THE MORNING OBEGONULN", WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1006.
15
NO HOPE IN SIGHT
Wheat Market Goes From Bad
to Worse.
DECLINES AT ALL CENTERS
European Values Steadily Palling
"Under Increased Offerings
From Argentina and
Australia.
WHEAT No prospect ot improve
ment In prices In sight.
HOPS Good progress made in inl
ine consignment pool.
EG GS--Alaska. orders hold price
steady.
POULTRY Shading of quotations
begun.
BUTTER. Stocks light and prices
firm. . . 4
FRUIT Three cars or bananas due.
MEATS Dressed veal -weaker.
Not much satisfaction can - be derived by
whedt holders from present conditions in the
market. It was the opinion of many men
in the trade two or three weeks ago that
improvement was in sight, and that the early
Spring .months would see a general better
ment in values, but that hope has Just about
disappeared. There is nothing in the market
as it exists today to give encouragement to
sellers, rfnd no bright spots can 'be discerned
In the future unless there Is a radical change
In jcrop conditions from those now apparent.
With teadlly declining markets on. the Coast,
in the East ana abroad, the feeling here has
become" decidedly weak. No business to speak
of id being transacted, and prices are theryv
fore almost wholly nominal at CD cents for
club, 70 cents for blucstcm and 00 cents for
red.
There is not only plenty of wheat every
where for all present needs, but everything
points to big yields In the coming season
in all the wheat-exporting countries of the
world except India. Tho Argentine crop Is
now moving forward to the European mar
kets In a steadily Increasing volume, and
Australia's shipments are also heavy. The
total world's shipments In the past week
showed an increase ot about 1:600,000 bushele
over the previous week. The statement In
detail follows:
Prom Feb. 17. Feb. 10.
X. S. and Canada.. 2.051.000 bu. 3.242.000 hu.
Russia 2.40S.O0O bu. 2,104.000 bu.
Danublan ports 1.072,000 bu. 1,400.000 bu.
India 32,000 bu, 48.000 bu.
Argentina .3.040.000 bu. 2.080.000 bu.
Australia 1,376,000 bu. 1,100,000 bu.
Total 11,470.000 bu. 10,034.000 bu.
Quantities of grain on passage to Europe
compare for the two weeks as follows:
For
t K. ..
Continent
Feb. 17. Feb. 10.
....2S.380.000 bu. 23,360.000 bu.
....14,240.000 bu. 14,080.000 bu.
Total 42,800,000 bu. 30.440,000 bu.
Below Is given a comparative statement of
he American visible supply for the past nine
years.
Decrease.
Bushels. Bushel.
Feb. 10, 1906 47.282,000 50S.OOO
Feb. 2ft. 1005 ... -37.4.-.K.OOO 040.000
Feb. 1C;.!1004 , .T38.2I8.000 -9S2.O00 ,
F"b, 3GTJD03- 48.070.000 541.000
Feb. 17. 1002 55,rn2.0O0 1.OG4.O0O
For, 18. 1001 S7.CS2.000 S12.O00
Ffb. 10. 1000 ..........33.210.000 B85.000
Feb 20, 1S80 20.018,000 543.000
Feb. 21, 1S9S 35,430,000 201,000
Increase.
Summarising the situation in Europe, a
London firm writes, under date of Febru
ary 1:
"Opinions seem almost unanimous that a
lower range of values must, be looked for
before wheat finds an Improved trade. A
serious decline Is hardly anticipated, but Is
per quarter Is regarded as almort certain.
Millers and importers with dwindling stocks
cannot hold out permanently, but thoy are
supposed to hold the whip hand, and it is con
fidently anticipated that shippers will be the
first to give way. Australian shipments are
now taking place on quite a liberal scale,
and there seems every prospect -of the same
rate being kept up for some time to ccme.
The Argentina shipments rnunt also materially
Increase very shortly, and the necessity for
making sales of this quality Is more marked
than in the case of Australian, the average
, voyage of the former to the orders port being
1 days compared with 110 to 120 In the caeo
f the latter, No doubt a large slice of the
January Plate shipments will find a destina
tion In Germany, but later shipments must
largely find a market in the United. Kingdom.
W 1th Australian sellers competing, and the
Danube showing more disposition to sell, buy
era are in no hurry to increase their hold
ings, hoping that tho competition amongst
shippers will be sufficient to lower prices still
further.
It 1 quite true, no doubt, that Germany
or the time being .will disappear as an Im
porter, but it seems highly Improbable that
this abstention will last for any length of
time, and it Is also more than probable that
c'her European countries which usually im
port very small quantities of Argentine wheat
will this season be Importers on a much more
liberal scale. The Government reports rt
tpecting the Indian crops arc of a most
gloomy character, and some of the largest
districts appear fo be lost beyond all hope
-? redemption. This must mean that the
quantity to be received this year from India
w II be considerably smaller, and the absence
large quantities ot cheap Indian wheats
cannot but be without effect on values of
other descriptions. Russia always the dark
horse of the situation has fair quantities vto
dispose of, but finds a market in the Mediter
ranean at prices considerably above those ob
tainable in tho United Kingdom.
FILLING THE DURST POOL.
Good Progress Being Made Up the Valley by
IT. L. Beats.
Good progress Is being made by H. -.1.
Bents in securing hops for the Durst con
4 slgnment pool. Yesterday he secured, "among
other lots. 330 balee of 1003s from Georgo I.
Rose. a Salem dealer and grower; 150 .bales
of 1004s from Roberts, of Crowley: lOO.balos
of 1003s from Kreb Bros.; S2 bales ot olds
and 07 bales of new hops from Brauer. of
"Uoodburn, also lots from J. R. Fletcher and
other grower. Krcbs Bros, will put in more
h?p and probably some of the other largo
dealers will go into it in an effort to clean
up stocks ' on tho market.
It looks as it the pool Is going to have
the effect of cutting the market's activity
very short, as aside from the 3000 bales or
more taken out of the country, fully 5000
bales In growers' .hands will be withdrawn
from sale, pending developments expected to
result from tho consignment. In fact, the
growers going into the pool only did so In
the belief that this action would elevate prices
and that they could sell the remainder of
their holdings at a profit. If, as some men
In the hop trade estimate, there are only
10,000 bales left in Oregon, the Durst busi
ness will leave but an Insignificant auantlty
available for any demand that may spring
up. It is needless to say that tho revival
of the sharp demand that was experienced
two weeks ago could have but one effect on
prices.
Conrad Krebs, who came down from Salem
Llast night, is so confident that the market
will advance that he is willing to back his
convictions vfrhh money. "J am willing to
et $100. even money," he said at the Bel
vedere last nlxht, "thai .by the latter part
ot next month the resrktt will be better than
10 cents on primes in Oregon."
The movement In the local market noted on
the preceding day continued yesterday. Sev
eral -purchases -from growers -were made by
"Bishop & Co., Including 40 bales from J. C.
Edson at Carlton at OVi cents. S3 bales from
Pat J. Worth at Dayton at 9H cent, the C5
bale lot of Miller & Armstrong at Dayton at
OVS cents and the Rasmussen lot ot 07 balee
at Junction at 85i cents. Transactions be
tween dealers were reported aggregating over
200 bales. Several dealers liad orders yes
terday w-ho,have been without tbcm for the
past week;
EGGS HOLD STEADY.
a
Shipments to Alaska Pre vent Farther De
cline .la Local Market.
