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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1905)
J THE SIOByirra OREGOXIAy, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1905. 15 IP CHOP NTH Until August Course of Market Will Be Uncertain. UNDERTONE NOW IS BETTER liberal Receipts of Fruit Tut Front Street in Better ConditionWide UnnRC in Eggs Xo Further Changes In Butter. HOPS Future course of market will not bo known until August. FRUIT Heavier arrivals put Front Etroet In hotter shape. VEGETABLES Tomatoes In large supply and carter. BUTTER City brands Wendy at Thursday's advance. Bettor tone to market for state brand. EGGS Wide range quoted on Front street. POULTRY Supply and demand about ""equal. GROCERIES Canned shrimps firm er .Now prices on dried apricots. The hop market show no material change from a week ago, unless It be a .steadier undertone that has become apparent since the late rush to sell ceased. A few grow ers were In the market yesterday offer ing their holdings, bat growesrs as a rule are backward about selling now and many of them" will hold off until the prospects of the new crop are certain. Dealers - report a growing scarcity of orders, even at current rates. This is interpreted by m as an effort on the part of brewers to force prices ellil lower, while others are equally posi tive that the consumers have no "requirements that need to be filled. Contradictory .reports continue to come In of the condition of the Oregon, "Washington end California crops, but advices from other hop growing Fectionri of the worW so lar have been favorable. The hop crop, however, can never be considered safe until Auguf. and there Is yet time for something to happen that will .completely change the course of the market. On this subject. M. II. Durst, the Cali fornia grower, writes an Important letter to the Sacramento Union, in which be says n part: "I doubt if there is a hopgrower or hop dealer in the whole United States, perhaps m the world, who is not wondering what the next 00 dayn will bring about. During the last two Weoks the bear prognostioators of lower prices have had their innings. They have succeeded In forcing prices down so that if anybody wished to sell he could get no price offered. Several thousand bxles have been sold in Oregon and Washington at 10 to 21 cents. "I am happy to soy that I am informed that 60. far none of the growers who pledged themselves not to -sell before August 1 under 30 rents per pound have broken their faith. "We aTe holding, and most of us will continue to remain unscar'-d until time has proved Just wha the 11)05 crop will come down at. The worst bump the market had was when Messrs. Ikw Plncufi & Son 'let go of their hold ings some S00 bales Wayhingtons. These people were the ringfeders In getting .up the h Icing pool In Washington. In Portland, on the 20th of April, at the meeting of the hop own' rs, a member of the firm pledged hlmelf to the holders a.emWod unreservedly in my bearing not to well before the let of August for less than 0 cents. But' this man did not "make .good.' I Just cite, this instance to prove that such actions by some dealers Jus tify hopgrowers In being suspieloue of their advice. "Just now many dealers arc predicting big crops and low prices. Seme say very low prices, even as low as 10 rente per pound. Such a prediction Is ridiculous. If the Uni ted States grows 250.000 bales, England 600. C00 cwts. and the Continent a full crop, we may see hope selling at 14 to 15 cents not less. The chances that these things will all happen arc .about as 1 to 50. The outlook at this time Is reported as favorable for Eng land. But that means very little. 'No reasonably accurate forecast can be made of the English and Continental crop before the 1st of August, and no absolutely sure forecast can be made until the middle of September. i 'The folly of dealers trying to scare grow ers by predictions In July of -big crops is shown by last year's experience. "From 15 cents In early July, hops rose in price; 17 and lit cents was ofTen-d July 13, 20 cents July 21, gradually Increasing, until August 18. when ,25 ceHtA was paid on con tracts In Oregon. 'The price continued to advance up to the middle of October, when Xlt cents was paid. Up to the middle of July the Oregon Crop .suffered from lack of rainfall; but It was absolutely free of vermin. On July 11 a steady rain began falling and brought the crop up from 70,K to SH).WK) tales. During the last week In July bad crop advices began coming from England and continued so until tie crop was harvested. At the same time cen up to the last, there were plenty of dea'ers here and In England who predicted over 400,000 cwt. for England. "Thrse farts go to show how futile It Is for any one, particularly a dealer who wants prices to go low n he can stock up or 'cover. o try to make growers believe that a bumper crop and low prices are Imminent. The best Informed man In the trade knows no more what will be the outcome during the next CO day than does the novice. "And now why all this talk about the tre mendous crops we are growing the world over Merely for effect. Many thousand bales of 19oR hop are already contracted by dealers. They must buy" them, and the time to get them cheap will be during the next 30 days. . And the only way for cheap hops to come is for the growers 'to be scared Into be lieving the crop will be overwhelming. "In fact, the whole buying fraternity are at this moment 'running a bluff' on the growing interests. "Will the bluff work? My personal opin ion is that It "will not. I do not believe many growers will put their 1005 hops out of their hands at low prices until they know what the conditions really -will be In September, as this will be the earliest time when the crop out look can bo accurately known. If hops should be as low op ir to 10 cents. England will Jump In and buy from 100.000 to 150.000 bales to store away in their warehouse, against tho possibility of future short crops. Brewers in England are Just longing for the chance to lay up a great surplus of a 12 months' supply, as they had in 1891-1808. If the time ever comes that they can buy Pacific at 15 cents they will not haggle for lower prices, but will buy all they can find room to store. - Every one admits New York State will have 20.000. bales less than last year. Califor nia will have not to exceed 60,000 hales more probably 50.000 Washington and Oregon will at best hardly grow more than last season, and the chances arc that England and the Continent will not grow more than last year. They may, and again they may grow even much loa. As. for Oregon, the conditions thrro are very serious. The hop crop of Ore gon and "Washington are threatened with ir reparable damace from lice and mold. "I suggest that where tlierc is ho much smoke there must be sorao lire, and the wise grower will not be cajoled Into parting with ?is hops for at least another 30 or 43 day. rnles he get? a good round price for them. i the meantime. Just keep posted on the cilngs of the 'frlPky little hop lonse. Its oney dew, and mold In Oregon. Washington, New York and England. If they do no harm, then It will be very' much against precedent." 