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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1903)
THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, i903. 1R UP HALF A DOLLAR Uxexpected Advance in All Grades of Sugar. MARKET FIRM AT THE RISE Tmt Bays a StB. FtrhcUco Refinery Small Receipt of Green Prod uce Quotations Ruling In Local Markets. The grocery trade was surprised yesterday by telegraphic advices from the East announcing an advance of c la sugar. The New Torlc market two days ago scored an advance pt o points, but it was npt expected that the move would have any effect on Coast prices. The cause of yesterday's rise remains a mystery, come of the trade believing It to be due to proposed Congressional action, others attribut ing It to manipulation in the East. All indi cations, according to a local Jobber, point to a further advance lrr"Sugar. Since the first week in January, prices have declined 75c a 100. Yesterday a reaction came in the shape of a 60c advance, and he looks for the market to go fully 75c higher yet. It is reported that the sugar trust has bought a controlling Interest in the Alameda refinery at San Francisco. This refinery has long been a- disturbing element to sugar people, and the trust has for some time, been making efforts to secure control of It. A late circular of a New York sugar import ing house says: A'tcr the holidays, at the beginning of the week, our raw sugar market opened quietly, tut the ad-anclng tendency in Europe and the higher prices asked at producing points led e!l"rs here to hope for a further improvement, and for a time there were no offerings at less than from l-32c to 1-lGc above ljft week's prices. Buyers, however, refused to respond, and for some sugars close at hand, whtch had to be marketed, former prices were accepted, and quotations are consequently unchanged 'for the week. Refiners have been rendered more independent for tho time being by having direct receipts In excess of their wants, and have even been obliged to put some cargoes Into store. At the close the market is steady, with buyers at last prices, but with few sellers. Beets have continued on the upward trend. There is con siderable speculation In Europe in new-crop beets, an Indication that there is less expecta tion of an Increase in the sowings. The sow ings will be carefully watched, as the future of the market depends to a great extent on the Increase, if any, being kept within moderate llrn'ts. Conditions In Cuba. Advices received both by mall and cable from the Havana otllce of It. G. Dun & Co. report the situation In Cuba down to the present time. During the past few weeks the price of raw sugar has fallen from 2.12c to l.Slc per pound. These are the two important factors which have produced a pessimistic feeling in business circles, with a consequent decline in sales and collections. The sugar crop now being har vested Is estimated by the recognized crop au thorities, (Xuma & Mejer, at 910,000 tons, as agafnst 651,000 last year. Receipts of sugar at the ports for January, 1003, amounted to 132,810 tons, as compared with 149,793 In Jan uary. 1902 Stock on hand at ports January 31, 1903, was 137,051 tons, and on the same date last year it amounted to 140.17S tons. Most of the tobacco damaged by excessive rain In October and November was replanted, and the crop promises to be larger than last year although the portion replanted will nec cssari'y be late. The. Vnelta Abajo crop is exr peeled to be far superior In quality to that of last year, which was the poorest known In many years, the quality of tho Partido tobacco Is inferior to that of last year. Tobacco grown under cover (cheese cloth) Is said to have done well, a large percentage of wrappers being se cured. Early cuttings -in December and Jan uary nave been considerably damaged by un usually heavy rains and excessive moisture dunng tho past six weeks. Advnncp nt Sail Francisco. SAN FItANClSCO. March C. Refined sugar had a sharp advance this afternoon. The re finers notified the wholesale grocers that 50c more per 100 pounds would be charged for all graies made in this city. The change became effective at 1 o'clock, and tomorrow there will be a proportionate scaling up of prices at all the retail grocery stores In town. The advance is due largely to tho strength of the raw sugar market and higher prices In the East. Commercial Xotes. Sacramento shipped its first case of strawber ries last Monday. Commercial estimates Indicate a flaxseed crop in the I nlted States in 1902 of about 27,000,000 bushels, a record crop. Last year from Wonatchec. Wash., 271,012 bexes of fruit were -shipped, making about 450 car' :ads. There will be a heavier acreage this year. There wore 11.435. tons or sulphur mined in Ja an Junng 1901. a large Increase over pre- lous years. During the same year 932 tons of tsu'psjric arid were manufactured. The Buenos Ayres Standard has Announced the abearance In several parts of Buenos A j res, Santa Fe and Cordoba of a sort of llz arl viry prolific, and more destructive than the locust. The wheat crop of New Zealand is estimated th.s year at 5,250.000 bushels, against 4.040,000 last year, and C.527.000 In the year before that. The h me consumption Is estimated at 5.500,000 bushels per year,. The Kalamazoo celery crop was ended prae-t'.