c ix?r jiound; sturgeon. 12o per pound; klngflsh, 13c per lb., 2 lb. for 2;c; skate, 15c per lb. Grain and Provisions. CHICAGO, March 25. Rumors of a revival re-vival of tho hull campaign In May wheat hnd a strengthening effect on the wheat market In general here today. At Unclose Un-close May wheat was up 5c. July was up afce. May corn showed a gain of iGc. Oats are off Hi7'Vic. Provisions are almost al-most unchanged. As a result of higher prices at Liverpool, the wheat market lu-re had si llrmer tono at the opening. May was unchanged to 14c higher, at $1.12',eh)1.12 July was up a shade to Vi5-c, at fOC'SOc. The excellent ex-cellent outlook for Hie new crop, however, Induced tome selling of July, and In consequence con-sequence that option declined lo SOftc. Mav operators wero considerably disturbed dis-turbed by rumors that the May deal was not vet finished, and that it was tho Intention In-tention of a Wall street coterie to force the price of that option to u much higher level. The fact that one of the recognised recog-nised leaders of the Ivislern speculators was In Chicago yesterday gave somo em--phusls to such gossip. In addition to the revived interest in tho May option, advices ad-vices from Minneapolis claimed that there was a good demand from elevators and millers for all grades of cuah wheat. The effect of excellent weather rondltlons was completely offset, the market becoming (lulle bullish. May was In good demand, but offerlriKS were extremely light. From SI 13 the price of that option advanced lo Sl.H without a single trade. At $114 commission com-mission houses sold moderately and tho prlco reacted somewhat. A belief that July had been largely oversold caused fair buying of that option lato in the day. The market closed strong, with Mav at $1.13i. Final quotations on July wore at 90tf&0c. Inlluenced by the strength of wheat tho corn market exhibited considerable firmness. firm-ness. Mav opened unchanged to a shade lower, at 4Sc to 48'iS4e; sold between 48l4iSVc and 19c. and closed at the highest high-est point. Local receipt were 457 cars, with 2T. of contract grade. A liberal movement and a near approach ap-proach of the feeding season caused selling sell-ing of oats by cash houses, nnd the result re-sult was ji weak market. May opened unchanged to c lower, at S0c to 30ftc; sold off to SOVtc, and closed at ZVJQWc. Local rccolpts were 21.T cars. ' Provisions woro firm early 1" the day ns a result of smaller receipts of hogn, but later nn caslor tojjCL ilcY.Clop.e,(l, At tho close May pork was oft ZtyQGc at S12.77iti5,l-,.0). Lard was up 2&c at $7.U3 7.17'i. Itlbs wero up 2',5J5c at SG.Z71&. Estimated receipts for Monday; "Wheat, GO cars; corn, 650 ears; oats, 24G cars; hoga, 33,000 head. , RANGE OF LEADING FUTURES. ' Articles. Open. II I eh. Low. Close. Wheat, No, 2 May 1.12 1.14 1.12ft 1.13ft July 90 90 90ft 90 September Sift M S4ft Sift Corn, No. 2 May 4S 49 48 O July ; 4S 49 4S 49 September 49 49ft 4S1; 49ft Oats, No. 2 May 30ft 50ft 10 30ft July 30ft 20ft 80ft 3-i September' 29ft 29ft aft 25 4 Mesa pork; per bbl. May .: 12.S7 12.37 12.77 12. SO July 13.30 13.00 12.92 12.93 Lard, per 100 lbs. 1 ' May ,. 7.17 7.17 7.15 7.17 July 7.J2 7.32 7 30 . 7.3-3 Short ribs, per -100 lbs. May c.93 7.00 G.P3 C.97 July 7.17',i 7.20 7.17 7.17 CASH QUOTATIONS. Flour, dull; No. 2 spring wheat, 5L0331.12; No. 3, ?1.02&1.11; No. 2 red, $1.121.U; No. 2 corn, 48ftc; No. 2 yellow, 4Sc; No. 2 oats, 2030ftc; No. 2 white 32ftc; No. 3 white. 