'Tomatoes .More Plentiful. Tomatoes attracted most attention In the. vegetable line yesterday. The eteamer brought up a big lot. which were quoted asler at 11.5022, according to the degree of ripeness. Good Oregon tomatoes were held at $2.75 and the hothouse variety at $3. Camas .cucumbers were plentiful at 60 to 75 cents a dozen, and Oregons at $1 a box. There was more green corn than usual, and it sold at a wide range,' the best bringing 27 cents a dozen and poor offerings 20 cents. STOCKS OF FRUIT INCREASE. Front Street Again Looks Like Old Times. Conditions on Front street yesterday were very different from the ear'y part of the week. The walk was piled high with fruit and vegetables and most of the stores were well filled. Still there was no excess and even larger stocks would have been welcomed. Watermelons were In abundant supply, four cars arriving In the forenoon and two or three reaching the yards later In the day. One car that had been in a wreck was sold to hawkers, who paid the freight on It- The fruit looked good on the outside, but was rather green. The melon market, though no lower, is rather weaker. While the crop was affected by heat, the cold spell In San Francisco has offset this and growers are more anxious to unload their goods hre. A car of Coach el la conteloupes and halt a car from Exeter arrived. The latter were of good quality, but not graded. The market was better supplied with lem ons yesterday. In addition to a half-oar brought up Thursday, about 1000 boxes were unloaded from the steamer In the morning. Not manj apricots were brought by the boat, and the offerings readily brought 90 cents to $1. Oregon and Wenatchee eats of fered at (1.25 and were good rale at that. There were few good plums on the steamer, most of the Burbanks being green. Good Cal ifornia apples rold at $1.75 to (1.85 and prunes at 8 cents to $1 a box. Tragedy prunes arrived half-cooked. Dalles apples were quoted at $1.50. Some peaches1 from The Dalles were on hand rather green and were slow sale at S3 cents. Raspberries ar rived freely from Sumner. Wash., and brought f 1.50 per crate. A lot of fancy Hawaiian pineapples, each weighing 8 and 1) pounds, was received direct from th growers at Wahiawo, Oahu. They were put on the market at $1.50 per dezen. Three ears of bananas came in during the day. POULTRY CLEANS UP. Supply and Demand on Front Street About Equal. A good deal of poultry came In yesterday and the demand, as a whole, was Just about equal to receipts. Old hens and large springs sold at top quotations "and some dealers re ported that more could have been hoM bad they been available, but small .Springs were rather weaker. Turkeys were very scarce and fancy stock, had there been any on hand, would have brought fancy prices. Geese were weak and hard to sell. Choice fat young ducks were In some demand, but ethers were slow. No Development In Butter. There were no further change In the but ter market yesterday. For city creamery brands. Vi cents was the top quotation, while Front-street dealers held to their for mer price of 21 V4 cents for the best. There was a difference of opinion on the street as to conditions, rgveral dealers seeing Indica tions of an Improvement In tho situation, while ether were Inclined to be pessimistic Careful inquiry along Front street shows that receipts', as a whole, arc lessening. Grocery Notes. The sugar market continues in an uncer tain condition. The lone Is weak, but no one cares to prophesy what the future will brinr forth. New 1905 dried apricots are now coming in and arc selling at SA to 9 cents. The shrimp market is very firm, as the Spring run at New Orleans proved a failure. Higher prices are looked for. Eggs at a Wide Range. Eggs sold at a range wide enough to con fuse the buyer, prices running on Oregon from 20 to 22 cents. The leading houses named quotations of 21, 21VJ and 22 cents. The Eastern price was also uncertain, being any where from 20 to 21 cents. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings of tho Northwestern cities yesterday were as follows: Clearings. Balances. Portland $(HtSUM $116.2fc0 Seattle 014.170 20M48 Taeoma 474..Vi7 34.t Spokane 555, bo 7 87,701 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain, Flour. reed. Etc FLOUR Patents. $4.50 ir 3. 10 per barrel; straights. $4 04.23; ctea-s. $8.7564; Valley. $8.90 04.25: Dakota hard wheat. $6.50 7.50; Graham. $S50&4; whole wheat, $4t?4.26; rye Hour, local. $5; Eastern. S5.80fj5.9U; corn meal, per bale. $1.1)062-20. WHEAT Club. 826 83c per bushel; blue stem. S9fl)0c: Valley. 85c BARLEY Feed, $21.50022 per ton; rolled, $23 24. OATS No. 1 white, feed, $20 per ton; gray. $20. MIL1.STUFFS Bran. $19 per ton; mid dlings. $21.50; shorts. $21; chop, U. S.. Mills. $19; linseed dairy feed, $18; Acalfa meal, $1S per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $0.75; lower grades. $5ft6.25; oatmeal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks. $8 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. $4.25 per bale; oat meal (ground i. 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel: 10-pound sacks. $4 per bale; spilt peas. $3 per 100-pound sack; 25-pound boxes, $1.40, pearl barley. $1.23 per 100 pounds; 25 pound boxes. $1.25 per box, pastry flour. 10 pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. HAY Timothy. $14 QIC per ton; clover, $11 Q12; grain. $110" 12; cheat. $11012. Vegetables. Trult, Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, table. $1,503 2.50 per box: new, fl.50ffl.83 per box; apri cots, 90cf?$1.25 per crate; peaches. 85cf$l per crate; plums. 85ctcr$.25 per crate; Logan berries. $1.25 per crate; blackberries, 10c per pound; cherries, 7C12c per pound; canta loupes. $2.75tf3 crate; pears. $2.25i2.40 per box; currants. Sc jwr pound; prunes. 85c&$l; raspberries. 5gic per pound; watermelons, 1; 4? 