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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1906)
THE -MORNING ORJSGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1M6. 15 WILL FINANCE CROP Oregon Hopgrowers' Corpora- tion to Be Formed. LOAN MONEJT 10 FARMERS Idea Is 6 Prevent Any Further Con tracting at Unprofitable Prices. 'Eastern Market Being Worked Down to Lower Level. HOPS Oregon growers to torm corporation for financing .1006 crop. BUTTER Gradual increase In cream receipts. EGGS Small outside orders being filled. 4 FOULTRY Market holds steady. FRUIT Three cars ol bananas and i two of oranges arrive. I VEGETABLES Early Florida to- matocs received. Plans arc on foot for the formation of a. hopgrowers corporation to finance this year's hop crop In Oregon.. The object Is a protcc lvc one and .the promoters expect to be ablo to put a stop to farther contracting by dcalere. The new corporation will make all the advances that growers may require, and will enable the latter to retain possession of their crops and not sell them at a loss. M. H. thirst, of Wheatland, CaL; Krebs Bros., of Salem, and other prominent growers, are back of the movement, and it Is said that ample funds are available. Articles of In corporation wJU be filed in the near future. The corjwration will advance about 1 cent per pound for cultivation, based on- the esti mated yield of each yard, and later will make advances for picking. It will take charge of the hops and cell them at the best market price, through a selling committee chosen by the growers. Everything Is to be open and above board, and the books kept will be a record of each transaction, showing the names of the buyers and sellers and all other particulars. About 70,000 bales of the Oregon crop are thus expected to be handled. The idea of the corporation is to safeguard Its members against marketing their hops at a loss, as has been done the past season, and to provide them with all the funds nec essary to carry on their operations inde pendently of the hop-dealers. The. Chinese growers are to "be admitted into the corpora t.on, Andrew Kan, .of this city, looking after their Interests. The local market exhibited a fair degree of activity yesterday, notwithstanding the limited supply of hops available. About 450 bales were secured from growers, and a num ber of transactions occurred between dealers. The largest deal reported was the J. R. Coop er lot of 240 bales at Independence, which was bought 1y T. A. Rlgge, of Dallas, at 8 cents, M. Rclnstdn' "bought 54 bales from Anderson & Sandnc&s. of Aurora, at V cents, and 3S bales from A- Pfelfer, of Newberg, a cents. Mr. Reinsteln also made a contract with John Ornduff, of Laurel, for 10.000 pounds-at JO cents for three years, the usual advances" to go against the ' contract. Seavey & Metzgtr purchased a 107-balc lot at Butteville at SVl cents. The prices paid in the local market In the past week indicate that values arc off about half a cent from those previously ruling. This is attributed to the weak situation at' New Tork, where bear tactics are being vigor ously peued. A sample of the manipulation under way Is found In the circulars that Horst is sending to Eastern brewers, some of which have found their ray back here. The company in these circulars, offers Ore gon hops in carload lots delivered In the "East at II cents. As Horst has lately paid good prices here, It Is not to be expected that he is counting on doing much 11-cent business In the East. However, the offers have the effect of bearing the market, and make it rather unpleasant for the local trade. The following statement shows the foreign movement of hops at the port of New Tork up to the close of last week: j Receipts. Exports. Imports. Week ending Fcb.17. 2.180 1.025 810 Total since Sept 1..S0.501 32.717 14.702 6ame time last year.0l.04S C2.050 005 CREAM RECEIPTS LARGER. Not Much Likelihood of Any Higher Butter Prices This Winter. City creamerj' men report a gradual in crease in receipts of cream. This Is to be expected In view of the continued mild weather and the fact that veal is also becom ing plentiful In the local market and marks the beginning ot tho turning point In the butter situation "When receipts grow to larg er proportions and the California market drops, which It now shows indications of doing, a revised list -of quotations will be needed here. At the moment, prices are firm and supplier are inadequate for local requirements. Front-street dealers quoted eggs yesterday at 16. 16 and 17 cents. Some outside ship menu were being made and stocks were not cumbersome, though the tone of the market was no more than steady, j roultry moved off fairly well at the prices of the preceding day. TOMATOES FROM FLORIDA. Xiirt Shipment of the Season Reaches Front Street Bananas and Oranges In. A feature of tho vegetable market yesterday was the receipt of a shipment ot tomatoes from Florida. They were shipped by Chase & Harney, of Miami, and were the first to reach the Coast this season. Tho tomatoes were quoted at $Q.507 per crate of six baskets. A Jot of Florida bell peppers was also received, and was offered at 25 cents a pound. Fine" radishes are being received from Salem, -and are bringing 20025c a dozen. The three cars of bananas due yesterday morning reached the yards in the afternoon,, and were hauled before closing hours. Two cars of oranges aleo arrived. HARRIS BUYING HOPS. Salem lias Order at I0V6. but Holders of Choice Are Firm. SALEM, Or., Feb. 21. (Special.) Joseph Harris has bought the Cain hop crop of 75 bales at Dayton at 0 cents. There are'orders hero for cholee hops at 10 to 10 cents, but holders ot choice ,good are 'Arm. Bank Clearings. Bank clearings ot the Northwestern cities sesterday were as follows: Ciearincs. Balances. Portland $ 750.125 $ 00.005 Seattle 1.H10.827 . 515,21)1) F acorn a 629,741 155,549 Spokane C13.52S 72, SCI PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. FleHr, Feed. Etc. FLOUR Patents. $4.3064.70 per barrel; .tralghts, $3.S0tg!4.10; clears. $3.653.&0; Valley. $3.03.90: Dakota hard wheat., pat. rnts. S5.50&-6: clears, $5; graham. 