30'tf31fte, No. 2 rye, 7J37Sc; good feeding barley, 37CTl0c; fair to cholco mailing, 43R7c; No. 1 flaxseed, $1.23; No. 1 northwestern, $1.35; prlmo timothy ecd,' $2.25Q2.&0; mess pork. er bbl.. $11, 70S 12.75; lard, per 100 lbs .. $7.02'u 7 05; short ribs sides, loose, JC.S7Va'0"7 00; short clear sides, boxed, $7.0057.12; whisky, on baslH of high wines, $1.23; clover, contract grade, $13.35. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Articles. Receipts. Shipments Flour, bbl 21.003 41.500 Wheat bu 6,090 26,000 Corn, bu ..,4SJ,70 213, 70) Oato, bu ...212,201 311,100 Rye, bu 2,000 8,000 Barley, bu CS.9W 49,IU PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchango today tho butter market wan firm; creameries, 23iJ23c; dalrlos, 20y22c; eggs, firm; at mark, cases Included. lGftc; firsts, Iflftc. prlmo firsts, 17c; extras, ISc; cheese, firm at 12fll3c. Stock Market Letters. Jamc3 A Pollock ft Co.. stock and grain brokers, G West Second South street, mako public tho following lcttcr3 regarding tho stock market : Logan ft Bryan. New Yo.-k, say: "Tho market mar-ket closed Irregular, but on the wholo shows a very- strong undertone. The bank statement was somewhat better than expected, showing a largo decrease In loans nnd a fair Increase in tho reserve. In special stocky the uhort Interest In-terest has been badly trounced during the last two sessions, but, considering tho loaning rates, ,vo bellovo tho nho:l Interest Is still largely extended. Tho market acts well, shows much snap and seems to olfer uncouragemcnt to tho bulls." Walker Bros., New York say: 'Traders talk higher, prices,, but we believe In being very cautious, os the buying jwwer Is not ao strong as It was." Hutton, New York, says: "The market today to-day presented no new features nhd trado waa moderately professional. A firm undertone was been In the general llsd. with good buying buy-ing In the specialties. Unrrlmnn Issues wero well absorbed. Southern Pacific being tho ncl-lvo ncl-lvo feature Intimated that thla surely will bo on tho llvo llEt this spring. It would seem likely that eome decline may bo looked for Monday or Tuesday next week, when wo bo-llovo bo-llovo that tho market will be an excellent buy again." Mclntyre ft Co., New York. soy. "There secmu to bo two different factions now In the markt, and which side will cotno out ahead would seom to depend to n great extent on developments In the money market, and tho question of a continuance or cessation of tho Rucso-Japaneso war wns a potent factor on Its contingencies. On these conditions, coupled with tho aid of bullish enthusiasm having 1 been stimulated by alleged extensive now railroad rail-road deals and mergers, many stocks have been driven up to a basis which will not carry themselves with profit on the continuance, continu-ance, of a I per cent "call or lime money market. mar-ket. Hence, wo think tho solution of tho question ques-tion regarding th lmmedlato future course of prices will depend on next, week's duvclop-menls duvclop-menls in the money market." Dick. New York, says: ' Tho market was Irregular today. The bank statement showed encouraging decrease In loans and a moderate Increase In reserves. There wns no Important news. Tennesseo Coal and Iron made another Important ndvance. but was heavily sold Noteworthy strength wan 6hown by Southern Paclilc, and also by Union Pacific and New York Central, although these stocks were not strong nt he close. The closing was feverish, with como stocks reactionary and others qulto strong." Weekly Bank Statement.' NEW YORK, March 23. The statement of averages of tho clearinghouse banks of this city for tho week shows: Loans , $1,109,701,700 Dccrense 17.970 700 Deposits 1,150,GC1,900 Decrees ?3.77f',fO0 Circulation 43.509.S00 Incrensc ''56,390 Legal tenders S3.79l.SO0 Inrrcnse , 90,900 Speclo 210.330.300 Decrease. .. 