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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1902)
13 THE MOENING THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1902. FEW PRICE CHANGE Steady Volume of Trade the Local "Markets. in WHEAT OUT OF FARMERS' HANDS Advance in"" Quotation on Valley Flour Hops Strong at Recent ' Admnce-WcakiicH of Salt Market. Cereals Wheat, steady, dull; flour, active, and Valley higher; oats and bar ley. Arm and unchanged. Hops Strong at 20c for choice, and moderately active. Wool Famous Baldwin clip sold in the East. Country Produce Poultry, weak; eggs, steady; butter, not so firm. Green Produce New navel oranges arrive; potato shipments to California; onions, dull. Groceries Package coffees, lower; ccarseralt declines twice. Heats and Provisions Livestock and dressed meats, firm; smoked ana salted meats, expected to decline; lard, steady. dark Northern, ?6tfl2: marten, pale. pine, ac cording to size and color, $1 502; muakrata, large, each, &10c; skunk, each. 40050c: civet or polecat, each, 510c: otter, for large prime skins, each, 30S50c; wolf, mountain, with head perfect; each, $3 505; wolf, prairie (coyote), without head. each. 30335c; wolverine, each, ?47; beaver, per sklu. large. ?536; do me dium, $34; do small. CO; do kits, C075c SHEEPSKINS Shearings, 1520c; short wool, 2333c; medium wool. 30$0c; long wool ICOcSSl each. tallow Prime, per pound, ijroc: No. 2 and grease. 2H3c The movement in all the markets has been good In the week Just ended, with no especial activity In any one line. Receipts of country p-oduce and gTeen fruits and vegetables have been of sufficient volume to keep prices steady. The trade in cereals, has not been especially adtlve. and price changes have been in sym pathy with conditions elsewhere. Hops have moved well at an advance In quotations. The few changes In the grocery list have been up ward, except Fait and coffee, which declined. Provisions are steady now, but may not be later on. Prices of livestock and dressed meats are firm. WHEAT The Northwestern wheat markets have had a quiet week, and values today are about as last quoted. Exporters give C8C0c as the proper shipping value of club wheat.. iloldtrs are not anxious to sell at what ex porters are willing to raj. The crop is pretty generally out of farmers hands. Foreign mar kets yesterday showed an advance, but the East was nearly steady. Freights are dull. with no one anxious to invest in ships. There is no more than enough grain in warehouses here to load the vessels In port, and other sup plies in shippers' hands are provided for with tonnage to arrive later. The fleet now in port numbers 27 ships, of which two or three arc disengaged. The total tonnage in the river is 49,541. There are 35 ships on the en route list. aggregating 05,252 tons. TSe European wheat situation is reviewed as follows by F. Lenders & Co., of London, un der date of October 23: Since our last a fair amount of rain has fallen over the greater part of the United Kingdom anu ranee, and in both countries "dry condi tions are now required for the satisfactory com pletion or Autumn sowings. Wheat shipments last week were again on a very jarge scale, the total approximating 1,500, 000 quarters; the quantities on passage were decreased by 27.000 quarters, and the American visible supply increased by 1.500.000 bushels. Trading in cargoes since our last has been on a very small scale, and although values in sympathy with American term markets were maintained in the early part of the week, they nave since eased somewhat, and are now nom Inally unchanged. Fluctuations In the Amer ican markets arc somewhat difficult to follow. ani must be attributed to more or less local miiuences. fehlpments have been on a liberal scale, but primary receipts have also been ex ceedingly large, and no doubt these two conflict lng influenced have produced the stalemate. White wheat at the moment Is la a very pe culiar position. The California crop is esti mated at 75 per cent of last year, the quality being about equal. The bulk of the crop seems to have got Into very few hands? and this has enabled prices to be maintained at a level which puts It practically out of consumption, so far as Europe is concerned. A fair trade, however, continues -to be done to South Afri ca, and we understand that several vessel? have been fixed for Australia, and these com bined orders will. In the aggregate, no doubt reach a considerable figure, but we can hardly think that even If the demand for these two destinations should be maintained, it will be sufficient to enable holders to realize the prises ruling at the moment, unless, of course, there should be a general increase in values, which, so far as. present appearances go, doss noi seem aiiogemer likely, it should be noted. moreover, that the slack demand for tonnage for Europe ifcas caused rates to decline to the neighborhood of 1S3, which Is very nearly the lowest on record. Shipments from Russia and the Danube con tinue very large, the bulk of which finds a home on the Continent, especially In the Med iterranean where Italy hae proved a very good customer, and. in fact, the manner in which the Continent has been able to absorb lmport rl wheat seems to us one of the strongest fea tures In the situation, and unless the position. lis already been overdone may prove of con siderable advantage to the market later on, when foreign wheat Is no longer obtainable in rjch abundant quantities. As we have men tioned before, we think the real reason of this tig demand for foreign wheat is not so much actual shortage, but the bad condition of largo quantities of native grain in Western Europe. There Is no fresh news from India, where everything reems to be going on satisfactorily Argentina seems to have had variable weather, but favorable on the whole. No reliable esti mates have yet been received respecting the total crop, but as shippers are still willing to go on selling Rosario-Santa Fe. guaranteeed CI pounds, natural weight, at last prices paid, them seem to be very confident as to the ulti mate result. ' Business In wheat at the moment Is very dim cult, and there seems little prospect or any Improvement until shipments are reduced to a much more moderate scale. Advices from Argentina estimate a possible wheat output of CC.000.000 bushels. Advices from Sydney state that the wheat crop of New South Wales will be 11.000,000 burhels short, as a result of the drouth. Reports received from Siberia say that the wheat harvest there Is very poor. It Is said that Italian Imports of wheat so far this season have been at the rate of SO.OCO.OOO bushels per year. European consumption during August and September In dicates distribution of S.4O0.C00 bushels of wheat per week, compared with 9,300.000 bush els pT week last year. FLOUR. FEED. ETC. The only