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Show REOPENING MEANS MUCH TO LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET The news of tho reopening of tho Salt Lake Route Is received with much pleasure pleas-ure on the produce market, and It wa reported Friday that early next week a shipment of the famous Moapa cantaloupes canta-loupes la expected. For several years Moapa products have occupied an Important Im-portant place on the local market and no one felt the result of the disastrous washout more than did the commission merchants. The berry season t Is fast ncarlng a close and. according' to produce dealors. tho berry market Is not near so good this yoar as was expected. The dry weather of weeks has done the berry market no good. Outlook for Fruits. WASHINGTON. June 10. The splendid prospects for fruit In New England and tho Pacific coast states counterbalance tho poor showing of the central states, where early frost got In telling work, according ac-cording to a report made public by the department of agrleulturo on general crop growth. Tho condition of the applo crop Is reported to be moro than S points below be-low last year, or 53.0 as compared with a normal condition. The ton-year aver-ago aver-ago for apples Is 69.S. In New England and on the Pacific coast the crop promises prom-ises to be Immense, but in such big apple states as Ohio and Missouri there will bo only .about one-third of a crop. On the other hand, the poach crop, due to tho excellent prospects In such states as Georgia and Delaware, promises to be larger than last year, tho condition on June 1 being 62.0 as compared with 54.1 last year and a ten-year average of 65.0. The central states will .produce a poor crop. It appears now. Frost evidently nipped tho brier blossoms, blos-soms, for the condition of blackberries was estimated at 80.0. as compared with 00.0 last year and for the last four years. Raspberries wero estimated at 70.2, as compared with SS. l last year and 82.1 the four ycara' average. The watermelon and cantcloupc crops will be slightly off, It appeal's, as the former for-mer were estimated at 70.4. as compared with SI. 5 a year ago and the latter 77.8, as compared with Sl.S a. year ago. Sugar cane was reported at S4.7, as compared with 00.6, and sugar beets at 90.5 as compared with S9.0. Dun's Trade Eeview. NEW YORK, June 10. R G. Dun & Co 's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say. "With a compromise effected on the question of railroad rates, which, though depending in part on action by congress on the railroad bill. Is regarded ns satisfactory, sat-isfactory, and with the crop prospects for both wheat and co.tton decidedly good, the buslnes outlook shows much Improvement Improve-ment over last week. The improvement Is largely sentimental, but Increased confidence con-fidence almost invariably leads to Increased In-creased trade. "Stocks of pig Iron continue to accumulate, accumu-late, yet curtailment of production was on a much less extensive scale during May than In the preceding month. New business comes forward In slightly larger lar-ger volume In the west and a better feeling exists as a result of the compromise compro-mise regarding freight rates. Talked-of cancellations of equipment orders have not materialized and the railroads con-tlnuo con-tlnuo to place some Important contracts In certain lines. Structural work continues con-tinues quite active, and bridge work pending aggregates about 25,000 tons. "Formal notice from tho largest producers pro-ducers of cotton and woolen goods of an Intention to curtail production very materially ma-terially bespeaks the difficulties besetting beset-ting textile lines. "Manufacturers aro purchasing in a limited way and there Is some Increase In the call for staple domestics, whllo the miscellaneous export trade continues contin-ues quiet but fairly steady, the bost markets mar-kets being tho Philippines .and somo of the South American countries. "Trade In footwear continues quiet and manufacturers throughout New England are running undor materlallv reduced headway, but slight Improvement Is noticeable, no-ticeable, as Now England manufacturers are getting in more full orders. Leather Leath-er is decidedly dull. Dullness and weakness weak-ness characterize tho hide markot, and prices aro lower on about all varieties." Increased Wool Imports. WASHINGTON, June 10. Wool for clothing purposes and carpet-making Is being Imported Into the United Stales In greater quantities this year than during dur-ing the last two years, tho Imports for the first four months of this vcar being be-ing valued at $23,479,054. The importation of wool for clothing purposes greatly Increased last year, reaching 141.S01.349 pounds, valued at S31.16S.IS1. or moro than double the Imports Im-ports In 1908, and even 50 per cent higher than In 1907. The direct Imports of this wool from Australia last year were 35,-177,946 35,-177,946 pounds, worth $8,007,451. American Ameri-can buyers purchased In Australian wool auction sales to an extent that they had not hitherto. The heavy import of clothing wool continues In 1010, the value for tho first four months having been $18,275,178 against $15.S58.807 in tho samo period of 190S, and $5,627,162 in tho 1907 period. The renewed activity In American carpet car-pet factories is indicated by tho heavier importation of wool for this purpose, amounting last year to 136.220.51 1 pounds, worth $16,706,728, or more than double that Imported in 190S. The Increased Importation has continued con-tinued in 1010. amounting in the first four months to $5,203,876 worth. against $4,827,022 In the samo period In 1900, and $1,093,813 In the 1908 period. China furnished fur-nished $4,000,000 worth of the carpet wool Imported by the Unltod States during 1909. Large quantities also camo from Asiatic Turkey, tho declared exports aggregating $1,514,703. Eoston Wool, BOSTON. June 10. The Commercial Bulletin will say of tho wool market tomorrow: to-morrow: "Trading Is at a still lower point than last week, the principal transaction being be-ing that of 250 bales of New Zealand crossbrcds. 36s to 40s, at 33c to 35c. A littlo of the othor wool Is moving at slight concessions, while sales of territory terri-tory wools aro practically limited to scoured stock, which noils at 62c for fine. York slate three-eighths sold at 27c: Michigan quarter-bloods at 26e. and Ohio quarter-bloods. 27c lo 28. Callroi-nla Callroi-nla and Texas wools are without calls of Importance, while pulled wools arc moving very slowly. "Eastern manufacturers arc now operating oper-ating In Oregon and Idaho with moderate freedom at about 58c to 60c, scoured, landed Boston, but dealers arc buying very little wool." New York Flour and Grain. NEW YORK, June 10. Flour easier; receipts. 22,668 barrels; shipments. 0000 barrels. Wheal Spot easy; No. 2 rod. $1.05 nominal e. I. f ; No. 1 northom. $1.12 f. o. b. Option wheat was quiet nnd steady mo3l of the day. with some offerings, and covering by shorla. but eased off lato on fovornblo crop advices 'roin the northwest north-west and larger offerings f new crop wheat in the southwest, closing l5'Bc net decline. July closed at J1.01J; September. Septem-ber. 07Bc: December, OSlr. Receipts. 1S,-400 1S,-400 bushels: shipments. 25.GS3 bushols. Imports and Exports. NEW YORK. June 10. Imporls of mcielmndlsc and dry goods at tho port of New York for the week ending June 4 were valued at $15,266,004. Imports of spoclo for tho port of New York for the week ending today were $125,300 sliver and $64. SIS gold Exnorts of sneele from the port of New York for the week ending end-ing todav wore 5S77.00S silver and $55,7-15 gold. Dairy Produce. CHICAGO. June 10, Butter steady. Creameries. 24027c, dairies. 23Ci20e. Ekks steady at mark, cases Included, 15!l(?i'l6c; firsts. 17c: nrlmo firsts, ISic. Cheese steady; daisies, 15151c; twins. 143315c; long horns. 15rtj15ic New York Sugar. NEW YORK. Juno 10, Raw sugar firm, muscovado, ,S0 test, $3.74; centrifugal. .96 tost, 51.21: molasses sugar. .89 test. 53.40; refined steady: crushed, $5,85; granulated, $5.15; powdered, ?f.25. |