Egg dealers expect to send eggs to Seattle
until Friday for shipment to Alaska by the
pteamer leaving" that port Saturday. This,
it Ib said, will be positively the last ship
ment made to the far "North. over the ice. -The
Sound business, coupled with, a fair local
demand. Is' keeping the accumulation down
and holding the market about steady. After
the northern ordeni are filled, most of the
trade looks -for a resumption of the decline
that will only stop when the price reaches a
figure satisfactory to the storage speculators.
Receipts of chickens were quite liberal yes
terday, and though the demand was not
keen, most of the arrivals cleaned up. Prices
were In some instances shaded to accom
plish the result.
The .butter market " was firm and without
change.
Veal Market "Weakened.
Heavjr receipts of veal have weakened that
market to a considerable degree In the past
two days, and though prices are as yet no
lower, they are about on the verge of a drop.
Receipts of pork have, on the other hand,
been exceedingly shy. and this rather than
any particular demand, has kept quotations
up to a strong level. The same applies to
the mutton market. A better feeling Is
noticeable in beef ot alt kinds.
Bananas and Oranges Dae Today.
Three cars of bananas are due today, alno
a delayed car of oranges which should have
been In yesterday. A mixed car ot cabbage
end cauliflower arrived In the forenoon.
Trading in tho fruit and vegetable line was
quiet.
Bank Clearing. ,
Bank clearings of the Northwestern .cities
yesterday were ai follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland .....$ CS0.740 $ 73.090
Seattle L973.689 387.81 D
Tacoma ,601.554' 114.344
Spokane 309,140 79.100
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Flour, Feed. Etc
FLOUR Patents. $4.30 J 4.70 per barrel;
straight. $3.80 4.10: clears, X6R 02.60;
Valley. $3.60 3.90; Dakota hard wheat, pat
ents, $3.50U: clears. $3; graham, $3.25
3.75; whole wheat. $3.7504; rye flour, local,
$3; Eastern. $5.2505.35; cornmeal. per bale.
fl.90fe2.29.
WHEAT Club, 00c; bluestcm, 70c; red,
CGc; Valley, 72c.
OATS No. 1 white feed. $2829; jrray.
$27.50028.50 per ton.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, city. '$17: country.
$18 per ton; middlings, $24.50; shorts, city,
$18; country. $10 per ton; chop. U. S. Mills.
$17.50; linseed dairy food, $18; alfalfa, meal.
$18 per ton.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream. 00
pound sacks, $0.75; lower grades, $5.25
C.50; oatmeal, stoelcut, 50-pound sacks. $3
per barrel; 10-pound -acki. $1.25 per bale:
oatmeal (ground).. 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per
barrel; 10-pound saeks. $4 per bale; .split
peas, $5 per 100-pouna sacks; 25-pound
boxes. $1.40; pearl barley. $1.23 per 100
pounds; 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box; pas
try flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.30 per bale.
BARLEY Feed. $23,50624 er ton: brewin-r.
$24 24.00; rolled, $2425.
av uk. wheat $2.23 per cental.
HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $139X4
per ton: Valley, timothy. $88: clover. $7.50
MS: chsaf, 4&&7; grain Y; $7&--. --
Vegetables. Fruits, Etc
DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples $l(f 2.50 per
box: cranberries. 312.50Qlt.50 per barrel.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons. $1.3003; per
box; oranges, navels. $L75Q3 per box;
Japanese. COc per single box; tangerinee.
$1.65 per half box; grapefruit. $203.23;
pineapples. $3.75 4 per dozen; bananas. 5c
per pound.
FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. $L23
01.35 per dozen; asparagus. 15&17c per
pound; beans, nominal; cabbage l?iO
2V4c lb.; cauliflower. $1.0062 crate: ce'ery.
$4 per crate; chlckory. 23c; cucuraoer.
$1.25 1.75 per dozen, head lettuce. 3540e
dozen; hothouse. J1.50C1.75; peas, 11c; pep-
pere. mc; raaisnes, roc per cozen; tomatoes.
$2.25 per crate; SDrouts, 3i7
per
pound; squash, IViOlVic per pound: parsley.
ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips. 00cS$l
sack; carrots. 65 75c per sack; beets. 85c
$1 per sack; garlic 1012Vtc per pound.
ONIONS Oregon. No. 1, $1.10 1.25 sack:
No. 2. 70c $L
POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded
Burbanks. C005c jycr hundred: ordinary,
nominal; sweet potatoes. 242Vic per
pound.
DRIED FRUITS Apples. ll12c per
pound; apricots. 1243U2V4C; peaches. IOV3&
12 He; pears, none; Italian prunes, 3V4
OUc: California figs, white, in sacks. 5Vo
pound: black. 4&5c; bricks. 12-14 ounce
packages. 75ftS5c per box; 58-ouncb, $2Q
2.40; Smyrna, 20c per pound; dates. Per
sian. 5i 0c pound.
RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce packages. SCJ
8c; 16-ounce. OH 10c: loose muscatels.
2-crown. 77Vc; 3-crown, 7Vi7Vic; 4
crown. SSVic; unbleached seedless Sultanas.
037c; Thompson's seedless unbleached, S
SHc; Thompsons fancy unbleached. 12
12 hie; London layers. 3-crown. wholo boxes
of 20 pounds. $1.75; 2-crown. $2.
Butter. Eggs, Poultry. Etc
BUTTER City creameries. Extra cream
ery. 30 3 2 Vic per pound. State creameries:
Fancy creamery. 27 it 30c; store butter. 160
10ic
EGGS Oregon ranch, lG10',ic per dozen.
CHKESB Orcrnn mil r,n Turin, u l
15c; Young America. ISHlOc.
POULTRY Average old hens. 13013UC;
mired chickens, 1212Uc: broilers, 10$2dc:
young roosters, 12c: old roosters, 1O01OUc:
dressed chickens. 14P15c; turkeys, live,' 16
17c; turkeys, dressed, choice. JS20e; geese,
live pound. "Oc; seete. dressed, per pound.
12Hc; ducks. 10lSc: pigsona. tlQZ:
squabs. $2 3.
Groceries. Nut. Etc
COFFEE Mocha. 20026c; Java, ordinary.
18022c; Cocta Rica, fancy. 16920c; good.
10018c: ordinary. 10 Q 22c per pound; Co
lumbia roast, cases, 100s. $14.75; 50a, $11.75;
Arbuckle. $10.38; Lion. 310,38.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 5Hc; South
ern Japan, 5,35c: head. 7c
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talla.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound talis, $2.40: 1
pound flats, $LS5; fancy. 1 to 1H -pound flats.
$1.60: -pound flats. $1.10; Alaska pink. 1
pound tails, 00c; red, 1-pound tails, $1.25;
cockeye. 1-pound tails, $1.70.
SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube.
$0.05; powdered. $3.80; dry granulated. $5.70;
extra C. $5.25; golden C. $3.10; fruit sugar.
$3.70. Advances over sack bases as follows:
Barrels, 10c; H-barrcls. 23c: boxes, 30c per
100 pounds. Terms. On remittances within
15 days deduct Vic per pound; If later than
15 days and within 30 days, deduct He;
sugar, granulated, $5.50 per 100 pounds;
maple sugar, 15616c per pound.
. SALT California, $11 per ton, $1.00 per
bale: Liverpool. 50s. $17; 100s. $16.50; .200s,
$10: 4-pounds. 100s. $7 50. $7.50.
NUTS Walnuts, 15 Uc per poond by sack;
Uc extra for less than rack; Brazil nuts.