feature In flour during the week has been the strong tone of tho Valley maikets. Grades -of Valley flour advanced 10c a barrel yesterday. The demand fr.m the Orient shows no sign of diminishing, and tho cargo capacity of outward-bound steamers is taxed to the utmost. The inquiry from South Africa also continues good. The Modern ililler, of St. Louis, says of new flour abroad: The outlook for the export flour trade Is re markably good. The mills of the Middle West are ojijoylng a -most satisfactory business abroad; and the steady volume of sales is quite encouraging. The millers may congratu late themselves that this Is the case, and that uie icars tnat trouble over quality would de velop have been dissipated. Since the first ar rivals of new-crop flour abroad, the situation has steadily improved, and the volume of trade increased. Buyers naturally bought Ughtlv of fljur. following an unusually wet wheat har vest. T-hathe new-wheat flour Is proving not only satisfactory In quality, but Is considered better than the product of last year is evi denced" by the numerous reports from buyers to this effect, backed up by free purchases. Tht September exportation of flour shows an in--rcare of -approximately 220,000. barrels over September of last year, and the October record will show equally as well. If the returns from this section and the Northwest are evidence. Oats and barley are both strong In the local market, under a good demand and light re ceipts. Mill feed is as last quoted. HOPS Hopssellers have had a good week of it, with the market touching 2Sc for the first time this season. This price has been paid for several lots of strictly choice hops. The tone of the market yesterday was reported strong and moderately active. Two or three sales were reported from Independence at 2Cc. and Oppen heimer paid the same figure for the Grimm lot of 26 bales at Aurora. The outlook ror tne market holding Its own or doing better is good. WOOL The American Wool and cotton im porter of November 6 says: An Increased business has been transacted in Oregon -wools. The famous Baldwin clip is re ported to have been sold at high prices. This is an exceptionally line, ciip, anu us -price is not a criterion or tne market. A fair price for fine Oregon staple Is 54 55c, clean, but the clip referred to Is reported to have sold for more money. In the grease Eastern staple has sold at prices ranging from 17c to 19a for average wools. Valleys have fold at 19920c. There Is more demand for No. 2 than there is for No. 3. California wools have been more active, with some cnolce high-priced stock taken. rlce, long, fine Northern wools have sold within the range of 2023c. costing 5255c, clean, but most of the wool sold has been moved at or around 48c, clean. The demand for California is better than it has been for some time, and middle county wools have sold at 4Cc, clean. with some business still doing In defective stock at about a thjrd of a dollar. The Fall Mendocino wools at Uklah sold at? an average price of 14VJc for free wools, equivalent to a clean cost of 42;i45c, landed in Boston. The Reporter quotes Oregon wools at Atlantic seaboard markets as follows: Eastern staple, 175'19c per pound; Eastern Oregon choice cloth ing, 1415c; do average, 33gi4c;- do heavy. 11 12c; Valley Oregon, No. 1, 1920c; do No. 2, 1920c; do No. 3. 1819c; do lambs, lC17c. COUNTRY PRODUCE In some lines these markets have not been satisfactory. Poultry has had a bad week of It, and until the middle of next week not much Improvement can be looked for. Receipts have been out of all pro portion to the demand, and It has only been with the greatest difficulty and with mere or less shading that commission houses have kept their stocks from overflowing. Not only has the supply of chickens and turkeys been exces sive, but game has also been abundant. Many tales of chickens have been reported at 9c per pound. Eggs are plentiful, but fresh ranch still sell at 30c, as there Is always a demand for them. Eastern are in full supply, and movo well at 28Q2S&C There are also plenty of storage eggs on the market. Butter has been more plentiful during tho week, but so far tho price of creamery brands has been maintained. Eastern butter Is coming in regularly, so no advance In the Oregon product can be expected. On the other hand, there is some talk of lowering quotations in the near future. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES These markets move along as well as can be expected at this time of year. New-crop navel oranges are coming In by rail from Northern California. Apples arc plentiful, and are not moving so well. Potatoes are doing a little better than heretofore, with shipments being made to San Francisco. The market for onions is dull, with only a local demand. Squash arc In plentiful supply for the flrst time this Fall. GROCERIES, MEATS, ETC. Two declines In coarso salt have been reported since Monday, making a drop of $4 per ton In four days. This Is no doubt largely due to the San Francisco decision adverse to tho salt trust, though local conditions In the California market may have something to do with it. Another Important change was the decline of" 50c yesterday morn ing In Lion coffee. Columbia also dropped to the same extent. Up to the close of business, no word had come from the Arbu'ckle's. Ar rivals of raisins continue. "New Persian dates are due to arrive in a few days. Mall advices from Stockton, Cal., ' say of beans: There has been a sharp advance In the prices of all kinds of beans the past few days, and the indications are that the farmers will re ceive still better figures before many dayshave passed, as the increase In price was due to the demand, for at this time no particular heavy call Is being made on stocks. There is what might be termed fair trading, and some Inquiry for some two or three kinds of" beans at pres ent, but later-large shipments will be made all over the West arid to Southern States. Har vesting Is about half completed, and the yield Is most satisfactory all over San Joaquin Coun ty. It will require two or three weeks yet toJ cpnipieic ' jiurvrsuiJK. j.iie iuuui ucmers are paying the following prices: Pinks, ?2 502 75; Black Eye3. $3 90fiJ4; small whiles. S3OT3 50: Lady Washington, $2 9Q3 05; Llmas, f4 50 .4 75. All prices of live and dressed, meats are quoted firm and' practically unchanged. Pro visions look good at the present -time, but it Is believed that a decline later on Is unavoidable. Lard Is as last quoted. Groceries, Nuts, Etc. COFFEE Mocha, 232Sc; Java, fancy, 203 32c; Java, good, 20024c; Java, ordinary, Ag 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 1820c; Costa Rica, eood, lOQJISc: Costa Rica, ordinary, 10012c per pound; Columbia roast. $10 50; Arbuckle's, ?11 63 list; Lion, ?10 63; Cordova, $11 G3 list. RICE Imperial Japan, No. 1, No. 2. 