-a"y February 1. the output being , about as large as that of last season. From June 15 to February 1 some 250,000 dozens of bunches were shipped out of Kalamazoo a month. A-i -fs from Mexico say that the foreign tra"? of Mexico, imports and exports, for the first fc- months of the fiscal year. Increased Kme f25.000.000. la comparison with the cor responding four months of the previous year. Tho cultivation of onions In Egypt is assum ing from year to year large proportions, and there arc now but few markets in Southern Europe whtch the Egyptian product docs not cratrol during the earlier part of the season. POR.TLAXD MARKETS. I Grnln. Flour. Feed, Etc. There is nothing doing In the wheat market expert occasional purchases of small lots for rr. 2e s There is no export demand for wheat. YkHEVr-Walla Walls, 75c; bluestera. 87c: Va"y 7S:S0. BAKLEr Feed. $23.50 per ton; brewing. 524: $24 50. OATS -No. 1 white. JX.15ffl.20; gray, $L12 CI 15 i er cental. MILLSTVFFS Bran. 9 per ton; middlings. ?24 shorts. 520; chop. J1S. HAY-Timothy. ?llffl2: clover. $SJT8: grain. $CC?li) per ton . FL U R Valley. $3.75 per barrel; J hard wheat straigh's, $3.4593.75; hard wheat patents. $1.30 C4 83 Dakota hard wheat, $1.20ff5.35; Graham. $3 45&3.S3. Batter. Erbs. Poultry. Etc. Receipts of eggs contlnae In excess of require merts. and a weak and declining market Is the result. Poultry and butter arc unchanged. BCTTER Fancy creamery. SO 32 Vic per pjunl dairy. 2022Hc; store. lSfflSc POCLTRY Chickens, mixed. lieilKo per pound young. llH12c: hens. 11c; turkeys. l.ve, 15-.1&; dressed. ISgSOc; ducks, $767 50 per d ... n. geese. S7SS.50. CHEESE Full cream twins. IGSlTic Toung America. 17HClSkc: factory prices 1Q lHc iess Eastern. 13tc per pound. EGGS-Oregon ranch. 15f 16c per dozen. ejretnbles. Krnlt, Etc. A straight carlot of cabbage arrived yester day There were no other receipts except a email jt of small vegetables in by express. The prospects are that most heavy vegetables will be up In price next w,etk. VEGETABLES -Turnips, SOffSOc per sack carrots, SOSOOe; beets. $1 per sack; parsnip $1 per sack, cauliflower. $1.75 per crate, cab bage, lsc per pound: lea cabbage. 2c per pound celery. Los Angeles. $2.75S3.60 per crate, lettuce, head. 35c per dozen: hothouse. $L50 per box: green onions, per dozen. 12c Brussels sprouts. 6c per pound; squash, $2.25 per hundred weight; peas, per pound. $c; pars Icy, .per dozen.. 25c: radishes. 25ci green arti chokes, $L50 per dorea; asparagus, 30c per pouna; rnuharb. 12c per pound; cucumbers, $2 per dozen: tomatoes. 53.50' ner crate. -GREEitf FRUIT Apples, table. $IffL75 per box; cooking. -60g85c: cranberries, Jersey, $11. TROPICAL FRUIT Lemons. $2.753.50 per box; oranges, navels. $222.75 tier box: seed lings. $L50g2; tangerines. $2; grape Trait. $2.50 per box; bananas, $2J5Z.75 per bunch; pine apples, $5.50 per dozen. DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated. 7VIc per pound; sun-dried, sacks or boxes, 5962; apri cots, SfflOc; peaches, 754ff9e: peers, -74?SJ4c: prunes, Italian. 4HGc; figs. California blacks. 6c; do white. 7c; Smyrna, 20a; plants, pitted. lt5Hc RAISINS Loose MascateL 4-crown. 7Jic: 3 crown. 7tc; 2-crown. 6Xe: unbleached.'- seedless Muscatel raisins, Ttic; unbleached seedless Sul tans. 65ic; London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. Jl.bo; 2-crown, 51.75. POTATOES Best Burbanks, 00675c per sack; ordinary, wsooc, growers' prices; Merced sweets. $2.Z5Z50. ONIONS Oregon and Washington, 75c$l per cental; shippers' price la carload lots, 50c per cental. Hobs, Wool, Hides. Etc. HOPS 1902 crop. 236250 per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1, 16 pounds and up, 15015 per pound; dry kip. No 1. 5 to 13 pounds, 12c: dry calf, Nov 1. under 5 pounds. 10c; dry salted bulls and stags, one-third less than dry flint; salted hides, steers, sound. 60 pounds and over, bgvc; 50 .to 00 pounds, 7QSe; under SO pounds and cows, 7c; stags and bulls, sound. 5ff5c; kip, sound. 15 to 20 pounds, 7c; veal, sound, 10 to 14 pounds, 7c; calf, 'sound. under 10 pounds, Sc; green (unsalted), lc per pouna less; cuiis. ic per pouna less; horse hides, salted, each, $L502; dry, each, flQ L50; colts' bides, each. 25&50c; goat skins, common, each, 10ffl5c; Angora, with wool on, each. 25cff$L TALLOW Prime, per pound,. 45c: NoA and grease. 2Hff3c. WOOL Valley. 12415c; Eastern Oregon. 8ffl4c; mohair. 252Sc Groceries, Tints, Etc HONEY 15c per No.-1 frame. COFFEE Mocha, 2328c; Java, fancy, 25(9 32c; Java, good. 20&24C; Java, ordinary, l&JJ 20c; Costa Rica, fancy, 18320c; Costa Rica, good 1G1Sc; Costa Rica, ordinary, 10ffl2c per pound; Columbia roast, $11.75; Arbuckle'a, $12.25 list; Lion, $11.75. SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails, $1.65 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40; -fancy 1-pound fiats. $1.80; pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink, 1-pound talis, 75c; red, 1-pound talis, $1.20: cockeye, 1-pound talis. $L45; 1 pound flats. $1.00. RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1. $5.62; No. 2, $5.12: Carolina bead. $7.25: broken head, $4. SUGAR Sack basis, net cash, per 100 pounds; cube, $5.35; powdered, $5.20; dry gran ulated, $5; extra C, $4.50; golden C, $4.40. Advances over sack basis as follows: Barrels, 10c; half-barrels. 25c; boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. Maple. ISfflGc per pound. Beet sugar, granulated, $4.90 per 100 pounds. BEANS Small white, -4c; large white, 4c; pinks, 3c; bayon, 3&c; Lima, 5c per pound. NUTS Peanuts, Gc per pound for raw. S3 SHc for -roasted; cocoanuts, 85990c per dozen: walnuts. 131414Vic per pound; pine nuts. 10 12ttc; hickory nuts, 7c; Brazil nuts.. 10c; fil berts, JCtJlOc; fancy pecans, 17c; almonds, I4ff 15c; chestnuts, 10c SALT Liverpool, 50s, 45c per sack: half ground, per ton, 50s, $14.50; 100s, $14; Worces ter salt, bulk, 220s. $3 per barrel; linen sacks, SOs, SGc per sack; bales, 2s, 3s, 4e, Ss and 10s, $2.10 per bale. OILS Coal oil, cases, 23c per gallon; Iron barrels, 16c; -wood barrels. 