16c: filberts. 10c; pecans. jumbos,-116c: extra
large. 17c; almonds. 1415e; chestnuts,
Italian. 12Vi10c; Ohio. 20c; peanuts, raw.
7Vjc pound; roasted. Oc; plnenuts, 1012c;
hickory nuts. 7CPSc; cocoanuta, 35990c per
dozen.
BEANS Small white. 4e; large white,
3'.4c: pink. 2c; bayou. IHc; Lima. 3c;
red Mexican. 5c
Provisions and Caused Meats.
HAMS 10 to 14 pounds, 13c pound; 14
to 10 pounds, 13c; IS to 20 pounds. 13c;
California (picnic), 8c: cottage hams. 0c;
shoulders, Sc; boiled ham, 19c; soiled pic
nic bam. boneless. He.
BACON Fancy breakfast. lSJ4c per
pound; standard breakfast. 10c; choice
15 Vic; English breakfast. 11 to 14 pounds.
11 Uc: peach bacon. 13Uc
PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $18: H
barreis. $9.50. Beef, barrels. $12; H -barrels.
$0.50. .
SAUSAGE Ham. 18c per pound; minced
ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17$ic: bolog.
na. long. 5c; welnerwurst, 8c; liver. Cc;
pork, 0&10c: headcheese. 6c; blood. 6c; bo
logna: sausage, link. 4&c
CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds,
per dozen. $1.25; two pounds, $2.25: six
pounds, $7. Roast beef. flat, pounds. $1.25;
two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast
beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounds. $2Jt;
clx pounds, $7.
DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears,
dry salt, 109ic; smoked. 115ic; clear backs,
dry salt. 10 Vic; sme-ked, llicc; clear bellies.
11- to 17 pounds average, none: Oregon ex
ports. S0V23 pounds average dry lt. 11c:
smoked. 12c; Union bellies, 10 to IS pounds,
average, nose.
LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces.
lOiic: tubs. 10 Vic; 50s. lOSc: 20i. lOUc;
10t. UVic; Ce. IIUc. Standard pure: Tierces.
8ic: tubs. SHc; 60s. ?c: 10. J!ic; los.
lOVic; 5s. lOVic Compound: Tlercr. CHc:
tubs. 6Ke; 50c. 0jc; "508. 7Uc; 5. 7Hc
Hep. rVeeis. Bides. Etc
HOPS Oregon. IKS. choice, 1010Uc:
prime, SViJc; medium. 7C&c; olds. 597b.
WOOL Eastern Oregon average best. 16
021c: Valley. 21 926c ftr pound.
MOHAIR Choice, 30c per pound.
HIDES Dry: No. 1 16 lbs. and up.
per pound. lsOSOc. dry kip. No. 1. 5 to 15
lbs., per pound. 16918s; dry calf. No. 1. un
der 3 pounds. 16821c; dry salted, bulls and
stage, one-third lts than dry flint; culls,
moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair
slipped, weather-beaten, or grubby. 2c to 3c
per lb. lest. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60
lbs. and over, per pound. 11 12c; sound. 50
to 60 lbs., per pound, 10911c; sound, under
50 lbs. and cows, per pound. 10911c; stags
and bulls, sound, per pound, 738:; kip. sound.
15 to SO pounds, per pound, 10011c; veal,
sound, 10 to 14 lbs., per pound. 11012c; calf,
-ound. under 10 lbs., per pound. 11612c: green
(uncalled), lc per pound less; culls, 1c per
pound lets. Sheepskins: Shearlings. No. 1
butchers stock, each 25930c; short wool. No. 1
butchers tock. 50S4J0s each; medium wool.
No. 1 butchers stock, each 76cp$l: long wool.
No. 1 butchers stock, each $1.2562: murrain
pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or per
pound, 15010c; horse hides, salted, each, ac
cording to lze, $1.5082.50; dry. each, ac
cording to Aire. $161.50; colts hides, each,
25Q50c: goattklns. common, each 151326c; Au
rora, with wool on, each 30c$1.50.
BEESWAX Good, clean and pure. 22625c
per pound.
FURS Nc 1, according to size: Bearskins.
$5930 each; cubs. $103: badger. 109
50c; wildcat, with head perfect. 15c0$l-25:
houe cat. 5520c; fox. common gray. 50cf)
XI.2S; red. $2Q5: cross. $5915: silver and
black. $1009300; fishers. $3010: lynx. $3
10; mink, according to slzr. $15: mar
ten, dark, according to size and color. $10615;
muskrat. large. 6ff20c: skunk. 40eB$2;
-civet or polecat. 5625c; otter. $5&20;
panther. $168; raccoon. 50c US. 50; moun
tain wolf, with head perfect. $L75(?S; coy
ote. 50cfH1.30; wolverine. 4489; beaver, ac
cording 10 -tlze. $1910.
TALLOW Prime, per , pound. 194 He;
No. 2 and grease. 283c
CASCARA SAGRADA (chltt&Sl bark) 2 ii
3c according to quality.
Oils.
TURPENTINE Cases. S9c per Call on.
COAL TAR Cases. 20c per gallon; tanks,
14 He' per gallon.
GASOLINE Store gasoline, cases. 25 Vic;
72 test. 27c: 60 test. 35c; iron tanks. 10c
WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7!ic; 500-pound
lots. Sc; less than 500-pound lots. SMc (In
25-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 to
5-pound tin palls, lc above keg price; 1 tf
5-pound tic cans, 100 pounds per case. 2Vi
per pound above keg price)
LINSEED OIL Raw. la barrels, 57c; In
cases. 02c; boiled. In barrels, 59c; la cases,
61c; 250-gallon lots, lc less.
Dressed Meats.
BEEF Dreejed bulls. 2 18? 3c per pound;
cows. 3Vi4V$c: country steers. 495c
MUTTONt Dressed, fancy. SiSe per
pound; ordinary. 195c; lambs. fvg&Vic
VEAL Dressed. 75 to 125 pounds. SSS Vie;
123 to 200 pounds. 4Vt?Oc; 200 pounds and
up. 3Ulc.
PORK Dressed. 100 to 150 pounds. 7J4
Sc: 150 and up. cecv&c per pound.
AT
"WHEAT 5IARKET FOLLOWS
EASTERN SLUMP.
Cash Prices Arc Lowered Scarcity
of Desirable Oranges Potatoes
Arc Quiet and "Weak.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 0. (Special.) Ad
ditional rains through the crop sections ot
the state and the unsettled condition ot
Eastern markets caused another break in
local speculative prices for wheat and barley.
Trado was active at the reduction. Cash
'prices or wheat were lowered 1U cents.
Spot barley was unchanged but easy. Oats
were dull and steady. Feedstuffs and hay
were easy, as green feed Is now plentiful.
The open market Is quite bare of desirable
oranges and stiff prices are asked. Receipts
are light. The weather In the South cleared
up sufficiently to start picking, but the pres
ent storm may cause another suspension. The
booming markets East are drawing away,
most of the good oranges. One carload is In
hand here for auction purposes tomorrow.
Other citrus fruits, except Inferior lemons
and grapefruit, are steady The best apples
bring firm prices.
No Oregon potatoes arrived by rail today,
and the trade gave attention to the stock
brought by the steamer Senator. Sales on
the wharf were moderately aclire at $1,000
1.15 for the upper grades. Common and in
ferior were slow at 75500c The potato mar
ket generally was quieter and easier. Onions
were weak at 75500c A large portion of
the offerings were in poor condition. Aspara
gus and rhubarb were In larger supply and
weaker.