4c; Carolina head, 77ic SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails. $1 85 - per dozen: 2-pound talis, ?2 73; fancj 1-pound flats, 51 90; -pound flats, 4 25: Alaska pink,. 1-pound tails. 90c; red, 1-pound tails, $1 30; sockeye, 1-pound talis. $1 45; 1 pound flats, f 1 60. BEANS Small white, 4Uc: large white, 4c; pinks, 3ic;xBayou, 35ic; Lima, 5c per pound. SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, per 100 pounds: Cube, $4 50; powdered, ?4 35; dry gran ulated, ?4 25; extra C. ?3 75; golden C, $3 05. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels, 25c; boxes, COc per 100 pounds. Maple, lG10c per pound. Beet sugar, granu lated, $4 15 per 100 pounds. HONET 13c per No. 1 frame. NUTS Peanuts, 6&C per pound for raw, 89 8V4c for roasted; cocoanuts, 85S90c per dozen; walnuts, 1314c per pound: pine nuts, 109 124c; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts, 16c; fil berts, 15l(Jc; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds, 1415c; chestnuts, 10c. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, $0 2530 50 per 100 for spot. SALT Liverpool, 50s, $20 SO per ton; 100s, 120 40; 200s. S19 50; half ground, per ton, 50s, $10; 100s, $15 50; AVorcester salt, bulk, 320s, ?5 per barrel; linen sacks. 50s, 86c per Sack. OILS Coal oil, cases. 21c per gallon; bar rels, 17c; tanks, 15c; boiled linseed, cases, 62c; barrels, 57c; raw linseed, cases, 60c; barrels, 50c; turpentine, cases, 72c; wood barrels. 6Sc; iron barrels, 60c; lots of 10 cases or more, 71c: gasoline, cases. 26c; barrels, 10V4c. Collier and Atlantic white and red lead, In lots of 500 pounds or more, 6c; less than 500 pounds, C,iC Meats and Provision. BEEF Gross, cows, S3Vc per pound; steers, 4c; dressed. C7c VEAL 7Vi6Uc per pound. MUTTON Gross, 3c per pound; dressed, 6c. LAMBS Gross, 3tc pr pound: dressed, GVic. HOGS Gross, 66Hc per pound; dressed, 70 7fc?. LARD Portland, tierces, 13ic pt- pound: tubs, 13Uc; 50s. 1314c; 20s. 13c; 16s, 13c; 5s, 14c. Compound, tierces. Dc per pound: tubs, OVic; fine, 10s, 15V$c; seconds, 5s, 14c; 10s. 14 lie BACON Portland. 17 19c per pound; East ern, fancy. 174c; standard, heavy. 15VSc; bacon bellies. 15!4c HAMS Portland. 15 c ,per pound: picnic,' Hc per pound; Eastern, fancy, 15V416c. DRY-SALTED MEATS Portland clears. 135 14c; backs,' 1213i4c; bellies, .15S10c; plates, 10c; butts, 010c. SAUSAGE Portland, ham, 12c per pound: minced ham. 10Vc: Summer, choice dry, 17e; Bologna, long. Sc; welncrwursts, 9c; liver, 7c; pork 9c; blood, 7c; head cheese, 7c; bologna sausage link, 7Ve. PICKLED pOODS Portland, pigs' feet. V5 barrels, ?4 CO; -barrels. f2 50; 15-pound kit. $1. Tripe, -barrels, $5 50; K-barrels. $2 75: 15-pound kit. $1: pigs' tongue? -barrels, ?6; Vi-barrels, $3; 15-pound kits, ?1 25. MARKET IS FEVERISH ANOTHER DAY OF HEAVY SELLING v OP STOCKS AT SEW YORK. POHTLAXD MARKETS. Grain. Flonr, Feed. Etc. WHEAT Walla Walla, OSSJOOc; bluestem, 7374c; A'alley, 70c per bushel. BARLEY Feed. ?23 per ton; brewing, $23 50; rolled. $23 50. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $19 per ton; middlings, $23 50; shorts. $19 50. FLOUR Valley. $3 305J3 40 per barrel; hard wheat straights, $3 255j3 50; hard wheat pat ents, $3 503 70; graham. $33 50. OATS No. 1 white. $1 12Viffl 15; gray, $1 10 1 12it per cental. HAY Timothy, $1CH: clover, $S; wheat. $SQ9 per ton. Vegetables, Frnlt, Etc. VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack; car rots, $101 10; beets, $f per sack; cauliflower. $11 25 per dozen; cabbage, llc per pound; cel ery. Denver, $1 per dozen; peas, $34c per pound; beans, 40c per pound; lettuce, head, per dozen, 25c; hothouse, $1 75Q2 per box; green onions, per dozen. 1215c; corn. 155T20C per dozen; cucumbers, 75i$l per box; green peppers, C4c per pound; dry Chile peppers, 17&C per pound'; Brussels sprouts, 0c per pound; squash, $11 50 per hundre weight. GREEN FRUIT Apples, table. S5cJf I 25 per box; cooking, 50Q7oc; peaches, 75c per box; pears, 75c$l 25 per box; cantaloupes, $1 25 per crate; huckleberries, 0c per pound; grapes, Niagara, 50c per crate; Concord. 20fiJ30c per basket, 15c per half basket; California Tokay,, $1 40 per crate; Muscat. $1-25 per crate; Cornlchon, $1 25; quinces, Oregon, S5c$l per box: cranberries, Tillamook, $7 per barrel; Uwaco, '$8; persimmons, $1 25 per box.. TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons, $3 504 per box; oranges, new crop navels. $5 50; grape fruit, $3 50 per box; bananas. $2 23fi2 75 per bunph; pineapples, $5 50 per dozen; pomegran ates, 85c per box. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 7&c per .pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 5iJ6c; apri cots, 7ViQ8c; peaches, 7&9c; pears, 7!45J8ic; prunes, Italian, 4Vi74c; figs, California blacks, 5c; do white. 5',i6c; Smyrna, 20c; plums, pitted, 4,,55,yc. RAISINS Loose Muscatel, 4-crown, 7c; 3 crown, 7Jc: 2-crown, 6?ic; unbleached seedless Muscatel raisins, 74c; unbleached seedless Sul tans, 6?ic; London layers, 3-crown, whole boxes uf 20 pounds, $1 75; 2-crown, $1 C5. POTATOES Best Burbanks, OOffSOc er tack; ordinary, 5uj55c per ctntal. growers' prices; Merced sweets, $2 per cental. ONIONS Oregon and Washington, 75c$l per cental. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current af Chicago, Omaha and ICannan City. CHICAGO, Nov. 12. Cattle Receipts. 22,000, including 4C00 Westerns. Market slow and lower. Good to prime steers, $0 507; poor to medium, $3 50Q'3 75; stockers and feeders, $2pl; cows, $1 404 50; heifers, $205; can ners, $1 4032 CO: bulls. $W4 50; calves, $3 50 4 50: Texas fed steers, $34; Western steers, $3 755?6. Hogs Receipts today. 40,000; tomorrow, 30, 000; left over, 6000. Market 1015c lower and closed active. Mixed and butchers. $5 956 10; gJod to choice heavy, $G6 30; rough heavy, $5 600; light. $5 906 10; bulk of sales, $5 95 6 10. .SheepReceipts, 30.000. Market slow. Good to choice wethers, $3 50tf?4; fair to choice mixed, $2 503 50; Western sheep. $2 753 SO; . na- tlvo lambs, $3 50Sf5 25; Western lambs, $3 70 4 90. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 12. Cattle Receipts. 16,000, including 3000 Texans. Market steady to 10c lower. Native steers. $3 506 75; Texas and Indian steers, 2 505f4; Texas cows, $3 50 6; native cows and heifers, $1 752 65; stock ers and feeders, $2 754 15; bulls, $23 30; calves, ?2Q6. Hogs Receipts, 17,000. Market 1015c low er; bulk of sales, $6J?6 10. Heavy, $66 17; packers, $66 10: medium, $0 050 1VA; light, $5 906 07&; Yorkers, $0 05C 07&; pigs, C5 C56. Sheep Receipts, C0O0. Market steady. Mut. tons, $334 15; Iambs, $45 25; range wethers, $3ff3 85; ewes, $3JT3 SO. OMAHA. Nov. 12. Cattle Receipts, 3000. Market dull and 15c lower. Native 3teers, $40 6 50; cows and heifers, $34 25; Western steers, $3 oOgjo; Texas steers." $3 2ol(i 23; cows and heifers, $2 253 73; canners, $1 5032 50; stockers and feeders,1 $2 504 40; calves, $4(0; bulls, stags, etc, $23 50. Hogs Receipts, 8000. Market lOfflS lower. Heavy, $C6 10; mixed, $6 050 10; light, $6 10 CTG 20; pigs, $5 50g6; bulk of sales, $0 050 0 10. Sheep Receipts. 