19c; llnteed. boiled, cases, 59c; barrels, 54c; Unseed, raw, cases, 57c; barrels, E2c; gasoline. Iron barrel 19&c; cases, 26c; turpentine, cases, 7Sc; wood barrels, 74c; Iron barrels, 72c; lota of 10 cases or more, 77c"" Collier and Atlantic white and red lead, in lots of 500 pounds or more, Gc; less than 500 pounds, C&a Bleats and Provisions. BEEF Gross, cows, $33.75; steers. $lffi.75: dressed, 6K7c per pound. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 12c; tubs, 13c; 60s. 13c; 20s. 13c; 10s. 13?ic: 6s. 13c Standard pure: Tierces. 12c; tubs. 12c; 60s. 12tfc: 20s. 12 Vc; 10s, 125ie; 5s. 12?Ic Com pound lard, tierces. SUc; tubs, 0c. VEAL S5Sf9c per pound. MUTTON G row. $4.505; dressed, 6ffSc HOGS Gross, ?0.60ff6.75; dressed. 77$c BACON Portland. 1517Uc per pound: East ern, fancy. 17c; standard, heavy, 15c; bacon bellies. 1514c HAMS Portland. 1414Hc per pound: Dicnlc 1014c per pound; Eastern, fancy. 141454c bAUbAGB-Portland, ham. 12i4c per uound: minced ham, lOiic; Summer, cUolce dry, 17Uc; bologna, long. '8c; welnerwurats, 9c; liver, 7c; pork. 9c; blood. 7c; head cheese, 7c; bologna sausage link, 7c PICKLED GOODS Portland, nigs' feet. Vr- barrels, $4.50; 14-barrels. $2.50; 15-pound kit. $L Tripe. ?4-barrels. $5.50; U-barrcla. $2.75; 15-pound kit, $1; pigs' tongues; H-barrel. $3. DKX-SALTED MEATS Portland dears. 121i 13Vic; backs, llil2ic; exports. 20(325 pounds average, 12&l3Hc: butts, SfflOc EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current nt Chicago, OmtiUa and Kansas City. CHICAGO. March a Cattle Receipts, 3000, including ,100 Texans. Market slow and steady. Good to prime steers, $5.155.73; poor to me dium, $303.00; stockcrs and .feeders, $2.7505; cows. $1.504.G0; heifers, $2.25g-1.75: canners, $1.5002.60; bulls, $24.25; calves, $3.500,65; Texas fed steers, $3.754.C5. Hoks Receipts today, 20,000; tomorrow, 15,- 000; left over, 3000. Market 10c lower, closing active. Mixed and butchers, $,.35: good to choice heavy. $7.35ff7.C0; rough heavy, $7.10 7.30; light, $6.657; bulk of sales, 77.30. Sheep Receipts, 5000. Market for sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers, $5 C.C5; fair to choice mixed, $44.75; Western sheep, $4.7565.75; native lambs. $4.5037; West ern lambs. $4.757. KANSAS CITY, March C Cattle Receipts, 2000. Market stead. Native steers, $3.25 5.40; stockers and feeders. $3.255; bulls. $2.90 5T4; calves. $3i7i Western steers, $2(5; West ern cows, $l.SO23.25. Hogs Receipts, 5000. Market weak to 10c lower; bulk of sales. $7.1087.23. . Heavy. $7.15 7.30: packers. $"S7.27H; light, $6.707.10; pigs. $6.1500.65. Sheep Receipts. 1000. Market .steady. Hut tons. $S.50S6; lambs. $3.906.50: OMAHA. March C Cattle Receipts, 20.000. Market steady. Native steers, $3.7535.25;. cows and heifers, $34: canners, $1.752.55; stockers and feeders, $3.7501.65; calves, $3.50g6J; bulls, stags, etc.. $2.7504. Hogs Receipts. C000. Market 10c lower. Heavy. $7.05ff7.15: mixed, $767.03; light, $6.80 Q7-05; pigs, $65?6.75; bulk of sales. $6.9567.03. Sheep Receipts. 5000. Market steady. Fed yearlings, J5.25Q0. Metal Markets. NEW YORK, March a Closing at 136 10s for spot and 137 5s or 10s higher In London, tin also was Arm and a. Shade higher locally, -where spot was quoted at 30.25-330. 75c Copper was firm and 15s higher in London, with spot quoted at 60 15s and futures at 61. New York prices also advanced, and local sen timent seems to favor further gales. Standard is quoted at 13c; Lake and electrolytic at 13.62H614c; casting at'l3.4Q313.75c While advancing 5s In London to 13 Is 3d, lead here was quiet and unchanged at t$4c Spelter also was quiet and unchanged In New York at 5.10c and lead was higher In New York, 'closing there at an advance of 2s 6d to 21 17s Gd. At Glasgow the Iron market closed at 56s 3d and Mlddlesboro at 50s T&d. Locally, Iron is quiet and unchanged. No. 1 foundry Northern is quoted at $24024.50; No. 1 foundry South ern is quoted at $23.50fi24.50; No. 1 foundry Southern soft at $23.5024.50 and No. 2 foun dry Northern at $22022.50. Warrants are nom inal. New York Cotton Market NEW YORK, March 6. The cotton market opened steady at an advance of 1 'point to an advance of JS-polnts. the Improved tone being due to continued support by the clique, further' covering of shorts and & somewhat better Liv erpool cable than was received at tho close of New York yesterday. Almost immediately after the call there was liquidation and short selling, and prices were rapidly forced down. May sell ing as low as 0.05c. or 22 points below the best of the morning, 52 points below the best price of the week, and 17 points below last sight's finals. The other options at this time showed declines of from 10 to 24 points as com pared with the best of the morning. The mar ket closed weak, net 9026 points lower. Fu turesMarch, 9.61c; April and May, 9.60c; June. 9.41c; July, 9.40c; August, 9.12c; Sep tember, 6.76c; October, S-C9c; November, S.40c; December. S-39c Spot Middling uplands, 10c; do Gulf. 10.25c; sales. 2200 bales. Wool at St. Louts, ST. LOUIS, March 6. Wool Dull and un changed; territory and Western medium. 1CJ ISc, fine, 1301CHc: coarse. 