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Show Prices ol Fish Go Still Lower Falling Off in Demand Succeeding Lenten Period Responsible for Lowering Prices Owing to the decide, 1 CillltiK fT In the demand for llsh within tho j.ist tw weks. pries nearly ill nlonp the line In hoih tim irholMale and the retail markel h.ivo been reduced. Idaho trout Is out of the market just now ponding the do, Islnn of the Idaho court as to whether It Is lawful to ship evi-n private pond trout out of the State, a test being now made In tho courts. Tho finest broilers seen Oil lh, local market thus for thi spring were received Ml .me of tho wholesale houses yesterday. They nveraged one and 11 half pounds In weight and were QUOte at 50 cents faih. wholesale. No fresh turkeys are to he had. and tho price of fTOMn lurkejs has been reduced to 30 centi a pound, wholesale. whole-sale. From now on It Is expected that tho supply of broilers will be much more plentiful than heretofore this spring. Btr&wberrieei nre coming in in excellent shape Just now, and wen- estordfty quotM at J1.5n a crate wholesale, tho lowest figure, reached thus far. On the retail market the luscious fruit was selling sell-ing as low as 10 cents n box, but In a majority nf cases the price ouoted was two boxc for a quarter Another lino shipment of pineapples wns received yesterday, yes-terday, these quoted at $1 a dozen, tho prlco named for some time past. Retail Quotations. Meats Prime rlhs 17c porterhouse 1661 22c pork, 17'jc; mutton chops. lOOISc; legs, lee; lamb, K.f20c per pound veal lRf 20c ; veal loaf. rtOc: spring lamb. I1.2&01 50 per quarter. Poultry Dressed hens, 20c: broilers. 25c, fresh turkeys, 27'Tc. ducks, 20c; roast springs Fruits T.emono. per dozen, 20f?:.V; orsnge.. per dozen. 2-iii .Vi.- hananos per dozen. Wo 'V grape fruit, per dozen. Sl.txKi -1.50; rh'plant, '-.c per pound, plneapplrs. Vs- apie.-e. Callforn'.a strawberries, 1; per box, California cherries, two pounds for 2.V. V.-sctables Oyster plant, 3c a hunch, parsnips, SO.? a peck: potatoes, per peck. I60 new potatoes. 104916c a pound, green onltma 3c; asparagus, Utah, 10c a pound, carrots. 2V a peck, lettuce, .r,f(iv; spinach. 6c a pound; California French artichokes. Hl each; green peas, 2V: per iund, grcm beans per pound; I'tah radishes. .V a hunch; cucumbers cu-cumbers 2"c each: I'tah hothouse parsley, ', a. bunch, rallfornla new cahhage. pr -iind. fc; Utah radlehen, dvij hunches for lop; fresh tomatoes, per pound. Vk ; mushrrK-ms. 20Q2.V: per pound; enullflower, 2ic a pound; summer squash two pounds for 2 Dairy Products Butter, per pound, 3"e: checee. 20c.' eggs, per dozen. 20c. fancy cheese per pound. 2."c; comb honey, ier comb ISC; strained honey, per pound. 15c; Swiss che,... per pound, 40c; llmhurger cheese, per pound, fcoc; cream brick cheese, 2fc; Edam cheeae, 11 25 each. Fish. Salmon. l7'7c; halibut. ISc; striped bass. 2V; codfish, 15c; perch. 124c; whlteflsh. V; sturgeon, lc; catfish. U- per pound, fhad, 12&Ijc per pound smoked salmon, 30c per pound, klngflsh. two pounds for 2oc. barracuda. 15c per pound: yellowtall. l.'.c per pound, mackerel, 20c a pound; yellow porch. 17Sc; crabs. 255jr30c: pike. 2vc; rock cod two pounds for 23c; soles, two lKiunda for 2V" ; smelts, lie; flounders, two pounds for 2.'c Wholesale Quotations. Hoy. Grain and Straw rot straw, per bale. 80c: alfalfa. $10 on; timothy per ton. baled IU.6O49l4.0O: wheat, per bushel. 1100; corn, per cwt. 11.35; corn, cracked. $1.40. oats. 11 0 roiled oats, 6175; barley, rolled. 11.40; flour, bakers' No. I. $2.10; flour, straight grade, $2..V. Hour, high patent. $2 50, rye. 12.60; graham flour $2.6002-70; crnmeal, $1 7092.00; bran. $1.00 bran and shorts. $1 10 Meats Preiised beef, per pound. :.,g6e dressed veal, per pound, dressed lamb 9c; dreoned hogs. 7Uc; live, $4.60 per cwt.; pork loins, lie per pound; mutton, iSc; mlnce-mnt. mlnce-mnt. vu-,,.., .,rlng lamb, - a. li Jl Poultry Dressed hens, 17c; turkey, frozen, 20c; roaster. ISc. Fruits. Santa Paula lemons pr- t-.x. $3 50; bananas, per bunch. 11.76496 $0 dates, per pound. 7c oranges, $2. 60 3 75 pet 1jx. plno-apples plno-apples 64.dii por dozen; grape fiult. IVN per box limes. J.mki a hundred, strawberries, $1 0; California churrles, $1.50 per box 'eg. tables California head jettuce, 4i'c per dozen, parsnips. $1.00 cwt.; yellow onions. 