10,000. Market weaker. Fed muttons, $3 40?3 90; wethers, $3 1503 50; ewes. $2 50??3 15; common and stockers, $1 50 (J 3 25; lambs, $3 754 75. Fo-rrerful Financial Interests Give Their Support Wide Range of Prices in the Active List. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Transactions In stocks ran well over l.COO.OOO shares again today In a remarkably feverish and Irregular market. Tho action of the market gave warrant for the pre sumption that powerful financial Interests had set themselves to tho task of supporting the market and establishing a condition of equilib rium. It was assumed in Wall street that the selling of stocks had taken on an indiscriminate character that threatened serious results to substantial Interests. There was a further threatening break this morning, which was not unnatural, in view of the rapid decline In prog ress at the close of yesterday's market. The Impairment thus caused in margins and the anxiety aroused among outside holders of stock who were not within Immediate reach of their brokers yesterday afternoon brought In heavy selling orders to commission houses this morn ing as a result of which opening prices were from 1 to 3 points lower for practically all the leading active stocks. Thesa prices were the lowest of the day, although tho level was ap proached again on one or two subsequent dips. It became quickly manifest that buyers of un limited resources were In the market, and the heaviest offerings were quickly absorbed, and prices were vigorously bid up through floods of selling orders. The supporters of the market had a stormy time during the flrst hour, and prices kept running up and down a considerable scale In a lively and confusing manner, but by the end of the flrst hour the selling had been brought al most to a standstill, and substantial recoveries were established all through the list. The sup port centered In St. Paul, Amalgamated Cop per and the United States Steel stocks. The buvlnp of these stocks had a notable effect In reassuring speculative sentiment, Just as their unsupported condition on earlier days or the week was a notable Influence In the depression. There were several special Influences which helped to encourage sentiment. Chicago & Northwestern, after a drop of 3 points, recov ered to 6 points over last flight on the action of, the directors In favor of Issuing-new stocks, with the right to stockholders to subscribe at par. The Issue of a circular to the Colorado Fuel stockholders asking for proxies on behalf of the lnterestin controlling the principal Colo rado railroad systems disclosed a new contest for control of that property, which resulted in a sharp advance In Its price. Aside from these developments in regard to Individual properties, there was very little news to account for trie movements of prices. Upon the- first recovery, after a temporary pause, at tempts were made to renew the advance, but the selling Increased at the higher level, and prices fell back again. Throughout the day. whenever prices declined .effective support was forthcoming, and. on the other hariil, any con siderable advance Invited renewed selling. The close vas firm, however, and at about the top level. Missouri Pacific offered effective resist ance to reaction throughout the day. Money showed a rather easier tone, owing to the extensive liquidation, and New York ex change at Chicago rose again to par, but ster ling exchange was firmly held again, and It was considered possible up to late In the day that g-old might go out on tomorrow's steamer for France. The market closed without any announcement being made of a gold engage ment. Bonds were not as well supported as stocks, and were rather vcak throughout. Total sales, $4,480,000. United Slates bonds were all un- ' changed on the last call. Atchison 86Nor. &W. pfd... 93 . do pfd 100HOntarlo & Western 30 Bait. & Ohio 102Mt Pennsylvania. 81 Can. Pacific 133 Rands llj Ches. & Ohio 47V1 Reading 29 Chi. Gr. Western 27V4 do 1st pfd 435 Chi.. M. & St. P. 18041 De Beers 22 Denver & Rio Gr. 41 do pfd Erie do 1st pfd.... do 2d pfd Illinois Central Louis. & Nash. M., Ki & T N. Y. Central.. 91 .. 35 .. 66HI 49 ..145 ..130 ,. 26U .155 do 2d pfd.-. 36Vi Southern Ry 33 do prd 03 Southern Pacific .. 65Vt Union Pacific ...U03Vi do .pfd 93 U. S. Steel 3054 do pfd 85 Wabash 31 do nfd 45 jSpanlsh 4s 85 Money, Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Money on call firm, at 47 per cent; closed offered at 4 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 56 per cent. ' Sterling exchange, steady at the advance at $4 87.125 for demand, and at $4 84 for 60 days; posted rates. $4 85 and $4 88; commercial bills, $4 S3ii4 83. Bar silver. 49c. Mexican dollars, 39Uc Government bonds steady; railroad bonds weak. LONDON, Nov. 12. Bar . . sliver steady, 22 13-16d per ounce. Money. 2(52 per cent. Rate of discount for short bills, 3 per cent; three months' bills, 3 7-16 per cent. Consols for money, 03 3-16; for account, 03 5-1 C. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Silver bars, Mexican dollars Nominal. Drafts Sight, par; telegraph. Sterling on London Sixty sight, $4 S7. 2c. days. $4 84; Portland Seattle . Tacoma Spokane Bnnlc Clenrintrs. Clearing. $ 759,!)71 1.112,090 318.0S5 : 440,610 Balances, $ 80.73S 27 7..VJ4 .10.270 04,312 HALFTHE CROP MARKETED LARGE SALES OF ENGLISH HOPS 1JP TO DATE. . 65cg$l 50; onions, 25Q60c; ess plant, 65 Baily Treasury Staterrfent. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balance $204,565,221 Gold 115,402,459 Closing; Stock Quotations. STOCKS. Mining Sioclcn. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. Official closln quotations for mining stocks: Andes Belcher Best & Belcher. Caledonia :hallenge Con ... Chollar Confidence -on. Cal. & -Va... Crown Point 3ould & Curry... Hale Si Norcross. Justice $0 Oil Mexican 15 Occidental Con JTlOphlr , 1 15J Overman 14 Pofcsl O'.Savage 70, Sierra Nevada . 93SIlver Hill S.Unlon Con .... 8 Utah Con 21 1 'ellow Jacket . 4) ..$0 1 NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Butter, EggN, Poultry, Etc. ' POULTRY Chickens, mixed, $3 504 25; per pound, 10c: hens, $4&4 50 per dozen; per pound. lie; Springs, $3&3 60 per dozen; fryers, $2 5(1 Adams Ccn Alice lireeco Brunswick Con .. Comstock Tunnel, Con. Cal. & Va.. Horn Silver Iron Silver Leadvllle Con ... $0 lOjMttle Chief ... 25:Ontarlo 401Ophlr 4 Phoenix 5 Potopi Sti Savage . 1 25S!erra Nevada 70 Small Hopes ., 3Standard .$0 10 . 7 50 . 1 05 5 . 15 3 . 25 ,. 30 . 