13015c PRESSURE SPENDS ITSELF TEMPORARY EXD TO LIQUIDATION OX STOCK MAT.KET. SoHtkera Pacific Peel Objects to Policy ef Union Paclnc Control In Deferring Dividends. NEW YORK. March a Tho stock market ersed its range of prices several times, but the final result ahowed that tho -urgent pressure of liquidation had spent Itself, and that the bear party felt themselves at the limit of safety on the short side. -Probably the demand, from this element to cover ueir snort contracts was ine principal . factor in the late strong rally In prices. There was, however, some Indication ui investment: cemana on ine aeciines. an important t effect in relieving the anxiety caused by yesterday's many rumors of financial embarrassment, which were considerably cleared thlf morning,, with a reassuring effect upon the sentiment. The money situation, however, showed no sensible relaxation, the call loan rate running up to 0 per cent early In the day. This was the occasion of the first urea, in Hiocjts. Alter a period of dullness at aoout ine level of last night's prices a, drive was made at the market, which carried many Prominent Stocks A Tvlnf nr nnra K.lnir I... night. The leaders had been as much above ca mo vpeniag rise. Xfce market seemed to havo been sold to a standstill on this drive, and made an irregular recovery until near the close, when the leader rose again from 1 to 2 points inst mgnu There were slight secessions before the close, wfcintt Much attention was paid in speculative clr- - MKiw-uuis a legai contest on Union Pacific's right to rote Its holdings of South era Pacific Ktnrv t i. 1 . annual meeting. The existence of a long-sutnd- . vt mj ooumern jracifle Is commonly ac cepted in Wall street, its operations ana com mitments belnr hasfcd tmnr, t . an early refunding, plan for Southern Pacific, Uy ice inauguration of dividends on the stock. Thp nniif f .v.- tti t--,- control In deferring dividends on Southern Pa cific and making heavy outlays out of earnings m ,ur umer criticism from the pool interests. These are apparently Identified with the movement to contest Union Pacific's con trol. It IS th nn,nl I.I . the manager of the pool has assumed tie lead- EeneraImarket dcrln: I1 week- The Yigorous .j w-d uu locay -svns accompanied by rumors that a truce had been patched up be tween the contending Interests la this dispute. The quieter cotton market had an Influence In the recovery In stocks. The estimates nf th hni- .-.- . v on the known movements of currency, also lu "av a caimmg errect. The Sub treasury yesterday took more than $1,000,000 from the market again, bringing its absorption for the week up to $6,123,000. This probably about measures the loss of the tanks on all accounts, as the interior movement was about evenly balanced. But last week's bank state ?.en!Jne'statea the cash decrease by nearly $4,000,000, so that the average this week maj have to make tin tha hi. --,,... m.. . liquidation In the stock market points to ex- C.,C .uAa conixacuon, and it la known that large credits have hi-pn u-nr. Awtuau UIUUIK the week, but the local loan operations have eiient a mere shifting from one borrower to another. ts ib. , stocks, however, pointed to some recovery of confidence In the money situation. German """""s nouses in uie city were large lenders today, and sterlincr fTi-hnn i- good offerings of loan bills. neat exports for the week Increased 834.000 bushels, and corn exports Increased 1.44S.OO0 bushels. Dry jroods Imiwrtt fn i tni ..-, low those of last week. United States Steel 7ua BO,u iow as e.ji. or within a fracUoa of parity of the preferred. tock. Northern Se curities also "WM1- Inn-elf 1---T-i 1. continued to show wide declines beSSrb a mar ket-was round. Bonds moved with t.m Tralue, $2,710,000. United States 2s advanced on mo last call. Closing Stock: Quotations, STOCKS. Atchison do pfd Baltimore it Ohio.,. "w pia ........imm Canadian Pacific ... 11,'70130 12S Chesapeake & Ohio".".," "c.ooo ,2,700 v.u.ciT m Alton...... do'Dfd Chicago Great Westerp! 600 4,400 tin Tl rtA " 400 Chicago & N." W"!"!I Chicago Terra. & Tran. do pfd C.. C., C. St. Louis.. Colorado Southern 1.200 1.000 600 500 7.400 ao 1st pfd do 2d tM . 200 Delaware & Hudson" I II 1.000 2,S00( iei., Lack. fc Western. Denver & Rio Grande.. An TtfA 100 400 23.200 4.000 3.S00 "i.odo 700 2,300 1,000 Erie do 1st pfd do 2d nfA Hocking Valley do pfd Illinois Central .j Iowa Central do rM Lake Erie & Westerru! 100 300 ao pia . Manhattan Elevated ... Jietropontan Street Ry. 3.3001130U Mexican National ...-.I 3.O00 soo 17 .Minn, su Louis...... Missouri Padflo II.. K. & T do nfd 1001103 1103 55.2001103 ioos; ta7. 2.900! !6 New Jersey Central.." 1.100 57 200 17SU 177 177 i.ew loric central 10.400 5,300 U42 143U .Norro.K & western rio tfd 71K 72 Ontario & Western Pennsylvania Reading 31ti 30 31U 144k!l455 140 67 do 1st pfd , do 2d Tltd. .- 500 St. Louis Saa Fran.. 000 S114 SO 71 25U ao 1st p:u do 2d tM 200 700 St. Louis S. W do pfd-. St. Paul '. 700 2001 41.000: 169-4 171H do pfd Southern. Pacific Southern Railway do Tlfd 300 47,600 1S3 1.200 L500 Texas & Pacific. ....I. I 3.300 1.300 1.100 64.700 100 2,000 14,800 - 400 400 Toledo. St. L. & West.. do nfil Union Pacific do pfd Wabash do pfd Wheeling '& Lake Erie. ao za pi a Wlsconsrln Central . ... 1.600 Hoi co pfd Emrcss ConnanlM 800 Adams 21S American 200220 1220- (220 100'135!4 Wells-Fargo 135)4138 lificeuaneous Amalgamated Copper .. Amcr. Car & Foundry.. do tft! 71.200 39(1 3S5i' 2.700 300 100 01 American Linseed Oll. do pfd Amer. Smelt. & Refla.. fio pfd VI j 16 1 10 2,500! 'aOill ftSit ai" 8001194 116 1 il mvii etuyl nrooKiya apia Transit Conroliditted Gas .... Coat. TotACM nfrt 2.500j210209 J210U General Electric . . . . 2.200; 133U1D0 (193 1001 20 ! 20 20U .v.n..t ......... TntArtiBtlrtnt Tt . 500! 