Butter was In brisk demand. Fresh extras
were half a cent higher. Eggs were active
and unchanged. Receipts: oo.SOO pounds but
ter; 37,500 pounds cheese: 5S.290 dozen eggs.
VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 75cG$1.25: gar
lie. 560c; green peas, 3 5c; string beans,
0015c; asparagus. 6$12Uc; tomatoes, $10
L50.
POULTRY Turkeys, il?16c; roosters, old,
$5j6.50; roosters, young, $607; broilers. $5
96; ducks, young, $697.
BUTTER Fancy creamery, 31c; creamery
second. 25c
EGGS Store, ISc; fancy ranch, ISc
CHEESE Young America, 13914c; Eastern,
16c; Western. 140 11 Vic
WOOL South Plains and S. J., l313c;
lambc 01 6c.
HOPS 8812c
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $19320.50: middlings.
$2SQ29.
HAY Wheat, $11910: wheat and oats. $5.50
0120; barley. $8011; alfalfa. $11912.50;
stock, $7.&0J&50; straw, per bale 30935c
FRUIT Apples, choice $2.23; common. 50c;
bananas. $192.75: Mexican limes. $696.50;
California lemons, choice. $2X0; common.
5c; oranges, sarel. $1.2563.23; pineapples,
$1.5060.50.
POTATOES Early Rose, $1.2501.40; Sa
linas Burbanks, $191.50; sweets, 90c9$L10;
Oregon Burbanks. 75c&$1.13.
RECEIPTS Flour. 0711 quarter sacks;
wheat. 4774 centals; barley. 0460 centals; oats,
2010 cental; beans. 1100 sacks; corn, 600
centals; potatoes. 2541 sacks; brsn. S75 sacks;
middlings, 200 sacks; 37S tons hay; IS bar
rels wool. 3522 hides.
Metal Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Spot tin unchanged
at 100 In London, but futures declined
10s to 104 13s. Locally, the market was
quiet with buyers and sellers near together
at 30.20:36.40c
Copper was 12s Cd lower at 7S for spot
and 76 10s for futures In the London mar
ket. Some producers are still said to be
asking lSJOc for lake and electrolytic In the
local market, but there seems little doubt
that supplies can be obtained under that
figure and tho general range Is from 17.75c
to 16.50c for lake and electrolytic and
17.509 l7.fCac for caning.
Lead advanced la 3d to 16 5s in London.
Locally the market was unchanged st 5.35 Q
5.45c.
Spelter was 2s Cd lower at 25 17s Cd In
London. The local market was quiet at the
recent decline with spot quoted at 69&10c
Iron was lower abroad with standard foun
dry closing at 46s 3d and Cleveland war
rants at 46s 7Hd. Locally the market was
unchanged.
Dairy Prod see is the East.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. On the Produce Ex
change today the butter market was Arm.
Creameries. 1.927 Vic: dairies. 17921V4c
Eggs Weaker at mark, cases Included.
llVSc; firsts, llc; prime firsts. 12iSc": ex
tras. 11 Vic
Cheese Firm. 11X9 13c
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Butter' and cheese,
unchanged.
Eggs Steady. Western firsts. 19c; West
ern seconds, jswk'sc
Oeee asd Sgar.
NEW TORK, Feb. 20. Coffee futures
closed steady, net unchanged to Art points
lower. Sales 128,500 bags. Including March,
G.5596.6SC: April. 6.75; May. 6.7096.65c; June,
6.S5c; July. 8.97.te; Sept., 7.10fc7.15c
Spot Rto Quiet. No. 4, Invoice SVic; mild.
steady.
Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining. 2V: cen
trlfKgal, 99 test, 3 11-3393H: molasses sugar.
2Kc Reused, quiet:, crushed, $5.20; paw
dcred, $4. CO; cranukited. $!.,
RISE IN GALL RATE
Eight Per. Cent Quoted on
" Loans at New York. .
STO.GK ADVANCE CHECKED
Heavy Transactions In Reading Fca-
tMrc orSIxrkct Supreme Courts
"Decision InCoal 'Case Has
Effect on Speculation.
NEW -YORK. Feb. 20. The evldenc that
urgent pressure to sell was completed for the
UmoVtolng. which made Itself manifest In
yesterday stock market, was conflmtcd by
the early action of prices today. There was
snme waverinc during -the flrrt hoar which
carried the level below last night for a bilet
time Tho later action of the market, how
ever, demonstrated that this selling was mostly
for bear account in an effort to renew tho
decline The demand to cover short mles
then helped the general strength of the later
market. The advances were yielded abruptly
before the doss on the S per cent call loan
rate.
There were some outstanding short accounts
to be covered which, were of lonzer standing
and probably represented more substantia!
speculative sentiment. Such short covering
was obTiocs In Reading. This stock was tbo
feature of the day and Its furious activity
caused by the enormous blocks absorbed upon
the advance overshadowed the whole market.
In spite 'of this congestion of activity In
Readlns and to a less. extent In a few other
prominent stocks, the volume of the dealings
contracted considerablr.
The jleldlnc tendency of the market dur
ing the first hour. In which Reading shared,
was due In a large part to the deductions
drawn by speculative operators from the de
cision of the Supreme Court against the
Chesapeake & Ohio In the matter of trans
portation chorees for coat sold for lu own
account. It was Inferred that the present
status of the anthracite companies would
bring them within the scope of the decision
with far-reaching' effect on the business of
the combined anthracite companies. This
opinion was modified upon closer study ot the
decision of the court and clauses were found
even to be interpreted as giving legal sanc
tion to the present conditions of operatinr
In the anthracite trade The vigorous re
covery In Heading owed something to this
conefideraUoa.
With the relaxation ot pressure to liquidate,
there was some natural turn among profes
sional operators to take the long side of the
market again. The buying was fitful and
irregular, however, and Inclined to make It
self most felt jn the stocks which have long
moved under the control ot market combina
tions. The Hill stocks were again consoleu
ous and there was a, large proportion ot the
less prominent industrial specialties in the
list of gains.
The time money market reflected tho sub
sidence ot the rush among speculative bor
rowers which aggravated the scarcity last
week. Bankers reported also an Influx of
funds to the local money market for account
of out-of-town institutions. The rate for call
loans, however. Jumped late. In the day.
The effect was pronounced In the stock mar
ket, coming at a time when the room traders
were tempted to take proflts upon the day's
rise anyhow. The late selling was due in
part also to the moderate proportions of the
demand attracted by the check to the re
actionary tendency of the market. Hopes
that a very largo waltln; demand would
come forward when the limits of the decline
seemed to be reached were disappointed.
- The flurry In call loans to S per cent was
due to the shifting of account Incident to
the payment of subscriptions to the $20,000,000
of New York City bonds sold last week. The
examnle of the sensitiveness of the money
market and future payments of a similar char
acter In prospect on other bond subscriptions
were not relished by the speculative sentlmtnt
and prices yielded so sharply as to carry the
level generally back to below last night and
make the closing tone easy.
Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value.
$2,035,000. United States bonds were all un
changed on caIL
CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS.
Closing
Bid.
2(0
Sales.
Adams Express
AmaL Copper... 91.900
Am. C & F... 4.500
do preferred..
High. Low.
112 V;
44H
110',
4Vi
111
43T
101
34
92
233
39
H
23
Am. Cotton Oil
do preferred..
American Ex...
A. H. & L. pfd.
American Ice...