2c per pound. TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. choice. $50; oranges, navel. fancy". $2.50r2.73 per box; choice. $22.50; standard. $1,503 1.75: Mediterranean sweets. $2.502.75; Va lancias. $3,2563.75; grapefruit. $2.5003 per Ikx: bananas, 5c per pound; pineapples, $2.50 4.50 per dozen. FRESH VEG ETAB LES A rtl chokes. 50c dozen, beans. 104c per pound: cabbage. 10 le per pound; cauliflower. 75e90r per dozen; celery. 90c per dozen; corn. 20ST27'c per down; cucumbers. 40075c per dozen: egg plitnt, 17V-c; lettuce, lwtl.oui-e, 25c per dozen; lettue. head. 10c per a or en; parsley. 25c per dozen; peas. 20 3e per pound; peppers, 25c per pound; rad ishes. lO012c per dozen: rhubarb. lj02Hc per pound; tomatoes, $1.5003 per crate; squaeh. 5c per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. $1.23 1.40 per sack; carrots. $1.2501.50 per sack; beets. $101.25 per sack; garlic. 12c per pound. ONIONS California red. $1.25 per hun dred; yellow. $1.73. POTATOES Oregon, new. 75c0$l.lO; Cali fornia, new. $1.1001.25. RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-crown. 7iic; 5-layer Muscatel raisins. 7Hc; unbleached, seedless Sultanas, C4c; London layers, 3 crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds. $LS5; 2 crowiu $1.75. DRIED FRUITS Apples, evaporated 6 G4c per pound; sundrled. sacks or boxes, none; apricots. SH09e; peaches. 9Q10V: pears, none; prunes. Italian. 4 05c; French. 2H03ic; figs. California blacks. 5;c: do white, none; Smyrna. 20c: Fard dates. 6c; plums, pitted. 6c Butter, Eggs, FouHry. Etc BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery. 22 Vic per pound: state creameries: Fancy, creamery. 17H021Uc; store butter. 1413c. EGGS Oregon ranch. 21022c per dozen; Eastern. 21022c. CHEESE Oregon full cream twins. 11 0 Uic; Young America, 12012HC POULTRY Average old hens. 12"-013c; mixed chickens. J2012Vie; old roosters. 9010c: young roosters. 11012o; Springs, 1H to 2 pounds. inti16c: 1 to 1H pound. 130lSHc: dressed chickens. 13014c: turkeys, live. 180: per pound. 750 Rc; geeie. dressed, per pound. 9flOc: ducks, old. 13e: duck, young. 15c: pigeon. $10L25; quabs. $202.51. Groceries. Nuts. Htc. COFFEE Mocha. 26025c; Java, ordinary. 18022c; Costa Rica fancy. 15020c; good. 16018c; ordinary. 10012c per pound; Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $13.75; 50c $13.73; Arbuckle. $14.75; Lion, $14.75. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1. $3.37,; South ern Japan. $3.50: Carolina. 5tjCc; brokca head. 2ic SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40; 1-pound flats. $1.85; fancy. 1 01 4 -pound flats. fl.SO: H-pound flats, $1.10; Alaska pink 1-pound talis. S5c; red. 1-pound talis. $1-30; sockeyes, 1-pound tails, $1.S5. SUGAR Sack b&sl. 100 pounds: Cube, $5.63; powdered. $5,403 dry granulated. $5.30; extra C. $4.S0; golden C. $4.70; fruit sugar. $5.30; tdxance over sack basis, as fol lows: Barrels. 10c; half-barrels. 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds (Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct Uc per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, de duct He per pound; no discount after 30 days.) Beet .sugar, granulated. $5.2u per 100 pounds: maple sugar. 15lSc per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $L6tt per bale; Liverpool. 50s. $17; ltXV. $16.50; 200s. $16: half-pound. 100s. $7; 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts. 13?c per pound by sack, lc extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts. 15c; filberts. 11c: pecans, jumbos. 14c; extra large. 15c; almonds. I. X. L, lCc; chestnut. Ital ians. 35c; Ohio. $4.50 per 25-pound drum; pea nuts, raw. 7Tc per pound; roasted. 9c: pine nuts. lO012Hc; hickory nuts. 7c; ooeeanuts. 7c: coeoaauts. 35090c per dozen. BEANS Small white. 3H04'ic; large white. 3Hc; pink. 2ii3Vc; bayou. 14c; Lima. Cc Hops, AV00L Hides, Etc HOPS Choice 1901. 16019c per pound. WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 190 21c; lower grades, down to 15c. according to shrinkage: Valley. 25027c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 31c per pound. HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up. 160164C per pound; do kip. No. 1. 5 to 10 pounds. 11015c per pound; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds. 17015c. dry salted, bulls and tag. one-third lesa than dry flint; (culls, moth-eaten, badly cut, scored, murrain, hair cllpped. weather-beaten or grubby, 203c per pound lere); salted hides, sterns, sound, 60 pounds and over. 9010c per pound; 50 to 60 pounds. 8&9e per pound; under 50 pounds and cows. 8g9c per pound; salted kip. sound. 15 to 30 pounds. 9c per pound; raited veal, eound, 10 to 14 pounds, 9c per pound; tailed calf, eound. under 10 pounds, 10s per pound; (green unsalted. lc it pound less; culls, lc per pound lees). Sheep skins: Shearlings. No. 1 butchers' stock. 25030c each; short wool. No. 1 butchers etock. 40050c each: medium, wool. No. 1 butchers' stock. 00080c; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock. $101.50 each. Murrain pelts from 10 to 20 per cent le or 12011c per pound; horse hides, salted, each, according to size. $1.5002; dry. each, according to size. $1 01.50; colts hide. 25050c each; goat kins, common. 10015c each; Angora, with wool on. 2501.50 each. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 3&glc: No. 2 and grease. 203c FURS JJear klns. as to size No. 1. $2.50 010 each; cubs. $102; badger. 250SOc; wild cat, with head perfect. 25eS0c: house cat. 5010c; fox. common gray. 50070; red. $30 5; cross. $5015: silver and black. $1000200; fishers. $306; lynx. $1.5006: mink, strictly No. 1. according to lze. $102.50; marten, dark Northern, according to eize and color, $10015; marten, pale. pine, according to size and color. $2.500-4 ; muskrat, large. io015c; ekunk. 4Of50c- civet or polecat. 5f 10c; otter, large, prime skin. $6010; panther, with head and claws perfect. $205: raccoon, prime. 300 50e; mountain wolf, with head perfect, $3.59 0.; coyote. OO0$1: wolverine. $O0S: beaver, per skin, large. $506; medium, $30-4; small. $101.50; kit-. 50075c BEESWAX Good, clean and pure, 20022c per oound. CASCARA SEGRADA (Chittam bark) Good. 314c per pound. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta. 707Hc Provisions nnd Canned Meats. HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 134c per pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 13Vic; IS to 2o pounds. 13Vc; California (picnic). 9c; cottage hams. 9c; shoulders. 