13.250 8,75; whole wheat, 23.756 4; rye Hour, local, J f 5; Eastern. J5.254J5.35; coram eL per bait, fl.96 2.2. "WHEAT Club, 69c; bluestcm, 76c; Ted. 66c Valley 72c OATS No. 1 white feed. $2S28; gray, (27.50 (623.50 per ton. . it I LL6TUFFS B ran. City. $17: country. $18 per ton; middlings. $24.tt; shorts, city. SIS; country. $19 per ton; chop, U. S. Mills. S 17.50; Unseed dairy food. SIS; alfalfa steal. 518 per ton. CEREAL FOODS Rolled oats, cream, B0 pound sacks, $0.75: lower grades, $5.25 C.50; oatmeal, stceleut. 50-pound sacks. S3 per barrel; 19-pound ?acka, $1.25 per bale; oatmeal (ground), 50-pound sacks. $7.50 per barrel; 10-pound sacks. (4 per bait; split peas, $5 per 100-pouna sacks: 25-pound boxes. $L40; pearl barley. $4.25 per 100 pounds: 25-pound boxes, $1.25 per box: pas try flour. 10-pound sacks. $2.50 per bale. BARLEY Feed, 23.S024 per ton; brewing. $24 24.50: rolled, $24 025. BUCKWHEAT $2.25 per cental. HAY Eastern Oregon timothy. $13014 per ton; Valley timothy, $S9: clover. $7.50 S; cheat. $67; grain hay. $798. Vegetables. Fruits. Etc DOMESTIC FRUITS Apples, $12.50 per box: cranberries. $12.50914.50 per barrel. TROPICAL. FRUITS Lemons. $1.5063; per box: oranges, navels. $L753 per box; Japanese. COc per single box; tangerines. $1.65 per halt box; grapefruit. $23.25; pineapples. $3.75 tg 4 per dozen; bananas. 3c per pound. FRESH VEGETABLES Artichokes. $1.23 01.35 per dozen; asparagus. 15317c per pound: beans, nomlnai. cabbage, 1&(? 2c lb.: cauliflower. $L0I2 crate: celery. $4 per .crate; chlckory. 25c: cucumDer. $1.23 175 per dozen, head lettuce. 350400 dozen; hothouse, $1.50'1.75: peas, 11c: pep pers, 25055c; radishes, 20 25c per dozen; to matoes. California, $2.25 per crate; Florida. $C507 per crate: grouts, 6H7c per pound; parsley. 25c. - ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, 90c$l a sack; carrots. 63075c per sack; beets. S5c Qil per sack; garlic. 1012e per pound. ONIONS Buying price: No. 1. 6570c per sack: No. 2. nominal. POTATOES Buying prices: Fancy graded Burbanks, CO0C5c per hundred; ordinary, nominal; sweet potatoes. 2U 2V4c per pound. DRIED FRUITS Apples. 11012c per pound; apricots. 12 J 12 '-4c; peaches. 10li 12 lie; pears, none: Italian prunes. 5U0 CUc: California figs, white, in sacks. 5ic pound: black. 4&5c; bricks. 12-14 ounce packages. 75 65c per box; 5S-ounce. $2 2.40; Smyrna. 20c per pound; dates. Per sian. 5 6c pound. RAISINS Seeded. 12-ounce paci-ges. S3 Sia 10-ounce. 04 10c; loose ntiscatels, 2-crown. 77c; 3 -crown. 7Ufi"7.Vc; 4 crown. S0SV4c: unbleached seedless Sultanas. 6 7c; Thompson's seedless unbleached, Sf fic: Thompson.8 fancy unbleached. T2ui. 12 He; London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.75; 2-crown, $2. Butter, Eggs, 1'ealtry. Etc BUTTER City creameries. Extra cream er'. 30t$32ttc per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamer, 27 Vi Sf 30c; store butter. 100 10c. EGGS Oregon ranch. 16917c per dozen. CHEESE Oregon full cream, twins. 14 H 015c; Young America, 154 J 16c. POULTRY Average old hens. 130134c; mixed chickens, 12S12Uc; broilers, 19h2&c; young roosters. 12c; old rooster. lOSloVjc; dressed chickens, 14 015c; turkeys, live, 16 017c; turkeys, dressed, choice. 18320c; geese, live, pound, fie; geese, dressed, per pound, 12014c; ducks, 1601Sc: pigeons. $102; squabs, $203. Groceries, 'uts. Etc COFFEE Mocha. 2O02Sc; Java, ordinary. lS22c; Costa Rica, fancy. IS 020c; good. lO01Sc; ordinary, 10022c per pound: Co lumbia roast, cases. 100s. $14.75; 50a. $14.75; Arbuckle, $I6.3S: Lion. $10;8& RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, 5 He; South ern Japan. 5.35c; head, 7c SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis. $1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails, $2.40: 1 pound flats, $1.S5: fancy. 1 to 1-pound flats, $1.80; ,-pound fiats, $1 10: Alaska pink. 1 pound talis. 00c; red. 1-pound tails, $L25; sockeye, 1-pound talis, $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube. $0.05; powdered, $5.60; dry granulated, $5.70: extra C $5.25; golden C. $5.10; fruit sugar. 85.70. Advances over sack bases as follows: Barrels. 10c: --barrels. 25c; boxes, 30c per 100 pounds. Terms. On remittances within 15 days deduct He per pound; If later than 15 days and within 30 days, deduct Uc; sugar, granulated. $5.50 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15 ISc per pound. SALT California. $11 per ton. $1.60 per Dale; Liverpool, .'.us. m; iws. S1U.S0; sous, $16: -pounds, 100s. $7: 50s. $7.50. NUTS Walnuts, l5Uc per pound by sack; lie extra for less than sack: Brazil nuts. 10c: filberts, ICc; pecans, jumbos. lGc; extra large, lc; almonds. 1415c: chestnuts. Italian, 12H10c; Ohio, 20c; peanuts, raw. 7'ac pound: roasted. 9c; plnenuts. 10012c: hickory nutr, 7 8c; cocoanute, 35090c per aozen. BEANS Small white. 4c; large white, 3 He; pink. 2Tc; bayou, 4jc; Lima, 5jc; red Mexican, 5c. Prerkloas and" Canned Meats.'"""' HAMS 10 to 14 pounds. 13c pound; 14 to 16 pounds. 13c; IS to 20 pounds. 13c; fallffi-n'ii fn!rn1fi- Kftlr' rrtttnr him,. shoulders, Sc: boiled ham. lite; boiled pic- I nic nam. Doncicss, nc. BACON Fancy breakfast, 18Ac per pound: standard breakfast, lCc; choice. 15 V4c: English breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds. 1414c: peach bacon. 13Uc PICKLED GOODS Pork barrels. $1S; Vx barrels. $0.50. Beef, barrels, $12; H -barrels. $6.50. SAUSAGE Ham, 13c per pound; minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17 He; bolog na, long, 5Hc; welnerwurst, Sc; liver, 6c?" pork. 9010c; headcheese, 6c; blood, 6c; bo logna sausage, link. ViC CANNED MEATS Corned beef, pounds, per dozen, $125; two pounds, $2.25; lx pounds. $7. Roast beef, fiat, pounds, SL25; two pounds. $2.25; six pounds, none. Roast beef. tall, pounds, none; two pounus, $25; six pounds. $7. -DRY SALT CURED Regular ahort clears, dry salt. 10 c: smoked. 11 "Vic; clear backs, dry salt. 10ic: smoked. 11 He: clear bellies. 14 to 17 pounds average, none: Oregon ex ports. 20 025 pounds average.' dry salt, lie; smoked. 12c; Union bellies, 10 to IS pounds, average, none. 1 LARD Leaf lard, kettle rendered: Tierces. 10-!ic: tubs. lOUcr SOs, 10 Sc: 20s. lOVe: 10s. llHc; 5s. llc Standard pure: Tierces, Pc: tubs. OHc; SOs. 9Hc; 20s. fi?ic; 10s, 10Hc; 3s. 10c Compound: Tierces. 