17U 17 do pfd .' International Power ... T iW" Gs National Biscuit .N&uunal Lead ......... ?Corl! AmerlR- 1J54 73U S2t SO 46 100 73UJ 73U 30o! OS 1 99 4CUI J,r.L 200 25V4 ICS Pacific Coast .......... Pacific Mail People's Gas ..-...... Pressed Steel Car." 2. 000101 200T G0U lOOi 03 raixssB ao pra "711 -72 03 93 Republic Steel ........ 4.400J 20s "iofifMs ao pia ............... Snnr Tennessee Coal & Iron I Union Bag & Paper Ca dn nfd loot Unltod States Leather.. 2.100' 12( 12H 12 500 S2t aiU ao pra United States Rubber... do pfd ............... United States Steel drt Tfcfd lCb 154;: is I 52U 27.105; 371-1 Westers Union ........ 1.300! SO American Locomotive .. do pfd Kansas City Southern.. 2.100 2SHt 27! 2S& 700) P4 j B3t5 04 2.1001 30-ij SO 1 Srwit Ml' KB 30V no pia Rock Island do pfd ............... 1.SOO 5u2 56 Slsooi 77H 11H Total sales for the day, 793,600 shares. BONDS. U. S. 2s. ref. reg.lOTM Atchiwn adj. -Is... B5C do coupon. ......107?i a & N.W. con. 7s.l32W do Ss. reg. 107 ID. & R. G. 4s OS to coupon lOTVi: Northern Pac 3.. 72 do new 4s. recv.l34Hl do 4s 103 do coupon .135UI Southern pac 4s.. 99 do old -4s, rfg IStfUltJnlDH Pacific 4a..lOSu; do coupon 10HlWest Shore 4s. ....Ill' do 5. reg 102X1 WU. Ceatrai 4s.-. 83 do coupon lOBjii Stocks at LeadoB, LONDON, March 6. Closing quotations: Anaconda ........ 6i Norfolk & West Atchison ........ 85 do pfd ......... dp pfd 101 Oatari Western Bait. & Ohio 854 Penaeylvanla Can. Pacific 133 V5 Reading Cbes. & Ohio 47 do 1st pfd. Cat Gr. Western. 25 do 24 pf CaL. M. & St. P.176 Southern Ry ....J Denver & Rio Gr. SSVi) do pfd do pfd ......... ea t Southern Pacific .. Brie 36ilUniofi Pacific do 1st pfd...... 6Si do pfd ..t....... do 2d pfd 5 iu. S steel. Illinois- Central ..143KI do pfd LOuls. & Nash 123i,jWabaih .. M.. K. & T 2flH do pfd New York Cent...l47I 73i rl w 89 30 51 Honey. Exckaage, Etc NEW YORK. March 6. Money on call firm, 586 per. cent; closed 5 per cent. Time money strong; 60 and 80 days, 5$5& per cent; six months, 5 VigO per cent; prime mercantile pa per. 55H per cent. Sterling exchange steady at decline, with actual business in bankers' bills at 44.S6S09 4.86S5 for .demand, and at $4.835542-1.8360 tor 60 days; posted rates. $4.84H and $4.874.S7s; commercial bills, $4.82K-4.S3K. Bar silver. 4SSc Mexican 'dollars, 38c. Government bonds firmer; railroad, bonds Ir regular. LONDON, March 6. Bar silver firm, 22H4 per ounce. Money, 3Vi3K per cent. Rate of discount for shortcuts, 3S per cent; for three months bills, 3H per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, March. 6. Silver bars, 4Sc per ounce. Mexican dollars. 383SHc Drafts Slgtt, 12Hc; telegraph, 15c Sterling on London Sixty days, $4.S44; sight. 14.83. Bank Clearings. Clearings. Balances. Portland $029,283 $ 77.504 Seattle 67S.S97 14S.5S2 Tacoraa v.... 330.603 39,703 Spokane 325,934 37.000 Sally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, March 6. Today's Treasury statement shows: Available cash balances $223,753,523 Gold 156,252,856 HEAVY SELLING MOVEMENT. Chicago "Wlieat Market "Weak Daring the Greater Part of the Day. CHICAGO, March 6. There was another heavy selling movement la wheat, and with but little support, the market ruled weak the great er part of the day. Opening prices were easier on lower cables and on the announcement of the official Argentine shipments for the week. which were larger than had been expected, be ing estimated at 2.012.000 bushels, and May was off a fraction to a shade higher, at 75 3c There was little demand at the start. and the market weakened. May declining to 75X675Hc There was a scattered demand at the bottom, whjch caused a slight reaction, and prices neia aoout sieaay until near the close, when active covering on the strength In corn brought about an advance, and the close was at the top. May being HUc higher, at 76c . The sentiment la the corn pit was decidedly bullish, and the market recovered much of the loss sustained yesterday. Provision Interests and commission houses were the best buyers. The weather was the principal bull factor. May closed strong and S-4c higher, at 479tc The strength in corn caused considerable cov ering In oats, and the market ruled strong. May closed iHc higher, at 3435c Provisions ruled strong on a good demand by commission houses and for the account of local packers. The close was strong, with May pork l-c higher, lard up 7Hc and ribs Z7c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: , - WHEAT. Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. May July ....$0 7551 $0 76 $0 $0 76 71 72U 71$ 72U CORN. .... 40J4 4TVi ' . 4iH 46H OATS. ' .... 34i 35 May July 44?fi 34U 1 45 May 3nly. 35 32 MESS PORK. May 1817K 18 40 July .17 65 17 90 September -.17 30 17 C2i LARD. May 9 95 1007$$ July . 9 85 10 00 September ... 9 75 9 90 SHORT RIBS Mar 975 9 0S 181214 17 65 17 30 18 3714 17 90 17 CO 995 985 0 72 10 07H 10 00 990 9 75 9 93 ,0 72Ui i9 60 July 9 52V1 9 72i . 9 6214 September ... 9 42H 0 CO 9 42 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Dull and easier. Wheat No. 2 Spring. 77878c; No. 3, 71079c; No. 2 red. 7374c , Corn No. 2 and yellow, 453c Oats No. 2, 35Mc: No. 3 white. 3436Vjc Rye No. 2, 49c Barley Good feeding, 4346c; fair to choice malting, 48354c Flaxseed No. 1, $1.14; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.16. Mess pork-$1818.12Vi Ir bbL Lard $9.9710 per cwt. " Short ribs sides Loose, $9.659:&0. Dry salted shoulders Boxed, $S.37ViS .50. Short clear Ides-Boxed. $10010.25. Clover Contract grade, $11.95. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels Wheat, bushels .... 14.000 19.000 ..... 23,000 .....200.000 .....190,000 ...... 