3c per pound- vegetable marrow. 60c a dozen, California cabbage, per cwt., $2.50, potatoes, per cwt . 60c; turnips, beets and carrots, per cwt . $1.2'., green onions, p.-r doz. n. , . I'tah lettuce, zSc; cauliflower, per pound, l' t 1 1c : p. a-. 10c p, r pound, cucumbers, $1.75: Florida tomatoes, per crate. $6.50; Mississippi tomatoes. toma-toes. $6 00 iM-r box. Dairy Products Butter, per pound, Ho, cheeae. per pound, 12c; Aggs, per case, $4.75; comb honey, per crate. $:.T5 Sweltzer cheese, per pound, lc: llmburger cheese, per pmnd. 17c. cr..am brick cheese, per pound, ISc, Edam cheese, per dozen. $12. 'i Fish Salmon, 13c; Chinook salmon, 13c; halibut, IOC; striped bass, per pound IV. soles, per pound. 10c; flounders, per pound, 11c; California smelts, per n,nnd. IV. cHttlMi 15,-perch. 15,-perch. per pound. 10c. codfish. 12c. whlteflsh. lie; Bu tern codfish. 15c per pound; kippered salmon, 16c per xund; smoked hatlhut lie; smoked halibut cubes ISe iK-r pound, shad. Vic per pound; pike, 20c ocr jound; crabs, $2.60 a dozen. Stock Mnrket Letters .lam s A. Pollock Ar Co.. stock and grain brokers. I West Second South street, make public the following letter on the stock mar- kali Hutton, N'r-w York, sajs: "There was no news today to account for the reaction; In fact, wo might add thut there never Is In a declining market It seems more potent than ever that bankers unloaded many high-grade stocks on the public and pools in the liu-i tu.. montlu, i.urg.. operators have been carrying tho load In many Instances and this liquidation liquida-tion hus been witnessed recently. We expect n favorable statement, but It will probably be wit bout significance." Dick Broe., New Tork, My: "Tho markel has declined sUudll) todu under pKHsuic ..f p. ralltanl selling, n great deal of which un doubled!' represented liquidation of long tot kf Without nnv xhnrp break the mar ket's decline was a continuous one. and very llttli- tallying power was shown in the la-i hour the dfi-at of the proposed gaa legislation nt Aibuny caused a vSry sharp Sdvanct In Consolidated ua?. and this helped other stocks for a while, hut they w. re sold down again There was no Important DSWI of u g, neral character " T. A Mclntyre A- CO., New York, sav "The nun ket was Iriegnlnr and uns.-ttle.l today and replete with sharp fluctuations, and several Incidents which excited greater Interest In the pd illative ix.Hltloii iirnl which had a tendency tend-ency fiirlh.-r to unsettle th, general market sentiment and moke the situation and outlook -o mixed that It will probably lead to a still n.iiiow.r murk. I I .i.U.!ntloii bv pool brokers was a feature We untferetand thore is a n-.oio serious friction over the railroad situation situa-tion in the Northwest than has been up-DOaed up-DOaed lat-b'. We regard Lhls as the most pott iii disturbing factor, and until this situation situa-tion has bOen cleared up we would lontlnu.. to advhto against purchases of stocks except ,m extreme weak sikiIs, and tbl n ..lily J..r ruin" small qui. k turns." Marshall Spader .V 'o . New Y..ik say: 'The late afternoon trading was not slgnltb ant of sustained strength, and afts-r the rally following follow-ing the defeat of the gits rate measure In Al-l.nm Al-l.nm the market lapsed Into dullnosa and was without special feature for tho rest of the : Ion It Is perhaps best to avoid absolute conditions on the situation until tomorrow's meeting ..f Union Pacific stockholders shall hjtre taken place There are many other Influences In-fluences which could bo noted snd may later prove effective, but this one is ncarrv paramount para-mount ut the time, and will require to be eliminated elim-inated before ether reflections cun ho of value." igan a- Bryan, New York, say: 'The paai- nge of the 75-cent bill by the New York I.egls-lature I.egls-lature brought pressure on t 'ons.jll.Jat. . I (Ins which tended at the opening to uneettla the shtlre market. Pressure throughout the .lay wos quite pronounced in Union Pacific This has bSen In far the greatest Influenco In shaping price-making for 016 rest of tin- list. Tho disturbing Influences reAsprisii,,, f.,r the last week's broik seem somewhat Improved. Inasmuch as stress Is not being laid op 11, cm by brokers or financial writers The market has had a s.