9c; boiled ham, 21c; tolled pic nic ham. boneless, 15c. BACON Fancy breakfast, 15c per pound: standard breakfast, ICc; choice. 15c; Eng lish breakfast, 11 to 11 pounds, lie; peach bacon, 13c. SAUSAGE Portland ham. 18c per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer. choice dry. 17VsC bologna. Jong. lc: weinerwvrst, Sc; liver. 0c; pork. 9c: blood. 5c; headcheese. 6c; bologna sausage, link. 4Vjc DRY SALT-CURED Regular short clears. 9?;c salt, 10,e smoked: e'ear hack?. 9ic 9"S,c: tubs. Hc; 50s. 9ftc; 2s. 19c; lte. 10Sc; Ct. lirtfec Standard pure: Tierce. 8ic; tuba. 9Uc; . 9.;e: 20. Vie; 11. 9Xc: Mic. Compound: Tierces. Cc; tubs. 6ie; 50s. lic: 10s. Ofcc; S. w5mC. PICKLED GOODS Pork, barreb!. $1S; half barrele. $9.50; beef, barrels. $1; half barrels. $6.50. CANNED MEATS-Corned beef, pounds, per dozen. $1.25; two pounds. $2.35: six pounds $S. Roast beef flat, pound.-. $1.25; two pounds, none; six pounds, none. Roast beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2.33: six pounds, none. Luneh tongue, pounds. none. two rail. 10Hc smoked; clear bellies. 11 to 17 pounds average, none salt, none smoked; Oregon exports. 20 to 23 pounds average 10?ic salt, llfte emoked. LARD Leaf lard, kettle-rendered: Tierecs. pounds, none; six pounds. $5.50. Dressed Meats. BEEF Dressed bull. 102e per pound; cown. 304Hc; country oteers. 40&e. MUTTON Dressed fancy. 5c per pound; ordinary. 4c. VEAL Dresed 75 to 123 pounds. 6H07c: 125 to 200 'pounds. 405c; 240 pounds and up. 304c. PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. 77c; 150 and up. C07c per pound. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. 89c per gallon; bar rels. 86c per gallon. WHITE LEAD Ton lot?. 7Kc; &t0-pound lots, Kc: lens than 500.pound lot. Sc GASOLINE Stove gasoline, eases. 23"; iron barrels. 17c; 86 deg. gasoline, cases. 22c; Iron barrels or drums. 20?. COAL OIL Cases. 20c; Iron barrels. 14c: wood barrel. 17c; 03 deg., eaes. 22c: Iron jflrrf!!1 Ac LINSEED OIL Raw. .V barrel lota. 62c: 1 barrel lots. 6Se; cases. RSc. Boiled: S-barrot lots. C4c; 1-barrel lots. 65c: cases. 70. .Mining Stock. SAN FRANCISCO. July 11. The official ck4ng quotations for reining stocks today were as fellows: ....$ Andes Belcher Best & Belcher-. 1 Bullion Caledonia . Challenge Con... Chollar . Confidence .... , Con. Cal. & Vs.. 1 Crown Point .... , Exchequer . Gould & Curry . . Hale & Norcross 1 Justice . -lMexlcan $1.30 17'Orcldental Con... .88 .2fi'Ophlr 7. IX .lOOverman id ".0 Potort IX .22;Savag l 15lScerplon 13 .9HjSeg. Belcher 01 .40!Slerra Nevada... .20 .13jllver Hill 90 .55'Unlon Cob 45 .I!Utah Con on .45; Yellow Jacket.... .22 .06 NEW YORK. July 14. Closing quotation : Adams Con $ .30!Llttle Chief $ .dr. Alice ftgjOntarie 4.1K) Breepe 2:Ophlr 7.25 Brunswick fon.. .0i Phoenix 01 Comstock Tun... .OPotosi 1- Con. Cal. & Va.. 1.35!Savage 64 Horn Silver 1.7.-.;sierra Nevada... .30 Iron Silver 3.00 Small Hopes jw Leadvlllo Con.".. .0f;Standard 1.10 BOSTON. July 11. Closing quotations: Adventure 4.7S;Mohawk $49 75 Allouez 27.00 Mont. C. & c.. 2.00 Amalgamated.. 83.1SjOd Dominion. 2175 Am. Zlne 9.50, Osceola 91 00 Atlantic 13.25 Parrot 2X00 Bingham 29.00'Qulncy 100 00 Cal, & Hecla.. 045.OU Shannon 71 13 Centennial ... 20.00Tamarack 116 00 Copper Range. 70.25 Trinity 00 Daly West 13.75;Unl(d Copper. 2D.00 Dominion Coal Sl.OO'U. S. Mining... 31 50 Franklin ..... 8.50 T. S. OH jo!t3 Granny r..ofi!utah 44 IX Isle Roynle.... 2(M0IVIctorla ;uk) Mass. Mining.. SOU j Winona 10'j.u Michigan 13.50 Wolverine 11S.O0 Metal 3Iarkets. NEW TORK. July 14. The speculative pe tition In the London tin market appeared to be growing more acute and a continued ad vance was reported with spot quoted at 144 and. futures at 112 17s 6d. Locally, the mar ket, was steady with demand quiet. Spot was quoted at 31.55031.75c. Copper also was higher abroad, ctostag at 66 Cs 3d for epot and 06 10s for futures. Tho local market Is firm at the recent advance, with Lake and Electrolytic quoted at 150 15.12"c. and casting. 14.7fic Lead wan unchanged at 13 12s 64 in London and at 4.5004.00c In the lv?al market. Spelter was steady at 55g3.10c In New York and at 24 5s in London. Iron closed at 49s 4d in Glasgow and 45s 4d In Mlddlesboro. Locally, Iron was unchanged. Dried Frnlt at New York. NEW YORK, July J4. The market for evap orated apples continues firm with prices fa voring sellers and prime apples moving fairly hteady at 6 cents. Common to choice. 40 svje- prime. 6c; choice, 6Vi07c; fancy. "Uc. Prunes show little change, and prices still range from 3fiCe. according to "dzc Apricots are In light demand, but firm. Choice. 10010; extra choice, lie; fancy. 120 l.V. Peaches are unchanged; choice. lO0lotic; extra choice. lO'r0 lOSic; fancy. ll4012c. Ralrinx continue in moderate supply, but the demand Is not very active Loose Mus catels. 4(06Vic: needed raisins. JttQCi Lon .dca. lai cir, J1SL15. PRICES LOWER Tumble Affects Trading in Op tions at Chicago. ALL DAY'S NEWS BEARISH Extreme Weakness In Wheat Market Throughout Session Weather Favorable In AH Sections. Decline at Liverpool. CHICAGO. July 14. Extreme weakness pre vailed In the wheat pit from first transactions up to the final minute of trading. The para mount Influence was the generally clear sky over the wheatfleldo of the United States and Canada. At the opening, the September op tion was off H6Sc to lH01c at 84H6S414C. A sharp decline In prices at Liverpool fol lowed Increased shipments from Argentina. As trading proceeded, new bearish factors de veloped, causing acute weakness. One Influ ence was the liberal movement of new wheat to Southwestern markets. As a result of the heavy Influx of new grain, price for cash wheat at Kansas City took a new tumble, the decline today being between 3 and 4 cents a bushels. Option prices here were affected In consequence, and were further influenced by optimistic reports from the Northwest, declaring Spring wheat to be maturing rapidly. Practically nothing of a bullish, nature was at hand to offset bearish advices. The mar ket received Us cupport from a prominent trader who bought liberally throughout the session. For September, the lowest point ot the day was reached at S3tc The market rallied slightly on covering by shorts, but the close was weak, with September lHc lower at S40S4KC Com was weak early, but closed steady. September closed lc lower at 51 Sc. Oats closed steady; September, HSHc lower at 30ic ' Provisions were Arm. following a 10-ent advance In the price of live hogs. At the cke. September pork was up 1001214c. lard was up 24c and ribs were 5c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. July $ .S7S $ .88 $ .SdU $ .SO September Slh .Sli .83" .Sit, December 84i .S4H .5l .S3T CORN. July (old) 56 .ZMU, .56 .5Q July (new) 56 .56 .53T .56 Sept, (old) 3l:i .53H .54 .54?i Sept. (new) 54&i .54?i '.54H .54U Dec (new) 4SH .4Si .47H .47i OATS. May 32Ti .32T; -32i .32 July 32 .32U .32 .32VI September 304 .30H .30 .3"H December 31 H .31 H ,30S -3oT MESS PORK. July 12.65 September 12.80 12.824 12.75 12.S) October 12.00 12.90 12.S24 12.90 LARD. July 7.074 "-1 7.05 7.05 September 7.22i 7.224 ".174 7.20 October 7.27 Vj 7.30 7.25 7.274 SHORT RIBS. July 7.62U September 7.824 7.85 7. SO '7.824 October 7.873 7.874 7.85 7.874 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Steady. Wheat-No. 2 Spring. $1.OS01.12; No. 3. 