4,000 71,000 17.000 235.000 250.000 2.000 13,000 Corn, bushels Oats, bushels Rye. bushels Barley, bushels .... Grain and Produce at Sew York. NEW YORK. March 6. Flour Receipts. 17.- 443 barrels; exports, 13,001 barrels. Market steady but dull. Wheat Receipts, 68.900 bushels; sales. 2.300.- 000 bushels. Market spot steady. No. 2 red. 81c elevator. 81c f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 North ern Duluth. SSTsC r. o. b. afloat. Options held fairly steady all day with corn. Beside aa ad vance in railroad, rates east of Buffalo, the local market was helped by small Western re ceipts and moderate Argentine exports. The close was OUc net higher. March closed S3$sc: May, S04c; July closed 77Kc Hops Quiet. Hldes-Flrm. Wool Firm. Butter Receipts. 6900 packages. Market firm. State, dairy, 15ff24c; creamery, extra. 27c: June creamery, 1826c . Eggs Receipts, 9500 packages. Market firm. State and Pennsylvania. 19c; Western un can dled, fancy. ISHc Grain at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. March 6. Wheat stronger. Barley stronger. Oats quiet- Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping, $1.42HSL474; milling. $1.52ti1.57i. Barley Feed. $1.131.17J4; brewing. $1.20. Oats Red. $1.2061.30; white, $L25l42u: black. $L15gL22H. Call board sales: Wheat Stronger; May, S1.3SK: December. $1.22; cash, $1.47H. Barley stronger; jaay, $i.i3H; December. SStfc Corn Large yellow, $1.37H01.424. European Grain Markets. Jo. 1 standard California, 31s ,6d; Walla Walla! zys oo. -cufciuuj. nuiiu uuujiris sieaay. LIVERPOOL. March 6. Wheat quiet; No. 1 standard California. Gs d. Wheat and flour la Paris quiet. Weather la England, fine but cold. - "Wheat at Tacoraa, TACOMA. March 6, Wheat Steady: blue- stem, SSc; club, 76c Coffee and Sagar. ClTtr TORIC "March fl.-Th fee futures closed steady and net unchanged to a points cues. .uu oagx. including: rah 142St Mar. $4.45; Kntnrahr tl rjf 4.80; October. $4.83; December. $5.1565.20; spot Rio steady: mild quiet; No. 7 Rio. 5Sjc sugar nw uuus. iar- renning, a b-loc; pintr!fncal. fifi test. ZKftZ UUIRc Vnl., .... gar. 331-16c Refined firm. Crushed, $3.40; powdered. $4.00; granulated, $4.80. Dairy Produce at Chlcaeo. CHICAGO, March 6. Oa the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady; creameries, 1827Hc; dairies. 14$24c Eggs Easier. ITtic Cheese Steady. 12H12;c to 13S13Hc A cautlcua aeronaut, llerr Omstnv Vvh nf TcHIn rtranMM to rrtmmtmr-t Ivut wV lr.s vtii be able to fly. The xperleBts, be says, will Uti cuDUU,ieu uc ii, try OX. WXUCS the danger -of cross oematry trial trips will be AHEAD OF LAST YEAR BUSINESS IX THE EAST- A2SD "WEST IS STILL EXPANDING. Largest February Bank Clearlags en Record Special Activity la All Lines of "Wearing Apparel. NEW YORK. March 6. Bradstreefs tomor row will say: Business is ahead of last year aad still ex. pandlcg. This is indicated by the generally good reports received from Eastern and West era trade centers, aad is confirmed by the largest February bank clearings on record and simply enomous gross .railway earnings returns. Southern trade and crop preparations are dulled or retarded by heavy rains and rising rivers, but it is to be noted that despite this in fluence, receipts of cotton are heavier than a year ago. and had some Influence In bringing about a reaction ia cotton prices, this week. Special activity is noted by jobbers la all lines of wearing apparel, dry goods, clothing, shoes. millinery . bats and caps, aad retail trade la these lines Is also expanding. Active pre para tlon for a heavy season's building is indicated by a large demand for lumber, li;ht and heavy hardware, paints and glass. There Is also a stronger tone to Iron and steel. Finished products are la Increased demand as & result of inquiry for cruder forms, both of domestic and foreign manufacture. Wool Is dull and firm, the partial lifting of the Agricultural Department embargo allowing freer deliveries of wool to manufacturers la New England. In Iron and steel, the. demand Is improving and prices are hardening. Iron and steel im ports for January are fully six times as large as in the same month a year ago, and for the seven months already aggregate over 1,000,000 tons. Business failures la tha United States for the week ending March 5 numfcer 171 against 185 last week. 20 in the like week of 1802, 173 la luui, sos in 1900 and 189 la 1589. Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending March 5 aggregate 3,491,480 bushels, against 2,656.879 last week, 4.095,944 in this week a year ago, and 4.229.879 last week. 4.095.944 In this week a year ago and 4.229.528 in 1901. Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate 164.2S4.131, against 181,262,043 last season, and 13S.05D.4M) m 1900. TTEIEIGIIT MOVEMENT BETTER. Improvement Helps 'he General Sit nation Prices of Commodities. NEW TORK, March 6. R- G. Dun & Cc's weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Further improvement In the movement of fright and fuel makes the general situation more favorable, although shippers are still con stantly complaining, and pig Iron furnaces are not able to run steadily. Numerous labor struggles are interrupting manufacturing, yet mills and shona rf nrndurlntr freMr- n a ml. Jobbers and wholesalers are busy, while Spring reiau traoe nas openea very wen in many lines, notably wearing apparel. Permits for building operations show large gains over last year's figures, giving additional strength to lumber ana outer materials. Prices of commotiltlM srjirpAlv nltonu in .v. aggregate during February. Dun's Index num ber shows $101,067 on March 1, against $100,920 