Am. Linseed Oil
2,300 31 34 U
1.300
2.900
100
40
46U
32 U
3SU
41H
23 U
00 preferred
Am. Locomotive 7.900
do preferred
Am. S. & II.. 23.100
do preferred.. 400
45Vs
743i 72 S 7:
11054
ICTTi
124i
14l3i
10H
2S5H
90 7
103
161
110
'sin
1734
217
43H
103 U
57 H
31
21 U
233 Vs
161 U
15
30
Cfl'4
2 Mi
73-i
32 ;
177H
IS
57
214
162
124
140Vi
104 H
S9H
102 s
100 ti
110
SO it
172 vi
217
42 S
103U
36U
30
26 vi
230 ?
179
14
34 Vi
C3i
72 H
51
176H
17ri.
211
10.1
124
14UK
104
2S3
SOU
102 Vi
160
110 M
07
SI
172
215
42H
105
SOU
30
75
21
230
170H
14
34
loou
0S
32 Vi
72
31
176H
17
50 Vi
210
452
;
6SH
5IH
43
Am. Sugar ReL
A. Too., pf. ccr.
Ana. Mln. Co..
Atchison
do preferred..
Atlantic C L..
Baltimore & O.
do preferred..
5.500
1.000
61.900
7.000
200
400
3,200
Brk. Rap. Tran. 40.900
Can. Pacific 27.200
Central of N. J. 100
Central Leather 2.100
ao preferred..
Ches. & O
Chicago & Alton
do preferred..
C. Gt. Western
C & Northwest.
400
8,700
500
V.600
2.500
a. M. & SU P.. 29.100
C. Ter. & T.. 1.200
do preferred. . S.300
a. a. c. ti s. l.
Cole F. & I... 33.100
Colo. & So.... 3.100
do 1st pref.. 900
do 2d pref.. 900
Con. Gas COO
Corn Products.
do preferred. .
teL Sc Hudson
D Lack. & W. .
X. 4L R. Grande
do preferred. . .
Dls. Securities.
Erie
do 1st pref..
do 2d pref. . . .
Gen. Electric...
Hocking Valley. .
Illinois Central.
Intern. Paper.
do preferred..
Intern L. pump.. ,
do preferred. T .
Iowa Central...
do preferred..
Kas. Clnty So..
do preferred.. .
Louis. Sz Nash..
Manhattan L. . .
Metro. Securities
Metro. St. Ry..
Mexican Central
Minn. & St. L.
M. S P A S S M.
do preferred..
Missouri PacUic.
Mo.. Kas. Sz T..
do nref erred.. .
SOO
100
1.290
3.500 46 S 45-
400
O.OOO
800
300
300
"466
500
200
35U
44i
76 Vi
71
172 U
174"
22 V,
S4
54
43 Vi
7S
70
1714
1734
S4H
70
171 Vi
116
174
si
S3
SO
32
59
31
61
147
139
09
117Vi
2t
73
13 U j
174
100
34
0S
S4
224 v
33
14SH
30
87
90
100
t.TS
9S
SO
59 Vi
100 u
23S
139
94
100
23 Vi
64 'i
43
23
37
S4
63
117V4
3S
93 Vi
132
34
3IVi
53
131
125
83
400
200
300
32
69
31
32
3S
31 V
3.400 14Stt 147Vs
1.300
1.500
5.200
200
400 ,
100
3.00
70
118
24?i
73
152 Vi
174
101
34 Ti
&
225
140H
31 H
6S
ioi
46
146
99
00
101
69 Vi
117
24
735
150
174
100
34 V:
"S4V
224
14SH
30
87
"66
4CH
13S
9SH
3svi
101
300
'V.coo
39,000
5.30O
6.200
1.200
V.OOO
National Lead..
Nor. Pacific...
N. R. R. M. pfd.
N. Yr Central..
N. T O. & W. .
Norfolk St West.
do preferred. .
North American
Pacific Mart....
200
Pennsylvania .. 23.000
People's Gas... 1.200
P.. C C. S, L.
Pressed K, Car. " 1.600
do preferred.. 2,100
Pull. PaL Car
Reading 301.700
140 4 135
ao 1st prer...
do 2d prer. ...
Republic Steel..
do preferred..
Rock Island Co..
do preferred..
S L S F 2d pf.
S. L. Southwest.
do preferred..
700
SOO
600
2.00
100
33
105
23
64
43
25U
57
SSVi
MVi
117
39
100
136 i
34
26
56
153
100
32 Vi
105i
23
f.4
21
30
84
65
117
33 Vi
99
155
54
3 Vi
56
151
200
200
700
1.300
1,300
11.000
' 200
14S.60
, 400
SOO
2.400
200
Schlos Sheffield
So. Pacific
do preferred..
So. Railway....
do preferred..
Tenn. C 4c I..
Texas Sz Pacific
T St. L. Sz W. .
do preferred. .
400
Union Pacific... 103,600
do preferred
IT. S. Express
V. & Realty
C. S. Rubber.. 7.000 31 ZA 34
do .preferred.. 500 109i I0J 109
V. S. Steel 107.700 42 41 41?t
do ntef erred. . 29.300 107 106 10Vi
VI r -Car. Chem. 1,300 4S 47Vi 4S
do preferred.. 300 115 115 114
Wabash 1.100 23 22. 23
do preferred. . COO 46Vi 45 43
Welts-Fargo Ex. , 233
Westlnghouse E. 101.Vi
Western Union. 300 93 93 03
Wheel. It L, E. 19
Wis. Central... SOO 2S 2S 2S
do preferred. . 100 30 Vi 56Vi 56
Total sales for the day. 1.1S9.700 shares.
BONDS.
NEW TORK. Feb. 20. Closing- quotations:
. S. ref. 2s reg.!03iD. & R. G. 4s.. .100
do coupon 103 N. Y. C. G. 3H- &S
U. 8. 3a reg 102;Nor. Pacific 3s.. 0.Vi
. do coupon 102iNor. Pacific 4s.. 104
IT. S. new 4s rer.l20V;iSa. Pacific 4s OiV
da coupon 129Unlon Pacific 4s. 104 1
L. S. old 4 reg. 103,'wis. Central 4s.. 03Vi
co coupon 103 'Jap. 6s. 2d ser..l0O
Atchison Adj. 4s OtlVitJap. 4 Via, cer... OlVi
Stocks at Losdsa.
LONDON. Feb. 20. Consols for money.
90 15-16: consols for account. 90U-
Anaconda 14 Norfolk Sc. West. 90
Atehlton 93 do preferred... 92 Vi
do preferred. ..106V: 'Ontario & West. 32
Baltimore Sc O. .116 IP nnsylvanla ... 71Vi
Can. Pacific HS'Rand Mines C
Chen. Sc Ohio... 3S (Reading 60 Vi
C Gt. Western. 21i do 1st pref.... 4S
C. 31. & St- F..1S3 do 2d pref.... 30
De Beers lSViiSo. Railway 29
D. Sc R. Grande. 47 do preferred. ..102
do preferred... OlVjtSo. Pacific 67"
Erie 44 Union Pacific. ...136?;
do 1st pref.... SO 1 do preferred... 100
do 2d pref.... 72 U. S. Steel 43
Illinois Central. 178 do preferred. ..109
Louis. Sz Nash.. 132 I Wabash 23
Ma.. Kaa & T. . 33: do preferred... 47
N. Y. Central... 153 'Spanish Fours... 91
3IoHry. Exchange. Etc.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Money on call
strong at 3$S per cent; ruling rate. 4
4 per cent; closing hid. 4 per cent; of
fered. 5 per cent. Ttmo loans, steady to
firm; 60 and 90 days and six months. 5Vi
per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 5Q5
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady, with actual bus
ines In bankers bills .at $4.5623 9 4.SC30 for
demand and at $4.S27364.S2S0 for CO-day
bills. Posted rates. $4.S3 I.84 and $4.87
ei.S7. Commercial bills, $4.82.