6iic; tubs. 6Kc; 50s. 64c; 20s. 7Kc; 5s, 7Hc Heps. Wools. Hides, Etc. HOPS Oregon, 1605. choice, lOgiOHc; prime. 8H09c; medium, 708c; olds. 5Q7c WOOL Eastenf Oregon average best, 16 021c: Valley. 24 026c per pound. MOHAIR Choice. 30c per pound. HIDES Dry: No. 1 10 lb, and up. per pound. lS20c; do kip, No. 1. 5 to 15 lbs., per pound, IClSc; dry calf. No. 1, un der 5 pounds, lS021c; dry salted, bulls and stags, one-third les than dry flint; culls, moth-eaten, badly cut. scored, murrain, hair slipped, weather-beaten, or grubby, 2c to 3c per lb. less. Salted hides: Steers, sound, 60 lbs. and over, per pound. 11012c: sound. 50 to CO lbs., per pound, lOflllc: found, under 50 lbs. and cows, per pound, 10011c; stags and bulls, jound. per pound. 7QS;; kip, sound. 15 to 30 pounds, per pound. 10llr; veal, sound. 10 to 14 lbs., per pound, 11312c; calf, round, under 10 lbs., per pound. 11(5 12c; green '(unsalted). 1c per pound less; culls, 1c per pound less. Sheepckins: Shearlings, No. 1 butchen-' stock, each 25030c; short wool. Na J. butchers' stock, 506S0c ach; medium wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each 76c04I; long wool. No. 1 butchers stock, each $1.2582; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or per pound, 16016c; horr hide, salted, each, ac cording to size, $1.6002.60: dry. each, ac cording to size. $101.60; colW hides, each, 5S50c; goatskins, common, each 15025c, An gora, with wool on, each 30c(3$1.50. BEESWAX Good, clean and pure 22325c .per pound. $5030 each; cubs. $103; badger. 109 60c; wildcat, with head perfect. 15c 0$ 1.25; house cat. 5fi20c; fox. common gray, 6Oc0 51.25; red. $205; cross, $5ifL5: s!Her and black. S 100 300; fishers. $3010: lynx. 30 10: mink, according to else. $105: mar ten, aarx. according io size ana coior, siuerio; muskrat, large, S02Oe; skunk. 4Oc0$2; civet or polecat. 6025c: otter. $5020; panther. $lfa6; raccoon. 50c 03.50; moun tain wolf, with head perfect, $L7508; cov ote. 6Oc01.6O; wolverine. $408; beaver, ac cording to size. $1010. TALLOW Prime, per pound. 4g4Hc; No. 2 and greaxe. 203c CASCARA SAG RAD A (chlttam bark) 2 03c. according to quality. Oils. TURPENTINE Cases. Stc per gallon. COAL TAR Cases. 20c per gallon; tanks, 14 He per gallon. GASOLINE Stove gasoline, cases, 25 He; 72 test. 27c; SO test, 35c; iron tanks. 19c. WHITE LEAD Ton lots. 7?ic; 500-pound lots. Sc: less than 500-pound lots. 8Uc (In 25-pound tin palls, lc above keg. price; 1 to 3-pound tin palls, lc above krgpr!ce; 1 t 5-pound tin cans, 100 pounds per case, 2H per pound above keg price.) LINSEED OIL Raw. In barrels, 57c; in cases. 62c: boiled. In barrels. 30c; In cases. C4c; 250-gallon lots, Ic.less. Dresbed Meat. BEEF Dressed bulls. 2H03p per pound: cows. 3H04Hc: country steers. 405c MUTTON Dressed, fancy. 809e per pouno; orainary. ioc; jamDS. b2Vc. VEAL Dressed. 75 to 123 pounds. S0SHc: 125 to 200 pounds. 4H06c; 200 pounds and up. 3H04c. PORK Dressed, 100 to 150 pounds, 7H Sc: 150 and up. C0Hc per pound. Coffee and Ssgar. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. The market for cof fee futures closed steady, net unchanged to S points lower: sales, 130,250 bags, including March. C.50ttxG.G0c; April, 6,05c; May, a 75c; Jul1; 6.95c; September, 7.1007.15c Spot Rio, quiet. No. 7 Invoice, S 3-lGc Mild, quiet. Sugar Raw, steady; fair refining, 2Jc; centrifugal, 96 test, 3 ll-32$ca;c; molasses ugar. 23ic Refined, quiet, crushed, $3.20; powdered, $1.80; granulated. $4.50. LACK OF SUPPORT Yielding Tendency in Stock Prices at New York. MARKET IS NEGLECTED Foreign Political Developments Have Repressive Influence on TradlBg. Sensitiveness of Money Mar ket Arouses Apprehension. .NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Price ot stock turned downward today and little evidence was left ot the hope ot the speculative senti ment with which the week opened. The yielding tendency la prices was cue as much to lack of support as to any active pressure Transactions were not on a large scale, amounting to 1.O9S.000 shares, but the market was neglected and the demand languid and Indifferent. The ienslt!ve condition Indicated in the money market was felt to' be a bad augury for any attempt to revive active speculation. The low condition okanklng resent and the many rajulremer ahead of the market make the recurrence of ach flurries from time to time probable. Time money was not nota bly affected today by yesterday develop ments in caH,money. With the easier rates for time loan, howtrer, an effect has been produced npn lnterlar exchange la New York. y Forrtgn political developments had their lcSuence upon the stock market by rean ot the money situation and the polble effects there rather than from any fean of the Im mediate effect on values or securities In New York from a failure of tne Moroccan confer ence. The declining tendency of foreign ex change was arrested here, and a sharp drop in sterling exchange at Paris and a harden ing of discounts there were alto attributed to the political news. The Imminence of a holiday for this market had a deterrent effect on speculative commit ments. Some ot the day's movements Indi cated a feeling of misgiving over the rumors afloat which have been so large an influence of late The departure from the tlty of Pres ident Hill without announcement of the sup posed project affecting the properties of which he la the head was accountable for the eharp decline In stocks. Leu confident assertions were heard of the alleged copper deal. The views .expressed by the president of the Unit ed Mlneworkcrs as to the chance- of a settle ment of the labor controversy aho were dis couraging. The covering of abort contracts by the board-roem bears to take their profits upon the day's decline made the only force toward the lato feeble rally In the market and the closing was generally eary. Bonds wtre heavy. Total sales par vrflue $2,230,000. United States bonds were all un changed on call. CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. Closing Low. Bid. Sales. Adams Express. 100 AmaL Copper. . . 102.900 Am. C. & F. .. 2.700 High. 217 117:, 43i 247 210 10914 42; 34U 109? 