a month previous. Foreign trade continues very ueavy. Conditions in the Iron and steel industry need no other elucidation than Vi nin ,.. slons announced by the United States Steel wiFviauuu. - Spinners are growing very conservative in regard to accepting contracts calling for dis tant deliveries of cotton goods, owing to the uncertainty as to what the raw material will cost. Dealings are small in woolens and worsteds, but mills ' are fully occupied. The Spring clothing trade Is satisfactory, especially in staple liaes. New lines of fancy worsted goods have not sold freely. Firmness Is re ported In dress divisions. Footwear has lost nothing ia strength, but somewhat In activity as buyers are placing orders cautiously. A large volume of contracts could be taken at old prices. Failures this week number 229 In the United Spates, against 176 last year, and 16 la .Canada, compared with 17 a year ago. t Bank Clearlngrs. NEW TORK. March C.-Tbe following-table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at the principal cities for the week ended March 5, with the percentage of Increase and decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year: Clearings. Inc. Dec New York . Chicago .... .l,iJV,vstj,ujo 14.4 ,3,O0O 4.4 BoBton Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg San Francisco ...... Baltimore... Cincinnati Kansas City Clevejand Minneapolis New Orleans Detroit Louisville Omaha Milwaukee Providence u.- Buffalo St. Paul Indianapolis 136,238.000 120,214,000 51.703,000 51.-870.000 37,258,123 27.1S8.000 22.417.000 19.000.000 16.454,000 12.132,000 10,331,000 10.154.000 11.806.000 9,503.000 8,176,000 7,025,000 5,472.000 6,900,000 5.657.000 6.034,000 6,165,000 4.178.000 3.090,000 5,315.000 4.425.076 4.307,000 3,721.000 4.988,000 3.933.000 2,553,000 3,520.147 2.935.000 2.00C.OOO 3,434,000 3.100.000 2.764.000 2,900.000 3,262,000 1.C23.000 2,518.000 1.904.223 1,726.000 1.642,000 1.675.000 1.661.000 1.753.00O 2.079.SSS 1.8S2.000 2.110.000 1.518.000 2,110.000 1.424.000 1.307,000 1.074.000 1.137.000 1.480.000 1.SS0.000 1.186.000 1.137.000 872,000 1.001.000 1,115.000 818,000 1.193,000 1.0S6.000 776,000 620.000 501.000 946.000 637.000 430.000 510.000 694.000 874.000 440.000 444.000 k- 529.000 402.000 468,000 421.000 379.000 1.394.000 448.000 258.000 174.000 458.000 32S.000 3,235.000 374.000 13,667.000 9.412.000 519 000 1.118.000 6.3 3.3 40.2 32J 21.7 10.5 29.9 20.4 7.0 9.8 10.5 20.0 7.5 16.5 G.0 33.8 15.4 Loe Angeles St. Joseph Denver Richmond ColumbJS Seattle Washington Savannah 12.4 9.8 45.2 33.5 5.9 26.2 37.4 44.3 25.8 20.5 Memphis Albany Salt Lake Portland, Or. Toledo Fort Worth Peoria Hartford 9.7 16.2 18.3 1.8 14.4 10.4 6.7 Rochester Atlanta Dcs Moines New Haven Nashville Spokane. Wash Grand Rapl-Js ....... Sioux City Springfield, Mass .... Norfolk Dayton Tacoma 25.3 85.9 las 18.7 10.2 18.1 34.3 87.8 21.8 96.2 14.5 4S.S 6.9 Woicester Augusta. Ga Portland, Me Sc rant on Topeka Syracuse 6.3 Evans vlllo Wilmington. Del .... 47.5 11.0 32.0 "6.0 35.8 10.2 40.3 52.0 ltt.1 24.0 63.4 11.9 3.7 29.5 13.3 Birmingham Davenport Fall River Little Rock Knoxvllle 17.2 Maccn Wllkesbarre Akron Sorlncfleld. Ill Wheeling, W. Va.... Wichita Toungstown Helena 8.8 Lexington Chattanooga Lowell New Bedford ........ 9.1 25.5 Kalamazoo Fargo. N. D ;. Canton, O Jacksonville. Fla .... Greensburg. Pa 2.8 8.0 Rockford. Ill 5.1 Springfield. O Blnghamtnn .... Chester. Pa . Bloomingtoh. Ill ..... Qulncy. Ill Sioux Falls. S. D 35.6 25.3 12.8 36.6 73.6 Mansfield. O Jacksonville. Ill 8.5 51.8 Fremont. Iseb Utlca Decatur. III. HouCon 2S.3 39.4 84.3 Galveston Beaumont Tex- ... .. Charleston. S. C Totals, U. S. $2,400,917,617 $ 905,927.S61 CANADA. .....$ 18.326.9S6 16.949.411 . 3.672.292 1.479.661 1.913.453 12.7 8.9 Outside N. T. Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Halifax 14.1 18.8 30.9 1L2 5.2 Ottawa Vancouver. B. C. 1.081.546 1.505.926 935.140 765.005 486.774 957.403 40.0 14.3 &3 Quebec Hamilton St. John. N. B... Victoria. B. C... London ........ Totals, Canada 47,120.199 1.9 .... Balances paid la cash. Not included ia totals because of. no comparison for last year; Not Included In totals because containing other Items than, clearings. - "But why." they asked, do yon keep a cat, a dog and a parrot? Don't you know that It an noys the neighbors?"" 0f course." replied tha old maid In the apartment building, "but an- noyasce- of some sort seems to be considered tba proper thing; and I haven't any children. I atsfdolngthe-beet I can in tbtj clreumata&ees." Chicago Evening Post, l P Commission Co. V- JL Capital and Surplus, $300,000.00 Buys and sells GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS, BONDS and COTTON FOR CASH OR F0TUtE DELIVERY. Siathe! mSSTSS!?A SLIcflpand0 Miscellaneous Securities. Owning and opera? smaii "tensive Private Wre System In U.e world, wo can execute large or wv iS?"? ""aPUy ?d Satisfactorily than any other concern. rirSn?M;?iee t0 execute xwuera when limita arc reached. We do not bold you MARGINS REQXJIREDt Grsila, lc per siKsfcel Stocks. 2 per .hare. Ce alsslou, grain, 1-Sc per bushel, stocks, Xi oTl per ceatV "We will send you our Book o Statistics and Dally Market free. Write for It. REFERENCES, 75 National aad State Baalcs. Main 'Exchange. Bank, of Commerce Building. SIInneaDolis. Minn vr. In 75 of the principal towns and cities of the Norffiwt!nc& Itrrte; '"if on- Walia Walli Moscow. PffldietoS iS . ?Se? 1S& strnction to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle. Everett, and Vancouver B. 