Bar sliver, 66 c.
Mexican dollars. 31 Uc.
Government and railroad bonds, steady.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2a Sliver bars.
C6c. Sight drafts. 10c; telegraph drafts.
12V3T2. Sterling. 60 days. $4.'S4; sight, $4.87.
LONDON. Feb. 20. Bar silver, quiet.
30d per ounce. Money. 4 per cent. The
rate of discount In the open market for
short bills Is 3 13-1H per cent: for three
months bills Is 3 per cent.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Today's statement
of the Treasury balances In the general fund
shows:
Available cash balances $149,161,959
GoM coin and bullion 74.224, 043
Gold certificates 44,751.660
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
Prices Quoted Locally oa Cattle. Sheep sad
Hogs.
The following livestock prices wers quoted
yesterday In the local market:
CATTLE Good steers. $3.73.04: fair to
medium, $2.7382.25; cows. good. $33.2S:
medium. $2,5082.70; calves, light. 150 to 175
pounds. $4.5064.75; calves, heavy. $383.25.
HOGS Best, suitable for packers, $636.23;
fair medium grades. $50; light fat weights,
120 to 140 pounds. $380.23.
SHEEP Good fat sheep. $5.5085.73.
Heavy Sales of Year ling Sneep.
ARLINGTON. Or.. Feb. 20. August Sraythe
Sc Son. sheepmen, sold 4000 yearling lambs
to a Chicago buyer Saturday at 33.50 a head.
The Smythes receive the wool crop, which
makes the price equivalent. It is estimated,
to mere than $5 a head. These sheep are
to be delivered at Arlington by May 1. The
firm has sold 10.000 head of yearllnsr sheep
In three weeks at the best prices for large lots
'in the Northwest In 30 years. The animals
sold are mixed stock.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK.
rrices Current at Kanoss City. Omaha sad
Chicago.
,SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 20. Cattle Re
ceipts 3500; market slow to 10c lower. Na
tive steers. $3.7585.50; cows and heifers, $3
94.40; canners. 31.7592.S5: stockcra and
feeders. $2.8504.40; calves. $566.23; bulls,
stags, etc.. $2.7304.
Hogs Receipts 14,000; market 5c lower.
Heavy. $5.9506.02; mixed. $3.9585.97:
light, $5.90g6; pigs. $35.75; bulk ot sales.
$5.92 9 3.97 Vi.
Sheep Receipts 22.000; market slow. 10c
lower. Western yearlings. $3.6386; weth
ers. 35.2595.S0; ewes. $4.7585.50; Iambs,
$6.7587. -
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. Cattle Receipts
5000; market steady. Beeves, $3.9086.33;
Blockers and feeders, $2.7384.63; cows and
heifers. $1.30 8 4.90; Texas fed steers. $3.60
94.40.
Hogs Receipts today. 26,000; tomorrow,
33,000; market steady. Mixed and butchers.
$686.30: good to heavy. $6.2006.30; rough
heavy. $6.05 8 6.15; light, $686.25; pigs. $3.70
86.10; bulk of sales, $6.1586.25.
Sheep Receipts 13,000; market steady.
Sheep. $3.6083.70; Iambs. $587.25.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 20. Cattle Re
ceipts 13.000; market slow and steady. Na
tive steers. $496; native cows and heifers.
$2.2385; stockers and feeders. $384.80;
Western cows. $2.5084; Western steers,
$3.3083.60; bulls. $2.6084; calves. $387.50.
Hogs Reeelpts 10.000; market steady.
Bulk of sales. $6.0586.15; heavy. $6.1086.20;
packers, $6.07- 86.17; pigs and light.
$5.3080.10.
Sheep Reeelpts S0O0; market steady to
weak. Muttons. $4.2383.75; lambs. $3.50
6.90; range wethers. $3.3086-15; fed ewes.
$4.2585.20.
Mining Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were as follows:
Alpha Cen $ .00 Justice ...
Andes 11 'Mexican .
Belcher 22 lOphlr ....
Best Sc Belcher 1.10 lOverman .
Caledonia 50 jPototl ...
Challenge Con. .15 (Savage .-
$ .01
1.20
5.62
.11
.12
.46
.11
.07
.35
.90
mousr ....... .scorpion
Confidence O
Sg. Belcher...
Sierra. Nevada.
Con. Cal. Sc V. 1.35
Crown Point. . ,03
Exchequer 42
Gould Sc Curry .16
Hale Sc Nor... 1.00
Sliver Hill
Union Con
45
Utah Con .04
Yellow Jacket.. .09
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Closing quotations:
Adams Con
$ .30
3.60
.40
! Little Chief
$ -07
2.0
3.37b
.02
.10
Alice
U recce
Brunfwlck C-.
Comitock Tun.
Con. Cat. St V.
Horn Sliver...
Iron Silver. . . .
Leadvllle Con.
Ontario
lOphlr
'Phoenix
IPotofl
'Savage
ISIfrra Nevada.
Small Hopes...
Standard
.33
.OS
1.25
2.10
4.73
.00
.42
.30
.30
3.50
BOSTON. Feb. 20. Closing- quotations:
Adventure ..$ GJ3 tMonL C. Sc C.$ 3.62V&
Allonez 40.00 IN. Butte 83.75
Amalgamatd 110.S7Vi,Old Dominion 10.25
Am. Zinc. . . ,10.00 Osceola 100.00
Atlantic 2I.SO 'Parrot ...... 40.00.
Bingham ... 43.00 'Qutncy 93.00
CaL Sc Hecla 713.00 Shannon .... 8.90
Centennial .. 27.00 (Tamarack 100.00
Cop. Range. S0.87VijTrinIty 11.30
Daly West.. 13.73 United. Cop.. 71.23
Dominion C. 81.00 U. 9'. Mining. 5S.37V4
Franklin .... 1S.00 W. S. OIL... 12.30
Granby 9.73 X'tah 50.50
Isle Roy ale.. 23.30 Victoria- 7.00
Michigan ... 1X50 Winona 6.25-
Mohawk . 37.00 (Wolverine ... 133.00
Dried Fruit at 'New York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. The market for
evaporated apples Is firmer In tone, but with,
out material change In prices. Common to
fair are quoted at ?c?Se; fair to good.
889c; prime. 9?9c; choice. 10c;
fancy. lieilVic
Prunes continue in good demand with
quotations ranging from 4 8 Sc. according
to grade.
Apricots are unchanged with choice quoted
at 1010c: extra chofce. l3H10c;
fancy. 11812c.
Peaches are firm on spot, reflecting reports
of light stocks and Arm holders at primary
points. Extra choice are quoted at 10c;
fancy. lOlitfllc; extra fancy. 11 813c
Raisins are quiet and unchanged-
SUPPLY 15 LIMITED
Heavy Trading in All Classes
of Wool.
PRICES. ARE MUCH FIRMER
Territory Grades and Fleeces Practi
cally Cleaned Up In Eastern
Markets Values as IjOW J
as They Will Be.