3 00 BOSTON, Nov. Adventure .... Allourz Amalgamated . Daly West Bingham .... Cal. & Hecla. Centennial . . . Copper Range 12. Closing quotations: 16 25Oficeola $ 4S 00 2 OOlParrott 53 501Qulncy 44 OO'Santa Fe Cop. 24 OOlTamarack ... 405 OOlTrimountaln . 15 25!Trlnlty 54 23 United States Dominion Coal. 123 001 Utah 20 00 Franklin SI 00 Victoria 5 25 Isle Royale .... 12 25Vlnona .: 3 00 Mohawk 38 30 Wolverines 53 00 Old Dominion . 15 OOj 21 00 120 00 1 00 148 CO 94 00 9 50 10 50 Per Metal Marker. NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Tin suffered a sharp break In the London market today, declining ,-1 r.a nf In fllfi fnr snnt nnrt flli 10a fn- Qi; broilers. $22 50; ducks, $4 506 per dozen: , futures. Owing to the strongly held available turkeys, young. 12S.13c; geese, $6flU 00 per suppiy, spot tin was firm locally at 26.200 O.roc, out ruutres uecnnea in sympatny with the foreign weakness, November closing about 25 points lower, at 25.5025.65c. Copper shared In the tin weakness at London, closing 2s 6d lower, at 51 5s for spot, and 51 10s for futures. The local market was rather easier, but without material loss In prices. Standard closed at 10.75c; Lake. 11.5011.70c; electrolytic, ll.30ll.50c, and casting, 11.30 11.50c. Lead quiet and unchanged here at 4c, and in London at 10 12s 9d. Spelter also was dull and unchanged lnv Lon don at 19 10s, but was easy locally, closing at 5.30$T5.4Oc Iron was lower again In the English mar kets. Glasgow closing at 56s 5d and Mlddles boro at 50s 9d. In the New York market there was no change. Warants continue nominal. No. 1 foundry Northern, $2325 ; No. 2 foun dry Northern, No. 1 foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry Southern soft, $2223. dozth. CHEESE Full cream. twins, 1516c; Young America. 15fJ16c; factory prices 1 lUc less. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 3032'Jc pound; dairy, 2022c; store. lSCJlSc, EGGS 25f30c per dozen. Hops, "Wool. .Hides, Etc. HOPS Choice, 2526c per pound; prime to choice, 24625c; prime, 23c; medium, 22c. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up, 15g'15c per pound; dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 13 pounds. 12c; dry calf. No. 1, under 5 pounds, 10c; dry-salted, bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound, 60 pounds and o-er, Sff9c; 50 to 00 pounds, 70 8c; under 50 pounds and cows, 7c; stags and bulls, sound. 5CT5c: kip. sound, 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; veal, sound. 10 to 14 pounds. 7c; calf, sound, under 10 pounds, 8c; green (un- I salted), lc per pound less; culls, lc per pound ltss; horse niaes, suucu, cam, x ury, each, $lfl 50; colts' hides, each, i550c; soat skins, common, each, 10Q13c; Angora, with wool on. each. 25c$2$l. WOOD Valley. 1215c; Eastern Oregon.. 8 14c; mohair. 2628c PELTS Bear Fkins, as to size. No. 1, each, ?3tf6 20; cubs. J2JJ5; badger, each. 10540c: wildcat. 25Q50c; house cat. 5lCc; fox, common, gray, each, 30J50c: do red. each, $1 5032; do cross, each, $5$6; do silver and black, each, (10OQ20O: fisher, each, $560; lynx. each. ?23; mink, strictly No. 1, each, 50cgjl 50; marten, Atchison do pfd Baltimore & Ohio.. do pfd Canadian Pacific .. Canada Southern .. Chesapeake & Ohio unicago & Alton do pfd Chicago, Ind. & Louis. do pfd Chicago & Eastern-111.. Chicago Great Western. do B pfd Chicago & N. W.?.... Chicago. R. I. & Pac. Chicago Term. & Tran. do pfd C, C, C. & St. Louis.. Colorado Southern .... do 1st pfd do 2d pfd. Delaware & Hudson... Del., Lack. & AVestern. Denver & Rio Grande.. do pfd Erie do 1st pfd do 2d pfd Great Northern pfd.... Hocking Valley do pfd Illinois Central Iowa Central do pfd Lake Erie f Western.. do pfd Louis. & Nash Manhattan Elevated ... Metropolitan Street Ry. Mexican Central Mexican National Minn. & St. Louis Missouri Pacific M.. K. & T do pfd New Jersey Central.... New York Central Norfolk & Western do pfd Ontario & Western Pennsylvania Reading do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Loiils & San Fran.. do 1st pfd do 2d pfd St. Louis S. W do pfd St. Paul do pfd Southern Pacific Southern Railway do pfd Texas A Pacific Toledo. St. L. .& W do pfd Union Pacific do pfd : Wabash do pfd Wheeling & Lake Erie. do 2d pfd Wisconsin Central .... do pfd '. Express Companies Adams American United States Wells-Fargo Miscellaneous Amalgamated Copper . Amer. Car & Foundry. do pfd American Linseed Oil., do pfd Amer. Smelt. & Rcfln. do pfd v Anaconda Mining Co. .. L Brooklyn Rapid Transit Colorado Fuel & iron.. Consolidated Gas Cont. Tobacco pfd General Electric Hocking Coal International Paper ... do pfd .. International Power ... Laclede Gas National Biscuit National Lead North American Pacific Coast Pacific Mall People's Gas Pressed Steel Car...... do pfd Pullman Palace Car... Republic Steel do pfd- Sugar Tennesfee Coal & Iron. Unlori Bag & Paper Co. do pfu United States Leather, do nfd United States Rubber.. do pfd United States Steel.... do pfd Western Union American Locomotive . do pfd Kansas City Southern do pfd P . . F 04,2001 83 l:t,2U0 U8-Ji 2S.100I101 1 22.9001 8.200 3,000 4W) c 80?i 83ii 90 USii 9l)ii ilOOK. 1 93 ia I I 80 45 44A 45'i 69 07 1 3! 60i 74 90 203 13.8001 26 25 20 1.400 40 30 1.900j224 1215 100 181 181 1.4001 18 17 3,900 33. 32 00 96 . 93 2.4001 29U 28 40O 71 70 1.400 2,900 100 1.500 ooo: 29.500 3.1001 44 I 43 157 154 240. 240 40 39 88!. SS 34 33 64 k. I 64 1,0001 43',!l 4i 185 1182 80 1 87 SS?,( 88 142141 400 900 900 8,500 10,000 200 200 11,200127!125 32.000 134 H32 7UO.i:i7?ill.i3v'i 1.400 300 'ii.'ioo 2,300 3,000 23 17 H 107 20'4 37 30 222 17 3354 96 28 70',i 44 157 240 40i 34 641 485-j 184 88 i 142 3S tHi 50 118 120 130-A 2351 23 16 17-A l 1107 105 25 1170 14S 69 0.600:130 1 7,200 j 70 7.0001 30141 29 577, S4 7l4 73 82 49,100 1.500 2,300 2.800 200 l.tMlOj 71 2,500. 27 5,500 02 94.700!177 400192Vi 12!5.10y 64 11700 33 500 "02',i 5.S00 42 1,200 20 Coffee and Sagnr. NEW YORK. Nov. 12. CofTee Futures closed 5JJ10 points lower. "Total sales, 63,750 bags. Including: November.' $4 75; December, $4 SOj January. $4 80; February, $ 95; March, $5; April, $5 lor May. $5 155 23; June. $3 23. Spot steady; Rio steady; No. 7 Invoice. 5c; mild dull: Cordova, 7l2c Sugar Raw Arm; fair refining, 3 3-16c: cen trifugal, 90 test, 3 11-1 6c; molasecs sugar, 2 15-16c. Refined Irregular. 1,400 91.300 2,500 1.7O0 4,300 1.100 200 2.100 1,700 57.200 2.300 400 "lOO 13,000 000 800 19.801) 27.000 3.500 2.700 2.400 1,200' 200 200 "i.ooo 4.000 1,000 1,100 i 500 3,200 1,800 200 300 4.400 2.100 36.500 12,5)0 200 600 7.000 1.000 700 300 45 155 56 84 70 81 70 150 70 ou 3UV lollli 57 84 71V, 72b 79 il 25 27 UO us 175'ill70 101191 32ai 331, 01! 4054 41:t 27 2s) 44 1 45 102 j 100 9; -J4-T. 23 34 25 40 30 34 SO ..... 