42Ti 101 34 U 92!, 235 37 45 U 22 ',i 46 72 i 110L1- 160H 123Vi 140 103 V 278 Vi S9U 102U 159Vi 110H 97 SOU 1725, 215 42 U 105 33 SO 73 so; 229 17S 131, 32 100 02 4 32 72 Vi 51 H 175 H 173 30 Vi 20J 433 U S7 53 42 77 CSVi 169 Vi 110 172 21 S4 30 SO 31 Vi 5SH 30 60 Vi 146 I5SVj 00 116 24 73Vj 153 174 99 24 CS S1H 37 H 14S 220-4 S7 90 110 45 13S 971 do preferred.. Am. Cotton Oil do preferred. . American Ex... A. H. & l pfd. American Ice.. 1,400 35 100 38 li 5Si 43H 1.000 Am. Linseed Oil . . do preferred.. ...... Am. Locomotive 9,100 do preferred.. 200 Am. S. & R 40.200 do preferred.. 300 Am. Sugar ReX. 3,400 A. Tob.. pf. cer. 1.300 Ana. Mln. Co.. 48,100 Atchison S.000 do preferred.. 800 Atlantic C. L.. 300 Baltimore - O.. 5,700 73 Vi 116H 163 124 146U 104 H 2f3 l0 103 160 llOVi OS Vi 173 42Ji 105 H 30 Vi 30 21U 230 ISO 14U iooVi 654 33 Vi '32H 17C 71 U 1104 15i 124 13PU 103 2771, sa 102 Vi 160 1091 9S 794 171 H 42U 105 U 53 Vi SO 26i 227 178 14 14 i iooii C2Vi 33 5ii 73 do preferred . . 300 Brk. Rap. Tran. 18.200 can. Pacific.... lO.&OQ Central of N. J. Central Leather. 2,300 400 4,500 200 'V.i6o 4.S00 IS, wo 1.000 do preferred.. Cues. &, Ohio.. Chicago & Alton do preferred.. C Gt. Wtalern C. & Northwest. C. M. & cL P.. C. Tcr. & Tran. do preferred........ C c a s. l. soo Colo. F. & I... 27.300 Colo. & So 1.200 do 1st pref.. do 2d pref.. LCOO Con. Gas 300 Corn Products.. do preferred.. DcL & Hudson D., Lack. & W. D. & R. Grande. 900 211 20S 4.200 43 U 44 200 SS hS 3,000 34 Vi 53 13.700 44 42 400 1 4 4 77 2,200 70 6ST4 600 170 170 do preferred.. Dls. Securities.. Eric do 1st pref.. do 2d pref. . Gen. Electric. ? Hocking Valley Illinois Central. too it.i 171 Internl, Paper.. 900 22 Vi 21 do preferred.. 100 S4 S44 Internl. Pump.. 100 33 33 do preferred.. ...... - Iowa Central... 200 32 32 do preferred.. 200 59 59 Kas. City So... 100 30 30 do preferred ..... Louis. & Nash.. 3.000 147Vi "0 Manhattan L... 300 159 ' 159 Met. Securities.. 1.000 70 COli Metro. St. Hy.. COO 117 110 Mexican Central 2, GOO 25 21 Minn. & St. I 200 76 7fl M.SP&S8M. SOO 154 153 do preferred.. 200 1754 173 Vs Missouri Pacific 10.000 100 99 Mo., Kas. & T.. 300 34 34 do preferred.. ..... National Lead.. 7.000 S4 Sl N. R. R. M. pfd. ; Nr. Y. Central.. 12.900 140 147 Nor. Pacific 45.300 225 Vi 220 "Norfolk west. 2.1 iw 67 6 do preftrred N. American... - Pacific Mail.... 1.000 46 43 Pennsylvania .. 1S.200 139 13SS People's Gas 2.100 9S 97ii P., C, C. St S. L. - 75 Pres. Steel Car 3.400 59 SS 37 do preferred.. 300 100 100V4 100 Pull. PsL Car 23S Reading 18 MOO 140 1SC 136 do 1st pref 92 do 2d pref.. 99 Republic Steel.. L900 32 31 tj 31 do preferred.. L300 103 104 104 H Rock Island Co. 1.300 25 25 25 do preferred.. 1.000 64:4 CtVi 04 E L & S F 2d pf. 45 & I Southwest. 300 25 2f 24 do preferred.. 34 Schloss Sheffield 1.700 84 K3 K3 So. Pacific S.OOO G5-4 04 C5 do preferred.. 100 117 117 117 So. Railway.... 12.100 3S 374 37 do preierrea. . l.ooo Ja 83 99 Tenn. C. St I . SOO 151 152 153 Texas & racino 1.200 34 33 33 T.. St. L. St W. 300 37 35 33 do preferred.. 200 63 35 34 Union Pacific... 121.400 152 150 151 do preferred.. 300 9S PS 97 U. S- Express... ., 122 XT. 8. Realt'... 100 SO S S3 U. a Rubber... 2.000 50 49 49 do preferred . 200 109 109 10S U. S. Steel SO.000 42 41 41 do prefcrrea.. id, jogh 30 Vlr.-Car. Chem. 2.." 00 49 48 48 do pref crrea., ...... ..... .. 114 Wabash "3.000 23 22 22 do preferred. . 200 4 43 45 "Wells-Kargo Ex. 233 "VVestinghouM E. ICO "Western Union. 200 93 93 93 TVheeL & L. E. 19 "Wis. Central... 700 2S 27 27 do preferred 30 BONDS. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Closing Quotations IT. S. ref. -n rer.l03!D. & R. G. 4t...lOO do counon 103 N. T. C G. 3Us 9SU U. S. 3s reg. ...102,Nor. Pacific Ss.. 7C .do coupon iu.i.-or. i-acuic 4S..io4 U. S. new 4 reg. 129 JSo. Pacific 4s... 94 do coupon 129tUn!on Pacific 4s.l04 v. S. old 4s reg.iiwiwis. uenirai 4s.. ax do eouDon 103'Jep. Cs. 2d seclOO Atchison Adj. 4s 96 Uap. 4a, cer... 91 Stocks at Leada. LONDON. Feb. 21. Consols for money. 90; contols for account, 90. Anacoda ...... 14(Norfolk 4c "West. S9 Atchison v-Vti ao prererred... i do nreferred...l00 (Ontario St West. 52 Baltimore Jfc O. .115IPenntylranla ... 71' Can. Pacific 177t7Und Mines c Ches. & Ohio;., 57 (Reading 71 r. ui. western. ao in prff.... -us M. St St. P. .155 I do 2d pref 30 "De Beers 15H!Se. Railway ... U 46H1 do preferred... 102H 9lHSa Pacific.,..- 07i 45 iUnlon Pacific... 13CU D i R. Grande, do preferred... Erie do 1st pref. ... do 3d cref. ... SO J do preferred. ..lOOH sm (it. S. Steel. Illinois -Central. Leu Is. & Nash.. Mc Xaa. T. . 179 do trrerred. ..103 152 fWabash . .-' 2SH 23Ut do orcferred... 47 N. Y. Central... 15 ispanisa .tours... ui t Mener. Exefeaage. Etc NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Money on call, easier, 383 per cent; ruling rate, 3 per cent; dosing bid and offered. 3. Time loans easier. 60 and SO days and six months. 3 per cent,. Prime mercantile paper, S5 Pr cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual busl sem In bankers bills at $4.b62384S0 for. demand and at $l2SO42S3 for CO daya. Posted rates, $4.S384.S4, and $4.S7647i5. Commercial bills. $4.S2VJ. Bar silver. SHc Mexican dollars. SlUc Government bonds, atcady; railroads, heavy. LONDON, Bar silver, steady at 30 c per ounce Money. 4 per cent. The rate of dtscount tn the open market for short bills is 31 3-1C per cent; three month bills. 3;4 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. Sliver bars, ftCVic Mexican dollars, nominal; drafts; -sight. 10c; telegraph, 12c; sterling. CO days. $4.Sl; sight, $4.87. DaHr Treasarr Statement. "WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. Today's btate ment of the Treasury balances ahcwt: Available caah balances $174,320,502 Cold coin and bullion 73.SS0.915 Gold certificate : 45.410,010 BIG HEAGTiON IN 'WHEAT SLIGHT RALXiT IX 3IAY OPTION AT CHICAGO. Bullish Factors Arc Imports or Crop Damage, French Statistics and European Political Situation. CHICAGO. Feb. 2L Following" sharp ad vance at Liverpool, the wheat market here opened firm with the May option up 6c to 0Vjc at S20S2c.