95c 0$1.O5; No. 2 red. 9091c Com No. 2. 67c; No. 2 yellow, 57l.c Oats-No. 2. 32"4032Kc; x0. 2 white. 33 31c; No. 3 white. 32'i033:4c Rye No. 2, 75e. Barley Good feeding, -12011c: fair to choke maltlnr. 47040c. Flaxseed No. 1. $1.21; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.42. Mess pork Per barrel. $12.65012.70. Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.O507.O74 Shert ribs side Loose. $7.007.70. Short clear sides Boxed, $7.730S. Clover Contract grade. $12.75013. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 13.700 9,700 Wheat, bushels 39,000 9.700 Com. bushels 3.10.C 555.000 Oats, bushels 197.200 74.900 Rye. bushels 4.000 Barley, bushels 39.300 1,100 Grain and Produce at Nerr York. NEW YORK. July 14. Flour Receipts. 12. 800 barrels; exports. 4600 barrels. Market, dull and steady. Wheat Receipts, none. Spot, weak; No. 2 redr $1 elevator and uSic f. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.15K. Under bearish crop and weather news, wheat declined 1H 02Hc below lat night; July dosed 924c September. SSV4089e. closed 8SUc; December, 88i0S9e. closed S8?ic- Heps Steady. Hides Dull. Wool Firm. Petroleum Quiet, Grain nt San FraaclKro. SAN FRANCISCO. July 14. Wheat and bar ley, steady. Spot quotations: Wheat Shipping. $1.5001.53; milling. $1.374 1.674. Barley-Feed. 9540$1.O2U. Oats-Red. $1.1501.30. Call-board rales: Wheat December. $1.434. Rarley Dcember. 93Sc Cora-Large yellow. $1.371401. '24. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS. July 14. Wheat Jyly. $1.044: September. SSc: December. S3Hc; No. 1 hard. $1.094; N'o. 1 Northern. $1.074; No. 2 Northern. $l.O3--01.Ofti. "Wheat at Taeoma, TACOMA. Wash.. July 14. Wheat Un changed; milling, Muestem. 6c; club, SOc. "Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. July 14. Wheat-July, nom inal; September. 6s Sd; December. 6s 7"4d. SPECULATION FALLS OFF STOCK 3IARKET DULL-, BUT THE PRICES DO NOT GIVE WAY. Dividend Rumors Circulated to Af fect Prices Jfoney Shows a Firmer Tendency. NEW YORK. July 11. Today's stock mar ket proved a small affair from any point of view. The volume of sales shrank to a smaller total than for any one day since the accumulation of stocks began in anticipation of the recent Investment buying with the proceedings of hair-yearly disbursements. Fluctuations were generally narrow and at times very Irregular. A few stocks reflected operations by an organized market following, end there were rumors circulated to afford explanations suitable to tho prlct movement In the stock. These did not prove very Impres sive and the market fell Into Increasing ne glect as the day progressed. Heavy buying of Southern Paciflc In the morning was explained as being due to the expectation of a coming deal -by which the stock was to benefit, but which was vaguely described as belr.g neither a dividend declara tion nor stock subscription rights. The Union Paciflc dividend was the subject of undimin ished conjecture and It was asserted at one time on the Stock Exchange that the In creased rat had been actually declared, but the explanation was offered afterward that no quorum of tho directors hed yet been secured. American Smelting also had the benefit of revived rumors of a coming increase In the dividend rate. The many reports regarding the N-crhtwe-tcra grarfiea. ejaculated .during the week resolved themselves Into a wide range of conjecture as to the disposition to be made of Union Faclflc's proceeds of the Northern Securities dissolution. United States Steel was sold freely early In the day. and this was supposed to be the disposal of some large lines accumulated on Monday durlnr the selling of the rest of the market to take profits by the speculative party whose de parture for a Ashing excursion was announced the following day. The preliminary estimate of the week's currency movement indicated a considerable receipt here, tn addition to the yield of $1,560. 000 on sub-Treasury operations, and money on call was very easy. But the shipments to New York are supposed to be due In part for tomorrow's repayment for Government funds on deposit with National banks, and the marked ease of call money today was at tributed to the use of the funds thus ac cumulated. The tone of the money market continued to show a firmer tendency, the rate for six-months loons working above 4 per cent. The opinion was held In banking circles that money rates aro likely to work closer In the near future, and this prospect Is believed to account for the disinclination to extend coramlttmentti In the stock market. .Tho dull market did not tend to Increase the weakness, and there was a disposition toward recovery from the level ot the first hour. The Irregular manner of the recovery continued up to the close. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value. $3,004,000. United States 4a reg. ad vanced 14 per cent on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Sales. High. Low. bid. a cams Express Amalgamated Copper 10.900 Am. Car &. Foundry. 1.100 co prererred 10O 314 314 83; 36U 83 35?; American Cotton III do preferred American Express... ...... ..... Am, Hd, & Lth. pfd. 1,500 39H American Ice 200 2o Amer. Linseed Oil do preferred American Locomotive 400 49 co preferred !I3 834 34i 98 31 90 38 i 25 4S4 394 251, ITU 39ti 484 111 it Am. Smelt, & Refln. 16.S00 117i 115H 116 do preferred COO 120& 119 110), Am. Sugar Refining. 800 139 138h IS8I3 Am. Tobacco pfd Anaconda Mining Co. 700 10S"4 1074 107i Atchison 7.800 86? 85i $64 do preferred 300 lu2Va I0213 lo2h Atlantic Coast Line. 1.C00 I6OV3 160 159 Baltimore Jt Ohio... 12.100 114-4 114 1HU do preferred 97 Brook. Rapid Transit 13.500 694 684 69 Canadian Paciflc ... 2.600 162 151'. 1514 Central of N. Jersey. 2wo Chesapeake & Ohio.. 1.000 534 S34 334 Chicago & Alton 400 36 36 36 Chi. Great Western. 