93 SO 59, 83 214 117 178 19 18 "6f" "44 25 120 70 38 101 30 91 19 73 115VI 57 12J 76 12 1(1 rc 72,lK)0l 30 31.200 3.400 3.500 1 500 3,100: 2,300 84 SIJ 2" 01 31 53 89 30 43 24 34 24 47 128 54 33 SS 41 ui 84 50 78 212U 116 175 1S its 65 40 21 117 09 38', 1005?, 58" 91 223 18 75 113 54 12 , 12 S81 15 51 35 S2 88 26 SOW 80 WHEAT DULL AT CHICAGO. Fluctuations Narrow and the Close at a Decline. , CHICAGO. Nov. 12. Wheat, though active at times, was generally dull, and there was" a disposition on the part of local traders to await the action Of a prominent long who has been buying- heavily of late, but for whose ac count vory little was taken today. Small re ceipts' and unsettled weather created some strength early In the day, but there were free offerings on the" advance, and prices reacted. The" market on the whole was narrow and sus ceptible to the least Influence. The close was easy. 'December opened unchanged to, a shade higher, at 72072c to 72c; after selling at ic, there was a decline to i2V,c, and after slight advance another reaction followed. the market dropping to 71e. The close was lower, at 72c. Weakness In May and a firm tone to the near-by futures were the features to corn. Tho closo was "steady, with December a shade high er, at 51c. Oats ruled dull, with no special features to tho trade. December closed c lower. There was early selling of provisions, due to lower prices at the yards and heavy receipts of hogs, and opening figures were lower. Bro kers bought freely on the decline, causing a firmer feeling. The close was eaBy, with Jan uary pork 254c lower, lard 10c lower and ribs 5c lower. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. December ....$0 72 $9 72 $0 71 ?0 725$ May 74 74 74 74 CORN. Snpply ot Cnolce in Xew York State Is Low Oregon Prunes Selling Freely In the East. NEW . YORK, Nov. 12. (Special.) Hopa closed unchanged and Arm for states. The sup ply of choice up-state Is low, and the bulk ot I offerings held by growers consist of lower grades. German cables report quiet and slight ly easier markets. Advices state that half of tho-English crop has been marketed. Sales of spot, 1902. Pacific choice are reported at 29c, and state choice 35c Liverpool cables Pacifies firm at 6 12s?7 5s. Walnuts are less active, with some pressure to sell at llc for California hard, and 12c for soft shell. Sales of Naples were made at 12c. The quality of late arrivals are now re ported a3 showing poorly. Old Grenobles are easy. The supply of California No. 1 soft Is light. Almonds show slight neglect, and sales are noted at some shading on California I X L and Tarrajonas. Cables report an advance on the latter In Spain. . Pf-une offerings of 40-BOa Callfornlas are quickly taken at 7c In 25-pound boxes. Ore-, gon 30-40s are selling freely to arrive at lllc closo by, and 7c due later. Callfornlas In .four sizes are steady. 6ut supplies are ample, as the demand Is chiefly for large fruit. Coast wires report sales ot 30-40s Oregons forward shipment at the equivalent of 7cs laid down. Raisins arc active and very firm -on Coast pack fancy at 8c. but Eastern seeded are more freely offered at 8?4c. London layers are firmer on a sale of a round lot to arrive, at $1 65 for two-crown. California unbleached Sultanas are easy at 6c. Smyrna cables a higher market on Sultanas. Layer figs are strong. Bags are easy on low grades. Califor nia in bulk Is held at Gc. Alaska salmon tails sell at $1 lOl 12 on best brands. An outside lot. ofTers at $1 07. Trading Is quiet. Tomatoes are steady, with Improvement In trade. Oranges are In good demand and strong on fancy Valenclas, -and Jamalcas. choice sorts, are a shade lower. Lemons arc In better supply, and tho tendency Is easier, under a moderate demand. toes 85c. Apples Choice, 90c; common, 25c Banaras 75c$2 50.. Limes Mexican, $44 50. California lemons Choice, $3 50; common, 75c Oranges Navels $333 75. Pineapples $34. Potatoes River Burbanks, 25g50c; river reds,. 4050c; Salinas Burbanks, 75c$l 17; -sweets, $1 25; Oregon Burbanks, 75c$l 10. 1 Poultry Turkey gobblers, 1416c; do hens. 1416c; old roosters. $4 505; do young, $5 5 50; small broilers, $33 50; do large. ?44 50; fryers. $45; hens. $4 505 50; old ducks, $3 4; do young, $35 50. Butter Fancy creamery, 32c; do seconds, 27c; fancy dairy, 20c; do seconds. 21c. Eggs Fancy ranch. 55c; Eastern, 24023c; Cheese California cream Cheddar, 2425c; Young America, 1415c; Eastern, 1416c. 00I Fall Humboldt and Mendocino, 139 14c; mountain, S10c. Hay Wheat. $12 15; wheat and oats, $11 50 014; barley. $S50S10 50; alfalfa. $SS11: .clo ver. $7 50?9 50; straw, 40g60c per bale. Hops 2226c MMlstuffs Bran, $20 5021 50; middlings. $2425. ' " .c ' Receipts Flour, 6550 quarter sacks; do Ore gon, S16 quarter sacks; wheat. 47,430" centals; barley, 2.T.310 centals; oats.. 309p. centals; do Oregon. 320 centals; beans. 13.022" sacks: corn. 702 centals; potatoes, 3964 sacks; bran, 35 sacks; middlings, 20 sacks; hay, 423 tons; wool, 360 bales; 'hides. 435. Cnnse of the Faj't'in Silver. LONDON, Nov. 12. Tho recent depreciation in the price of silver Is attributed somewhat to the appointment by Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, November 5, of a committee to report on the expediency of establishing a gold standard In the Straits, Settlements and neigh boring Malay states. The success attending the action of the Indian Council In fixing the value of the rupee.ln India caused a movement In the Eastern trading countries In favor of currency based on gold. Dairy, Produce at Chlcaco. CHICAGO, Nov.. 12. On the Produce Ex change today the- butter market was firm; creameries, 1702554c-: dairies, I522c Cheese Steady. ll17c Eggs-Firm 225ig23c. . MIL COFFEE GOES UP. Short Crop In Centra America Causes a Jump of a Cent a Pound. HOPS MAY HHACH HO CENTS. to November . December . May Dec. (new) VMay 50 51 41 41 OATS. 29 31 ponic. 5C 41', 29 31 295$ 30 January May ... November December January 15 15 11 33 MESS .-...15 05 ...'.14 20 LARD. 10 30 10 30 9 40 9 41 9 05 f05 SHORT RIBS. 7 05 7 95 7 .... 7 55 7 65 7 were as follows 15 00 14 20 10 !24 9 35 " 8 95 7 85 53 51 41 20 31 15 10 14 3256 10 17 .9 40 9 03 January 7 05 7 95 7 85 7 93 May 7 55 7 65 7 52i 7 00 Cash quotation. Flour Steady. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 7273c; No. 3. 64 70c; No. 2 red. 71M72c. Corn No. 2. 53c; No. 2 yellow. 515c" Oats No. 2, 28c; No. 3 white, 28S'31c. Rye No. 2, 40c. Barley Good feeding, S538c; fair to choice malting, 443Sc. Flaxseed No. 1, $1 17; No. 1 Northwestern. $1 23. Timothy seed Prime, $3 00. Mcs pork $10 S71?17 per bbl. Lard $10 3710 40 per cwt. Short r:bs sides Loose. $10 lOftlO 30. Dry salted shoulders Boxed. $9 30JI0 0755- Short clear aides Boxed. $10-510 25. Clover Contract grade. $10 75. Receipts. Shipments Flour, barrels . Wheat, bushels Corn, buyhels .. Oats, bushels .. Rye. bushels .. Barley, bushels 47.000 . .368.000 ..193 ono ..119,000 .. 