-vere break from top flgur-s thu wek. and on further setbacks we Incline to the beiir.f that the food railroad tOCka can h" purchased for a rpeculatlve rallv.' , Grain and Piovisions CHICAGO Kas 4 Frsh nows of tho favorabl tenor from the fall sown crop caused weakness In wheat today At the 1 "ST" Julv wfts oTt iHic Corn Is down 'ir Oats arc pracllcn ll unchanged Provisions are up 2 to 10c. The wheat market opened weak. Initial quotations on July being off to .. al S3 to 83c Ono Influenco at the mart wos a decline In th price bt trhcal :it Liverpool Another factor was heavy r;ilti in the Northwest where moisture was generally needed. Receipts np. generally gen-erally light and bu 'era were readily fmn! A prediction of .extreme cold weather brought out part of the demand As U result of this buying tht market soon became a iritie (inner, Jni advancing t" Bf4c Tho rally was oniy momentary, however, nentimetit Boon becoming bearish bear-ish n gal 11 The main reason for th- weak tone was a report b .1 OhllTagO CTOO expert claiming claim-ing wlnt.-r wheat In excellent condition According to this authority the condition .if wheal ."1 May 1 wai '(i 1 and the total was 10,851,000 compared with 28,661.000 a year ago. A slump In Wall street induced e itisiii. 1 able sei iing of wheal On the declined July sold off to S2o, late in the session eoni" recoverj v. 1 1 nvulr. un buying by a prominent long. i"it the close wns weak, with July at S34G8Sc. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to bushels Primary re ceipts were W0.100 bushels ctxnpared with 136,100 bushels a year ag.. Minneapolis, imiutii and Chicago reported receipts of 101 cars, against li3 last week and 110 a year ago Wcnkm ss prevailed In the corn pit through. nit the greater part of the session ses-sion July opened unchanged t. lower nt 4''.:t4 to W7c. s..ld between i'. and 4"t,c. onrl closed at -fVS 4"4C I.ocnl reCelpfl wero ninety-four cars, with one of contract con-tract grade. Coverlnsr bj shorts and buying by cash houses caused a firm tone In the oata marker. July opened unchanged to a ahndo hlKher at 2S7s to asTtc sold between be-tween 28ff and 290t91tCi nd closed at iy29c. Loc.il receipts were sixty-one a rs Provisions were firm on an ncllvo demand de-mand from packers Smnller receipts of live hogs were responslou for much of the bulng. Arrivals at the stock yards today were th smallest In man months At tho close July pork was up 10c at $12.30. Iard was up &o nt !7.SO07.82V Ribs were 2lhc higher at 67.25. P.ANfJE OF THE LXADINO Ft'Tt'ItEH. Articles. Open. High. Low Close Wh-at. No May 924 ;tt op, n Jul S W 24 S3 September 7 7'., 7S4 7JV forn. No May 4Slt 4H 47 474 July 4V 4Ti 4Sl, 46i September 46S 4'st fS 4S Oats. No. May 3n4 wt July 29 294 9 79S Pepternher :7 :7t Mess Pork-May Pork-May 12.03 12.fi 12.00 13.00 July 12. 60 12.3."-, 13.66 12 3-1 September 12.50 12. Ji 12 47, 12 M IvATd May 7 12's 7 13 7 124 7.15 July 7 30 7.J2l 7 SO 7 32'i September 7 47 7.30 7.474 7 60 Short Ribs-May Ribs-May a a j;t, 9-, a 971, July 7.25 7.274 7.23 7 .31 September 7.45 7 47 4 -45 7.474 CASH Qt'OTATIONS Cash quotations were as follows; Flour, steady No. 2 spring wheat. fCaWc. No K'.y 9fic; No 2 red, V14ti944c. No 2 corn, 48c; No. 2 yellow, 49c; No. 2 oats. 23Sc No. 2 white. 324c; No 3 white. 201i32t4c; No. 2 ry. 73c. g'-od feeding barley, 3fi-40c; far to choice malting. 4lfil7c. No. 1 flax seed. 1.36i No. 1 Northwestern, 1 '.: prime timothy seed. $2 90. mess pork, per barrel, 1I2.i.iv12 0",; lard, per 100 pounds, fi 124l7 1".. shorl ribs sides (b-se). 16.87467. SO ; short clear sides tboxed), 67 Out 7U'. whisky, basis of high wines. 1123. clover, contract grade, gjg DO, RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Recpf. Shlpts Flour, barrels , 18.301V 12,260 Wheat, bushels 127.2O0 33.700 Corn, bushels 47.410 366.300 Oats, bushels 94.2O0 lrn.oOO Rye. bushels 2.0vt 7.:oi Hurley, bushels .6i 17.00(1 PRODUCE EXCHANGE. On tho produce exchange today the butter market wos steady, creams. 2VfT24e. dairies. IS W22c; eggs. firm, at mark, rase Included. I'v IM.'.'c; firsts. 16'4'i 16'tc prime first, 17c. extras, ls'-c. cheese, steady. M4fl '4c. Coast Grain. SAN FRANCISCO. May 4 Wheat Easier. December (1 2S: May. 1143 Barley Steadier . May, n 15; Dec4wnber, |