2.100 204 19 I9Ti Chi. Sl Nprthweatem 1.40O 2094 20S 2tJ"-j ChL. Mil. '& St. Paul 20.700 1824 181 ISlfe ni. Term, & Transit 100 394 394 do preferred c. a. c & st, 1. Colo rado Fuel & Iron 2.100 loiora do & Southern do 1st preferred... do 2d preferred.... Consolidated Gas Com Products 1.000 do preferred Delaware Sc. Hudson. Del.. Lack. & West, Denver & Rio Grande do preferred 100 Distillers Securities. 100 18 394 97 46 7V1 59 38 1904 10 43 10O 1904 1904 189 3824 464 13"S 200 274 27S 1U0 59Va 594 1.4CO 38U 3S 1.500 191H 180 10 IO 864 41 46Ts 83 72 Vi 31r 86 41 ie4 S34 72! 175 88 1671 168 864 41i 464 82U 7in 10O 264 264 300 58 5S 500 1484 1484 1434 100 165 165 165U 7O0 824" Sli 82 7.500 126, 125H, 125 54 300 123U 123 1.500 9Si 9S4 Erie 10.200 do 1st preferred. . . . 7.S00 do 2d preferred.... 1.000 General Electric Hocking Valley Illinois Central 7.800 169 International Paper 194 do preferred 78 International Pump.. 200 27 27 27 Iowa Central ICO 274 274 264 do preferred 514 Kansas City Southern 10O 264 264 26-, co preierred rw 58 58 58 Louisville .c Nashv.. Manhattan L Met, Securities Metropolitan St, Ry. Minn. & St, Louis.. M.. St, P. & S. S. M. do preferred Missouri Paciflc Mo.. Kans. & Texas. do preferred National Lead Mex. Nat. R. R. pfd. New York Central... N. Y.. Ont. & West. Norfolk & Western.. do preferred ...... North American ... Pacific Mall Pennsylvania People's Gas P.. C. C. &. St, Louis rreseed Steel Car 391 do preferred , jmu Pullman Palace Car 300 239 239 239 Reading 61.700 105H 1UR 1054 do Is: preferred 93 co i preferred 20O 20 'M 1.3W 814 81 11.300 32 31 100 764 764 122-i 129 9S4 2SH 63. 44 374 HT 524 85 91U 93 42 6.6t U3 1424 142i 200 104?; ;044 101 (J . 300 63t 400 15 700 374 1.70O 118 1.400 524 .2. SCO 864 106 'bb" 63 37 1474 524 85 "99" Republic Steel do preferred Rock Island Co do preferred Rubber Goods do preferred St, L. & S. F. 2d pfd St. Louis Southwest. 100 do preferred ICO Southern Paciflc .... GS.300 do preferred Southern Railway ... S'X do preferred 200 Tenn. Coal fc Iron.. 8.2UU Texas & Pacific 100 Tel.. St, L. & West. 100 do preferred 200 23 2i 5 33i 9S4 86 Vt 34 S3 23 02; 644 33tf 984 847. 34 3S4 Union Pacific S5.E0u 1294 12S4 128Ti 57H 57 Will 1C 92 20 S1H 314 754 314 103 67 23 62 634 1174 33H StK 31 3S 364 do preferred . U. S. Express....... U. S. Realty SCO 904 90 U. S. Rubber 500 43 42; do preferred ...... .. U. S. Steel 45.2CO 344 33U 34t do preferred 23.50O 1024 lOlt; 101 irg.-v.aro. (.nemicai auu ;Vs 35i 96i 1224 89 424 1094 do preferred1 .. Wabash do preferred , "Wells-Fargo Express Westlnghouee Elect. Western Union , Wheeling & L. Erie, Wisconsin Central .. do preferred ...... Northern Paciflc .. Central Leather...., do preferred ...... 10O 107 107 100 034 934 4.500 2V 700 45; 197 45t 35U 107 19 394 235 14 93 16 23?; 574 199 45 300 104i 1044 lHi Total sales for the day. 535.000 shares. BONDS. NEW YORK. July 11. Closing quotations: U. S. ref. 2s reg.l0tTi;D. & R. G. 4s... 1004 do coupon 103 'n. Y. C. G. 34s. 9S4 U. S. 3s reg. ...1034 :Nor. Paciflc 3s.. 77H do -coupon 104 :Nor. Paciflc 4s..l06A U. S. new 4s reg.lSl4lSo. Pacific 3s... 93, do coupon... .132;lUnlon Fac!flc-4s.l0.4 U. S. old 4s reg. 101 "Wis. Central 4s.. 91 rlo coupon. ... .10 lisp. 6s. 2d series 9QH Atchison Adj. 4s 97 ,Jap. 4-s. cer.. 92& Stocks at London. LONDON. July 11. Consols for money, 90 9-10; contol for account. 90S- Anaconda 54. Norfolk &. West. SS4 Atchison SSSl do preferred... 96 do preferred... 1044 Ontario & West. 53; Baltimore & O.. 1174 Pennsylvania ... 734 Can. Paciflc ISSVRand Mines 9 Ches. & O 31 Reading 53 i C. Gt. Western. 20H. do 1st pref.... 43 C. M. & St, P. .1864 do 2d pref 45 DeBeers 16HiSo. Railway 314 D. & R. Grande. 32Si do preferred.. .1004 do preferred... 89 jSo. Pacific 674 Erie .... 4S jUnlon Paciflc 1324 do 1st pref.... 85 j do preferred.. .100 do 2d pref 74 U. S, Steel 31 i Illinois Central. 173H do preferred. . .1044 Louis. & Nash.. 1524 Wabash 20 Mo.. Kas. & T. . 29,) do preferred... 42 N. Y. Central.. .1ST. (Spanish Fours... 914 Moner Exchange, Etc. NEW YORK. July 14. Money on call, steady. 202tt per cent; closing bid and offered. 24 per cent. Time loans, slightly firmer; 61) days. 2i03 per cent; IK days. 3034 per cent; six months, 34044 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 404tJ per cent. Sterling exchange, weak, with actual busi ness In bankers bills at $4.86G04.867O for demand and at $4.S49fV04.StO5 for GO days. Posted rates. $4.85404.86 and $4.S7434.SS. Commercial Nil. $4.84;. Bar silver. 5054c. Mexican dollars. 45tjc Government bonds, firm; railroad bonds, ir regular. LONDON. July 14. Bar silver, steady. 27 5-MtVi per ounce. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills Is 1 11-16 per cent; do for three months' bills la 1?; per cent, SAN FRANCISCO. July ll.-Sllver bars. 59hC. Mexican dollars, nominal. Drafts Sight. 7 Vic; do telegraph. 10c Sterling on London, 60 days, $4.83: do eight. $l.S7i. Dally Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. July 14. Today's statement of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance $iS0.023.754 Gold 71,134,101 LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally for Leading Lines Yesterday. . The following prices on livestock were quoted yesterday In the local market: C.TT.r,E-Beat Eastern Oregon steers, $3.23 03.33; good cows. $202.50; common cows. $1.5001.75; calxes. 123 to 150 pounds, $5; 200 to 250 pounds. $3.5001. HOGS Best Urge, fat hogs. $6.2506.50; block and China fat, $3.5005.73; good feed ers. $5.50. SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley. $363.25; medium. $2.73: lambs. $4.50.4 EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City, Omaha and Chicago. KANSAS CITY. July 14. -Cattle-Receipts. 2000: market steady. Live steers. $1.233.50: native cows and heifers. $3.0005.25; Blockers and feeders. $2.7504.40; bulk of tales. $2.23 4.00: calves. $3.5006.73; Western fed steers, $3.7503.25; Western fed cows. $3.0004.25. Hogs Receipts, 5000; market So higher. Bulk of sales. $5.5505.60; heavy. $3.5005.55; packers. $3.S03.57"4: pigs and lights, $3,500 3.63. Sheep Receipts, 1000; market steady. Mut tons. $4,003.73: lambs. $5.7387.40; range wethers, $5.0005.75; fed ewes. $5.4006.00. SOUTH OMAHA. Jul 14. Cattle Receipts. 2800; market, steady to 10c lower. Native steers. $3.5005.50; cows and heifers. $3.000 4.75; "Western steers. $3.2504.73; canners. $1.76 02.90; stock era and feeders. $2.5004.40; calves. $3.5005.30; bull:, stags, etc. $2.25 4.50. Hogs Receipts, 7000; market, active to 10c higher. Heavy. 