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The Dalles jona rasper, wis J E Ernest, Tacoma J it Brown, woodburn Mrs Fred Gallagher, Stella Miss Fanny Gallagher, Stella Mrs Ernest, do Miss M Johns. St Paul T A King, surene A W Young, Lewlston Mrs A l oung. do J W Elstoa, Amity H Young, do w t -Kremer, Grant s Geo Young, do O C Younsr. Hi ass C 'Dobrman.' S F Mrs Tonne, do W Dahl. Stella H E Conyers, ClatskanlJ McLeod. tCainTPH M A conyers, ao Hotel Ernas-rrick. Seattle. European plan, popular rates. Modern Improvements. Business center. Near depot. Tacoraa Hotel. Tacoma. American plan. Rates, $Z and up. Betel Donnelly, Tacoraa. First-class restaurant In connection. Rainier Crtafl Hotel. Seattle. nAnr naval ralHf-il-v anri tnmllm, t,t Rooens en suite and single. Free shower Dams- xmies. uv xr. jjuaaar, prop. 'Miss creech era voice- Is not what It's cracked up to be.-" "Noaeerwe; it seems to be cracked up all right." Baltimore Herald. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS COOL WEATHER RETARDS SALE tB CITRUS FRUITS. 01 T?.Vtbes DI,rH".V'ealrt "Wltes O'resjroa Arrivals Belngr Stored Apple Market Overcrowded.. - SAN FRANCISCO,, March &-Speciai:-4 Grain opened weak, but closed firmer.. FeeS stuffs are- In. moderate supply and steady. Cool weather retarded business ia- orange. Favored brands of-navels are steady and cheap er grades ara easy, with liberal stocks. Three carloads, mostly choice and standards, brought fair prices at auction. Tangerines sold readily in the opeh market, supplies being moderate. Lemons are slow and easy. Fresh arrivals' of 30S boxes of Mexican limes, being well colored, are bringing firm prices. Bananas, are plenti ful, but selling welL The apple market is overcrowded with medium and cheap stock. Only fancy Pippins and Spttzenbergs are sus tained. A carload of Ben Davis, from Snake River, was poorly colored, and sold slowly at 90cg$l. Dried fruits are dull and largely nom inal. Old potatoes were generally dull and weaki though fancy commanded full prices. One-half of the Oregon, ex Columbia, are being stored. New potatoes are in light supply and firm, Onions are quiet, but steady. Southern vege tables, including green peas, are in smallea supply and firmer. Another sack of Bay peas brought 9c Some Mexican tomatoes arrived by rail. Asparagus and rhubarb are in light supply and steady. Poultry cleaned up well, owing to light ar rivals. Young stock is firm and old steadier. No more Eastern arrived. Arrivals of dairy products are lighter, but s large accumulation Is on hand. No outside de mand has yet developed. Prices are weaker. Receipts, 27,000 pounds of butter, 13,800 pounds of cheese. 41.880 dozen eggs. Wool is quiet and nominal.. Hops ara dull and steady. Quotations are as follows: VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 7Cc51.73: gar lic. 22Hc per pound: green peas, Cg8c per pound: string beans, 20c; asparagus, 1525a; tomatoes, $202.50; onions, 2370c; egg plant. 20c FRUITS Apples, choice, $1.75: do common, 60c; bananas, 75c?2.73; Mexican limes, $1.50 5; California lemons, choice, $2.50; do com mon. 73c; oranges, navels, $l2.50r pineapples, $33.50. POTATOES Early Rose. $11.15; river Bur banks, 40g53c; river reds, 23O40c; Salinas Burbanks, 75cS$l; sweets, $1.5O1.60; Oregon Burbanks, 65c?$l. POULTRY Turkey gobblers, 1517c; do hens, 15817c; old roosters. $365.50r young roosters. $6-37; small broilers. $55.50; largo broilers. $3.50C; fryers, $66.50; hens, $i 5.50; old ducks. $56; young- ducks, $68. BUTTER Fancy creamery. 29c: do seconds, 26c; fancy dairy, 27Kc; do seconds. 25c EGGS Store. 13fc014Kc; fancy ranch, 17c i(CHEESE Young America, 1414c; Eastern. HAY Wheat, 511014; wheat and oats, $11 13.50; barley, $1011; alfalfa, $102; clover, $1010.50; straw. 4505c per bale. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $2021; middlings, $23 027.60. WOOL Fall Humboldt antt Mendocino, 13a 14c; mountain. 810c f HOPS 2225c per pound. RECEIPTS Flour. 17,813 quarter sacks; wheat, 1730 centals; barley, 7530 centals; oats, 2731 centals; beans, 400 sacks: corn, 2356 cen tals; potatoes, .4160 sacks; bran, 1150 sacks; middlings, 306 sacks; hay, 190 tons; wool. 131 bales; hides, 014. 311uliigr Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6. Official closing quotations for mining stocks: Belcher $0 54! Occidental Con 48 Best & Belcher... 2 55tOphlr '.. 2 30 Caledonia 2 40Overman 53 Challenge Con ... 62 Potosl 47 Chollar 43 Savage 42 Confidence 1 30'Seg. Belcljer 2a Can. Cal. & Va.:. 2 So Sierra' Nevada 1 03 Crown Point .... 41'Sllver Hill ....... eo Gould & Curry... 54,'UnIon Con 1 80 Hale & Norcross.-l 15'Utah Con ........ Zi Justice 17IYellow Jacket .... 40 Mexican ......... 1 GO , NEW YORK, March 6. Mlalng stocks todaj! closed as follows; . Adams Coa 50!LittIe Chief. ..,...$0 03 Alice 35 Ontario .(J 00 Breece - 20;Ophlr 2 20 Brunswick Con .. " 4PhoeriIx :. a Comstock TunneL . 11 1 Potosl. 42 Con. Cal. & Va... 2 20Savage 33 Horn Silver 1 25fSlerra Nevada ... 95 Iron Silver IrtlfSmall Hopes 40 Leadvllle Con ... . Standard 2 M BOSTON, March C-Closlng quotations: Adventure $ f2 251 Old Dominion' .4 19 50 Allouea ........ 4 75'Parrott 29 12 Amalgamated . 72 -2! Qulncy 112 00 Daly West .... 29 00 Santa Fc Cop... 2 50 Bingham 33 501 Tamarack ..... ISO 00 Copper Range . 67 81 Trlrnbuntain I.. 97 00 Dominion Coal. 125 OOfTrlnity 11 75 Franklin ll,25Utah 23 Z5 Isle Royale .... 13 6tiVIctorla T 00 Mohawk 53 S7(WInona ........ 7 25 Osceola 71 SOWolverlnes 74 00 Every -woman should know that Car ter's Little Liver Pills are a specific for sick headache. Only one pill a dose. JL man can't stand everything. 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