BOSTON. Feb. 20. Continued heavy trad
ing In all classes of wools has brought the
supply down to limited proportions and hard
ened prices to correspond. A number of the
larger mills have been buying during the
past few days, and the general feeling In the
trade is hopeful. Territory wools and fleeces
are said to be practically cleaned up. and the
opinion Is that prices In these lines. If not
for all grades, are as low as they will be this
season. The movement has been particularly
large. In medium fleeces. Ohio and .Penn
sylvania quarter-bloods have sold up to 300.
OOO pounds. The finer grades of pulled wools
continue In demand. Supers are being- taken
constantly In the usual way at 60862c, while
fine ".Vs" touch 6Sc Territory quotations:
Idaho Fine 22323c; heavy fllne. 19320c;
fine medium, 22g23c; medium, 2C27c; tow
medium, 2782Sc.
Wyoming Fine. 22823c; heavy fine 198
20c; fine medium. 22823c; medium, 26827c;
low medium. 2782Sc.
Utah and Nevada Fine, 23824c; heavy fine.
19820c; fine medium. 23824c; medium. 268
27c; low medium. 2782Sc.
Montana Fine choice. 25826c: fine aver
age. 24825c; fine medium choice, 2582Cc;
average, 21825c; staple, 27828c; medium
choice. 27623c.
WocI at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 20. -Wool Steady. Medi
um grades combing and clothing. 23823c:
light fine. 20821c; heavy fine. 18821c; tub
washed, 32840c
WHEAT UHKET AGAIN OFF
3IAYT CLOSES THREE-QUARTERS
IiOWER AT CHICAGO.
Principal Cause or the Decline Is a
.French Crop Report of In
creased Acreage.
.CHICAGO. Feb. 20. The wheat market
was weak from the opening. The initial
quotations showed May down Vi?ic at S2U
8S2Tc and before the end qf the first hour
tne price bad dropped to Slc. The pnn
cipal cause of the decline was the French
crop report, which showed that 16.0S1.000
acres had been seeded to wheat, against
13.632.000 acres last year. The failure of
the Liverpool market to respond to the ad
vance here yesterday and the continued
mild weather In the United States both con
trlbuted to- the Weakness. As" trading pro
Kress ed, additional news of bearish charac
ter was received, chief of which was a re
port from India that additional rain had
fallen in several provinces. Around 82 cents
for May there seemed to be an almost un
limited number of buying orders. Some of
these were the result of damage reports
from Missouri, but the larger part was In
the nature oC covering by shorts. Prices
rallied somewhat late In the day. but the
close was weak with May off iic at
S2S82Vic
Wet weather in the Middle West caused
a steady corn market during the first hour.
Later, on persistent selling and the weak
ness In wheat, the market dropped. May
closed UOric lower at 43c
The oats market was weak throughout.
May closed Vt?Uc off at 29 Kc.
Provisions were weak on profit-taking by
local longs. Lard and ribs showed less
weakness than pork, because of active buy
ing by packers. At the close May pork was
down 17 Vac. lard was off 7Vi10c and ribs
were 108 12 Vic lower.
The Board of Trade will be closed Thurs
day. February 22. Washington's birthday.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May $ -82T4 $ .824 $ .81 Ti $ .S214
July 81 Ti .SITi .81 H .81H
CORN. :
May 45. .43 .42 !i .43
July 434 .4314 .43H .43Vi
Sept, 44 .44 U .43 Ti .41
OATS.
May 29 T .30 .29 i .294
July .294 .29 .29 .29 Vi
Sept, 2S .23 .27?; .27 Ti
MESS PORK.
May 15.75 15.77Va 15.57V5 15.67V4
July 15.40 13.40 13.20 15.32 Vi
LARD.
May 7.S0 7.82 i 7.73 7.73
July 7.874 7.90 7.87Vi 7.S7Vs
SHORT RIBS.
May S.20 8.25 S.12V4 8.15
July 8.27 Vi S.;7Vi S.20 8.22 Vi
Cash, quotations were as follows:
Flour Easy.
Wheat No. 2 Spring. 80882c; No. 3, 76 Vi
77Vic; No. 2 red, 83iS84c
Corn No. 2. 39c: No. 2 yellow, 39 Uc
Oats No. 2, 29TUC; No. 2 white, 31 Vi
32ic; No. 3 white, 23V; 830c
Rye No. 2. 63c
Barley Good feeding. 398C9Vc; fair to
choice malting. 40 8 50c.
Flax seed No. 1, $1.07; No. 1 North
western. $1.12.
Timothy seed Prime, $3.25.
Mess pork Per barrel. $15.15815.50.
Lard Per 100 pounds. $7.807.62Vi.
Short ribs sides Loose, $7.9088.
Short clear sides Boxed. $3.45 8 8.50.
Clover" Contract grade. $14.15.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels..... 26.400 31.000
Wheat, bushels-. 26,000 10.300
Corn, bushels 553.200 190.100
Oats, bushels ..267.000 3S2.000
Rye. bushels 7.000 1.000
Barley, bushels 70,700 27,800
Grala aad Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Flour: Receipts.
3100 barrels; exports, 1500 barrels;' dull and
barely steady.
Wheat Receipts, 9000 bushels: exports. SCOO
bushels: spot easy. No. 2 red, 884c elevator;
No. 2 red. SO'lc f. o. b. afloat. No. 1
Northern Duluth. Sltic t. o. b. afloat. Now
low prices for the season were established
In wheat today, the market yielding to easy
cables, liberal receipts, favorable weather
conditions, a poor flour demand In the North
west and stop loss selling. It rallied Anally
o covering- and closed today at Vc advance
to fic net loss. May.? 87i8S3"so: closed,
S5Vc: July. S6TsSS7ac; closed, 87?kc; Sept,
closed 83V.
'Hose- Firm.
Hides Steady.
Chasges la Avallselo S applies.
NEW YORK, Feb. O.-rSpecUl and tele
graphic communications received by Brad
street's show the following changes In avail
able supplies as compared with last account:
Bushels.
Wheat, United States and Canada
east of Rockies, decreased 002,000
Afloat for and In Europe Increased. 2.700.000
Total supply Increased 1,708,000
Corn. United States and Canada.
east of Rockies, decreased....... 143,000
Oats, United States and Canada, east
of Rockies, decreased.... 866,000
Grata at San Fraaclsce.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Wheat and bar
ley steady. "
Soot quotations Wheat: Shipping, $L538r
$1.40; milling. $1.47$1.53. Barley: Feed,
$I.17VS$1.20. Oats: Red. $1.308$L55; white.
$1.55f$1.70; black, $t.2581.80.
Call board sales Wheat: May, $1.23; De
cember. $1-28. Barley: May. $1.17 Vi: De
cember, 94 Vic Corn, largo yellow, $1,209
$1.22 Vi.
Minneapolis Wheat Market.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 20. Wheat: May.
S0jc; July. S3c; No. 1 hard. Slvic; "No. 1
Northern, S0c: No. 2 Northern, 78?jC
Wheat at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 20. Wheat March.
6s 8Ud; May. 6s QVid: July. 6s 3Vid.
Weather fine.
Wheat at Tscoma.
TACOMA. Feb. 20. Wheat, unchanged.
Export: Blucstem, 70c; club, 69c;. red. 67c
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 20. Cotton futures
closed steady at a net decline of 489 points.
February. 10.39c; March. 10.40c; April.
10.33c; May. 10.67c; June. 10.73c; July.
10.S3c; August, 10.72c; September. 10.3Sc;
October. 10.2Sc; November, 10.30c; Decem
ber, 10.53c
Smeltlnr Declares Dividend.
NEW YORK. Feb. Ort Th Frfpral Mln.