- For a tlmo the market wax steady on active bidding by shorts, but heavy selling "by pit traders be cause of continued mild weather In the United States caused the market to weaken. There was little demand- until May' touched S2c, but here shorts became active buyers and the market soon developed considerable strength. The rally was helped somewhat by reports from St. Louis of damage to wheat at various points In Illinois and Missouri. Another bullish factor was a correction in the statement ot French acreage mad public yesterday. Revised figures declared the acre age to be 300,000 less than the previous re port Uncertainty regarding the outcome ot the Algeciraa conference was also a bullish influence. The'market closed firm, with May c up at S2eS25. Liberal receipts and a decline of 2c In the price of cash corn weakened speculative values tn the corn pit. May closed c up at 42!42c. Reports of an Improved export demand held the oats market steady. May closed c up at 29 c. Provisions were -weak because of a lOc de cline in the price of live hogs. At the close May pork was off 7Vjc. lard was a shade lower and ribs were 3c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: . WHEAT. Opn. High. Lew. Close.- May S .S2 5 .S2 3 -b- 3 .j2i July S2 .S2 .Sl .61 CORN. May 43 .43 . .12 .12 July 43 .43 .4R .43 Sept. 44 .14 i -is-n .- May -29 .30 .29 .29 Julv 29 .29 .25 Sept. -i -J .5 - - .-if; MESS PORK. May 15.60 15.C2Vi 13.32 lS.lV) July 15.15 15.30 15.10 15.27V: LARD. Mar ...... 7.70 7.75 7.C3 1.1 July ...... 7.S0 (.S3 .5 .Su SHORT RIBS. May S.10 S.20 S.07'5 S.20 July S.17 S.23 S.15 S.25 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Weak. Wheat No. 2 Spring, Slr?S3c: No. 3, 756 S3e; No. 2 red. S3QStc Corn No. 2, 39&39c: No. 2 yellow, 30 G30c Oats No. 2. 29 c; No. 2 white. SlVstf 32c; No. 3 while. 29630c Rye No. 2. C3c Barley Good feeding, 37 037 Vic; fair te choice malting. 40930c Flax seed No. 1. 5L0S; No. 1 North western. 31.13. Timothy seed Prime. $3.25. Mess pork Per barrel. $15.33915.10. Lard Per 100 poends. $7.C0O7.G2Vj. Short ribs sides Loose. $7.00 QS. Short clear sides Boxed. JS.45&S.30. Clover Contract grade. $11.15. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 34.C00 29.200 "Wheat, bushels.... 33.700 4S.U00 Corn, bushels -At..Hu hk.iw Oats, buthels 327.O0O 2SI.0Q0 Rve. bushels............. It.SUO Barley, bushels 110.200 35.100 Graln'asd Produce at New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Flour Recefpts. 13, 234 barrels. Ex ports. 20.000 barrels. Quiet and lower to selL "Wheat Receipts. 30. COO buthel. Exports, 19.900 bushels. Spot steady. No. 2 red. SCe; elevator No. 2 red. S9c f. o..b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. 91 c f. o. b. afloat. A stronger opening In wheat, due to unex pected bullish cables, lower consols and eov ering was followed by a sharp reaction. Up to the last hour, weakness prevailed In re sponse to favorable weather new, liberal re ceipts and light clearances, nut a nnai- rally on coverlnc left the roarKet steaay at a partial c net loss. Msy cloed b3c; July. S7c: September. S5c Hops and hides Steady. Wool Firm. Grain at San Yrancbco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. Wheat firmer; Karlv steady. Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping, $1.2&t $1.37; milling, $i.uuji.-.1. arieyj rteu. Ii.i7i-3I1.20: brewlnr. nomlnai. Oaln: Red. $I.303?1.; white. $1.158$1.70; bUck. $1,209 $1.70. Call board sale Wheat: May. $1.29. Bar ley: May, $1.18. Com: Large yellow, $L17& t3$L22i. - , Misjieapells fMicat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21. Wheat May, Sic: July. S2Sc; No. 1 bard. SOfJc: No. 1 Northern. S0c; No. 2 Northern. 75V5C "Wheat at Liverpool. LIVERPOOL. Feb. 21. Wheat: March 6s SKd. Ma-, Cs Cd; July. Cs Cd. "Weather, cold. "Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Feb. 21. Wheat Unchanged. Export, bluestem. 70c; club. COc; red. C7c Dried Fralt at New Y'crk. NEW TORK. Feb. 21. The market for evaporated apples - is nrm In tone on a mod crate jobbing demand and some export butt nefs. Common to good are quoted at 70Se fair to good, 869c; choice, 10c; faney. 11S11C Prunes are In fair demand, with quotations ransins from 4c to Scon spot. Apricots are in good demand for small lots and prices arc nrm. Cholee. I Of 10 lie; extra choice 10VS810c; fancy, 11012c Peaches arc . unchanged with choice quoted st 10c; fancy," lOVsQUVic: extra fancy. HVi 013c Raltlns are somewhat unsettled but are steady and quiet. New Tork Cot tea Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Gotten futures closed weak at a net decline of 9 to 21 points. .with prices -at a new low record for the move ment. February. 10.23; March. 10.25; May 10.4S; July, 10.C: December. 10.23. RICES ARE STRUNG Though Demand for Pig Iron and Products Not So Active. STEEL MOVEMENT IS HEAVY Structural 31111s Generally Are Still Behind in Their Orders Ore Shipments ILast Year Were the Larjrcst on Record. CLEVELAND. Feb. 21. The Iron Trads Re view tomorrow will say: "While tho demand for pig iron and some-. finUhed srodueta is not as active as It was a few weeks ago, evidence of much terength in the market Is not lackinc In estimating the real strength of the situation, consider ation of the heavy specifications which have been received is Important, for it Is under stood that orders arc often misleading on ac eeent of the well known disposition ot buyers not to specify the contracts when there it a slackening of demand. The specifications for steel products in Western mills for tho past seven weeks have been IS per cent above the average weekly sreeclneatiens for -1905 and orders at these mills row amount to about 350.000 tons for rolltng at the earlier, possible date. - White the general report from structural mills hi that they are not catching up on their orders, one important interest which has refused to take ortfers during the Winter Is aWe to give prompt shipment and is again soliciting btulnoMr. The United States Steel Corporation, hav ing decided net to exercise its 'option on 3000 too of Bessemer pig Iron for first quarter delivery, that tonnage will be available for ether buyers who - will, no doubt, promptly avail thonKolves of the epiortunIty. Haste pig Iron showed Increased strength. The complete report of shipments of