4,709,800 Resorvo 294.H4.S00 Decrease '.G'S,9on Reserve required 2S7.C63.473 Decrease G.944.030 Surplus M79.325 ' Increase 1.323,150 Ex U S deposits 30,729.275 Increase 999,530 The Financier says: "Iist week's official statement of the New Y.ork associated banks was more favorable than It waa In tho previous pre-vious week, chiefly because of tho largo liquidation liqui-dation In loans and tho consequent r-tluetlon In deposits. A contraction In loans wns ex-iwcted, ex-iwcted, not only becauso of tho low surplus bliown In the statement of March is but for tho ra.on that there was extensive liquidation In tho stock markt last week, which wild naturally affect this Item, and thero waa also an absence of syndicate tiormwlng!. "Tho rash loss of ?I.G1S,9) was greator by $7I7,SOO than that Indicated by tho estimnts which were bused on the traceable movement of monoy during tho week, but thin dlsrrep-nncv dlsrrep-nncv was doubtless due to tho averago system of tho banlcK. "Still 11 would seem that a greater ofllelal loss should havo been shown considering tho fact that tho avorago traceable loss for tho fortnight was sevn and four-fifth million: mllo the averngo cash denra-aso shown by tho banks Wfs rlx millions. Dxpojdts wero decreased de-creased $23,77fl,20i), which amount as $1 1S0.&K) greater than the ' sum of th-j contraction In loans plus tho loss of cash: therefore, tho statement failed to show a good proof. TIiIm, however, may havu been duo to tho week's decrease In public deposits. "While thu statement was In man respects encouraging. It did not seem to glvo any assurance as-surance of ease for money, for this cannot bo expected so long as the demand from tho Interior In-terior for crop planting and liu-driess pur-Hneu pur-Hneu continue urgent; a further drain of cash would stem to mako necessary additional contraction con-traction In loans In order to maintain a reasonable rea-sonable amount of uurplus resorvo for the season." LIVE STOCK. Chicago. CHICAGO. March 23 Cattle Receipts, 3V) head: market steady r good to prlm- otoer. S5.15G25; poor to medium. J3.90Sf5.f); Blockers Block-ers and feeders, $2.75ft4.C3; cows, $l.JOi4.03; helfors, $3.0075.00; canners. $l.:Cfl2.M; bulls, $2.S0; calves, J-S.OO. Hogs Receipts today, 9W) head; estimated Monday, 3000 head; mnrket GtflOc hlghnr. mixed and butchers, $3. 25V5.35; good to cholco heavy. $3 35175.55: rough heavy $7.25j5.35: light, $.-..ZOtf'3.43: bulk of Kales, $5.59Jf5.45. Shei lU-celpln. 24, GOO head; sheep nnd lambs steady: good tr choice wethers. 3.76 C.25; fair to choice mUed, I4.7&V5.CO: wonem sheep. $3 0Of?0.2G: nnilvo lambs. $3.C0g7.C3; western lambs. S5.50O7.93. Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. March 25. Cattle Receipts 100; market unchanged. Native slrtors, $4.2GiV G7S; native cows and heifers, 5i.fiOI.S5; stock-ers stock-ers and feeders. fJ.tytit-4.85; bulla. $2.00nl.23. calvco, $2.50(5 0.50; Wostorn foil steers, $ I 25 ft 5.50; Western fud cows. i3.2G4?l.60. Hogs Receipt. 30W; market 5gl0c higher. Rulk of sales .15ir3.S0: heavy. $5.S0ff5.33; paehers. $5. 