31.500 ..202.500 19.C00 315.000 39.000 162.000 1.700 28,200 Situation in East Leads Growers Expect This Price. SALEM. Nov. 12. (Special.) The advance In the price of hops from 25c to 26c shows that growers have not been letting their hops go at 23c fast enough to suit the' dealers, and the latter have found It necessary to bid up In order to get the hops. .This advance has borne out the belief that the arrival of English or- stlmulate activity In a market Growers are now strengthening In the opinion that 27c. or possibly 30c, will be reached before the No vember shipments have been completed. Man ager WInstanley. of the Hopgrowers Associa tion, has advices from hls correspondents In New York saylns that the situation there war rants Oregon growers In expecting 30c, pro vided that they hold for that figure. One of tho amiyjlng thlng3 In the efforts of ders would that threatened to hang at 23c. 102 8!) 31 44 24 34 24 4B teoo 220 125 210 56 33? 88 17 40 42 92 85 57 S3 214 117 178 1S 17 71 63 44 24 117 70 38 101 59 91 "l8 755 4 Grain and Produce at Xew Yorlc. NEW YORK. Nov. 12. Flour Rpcelpts, 25, 500 barrels: exports. 4300 barrels. Market dull on Western flour, buyers being 10fI15c under tho market. Winter straights, $3 43g3 55; Minnesota patents, $3 90g4'10; do bakers, $3 20 3 33. Wheat Receipts. 52,650 bushels; exports, 4000 bushels. Spot market easier. No. 2 red. 76c elcvalor, 76c f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 Northern Duluth. Slc f. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Mani toba. 82c f. o. b. afloat'. Lighter receipts In the West, with steadier cables, covering and higher outside markets, advanced wheat early In the day, but a sharp break In December started late selling, which destroyed all the previous advance. The cloe was easy at U c net decline. May. 78 7-167S 13-16c, closed 78c; December. 78 5-107Sc, closed 78c. Butter Receipts. 5CO0 packages. Mark?t firm; State dairy. lS"f?24c; creamery, extra, 20c; do common to choice, 195725c. Errs Receipts, 4300 .packages. Market strong. State and Pennyivanla, 252Jc; Western uncandled, 20ig26c. Hop? Firm Wool Firm. Hides Dull. 12li 75 12Vi 88 16 51 36 84 8S 27 90 3154 53 do 3s. reg. do coupon do new 4s, do coupon do old 4?. do coupon do 5s, reg. do coupon Total sales for the day, 1.256,000 shares. BONDS. U. S. 2s. ref. reg.lOOU' Atchison adj. 4s... 80 do couoon 10954IC. & N.W. con. 7s.l33l4 tuatt'D. & n. u. 4s. ...1004 10SN. Y. Cent, lsts.,102 reg.. 130 Northern Pac 3s.. 72 133 do 4s 103 reg...ll054!Southern Pac. 4s.. 93 110 Union Pacific 4s.. .105 10454(West Shore 4s 113 104lWls. Central 4s.... 91 London Shocks. LONDON, Nov. 12. Closing quotations: Anaconda 4jNoriolk & West.. 72 Grain at San Francisco. RAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Wheat easier. Barley easier. Oats firm. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1 325il 35; milling. $1 301 485. Barley Feed, $1 17i3l 1S?4: brewing, $1 225$ l 25. Oats Red, $1 15i?l 325S: white, $1 20S'l 30; black, $1 301 35. Call board sales: Wheat Easier: December, $1 31',i; May, $1 34; cash. $1 33. Barley Easier; December, $1 1954. Corn Large yellow. $1 371 42. dealers to Influence tho hop market Is the let ter of an Oregon buyer which Is reported re ceived by London brewers. It was written by a man who advised Oregon growers to sell at 2021c. On the same date, October 2, he was advising English brewers to stay out of the market, for growers would soon throw their hops on tho market, and prices would tumble. Tho way the .prices have "tumbled" In the last 30 days puts the growers In a position to laugh at the man who gave this advice. The letter to the London brewers referred to tells them that the crop has been harvested so that the total yield can be correctly Stated. He places the yield In Oregon at 100.000 bales. an Is about an accurate In his estimate of the yield In other states, so that he has a total Amer ican crop of 242.0C0 bales, against 221.000 bales last year. He says the Imports will amount to 40,000 bales, and that the consumption at home will be but 160.000 bales, leaving 120,000 bales for export With this large quantity for export, the Ore gon buyer could see no reason for brewers to beeome alarmed over the market, and Fald that If they played a waiting game It would surely win out. Thl3 free ndvlee to the English brewers doubtless explains why they played a waiting game for a while, but the fact that they ultimately got Into the market proves that It did not win out. The. market has been governed by the supply and demand, and though the advice of dealers may have kpt English buyers out of the Amer ican market for a short time, it had no perma nent effect. Tho activity In the hop market just about the time the price reached 23c Is shown by the way one lot of hops changed hands here n that time. The man who tells the story Is a disinterested party, and withholds the names of the men who were Interested. A Salem dealer bought a lot of SOS bales of hops from a grower at 245c. The hops were hauled to Salem and unloaded on the platform at the Southern Pacific warehouse. Before they could be disposed of another dealer bought them from the first at 23c. so that the flrst dealer cleared $308 on the transaction. On the same day a third dealer offered 235ic for the hops and a deal was made. The second dealer made an other $3GS on the lot befor they were taken off the platform of the warehouse. time the price has gone up 5ic, eo that tho third dealer has made his $308, or $1 a bale. Tho grower was abundantly satisfied with the price he got, and all are pleased with the pro ceeds of that lot of hops. "The only evil consequences that arc likely to follow the success of this year's hop crop," said a well-known grower today, "is that the growers will put out such a large acreage of hops that In a year or two there will be an other surplus, and prices will be down again where they were a few years ago. People who think of going Into hops must remember that an nbundant crop means low prices without fall, and they must expect the low prices to come If the .acreage Is Increased." Sales are now being made at 26c. and every body Is watching for a further advance. There la a strong demand for some particularly choice lots, and 26c has been offered for one ot them, but this does not indicate the market price. Prices ot "mild" coffees have advanced lo per pound In the past week on this coast, and: the trade Is wondering what turn the market Is going to take next. The cause of tne rlso Is the short crop In Central America, particu larly In Guatemala, where the best "mild"' coffees In the world are produced. Reports from Guatemala Indicate that probably halt tho crop there has been lost on account of vol canic disturbances. This country produces perhaps, one-sixth of the world's "rollds" un" der normal conditions. The output of "milds" . In Venezuela and Colombia Is lessened perhaps a third, according to the estimate of local dealers, by political disturbances. Inasmuch ns the Central American countries. Including" Venezuela and Colombia, usually yield about, one-half of the world's supply of "milds," tha present shortage Is felt perceptibly by stock centers. The full supply of Rlos 'and Santos has the eflect of keeping "mild" prices down. According to a trade authority, the stock ot "milds" in the United States, compared with the supply on hand a year ago. Is: October 17, . 