Ins & Smeltlnr ComDanv today declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent
upon tne prererred stock and IVi per cent oa
the common, and an extra dividend ot 2i
per cent on the common stock payable March
15.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
M'DONALDBMITH Charles J. McDonald.
24; Georgia Smith. 18.
HOWELL-CLINE Dwieht O. Howell. 27.
503 Dekum building; Marie Cllne. 23.
B&VUJIONT-CARET William C. Beau?
mont. 32 Sixth and Jefferson streets; Elsie
Gertrude Carey. 23.
31 CURD Y-M COY Frank McCurdr. 27.
410 San Rafael street: Flora E. McCoy, IS.
M'CLURE-HOXSIE D. H. McClure. 23.
175 East Madison etreef, Bessie Hardy Hoxsle,
20.
BUSKIRK-NUTLEY L. S. Busklrk. 25.
1600 University Park: Alice M. Nutley. 21.
DEJIPSEY-HUGHES John A. Dempsey.
45. 583 Washington street: Clara M. Hughes,
30.
BROWN-SHELLAND Edward J. Brown.
26. 190 East Twelfth street; Leonora M. Shet
land, 24.
FORTUNE-BERRY Ed Fortune. 21; Madge
H. Berry. 18.
SEBRING-GRAHAM D. M. Sebring. 70:
Mary C. Graham. 60.
LINTON-AVERY Raymond C. Linton. 24,
Spokane; Minnie A. Avery, IS.
Births.
SAVAGE At 17S Eat Seventeenth strer,
February 13, to the wife of Charles Savage,
a son.
VELLENGA At 14. Buehtel avenue. Feb
ruary 17. to the wife of Charles Vallenga. a
son.
FRAVERSO At 347 Lincoln street. Feb
ruary 15. to the wife of Andrew Fraverso, a
son.
CALORISE At 607 Hood street. February
14. to the wife of Joseph Calorlse, a son.
BATTERS BY A t 164 Vjr Union avenue, Feb
ruary 18. to the wife of Robert L. Battersby,
a daughter.
Deaths.
HANSEN At 1003 Commercial street. Feb
ruary 17. Albert Hansen, a native of Ger
many, aged 73 years. 1 month and 10 days.
BARBER At C92 First street. February 19.
Mrs. Maria Barber, a native of England,
aged 79 years. 10 months and 7 days.
Building rerrolts.
H. WEMME Repair of barn. "West Park
street, between Jackson and Clifton; $430.
ITALIAN GARDENERS ASSOCIATION
Market and stores. Union avenue, between
East Madison and East Main streets; $15,500.
THOMAS E. JONES Dwelling. Bldwell
street, between East Seventh and East Ninth;
$1200.
D. C. O REILLEY Store. East Water
street and Hawthorne avenue: $4900.
C. WICKLUND Dwelling. Montana street,
between Mason and Skldmorc; $500.
W. V. BENSON Dwelling. Bldwell street,
between East Seventh and East Ninth: $1COO.
W. MERRIMAN Dwelling. East Sixteenth
street, between Clackamas and Halsey; $3S0O.
W. D. WISDOM Dwelling. East Sixteenth
street, between Clackamas and Halsy; $3800.
J. F. CAPLES Repair of dwelling. Second
and Meade streets: $310.
Real Estate Transfers.
Nora E. Barker and husband to Jes
sie M. Moore, lot 11, block 284.
Couch Add $ 6.4GO
T. J. Murphy and wlfo to F. W.
Wascner, lot 1 ana a. i 101
Dlocfc 21. Wlllametto
Georxe R. Deardorff and wife to L.
Dcardorff, parcel commencing near
SV. corner Elm .-
Hub Land Co. to Portland Sc Seattle
Ry.. lot 10. block 1. Willamette
Boulevard Acres
Josephine A. Ross and husband to
D. 44 feet lot 5. block 6, King's Sec
ond Add.
Ben Selling and wife to Nellie G. Bar
ney, lot 13. block S. Laurelwood Park
Jesse H. Brown to T. Stephenson
Brown, lot 7. block 8, Dpschera Sec
ond Add. .1
Terwllllger Land Co. to H. B. Hay
ward, lot 9, block 17, Terwllllger
Homestead
Fred E. Merrick to Frank Llese. lot 5,
block 11, Jno. Irvlng'o First Add. to
East Portland
May L. Miller and husband to Robert
50")
1.000
40O
10
100
250
4. WO
A. Miller. lots 15. 16, block 233.
Couch Add 10,000
John A, Belle and wife to Sander
Salmonson, lot 15, block 3. Archer
Place ,
Point View Real Estate Co. to Clara
J. Balch. lots 13. 14, block 8. Point
View
Inv. Mortgago Sc Security Co.. Ltd., to
Henry Hodges and wife, parcel land
beginning 111 feet E. of SW. corner
lot 6, block P. Tabor Heights
Henry W. Hodges and wife to Gert
rude A. Jennings, part lots 3, 3, 6,
8, block P, Tabor Heights
J. B. Kelly, trustee, to Walter Proc
tor, lot 4, block D. Pleasant Home
Cemetery
J. J. Kaddcrly et al. to J. F. Calbreath
and wife, lot 4, block 103. East Port
land Mary Phelps Montgomery, trustee, to
J. H. Janzen. lots 9, 10, block 12.
Alblna
Jno. F- Kerrbran and wife to B. H.
Wemme lot 2. block 233, city
Jos. H. Nash and wife to Cora Wall
Irur. lots 16. 17. 18. block 21, Tre
mont Place
Louis Rosenblatt and wife to Peter
Aplanalp et al., lots 3. 4, block 129,
Stephens Add
Arista Land Co. to Victoria Nelson,
lot 3. block 9. Arleta Park No. 5...
R. E. Inv. Assn. to Catherine Buecheg
ger, lots 5. 6. block 87, Sell wood....
Portland Lone Fir Cemetery Co. to
P. VI' w. lot 177. block 33, Lone
Fir Cemetery
E. V. Anderson and husband to Jno. T.
Baker, Vi acre, section 16, T. 1 S..
R. 2 E.
123
170
90O
l.OCO
13,500
S30
4.500
6,500
100
250
3.V
Protests Against Pavement.
I. T. GUUland. manager of the Union
Laundry Company, yesterday filed a pro
teat -with the Council against the ac
ceptance of and assessment for the bitu
llthlc pavement on Williams avenue,
claiming that It was not laid according
to specifications, and that the ground,
was not rolled enough to make a firm
foundation, besides numerous other rea
sons. His remonstrance win be referred
to the streets committee of the Council
at its session tomorrow night.
End of Warwick Saloon.
Notice of the end of the once notorious
Warwick: saloon came yesterday in the
shape of an application from M. G. Xcase.
the proprietor, for the refund of the un
expired portion of his liquor license. In
his letter to the Council upon the sub
ject Nease says that his premises'- at
131 fourth street were attached by the.
Sheriff on February 10, and the place
closed, necessitating his retirement from
business.
Petition for a Sewer.
K. A. and E. A. King have petitioned
the Council for the construction of a
sewer In Salmon street, from a point
about 125 feet cast of the east line of.
King to it connection with the sewer in
Chapman street.
H. P. WILSON. V. ENGINGEK.
FRANK It, BstOWN.
BROWN, WILSON 6 CO.
INCORPORATED.
FINANCIAL AGENTS
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
SAN FRANCISCO.
UNION TRUST BLDG.
NEW YORK.
TRINITY BLDG.
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