2005.30; nigs and light. $1.40i3.10. Sheep Receipts. GOO; market unchanged' Muttons. Sl.S0tM.90: lambs. SC. 5007.50: ningo wethers. S5.3OG0 73: fed owes, $JI.90fl5.90. Omaha. OMAHA, March 25. Cattle Receipts. 100: market unchanged. Natlvo steers,, $3.75fT3.G.i; rows and helfors. $3.0007-L33: canners, tXOOfj? 3.00: Miockers nnd feeders, $2.8OJf4.G0, calves, J2.754po.93: bulls. BtagH. etc, t2,2uQ-i.23. Hogs Receipts. CO00; market tc higher. HzpSfi, J3.10S6.1i'.4; mlxcdj. ;3.03i3.l0; litjht, J3.00ff6.1G; pigs, $4.G0ft3.O0; bulk of sales, $3.1W3.15. Sheep Receipts, 3000; mnrket steady; Weot-ern Weot-ern yearlings. 45.90li-G.70; wethers, $3. 23 If 3. 70, ewei, $l.Oii5.40; lambs, $5.75Q7.&0. St. Joseph. ST JOSEPH. March 25. Cattle Receipts, 30; steady. Natives. $ LOOK 1.50; cown and heifers. $1.9034.05; stcckers and feeders, $3.00if 4.G0. Hogs Receipts, 1400 GClOc hlirher. LtBht, J5.202f5.25: medium and heavy, S3.22fttf5.32H. Sheep Rccolpts. 30), steady. Dried Fruit Market. NEW YORK. March 23. Tho market for evaporated apples Is unchanged. Common, 4 Cftc; prime, 6fttf5fto; choice. G$J6c; fanoy. 7c. Prunes rather mmettled, ovlng to tho rojeo-tlon rojeo-tlon of recent arrlvnls on the ground of quality. qual-ity. Prices still rango 2 to Gfto according to grades. Apricots firm; choice quoted 10Ullc; extra cholco. Higi24c; fancy. 12C13c. Peaches flrnj at recent prices. Cholco quoted lOtflOftc; extra choice. 10tf lOftc: fancy, ll.i 12c. Raisins unchanged. Looso muscatele. SftO Gftc; London layers. $1.05tfl.25; seeded raisins, GfttiC-ftc Money and Exchange. NEW YORK, Mnrch 25. Money on call nominal; nom-inal; no loans. Tlnio loans steady, sixty and ninety days, 3ft33'4 por cunt; six months, 3 per cent. Prlmo mercantile paper, SfttJJPi per cent. Sterling exchange fairly steady, with aotual business In bankern' bills at S4.S5.7034.S5.75 for demand nnd at J4.S3.7O04 83.75 for oixty-day bills: posted rates, il.8tr54.lS and $I.S64.S7. Commercial bills, S4.S2fttf-l.Sa'', New "2"ork Metals. NEW YORK, March 25. There was no special spe-cial feature In today's metal market. Tin quoted at $29,GOfi29 75. Copper Is unchanged nt $15.377rl3.G0 for lako. $15.25tfl5.37 for electrolytic and $1I.S7 16.23 for casting. ' Lead, qulot at $1 50-2 4, CO. Spelter, quiet nt J6.O1SC10. Iron, unchanged. New York' Sugar Market. NEW YORK. March 23. Sugar Ray nominal; nomi-nal; . fair refining. 4ftc; - centrifugal .96-test, 4ftc; molasses sugar 4c. Refined, dull; No. G. 6.45c: No. 7. G.40c, -No. S. G.SOo: No. 9. 5.25c; No. 10. 5.20c: No. 11, G.lOc: No. 12. 5.05c; No. 13. 1.93c: No. H, 4.9"c Confectioners' A, 5.90c; mould A, 6.40c: cut loaf. f,.75e; crushed, G,7c powdered, G.lGc; granulated, C.OJc, cubes, C.SOc. Butter and Eggs. NEW YORK, March 23. Butter firm; street price, extra creamery. 29c; official prices, creamery common to extra, 20029c, do held common to extra, 204J27c; State dairy common com-mon to extra, 19B2Sc. Eggs and cheese unchnnged. Imports and Exports, NEW YORK, March 23 Total Imports of merchandise and dry goods at thu port of Now York for tho week ending today, $16,15?.-406. $16,15?.-406. Total Imports of specie for tho week ending end-ing today, $37,496 silver and $971,193 gold. Total To-tal exports of specie, J766.O01 silver and SI.--OC9.000 gold. Const Grain. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. Wheat-Firmer: Wheat-Firmer: Ma, no sales- December, J1.27ft. Barley Firmer; May. Jl.lJft, December, S7ftc. |