1902. 231.493 bags; last year. 317.S9S bags. The same authority gives the following com parative statement ot world's supply of all coffees: Bags. November 1. 1902 i 13,233,325 October 1. 1902..-. 13.005.325 November 1, 1901 10.776,196 C. E. Blckford. a coffee broker of San Fran cisco, has prepared the following report on the Guatemala situation: Regarding the recent eruption of the volcano of Santa Maria, in Guatemala, I quote from a letter written today by one of the largest Im porting firms here to some friends of theirs: "We are sorry to state that the actual facts learned up to this writing only confirm in every respect the sensational reports published dur ing the, end of October in regard to damage done in the Guatemala coffee-growing districts. We received on the 3d of this month from one of our correppolidents the following cable: 'The mfTeo itistrirts of Palmar and Xolhultz. Costa. Cuca and Chuva are positively ruined. Re ports have come here that Cucho and Tumba dor are also lost. The eruption still continues. Another corespondent. In answer to pur In quiry to name the coffee districts destroyed, cables us as follows: 'Nothlnit remains but Pamax.m and Pochuta.' (Referring, ot course,,, to the Pacific side.)" Another large firm here fixes the loss at pos sibly not over half the crop. Nothing more definite has been learned since, and we do not look for any Information until the first mall arrives, which will be about No vember 13. it is a fact, no doubt, that Santa Maria 13 In eruption, and another fact, unquestionably, that great damage has been done, but we are Inclined to bcli-ve. and have Information to that effect, that the Indian."? deserted their plantations as soon as the trouble commenced and fled to the larger cities and villages. We, furthermore, bellovp that they will not venture outside of their houses until the eruption has ceased, consequently no actual surveys have been made, and the cable reports regarding damage can come only as surml?es. We do not believe, furthermore, that all Fincas arc destroyed. If cold ashes have been thrr.wn on the distant Flncas In Jlmlted quan tities, tnls circumstance may not have de stroyed the trees. In fact, a small amount may be serviceable as a fertilizer. We do fear, however, that, under all circum stances, two-thirds of the prcer.t crop Is lost entirely, for the following reasons: First Part of the coffee has nlready been picked, anil was In the proze.-s of washing and drying. In either case, the fruit needed care ful attention, and. In the absence of laborers, and during the prevailing excitement that part of the crop is certainly no longer suitable for commercial purpo?es. Second The fruit remaining on the trees and not havinc been picked will be over-ripe and lont also, and only an earlj- cessation of tha eruption will preserve part of thtf crop In tha dnmaged districts. We have positive Information that plantations in Chuva ad Tumbador. 73 miles distant from the volcano, hnv suffered, and from recent Since that j )ororts from Mexico It seems not unlikely that tl'e .Mexican cone- disirici nas aiso suuereu. although no reliable Information has reached Enropcan Grain Markets. LIVERPOOL. Nov. 12. Wheat Firm; No. 1 standard California, 6s 6d. Wheat and flou? in Paris steady. French country markets steady. Weather In England fine. LONDON, Nov. 12. Wheat Cargoes on .pas sage quiet and steady. English country mar kets quiet and steady. California Ornnse Trust Formed. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 12. C. C. Eppers, of Chicago, who Is In this city. Is authority for the statement that a corporation known as tho Southern California Trust Company. wlth a ready capital of $4,500,000, mostly Eastern cap ital, has secured an option on 7000 acres of orange groves In this and adjoining counties, and proposes to absorb under trust manage ment a heavy portion of the Southern Califor nia citrus belt Interests. "The object of this syndicate Investment," said Mr. Eppers, "Is systematically to Improve the orange Industry of Southern California and bring the citrus belt Into the highest possible state of cultivation by scientific planting, grow ing and shipping. The syndicate will largely obliterate the middleman, who eats up the profits, by being Itself both grower and ship per. All or tne oranges proaucea ay ine trust will be shipped East under one brand. We ob- tain tne lana .ouirignL oy aireci purcnase irom the rancher. With the money he thus receives It is expected that he will buy more land, plant fresh orange groves, bring them to bear ing and then dispose of them to tho rust for 1 spot cash." I SAX FRANCISCO MARKETS. Prices Current for Produce at the Bay City. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Potatoes, onions and apples are unchanged. Vegetables Cucumbers, 5075c per box; gar lic,, 225c per pound; green peas, 3f5c per pound; string beans, 2544c per pound; toma- Regardlnn the remarks made by a railroad man concerning the fact that volcanic ashes make a good fertilizer, we would say that a few Inches of volcanic ashes make a good fer tilizer, but a few feet Is another matter. A prominent grower here (San Francisco) has a rable from his foreman that the ashes are one foot deep on his Flnca. 50 miles away from the volcano, and the papers have report ed the' "experience of the steamer Luxor whlla over 100 miles distant. From these facts, you can draw your conclu sions as to the condition of the country nearer the volcano. The very flower of all the plan tations, and the largest ones, are Inside this zone, and we can get no cable communication from them, neither In nor out. The local agent of the Kosmo3 line of steam ers In San Francisco received a cable from their agnt at Guatemala City that the whola "Occldente" (west coast north of that place) was ruined. As a natural consequence, holders of Guate mala coffees have advanced their prices very materially, and. In all probability, as the ex tent of the damage becomes better known, there will be still further advances, for, un questionably. Guatemala produces the finest mild coffees of the world, and Is probably the largest single producing country of mild coffees. "New Yorlc Cotton Market. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Cotton market opened 6tcady at an advance of 24 points, and closed firm at a net rise of 714 points. 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