ore from the Lako.huperlor ranges by mines shows that 3I.M1M&-! tons were shipped, an Increai-o of 21 per cent over the record year of 1902. DAYTON BARLEY HOLDINGS. Wclnhard lias Bulk of Supply and Is Holding for His rricc- DATTON. Wash.. Feb. 21. Barley mar- kt Is at a standKllI here, no sales having hen made for three weeks. But shipments of previoet sales are going steadily on. The heaviest holders all along the railroads are getting lid of their grain to avoid a tax aseetsment March 1. Ssllmates as to the amount of barley still for rule in the Dayton district range from 7500 to 12.000 tens. There are still good hoMlngs reported on the Upper Snake River, where low water has prevented the grain from being shipped out. The pres ent price of barley f. o. b. In Dayton is about $21 a ton. The highest pries paid here this year wss In a sale of 20QO tens made by C. J. Brough- ton. of Dayton, to Balfour, Guthjle & Co. at $23.75 a ton f. q. b. la Tacoma. senator Andrew Hemrkh, president of the Seattle Brewing St Malting Company, recently sent an agent to investigate the situation in the Daytan barley district. An Interview with him appeared later. Jacob Welnhard. of Dayton, denies Senator Hemrlch's conclusions In that Interview. Mr. Welnhard said: . Th-re are not 12.000 tens of barley In thta district, but only about 75CO tont Or this amovnt I have GSCO tens, and the rest Is scattered in small lots throughout county. I know nothing of a war between myself and ether dealers here. My barley always has been and still Is for sale at the market price. The trouble is that Mr. Hemrich docs not want tu -pay-th" market price for Urst-cla-js brewing barley. He probably remembers when he eouM buy barley for $S or $10 a ton, when the farmers here were In rags. Formerly only feed barley was grown, and Mr. Hem rich would rHct the best for brewing pur- peeeo. He can do so no longer, as an Im proved quality, an established reputation and an Increased export demand have made better prices. He must now seek the farmers and not they him. There w no corner on tne oar- ley, and 1 am not a speculator; I merely ask the market price. ST I INVESTIGATING FEVER DIS COURAGES TILE BULLS. Uneasiness Caused by Iiabor Situ ation Heavy Foreign 3Ioreiucnt in Domestic Products. Ilearr Clews weekly atock market letter. dated New York. February 17. says In part: AoAthr factor which tends to dtecourago bulhh operations b thc Investigating fever which fcati taken aeep now ot various legis lative assemblies, wiinm tne nounc ot rea son there to coed In this awakening of the legislative .conscience and turning on the Hi-ht- ami. if eondueted with due regard to private rights, such Investigations can do no harm. The legislative prone, nowever, may easily be Injuriously used In sensitive situa tions; and some of the threatened Investlca- tloflrs seeking to reveal matters In which the miUlo has concern and which would In- in.iMulr titlMt Mraarate credit oscht to be strenuously discouraged. It is quite possible to create fnous nnoneiat irouoie 11 101 fver for "wanting to know" is allowed to run riot and not properly restrained, nils is a featnre In the stock market which has been somewhat overlooked. At one time It caused caMm-m MMwrn rerardlnsr the atasdlnr of tho great life insurance companies, which proved totally unfounded. Investigation may equally mjare otner nnancwi iraKiiuiiena 11 con ducted without regard to consequences, fo: mxiit l its mmt sensitive Bart of our com inercial machinery and must be guarded from oil fivUWh. tlMMichllesA attack. The labor situation cause some uneasiness, clnco It Is feared that trouble In the coal trade may revive unsettled agitation else where. There are Indications, however, that wiser counsels will prevail between the coal operators and the mine operators which will defer any repetition ef former difficulties. A very satisfactory element in the sltua iu u eur continued larce exoorts of do- xaenUe products. The total value for the month ef January of breadJtuffs. provisions. SBU mimttti vii j, mini wu.iiuu .it AT mm- nt of our exoorts. was. S!H? . OQO.tCO. compared with $03,000,000 the sa.no month last year. This Is an Increase of $31, r.vt mvi or jMtarlv 30 oer cent, the Increase being chiefly in breadstuff, which were 50 per cent larger than a year ago.' The ship ments of prevboens were about 40 per cent larger than a year ago. These large raove umt, ttpr. tMdeabtedlr stimulated bv the prospects of a retaliatory tariff in Germany lent reason for believing thai no such action vtu Kn taken bv Germany, since the inr.m. raents of both countries realize the futility and folly of precipitating a tariff war. Car iTna nrtMirnt w do net hesitate tn aitvla selling tntocks when the market Is strong and buying on prenouneeu reactions, wuicn are sure to oc more irequent ana attracuve. rENDLETON WOOL SALES. Date Is Fixed for May 28 Little Contract injr Done. PENDLETON. Or.. Feb. 21. The Pendle ton wool sales day Is set for May 2$, and from Indications a large percentage ot the weeigrowers of the county will bold their clips for that occasion. It has been the custom for the state secretary to arrange the dates for the three big Eastern Oregon markets Shanlke. Ueppner and Pendleton. This time the matter was takes up Independently by the Umatilla. County Association- There has been t Tactically no contracting for the clip this year, and the sentiment Is that very Utile will be dene, compared with amount contracted last year before shear ing time. Tho reason given Is that the buy ers realize they cannot get contracts, except at high figures. The sheepmen who contract ed last season could almost invariably have gained by waiting. LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Prices Quoted Locally on Cattle. Sheep and Hogs. The following livestock prices were quoted yesterday In the local market: CATTLE Good steers, $3.7591; fair to medium. $2.7563.25; cows, good. $323.25; medium, $2.3032.70; calves, light, 150 to 175 pounds. $4.504.75; calves, heavy. $3g3.23 HOGS Best, suitable for poitkers. $C&o-25; fair medium grades. $5.50; light fat weights. 120 to 140 pounds. $3U5.23. SHEEP Good fat sheep, $3.5085.75. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current at Kansas City. Omaha and Chicago. CHICAGO. Feb. 21. Cattle Receipts 20.- 000; market, best steady, others 10c lower. Beeves, $3.S08iX23; stockers and feeders. $2.7504.70; cows and heifers, $ 1.50 0 4.80; Texas fed steers. $5,5014.40. Hogo Receipts today. 40,000; tomorrow. estimated. 25.000; market 310c lower. Mixed and butchers. $5.05i96.22H ; good to heavy. 5G.13G.23 rough heavy. $5.95 6.10; light. $5.0598.17: pigs. $5.70tf.05; bulk of sales. $8.1060.23. Sheep Receipts 22,000; market weak. Sheep. $3.50 ff 3.73; lambs. $4.73 7.10. SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. 21. Cattle Re ceipts 5000; market steady. Native steers. $4 "8 3.30; cows and heifers, $44.40; can- ners. Sl.r.fi 2-S3: stockers .and feeders. $3tt 4.50; calves. $.196.50; bulli. stags, etc.. $2.75 4. Hogs Receipts 13.000; market 10c lower. Heavy. $5.h6U: mixed. $5.00 3.02 Vt'. light. $5.83 tf 3.05; pigs $503.75; bulk ot sales. $5.9005.023-). Sheep Receipts 7500: market slow to 10c lower. "Western yearlings. $5.G5ff'i; wethers. $5.4085.80; ewes. $1.7595.25; lambs. $&75 G7. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Feb. 21. Cattle- Receipts 11.000; market steady. Native steecs, 54 g0; native cows and Heifers. $2.23 3; stockers and feeders. 53 4.90: Western cows," $2.306 4.25; "Western steers. $3.30 5.50; bulls. $2.0364: calves. $307.50. Hog-J Receipts 13.000; market 5t?10c lower. Bulk of sales. $tjeo.l2t: heavy. $a.lO$C.15; packers. $6196.12-:; pigs and light. .$3.3O6.03. Sheep Receipts 5000: market steady. Muttons. 5 1.23 .".SO; lambs, 53.30 6.SO: range wethers. $3.4030; fed jcvcs, $4.23 3.25. BUTTER MARKET TOP HEAVY CALIFORNIA PRODUCTION RAP IDIiY INCREASING. Hop Market Dull "With Growers Holding Firm Potatoes Quiet and Easy at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. (Special.) The butter market 'had a top-heavy appear ance. the recent good demand for storing and shipping having been well satisfied. Produc tion is rapidly increasing, as shown by the large receipts. The only official price change was a decline of 1 cent In frech creamery firsts, but all grades were easy and SOU cent was the highest bid for extras. The whole line of fresh eggs was easy with trade quieter and offerings large, but official quo tations were unchanged. In the board. lVi cents wax bid and IS cents asked for selected without, salex.- Cheese was -steady and un changed. Receipts. 6S.40O pounds butter, IS, COO pounds cheese. 4S.50O dozen cggn. The local market for hop Is dull, but holders are firm at full previous prices. No business of consHjuence Is expected In wool until the new clip arrived next month Wheat had a sharp closing rally after a weak opening, owing to the recovery in East ern prices on war talk. Barley was dull but steady. Other cereals were quiet. No orange auction was held, as the only carload available was withdrawn for private sale, the open market being quite bare of desirable stock and very firm. Other fruits are moderately active and steady. Four carloads of Oregon Burbank potatoes arrived upon a quieter and easier market. though quotation are unchanged. Good onions are steadier but no higher. Much poor stock Is offering. Asparagus and rhubarb are weaker. All markets will be closed tomorrow. VEGETABLES Cucumbers. 73cg$13; gar lie SttGc; green peas. 3Zr5c; string beans, 12Vs?15c:ti asparagus. 5$ 12Uc; tomatoes, $19 POULTRY Turkeys. 14?lGc: roosters, old $535.50; ro caters, young. $6&7f broilers, $5 0; ducks, young. $C37. BUTTER Fancy creamery, 30c; cream ery seconds. 25c. EGGS Fancy ranch, ISc. CHEESE Young America. 13ffl4c; Eastern. lGc; "Western. llU$c. WOOL South Plains and S. J.. 10513c; lambs. Off 16c HOPS J 12c. MILLSTUFFS Bran, $101? 20.50; middlings, $2S82S.50. HAY Wheat. $11916: wheat and oats. $S.30 12.50: barley. $S311; alfalfa. $11312.50; stock. $7.50178.30: straw, per bale. 303G5e. FRUIT Apples, choice, $2.25; common. 50c; bananas. $1375; Mexican limes. $036.50; California lemons, choice. $2.50; common. 75c; oranges, navel. $1.3033.23; pineapples. $ 1.50 6.50. POTATOES --Early Rose. $1.2561.40; Sa linas Burbanks. $1.1.50: sweets. OOctJl.lO; Oregon Burbanks. 73c 1.15. RECEIPTS Flour. 29,339 quarter sacks wheat. 330S centals; barley. 1147 centals; oats. 1017 centals; Jjcans. 2370 sack; potatoes. 3562 sacks; bran, 690 sacks: middlings, 400 saeks bay, 435 toes; 1 barrel wool. 572 hides. Mining Stocks, SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21. The official closing quotations for mining stocks today were as follows: Alta - Alpha Con, Andes ..... ..$ .01 .. .00 .. .11 (Justice $ .01 Kentucky Con. .01 Mexican 1.20 Belcher 23 Best & Belcher 1.10 Bullion .30 Caledonia .... .49 Challenge Con. .16 Chollar 13 Confidence 70 Con. CaL & V. 1.35 Crowp Point.. .06 Exchequer ... .53 Gould & Curry .16 Hale & Nor... 1.0O Occidental Con. .P0 Onhir . 5.B2 (Overman .it .11 .46 .11 .Od .34 .90 .46 .04 .10 IPotosl lavage Scorpion ...... eeg. Belcher... Sierra Nevada. Sliver Hill Union Con..... Utah Con Yellow Jacket.. Julia .07 j NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Closing quotations Adams Con...?$ .25 Little Chief $ .07 Alice 3.40 Ontario 2.25 Breece 40 Ophlr 5.37 & Brunswick c. 11-noenix vz Comstock Tun. .03Potosl 10 Con. Cal. St V. 1.23 -Savage 43 Horn Silver... 2.10 Sierra Nevada. .32 Iron Silver 3.00 f Small Hopes... .30 Leadvllic Con. .OOlStandard 3.50 BOSTON. Feb. 21. Closing quotations: Adventure 5 6.23 -Mont. C. & C$ 3.50 4O.0O fcf. Butte.... S32.t Amalgamatd ll0.124'Old Dominion 46.50 Am. Zinc 10.0O : Osceola ... . sw.oo . 30.50 . 03.00 6.00 . 108.00 Atlantic .... u-arrot ... Bingham . . - 43.25 Qulncy . .. Cal St Hecla. 713.00 "Shannon . Centennial .. 26.30 (Tamarack rvn Tlansre. SU.U.. ' .trinity 10.S7& Daly West.. Eomlnlon C- SO.OO JU. S. Mining 57.00 Franklin IS.00 'V. S. Oil Granty Isle Resale.. Mass. Mining Michigan ... Mohawk .... 0.75 'Utah ........ 23.00 Victoria. ... 63.23 6.87 Vi . .21 MKJIiil ..... U..i ' 13.25 Wolverine ... 