3.424)05.47: mixed, $5,150 5.474: light. $3.47403.53; pigs, $1.5005.25; bulk of sales. $3.4305.50. Sheep Receipts. 5000; market, 5010c lower. Western yearlings,- $5.5006.25; wethers. $4.75 05.50; ewes, $1.0004.90; lambs, $8.5007.50. CHICAGO. July I4.i-Cattle Receipts. 2500; market steady. Good f prime steers, $3,300? 6.10; poor to medium, $3.7303.33: stockers and feeders. $2.3004.33; cows. $2.6004.75; heifers. $2.2505.25; canners. $1.5002.60; bulls. $2.0004.00; calves, $3.0008.75; Texas fed steers. $1.6005.00. Hogs Receipts today, 14.000; tomorrow, 9000: market 10c higher. Mixed and butchers, $5.4505.80: good to choice heavy. $3.6005.774: rough heavy. $3.2003.30; light. $5.3005.60; bulk of sales. $5.6003.73. Sheep Receipts, 6000; sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice wethers. $3.3005-83; fair to choice mixed. $1.5005.25; Western sheep. $1.7505.65; native lambs, $5.0003.23; Western lambs, $0.0008.25. FRUIT FOR THE HEAVY SHIPMENTS FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO PUGET SOUND. Southern Iiemon Markets Weakened by Ijarge Receipts Grain Fu tures Partially Recover. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. July 14. (Special.) The principal markets on Puget Sound will receive large shipments of California Sum mer fruits by the steamer Umatilla that left this port today. Sales for this purpose were unusually brisk at the following prices: Peaches. 60c; plums and prunes. 60075c; ap ples $101.50. the outside figure for the last named being for extra four-tier Gravenstelns In wrappers. A large quantity of melons were taken by the same steamer. No. 1 Bartlett pears, wrapped, sold at $1.75. being scarce and firm. The lemon market suddenly weakened to $1.5003 on receipts of 1000 boxes. Valencia oranges were scarce and wanted at $2.5003. The arrival of 500 cases of Mexican llmm Is expected Sunday, when a drop In prices is likely. Largely Increased receipts caused an easier market for potatoes. Onlpns were also In lib eral nupply and weak, except for fanciest yellow. Arrivals of tomatoes were again heavy, and prices had a further decline. Grain futures opened lower on large liqui dating sales, but the decline brought In buy ers for the ehort and long accounts, and caused a partial recovery, Receipts of barley were heavy and cash pricts lower. Oats were steady. Feedstuffo were firm. Butter was Arm. but large receipts and an improved quality make buyers cautious. Cheese was weak. E&gs were Arm for upper graded. Receipts. 90.100 pounds butter, 21.600 pounds cheese. 21,780 dozen eggs. VEGETABLES Cucumbers, 73c0$l; garlic. 2403c; green pease. 73c0$1.25; string bea. 1024c; tomatoes. 3Oc0$l; egg plant, 50cff $1.50. POULTRY Turkey gobblers. 18021c: roast ers, old. $1.5005; do young, $6.0007.30; broil ers, small. $1.5002.30; do large. $2.5003.50; fryers. $505.50; do young. $506.30. EGGS Store. 1601S4c; fancy ranch, 23c. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 20c; creamery seconds, 18c: fancy dairy, 19c; dairy seconds. 17c WOOL spring, Humboldt and Mendocino. 28 30e; Nevada. 16020c HOPS 18020c. MILLSTUFFS Bran. $21022; middlings. $28 023. HAY Wheat. $8013; wheat and oats. $30! 12; barley. $SS9; alfalfa. $6010; clover. $70 10; stock. $507: straw. 30050c per bale. JTtUITS Apples choice. $1.50; common. 40c; bananas, 73c$3; Mexican limes. $708: California lemons, choice, $3; common. $1.30; oranges, navels. $303.50; pineapples. $203. POTATOES Early Rose, 5Oc0$l. CHEESE Young American, 104llc; East em. 1501S4c RECEIPTS Flour. 3408 quarter sacks; wheat. 2320 centals; barley. 13.541 centals; oats. 1805 centals: beans. 916 socks; com. 22 centals; potatoes. 6676 sacks: bran. 920 sacks; middlings. 200 sacks: hay. 827 tons; wool. 201 baits; hides. 501. Break In Cotton. NEW LORK. July 14. After a comparative ly culet anij steady morning there was a re newal of active selling In the cotton market, which caused another severe break In prices and carried the trading range more than $3 a bale below the high point of last Monday. Continued reports of free spot offerings and good weather encouraged bearish operations and forced heavy liquidation. In the late trading, active covering caused a sharp rally, and the market closed Arm at a net loss of only 5011 points. The sales of the day were estimated at 600.000 bales. Closing prices: July. 10.41c: August, 10.37c: September. t0.4Ic; October. 10.50c: November. 10.53c: December. 10.56c; January. 10.61c; February. 10.63c; March. 10.60c; April. 10.73c; May, 10.75c. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO. July 14. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was steady: creameries. 16019ic; dairies. 15018c. Eggs. Arm at mark, coses Included, 134c firsts. 154c: prime firsts, 17c; extras, 19c. Cheese, steady. 9401O4c NEW YORK. July 14. Butter, cheese and eggs, unchanged. London Wool Sales. LONDON, July 14. The fourth series of the wool auction sales closed today. The tone was generally firm. Americans purchased suit able Australian River Platta crossbred be sides considerable home-grown wool. During the J;rlff. 125.000 bales were available, of which 7000 were sold to Americans. Coffee and Sosar. NEW YORK. July 14. Coffee Spot, firm; No. 7 Invoice, 84e; mild, steady. Sugar Raw. nominal; fair refining. 34c; cen trifugal. 96 test. 4c: molasses sugar, 34e: refined, quiet: crushed, $0; powdered, $5.40; granulated. $5. CO. Wool at St. Lonla. ST. LOUIS. July 14. Wool Steady: medium grades, combing and clothing. 26031c; light fine. 21027c; heavy fine, 18022c; tub washed. 32012c. Physical Directors 3Ieet. Physical directors of the Y. M. C. A. from over the Pacific Coast country were In session yesterday at the Association building. Among those present were A, G. Douthltt. of Seattle: Harry Booth, of Taeoma: M. M. Strlckler. of San Fran cisco; H H. Cook, of Everett: A. M. Grldley. of Boise: H. Stein, of Seattle; O. H. Price, of L0.1 Angeles, and L. L Meyers, of Portland. Plans of physical culture and study were discussed and out lined, and much benefit was derived from ths meeting. BETTER THAN USUAL Retail Trade Exceeds Expec tations at Many Points. FALL BUYING IS LIBERAL Crop Prospects Favorable in Xearly AH Sections Manufacturing Reports Irrejrular Strong Demand for Steel. NEW YORK. July 14. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review win say tomorrow: Seasonable merchandise goes into consump tion more freely than usual, retail trade ex ceeding expectations at many points, and preparation for Fall and Wtnter business Is on a liberal scale, except In a few agricul tural communities, where there Is a disposition to await definite assurances regarding tho crops. The official report was more encour aging as to grain, and later dispatches to this paper from the principal farming centers In dicate that good results are being attained derplte some excess of moisture. Manufacturing reports are Irregular, the cot ton Industry being unsettled by the rise In raw material; woolen mills have a similar but less sensational obstacle; footwear shops are shipping less freely, but are maintaining the higher level of prices, and current dullness In pig Iron does not weaken confidence in an early resumption of liberal purchases. Dun's index number cn July showed $98,312, against $9S.739 a month earlier, and $97,192 a ytar ago. Prices of commodities had not felt the full effect of the rise In cotton at that date, while the usual midsummer abundance cheapened dairy and garden products. Railways earnings for the first week of July exceeded last year's by 5.3 per cent, and for eign commerce at this port for the last week showed gains of $1.520.4G2 In Imports and $550,449 In exports, as compared with the cor repondlng week of 1004. Mercantile collec tions have Improved. In striking contract to the dullness and weakness of the raw material, structural steel Is so urgently sought that premiums are some times paid for quick delivery, and producers are considering the advisability of a general advance In list prices. Many large building contracts have appeared during the past week, and the tonnage of new bridge work is a. feature. Recent large transactions In hides strength ened the tone, and further advances are rec orded In light weights. Failures this week were 223 In the United States, against 225 last year, and 26 In Can .ada, compared with 20 a year ago. OPTIMISTIC TRADE REPORTS. Pall Buvjness Booked Exceeds That of Year Ago. NEW YORK, July 14. Brads tree ta tomorrow will say: Midsummer influences still govern Acneral trade and Industry, but weather and crop re ports made for quite optimistic trade reports in the surplus cereal-producing- sections of the West. Large, though, except In a few cases, not record-breaking crop yields now ap pear reasonably assured In the entire region west to the Paciflc Coast, and there Is a general agreement that Fall busine33 already booked exceeds a year ago at this date. Wool Is steadily absorbed at the highest prices for years. Hides are active, and while the advance of the year favors rather quieter conditions in building material, lumber, bricks and hardware reflect the continuance of un precedented activity in construction work. Business failures In the United States for the week ending July 13. number ltM, against 127 last week and 203 last year. In Canada, failures for the week number 20, as against 29 laet week and 18 In the week a year ago. Wheat, Including flour, exports for the week ending July 13. are 852,060 bushels, against 1.050.014 last week and 1.412.498 this week last year. From July 1 to date the exports are 1.903.304 bushels, against 2,291.480 bush els last year. Bank Clearings. NEW YORK. July 14. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clear ings at the principal cltlcrf tor the week ended July 13. with the percentage of Increase and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year: New Tork . Chicago .... Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg San Francisco Cincinnati Baltimore Kansas City New Orleans Minneapolis Cleveland Louisville Detroit Milwaukee Omaha Providence Los Angeles ... . Buffalo Indianapolis St. Paul Memphis St. Joseph Richmond Denver Columbus Seattle Washington Savannah Albany Portland. Or. Fort Worth Toledo. O Atlanta - Salt Lake City Rochester .- Peoria Hartrord Nashville Spokane. Wash. ... Des 3Iolnes Taeoma - New Haven Grand Rapids Norfolk Dayton Portland. Me Springfield, Mass. . . Augusta, Ga Evansvllle Sioux City Birmingham Syracuse Worcester KnoxvlUe Charleston. S. C... Wilmington. Del. .. Wichita Wllkcebarre Davenport Little Rock Topeka Chattanooga Jacksonville. Fla. .. Kalamazoo. Mich.... Springfield. Ill Fall River Wheeling. W. Va.... Macon Helena Lexington Akron Canton. O. -. Fargo. N. D Youngstown New Bedford Rockford. I1L Lowell Chester. Pa Blnghamton Bloomlngton. Ill Springfield. O Greensburg. Pa Qulncy. Ill Decatur. I1L Sioux Falls. S. D... Jacksonville. Ill Mansfield. O Fremont. Neb. ..... Cedar Rapids Houston Galveston ...$1,825,471,117 ... 194.244.931 ... 154.154.255 .... 135.ttJ2.733 35,283.839 ... 49.40U.U97 35.210.193 26.tt7tt,8w 23,880.481 23.512.213 20.333,027 11.701.918 17.tf70.2G3 12.673.832 12.855.3t54 8.7J9.10tf 8.814.541 7.962.000 11.814,863 tt, 808. 191 8.712.161 6.313.637 4.6S0.157 4.096.455 6.166.753 6.310.788 4.997.50O 0.356.338 5.333.0S3 4.92S.S57 4.771.755 4.680.261 3.981.804 4.033.810 3.610.920 4.567.917 3.9S9.343 2.607.393 3.166. 687 3.29M15 3.138.153 2.632.149 3.310.639 2.072.810 2.174.583 2.172.118 1.889.013 1.931.418 1,930.229 2,233.197 1.355.930 1.617.961 1.609.679 1. 663.573 1.8C9.850 1.319.1S8 1.306.725 1.303.803 1,517.293 1.0S2.416 S94.SS3 1.190.480 533.310 1.149.043 1.259.270 770.146 916.114 - 751.639 925.777 587.624 772,373 664.C93 740,000 425.000 527.909 395.390 713.407 BP9.367 512.227 511.682 374.700 345.273 184.099 462.519 421.666 318.S7S 294.471 259.W9 414.458 188.756 49S.39S 11.935.704 9.461.000 CANADA. Montreal Toronto .- Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax Vancouver. B. Quebec Hamilton St. John. N. B... London. Ont. ... Victoria. B. C... 21.407.873 7.213.874 2.520. C33 1.913.787 1.730.312 1.709.9(1 1.347.326 1.160.571 1.088,429 694,191 Totals. Canada. ...$ 67,477,27 Balances paid in cash. Inc. Dee. 42.2 .... 6.9 .... ltt.tt .... 29.1 .... 24.4 .... 19.2 5.0 .... 4.3 14.2 61.3 .... 36.3 4.6 25.9 .... 5.2 7.8 .... 3.9 .... 19.4 23.4 62.0 5.3 30.2 .... .... 8-7 38.8 1.2 14.5 63.0 .... 10.7 .... 34.4 .... 22.0 .... 69.9 .... 12.2 26.2 64.5 .... 16.8 S9.5 .... 56.4 .... 35.1 20.9 .... 7.S 23.8 .... 21.3 .... 14.2 .... 80.3 .... 0.2 .... 6.5 .... 33.0 .... 6.6 .... 9.8 .... 26.5 .... 204.6 .... 35.6 .... 50.9 .... 55.9 .... 23.4 .... 25.3 26.7 .... 24.9 .... 13.4 .... 17.2 .... 17.2 8.1 .... 64.9 36.6 59.8 45.7 3 32.1 7.8 B6l3 '.'.'.I 35.0 .... 1.5 16.3 23.1 5.6 23.2 49.3 4 ... 3!5 3.0 33.1 .... 8.4 .... 59.2 .... 16.4 8.0 20.4 2.3 43.0 .... 107.0 .... 24.5 6.7 23.3 .... 35.3 32.1 .... 16.7 .... 29.3 .... 27.9 .... 15.5 .... 20.4 3.9 2.1 6.3 14.4 7.3 14. 6 .... 25.4 .... 22.3 . 1