133.00 6.3 Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. There was little change in the London tin market, spot clos ing at 163 12s. Locally prices were steady, and spot is quoted at 36.23e36.40c Lead was unchanged at 5.355.40c locally and at 16 5s In London. Copper waa 7s 6d lower at 177 12s 6d for spot and f77 2 6d for futures. Locally no change was reported. Lake and electrolytic are quoted at 17.752 IS. 50c. casting at 17.t&& 7.62-Jc. the outside prices on lake and elec trolytic being practically nominal. Spelter declined 2s 6d to 23 13s in London. Locally the market was unchanged at GSS-lOe. Iron was easier abroad, standard foundry closing at 47s Od and Cleveland warrants at ISs l?d. The local situation is unchanged. Dairy Produce In the East. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. On the produce ex change today the butter market was steady. Creameries. 1725Hc; dairies, 1724c. Eggs Steady at mark, cases Included: firsts, ll'ac; prime firsts. 12Kc; extras, 14 Cheese Firm, lliK!c. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Butter, firm; street prices, extra creamery. 2OQ20ic: official prices unchanged. Cheese ana eggs un changed. Paris Bourse Calm. PARIS. Feb. 21. Prices on the Bourse to day opened heavy and then recovered. The market showed little depression over the Mo roccan situation, financiers being satisfied that no serious complication will occur. At the elose the market was calm and prices were firm. Private rate of discount, -'S per cent. Wool at St. Louia. ST. LOUIS. Feb., 21. Wool Steady. Medi um grades comblng-and clothing, 232Sc: light fine. 20(g24e; heavy fine. 18g21c; tub washed. 32340c Speculation Quiet at Berlin. x BERLIN, Feb. 21. On the Bourse today. speculation was limited on account of the uncertainty regarding the Moroccan situation. CORPSE FOUND IN GUTTER Supposed 3Icthodist Preacher Victim of Robbers or Suicide. CHICAGO, Feb. 21. The body ot a man apparently about 45 years of age wa3 found today in the pruttcr at the corner of Twenty-first street and Calumet ave nue. In the hoart o one of the fashionable residence districts on the South Side of the city. There was a bullet hole above the right car and a cheap revolver lny ncar the corpse, but the police arc unable yet to state whether It is a case of mur der or suicide. It Is the opinion of the police that the man may have been slain by footpads and his body brought from a distance. The post mortem examination held later developed that the man had received several cuts upon the head In addition to the bullet wound, which caused his death. On the left forearm the letters "J. F." and "I. M. A." arc tattord. On the right forearm a cross, anchor and heart, with the Initials "T. S. JL." are tattooed. At thebase of the thumb upon the right hand is marked a small anchor. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 21. With cvery feature of clothing and bodily appear ance tallying with that of Andreas Frcder- ickson. a lay reader In the ilcthodlst Church, it Is thought that the 'man found dead In Chicago with a bullet wound In his head Is the minister, who. is well known in Milwaukee among Lutheran ministers. "Andreas Fredcrlckson did not have a pastorate of his own," said the Rev. Gus- tave Stearns, pastor of tho Church of the Ascension, who knew Mr. Fredcrlckson. "He went from place to place as a lay reader. He also wore a frock coat and a black derby hat. He has no people here and seemed to he alone. Swamp Bought at High Figure. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 21. (Special.) A South Tacoma real-estate dealer says op tions taken by his firm on 53 acres of land In Excelsior Park tracts were secured for the Union Pacific, and that his client Is townslte agent for the Harriman system. The road wants ten additional acres. which will be obtained at once. What will be done with the land Is not known. These ten acres cost JIOCO an acre. That recently secured was bought for fr&m JSC to $350 an acre. A year ago this land could have been bought for taxes, and today it Is not worth $10 an acre to any investor other than a railroad. Most of It Is In swamp, and to be available for any use hills will have to be washed Into It. AT THE HOTELS. The Portland W. H. Withe and wife; Mrs. A. E. Dickey. Minneapolis; F. H. Haradon, Tacoma: T. Neal and wife, Detroit; A. R. Kelly. San Francisco; M. Steinberg; New York; E. NIxom. Oakland: G. F. Coard. New York; "W. Seaborg; W. N. Ketchum. Chi cago: A. T. Lipmun. San Eranclsco: J. R. Cuykendall. C. C. Chamberlain. Chicago: C. B. Rhodes. San Francisco: G. E. Tinker, Concord. N. II.; J. V. Patten. Chicago: G. Armstrong, San Francisco; G. M. Sanders. Karlo. B. C; J. R. Benholf and wife. Se attle: G. Becker. San Francisco: II. W. Greene. Springfield, Mass.; E. C. Travis. San Francisco: C. C. Holzel. Spokane; M. G. Truman. Chicatco; It, A. Brandon. Herbert Brandon. San Francisco: J. L. Travis, city; A. Demangeon. Seattle: W. B. Brown. St. Louis; E. Boyce. E. R. Day, Wallace: 11. L. Day. Burke; F. Sllverstone. G. J. Perkins. San Francisco: J. A. Harrison and wire. Colorado Springs. Colo.: J. T. Gregory. Ash land. Wis.; G. W. Greenbauer. New York; F. Herman, Seattle: G. H. Warfleld. Healds. burg. Colo.; J. M. Hannaford and wife. St. Faul: J. G. Woodworth and wife, F. H. Ford. W. B. Stewart, St. Paul; J. J. Day; F. A. Boole. Blaine; H. Herz. New York; D. Weatherton. San Francisco: D. V. Buchanan. Hagerstown. Md.; Mrs. J. M. Tomllnson. itrs. F. S. Fisher. Seattle: C. J. Sawyer. J. B. Averill. New York; C F. Forbes and wife. Evanston. 111.: D. M. Clough. R. Hart ley. Everett. Wash.; Mrs. G. W. Kimball. Mrs. C. C. Sears. George Comstock. Seattle; J- BIssInter. Winnipeg; Mrs. Wright, Spo kane: N. L. Smith. Vancouver. Wash. The Oregon R. C. Linton and wife. J. Hill and wife, F. S. Crawford. Spokane; "W. M. Cunnlngton. Logan. Utah: H. E. Welch. F. O. Hill. Seattle: Frank Stone, Tacoma: How nrd Spurr. Montreal; S. Schafner, St. Louts; George Tmesdell. Freeport; Frank J. Thompson. Olympla: J. G. Blake. Seattle; L. W. Storrot. A. T. Hatch. San Francisco: C. E. Millar and wife. Seattle; W. C. Robinson, Duluth. Minn.; W. J. Cross, George S. Rice. Seattle: W. A. Ferguson, Richmond. Va. ; R. n. Goddard, Monohan. Wash.; Mrs. W. J. May. Baker City. Or.; W. J. Sibley. G. J. Melonc, Stockton. Cal.: J. L. Brewster. 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